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The Dec's Platform
1. Nw (Joioa Passenger Station.
2. Continued improvement cf tha Na.
braska Highway,, including tha pave
mant with Brick Surfaca of Main
Thoroughfare Itading into Omaha.
3. A snort, low-rat Waterway from tha
Cora Bell to tba Atlantic Ocaao.
4. Mom, Rula Charter for Omaha, with
City Manager form of Government.
Layi
ping Down Smoke Barrage.
A visitor from Mar would have some dif
1'iculty, perhaps, were lie to visit Nebraska just
now and read a few democratic papers. It would
jituzle liim to account for the fact that a people
'f such admitted intelligence, counselled by so
many wite and experienced advisors, could be
Jiornswogglcd or cozzened into electing such in
competent ofticial.4 to look after their public
liusines. After such a visitor had been here
long enough, he" would discover that the opposi
tion editors are just getting ready for the elec
tion that is approaching.
In the opinion of those who prepare and
publish democratic political propaganda in Ne
braska, the public schools are a failure, like
wise all the. other schools in the state. Ne
braska's boast of a minimum of illiteracy argues
tiaught for the intelligence of its individual citi
zens. In fact, Nebraskans are a bunch of "bone
heads." How else can one interpret the mass of bun
combe which these energetic gentlemen are now
circulating;? Presumably they think it effective
and yet, if it is effective, it is so only because
cf a lack of intelligence by those to whom it is
addressed.
Senator Hitchcock's newspaper, for instance,
tells in scare-head, front-page type: "Vain At
tempts Made to Reduce State Expenses." Yet
that ver day the lower legislative house ap
proved a bill proposed by the governor to cut
?2,793,75S from the state tax levy.
Thjs and other democratic newspapers hail
the legislative vote for an investigation of high
way building as a terrific slap at the state ad
ministration. Yet the state publip works de
partment invited an investigation long before the
legislature met and offered to pay a part of the
expense. .
These are two samples in a single 24 hours.
As Nebraskans make up their minds on these
matters, it will be shown whether or not such
misrepresentation pays.
The Blizzard in the East.
Little of the neighborly feeling that should
characterize the relations between the sections
of the country will be exhibited in gloating over
the fact that Nebraska is enjoying balmy weather
while the region beyond the Alleghany mountains
is snowbound. Therefore, we will not do any
gloating. Our winter has been extremely mild,
s befits this salubrious climate, and we can
' not from experience, unless we turn back to
the past, sympathize with the afflicted denizens
of that sadly demoralized region. It is possible
thr.t Nebraska could do with a little more snow
than it has had so far during the season, yet
plenty of time remains for its coming. February
has often proven the month in which the heavy
drifts accumulate. Without anticipating what
may happen, the citizens of this section will be
grateful this morning that they are not wrestling
with the problem of how to clear streets, high-
. ways and otherwise restore communication. For
the region visited the snow fall means a lot of
hard work, but it will also prove employment
for a lot of idle men. Undeniable hardships ac
companies the storm, and a tremendous loss to
business. All this will be made up in time, how
ever, and the few hours' delay will not seriously
affect the course' of business. What may be
hoped, however, is that the next time a storm
strikes this section of the Lord's vineyard, the
headline writers on the Atlantic coast papers will
not throw fits over the Dakota blizzard. Ne-
hraclra nvrr ha them.
Regulating the Fuel Industry.
Accompanying the warning from Secretary
Hoover that .industries depending on coal for
fuel should prepare for a cessation of production
incident , to a general shut down in the mines
because of strike, comes Senator Kenyon's pro
posal for regulatory control of mining. The
code as h submits it possesses recognized ele
ments of fairness, and provides. a possible solu
tion for a condition that may become intolerable.
The miners have' shown that they can in
terrupt the orderly processes of communal life
by refusing to dig coal. ' The operators have
shown that they can produce a similar state
of affairs by refusing . to negotiate with their
men. Experience has shown what the Kansas
or Colorado industrial court laws do. not bring
about the uninterrupted operation of industry.
This suggests the need of some further arrange
ment. Senator Kenyon's code provides for con
tinuous operation of mines under regulations that
recognize the right of capital to a reasonable
return and the equal right of the worker to
decent pay; the right to organize for either
eperators or men is indefeasible, and the right
of men to work without joining a union is also
preserved; punitive pay for over time beyond the
standard work day is included, child labor for
bidden, employment of.women permitted, and j
collective bargaining1 eQablished. Finally, the I
code forbid) itril or hnkoul pending tht !
justmrnt of any depute that may arise,
Something of this natui will hgva la b
adopted, unless ilit miners and the operators ran
reach an adjustment between themselves that
Mil I relieve the land ef the menace they no hold
over it. Neither ide U wholly in the rgH nor
entirely in the wrong, but together they are
engaged in dispute that i publicly unfair
and may require public interference to protect
publie rights.
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Gun-Toting and the Law.
At the time Brooklyn judge uggtu in
open court that the death penalty ought to be
applied to burglars, other judges in Chicago dis
cover that laws regulating the sale and poi
tetiion of fire arms are being evaded by ue
of the United Sulci mails. Here is myitery,
Ne'braika hai a stringent law coveMg the
offense, Section W3J of the Revised Statute! of
Nebraska reads:
Whoever ohalt carry a weapon or weapon
concealed on or about his person, such a
a revolver, pistol, bowie knifrirk or knife
with a dirk-bUde attachment, Srrai or iron
knuckles, or any other dangeroui weapon, shall
on conviction be fined in any turn not exceed
ing $1,000, or imprisonment in the state peni
tentiary not exceeding two years; provided,
however, if it shall be proved from the testi
mony on the trial, or at a preliminary hearing
.of such cue that the accused was, at the time
of carrying any weapon or weapon at afore
said, engaged in any lawful business, calling
or employment and the circumstance in which
such person wa placed at the time aforesaid
was such a to justify a prudent person in
carrying the weapon or weapons aforesaid for
the defense of hi person, property or family,
the accused shall be acquitted or discharged.
If any law on the statute book in Nebraska
is more honored in the breach than in the ob
servance, it is tin referring to carrying con
cealed weapons. Accepting the difficulty in pro
hibiting the lale of hre arms, no good reason
exists for neglect to enforce the penalty approved
for carrying a gun or any other weapon.
Should the authorities begin inexorable prose
cution of the gun-toters, it might at least have
a deterrent effect. Orderly citizens do not arm
themselves; it is unnecessary. Men who are
exposed to danger have a right to provide for
their own protection, a right that is fully recog
nized by the law. But the casual, the imprudent,
the careless carrying of weapons ought to be
ended, and the reckless who indulge should feel
the force of tire law. And maybe when dis
armament has been locally carried on for a
time, the riot of banditry will diminish. A bandit
in jail for illegally possessing a dangerous
weapon is just as secure as if he were there
for committing any other crime.
Let the Charter Alone.
A story comes from Lincoln to the effect that
the special session of the legislature is to be
asked to pass an amendment to the Omaha city
charter.' Conceding that change might be
beneficial, The Bee urges that the matter be left
to the regular session. No time for careful con
sideration and calm discussion of the point is
afforded by the haste that must be made to get
a bill through under present conditions. Nor is
any abuse so crying at the moment that expedi
tion is necessary. Charter amendments should
have the fullest of discussion before they are
passed upon, and the legislature ought not to
be asked to take snap judgment on any. The
present proposal, regardless of its merit, can well
go over. In the meantime, the incident is an
other argument in favor of the citizens of Omaha
being clothed with the full power of self-government.
No good reason exists for the city having
to go to Lincoln to get permission from the leg
islature every time it wants to do something for
itself. The adoption of a home rule charter is
in the reach of Omaha, whenever the public de
mand swells high enough to compel the city
commissioners to act in the matter. One after
another has promised home rule, all have sup
ported home rule, and yet home rule is appar
ently as far away as ever, because the opportun
ity to vote on the charter and thus attain the full
privilege of self-government is withheld. Why
not let the citizens decide this once and for all?
Which Time Was Which?
Our excitable contemporary seeks to crucify
Calvin Coolidge for his reference to the year
and a half the country was without a president
owing to Mr. Wilson's physical condition. Some
folks will recall how the World-Herald applauded
the key-noter at San Francisco, because he up
braided the republicans in the senate for not
acceding to the 'wish of the president at the
time he was in that "sacred sick room," on
the bed from which many thought he would
never arise. One or the other of these out
bursts was justified, but which? And that re
minds us; a more or less casual perusal of Joseph
P. Tumulty's monumental work on "Me and
Woodr'ow" failed to discover who was president
during that critical period when the president
was battling or life, and only his physicians
and nurses had access to him. Or was anybody
president then? Certainly it was not either the
president or the vice president who had been
elected by the people of the United States.
Sporting writers can dust off the files and
begin to revamp the tales of last year. Promot
ers are planning to get another million or so
from a repetition of the Dempsey-Carpentier
fight. It surely is a paying industry, but has
lost all semblance of sport.
"Alfalfa John" cast the lone vote against the
house bill to save Nebraska taxpayers almost
$3,000,000. . His reason is singular enough he
didn't think the amount sufficient. Wait until
he gets to congressl
Women of Kenosha controlled the election
that determined on adopting the city manager
form of government, showing that they( are up
and coming in Kenosha.
There are more police than bandits in the
United States, but one would not get that idea"
from reading the headlines.
Omaha can stand it if the scout cruiser never
is completed, but if any boat is to be finished, it
ought to be the Omaha. V
"The wonder girl will be kept pretty busy if
she undertakes to unravel all the unsolved crimes
in Omaha. ,
The January thaw hereabouts was something
of a flivver, just because there was nothing to
thaw.
Charlie Black was changed from a postmaster
to a schoolmaster in short order.
Nebraska's Rural Schools
What an EaperUtwte Teacher
Say About Their Prospect.
In recent months ts lti heard the opinion
cf Vinous classes of people, front politicians 14
poets, on "What is wrong with the rural schools
and what shall we do about it.' But on ihi
subject h rural teacher has been strangely
silent, pcrhap because the i to busy making
the best of the rural school "At " that the
has no time to write.
I am a country "school ma'am" and the edi
tor lite Vtc hi 4 askel me lor my wpinum on
some of the change being made or advocated for
the betterment of rural school condition. I have
been teaching in my present position three years,
and during that tune various schemes have been
advocated "The Health Crusade." "Boys and
Girls Clubs," "Hot Lunches," "fhysleal Fnam
inations." "Standardisation," "Consolidation." etc.
Like most of my obliging sisters in the honor
able but unappreciated prolession, I )iavcgive
them all an investigation and a trial I have
found with regret that the health crusade will not
make Willie wash behind the ears, nor will
hot lunches make a bright and shining light out
of Jimmy, who is naturally lacking in gray mat
ter. We have hired a doctor to examine the
children and paid him good money for telling us
that Jack had two decayed teeth (thi wa lour
month ago, and Jack still ha them, too, to
what wa the use?) and I have teen my county
all nicely consolidated (on paper in the county
Superintendent' office).
For a while it did appear that consolidation
of rural schools wa the needed thing, and from
the viewpoint of the teacher it Is a great Im
provement over the present tystem. for it give
the teacher opportunity to more closely super
vise work, givet her larger and, therefore, more
interesting groups to work with, and allows her
to teach on those subjects or gradet to which
the is best suited.
But having thawed out frozen fingers and
noses resulting from only a two-mile trip to
school in a howling Nebraska blizzard, I can
easily understand why mother object to tending
their 5 and 6-year-old children to a school po
tibly tix mile away. On account of the trans
portation problem, consolidation is not prac
ticable for the younger children.
But I can tee no reason why there siiou.u not
be a rural high tchool in every township where
the rural children could continue their educa
tion above the eighth grade, and still not be forced
to stay away from home as under the present
svstem of attending school in a neighboring
town. I believe that such a school, if it gave
the students an education adapted to their
needs as future farmers, would more lhan repay
the patrons for the additional expense.
One writer in a recent publication says you
must not nive country children too much educa
tion or they will leave the farm. In the words
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oi a crriain larivuuiM, a apiv juu, jw
beat it? I grant you that as long as our
children attend city schools where they have
continually dinned in their ears that it is a dis
grace to be "nothing but a farmer" and that "any
Fool can farm," just so long will our children
continue to leave the farm and enter occupa
tions which are held in better repute by the
world. But nothing can do so much to keep
the country children on the farm as an educa
tion that will impress on them the importance
of the farmer in the economic problems of the
world.
We need better equipment, especially trained
teachers, text books written especially for rural
schools, and a hundred other things, but not
withstanding the fact that according to eminent
authorities the rural child is under nourished,
physically deficient and incompetently taught,
still our rural children carry off the honors in
spelling contests, eighth grade examinations, de
bates, athletics and every other field in which
they are matched against their "city cousins."
What might they not do if their advantages were
equal? STELLA McKEE,
District .No. 77, Clay County, Nebraska.
Some Editorial Views.
Howells Journal: The writer has no patience
with the move now on foot to reduce the wages
of Nebraska school teachers. To our way of
thinking it could have but one result the driv
ing of the best qualified men and women out of
the profession. Present wages are none to high
in any of our institutions of learning, from the
district school to the university. A thorough
education is the best thing we can give our
children it is priceless and cannot be taken from
them. Let us not begrudge its cost.
Gering Midwest: The Midwest is not in
sympathy with the movement to reduce the pay
of public school teachers. But' it is in sympathy
with the suggestion that the teachers give more
for the money, and thus enable us to reduce
the number of teachers.
Friend Sentinel: There has hpn rnnsirtpraMn
discussion going on in the state about school ex
penses ana teacners salaries, and there has been
some of this discussion right here in Friend,
while the fact is known that the high school
taxes here is caused hv normanpnr invpctmnio
made in the plant during the past few years.
j Deneve tnat trie board ot education should do
all in its power to give Friend a lower levy
next year, Dut 1 also wish to see the present
hieh standard maintainor!. A srhnnt nrpciHoH
oyer by lower salaried, inefficient teachers is the
nignest pncea scnool run.
Blair Pilot: W don't- opt rnii-V, mnr
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01 life than the nlpacnrp nf c.incr U nmv,;.
generations march upwards on a steady plane of
progress, mere is no question but that we
should try everything else first in the way of
reducinir taxes. The
for low salaries for a year or two while other
imngs were Dooming and finally got up where
thev riehtfullv hplnnc Tt m,,1rt u nn ua
to see them fall back immediately in this tem-
yuiary ucpressiun iouowmg me war. we are
soeakincf of the
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incompetents should hp wppHpH rmf f-ct
possible and should never be paid what the
icaiiy competent get. .
Howard (Vinripr- Tli CtrinA T ,,.1 TJ
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pendent has been compiling some figures in the
-usi oi running me scnoois in tnat city, it rinds
that in 1911 the average cost per pupil was $19.80.
In 1921. the average r.ost npr nnnil w?m trt? SO
an increase of more than 300 per cent. An in
crease is noted tor eacii ot the 1U years, but the
big jump came in 1921 when it was $2278 per
pupil more than it was in 1920.
Predicting for 1922.
The comine year is coinir to be a crood onp
for those merchants who are coins- forward and
not backward, and who are always ready to learn.
The retail associations are going to be tested
as to their usefulness. Those who deliver the
goods will continue, and those who simply per
petuate the name and titles will fade and fade.
The public is demanding better service, bet
ter treatment and better value for its money. The
public generally gets what it wants when it
wants it bad enough and goes after it hard
enough.
The merchant of careless business habits, the
man who does not know his cost of doing busi
ness and consequently does not know where
to begin to reduce those costs .intelligently, can
not hope to win out in the fight for the public's
dollar. -
There is nothing ?n the future outlook to
get shaky over or to worry about (because worry
only unfits a man to do the things, that must be
done), but there is a lot to think about.
It will require a lot of courage and bravery.
but not foolhardiness, to win the fight for busi
ness.
The thrifty, economically administered busi
ness will undoubtedly have little complaint to
make when the final inventory is taken at the
close of 1922. Boot and Shoe Record.
How to Keep Well
r oa. w. A. EVANS
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AaaVaea Miw la aara al I Ye ee.
Cnnkt, 3t. Pa. W. A. Ktaae.
She Is Needed in
Congress
AT 40-WATCH YOUR FOOD!
rroin time 4 unie i am tampied
rat iha advu-a a 10 dieting
ylven people beyond 40 by pr. Adam
Wria-lu.
II advteea prana of this a,
n riwniauur 0O4 htnllh and da
airoua ti( remaining that way. la eat
inr iiteala a day one email, on
"""""ii ami on rainy urge.
Other Ihlna bing equal, the ht
nur rur in fairly laraa. meal la
i or near ma noon he-ur.
Of oouraa, amount of rnua. le work
rwuir4 in in day work ia a fee
tor in any au li schedule. Climate
la a faetor of leae Impnrtanea.
Among- iha ami La which may be
taken freely ha give:
Moupa, ot 4 breaj and crack
r: inty of butler; eat, a.ri
nuiioti. poarneii. or raw with milk:
moat klnda of freah fish, oyalara and
riama; poultry, lamb and mutton:
raw vtaulea aula da, eatery, let
tue, rabbaie, andlvaa; cooked ve.
la Ilea uoutoea, aquaeh, cauliflower,
beeta, !at and atrlnc beans,- doe
tort frulia. tapioca, aago and rice
puddlnca. Jutikria. lea cream, gela-
tin;rneie camembert, Itoquerort.
eixaiii, rotta, domaatle; liqulda
milk tliuerally), buttermilk and
cocoa.
Kooda to t) taken auarlnelv:
Careala, beef, ateaks, game, fresh
ly baked wheat bread, certain aa
tormina veaatablaa. auch aa bean.
ontona and lurnipa. cakra and paatry
foitarmny. ua and cotue.
hood to be avoided:
Bait or amoked flah. nnrk and fl
meat generally: fried or hl"hly sea
soned food: certain veaetablea. such
aa tomatoes, cucumber, asparaaua
and cooked cabbage; hot biecuita
and other hot breadstuff, rich pud
dine and aaucea.
Ha call attention to the marked
tendency ot tha middle aad toward
constipation. Thl la dua In part to
the cuKtom of eating food which
leave but little residue. This, he
think, r-hould be guarded aaalnt
by Including In the diet graham,
rye. cane and whole wheat bread.
and bran prepared in different way.
Another factor la the tendency to
constipation of people of thl aire
period 1 drinking too little water.
They live In dry house, and their
employment often fall to Induce
thirst. They need more water than
they get, aa a rule.
He advise them to drink water In
large quantities, and once In a while
to drink a full glass of distilled
water at bedtime.
Moat people In middle Ufa en it a red
In desk work and working at skilled
trade need more physical exercise
than they get.
Milk May Bo KcttponMblc.
Mrs. 8. W. write: "Will you
please advise whether it I necessary
to have tubercular glands removed
by operation before one can be per
manently cured? Two years ago I
noticed a growth on the side of my
neck. By the advice of a surgeon I
he4 u removed, which proved It
wa tubercular.
"I'ravloualy io that there were no
Othara, but Immediately af'ar my
fperatiun I uotiead a number of
inein on me earn aide of my nrk,M
it KPLY.
In many of theaa t-a Infe. tlon
eome from drinking milk from
luiHircuiou rows.
Have you dia'nmlnu4 that a a
poaaible aourct) vt continuing Infec
tion r
Have you lnveilatrd other
aourcea or continuing inferuon? The
pe.i treatment r tubercular rervl
rat gland la heliotherapy. Many
raaea ar benmed by I lift pruper
umm or luorrcuilll, A low caar r
uuir operailon.
infection f tha lunga. a an after
enect, aomeiime occur.
Holy on Itm ItijaMan.
K. It. write: "My aon l it year
vm ana waa oversea Wlin in New
Kneland division.
"Mine returning he haa a com
plntnt called Vl-H-ent ansiua, the
trouble avemlng to be ail In hi
throat.
"Hornet ImM he a many month
without It. but It recur at other
tlma only two or thrwa month be
tween attack. Jt yield to the doe
tor treatment, but he work in
New York and find It a great ex
pense to obtain relief.
I ahould be very grateful If you
would tell ma what eondltion of the
body cauae it. and if any meaaure
can be adopted to cure It perma
nently.
REFLY.
Vincent antlna result from an
Infection of the throat with a antral
oraaniam. Hia phyalclan can cure
him. There i no other way.
Typhoid In ClUrogo.
It. V. write: "Will you tell me
where I can procuro Information, or
can you give It. retarding the lat
ent atatlittira on the number of
death due to typhoid fever in Chi
cago?'
REPLY.
Thirty In 1(20: 31. 1019: SS. 1918:
4, 1817.
A lluluiicod Diet.
J. M. B. writes: "I am strons and
healthy. I eat about 2.500 calorie a
day. Of thin, what per cent should
be water, protein, fat. carbohy
drates; or what ia a balanced diet?"
REPLY.
Volt says that a man doina mod
erate work ahould eat 3,000 calories
distributed aa follows: Protein, 4
ounces; fats, 2 ounces; carbohy
drates, is ounce.
The total amount of water con
sumed in a day ahould be about 80
ounces. Of this about 60 ounces
is taken as water and about 20
ounces is water in the foods.
iras Ik fklraae K.-alaa Tt
Mia Alice alary floberixon. mem
ber of eongrea from the swond
Oklahoma district, ha aniioun.-ed
her Intention to enter tha primaries
for rennmlnatltm for hap preaont
orfii-e. Mia Itobertaon, aiihouch, of
eourae. It I entirely imialdu of the
neld or gallantry ! o, I is
year old, but she ha been viaor-
ou enough to make her rllatie
In eon r underaiaml that alt
knossa how to attond la buamea.
Thl woman member of iha houae
apparently Im plenty of aentiment,
but, luckily, aha ha littla amtinei.
tality. hhe 1 a republican who be
llevea In Iha doctrine and the future
of iha republican party, and aa a
repuMlcan aha Intend tu win or
loae) the rleriliui neif November. Fh
liaa neither the llluainn nor the da
lueiona of muni American wumun
who think they brat t-an InrUium'e
legUUdoti by slaying outaid of any
party and going It alone lut aa
women.
On of Alice llary Robertaon'
deed In the ronare of the t'nlted
Htatea perhaps may not be roaarded
l.y Borne folk aa being a matter of
irreat accomplishment, but It wa
urh nevert helea. if we are to be.
(lev that cleunllneaa ia next to god
line. Jt wa proponed by one man
member of the houae, aeconded by a
good many men member, to cut. In
Ilia (merest of economy, tha towel
supply of the waalt room and alio
me Miippiy or np, piua aiao me
bathing facilities.
It took the Okliihnma woman
member about one minute to let the
male member know that if they
ronaidered towel, oup and bathing
farllltlee a an extravakance, she did
not. And then she read thum some-ihlna-
of a lorture about the beauty
of clean hanila. nnd , the ahlnlng
morning, noon and evening face.
There will be a full auppiy or
towel and map In tha wash room
of the copltol during the- next tinea I
year, and nil membera of tha houae
will be able, if they want to, to take
a bath on those occaainn when It
oem noceKAiiry to thum or to their
colleague that they ahould do to.
Franklin's Ideas
(From Boston Transcriot.)
On the 17th of January. 1706. In a
little house on Milk street, on ground
now occupied by The Transcript, was
born the first and the greatest or
ganizer of American practical com
mon sense. His name was Benjamin
Franklin. Hia birth date is not ob
served as a holiday. That is quite
proper. Franklin certainly would
not have it so observed, if he could
help It. On the other hand, if the
matter were left to his decision, he
would probably say, "If you wish to
honor me on this day, honor me by
working hard two hours more than
you work the day before and the day
after." Franklin was the apostle of
honest and thrifty toil. He did not
believe in squandering; time in any
sort of idleness, commemorative or
other, when he said, "Plow deep
while sluggards sleep," he meant
also, we may be sure, while others
celebrate. We can best honor his
memory by getting busy today ear
ly in the morning and staying busy
until decently late in the afternoon,
Yet there never waa a time when
a sort of commemorative attention
to Franklin's maxims and philoso
phy waa more in order than it is at
the present moment. We live in an
epoch which, is trying to turn the
Krankllnized America topsy-turvey
by treating work as an evil, and not
as a necessary but an unnecessary
evil. In the ratio that our genera
tion scorns and distrusts work it ex
alts the idea of the importance of
mere money, forgetting that money
is nothing but stored-up work. As
little work aa possible for as much
money as can be got that is the
order of the present day. It is an
order, a philosophy, a maxim which
Is equivalent to saying that a little
is more than much, and the sum less
than its parts. Franklin knew the
truth, and proclaimed it more than
once, in foor Kicnara s Almanac,
he wrote, "Do not squander time,
for that is the stuff life is made of."
And in his "Advice to a Young
Tradesman" he said, "Remember
that time is money." By "time," in
each of these observations, Franklin
meant time spent in work, for time
spent in idleness is worth nothing
in results. The remarks show that
he knew just what money is that
it is nothing in itself, and valuable
only as "stuff" that it, as the taken
of time spent in labor or as the
measure of wealth in which labor
results. You may search Franklin's
writings and sayings in vain for any
indication that he valued money
merely as money or had any sympa
thy with luxurious self-indulgence.
He was the least "capitalistic" of
all statesmen. The thing that he
thought of was the "stuff of which
life is made." and that "stuff," he
well knew was dilligent work, and
the wise treasuring of the fruits of
work, with an eye to the welfare of
all. .
-When the American colonies were
suffering,- in 176S, from too much
foreign government, Franklin,
though a great patriot who after
ward proved that he could be a
thorough rebel, was not so deeply
concerned about the excess of gov
ernment and the wrongfulness of
certain taxation as he was about
something else. He wrote, in his
letter on the Stamp Act, "Idleness
and pride tax with a heavier hand
than kings and parliaments; If we
get rid of the former we may easily
bear the latter." Substitute "con-
gresses ' and legislatures lor Kings
and parliaments, and the American
people may put this coat on toaay
and find it fits perfectly. Heaven
knows that we are being taxed heav
ily enough by congress and the leg
islature. But we are being taxed
much more heavily by work which is
insolvent because It does not pay Us
way and wants more than it earns,
as well as by that form of pride
which regards appearance and pres
tige and pleasure as the be-all and
end-all. The "stuff of which life is
made" ia wasted at both ends ot life.
Labor produces uneconomical-, and
its products, whether still in its own
hands or passed on to others, are
squandered in superfluities and the
purchase of the pleasure of idleness
at a fantastic price. Come back, B.
Franklin, and teach us not only to
get the stuff of life, but how to value
it!
The Special Session
Nebraska City Press: We do not
know how Otoe county representa
tives stand on the gasoline tax. All
we can say is we hope they'll vote
for it, it it will save taxes to any
body or anything: to vote against it
if it appears to be merely a subter
fuge for the increase of, taxes.
Spalding Enterprise: . We are not
sure that we favor the proposed tax
on gasoline, and still it may have
quite a little in its favor. It seems
as though it works pretty well in
the states that have tried it and we
have no doubt that it will work out
here in time. One thing in its favor,
it will be up to date, as the present
trend of things is to ease the money
out of the pocket so that it will hurt
the least. .
Oakland Independent: When the
oil trust decides to add a cent a gal
lon to the price of gasoline, we pay
it without much grumbling. Why
all the objection when the state Im
poses a tax of a' cent?
Burt County Herald (Tekamah):
Most of the opposition to the spe
cial session is Dure buncombe. Hun
dreds of thousands of dollars will be
cut from the appropriations for the
ensuing year regardless of what be
falls the proposed tax on gasoline
for automobiles. Governor McXel
vle is to be admired for hia bold and
determined effort to relieve the tax
payers from a lot of taxes which can
be deferred until conditions are
more prosperous.
Blair Pilot: We think Governor
McKelvie dead wrong on his pro
posed gaeoline tax for it reaches
only a part of the people and thus
becomes an unfair tax. but he is
dead right on the stand he has taken
that municipally owned property
should-be taxed. It is especially
unfair to those living outside the
city for they can't get the benefit
of municipal utilities and pay in
creased county taxes because these
utilities are not assessed. '
Sutton Register: A proposition
to tax municipal water, light and
other utilities seems certain to como
before the legislature in the next
regular? session. Keep the
state commission s fingers out of
municipal utility affairs. It means
dollars to every taxpayer, as well as
every consumer; it means better
service, better everything 'to keep
the ownership and management in
purely local hands. .
Gering Midwest: Let us be fair,
gentlemen, and admit that the code
law has been productive of at least
one good thing. It has made it pos
sible for the department of labor to
be Of actual . benent to tne wage
earners of the state and has brought
to the injured workmen a hundred
dollars for each dollar it has cost, to
say nothing of the accidents it has
prevented by enforcement of the
safety appliance laws.
Nebraska Roads
Fort Calhoun Chronicle: It Is to
be deplored that unscrupulous poli
ticians and political newspapera
should mix dirty politics with one
of the most progressive measures
for the publio good ever made in
Nebraska, but those who are fa
miliar with the methods used by the
"outa ' to get "in" will not be misled
by atatements made purely for po
luteal purposes. It strikes us that
Nebraska has had a great sufficiency
of counties attempting to build and
maintain roads, and a reversion to
thut method would certainly be a
long step backward. Ho far as east
cm Nebraska ia concerned, and no
doubt this nppllea to the rest of
the state, the highways have been
revolutionized since the state took
charge of them three years ago.
Like other good things they cost
money, but rounty operation also
costs money and keeps on costing,
because the money thus spent is like
pouring water down a rat hole no
results are apparent. Regardless of
what party happens to hold the
reins of state government the citi
zens of Nebraska want good roads
and they are certainly getting them
and at a cost that figures fthow are
less than in 11 other middle west
states. '
Blue Hill Leader: Governor Mc
Kelvie is having his fun with the
democrats who are lambasting him
relative to the federal road projects,
for it was under the Neville admin
istration that the federal road proj
ect waa first welcomed to Nebraska.
McKelvie also warps the hides of the
democrats when he reminds them
that both Morehead and Neville
asked their respective state ' legis-
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lainaaalr fcrtW, e-a at utt awai. Il
alaa Imimi that um evaate mt She atrliar
aawer rmrU Usiaa. aa eaarM
fue BaiiliaallM, has thai IB eU" p.r
kaww lib abaai ha le a)rallH. Ik
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Jew ami reh-ailiM',
Omaha. Jan. J7. To the ;,lor
of Tha H: It 1 gralifying Indeed
la nut the Interest huh )uu Uve
taken in the movement for in re
habilitation of lletin, Tli te.
cent ariu-la on Lieutenant Jabuiin
aky Mppennng In your editorial ro.
umna give villain of an tnirr.t
in the movement which 1 baard oti
a Ihorough understanding of the
titration vt Iha Jewish people. for
aea paat. Thut you ahould has
thua lei-oKniaed iha (teat ifcaiblll
liea whh h ar today . prevalent In
tha development of I'aleatm by
Jewlah Influence I Indicative (.f Hih
fart that 1'uleatina ran ba mad the
haven of reruns of ilia war-atrteken,
oppreaaed Jew of euatern Kurope.
Thl same enthuaiaaiti and am.
cerlty of purpoao that Inspired your
enuor at our recent lima meeting
haa been the on vital fore that haa
lended towiird (he retention and
longevity of the aim and hope of
our people, re card lea of the at
tempt of our adversaries, who hav
endeavored to defeat our aaulra-
tlona. by their unjust turtles In every
country of the Diaspora.
Tha Jew of America haa no da-
lra to go to I'aleatlna, even If con
dition of the moat advantageous na
ture existed there. But the Jews in
the ranks of the Zloniatlo cause atra
Mrivlng and struggling to procure av
homeland for the million or peree-
emed pogrom-ridden Jews, who do
not enjoy the opportunities and 11b-
ertle that we have in thl free limit
of our, that they may have a place
to go to when their fluttering be
come unbearable. In fart Zlnnlam
In America devote Kaelf wholly tn
the securing of fund o a to pro
vide a haven of refuge for our over
sea brethren. No on venture to
even auggeat that Americana ahould
settle In Palestine, for that I not
the aim and purpose of the Ameri
can Zionist, Its sole aim and purpose
is to secure a place of anfely for the
suffering Jew those hundred ot
thousands of human beings who
through no fault of their own, ar
not aa fortunate as we are here in
the United State.
The work of the rehabilitation of
Palestine has passed the theoretic
stags and has long since embarked
on the practical. Factories are be
ing erected, marshes drained, hills
afforested, and highways con
structed, all substantiating the
statement that the rehabilitation of
Palestine is in fact an actual reality. .
Permit us to reiterate that it is
with a sincere gratefulness that the
Jew welcomes the Interest in the re
habilitation of Palestine by the
Jew, at manifested by your edi
torial. OMAHA DISTRICT OF THE ZION
IST ORGANIZATION.
Don't "Tell It to the Marines."
Porto Rico la said to he thinking
of revolting against United States
rule. The agitators had better not
let the marines find this , out. St.
Paul Pioneer Press.
Women Are Appreciative.
Tell a woman she looks young
and her appreciation makes it al
most truthful. Greenville (S. C.)
Piedmont.
latures for a budget bill and the
code bill is that kind of an animal.
Kearney Hub: The state of Ne
braska entered into a partnership -with
Uncle Bam for highway con
struction and farm bureau exten
sion, and cannot dissolve that part
nership at will. In the end, too,
everyone will be glad that the part
nership could not be repudiated.
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