Nebraska Newspapers

    ■ Happiness Is Prophesied
In Pevival ofHandicrafts
By H. B. B. in the Living Age.
We buy a manufactured article because a machine makes the article for
116 more cheaply and conveniently than we can make it ourselves; thus the
■cloth woven in factory towns replaces the honest and laboriously made home
’ spun; let the machine process, however, become over costly, more costly
•even than the clumsy efforts of home manufacture, and the situation will be
reversed; the homespun industries will thrive, and every house will once
more become a workshop. This is exactly what is taking place today all
-over the civilized world. To use a homely illustration, Mr. X. who used to
•buy his shirts ready made at the haberdasher's, is now content to buy good
•cloth and let Mrs. X and her needle provide the manufactured article. The
•economic, law, for the most part unperceived, is fulfilling itself in 1,000
■different ways. In fact, the world over, there is a genuine revival of the
■oM handicrafts.
Though born of economic tribulation and not of the spirit, the revival
•is a pleasant thing to chronicle. We have too long suffered the mastery
of the machine; we have too casually watched it robbing the articles of
daily use of beauty, individuality, and humanity. For instance, compare a
wooden spoon made by a Russian peasant with a wooden spoon turned out
by some abominable mill. The one is a genuine creation of personal art;
it has enabled a human spirit to express itself Imaginatively and with
beauty; its very imperfections are likeable; the other is a lifeless affair
whose manufacture has necessitated the selling of a human being into
slavery—no, not the slavery of capitalism or the worse slavery of socialism,
but the soul destroying slavery of the machine. Those who have worked in
factories and understand the nature of the machine have no socialistic il
lusions. They know that strikes are no longer battles for better wages and
hours, but the cry of the distressed human soul and body in bondage to an
•unnatural kind of labor. If the revival of handicrafts can lessen the spiritual
curse of the industrial system, it will mean a renaissance of our machinery
ridden civilization. It is an engine at hand by which the chichanery of
the profiteers and the arrogance of the industrial laborer can be brought
•under control.
And now, if ever, the time is at hand. To be successful, a revival of
handicrafts must be something more than an artisan’s gospel of perfection,
it must be an economic possibility. Today’s revival is more than possible, it
is a true product of the working of an economic law. In England the
movement is widespread. Ruskin as a prophet has at last come into his own;
in Germany societies have been founded to encourage and develop house
hold arts and there have been exhibitions of handicrafts at Leipzic and
Berlin.
America has inherited from her colonial artisans a handicraft tradi
tion of exceptional dignity and beauty. May these roots, which have never
•died, thrust out new branches.
Should they grow and bear fruit, it will mean much for human happiness.
Politeness In Army.
From the Stars and Stripes.
A congressional investigating com
Wiittee while in France saw poilus en
ter cafes, salute courteously as they en
tered, then nod politely to any of their
-company officers who happened to be
there and be treated with as much re
spect as civilians. That committee re
turned to this country and resumed its
hearings. Said one of the committee to
an American general, after retelling
what they had seen in France: "Why
'couldn't this come about in our army?"
"It never could,” was the general's
startled reply.
Such a conditions as described in
'France was never dreamed of until re
cently when the House by an amend
ment to the anual army appropriation
bill directed that no funds be paid offi
cers who posted ,or caused to be posted
orders anouncing “For Officers Only.”
Social intercourse and even fratern
ization is permitted under the amend
ment. But we don't think the aver
age enlisted man will rush madly to his
C. O., seize his hand and tell him how
glad he is that he can* talk with him
p- as one gentleman would talk to an
other. True, it will remove the em
barrassment often apparent during the
recent war, when welfare workers or
young women actually thought more of
a private than of an officer. It will
actually ease the officer to know that
there are no hard boiled, iron clad, time
honored regulations making it a breach
-of military etiquet to treat a private
as a human.
The amendment is a beginning to
ward common sense in army etiquet.
And as the bars of regulations are low
-ered, those of mutual respect and self
•respect will bo raised in their place.
From the Kansas City Star.
Many workers have begun to ask
(themselves whether the decline in prices
will carry wages down. Wages are the
price of labor. A general lowering in
prices might involve wages.
But there is a difference in the price
-of labor and the price of commodities.
A yard of cotton is a yard of cotton. A
-day's work is what the worker makes
It. The carpenter, the bricklayer, the
plumber has it in his power to maintain
wages by increasing output.
It used to be thought that there
wasn’t work enough to go round and
that it was necessary to restrict pro
duction so as to make more work. But
that is an exploded theory. It has been
demonstrated over and over that world
-Is full of opportunity. The more work
done, the greater the general wealth of
the community and the more work there
•is to do.
A higher level of production will keep
wages from failing with other prices.
It depends on the man. If the worker
who has been easing off. restricting his
-output, can bring himself back to a bet
ter standard, then it will be possible to
maintain the high wage scale. Other
wise the equalizing process during a
general decline will force a reduction
in wages.
We say that cureney and prices are
Inflated and that a process of deflation
must set in. Wages can be deflated
without reducing them if the output
-of labor can be increased.
Expecting War.
From the Milwaukee Journal.
The republican party also believes
that It should be the declared policy
of our government that the freedom
and peace of Europe being again
threatened by any power or combina
tion of powers, as was the case in
19H, the United States should regard
such a situation with grave concern
as a menace to its peace and free
"dom. We believe that under such
circumstances the United States
should oonsult with other powers
affected with a view to deviso
means for the removal of such a
menace and be prepared when the
necessity arises to render every ser
vice, as we did in 1917, for the defense
of civilization.
This is the second part of the treaty
plank of the Indiana republican 'plat
form, which it is said will be the model
for the national republican platform. It
follows approval of the republican re
jection of the League of Nations.
The cold blooded proposal is that we
Chould not associate ourselves in the
only effective organization to prevent
•war, but that when the world again
reaches the threshold of war, we should
t>eg n to talk about it. And further, be
< cause our experience has made it ap
parent that it is then too late for talk
ing to help any, we should be “prepared
to render every service as we did in
1917"—that io, go to war again.
We should reject the League of Na
tions. Having done so, we must ex
pect the recurrence of a world war, and
be ready to fight. That is the substance
«f the Indiana plank, and no soft words
can take that out of it. Call it a compro
mlse, call it a straddle—these are terms
relating to temporary party expediency,
and they are bad enough. But the in
iquity that Is proposed Is worse. Will
«ny party go before the American people
declaring that it rejects the only hope
©f peace and that it expects the recur
rence of war? Could any man take
flUch a stand and even hope for the
world's forgiveness?
The Big Plow Horses.
Idle, comfortless, bare.
The broad bleak acres lie:
The plowman guides the sharp plow
share
Steadily nigh.
The big plow horses lift
And climb from the marge of the sea.
And the clouds of their breath on the
clear wind drift
Over the fallow lea.
Steaming up with the yoke,
Brown as the sweet-smelling loam.
Thro’ a sun-swept smother of sweat and
smoke
The two great horses come.
Up thro’ the raw cold mom
They trample and drag and swing;
And my dreams are waving with un
grown corn
In a far-off spring.
—Alfred Noyes, in Christian Science
Monitor.
A Half Million.
From the Milwaukee Journal.
It Is possible that William Cooper
Procter believed it a patriotic duty to
advance “with a faint expectation of
» its return’’ $500,000 for the campaign of
) General Wood for the nomination for
I presidency. He would not be the first
• man who attended the Plattsburg train
ing camp and now believes that the
choice of Leonard Wood would be the
best thing for the United States. Be
lieving that, he might also believe that
he ought to do his utmost, and his ut
most is far beyond the capacity of most
) men.
j What Colonel Procter did not see and
could not see was that it could not pos
sibly be for the interest of the United
States, a democracy, that a man should
| be nominated if he could not be nomi
! natod except by the aid of the gift of
$500,000 from one man—from any man,
no matter how readily he could spare
the money. The error of judgment is
j now corrected by publicity. For
{ whether or not General Wood is nom
' inated, Colonel Procter’s munificence
will have done the general’s candidacy
as much harm as good.
But if it is possible to imagine Mr.
Procter’s point of view, it is not easy to
understand how General Wood could
consider for one moment letting anyone
make so great a contribution. Of course
• he would not solicit it. But no man
‘ who reaches a position which makes
j him a candidate for president could es
I cape the sense of a great obligation—a
| greater obligation than a president of
! the United States ought ever to owe
• any man.
They Were Almost Right.
From the Indianapolis News.
In the archives of the Nuremburg
railway which was the first line con
structed in Germany, a protest against
railways has been found, drawn up by
the Royal College of Bavarian Doctors.
It declares: “Travel in carriages drawn
by locomotives ought to be forbidden
In the interests of public health. The
rapid movement cannot fail to produce
among the passengers the mental af
fection known as delirium furiosium.
Even if travelers are willing to incur
} the risk, the government should at least
I protect the public. A single glance
* at a locomotive passing rapidly is suf
| ficient to cause cerebral derangement.
Consequently, it is absolutely necessary
to build a fence 10 feet high, on each
side of the railway.”
Galileo Discovered Pendulum.
From the Kansas City Star.
There is a general belief that Gerbert,
the monk, who was the most accom
plished scholar of his day. was the one
who first took the important step of
producing a real clock, and that this
occurred near the close of the Tenth
century.
Galileo, the great Italian, in 1*81,
when a youth of 17, stood in the cathe
dral of Pisa. Close at hand, a lamp sus
pended by a long chain swung lazily in
the air currents. There was nothing
unusual in such a sight. At this mo
ment, however, a great discovery of
far reaching application—one which was
to revolutionize clock constructiora—
hung waiting in the air. Young Galileo
tosk notice.
The lamp swung to and fro, to and
fro. Sometimes it moved but slightly.
Again, in a stronger breeze, it swung in
a considerable arc, but always—and
this was the point that impressed the
Italian lad—the swing was accom
plished i* exactly the same time. In or
der to make sure of this fact Galileo is
said to have timed the swinging lamp by
counting the beating of his pulse. Thus
was discovered the principle of the
pendulum and its "isochronism.” By
“isochronism” we mean unequal arcs in
equal time. The Babylonians had known
this thousands of years before, but did
not know how to apply it. It remained
for Galileo to suggest an application.
Usually the Case.
From Ufe.
Reporter—I called, madam, to learn
something of the early struggles of your
distinguished son.
Old Lady—He had no struggles that I
can recollect, except that he made a
good deal of fuss about having his face
washed
SAY WILSON MAY
BEjlNDIDATE
Close Political Advisers of
Executive Suggest He
May Rur. Again for
Presidency.
Washington. Juno 17.—President
Wilson Is preparing a message to tho
democratic convention which wiH be
read at an opportune moment during
the conclave to further his efforts to
bring about a referendum which he
has made with reference to the peace
treaty and the League of Nations.
Close political advisers suggested
President Wilson might be a third
term candidate although It was ad
mitted he was determined to have
the convention adopt the platform en
dorsing the ratification of the treaty
without damaging reservations.
FRAZIER MAY RUN
FOR THIRD PARTY
Expected to Be Presidential
Nominee ii La Follette
Doesn’t Accept.
Grand Porks, N. D„ June 17.—If
Gov. Lynn J. Frazier, of North Da
kota, should be a third party candi
date for president his pjatform will
be based on non-partisan league poli
cies, he said today.
Governor Frazier is prominently
mentioned by officers of tho "Com
mltee of 48” and the labor party as
their choice for president In case
Senator Robert M. La Follette does
not accept the nomination of the com
bined convention to be held In Chicago
nn Til 1 v 1 ft
The officers of the non-partisan
league of South Dakota announced
Senator La Follette was their choice
for president.
Madison, Wis., June 16.—The Wis
consin branch of the non-partisan
league has adopted a resolution In
dorsing the stand of Senator La Fol
lette on national Issues.
A complete state and senatorial
slate Is to be put In the field by the
organization.
The candidate for governor Is-to be
James J. Blaine, of Boscobel, who
was a La Follette delegate to the
republican convention.
Other members of the state ticket
are La Follette men.
Delegates from 88 Wisconsin coun
ties attended the convention here.
LYNCHES THREE
Duluth, Minn., 3 une 17^—State
guards arriving here early today from
St. Paul are expected to prevent fur
ther race troubles following a night
In which a mob of 6,000 lynched three
negroes held In connection with an
attack on a 17-year-old white girl.
Six officers and 124 men are in the
company.
The mob stormed the city Jail cap
turing six negroes held for the of
fense. Three of the accused were
found "not guilty” at a mock trial
before the lynchtngs.
Not a shot was fired In the mob
demonstration.
Four negroes held In Virginia,
Minn., In connection with the at
tack on the white girl were believed
safe. Reports, however, said part of
the mob started In automobiles early
today for Virginia. It Is reported
that 10 negroes are being rushed to
St. Paul In autos ahead of a mob bent
on further lynchtngs.
ILLINOIS WOOD MAN
ATTACKS DR. BUTLER
Chicago, June 17.—In an open let
ter Col. Nathan William MacChesney,
former Illinois manager for General
Wood, tonight characterized Dr. Nich
olas Murray Butler’s statement that
the general was backed by a "motley
group of stock gamblers,” as
"language almost paranoiac In char
acter.”
Colonel MacChesney sent copies of
his letter to Senator Harding and
Chairman Will H. Hays, of the nation
al committee.
“Tour opposition to the popular pri
mary and distrust of the people In
general Is, of course, well known,”
Colonel MacChesney wrote Butler,
"but should not have led you Into an
attack, the language of which Is al
most paranoiac In character.”
MacChesney further wrote that
SJUtivi p ivuti VUUHS UUI UUl 11 a V o
an unfortunate effect upon the pro
gressive citizens of this country, and
if allowed to stand unchallenged by
the nominee and by those responsible
for his election. It might almost
Jeopardize the success of the ticket
next fall.”
SKELETONS OF 2 BABIES
IN FURNACE VENTILATOR
Pittsburgh, Pa., June 17.—Skele
tons of two babies, presumably but a
few days old. were discovered In the
furnace ventilator In the home of A.
ML Travis here.
Travis found the skeletons upon
his return home from a several
months' tour.
PLAGUE SPREADING
AMONG MEXICAN TROOPS
Vera Cruz, June 17.—The Bubonic
plague has broken out among soldiers
in the Garrison here. Two cases have
Just been discovered.
The news has thrown the entire
city into panic as It 1s feared the
plague may spread rapidly.
IIE'WET'PM,
DEFEAT MWO,
TIMM'S AIMS
“Bosses” Yearn for Liquor
Platform and Consider Plana
to Nominate Non-Adminis
tration Candidate.
•t
BY FREO S. FERGUSON.
United News Staff Correspondent.
French Lick. lnd.. June 17.—Take
any pnllcital boss, any governor, a
West Virginia senator and an Indiana
political boss. Season with the keen
political imagination that exists
throughout the country. Set in a
farmous secluded watering resort, put
a few correspondents around to watch
the fermentation. And you have one
of the best political "home brews"
calculated L.e the rafters out of
the eel'- r to settle Into a kickless
noth r. .,at has been Invented dur
ing i ’ ^ hectic political year.
Huj tho Yeast Been Forgotten.
T1 ■ meeting of Tammany, as rep
res< nted by Governor Smith, of New
York, and “Chief’' Murphy with Tom
Taggart. Indiana democratic leader,
may eventually mean a lot in San
Francisco, or may moan nothing.
At present It looks as though some
body had forgotten to drop In a cake
of yeast and that the water around
these parts carried greater kicking
power than the so-called political
conference.
Between golf games and strenuous
periods of resting beneath big shade
trees, politics bobs up, all of the prin
cipals being politicians. But Insofar
as anything tangible is concerned, on
which speculation on a coalition could
be based It stmply doesn’t exist. Tak
ing the "conference" therefore, on its
face value, as a meeting of state
leaders In which some opinions are
being expressed, these facts are ap
parent:
Beat Administration Chief Aim.
1. William G. McAdoo "ain’t
got a friend In the wide world.”
Insofar as French Lick Is con
cerned.
2. Governor Cox. of Ohio, stands
fairly well In French Lick so
ciety.
3. McAdoo may not have any
friends, but he Is a national hero
as compared to the administra
tion, Insofar as Tammany is con
cerned.
4. There’s a yearning for a
"wet” plank In the democratic
platform thaVthe French Lick so
journers have not yet Quite found
a means of expressing.
5. It's Tammany’s Idea In go
ing Into the convention to beat
the administration above every
thing else. Murphy and his fol
lowers are ready to urge a “wet”
plank, but even above this they
want a non-administration candi
date.
How New Yorkers Figure Campaign.
As New York figures the campaign,
the best chance of beating Harding Is
for the democrats to nominate a man
who can go out and make a vigorous
offensive campaign, attacking Hard
ing as a reactionary, the republican
platform as evading all vital Issues
and generally carrying the fight to
the republicans.
A candidate, who Is now or was
formally connected with the Wilson
administration, would have to become
a defender of the administration. It Is
figured, and the politicians who are
pounding golf balls and drinking
smelly water down here are not doing
It In preparation for a defensive casi
1 palgn. They want to take the of
fensive.
This line of reasoning Immediately
eliminates McAdoo first, because he
was such a prominent figure In the
Wilson administration that It Is felt
he would certainly be one of Its
staunchest defenders.
West Virginia for Davis.
Palmer falls In the same category
and In addition his labor record Isn't
any too certain. But above all no
defenders need come around figuring
that It will be the field against Mc
Adoo In San Francisco. New York’s
Idea would be to keep the field Intact
Just as long as possible and thus
demonstrate that It Is Impossible to
nominate McAdoo. Senator Watson,
of West Virginia, will help out with
that as his delegation will be for Am
bassador John W. Davis so long as
It looks as though he had a chance.
Indiana Is prepared to stand by Vice
President Marshall. New York Is
talking of putting Governor Smith
forward at least during the cllmina
non neais.
But all this hasn't anything particu
lar to do with French Lick. Governor
Smith swears that the most serious
conversation he has had with Tag
gart In the way of ''negotiations" had
to do with the question of whether
Taggart could get him a Pullman
reservation for Friday night. Tag
gart went to Indianapolis Wednesday
and "Chief” Murphy played golf.
“Take Your Choice.”
The correspondent for one New
York newspaper received a message
from his office before arriving here
saying that one morning paper in
New York said the French Lick “con
ference" favored Davis and that an
other declared the “conference” fav
ored Cox. Since there were just two
correspondents here—and one of
these a news agency man—before the
arrival of the United News and the
New York correspondent mentioned,
you can read your paper and take
your choice.
COME OUT FOR EDWARD.
—f—
“DRYS" PLAN FIGHT.
Washington, June 17.—Prohibition
advocates will ask the democratic na
tional convention at San Francisco
to adopt a plank declaring for rigid
enforcement of the Eighteenth amend
ment and the enforcement act and
will present “a solid front against
Governor Cox of Ohio," Wayne B.
Wheeler, general counsel for the anti
aaloon league declared in a formal
statement today.
bassador John W. Davie today an
nounced that while he was not seek
ing the democratic nomination for
president, he would not refuse If
nominated. „ -
MJweM^Ufato p£_R|J-||j^
Mr. McKinley’s letter
brings cheer to all who
may be sufferers as he
was. Read it:
"I can honestly say that t owe
■T life to Pern*a. After some of
the beat doctors In the country
gave me up and told me I could
not live another month, Feraaa
saved me. Travelling from town
to town, throughout the country
and having to go into all kind*
of badly heated stores and build
ings, sometimes standing up for
hours at a time while plying my
trade as auctioneer, it Is only
natural that I had colds fre- __
quentlyt so when thts .would „ , „ _
occur I paid little attention to It, _„**?• *a”,-,,',
until last December when I con- ?2a<1 St., Kansas City, Mo., Mem
tracted a severe case, which, bar of the Society of U. a Jewelry
through neglect on my part Auctioneers.
settled on my lungs. Wkn at- __________________
most too late, I began dociortag,
bat. wtthowt avail, aatll I beard Bold Everywhere.
Of Peruaa. It eared met sol _ , .. _
cannot p-alse It too highly." Tablet or l.lqnld Worm
ECZEMl
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This makes the offer one which you can ab
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whom you have been trading would not stand
behind the guarantee If he did not know it to be
an honest and legitimate one.
Hunt’s Salve, formerly called Hunt's Cura,
has been sold under absolute money back guar
antee for more than thirty years. It Is especially
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Ring Worm, Tetter, and other Itching skin dis
eases.
Thousands of letters testify to Its curative properties. M. Timerlln, ft
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Eczema for ten years, and spent $1,000.00 for doctors’ treatments, without
result. One box of Hunt’s Cura entirely cured me.”
Don’t fall to give Hunt's Salve a trial—price 75 cents, from your local
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Wanted
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RIALTO THEATRE SUPPLY COMPANY
Minneapolis, Minn.
SHOWED SIGNS OF TIPPLING
Hens’ Behavior Caused English Young
ster to Be Doubtful of Good
Character of Vicinity.
Johnny recently paid his first visit
to his aunt’s farm In England.. The
little boy had not been there long be
fore he came running to her In great
excitement.
"Aunty,” he exclaimed, with the air
of one Imparting grave news, “I don’t
think this Is a very nice place I”
“Why, what makes you think that,
Johnny?” was her amused reply.
“Well, aunty, the public houses
(saloons) open very early,” was the
startling rejoinder. "Nearly all you
hens hove the hiccoughs already this
morning.”
A Boulevard Deputy 8herlff.
The other day we dropped Into our
favorite garage for a few minor re
pairs, which the bus needed. The pro
prietor was even a little prouder than
ssual, we thought.
“What’s happened to the boss?” said
fve to Pat.
“Haven’t you heard?” he asked.
“No. What Is It?”
“He’s a deputy sheriff now. Hey,
>oss, come on over here an'show your
ladge.”
A garage proprietor and a deputy
iherlft all at once! If anybody can
lent that for arrogance and pomp and
ordly authority and a supreme sense
If superiority outside of Prussia, we’d
Ike to hear about It.
—Cruel Word*.
Sleep Is an aid to beauty, we are
old; yet there are plenty of plain
»ol Icemen.—Answers.
MAN IS AFTER INFORMATION
After Listening to Much Sage Advice.
Bill Jones Wants One Matter
Cleared Up.
Our friend Bill Jones Is a traveling
man and needs rest, but unfortunate
ly he doesn’t sleep well. He has con
sulted a number of doctors In the vnrt
ous towns he visits, and being a sys
tematic person has made a sort of
digest of the advice he has received.
It sums up as follows:
Don't sleep on your left side, ns
that creates a pressure on the heart.
Don’t sleep on your right side, ns
it interferes with the action of the
right lung.
Don’t sleep on your back, as that is
bad for the nervous system.
Don’t sleep on your stomach, ns thal
causes a pressure Dad for the diges
tion.
"Don’t sleep In a chair, ns the body
cannot properly relax.
BUI wants to know If anyone cat
tell him how to keep from falling over
when he sleeps standing up.
Beetles’ Blood for Warts.
Dr. B. Escomel describes In Annies
de la Facultad de Medleina (Lima,
Peru) certain psuedo beetles the
blood of which has from time Immemo
rial been used by the nntives for
curing warts. Under it these growths
turn white, as If cauterized by ua
acid.
Intruders.
“Why don’t you take children In this
apartment house?"
“Their crying,” replied the janitor,
“Is liable to Interfere with the phono
graphs and player pianos.”
Use doo djudgment
in meeting the high
cost of living
Coffee prices are Vay up
Postum sells at the same
fair price-Whynot drink 4
Instant
P< (STUM
Instead of coffee
as many are doing
A table beverage of coffee
like flavor.
Better for health-At lower cost
Sold by Grocers Everywhere
Made by Postum Cereal Co..Battle Creek, Midi.
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