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THE OMAHA BEE: SATURDAY. JULY !. 1922. The Morning Bee MORNING EVENING 4UNDAY TM HI fttLUHlMO COMf ANY nUON . VPDIKI. Mthllsaar. B. MIWII. Cm. Nini, HlHBl Of TNC AUOCIATZD MEM f See to Mt. m af 0 tolrtM seaanai a at M alee laoel MM mmill Md I nave el mil ! mt ntil i KM ihnu sruleUe si T Omsk las. May. 1SU Daily 72,038 Sunday 78,642 . RCWEJt. Caaoevi Maa-v ILMtJt S. ROOD, CtnaUiM Maaaaar lm to s4 twaeerlW' sleea ese tale M 4ey f Jaae. ISU, teJ) W. H. qUIVET, Notary PU tto Obi i Re to mm af a4m Km af ciimImmh. aas MMM Hlll M OHOalOtMa MClUb 14 fW ! HlMIIIM I ff- EE TELEPHONES Trivet Sniwa Etraea. Aik for the Daertat rereee Wealed. Yet Miat Calls Afur I f. at. I watte E41tonat DiwUmiI. AT testis Mil ar 141. 1000 orricEs Mala Offlee Mta aae Faraaai C. BraTr ... It Seott (4. tmib Bid . . 4111 I. Sit St. Vw Yark i(l Fifth Aveaoo Wuilaf'ee 41! Bur Did. Caieae . . 1111 Stager Bldg. Tut. Franca III Hut It. Haaara RAILROAD AND COAL STRIKES. A conference will b held at the White Hosie today, where it if hoped a way will be found along which the toft coal miner and operator! can proceed to a settlement of the great strike. At the same time the Railroad Labor board ia trying to enforce by moral suasion its order with reference to shop wages, and so avoid strike that is "sanctioned" for the shop crafts, to start at 10 o'clock this morning. It is worthy of note that two of the great railroad groups have so far halted short of issuance of strike sanction, the United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes and Railway Laborers, and the Broth, erhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers and Station Employes, whose executive of ficers have answered the call of the labor board to attend the conference. From this it is fair to assume that the maintenance of way men and clerks do not intend to join with the others in immediate action. The epistolary exchange between the union and company executives is of value only as joining the issue, while the Jewell letter to Chairman Hooper of the board simply reiterates the men's belief that the board is without power to enforce its decisions. As to "coercing men into unacceptable employment," the phrase sounds good but means nothing. What the Railroad Labor board has sought to achieve is to secure a basis for the men to continue at work pend ing a settlement of the differences. Officers of the engine and train men brotherhoods and the telegraphers have stated that as far as they are concerned, there will be no interruption of serv ice. With the clerks and the track men at work, the transportation industry will proceed for the time at least with little difference because of the strike of the shop hands. What is regrettable is that settlements can not be reached without resort to strikes. The rights of men .to form unions to bargain collectively, to strike, are undeniable, but greater than either of these is the power of self-restraint that will enable men to sit down in calm discussion of their differences and then come to a just' conclusion and finally stick to the bargain made. j The prospect for settlement of the coal strike is encouraging. The progress of the issue between the shop hands and the railroads is not certain. "STRICTLY CHARITABLE HOSPITALS." ' Just what State Tax Commissioner Osborne has in mind when he speaks of "strictly charitable hos pitals" is not clear. If he means one where no charges are made, and where all applicants are treated free of cost, we have two in Omaha, one maintained by the county, which falls far 'short of being ideal, and one maintained by the state, to which all admittance is free, proportioned among the aeveral counties, but conditioned upon the indigence of the sufferer. " In the quest for new sources of revenue the state tax commissioner has gone far afield, searching out every possible article and including a number of things in his list of taxable property the propriety of which well may be questioned. Among these are hospitals. If it be clearly established that a hospital ia purely a private venture, conducted exclusively for profit, then its liability to taxation is clear. Yet even this is subject to some modification. A hospital must have a source of income, or it can not be maintained. Strictly charitable hospitals, those that make no charges, are necessarily dependent upon the public for support, whether by direct levy or through subscriptions and donations. Other hospitals that do charge such patients as can afford to pay and yet devote a certain portion of their space and facilities to charitable work, are doing a great service to the public. Their very ex istence is worth something, more perhaps than the amount of tax that would be levied against them.' Consideration should be given to this phase of the question. Taxing hospitals, lodge property and the like is not an especially popular method of raising revenue. Particularly is the plan open to criticism when there is reaaon for thinking that a very large amount of tangible wealth in other forms has eluded the tax gatherer. OMAHA'S ZONING ORDINANCE. An opinion, from the Nebraska supreme court, written by Judge Dean, does away with at least one restriction set up by the Omaha zoning ordinance. In prescribing that in certain districts the building to be erected should not occupy more than 25. per . .a m . a t a. 1 J cent ol tne area oi we ioi on wnicn it was w sianu, the city council went beyond its power, so the court holds. This ruling is supported by reason. It was one f the points against which objection wa? laid at the time the ordinance was passed. The object sought to be achieved is a good one, perhaps, and the aim of the whole ordinance has merit. Preserving certain districts entirely for residence uses, and setting up reasonable regulations for the government of build ings to be erected therein is supported by wisdom. Invasion of home districts by unwelcome structures, wherein business of an objectionable character navy be carried on, is preventable and has been prevented several times in Omaha. - Courts are always rewdy to protect residents in reasonable rights. ' In this instance the structure objected to was the proposed new home for the congregation of the Westminster Presbyterian church. The objectors set up that the building contemplated exceeded the 25 per cent of the area of the lot provided for in the. oning ordinance. The district court decided in favor of the church, but appeal waa taken. Unless objection takes a new form, the trustees of the church may proceed to carry out their plana. . Seldom ia a church objected to aa a neighbor; usually, it ia considered a desirable acquisition to a neighborhood. On the other hand, the desire of home owners to preserve the distinctive chsrscter of the neighborhood in which they live is natural, and finds expression in many ways. In a growing com munity like Omaha, the natural development of the city's life forees many changes tha are unpleasant to inose wno are not In a position to retreat before the oncoming wave of business. All these things enter into the problem, and each deserves its proportlonste weight in the general eon sideratlon of the question. Yet finally It must lm. press any who carefully considers the question that the provisions of the sonlng ordinance declared in- valid by the court were not well calculated to secure the object In view. NORTH DAKOTA CHOOSES FRAZIER. Nomination of Lynn J. Frailer as republican can. didate for the United States senate from North Da. kota is equivalent to his election to that his office. tor tne democratic party does not cut much of a figure in that state. Even though the democrats plan to combine forces with certain rock-ribbed con servatives of the republican party, there ia hardly a possibility of an overturn. His victory in the primaries retires Porter J. McCumber to private life Who and what is Frasier? It is generally known that he was three times elected governor of his state oy me nonpartisan league and at the end recalled during a cleanup of that farmer organization. That a man could survive the disgrace of recall and rise from a state figure to a national one indicates a peculiar strength. Frailer is a moderately well-to-do farmer of the Red river valley, his farm being not far from the Canadian boundary. He is a college graduate. Not even his bitterest opponents have dared impugn his personal integrity. Deliberate in judgment, slow to move, yet he is a hard hitter when he decides the time his come for action. His Scotch stubborn ness has given a consistency to his actions, whereas a greater ability to learn from experience or from ad ditional study might have altered them. He is neither a demagogue nor an orator, more an executive than a lawmaker. So much for the man; and now for his beliefs. Fundamentally, he considers public ownership of natural resources and monopolies as the solution of many of the problems confronting the nation. His policy during the winter coal strike .when the people of his sub-arctic state seemed threatened with freez ing to death illustrates his position. He rushed a few militiamen to the lignite coal fields of North Dakota, seized the mines in the name of public safety, conferred with the officers of the mine union, and put the men back to work, granting all their de mands but getting the coal. Public ownership of the fuel supply is his remedy for the recurring labor troubles, shortages and high prices, this not in the name of any theory, but for the public welfare as he sees it. He is against the ship subsidy, but in favor of the tariff which McCum ber framed, against the EscH-Cummins law, and at one time was a supporter of the Plumb plan of rail operation. That is Frazier. The democrats will do all in their power to head him off with their lawyer candi date, J. F. T. O'Connor. It must be admitted that the people know where he stands, and their opinion is entitled representation in a democracy. It may be predicted that once in the senate, Frazier will speak but seldom, attracting little national attention, un bending in his position but largely content to voice his convictions by a vote that disregards partisanship. OPINION OF State and Nation Take Care of your Dog. frees tr lumk Aalnula. There Is no more reaaon why ona should allow his dog to become a n ulna nee to hie neighbors than thai he should permit hla rattle or his wine to annoy them and Inlu their property. If my doe. or dose, are turned Inoae day end nlfht. and overrun my neighbors premises, trampling down his cardan and flower bed or defiling his platans and sidewalks, surely my neighbor has Just cauaa for complaint. If we love our doss, we owe It to them to save them from tha enmity of thoae whose property they might In Jure. Hulld a good wire fence around as (arse an encloaure as you ran plan for, and an, while living freedom and exercise to your dog, keep him from winning the hostility of your neighbors. THE BEE'S LETTER BOX they have made to tha railroad (Tale eeeartsaaal to knadi eiatlaa theswah abb e4 m W Tha OMaha Ike m a s aa aaatraaa aaeaaeria wrtl fa a Mkjevta M awklie IhIhnI. IjHm Bewfe tetter aat M aMWMaal4 r aaeae af Ma rue. a ihMa aa iwl thai MMM aknafce. Self Help for Kuropr. From tha Keith County News, Ocallala. Foreigners of distinction coma to thla country, criticise ui, laugh at ur "provincialism" and go borne envying our progreaalva spirit The harsh things said or us are many snd biting, yet we forgive them In those who have eaten or our salt. A former American diplomat gav soma good, sound advice to rertal people in Syria and a Frencn court sentenced him to 20 years' lm prlaonment during his abaence. The sentence win never be carried out for two reasons. First, the French government will never, have tha nerve to pursue the farce to an end. Second, the Amerl can flat Is still hard and there plenty of power behind it. Europe is slcR very sick ana there appears to be but one phyal clan capable of reatorlng It to health. That physician Is Uncle Sam. But when a physician gives medl cine to a patient he requires that his Instructions be rattnruiiy oDservea fcr without such observance there can be no cure. It is possible that America owes duty to the world, the duty of aiding in the readjustment of stricken Eurone. But the people or this country win approve of extension or sucn am only upon the assurance that It will be employed for the collective good of all of the people and not be di verted to the maintenance of great armies or the enrichment of favored Individuals. If we have any money to feed to the birds we can find plenty of the feathery tribe in our own yards. Feeding, like charity, should be gin at home. OMAHA AND THE PACIFIC RAILWAYS. A set of resolutions adopted by the Omaha Cham ber of Commerce and published by the Omaha Job bers Association contains matter that should be se riously considered by all Omahans. In plain, concise terms the resolutions point out what is being done to the detriment of Omaha by the Southern Pacific railway. We are not inclined to argue strenuously for the Union Pacific, as that great institution is amply able to care for itself. However, it is involved in the con sideration of the situation to which attention is directed by the Chamber of Commerce. Traffic is being diverted over a longer route, to the disad vantage of our city and the country generally, be cause the Southern Pacific company has control of the Central Pacific line. A divorce has been ordered by the supreme court between these systems, to which the Southern Pacific offers resistance, for, if the decree of the court is carried out as it should be, a large amount of traffic will be removed from South ern Pacific domination. . The order of the supreme court in effect will restore very nearly what originally was the plan, that of a direct line from Omaha to Oakland. This is the shortest, and easiest, of all transcontinental routes, and consequently is the one business will naturally seek when artificial restrictions are re moved. The Omaha jobbers are not fighting their own fight alone; it is the fight of the entire transmis sippi region, and in a large sense that of the whole country, for export trade as well as domestic com merce is affected. The point should not be lost sight of. GIRLS PLOWING CORN. Certain girls are reported to have escaped from the Nebraska reformatory at Geneva. Details of the affair furnish information that they were plowing corn, and disappeared from the field where they were at work. Conceding that Nebraska is foremost among the states where woman is accorded all her rights, and ia addition retains her privileges, we submit that corn plowing is not proper employment for a girl, even one who ia detained by the state because of her wayward proclivities. The state needs corn, and it also should provide useful occupation for the inmates of all its institutions, yet even these facts do not en tirely justify setting girls to work in the field. When the war was on, and in many an instance before and after, woman took up man's work and raised the food crops of the nation. All honor and glory to her for the service she so splendidly rendered. Also let us give full credit to those fine women who stand side by side with their husbands in the big job of making the farm pay. All this, however, does not alter the original proposition. Corn plowing is not woman's work, and the state of Nebraska may well seek some other method for keeping its unwilling guests at work. One of the going concerns of the day is The Omaha Bee ice and milk fund. It is 100 per cent service, plus, and provides an excellent way for generous givers to help needy .babies. "Wobblies" who plan on burning wheat fields should remember that a long, and probably cold, winter is ahead, and they may need bread to eat. James M. Cox ia going to Europe to study con ditions. He knows what is wrong in the United States. Another "ring" of automobile thieves has been lo cated, but the fact is not likely to end the industry. A parley to end the coal strike will be popular. Salt Lake and the Central Pacific. From th Salt Laks Tribune. The state of Utah has a vital In terest in the determination of the railroad system which will be given control of the Central Pacific. A few weeks since the United States supreme court decided that the Southern Pacific's ownership of the Central Pacific was a violation of the Sherman act and ordered that the roads be separated. The reason ing was similar to that employed when, nearly 20 years ago, the same court ordered the sale by the Union Pacific of the Southern Pacific, which it had acquired under the Harriman regime. In other words, the Southern Pa cific, through the control of the Central Pacific, controls two com peting lines to the coast. However, the Each-Cummins act. passed in re cent years, specifically gives the Interstate Commerce commission power to group, railroads regardless of the Sherman act's strict jnniDinon of monopoly, when the interests of the Dublic are best served tnereDy. Hence, if the Interstate Commerce commission should be convinced that it is for the benefit of the Pacific coast states, including Utah, that the Central Pacific should remain under the control and ownership or tne Southern Pacific, it may so decide and leave the Central Pacific in Southern Pacific hands. The Union Pacific is naturally de sirous of obtaining possession of the Central Pacific, which would, in ef fect, give it a direct line from Omaha to San Francisco. Both the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific are seeking to influence the western states to their point of view; in order to obtain the benefits of their moral support with the Interstate Com mere commission. Both systems are particularly anxious to obtain the good will and co-operation of Salt Lake and Utah. The interests involved are so great and the possibilities to the state so tremendous that obviously no action of any sort should be hastily taken tending to align the public with the cause of either railroad system. Preliminary to any decision, a com plete appraisal of the comparative benefits to be derived from both should be made by a committee of competent citizens not identified with either the Southern Pacific or the Union Pacific, and not selected by either. Salt Lake is too large a city and its potentialities are too enormous for its citizens to permit any course, except that adjudged best for the city and state, to be taken. Influence of Roads on Country Town, From Trenton ReDUbllcan Leader. The country town that has poor roads radiating from it is badly handicapped, just as the farmer is who has to haul his products over such roads. Most towns racognlze this and try to get their share of trade by making the main thorough fare nav cable at all times wttn toi erable roads. The town that does not see the importance of good roads and the imperative need of making them nassable to ordinary traffic has need of the jolt that is not gen erally long delayed. We sometimes hear the expres sion "a poor trading place" and In stantly we know the meaning or it. We at once know it refers to a town that has fallen into a Rip Van Winkle sleep and we are safe In as suming that such a town lacks wiae awake merchants and that other necessary adjunct good roads. When a farmer sells anything, whether it be his weekly batch of produce or a load of hogs, or one of wheat or corn, ne naturaiiy consid ers the difficulties of the haul. Other things being equal, he chooses the road with the least hills; and If the road of least resistance has well graded and dragged highways the town that Is handicapped witn steep pulls and poorly graded and dragged highways el ways is a loser. It can not be otherwise. A corn belt town exists, pri marily, by reason f the farm trade. When this reaches a volume that lines the streets with farm teams any good day except the busiest times of the year we can be reasonably certain that the merchants and the roads are both attractive. And the opposite can be inferred when the streets are bare of arm teams ana cars. Most town recognise the value of goofi roads as trade getter. Some times the topography of the country m.'ke2 good roads and gnllo grade difficult,' When thla ia the rase, more money ia expended to get re ar Its. And the corn belt farmer is Just as discriminating now that the automobile is common on the farm. In fact, he is more so. The matter cf a few miles extra travel ia not of great moment. I Main Thing In Mfc Tabla Hock. Nb.. June So.To the Editor of Tha flee: fto many people are alwaya on tha lookout for "number one," ragardleaa of other things, that I real like "apeakln out In meetln'." I know of people who regard themselves sa "tha bat pao pie on earth," hut who will not move peg until they find out "what there In It fr me?" I one had an argument with lady whose huaband had aapnueed a good and noble csuae, but whan she found that hla proauect might ba Jeopardised ahe was up In arms agalnat hla eapouaal being known ahe said that there were tne rnu dren, and that her huaband ahnuld conceal hla Identity with tha caa lest ahe snd the children might auf fcr. Both men and women often take this view, and, In order to get the loaves and fishes, ease, rnmron nnnularltv and pleasure, will sacrt flee principle, truth, Justice and the public good. For mere dollars, or for the glory of present success, men will often turn themselvee into India-rubber men. Thev will hedc and trim, and cringe and crawl, and lick oooia. ana win aav "To h I with principle and a steadraat adherence to inoae ethereal things known to fame as Truth. Juatlea and Right." . So. I argued with tn lany. wno is a moat estlmanie one in many waya, anil tnlT har that, though her nus band did lose his high position, and it waa hlch. that they would not starve In thla age, and that her first duty was to hold up his hands it nis stand was In a good cause, and she sdmltted that It was, though it was not a nnnular one. I told ner tnat even her husband's position and In fact that all of our civilisation grew out of the labor and sacrifices of other men who had espoused causes in nthr lava that had meant more terrible sacrifices man any ne wouia have to make. I told her that. If all naonle took a like stand witn ner, her children, instead of wearing pur nl and fine linen, in the future would be more aot to run the risk nf wnrlnr thumbscrews ana sleep Ing on the racks. Many ladles would lltf. fnr their husbands to "sit In the gates," as the Scriptures would call it. but for the sake or ease, comion. nnairlnn nnd nleasure now would break down their loyalty to Principle. Truth, Justice, Right and the puoiic good. In whose keeping are fame. power and Influence, ana even iur- tune itself. J. ROSS. Concerning tlio Philippines. . Omaha, June 27. To the Editor of The Bee: Tour editorial on rin ninn Independence in yesterday's issue of your paper Is In such marked contrast to the weira taies, myitis. exaggerations and disparagements written about the Philippines by those who have interests to serve, or hv the Dasslne sensation-seeking travelers, or by those blinded by their partisanship, that it has arrestee, my attention completely. The even tenor and the brief analysis you have given on the subject are indeed urnrthv nf the closest consideration by both Americans and Filipinos who desire to see tne question soon soiveu efinltely. Knn will welcome more Ameri can aerlmix consideration of the sub ject than we Filipinos ourselves, and none will rejoice more in us epeeuy nintlnn The postponement of Its solution will mean nothing less than the retardation of our internal de velopment. Huge efforts, time and money are being wasted at the pres ent time in our attempt to get inde pendence, elements that we can 111 afford to lose in our present stage of (nfomnl development, we neeo. ior- eign capital very badly, most prefer ably American capital, to enable us to develop our vast natural resources extensively. But foreign capital is slow to come, due to our uncertain status. The talk of Filipino indiffer if not antagonism, towards American capital is pure bunk. 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It takes the hollownaat from tha eyes, and It foola father Time by smoothing out wrtn klae la men and women by "plamptng them up. 8. S. 8. Is a, remarkable blood-purifier. While you are getting Blums, your skin eruptions, plmplea, blackheads, acne, rheumatism, rash, tetter, blotches are being removed. ' The medicinal Ingredients of 8. 8. 8. are guaranteed purely vegetable. 8. & 8. is sold at all drug stores, in twe sixes, -me larger sue M ue economical, need, for eurn Amerb'en co-opara tlon. Hut what fear thrre may ba artsea from the fart that It haa the tendency to enter Into politics in a way we eonaldar detrimental to our national aspiration for Indeprnd ence at the present time. We Invite American interest In seeing tha question anon solved. We hope that the rhoaen representative of tha people will soon see tneir way and lay dawn a definite solution of tha question, baaed on the pronounce ments of tha acknowledged leadera from Trealdent MiKlnley down to the preaent day. We have taken to heart, and In good faith, all theae pronouncements, and our hopes end eiperutlona era to sea them soon fulfilled. The United Hlntea needs not sacrifice any of Ita Interest. Ar rangements ran easily be made for America to retain ita naval baa If. contrary to military experts' opinions, they will mean strength, If not safety, for It in those distant water. American commercial Inter eats should have nothing to fear In an Independent Philippines. We sre fully conscious of our need for American commerce. The element of deep gratitude, too, universal In the Philippines, towards America should be known by all Americana Notwithstanding atatemente to the contrary, and speaking aa a Filipino, I can assure the Americans that. In spite of whatever exterior a Filipino may present In protest to the dis paragement he Is subjected to by his unjust critics, deep In his heart of hearts he has nothing but faith In America's good Intention and un bounded gratitude for what It has done for his country. I am sure we will go to any length to make the position of American Interests ootn pleasant and advantageous, once we III have become independent. We have no grievances against the United States as a country. You may not he exactly right, Mr. Editor, In basing our desire for independence mora on sentiment than on logic, nut you are absolutely right In giving consideration to the longings of the human heart to be free. We enter tain no Illusion of easier life coming with Independence. Instead, we see hardships to encounter that may re quire great sacrifices on our part, but sacrifices we are ready to make, Inasmuch as we long to lead an in dependent existence. Here. Mr. Editor, you nave me views of a Filipino. JUAN T. KAU1NEB. Arc We Stock? North Platte. Neb.. June 27. To the Editor of The Omaha Bee: In tha nature, of events, snouia ine miirnnri. van controversy end In a strike, as is now threatened, and the railroads thereby be unable for sev eral months to earn t per cent off their value plus the numerous stock and bond Issues, it would then be necessary for them to be subsidized by our government, or for the I. C. C. to again order anotner increase in rates to help them to recuperate and keep the interest up to the re quired point. I do not see anything to interfere with such procedure, according to the present guarantee SUNDERLAND BROS. CO. Are Now in Their New Home Sunderland Building (Electric Sign en Tap) 15th end Harney Streets Coal Coke Building Material "It's Coed If Sunderland Sella It" I And all thla will have been-brought about I'V tne concerns operating in isilroada la fairnaaa to the minor- majority f I ha population of our country something should Pa done In their Interest. Home of tha preaent office-seekers should give ue tneir views on wnsi w ran expect from them, In ease of their electlnn, on this subject, as tha preaent ortVe-hoWlace have cer tainly given ua their views, by doing nothing. II. J. MARKS. One of the Minor-Majority. He la Hcwllilrrr!. Genoa. Nb June J. To the Rdltor of Tit Omaha Ilea: Julius Itarnee says w farmers get our wheat price according to law of sup ply and demand on a world market, Liverpool baala Senator Jefferls aava without protective tariff Argentina aril wheat Inland too mile cheaper than Nebraska, farmers can, I will admit I am a dub of a farmer, think Kenator Norrl a moat far-thlnklng conservative man. but would Ilk to hear of his opinion regarding lea of oil lands Just re- cenMy . . . No, I ain't no democrat: Juat don t know what I am any more. T. O nTDER CENTER SHOTS. rrobably no country could ever be ss thoroughly and constantly pre pared for war as tha war correspond ents are. Kansas City Star. The dove of . peace cannot be hatched from the hard-boiled eggs emong the ' nations. Ashevllle Times. A Gotham pastor says flappers have "no horse sense." Possibly so, but they have good auto sense. Peoria Transcript. Thst theory about ability to pick a baby's career before It was born might find rather difficult sledding If all parents picked youngsters to be president. IJnyton News. If Ford can get the solid fllwer vote he'll bent Harding's majority. Creenvllle Piedmont. Radio means that In the next war r.nerala win remain even greater distances from the front. Jackson ville Journal. become one or our many friends rho n are happy owners or a playerpiano because we showed (hem hour to -produce artistic and beautiful musics without previous skill or training as mus' icians. f Lasy terras OO any player come in. The Art and Music Stort 1513-15 Douglas Street OUR FLA0. Dear here old fu. the rotirth la 'B- a .... That dv on which we proved eur right to you. Peclared our Independence and un furled Our own red, while and blue. A etar you wor for each state then In th union, Star bravely fought for an moat dearly won. , . And our fathers pride was flortoue and righteous As stars wer sddd to you by en. Then earn dark days within our union J ..... And there were men on both: sides brav and tru AH thsnkful. when th stormr days wer over. Thst every star waa safely kept within your field of blue. One glorious flag, of a united na tlon, . . Tou guided lads from north an south acres th . Wher "over there" you wer again victorious And nations everywhere now honor the. Dear with pride old flag, as we salute thee. May w not forget on Isd who fell upon th battlefield. Nor yet on lad who stood unharmd bld his comrad. And "carried on th torch," thr precious folds to shield. May all who are protected by thy stars snd stripes llvs worthy Of the "sacrifice supreme" which men have made for the. By rlctlng that love of God and brotherhood within our nation Which can alone bring peace and make all nations free. Clara Belle Plumb. e Reassuring a raasencer. "If we should fall now we'd be killed, wouldn't we T" asked the timorous passenger. "Most likely," said the nonchalant aviator. "But why worry T" "I happened to remember that I got out on the wrong side of bed thla morning and I'm superstitious. "Oh, if that's the esse, III Just loop-the-loop a couple of tlmee and break the spell. Birmingham Age-Herald. CUNARD ANCHOR m ANCHOR-DONALOSOW Bieellent aerommodatlea la stdl available at tow rate far Jnlr. N. T. to Cherbourg and BaOtbampton nr.nKNGARIA ...Jalr It A. MAI BKTAMA ...Jalr IS Aag. IS J; AQI ITAXIA . . . .A. 1 Aw. t sjapt. tt N. T. to Plymouth, Cherbourg Hsmbr ( AROMA Mr S Aag. 11 Ort. S RAXONIA Ag. S Hept. Ort. 14 N. Y. to Cobh. (Queenatownl litveraool I.ACOMA (sew). .July S Aag. S Sent. T CARMAMA July 1.1 Ang.lJ feet. 14 8CYTHIA (new) July 20 Ao. It Sept. IS galea from Boaton July 21. Mediterranean Cruia CAMKBOMA July S N. T to Londonderry ana Gleaeow ATXiF.RIA July IS Aog.tS Sept." rOM'MHlA July IS Aug. 1 Sept. IS CAMERON! A Sept. S Oel. 1 . 4 Bnatnn to Londenderry A Liverpool ASSYRIA July S Sept. IS EI.V8IA Aug. S Stops at Olatfow. ronton to Queenatowa A Liverpool SAMARIA (new) .. Aog.tS gept.ie CANADIAN SERVICE Via Flctureeo.ua St Lawrence Beat Montreal to Olaasow SATFRNIA . .Jnly 14 eAug. 11 Sent. S CASSANDRA Jalr SS Aug. SS sept, tt Also calls at Movllle. Ireland. Montreal to Liverpool TTRRHRMA new Jnly tt Hept. t RePt. S ALBANIA Aog. IS St.S Oct. St At'SONIA (new).. Sept. IS Oet. 14 Nov. 11 Montreal to Plymouth, Cherbourg e SB London ' ANDANTA Jnly tt Aug. SS Bent. W ANTONIA Aug. S Sept. t Oct. U Apply Company's Leaal Agt. Kfatywher Illinois Central System Dollar; Where It Comes From and Where It Goes Railway statistics are confusing to many persons because they are expressed in terms of millions. In the tables presented herewith we have attempted to tell the story of the receipts and expenditures of the Illinois Central System in terms of the cents which make up a dollar. The railroad receives a dollar and spends it; these tables show how the Illinois Central System dollar was received and spent in 1921 : WHERE THE 1921 DOLLAR CAME FROM Cent Transportation of freight (44,637,466 tons; average distance per ton 270.46 miles; average revenue per ton per mile 1.015 cent) ... 71.71 Transportation of passengers (37,027,889 passengers; average diitance per passenger 25.25 miles; average revenue per passenger per mile 3.104 cents) 16.98 Transportation of mail 1-69 Transportation of express .- 1.53 Sources related to freight service, such as demurrage and storage, and spe cial service 0.49 Switching service 0.85 Sources related to passenger service, such as operation of parpr cars, ex cess baggage, etc 0.56 Hotel, restaurant, dining and buffet service 0.58 Station and train privileges, and miscellaneous 0.32 Rents of equipment, road, buildings and other property, joint facilities, and miscellaneous income 2.79 Income from corporate investments 2.50 100.00 WHERE THE 1921 DOLLAR WENT Wages Material Total Cents Cents Cents Maintenance of tracks, roadbed, buildings, bridges and other structures (wages, 54.7 t material, 45.3) 8.56 7.09 15.65 Maintenance of locomotives, freight and passenger cars and other equipment (wages, 62.67; material, 37.33) ... 11.87 7.07 18.94 Train, station and switching operations and other transpor tation service (wages, 92.96; material, 7.04) 24.81 1.68 26.69 Traffic agencies, compilation and issuance of tarrifs, miscel laneous traffic expense (wages, 73.44; material, 26.56) 0.94 0.34 1.28 Motel, restaurant, dining and buffet service (wages, 48.39; material, 51.61) 0.30 0.32 0.62 Fuel 7.50 Salaries of clerk and other general office employe 1.48 Legal expenses 0.18 Pension department expenses 0.16 Salaries of general officers 0.19 Valuation expenses 0.15 Miscellaneous general expense 0.37 Depreciation and retirement of equipment ,. 3.90 Loss, damage and casualties 1,97 Rent of equipment, leased lines, joint facilities and miscellan eous rents 2.45 Interest on bonds and other interest charge 6.85 Dividend on capital stock 4.48 Tax 5.54 Balance available for enlarging and improving the property. . 1.60 100.00 This statement is made for the purpose of keeping our patrons informed about the Illinois Central System. Constructive criticism and suggestions are invited. C H. MARKHAM, President, Illinois Central System.
