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WHO IS THE GOLD-BRICK ARTIST?
Senator Hitchcock continuei to denounce a tariff
on wheat as a "gold-brick" to deceive the farmers.
He is supported by Senators Underwood and Sim
mons, whose knowledge of conditions in the "Corn
Belt" is gained by residence in the "Cotton Belt."
Senator Hitchcock's newspaper reports the discus
sion as folows:
"Senator Underwood of Alabama declared It
was nonsense for a country which export, ai the
United Htates don, from 160,000.000 to 300.000.
000 bushels of wheat and Imports from 1,000,000
to 5,000,000 bushels, to place a tariff rate on wheat
with the intent of Increasing the price for the
farmer who grows it.
"Senator Simmons of North Carolina showed
that the attompt to shut out Canadian wheat from
the United States market only resulted in that
wheut rolng to Europe, there to compete in Euro
pean markets with wheat from the United States,
tending to cut down our exports there and to cut
our prices."
So far, so good. The case is made. But in the
same authoritative source, we find that Senator Walsh
of Massachusetts, another democrat, also assailed
the tariff on wheat. Let us see what he said:
"Senator Walsh of Massachusetts said that the
wheat tariff of 30 cents per bushel imposed under
the McCumuer bill would tax the American people
more than $100,000,000 in higher cost of bread
alone."
In the vernacular of the street: "How come?"
The only way in which a tariff on wheat can in
crease the price of bread is by increasing the price
of wheat. If Senator Walsh is right in estimating
a $100,000,000 boost in the price of bread, he means
a 10O,O00,OOO increase in the price of wheat, for
it is the tariff on wheat that he is talking about.
On a five-year average, the United States pro
duces about 1,200,000,000 bushels of wheat. A
$100,000,000 price boost means eight cents per
bushel. In Nebraska alone that means something
like $5,000,000 a year, increased revenue for Ne
braska farmers. On today's basis, this means about
9 per cent increase on wheat.
As a pro-tariff argument that appeals to Nebras
ka farmers, Senator Walsh's speech is a home run.
SHUTTING OFF TARIFF DEBATE.
One day thia week the senate will be presented
with a petition asking that debate on the pending
tariff bill be limited. Such a petition to be effective
must be signed by twenty-two senators; the one in
hands of Chairman McCumber is said to hold sixty
signatures, an indication of the sentiment prevailing
in the senate.'
Such sentiment will find echo all over the coun
try. For months the tariff has been before the senate,'
and during all that time the debate has been con
tinuous. Not all of it has been directed to the pend
ing measure, for a great deal has been of the nature
of pure propaganda, democrats seizing the oppor
tunity to deliver political harangues for the benefit
of voters at home in anticipation of primary elec
tions. Some of the debate has been helpful, per
haps, inducing the senate tp amend or alter some of
the provisions of the measure as it came from the
committee, but in the main it has been on the gen
eral line of the difference between the republican
protective tariff policy, and democratic devotion to
free trade.
It is admitted that the measure will pass, there
fore an early vote will clear the way for other busi
ness that is held back now by the flood of talk. The
house has adjourned until August 15, that the senate
may catch up with its work, another good reason for
ending the tariff debate. These reasons may explain
why the petition for cloture has so many signatures.
MANNERS OF THE BALL PLAYERS.
An interview purporting to give Clark Griffith's
opinion of Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis as a
mentor for ball players indicates that the "Old Fox"
is about as testy as in the dear old days when he
pitched for Milwaukee against Omaha. However,
Mr. Griffith will not deny that the advice Judge
Landis has given the boys so far is good, and if the
Washington players need that kind of advice it is
just the sort they should have. Ball players do not
greatly vary from other young men of the day, save
in their peculiar athletic ability. Coltish and full
of pranks, it is possible that here and there one of
them gets into mischief for want of better occupa
tion, but it is unfair to accuse or suspect all of being
rowdies and. muckers because one has turned out
badly, just as it was unfair to accuse all of being
dishonest because a few were discovered toabe un
trustworthy. Ball players spend a couple of hours
each day under high nervous tension, and then find
many minutes of idle time on their hands. Credit
them with being sensible and well balanced, and it
yet remains that none of them will suffer, any more
than does the rest of mankind, from hearing a ser
mon now and then.
OMAHA A WHITE SPOT.
The chart of economic conditions published by
the organ of the United States Chamber of Com
merce, the Nation's Business, shows an area sur
rounding Omaha in white that contrasts with the
shaded and black markings that persist in some parts
of the country. Thus is indicated good crops, indus
trial activity and high pressure buying in Omaha's
trade territory.
Kansas City and Topeka are similarly situated, as
are Minneapolis, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Detroit,
Cincinnati and a few other localities. The monthly
review of banks and commercial agencies report a
general gain in business. The reduction of railroad
rates is counted on to enhance this advantage, and
strikes and threats ef strikes have not halted
progress.
A fact that should not be overlooked is that
Omaha's prosperity is based on the most solid of
foundations agriculture. Here wealth is ripening
for the harvest. With ordinary good fortune the
farmers will pull the nation out of its slump this
A JOB FOR THE CONSUMERS.
In every week of six working days, the soft coal
miners of the United States work but four under
normal conditions, according to a survey just com
pleted by the federal department of commerce. Ytt
they have to live the remaining two week-days and
Sunday as well. To live, they have to be paid. Their
living during these unproductive days is one of the
reasons for the high cost of coal.
There are some industries wherein it is physii
cally imposible for a man to work six days a week,
either because of the strain upon the individual or
tha nature of the business. Coal-mining is not one of
these. The reason that miners work only 215 days a
year is because of uneven distribution of their pro
duct. Coal buyers rush into the market at certain
seasons and out of it at others. Storage facilities
are not sufficient to care for the gaps in the period
of demand. The result is that the miners' work is
not merely seasonal, but intermittent at that.
The situation draws this comment from George O.
Smith, director of the geological survey of the fed
eral government:
"A 'longer working year for a reduced force
la the only posible method of bringing about the
lower wage scale and the largo annual earnings,
both of which are generally needed. It is largely
by reason of tha high unit rate of wages that coal
costs too much and on broad economic grounds it
may oe questioned wnetner the producer should
be paid a wage out of all proportion with the wage
or tne consumer. Can a IS i day workman af
ford to buy coal mined by a $10 a day miner?"
But if the miner suffered less idleness, he could
make more money in a year with a less unit cost.
A representative operator is quoted as declaring
that idle days under the present system cause an
annual loss to capital and labor of not less than
$400,000,000, all of which eventually is paid by the
consumer.
If Mr. Smith buys his coal in June instead of wait
ing until October, it will not make a great deal of
difference. But if Mr. Smith and Mr. Jones and
Mr. Johnson and all the rest should spread their
purchases evenly over the year, it would make a
great deal of difference.
OPINION
OF
Stale and Nation
The Bee's
LETTER BOX
ANDY GUMP'S PHILOSOPHY.
Replying to the jibes of the coal heavers, Andy
Gump directed their attention to the fact that neither
of the handles sticking out of his bag had a shovel
on the other end. One is not justified in concluding
from this that Mr. Gump is averse to honest labor.
While Sid Smith has never disclosed the secret, we
know that before Uncle Bim came through Andy
worked for a living, and was not always at ease.
He felt all the press of poverty when the land
lord raised the rent, and he was forced to follow
Minerva around, seeking another flat. From this,
condition he was rescued by the $10,000 the Aus
tralian millionaire handed him, but he had to hang
on to his job, just the same. Nor is the $50,000 he
got as commission for closing up the Zander suit
enough to keep him in idleness all his days. There
fore, Andy must work at something. His retort to
the coal heavers is not the comeback of a purse
proud loafer, but the very natural rejoinder of a
man who likes a man's games, and does not relish
being jeered at because he doesn't present the ap
pearance of a roughneck when eut at play.
The general thought conveyed by his assertion
that the handles of his golf clubs fit into something
other than spades is that they are intended for work
a shovel will not do; each has its proper place, and
each may be handled by the same man for its cor
rect employment. Further, a little shoveling and a
little golf playing, properly mixed, make for a well
balanced existence, for health and happiness and a
sane outlook on life, something that can not come
through exclusive devotion to aimless play or sordid
toil.
Behind the Kremlin Gatr.
from tha luimllla I'uai.
"Something has happened behind
in guaraea gales of he Kremlin
so writes a correspondent who ha
been trying, so far unsuccessfully, to
peneiraie trie mystery that lies l
hind the reported critical Illness v
.Nikolai Lenin.
j ne Kremlin is tne out na ace
the Romanoffs. It stands on a hill
in the center of the ancient city v
Moscow, surrounded by walla and
towers, and aa impenetrable to the
seeker after knowledge as was the
HastlHe In Paris on the eve of the
French revolution. I.enln lias been
living in the Kremlin for more than
two years. Those who nave seen
him there report, as is, Indeed, quite
probable, that he has scorned the
trappings of powers so prevslent In
the old regime. lie has dressed sim
ply and lived simply, tlut, when It
came to military show, Lenin haa
been guarded more curefully than
were the Romanoffs. Those who
have, during the last year or two
obtained Interviews with the Itusslan
uutocrnt, have reported passing
through files of soldiers as fully arm
ed aa was ever the case In the days
of royalty. Tho Kremlin has been a
military citadel, and it Is possible
that strange things have been hap
pening within Its allent corridors.
Is Lenin dying of mortal disease
or has he been deposed and Imprls
oned by a group of conspirators who
are not ready to show their hand?
There are some who assert that
Lenin is dead, and dead by the hand
of man. Hut rumors of that kind
ore quick to start In an atmosphere
of mystery. It may be that he la
really ill. and that the power that haa
plainly slipped from his handa has
been but temporarily transferred to
others.
The triumvlrato In whose name
orders are now issued from the
Kremlin are Stalin, Itykoff and Kam
eneff. Apparently Trotsky la being
ignored, and there are rumors that
the latter may resist with arms.
What kind of men are the new
rulers? What will be their policies?
It is idle to try to guess. We must
wait and see. But it may be that the
progress of events in Russia la to be
vastly accelerated by what is now
taking place.
TAKE IT EASY.
A rest for some, vacation means for others a
time of abundant and unrestrained exertion under a
hot summer sun. Before sailing for Europe on holi
day, the health commissioner of New York City, Dr.
Royal Copeland, left this advice :
Begin your vacation by taking things easy.
City men forget they are not used to lively
outdoor exercise.
Eighteen holes of golf is too much for the man
not used to the game.
Watch the source of supply of your milk and
water.
Most of the fall typhoid is brought back by
vacationists.
Keep as much as possible out of the direct
rays of the high sun.
Rest plays a big part In the right sort of va
cation. Drink cool, but not iced, water.
The return to nature has many perils and over
exercise may do as much harm as the lack of exer
cise. "Take it easy" is mighty good advice to pack
in the outward bound suitcase.
The impression that Europeans don't eat corn
is modified by the consular report that gives corn
as the principal article of diet of the peasants of
northern and western Spain. However, they buy it
from South America and make it into nothing better
than large soggy loaves. Why doesn't some enter
prising American exporter take over some Nebraska
corn and give the natives some recipes for more
tasty dishes?
The Italian government is complaining that since
the United States limited immigration a new outlet
has to be found for its surplus population. There are
certain drawbacks to increasing and multiplying.
A Kansas newspaper is printing the New Testa
ment as a serial, and is meeting great success. It
comforts us to think that some agency has at last
set about spreading the gospel in Kansas.
United States Marshal Dennis Cronin says Omaha
is the driest it has been in twenty years. He wasn't
here the time Frank E. Moores enforced the Sunday
closing law for one consecutive day.
Wisconsin democrats have nominated a woman
for the United States senate on a damp platform.
Suggestion for a campaign costume: umbrella, rain
coat, galoshes and a short skirt.
Now that the Fourth has passed and the worst is
known as to the big strikes, there is nothing in the
way of going right along with the business of the day.
Russia's request for a billion dollars to maintain
railroads is modest. It costs that much to extend
ours, and Russia has nothing to start with.
President might have made that ride from Wash
ington to Marion in half a day by train, but think
of the fun he would have missed.
On Second Thought
Riches test
it in another.
By H. .
character
UTAXSirER.
in one way;
poverty teats
What J 2 Human "Mutts" May Do.
From the Mlnneapolla Journal.
In summarily dismissing a Jury
that had acquitted a man obviously
guilty of robbery, Judge Kavanaugh
of Chicago said to its members:
"our i verdict is a disgrace to the
citizenship of this state. It shows
conclusively that you havo either
disregarded the evidence and the
facts in this case, or you have de
liberately sought to free this man."
It ia obviously useless to try a man
before a jury that Is tmbued with
the feeling that once found expres
sion in the phrase, "What is the con-
stitution between friends?" If the
I members of a jury have no great re
spect for law, and the protection It
offers honest citizens in their busl
! ness and daily life, if they are sway
! ed by a feeling of the so-called
i "good-fellowship," that a man ought
i not to be made to suffer very much
! for a "minor burglary," it Is useless
to waste the public money by trying
cases.
The makeup of a jury is a serious
matter. The ends of justice can
hardly be furthered by the selection
of 12 human "drifters." with no
great stake In the community or in
the preservation of order, some of
them naturally opposed to all law
and glad to baffle it, others not
much concerned either way and
ready to agree to almost any ver
dict to save themselves trouble.
In his remarku to the discharged
jury Judge Kavanaugh said: "The
next jury Impaneled will consist of
men who appear to have more than
average intelligence or who show
by their appearance and answers
that they are of a character to in
sure justice ill their decisions."
We hear much about' an "incor
ruptible judiciary." but the honestest
and wisest of judges are baffled by
a panel of 12 human "mutts," with,
no present vision, and no possible
foresight nor hindsight to compre
hend by what slow and tortuous
wavs the race has crept up to the
attainment of whatever measure of
imperfect justice it has acnieveo. out
of the vast injustice of the past, and
no care 'to preserve what has been
so won and to broaden and better it.
The selection and character of the
jury of today are grave problems.
What 12 human "mutts" may or
may not do, no man can tell. Some
times it seems that the frequently
advocated plan of a "professional"
inrv list, made ud of men chosen
for the task, and with no other occu
natinnn TO ia-ht nossiblv furnish a
better system. But this plan, too
has its disadvantages.
The Maw of War.
It is difficult to believe that in the
twenttoth centurv in a Christian and
democratic land the government is
expending 98 per cent of its revenues
to pay for past wars arm id i"riu
for future wars. Unfortunately that
4 a Via naao
The figures which have appeared
from time to time in Labor were
based on the investigations into gov
ernment expenditures by the late
Dr. Edward B. Rosa, chief physicist
of standards, a man
tntaftioHnnni rpmitation.
Dr. Rona found that for the fiscal
year 1920 (July 1, xo June au
loon tMiifiiva congress had appro-
relator! b. total of $5.66,005,706. Of
ithiH vflPt sum 92.8 per cent went to
meet obligations arising irom s
of the past, including interest on xne
public debt, pensions, etc., and the
expenses of the War and Navy de
partments. Tha and two-tenths went for
nrViat rr. Rosa called the primary
governmental functions, including
congress, the president, the courts
nnrt nonal establishments, ana me
departments of Justice, state, trea
sury, commerce and labor, Inter
state Commerce commission and
other commissions, and a number of
s i m 1 1 1 a r governmental establish
ments. Public works took 3 per cent and
research, education, and develop
ment work 1 per cent This latter
item included the work of the Agri
cultural department, geological sur
of foreign and domestic
commerce, women's and children's
bureaus, vocational education, the
public health service, and a number
of other activities of that kind.
British and French Must Soon Part.
From the New Republic.
Twenty per cent of the working
population of England is unem
ployed and living by doles costing
the British nation $500,000,000 an
nually. Thlsis the estimate of Mr.
A. G. Gardner. It explains suffi
ciently British impatience with M.
Poincare, "the French Bismarck,"
in Mr. Gardner's terms. It ia French
militaristic ambition and French
greed that have made impossible a
European adjustment under which
British commerce and industry
might recover. The British are a
patient people, but they cannot be
expected to endure the present con
ditions indefinitely. Either France
will have to abate her pretensions,
or England will disentangle herself
from the entente and strike out for
herself, , ,
Platform kucd
by Candidate for
Attorney General
(Tkia etaraet la tfeaisaaa) aa
braedae.tiBi aiiiiua llmugh airh r4.
era ef 1k Omaha tlr .iwak In aa
audlrare atuxbarias . abata tlu.auu
aa euaiarte af nulilla lularxl. Imiii. ,k . .. . . .
ahauM be than u anara lhaa MS aiunl.. j MllllllUll. .Akllirailt for
tla h. il.. I -
fcarb Idler aaaat ha aeramiauilaal mt Ilia
same aC ilia rltr, ara lhuuh lie re
jt thai l awl aa tiubUaaeu.l 1
Anewer in Aiill-fcaltxiu Ixigut. J
'mithtt. Julv 3. To the K.tiii.r of
The Hue; The statement tmu1 by
the Anll-Riilmin l.'ugnt', to the -fftt'l
that t'uiigreiwmiin A. W. JenYrin'
candidacy for the t'nlied HUte vn.
ate Is being supported by the ,SV.
braaka division of the National As
sociation opposed to rroliiliulon, is
untrue. Th nsaot-lMtlon Is not as
sisting Mr. Jt-tTeriii niiandally or in
any other way. The aanonntlon hus
nut planned to engage In any way In
the prlmnries and Is not seeking the
nomination of any candidates. How
ever, the assoclstion has definite
plans which will be inihlUhrd In the
near future.
The assoclution deplores the f.nt
that the Anti-Saloon league coiihIhi-
ently distorts the truth In nt its
alms and purposes. Thlx Is in keep.
Ing with the policy or the Anlt-Ka-loon
league. Candidates for olllcc
who refuse' to pledge themselves to
ths Anti-Saloon leuguo and vote In
whatever way the lobby of the Anti-
Saloon leaguo dictates are made the
target for vicious attacks. On the
other hand, men who accept the
support of the Anti-Saloon league
D edice themselves to be subservient
tools of the league's hobby, and be
ing thus committed to any and nil
nollcles or plans of the league are
not fitted to hold offloe In any legls
latlve body or serve tho publlu in
anv wav.
The Anti-Saloon league has not as
yet answered the charges prcrerrcn
nsalnst it In congress by O. II.
Tinkham of Massachusetts, who n
cuscd the league or spending mu
linm for tho election of congress
man nnrl senators who were pledged
in aunnort the league. Nor hHVO
they replied to the charge that the
i.iiriia u-a consistently violating the
corrupt practices act of 1910 nnd In
nddltion to this vjre filing returns
of money spent i elections which
were untrue but vhich were made
under outh.
ROBKHT It. Ainci.
iii!lirttii Nomination,
WmiM Continue Fraud
I'roftrrutioii.
Stcvl as a Barometer.
Th sales of structural steel con
stitute a good barometer of buninens
activity. The latest government re
ports show that the big steel plants
are operating upon structural steel
to 82 per cent of their capacity.
Shoe and Leather Reporter.
GARDENING.
He that tendeth well a garden
Hath no need of prleat or fane,
HI altar ia the bounteous earth.
His ministers are nun and rain.
Let him labor, nothing doubting.
Clear the atone and chop the weed,
Turn the teeminB sod and rake it
Mellow for the fertile seed.
Soon a little world of wonder
Opens where the early dew
Crowns, as with unnumbered Jewels,
Stalk and leaflet breaking through.
Different all. yet each Is bulldinK,
Oolden, crimson, creen or white.
From one soil the strength that gives It
Use and beauty, life and llKht:
Here may statesman, poet, tearher.
Guiding nations great or small.
See wide Providence Intending
Room and light and life for all.
And 'tis here the lowly hearted
Learns, what pride has never found,
Why Antaeus was Immortal
When his feet were on the ground.
Leslie Pltkney H1U in Philadelphia
Ledger.
iVrve. Jy 4 -iSpruu!.)
In a sutemcnt i-Micd here today, O.
S Spiliman, republican candidate lor
Hltoriiry general, set forth hi posi
tion on some important matter iu
connection with that office. His
ktalcnient follows
"So important n. ilir relation of the
attorney uciicral's ollice to other tie
partturnfi of Mate government; no
great i the re.oiiiilility of the at
torney general in the enforcement of
law, the maintenance of peace and
good order in the roinimmitv and i
the protection of the intcrot of all
Hie people of the state a against any
M'iiiMines oi a lew. that m the con
Mitutional convention 1 opposed all
effort to make the attorney general
appointive and insisted that he re
main elective so that his hands would
not he tied even by an appointive in
Miience and lie would remain rcsnon
siblc only to the people of the state,
"Is Official Adviser."
"The attorney ecncral has duties
which place him in a position not
only ot official adviser to the gov
cruor and .the olhcial family of the
state, but also peculiarly make mm
represent the people of the state and
their interests, lie dors this in the
general supervision of law enforce
incut, in appearing for claimants for
compensation under the employers'
liability act. in giving advice in con
ncction with the banking system of
the state, in appearing before the
slate railway commission, where he
represents the public; in giving ad
vice and representing the taxpayers
before the taxing bodies of the state.
in acting as a member of the hoard
of pardons under the new constitu
tion and in various other ways, it
elected attorney general, I propose
to perform these various duties with
fairness and efficiency.
hvery new attorney general in
herits much work from his prcdeccs
sor. scores ot prosecutions brought
by the department based on fraud
are now pending. I propose to vig
orously and effectively press these
cases to trial that they may be dis
posed of without covering a long
term of years, thus saving time to
the department and much expense to
the state.
"I intend to sec that the people s
interests are adequately and fully rep
resented before the rate-making
bodies and shall use my best efforts
to assist tne farmers and shippers
in solving their difficulties and in
promoting justice and fairness to all.
Would Guard Public.
"As a member of the board of
pardofis I propose to guard the pub
lic welfare by careful investigation
of the cases and by preventing as far
how Omaha impresses a newcomer?
HEAR
EamiglM E. R, Emwn
at the Tent Tabernacle, Douglas street, west of
20th, every night this week except Monday, at
7:45 P. M.
Start with Fourth of July night.
CHRISTIAN AND MISSIONARY ALLIANCE
(Interdenominational)
Watdfo!
4 potaiM the panlimiiii; of any per.
ton vihosr record ahovva that he hat
entered upon it life ot crime and v.lwi
ha been unit lo the penitentiary un
der due proceai of l.iw.
"I'udrr my oaih it is my duty s
well as my intention, to are to it that
the Uvtii atlrchiig the public welfare,
n iir.tli, alety and convenience of the
People have the lull assistance oi
the auornry geurul's ollice in their
enforcement. There tmit he proper
fund for this purpose, hut I am de
termined to avoid duplication and to
cut down the budget of the olfice
wherever possible and run it at mini
mum rjcpriise consistent with cl
liciincy, law enforcement and the
public welfare,
"Finally, 1 believe that the slate
moito, 'lupi.t'ily before the law.'
must he a vital rule in our xovrrn-
inrnt and thai the greatest lcti'ne
againM any interna! eleinems that
seek to destroy our government li
the assurance that the legal power
of the state h equally administered
between the rich and the poor, the
humble and the exalted ".
Every American Wonders
at Use of Eiffel Tower
Taris, July 4 "What's the cittcl
tower good tor?"
It's the question every American
aska when he comes to I'aris. And
Monsieur llaillaud, director of the
Observatory of I'aris, echoed it seri
ously when he requested recently
that the observatory be removed
from the top of the tower and set up
on some less imposing elevation out
side of Paris. The Academy of Sci
ence is considering his request.
The director argues that the smoke,
dust and vibration of a modern city,
with its street cars and taxicabs,
throw out the accuracy of even the
most delicate instruments. Since it is
from the Observatory of I'aris that
the correct time is determined for
the entire world, it doesn't do to miss
or gain a few seconds every time a
motor bus rumbles by.
Writers Protest Edict
Against Gorki in France
Faris. July 4. France's literary
world is preparing to tap militant
typewriters as a protest against the
refusal of the government to permit
Maxim Gorki, leading Russian nov
elist, the right to travel in r ranee
for failing health. A petition signed
by writers, artists and other public
men has been presented to the au
thorities. Anatole France, Romain
Holland and Henri Barbusse were
among those who seconded uorki 3
first request.
Bride Stolen From
Wedding by Brother
Vancouver, Wash, July 4. With
ring, marriage limine ana weri
heart, Ku hatd V. Field appeared he
fore the Kev. A. 1. Skaugs here.
When Field liter left the pardon
HK'e he still had ihe ring and the
marriage license ami a black re
but no bride,
The grooin-to he was in the vciv
act of placing the ring on the finger
of Mis Virginia tit nun when ihe
latter' brother rushed into the
renin, shouting:
"Tins marriage shall go no tar
th.r!" T!v brother ordered hi sister's
lover to "come outside," Field did
so and received a wallop in the eye.
Then the brother's friend appeared
Willi, an automobile, and the two
liin ili.inid the near -bride into the
u .it liiiif and speeded away.
Field was left standing on the
lurch, holding a lin ill one hand
and a marriage license in the other.
And it was only wn!i rne eye that
he C'ltld follow the rapid dsappcar
anee cl his sweetheart. He was un
able 'o explain 'he brother's objec
tion to the marriage, which the lat
ter succeeded in pr-vcnling lv a
matter of a couple of seconds.
Water Pump Supplants
Breweries in St. Louis
St. Louis. Julv 4. Deprived of H
4 per cent beer. South St. Louis, erst
while renter of the brewing industry,
has taken to water.
Water Commissioner Wall told
the board of public service that since
prohibition the consumption of
water in South St. Louis has in
creased enormoutly. And at his
recommendation the board approved
the expenditure of $190,000 for a new
pump in the district capable of sup
plying an additional 20.000,000 gal
lons of water daily.
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to wealth.
Ten dollars now has Jimmie,
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better habit. can a year-old child
form than that of putting its pen
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