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THE PRESIDENT AND THE FARMERS.
President Harding should feel at home in the mid
dlewest, for his administration has done more for the
permanent benefit of agriculture than has that of any
other chief executive. Coming into office at a time
when the drastic deflation brought about under Presi
dent Wilson was in full swing, he found the nation
facing a farm crisis. Traces of that devastation will
linger for many years, but the prompt measures of
the Harding administration not only saved the agri
cultural industry from ruin and set it on the sure road
to recovery, but also give assurance through new
credit legislation that such peril can never rise again.
^ It means much to the prosperity of America that
farm crops in 1922 had a value $2,000,000,000
greater than those of 1921. This was due, not to
any largi r volume of output, but to the improve
ment in credit and marketing conditions.
In his address at Hutchinson, Kan., Mr. Har
ding reviewed the legislation by which the govern
ment brought protection to this fundamental indus
try. There are those in the east who do not under
stand or approve the attention that has been given
the interests of the agricultural regions. To these Mr.
Harding makes reply that, “the farmer has received
nothing more than was coming to him; nothing more
than he needed; nothing more than was good for
him; and nothing that was not also good for all of
our national interests.”
He does not regard the farmer as a ward of the
government, like a Sioux Indian, but as a free born
American who asks only an equality of opportunity
with those engaged in other activities. He counts
it as the crowning achievement of his administra
tion that through the new system of farm credit
American farmers for the first time in history are
now able to obtain “adequate investment and work
ing capital on terms as favorable as those accorded
to commerce and industry.”
This reference is to the Intermediate Credit
banks which have been formed to advance money
on livestock, farm equipment, growing crops and
the like for a longer period than the customary 60
days or 90 days that meetg the merchant’s and
manufacturer’s needs, but which is too short a time
for the farmer.
“I thoroughly agree that what is needed is fair
prices,” Mr. Harding told his farm audience in Kan
sas Saturday; ‘‘and I thoroughly well know that the
farmer wants to get out of debt rather than to get
further into debt.” But it is his opinion that a
scientific credit system which makes possible orderly
marketing will accomplish both these ends. Of this
he says:
"Many people hive been inclined to be skeptical
r of the benefits which might follow the enactment
of legislation to give the farmer a better system of
credit. They have said that the farmer needs
better prices for his crops and livestock, rather
than easier ways to borrow money. That is true,
but these friends do not seem to understand that
prices of crops and livestock are directly Influenced
by credit facilities.
"In the past, farmers have been obliged to finance
their productive enterprises by borrowing money
for short terms. When times are good they have
no difficulty in renewing these loans, but in periods
of financial stress too many farmers have found
themselves under the necessity of pushing their
crops or their livestock on the market, not infre
quently before the latter is fully fitted for mar
ket, in order to pay notes which they had expected
to be able, to renew, thus at times flooding the
market and seriously depressing prices. Under a
system of intermediate credit, administered with
reference to the farmers’ seasonal requirements,
they should be able to macket both their crops and
livestock in a more orderly fashion, and this in It
self will he a potent Influence In keeping prices
more stable and reasonable."
In Nebraska today a group of Hayes county
fanners are organizing the first co-operative agri
cultural and livestock loan association under the
new federal intermediate credit law. Having been
furnished with the opportunity, they have set to
work to help themselves. It is with that in mind
that the federal government has passed the greatest
mass of farm legislation in history—not to set up
a paternalistic protectorate, but to place the farm
ers in a position where they can work out their own
salvation.
Mr. Harding has nothing to say of future legis
lation—that is up to the men in the farming in
dustries. He does express the thought that some
alterations may he necessary, but depends on ex
perience and the advice of the men on the soil for
suggestions. New laws have been passed to
facilitate co-opofative marketing, to prevent harm
ful gambling in agi'.cultural futures and to regulate
the packers. A farm tariff has been adopted, the
federal land banks have been expanded and the fed
eral warehouse act improved. And if there is any
thing more needed, President Harding will not be
found to stand in the way.
There are many agricultural problems still to be
worked out, but not all of them arc to be solved
through act of congress. Never was there a time
when leadership was more needed in each and every
farming community. Rent, interest, distribution
and transportation charges weigh heavily on the
fanners of America. Instead of being rewarded ac
cording to their efficiency they are penalized in pro
portion to their efficiency, as may be seen when
heavy yields produce a larger surplus than normal.
The foundation for orderly marketing has been laid,
but no one except the farmers themselves can rear
the structure of a modern agricultural system.
Comptroller General MrCarl may be in wrong
with those bureaus whose accounts he is trimming,
but if he keeps It. up, he will bo mighty popular with
the taxpayers.
Speaking of how the schools are taking up mat
ters that once were duties of the home, in New York
children are to be taught “crowd courtesy.”
If the case of the Baltic and BerengaHa furnished
the arid test of prohibition, as a T.ondon paper re
marked, then prohibition passed with flying eolora.
The judge who sentences a pair of cheek-to-eheek
dancers to abstain from foxtrotting for a year in
flicted cruel ami unusual punishment, all right.
LET MACHINERY DO IT.
Sober consideration of the industrial situation
in the United States is turning thought to one of the
apparent solutions of the so-called labor shortage.
It is that of applying more and more labor-replac
ing machinery to the productive processes. Charles
R. Gow, president of the Associated Industries of
Massachusetts, has recently pointed out some salient
facts in connection with the present and future con
ditions for the United States.
Calling attention to the farm, Mr. Gow notes
that, whereas there has been no gain in the num
ber of farmers within the last ten years, the farms
of America are producing food to meet the require
ments of a little over 14,000,000 more inhabitants
of the land, and at the same time have enlarged
their exportable surplus by something over 10,000,
000 tons. Our farmers, because of the adoption of
labor-saving machinery and devices, produce 12
tons of food per worker per year, while those of the
rest of the world have an average of but 1 Va tons.
Quite as much is to be said in favor of the machine
in other industries.
In the various branches of the steel industry, in
textiles, in leather, in all the range of industry, hand
hand processes have been almost completely sup
planted by the machine. Quantity production is
now the rule, and it has been made possible through
the invention of apparatus suited to the needs of
the particular trade, without which the results at
tained could not be accomplished. Nor is the end
to this in sight. At present the demand for greater
output is a stimulus to inventors, who are induced
to bring forth new appliances for doing the work
of the world.
While certain operations have seemingly success
fully defied the machine, it is unsafe to dogmatically
say they will not yet be conquered. In the building
trades, for example, there is a shortage of man
power that is not altogether ascribable to the intro
duction of machines. Many of the things that were
done by hand a few years ago are now done by the
“iron man,” but the actual figures as reported by
the Department of Labor of the United States is
that in 1910 there were 530,000 building trade me
chanics in the United States and in 1920 only 450,
000. Other industries might be similarly analyzed,
but the outstanding fact is that, regardless of prog
ress of invention, there remains employment for
all, and at better wages than ever.
The age of the "robot” has not yet dawned, but
man’s increasing demands are running ahead of his
ability to produce, and the machine is more and.
more welcome as it comes to aid in solving the
needs of the race.
USING THE RIVERS.
Thirty passengers recently made the trip from
St. Louis to St. Paul by steamboat. Five days were
consumed on the voyage, which was interrupted by
numerous groundings on sandbars. This was the sec
ond attempt of the packet Harry G. Drees to reopen
passenger traffic on the upper river, the maiden voy
age having been blocked by low water.
It has not been many years since one of the pop
ular vacation trips was on the Diamond Jo line, which
plied over this same route. There were times, during
the late summer, when these boats encountered diffi
culty in navigating the upper reaches of the river,
but seldom if ever was low water known in June.
The Davenport Times blames the denuding of the
timberland in the north and says that the forests used
to retard the flow of water and maintain a favorable
stage for navigation well into the summer.
“Prodigal, improvident America, looking only to
its immediate needs, destroyed without thought of
the morrow,” remarks this Iowa editor. Today we
find the nation’s greatest water course unable to bear
the burden which the growth of the country imposes.
As we submit to the penalty of the lack of a refores
tration policy, we are also forced to an acceptance of
the bitter truth that the lack of an internal water
ways development program robs us of any hope of re
covering at an early date the handicap resulting from
the first instance of prodigality.”
In truth there has not been much business sense
used in relation to such great streams as the Missis
sippi and the Missouri. Else they would now be
carrying both passengers and freight. No other
country in the world affords the spectacle of waste
that is seen in the neglect of the river routes of
America. Doubtless the cutting of the north woods
has had its effect in alternate periods of floods and
low water, hut no one can look at these great streams (
and believe that there is not enough water at all
seasons of the year to carry commerce, if only the
channel be kept clear. Though America has played
the prodigal in the past, yet it is not too late to re
pent and be forgiven.
President Harding learned a lot, listening to that
old Kansas farmer. How many Americans, if they
were placed in contact with the president could ex
press the facts about their business so well?
Well, well, how we do get on. Here's a grand
daughter of the boy orator of the Platte, getting
married.
The Woodmen C ircle, which favors any plan that
will end wars, about sums up the American attitude.
Perhaps Governor Bryan will lend the state some
of his good intentions for road paving purposes.
Homespun Verse
—By Omaha's Own Poet—
Robert Worthington Davie
LITTLE BOY STREET.
I'm Hiving on Little Boy Street,
In the middle of Little Hoy Pell.
And unmethlng seems sweetly complete
In a little hoy's whistle like yell.
I'm one of the youngsters In play,
I scamper about In the sun.
And frolic my hours away—
Forgetting my work Isn't done;
My pencil In Idleness lies.
My hooks are at rest on the shelf.
My rapture my conscience defies.
I'm a little boy (dreaming) myself.
We make all the noise that we can.
And truly III mannered we seem
To tired and grouchy old man;
We laugh and we talk and we dream.
We re "Injuns;" brave soldiers we are!
< air crowd Im a boisterous one,
We march to the regions afar
In the Journeya of Little Hoy Fun.
The measureless pleasure I And
In dreaming the purt as I mag
8'laces and graces the mind
With thoughts of receded dag.
'TIs truly enchanting to stay
Wlu re I'm ever at freedom to meet
'I he men of Tomorrow ill piny
On spirited'Little Hoy Hlreet.
The Short Ballot in Nebraska
State Kditora Engage in Li\ely Debate Ove>r
Merit of New Flan.
Gordon Journal.
It appears.that Nebraska is destined
to vote next year as to whether or
not Us citizens desire a shorter bal
lot. While the exact form of the con
stitutional amendment has not as yet
been determined, yet in general it will
involve the striking from the list of
elective offices those of tlie secretary
of state, state treasurer, attorney gen
eral. commissioner of public, lands and
buildings, and perhaps one more.
These offices will then he fllld by the
governor rather than by election.
The movement has been started by
a number of men comprising all
shades of political behalf. Arthur G.
Wray, former nonpartisan candidate
for governor, is one of the fathers of
the plan; Dan V. Stephens, former
democratic congressman. Is another,
and there are also many of the pro
gressive republican leaders pushing
it. They fool that It will make for bet
ter government and we fully agree
with them.
Almost every student of government
has recommendd the short ballot.
Bryan, Wilson, Taft, Roosevelt are
amongst these. We believe Nebraska
would do well to get In limp.
Columbus Telegram.
At first glance the argument of
the ballot reform folks looks good. The
records show that at every recent
annual election all the way from 20
to 40 per cent of the voters refused
to pay any attention to the candidates
for the offices below United States
senator, governor, lieutenant-governor
and congressmen, casting their ballots
only for their favorites who were can
didates for the official positions above
named. And this proved indifference
on part of the voters leads the refor
mers to the certain conclusion that
the masses of the voters do not really
care much about the filling of the mi
nor offices, and that the governor, or
some other appointing power could
make better selections than the In
different voters have been In the
habit of making.
Well, granting that the contention
of the ballot reformers is correct. In
sofar as the indifference of the voters
is concerned (and that cannot he de
nied.I still there is a principle involv
ed. Shortening the ballot, as planned,
would be a long step in the direction
of centralized government—a far step
In the direction of one-man power Is
Nebraska ready to take the step? Do
Nebraskans really want to lodge such
vast appointing power In the hands of
a governor as to enable him to build
a giant political machine, officered and
manned by men appointed by him
to draw state salary? The go called
short ballot is only another name for
centralization of power—only another
plan to take power away from the peo
ple and lodge that power In the hands
of one man.
R doesn't look good.
Nebraska City Press.
The Tress has favored the short
Iiallot for a great many years, a ballot
which can be cut to a length that will
not Interfere with the rights of the
people and one which will deprive the
politicians of their easy sway. But
thefe are obstacles to be met before
we can adopt the short baJlot In Ne
braska. There la the opposition which
comes from the politicians, who know
all about the short ballot: and there
is the sterner opposition whloh comes
from the people, who know nothing
about It The latter class bases Its
opposition on misunderstanding and
damns that about which It knows so
little.
The most potent argument for the
short ballot, in our mind. Is the fact
that so few of tis know anything about
the men for whom we vote. It Is safe
that not one voter nut of ten has any
reliable information about the candi
dates for office who do not live in the
voter's community, with the possible
exception of the men who are candi
dates for governor, congress, or the
senate. The men w ho seek slate offices
are entire strangers to the great ma
jority who go to the polls.
Krarney Huh.
If a state Rhould be ruled exclusive,
ly by a governor why should not the
union of stales be ruled by a king?
Short ballot boosters may answer at
their leisure.
Osceola Record.
As will be seen on its face, the
proposition Is as purely nonpolitlcal
as any proposition can be. yet Gov
ernor Bryan Is Jumping all over It
In the frenzied attacks which he con
tinues to make against the code form
of government. In the opinion of the
.Record, if the voters will study the
plan carefully they may adopt It In
the end. If they should decide that
the national form of government
Is the right form for the state to
adopt, tt would put an eternal quietus
to the code fight In the state of Ne
braska.
N'ellgh I/eader.
Just how practical a plan the recent
short ballot convention In Lincoln
ha* or will put forth the writer docs
not know, hut experience should teach
every thoughtful person that some
thing of the kind is needed.
Gering Midwest.
The short ballot. In the opinion of
this newspaper. Is the solution of the
present troubles in Nebraska. Jud
why we should elect seven slate offl
clnls, and then get nil balled up l>e
cause their duties are conflicting nnd
responsibility not fixed, is a question
that lias never lieen satisfactorily
answered. It would be Just ns sensible
for the people of the United States
to elect the cabinet officers. Why not
elect a governor and lieutenant gov
ernor, and then let the governor select
his various secretaries. Jus! as the
president of the United States does
now? In that way harmony In Insur
ed nnd responsibility absolutely fixed
All this opposition to "granting loo
much power to ttie* chief executive"
is lbs merest l~ish. lie ought to have
It. anti he ought to he held to strict
accounts bill! v for the proper exercise
of It. That Is the way big business Is
transacted, and the slnte s business Is
the biggest business In Nebraska
York Republican.
Those who clamored loudest and
most Insistently for the printin' elec.
Hon have discovered that popular
government Is not what they want
after all. Kvldently they thought
when they were snorting nnd cavort
mg for the rula of the peoph nnd
the discomfiture of political bosses
Hint every voter Would bo able to tmt
his hand on the best man for every
Office without a single suggestion
from anybody. Now- tlu-y are ah
snlutcly paddling lan k up the stream
They say ll is folly to permit the com
mon h' td to determine who shall he
the officers. How call they know the
• liinlinc.it ions of the dllToieiit catidl
dates whom they have never *i>mi?
they say. Now they propose i rem
edy for the lines thet have plunged
us Into suit the remedy is so much
wotss than the disease that the tat
t*r really seems w holesome.
(•rami Island Independent.
There may be merit In l lie short
ballot form of elate government; there
la merit In a shorter term for the
political reformers on#* government
changers. Many citizens will prefer to
bo given a rest from code changes and
the like for a time, even though Im
provement in state government is pos
sible by means of the plan proposed.
Norfolk News.
Probably not one in 10 of Nebraska
voters, when he goes into the cur
tained booth to mark his ballot, knows
anything at all about the qualifications
of the candidates for minor state
offices. At the primary he goes it hit
or miss, trusting to luck rather than
judgment to keep hint from serious
error. At the election he is likely to
vote according to party label. This is
not democracy. It Is not efficiency.
Yet it is the way we nominate and
elect our candidates. There is serious
question whether it Is the best way
to select officials to transact the
state's business. The short ballot
would probably remove some of the
causes for dissatisfaction.
Falrbury News.
The short ballot movement is in
short a scheme to foist a one man
government on the state.
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Tekainah Herald.
Unity of action under one com
petent head succeeds best In private
business, then why not In public af
fairs. We doubt whether the people
would have elected as good a cabinet
as President Harding appointed; most
ail of them were chosen because they
were experts in theii; line, like Mel
lon, secretary of the treasury; Wal
lace, a practical farmer for the Agri
cultural department; Hoover, a man
who had wide world experience, for
secretary of commerce.
It would all depend on the kind of
man elected for governor. If he was
more of a political partisan than a
level headed statesman the short bal
lot would be a failure. Because none
but the most noisy campaigners
would be appointed regardless of
ability.
Pierce County Call.
The Call Is against the short ballot
because we do not believe It will in
crease the efficiency of the state gov
ernmnt. We do not go to the extreme
as Governor Bryan, by declaring all
who are in favor of it are representa
tives of “big biz." There are some
good points in Its favor and some
against it.
Harvard Courier.
The short ballot idea in Nebraska
has now been started. Undoubtedly
the people will have a chance to vote
on it at the election. This paper be
lieves that the short ballot would re
sult In greater concentration of power
and. possibly, more evils than we have
now. There are good arguments on
both sides of the question.
Madison Star-Mail.
The bobbed ballot boosters, who
held a meeting in Eincoln for the
purpose of inaugurating aome sort of
a system of new government decreed
that Governor Charles Bryan had no
right to have an opinion different than
that of his brother William Jennings
Bryan. In fact one man believed that
the statement of William three or
four years ago in favor of the short
ballot would effectually cause Gov
ernor Charlie to renig, revoke and re
construct his statement made the day
of the boosters meeting that he was
opposed to the short ballot.
Aurora Register.
Every law that takes public Inter
est front public matters, that length
ens terms of office or reduces the
sense of obligation that officers feel
toward the public is a bad law, and
though there may be gain In efficiency
by concentration of authority, there
will tie big things like the a!rpl"tie and
harness swindle of the war. like the
assumption of power by a president to
hind the nation to things that he
thinks might he of advantage to them,
but has neither time nor ability to un
derstand: like the committing of a
nation to close communion politics so
a few people will rule the world that
make it by far the most expensive
form of government In the long run.
Rule h.v bosses Is a good thing for
the bosses, but there is too much
temptation about it for the power of
resistance of all but an Infinite«-ma!
part of mankind. The Register fa'ors
If « concent ration of power In stat»,
nation, world
“The People's
Voice''
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Rtatrrt of The Mer*!** Bm or* levitetf fo
um thli colii"** fiooljt for oifrtootoa ••
aiatttra of public laftrret.
From the Spanlnh \Var Veteran*.
Omaha—To the Kdltor of The
Omaha Bee: By action of Lee Forby
('amp No. 1. Department of Nebraska
l'. S. W. V., am directed to extend
to you the thank* of the camp for
the generous apace and publicity given
the department encampmopt held In
Omaha June 12 14. hv The Omaha Bee
and the press of the city. Many
favorable comment* were made by
out atate niffnl»er* of the kind action
of the pro** of Omaha, and it wn* a
source of pleased satisfaction to the
comrade* In the city.
A adjutant -f the department of
Nebraska. It will afford me pleasure to
Include In the permanent ti ord* i*f
the encompment your kind editorial
published during the encampment.
Your thoughtfulness I* greatly appre
ciated
W. A. WHISENANP,
Adjutant.
Looking Out for Latin/
Omaha —To the Kdltor of The
Omaha Bee I note front Brother Me.
Clovern'* letter In the "People * Voice”
column the <>ther day that he has
come to the conclusion that radical
change* ought to t ike place In the
official faipllle* of at bast some labor
union*, leaving the Inference that the
rank and file are not receiving proper
consideration from *nld official*. 1
should like to rill the attention of
Mr McO*»vern to the progress made
locally Perhaps he i« not swart that
the president of the Omaha Ctntral
union and the president of the State
Federation of Labor have both re
«ently landed t»n the city pay roll.
What more docs labor require of It*
officials' V H. WHICH IT.
NET AVERAGE
CIRCULATION
for MAY. 1923. of
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V. A BRIDGE, Or. Mgr.
Sidia<tihed and sworn to befaro me
tbi* 2d d*y of June. 19X1
W H QU1VFY,
t Seal) Notary Public ■
When, on January 12. 1*72. Grand
Duke Alexia of H'lasia stopped off In
Omaha on hi* way we*>t on a biff
frame hunting expedition, the incident
was thus described In The Omaha
Bee:
"T HE OK A N I) D L' K K
"He Arrives at 10:15 and Departs
at 3.
• Mrs RECEPTION AT THE DEPOT
% ______
“He Is Shown tlie Night* <rf Omaha
and Is Much Pleased With
Our (flowing City.”
"As the hour of 10 o'clock a. in. ap
proached, our citizens began to wend
their way toward the Ninth street
depot, all actuated by one desire—that
of seeing the grand duke. When the
time for the ducal train to arrive drew
near, there were probably 2.000 per
sona at the depot. The fair sex were
well represented, and several classes
of school children were present, ac
companied by their respective teach
ers.
"When the whistle of an approach
ing engine announced a coming train,
the crowd arranged themselves on
either aide of the railroad track, some
taking one position and others taking
another. The train consisted of four
PuUrn.ni palace cars, a baggage car
and the engine. A hotel dining car
stood upon the side track, and Gen
erals Ord, Sheridan and Palmer, with
the staffs, occupied it while awaiting
the arrival of the train. As soon as
the train stopped a captain was sent
to inquire whether the duke was
ready to receive the committee of re
ception. An affirmative reply being
returned, the military and committee
went to the rear car on the train and
were there presented to the duke.
What transpired In the car we are
unable to state, as by order of ihe
man in charge of the door, our re
porters were refused admittance.
After the committee headed by Act
ing Mayor Allen, had been In the car
a few minutes, his royal highness ac
companied by ex-Governor Saunders,
and followed by (funerals Sheridan,
Ord and Palmer, the officers on their
staff, and the committee bringing up
the rear, stepped upon the platform
and proceeded to the carnages in
waiting.
"Alexis was escorted to the carriage
driven by Mr. John Clarke, to which
four iron gray horses were attached,
and was the most stylish turnout In
the whole lot He was accompanied
by General Sheridan, ex-Governor
Saunders and Acting Mayor Allen. The
rest of the military and the members
of the committee tbok other car
riages, and the whole then drove off
towards the bridge. After viewing this
stupendous structure the carriages
<X"vythp Far. m street, ami the duke
a led by a sight of the Grand
hotel and the new High School 1
lie was then driven to the I
e of ex Governor Saunders.)
dinner was served. What |
transpired at*the dinner we are un
able to sav. as we were not invited
and did not. therefore, attend: but.
judging from out standpoint across
the street, we would say the dinner
was » success, and those more. fa
vnr«l **I1J«\» t 11 ine
duke to the utmost. While the party
were supposed to be at dinner the
Omaha Mechanics' band serenaded
them, but their services were not rec
ognlzed in the least.
'About half past 2 o'clock the doors
of ex-tiovernor Saunders house were
thrown open and about !i0 of our citi
zens availed themselves of the op
portunity to be presented to the duke,
lie and his party then took carriage*
and went to the depot, where they
embarked on the train for the west.
"The duke is a very good looking
young man and was dressed in the
costume of this country, not neglect
ing the traditional stovepipe hat. He
Is rather taller than the average or
men, arid hears himseif mucit hettr
than might be expected from one so
young. The train for the west con
sisted of five Pullman cars, two sleep
Ing caches, two parlor coaches and
one hotel car. the engine being draped
with the American and Russian flags
It is understood that Alexis Is very
favorably impressed with Omana.
"Wc* ca,,.,ot close this article, brief
as it is, without saying to our read
ers that owing to the courtesy (?) ex
tended to us by those having the re
ception of the duke in hand, we are
able to give this much, and while
acknowledging that duty, we never
theless feel as though the unwar
ranted discrimination against us was
the result of either Intention, or came
from a toadyism with which certain
of the American people appear to be
juRt now Imbued. Personally, we care
nothing about it but when a class of
our citizens, Inflated with the im
portance of being recognized as at
tendants for a brief period upon a scion
of royalty, inten' onally throw insur
mountable obstacles in the way of ob
taining news, while discriminating in
favor of other Journals, then we
acknowledge our inability to success
fully cope with them and throw up the
sponge.”
Daily Prayer
The herd is worthy to be praised.—II
Sam 2Z :*S.
O Thou Who art the same yester
day, today and forever, as we think
back over life, we think bow many
revelations we have had of Thee
Seme days we were very sure that
Thou art infinitely kind; some days
we have groaned In bitterness. On
some < f the bright mornings of life
our hearts have sung in spite of us;
and on the black midnights our hearts!
have sunk to despair. Yet. Thou art
the same Lord; <»od over all, blessed
forever, "Whose property is always]
to have mercy." and Who hast never
requited us according to our sins,
but in wrath "hast remembered mer- j
cy.” Father, we are daring to sav to;
our hearts that what Jesus was, Tllou t
art; that He unveiled Thee for us.'
As men. tempted and defeated could
trust Him. we may trust Thee, as
women scorned, trusted Him. nor
sere disappointed, women today may
trust Thee. As little children held
out their arms to Him. with the un
erring response of chsldh cid to good
Abe Martin
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J
Miss Tawney Apple uuz thrown
violently agin a lamp post last night
when one of her earrin’s got caught
in a passin' auto. Miss Pearl Moots
wuz th’ ugliest girl in town fer
years, but now she's makin' up fer
it.
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ness, eo the children of our homes
and hearts may hold out their hands
to Thee, Who are the Father of our
Lord. Jesus Christ, and of us ail.
Accept our thanks for the days
past and our praises for th-* day. and
our heartful trust for the days to be.
In the Name of Christ Amen.
OEORiJE CLARKE PECK. D. I*..
Baltimore. Md.
Chicago dentist is arrested for coun
terfeiting Evidently a eper.alist in
plate work—Uecatur Herald.
Many Are Fond of
Beefsteak Pie
when it's flavorful and
appetizing. Cube the
steak; brown the crust
well. \1 hen the pie is
done puncture the upper
crust and season with
lEAiPfMUHS
SAUCE
k THE ORtOlNAl WORCESTERSHIRE i
Money to Loan on i
Omaha Real Estate
^Conservative
Savinos<sLoan association
/ ^/ Af <5 r* n o y J *
“ 'Pioneers ”
Merchants tor
fifty'five years
Every state in the Union knows
“Mina Taylor”—the trade name of
house dresses, one of the products
manufactured bv M. E. Smith & Co.
f
For two generations this company
has spread the fame of Omaha—
as a jobbing and manufacturing
center—throughout an ever-widen
ing circle. It began business in
Council Bluffs in 1868, and moved
to Omaha a few years later.
Today its magnificent plant, covering
an entire city block, is a monument
to individual enterprise and to the
natural resources of the trade ter
ritory which may be reached from
Omaha.
For thirty-»even year*, thi»
company ha* been a customer
of The Omaha National Bank.
Capital am Surplus
JwcrMi llion lOolLirs
7he Omaha National Bank
^arnam at 17th St.
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