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“SPLENDID ISOLATION.”
Mr. Bryan once said with considerable emphasis
that “no question is settled until it is settled right.”
Events appear to have disposed of the one he was
discussing at the time, but others have arisen to take
its place in American politics. One of these grows
out of the late war, and concerns our relations with
European nations. Critics of the policy of the ad
ministration find it comforting to dwell on the as
sertion that we have deserted Europe in the hour of
its direst need. Other, and more insidious propa
gandists are steadily endeavoring to build up senti
ment in favor of cancellation of the enormous debt
owed our government by European nations. All of
these refer continually to our "isolation.”
Have we abandoned Europe, turning our backs
coldly on the needy and destitute nations over there?
Reference has already been made to the great work
done in Russia by the American Relief, under direc
tion of Colonel Haskell. It might not be amiss to
note that this work was organized and carried on,
practically to a successful issue, while the League of
Nations, at the instance of Dr. Fritjof Nansen, was
still investigating. That was but one item in the
reckoning. The Near East relief work is another;
ihe relief of Poland, of Austria, and other countries
where food, clothing, and all sorts of supplies have
been furnished by the United States government or
its citizens, all combine to make a most imposing
total in actual cash, with no relation whatever to
personal service.
Since the armistice was signed American dollars
to the total of 11,000,000,000 have gone to Europe.
This post-war expenditure is represented under the
following heads:
Government, credits since armistice. 12.600,000,000 .
Interest remitted since armistice. 1,000,000.000
Spent by government and private agen
cies in relief work. 2,250,000.000
Private loans to Europe. 1,000,000.000
Spent by American travelers in Europe 1,260,000,000
Total.$11,000,000,000
America's per capita contribution to Europe
every year since the armistice was signed has been
nearly three times what the per capita cost of her
own government was in 1916, or in any previous
year except 1865. We have provided food, clothing,
medical attendance, farm implements, seed, cash for
working capital, and all imaginable forms of ma
terial assistance to nearly every country in Europe.
Public and private funds have been lavishly poured
out in the effort to sustain and encourage the people
over there.
If there is anything in this record to indicate that
America has abandoned Europe, it does not appear
on the surface. If the wonderful work done by the
Red Cross, the Y. M. C. A., the Knights of Columbus,
ihe various church organizations, and the innumer
able and uncounted gifts of private individuals have
earned us, as some of the propagandists would like
to have people think, only the hatred of Europeans,
how could we reach their hearts?
And if our course has been aloof and indifferent,
(hen our isolation is splendid. Ten million Russians,
aved from starvation and death from epidemic dis
ease; the rescue work done at Smyrna and in Syria,
Armenia and other stricken regions; the flour, milk
and other provisions and supplies sent to Central
European countries, all testify to the continued and
practical concern of America for the people of the
war ravaged nations, and no amount of political
prattle or sentimental twaddle can in any way dimin
ish this record.
WHY AMERICA IS SAFE.
Government surveyors report now that eight
out of each 10 farmers in the United States are their
own boss, while the same proportion of mechanics
work for somebody else. The argument, of course,
is for the advantage of independence the farmer
has, and this ought to have great weight in any con
sideration given the problem.
Out of 10,682,944 individuals engaged at farm
work in the United States, 8,240,400 are classified
as employers and independent workers. This means
that they either own all or part of the plant and
machinery employed in producing their output. Not
all are land owners, but those who rent own a suffi
cient proportion of the machinery to give them the
sense of proprietorship. It is this quality that gives
them independence in action.
As long as this continues, and we hope that means
forever, the men who produce the crops and bring
forth the food in America will not be reduced to the
status of peasants. * It was the aspiration of the
peasant to become a land owner that gave the Rus
sian revolution its terrible impetus. ‘‘Give us the
land!” was the peasants’ cry, and it swept away the
czar and all he stood for. Lvoff temporised, and he
went down. Kerensky said, “By and by," and he
went down. Lenin said, “Now!" and he won. When
he later undertook the nationalization of the farms,
as he had nationalized the factories, his scheme of
communism was as totally and effectually wrecked
as had been the despotism it succeeded.
The farmer who owns his lands or his tools is
independent, because he works for himself, employ
ing his own capital as well as his own labor. While
this condition prevails in America, the republic is
in very slight danger of revolution, for citizens so
substantial as these are not given to revolt. They
may combine to effect changes, but they do not
strike at the foundations of liberty.
Poli Negri, who changes her mind so easily and
frequently, may live to learn that the great Ameri
can public doesn’t care a darn who she marries, or if
she marries at all.
"Everybody on the job, but everybody loaf,” is
the latest I. W. W. order. Trouble is, too many peo
ple have been practicing that ever since we got out
of the war.
Greece proposes to refer the Iuiusanne treaty to
the people. Wo will soon know whether the Greeks
are ready to stop warring.
Wonder what Mr. Julian Raker thought the pro
hibition law is for?
Dollar wheat wouldn't be so bad if gas went back
|u 16 cents.
SHAKE HANDS WITH MEXICO.
Several years of broken relation* with Mexico
are about to end in the restoration of friendly gov
ernmental intercourge between the two countries.
Commissions named to examine and adjust all points
of difference have concluded their negotiations, and
the report is now before President Obregon of
Mexico. A similar report will soffn be in the hands
of the State department at Washington, and formal
ratification of the treaty will follow \vithout delay.
Generally, i\ll that our government asked has
been conceded by the Mexican commissioners. The
last knotty point, and on which the longest delay
was encountered, was that dealing with expropria
tions of land by the Mexican federal government. It
was finally agreed that no American holdings would
be seized without compensation, and that stockhold
ers in corporations authorized by the Mexican laws
would be protected in their rights. One of the earli
est agreements reached was for the examination of
claims for damage to American citizens through loss
of life and property, incident to the long-continued
disorder attendant upon the various revolutions that
disturbed Mexico for so long a time.
Mexicans are assured that the United States has
no desire to in any way interfere vvith their right
to adopt ,their own form of government, to establish
their own constitution, and enact and enforce their
own laws. All that was insisted upon was that the
Mexican government deal with our citizens after
the customs of civilized nations. This has been
agreed to.
Restoration of friendly relations between the two
countries will be largely a matter of form, because
communication has not been altogether broken off.
Commerce has been carried on steadily, although it
may be increased with the renewal of diplomatic rep
resentation by the governments. The big thing is
that agreement resting on justice has been reached.
WHEN ART NEEDS THE MONEY.
One of the side issues of r great war is its effect
on art. Naturally enough, one result is a stimula
tion of the production of memorials, and these give
employment to many artists. Another, and less con
sidered phase of the war is its influence on the ar
tists in countries that are impoverished by the losses
incurred in war. A good illustration of this is af
forded by part of the cargo of the Albert Ballin, the
new Hamburg-American boat that reached New
York last week from Hamburg.
On board the boat is a great fair, at which are
exhibited more than 6,000 articles, ornaments, jew
els, toys and the like, produced by Austrian artists,
who, finding no sale for the major have turned to
the minor arts for a livelihood. The fair is frankly
propaganda, an advertisement for the artists. None
of the wares are for sale, and all will return to
Hamburg when the Albert Ballin sails on her return
voyage. What has been accomplished is to awaken
interest jn the venture, and to determine if a market
can be created here for the wares offered.
Principally the articles were the product of Aus
trian artists, the venture being backed by a Vienna
organization that is thus seeking to provide a means
to live to its members. One hundred and fifty men
and womeh contributed to the collection, and these
ought to be encouraged by the reception their goods
received from visitors. Stranded in the backwash
of the war, with industry almost annihilated, Vienna
has had a sore and continuing struggle with poverty
and destitution, and none have felt this more than
those who previously had. liVed by creative arts.
Their present bid for attention is the more deserv
ing because they are sincerely trying to bring forth
something that will sell and help them win back
some of the ground they have lost.
CENSORING THE TOMBSTONE.
How far may a man go in the expression of his
opinion? In this land, where we have free speech,
free schools and the like, the impression is abroad
that one may say about what comes into his mind.
Yet there is a limitation to this right, and it affects
not only those who got into trouble through talking
too much while the war was on, but others who are
inclined to indulge too liberally in unrestricted
criticism.
An illustration of this is provided in the case of
a Tennessee man, who has just altered an inscription
on the tombstone at his son's grave. The boy was
executed in Georgia, for the killing of a deputy
sheriff. The father took the body home for burial,
and set up a headstone, on which was carved the
statement that the boy had been “unjustly executed.”
To this the authorities took exception, and pro
ceeded to institute a libel suit. The father has just
withdrawn the offending words.
The lesson in this is that utterance should be
guarded, however unruly the thought may run. Gov
ernment in America is the expression of the people’s
will, and those in authority, charged with adminis
tering the law, are the servants of the people, chosen
by the people. Any reflection on them is in a sense
a reflection on the people. Not that officers are
sacred beyond criticism; far be it from that. In
most of the states of the union the courts have held
that public officers are fair game for critics, but
have the same rights as other citizens to protection
against libel or Blander.
The Tennessee man might have proved his case,
had he gone to trial, but he has chosen discretion,
and probably hus served himself and his country
better than if he had measured his right to utter
what others regard as a libel on the courts of the
land.
L. V. Nicholas tells the oil producers at Chicago
that one way to solve the problem of over-production
is to cut the price. Strange talk. Somebody may
try that plan yet.
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Homespun Verse
—By Omaha'* Own I’oet—
Robert Worthington Davie
THE GOOD AND THE HONEST MUST PAY.
The good and the honeat mu»t pay
For the deed* of the *<>rdid and grim
The law* of the whole world today
Hlienk mortal adherence to Him -
The man who la faithful and true.
The man who la seeking life * height
Need* naught but the Bible and blue
Of Heaven to lead him aright
Of evil h» haan't a fear;
He lin t deluded by grime
Tl* ever hi* effort to ateer
Away from dtaaenalon and crime
'Tia ever hla hope to achieve
Home virtuous duty, and turn
Ilia future lo greatness, and leavp
A leaaon for other* to learn.
The good and the hone*! inuat pay
For the fault* of the shallow nnd low
The statute* that rule u« today
Are teaching* the Testament* show
The man who I* faithful and true,
And shun* the Illusion of night
Need* naught but tU* Bible and blue
of Heaven to lend him aright.
Wheat Holds the Spotlight
Nebraska Editors Discuss the Omaha Plan
and Other Ways of Solving the Problem
Quite naturally, the editors of Nebraska newspapers have a deep
interest in the wheat situation, and the dissuasion has taken on a wide
range, The following opinions of well known editors, expressed in their
papers, will give an idea of what the sentiment is throughout the state:
The Shelton Clipper nays by its
views of the wheat situation in these
words:
“Farmers of the grain belt must
grow less wheat and more of the
products which the markets of the
world are willing to pay higher prices,
in the opinion of Arthur Capper,
United States Senator of Kansas. In
the great wheat-growing regions of
the country, where the soil is not
adaptable to other crops and where
one man has several hundred acres
of this cereal, there is a chance for
him to make a profit providing the
yield la up to the average und the
price does not take too great a slump,
in most of the wheat-raising sections
of Nebraska, however, farmers have
made but little money on wheat in
recent years. In fact many of them
are worse off than if they had allow
ed the hind to remain Idle. There
wus a time when the farmer could
make a profit raising wheat that was
sold for 7& cents a bushel, but that day
has passed. In this section of the
slate the farmer, who stuck to corn
alfalfa and livestock and who did not
go into the wheat raising game on a
big scale, has little to regret. In fact
he has made dollars where the wheat
raiser made dimes. Wheat raising
may again become profitable in this
part of Nebraska but it is not advis
able for any one farmer to increase
the acreage ho has been seeding,
especially riot until there is indica
tions of a better market for the prod
uct.”
Anthony Buechler of the Grand
Island Independent lqoks at the mat
ter from this standpoint:
“The remedy of our economic Ills
is to be found in the United States—
not in Kurope. We need not cancel
war debts to equalize the situation
that Is typified by the eastern brick
layers obtaining $14 per day and the
sugay baron 12 cents per pound while
tile Ncbruska farmer Is given 70c for
wheat which it cost $1.10 to produce.
No French chamber of deputies, no
British parliament, no German reich
stag ought to be called Upon to aid
us in remedying such a situation, and
the politician who tells you we must
Is. at best, still listening to the "voices
in the air!"
The Nebraska City Press says that
“buying a bushel of wheat to help the
farmer Is a good idea—if enough peo
ple ran be encouraged to buy It.”
M. A Brown of the Kearney Hub
finds “a new land boom Is said to be
simmering in northwest Nebraska.
Well, land la land, and you ran't keep
it In the dumps, hut we will not see
anyone going crazy on farms ana
farm lands as rhe.v were doing four
and five years ago.”
According to the Grand Island In
dependent, "There Is fear of a rising
radical tide in the midwest and north
west in certain party camp*, owing to
the handicapped farmer. The argu
ment of general prosperity doe* not
go down with the farmer, with wheat
returning less than the cost of pro
duction. The farmer is the problem
in the midwest and the northwest for
1924. He is still paying war prices
for nearly everything he buys. He
wants to be 'shown' that prosperity is
really coming to the fields and feed
pens, and he is going to have some
thing to say in the next election. Nor
is the farmer entirely alone in his
determination. Haborers and small
tradesmen are beginning to learn that
the farmers' interests are their In
terests."
Says the Kearney Hub: "There lias
been a lot of ‘hokum’ about wheat
afloat recently. It Is reported that
France has enough of its own, but
who knows? We learn of great crops
in Russia which will stuff our mar
kets, hut it is predicted that Russia
wyi be in the 'market' for relief be
fore winter sets In here. Somebody
has been doing some tall lying to
make a hear market, and somebody is
going to be caught at it pretty soon."
York News-Time*—"In time of war
the government could fix the mini
mum price of wheat and in time of
peace the suin' thing can be done,"
says the York News-Times, and goes
on "The campaign to buy a barrel of
flour or 1,000 bushels of wheat Is all
right but at best it is a makeshift.
There will come a time, and It may
not be long, when the situation will
change. In the meantime congress
should be convened, the farmer* pro
tected in the price of their wheat so
they will not have to sell below cost.
Such a plan would be paid for by the
whole country and not by scattering
individuals and firms. ’
Tlie Norfolk News thinks "if busi
ness men buy enough wheat to send
the price up. the farmers will patron
ize the business men and both will be
the gainers.”
Editor Cox of the Valley Enlerprlso
notes that, "Sweeping reduction In
freight rates on wheat, corn and oats
from 191 Nebraska points Into Omaha
ranging from 3 to 27 per cent and
effective July 23. have been announc
ed by the state railway commission.
This will help some in keeping the
price of grain up to standard prire."
“The People’s
Voice”
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PtaiWi of Tht Moralaa Baa ara laaltatf 1a
■u ml! relama troeljr laf aiaraaalea aa
mattrri al subtle Is tarot.
To Cure Speeders.
Omaha—To the Editor of The
Omaha Bee: One cannot be but
alarmed at the numerous automobile
accidents, the lawlessness of speeders,
and the easy manner with which
speeders are handled by the law.
Sheriff Endres’ order. ' Shoot to
kill," in case a speeder does not stop
at the order of an officer, will not be
approved by public opinion. Some
one else than the speeder might suffer.
Why not put some lead In a vital
part of the machine? Eet an officer
once kill a speeder, lawsuits will
follow In the end lawlessness will In
crease.
Now. why not have uniform auto
matic automobile laws? It certnJnly
Is redlculous to have an officer arrest
a man, the Judge sentence him and
the mayor pardon him, or a judge
fine one man $10 and another $1. \S ho
can have reejiect for the laws under
such conditions?
Therefore, let it he suggested here
that a set of 25 bills be presented to
tho people who shall vote on five.
These live which receive the greatest
number of votes be again presented
and the one which Is favored by the
majority of voles, be made an ordi
nance. This method Is clumsy, but I
think it would make the citizen* In
terested in the law and also help
enforce It by their backing.
Bills, the kind I suggest, should
read thus:
"For the first offense, anyone travel
Ing 3u to 40 miles per hour, shall pay
a tine of $3.00; 40 to DO mile*, $15. etc
In addition every single person re
C'-iving a salary of $1,000 n year or
every married person rectlvlng a
salary of $2,000 per year shall pay
25 cents extra. Anyone drawing a sal
ary of $1.000 a year more sh ill pay DO
cents extra for every $1,000 up to
$12,000. Any on" having an Income of
$12,000 to $20,000. $5.00 extra; of
$25,000 to $30,000, $10 00 extra, etc.
Anyone having $12,000 to $20,000 on
Interest In stock etc., shall pay $1
extra for every $10,000; over $12,000.
$5.00 extra.
For tho fMennd Onfnw* *v j>rr < em
should l>e nddi'd In each ca.se For
ths third, 30 per cent, etc ."
rt Is probable that these fine*
would Ik- too little or too much These
should he based on the expense nec
essary and the effect
Burh an automobile law 1 think
would hfive the support of all and
would do away with the confusing
method now In force A CITIZEN.
More Insurance Figures.
Omaha—To the Editor of The
Omaha Hoe; Mr. Henry Lovell weep*
for the iss>r Insurance contpnnloa and
the taxes they pay. The stork com
panics wrote $1,1X1,857,423 worth ol
lire Insurance on Which they collected
$7,708,#56. Of this total $10.$46,395
with premium* of $256,313 was written
bv Nebraska taxpaying companies,
who invest those premiums at home,
and $182,317,289 with premium* of
$941,636 wa* written by I<oprion. Liv
erpool and other European and con
Mnental companies. Tits balance
$989,203,739 wa* written by Insurance
companies outside the Jurisdiction of
Nebraska assessors.
This "snctaltst," “bolshevik" and
other derisive drivel, m lieu of sta
tistical argument, hns had Its day,
Minnesota rang the death knell ui«n
that fish market prattle last Monday,
I Tit# Insurance interests pul out the
same kind of propaganda lhat the ten
companies put out when It It. Howell
proposed thn ninny lie station*. The
Ice find some of Ihr special Interests
cried "wolf." "wolf" so often almut
Commissioner Howell that the peo
ple finally became so (Imt thi v would
not believe those Interests, even w hen
they were telling the truth, anil the
Ice man was elected United Ktalea
senator Today a hard working
mother In Omaha can buy a 16 pound
chunk of let to cool the milk tor her
i
feeverish baby for a nickel while the
residents of other cities and towns a*\
paying "0 cents to a $1.26 a hundred
for ice.
Mr. Lovell seems to like Insurance
figures so we will feed him some more,
life Insurance figure* this time. The
I’rudentlai Insurance company col
lected 6535.613 in premiums and paid
out In losses 198.356. The Common
wealth Life collected $500,906 and
(■aid out *72,770. The Northwestern
Life collected *219 118 and paid out In
losses $11,000. In the language of old
Him Jones "Where in hi does all of
this money go to?" Of course we
will t>e told that it goes into "re
serves " There Is a world of mystery
In that magic word 'reserve.' When
the I’ujo investigation of the "money
trust" was started Samuel L'ntermyer,
the greatest legal and financial ex
pert In America, testifying stated this
country was in no danger from the
money of any single Individual "It
Is the reserves In the hands of fidu
ciary' agents that carries the peril"
said he.
Therefore In order to concentrate
those reserves so that agriculture,
manufacturing and transportation
may be clubbed Into submission at
any time we have an army of electric
fan clerical parasites wished on to us.
New watch those Insurance mag
nate* grab the halter and jerk thle
colt lair-k into the harn. He pushed
the gate open and there Is danger of
some of those wild horses trampling
some of the flower beds. Governor
Bryan's present position or conviction
on this question bears no relevancy
thereto. Should the governor of Ne
braska repudiate state fire insurance
he would not be the first politician
that used one platform to step Into
office but a different one after he was
in a position of power. We do not
thing that Governor Bryan has re
neged on this fundamental however
We fancy that the news|wpers have
had a surfeit of this rag chewing and
this Is our final effort. At the outset
we were to anxious to spread a bar
rage for future purposes that we did
not stop to question whether Mr.
Lovell was a catspaw, a butinsky or
n member of the Insurance ring"
However we are not In the habit of
standing out In the open and allow
ing our adversary to fire from behind
a masked battery and unless Mr. L
proves that he Is an Integral part of
this international Insurance mafia,
with power to bind and rclwise, we
will have to borrow the vocabulary of
Jack Dempsey and say. "Go and get n
reputation " W. II, GREEN
Appropriate.
Jai h—There'* a new haby boy up ai
our house.
Pat—Named him vet*
Jark—Ye*. We're going to call him
Dill. lie <ame on the flr*t of the
month — Anewera. London,
( tilling It Down Kaat.
There I* now one automobile for
every eight and five tenth* persona In
the United State*. *nd judging hy the
new* of tite day the reckless driver*
may *oon eliminate the human frac
tion.—Hoaton Tranarrlpt.
\A lu* For Secretary of Peace slop*!
With uhiirlle <'ha pi In n* hi* *ecre
1111 v of the treasury and Jark Damp
»ey a* Id* *ecret«ry of war, Mr. Ford
ought to have a really nice cabinet- —
Ht Paul Pioneer Pic**.
NET AVERAGE
CIRCULATION
j for June, 1923, of
THE OMAHA BEE
Daily . 72,799 j
Sunday. 77,783
! Docs not include rrturna. left j
! ovari, •implos nr papers spoiled in
| printing sn«l includes no special
sales.
B. BREWER, Gen. Mgr.
V. A. BRIDGE. Cir. Mgr.
$ubt( t it»sd and sworn te helot a ni*
this 7th day of July. HU «
j W. H QUIVUY.
j t SaeH Notary Public
People who ride up Cumin* utreet
pas* the Methodist hospital, and look
ht that splendid agency of philan
thropy as If it always bad been there.
As a matter of fart, t* wp« not »v**ro
?.l years a*o, nor did th«* Metho
dists have a hospital plan, as is
shown by this account of a mee’ln*.
held July 16. 1890 and printed in
The Omaha Dee on tha following day.
"THEY WILI. HAVE A HOSPITAL.”
"Primary Steps Taken at the First
Methodist Episcopal Church."
"For the purposes of taking pre
liminary steps for the establishment
of a Methodist hospital in Omaha
abou.t 150 members of the church, in
cluding the leading ministers of the
city, gathered at the First M. E.
church last night. The project has
been the subject of consideration in
Methodist circles for some time, and
considerable enthusiasm has been
aroused. Dr. E. K. Y'oung was In
troduced by Presiding Kldpr Clenden
ning, in n speech outlining the ob
jects of the meeting.
"Dr. Young is the pastor of a lead
ing M. E. church of Philadelphia and
is on his summer vacation. He ripen
ed his address by explaining that he
was not In Omaha to talk, and fol
lowed up his introduction with an
eloquent addrees, illustrating the
beauty and helpfullneaa of organized
benevolent -ee. He explained that when
the Christian put his hand to any en
terprise which relieved suffering or
sorrow he was doing what God or
dained him to do. We who profess
to follow Christ, he said, are God s
helpers In this world. These hospitals
and other church charities are the
means of calling out the benevolence
of men. He spoke of how the lienefi
cences of Carnegie. Girard and
other millionaires who realized the
needs nf humanity, would live in the
hearts of Americans for generations
In contrast he spoke of the work of
those who had amassed millions and
left it to their rhlldr»n. who should
go on accumulating In view of this
he did not wonder at the unrest of
the labor world, who saw this mass of
wealth increasing Itself with no bene
fit to the world.
‘ The speaker concluded an eloquent
address of half an hour's duration
with f poetical peroration, exhorting
the people present to go on :n tlieir
great work, realizing that in earning
it to a sucreasful termination they
w-are doing the will of the Master,
"Dr. Kvnett of New York was then
introduced and explained that the ad
drees of the evening had been deliver
ed. He told of how a hospital was se
cured for the M. E. church of Phila
delphia. and held up the work of
those Methodists as an example for
the people of Omaha
"Dr. Merrill then took the platform
and delivered a short and pert men* .
address, explaining th# needs of fl
nances to keep the enterprise on tts
feet as well •• to pay for the expense
of the present meeting.
“The constitution of th# Methodist
Episcopal scheme of hospital* pro
vides for 30 trustees, nine of whom
are gllowed to be laymen or memltere
of any or no church. Rev. Mr. Daw
son sat selected secretary. A meet
ing of th# ministers had previously
been held In which it was arranged
that each of the 13 churches in the
city should have a member of tho
board of trustees and that the remain
der of the board of 30 should be elect
ed at large. The following were sleet
ed from tho various churches:
“Trinity. J. J. McClain; Howard
street, K. F, Cook; First, J. McCon
nell; Monmouth park, -; Newman,
L^p. Jones; South Tenth, David Cole;
Danish, Thomas Erickson; Swedish, O.
Po’ander; German. Georgp Duttweller;
South Omaha, E. M. Richardson;
Hanscom park, —— Hazzard; Second,
Charles Johnson; Colored, Rev. Moore
The following members at-large were
unanimously elected by the meeting:
Bishop Newman; Revs. Roe, Savage,
Shank: Messrs. Rector, Dale. Fowler,
C. O. Lobeck, George Baker. Frank
Bryant, Sam Burns. J. R. Francis. F,
A. Johnson. John Thurston. Guy Bar
ton. Clark Woodman and J. H. Mill
ard.
"Dr. Foote, secretary of the hos
pital committee, then took the floor
and explained the plan of working of
the hospital and claimed he knew of
J60.000 which would be consecrated
to th* work. The meeting was closed
with the benediction by Rev. Dr.
Kynett." _
Daily Prayer
God hsth dealt to every man th* measure
of f*Uh—Rom. 12:3.
Our Father, we thank Thee that
Christ hath led us to Thee, and now
in Hla Name we pray for Thy perfect
blessing
Refresh us with Thy Joyous
strength. We humbly await Thy Spir
it's work in us and through ug.
Cleanse our hearts and free our lives
from every defiling and hindering
thing. Fashion us into th# Master's
mind and habit. Lift our thoughts
from self to th# need of others. Give
us to see the fields of humanity whit#
to harvest. Lay heavy burdens of toil
upon us. and give us the Joy of the
reaper In th# aure wages of the King
dom.
May we give in running over meas
ures. so that those who receive shall
become generous also. May we so re
buke ourselves without mercy—and
others in love—that we and they
shall be glad to oorrect our ways. Pro
vide for our real needs out of Thy un
wasted fullness. Keep us so near to
Thee that we may know the Joyful
sound and walk In the sight of Thv
eountenanc# And whenever we are
allowed to choose our topic, may we
triumphantly present Jeeua to those
with whom we walk and talk. And
now a* w# go forth or stay In. may
we have the grace of God from the
God of Peace. through Jesus Christ
our Lord and Savior. Amen.
HERBERT TL'DSON WHITE, » D..
Hertford. Cons.
I_ ' . ■
A be Martin
Regardless o’ what th’ two big
p’litical platforms may say about
th’ liquor question, a booze appetite
knows no politics. Lafe Bud alius
plays golf with a girl so he won’t
look up.
(oprrifbt, 1923.
Homes and Autos.
from th» Norfolk News
A business statistician finds that
sections of the country which ha% e
the highest percentage of homes own
ed by their occupants also have the
most automobiles in proportion to the
population. A practical automobile
dealer starts right out figuring on this
basis, logically enough, that he Is go
ing to sell more cars In his city be
cause there has been a big Increase of
home-owners there.
There has been an impression that
people were preferring cars to houses,
often deferring the purchase of dwell
Ings In order to indulge In the luxury
rf their own little transportation
plants, and even selling or mortgag
ing homes, when they owned them,
in order to buy cars. It is good to
lave this testimony on the other sld*.
It seems to indicate that the home,
rfter all. still comes first in this coun
.ry. and that the purchase of an
automobile may be really a proof not
,f extravagance, but of thrift.
HAVE The Omaha
Morning Bee or The j
Evening Bee mailed to you
when on your vacation.
Phone AT lantic 1000, j
i Circulation Department.
Money to Loan on
Omaha Real Estate
9yfe con servati ve
Savings6Loan association
/ Sf <3 r* n o y
CA Highway
East aim West
First railroad to reach Omaha from the
Fast—in March, 1867—The Chicago &
Northwestern Railroad Company like
wise was first to complete a double
track to Chicago—in 1902—and first to
equip its entire Omaha-Chicago line with
automatic block signals.
Today. The Chicago & Northwestern
operates thirty-one passenger trains into
and out of Omaha daily, linking this city
with Chicago on tho East and with a rich
Nebraska farm territory, extensive Wyo
ming oil fields and the picturesque Black
Hills of South Dakota on the West.
The Northwestern operates 1,818 miles of
track from headquarters in Omaha.
Tit* Omaha National Bank ia th* dtpati.
«ory for Tk* Chicago A Northwaatara
lino# w**t of tk* Miaaoori ri**r—in
Nabraaka, Wyoming and South Dakota.
Each of 160 atationa ramit* daily to
thia bank.
CapUcdand Surplus
* TwcrMillion Dolla rs
The Omaha National Bank
*3amam at 17 th St.
