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The Morning Bee __ V _ M O R N I N G—E V E N 1 N G—S U N D A Y THE BEE riJBMSHIXG CO.. 1‘uhUxhrr. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press, of which The Bee Is a member, ia exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all newra dispatches credited to it or not otherwise eredited in this paper, and also the local news published herein. All rights of republicalion of our special dispatches are also reserved. BEE TELEPHONES Private Branch Exchange. Ask for the Department |a„tte or Peraon Wanted. For Night Calls After 10 P. M.: 1 (lAil Editorial Department. AT lantic 1021 or AT. 1042. luw OFFICES Main Office—I7th and Farnam Council Blufta—15 Scott SL S. Side. N. W. Cor. 21th and N. New York—World Bldg. Detroit—Ford Bldg. • hicago—Tribune Bldg. Kansas City—Bryant Bldg. St. Louis—Syndicate Trust Los Angeles—Honicr-Laughlin Bldg. Bldg. San Francisco—Hearst Bldg. Atlanta—Atlanta Trust Bldg. NEBRASKA’S GOLDEN ^OIL. An increase of $150,000,000 in the value of Ne braska farm products is estimated for this year. The process of subtraction, it would seem, has been discarded for addition. The corn crop is the biggest factor in this improvement. Through the adversity of low wheat prices the farmers are fighting their way by diversified production, to a more prosperous future. ffhe soil of Nebraska is golden. From sugar beets in the west to strawberries in the bottoms along the Missouri it produces abundantly. A dis patch from Hemingford, in the northwest corner of the state, gives an excellent account of the new era of agriculture in which crops that once were dis regarded are finding place on the agricultural pro gram. Hemingford is noted above all for its potatoes. The sandy soiF, however, has many other possibil • , ities, and more than 20 different kinds of farm products are produced in Box Butte county. The old system was to plunge on a single product. These potatoes arc much sought because of their excellence for seed use in the south, yet the farm ers have been wise enough not to overdo along this line. A cattle-feeding industry has grown up, stock being brought in from the sandhills and put on corn. Much of this had to be shipped in, but now there has been an increased planting of corn in order to make this industry self-sufficient. Anything can be overdone. Wheat-raising ap pears to have suffered on this account. Not so long ago there was a glut of hogs, and prices fell to the pit of discouragement. There are fads in farming as in education and in most other lines. The safest thing to do, and what seems to have been done in Nebraska now. Slowly it is coming to be realized that wheat is not the most important crop, and that what is being lost on this is, except in individual cases, being made up by other farm operations to which a profit is attached. rrices lor larm lands indicate tnat there has been no diminishment of confidence in the good earth of Nebraska fields. “There have been a dozen new farmhouses built and a large number of barns and granaries,” said the dispatch from Hem 'ngford. “Last spring the alfalfa acreage was more than doubled and enough alfalfa fields will he used for seed this year so that there will be con siderable alfalfa seed for shipment after providing for 'next spring’s seeding.” The state of Nebraska 1s one big farm—and when the profit and loss is all figured up it will be found that there is a goodly balance on the profit side of the ledger. COUNTY NAMES IN LIVING STONE. One of the few features of external ornament on the new state house with the erection of which Ne braskans are so much concerned, is to be a horizontal tablet, extending around the building, on which will he cut the names of the 93 counties of the state. This will, of course, hand down to generations un born the names pf the counties that are in existence when the building is erected. But that structure is intended to last a long, long, time, and it may come some day to be just a little confusing to those who depend upon it for geographical information. A lot of changes have taken place in Nebraska since the first political divisions were laid out. As the Lincoln Journal cites, the unorganized territory has long ago disappeared, but that does not mean that the counties into which it has been carved al " ways will remain as they are. Many counties once listed in the state’s records also have disappeared, and others have arisen to take their place. Division and consolidation have worked some changes, and voters have tired of a name that was not especially popular or fitting, and have selected another. Thus the per manency of county names in Nebraska has been a more or less uncertain proposition. Some day Omaha and Douglas county will be united under a single set of officers, although it will be no great surprise if both names are preserved. The time may come when the “Kingdom of Luster will be cut into four. Cheyenne, Sioux, Lincoln, and some of the other huge areas may be subdivided, and a lot of new county names be added to the pres ent list. That, however, will make no material dif ference to the state house so far as the outer walls are concerned. The building will be there many years hence, and a lot of counties can find accom modation in its vaults. NEW WRINKLE IN BAIL BONDS. Unique and really interesting is the turn a boot legging case has taken at Cincinnati. A man was arrested on a charge of illegal possession and re leased on bail of $500, his wife justifying on his bond. While yet the federal government delayed prosecution of the case the wife petitioned for divorce. Wheels in the state court went around a little bit faster than in the United States court and the divorce was granted and made a matter of record before flic bootlegger was tried. When the federal prosecutor did call the case the culprit was missing; he had jumped his bail, and was beyond the reach of the court, for the time being, at least. Not to be balked of his prey, the prose cutor has ordered suit brought on the bail bond, and thus the divorced wife is being asked to pay $500 because her former husband cannot be found. ' Technically, and perhaps morally as well, the wife is liable. She assumed the responsibility when she signed the bond, and her divorce did not release her from that, even though it did sever the bonds of matrimony. Quite a material difference exists be tween the two, as she has now learned. Just to digress for a moment, it has been some lime since the school board has checked up the for feited bond question in Omaha. Every time this has been taken up it has been disclosed that a consider able sum of money is due the school fund in cases where apepal has been taken and no trial ever had. Maybe, if it were looked into again, some more of the forfeited and forgotten funds might he brought to light. An inquiry will do no harm. A dictator is now being talked of for Germany. What the people over there most need Is « cessation lrom agitation and a chance to go to work. viaiBLt uk mviaiuLt, which: When Davis H. Waite was governor of Colorado he wrote some history that threatened to justify the name of “Bloody Bridles” given him for a remark he made in one of, his campaign speeches. Waite was a populist, and the opposition he faced was not exactly “invisible government.” but something nearly akin to it. One of the Incidents well remembered in Denver is the guns of the Chaffee Light Artillery battery, trained on the city hall while the supreme court hurriedly issued the writ that ousted the de fiant police board before the hour set by the gdv ernor to begin the bombardment. One old-timer, referring to the affair, said: “If Waite did nothing else, he made the supreme court of Colorado get action.” > Governor Walton of Oklahoma is facing an even more serious state of affairs in his combat with the klan. It may well be questioned, as matter of procedure, whether he is justified in declaring mar tial law as long as the courts are open. Oklahoma has suffered greatly because of the substitution of mob for law in many of its communities. These out I rages have been charged to the klan, and some of them have been brought home to klansmcn. President McClure of the Tulsa Chamber of Commerce has pleaded with the klan to discontinue its activities, to no avail, however. The governor declares: "Thd power of this criminal organization must be destroyed, and it is necessary to proclaim mar tial law throughout the state.” < This is the most serious challenge a self-govern ing people has faced in a long time. An “invisible empire” is setting itself up to make its own laws and enfbrce its own decrees, inflicting penalties and carrying out punishments, according as they arc decided on behind closed doors. If such a thing can go on it is only a question of time until nobody will be safe. Oklahoma happens to be the place selected by the klan for a test of power. The “grand dragon” of the Oklahoma “realm” Tias declared that Governor Walton cannot drive the klan out, nor check its ac tivities. This challenge has been accepted and the world will soon know whether the people of the sovereign state of Oklahoma are governed hy laws they make for themselves or by men who meet in secret and appear only in the open with hoods and gowns. Having ceased to be a joke in Oklahoma, the klan is now a menace; invisible empires*do little harm as long as they remain invisible, but the record at Tulsa and elsewhere shows the activities to be extremely dangerous. This country has no need for such or ganizations, and Governor Walton will have the sup port of law-abiding people everywhere in his efforts to restore the law to its proper place in the life of his state. BUT DO NOT BRAIN THE BRIDE. A procession along upper Farnam street one day last week reminded onlookers of the short distance that separates highly civilized man from his brother less advanced. The parade was made up of half a dozen small autos, to each of which was tied a bat tered old wash boiler, or something that made as much noise when dragged over the pavement. On one of the cars was a banner with the legend, “We are just married!” A corking good time was being had by all, apparently, but the proceedings challenge attention. A wedding ought always to be a merry affair, an occasion for joyous celebration, but i£ should have no feature that will humiliate or embarrass either bride or groom. If ever there is a time in the life of young folks when they should be treated with consideration it is when they are setting out on the great adventure of marriage. Friends of both vie in congratulating them, eagerly expressing good wishes and fond hopes for the future, and then some inspired humorist springs a bit of coarse horse play that mars the whole affair, and sometimes leaves a mark that is never effaced. An eastern railroad has just issued an order that no throwing of shoes or rice will longer be permitted at or around its depots. This is for the reason that a passengeT lost an eye when a handful of rice lit in his face, and the road had to settle in heavy damages. The man who threw that rice did not in tend to hurt anybody, but he did put out a man’s eye, and the victim had no interest in the wedding whatever. Give the bride and groom a good senrioff, by all means, but temper enthusiasm with a little regard for their feelings. Safety first is a good rule here as well as elsewhere. .Juries do not differ much, one in England having acquitted a woman who wbs accused of killing her husband. She admitted shooting him while asleep, but pleaded she was afraid he would kill her. Where does the law get off? Strike or no strike, hard coal shipments jumped up 400,000 tons during the month of August, and totaled 6,672,855 tons, which 4s some nifty little coal pile. Prof. Albert Einstein is going to Russia to study conditions. He might take his slide rule along, and determine the relativity, if any, between the ruble and real money. Henry Ford’s central bureau will please take notice that the local agent of the boom in Nebraska has put it over. Buenos Aires wants the^next turn. All right, let ’em have it. Samson is doing right well, for a little fellow. That will be about all for Irving Fisher. Homespun. Verse —By Omaha’s Own Poet— Robert Worthington Davit I.IVE AS YOU ABE. I.ive as you are, Man you will be Follow the star. cherish the tree, Study the rose— Wisdom is there, , Commonness grows Imminence rare. Beauty is born. Artifice made: Virtues adorn Sunshine and shade Truth Is a flower. Lovo la a stream, Best is a bowsr, •Sky Is a dream. (iod has designed you Knowing lbs plan This should remind you You arc the man' 111’ as lie made you Follow the still I i ills will degrade > uu Live a* you are. 0 Mr. Ko**» water was one of the oris - mal McKinley nun when it rant* To naming the great Ohioan for presi dent in 1#96. Ifo had conferred with Mark Hanna and other leadera long before the campaign. opened, and was thoroughly committed to i lie pro. gram. On Saturday. May 2. 1896. He published this editorial "THK OUTLOOK AT ST. LOUIS.” ‘‘Although exOovornor McKinley has from the beginning of the election of deligates to the republican national convention maintained lead over all the other candidates for the presiden tial nomination, and it has been clearly shown that he is the prefer ence of a majority of the rank and file of the republican party, yet un til the declaraion of the Illinois con vention in his favor there was reason to apprehend that the opposition to him might be able to compass his defeat at St. Louis. All regarded Illinois as the pivotal state In the contest for delegates, the generally accepted view being that the result there would practically, if not certain ly, determine the result in the na tional convention. The positive in structions given the Illinois delegates at large to support McKinley will, It is presumed, take Senator Cqllom out of the list of candidates, as he has only a minority of the district delegates so far elected and no sup port outside of Illinois. In this event the entire delegatoln of 48 from that state may be expected to vote for the Ohio candidate, since he is un derstood to he the second choice of the Cullom delegates. "The action of the Illinois republi cans will undoubtedly exert a decided influence upon the republicans of the other states which are yet to choose delegates to the St. Louis convention. These are 11 In number, with a to tal representation in the national convention of 178, as follows: Califor nia, 18; Indiana, 30; Missouri, 34; Delaware, 6: West Virginia, 12; Colo rado, 8; Michigan. 28; Washington. 8; Wyoming, fi: North" Carolina, 22; Idaho, 6. Without giving full credit to any of the estimates of the present strength of the several candidates, we believe it absolutely safe to say that Major McKinley now has not less than 400 delegates sure to vote for him on the first ballot. If the convention shall consist of 918 dele gates, 400 will he necessary to nom inate. There is no reasonable doubt that McKinley will get at least one half of the 178 delegates yet to be chosen, in which event his support ers will have a safe majority of the convention at the outset and will be In position to determine all ques tions that may be presented to the convention. "From this view of the situation, it seems a foregone conclusion that the republican candidate for president of the United States will he William McKinley of Ohio. We can conceive of no probable circumstances, compli cations or combinations that would lie likely to defeat this result. The men who are opposing the Ohio can didate have, there Is every reason to believe, played their strongest cards and no new plans they may contrive would he likely to prove more effec tive against the popular demand for McKinley than those which have been tried and have proved futile. The obvious fact Is that the masses of the republican party want the Ohio champion of protection ami they do not intend to allow the political man agers to defeat their wishes. It is true that the other distinguished lead ers who are candidates for the nom ination at St. I.ouis are just as sound protectionists as McKinley and some of them have hail much mote than he to do with the shaping of the tariff policy of the. republican party, but none of them is so fully identified in the popular nund as the representative of protection as is the man whose name Is associated with the last republican tariff law, under the operation of which the countryj experienced unprecedented material progress and general prosperity. This gives Major McKinley his rermirknhle popular strength and lias treated n demand for his nomination from the masses of the republican party which his opponents have fhund to be near ly irresistible. * On the ItrinU of Cai ast rophc. The glory that whs Grccca and Ihc grandeur that was Home may he merged In the chaos that was both.— Toronto Mail and Empire. That noise which you hear from the nenr east Is the. glory that wasGreeeo colliding with the grandeur that was Home.—Chicago News. „ Ills Keportolre. lie was very quiet during the first part of the dinner and every one for got that lie was there. As dessert was being served, however, the host told n story. When lie haul finished and the laughter had coiffced his little son ex claimed delightedly: “Now, fa I her, tell the other one."— London Weekly Telegraph. Daily Prayer Thanksgiving . . h* unto our Clod for ever and ev#t —Ttav. 7 12. O Thou God of Heaven and earth. Thou Who hnnt. catabllghed the home ami sanctified it, hie**, wc pray Thee, thin our home. May it he a place where Thou canat dwell, a place in which Thy Spirit ahull reign aupremc. a place which la a real homa in every aonae of the word. May the homemaker he ronaciou* this (lay of Thv prenencc, and may *hn lean upon Th«». for atrength and for help, and may the home provide! he hd by Thee an he g<*cs out to his wnrk. and be guatained by Thee an lie meet* the trial* ami temptations that shall benet him. and ho returned in health when the work of the day i* all over, to this* our lmme and renting place. May nothing he allowed t»» mar our home relatione, and may each mem t»er of thin home he faithful and true May the parcnl* he all they might t" be to the children, teaching them b\ example n* well a* b\ precept, ami may the children hold dear the Icmhoom they learn from the parent*, and om v both parent* amt children he what they ought to he in the gight of the Lord Thi* we a*k in the name of Jeetia, • nir lledeemer. Amen id.KW Kt.l.v N \. II UN MON. U. I* I'utblu, Colo. “From State and -Nation” Editorials from other newspapers. "The Old Sod Shanty.” From ills Grand Island Independent. Some years ago an eastern magazine spoke slightingly ot the character ol the men and women who were oc cupylng the "doby" homes of Nebras ka in the earlier days. •John H. Evans, uncle of the R. D Evans who was formerly editor ol the Democrat of this city, now aged 80, is an attorney who holds the rec ord of being a counsellor in the first law suits tried in four counties in this judicial district—Blaine, Thomas, Hooker and Grant, and Is, thus, him self a pioneer in the profession of the law in this section. Tlie tone of the comment in the eastern magazine aroused John H. Evans to a defense which touched the hearts of many at the time, and which is today regarded as almost a classic. It may well be reproduced again, at this time. if it will instil in the. minds of the younger generation just a bit of the proper regard it should feel toward those who endured the hardships of the frontier with the result that it is able to enjoy the de velopment and the resources which that younger generation is enjoying today. Mr. Evans captioned his reply, published in the then Mid Republic Stockman: "The Old Sod Shanty." It reads: uo not start, gentle reader oi me east, when your eyes chance to fall upon this commonplace hearting. We only speak of it to dispel an erroneous conclusion that has taken possession of your minds. With the Hod Khanty' you have associated many delusions and indulged in many idle fancies as to the character of its inmates. You have persistently indulged in the belief that the dwellers' in those humble structures formed out of our virgin soil, are on a par with the barbaric races of other lands. That they are ’eking’ out a semibarliaric existence on the Western liorder, are Ignorant and uncultured. ,Come west and visit one of those apparently uninviting homes and have a social talk with Its in mates. and you will be surprised to learn that the home surroundings of our people are bey'ond that of the tenant on the farms of the cultured and effete east. You will find that the sod house, while a necessity on the treeless prairies of the west, is also a luxury' in the way of comfort. The dismal appearance of the outside is no indication of the neatness and com fort found within. Here you will find the choicest flowers, the rarest plants, the most charming literature and the latest muBic, played upon modern instruments, with the touch of an artist. You will find the minds of its dwellers stored with useful knowledge and up to date on all ques tions affecting the public welfare. "The wide expanding prairies that surround it. have served to broaden the mind by' a revelation of the im mensity of creation, expanding the Intellect, fitting and qualifying our people for the discharge of grave and important duties, as has been so often demonstrated in tlie lives of our public servants who have hailed from the 'old sod shanty' on the plains of Ne braska. "Before you decide to assign the dwellers in the sod bouse with the catinibals of other lands, let me ask you to stop and compare the illiteracy in your own state with that of Ne braska. Then come west and sit down with the denizen of the 'dnbie' in the shade of its walls, lay off your hat and cool your cultured and overheated brain with the delicious breeze of an evening wind, and while gazing on the glories of a western sunset and listen ing to the shrill carping of the dog owl,’ and the nerve splitting bowls of the coyote, give wings to your fancies and trace in the heroic efforts of these people a repetition of the noble deeds of your aneesters. who with rifle and ax paved the way for the grand civilization of which you are wont to I—alt. Cast your eye withm and view I lie happy group assembling around the evening meal, and note the matronly bearing of that wife who presides at the table. Mark the sturdy bearing of that sun bronzed father as he contemplates the healthy forms growing into manhood and wo manhood under a freeman's roof. Note the welling tear that glistens In the mother’s eye as her gaze wanders to that little flower bedecked mound that rises on the distant slope, beneath which sleeps a tottering mem tier and the pride of that little band. Mark the quivering chin of that sun bronzed father as he liurriedlv bolts a morsel of fund and seeks to turn the thoughts of wife and children to pres ent aspirations. "Do not lightlv speak of those home ly abodes, for some holy recollections cluster around them and they are dear to our hearts. Within their sacred precincts our babes have l>een born and srhooleil, our family altars have boon reared, our prayers have ascended, our souls have been mm forted .and the ryes of our loved opes have been forever closed ■'That humble home, that sacred doruicl#—-‘The Old Sod Khanty'” Tl»p Coming of Papyru*. From Ih« N«w York World. Sporting America is ail set to hail the British chief who presently will he in triumph advancing to meet the host contender of his race on the American track. For it seems to be assured that Papyrus, son of Tracery, will be ready find fit to make return for the -salutation with an exhibition of all the power, courage and speed that go into the composition of a Derby winner. The famous It year old. it is announced, will sail on the Aquitania September 22. accompanied by his retinue of state. This will give him three weeks on this side to shed his sea legs and get used to the cli mate of Belmont park. We have welcomed for Indoor and outdoor competitions in tho i nited States all sorts of British represent;* fives, singly and in teams. Kven now we have with us Sir Thomas Dlpton. from whom we are never able to re move the hope that on one of bis re turn trips he will bear away that greatlv coveted America's cup. The arrival, the greeting and the rating of Papyrus will round out most gratefully a long story of Anglo American rivalries on land ami sea. Being a king in his own land. NET AVERAGE CIRCULATION for Augu.t, 1923, of THE OMAHA BEE Daily .72,114 Sunday .75,138 Don not include return*, left over*. •ample* or paper* •polled In printing ami include* ur special •ale*. B. BREWER, Gen. Mgr. V. A. BRIDGE, Cir. Mgr. Subscribed *nd sworn to brlora m* (bi* 4tb d*y of 5*f»t#mbcr, IdM, W. II QUIVEY, • <S*aD Notory Public ———i——. ■ ■ i i “The People’s Voice’’ Lrittortaia from reader* of Tfc* Moraln* 8a*. Reader! of THa Mornlo* Bao ar* lovitatf to uaa thl* column frc*ly 1or oxpraaaloa on matter* ol public !ot*re§t. The City Commission. Oinahu.—To the Editor of The Omaha Bee; Most of us have some Idea of how the private concerns of the city nf similar financial magnitude of the Omaha corporation are run. Go into their great offices und scat tered around will be seen desks on which are inscribed something like: William Genius, president; Thomas System, secretary: George Fixit, credit manager; Ike Pushlt, sules manager; Asa Results, superintendent. About ti o'clock in the morning a parcel of dlgnilied men will ltle in and take their places at these desks; no push ing. hauling, scrambling for position, and their brains radiate out, do things, to the men on the road and in the factory. How is the city commission's work done? Vastly the most of us do not have the slightest notion Somehow that great brown city hall awes us as though it might be a penal institu tion. with its high arch in front re sembling tlie entrance to a dungeon. Homefway we cannot help but feel that the fellow who coined ttiie phrase "public servants" in speaking of pub lic officials used the term in a spirit of jest or cynicism and that he meant Instead public masters. Somehow we simply cannot get familiar with them. , On going to the city hall mornings, do the city commissioners, those not away on important' speaking dates, lino up along the wall at the city hall and make runs for the departments they wish to conduct for the day. and are the sounds we hear emanating from there friendly disputes over which beat? Ho they have a prize ring with rubbers and spongers in the city hail, together with tugs of war paraphernalia? And do the city fath ers engage in boxing matches or tugs of war to see who shall eenduet cer tain departments for the day. and are, the noises we hear coming from the ringside protests to the referee as to whom shall have the decision'’ Does the state prize fighting law Touching Tights In Omaha. Impose a condition On the city commission— Each bout must end in a draw? Dp fhe dads follow Hoyle, in the ring. Record each ducking, each bing. Each feinting and clinching Bar biting and pinching, Foul blows, an’ ev'rything? Who is honored as referee” Who may the time keeper be? Do the seconds wear masks In their hazardous tasks, in coaching a melee? GEORGE H GUILD. Papyrus will travel with a monarch'* privileges. He will have a royal suite on board the ship. His royal trainers will come along, also his playmate, the horse Bargoid, and the small black cat that serves In the ca pacity of royal mascot. There will be measures of his own food and flagons of the water to which he is accustomed. At the present writing it looks as though the brown Zev. son of The Finn, winner of this year's Kentucky Derby, will be matched against Papyrus. The sure thing is that the Derby winner will find the warmth of his reception in America at least equalled by that of his test ing on the track. A Discouraging Task. Fiom the Philadelphia Public Ledger. United States gunboats have been toM to use their guns against Chinese Pandits who have been destroying American property and thieatemng Ameroan lives on the Upper Yanktsze. The idea is not retaliation, but pro tect j.n and prevention. The aim Is to educate certain of these l>andit mili tarists to an appreciation of American rights. Things are going from bad to worse in China. Hi nee the Shantung bandit indictment, some months back, when a train was wrecked and for e gners held for ransom, travel has been most hazardous in pans of what used to be the Chinese empire. Foreign Interests in China have been forced to demand rail gtfards on all trains and along rights of-wav. Loot Ing of cit es continues as incidental to a dragging civil war. The Pekin ! government is and lias l«“cn helpless. I The Washington conference tried to Ilf; tlie Chinese to tb' ir feci and prop them there Thus far the results have l.een discouraging. Gloom Chasers It begins to look as if the (Aek« will have to fight for freedom from the freedom for which they la«t fought.—Glasgow Bulletin. "Do you get many reorders in your business?" "No," replied th* old bootlegger. "If any of my customers come back it’s only to haunt me.”— Judge. Life is an eternal mess: The rich man has twin sixes and the poor man has six twins.—North Carolina Boll Weevil. Girl anarchist tires five bullets at Paris editor. Last words, maybe, "Regret—so kindly submitted—un available."—Pittsburgh bun. Black stone—Did your wyfe accept you the first time you proposed? Web ster—No; 1 have only myself to blame' —Judge. _ "Maud says she is 27. That was the age she gave me several years ago." "Vcs; that's one thing that liasn t advanced."—Boston Transcript. Buttered corn On the cob is the thing that put the ear in smear.— Lafayette Journal Courier. "Won't you marry me. Miss Rich ley?" pleader] the poor young man. "No, I can't; you see you stated the situation exactly some time ago when you declared I could not take a joke." she replied icily.—Cincinnati Enquirer. % Chief (to boy found out in a false hoodi—What do you think we do with liars? Boy—Send them on the road as travelers.—Stockholm Kasper. Private Mose Johnson was spending his third day in the trench's and the rumor was ai>out that hts unit was to go over the top the next morning. Toward evening an oftieer of Mose's company eatno upon the tall darky Abe Martin - - Evcry’budy seems t’ give Prr dent Coolidgc a chance, but t'n' photographers. We’d never notii ed it, but Constable Plum says wo men alius laugh when they’re arret' ed. ^Copyright. 1823 ) standing on tiptoes looking out ov the parapet. *'What in Ilia world are you try.: g to do?” stormed the officer. "We goin’ ovah de top in the mawn in’, ain't we, salt?” "Maybe.” Well, sail 1'se .i^st tryin' to get a little bullet dodgin' practice —Ex change. - Wife—The doctor inquired particu larly about what we eat." Hub—Wonder if he expects us invite him to dinner?—Chirago .N't» - COi«* HtRf. 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