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Old Rome Sounds New.
When the Shofar Blotcs.
'This Land, This Realm.'
Geography From the Air.
^By ARTHUR BRISBANE^
In Rome and all over Italy, the
people are celebratihg the anniver
sary of Rome’s founding. The
story of Romulus and Remus,
pugnacious little boys suckled and
raised by a she wolf is told again
to all the pugnacious, energetic
little sons of modern Italy. The
great men of Rome are extolled to
the skies, and Mussolini, believed
to combine in his person, Cicero
and Caesar with ’ Augustus and
Marcus Aurelius is praised even
higher than the skies.
Best wishes from all over the
world for the new Italy, worthy
daughter of ancient Rome. May all
its hopes be realized and all its.
past glories excelled.
“The founding of Rome.” How
far back it sounds to us that buy
“early American” things and call
Eighteenth century trinkets “An
tique.” But how new is ancient
Rome, compared with Yom Kippur,
the day of atonement, abserved by
our Jewish brothers yesterday.
When the shofar, ancient sacred
trumpet, was blown at sundown
all Israel heard the sound repeated
every year, without interruption
for 56 centuries. There you have
age and continuity, “Hear, Israel,
the Lord is Thy God, the Lord is
One.” That cry has been heard
for ages, when Rome’s seven hills
were bare, before the oldest stone
of the oldest Roman ruin had been
cut from the quarry.
From Jews, Christians borrow
ed their idea of one God. Among
•tows they found Him whom they
call the savior of the world. Is it
not about time for Christians if
they take their religion seriously,
to cease persecution of Jews,
among barbarous Christians, and
discrimination against Jews among
so-called enlightened Christians?
There’s a little earthquake
tremor in England, just enough to
rattle windows anti remind us that
even “this land, this realm, this
England,” with her chalk cliffs,
built of little marine animals and
pushed up out of the sea by na
ture’s power, might be pushed
down by the same power. Forbid
it, kind heaven. The earth needs
British common sense, British
ability to colonize, while leaving
native populations their liberty.
And the earth needs the example
of democracy set by the British
government that Montesquie more
than 300 years ago justly called
the best government in the world.
In a formal letter from Prime
Minister Yamamoto, Japan thanks
the American government and
people for their aid in their dis
aster. That is the sort of message
that should pass from one nation
to another, rather than sending a
war message, an ultimatum or a
request to pby impossible sums, or
make humiliating reparations.
There is no reason for nations
to quarrel if they would adopt the
manner of a decent civilized indi
vidual. There is more pleasure in
helping than in fighting. And the
earth would provide more than
enough for all, if nations would
devote to science und the conquest
of this glbbe one-quarter the
amount they so gladly contribute
to international killing.
The earth is near a great change
to come with air passenger traffic
across the oceans. The ZB 3, built
for us in Germany, is expected to
fly across and reach here in Novem
ber. Courageous men of the navy
will experiment in ocean travel
with Zeppelins that this govern
ment has wisely ordered. And air
travel around the earth is not far
away.
When it comes man will have
conquered space, in his little corner
of it. Geography that children
now learn, looking at the class
room map, they will learn looking
down from a flying machine in
flight. Now you are above the
ocean. Those black mountains
are the Azores, once they were
flaming volcanoes. The little specks
are water ships carrying heavy
freight. Men used to travel on
them, and even rely on the wind to
blow them where they wanted to
go.
Now you are approaching the
shores of Europe. We shall pass
over Condon soon and a few min
utes later over Paris.
Thus the children will be taught
one of these days, who will provide
the flying schools? A few years
ago, the same question would have
been asked about the public
schools.
Whil* newspapers were inter
mittent, or entirely missing in
New York, because of a strike, one
gave the excellent advice:
“Since you cannot read news
papers, why not read faces ’”
Thera is more to read in faces
than in many hooks. The story
of the world and its struggles is
told, in u different way ifi each
face. Old faces and young, good
faces and bad, self-controlled and
dissipated, drunken and sober,
powerful and weak, sorrow of old
age neglected, the hope of youth,
with everything to learn and the
liepressing average dullness, show
ing how near we are to the Stone
Age, how far we have to travel to
reach civilization.
(Copyright,
Check on Cost of Letter,
Delivery Is Being Made
A chocking un of all mall In the
Omaha postofflce and branches was
started Friday In an eflnrt to find out
"how much it costs to handle each
Individual piece of mall of each class.”
"It Is tho first lime anything of the
kind has been done,” said Postmaster
Clack. "The check Is being made In
nine other Nebraska offices, of second,
third and fourth < luss. It Is also be
ing made in offices throughout the
country. When It Is over the depart
ment will have n schedule ^f costs
that will bo of great value."
Substitutes aro being hired to assist
hi 4 he work here which Is In charge
of Assistant tjupt, Luwrtnco Prottlx.
Omaha Leads in
Pig Lead Output
American Smelting Company
to Surpass Last Year’s
Production.
Omaha, the leading city in the
United States In pig lead production,
will surpass its smelting output of
1922 at tho end of the present year,
according to figures obtained from
officials of the American Smelting
company and compiled by the Cham
ber of Commerce.
The output of the smelter plant
last year was $29,590,010. For the first
six months of 1923 tho putput wan
$26,500,500 and officials of the plant
declared that at least 60 per cent of
that amount would be realized in tho
remainder of the year, bringing the
total output far beyond last year’s
total.
Situated at the foot of Douglas
street on the banks of the Missouri,
the American refining plant is one of
Omaha's biggest industrial assets,
adding millions to th'o wealth produc
tion of the city each year. The plant
lias been in operation for the last 50
years. Starting in a email way it
has grown until now it Is one of the
biggest lead refineries in the world.
There are 465 employes to whom
a payroll of $376,000 was distributed
the first six months of the present
year.
In March, 20,000 tons of lead were
refined at the plant. In the first six
months, 101,642,000 tons of pig lead,
70,087 ounces of gold, 14,993,926
ounces of silver and quantities of
arsenic, antimony, copper, tin and
bismuth.
Each month about 15,000 pounds of
pure bismuth are recovered as a by
product and sold to drug houses. An
timony, In the form of antlmonlal
lead, is sold, and copper, after being
concentrated, is sent to manufactur
ers of coppenvare to be made into
various articles.
The value of the gold recovered
from the ore was $20.65 an ounce, or
$1,447,296.55 and the silver, at 85
cents an ounce, at more than $12,
000,000.
Lead used In the smelter is re
ceived from Colorado, Montana, Utah,
Idaho, Texas and Chihuahua, Mexico.
Government to Bring
Relief to Farmers
(Continued From First Pare.)
wheat farmers are taxed by their
own local state governments. The
Canadian farm land Is capitalized at
only a few dollars per acre.
The members of the administration
who are handling the whole farm
problem are willing to admit at least
the possibility of this fate for some
portion of the American wheat farm
ers. But nevertheless they Insist
that Intelligence and energy on the
part of the federal government can
cure American agriculture as a
whole and bring It to a parity with
the other elements of the population.
They are going at It In that spirit.
They are willing If necessary to re
gard It as not exclusively an econ
omic problem, but a social one.
They are willing to say that the
American farm must be helped be
cause It la the business nursery for
the coming generations of American
people. Going at it In that spirit may
ultimately carry the question Into the
field of tariffs, taxes, and such radi
cal measures as changing freight
rates so as to take factories away,
from the big cities and diffuse them
among the smaller towns and vllliges
where they will both provide a nearer
market for the farmer and at the
Father and Son Hang Giant Bronze Doors at Cathedral
Those are the three bronze doors
at the west entrance of St. Cecilia
cathedral. The two doors at the north
entrance are not yet fully hung. Be
low are W. J. McKeown (right) and
his son (left), who fashioned the por
tals.
Massive bronze doors, curiously
wrought, swing on giant hinges to
day at the west entrance of St. Ce
cilia cathedral.
Behind that simple statement of
fact lies a story of artlstlo achieve
ment picked from the days of Ben
venuto Cellini and set down in a hur
rying age of machinery and modern
methods.
The doors are a labor of love on
the part of two Boston artificers,
father and son. They are 'William J.
Mclfeown, sr., and William J. Mc-j
Keown, Jr.
For two years, the doors have been
in the making. To put them in place
after they had been received in
Omaha occupied another two months.
The McKeowns came to Omaha with
their work because they best new
how to assemble the hundreds of
pieces li\ which the doors were
shipped.
Each door weighs 640 pounds, or
nearly one-third of a ton.
Working from the drawings of the
architect, Kimball, the artificers first
carved a pattern Just Tike each of the
many bronze pieces to be dast. A
mold was then made, the pattern de
stroyed, and the molten bronze cast in
the mold. Drawn bronze was used
entirely.
After the cast had been made came
the work of polishing, which was
done by hand with acids. Parts of the
door are left rough to bring out the
pattern and give a two-toned effect.
This process had to be repeated with
every piece of the doors and the crna
ental bronze grills above and bedside
them. It was completed two years
ago, but the doors were held until the
cathedral should be ready to receive
them.
The completed portals, In position,
will cost more than 20,000.
William McKeown, sr., has been an
artificer In bronze for 62 years; his
son, for 32 years. Together they
have made many famous portals and
some well known statues. When they
return to Boston they will begin work
upon a colossal figure of General La
fayette. mounted, ordered by the city
of Baltimore. The horse, 18 feet tall,
will be the largest bronze horse In
the world that stands upon two legs.
same time give the farmer an oppor
tunity to continue to live on the farm
and yet find part-time employment In
other local Industries when work on
the farm Is slack.
Suggestions Numerous.
There are many suggestions under
discussign, some of them of Immedi
ate, some of them of doubtful prac
ticability and some going deep Into
our social and economic structure.
They will all he examined. In a
spirit of determination that cure must
he found. Some of the proposals
are mutually contradictory. One
would survey everything America
consumes and ralso every possible
ounco of It on American soli. An ex
ample would be to raise more of our
sugar on American beet farms and
import less. That would point to
ward h'Ther protective tariffs.
A precisely contrary suggestion
would be to lower the price of what
farmers buy by reducing the tariff.
Another suggestion would reduce
the freight rates on wheat from the
Mississippi valley to the seaboard.
That would take many millions of
revenue away from tbfe railroads in a
restricted part of the country.
Would Curb Tenantry.
One suggestion la to try to curb
or end the alarming Increase In ten
OHAHA MINNEAPOLIS NEW YORK
A Saturday Sale ot
Stout Dresses
Size* 42 to 56.
Rarely arc stout women presented with such a buying
advantage as this offering affords. Beautiful, slender
izing dresses at an extremely low price.
Poirot Twills Canton Crepes Plat Crepes
Crepe, de Chines Satin Hark Crepes
The assortments are splendidly broad; nil the new colors.
To choose your dress in the Gray Shop means certain
satisfaction.
Extra size Silk Hose, pair.. $1.00
Nemo extra size Corsets, $5.00 to $8.00
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Haas Brothers
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ant farming which now, In mm*
states, reaches over 40 per cent. A
tenant farm is compelled to support
two families, the tenant on the farm
and the landlord in town. Grappling
that would take us Into the field of
discriminatory taxation.
This picture of effort on the part
of the administration would not be
complete without adding that so far
it is largely within the field of hope
and determination. The question may
prove formidable even beyond what
Is anticipated.
In that case the character of the
administration is such that it will
not try patent medicine cures nor
pretend to attempt what it knows
cannot be done.
Finally, it should be said that If
the farmer’s problem proves unsolv
able in the near future there can be
no question of its effect next year
on the fortunes of the present ad
ministration and the republican party
altogether.
Prove for Yourself
That
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Unusual Terms
for ■ Limited Time Only
*2 Down
a Monthly
Nebraska Hi Power €
\tXWational Institution Jrom Cbast to Coast*]
The Store of the Town
Do Men Want to Pay
Less for Clothing?
Have men been paying the high
prices for high-grade clothing from
preference or necessity? These worsted suits
we are now offering at
$40
should bring us correct information on that
question.
Men’s Worsted Suits
“With Extra Trousers"
$40
Special Value
Guaranteed from $10.00 to $20.00 below the
rcjnilnr prices.
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frowning King $ (To.
15th and Douglas Streets Always Reliable
Medical School
Turns Away 400
Nebraska U. Clinic Starts New
Year With 300
Registrants.
Registration at the University of
Nebraska college of medicine opened
Friday morning at 9 with more than
300 students signing up for work. Ap
proximately 400 student applications
for entrance to the college from all
parts of the country had to be turned
down, said Dr. Irving S. Cutter, dean,
on account of the limited number In
each class. ,
Pre-medic students from Nebraska
colleges are given preference for en
trance over others. Ninety-two stu
dents were admitted to the freshman
class, 90 to the sophomore and Junior
classes each, and 63 to the senior
class.
During registratiop this morning
the same number of freshmen was
listed for entrance but there was a
slight increase over last year in the
upper classes, according to Dr. Cut
ter.
"It looks like a good year with a
good quality of men in the student
body," said Dr. Cutter. Two students
from the Philippine islands are
among those who entered today. Reg
istration will close Saturday after
1508 DOUGLAS STREET
World Theotcr Bldg.
So That He Who
Runs May Read
You are either buying or <
planning your gifts for <
Christmas. (
Don’t Hesitate, \
for he who hesitates ia lost.
Almost every worth-while <
magazine presents through {
pictures or test some gift <
suggestion. <
Think! \
W hat s ahead of you ? Let us ^
be your gift counselors. We ^
will gladly lend you our as- <
sistance and lay away for ^
yooi such gifts as vou mav {
desire t
X>Of',l ‘* IUAI last r><r>00
noon. C'lngs work will begin Monday
at 9 a. in.
Hastings Church to Hate
Coldcn Anniversary
Hastings, Neb., Kept. 21.—All Jiv
ing former pastors of the First Pres
byterian church have accepted Invl
atlons to participate In the golden an
niversary of the church here on Octo
ber 28.
St. Paul Gets Convention
Louisville, Ky., Kept. 21.—St. Paul
was selected for the 1924 meeting of
the National Letter Carriers’ asso
ciation at the closing session of the
20th annual convention here yester
day.
Child Is Killed by
Auto at Falls City
Speiinl Pit pair'll to Tlio Omaha Per.
Falls City, Neb , Bept. II.—Lelli i*
9year-old daughter of Mis. Li*1|£
Stunibo, w«s almost JnstanUy killed
when run cfcwn by a. cju- driven iy
Bert J2hman, Missouri Pacific em
ploye, last night. Eye witnesses heid
the driver blameless, declaring that
the little girl emerged from the side
walk and was directly lr front of the
car before Ehman saw her and ap
plied the brakes. Bhe died within
a few minutes from injuries to her
head and body.
Coupon,€>ri6en & (Co.
SATURDAY
Sale Of Lovely
New Velour Hats
Extraordinary Values at
Soft, becoming con
tours in a variety of
shapes:
Cloches . . - Pokes
Mushrooms
Roll Brims
With many novel
variations
Many Different
Models
Some trimmed with bands,
others with smart fans and
rosettes, dainty ribbon
circlets or attractive bows.
The smartest Fall shades—es
pecially rich in this fine fabric
Pheasant, Kongo (dark brown) wood,
tans and be:ge, pearl, beaver and
more sombre tones that have a two
tone effect in this soft shadowy fabric.
Fourth Floor
dsnnjson ,€>d6en & Co.
The Beat Piece to Shop After All
Sale of Women’s Silk Hose
Washable
Leather Gloves
Tlie newest fall shades
in “Baemo” washable
leather gloves. Strap
wrist style in brown,
gray, silver and beaver.
$4.50 a pair.
Toilet Specials
Creme Oil Soap, 4 bars
for 25c.
Woodbury Facial Soap,
bar, 19c.
Hinds Honey and
Almond Cream, 39c.
Wrisley Lemon Lotion,
39c.
Colgate E 1 d e rflower
and Glycerine Bath
Soap, bar, 12>*c.
The New Silks
Whether you buy now
or later, it will help you
in planning your fall
frocks to see the new
silks first. For instance,
do you know about:
Crepe Moire
A moire effect that is
not too extreme makes
this a charming silk for
t he general purpose
daytime frock. Street
shades. 40 inches wide,
$3.75.
Crepe Chartreuse
A rich, durable fabric
of silk and wool with
rough, crinkly surface,
in the new fall shades.
40-inch, $3.95.
M tin Floor I
Four Specials for Saturday
You can’t gp amiss on silk stockings bought at a
sale in a hosiery department like ours where
only first quality in dependable brands is car
ried. Every pair is full fashioned and greatly
reduced for Saturday only.
$1.98
a Pair
Pure thread silk hose
with lavender tip
pings, all silk to the
top. Black, African,
log cabin, silver, gray
and otter.
$ 1.25
Outsizes
Extra size hose of pure
thread silk with lisle
tops and soles in black
and African.
$ 1.45
a Pair
Pure thread silk with
lisle garter top and
soles in black, African
and shoe shades.
$1.95
a Pair
Beautiful, clear chif
fon hose, all silk to the
top. Black, beige, deer,
log cabin, otter and
beaver.
Main Floor
Dress Footwear
In Tan or Gray
Exquisite! It doesn’t
seem quite the ripht
word lor footwear ordi
narily. but it is just
what any woman would
say on seeing these two
new models. A light
weight welt and covered military heels make a
dross oxford of the stunning model in tan ooze
with cutout saddle of field mouse kid. While the
new gored front is a feature of the daintv gra\
kid pump with cutout side design and medium
Spanish heel. Both absolutely new; shown Sv
urday for the first time. M . ri
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