T o d a y^ Beicare of Foreign Bonds. Labor Is Careful. More Russian “Evidence.” By ARTHUR BRISBANE V_' , France won the war, but not prosperity. Three years ago its public debt amounted to 200,000, 000,000 francs. Now after years of attempting to collect repara tions from Germany, the French debt nmounts to 400,000,000,000 francs, just double. Those that buy European bonds are extreme optimists. Labor coining into power in England becomes suddenly peace ful, calm and rather conservative. It is the old story that Alfred Henry Lewis used to tell about the man elected to public office and the mule kicking up its heels in freedom. The mule said: “If they ever harness me up. I’ll kick everything to pieces.” But they harnessed him, and he “trotted off quietly like any other mule.” Responsibility has a sobering ef fect on all men and on all theories. Senator Lodge helps Secretary Hughes with “reasons for not recognizing Russia.” Lodge says, ‘Russian power is centered in a small group.” He says also, “Russia is declar ed to he ruled by an interlocking directorate of communists.” Very sad, but what about the interlocking directorate of cor porations in this country, and the power in the United States, cen tered in a small group? Senator Lodge, Secretary Hughes and others, should read Mr. Asquith’s speech in parlia ment urging British recognition of the Russian government. He re minded England of the attitude that European nations took toward France after the revolution. They refused to recognize the French government, because it had chop ped off a king’s head and the heads of some nobles, and had de cided to let the people rule them selves. Europe’s refusal to recognize France plunged the whole of Eu rope into war. If the United States wants to do business with Russia, it should recognize and deal with such government as the Russians have. When they change that government, then deal with the next one. Lord Rothermere, who is more of a business man than was his brother. Lord Northcliffe, will build a pulp mill in Canada, spend ing $16,000,000 on it, to help out the mills his brother built in New Foundland. Northcliffe and Roth ermere, graduates of England’s middle class, prove that England need not depend for guidance on ancient aristocracy. A group of psychologists will examine young children and en deavor to select in early youth the geniuses of the future; It is interesting to read that “normal or subnormal develop ment of the glands will be espe cially investigated.” The greatest genius that ever lived would surely have gone through life-an idiot had anything happened to his thyroid gland in infancy. There are at least half a dozen glands, thymus, near the heart; pituitary, within the skull, etc., on which our efficiency and life itself depend. The psychologists plan to select groups of children especially gift ed, place them in separate classes and develop their genius. It is a good intention, and the investiga tions will be worth while. But the thing will not work up to ex pectations. Such a group of psy chologists would probably have re jected Newton, the greatest mathe matical mind the world has ever produced, because he was “such a dull little boy.” What psychologist could have elected John Bunfan among thousands of boys, apparently just like him? It was the. atmosphere of religious enthusiasm around him, and his life in prison that made Bunyan. We are what heredity makes us, and what opportunity and environ ment permit us to be. Real civili zation will give opportunity to all children, and let genius select it self. People talk of “a saturation” in the motor industry. Henry Ford replies by manufacturing in 1923 683,227 more automobiles and trucks than he manufactured in 1922. There fs no such thing as “sat uration” in the automobile world. People buy cars, use them up, buy others. The farmers in the country used to buy 2,000,000 buggies every year. We only manufacture 4, 000,000 automobiles a year now. At this moment the country ought •Mily to absorb 6,000,000 or 7, 000,000 cars a year. Every car pays for itself in time saving and represents economy. (Copyright 1024. > Shortage Found in Cedar County '.milage of $1,480 In tho accounts of !‘‘i oil W. Barnhart, former Omahan. and Cedar county treasurer front 1015 to J01H, is shown In a special report filed by the WlgginsHubrock com pany, certified public accountants of Lincoln. The report shows that warrant for $1.75 In payment for vital statistics, and puid in this amount by the bank. Is carried on the books as $1,431.76. Barnhart was bonded by the Lion Bonding company of Omaha, now do funct. Mo later was connected with tho Commonwealth Life Insurance company here. Me lived at 470K Mason street until two weeks ago, when he removed to HI. I,ouls, where ho Is employed by the Standard Life Insui ance company. I %. Butler “Busts* Pliillv Bosses J Puts Police Lieutenant, “Mak er and Breaker of Mayors,” on Beat. By Inlernatimml Sewn Service. Philadelphia. Pa., Jan. 11.—Possl bilitles of victory for the "powers behind the throne” were seen today I in a recommendation of Gen. Smeii ley Butler, leatherneck police buster, that final action of the suspension of IJentenants Mullen and Dufty, alleged fairhaired hoys of political higherups, he suspended pending fur ther investigation. By International News Service. Philadelphia. Pa., Jan. 11.—A lone "leatherneck" stood out tojiay as vic tor over Philadelphia's superpolitical machine. Smiles wreathed the face of Brig. Gen. Smedley D. Butler. He, hs di rector of public safety. Had "busted" "Johnny” Mullen and Lieutenant Huffy. The powers that lie gasped in astonishment. - "How long will •busting Butler' last," was the question asked on every hand. - . Never before in Philadelphia’s 26 years of police policies had a director of safety dared to so much as “look crooked" at the two Johns. Duffy, it was explained, was "czar of Vare land,” the home ward of Congress man William Vare, maker and break ers of mayors. Mullen ruled over the district attributed to Charles Hall, president of the city council. Butler, without even mentioning the matter to Vare or Hall, demoted both Duffy and Mullen—informed botli that if they wished to eontinue us police .they must become plain patrolmen, surrendering their lieu tenants’ shields within flva days. Duffy stormed; Mullen snore. Both visited Mayor VV. Freeland Kendrick. Somebody notified '‘Bill" Vare In Washington. His office supplied the fact that Vare was on his way to Philadelphia. "I can't Interfere; Butler is In com mand,” was Kendrick's only com ment. The politicians were not without hope today, however. Just before General Butler "turned In" at mid night, ha said: "I ‘busted’ DulTy and Mullen be cause I believed they did not show tlie proper spirit. Both were reported to have taken their days off during the XS hours of the vice drive.” War on Loafers. Cleveland, O., Jan. 11.—Cleveland, today is freer of gambling than it lias been for many years, in the be lief of Chief of Police Jacob CJfnul, and now the ultimatum of Safety Di rector Kdwin D. Barry to clean up the city has been extended to Include war on loafers. Nearly 600 arrests have been made since Director Barry Issued his edict to rid the city of all forms of gam bling and vice. Of these 168 were operating slot machines. Omahan Says Cal a Regular Fellow "He is a regular fellow," declared United States Marshal Dennis Cronin today, referring to a chap named Cal Coolidge, whom lie met in the ex ecutive offices of the nation in Wash ington, D. C'.. a few days ago. "X was with the president about eight minutes," said Mr. Crofiln. "We talked about agricultural conditions in the middle west and not a word about politics. Audiences are ar ranged on schedule. My time was 10:35 in the morning and promptly on the minute I was ushered in. “Mr. Coolidge is a fine-looking man with a firm jaw and a hearty hand clasp." mmmg^HZas eapolis Omaha New Choice o f the H ouse Sale COATS *68 Sizes 14 to 40 By every comparison this selling of Coats is the most attractive ever an nounced by Haag Brothers. The Fur 'trimmings alone exceed in actual value what we ask for the entire Coat. Coat* developed from the very richest of Fab ric*, beautifully lined. Every Coat hand made. Regardle** of former price*, take your choice at >68.00. Second Floor Saturdavj Sale of DRESSES $15 a^d $25 Two extraordinary groups, val ues so tempting that buying will be most intense. Choose from either silk or wool frocks. The*e lota include aizea 14 to 40. More than 300 from which to make your selec tion. Second Floor Januarvj Clearance of STOUT COATS ' Sizes 42 to 56 *21 and $31 Sport as well as Dressy Coats. Many with Fur collars. Coats which possess those slenderising lines so much sought by the large woman. . Other Stout Coats to $79.50 Fourth Floor Feature Sale of Extra Size Dresses 42 to 54 *26 A real value offering. Dresses devel oped from fine wool fabrics as well as the wanted silks. Particularly designed for the stout woman. Gray Shop—Fourth Floor HaasBrothers * cTfu> Shop foSWomvn " Brown Block Midi And DourIa* - - . ......I Willa Cathers Portrait Painter Good Costume Designer, Says Path I I,eon Bakst, painter of the por trait of Willa father, Nebraska's 1 foremost author, which woe unveiled ’ at the Omaha public library on De ■ cember 30. is not a painter, declared Walter Pach, artist, who came to Omaha to lecture at the museum of fine arts at the public library. Pach, an art critic, painter and lecturer. Is known aa an authority. }!e has . recently, been appointed a lecturer on painting at the Univer sity Of New York and bus been asso ciated with the Metropolitan Museum of Art for many years. "Itakst won popularity as designer of costumes during the erase for Russian dancers,” Pach continued. “He has been working since then on the strength of that reputation. He has never been a portrait painter and as far as 1 can sec never will be. “The painting of Willa father Is awful,” he exclaimed. "In the French sense of art, that painting doesn't exist. There is nothing in the pic ture to tell of such a remarkable woman ns Willa father. I ant a great admirer of her work, hut when looking at the picture here 1 feel that I do not know Miss father one hit more. f cant understand why Grain Dockage System Scored Washington, Jan. 11.—Features of the dockage system of grading grain were attacked before the senato agri culture committee today by western witnesses at a hearing on the Norris Slnclair bill, which proposes creation of a {100,000,000 corporation to deal In farm products. John N. Pagen, inspector of grades, weights and measures for North Da kota, declared the wheat farmer did not get “an equitable deal" under the present grading laws. Wheat is In variably graded down, he said, on the ground of presence of foreign matter, although the wheat Itself may be of highest quality and the foreign matter Itself of appreciable market value. He testified that one North Dakota elevator made {18.000 In a single year from sale of foreign mat ter screened from Its wheat purchases and for which no allowance was made to the farmer. Mr. pagen proposed that elevrftors and mills be restricted to an allow ance covering the cost of screening In deducting for foreign content in wheat. . • Senator flooding, republican, Idaho, disagreed with the witness' sugges tion that the tariff was hurting the farmer. Trio Identified by Holdup Victim James Welch of Chadron, Neb., identified George McQuade, 4244 Douglas street; l^ouis Malerno, • pro prietor of a soft drink parlor at 1214 Mouth Sixth street, and A1 Kirkland, 618 Pacific street, as the men who slugged him at Thirteenth and Cass streets and robbed him of {200. she allowed (his man to do her por trait. "itakst should keep on with Ids Russian designs that wero helped to the front by the dancers and the mu sicians.” The Cather portrait was presented to the public library by women of Omaha. Miss Cather sat for the por trait in Hakst's studio in Pans dur lug her recent tripe abroad. There are no P.akst paintings In the Metropolitan Museum, said Paoh. Only a few pen sketches are there with a collection donated by a wealthy man of New York City. Interest in art in Omaha would grow to large proportions If the permanent exhibition In the library Included some better works of art, Pat h thinks. "For Instance, few persons inter ested in art know that Samuel Morse, Inventor of the telegraph, and Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat, were artists of note," he said. If a thorough study were made of art here a greater interest would be de veloped. They are just beginning to lay a foundation by these exhibitions of originals." Pach is scheduled to give four lec tures during exhibits to be held dur ing January. He will talk on ancient and modern art. He is expected to lecture agHtn In Omaha the latter part of January. Pach. when told of the recent re port that a painting, "Madonna of the Rose." owned by Dr. J. Stuart L.ivingstot/ of Pluttsmouth was be lieved to be an original by Raphael, doubted any such probability. Any one of the hundreds of pupils under such a great painter might have copied the painting in his work as a pupil, according to Pach. Tour Credit IS GOOD HERE! GOOD CLOTHES— Men. Women. Children. QUALITY DIAMONDS— Elgin Watches, 1847 and Cam munity Silverware. Advance Styles In EVERY Daft. ' ! Six Bid Scores mean larvae roluma lower priced and etn term* Drtd wail «rirhoui miaeing the mooe?. Open rout err—ail Tomorrow, or writ* for Free Ctalom UrnsGoars 507 0 511 SOUTH I615S1 j No Money Down SALE Event* have tranapired which make the preaant the meat logical time for people In Omaha and vicinity to pur chaae a beautiful Plane, Player Plano, Stack Duo Art and other * reproducing In atrumenta, phonograph* of all make* and deacrlptiona and muaical Inatrumenta, book* and ahaet mual*. Only $148.00 Read This Liberal Offer We bought the entire stock of the National Made Supply Com pany at our own price, and we are going to pass this great saving on to cur customers In the greatest sale of musical merchandise ever held In Omaha! Here Is our offer: No money down—your old Instrument taken as a substantial part payment on any new Instrument—start your payments In February—take three to five years to pay— selection of player rolls, records or sheet music wlfh every in strument! Think of It! Trices less than cost and jour own terms! Never -has an offer been more liberal! Never before such sensational bargains! Only $79.50 With 12 Selections PHONOGRAPHS Edison .$ 48.00 Brunswick .| 52.00 Columbia .72.00 M*"dsi .ft 78.00 Sonor‘ .8118.00 Phonograph Records 49c A Few of the Big Bargain*— W# Hav* Hundred* #f Other* UPRIGHTS Epworth . 48.00 Kimball .It 78.00 Chlck.rlng .It 92.00 Halne. 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Scfamolkr&JDadler Piano Cb l3H16i8DQd4e St*.* • Omaha Mina’s Chauffeur Spurned by Wife Mrs. Ellsworth Bassett Re fuses to See Husband oil Ar rival at Home Town. nr .VwMM-iated Pres*. Madison, Conn., Jan. 11.—Ellsworth Llassett, house painter, chauffeur and orange grower, has failed in his first effort* to become reconciled to his wife, basket ball player and postal clerk, from whom he became estranged when he went to work for ^'ina Wil cox Putnam Sanderson, ,novelist, whose unsuocesafyl effoyts fo obtain a divorce In Rhode Island are being Investigated by the attorney general of that state.' Bnssett, summoned by Mrs Sander son from her Florida orange grove, which he had been managing, was ig nored by his wife as he called last night at the postoffloe where she was working. He went straight to the pnstofflce after visiting Mrs. Sander son In New York and resigning his Job. lie explained ids resignation was due to unfortunate publicity which had been given him and Mrs. Sander son. The novelist had telegraphed him to go home and arrange his do mestic affairs. He told townspeople that Mrs. Bas sett wag mistaken in her views of his relations with the novelist. Mrs. Bas sett has said that, Mrs. Sanderson asked her to get a divorce and it has been said by her lawyers that she con templates no legal proceedings of any kind involving her husband. Mexico City Terrified hv Prophecy of Quake ami Volcanic Burst 15y l*re*». Mexico Pity, Jan. II.— city. Many are preparing to leave the city on short notice. They expect to go td»r lOlliMa, .. >•** '• mul .. . ..*1.139.31 The Omaha Bee's Free Shoe fund, contributed tiy reader*, administered free by school teachers and visiting nurses, provides shoes for small chil dren of poverty-stricken families. Many 'children of i>oor widows, struggling for like. ar«- without shoe*. Their health Is at stake. You can help if you want to. Be assured there la no more deserving Vi well-managed charity than this ■ Address contributions to Free. Shoe fund. The Omaha Bee. Make Sticks payable to the same. And thank you. __ U at son Out of Karr. Washington, Jan. If. — Senator James F. .Watson of Indiana an nounced today that he would not be a candidate for the republican preei dential nomination. .Senator Watson’s announcement left the way clear for President CooU idgt- to enter the Indiana presidential : primary with Ewing Emiaon of Vln '•enries as the C'oolldge campaign man . ngcr In that state. Senator Watson Issued only thi* statement: "I have concluded not to lie a candidate for the repuhllcai nomination for the presidency." — ■ - , ... --—■— ■ Thompson-Belden’s “The Best Place to Shop After All” Fur Coats Price Hudson Seals (Dyed Muskrat) ’350 t Gorgeous creations, many of them original models. They are of finest quality pelts, with collars and cuffs of Kol insky and other leading furs. 45 to 48-inch lengths. 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Mj husband beard a Knit Lydia h rink* ham’s Vegetable Compound at the factory and one night bo steeped at the drugstore and Knight me a toot tic of it. 1 had begun to thtnk the re was no help for me, but 1 took throe bottles of it and now 1 feel like mj*»lfonc*flKW The price for three bottles wasn’t s* ntueh aa the doctor had charg'd- 1 cannot tmtise 1 '-dta K I'inktoam’; Vegetable Compoundenough. ' Mr* lV>k v tisnoKM . 4d0 Sherman Ave . South Send. Indiana. Women troubhst with female we* ness should give l.ydia E. I'inkharn s \ egetahle Compound a fair trial.