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LIGHT ON THE STATE PRIMARY LAW.
Efforts made at Lincoln by the late legislature in
the direction of straightening out 'Nebraska's pri
mary election laws seem only to have put additional
kinks into the statute. Part of this came from
negligence on part of the lawmakers, who had only
the best purpose in view, but who succeeded in pass
ing two laws dealing with the same subject, and
conflicting in a way that is very annoying.
These had to do chiefly with the selection of
members of the county committees and the delegates
to the county and state conventions. Attorney Gen
eral Spillman has just given out an opinion that har
monizes the conflict, at least to the extent that it
will permit legalized party functioning. The attor
ney general holds that the conventions are to meet
on the dates fixed by law. At county conventions
any deficiency in quota of delegates resulting from
the failure or neglect of a precinct to elect a suf
ficient number may be remedied by the county com
mittee naming the delegates from that precinct to
the county convention.
This sounds like a common sense view of the sit
uation. It is open, of course, to criticism and per
haps objection, that in event of a contest of any
sort, the county committee will have the duty of de
ciding between the contestees, and thus may be ac
cused of taking sides in a local factional squabble.
However, if the voters themselves do not settle such
matters, the committee should.
The incident opens for argument again the whole
system of primary election laws in Nebraska. Ad- j
mittedly cumbersome, every effort to simplify their
operation by amendatory legislation has either failed ,
entirely or produced a new complication. One of
the first things on the program at the next session of
the legislature should be the naming of a commit
tee, on which all parties should be represented, to
have for its business the drafting of a comprehensive
but simple election law for the state, to govern all
functions of active political parties.
A law should be enacted that will safeguard not
only public but individual interests, leave all political
parties free to manage their own affairs within the
law, and at the same time be simple enough so that !
its provisions will not be oppressive or restrictive, j
This does not mean that the short ballot is to be con
sidered, although much time and expense might be
saved by adopting the system. The idea is to so
clarify the election laws that voters will always have
a chance to express their desires and preferences at
the polls, for all offices and on all issues. Such a
law would crown a legislature with glory.
FEDERAL AID FOR COUNTY ROADS.
When the voters of Douglas county authorized a
bond issuf of $3,000,000 for paving roads in the
county outside of Omaha, they overlooked one little
point. Uncle Sam was and is extensively engaged
in the same line of endeavor. So far the federal gov
ernment has dealt with states only, matching dollars
generously, and to the end of securing a fair start
on what will in time come to be a highly creditable .
and in a large measure unified system of highways
throughout the country.
The Douglas county program was only partly
included in this. The people here did not wish to
interfere with the work that was going on out in
the state, and did not participate very extensively
in the good roads movement as cairied on from the
state engineer’s office. Much of the highway build
ing done here was along routes that jerved the neo- j
pie of the county more than the transcontinental
tourists, although the great through highways were
not neglected.
A result is that Douglas county has a mileage of
iiard surfaced highway that would be creditable any
where, and of which our people are reasonably proud.
Not all has been accomplished, however, for there
remains $600,000 of the original appropriation and
several miles of construction unfinished.
This brings us to the proposition that is being
considered; the federal government is being asked
to unite with the county in carrying on the work, so
that the remainder of the local fund may be doubled.
The state program has slowed up materially, and ro
action by Douglas county will not interfere with
anything that is planned elsewhere. Federal aid
roads will be as welcome as any other, if they come
up to the specifications that have made those in ex
istence the best in the west.
STORIES IN THE CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING.
Romance rubs shoulders with reality in' strange
places, and desire meets necessity when least ex
pected. Take the swap column of the wunt ad page,
for example. Find some very interesting things
there, showing in a concrete way some of the work
ing* of the human mind. Here is one man who
evidently has had enough of the wireless, for he
wants to swap a radio outfit for a Ford car. Right
after him cornea somebody who is eager to go the
other way; he want* to exchange a couple of film
features for a radio outfit.
Another chap has lost his interest in hunting,
for he has a pump gun and a pressure cooker he is
willing to exchange for anything. Still another
Nimrod wants to get into a lino less strenuous, and
will trade his shot gun, waders, etc., “for what have
you?” What has come over the spirit of the dreHrn
in these cases? Usually when one hen the. tools and
the time, it takes something serious to jar him
away from the out door life that is symbolized by n
good hunting outfit.
At least two adventurers in barter and trade
have had enough of driving, for they offer to ex
changs cars for pianoa or players. One chap Is
willing to turn over his equity in e farm for a house
and lot Is town, and another weuld like to turn hie
horses, wagon, implements and such into anything
you have to offer.
So it goes. Some of these offers are born of
the good old Yankee custom of just trading. David
Harums are not all dead yet. Others may represent
a desire to get rid of a dead horse or a white ele
phant. But all are interesting, and very likely a
real story lurks behind each offer. The swap column
among the classified advertising helps keep the cur
rent of life moving.
FAITHFUL UNDERPAID SERVANTS.
“Neither rain nor snow or heat of day or gloom
of night shall stay these couriers from their duly
appointed rounds.’•
This inscription from the freize of the general
postoffice in New York tells emphatically the story
of the mail carrier. In all weather, under all condi
tions, he follows his duly appointed round. He
carries the commerce of the nation in his sack, the
social life, the sorrow and the joy alike of all. His
fidelity is such that he is taken as a matter of course,
just as the rising and the setting of the sun.
These men are especially selected, chosen by
competitive test, and not appointed because of poli
tical influence. They are servants of the people in
the truest sensh of the word, and on their capacity
and steadfastness depends the orderly progress of
the nation’s life in so great a degree that none can
say what would happen if tin mails failed.
A measure is pending before congress to secure
for the mail men an increase in pay. Admittedly
they are underpaid. Living costs have increased
as much as 100 per cent since 1913, and now are
an average of 65 per cent above the figures of 10
years ago, yet the wages of postal employes have
advanced but from 10 to 20 per cent. That is not
enough to be fair. Beginning at $1,400 for the
first year, the mail carrier can advance to $1,800,
his limit. In the railway mail service a few may
receive higher pay by special appointment, but only
a few.
The postal employes are asking that the limit
be increased to $2,400, which is little enough for
the service given. Such an increase would enable
them to keep a little nearer to the increased cost of
living. We believe it is just, and we believe the
public wants to see justice done these faithful
servants.
BOOST AND THE WORLD BOOSTS FOR YOU.
A creed for a community is a good thing. It
should be the embodiment of what the community
stands for, what it hopes for, what it aims to be
come. No community worthy of existence is lacking
in civic spirit that embraces high ideals, lofty pur
pose and steadfast determination to accomplish the
right. Omaha is now engaged in celebrating its
70th anniversary, not such a long time in the stretch
of history, but long enough for the city to come up
from nothing in the wilderness to be a metropolis
of over 200,000 inhabitants.
The “Conant creed/' adopted by Mr. Harley
Conant, might well be adopted by everyone in Omaha.
“I will guard against all conversation against or
criticism or idle talk about our city, its institu
tions,” runs the Conant creed. "X will give every
opportunity to enoqurage optimism, charity and good
will, and will talk to those I meet about good things
of Omuha, its splendid growth and prosperity In
Nebraska.”
Right to the point, and full of meaning, are
those words. t Let every Omaha resident take them
to heart, imbibe their spirit, and become a persistent
booster. That will do away with much of the use
less criticism and bickering that is holding back the
growth, for no matter how Omaha has grown, it
might have grown still more were it not for un
fortunate dissensions that have at times seriously
hampered the forward effort.
Boost for the town, boost for its institutions, for
your neighbor and your competitor. It will do you
good. In thus boosting you arc really boosting
yourself. ^
The federal courts have no power to enforce the
decisions of the railroad labor board, according to
a ruling just made. Neither has the board, so that
puts the question back where it was, between the
men and the companies.
Know Omaha is bringing out a great many
slogans, and some facts that few people have hut
slight acquaintance with. In this it is doing a lot
of good, for it pays to know your own town as well
as your own business.
A great cathedral will rear its head over the spot
where Woodrow Wilson’s body lies interred, but his
most enduring monument is builded in the hearts of
mankind.
An Omaha policeman went into n warm garage
on a cold night and got fired for doing it. The
sergeant who caught him wore a fur coat.
Witnesses who are running away from the
senate oil investigating committee merely confirm
what the public believes.
Now that the gasoline war is over, and the price
is hack at the old notch, didn’t we have a good time
while the fight was on?
In knowing Omaha, do not forget that the city
is just building", and is far from being complete in
any regard.
Up fo the moment no charge has been made that
Atlee Pomeronc was ever attorney for an oil concern.
Harry Sinclair knows there will be a reception
committee waiting for him. Armed with subpoenas.
One thing few of us get excited over is when
to wear a white vest and when not to.
Cordell Hull now realise* what It is to go off
half-cocked.
Mr. Groundhog did hia stuff, all right.
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Homespun Verse
—By Omaha’s Own Poet—
Robert Worthington Davie
Vj
I WONDER.
I wonder—don't wo sometimes long
To lilo afar where life Is song;—
To drift away from weal and woe.
Forget the dreary thoughts we know.
And leave behind us that which clings
Incessantly to common tilings
Until our dally thoroughfare
Is burdened and enthralled with care?
I wonder—don't we sometimes yearn
To go where magic beacons hum,
Where w» may rest in peace and smile,
And live with dream a little while.
Where everything Is to our choice:
Whore with the worst wo may rejolre.
And with the best so happy he
That wo are lost in ecstasy?
I wonder as I roam the trail,
And pause at times amid travail,
And see my neighbors strive to wesr
The smiles that can sot hide despair—
If they don't yearn to glide away
To some Utopian realm of play,—
Whers days Inspire, where nlghte beguile.—
And live with dreams a little while.
“The People’s
Voice*
Editorials from readers of The Morning
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invitee* to use this column freely for
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interest. ^
Queries Dairy Movement.
Oipaha.—To the Editor of The
Omaha Bee: Our attention has been
called to an editorial in last Thurs
day’s Bee entitled. “What s Dairy
Cow Can Do.” The article was,
no doubt, inspired by the efforts of
the Omaha Chamber of Commerce to
increase the number of cows on Ne
braska farms. We feel that a tew
comments on this editorial may not
be out of place.
Figures in this editorial Jstate that
two of the cows in the Douglas Coun
ty Cow Testing association earned net
profits of $145 and $140 on butterfut
alone. This was for a period of six
months. In this connection we wish
to say that the six months’ figures
recently released by the Douglas
County Cow Testing association are
not “net profit” figures. They are
figures showing the value of butter
fat produced minus the feed cost. No
deduction has been made for labor,
and everyone will admit that dairying
is a year-round job. No deduction
has been made for interest on invest
ment. cost of raising the cow to pro
ducing age, or depreciation.
It should also be remembered that
a six mouths’ record is not one on
which to base any sweeping generali
ties. During one or two months of
each year cows are dry, but still must
be fed and cared for. Again, it should
be distinctly remembered that these
cows are among the tops of more
than 400 cows in the association.
Obviously they are not the average,
but the very best.
In discussing the Chamber of Com
merce drive for more milk cows, it
might be interesting to sound out the
opinions of men who are marketing
miik in Omaha. What Is their opin
ion? Not the least favorable, espe
cially since notices by the miik com
panies that the price they are to
pay for milk is being slashed, the
reason given being too much milk.
Wallace's Farmer, in the heart of
the corn belt and recognized as a con
servative farm paper, says in its is
sue of January 28: "There is great
danger in this sudden hue and cry
after dairying. Dairying is a highly
specialized type of farming and. In
our opinion, the average farmer in
the corn belt receives smaller pay
per hour for the time he spends on
his milk cows than for the time which
he spends taking care of his crops or
hogs."
Omaha has received considerable
notoriety for several slogans, among
which are: "Buy Nebraska Potatoes,”
"Buy a Thousand BushelR of Wheat.”
and now it is "Buy More Cows.”
Farmers have been admonished in the
past that the hog was a mortgage
lifter, and now with low hog prices,
hogs are being fed at a loss or very
small profit. Hadn't we better be a
little conservative in this dairy cam
paign? H. HOWARD BIGGAR.
A Critic of Fundamentalists.
Omaha.—To the Edtitor of The
! Omaha Bee: For the benefit of those
who have been so severely criticized
because of their nonhelief in the in
spirations of the writings of Moses.
I would like these critics to answer
a few- questions for me, not for argu
ment's sake, but for the good of all
concerned.
Is it faith in Moses that you have
or faith In God? and If In God. is
your fRlth such that you would insult
Him by believing that He created
man and woman sinless and then al
lowed a serpent (over which He had
given the man and woman dominion)
to tempt the woman and to succeed
in accomplishing her downfall, for
you must admit that the serpent
could not have spoken to Eve In her
own tongue, only when assisted by
some supernatural power; and fur
ther. can you believe that God, who
created Adam and live, had to place
two chertiblms with flaming swords
to keep them from partaking of the
fruit of the tree of life, in which
event they would have lived forever
In spite of Him? Do you believe that
God really did this thing, or do you
simply accept it as facts because
Moses wrote It, and If you do be
lieve. do you consider that you Rre
honoring the Great Creator by enter
taining such a belief'’
Do you believe that God was respon
sible for the sins committed by
Pharoah. or was Moses mistaken
| when he said God sent him to
' Pharoah to tell him that unless he
behaved himself He would bring
plagues'upon him and his people,and
added: "But He will not harken
unto you. for I have hardened His
heart." Do you believe that God
really acted thus, or do you think
Moses made a terrible blunder, and If
you do believe God acted thus, do
con think He'll appreciate your es
teemed opinion of Him?
T»o you believe that because God
could not cause Sarah to become a
mother once more that He had to Ml
Abraham in a dream to break one
of His commandments, so that hla
hand maiden could become a mother
Instead of Sarah? Could you f ice
your God and say you believed He
had a hand in such undertakings as
that, or do you believe that Mos*-s
was dreaming when he wrote that?
When you read shout members of a
church reading tho New Testament
through, from * a. m. to 11 p. m., do
you wonder why they didn't begin
on the Old Testament flrat, and read
that through—of course you don't.
Do you think they'll ever undertake
lo do so? Of course they won't. Still
If It Is—
"Thou God see'st ins, snd 1 see Thee
Through all Thy wondrous works,
great mystery—
The sun, the moon, tl.e stars, this
world of ours.
SVeet smiling baby faces, scented
flowers—
And In each mystery, Thy hand 1 see
Beckoning me on to Eternity.
_C. B. t vkES.
For Freedom In Keliglon.
Croft on, N>h.—To the Kdltor of
The Omaha Bee: Ho Mr. Raastrom
think* th*t religion, forcibly applied
If necessary, will make us naints,
•loe* he? It must he a hit awkward
having an article favoring conipul
sory religion published Just when the
papers have hig headline* featuring
a sensational divorce trial In which n
noted pastor ngur* s. and especially
when one recalls that It 1m not the
i first ms# of its kind wherein a
preacher, widely known, or a promt
nent mender of the choir or engre
gatkyi was - ned
When pioj lop first came into
effect my \\nith\ father said
"They can take liquor *way from
me, that won't bother me any. They
can t:ikc tobacco away from me, I
cun live without it. but whan they'll
try to force me to attend church,
then I'U fight:*
Vet he hud said to my mothfi
"If the children wish to go to
church, don’t forbid them. That is
nil right."
You ece. be believes in freedom.
My husband once knew n man of
Whom be said
"When the minister w is si- U. or
couldn't preach for some other rcu
son, Mr. 1 lipokrlt Would fake his
place on N unday and pray and preach
to the congregation and had inch a
ploua demeanor, but you had to watch
Sunny side up
Comfort, nor forget
Jhat Sunrise never failed us vet"
Celia Thar ter
NKBKASKA.
l'ou may search from Athabasca,
through Brazil back to Alaska, and
you’ll find that old Nebraska has
’em all backed off the board.
From where poles give^ Icy rattle,
down to equatorial battle, you will
never find such cattle as the kind
Nebraska scored.
From tbo islands of Pacific with their
climate soporific, down to Jungles
dense, terrific, there’s nought with
her can compare.
Talk to me of golden treasure, of re
wards that bringeth pleasure, none
compare In equal measure with
Nebraska’s wondrous share.
When all hearts we'd set a flutter all
w-e have to do Is utter facts about
Nebraska butter, and we make 'em
give a cheer.
Tls a land of milk and honey, nights
of rest and days so sunny, that we
wouldn't take no money for tho
joys of ev'ry year.
Ev'ry farmstead, town and city has
its girls so goldurned pretty, and
so modest and so witty, that wo
love ’em 'most to deudh.
Talk to us of California! We arise
right here to warn ye that we’ll
only laugh to scorn ye, so you'd
better save your breath.
So many railroad people read this
department that we must be more
careful In future In making state
ments pertaining to the railroads. A
few loss than 333 watchful readers
have written in to correct the state
ment that the longest railroad
tangent in the world is on the Union
Pacific east from Grand Island. We
long ago learned not to attempt to
quote scripture In a newspaper article
without covplng It verbatim, et litera
tim, from the Good Baak. The slight
est misquotation will result in a flood
of corrections. We have added rail
road statistics to the list. The office
boy will please bring on a copy of
the Railway Age.
A‘national and state campaign is
about to break, and full soon the spell
binders and the saviors of the dear
pee pul will be turned loose. If you
think that the politician as we know
him tpday Is' a new species, you are
sadly mistaken. They knew how to
play the "save the dear pee pul” game
thousands of years ago. Absolom had
most of our modern political saviors
backed off the board when it came
right down to softsoaping, handshak
ing anil palavering. If you want to
get a composite Picture of the whole
modern tribe of self-seeking pollti
I'ians. get down the old family Bible
him closer than a hawk, the other six
days nf the week, or he'd lie, cheat!
and steal every time he had a I
chance." UAU'DEAMUS.
The Oil Case in Dialect.
Omaha.—To the Editor of The
Omaha Bee; [ read In paper* that a
fellow name Doheney, "oil man," he
say gave another fellow that wanta
he 1'. S. President, a cheek or black
bag full new L'. K. bills that had not
been out before on quarter minions
worth, and on top of dat 50 t^usand
more every year, for Doheny can use
his name as lawyer for him and the
other fellows. I never found out dat
fellow been lawyer before to amount
too much.
'then I landed L’. S. Castle Garden
other fellows got job making some
kind a tubes under water for traina
to run In, and they say he made lot
of money out of it. so dem Wall
street guys gave him a new Job down
Washington counting monev and run
ning railroads. I guess dat fellow
been plenty good ilnancer. When
dem railroad guy* got kind a hard up
—the -fellows dat had the roads I
mean, they gave him right to make
farmers pay so hlg freight rate on
U>elr hogs and other tings dey raise,
so dey went and got bursted. I mean
the farmer -and a lot of honks, too.
In country I come from deni law
yers don't get so big retain money,
but maybe day alnt knowing so much
law there. Anyhow, I tank dat was
top much retain money for law bust
ness. 1 guess r)ey had plenty fltience
down Capitol l . S. Ho dem demo
crats down there made ,|em Mexicans
leave Doheney and d»m oil wells
alone.
Well. I viil close my letter dis time
as editor might tank it so long, but 1
guess pretty tough year for demo
crats dls year. OLE OLSON.
Education and ITlemployincut.
Omaha.- To the Editor or The
Omaha Bee; Beading Mr \\ . ,T. Jto
das letter. "Educated. What Eor?"
(January 2S>. reminded us of what
President Butler of Columbia said last
year about the present day situation
regarding unemployment in spite of
the ever increasing diffusion of learn
Ing. He opined that never In lilatorv
were so many men and women In
strutted in the elements of learning
and never before were so many men
and women walking the streets with
starvation and want staring them In
th« fare.
A Now York editor and *xp*rt to
rial economist (O. M. Johnson! offered
the following nitmn.il explanation
i rwwnt koc1«I arrangement, d!f
ferent from feudal so ioty. requires
for the proper working of Its avsteni
-r production and distribution a f*i
wider diffusion r.r Information, the
training of a far greater number of
people in various aclentlilc and tech
nicnl pursuits In order property to
carry on It* Industrial and cummer
cl.-.l processes. On the other hand
present day society continues to (,r
g inlre and reorganize these. Industrlii;
and commercial processes with the
efflcient aid of the very elements of
nelllgpnUa' itself |,aa developed.
'\ith (ho result that more and ever
more of ’hamla' heroine either 'stale.'
that Is. unable to learn all the new
tricks demanded, or become whole
superfluous, the sole purpose of the
organization being simplification of
the process whirl, makes large mm,
tiers supernumerary."
'\lth the realization of our eco
noinlc adjustment to the new. latlc,
day tnaoh"," production. In a spirit
"f equity, abundant opportunltlsw will
make useful Information ,.n asset of
real value_ h. mEi.i,
NET AVERAGE
PAID CIRCULATION
for Drcambor. 1923, of
THE OMAHA BEE
Daily .76.107
Sunday .80,705
r>o»» not im lint. ratutn., I.ft
"V" *• ••mplr. or p.p*t. .poll'd
pi inting and ln< tudar no aprrial f
or fioa clrculallan of any kind
V. A. BRIDGE, Cir. Mgr.
.Sukactihad and iwnin to hafota ma
thla 7th day of January, |R2»
W. H QUIVF.Y.
| (Seal) Notary Public
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and turn to the 15th chapter of Second
Samuel and read the first six verses.
'.Vhat do you know about Ne
braska? Do you know that If all the
hay produced In Nebraska in a single
year, alfalfa included, were baled and
loaded In freight cars, there would
he hardly enough engines in the
United States to pull It. Those cars
would make a train more than 4,500
miles long. That's some hay for a
single state to produce.
Let us hope that there will be neith
er friction nor contention between
Dad Rohrer and Bob Hamardlck, hut
that there will he a continuance of
harmony. We must have some pro
tection, and without these two faith
ful sleuths there Is an ever Increasing
danger that many an innocent by
stander will bo killed In the crush as
rival bootleggers ply their trade.
Now if one political party would
nominate Carrie Chapman Catt for
president, and another party would
nominate Congressman Poynter, and
still another would nominate Judge
Lyon, and still another would nomi
nate Congressman Wolfe, we might
start up a pretty lively campaign. But
I fear that with the republicans keep
ing cool with Coolldge and the demo
crats determined to McAdoo with
their candidate, that things will be
pretty tame.
There may be things that improve
with age, but not some of the chronic
office seekers In Nebraska.
My idea of a wasted life is to spend
It laying plans to "get even" with
somebody.
Charley Dawes Insists that when the
reparations commission meets the
cards he spread face up on the table.
All of which is very well, provided
several of the commission be search
ed for cold decks before they get
through the door.
And about the saddest thing I
know is the average "keynote speech”
delivered at one of these primary
directed conventions.
May it not be true that some men
become so awfully progressive that
they forget where they start from?
Dr. R. G. R„ David City: The clip
ping enclosed Is a fine creed indeed.
Thanks for the compliment, but I
am not the author.
About the safest place I know of
on a Sunday morning is the inside of
a church. Never knew of a man I-e
ing knocked galley west by an auto
mobile while listening to a good ser
mon or helping to sing one of the
good old songs of Zion The moral
of which is the application thereof.
WILL M. MAUPIN.
Most Effective.
"X suppose, Henry," said the old
gentleman to his new son in law,
"that you are aware the check for
ISO.OOty I put among your wedding
present* Was merely for effe. t."
'Oh, yes, sir." responded the cheer
ful Henry, "and the effect was ex cl
ient. The bank Vashed it this morn
ing without a word "—Vanity Fair.
A Willing Helper.
A burglar who had entered a min
ister's house at midnight was dis
turbed by the waking of the occupant
of the room he was in. Drawing his
knife he said "If you stir you are a
dead man J'm hunting for money "
"Let me get up and strike a light."
said the minister, "and I'll hunt with
you."—Midland Druggist.
“From State and
Nation”
—Editorials from Other
Newspapers—
Souvenir# of Childhood.
From the I’hllaflelphls Bulletin.
It isn’t everybody who is rich
enough to buy a school house; even
the little red school house in which
he learned—or failed to learn—-his
three R's. But of course Henry Ford
can afford It and that Is Just what
he has done. When he was a little
lad on his father's farm not far from
Detroit he used to trudge two miles
to the typical country school of a half
century ago. Probably he wore Icath
er hoots with finger straps arid copper
toes. If he didn’t he should have
done so, to make the picture com
plete.
And now, having put his name on
a little slip of paper, he owns the
somewhat dilapidated building in
which the sorely tried teacher used to
make him and others write then
names 100 times or more for punish
ment. How little he thought then
that the time would come when the
scrawled letters of that childish signa
ture would have a banking value be
yond the wealth of many nations.
Friends of Lincoln have bought and
preserved the log cabin In which tra
dition says he was born, and only a
little while before his death President
Harding purchased the farm and
homestead of his childhood, it is a
perfectly natural Instinct to want to
hold fast (and If possible In material
form) to the dearest memories of our
lives. Call It sentiment or sentimen
tality or what you will, the fact re
mains that In most normal people
there Is an appeal In the recolle< lions
of the days and scenes, now lost for
ever, when we think we were happy
and free from care.
Unfortunately most adults have
found It next to Impossible to recap
ture the spirit of their childhood by
returning visit the old home or the
old school or the old church or the
old swdmmlng hole or the old lot in
which they once played hall. "The
old place has changed since I was a
child.” thev say; and more than like
ly it has. But it hasn’t changed one
half as much as they have.
If Mr. Ford still possesses enough
of the spirit of boyhood so that he
can by the purchase of the old school
house relive again in memory the
happy days of childhood—then he has
something that all his millions could
not buy.
One Hundred Years Ago.
Abraham Lincoln, a lad of 15 years,
was working on a ferry boat on the
Ohio for }6 a month in 1524.
The Marquis Of Lafayette visited
America, and was received with tre
mendous acclaim by crowds of cheer
ing people wherever he went
Steam ferries were operated for the
first time between New York and
Brooklyn.
An epidemic of yellow fever was
raging in Louisiana.
The manufacture of flannel by
water power was first started at
Amesbury, Maas.
An English bricklayer named
Joseph Aspdin. took out a patent for
a material railed Portland cement,”
naming It ''Portland'- because when
It hardened it resembled a pray stone
found in the Isle of Portland off the
coast of England. The modern cement
Industry has been developed from
Aspdin > discovery.
The Erie canal, connecting the
Great Lakes with New York, was
rapidly nearing completion. The first
steamboat passed through the canal
from Rochester to Albany.
Anthracite <-oal was used for the
first time in New York.
M. Niepco, a Frenchman, working
with his countryman Daguerre, die
f Abe Martin
Sometime3 a feller that s born
great gits a pu^ty wife, but th’ fel
lers that achieve greatness all seem
t’ have married too soon. Mrs. Ike
Lark completely collapsed, t'day,
an’ her husband talks some o’ git
tin’ a doctor if he k:r find one.
Copyright, lt"4.
covered the nciene* that led to the
invention of the daguerrotype in 1*J».
Tribute to the American Mercury.
From the New Republic.
Certainly it would be useful to have,
in this profoundly imperfect Amer
lea, a journal whose rnief and '.nr
function it was to point out. without
attempt at or suggestion of remedy,
like the barker on a sight-seeing bus.
all the atrocities and imperfections.
This function the American Mercury
seems likely to assume and to per
form in the spirit of Flea in the Amer
ican Bed. Well, fleas 8re valuable,
and we have done a good deal of bit
ing ourselves. But it is discouraging
to find, no early in the Mercury's
career, such a lack of variety, gaiety,
humor and discrimination in its at
tack. and so strong a tendency to use
the same vocabulary whether speak
ing of a deep cancer or of surface
: garliage. We do not expect Mr.
Mencken to understand anything in
America (except its language!, but we
did expect, though we are now pre
pared to admit we had no business te,
that not all of the Mercury's com
plaint would be uttered in the same
tone of voice. On the whole, we ex
pect no startling deviation In the fu
ture from the two numbers already
before us Messrs. Mencken and
Nathan will continue shooting at
r, stodons with birdshot, and at tar. e
skunks with an elephant gun.
.
When in Omaha __
Hotel Conant
“I Will Put My Insurance in Trust”
V\7 HEX a certain business
v * man died about two
years ago, his wife received a
considerable sum of insurance
money. Knowing little about
investments, s h e consulted
her brother. He recommended
that she purchase stock in the
company of which he was
president.
Last year the business went
into the hands of a receiver.
The widow’s income has
ceased, and her principal is
practically lost.
Such cases as this point the
moral that it is often as essen
tial to provide for the future
protection of insurance money
as it is to pay the premiums.
One of the many important
services rendered by trust
companies is the care of life
insurance. Trust companies
are today the trustees for
many million dollars of insur
ance money.
Your insurance can be
made payable to a trust com
pany as trustee. The com
pany will invest and distrib
ute it according to such in
structions as you leave, by
which you can provide for
many possible contingencies.
The trust company will pro
tect your insurance fund bv
all the safeguards with which
it surrounds the administra
tion of estates and tnists.
Ask a Trust Company
for copies of the book
lets. "Sifeiair dun
Your Family's Future"
and 'Your Wife and
\ Your Insurance " If
\ *■ yJJ. row Intend that tha
et money you leave shall
* m provide comfort and
protection for your
family, these booklet*
•till be Interesting snd
valuable to you Coplea
may also be obtained on
request to tha addrcsa
below.
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