Today
L'nder the. Flat Stone.
We Do Pretty Well.
Get Wliat We Deserve.
Radio W ill Help.
^ By ARTHUR BRISBANE J
When as a boy you turned over a
log, or a flat gtone, hunting worms
for bait, you found ugly looking
beetles, queer creatures that you
railed centipedes, and other slimy
Ihings disturbed and enraged by
the light.
It didn’t spoil your fishing, or
make nature seems less beautiful.
The senate turns over a Teapot
Horne and uncovers disagreeable
tilings also, various financial black
beetles holding cash in their claw§.
]!ut (hat needn’t worry the nation
unduly, or make us think that ev
i rything ig going to smash.
In so Ijig a country with so much
money, and with affairs left in the
hands of professional politicians,
(he wonder is that conditions are
not worse.
One hundred and ten million
people do not know exactly how
they are governed, and a majority
don't much care, until it touches
their pocket in the increased price
of coal or something of that kind.
Not one in three could tell the
names of his two senators or his
congressman. How many can tell
the name of the man that ran for
vice president with Mr. Cox four
years ago? Can you mention that
gentleman's name?
Really we do well, all things con
sidered. The people’s property
worth hundreds of billions, is in
the hands of officials, many seek
ing office for what they can get
out of it.
Of these officials a majority are
honest, but all are constantly tempt
ed—if they have anything to sell
that doesn’t belong to them. The
average of honesty is surprising.
The United States is governed
by high finance, using political ma
chines, and saved occasionally by a
violent moral spasm such as we are
having just now.
People get the best government
that they deserve, as they get the
best religion that they deserve.
How rich is this country?
The Department of Commerce
says New York state alone is worth
$36,986,000,000. That’s a small
estimate. Wealth hidden in the
ground plus the value of water
power that goes to waste could easi
ly double that estimate.
And the soil cultivated under
irrigation and properly fertilized
would multiply the wealth of the
state by four.
There is, fortunately for the peo
ple, more than all the politicians
and all their grafting corporation
associates put together could steal.
The thieves and bribe takers are
like ants running around a sugar
barrel.
Mr. Gerard, once ambassador to
Germany, says f'he sees danger
ahead in case Germany joins the
reds—meaning Russia.
It doesn’t take t|ie seventh son
of a seventh son to see that. Soon
er or later undoubtedly, 130,000,
000 Russians will join 70,000,000
Germans, making 200,000,000 alto
gether.
German science and military
knowledge will direct the Russians,
just as officers imported from
western Europe used to direct Rus
sians under Peter the Great? Then
history will turn the medal over
and show the other side. That will
be a bad day for the descendants
of European statesmen that now
lack the brains to treat Germany
intelligently, and establish close
union among the civilized nations
of Europe.
But there won’t be anything new
hi it. Back and forth nations have
conquered and reconquered each
other. Very likely that is what the
human race needs. In war, the
weakest specimens are destroyed by
hunger, and the most combative in
clined are killed off in the front
line of battle. The older men be
come fathers of the children, and
gradually the human race becomes
more gentle. Its lower jaw goes
back, its forehead comes out—it
improves.
One hope of the world Is to be
found In the radio, which is per
haps barking and coughing some
where in your house as you read
this.
A Greek philosopher said no na
tion could survive and retain its
freedom if it got so big that all its
people couldn’t meet in one public
square to discuss public affairs—
all hearing what the speakers had
to say.
That would have been true, but
the printing press came along with
the newspaper.
And although our 110,000,000
people can’t meet in a public square,
they do meet in the newspaper
columns and they hear all about
the oil scandal, and other things
at the same time.
Now comes radio, which may ac
tually make one "public square’’
of the whole world.
On Friday last, 50,000,000 people
heard the same speech made in Chi
cago. General Carty of the big
telephone company, talked before
a microphone in the Congress hotel.
Telephones carried his voice in re
lays to San Francisco, Havana and
five other spots. From those points
the radio curried it to 60,000,000
people in all.
Within 100 years, if all the peo
ple of the earth spoke the same
language every human adult h*ing
might hear the name speech at the
same time.
That won’t happen in 100 years,
however, nor in 100,000 years. The
univtirsal language will be delayed
until the average of human Intelli
gence shall have been raised some
what higher above that of the av
irage chimpanzee.
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NEBR1N1
STOPS
(Colds Pains
fcndachrs_
Steady Stream of Autoists Buying Many Gas
Dealers Say
Sale of Munv
“Gas” Illegal
Charge Hopkins Violating
City Ordinance and Station
Is Fire Hazard to
City.
In spite of political Influence to
force the city of Omaha out of the
filling station business. Commissioner
John Hopkins was vending his 17
cent gasoline at the city’s pump at
Sixteenth and Izard streets all day yes
terday. He said when the present car
of 10.000 gallons Is exhausted, another
car will be placed on sale at the same
price.
Other filling stations were selling
gasoline at 20 1-4 cents. They report
ed a good volume of business.
Early this morning cars began to
line up at the city's station. By the
middle of the morning, the line
reached from Izard almost to Burt
street. Commissioner Hopkins was on
the job at 7:45.
First Customers.
First gallon of the city’s gas was
sold to Paul Nagy, 2314 South Twen
ty-first street. Nagy bought 10 gal
lons. The next customers, in order,
were E. Boock, 4615 Camden avenue;
Mark Bell, patrolman; Morris Freidel,
316 South Fifteenth street, and Roy
Hald, 2019 St. Marys avenue.
Bernard Timmers and Edward Reed
were employed by Hopkins to conduct
the sale of the city's gas.
Hopkins .said that local dealers, In
an effort to force him out of business,
are alleging that he Is violating city
ordinances. They declare that the
city pump Is a 10-gallon pump, where
as the ordinance relating to the sale
of gasoline requires a five-gallon
pump to be used.
Fire Hazard. Claim.
They also claim that the city has
burled a 16,000-gallon gasoline tank
at Sixteenth and Izard streets, within
the city fire limits, while ordinance
restricts the size of such tanks to
2,000 gallons.
"I knew they would start some
thing," Commlsioner Hopkins said,
“but I want to talk to the city at
torney before I make a statement.”
Report had it that filling station
men were to hold a secret meeting
sometime during the day.
Senate Confirms
Owen Roberts
Washington, Feb. 18.—Organization
of the legal machinery to handle the
oil lease suits was completed today by
senate confirmation of Owen J. Rob
erts of Philadelphia, as special gov
ernment counsel.
The vote was 68 to 8.
Atlee Pomerene of Ohio' was con
firmed as the otheV counsel by the
senate Saturday.
U. S. Ambassador
Off for Mexico Soon
Washington, Feb. 18.—The Mexican
situation is so nearly composed that
Charles Beecher Warren, the newly
appointed ambassador, will shortly
leave for Mexico.
This, according to the competent au
thorities at the White House and the
State department, means that the
revolution In Mexico Is at an end and
the constitution*! government will
prevail.
Last Grade Crossing on
Rail Stretch to Be Replaced
Sturgis, B. V., Feb. 17.—Word has
been received from officials of the
Northwestern railroad that the steel
is ready for the overhead railroad
crossing between Sturgis and Tilford.
and that the work will start as soon
as spring opens up. The crossing is
expected to be completed within three
months. It will do away with the
last grade crossing on the route from
Sturgis to Tilford._
A lino of autos ready to nave mj
gasoline pumped into their tanks.
Such a stream of machines constant
ly kept moving throughout the morn
ing.
Below, shows an autoist buying in
gallons of gas from Edward Keed and
Bernard Timmers who preside over
the curb pump.
Gasoline Fire
at City Station
Line of Autos Tied Up 20
Minutes When 17-Cent Gas
Is Ignited by Spark.
Sale of 17-cent gasoline at the city's
city's filling station at Sixteenth and
Izard streets was interrupted for 20
minutes yesterday when overflow
gasoline Ignited and for a time
threatened the wooden shark which
has been erected to house the cash
register.
Sam Faulkner, master mechanic of
the fire department, extinguished the
blaze with chemicals.
A long line of cars was waiting
when the flames broke out. The fire
Is believed to have been caused by a
chance spark falling on the highly
Inflammable liquid.
In spite of the delay, the crowd was
In good humor.
Bernard Tlmmere and Edward
reed, in charge of the gasoline pump,
were warned to use care not to per
mit any overflow from the pump
which might result In a serious ex
plosion.
—
MARY HEATON
VORSE—"Drink,”
• human document.
ADELA ROGERS
3T. JOHNS—-A
atoru of marriage
in Hollywood.
W. SOMERSET
MAUGHAM—An in
cident of the days
when he was broke.
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March On Sale
Mellon Denies
Plot on Bonds
Alien Property Custodian
Says Treasury Figures Jug
gled to Beat Measure.
By AModsted Pre**.
New York, Feb. 18.—American
Legionnaires were pushing their
campaign for an ex-service men’s
bonus today with renewed vigor after
a sensational spurt last night In
which the Treasury department was
accused of "juggling" Its estimates
against the project and Secretary
Mellon was charged with "mislead
ing" the lato President Harding and
President Coolidge.
The charge of "Juggling" was made
by Col. Thomas W. Miller, alien
property custodian, at a bonus meet
ing. He said a "high treasury of- I
ficlni" had admitted the alleged man
ipulation of the figures to him and
Hurry Hough, adjutant of the
Omaha post of the American las
'gimi declared yesterday that
developments at Washington In
•connection with the payment of
adjusted compensation to former
service men fits in well with the
mass meeting to be held at the
Auditorium February 23.
had confessed tho estimates were dis
honestly increased each time con
gress requested a revision “because It
was felt necessary at the Treasury
department to use stronger and
stronger arguments against the
bonus each time i(» came up.”
Representative Benjamin b. Fair
child, republican of New York, said
Secretary Mellon “misled” Mr. Hard
ing in anticipating a $800,000,000
deficit when events proved there was
a $300,000,000 surplus in the tceas
ury. This $900,000,000 difference. Mr.
Fairchild asserted, "prevented Presi
dent Harding, perhaps more than any
other feature, from signing the
bonus bill."
Alvin M. Owsley, former national
commander of the legion, told his
hearers the bonus would pass the
house by a 5 to 1 vote and 'get a
majority in the senate, •eventually
Your Ailing Tooth
That Needs Extraction
•
Thi* week teeth will be extracted to
demonstrate improved TOOTH-NUM
method at one-third regular charjre—
a $3.00 operation for $1.00 each tooth,
which include* X-ray examination if
necesnary. No pain during operation
or afterward.
Clip and present this announcement
this week—it's worth $2.00 to you.
Dr. Shipherd, Dentist
010 Securities Bldg.
10th and Famain Sts. (B) Omaha
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PIERCE
Have you ridden in a Pierce-Arrow
with Four-Wheel Safety Brakes?
Those who have experienced the effect of
Pierce-Arrow Four-Wheel Safety Brakes
upon control are at a loss to describe it. It
is a new sensation—even to those who have
known the seTene feeling of safety which
Pierce-Arrow always has afforded.
Pierce-Arrow Four-Wheel Safety Brakes
were engineered into the Pierce-Arrow car
alter four years ol experimental development.
We invite you to inspect the clean-cut sim
plicity of their design and to enjoy a demon
stration.
• * *
Pierce-Arrow Four-Wheel Safety Brakes
are offered as optional equipment at an ad
ditional charge.
The credit facilities of the Pierce-Arrow Finance Corporation, a Pierce
Arrow banking Institution, are extended to purchaeers cf Pierce-Arrow cars
See the Pierce-Arrow equipped with Four-Wheel Brake* at the Auto Show, February 18th to 23rd
“PRIDE OF ITS MAKERS MAKES YOU PROUD IN POSSESSION1'
Fred C. Hill Motor Co.
Leavenworth St. at 21 at, Omaha, Neb. JA ckaon 4250 (
Senator Hiram Johnson With
Omahan Often Taken for Him
I United States Senator Hiram John
son at Biirlingtoiu depot this morn
ing with K. I,. Ilrtdley, chairman of
tile Omaha committee and who will
preside tonight at a meeting in Hotel
Rome. Away from home on several
occasion* Mr. Bradley ha* been tak
en for the California senator.
passing over the veto of President
Coolidge.”
Indianapolis, Keb. 38.—Charging
that the republican party's publicity
organization in Washington is send
ing out news matter to country news
papers stating falsely that there can
be no tax reduction if adjusted com
pensation is paid, John R. Quinn,
national commander of the American
Legion, in a telegram last night to
John T. Adams, republican national
chairman, requested that the prac
tice be discontinued and that the
statements be repudiated.
A big turtle soup factory has been
started in Australia, much to the dis
gust of the turtles.—West Palm
Beach Times.
Saunders County
Man Gets Parole
Lincoln, Feb. 18.—The state board
of pardons and paroles announced to
day it had granted the application for
parole of George Brown and Saunders
county, «erving a three to five-year
term in the penitentiary on convic
tion of a statutory offense against
a 11-year-old girl. A parole also was
granted Malvin Backes of Holt
county, convicted of child stealing.
In all, 19 paroles were granted to
inmates of the different penal Insti
tutions, six were denied and one
case was continued.
Trunk of Gold Belongs
Ore Still Subject
of Legal Light
to Original Owner
i /
District Judge FitigeraJd ruled
Monday morning that the mysteri
ous trunk of gold which lias been
held at American Smelter and Re
fining company until the owner
ship of it is definitely established
belongs to no other than its original
claimant, Frank Brubaker, a sales,
man living on Ames avenue.
The ore in the trunk is valued at
$1,800. Brubaker was given the
trunk by a man who purchased it
at an auction sale.
Smelter officials were at a loss,
after examining it, to determine
what section the ore came from,
and feared to pay Brubaker for the
ore until liis claim was definitely
established.
Mrs. Madora Kelly of South
Omaha, filed an intervening petition
in the case started by Brubaker to
collect for the gold. She asserted
that the trunk belonged to her for
mer husband, an Arizona miner.
This motion failed to impress the
court, however.
Harding Gets League Post.
By Associated Press.
Geneva. Feb. 18.—W. P. O. Hardin*
former governor of the United States
federal reserve £oard, has been urt
officially selected as high commies.on
er Of the league of nations to Hi.n
gary for control of finances under
the league's loan plan. He has
formed the league that lie will accr; i
if officially designated.
Iowa Teacher Dies Here.
Mias Edna Orme, 23, teacher at
Nodaway, la., died Monday in
au Omaha hospital. She Is survived
by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. C.
Orme. The body will be taJten t«
Nodaway for burial.
clbgnipsQB Belden s
Present
The Original Spanish Dancer Costume
Worn by Mary Pickford as “Rosita”
Sixteenth Street Window
One Need Not Be a Spanish Beauty
to wear a lace mantilla over the high comb of her
evening coiffure, or to drape a lovely Spanish lace
scarf about her shoulders. A comb adds as much
ip poise and beauty to the features of a fluffy-haired
blond as it does to the sleekly coiffed brunette.
Mary Pickford herself will prove it.
Spanish Lace Scarfs
A lovely custom which Spanish ladies
have never given up is the wearing of
a lace mantilla. Over the head or about
one’s shoulders such a scarf of real
Spanish lace is beautiful. In white or
black, priced at $7.00 to $20.00.
Imitation Spanish lace scarfs in all
shades, $3.o0.,
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High Spanish Combs
A graceful compliment to one’s fea
tures, and a charming accessory to her
costume. A comb that blends exactly
with the wearer’s hair, set wkh stones
and tiny seed pearls, $9.50. Jet combs
are carved to resemble stone settings,
$4.50 to $12. Lovely ivory combs,
carved and jeweled, $8.50.
STREET FLOOR
Filet
Chairbacks
Spanish filet lace doilies
have found very practical
use as chairbacks. You’ll
find they serve this pur
pose admirably.
10xl4-inch size ... $1.75
12x18-inch size .. . .$3.00
STREET FLOOR
Hand-Embroidered
Handkerchiefs
Hahd embroidered and
hand hemstitched — the
most exquisite hand work
imaginable. The linens
are sheer,
dainty, fine. ,
Priced $2.25.
STREET FLOOR
Spanish
Laces
All-over laces and flounc
ings, in 36-inch width. The
favored black, also green,
orchid, crimson, gray, tan,
mocha and navy.
STREET ELOOR
As for Heels, They're Spanish, too
Spanish heels are best for Springs. They’re a graceful
height that combines comfort with stylefulness.
Black satin pump with
cross - straps of black
suede; Spanish heels, $10.
Dull French kid with
cross-straps of self leath
er; Spanish heels, $11.
Airdale suede in cross
strap style; Spanish heels ;
pair. $12.
STREET FLOOR
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