The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, February 20, 1924, CITY EDITION, Page 6, Image 6
The Morning Bee' MORNIN G— E V E N I N G—S U N D A Y THE BEE PUBLISHING CO- Publisher N. B. UPDIKE, President BALLARD DUNN, JOY M. HACKLER, Editor la Chief. Business Manager. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press, of which The Be* is a member, U exclusively entitled to +he us* for publication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this pap«r. and also the local news published herein. All rights of republication of our special dispatches are also reserved. | The Omaha Bee is a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations, the recognized authority on circulation audita, and The Omaha Bee's circulation is regularly audited by their organizations. Entered as second-class matter May 28, 1908, I at Omaha postoffice under act of March 3, 1879. BEE TELEPHONES Private Branch Exchange. Ask for a x L-#!- 1 AAA the Department or Person Wanted. ^ * IRiHlC 1 vAAl OFFICES Main Office—17th and Farnmm Co. Bluffa—15 Scott St. New York—World Bldg. Chicago—Tribune Bldg. 8t. Louis—Syn. Trust Bldg. ®an Fran.—Hollrook Bldg. So. Side. N. W. Cr. 24th N. Detroit—Ford Bldg. Kansas City—Bryant Bldg. Los Angeles—Higgins Bldg. Atlanta—Atlanta Trust Bldg. -J GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH NEBRASKA. Thousands of Nebraskans who are still hale and hearty can remember when it was very generally believed that fall wheat could not be successfully raised in this state. Then, as now, there were some men who had to find out for themselves. So they tried it. Today Nebraska is the third largest winter whcatr raising state in the union. Just a few years ago, comparatively speaking, Ne braskans believe4 that alfalfa would grow only on low land, irrigated or subirrigated. There is always tha pioneer, the fellow who has to find out things for • himself and for others who follow'. Today alfalfa is being successfully grown on land more than 100 feet to water. Less than a quarter of a century ago a governor of Nebraska derided the idea of trying .to make an agricultural country out of that portion of the state lying west of Hall county. He said God intended it exclusively for cattle. But the men who h*ve to find out things for themselves insisted on trying it, and today the sacred cattle country is one of the greatest agricultural sections of America. Because a few men insisted, in spite of sneers and discouragement, on trying sugar beets in Ne braska, there are now five sugar factories in the state, one at Grand Island and four in the North Platte valley. During the last sugar campaign they manufactured more than 200,000,000 pounds of sugar from Nebraska beets. Just a few years ago it was thought that corn waa a poor crop to plant west of Buffalo county. But some men would not belike it until they had tried it out for themselves. That is why Charley Downy of Ogallala has more than 20,000 bushels of corn to sell and feed this, winter. He raised it on his own farm. If wa will study Nebraska we will learn some thing new every day. Wa will find new crop possi bilities. New manufacturing possibilities. New home-making possibilities. The early settlers of Nebraska had a hard time. They tried to make soil and climate fit their pre conceived notions. The next generation fared much better. The Nebraskans of today, wiser in their day, ara adapting themselvea to the soil and to the climate as it is. They are seeking for the crops best fitted. And seeking, they are finding something bet tar every day. And while Nebraska ranks right at the top in per capita production of per capita wealth, it has scarcely made a beginning. The wealth production will increase as Nebraskans get better acquainted with Nebraska. PUT AN END TO CHILD SLAVERY. Advocates of the constitutional amendment to forbid child labor will be pleased by the action of tha aenate subcommittee. It has just reported to tha main judiciary an amendment that will give con gress power “to prohibit the labor of persons under 18 years, and to prescribe the conditions of such labor.” The joy will arise from the fact that the ma chinery ia in motion. Debate will come very certainly on tha proposal, once it is brought out from com mittee. No question but throughout the country the sentiment favors an anti-child labor law. If an amendment to the constitution is needed, and it items to be, that will be favored. Against the proposal will be arrayed, as in de bate in congress at other times, of interference with state rights. Also, interference with the sacred right of contract. This means, as was amply proven in tlve cases from North Carolina on which the two laws were declared invalid by the nipreme court, to bo tho right of the father to contract for the sale of tho labor of his own children. Such doctrine may bo sound from the view-point of the court, but It is abhorrent to the theory of American home life. One of tho greatest supports of the American wage scale, on which the American standard of life rests, Is that it enables the father to support his family decently. Children should never be required to earn their own living. At least until they have passed the age of 14 they should not he permitted to enter mine, mill, factory or warehouse as regular employes. One of the greatest things the present congress can do will bo to submit to the states the amendment that will forbid tho sacrifice of children on the altar of Mammon. LONG LIFE AND A USEFUL ONE. Grim death, according to the doctor’s figures, was cheated out of 750,000 victims last year. That is, compared with the figures of 43 years ago. To make tit a little plainer, if the death rate of 1880 had con tinued on the same ratio, the number of deaths in the United States in 1923 would have been three quarters of a million greater. No usa in discussing all the details of the methods by which this result was brought about. Better sanitation, fuller understanding of disease, •specially those of children. A simpler way of liv ing is responsible for the change. A baby born now has many more chances of living than only a few years ago. Infant mortality under 1 year was long the disgrace of civilised life. Science has reduced this. Fewer little graves are dug each year, herausc folks know better what to do for baby. In other regards we have improved. For exam ple, a doctor states in 1898 ono man out of every 70 who responded to McKinley’s call to arms suf fered from typhoid fever. In the World War only one in 20,000 had typhoid. Omaha and other large cities were regularly scoinged liy typhoid, diphtheria •nd similar diseases not so very many years ago. Now cases of these are comparatively rare, and very seldom fatal. Triumph over yellow fever and malaria was some what spectacular. These, however, are not the only victories for medical science and surgical skill. The scythe of Time still cuts its swath. But it is among the elderly now, and even these are being instructed in how to prolong life. And as the doctors of medicine are showing us how to live longer, doctors or divinity, of laws and of philosophy are trying to show us how to live bet ter. May these succeed as well as the medicos! TERROR IN TEMPLE OF JUSTICE. The shocking episode in the court room at Lin coln is more than a crime of violence. It is sym bol of the disregard of institutions of law and order. When a judge is shot to death in his own court room, by a culprit who has been openly defying the law and the court’s order, society’s very existence is challenged. Reason in plenty for thinking the murder was premeditated is present. Little need to discuss this phase of the question, beyond the fact that the slayer went armed to court. That he took his own life is only further proof of his desperate resolve. The Omaha Bee has long stood out against gun toting. Nebraska has a well framed law on this sub ject, which is very laxly observed. In the Lincoln case, the former wife and daughter of the killer say he was an habitual gun-toter. Two revolvers were on his person when he entered the court room Monday morning. His response to the judge s in quiry, “Are you ready for trial?" was a shot. No matter at whom it was aimed, it killed the judge. The judge, who, in his person embodied the law, the might and the majesty of the people of Nebraska. Until we reach a place where such things are impossible, our civilization will be a failure. And we will never reach that place until everybody be gins to thitjk more seriously on the duties and obli gations that rest upon all. Less about rights and privileges. Laws are made to protect everyone. Courts are the instruments for carrying out the law. No one is justified in taking the law into his own hands. Disregard of the laws of civilized society is in the main chargeable to those who indis criminately denounce public men and public institu tions for the furtherance of political ends. There are thousands of minds just on the verge of insanity, that are overwhelmed by this sort of vicious propaganda. It leads men and women of this sort to fgel they must take the law into their own hands. In their fevered brains the fulminations of the political propagandists spell a world in which all order has come to an end. The truth of the mat ter is that those who support order are knit the more closely together to uphold the institutions of government. The shooting in the Lincoln court room is a warning that all should heed. FILIPINO FACTIONS FIGHT. Some of our democratic brethren are getting quite a little joy out of the troubles General Wood is having at Manilla. Of course, to make his em barrassment a source of pleasare to themselves, they have to overlook certain facts. Chief of these is that the dominant faction at Manilla draws its sustenance from the unfortunate experience of the islands under the Jones law. At tempting to clothe the Filipinos with self-government just about ruined them. The Woods-Forbea com mission found that about all we had done in the is lands had been destroyed while Burton Harrison was governor general, and was letting the Quezon faction run things. Railroads and other means of communication were decaying. The national bank had been looted, and general carelessness and cor ruption prevailed. More regrettable than these things, though, was the disruption among the Filipinos themselves. Mindanao and Sulu did not stick together when the former came to the front. The Mores would not submit to the domination from Manilla. Insurrec tions have followed. Sulu sultans have visited Gen eral Wooifc asking him that the United States con tinue its control. It is a house divided, not a house harmonious, that is represented by Manuel Roxas at Washington. When the Filipinos become united and harmoni ous, asking independence, they will be listened to. When a faction, and one with a rather bad record, seeks to be put in full charge, we feel their request should be scrutinized rather closely. Uncle Sam does not want to hold the islands in leash any longer than is absolutely necessary, but for the good of the Filipino soul it should be kept under restraint at least long enough to thoroughly grasp the need of self-control. Very thoughtless of the president not to get Senator Walsh’s permission before appointing Atlee I’omerene as a prosecutor. However, the senate confirmed the president's choice. Oregonians are going to put William Jennings Bryan’s name on the list for presidents. Oregon didn't have so much luck the last time it picked a candidate. Senators are finding plenty to object to, but they will look a long time for an outstanding lawyer who has not at some time been in touch with big business. One thing the oil investigation has done; it has taken the public mind off the klan for the time being. The railroad brotherhoods stick to McAdoo, but where does that leave Billy Johnson and the shop unions? Easy way to make the front page: Make a speech and call someone in high office a crook. Mr. Vanderlip is not the only man who has stepped on his own ears lately. Mexican revolutionists shine at blowing up things. Again the pill box patrol has justified itself. , f * - ■s Homespun Verse —By Omaha'a Own Poet— Robert Worthington Davie v-__y WEDNESDAY. "The Silent Night.” Think of the rich little popr man’* plight on the silent night, the solemn night! Think of the eheme of his crystal net. And the far off towns that ho can not gel; Think of hi* grief and his pitiful woe, Think of til* ear* as ho strain* them so, Listening ever as a deaf man might On the silent night, the solemn flight. l.nder the roof of til* hnmhle cot, Listening In but hearing not; W ife and little one* by lit* side — llc*t and comfort are denied! Hoping, uniting, hanging on ( <ift till the night Is nearing dawn, Tfflnk of the rich little poor man * plight On the silent night, the solemn night. i By EDWIN 0. PINKHAM. The King Decides to Teach America a Lesson * 0 The new king (George 111), having the most exalted notion of his own authority, and being, from his miser able. education, entirely ignorant of public affairs, thought that to,lax the Americans for the benefit of the English would be a masterpiece of policy.—Thomas Henry Buckle. Hislorv of Civilization in England. XI. HUB colonies followed up the action of the Stamp Act congress by forming asso ciations to boycott English goods, and nonimportation agreements came everywhere into ef fect. The English merchants were struck with dismay. To them a colony was a market, and nothing else. A closed market meant loss and ruin. They promptly brought pres sure on parliament, and that body found itself between two fires. It met the situation by the adoption of a policy characteristic of the statesman ship of the times. It repealed the stamp act to placate the clamoring traders at home, and at the same time passed a declaratory act assert Ing Its right to tax the colonies If It wanted to. No principle was settled. Parliament had acted as the ancient kings sometimes acted when put in a corner. They sometimes made con cessions "of grace.” By that they meant, "I'm not doing this because I have to, but because I'm good matured. Now, run away and play." Parliament was not long In testing Its asserted powers. It soon passed Samuel Adams. an act to raise revenue on certain ar ticles imported by the colonies, and to use this money to pay the salaries of the colonial officials appointed by the crown. This was not only to tax the colonies, but to deprive them of the election and control of their own (fflcials. The English government called this a civil list. The Americans mu' in It the destruction of self gov ernment. and a pension roll, which they were to pay. At the name time the king's govern ment decided to punish New York for refusing to make provision for the maintenance of an English garrison, and suspended its legislature. As the other colonies had been making It as difficult ss possible for the king's troops, this action waa a notice of what all might expect. In Massachusetts Samuel Adams, whom the English and torles called "Maltoter Sam,1' In allusion to his ear ly occupation, drew up ft petition to the king which the assemly adopted, and urged the other colonies to sup port. The petition ’excited the In dignation of the king, and the assem bly was Instructed to withdraw it. This It refused to do, and the assem bly was suspended. The Virginia burgesses suffered the same fate when they adopted resolu tions aimed at parliament's taxing power. The colonies were now In active correspondence; their attitude waa resolute: the suspended assemblies came together again as popular con ventions and a strong agitation con tinued everywhere against the new taxes and the presence of the troops. In the face of this opposition the | mlnisteni again tried the|r previous experiment, they decided to repeal the taxes but retain the principle. With this view they notified the colonies the port duties would he lifted on all the articles that had been named tn the new act, except on tea. Tea was excepted to a*sert the principle. The colonies retorted by asserting a prin ciple of their own. and refused to drink tea, a cargo sent to Boston waa seized by some persons who w ere dressed like Indians but acted like Bostonians, and thrown overboard. The English crown got ll.SOn a year from this tax on tea and lost 13 colonies. Conflicts between citizens end sol diers now became frequent wherev*> the troops were quartered, the feel ing culminating In what came to he known throughout the colonies as the Boston massacre" when a clash In the streets of thst town resulted in th» dentil of five civilians. The clear fact that now must l>e recognized Is, that King George and those in his government who passed (-' - - Abe Martin V__* One o' th* things it don't pay t* advertise is our honesty. Who re members when w« got pulled In if we stopped in front of n clothin’ store? by the name* of the "king's friends” were angry and had made up their minds, as a British historian puts it, to pay (he colonies out. They meant to punish them. They proceeded to Introduce in parliament, and parlia ment proceeded to pass with the most amazing levity, a series of penal mens ures against Boston and Massachu setts. The port was qjosed and addi tional regiments of troops sent to the city. The colony's charter was for feited and in Us place was Instituted arbitrary tow’n yule. Town meetings wer® abolished. Juries were to be drawn by sheriffs who owed their places to the crown's favor. Citizens were, In specified cases, to be trans ported to England for trial, on the ground that justice was obstructed In the colony, notwithstanding that Bos ton had just given a signal illustra tion of the quality of Its Justice by acquitting, at the hands of a Jury of Its .own citizens, the commanding of ficer of the troops that had fired on the people. These penal measute*. by which the king's government tossed away the fairest portion of the British empire, were put through a house of com mons that jeered at and howled down the few voices, that were raised in protest. George himself complacently fancied he had settled the whole vex ing business. He had been talking to General Gage, who had assured him the Americans would yield. "He says," the king wrote to Lord North, "they will b« lyons whilst we are lambs; but, if we take the resolute part, they will undoubtedly prove very weak.” "Blows," said the obstinate king,, "must decide.” Blow's did. (Copyright, the Kanes* Ctty 8t«r.) “The People's Voice" Editorial' from reader! of The Morning Bee. Reader! of The Morning Bee are invited to uie thii column freely for expresalon on mattera of public interest. Stair Climbing at Technical Higli. Omaha—To the Editor of The Omaha Bee: Having sent my chil dren to both Central and Technical High schools, I want to say a word about the gchedullng of classes at the new Technical High. My daughter attended this school last fall but had to quit school this winter because of falling health. She was a strong girl last fall but after three months of climbing stairs she broke down. Here was her schedule: first class on the second floor, second class on the fifth floor, third on third floor, fourth on second floor, then up to lunch on the fifth floor; sixth class on the third floor, seventh class on second floor, eighth class on fifth floor, then down to second floor to leave In the evening. This made 20 flights to climb up and down carrying books every day. Farther than climbing thfl Woodmen of the World and back every day. How many business men and business gills and women could and would stand that? Could not the classes he arranged so that the girls, especially, would not have to do so much climb tng of stairs. She said other girls had poorer arranged schedules than hers, but her schedule was an aver age. A friend of mine had to take hl» daughter out of school for the same reason. 1 was down to actually see one day and found It to be true. I also found 12 large, finely equipped executive ( dices on the main floor. Probably half of the most de sirable floor Is used for offices. Why so many and such desirable rooms ii'ed for executive offices Central High, with nearly as many students, has only four medium aized executive oflh cs. Another friend of mins has a son at Technical High school and wished him especially to study this vear sub jects which would help him In his office, but when his schedule was made out It contained three periods In gymnasium and swimming pool. Rome practical subjects which he wanted he would not be let eehedule for. Rome of the eubjects that my daughter desired the moet she was unable to get also. A PARENT. Against Single Tax. Schuyler. Neb,—To the Editor of The Omaha Bee; The farmers' old friend, the Nolan land lax bill, has reappeared in congress with a new Sponsor. Representative Keller of Minnesota has introduced a bill which provides for a federal tax of 1 per cent on all land valuea above $10,000. The farm management survey for eastern Nebraska shows that tho moet efficient farm unit la 240 acres. A conservative price on this land cer tainly Is not less than $150 per acre, which brings the value on this land to $.10,000. Deducting from the same $10,000, leaves $20,000 to be taxed at 1 per cent, or $200 additional tax for the farme rto pay above the taxea lie Is paying now, " If lx »H this tax cutting talk. It sg( ms In ma that our bright men In congress cannot see other taxable property besides lan,|. Tbe American farmer has always been the gout. *o why not pass him another favor—the honor to support every phase of the I'nlted States government. Should the federal government land tax be come a law, I can aee where In no dis tant future the farmer will be ex propriated and the land will he in the hands of a few bloated capitalist* and tilled by tenant*, a condition glmilar to that existing in England, or of the negro in the south. What are we farmers going to do about It? Are we going to just stand around and take things as they come, the same as we do the weather? Or are we going to bolt our political par ties and organize a party of our own and vote in our own_men? Too late! Election comes in November and con gress is In session now. We must or ganize for immediate action ancj peti tion our representatives and con gressmen to dare not enact such a law, l^ong ago the American Federation of Labor recognized the fact that to safeguard their • interests they must organize and pay annual dues In or der to hire men of executive ability to look after their Interests. Cannot the American farmer spare a few dol lars yearly for the same purpose? We must have county, state and na tional organization, and It must be financed. We have auch an organ ization in the farm bureau, but to be really 100 por cent efficient it must have a much larger membership. It must also have more funds available. When Leopold, the profligate king of Denmark, decided thaA he had to have more money for his riotous liv ing and levied a special excise tax on the land, the Danish farmer started to organize to oppose the tax: their lead ers were cast into prison whenever ap prehended, so they had to organize in secret and under a terrific handicap, but they did organize and refused to pay the tax. The king sent his agents to confiscate property, to satisfy the tax, but he reckoned without the host. He had to convert into cash by sale. The farmers a'tended these sales and bought tiark their property at what they thought was a fair tax. There being no other bidders present, in fact the other tddde-rs dare.l emt come. The king 'earned a lesson, for be had to recognize the organized farmer, and today tie Canes are reputed to have tl,s b?st f-.rm orgao'zation ex isting. The land tax bill had to come be cause the arm r», of tax free securi ties realize that they ultimately will lie taxed if the tax burden Is not shifted elsewhere, namely to the land, and why not? The farmer is In the same predica ment as Little Willie. Little Willie s folks had guests for dinner, so Willie had his meal alone and was put to bed an hour sooner than usual. While he was lying awake thinking of his hard fate, the unmistakable aroma of roast'duck wafted up to him, so he got up an* went down, determined to demand his share, but when his little white-clad figure appeared in the door. Ids father demanded: "Voung man, what do you want?" Little Willie lost his courage and stammered: '‘Excuse me, please. I just came to find out If. when you get through, would you please let me have a bone?" r think that is the "ny with most of us. we lose our courage. F. A. CCBA. Center Shots Any doubt as to the high state of Newfoundland civilization is removed. A former premier testifies that it is Quite the custom there for corpora tion* to contribute to campaign funds. —Boston Transcript. ' There s no oil on Al" is the slogan of supporter* of the New York gov ernor . Thus favorite sons are now 1 icing slicked up —Louisville Courier Journal. About the only satisfaction the re publican party is getting out of the oil scandal is that a few unofficial democrat* seemed to have picked up a crumb nr two dropped in the scram ble. My, how wicked those demo crats are!—Rochester (N. Y.) Tost. Sunny Side up I. - jbAt Comfort, nor forget Jhat Suntin ' j WAITING. I'm yearning for the-days In the open. For tramps over valley and hllle; For blue in the sky, the rippling by Of water in murmuring rills. I want to stt idly a-dreamlng. And O. how I earnestly n||»h For a nook by the bright water* gleaming With nothing to do but to flab. I'm yearning for balmy wind* blow ing. For scent of the newly turned sod. I w ant to see flowers a growing And nodding their faces to Ood. I'm yearning to see the trees green ing. To see the green grass on the ground; And against the creek bank to be leaning. Just watching my cork bob around. I want to be up In the morning With fishing pole, tackle and bait. The notion of day’s work a-acornlng, Just fishing till eventide late. I'm Just a bit weary of waiting To feel the warm breezes of spring. O winter, please quit hesitating— I’m yearning to hear the reel sing! ‘‘Of course I believe most people are honest," declared the hotel man, "but our experience is that there are enough dishonest people to make, it necessary to maintain a police force and some judges and Jails." This particular hotel man says that one reason why hotel rates are so high is that hotels lose so many blan kets, sheets, counterpanes, towels, bath rugs, etc. It wag suggested that the hotels might be losing all those things be cause their rates are so high, but this was denied. • "You would be surprised at what it costs us to renew light globes that are carried away." We aim to keep two drinking glasses in each room, and by keeping plenty In the supply room we manage to do it. But It Is really annoying how many are carried away.” When asked why he didn't check up on the room stuff as soon as a guest checked out and. if anything was missed, grab the guest's baggage, the hotel man replied: "We might recover some stuff that way, but suppose we arreeted some suspect, or searched his baggage, and then didn't And anything—blooey! What a beautiful damage suit we'd have on our hands. No, we have to he mighty careful. Now and then we manage to recover some stuff, but nothing Is ever said about it." Biscuits and cookies and crackers are not the only things that Penn Fodrea knows a lot about. Long be fore Penn became connected with the Iten company he was connected with the Burlington. Arst as an advertis ing man and then as s member of the colonization department. And If you want to know things about Nebraska —soil, climate, productivity, water supply, etc., ask Penn. Some of these days we two are going to call on 'Doc'* Condra of Linooln and organ ize a real "Know Nebraska Society.” We Refuse to Belter* It. ' We’ve got to give ’em Jazz,” as serted s local amausemect manager in reply to a complaint voiced by us about the preponderance of that kind of noise. We don't believe It, and we chal lenge the amusement managers to a test. Instead of ail Jazz the next time a featured orchestral attraction in booked, let the orchestra divide its time equally between the syncopated Jazz it knows and .some of the oi l favorites, not forgetting some of the old southern melodies and the sex tette. If the real music does not get the biggest “hand’’ we'll swear off^ on condemning the jazz. W e dare ’em to come on. We insist that there should bs s. limit on "song plugging.” The next time some artist steps to the foot lights and begins singing "She's the Kind of a Girl that Men Forget" we are going to get up and walk out. If we can muster up enough courage. At any rate we are going to refuse to give any evidences of approval. The Umbo of Forgotten Things. Where are the printers of yesterday? The linotype put theim all away. What has become of the old-ttms masters of the printing tcraft—the man who could lay a case, cast a roller, true up a press, adjust the tog gle Joint on a Washington or soften up the blanket, level up and adjust a country Campbell, knew proper di visions. could punctuate with unerring precision, spell correctly and could handle any piece of job work or ad that came in without having a type foundry to fall back on? Are they making such printers any more? A Real Bedtime Story. “Mamma, come and listen in on this bedtime story.” ”1 am too busy, now. my dear. . " wait until about midnight, and hear a brand new one when your papa comes in.” Nebraska Limerick. There was a young fellow in Lowell Who felt greatly burdened of soul. Till at last in disgust He went on a bust And drank himself into a hoi* Answers to Correspondents. “Soulful’’—There is only one set rule for writing poetry. Don't unless you have a side line that guarantees you a living. “Hopeful”—We do not know the whereabouts of the individual said to have offered 1500 for a quart of purs liquor. If you think you have it you might submit a sample, after which w-e could tell you whether it would be worth your while to look him up. "Distressed”—The only solution of your marital troubles Is arbitration. Ascertain what your wife wants and then arbitrate. She will be satisfied. “Inquirer”—Filling this column ie not what worries us. It is filling seven other locations three times a day that keeps us on the Jump WILL. M. MAUPIN. • » »Safety for Savtnft • • • MA*KXY r* -~r~. hen in Omaha ^ Hotel Conant A Plan for Increasing. Your Estate HAVE you ever asked yourself this question: “How long could my family live on the money i would leave them if I should die to morrow?” Suppose you have securities to the amount, let us say, of $10,000. 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