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“SELL YOUR HAMMER, BUY A HORN.’
“Forward, Omaha!”
That is the slogan which animates the leaders
of the community, no matter what their work may
be. Wholesalers and retailers, manufacturers and
jobbers, bankers, professional men, wage workers,
all ranks and conditions share in the impulse. Out
of it will come good for the community.
The first thing that really is needed to bring to
pass all that is expected or hoped for is harmony of
thought and unity of action. Harmony of thought
is easily attained. It already exists, lacking only a
little co-ordination. This should not be so difficult
to attain. It can be accomplished. With this es
tablished, unity of action will follow as the night the
day.
The really big men of the city, that is, the men
who are at the head of the big enterprises or in
stitutions, are awake to the need for a constructive
program. They are taking counsel together, and
out of the consultations should proceed that which
will be helpful to all. In a community whose in
terests are so closely knit as are those of Omaha, it
is impossible to help one without helping all. Who
ever is prosperous must share his prosperity with
his neighbor, whether he realizes it or not. This is
a rule of community life that can not be evaded.
• * *
“One for all, and all for one,” the wise motto
of the quartet immortalized by Alexander Dumas,
should find exemplification here. Now is the time.
Omaha must balance accounts between groups by
drawing a red line through the old pages and turn
them down forever. Grudges that have survived
should be forgotten. Differences of opinion, grow
ing out of personal ambitions or prejudices, none of
them material in any sense, should be brought to
accommodation or discarded entirely. Healthy rivalry
does not subsist on such food. When men honestly
strive together, there should be no rancor.
All these things are truisms, but sometimes they
are overlooked or forgotten. A great, prosperous
city must always have the welcome strife of com
petition, the struggle for position, wealth, rank and
honor. That is as natural as breathing. But the
struggle should be at all points one that does not
hamper the general development. One or two big
get-together meetings might help clear the at
mosphere.
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Omaha can learn from Des Moines, from Kansas
City, Minneapolis, Denver, or any other city that
has prospered. It can learn even from those that
have failed, for it is as necessary to know what not
to do as to be sure of what to do. Omaha has done
many things to be proud of, has many splendid ex
amples of all the things that distinguish and support
a great modern city. Yet her people are not wise
in their own conceit. They want to learn more, to
do more, to have more. For this reason the journey
was made to Des Moines. There a single institution,
the Greater Des Moines committee, has accomplished
wonders for the community. Its methods are worth
looking into, so that Omaha can, if so desired, have
the advantage of such as will be helpful here. Other
cities may be similarly examined, and doubtless with
similar gain.
No business can thrive on yesterday. Its methods
must be brought continually up to date. New ideas,
new thoughts, new processes, new ways of doing
things. These are coming on with each rising of the
sun. The necessity of-going ahead is steadily im
pressed upon everyone, no matter what his walk in
life. That is why one business man carefully studies
the methods and practices of his competitor, and
equally one community should study another. What
is good for one is not good for all, yet all have
enough in common to give authority to certain rules.
How to apply these rules is the question.
• • •
Omaha is a hive of industry. But a hive suggests
order, if it suggests anything. Bees do not work
aimlessly or without leadership. Omaha can well
afford to emulate the honey bee in many ways. One
of these is to follow a definite program, behind es
tablished leadership. Such a plan would bring to
any proposed enterprise the combined support of all
the city’s energies. Then success would be assured
in advance. One thing done, another ceuld be taken
up, and so on through the coming years. There will
alwaya be something ahead to work for. We are
not going to outline a program, or to suggest any
particular need that should be cared for first. What
we do want to emphasize is the harmony that must
prevail to get us anywhere.
“Sell your hammer, and buy a horn,” is a good
motto. Knocker* to the rear should be the order of
the day in Omaha.
MARRIED IN HASTE—REPENT AT LEISURE.
One of the earliest and swiftest courtships on
record was that where the servant went out and se
cured the daughter of Bethuel, Rebekah by name,
to be the wife of Isaac. The union was fruitful and
happy, if the record is to be relied upon'. Contrast
this with the experience of Isaac’s son, who served
Laban seven years for Rachael, and then had to take
Leah and serve another seven before he got the
bride ho wanted.
These show about the linvts of time consumed
in preliminaries to matrimony in patriarchal days.
Some may have been swifter, but none were longer.
In modern times we have many incidents of sudden
ness in the way of getting married. Young folks
meet, talk, Bnd hie away to have the knot tied. Over
in Chicago recently a young couple met at a cabnret
party early in the evening—which means along about
half-past 11 at night—and were married at 8:30 in
the morning. That is fast work, even for these times
of hustle.
An Omaha Ji]|ge is trying to patch up a peace
between two young persons who were wedded after
a three-day acquaintance, and who fell out tho next
morning because the eggs were iniprop :ly cooked
or something like that.
The question is whether a bark so hurriedly
launched is worth saving., Matrimony is generally
regarded as a relation not to be entered upon lightly.
It is a contract in the eyes of the law and the
church. The law regards it as a voidable contract,
one that can be dissolved or set aside. The church
looks upon it as for all time. “What God hath joined
together, let no man put asunder.”
Happily for humanity, most marriages survive.
This despite the records of the divorce courts. Young
men and women regard the proceeding seriously,
and when they have assumed the vows earnestly
strive to observe them in ail particulars. Those who
do come to grief are losers, even when they seem to
win. Courtships that continue longer than three
days are not so apt to end in divorce courts as those
that are hurried along from meeting to altar. Time
spent in getting acquainted is rarely wasted.
LOOMIS AND FORTY-THREE YEARS.
Forty-three years is a long time or a short, de
pending on which way you look at it. If looking
ahead, 1967 seems quite a way of; on the other
hand, 1880 seems just as yeierday when it is passed.
Quite a few things have happened in that time. For
example, George W. Loomis came up from being
a -stenographer looking for a job to the position of
assistant general manager of the C., B. & Q. lines
west of the Missouri river. He once had the same
if he were given time. When he took his first
job with the company, the “Q” lines actually ended
at Pacific Junction, although the advertised terminal
was at Council Bluffs. The old Plattsmouth ferry
position on the B. & M., but that was before Jim
Hill took the road over and consolidated the Burling
ton system.
George W. Loomis could tell quite a story, too,
was just giving way to the new bridge. There was
talk that the B. & M. would some day be extended
to Denver. A little stub line run up to Omaha from
Oreapolis, and ended at a depot sitting on the
side of a hill, where the present Burlington station
stands. Indianola was ’way out west, and Kearney
Junction was a very important station. McCook was
not much of a place, and Holdrege ws looking ahead
to the time when the business would Justify a station.
Alliance was not even a dream town then. Bridge
port, and all the other places out in that part of
the world, save Gering alone, were yet in the womb
of the future. But Nebraska was destined to grow,
and Loomis to grow with it. Trains were leaving
Chicago over the “Q” every day, long strings of
cars, filled to overflowing with passengers headed
for Nebraska. Some of these had not stopped from
the moment they landed at Castle Garden. A
wonderful empire was being opened, and they were
on the way. to help open it, to make its prairies
bloom with plenty, to set up homes, build cities,
and keep the B. & M. hustling to provide transpor
tation for them.
Forty-three years, looking backward, is not a
very long time, but wonders have been wrought
in Nebraska since George Loomis became a stenogra
pher in the office of the general pianager of the
B. & M.
BILL ELLIS AND THOSE PETITIONS.
We want to say a word to the committee that is
weighing the qualifications of several men being
considered for succession to the position of com
mission of the Chamber of Commerce. There are
many who believe it would pay to promote a young
man who has been faithful under at least two com
missioners.
W. A. Ellis has proved his worth as assistant
commissioner under ‘‘Bob” Manley and “DaveyH
Larson as well. The petitioners who seek his pro
motion argue, why not give him a try at the big
job? Of course, the assistant is expected only to
keep in the background when the head of the concern
is at hand. To keep things running smoothly whci
the principal is away. Often, however, the Assist
ant has ideas of his own, and frequently initiative.
No one knows how many things he has actually
started and put over, save the one who haa taken
credit for doing them. In any event, the assistant
gets a lot of experience that should not be thrown
into the discard when it is available for use.
“Bill” Ellis has gone quietly about his duties.
He has shown himself efficient, capable, courteous.
The petitions now being circulated will no doubt
be given every consideration.
The story of a screen star who refused to accept
a valuable ring from an unknoyn admirer and'had it
raffled off for the benefit of the poor, sounds to us
very much like a report that an ex-cabinet officer
had refused to accept a big fee from some oil
concern.
The coal problem would be solved if some method
could be devised whereby political hot air could be
piped into our residential radiators.
It is very mean of the local oil men to insinuate
that Governor Bryan would stoop to playing politics
with the gasoline situation.
Mr. Bossie may be broke and needing a Job, but
so are hundreds of men who have never deserted a
wife for an affinity.
Is it worth 'while to expect respect for laws en
acted by lawmaking bodies that make such spectacles
of themselves?
Nfiss Pankhurst says the trend of events points
to the end of the age. What, marri-age, Miss Pank
hurst?
It isn’t everybody who can draw a $100,000 check
against a $4,000 bank balance and get away with it.
Homespun Verse
—By Omaha’s Own Poet—
’Robert Worthington Davie
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RADIO BLOB.
Horn* Is not what It used to be. before Radio came In.
Now It's all confusion—used to could hear the drop of
a pin.
Father'd got a act down rellar—likes to be by himself.
Mother's got here In the kitchen—on the pantry ahetf.
Ulster's got her art In the parlor—she and her beau.
Brother's got hls out In the garage—In the houee no
show.
Cousin Bill's got one In the attic—claims he la nearer
the waves.
Tuner in on the music—and by it he shaves.
Bnh.v Is crying for food—what Is that to ua'
When we can take the nlr- let her cry and fuss
Dinner la always two hours behind—hut who would
tempt fate.
By trying to eat when you ran tune In early and late?
Radio Rugs! Radio Bugs! The houac la full of bugs.
They've got wires on the floor—hail to move the rugs.
! forgot to say I linve m.v set In my hand,
Trying to find a plicerl want to hear that Jazz band
9 H. F. till.BERT.
“The People’s
Voice’’
Editorial! from reader* of Tho Morning
Bee. Readers of Tho Morning Bee ore
invited to uae this column freely for
exnreealon on matter* of public
* interest.
A predate* Mr*. Blair.
Omaha—To the Editor of The Oma
ha Bee; It is impossible for one to
come Into the presence of so wonder
ful a personality as that of Mr*.
Margaret J. Blair, without being com
pelled to adjust one’s thinking cap
and sit up and begin to wonder how
the majority of women (being slaves
to modern fashions and habits) can
get by with it long enough to attain
the age of 45 or 60 years even.
After watching Mr*. Blair’s grace
ful work on the stage during her lec
tures and gazing In wonderment at
her lithe, supple and yet vigorous
form, it force* the average woman
to admit .that she does not live in
the true sense of the word, hut that
she merely exists.
During Mrs. Blair’s demonstrations
Tuesday and Wednesday mornings,
I was at a loss to know which to give
the greater share of my attention,
her wonderfully perfect form, or her
perfectly wonderful advice so gen
erously and earnestly given in her
lectures. I sat spellbound with a
deep Inward conviction that most of
those wo made up her audience ought
to blush with shame, for the majority
were much younger In reality. When
one takes Into consideration just
what constitutes youth, l am of the
opinion there were not many present
who could equal her excepting, per
haps, a minor few of the younger
ones.
Mrs. Blair, you are truly a won
derful wananl I wish there were
many of us like you. May you know
great longevity to carry on your
coveted work. I wish to express my
personal thanks to The Bee for the
opportunity to hear your (lectures
through the courtesy of that paper. I
am also taking the privilege to thank
The Bee for all those who have made
up your audience, for through you
they have learned some wonderful
lessons In the care of their bodies
and their appreciation is sincere and
great. Be assured. Mrs. Blair, the
wonea of Omaha shall long remem
ber your visit here.
CAROLYN BELLE ADAMS.
Fart* on Prohibition.
Missouri Valley, la.—To the Editor
of The Omaha Bee: I examined with
Interest the liquor map published in
The Sunday Bee. It probably, was
not published with permission of the
prohibition department, but The Oma
ha Bee is to be complimented in doing
a little of a newspaper's work—to se
cure and publish the cold, hard facts
on anything of interest. Rock bot
tom facts are the only thing on which
to base thinking and judgment. A\ hen
we are convinced that a thing Is good
bad, or right. I think that we should
arrive at a clearer conclusion if we
would turn right around and as sin
cerely try to prove the opposite.
There is a positive and a negative
to b-th sides of any question, an«
until we have fought for both slues
in our own mind we cannot be free
from that distressing mire of preju
dice. Do you not think that a great
deal of error and trouble is caused by
so many of us refusing to do this, or,
in other w-ords, to see all and both
sides of a question? A successful ma
chine designer after he has planned a
machine on the drawing board, turns
right around and looks for faults and
errors in his own work Just as
earnestly as hs worked to put them
together. So many arguments and
contentions start between us before
we have even decided upon what shall
constitute proof. AVe say a thing is
good or bad which we cannot for the
life or us clearly tell by what stand
ard we are judging It good or bad.
AVe say a thing Is a fact, when If
flatly asfced for another train of fa^ts
to prove It, we could not furnish
them.
A lot of us argue the taxation ques
tion when we could not take a tax
raised dollar and prover where every
mill goes and why. Tax books and
available figures will show you. but
we never take the trouble to get at
the facts. Most of us storm and cuss
and abuse systems or men, who are
trying to help us. I'm guilty, too. It
is the fellows who try to conceal and
distort the facts and figures from the
public and get them Into mob think
ing that are doing the damage now.
That's why we have so much trouble
with prohibition. F. W. B.
Taxation of land Value*.
Sutton. Neb.—To the Editor of The
Oruajia Bee: A Schuyler correspon
dent airs his opposition In The Oma
ha Bee against the Kalstou-Nolan hill
now before congress. He starts out
with the fanciful statement that 240
acres constitutes an Ideal farm In
eastern Nebraswa, according to the
farm management survey. He
guesses that sueh a farm will average
$SS,0(*0, or $150 an acre, and that the
tax at 1 per cent, according to the
bill, after deducting an exemption of
$10,000, will be $260.
First of all. the average else farm
In the eastern half of Nebraska Is
only 70 actes. The tax of 1 per cent
Is to be levied on nwnera of lands
and not on farms. That the exemp
tion of $10,000 Is made after all Im
provements are deducted. Even on
the Imaginary farm of 240 acres, the
hare land value Is only about $24,000.
Deducting $10,000 leave* $14,000. But
the value* In 1919, for which the last
census was taken, were highly In
flated. Farm* which I valued as cen
sus enumerator In January, 1920, at
$150, have since been sold for from
$100 to $110 an acre.
Now, a few words about the Ral
ston Nolan bill: This measure pro
vides for the repeal of such taxes
(specified In the hill), as are passed
on to the consumer, apd those tljpt
cause stagnation In agriculture, com
merce and Industry. The hill then
provides for a tax of 1 per cent on
" ' -v
Abe Martin
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Of all tli' promoters, Dun C'upiil
is t.h’ most pop'lar an' least trust
worthy. Oh, fer th’ ole long, snowy
winter afternoons with nothin’ t'
disturb th* quiet but a rattlin’
cough. .
(t'opyllght. l«< )
Hy EIIWIN G. PINKHAM.
The World Turned Upside Down
It is impossible for me briefly to communicate the
fund of intelligence which I have derived from General
Washington. I will now say only, that I have formed as
high an opinion of the powers of his mind, his modera
tion, his patriotism, and his virtues, as I had before con
ceived, from common report, of his military talents, and
of the irualculable services which he has rendered his
country.—The French Minister Gerard to the Count de
Vcrgennes.
XXIV.
1 lORNWALI-IS reached Vir
I gin la. In May, 1781, and took
1 over the command of the
j British forces that had been
I operating there under Arn
old. A campaign of devastation fol
lowed. The state was defenseless
save for a small force under Lafay
ette. Jefferson, who was then gov
ernor, raised all the militia. It was
possiblo to gather, but could not pre
vent the Immense destruction of
property' that now went on. ven his
own estates were plundered. Horses
and cattle were slaughtered, crops
were burned, buildings destroyed.
Cornwallis was now employing the
methods he counted on to end the
war. having at last gained the ear
of the British ministry and
triumphed over Clinton, his personal
enemy, who had tried to recall him
to New York.
But there was an eye on Cornwal
lis' movements that never erred In
detecting an opportunity, and when
the British general fixed his hase at
Yorktown, Washington In the north
saw the hour was come for a grdat
stroke. He directed the concentration
of the French fleet In the Chesapeake
and turning south with his own and
Rochambeau's forces Invested York
town. De Grasse held the bay and
the British general was neatly bot
tled.
Washington’s movements had been
rapid. lie had slipped away from
Clinton in September, the latter be
lieving that the concentration of the
American and French force* was de
signed for an attack on New York,
and early In October the Investment
of Yorktown was complete. Corn
wallis had been quick to perceive his
mistake in occupying the end of a
narrow peninsula without being cer
tain of command of the sea. He In
formed Cliqton In New York that un
less relief reached him the w<-.rgt must
be expected. Clinton's feelings to
ward Cornwallis were such that per
haps the expectation of the worst
was not wholly a disagreeable one; at
any rate Clinton exhibited no hurry,
but promised relief before the end of
October.
Washington valued time more high
ly. He pushed his operations with
the greatest vigor. The British works
were taken one hy one, by trench
operations that steadily pushed in
Cornwallis' lines and reduced the
compasses of his defenses. His sal
lies were all defeated, his redoubts
occupied, ami confined at last within
his inner fortifications and with the
hope of timely succor gone, he
capitulated on October 18. He laid
down 7,000 muskets and marched out
between the lines of the victorious al
lies while the.band played "The World
Turned Upside Down."
Horace Walpole's question and an
fwer. "What has an army of 50.00#
men, fighting for sovereignty, achiev
ed in America? Retreated from Bos
ton, retreated from Philadelphia, laid
down their arms at Saratoga," had
beeen finding an Increasing answer
In Kngland. Public feeling was dl
vided between disco u rage me n t over
th4 length and futility of the war.
and disgust over its conduct hy the
government.
Lord Germaine trotted off to a «»ok
end party with forgotten orders for
overseas in his pockets; parliament,
when It waa too late, complacently
voting to restore the status quo: the
king stubbornly urging on hostilities,
and the ministers allowing generals
to understand tacitly that too much
activity need not be shown: Clinton
t and Cornwallis intriguing against each
other; the public debt piling up: con
tlnental powera declaring war: the
export trade ruined; home Industries
stagnated; these spectacles and these
results, long before Cornwallis' sur
render, had produced a , peace party |
In Kngland that now was strong
enough to raise its vole# In parlia
ment.
It hardly needed that voice to tell
the parliament the end was come.
Lord North threw up his arms at the
news from Yorktown. “O God, it is
all over!" he exclaimed. The house
of commons voted an address to the
all land values In the United States
after all Improvements have been de
ducted, and after that, an exemption
of $10,000 to each owner. The term
land Includes all naturaW resource*,
city lot*, natural forest*, cool, oil
ami all mineral land*, eta. Nearly
61,000,000.0000 will be raised by thl*
tax. Farms will pay only 2S.S per
cent* of thl* *mount.
In only seven state will the aver
age exemption of $10 000 be exceeded
and that only on large estates.
The farm tenants, constituting 36
per cent of all the farmers tn the
United Slates and n»arly RO per cent
In Nebraska, will, of course, pay no
tax under the Kalstnn Nolan bill. The
bugaboo that thl* tax will fall hear
(eat on farmers will totally vanish
when the facts are known. The tax
will fall heaviest.on lands held out of
use for speculation, oil lands worth
thousands of dollars per acre. etc.,
and on city properly. Just to give one
example In closing: Nevv York City
contains IS square miles, or one-half
of a township. The hare lain! value
equals $I.OOO.nOO.OOO, and nearly nil
Is owned by 4 per cent of the popu
lntlon. If every acre of the 76.SOS
sqnsre miles of Nebraska were estl
mated at 6100 per acre. It would just
about equal New York.
A. O, OROH
NET AVERAGE
PAID CIRCULATION
for February, 1924, of
THE OMAHA BEE
Daily .#75,135
Sunday .8(1,282
Does not include rHnmV left
overs, samples or papers spoiled m
printing end Includes no special
sales or li'M tit dilation ol any kind
V. A. BRIDGE, Cir Mgr.
Stiherrihad and sworn to before ma
this 4th day of March. 1024
W. H QUIVPY.
(Seal) Notary Public
king declaring those were “enemies
to his majesty and the country” who
should advise him to continue the
war. North relinquished office, the
whigs came in and the government at
once opened negotiations with Frank
lin. who was in Paris. The long
struggle was over and independence
was won.
Hut no American who is familiar
with the deeds of the great leader,
who brought tills result about should
be unfamiliar with the words In
which that leader warned his country
mrn of the unsoundness of the mili
tary policy on which the war waa
conducted. These are the words of
tlie victorious Washington, written to
congress:
"Had we formed a permanent army
In the beginning which.' by the con
tinuance of the game men in service,
had been capable of discipline, we
never should have had to retreat with
a' handful of men across the Dela
ware In 1776, trembling for the fate
of America, which nothing but the
lnfaturation of the enemy could have
saved; we should not have remained
all the succeeding winter at their
mercy, with sometimes scarcely a suf
’ficlent body of men to mount the or
dinary guards, liable at every moment
to be dissipated. If they had only
thought proper to march agalntt us;
we should not have been under the
necessity of fighting at Brandywine,
with an unequal number of raw
troops, and afterwards of seeing Phil
adelphia fall a prey to a victorious
army: we should not have been at
Valley Forge with less than half the
force of the enemy, destitute of every
thing. In a situation neither to resist
•or retire; we should not have seen
New York left with a handful of|
men, yet an overmatch for the n* in
army of these states, while the prin
cipal part of their force was detached
for the reduction of two of them; we
should not have found ourselves this
spring so weak as to be Insulted by
5,000 men. unable to protect our t«ag
gage and magazines, their security
depending on a good countenance,
and a want of enterprise in ‘ he
enemy; we should not have been ihe
greatest part of the war Inferior to
the enemy, indebted for our safety to
their inactivity, enduring frequently
the mortification of seeing inviting
opportunities to ruin them pass unim
proved for want of a force, which the
country was completely abls to af
ford: and of seeing the country rav
aged. our towns burnt, the inliabltants
plundered, abused, murdered with Im
punity from the same cause."
Washington won the war in spite
of these defects in the colonial mili
tary system. America'cannot afford
to again try that system until she is
:sure she has another Washington.
(Copyright. Kansas City Star t
SUNNY SIDE UP
Comfort, nor fbrret
Jhat Sunrin nmr f^^usyet
THE SITUATION.
I confess I’m growing weary
Of long winded epeechea dreary.
Full of bunk.
Ev'ry emall-souled politician
Seems now playing for position
With that Junk.
I admit that I am yearning
For the country’s quick returning
To the days
When we had real statesmen working,
’Stead of politicians smirking
To catch jay*.
I am filled to saltation
With hot .-hr Investigation
Nowhere leading.
Commonsente, and less of blowing;
Less of guessing, more of knowing,
We are needing.
Much too prone to ’’let George do it,"
Seems the case, as now I view it.
With many voters.
They prefer to shirk and cavil
When they see the very devil
Raised by floaters.
Too much guff, to little action:
Too much rule by bloc and faction,
Too much strife.
We need legs of rubber-heeling.
More of patriotic feeling,
In public life.
Often have we made up our mind
to do it, but ftt the last moment our
courage failed. We feared to lead;
out. We stood In need of courageous
leadership. Now we have seen it
done. Yesterday’s man seated across
the table from us in a restaurant
paid his check and slipped the waiter
a nickel. We have never had the
courage to tip less than a dime. Thus
encouraged we hope soon to reach
that high plane of Independence when
we can pay our restaurant check
without a tip. Perhaps It may come
to pass that in time we can'give the
hatand-coat check artist the fishy
eye.
Rev. Dr. Jenks of the First Pres
byterian church lnforme us that he
plans another Sunday evening of old
time songs in the church. With the
most pleaeant recollection of the ini
tial program of old songs we look for
ward to an evening of rare enjoyment.
We have In mind two or three old
timers we would like to have rend
ered on that occasion, and shall sub
mit them in due time. We might
even agree to sing on* or two, were
it not for the fact that we are really
Interested in having a capacity con
gregation out on the night In question.
Referring for a moment to the
Omaha Press club, we wonder how
many remain who were members of
the old Omaha Press club when it
entertained the New York Press club,
en route to the Pacific coast’’ The
reception was held In the slub rooms
on the top floor of The Bee Building,
and Colonel MoCune's punchbowl Is
still rememhered by the visiting new*
paper folk.
The signw riter slips now and then.
A placard in a North Fourteenth I
street show window calls attention toj
the fact that a line of neckties is
"Verry nifty.” An immense sign
across a store front announces ’ Re
oddling Sale.”
Next Saturday ends the time for
filing for public office, and we have
not decided what particular office we
shall file for. But we have long since
decided upon our brief platform. Tt
is: "Give us a rest from new reforms
until we manage to catch up on some
we now have.”
_
After mature deliberation over a
considerable period of time, we believe
we have put our finger on the real
weak spot in our educational system
Wa have gone to auch an extrema in
providing equipment and convenience*
that we have made education some
thing to be accepted Instead of some
thing to be acquired.
Favorite Songs.
J. E. Davidson—"We're going 'ohm
to die no more.'1
E. Buckingham—"Shall we gather
at the river."
Judge Day—"There'll be no parting
there. '
Old Probs Robins—"When the
mists have cleared away."
Harley Conant—"There is rest for
the weary."
Superintendent Beveridge—'When
the roll is tailed up yonder."
Mayor James C. Dahlman—"Draw
me nearer.'
Carl R. Gray—"Pass me not."
Chief Dlneen—"The waters of life "
And doubtless Messrs. Doheny and
Sinclair would pay liberally for a.
proper revision of the old eong about
"The oil of gladness on our heads.'
By the way. can you remember
back to the time when the clothing
merchant threw in a pair of suspend
ers when he sold you a new suit''
Those were th£ days, a;- you may re
call, when the young fellow who
owned a sidebar buggy was even m< re
popular than the young fellow wh< >
now permitted to drive pa s sedan
or coupe.
We have abandoned many of t"e
cherished ambitions of our younger
days. But we still cling#to the am
bition of at some time or other own
ing a home with a lot of hollyhocks
blooming in the back yard.
Famous Kents.
Pa—
.- in our trouser*.
High- 1
- due.
Please pay -.
Three lawyers, two of whom soalt
remain nameless. were conversing in
front of the Omaha National yester
day.
"T have l^en married IS years and
wife and I have never exchanged a
cross word." declared Lawyer No. 3.
"I wish l could say that," remark'd
Lawyer No. 2 .
“Well, why don't you?" said Judge
Ben Baker. “You can lie Just as flu
ently as Lawyer No. 1."
WILL M. MAt'PIN.
Another One?
Noting that the editor* of the
Marion Star have sued Frank Van
derlip for 1*00,000, Gus Buechler of
the Grand Island Independent won
ders if they are figuring on buying
another one.
> • ♦ Safety for Javmft • ••
pV#E
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:~rriMnnorHSWM— r~:
When in Omaha
Hotel Conant
—and the Court appointed an administrator
Why you should make a will
and name a trust company
Mix. J. was providing his family
with a good living and in
tended to provide for their future,
too — but making a will “could
wait.” A sudden attack of pneu
monia caused his death.
There Was No Will
The widow was at a loss to know
what to do about her husband's
business, his investments and his.
teal estate.
Search for a will waa begun.
Meantime, application had to be
made to the Court for allowances
from the property for the support
of the family. No will was found.
Trouble for the Widow
The widow then learned that she
would receive only a third of the
personal property and a life interest
in the home, the other two-thirds of
the personal property, passing to the
two minor children. This involved a
hardship as she was appointed ad
ministratrix of the estate and guar
dian of the children totally without
investment experience and unquali
Peters Trust Co.
U. S. Trust Co.
ficd for either duty. £he was also
put to the expense of providing
surety bonds. Two-thirds was more
than the children required—01 -
third was less then she requii* ..
Under a will equitable distribution
could have been provided and the
expense of surety bonds and inex
perience entirely eliminated.
Make Your Will—Name a
Trust Company
By making a will you can direct
the distribution of your property.
And you can name a trust company
as executor and trustee in your will,
to carry out your wish** and to pro
ject the interests of your family.
i
Ask a
Trust Company
for a copy of the book
let. "Safeguarding Your
Family's Future." ft
discusses the advan
tages of making a tfln
and gives many points
to consider in planning
It. The booklet can be
had also by writing to
the addreas at the left.
Omaha Trust Co.
First Trust Co.
Members American Bankets Association