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THE DRIFT TO SLOAN.
With the primary election a bare ten days
ahead, tha campaign haa entered, the “sugaring off”
itgLg*. Opinions are crystallizing and judgments
may now be tentatively formed. It is not wise to
undertake to forecast the result of a primary elec
tion in Nebraska, save where disparity between op
posing candidates is such as to leave no room for
doubt. Certain signs, however, justify conclusions
that may be borne out in the end.
One of the first of these is that the apathy said
te exist in the state is disappearing. Voters, espe
cially republicans, are beginning to take notice of
what is going on. There is a likelihood of a gratify
ing attendance at the polls on both—primary and
election day. A heavy vote and a decisive result,
ne matter how narrow the margin between candi
dates, is the advance promise of a lively campaign
in the fall, and victory for the party of progress and
accomplishment.
Another Indication la worthy of note. Interest
in the contest for the nomination for United States
senator is intense. Just now, all over the state there
appears to be setting in a heavy drift to Sloan.
Republican newspapers, almost without exception,
hare championed his candidacy, and expressed rea
sons why voters should favor him. Some of these
newspapers In previous campaigns have supported
Senator Norris. Mr. Sloan is deeply interested in
the things that concern Nebraska. While in con
gress he did a great deal to forward the welfare of
the state. In his campaign so far he has avoided
criticism. He has, however, clearly set out what he
wants to do as United States senator from Nebraska.
His plans are all for the betterment of conditions in
the nation at large, but particularly for his home
state.
The favorable reaction bf republicans td this
prospectus la evident everywhere throughout the
state. Those newspapers that support Sloan contrast
the record of his chief opponent, whose 21 years
under the dome at Washington have been a disap
pointment, even to him, according to his own confes
sion. It is evident that what Nebraska wants in
Washington are men who can do something for the
state and the nation. There appears a definite op
position to those tvhose time is spent in opposing
what othera are trying to do who have put them
selves in such position as to forfeit the assistance
that is needed to get measures through.
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Sloan 1s running as a republican, and will be a
republican in Washington. If he should be controlled
by a party caucus, it will not be by that of the demo
crats. Republicans all over the state are taking note
of this fact. That is why from every quarter evi
dence points to the current as setting decidedly in
the direction of Sloan.
This does not underrate the Norris strength, but
he can win only through receiving republican sup
pert, and this he appears to have forfeited by his
repudiation of republican principles and his opposi
tion to republican policies. He has declared that he
belongs to no party. Ho is asking, just the same, to
be uominatad by the republicans.
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Newspapers throughout the state that have here
tofore been for Norris, and that are now for Sloan,
as well as influential voters in all sections who have
turned from Norris, stress this point. They urge
that a man who has no use for the republican party
except for the votes he can get by running for office
under its banner Is not entitled to those votes.
£ •TAG” IS HOME.
”* Mttla "Tag" Is at "home” again. That Is, it is
imna for "Tsg,” who happens to be a bright little
bey, only a year and a half old. He does not know
that his girl-mother is dead, nor that his father is
in prison in another state. Some reason may be
fonnd for the hope that he never does find it out.
At the Child Saving Institute the little boy is
well looked after. Some day, probably before very
long, ha will be taken into a home where he will
hava what a little boy deserves. Tender love will
stnronnd him, and he will grow to babyhood and then
ta manhood nnder the watchful care of those who
win sea to it that his life is molded on proper lines.
If aver It becomes necessary, he may be given the
facts of his mother’s sacrifice and her sad ending,
perhaps of his father’s disgrace, but it will be merci
ful if this time never comes.
That is one of the most glorious facts connected
with modern civilization. Foundlings no longer are
condemned in advance to existence under circum
stances that almost inevitably drive them to crime.
Environment counts for as much as heredity, and,
in the case of little "Tag,” as an example, it should
count for all. What of his father’s weakness he
i may inherit will be overcome by the strength of his
) ...other, and that, encouraged by proper surround
ings and training, will lead him to useful manhood.
It Is well that we have such institutions ns these,
and that the world recognizes its obligation to the
little ones that are brought into it under unfortunate
circumstances. Babies are no longer abandoned,
but ere eared for, nurtured and properly reared.
The world is eelflsh, probably, but it also has a great
heart, and "Inasmuch as ye have done it unto the
least of these, My brethren, ye have done it
unto Me.”
HELIUM FOR FUTURE USES.
President Coolidge has moved again in the di
rection of public interest. This time for the future.
An important discovery made during the war is to
be protected. For a long time it had been known
that a portion of the natural gas, flowing in con
»#etlon with certain oil fields, was not 100 per cent
combustible. Chemist# set about an inquiry, and
discovered that this inert portion of the natural gas
was helium. It is one of the most elusive of all sub
stances, not supposed to exist on earth in large
quantities, although found in the atmosphere.
Following this discovery, it was learned that suf
ficient quantities of helium could be secured to in
flate balloons. Not all, but some for government
use. Its value consists in the fact that it is non
explosive and almost noncombustible. Hydrogen,
which has a slightly greater lifting power than
helium, is extremely explosive, and must be handled
with the greatest care. It is due to this quality of
hydrogen that so many accidents have marred the
record of balloonists. Helium is regarded as 100 per
cent safe. It is an interesting fact that only in the
United States is helium found in substantial quanti
ties.
The government has set up a plant in Texas for
the manufacture of helium from natural gas emana
tions, and haa been successful in capturing consider
able quantities of the eJement. The Shenandoah
holds the larger part of it. The bags in that great
dirigible are inflated with helium. Its value was
«hown in the recent experience of the ship when
blown from its moorings in a gale.
President Coolidge has just set apart as a gov
ernment helium reserve 7,100 acres in a Utah gas
field, from which in time, a large surplus of the valu
able gas will be recovered for government uses. At
tha same time, acting on a recommendation of the
general board of the navy, the president named a
commission to ascertain the best method of conserv
ing the oil supply of the nation. These facts will
be welcomed for many reasons, not the least of
them being that they show the president’s attitude
toward conservation.
RELIGION, THE HOME AND THE SCHOOL.
A group of religious workers was told last week
that the home has failed, and the church has failed,
in the work of bringing religion into the lives of
children. The younger generation is in danger of
growing up godless, unless something is done to get
religion into their lives.
We do not question the sincerity of the man
who gave utterance to the thought. He is an agent
of a cult that seeks to spread religion through the
public schools, and he has many followers. In fact,
some denominations are devoted to the idea that
education is a function of the church, and that re
ligious training should be given alongside of if not
made paramount to secular training. What we are
inclined to question, however, is the justification of
the assertion.
If it be true that the home and the church have
failed to bring religious conviction home to the chil
dren of the land, then the church is in a serious
predicament. That this is hardly true may be gained
from reading reports that accredit large gains in
membership to the various denominations through
out the country. A recently published census in
dicated considerable increase in the number of com
municants of the different secta or creeds in the
United States. Tn Omaha one investigator reports
having added 1,850 to the membership of a single
church through an intensive drive.
This doee not show any diminution of growth,
but a rather healthy advance in the cause of Chris- j
tianity. Accepting the census and other figures as
correct, the conclusion must be that the indictment 1
against the home and the church rests on too narrow
a foundation for such a sweeqing allegation.
It is desirable, yes, it is the profound necessity,
to instill religious understanding into the youthful
mind, even at its tenderest age. The thought, how
ever, of taking such teaching into the public schools,
where all sects mingle for a single purpose, is re
pugnant to the theory of the constitution, which for
bids the establishment of any religion. The al
ternative, that of dismissing school for a specified
period each week, would for obvious reasons defeat
its own object.
Freedom to worship God according to the prompt
ings of one’s own conscience is among the Ameri
can's dearest rights, and even the most devout or
bigoted would not permit it to be infringed upon.
That our people are essentially Christian, but that
many other sects prosper in our midst, and that all
dwell in harmony, is a bright jewel in our nation’s
crown of jewels. It must be preserved.
THE GREATER LOVE.
“Greater love hath no mai^than this, that he
lay down his life for his friends.” In a moment of
exaltation, stimulated by the presence of others,
many a man has risen to the height of heroism, and
has jeopardized his life, and frequently lost it, in
the effort to save others. Such heroism is .noble, as
is that of the soldier, who, with his companions,
marches into the very jaws of death. Mankind has
always revered that quality of courage, and paid
high honor to it.
There is the other sort. It was exhibited by the
sentry at Pompeii, who was found at his post,
eighteen centuries afterward, standing upright, just
as he stood while the ashes sifted over him and
buried him because he was not relieved from his
duty. Something of this courage is shown in those
who submit to what is now a very common surgical
operation, the transfusion of blood. Surgeons know
the risk, which is minimized by greatest care, and
yet there is always present an element of danger.
The donor In such an operation is truly sacrificing
his life for another, in that his blood is being
pumped into the veins of the recipient. Sentiment
may move some, the need fcr food others, but the
scientific aspect of the operation Is always the same.
One of the latest incidents is that of a prize
fighter, who gave over n hattle to which lie was en
gaged in Philadelphia that he might hasten to New
York, where his manager lay dangerously ill. Their
veins were connected, and the manager will probably
recover because the pugilist donated many ounces
of his blood to save a life. It is that sort of heroism
that counts, in a fight or elsewhere. In this art
the prize fightpr has done much to redeem his call
ing, for he has shown thnt a heart heats under the
surface in the breast even of a professional gladiator.
Dr. Pinto’s idea of teaching the policemen henlth
rules is a good one. We hope he gets them worked
up to where they will see that all the health laws
and rules are enforced.
A garden expert wnrns against too much cultiva
tion. Idle words, for no one hereabouts is inclined
to overdo the hoeing thing.
“T. R.” would have grinned if he had read that
letter from the president to the attorney general.
We trust the South Dakota republicans will stick
to their candidate, and also to the nominee.
At any rate, Mr. Coolidge was gentler than Mr.
Wilson was with Lansing.
Listen closely now, and you may hear the sap
going up the trees.
| Bang! There goes llarry Daugherty,
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THE WORLD WANTS MEN. '
This Isn't a tims for repining, 'tie a time to hr daring to do.
It isn't the world that's declining; the fact of the case It Is you.
lou think that the world's growing rotte i, but in truth It la
getting more fair;
The trouble la you have forgotten to lift up and carry your
share.
While you are complaining and swearing, and sulk by the side
of the road.
There are men uncomplainingly bearing their own and your
share of the load.
And If you were but earnestly doing, and wearing a smile on
your face.
The world in its onward pursuing, would go at a much faster
pace.
There are always too many complaining and sulking the hours
away.
Whlla others their courage retaining are bearing the heat of
the day.
It Isn’t the world backward tracking, as pessimists love to de
claim;
'Tie too many men sadly slacking and trying to gum up the game.
The world's growing better and stronger; it's heart is still hon
est. and true; t
Why moan and despair any longer? It isn't the world, it Is you.
If you will he. true to your duty, and carry your share as you
should, I
Tou’ll find the old world full of heauty, and Just over
running with good.
Come out of that mood so despairing; get right with your fel
lows and God!
Thers's good In which you should be sharing; flowers blossom
where'er feet have trod.
The light's getting brighter and stronger; the world Is today
at lta best.
Why sit In despondency longer? Come, tackle your Job with
a zest.
Brsce up and get Into the fighting against the force* of wrong.
Today hosts of evil be smiting: tomorrow the victory song.
God hates the weak coward and quitter; He ask* for the best
that you can.
Bo why kepp on shedding tears bitter? Brace up and go forth
like a man!
Just supposin’, dearly beloved, that the Carpenter of
Nazareth had laid down on Hla job when Ha discovered that
•Judas wss a grafter? Just supposin’ that George Washington
had thrown up the sponge when he discovered that Benedict
Arnt^d was a traitor? Just supposin’ that Abraham Lincoln
had quit. In despair when ha got his first bumps as a states
man? Just supposin’ our hoys over there had thrown away
their rifles In disgust when they got a hint that a. bunch of
conscienceless profiteers back home were trading on their
heroism?
Pretty fix we'd be In today if that had happened, eh?
What are you doing now. Laying down on the Job because
you have discovered that there are crooks and grafters In pub
lic life? Quitting cold? Or are you spitting on your hands and
declaring by the living God ahove you that you are going to
step out and do your duty iike a real man, and throw the crook*
hlgher'n Gilderoy'e kite?
If your pastor were not opposed to unduly emphstle lan
guage from hla pulpit he'd talk real harshly this bright Lord's
day morning. He knows all the words.
If you are a real Christian Instead of merely a church mem
her, you are not sulking In your tent today. Tou are out de
manding of »ur brothera and sisters that they come out of
their sullen Wnd despondent mood and do their duty. Thla
country needs warriors for peace and righteousness tndav Just
as badly as It needed warriors for the preservation of democracy
seven years ego.
Under which flag?
1 The Fight la On” Is the tit!# of the song we sre going to
sing this morning. And. efter we sing It, with spirit and un
derstanding. you are expected to buckle on your sword and get
busy, and keep busy from now until the poll* close on April I
Shall Nebraska
Accept Radical
Dictation?
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From th* Control City Royublloon.
This Is th* question the republican
voters of Nebraska must answer In
their selection of a nominee for United
State* senator. In the Grand Island
Dally Independent of March 10 lasue
appeared an article entitled, "What
Leading Senators Ray of Member
From Nebraska." Below the personal
endorsement* from outsld* our boun
daries appeared th# names of William
E. Borah. Robert M. I-a Follette. Hen
rik Bhlpstead, B. K. Wheeler, Robert
L. Owen. Magnus Johnson, Lynn J.
Frazier, Smith W. Brookhart Rnd Ar
thur Capper. This la the second time
within recent years a plea has gone
out from Washington In behalf of
candidate*. The result of the first
endeavor Is now recorded In history.
The answer wss that of resentment.
Scan again, if you will, th* above
Ust of names, representative of dif
ferent sections of th* country, and
you will note It does not Include one
outstanding republican. It la the per
sonnel of the Insurgent group, which
proclaims itself Independent of party,
save the use of the label for election
purposes. Hy what right do they as
sume to dictate or even ^uggest to
the republican voters of Nebraska
whom they shall chooae to represent
them In the United State* senate?
The Republican has for year* been
a faithful and consistent supporter
of Senator George W. Norrle, rallying
to his stsndard *t times when all his
acts did not meet with our approval.
W# believe him to be a man of in
tegrity nnd a fearless fighter. W*
believe he has rendered service to
the people of his state. The bitterness
of the conflict, however, has so com
pletely alienated him from the mem
bers of hi* own party that he ran
no longer look to them for support or
even endorsement. It Is dally becom
ing more end more apparent h# la
powerless to secure the enactment of
'legislation he believes good. Inde
pendence In thought and action are
powerful assets If they have at heart
the strengthening of the orgnnlzn
lion; they are disastrous If they lead
to Isolation. Unfortunately Senator
Norris has chosen th# latter course,
and the uniting with th* democratic
forces to defeat the republicans has
become a victory. In so doing he
surrenders ids claim upon republican
support, while those whom he aids
believe In the doctrine of receiving
but. tint giving.
Nebraska is not radical. The pro
pl« are thinking, and when once peo
ple begin to think, they are safe
False gods lose their appeal. We are
entering upon a constructive period.
" * "re need of n man who is a
republican, and who Is proud of the
fact. Such a man la Chart** II. Sloan
of Geneva. Ills rerord In the lower
house of congress wss one of achieve
rnent. Confronted with a democratic
majority, he secured the enactment
of two great farm measures for the
eradication of ling choli-rn and bovine
tuberculosis. lie is n man of firm
beliefs and rare courage Linked with
Hies* ta an equal valued nsset. Hie
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Greater Omaha
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Curtis, Neb.—To the Editor of The
Omaha Bee: The eplrlt of the present
age Is for better and bigger thinge,
and we see that the city of Omaha la
one of the live wires of the great west
that ha* grasped the spirit and la lin
ing upvor a "Greater Omaha." and
one will not be surprised to see writ
ten on the bulletin board 10 years
from date that this city has doubled1
its population. We predict that with
in the next 10 years Omaha will be
the commercial or metropolis city,
(herring Chicago), from the Missis
sippi river to the Paciflc coast.
In each Issue of The Omaha Bee
portraits sre seen of "Men Who Are
Making Omaha" gnd. Judging from
the type of surh citizenship, failure
would seem Impossible for a "Greater
Omaha." The people of Nebraska
have faith in its metropolis and have
both the confidence and pride in ita
spirit for forging ahead for bigger
and greater things.
Omaha, the midway city, between
the great oceans, and the open gate
to the great west, has a future second
to any in the United States. No
city has any greater or more boosters
within the state It is located than
Omaha. Wo also see that Omaha has
followed suit as result of a visit to
(he city of lies Moines, la., in issuing
an edict that all "hammers" be barred
and "tin horns" purchased. Omaha
has one very Important factor as a
hindrance to Its growth and reputa
tion. and that is the caring for Its
railway traffic, and traveling public,
and that is the Union station ques
tlon now being agitated by the city
of Omaha and waged against the big
railway systems. The present so
called Union station is anything but
a credit to Omaha, much leaa a
hindrance to the volume of buslncaa
at this present age. The Burlington
railway station, termed Burlington
L'nion station, homes far short of
what It represents, both for Omaha
and the traveling public. Why the
Burlington Insists in being divorced
from the other great systems in your
city Is a problem yet Unsolved. What
umaha needs today, nnd needs It bad,
la an up-to date Union station, and
until she has that hindrance to Its
progress will he very marked. This
Is not only Omaha's Idea of It, but
of the people of Nebraska, and, In
fart, the traveling public.
f,et the boosters of Omaha stay with
(he ' I nlon station" question until
all the great railroad systems enter
ing Omaha will he converted and stir
render to the edict- Greater
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ability to work with and command the
support and respect of Ida party or
g.uilxatlon.
Nebraska cannot afford to take die
fatten from men of no party, who are
steadily losing their strength In tlielt
reepeetlvw states. They first .ante to
(lie front on n W'ttve of discontent anti
are destined to recede with It. A pro
Kiatu of obstruction, free of construe
tlon, cannot long endure. Nebraska
republicans have a right to demand
a republican senator and we believe
will assert It at the polls In April.
rni.VTK'AL All\ I IITIHF.MI NT. TOIJTII'AI. Al»\KBTI*KMBNT.
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Your Vote
for
C. W. SEARS
for Judge of District Court
Will Be Appreciated
Can Only Be Answered
by Americans.
If any man attempts to haul down
the American flag, shoot him on the
spot.—Secretary of the Treasury John
A. Dix to the federal agent at New
Orleans, January, 1861.
D.
SUR survey of the origin, na
ture and operation of our
government must conclude.1
We have seen the slow and
precarious growth of the
principle under which the authority
of government came to be lodged In
the hands of the people. We have
seen how our ancestors, more aware
than we of the dangers of a govern
ing power not under their control,
fought to retain that principle In full
vigor and operation. We have seen
how', as the recession of those early
scenes in our history has dimmed
their outline to our eyes, we have for
gotten their lessons and allowed new
tyrannies to interfere with the work
ing of that principle.
“Experience.” said Madison, “Is the
oracle of truth, and where its re
sponses are unequivocal they ought
to be conclusive and sacred."
Experience conveya to Americans
of today a lesson that only folly and
madness can reject. That lesson la
that under the democratic principle
the security of government and the
preservation of liberty are bound up
with the ability and willingness of the
people to operate that principle them
selves. If they neglect or refuse to
direct Its operation forces fatal to
democracy will direct its operation
against the people; for It is just as
susceptible of that control as any
principle ever devised by oppression
for its own use.
These undemocratic forces are
active and aggressive in America to
day. They gain their ends, not by
violence and revolution or the destruc
tion of popular forms, for they are
sensible that such means would rouse
the people to their danger, but by
gaining possession, through the indif
ference of the people, of the political
and judicial machinery of government
and operating It in their own inter
ests. The domestic enemies of Amer
ica's free government do not. for ex
ample, attack the representative prin
ciple; but far more subtly destroy its
popular processes by using It to elect
their own representatives to office.
They do not attempt to abolish trial
by jury. Instead, they seek to con
trol the Jury system in their own In
terests. They do not seek to set
aside the guarantees of equality In
the constitution, but by legislation
and interpretation to make inequali
ties, favorable to their own interests, I
appear to lie public measures.
If the American people allow th»ir
government thus to be taken out of
their hands by these class Interests,
then the great American experiment
In democracy Is ended.
The democratic form has no guar
antee of permanence save in the in
terest and political activity of the peo
ple who live under It. If they allow
class interest to rise and assume the
sovereign power of war, as It did In
Illinois, that enda the sovereignty of
the nation. If they allow It to usurp
the judicial power, aa it did In the
same state, that ends trial by jury.
“The great Interest of man on
earth,” said Daniel Webster, “U jus
tice.''
If there Is a power in America to
day that can deny Justice to man,
that power Is the master of this coun
try, of its government and of its peo
ple. If there is a power that can. for
Its own ends snd sgsinst the interests
of all the people, deny the necessaries
nf life to others by limiting or con
trolling their production and distribu
tion. if there la a power that can deny
the right of man to work; If **>«'• "
a power that can deny him the right
to vote and have hla vote counted;
that can control hla representatives,
unmake or destroy the force of hla
laws or deprive him, In any way, of
the benefit of their Just and equal
operation, then that power, and not
the power at Washington, la tha gov
ernment of America.
If American nationality triumphed
over the pretensions of the sover
eignty of states, shall It surrender to
those of class?
If Americana to gain th# right to
tax themselves defied the power of,
kings, shall they relinquish It to
bosses?
Xo thoughtful American can con
template the political and class law
lessness that has been given rein In
this country today, and escape the
conclusion that its citizenship has
ceased to value its liberties. It has
abandoned the honorable profession
of politics to a venal rabble that has
made its name odious. It has sur
rendered its cities and its states to
enemies more destructive of its priv
ileges than ever marched in the uni
form or under the flag of a for
eign despot. It has. by default,
granted to the worst forma of
privilege immunities which Americans
of another generation defied the arms
of a military empire to take. It has
surrendered the principle of repre
sentation by abandoning it to the
commercial brokers of politics; of
equality, by permitting class interests
to make their own laws; of Justice,
by allowing courts to become the cita
dels of moneyed or political might: of
liberty, by giving license to combina
tions of citizens to harass, oppress
and murder other citizens.
What of America? Shall this gov
ernment live or die?
In 1861, President Lincoln said that
of three main points in regard to
their government the American peo
ple had demonstrated but two. One
was their ability to establish it and
the other their ability to administer
it. The third, then to be determined,
was whether they could maintain it
against a formidable Internal attempt
to overthrow it. In 1864 he repeated,
that the great test of popular insti
tutions was whether a government
not too strong for the liberties of its
people could be strong enough to
stand when threatened by its people.
That third question, through the
result of the civil war seemed to set
tle it in favor of nationalism, still
waits the answer of America's citi
zenship. The threat to America to
day is from its own people. The
great republic whose arms have ex
torted a wholesome fear, and even a
sullen respect, from the powers of
Understanding
l_
She wrote of tree* and flowers.
Of summer and shady bowers;
Of winter’s cruel, sullen bias'. .V
Of the future—of the past.
She wrote of heart* so true.
Of true friends—so few;
Of children, of everyday life.
She wrote of Joy—of atrlfe.
The masses read and said:
"We could do as well—
She's a little off In her head.
That stuff will never sell.”
Then she wrote of purple cows.
Of carried couples who broke their
vows:
Of sunset* pink and crimson gold.
Of souls so pure and cold.
She wrote of life'* eternity,
She wrote of love's uncertainty;
She wrote of love'* mystery.
And said, "Life and love are history.”
Then they said, "Ain't she fine?—
That poetess woman—she’s divine.”
Her book ran Into eight editions or
more.
She's famous now—ain't that poor?
—H. F. Gilbert.
NEBRASKA—THE BITTER STATE
On Nebraska's plains, browse lowing
kine.
Whose fame spreads wide and far.
With butterfaU high, from cream
lands rich.
Th^t test out in values—par:
Omaha—America's chief butter town,
Nebraska, its Butter State, where
Alfalfa waves, beside golden corn, as
Wild grasses bend and nod—
To mooing kine, sweet contentment
brings
Them happiness as they tread—
Far-reaching plains, broad pastures
green,
From sun-up until late, *
COWS OF NEBRASKA—RIGHTFUL
QUEENS OF NEBRASKA—THE
BUTTER STATE.
—Matthew J. Greevy.
Europe, cannot today compel the
obedience or depend on the discipline
of it* own citizens.
The safety and greatness of a na
tion are in the unity and strength of
its people. On its people, and on
them alone, must rest its defense In
the hour of trial. When the hour
shall come In which storms shall
gather, when the tempest shall beat
upon governments, when the sun of
freedom shall be darkened and the
voice of liberty be put to silence and
the nations of the earth shall drink
of the cup of trembling—in that hour
—What of America?
(THE END.)
fCopyright. Kansas City Star )
CHIROPRACTIC
For Health
Headache^ backaches, neuritis,
neuritis, nervousness, lumbago,
colds, fever and throat troubles re
spond to our methods as well as
liver, stomach, kidney and bowel
troubles.
W. Say—"Wa Can and Wa Will
Help Yau"
Consultation at the office is with
out cost. Adjustments are 12 for
$10 or 30 for $25.
House calls made on appointment.
Offico Hours $ A. M. to I F. H.—Suadajrs 10 to 12 N.
DR. FRANK F. BURHORN, the Chiropractor
Suit* 414-26 Sccuritia* Bldg. Car. 16th and Farnam St*.
Phoaa JA 6347 X-Ray Laboratory Lady Attendants
Why Hoffmann Marks All
Prices In Plain Figures
VERY piece of merchandise in my display rooms is
marked in plain figures. There is no mystery
about prices here.
The price is always the same to all patrons. The
child of tender years can buy at the same price that is
quoted to the keenest business man of long experience.
It is a basic principle of Hoffmann Service always to
leave the decision of price entirely to the patron. That
principle is never violated.
The marking of prices in plain figures makes that deci
sion easier to reach. The matter of price may be of great
importance to the customer; in many instances it is a
matter of secondary consideration.
With us price always is of secondary importance; be
cause the great aim of this institution is to provide the
highest type of service possible to furnish—and to give that
service regardless of the price the customer wishes to pay.
Our success has been built on this principle. Its sound
ness cannot be questioned.
Hoffmann Sendee is admitted to be the perfection of
refinement.
That service is at your command, without respect
to price.
It is as complete for the adult funeral costing but $100
as it is for the one that requires an outlay of several times
that amount—and Always it is in keeping with the require
ments of each particular case.
TO SERVH HUMANITY BETTER
HOFFMANN
FUNERAL HOME
4«d Doddt.Hrocti
AmbuUnct 5«rvic« -f Ja#nr 3901
OMAHA
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