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The Omaha Bee MORNING--tVKHtHO—IUWPAT THE BEE PUBLISHING CO. rohhahee K B. UPPIPB. Prealdant BALLAPP PfNN. tOY U HACKIT.B, Edl*«r lb Chief Pu.Iom. d-Mtehe. -ed....| H I.M In thU paper, and alaa lha Ineal n*»* ptihlohed her.In, All rlahta of tepubllrall’n ef aur apaelal dliNlrW •Ian fa a are ad. \ Tha Omaha Baa la a member «f the Aiidll Bureaui at Cl rental Iona, lha reen*nlaed authnrltr on elreulatlon audita, and Tha Omaha Hear circulation la rauularlp audited hr thalr oraanlaatlana. Entered aa aarond-rlaaa tnallar Map II, at Omaha postofflca under art of llorrh *, Hit. BEE TELEPHONES l-rleata flraneh Kaehanae. Aak tar AT Untie 1000 the pepartment or Peraon Wanted, OFFICES LINK BY LINK. Letting of the contract for the pavement of an incompleted stretch of the Lincoln Highway just beyond Omaha will finish a hard-surfaced road lead ing from beyond Council Bluffs on the east well into Dodge county on the ,west. This stretch of some sixty miles of pavement should stand as an object lesson. It is a highway that will serve under any conditions and all the year around. Other miles of hard-surfaced road exist in Doug las county, and in time others will be added,'but this one section is important for another reason. It is part of a main thoroughfare, leading from coast to coast, crossing many states, and carrying an enormous traffic each year. Some day that entire distance will be as well paved as the stretch which is now available by reason of the enterprise of Potta wattamie, Douglas and Dodge counties, whose prop erty owners have made this splendid highway pos sible. * * * Another lesson to be drawn from this road is the effect of building to a definite plan. It was not brought about suddenly, but by degrees. Stretch after stretch has been laid, until finally the distance is one which really serves. Other parts of the state will have to take similar action. No county can af ford to carry on the complete program as during any one year, but can afford to build a little hard-sur faced road each year. If this is done in time one great main thoroughfare will be in use. When that is done, then others can be taken up, and through this means eventually the state will have what it so sorely needs, a perfectly articulated system of well paved highways. * * • Ways and means must always be considered. Hard-surfaced highways cost money, and the princi ple of charging the cost to the abutting property, as applied in the city, is not equitable in the coun try. Laying the initial cost on all property in the county is more nearly just and fair. In the end, however, the cost should be borne to a greater ex tent by the users of the highway. This applies directly to the maintenance of the road. How this will be achieved is the subject for dis cussion. Several methods are proposed, each having some attractions, and all aiming at requiring that the one who uses the road most shall pay the most. The principle is sound, and its application must come in time. Here is a good place for some prospective member of the legislature to get busy. The man who can go into the next session with a well worked out scheme for taxing the users-of the highways will be .hailed as a wise lawgiver, for he will be set ting the cause of good roads far ahead. Nebraska is thoroughly committed to the good rpads idea. The use of automobile* for all purpose* is general throughout the state. In fact, Nebraska ranks among the first in the union for number of machi^s in proportion to the papulation, and this ratio is steadily improving. The hard surfaced road ha* been delayed because of the cost of construction and maintenance. With a stable program of build ing, and a fair charge for using, the end sought will be attained in time. “BETTER BUSINESS” BUREAU. “Advertising Is influencing human activities by actions, example, and the spoken or written word,” says Lou Holland, president of the Associated Ad vertising Clubs of the World. He is an advocate of truth in advertising, and hopes to see Omaha equipped with a “better business” bureau, to watch for fraudulent advertisentent*. The movement is a good one, with a legitimate purpose. Publishers generally will favor it, for no reputable newspaper willingly lends its columns and influence to the dissemination of false information. Common ethics forbids such practices. This is one of the delicate points in the publishing business. Fraudulent advertisers know that if they can get their announcements into a newspaper, they have tte benefit of that paper’s standing in the commun ity. While it is impossible for the publisher to care fiily investigate and satisfy himself with regard to the integrity of every advertiser, most of the frauds hear on their face such evidence of their character as warrant refuRal to publish them to the world even Without a guaranty of their trustworthiness. A “better busine*s” bureau would be charged with investigating the advertisers’ claims. This does not, or should not, pertain exclusively to the “blue sky” stock enterprises, or that sort of promotion. Quite as much will be found in other fields to jus tify inquiry. Chemically pure advertisements are not likely to come, but the method suggested is fine way at least of ridding the business world of a great, deal that is fraudulent morally, however safe it may b* legally. GERMANY READY TO ACCEPT PLAN? While the actual reception of the Dawes report by Germany has not yet been signified, something of the spirit prevailing is reflected in the speeches mgdc by Dr. Marx, chancellor, and Herr Stresemann, foreign minister. Chancellor Marx reminda the German people that nothing could fit closer to Poin care’s hand than to have the Versaillea treaty torn up by the Germana. Stresemann warna them It would be auicidal to Invite a combat at thia time, with France. . A general election impends 'n Germany. The voting will come In May, three weeks ahead o{ the general election in Franc*. Any discussion of the Dawes report at this time In either of these coun tries will take on the color of local politics In Ger many the struggle of the government Is against the rationalists, who frankly seek to restore the empire. 9 In Ravarta, where the monarchical sentiment I* strongest, the Hitlerite* made nnlahl* gain* In the election* for the diet, a* did the communist#, Itoth were at the expense of the people's party, and glee | added force to the opposition to the Mara govern ment. The true answer, however, will come In May, I and th* republican* are working energetically to | hold on to enough strength to control the reirhMag Th# **r!ou* lllnes* and expected death of Hugo Rtinne* can not help hut affect the situation, he cause of Ita Influence upon the Industrial and com mercial life of Germany. Vet even this will not he enough to hold hark the decision which must he mode at the poll*. Victory for the government will he taken to mean full acceptance of the ltawe* plan hy the German people, who are heart-weary of wait ing on political wonder worker*. Should France also agree, the way to a tranquilixed Europe will at last ho opened. OUR INTERNATIONAL trial balance. Americana are prone to accept the difference in totals of exports and import* as reflecting the true state of our international commerce. Such a con clusion overlooks certain big factor* in the real bal ance sheet between the United States and the world. When all the so-called “invisible” exports and im port* are considered, the balance is yet in our favor, though not so impressive as that which reflects merely what goes through the customs house. One of the items that must have consideration ( is the $600,000,000 spent abroad by tourists. An other is the $70,000,000 contributed last year to charitable relief, principally in Europe. Aliens domiciled in the United States are estimated to have sent home $360,000,000, while immigrants are credited with bringing in but $60,000,000. Interest sent abroad is balanced against interest paid, and this shows $126,000,000 in favor qf the United States. A trifle floating on the surface is the esti mate of $30,000,000 worth of liquors smuggled into the country from abroad. Foreign investments brought $394,000,000 into the United States. All these items have weight in the balance sheet. The Department of Commerce reasons from its tabulations that the position of the United States in the world is stronger today than ever. We actually dominate the world’s commerce and finance. A steady increase in the volume of trade is prophe sied, because from America will go out the capi tal required for the extension of enterprise through out the world. This in turn must be accompanied by growth in the exchange of commodities. In 1923 an increase in exports of 1341,000,000 and of im ports of $706,000,000, with a favorable balance of $389,000,00 in the “visible” is noted by the depart ment. These figures should console the despondent, who continually clamor for the “opening of the world’s markets” to American producers. We have the world’s markets open to us, we are getting into them, and on terms .and conditions most favorable to Americans. The future is bright so far as the United States is concerned. Even with the restora tion of stability and industrial activity to Europe, our position as the creditor nation of the world will sustain the supremacy that has come with the last few years. Protection of our home market means maihtenance of our standards of life, and the opera tion of the uiormal laws of trade will increase the command we now hold. Nothing could be clearer than the message of the trial balance as struck by Mr. Hoover. Albania did not wait for the official protest from America, but promptly went out and killed the ban dits who murdered two American travelers. Tour ists are valuable to the country and should not be wasted. A prisoner at St. Paul confessed to having served terms in a dozen jails and penitentiaries, and asked for a short term. He should have been given a pension. How does Frank Harrison get that way? Just because Nebraska did not vote for one of his presi dential selections is not proof that she will take the other. President Coolidge’s father celebrated his 79th birthday by gathering maple sap. Pure maple sugar may not prolong life, but it certainly adds to its savor. Now that the investigating committees have got to where they must deal with facts "and proof of facts, the story from Washington gets on the inside pajC Certainly, to be sure, and positively, also. It is an outrage to indict a democrat just as he is mak ing merry with the memory of dead republicans. Coolidge is credited with 620 votes, and the hotel keepers at Cleveland are wondering how to hold the convention for a week. Illinois voters appear to have had their minds pretty well made up as to certain of the candidates set before them. Look out for showers and squalls the last week In May. Omaha's celebrated "rainmakers" are going to take the road again. Burton K. Wheeler is going to have a chance to tell it to the court. But he has been there before. A grandmother who left 68 grandchildren cer tainly owed the world nothing when she died. For once the bond between town and country was strengthened by the election. Yes, the next big event in line is the opening of the baseball season. Hiram Johnson now knows the worst. Homespun Verse —By Omaha’s Own Poet— Robert Worthington Davie THE GANG HAS GONE. Someone writes that he 1» lonely— That the Gang has gone away. And he longs and sorrows only For the bliss of Yesterday— For the Jollity unmeasured. For the laughs and for the tears Which wera Idolized and treasured In the glorious Yesteryears. Someone writes the Gang has drifted Out to realms to him unknown— I.lke the desert sands they've sifted While he waits end holies alone; And the haunts of old, forsaken. Beckon to him—but in vain, flow hie lonely heart Is achin'. And he wants the Gang again! But the Gang, alike the old day*, We must come to bid goodbye, While our mem r|e» of the gold days We msv keep until we dl*. And the privilege of keeping In our dreams that which has *ons Leads us laughing end not weeping— Down the yeeis end farther on. Washington, TV l'-*Ta Ihe Editor of Tha Omaha has l n«!lr*d that tha Lincoln Star printed an article And j log fault with me for dodging a vote on the Muscle Hhoiil* hill. This wns somewhat reprlfll til In The oinuhn Hee, If the Hlar man had rend the Iteoord he would not have made the mistake h* did, I was paired for all the purposes of the hill with a \h‘ gtnlsn congressman who was In favor of It. I, myself, wan not In the i lly. Every one knew the hill was going to pnaa several day* previously. I would not. under any circumstance*, vote for It. and by pairing with Mr Deal, who was favorable to tt, I did vote against It. 1 should have v'ded against It If evdVy other congressman had voted for It. I find faidt with no man for the manner of his vote. ] look upon tide gift to Henry Ford, of a water power that 1 believe Is worth many times Il»o.tint),non, as a death blow to other great enterprises of a like nature that would tie wonderfully beneficial to tributary territory wherever la rated. 1 whuld cheerfully hate voted $100,000,000 for the government to complete the work/ 1 would as soon have voted away Alaska or the Pana ma canal. A short time before, ap parently, everybody In the house ap plauded the sentiment that we must put a limit of possibly $100,000,000 on fortunes that can he accumulated by any one man. And then, a. few days afterwards, we single out the richest man In the world and make him a present of 'way more than $100,000 000, because the project la worth more than $100,000,000. There was no effort to get the gov ernment to appropriate a comple tion aum. The same effort that was made for the gift, by the same ones, I myatHf think, would have carried the •completion sum. Senator Norris, I hope and believe, will give It a few well deserved knocks in the senate. I do not expect to dodge any votes or to leave town for the purpose of dodging votes. I don't expect that 1 will ever he called upon to be a* proud of any vote again ax I am of my vote against the Muscle Shoals “gift" to Henry Ford and Ills aaaoclatee. The whole thing was based on the faith and credit In Henry Ford alone, whose whole life expectancy is 12 years, and the turning over of this wonderful power Is for 100 years. WILLIS G. PEARS. Tax on Mortgages. Fremont, N’eh.—To ths Editor of Ths Omaha Use: The present high taxes for the ordinary citizen are caused largely by the virtual exemp tion from taxation of all mortgage*. By this exemption the taxable prop erty la reduced about one-fourth and this reduction Increases the burden for the workers, while the drones who own “tax free" mortgages 'do not con tribute one cent towards government support. Kection 5,951 of the Statutes of Ne braska provides Uiat In the taxation of mortgaged ptoperty each party must pay tax on his equity. This law seems fair, but it works a rank Injus tice. as in all mortgages given to pro fessional money loaners there la a clause whereby the borrower agrees to pay “all taxes levied upon said real estate and all other taxes, levies snd assessments levied upon this mort gage or the note which this mortgage is given to secure." Governor Bryan says: “The shift ing of taxes from the rich to the poor niust cease." and he suggests “a sys tem of certifying mortgages for taxa tion purposes from every record office or court in the state to the county assessor In the county where said in Struments are recorded." The idea t» good, but did the governor lay aside partisanship long enough to win a republican legislature to a cause that woul benefit good men in all parties? I contend that we are more In need of an equitable distribution of the tax burden than a general reduction for all. AA'e can't reduce tax for the holder of “tax free" mortgages. CEA RENCE RECK M K V E K. NEBRASKA. Tall grows the corn and green In old Nebraska, And In th* wooded pastures, rattle graze, Orest wide strips, of fresh and green alfalfa. And on the bluest heavens you may gaze. The brightest sun shines down on old Nebraska, On scattered herds of bleating, snow white sheep, On barn yards filled with pigs and, great strong horses, On ribboned highways and on fields of wheat. Great poultry farms also, hae eld Nehraaka. Where purs bred chickens roam from dawm till dark. And every where you hear the happy children. And the music of the meadow lark. Many more things yet has old Ne braska, There's wild flowers that's beautiful! to see. Just to live and thrive with old Ne braska, Dear I.ord, is one great boon I ask of Thee. —NRM.IK MRRRTY TROXCID. u»d IMnkney Street, Omaha. if Abe Martin J Lafe Bud say* hr didr' know hi* wife rmild »in(r till he bulled her out Mis* Fawn Lippinrut »av* she wouldn’ marry th‘ beat man what, ev er lived, hut we didn’ suppose she wua over 2f>. (Cserriafet, tilt * r" 1 , “From Stole ami Nation” L._ J He a Ho Heller! Ptem ill* Ttfhuaa lie •enlly (her* mi • trad* mark*' week lii nnirlii, Mild merchant# frnm »v»ri eorner of the stat* gathered In Neluaaka > metropolis to do their huy Ing early. They did not go In two*, three and fniira. hul thev arrived In large group* niu| anon floodedsOmiih*, anil imtur ally they left tin niiinll amount of money there during iheir brief elav Hut, far greater that* nil III* money that was left there, The iinmlia Mee »a\a. was a message of t lleer that the\ brought with them. According to The Omaha Res. they Were lint reckless In their purchases, but they bought llliernlly because thsy thought this was going lo lai an ex ceptionally hlg year for Nebraska. Ill other words, there was no tong, dry fai l's hut a smile of i beer and eoitfldence predominated. Nearly everyone had about III# same message, null that was that the out look In the various parts of ths state \v*im very bright. In other words, the merchants of Nebrnskn were nil optimistic. Them is nothing that will put a crimp Into business quicker than hav ing the merchants he pessimists. When the business men of a com munity wear face* as long as muchettes, the effect will soon he re fleeted upon the countenances of the farmer, and the result will ho that he too will drop his chin, let his chest sink In and wear a far* as long a* a cheese knife. Every indication is to the effect that better business Is at hand in every part of the state. The business is here for those who go after it. No man is going to get very far if he sits around with his hands in hi* pockets doing nothing—for he is a pessimist. '('lie optimist is a gq/getter. It is good to kno wihat Nebraska is filled with optimists and that they do not hesitate to make the fact known. I-et the good work go on. Blocking Child labor Relief. From the .Milwaukee Journal. Grown men propose to continue talking while 1.000,000 children of the nation toll. That Is the meaning of the hint given out in congress that, although the senate judiciary com mlltee has reported favorably on the child labor amendment, action in the sonnte for this session is to I* blocked by southern senators who oppose fed eral restrictions. If any further testimony were need ed lo convince the nation of the im possibility of taking our immature children out of the mines and the fac tories and the fields without federal action, that testimony is furnished In the battlo that has been going on to defeat the child labor amendment. The south has been the chief sinner against childhood. Southern senators say they are not opposed to state reg ulation; their opposition Is to fed eral "interference." But they have done nothing in their slates to protect their children. And thev want to do nothing; that Is why they are opposed to federal action. But also there has been opposition, only in lesser degree, from the west and the north and the east. When ever there Is gainful use of childhood, those who profit by child labor want to go in taking their profits. Nor are they content lo u|e only the num l»er of children they have been using. Figures indirato that they are reach ing out' for more. In a group of SI cities, 29 reported that there had been an increase in 1923 in the employ ment of boys and girls under IS. In another group of 19 cities there was an Increase of 20 per cent; W’hile in nine of th* larger cities there was an increase of 50 per cent In child em ployment. Those farts speak for themselves. This present fight against regula tion of child labor is especially bitter tierause of the previous experience of employers. They learned during the short time that the federal child labor law was In force—before It was de clared unconstljutional—that federal regulation did regulate and that they could not expect to go on coining the syeat of the nation's children after a constitutional amendment had been passed. That explains the talk and the delay and the auhterfugea. The Issue Is clearly drawn. Khali the exploiters of our childhood rule or la the conscience of the nation strong enough to overthrow them? If a group of aenntors blocka the child labor amendment In thia session, that group will have something to ex* ptatn. A Missouri Mother. FVem the N-w York Telegram. Kansu s City has Just given the world another view of woman In poll When in Omaha Hotel Conant MV M.OMKMH NOW ' The flower* placed upon my Mar I II neither emell nor »»• 1 hen word* nf piatao I'll never hear— They'll t>e tin tie* to me Hn, If you want to give tne flower*. Or prat*** 'round me apread. I ain't wait till J've heen deed for hour*, 1 lilt give them now Inatead 1 yearn not for poathumoua fame, Nor ahafl of martde high W hereon la deeply carved my name I only aak that I, If you have any flow-era to give. May ace them 'round trie apread To ahed their fragrance while I live, Not after I am dead. The epitaph upon the atone , That mark* my reefing aped, Though fulsome, pralen w-tll not atone Kor flowpia you forgot. Ho If of flow-era you would give. And Joy and comfort apread. tii' e them to friend* while yet they live, Not after they are dead. Ill « short while, the fates permitting, we expert to have our lares and penatea— by which meaning the yeara' accumula tion of household goods—moved to Omaha, thereby hemming oni-e more, after a lapse of nearly a quarter century, a bona fide resident of the metropolis and thereby given the right to cuss or praise the city government as we see fit. However, there are two obstacles to overcome before the movement is accomplished. One Is the location of a landlord wdth a heart and a rentable domicile In a good neighborhood. The other obstacles, being financial, need no further elucidation. Hut we have gone through 4ife thus far In a spirit of unquench able optimism. Pas* Another I-aw. Reformers bore me most to death with many a fancy fad. They talk until'they lose their breath, and leave me feeling sad. From night till morn they sing their song in doleful, wail iiur atrain; into my ears they will ding-dong, and fill me full of pain. All things to them are wrong and vile, and only they are right. They deem it 1* a sin to smile, with hades Just in sight. This stuff they call reform. I'll say. is sticking In my craw, hut In our midst X guess they'll stay, unless we PansLaw. Scene, Sixteenth and Dodge. Time, 8:30 p. m. A Boston terrier on one end of a leash, a womah on the other end, with enameled face, Up-stlcked, and gaudily clad. Pup holding lw»<k and being dragged along with whines of protest One glance at the presumed owner of the dog and our opinion of the in telligence of Boston ’terriers went up many degrees. You can't fool a real dog. If political hunk were fertilizer. Muscle Shoals would not he worth even what Henry Ford offers to pay for it. WILL M. MAUPIX. tics. One political faction, represent^ sd by a mixed crowd of men and women, took possession of a court room in which a democratic primary was to be hefd. They arrived m the morning, though the meeting was not scheduled until evening. All day they stood Off bailiffs, police and opposing factlonalists who sought to oust them. While the milling was at its height onlookers in the street were touched to the heart by one gallant Amazon who appeared in the window and called to her husband below:—'“do home and look after the children. I'll stay for the primary." There spoke modern woman, learn ing fast the ways of men. but not yet wholly emancipated. Even in the midst of fulfilling her function as a sovereign voter in the commonwealth of Missouri her loving mind still dwelt upon the responsibilities of home and motherhood. Though fired with fury for the fray, this doughty champion of her clan nevertheless had her little ones on her conscience. Not even the fierce Joy ef giving the foe a solar plexus blow could make her forget that she was a lady and a mother. Planting one last scientific uppercut on her opponent's jaw. she sprang to the window. Kyes aflame, hair dis heveled. she shrieked her domestic orders to her frail and trembling spouse. Away he sped on his errand, while she turned back to#the Kittle, her duty to her little ones accom plished. A Spartan mother this. Fit inher Cg&U NEBRIN c Unless you take Nebrin you are not using the safest and most effec tive remedy that science has given you for the relief of colds, grippe, headache, neuralgia, rheumatism and pains in general. Nebrin tablets are positively saf er and more effective than Aspirin tablets and are superior in every way to cold and headache remedies containing the heart depressing, habit-forming drug Acetanilide. 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