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^ <minin« Friends
Farm Hiirngii K.avny at U «>|i
lnglon Sar» Measure Her*
ngnired «• JuMt Pro*
viiimix l.x|ilainnl,
Tt»« Impstriattc* of Hi* M*N*rr
IIKiteII hill *• *n •cotinndc reh*f
tin i *li to fur IM ts* met- I# emphasised
hj Hear Mllver, Washington r*pr*
**nially* of lh* American (harm Hit
trail fedetallon, In Iht foil..wing let
tan
Mr. Nelson II. I'pdlke,
Publisher Thg Omaha Her,
«imaha, Neb.
Hear Mr. I*|*<llhe: |i haa afford
ed m* a great deal of pleasure lo
are lb* sustained Interest which
The Omaha Hen |* taking In lh*
Me,Vary Haugen export corporation
Mil, and It I* also gratifying to ace
a man Ilka you, who haa a unit wide
Interest In elevator*, lo grasp the
algnlflcance of lh* MoNary Haugen
bill nnd tie attch a, ataunrh advo
cate of It. f believe before long the
farmera will be joined alao by the
milling Interesta, for there Is noth
ing In this bill whVh should give
them alarm, but It will go a long
way toward continuing a domgallo
| source of supply for wheat. Tha
situation haa boiled down to tha
L point where there la only one ex
.V port cornoratlon blit In existence
ft which will do for llm fanner* wind
1 ' eJ'McNary-Itaugen bill attempts to
Y <1<h Therefore It Is time for w* <n
’ concentrate our effort and see that
this bill la passed. If We scatter
fire now we are likely to mlas tho
mark.
c* ft I vm Favor Hally,
The hill la gaining strength every
day. Its opponents are admitting
this, and many of the new converts
are from business Itaelf. Many «
business man who dubbed the bill
•Artificial economic*'’ ha* finally
Understood that what tha farmer*
are a*klng for I* no more "artlfl
ehl" than the tariff which worka
fbr lndu*try, the limitation of Im
migration which work* for labor,
railroad legislation which work* for
tbe railroad*, patent laws and ape
rial enactment* of congress of one
hind or another. They begin to
see that it I* a rather selfish atti
tude to maintain that the other class
of our national life may have these
very protective legislative enact
ment* and yet withhold them from
agriculture. They nlso begin to ad
mit the Juatlc* In the demand which
agriculture I* making. When the
Mil wa* first Introduced there wa*
a great deal of misinformation
broadcast; very much of It willfully
misinformed. Agriculture In thl*
bill I* not asking for anything more
than to be able to get a price for
what It produce* which wMf permit
It to purchase with.Uie money which
tt receive* «• many commodltlea a*
Ifelld back In the prewar day*, from
v etM.7 to 1913. If farmer* had thla
purchasing power today they would
get about 50 cent* a bushel more
for their wheat, 10 cent* more for
their corn, $3.33 per hundredweight
more for heavy hogs, $1,17 more for
cattle and $1,03 more for sheep,
Thl* Increased purchasing power
would go a long way toward a**ur
Ing continued prosperity tn Oil*
country and would ameliorate the
condition* which are bound to follow
wjicn w* have caught tip with tbe
demand for building in the cities,
on the railroads and elsewhere,
“Kidding’' Must tense.
Thoe# who atilt Jiold out the claim
that the JfcMary-Haugen bill I*
•'dangerous legislation,” ‘Visas leg
islation,” etc., unfortunately for
them, nr# In the position of claim
ing that agriculture should not be
given a purchasing power at a par
ity with what It was before fh* war,
that they are unwilling that earl
culture should even enjoy the rates
of exchange with our products
which would give them the necessi
ties of life, the geme as It did for
the period 1905-M. It Is difficult (o
conceive anyone with such a nar
row, biased point of vlenf'that they
arc unwilling to erect the ma
chinery necessary to bring thl* con
dition about. W« have been kid
ding ourselves for the half decade
alma the w»r, saying that agrlcul
tural condition* would become hat
tef next year. I aay, “kidding our
satves," for that Is exactly what
w# have done, conditions have not
Improved. They are worse now
than they were laat year from an
agricultural standpoint. Industry,
labor *nd capital cannot afford to
w*!t Idly by and see agriculture be
Fctft!** *o decadent that It will he
Impossible to revive It. Neither can
fhay prey upon agriculture, sapping
Its very Ufa blood, without disas
trous consequence* to them»elve/i.
Unearned Increment I'aat.
The day of unearned Increment on
farm land aecma to be passed. I
eni no prophet, hut 1 do not look
fog an In'reasa In the value of farm
lands, and alnce that element which
hen been stMtl a large one In the
profitableness of farming for many
years la eliminated, agriculture finds
Iha stork necessity of paying a suf
ficient dividend on the Investment
to moke the undertaking profitable.
For long years past, agriculture
be* derived a goodly part of Its In
ge*)* through enhanced value of the
>ivan real estate. Farmers possibly
could afford to Just break even In
tnelr farming operations, and hun
dreds of thousands of them did no
better than thla. They made their
money from the Increased value of
land Thus, With that equation no
longer a factor In farming In most,
localities today, a different point of
-view must necessarily prevail. I
mention thla because agriculture la
In • decadent position with all thesa
artificial barriers eracted against
If. If agriculture la forced to t-oti
to compete with the peone of
j*>Kurope we may look for a rapid
decadency and this will be «<■'• om
pghfed by an undermining of the
strength of the nation Itself.
Hill Is ftlmple.
The changes In the life of the
cities sine* the war have Men euf
fielentlv disturbing, so that w* can
ndt afford *o tamper with the warp
eg well te the woof of the nation.
Tie* yeere of unprofitable farming. ,
I* which UM 1*rmu$ >*r* had te j
State Agriculture Farm Fair May 3
I lie "Ooddrss of Agriculture" heads the annual classic of the College of Agriculture farm fair at the I niver
ity of Nebraska, to be held this year on May 3.
One of the most Interesting and Instructive floats of the 19?3 pageant was entered by the dairy husbandry de
partment, showing In a graphic manner the amount of milk produced by a champion university cow In one year.
The alxth annual Fnrmera’ fitlr, the
funfeat and gain day of tha college
of agriculture of the University of
Nebraaka, will be held on May 3.
It la an event erttlrely aupervlaed by
atudenta.
One would erarrejy believe It poa
alble for atudenta ao buay with unlver
ally work to put over an undertaking
Involving ao much forethought, time
and effort. It la beautiful, artlatlc
and educational. Every atudent haa
an aaalgneri duty to perform. The
tru* cornhuaker aplrlt with which
theae taaka are fulfilled baa made It
poaalhl* to give a fair of real merit.
The fair waa eatahllatied to adver
tlae the college of agriculture. It waa
founded with the belief that It would
atlmulate a aplrlt of good will among
tha atudenta, and to promote atudent
actlVltlea to effect an outlet for the
vartou* Ideaa and talent*.
Exhibit* on Midway.
All exhibit* will ba dlaplayed In the
midway thla year. Educational ex
hltdta, Including many demonatra
tlona, will be atr»aa<-d more than ever.
The nnlpinl huabandry dlaplny prom
lees to be Intereellng. Home econom
ics Is to present a beautiful and prac
tical display of student made prod
ucts.
The agronomy department will ex
hibit, as will the entomologists with
their array of curious end colorful
bugs, beetles and cockroaches. The
horticulture department promises a
display of fruits, vegetables and orna
mentals. The poultry department Will
have products for public Inspection.
From the dairy department an un
usual exhibit is coming.
The purpose of euch extensive
preparations Is to show what the col
lege of agriculture etudents ha\e ac
complished during the year..
Kntertalnments.
The Hprlngem Fasts shows will
erect their arnusemente on the mid
way ngnln this year. This company
Includes thn Hnorpbeum, the Cornfield
Follies snd the famous Jal Oleeon
minstrels.
Among the side shows, which ere
engaged to take care of the overflow
crowde, are "Blue Beard," Monte
Carlo and tho African JJlp.
There will lie new riding devices [
ready fur service on the day of the
fair. The engineering department has
marfc It possible to Introduce "The
Wild Cat."
It Is possible for Ih# college to put
on a real wild west show every year
because many of the young men at
tending here have been born and
raised In the west and know how to
ride. Special horses that have never
had a man on their backs will be
tackled by these men.
The Kansas Aggie* baseball nine
will meet the Cornhusker nine a* a
special feature of the fair.
Mualo for the parade and on the
fair grounds will tie furnished by
three hands, and two orchestras will
furnish bewitching strains for the
dances. JJeuutlful, artistic, original
and f harming, that la the description
that fits the pageant. Time and
money are being spent lavishly In or
der to present a pageant of auch
beauty ns to make It the most charm
ing affair of the festival.
The parade, always headed by that
beautiful float, "The fjoddes* of Agri
culture," will I* a mil# long. The
department floats will follow.
are enough to rale* havoa even with
agriculture Itxelf,
The M<Nury-l faugen bill I* not
xo complicated aa aoin* people would
make out. To admit that you can
not underatnrid how th* bill would
operate la to convey to groaa Ignor
ance or lark of mentality. Never
theleea, m* etatement frequently I*
heard, and where It I* uttered fre.
quently, It I* done for tha purpoa*
of befogging the f»»ue,
The bill, atrlpped of detail#, haa
two power*:
Klrat, It determine* what money
price* for agricultural product*
xhould tie In order to equal In pur
i Imxlng power the price received by
the farmer for the #*mn product*
during prrwar year#, Kor example,
If five buahela of wheat would buy
% pair of ahoc* of a eertaln quality
before the war, the bill determine*
a price for five buahela of wheat
which will purchnaa the name pair
of ahoe* at the preaent time
Hecomlly, having determined thexe
fair price*, the bill provide* a. buy
ing corporation to go Into the mar
ket at any time and maintain th#
market bv purehaalng at, the deter
mined price. Thlx la not arbitrary
price-fixing, but merely the Inaur
anc# of farm commodity price# equal
In exchange vain# with the price of
manufactured and other product#.
Then there la provlalon for the
malntename of tariff* on th# af
fected prodtlet# at a. point, high
enough to proteit the enhanced
prb-ea from foreign competition.
The hill propnax* to mak* the
tariff wall affective for agriculture
an that through a government
ag'ney tha exportable aut pin* which
depraaae# our horn* market* may
be ahlpped abroad and whatever
amount of money le loat In th#
tranaartlon will b# allocated back
to th# entire crop, tbua affording
u* a contlnuoua higher domaatlc
market and permitting agriculture
to pro*per on a parity with other
national group* when conaldered In
tha light of condition* aa they war*
for 16 ye*i a prior to th# war.
Th* various *t*p* Involved, With
out going Into too munli detail, in
tha MrNary Haugen bill would be
ae follow*:
ta) Creation of an export com
mlaelon, operating en export rnr
poratlon with certain enumerated
power*,
ft>) Power lodged with th# preek
dent, on advbe of the com mission,
to eatebllah adequate tariff on agrl
cultural commodities sufficient to
restore prices to their prewar re
latlonshlp with th# geriernl price
level.
Of The corporation then buy* at.
the islculuted fair exchange price
euch surplus ** rnsy develop when
ever It appears that th* existence
of such Surplus I* a depressing fe<
lor In th# domestic market,
Oil A calculated "equalization
fee” f* collected by lh# corporation
on each unit of euch protected com
modity ae It move# In trade, auf
flclent to cover th# coala of opera
tion atid loaee* incurred by reason
of buying at the sustained domestic
prbe level and selling abroad at
lb# lower world price, t'erllflcale#
or VrIp" are leaned fo th* pro
ducer and seller representing Hie
amount of thla "equalisation f*»'
Withheld to cover cost* of operation,
so that at th# close of th# year there
may IM murnad, pro rata, as a
dig Into their hank account*. In 1
i to*** their mortgage*, pay treble
tax** and exorbitant Interest rate*,
looted by tho corporation and the
coat* of operation *r« held aeparat
ed and cheeked against eat It other
In th* ro*t of each commodity.
1 am glad to l»arn that labor has
th* common sense to sc* that tho
M< Nary Haugen hill only asks that
th* farmers as a rlasa b# permitted
to altar* In th* general prosperity
of th* country—no more and no less.
Labor know* that th* cost of living
will not M materially In* r*a**d for
tho price Which the farmer gets for
hi* product I* now such a very
ar all percentage of what th* fin
ished food product sell* In the retolh
market. It ha* been said lhat th*
hill may Increase th* cost of living
by about 1 per cent. Wag* s sr* now
more then 120 per cent higher than
they w*r* before th* war. Th* cost
of the material which goes Into gen
eral building In 12 dtle* is »7 per
cent higher and th* general cost In
dex Is also ahotlt double what It was
for the period which would ho taken
as Ui» guide for establishing rela
tive prbea for farm products, l»0f>
12. Thu* with labor sod the farm
ers for the McNary Haugen bill. In
point of numbera there ar* mor*
people In Ihls country hacking It
IM*ri there can possibly bo against
It. As a malt** of fai t, ** I have
Indicated before, th* opposition to
I he bill I* dwindling dally. Krom *
political standpoint, also, lb* *"»<
Is beginning to appreciate that »h"
middle, central and far «»*' »<"• ln
deadly earnest shout this hill.
Th* *otith also I* beginning to ap
predate th* f**t *h»» '*• continued
prosperity doe* not depend *ol*ly
upon th* price of cotton. The south
now Is largely diversified and It
An Attractive
Year-’round Honi<
On Beautiful
Lake Manawa
An Omaha professional man,
going abroad aoon, offera for
sale, handsomely furnished
and fully equipped, hi* lovely
semi-bungalow type cottage
on Lake Manawa, Co. Bluf.%
la., Omaha’* choicest suburban
watering place, fronting on
Country club golf course with
private dork at rear door. 1 ot
tage consiat* of combination
living room and den, hreakfa-*
room, kitchen, two inside bed
room* and extra large dinin'
room and sleeping porch far
ing lake affording boating,
fishing, bathing, golf and on*
door life, yet only 25 minutes'
drive from downtown Omaha
and 2 minutes' walk from
street r*r line. Suitable for
summer or yeer around use,
occupied continuously by own* I
er and family for past two
years. Immediate possession;
ready to walk into. Prica by j
owner for auiek sal*. Com
pletely furnished at
Only $3,500
Phone C. H SIMS
Bos Y Jd.W, Omsbi Bee
pel* no more for II* products, r*la
lively,' tlmn the other portion* of
the country. Further, a bad neeeon
of the cotton boll weevil and a large
dividend, the amount left over after
coate and loanee have been met. The
"equalization fee" funds thue eol
acreage might at any time reduce
the price of cotton to below the
ratio price which the McNary
Haugen bill would e*tabll*li. Hut
the bfft doe* not contemplate reduc
ing prices. It would not be opera
tive until the price on the export
able product* mentioned In the bill—
wheat, oats, rye barley, flour, eorn,
rice, raw cotton, cattle, *wlne, or
any food product of cattle or awlne
■ full below the ratio price, ao that
the cotton farmer could continue
to enjoy hi* high price for cotton,
likewise the hill applies to wool,
hut a* hmr a* the world price of
wool stay* at lla preeent level there
la no need for a ratio price,
If the general price of the thing*
which the farmer* h*v* to buy
should lower, the relative price
which farmers would receive would
decline with It ao that no Injustice
would lie worked to any one under
the provision* of fhl* hill.
Much cspltal ha* been made re
garding the sale of "acrlp " There
I* nothing new to the farmer In
thl* sort of transaction. Nearly
every farmer I* familiar with the
■(refilled p.itronnge dividend of the
cooperative* If we were operating
today and were disposing of an *f»o,
non non bushel wheat crop, the farm
Iowa Stair llous%
Pass's Con!ml
Kill by Majority
Wr» l*»M f«r ldih«r
Mlltl lir ill*' **•»»»# •• I'w
I «h**r PHrf! h|twl
II«\rr»ii*r‘* A|»|*r«kal.*
|*. » Moines A pi tl II *■ The «•*#*!
I |,wk !»<•-•'< th# h- mew and •*■**#»•
nt-Sr th# hlehlv onf1t*ovet*W»l hoard
of tontrol Mil was look in it-nlghl
**h*n th# #*n*t# #dttpt*«d th# r»|n«rt
of th# se-eifut tewhmte* mmmltte#
appointed to Iron out th# dlffli ulth-s
over th# *ni**#tl**h of prison Is heir rein
trait*. Tli* Mil how- having r#i*#lv*-d
th# ■ t*|itd* fl! of both houses «or# to
th# governor for hi# #lanator# and de
spite the mov» of labor r>prraetlta
live* to ur«* an saei'iltlve eeto It
was Indicated that flovsrnnr Kendall
would ah# hi# approval.
Substantial Majority.
!>## Molnea, April II,- Th* board
nf -einttdl hill with It* rontmteratnl
prison labor rlaua* and which has!
been through two conferences of
house and eenat* member* waa fin
ally atsmped with th* approval of!
the hottae today by a auhetantial ms j
jorlty vote.
Crowded Into tho Isst few minute*
of the session the measur# doubt
lessly gained the votea of ihany
who wished to see fhe meaeur* passed
so as not to Impair the chance* for
adjournment tomorrow noon.
Under the terms of the second con
ference committee report contract#
for prison labor may be made pro
vided that price paid for prison labor
la not lower than that paid fre* la
bor In open competition but the bnord
of control may take Into considera
tion all conditions minimizing the
value of prison labor. The latter con
dition waa the contribution of the sec
ond conference and was the butt of a
stinging attack from labors’ support
er# In th# lower chamber.
May Appeal.
To natlsfy that faction of the legla
lature which waa pppo#e<t to veiling
final authority In th# board of con
trol , the conference added a provlalon
to th# measure providing for appeal
from the boards action to the director
of the budget and hla associates Th#
decision of the budget board will be
final.
er who offered hla wheal for aale
would now receive around II on the
preaont market, but he would get
$1.25 and a piece of aorip with a
/ace value of about 25 rente, After
the year's bualneaa has Men don*
and th* government export corpora
tion had gotten rid of our export
able aurplua wheat at a lower world
prlc* and determined how much It
had "loat1’ by paying th# higher
domestic prlc# for th# wheat, it
would determine what amount
should be rhnrged on each buehel
of the entire crop, and that amount
would b* deducted from the face
value of the scrip. Horn* people
any that It might lie 10 rent*. If
that wera true, th* farmer eould
cash hla scrip for 15 cents, and hav
ing received $1.25 a buahal for this
when he first gold It, h* would get
a total of $1,40 per bushel fur his
whest against $1, th# preaont price.
Thla la not quite equal to the $1 50
which ho should get In order to
make hi* purchaalng power equal
to what It wna Mfore Ihe war There
ls some talk of ralalng th# ratio
somewhat to gtv* him th* full pur
chaalng power. Likewise there are
)>alng made a few changes as the
hill Is studied and reatudled by the
big farm organisations, along with
th# commit Ice# of congress. In an
effort to meet controversies which
might arise. For Instance, recently
It was agreed that no scrip would
have to bo purchased by farmers
dealing among themselve* In stack
er and feeder cattle, or In the ex
change of aeed grain, or In the tiaa
of corn for aeed, etc. Of course,
theaa provisions ar* hedged a Mint
hy certain necessary restrictions,
lint there will lie no hardships on
account of the enactments of tlipi
hill, either on th# part of th# farm
ers or the purchaser# of their prod
uct#. Those who wlah to cooper
ate with the government In tha dis
posal of our exportable surplus, will
have avery opportunity easily to
do *o. Very truly yours,
AM10HK AN FARM Bl’REAtT FED
ERATION,
tlrsv Hllver, Washington Representa
tive.
April 22. 1514.
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la which lo insure the convenience and comfort of hot
water nil summer on onr special offer of
50C DOWN
and $2.00 Per Month With Gas Bill
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NOW
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GAS DEPARTMENT
MITROPOLITAN UTILITIM DISTRICT
at. sr«r no* moward it. at. &r*r
Men Mo Are Making Omaha j
cSfa+jr J(atUtc
He ha* a Rthle name and li the last fall, member* of the hoard, aa
present directing force if the Omaha slated the city commissioner* In arrlv
fteal Fatal* hoard. HI* genuw of ■« * inclusion that would a.rve
. th** purpo*#* of ironing and at tn«
leaderahlp Is reflected through the t|m(, wn(jM not dU(.our,g, )w-,.
activities of 12 committees of the tion of Industries along the belt line
board and It tnay be said of Mark and other trackage locations, A
Martin that he has never tolerated a garden contest ts the latest civic sc
rubber-stamp rommittee. There ar* tlvity of the realtors being promoted
no "white-collar" Jobs on these com- under the direction of President
mlttees, not so long n* Mark Marlin Martin.
Is president of th* Real Ketate board. Mr. Martin ha* been Identified with
Under Mr. Martin’s administration, the board's advertising campaign,
the board entereif a new era of use-, one of the activities nearest his heart
fulness, following the policies adopted and mind is th# Idea of a city beautl
by I. Shuler and other former presl- fu| attractive residence streets, with
dents, and adding to the program neat lawns and trees and uniform ar
the best that experience offers, rangement of Improvement*.
"Omaha first," I* the slogan of the 11,- begin his real estate work here
board. Ruling the went contro- years ago with the Payne Invest
versy over th# locution of a new gas ment company, and la now in busl
holder along South Twenty fourth ness for himself. II# la secretary
street, the Omaha Real Katate board treasurer of the Farm Mortgage
tendered Its assistance, with the re Rankers' association of Nebraska. He
suit that th* dispute was settled hy la a native of Iowa. Although com
compromise and threatened court ac- paratlvely young, he has Irasl an ex
tlon was averted. When th# new tensive experience In real estate
joining ordinance was being amended affair* of Omaha and N’ela-aska.
Radio Waves Must Go to
Church Sunday in Kansas
Hr t nlterial *r»«lre.
Topeka, Kan.. April 2i—If itatlc
Interfere* with the ridlo reception of
church service*, la It to be classified
as (he work of the devil or of man?
Till* I* th# oueetlon which truatce*
of the little pnator.ee* church at Nor
way, Kan , submitted to Atty. Uan.
I'harle* B. f'.rlffith today.
The little < hurch at Norway thought
It had It* minister problem all settled
with the coven'. of radio broadcast
ed church aervlcra.
Too tmall to auvport a realdent mitt
later, th# congregation Installed a
radio receiving aet with a loud apeak
er and neaemblrd on Monday morning*
to tune In on the cervices of a fashion
able Omaha church.
Th# plan worked Ideally, the trus
ts'* declared When the Omaha con
gregation sang, th* worshiper* In
th* little country church chlm d in.
When Ihe ( null* pastor preached,
the folk* ai Nor-vay liatc-ned or dosed,
just UKa the Omaha congregation
When Omaha announced the offering,
the pbitc parsed In Norway.
Then trouble started. Interference
In the f> rm of conflicting wave* said
to have been *.nt out by a email
broadcasting station near Norway,
regularly Interrupted the servicca.
Attorney Ceneral Oriffith decided
that If the ntc adcaster Interfered ma
liciously ho eol'M t>e prosecuted,
charged w Itli a < iolatlon of the Kan
sas law prohlbidnc Interference wi.h
religious worship and Ita consequent
heavy penalties.
Play to Bp Givpd.
A Japanese play, "When Foil
Meets West," will tre presented In the
First Presbyterian church Sunday at
7 38 by a group of young women.
Music will lie provided by the choir,
Mrs. Ixiulse y.abrlskle, .Mias Irma
Clow, harpist, and Mlsa Aileea Chiles,
Mdoiat.
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in Door of Horn*
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INSURANCE MEN
IN CONVENTION
kwMl lilspstrli la The tmwbe Me*
Hastings, N*l> April ll.-WItli an
attendance of d»-legs*es apd visit
ora the thirtieth annual convention of
the Travelers Protective association
i f Neb* asks opened here today, pi
II, J Ferguson of Alliance respend* l
to the welcoming addresses of Mayor
Ingraham and President Borden of
the chamber of Commerce.
Memorial aervices were held this
morning for deceased member* of 1J
posts
Committee chairmen appointed were
Rules, G. c, Harris, credentials
Frank John* resolutions, H. A Web
bert: constitution, Lee Martin; ap
portionment, N. Stanley Brown.
Dr. Hayes Delivers Lecture
at Music Teachers’ Meeting
Grand Island, Neb., April 25.—At
the closing session of the eighth an
nual convention of the Nebraska
Music Teachers' association, Rev. Dr.
8. Mills Hayes, honorary professor of
English and art In the University of
Nebraska, delivered a lecture on "The
Influence of the Impressionistic
Movement In Literature, Painting
and Music," stressing music.
Mr. and Mrs. Hayes M. Fuhr, of
t(i« Hasting* College conservatory,
presented Tennyson's "Enoch Arden,"
with the musical setting by Rlchsrd
Htrauss, Mrs. Fuhr at the piano and
Mr. Fuhr reading th# poem.
Tire convention closed with a ban
quet.
Scarlet Fever Victim.
Antoinette Baumelster, 4-year-obl
daughter of Mr. and Mr*. Frits Bau
meister, who recently underwent an
operation for mastoid. Is seriously 111
with scarlet fever.
When in Omaha
Stop at
Hotel Rome
«
No More Knocking
at Your Door
Oakford’s new sales plan, the first of its kind in the
country, permits you to purchase your piano without
influence or annoyance of any kind.
We Have Eliminated
A Fleet of Piano Salesmen
All “Doorbell Ringers”
Commission Takers
Expensive Advertising
High-powered Floor Salesmen
The Result
—-our Overhead Expense cut to the,
core . . . enabling ns to save piano
buyers from $-'>0 to $200 on a pur
chase!
Kvery piano in our atork U plainly mnrkrd at ita
Caah and Time Price . , . You may wait Upon
yourarlf, if you wish , , . no pern latent aalrenKn
will attempt to influence you.
Thia OAKFORP PF-AV provide* poaitive protection
— aaaurimf hipheat quality at loweat price.
A child ran hny a piano at OAKFORP'S under
thia unique plan aa cheaply and aafely aa an adult
expert.
Mr. S. S. Oakford
President of Oar Company
u ill be happy to wait upon
each piano customer personally.
We make no rail* at your
home unless you request ua to
appraise your olii piano.
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