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Onkihti Vhc k * Iho^M's| is rfl i|s Ik *s| MUSCLE SHOALS AND MERE TALK Th# but(1m (hut rag*« #rouml Muicle Shualz »t present haa nothing to do with whether or Hot the firmer* ihill hive cheap fertilizer. Thi* iz a m<ut vital point for tha aouthern farmer, and to *ome degree it ia one of the dominating problem! of agri culture. When the war wa* nn and the supply of potash from Germany wa* rut off, fertilizer aoared to inch height of price a* to give it even greater em phasis than ever. Cotton wa* imperatively needed, and to produce cotton fertilizer muat be had. Ne hrazka’a potaah lake* helped aolve th* problem, hut. when th# war waa over, and the aupply from Ger many again available, tha price dropped to a point where Nebreaka rottld not compete. It wa* the war need that suggested the great de velopment et Muzrle Shnala. A modest hydro-rlee t.rie icheme waa magnified tenfold, and the humble 110,000,000 originally ashed for berame $lt!ft,000, 000, and atill the end i* not yet. So magnificent wa* the undertaking that now, five and one-half year* after the war haa ended it ia unready to produce. Yet it can produce the nitratea that are reeded. Whether or not the United State# ia ever engaged in another war need not he debated. Fertilizer will he neceseary a* long aa cotton ia raized in the aouth, and cotton is an eaaential to human existence. m • m The conservationists havt twisted the Muscle Shoals plan from its original purpose. They have now connected it with a great superpower vision that connects the east, with the west, the south and the north in one great system that will provide energy for driving all the wheel* of industry. No more at tractive picture ever was offered than is painted by the advocate* of this new dream of government own ership. It goes just a tittle beyond the Plumb plan for dealing with the railroads, because it involves all industry. When the water power hill was mad* Into law after long and earnest consideration, it was re garded as a triumph for the theory of conservation. Just as the mineral and oil land leasing measura was expected to work, the water power control law wa* to produce great benefits for all mankind. Just as the government undertook to lease naval oil reserves, and thereby draw the sternest of condemnation from the conservationists, so the water power haa been so jealously guarded that no development has taken piece. Now the move i* direct for government oper ation of the big enterprise. mm* If the people are ready to enter into the general nope of government ownership and operation, the entire program of nationalization of industry, no better place to start can he found than Muscle Shoals. All that is there, save tha Gorgas steam plant, worth about $6,000,000, is owned by the gov ernment. While this is being debated, and cham pioned by Senator Norris, Governor Pinrhot and others, the farmer* sre waiting for the promised re lief in the fertilizer situation. From Chile comes part of the nitrates that are used, produced and sold down there under such strict regulation as amounts to a government monop oly. Cotton farmers of the south pay a tribute to the Chilean government. The bulk of the supply cornea from the great deposita that lie partly in Germany and partly in France, and which are in the sand* of atrong eompaniea that arsj backed by the respective governments. To these all farmer* who use fertilizer, for whatever purpose, pay tribute. Our erops are raised by consent of foreign owner* of potash deposits lying in Ipreign countries. The cost, of producing whatever the farm turn* out is regu lated by agencies over which we have snd can ez ereisa no control. It requires no especial exercise of the Imagina tion to nota the satisfaction with which these foreign monopolists see the dispute over Muscle Shoals go on, day by day, further delaying the hour when they will no longer domina'e American agriculture. • • • Governor Pinrhot shudders st, the thought of a! lowing Henry Ford to control the great, plant at Muscle Shoals. Such a monopoly is dangerous, he •ays. Yet he does not seem anxious to break the hold of the foreign producers from where our farm ers purchase millions of tons annually at prices they have no voire in making. While farmers of the north sre waiting for the relief that will come from the passage of the Mr Nary-Ifaugen bill, those of the south are looking for an escape from the clutches of the foreign fertilizer producer* through the starting up of Muscle Shoals. Why should the debate in rortgrrs* be prolonged while theories are being balanced against need? !.et u« have a little action that will amend a had situa tion, give aid to languishing agriculture all over the l»nd, and then will be time to talk about, government ownership of superpower plant*. Just now the farmer want* help. He can not fertilize hi* own soil with words, nor will fine talk make a market for him. DOCTORS AND THE DEMON RUM. What to do? That is the question right now. Firet, comes the XVIII amendment, with Volstead'* well designed law to b*ck it, up. Then, just when mere man gets an eaty working connection with * rc liable bootlegger, along come a couple of doctors to throw some more tack* in the way. A few days ago a California physician, with nothing to occupy hi« time fyou know, doctors, loaf away the hours in Cali frfrniaj, invented a machine thst unerringly tells Whether one bee bad a drink. 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P»ii*k Ik* Ikowgkl. 1*1, tf lh* piaklklllnn *nfnn*m*nl fan** k**p ah going In thlt land nf nut*, Ikar* will h* Hill* neeil for either nf ihe** device* Th* *lul? ihal I* vended i» *tifflt iettl In il**lf In amk Ik* cut* needed At • ny rat*, Ihe men who Indulge* nni* *eldnm doe* the **cnnd lime, and it I* *vdn recanted tk*i *«m* ten anl find the nay kei k In Ihe place. OMAHA AND THE '■II.14 " Our hcaiiy cimgralulalinn* In Omaha lodge, N<> tie, H. I*. O. E. you nn read tho«* leitei* a* they are officially recorded, “Btngvolanl Prolert.lv* Orilri of Elk*" Or, you can lake Iheir popular meaning, "Best People on. Karih,” Either way I* correct. We extend our hearlv felicitation* in ihe brolhar* on having completed Iheir handsome new home, and having dedicated il under auspicious circumstance*. One of the underlying principle* of Ihe order i» hos pitality. Omaha lodge is now in position in extend this on s bssis that is lilting and commensurala with its own dignity. A* Ihe number indicates, Omaha lodge is one of the earlier organized among Ihe long rhain nf Elk lodges that now encircle th* coun try. It has had a long and honorahl* rareer, and has well deserved its popularity and Ihe prosperity that is now envisioned in its magnificent club house. Benevolence with the Elks goes far outside th* circle of the lodge. Quietly, and without, any brass hand accompaniment, the order goes about doing good. It carries cheer to homes that ar« stricken, it lighl* fire* on hearths that sie cold, and fill* larder* that are empty. Clothing i.he naked, feeding the hungry, and visiting the sick and sffiicted are among the beat thing* the Elk* do. The “Hello, Bill!” that is their greeting is hearty and sincere, for there is nothing strained or reserved in the Elk. He is a good fellow, wherever he is put. And those who have seen the lights go out at 6 min ules before II o'clock at night know that he doe* not forget his absent brother, Omaha lodge, No. 39, B. P. 0 E., I* making good on the fundamental* of th* Elk’* creed. Long may it continue to prosper. CROWS AND THE CUTWORMS. If cutworm* ever held a convention, prior to be ginning their season's work, those in Nebraska should pass a resolution of thanks to the Nebraska boy* who spent the winter trying to see how many crows they might kill. Every dead crow mean* long life to a colony of cutworm*. Th* crow may destroy a few growing plant*, corn, oats, but he destroys more than enough worm* and grubs to make up for th* damage he doe*. He i* accused of defraying other bird*’ nest*, and to killing prairie chickens, meadow lark*, robin*, hefor* they are born. In year* before man came around In great num ber* there were more prairie chickens, meadow lark*, robin*, bluebird*, and there were more crows, too. The inference 1* plain. If the feathered biped* have disappeared, or thinned out in number*, it 1* due more to the activities of th* feather!*** variety than to enemies to themselves. Nature has her own way of preserving th* balance, and If she la left alone will attend to some of these details quit* a* well a* if man keep* on fooling with her plan*. Bird* really are the farmer’* best friends, for they hold down the insect peat* that would destroy hi* crop* completely. Th* crow has an honorable part in this beneficent economy. We trust thi* will be understood, and that nest winter th* competition for slaughter of th* crow will be omitted. Governor Rryan carefully avoid* giving tha main reason why he ia opposed to tha rods system. It wa* put Into effect hy a republican state administra tion. Another girl who got married on a dare a few deya ago ia asking for divorce. It seem* her hu* t band'* real wife did not know ha waa ao daring. Ohio republicans war# quita positive In making their choice for president. It begins to look a* if the country really wants Cal. It. ia quits natural that tha senator who would convict without a trial should claim acquittal before the testimony la all In. Tha MrAdoo boomer* are experiencing great dif ficulty In inflating the boom with ge* generated from those oil fee*. Governor Pint-hot aays hi* campaign for delegate ship coat him »M). Result did nut juatify lb# ex penditure. l ook* like Gland* Hoiaiv were in for a real perms nent addre**. Governor Hryan wa» good to the platform mftker*. /■ ' Homespun Verse —By Omaha’s Own Boat— Robert Worthington Davie - --' SPRING. *«Nt, Wild flower* - l.ovelv lhina*‘ hptfnsflme abotvera t'atierlbae t,lk# the wee feet of * child tMocIns. pranrln* Gentle, mild. Wind* a crooning. Bird* a wlna, flee* a tuning t p for Hpring fl/|iiitr*la «catoper To and fro t *haf ter defter Tboae below. T eea In splendor Green the esc, \\ hiapCr lender Through the de Hjirin* reaplendeni And divine, Vivid, livid Choir* nf min* • * Mirvifam, U Tim — ___- - —* v r*< m» ) • w*’**'* f **».««* ► \ '•***■ •« 'K !..* «•»! ■• A r V __ fi f - V •' mf\}\****'% 1 / . *,,.**% •« »,.* I W'im * r*,**,«** n*\' * **• ) I ** •>»«» <'*** ; rMMM W»H*M *•*«»* 1 vt . , j P*i*wD* 1 *•« **T ) P •A«uW«L *•! V*r*w*r<n<. ~ ) r — r 4u«»* i l Tit*.* * i*r«' v_ y. ■ <*M« IF HE ARRIVES, SEND HIS NAME TO THE DEMOCRATS ->,! Letters From Our Readers < All laltaga ha algpad. hul naroa will ha wllhhalil upon raquaat. Caaaaaal aatloaa ml SIM* w**rda and laaa will ha gltaa prafarap.a. ____—-': About the Railroads. Million. Nab.--To Ilia Kdltor of Tha Omaha H#e: “Tha Truth About the Railroads" la a booklet Issued by the railways com ml I lea on public, rela Ilona It la a conglomeration of fact and Action so deftly entwined a* to deceive the casual reader. To separate this tangle of wheat and chaff would he a tedious waste of time It Is simply railroad propaganda bv tha Transportation Institute, which I* spending millions to bamboozle an In nocent public. Alwmt M.000,000 were spent to secure the passage of the K*ch Tiimmlne act. according to tha admission of Judge Thom, general counsel of the railroad executive*. Hug* aiim* are being spent now In the distribution ef literature and In paid ada In aoma newspapei*. At least six such ad* appeared recently on the editorial pages of a Nebraska dally But I have undertaken to discredit tha statement* On page* «tl to *4 ef thla pamphlet regarding government ownership and operation of railroad* In Canada A* condition* aa to coat of operation, labor, etc., era almoat exactly the same In Canada s* her*. I shall tackle what I* said about the Canadian National railway. There *r* quotation* on page to from .1. I< Payne, former controller of railroad statistics, tha aubstanr* of which are that tha government railroad was aad died with a huge deficit up to January 1, If22. Thla fa true, but wait a bit. Her* Is where railroad Juggling la at It* beet. Klve or six years before this the government hsd acquired about 15,000 miles of bankrupt private roads. l.*t us quote lhe Toronto Globe of March 7. 1*22, ** given In tha Canadian Annual Review of 1932, page 47* “Tha Wall Mtraat Journal does not team to understand that tha recent gieat Increase In rnlleng* of the ns i lories I system wa* due to the complete Ananc la I breakdown of two Important prlvata railroads, neither of which had evar paid a dc.llar In dividends on 11* common stock, although one. the (Jrank Trunk, ha* operated for over *0 year* through a thickly *et tied part of Canada and the United Htate*. In the case of tha Canadian Northern, the common atock consisted entirely of water. The Grand Trunk aland for a large Investment of actual r. —1 Abe Martin I >--j\ — It takr* a mighty vital i«toir t git out th’ full votr, hut wr'II brt a light hrrr art' wmr plank would git out th' half full votr. Nothin’ wilt* a lady killrr likr gatin' marrird. (('•ffrlghi, ft?4 | NET AVERAGE PAID CIRCULATION far March, 1*24. of THE OMAHA BEE I Daily .74.RG0 I I Sunday .79,350 , Ml Iflflud* taint *»*, l«lt c j •part, aamplaa mr papara apmlad in j I printing and »n« \ndaa no *p#<ial j | aalaa ar fra# rfrculattnn af any bind V. A. BRIDGE, Cir. Mgr. Sifbiffibad and ammtn la brlnta ma ikta 41k day af Apt *1. 1*24 W. H OI'IVEV. (faall Mata* p FuMia ' I 1 ■■■■■ 1 1 1 " . .. / capital, but tha physical assets liy thiit Investment il I napped red a genera ' tion ago. . . . Government owner 1 ship, therefore ie neither more nor lean a merciful way of liquidating the value of private ownership, etc.’ Foe a further dleiliaalon the reader, I* referred to the authority cited above. The wide .w;il,e leader will note the! nothing la ad id aline Stir Henry Thorn ton took charge and consolidated the 22,S4A miles of government railroads Into ope system, since January 1 1*22 While there was a deficit of 'h* fleet ala months of 1*22, the rorreapondlng sir months of 1123 showed s profit of $3,000,000, a net lu cres as of $5,000,000, There Is more misinformation In the 32 pages of thin booklet, which I may lake up some oUier time, such as *ad restd'a in of/ier countries, particularly In Germany. A G GROH. Rouge M >nir. Dinah a dusky belle, had purchas ed a stunning red hat and aha waa ahnwlng It to her frtend Mandy. The laiier regard'd tt rather dubiously. "I think It a a lovely cnnakeprlon,” ah* remarked, 'but It. don f suit you.” Whan de reason It don't suit me’ demanded Dlneh. ' Well, honey, If >n' wants mah honea opinion. Ah thlnka It makea yo' look loo French!" Boston Tran script. What Is It? “Mystery” See Sunday Paper One of the Smartest and Most Complete Outfits in our store will be awarded to some man and some womsn Absolutely Free No purchase necessary: On Saturday, May 3d, at 8 p. m. Ask any salesperson for full de BEDDEO 1415-1417 Douglas (FACE BROKE OUTI WITHJMPLES Hard, Red and Large. Itched and Burned. Cuticura Healed. * My face broke nut with pimples that looked leuihle. They were very hard, red and large, and they fes tered and scaled over. The pimple* itched end burned something let tihle. Mv lace looked terrible and I hated to go any place. The trouble leered over * year. ** I read *n advertisement for C« tleura Soap and Ointment and sent (or a (tea sample. I ptnchaaad more, and after using several rakes of Soap and a eoupla of ho.es of Ointment I waa healed(Signed) Mi.a Gertrude Wegner. Rt. J. Brit ain A*#.. Itmton Harbor, Mich., Sept 10. 1021. Waa Cuticura Snap. Ointment and Talcum dally and keep your akin Gear and heaMhv. Iwek.rn-I.iu ittiH, -a.Mr.UkM .wrU >eil(kM».i kw see mn «>.i lw.' "‘•woiknia, TkiwHo*. P<F~ T>. mw m« ItMhr Itkk Center Shot* Flappei p are now having their hair cut boyiuh hi vie" or ahlngled. Some of them are b*ung shingled In the wrong pla<*.—New York American. "We have statue* erected to cele hrate event* which now have no «ii nlfP»n<* iuvi a writer. So rto the American* l<ouk «t their Sfetoe of 1,1 he it y!—l.onctoii opinion. After tile rtiK I* hanitlnK out. it then become* ii*r*»#aiy in «*• eriJilt Sunny side Up *m *■ - ***** *M MM l«**«Wii ml 1* t p HI ftp I -** ' * I • * I t1 M p mi > * ■• *tf>* aw* i | I *1 S*l| aM *• Wh taaii taaaA a ad *aa< Inl p *•»« tli# ha* ■ * •' t a '• .e»e* at «*♦ A t 1 H# t *p an Ik# • 1 • aala| #»*# 1 • a a ■ h* tm* **f..... .1* t* v* up. k ami at Mat • trtipp* and la# * and »h*t» »•*'• * »t iH la i*n tkam ad H *t# * ■** *■* ill • <* ... >a • i a* * a# a *nd» 11* h# . t*** *»ai and *i* w. k aaikfi Him mil* IS *n tile i*#t And . n»«d lb* Hi 1 it*n ia* **»A fa*i t * *i i• *• i' • *' ■•*! IAl IH* ltd* ( 111.# i np m >ia ii'*ii| li* i*wda H*a a * u »ad M# tot# a* th# lid* Aifli in. ** * A *•** I i * an ia* af wimni and V > face* i * 1 •* a* n»* 'h*nt all a* <*• I » • • i • i p an |h# I 'l»i*.!tl# • * * • • • •* » • And ill* lif* 'Id* ato^a of IM Ilf* Hd* #<*• toot toot' Mm* Ik* I n** I'M' Huh *t*nd *• K And a* ttuat am *11 *o bia I** k *‘ * thing hi* will * ' on on iha < inaatng ii * «t i d , H id** it,* aama old HnmiH ihai * • ■ ■ o' Ind ih# toung and old. ••mi* low n..| Iti*ii I **, ih* I'fuaaing top 1**1 them all *n I* ni**#tilng of Thing* Thai Wat*. II has lean uni!* * king *l>* I of perlml* »liii« »• hnm an i**i( iim am d (. m * detrtocratlc I on vanlIon *nd |noinll> iimiooiu* in ■ piiavctln* mi.* lh*l h* li*d oil’ * »h* *n Anil Jail,, n h, Ii* hand. Which. bv th* wai, t*n Ind* * of *nin*'btn* *1** II*• I In ;h* old dni* n o*n fH’lilh* in* I* * **.•*!. i > * * Mnmo**t link ’ In iniiaha? should K* suppt rs**d >io*i ion' d* > It In mi fate to meet Hi* M n Who Km •* ll All. H* nil* my noil! with aolleit tin * ami linn* in . lo hit'ar gah Hi Inop* ao nitnh it band* 1*.* ba* to 4 tola bl* wealth of lor# along. It n*i»r dawna on htn alack, that moat of what h* knews la wrong H« ro*r* to hide hi* Ignorance. and rant* to hid* h a lark of brain* I'd Ilk* toklrk him on hi* pant* and fill him foil of |ih*f and pain*. He bor»a n * with h » Iron n*rve and P*#tera wl'h hi* wagging Jaw A r*n from him I aura d» serve, ao help me Pa a* Anolher ijiw W# have forgotten why aha waa railed "r»l*mlty .lane-' If Indeed, we *\er knew But wha'e-.*r the reason It la not auRlo.ent an has for the r'atamlty John* that »*i*t numerously these dive. laniie rl* mythical personage win wore wo fa'e*. had nothing on a lot of people who condemn the primary in pri'at* and point to It with pride In public. WILL M MAt'PIN. ll_ _y/ where the head of the hoime ia hang tug out Detroit Newe. - I Being the party In power mean* little nnleae there la power In the party.— Baltimore Sun. One dluturblng feature of traveling along Kaay at feet m tha In t« volume .f traffic coming the othet wa> r»e | troll Newe. When in Omaha Hotel Conant 250 Room*—250 Rath*—Rair* $2 to $3 HKK WANT \1)N HKING KKSl l.T* What Is Your Mortgage Costing You? We Can Save You Money $500,000.00 to Loan on Omaha Homes 6% Interest No Commission Our loans are made on a monthly repayment plan of SI.00 for each $100.00 borrowed, which includes interest and principal. For example, a $2,500.00 loan calls for a payment of $25.00 per month. I i Paying more than 6 per cent in l terest If You Are Buying a home I Contemplating buying, building | or selling a home Take Immediate Advantage of These Unusual Terms The Conservative Savings™* Loan Association 1614 Harney Street South Side Office—KRATKY BROS. 4805 8. 24th Street Announcement Toniiorrow, Friday, May 2d, 1924 The new Elks Building will be opened to the public with attractive entertainment for all. On the same day, between the hours of 2 and 0 p. m., the Prudential Savings & Loan Association will open their new office in this magnificent building, at 106 South 18th street, and extend a cordial invitation to all our members and friends to inspect our new office ami facilities for our rapidly growing business.