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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 12, 1924)
— ■ ' ■■■ ■ ■ -■ 1—— — Greater Insurance Companies lean a Greater Omaha The thousands of men and women ip Omaha and In Nebraska who pay liremiums for Insurance, with but few exceptions, do not realize the important part that is played by the immense funds accumulated at the home offices of the insurance companies. The accumulation of these funds is for the purpose of establishing reserves. The reserves are used to pay the claims—death claims, dis ability claims, claims for loss and damage due to accidents, theft and Are. These reserves, which amount to hundreds of millions of dollars, must be kept "at work." The money must be loaned at interest. In al most every Insurance premium, par ticularly life insurance premiums, the Interest, or earnings of the re serve, Is taken Into account in the setting of the rate of premium. In other words, the amount of the premium is less than it otherwise would l>e, because the interest earn ings of the reserve is taken Into account. The great Insurance companies as we know them in the United States, the millions of Insurance policies, the billions paid annually in In surance premiums, the hundreds of millions paid back to cover insur ance losses, is an Institution that Is peculiar to our own country. There are insurance companies in other countries, hut they are small com pared to those in our country. In the use of the immense stuns of capital thus accumulated by American insurance companies has been builKup in great measure the prosperity of the United States. Railroads have been built, great buildings erected, homes construct ed, farms Improved. Everywhere throughout the country, If one coukl examine the epurse of the funds used In building the foundation of American industry and American business and home life, he would find that billtons of dollars of it had come from Insurance reserves. Field and factory, home and In dustry, owe much to the fact that In the insurance reserves has been for years the greatest source of liquid capital that the world has ever known. This brings prominently to the Assets January 1, 1923.. *150,217,592.20 Prenttum Income 1922.». 30,264,853.82 Total Omaha Salary Payroll (Annual). 1,747,815.57 Total Investments (Nebraska). 14,501,085.97 Total Clearances through Omaha Banks (Receipts and Disbursements) 1922 . 73,372,086.13 Omaha Bank Balances January 1, 1923. 2,529,240.91 Amount paid Policy Holders, 1922. 14,000,301.95 Total Taxes paid, 1922. 250,268.45 Amount paid for Postage, 1922.*.. 168,405.65 Amount paid for Printing and Miscellaneous, 1922. 1,114,832.42 Total paid for Rents, 1922. 209,693.83 Total number Policy Holders .1,244,534 Total number Omaha Employes. 1,055 fore one of .the truly big things to lie taken into account in the building of a Greater Omaha and a Greater Nebraska. In our city we have the home oillqes of 24 insurance companies, equipped to handle all kinds of in surance risks. These Omaha insurance com panies are sound, well financed, well managed. They deserve the consideration of every man and woman in Nebraska and par ticularly in Omaha. It means to our city and our state that insurance reserves, which grow out of Insurance premiums, should be built up here In Omaha. It means funds of liquid capital available in Omaha for Omaha and Nebraska uses. It means the recognition of Omaha as a financial center. The record of the Omaha com panies is already a splendid record. It Is a record that justifies con fidence and an increased use of these companies for Insurance pur poses. Everyone in Omaha and Ne braska, who contemplates extend ing his insurance should keep these companies in mind. Nothing will so surely advance the strength and Independence of the. city and state as the building up of our insurance companies. The figures of these companies are available to January 1, 1923. The year of 1923 added material ly to all these figures, showing a continued growth and Influence The figures available are shown in the accompanying table. The Omaha Bee Urges a careful study of these figures. They can he materially Increased by an in creased patronage on the part of Omaha and Nebraska men and women. It is well to keep in mind what Uier cities have done In this re gard. Who doe# not think of Hart ford, Conn., when life Ineurance and fire Insurance is mentioned. Yet Hartford, Conn., is not as big a city a# Omaha. Their Insurance companies were founded before the insurance companies in Omaha were founded. The city of Hart ford was a city when Omaha was a camping place for Indians. Hart ford has only about 150,000 popula tion. Omaha, the site of Indian wigwams when Hartford was a city has passed it in population. It has a greater future than Hartford as a city. The insurance companies In Hart ford are great companies, but they have no greater intrinsic worth than have the companies in Omaha. As we have passed them in popula tion, why may we not pass them in insurance accomplishments? Deg Moines, la., is not as big a city as Omaha—but it Is much hig her as an Insurance company cen ter. With the foundation already laid by our Omaha Insurance companies, we may well look forward to the day when they will be as big as the biggest. What it needs is the rec ognition of the fact that they are among our most Important assets. If all of us will do our part in making them bigger—we will at the same time be making our city big ger—we will be laying upon a solid foundation our plans for a Greater Omaha. - Lloyd George Urges Spain to Withdraw From Morocco By MO YD GEORGE. (Ei-rrfmlfr of Orwt Britain.) London, oct. n.—Spain is in real trouble in Morocco. It has the Riff mountain goat by the horns, but can neither tame It nor let It go. Its butts are fierce, sudden and occasionally staggering. The mountains do their best for the re fractory animal. Mountains love lebels who fight for freedom and they give them shelter and oppor tunity. Why Is French Morocco compare tively quiet and prosperous, whilst Spanish Morocco Is a constant source of anxiety and bloodshed? It Is be cause, In the French sphere, the bulk of the population lives on fertile and accessible plains and Is thus more easily dominated. The Spanish zone, on the other hand. Is a tangle of mountains and defiles. Two years ago I visited that part of Morocco which Is now the center of military ferment and activity. It was then a picture of tranquillity. On the Mellila side of Spanish Morocco the Riffs were In full lnsurgenca. They had Inflicted heavy defeats on considerable Spanish armies, raptur ing large quantities of arms, ammu nition and stores. This was a serious factor In a country where the arms hitherto possessed by the tribes were of an antiquated type and the am munition wss very limited. Smug gling from the French zone and the sea had provided them with a cer tain equipment, but they were too poor to buy arms on a considerable scale. Their captures supplied them with new and better gun* and am munition than they had ever pos sessed and their captives furnished them with money to keep up the supplies. Spain paid a heavy ran som to purchase the freedom of Its soldiers who had fallen Into Moorish hands, and the ransom has already been converted Into a means of tak ing more prisoners. The situation was thus radically changed for the worse by the Mellila disaster. Before these defeats, Spain had to encounter brave, but 111-armed raiders. After wards It had to deal with first class fighting men, flushed with victory and armed with the *hest modern weapons. That Is why Its efforts f*> reconquer lost territory have heen marked by caution and why the re. organized and reinforced troope of Spain have contented themselves In ‘the main, with holding the Mellila const and the,more accessible and de fenslble country In Its vicinity. It is always too readily assumed that the complexity and cost of mod ern weapons have Increased the odds on the Side of well equipped authority to such an extent that rebellion has but a poor chance of success. Th. events of the last 26 years In South Africa, in Ireland and In Morocco disprove this hypothesis. In order to conquer a small colony of farmers In Mouth Africa, the British empire had ,o send <00.000 ">*" a<T0*" **'• "aa" and to spend lBO.OOO.OUO pounds and, aftar threa years’ costly and Ing orl ous fighting, ths war waa dstarmlnad by u peace which restored virtual In I dependence to the Boer peasantry. What Is happening now in Spanish Morocco? The rebellion has spread. While the Mellila area was In a con dition of armed quiescence, the Te tuan zone appeared to have been com pletely subdued by the Spaniards. I visited Spanish Morocco early In 1923. Shortly before my visit, the roads to Tetuan had been unsafe, owing to the activity of snipers from the over looking hills. The making of an ex cellent military road to Tetuan and subsequently of a rsllrosd. cost many lives, and the workers had to be pro tected the whole distance by military guards and forts. A wise Spanish governor, however, came to terms with that redoubtable old highland chieftain, Raus Ralsull, and he, for a consideration, enjoined peace on hit turbulent clansmen. By that very act, he seems to have forfeited hie claim upon their confidence. Hie In fluence rapidly waned and now the mountaineers of the Tetuan hinter land are In full revolt and the Span leK government has ordered retire ment from the advanced posts, held In apparent security a year ago. 1 waa assured In 1923 by the Spanish authorities that a journey to fihe shuan, In the Interior, was as safe aa a trip to Granada. It Is so no longer. The roads are Infested with Riff guerillas and the Spanish troops have been ordered to fall back on Tetuan. The Spanish dictator and hi* cabi net have therefor# to take a declalon of tha kind which demsind* from statesmen more than ordinary cour age. They have to make up their minds to order the Spanish flag to be withdrawn In face of the Insur gent bands that have successfully flouted Its authority. The alterna tive le a costly war. which may last for years. Spain, If It were prepared to face the necessary expenditure of life and treasure, could undoubtedly win a complete victory In the end, hut It Is more than doubtful whether the result would be worth the cost and It l» "l"o doubtful whether any victory achieved In that wild country could be permanent. There Is no humiliation Involved In abandoning the costly and profitless task of subduing those hill tribes Other empires, similarly situated have deliberately abandoned such an enterprise without loss of prestige The wisest emperors of Home often rotlred from barren contests with warlike frontier tribes, preferring to hold a more defensible position In more valuable territory, where theli en off. The British empire has also assailants could be more ensily bent been repeatedly confronted with the same problem on the northwest fron tiers of Indln. The most sagacious viceroys have always deprecated cam palgns of contest In the mountainous regions that divide India from Af ghanlstan. Now and again, expeditions have been organized to punish raid eis from these hills, who have broketi into the plains snd Inflicted damage upon those who depended uron Hi it Uh arme for protection. Those punl tlve expeditions have always been coetly and, as soon as the moun taineers have been adequately chas tised the Imperial army withdraws oij the promise of good behavior In future. Tears of peace follow these expeditions and the prestige of Britain suffers nothing from the withdrawal. When I look at the map of Great Britain and see what an inslgntflcant part of It i» occupied by that rocky territory known as Wales, it fills me with wonder that It took nearly 800 years for such warlike racee aa the Saxons and Normans to conquer so small & province. At that time It must have been sparsely populated and the hillmen muat have been poor and Ill-armed. All the same. Offa'a dyke was built from sea to sea. not to protect the poor Welshman against the rich and powerful Baxon Thanes, but to protect the Baxon against the raids of the audacious men of the mountains. Saxon and Norman kings, time after time, pene trated with great armies Into the hills and overwhelmed reslatance. But aa soon aa they retired, the mountain clouds rolled down once more Into the valleys and English sway van ished In the enfolding mists. The Norman kings then resorted to a poli cy of occupying the coasts and rich er valleys, building huge castles to defend every estuary and glen. Some of these constitute the finest archi tectural specimens of medlaeyal fort resses In Europe. Their ruins today are impressive for their magnitude and strength, as well as for their form. Nevertheless, Burke points out In bis great speech on conciliation with America, that even 300 year* after the so called conquest of Wales, r ©Mr PnMic Servants l_____J The Plumber. The popular conception of a plumb er 1» a man who come* out to your hourse, look* nbout, and then innouncea that he will have to go mck to the shop ind ret another tool or two. It la customary to cuss the plumber and nil him a robber, ind other pet names. That la be muse he asks you to pay a dev cut wage for doing work that nine-tenth of na wouldn't do If we could. Hornet line* he works under conditions that would send most of his critics to the hospital. Nobody wants a plumber around until he le needed, and then he I* anathematized because he lan't there before you can hang up the tele phone. And he Ian t needed until the w’sterplp* bursts and floods the base ment or the bathroom. He l» a nece* ■ary cog In modern life. If he is a good plumlier he not only adds to your convenience snd comfort, but he prolongs your life by safeguarding your health. Maybe you think the plumber revels in cold weather he cause pipes free** up nnd hurst. If you do you are mistaken, lie likes decent weather, and he greatly pre fers working on new houses. He Isn’t a plumber because he likes to work In filthy places. I'slinlly he I* a plumber because he has a lient for mechanics and likes to work with tools and make something worth while. He Is a pretty Independent aort of fellow, as he hns a fight to be. for all good workmen have a right to feel Independent. The next time you call a plumlier, treat him like a human being when he conies He will act like a gentleman, do hts work as well nnd as quickly as pos sihle, and appreciate courtesy quite as mu.lv/as your social guests By the way. he is usually Just as much sntitlsd to 1L W. M. M. ADVERTISEMENT. 5.C. will rid you of bolls, pimples, blackheads and skin eruptions! DON’T CLOSE your eyes to tho warning which Nature given when angry, painful bolls appear on your neck, face or other phrta of your body. Bolls, pimples and so-called skin disorders ares tho re sult of an Impoverished condition of the blood and arjo not to be trifled with. It Is nothing more than folly to expect to get absolute relief from the use of local treatments, such as ointments, salves, etc. Such remedies may afford temporary re lief but you want more than re lief; you want a remedy which will rid you forever of tho tortur ing disorders. And the one remedy which has no equal Is S.S.S. S.S.S. stops bolls and keeps them from coming. S.S.S. builds blood power! That Is what makes fight ing blood. Fighting blood destroys impurities. It fights bolls. It fights skin eruptions—pimples, black heads, eczema! It always wins! S.S.S. has been known since 182« as one of the greatest blood build ers, blood cleansers and system strengthened e v o r produced. There are no unproven theoriea about S.S.S., the scientific results of each of its purely vegetable medicinal Ingredients are admitted by authorities. Begin taking S.S.S. today and clear your skin of those blood disorders! _ 8. 8. 8. Is told •» til good drng stores In two »!**•. The lsrger sit* is mors sconotnical. JHLr C C Oh*» World's Best jjffijCXJLut1 ®oodMwlldnt By T. \V. M’CULLOL’GH. One of the outstanding features of Ak-Sar-Ben from the first has been the Coronation Ball. Accom panied by all the distinguishing characteristics of a royal social func tion, the ceremonies of crowning a king and his royal consort each year adds notable distinction to the closing of the carnival setfiion. Its brilliance In every regard gives the affair a quality that justifies the departure from the routine of democratic procedure that otherwise Is the dominating quality of Ak-Sar Ben In all Its manifestations. Skillfully applied, lavish and cost ly decorations turn the Interior of the Pen Into a veritable bower of elegant luxury. Lights are so ar ranged and manipulated as to obtain the utmost in appeal to the senses, and to subdue here and heighten there the illusion. N'ot all Is Illusion, however, for most of the decorations are of the finest texture and quality. They are displayed with the utmost care and taste to obtain the exact effect produced. When the elabo rate and costly toilettes of the ladles, the costumes of the cour tiers, and all the other appropriate elements of dress and personal adornment are presented In the ever shifting movements of the throng, the picture Is one that arrests at tention, and must Impress even the least appreciative mortal as an evi dence of true beauty, possible only under such circumstances. After one has witnessed one of these really remarkable spectacles, It Is rather difficult to adjust the understanding to the primitive sur roundings of the first attempt at a formal social function in Omaha. In the winter of 1855 the first and only "Executive Ball" ever given In the city was held. It was In honor of Mark W. Izard. Governor Izard, who had come with Governor Burt, first of Nebraska’s governors, as marshal, rtas appointed to the office in February, 1855, succeeding Thomas W. Cuming, who had been acting governor following the death of Governor Burt. The legislature was In session, and It was thought appropriate to mark the accession of the new executive by some for mal ceremony. Accordingly a grand Inaugural ball was arranged. Omaha had been accustomed to dancing. One of the thriving places In the town was a dance hall. This was not to be the scene of the dignified fes tivity. So the City hotel, a one story building then at the corner of Eleventh and Harney streets, had the honor. Pr. George L. Mill er wrote for the Omaha Herald In 1867 the following graphic account of the affair: "Izard was a stately character no Kngllshmen dare leave ths high road. The Scottish Highlanders lived In a state of semi Independence until as late as 1745. Before that date they inflicted many a defeat on Knglish armies which had been sent to quell their turbulence. Kngllsh sovereign? were generally content to leave them to be governed hv their own chief tains. In accordance with their own laws and customs, so long ns they remained In their own glens. If Spain decides to pursue In Moroc co the cautious policy for which the history of many great empires pro vides ample precedent. It ought not to be regarded ag any humiliation to Its pride. Spain has made greater progress In recent years than during ths previous 200 years of Its history The loss of Cuba waa an unmlxed blessing to Its people. The taxes extracted from ths peasant to main tain forces to suppresa Cuban re (billons were impoverishing the land Pines that drain on Ita resources came to an end, Spain has been able to devote Ita revenu* to developments and Improvements at home. if s foolish military pride Impels It to st tempt the subjection of the Atlas mountains to Its will. It# Cuban ev psrtenr# will he repeated. Money and men will pour across the seas and get lost In the Afrtenn fastness, while the urgent needs of the home land will be neglected. I doubt whether any dictatorship or dynasty could long survive under such con ditlons. The,other alternative Is to hold and fortify the coast, with enough htnter land to guarantee elbow-room and se curlty. That Is all It needs, whether for trade protection or for honor. . ■ —i— ■ V physically, mentally rather weak, and accordingly felt a lively sense of the dignity with which the ap pointment clothed him. He had never known such an honor before, and It bore upon him heavily. To the few persons who then consti tuted the principal population of the city the governor was careful to Intimate a desire to have hie gubernatorial advent suitably cele brated. The facetious and wary Cuming suggested the Idea of giving Izard an executive ball. The larger of the two rooms which then con stituted the building was the the ater of a scene perhaps the most ludicrous that was ever witnessed In the history of public receptions. The rooms had a single coat of what was then called plastering, composed of a frozen mixture of mud and ice, a very thin coating at that. The floor was rough and un planed, very trying to dancers, and not altogether safe. It had been energetically scrubbed for the occa sion. The night being dreadfully cold, and the heating apparatus failing to warm the room, the water froze upon the floor ^nd could not be melted by any then known process. Rough cottonwood boards on either side of the room were substituted for chairs. “The hour of 7 having arrived, the grand company began to assemble. Long before the appointed hour his Arkansas excellency appeared in the dancing hall. He and Jim Orton, ‘the band’ of Council Bluffs, reached the scene at about the same moment. The governor was very polite to Jlth, who was Just tight enough to be correspondingly polite to the gov- m ernor. Governor Izard was the guest of nine ladies, who were all that could I>e mustered, even for a state occasion. In Omaha. They were Mrs. T. B. Cuming, Mrs. Fenner Fergu son, Mrs. J. Sterling Morton, Mrs. C. B. Smith, Mrs. Fleming Davidson. Mrs. A. J. Hanscom, Mrs. A. D. Jones, Mrs S. E. Rogers and Mrs. G. L. Miller Two of the ladles could not dance, and accordingly their places were supplied by the same number of gentlemen “The governor had a son by the name of James. He was his excel lency’s private secretary, and wish ing to present a high example of style he came in at a late hour, es corting Mrs. Davidson. His hearing was fearfully stately and dignified. He wore a white vest and white kids, as any gentleman would do, but these were put In rafher discordant contrast with the surroundings. Paddock, Poppleton, Cuming. Smith. J.Iorton, Ferguson. Goodwill, Clancy, Folsom, besides a large assemblage of the legislators, attended. The lat ter crowded around, gazing with astonishment upon the large number of ladies In attendance. “Jim Orton was the solitary fid dler, occupying one corner of the room. The dance opened. It was a gay and festive occasion. Notwith standing the energetic use of green cottonwood, the floor continued Icy. During the dance several accidents happened. One lady, now well known In Nebraska, fell flat. ^Others did likewise The supper came off about midnight, and consisted of coffee with brown sugar and no millff sandwiches of peculiar size; dried apple pie: the sandwiches, we may observe, were very thick and made of a singular mixture of bread of radical complexion, and bacon. 'The governor, having long lived . m • ! Puny Babies Can Grow i I to sturdy children ** • Note u hich foods best agree. Be quick to ! stop constipation with Dr. Caldwell s " j Syrup Pepsin : : • I MARENTS need not despair be- i ; iP cause a baby is frail. Progress often : * : rests upon the meet trifling change in or addi- : : tion to the diet. : • Watch diet, digestion and elimination. : : There should be two or three stools a day, and : : as solider food is eaten, one or two. 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General Kuropatkin, the Russian commander, reported suc cess. "Czar Nicholas Sends Regrets” Is one headline which seems odd In the present democratic day. The monarch, whose black fate In 191S could hardly be foreseen then, was sending regrets to England for an attack by the Russian fleet on British vessels in the Baltic. For a time the British lion roared at the Russian hear, but the diplomats "got to gether." "Magnificent, New Baptist Church Dedicated” is a headline of October 23, 1904. A group picture of the build ing committee of the new edifice at Twenty-ninth and Harney streets, showed Rev. J. W. Conley, pastor,' Amos Field, Dr. E. E. Womersley, H. H. Baldrige, John R. Webster, J. A. Sunderland and D. L. Slane. __ "Fairbanks I n - * .. .... ,vades Nebraska.” J£5£ U ".it Speeches but c_ w., then „ ^*1® senator from Indl M® ana and a eandi - J date on the repub lican ticket for vice president with T. Roosevelt. He spoke In the City auditorium to 5,000. On the previous evening, October 9, Eugene Debs, candidate for president on the socialist ticket, spoke In Wash ington hall and predicted big things for that party. "Democratic Chairman Predicts Vic tory.’’ It was a statement signed by Tom Taggart, chairman of the demo cratic national committee, expressing the certain view that It was all over by the shouting for the democrats and that victory was perched on their banners. _"Even Indiana, R..t the ] New Jersey and New York are cer 9 tain for the demo u- . rr&ts,** said Tom. Wrong. But Indiana cast / 307,907 republican votes to J49,141 democratic. New Jer sey polled 231,3S3 republican and 179. 719 democratic votes, and New York went 859,513 republican to only 683, 981 democratic. It s interstlng and amusing to compare the results of an election with the predictions of the prophets. At Seattle, on October 7, Mary Mickey, daughter of Governor Mickey of Nebraska, broke a bottle of real champagne over the prow of "Uncle Sam s largest battleship," the Ne braska, as it slid into the water at the shipyards. May wheat was 9® to 98 cent* in Chicago, compared with a present in a hot climate, stood around shiv ering In the cold, but buoyed up by the honor thus showered upon him, he bore himself with the most ami able fortitude. "There being no tables in those days, the supper was rass%d ’round. At the proper time, the governor, under a dep sense of his own consequence, made a speech, returning his thanks for the high honors done him." The story hag often been told be fore. yet It will bear telling again, for nothing can more vividly Il lustrate the progress made In the course of seven decades than the contrast between the first executive ball and the Coronation Ball of Ak- | Sar-Ben XXX. Many of the names mentioned In , Dr. Miller’s story came to be known t nationally. Ladles present that ] night later graced presidential re ceptions at the White House, and \ took part In other high functions, but none ever forgot Omaha's first and only "Executive Ball." price of over $1.80. May corij in Chicago sold around 44 cents. Today It is better than $1.38. (And yet some farmers don't think the republicans should continue In office!) A rate war between the North western, Grea^ Western and Illinois Central railroads brought the excur sion rate from Omana to Minneapolis and return to $6. And the regular round-trip rate to St. Louis exposition was $8.50. By J. T. ARMSTRONG. - □PPEARANCE: Bushy hair, some what unruly and worn In pom padour style. It is brown hair. Gold rimmed glasses. Smooth shaven and rather plump of countenance Smiles broadly and easily. Wear* clothing of somber hue. Mannerisms: Talks slowly, drawl ing slightly. Usually seems In a con templative mood, but becomes anlma ted upon occasion, especially when the conversation turns to books or the philosophical side of llf«. Is most at ease when his hands are in his pock ets. An Idlosyncracy: Delights in at cumulating scrap books, which usual ly relate to decisions in unusual law cases or .legal manuscripts by famons lawyers. First Job: Laundry route driver and collector at Oakland, Neb. Identity: Carroll O. Stauffer. Judge of the district court. School Girls Entertain Wymore P. E. 0. Member? Wymore. Oct. 11.—Members gt chapter “Q" of 'he Wymore P E O.'s. were entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank G. Pennington of Wymore, at a luncheon and sdclal meeting. Yellow and white color schemes were used throughout. The luncheon was served by the girls bt the Wymore High school domastn science department, following which a program was given. Mrs. Cecil Neuman, a noted com poser, of Wymore. sang Spar,-*. songs In appropriate costume. _ Dor othy Pennington, 9-year-old daug! tei W the hostess, gave a comic reading Mrs. Charles Vance of Lincoln, f«r mer old-time resident of Wymore. ant first president of the chapter, Rave the early history of Wymore chapter. Mrs. Adam McMullen of Beatrice formerly of Wymore. and ft' rmei president, made a talk. Mrs. -Jobe Lang of Wymore gave a tribute to Mrs. Vance as first president. Mrs. George W. Norris of McCcx k wife of Senator Nofris, told of w rk . f her chapter at McCook. Mrs Eunice Baker of Wymore. read ar. instructive paper on home work. Other out-of-town guest# were Mrs. P. L. Gillespie and Mrs. Dudley Scott of Beatrice. Parent-Teacher Body Organized at Da\id City David City. Oct. II.—A community Parent-Teacher association has beer, organised at the Bellwood High school The off.cers are Mrs. J P bell, president. Prank Kreizmgei ar..: Mrs. Envart, vice presidents: Lcui« Kreizlnger, treasurer, and Beaular, McCleery, secretary.