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THE OMAHA GUIDE
Published every Saturday at 24618-20 Grant Street.,
Omaha, Nebraaka
Phone WKbeter 1750
Entered as Second Glass Matter March 15, 1927, at tbs Poat Of
fice at Omaha, Neb., undertheActof Congress of Maroh S, 1879.
TERMS OP SIJBSCRn*TI(>N *2 00 PUR TEAR
Race prejudice must go. The Fatherhood of God and
the Brotherhood of Maxi must prevail. These are Mia
anly priciples which will stand the said teat af gaad
FIVE REASONS FOR AGRI
CULTURAL COOPERATION
li. J. Taber, Master of the National Orange, rocontly put
forward the following f.ve reasons why cooperative, market
ing can do for the farmer what no other method can accomplish.
1. It gives him a voice in the control of his own affairs,
increasing his sense of responsibility, his value as a citizen,
and his independence.
2. It permits him to control quantity of purchases, and
standardize his products.
3. It enables bun to secure the type of merchandising,
packaging and (4 atributiom service that best meets his needs,
as well as the needs of the eoasuming public.
4. It makes it possible for him to use the law of supply
and demand to better prices.
5. It permits him to own his marketing machinery, and
keep open his avenues of credit, production and sales. This is
a great stabilizing influence.
Those are basic virtues of agricultural cooperation. They
allow how cooperation in farm production and marketing en
ables farmers to achieve sound “form relief” through their
own efforts and abilities.
BE CAPTAINS OF THE ROAI)
There is an unwritten law of the sea that is followed relig
iously—namely, the desire to save life. Why can’t we have the
same high purjvi.se on landf
Such voluntary action is always based on necessity. life
saving in automobile traffic is now as important as life-saving
in sea traff'e. Such rules as the following, adhered to with
sincerity, would save life a hundred fold.
1. Before making a turn, get in traffic lane nearest de
sired direction.
2. The rear vision nf'rror is for something beside looking
for traffic officers—-watch curs behind you.
3. Never tnkio chances in passing and do not crowd the
right-of-way. Saving seconds is no excuse for causing one un
necessary risk of life,
4. I/earn the feel of the car on tlw road, liko the capta'in
does his ship. Study the action of the car on the dry pavement,
wet pavement, grave! road and icy road. Even the highest abil
ity is not one hundred percent perfect in driving.
5. Take driving seriously; you are probably no smarter
than the hist person whose neck was broken on a windshield.
The smartest men (supposedly) meet with unfortunate disaster
hrough gross carelessness.
Courtesy is not a sign of weakness; it is a sign of character
and wisdom, and the ability to he fored ghted and obliging.
The sea captam doesn’t unnecessarily take chances when
they can be avoided, but he willingly risks his life and his sh?p
to prevent nn nccidnet or aid another vessel in distress. But
automobile drivers willfully risk their own lives as well as the
lives of otheTs, for no go«vl reason at all; it deosn’t make sense.
If ordinary rules of common sense and courtesy were fol
lowed in diving (unwritten laws), accidents would be caused
only by freak circumstances.
ONE MAN’S INVESTMENT EXPERIENCE
Some time ago a man surveyed his investment experience
during two generations.
Uis first investment was in real estate. Hard times came
alog, taxes soared, and values depreciated. Ho was forced
to mortgage it—and eventually the mortgage was foreclosed.
This investment wttm nearly a total loss.
llis next investment was in a small business. It did fairly
well for a while—then a bettor product came on the market. The
business went to the wall. This investment was a total loss.
His third investment was in securities that were regarded
as first-class. However, changed conditions proved otherwise—•
the securities declined in value and finally became worthless.
This investment was also a total loss.
During this time, other savings he made shrank to about
ten cents on the dollar.
One investment has not only held its value, but appreciated.
That investment was a life insurance policy.
For downright safety, it would scrim that life insurance
tops the list for the savings of the average man.
WHEN THE MERCURY DROPS
THE FIREMEN SWEAT!
Strange as it may sound—the colder it gets, the hotter the
firemen and insurance adjusters become! That heat., of course,
is not caused by the weather; it is brought about by more work.
Statistics compiled by the National Board of Fire Under
writers reveal that severe winter weather causes an epidemic
of fires. It 'is not difficult to see why this is so. In an effort
to be comfortable, people foroe their furnaces to the limit and
also use makeshift heating agencies. Under these conditions,
it is natural for more fires to break out and this means more
work for the fire departments and more losses for the insurance
companies to adjust. Hence there is an extra amount of work
for all who handle the reports and other matters incident to
the claims.
If you don’t want your house to become so hot that you
have to park outside, you should exercise the utmost care in
operating your heating paint—especially when the mercury
drops to low temperatures. Far better to take more time for
increasing the heat in the house, than to suffer a destructive
fire from an overheated stove or chimney! “Forcing” a fur
nace is definitely dangeorus.
A little time sepnt inspecting a heating plant is a good
step, too. If, for any reason, you do not feel that absolute safe
ty is assured, you will do well to call in a heating expert and
follow his advioa.
TAX-EXEMPTION PRIVILEGES UNFAIR
Taxation! ! What an ominous wound that word is begin
ning to have for millions of citizens.
Whenever government goes into any line of business new
taxes are demanded and old business that cannot compete with
government goes out of existence and the taxes it paid are re
assessed to remaining taxpayers, for government enterprises
are generally tax-exempt.
This faet is becoming better understood every day and is
the reason for growing sentiment to make publicly-owned busi
ness enterprises pay identically the same taxes that are paid by
privately-owned industry.
When government goes into business it haw stepped outside
the function of governing and the excuse for tax-exemption priv
ileges no longer exists. If state, municipal or federal business
competes with private citizens, it Should not be granted tax
exemption and public subsidy privileges denied to private
citizens.
GoWrnment-owned business enterprises should stand on their
own f<H't and be subject to the same regulatio and taxation as
are applied to private business.
It is just as necessary to protect the publie from ineffic
iency, graft or over-charging by a politically-controlled and op
erated business as it is in a privately-owned business.
Whenever any person or any enterprise escapes taxes, all
others have to pay for the tax-exempt, privileged few.
DOING EACH OTHER’S WASHING
The open' ng of the Pan-American Airways service across
tlie Pacific ihaa drawn vivid attention to the possibilities of in
creased markets and reerelational resorts in the various count
ries rimming the world's largest ocean. American initiative
and enterprise is pushing into the East.
Albert U chard Wetjeu, the sen story writer, who has been
traveling for several months in Australia, says there is a grow
ing desire in the commonwealth for free trade with the United
Stutes, ami a clear desire for American methods of production
and distribution.
Further, he says, from the tourist viewpoint, travel has
been influenced to some extent by the situation in Europe, but
apart from that there has been a steady increase in the number
of visitors- as much ras 75 percent and more to the South Sea
Islands and up to nearly 50 percent to New Zealand and Aus
tralia. In the reverse {Enaction there is also an increase.
American shipping firms on the Pacific arc optimistic about
the future. Liners have already boon launched comparable with
anything afloat. In Australia and New Zealand hotels are be
ing built or modernized to appeal to Americans in particular.
Americans travel perhaps more than any other people and the
money our tourists spend abroad enables foreign nations to buy
from us the modem things tehy desire and often desperately
need.
With conditions unsettled in Europe, new trade relations
are going to be established around the Pacific, that will be per
manently beneficial to countries rimming that ocean. Economic
conditions between these countries must, be adjusted to encour
age that trade. As Mr. Wetjen aptly says: "We actually do
all live to «i great extent by taking On each other’s washings.”
INDEPENDENT MERCHANDISING
The charge that the developenmt of the chain retail system,
in such basic lines as food, drugs and automobile supplies, is
rapidly driving the independent dealer to the wall, has been
made often due ng recent years. A large number of people
have been misled by this statement. Statistics paint a different
picture.
According to government figures, more chain stores than
independent stores went out of business during the depression
years. And a new comparison of business activity in 1935 as
compared with 1934, shows that where the retail sales of all
stores increased 10 percent, sales of chain grocery stores in
creased but (5 percent. In other words, independent merchants
received a larger share of the business revival than did chains.
This is perfectly in accord With the opinions of a number
of men who have made exhaustive studies if the subject, and
have come to the conclusion that there is a definite limit to the
growth of chains—and that that limit has just about been
reached. Chains perform certain service appealing primarily
to certain classes of people. Independent stores perform other
kinds of service appealing to other classes of people. Each form
of merchandising has it sfollowers—each has an established
field. And neither can destroy the other.
It is a demonstrable fact that independent stores have made
great progress as have tho chains. It is also a fact that many
independents have gone out of business from natural economic
causes—as have many chain stores. Good service to the Amer
ican consumer—whose interest is paramount—can be achieved
only if every legitimate form of merchandising is permitted to
develop normally.
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for The Literary Service Bureau
The Hog That Never Looks High
er Than His Head
In one of the old readers there
was a picture of a hog in an or
chard. He was under an apple tree
feasting. Above him in the tree,
was a man shaking the apples
down. But so busy was the hog
that he never looked up to see the
source of the apples. That was
alright for a hog. It was in keep
ing with hog nature. Hogs are not
supposed to consider the source of
their supplies.
But there are human being who
dnjoy all the benefits, eat what
the fields produce, use all that na
ture supplies, and yet never look
and give credit and thanks to the
Giver of all blessings. In this,
such individuals are no better than
hogs. Are you such a hog? Are
yeu?
YOU ARE GOD
By R. A. ADAMP
for the Literary Service Bureau
(Continued From Page 1)
To apply this caption to a man,
as d|d the foolish followiers of
“Father Divine” shows gross ig
norance. To claim to be God or
claim to see God with mortal eyes
indicates incurable dementia. To
see God in His works is reason
able and admissable, but more than
this, it is possible to see the mani
festatioin of God in deeds per
formed by others.
I was reading an article in the
Literary Digest. It concerned a
man who because of a mental
weakness had been bound to a tree
for three consecutive years and
treated cruelly. He was carried to
a certain institution, chained and
in a cage. The physician ordered
that he be released immediately.
The officers demurred but the doc
tor insisted. Released and receiv
ing kindness after years of abuse
and degradation, the unfortunate
man weeping saUB, “Thank you
doctor, you are God.”
The doctor was not God “de!
| facto;” but in his humanitarian
spirit and action he manifested the
God spirit; so, in this way—in
ministering to human need—men
represent and manifest God. To
|me, the title of the movie “The
sacreligious, but he did play God,
or act God in His spirit and his
deeds of helpfulness. It was this
matter of manifesting God by his
noble deeds that Jesus had in mind
when He said, “Let your light so
shine that men seeing your good
works may glorify your father
which is in heaven.”
SERMONETTE
By Arthur B. Rhinew
For The Literary Service Buretu
HEADACHES - HEARTACHES
The usual crowd of loungers had
not arrived at the country store
where they would sit onthe porch
and philosophize on the events of
the day, local as well as world
wide. Only the minister and his
neighbor, a comical individual by
the name of Dave, were there. As
they chatted, a horse and buggy
drove up, and the owner got out
to buy provisions. The young min
ister, by way of prodding the con
versation, made a remark about
the horse. What he said was all
wrong, displaying a lamentable
ignorance of horseflesh. Dave guf
fawed so that he could be heard
all over the village which consist
ed of seven houses, including the
church.
“Well, now, Dave,” the minister
protested, “there are some things
I know you don’t know.”
“Not much, my boy, not much,”
Dave drawled patronizingly; “you
would have an awful headache if
you knew all I know.”
They both laughed, but in the
years that came and went the min
ister has often seen the truth in
the reply of his neighbor. As he
leamdd in the school of life, he be
came more and more assured that
he certainly would have had head
aches had he known all that Dave
knew, for much about the old fel
low was unsavory. He was not a
happy man, despite his droll wit.
If you want to have headaches
and heartaches, live the life of
mere indulgence, regardless of how
it will hurt yourself and others, j
Happiness and gayety are poles
apart. Contentment, without good
ness is counterfeit.
HAPPENINGS THAT EFFECT
THE DINNER PAILS
National and International Prob
lems Inseparable from Local
Welfare
No federal officer has a tough
er job than Secretary of the
Treasury Morgenthau.
The secretary of the treasury
is purely an executive official. He
is emtirely without legislative po
wer, Yet, when congress passes a
bill requiring public expenditures
for which no funds are available, 1
the secretary must find the money. |
He may think the bill is danger- |
ous or unwise—but, in spite of
that, his duties force him to do
everything in his power to pave
the fiscal way.
A short time ago, the President
delivered a budget message, that
showed an estinyrted deficit of
$1,600,000,000—less than in other (
recent years. However, the presi- |
dent was frank to admit that the ;
budget was incomplete—such vital ,
matters as relief expenditures were ,
yet to be detailed, and were not
included. Best guessers say that,;
while relief spending will be less j
this year than last, Congress will j
appropriate $2,000,000,000 for the
purpose before it is finished. In
addition, maturing government
obligations call for an additional
$6,800,000,000. The bonus, not con
sidered in he president’s budget j
mesage, will cost at least another
$2,000,000,000. ,
As a result, the deficit will be in
the neighborhood of $11,000,000- j
000—every cent of which must be
raised in the next year and a half. (
That is Mr. Morgan thau’s job.
The secretary of the treasury muBt
determine what type of bonds to
issue, and what rate of interest to
pay. He must accurately estimate '
conditions in the bond market. A 1
successful secretary is one who
raises money most easily at the
lowest interest cost—an unuccess
ful secretary is one who fails in
either of these two particulars.
So far, the New Deal has had
things all its own way in financ
ing. Issues have been oversubscrib
ed within a few hours after their
appearance. The cost of carrying
the debt is lower now than it was
a few years ago, because it has
bedn found possible to cut the in
terest rates much below previous
levels due to investors’ fear of
risking money in commercial en
terprises.
Whether it will find conditions I
the same in the future is the ques
tion. A short time ago, Secretary
Morganthau was called before the
Senate Finance Committee, which '
wished to ask him whether he ,
thought the Treasury could stand J
the drain of bonus payments. He
avoided answering the question (
directly, though he was obviously
doubtful of the bonus’ financial
wisdom. And he was, according to 1
all observers, somewhat worried j
about future financing. He pointed |
to the confused outlook and said,
"So many things have happened
that effect the Treasury that I
certainly am not smart enough,
and I haven’t met anybody that is
smart enough, to say what is the
future of the government bond
market.’’
When asked what would happen
if the Treasury attempted to float,
$11,000,000,000 worth of bonds and
failed, the Secretary replied: "the
minute I cannot raise the money
required to finance the govern
ment, that minute you will have
complete chaos.”
Mr. Morganthau aid not inti-,
mate—nor has any other respon
sible authority—that the U. S.
credit is in danger. However, there
seems to be a saturation point be
yond which government bonds, no
matter how securely backed, can
not be floated on favorable terms.
As conditions imjprove, oddly
enough, it becomes increasingly |
difficult for the government to ob
tain cheap money—better business
tempts investors to purchase in- |
dustrial securities which either pay
higher interest rate, in the case at
bonds,or offer the chance of great
appreciation of principal and earn
ings, in the case of common stocks.
Some observers thnk that the pre
sent Congress, listening to words
such as Mr. Morganthau poke, will
go low in spending. And there is 1
also the possibility, and perhaps
necessity, that Congress will be
forced to raise money not through
bonds but through new or still
higher taxes. Action of the Con- j
gress on the bonus gives no indi- !
cation of that body’s future atti
tude toward spending—common
belief is that if the solons realized
that payment of the bonus would
have actually shaken the Treasury,
many of them would have voted
for it anyway, motivated by the
political considerations that arise
inevitably in an election year.
Mr. Morganthau’s testimony,
MAXIE MILLER
WRITES 1
(Fer the Literary Service Bureau)
than that—wrong to deprive child
drunk with “Smell of cigarettee
in her clothes"—husband lost con
fidence aond thinks of divorce—
doubtless husband has done worse
than thtt—wrong to deprive child
ren of parental care—forgive and
forget—start over again.
(For advice, write to Maxie Mil
ler, care of Literary Service Bur
eau, 518 Minnesota Ave., Kansas
City, Kane. Ifor personal reply
send self-addresswd stamped en
velope. )
Maxie Miller: I guess it la all
right for a man to write you to beg
for advice Bo I’m doing ao because
I need it very much and I think
you are« able to give it to me. I am
a married man and I am no angel
but I have my ideas about how a
married woman ought to aet and
da My wife went to a party and
came home most nearly drunk and
with the smell of cigarets in her
clothes. This wife of mine confess
es she was tempted and that the
friends teased her into doing what
she knows is wrong. I tell her she
ought to have been stronger.
Now I’m afraid I can’t be hap
py with this wife any more be
cause I lost confidence in her. D*
you think I have a right to get
a divorce? We have two small
children tnd I don’t know what to
do. Please tell me.—Peter Rex.
Peter Rex:—While your wife
made a mistake, she did only what
thousands of the most highly re
spected women do, these days.
Then, since she ccmfcses the wrong
and I suppose promised not to do
so again, you should forgive and
start ‘all over again.” You have
no grounds for divorce, and sure
ly you would not deprive your
children of parental care. More
than this, it is probable that you
have done worse things and your
wife had to forgive you. Search
your own record, Mr. Rex, and un
doubtedly you will feel differently
Yes, forgive and forget.
—Maxie Millar
PASSING JUDGMEN T
By R. A. ADAMS
(For Literary Service Bureau)
We should not judge another by
any man,
By days and years—by his allot
ted span,
But by his service to his fellow
man.
Wo should not judge tnother by
his creed,
But more by kindly word and noble
deed,
And minstering, forsooth to hu
man need.
So, ’tis a principle both wise and
true,
And worthy of consideration due,
To judge men by the service they
may do.
ALTA VESTA
A GIRL’S PROBLEMS
(By Videtta Ish)
Dear Alta Vesta: Almost any
other girl would have been crying
too much to write so soon after
her father had left her, but you
have always been an exceptional
girl. I am proud that you are be
ginning to think of serious prob
lems, but I am almost dreading the
day when you wil be grown up,
and I wonder if you will love me
so much then. Do you think yon
will?
Mow I will tell you what I have
decided about the bird. I shall
send you a bird; you may keep it
in a cage for six months, and then
you must open the cage and allow
it to be free. If because of your
kindness the bird chooses to come
back and remain in the cage it will
bo alright; but you must open the
cage each day. In this way I shall
be satisfied, for the bird will choose
whether it desires to stay or not.
In another letter I shall answer
your question concerning colored
children. That is I shall give you
some information, for the race
problem, as i is called in this coun
try, is the most ancient and most
serious one known to the human
race.
With abundance of lore
Your Father.
coming from the principal fiscal
°fficer of the Administration, in
dicates that men at the top are
thinking seriously about the pub
lic debt