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Bee PART TWO SOCIETY PAGES ONE TO EIGHT MAKA PART TWO EDITORIAL PAGES ONE TO EIGHT H VOL. XLI-NO. 50. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, . JUNE 2, 1912. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. Sunday DANE FARMERS CO-OPERATE Dr. Egan Tells Why They Have Made Success of System. HOW WEALTH. IS EQUALIZED Per Capita Wealth Is Next to Eng land, bat There Are No Poor rersons, No Very Rich Onea In the Kingdom. WASHINGTON. June l.-The wonderful Btory of how the Danes, upon land but poorly suited to grazing and In the face of repeated reverses, have brought their country to a state of agricultural pros perity second only to England among the old world countries is told by Dr. Maurice prances Egan, American minister to Defr mark, who Is now In this city on leave. having recently completed, on behalf of the State department, a lecture tour through the farming districts of the south. Dr. Egan, together with several other of the American dlplomatlo officers in Europe, has, under Instruction from the State department, made a thorough study of the "farmer's welfare" problem in the European countries of the part played by the governments in advancing the ma terial prosperity of the farmers, of tho success of the farmers themselves in forming co-operative societies for mutual assistance, and of the advantages secured to the white people of these countries from the promotion of their agricultural resources. He ,1s now engaged in prepar , Ing a report upon the methods of the t Danish government In supplying cheaper ! money for tholr farmers, which Idea j President Taft hopes to Introduce In i the United States for the benefit of the American farmer. Speaking of the recent lecture tour through the south, Dr. Egan said: - "I was sent by the Department of State to expose to dairymen, and farm ers especially interested in dairying, the ' methods by which , the Danes have be come the most prosperous people agri culturally in Europe. - When I say most prosperous, I mean by comparison and taking into consideration the obstacles they have had to meet and overcome. The wealth per capita of Denmark is .comparatively next to that of England. This wealth, however, is equalized. There ere no very rich people there. Every man is fairly well off, but the poorer ha Is the more carefully does he conserve his resources. Material well being is as common In Denmark as education. "There is no illiteracy in the country. Every man, woman and child over the age of 7 years, unless he be an Idiot, can read and write. The methods by Which they have achieved their present prosperity are three. Education prac tical education a perfect system of co operation and the intelligent assistance Of government. Butter Bacon and Eggi, ."For instance, the only means of liv ing which the Danes have is agriculture. Denmark, like Julius Caesar's Gaul of ancient days, la divided into three parts -butter, bacon and eggs. ..NQSC. the gov ernment, being dependent upon the farm ers, does everything In its power to lri crease- the number of small farmers, and this it has done' by making money as cheap as possible for the farmers, it controls a great, series of banks, man aged somewhat after the manner of the Credit Foncler. "An agricultural . laborer In Denmark who has worked on a farm for five years, who is poor, and who has a character so good that two reputable members of his community will certify to it, may obtain from one of these banks a loan of about $1,5S2 in our money. He ob tains this solely on his character and ability and not by any material security he can offer. With this money he may pur chase a farm of from three and one-half to twelve acres. This farm means live and dead stock on the land and the necessary Implements for the work ing of it. The amount loaned by the bank covers probably nlne-fenths of the value of the farm not of the land, be cause land in Denmark is never sold merely as land. The farm Is judged by the value of Its production for, let us say, at least teven years in hard corn, which represents its ability to sustain dairy cattle and hogs. This Is an exam ple of the' way in which the Danish gov ernment encourages the multiplication of small farms. "Now, as to the question of education. It Is compulsory. It has been eompulsory tor many years and the awakening of Denmark to the careful use of its natural resources is due to two things the Danish cense of the practical value of practical education, and a series pf disasters. Soil is Impoverished. "The first disaster occurred In the late Iffs, when the discovery was made that the Danes had so impoverished their soil by the continuous growing of grain that bankruptcy threatened, even the great landowners being In danger. Then came the closing of British ports to Danish grain and the growth of American com petition, which killed off whatever pros pects of profit the Danes might have made from their Impoverished land. "A very admirable Lutheran bishop, Grundtwig, saw that the Danes must be kept at home, but that they must be so educated as to make their country fit for them to live In. He saw that patriotism on an empty stomach would toot work, and he began to form the high schools, of which there are some 1,200 In Denmark today, which fostered and made possible the Idea of co-operation. . '"From 1S48, the year in which, under the new constitution, it was possible for the poor Dane to own land in fee simple the constitution meaning the breaking up of the feudal system of land tenures until 1863. when Denmark lost Schleswlg Holstein to Prussia, the Danes struggled against terribly adverse circumstances, and then under the Impetus which the high schools had given them, they began to co-operate. In the high schools, which are only open to men over the age of 10 years the Danish farmers learned to trust one another; they also teamed that with impoverished land and no capital they could not compete there with the great landowners who were beginning to sell great quantities of butter and hogs to England and Germany. 'The tendency in Denmark was and Is to the constant increase of. the small farmers, but the small farmer was prac tically nothing as an individual. To con trol the British market for fresh butter and the colonial market for canned but ter, it was necessary that they have capi tal; it was necessary that their product be the tame in quantity ail the year and J Key. to the Situation jBes Advertising. always the same in quality. To standard ize any product one must have an enor mous quantity of that product and the power of controlling Its quality. The Dan ish farmers, in order to do this, began to form co-operative societies. ' Successful Co-Operation. "This movement, fostered, as I said, by Bishop Grundtwig's high schools, began by the organization of small societies of farmers of various districts. In these each man was allowed one vote, but he guaranteed that he would supply to tho co-operative creamery Just so many pounds of butter fat butter fat being the commodity In which he dealt-and make himself liable independently, plus the un limited liability of the co-operative so ciety to the government bank for the amount of capital borrowed. The province of the bank in this transaction is not the main thing to be considered. The bank must make a fair profit, but the bank really exists for the benefit of the farm ers through the co-operative societies, which they themselves formed and which they themselves govern. . "Today the Danish farmer buys nothing individually. He uses no seeds until they have been tested by the experts furnished by the co-operative society. He buys his fertilizers, soya beans from Manchuria cotton and meal from the United States through the co-operative society. He never kills his own hogs, though there are 800 hogs to every 1,000 persons In. Den mark, but sends them to the co-operative bacon factories, wtilch were founded some time in the 80 s when Germany refused the Danish hog because of an outbreak of swine- fever. The Danes instantly founded, with the assistance of the gov ernment, large co-operative bacon fac tories. In order to make dairying possible the Danes had to regenerate the land ex hausted by the lack of clentlfio treat ment. "Denmark la not a good grazing coun try. The climate for grazing . purposes is probably the worst In the world. There are only fourteen weeks in the year when cattle can graze in the open. In the 60'a and Ws the Dane largely In possession of his land found that he must rootor die, or become an exile, as the Irish were, for the lack of assistance from an intelligent government He rooted. That is, he saw the roots the turnip, the car rot, and above all, the great sugar-beet root could be used not alone for feedlnir his dairy cattle, but could be made most useful in restoring his . exhausted soil: but he did nothing at haphazard. Scientific Inspection. I.m-i . . . oeing an eaucaiea man, ne was an open-minded man. and he induced- hla government to furnish scientific experts who could finally, answer any question he might ask. As an example, let us take tne small farmer with three cows, three hogs, four head of small cattle and a horse or two. He farms perhaps twelv acres. Now, it is a question with him as to the rotation of his crops; It Is a question as to the amount of butter fat that cow should produce. He has through the co-operative society, the use of a scientific expert, who visits his farm every eighteen days and answers all ' questions after consultation with him. Furthermore, be keeps a duplicate set of books for the farmer, so that the farmer knows exactly the amount of but tar fat eatfi cow yields evry week, whevn the cows are expected to calve, the value of the service of every bull in use, and the exact position of the farmer econom ically and agriculturally. For this serv ice the farmer pays the expert 30 cents yearly per cow, the government paying the rest of the expert's salary the ex pert being attached to the Royal Danish Co-Operative society. "Denmark is a country which com prises 15,000 square miles, which is, I gup pose, about four times the size of Delar ware. It supports at least 2,500,000 per sons in very good condition, and senda out of the country each year, at a con servative estimate, $150,000,000 worth of butter, bacon and eggs. At least ?9O,0OO worth of this export goes to England; but the British market is retained not alone by the invariable quantity sent out, summer and winter, but by the invariable quality, Danish butter being the highest -priced butter In the British market." i iuurV5iv W3jviw jyiutic- Farm Implements Showered on Brown Paying a tribute to the long continued friendship with which they hold him the postofflce employes yesterday showered upon William J. Brown, for twenty-six years in the postal service here a van load of farming implements, wire fencing and other needed accessories. Standing on the rear steps of the federal building, Postmaster Wharton, acting as spokes man for the employes, paid a marked tribute to Mr. Brown and wished him Godspeed in his new undertaking. He eloquently eulogized the life of Brown and said that all of his friends parted with him with the slncerest regret. Con cluding, the postmaster handed him a receipt for the gifts. Brown, visibly af fected, thanked those who spoke their appreciation in a better way than words. The women employes gave Brown a shower of garden implements in connec tion with a "pink tea." A large straw hat to be worn under the southern sun with ribbons floating from it was one of the most unique of the collection he takes with him. Toy garden rake, hoe and shovel was a nifty outfit stacked near his seat. He has purchased a small farm near Jacksonville, Fla., where he intends to make his future home. New Fresh as the Posies-Delightful, Cool These Cream-White Wool Garments Tropical weights, ' of course, expressing , the most recent and exclusive 6tyle tendencies in a marked degree and emphasizing our policy of always giving the most quality and style at the lowest price. No difference where you go to spend your summer vacation,' or whether you stay at home, just such garments as these new cream-white wool coats, suits and dress skirts will prove almost indispensable. Ample varieties in each assortment to meet all needs and seldom more than one of a kind in the better priced. To give you an idea of the price part we quote: , Cream-white wool suits of fine serges and diagonals; all white and with black stripes or trimmings in perfect harmony; $14.95 to $24.75. Cream-white wool coats in novelty styles with wide shawl collars and revers; a good variety of materials to select from; $10.95 to $19.50. Cream-white wool skirts of whipcords, diagonals and Bedford cords, very specially priced at $5.95 to $7.95. e are closing out two large and fine lots of women's and misses' tailored suits at $9.95 and $14.95, which prices average less than half for your choice of each lot. Lingerie Waists in New Styles New : lingerie waists arrive and are unpacked and rushed to their respective places almost every day. Tunld and peplum effects are the most popular In these now arrivals, being Bhown In many new and novel variations. Low necks and short sleeve styles In all the best lingerie materials, beautifully trimmed. White Wash Skirts at $2.95 and from that price up to $10.00 you can choose from all that's good In quality and correct in style In this season's newest wash skirts. Horrock reps, piques, cordollnes and the new ratine cloth in every new novelty and plain tailored model. Very large women will find some styles specially adapted to their needs. 1 able $1.50 Bolt of Longcloth at $1.29 Of these five Monday bargains i" this one will probably be the most ; sought for on account of the very superior.' quality of the goods. Fine, soft-finish longcloth pos sessed of extraordinary wearing qualities, and regularly sold at 50 the bolt of 12 yards, Monday only, 29. Full 36 Inches wide and suit- for children's dresses & underwear. 25c Voiles at 15c A very fine voile, full 27 inches wide, with a dull luster which gives it a very rich appearance similar to that found in fabrics of same texture at higher prices. 45c Crash Suiting. 29c Linen crash suitings specially adapted to wash suits and coats and the heavier wash dresses of summer. Comes in both white and cream; regularly 45c the yard, Monday only, 29c. $1.39 White Suitings. 98c Because of the extreme width, this white, all linen suiting Is desirable from, an r economic standpoint, f Also U has wearing qualities and a finish that will appeal to the most fastidious. Full 72 inches wide, regularly $1,39 the yard, Monday,' 88c. --v .. 65c Table Damask. 59c Hotel, restaurant and' , boarding' house keepers should take advantage of this bar gain. A 60-inch, unbleached, all linen table damask, worth 65c the yard, Monday, or while it lasts, 69c a yard.. Monday in our Corset Section will occur The celebration of our first great monthly event known as Dollar Day. After this, the last day in each month will be set apart to offer women the greatest value in corsets ever known at $1.00. On this day we will have ready for you hundreds. of different models in the very newest style corsets to select from at $1.00. The majority of these corsets are worth $1.50, but on Dollar Day choose from any of these elegant models at just $1.00. They are on sale Monday only . at $1.00 ;: ? ' About 500 pairs of fine coutil and batiste corsetjs, with extreme, length hips and low bust. Many styles to choose from, all are beautifully trimmed with laces and embroid ery; 3 pairs excellent hose supporters attached, regular $1.50 values. Dollar Day, $1.00. Casper Producers Are Enthusiastic General Freight and Passenger Agent Miller of the Northwestern is back from the meeting of oil producers held at Casper and declares that It was one of the most enthusiastic gatherings that he ever attended. He says that the Casper business men greatly appreciated the fact that the Omaha Commercial club was represented. Messrs. Wead and Flack, who repre sented Omaha, were shown great atten tion and were given every opportunity of enjoying the hospitality of the Casper people. They were taken Into private homes and treated as members of the families. They also were assured of the kindly feeling that Casper has for Omaha and expressed the opinion that the day . is not far distant when the whole of Wyoming will look upon Omaha as its "Market Town." Greatest foulard silk bargain we have offered this season 85c and $1.00 Foulard Silks On Sale Monday Only There's" a splendid assortment of patterns, for your choosing-pfincipally small figured designs. of the scarcer sort. Tans, browns, Copenhagen, Alice blue and many other wanted shades. Full 24 inches wide and never sur passed in quality at the regular prices of 85c to $1.00 the yard. Monday only, 49c. " , " ' ' ' 17 lbs Granulated Sugar $1.00 And Other Pur Food Store Specials for Monday s Selling Only I 2 cans Evergreen corn A COMBINATION MONEY-SAVER FOR MONDAY OALY. 5 lbs. granulated sugar 10c 1 cake Violet toilet soap...... 10c 1 cake Rose toilet soap. 10c 3 pkgs. Toasto corn flakes 25c Monday Only 55c 1-lb. pkg, Bennett's Capitol coffee and 20 stamps 30c Assorted teas and 60 stamps the lb. . .48c Tea sittings and 10 stamps, the lb. . .16c Snlder's salad dressing and 10 stamps, per bottle .35c Pint., can Oalllard's 'pyre olive oil re duced to 40c Full cream cheese and 10 stamps, lb., 22c Large can Bennett's Capitol pears and 20 stamps .... ... ,25c Hand cheese, ea., 2 He Large can Bennett's Capitol Hawaiian sliced pineapple, 20c Onion salt-a universal a e a s o n I n g-and 5 stamps, bottle ..15c 4-lb. pkg. Dewey Cleanser or Com pound and 10 stamps for 25c and 10 stamps. .20c Flower and vegetable seeds, pkg 2 He Walker's hot tamales and 15 stamps, per can 15c Snider's tomato soup and 5 stamps, per can 10c Ten bars "Diamond C" soap for 25c 40c Jar Bishop's Cali fornia fruitate . ,20c 2 cans shrimps and 10 stamps .... 25c 2-lb. pkg. Bennett's Capitol oats and 10 ' stamps 10c 3 pkgs. Toasto corn flakes and 10 stamps for 25c rvits and VEOETABLEgl iAira Ittlicy dUttWueinud, fpl.ua the crate of 24 quarts, or three boxes for ,25c Fancy Florida pineapples, $2.75 per crate; or, according to the size, the dozen, $1.85, , $1.25, $1.00 and 85c; each, 15c, 12 He, 10c and 7 He Large Juicy lemons, worth 30c the dozen ............... ,20c Fancy new potatoes, peck. . . ,00c Fresh wax or green beans, lb. 10c Fancy radishes, 1 doz. bunches, 8c Fancy head lettuce, 2 for 5c 3 large cucumbers 10c MEATS Pork Chons. 13c Armour Star Hams 18c No. 1 Lean Bacon. . . ; .19c.'. Morrell Picnic Hams. . . .15c Plate Boiling Beef. . . . .zy2o Spare Ribs .10c FURNITURE -M ARRIVED But Court House is Still Far from Completion. MARBLE STILL COMING SLOWLY Lynch , Asks for a Report i on the Progress of .the . Dnlldlng ' Wants to Know Time (or Completion. With a carload shipment of furniture by Hayden Bras.' for the new county building already arrived, and with work on thG building itself lagging again, the Board of County Commissioners Is about again to prod Caldwell & Drake, general contractors, and the Colorado Yule Mar ble company, marble sub-contractors, Into Increased activity. The sixty-lay period, within which the commissioners were promised all marble would be on the Job, will expire within a few days, and much of the marble has not, yet' been shipped. John G. Lynch, chairman of the Board of County Commissioners, has called upon John Latenser, county building architect, for a detailed report regarding the build ing situation, and Henry Oetrom, clerk 'of the board, for a report as to what assur ances tho contractors now Will' give for speedy completion of the work. The mat ter will be taken up at a meeting of the board Tuesday.. ...... .... HURLBURT DANCES JIG ON SEVENTY-THIRD BIRTHDAY J. H. Hurlburt, bailiff for Judge Lee 8. Estelle, celebrated his 73d. birthday Fri day by coming down to work at the usual hour, dancing a jig and demonstrating to a few friends that be" can kick" several inches higher than his head, City Objects to Its Lots Being Used for Outdoor Dances N. P. Dodge, owner of a building 'at Nineteenth and Harney streets being used for a dance hall, may ds asked by the commissioners to explain the vagaries of his tenants, who have been utilizing prop erty of the city as a summer garden. This property the city refused to lease. Objections have been made to Commis sioner Hummel of . the department of parks and public property. It appears tables have been placed on the grassy plot and plans -were being made to Im prove It for the needs of the dance hall. Commissioner Hummel and Mayor Dahl man will make an Investigation Monday. It is Mr. Hummel's plan to turn the lots Into a public playground. He also ex pects to Improve them by planting shrub bery and flowers thereon. Big Addition Planned to Storage Building An eight-story buluing Is to be added to the warehouse of tho Omaha Van and Storage company at Sixteenth and Leav enworth sad .two additional stories, on the present six-story building are being planned, the constructed ' to begin late this summer. The additions will cost $125,000 and give the storage company a building almost half bloc square. The . present building stands at 806-18 South Sixteenth street. The addition will amount practically to a duplicate, facing Seventeenth street Its dimensions will be 78 feet 8 Inches by 165 feet, A fire wall will divide the new building. MAN AND WIFE DERANGED Carl Jensen Crazy About Socialism, .Wife Religious Fanatic. THEIR CHILDREN SUFFERING While He Delves Into Economic Problems She Pores Over Bible and 'Now Doth of Them Are In the Hospital. Carl Jensen of South Omaha and his wife, Anna, are In the county hospital, being treated for Insanity, and their three children are held ut the detention home. Carl Is demented about socialism and his wife has a religious frenzy. Symptoms of the socialistic Insanity ap peared when Jensen decided that to work was a waste of energy, because Industrial and economic conditions prevent a labor ing man from receiving a Just shore of what he produces. When he reached this conclusion his family began to suffer. Mrs. Jensen went In strong for religion when she saw her husband bent over books of socialism. She found It too deep for the finite mind to fathom. She studied earnestly and long, but It was futile. She began to lose her mind. His Philosophy Illogical. : Jensen objected to the state caring for him while at the hospital, "but his objec tions were overruled.-After a while, said one of the physicians, maybe he '.would recognize that the state was not neglect ing Its subjects as completely and In juriously as the propounded of socialistic philosophy assert He. didn't use r.ueh dignified language, but his meaning was clear. But the state was not only compelled to care for the parents; the children vtwe left helpless. They are at the detention home and there must remain for two or three weeks at least, until their father and mother recover. Masons Will Meet in Omaha Tuesday The annual meeting of the Masonic grand lodge of Nebraska will convene In the Masonic temple Tuesday next, Grand Master Gibbons pre?lumg. The first ses sion will be held at 9:30 o'clock In the morning, when routine business will be disposed of. The address of Grand Orator Poucher will be delivered at 8 o'clock In the evening. Sessions will continue until and during Thursday. An attendance of B00 or more Is expected. To see that the visiting Masons are properly cared for, a committee of fifty of the Omaha lodge members will assist In finding hotel accommodations and entertaining. Postal Receipts Show an Increase Postal receipts of the Omaha postofflce for the month ending May 81, 1912, are $!3,40?.Sa. This compares with $87,356.53 the same month last year, an Increase of 16, 051.33, or 7 per cent. The increase shows a steady, growth of business and puts the Omaha postofflce well Into the million-dollar class. Re ceipts for the month of April this 'year amounted In round numbers . to $104,000, which broke all records. ' This figure was due to the enormous amount of campaign literature sent out during the primaries. Walt Meisner Given Flowers and Praise :- by Fellow Citizens Bob Houghton, president of the GatJ City club, and Senator John E. Reagan Invaded the office of . the building In spector yesetrday and presented the new Inspector, Walt Melsner, with a bouquet and felicitations. Senator Reagan was official spokesman. Other speakers were AI Barker, BUI Rutherford, John Coffey and Mayor Dahl. man. Charles H. Withnell, commissioner of fire protection and water supply, mads the first speech he had attempted. There was mudh hand-shaking and "hope you'll be a howling success." There was so much applause when WIthnell finished speaking that fourth floor offices were shaken, and one official after brief Investigation reported that it was Health Commissioner Connell drawing his salary. New officials took hold today. Gas Commissioner Butler was In office thirty minutes when he made a new ruling, palry Inspector Bossle. came in with his pockets full of milk bottles. Ho wanted the milk tested. "No longer up here," said the commissioner, "take it to the city chemist." Bessie obeyed, . . . MORRISON APPOINTED MECHANIC OF DIVISION J. C. Morrison !s appointed master me chanlo of the Omaha division of the Bur lington with headquarters in this city, succeeding A. N. Wlllsle, who becomes chairman of the company's fuel com mlttee, with headquarters In Chicago. The appointment takes effect Immediately. '