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f Tend to Your Owe Business! THE BEE: OMAHA. THURSDAY. yPR!L 26, 1917. Attend to your particular business and business in general will take care of itself. From here and there come rumors of slackening business and need for stem retrenchment. This is hysteria, not common sense. Business is good and will be better as fast as such misguided stories are sup pressed and the energy fhat evolved them turned to productive labor. Again we say attend to your partic ular business and business in general will take care of itself. Turn a Deaf Ear To Idle Talk Now is no time to spend listening to idle talk. We must be up and deing. We must co-ordinate and concentrate to push business. Every ' effort we can muster from farmer, mechanic, miner, manufacturer every kind of labor must be exerted toward utilizing and developing the great resources of this country. ' We must be economical it is time. For economy is one phase of efficiency. But it is well to remember that "Economy is the judicious expenditure of money." , Everywhere in America today we want development, not" retrenchment. "Put on more ateam" should be the industrial slogan. We must plant more, grow more, harvest more, build more, advertise more, buy and sell more, be bigger and better business men in a word "Do More." Our President Says: "It is evident to every thinking man that our industries, on the farm, in the shipyards,v in the mines, in the fac tories, must be made more prolific and more efficient", Put senseless hysteria aside; don't mistake froth for patriotism. Let us address ourselves to our in dividual and particular duties calmly and collectedly, but purposefully. In the need of the nation let us find stimulation to greater industry. You Can Help Here's How! i - There fe one thing every, man, wom an, boy and girl in America can do to help. And that is do the thing you are doing now better. Work harder, work longer, and make your work" pro duce more. The European war has taught us that for every man at the front there must be ten people at home at work support ing him. To feed and clothe and arm and transport one first-class fighting SAXON MOTOR CAR NOYES KJLLY MOTOR COMPANY 2066-68 Farnam Street Omaha Distributors Phone Douglas 746 'It is evident to every thinking man that our industries, on the farm, in the shipyards, in the mines, in the factories, musu be made more prolific and more efficient." From the President's War Message to the People. man there must be ten first-class work ing people behind him. This isn't the kind of job that car ries much tinsel and glitter with it, but it is the essential job our job yours and mine, until our government calls us to some different war service. Through conscription, in wliich we heartily believe, the government will make known to us the particular and individual duty it hasfor each one of us. Until then let us simply work harder. The cost of the war must be .paid for out of our production our national business. And your help is needed. Briefly do more and better work of just the work you are doing now. That is your job. A $7,000,000,000 Order The U. S. Government loan soon to be made is really a monster order which the government of the United States will place with the farmers, manufac turers, miners, and all business men. It all comes back to us in the shape of purchases of supplies. This means that the whole business machinery of the country will run at a higher speed than ever before. NN This loan itself will be a mighty stim ulus to hundreds of lines of business foods clothing, motor cars, trucks, shoes, underwear, steel, iron and all their kindred "products. Motor Car Is World's Greatest Time Saver Our most valuable resource is time. Now we must take time to do double work and carry double the burden. And the motor car is the world's great est time saver. Use the motor car. Multiply the hours in aday. The time, saved by the moior car means more time ior actual production purposes., This means greater national prosperity stnd more' taxable wealth to aid our government. Take out your pencil. Figure out the time you can save for yourself with a motor car. Total up the increased num ber of things you can accomplish in that time. Multiply that by the number of people in a position to buy a-car. Then you see how vast becomes the aggregate good the motor car can accomplish. The JNalion Looks to tHe Farmer Upon ' the farmers of the United States is laid the greatest obligation. From the soil they jnust wrest more than they have ever before harvested. And of course they will continue 'to get the highest prices in history for the products they grow . Repiint of our advirtissmtnt which appeared in the Detroit Free frets of April22 The farmer must make every minute count. And the, automobile is one im plement at hand that can assist him.. With an automobile he need not trust to. a slow horse and buggy when his reaper breaks down. He can go to town- and return to continue his day's labor without losing but a fraction of time he ordinarily would have lost. His wife and family can use it to mar ket the butter and eggs while he is in the field. In a dozen different ways every day the automobile will prove its economy and efficiency for the farmer. In work or war the tinie-saving effi ciency of the motor car is recognized. . Thousands and th6usands of motor cars are at the front now. Motor cars have twice saved France once at the Marne, again at Verdun. Our government will purchase 35,000 tracks and great num bers of motor cars. All ambulances are built on motor 'car chassis. , Wherever time counts in the efficiency of work or war or in saving life, motor cars are inevitable, and they are a blessing. Eyes of the World Are Upon Detroit Detroit is the motor car center of the world. Upon Detroit will fall the privilege and responsibility of filling the needs of the country for ,c'ars. Detroit-made cars will do their part in "making the world safe for democracy." More than ever before are the motor ' car products of Detroit coming into de mand. To the efficiency and economy of the modern automobile is largely due this in crease. It has removed itself from the class of luxuries and proved its place as an eco nomic necessity. It is the world's greatest instrument for both work and play. It pays for itself once by saving time and promoting efficiency, and again by providing recreation and rest and furthering health. The war won't be won by an over-worked, careworn, frazzled people, but by a healtfiy and efficient people. The mind that said "All work and no , play makes Jack a dull boy" was a great mind. The plaie of recreation as an aid to more and better work is recognized by the men doing the world's biggest jobs every where. President Wilson and Premier Lloyd George know the truth of the old saying. 'Both of them even in these pressing days take time to motor and play golf. Not for fun, but because they know it is their duty to keep fit. Sir Douglas Haig rides horseback every afternoon, not for fun, but to keep sound; so he can endure strain of his job jind think straight all the time. And the proper light for you to look upon your investment in a motor car is as an aid to business and a promotor of health and therefore of your all around efff ciency " s You will find justification of your pur chase of any Detroit-made car fn the sound Md thorough goodness of the car itself and real economy of its servjee. Saxon cars are good cars. The 2-pas-senger roadster model is priced at $495. The big, 5-passenger touring car, Saxon "Six," is $865 until May 1st. Both models can be seen at the local salesrooms. CORPORATION, DETROIT HYSTERICAL SAVING A PERIL TO NATION Howard E. Coffin of Detente Board Sees Crave Danger in Indis criminate Economy. MIGHT UPSET BUSINESS Warning Contained In First fltatement Issued by the PoMIe Informa tion Committee. (Special lo New Turk Timet. ) Washington, Aprit 19.- Howard E. Coffin, member of the advisory commission of th Council of National Defense, Issued a warn Ing to the country toil ay against Indis criminate) economy, calling attention to the need for continued prosperity aa well as for the etmlnatlon of waate. In an Inter view gven out today by the newly or ganlaed eomiTflttoo on publlo Information, III flrat atatemant which the committee haa lasued, following a trip through tha went, Mr, Coffin expressed tha fear that I ha country might be Injured In a hysterl cat wave of mUgutded patriotism. "After -nearly three years of re f una I to take ths European war and Ita lessons seriously," ha laid, "we suddenly launched forth In a moat feverish activity to save the country overnight. Patriotic organ! xa Hons, almoat without number, ara milling around, noisily, and, while Intentions ara good, tha results are ofteft far from prac tical, Because of an Impending and pos sible shortage of fooUtuffa we have hye terlcal demanda for economy In every Una of huntan endeavor. Waste la bad, but an undiacrlmlnating economy ti worse. -' "Home atatea and municipalities are stop ping road building and other publto work. General business la being llowed down be cause of tha emotional response- of tha trading public to these misguided cam paigns for economy; savin fa ara being wltti drawn from tha banks) reports a how that ' some people have begun to board food sup plies, and thousands of workers ara belnr thrown needlessly out of employment All this la wrong. Unemployment and cloned 1 factories, brought about by fitful and Ill advised campalgna for publlo and private economy, will prove tu veritable foundation of quicksand for the seringa work we have at hand. It Is- true that the president haa said that thla la a time to correct our habits of wastefulness. Certainly! But the keynote. .of hta mewaca to the people was this paragraph: ' 'It la evident to every thinking man that our Industries, on the farm. In tha nblpyard,, In the mines,' In the factories, must bo made more prolific and more ef ficient." Ni Prosperity In War, "Wa ned prosperity In war time even more than when we are at peace. 'Bust it depressions are always bad, but doubly no when we have a fight of. our hands. The declaration of war can have no real evil effect on buelne.ia, What bad effects are apparent are purely psychologic and largely of our own foolish making, for our markets are the seme In April that they were in March. We need more bUHnes, not 'sb. There Is real danger In hysteria. Indiscriminate eronoWiy will be ruinous. Now la (he time to open the throttle. "Kvery day the advisory commission of the Council of National Defense receives of fers of service from business Arms and Indi viduate", with requests for Immediate in for mal Ion aa to how this service may beat be rendered. Now and then great dienattafac lluu with tha governmental departments la expressed becausH Instant advantage Is not taken off such offers. Many firms are hesi tating to close ordinary business contracts because of a desire to hold capacity open to meet possible tarty government need. "Thla spirit and thla willingness to meet srtcrlllco and even financial 'loss, in tha govt eminent service, la a most encouraging trib ute to American patriotism. But we must remember that In iho great struggle In which we have now hcome a part there la much to connlder besides munition, troope and battleships, few of us can serve In any hrolo role, or even tn the supply of muni tions to the military arms of the service, "In this country of vast resources wo al ready have a tremendous equipment for mu nitions making, built up on foreign orders, ind now Immediately available, through ex piration of then orders. Eicept 111 limited cases, there la little need for the develop ment of new sources of supply. The dictate of common buslnesv aentie require the utltl '4fon, aa far as possible, of existing ma chinery. "Keep the Hres Horning." 'It seems to me, therefore, that a plain statement of general policy la most desirably Upon tha Indualrlal aide of the war three great problems, or, perhaps, I should better say, tasks confront ua. "First and fpremoa we must facilitate the flow of raw materials and finished . products to our allies, and must provide the mane of rail and water transportation therefor, "Second we muit meet our own great military and naval building schedules, "Third, we must plan to do all thla with tha least possible disarrangement of our own vast commercial and Industrial machines. . , "Through It all wo must keep a close eye upon th" possible conditions of peace fol lowing th present war. We muai Insure the business success and general prosperity of th country during the war If we are to hold our present, strong place among nations In the commercial competition of the future. "There Is no doubt of the wllllngnesa of any manufacturing plant or Individual to serve should the call come. But until the call does come. It la best to stick to the Job. Let us make 'Better Business' our watchword and keep our factory fires burn ing. No rsdlcslly new conditions confront us. Vie are still. cut off'frora buainesa relation with the Central Powers, but that does not mean that wo hevo lost sny market.. With '.he rest of fh world we will continue to do a volume of buMtieis greater than ever he fori). To ihe billions which have buen spent here by foreign powers are now to be added the billions of our own. State activities, road building, public works, private industries, all must go on aa before. Business must be Increased, labor employed and the country kept going strongly ahead as a successful economic machine. We must have eueeeasful Industries It successful tax levies are to be received " V