THb! OMAHA SUNDAY HEE: ArRIL 29. 1917
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The Council for
By Frederic
Washington, D. C, April 26. The
offices of the Council for National
Offense here in Washington are the
real heart and brain of America pre
paring for war. Great things are go
ing forward in the War and Navy de
partments, and almost every govern
ment bureau is contributing some of
its energy and knowledge to the
cause; but these are government
agencies that function as a matter of
course. The Council for National De
fense is the creation of the hour, and
in a real sense it is, an expression of
the country's patriotic consciousness,
for many of the men and organiza
tions that make it were already en
listed in the cause of preparedness
before the council was created. So
Howard E. Coffin was chairman of
the Industrial Preparedness commit
tee when he was called to his present
work; Dr. Martin already had organ
ized the Committee of American
Physicians. The council is largely a
co-ordination of those efforts to or
ganize the nation for war which have
sprung up spontaneously all over the
country.
Industrial preparedness against war
appeals strongly to the American
imagination. Military service has lost
its glamour for a people who have
watched three years of useless butch
ery in Europe; they are ready to fight;
but they have no illusions about fight
ing; the war fervor of 188 Is not in
evidence. But a co-ordination of the
powers and resources of the nation
so that it may be prepared to act as a
unit, a gathering of the national pow
ers for a national blow, is a project
of which both the magnitude and the
permanent value are apparent to every
American. That is why the Council
for National Defense has grown from
a committee appointed by the presi
dent to an organization with an office
force of over a hundred and field ac
tivities that are spreading like a straw
berry vine in May,
The Council for National Defense,
strictly so called, is merely the bu
reaucratic figurehead of this organi
zation. It consists of six cabinet of
ficers, who still have all cf their usual
duties. Accordingly, an advisory com
mission has been appointed to assist
them, and this advisory commission is
the lobe of the national brain which
is really thinking out the war prob
lem. Its personnel is the best pos
sible proof that the country is in
earnest r.bout organizing its industrial
forces, for this movement has drawn
to its aid the very best type of men
in the United States the type that
has always heretofore devoted itself
exclusively to business and left pol
itics alone, to the great detriment of
politics. Daniel Willard. Howard E.
Coffin, Hollis Godfrey. Julius Roscn-
wald. Bernard 1. Baruch. Samuel
Gompcrs and Franklin H. Martin arc
-ncn who have already made their
reputations or fortunes or both. .
S. Gifford, the director, and Grosvenor
B. Clarkson. the fewetary oi the or
ganization, arc also me:' v.ho ha"c not
been identified with pilitics.
These men have li.tb to sain in
Ihein present work except the satis
faction of putting tiirousli a big deal
for the good of the , country. They
are as different from the average
"commission appointed by the presi
dent," with its lame- ducks and pom
pous pronouncements, as a modern
tire engine, is different from the vil
lage bucket brigade. Although these
gentlemen serve without pay. they
also serve without stint. Every one
of them is in his office in the Munsey
building directing his share of the
work.
The Council for National Defense is
American business, science and labor
ureparing America to play a power's
art hi the world.
But it is more than that. It is the
l-aiis of the Organization that will
direct America in the field of battle.
This commission as it stands has
none but advisory powers. It can
suggest to the president and the cabi
net what to do and it can collect in
formation. At present that is all.
Moreover, that is the trouble. All
the inertia of our unweildy congress
must be overcome, all the political
and bureaucratic red tape of the de
partments unwound before any of the
measures recommended by the advi
sory commission can be put into ef
fect. But in this advisory commission
the war executive power which we
must have if we are to fight is al
ready organized and constantly per
fecting its organization. It is gener
ally accepted that the administration
had Lloyd George's council of busi
ness man in mind when it formed this
advisory commission and that if the
nation takes an active part in the war
it will be made an executive board.
This could be done either by creat
ing a new cabinet position for Mr.
wiiiara or ny an informal extension
of power to the commission.
It may be observed that the ad
visory commission is constantly ex
tending its organizati6n so that if it
should be endowed with executive
powers its executive machinery will
be complete. Thus a few days ago a
munitions board was appointed with
a membership of scientific experts. It
was announced that this board would
prepare munitions standards to be dis
tributed to manufacturers who accept
government contracts. In case the
Dnited States should put a force in
the field this standards committee
could be converted at once into a mu
nitions board with power to make
contracts.
So that the Council for National
Defense has even greater significance
for the future than for the present.
And. in fact, all of its work is di
rected toward a much more remote
future than the average citizen real
izes. With congress considering a
universal service bill and war de
clared we are apttermake the mis
take of thinking we are about to
fight. As a matter of fact, unless
somebody, by invading our home or
possessions, knocks off the chip which
we have placed upon our national
shoulder, we will not do any consid
erable amount of fightirg for some
.ime to come. We can draft 1.000.000
men and train them in less than a
year, but it will take eighteen months
-to arm them with rifles. It will re
quire a couple of years to produce
big guns to make our nv.n coast df
i'eti.scs complete. Such a little .de
tail as optical glass, for which e
have long been dependent upon Ger
many, would retard our preparat'ons
u-tb. for periscope and bi-
National Defence
J. Haskin.
noculars anij range-finders are
eyes of modern fighting forces.
the
A few days ago an expert'in glass
manufacture wrote to the bureau of
mines that he had all of the formulas
used by British manufacturer! for
making optical glass since the war
began; that he bad been applying
these formulae and would give them
and five hours a day of his own time
to the government. Here is the
germ of an American optical glass
industry, but how long would it take
to develop it into the large produc
live capacity which an army of mil
lions would necessitate:
All of our preparations are in an
equally elementary stage. The most
brilliant plan yet evolved by the ad
visory commission is that of Mr.
Coffin for the placing of small annual
"educative orders" with manufactur
ers all over the country, so that they
may learn how to make munitions in
accordance with government specifi
cations. After we have declared war
may seem a late date at which to be
gin educating our manufacturers to
make supplies for us. But having
begun no sooner, we must begin at
the bottom now. As Mr. Gilford
said, real preparedness- must be
based, not upon a superficial concep
tion of what we need at the moment,
but upon thorough organization.
Therefore, education and taking
stock of otir resources in brains and
materials the most fundamental
steps toward preparedness arc the
present work of the Council for Na
tional Defense. ' It will take time tn
get results, but the work ill be thor
ough and of permanent value, be
cause it is based upon a broad con
ception. "Modern war is a business proposi
tion, and in prosecuting it the blood
of the soldier must be mixed with
three parts of the sweat ofithe men
in the mills and mines of the country
at arms," says Mr. Coffin, and in liij
words there is not only much truth,
but a touch of inspiration. This is
the battle slogan of American busi
ness. And the men whose muscle 'and
skill is thus to mass the strength of
the nation behind its army are ready,
too. Mr. Samuel Gompers, president
of the American Federation of Labor,
is a member of the advisory commis
sion, and behind him is a resolution
of the federation offering the service;
of the trade unions of America for
the defense of the republic.
Marmon Car Carries
Brakes that Would
Hold Heaviest Auto
"Ease of handling is a feature of
the Marmon 34 as distinct as the
economy of its operation, said H. Tc
ton, local Marmon distributor, "and
both are to be attributed directly to
the lightness of its weight and its
scientific construction.
"The roadability of the car and the
effectiveness of the steering gear to
gether make it easy for the driver to
handle, no matter in what condition
he finds the road or how rapidly his
car is running. Much of the ease in
handling is caused by the construction
of the brakes, the Marmon having
brakes of greater diameter than prob
ably any other automobile.
"There are two sets of brakes, the
foot pedal operating the external
contracting set and a hand lever the
internal expanding set. The total
braking area is 360 square inches,
each shoe operated by the foot pedal,
having an area of 106.5 square inches,
and each shoe operated by the lever
having an area of 71.8 square inches.
"Thus the Marmon 34 is both 1.100
pounds lighter than any car of simi
lar size, power and speed and is
equipped with braking facilities con
siderably more, powerful than other
comparable cars."
Union Denies Electrical
Workers Were Molested
Martin Anderson, president of Elec
trical Workers' union No. 22, which
was named, defendant in injunction
proceedings brought in district court
by the American Electric company
and eleven other Omaha contractors,
has filed an answer denying that non
union men employed on jobs were mo
lested in any way.
A specific denial is made 'that the
union had anything to do with al
leged cutting of wires at 1415 Farnam
street. "If any damage was done it
was done by the plaintizs, in order
to make it appear that the union did
it, thereby creating a basis for the
injunction suit," the answer asserts.
The union also replies "that no
demand was made to unionize elec
trical wnrlprs i" Omaha, but Hid
demand 684 cents an hour."
The contractors' suit was filed a
week ago, Judge Leslie issuing a tem
porary restraining order that no non
union men be molested on jobs.
The hearing, which was set for last
Thursday, was postponed on account
of the absence of Judge Leslie, who
went to Blair, reb.,
court there.
to preside at
Garland Hanson, Central
City Athlete, is Missing
Mystery surrounds the disappear
ance last Sunday of Garland Hanson,
a student at Nebraska Central col
lege, Central City, Neb., He rode
his bicycle into town Sunday about
noon and left it at the railroad sta
tion. No trace has been found of
him beyond that. He did not go to
his home in Tobias. He is 19 years
old, weighs 160 pounds, is five feet
ten inches tall and when last seen
wore a sweater with a large "C" on
the front. He was a star athlete of
the school in foot ball and basket
ball.
Guatemala Breaks Off
Relations With Germany
Washington, April 28. Guatemala
has broken off diplomatic relations
with Germany, handed to the German
minister his passports and canceled
the exequaturs of German consuls
tlirre.
Oftirial advices1 of the break, coming
from the American legation in Gunt
rmala City, say President Estrada Ca
brera assigned as the reason for hit
:trt his desire to Maud with the I'nilcd
States in the fitfht k drumorary and
the preservation of international law.
Dancers and Singers
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JCaiAerine Waxier, feasant 'Jfolyo&e, Tfarha
ox, ffllcLhove Baxter end 'Potty Jfoiil'ttS
MUST PASS AROUND
THE APPLES AGAIN
If One Bite Matffe Mother Eve
Modest, New Styles Indicate
Big Cider Famine.
WEARING 'EM HIGHER
By. A. R. GROH.
Not only arc they "wearing Vm
higher in Hawait-cr" but also right
here in Omaha. 1 refer to skirts.
Had you noticed it. fellers?
I hadn't. I never notice such things.
But a chap called my attention to
the fact and I found it an interesting
study, purely from a scientific and
philosophical viewpoint, you under-1
stand.
Skirts havo gone up higher, and!
boots have followed them. (Never ,
say "shoes." It's vulgah. "Boots'' is,
the proper term.) j
Yes, it seems there's a conspiracy-!
between the skirts and boots to con-;
ceal charming silk hose. When the
skirts withdraw and reveal an inch
of hose, the boots promptly follow, j
like the, French following the Gcr-1
mans, and cover up that mucn,
Boots, this summer,
Sixteenth
street shoeman told me, will reach
an extreme height of twelve inches,
also an extreme height of $15.
There are many colors medium
and dark grays, blacks, whites, buffs,
creams, ''yellows, tans. Sonic of 'em
have "collars" around the tops. There
are some with uppers made of doc
skin with the hair left on.
Same as Last Year.
While prices are sky-high, com
pared with three or four years ago.
they are no higher than last year. !
Ihe shoe man told me there is an .
ample supnlv of leather. The maim
facturcrs loaded up the retailers with j
shoes last year under the fear that
there would be a shortage. Now the
retailers have full stocks.
And, listeni They're going to wear
high boots with evening dress. The
shoe man said the reason for this is
that skirts hav gone tip so high, not
in price, you understand but, you
understood. So the fair creatures
aren't going to wear slippers, but
boots. They arc exquisite creations,
these evening boots, regular confec
tions. They arc brocaded, richly col
ored, flowered, hand painted. La, la I
Now, let us glance briefly at the
skirts. You see at once that they are
wearing them here as they are lyric
ally reported to be wearing them in
Hawaii er. Twelve inches clearance
between skirt bottom and floor is not
unusual, not at all. I asked the head '
of the cloak and gown department of j
the Brandeis stores whether there is
a prospect of their going higher. But
she said she didn't think so. She said :
she thought they were high enough
OnBinaFBAiLa
Sanatorium
This institution is the only one
in the central west with separate
buildings situated in their own
ample grounds, yet entirely dis
tinct, and rendering it possible to
classify cases. The one building
being fitted for and devoted to the
treatment of non-contagious and
non-mental diseases, no others be
ing admitted; the other Rest Cot
tage being designed for and de
voted to the exclusive treatment
of select mental cases requiring
for a tim watchful care and spe
cial nursing.
Grand Piano at a Bargain
The Haddorff Grand Piano used in "Cousin
Lucy" at the Brandeis last week is yours at a bargain.
1807 Farnam Street
Watfh Our
at May Fete Wednesday in Joslyn Gardens
now. I did not care to argue the
question.
Sport Season.
One reason for the high skirts this
year, she said, is that this an "un
rivaled sport season." Sport suits in
large plaids and figured and fancy
silks like yosan and khakikool are
the "dernier cri." (Can't write a style
story without a "dernier cri" in it.)
Lawnjcrrecs and nets will he seen
much in cveuuig frocks, though they
have been in retirement for several
seasons, latest dispatches from Palm
Beach, say.
And furs! Oh. the dear creatures
must nave inrs, especially m juiy ami j
August. .Mrs. Archer showed me a
summenvcight silk sweater coat with
a fur collar eighteen inches wide and
an cightecn-incli border of fur around
the bottom.
But the principal fact fo remember
is that "they're wearing 'em higher."
Don't forget that.
Stiff Tests Made
For Cars Bought by
Philippine Islands
r
around in a circle measuring less than
thirtv-six feet in diameter?
And can you enter and leave this
circle as part of a continuous trip at
ten miles an hour or better?
f you can. your car is capable of
undergoing one of the official tests
which any car must pass to permit its
sale to the l.ntted Mates government ;
in the I'hilippincs. !
But there are several other requi- i
sites laid down in these tests, news of
which conies in a letter to Kay Har
roun irom C. W. Rosenstock of Van
goo, Kosenstock & Co.. Inc., automo
bile distributors of Manila.
Cars must also be able to show i
more than twenty-one miles to the
gallon of gasoline, to yield a sustained
I speed average of better than thirty- I
i pne miles an hour and to average
twcve milcs an hol)r or 1)Cttcr up a
oI1(f u per ccnt gra(C( starting from
, Btmrict;ii
These requirements have been set
to aid the government in its efiort to
nitc stanuarus or emciency.
A further requirement is that the
cars must be priced at less than
$1,000.
Pel ton Raises Salaries
Of Mechanics Ten Per Cent i
Pay day this week caused some cx- j
ritcnicnt in the II. I'cltnn or(?aniza-,
tion anj the mechanics are all "strong
for the boss."
Owing to the increased cost of liv
ing. Mr. Pelton voluntarily increased
Beautiful
Buds
and
Baby
Hood Are Synonymous
There is nothing
prettier than dainty
buds about to burst
into bloom. We
know our patrons
will want them and
we are prepared.
ll Your Florist
Careful?
WE ARE
JOHN H. BATH
"Tha Careful Flori.t"
1804 Farnam St., Omaha
Phone Douglaa 3000.
USIC
Window
Douglas 4240
ploriaU
II 11
"war'"", s "
Cody Pfieto
the pay of the men in the shop 10
per cent. Kach check had a little
note attacked thereto explaining that
the increase was given in recognition
of the steadily mounting prices of liv
ing necessities.
UlTiana I TQ hCOair U0.
Fears No Business Letup
There seems to be no fear of a let
up in business due to the interna
tional oituation, so far as the Omaha
Tire Repair company is concerned.
Last week Xygaard purchased tw,o
Fords for duty in the service depart-,
incut and work was commenced upon
the addition to be built at the rear of
the present location.
403 South 16th Street,
Seventy-five
DOLLARS
Buys 3 Upright
Pianos
A Kimball, a
Hardman or a
Pease' Piano.
$125
Buys a Hazelton or a
Kimball Piano. At a
little more money we
show Emersons, Steg
ers, Hinzes, Cable
Nelsons, Wagner and
many other makes.
TERMS TO SUIT
Special Music Roll Oiler
Three regular 75c rolls, $1.00.
All the latest popular hits.
A. HOSPE
" The V ictor Store'
1513-1515 Douglas
WHIRLING GOATS
REVERE KING AK
Weird Monster Wail in Ak-
Sar-Ben Den, Already Yearn
ing for Neophytes' Flash.
1 SNAKES GROW BEARDS
' Sut h A variety of successive thrills
; fur the candidates wa perhaps never
i before anaed at Ak S.u Men den as
' is wailinn fur those who will he ini
tiated this ear.
i I he artiticrr, ( us Kcne, has the
, drsinns completed and lias the work
ion the cuntiaptiuns alnut dune. In
' fact, l he h'rd of hocking goats is
j 1 raining, There is machinery thai
would make a terman Krupp factory
iloii. I here are spectacular lunches
ial w oil Id lux e di ax n flattering
bunking ntfers from Itanium when h
was srarchmg the jungles tor curio
sities. Frogs Have Mustaches.
The den is tin year converted into
a "kei mess."
TJje krnness is found in Knglaml,
Scotland, Holland, Hamler;., Helium.
Germain, Denmark and Scandinavia.
It xx as originally a kind of church
fair. It xas ihc Kirk-mass in Scot
land, the Kirch-miss in Holland and
so nn until the xvord found its wax
in to ehstcr's International diction
ary as kcrmcs.s.
The difference betxx ecu the P.uro
pean kennels and the kenliess at Ihe
den is that no I'.uropean church ever
had so elahorate ami so magnificent
a fair. There are prehistoric mon
sters at this fair. There are vcrpents
that never lived anywhere except in
the most feverish nightmare. There
arc dancing bears and whirling goats.
There are aerial bootlegger, for Ihe
state is now dry and the police au
thorities are equipped to catch any
bootlegger except such as travel by
aeroplane. The monsters of each and
every booth constantly lick their red
jaws in anticipation of fresh raw meat,
the same being the candidates who
are compelled lo run the gamut of
the booths around the eulirc interior
walls of the den, a distance of a block
and a half,
Forty Terrors.
While ordinarily the candidates
have had to undergo some half a
dozen specific tortures, this year they
will be subjected to a succession of
some forty separate and distinct ter
rors, all so arranged as to he visible
at all limes from all parts of the
house. It will be one continuous
laugh from the time the candidate '
conies in until he has traversed the ;
course. 1
Of course, there is still a way for
some of the Omaha fellow s to avoid .
the horrors of this initiation. That j
way is to join the organization jioxv. j
Kor a short time new members will
SI
ATTENTION!
To Furniture Buyers!
THIS BIG WAREHOUSE BP
. Mutt Bt Vaoatid at Onot
$25,00 0 Stock of high
grade Furniture. Rugs.
Stoves and completely
home outfits.
't priPtlctlly jonr own prlwu We are forced to mcate onr four,
torr norchoDne, anil lis eutlr content raot be sold at once. Sole
take place at onr ulenronmA at Corner Nth and Dodge Stu. Do
not fall to attend it I) a opportunity of a lifetime.
Hundred haia already taken advantage of tills wonderful op
portunitywhy don't jouf
SPECIAL ATTF.STI0S TO 01T.0F.T0WX BITERS.
STATE FURNITURE GO.
rhone PnatriM ."17.
HOSPE BARGAINS
Kimball,
Ebony $75
Kimball,
Kbony . $126
Kimball,
Kbony .' $150
Hardman,
Kosewood $75
Emerson,
Walnut $225
Sieger &Son,
Mahogany $225
Pease & Co.,
Kbony $ 75
Hazelton,
Jiosewood $125
Wagner,
Mahogany $115
Sohmoller-Miiellor,
Oak $185
Schmoller-Mucller,
Mahogany $175
Hinze,
Oil; $100
Cablc-Nclson,
Mahogany $225
PLAYER PIANOS
Milton Player Piano, mahogany $300
Knabe Angtlus Player, mahogany $425
Other Bargains at Our Store.
be exempted from the initiation cere
mony. Some day, however, the gates
! of exemption wiil close suddenly and
I those wItu come after will have to fall
into line in the den of beasts.
No Graft at All.
; 'The hustling committee is steadily
I bringing in new members, but they
! are meeting the same difficulty these
! hard-working lads have to meet every
j year afresh. 'They are being ac
, cused by many prospects of getting
I a commission for every member they
get in.
"1 wish people ,ould understand
once fu. all." said Secretary Weaver,
"that these Ihim lers arc not getting
a cent fur their work, that they even
have to ),tv their $10 fur a niemher-
, ship for Ihein-elves and that they are
all hard-w oi l.iiiR business men x lio
cannot afford to give llieir time to
solichiny members any more than
'others eau. I xxivli pmple cuuld un
derstand nisi how much !ualty and
boost -spirit it takes to out day
alter day and xx tK fur members
w lien there is not a dune in it for
them, and xit be accused jf getting
a rake off on ihe nieinhci shfp fees."
"Hair Island."
The show -part of the den activities
j this year is to be short and crisp.
; The initiation itself is so. big and so"
varied that it xvill consume most of
j Ihc evening. The scene of the show
( is to be laid in "Hair Island." a
, wonderful mythical spot where snakes
grou heard-, w here tmgs have
I moustaches and w here clam shells
1 grow side burns.
j The women of this island wear
; magnitkeut beards, ami then there are
harems galore on the island, all of
which affords ample opportunity for
the working out of romantic plots.
Snow or Rain Early in
Week in Plains State?
Washington, April 28. Weather
predictions for the week beginning
Sunday, April issued by the
weather bureau today, are:
Mains slates and upper and middle
Mississippi valleys: Snow or rain over
the plains states and rain in the Mis
sissippi valley at the beginning of the
week will probably be followed by
fair after Iouday. The first half of
the week will be cool, with frosts, the
latter half considerably1 warmer.
Koeky mountain and plateau region:
Local rains and snows at the begin
ning of the week, followed by gener
ally fair after Monday. The first part
of the week xvill be unseasonably cool,
followed by warmer after Wednesday.
Cleans any Watch
ALL WORK GUARANTEED
S. H. CLAY
10C r ,ylll. Bld. Third Flaw
Ulh and Harm,
L . eC?
p;r3 -i
Corner 14th and Doilge, Omaha, b.
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eat
$300 1
Buys a Milton 1
Player Piano, ,
Mahogany Case
$425 1
Buys a Knabe Angel-
us Player in Mahog-
any case. '
$375
Buys a genuine E. B.
Healy Player Piano
Terms, $2 to $3 per
week. Above pianos j
and players are not
new, nevertheless,
they carry the Hospe
Guarantee. j
COME QUICK 1
CO.
Street.
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