Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 28, 1919)
4- x O ' THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 28. lUltf. The'Omaiia Bee DAILY (MORNING) EVENING- SUNDAY ' FOUNDED BY ID WARD BOSSWATEK VICTOR ROSEWATER, EDITOR THI BEB PUBUSH1NO COMPACT. PROPRIETOR MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ' " The anm-laud rna. at wank Ths t ll I Mate. It eg. jlusiirew wtltltd I in w rot putlleatloa ef all aewe dlnielr.aai indited to II or not otherwise oradiud la this WW, end alee the meal om pabllaaed twain. 41) rtftu o( eabiieatlaa at aus uaclal dtapelcbes or alao marred. BEE TELEPHONES. . Tyler 1000 , Print Branch txchente. Art rot Ilia Paper! m or Particular Peraoe Wan lad. For Nlakt or 3 under Service Call I editorial DaiiartMaui . Tyler IWOI., Circulation paparuuenl ...... Tjlat I00IU Adtanlala Dapariaiaat ....... TlUr 100U. ' OFFICES OF THE BEEl Horn Office. Baa Bulldlna, 171k aaa" ran sat. Branca Office.; Ana 4110 NortH 14 til Park Hanson 1H kltlltarr An Bmith Blda Council Bluffs 19 Hoott 8u Vinton UVa tSl Norm III IWalnul Out-ol-Tewa Omceei N.o York Cltr IM fifth Ate, iWaatuniton Chicago Saacar Blda. lUneula MIS Luranwnrtk ISIS N Btraat MM Baulk ltk 111 Nona k 131! 1S30 Btraat JUNE CIRCULATION i Daily 64,61 1 Sunday 61,762 Arena rftVttlatlnn for tka aiaatk subscribed and en la ay C B. Batsa. Clraulailoa Maoaaar. Subscribers laavlnf tha city (koala) hava The Baa auilad to them. Addraaa chaniad a often aa requested. You should know that Omaha's manufactures are ex ported to all parts of the world, and in many countries are pre ferred above all others. The probes have not as yet hit the spot. Pskov has been taken again, but we hear nothing of Przmysl. Nothing seems to dampen the enthusiasm of the local burglar, however. Preachers are now talking of going on strike. Only the housewives are left. j Fire insurance rates are going back to pre I; war figures, which were high enough. Fiji islander have begun to wear shirts. Last of the simple life is thus dispelled. Having squelched the "reds" In Europe, Sam Gompers now has a chance to do the same in the home land. It' "The old waltz is coming back," declares a dancing master. Hurrah, and let us have some other old customs along with it. German railroads are threatened with a shortage of fuel and American with a shortage of help. Which is worse? Put it in writing, says Judge Gary to the union spokesmen. This at least will avoid con fusion over what actually was said. ' "The peak is passed," said the president. "Higher prices are coming," say the food job bers. Where does the pocketbook sret off? One reason the public no longer smokes the old-fashioned 5-cent seegar is because the dealers are now selling them two-for-a-quarter. Mayor Smith's ordinance to punish destruc tion of food reminds us that the democrats re fused to pass such a law in the legislature of 1917. A nephew of Herr Hohenzollern, living in Detroit, has had his nam changed by the courts. The other was too tough, even for Detroit. England Is not ready yet to receive 'visitors, and therefore keeps up passport restrictions. Britannia has all the "reds" she can comfort ably care for now. Omaha will be mighty glad to have the president as a guest on his western tour, and will iurely show him a good time if he comes. This goes without strings. Josephus Daniels has now been lulled by the ukuleles, but we doubt if he has seen such a hulahula as was staged when old Cap. Cook called on King Kamehameha. The War department seems to have about the same trouble in getting the supplies to the civilians as it did to the soldiers. It only func tions well when it is spending money. , Chairman Colver of the Federal Trade com mission wants funds for the proposed Inquiry into the canning trade. Maybe if he digs deep enough he may find out why the secretary of war gave the salmon packers a chance to make a double profit on the commandeered goods. Salaried Man Has "Stuck" 1 ll r Attorney General Palmer said something the other day when he was discussing the pro posed investigation into the apparently too nigh cost of living. He said that while eco nomic conditions were the fundamental cause of the high prices of necessities, violations of laws designed to prevent concerted raising of orices also might be partly responsible, and hen he went on: "There is no doubt that the majority of the people are more prosperous than ever before, farmers and wage earners especially. The man who has suffered from high prices has been the salaried man. I wish we could do something to help him. I'm open to suggestions." ,' While the ones who have suggestions to offer are putting them into presentable and workable shape, it is an appropriate time to pay a deserved tribute to the qualities of the average salaried man who has borne the bur den of the high cost of living incident to the war and who has suffered perhaps more than the men who have been in big profitable busi ness, more than the farmer who has reaped a harvest of gold from his fields, more than the 'rage earner who has found increase after in :rease awaiting him on demand. -r The average salaried man has kept on the job; he has fed and clothed his family some tow; he has done hy full share in buying bonds tnd sticking away thrift stamps and in giving to all the war causes; he has pinched and econ omized, taken on extra work evenings and spent his holidays and off-hours in the home garden; he has done his duty in the main bravely, loy ally, patiently, nobly. The biggest thing about him is that he hasn't kicked and howled; he hasn't threatened and menaced; he hasn't bombed or bolsheviked; he hasn'' often complained. He has. indeed, borne the middle of the big load and been a good citizen about it. He is not a whit less of a hero than some others whose work has been more spectacular and whose suffering has been more sanguine. He deserves a tribute 1 Savan nah News. WHAT OOMPERf UK DO. ' No man in America has a greater opportun ity for public, service at this moment than Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor. It would be saying too much to intimate that he can still tha unrest in ' the ranks of labor, but it it not an over statement to say he has greater Influence with labor organitationa than any other man. We have had several exhibition! of late of unruliness on part of organized labor, local unions refusing to listen to' international offi cers, and in other ways showing petulance and disinclination to follow orderly procedure. While the war was' on the patriotic service of Samuel Gompers was unquestionably great His voice and hit work for America during the last two years were of inestimable value. This year his time pas mainly been occupied with service in a broader field, and he has but re turned from a great conference at Amsterdam, where, to use his words, "the definite and final repudiation of bolshevism by organized labor" was finally accomplished. He does not come, he says, to interfere with labor's program, but to help his fellow unionists. This is what might be expeeted of him, but it is possible he rnay see a way to help the union men of America by assisting them to come to a better understand ing of the problem of living as at present be fore us. He may by his advice and counsel be able to induce the workingmen of the country to bend their efforts to the realization of the big opportunity before "them, that of producing the material things of which society is so sorely in need. This can be done without interfering with the legitimate program of labor in any way. The more that is created the more thete will be to divide, and when this is made plain to the men who are threatening to stop pro duction, they may revise their program. Mr. Gompers has a chance to do his country and the world a great service, and without lessen ing the opportunity of the workers in the least. Passing the Buck to the Buyer. Manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers alike are merrily passing the buck to the con sumer right now. It js.not the high cost of living, they arjjue, but theoit of high living, that is the basis of all the trouble. In a cer tain sense this is true, but not all of the scan dalous practices of profiteering may be laid against the buyer. One Omaha wholesale grocer uses for illus tration the 5-cent cigar. His choice for an ob ject lesson is not happy from his standpoint. In no branch of trade has profiteering "been more flagrant than in tobacco. From the mo ment the first war tax was put on tobacco products the price began to mount, one mani festation being the addition of I cent to the selling price where the tax was one-eighth of a cent. Thus every time the. government got a dollar the tobacconists got seven. But tobacco may be dispensed with, without lasting harm or inconvenience to its users, and therefore may be dismissed as a factor in the general problem. The explanation given the investigators does not account for the fact the selling price .of coffee has doubled within a year. Folks may prefer to purchase the roasted and ground instead of the green berry, but this does not explain why the selling price jumped from 30 cents in 1918 to 60 cents in 1919. ' If buyers prefer package gqpds it is be cause they have been carefully trained to ask for them, assured of their superior qualities and economy in the end. It is also true that bulk goods of excellent grade may be pur chased at considerable saving, but to bring them into general demand requires the re educatipn of the buying public. Shoes and clothing present similar phases, both actual and psychological. Careless ex travagance is o be blamed chiefly because the profiteer deliberately takes advantage of this aspect of the case. The careful buyer may save a little, but it will not console him any to be told that he is aiding in keeping up the price level. Japan, Asia and the World. Demands from Japan that the consortium formed by the great powers for the financing of China dp not include Manchuria and Shan tung amount almost to notice that these great provinces are looked upon at Tokio as pecu liarly under Japanese care. When it was recognized at Paris that Japan has especial in terest in China, the reason was supposed to be that of propinquity rather than proprietary. The Shantung award of the peace conference naturally heightens the impression in Japan that the world recognizes Its claims to control instead of merely an interest. Prior id the war the Japanese were active in setting forth the doctrine of "Asia for the Asiatics," and the political revolt plotted in India was part of this program. A "Monroe doctrine" for China also was talked of. One of these aimed at Great Britain, with which government tMe Japanese were under expiring treaty arrangements. The other was notice to the United States that the great empire of China was to be made a basis for Japanese ex ploitation and strength. Some part of this program has been changed by the course of the war. The revolt planned for India failed miserably, and while the problem of that de pendency is causing concern at London, it is far from being acute. It is not alleged any where that England has sought to purchase im munity from Japanese interference in India at the expense of China. i', America's interest in China is direct as well as collateral. Only the strong protest of this government prevented a dismemberment of the empire long ago. To this country the sup porters of the republic over there look for aid. A the inquiry tears the wrappers off Japanese duplicity, tha importance of the Shantung award looms bigger. Democrats may feel that the treaty can be forced to ratificationXwith this section unchanged, but they mistake American sentiment in reaching such a conclusion. Price of raisins does not depend on supply, according to an Omaha jobber, but on the whim of the .California fruit growers' combine, and so everybody will pay more for the fruit here after. This looks litis one spot on which the attorney general might land with his anti-trust lw- a L iV ' -- Advance word from Europe is to the effect that a warm welcome waits the American tour ist with money. Thus one of the ancient and profitable industries is recovered from the de pression of war '' Strike Against Efficiency From The Philadelphia Ledger. Mr. Gompers needs to hurry home to advise the executives of the unions of iron and steel workers against the folly of ordering a general Strike in the interest of twelve basic demands, many of which are a direct and an indirect .attack on industrial efficiency, while others merely, ask for conditions of work which the employing companies have set up for years in their plan of operation and which looked to paying more than the union rates to all em ployes, but not at the expense of production or of technical expertness. Indeed, the steel cor poration might well point out that in its en couragement to the men to invest their earn-, ings in the companies and in iti support of various movements started by men like Mr. Schwab and others to promote a community of interest, that the steel trust had done more thaiw the -extreme doctrinaire unionists to im prove the condition of labor and to give it a .standing by the side of capital than could now be secured by the twelve demands.of Secretary Foster and his friends. Since in great issues of this kind the public has a deep concern, it would seem that the steel corporation unionists can hardly claim that they will have public approval of their intention to throw the whole steel and iron production out of joint. For any examination of the wages paid employes of the steel cor poration will show an amazing advance far above any increase in the cost of living, and, after the railroad men, makes the steel men the best protected labor of the country. The average annual wage of the steel corporation men in 1908 was $728, as compared with $721 for the railroaders. But in 1919 the steel men were getting $1,950 and the railroaders $1,505; an increase of 160 per cent for the steel work ers and 110 per cent for the railroaders. Not only has the cost of living not increased at a rate to overcome these advances, but these advances have been made at the expense of the poorly paid teaching and clerical forces of the country and also at the expense of the small business man who has experienced no such increase in returns, while for him, as well as salaried workers generally, the advance in the cost of living has been formidable in every sense of the word. For the unionists among the steel corporation employes to ask for "fur ther increases" and at the same time to suggest a curtailment in the hours of work with pro visions which would prevent the companies from advancing or taking on those physically and mentally best fitted to give results is to ask for things that are more or less matters of exploded industrial dogmas, since high wages with shorter hours under the conditions the union demands set out would lower production, increase prices and set up a vicious circle which would menace the public as well as hit at our industrial supremacy. The uncompromising character of the pro posals of the twenty-four steel workers' unions is not so evident on its face as was the recent proposal of the railroad brotherhoods for the expropriation of the railroads( under a triple management and nationalization; but there are in the steel union proposals a direct threat to the employes and to the public that the more level heads in the American Federation of Labor may well ponder over before, they en courage Mr. Foster to deliver an ultimatum to the steel corporation. The railroad brother hood heard from the public and has changed its line of attack, and Mr. Foster might well take this hint before setting out to start an industrial war on unsound premises. Five Farmers Tell Food Facts . Five representatives of state farm bureaus who went to Washington to confer with Presi dent Wilson ate a plain dinner in a "modest hotel." When they got the bill of $11 they figured that the producer of the food, the farmer, had received 82 cents of the $11, con siderably less than the tip the waiter no doubt expected. The five farmers are right in saying that putting the farmer's share in half would save less than 4 per cent of the bill. They are right in the view that applying the "first-aid remedy" of food embargoes at home "to create and foster anarchy and revolution abroad should not be the policy of the United States." Strange "policy," indeed, to starve in 1919 our customers of 1920 and the years to come! This Washington dinner illustrates once more what the World has long contended that the high cost of living is not the fault, or is the fault in but slight extent, of the price at the farm, the orchard and the truck patch. The man who dines at a "first-class" hotel knows that he pays more for the lights, the .orchestra, the location, the surroundings, than for his food. Far more important is it that the poor man, whether he eats at home or in the cheapest restaurant, chnnot escape the cost of a distribution 'system greedy, wasteful and in efficient. ' Government cannot cope with economic con ditions that are the result of the war, but some thing can certainly be done about the worst system of distribution to be found in any civil ized country, a system which not only invites but encourages and promotes profiteering. New York World. A Luminous Example The total expenses of the trial of Henry Ford's libel suit against the Chicago Tribune are estimated at fully $500,000, exclusive of the court posts, which the Tribune must pay by virtue of the judgment of 6 cents damages re turned against it. This is a withering indictment of the admin istration of the law in this country, which is not ameliorated by the fact that both of the contestants had great wealth and resources. It is outrageous that Henry Ford or any other man- should have to spend $250,000 in proying that he is not an anarchist. .It is outrageous that a newspaper should have to spend $250,000 in defending itself in a suit in which the plain tiff's reputation was damaged to the extent of 6 cents. It is equally outrageous that a jury of men compelled to earn their living should have to waste more than fhree months in hear ing the testimony and arguments in a case which an English court would have disposed of In 48 hours at most. The Ford case is a luminous example of how justice shouldvnot be administered. New York World. fODAY The Day We Celebrate. Charles S. Elgutter, attorney-at-law, born 1861. Frank B. Johnson, secretary-treasurer Omaha Printing company, born 1860. John W, Towle, civil engineer and bridge contractor, born 1872. Dr. Elmer E. Brown, chancellor of New York university, born in Chautauqua county, N. Y., 58 years ago. Charles S. Whitman, former governor of New York, born at Norwich, Conn., 51 years James Couzens, the present mayor -of De troit, born at Chatham, Ont., 47 years ago. Bellamy Storer, former United States am bassador to Austro-Hungary, born in Cincin nati, 72 years ago. Thirty Years Ago in Omaha. A convention of Methodists was held at Hanscom Park M- E. church, representing the Epworth League interests of this district. Delegates attended from Nebraska, the Da kotas and Colorado; The board of appraisers of the new post office met and agreed on the value of each lot in the proposed site. C. M. Haynes has returned .from the west. Miss Daisy Doane gave a dancing party at Hanscom park. Mrs. G. W. Doane and Mrs. Charles Keller were the chaperons, ' r People You Ask About Information About Folks In the Public Eye Will Be Given ' in This Column in Answer to Readers' Questions; Your Name Will Not Be Printed, Let The Beef Tell You. Ctiarle G. Dnwea. Charles G. Dawes formerly was comptroller of the currency Jn the Treasury department at Washington and now is president of one of the prominent trust companies in Chi cago. Purina the war he rendered valuable services as head of the civil ian advisory committee created to look after American interests in France. Mr. Dawes is a native of Marietta, O., and has done much for it and for the college there, from which he was graduated. He has made a record not only as a lawyer and a financier, but also as a polit ical leader, being very close to Mr. McKinley, both prior to and after the election of the lattea as presi dent. He is a thinker on problems of state and of finance, and some of his thoughts have found permanent form in books and formal addresses. i Canadian Legal Light. Sir James Alkins, who will pre side over the annual meeting of the Canadian Bar association to he held in Winnipeg this week, is the present lieutenant-governor of Manitoba and one of the eminent legal lights of the dominion. He is a native of On tario, was educated at Toronto uni versity and studied law. From 1879 to 1896 he was counsel for the justice department. In 1900 he was ap pointed counsel for the Manitoba government. His private practice with corporations and with banks has been large, and to this was added the duties and rewards of be ing solicitor of the Canadian Pacific railway in Winnipeg. In 1916 he was appointed lieutenant governor of the province, an office which had been held by his father, the Hon. James Cox Aiklns, in 1882. , Great English Business Woman. Lady Rhondda, who will be among the distinguished visitors at the opening of the Canadian National exhibition in Toronto, is the most notable business woman in Great Britain, and director of no fewer than 30 business concerns. She is the only child of the late Lord Rhondda, the "Welsh coal king," from whom she inherited an enor mous fortune. During the lifetime of her father she was his active part ner and the manager of some of his largest' business enterprises. With her father she embarked from the United States on the last voyag of the Lusitania, having a thrilling' ex perience in the rescue. The purpose of Lady Rhondda's present visit to Canada is to make a personal in spection of the great mining and, pulpwood properties of Ontario in which she has many millions in vested. She is accompanied by herl husband, Sir Humphrey Mackworth, and her mother, the Dowager Vis countess Rhondda. 9 Jt&e ojfc&s' Qrrn&r DREAMLAND ADVENTURE By DADDY. DAILY DOT PUZZLE "CLOUD LAND." PSay and Billy call ta Cloud Land In aoap bubbla balloona. Thrara they matt King Sun, who la In lova with Prlnoaaa Rainbow. Tha prtnceaa dlaappaara and whan thay aaarch for her, Piy alao van iahaa.) Sun and Storm In Battle. TlTttAT has become of Peggy? It was all very simple. Ai: she stood on the rainbow arch with King Sun and Billy watching the .whirling storm cloud, she had grown duwy and lost her balance In an instant she was sliding dowr the steeep arch at terrific speed. In deed, she went so fast that by tin time Billy spun around in answer t her cry of distress she had scooted out of sight. It was like sliding down a stall railing one that went on and on, seemingly forever. Just when Peg gy began to wonder how far slu would go she shot oft the end of the arch like a bullet from a gun aiming right for a great cloud bank far below. Peggy shut her eyes la fear. She thought she was going to get an awful hump. But no, she plunged right through the cloud bank and down and down, until of a sudden she felt a gentle thud. This was followed by a quick change in her motion. She was still going like the wind, but no longer downward. Peg gy opened her eyes in surprise. And what she saw made her open them Btlll wider. She had fallen on a small, dark storm cloud, shaped like an airplane. The cloud was steered by an ugly little black man. "Who are you?" gasped Peggy. "I'm thunderbolt," rumbled the black man in a voice like distant thunder. "I don't need to ask who you are-you're one of those Rain bow folks. And you're the second one who has come thumping down on my storm cloud today. Why don't you stay up on the rainbow where you belong?'.' As soon as he spoke Peggy knew what had become of Princess Rain bow. She had fallen off the arch just as Peggy did. "What did you do with Princess Rainbow, kind Mr. Thunderbolt?" she asked politely, making her voice sound just as nice as she could. She didn't like this grouchy black man, but when she looked at the earth, far, far below, and thought what an awful fall she'd have If he made her get off his cloud, she thought it American Army OtTloer. Brig. Gen. Harry H. Bandholtz, whp'has been appointed as American representative on the interallied mili tary commission which will go, to Budapest to arrange terms " of an armstice, is one of the best known officers of the United States army. A native of Michigan, he was grad uated from West Point in 1890 and was assigned to the infantry branch. He saw active service in Cuba dur ing the Spanish war and later was sent to the Philippines. He was suc cessful as a pacifier nf Philippine tribesmen, and enjoys the distinction of being the only regular army offi cer ever elected governor of a Philip pine province by popular vote, hav ing been chosen in that capacity in Tayabas in 1902. General BandholU was director of the Philippine con stabulary for six years. In 1916 he was made commander of the instruc tion camp at Plattsburg and later he saw active service abroad. RAILROAD MEN BUY FARMS. Trainmen Are Heavy Investors, Real Estate Agents Say. Extraordinary activity in the pur chase and sale of farm lands in Min nesota in the last three months has revealed much interesting informa tion in regard to thp present owner ship of farm lands, according to Minneapolis farm land dealers. One fact disclosed is that railroad men in recent years have become heavy investors in farming proper ties. This is particularly true of con ductors and engineers. "After an engineep has made daily trips for a number of years through rich, producing lands, he seems to become attached to farm property," said one farm land dealer the other day. ."This leads him to invest, so that when he is no longer able to serve his company, he has an invest ment that serves to bring him a good income in later years of life." Railroad officials in the Twin Cities assert that it is surprising to know that railroad operating men are well informed in agricultural mat ters. It may be, they say, because passengers in the northwest are al ways discussing crops; or, in the case of freight crews, it may be because they are responsible for the move ment of so much grain to the mar ket. Minneapolis Tribune. SAID IN FUN. "I wish," said tha helreaa, "that I could be sure of being loved for myself alone." "Be sensible about it." "Eh?" "You must remember tha fact that you having $1,000,000 doesn't render you any the ess attractive." "These here crowned heads of Europe "Yes. Pale?" "Ain't enough of 'em left to Indorse a good brand of axle crease, by heck." Beach attendant (excitedly) Don't go In. There are man-eating sharks In the water. Fair Bather (coldly) I'm not a man. Judge. Jealous Jamea la that fellow who Is alwaya hanging around you your tame cat? Calm Carry-No: ha la my pet dear. She: You ought to be ashamed of steal ing a kiss. Ha: You're equally guilty. You re ceived the stolen goods. London Tit-bits. AT NINETY-SEVEN Oh atalwart Soul at Ninety-seven! What Spirit doth they life secure? Why linger at the gate of Heaven? Do earthly pleasures still allure? My Spirit Quids la Hygeia, Sweet Goddess of Longevity. Her every precept I obey, And earth' ia Heaven to me. Why did you pass the Three'-Score year, Life's proper end aa fixed by man? , Did Euthanasia not appear, And tempt you with sweet Lethean? Ah yea, but Hygala, faithful Guide, Forewarned ma of her base design And bade me in her care abide. And untold yeara would still be mine. But when you came to Three-Score-Ten, The end of life by law Divine, Did not your Guide advise you then That all her care she must resign? No law, she said, did Heaven Indite, Twas writ by Moses in despair, , . When Zipporah. the Widlanite, Beset him with her (every care. By Strength you reach the year Four7Score Where toil and sorrow waited you. . Did Hygeia still your trust inrplore, And promise length of life anew? She bade me iloses imitate. . Live with the Lord as friend with friend, Eyea -would not dim nor strength abate, Though life to six score years extend. , -Stephen Smith in Good Health. "Who Are You?" Gasped Peggy. 6 12 14 II . 15 So g 4, Ml . if 35 a 36 at 4 do 36 31 a 37 . Noodle's brother is quite thrifty, Wish to see him? Trace to fifty. Draw from 1 to t end so on to the end. would pay to he unusually agree able. "I took her to the palace of the Storm King, and that's where you are going now," he grumbled. "I've got to hurry because Storm King has summoned his army to fight King Sun. And what do you think they're going to fight Over? This Princess Rainbow! A lot of foolish bother, I'd call it." The cloud sped forward faster than ever, soon coming to a gloomy castle of dark clouds. Thunderbolt led Peggy into a court yard, and there she found Princess Rainbow a prisoner. Before she could speak to the princess there was a rumb ling roar and the Storm King him self rushed out of the castle doors at the head of his army. He was of monster size and most terrifying to look at. His voice was a peal of thunder and his eyes flashed light ning. Around him were hundreds and hundreds of ugly black men .Hie sltillee It Has Been Mentioned. Omaha, Neb., Aug. 25. To the Editor of The Bee: In reading your protest against the enormous raise in rents, we have not seen anything about the flats at the corner of Twenty-seventh and Jackson streets. These five-room flats have been renting for $30 per month. Under stand these are flats not apartments and the tenants heat them and pay the water bills, etc. These flats were sold August 1 and are now managed by C. W. Calkins real estate firm. August 6 the tenants were notified that beginning September 1 the rent al would be $55 per month, a $25 per month raise; a year's lease re quired aod were given nine days in which to notify them of their de cision. These flats sold for $20,000, and as there is nothing furnished the ten ants, and no janitor service given, what can be the reason for the enormous raise? They are now realizing almost 20 per cent on the deal. VINCENT J. SUTER. A nfatwittf' j becomes tKe most ov, tHusiastjc admirer cftAe "after rte nas mveitio ateJ. witk open mind, its unique construction. understands why its famous tension resonator, producing a lone of imperisKablev beauty, -makes it tKo uorld's finest piano bar none ' Immigrant Has $41,000 Orchard. Yakima, Wash. Mike Tonkolt today purchased the E. C. Van Brundt 40-acre orchard, the oldest commercial orchard in this valley, paying $41,000. The story of this orchardist is noteworthy. Eleven years ago Tonkoff, a Bulgarian, came to the United States an im poverished immigrant. For a time he drifted about in New York, learn ed sufficient English to make his way to Spokane and worked there for a time. He came to Yakima nine years ago and rented a five acre place. He still is renting a 10 aore orchard. The productivity of Tonkoff's holdings has long been a byword in the neighborhood. Spokane Spokesman-Review. Curbstone Philosophy. It is believed that the most philosophical remark made in any peace crowd was the remonstrance in London to an Impatient specta tor: ( "Ere, we've waited for five years for peeace. Carn't you wait another five minutes for the bloom ing procession?" Punch, London. DAILY CARTOONETTE. HU5H! I THINK I HEAR MY WIFE COMING? FUST R5 A SURPrHSEjIUiTUMPOUT nNH KISS HER! nrm n WD ft DID t . . ' 0 UR cash prices are our time prices. We take Liberty Bonds at par. Mm$s- 1513 DOUGLAS ST. . The Art and Music Store. like Thunderbolt, all clad in armor. Dashing pell mell across tha court ' yard, Storm King and hta warriors mounted small dark clouds and aped forward to meet King Sun's army, which had been hastily called into action the minute Peggy had disap peared from the rainbow, 's Then there waa an astonishing battle all in plain view of Peggy and tho princess, who were held prisoners in the court yard. Spears glittered, burning rays of sun darted hither and thither, lightning flashed, thunderbolts crashed. In the center of all this fury Storm King and King Sun fought each other. Storm hurled blasting electricity. Sun met him with blis tering heat From above Storm'a soldiers emptied whole clouds of water upon Sun's blazing head, try ing to put-out the fires In which lay his strength. But, glowing pow erfully, Sun turned the water into steam, which choked and smothered Storm's Boldiers. Billy Belgium, rushing into battle) with King Sun, found himself help less as he dodged lightning holts and bl8ts of heat. But, tripping ver a cloud bank, Billy had an idea. The clouds were like snow why not make cloud balls and fight with them? As Quick as thought Billy acted. He packed the fluffy stuff into a hard ball and sent it flying at Storm King. Bang! It hit him In the eye. The Storm King cried out in surprise at this unexpected attack. Bang! Bang! Bang! Ball after ball followed swiftly, striking on nose, mouth and chin. Blinded by the stinging balls, Storm King stopped fighting, and King Sim's soldiers rushed forward, yelling cries of victory. (Tomorrow will be told how Peggy makes use of Billy's Idea In escaping from the Storm castle.) LA ARMIDA Cigars the JMWork- man ship of Expert Makers Work ing on the Best Prod ucts Money Will Buy. SIMON BROS. Distributors "Business is GMD.THnmcYoif -WHY- j4 vNOT LY Nicholas Oil Company Cutlcura Promotes Aildrng-aiitic Soeptt, Olntsaeot a , lUema S. Sample each trea of "Oatlaata, Dipt, I, gaates." After each meal YOU ept one ATONIC cro YOUR SfdVtAtM'S'slKrT. ind get full food value and real stora acb comfort. Instantly relieves heart, barn, bloated, gassy feeling. STOPS tcidity, fowl repeating and stomach wsery. AIDS digestion; keeps the itomach sweet and pure. CATOMC it the bast remedy awl only easts cant ; or two a day to use it You will be de ighte1 with results. Satisfaction ffuarutaed mnnn l--ir Pi.... u I . j. Sherman ft McConnell Drug Co., S Buav Stores, Omaha. rlH;iii'f'!l"!'ilFir! SOFT WATER IN THE HOME FOR EVERY USE You can now have elear, sparkling, velvety, soft water from the faucets in your home. A Refinite Softener attached to the supply pipe in your basement removes all hardness from the water Simple to install and operate. No technical knowledge required. ' The REFINITE Company Refinite IldSt Utk ni Harnejr Sts Omaha, Nab. Tel. Tyler SSS6. EffHNITE FISTULA CURED Rectal Diseases Cured without a savers surgical operation. Mo chloroform or Either used Curat guaranteed. PAY WHEN CURED. Writ for illus trated book on Rectal Dlaoaaos, with Barnes and teatimoniaia of mora than 1,000 prominent paoale who hava bean permanently cured. DR. E. R. TARRY, 240 Bee BIdg., Omaha, Ht&