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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: APRIL 4, 1920. PROSPERITY OF AMERICA FALSE, VANDERLIP SAYS i Due for an Explosion Unless vital Changes Are Made in .Industrial Situation, For mer Banker Declares. Chicago, April 3. "The United States is bucking its way through an era of false prosperity and unless vital changes are made in the indus trial situation wc are due for an ex plosion." This warning was sounded by Frank A. Vanderlip, ecentlv presi dent of the National City bank of New York, -who passed through Chicago on his way to the Orient. He continued: ' - "There are three things upon which real prosperity must! be based. These are mpie fresh capital, effi cient labor and an apprehension of sound economic principles. We are prosperous today in the 'face of all three fundamentals and our pros perity is false as well as dangerous. inccmrs are larger man ever De fore. Profits are larger. .Yet fresh capital for business is less available than ever before. The chief rea son for this is the government taxes. "The inflation of currency and of bank deposits has, more than any thing else been responsible for the 250. per cent rise in prices in the last years. Wages have not kept pace with prices and false inflation has added to the chaos." Don't Let the Few "Rough Spots" in the Weather De- ceive You For- the nice, sunshiny season is only a matter of days away. t Y6u'll soon experience a need for lighter clothes and, of course, you'll have us clean ''em and .press 'em before you'll want to wear 'em. PHONE TYLER 345. DRESHER BROTHERS . DYERS CLEANERS . 22117 Funua Street. Letters Of Former Omaha .Te&cher On Life in China Circulate Among Friends Peculiarities of Slant-Eyed Celestials Graphically De scribed by Anna M. Lane, Former Instructor at Central High Writes One Letter, - Copies of Which Travel From Friend to Friend Life Is Varied' in China, Which 1$ Gradually Becoming Modernized In the olden days when printers were few and prinfine presses fewer, books changed hands even more than do the most popular novels in the libraries of the largest cities. But few are the letters today that change hands and are read as much as the few books of Williani Caxton and. his associates. , Some of the letters thaf are passed from hand to hand until the paper is so crumbled that it is nearly im possible to read are letters from Miss,Anna M. Lane, former teacher at Central High, now of the Union Women's college at Peking, China. Miss Lane makes many copies of the same, letter, and this, accom panied by a small personal note, she sends, to many of her friends and relatives throughout the United States! Her letters are then passed around, especially at Central High, w here there are few teachers who do not read Miss Lane's letters. Around the Famous WalL A letter written to Miss Mary A Parker, teacher of history at Cen tral, is the latest received. Miss Parker was given "instructions to send the letter to Delia Marxen, 1415 Wirt street. Miss Marxen will send the letter to another friend, and so on. A -recent trip outside the famous wall of Peking in a ricksha was one of the adventures that Miss Lane experienced. The rickshas are the chief means of travel, although some cities have a few street cars and automobiles - - "I got in one of the comfortable rickshas that wait continually at our gate," writes Miss Lane. "I wrapped up well with a steamer rug. And then the man between the shafts took off his outer quilted gar ment and started off at a run. It takes some time for a newcomer in China to be able to sit really in a peace of mind and see the man be fore you performing what we have considered the work of a beast-and watch his garments become saturat ed with perspiration. It is especial ly sad when you have one who can not keep up with the others and you realize, that his running days are about over. - Hold No Fist Fights. "The average life of one of these coolies is from three to four years. It makes one wjsh for street cars. Our .Efforts to Serve . rv.. -i' ; r: HE flower of vision and youth is ambition, but energy is its pulsation. Without energy things would cease. . But it is energy directed that maljes production. Energy without direction makes noth ing more than waste. The energies of this store, : the motive power f t our ambitions, are directed by mercantile supervision which reaches into every . source of production and constructive direction throughout the world. Through this skilled and con structive direction the energies and resources of this entire store are focused on one single objective . point service broadly-4md individually to all and each of its patrons. . , The Home of Phoenix Hom , far both Men and Woman iff or MEN 508-10 So. 16th i m ' ' " . '"V Modirn Dentistry Restores Health and Beauty ,c . ' Not a wild dream at all, but a happy reality that is brought about by proper curative and constructive dentistry. , By correcting, diseased conditions of ; the mouth, repairing decayed teeth and x replacing the ones that have been lost, you not only eliminate an active cause of ' ' ill health, but are preparing to upbuild nealth through, proper mastication of - food. Our high quality, guaranteed dental service is your opportunity to get satisfactory dentistry at a reasonable - price.' McKenney Dentists 1324 Farnam St Corner 14tb and Farnam Phone Douglas 2872 Shanghai has street cars. But their introduction would throw many out of labor and would ruin our Ori ental city. Can you imagine street cars and camels on the same thoroughfare?- And could you har monize the squeek of the wheel barrows that brings our water to our door with the clang of the elec tric car bell? "The autos that go tearing through our streets have two men on the running boards shouting to the people to clear the way. t is probably all that we shall need, too, for Peking is the most conservative of cities, and, besides, the officials cannot agree upon the proportion of the consideration due each one of them." Miss Dane explained that coolies; do not solve their problems by blows, "but by the most heated of: arguments with wild excitement at least two octaves above that of or dinary speech." She traveled through the legation section, which the American soldiers occupied dur ing the Boxer. . sieke. Slowly Becoming Modernized China is compared to England be fore the industrial revolution. AH the products of the country are made by hand, etfeept in a few cities, according to Miss Lane Modern methods are slowly com ing into the country and with them are attached all the abuses that ever were found in western lands. Miss Lane believes that beyond all question the industrial peace of tne world lies in the hands ot the iChinese, for they have the man power ana the resources. cut in spite of that, now, as a nation they are in greatest poverty. There is no doubt but that machine methods would alleviate this and make pos sible to millions a life that at least approaches the minimum of human standards. Right now China . is shippinjr out her raw cotton, crude iron and oil in great quantities and importing them in the finished form :n still greater quantities. All this va& balance goes into the coffers of other nations and millions of China s sons go hungry to bed every night. ' Following is her description of a small industrial school which she visited: General Bedlam All Year. "It is a very small attempt, but is a very interestine one. Thev were making stockings by madiine, spin ning, weaving ana emoroiaering. And they were aiming how to do the work rather than to run a sweat shop. We are very much interested in affairs throughout the world, for the very air we breathe is ireighted with the scent of coming things. "The future is not a question of speculation, but of actual , experi ment I am glad that our organiza tion is helping to combat some of the evil that is coming to China from other nations, from the rapidly spreading liquor and to bacco business, for instance." Ihe political and economical problems of the country interest the Chinese and American students in China ( more than thev do in anv other country, according to Miss Lane. lmc government -schools have had strikes of students and strikes of faculty and eeneral bed lam all year. Also some mission schools have not escaped unscarred. Japan Learns a Lesson. "Last night we had a ereat treat in listening to the experiences of two men of wide observation," writes Miss Lane. "One, was Dr. Goucher of Goucher 'college, who is now traveling the world investigat ing and advising all the colleges of all miss;ons on all fields. He seems to belong to all. .he boards that any one can name ana to be informed on all subects. Across the table from him sat a Mr. Baker, an ad viser to the government of China. Dr. Goucher had ust come from Japan and Korea, and told us what he had seen. He thinks that Japan has learned a lesson from the peace conference that in the end may work out her salvation. ' Since Paris he thinks that Japan is coming to realize that national ethics are of great value and must be observed. We here in China are skeptical of the people that travel through! Japan and are banqueted by the lords of that land, tor so many have been so grossly deceived by that cordial ity at which the Japanese are past masters. - "Mr. Baker told us this incident He said that last fall. when China was wavering between signing and not signing the peace conference, when all the diplomats of the world were trying to influence her, there was a meeting of a small committee of the Y. M. C. A.N Their business was not political, but finally drifted to the subect of signing the treaty. They finally decided to-4iave the 'returned students' petition the gov ernment not to sign the treaty. Many signed the petition. This was forwarded to the cabinet, and turned -the tide in favor of refusal Most people here feel that the agi tation and publicity that it has caused has gone- a very long way to clear the air in the Orient It has shown Japan that she must re cast her policies." 1 Life Isn't Varied In China. ' The pupils under Miss Lane are of many nationalities and lands. Re cently a girl came unannounced from Thibet a province in the interior of China. Some students are from Man churia while some are from Korea. Many of the parents of the girls are unable to read or write in any language. The Chinese girls are "red cheek ed and fat cheeked," according to Miss Lane. 'They look abundantly fed," writes Miss Lane; "but I cer tainly feel that they must have some special provision for digestion and assimilation or they would never survive on the food they ac tually eat. For breakfast they have rice, bread and tea. Dinner they have rice, vegetables, little meat and a sort of salty pickle. Beans Not One Quarrel Through 58 Years of Ma!rried Life r iBilllliiil str t, s wis: r x i ii Not a quarrel in 58 years of mar ried life. This is the record or Thomas W. Mills, 79 years old, and 'his wife, Mrs. Harriet Mills, 80 years old, who celebrated their 58th wedding anni versary yesterday at their home at 2508 North Nineteenth street. They were married at Creston, 111., April 2, 1862. Mrs. Mills explained the secret of how a married couple can lived to gether without quarreling. "Thomas and I never had any trouble between us," she said, "be cause either of us always gave iH to the other when there was something to fight about. I believe that stub borness is the cause of a great deal of trouble between young people' nowadays." Mr. Mills, who three years ago retired, was a street car conductor on the Dodge line for more than 28 years. Mr. Mills said they planned a quiet celebration today, but he and his wife hope both may live two more1 years so they can have a big celebra tion on their 60th anniversary. 1 is the chief vegetable, and the forms they are in would make the owner of "57 varieties" look up and take notice. There is practically no sugar in the market here. I ate a Chinese supper last nighfr If "the high cost of living continues in America, you might try the Chiese methods, but I do not advise you. "Life ,is varied in China. Across from me at a meeting, sat some for eign educated Chinese in the oriental garb. One had all Chinese costume of blue cotton cloth outer garment that reached to his heels. He wore the low shoes, both cut just alike. They looked like bedroom slippers. Others were dressed in the -American clothes which they bought while in America. The Chinese mix their costumes; that is, they will wear the trousers of the west with the com fortable 'bedroom shoes' of the east." Lighting Fixtures, Burgess-Gran-den. Ahv. SENATE CLEARS WAY FOR DEBATE ON ARMY POLICY Passage of Reorganization Bill 'Expected Within Two Weeks-Provides for Com pulsory Military Training. Washington, April 3. The senate cleared the way today for considera tion of legislation proposing estab lishment of a definite military policy. Debate on -the army reorganization bill framed by the senate military committee is to begin Monday and its passage in about 10 days of two weeks H predicted by senate leaders. The bil differ radically from the house measure passed March 18 in that it provides for compulsory mili tary training, consolidation of the national guard, regular army and re serves composed of trained men into one citizen army and also for a gen eral staff eligibility system similar to that in the French army. The house bill left the compulsory training is sue for separate legislation and re tained the general features of the present army organization with pro vision for a regular establishment of 300.000 enlisted men and 17,000 officers, as cqmpared with 280,000 and 18,000 respectively in the senate bill. - The military training provision ?s expected to cause a fight in the sen ate, although leaders predicted final acceptance bv that body which would transfer the battle to the conference of the two houses. ' j in our ncut when he was teaching I school." Mr. Blakely relates. "I re ,rt.mber on day at the noon hour . bif f?.rmv;r with red sideburns icme riding up to the school house on a horse with a revolver in his j hand. Pershing had spanked one of ! the farmer's boys and the father was going to "get" the school teacher. "I remember how he rode up cursing before all the children in the j school yard and how another boy and I. ran down a ully because we ' Were afraid. We peeked over' the tdc;e, though, and heard Pershing tell the farmer to put up his gun, get down off the horse anC fight like "a man. "The farmer got down and John stripped off his coat He was only a boy of 17 or 18 and slender, but he whipped the big farmer. And I've always hated red sideburns evtij since." ' Contest Sioux City Election Sioux City, April 3. The election of Wallace M. Short, as mayor of Sioux City, will be contested. This action was decided on at a meeting of supporters of J. A. Tiedeman in the recent city lection. Pershing Fails to Give In to Angry Farmer He "Trims to Frazzle" LacledB, Mo.. April 3. W. H. Blakelv. who went to school when John J. Pershing taught the coun try school at Prairie Mound 38 years ago, tells the following inci dent ofc the Nebraskan's pluck and courage: "John Pershing ate many a meal HATS CLEANED, BLOCKED AND , DYED Ladies' Hat a Specialty LANBROS BROS. 1521 Farnam St. ' Tyler 4120 OMAHA Haas Brothers!. "The Store for Women MINNEAPOLIS 'A' SWEEPING After-Easter Sale of Suits Goats Suits of the Better Kind Radically Reduced Suits of the better kind radically reduced. In these suits, we feature the latest styles, the finest tailoring and the best clothes made. Too much emphasis cannot be made on the quality and the workmanship of Haas Brothers' Suits, i , On Monday, we place these exceptional suits .on sale, at Sale i i m 1 i m. 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SCHMOLLER & MUELLER do!T622 PIANO CO. Te : Temporary Location 114-16-18 So. 18th S&j Exclusive Steinway Representatives. 'H $3Q50andf5950 w. WM fm m W m Sizes range from 16 to 44.. Shown mostly in Navy Blue ' Tricotines, Fine Serges and Novelty Checks. - of Goats at $ This price will hardly pay for the material used in these beau tiful coats. If you. want a coat this spring, come make your se lection Monday. , Short and long style models in a wide variety of wonderful fabrics Iii all the new spring colors. Sizes 16 to 44. ' A -Sale of Georgette Waists Monday we will close out about 150 vry" fine Georgette Waists at a price that -will be less than the cost of the material alone all colors and sizes. Be early if you want your pick. Values range from $7.50 to $15.00. Choice Monday j $5 2522 m M M II M m fj WM m We're Going to Move from the Sun to the Moon! From tha Sui' . J tU Mm Watch our path. lt' going to bo "torn" trip. wo will bo as good ot over ot tho end of tho jovraoy. ? ? ? ? ? Haas Brothers Balcony Floor Paxton Block 16th and Farnam Use Elevator Entrance on 16th St. m w S m if I I m ARMY GOODS FOR SALE NOTICE! HeadquarUra has instructed us to cootinua sJ of Amy GsoOs lor.Timiico xuno. $6.98 Mnnson $5.98 $7.50 RAINCOATS W have a large and choice stock of raincoats at exceptionally low nriees. Regulation Army- Doable-Back Bain coats. Very special, Cj gQ Officers' Moleskin Waterproof Coats, worth double the price. MO Cfl Our price OsS.OU Heavy Cashmere Cravenetted Belted Raincoat, special tl 7 Cf ,at $9.50 to ifa.W 1 Black All-Rubber C CA Raincoats, only ".OU SHOES Army Russet Dress Shoes; calfskin upper, oak soles, Q QO at only pv.J Army Infantry Shoe, Han- j QO son last, our special JW.0 " Army Trench Shoes; a won? . derful work shoe ', Heavy Chocolate Grained last shoe; soeciaL at Shoes Elkskin, Munson last, viscol- ized sole. Excep tional value, at SHIRTS Just received, large shipment U. S. 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