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6 The Omaha Bee DAILY (MORNING) EVENING SUNDAY THE BEE PUBLISHINd COM PANT, NELSON D. UPDIKE, Publisher. MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tfct Anneliwtf Frwfc of whlfb Th. Rm It mnribrr. It x dulnlr mtlilrd In tli um for r'lMicitlon nf ill ntn dlphM endltM to It or not olhrmti. rrcllted lu Ihli ppr, and a'.M th local m fnabllahw rimn. aJl rifhlt of puMlcauoD of our spatial dlmauiw an aUo rrMrved. BEE TELEPHONES Print rlraai-a bi-htnit Aik for thl Tvlr lOAfl Diputmmt or Percn Wantal. . Ijracr avvns For Night Calla After 10 P. M.I Editorial Dprtaint Trlt lflOcl. ClroulaUo Dtnrnit Tjlef IW1, Adnrtlftag Cpartiaent Tjlat luOSL OFFICES OF THE BEE Vain Offlc: 17th and raroaa CoomU Brafll 15 Scott St. I South Sid 1311 X Bt. Out-of-Towa OifkMi Tot IM Fifth An. I Wainlniton 1S11 0 St. Chletfo Str Dld(. 1 Parts Fraac M Bo St. Honor The Bee's Platform 1. New Union Pass tn gar Station. 2. A Pip Lino from, the Wyoming Oil Fields to Omaha. 3. Continued improyement of the Ne braska Highways, including the pave ment of Main Thoroughfares leading - into Omaha with a Brick Surface. 4. A short, Iow-rata Waterway from the Corn Belt to the Atlantic Ocean. 5. Home Rule Charter for Omaha, with City Manager form of Government. A GOOD THING TO STUDY. The platform adopted at Chicago by the re publicans warrants more than perusal; it should be carefully studied, for it contains the doctrine of the pnrty. It is the expression of a many-sided gathering, at which there was a complete outpouring of ideas, views and hopes, with a perfect exposition of principles and policies as well. Certain great fundamen tals are set forth with clarity and strength, while the issues are dcfinecl sharply enough suit any who are not irrevocably committed to the furtherance of some particular end which does not have the entire support of the forward looking majority. That the platform does not deal with hob bies or idiosyncrasies, but considers things that are vital to the growth and development of the nation, is its chief commendation. The objection raised by the democrats that the several planks are not plain enough to suit them undoubtedly arises from the fact that they are so carefully drawn as to afford no consolation to the opposition. A platform that would please the democrats would hardly be acceptable to republicans. In its comment on the platform the Boston Transcript sums up its contents thus: In the fullness with which the record of the party for the last fpur years and its resolves for the next four years are set forth, the orderly sequence in which appear the subjects treated, the readable, straightfor ward and convincing language that charac terizes the majority of the planks, the plat form as a whole surpasses those of other years. It constitutes a republican handbook to which the first voter, the occasional voter, the independent and the regular, each may turn for light and leading, and be well re warded for a careful study of the pledges given and implied. . . . The sooner the document is distributed by the million, and the thinking part of the electorate encouraged to study it, the better will be the foundation for a campaign addressed to the intelligence of the thinking peopl in both parties. . . , . More men and women took part in build ing it than ever before participated in this republican task. They hailed from every state and they represented in the best and bjoadesjt sense the many elements that enter into civic righteousness and national progress. They did their work well, the convention ' welcomed the'ir recommendations and was glad to make them the basis of its 1920 ver sion of the republican declaration of faith and purpose. As the position of the republican party on the great issues involved in the campaign be comes understood, tie certainty of its victory will be the plainer. The first announcement of Senator Harding, that when elected he will restore the constitutional form of government, is itself a pledge that theoaty means to give the republic new life, anjtaken with trft plat form amounts to a solemn rededication of the party to the cause of freedom, which has suf fered so deeply under the autocracy of Wood row Wilson. Study the platform well, fai- it will repay time spent In its consideration and analysis. Seventeen Billion Trade Balance. According to the Department of Commerce, the United States has accumulated a trade bal ance against the -world of $17,000,000,000 since 1914. In other words, vehave sold that much more than we have purchased from abroad. This amount exceeds the accumulated trade balanci of 40 years immediately preceding 1914. Jt is an enormous sum, but is' indicative of the tremendous activity of our national pro ductive energy during the war. Allowing for the increase in price, the., showing means that the exports from this country in bulk were greatly in excels of any former experience. To be sure, a considerable part of it is repre sented by war supplies sent to Europe, and another large section is made up of sales to former customers of European manufacturers whose 'business was cut oft' by the war. Ad mitting all this, the fact remains that our coun try produces an enormous quantity of export able merchandise and food suppliers. That we can keep up the record hardly seems possible, for our four great competitors, . England, Ger many, Belgium and France, are again going after the business, and the trade will be drummed more closely than ever. Experience has shown, however, that Americans can hold their own in the world's market, and with enterprise al ready stimulated by success, the outsiders are going to have a bigger job than ever to crowd the Yankees out of the trade. ' Prosecuting the Profiteers. The bejated assault on the citadel of high prices by the Department of Justice comes too much in the form of an after-thought to be of tny real service to the country at large. While the president was asserting fthat the peak of high prices had been passed,and the attorney general was threatening prosecution, and doing nothing else, the prices kept soaring. May, despite the sensational "discount sales," which originated in Omaha and spread like wildfire throughout the country, is reported to estab lish the absolute high mark in the cost of liv ing in America. This showing can hardly fee comforting to an administration established in the first place on a promise to reduce the cost of living at a time when the highest, prices for anything needed would be welcomed now at a relief. The incapacity of the democratic lead ers was never more completely disclosed than in this matter. The president wholly mis judged the sugar situation in October when he declined to give permission for the purchase of the Cuban crop, while the attorney general played "both ends to the middle" in his quest for votes in the San Francisco convention, and between them they loosed a disaster that has cost American homes billions of dollars. To round up one or two offenders njjw, no matter whether big or little, will maybe save the face and salve the conscience of the administration, but it will not satisfy the American people, who have felt the fangs of the greedy price Senator Harding and the Suffragists. Accepting the news report as accurate, Mrs. Genevieve Allen of San Francisco exhibits a considerable lack of understanding of the form of the government under which she lives. She assails Senator Harding because of his unwill ingness to pledge himself to' invade sovereign states in behalf of votes for women. Delighted with the announcement of the party platform adopted at Chicago, the national woman's party complains that the candidate is unwilling to go beyond the constitutional and traditional limita tions of the executive power in order' to forward the cause of equal suffrage. If these energetic proponents of "woman's rights" were to study recent history, much less constitutional govern ment, they would not be so prolific in their com plaints. Mr. Wilson followed the course they seek to bind Senator Harding to pursue. Not only in the matter of suffrage, but on other issues did he invade the several states, with a result that ought to be convincing. Save only in those commonwealths in which his particular faction of a party organization was dominant, he was indignantly rebuked by the citizens be cause of his unwarranted interference.- People of the states have rights as such that are beyond the control of the president. In Delaware, for example, the utmost influence of leaders of both parties, from the president down, was impotent to sway a majority of the legislature in favor of the suffrage amendment. It is for this reason that the amendments to the constitution are submitted to the states for consideration, ratification or rejection. The government still "derives its just power from the consent of the governed," and the president of the United States should be the servant of all the people, executing thejaws with impartiality, and not the head of a faction or the champion of any particular group. Senator Harding's position on the platform, and his pledge that when elected he will not try to institute "one-man" government, ought to commend hirn, even to those champions of suffrage who are eager for the complete ratifi cation of the nineteenth amendment. Mr. Bryan's Selections. A strange combination is that on which Mr. Bryan bends his favor in the way of choice for the nominee at San Francisco. Robert L. Owen, senator from Oklahoma, may easily be accepted as embodying the views of the great commoner, especially with regard to the pres ent occupant of the White House. Indeed, Senator Owen has been and is more in oppo sition to certain Wilsonian policies than Mr. Bryan. Therefore, his selection by one who has not concealed his unfriendliness to the president is not to be wondered at. That he should be coupled with a member of the presi dent's cabinet, an ""outspoken admirer of the executive, and an advocate of all the numerous policies that have emanated from the august source of political wisdom, is occasion for sur prise. Secretary Meredith has all the qualifi cations for the nomination that Senator Owen lacks', and is highly esteemed by all who know him, but he was .far from being a national figure until he was made secretary of agricul ture in the present cabinet. That department has never been looked on as a good place to jump off from for the presidency, but it will serve as well as any in the present case. , In making his pick, however, Mr. Bryan appears to have exhibited a flexibility of choice that is not in keeping with his generaf course. t , Done Like a Real Gentleman. A splerylid example for all of us is just set by Nicholas Murray Butler. After the nomina tion of Senator Harding at Chicago, the presi dent of Columbia university delivered himself of some acrimonious comment. This was seized upon and spread broadcast. Now, having cooled off, Mr. Butler makes public apology to Col. William Cooper Procter, manager of Gen. Leonard A. Wood, saying: ' I am convinced that my words, spoken under the strain, turmoil and fatigue of the Chi cago convention, and in sharp revolt against the power of money in politics, were both un becoming and unwarranted, and that I should" and do apologize to each and everyone who felt hurt by what I said. This is the act of a true gentleman. He had spoken words he would not under ordinary con ditions, and which, on reflection, he regretted having uttered. It is possible that his apology will not reach all who were affected by his out burst, but to the minds of thinking people it will carry weight because it is the sincere effort of an honest man to set right an injury he has done. It takes true courage to make a public, apology, and the ability to do so is an attribute of a manly man. A Line 0 Type or Two Ntw to tin LIm, lit th aulpi fill whir thtj nu, A boy will put every ounce of his energy into a game of base ball without getting tired, but if required to expend a tenth of that energy hoeing potatoes the work is exhausting. Sioux Journal. Few boys like work for work's sake. But put the spirit of competition into it, or a personal stake, such as enters into all true sports, and the boy will go to hi chores or his hoeing with his whistle blowing. Interest in "hoss racing" is not dead in Ne braska, if attendance at Alliance is a basis for judgment. The sooner the Ak-Sar-Ben track is open the quicker Omaha will enjoy the sport. Tammany jollifies over the defeat of Vol stead for renomination, but says nothing about the democrats who Voted for the bill or the president who signed it. Kentucky bourbons who are "gassing" Mr. Bryan ought to recall that the great commoner also is an expert at that game. Mr. Bryan does not like the republican plat form. That is one reason why republicans do. "Mitch" Palmer says the price of coal is too high. So do those who have to buy fuc THE bureau of chemistry reports that the packers of ripe olives are co-operating with it to avoid poisoning the consumer; that is "with few exceptions the packers have fallen in with the suggestions made in the interest of public safety." Can you, as the Wife of Bath inquired of the pilgrims, beat it? Would Secretary Meredith mind letting us know who the "few exceptions" are, so we rnay avoid trading 'with them? Next to Nature's Heart. Sir: There Is on Invention which ts abso lutely perfect. I refer to the cream separator. A fat globule has no more chance with that ma chine than an independent idea in the cabinet Speaking of bathing girls, It is not a sign of old age when you cease noticing them; that is a case of rigor mortis. But you are really get ting on In years when the misses quits noticln' that you are notlein. J. U. H. IN Bret Harte's country the men wore their guns strapped outside their apparel. In Chi cago they are carried concealed. Autres camps, autres moeurs. YE GRATEFUL ED. (From the Boxholm, la., News.) Monday evening a number of the groom's friends came to charivari the new married couple and informed the groom of their in tention and kindly consented to forego the pleasure of the noise, from which we wish to thank them. The courtesy shown by this as well as their gentlemanly conduct was sincerely appreciated as the days fol lowing the wedding had been very strenuous and we were In need of rest "HOUSEHOLDERS in the low districts of Park Ridge," says its Mayor, "are. especially re quested to be very prodigal in using water." DISAPPOINTMENT. We went to spend a holiday Beside the orean, wide and rTray. It looked so big. It seemed to ine The World could hardly bigger be. , Before we went upon our trip I'd heard how many a gallant ship "Was lying on the ocean floor Because the nations had a war. And Someone said the reason why Our sugar was so very high And hard to getat any cost Was that the sugar-ships were lost. I thought the ocean, then, would be As sweet as I would like my tea, And we were scarcely there before I hurried, out along the shore. And dropping down upon my knee, I drank a little of the sea. Now, Someone told an awful lie! It was so salt it made me cry. IBIS. "WHEN," inquires a fair reader, apropos of our remark that the only way to improve the so-called human race is to junk it and begin over again, "when does the junking begin?. Because . . ." Cawn't say when the big explosion will occur. But look for us in a neighboring constellation. When they Junk the human species We will meet you, love, in Pisces. THE Superior Court rules that a hotel is en titled to the tips given to employes. Now you know why you can't take your hat into the din ing room. Printer Can't Surmly 'F.m Fast Enough, Sir: According toannouncement of a movie house: WALLAQE REID SICK IN BED TEMPERATURE NEVER ABOVE 69 DEG. Do you reckon his medico is out of blanks? A. F. B. WHEN they arrested a plumber in Leeds, England, they found on him a notebook in which he had written: "What is life in its present state? Nothing but a mockery-a farce. I cannot stand it. I want adventure. I want life! So now starts my career of piracy. With mod ern weapons I will terrorize the-world." Thus we may see how vaulting ambition o'erleaps it self. The man was doing very well with his conventional kit. MT DEAR WATSON . (From the Blue Island Sun Standard,) Room'tb rent Neatly furnished room. Com petent gentlemen required. 415 Gregory st. GOD S own temple, the university campus . .' ." Iowa City Press. Dew telll THE STAKE. (Hobert Graves, In The London Mercury.) Naseboro' held him guilty, v Crowther took hi part, Who lies at the cross-roads, A stake through his heart. Spring calls, and the stake answers Throwing out shoots; The towns debate what life Is this Sprung from such roots. Naseboro' says "A Upas Tree;'' "A Rose," says Crowther; But April's here to declare it Neither one nor other. Neither ill nor very fair. Rose nor Upas, But an honest oak-tree. As its parent was. A green-tufted oak-tree On the green wold, Careless as the dead heart "That the roots enfold. How to Keep Well By Dr. W. A. EVANS Question concern I nf hytlene, limi tation and prevention of djftitc. fltib mlttrd to lr. Kvans by rcmlcr nf the ItM, will b anttwered personally, sub ject to proper ilmltiitlnn, where a HtHmped, mldrcMrd envelop I en closed. Dr. 1 nn will not mnka diagnosis or nrenerihe for Individual dleues. Adirts letter In care of Ilia ltec. v Copyright, 1920, by Or. W. A. Evaoa. ABOUT ADDISON'S DISEASE. "A relative of mine is suffering from . Addison's disease, which de veloped after a succoKsful operation on tho thyroid gland," M. S. writes. "I am sure an article on that mys terious sickness, its cause, symp toms, effect on other parts of the body, the possibility of a cure, and other explanations would Interest your readers." In reply, this disease bears the name of a physician who first wrote about it, and that only 75 years ago. , J Situated at the upper entf of the kidney, but not In any way con nected with it, is a small, ductless gland called the subrarenal or adre nal. Addison's disease is a degen eration of this adrenal Rland, gen erally resulting from tuberculosis or cancer. In most Instances tho Infection or the cancer has spread to the adrenal gland from some other organ. The outstanding symptom of Ad dison's disease is bronzing of the skin. A patient with advanced Ad dison's disease Is a mahogany brown or a rich tan In color, even darker la color than the ordinary sun tan. As in sun tanning, the pigmentation usually begins on the exposed parts of the body. Irrsome cases there are pigmented patches on the membrane of the mouth. v The other symptoms of Addison's disease are anaemia, weakness, lack of strength, lassitude, lack of ener gy, headache and persistent fatigue. Examination sometimes discloses tuberculosis or cancer in some other orsan. The only reason I can see for the development of Addison's disease after operation on the thyroid gland in this case lies In the chance that the growth in her thyroid waa malignant and has returned In the adrenal. This seems far-fetched, but I cannot think of -any other explanation. - For the treatment of Addison's disease grafting or implanting healthy adrenal under the skin has been suggested. Anders, In his "Practice of Medicino," says that some cases have been seemingly cured by taking adrenal gland in ternally. At least they were free from symptoms several years after taking the gland. Possibly Overfeeding. Mrs. L. M. writes: "iTiave a baby 11 weeks old, and although she is gaining in weight, she vomits after every feeding. She is a nursing baby and I have tried giving her a bottle in between, but I find ihe does the same thing. Please let me know if there is anything I can give her to stop the vomiting. I am a young mother and lost my first baby two years ago." REPLY. Ifeep up breast feeding. Do not feed her oftener than once every three and one-half hours. Do not feed her between 10 at night and 6 r "LANSING People In 1920 as Thick as Trees in 1840." , But not so tall. , ' POST CONVENTION NOTE. fFrom the'What Cheer, la., Patriot.) We left What Cheer on Saturday and arrived in Chicago the following Sunday afternoon having stopped over Saturday night with our daughter in Cedar Rapids. We had a double room at the Palmer House which we had reserved since last February. - It was all In waiting and after a good wash and resting a little we took the elevated and road over Chicago. We at once visited the different headquarters In The Congress and other hotels where we gathered buttons and other souvenirs of the convention. A DISPATCH from Buhl, Idaho, conveys the information that G. M. Harding, rancher, is a third cousin to Warren Gamaliel. So near? And yet so farl I THE PLAGUES OP EGYPT. The plague of cooing pigeons that infest The folk on Drexel Boul and spoil their rest; The vulcanizing shop whose midnight fumes Fret sleeplless sojourners in upper rooms; The plague of sprinklers whose incessant flow Keeps folks from washing when they need it so; The plague of roosters and flamboyant goats, Amicus Pop descries with piteous notes, And shielding Egypt, like a kinder Moses,' Confines the pigeons and turns off the hoses. PAN. LAMPED by Helen on a dwelling near the Moody Institute: "THE COMING OK THE LORD DRAWETH NIGH" "SINGLE ROOM TO RENT." ASIDES. Petrarchlno: "You can't at least not here rhyme 'Justify' with 'crucify.' M. C: Still devastated ?- Jean W.: Thanks, but we fear they might scratch PAGE LUTHER BURBANK. (From the Kalamazoogazette.) Harry Carr, 22, truck driver, and Uda Ford, 21, both of Kalamazoo. QUITE a spell of "weather" they have been having in Loz Onglaze. B. L. T.. ' All Present The top sergeant of thecompany, recruit ed from New York's , lower East Side, had a bad cold, but was manfully trying to call the roll. Finally he could not postpone the im pulse to sneeze. "Skoowhish-kool" he explod ed. "Here!'' called seven privates and two corporals simultaneouslv.-American Legion Weekly, . r 1 real corn flavor a crispy mouth ful and the kind you never tire f0 then tiy JERSEY Corn Flakes hour qnm 7lsk law Qrxer , I Jeneyfewl Food Cd,C(nMlJVni I Supremacy is selPevident to tRe discriminating musician and music lover. The Nasoncyflamlin is the piarib oPBauer,oP Melba.of k Gabrilotwtscl oFMcrratore. ofKutelikof MoiseiwitsckoP Oberhon'er, and of numberless others. Iiieml alloamnces Jd 'pianos in qtchangzJ S3 r V do is- 1513-1515 Douglas St. The Art and Music Store V-- in the morning. Do not allow her to nurse so long. She Is taking more milk than her stomach will hold. Possibly she has a little lndtgostion, but it is not serious and will pass away as she grows older. Do not give her medicines or cow's milk as remedies. Cnse Against Coffee. A, J. M. writes: "Referring to edi torial comment on the fiO per cent increase In the consumption of cof fee in the United States, would It not be of great interest and value taL your readers to learn the results of tho latest scientific investigations as well aa of your own knowledge and experience on the subject of coffee drinking? Having in my family a member with marked symptoms of nervous disturbance, inclined to use it excessively, I am anxious to learn what may or may not be excess un der varying conditions." REPLY. The best study of the physiological effect of coffee of which I have knowledge is that of Hollisworth. He concludes that coffee or tea In full doses is harmful. The average healthy, well poised young man can stand a daily dose of caffeln vqual to the amount contained In two ordi nary cups of coffee. If such a man stays below that he will feel no harmful effects. If he exceeds it he will. It does not matter materially whether he takes his dose early in the day or at night. If he is not an average person, two cups is too large a dose. For instance, If he has high blood pressure or has insomnia or Is naturally on edge. Children do. not st.ind doses proportionate to age or weight. In fact, nutrition special ists hold that tea and coffee for chil dren represent harm raised to the nth power. Coffee at the end of a meal is least harmful. On an empty stomach It Is more so. FOR REMEMBRANCE. A Tons, holm Mill, Th tirain din Of a thouiand whlitld) A trantport Inl v BUra of trumpt. Rattle of drum. In fartad khaki. Th vliltor com. Confetti whltsn Th stroma ticlow, Wild, aun-amltun, Ltf awlrltng snow. Th crowd ar frantic, Thry laugh and cry, Thay wave, they about, A the boy paaa by. Arche of triumph, Flags f!ow ITii It an as Or a year agoT Click of a crutch, Tap of a can, Two pale young aoldlrr Limp by through the rain. Harry La, in th Outlook. tA6C "BUStfESSS GOOD THANK YOU' IV. Nicholas Oil Company American State Bank Capital $200,000.00 18 th and Farnam St a., Founded on Security Built for Service A word about Savings WHY This department has in creased $100,000.00 in a short time. 4 compound quarter ly interest added to your ac count. Deposits made on or before the 10th day of any month considered as having: been made on the first day. A good place to put idle funds waiting for' investment, or funds accumulating for in vestment at a higher rate. Subject to withdrawal without notice. Depoifta In this bank protetd by th Dapositori" Guaranty Fund of th Stat of Nebraska. D. W. CEISELMAN, Pnaldant D. C. CEISELMAN, Caahbr.. H. M. KROGH, Ass'L Cashltr. The Telephone 16 7 7 The L." F. Korty " Company estab lished Omaha's first Bell Telephone Company on the second floor of a shabby frame building at 15th aniT Farnam.. There was one operator and five subscribers. The Omaha Electric Company es tablished the first exchange in the Union Building, 15th and Farnam, in May, 1879, and issued a directory July 10th, 1879,. containing 121 names. You are invited to transact your banking business with a bank that was doing business in Omaha nineteen years 'before Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone and twenty-two years before Omaha had a telephone exchange. First National lBankof Omaha The Public Be Served! unonunaq a 3 a 3 1 1 1 H H H H H H RED , CROWN GASOUNE lAHnARB OH COMMMY I c c c c "As it should be served prompt ly, carefully, well, above all honestly. A responsibility rests on every organization that serves the public, the community de pends upon it. Every Red Crown service station attendant realizes this. You can always expect, and will receive, courteously, your full requirements of clean, standard quality Red Grown Gasoline and Pqlarine Oil the perfect motor lubricant. Wherever the public needs motor fuel and oil you will find a neat Red Crown service station. There is one near you to serve you. Use it. It was built to. supply you with better gasoline and more mileage at no increase in cost. STANDARD OIL COMPANY (NEBRASKA) OMAHA V