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' "BUSINESS AS USUAL."
1 No sounder slogan was heard than that
raised by Englishmen during the early days of
the war. "Business as usual" did not mean that
hv wrrn inrliffprpnt tr the serious, aioects of I
. ' . . . . J I
the tasks betore tnem, dui mat tney were oe
termined to be governed by reason in all their
movements. That they were impelled to extend
some of their activities-as a result of the war did
anot detract from the soundness of their position,
but the very fact t hat they had so resolved
enabled them ?o meet the tremendous emer
gencies with energies more closely articulated.
It is a good slogan for Americans today.
Encouraging signs abound. Recovery is every
where apparent. Stock-taking has gone far
enough to fchow that nobody has been vitally
hit, and while some have been compelled to act
with vigor to protect their main interests, the
affairs of the country in general are settling
steadily down to a lower' price levej with little
sign of cracking.
- List year the railroads spent almost $350,
000,000 lor new equipment, $135,000,000 going for
ew box cars. These were all employed, and the
companies are now arranging to purchase
60,000 more during the coming year. This- does
Hot look much like a general contraction. Those
box cars will trundle, back and forth over th
continent, carrying the products of mine, field
and factory, bridging the gap between producer
and consumer, and as they move will, keep the
blood of commerce circulating. Day after day
brings reports of the reopening bf factories that
were shut down, reductions in selling prices of
basic staples, and of improving conditions in the
-money market. A trade balance .of over $2,000,
000,000 in our favor showsWhe position of the
United States with relation to the rest of the
world. " 1
; Building men are making preparations for a
busy season; plana for tnany .enterprises art
going into effect, and the whole prospect is one
of. encouraging promise. It is a good time to
adopt the motto of a persistent" advertiser:
"Business is good, thank you" Also, to keep Mr
mind the advice of the head of a national credit
organization, that this is not a good time to cur
tail advertising. The way. to bring business to
your doors is to continually offer the invitation,
and the best place to do that is through the
Columns of a newspaper of established depend-
I ability. I
Straining the Literacy Test
"The case of a Greek who served in the
A. E. F. and is now barred from the country at
illiterate affords an apt illustration of one of,
"out big problems. This man lived eight years
in the United States without taking out citizen
ship. He was caught up in the draft, sent to
Prance, wounded in battle, and might have re
turned to this country without hindrance. He
preferred, however, to' visit his native land and
spent fifteen months -among his people in the
country to which he yet holds fealty. In doing
this he certainly forfeited any claim he has on
the United States, The price of his admission it
. ability to read -forty words in any language, and
this lie can hot pay. Not the English language,
particularly, but any, his mother-tongue included.
He says he could understand orders given in the
army. That is well enough, but it is not all that
Uncle Sam' requires of his nephews. His habits
of life appear to have marked his course, and
onow nun ,iu uc uciernimca to remain au illiter
i 1. : i a '
ate aiien, and therefore an undesirable. It is
quite possible that his service in the army will.
be notent tn secure tilm aHmicsinn fnr irie re.
public does not deny to its defenders any reason
. ...
able request, but if he does get back into the
land he ought to be compelled to acquire some
knowledge of its institutions and customs
beyond that afforded by his employment at
wages better than he e-er received in Albania.
.It .is by enforcing such effort that our home land
will be kept above the condition of, that from
which tins vigorous but ignorant soldier hails. -
uaiuaiu aiaioacA rus,
- Life's most embarrassing moments are not
usually . dwelt upon in memory or paraded to
the public gaze. All of us have suffered some
experiences that we try to forget, although some'
times reviving them for the sake of their humor
ous aspects. Such self-consciousness, however,
is utterly cast aside in that curious institution.
the."agony column" of fhe London Times, where
recently the tollowing notice appeared:
' Let it be known to the ladies (?) with ugly
lap dog In Haymarket. 11.20. Dec 1st. that the
mere man who. through being entangled in
Marcus' lead, causing the "little dear" pain,
got home safely, with the aid of some pins.
; kindfy given him by some of their better bred
fellow creatures.
For inserting this personal advertisement, the
anonymous gentleman who teems to have of
' fended by causing a pet dog to bite him, paid
something over $5.. Concerning hit motive little
. can be guessed. Although the notice teems
tumorous to the casual reader, it it too savagely
expressed to indicate that the victim taw any'
thing more than the harrowing embarrassment
of his predicament
The question mark inserted after the word
. "ladies," together with the reference to the pam
fcered pet a "ugly" speaks of a desire to inflict
as much pain as the indignant writer had suf
fered No doubt the m'stres of "little dear"
saw the advertisement, for the personal column
of the Times it its most interesting feature, but
is to be doubted if her sorrowor sympathy, or
anvthinar exceot her risibilities were aroused
thereby.
President Wilson's Business Judgment
Prompt action by the senate in passing! the
Gronna resolution over the veto interposed by
the president is not to be interpreted as. a sud-I
? r j a aJ- i . c .i . .n
aen revival oi inc inucpenacntc vi urn uuuj.
Rather, it should be taken as a measure of
senatorial regard for the business judgment of
the executive. Reasons given for the veto are
not negligible; in fact,, ley are weighty and
deserve full consideration. This,.however, has
been given by the senate, for the resolution was
not sent through that body without examination
as to its purport and possible effect. Senators
retain a lively recollection of what followed
when, the president exercised the discretion given
him and declined to act to protect the sugar
market 'under the McNary law. This is a single
instance of the failure of the "single-track mind"
to grasp the situation.
The purpose of the resolution is to relieve
the agricultural industry by extending credit to
the farmer, especially in the matter of export
trade. It is noteworthy that twenty-nine demo
crats voted to over-ride the veto. Southern cotton,
is quite as deeply concerned as western wheat
and corn.
Some uncertainty yet exists as to whether "a
reviyal of the war finance corporation will solve
the problem. The cooperation of the Treasury
is necessary, and this wilf be reluctant for the
next sixty days, as Mr. Houston is flatly opposed
to the, scheme, and it was largely at his urging
that the president put his foot down on the
measure. How, niiich farther recovery will have
proceeded by the : time the ' administration is
changed in Mafeh must be developed, but the
chances art that little if anything will be left for
salvage by the revived board. Business has so
far weathefeJ the storm much better than many
anticipated, and with the clearing skies ahead it
does not require ah excess of optimism to see 1
better times. '
Export trade finally rrtust be governed by
Europo't ability to pay, and the extent to which
our government can sustain the credit of foreign
buyers is limited. From the late Brussels con
ference came 'a warning that government aid
should no longer be extended to private enter
prise, the' experts there assembled havin atrreed
at least that recovery Ifiotilct be along the normal
lines. Frances wort business has almost
reached its pre-war peak, and England is also
rapidly recovering. Belgium" has made more sub
stantial progress than either. In these facts lies
some of the tatve for a reduction in American
sales abroad. .
The real answer to the problem Is protection
of the home market, and more active pushing of
our trade with other countries along lines, that
recognize the reviving competition of Europeans.
no amount of government aid will overcome
this; the situation must be met on a business
basis In this respect the president is .'right;
otherwise it may be taken that the senators be
lieve their action will Be helpful, else it would not
have followed. .
Restricting the Boycott
In the decision! of the' supreme court, inter
preting the sections of the Clayton act relating to
organized labor, will be ioiwd little more than
a restatement of the established rule against the
secondary boycott. ' '
An abhorrent practice, it deserves the conv
demnation that has been visited upon it, but the
rule should be .'applicable to either side of the
case. The secondary boycott is objectionable,
contrary to the spirit of fair play, subversive of
the square deal, and it fundamentally wrong,
whether it be resorted to by a labor union or a
great steel corporation. This should not be lost
sight, of. ., J
Proper relations catfnot be established, much
less maintained, when the bargain rests on
coercion. No adjustment of a contract ever gave
to either of the bargainers all that was sought,
but somewhere afcreemtht must be reached, and
then the corvVact shouta be faithfully carried
out by both sides. This is elemental, and re
quires no argument, Jn, the case presented it
was shown thaf the unlpn had contracts with
three great employing concerns, which' de
manded as part 'of 'the bargam that the fourth
be force to enter the, onibination. A strike and
primary boycott fojldwfcd, this latter being ex
tended, according;' to tfie views of the supreme
court, into the secondary and consequently for
bidden phase. Off m the order rightly rests.
The question of jfu'man, labor as a commodity
does not seem to f titer. A phase that engages
thought is that of the. employers who make a
condition of the contract that the union coerce a
competitor; this bobs up also in the New York
building situation, and should have some con
sideration by the courts.
It is becoming plainer every day that neither
side to ihc open or closecj shop controversy is
making headway by resort to pressure. Trie goal
sought will some day be reached, but only when
capital and labor do determine to move sidejy
side fo a common destiny, seeking for pointsof
agreement rather than for things to differ over.
The freedom of contract sought for all should be
respected, and it will not suffer In any essential
regard through the application of the doctrine of
collective bargaining, nor will that be hastened
by resort to the unmitigated evil of the second
ary boycott. .
Some day people may wake up to the fact
that it is not at all smart to use raisins to make
"hootch," and then there will be less headache
and family trouble in the land. '
The Douglas' county delegation at Lincoln
seems to have consolidated jts position by keep
ing out of entangling alliances.
As usual, the opposition prophets proved bum
guessers on the legislative organization.
Mussel Shoals is deep enough when it comes
to sinking money.
Mr. Wilt
ilstrM
now knows how Cleveland and
Taft felt
Oil Near the Aurora Borealis.
Ferhaos the next great oil field will be de
veloped where the aurora borealis has its gene
sis. A Standard subsidiary reports a discovery of
oil within the Arctic circle, and already th faces
of many prospector's have turned toward the
north to await the coming of the spring and the
ODenintr of transportation, rransoortation Prob
lems are staggering, but the Standard has met
staggering problems before and solved them.
Quien sabe? A feature of the new field is said
to be the shallowness of the wells, oil having
been struck at about 800 feetLos Angeles
Times.N
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THE' BtJE: OMAHA, WKUINKSIJAY', JANUARY 5, 1921.
A Line 0' Type or Two
Haw te the Line, bt the aulae fall where they nay.
A WISH.
' itay Tw"nty-One
Have day of fun,
Of dull days have .not any;
at
For wit and cheer
Tho livelong year .
. Has never days too many. H. A. L.
MR. HENXING reports jan accumulating
sentiment in favor of inaugurating administra
tions in January. What's the rush? Our form, of
government fastens an administration on, us for
four years, and makes no provision for shaking it
L oTf until its bitter end. X lie months between elec-
tion ana inauguration constitute me oniy reuci
the nation gets. Why trifle with our luck?
' TB ED DROPS A GENTLE HINT.
(From the Pierson, Ia-Progrcss.)
John Roll of Correctlonvflle has inlented
an oil burner, and we hope it is a success to
the extent he can realize at least 22.25 for
. running an advertisement in thisTiaper two
years'ago and since that time failed to honor
statements.
SAYS the Princess Ariastasia, "The fact that
my husband is a prince is against him." It always
was; and it speaks folios of praise for the gentle
man that he was able to overcome the American
woman's abhorrence of titles. He mifst be an ir
resistible cuss. ,
Mrs. Dili Is Still Brining 'Era.
Sir: Yesterday the "board in front of our
fillUm station said: "Two Reel Comedy the
Border." As soon as the hand that keeps the
world informed stops cussln' because he had to
dig up that six-point star border mat, we'd like
to conjecture- that the scene waa laid in Texas.
One day we saw a sign in a Plymouth, Ind.,
grocery store: "Dill's Pickles, 20c doz." J. K. O.
EMBARRASSED by the riches of modern
literature at our elbow, we took refuge in Jane
Austen," and re-read "Mansfield Park." marve lling
again at its freshness. They who hold that Mark
Twain was not a humorist, or that he was at
best an incomplete humorist, have an argument
in his, lack or appreciation of Jane Austen.
- ONE of the most delightful things about the
author of "Mansfield Park" that we have seen
lately is an extract from "Personal Asoects of
Jane Austen," by Miss Austen-Leigh. "Each of
lthe novels,". she says, "gives a description, close
ly interwoven- with the story and concerned with
its principal characters, of error committed, con
viction following, and improvement effected, all
of which may be summed up in the word 'Re
pentance'," ALMOST as good Is Miss Austen-Leigh's
contradiction of the statement that sermons
wearied Jane, She quotes the author's own
words:- "I am verv fond of Sherlock's Sermons.
J. an1 prefer them to almost any." What a lot of
amusement sne, must nave naa, snooting relatives
and friends through the hat I - - i
The Empress Eugenie. '
, ,(Dr, Ethel Smyth in Blackwood's.)
"Is your husband Jealous?" she once asked
one of my sisters. . ,
"Not at all," said my sister.' "English hus
bands never are!"
"No," replied the Empress, "they always
think it's all right, but it generally isn't" ,
PLEASING is the news that the White
House tennis court is being overhauled and that
the Tennis Cabinet may be restored. The
grounds are there, and the back-stops and the
benches. All that is needed is a Roosevelt.
WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THIS. WATSON?
(Ad in the South Bend Tribune.)
We, like every other clothing store in the
city,' were "loaded to the guards" with
merchandise for which we paid too much
money. Many worried hours had been spent
in a vain effort to "unload" without too v
gruat a loss the wholesale markets were
offering us new merchandise eway below
what" we paid for stock we could not buy
because we were loaded ,already what 'to
do was a problem.
Then along came the nre.
RUSSIAN gold is worthless in this country)
because the mints refuse to buy or convert it.
This should enormously please the Soviet'
government, which' aims to make all money
worthless.
WE WILL TAKE THE MATTER UP WITH
THEvPROPS. AND M'ORS. ,
' Sir: Each day the boss requires that I excise
and file your valued column; the clipping always
just misses the day and date. Though a mere .
inadequate girl, l ask if there Is any objection
to shifting either' the Line or the date to a
mutually more contiguous juxtaposition, if you
see what I mean? Or might the heading be so
embellished that an approximate chronological
position would be fixed? . n M. W. C. I
"PERHAPS Chicago is not yet the Athens
of the world, but it seems to be progressing
rapidly along the Appian way." The W. G. N.
A bit cryptic. . - .
V A February Roundel.
(Hitherto unpublished poem by Swinburne,
found by T. J. Wise among the poet's papers.)
"The. hollow darkness holds the, light at bay:
. Cloud against cloud, reluctant, yet makes
, head :
Hour against hour, wing-broken, yetj makes way.
Time hath no music in his darkling tread,
The wind no heart to wail, the sun no sway.
Ere night with starry shadow swathes her
dead. The heavy day."
THE mystery of De Valera's whereabouts
may be due to a clever disguise. He may be dis
guised is an Irishman. , -THE
TOONERVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
(From the Mapleton, Minn., Enterprise.)
The Borchert boys, Max, Frank, and Bill,
although members of the fire department,
failed to, hear any alarm and slept the sleep,'
of the just until about half past six the next
morning, when several of the boys went to
their home and made them get out of bed.
It was up to them to go down to the scene
! - of the fire and wind up the hose snd look ,
after the rest of the company's equipment.
The boys say that the next time there is a
fire they are going to get to It early.
RECEIVED by a house furnishing concern
in 'this city: It -is impossible to make any pay
ment on my account yet, as my wife has not
been working for three months and I' had sick
ness in the family." . .
' We Shan't Bo Hero, but Good Luck!
Sir: I have never been able to make the Line,
but I have read the paper for twenty years. 1
am planning to read it thirty years more, and
theriI will have my picture In it, with a box
head reading,
"Celebrates Golden Anniversary." '
O Tempus, step on the gas! BILL.
THE Hotel Kaddatz, in Fergus. Falls, Minn,
boasts that it is "the longest hotel m the world.''
This sets up in us a feverish desire to know
which is the widest. . ' -
CLASSICAL WHO'S WHO.X
' Ulysses was a gadabout.
He sailed the sea for yeaf
Wild women's wiles he neatly foiled
With cotton in his ears. D. N. W.
MR, HARDING need, not strain after Jeffer
sonian simplicity. Mr. Coolidge has enough to
supply both of them.
ALSO CONSIDERABLE MAN ABOUT TOWN.
Sir: Will the fact that I am a member of a
1 Suit Club, , a Christmas Savings Club, and the
f National Geographic Society entitle me to men-
tjon as a "prominent club-man" when I shuffle
off? C. B.
"RPR your information," runs a commercial
letter, "we will say that we have already saved
$$0,000 on building construction alone by not
purchasing a very attractive location that was
offered to us."
AS a commerce body reported "business is
poor but sound." ; B. L. T.
Women in Industry.
. How rapidly women are winning their way
in business was shown in a recent survey of
250 large factories 4n Greater New York, in
which women were found to be production
managers, superintendents, forewomen, personal
directors, managers or designers, and in each
case promotion has been won- by service with
the company. Ohio State Journal. ,
- Pursuit of the Arts.
The modern theory of studying music is to
learn to operate a player piano. Newark Advo
cate. : , ,
How to Keep
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By DR. W A. EVANS
Questions caneernlDf hv riant, sanitation and prevention el ubDUttea
te ur. tvaae By readers or loa doc, win (-' --
proper limitation, where a atiimpect .ddraaaad envelope U aeclaaed. Dr.
Evans will aot make diagnosis or prescribe lor individnsi diseases, s Address
letters in care el The Bee.
Copyright. 1920. by Dr. W. A. Evans,
Needs Change Dk-t.
C. E. S. writes: "1. My baby Is 17
months old and weighs 23 pounds.
What is the correct weight for a
baby her age?
"2. She has four bottles of milk,
eight ounces each, in 24 hours, but
' does not always empty them. There
Is one tablesponful of maltose in
eaeh one. Is this enough It not,
how much?
"2. She has a little broth and toast
or similar food at ni)on and at 6
o'clock. She is given a little apple
sauce or prunes and orange Juice in
the early morning. What is a good
cereal for her? Is 6he having too
much milk' and not enough food?
8ho was not a well baby, had a bad
start, and we have had to be very
careful with her food. She is not a
heavy eater. y-
"4. If a person has a mole on her
abdomen and is irritated at times,
is this a sure symptom that cancer
is forming? Should a mole beje
moved before it shows signs of ir
ritation?" t
RE FLY.
1. Her weight is right
2. It is too much.
8. Give her more bread, meat
bones, vegetables and soup. Give
whatever standard cereals she likes
4. No. If the clotiilng habitually
Irritates the mole, have it cut out
May "Be Rlggs' Disease.
E. R. W. writes: "I would be
obliged if you would Inform me as
to whether there is any cure for
Riggs' disease. My gums are quite
firm, but are receding from the
teeth. I have been told it is Riggs'
disease and that' lemon juice is
good. Is that so?"
rupltT
Very much the most important
cause of receding gums is Riggs'
treated in
anally waa
SAV
BUSINESS IS GOOD THANK VQlA
LV. Nicholas Oil Company
MARK v
GarmvaK
AM the Kings and Queens (also Aces,
Jacks and Jokers) are attending the
Carnival thisyear. It is a gala
celebrafon, Trouble and care are
thrown to the four winds, '
buy
BOY? 1
There is
Something
Doing Up
There
Let's Go!
J.
seen men big and husky
Well
lag nearly 200 pounds who bad it
3. He need not, leave home if he
knows what to do arid does it.
4 There Is no known medicine,
oatent or otherwise, that will surely
ctye. -
6. Rest, not roughing it, is right
6. Exclusive egg andmllk diet wil!
rajae n with the digestive organs.
A gsneral diet la O. K. if he can
Algest it' . ,
Kiss Would Bo Dangerous.
Mrs. T. S. W. writes: "I have a
sister-in-law who is tubercular and
who Is at a sanitarium in Minne
apolis. I guess she has been there
disease. A person with Biggs' dis
ease should have his teeth and
gums treated. I do not think lemon
Juice will either help or harm.
Pyorrhea is somewhat like con
sumption taken early it is not es
pecially difficult to handle; neglect
ed for a long time It becomes
almost Impossible to do anything for
it. (i , '
What T. B. Patient Thinks.
E, R. writes of his experiences as
tuberculosis subject He developed
sore throat and huskiness. After
.paine- munv medalists and being
various ways his sputum1
examined and a diagnosis'
of tuberculosis made. He was ad
vised to go west and rough it.
Kventually he got into a sanitarium
i nd his disease was arrested. He
thinks the diagnosis of tuberculosis
w rarely made promptly even by
reputable physicians, and the advice
niven is frequently faulty or too gen
eral tWe very helpful. The public
need to know much more than they
o about the nature of consumption,
how it is contracted, how spread, and
the significance of the early aymp
oms. He, adds the following based
on his experiences:
1. A man may ,Jave consumption
and notspit blood.
2. He need not be a puny,
amaciated person to get it I have
IARL H.4URKCT
H K. DURKET
Established 187S
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
"Onward Omaha"
Because of a great faith in the future of our City
men have invested money here, have established
large manufacturing and commercial enterprises.
The Men Who Founded The Conservative
HAD -THAT CONFIDENCE. It was established'
nearly thirty years ago that workers might become
Home Owners, that they might buy't and build
z hornet and that by their savings they could help
- others build or buy. '
Money Invested in Shares
of The Cotiservative has the bett possible security
first mortgages on improved real estate. In all
these years shareholders have received their divi
dends promptly twice each year January and July.
Consider these facts; If you have no Savings Ac
count why not start one now. Put your money to
work, help yourself and helpbuild, Omaha.
Conservative
INGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION
South Side Agency, Krtky Bros., 4805 Seutk 24th Stmt. "
Let joy be uriconiined,
one has put on a real
uspd automobiles. Folks
it's a real sale, too, and
'These cars are just as new as the
car your neighbor drives and may
be they haven't been driven as far.
One advantage is that they have
been overhauled and are in first
class shape.
See the
on page
Omaha
H. Hansen Cadillac Co.
Y . - ' - -
"A Safe Place
Farnam at 26th- Street. Omaha
about three years. She is to tnke
a trip to Indianapolis to see her
tther-wo sisters. She will stay with
me for a day or more. If. whert
meeting me, she kisses me. is there
nnv dancrAr? Bv atier uslnt: my bed.
linen and other articles win any
gerni bo left?
"I am a married young womna
and consider myseir very neauny.
There is danger from kissing, too
probably will find that she will not
kiss you or she will have you kiss
her on the cheek. There is no
danger from the bed linen. As she
has lived In a sanitarium three
ears, you will find she has learned
how to protect herself and others.
i
meed onrv
I el
i x - I
jiple of piano con
struction emtodied
irv (he matchless
&VS0N
it
fcscJts in an instru
ment which not only
musicians, but even
scientists, and: he
cultured general
declare to be ihe
greatest piano the,
world has ever seeK
ir j
- tfionert praised
The Price of the
BRAMBACH
BABY GRAND
v ia $750 ;
It takes but a short while to pay
for it with the Hospe Easy Pay
ment Plan. .
1513 Douglas St.
The Art and Music Store
26th and Farnam Sts.
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