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The Bee's Platform
1. New Uaioa PaaseafersStatioa.
2. Coatinuad improvenMat ef the N
- braaka Highways, indu-lag tha pare-
meat of Maia Thoroughfares leading
Into Omaha with a Brick Surface.
-4V-A akort, low-rat Waterway from the
Cora Bolt to tko Atlaatio Ocoaa.
4. Homo RuU Ckartor for Omaha, witk
, City Manager form of CoToramcnt.
Harding for National Unity.
, The message sent. by Warren G. Harding
to the people of the south i one of the most
momentous utterances he has indulged since he
was nominated at Chicago Jast June. It is the
voice of the next president of the United States,
about to assume what an eastern paper "de
scribes as "the, truly and awful task of making
a program and of finding men to execute it."
Some parts of this program have been outlined,
and among them is that of uniting the nation
'into one harmonious whole, industrially, socially
and politically. His proposal to the people of
the south thus takes on a high quality of sig
nificance. : He writes to them:
I want to be instrumental in establishing
' that complete concord of union which I hold
to b essential to the American fulfillment. I,
realize how the political solidarity of the south
followed the unfortunate days of the Civil
war. I know how that solidarity has been en
couraged, and I think I understand the desire
to brcajc it oh the other hand. . . I believe
most cordially in prospering America first.
... . Ours is the best market in the world
because we are the , largest consumers and
the ablest to buy. . . There isnt the slight
est excuse for a sectional line in America. We
are one people, with" one flag, and it is folly
to allow long-time prejudices to standVjn the
way of tne fullest understanding and tne ut-
most cordiality of relationship.
National unity and concord will be more
easily established when it is understood that one
-section of. the country "tan not permanently
prosper at the expense of another. Some in
equalities will always exist, because of the un
equal' distribution of-ihe favor of nature, but ifv
the people agree that the general bounty which"
has made the United States the wealthiest and
most powerful of all nations is to be shared by
all on even terms, the benefit will be enjoyed
by aM. It is this very interdependence that- has
welded the union so firmly together. Our land
is' not held together by pressure from without
Whatever sacrifice may attend a relaxation
of the political solidarity of the south, assuming
such a thin ir to be a sacrifice, will he mnr ftian
- -y
compensated mrougn ine ireer communication
that will be opened as a result Mr. Harding
says; it is not merely a republican ambition he
expresses. Neither is there ground for scoltfc'
I ing the southern people on account of the posi
tion they have taken and held so long. Condi
tions have cleared the way for .them sto
strengthen this position, however, and without
sacrifice of any of the traditions of the land.
An administration that begins with a plea for
national unity, and the intention of prospering:
America first, will not be stigmatized as either
partisan or parochial. ' ;
marriage license is pot similar to getting a dog
license. Ten days is not too long to do a life
time of thinking. This proposed law is a good
one and undoubtedly would cut down the num
ber of divorce cases. ,
Quick, Boy, the Pulmotor.
Horace Greeley once said that a' thorough
dispersion of parties as often as once in 12 years,
iPnot at the close of every presidential contest
would be a public blessing. The news that
William Jennings Bryan is planning a reorgan
ization of the, democratic party on lines to be
laid down by himself will cause many to wonder
if this Is not the final sign of the disintegration
'of the great rival ofy republicanism.
If the measure' of a party's ability to meet
new issues is the measure of its properlife, the
' democratic party died,, with the last .election..
Some will-trace its decline to the date , when
President Wilson issued his plea to nation
" to vote only for democrats for congress, and
ignored Mr. Bryan, who alone of the party
leaders was nof vocal. Be that as it may, it is
plain that the best influences in the party were
silenced at the San Francisco convention, and a
platform filled with dodging and trifling. was
adopted. The campaign, in spite, of Mr. Bryan's
warnings, strayed far from the expression of
public opinion on public questions, and with the
A exception of taking a more or less definite stand
on the league of nations,, touched nothing live.
Whether Mr. Bryan will be able to bring
back the democratic party to a position of "im
portance where it really, stands for any settled
principles cannot be predicted. If he fails, the
result will be a new party, which, it is to be
feared, will make the issue one of men rather
than of principles. , ' v
Prosperity and theXand Bank.
- Frequently n the divorce courts tlje story is
heard of couples who decided to get married
onj the spur of the moment and repented t
leisure. "Let's get married," 'says the young
manbetween steps in the dance haft. "Sure, I
donrt mind," tomes the "reply. And the next
daf this couple, who may neve.r have seen each
? other before, get their license. '
-It would be unfair? to. say that this is at ali
usual, but it is fair to state that 'there is too little
consideration, given to the meaning 'of matri
mony by many young couples. A bill which
"is to be introduced in the state legislature of
Nebraska would remedy this by requiring that
applications fof licenses must be displayed in
.the county court for 10 days before they can-be
issued. This" provision, while casting no ot
staclc across the path of true love, might save
' a. . i
a young couple from a union that would onng
only .sorrow. A lot of serious thinking can
be done in 10 days. There also will, be oppor-
tunity for relatives to avail themselves of their
privijege of criticism, a' thing that is not always
without its benefits, though often unwise. The
main, thing, however, is tha$ the young men and
women be given the impression that getting a
Stiffening Our Financial Backbone.
To have been born and, reared on a farm is
the pride of. many of the most successful men
in the cities of America, yet thee may be in
their boast too much "ol the feeling that good
fortune was still with them, when they deserted
the soil for the pavements. Secretary Danielsou
of the Nebraska State Board of Agriculture with
right emphasizes in his annual report the neces-'
sity for placing agricultural life on the plane
o human and economic opportunity where it
belongs." , " ' '
"There Is perhaps no single solution for the
'situation that farmers now are facing," he de
claresi ."but there are many steps which can
and should be taken to place agriculture on a
more satisfactory basis and to stabilize the
business of farming. Not in the interest of the
farmers alone( but in the interest of the nation
as a whole, the matter is of such tremendous
importance to our entire population that it
should be recognized not only as a state, but as
a national problem as well, and dealt with as
such.' . ,
' He continues:
We must adopt every feasible means to
enable the farmer to adjust himself to changes
in economic conditions such as have recently
Occurred. It should be a fact -that when the
farms of the country produce abundantly the
consuming public will be liberally supplied
with food at reasonable prices, the farmer
taking his profit because of large production,
and the consumer bearing his fair, propor
tionate share for having available and ade
quate supplies at reasonable cost. In general
we should expect it to be, true that thearmer's
condition is improved in direct proportion to
the number of bushels of wheat or torn that
he produces. However, k frequently happens
that when all , farmers nave extraordinarily
good crops during the y!ar,' low prices leave
him worse off than he has been in other years,
with shorter crops and higher prices. One
thinsr which I feel sure would help to remedv
v this is some means of carrying over surplus
irom years ot mgn production to periods of
lower production, whenever feasible. Thus
should more attention be given to marketing
and the development of the latent consump
tion demand in years of large supply.
Here is the starting point for a new agricul
tural 'prograni - The. farmers throughout the
nation are bringing forward their proposals. It
will neither be desirable to give them an entirely
free hand to remake this basic industry in dis
regard of the mutual interest of the urban popu
lation, nor to fail to bring forth counter pro
posals or strike a reasonable compromise with
thetn on their demand The question of agri
cultural prosperity. Ts one in which all classes.
should bf concerned and these classes must
recognize their duty or Buffer the consequences
of their own folly. - .
ALincO'TypcorTvyo
Haw to tko Lisa, (at tia ajuiaa (all waaro thay aaay.
" Why Martens Is Leaving.
.When Ludwig C. A. K. Martens and his
retinue took steamer at New York for Stock
holm, expelled frm this country by order of
the government, he left behind a criticism of the
administration that should not gain him or those
he represents any friends. Expressing his in
ability to understand the division of responsi
bility between the executive departments, he
also laments his ignorance as to the future plans
pf the United States,' adding, "nor can I tell in
what direction this policy of ignoring the exist
ence of the established government of the larg
est country in Europe jvill lead."
Mr. Martens never more perfectly exhibited
his insincerity or that of his so-called govern
ment than in the sentence quoted. He can not
help knowing that recognition of the Lenine
Trotsky combination is an invitation to them.
They are devoted, riot to the bolshevization of
Russia alone, but to the application of their
peculiar creed to all the world. Communication
with them must be with the understanding that
they propose the utter destruction of all institu
tions' not fashioned after their model. They
have no middle ground. '
Expulsion of Martens does not indicate a fear
of revolution, however much the resident reds
may plume themselves on the prospect; it is
merely an entirely proper .expression of "the im
patience of the American republic with the pre
tenders who have so impudently affronted our
general intelligence and so outrageously abused
our patient hospitality.' As Martens was taking
ship he must have received the news that a re
trial had been denied William Brbss Lloyd "and
his associates, thus bringing a step nearer the
imprisonment he has won by his bent to destruc
tion. In this may be discovered the. sentiment
of the land towardi revolution, at least of the
type represented by the bolshevists bf Russia,
The direction of our gox-ernment is not that
leading outfrom Moscow.
Accidents and Kings.
Motorists who have run down children in
the streets sometimes race away and leave their
victims to be picked up by others, but not so
King Albert of Belgium. When the royal car
met an accident of this kind on the Louvain
road, the king sorrowfully bore the body of a
little girl to Jiejparents' cottage and we.nt to
summon doctors to aid her injured brother.
-Jn other times kings might have been in
clineti to proceed ruthlessly on their way, just
as do some less important automobile drivers.
But those kings are not of the kind of Albert,
any more than are those free-born American?
who sometimes attempt to sneak away from
the consequences of. art accident,
At all events! the disagreement between the
.Labor department and the State department over
what shall be done with Cork's latest mayor
should demonstrate to England that American
. opinion is divided, which amounts to a condi
tion of neutrality. ' ' '
, Of course a deriiocratic weather bureau
.wouldn't give Nebraska's republican electors the
right kind of weather to fly to Washington.
The news jhat the coal o'perators don't like
Senator Calder's bill will recommend it to all
who are struggling to keep, heat in their, furnace.
Strange, isn't it, that it is not the women who
are objecting to the secret sessions of the legis
lature? - i
i Congress Ought to rush the .new immigration
bill before the kaiser tries to land at Etfis Islind.
The return of the S-cent cigaf would, be a
great saving to candidates for office.'
Tlit sheep growers are not the only ones
who suffer from shoddy clothing. 4
s x TO POSTERITY A DEDICATION'.
, i Tuna by Michael "William Balfe.)
When otlxr pens and other lipa
Their tales of mirth shall tell,
Whew newar quirka and newer quips
Tour megrims ahall dispel,
'There may, parhapa, in such' a. day
Soma recollection be
Ot ona But no, I'm free to say
Tou'llfiot remember me. (
'' V
. Although these lyrics will not live
v To "hold you in their spoil,
J Tia sweet to know 1 ahall not give
A whoop in farthest Halt.
When finished is this grateful task.
Contented. I ahall be;
Nor now, nor ever, shall I ask
'Phat you remember me.
, . You'll not remember,
Not re-me-he-hemmmm-be nieeeeee!
RECOGNIZING his wife among the crowd
filmed in a hotel on New Year's eve, a Missouri
man has started suit. It seems that a flashlight
picture ot a banquet is ot some use. alter all.
HAVE" THEY SEARCHED THE HAYSTACKS?
(From the Boston American.) v
Murray Needle of Dorchester has appealed
to the American to aid him In finding his wife,
Mrs. Augusta Needle. Ha Bays she left hur
- home June 15 and has not been heard from
or" seen since then.
'YOUNG people jump from the cradle onto
the dance floor,'" declares Judge Sabath. Due,
of course, to an infantile desire to "toddle."
SALTY IMMORTALS.
fcir-i. Messrs. Bodnsh and Call run a fish
market in Vineyard Haven, Mass. Seems as if
they should be mae to change their names.
Yet they have been allowd to do business under
tnose Jonns & Henrya'ior 15 years to my
Knowledge.
'-- OUR correspondent is also of opinion that
the great quantity of duds that Mr. Hardjng has
ordered indicates inside information concerning
isiac iu mc larm on imported wooiens. , s
To V. O. B., from Minneapolis.
Oh, Frederick O'Brien,
For months I've been try in'
To lan from the lure of your lay
Of the treasures of Tahiti
And tropic Papeete, V
(If to rhyme these one muslc'ly may); -It
really was wrong o'
You to sins of Rarotonga
And expect me to remain In this place;
Why should I write ditties
In these arctic Twin Qfties
f To some mere Scandinavian face?
Oh, Frederick O'Brien,
It may .be- you ware lyin'
' With your blarney of South Sea foam
But I feel that I jmust know a
Lot more o that Aloha ,
Than I find in this Swedish home! .
- REFRAIN.
So I'm 'paddling my canoe to Rarotanga,
On the trail of Melville and Cook;
That is where I feel that I bolong-a.
Sines' I read that Odyssean book;
Oh, I hear the south seas splashing on the coral
Where work is a thing taboo;
At least maybe I'll go,
Though my progress seems slow
In my merely lyrical canoe!
RIQUARIUfe. i
IF Mr. Harding's Toledo tailor, Paul Gettum
desires a foeman worthy of his yardstick, he
should try to get Hon. Cal Coolidge for a new
suit.
YES, YES GO ON!
(Ad in the Atlantic Monthly.) V
Mrs. Whirfton went to Morocco at the ex
press invitation ofthe Governor-General. She
was received by the grtat chiefs of the cities
she visited, and by their harems, and had ex
ceptional opportunities of witnessing little
Known ceremonies,
AN institute of languages in Boston con
cludes its invitation to free Spanish lectures: "In
order to insure a seat, turn over and send the
postcard in properly filled out." '
' ' THE VETEKAX.
' , , (Michigan Version.)
" A gloomy Michisrander.
, -; He wiDed his streamtnir
"Oh, for a good old-fashiened stew,
Just once before I die!
I can't drink Wine of Pepsin,
For in my cap and g&wnv .
I have been drunk at Larry's,
In old Ann Arbor town."
How to Keep Well
By DR. W A. EVANS
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,. Copyright, 19:i0. by Dr. W. A. Evans.
HUMAN MIND AS AN ENGINE.
Some persons have objected to the
conclusion that the putting-off type
of mind was more of a worry beget
ter than the bucklng-thecllmb type,
as outlined in the story of a day or
two ago. v
Tha man who, having a ridge to
climb, faros it. puts on steam, and
climbs it In a hurry, as a rule, is the
man who spells duty with a big l,
one who carries responsibility.
Being of the type he is, people try
to unload on him, and he frequently
permits them. For all these reasons
this type furnishes many worries.
However, mapy of this class are able
to accomplish and then put the task
out of mind.
Now let us return to the third
type of mind, that compared with
the man who veered off and follow
ed the foot of the ridge before finally
cnjnbing it It said in this group
there were several types. I mention
ed the shrewd, the opportunists, the
mentally dishoaest. I speciiieaiiy
excluded the loafers.
By loafers I mean those who are
carelessly flrifting, those who may
eventually pull up at the southeast
corner of the park, but who are in
no great hurry to get there, nor very
much interested in apy phase of the
matter. Of course, they furnish no
worries.
In the group are found the indecl
sives, those given to indecision.
Practically all ' members of that
arrouD are worriers and the large
proportion of indecisives in the group
who veer along tne root or ine riagc
(irresponsible for the statement that
the thlird group furnished most of
the worriers. ,
In the group are found many of
the mentally inferior complex and
thev furnish some, of the worriers.
The comments alluded to give mo op
portunity to set down another pnase
of the mental meanderings of that
morning.
People who are mentally inferior
to those with whom they are in con
tact, who recognize that inferiority
and who chafe against conditions
are grouped into a class the "men
tally inferior complex." As the name
implies, the condition is a complex.
The man in this group has n ten-
horse power mhid and a fifteen
horse power ambition, or desire,
whichever you wish to call it. In
consequence nis engine generally
overworks until it breaks and then it
lays up. Wheif he comes to a rid?g,
if (his drive is working well he turns
up the hill and goes at it with a vim.
People take off their hats to hie
power and energy. But if his ma
chine is out of whack, he will veer
off and follow the foot of the ridge.J
wnne in tnis arming stage ne wor
ries, frets a.nd envies.
The nian-of this type is an inter,
mittent egotist. He also is intermit
tently given to self-distrust and vacfl
latlon. He swings back and fourth be
tween, being an egomaniac and being
a melancholiac. When he has plenty
of drive ho, accomplishes much for
himself., and, even for the general
ood far mora than any one who
calmly analyses his mental capacity
would think possible. There is enor
mous driving, accomplishing power
in a moderate degree of egomania. It
can make ft 10-horse power engine do
the work of 20-horse power for a
while. But in the periods of de
pression there ts great unhapplnesa
and mfettfal illjiealth.
Taker to I Yourself.
Anxious 'Reader writes: "I had
a slight attack of tuberculosis and
spent sfx months at a sanitarium and
for the next six months' I lived a
clean normal llfo. My condition, ac
cording to my physician, is fairly
xood, and m appetite is the same.
I have gaineff about 6 pounds in the
lust month or so, but the trouble that
I would like to have you explain
the cause for a good deal of cough
ing before going to bed and when
getting up and occasionally during
iia iv. At. times I a cough up a
white mucus' which is a little thicker
i,!n saliva, and at other times a
faint thick green mucus. I have had
my sputum tested and it was found
to bo negative. I have no night
sweats at present. I am being treat
ed for laryngitis, Can you explain
the cause of the' coughing and ex
pectoration , "REPLY. ', "' -Your
cough and sputum may be
due to a laryngitis or a bronchitis
which may be tubercular, or it may
lo duo to. other bacilli. Take good
rare of yourself. Do not overdo, You
are not out of the wjoods yet.
Colter Qjuscs Erratic Heart. ..
Mrs. F. AC. writes: "What is an
irritable heart? How could, H affect
a person, and is it curab.le? Might
it cause a slight pain in the region of
tho heart and (high blood pressure?
If a heart is normal should the pulse
beat as high as 140 times in a min
ute after - walking up a r flight of
steps? Would ' a small goiter be
likely to affect the heart?" .
' . J REBLY. ,
-An irritable heart is one which is
easily made .to beat fast or slowly or
Irregularly. There is something the
matter when the pulse runs up to 140
on slight exertion. Goiter is perhaps
the most frequent cauSo of irritable
heart, . "". iV
No. They're Not Injurious.
Mrs. W. A. S. writes:" "Is it Inju
rious to take physical exercises for
two minutes each day during the
menstrual period ? I feel extremely
tired each day after these exercises'."
i- ""REPLY. VI
o. , - -:",,. ' .--
r His comrade said, "Pray dry your eyne,
i And come on home with me,
f For nldden in my cellar
Is a jug of homemade skee,'
" It haa a kick like Heston,
y A-plunging for a down.
I, too, was drunk aft Larry's,
In old Ann Arbor town."
They fetched the dusty demijohn,
. And gurgled out the skee,
And first he took a pony, ,
And then he tossed off three
But still he walked erect and straight,
His smile became a frown;
For he'd been drunk at Larry's,
In old Ann Arbor town. O. B. W. "
- "THIS function over, Rev. T. C. Martinafter
a witty address, absolutely unreportable, pre-
MS.Stiffi8 f thC GrW-'Fitehbar
It is more difficult to be witty and reportable.
THB MORNING AFTER.
"Whi,e somewhat given to alcoholic ex
tllJi' ?ays, MosriiPhlcal sketch, "he was
meat and flsh"" t? 80met,mea fusing both
i011aM.nLtak,t' Lhat he -was very abstem
ious in his habits when he was sober. E. C. W.
.r,'.'.W?I,TE,,rran,lvantcd 10 Piflk and run Fbrd
car. Tulsa World. - .
xinnea muic, adventure II. L. and M B G
protracted collaboration. -
PHILOSOPHY.
Men are babbling rivers;
'Love's a foolish game; '
Hearts are bita of tinder
In a red flame.
after
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1 Side of the Sand Man. '
Valley, Neb., Jan. 21. To the
Editor of The Bee: On January 17
there was held in Omaha a meeting
of some 300Qmaha cltiaens, . con
tractors, builders, architects ' and
other organizations interested in ad-
Vflnnlno tha liuilrilnc nrnvrnm ci
much to be. desired by every one
everywhere. The problem under
discussion was, "That the Man "Who
Foots the Bills May Know" what is
retarding,the building program. Cer
tain charts were presented showing
the percentage of increase In laboo
and building materials among which
gave the increase in building-sand
in Omaha at 200 per cent advance.
As a producer of sand for this
market; I aSTt space to telhe
Man Who Foots the Bills," thevsand
man's part in this.
It requires 40 tons of sand in the
reonstruction -of a five-room cottage.
We get 40 cents per ton at our plant,
making our charge on a five-room
cottage, 16. Surely this item of $1B
cannot be an impediment to build
ing progress. This sand is washed
aid screened ready for brick and
plaster mortars, whereas, under the
old condition of four or five years
ago most sand was shipped without,
being washed or screened, wh'ich re
quired hand labor' to prepare it on
the job. His salary at 60 cents n
hour is J4.80 per day. Spldom could
he screen eight tons in one day, which
under the old system made a screen
ing cost of 60 cents per ton for the
"Man to Pay." Because of he great
demand for sand gravel mixture, for
concrete making, it is made possible
to Omaha consumers to receive at
our plant at 40 cents a ton this
screened product ready for use that
hand labor cannot prepare 'for less
than 60 cents per ton. This cren
ed product sells in the Des Moines,
Kansas City and Chicago territories
at 90 cents per ton at the plant. So
Mr. Man Who Pays, you are fortu-
Lnate in being located in this teri-
iory wnere mere is an excess ui mis
material at your disposal, and you
must look elsewhere than to "us for
the profiteer who is retarding your
building program. Railway rates on
this snd have advanced 66 2-3 per
r
You and I have gambled
Recklessly a while; '
Since the nlavine'n
, Leave hie with a smile.
atif now my heart holds
Ash where flames were rife?
i I am freed of hearf" aches
y . All the rest of life. '
- v DOROTHY DOW.
THE ENRAPTURED REPORTER. -I?.ih?0Vn,te'Sa,mon
Enterprise.)
Waah.'J?!1. TUp" 5tood undw festoons of
h.5Jilnft2n h0ly and 1n fron' ' circling
hedge of flowering plants, whose delicate pink
ATifXti!nt echv the keynot
rr,au.RTURN1 n,a" ia Jatk50. Mich
makes a frank confession: "Our prices reduced
23 per cent, our quality 100 per cent."
, A, VOICE FROM BELOW.
(From the Barbados Advocate.) y
Owing to my landlord having sold the land
over my head, I, Fits H. Estwlck have decided
to dispose of my business carried on by me
during the paat $0 yeara without reservation.
I HAPPY THOUGHT.
This world is so full of a number of singers, '
We need not be bluffed any longer by ringers.
' ' 'B- L T
Close to The People. v '
In Vermont the state senate is compoVd of
30 members, one from each county, but the lower
house is made up of one man from each town
ship in the 'state. The supreme judges there
receive a salary of $3,000 annually. Ohio State
Journal,
J. A Gold Brick.-
If you aVe thinking of buying Kamchatka
from Washington B. Vandcrlip. better consult
an international conveyancer. There are rumors
in circulation about a flaw in the title. From
tlvc Boston Transcript. ..
1
One of Life't Little , Thrills. .
It must be a proud moment in the life of tt
traveling salesman when he registers at a Marion
liotrt and is mistaken for a presidential adviser.
Birmingham Age-Herald. v
cent. They 'want 35 per cent more.
As I have had an humble part in
holding these sand prices at what I
think a reasonable cost for produc
tion, I respectfully submit this to
your consideration on behalf of the
sand man, and also that sometimes
percentages are: very misleading as to
the actual facts of costs of building.
' i ' . Very Truly Yours,
" CONSUMERS SAND COMPANY.
B. Trenmore Cone, Manager.
Ho Wants "Better" Men.
Omaha, Jan. 20. To the Editor
of. The Bee: While never- in the
world's history has all society- been
so torn asunder, restive, and uncer
tain, as today, one bright omen shows
out over the tumult, namely.-" That
never in the nation's history were the
people so wrought up against the
crooked, vacillating, bribe-taking,
evasive politicians as today, But un
like other great cities over tha land,
is Omaha going to sit iflly by, as
usual, and permit the city election,
to.0 by default?
It isi true that our city has not
been scandalized by dishonest office
holders, but it is also true that the
mediocre and ' the inefficient have
been saddled upon us for the last
fifteen years, when it has been one
rconstant turmoil of warring elements.
so that the nest work for the city
haa not been! accomplished. In the
city are HteraHy dozens of men who
would make ideal citx-commissioners,
but such men never get down into
the quagmire of politicso be elected
to these offices. They would hav to i
be drafted and their conscription j
would have to be started at once.
But now in this coming ejection, i
why not in the name of kind provi
dence enter some of these thorough
breds against plugs and see in a free-for-all
race how they will run, to the
end that crime may be stopped in
Omaha, that our ever increasing
burden of taxes may be- halted in
their ascent, and that for once the
noises eminating from the city hall
will relound from work being done,
rather than from tempestuous quar
relings, fightings and self-seekings?
GEORGE B. CHILD.
SaidToBeFwny.
Want wtilie man to miite and run ForJ
car: ona mile aouth of Ktftntb. on Lewis.
Usvlln. A4 in rlisa worio.
"Heavens -knows bow Sharp made hla
'ihAfa-nrohably whsv ha wiara that
worried looK." New Hai Refleter.
I . in Aeranornv to Phil Weln
tlmr "Name three artlolea containing
Tw'o cuffs anda collar." Tha Vpm
ard Review. ,
Kalhor "Helen, Isn't It about tlnie you
were entertaining the prospect of matrl-
mi)1iuhter "Not quite, pa. ' Ha doesn't
lall undl I o'clock." Tha Arldlfbt.
Professor 'Now I put the number
l'even on the board. What number imma
Stately oomea' tuto your mind?'.'
Class (in uulson) "Eleven!" Burr.
"James, you may aerva the cake that
1 made for Mr. Phtlllpa birthday."
"Sorry, madam, but my union forbids
my serving a uon-uni(n product. Ltfe
Mr. Bell, the Inventor of the telephone.
Is In this country. At a meeting of sub
scribers it was decided that no aflon
should be taken, as It was not altogether
hla fault. Tha Passing Bhow( London).
There are atlll
a Mi nf the
tilu it la nnw sueaested that the match
should be settled by cable, each ohamplon
remaining In hla native city and tele
graphing hla punchea The Passing Show
(London). '
A farmer hitched hla team, to a tele
phone pole. . 1
"Here." .exclaimed a policeman, "you
can't hitch there!'! .
"Can l nltcni anouica ine iraie irmr.
"Well, why doea the sign say, 'Tina tor
Hitching' ?" The Cuthollo News.
"No. sir." cried the Irate parent, "my
daughter can never be youra."
"I don't want her to be my daughter,"
Interrupted the young man. "I want her
to ba mv wife," Edinburgh Scotsman.
' "Tea, mum,"- sniveled the Panhandler,
"there was a. time when I rode in my own
C,r,My'6what a coma down!"' smypathlaed
tha kind hearted woman. "And how long
haa It been alnca you rode in your own
carriage?"
"Just 45 yaara, mum," replied the Pan
handler, as he pocketed the proffered
dime. "I was a baby then." The Catho
lic News.
"Aren't you afraid America will be
tome Isolated?"
' "Not If ua farmers keep raisin' things
the world needs." answered Farmer Corn
tossel. "The feller that rings tha dinner,
bell never run much risk of beln' lona
come." Waahlngton Star.
I'M THE GUY
conflicting reports as
Carpentler-uempsoy
I'M THE GUY who picks a fight
with his girl just before Christmas.
So you finally got wise ' to me?
S-re T broke with her so t would
not have lo give her a present.
vl've only known her a bhort time,
anyway, ?p why should I give her
some token. . ,
' I need all my money for myself.
I've worked for my dough, and I
want to enjoy it all myself. Let
sonic easy mark get her a present."
Even if I had been going with
her for a long time, making her mad
is a good way to get out of sending
her-a gift.
But, of course, now that Christ
mas and -New Years have past, I've
made up with her again. She. never
saw through my little game. She's
not as clever as you. -
If you don't like it I should
worry. I dont ' tjiitik it's a petty
trick. . 1 v
As'long as she doesn't gt$ the drift
I don't care. If she did, of course,
I'd have to look for someone else.
Hut that's another story.' So run
along little one, and don't bother
me with you opinion of me.
- Copyright, 1921. Thompson feature
Service.
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in the greatest school
in the world the
U. S. Army School
More than a hundred thousand
students in it about fifty per
cent of the enlisted men t-all
studying something. ,
Some are studying general
courses: arithmetic, spelling, ge
ography, English, U. S. History.
Some are learningi a trade:
auto-mechanics, masonry, print
ing, plumbing.
Some are learning tobe radio op
erators: some bakers; some horse
shoers; some truck-gardeners.
Some school the U.S. Army
School that teaches a hundred
trades. And the soldier earns a
good living while he is learning.
Has a chance to rub elbows
withfolks from other than his
own home town.
- And live in new eye-and-mind-
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