THE BEE: OMAHA. TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, . 1921.
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1. Naw Union Pasienger Station.
2. Continued improvement of tho N
br,ka Highway, including tho pay
ment of Main Thorouffcfaraa loading
into .Omaha with a Brick Surface.
3. A short, low-rat Waterway from the
Corn Belt to the Atlantic Ocean.
4. Home Rule Charter for Omaha, with
City Manager form of Government.
New Problems of World Trade.
Many of those who once fought the protec
tive tariff are now swinging over in favorof it,
and Warren G. Harding's message to the
people of the south on the advisability of high
duties on imported goods will find a-surprising
welcome there. A conference of southern gov
ernors is to be held this month to discuss pro-
lection for southern industries, and this is far
from being the only meeting of that sort in that,
region.
Meanwhile, ' in the manufacturing districts
to the, north, signs gather that the infant indus
tries feci that they have reached full manhood
In which a higher tariff is not needed. With
the exception of the youthful dye stuffs busi
ness and a , few other special lines, the Mnakers
of finished goods are blowing cold on the pro
posals for higher import taxes. ,
'One explanation of this double reversal of
views is to be found in thejvast improvement,
made in American commerce by the war. The
men that used, to cry for protection against
European rivals have found that they are able
to sell on the world market and have concluded
that if they are able 'to compete with Europe1
abroad thcy,will be mote than able to hold their
onvn with European goods in the United States.
Recent treasury reports show that America,
sold more, goods abroad last year than ever,
before. It imported more, too, than ever before,'
but vastly less then it exported. As the manu
facturers now look upon the situation, no nation
can for long buy more goods than it sells, and
foreign trade is in the nature of an exchange.,
When in the name of the farmers of the west
and south, a tariff wall was urged to shut out
foreign competition, these other men who have
built up a trade to Europe nervously beheld a
movement for retaliation on the part of their
foreign customers. If America ceased to im.
p6Vt certain goods, or laid a heavy ta.Tother
countries in Europe and South America made
it plain that thy would act in reprisal. ,
F.urther complications were found, as for. in
stance in the case of Italy, which wants to buy
cotton and coal in the United States,.using ship-,
ments of hs products, among them lemons, to
make payment.. Denmark, which shipped, butter
to America, has been using the money to buy
corn and other feed, flour and cotton, as wM as.
factory madexgoois. If Exchanges of this sort
diminished' greatly, tlie newly built fleets of
American freighters would lie idle.
" Such is the amazing extent to which our
economic structure has been altered. Producer
of raw material are now the ones who urge
high tariff-wall. The manufacturers who turn
these products into finished goods desire to buy
this material as cheaply as possible in order t0
compete with the factories abroad. They want
to import hides and wool from other lands if
they can get them at a lower price than the do
mestic grades, .justifying their stand by saying
that the free flow of commerce is beet in the long
run for all, inasmuch as all are consumers as
well as, producers.
Mr. Harding, in his speech to the farmers
at Minneapolis, declared that the agricultural
population should not ,be exploited tor the bene
rit of the Industrial half of the country. With
him as president, holding the balance, the con
flicting aims and views stands every chance of
beiug adjusted equitably, so that no one interest
is preferred over the others. If it is found that
no high duty can be put on one product without
injury to those producing all others, and that
to give every interest protection of the old
fashioned kind would leave us just where we
would be if We had not protection, this will be
one of the most remarkable results of the
changes wrought by the world war.
Tokens of By-gone Ages,
. The survival of primitive customs and be
liefs is occasionally brought to mind by reports
of some tine in this day and age being persc
cuVed as a witch, while the much more persist
ent manifestations of ideas held over from the
past go unnoticed. -Those whose attention has J
been caught by tne mue articles appearing in
The Bee .under various headings "Romance in
the Origin of Superstitions." "Where it Started,",
and "Jewel, Flower and Color Symbols for To
day," are-getting an easy and pleasant introduc
tion into the science of ethnology.
The notion that weather and the crops are
influenced, by the moon, that May is an unlucky
month for weddings, belief in omens, in telling
fortuncs.'.in spiritualism, in spirit rapping and
spirit writing, and in magic of many kinds is
prevalent) today. In the very games of the chil
dren we see reproduced the customs of earlier
ages.. In the decimal system is found the in
' fluencc of the savage races who began the art
of counting by using theirvten fingers. Many
of our "words, such as buzz, hiss and boom,
come from an age wrticn mankind in forming
his language imitated the sounds about him.
When we remark that a child got out of bed
the wrong foot foremost, we are going back to
a saying found among the German tribes cen
turies ago that to grt out of bed left foot first
will bring a bad day.
' Much of this is harmless enough, and there
is matter for rejoicing that we did not carry over
into our civilization more injurious practices.
As' it is, many ideas and customs exist rather by
being old rather than' by being good or useful.
1'hccase ' like that of the.Dyaks oTSBorneo.
as told by Edward H. Taylor in "Primitive Cul
ture." They were not accustomed to chop wood
as we do, by notching out T-shaped cuts. When
the white man came with his improved method
of tree chopping, they marked their disgust by
levying a fine on any of their own people who
should e caught chopping intlie European
fashion. They knew that it way a superior way
and w6u!d use it when they could trust each
other not to tell. This species of conservatism,
flying in the teeth of common sense, is. not a
quality unknowrj to menN today. Yet, by and
large, we have progressed by profiting fromthe
past, and can not be (charged with sacrificing
the present for it.
Movie Queens and Our Congresswoman.
A lot of people are going to be mightily
disappointed in the new congresswoman, Miss
Alice Robertson, for .this old-fashioned creature
has let it slip out that she believes every man
and woman ought , to mind his own business.
True, her conscience does not permit her to
travel on Sunday, but instead of proposing a
law to stop the trains, on her journey from
Oklahoma to Washington she stopped off in
a convenient city about midnight of Saturday
and waited until Monday to resume her journey.
All this is out of spirit with the times, and
far less typical of the current trend than is the
move, let us say, to clean up the moving pic
ture shows in Chicago. The comedies are" Es
pecially bad. according to the head of the cen
sorship board, and he cites Charlie Chaplin's
latest s a horrible example. '.
A mother throws her baby into an ash can
andjCharlie rescues it, according to the synop
sis given by the censor. This is objected to as
teachingvchildren that it is perfectly' proper to
desert their little brothers and sisters in an
alley. Why, one might ask, can it not be
pleaded that Charlie's rescue teaches a superior
moral lesson? Ah. but the hero of the slap
stick teaches the Waif to break windows so he
can get a job-f repairing them. iAny, child
going to the movies who grows up to be a
glazier might have tho wrong idea about the
ethics of the profession.
"Charlie's a comical fellow,-but he can't get
by Wkh some of-his stuff in Chicago," decrees
the censor. By the same token, Douglas Fair
banks may be expected to be called upon to'
make no more thrilling rescues pr escapes which
might lead some boy to imitate -him, Mary Pick
ford should never climb to thewide limb of a
tree because it will induce all the little girls to
be tomboys and get their dresses dirty, and no
screen favorite can ever again flirt with a strange
yoifng man. Motor cars must not be run at
such high speed Th the films, and every charac
ter in a western comedy must be disarmed and
every vampire denatured into a Girl Scout and
go on hiking' trips instead of pirating around.
Wouldn't you like to hear what our congress
woman thinks of the; movies and censorship?
But then, perhaps she doesn't like them and
never goes. In which case she once more sets
an example of minding her own business and J
allowing the rest of the world to do likewise.
A Line 0' Type or Two
Hew to the Lino, let the quip fall where tacy nay
Jesse James, New Style.
What of the minister who has confessed con
nection with the theft ojf $185,000 from the mails?
If this were a working girl, soma might try to
have it appear that if he had been paid, better
wages the crime would not have been committed;
But, although the pay of the clergy is notor
iously low, and this particular man was without
a pulpit, povert' cannot be offered cither in
justification or explanation. '
There are some, though, who reason every
thing on a materialistic basis.' Thus, some ex
tremely prominent and wealthy citkens, annoyed
by the discussion of industrial questions in the
churches and even in the schools, have been
urging higher pay for .ministers and teachers.
Unless they are given more means, they wilt
naturally begin to look on things frorn the stand
point of the poor man and eventually fall com-"
pletehjTinto "bolsbevism," the explanation runs.
There are many reasons why preachers and.
teachers and every one who' toils with brain
or brawn should have adequate reward, but it
is! not to be given or obtained on the theory
that money will improve morals or intellect. It
is no more ridiculous to claim that this Illinois,
pastor became a robber because he was under
paid than to claim that other ministers or other
people can be bribed into complaisance by in
creased' pay. '
Why Not Pay These Men?
Veteran's of all American wars have had or
are getting serious attention from the public,'
with some effort at compensation from the gen
eral government except one class. For. no good
reason, the veterans of the Indian wars have
been overlooked. They are only a handful of
ojd men now, classified'as to age with the sur
vivors of Grant's conquering army. They never
were numerous, but they made Beecher Island
an American Thermopylae; they wrote history
in ;he Lava Beds; across Nebraska from east
to west stretched the great Overland Trail, and
this was cleared and made safeby these men,
under the dashing leadership of snch intrepid
fighfers as "Sandy" Forsythe.
They Were pensioned, but at the rate of $20
a month, while comrades who fought in the
Civlr war, or who did garrison duty on the
plains are getting $30. We know the service
was not so spectacular, but those who are fa
miliar with the story of the campaigns know it
was just as arduous. The medal of the Indian
wars, worn' by these survivors, is honorable, but
the accompanying pension is inadequate. Men
who fought the Sioux, the Cheyennes, the
Apaches, the Modocs, the Piute, and the Nez
Perces, deserve whatever of recognition may yet
be given them by a government that has appar
ently lost sight 1 of them in presence of the
larger groupsof former service men. Honoring
all our country's soldiers as we do, it is beynd
reason that they should be neglected, and there
fore the pension for the Indian war veterans
should be granted.
Dogs have fleas to ake their minds off their
other troubles, and it begins to look as if some of
our statesmen are making use of Japan as an in
ternational flea .
If these communists should ever get on top,
they probably would be so busy' paying off old
scores that they would forget their, plans for
reform. -'
If Mrs. Vanderbilt can't live in style on her
paltry $40,000,000, why doesn't she give it to
some one who can?
Corkscrews may be cheap now. but many a
man will tell you that there's no drop in his
basement. c . . . .
SUN'-RISIXG.
Alone tonight by light of candle lean
I dream how somewhere now the sun Is making
Anew the 'day, his tangent radiance flaking
A steely sea with golden damascene.
Or how, above valleys' darkling green.
Some snowy-cheeked, sky-pillowed peak is
breaking
Into high flame, when lover-like awaking ,
Startles to rose her virginal demesne.
And I muse how Love's continuous rising
Ever discovers oceans unexplored.
Or majesty of spirit alpu, surprising
The wild-flower Jewels in their fastness stored.
His gaze, advancing, finds each hour unfurled.
A fairer landscape of your heart, my world.
j y PKTKARjCHINO.
ui c. ot uocs 'clients writes: J Here is
nothing the matter with me, but I should like to
be examined, perhaps to avoid serious trouble
later ia life." This is hunting trouble; and we
can see the lady, a few years hence, m the rock
ing-chair fleet on a sanitarium porch.
PRESUMABLY the School of. Journalism
has a librarv. or will hav" nn If n: nni nf its
books should he Quiver-Couch's "rt c Writ
ing. '
SMALL TOWN- STUFF.
(From the Keokuk Gate City.)
Two spirited horses Caused their owner,
Fred Beera quite a little excitement this
morning, when he discovered them missing
from their abode back of Markley's meat
market. The police were notified and res
cued the missing horses enjoying a stroll
' down Seventeenth on Franklin street.
"THE mechanics a the Beard garage have
went on strike." Lander Wvo.. Post.
"Won't Loan No More Money," ibid.
"The commissioners are meeting today in
their annual monthly session." Ibid.
Ye JZd reads his own proof.
"WOULD. you sooner live in a flat on
home of your own?" The Inquiring Reporter.
"Not more than she would have done for
you or I."t The Politeness Reporter.
Not by Ibid.
Jjftodon Correspondence.
Merry England. Jan. 4. Here Is. among
other things, the Royal Albert Hall, accommo
dating virtually 10,000 persons. It Is named for
that especial AlWt who was content to be
known as the PrincejConsort and found; and
reverent Londoners clll it the Gasometer, and
express wonder how the Zeps could have missed
it. The explanation is that Zeps didn't try for
it. Inspecting a flat, I was told this:
"The rent Is 15 guineas a Week, including the
use of some of the platfe and most of the linen
you'll have telephone, gas fires in six of the 10
rooms,, electric light, constant hot-water, use of
the lift in reasonable hours, and two entailed
seats good for everything tfiat goesVm in Albert
Hall although you are not compelled to use
the seats."
You see. the place was'built on the sub
scriptions of a lot of nice people who wished
to be certain of a resort wherein they might
hear "The Messiah" once a year; the the sub
scribers took their seats in perpetuity, so that
most of them heard Heifetz and Hofmann with
out having to pay. 'Twas a good Investment,
I'll assert; and you may come along with me in
thinking solf you give heed to this sample-week
of attractions in the hall: .
' Monday Pete Herman vs. Battling Lenvin
sky and six other go's. Tuesday Haydn's sac-
rea oratorio, "The creation." Wednesdav
Young Needles, the Midlands Marvel, and Pip
ing Smithers, the Worcestershire Wrestling
King, to a. finish. Thursday "The Messiah"
Friday Mr. Seussebaugh Nic-Dahrrel in His
Great Lecture. "When Killine- Is Justified: or.
The Wrongs of Britain's Irish Policy." Satur-
aay Aiternoon Lnnstmas Carols and Songs of
Peace. Saturday Night Bombadier Wells Will
Meet All Comers. Sunday Grand League of
Nations Rally., f y. d.-
IT appears that the Chicago Athletic club ha
a waiting list of 3,450. This beats the National-
Geographic society.
ATTENTION OF Mil. WELLS.
Sir: Wells, in his Outline, compares the an
cient Cretan civilization with what we please to
call our own. The Gnossus people had hot and
cold tubs, the ladies wore corsets and flounced
modes, and they wrote a hand which no one has
heen ahie to read. -In view of which there in
one question I would like to propose through H.
G. to old Gnossus: Did your young ladies check,
their corsets when they went to a dance at the
country club? G. F. W.
WE hope Max Beerbohm read far enough in
Bergson to .pprcciate what Mr. Santayana says
of that philosopher. He seems to feel, wrote G.
S. (we quote'from memory), that all systems of,
philosophy existed in order to pour into him,
which Is hardly true, and that all future systems
would flow out of hjm, which is hardly neces
sary. "LIGHT colors are more cheerful. If busi
ness men put on light colored suits every day
they'd go down to their offices with Pollyauna
dispositions." A fashiororacle.
But after a day"1n Chicago's smoke these dis
positions, like the suits, would be ruined.
Information While You Wait,
Sir: The first page says that Gilbert K.
Chesterton made a sort of text for tils lecture
of the famous remark Of Artemus Ward on edu
cation. "I do not seriously think," he says,
"that the most profound criticism of the culture
of our time can be found in a sentence which, I
think, was written by Artemus Ward, which
runs, I believe, 'It isn't so much the people's ig
norance that does the harm as it is their know
ing so many things that ain't so'." Ell . Perkins
not only said but he printed it, "Josh' Billings
says in his Proverbs, wiser than Solomon's,
'You'd hetter not know- so much, than know so
many things that ain't so." Who shall decide
when doctors disagree? With that passion for
continuity which distinguishes your kolyum
why have we no comment upon Judge Lee
Evans' remarkable verdict of Guilty passed upon
a noted fox-hound for sheep-killing at Winches
tew Ky., last week! Exile for life fromN Ken
tucky was the punishment adjudged upon the
houndog. Never before In the United States
has a four-footed creature been defendant, al
though French antiquaries record ninety-two
processes against animals, tried In their courts
from 1120 to 1740, when the last trial and exe
cution, that of a cow, took place. Locusts, at
Lausane in 1451, rats and leeches at Heidel
berg, a cock (charged with laying an egg) at
Basle in 1474, a sow and pigs at Lavegny in
1457, all had their time of trial, speedily fol
lowed by execution. This was customarily un
der the Mosaic law, and Shylock himself may
have influenced Judge Evans' action.
ALFRED BULL.
SO jealous of its reputation is the People's
Pharmacy of Rockford, it follows the doctor's
prescription "not particularly, but exactly."
MY BEAU, YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN KIM.
(From the Mattoon Journal Gazette.)
Gilbert "andiveer, for several weeks
plain-clothes man of the police department,
has received the handsome new uniform'
for- which he had been measured, has
. dormed it and has worn It to secure atten
tion. His first appearance on the street in
the distinctive suit, sparkling new, caused a
sensation among the small boys, who ,
watched him swing carelessly down West
Broadway, after his breakaway, from the
central station.
AN especially happy conjunction was the
wedding in Putnam, 111., of April Read and Mae
Downey.
' Asides.
E. A. L:. We fear nothing can be done about
the word "alibi." It is lost. 1
Jean: Data received. Merci.
O. M. K.: Yes, Balzac's detail is infinite, but
that is one reason he is effective.
M. C: Thought of you during the Brahms.
Get any waves?
MIKE NECKYOKE drives 'a taxi in Rhine
lander, Wis., and you have only one guess at
what he used to drive.'
PROFESSIONAL CANDOR.
(From the Mobile Register.)
James Fowler, cancer specialist. Physi
' cians recommend my U-ealment. Don't do
lay. Across from' Catholic cemetery.
A TONG war is one of nature's efforts to
help the Caucasian race, but her efforts are not
appreciated.
ICELAND is short of ice, but, as several
wags assure us, Ireland is still long on ire.
B. L, T, i
How to Keep Well V
By DR. W. A. EVANS
Queation concerning hygiene, sanitation and prevention of disease, submitted
to Dr. Evan by reader of The Bee, will be answered personally, subject to
proper limitation, where a stamped addressed envelope Is enclosed. Dr Evans
will not make diaf-nosi or prescribe for individual diseases. Address letter
in car of The Bee. . .
-Copyright, 1921, by Dr. W. A. Evans
FLU OUTLOOK FOR 1921.
Are we to have a return of. influ
enza in 1921? Thisis a wry diffi
cult question to .answer and one to
which health authorities are timid
about replying, though they know
he great general and widespread
anxiety to have an authoritative an
swer.
Surgeon General Cummiijgs Issued
the following statement dated .No
vember, 1920, but received in Janu
ary. 1921:
"There is absolutely no way of
foretelling definitely whether this
winter will witness any recurrence
of influenza in epidemic form- As
a result, however, of careful analysis
of the epidemiology of influenza, es
pecially as the result of intensive
studies in homes where influenza
occurred in 1918 and 1919; it may be
stated that an attack of Influenza
appears to confer a definite Immu
nity to subsequent attacks, an. lm
munlty la-sting for several years.
"Inasmuch as the epidemic of 1918
and 1919 affected so large a pi-ODor
tion of the population there would
seem to be reasonable grounds for
boliehig that even should 'flu' be
come prevalent here and there, it
would not assume the epidemic pro
portions of the last two years nor
would it occur in such severe rorm.
It is fair to interpret this as moan
ing that those who had the disease
in 1918-19 and '20 need not expect
a recurrence and that the waves of
those years used up the great bulk
of susceptible material. In conse
quence they predict no great amouht
or trouble this winter.
In October, 1920, the Detrqjf
health department issued a circular
headed "Will the Influenza Parallel
Hold True?" They called attention
to the periodicity of the waves or
Influenza, They said the 1918 peak
was reached in-October. 1918, and
the next one in February, 1920, or
sixteen months later.
In 1918 Brownlee studied the his
tory of influenza waves during the
last fifty or one hundred years and
announced tho conclusion that
waves came every thirty-three weeks
or multiples thereof. Acting on this
conclusion, he predicted in the lat
ter part of 1918 a recurrence in
January, 1920. It came as was pre
dicted. .
At the end of October the petroit
health department said, they had just
gone through a thirty-three veek
cycle aftd there were only three cases
In the city. Therefore, fffey put
forth the thought or hope, which
ever you. qhoose to call it, that we
would get through the winter safely.
In Chicago the second great wave
began about January 15, 1920.,Sixty
six weeks from that date carries us
to the last week in April, 1921. If
we can get through the winter until
thn last week in April without much
influenza we probably will escape
any considerable wave. j.
One part of the Brownloe theory
Is that after the first great wave of
an influenza epidemic not much of
the wave ever occurs between mid
spring and late autumn. The wave
of 1920 began generally m January,
therefore the recurrence .date for the
country generally is the latter part
of April.
I have been of the opinion since
the beginning that "an immunity
lasting , for several years is con
ferred," and I am glad to see the
public health eervico taking this
hope-inspiring position. This does
not mean tht there are not a few
cases of influenza around right now
and ethat there will not be a few
cases each week this winter. ,
Takes Golf Too Seriously.
T. W.. D. writes: "I am about 60
years old and in good physical con
dition. Recently I took up golf as
relaxation and exercise.. After relay
ing I have observed no unusual fa
tigue, but find I am unable to sLeop
that njght as well as I usuaHy do,
but the following night I am all
right again. Con you suggest any
thing beneficial to do or not to do?"
REPLY.
It is probable that you become too
tense, play too hard, try to beat
somebody, or try to beat your own
record. Instead of eighteen holes
try nine. Instead of trying to excel
be content to dub.
careful In using towels, dishes, etc.,
of tho mother? 3. If my husband
Is susceptible, would exercising and
good care of his health prevent it?
I am in very good health. 4.
Would there be any danger of my
getting it?"
REPLY.,
1. Tcs. He will not bo out . of
the shadow for several years yet.
He must bo in tlo open air as
much as possible. Keep up his
health. He must not become over
tired. e
2. Yes. See that all towels and
dishes are sterdlizd after the mother
has used them. .
3. ' Probably so.
4. Some,. . -
Some T. B. Symptoms.
E. H. M. writes i "Please publish
the first symptoms of tuberculosis."
REPLY.
Consumption dtes not always
start in the same way. The follow
ing are early symptoms. Any one
of themviuay be enough to cause a
careful examination:
A slight afternoon rise in tem
perature. , f
Rapid pulse.
. Spitting of blood.
Persistent cough.
Slight loss of weight.
Pallor. " .
Fatigability or the tendency to
tire easily.
EDITORIAL JABS '
Another thing we notice about hu
man nature is that the grocer always
considers the shoe dealer a profiteer.
Columbus Ohio State Journal. '
Soon it will be cheaper to buy win
ter clothes than to go south for the
season. New York Evening Post.
A NeW Jersey, naturalist tells of a
rabbit killing three cats. Now, which
one got hold of the stuff the rabbit
or the naturalist? Charleston News
and Courier.
A Pontiac telephone operator got a
posse together to hunt for a burglar.
One thing a telephone operator can
get is a posse that Is no particular
number. Detroit Ne,ws. ,
For citizens living under a crime
wave there should be comfort' in
the news that a room in a hospital
costs loss than a room in a hotel.
New Y'ork Evening Post.
Wbat Cite Grand Opera.
Columbus, Neb., Jan. 22. To The
Editor of The Bee: One of your re
cent oditorials' commented on the
failure of, the people to support
Grand Opwa, citing the probability
of the dissolution of tho Chicago
Grand Opera company for want of
support as an example.
When an institution fails to reach
the middle class of people, it is
doomed to fail unless it is supported
by private donations. As these pri
vate donations are subject to tho
whims of the givprs tho chances for
support are small.
As a citizen of the middle class I
wish to tell why I do not do my
part in supporting opera. There is
no opera in this part of the country
to support and there never wiil.be
for people love the barking of autos
better than the grandest rendition
of a prima donna. In tho second
place, when-I arrive in Chicago or
any other large city and make my
way to the opera, after dodging
thugs and passing up blonde Cleo
patras, I find a prohibitory price on
every seat. Then after submitting
to that Insult I get a scat and am
forced to listen to the orchestra
rpnder what is railed a classic but
which nobody really likes. They
just fay they do. Then when a
singer, or tho singers, reach a high
note and begin to give you some
thing grand, that orchestra lets loose
snd drowns it all out. I never saw
it fail. Tfien in the early part of
the play one of these human impos
sibilities called a baritone gets the
renter of the stago and keeps it- thp
balance, of the evening. Why the
diabolical wheeze of a baritone ever
got classed as niusic is something I
do not understand.
Fix the price of admission, the or
chestra and the baritone and opera
will be supported.
3ESSE S. KINDER.
the long-suffering public is nvcusod.
Fifty-two plumber have bn-ii in.
lleWd in New York. r.,iliuun
American.
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BUSINESS IS GOOD WANK VOil
The Foot of Justice.
The foot of Justice may be slow
and leaden, but when it Is put down
Thinking it over in jail for awhile
appeals to the plan American com
mon sense as one of the best cures
for the reckless driving habit that
could be devised -Milwaukee Sen
tinel. ,
The ex-kiser does not desire to
live in IJolland and Holland Is justi
fied m sarcastic inquiry as to wno in
vited him.- Washington Star.
Yes, There Is Danger.
Mrs. A. H. T. writes: "My hus
band's mother has tuberculosis. Her
mother and father died of it. Is.
this always hereditary? My hus
band la not very strong, but seems
to have good lungs, a chest expan
sion of about 5 inches. He has had
about four attacks of pneumonia.
1. Do you think there is any danger
of his having tuberculosis, or is it
apt to develop later? He is 23
years old. 2. Should one be very
It Is announced that Do Valera
Is safe in Ireland. If so, he is prob
ably the only person who is. Tor
onto Mail and Empire.
Everybody!
Will somebody please jog our
memory by telling us what was done
In 1920? Columbia Record.
SAID IN JEST.
"Heavens know how Sharp made hts
raonr-y."
"That's probably why he woiys that
worried look." New Haven Register.
Professor In Agronomy to Phil Wein
iinr "Name three article containing
tarch." I
. "Two- cuffs and a collar." The Lom
aril Review.
Father '"Helen, Isn't H a'bout time yon
rere entertaining the prospect of matri
mony?" Daughter "Not quite, pa. He doesn't
mil until 8 o'clock." The Arklljht.
Professor--"Now I put th number
seven on the board. What number imme
diately ooiaes into your mind?"
Clas (In uulson) "Eleven!" Burr.
".ramea. you may serve the cake that
1 mid for Mr. Phillip's birthday."
"Sprry. madam, but my union forbid
my serving a non-union product" Lit.
towen's Sale
Stands for
REMARKABLE
VALUES
From the top to the bottom
and in every corner of
our nine floors wc have
searched out every piece of
merchandise and thrown it
into this extraordinary event
at a price that will afford you
the most remarkable savings.
In many instances we've re
duced the selling price below
the present wholesale cost
examples oil this are to be
found in every department.
Think of it Oak dining
table at $16.75; 4-piece wal
nut bedroom suites for
$111.00; solid oak box seat
dining; chairs for $3.95; and
so on without end!
The variety of things you
can get at these amazing:,
prices is wonderful every
thing from tea-kettles to cook
stoves, rugs, rockers, parlor
suites, silverware, blankets,
dishes e v ery conceivable
thing-in household equipment.
Advevtisement.
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It Isn't So Much
How Clothes Are
MADE asx How
They Are Kept
That's the reason a man with
a $15 suit often eclipses in
appearance the careless
wealthy fellow, who may, per
haps, spend $150 for each
suit he wears.
Let's perk up that suit of
yours we'll clean, press, re
line, repair or remodel it so
well that you will feel "new"
from start to finish.
Just ask central for Tyler
0345 If in Soth Omaha ask
Nfor "South 0050."
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Mr. Bell, the fnventor of the telephone, !
Is in this country. At a meeting or sub
scribers it was decided that no action
should be taken, as It was not altogether
his fault. The Passing Show( London).
There are still conflicting report as
tr. the scene of the Carpentlor-Dempsey
iiKiu. t. is now suggesiea. mat me maica
should be settled by cable, each champion
remaining in nis native city ana tele- i
graphing his punches The Passing Show
tLondon).
"Yes, mum," sniveled the Panhandler,
"there was a time when 1 rode in my own
carriage."
"My. what a come down) smypathlzeit
tho kind hearted woman. "And how long
has it been since you rode in your own
carriage?" '
"Just 45 years, mum," replied the Pan
handler, as ho pocketed the proffered
dime. "I was a baby then." The Catho
lic Xews. -
What Makes
the Market?
Not only a bare list of stock or grain,
quotations (although -they are there,
too complete and accurate),
. '
But the gossip which tells the "Why" of
the figures.
It Is Published Every Day
Michaels' Chicago Grain Letter
N. Y. Times Financial Review
in
The Omaha Bee
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