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J 5 Standard Weight Bread Measure Is Killed in Senate Bill, Passed by Big Margin in House, Defeated After Figlit Against It by Bakers. Lincoln. Feb. JS. (Special.) A lobby composed of dozens of Ne braska bakers, which has been work ing for two week, today won its fight when the Nebraska state sen ate killed the Smith, standard w eight "bread bill by a .voj,e Of 19 to 14. -Before the lobby "arrived the bill passed the lower house with nly four dissenting votes from Randall, Robertson and Medlar of OmahaK .iml Staats of Dodge. , '. '' ,' Bakers from all parts of the slat wanned the state house. Spectacu lar hearings w ere held " before the ?rnate committee on miscellaneous subjects. ' Bishop Favors Bill. , . t:. i cr....i... c r-,,i... -.,,.. l miana tame or passage .!' r .U"r"t: to Lincoln and pleaded of the bill, pointing out more rampant in inc lanu man mi years, people demanded protection a",d "surely ," he said.V'yon will take steps to protect them in their bread purchases, the staff of life." Jay Burns of Jmaha,.,vho spoke tor two honrs before the committee one night, claimed the bill was, the result of a revenge threat by labor union organizers because he refused to unionize his bake shop, claimed the bill was impractical, standard loaves could not be baked under provisions of the bill and competition with other states could not be car ried out. ; Last night. 'Representative Smith of Omaha, stood alone before. the; ivinmittee surrounded by the baker lobby and pleaded with committee members to give his bill favorable consideration before the senate. Smith declared, that at present there was no wayj to' ascertain if bakers were dropping an ounce in bread Idaves which meant thousands of dollars i ntheir pockets and thou sands out of the pockets of the pub lic. Smith quoted letters from inspec tors of weights and measures iii Chicago declaring that standard weight loaves .could be baked and the ordinance t.here was a success. Fmith pointed ton other States with similar lavs.'; ' ' "Members of the public most vital ly affected cannot afford to be here," Smith said. Shows Flour Prices. Smith' also showed charts to the committee showing .that where price on flour had dropped one-half, there had been no'iappreciable increase in the weight of bread loaves in Omaha, which he has weighed from time to time, and. no corresponding drop in . the price of bread. ' I The committee, headed by- Sena tor Beebe, this morning met in se cret session and finally turned in a report to the senate recommending that the bill be indefinitely post ported. ( t" -i i ',. ('Senator Cooper of Omaha moved that it be placed pn general file. Senators Cooper and Berka of Oma ha pleaded with the senate to give the people of Omaha what they terme a "fair shake" on their bread purchases. Senator Humphrey of (jrand Island and Senator Cronin of Holt, backed the Omaha sena tors ia their fight. Vote or) Measure. Senator Anderson of Lancaster supported the committee claiming that because there had been a big representation of bakers present and no one from the public at the hear ing there was no popular demand for the bill and repeated many of the arguments made by Burns and others. The vote on the bill fol lows: For indefinite postponement: An derson, Beebe. Brown, Bushee, IHitton, Good, Halderman, Harriss, Hastings, Hoagjand, lllian. Johnson, Xorval, Pickett, Randall, Reed, Sturm, Warner, Watson. Against: Berka,, Bliss. Cooper Cronin, Davis, Gannon. Humphrey, McGoWan, Miller, Rickard, Rob bins, Saunders, Ulrich, Wiltse. Heavy Casualties Are Reported by Committees Lincoln, ' Feb. 18. (Specials Heavy casualties in committee rooms last night were reported1 to the lowi cr house today. Following are a few of the bills killed: - , - Making packing house? public ware house for storage of live stock prod ucts, i Compulsory grain warehouse bill. Bill to bond all ' public' officers through state channels. : Bill to revise statutes under super vision of legislative reference bureau. Nonpartisan league bill providing for a constitutional amendment "which would exempt city arid village homes from taxation up to $2,000. .. . Property Settlement Measure Killed in House ' Lincoln. Feb. 18. (Special.) A senate bill which would make a property settlement between hus band and wife legal even without di vorce proceedings was killed in the lower house despite the. fact thae a majority repprt of the judiciary committee favored the bill. Rodman, chairman of the judiciary, and three others presented a minority report' to kill the bill which, after a short . struggle, carried. Committee Recommends ' Less Butter Fat in Cream Lincoln, Feb. 18. (Special.) Cut ting buttetiat requirements in ice cream from 14 to 12 per cent and ' friiit cream from 12 to 10 per cent iias met with the approval of the committee on manufactures and com merce, headed by Representative George Dyball of Omaha. The bill was reefrred out with a favorable recommendation report today. Two Bills Run Gauntlet And Are Urged by Committee Lincoln, Feb. 18.-x(Special.) A bill permitting the flepartment of public works to produce material for public buildings and another bill revising the state highway and auto " mobile license laws, fixing the deal ers' licenses at $10, were referred out of committee with a favorable rec ommendatioa clause in the lower bourse. Rural Credits Bill Is Recommended to House Lincoln. Feb. 18, (Special.) The South Dakota plan of rural credits received the sanction of a standing committee in the lower house today when the Lynn bill, drawn on the same plan, received a lavorable recommendation. The measure provides for the is suance and sale of bonds by the state and loaning the pr-occeds direct to farmers on land mortgage security- ' It " appropriates, as a starter, $200,000 from the state treasury. It provides for the creation of a state rural credit board, including the gov ernor and four others appointed by him, all working on salaries ranging from $5,000 a year down to a secre tary whose salary isn't specified. Borrowers will have five to 30 years to repay loans at interest rates to be fixed according to conditions of the moncv market. Court Commission Bill Loses Again . ' . ole by benate to Ixecoiisider I . ' S. F. No. 127 Fails, ' 1 19 to 11. Lincoln, Feb. 18. (Special.) Al though six. state senators weakened and change! heir votes in favor of reviving, S, F. No. 127, a bill to con tinue the state supreme court com mission, which the senate had killed by 21, tq..&- last , .Tuesday ...morning, the birf .failed ,by :9 'toi,.l4r -.Fr.iday morning 41Y getting ack on'rthc floor for reconsideration, i .'. ' V; H ' ' Tlie motion to.i rexoli&ler . ;was niafle by Senator Coope.t. Doiiplas, .wno sain ne naa.. crrangea ;-jiis nnnci and :bcleved tliat,.;.tveeintnksioii sliould' - be cqirfijtiwd " tphelp T the Anions those who chanscd their vote were Cooper, Norval, Gpod, Harris :wd Watson. Bushee. jwho was not present Tuesday, voted with them. ; i . In explaining: his' ote . of. "no," Senator Cronin said the abolition of the commission would save the state $20,000 a year; 1 , j Senator Norval said expressions from attorneys had come to him in dicating that they wanted the com mission retained. The sJ9 standpat opponents' were: Anderson, Bliss, Brown, Cronin, Davis, Dutton, Gan non, Halderman, Humphrey,' lllian, Picket, Randall. Reed. Robbins, Saunders, Sturm, Ulrich, Warner and Wiltse. First Fight Is Sought By Butler at Lincoln ' . (Continued from rage One). . ments to 2,500 fpmilres, .representing the population of a good-sized Ne braska town. "The landlords say that to regulate them would stop building. Commis sions similar to the one proposed in the Foster bill, regulate railroad rate light company rates and other utilities which primarily : serve the public and they are still building railroads; Mu:h the same; law is on the statute books in New York and Wisconsin. , . Soldiers' Wives Work. "Young married men on salaries, many of whom risked their lives in France for $15 a month, return to find rentals doubled and, trebled and are obliged to let their Vives work in oder to live in a decent place and get something besides fresh air and water to keep body and soul togeth er. ' "A legitimate business need not fear regulation. Apartment houses arc rented through one, two? and three agents, all of whom must get "theirs," before the price the renter must 'pay is finally determined." Women Are Responsible. W. T. Graham, representing the landlords, declared that women are largely responsible for such high ren tals. "They demand push buttons, service, fine linens, fine dishes, tiled floors, and 6t,her luxuries which cost money, and that calls for high rents." Graham said.. "Reputable landlords are not getting more than 10, per cent net on their investments,' and this talk' of 80 and 100 per cent is absured." . ; "There may be disreputable land lords in Omaha who are charging ex orbitant rentals. It is unfair to re gulate rentals in cities and not farm and village rentals, which also are high. ' "If you regulate' rentals you; will find that yotl can't regulate aud force capital to invest in building opera tions which won't guarantee a fair re turn: on money invested. Building dperations now arc at a very low ebb.".. . Sweet Tells of Rents. ?rnkectnpri fnr trip Foster hill said that, they did pot ask the landlordsJ to make less than 1U per cent net on investments. ' ' ." , Ernest Sweet; Owner of the Hamil ton apartment house and other prop erties near Twenty-fourth and Far nam streets, told the committee his highest rental at the Hamilton was $85 a month for1 a five-room apart ment. "The kitchens in- those apart ments are as big as the kitchens in a country . home," Sweet declared. In answer to a question as to how much rent he received for the drug store building at Twenty-fourth and Farnam streets, occupied , by the Shermaii-McConnell Drug company, Sweet said, "7 per cent on their gross business for the first five years and 6 per cent for the next five ye"8-" ... .... ,m, ' The committee iook tne om unaer advisement. Senate Kills Bakery J Inspection Measure Lincoln, Feb. 18. (Special.) Bills killed in the senate today on report of standing committees in cluded: , S. F. No. 323 Bakery inspection law. ' 1 " S. F. Ko. 214 To restrict Mate aid bridge to one point across the Platte between Saunders and Doug las counties- . S. F. No. 167 Removal of snow from public roads. ' Same matter taken care of in another bill by Sen ator Sturm. " S., F. No. 347 To repeal Lincoln law on pavement of. street car tracks and lets charter control Douglas County Sheriffs Pay to Stand at 1000 t Bill in Senate Providing $5,000 a Year Salary Changed to Leave Amount ' At. Old Figure. Lincoln. Feb. 18. (Special Tele gram.) The Douglas county dele gation in the senate stampeded this afternoon to cut down the salary increase proposed lor the Douglas county sheriff, when the general sheriffs' salaries bill cme up. The bill provided for a S5.000 a year salary in Douglas county. -Members of the delegation said they knew of no demand for the change and the bill was changed to leave the sheriffs pay at its old figure of $4,000. After a busy afternoon the senate adjourned until Monday afternoon. , These bills were passed oh third reading: . S. F. No. 273 To prevent defi ciencies in making of contracts for state or any of its political subdivi sions, M to u. S. F. No. 28 Co-operative stock voting, 27 to 0. S. F. No. 209 Authorizing county boards to sell public laud in disuse focthree. years, 26 t,o 0. Xbp senate had killed this bill last Friday, but it was revived and amended. Itemized Annual Report. S. F. No. 24 Requiring! publica tion of itemized annual report of town clerk, 27 to 0.".' ' S. F. No. 242 Extends subpoena ! jurisdiction in criminal cases to any j countv in the 'state. 30 to 0. I S. F. No. 224 Provides for ha-j heas corpus appeal, as in civil in-j stead of -criminal cases., M to U. S.'. F. No. 106 Furbishes Douglas county public defender with $100 a month typist, 29 to 0, with cmcr gcncy.j S. F. No. 35 Provides deputy and assistant county attorneys in Doug las county. 29 to 0., WTien Senator Hastings, intro duce' of S. F. No. 227, to prohibit "ambulance chasing," threatened to withdraw his support from the bill if an amendment by Senator Cooper to nfakc it apply only to "non-residents" was passed, the senate killed the amendment and advanced the bill. . Bank Guaranty Amendment. Other measures advanced on third reading were: ' ' :-h FT. R. No. 193 Administration bank guaranty amendment. H.- R. No. 139 Requiring asses sors to take agricultural' census. S. F. No. 260 Reduces number necessary, to form group insurance from 100 to 50. S. F. No. 159 To increase bond of commission merchants handling farm products. S. F. No. 255 To subsidize poul try associations. S. F. No. 30S Increasing paving bond limit from $50,000 to $150,000. S. F. No. 201 Two, 3, 4, 5 and 7 irrigation bills. "v Senator McGowan's bill, S. F. No. 236, to require every city and vil lage to erect public comfort stations. was referred by the committee of the whole back to the standing com mittee to be amended, into a work able and enforceable measure. Yelp by Green Fails To. Prolong Life of Children's Code Bill Lincoln, Feb. 18. (Special.) The. first of the 53 bills, introduced at the request of the children's code com mission, to-meet death in the legisla ture drew -a yelp of protest from J. Reid Green of Lancaster, chairman of the house committee on child welfare and sponsor for the 53 varie ties of bills. The measure passed by the senate, provides more stringent liability for men who ruin women and fail to support either the woman or child. It was referred to the judiciary com mittee of the lower house and was reported, out this morning for in definite postponement. " Green, his face red and eyes gleam ing, marched to the - front of the house and declared he ..hadn't been given an opportunity to be heard on the bill before action was taken by the committee.' ; ."That bill is one of 53 introduced bv a special commission appointed by the governor to study these ques tions," Green shouted. '' Representative Georg Snow of Chadron, a member of the judiciary committee, vtfas on his. feet "Now if you think this committee has'the time to wait for arguments from everyone on all these bills, which everyone in the state has been hearing arguments about for two years, you are mistaken," he said. And Green failed to get his hear ing before the judiciary committee. House Advocates Sale of Curtis Agricultural Schopl Lincoln, Feb. IS. (Special.) Ac tivities of the house educational com mittee today include: Killing bill to extend-normal train ing for high schools. Killing bill permitting second grade teachers' certificates to be re newed more than once. ' , Killing bill authorizing fire pre vention course of study in public schools. ... . . Recommending bill providing for sale of Curtis agricultural school property arrtd it abandonment by the state, . v Yeiser Food Bill Favored With Fruit Amendment Lincoln, Feb. 18. (Special.) The Yeiser bill making it unlawful to hold foodstuffs until they spoil, for the purpose of controlling prices, was reported out with a favorabl recommendation by the committee on manufactures and commerce. An amendment was added so provisions of the bill will not apply to berries or fresh foodstuffs. . r. Alien Land Bill Passes Lower House by 60-29 Vote Lincoln, Feb. 18. (Special.) The Japanese alien land bill passed the lower house today by a vote of 60 ,to 29 and now goes to the senate for consideration. This bill was killed in the committee, : lifted out after a fierce fight, put on general rile, and passed, y "' Both Houses Against Adjourning for Week Lincoln, Feb. IS. (Specia!.) The senate and house joint commit tee on adjournment, appointed to discuss the feasibility of adjourning a week or so about March 1, reported in both chambers Friday morning that it had interviewed the majority of both houses and found sentiment against adjourning longer than the three-day period, allowed to one chamber without the consent of the other. , The committee recommended that each chamber ake such action on adjourning as it may see fit. Senator a. K. Bushee of Kimball was chair man of the senate committee, and Representative Davis of Lincoln, of the house committee. Salary Cut Is Killed in House Fight on Code Secretaries by Byrum Loses by Vote Of 57 to 35. Lincoln, Feb. 18. (Special.) The lower house by a vote of 57 to 35, defeated the Byrum-Gifford t bill which would cut the salaries of code secretaries from $5,000 to $3,500 a year.,. , . .... Representative Byrum led the fight for the bill, declaring the secretaries were "mere puppets" of the gover nor, they did not hold "two pennies" worth of responsibility, times were hard, farmers were working 12 and lp. hours a- day to keep the wolf from the door and the secretaries didn't work that long. Not Fixed by People. " "Furthermore this Salary hnsu't been fixed by the people as the code bill has never gone to a referendum," Byrum declared. Representatives Williams," Snow, Rodman. HascaJI, Griswold and Ran dall declared the positions were worth that much money, the busi ness -of the state was -the biggest business in the state and the men at the head should ' receive good salaries; ' -i.-r "In Omaha we pay our city com missioners $6,000 a year to run the city government," , Representative Ilascall said. ' ' '- ; Rode Into Office. ' Representative1' Randall declared that the election of McKelvie in No vember vas ai endorsemnt of the people for his'code bill and his code bill secretaries and their salaries. "I want to take .issue on that, Representative Epperson said. "The fact of the matter is1 McKclvie ran 105,000 behind the deader on his party ticket and merely rode into office on the coat tail' of Warren G. Harding." f The Omaha delegation voted solid ly with the administration leaders who fougltt to keep the salaries at $5,000 a year. jiito-b.ahaioex,ke Polk County Man Tries Plan to Collect State Claim Lincoln, Feb. IS.MSpecial.) Six i-wi f --flp hplnneinc to the Ben- da family in Polk county and val ued at $23,000 drew torm a resolu tion today by Representative' Doug-t-c f 1W rninitv. authorising the family to bring suit against the state for that sum. I he uougias Dm pro viding for a $23,000 appropriation for the loss of the cattle, which was the result of the alleged action of state emploves in turning off a windmill, was kilted by the claims committee. The resolution was referred to the same committee which turned' down the bill. ' , Tractor Clinic Planned For Dodge County Farmers Fremont, Neb., Feb. 18. (Spe cialsA tractor clinic will be held for the residents of Dodge county m Fremont on March 2. An extensive program is under way. Grinder de monstrations, talks on products and implements for farm use with trac tors, a big dinner,' mivies and short talks on, lubrication are scheduled. Jewel, Flower, Color Symbols' for Today By MILDRED MARSHALL. Tarto ic thHau's tatismanic firem. and biings its wearer riches and suc- acc ItIta Ptiincco f)pt!ii'(H that it protected its wearer from danger id disease and assured him of a long life. Today's natal stone is the chryso nmi f it was tlinncht bv the ancients to have the good qualities of the em erald, jade and opat comDinea. 10 it they attributed magic qualities, claiminsr that it could even avert merited punishment. Black is today s nue; worn Dy a girl or young woman, it is .signifi cant of coquetry. Today's flower is the camelia, symbolic pf youth and beauty. (Copyright. 1921, Wheeler' Syndicate, Inc.) AOVEKTISEMENT Mrs., Underbill Has Been So Wonderfully Helped ByTanlac Her Gratitude Is Unbounded She Says. 'Tor the sake of others who may be suffering from the after effects of influenza," said Mrs. R. E. Un derbill, 609 North Duff St., Mitchell, S. D., "I want to tell of my expe rience with Tanlac. . n "About a year ago I had a bad spell of influenza and it left me with no appetite and my stomach so disordered everything I ate gave me indigestion. My liver , was all out of order, too, and I was so dizzy at times I could hardly stand up. My head often ached so it nearly drove me wild and I had so little strength and energy and fejt so bad that for HER MOTHER'S ADVICE WAS GOOD, SHEW Teeth for S i man Law Recommended In Senate Report Senator iced Would Incor porate Constitutional Amend ment and Penalize Pre vention of Use of English. Lincoln, Feb. 18. (Special.) A majority report of an amendment to put teeth in the Siman law, instead of repealing lit as provided in Senator Norval's Senate File No. 160, was accompanied by a minority report of the educational committee to post pone the bill indefinitely, when the senate standing committee reported the bill out Friday morning. The minorit y report for postpone ment was signed by Senators R. C. Harriss of Jefferson, J. I'. McGowan of Madison and Dennis IT. Cronin of Holt. " Amendment Strengthens Bill. Postponement would leave the new amendment to the state constitution, imexVtited and the foreign language question still open to attack. The amendment by Senator Reed of the committee incorporates the new constitutional amendment, re enacts the Siman law and adds a new provision placing a penalty on any steps taken to prevent the use of ..the English language at public meetings. The committee adopted the amendments late Thursday by a vote of 4 to 2, three members be ing absent. 'Sturm, Reed. Rickard and Good voted for the amendment. Anderson, Robbins and Cronin were absent. Motion Ruled Out. A motion on the senate floor bv Chairman Sturm of the commmit te'e to accept the majority , report was ruled out of order on a point raised by Senator Hoagland, that under the rules both renorts auto matically go to the general file and cOme up together before the senate committee of tnc whole to be thresh ed out. Senator Nerval's original bill re pealed the, Siman law, and re-enacted a new measure which some Americanization workers held to of fer loopholes for the teaching of German in some form or another in the public schools. I'M THE GUY I'M THF CUV wlio tu'ic s nitl r( shape and tears your player piano IU11S. - It's too much bother to get the roll in evenly before starting to play. It's much easier just to put it in any old way and let it run as it will. It like to speed" it up as fast as I can make it go,! and then stop short. It's great fun, although it is hard on the record.. . And, oh boy, when the roll is played through how fast I can make it rewind! Greased lightning has nothing on the speed I give it. I have a lot of fancy foot work I try, too. All of it is guaranteed to settle the fate of anu nrfpri1ir Vwt piano-player roll. If you don't like the way Is use your piano soils, why don't you say so? It doesn't get you anything to scowl and throw hints. , , If you haven't nerve enough to tell me, lock up the piano when I visit your house, You make me tired worrying about a music roll. If it gets torn you can get another. So why worry? As for me, I intend to keep right in my favorite way as long as I pan get away with it. So forget about it and try to look pleasant. Copyright, 1921, Thompson Feature Service. Common Sense Scatter Your Investments. You are 50 a little money saved. You realize that your present income will not enable you to accumulate enough to provide for old age for yourself and wife; Then you think of investing in some line of business which has pre sented itself, but of whicji you have little actual practical knowledge. During your life you have had little real business experience, 'the little you did try was not a success. These facts make you hestitate at your timer, of life about risking the nest egg'which is pitifully smalt. ' If you stop to consider that your physical condition would not War rant the struggle involved to get to gether as much again by your own labor, you will be more than careful about taking a- chance of losing. , If you were 20 years younger it might not matter so much. If you failed you could pick your self tip, work a little harder and finally win out and get on your feet again.'- It is a serious matter for a man of 50 to put every dollar he has into one basket in a business with which he is not thoroughly familiar. Don't be .over persuaded against your best judgment. (Copyright, 1921, International .Feature Service, Inc.) ADVERTISEMENT iwo weeKS or more at a time 1 was unable, to do anything. : "My mother had beei wonderfully, helped by Tanlac and at her sugges tion I tried it myself, and I never saw such a medicine'to build one up. I never have a headache or feel diz zy now, my stomach and liver seem to be in perfect condition,; my appe tite is splendid and I feel fine. 2 just feel the good of Tanlac to my finger tips and my housework, is easy for me. My gratitude to Tan lac is unbounded." Tanlac is sold in Omaha at all Sherman & McConnell Drug Com pany's stores, Jfarvard Pharmacy and West End Pharmacy. Also :n South Omaha and Benson Phar macy, Benson: George Siert. Flor ence, Neb.; Saratoga Pharfhscv, 24th and Ames, North Omaha, Neb., and the leading lruggist in each city and town throughout ,the state of Nebraska, ' More Trutli - IJy JAMF.S J. " The Puritans Sum ! Elliott of Boston tells us that the puritans wr merely vulgsr, ignorant uneducated men. , V . We learn with a pang of regret, ' Which cuts to our innermost, .'quicks, .That the men of the Mayflower :sct Were merely a parcel of hicks. : Though History pictures the Puritans' lives As steeped in a roseate glamour, The fact has come out that they ate with their knives And used the most terrible grammar. . The men, when they'd dug out the rocks , That the .soil they had cleared might be tilled. ' ; Would sit round the house in their socks And brag of the bears they had. killed. v T hey never disputed as smart people do On Gilbert K. Chesterton's fallacies: They never read Main Street, and nothing they knew , Of Bergson or psychoanalysis. If Bradford came back here today, And happened by curious chance, ' To go to a gilded cafe On the night of a Puritan Dance, A houncer of wiry and muscular build Would pick up a handy decanter, And the founder and head of 'the Puritan guild Would land on the car tracks instanter A small town and commonplace-Jot, . The Pilgrims lacked Culture and charm, Like thousands of Reubens we've got On many a back county farm. ) '' It's hard to conceive how they ever won out. Their manners, you'd think would forbid it; And yet it's conceded, beyond any doubt, i. That somehow or other thev did it. LOOKS LIKE il Pssibe l,iat Mr. Harding is playing for the colored vote in 1924 by putting a Mellon in his cabinet? THE OLD STUFF John Barleycorn is dead and buried,' but a lot of people will vote in his name when the next election 'comes round. . ECONOMY The Columbia Professor who is advising us to burn our.I.ibcr'tv bonds has probably discovered that just now they are a cheap substitute for coal. ; (Copyright, 1921, by the Bell Syndicate, , Inc.) WHY- Does Tightening Violin Strings Cause a Higher Note? 'If we take two strings, one a foot long and the other only six inches, and, fixing these securely at either end, pluck or hit them with the same force, we will find that the shorter string will vibrate much more rapidly than the long one. The same principle would apply if a violin bow were to be rubbed over the. two strings, for the shorter a string, is the more ftpidly it reacts to outside influences.' ' ' ; ' When, therefore, a finger is pressed down upon a violin string, the latter is realty made shorter than it was be- New Martin Saxophones Latest model C melody, silver plated, pearl keys, gold bell. Com k plete with plush lined case $140 'Also see our stock of violins, guitars, ukuleles, mandolins and so small musical furnishings. ' Our Prices Lowest in the City. Expert si (fWKFORD Piano Tuning Are We Downhearted? NO! ' That was the cry of bur Boys in France - LET'S GO ' Start Traveling and Shipping Private control has brought improved pas senger service and plenty of cars in which tWshiy. .-.if,,- . "The Road to Happineu" Than Poetry MONTAGUE. POLITICS fore, and it vibrates more quickly. One "note" in music is "higher" than another simply because the vibrations of the air are more rapid. In the case pi the violin, the air-movement is started by the extremely fast dis placement of the string and the cor responding impression upon our ear ,is "high" or "low," according to the speed of this movement. Tightening the string of a violin has the same effect as shqrteuing it, and the "high note" naturallv results. (Monday WHY Do Diamonds Sparkle?) (Copyright, 1921, by the Wheeler Syndi cate. Inc.) Dies on Anniversary I pawnee City, Neb., Feb. 18. (Special.) Miss Betsy B. Wheeler, 77 died at her home here on her 77th birthday anniversary. 1807 Farnam, Omaha Perfected Passenger Service None Better To Mon City. St. Pul and Minneapolis 7:20 a. m., 7:80 p. m. To Ft Dodgf 7:20 a. m., 8:00 p. m., 7:80 p. m. Consolidated Ticket Office, W18 Dode St., Thonc Doug la 1684. Marshall B. Craiit, ;. A. P. D.. Ill Firat National Bank Bldir.. Phone Douglaa 0260, Omaha, Neb. Romance'in Origin Of Superstitions By H. IRVING KING. Dead Bodies on Shipboard. Real deep-water sailors who g& uown to the sea in "windjammers'. I are as uneasy today and as confident ly expect trouble, when a dead body is on board as they did in the days when Shakespeare's sailor in "Per icles"' insists that the body of the queen be throwtf'overboard as, "The i-ea works high, the wind is loud and will not lie till, the ship be cleared of the dead." And long be fore the age of Shakespeare or the "Prince of Tyre" the superstition existed. v' Old Fuller says of the transporta tion of the body of St. Louis: "His 1 - J.. I 1. 1:" j uouy was lairiru uat k 10 1 idinr, mere to ne ininca ana was most miserably tossed, it being observed that the sea cannot digest the crud- debt to be interred where it dieth, and a ship cannot abide to be made a bier of." Then there is the story of the attempt of to carry the body of St. Cuthbert into Ireland when the "sea worked high" and drove back the ship upon the jinglish shore. And there are any number of ancient stories of the same sort. Should new and modem ones to like effect be lequired they can be picked up along the waterfront of ahy great seaport. This superstition has its origin in the association of ideas and Captain Basil Hall, in his book of "Travels" in the early part of the last ccnturyi gives an excellent explanation of it; genesis. 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