THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 1921.
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The Bee's Platform
1. Nw Union Psatantar Station.
3. Continued improamant ef the Ne
braska Highway, including tha pavH
mant of Main Thorvutbfara landing
into Omsha with Brick Surfsca.
3. A short, low.rat Watarway from, tha
Corn Bait to tka Atlantic Ocaa.
4. Homa Rula Chartar for Omaha, with
City Manager form of Govarnmant.
. Mediation and Not Fudging.
v y The invitation from the federal government
to. the packers and their employes to meet at a
conference table was issued in good faith, and is
accepted, wt take it, in equal good faith. Mcu
have remained at work Instead of going on strike
in face of a declared reduction in pay. which the
packers have not withdrawn. This indication of
willingness on part of the men to be governed
by the outcome of the mediation conference is
commendable, and it should have a reflection in
the attitude of the big packing companiei The
declarations made in the message accepting the
invitation to send representatives to Washington
intimate an intention- to insist on -the proposed
reduction, by leaving outside the conference pro
gram the questions of wages and hours. Such
proceedings will defeat the entire purpose of the
gathering. t ,x
V. Any consultation with regard to wages and
working conditions must give! consideration to
both sides of the question involved, or it is fu
tile. The problems of the meat packing industry
are peculiar to it and undoubtedly are best un
derstood by the men who are clothed with the in
timate and expert knowledge gained through
handling the enormous business in all its ramifi
cations. Admitting this, it yet remains true that
they should justify their proposed reduction of
wages, anJ no place is more appropriate than at
conference where the men are present and the
decision finally rest wijh an impartial represen
tative of the federal government.
Such a proceeding will involve nothing of sur
render on either side, for there is no method by
which the recommendations of the mediator can
be enforced on either, save the moral obligation
entailed in acceptance of mediation. The public,
however, will be better content and maybe in
some ways better informed if the discussion to
be held at Washington is frank and covers all
points.
, One Last Wilson Mistake.
' Earnest protest has been made to President
Harding against one of the last executive acts,
of his predecessor, and which may be undone.
It was that of demanding the resignation of
Obadiah Gardner of Maine, chairman of sthc
international joint commission, and the appoint
ment of Wiliiam B. Wilson , as his successor.
When the move was first announced the informa
tion was given ou that Joseph P. Tumulty was
to" have the vacancy forced. That, .however, 5s
aTsecondary consideration. Mr. Gardner was car
rying on the work of the commission in a highly
satisfactory fashion, and had no thought of
resigning until he received word from Washing
ton that his resignation would be accepted. He
wrote for information, and in reply received a
terse note from the president telling him his
resignation had been accepted, and then came the
announcement that the retiring secretary of labor
Was to succeed to the job.
v The principal work in charge of the interna
tional joint commission is the Great Lakes-St.
Lawrence ship canal, a, project to which Chair
man Gardner is favorably inclined. The dispo
sition of Mr. Wilson is not disclosed, but the
summary removal ofjhe one and the precipitate
appointment of the other suggests that the late'
president did not feel over-enthusiastic as to the
proposed waterway. However, it ought to be
easy for Mr. Harding to correct this blunder by
merely reversing the process employed by his
predecessor., That place is too big to be made
.the reward for a "lame duck." ...
Foiling Curiosity About Sin.
H,In excluding curiosity seekers from the ses
sions of the juvenile court Judge Willis G. Sears
. has taken an eminently proper step. Every pur
pose of justice will be better) served by the
change of plan underj which no one but those itu
mediately concerned will be permitted to listen
to' the stories of youthful sin and adult depravity
thaf come before this tribunal.
T Children can regard the judge as a kindly
father and confide more in him than if called
upon to tell their experiences and misdoings be
fore an audience of loiterers and hangers-on.
The smiles and eager interest of morbid-minded
, listeners will no longer be there to embarrass
and distress the youthful witnesses. In an atmos
phere of that unwholesome sort, children
brought before the juvenile court could learn
nothfng of modesty and decency and only be
hardened against the influence of good.
: - There x is a clear distinction between the
juvenile court, which stands almost in the posi
tion of a parent to its small charges, and the
other tribunals dealing with the cases of grown-
- tips. Publicity is necessary and advisable for
-many legal proceedings. The fear of publicity in
itself serves oftentimes as a deterrent to wrong
doing, and false claims of all sorts, including
alibis, can be checked up by means of full pub
licity. .
... j No one cculd posibly be benefited by at-
tendance on juvenile court trials. They are ro
lore uplifting than the sensational murder cases
that draw so many idle minds to the court hotr.r.
Desire to hear the. sordid experiences of erring
humanity does not arise from sympathetic nature,
but rather from a perversion of Instincts. A
group ol O.uaha women if said to have requested
'Judge Sears 1 issue this order for closed trials
ra the ground that young girls have been making
wtine of the sessions. Young or old, au-
ditors can serve no useful purpose in the juvenile
court, and for their own sake and for those l
the children brought to the bar of justice and
mercy, they art rightly excluded.
Colombia and the Oil Combine.
An even more sinister sspect is given the Co
lombian treaty by the presence in the back
ground of the oil interests. Americans are ever
anxious to extend their trade and to secure pet
mission to develop the latent resources of the
world, no matter where located, but it is prob
able the public will suffer something of a shock
when it learns that permission to exploit the oil
deposits of Colombia is to be purchased at the
expense of $25,000,000 from the federal coffers.
To buy the friendship of any country, great or
small, is something this nation should never
stoop to, and to make such purchase in order
that a favored group of Operators in any line
may profit thereby is preposterous. We want
the friendship and hearty co-operation of Co
lombia, but we do not want to secure it after the
fashion now proposed. Some way must exist
for securing a settlement of existing differences
without involving our country in further scandal
over the canal dispute. That enterprise was a
blessing to the world, and should not become ai
reproach to the republic. V
Beer on Prescription? ,
The determination at Washington to adhere
to the ultimate decision of A. Mitchell Palmer
that whisky and beer may be used, and even
manufactured, for medicinal purposes promises
great relief to a land that is theoretically arid
and parched, but really is far from such. It is
not yet definitely known just what type of dis
ease will be specificially served by the application
of beer as a tonic or redeye as as timulanf, but
we may prepare for an epidemic of the same
when once a name is put to it. The onward
sweep of the "flu" will be snail-like in com
parison. Moreover, the officials at Washington,
tentatively debating the matter, say it ,is not rea
sonable to expect that a bottle or two will do
for one who is ordered to take beer as a tonic;
he will be permitted to have it brought to hia
home by the case. This, we take it, equally ap
plies to the man who is condemned through phy
sical weakness and necessity to take his
"mornin's mornin' " and his night-cap as well in
form of a good full' three-finger "hooker" of
whisky, and he will be allowed to have reason--
able supply, say a gallon or two at a time, at
home. Looks like we are in for a dreadful lot
of sickness during- the next few months.
1 Booming Battle of the Bombers.
The war is on between the army and the navy
of the United States, and it is becoming fierce,
too. The army is represented by the 'heavier-than-air
division of the Air. service, whose en
thusiastic members profess to be eager to enter
into actual conflict with the seadogs. Josephus
Daniels started it, when he told General Mitchell
he would stand bareheaded on the deck of a bat
tleship and let an aviator drop bombs at him all
day. Captain Cook of Fort Crook comes back
that with a reasonably fast "ship," he will float
around the fleet from sunup to sundown and let
them shoot at him. with anything they've got.
And both of these champions is probably safe iu
his assertion. ' , -
Explosion of a huge charge of T. N. T.
or something like it on the deck of the old In.
diana showed what terrific - havoc would be
wrought by a bomb, alighting squarely on. the
deck of a battleship. But the one that damaged
the Indiana was carefully placed there, and was
not dropped from a plane. A naval expert fig
ures that to be safe from the fire of anti-aircraft
guns the aviator would be forced to keep at an
altitude of 12,000 feet. A bomb dropped from
that height would be 28 seconds reaching the sur
face, and in that time the vessel, proceeding at
normal speed, would cover 1,020 feet, or the dis
tance of two and one-half city blocks, reducing
its chances of being hit to something less than
the vanishing point, unless the bomber were.
really an expert wing shot.
Laymen are highly entertained by tales of
what may happen when an aerial bomb lands on
a dreadnaught; but now and then one stops and
considers some of the things involved in the
problem, and immediately looks up something
else to worry about. But the battle of the bomb
ers is likely to rage, at least until it is settled as
to whether the air service is to remain as now lo
cated, or will be established as a separate unit
in the defense scheme.
Savings Show Healthy Increase.
A comforting announcement comes from New
York, to the effect that deposits now carried in
savings banks in the United States aggregate a
few millions over five and one-half billion
dollars. This is an increase of 9.38 per cent over
1919. When the increase of $10,000,000 reported
in postal savings bank deposits is included, it
will be seen that in. spite of the added cost of
living and the alleged wave of extravagance that
swept the country in the wake of the war, some
inclination to the ways of thrift is manifest. Some
weeks ago the Treasury department gave out
the information that $989,000,000 of war savings
stamps, or about 70 per cent of the original
amount, remained in the hands of the first own
ers. The actual amount of Liberty bonds and
Victory notes held by the first purchasers is not
known, but the experts are of the opinion that
the total will be large. These figures make it
apparent that not every wage earner dissipated
his big pay in riotous living; that the so-called
silk shirt brigade got the most attention because
it was on parade, while the forehanded toilers did
make some salvage from their harvest, and it
now represents a handsome nest egg of savings,
deposited in banks, or held in the form of gov
ernment securities. The situation is one on which
the savers are entitled to congratulation, while
it means more for the future of th country than
is represented by the mere figures.
Experiments With Trees.
The Cambridgeshire Forestry' association
School of Forestry is "inclined to stake its repu
tation that this can be done," the "this" mean
ing the growing of square trees. The idea seems
to have been originated by Alfred J. Winslip,
who has studied the method practiced by gar
deners in slitting the bark of fruit trees to make
wood. When the bark is bruised without being
removed or even slit, a growth of somewhat dif
ferent kind takes place. But whatever the method
used may be, the wood is of greatly superior
quality to that of the parent tree. According to
the Cambridgeshire association, there wilt be "no
more slabs, no wavy planks, no more horrid
sums to convert frustra of cones into cubic feet,
when trees are grown square. "If we can con-j
trol this excessive wood production," the report
of the Cambridgeshire association concludes,
"there is no reason why we cannot make trees
grow square to produce wood of better quality
and in, greater quantity." Sydney (Australia)
Timci.
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A Line 0' Type or Two
Haw ta tha Line, tat tha auip fall wker they may
THE FIRST CHOCX'S.
Hail! thou little stranger,
Lovely, brave and bright,
Blooming In thy manger,
Flacked with wlntar a white.
Thou doat bring u hope;
Soon our doora may op,
Soon the heart be ranger,
Swift along tha trail.
Keen to And the Grail !
Nestled In thy mangrer,
. Blotting out the night.
Hall! thou virgin stranger,
Tolntlng .earth aright.
LAURA BLACKBURN.
WE learn from the Los Angeles Herald rli&t
a battle cruiser and two destroyers "steamed into
Los Angeles harbor." As- the harbor is about a
foot alove high tide it may not be possible to
pull the vessels off. '
WE note that the Gentleman at the Adjacent
Desk is to address the S. of T. on "Handling the
Out of Town Correspondent. If he will include
a few of the references to this oiseau privately
passed at the telegraph desk, we will take inthe
lecture. '
EVERYTHING CONSIDERED, IT IS
THE SAFER WAY.
. (From the Farlbaujt County Register.)
s Work , of tearing down1 tha old Depot
' store has begun. The workmen are com-
mencing at the top and working down.
" .IF the wage conditions in other industries are
like those in the shoe line Germany will not be
able to pay the hithermost farthing. Wages, says
the Boot and Shoe Recorder, "are from 500 to
900 per cent below those paid in this country."
It Seems to Mean That.
Sir: From the Springfield Republican's book
page: "Unhappily married, many a reader will
agree that the heroine's grievances and resultant
conduct were Justified." What we women read
ers want to know is whether this means us only.
Of course wa do agree. H. A. M.
THE sentence construction referred to in the
foregoing is one of the commonest ambiguities
that are met with. Pray you, young gentlemen
of the S. of J., avoid it.
"THERE SHE BLOWS."
(From the Claremore, Okl.. Progress.)
Rehearsal for the Bird-Whale wedding
was held In the High School Auditorium last
night, but on account of the Inclement
weather not many of tho wedding party as
expected were able to get out. It has been '
definitely decided to have a reclvlng line and
a reception after the wedding.
"TWO men were denied credit for dishonesty
in an examination." Daily Illini.
As Mr. George Barrington Wild, the talented
highwayman, has remarked, this is a queer world.
THE THOUSAND AND
ONE - AFTERNOONS.
XXXI.
'Sir,' 1 replied to him (pursued the barber) 'I
am the oldest of seven brothers, none of whom'
Is unworthy the confidence of a king. My voca
tion, though honorable, is humble, but had cir
cumstances cast me for a calling more heroic
my courage would have been sufficient for it. I
cannot conceive myself in a situation which
would make unhonored drafts upon my stout
ness of heart. , As you perceive, I am a person
of few words, and my discretion is as great as
my reticence. Should your forebodings prove
baseless, as I hope they will, the letter shall be
returned to you, otherwise I, pledge you that It.
Shall be delivered. M you have further Instruc
tion you may command me." 'Nothing,' he re
plied, pressing my hand, and his eyes closed
wearily. A measure of repose descended on
toay ana spirit, and he seemed to sleep. I put
the letter in my pocket and left the stateroom
noiselessly. Dr. Bryan stood within call, smok
ing a jigar. I questioned ' him concerning the
nature of Mr. Le Mayne's illness; and learned
that ha, was stricken with angina pectoris, a dis
ease, as your honors may know, that is usually
accompanied by a premonition of approaching
aeatn. A second attack, brought on by today's
storm,' said the Doctor. 'Any excitement Is dan
gerous. Is your business with him concluded V
I replied that it was, and the doctor eyed me, 1
thought, with peculiar sharpness, and the. letter
ournea uks a coal in my pocket.
Mr. Le Movne died before th mnrnln'ar. 'nniT'
in the privacy of my small quarters, which I'
had secured against a prying eye, I broke tha.
seal of the letter which had been intrusted to me
by the Gull's strange passenger. The inclosuro
was addressed simDly. 'limp. Burnett. No. :
Warren Avenue, Chicago.' The precise number
your honors will, pardon me for suppressing.
That was all, and I do not know that there was
round among Mr. Le Moyne s few effects any
thing to add to the nothing that was known of
him, but I conceived more than one tal of
which he was the hero, for was he not the bearer
of a mysterious letter? This hinted of tmvi
in many lands; it called up the frontiers of con
tinental countries, and challenges from little
great officials of great-little importance, who by
meir manner seemed to say, u, personally, per
mit you to pass!' It suggested railway car
riages, stage coaches, inns, courtiers with Jing
ling spurs, rapiers, air-drawn daggers, Spanish
castles, petticoated consprators, intrigue, mys
tery. By a prank of Circumstances I, a barber;
had become a figure in romance, and your hon
ors will understand that I was not insensible of
my Importance.
'YES," confides another, "we women no
longer young are strangely interested in love af
fairs. We are particularly thrilled bv the thnucht
of an absolutely irresistible male."
' BUSH LEAGUE MISCREANT.
(From the Llngle, Wyo., Review.)
The Review is in receipt of a commu
nication from an outraged mother, who an
nounces that "At the Henry Nelson sale
someone stole my baby's bottle and a sack
of crackers." The lady goes on to state:
"Anyone who would steal a baby's bottle
would steal swill from a blind sow."
TED ELLSBERRY, yardmaster for the U.
P. at Grand Island, Neb., was billed for a labor
talk as a man modeled after Abraham Lincoln,
"a man of the people, n6t a lawyer."
The Second Post.
(Letter from a contented cattle man.)
Gents: The too Books you sent us come to
hand yestarday and ther contensa noted and in
reply will say are Just the thing we, have long
looked for and for witch wife & myself Send you
are Hart felt thanks for them, you see men we
are write in the northwest corner of cal. modoc
counjty nevada is 10 miles to the east and oregon
30 miles to the north our country Is shure a
stock country that is why the stock book hits the
spot with us Beef stock and the red derry cow is
Just to my taste our Pred cows cost us 125 pr
neaa & gooa Dull cair a Hout zou to 250 my Jack
coalt cost me 500 in gold our Begin stalion is a
dandy. Mrs. Hobbs and our 4 married daugh
ters will wear out the Poultry Book a Reading
a Bout the Red chickens and Big turkeys while
our son-in-laws will take in the derry cows. N.
W. Heard of Lake City has the ayer Shire cows
curt lusks of Cedarville has the Jery cows and
Roy Hobbs has the Holstine cows and I the old
man sticks to the red cattle to a finish N. W.
Heard is an up todate farmer as every i is doticd
and ever t is crossed at His Barns every thing
he has goes into a good clean warm Barn evry
nite and sleeps on good cleen dry wheet straw
and it Pays to Just the same.
IN what other language could the following
have been so clearly expressed? A. P. dispatch
from Omaha: "Investigation revealed the half
charred presence of five sacks of sugar."
ROMANECE, REDUCED.
Sir: A St.vPaul music dealer is offering "Kiss
Me Again for 49 cents." C. R. T.
. "FOR gale 3 yr. old cold. Carl Scksing."
Wat'toma, Wis., Argus.
We have one a wcekold that wo will dis
pose of at a sacrifice, r.nd throw iii a prescription
pint.
A MAN writes to the editor; "My wife in
forms me that she has wrote you some fool
question. Wish you wt)uld overlook it and
oblige."
WHAT is Mr. Harding's favorite morning
journal? Mr. Wilson used to take 1 in three
copies of a Baltimore paper. . B. L. T.
Possibility of a Real Peace.
It is entirely within the range of possibility
that a result of Germany's stubborn resistance io
facts plain to all the rest of the world may be a
peace, in the making of which we shall take part,
much nearer the ideal we cherish than the poor
caricature of the ideal produced in Paris. Man
chester Union.
How to Keep Well
- I By DR. W. A. EVANS
Quaallana canCarnlnf hyflana, aanltatlon and prevention of diaeaaa, submitted
Dr. Evana by readers of The Be, will be answered personally, subject to
proper limitation, where a stamped addressed envelop I enclosed. Or Evana
will not null diaf aotii or prescribe lor individual diseases. Address Utter
ia car of The Bee.
Copyright, 1921, fcy Dr.'W. A. Evtns
TROUBLESOME BONE SPURS
"I have become much interested,'
Subscriber writes, "in your art!
cles, which have covered a large
range of ills to which the human
body is heir, but I have not noticed
any mention of calcanlel spurs
which occur sometimes on the bones
of the feet and other times on other
parts of the body. , And, believing
mat u win De or interest to ine pud
lie, I ask that you pulish something
about it Is there any cure other
than an operation? Is the operation
dangerous r
Bony spurs of a sort sometimes
develop on the spine, press on
nerves, and cause persistent neuritis,
sometimes develop around Joints
causing some .trouDie.- within a
week before yo'ur letter was re
ceived I had an article on a super-
numary piece or bone about two
inches back of the ball of the foot
as a cause of bunions. This exDlan
atlon of some bunions was recently
ably presented by Dr. J. J. Monahan.
I will rake advantage of your let
ter to open up the subject of surplus
bony growths around the ball of the
root as a cause of bunions. Dr. H.
A. Robinson of Kenosha holds that
bunions result from overgrowth and
displacement of the sesamoid bones.
The reader who has never heard of
ine sesamoid bones must have been
too young to read at the time of the
famous Luetgert trial. At that time
the newspapers, by poetry, scientific
discussion, gossip, and reprint of
testimony in court, popularized the
sesamoids.
, The sesamoids are small masses
of bones which develop in tendon
sheaths, connective tissue, and mus
cle and are unattached to the regu
lar bones. They are irregular m
size, shape and number. In the
main they come at pressure points.
Through countless centuries of de
vout kneeling man develoDed a larare
one at the knee and this one is com-f
moniy Known as the knee . pad.
Commanly there are two small
ones In the pad of the sole under the
great toe at the "ball of the foot If
ono of those slips away from its
regular places and gradually travels
up between the bones of the ball of
the foot it brings about the com
mon forms of bunipn.
Drs. Robinson and Monahan are
agreed that common bunions result
from spreading of the bones of the
ball of the foot and that what we
recognize as a bunion is merely an
inflamed pad which has been "built
up to protect the bone and joint
against the rub of .the shoe. They
agree thrft people have bunions Tre
cause their foot bones are built
wrong and not because they Wear
wrong shoes and socks. They dis
agree In this: ..
Dr. Monahan says the force which
spreads the bones at the ball is a
bone or bony spur located at the
ball. Dr. Robinson says it is due to
.sesamoids pushed in between the
bones at the ball. His X-ay pic
tures taken In bunion cases' before
and after removal of the sesamoids
show In the first instance the foot
bones pushed apart by sesamoids
and in the second the bones lying
nearly parallel after the sesamoids
had been' removed.
The operation is a simple one.
The bones no larger than the end
of a-finger are found imbedded in
the tissues at points indicated by the
X-ray picture. Since they are but
loosely attached, pressure can push
them in most any direction and into,
almost any location. When It hap
pens to push them between the
bones of the ball these bones are
apt to spread, rub against the shoe,
and bunion iSAlmost inevitable.
i
Might Have Operation.
-J. E. J. writes: "1. What Is the
cause of a knee giving way when
walkincr?
"2. Why does, it not pain me at
night? .
"3. This leg was broken, and it
lever healed properly. Could, that
cause the pain?
"4. Is it rheumatism?
"5. What remedy can you give?"
UK PLY.
1. Sometimes the' cause Is .a loose
body in the Joint. Sometimes it is
due to an old fracture.
2. Because you are not using it.
3. Yes, that is the probable cause.
A little knob of bone gets in the way
or some tendor or ligament is some
what disarranged.
4. No. (
5. If the rondition is disabling
enough to warrant t have the joint
operated on.
two ago. He said the kidneys were
not throwing off enough poison;
that she should drink less sweet
milk and drink buttermtlk Instead;
that she should have Jam for break
fast and a piece of candy every day
(chocotatcs excluded), and she
should not be deprived of sweets,
as her parents had been doing. I
believe she was not to have mucn
meat. As for treatment In - an
attack.' soda was to be given and
even in & bad case a solution ob
brown sugar Injected Into the bow
els. The child is 7 now and the at
tacks have been milder and less
frequent than formerly. At the time
of diagnosis a second operation for
tonsils aggravated the disease."
REPLY.
This is the usual method of hand
ling older children subject to period
ic attacks of acidosis.
"Alu's Nature Wonderful?"
A correspondent sends us a clip
ping, from Oral Hygiene for Janu
ary. 1921, which contains the fol
lowing startling information: MVs.
John 17 Lee of Atlanta, Ga., is re
ported to have a baby daughter who
at 7 months of ago cut a molar
tooth, which was gold when cut
Mrs. Lee has three gold teeth in
the front of her mouth. Her two
other children have no gold teeth.
It Is suggested that this gold tooth
Is a birthmark.
bur correspondent asks, "Can you
beat that?"
, REPLY.
No,' I cartnot. Cutting molar teeth
at 7 months is out of the ordinary,
but even Dr. Ella Wheeler Wilcox
could not match the marvel of a
gold tooth as a birthmark. Since
the first two did not draw even sil
ver teeth, is it unreasonable to hope
that the next one may be marked
with diamond teeth?
Interesting But Untrue.
X. writes: "Not long ago a man
of letters gave a talk on the human
It's Standard Treatment.
Mrs. M. B. T. writes: "A short
time ago I noticed you answered
Mrs. M. P. regarding acidosis. An
Iowa City doctor diagnosed my small
niece's illness as acidosis a year or
How Actress Keeps Busy.
"Quand mcnie," said Sarah Bern
hardt many years ago, when . fate
seemed against her. "Quand meme,"
she says today when age and a wood
en leg conspire to defeat her.
"Quand meme," she will say to the
end. 1
"In spite of everything," Bern
hardt declared she would win. "In
spite of everything" she goes on win
ing. The Divine Sarah is 76 years old,
yet she accomplishes more In a week
than many do in a month. Every
evening and Sunday afternoon she
plays the title role in "Daniel." Tues
day afternoons she plays "Athalie."
She Is studying "Rodogune" and is
reading manuscripts in search of
new roles to study. She manages
her own theater and directs the
painting of all its scenery. She
vectures once or twice a week and is
writing a series of short stories.
And all this she does, though un
able to walk. Not without justi
fication is, she called divine. Mil
waukee Journal.
'' A Bit o' Cheer
Each Day o ' the Year
By John Kendrick Bangs.
THE PLAY OP LIFE.
"The Play's the thing!" So Shake
speare sagely said.
The World indeed's a Stage before
us spread, , '
And on that Stage all men must play
a part .
In tragedy or farce whate'er their
art. .
No man may know just what his
role's to be . J
In lines of tears or laughing, comedy,
But this is sure, that jf with pur-
pose true ,l
He does as best he can what's his to
do, .
The final curtain when the play is
done
Wilt crown him with the plaudits
nobly won.
And even though he bear no stellar
bay
He'll share the glory that awaits the
play.
tCopyrlgbt, 121, by th McClurs News
paper fcyndlcate.)
WHY NOT BATHE
THE CLOTHES TOO?
Yes, the average man is clean
enough. That is, he keeps his
body scrupulously clean, bathes
daily, changes underwear and
hose often, changes shirts daily,
and collars often twice daily. -
But, many men let their outer
garments go from one to three
months without having them
cleaned, pressed and sterilized.
They do not know; do not real
ize how highly important it is to,
keep clothes clean, not only to
impress the public rightly, but
to insure d freedom from disease
germs.
Dresher Brothers, the Dry
Cleaners, at 2211-17 Farnam
Street, absolutely guarantee to
clean clothes hygienically, and to
deliver a perfectly sterile gar
ment; a garment without a
germ; a garment that appears.,
and feels as healthful as it real
ly is.
If this strikes the eye of an in
nocently careless man, he would
better phone Dresher Brothers to
have his clothes cleaned at once.
Phone Tylet 0345. If on the
I South Side phone South 0050.
I TlieAaaYt A'tt itnrMatiaa laif i's a J f"
uated at 2211-17 Farnam Street,
Omaha. , ' Advertisement
OX
Opposes Marketing Plan.
Autwine, Okl., March 7. To the
Editor of The Bee. Since I have
aken an active part trying to pro
mote the Interest of the Wheat
(J rowers' association, I feel It la
my duty to make known to my fel
low farmers and wheat growers that
I am positively opposed to the mar
keting and five-year contract plan
that la going to be submitted to the
wheat growers for their signature.
This plan- Is not in harmony with
the proposition of the Wheat Grow.
ers organisation. The v heat Grow
ers' organization proposed that we so
conduct ourselves that we, would be
able to demand the cest of produc
tion and a reasonable profit, which
was fair and legitimate.
This marketing plan that some of
our lenders are attempting to force
upon us diverts us entirely from our
hair. What want to ask you Is
yhether he was right in saying the
followlngN. 'Every hair has a canal
or tube through which air passes'?
One friend argues that it is true; the
other friend Just the Opposite."
' Keep Baby Outdoors.
M. R. writes: "My baby is 21
monrhs old. He Is cutting his eye
teeth. His right eye is continually
crossing. He also stumbles an aw
ful lot. The eye does not cross
when he is in the open air. Do you
think this is because of his teeth
ing?"
REPLY.
Probably his teeth Jiave nothing
to do with the crossing of his eyes.
Probably his eye muscles are not in
good balance. Since his trouble, is
not in evidence when he is in the
open air keep him outside ss much
as possible. When he gets older he
may need to wear glasses to keep his
eye straight. ' . I .
0V
Hurry!
1 to
Albert
Edholm's
Going
Out of
Business
Sale
originat aim and purpose. It pro
poses to launch us out on a glgautia
market program, or in other words,
into tho wholesale grain buslie,
which entails an enormous expense
and much machinery, which nmans
we are going to support and main
tain a lot of pie eaters.
It absolutely binds the grower for
a period of five years, where he sells
himself and wlfo and his children
Into absolute bondage., If he signs
this Infamous, preposterous contract
he simply reduces himself and family
on a par with the peons of Mexico,
or the peasants of Russia.
While tho grower is bound good
and tight; the association obligates
itself to do nothing for the grower
except to refund to him what is left
of -his crop after the association gets
all they want out. of it.
I hope you will all read and con
sider before you sign this contract,
for I know after you do you will
never sign it. W. E. KNAPP.
A. HOSPE CO.-
P1ANOS
TUNED AND
REPAIRED
All Work Guaranteed M
ISIS Douglas St.i Tel. Dou. 188
SaaaaBaaaBaaSBaaaaaaaMaaaai
"business is coop thank you"
MOVONG
DAY
is usually dreaded, but
you will be relieved of all
worry and annoyance if
you use the Metropolitan
Van andStorage Service.
We employ only ex
perienced men the kind
of men who know how to
handle your furniture
with the greatest care.
We do it differently
than it is usually done.
See us or call Tyler 3400.
METROPOLITAN VAN
& STORAGE CO.
Owned and Operated by
II. n. Bowen Co.
Why Bother'
With Ashes?
Ashes, soot, shaking the
furnace, bother of shoveling
coal all can be done away
with.'
Install a
NoEtol
Automatic Heater
The Automatic Janitor
Burns fuel only when heat
is needed. Automatically
shut off when your home
reaches the temperature you
require. Is under thermostat
control. Gives a home all
the heating conveniences of
a modern flat
It does away with heating
worries.
Ask your friends about
the Nokol. See the one
which heats our building.
We think it the most inter
esting thing in Omaha.
LV. Nicholas Oil Company
HELloiysOSAyTHf
JONES AVJD SMITHS
ARE COMINOTO ,
.DINNER.
"oh dear: - wHy.
AMO NOT A l?"ifK
THING- IM t0I
the house!; fJrf-
OH OU THOUGHTFUL
DCAPJ JUST THE THING
ANDDeUCIOUSTc.
NOTROOBLCTO
i ST ill
. JSSSM UtrftHIAACN I BSiU ', ,. 1
a i n -tt -vsTii sii.imiiw h hi i 11 a i i i
a i w V4ii i anmpi i avniMB wi i 1 1 i i i -r
tteu j
1
SOME
. FINE CANNtO,
HAS THIS EVER HAPPENED TO YOU?
Company due to arrive Nothing iri the house to eat" Gloom!
Despair! , - 1 . ' v.,;.
Truly a most embarrassing situation, but you have only yourself to blame,
Mrs. Housewife.
With a larder well stocked with War Department Canned Corned Beef and
Corned Beef Hash, you need never suffer such embarrassment, but be always
ready for every emergency. Besides lending themselves to the preparation
of the most tempting dishes, the extremely low prices at which these splen
did meats are sold enable the whole fam ify to
Dine for a Day for a Dollar
Your dealer can supply you in any quantity. See him today tell him you
want some of this nourishingjood; he can realize a legitimate profit from
the sale (wholesale prices below) and you can save money. Buy a case or
two. Be prepared. x
THE WHOLESALE PRICES '
. . . , .. .., i
re printed below. , They will give you com idea of what you will av ea
your purchaut. - ? ' : t .
CORNED BEEF HASH
1 lb. can, IS; per can
. S lb. can, 30c per can
CORNED BEEF
, No. 1 can, lie per can
No. 2 can, 27c per can
1 lb. can, lSe. per can
6 lb. cant, $1.00 par can
TABLE OF DISCOUNTS
DUcount to apply on all purchaie of lurplu canned meat on and after
November 15, 1920, are a follow:
1 250 to $1.000
1.001 to 2,500.....
2.501 to 4.000
4,001 end over-.. ...
....,.
........ net
. S per cent
.10 per cent
.20 per cent
Th Government will pay freight en carload lot to any point in th United
State locatid mora than twenty mile from (hipping point. . "
CUMULATIVE PURCHASES COUNT
When purchase reach $50,001, 24 net to prevail: when purcham reach
$100,001, 28 net to prevail; when purchete reach $500,001, 12 net to pre
vail; when purch reach $1,000,001 and over, ii net to prevail.
MINIMUM ORDER ACCEPTED, $250
C-2J
Buy It by the Case
Dealer $' orders should
be sent to Depot
Quartermaster, at the
following adSresses:
Brooklyn, N. Y., 59th St arid Firet
Ave,
Boiton, Army Supply Bai.
Chlcigo, IU., IS It W. 39th St
Atlanta, Ga., Transportation Bldg.
San Antonio, Tex.
San Franciaco, Calif.
SURPLUS PROPERTY BRANCH
Ofic of th Quartermaster General,
Munition Bldg.
Washington D. C.
WAR DEPARTMENT CANNED MEATS
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