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track sensation of the past season, has placed
him in charge of a woman caretaker, Mrs. Elis
abeth Dangerfield. Her policy is no blows and :io
harsh treatment. This is not the first time
that a woman has been given charge of valuable
horses August Belmont's nursery stud has bc;n
in charge of Mrs. Elizabeth Kane for years.
There is no monopoly on kindness to animals,
and many men 'also handle them with similar
care, but the success of these two women brings
the gentler way into prominence.
Stabilization of Prices
Great Xecd of Business Today Is An
Equilibrium.
Stuer Bid. tr-arta. franc. IStliMlt Hours
The Bee's PMtorm
1. Now Union Passenger SUtioa.
2. Continued improTmnt of tko Ne
braska Highways, including tko aaYo
ment of Main Thoroughfares leading
into Omaha with a Brick Snrface.
3. A short, low-rat Waterway from the
Corn Belt to tko Atlantic Ocean.
4. Home Rule Charter for Omeka, with
City Manager form of Corerameat.
Home Rule and City Manager. :
It is not an inopportune ,timc to remind the
citizens of Omaha that certain things which they
ought to do for themselves are beinp; done for
tlicm by others. For example, we will all go to
(he polls next Tuesday to nominate candidates
for the seven places to be filled on the city com
mission by permission graciously granted by
the legislature of Nebraska.
Omaha's charter is not made by its own citi
zens, but by the state body, which meets once
in two years at Lincoln, and is required to give
a considerable portion of its time to doing things
tor Omaha that Omaha should do for itself. We
have been assured on many occasions that if the
people of the metropolis want to adopt a home
rule charter, they may do so whenever they
wish. In the meantime, assurance, also $ given,
the legislature will enact any changes in the
charter the citizens ask for. It is not always
easy to determine just what the people want
For example, a bill is now pending, designed to
change some provisions of the charter. It was
' prepared and submitted by the city commis
sion, after being reviewed by n committee of the
Chamber of Commerce, but it also holds some
sections' that were introduced by individuals, and
several to which considerable groups of indi
viduals object. These things puzzle the law
makers, who arc willing to please the city and
its people, but are at a loss to know just what
is wanted. The end will be? that Omaha will
get another charier made at Lincoln, one that
may give content to some and discontent to
others, and produce no more of general satisfac
tion than has been the experience in the past.
The primary election is to pave the way to
the election of seven citizens, who are to be
charged with the responsibility of government
for three years. Between these will be divided
the manifold activities of municipal housekeep
ing, with the overlapping, interfering and loosely
defined authority that now exists. Each man is
supposed to be supreme i hjs own department,
but each knows the mothers hot only may but
often do interfere in another's domain; then the
twilight zones arc undisturbed, and these offer
many opportunities for shirking or pissing the
buck. For example, the streets fall tinder three
different departments, and each now and then
exhibits a penchant -for letting George do it, and
the public weal suffers accordingly.
A city manager will eliminate this overlap
ping and interference, and will co-ordinate the
administrative details in such fashion as will not
only establish order, but will get results and
save, .money.
A home rule charter will permit the citizens
to malic any needed changes in the city's funda
mental law.
, The Bee sincerely presents these points for
careful consideration at this time, for they are:
vital to the continued growth .and well being
of Omaha.
Lower Electric Rates.
If the city council passes the electric light
and power rate ordinance introduced at jester
day's meeting, it will have accomplished a
rather remarkable thing. It will have effected a
reduction of 12 per cent in the bills of the great
bulk'of the Nebraska Power company's patrons,
this in spite of the company's plea for increased
rates, which the council denied.' The reduction
brings the rate lower than that of pre-war days,
despite large increases in operating costs.
JIayor Smith is quoted as declaring that the
proposed schedule reduces only the rate for resi
dential lighting. The schedule, however,
shows reductions -also for commercial lighting
and retail power. Even though, as the mayor
says, certain large consumers of wholesale
power suffer some increases, the council can
well afford t rest on the record. The reduc
tion applies to some 40,000 individual users of
electrical energy, representing, according to the
record before the council, over -98 per cent of
all those affected.
Hapsburgs and Hungary.
The coup by which Charles was to have been
restored to the throne in Hungary may have been
prematurely sprung, but it was not unexpected.
Practically ever since the dismemberment of the
Austrian empire the impression has existed that
the Hungarians would recall a Hapsburg to the
vacant throne. The genius of the Magyar is not
for a republican form of government, aud the
award of the Xeuilty treaty, which defined the
borders of the kingdom, has had the effect of
consolidating the anti-Czech sentiment until ii
now threatens to retrieve the alienated portions
of Hungary by the sword. Weeks ago The Bee
Called attention to the report of an American
newspaper man that it was farther from Prague
to Budapest than from cither to New York;
this because of the rigid border guard and the
stringent regulations set up by the governments
of Czecho-Slovakia and Hungary, where only an
armed truce exists. Should it turn out that
Charles, or his cousin, who has long been resi
dent at Budapest, mount the throne of Hun
gary,' it is quite probable that another little war
will be touched off in central Europe, and that
the republic of Czecho-Slovakia will get its bap
tism of fire very early. This will be a good case
for the League of Nations, as the "integrity" of
the boundaries set up at the peace, conference is
directly concerned. The job of forcing a people
to adopt a form of government it does not want
is not always grateful. Americans can well af
ford to watch progress in this latest ebulition,
satisfied to know they are not entangled, and
willing to allow the Hungarians to select their
own ruler in their own way.
Helping Europe Back to the Job.
tVis not enough to produce goods, but they
must be moved into the hands of consumers in
order to end the congestion that exists all over
the world. In the face of a certain skepticism
the war finance corporation is forging ahead with
this idea in view. Loans of $6,000,000 to finance
shipments to Europe already have been made,
and. now it has issued a call for a conference
with southern bankers to plan aid for the ex
portation of agricultural products.
vThe idea back of the War Finance corporation
is to put the industries of Europe on their feet
by furnishing raw materials to be turned into
finished products. It differs from providing food
and charity in that its contribution is the op
portunity to work. One of its typical transac
tions was a loan to the cotton spinners of
Czecho-Slovakia.. Mill owners there formed a
syndicate and gave their note to a group of
banks, wh.ich notes were endorsed by the gov
ernment at Prague, and then by a group of
American banks who secured a loan of $8,000,-
, 000 .'on it from the War Finance corporation.
The money was used to buy American cotton,
which was shipped to the spinners in Czecho
slovakia, thereby giving textile workers there
employment. So long as any one of the four
endorsers of the note remain solvent, the United
States is sure of -its money.
This was accomplished before the corpora
tioij was discontinued, but now that it has been
rasumed, Eugene Meyer, the director, believes
the same thing can. be done in Germany, France,
England and elsewhere. The . $500,000,000 of
government funds that is available for. this use,
he declares, can be turned over and over again,
facilitating many times" that amount of goods.
With stable conditions re-established in Eu
rope, this form of assistance may prove itself
most practical. The time is near when Amer
ican charity can not be expected to support a
continent that ought to be supporting itself.
Women As Horse Trainers.
Dairymen know that kindness to their cows
brings more milk than docs neglect or brutality.
However, many animal trainers depend on harsh
rather than gentle methods to attain their par
ticular ends, and there are some persons who
can never enjoy ' performing beasts for the
thought of the rigorous discipline that may have
been used. It is interesting, accordingly, to
learn- that the owner of Man-o'-War, the race
A Veto Well Sustained.
The house by a substantial majority- upheld
Governor . McKelvie in his veto of a measure
designed to interefere unduly with tjie preroga
tive of the governor. It provided that in event
of the death of senator of the United States
from Nebraska the executive would be bound
to name to the vacancy some man of the same
party affiliations as the deceased. On, the sur
face this would seem to be fair, the people hav
ing chosen the senator in the first place and
thereby expressing a preference for his partisan
bias. A little reflection will show the danger in
this. People swing from one party to another,
especially. in Nebraska, and it frequently falls
out that a senator, may be of a party that is op
posed to the sentiment of his state as expressed
at the polls. Fdr example, take the present state
of affairs.- Nebraska voted overwhelmingly in
favor of republican nominees and policies last fall.
Should the measure have become law and any
thing should happen to Senator, Hitchcock
(which God forbid), Governor McKelvie would
have been required to name a democrat to serve
till the people could make a choice at a regular
election, and thus ensure the continued presence
in the senate of a man opposed to the things the
voters had endorsed. The unfairness of such a
proposition is patent. Accidents of politics can
not be foreseen, and it would be unwise to at
tempt to anticipate them by such legislation.
The house did well to concur with the governor
in this matter.
The resignation of Ambassador Rolland S.
Morris brings powerfully to mind that his sue-:
cessor as envoy to Japan will occupy one of
the most difficult posts in the government and
must be chosen wjth more care than most Amer
ican diplomatic representatives have been in the
past, although no criticism" of the valuable serv
ices of Mr. Morris is to be implied.
The peogle of Argentina are now taking up
the pastime of berating the American packers,
which is their right, but still it is to be hoped
that the enmity for these corporations docs not
spread to take in all the people of the country
of their origin.
Among the products Russia claims to have
ready for export in large quantities is caviar, but
apparently Secretary of State Hughes does not
count this as necessary to the international diet.
Reading about tie wealth of. Hugo Sti.mes,
the. wonder grows that the Allies do not collect
their indemnity from him instead of trying to get
it out of the other Germans.
President Harding is said to call his cabinet
associates by their first names, but no doubt
keeps his own middle name out of the conversation.
The cackling of geese saved Romebut since
that time cacklers have been more of a public
menace than benefit.
jOne thing sure, the shut-down of a corn
products refinery was not due to a shortage of
raw material.
By R. D. Kilhorn, University of Nebraska.
The old statement that whatever cocs uo
must come down seems to apply to prices as
well as to other things. The high level for
wholesale prices was reached in May, 1920. when
the index number of the Bureau of Labor Sta
tistics for the prices of approximately 325 com
modities stood at 272, using the year 1913 as a
base; theindex number for January, 1921,
stood at 177 a decline of almost 100 points in
eight months. All commodities taken in the ag
gregate were a little more than 28 per cent
cheaper in January, 1921, than they were in
January, 1920. The greatest decline from Jan
uary of 1920 to the same month in 1921 was in
the case of farm products, which showed a de
cline of 44 per cent; clothes and clothing dropped
over 40 per cent; and food declined 36 per cent.
A comparison of the wholesale price level of
December, 1920, with that of January, 1921,
shows many interesting and desirable changes.
The drop . in. the price level of all commodities
during that time was a little over 6 per cent.
Building materials fell 10 per cent and house
furnishing goods dropped 18 per cent. This was
tnc greatest decrease during that month, luiel,
lighting materials and chemicals each decreased
more than 3 per cent during that period.
There have been many spectacular decreases
during tins period ot tailing prices. ool winch
had been selling at 62 cents per pound dropped
to 12 cents per pound within a week; hides fell
from 50 cents to 10 cents. A trainload of ewes
was sold in one of the cities of the Middle
West at a price which i.etted the owner 34 cents
a head. The National City Bank Bulletin in its
issue of March, 1921, gives many instances of
farmers who sent produce to market only to dis
cover that after the produce had been sold they
owed money' to the commission men. One of
these is sufficient to illustrate many cases. A
grower at Laredo, Texas, shipped a carload of
756 bushels of spinach to New York. The spin
ach brought $467.35 on the market. Freight
charges alone amounted to $627.47, and the total
charges amounted to $720.66. His loss on the
transactions was $253.31. This figure does not in
clude his labor nor the interest on his investment
in the shape of land and agricultural machinery.
What is necessary to return to "normal" is
a readjustment in all prices. The trouble is not
so much that some prices are low as it is that
other prices are inordinately high. An equilibrium
must be reached in the whole price situation.
The prices of iron and steel products, for ex
ample, have not been reduced by the United
States Steel corporationthe largest producer
of steel in this country. Their order book is
being depleted and they have not met the cut
in the price made by the independents. Freight
rates another price exercising profound influ
ence on the whole price level have not been
cut, although we read with much satisfaction
that the freight rates on two important classes
of commodities in this section have been reduced.
And it is doubtless true that in this period of re
adjustment wages will drop because of the fall
in other prices.
There is no reason for pessimism in regard
to the future of business. At heart we are sound.
The greatest danger has been passed, for in the
words of an eminent economist "in the latter part
of 1919 and the early part of 1920 we were car
rying full sail and throwing out all possible can
vas, driving ahead under what seemed to be
favorable winds, and largely oblivious that a
hurricane was impending. Today no one doubts
that there is need, for prudence and the greatest
danger is consequently oyer."
Tabus Separate Sexes
The discussion upon "sex warfare" can be
illuminated by a consideration of the manners
and customs of savage and barbarian peoples.
Thousands of years ago primitive man had
the whole question cut and dried and stereo
typed by "tabus." The penalty , for breaking
any of these was death. Many of these tabus
survive among the "so-called" savages today.
In New Guinea .the men have their marea
and the women have theirs. Breaking the sex
tabu of entrance is death. I have hundreds of
similar cases from all over the world.
Among the Bechuanas the men plow, and
it is taboo for a woman to touch the cattle.
The women of old Nicaragua had the mon
opoly of shopping; if a man interfered he was
thrashed.
The Eskimo consider it a scandalous thing
for a man tb interfere with or perform work
belonging to women.. . '
In "primitive", life it is practically a uni
versal, law that men and women ,may not eat
together.
A Hindu wife never eats with her husband;
if she were to touch, his food "it would be
rendered unfit for use." As a rule the woman
prepares the man's-meal, and when he has fin
ished she eats what is left.
The segregation qf the sexes goes so far in
many cases that each sex has practically a dif
ferent language.
, The Caribs haye two distinct vocabularies
one used hy men and by women when speak
ing to eachi other and by men when repeat
ing some saying of the women.
The Japanese have actually two. alphabets
one, katakana, for the use of men r the other,
hiragana, for the use of women.
The reasons given by missionaries and trav
elers and by the people themselves for this tabu
sanct segregation are curious but natural.
Here are some mixed examples Dyak boys
are forbidden to eat venison, the special food
of women and old men, "because it would make
them timid as deer" or women.
Redskin warriors avoided the "weaker" sex
for fear of being made weak.
A curious corollary is to be seen in marriage
ceremonies. The bringing together of a man
and woman is, on the primitive theory, a break
ing of the tabu, and is dangerous, because each
sex is dangerous to the other..
But you cannot make an omelet without
breaking eggs or a marriage without breaking
tabu. R. E. Crawley in London Mail.
Things to Forget.
If you would increase your happiness and
prolong your life forget your neighbor's faults.
Forget all the slander you have ever heard. For
get the temptations. Forget the fault-finding and
give a little thought to the cause which provoked
it. Forget the peculiarities of your friends, and
only remember the good points which makes you
fond of them. Forget all personal quarrels or
histories you may have heard by accident, and
which, if repeated, would seem a thousand
times worse than they are. Blot out as far as
possible all the disagreeables of life. They will
come, but will only grow larger when yoi re
member them, and the constcut thought of the
acts of meanness or, worse, stilf, malice will
only tend to make you more familiar with them.
Obliterate everything disagreeable from yester
day, start out with a clean sheet today, and
wiite upon it cr.ly those '..'tings which are lovely
and lovable Exchange.
America's Gift to World,
St. John Ervine, our visitor from Europe, con
tends that white England's gift to the world has
been poetry and that of Germany music, the na
ture of America's gift has not yet been made
clear. We suggest that for America's gift he fill
in "money," temporarily, at least. Seattle Post
Intelligencer, i
Drunmmer, Beat the Long Roll!
The old sport of egg-rolling will be resumed
on the White House grounds at Easter this year
and the fine old exercise of log-rolling is ex
pected to continue at the other end of Pennsyl
vania avenue. Milwaukee Sentinel.
The number of things a legislature can think
of are only equaled bv the number of things it
cantor,- . : 1 ,
President, and Commander-in-Chief.
Formerly it was the custom of the army or
navy to assign a physician to the president. Now
the president assigns his physician to the army
or navy. St. Lojjis Star,
How to Keep Well
By DR. W. A. EVANS
Queitiona concerning- hyiono, sanita
tion and prevention of diaee.se, aub
mitted to Dr. Evan by reader of
The Bee, will bo answered peraonally,
subject to proper limitation, where a
stamped, addressed envelope is en
closed. Dr. Evans will not make
diagnosis or prescribe for individual
diseaeee. Address letters in car of
The Bee.
Copyrieht, 1921, by Dr. W. A. Evans.
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DRESSING FOR WARMTH.
When Dr. W, T. Grenfell was called
Into consultation as to the clothing
the soldiers In the trenches In north
ern Flanders during those terrible
winters of the earlier years ot the
world war, he made several radical
recommendations based on his ex
perience In Labrador.
V forget, quickly. Therefore, let
me call to mind that the soldiers dur
ing those winters had to stand for
hours in shallow trenches exposed to
cold and wet. There nearly always
was water in those trenches. Since
duckboard was not always available
the men had to stand in a slush of
mud, water, ice and snow for hours
at a time. Many suffered from trench
feet.
Dr. Grenf ell's advice as to oold
weather dress is applicable to civilian
life, especially to those who must be
exposed and those prone to cold feet
and mild varieties of Raynaud's dis
ease. I have culled some suggestions
from the Labrador doctor.
To keep the heat of the body in is
the object of wearing clothing. There
fore clothing should always fit close
ly around the neck, wrists, and
ankles. The best form of coat Is one
fitting tightly around the wrists and
with a headpiece attached. The wrists
can be made snug by straps or by
terminating in a wristlet. If the bot
torn of the coat can fit snugly
around the hips, being held in by
something like a belt or drawstring,
mere win be gam. The cowl or
headpiece can be trimmed with fur
so that the edges can fit tightly and
be warm, but at the same time not
irritate the skin of the fare
The best material is an imper
vious light dressed canvas. Close
ness of weave is more important
than weight of fabric. Dr. Grenfell
did not think much of the woolen
khaki worn by the soldiers. A light,
closer woven fabric would have
held the heat in better. The cut of
the garments permitted lots of body
heat to escape at the neck.
The old fashion of wearing the
ends of the trouser legs inside the
boots made for comfort. The best
boot is one made of light skins.
Such boots should be large and
loose enough not' to bind. They
should be sewed with sinew, when
such boots are soaked in water the
leather thread swells as they soak
up water and no leakage occurs.
The Labrador shoe made that way
does not leak.
Dr. Grenfell strongly advocates
the hardening process for all those
strong enough to be trained that
way. He says coddling is the ter
rible menace of civilization and to
endure exposure is the best prep
aration for a good soldier.
He tells of visiting a hnt in far
northern Labrador, himself clad in
a well lined leather coat, but the
two shock-headed boys there clad
in ancient cotton shirts and what
had once been only cotton overall
jackets, were jolly as crickets ap
parently and undaly warm.
The homes in Labrador are very
primitive, insanitary and poorly ven
tilated, in epite of all these and
other health handicaps, the people
have moderately good health. This
is because tney never are coddled
In youth they are trained to with
stand cold and exposure.
(,1'iinmcl for Commissioner.
Omaha, March i9. To the Editor
of the Bee: Mr. Charles A. Grirn
mel is not a candidate for city com
missioner because he is seeking of
fice, and not because the salary has
attractions for him, but because he
yielded to the earru-st and persistent
solicitations of a large number of
individual citizens who had no axe to
grind, and who had no thought ex
cept the good of Omaha.
I know whereof I speak, and if the
people do not rally to his support
and put him over at the primaries
and at the election, there will be
no use in the future of trying to in
duce competent men to sacrifice their
time and business to serve the city.
A CITIZEN.
Word for Zlimnan.
Omaha. March 24. To the Editor
of the Bee: Dear Sir We have
known Harry B. Zirnmun intimately
during his entire active life. I knew
him as a boy, when struggling un
der the distress of poverty lie sold
papers on the streets to take care of
his widowed mother. 1 have watched
hint advance, step by step, from news
boy to tne business man, 'and from
the business man, to one ot the
strongest, influential factors in the
city council. During all these years
Harry 13. Zimman has been the same
faithful, hard-working, honest, up
right fellow that he was in early
life. No man in Omaha can point the
finger of suspicion toward any act of
his. Ins life has been an open
book, free to all men to read.
Inasmuch as a number of our vot
ers at this coming election will be of
the gentler sex, I think It only
proper at this time to call their at
tention to the splendid care and
solicitude Harry ij. Zlmman has ex
ercised toward his mother, and I es
pecially desire to call your attention
to this one fact, that a boy who will
sacrifice himself and his own desires
for comfort and happiness to take
care of his mother, has in him all
the elements that go to make up a
great man, for it is only natural that
every man should desire to marry
and rear a family; thus, the most
wonderful blessing of all he has fore
gone, because In his early age his
mother became widowed, and she be
come his special charge, and upon
her he has lavished his affection.
Toiling early ahd late, and saving
his money, he has purchased a mod
est home on California street, and
installed his mother at the earliest
opportunity. Since then he has pro
vided the home and- that mother'
with every comfort possible for him
to supply.
IN omen voters, look tnis man s
record over. Take him as a news
boy, as a business man, as a city
commissioner and last of all as a.
man who has devoted his. entire life'
to his mother, and ask yourselt the
question: "If a man who has this
record is not, after all, worthy of
your support?"
JOHN W. BAKTH,
3016 California Street.
to abuse and misuse their privileges
on the streets of Omaha. What does
Elmer Thomas cure! It must bo
Kinger vs. Zimman. Let the railroads
steal awny the property-rights of)
me- people in ineir streets, ana es
cape without Just consequences ot
their action. What does Elmer
Thomas care! The issue is still
Ringer vs. Zimman. Taxpayers, how
long will you be deceived by this
charlatan, who sets himself In a
high place and undertakes to dic
tate the policies and politics of our
city ? Is there anyone foolish enough
to believe that Elmer Thomas' la
bors are put forth purely from altru
istic motives? Cannot the peoplo un
derstand that Mr. Thomas is a paid
agent of a little coterie of designing
politicians who hope to secure for
their own Immediate benefit the con
trol of city politics? Elmer E.
Thomas must live: his law practice
is negligible, and he has no visible
means of support other than his
paid employment. The fact is he Is
living, and is living well, possibly
better than the poor dupes who are
contributing to his income.
Are the people not less weary than
the ancient patriarch, who, realiz
ing that his wife and younger son
had designs upon the kingdom, and
who, having been stricken blind, was
nevertheless possessed of an intuitive
insight which perceived the docep
tion about to b practiced on him,
when Jacob, knowing his father's
characteristics, undertook to fool tho
old gentleman by putting cow's hairs
on his hands, tnus imitating the
hands of Esau. It is true Esau was
not worthy of the care and affection
his father lavished upon him, but
that never justified Jacob in under
taking to pass himself off as the
counterfeit.
Men and women of Omaha, the
parallel is plain. The right to con
trol the politics of the city of Oma
ha rests in no man. It is your right,
and you should look with suspicion
upon any paid agitator, who under
takes to dictate to you how your
franchise shall be exercised, or who
would raise up false or spurious is
sues, and thus befog the general po
litical questions, which need your
care and consideration. Truly yours,
W. J. M CRAN.V.
Woman Has Qualified.
Omaha. March 27. To the Kditor
of The Bee: Miss Charlotte J. Mil
ler has come out and entered the
race for the city commission.' Mis"
Miller re a real estate woman and
operatesya rooming house at 2200
Harney street. Any woman who has'
successfully wngod tho commercial
war with males of the species in that
lino of work should certainly; be -fit-,
ted for public ofUoo. And a woman
who can operate a successful room
ing house in these times of the high
cost of living, should know' some-
thing of human naturo and busi
ness. I'd like to see a woman get
into that city commission of ours.
I've found that wherever a woman
is concerned who really knows
,nnutlilnir nf VilialnMH. UettV SOliallS
are cut to a minimum and real ac
tion is taken. I aon I Know mm
Miss Miller's platform will be. T
don't know if she's hooked up with
any faction yet. Put my mind Is
open to conviction, and if ho can
come out with a statement worthy
ot her past accomplishments. I'll
support her for all I'm worth and.
try to get her in the commlssion.
GEORGE B. WILD.'
"RUSURGAM."
An April win J in walling through a sprui
. Whlrh overspreads a Iranlug- luarblo
,-ross
Commemoi-.ittvft rif the nwlmm Ions
Of one who lived and quc-stluneU, "What's
The rotted I'li Ucts on the fenc nr lool
j ram i- I'niiuiK on iiifl Nunveieu mn.
And withered weedn are mat tins wheys
the moan
And Uve-for-evcr blorsoincri gs profuie.
The one' bereaved. nrodlBnl. returns!
lie elands beside the sunken grove alone.
And In the clouded characters discern
The promise of "lleaurgum" on 1'ia
stone.
A eeed of faith Is moling while lie yearns:
ine exy naa cjearea; tne wind has
ceased to moan.
WILLIS HUDSPETH.
Let's Await Headers' Vordlct.
Mrs. W. TV; writes: "We have a
lady friend about 50 years old who
acts very strangely, neglects her
household duties, wo are told, and
acts and talks very childishly. She
ooes not talk or actlike a woman
of her age. She says she Is writing
stories. Could a woman mentally
deranged write stories? Was one
ever known to do it? Her friends
think her writing stories is making
her insane. Her eyes look wild."
REPLY
The fact that the lady writes stor
ies proves nothing. Some people
who. were very badly balanced have
written very clever books, got them
printed and sold. Some widely read
books have been written by people
regarded by many as insane or on
the ragged edge.
City Clinics AVill Help.
H. L. writes: "I am a young man
of 2S years and I have had heart
trouble for the last two years. Have
been in many hospitals and coun
tries, but as soon as I come to the
City I fall back in a short time, so I
would like to know if there is any
institution that keeps cases like
mine. The city seems to be very
bad for me. I would like to go to a
country that I can afford, for I am
poor and friendless."
REPLY
In your city the health depart
ment has organized teaching classes
and evening clinics for cases such
as you. By all means report to the
health department and register in
one of these classes.
Food Prices.
Omaha, March 28. To tho Editor
of the Bee: I read a short letter in
yesterday's Bee signed by "A Tem
porary Stranger." roasting the res
taurants and cafeterias on profiteer
ing. Facts admitted, but why Jump
onto Omaha alone? Can Mr. Stranger
travel ou"t over the state and beat
the Omaha prices? I say no. The
other day, while traveling by rail
through the northeastern part, I had
to wait an hour or so for my train at
a small junction town. It being late
n the afternoon I went to a lunch
counter and after eating two small
thin 'wafer ham sandwiches, two
hard-boiled eggs (cost 15 cents per
dozen), one small cup. baked beans
and a cup of coffee I was ak,ed to
part with 70 .cents, A companion,
who was with .me, remarked that
he ate his noon lunch on Sixteenth
street in (robber) Omaha and paid
40 cents for a far better lunch. Oh,
no, Mr. Stranger, Omaha is' not
alone, or in it, because these small
towns have not the immense over
head expense besides being located
in the center wherp tho bulk of the
edibles are produced. Let us be fair
in our condemnation.
A CITIZEN.
In the Local; Campaign.
Omaha,; March 30. To the Editor
of the Bee: Elmer E. Thomas, the
political prognostlcator and moral
weather vane, and self -.appointed
guardian of righteousness of the peo
ple, attempts to create an issue upon
the propositloa that tho people must
chooso between Ringer and Zimman.
This is a wonderful issue, and
certainly required a brain of ths
highest magnitude to conceive it.
The fact that there are many
great problems confronting the peo
ple for solution, such as determin
ing whether or not corporations shall
rule the city, or the city control the
corporations seems to have escaped
his notice. ' That is little stuff from
Elmer's standpoint. Tha big issue
lea PinerAti Ta 7.imninn anrl ltnntl
issue the Commttee of 5,000 proposes
to go forth to do battle.
Let the electric light company
grab an extra million dollars out of J
the pockets of the taxpayers of Oma
ha. What does Elmer Thomas care!
It must be Ringer vs. Zimman. Let
the street railway company continue
VOTE FOR
GEORGE B.
DYBALL
CANDIDATE FOR
City Commissioner
Big!
But Good!
the largest number of em
ployees. the largest sized cleaning
plant.
all set and ready for the
largest Spring cleaning busi
ness yet recorded in Omaha.
. A
, TSTr, TVtat-foi' lieu, rtai-linii"o a.
fussy you are, you'll have j
cause -to complain over t
work done here.
Just forget the few chilly
days. Pretty weather is al
most with us. Soon you'll '
have to have a lot of garments
Cleaned, Tressed, Dyed, Al
tered or Remodeled. Then
you'll need US.
Phone Tyler 0345.
If on the South Side
Phono "South 0050."
DRESNER
BROTHERS
CleanersDyers
2211-17 Farnsm Street '
!ytmatic SaiMi
Money is an absolutely tireless worker,
and if conserved will eventually produce
enough tg care for you in adversity or
old age.
Open a savings account with us and save
systematically. Your account will be in
creased by the addition of semi-annual
dividends.
'TAKE CARE OF YOUR MONEY AND
SOME DAY IT WILL TAKE
CARE OF YOU"
stfe Conservative
SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION
j & ft a t n oy
South Side Agency, Kratky Bros., 4605 South Twenty-fourth Street.
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Assets $18,400,000.00
Beatrice, Neb., Feb. 20, 1921.
Mr. H., S. Wilson, President,
Bankers Life Insurance Co.,
Lincoln, Neb.
Dear Sir: Your General Agent just handed me your
draft for $639.24, being the. surplus of my Twenty-Year
Policy, which matured this day, and a Paid-Up Policy
for $2,000.00, which will draw dividends as long as I
live, Which makes me in paid-up insurance and cash
$2,639.24, which cost me $1,164.00, or a profit of
$1,475.24.
Thanking you for your promptness, I am
,Your truly,
CHARLES A. SCAMMAN.
TWENTY-PAYMENT LIFE POLICY
Matured in ths
OLD LINE BANKERS LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY
of Lincoln, Nebraska
Name of intured .Chai. Scamman
Reaidenc v. .Beatrice, Neb.
Amount of policy t .$2,000.00
Total premiums paid ..,.1. 1,164.00
SETTLEMENT
Total caih paid Mr. Scammaa. . . . . .'$ 639.24
And a Paid-Up Participating Policy
for 2,000.00
If interested in an agency or policy contract, write Home Office, Lincoln, Neb.
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