THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY. APRIL 22, 1921.
The Omaha Bee
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The Bee'$ Platform
1. New Uaie Faseeater Statiea. '
2. Continues! imprevsmsat ef tke Ne
braska Higkwari. iacluaiaf pave
ment f Maia Tnarougkferes leading
into Omaka witk a Brick Surf act.
3. A skart, lowrate Waterway freas tke
Cera Bait ta tha Atlantic Oaaaa.
4. Hana Rata Ckarlar far Omaka, witk
City Maaagar farm af Gavaramaat,
Fanners Seeling a Square Deal.
" The National Farmer' Union has by resolu
tion asked congress to make an investigation
and report on "what is wrong with agriculture."
Whatever report may be brought in eventually
in compliance with this request, it will be aston
ishing if the bedrock facts are. disclosed. Ons
of the difficulties in connection with every gov
ernment undertaking to ameliorate the condition
of any complaining class is that it seldom has
reached fundamentals, but nearly always has
gotten but a little beneath the surface and then
emerged with a lot of words that usually have
meant nothing.
Farmers naturally resent being called
profiteers, particularly at a time when they hare
seen themselves "deflated" after a most discour
aging fashion. Some billions of dollars were
charged off the selling price of the 1920 crop,
practically every cent of which was taken from,
the farmers pockets, according to their view.
It is not to be expected that they will accept this
without a murmur. However, the agricultural
industry as a whole shows no indication of
slackening because of the stagnation that affects
others. Moreover the- public is to be con
gratulated on another fact. The radical element
is not the one in control; it is" the hardheaded
conservative farmer who is seeking a way out
of his dilemma, moving along what appears to
be constructive lines. Seeking to better his own
situation, he also proposes that the consumer
may; have some benefit because of the changes
he hopes to bring to pass. Improvement in mar
ket methods ought to work for the good of all
That is the farmer's great problem at present.
Co-operation offers attractions,, not as a
panacea but as a help. It does not produce re
sults by magic; a co-operative undertaking of
any kind demands the same , careful attention,
prudence and foresight in management, that are
needed to succeed in any .business venture.
Given these and the heeded capita! to carry" the
enterprise along, the co-operative business will
succeed. The farmers aretwaiag to it with, the
hope that it will be the means for getting their
products into the. hands, of the consumer on
terms tbat will aid both. This must be demon
strated by experience, but the very fact that it is
being seriously considered is encouraging. The
idea has its support in the region from whence
have sprung the various schemes,, progressive
and otherwise, that have interested the- world
since the Granger movement gained such, mo
mentum, half a century ago. That it holds noth
ing that is destructive, makes no appeal to the
paternalism, and is ordered to stand and fall on
its merits, as it serves or fails to serve the
farmer, fs in its favor.
"Whatever the issue, the effort is noteworthy,,
because it shows that the ultimate working out -f
the great problem of distribution is not to be
postponed for lack of effort at solution.
"Settling" With Colombia.
The -ratification of" the treaty with Colombia,
whereby this government will pay to that coun
try $25,000,000 in' settlement for a "claim" aris
ing cut of the Panama situation, will not meet
, general approval in the central west. On the
.other hand, if the senators from this region truly
.reflect public opinion, the senate has made a
"grave mistake. Senators Norris of Nebraska,
Kellogg of Minnesota, Lenroot of Wisconsin,
Kenyon of Iowa, Cummins of Iowa, Borah of
Idaho, Johnson of California, Wadsworth of New.
York, and others, equally staunch republicans,
denounced the compact as one that not only
Questioned the memory and official conduct of
Theodore Roosevelt, but which also contemns
the national dignity and rectitude of the United
States. Democrats supported the measure be
cause it had the commendation and support of
"Woodrow Wilson, and they were joined by a
sufficient number of republicans, many of whom
'no doubt were influenced in, their decision by
president Harding's attitude, to give the treaty
7he"needcd majority. It will go into effect, the
iush-money will be paid, and the United States,
"will get the "friendship" of Colombia for what
ever it is worth, but the belief will largely pre
vail that we have paid a pretty high price for
.something that may not be worth very much.
Revenge of Nature.
Fashion has a calendar all its own, but against
the decrees of nature it cannot hold, and those
who run counter to the standard almanac often
end their career, in grief. Witness the case of
the fine ladies who burst forth in summer rai
ment at the Longchamps races last Sunday. By
fashion's calendar it was summer, and" withm
two months one who did not wear a
winter hat would be as much behmd the times
as an American magazine . dated April, which
did not appear around the first of March. .
France has its Wisairds, and the snow that
'swooped down on the finely PP"led
left them shivering in bare legs and sandals, straw
bonnets valued at $80,000 nM th
bile rugs cast over their shoulders, looking like
nothing so much as blanketed Indians. One so
cial favorite, the world informed,
to reach the shelter of her limousine before
her two purple beauty spots had str eaked her
face in a manner of which a more primitive belle
would have been proud. - , .
There is indeed something barbaric about
these ostentatious displays of the spoiled and idle
' devotees oi pleasure, Rejected, by. the Pllmy
winds of summer, warmed by the glitter of the
sun, it would not have been apparent, but nature
has a way, now and then, of stripping humanity
of its pretence and reasserting its laws.
Home Rule for Omaha.
Once more the desirable goal of home rule
is within the reach of Omaha citizens. Governor
McKelvie has signed the charter bill, passed by
the legislature, and the mayor has announced that
he will present the resolution calling for an elec
tion in June by which the voters can finally de
termine to take the government of the city en
tirely, into their own hands.
. Perhaps it is unnecessary at this time to re
fer to any of the causes that have in the past
operated to prevent Omaha enjoying the boon
of home rule. The outstanding point is that ii
the voters so will, it will never again be neces
sary for the community to appeal to the state for
permission to do things that affect its own affairs.
We will be able to decide for ourselves with re
gard to paving plans, to park management, the
doing of all the many things that make up the
schedule of city government, and the legislature
will not have to spend a considerable part of
each session in listening to the troubles of the
metropolis or settling matters that never should
be taken away from home.
With the government of the city wholly
within the keeping of its citizens, its private busi
ness no longer the concern of the state at large,
Omaha will at least be responsible for what is
done by the city administration. The Bee be
lieves the citizens are wholly competent to look
after their own business, and for this reason
has steadfastly championed home rule. A mis
take was made several years ago, when home rule
was rejected, and has been "persisted in since,
but now that the opportunity is again offered, we
feel very sure that the citizens will take ad
vantage ol the chance, and that after next June
home rule will be -a fact and not an aspiration.
The Fort Crook Road.
As the situation stands today, the only hops
of paving the road through Sarpy county from
Omaha' to Fort Crook lies in favorable action
by the lower house of the state legislature upon
the senate's proposal to include in the general
appropriation bill an item for partial payment
of the cost. Other plans have been found un
workable. This alone will permit the work to
be done.
Fort Crook is headquarters of the Seventh
army corps area, Umeers stationed tnere aireci
activities in several states and purchase supplies
much of them products of the farm for
thousands of troops. The one thing which may
cause Nebraska to lose this important post is
the condition of the road which links it to the
nearest city.
The situation is peculiar. Were Fort Crook
in Douglas county, this county might take care
of the matter out of its rtad bonds. But it lies
in Sarpy county, which finds itself unable to
raise or spend this amount npon a single road.
Yet the road should be paved. It is to the in
terest of the whole state and the legislators un
doubtedly will view the question on this broad
basis.
A Useful Life Closed.
When Marc G. Perkins answered the sum
mons of Death, a life of real usefulness was sud
denly brought to a close. Unassuming and un
ostentatious; without v flourish of trumpets of
flamboyant advertising, . if arc Perkins went
quietly about the business of publishing a news
paper. He gave the community in w'hich he had
established himself a service that was personal,'
seeking for himself only the' reward that would
come to him through the, growth and prosperity '
of the town in which he lived. Kindly and clean
in his personal. life, upright and honorable in his
dealings, public and private',- lie attracted little
attention, save among those with whom his busi
ness brought him into contact. These soon
learned to respect the quiet man who went so
deliberately 'and. effectively about'the. matters
over which he was set. No one "can measure
the power and influence, of such a man in this
world, but it is certainly greater far than its
possessor realizes, and of genuine usefulness be
cause it is so- exerted as to be: most effective
when most needed. Such a -man was Marc
Perkins, -who will be missed by the- Nebraska
publishers, and sincerely -mourned by them.
House Roll No. 617.,
It does -hot suffice.for opponents of House;
Roll No, 617, known as an anti-picketing bill, to
cry it down simply because certain labor leaders,
are against it and some employers for it. The
state senators who are about to pass upon it
should forget who is for it and who opposes it.
The bill itself is the thing before them and it1
speaks for itself.
If words mean anything, the bill forbids any
man from interfering with another man who is
conducting himself within the law, either as an
employer or a workman. It does not forbid "col
lective bargaining." It does not forbid strikes.
It simply forbids intimidation or other coercive
measures. The rank and file of workmen have
never used such method?. A minority should
not use them. They not only damage society,
but discredit the labor movement itself.
Men are usually friendly enough out on, the
street, but let them become brothers in a lodge
and the chances are they, will discover unsus
pected facilities for picking a quarrel with each .
other. . . '
Secretary Fill seem in hare micread Ameri
can psychology quite as badly as did our late
enemies in the war, and can expect as little suc
cess with his oil crusade.
Waste no doubt exists in the railroad business,
but it is one of the few in which the public is
frankly expected to make up the deficit through
higher rates.
" The American squadron that has been hang
ing around the Adriatic has left, and still things
are no better or worse. .
' The heavy last-minute registration of Omaha
women must indicate that they have it in for some
candidate.
'Judging by international developments, pour
ing oil on troubled waters only, makes matters
worse. , , ' .-if
Some scenes in the legislature would make
good moving pictures, v -
That loud thud was caused by the drop in
paving costs. ,
America's international relations are mostly
poor fines,- '
No Neglect of Soldier Dead
Bodies Returned From Fravce Get
Careful Attention at New York.
(From the New York Times.)
Denials of Owen Wister's assertion that un
claimed bodies of soldier dead were piled at the
Hoboken piers and that "many go to Potter's
Field" were made the other dav by armv officers
''in charge of the Graves Registration bureau at
Hoboken, and also by officials of the American
Legion. Mr. Wister's assertions were made in
an open letter to the American Legion, which
was sent by cable through the Paris office of the
New York Times.
"The" American Legion will never allow the
body of a returned soldier to be sent to Potter's
Field." declared Col. F. W. Galbraith, jr., na
tional commander of the veteran's organization,
who added a word or two of brusque soldier lan
guage to emphasize his meaning. "We have no
reason to doubt that the few unclaimed bodies
have been buried in the National cemetery at
Arlington with full military honors.
"If the army for any reason could not take
care of unclaimed bodies the American Legion
would see that every one had an honorable bur
ial, and. if necessary, the veterans would spend
tneir, last aouars to finish the task.
"The only complaint we have had is that
bodies frequently are sent to the relatives of the
dead soldiers without sufficient advance notice
of their coming, and we have taken this uo sev
eral times with -the ar department m Wash
ington. Relatives who desire the return of their
soldier dead ought to have some notice so that
they could prepare to receive the body and make
funeral arrangements. Some of the officials wo
handle these cases don't seem to realize that the
bodv of a soldier is a sacred thine."
Explaining that the legion had not taken any
stand for or against the return of the soldier
dead, Colonel Galbraith expressed his personal
ODinion as being in favor of leaving the dead in
France. Similar opinions have been expressed
by General Pershing, Mat. Gen. John F. O Rvan
of the Twenty-seventh division, and many other
soldiers, as well as by the late Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt, who wrote General March that he and
Mrs. Roosevelt preferred to have the body of
their son yuentm remain where he fell on the
field of battle.
"It is a wonderful thing to allow the bodv to
remain where the soldier fell," said Colonel Gal
braith, "but it is up to the relatives to say what
they shall do with their dead. It may lighten
the sorrow of their sacrifice for some mothers to
have their sons buried near at home in their, na
tive state." . m
Capt. R. E. Shannon, in charge of the Graves
Registration bureau at the army piers at Ho
boken, said that only two bodies had remained
unclaimed out of 14,852 already returned from
foreign battlefields. One has already been
buried in the National cemetery at Arlington, as
were the bodies of 1,626 other soldiers after the
relatives had expressed a preference to have
them rest there.
One was the body of John Harrian, a soldier
taken into the army at Racine, Wis,, in 1917,
whose brother requested the return of the body.
Aided by the American Legion, the American
Red Cross and postmasters, the Graves Regis
tration bureau traced this brother through the
west and lost the trail on the Pacific coast, so
that the body could not be returned.
The other -body was that of J. W Kelly of
the Eighth infantry, who enlisted in Rockford,
111., and whose only known relative was Thomas
W. Kelly, last traced to Butte, Mont. Failing
to trace the brother from Butte and having a
suitable time, the Graves 'Registration bureau
will send the body to the National cemetery,
where it will be buried'with full military honors.
"Of the 75,882 who perished in Europe either
on the battlefields or from other causes, we have
had requests for the bodies of 45,000," said Cap
tain Shannon. "We expect to bring back 6,000
or 7,000 more before tie end of May, and unless
other requests are made the remainder of the
bodies for which relatives' have asked will be re
turned by November.
"We sometimes have a good deal of trouble in
finding the relatives, who frequently change their
addresses after sending in the request for the
return of the bodies, and who fail to notify us
of those changes. We are receiving generous
and efficient co-operation from, postmasters, po
lice officials, the American Legion, the American
Red Cross and other agencies in hunting the new
addresses' of relatives, and we are doing our
best."
How to Keep Well
By DR. W. A. EVANS
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Ceprrifht, 1921, by Dr. W.sA. Evani
The Viee of Self-Pity
As the college commencement season ap
proaches, it may not be amiss to tell the pros
pective graduate that education will not give him
a sight draft on the world for a good living; The
world owes no person a living, educated or not,
until he has earned it.
With all the good that free or nearly free
higher education has done for many, it has done
irreparable harm to others. This is partly the
fault of the kind of education that is sometimes
given and partly of the spirit in which it is sought
and received. One who seeks a college degree in
the hope of getting more good oit of the world
than others for less work' is almost certainly
doomed to be a failure. He cannot hope for
success unless' his mistake is corrected in time..
This error is often the fault of the parents
in the first place, especially if they have not en
joyed educational, advantages and have not had
the amount of tragedy and disappointment in
theif lives that falls to nearly every one. They
imagine that their sons or daughters will have a
happier time and enjoy higher sociakadvantages
in a white-collar job than in any other. This
hope is held out to the youngsters and starts
them on the journey of life with false philosophy
that the desirable thing is to do as little labor as
possible. ' The student emerges frpm college with
the delusion that he has acquired a capital in
four years that will carry him through life and
all he needs to do is to collect the interest on it.
The failures from this maleducation furnish
many recruits to the army of parlor socialists,
who assume that they do not succeed because
something is wrong with the whole world and
not with themselves. They are victims of self
pity. - ' . .
Self-pity ought to be set down as one of the
greatest of sins. It is responsible not only for
the failure to retrieve the initial failure, to make
good after a defeat, but for spreading the con
tagious disease of pessimism and despondency
among others. - -
Self-pity is often the vice of those who think
they have been educated, because they have
gained a degree in college, but have failed be
cause education could not draw out what was
not there in the first place. It is a vice that
carries self-love to the point of misanthropy.
St. Paul Pioneer Press.
The Chinese Census.
. The inhabitants of China are counted every
year in a curious manner. The oldest master of
every 10 houses has to count the families and
make a list, which is sent to-the imperial tax
house. The Argonaut.
Tha Slogan for Today.
Humanity will be happier when it changes
some of its old slogans for new ones. For in
stance: "How much can I soak them for?" should
feive place to "What service can I render?"
Chicago News.
Always a Certainty.
One thing is certain, no matter what an in
vestigation into city conditions may reveal it
cannot be worse than what the people suspect
New York Herald. ,
Something Saved.
There will be quite a little saving in paper
and ink this year. Petitions asking for Bur
leson's removal have been discontinued. Leslie's
Weekly.
Nobody's Breaking Speed Laws.
i No serious congestion yet on the broad way
that leads to cormalcy.i-Boston Herald,
SCARLET FEVER WARNING.
If a child ia taken sick rather sud
denly, vomits, complains of head
ache, and has fever the probability
Is that some form at Infection is
manifesting- itself. Not Infrequent
ly oncoming inrection causes convul
sions as well aa fever, aching and
vomiting-, a case which started with
convulsions is not necessarily one of
meningitis, or Infantile paralysis, or
oiner inreciion or the nervous sv.'
tern. This symptom merely means
tnat trie poison of the disease Is af
fecting the pervous system to a con
siderable degree. Nor do convul
sions as the initial symptom Imply
ine case wm prove to be a severe
one. The fact is that convulsions,
as an onset symptom In a child, cause
move alarm than is justlned.
If a rash develops within 24 hours
after the beginning of the fever the
probable diagnosis is neat let fever.
If there Is a history of exposure to
warlet fever within the last few days
the diagnosis is almost certain. The
incubation period of scarlet fever is
short. It may not be more than a
day. Nor is the danger limited to
those exposed to cases of active
scarlet fever.
Whilo there is no danger from the
scales which fall from the skin of a
person convalescing from scarlet
fever, there is considerable danger
from the nose and throat secretions
of all those convalescents who have
discharging nose or suppurating
ears, boggy tonsils, and swollen neck
glands. Xo ex-scarlet fever case Is
safe until all such evidences of the
disease have disappeared regardless
of the number of weeks since the
onset of the illness.
If the rash is in fine red pin points,
turning at places into a diffuse red.
.scarlet fever is more certain. If
there is a smooth, even redness
blanch the skin by pressing on It
with a piece of glass. As the pressed
skin turns pale the red pin points
will stand out. The rash generally
starts on the neck and chest.
If one looks into the mouth evi
dence of the disease can be seen In
the throat, inside of the cheeks, and
on the tongue. These are the signs
which indicate the plainly told cases.
The hard ones to recognize are those
in which there is no rash, or very
little those in which a moderate
sore throat, a little fever, and maybe
some enlargement of the glands are
about the only signs.
Some cases of typical scarlet fever
never are seen, by a physician and
ko undiagnosed and unreported.
Many atypical cases are not reported
and not seen by physicians and a
fair proportion of them never are
suspected of having scarlet fever.
Therefore, the importance of passing
out this information about the dis- J
ease, and particularly of telling of
the atypical cases. Any health officer I
will tell you that the atypical cases
spread more contagion and cause
more deaths than those which run
the regular course from the depart
ment standpoint. Let us close by
saying that the law requires the fam
ily as well as the physician to report
scarlet fever.
Diet Should Be Varied.
E. B. writes: "Would you kindly
advise me what to feed an 11 months
old baby? I have always fed him
cow's milk modified by Mellin's food.
He never-has been sick and weighs
ZS'i pounds, has seven teeth and
two more coming through. He sits
up, but will not make any attempt
to put his weight on his feet. I am
afraid of rickets and thougnt per
haps he ought to be eating some
thing more solid than milk. He will
not eat any kind of cooked cereals,
as I have offered them to him. I
feed him six ounces of whole milk
prepared with Mellin's food every
three hours. He will not tane more
than six ounces of food at each feed
ing. I never feed him between 6
in the evening and 6 next morning.
He sleeps soundly between these
hours. It seems as though he ought
to take more nourishment than" he
does. He will eat very little bread
(whole wheat), likes orange juice
and prune Juice, otherwise he refusos
to eat anything else. He sleeps from
9 to 12 in the morning and from S
to 4 in the afternoon. I always have
accustomed him to those hours,
therefore he still keeps them. Some
one said It was not normal for him
to sleep so long at his age. Do you
think that is true? He is perfect in
body and mind. I know, as my doc
tor wished me to enter him in the
baby contest this spring. The only
thing that worries me is that he refuses-to
take any food other than
his milk- at his age. I would appre
ciate your advice on getting him
started on something more solid than
milk." .
reply.
A child 11 months old should be
taking a 'fair allowance of foods in
addition to milk containing not more
than one-fourth water. An Inability
to bear weight on the legs with no
other symptoms is not enough on
which to make a diagnosis of rickets.
Nevertheless, babies that are notion
al about eating develop into children
that are finicky about foods and they
in turn develop into nervous, queer
people. Keep him in the open air as
much as . possible. Try him with
soups, cereal gruels, different kinds
of bread, and finely mashed Vege
tables, as well as fruit juice and
milk. t
It's Not Dangerous.
Mrs. C. J. writes: "My three
weeks old baby has a red spot on her
leg since birth. It is growing: big
ger. Do you consider this dangerous?
It is a dark red."
REPLY.
It is a birthmark. It is not dangerous.
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About the Free Bridge.
Omaha, April 20. To the Editor
of The Bee: Why should the man
who owns his home or who boasts
of our free schools or approves of
our free streets, free auditorium,
free public library oppose a free
bridge? They all cost money to
build and maintain and we like to
think they are worth every cent
they cost.
i And what is a gridge acros a river
but a part of the public highway?
Douglas street bridge is not nearly
as valuable as a , corresponding
length of Farnam or Sixteenth street
down town and does not cost as muqh
to mainttain: so it would be Just as
logical and much more, prontabie-
(to the franchise nomeri to toler
ate a toll hose at Sixteenth and Far
nam as at Ninth and Douglas.
It would be Just as logical for one
of our merchant princs to demand
price of admission to his' store that
cost so much to erect ana maintain.
The toll bridge is a lineal descend
ant of the ancient highway man who
relieved the traveler of his purse.
There is a distinction. In modern
times travelers are so numerous it
is not necessary or advisable to take
their all. A small contribution every
time and repeated all througn lire
will amount to a very satisfying sum
in time.
Honestly, it comes with poor grace
from a public service corporation
that has lust added with the assist
ance of a railway commission 40 per
cent to the transportation mil o
every . man, woman and child in
Omaha who rides a street car to
worry about the trifle a million dol
lar free bridge wrll add to our taxes.
XL. J. GKAUr.
A Soldier's Sarcasm. "
Omaha. April 19. To the Editor
of The Bee: The people ot moras
ka should be very grateful for having
such men as Mr. High of Lincoln
superintendent of Anti-Saloon league.
It is very comfortaifie to Know tnat
we have such prophets that always
know what the people want, or
course, there are bound to be si few
who disagree: difference of opinion
makes horse races. The soldier
whose life was spared through the
timely use of a little "demon" rum
in the time of the flu or received a
little courage before going over the
ton. in the form of a shot of whisky.
these few lowly individuals of course
may find objections to the things
that transpired while they were
away making cannon fodder of them
selves. However, we should not let
the few interfere with our lofty
ideals. What is the matter of a con
stitution, a country s traditions and
purposes, so long as our plans carry?
They are all out of step but our
selves. We are the God-appointed
sponsors, to us they must listen.
If we shall decree whether they can
chew gum or call on their girls they
must bow before our pure holy laws.
the country's guarantee of freedom
notwithstanding. Our authority is
not on the Bible. Of course, but we
have our own authority. We have
a' good intention and motive, con
sequently we aTe right and- the rest
of the world wrong-. Down with the
diabolical wrong (for the other fel
low) Just so our own cellars are
full and 'our fat salaries are paid.
EX-SOLDIER.
Under Government Ownership.
Omaha. April 20. To the Editor
of The Bee: Replying to article of
the Taxpayer from Sutton. Neb., in
the Letter Box regarding high freight
rates calling particular attention to
a carload of lumber for Clay county
bridges which cost 1 650 and the
freight on this car of lumber was
I-S00: also an item of a small sacic
of potatoes which cost 65 cents, and
the freight rate 60 cents. This tax
payer charges that these high rates
are caused and are primarily .due
to excess wages of rail employes, and
says that unless wages are cut 50
per cent the whole business com
munity and farming class will be
plunged into bankruptcy. '
I : wonder ir "Taxpayer" Knows
that the railroads of i the United
States laid off 400,000 employes
since the first of the year and that
there has been no increase in wages
in the past year for railway em
ployes. Then how can he consist
ently claim ihat excess wages of
tail employes are responsible for
the high rates?
Darwin P. Kingsley, spokesman
for the) large life insurance com
panies which are holding- $12,000.
000,000 worth of railroad bonds,
which is equivalent to the total valu
ation of all railroad property in the
United States, says that these bonds
have depreciated from around 84
and 85 are now selling1 for 48,
and that somehting must be done to
protect the millions of life insurance
policies in the United States which
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are backed by these bonds. This In
vestor' representative has recom
mended that the railroads reduce
freight and passenger rates to where
thev stood last July. This would cut
off the increase of SS per cent to 40
per cent given last year under the
authority of the Esch-Cummins bill
fy the Interstate Commerce commis
sion, and which has had the effect
of destroying agricultural, mineral
and lumber traffic, and led to the
laying-off of 400,000 railroad em
ployes. . .
It would appear from these facts
and figures that the much talked-of
effloienev of railroads under the
Jurisdiction of private ownership has
been a complete failure. Under
government ownership railroads
could be operated from the stand
point of service rather than from
that of declaring dividends as under
the present system of private owner
ship; ' ROY M. HARROr.
The Fortv-fonr Hour Week.
Omaha. April 21. To the Editor
or The Bee: to promote mo
of co-operation and to deal with the
problems of the printing industry
in such manner as to insure the
protection of the interests or all
concerned is. briefly, the object of
the International Joint Conference
council, and made up of representa
tives of the closed shop branch of
the United Typothetae of America,
ti.A T,.ir,tA T.Ano-u nf America, the
International Association of Enir
ploying Stereotypers ana ,ieciro
typers (employers' organizations),
and the International Typographical
union, International Printing Press
men and Assistants' union. Inter
national Stereotypers' and Electro
typers' union and the International
Brotherhood of Bookbinders.
By agreement entered into In
April, 1919, a 44-hour week is to be
inaugurated in the commercial
tfranch of the printing- Industry May
1, 1921. This agreement has been
ratified by all .organizations a party
to same. " '
At the December, 1920 meeting of
the International Joint Conference
council a resolution was passed stat
ing "that this Joint Conference coun
cil considers all members of its con
stituent bodies are morally bound
indeed, would
want to wear
a last year's
garment be
fore having it
thoroughly
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Remember those dis
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clothes they live right
through the winter.
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to adopt and put into effect the 44
hour week on May 1, 1921."
Proceeding on the supposition that
there would be no serious opposition
to carrying out the 44-hour agree
ment, the prjnting trades unions have
in many Instances already secured
the 44-hour week.
Outside influences, however, have
become active and this Influence has
resulted in some employers locking
out their union employes, with others
preparing- to take similar action May
1, with the result that what seemed
to be a harmonious desire to carry
out the above agreement now pres
ages an expensive and disastrous
conflict to the commercial printing
industry in various localities through
out the United States.
The opposition to the 44-hour
week in the job printing plants would
indicate that it is not the unions who
are violating an agreement this time.
I. J. COPENHAItVE.
Despondent Kearney Man
Ends Life by Asphyxiation
Kearney, Neb., April 21. (Spe
cial.) Despondent over his con
tinued illness, Strap Richards, 55,
ended his life last night by asphyxia
tion. He was making his home with
a brother, A. D. Richards. Retiring
last evening, Richards clogged up
windows and doors to' his room
with old lothing, turned on the gas
and retired. He was found stretched
across the bed this morning, dead.
No inquest will be held.
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