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12 THE BEE: OMAHA. SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 1921. it- .'J i The Omaha Bee DAILY (MORNING) EVENING SUNDAY THE BEE rilPMSHmO COMPANY NELSON B. Ui'DlkU, Tubliihor. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED TRESS Tb AixwUted rrui. tt Kklrt Th II M It BHobtr. t r'vi.lf mmtlfd to Hi h frr imbllctilon rf til Bom itiapttchr (1011(4 l It or n otlwrwiM crttllttd In thli pi, ind lu in I.thI iiri publlnbrd bukn All lift: of publkitldn of out iiaeiM dliraubM r IM ttaerred. BEE TELETHON ES Print Brtiioli Jiicliitu. k for lb !rnaaat or I'fnou Wanted. Far Night Call After 10 p. m.l illtiMil Dwirtml - ---- in'iiltur.r. Htpirtmnte idivrtlMst Duxrtmmt OFFICES OF THE BEE Tyler 1000 TlJ?0IL TylM 1800L ."ox.cJ Bluff Sct Tort Alain (irfle: 17th nJ rmam 1) Scott Bt. I fiouia Sid. 40j Soutk Slt Si Out-ef-Tewa Olflc! JM Flftk At. Stejtr Dldi. I WathUwtoa 111 O tt. I Tin, rruc. 1-0 Eut St. Honor The Bees Platform 1. New Union Passenger Station. 2. Continued improvement of the No braska Highways, including the pave ment of Main Thoroughfares leading into Omaha with a Brick Surface. 3. A short, low-rate Waterway from the Corn Belt to the Atlantic Ocean. 4. Home Rule Charter for Omaha, with City Manager form of Government. To Have and Hold Our Own. Something in the address of President Har ding to the officers of the fleet will arrest atten tion 6f the world. "America wants only what is lighteously her own, and by the eternal we mean to have that." This in no sense includes any aspiration or covetous desire for what be longs to another, but notifies the world that what I'clongs to us we ill not yield. What does this include? Fir,st o? all, the right to manage our own affairs in our own way, to share in the full lite of the world not only oi" today but for all the days to come. This ji'at now is not in question; it has been challenged in the past, and may be again, but as we have made good the defense of that right in days gone by, uo we will maintain it in the fu ture. At a time like this, when certain grave questions arising out of the settlement of the war occupy the minds of public men in all coun tries, and when the altitude of America is of prime importance, it is well to have the world understand what our purpose is. Our controversy with Japan over Yap is not to obtain 'control of additional territory, for that little spot in the western Pacific is scarcely larger than sonic Nebraska farms. As the cen ter of the great cable system, however, !t as sumes proportions of importance. Under Japanese control the communication between the Last and the West along that line -would be managed from Tokio. Such an undue advantage can not be maintained. The United States built the great Panama canal, the richest boon granted maritime commerce in all its history, and opened it to the world. So it wants the lanes of cable communication kept . open, arid that is why it re sists turning the little island over to Japan. Revival of our merchant marine has gone beyond hope, and has reached a point of realiza tion that assures Americans that in the future most of their trad'with the world will be car-rim-! nti tin rW the American Mas:. Rivalry and even jealousy will exist, because in setting up fori ourselves we arc taking business away ironx other nations, who have found here their best customers. President Harding plans that both at home and abroad we shall keep those things that are our own. This does not menace any legitimate undertaking of any other nation, holds no intimation of aggression on part of the United States, no thought of interference with the affairs 6f others. It is just a frank statement that we do not plan to meddle, nor to tolerate meddling. With such a policy squarely stated the world can have no quarrel, and under it we may easily maintain friendly relations with all, because our international communication will rest on the square deal. Not So Radical After All. The charge of bolshevism made against an educational institution is serious enough to de mand a study of the facts. Such an allegation was made by the president of an Indiana school, Valparaiso university, upon the occasion of his resignation. It was plain that he had serioqs differences with many of the students, and with the installation of his successor it becomes ap parent what they were. One hundred former soldiers are being given vocational training by the government at this school. They came there to study and, perhaps being. more tcrious-minded than most of the other young people there, objected to the de parture from the policy of the founders of the school which the president had encouraged. They complained that .athletic stars were hired to play on the teams, that fraternities which formerly were under the ban were being encouraged and were introducing unwise distractions and distinc tions. The rage for dancing also was a sore point with the former service men. . Two leaders . arose who said, among other things, that such features were undemocratic, and a great deal of criticism of the president of the university was stirred up. The leaders were suspended, and the charge of bolshevism given currency by the head of tht school. A new president has been inducted into office amid the friendly demonstration of the students, a return to the manners of a simpler day has been made, with no fraternities, no outside athletics and no .dances. The "Bolshevist rebellion, hav ing achieved its end, is over, but no doubt the former president is still seeing red. Bachelor Defies Celibacy Tax. Ordinarily the world has viewed celibacy as a matter of personal concern. Bachelor or maid, male or female, either from choice or from ne cessity, for any one of a number of reasons, cer tain individuals go down the lonely road of single-blessedness to the, ultimate end, and are commiserated or envied by those who have been mated or mismated through life. Now and then some enterprising set of lawmakers undertakes to levy a tax on bachelorhood, acting presum ably on the theory that the male celibate is -moved by selfishness only in retaining his sin gularity. Such an effort is now under way in Montana, and a bachelor has risen up to defy the law and the authorities who seek to enforce it. He disdains to offer the stereotyped excuses as to personal libej-ty "and the like. Instead he comes out flatly and says he is single because certain spinsters have in the past declined to accede to waojag, .Whatever his deficiency, is not as yet disclosed, but it can not be financial, for he is a banker, and presumably able to care for a family and to pay the tax as well. His' blandish ments having failed to provide him with an helpmeet and partner, he lays all responsibility for his condition on the opposite sex, and says he is not going to pay a tax for being a bachelor until the boon is similarly extended to the spin sters. "I refuse to get married to escape jail," he says, "and I will not pay the tax to escape jail." It looks like jail for him, or the sus pension of a silly law, while it is certain that some woman has missed a husband of spirit. What Is the Real Issue in Omaha? As we near the end of the city campaign we find the advocates of the "slate" furiously bom barding one another with all sorts of charges and accusations, but ignoring what appears to be the real issue involved. It may amuse voters after working hours to attend open-air mass meetings where otherwise dignified and responsi ble citizens lay aside for the moment all re straint, and abuse other good citizens to the ut most. But does this exchange of vituperation and vi'.lifkation tend to good? Voters of Omaha are confronted with the duty of selecting commissioners who will have charge of the affairs of the community during a time when the utmost of wisdom and harmony is needed. We are facing not so much a moral crisis as an era of business expansion and city growth. Many big things are planned for public and private enterprise, and to the carrying out of these plans attention should be given. Omaha is not an immoral town; its people are honest, sincere and energetic. Crime and vice are found here, but to no greater extent than in any other community of the same size and with the shifting population that is inevita ble in a bustling modern city. Nor, as we al ready have pointed out, will this condition be materially modified by the election of any one Of the contending candidates. What Omaha needs, nay, must have, is men in office who are capable of efficiently transact ing all the business of the city; who will faith fully and competently manage the affairs of their departments, and who will give the public the benefit of wisdom born of experience. Such men are asking re-election. They know the details of the routine business, they are familiar with the city's physical as well as moral needs, they have shown themselves able during a time of great trial to bring the community through in good shape without greatly increasing costs, and they are therefore worthy to be trusted with another term. That is why Ure, Ringer.-Zimman, Butler, Towl and Falconer should be re-elected. A Tax-Dodging Duchess. , The Duchess of Rutland, peeved over the in creasing British taxes, has refused and has been haled into police court. Signs exist in many countries of a similar balkiness in meeting the costs of government. Perhaps the noble lady does not approve of the way in which things arc being run by Lloyd George. At all evehts she has taken a leaf out of the book of the American revolution, which had something to do with the aversion of the colonists to meet the imposts levied by the ministers . of another King George. Only the other" day Americans living in Mex ico protected, against having to pay taxes on their incomes derived from investments' below the border, alleging that inasmuch as they did not feel that they had enjoyed sufficient pro tection" from the United States, they did not feel obligated to help maintain the government. A definite propaganda is being spread by a radical magazine to the end of forcing a diminution of expenditures for armament It calls this the method of "demand before supply" and hints that only, by such direct action can what it re gards as great waste be exterminated. The noble British duchess, however, has stated no such high-flown motive. Her tax is $150, and she thinks that i3 too much. , A few years ago she might have joined the suffragette; group which asserted that as long as women did not have the vote they should not pay taxes, but that excuse, at least, is now gone. In absence of other information, she must be set down sim ply as an unusually honest tax dodger, and as such entitled to a trace less condemnation than one who pitches his reluctance to pay his due to the nation on some idealistic or legally acute pre tence. ' A Condition, Not a Theory. From Charles M. Schwab we learn that Ger many is beating the Allies back to normalcy. German steel is sold in England at $20 per ton lass thanit costs to make in England, and pneumatic tools of German manufacture are sold in Detroit at less than production cost. -The les sOn is plain. If we are to compete with Ger many in the home market this difference must be equalized. One way is to reduce production costs. This may be accomplished by cutting wages. Nowhere in the civilized world, outside of Russia, are skilled mechanics receiving pay as low as that prevailing in Germany. The al ternative to the reduced pay is a protective ttriff. Mr. Harding realizes this, and so has de clared himself in favor of the re-establishment of the time-honored republican policy of protec tion for home markets, home workers and home interests generally by putting such imposts on foreign-produced wares as will bring their sell ing price up to that of the American. That policy has been and will be salvation for Americans. It is to be hoped that the Swiss merchants who are touring America in order to learn bet ter commercial methods do not fall into the wrong hands, or their felldw citizens could af ford to pay them to stay home. No joy is added to the Jot of those w ho. cross the toll bridge to know that part of their con tribution is devoted to convincing them that a free bridge is not needed. The proposal for a new coin bearing the likeness of Theodore Roosevelt is apt to be re sented as an effort to make, him look like 2 1-2 cents. In spite of all talk of disarmament, Nebraska has furnished its customary quota of ybung men for the military academy at West Point. Perhaps Babe Ruth, when arrested ' for speeding up Broadway, was only making an other home run. At least the movie men did not make the cus tomary threat to quit the state if censorship was applied. Manufacturer are demanding a tariff on Jap anese buttons, but thus far no protection has been demanded by Jhe makers of. buttonholes. Choice Between Edwards and Bundy Why the. One Received antf. the Other Did Not Get Promotion - (From tht New York Times.) Confirmation of President Wilson's list of brigadiers in the regular army for promotion to major generals was held up in the closing days of the last session of congress by Mr. Lodge of Massachusetts and other New Ens-land senators because the name of Clarence R. Edwards, com mander oi the Iwrnty-sixth or Yankee division in France, was not included. Confirmation of the list sent in by President Harding is now opposed by democratic senators because it contains the name of General Edwards, to make room for which the name of Omar Bundy. who com manded the Second (regular) division in France from October. 1917, to the end of July, 1918, was removed by the new administration. General Bundy is an officer of sterling merit, with a record which show's he has risen through all grades in the regular army, from second lieu tenant, without political influence. He is essen tially a regular, and has always distinguished himself in theield, in Cuba and the Philippines as' well as in some of the fiercest fighting in France during the late war. The feeling in the army that General Bundy deserves promotion, and that his name should not have been taken from the original list, is so strong that the senate should heed it. Senator New of Indiana, a republican, has registered a protest, although he understands that if General Bundy is restored to the promotion list General Edwards must wait until there is another vacancy. . It is not well for the army to have promotions held up indefinitely, and it is not just to officers whose merits should be rewarded. Delay in confirming nominations for major general in this i case obstructs the promotions of fourteen col onels to be brigadiers, and the complication does not end there. The whole line is halted, and, naturally, there is dissatisfaction in the armv. There should be no objection to the proino- uu:i oi, Clarence k. r.awaras it his record in France was flawless. The order relieving him How to Keep Well By DR. W. A. EVANS Quaatitma concerning hvglana. aaaita lion and prwvrntton of cIIsmm, aub mluH la Dr. Evan by raadara el Th Baa. will b anwre4 pertenally, aubjact te proper limitation, wbere a tamped, aaldraaard envelope ia en cloaca). Dr. Evan will nat make din(nei or prtacrlb for individual a'iaoaaa. Addra lettr in care of Tha Mac. Copyright, 1921, by Dr. W. A. Evan. SOME RULES FOR PERSONS WITH HEART TROUBLE. A cortaln heart sanitarium has Its patients selected by a pulmonary examination in the city. Suitable cases are sent to the institution in the country, where they are exam ined, observed, and given prescribed exercises. I quote a number of observations nnU opinion made and held by Dr. Frederick Brush. The a,rcrage day of a typically progressive male patfont In the third week may be well sketched: Rise at 6:30. Xo bathing re quirements. Sit outdoors or walk. Break fast at 7:30. .utiKe.becis and tidy room-, morning: papers; smoke: brag and arguo world problems: wash anjl repair own clothing'; go to store, library or barber shop; play games; take super vised walks on the grades. Olass of milk at 10 a. ni. Prescribed occupation at 10:20 to 11:30. Rest. Dinner at 12:30. Rest 1 to 3 p. m., flat on back; no talk, play or work. Supper at o. nest Reading, writing', dancing:. Bed. Lights out at p. m. Almost no druse are used. The laxative habit is broken up. Since most of these people have considered themselves as invalids for some time, few of them have the consti pation habit, but many have the about as bad laxative habit. J' or the minor complaints which the bed irom ms command during the Argonne offensive aeveion from time to time about has been published. The reason ariven was that. onv treatment given Is "go to in pursuance of General Pershing's policy to an,fl siup me!iV' , make change in rr.mm.mlc c w ktt-.. i ' - Disomnla is not treated with drugs u-j .i r A ,, , ,7 7, , . . . i vne weeii or the uam scrvcu a i me irom couia oe detailed to tram Quiet, hautuness nnd f rno A i-i tit fimm r a ....... il. . troops in the states. General Edwards wss or-1 sanitarium is enough to cure an dined to recommend him for promotion, although he was senior brigadier, and the secretary, when urged by New England senators and representa tives 10 recognize tne general s merits, was ob durate. The reasons, Mr. Baker said, were to be found in the records of the War department. Friends of Clarence R. Edwards in the senate and his admirers in New England have com plained that he was the victim of injustice. They should be the first to demand the production of the records upon which Secretary Baker based his action. If an injustice was done General Edwards', thete should be no question about con firming the nomination made by President Hard ing, and it is General Bundy who should wait for another vacancy. ' The President's Dog Back in the days when Warren G. Harding was merely the editor of the Marion Daily St?r and only an . ultra-optimistic few of his fellow townsmen expected him ever to become presi dent of the United States, there was a little dog who loved this beetle-browed man above' every other living" thing. This was Hub, a Boston terrier.' One day last summer, when "the republican presidential ; candidate' had been complimented upon one of his best speeches, he mentioned Hub and said: "The best thing I' ever Wrote was an obituary for my dog. I felt that, and anybody can write when he Icels very strongly, upon his subject. Some day I'll find a copy of that tribute to my dog, and you'll agree with me that it was good." Recently George Van Fleet, managing editor of the Star and the sole boss while the owner is in Washington,' found the obituary of Hub in the newspaper files and sent a copy to the White House.. Here it is: "Edsrewood Hub in the .register, a mark of his breeding; but to us just Hub, 'a little Boston , erner, whose sentient eye mirrored the fidelity and devotion of his loyal heart. The veterinary said he was poisoned; perhaps he was. His mute suffering suggested it. One is reluctant to be lieve that a human being who claims man's es tate could be so hateful a cOvvard as to ruth lessly torture and kill a trusting victim, made defenseless through his confidence in the human master, but there are such. One honest look from Hub's trusting eyes was worth a hundred lying greetings from such inhuman beings, though they wear the habiliments of men. "Perhaps you wouldn't devote these lines to a dog. But Hub was a Star office visitor nearly every day of the six years in which he deepened attachment. He was a grateful and devoted dog, with a dozen lovable attributes, and it somehow voices the yearnings of broken companionship to pay his memory deserved tribute. "It isn't orthodox to ascribe a soul to a dog. But Hub was loving and loyal, with the jealousy that tests its quality. He was reverent, patient, faithful; he was sympathetic, for no lure could be devised to call him from the sickbed of mis tress or master. He minded his own affairs, es pecially worthy of human emulation, and he would kill nor wound no living thing. He was modest and submissive where these were becom ing, yet he assumed a guardianship of the home he sentineled, until entry was properly vouched. He couldn't speak our language, though he some how understood, but he could be, and was, elo quent with uttering eye and wagging tail, and the other expressions of knowing dogs. No, perhaps he had no soul, but in these things are the essence of soul and the spirit of lovable life. "Whether the Creator planned it so or en vironment and human companionship have made It so, men may learn richly through the love and fidelity of a brave and devoted dog. Such loy alty might easily add luster to a crownvof im mortality." Kansas City Star. -. Seven Cycles in Skirts, Too. Skirts are obviously conforming to the laws of nature or the superstition of the race and are now completing the seventh turn of the cycle. It is demonstrated once more that his tory repeats itself every seven years. Turn back the pages of fashion's note book to 1916 and witness the silhouette. Skirts meas ured from three to five yards at the hem and hung from fitted yoke's. They also cleared the fioor a good eight inches. - The 1921 skirt beirs ill the ear-marks of the 1916 style, except that it has not reached the shoe tops, neither is it confined to sloping hips. The first feature is a possibility, but the latter will never be again so long as Women know their own minds. Having once tasted the joy offree- dom, the hour-glass silhouette stands littlei chance ot dominating the natural curves of the bodv. Another advantage the modern skirt has over its competitor of seven years ago is the develop ment of individuality, which makes the field wide from which to draw inspirations. Pleated, plain, straight and circular lines are all featured today, with little preference shown any particular style. Dry Goods Economist. Relaxation for Missouri Legislators. The special session of the legislature is to be interrupted by the biggest fox hunt ever held in the state. It will be a real, old-fashioned chase in the Callaway hills across the river from the capitol. The legislature will adjourn to watch the chase. Governor Alf Taylor of Ten nessee, noted fox hunter and brother of the im mortal Bob, has been invited to attend. Ashland j Bugle. ' Fine But Rare.' It often shows a fine command of language to say. notfajng. Jameson (Mo.) Gem. , ordinary case of Insomnia Digitalis is not given, nor Is any other form of heart tonic used. It has not been found to be necessary hi the type of cases they have and making URe of the treatment they employ. Neither the Cchott treat ment nor any 'other kind of baths or physical therapy is employed. The average patient who comes to this Institution has had too much treatment and has been trying t live up to a long list of doh'ls. Xeaiiy all our patients come with marked disinclination to exercise, amounting frequently to fear or obsession. When they are told to play base ball or hand ball or golf they are dumfounded. One of the first things to get rid of is the de-e-nergizing effects of anxieties, fears and lack of confidence. Perhaps piays and games nave Droved more helpful in treatment than walks be cause games energize through their emotional appeal. The dancing cure lias proved won derfully effective; so has tennis, croquet, golf and base ball. When a heart case is ordered to play ball, he is put in as a fielder or a first baseman for a short period. When he bats somebody runs for him. At the end of his period he Is ordered into the grandstand and ordered to root. If he is not a noisy fan he does not get all out of It he should. But the golf course has short holes, the tennis is made easy, the dancing rounds are brief. Attendants are around watchlny for persistent shortness of wind, uiusual pallor, red spots on the cheeks, marked, tiredness and languor, and to count pulses: as seems indicated. Caees that have taken eight weeks of such a course of training and edu cation can go back to work, but they should report periodically to their physicians for observation. Better Be Examined. F. W. writes: "1. When a person expectorates blood, is it a sure sign of tuberculoc-is? "2. How long can yeu live with that symptom who never feels sick and Is otherwise in excellent health? "3. What is the best course to take?" REPLY. 1. Xo. There are other conditions which are apt to give this symptom. 2. Depends on the cause. 3. Get a diagnosis. Delusions of ixrnndeur a Sign. E. S. D. writes: "1. What are the symptoms of paresis and at what age does It usually begin? What causes It? "2. What would cause a breaking out on a person's body aged 60 years? The blotches are large and red. Nearly the whole body is covered, except the face and hands." REPLY. 1. As a rule the first symptom of paresis noticed is insanity, which is characterized by delusions of gran deur. 2. Could it be hives? ass ai.ui.'i iiMM,tiMi MfiiMeivieai) : . t Si a J :i it I Ke matchless quality , x of oar leading gianoS is an indication orthe sarc with xvhicK vee choose our lcwer-priced piano? and playeipiahos vTo consideration can induce us te sell any easterner a piano that is not the very tfnestr obtainable ox Where at the Diice void SritTNof everyone can own the most expensive, - hut every- customer or this store of pleasant' dealing can and does qet the test instTxnnent? his purse can afford, hacied by our guaranty of lasting satisfaction. The Art and Music Store 1513 Douglas St. .a-:lifi.-- "Jerry on tlto Job." . , Omaha, April 29. To the Editor of The Bee: It is repugnant to citi zens conversant of their duty to church and country to listen to the politicians at every election babbling about the Catholic vote as If It werti a commodity ot barter. This government of ours is the very best on earth and none appreci ate its greatness more than the Catholic citizens who cast their votes like other pairiotio citizens for good government., However, it behooves all of us to guard ugaimst the in trigues of schemers in our midst. Listening attentively to ono of the commercial theologians a few eve nings ago at Fifteenth and Douglas streets, championing the cause of big business, lilja iso endeuvoring to explain what u calamity would be the election of Sutton, Ringer. Mur phy, etc., reminded me of Sir Edward Carson exhorting his dupes to sup port the multi-millionaires policy of exploiting the workers in the ship yards, distilleries, linen mills, and other factories in Belfast, Ireland. The political tactics of the Cat sonites of Omaha are on a par witn the Carsons and Millionaire Cr'cighs or Belfast and equally as skillful m fooling aand exploiting the Iflbor Class. JERRY HOWARD. ax rr, mriy be the next police commis sioner. Nothing but some real live editori als on this burning ojicstkm can con vince a lurge pari of your readers that tho leopard has changed Its upots and that the "new Uco" any more worthy of the support of de cent people than the old one was. ; E. E. FOSHIER. Oppose tho Bruise Bonds. Omaha, April 25. To the Ediloi of The Hoe: The Union Pacific built beside their railway bridge a wagon way. The Dodgo street bridgo is now in uso and enn accomodate the traffic for years to come, so why build a third bridge. If a free bridgo would bo such a boom tor Omaha (I for one think differently as I believe a larger travel would go to Council Bluffs. Mnnawa and surrounding country for picnics, etc., which now stay on this side than would come to this side from Iowa), why not lease, for vehicles, the present bridge and make It free for Hint tisllic. It would not rout $1 25,000 to $140,000 per year. In terest and maintenance na the nev hrldge will. 1 think It is unfair for it city to ruin an Investment made in Kood faith ami nt that time need fd by destroying the toll from this" bridge. A plan of this Kind would be fair to both btidgi company and tho city. Let us not increase our taxes, and possibly the Council BInfTs street car fare, for something not needed. Vote "No" on bridge bonds. Uo spcrtfully, K. II. II. Find Your Own Moral To This. Tho man who always went to bed early and lived to be 09 years old missed a lot of things people half his ago have seen. - Detroit Freo I'rcss. ltuniMtgeous Claude. At any rate, with Claude Kitrhln on the rampage, tho majority will know that there is a minority leader among those present. Greensboro News. , Write Your Own Ticket. Omaha, April 26. To the Editor of The "Bee: Many of your sub scribers are asking, "Where does The Bee really stand in this election? "Is it opposed to Dahlman and Dunn and Dennison? It bo, why does it not come out aiid say so in no uncertain tones?" The most careful scrutiny of The Bee's editorial page since the cam paign opened, would fail to warn the uninformed reader that a great moral crisis in this city's history is approaching. You are urging the election o? two men who, if elected with only two others of the Dahlman ticket will swing the police force back into the hand of Dennison. You doubt less know that the defeat of Dunn Is practically conceded by his sup porters and that it is reported that the Dennison cohorts will concen trate on Dahlman, Hummel, Zimman and Butler, with the understanding that if they get In, Zimman will bo police commissioner. Do you think that in its new role as a defender of decency and order, The Bee can afford to expose the city ' to the chance that Zimman, and not Ring- Q. R. S. PLAYER ROLLS 1513 Douglas Stieet The Art and Music Store is u PlrJfilI itnlMliiifK item Phosphate Baking iv. An Omaha Beauty Spot L MMB'iMM UiL4iP'0'H. w. mi t l. . . . g r .iie- rtir fVnrt M'ettotat Station The first filling station in Omaha and the middle west was built by the L. V. Nicholas Oil company on the northeast corner of Seventeenth and Jackson streets. It was the third filling station in the United States. , It consisted of a corrugated iron shack and a 'grunt and grind' hand-operated gasolene" pump. It was an eyesore of grim utility and had few service facilities.! Today, Nicholas Filling Station.! are spoken of as among the beauty spots of Omaha. The Company A reason for our gro wth prides itself on. its attractive city properties and the services its stations and Quality Products give to customers. Square dealing, with integrity of purpose and products, has made the Company thousands of staunch friends. The friendship of the pub lic has made much of our growth possible. The same quick and cour teous service we gave the public when we started nine years ago, is in effect today. Nicholas Quality Products are the "best we know" and give value for money spent. i President L. V. NICHOLAS OIL CO. "Business Is Cood, Thank You" r EC -Mir-