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THE BEE: OMAHA. THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1921. I' t t 4 v v. s t -i Iff 'I: Si' J?' 'Si i 1; lir.- TheOmaha Bee DAILY (MORNING)' EVENING SUNDAY THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY , NELSON B. VrDlKE. Fublinhtr. MEMBER OP THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Ttw AiioeUted Fran, of which Th In ti Bitobtr. It -Hunlj utltltd M U oh for publication of U uwi dlnutolitt erfdiud to It or not ottitrwiM criwIUfd In lliii rrf. nd tlm Um Inrtl ) publlNinl hovln. All rihci of, pubUcaUou of out ismim Dltpaleliw art tlM maned. BEE TELEPHONES Prlrt'o Branch Eicnann. Aric fw AT lantSfi 1000 til pU or l'-tou WtnUd. " 1 WW For NJfht Call AUr 10 p. m.i tdltarkl Iptrtnil - - AT lutie 1M1 or Ml OFFICES OF THE BEE Mm Offlc: ITtta uid Frnm CtuaeU Bluffl IS Boou BL I South Sid. 4035 South lUh St Out-of.Tow Official Kt Tork HI rifth At. I Wi.hlDdtra 1311 O St Colewo etwr Bide I Pull Franca. 451) i St. Honort The Bee 8 Platform 1. Now Union Pattengtr Station. 2. Continued improvement of tho No- brak- Hithwayt, including tha pave- mont of Main Thoroughfares leading into Omaha with a Brick Surface. 3. A short, low-rate Waterway from the Cora Belt to the Atlantic Ocean. 4. Home Rule Charter for Omaha, with City Manager form of Government. Prospect for an Irish Settlement. British proposals to Ireland appear to take the shape of in offer to make the island a self foverning dominion such as Canada. Two ob stacles, which may yet be overcome, stand in the way of such arrangement. First, this in evitable proffer may have been too long de layed; in the second place, Ulster interests may still be unwilling to unite with the South and West. Canada, Australia and South Africa, with the mother country, form a commonwealth of free nations, and according to the peace proposal now made, Ireland would have all the rights possessed by any of these self-governing mem bers of the British empire. The proposition ma) be expected to prove attractive to large numbers of the Irish people and will be certainly wel comed by the world at large, which has long waited for a definite settlement of the Irish question. Toward this form of settlement the efforts of Sir Horace Plunkctt and a considerable fol lowing of Irish opinion have been directed. The middle ground of this group was clearly indi cated by Sir Horace upon his return from the United States to Ireland a short time ago, when he said: The conflict is no longer between the Irish people and. the British people, but between three-quartets or four-fifths of the Irish people and a political party in Britain which -owes its power chiefly to its control of the material re sources which were essential to the winning of the war. Owing to circumstances which I can not now discuss, a section of that party is in absolute control of the government in its Irish policy and acts in the exclusive interest of the Scot-Irish industrial community in the north east corner of the island, to the total disregard of the sentiment and the wishes of all the rest of the Irish people, Protestant and Catholic alike, and, I think I may add, of the democratic opinion of the world. I believe the precedent of Canada, Aus tralia and South Africa can be followed in Ire land and that thefeby the Ulster difficulty can beoventtne. Friends of Ireland in America can render "no greater service to western civiliza tion tfcrn by using their influence to persuade . the nr ority in Ireland to abandon their de mand tr a republic for the sake of Irish unity. That is what is meant by the Dominion Settle ment. What we want is complete control of the entire national business, its revenue and ex penditure, and its commercial relations with other countries. We should rind it to our ad vantage to enter into a free trade treaty with Britain, the source of our coal and iron, and the market for 90 per cent of our product. . It is such ah arrangement as this that now seems to be proposed by the British govern ment. What force of circumstances it is that has compelled Lloyd George to give way as far as he has may be known later. Industrial Eng land and agricultural Ireland dovetail into' one another and Ireland has been England's best customer. Nowhere else can England obtain foodstuffs so easily and cheaply, and Ireland in its turn bought, heavily of British finished prod ucts. The devastation of the island, the expense of $5,000,000 a month on the army of occupa- tion, and now the boycott doubtless aided in proving the folly of continuing the wasteful and cruel deadlock. The Welcome Rains. To townsmen the frequent rains that have fallen in Nebraska of late have not been wel come. Yet in truth this has been great weather. "Muck makes the meal chest." The soil is soak ing tip moisture that will mean everything to the grooving crops. Those who have been out over the state1 say that they never saw the farm ing country look better. In spite of the low prices of farm products, a good crop this year is the way out for the farmer and for business generally. A crop failure with resultant high prices would not bring the money to the state that a normal har vest would. No farmer can get rich by producing nothing, and it is a splendid thing that the much discussed curtailment of acreage has not been undertaken. Operating at half efficiency is in the same class as drouth and grasshoppers. Of course, farmers are not planting every available acre, and there may be Jess of one crop and more of another seeded, but this rain is falling on fertile fields and is not being wasted. Coming to Terms With Mexico. Ten years of upheaval in Mexico seems to be approaching an end. It depends upon Alvaro Obregon whether his government be recognized by the United States or not. What is required is the restoration and maintenance of order, and the full acceptance and discharge of all interna tional obligations. The latter will occasion more of difficulty than the keeping of good order. Mexicans generally are surfeited with brigandage, and will enjoy a surcease from the strife and rapine that have made the land unsafe for a decade. Obregon's plans for pacification, which carry amnesty for all but the leaders actually charge able with rebellion and brigandage, meet ap proval. What he finds not so easy is to undo some of the mischief wrought by Carranza under his interpretation. of the constitution he promul gated. In his efforts to make its provisions retroactive, thereby assuming national ownership of considerable property held by aliens, Carranza brought about himself a storm that still threatens his successor. It is not alone the oil interests that are concerned, although these occupy the larger space in the public eye, but great ranches, mines and other enterprises in which foreign capital is invested. Just as soon as Obregon can make it clear that title to these will not be disturbed, and that the Mexican gov ernment is ready to carry out in good faith bar gains made, the recognition sought will be ac-; corded. Reports from below the border give color to the belief that progress is rapidly being made in the right direction, and that it will not be very long till Mexico is again pursuing the peaceful, orderly way from which it was thrust by the Maderistas, with the tragic episodes that have followed. Germany Accepts the Terms. With a coalition cabinet, itself looked upon as temporary, the German reichstag has voted by an impressive majority to comply with the reparation terms laid down by the Allies. This decision, if carried out in a whole-hearted man ner, will do more than anything else to restore Germany to its place in the roster of nations. . With all the forces arrayed against it in peace that overcame it in war, the German govern ment delayed stiffly to bring itself to meet the inevitable. Until the stable foundation for peace be laid, no real progress can be made, and that foundation requires that Germany acknowl edge responsibility for the war and meet repara tion terms. Until this is done, only an armed truce can prevail. Bargaining may proceed only so far. and finally a "take it or leave it" stage is reached. By its vote the reichstag shows its inclination to end a situation that was fast becoming impossible. One point on which the Germans hesitate, and with some support of reason, has to do with disarmament. The unfortunate show of force by the Poles in Upper Silesia justifies the Berlin authorities in pointing out that they are in dan ger there, from which they must be safeguarded, and against which they ask to be allowed to maintain a sufficient army. The whole situation in central Europe at present is not such as greatly encourages the pacifist, and must have prompt handling by the Allies, who have accepted re sponsibility for maintaining order there. Until it is clear that the supreme council means to hold back the forces of disorder, Germany must be allowed means of protecting its own borders. Nor is it warrantable to allege that the Ger mans are promoting the Polish revolt, because the vote iii Upper Silesia was in favor of them and they have much to lose and little to gain through the proceedings . now under .way. . Expectations in America will not be met until a clear arrangement is concluded between the German government and the Allied conference. President Harding has indicated his willingness to allow the peace resolution and his world as sociation plans to hold over until the reparation question has assumed a more hopeful form. . A great deal now hinges on how the acceptance "to capacity" is received in London and Paris. Come On and Join Ak-Sar-Ben. Ward Burgess told the hustling committee of Ak-Sar-Ben at dinner on Monday night that it had no right to exist. What Mr. Burgess meant is that there should be no need to solicit anybody in Omaha to join the institution. The Bee heartily concurs with him in this expression; Ak-Sar-Ben ought to have a waiting list each year as long as the roster of able-bodied, red blooded men in the community. Ten dollars is the initiation price, and in no other way can a $10-bill be made to do so much good. Ak-Sar-Ben is something more than an Omaha institution. It has a community interest, because it was instituted here and has always been at the charge of Omaha, but its influence has been for all the territory surrounding Omaha. As an advertising medium it is unsurpassed; as a tonic for the flagging pulse of business it has no equal. A visit to the Den on any initiation night is like a draught from Ponce de Leon's fountain, or a dram of Elixir of Life. In fact, it might be said without exaggeration that Charles Gardner and Gus Renz, as agent and artificer for Samson, are the real custodians of the verita ble Philosopher's Stone. They can transmute the worst case of business blues into as fine an exhibition of "pep" and enthusiasm as any would wish to see. They revive the drooping spirits, and even add new courage to -the most optimistic. If Old Doc Gardner and Old Doc Renz can not cure your troubles, the case is hopeless, and you would tetter consult an un dertaker and a tombstone vendor. Annual ercises at the Den are about to commence. One week from Monday night sees the blow-off. Theivthe knights will hear about the races soon to be staged at the great Ak-Sar-Ben track, and other activities in which the king will engage. But the first business is to get on the roster. Now is the time to join. The Stage and Morals New York Idea No Longer Acceptable in the" Provinces" Bulgaria, forbidden by the treaty of peace to conscript soldiers, has drafted all young peo ple for national service as workers, girls and boys alike. This is a form of compulsory train ing that, while not as picturesque as drilling in uniform, quite conceivably may be much more worth while. The theory of the living wage is called radi cal by the attorneys for the railroads, although thejr rate making is based on the same theory as applied to investors. Is money to be guaranteed a "living wage" and men not? Half the jurors were said to favor acquittal of William Dalton, the young bank clerk who stole $722,000 in bonds, and a new trial will be necessary before what has been a dispute be tween Judge Landis and Senator Dial will be finally settled. Organizations representing the Protestant, Catholic and Jewish clergy are now backing the disarmament movement, basing their opposition of war, perhaps, on the statement of General Sherman. The only professor of cosmetics that has thus far been found is in a Philadelphia beauty school, but she must have been giving instruc tions by correspondence. "I think this turnover tax is an outrage," said the nice old lady next door, "what with rhubarb in season and berries and all sorts of pie fillings coming on." Russia may really have been recognized by England, but it will be a long time before it will ever look the same to the French bondholders. If it's any satisfaction to Bergdoll, he has succeeded in making a lot of statesmen posi tively choleric with anger. , (From the Baltimore American.) "The stage," said Dr. J. Roach Straton in a sermon iii,New York on Sunday, "is reeking with infamy." Like all absolute generalizations of this kind, the statement is open to question, for it is impossible to draw up n indictment against all the members of a profession as against a whole nation. As the old maxim for the guidance of discussion, "always define your terms," is still valid, it might be asked, What is meant by the inclusive term, the stage? Even if it included everything from an interpretation of "Hamlet" to a Broadway burlesque, to say that the whole category of people who in any role appear before the footlights are contaminated is wild exag geration, and to offer any apology for the stage at its best would be a gratuitous insult to the ablest expositors ot the dramatic art. The stage, like other human avocations, has had its ups and downs. In its early beginnings the drama was a means of conveying religious instruction, and the church found the old moral ity play an effective means of presenting great spiritual ideas, and one of the remarkable fea tures of the history of dramatic acting during the last generation is that the morality play, like "Everyman," has been revived with great success. Some dramatic critics who have earned the right to be heard and who speak with full knowledge of the subject maintain that there are many trivial plays and much poor acting. On the other hand, among people who know and whp think for themselves, the drama and the profes sion of acting are coming into their own. Dra matic studies have won a place for themselves in the curricula of some universities. The vast hinterland west of New York is no longer satis fied with what New York sends to it and in many places local dramatic talent is finding an outlet for itself by wnttmg or producing plays. In many schools it has been fotfnd that the child's instinct to dramatize its experiences or its dreams may be made a useful aid to the teaching of literature and even of history, and no child who has had that opp6rtunity under sympathetic direction will be satisfied when he goes out into the world with cheap and nasty performances before the footlights. Good plays are not only being written and acted, but pub lished and read, and in many ways the dramatic outlook is more hopeful than it has been for many years. lo emphasize these tacts is not to shut ones eyes to. the defects of the present-day stage. A far sounder criticism than some current but grossly ill-balanced criticism of the stage would be to say that a good deal of what, appears on the boards is not so much immoral as stupid or silly. Those who like that kind of thing get the kind of thing that they like, and as a rule they are not much moved by the exhortations of the pulpit. It is both more just and more wise to ignore the banal and salacious and to try to give aid and comfort to the playwrights, managers, actors and teachers of dramatics who are striv ing to produce plays that appeal to the intelli gence and to train audiences capable of ap preciating them. In this effort, it is interesting to note, many far-seeing churchmen are lending a hand. How to Keep Well By DR. W. A. EVANS Questions concarnlnf byflens, sanita tion and prevention of disease, sub mitted to Dr. Evans by readers ol The Bee, will be answered personally, subject to proper limitation, where a stamped, addressed envelope is en closed. Dr. Evans will not make diatnesl or prescribe for individual diseases. Address letters in care of The Bee. Copyright, 1921, by Dr. W. A. Evans. Musk and Bad Manners A clever writer not long ago wrote a book about "Music and Bad Manners," dwelling par ticularly upon those eccentricities of musicians which pass for temperamental genius. But he might have put equal emphasis upon the bad behavior which so often characterizes modern audiences at opera and concert. At the sym pany concert on Saturday evening Mr. Stokowski was compelled to take drastic means to rebuke certain more than usually ill-mannered noise makers in his audience. Although the orchestra had begun the symphony and had progressed well into the first movement, the disturbance- was so great as to interfere with the music. The conductor stopped short, turned and gazed fixedly in the direction of the trouble makers, and only when silence was restored resumed the execution of the program. . The rebuke was a pointed one, and deeply impressed the people who witnessed it. It is a pity that the directors of public music do not more often apply some such corrective to musical bad manners. Operagoers who attend to hear, and not merely because it is "the thing to do," are invariably annoyed by the habitual late arrivals. ' If the doors were closed at the opening notes of the overture, when there is one, or at the raising of the curtain for the' first act, and kept closed until the conclusion of the act or scene, the inconsiderate folk would soon learn their lesson. Another bit of bad man ners is that which the people who cough loudly all through a recital are so commonly guilty. These nuisances choose usually the softest pas sages of the music tor their disturbing noises, in different to good manners and to the rights of others. A season or two ago, when Mr. Stokowski made a polite appeal for consideration from some thoughtless ones, he was misrepresented as "scolding" the audience. He did nothing of the sort, and his tactful and clearly reasoned appeal to his hearers, not to mar the background of silence upon which the artists of the orchestra painted their tone pictures, ought to have had a more permanent response. Philadelphia Ledger. Canada's Frozen North. There was a time, and not so very far dis tant, either, when any reference to the area of Canada being greater than that of the United States brought forward a reply that much of it was practically waste land, the climate being too cold for cultivation. But nature has many ways and some valuable secrets that she does not re veal all at once. She evidently intended that Canada should be practically a self-supporting country with her wonderful wheat fields, fisheries, forests, mineral lands, harbors, rivers and lakes. Just now she is unfolding some more treasures in what some people have more or less sncer ingly called the "Frozen North." It is thawing out enough to prove that it has valuable oil deposits, also that lead, zinc, gold, copper, and tar sands have been locked up in that cold bosom. Timber also promises to prove a valua ble product. Canada has every reason to have a warm liking for her frozen north, which is proving so rich in mineral deposits. Halifax Chronicle. Insanity in Art The Art Alliance, at a meeting in this city, took uncommon steps to diagnose and classify "modernist art." The alliance called in two spe cialists, Dr. W. S. Wadsworth and Dr. Charles W. Burr, who are by profession alienists. They examined all the symptoms and their decision was "insane." Now. if the same test could be applied to the vers librists we might get some valuable information as to the mental state of some of our poets. Philadelphia Record. . ( Out of His Own Mouth. An uncouth looking individual mounted the, piatlorm to discourse on the iniquity ot the capitalist and the integrity of the workingman. He was plainly ill at ease. "Ladies and gen'le men,' he began, "I ain't used to talk. I'm a bricklayer by trade, an' my proper place is on the scaffold." London Morning Post. The Legislature, for Instance. A writer in a current magazine says the initia tive ahd referendum show the low opinion Amer icans have of their state legislatures. The next thing, we suppose, will be to find something that will show their low opinion of the I. and R Cincinnati Enquirer. ' - Los Angeles Has Library Woes. If this city doesn't get a decent public library building pretty soon, they'll begin to talk about us in Boston. Los Angeles .Times. METHOD OF REMOVING TATTOO MARKS. N. E. 1ST. sends this one: A pack moistened with a solution of salicylic acid is applied for eight days. This Is repeated three times. Some one sends In a clipping from the Illustrated World giving the fol lowing method: A highly concen trated solution Is applied with a tattooing needle. Next the area is vigorously rubbed with a stick of silver nitrate until the tattooed area turns black. Wash area with water. After 14 to 16 days inflammation sets in. When the inflammation subsides a reddish sear is left. This eventually assumes the natural skin color. W. J. B. writes Uiat when in the ravy more than 50. years ago he had himself extensively tattooed. Begin ning 19 years later ho had the marks removed. Since he was profusely il lustrated he was several years getting rid of his adornments. This was the methd employed: A few crystals of nitrate of silver were dissolved in clear water. A tootpick moistened in this solution was used to scratch over the tattooed area. Welts rose up. The area was then covered thickly with carbolated vaseline. The vaseline covering must be kept on thick night and day until the wound heals. If a scab is permitted 'to form and dry there will be scar tissue The healing requires about three weeks. The London Lancet abstracts an article by Cattoni, who writes about 13 methods for the removal of tattoo marks. The most successful was that known as Variot'a method. Cleanse the skin well. Apply a concentrat ed watery solution of tannin. Use a tattoo needle to freely puncture the skin through the tannin solution The skin and the new tattoo needle punctures are rubbed with nitrate of silver. Dust with powdered tannin, Apply a protective dressing. There will be violent inflammatory reaction, swelling, and sloughing. This lasts two to four weeks. In time the skin fades from a pink to normal skin color. Cattoni says there never are any harmful effects, though in 1857 woman died from the treatment. Probably she tried to treat herself or was treated by some careless bar ber or unclean physician. He says that even the best methods are pain ful, time consuming, expensive, and generally troublesome. He says the methods show great ingenuity on the part of the cosmetic specialists and marvelous' powers of endifrance on the part of the patrons. None of the 13 methods is painless, easy, or wholly effective. The Lancet says men have them selves tattooed while living among people who regard tattooed skin as highly artistic. They become anx ious to have the' figures removed when they pass to a stratum of society where they .are regarded as vulgar and as the badge of a savage. W. J. B. agrees with his barber friend who, in urging him to have his tattoos removed, said, "A scar was likely to be left, but the mark of a d fool was in no wise neces sary." The London Lancet, reviewing the report ,of Cattoni, says of tattoo marks Prevention,, is better than cure. About Mongolian Idiocy, - G. C. T. writes : "1. What is Mon golian idiocy? " "2. What causes it", i , "3. Is there any cure for it? "4. Can a child ever be normal? I have been told it is the only case on record where the child . has a combination of Mongolianism and hydrocephalus. "5. Can the child live long? He is 5 1-2 years old." REPLY. : 1. Mongolian idiocy is a variety of congenital mental defectiveness which Is accompanied by facial fea tures somewhat Mongolian in type. 2. It is hard to say. Amo"g the causes suggested are syphilis, recent strain . on fhe mother, prolonged breast feeding of previous child, pregnancy occurring late in life. 3. 4. No. 5. The average span of life of Mongolian idiots, idiots, and imbe ciles is short. ... .. . ', , ; Keep Child in Open Air. Mrs. J. O. B. writes: "I have a child just 3 years old, and al though she is in perfect health she lacks color. What can I do or what does she need? Does she need some form" of iron? She used to eat everything 'on he table, and al though it did not make her sick I know now it was too much for her, as she often threw it up. Now I am more careful. She has never had any baby sickness, though it has been all around us. She weighs 49 pounds and is very strong. I give her plenty of fresh air, good milk, eggs, and hutter. She is rather consti pated." REPLY. Keep your child in the open air. Have her play with other children. No topic brings roses to the cheeks better, than play in the open air, good meat, and green vegetables.. One Hereditary Taint. . D. writes: "1. Can you tell me if inherited syphilis could cause a small ulcer in the nose? 2. How does inherited syphilis affect the first and second generations?" . REPLY. 1. Yes. Syphilis is the. most fre quent cause of holes in the nasal septum and loss of the bridge of the j 2. There are various possible de velopments, too numerous, in fact, for my space. Many, if rot most. still births are due to syphilis. Syph ilis is the great cause of death of un born babies, particularly when death occurs prior to labor. Most cases of snuffles in babies are due to syphilis. Whenever a baby is very susceptible to colds, syphilis should be suspect ed. Inherited syphilis is very likely to affect the bones. The liver and the neTvous system feel the. effects of inherited syphilis. The teeth are marked by syphilis. Finally syphilis tends to breed out. rot all uncured parents have syphilitic children. Very few parents with inherited syphilis bear Infected children. While it may reach as far as the third and fourth generation, this is the exception and not the rule. Twin- y IGHT CHOCOLATES INNER-CIRCLE CAN DIE S ' Forget the Uronch." Omaha, May 10. To the Editor of Tho l?eo: Perhaps the question re ceiving the most attention at this time through the columns of tlio press, especially in local matters U, "What is the matter with business, and what remedies should be applied to make tho needed adjustments?" The high cost of living and the wage question seem to be the most troublesome issues at this time. There i.s undoubtedly a vast field open to labor, especially in all of our cities, as there never was a time when homo building, as well as other construc tion work was in so great demand. Then why this lack of business activity? Wo have the idle laborers, tha materials and the actual cash on hand to back up all sound build ing investments in our city. Then why the delay? Wrhat is the most important move to be put into effect to improve pres ent t-onditions? ve find by actual first-hand information that prices of all building materials have been lowered on an average of 33 per cent, some not so much and some even more than this stated reduction, but a sufficient reduction along these lines to encourage building. The writer was informed by one of our retail hardware merchants this week that the average reduction in prices in his line had declined all of 33 per cent, and in addition he states that his firm wras com pelled to take an actual cash loss on stock that they had invested tash in, to the extent of more than $1,000. This amount having been charged off as total loss of formally accumulat ed capital. Many if not most of our retail business men have suffered like or greater losses in an effort to do their part in adjusting busi ness. Now it is claimed by labor, and rightfully so, that their labor is their capital, but does not the man in the retail business as well as other lines of business labor as well as have cash capital invested! and perhaps he labors as hard and puts in more hours a day than the day laborer, thus making a double capital in vested, and the laboring man had nothing to charge off for actual loss. Then too, the man in business must be on the job every day, six days a week and 52 weeks a year to say nothing of the actual cash invested. What would we think of the busi ness man who, when his profits of the aay am not cover expenses of run ning the business, if he should close the door and lay off a day or more. How long would he have a business? What shall we say of the carpenter, the bricklayer or any of the other tradesmen and laborers if they are not on the job every day? How many days have merchants as well as other business men closed their places of business after a hard trying days' work knowing full well that the day's business had not brought in the required sum to nav the day's expense, and knowing that mey must go down in the bank ac count to make up a deficit. Would the laboring man be on the job every day when at night he would wend his way homeward to his family knowing full well that the day had been a fruitless day and not a dollar cash to recompense him for work and worry, and go back the next day and "keep a stiff upper lip" as the old saying goes. I rather think not. But when the union wage was not forthcoming he stops, thank you. 'Tm off the Job," says he. "No pay, no work." But the business man with both labor and capital invested must be "Johnny on the soot." re gardless. In the long run, which seems the most profitable, for the merchant to stick to the job, or to get J10 a day or Jump the job and not only loose the day, but live on what he earned the day before and have nothing to show for it. None of us but have noticed th rapid strides toward success and comfort made by the manv Indus- trious foreigners, and I refer here to tnat class of foreigners who todav siana snouiaer to snoulder In Ameri can citizenship with we American born, and who have attained hei.hta oi success ana are now well situated in comfortable homes with a com- coc J (Dgfli Bowen's Grand Rapids Refrigerators will preserve your food longer and materially re duce your ice bills. These are only two of the many better features of Grand Rapids Refrig erators, and these two will soon return to you in saving the purchase price of . your Grand Rapids Refrigerator. They are so designed, constructed and finished they have become nation ally known as ice savers and food keepers. Refrigerator.$1 750 priced up from 1 We have a size for every home, be it the small apartment or the large residence. Select your Refriger ators from the large stock we are now showing. owon (b QTUMASVAUK UVINC STOW Howard St., bet. 15th and 16tb petence that insures comfort the rest tf their days. Anyhow, did they do It? These pcoplo come to our shores knocking for admission illy prepared to cope with our laboring men ns a rule, having no first-hand knowl edge of our ways nor speaking our language, but with a determination to win and at tho same time assimi late American ways so that the day might coma when they could stand sido by side- with their new-made friends and not be classed ns un worthy citizens. How have these good people ac quired this enviable position in our citizenship? Not by working whfn wages were at the top mid laying off when wages were not at tho highest peak. Not on your life they did not. If they could not get $10 a day they were willing to d-o an honest day's work for the best pay they were able to get, and more, they made their labor capital, net unl capital worth 100 cents on tho. dol lar, and no grouching about it either. Ono of the results is that the for eigner or this disposition, mm we have thousands of thorn, nre sought after to fill the reliable and respon sible positions all over tho land to day, and why? You figure it out.. You can if you will. Another very consplclous fact that no man of reason will attempt to dispute is the fact that nine out of every 10 men now holding lucrative positions in this land, positions of trust, did not quibble over the wage nor watch the clock for closing time, but rather qualified himself for higher positions and more lucrative salaries by making his services of value to his employer, and these are the men who today are the real stability and foundation of our great business enterprises. There have been different state ments as to the number of idlo work men now in Omaha, some statements being 5,000, some as high as 30.000. but to get at a fair basis suppose we calculate' that there are 15,000 idle workmen in Omaha today. These men can draw down a wage any day that they will go to work that will average $5 a day, or $75,000 a day, or $450,000 a week, and were they working now there would be extra demand for enough more to make tha u'aaL'Iv .q c nn tnn a -. ir and what would this mean not alone to the business interests in Omaha, but to the laborers and their families? This word idle does not look good. and can be diminished in size until it will disappear entirely in Omaha, and what is true of Omaha is also true of every city in America today. This word idle can be printed in letters that reach to the sun and it will not get the laboring man and his family food or clothing or pay the rent bill, but the word dollars looks and sounds like happiness to all, and why not change the words and do it at once, even if at a small discount? Why not put labor up by the side of every other business and start things to moving now and soon tak up tho slack that has accumulated ami begin to fill the pocket book, pay off the old bills and forget tho unpleasant tilings of the past. Why not labor, stand up side bv side and shoulder to shoulder with every other legitimate and responsi ble business and forget the "grouch," and say to all the world, "hero stands labor in all of its mighty power to take its phico and share its loss and do its part alongside of all other ligltiinato enterprises. So come on( you fellows and help push." It will take some sacrifice on the part of labor, but others have already been compelled to make a sacrifice, but it will be a fair und honorable sacrifice that will bo an honor lo labor that will compel tho respect of overy American citizen and in the end strengthen union labor organi zations and place them on a snniul footing that will the more establish them us a mighty factor in the busi ness world. If this will be done it looks to nin like tho beginning of the end of our business troubles and a full share of worldly happiness to all. UEORC.E H. HAAVKINS. 2820 Ames Avenue- Pool Laureate for New York. Nebraska has a poet laureate. New York City, with four times Nebras ka's population, has none. If Mayor Hylan really wants a laureate who will bo persona grata, Philip Berolz helmer is In the field. Horace had his Maecenas, but never got $15,000 a year out of him. Brooklyn Eagle. Where Wc Boat the Swiss. The raid of a bank in Basel hy three bandits who wounded the cashier and stole 20,000 francs is de scribed as the first cise of dfrylight brigandage in Swic'iv--1 ' nearly a century. New York World. 1 ""Plyig LV. Nicholas Oil Company Conventional prestige, has little weight toitK (he discriminatiiyv musician, lie y(J chooses (he . fiano tecause it's artistic superiority affords freest scope for me leaut(l pression oT music. jLgsipricec J flicfes& praised Demonstrations Daih Ok nfr sir i-1 1 53 Douglas Street New Tel. No. Doug. 5588 Phone Douglas 2793 (Bill wt m jfff ISM J I I !- Ife Will tpit tor Officec OMAHA PRINTING COMPANY - somas uHur 131K amm mjtum FARItAH Commercial printers-Lithographers - steelOie Embossers LOOSC LEAP OCVICES 10 0 01 bananas! tit- lulli SB I 30 10 I 1921 Which Do You Prefer To have a stranger come into your home when you are busy and talk you into giving them a dollar or more to open a Savings Ac count in some bank, which they represent only by securing ac counts at so much for each ac count, Or coming into the large, pleasant, conveniently located Savings De partment of The First with its eight tellers' windows in charge of competent First National tell ers, who will explain fully the savings plan of the First, open your account for you, and do operate with you in keeping it growing? first National Bank of Omaha tesr i)