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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 8, 1921)
l'HB BfcU: UMAttA, fKlDAX, JUL! 8, 1921. The Omah a Bee l)AIL (MORNING) EVENING SU.NOaI' Thb tr.n publishing comp..nt HEUON B. UPOJK. JTvMicktr. .,, . MCMBU Of HI AISOCIATKO PRESS Ski dnmiaat rst. n itat a t aaabar. to a Mai ! iMklWM4 Ik im m Mliiaiai nf all (luptch aal Maaralai andUM 'a UiU ,nr, ftnd it wt alaa Win a :! i1.AU tmbUMUoa N tw Uncial Btt TELEPHONES ZZXittZ.VJZ. AT Iantic 1000 rr Nlaht Call After 10 . m l totarttl IHrtwt ........ ATltoUt im oi 1MI OPTIOU OP THE BEE CemllBlani Mala OfflOTt irta ad rnur U a ft. 1 Soutk till toatfe tUk ft Out-af-Tawa Offteaai K.a Tark Ml Vlfta I ITiiktfiifoa Chwuo tunr BI4 Fart, fraaea, 4M Bui St. Booort 1111 J It JAc ee'a Platform 1. New Uaioa Passenger Station. 2. Continued improvameat of the Ne bratka Highway, including tba pave mant of Main Thoroughfares leading into Omaha with a Brick Surface. 3. A abort, low-rata Waterway ' from tha Cora Bait to tba Atlantic Ocaan. 4. Homa Rula Chartar for Omaha, with City Managar form of Government. Putting Two and Two Together. !' From the democratic members of the ways and means committee comes the expected and perfunctory denunciation of the tariff bill that has been reported to the house by the republican jnajority. This may console the minority group pn the committee, but it is not at all comforting lo the country at large. Traditionally the demo cratic party is devoted to free trade; in the pres ent world crisis it has given its approval to a plan that will open to all who wish the markets of the United States, regardless of the effect on home conditions. . , Much is made of the lessened volume of im ports and exports. On ' the surface' this is im pressive Examination, however," robs the argu ment of much of its merit. "An enormous export trade, with a correspondingly huge balance in favor of the United States, was built up while the war was on. This, could not last. Settling down to the normal relations that control com merce has not been a smooth or painless process. Every nation- has felt the jolts along the "way. World commerce is sadly disjointed, yet some facts are noticeable. Among these art a few that may be applied to the situation of the United States. Our foreign trade shows a notable contrac tion, when compared with that of the war period. No surprise should iattend that discovery. To gff'ai the real significance of the shrinkage, how ever, it is necessary that the measure of volume "be considered. Usually this standard is dollars ana cents, out mat is unsate, tor tae fluctuation of prices gives a false value to the totals. Arti cles is a better way to measure. On this basis we find, for example, that more bushels of wheat have been sent abroad in 1921 than in 1920; Meat exports have shown a slight decline in (liianlity. but the trade is reviving, with a pros pect of r.rly renewal of activity that will restore the volt'ine. Manufactures have not held the pace sci because the demand, has. decreased, both at hon:s and abroad, and for the reason, that former competitors are again in the market seek ing business. Raw materials', though, are going abroad in steadily increasing quantities, Germany' in particular buying here, for home use. i These facts all affect the tariff question, which is not applicable to the movement alone, but con cerns a considerable span of years. Details are open to. discussion, but the principle, that of con serving the home market, can not be altered. Whatever form the tariff may take finally, it will be calculated to serve Americans and not foreign competitors. In passing, it may not be amiss to note that at New Orleans, a group of delegates, representing southern producers, adopted resolu tions calling for a protective tariff the same day the democratic members of the ways and means committee turned in a report denouncing the pending bill. United on the Waterway. Farm organizations are not behindhand in recognizing the benefits front a deep waterway from the Great Lakes to the sea by way of the St Lawrence river. The people of the middle west are generally convinced of the advantages of opening the ports of Chicago, Milwaukee, Du luth and other cities, Canadian and American, to ocean-going vessels which will carry grain and other products directly from the interior to any seaport in the world without the ' delay and expense of transfer, returning with goods and supplies imported from abroad. Water transportation is cheaper than that by rail; but the estimate of a saving of 10 or 11 cents a bushel in freight charges, carefully com puted as it has been, still is amazing. What makes - the waterway project still more at tractive is that this benefit will fall not only on those selling grain for export but on all grain growers, since the home price is determined by the cost of getting it to the world market. . Nebraska, as the third grain producing state, has as much at stake in the waterway project as any other state with the exception of Iowa and Illinois. Its representatives in congress un doubtedly will be found on the right side when the measure for starting work on this interna tional channel is brought up. Here is a plan to benefit the farmers on which the entire middle western delegation ought to present a solid front. An "International Incident." The promptitude with which Canada has apologized for the action ' of a lad who at tempted, to tear down the Stars and Stripes from the American consulate in Hamilton, Ont., is in accord with the friendly relations between the United States and its northern neighbor.. So well acquainted are' Americans with Canadians, and so sure of the mutual respect which exists, that desecration of the national emblem by an irresponsible fellow will not create an v nf (hf feeline of resentment that similar act' in another nation would cause. Refusal to render apology for offense is con sidered an affront to national honor, and some times even salutes and diplomatic explanations do not suffice-to calm' ill feeling.. . . "The sensitiveness and intensity of a nation's honor," says a frank and cynical , scholar, ."increases directly with a recognition of its relative mili tary strength, and inversely .with-the conscious ness of the strength of an opposing military power." Granting that this may be true in many instance!, no such considerations enter into the relations between Canada and the United States. The understanding and respect that exist along our northern border have stood for more than a century as an example to the states of Europe, with their petty jealousies and disputes. In the Matter of Water Rates. Omaha's manager of public utilities felicitates himself, and incidentally the public, that in nine years the municipal water plant has almost paid for itself. This conclusion is reached by adding the $3,387,000 reserve to the $2,175,000 "saving" effected by reduction in rates to consumers, and setting'the total of $5,562,000 against the original purchase price of $6,320,000. A little reflection must convince anyone that Mr. Howell's figures justify a further reduction in water rates. The reserve is accumulating at a rate that is far in excess of reason. In nine years enough has been taken from the pockets of the small consumers to pay more than half the pur chase price of the plant. This is in addition to the payment of all costs of management and operation, which includes interest charge, main tenance, betterments and the like. Omaha's municipal water plant has been a glittering success in all ways save one. It has not furnished water to the small consumer at a minimum rate. Large purchasers, such as the packing plants and the railroads, have had their water cheap enough, barely above cost of pump ing, but the little fellow has had to pungle up for the service at a rate that makes possible the accumulation of the big reserve the manager now contemplates so contentedly. Reduction of rates by 52 54 per cent in the nine years has been accomplished, but the charges to consumers were admittedly too high before the city purchased the plant, and are too high now. A revenue that will permit the amortization of the bonds within fifty years is ample, and rates that make possible the accumu lation of a reserve of more ..than half the pur chase price in nine years are too high. The board can well make arrangements to allow some of this surplus to remain with the small water users, from whom it is now extorted. A Rainbow of Steel. For the second -time a reduction in prices of steel has been announced by the United States Steel corporation. The public mind must be for given if it turns back to the announcement , a few months ago by Judge Gary that lower prices most certainly would not be forthcoming from this great industry.' The motive that led to the original statement were probably mixed, among them perhaps, a hope of giving an example of higher wages in an open shop than in those that had been unionized, and rumors have also been current of a plan to embarrass a certain automo bile manufacturer who had reduced the price of his cars in anticipation of cheaper steel. Whatever the plan, demonstration has been made of the utter impossibility of even the great est corporations maintaining a price scale out of proportion to the general level of other indus tries. Wherever one line of business, through close organization or market control, delays the adjustment of its prices, it' hurts itself and in addition forces the prices of all other branches of trade lower and lower. Cheaper steel means much to the building industry, which has been greatly hampered by the costs of materials. It is easy to see that a resumption of building will bring lower rents. Railway equipment and repairs also will cost less now that steel has come down another notch, and this will have an important bearing on transportation rates. The automobile industry will feel new life through more reasonable pro duction costs, and furthermore, steel mills and iron mines that have been closed down because of lack of sales, will be enabled to open. It is difficult to imagine a more far-reaching move ment toward good times than this lowering of steel prices. Colonel Harvey's Second Speech. Plenty of time has elapsed for the outburst, yet no flareback is noted in the wake of Col. George Harvey's second speech in England. He made it on the Fourth of July, and he talked right out in meeting to the peoples of Europe, just as he did on the occasion of his first public utterance, which caused such grief to a lot of American editors and publicists. Last Monday Ambassador Harvey spent some time in dis cussing his native country in terms understand able by its critics abroad, and with the war in view. Especially did he show that American opulence and felicity did notcome from the war; that our people are not the indurated profiteers they have been represented abroad. . On the contrary, the war cost this country, for the time it was in, proportionately in men and far more in treasure than any other spent. We were late in arriving, but our contribution was not stinted nor negligible, once we did get in. America has its full share of burdens, along with Europe, to bear through the years to come as a result of that war. ' If only the peoples across the Atlantic can be made to understand this, to realize that we had more at stake than money, just as they did; that it is not our na tional custom to measure wealth against man hood, and that we share in the common destiny of mankind, then a long step wilt have been taken towards a better adjustment of our ex ternal relations. And Colonel Harvey con tributed much to this end by his Fourth of July speech.' Maybe this is the reason it has not at tracted the same attention given to his other ad dress in certain quarters. On Cruelty to Animals Boston Digs Up New Form Which Starts a Debate. German newspapers are making the most of the opportunity to criticise France and England for brutality on account of that prize fight, al though neither of the combatants were "spurlos rersenkt." Idaho vigilantes and South Dakota kukluck ers are not helping matters in the least. If the radicals can not be answered by reason, force will not convince them. -.' Charles M. Schwab says the world is five years in arrears on production. And this debt can not be paid in money. , . Carpentier knew the zero hour in the trenches, but in. the ring it is quite different $100,000 a minute. When the tax assessors begin to mark down prices, others ought to feel encouraged to relax a little. . Whatever else happened, the call for rain was met (From the Boston Transcript.) A test case of cruelty to animals was brought Up in the courts yesterday in the prosecution of two employes of the American Express company for punching the ears of horses of that company and inserting tags in them. The men were found guilty and fined, but have appealed the case. It was not a case of deliberate attempt to inflict pain but a system of identification. This system, while apparently new in the case of horses in this vicinity, has been used in New York state without prosecution of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals there, and in the case of other animals cows, pigs, etc. is common in this state, the most eminent ex ample being its use by the Massachusetts state bureau of animal industry to mark cows in con nection with the tuberculin test. It was main tained that there are other methods of recording identity which are less cruel branding on the hoof, for instance. By the decision of the court and until such a decision may be reversed this act is "cruelty" within the meaning of the law. What now will the society do in the case of the state cows? It was sought to prove that a cow's ear was less sensitive than a horse's. While several vet erinarians testified to that effect for the prosecu tion, such authorities as the commissioner of ani mal industries for Massachusetts and a promi nent veterarian in the federal service, testified that in their opinion there is no difference in structure between the cars of the two animals. This seems the intelligent view. The same pain less branding on the hoof is available with cows as with horses. This specific case is comparatively unim portant. The question is whether wc shall pre- veht cruelty by coercion or by kindness. Whether we shall convert the perpetrator into a supporter or merely . make him sullenly obedient. Wanton cases are rather hopeless, and naturally require force, but much cruelty is due to mistaken kindness, while in many cases a strong difference of opinion exists. In the present case, as far as we can learn, no attempt was made to argue with the higher officials of the express company and secure an acquiescent co operation. No horses are better taken care of than those of our big express companies. As a mere business proposition it pays the company to keep them in the best of health. The super intendent of the company testified that 10,000 or 15,000 horses had been tagged in New York. It is hardly believable that this process would be continued if it caused so much trouble as was suggested by the prosecution. But let us leave the merits of this case out of the question. What we consider the main fault with the system of the society tor the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is that it stresses too much abolition of cruelty by prosecution and pays too little attention to constructive work. Its mind has been so cen tered in the courts that it remained for outside organizations to do some of the best and most efficient work toward promoting humaneness through construction. Thus the Workhorse as sociation works with the drivers not against them. It is their friend with its stable competi tion, its lectures to drivers let alone its splen did parade. The Animal Rescue league is doing work that should be done by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. For a long time "Dumb Animals" carried an inferentially insulting notice offering a special reward for the conviction of any member of the two hunt clubs m this vicinity mentioned specifically by name. Some years ago the society saw fit to prose cute and prosecute successfully a prominent young sportsman who later was awarded the Lesion of Honor for work in the war and previously had been active in the very practical purchasing ot worn-out norses ana putting mem to a painless end. It was a case of using spurs on a luxuriously kept and probably highly pam- oered oolo oonv. It should have been working with not against this man. We had hoped with the advent of the new regime that such a policy had lapsed, that is why it seems worth while to note this case. Where they can be avoided prosecutions not merely waste the energy but, also the funds of an institution where common sense is one of the biggest factors. How to Keep Well Br OR. W. A. EVANS Quutiaa coacarnlnc hyfi.m, anitattoo an pravaattaa af , ubniUad ts Dr. Evana by aaarg at Tha Bta, will ba aniwarae paraonally. ubjacl t prapar limitation, whara a atanaad addraasad aavalapa will aal Biaka dUrnoaia or arsaeriba lor individual dlatasia. la cart ( Tha Baa. Copyright, 1921, by Or. W. A. Evana la ncleaad. Or Evana Addraaa lattara Murdering Our Timber t cimurn tnr thr fnrpst service of the De partment of Agriculture that in five years the forest fires have swept across nearly 60,000,000 acres of territory an area greater than the com bined extent of Ohio and Pennsylvania. In these fires timber and other property to the t.. f i ton fififl Oflfl hav heen destroyed. This is merely the'price of the property which has gone up m smote; n tne uiumaic prouu.uu f u:. .nnrtv ic inrliidp.H in the reckoning. $400,000,000 is not likely to be found an exag gerated estimate ot tne losses. TTj..i..:nn. tkle tracrprlv nf rareless. needless waste is the melancholy fact that in nearly evesr instance the human factor was immediately at fault. In no connection is the old adage as to the ounce of prevention more directly anacieany applicable. The least perceptible spanc nas started some of the mightiest conflagrations. If the'lumber thrown away Dy.inexcusauic uc..- . - A K nrnnir watchfulness, it lion wcic luuju vvi wj j,.-,--. . would suffice to build an entire city of several hundred thousand inhabitants. , c It is an insult to the bounty ana inc ucuo. - ,n,r 1im tn treat one of her richest and molt universal gifts to mankind. Our mod ern age preaches and exemplifies the conserva tion of waste products, and on every hand in legislative halls and in public discussion we hear the hue and cry that is raised against "squander mania." Meanwhile, under our very eyes we per mit the assassination of our trees by careless campers, by the "flanneled fool" who discards a lighted 'cigaret without looking where it falls, by the commercial company that pays no heed to protective devices and to spark-arresters. President Hading has brought the depletion of our forests again to public notice in a recent proclamation for a forest week of forceful re minder, and it is for us to supplement the activi ties of the professional foresters of the nation and of the commonwealth with all manner of private vigilance. Philadelphia Ledger. Her Saliva Bed. A west side woman, not up on the names of flowers, told her neighbor that she had planted a row of Saliva around her front porch. "Well," said the neighbor, "you should now plant a row of Spittoonias right in front of the Saliva." Capper's Weekly. While Waiting. Whether tax revision shall wait on tariff re vision, or vice versa, does not seem to matter much when it is so evidently the disposition of congress to keep each one waiting for the other indefinitely. Boston Transcript. Better Leave It to Government. Someone suggests that Liberty bonds be used to make a bonfire. Just be patient That's what the government will do with them in time. Florida Times-Union. , United States War Record. During 145 years the United States has been engaged in 110 wars or military expeditions. Dearborn Independent. Measure of Man. The measure of a man's weakness is the age pjf his suspenders. Scatlle Post-Intclligencer. FLYERS IN FLY FINANCE. "I see by the papera," eaya John MCKenna or Arcney road, whera a women's . club aomewhera down atate'a gone busted payln' for fllea by the hundred. 'Twould bust old John D. to play that game round McCarthy's dump. The peats ara worse there than they are fornlnst an tee cream parlor or a packln' house, and that's aayln' a mouth ful." And John McKenna is right. Buying fllea by the hundred In July would bust the bank of England. The acheme Is not only bralnworthy, but It is right In certain particulars. But all good dramatists know that there, are certain fundamental necessities for a successful output. Some one has said these are the time, the place, and the girl, The basic trouble with the plan that went busted was the .time. To buy flies by the hundred In the win ter and early spring is all right. It will not work in July, because files breed too fast. For that matter, future Jay Goulds can breed them too fast. There Is nothing wrong with a fly purchasing proposal in July, but the basis of measurement should be a quart or a pound. The fly control measures which get resulta In midsummer are those directed at fly breeding places and the worst of these are manure and garbage pails. For the same reason anti-fly measures In July must be different from those of early spring. Swatting is a retail procedure and therefore does not get far when flies are on a wholesale basis. The same in true of fly paper and fly poison. Clean premises, and especially a clean garbage pall, are far more ef fective. Wrapping garbage in paper before putting It In the can, where this method Is allowed, will go far toward wiahing tha fly supply on your neighbor, at least away from you. Properly baited fly traps and fly screens are valuable aids to clean liness, particularly afound dairies, meat markets, and groceries. Where the screen door must b,e frequently opened an electric fan throwing air across the door or through It will keep the flies out. If the screen is wiped with kerosene or with the wood creosote preparation found most efficient during the world war, fewer flies will And he holes. The effective procedure at this season is disposal of stable manure. In some places they try to keep the manure in properly made boxes and to screen the flies away. In others they make It accessible to flies and as attractive as possible, but each day, and certainly not less often than twice a week, the manure is hauled away and spread. The heat and drying kills the eggs and larvae. In other places the manure is snugly piled several feet high, packed and moistened as necessary. The fer mentation develops enough heat to kill the eggs and larvae. Some treat the manure with chemicals. Of the four methods the second is the best. whether or not yeast had anything to do with me being relieved for that length of time. I will be glad for you to comment. If eating yeast cakes is harmful for those subject to gout and has been so absolutely determined, I would be glad to know it." REPLY. The theory is that gout is due to the retention In the system of sub stances derived from cell nuclei and therefore rich in nuelein. Persons subject to gout are advised not to eat meat or vegetables rich In nuolein, such as sweetbreads, kid ney, liver, tripe, peas, and beans. Yeast is rich in nucleln. In the light of your experience you are Justified In continuing tha use of yeast, all theory to the contrary not withstanding. Varnish for Thumb Suckers. Mrs. J. writes: "I have a baby who sucks his thumb continually. I have tried several ways to prevent him from doing tt, but it does not seem to do any good. Can you tell me what to do?" REPLY. We furnish a formula for a nail varnish to those who send stamped, addressed envelope. It is a quinine salt dissolved in a slowly soluble varnish. Another method is to bind the thumb with cloths saturated with some bitter substance. There are aluminum mitts on the market. When these are worn the child can not suck his thumb. mm Yes, That's Safe. Mrs. A. h, writes: "Can a woman in the first month of pregnancy go in bathing?" REPLY. Yes. Quiet Zone for Hospitals. Omaha, July 6. To tha Editor of Tha Bee: There is no doubt but what a city ordinance is in existence ruling that all possible means be used to avoid noise and disturb ance around hospitals of tha city. If not, Omaha does not make a favorable eomparlaon with Ha sis ter cities of its sisa In this respect. While it is making manifest a true and patrlotio spirit to celebrate our Independence upon tha anniver sary of that event by displaying Old Glory and by firing off explosives, It is barely conceivable that the lat ter should not be done in the im mediate environment of people whose convalescence and probably life itself are equally as dependent upon rest and quiet as they are up on other health-restoring and life preserving agencies. .It would have taken the United States heavy artillery to contribute to the din and roar that the pa ttents of the Fenger hospital were the attentive and most inappreel ativo listeners to during the Fourth or July. A nuisance of this kind should be condemned by any thinking person upon days other than the Fourth of July. It is regrettable, especially so to the patients, that so little re spect is shown to them by the more fortunate passersby, such as motor cycle and truck drivers, vendors and nolBy children. These Inmates would much ap predate the establishing and main talning of a quiet tone around this place of suffering, even after they nave successfully combatted these aroremenuonea enemies or con valescence, so that those who take their places will have at least the peace of mind so essential towards bringing an Invalid back to health and usefulness. AN OBSERVER. "BUSINESS IS COODTHANKYOU' LV. Nicholas Oil Company Results vs. Theory! C. L. A. writes: "On the 19th you answered a question that had been put to you about taking yeast, in which answer you stated that yeast was not good for people who were subject to attacks 6T gout. I have been subject to periodical attacks, of about six to 12 months apart, of I arout for a number of years, but a little more than three years ago I commenced yeast cakes, and I did not have an attack for over -three years. 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New hints, new ideas, KBr4B2&X3, dB.m The NEW ROYAL COOK BOOK Free This Week With roya: P LLj Absolutely Pare Just one of the Great Recipes from the New Royal Cook Book: LADY BALTIMORE CAKE 54 cup shortening 1 cup sugar whites of 3 eggs scspmilk ' lttapoonTOjflla extract or 54 teaspoon almond extract lYt cup flour S teaspoons Royal Baking Powder Cream shortening; add sugar and unbeaten white of one egg; add milk very slowly, beating between each addi tion; add flavoring; add flour which has been sifted with baking powder; lastly fold in beaten whites of 3 eggs. Bake in square greased layer tins in hot oven about 15 minutes. Use following filling and cover top and sides of cake with white icing. FILLING 154 cups sugar , 54 cup water whites of ens 54 cop choppod seeded raisins 54 cup chopped figs 1 cup chopped blanched almonds or pecau ssta 54 teaspoon TamQa extract Boil sugar and water without stirring until syrup spins a thread. Pour syrup slowly over beaten eggs. Mix in fruit, nuts and flavoring. Spread between layers of cake. WHITE ICING 1J4 cups confectioner's sugar t tablespoons hot milk 54 teaspoon butter Add butter to hot nuOc; add suzsr tJowfy to make right consistency to spread; add wsnsa, ' Spread oa cake. ROYAL contains no alumleaves no bitter taste