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THE BEE: OMAHA. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 20. 1921.
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Lower Interest Rate Needed.
The pressure coming from Nebraska for a
' lowering of interest rates by the Federal Reserve
ban', is timely. , The demand for a change in
' uny of its rules that discriminate against agri
cultural borrowers is good likewise. They are
not alternative;, as some of the bankers attend
, ing Governor McKelvie'a meeting considered,
; but closely linked so that one supplements the
; other.
It has been announced by the authorities in
charge of the Tenth Federal Reserve district, of
: which Nebraska is a part, that this institution has
$131000,000 on hand available for tkf farmers of
this state. There are, of course, many restric
tions .surrounding this pile of credit, some of
' '.which appear to applicants as nothing more than
' jokers. A lowering of the rate for rediscounts
; .undoubtedly would result, however, in jiiaking
I' 'more of this $13,000,000 accessible. -;
Federal Reserve banks at Boston, New York,
' Philadelphia, Cleveland and San Francisco have
redfacounted at Syi per cent for some time, while
: 4he rate at Kansas City, Omaha, Minncaijplis,
JDallas and other centers of agriculture remains
at 6 per cent. Chicago, which includes in its dis
trict the great farming state of Iowa and also
tin immense manufacturing region, is considered
to be in tine for a cut from the present figure of
6 per cent
The impressiou in financial circles is that the
; St. Louis and Kansas City districts, in the latter
; of which is included Nebraska, have not, been
considered for reductions. . Although these two
; bank are no longer rediscounting with other
.!' Federal Reserve .banks, their resources are still
' being actively drawn upon and lower rates can
' not be expected thus the explanation in a finan
rial publication runs. How does this square with
! the, statement of Governor J.'Z. Miller of the
l Kansas City district that $13,000,000 await the
'CfTftpfaska banks to be lent to tarmersf
(The demand for more generons consideration
i of agricnlturai needs by the Federal Reserve
I bank must not cease. There' is no warrant for
"!? the federal reserve system to be following a pol
icy of tight money while the War Finance cor-
poration is endeavoring to loosen things up... It
j is to be noted that 'the War Finance corporation
'i rediscounts are made on condition that not more
than 2 per cent can be added to the interest paid
, by the primary borrower. , Bankers profess
themselves pleased to get accommodation on
? these terms, while resenting the claim of Gov
ernor Harding ) that many customarily charge
; about all the interest the traffic will bear. A
declaration by the bankers St this state fhat any
Reduction in federal reserve rediscount rates
!'vonld be reflected in a corresponding reduction
in the rate to those who borrow from them
ought to meet this difficulty.
' . Blockading the Way to Peace.
x. "A peculiar combination of political aspirations
lias for the moment prevailed in the senate, and
caused the peace treaties to be laid aside. I One
'roup of democrats opposes the treaties because
they do not make provision for carrying into ef
fect the Wilsonian ideas of participation in Euro
jean affairs; ariotlter group of republicans is op
posed" to the pacts because they dq inferentially
pave the way for j such participation. . If the
treaties "steer a middle course between these wide
apart views, it is fair to presume such a course
is good. America, or any other nation, is taking
too long a chance to adopt radical views for for
eign policies; indeed, the danger of one or the
other ideas as advocated by the extremists in
' the senate is so apparent that any who will may
' cce what it would lead to. Our country can not
afford to withdraw wholly from responsible re
lations with other nations of the world, nor can
ft afford to pledge in advance unreserved support
to any plan the others may formulate or adopt
Messrs. Borah, Brandegee, Shields, Harrison,
Williams and their associates, operating from op
posite poles, have one point in common, to em
barrass and harass the Harding administration in
its efforts to straighten out . the international
muddle. However, the situation is not imme
diately or remotely -vital Its main danger is
' that this same group of malcontents will find
Opportunity -to delay or thwart any agreement
that nay be reached at the armament conference.
For Safety in the Sky.
An aviator, trying to change from one air
plane to another for the amusement of the crowd
at Oklahoma's state fair, missed his hold and
fell to death, Aside from the personal tragedy
involved, there is another unfortunate result
Groundlings are all too apt to attribute an excess
of danger to flying, and each fatality of the air,
no matter how it occurs, acts up a barrier of
prejudice which handicaps progress, toward air
1 travel, ; ". ; ". :" " " - . - V
Eddie Rickenbacker, a flying ace in the world
war, was recently asked if stunt flying should be
permitted. His reply was uncompromisingly:
No, H is aviation's worst enemy." : -
There probably is a commercial future for
Aviation, bat its arrival might conceivably be
postponed by the fatalities engendered by taking
tseteat risks., In six months a distance of 3230,
000 miles was traveled by 1,200 airplanes engaged
n busJuess. Compared to the distance covered
the record of 40 serious accideats, entailing 14
deaths and injuries to 52 others Is not aUrnitng
though it will have to be improved, probably
through government regulation and inspection,
before aviation can take a really Important com'
mercial position. It is remembered that a year
ago accidents happened so frequently on the air
mail that there was talk of giving it up, but since
these incidents have become lets frequent, the
agitation has died down. When aviation it dem
onttrated to the public mind to be lets of a peril
and more of a convenience, its adoption will be
hastened.
Consolidating the Railroads.
In announcing the tentative consideration of
a plan to combine the railroads of the United
States into a general grouping to consist of nine'
teen systems, the Interstate Commerce commit'
sion withholds one bit of very essential informs
lion. If the tystems are to be non-competitive,
it is possible that one object st least will be ac
complished. In Great Britain the plan was
adopted immediately on the relinquishment by
the government of operative control of the lines,
being assembled into four comprehensive non
competitive groups. Iu discussing this feature of
the new transportation act, under which decon
trot was accomplished, the London Times says:
... The new grouping of railways will
not effect any large economies in working, but
the act may bring about a better arrangement
of long-distance trains on different lines, and it
may lead to improvements in traffic handling.
Something of this nature is palpably the aim
of the I. C C, even, if the groupings suggested
do follow lines that have been adopted by the
railroads themselves in seeking alliances. The
projected arrangement will not materially affect
such centers as Omaha, although the entrance
of the Union Pacific into St Louis by way of
the Wabash may possibly divert a small amount
of traffic through Kansas City, for there is where
the physical connection between the two systems
will most likely occur.
' Combining the Rock Island with the Southern
Pacific may provide a somewhat easier access
for. Omaha to southwestern territory, although
that is yet to be determined. The union of these
routes will again draw attention to the remark
able decree of the United States supreme court,
by which a divorce was ordered between the
Union Pacific and Central Pacific lines, on the
theory that they were competitors, awarding the
Central to the Southern Pacific, which actually
was a competitor. That water has run under the
bridge, but the effect of the decision will long be
noted in the transportation industry as applied
to the west.
The League and the Boycott.
A very interesting announcement comes from
the League of Nations, in conference assembled
at Geneva. It has to do with the application "of
the economic blockade as. a weapon against na
tions breaking the covenant." A most delectable
euphemism for boycott is "economic blockade."
The assembly adopted an interpretative resolu
tion providing:
The unilateral action of a defaulting state
can not create a state of war. It merely entities-other
members of the league to resort f
to acts of war, or to declare themselves in a
state of war with the covenant breaking state.
It is the duty of each member of the league to
decide for itself whether a breach of the cove
nant has been committed.
A boycott is essentially an act of war, and is
so recognized by all authorities. It is a Cessa
tion of communication, a withdrawal of associa
tion, and is but one step removed from actual
physical conflict. The league, therefore, very
prudently pulls the teeth of Article XVI of the
covenant, and relegates the procedure to the in
dividual members. v
Thus the league becomes, instead of a great
and harmonious assembly of nations highly re
solved to end all war, merely an association for
the academic consideration of such questions as
may be submitted to it, voluntarily relinquishing
any authority it might have possessed to exert
effective influence over an offending member.
Moral suasion alone remains, and that scarcely
is potent to turn aside the movement of any am
bitious power, once a course has been determined
upon;, especially when such a power may have
formed alliances with others who are willing to
share in whatever the outcome of the venture
may be.'. '"-" -
Slowly but surely the League of Nations is
dissolving into a mist of empty phrases. Clamor
ing for disarmament, abandoning the only meth
od left it for enforcing its decrees, it now ap
proaches any possible crisis absolutely impotent.
As a debating society, it may continue; as a
force to conserve the welfare of the. world, it is
nothing.
Export Trade Shows Expansion.
While the unemployment conference is wait
ing for reports from its sub-committees, and some
leading New York business men, including John
Wanamakcr, are predicting early resumption v of
activity, the press reports come along with an
item that justifies the belief that idle days are al
most ended. Exports to Europe in August
totalled $209,000,000 as against $180,000,000 in
July, a gain of $29,000,000. Imports at the same
time showed an increase of $2,000,000. Our ex
ports to South America were less in August than
in July, and our imports-from there heavier,' De
tails are lacking, but it is fair to presume that
the bulk of our shipments to Europe in August
was foodstuffs and raw materials. What is of
importance is that Europe has resumed buying,
an indication of recovery over there. As The Bee
has many times reminded its readers, the foreign
trade is a sign only, and not the sum of our na
tional prosperity. At best it comes to ls than
one-twelfth of the total volume of the country's
business, and consequently is not the most vital
thing in our national existence. Yet that small
group which persists in holding that as our ex
port business goes up or down, so does the na
tion thrive or decline, may get not a little com
fort out of the thought that Europe is buying
again from us. The rest of the public may see
in this a sign that Europeans are paying less at
tention to politics and more to business, which
is the most noteworthy change that could take
place just now.
' With the example before him of old Boston,
where the British commander would not allow
the boys to play their games on the common,
Barney Burch might well hesitate before barring
the foot ball players off his diamond.
Wonder if the woman who bought $80 worth
of looks at 'a beauty parlor had more than a
dime's worth to start with?-- . -
Calling cotton "southern ermine" will make
the foreswearing of silk hose by high school
girts more easy. ... ' '
Our Russian Policy Plain
Mr. Hughes Insists That No
Changs Bs Msde in Trusteeship.
(Prom the Boston Transcript)
In describing the Russian policy of the De
partment of Sine in statement made public to
day, ierretary .iunhet rramrmt the determina
tion of the 1 1 ,vt Mates to insist that the tern
tory of Rutiia, except thote portions snigncd
to Poland, mutt continue under a moral trustee
thin of the powers which are to take part in the
Washington conference until a "tingle, recognised
i'he secretary of state hat reiterated this declara
tion of policy, in part, st a way of sntwering the
request ot the to-caiica tar eastern republic, un
recognized by the United Statet, that it be grant
ed representation at the Washington conference.
Hit declaraiton of policy is clear and specific It
defines the attitude of the United Statet govern
nient toward the problem of Russia, and it pro
vides satisfactory assurance to the Rustian peo
ple, and their friends and tympathizert through
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Washington wilt throw the full weight of their
influence against any attempt to put in jeopardy
the rights and interests of the Russians.
Mr. Hughes thus proclaims once apniu the
retolve of the United States not to accord official
recognition to the soviet government, as that
government is ot present constituted. The ad
ministration bases its policy upon a knowledge
that the soviet government is committed to a
policy of oppression at home and aggrandizement
abroad; that soviet agents have been, and pre
sumably still are, waging war agnirst organized
government, wherever established; and that the
soviet bureaucracy is an oligarchy of the most of
fensive type, in which the Russian masses have
neither voice nor representation. Sovietism has
not only failed to perform the elementary func
tion of government as illustrated by its inability
to pro-idc food for its starving subjects but its
authority is disputed by large croups of the Rus
sian people themselves.
Although offering scant crumbs of comfort
for the soviet bureaucracy, the declaration of the
administration offers a foundation upon which we
may build hopes that a new and happier Russia
will emerge from the welter of blood and famine
in which her citizens are now struggling. The
powers of the world, at any rate, respecting the
unhappy plight of her people, will refrain from
utilizing her misfortune for their own political
and economic advantage. The words of Secre
tary Hughes further lead us to believe that the
day is bound to come, perhaps sooner than many
would now think possible, when "a single recog
nized government, shall have come into being,
the voice of Russia's sovereign will.
How to Keep Well
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Caarrltbt. XttU ay Dr. W. A. Kvtnt, .
Have Little to Grumble About
The war boom period was a time of get rich
quick. Men were in too much hurry even to say
"quickly." The old-fashioned way of becoming
wealthy by thrift and industry was discarded,
and men like Ponzi, promising people wealth
without work, had no difficulty in attracting
thousands of followers.
Without going to Russia to learn the lesson,
American workmen are now discovering that no
law- and no demands of labor unions can compel
an employer to pay workmen more than their
work is worth. If he cannot sell his product at
prices showing a profit after paying cost of pro
duction he must close his plant temporarily if
not permanently.
Big war profits and big war wages have gone,
but the wealth, the intelligence, the organization
and all elements ot productive industry are as
strong or stronger than before the war. .
In Kussia the poor people look forward in
despair to a winter without sufficient food or
clothing, saying: "In the winter we die." i :
The winter or the summer of our discontent
are as nothing in contrast with the real distress
and. tarvatiorf of unfortunate people of other
lands. '
Let us thank God for the chance to earn an
honest living in America. With ordinary thrift
and industry we can earn enough to support our
own people in comfort, and can well afford to
contribute liberally to the suffering poor at home
and in foreign lands. ' - ...
Let's stop grumbling. r w - Av,
Business is pretty good, thank you. How is
it with you? Boston Commercial Bulletin.
Lady of the House,
The word "lady" traced back to the Anfclo-
Saxon means "br.ead-kneader." The derivation
sings the tune of the old couplet" .
When Adam delved and Eve span, -.
r Who then waa the gentleman?
' tin labor circles in Germany there is consider
ate tow-rowing at1 present over the question of
the status of the housewife xfrom a labor union
viewpoint.
The National Association of German House
wives has. asked the Prussian parliament to ac
cord it formal recognition as a labor union: but
the petitioning body does not specify whether
the housewives are employers or employes;, and
SO the petition is rejected. .V
The women have been unable to agree among
themselves as to whether the woman who does
her own work is an employer or an.etnploye. As"
a matter of fact, she is both. She. employs her
self. And any woman who has the housewifely
instinct and takes pride in the' proper regulation
of .her household will always be doing something
that a hireling could not do, even if -spe is rich
enough to have a housekeeper and a lafie retinue
of maids" and men. Philadelphia Public Ledger.
"The Twain" Meet in Omaha.
East and west blend in Omaha. .Men in derby
hats and vici kid shoes, and men ' in ' broad-
brimmed imitation beaver hats and cownide boots
are found side by side on street and in hotel
lobby. lhe derby hat persons are real. .1 hose
in broad-brimmed hats are imitation cowboys.
They are straight-legged as any easterner, while
aft honest-to-goodness cowpuncher from the
range ought to be as bow-legged as' was the late
lamented Nicholas, king of Montenegro.
There s some of the old west left in the re
gion between the Missouri and the Rockies, but
the farm is crowding the range more and, more,
and the honest-to-goodness ' cowboy is fading
away.. The romance of the old days, however,
leads not a few stockyard rustlers and cdw valets
to affect all the airs and manners of the hardy
spirits who "rode with the herd." Philadelphia
Ledger. .
XBEPINO HANDS CLEAN.
Bulled hand ara rvtponsibls for a
grant daal ot trouble. Tha surgeon
and obatatrlctan havt found tnla out
a ii 4 whan thay oparata their hands
ara clean bayond reproach, l'hynl
clans who handle coietun may
have found It out but they do not
otwaya practice It The butanes of
us fall down very nuuli woraa.
An ordinary watlilne witn aosp
and watsr dots considerable sood
I ut Is far from being a styrtllslng
procedure. In tha nrst puu we do
not devote enmian time to tna rite
Observation shows that tha avarate
woman oonaumes 3M aaeonds In
washing snd drying her hard, tha
avsraca man 44.4 aaeonds, and the
avaraita human, tiuth sexes, 31 1 sec
onds not enough time for a good
job.
In tha second place soap and wster
are cleansing but not ati'iuixinir.
Conover and Laird found that ot all
the antlsptio soaps they tried, and
they worked with most of thoao In
the market, the only soaps with any
di'sreo of sterilising power ware
those mads with mervurlo lodlds,
Kven this anap waa very uneven in
its antiseptic action, and after 60
washlnsa an ordinary cake pf It had
very little ot such power. Other ex
perlments have had the nmo re
suits with antlaeptic soups.
Having round soaps unsati.roc
tory, Conover and Lulrd tried the
various hand antiseptic solution.
The very best one they found was a
mlxturo of equal parts of sood
chloride of lime and bono urld.
Ihese two chemicals are mixed,
ground Into a powder and put In
paraffin paper boxes or wrappers to
hold the chlorine. Forty-flve grains
or this powder, or about a leve
tt-aspoonful, is dissolved in a quart
of water. This solution must be
used within three hours. It loses its
Hterillslng power after thirty people
have used a pan of it or one per
son has used it thirty times. The
solution must not come in contact
With metal.
Ordinarily the hands are sterile
after soaking in this for fifteen sec
onds, but a one minute exposure is
advised. ..
If the chlorine odor on the hands
Is objected to, a light washing in
dilute amnionia water or dilute vine
gar water wljl remove it
All. sorts of phenol -solutions as
hand washes were found to be too
alow in their antUeptlo action. Bi
chloride of mercury solutions and
formalin solutions were too hard on
the skin. A 1 per cent copper sul
phate solution gave promising re
sults. The authors nre not certain
as to its efficiency and refused to in
dorse it, at least until they have
experimented further. Antlseptlo
skin varnishes did not prove satis
factory. The materials to make the
chloride of lime and boric acid mix
ture cost 45 cents for each two
pounds, j. j. ,
' Inject Salt Solution.
Constant Reader writes: "Please
advise through, your column what
ox
oauaes pin worms (doctor's dlagno
sis) In adults. My daughter, ti
years old, has been sulTerlrtf from
this for practically a yesr. Alihoush
after treatment it dlaappears, after
a short time It rappars and is vary
annoy ins. N what home cure is ad
vliablo?"
REPLY.
In the cats mentioned probably
some diss remain behind attar the
ttdult worms are klllvd by treatment
Thr hatch a new crop of worm.
Injpellona of salt solution Ktnerally
sumce for a cure. Ke peat the Injec
tions at Intervals ot one week.
Have Heart K mined.
B. IL C. writes: "Will you ploass
tell me what causes my lots, ankles,
ruid fet to swell every duy? It Is all
gone during tha nlitht. Is there a
remedy? It la dlltlrnlt to walk. I
liuvo consulted physicians but am
not cured. Am sn old gcntlemun
SO years old, weigh 170 pounds. 1
rslsa much phlcKm and my eyes
water. Have no other troubles."
KErLY.
tfui vnlll. ItMSff dn.l LMiiAl'fl AV.
imini.. ii...u.. of r,.,,n. i. ! f urtnl system of Western Europe.
tha most freoucnt cause of drotmv. f the cruel serfdom of HuskU, or
If both orsans are sound, varlrosa 1 ven of the brutal slavery of the
veins msy be the cuuno. If so, clua-
Th lrnt Tvnanl.
West l"olnt. Nab, Wept. 84. -To
the Kditor of The Ma: Tha parann
that has bean unable to find tsdy
employment in the last yr or two,
snd driven to psuprltii vr dosra
ration, is worthy of companion. Tha
man with a family who haa had
work only part of tha tuna and la
eunamiuenr has been scarcely able
lo provide tha bare nefvaeitifK of
Ufa for them, is also worthy of
sympathy. Hut what feelings of
rmitiiseratlon are due the ranter
who, absolutely throuiih no fault of
nis own, has had to pay from t&uo
to ti.uuo ror the "enjoy mont" or a
whoia year of hard, honest toil?
(The wrttvr is personally no lualmed
with a number of such raars In his
own locality; In fart, titer are so
many in that sad predicament, and
who are of such common knowl-
I'dse. that this rtusrant wrong is
gelling to taken almost aa a mat
ter of course.)
Tha flood Hook relates that the
master of Ih vlneyaid. out of the
goodness of his heart, paid the same
amount to those hlra at the elev
enth hour of the day as to them that
hud worked longer. And human
nuture has always been Immutable
on tha score of wanting just com
Dentation for services rendered.
I. ut lini! me, if you can. a parallel
to th pllaht or that honest hard
working tiller of tha soil (for others)
In all the hlNtory of ths unjust
tlo stockings would lessen it. I'rob
ably, however, rubbing ia all the
treatment you need use if the heart
and kidneys ure sound.
Muy Need (iImwm'm.
I A. S. writes: "My dauahter's
eyes are not croswu, nut ono r tnem
stems to turn. Kho IS IS. Will an
operation cure them?''
HEl'LV. ;
Yes. Wearing suitable
j robubly would.
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Teeth May Be Cause.,
C. S. writes: "1. I hove headache
a great deal and my .eyes hurt me,
olthouRh I wear glasses when read
Ins;. Could this be caused from two
wisdom teoth which are somewhat
decayed ?
"2. Are they dangerous to the
whole system?"
REPLY,
1.-2. Possibly.
v Xo and Then No.
V. F. writes: "1. Are sulphur bit-
torn good for cooling the blood?
2. Are they a cure for pfmoles on
the face?"
REPLY.
No to both questions.
Another Hive Remedy.
M. C. K. writes: "May I suggest
to those who suffer from hives that
they eliminate eggs from their diet?
une result is wonderful in many
cases, -
REPLY.
While your last statement Is cor
rect, those cases of hives not due to
eating eggs are not benefited by not
eating that excellent but expensive
food.
Oaks from Acorns
A Hint to Pathe.
Amazing ignorance about current events is
revealed by an examination of 17,000 students in
grammar schools, high schools and colleges scat
tered through the country. The questions asked
were not difficult, but an average of 44 per cent
was the best result possible. Only seven persons
knew who Senator Lodge was, and such con
spicuous characters as Lloyd George and Hughes
were variously misplaced. Obviously more at
tention is needed to current events in home and
school. Congregationalist . s
Stormed at by Cheer and YelL
It doesn't matter which part of the world the
disarmament delegates turn their attention to
they're likely to see cannon to right of them,
cannon to left of them, cannon in front of them,
and they'll be darned lucky if they get away With
it before they've volleyed and thundered, Phila
delphia North American. . ..-,
Depends on the Point of View,
President Harding assures us that the 'world
is growing wiser and better. How, then, does
he account for the fact that only last November
this country returned the republican party to I
power? Charleston News and Courier.
From The TaUadalplUl ledger: ;"v .
When ws yseek to trace many
modern Improvements that . add to
the comfort of life, the celerity of
travel, the abridgment of a tedioua
process, the answer is often found to
be Benjamin Franklin. Dr. L H.
P.aekeland of Columbia University,.'
addressing the- international meet
ing of chemists in New York, said:
In the museum of the Frank
lin Institute in Philadelphia ex
ists an electrical machjne, which? '
was used by1 Benjamin Franklin .
for his experiments. It was one
v of the very best elebtrical '
' machines of his day.
That toy was the forerunner of
our enormous electrical Indus-.
s tries . and.- aJC-the astounding.
modern applications of electri- j
; call energy; our electrical gener
' atng stations which give us
light-power and transportation;
which move our trains, our
ships, our factories; which gen-'
erate power way beyond what' ,
unscientific maiv of antiquity, or
of a few years ago. was able to ;
. dream of. -ry y- sj'.. -.-
The moral easily derivative Is that
it may be the very opposite of the
true economy to dismiss the techni
cal experts whose researches are
fundamental to modern industry. A
man like Edison or Steinmota is the
very pillar of the 'plant whose ac
tivities take direction from his la
boratory research. It is very easy
for . some man who calls himself
"practical" to empty the vials of his
scorn.upon "college professors" and
others who have to do with chemi
cal ' formulae . and mathematical
equations. When these "academlo"
exercises suddenly crystallize in
some epochal advance that makes
mankind again a debtor to genius,
the scoffers must change their tune
pr appear supremely foolish.
Says Dr. Baekeland: "Let . those
.who at present lay off their research
Chemists, their physicists, their re
search engineers, remember that the
.tremendous gap between that toy
electric machine of Franklin and
the present electrical Industry would
never have been bridged but for re
search, invention and good cngineer-
tng." ., -
J Not Yet "Quick on The Trigger."
While the arming of mall clerks
has diminished postal robberies the
fact that an occasional, attempt at
robbery is successful may be taken
as evidence that even armed men
may not get a chance to use their
guns. Pittsburgh Gazette-Times. ;
All Melted Down Into One.
The season's, news reading causes
?ne to wonder what has become of
he old-fashioned double standard
of mocats, whose presence '.every
body used to deplore so fervently ?
Kansas City Star. '
SOWGjOF YOUTH.
"'We ara the tiftia wvlts.
Rippling upon lifa'i shore.
Molding the sands and pebbles.
Singing of. ocean lore.
We play with tba tints of rainbows,
Painl -dreanw on the ehlninir stones,
And sear not the cry of the billows
s Wa sing when tha deep sea moans.
We sparkle and dance in the Sunbeams,
W skip o'er th (olden bar, -
And wonder which crystal bosom
Will shelter tha Evening Star. ,
, Wa feel not the 'brush of the sea-Wind,
But far an the storm-tossed seas
We hear Its ominous willing,
"Shaping your destinies." i f
And we know we ara Hearing tha ocean.
r ' And the bar will soon be past.
And the star that dwells in our water.
Will fade la oar bosoms at last. . ;,
But oft In tha great dark silence '
There steals from the unknown deep "
A voice that Is tender and soothing.
Lulling us eft to sleep. i
It murmurs, "Beyand tha oeeaa
There's another Golden Bar,
. Where the wa'ee are steadily rolling
To another Evening Star."
K. K.. Loretta ' Abbey College, In
tha Toronto Mall and Empire,
CENTER SHOTS.
The Mingo troubles rimy not af
ford a topic of fireside conversation
owing to the fact that there will be
no fire. Washington Star.
Marshal ..Foch appears to be of
the opinion that the trencher may
contain' perils as great as those ot
the itrench. Boston Transcript. .
.To" attain real peace the world
must" work 'its arms oft. Norfolk
Virginian Pilot. ,
? Wireless telephone message from
Germany: "God save the mark!"
Boston Globe.
'Secretary Davis says: "This is
the time when we need to trust each
other." That' would make a nice
desk motto for our coal man. To
ledo Blade. , i ,
Senator France says Kussia is ho
longer "red." He could never get
a job as a loro-motive engineer.
Minneapolis Tribune
If it were- as easy to get a job aa
It is to get a pistol. the crime record
would not be so bulky. St.; Louis
Post-Dispatch. . i
b Speed : Positive, fast; compara
tive, faster; superlative, coroner,
Baltimore Sun. , ' ,
"Every man is innocent until ho is
proved guilty," and a woman
charged with murder never is
proved guilty. Ergo, all woman are
innocent. Louisville Courier-Jour,
nal.
"business is good thank you'
LV Nicholas Oil Company
Sensational Savings
on Table and Bed
Linens, Saturday at
Union Outfitting Co.
Sheets, Pillow Cases, Bed
' Spreads, Table Cloths,
Napkins, Etc., Etc
Housewives who take 'pride in
their ample supplies of Bed and
Table Linens will have an op
portunity to replace worn out
pieces at? a saving of mrtny dol
lars in the Special Purchase Sale
which takes place at the Union
Outfitting Co. Saturday.
From a standpoint of quality
and variety, as well as value
giving, it is one of the largest
sales in the history of this big
homefurnishing institution. As
always, you make your own
terms.
1 Advertisement
colored rare In other parts of the
world. Is there an instance In It alL
where thane bondmen, tluclc or
white, ever were callnd upon to give
a large usury besides, and over and
above, the service rendered their
maKters? No. We believe it re
mained for the twentieth century,
with all its enlightenment and so
called advanced civilisation, to es
tablish this prc-cedi-nt!
The farm tenant, during tha Inst
cnuplo of years, though he may him
self have been poaaexupd of iho best
of will and finest Intentions, haa
been ruthlessly defrauded from all
sldea. His products the moat uso
ful, and necessary have been put so
far below par value of all other
necessities of life that It has become
Impossible for him to live, and at
tho same time meet the obligations
of his rental, even if he were to give
hp the Isat kernel of grain and
count all his hard labor, with its
untold sweat-drops and pains, for
naught! And often the landlord,
himself living In ease and luxury,
has exacted the last farthing of
rent, and thereby caused indescrib
able grief and misery to the tenant
and his family.
when a human being stoops to
fellowmen, has he more heart and
soul in him than the hyena which,
with one paw on the larger portion
of a carcass, reaches over with the
other foot and brutally tears away
also his weaker mate's little share
tor himself?
Is not the renter, so hard-pressed
from all sides and burdened almost
beyond endurance with grief and
sorrow, which is driving many to
commit unspeakable crimes, and
others to age at the-' ratio ot ten
years to one, is he not, we repeat
in all sincerity, deserving of sym
pathy? Is there no sympathetic
feelings for the countless mothers,
full of anxiety and forebodings for
the well-being' of their children?
No compassion for them and their
unborn babes, who will bear on
their little faces the very Imprint of
an that anguish and sadness?
Anyone who knows the A B C's
about human nature can. read In the
looks and gaze of these stalwart
producers of the soil a most bitter
feeling of envy and animosity
toward : nearly everybody outside
their sad plight natural results of
this gross economic injustice. Na
ture has rewarded their efforts with
bounteous crops of all kinds whom
else can they blame for this but
their own fellowmen?
And no one is to blame for It?
No one Is "reaping where he has
not sown"?' No one' "gathering
whtr lia has nut acuret1"J N
una Is willing, aitrt tha lip of ti
llitser, to helii ttllciuitf Lis over
whelming burden and tiring proa
prrity and cunirni attain whrra want
and despair lias et lia stoomT
It really arenis. ut . n.t for the
prrevnt, that nobody ilmt or
republican la willing to i nma lu his
reecua. And I sueas wa ll hnvs to
Klve htm th only eunauatiin we
Kin'W of, which futlotte:
Ths vulture saoopa down on tli
Innocent ilova and dt-voura it; ilut
beakla of the Junslo pitunre upon
the harmlee dm anil fraat on lis
tender ph Hud ihvy li'ii a n -nioraelcas
slerp. Hut iiuin lilt only
creature on this ui ih4i a
wilh woudsr snd anmKmrMt SI th
firmament, with tin rmintltaa ci'lra
tin I hod Ira man. when ha follows
the brutal, seltieli ruurourim of tho
lowf r animal, ovv uu a''uinic lin
ger in everything, even In lila own
shadow. In tha wry ailenoa and
gloom of the nlsht. ha hears. In one
form or another, that solemn and
evvr-piwient condmn:itl'n: "Verily,
verily, I any unto yd for ( nun h
aa you did It not ipraril-ed Chris
lion charity and S"l wlll to one
of theM leant, neither did you do It
unto me."
And this. riiMHultilon aland su
preme Still SllM all hHIII"!! I"ll.
tlee In this world. It often bus filled
heart In bitter w nit mid rt en
with the KieateHt pniullile happiness,
and heart in sei itiltt ; nlmiid 'lien
snd luxury, with th Wut non-ibis
gloom! A;tMMJ S. M1KKHK.
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piano in (he world,
your choice will be a
Jiana
provided you are
fo earnest? in your"
examination and com
parison of all he
tine insttcunents on
(he market:
Highest priced
highest praised
Our Special Sale on
Renewed Pianos
and Players
embraces standard makes
at prices from $150 up.
Payments aa Easy
aa Rental
The Art and Music Store
1513 Douglas Street
Keep Your Account
Growing
Savings account No. 2710 was opened
February 9, 1915, by the driver of a
delhrery wagon for one of our large
coal companies. Every week since
that date a small amount has been
placed in his savings account
Today this account amounts to
$3,097.27, a mighty tidy sum to have
for emergency. .
You can do no better than open a sav
ings account today in the Savings De
partment of the First and begin
creating a fund for future use.
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