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TVie Bee's Platform
1. New Union Passenger Station.
2. Continued improvement of the) Na
breaks Highway., deluding tha pave
ment with a Brick Surface of Main
Thoroughfares leading into Omaha.
3. A ahort, low-rate Waterway front the
Corn Belt to the Atlantic Ocean.
4. Home Rule Charter for Omaha, with
City Manager form of Government.
Living Longer and Better.
The warning sent out by a "health" expert
that humanity is degenerating is not likely to
frighten anybody who Is really interested in the
r-rogrcss of wan, Pr. Evans, in an adjoining
column, has given some interesting conclusions
drawn from experience in large factories, where
. many men are employed under conditions that
admit of close observation; the experience tends
to discredit several popular notions as to what
constitutes disability, and holds out hope even
for men with leaky hearts and those who have
passed what lias been looked upon as the age
limit, Along with this U the additionally com
forting announcement from Prof. Irving Fisher
and Secretary Herbert Hoover that the number
of cases of preventable sickness is steadily de
creasing, showing that Americans at least are be
coming a healthier race. Commenting- on this,
the New York Times say9:
The committee also concludes that "the na
tional vitality is Increasing," Here again it is
supported by much contemporary evidence.
Universities that have 'kept physical records
over a considerable period, as Vassar, Harvard
1 and Yale, have arrived at the same conclusion.
Jt is not merely that athletic performances are
constantly bettered; that might be accounted
for by the rapid enlargement in the field of
competition. Anthropometric charts show that
the average height, weight and strength of in
tomirrg freshmen is steadily increasing. This
pain is doubtless due to- a rising standard of
living, to a widely disseminated knowledge of
cooking, diet and sanitation, to the modern ad
tlictlon to fresh air and exercise, There is, in
deed, soma warrant for the child who. after
carefully surveying its parents, remarked that
God was improving his handiwork.
Prof. Edwin Grant Conklin of Princeton, in
The Direction of the Human Evolution; "For
at least 100 centuries there has been no notable
progress in the evolution of the human body."
This docs not mean there has been no improve
ment in the race in 10,000 years, It is a fair
reply, though, to the alarmists who are pushing
propaganda for various' nostrums or systems
for improving the physical standards of man.
What may be accepted as. true is that the aver-"
age length of life is increasing, because man is
living better than ever. We know a lot about
how to avoid certain ailments, and those that
may be averted are being turned aside. Changes
in methods of employment have contributed to
this as well as improved habits of eating and
drinking, of wearing clothes and heating and
ventilating homes, stores, work shops and offices.
Men may improve in a lot of 'ways yet, but
his evolution to a higher type physically seems
to be delayed. . Neither is he going backward,
for nature does not work in that direction. Life
is more worth while, however, for each day adds
to the inducement to live because each day notes
some advance in the way of living.
Chn'.ttn. tr or ladly btiiterej Santa Claut
drttroyi the- entire pleasure of th event, and
make, the day one of mourning and regret in
itead of the joy that had been anticipated. Such
accident! may be avoided if juit a little care li
exercised, and caution It mingled with the tx
citement of gift distribution. It pay to be care
ful at all timet, but especially it it wise to watch
out when celebrating Christmas.
Pardon for Eugene V. Debs.
President Harding hit included the name of
Eugene V. Debt in the list of those to whom
clemency i to be shown on this Christmas. In
connection with this pardon one thing should
be remembered. Debt wai not convicted of
being a socialist; he was not tent to prison
because lie wai a pacifist, nor hat he been
punithed for his abhorrence of war and hit
teaching of the doctrine of nonresistance. He
openly and defiantly violated the law of hi
country; with the peculiar fatuity of hit aect, he
carried hit practice of nonrcistance to the ex
treme of resisting the government under which
he lived. He could no more effectively have
opposed the authority of President Wilson by
taking tip arms than he did by preaching sedi
lion.
The sincerity of Mr. Debt in hit beliefs has
never been questioned; he hat on many oc
casiont shown a willingness to suffer for what
he holds to be right, and his followers have been
the more faithful because of their knowledge of
that quality of the man, No effort at ie!f-ag-
grandixement marks the course of Debs, who
has disseminated his doctrine from jail at well
as from rostrum and pulpit When he became
a menace by setting an example of open de
fiance to the law, he invited the penalty of that'
law, and it was visited upon him. just as it was
upon others, not because he was Debs a leader,
but because he was Debs an offender.
Pardon for his offense will not alter his
course, nor will holding liim in prison modify
his doctrine. His adherents are fond of regard
ing him as a martyr, but this fact will not be
changed .by forgiveness.' The government of
the United States is not now in immediate dan
ger of overthrow because of enemies without or
within, and will suffer nothing through the
granting of pardon to Eugene V. Debs, nor could
it gain anything by exacting a further penalty
from him. His imprisonment has been exemplary,
rather than punitive, and grace may well be ex
tended to him. 1
The Husking Bee
It's .Your Doti
Start ItWilhaLauh
. Rides for All.
While it can not be said that automobiles
multiply as fast as rabbits, yet an increase of
38,000 in the number of cars in Nebraska this
year is a remarkable showiog. Excluding trucks,
motorcycles, trailers and the like, there are
219,000 touring cars licensed in this state. This
is very near one car for every six inhabitants.
We can now all go riding at once, though
perhaps with a little crowding or sitting on each
other's laps, matters which are usually taken in
Complete good humor Such a suggestion was
made not long ago by some master mind in
Wichita, Kan., a state where not all the wheels
are rubber-tired or on vehicles. His proposal
was that in order to demonstrate the wealth of
the city, every owner of a car fill it up with his
family and neighbors and join in a parade which
would contain the entire population. Just why
this was not done is not clear. Perhaps the fact
that there would be no one except a
sprinkling of visitors to witness the parade if the
whole town were in it was held discouraging.
But no Qjje can claim the scheme was impossible.
Hsnry Ford opines that the American stand
ard of living should include at least a imall car,
the name of which he neglected ta mention.
Measured so, there are still a great many pros
pective automobile owners. Replacement and
repairs also insure a steady demand, and the
saturation point for automobiles may not yet
have arrived.
American Corn for Russia.
"According to some accounts, the epidemic of
influenza which not only swept America but al
most the entire world, had its origin in southern
Russia, Fate moves in strange ways, and it is
iio incredible that if the drouth-stricken people
of the Volga were now to be left to starve and
die the cholera and typhus which already have
made their appearance there migh spread far and
wide,
For such practical considerations as well as
those more kindly and altruistic, the decision of
the American government to give $20,00,000
worth of grain to the starving people of Russia
is singularly lacking in criticism,. The relief ad
ministration is now feeding 1,200,000 children,
but no provision had been made for .aiding their
parents and other adults. This congressional ap
propriation will be used mainly for the purchase
of several million bushels of corn to be fed to
growntips. They must be kept alive to plant a
crop in the spring, and a million bushels or more
of seed wheat is to be given them through this
appropriation.
The horror of this famine can not be com
prehended by Americans. Governor J. P. Good
rich, an official of the American relief adminis
tration, reported to Mr. Hoover and other gov
ernment officials what he had seen over there,
and within a week President Harding asked an
appropriation for supplies from congress. Other
nations have been more prompt to reopen com
mercial relations with Russia, but none of them
has shown the spirit of humanity and good will
that is expressed through the grain ships that
within 3 few days will be leaving American ports.
A SUM SANTA.
(Willis's Soliloquy.)
One I heard my papa lay
That no one loves a nun who's Ul,
Out Santa Claut on Christmas day,
I don't believe comei under that
Though things we hear tound rather queer,.
We'll alwayt think a lot of him,
But papa tayi he thinks this year
Old Santa will be rather slim.
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PHILO-SOPHY.
Whatever you get, be thankful It m'ght
l ave been worse.
TAXPAYERS DO TOO.
It is certainty misleading for the new.papers
to be printing picture! of Mr. Hughes at this
ea'on. All the kidt take him for Santa Claus,
They ay every dog has his day. Trouble is
very few dogs know when they arc having It.
GRAB HIM, GIRLS!
Jewelry ad offers watches "for young men
guaranteed for 20 years."
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THE TEACHERS' L'ENVOI.
tcht.lt la Ceeaelt Bluffi Glete for IK. Mallear, Ttili Wedn.Uay.
Tata Uttl. Tribute Wai wrrttee ty a Bluftt M'arn.
When Wednesday'a last period has ended,
And the week's lessons been said;
When the last paper' corrected.
And the pokiest youngster haa fled,
We shall rest, and faith, we shall need it,
Lie down for a week (not two!)
Till the Master of all the schoolmarms
Shall put us to work anew.
And we who worked hard shall be happy;
We may sit in a rocking chair;
We may splash in the tub at noonday
And waste an HO UK doing our hair;
We'll have no young demons to deal with,
Madalene, Peter and Paul;
We may "bridge" for an age at a sitting,
And ne er think: ot scnooi at an
Till
Tuesday
Eight
A. M. II
Married aroop's idea of making out a Christ'
mat' grocery order is something like this:
1 dor. bottles Virginia mre.
2 gals, apple cider.
3 pkgs. hops.
doz. yeast cakes.
6 lbs. raisins.
6 qt. grape juice.
I case bevo.
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Always a lot of joyous snow-birds flitting
around at Christmas time, but wed like a few
swallows too.
YOU NEED VOCATIONAL TRAINING,
Dear Philo:. Canst tell me through your
column how to do Christmas shop-lifting? Am
bitious.
How to Keep Well
Br DR. W. A. EVANS.
Queatloae ceaeervtag hyfleae. senile,
lion end preveatloo el ateeaea, eu.
milted ta Dr. Evana ay reader, el
Ike Baa. will be eaewareet eereenally,
subject te aear lleallaiiaa, where a
etampej, aaeieeaee) aavalaee ia an
cle ee a1, pr. Evaaa w l eat make
die, eeala er area art ke far individual
diaeeaea. Addre.e letter. In care el
Tea Baa.
Corrrliht. mi, by Dr. tV. A. Evana
Christmas Kve.
Una winter's Plshl atnn tha amlti wu
oh nr,
Plle.1 hl.n wltlt tha V'f f n.
I aat all alone lC my giatefira t'flflil,
hleepll .larl to know
That 1 d. not Inland to brave the wind
on tlial Ch'iaimoa live, an ilarU,
Fvr leak. iiiKli'rtalien wire t an i-nil
Ami tunlihl J waa tlirou' lta my wutk.
COMFORTABLE HOUSES.
Tor three winters Dr. K. K. Hay
hurat of the University rx Ohio has
ntn experimenting wltu the house
In whlt h he llvae, to determine the
pornlhllity of making the air In
For a Fireproof Christmas.
Nothing could be more tragic than a fire er
other mishap in the home en the great Christ-,
mas holiday. Therefore Chief Salter's warning
and admonition with regard to the exercise of
extraordinary tare on that day is timely and
should be heeded. Precaution tgainst fire is
always in order, but especially is it in order on
holiday occasions when inflammable material is
displayed, frequently in profusion, and ordinary
prudence is overcome by the spirit cf the day.
which li an incentive to carelessness.. A blazing
Greed on the High Seas.
The indignation of Secretary of Labor Davis
at the deliberate violation of the immigration
law by steamship companies is thoroughly justi
fied, Several of them are now facing heavy
fines for bringing immigrants in excess of the
legal number to America. Thousands of men,
many with families, who have been induced to
cross the ocean in search of opportunity, have
had to be turned back because the quota -admissible
from their native land had been filled.
Secretary Davis is said to be undecided
whether to believe this attitude of the steamship
comoanies is due ta a desire to discredit the im
migration restrictions or is for the sake of the
paltry profits of the steerage business. Of course
the profits from immigrant travel are not paltry
in any sense except a moral one. For years the
ocean lines sent agents up and down throughout
Europe, drumming up ttecrage traffie, By
posters, advertisements and lectures they sold
blue sky to the ambitious or hard-pressed people
of the continent. The business of herding pas
sengers like cattle paid,
These-r companies ar? organized for profit.
They do pot care a whit for the welfare of the
immigrant, nor more for the political, industrial
and national interests of the United States and
the people now living here. At long as they
can produce dividends for their stockholders by
exploiting the uninformed foreigners they will
continue to do so. The order of Secretary Davis
that they be fined to the limit for all violations
of the American immigration laws, it jt eats up
the profits of the traffic, may be counted on to
discourage -ft
Another judge has confirmed tl)C right of a,
wife to help herself to money in her husband's
pockets. It should not P necessary, em as ws
as it is,
practice.
Newberry's greatest crime in some quarters
is being a republican. Had he been a cemoerai,
fM would have been forgiven him.
General Pershing says the armj- stands for
peace on earth. And, we might add, Jt is will
ing to fight for the tame.
It will not bethe weatherman's fault if Christ
mas is r ot white enough to suit a,IL He has done
his part. '
- Jokes abort 'Gene Debs permanent address
may now be laid way.
M.Maeef
Who would have suspected the cranberry of
such deviltry f
V 1 1 w wt v , -
judicial support may encourage the
It is a trifle late in the season to do your
Christmas shoo-liftinir early, and I understand
others have the stocks pretty well pawed over,
Wc are not' up on this vocation, our time having
been taken up mostly with less remunerative
nastimes.
However, we understand that some of our
foremost shop-Utters have at times been fionoreo
by being the invited guests of the police depart
ment, not only at Christmas dinner, but New
Year's as well.
. It is hard, we understand, for an outsider to
break" into the game, as shop-lifters are, as a
rule, bound to their profession with hooks ot
steal.
W 9 W
HERE'S HOW.
Unversed in law, we saw a guy
Admitted to the bar,
But near beer's all that he can buy
Or else bum cigar.
OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF KIDS.
Friend Wife was recalling the age-old yarn,
about the brakie and conductor on the Shortline
railroad who disagreed on the pronunciation of
the station, Eurelia.
When the "con" sang out from one end of
the car:
"You're-a-Iiar you're-a-liar."
The brakie came back with:
"You-really-are You-really-are."
Five minutes later, little Dair, 6, was . re.
peating the tale for his own amusement. ,He
sang out: - ' -
"You're-a-liar You re-a-har,
"Yoti-surely-are You-surely-are."
Contrib.
HERE, KIDS!
'Twaa the night before Christmas
And all through the flat
The kids tried to find where
The presents were at
And when they were all
Safely tucked in their beds
They listened with all the
Small ears in their heads,
Not a wink could they sleep
In the evening, because
They were peeking for glimpses
Of old Santa Claus I .
Married guy with his wife's present still on
his conscience turns in desperation and hope
to the Oulja board, but all it points to is the
$ sign.
W V w
Don't let the pain of Jetting go spoil the
pleasure of giving. '
Blessed are they that expect nothing and are
not even sure of that. Aye, verily, for they shall
not be disappointed.
"
ISN'T IT THE TRUTH?
Married man now has bis yearly
a Brainstorm in the dome,
Triea to think, but can't think dearly,
There Is no one home;
Racks his wrinkled brow insanely,
Vows upon his life
- Can't decide he's thinking yainly
What to give his wife
After days and nights of worry,
As in days of yore.
He'll grab something iq a hurry
Just the night before.
Well, it's easier to make a choice on Christmas
eve there's not much left to choose from.
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OH. GIRLS.
Jack Weinheimer
Hag never been kissed.
Say, Old Timer,
Gosh, what you've missed.
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EAST IS EAST AND WEST IS WEST.
.. "Many Die In Hurricane Off B. C" Ree
line over a story whose date line is St John,
K. F.
. Clipped from Bee of December 7, by A. R,
who opines that the bird who wrote the
headline must be a bear on geography.
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- SOME DEFINITIONS.
Prize fight enthusiast ring worm
Geometry shark , angle worm
Some government officials .... (red) tape worm
P. R. B.
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AFTER THOUGHT: Zero hour for f.-.e
Christmas shopper. PHILO.
moderate elad, Inexpensive fiirnai-o
nea'u nouso comfortable and
healthy during winter weather such
as prevails in central Ohio, The
nouao is iicatet by a furnace.
The conclusion he comes to ts
that It can be dono, The nnpnratue
noeaeu ana its cost in ntjoiit as
ioiiows:
1. An ordinary hot air furnnra.
with arrHti(jnient for circulation of
air in tno rooms and bnok to the
rurnace. Z. A humidifying- device,
eoHtlng ubout K-i, with art addi.
tlonal expense of about to for at
taching it to the furnace. S. A
small portable eleotrlc fan, cor.Ung
about 110. the Name type of fan
used ta cool with In hot weather.
4. A couplrt of thermometers, cost.
Ink' about 11 each. G. A hygrom
eter or psychrometer, costing Si
to 110.
The current to run tho fan three
to nix hourn a day will cost but a
few cents daily. The cost of evap
orating the water to humidify will
about eqtiRl the snvlnH throuxh
keeping the temperature of the
rooma lower.
The temperature can be kept; at
8S. or even as low ns 60, with com.
fort, if the humidity is maintained
at 45 to SO per cent. A humidity
as high an this will cause deposit
ot water on me window glass, Thli
does no harm to health or to any
ining eise. .evertlelas it is bette
to we double gliiHsed windows, and
alt cracks should be closely caulked
around windows, doors and other
apertures, both to prevent water loss
ana neat loss ana air loss from leak
age. This is especially necessary on
winay oays.
The use of the fan is nocesnary to
get me neat, out or tne rurnace,
on days when the temperature
wao aoove iraezmg ur-. ttaytiurst did
not una ir necessary to humidify.
Tho ordinary sources of moisture
contributed to tha air all the water
It needed.
On very cold days it was found
aavisauie to supplement the humldi
rying apparatus by evaporation
from a wet cement floor. On such
days he used the hose to keep
section of the floor wet near tho
furnace all day, and at bedtime
there was enough water there , to
supply xne air ror several hours.
Unating a room with an open fire,
or by naked, natural bib flames,
contributed considerable moisture
to the air in fact, enough for com-
rort in an ordinary room on an or
oinary day.
The ordinary evaporating pans on
radiators and on tho sides of fur.
naoes are practically worthless un
less they evaporate many gallons of
water a uay. - . V
" Musical Heart.
V. V. writes: "Please answer tho
ronowingr:
"1. What is a musical heart?
"2. Is it considered dangerous?
"3. Is there any cure for it?
"4. What is a. friction murmur of
neartr
"5. What causes It? t '
"6. Will it disappear? '
"7. Is there any cure for it?"
REPLY.
1. One in which some deformity
causes a murmur with a musical
Quality, as distinguished from, say,
a, nowing quality.
2. Generally such hearts are not
dangerous.
8. No.
4. A sound due to the rubbimr
together of two roughened layers of
ine pericardium.
5. Infection of the perleardium
or pleura, the coverings of the
Heart and Iunps, . respectively.
(5. Yes, in all probability.
7. Yes, generally gets well with
out treatment or with symptomatic
Vieaijneni,
Then Worry Over Him.
R. A. B. writes: "I am. 18 years
or exe, ana at times nna u very hard
to breathe. This generally lasts
about four days and to obtain anv
relief X have to keep taking deep
breatha continually. I have no
other pains. Is there any danger
in this, and what can be done to
cure It?"
' REPLY.
My guess is that you are a ner-
rasthenic looking for trouble. Fall
in love with some fine looking, fel
low and forget your breathing.
Use for Chicory.
A. D, P. writes: "1. Is a little
chicory in cpffee injurious?
"2. I have read that it is used for
medicinal - purposes. What is Jt
used for?" -REPLY.
1. No.
2. To mi in.
Turkish Baths and Fngs.
A. L. writes: "1. The writer, an
Inveterate cigaret smoker, is de
sirous of giving up the habit. Will
you please advise the best method
of accomplishing this without' the
usual after effects? Have tried sev
eral times, but it seems that the sud
den cessation causeB Irritability and
nervdusness, as well as sleenlessness.
"2. Is a gradual leaving off prefer
able to a sudden step?
""3. Are Turkish baths helpful In
eliminating the nicotine? If not,
what do you advise to bring the sys
tem back to normal?"
REPLY.
1. Send stamped addressed en
velope for leaflet. The cure only
works to the extent that It makes
the cigaret smoke taste rotten. Ygu.
must do the rest.
2. No.
3. Tes.
N'n ir at anroa. tm tha olher aide
Of that tlieery hearth from we,
For I era a bauli.lur III betlile
Anl a. lonely ua lonely could, l'.
Sn.l.lcnlr lull.,1 the tula ani t
Than fancied 1 cau.lit a round
That ratnlnde.l ma at a bal.y'e fry.
And I turned mvalf a roil ml
Ami tut to my (cot with alacrity
ror now at. In and attain
Out'lde In tha at'irm, It am. to ma
An Infanta wail of pain.
! npgnxl the !"nr a! there at mr fmt
A Manketrd bundle lay.
A tiny tmla In a woolen sheet, .
My ronalrntlr,n wan then imniW-te
And rr.y mind filled wltu d.en,.
But t tnuk my burtkn, ai-ptej II' y sift;
On fhrlaiwea K.vo, It num.,
A pellta lrl-bal.y (They'd ti.ada a alilft
To lav her tti.l.lc a little eitnwdrtft) j
Nothing alee, nut aven a nam a.
For twenty yon re aha haa been my all
A bleanlna- unineaaurttd. untold;
Somvtiiine to work for, emiieone ta call
My tiuunnter via growing oia
But tonight aa t alt by my lowln( fllv,
loalnit K tilt, at tlmea.
I hear a Hound, aa the flamr. reach Msli 'r,
It la tha Liiriatinaa tnniiva.
"raee on earth ilood will tu men
Thrl 1 tie- aim t na- niy .out
With a a.inao of ttnd'a Fatherhood, ahowil
tit me when
H mnJo ma a father. T tlmnlc IIIlii ft train
Fur tho gift that no. mane my in,
whole,
MIIS. C. J. KSDEN.
HOW'S BUSINESS?
A CHRISTMAS BALLADE.
Ood reat you, mnrry gentlemen! How a
buaineaa today T
The Kliie-'e Son cumeth down the Kind's
Hlahwav.
Now Mine Hoet of the Old Inn ot Delhi.
hem in una It pay,
For klnn. built the Old Inn upon tha
Kin a inanwuy.
How'. Lualneea Ht liethlohoin? How's
buaineaa tonlgntr t
Tha window, ef tho Old Inn at Eethlo.
hem are ullKht.
At tha Old Inn at llethlehsm, nlslit l"
titling down,
When Mary, the Mother of od, cona
Into Uethlihetn town.
Mlna Host of tha Old Inn h Btcndoth,
nt tho door,
And tha tlaughtor of Itlnc. cornea tip
to him. und the dtiushter cf l;lna
1. JiOOt.
Mlna Jf'iHt ot tha Old Inn he rackoneth
of KOld. , , ,
And the daughter of lclnun Is thinly clad,
mid tho ditughtor of kingH 1h cold.
"Is there nny room In the Old Inn for
tho Mother of f!od tonight t
la there any room In the Old Inn for
tho fivarlaatlng LlKht?"
And Mlna Host of the Old Inn, ho an.'
sweroth: ".Vny!
If the Lord God Eternal were travelling
today,
By the Lord God Eternal, tha Lord God
wuuld pay
At tha Old Inn at Bethlehem on tho
King'. Hlghwnyl"
(O. hualnese I. bUHlniiM, but business
Door when tho Lord God Eternal !
sent from thy door.)
Now tha stable of the ,0!d Inn It lies
iw.law the town.
To the etahlo of tha Old Inn the Mother
nf God come. down.
In tha etable of the Old Inn thera He
among tno eiraw
Brokenfolk and bcggar-follt and tha
rough outlaw.;
"O, broken-folk of llethlchem: for tha
Lord (luri, pray,
Let tho Lord Oud Kterna! Ho anfcng tha
hay! 1
Tha Lord Ood l pennllosa, the Lord
God CHimot ray,
Whan tho Lord God travcla on the King a
Hlurhwav. '
And the broken-fulk ot Bethlehem, they
shontftd in clf:e.
For the Lord God Eternal to Join their
cumpany.
And the broken-folk at Bethlehem they
opened the door .
for the Lord God Eternal penniless and
ttoor:
And the brokon.folk at Bethlehem, they
nw that night
The Lord God Eternal, the Everlasting
LlRlit. . . . .
Q, buaineas 'a bumnese, but business la
best
Where tha Lord God Etornal in tho Wei-
coma Guest.
God rest you merry gentlemen, upon this
(!hrlstmas day
When tho Klng'H Son cometh down the
Klnga Highway!
. D. KINLOCII MILLER.
SAID TO BE FUNNY.
(-mo nf tho fine things about ownlntr a
motor car in tha city is that it enables a
person to drive out Into the country on
Sundays and other days and buy vegota.
bles and fruits from the farmers. And
to pay Just ns much as he pays in town.
Detroit iiqtor -News.
av. Had.'" said Bead Shot Bill to a
bartender In ore of the 13 leading speak
easies of Burnt Powder. Arizona, "didn't
Shifty Peta tell you that he thought I
had a haaty temper?"
"Why, no." replied Red, "not that I
can renifmber." .
Too bad," aald mil, giving one ot ma
holsters a hitch, "Then I've killed an
Innocent man," The American Legion
Weekly,
Grocer "What waa that woman com
plaining about?" i
(JlerK xne long rait, sir.
Greeer "Well, aome people you never
can please, anyhow. Teaienlay alio com
plained or tne snort weignt. -v eaiarn
Christian Advocate. '
Tho teacher had told her purils to writs
short essay about Lincoln, ana one Buy
handed in tho following:
Aiiranam J.tncoin waa nrn on a ursm
summer day, the 12th of February, ls!.
He was born In a log caoin lie nan neipeu,
his father to build." Republic Item.
"The bluff, eheery optimism of tha
ata Senator f rye," said a Lewlston dl-
Ine, "could not brook , a wntner. unne
i dinner here In Lewiaton, a wniner
seated opposite Senator Fry.) said dale-
ully, 'I have only ono friend on eartii
my dog.' wny flon t you get anoiner
dog?' said Senator Krye."--Bosl(.n Herald.
(The U offer. Ha eolnmna freely te It.
IwaaVra h rare) Is elleruae any nubile
euratlna, It reaurate that Mtera
-r.ie.maMy brief, nu oe I mi woede, II
al Inalata that lh. Mine of the write
arromiaaiiy raeh teller, lial Meoeaaairlle
fnr iiubllralliiii, but that lh editor may
know wllh wbam ha la dealing. The lb
uitea aoi preieiid lei e,Ur nr arrept
alewa er aplubiaa anrreeeel by iurr.
aimndaiila In Ilia I rite Itat.t
Swift H Company i:ilnln I'm-hlim,
Chicago, Ufa SI, To thf IMItnr
of The lieu: The ! of Dvcrmlmr
It carries an editorial In wlilih
the ruc'tit utrlka In the packing
liousea is deplored, and In which the
packvrs are blamed fur not si-tillng
"their disputes In t'Oiiffrenre rather
than rnnilut," It. la aald th.it the
machinery of arbitration wue well
eatabllshid und that It wn a in la
in ko for the packers to discard It.
Hwlft & Company hns made nn
ennioKt effort to establish a method
of Ht'ttling disputes "in conference"
hy tho establishment of I'liin nacetn
biles roinpiwcit liulf of rcpnsi.iilu.
tivis of the workers whom the em.
ployrs ek'ot by secret ballot. The
question of wnite rvducllun w.i put
tm ,n U... t.lu.,1 ....t.lf... a... I
w). ... umiti ii.nnii i),fe ill 1V
.'louth Oimilia ulnnt of Swift & Com
pany In Nuvi'tnbor ami u majority of
inn 10 employe repivscntutivits to
Ketlier with tho management repiv-sr-ntaltves
voted definitely in favor of
tnn reduction tltnt was proposed
This was afler full Information
about the np.iha of the compuny,
the wae In other industries and
the cost of living had been presented
and disctiHsi'd.
Thnt this vote of the assembly,
together with tho assemblies In our
other plants, reprsented the opin
ion of tho majority of our workmen
is proved by the fact that 75 per
ct-nt of our employes xhowed up for
work the day the strike was culled.
In our South Omaha plant C7 per
rent of our employes showed up for
work. In our Chicago plants about
60 per cent appeared for work. Thu
number of regular employes de
ceased durin? the first low days of
tho strike because of Intimidation
and threats on the part of the strik
ing employes. other men were
found to largely fill their places and
our plants us a whole have been
eblo to turn out nearly the normal
amount of product from dnv to
day, ho that live stock sent to mar
ket has been taken care of and the
meat supply of the country has not
Dten lnterferrcd with.
The arbitration arransrement un
der Judge Alschuler was a tempo
rary war measure brought about by
.ne government In order to insure
continuous operation during a critii
cal time in the nation's history. It
was terminated lost February by the
packers without protest from tha
government oitlcials who had it in
charge. It was at this time that
the reduction In wages went Into
effect, and this reduction was never
passed on by Judge Alschuler.
Therefore The nee is mistaken in its
statement on that point.
At the request of cabinet members
of the new administration in March
the arbitration arrangement was
continued to September 15, 1921,
largely for tho purpose, tho govern
ment men explained, to permit the
packers to establish employe repre
sentation plans to take, tha placo of
the arbitration arrangement. This,
Swift & Company did in May, and 83
per cent of our employes took part
in the election of representatives.
Possibly we shall come to a time
when compulsory arbitration of all
industrial disputes will be required
by law, but we believe thut tha great
majority of Americans are opposed
to this plan. At least there is na
reason why tho packing industry
should embrace this principle at
present, -and we believe that we can
wnrk out our industrial problems
with Hie co-operation of our own
employes so that justice will be done
all around.
The recent reduction leaves the
rate on common labor more than
twice as Jiish as it was before tho
war and considerably higher than
the rata paid by many other indus
tries for the same class of labor. We
do not admit that the public inter,
est ia of np concern to us; on the
other band, we claim that the recent
wage reduction Is distinctly for the
benefit of the public and for our
wage earners, aa well as for our
selves, because not until industries
nf tho noijiitiy ta gsnsral have re
lltiffi) tlulr operating ciuata can Wu
return tu prosperity and tun labor
l fully finploed,
v iruei tiuii the facts in this
Itilef will recfue your earne.t eon
aidursiiiiii and hope that yon will
consider It a manor of fairness tu
tno l( your leading Indiietrlee to let
tha public huve llmsa tads tltruu'li
otir column. -
MW'IFT CfjaiPANY.
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On one of tho tombstones in an aid
New England cemetery appears tho fol
lowing inscription:
Hera Lies Jonathan Steele -yooa anq .
Upright Cltiien
Weighed 260 pounds
Open Wride To Golden Gates.
The L'nlversalist Leader (Boston).
Marlon George was the goal of my
ambitions, but
Marian ut wnat :
Marion Father kicked the goal. Sun
Dodger,
What Ecuador Is (Joins to (Jo.
Pride gocth before a fall. Ecua
dor announces gayly that beginning
next January prohibition of alco
holic beverages on feast days will be
enforced throughout the country."
Louisville Courier Journal.
L
And Sermons on Ikibheil Hair.
Sermons that don't seem to get
any results: Sermons on 'dancing;
sermons on 'card playing; sermons
on theaters; sermons on automo
biles. -.Atchison Globe.
CENTER SHOTS.
The road to peace Is paved with
good preventions. Cleveland Press.
It seems that France Is always
ready to raise Old Hun-dread.--
Norfolk Virginian Pilot.
Harding's other appointees are
doubtless glad they are not "living
the life of Reily." Springfield (Mo.)
Leader.
The only relief given by the tax
measure U where it relieve, yon of
your alL Wheeling Register.
With its new art3 powerful tele
scope Yale may sec a winning foot
ball score next year. Janesville
Gazette.
"California Sets New Record In
Orange Yield." Headline. No sign
ef a naval holiday In that Detroit
Journal
"Butcher Say Cut Is Unfair,"
says a raw. headllner. That's what
we have noticed about most of the
butchers cuts. Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Whv not make the rat'u 7-11 and
roll the bones for ths odds? Co
lumbia 8. C. Record.
Like Fighters or Flivvers?
Jf Mr. Ford buys the battleships
we propose to scrap as junk, we
foresee some strange looking en
gines on his railroad. Portland Express.
AST Minute Gifts 1
are found here in
profuse quantities. Our
gift stocks are the center 1
of attraction for scores g
of folks making theinf
eleventh hour gift pur-
chases. Save yourself j!
some weary searching.
ana see our girt iaeas nrst.
Trying to Blot It Out?
The day that Germany is now
looking forward to with great inter?
est is the duty when a reparation in
stallment eomes due. Washington
Star.
Overwork Is ISInmcIcsn.
BusineK-s Is not depressed by over
work. Washington Post.'
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