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Jic ?c' Platform
1. Ntw Union Pangr Statioa.
2. Continued improvement of tha No
bra.lta Highways, including th par,
want wild Brick Surface of Main
Thoroughfare leading into Omaha.
3. A abort, low.rat Waterway from tko
Corn Bait to tbo Atlantic Ocean.
4. Homo Rule Charter for Omaha, with
City Manager form of Coverameat.
Reducing Nebraska'i Tax Bill.
Governor McKelvie'i address to the legisla
ture places before the public in a concrete form
proposals to reduce appropriations for the cur
rent year by a sum amounting to almost $2,000,
000. This without regard to any revenue that
may be derived from an excise tax on gasoline.
Any saving in cost of government administra
tion at this time is worth while, and if $2,000,000
can be saved for the Nebraska taxpayers without
materially reducing the service of administration,
nothing should be put in the way.
When the legislature was in session a year
go, it had before it a budget prepared in the
governor's office, based on estimates furnished
the executive by heads of departments, on which
appropriations for the biennium were made.
Kone could then foresee what actually took
place. A change that could not be calculated at
the time has come over the business situation,
especially in the reduction of costs of carrying
on the government. Therefore, it would be
reckless extravagance, and not to be condoned,
.were the government to be carried on to the
extent of exhausting the sums set aside. Also,
it would be a hardship, almost intolerable at this
ime, to collect the amounts called for, and then
carry a large surplus over to reduce taxes for
he next year. If the saving can be accomplished
by reducing appropriations at this time, and only
by the legislature in special session can that be
done, the effort is certainly for the public service.
The governor has acted wisely in calling the
special session, and we believe that the law
makers will meet him half way and do what
reasonably can be done to relieve the situation.
JThe only politics that possibly can be involved
in the proceeding will arise from a definite at
tempt by a republican governor, supported by a
Republican legislature, to do the things that will
be beneficial to the people of the state. This, of
bourse, will not be appreciated or approved by the"
(opposition, who would prefer to see the repub
licans abandon all effort to bring relief, and thus
afford the ammunition reeded for the coming
Itampaign. Governor McKelvie, not a candidate
for any office, declines to be a party to such pro
ceedings,, and it is not hard to believe that the
legislature will agree with him in his position.
Does Not Affect History.
; Discovery that "Sam" Adams was a politician
jnd that John Hancock was not above running
Contraband goods past revenue officers will not
. Especially surprise folks who have studied both
'tiistory and human nature. In all ages the col
lection of taxes has been accompanied with more
r' less of difficulty, protest on the part of the
taxpayer," and now and then great embarrassment
o the government Our revolutionary fathers
faere patriots, men of great' Vision', and devoted
o the cause-of liberty, but this did not predis
pose them in favor of the tax collector. Just as
, r)oon as the colonies had set up in business for
themselves, they faced the same difficulty, and
ound they had escaped King George, but not
he everlasting ominpresent necessity of paying
faxes. The same spirit that animated John Han
cock and the" Bostonese who engaged in the tea
party is" rife at this moment, although its present
' Hay expression takes the form of grumbling, and
he only revolution is from one political party to
knottier, and as fast as one or the other succeeds
n obtaining office it is confronted with the neces
' fciry of raising money by taxation to carry on the
Jpverntnent And the men who are expected to pay
rjr to devise means to avoid payment, and so the
jgame goes on. It was old before the Pilgrims
feeached Plymouth Rock? and the rules then in
'pogua stfl! govern.
J In the Matter of Cement.
, ' Omaha is about to enter on an extensive pav
ng campaign, and the county of Douglas ex
pect to spend another million dollars on perma
nent surfacing of its highways during the sum
leer. This means that the taxpayers of the city
tad county are vitally interested in the cost of
11 material that enters into the completed work.
' Our state engineer has just made a statement in
vhich he accuses local cement dealers of exact
ing an undue profit from consumers, and" espe
cially from Douglas county. If the county is
mulcted, as Mr. Johnson says it is, then the city
h also paying a great deal mote than it should
tor cement, Commissioner Koutsky, under
whose direction paving of city streets is carried
on, says the profit of the local retailers on ce
ment is only 4 cents a barrel This seems to be
negligible amount The point raised by the
State engineer chiefly is that, while the material
is shipped direct from the maker, it can be pur
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chased only tnrougn ine locai iciaucr, wu
allowed a profit on the transaction. This is a
fcommon enough trade practice, for it is the
fcastom of manufacturers g&eraUjr to organize
their telling forces through Uxel agriu-ies, and
permit that agent tl share in the profit en ariy
tMttkactio! wnliin Itis territory, Surh an ar
rangeiiicnt orVi no rrdhip en antxJy, and
frequently fetalis in I'g saving, to the ivn.
tmnrr, llowrver, It ill be fl to km1 in a!
anre whether there U any merit lo the allr..
lion i nude by the ut esmer, became It is
desirable to have the public wotk projected (or
the coming eatoq put through without any .nth
jangles at attended the paving dune last summer.
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An Incitement to Anarchy.
It might be added that there are many men
li die in pritun and h Ungui.h there in ill
health until death relrakfd thrni. 1 hey are
I'Uin people, a a rule, who have committed
in h tfiine as theft and burglary and robbery
bffiui they did not have ncnse enough and
morality enough to understand it is better to go
hungry than to lake what is not theirs.
In thru words, under the guise of criticising
the pardon of Frank II. Nobbe, the World-
Herald published an Incitement, as It and every
thinking man very well knows for the unthink
ing and the weak lo robbery, crime and an
archy.
The fact is not relieved by the World lier.
aid's statement that such Individuals "did not
have sense enough and morality enough to un
derstand that it is better to go hungry than to
take what is not theirs." To those fitted by this
description the words of the World-Herald con
stitute an apology and a defense for crime.
The psychology of the criminal, of high or
low degree, is that his ii an exceptional case, that
society has wronged him, that his act is justified
by poverty or by mistreatment of himself by the
government, by a public officer or by an indi
vidual. From this distorted point of view prac
tically all crime springs. The distortion is ex
tended by appeals to prejudice such as this, with
resulting damage not only to society, but to the
individual who is weak enough to succumb to
this false philosophy.
To Counteract Juvenile Crime.
From two widely different sources comes a
rather remarkable statement as to the growing
prevalence of juvenile crime.
Dr. Wilbur F. Crafts, superintendent of the
international reform bureau, declares that seven
minors to one adult is the ratio of those ar
rested nowadays for crime and that a majority
of the big crimes murder, burglary and high
way robbcry-'-are committed by minors. Wil-
iam Pinkerton, head of a famous detective
agency, says:
There has sprung up a new class of crimi
nals which was unknown to police of five years
ago. They are comparatively young some of
them mere youths. The old-time professional
yeggman, burglar, porch climber and sneak
thief have almost passed away into a forgotten
past. !
Newspaper readers, without indorsing the full
extent of these "analyses, will agree that crimes
by minors are far more frequent than ever be
fore. '
The reasons are several, but the best antidote
is one thing closer and better supervision of thet
.dolescent child by the parents. .Nothing can
take the place of kinship between father and son,
between mother and daughter a ' kinship not
confined merely to blood relationship, but a kin
ship of interest, of ambition, of work 'and of
recreation.
Not a Parochial Job.
We find it difficult to believe the stories com
ing from Rome, to the effect that the Italian
government is trying to influence the choice of
the College of Cardinals in the selection of the
next pope. While it might be to. the temporary,
or even national advantage of the king to con
trol the pope, the matter is not a question of
Italian or European interest Three" hundred
million Catholics are concerned, only two-thirds
of whom are Europeans. Four-fifths of the oth
ers are in the Americas, and these certainly have
deep interest in the person of the visible head
of the church, and surely would resent dictation.
on part of any government as to his selection.
History records many instances wherein a pow
erful monarch forced the election of his favorite
to the position, and the confusion that invariably
followed. If the church and state are to be
separate, the rule should work both ways, and
the pope is something more than priest of a
parish.
Mr. Bryan on Deck.
Although his heart went into the grave at.
San Francisco eighteen months ago, Mr. Bryan
is again in Washington, and has with him a full
set of plans and specifications, including the
necessary paramounts, on which to erect the
superstructure of another wooden horse for the
democrats.' This is, one of Mr. Bryan's favorite
occupations between chautauqua seasons. As at
present tentatively outlined, he proposes to find
fault with everything that has been done by the
republicans, especially the revenue bill. Here
is where he has taken over a big contract. It is
going to be rather difficult to convince two and
one-half million heads 6f American families,
whose taxes have been reduced, that the revenue
law of' 1921 is altogether abominable. Those
who escape nuisance taxes laid by the democrats
may have similar difficulty in concluding that the
Bryan paramount is impressive. However, Mr.
Bryan offers his services to the democratic party,,
and .republicans generally will pray that he be
taken on again as leader.
Highways for Nebraska
Viewa of State Editor on
Question of Good Roads.
"Mike" Endres has just published an interest
ing contribution to current literature, the same
being a balance sheet of Douglas county, show
ing a healthy state of affairs. : ,
A group of Chicago uplifters is about to go
to jail because they could not find it convenient
to obey a court order. Some day folks will' quit
fooling with buzz saws.
The youth who fired the Ephesian dome has
his imitators in the men who would stop all im
provements in Nebraska because 1921 was a bad
year.
So Mr. Wilson was not satisfied with the
Treaty of Versailles! The fight he put up for it
made most of the public think he approved it all.
The first robin has been heard twittering in
Michigan; but that is not a good reason for
taking-down the storm sash. .
Nebraska editors may differ as to details, but
they realize the need of good roads.
. "Dirt" farmers will soon be stirring the dirt
again.
Goveroog UsKclyi at least talked plainly.
Valentine Republican.,
I. M. fJatr, Nuw that "the war U over" and
the people are l-ring (urird to economy iq their
private affair nd sie demanding the same re
Irenrhmrnf in public affairs, tliry will not favor
ipntimiante of the road building program unless
a halt it called on the rutravagance which has
heretofore marked the federal and state aid pro
gram, (iood road brneht every portion of I
community and especially all land. There is no
good reHn why automobiles should be saddled
with the ro t( l.otli improving and maintaining
road, leaving other property owners to escape
their just share.
Garden County News (Oshkosh.)
Charles L, Tomppcrt 1 consider the federal
and state aid movement good. Letting of con
tracts, actual supervision of construction and
maintenance should be left to the county au
thorities with the state department exercising
Iienrral supervision over entire road. We ob
ect to the policy of the department in connect
ng interstate route. We think the department
should abandon their policy of connecting county
seats only when another road will shorten the
distance and be more economical to build.
Sterling Sun.
The State should not ston road buildinsr by
all mean. Good roads are the best asset of any
state. On 50-50 Uvit road tax would amount
to but little. The method of letting contracts
might be improved upon. By all means continue
road building.
Pierce County Call (Pierce.)
We are in favor of good roads. Whatever
the government spends in Nebraska for good
roads, we believe the state ought to spend a like
amount in the building ot the same. We are
not in favor of levying a big tax on the people
to pay for these roads. In some manner the peo
ple ought to be allowed to express themselves
as to the amount of money that ought to be. ex
pended on roads every year.
Sidney Telegraph. .
Guy V. Doran I do not believe there is any
thing more important to the development of our
state than good roads. However, I am absolutely
opposed to the present system of matching dol
lars with the government unless construction and
expenditures will rest with the individual coun
ties. State control entails innumerable unneces
sary expenses and allows outside contractors and
laborers to construct the roads. Cheyenne
county does not need $3,000 per mile roads.
Roads at $500 a mile and six times as many miles
would suit us much better.
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Wilber R- jblican.
J. A. Wild Road buildinsr in Nebraska should
be stopped for the present and road expenditures
should be limited to the maintenance of the
roads already built by dragging them after every
rain. Many expensive roads have been almost
ruined by neglect in this vicinity. g
Wahoo Wasp.
T. T. Pickett The state's attitude, in our
judgment, should be to continue and take ad
vantage of national aid. Isow that labor has
been materially reduced it should be the duty
of the county board to take advantage of this
condition and cut the cost of maintenance in
every possible manner.
St Edward Advance.
The state should by all means maintain pres
ent highways, but should build new ones onlv
when necessity demands. We believe highways
can be maintained cheaper by counties as re
quired than by present plan. Other business en
terprises are limiting expenditures to necessities.
Why Should not the state pursue the same
policy? . , .
Schuyler Sun.
F. L. Carroll: Transportation beinar a national
problem and good roads buildinsr havinsr been
well begun, it should not now be discontinued
because of the present depression. The mileage
cost of grading and permanent structures has
been reduced to comparative values. We can
have standard roads more quickly throusrh a
rational and state building program.
Tecumaeh Chieftain.
Better roads is the cry of the hour and the
need. The state should not be penurious in its
building program, yet it should use judgment in
its appropriations and consider all things. Let
the federal-state-county highway program co
ahead as far as available funds will permit with
out overexpenditure. The system for state and
county engineers to operate and maintain roads
seems to be all right.
SALVAGINQ MORONS.
Tetlr. auya that bai-kwanl
,T. iicirn iai'.vuriny tif Canada,
I'ux.iq viiiitiran arc
fMbla-iiiimJeij. Many of thein are
pnni rnrtusn. viun they Kr
traightni1 uut. Hum riat to have
(unalla or adruulda ramowd, other
nava tneir tth flx4. oth.
era poorly, and ami othtra hear
poorly.
Hometlmr th trouble la a speech
Domatiripe they don't like tho
taaeher or mayba they don't warm
UU to thin teat-Mar nr anu .,.),.
bat-auaa aoma particular tenchar waa
umair to tnern, or thay t limit ht ao
cava tna backward child, bucauao
uch small service, am h Inconatder-
noip neip, may inn It a normal child
of him.
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cauan ha la feeble-mlndod lt ua
ay l a moron. Khali nothing be
uutits (
There I no uaa try In to teach
nun wnai he can't learn, that la
There are Imbeciles and Idiot and
even moron who ran not learn
much. May bo aoma of them cannot
iwn anyining. ut the great ma
jorny can learn nomethinar ami
aomeuniea tney can laarn thm aome
iinnir in n very wonderful way.
lake Blind Tom and hla talent
lor music. Whnra wnuM lia h.v.
no'in naa not some clear headed ner.
on aeen the poiuiibliuiea of this ut
nt hi spit of tha llmltatlona In
otnor airectionn.
Of eourae. the right of the nor-
ma i children should not be Inter
rerea with In order to give the
moron a chance to learn, aa lir
MacMurphy very properly aav.
The rule I that It doe Interfere
wun tne normal child right to
keep many moron in aehool after
they have paused their age of men
tal limitation, whatever their chron
oIorIcrI age may be.
If, however, each such child Is
studied by the teacher, and then hi
case I made the basis of a consul
tation between the teacher, the orin
ripal. the nurse, tha school doctor
i and the parents, some talent or some
'iai.iij win uo uncovered in ine
great majority of cane.
If the boy In question has no great
talent he may have a capacity, and
training In that direction may make
nlm a serviceable member of so
cicty. A Goddard ha shown, there
ars lots of Jobs which morons can
fill well. Many of them better than
they can be filled by persons of
full mental capacity.
The bent laboratory helper I ever
saw was reeble-mlnded.
MacMurphy gives some advice to
teachers. Such children are easily
fatigued. Therefore, fdve them
short lessons. There are certain
things they cannot learn. Do not
persist In trying ,to teach them those
things.
They have good days and bad
days, more than do ordinary chil
dren. Bear that In mind. Keep
them busy. They are often clever
mechanically.
They are easily bored. They gen
erally . respond well to physical
training.
Remember, they are of many
types. For Instance, the type that
Is always unteachable, the voluble,
the restless; never still; the silent,
and the good, kind ones. Each type
must be handled In a way peculiar
to itself.
Open Prices Openly
v Determined
A firm foundation of law, guaranteeinsr the
rights of property and of the individual, is as es
sential to business as a sound financial basis.
Uncertainty is insecurity; insecurity is hazardous.
As Dr. William A. Nichols pointed out in a re
cent address: "One of the most threatening
menaces against the chemical development of
this country is our uncertainty as to what con
gress will do in the matter of tariff, taxes, and
other industrial legislation now pending."
For eighteen months every business activity
has driven home to business men the necessity
of some method of fair and reasonable control
over prices and production not, be it noted, to
the disadvantage of the buyer; but for the pro
tection of the maker. If we are to become an
industrial power in world commerce and not
chiefly a dealer in raw or semi-finished ma
terials, hit and miss methods of meeting demand
by blind supply must stop. '
Definite, accurate knowledge of prices, of
Eroduction, of consumption is the only way to
eep the ship pf business in which we all sail ob
an even keel. With a balance sheet showing
costs, stocks, and profits before it, any industry
without special effort will almost automatically
avoid the rocks of overproduction on the one
side and the reefs of speculative pricing on the
other. Such knowledge is not criminal. Indeed
it can never be used criminally if it is in the
possession of the buyer as well as the seller. This
is the very core of the solution of this great and
pressing problem; open prices openly deter
mined. By law or by custom some way must be
found to legitimatize such ooen prices so de
termined. Drug and Chemical Markets.
. : "Smoke."
"Smoke" is the name bestowed on the
atrocious concoctions which masquerade as liquor
in the low drinking resorts in and around New
York city by the derelicts that go to the Bowery
Y. M. C. A. for treatment, probably because this
vile brand of "firewater," if it does not actually
smoke, gives the consumer the sensation of being
a human volcano in action. The secretary of the
Bowery "Y" contrasts the condition and con
duct of inebriates under- prohibition with that
of drink victims in the preprohibition days, when
they were amendable to discipline and yielded
readily to treatment The "smoke" drinkers al
most go crazy, he reports, and the ordinary
methods of dealing with men affected by bad
liquor are ineffective. As an experiment, and
in hope of finding an effective remedy, a dozen
men have been selected from the thousands treat
ed at the Bowery branch to take the cure at
the Christian Home for Inebriates in Mount
Vernon. Springfield Union. -
To Tell a Ford by Ear.
s When Mr. Ford gets his new big size cars
on the market, those who are accustomed to
identifying motor cars by sound will classify fliv
vers as sopranos and the big cars as barytones,
like saxophones. Kansas City Star,
A Big Mistake.
Mrs. J. H. W. writes: "1. I have
been, told that It will hurt my 3-morith-old
baby to wear the rubber
pants every day. "Will lt give him
rheumatism?
"2. Is It advisable to give a Child
paregoric at night, or will It injure
the brain? I have given him from
four to five drops two or three times,
as he cries at night not real hard,
but fusses and will not sleep,"
REPLY.
1. It will not give her rheumatism.
It will Increase the likelihood of
chafing and of kindred skin tr'oubles.
2. It is not. Why train your child
to be an opium eater?
"Tuberculosis Symptoms.
Mother writes: "1. Can a child
contract diphtheria after he has had
his tonsils removed? My boy, who
is 12, catches cold In his throat. He
has had no tonsils lor over rour
years, and still ne gets mat irri
tated feeling in his throat.
"2. Is there any danger or a com
In the throat going down to the
lungs?
"3. Is tuberculosis painrui at any
stage?
"4. If So, what are the first symp
toms? - . . . - .-,
"5. What can one do to guard
against it?
"6. At what stage aoes one .gei
hemorrhages?"
1. Tes.
2. Yes.
3. Yes. It may be painful at any
stage. -
4. Among tne more usual eariy
symptoms are cough, afternoon tem
perature, pallor, , loss of weight,
fatigibility.
5. Keep away irom peopio who
have it. Keep out of badly venti
lated places. Live in the open air
as much as possible. .
6. It may be, .the nrst symptom
noted. -It Is a ;late symptom in
many cases. , ,. .
Depends on Symptoms.
Mrs. I. D. C. writes: "1. What
causes high blood pressure?
"2. Is 180 dangerous in a per
son 68 V"
REPLY.
1. Amoncr the causes are consti
pation, prolonged use f a diet over
rich in meat and eggs, overeating.
syphilis, lead poisoning. '
2. It is 11 tnere is amurain hi .'
urine, loss of vision, ana aizziness.
If these symptoms are absent a
blood pressure of 180 (systolic) may
not be dangerous.
Poison in Silk Stockings.
H. A. writes: "1. Are dyes Vied
on cotton, wollen, or silk: stockings
poisonous to the skin?
Z. - w nac ayes arc uamuu
tho skin?"
REPLY. . . .
1 Yes
' 2. Not being in the dye business
I do not know. I read that there
are many thousand des, some pois
onous, some not.
You cannot go by colors, aa we
thought when we were kids. Frin
stance. green is no more pizen than
red; black than blue.
Suggested for Fainting.
One of Them writes: "An old lady;
over 80 years of age desires to hear
how she can avoid fainting spells,
which come and are gone instantly.
' REPLY.
It may be that she need do noth
ing more than overcome constipa
tion. Is her blood pressure high?
As With Arms So .With Ttfs.
Those who cry for the return of
the long skirt must be in favor of
dislegament Florida Times Union.
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in veiunr. Wall Kept avd afreet,
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una ii blorka front llm rltV hall
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moat beautiful, up.n.(ha.tilnut
place In Ihu great r-lly ut Omaha.
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Omaha. Jan. !. To tha Editor
of The Ilea: The writtr dira to
thank you for your able editorial.
Ain't It Awful. Mabel T" In nnr
to th ravin of the World-Herald.
Thn J-torald exhumes tha body of
Alexander Hamilton and Mllorir
him and tha wliola republican party
aa being miperlor. arrogant, over
bearing and whatnot.
Urlrny It may ha uld that the
student of hiatory must need go far
ana aig deep to nni an era more
redundant with Intolerance, bigotry,
oppression and tyranny, both petty
and gross, than the late Wllaonlan
regime which the World-Herald
own senator has politically charac
terized "the eight aolden yearn."
The "gold" of which tho senator
chant must be of the German ayn-
thctlo variety which we understand
la compounded from the by-product
or tne stockyard.
We sincerely trust that The Bee
will continue to represent the people
ot Nebraska by leading the fight
agnlnst the selfish interest of the
World-Herald, whose desperate game
la the re-election ot It owner, u. M.
Hitchcock, to the senate.
'BRUTUS."
, Answers 'Fulr I'luy."
Omaha. Jan. 20 To the Editor of
The Bee: I read with interest the
letter written by A. H. Nelson, en
titled "Fair Play," In the morn
ing issue of February 19. I won
der what he mean by fair play?
Is It fair play when the packer cut
eight cents an hour off of the pay
of the employe with winter coming
on? Can Mr. Nelson live and sup
port his family on $15 a week? For
that is what he would get under the
eight-cent cut with a 40-hour guar
antee. Doesn't he think if the pack
ers wanted to bo fair that they
would have been willing to arbi
trate? -Did Mr.. Nelson believe the
packers when they made the state
ment that their employes voted for
reduction In wages? How many
of their employes were given a
chance to vote on this question?
None.
Yes the "Conference Board" or
'Company-Union" did vote for a re
duction. But did they represent the
employes? I eay they did not. As
four brothers from Cudahay's who
were on the conference board stated,
that they were compelled to vote for
the reduction as the packers intend
ed to cut anyway regardless of how
they voted.
Before the strike was called the
question was put before the packing
house workers in a fair and Impar
tial manner. They were told of the
hardships they would have to en
dure and the sacrifices they would
have to make if they went out on
strike. The question was discussed
from all angles and the vot to
strike was unanimous. The question
of the union was not brought into
the controversy at this time.' All
we wanted was a square deal for tha
packing house workers.
In regard to the statement of Mr.
Nelson in which he sa;d the union
only wanted tho colored men to go
out on strike and then would not
work with them after the strike is
over. This statement is not true and
if Mr. Nelson will stop and think he
EARL H. BUBKET
h.k, BURKET & son
v'-"" " Established 1816
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
will Know that the statement I not
Irua, t autiaj in wuik lit Ida vk.
Ing liuuaa i vhii 1 wa 14
tear ut a and f ntr liav
tint Hum itt whan Hi luta men re
fused to work wun l ha negro. In
fail lit MU.-er tltliika Juat a tttuth
Of Oil rUaa he d'H I'f til oOtar
and all it tare about any of U I
tha work ho van get out i f tin. A
lung a w hma to In bur with our
hand for a living I rare not wiiaiher
w at blat'k tr wabiie or what our
nationality l. w ar on common
ground and an Injustice to on I
Ilia cuiiiern of ii all.
Tlia nrgro la nut working against
hi own rar any mora than th
whit man I winking hgainet whit
men. t'olor. rrmid or latlonaiiiy
has nothing to do with tbl contro
versy. It la a quasi l" n ut a living
Wage against tha greed of tha pack-
er. uoHKiir u run...
4711 South rlevntnn ritreel.
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One Hundred
Thousand Dollars
Now ' Available far
Small Home Loans
on Omaha Properties
WITH EASY MONTHLY REPAYMENTS
Application of $1,000 to M.000 Soaght
CONSERVATIVE
Savings & loan association
6 -4- sf o r. n o y
PAUL W. KUHNS, Pres.
E. A. BAIRD. Vice Pres.
OFFICERS!
J. A. LYONS. S.
J. H. McMlLLAN, Tree.
. j j.i.1JUinnnnnfrtfvrr. m..wwaw
Is the
Time to
Now
Buy Pianos
We have taken all manu-,
facturera' price reduc
tions and in some cases
some of our own profits
and given them to you in
the form of a permanent
reduction.
Guaranteed Piano Prices
Make Peak Price Today' Price
Mason & Hamlin. ... ..'.$1,800.00 11,725.00
Kranich & Bach....,.., 850.00 . 675.00
Sohmer & Co v.. 675.00 - 550 00
Vose & Sons.......... 650.00' . 500.00
Bush & Lane.... ...... 650.00 .. 465.00
Cable-Nelson 465.00 335.00
Kimball 450.00 315.00
Hinze 365.00 -295.00
Gulbransen 595.00 , 495.00
Dunbar 265.00
We also have a number of Used Pianos on which we
are willing to take a substantial reduction
to facilitate .their moving. .
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1513-15 Douglas Street
7A
During the severe cold weather there is no fuel
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ACTUAL COMFORT
MINIMUM AMOUNT OF LABOR
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. Sunderland has it in all sizes Egg or Range Hard for your
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No rain or snow can get to this fuel.
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lis Dry, Clean and Well Screened.
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