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    THE HKK; OMAHA. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 10.
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The Bee Platform
1. New Uaiea Passenger Station.
2. Caatiauec) Improvement of the Ne
braika Highways, including too pave
ment with Brick Surface) of Main'
Tkaraugkfara leading into) Omaka.
3. A ahert, low-rat Waterway from tka
Cora Bait to Iko Atlantic Ooeaa.
4. Homo Rulo Ckartar for Omaha, -witla
tity Manager form of Government.
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Co-Operative Marketing.
JLnitig; reached the conference stage, the bill
that is intended to legalize co-operative organ
izations of farmers for purposes of carrying on
marketing processes may be considered as an
accomplished fact. Its principal effect will be
to remove the farmers acting together from any
legal disability created by the common law of
conspiracy or the statute laws forbidding com
binations iu restraint of trade. One of the in
herited absurdities of the law is that what is per
missible and proper for one to do alone becomes
improper and forbidden when undertaken by
two or more acting in common. This has given
lise to the statutes regulating partnerships, -corporations
and the like, and out of these in turn
have arisen a:Ui-trust laws of varying quality of
usefulness. The bill just passed in congress per
mits the farmers to combine for the purpose of
handling their produce, even to the extent of
fixing its price.
The likelihood" of an oppressive monopoly
arising from this is so extremely remote that it
may be dismissed withaut. consideration. What
may be expected is'that the farmers will give a
full and fair trial to the extended privilege that
now is theirs. Handling of farm produce by co
operative groups is not an experiment in any
sense of the word; here m Nebraska the plan
, has been carried on for many years, pn a small
.scale, and with varying success. Some groups,
amply financed and competently managed, have
derived great benefit" from the device, while in
ether cases the success has been debatable if not
entirely wanting. The problem is one of capital
and direction, rather than of price control.
If, however, the farmer is convinced that his
interests lie in the way now opened, lie may be
depended upon to, give 'it a full trial. His busi
ness is worthy of the most careful attention, for
it bears the high relation to other industry of
being fundamental. It calls for care in dispos-
ing as well as in producing, and a common inter
est is. always the greatest incentive to common
action. Moving rapidly into the new era in
which distribution is receiving so much attention,
the agricultural industry is stepping into a place
it properly should, fill, in the front rank rather'
than in the background of the nation's great enterprises.
revenue, Main lint conditions have fcten fc.d
enough, but folk mho ' required to depend
en branch line triui have bad to put vp with
accommodations that rtll the pioneer daya.
Just row the movement is pit the upturn, and the
railroad should mist in it to at least the extent
of maintaining traiq schedule, where they fre
during the war. It looks like (! economy to
cut domn the tmice at a ti.se he demand for
it is ironing.
"Mayor Jim" t Convert.
The Bee welcomes Mayor Dahlmau ta iu
rapidly growing class of eltiiena who favor a
consolidation of governmental department under
s single head. The fact that Mr, Dahlman want
to Include the county along with the city i a
matter of detail only, and I imlirativ cf hi
generous nature, Knowing a goad thing when
I c fees it, he i willing to share hi dicovery
v, ith other. Other are coming to recognize the
advantage of the city managership plan ever
the present expetuive and wasteful form of gov-
eminent.
At prefcent four eparatc and distinct govern
mental bodies control Omaha the County of
Douglas, the City of Omaha, the Independent
School District of Omaha, and the Metropolitan
Utilities District, l'ach exercises sovertign
rights, such as levying, control of public thor
oughfares, and other act of government. In its
own sphere each i supreme, and a law to itself,
und not infrequently serious and expensive dis
putes rii.e between these bodie over matter
affecting the rights of all. Such a condition
would be fatal to a private business, and it surely
does not add anything to the public good.
Consolidation of the office of city and county
treasurer, long ago brought about through the
activity of The Eee, had such good effect that
the one treasurer now take care of the funds
and accounts of all four of the existing bodies.
If the money can be thus handled, why can not
the other activities of the government of the
community be similarly administered? Do we
need a city engineer; a county engineer, a utili
ties district engineer, and a school board engi
neer, any more than we need four treasurers?
Mayor Dahlman says it will take a long time
to bring about the consolidation. Perhaps not as
long as he thinks, if the people only take time to
study tlte situation and look squarely and fairly
at. the remedy proposed. 1
Good Roads for Nebraska
State Editor Piefuas the
Outlook; for Season'! Work,
Norfolk Ncwft Tht defeat of the giioline
tax In the house and the action of the senate in
adding to the bout bill an -appropriation of
$rN,5jO for Mat and federal road work bring
about a peculiar situation. No doubt many of
those opposed to the guuline la are in for of
spending construction wmk on the highway
for the present. They will be oppod to Buy
appropriation for the turpo,.
The action of the houe, however, brings the
legislature end the stale (ace to face with the
proportion that If we are going to take advan
tage of the trderal money offered us hr road
wo will have t J pay the aU'c' share out of a
general property U. If we are not willinu to
lo that we ruut'lct the federal appropriation
lapae. This doe nut mean that we are going M
ctcape a road tax. We ihall be forced U tir
our bare of the federal appropriation whether
we ue it cr not. Kefuaal to appropriate our
rhar would eem to be foolish economy.
The appropriation proposed br he enate is
not large. It amount to about SO cent per
capita, not a very burdensome amount even in
time of low price. Hut it would enable us to
utilize the money that we have already paid in
federal tax for the purpose. It would also per
mit the comintinitic which have not yet received
their full benefit from the road program, al
though they have been taxed for it, to secure the
improvements they are entitled to.
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Slate Opinion
ANOTHER TYRANT FLOPS.
Ifuwell Journal; The good roads movement
is to go on regardlc of the mistake made by
federal, state and local authorities. A good be
ginning has been made and broad-minded people
will look upnn the error that have wept into
the system of management with a good deal of
tolerance.
NcligH Leader: Charges have been made
that the state aid roads have been constructed at
an unwarranted expense, greater than similar
work has and is being done by the various coun
ties. The state engineering department denies
the charges and says it welcomes an investiga
tion. Which side is rinht the Leader does not
know, but there should be no two opinions re
garding the advisability of a thorough investiga
tion, and if there has been waste or extravagance
it should be eliminated and the parties responsi
ble brought to book. There is never an excuse
for wasle or extravagance and particularly just
now when dollars come too hard from the pock
ets of the taxpayers, in fact are often demanded
front a pocket that docs not contain the dollar.
It is trite, but the old slogan. "Hew to the line,
let the chips fall where they may, is a good one,
Chance for a New Record.
Proceedings at Nebraska City in connection
with the military occupation of that city, inci
dent to the packing house srike, may possibly
establish a new record for Nebraska. This will
grow out of the substitution of martial for civil
law, and of court-martial for civil court pro
cedure. Admitting the necessity for the presence
of the troops at Nebraska City, because of the
inability of the local authorities to maintain
order and to enforce the law, a question may be
raised as to the propriety of the sitting of the
court-martial to assess penalties on such of
fenders as came under the displeasure of the
military officers. The whole proceeding is ex
traordinary. The custom has been in the United
States, to turn such offenders over to civil courts,
the only resort to military law being in such
cases as demanded summary action. While the
presence of the soldiers at the scene of a stub
born labor disturbance had a salutary effect, in
that quiet was restored and the life of the com
munity was permitted to go ahead, it may well
be questioned if this good is extended by the in
fliction of sentences such as six months at hard
labor for violation of an order closing a cigar
store in the patrolled district. 'When the mili
tary sets up martial instead of civil law, we
are getting onto dangerous ground. If the Ne
braska National Guard is to justify its right to
exist, and it surely is needed, it will be when it
supplements and supports the higher law of. the
land, rather than to set it aside for the arbitrary
proceedings of a court-martial.
Reclamation Work to Go Ahead.
In the bill making appropriation for the De-
partment of the Interior is contained certain'
items making provision for continuing the rec
lamation work in, the semi-arid regions of the
west. One of these is tor the continuance of the
North Platte project, which includes Nebraska
und Wyoming areas. Few of the many ventures
oi the federal government into irrigation have
' equalled the success that lias come in the great
Mjtchcl Valley region, where thousands of acres
have been brought to a high state of productivity,
and where many families are happily settled in
comfortable homes, enjoying life to the utmost.
Not many years t ago this Iscction was a cattle
range, very promising, but without the water
needed for cultivation. The North Platte river
carried a steady flow, but the damsitc was in
Wyoming, and the land to be served was in Ne
braska, an interstate complication that could not
,be overcome save by the intervention of the fed
eral government. It was here practical applica
tion was found for the suggestion made by The
Bee thirty 3-ears ago, that the work of reclama
tion be undertaken by the general government,
rather than by states or private enterprises, be
cause of the importance of interests and magni
tude of effort involved. The North Platte
project has justified its cost many times over; a
way has been found to apply some of its surplus
waters to Wyoming land, and the Goshen sec
tion is being brought under ditch. Another mil
lion will be available for carrying on the work
during the next season, and additional farming
tracts will be made productive, where water plus
sunshine Is bringing 'comfort and happiness to
industrious settlers. . .
Against Reduced Train Service.
Communities affected by the proposed
changc-in the branch line schedules of the
Union Pacific, are making vigorous protest
against the reduction in train service. On the
whole the protest is Justified. It is strange, in
deed, that at a time when a general revival in
business impends, and when the branch line
trains will be needed, if ever they are needed,
that the company should find it imperative to
curtail the service. When Mr. McAdoo began to
discourage passenger movement, it was as a war
emergency Treasure, and was not intended, to
stand as a permanent thing. Since the road9
were turned bask to the companies to operate
few of .the trains discontinued by Mr. McAdoo
have been restored, while rates have been in-.er-eased
ti many devices adopted to increase
New Value in Corn Cobs. '
Whenever science devises a profitable way
to extract fuel alcohol from corn Nebraska
farms will be more valuable than a gusher in the
oil fields. Ncessity always brings forth inven
tion, but long before the stores of petroleum are
exhausted it seems sure that another motor fuel
will be found.
Meanwhile experiments at the University of
Wisconsin have shown that corn cobs are rich
ir. acetic and lactic acids, the former much used
in the dye industry and the latter in leather man
ufacture. The process begins with soaking the
cobs and inoculating them with a certain bac
teria. If the same results can be obtained com
mercially as in the laboratory, every ton of corn
cobs will produce more than 300 pounds of acetic
and 320 pounds of lactic acid.
It is estimated that more than 20,000,000 tons
of corn cobs are produced each year. Most of
them are used for kindling, some for making
pipes for smokers and some are ground into
feed. If these scientists can prove them a more
valuable article of commerce, the corn belt will
develop a new and profitable branch of industry.
One of those actresses whose specialty has
been marrying and divorcing millionaires, an
nounces that she is going to write a book of her
adventures. Whatever the sins of her ex-husbands,
they at least deserve credit for preserv
ing a more or less dignified silence.
Kearney Hub: Attacks on the department of
highways may be entirely merited. It is possible
that the department has not been run as
economically and as efficiently as it might have
been, but it should be borne in mind that these
attacks are timed to be going full blast during a
political campaign and that, so far, they have
emanated from democratic newspapers, more
particularly and especially the World-Herald.
which, as most people know, rias been tcrmnst
republicans in office since Heck was a pup.- The
World-Herald carries a little light-faced line
at its mast head proclaiming that it is an "in
decpudent" newspaper, but that line is mislead
ing and untrue. The World-Herald is a demo
cratic newspaper and folks who read it are more
and more impressed with the soundness of its
doctrine from the democratic standpoint So,
when the Omaha publication attacks Governor
McKelvie and his various departments under the
code which, of course, the World-Herald con
siders to be a terrible waste of money it should
be remembered by the reader that the stories
and editorials printed are not necessarily the hon
est opinions of the men who write them, but
they are merely a part of a well laid out cam
paign to discredit the republican, state adminis
tration; a plan to upset the administrative code
and to put in the executive office some demo
catic candidate for governor who wears the
stamp of approval of the Omaha World-Herald
and the collar of Arthur Mullen, the dictator of
democracy in Nebraska. The campaign to dis
credit the officials in power now is just as care
fully mapped out, just as minutely planned as
the Hiudenburg campaign of March, 1918, was
and it will meet the same fate. That's the best
part of it.
The Chicago father who administered a
"punch in the nose" to his headstrong daughter
has been advised by the court to apply his open
hand next time to where it will be felt but will
not show. . ..
Speaking of live Nebraska towns there's
Sidney which pushed in ahead of the larger cities
and captured the state convention of the County
Treasurers' association for next year.
Maybe the government might dispose of some
of its 16-inch guns to citizens who are compelled
to go home after dark.
A conference between the district attorney
and the prohibition enforcement forces seems to
be in order. . -
Omaha cabarets are innocuous, according to
the Welfare board. The big job is to keep them
there. "
It seems that "Gus" Miller was making life at
the reformatory supportable, if nothing else.
Affairs in Ireland suggest the revival of iJon
nybrook fair.
Cribbed corn is not so bad to own, after a'.L
Faith is all right, but works are needed.
Norfolk News: The opponents of federal aid
for road improvement follow a curious line of
reasoning. They assume an attitude reflected in
a recent editorial in the Nebraska State Journal
under the caption, "The Fifty-Fifty Spur," in
which vve are told that the federal appropriations
for roads "forces Nebraska to kite its taxe9
whether it has the monev or not or whether it
wants the service or not." It reasons that Ne
braska, whether or not it builds roads, must pay
its share for the public roads built in other states
with federal assistance. It treats federal aid
merely as a spur to induce the states to do some
thing for themselves which they may not want
to do. .
If there were no other argument i:i favor of
federal aid, perhaps the Journal's statement of
.the case would be conclusive. But whoever looks
upon the government road appropriation as
merely an instance of federal authority "butting
in" where it has no business to, has allowed his
reasoning to become warped by his opposition
to road improvement. Road building in this
day is almost if not quite as much a federal as it
is a state function. No community in .these
times lives to itself alone, nor can any state
isolate itself from the great community of states
that makes up our country without affecting
every other state. National prosperity in time of
peace and national safety in time of war depend
upon efficient lines of communication. No state
could if it wanted to abridge the right of the
residents of other states to use its highways or
its railways. The constitution has very wisely
put interstate transportation under the control
of all the states represented by the federal gov
ernmen. Building of roads then is not a duty or
a right restricted to the states. The federal gov
ernment has the duty as well as the right to
assist m the construction of roads. If it re
fused to take part in the road building program
it would be shifting a burden which rightfully it
should help to carry.
The fact that certain persons think that Ne
braska can not now afford to do what her sister
states are' doing in the way of road building
ought not to deprive those other states of their
right, to take advantage of the federal govern
ment's willingness to help in road construction.
We do not believe that conditions here are so
much worse than conditions elsewhere that we
must lag behind in our public improvements. But
even if we can not afford to continue building
efficient highways, why not let those states that
can afford it go ahead with their programs in
conjunction with the federal government?
As well might the Journal argue that the fed
eral government is taking local affairs out of our
control by requiring that the roads used by rural
mail carriers shall be maintained in good condi
tion by local authorities if the service is to be
tendered by the postal department. It is just as
much an invasion of our local "rights" to require
that cities shall maintain sidewalks if they are
to take advantage of free city mail delivery. In
both cases the fedeeral government and the local
government have their duty to perform and they
perform it jointly, each paying its proper share.
To throw the entire burden of road building
upon local taxation would be both unjust and
short-sighted.
Tls Chicago health department
hu mortality report for
... u an,, i.iavi.ea ran m
tnnaunil'IKin I4tf.
In HuS. S.aia peoplo Jf1 from
ri-naumptiiin in C hi. a so. Thin a
at in rio r is pr 100,000,
In 1911 the numtiar w about
1 00,000,
Work t control eunaumt tlon La.
Rn in about 10. in is year
hr ha barn u r)uetion of more
tnan tu tier cant. In tho aai-iv nan
of tit perM tb decllna w at the
vi s.a par rent a ar. but In
till' Inter scant it ha lionn ,in.l,l.
tably grt-ater than that.
Wer consumptlvea an rarelrM ut
thy wera II y.r aen. thla daclhio
wouM mean that tha thama Vf
r ti'ii ma; hi (Vniaaft h t letn cut
in nun. oilier tlllnaa instil anunl.
Hut the eonitiinptlvea of today art
hoi aa eitreiraa aa ware thoa of II
year a (to. Therefor the ehanca
that a person will catch cionaump.
nun la tonalderobly ! than half
or in oiii rate or har.ii d.
fclnca consumption la a chronle
dUcaiie, and Inata two or three yearn,
the low i-xpnauro rate. In 1921 uliould
mean a further ilecllno In the- con
umptlnn death rate during the next
three yenra.
Hut there la tuberruloaia benMe
nine wnicn anrccta tha luiif. Tha
number tlylna from f uhrnilnu
other than' pulmonary In 1908 was
4.7. a rate of JS.7. In 1921 th
number wa about 350. a rate of
12.5 a decline of alniont one-half.
Tha pasteurization ordinance, de
signed to protect human beings
UKalnat infection wltli tuberculoma
from cow, went Into effect In 1H09.
ino record aliowa that it. too. In
mukinr good, and that the daneer
or catciung connumuilon from hu
man being and from cowa ia grow
ing less yearly.
In 190S tubcrculoela ted all other
diseases a a; cause of death. It
waa then that' fesr of it was irreat
enough to make it possible, to begin
war on ine uiscnee.
Thin report ehowa that tn 1921
live other "caiiaea" were responsible
tor more qratns than were caused
by consumption.
Heart dlaease was easily the mont
destructive, with a total of 4.SC8
deaths.
N'ext came cancer, with a record
of 2,631 deaths.
Then congenital debility and birth
accidents, 2,280.
Then followed pneumonia with
2,152.
Immediately ahead of consump
tion was Bright' disease with 2,060.
Diarrhoea in children under 2
years of aue. with. 1,850 deaths, was
not far behind consumption. In
fact, the consumption rate of 1921
was far below the diarrhoea rate of
190S.
If the present rate of decline In
consumption continues for the next
13 years it will be necessary to con
vert some of our tuberculosis hos
pitals and sanitaria into institutions
for other diseases, Just aa the bettor
governed cities did with their larjco
smallpox hospitals a few years ago
and jutit as Norway is now doing
with its leprosy hospitals. v
Perhaps some of them will be
converted into hospitals and sani
taria for heart enses, and why not?
I ttUlr J'llot! Movernof MiKrlvli
' araa nut mora iii ,nrd, we warrant,
' IhtM til r.,k .1 ! It, tit. M.,llt i,f
. tha banker of tha aiaia at thulr
martin in "mia)u Ut week h-n
! Ihey e retort J tin nraaent auaranlee
of depoitta I us- ao heartily and even J
raeunmiendait tlmt no rhaneea be
made in It. . , , The banker
had eppcaed th Nrbraaka law
vlaoroueiy when it wa bain enabled
that It waa certainly a aurirta when
they andorteJ it o cumt'Utely. They
mlht Ilka tn' make rrrtain i htnim
In tha l, but Iba iH-uptd havn'(
lost a dollur throucii th admliilmri-
tlon cf tha low and art) wuuned, i
any aiiouul the banker worry if
ubiiia bank di iu lrke, tlieie ar
plunty left, anyhuw.
Our American
Meddlers
CUf Center fun: Human nitluie
la a pe'ullur llili'a'. IVr month all
r,'ebraka lia htn-n how Unit (or a
reduction In nverhead. an-t now that
Governor MtKelvIa hnw the way
to alli'e two million from our
pens and alvea tpecKle direction fur
tha nperatlun. hfllf the atuia la re.
vlllnr hint. Wa dn't alay aare
with rtuy, but we ur alwuya certain
tral 11 a Knows more aoout aiaie
government than lh tuiijotlty vf
thoee who condumn him.
Gruml laland Independent: Th
republican party of Xehrauku ia pre-
eented with the announcement of
everal candidate wno, it nomi
nated, will preeent a utrotif nppent
to tha tnt. ilcni'lle the fart t nut
there ha been much ilUKimt wlih
th ttate administration in the pant
few yearn and especially recently.
With aurh polt,iilu-s aa It. II.
Howell for tnlted tttea aenntor;
I'realdent Weaver of tha rnnatltu
tlonal convention a a candidate fur
governor; Mr. f)'anon for oommlit
aloner of publlo land and butldlnxN;
Mr. Stebbln of tlothenbora for
treasurer, and other of like stand
ing in the conlldonce of ttve elco
torat. the parly ran put up a atrong
howlng even In the new thre-corv
nered contest. Will the ranic ana
Ale of th nartv e to mit h a pro
gresslve lineup? That wilt lo the
question.
Tckamali Humid: Senator Nor
ri of Nebraska and 8enator Ken
von of Iowa will nut lout preetiK" In
their home state for being leaders
In the agricultural fight In the
United States enate. Benator Nor
rla has proven himself a true, repre
sentative of the agricultural inter
ests in the middlo west. The stund
he ha taken has benefitted the Ne
braska farmers and alt other busl
n Interests. His criticism of re-
eerve bank methods were severe, but
Justified, and are now bearing good
results by more money and less in
terest rate.
iaa lluaatoa Ymmt I
llura are p,.,ie in America aha
ateni ia rir4 It a Ihnr puiliUal
umr in itiiiaiaiiuy incrtierla
nun ins unuit ui ilia IUmh am
lux, 1 llw iriai aliuatiun havln
mimed tiwn, nunibara of than are
now luii.ing tnnr attention to In
ma, circling mural auppott It h
(t'toiuiittniais invra.
A fw uya ago a number of
pruiuiiiHiit iieraoiia cl miliar Amer
. ill! ritixenshlp cabled tha congreaa
i( iiiiidiiaian mat "tha t'nitad
hl.tlra baa never failed to enrnd
tviiipaihy ait aupbort tit all teo
llr who wrre amiiiflliig for frr
iloifi," av niewtiwe uhli'h tie
attftiuil to eiii'tiiiraga the rebellion
nuw in irogi-tM In In dm.
Hi in uttiuineiit, of fuurai!, U lio
Hioially true, for fthlla Una t'.nintrv
has aionrt for the general principle
or freedom or nations and llio aetr
determination of peoplra. It bus al.
auva taken Into tonnbUratlon th
question of whether the twopla in
revolt were) ra.ilio t1 axif-furern-mini,
and the uieriia of their claims
l'r Hill. 1,1'ndetii'e,
,1'a that aa li tuny, the iuetIon
flues a to how Great Ilrilaln Is
guiiig in view this continued inter-
fere net with her Impirlnl problems
iv ineaait-r in tn l ulled Ktates.
The Irish nidation In l hie country
was ucnevuieiitiy overlooked lor a
number of perfectly obvious reasons.
Hut the Indian question la a very
different one from the lru.li ques
tion. The relition ef India to the
t'nlted Httfee is entirely different
from th Irish relation to this coun
try. Neither the call of blood nor
of religion bring American citltens
Into tlio Indian question, and to
whatever extent tiny Interfere, it
will moil nt merely to pernlt-lous
mi-. Idling in other people's affair.
The Indian question is one not to
be solved in a day. Tho Hri.Ixh
probably know more about the. kit-
nation in India than anybody elaa.
ami in view or their success in im
perial government. It would appear
that tiny rould be trusted to solve
the problem. If the HrltUh govern
ment should niflLii a refluent that it j
be allowed to handle it affair with
out Interference by theorists several I
thousiinda mile away, mom of
whom ace uninformed on Indian
eonditlonN, it could not be blamed.
With the Irish question out Of the
wiiy, Americans should give (lie
iiritish lion a rest for awhile.
Allied Debt Convrrtlon
Hill Signr4 ly Hardin;
Washington, !, C Kfb 0 lit
bill creating a e.ramiak end Mhr.
wis nuking proviiian for tie tot -version
I in l.Ou0A)AJ dbf
owed the l'nlt'4 &'' by the al!it4
power wt ligntd today py rrci.
dint IJardinf.
Kearney Hub: Oua Hyent,
Tlio MiMinhblner'a Plight.
Can you blnme the old cuard
moonshiner, conscientious In his
methods, proud of his results, for
hot rage ewulntit the sllp-Nhod moon
shiners of the present time who
have brought all moonshine liquor
state under reasonable suspicion at a llmo
lcgltl
beat gold
Jour-
Xew View of l'roparpdru'SH.
National preparedness oa a rea
sonable Kcale will cost infinitely less
in the lung run than wars thrust
Polk Progress: The taxpayer s of upon ua unprepared. Boston Tran-
v.hraakn. are naving a pretty stiff script.
premium to have a bulldoelng officer
like State Slienrt iiyers on inu iu
sheriff was an iasue in the special when but for that suspicion "1
session Thursday, and came off with mat.' moonshiiilng would beat
fil'lntr colors, i'hls is as it should mining? Ixiulsvllle . Courier
be. There nre vurious ornamental, nul.
the state administration
and Hyers (while not ornamental)
is needed to add a proper touch of
the spectacular.
DQWEXS
I'aluc-Civ'mg Store
1
Big Values
Offered all this month
Talking
Machines
that have been taint iu v
change fur Columbia Craa
nola.i. Nothlns chtap abjut a
on ot them except th f hcc.
Edi.cn 87.50
Victor S 12.00
Premitr 815.00
Columbia .... $17.50
Premier 821.00
Columbia .... 825.00
10-inch Columbia
Record now .... 75
Year ale! retard era worth
25 cent toward tka ajrheso
prlca of any Columbia RecerJ
on our etcXaaia table.
Don't Forget We
Give Away Free
Thursday, Feb. I (J, 8 p. v.i.,
a handsome four-piece
White Ivory
Bedroom Set
Ask for ticket at Main Aisie
Desk.
Take advantage of this sale.
If not convenient to pay now,
then pay it as you jjet paid.
Hawar S BetwK IBlb aad Ifitfc
Eee Want Ads Produce Results.
use of having
Tho Diet Not Enough.
R. S. writes: "Does a continuous
diet of whole wheat bread, milk and
butter contain elements enough to
provide tho body with sufficient
nourishment? I am 24 years old."
KEPLY.
I do not think so. It is not varied
enough nor .bulky enough.
You have many kinds of teeth.
The diet mentioned does not call
for as many kinds as you have.
Tlio Prescription: Pep.
V. R. writes: "Kindly advise me
what to do, as I have low blood
pressure and would like to increase
it to what it should be.
'I am 42. My blood pressure is
only lOo. "
REPLY.
About the only cure for low blood
pressure is training.
Such peoplo need more energy,
enthusiasm, snap, pep. They must
learn to get excited about things. I
doubt the possibility of such train
ing after one has passed tho 4 2d
year.
Fresh Air, Fewer Blankets.
M. B. writes: "Every night at
about 12 to 2 o'clock I have the
most terrible itching over my legs.
I have been to many doctors, but
with no results.
"What can I do for it? I am, 40
years old."
REPLY.
Grease the skin. Keep the ah- in
your room cool and moist, sieep
under loss cover.
Aids in Constipation.
E. B. writes: "1. Please toll me
if flaxseed is a good thing to use
for constipation.
"2. Has it any food value?
"3. Does it irritate the intestines?"
REPLY.
1. Yes.
2. Yes.
3. No.
roll. What's the
county sheriffs? i
x.-o,rr,ov TInh: The fellow who!
Y.t.,r.ta tn mntihine dollars with the'
general government for road build-
in? will, ot course, lau ei piuui
th mntchine of dollars iu vu r
with automobile tourists for a state i
gasoline tax.
Fremont Tribune: But Mr. Mc
Kelvie. in differentiating ueiween i
"neoDlc." has lost sight
of the fundamental relation between
the newspaper of tho present day
nnd the popular expression of pub
lic opinion. He has ignored the fact
that the voice of the press which he
has so inaptly resented is but the
voice of the people, tho voters whom
he must serve. The press is the
AcUnit Instrument which records
tho pulse beat of public opinion.
Sen-ants of the people must read
the "handwriting on the wall" and,
finding there approval or disap
proval of their doctrines, govern
themselves accordingly. Samuel Mc
Kelvio is liable to err to a greater
extent by ignoring the guiding voice
of the press than if he .gives heed
to its expression. Even tho criti
cism of an opposition press cannot
always be passed as unworthy, for
many times it contains suggestions
that are entitled to consideration.
Who Snid "Xo Resurrection?"
One year and a half ago Mr. i
Bryan, with tremendous voice, quiv-j
ering with emotion, declared his i
heart to be in the grave. It has j
taken him all these months to ex-1
hume the buried organ, but now he
is right in the center of the political
mixup, as of yore. Cincinnati En
quirer. I
Some One Saved the
Money You Borrow
Why Not Sara Your Money for
Someone Elae to Borrow?
THE CONSERVATIVE SAVINGS AND
LOAN ASSOCIATION is conducted i'oi
the purpose of helping sora to save and
others to acquire homes.
Behind the confidence cf the people is
the assured safety -which comes in the
careful management of the Association
by its officers and directors the strong
reserve that has been accumulated and
the protection afforded in its high-class
first mortgages the best ' possible
security.
Help build a bigger, better Omaha invest' vour
savings in your own home institution. Keep
your money at work in your own home city.
Participate in our semi-annual dividend by
opening a savings account with ur.
Conservative
Savings 6 Loan association
Af c2 r n o v
PAUL W. KUHNS. Pre..
C. A. BA1RO. Vies Prts.
C2
OFFICERS:
J. A. LYONS, Sc.
i u. McMillan. t
"Aunt Allie."
Ten years from now we probably may be af
fectionately referring to "Aunt Allie" Robert
son's activities in the house. "Uncle Joe" Can
non says she is good for that long. Cincinnati
Enquirer. j
Big Job Ahead of Him.
The new chairman of the democratic national
committee has been in the lumber business., and
most people will agree that he has sawed off
something large. Portland Pres,
High Explosive Talk. ,
.T. P. B. writes: "I have heard
quite a little lately of a new classi
fication of men and women, those
known as oxveren and nitrogen peo-
tle. AVill vou kindly advise me what
: .k U. l.nr.n fAHtviO 1
REPLY.
Mv eruess is that some lecturer
used the comparison, classifying tho
very active and aggressive as oxjgen
neoDle and the passive and nonre-
sistant as nitrogen people.
. If so. it was a figure or speecn,
and other kinds might have been
iispd with more safety. For In
stance, while some nitrogen (for in
stance, tnai or me a.ir
in other compounds it will blow the
lid off. Most of the high explosives
are nitrogen compounds.
Giro Each a Flivrcr.
Henry Ford is going to get every
senator who voted to seat the man
who defeated him out or his toga.
This is the game "Uncle Henry" who
chartered a steamship and took a
cargo of nuts over to Europe some
years ago to get tne noys out or tne
trenches by Christmas. M a r 1 o n
Star.
Fiv Patnngtr
Essex
Just
Coach $1345
Try It
F. O. B. Detroit
MY LITTLE FLOWER.
So long I Halted for your little hm Js
To hold my lonely heart with loving banda;
A world that tilled with flowers teemed
to be
Might apare one single rose ef Ufa for me.
So Ion it I waited that beneath my smile,
A misery was hidden for a whllo;
A misery whose shadow softly 11-39
Within the wistful beauty of your fjea.
So Long' and now the day ara all too !
sw ft
While you are here and ret some clearer '
a ft i
Perhans. I gave to yon of charm or aoi.g.
Or greater soul because I waited Ion. .
i-rreti Reed in New Ynrk Tim.?,
Costing but little more than the open models, the Essex
Coach gives the luxury, comforts and distinction of
the fine enclosed car.
Hitherto such quality in closed cars has cost more
than most buyers wanted to pay. '
The Coach is a family car. But its lightness, economy
and nimbleness also make it ideal for business or
professional use. It is a delight to drive. Controls oper
ate with unusual ease. Operating cost is low. It is
beautiful, reliable and enduring. See it Ride in it.
You will surely want it
Sedan, $1895 Touring, 91095 F. O. B. Dttroit
Why H, a(sf
Mrm Etttx
Kalph Cerf, Los Angeletwhe'e.
sale grocer bought els nan
Eaaexcare because ef hts ex
perience with the Bret are
used by Me sslesmen. This Is
the record af the first Ib-c
la service IS meafas. Hlgaast
milaaae ST.OSOi lesreet, IS,.
OOO. Average raeaaT esaeaae
or all ftea care waa liS SS.
City eVrrea cars average 14
ia aaiiaa aa taeeltae.
leuery .
IS ta 20 i
GUY L.SMITH
frJANAM $T,
"service first
Omaha, USA.
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