Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 5, 1915, Page 4

LHE BlE: OMAHA, MONIAL, L iMoo THE OMAHA DAILY BEE! FOUNDND BY EDWARD ROSEWATER, _ | VIOTOR ROSEWATER, EDITOR. The Bee ?\lbl_l!_h_!nx l‘nvgpnny;_l‘rnpriuor. | one or the other. The spectacle is encouraging, INTEENTH. | too, for it indicates a wholesome, healthy inter- Entered at Omahs postoffice as second-class matter, | °5 ST TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION | taska of lite. Omaha offers such a plethorie program of A strong and sturdy race has al- | By carrier By mail ways found time Tor tests of skill and prowess, | permonth. DerYS'% | of strength and endurance, between man and iRt laees | man, noting by the quality of the performance ..... ;c the progress of the race in its development. It 'L o:yl'éhn,, of ‘addresn or complai is a long way from the laurel wreath that re- nte of o Owmaha Bee, Circulation | warded the victor In the Grecian stadium to the | fortunes nowadays hung up as purses for the | notice m in deltvery | Remit by drafe, .,m'n‘,fi,‘:fi‘ order. Omly two- | Champions who compete, and this, perhaps, de- | exehange, not accepted. | roward is indicative of the concern the Ameri- OFFICES can public has in the event, and its willingness | e B e, tu bestow largess on the winner. [ nell Bluff North Main street. Automobile racing, wrestling and base ball, S B W | the great professional sports to be exemplified &xfltaw;‘mn:“_‘rfigfiz‘gf liere today, are strenuous in their every aspect, shington—7% Fourteenth 8t., N. W, | and the winhers are men endowed beyond their CORRESPONDENCE, fellows with those singular qualities of mind m-' m""."‘g‘_".';"f: ;“.:_'":J‘w‘:rw""'b'_;‘m and body essential to success, Absolutely per- | fect mental and muscular co-ordination 18 de- manded in these sports, and it is the recognition of thia by those less gifted that makes the cham- rion a leader in his clags. But lack of this quali- fication does not deter the American from join- ing In the game that is played under the blue sky, and the “duffer” gets quite as much per- sonal benefit as does the specialist from the eport. Whether it be golf, or tennis, base ball or boating, shooting or sailing, automobiling or wreetling, the Omaha program today has some- thing for all, and the nation's birthday will be | 53,646 State of Negsay 1 Publiahing com being duly sworn, says that the o “Giroulation for the month of June, 1916, was DWIGHT WILLIAMS, Circulstion Manager. fn my presen e wnd sworn to before 2 day of July, 1915 ROBERT AIUNTER, Notary Public County of Douglas, se circulation manager of The Bee | me, Subscribers leaving the city temporarily shonld have The Bee malled to thom. Ad- Out-of-Doors Holiday Sports. | | outdoor sports today that cholce will be diffi- | | colt, if one is not already prejudiced in favor of | in things aside from the more absorbing | The Downtrodden Farmer Andrew J. Frame. | | 77 20®R e head of “Farming Profits.’ ete., U quote some rather amusing statements from vari Jus sources as to the down-trodden condition of the farmers. ¥ven the United States Department of Agri- | culture bemoans that several hundred farmers in Ine diana, 1linols and lowa, after investigation, showed “but 5 per cent interest on their capital inyestment, plus 348 rer year, plus house rent and food supplied by the farm, for their labor and management.’ Let us see about this being a calamitous condition in & comparative sense, by taking, mot w narrow view of individualistic experfences, as they count for Httle In diagnosing any hroad subject. Extéeces are not evidence on which to base a rule of reason and both extremen ever were and ever will be with us to the end of time. But to the point According to the United States census report of 1910, it indlcates the total values of farms, stook, ma- chinery, etc., in 190 as valued at approximately 2,500 milliohs of dollars. Tn 1910 thess values were approxi- mately 41,000 milllons of dollars. An increase of 100 per cent In ten years does not appear good ground %efleé& 1 Reecollections of Liberty Rell GENEVA, Neb, July 3~To the Editor of The Bee: When a school girl of about 16, in Philadeiphia, with mother and a covsin, I climbed the stairs above Inde- pendence Hall where the old lberty bell once hung. Upon the old timbers of the tower, brown with age, we carved our names, probably to be seen there yet. The bell at this time was suspended in & large frame and was in the main hall on the ground floor, ecasy of acocess, but not to be touchod. It is to be hoped this sacred relic of national fame will not be again removed: from the old hall whers it belongs. In this same hall rested the body of the martyred Lincoln, laid in state, which was visited by many mourn- ers, while the homes and public buildings | were draped in black. As he with his friends and some of his cabinet drove for lamentation. Again. The report of the commissioner of internal revenue for 118, shows that out of 816,00 corporations in the United States, only 186806 reported any taxabi Income, thus leaving 130,048 corporations without tax- able income for 1913 This report further says, the net income amounted to but 4510 rer cent upen capital stock, honded and other indebtedness. By comparison, the farmers as a whole, do not ap- pear to be headed toward the bankrupt court, even if rome lacking In thrift or too fond of the “‘ardent” are heading that way. Farmers' percentage of profits Seems better than business profits. Surely any large interest that can double its assets in ten years, as farmers di4 in ten years, and eat, drink and be happy too out of the income, is to be congratulated, Your letter quotes “An Example in Successful Farming.” Permit me to add two more from lfe: slgnalized by such a general demonstration of cutdoor play as will expand |ungs, clear brains, and make everybody feel better for having taken part in it. i RN T TR ‘ Thought for the De | How Many American Seourities Held Abroad? How many American securities are held abroad? This has been a pertinent question ever since the beginning of the war, when the New York Stock exchange was closed down tight for months for fear of utter demorilization from the dumping of foreign-owned stocks and bonds on our money market. It goes without saying that Buropean holdings of American securities have furnished the purchasing power for mil- lions of American foodstuffs, and other articles supplied to the belligerent countries over and above the war loans floated on this side for that purpoee, That foreign holdings of American stocks and bpnds are therefore now lower than they have been for many years is the conclusion of expert opinion, which places the aggregate considerably below the common estimate, at from $5,000,000,000 to $6,000,000,000. Bearing on this situation a report made by L. I. Loree, as ‘chalrman of the committee to check up the foreign hold‘ngs In American rafl- roads, is quoted by the National City bank ecireu- lar, Mixing the total at $2,676,000,000, based vpon favestigation of the registers of a hundred compantes, and upon the income tax certifitates filed by them. With this starting point, any edtimate that would make other American se- curities owned abroad exteeéd the amount of rall- road securities would surely be excessive. The suggestion is made that the government alone could, and therefore spould, make the most ac- curate possible exhibit by checking the income tax certificates of all kinds of corporations filed with the Treasury department, which should show domestic and foreign ownership at least wherever subject to the income tax. This, we belleve, is a fairly safe gueds-—that the after. the-war inventory will disclose Europe owing us more than we will owe Europe, counting in ail the European investments in American securities and other property at their most {béral valua~ tions, Selected by W. N. Hailmann Conviction, were i never so excellent, i worthless Ul it convert iteelf into conduct. ~=Cariyie. The physical valuation of the small boy comes aftar the celebration. Sreme———— The reception of Liberty Bell in Omaba promises to be a ringer. Sm—————— To our Independence day visitors: Welcome 1o our eity, and “stop off in Omaha” often. E— A close examination will show that Joha Bull's alarm clock was “made in Germany.” Saessseempm— The cost of living 18 not so lonesome in Its attitude. Italy's battle line is & mile high and ~ going up. The steadily growing number of autos keeps * Iucreasing the motive power of the good roads wovement. ; } Same———— And plests note that the nume of the bomb- ‘carries no suggestion of the flliterate adage, “Uneasy lies crown,” applies to money other royal potentates, owing of 130,700 sons of Britfsh army disposes of fighting race could keep out in Omaha supplements and buttresses the 5 report of business progress for the half on boosting. ) Safety at Sea. e e Just as the rallroads persistently opposed Benor Huerta's {anocence is as pure as he | the federal law. that required that all rolling action for | stock be equipped with safety appliances, so are stoored | the vessel owners arraying themselves against the so-called seaman’s bill passed by the last congress. The sponsors of that measure insist touring this sec- | It Was not deslgned to lay any additional hard- of the wmes! | ship on ship owners, but to require that ships picks the places where | that put out to sea under the American flag be manned by a sufficlent crew of experienced sea- men to make certaln of safety of vessel, and company.’ To accomplish this, it also fixes re- quirements for the living conditions of sailors on board ship, and for payment of wages at stated times and not at the will of the captain. Sad experience has shown that ship owners have not always shown that high regard for safety that might reasonably be expected when public patronage is sought. From a startiiog Ust of shipwrecks hes come the story of crews of men unaceustomed to the handling of boats, and unfamiliar with the opecation of the life- Paki saving devices provided. KEven in the latest in- A superior brand of pep and ginger which, | stance, that of the Lusitania, the eaptain testi- doses, makes life worth living. The | fied on the stand that his erew “lacked practice™ I reveals the basic elements | {n handling the boats. . Ak-Sar-Ben pumps fato Its | The objection urged with the strongest force is that the seamen’s law puts American vessels | 8t such disadvantage with vessels not so ham- pered as to drive ours out of commission. Other nations may be slow in taking up the move- ment, but after November 1, next, when the law & Chicago doctor’s word for it, alfaifa I recall one untutored customer of this bank, who could just write his name, who bought from me forty acres of low land for $300, some twenty years ago. He gave for payment a mortgage on it and in- cluded a small plece of his other holdings as additional security. At that time he was not worth over $500 above his debts. He cleared that debt so quickly that he astonished us. He has been buying real estate ever since and now owns two or three farms, covering sev- eral hundred acres, and is worth at least $20000. I never charged him over § per cent for money. He paid wheénever he had the money to spare, and that was often, Becond. Beven years ago one of our customers bought & 100-acre farm near Waukesha for $10,000. He pald cash—all he had-—$3,000. I loaned him on it, $4,700. He gave a second mortgage for the balance, $3,900. Today he is worth from $25,000 to $30,00, and owes no man'anything. Thrift and dairying did it He paid 6 per cent for loans and reduced the principal at his pleasure. This rule of paying ‘at any interest date, any rea- sonable sums on principal, has been good with we for fifty years, and upsets some of the theories of the long time amoritization loan plans so much paraded before an unsuspecting public. These amortization pleas are largely for votes and not for use in the great garden wections of our developed country. Our thousands of independent banks care for farmers generslly, and for any one to suggest to live farmers in well settled sections that they borrow on any long time amorti- sation plan, would get a cold shoulder instanter. Laggards only want it Last week I attended n “Guernsey Breeders’ asso- clatign” meet at a farm house a- few miles from Waukesha and counted sixty-five motor cars there and only ten single buggies drawn by horseflesh. Lo! the poor farmer. Here he pays 5 per cent for meney on first class loans—the same as merchants do. In the s he paid 10 to 12 per cent. Merchants likewiss, If some philanthropista desire to loan generous amounts on farms In undeveloped sectione at low interest rates, they can probably soon own farms and then help werk out practically their laudible efforts. Under the law of supply and demand for money we are making rapld progress. Let us have a little less politics and a little more common sents. Twenty- five thousand countfy banka (the farmers owning a majority of them), insurance, mortgage, loan and trust companies, private individuals, eto, in the United Btates are caring for the farmers in practically every legitimate way now. The farmers’ great prosperity 1s ample evidence of this fact. Boclalistic schemes for farmers are just as much a blight on human progress a8 in other directions. As we have had a general housecleaning, I repeat *“Let us stop busting trusts and turn our energies to busting distrust.” 1 bellove, distrust I8 our most serious obstacle to greater progress. This s & letter written by the president of a bank at Waukesha, Wis, in answer to the cireular bank Totter of the City Natlonal bank of New York. Twice Told Tales A Sad Mistake. ‘When the talk turned to domestic felicity this was told by Congressman Stanley K. Bowdle of Ohlo: Recently a colored party living In the suburbs & big city married a large brunette named Luctnda. Three weeks later ho appeared at the office of lawyer looking as if he might have been dented with tiat-irons and bumpad into by & road roller. ““Can’t atand it no longer, boss,” he sadly remarked to ‘the legal one. “I wants a divawce from dat Lu- cinda. Las' ting she chucked at me was de stove Tomorrer it be de chimbley." “That's all right, Sam,” scothingly returned the lawyer, seeking to effect a reconclliation. “Every- thing will come out all right. Besldes, you know you took Lucinda for betler or for worse.” “Yea, sab,” adinitted S8ambo. ‘8o I did, sah, but she i& a whole lot wuas dan T took her for. ' —Fhile- delphia Telograph. P 85; Pi Here it in Again. An American traveler relates the following: “Once I dined with an English farmer. We had “ ‘More 'am, father’ ‘““The father frowned ‘Dop't say ‘am, ason; say ‘am.’ 1 Al say ‘am,’ the son protested wn an injured tone, “ “You sald 'am,’ cried the father flercely. “Am's ‘what it should be. not ‘am.’ “In the middle of the squabble the farmer's wite turned to me and, with a deprecatory little laugh, ex- Soes fully into effect, the passenger on board a ship flying the American flag will have the ¢om- fort of knowing that his personal safety is being looked after by competent officers and men to the extent that legal prerequisites can safe- guard the human factor. —— The sport of sports hears the knell of ap- proaching doom with the sale of the Belmont and Vanderbilt stables of pacers, Machinery sueceeds horseflesh in the racing game, and is coming to the front with characteristic speed. The race track becomes the speedway. Indian- apolls, Chicago, Ou.aha and Sloux City are equipped for the latest sport, and New Orleaus, a standby of the old racing game, swings to the w. Truly these are welancholy days for de- votees of speedy horees. . —— A referendum vote of ibe oln-hn\ merce of the United States plained; ‘They both think they're sayin' ‘am, sir.'"™ People and Events B — Only 86,000 acres of watermelons In the United and 96,000,000 mouths sager for the foray. | | through Broad strest, Philadelphia, but & fow weeks before, the writer stood at the corner of Broad and South streets, watching as he stood up in his barouche with his tall black siik hat in his hand, GRACE ADAMw FLORY. Makes This Woman Indignant. OMAHA, July 8.~To the Editor of The Bee: To A. B. Nichol, whose letter ap- Peared in your paper a night or so ago, let me say, in my estimation, you are an example of pure “hoggishness” Of all disgraceful lotters I ever had the oppor- tunity of reading, yours without douot had them all “skinned a mile.”” The very idea of anyone who professes to Le a “man,” and a father at that, saying that one pound of steak a week Is sufficient for a family of eight, and “you" getting it all at that, i ridiculous. How about the good wife who has borme those six children? Doesn’t it only look reasonable that she needs meat to sustain her strength? Let me tell you, poor fool that you are, I am & woman, and one who has borne thres children, and if child bearing does not demand strength, my man, I am ter- ribly fooled. I would just like to take a peek in on your family just to seé how they look. Of course everyone knows growing children don't meed any meat or &reat amount of nourishment. Growing is Just a natural process, 1 was indeed amused at 'our’ only luxury, Of course the wife ana children use tobacco, 80 have to be included, and as for “only"” 40 cents a week, weems to me you had better put that 4 ceats into bread that's not as dry as a bone. Now as to your wife doing the buying, let me tell you it's & good thing I am not your wife. Why man, do you know you are not showing her the respect most dogs have shown them. Ahy man who hasa't confidence enough in his wife to allow her to manage his home certainly | should not have confidence enough in her | to raise children, but there is the prob- lem solved. It is very evident your, wife is one of those “handy things to have around the house;” in other words, a §ood “convenience.™ It fairly makes my blood boll to think of & man 50 narrow minded as to only “p . eme® being ralsed under such oconditions and with no recreation or amusements what- ever? You had befter have taxen what you apent for a stamp for your Bee let- ter and bought them a tiny taste of ecandy for onoce. As to all your money saved, I for one hope the time you will have to leave and those children that We aren't rich by any means at our house, but we enjoy life, my husdand respects me as a wife should be and there is & love existing between us and our children that cannot be expressed. Forget your dirty money and be more considerate of your wife and kiddles. AN INDIGNANT WIFE AND MOTHER. | Selfishness Personitied. GRAND ISLAND, Neb., July 3.—To the Hditor of The Bee: I always read the lJotters in The Bee with a good deal of Interest, and when I read the heading of A. B. Mickle's letter I thought I was going to get a few good hints on the “high cost of living" I wonder If that man read his letter over after writing Burely not, or he could not have falled how selfish he has made him- g:? p i uxuries in the family. What few i he says the only luxury “we" bacco. 1 surely would sit up my balf of that, it I was i 553 in the family needs meat he eats all they buy. Waell, children can get along and ff without meat. But Iif & | has borne {rons, !!! H o H i i 4} f E 1 | i i / ! : H Fis i : H g ) P H i 'fl | H 2 i - it : i i % H i ;g E f i i i H 1l £ T £8 P £ ’:[ | | : ¢ : : H T it | ] I oW u§z§£; ' T i i : ) £ i —— now a thi city All stories of ‘the times of the Revolu- | tion and in the early days of the repub Jie should be of great interest to all peo- ple today. F. A. AGNBW. l Tips on Home Topios St. Louis Globe-Democrat: But the cen- tral weather station should be located on Fairview farms, near Lincoln, fastead of at Omaha St. Louis Republic: Secretary Bryan denles that he sald the message to Ger- many was a bluff: and even If he did say so, it isn't Minneapolis Journal: The governor of Michigan says that he cannot see the difference between a public boxing matoh And a prize fight. That is what makes the public boxing matches so intersting. Chicago Herald: Those who think that generosity has ceased to exist in the world are commended to the report that General von Bussing has actually agreed that the Belglans shall have thelr own orops of wheat and rve to keep them from starvation. Houston Post: When a man's home burns down and he collects $2,500 Insur- ance and invests $3,200 of it In an auto- | mobile and goes to’ boarding, we think | the membership of the pudd'nhead club | ought to assemble and prepare to receive | & new application for membership. | Bpringfield Republican: The BNYII\] Tageblatt shows remarkable fairness in admitting even this much, that America | in selling munitions is “‘adhering to the | letter of the law.” The German people @s a Whole have been systematically ard | falsely instructed that this country bad no warrant for the business. New York World: The late Rear Ad- | miral Maban left an estate of §15.80, tn- | cluding a bank account of $60.55. The American naval service offers many in- ducements to ambitipus youth; but clearly it is not a road to wealth when one of its best known ‘officers of high rank, and one who made himeelf an authority | on questions of sea power, leaves a for- tune of this small amount. | 1 E Wonderfu For variety of attractions the {tor who | Statesman. |and —— MIRTHFUL REMARKS. “The mermen and mermalds have & new way of kidding one another just now." “What ta 141" “When one of them strings the long tall it to the merican: bow, they advise him to submarines.” —Baltimore Dill~The wmaillest apartment those occupled by beea of_honeycombd there are al JiI-I suppose ':h’. not alone o houses are oul foot B cells. jani- oes stinging?—Yonkers Bdga: id, HE your tather i , "It your can do & (lece of work in seven d.(- nd Incle Willlam can do It in ni days, how long would it take both them to dn jt*° +They would never, get done,. answered the boy, war: ly. ‘“They would st down tefl * fishing stories.”’—Chicago Hee- al NATAL DAY MEMORIES, Arthur Chapman. I remember, I remember, The Fou we used to have— A Fourth of antiseptios Was working overtime And the way the doctor sprinted Was a scandal and a crime 1 remember, I remember, At morn the housedow. iy And spent the day in trem Beneath some shelt'ri) The blacksmith du!md is anvil Beside the chestnut tree, And blew himseif to 'lgr.'— A sporty smith was he. But now the smell of powder _nl: fhum u;:on the air; ¢ © breeze is never fragran ‘With hints of burni hair; But this is not to cavil— ith praise I would endow This _smokeless Fourth inventor, And laurelise his brow! Year great cities, historic places, and mountains, rivers, lakes and ocean resorts ofi the East afford an un- rivaled vacation. Low fares to a few Eastern points follow: New York and return Portland Montreal and return .... Toronto and return Tickets on sale June 1st to September 30th CHICAGO Milwaukee & St. Paul RAILWAY 'Four trains daily equpped “Pacific Limited.” cago with trains for all points east. 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