The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-03

each other, often one "a asking,
"what do you think about busl-
ness7 Win the national election
disturb prosperity, otc.7" The
United States hasn't started on its
prosperity. With Mellon IN the
treasury the nations debts are cut
down. Meanwhile the people are
saving and putting away 100000
900 a day. in savings banks and
good investments. Why worry?
No one realizes how things grow
in America, how rapidly we are
climbing toward really gigantic en-
..terprises. worthy in size of the rich
est country. Recently some figures
of New York's National City bank
+ were published. In May. 1893, de-
posts In that bank amounted to
20 millions, and total resources to
25 millions.
On April of this year the
P1panks deposits we're 740 millions,
the total resources 934 millions.
In the report of this April the
bank showed among its assets more
than 95 millions of United States
government bonds apd certificates.
And in 80 days that have elapsed
ksince that report was published, the
bank has q profit of million and
"a quarter on the increasd value Of
it's government bonds.
This isn't government to sell
short, and not one 10 make its citi-
zens worry.
You know the story Of q man
that was frightened TO death by
practical jokers. They tied him 10
chair, gagged him, put the soles
of his feet in warm water, told him
they were going to cut the soles Of
his feet and let him bleed TO death.
|. The water was colored red, the dull
eide Of razor was passed across
the soes Of his feet, and the man,
believing that he was bleeding to
death, actually died of heart fail
urc. That was foolish joke.
Don't frighten prosperity to death.
n the pessimists want TO worry
LET them worry about the navy and
nsinz forces Of the United States.
Whom our silly statesmen met the
foreigners at that Washington con-
fo-enee and agreed to scrap war
"f~sfls. they did what should have
nut them all on the political Junk
zap. England and Japan scrapped
rom the bottom" as William B.
.Le~ rer veil puts II. We scrapped
from the top.
- We Tcrapped magnificent new
y ., ~. under construction, ships Of
.bich the cost ran up to 100000
900 for one fighting boat. Our dear
friends across the Atlantic and
across the Pacific. gcrapped trash.
Now the naval power Of the world
stands: England, b; Japan, 3;
United States, ].
And when il comes 10 a fighting
flying fleet in the air. the United
States stands zero, Worry about
that
George II. Kendall, president Of
the New York Bank Note company,
dies leaving the company 10 Miss
Ethel Allen, his secretary. Mr..
Kendall's widow and relatives re-
eeive cash and are content. The
the business, given TO her by her
employer for the very sensible res-
aon that "she is thoroughly honest,
knows the complications of my bust
ness as well IS | do. and is the only
person who does know them
Many men. who, although they
may not admit it or even know it,
have working at their elbow gome
young woman who knows AZ much
about the business as they do. or
more, and who is usually poorly re-
wsrded for what she knows and
does.
The latest suggestion for bootleg
gers-and II isn't bad suggestion.
although It's advocates
= the use Of bootlegging submarines
hat would bob up beside the boot
Nyging ship from Europe, take on
the cargo, sink, swim under the
watching government ships, and un-
load in quiet waters.
Enforcing prohibition is consid-
erably harder than putting IL in the
constitution.
Di1 you Duy government bonds
while the war was on, patriots we're
spouting, ladies singing in the
streets, and even elephants from
the circus brought out with signs
on them TO tap the purse Of slug
gish patriots?
II you bought bonds and kept
them, IL will interest you 10 see the
bond prices quoted this morning,
all at or above par. The pathetic
thing is that many real patriots,
with small purses, we're compelled
TO sell at $65 bond that cost 800.
DR.. r. p. Smith, in charge Of the
United States geological survey,
announces discovery Of mountain
passes that make the naval oil re-
serves Of Alaska accessible. This
is important news for the United
States and the people will hope
there won't be any band Of patriots
gobbling up the Alaskan naval oil
reserves on the ground that some
body with adjoining lands might
drain all the oil out Of it.
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Mobilization Rumor Denied.
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