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The Omaha Bee] MORN1N G—E V E N I N G—S U N P A Y THE BEE PUBLISHING CO.. Publisher N. B. UPDIKE, President BALLARD DUNN. JOY M. HACKLER. Editor in Chief Business Manager ‘ MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press, of which The Bee is a member, is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper, and also the local news published herein. AH rights of republication of our special dispatches arc also reserved. The Omaha Bee fa a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations, tho recognized authority on circulation audits, and The Omatm Bee’s circulation is regularly audited by their organizations. __ Entered as becond-class matter May 28, 1908, at ; Omaha postoffice, tinder act of March 8. 1879. BEE TELEPHONES Private Branch Exchange. Ask for AT |anfU 1 AAA the Department or Person Wanted. ** * I«nilC lvUv OFFICES Main Office—17th and Farnam Chicago—Steger Bldg. Boston—Globe Bldg. Los Angeles—Fred L. Hall, San Fernando Bldg. San Francisco—Fred L. Hall, Sharon Bldg. New York City—270 Madison Avenue | Seattle—A. L. Nietz, 514 Leary Bldg. MAIL SUBSCRIPTION RATES DAILY AND SUNDAY l year $5.00, 6 months $3.00, 3 months $1.75, 1 month 75c DAILY ONLY 1 year $4.60, 6 months $2.75, 3 months $1.50, 1 month 75c SUNDAY ONLY l year $3.00, 6 months $1.75, 3 months $1.00, 1 month 50c Subscriptions outside the Fourth postal zone, or 600 miles from Omaha: Daily and Sunday. $1.00 per month; daily only, 76c per month; Sunday only, 60c per month. CITY SUBSCRIPTION RATES Morning an*1 Sunday...1 month 85c, 1 week 20c Evening and Sunday.1 month 65c, 1 week 15c Sunday Only .1 month 20c, 1 week 6c f V_ ■■■ -J OmdTid:Vhc?fetlie^t is its Best NEBRASKA’S GREAT UNIVERSITY. Certain happenings in connection with the foot ball team are being agitated just now to support a general criticism of the University of Nebraska. Without considering the merits of the question raised , with regard to the athletics, a rather indirect blow is aimed at the chancellor and the faculty. Two years ago the affairs of the university un derwent a thorough overhauling at the hands of a special committee of the legislature. This inquiry ■was directed by a man who was known to be un friendly, not only to the chancellor, but to the deans of two of the great colleges that make up the in stitution. It was commonly reported that the object of the inquiry was to “get the heads” of these men who had incurred the displeasure of the agent who Stirred up the strife. When the committee finally reported it had no Showing that would even remotely justify the charges of incompetency, mismanagement, favoritism, or anything of the sort. • * * If anything is wrong with athletics at the uni versity, especially with football, steps should be taken to remove the cause for dissatisfaction. Some thing of this nature was done, when the faculty, after an investigation, set aside the election of the captain of the team, and designated its own choice. Admitting that a combination of fraternity students controlled the election, this is not sufficient warrant for the charge that the university is leaderless, or | that it has departed from the traditions that have j sustained it both from a scholastic and from a prac tical standpoint. The University of Nebraska has a high rank among state institutions of the sort. Not the high est, .perhaps, but showing such credit at all times and under all circumstances as reflects the intel lectual life of tha great school. Its work justifies the support given by the people. Out from its col leges have gone thousands of men and women who have held high the torch put in their hands by the - great school. These are honored in professional life, in every avenue of activity. They too, are keenly : concerned in all that affects the University of Ne braska. They will be heard from when the moment for their expression arrives. * • • Nebraskans expect of the great institution on which so much of care and wealth have been ex pended that it will give back to the citizenship of the state those qualities of mind and heart and soul that can be developed only through the sound train ing of capable men and women. The lofty attributes of education should find their freest and fullest ex pression at the University of Nebraska, if it is to realize its mission and fulfill its destiny. Yet it should not be subject to the corroding ef j fects of unmerited criticism. Whatever shortcom ings have been hinted at are not of a fundamental sort. Not does it appear that the alleged lack of leadersh*p truly exists. Student activities may well serve to indicate the firm control that prevails. On or off the campus discipline is as well maintained as at any of the great schools of the country. If this were not so, the reversal of a manipulated election would not have been possible. In the end, any in quiry into the management of the University of Ne braska should have a better foundation than the out come of a football match. CLOSING UP ON MUSCLE SHOALS. Senators Norris and Underwood have nearly reached an understanding with reguard to Muscle Shoals, which means that the bill introduced by the senator from Alabama will shortly be passed by the senate. This is regarded as the administration meas ure. It will be modified from its original form by certain proposals from the secretary of war, and one or two from Senator Norris, which are accepta ble to Senator Underwood. No more interesting day has been passed by the renate recently than Thursday of last week, when the entire question was ably discussed by the sena tors. Norris, as exponent of the superpower and government ownership idea, offered as an amend ment a substitute for the Underwood bill. Arguing from his viewpoint, the Nebraskun contended for the development of power and the Improvement of navigation as proper to be considered along with the production of fertilizer and nitrogen for war pur poses, On these points, it is worthy of notice, there is no disagreement in the senate. Government ownership and operation is the point on which the senators divide. Underwood proposes that only in the event of u failure to secure proper operation under a lease shall the government run the plant. In time of emergency, the whole affair is to be taken over by the War department and made part of the federal machinery for national defense. What will lie most interesting to the general public is the fuct that the senators are awake to the Importance of the matter they are dealing with. The amount of fertilizer that may be produced at the Muscle Shoals plant is comparatively insignificant, alongside the actual requirements of the land. Only 40,000 tons of nitrogen is estimated hs the annual output, while the demand for fertilizer requires mury times that amount. Yet even that enntribu tlon will serve to reduce the tribute now paid by 11 American farms to Chile and Germany. It was stated in the course of the debate that since Chile placed an export duty on nitrates, American farmers have paid that government over $200,000,000. Relief from that charge is sought most earnestly. Senator Underwood asserts his bill is primarily a nitrogen bill, while that of Senator Norris is a power bill. His belief is that fertilizer is needed more than power just now. Unless a suitable lessee is found by July 1, 1925, the government will oper ate the plant to make fertilizer. A vote by the senate is expected soon, and the promise is made that the house, which passed the Ford bill (now dead), is ready to follow the senate’s lead. If this .forecast holds good, the way out of a perplexing muddle seems to have been cleared. ONE EFFECT OF MUDDY ROADS. Approval of a gasoline tax of 2 cents per gallon by county officials meeting in Omaha is another step in the direction of getting Nebraska out of the mud.. Slowly the leaven is spreading. The public mind is being prepared to accept an obvious fact. Good roads are needed. Money must be had to build them. It is not fair to lay the entire cost on the property owners. Users of the highways should pay propor tionately for the improvements and maintenance cost. This logical sequence leads directly to the gasoline tax. For this reason it is being; accepted now as a matter of course. When Governor McKelvie, four years ago, pro posed laying a tax on gasoline he was met with such a wave of indignant protest that the plan was aban doned. Good roads were an issue then, as now. The people were not ready, however, to receive some of the plain truths in connection with the program. More years of plowing through mud were needed to open the minds of the public to a fact the governor saw clearly enough. He has had his vindication, however. A tax on gasoline is but one step in the general direction of distributing the cost of highways so that those who use the roads most will pay most for them. It has the advantage of laying some of the cost on the casual or sojourning user. The action of the county officials is encouraging. It is a big step in the progress now being made in the general campaign fop good roads. When the legislature meets next month it will find a solid foun dation of public sentiment on which to build the laws that will in time get the state out of the mud. FLYING START FOR THE NEW YEAR. Santa Claus is a busy old boy these days. In fact, if outward indications are to be relied on for judgment, the old saint never had so much on his hands at the present writing. He is going full tilt every minute around the clock to keep up with the demands that are made on him from every direction, but will probably finish as he always has, well inside the time limit with all hands taken care of. This is just tfie way he has of doing business. But Santa Claus is not the only one who is busy. Pass over the big doings in Wall Street, where in vestments are being made at a rate that surpasses the experience of that center of finance. Stock market booms, though, have their significance, and the present one may have some basis. At any rate, cheers were jjiven the other dal when the directors of the St. Louis & San Francisco line announced a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent on common stock, the first since 1891. Wall Street booms are not al ways entirely speculative. ' Other evidences are at hand. Mills and mines, factories and workshops, all are busy. Money is plentiful. Down south banks are reducing interest paid on savings and time deposits, because they have such huge sums on hand and more is steadily coming in because of the big cotton ertp. Up north condi tions are somewhat the same. Save that in the south building goes on during the winter, and just now the activity in the building way is un usual all over the south. This is but a curtain raiser to what will be noted in the north next spring and summer. Of course Omaha and the territory around us share in this general advance movement. The year is winding up with such a burst of industrial and commercial speed as must take it ovjr the line and into 1925 with a flying start. There is a suspicion that bedtime stories radio cast from Seattle are really code messages to boot leggers. That would not be surprising.. Alcohol has been responsible for some wild and weird bedtime stories through all the ages. A young matt of Boston expected to inherit his rich aunt’s estate, but was disappointed. Now he ofTers to sell himself for a thousand dollars a year. The purchaser would doubtless realize a loss of about $997.60. 01’ Bill White is one defeated candidate who re fuses to show up with an application for membership in the lame duck brigade. Ol’ Bill may make a goose of himself now and then, but a lame duck never. The,announcement that the prohibition enforce ment division is now self-supporting may be taken as notice that the division needs a lot of new officers to assist in enforcing the law. . Leo Koretz goes to prison in bad* health. As be has very few influential friends the chances are that he will not be able to take the Morse cure. The grade crossing problem seems to be nearing solution by the rapid elimination of the careless grade crossers. King Ak is going to allow ladies to attend the closing Den show. Why not make ’em full members? Anyhow, static is n blessed relief from some of the stuff that comes riding in over the radio. f—.—11 ..-.—------s Homespun Verse —By Omaha's Own Poet — Robert Worthington Davie U___/ OLD SANTA CLAUS. Old Santa’* *!e|gh la a myth of old; lie files today In a xhlp of gold, lie tie* hi* plane To the uhlrnney top With a tinsel chain From hi*- Chi 1*1 mas Shop old Santa Claus In hi* aeroplane Come* swooping. r*aws! And he leave* a train With »‘Hr* thnt run, A hor*e thnt walk*. A drum, a gun. And a doll that talk* Old Santa peers At the little head* of tender years In the rosy lied** He breathes a *»»fi Mirth mingled High A* lie wing* aloft Across the *k>, ■ ■ ■' ■ 11 '■ ■■ ■ 11 1 " "' 1 1" "N r Another Robust Citizen Falls Victim to the Plague _____— f I "'hhat in thunder is the use of a ll this • CROSS WORD "PUZZLE NONSENCE ? rr the same amount of • EFFORT WAS njT ON" ' ' SOMETHING USEFUL vjE could pan the NATIONAL DEFT BUILD THE "PVR AM IDS AND Solve all the PROBLEMS OF government J WANT IT Stoppedf T T>OMT KNOVM. LET'S SEE TM6 SIU--V TH1XG all RiCHT.BUT vAJMKT'S AN ULTRA. MODERN FUR BEf>JR INC. ANIMAL WITH t __ . wovm would "flapped'* 7 L^0 i- —^ i THAT’S WHAT i T IS X>At» VOUfif A weut>e«.' Vmi POR HeAVtWS_ SAKE TURNOUT THAT5 u&ht and coMfTcr . 5rD / JDMt D* I i P~f? the rest of | If n ktP \ / 4)* would Line |\ V / ALim-EiLECOl n^|jK/ |/_Jv£NAT4l MtedjSU ---- s Letters From Our Readers All letters must be signed, but name will be withheld upon request. Communi cations of 200 words and less, will be given preference. L. _J Community Chest Suggestion*. Omaha—To the Editor of The Omaha Bee: The Community Chest drive. It seems to me, has been high ly successful when we look about us and analyze the situation. Without going Into detail, let me suggest that the effort he postponed until June when the drive may be resumed with promise of completing the budget. Meantime, certain things should be done to prepare the public mind with an array of facts. For Instance, it has been the practice of the New York Times to publish a few pages of descriptions of charity cases which are numbered 1. 2, 3. etc. The par tlculars of each case are set forth. If the Community Chest officers would gather this Information through the officers of the various charitable organizations, there would he accumulated a fund of Informa tion needful in promoting the success of the drive. Along with such Information, there should l>e a report upon the number of charity cases coming Into Omaha in the fall from surrounding terri tory, for the sole purpose of being beneficiaries of the Community Chest. The public Is entitled to this Informa tion. There should also he gathered information of the number of so called men who desert their families In the fall and leave them to public fharity. returning In the spring, hav ing shirked the supreme responsibil ity. Another field not very well explored Is that of the well-paid mechanic and laborer, whose obligation to con tribute to the Community Chest Is just as binding as It Is upon the business people who are constantly solicited for donations. If every me chanic and laborer would contribute one day's pay. there would he no deficit In the Community Chest bud get. In view of the foregoing, I sug gest that the drive now tie postponed until spring. J. B. H. The I'pwnrd Way. Omaha—To the Editor of The Omaha Bee: "Know ye not that ye are the templo of Ood and that the spirit of clod dwelleth In you? The nhnve thought ts found In First Corinthians, the third chapter anil sixteenth verse, and some one has wisely said: "So nigh is grandeur ts ear Suet, So near Is Oct to man. When duty whispers tow "thou nutat,** The youth repp**. "I ran." These thoughts taken from the words of Holy Writ and the couplet following are Indeed powerful factors in the upbuilding of human charar ter. Just whether they are Intended Hi One good thing about bloomer*, we don’t have t' worry any more about petticoat rulon. Kgg* i« like auto* th’ minute we pay lea* than th' top price wo git, inf cheap con traction. (i <ip» i igto. i »: i » for the solo consideration of the church member In governing hia Ufe and character, or whether they are to be used solely by the regularly or dained minister of the gospel, I am not prepared to answer at this date. However, I do know there la won derful power for moral, mental and spiritual uplift far-reaching and help ful to the laity or all those In the humblest walks of life. Including the statesman, the man who follows the plow or works In the ditch, may share and share alike In knowing the temple of God ia In right and the spirit ever hovers near. "For the Lord taketh pleasure In them that fear him, in those that hope In hia mercy," (Psalms.) Sometimes we are so engaged in our work and human affairs that we shut out the bright sunshine of the morning, nor do we see the hand of Divine power in the rains or snows of the season, all ao essential In the production and sustenance of human life. If we fall t* aee the finger of God polntliyr to the glories of mountain and plain, then ye may know that ye are not of his temple and the spirit dwelleth not In you, for I am led to believe that It is the riches of mind only that makes a man rich and happy. Then as we mount the upward way we observe: "If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward." So we find t In the secular and business werid in the building of temporal affairs The farmer or business man with nut constructive Ideas is a human failure In the business. He cannot hope to receive a reward for hia temple is not of the right spirit be cause It ia not In harmony with a divine plan. Kvery mind is subject to mistakes and none of humanity is perfect in body. Kvery standard source of knowledge seems to agree with the Scriptures—a knowledge that made the bird to sing, that tint ed the rose, that scooped the valley and heaped the mountain; it la the fountain and source of beautiful springs and falls of sparkling water. It Is not possible for ua to attune our lives to a music more wonderful than ears have heard in following our vocations whatever our calling n^y be. A spiritual awakening will fol low In new fields of labdr and love, unknowingly and unwittingly fitting us for the upward way. Then your When in Omaha Hotel Conant 250 Rooms—250 Baths—Rotes fit to S3 AIIYKRTISKMKNT. A Raw, Sore Throat Kases Quickly Wf en You Apply a Little Musterole And musterole won’t blister like the old fashioned mustard plaster. Just spread it on with your fingers. It penetrates to the sore spot with a gentle tingle, loosens the congestion and draws out tho soreness and pain. Musterole is a clean, while oint ment made with oil of mustard It Is One for quick relief from sore throat, bronchitis, tonsllitis, croup, stiff neck, asthma, neuralgia, headache, conges tion, pleurisy, rheumatism, lumbago, pains and aches of the hack or joints, sprains, sore muscles, bruises, chil blains. frosted feet, colds on the chest. Keep It handy for Instant use. To Mothers: Musterole Is also made In milder form for babies soil small children. Ask for t'hlMreu'a Musterole. 3,c and Me, jars and tubes, hospital sire, $3 art Holier ths n a mustard plaster * faith should not stand In the wisdom of men, but in power from on high, and then we will press on the up ward way gaining new heights every day T. J. HILDEBRAND. ^ SUNNY SIDE® Hake Comfort.nor forget , • tJhat Sunrise nei/erfaileduj^etr^ ____—_ --—--— NEVER TOO OLD. Never too old for Christmas, and never expect to be. Too much fun with the kiddies, surrounding the Christmas tree. Keeps me forever younger Just watching the candles burn. And seeing but |yve and pleasure, no matter which way I turn. Never too old for Christmas; I always will share its Joys; Helps me to cover the d.stance to'when I was just a boy. Keeps me from getting grouchy. Just watching the candles start. ... So I’m awfully strong for Christmas—it's keeping me young of heart. * • Never too old for Christmas! The silver may fleck my hair. But Christmas flings off the year-load and banishes every care. Keeps me tuned up for hustling. Just watching my tykes at play Around the tree that sprouted bo sudden on Christmas day. Never too old for Christmas, and never will be until The bells quit ringing the message, "Oir earth peace, goodwill. It’s keeping me looking forward and never a losing stride, So I'm awfully strong for Christmas—it’s keeping me young • inside. Never too old for Christmas! We'll light up a Christmas tree. The faster the years now' gather, the brighter ’twill look to me. Wipes out the grim, dark shadows that lurk in the path ahead; Shows me the countless blessings so freely around me spread. Never too old for Christmas—I m keeping It yet because It’s Joy to dance with my children in honor of Santa Claus, Keeps me their comrade truly, and helps the tide to stem; So I'm awfully strong for Christmas—it keeps me in touch with them. The Christmas rush Is on. A mere man who wants to no a stunt of shopping needs must have some of the physical quali fications of a football player. The women, bless ’em, seem to know how to get through the crowds and up to the counters with a minimum of effort. But an hour of it for a, man is enough to put him in the hospital. We wduld never make a successful counter salesman. Half a day would either land us in police court or the dippy house. We always admire the courtesy and patience displayed by the average clerk, male and female, and never more so than around Christmas time. How they manage it is beyond our compre hension. We don't care three whoops in an empty rain barrel whether Christmas is a pagan holiday. We care even less where it originated, or why. It suffices us to know that it is .Christmas, and we take great satisfaction in accepting the theory that it commemorates the birth of the Christ Child. It is the day when all peoples everywhere exhibit a spirit of good will, of generosity, of love and of good cheer that they really ought to exhibit the other 3G1 days of the year. Discussion of the whys and wherefores of Christmas has no interest for us. It is, and that’s enough. By the way, what has become of the striped peppermint stick candy that was such a favorite confection in other days? We are prepared to swap a pound of chocolates for eight ounces of the peppermint stick, provided it is the genuine article. All honor and praise to Old William McTecks. He never writes Christmas By using an X. It is now too late to do your Christmas shopping early, so all that is left for you to do is to do It as quickly as you can. WILL M. MAUPIN. v ■ ■ ■ - —L LEAVES FROM THE BOOK. OF NEBRASKA _ _ \ c iUhere an l^Jr Indian Ihdfierl bitched his V last Camp ' — -J^COUTS Rest Ranch. North Platte, was "Buffalo D«1 Bjll's” home during his later year*. It was buffalo Ie| | country when "Billy” Codv took the job of meat HBU hunter for the builders of^ the Union Pacific. In 4 ■3 those far-off days he would drive a few miles off the p railroad line with a big wagon, a single helper and a rid ing horse, to return a tew hour* later with a heavy load of buffalo meat. Avenger of Custer, he took Yellow Knife’s scalp a few days after the massacre on the Little Big Horn. His rifle sent many Indians to the "Happy Hunting Grounds.” One of the "Pony Express” riders, dead shot. United States scout and Indian fighter until the western plains had become safe, ranchman and the greatest showman the west has produced, "Buffalo Bill” Cody touched the world's imagination as no other plainsman ever could. High above the plains he loved, on tne sunlit peak of Lookout Moun tain. he rests. "Buffalo Bill” belonged to the pioneer days that seem but yesterday to manv an old settler. But the determination and courage of the plainsman and the homesteader were of the quality that pushed white settlements across the Alleghan ics. Time has not mellowed Nebraska’s history nor woven garlands of heroic traditions around her founders that their character and their deeds merit. They simply would not ac cept defeat. The same is true of Nebraska today. With sure-footed con fidence she climbs to new heights la industry snd agricul ture and sets new’ standard* in patriotic service. During the World War Nebraska had more soldiers and sailors in the service of the country in proportion to population than any cither state. Her citizens subscribed more monev per capita to War Savings Stamps and Liberty Bonds, and gave more money per capita to Red Cross, Y. M. C. A. ana K. of C. than those of any other state. An old settler among old settlers in Nebraska, the Stand ard Oil Companv has been Nebraska's servant from the days of kerosene (amps and homesteading hardships. In the new era of gasoline-driven automobiles, trsetors and trucks, the company has sought to anticipate and adequately serve the needs of all sections of the state. Chartered under Nebraska laws, directed and operated by Nebraska citizens, doing business in this state and depen dent for success on the patronage of her citizens, the Stand ard Oil Company of Nebraska is a Nebraska institution. STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF NEBRASKA Mmm Off,.- OMAHA frmrl-Oficj: LINCOLN HASTINGS NORTH PLATTE CJ-'HIS it mm tf * mrmt tf A aJvmtittmrmts m w -tori f*<t*rm ifatl m Mi eJtmtt m Nrd*«ika Nuttn trtSl j» /pa* ram4 If ya Htjtn • nmfJttt /Ur «f ffyw. mo fry w—v — J . (W Cm Mr) */ ,VI» tr W r*r nmfittt ttrut null uU » « at jamat nlw Mitntnr ttnmnt Ktj affanL A. H. Rli HARDSON GBO. M. SMTTH H. W. PtVRPONl G N. KVMPHREY 1 I JVmint S* T*—i. .{,tt. irim Sip. |