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The Omaha Bee M O R N 1 N G—E V E N I N G—S UNDAY THL BEE PUBLISHING CO" Publisher N. P. lirDlKE, Pr.-id-nt BALIARD DUNN, JOY M HACKLFR Kdtter in Ch»nf Ilu-in.*- Manner MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The A notated Pre#*, of which The Bee in a member, i* exclusively entitU-d to the use for republketion of all news dispatcher credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper, and aWo the local news published herein. Ml rights of republieatien of our apeciel dispatches are also reserved. The Omihi Bee Is a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations, the recognized authority on circulation audits, and The Omaha Bee’s circulation is regularly audited by their organizations. Entered as second-class matter May 28, 1908. at Oaiaha postoffice, under act of March 3, 1879. bfF TELEPHONES* PrivMe Branch Kschai.**. A.k for AT lantic 1000 the Department or Person Wanted. OFFICES Main Office—17th and Farnam Chicago—Stoger Bldg. Boston —Globe Bldg. Los Angeles --Fred I-*. Hall, San Fernando Hldg. San Francisco- Fred L. Hall, Sharon Bldg. , New York City 270 Madison Avenue Seattle—A. L. Nietz, 614 Leary Bldg. ] MAIL SUBSCRIPTION RATES DAILY AND SUNDAY 1 year $5.00, 6 months $3.00, 3 months $1.75, 1 month 75c DAILY ONLY 1 jrear $4.50, 6 months $2.75, 3 months $1.50, 1 month 76c SUNDAY ONLY 1 year $8.00, 6 months $1.76, 3 months $1.00, 1 month 60c Subscriptions outside the Fourth postal zone, or 6o0 milea from Omaha: Daily and Sunday, $1.00 per month; daily only, 76c per month: Sunday only, 60c per month. CITY SUBSCRIPTION RATES Morning and Sunday .1 month 85c, 1 week 20c Evening and Sunday ..1 month 66c, 1 week 16c Sunday Only . 1 month 20c, 1 week 6c V---—/ OmakiVhefe (he^st is at its Best HUGHES APPLIES A SILENCER. Charles Evans Hughes will, it appears, be kept quite busy during the few remaining weeks of his term as secretary of state. Certain captious sena tors are determined that nothing shall be left un done to keep the administration apprised of the fact that its course does not have unanimous support. No matter what the course may be. Just now the agreement with regard to the United States sharing in the German reparations payments is the pretext. Senators assert that the Department of State was duped, deceived, cozzened, double-crossed by shrewder European manipulators. That, following the old custom, the negotiators for England, Ger many, France, Belgium and Italy practiced duplic ity, and hornswoggled the United States into becom ing party in a compact that will assist the Allies in enforcing war claims against Germany. To this Secretary Hughes now replies, cate gorically and specifically denying the allegations. The United States knew what it was about when it en tered into an agreement whereunder it is to receive an annual payment of $25,000,000 or more on its claims against the German government. But this agreement does not legally or morally obligate our government to assist the Allies in any effort they may make to collect from Germany. American diplomatic procedure is not the kinder garten variety some of its critics would like to have the public believe. Our representatives may not be skilled practitioners in the gentle art of now you see it and now you don’t. They play the game straight, according to the shirt-sleeve rule introduced at the first. Complaint has been heard from Europe many times on this score, but it has not bad the effect of changing American methods. Bargains made are entered into with a due intent to carry them out, and on terms that are fair to all parties. It was this that led to the insistent request that the United States be permitted to share in the reparations payments under the Dawes plan. The agreement, reluctantly entered into by the Allies, is simply a business statement of principle that could not be denied. Mr. Hughes puts the silencer on the critics on this point, but it is not to be supposed he lias squelched the spirit. It will flame out in another place very shortly, for those who are blowing it for partisan advantage are not easily discouraged. DUBIOUS DAYS FOR DICTATORS. One anticipated bit of news came through from Russia. It had to do with the dismounting of Leon Trotzky from the high place he has held since the October revolution in 1917. Not that the going of Trotzky will make any material difference in Rus sian affairs, so long as the communists dominate the country. It is a sign, however, of what in time will overtake every one of them. As such the action of the council is worthy of note. Kerensky fell be cause he did not have the moral courage to over come Lenin and Trotzky at a moment when he eas ily might have done so. Trotzky goes because he lacked the same quality when confronted by Krassin, Tchitchiterin, and the other leaders of the council. It is a group triumphing over one man. In time the group will fall apart, and the communist party will divide and fall. We get in Italy another glimpse of a dictator struggling to keep his feet. Disregard the stories told by Bertelli and von Wiegand. They are as far apart as the poles. The truth lies somewhere be tween them. The truth is that Italians are getting just a little bit weary of being bossed by a man who has assumed power. Conceding that Mussolini headed off bolshevism, which rapidly was enveloping Italy in its coils, the Italian citizen, regardless of party or creed, is asking if any real gain came from transferring from King Log to King Stork. Jn Spain Riviera is beginning to wish Blanco Ibanez would cross the border from France, even for « moment—just long enough to let a Spanish soldier I pet sight of him. Whether it is for the good of all or not, the folks in Europe nre beginning to long for a full draught of the liberty they have just tasted. Old forms die hard, but they are dying. These days are uncertain, even for dictators. WHERE NEBUCHADNEZZAR ATE GFASS. American and English Assyriologists are worked up by the latest news from Ur. Excavations have gone so far as to determine that part of the palace of the late Nebuchadnezzar had been exhumed. At least the gate wherein he sat to give justice, as was related in the Scriptures. Leading into the banquet hall whore the Moving Finger wrote: “Mene, mene, tekel upharsin!" to the bewilderment and undoing of Belshazzar. More than that. Evidence is at hand from which the excavators deduce that the great tower at the entrance to the gate is more than 2,000 years older than the Christian era. Further excavation is needed to determine how old it really is. Some expect it will turn out to he the veritable Tower of Babel. Inscriptions on it come down to as late as 600 B. when it was repaired and still was used by the priests a a place for collecting tribute from those who still worshipped the gods that had fallen before the Per sian. stirring of long-settled dust is interesting. a portion of the rath over which man has ’ traveled. Biblical accounts deal briefly with the politic* of the time, touching on those ruler* whose influence was felt by the Hebrews. Discoveries are bringing out some knowledge of what was going on when Abram, prince of Dr, went forth to become Abraham, father of the Hebrew nation. Piecing out the record, bit by bit, the excavators arc writing a story as absorbing in its human interest as are the paleontologists, who revive the fossils, and give life to the extinct animals and reptiles. MUSIC THAT HATH CHARMS. One night last week cultured Omaha crowded the Auditorium to give ear to the Omaha Symphony orchestra. The following morning 4,200 of the school children of the city listened to the same or chestra. It was not idle curiosity that led these persons to the concerts. Love of music alone can account for their presence. And they were rewarded, too, for their pains. The Omaha Symphony orches tra has not attained to the eminence of the com pany presided over by Ferdinand Stock, for an ex ample, but it is made up of musicians who know their instruments, and under the capable baton of Resident Director F.rnest Nordin, has come to a degree of proficiency that is highly creditable. Guest Conductor Roentgen gives his approval by his pres ence, which is true indication of merit. Another good bit of proof of the proposition that music has not lost its charm is provided at the Brandeis this week. A musical drama is being of fered there without the aid of a single naked woman. Not a cowbell is jangled during the performance. Not a syncopated beat is introduced in the score. No comedian falls into a bass drum. Devoid of all the allurements of modernism, “Blossom Time” attracts solely because of the music it offers. Most of these tunes were written a century ago. A century from now they still will be delights. Because they are music, melodious, true, ravishing the ear by their sweet sounds, and exciting the emotions by a sensu ous appeal that is as far from savagery as Paderew ski Is from an African drum beater. Jazz arouses the primitive. Affords the "kick” so generally looked for in pleasure these days. Schubert provides the tiltillation that steals un awares into the mood, and whatever that may be, sweetens it by the magic that dwells in harmony. Surely it is good to turn from the jangling, blaring, writhing jazz to bathe even for a little time In the soothing delights of real music as written by in spired men who had a truer vision, a higher culture, than the primitive expressions of the tomtom and the conch shell. SOMETHING FOR PARENTS TO NOTE. A friend of The Omaha Bee, who once was a preacher but is now engaged in another vocation, gives us a suggestion. It is drawn very largely from his own experience. While motorists are very generously lectured for their contribution to traffic accidents, the blame is not entirely on them. Says this former minister drivers are subjected to an an noyance that is a little more than exasperating. Boys have a habit of deliberately jumping In front of cars for no other purpose than to see the driver put the brakes on and make a sudden stop. Then they flee, often jeering at the driver. Many accidents are narrowly missed every day because of this. Motorists can not be held accountable for the resentment they feel as a result of the boys’ mis chief. Parents should take cognizance of the facts, and make sure their boys do not engage in such dan gerous sport. Streets are not safe playgrounds under the best of conditions, and thoughtlessness on part of half-grown boys makes the risk for all doubly hazardous. If the fathers and mothers will only impress on their youngsters the importance of keeping out of danger, it will help the general move ment. A good stiff dose of old-fashioned parental dis cipline will go a long way toward breaking up the habit of jumping in front of autos or tramcarz. This does not extend a license to reckless drivers, who are in the habit of taking all they wish. It would be a relief to the careful driver, who is the one most directly interested. EDITORIAL LAWMAKERS. Mrs. Mabel Gillespie, member of the Nebraska legislature, was elected as a democrat. But that is no reason why The Omaha Bee, a republican news paper, should withhold commendation. Mrs. Gillespie was at one time a member of The Omaha Bee staff of reporters, and if you will excuse the expression, she was a darned good one. That is why she gives promise of being a good representative. There are several editorial representatives in the legislature. Some register as democrats and some register as republicans. But all register as Nebras kans. For instance, there is Senator Wood of Scotts Bluff, who was elected as a republican, and Senator Purcell of Custer, who was elected as a democrat. Or Representative Gillespie of Sarpy, who Was elected as a democrat, and Representative Muir of Lancaster, who was elected as a republican. They may be of differing political faiths, but they are all Nebraskans before they are democrats or repub licans. Conducting a newspaper in Nebraska is calculated to give one a broader viewpoint. And the broader viewpoint, rather than the partisan viewpoint, is the one thing that Nebraska needs. The Omaha Bee is confident that the newspaper repre sentatives in the legislature will reflect credit upon the newspaper profession and at the same time work for the best interests of the commonwealth as a whole. Casting up of accounts shows that Germany over paid 22,000,000 gold marks on the November in stallment. Bookkeeping is getting somewhat com plicated over there. Trotzky and Bill Heywood may now exchange views. Both were once free in the United States. ■ — _ ---■> Homespun Verse ——Bjr Omaha’s Own Poat— Robert Worthington Davie {_ CHANGES. We *11 have our drear and our petulant dnve; We all have the blues, T believe; We all Journey over the rare we not way*; W# algh and we mope ami we grieve. We get to the edge of the region of enae; We plan a* we travel** the nieers. We think we ran d‘> Jtial about a* we please The rest of our glorious yenrs Our hopes are attained for a aweet, fleeting epae#,— And In! they are taken away. Again all the rare* of the past we must fare, Again we must how to the fray. O, Ilf# Is the going and eomlng of thlm:« Of each of the varying veins, And every atap I" 'be future bring* Bright aunahine and drizzling rslns. /--------— Even the Best Friend in the World Can’t Do the Rest of It for Him ___/ --- 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._ Make Omaha Safe. Omaha.—To the Editor of The Omaha Bee: We read In The Omaha Bee of date of January 14 that County Attorney Henry Beal and Police Inspector Jack Pszanowski favor legislation which will make our criminal laws more severe in the punishment, of those found guilty of criminal aits. As these officials state, "laws with teeth” that will check criminal law violations. This seems to he one of the best and most common sense suggestions made public In some time. As one of these officers states, "burglars who enter homes at night are invariably armed.” and experiences of officers of the law demonstrate that they are In faqi murderers at heart, as they go armed and determined to kill if necessary to carry out their criminal work and do not hesitate to take life to protect themselves when Inter fered with. Such laws should he enacted or our criminal laws so revised that a severe penalty be awarded such law viola tors as they deliberately defy every known law on our statutes and seem almost to feel that they are a priv ileged class. It matters not how drastic a law may he to the law abiding citizen, and the law violator is not entitled to any sympathy, for he can he law abld Ing if he will. There Is complaint about our state prison not having rapacity to house those sentenced to that penal Instltu lion for crimes committed. I.et us refer again to The Omaha Bee of same Issue in the "Sunny Hide Up” column written by Will M. Mau pln. where it Is stated that we've bullded one of the great state uni versifies, four fine normal schools, a great medical school, anil all with out bonding the state for a dollar, and also have »10.000,000 or HI,000, 000 in permanent school fund Nebraska has no bonded indebted ness. which Is a credit to our great state, but If these other needed and beneficial Improvements ran he had why nvd. go a little farther and pro tect Its citizens and their property and lives by enacting more drastic laws and then providing a place to keep for a long term of vesrs anyone who will defy that law. Simply use common sen«e. If It he necessary to bond the state for means to enlarge our state prison and care for the Inmates thereof the cost saved in prosecuting this crimi nal class will not only pay Interests on the bonds so Issued, but will create a sinking fund that will In a few years pay off these bonds and we will have another commendable rec ord: that of driving crime from our ■tate to a great extent. la not the life of a police officer and the grief of the family of aome consideration? And this criminal (lass has caused altogether too many of such Instances not only in Omaha but in all of the state. Consider the murders committed by this criminal class In Omaha alone In the last few years. Merchants who have their plares of business out In the more residential sections of Omaha actually are afraid to open their places of business In this season of the year, as daylight comes late In the morning, and this criminal class take advantage of this fact to rob and perhaps kill, yet this crlmi nal class seem to defy all law aril order arid keep right at these depre dations. It would not only be a benefit, but an honor, to Omaha if such men aa the two officers above mentioned were more outspoken and our laws so amended as to save the lives of more of those who face this element at a risk of their lives. I,et a make our police force more safe as well as the private citizens. GKORGE II HAWKINS ?H?0 Ames Avenue. I’ublic Ownership and Car Fares. Omaha—To the Kdltor of The Oma ha Bee: There are many multi mil lionaires In the 1'nited States senate, among them. Senator Couzene of Michigan. He made his money In the biggest kind of big business, and has had wide experience In the handling of public business. Ills opinion rela tlve to the effeclency of great enter prises is therefore worth considering Senator Couzene, while telling John T. Lambert, one of the most intelli gent and fair-minded of Washington newspaper correspondents, why the federal government should hang on to Muscle Shoals, said: "The statements that public owner ship is a failure everywhere are all bunk. Those who make such state ments don’t believe them because they know they are untrue. "Everywhere the country over is dotted with conspicuous examples of efficient public ownership in profita ble street railways, gas plants, elec tric plants, water plants and similar enterprises, the Panama canal not excepted. “Senator Howell pointed out In a splendid address in the senate many Instances in which private corpora tions. after they had declared that a cut In their rates would force them Into bankruptcy actually cut their rates in two when threatened with cr.mi>et!tlon of public plants and are still doing business prosperously. "I am strong for private business. I want to help it. But 1 don't want private business to get Into the way of our conservation and development of our natural resources or to Inter fere with the public providing serv ile for themselves In lighting, street railways and simlliar projects that are essentially public projects.” In that last sentence, the senntor hit the nail on the head, and this applies to our local street car corpora tion, as It Is essentially public. Hence, the people would be Justl fled In undertaking to control and operate the local street car lines on a 5-cent fare. Wherever they have done so, like New York city and elsewhere by placing the management in the hands of honest competent men. “and we have them, the experiment has been a success. 1 do not mean to Infe-* that the per sonnel of the Omaha A- Council j Bluffs Street Railway company is dis honest, but I do claim it is thoroughly incompetent, judging from the serv ices rendered, and the enormous re ceipts derived from fares, advertise n.ents and bridge tolls that run up Into the millions. And. the pity of it is —they surprisingly class themselves as beggars and charity seekers at the hands of an outraged public, and which they do not merit or deserve F. PHILIP HAFFXER. Nameless Address. An old hermit of the Arizona sc>c hills stopped a rural mail carrier with “Got 'ary letter for me"" “No.” was the reply. “Belter have one next time vou pt by.” “What Is your name’" “Never mind the name. Bub. but have that letter or you won't do arc more mad carryin V—Srt. Ixjui* Globe 1 democrat. 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Guaranteed harm less- free from narcotics Price $1 ai Fhe man A McConnell ami all other good druggist' M jMtir local druggist doesn't sell them, order by mall Boarlcke A Runyon Co., Mfrs Fan Francisco, “Takes Pride in His Work” SUPPOSE your telephone goes “dead”! You don't know what’s the matter; it just won't work; so you notify our repair department. If the trouble is not found in the central office or along the line somewhere, a telephone re pairman knocks at your door. You will find him pleasant and obliging, and a skilled man, who takes pride in his work. You may be amazed how quickly a repairman finds out what is wrong with your tele phone and fixes it. Because he is so skilled in locating and repairing telephone trouble, his fellow workers call him a “trouble shooter.” Telephone repairmen have an important part in our constant effort to provide reliable service at the lowest possible charges to the public. [sunny side up Hake Com fort, nor for&et 9hat Sunrise ne\Jerfailed us^etr^^ _____s v-—-----" " —-S r Westbound Burlington out of Om.ha Monday "'or'ilnr Train crowded to the limit. Membegn of legislature returning to Lincoln after Sunday In metropolis. Mn,'y »ute out Men interested in legislation returning to ?nP^J° £tVraln for their interests. Conductor Shepherd In charge ol. traim one of the oldest conductors In UurlinKton service, lollowe! conductor through train, which did not stop between Omaha and Lincoln. Wonderful change In conditions. Conductor Shepherd recorded only two passes, both rail road mechanics: Every other passenger had ticket bought and uaid for Quarter of a century ago conditions would have been reversed There would have been two tickets and all the rest passes wjwould have had one of the passes Time whs Who, we thought it didn't cost anything to ride.on a pass. "" now realize that it cost about 25 cents a mile. Alongside the track. Uist summer it was a mudhole. Now a gang of men is cutting ice from it. Boil your be I ur'her along the track a sight rare in Nebraska and practically un known to younger generation. A sawmill In actual“‘^gii f0l Huge pile of sawdust at one side. Trees not large enough for lumber, but seems to he furnishing line supply of fence posts, firewood and staves. We do not know- the number of years that have passed over the head of Gen. John Lee Webster. Whatever the number, he doesn't look it. He is either the youngest oldster or the oldest youngster in Omaha. But. while we respect his gre..t legal ability and look with pride upon him as a typical Ne . braskan, we confess little respect for his ability as a mathemat - clan. He isn't long on Aggers. He told the State Histori cal society that he was born in 1S54. According to that he was 7 years old when the Civil War broke out. in which he served with gallantry. He wasn't quite 21 when he served with such distinction in the constitutional convention of IS. .. w - greatly fear that our friend, General Webster, has lost his notch stick. At times we have felt Impelled to speak harshly or some laws and lawmakers. But we would, at the same time, have It known that we desire to be fair One day last week we left our overcoat—a good one. too—lying ort a couch in the lobby of the Lindell. It was left there at 9 a m.. and remained there unmolested until 3 p. m. During that time scores of law makers passed and repassed. Lawyers by the dozen came and went. Lobbyists roamed about. Yet the overcoat was there when we went after it. We are hoping for great things from the present legislature. Our heart bleeds for Mrs. Winifred Westover “Bill Hart, and her little son. It Is nitiful that she and the liabv should be forced to live on a paltry *9,000 a year. That means grind ing and abject poverty. If she isn't allowed to return to the silver screen she will have to take in washing to make ends meet. Nine thousand a year mean* cotton stockings for Wlnnl fred and overalls for the boy, and that is unthinkable. Before such things become the rule we must Pass a Law. This Is Thrift Week, and we are practicing it. It began last Saturday, and we were out of town. Lottie Clifford walked down and was handed our weekly honorarium. Fortunately we still had a couple of packages left from a carton received for Christmas, together with the pipe Ole gave us and some tobacco. We are able to borrow some matches from the colonel, who sits at our left, and the family physician has recommended that we cut out the noonday lunches for a time It s Thrift Week for many, hut for us it is merely seven long days. Jack Dempsey says he will retire from the fight game when he marries. That reminds us of the man who declined an Invita tion to the feast on the grounds that he had just married a wife and could not come. WILL M MAFPIN. - ■ ■ ■ ^