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The Omaha BeeI MORNIN G—E V E N I N G—S UNDAY THE BEE PUBLISHING CO. Publisher N. B. UPDIKE. President BALLARD DUNN. JOY M. HACICLER. UttOr in Chief Runr»M Manager MEMBER OF THE~ASSOClATED PRESS The Associated Press, of ethieh The Bee is a member, is exclusively entitled to the use for replication of ell neus dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited in this paper, and also the local news published herein. All rights of republication of our special dispatches are also reserved. The Omaha Bee Is a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations, the recognised authority on circulation audits, and The Omaha Bee's circulation Is regularly audited by theif organizations. t Entered as second-class matter May 38, 1308. at Omaha postoffice, under act of March 8, 1870. BEE TELEPHONES"'"" Privata Branch Exchange. Ask for AT lantic 1000 (h. Department or Per.oi W anted. OFFICES Main Office—17th ind Firnam Chicago—Steger Bldg. Bo,ton—Globe Rldg, Los Angelea—Fred L. Hall, Fan Fernando RMg. San Francisco—Fred L. Hali. Sharon Bldg. New York City—270 Madison Avenut Seattle—A. L. Nietl, 514 Leary Bldg. __ MAIL SUBSCRIPTION RATES DAILY AND SUNDAY 1 year |S.00, * months S3 00, 3 months 11.78, 1 month 75o DAILY ONLY 1 year 14.50. 6 months *2.75. 3 months *1.50, I month 76c SUNDAY ONLY 1 year *3.00, 8 months *1.75, 3 montha *1 00, 1 month 60c Subscriptions outside the Fourth postal cone, or Sol) miles from Omaha: Daily and Sunday, *1.00 per month; daily only, 75c. per month; Sunday only. SOc per month. CITY SUBSCRIPTION RAJES Morning and Sunday .1 month 85c. 1 week 70c Evening and Sunday .1 month 85c. 1 week 15c Sunday Only .... month 20c," 1 week 6c 5- ---' Omaha •ADhere the IDest is at its Best 1 “BLUE" SUNDAYS IN PROSPECT. A bill has been introduced at Lincoln to compel theaters and all similar places of amusement to be 'closed on Sunday. A similar measure has been pre sented to the New York lawmakers at Albany. The one has as much prospect of becoming a law as the other. What must arrest attention is the progress of the restrictive movement. There are those who sin cerely and honestly believe that to "remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy," one must refrain from all activity. Such was the piactice when the length of a “Sabbath day's journey" was prescribed as the limit for personal movement. One of the fine old laws that comes down from that time prohibits the kissing of one's wife on that day. Belief that the hours of the seventh day of the week, whether it be Friday, Saturday or Sunday, should be spent in an inward examination of one's conscience, and the contemplation of the terrible wrath of an angry and vindictive God, belongs to a bygone day. Just as much as the thought of God as an avenger of personal slights. Religion today has a sunnier outlook, a more worthy conception of man’s relation tp his Maker. Sunday is a time to turn from secular things to the Worship of the Crea tor. No form of worship is more sincere or worthy than the rational enjoyment of the beautiful world and the good things it contains, as coming from God. A day of rest in seven is a physical as well as a spiritual need. But that day should not be made a terror in order to appease the mind that sees the Almighty only through mists of fear and dread. Somewhere it is written that the Sabbath was made tor man. Why not keep religion sweet and at tractive, rather than stern and repellent? THAT INDIAN PEASANTS MAY LIVE. While Omaha ia going four times a day to see a moving picture that illustrates the deadly nature of the seductive drug. While the commissioner of cor rection of New York City tells us of the alarming spread of narcotic vice among the young. While Sdn Antonio gives us a sad and discouraging tale of how the school children are lured into hemming ad dicts. Word comes from Geneva that Persia and India make reservations to the American plan for curbing the production of opium and its derivatives. The peasants, we are told, depend on the poppy crop for a living. If forbidden to grow the plant from which the deadly drug is evoked, the poor farm ers of those far-away regions will perish for want of something to do. So India and Persia will not sub scribe, to the American proposal to grow no more of the poppy than enough to supply the requirements of science. Once there was a time when the opium drug did not embrace so many victims in its deadly folds. Peasant farmers lived in those Hays. Is it not rea sonable that they he asked to return to the employ ment that provided them sustenance aforetime? If, igr example, they were to raise grain of some kind, they would at least he assured of something to eat. Perhaps that might assist in averting the famine that periodically afflicts the regions around those that grow the poppy. Good land should not produce a curse to the race. With all compassion for the ryots of India, we believe the less than 700,000 acres of land devoted to the growing of opium could be put to better use. With little or no more irrigation, and no greater care, rice could be produced. This certainly will cause less of trouble in the world. That the grow ing of opium in India is a government monopoly ex plains in some degree the British attitude. Even that, however, does not excuse the pretext that peasants will suffer if the business Is prohibited. Steven G. Porter is making a gallant fight in the conference. He Is assured of the support of Ameri cans without distinction. Hisichanre for winning ia brighter now than at any time. But he has already • won a moral victory, and we hope he will come home with the material. DEMOCRATS IN HELPFUL MOOD. A few days ago Senators Rrtirp and Dial took up a little time in the senate, telling their brethren about the plight of the democratic party. They aaid frankly and emphatically that the overwhelming de feat of the party »t. the November election was the verdict of the people on the stewardship of the party in congress. Their words evidently had an echo at. the other end of the Capitol, for now we note the democrats in the house of representatives engaged in an effort to assist In progress. Wjth every organization of farmers, business men, manufacturers, the public at large, supporting the protective tariff policy of the republican party, Representative Garner of Texas leads an assault on the tariff commission. By the aid of his party col leagues he succeeded in striking out of th» pending appropriation hill provision for maintaining the tariff commission. It does not matter to the demo crats that^the commission Is intended to keep th» tariff out of politics. When the first Wilson rnn •TeSS killed It, the second restored it, because the president advised that It was useful and necessary. Jnat now the administration la republican, and the iffci^ocfatlc potlpn of b$lng helpful is to break down t a* much as possible, in order that the administration party will be put to the trouble of building up again. W* feel very certain that the appropriation for the tariff commission will be restored. The plan is working well, although not to the suiting of the free traders. Rut thp incident shows the disposition of the opposition. In a spirit of levity they would de stoy anything, hoping thereby to annoy and em barrass the president. It i' not a new spirit, nor an admirable one. HOUSE REBUKES THE SENATE. An interesting situation ha» developed at Wash ington. Several days were 'pent by the senate in the discussion of a postal rate hill introduced by Senator Moses. In due time the measure was passed by a vote of 70 to 8. and sent over to the house. Now the house has sent it hack with a message. In diplomatic, official formality the house expresses the hope that in the future, the senate will attend to its own business. Part of that business is allowing the hou«e to look after the thing' entrusted to it by the Constitution of the United States. Section 7 of Article I of the Constitution of the ’’nited States rovers the point clearly. It says: "All hills for rai'ing revenue 'hall originate In the house of representatives, tint the senate may propose or conenc with amenilments n' nn other bills." The rehuke from the house to the upper body is mprited. It. seems incredible that the senators should regard a measure specifically designed to produce revenue through postal rates as not being within the constitutional prohibition. Vet that august, body has come to he so ubiquitous in its ac tivities, disregarding (he lines that mark its func tion* as well as preserving tho'e of others, that it might as well take original charge of the revenue measures. However, the house is not willing to re sign its prerogatives, and if any new postal rates are adopted, it will be through the regular channels. PROPOSING ANOTHER LAW. A Missouri legislator proposes a law that limits physicians to writing prescriptions for whisky only when the liquor is to be used for gargling purposes. Refore you laugh, consider the fact that it is no more foolish than a lot of other laws, proposed and enacted. This Missourian’s proposed law has some points of merit. If enacted and written into the statutes of Missouri it will afford an f^ipnrtunity to place an other small army of patriots upon the public pay roll. That seems to be the purpose of most of the law* enacted of late. Enactment of the proposed law will call for the appointment of a number of inspectors, armed with silken cords for throttling purposes. By looping the cord about the neck of the gargler the inspector will be in a position to tighten the locfp in the event the gargler undertakes to swallow the liquor. Whether these inspectors should be put upon a salary or a fee basis is a matter that will have to be derided later, as experience dictates. Probably the inspectors would prefer the fee basis, owing to Missburi conditions of thirst and desire. Being on a par with a lot of other reform legis-"* lation, it is probable that an organized lobby will be on hand to push it through. And, incidentally, a goodly number of the membership of the lobby will be applicants {or inspectorships in the event their efforts are successful. Noting that O. Dammit lives at Elmsford, N. C., “.T. R. W.” of the Milwaukee Journal surmises that he must have been christened just after his father had lost a collar button. Perhaps he ran tell us what Helen French of Lincoln means in plain English. W. K. Vanderhile is reported to have caught a!7 foot devilfish off the Florida coast. Time was when the Vanderbilt family was considered to be some thing of an octopus itself. The spnate has sealed Senator Mayfield of Tr\a«. Now if Senator Mayfield will remain seated during the remainder of his term, much will be forgiven. Omaha autos can climb high banks all right, but none has yet made a perfect job of climbing a tree, although several attempts have been made. A 19-year-old vagrant has been sentenced to ten days of rpst in jail. A rock pile or something of the aort would add r.est to that sentence. Dean Ro«roe Pound declines appointment as pres ident of Wisconsin university. He prefers to keep on in the same old weigh at Harvard. French women are now fighting for equal suf frage. Krem hmen who oppo-e should lie cited to the story of Davy Crockett's coon. The senate plans to investigate the General Elec tric. It may in time find what becomes of the light when it goes out,. Omaha taxpayers will not raise a rumpus, no matter how low the paving contractors set thp prire. Suggestion to tax reformers: Put a truth meter on fishermen and make 'em pay arrnrdingly. /-—-v Homespun Verse By Omiha'i Own Poet— Rnhrrt ftnr thin fit nn Dm ip >- _4 THE OLD HOME PAPER. The ol<1 home paper comes each week To keep me up to date. And anxiously Its news I seek I 'ntll 1 he night Is late. Kadi sheet Is slowly turned; I scan Knell line with extra caie, Because It seems that l again Am with the folks down there. The hoys with whom T used to play Are men; the girls have grown,-— The little tots of Yesterday Have children of f#elr own. ^nd proud and glad sin I to share Their comfort and content. And feel the gentle hand of care 1 praised from aeons spent. * Rut grief is mingled with the Joy,— For others old a ml gray, I loved when 1 whs uist n boy,— March one by one away. The yearnings, which like phantoms rise, In reminiscence burn, Ami warm my heart and close my eyes While 1 those pages turn. APPRECIATION. Hiving In Omaha, in Fticle Hum's employ, Is tiie prolific w i iter of the Verse we nil enjoy. Published in ‘"Hie Morning Hec.” always they appear; Roma are witty, others wise, some draw a tear But, whether gay or whether griva, they furnish touch delight , As, cosy m nui corner seat, w» ir^d them even, night This Pori i- h modest man. hi« name he ne’er lerr*)*1 What, matter’' ’Ti* hts ’'Homespun Verse” that to the heart appeal*. And, though we ne’er nuiv see his face, hi* natna we never hear, We hope Vie reels off ”lloiftc«piin \ er*e fur mnnt' and many a year, e- J. U. B, Holhenhuig, j 1 People Who Start Fires With Oil Ought Not to Stand loo Close to the Stove r--—— Letters From Our Readers All letter* must be signed, but name will be withheld upon request. Communications of 200 words and less, will be given preference. „ _> "Kill Them Dead.** Omaha.—To tha Editor of The Omaha Bee: , If your husband makes a fuse. Don’t HhMixt him- you’ll make him worse— Just kindly, gently kill him dead— Kill him dead with kindness. When the children start to cry, Don t begin to weep and sigh: •Ilist kindly, gently kill them dead— Kill them dead with kindness. If your neighbors slander you. Don’t forget you are true blue. Kindly, gently kill them dead— Kill them dead with kindness. 7*was fold this long ago By a friend I used to know: To kindly, gentlv kill them dead— Kill them dead with kindness. It has saved me lots of wm, 1 thought v«»u would he glad to know That germs of sin will cease to grow In an atmosphere of kindness. MBS. W. C. H.. 242*5 South Twentieth Avenue. A Democ rat Hefloc t». Norfolk, Neb.—To the Editor of The Omaha Bee: A few days ago th**( wr:ter remarked to & democratic friend that in these trying times every one should put away his ham mer ami boost. Jle replied: “Nichols. I am afraid you are not a very good democrat .'* 1 have been thinking about that re p’ ever since and wood r if T really am. I used to say: 'My party; may she ever l»e right; but right or wrong; my party.” Somehow or other I have outgrown that idea. Once my partisan view of right or wrong in a i*rt v was whether it suited me or not. Jf It didn’t, it was wrong; if it did, It was right. T actually rejoiced Bt the country's misfortunes if tlie blame could be laid at the door of tire republican party. Now here is where, perhaps. T am unable longer to qualify as a true democrat. I would now welcome a nation-wide prosperity even though it come under a republican administra tion and Calvin (.'oolldge would he given the credit. A peculiar change of heart, isn't it? Vet T honestly be lieve that I am s democrat. I believe in state rights, free trade, some sort of an agreement between nations that will prevent war, and a Jot of other good things that were In the last na tional platform But reallv. if a high protective tariff brings relief to the struggling masses at this time, T shall he glad of Jf. That's where I’m ofT the reservation, eh? Oh, well, nmvht so. No doubt un friend was right. Perhaps J should help soap the track, stick pins In f *»*• Hies, and add my mite to make the - > Abe Martin s_—) Tho day* 'll Minn lir *n lone WO won’t hnvo t‘ jump up from th’ auppor tahlo f turn lh‘ tail lipht on. So for wo hain’t hoard o' no romanroa Rrowin’ out o’ radio pho* U i urnpha. (I'upt 1i) hi. itit > * ' l wav as rough as possible In passing Judgment J should consider not the quality of the contents but the label »inly. That's good politic* and possi bly good business, vs hen one is trying to sell the other fellow, but the heck of it ix I can t quite sell myself to the ld*a. No doubt it is because I have readied that childish age in life where the greatest good to the greatest num ber, regardless of where the glory rests, means more to me than power of party, or partisan victories. When I read some unkind, or even vicious thrusts made at n president In i power, I recall Ruskln'* words: [“Jealousy Is an unintentional conipll ! merit that small soul* pay to their sqparlors. No man is ever jealous i f a fellow he considers below him. So jealousv is the unwitting confes sion of inferiority.” O. X. NICHOLS. Take Over the Tramway. Omaha.—To the Editor of The Omaha Bee: Being as the street car situation in this city is becoming somewhat a< ute I wish to sav a few words on behalf of the people. The \l»\ HK I I^KM Kvr THE HOME MEDICINE CHEST It usually contains Spirits of Am monia, Tincture of Iodine, Milk of Magnesia, Castor Oil, Epson Silts. Essence of Pepperment, Spirits of Camphor sod other remedies. Every woman who suffers from any of the ailments of her sex should ft • hide Lydia E Pinkham'a Vegetable Com pound. For three generations it has been proving to the women of this country that there is nothing so de l .ends hie to overcome the s he* a ml pains which women a lore have to hear. , • Lumbago End it now The aching begin* to ea«e up — the stiffness to rela\ the mo ment you use Sloan's. It needs no rubbing. The liniment itself sends fresh blood tingling through the afforted spot. In no time you're free of pain. All druggists ">6 cents. Sloans Liniment -kills pain! NET AVERAGE PAID CIRCULATION For JANUARY, 1925 THE OMAHA BEE Daily ..74,002 Sunday .77,234 Ho#* not tnrluda tatuin*. loft nvrri. umplfi or pap*i • a pa i lad in printing and inrlud+a nn ip*rtal • ale* o» frar circulation of any kind V. A. BRIDGE, Or. Mgr. 5tih*riik»d and iwmn to haloia m» thia 2d day af fahruary, I#?' W II QUIVF.Y, (4»al) Notary Public people should rail a rna«« meeting and hire an attorney to bring suit against the company and claim the franchise rights, which will to some extent aid in securing a better pri* e on the property if we deride to pur chase, or not allow a new franchise iti the year 1!‘.V Our legislature should enact a law at this session to take it out of the hands of the railway commission en tlrely and place It in the hands of our duly elected representatives of this city as to both regulation and ap pra.seinent value. I am in favor of the city taking over the street car company at a fair value, if one can he agreed upon, but 1 am tiled of seeing the people of Omaha being held up on any mote fa .mo tions like the water nimj^ny and gas steal, in broad daylight. The bridge across the Missouri river Is owned by the same stockholders that own the car system, and to purchase both together would give Omaha a free bridge at the san»e time. f. 1. NKTHAWAY. • * Funeral Credits A few years ago the Funeral Director would have scorned the suggestion that he employ a credit manager. Today the wise regulation of funeral credits is recog nized as affording even greater protection to the public than to ourselves. “Rad debts” are a part of the overhead of .every concern ^ giving credit. Customers who pay their bills pay, of ' ^ course, a percentage of the losses arising from unwise credits. e lloffmann-f'rosby extend credit—very generous credit indeed—to those who need it in their hour of sorrow, but our credit losses are negligible, because our credit _ manager is a man with n head as well as a heart. T Our patron* are welcome to all the credit they need; b#t*tVrHn but tor their own protection they are not permitted to (rr.iru nrrd. contract a funeral bill which can be met only by great sacrifice. We hold it unfair to permit a customer to plunge reck lessly into debt, when love and affection temporarily overcome one's good judgment—as may easily occur. Our credit department therefore is a triple protection— to the public, to our customers and to ourselves. Proper credits in funeral directing are regulated by the laws of business economics as much as any feature of a business. Hoffmann-Orosby Funeral Home Twenty-fourth _ Telephone at Hodge St. Omahil, Non. IA ckson ”001 T*||. ia th. errnd *»f ft »»'»(** nf ftib#rii»^meat » dealt--* mih 'V» Intmuete econoedr* I cf funeiftl direct jrtff, Cftiiitrftftbe rritirtcm le itivttMl ftvm the puhltft, ropy right, IP2R. % \SUNNY SIDE BP Hake Comfort, nor forget. Qhat Sunrise ne\/erfailed us yef C*ha.'Jhafteir _ J _______ - - - - .... — I ■ 11 V /— A e we gening touchy' On we resent any little attention that may seem m reflect upon our accumulating years' Are we getting 'o be pla.n cranky? We don i like the obseuuloua attentions of porters In barber shops We .an lake off and hang up our own coat and hat. We can take them off the hook* and don 'hem without asais'anco. Wo don't like to lie fussed o\ ei by attend**'*. Now- and then we ret mad. Only now and then, however: he!ng Slow to wrath snd of even tempri But a day or two ago we all het up. We w*ht Into a “toie to purchase * needed article. We knew Just what w* wanted and «non found 1' "» wailed for a clerk to nab upon n* 1 '!.»*>' bv was one o? fie male persuasion conversing animated \ with on* nf the female persuasion It was the man * place to wait on u«. hut he »»• too busy chatting. After waning a ff'» minute* we “tailed mil. whereupon (lie male clerk sauntered over and queried. Some thing"’' And then we exploded. W» used some words from the scriptures, but not in 'heir original omex'. And we do not Intend to go to the p!i> e where hag.l1 - 1 clerk menially consigned us We are oon«IStentely late to m'k every mortilnr no wadi vi rtur journey from tlie family domicile off ewar-l lead* us al"ng Automobile Row. and wepanse ever and amm to adni re some new spring model ao attractively displayed We want a new oar Imi it I* difficult to make choice from an many offering* Personally we Incline towards the his. ornate car equipped with balloon i Ires, glass enclosed, elect r •• cigar lighter, and all that sort n(* thing Financially we are bent towards Ihe mod eat mile car that is Ihe subject of so nmnv ribald ioke«. hot which always gels you hack from where you went Rut to be leal frank, it isn't the price that Is worrying n* We will not * haggle about the price if we can arrange term* go suit os. Percy Hammond of the New York Herald Tribune tel!« a good one on nur old friend, Strickland W. Olllllan. the poet Strlck was tonring Kngland re.ently. accompanied by his daughter. He wanted to meet Kipling and wrote him a nole i*'o reply. Another note. No reply Snubbed. So, Just before leaving Kngland Strlck sent the following little verse to Kipling "I liked your stuff: t like u yet; I II read it again and again. To have a l<i\e for ontelet One need not meet the hen " And Kipling failed to acknowledge even that Strlck may not have Kipling's vogue as a poet and auth'u*, but be i* more of a gentleman. Kor months we have been trvlng to write a popular * nr We are now forced to admit failure. Limping as our ineior !». we can not make It limp badly enough, and poor though nur grammar is most of the time we can not bring om self to the point of slurring the memory of old Llndlev Murray at] rtlrient I v to make the song fit seeming requirements. We have a haunt ing refrain all fixed up. hut to save our vearning and ambitious until we simply can't write the kind 'if doggerel Imperatively d* tnanded. Light now »e halt a wonderful garden The radishes ars in full bloom slid the lettm e pods are beginning to fill. Our tomatoes are blushing even more vividly than the pictures of them in the seed catalogues, and we have been compelled »o prune back nur cabbages seveial times We always pride our self on nur February garden. It Is always free from noxious weeds, and we take especial delight In silting close to the radiator and working it deftly and well. We take no jov In April. May and lime gardens. Anybody cart rai«* a garden In line section during these months. It take* an artist to raise a garden hereabouts in February. A lot of people persist In trying to cram morality down *he publl < throat Instead "f trying to instill it into the pnb'ica hea rt. If we aie to penalize married couples that remain child lei* We Insist that reward*, Increasing proportionately, he given those married couples that obey the divine injunction. And we want the law to be retroactive, too WILL M. HATPIN’. I---z N _■ _ _■ Nut On the Cards. Voter—Congratulation*. You re r fa inly make yourself Hear on the liq uor question. Politician (startled!—Did I? “You sure did. sir.” “Heavens! What a blunder!"—The ^tnerhan l.egmn Weekly. FactoryOutlet SALEr PIANOS Granas. Players. ^Pri ■*Phono$rdpns CP<*' Evertipjs till 3 P.”, r 3