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The, Omaha Bee DAILY (MORNING) EVENING - SUNDAY " V- POUNDED BY EDWARD ROSEWATER VICTOR ROSE WATER. EDITOR1 v THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. PROPRIETOR. Entered at Omaha poftoffiee m seeond-clsss matter. TERMS OP SUBSCRIPTION Bt Carrier. Br Mill. " 1 Daily and Sunday per n 15o rer rear. W.JO rjeilr without HuniUr " l'xs ' 4.0 Swains and Bundir "10a " 1.00 Kiwiai wIUkkM Sunday " so " 4.00 ftundur Bee onlr..., " to - 100 Bead eoltce at eMuH of address or IrresaUrlty la dellrtry to Omaha Bm Circulation DeparUoeiit. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Asnclated Press, of which Tits Br U a number. Is erelutlTele sautled to Uk ww for republication of all arm dieitttcbe credited ta It nr not nthanli. rredlted In Ul naner aod aim the local news puMlihed hereto. All ritLte of publioUoa of our apecl.1 dUpeicbes an Slav reeema. , REMITTANCE ' Bmlt by draft, express or poetil order. Only 1-tmt etioipe takes In pannest of anall aconuot,. Persoaal chick, except oa Omaha and eastern xebaof. not accepteo. OFFICES Omaha Ta Bee Bulldlm. Chleatw-Peotile'l Oes Building. South Omaha 4S!7 8. 34th RL New York m Fifth Are. Council Bluffe 14 N. Mats St St Louie New B'k of Coaunsrca. ( LtaooUi Little Bulldias. Waehlnttoa-1311 U en. , CORRESPONDENCE Address eonmnnlcatlme reUtlni to sews and editorial matter lo Omaha Bee. Editorial Department. SEPTEMBER CIRCULATION 59,022 Daily Sunday, 52,158 A were ctrmlaUon for the month nibagrlbed and tmrn to bj DwIiW wiiuana, urctutuoa uinaeea a. Subscribers leaving th city aheuld bava Tha Baa mailed ta than, Address chanted aa alien aa requested. King Corn continues to be Uncle Sam'i most : dependable ally. 2 ' " Not too late to buy a bond. Subscription books are still open. . i Persons in this country afflicted with kaiseritis .will do well to take something for it. Well, here's hoping the Lucky Seventh may fare better than has the Dandy Sixth. v e THE BEE: OMAHA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1917. Forget It. The fall down of the so-called Chadron black mail case, with its tentacles reaching into Omaha's police department, is accompanied by intimation that the exonerated detectives will (seek a more complete vindication by demanding reinstatement to their former places. The advice we offer is to forget it and give the ' police department a chance to regain its equilibrium and efficiency. It would be, in our opinion, just as subversive of the good of the service to restore the chief of detectives, even though in this insUnce he may have been the Victim of a "frame-up," as to take in the former morals squad head who admittedly did the "framing." There is no good reason that we can see why the police department should again invite internal dissension sure to follow a reopening of this feud, but many good reasons to the contrary. This situation, however, has nothing to do with the other public officials involved or be smirched in this intrigue' of scandal and graft The clean-up process should go on to its finish- till the public payrolls are cleared of plotters, incompetents, dummies, and disreputables. The Infant Ostrich Industry By Frederic J. Haskin New Deal for Registered Men. Congress having declined to make appropria tion to meet expenses of calling up and examining all the registered men yet eligible for draft. Pro vost Marshal General Crowder has worked out a plan that is expected to simplify proceedings. Each of the remaining millions of men will be re quested to furnish such data concerning himself aa 8Cared the birds, and the practice was, bad in other i .t j . . . v ... .. wavg. win permit wo envision into classes 01 tne entire Washnigton, Oct 19. According to reports irom tne racinc coast tne ostriches which -constituted America's hope of building iio a exeat new industry, are being slaughtered, sold for a pittance and even given away. Ostrich feathers are not especially fashionable at present, and the war has made it difficult to reach Some of the markejts, and destroyed others. At the same time alfalla hay. which is the stao e ostrich food, is worth $21 a ton, whereas it used to cost but $10 or $12 and has gone as low as $6. The grain and other food which the birds require J' t 1 , -r. . . are correspondingly nign. ine men who nave in vested in ostriches are not financially able to go on supporting tne birds until the market comes back. Thus an industry that is especially inter esting, and has great possibilities, is in danger of complete collapse. Experts of the Biological Survey here, who are interested in our budding ostrich industry, sav mat it nas oeen sunering ever since the turopean war began, and that it has always been unfor tunate in a financial way. The tendency to ex ploit rather than develop, which is seen in manv American industrial projects, seems to have been the bane of ostrich farming. It started in, 1882 with the importation of a few birds. These at tracted attention, and before the business was fairly on its feet, an attempt was made to convert it into a show proposition. Various ostrich farms were converted into menageries, where the gelling of post cards, little feathers and other souvenirs became more imoortant than the nro- duction of feathers, and the development of the industry along substantial lines. Visitors fed and Chancellor Michaelis and Senator La Follette are kin victims of like troubles. Too many hands rocking their boats. , Every Liberty bond is worth its face or more, besides certifying the owner's name on the roll of honor. Get in before the books close. ' 4 Five and a half days more to the close of the second Liberty loan. If you have neglected your tduty, go to itjjf you have done it, do it again! The news of sugar taking on a separate charge in eastern hotels shows how quickly profiteers utilize every chance to "pass the buck." Scores work that way. grad, prepares to move as the Frerich govern tnent did when Pans was threatened. The latter came back. History will repeat itself , in Russia. ., , . ! : ' Business lines coming under federal regulation for the common good get farther and profit more by a policy of cheerful co-operation. Hold fag off or holding oat blights the asset of public favor. Backing the boys behind the guns with Liberty Bonds constitutes the simplest .and most profit able task put up to stay-at-homes. Those who, possessing the means, dodge it, tag themselves at unworthy of citizenship. group, these classes to be called up irt turn. A card containing questions will be mailed to each and on the sorting arid classification of the in formation gathered from these cards will be deter mined the order in which the men are to be called to the colors. , From the questional it is intended to make up the lists in such form as to show each man's special capacity, his relation to industry. and his social status. Five general gjoups will be formed, and drawn In order, the men who can bet ter be spared for service with the colors being called up first. ' Under the plan it is believed the work of the exemption boards will be minimized, and consist largely of decisions based on physical examination of the recruits called. In adopting this plan consideration has been given to. the fact that the exemption boards have faced an extraordinarily arduous duty. Men who have served have given of their time and ability, ind have discharged one of the most onerous tasks ever set for citizens of our country. That it has been well done is shown by results. Six hundred and eighty-seven thousand men have been selected from something ,more than a millfon sum moned, and with, sucli fairness and justice that ways. In 1910 the ostrich industry had reached such proponions that the Department of Agriculture considered it worth an investigation, and the ex pert who made this study, A. R. Lee of the Bureau of .Animal Husbandry, reported that ostrich farms could be operated at a fair nrnfit. and indicated that he believed the industry had considerable possibilities. At that time there were about 6,000 breeding 'or feather-oroducinir ostriches; in this country. Most of them wer.e in Arizona, California and Arkansas, with a few in Florida and Texas. Breeding birds were selling for $800 a Pair and chicks at $100 aniece. Some .money was being made, although the industry was empnaticany in tne experimental stages, and indeed, can scarcely be said to have ever trotten beyond them in this country, fin addition to the value ot its teathers, the ostrich has great possi bilities as an! egg producer, provided only a mar- ket for the eorirs could be developed in 1his coun try. They are considered excellent food and are' eaten in Africa. Right In the Spotlight. a Henry P. Davison, who is to begin a tour of the middle went today to in terest the people In the work and needs of the Red Cross, is a famous New York banker who has virtually retired from business for the time, being to devote himself to his duties as chairman of the war counal of ths American Red Cross. Mr. Davison is 50 years old and a native of Pennsyl vania. When Jie was 20 he arrived in New York with $40 and an enor mous portion of the finest brand of determination. Wall Street did not receive him with loud acclaim. When his little capital was exhausted he went to Bridgeport Conn., where he worked for a short time. Then he returned to New York and found an opening in tha Liberty National bank. From that institution he went to the First National bank. His ability was quickly recognized by the late J. P. Morgan as soon as that as t ate finan cier came into contact with him. and in 19US ne was taken into the Morgan firm. ( Bonds for Old Soldiers. Mflford, Neb., Oct. 18. To the Edi tor of The Bee: I have been thinking of buying a government bond. I am an old Grand Army of the Republic man and am .past 79 years and my pension is all the income I have, $360 a year, bo I have to live in the Soldiers' Homt Mil ford. Can an old soldier Invest In a S50 bond, and if so, how to proceed? There are others I presume that would like to invest If you will answer this in The Bee,, will consider It a (rreat favor to me and others. I can't get out to hear the sneakers. G. B. SMITH. , Answer: Any old soldier may ia vest in a Liberty bond, If he wishes and has the means, lou can get full information as to how to proceed by inquiring at any bank, or from the rommandant of the Soldiers' and Sailors" Home. Editor. We fre now asked to wear our old clothes. Well, that will not hurt ua any, for that is all we have got and the latest thing is to close the, rural schools through November, so tne I children can help husk corn. Won der if thev ever visited a rural school? Hardly a school has anyone but the small children not large enough to work, and we have school boards amply able to attend to their busi ness. We farmers are looked upon, as poor ignoramuses and need to be shown. We are not from Missouri, and consider we are able to attend to our own affairs, arid will ask the advice of these great, learned peo ple when we feel we need it OUT OF THE ORDINARY. One Year Ago Today in the War. Germiin aeroplane dropped bombs on Sheerneas, a- fortified seaport at the mouth of the Thames'. Roumanians and Russians continued retreat in the Dobrudja. from Danube to Black Sea, before von Mackensen'B forces. In Omaha Thirty Years Ago. H. E. Tschemrcher, one of the wealthiest, and best known cattlemen of Cheyenne, passed through Omaha en route to Chicago. At an informal banquet a number of Elks presented C. C. Hulett with a it handsome watch charm, emblematical of the order. ' 1 i The writers for the city press will hold a meeting at the Barker house, in which the subject of organizing a local Press club will be discussed. A party of eastern capitalists have about completed negotiations for the purchase of the Boyd Packing house property, with the intention of con verting same into a gas factory. The purchasers intend to manufacture gas for heating, as well as for illumina tion, at the price of 50 cents for 1,000 feet. Fifteen bricklayers are employed Dr. HoloVtehiner Favors School Bonds. Omaha, Oct. 20. To the Editor of The Bee: I, have often measured pens, not swords, with my friend James B. Haynes on the field of edu cational matters. Who got the best or the worst of the combat is im- materials; As a matter of fact we are both alive and kicking. And now my friend Haynes is "kick ing" against the proposed bond issue for the erection of new school build ings for the education of our children. He gives Ave reasons why the bonds should be defeated. He really: gives only one reason divided Vinto five parts, and the reasons are as follows: First Because it would cost money. Second It means expenditure of money. Third You will have to go into your pockets to get money. Fourth On account of money. Fifth Because we will have to part With our money. President Wilson in his declaration of war gave the reason for our par ticipation in it "to make democracy safe." You can make democracy safe for all the time to come only by in stilling the principles of democracy and patriotism in our youth, th future citizens of America, in thet public schools. That is the place where true democracy should be taught and true patriotism cultivated. If we can spend Concrete piles have been driven nine feet into tha coral rock of Honolulu with S.10S blows of an ordinary drop-hammer. In tha "biff tree" o-rnve and fnrate: af California there are 85,600 of these giant trees, two-thirds of them being in Tulare county. An Australian has invented an aluminum alloy which is said to be as hard, as steel which-can be brazed and soldered and which is noncorroeive. The latest in submarines is said to be a two-ton model, 25 feet long- and 28 inches wide, which is built for a craw of one nan. The Russian flag- flies over one-sixth of the earth's land surface, to protect 132,000, 000 souls, representing 64 racial and tribal divisions and speaking more thaa ' 159 tongues. Without stopping his train an' engineer can move a lever in his cab and o)pen a re cently patented switch to enable hint to enter a siding, the switch closing when tha last car has passed over it By a process consisting of alternately freezing and thawing potatoes, natives of Bolivia remove all moisture from the vege tables. The potato is next pressed into smkll, compact pieces. The natives make chunu, as the product is called, their chief article of diet , ' A company has taken over an old tannery in Pittsburgh with the Intention of operat ing it hereafter exclusively for the handline of fish skins.. The company advises the bureau of fisheries that, at the outset, it will be able to handle 150 skins daily and that it is In the market for any shark skins two feet or more in length. ENDURANCE. ' Baltimore American. How much the heart may bear and nnt break ; How much the flesh may suffer and not die; . X question much If an pain or ache O anul A U-l .... ... . ! . billions of money and millions Urea Death ckooseV n tim tin that is If the eggs are removed from the nest, the fa male ostrich will go on livings far bevond the number she would produce in the wild state. A record of 100 eggs in a vear has been made, and the average, which could probably be improved, on Armour's packing house, and to is about 55 eggs a year. An ostrich eee weiehs complete the contract, Mr. Riley has three and one half pounds and contains as much !?nt a requisition to Kansas City for faVaff rrt1tk i ea -fxtaatV V.... m. A - i J The Russian government,. menaced at Petro- L1,y,,n ew lntance " tne decision of hen's eggs of average size. An ostrich is there- tore capaDie ox proaucmg &Qput as mucn egg lood yearly as eight to a dozen hens. Ostriches in summer will live almost entirely on ereen alfalfa. and in winter consume each about a pound of grain and three pounds of alfalfa hay per day. It wouia seem tnereiore that in times when .the feather market is off and there is no rrreat de mand for chicks, the sale of ostrich estrs miffht ero 1 . . , r . , i p . i long way lowiru paying or tne upKeep OI tne flocks. Of course the industry would have to be of sufficient size to create a market for its prod- celebrated the anniversary of their utia,. nu to kivc tne marKci a continuous ana arlemtate Kiinnlv nf th err rye I , irv -oe,-. m.i t- , m.. 1775 Peyton Randolph, the first president of the Continental Congress, died in Philadelphia. Born in Will- lamnhiircr. Va.. In 1721. the United States, in anticipation of Government fi"Mtarted, the demand for breeding birds 1779 William Tryon attainted by ownershin A'eti,- et- . nd chicks was so great that no thought was act..ot congress because of his cruelty to keep our present democracy safe, we certainly should not object to spend a few millions for a place where democracy is taught to be made safe in prepetuity, By all means, let's vote for the school bonds and give our young America a chance. DR. E. HOLOVTCHINER. the firs board been modified after, review by the Higher authorities. The practical working of the selective draft law has been one of the most satisfactory features ot our preparation for the war so far, and if Gen eral Crowderli Hew plan produces results to com pare with those already had, it will be good for the country. 4 Premature. ' ' .The National Association "of Railway and Public Utility Commissioners it, we think, looking a long way ahead, when it asks that a survey be made to determine the value of the railroads of 80 more .men. One of the pleasantest inaugural parties of the season was given in the new home of Sirs. B. Mullen, Twenty eighth and Poppleton avenue. About 80 couples responded to the in vitations and an enjoyable supper was served. A progressive euchre party was. given by Mr. and Mrs. George C. Bas set at their home on North Nineteenth street Rev. and Mrs. 3. M. Wilson of the Castellar Street Presbyterian church The average arly yield of feathers from an ostrich is a littje over a pound, and their value, in yiu, was irom. to $ju. when the industry Austria, Bulgaria and Turkey manifest Increas ing weariness of the job of pulling junker chest tlttfti am tt tits firm ' Tta. AmA 1.!MM A arately and lack confidence In each other to quit "" 5 i' ? Zl t0 . ownership. Action of the association is nr dieted on war aonditions, which are abnormal only (remotely indicative of what may obtain when peace comes, and not the best guide for a collectively. For the present the cohesive power "X Vol"f connf rows. This will of plunder dulls the cries of advancing hunger. SfIy.U cIam?r f5om the ",road m m tnemielve for eitniin.. l ,u . ...... t . . mi. mar vi mgncr When organization meets organization the tug of war is worth watching- An organization ot consumers at Minneapolis took a fall out of tbt milk trust in the first round. The latter, Some- what groggy, retired from the ring to meditate on the uncertainty of putting over a projected raise, . , . . , . . -. .. Mute, Inglorious knocking of Liberty toaa sub scriptions "prompted the hustlers of Oklahoma City to start a card index system of subscribers and those who refuse. Kansas City threatens like methods of tagging Americans and knockers. The systeta affords many business advantages, besides giving secret service sleutfes a live line to work on.. , , -.' . . . . Leather kings gathered at Washington to take counsel togeher and get a short range hunch on the perils of continued profiteering. Safety sug gests that other kings follow the example. These are ominous times for self-made monarchs and the sooner they doff their crowns and lav them at Uncle Sam's feet the better for their health and liberty. . . -' -v ,, v-. , .. ; 'rates. kUse of the nation's transportation facili ties for national purpose must not be mistaken as a step in direction of government ownership of, the means of transportation, anv more than similar governmental adjustment of other private ousiness indicates a purpose to engage in that DUSiness. It is undoubtedly true that a ireneral readjustment of economic relations and practices will come with the new era, but ft is too, early iw reaqn positive conclusions as to what V I he included. Government ownership of transoorta uon lines may oe a part of the new program, but win do widely discussed before decision is reached. ' . " ' ' . Lesson Irt Sugar Shortage. To regulate the sugar shortage, the food ad ministrator is now urging everybody to eat less of i. That his admonition will, be heeded may oc taicen tor granted, because of the fact that less will be available. ' Back of this liillatinn however, will be found a state of affairs that must be attended to later. When the Underwood tariff bill was going through congress the- light pro .vv... wuij cBMuusncu uy tne TcpuDiicans in favor of an American sugar , industry was wioed out This was solely, for the benefit of the sugar trust, said the democrats, and did no good, be cause, we bought most of our sugar from the uutcn of Java and the Cubans, and they were our very good friends. H was also stated aa a reason for free sugar, that most of the Cuban Ik cable message to the governor of Connecti- cut announcing the arrival somewhere in France of state guard units in the federal service caused mucn indignation among the censors at Wash ington. The message carries information of less value than may be obtained around the? Anrir nt sailing ports, and the pother about its publica- Plantti6n owned by American Capital, and tion served no other purpose than draw atten- ihat investment ought to be protected. Now we tion to it. . nno wnue the Dutch and the Cubans are our very good friends, they are not in anv rush ta ell Urgent Need of Savin? Ponrl. Ul tneir u8"af. Java may be inaccessible for thJ Food administration officers still insistently 17" 1 . . ? .ny rlher awa nd press the point of food saving. Their advice is eood. aar croP 01 "na this year is the big- mi ever raisea. ine American sugar refiners advice is good. for saving is just as essential as producing. Dur- ing the spring and summed Americans gave them selves heartily to the mist intensive and exten sive, as well, productive campaign they 'ever en gaged in. Never was the work of raising things to eat prosecuted with such vigor and success as in the United "States this year. Now it Is our business to give just as, much attention to the preservation of that food against waste any where or in any form. None of us need go hun gry, but all of us can be more careful, and the , sum of all the small contributions effected through reasonable economy will amount to an enormous total for the use of those who will go huagry tin less we do save. Our big job of feeding the - IJ . a a . . worm was cniyoegun when the crops were raised." -It remains yet , for us to get food to people who are without supplies and who will starve if we do hot rescue them. It is no'pri vatiqn to be careful of all forms of food and to see thajt none is wasted, but the possibilities of such course are limitless. Substitution of food that is plentiful instead "of that which is scarce helps not only to extend the supply, but to lower the price'by reducing demand. A double benefit flows from this. 5 Continual urging .by " the au thorities is bringing results 'and. Americans are rapidly readjusting their, domestic practices to mett the needs of the world. ' ' have submitted to the price-control .of the food administrator, , but the owners ' of the Cuban sugar plantations seemingly do not see their way clear io follow the same course. Therefore, a sugaf famine impends. Shortening of consttmp tioa will help solve the question, but something more effective will have to be adopted later if a permanent remedy is to be applied. ' ; Judge Sedgwick opens up a new and entrane. ing trail for Red Cross scouts seeking the where. with. Turning his marriage fee into the. Red Cross treasury readily solves the problem of what to do with the easy money which perplexes knot tiers, both legal and ministerial Bv follawino- the judge's example mental anxiety gives way to the pulsing glow of good deeds doubly done. Banks and savings and loan associations nlare Liberty bonds within' the reach of wage workers or people of limited means. , Subscriptions on the installment plan as low as $1 a week leave littl excuse for evading a duty which every man and woman' owes to the best government on earth. Looks as, if the" next job of the Nebraska Council of Defense would be to provide a way to settle the board bills of its secretary, Henry Clay Richniond, without resort to violence. given to the food value either of the bird or of its eggs. Every eggs possible was hatched in an in cubator, and, money was made by selling young stocic mturauy, as soon as the leather market dropped, the demand tor breeding stock also dis appeared, and the industry was left without an income, while it had not the financial vitality to wan ior oetter years, it will probably revive after the war, but unless managed differently,' the results win De tne same. There is a lesson for American business in the fortunes of our infant ostrich industry. There were men in it who strove honestly for develop ment along sound lines, but there was also across it the slimy trail of that familiar American fWure. the "promoter." The promoter commonly knows Un,P1? Jerusalem. t.-,.i. .uj 1 .It., t. f . .1 1914 Emergency s ihuc ur limning auuui tne easiness in wnicn ne is engaged, and his own fortunes aVe the only thing ne is rcany ueni upon promoting, une American economist ( Veblen) who shows himself a keen observer, sees in this American method the whole reason why the United States, with its tremendous wealth, has lagged in industrial de velopment behind other countries ' much less wealthy.. The promoter, he says, is an expert in ambushing the loose change of the community," but -fie is not a competent developer of natural resources. The ostrich industry has been used as one more ambusb for loose change, and has been snot to pieces in the encounter. in the revolution. 1817 William H. Crawford of Georgia was appointed secretary of the treasury. - 1842 Charles A. S. Vivian, founder of the Benevolent and Protective Order' of Elks, born in England. Died at Leaavuie, colo., March 20, 1880. 1858 English and French fleets en tered the Bosphorua to aid the Turks in their war with Russia. 1862 Louisville was .threatened by the confederates under General Mor gan. 1898 After a nattering reception by the sultan, tne German emperor and empress and their suite left Constan- pr Jerusalem. i 1914 Emergency stamp tax law, or special war tax measure, approved by Pr wider t Wilson. Call' for Photographic Lenses, Boston, Mass., Oct. 17. To ,the Editor of The Bee: The aviation serv ice is the eye of the modern army. It must record what it sees. It mist nave lenses. -Lenses are made or op tlcal glass. Optical glass is not yet produced in the United States in suf ficient quantities to make all the lenses that are now needed. The United iStates army needs every lens in the united states which is suited for avla tion cameras. It especially and most -urgently needs Tessare and Heliare, f:3.4 or f:4.5, of focal lengths from eight and one-quarter to 20 inches. It needs these lenses at once, and it needs alt of them.' If they are not furnished voluntarily they will be taken at a fixed price, as has. been done in England Therefore let every photographer who owns lenses of this type notify immediately the photo graphic division of the signal corps, United States army, Mills building annex, Washington, D. C, of the price at which he will sell to the United States army every lens he has of this description. The army also needs 1Z and 14-incn condensers. Every camera club which has these in its enlarging apparatus should let the government have them, Notify the same address. Sell your lenses to the government at less than you paid for them, as little as you can afford to take, and when you get the money, buy a Liberty bond with ltr Very truly yours, FRANK R.' FRAPRIE, r, Editor of American Photography. sworn All evils may be. borne. 1 We shrink and shudder at the surgeon's V Knire, . ' i Each nerve recoiling front the cruel steel. Whose edge seems searching tor the quiver ing me, ( Tet to our aenae the bitter ranrs reveal That still although the trembling flesh be , lorn This also can be borne. We see a sorrow rising In our way And try to eacapa from ths approaching in, v We seek sonte small escape: ws weep and - pray, . But when the blow falls then our hearts are still; Not that the pain Is of Its sharpness shorn, But that It can be borne. We wind our life about another life: we hold It closer, desrer than our own. Anon It fails and faints In deathly strife. Leaving ua stunned and stricken and . alone. , But ah, we do not die with those we ' mourn; 1 This also can be borne. Behold, we live through all things famine. thirst. , 1 Bereavement, pain;. all grief and misery, All woe and sorrow; life inflicts its worst On soul and body but we cannot die. Though we be sick and tired and faint and worn. Lo, all things can be borne. 1 FALL FUN. -1 , People and Events Much depends on knowing how to hit the high cost of living in g vital spot Chefs and waiters of a Pittsburgh hotel, out on a strike, are dishinar . up wholesome meals for themselves at from 10 1 to 15 cents each. The menus include beefsteak, potatoes, bread, butter and even sauerkraut and The Day We Celebrate. " E. H. Ward of the Midland Glass and Paint company was born in Mount Vernon, III., October 32, 1879. Augusta victoria, German empress, born at Schloss Dolzig, 69 years ago today. i General James V. Gary, former postmaster-general of the United States, born at Uncasville, Conn., 84 years ago today. Dr. Karl Muck, leader of the Boston Symphony orchestra, born at Darm stadt, Germany, 68 years ago today.. Kaymond Hitchcock, well Known musical comedy star, born at Auburn, N. Y., 47 years ago today. - Charley Welnert well known heavy weight pugilist born at Budapest Hungary. 22 years ago today. Timely Jottings and Reminders. Princeton university today cele brates the 171st anniversary ot Its founding. h " The supreme court of the- United Purchases of Bonds not "Donations, Onawa, la., Oct 19. To the Editor of The Bee: I note your correspond ent at Mitchell, S. D in reporting the fact that the Homestead Mining com pany has subscribed for $260,000 worth of Liberty bonds says "it probably the largest individual dona tion ever made in South Dakota to any cause." In just what sense is this a "donation?" When an individual or a corporation invests in gilt edge in terest-bearing Donds now can tnis con celvably be classed as a "donation? It is strictly an investment and 1 mighty good one at that Let us shut off on this business ot mentioning subscriptions to the Liberty bonds as "donations." It soyhds too niuch like the misleading and untrue designation was prompted by the kaiser, or some of his lieutenants in this country. Let us all. take hold ot this Liberty loan liberally and gladly to the extent of our. resources nrst, because it is patriotic duty; secondly, because it is good business. ' GEORGE GIRD, ' , Des Moines, la. pork. Like menus at the boycotted hotels cost Bta ake a tw weekS "recess from 75 cents up, but that s different today to prepare opinions in cases which have been argued since - the opening of the term. - . The southwestern conference of the National Association for the Study and Prevention Of Tuberculosis will meet in annual session tday at the Grand Canyon of Arizona. Four great war clinics' dealing with Women workers who' may enter American munition factories in the near future will 6ave much trouble by taking note of warnings of Brit ish doctors to women in that class of work. Some of the thoughtless used powder at hand to im part a Titian red color to their looks. In many cases the result was facial jaundice and other diseases. Eagerness to improve on nature withTl modern war surgery will be one ot the dangerous tools usually defeats the object ; I main reatures or tne cnnicai congress The selective draft law in ooeration reveals ".rAc"?3 Xt,"uI"1 vu i t . . . . . . . 1 luic louuy m iiuctiKO. .-. some ainxs ior oinciai lromnar. a case in New 1 j , .. y jwovj uiviscu iiiuv.li auvcrsc comment. ' r our i tne united States engaged in civic 01 nve sons 01 a widowed mother entered vari ous branches of the service as volunteers. The htth son was drafted and denied exemption. The governor f the state has interceded- in this and similar cases, pleading not only dependency, but the ecually strong reason of the families doimr more than their bit through volunteering. ' Some years ago. one Frederick R. Searinsf dis appeared from the beach at Atlantic City, leaving his clothes as evidence of - death in the surf. Widow Searing naturally wanted the life insur ance and bad obtained iudarment for $18,720. While a second trial was pending the insurance companies hustled for Searing, found him under an assumed name in New Orleans and brought t.! . a. Til. t I i 1 1 . . activities will gather In St Louis to day for the 18th annual convention of the American Civic association. The 46th annual conventin of the American Association of Traveling Passenger Agents is to open at New Orleans today and will continue In Session over tomorrow. . The United States Department of Agriculture has urged a nation-wide observance of Potato Week during the week beginning today. The objects are to conserve the wheat supply-and to acquaint the people with the many different ways In which potatoes may be used on the talble. - , him into court in Philadelphia just as the case Storyette of the Day, was called. Besides losing out on the insurance money the unfortunate widow that was now re proaches herself on overlooking the circumstances that Searing's , stenographer disappeared about tne same time he did and also turned up witlr htm in tne crescent city, ;. Fifth avenue. New York, more than ever is the show place of town. Broadway remains onthe man, it is true, but lacks the dash, style and color 1 with which the avenue is decked from dawn v to' sundown and some over. It is dressed in a riot; of autumn colors in bunting. v Multitudes throng tne walks during daylight hours and drift along parallel to two moving lines of automobiles, all under an arch ot flags and banners. The Stars flanked by the yellow of Belgium, the tn-color of France, the fierv risinar sun of Tanan. and a med- 1 - , Tl i. ... ... a - . . n . icy 01 oriusii coiors oig nags, nine nags, nung high, hung low a mosaic of flags stretching from ena to-eno. ine great white way is a sideshow to, the avenue dolled up. A Chinaman was asked it there were good doctors in China. "Good doctors! he exclaimed.. "China have best, doctors in world. Hang Chang one good doctor; he great, save life, to me." i iru uon 1 say so: now was mair Dr. Han Kon. Give some medicine. Get velly, velly lit Me callee Dri San Sing.. Give more medicine. Me glow worse go 4ie. Bume-bly callee Dr. Hang Charg. He "got no time; no come. Save !Ife." Ladies' Home Jour aaaastBassa, eMtBaaeBtiasavsBsssaatBssjasa j. Consul H. D. Van Sant. at DunfennaliiM. Scotland, reports that according to the latest agricultural return, for Scotland tha are under potato cultivation this year ia greater by 17.8TS acres than last year, while the are for hay has been increased by S.421 acres. Tha number ot horses baa increased by 2,440, bat tattle, sheep and pigs show decrease of 18,722, . Farm Work and the Women. Minden, Neb.. Oct 19. To the Edi tor of The Bee: Please put this in your paper. A FARMER'S WIFE. George Fellows and Bill Boyer, who have been working for -H. E, Sawln and J. W. Radford this year. were called to report and work for Uncle Sam hereafter. They left for Kearney, where they are in training, and expect to be in camp soon. These two farms wire left right in the mid die of wheat sowing and corn cutting Without any. help, and impossible to get any. Mrs. H. E. Sawin went to the field and cut the corn while her husband shocked, and the other part of the family took care of the grand children and did the cooking. Last spring the papers were full urging the farmers to raise everything possible and not let an inch of ground lie idle, with the promise of leaving the farm boys at home. The farmers did their part, but where are the boys? If some of these "high-ups" sitting 4n office chairs with a stiff collar on would come out' and shock corn a week it would amount to more than trying to tell the farmers what to do and how to do it They would find they would need more than hot air and a bouquet for dinner, we are asked to keen wheatless Tuesdays and meatless Fridays. I am a farm er's wife, and doing everything pos sible to feed the soldier boys, and am willing: to share with thesn, but we women are not willing to feed them while many whom we know in the cities keep their two hired girls in the kitchen while their wives attend so cial clubs and tat Put your wives In the kitchen and let your hired girls help raise the yellow-legged chickens. T suppose, only a limited amount ot this , stock ia being offered the old wheexe.' "No, we're offering an unlimited amount of it," said the promoter truthfully. "We'll continue to print It as long aa we have any sale for If Louisville Courier Journal. "When a person Is blind, bis hearing Is more acute," said the professor, explaining the law ot compensation. "Ol see," said Pat. "Oi often noticed that If a man has one short leg the other Is alwaya longer.'' Ladles' Home Journal. "Well, did, you get any orders today?'' asked the book agent's wife, ) "Yes," replied the book agent, . "I got two orders In one place. One was to get out and the other was to stay out.' Cin cinnati Enquirer. "How do you like that cigar I gave you. old manT For 200 bands titt that brand they giye you a gramaphone." "Tou don't sayl If I antoked 200 of those cigars I wouldn't want a grama phone; I'd want a harp." Boston Tran script.. "Count,1, my father has lost all his money." t "I win marry you, anynow.- "Do you really mean Itf "Tea: a man like your father can easily make another fortune." St. Louis Times. Tare Cabby, what are you stopping out side this public house fort Cabby Bless yer, sir, i aian i aiop. mo 'orae stopped of 'Is own haccord. ;E s tha tunriereit-hsarted 'ores that never was. 'B knows I'm that thirsty I kin 'ardly keep me mouth shut! London Mall. 8he Why don t you call m -aear- no-- - days? " He And nave Mr. Hoover ' warn me to find a substitute f Judge. "Don't you wish you . could write like ShuliesTfe?" "Depends on wnat you mean, ui course his literary style is great, but he's never taken any medals for penmanship." Louis ville Courier-Journal. He Now, when I bring home some of my friends, to dinner, don t for heaven's sake, have pickled beets. She No need; wnen you Dnng your friends home, you supply those yourself. Baltimore American. They say Boggs Is crazy on the subject of golf and his wife ia equally crasy over auction sales." "Yes, and the funny part of it Is they both talk In their sleep. The other bight a lodger in the next flat beard Boggs shout Fore!' and immediately Mrs. Boggs yelled. Four and a quarter!" Boston Transcript Locomotive Auto Oil The Best Oil We Know -61c Per Gallon v CBATN EXCHANGE BLDC President. I THE OMAHA BEE INFORMATION BUREAU Washington, D. C ' . Enclosed find a 2 -cent stamp, for which you will please send me, entirely free, a copy of "Storing Vegetables." o Name... ..........1..... .....v Street Address.. ..... ..v.. . o on City... . . . ....... ..... 1 .State. .....