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The Bee 8 Platform
1. New Union Passenger Station.
2. Continued improvement of the No
braska Highway, including the pave
ment with a Brick Surface of Main
Thoroughfare leading into Omaha.
3. A abort, low-rat Waterway from th
Cora Belt to the Atlantic Ocean.
4. Home Rule Charter for Omaha, with
City Manager form of Government.
Work for the Extra Session.
Accepting as a course determined upon the
announcement from Lincoln that Governor Mc
, Kclvie will call the legislature in special session
to do something to relieve the tax situation in
Nebraska, The Bee congratulates the executive
on the fact. He would not be meeting the du
ties or requirements of his office did he not exert
every possible power of that office to remove
causes that distress the people, When the leg
islature was in session last winter none could
foresee what actually has taken place. Ap
propriations then made rested on estimates that
were justified by existing conditions. Now it is
not only advisable, but imperative that these esti
mates be revised or modified, in order that clos
est, economy may prevail until hard times have
ended. No duty, therefore, could be clearer than
the one now accepted by the governor.
In preparing his call, the governor indicates
an intention to ask for such changes in ap
propriations made as will relieve the state of at
least a million dollars of proposed expenditures.
He also hat in mind the levying of an excise tax
on gasoline, from which it is expected that at
least another million dollars may.be derived.
This -will make a net difference in the calculated
tax collections for the biennium of $2,000,000,
which is worth while. The governor also pro
poses that far as possible salaries now paid be
reduced. Perhaps other opportunities for savins
"will be presented, and, if.so, these should be in
cluded in the program when finally adopted. .
' A word may be injected here as to the form
of government, which the democrats so unreason
ingly attack. The "army of inspectors" com
plained of as eating at the public board was not
created fay the code law. This army grew up
under preceding administrations, and reached Its
height tinder Morehead, continuing under Ne
ville. Each of these democratic governors recog
nized the need of a reorganization of the system
under which the business affairs of the state
were carried on, and publicly voiced such opin
ion. Under Governor Morehead an attempt was
made to consolidate the various dislocated and
inarticulate boards under the head of the "food
and drug commission," to the maintenance of
which the fees collected were devoted, in disre
gard of the constitutional provision which for
bade continuing appropriations. , The democrats
were thereby enabled to' make a show of econ
omy in appropriation, although the money was
actually expended and passed through the treas
ury. What the code law accomplished was to
co-ordinate the functions of government under
proper heads, doing away with the duplications
of effort and overlaps of authority, and ridding
the pay roll of a lot of useless positions. The
governor does not now name as many heads as
did either Neville or Morehead, but the pay roll
total is larger, simply because it was necessary
to increase wages in order that state employes
might have enough to live on decently. Tax-
payers should understand this, and not be misled
by the unfair presentation of the case made for
partisan purposes by the democrats.
Any well worked out plan to reduce the cost
of running the state Is certain to get approval.
The people of the state deserve to be given any
relief that Is possible, and effective administration
just now means economical management The
extra session ought to provide methods for meet
ing the emergency and realizing the public's de
ires. "
Th women who marry stand out as much
needed proof that there are people in this world
who are able to think of something betide
money. There is nothing particularly noble or
serviceable In the profit-taking instinct; that is
where the successful Chicago spinster is off in
her calculations.
Newberry and the Republican Party.
Senator Kenyon of Iowa is not an alarmist,
nor an extremist in any sense. He is a careful,
prudent man, progressive and forward looking In
his attitude, and devoted to the principles of the
republican party, For thit reason his speech on
the Newberry case in the senate will have more
weight than if it had been delivered by a mere
partisan, or solely for party purposes. Hi
warning will not fall on unattentive ears, either,
for the country has been greatly scandalised by
the Newberry case. While Senator Newberry
has been personally exonerated from direct re
sponsibility for the scandal that surrounded his
election, the manner in which that campaign was
carried on was and is a reproach to the party.
Michigan, however, is not the only state in
which money has been lavishly used in the prose
cution of a political campaign. That fact should
not be made an excuse to forestall action in this
instance. Senator Kenyon referred to the Lori
mer and Stephenson cases in his address, cither
of which affords ample precedent for declaring
the seat now held by Truman 11, Newberry in
the senate to be vacant. Whether this is done or
not, the affair should have the effect of dis
couraging similar campaigns in the future
Money may be used to defray the legitimate ex
penses incurred in the prosecution of a political
campaign, but only properly for those expenses.
When employed for the projection of an intensive
promotion enterprise in favor of any candidate,
it can only have the effect of distorting the pub
lic will.
For the good of the country, perhaps, it is
fortunate that Newberry was seated instead of
his democratic 'opponent, yet for the better in
terests of all, regardless of politics, it will be
well that the senate so act as to put its disap
proval clearly on such campaigns as that made
in Michigan in 1918, And the republican party
will lose nothing if jt make plain that merit and
not money controls its selection of candidates,
and that these are expected- to bo men of ability,
honor and principle rather than possessors of
great wealth.
The New Intelligentsia
.League of BraJnworkars Is '.
Among the Coming Things.
Marriage Versus Profits.
A woman who stepped back from the verge
of " marriage to become ' the prosperous
proprietor of a chain of family hotels assures the
world that she has no regrets. Matrimony kills
ambition and stamps out all individuality for
women, according to her philosophy. In a glib
way she indicates that through her catering busi
ness she is of real service to the world, more so
than any wife could be.
In reply to her attempt to erect a general
theory from her particular experience, jt may be
pointed out that some women are physiologically
r temperamentally unsuited to marriage.
Neither praise nor . blame can be awarded
to such cases. As far as losing one's in
dividuality is concerned, that may be done in an
office as easily as in a home. The ambition to
head a $1,000,000 hotel corporation is of less im
portance to the world than the ambition to rear
a family of children into dean, honorable and
intelligent manhood and womanhood.
A woman can make matrimony what she
wishes. If the has no individuality to start with,
home life will not produce any for her. But if
she Is filled with ideas and ambition to make a
mark in the world, it may still be done. The
mother marks her children, her home and her
husband. Her influence need not end with the
family circle, for there are any number of public
caoKS that depend for their support on the
bonte wives. Only one avenue is closed to them
that is the opportunity for piling up wealth.
Peace on the Pacific.
Enthusiastic advocates of disarmament, who
hold to the thought, that their desires may be
fulfilled by the simple process of disbanding ar
mies and sinking navies, may get a shock from
the situation that has developed at Washington,
President Harding finds himself unable to adopt
the views of the American plenipotentiaries at
the arm conference with regard to the language
of one provision in the four-power treaty. This
reads: - .
The high contracting powers agree as be-'
tween themselves to respect their rights in re
lation to their insular possessions and insular :
dominions jn the region of the Pacific ocean.'
The Japanese empire consists of a series' of
islands, extending from Formosa on the south
to Sakhalin on the north. A glance at the map
will disclose how completely Japan dominates
the eastern Asia littoral. With the Carolines
for an outpost, this situation means that not a
vessel can reach the mainland, or the Philippines
except as it passes through a Japanese gateway,
under Japanese susveillance, and presumably by
permission of Japan. If all these islands are to
be included, and none be excepted as constitut
ing Japan proper, the terms of the treaty may be
susceptible of an exclusive application as well.
Perhapa the argument is far-fetched, but the
r confirmation of Japan in its insular possessions.
and this extended to embrace all that long string
of island which stretches over nearly thirty de
grees of latitude, may not unreasonably be
adopted to equally confirm Japan in its mainland
position, and give title to Korea, Shantung, Man
churia, and such part of Siberia as is now tenta
tively occupied. If so, then the Japanese empire
is really become a great power, at least as far as
population and extent is concerned.
Further clarification of the phraseology of the
treaty will do no harm, and may have the effect
of obviating unpleasant complications as to what
is intended to be done. Whatever the outcome
of the Washington conference may be, It should
be definitely understood by all.
Wipe Out Filth in Print.
No spirit of "Miss Nancyism" animates the
school authorities of Omaha in their endeavor
to stop the circulation of publications whose at
traction is solely the quality of smut they dis
seminate. Such pamphlets, books, magazines, or
in whatever form they are put forth, are harm
ful in the highest degree. That they do exist is
proof that the world still contains men who are
willing to pander to any taste for money.
Adolescent boys and girls are, as they always
have been, tf-s readiest victims of these mis
creants. Curiosity concerning the fundamentals
of life and sex relations impels the young to
seek for information in all directions, and in the
innocence of ignorance they are easily misled by
the meretricious, no matter in what form it is
presented. If it comes in a printed book, its
power for evil is greatly multiplied, because in
that form it can be passed from hand to hand,
and so its foulness will be spread to an extent
that can not be traced or determined. The Bee
believes that boys and girls should have com
plete information regarding the things on which
real happiness and health depend, but it is not
possible to impart this knowledge through the
medium of a publication that skims as close to
obscenity as it may and yet avoid the penalty
prescribed by the law. Federal and state au
thorities are promising assistance to the school
board, and it is hoped that the source of pollu
tion now draining into young minds will be cut
off completely and permanently. Printer's ink
has a high mission to the world, and should not
be diverted to become an agency for harm.
(From the New Yrk Times.)
It it with no intention to reflect upon the
mental processes of International diplomacy, that
leaders in the League of Nations propose ."the
development of international cooperation in the
Intellectual sphere." The reference is to the
present activities of the league bureau estab
lished in behalf of manual laborers. Even more
sorely than in the United States, the brainworker
In Europe has suffered from the aggressions of
trade unionism. Thus, in France the department
heads of the School of Fine Arts receive 4,00
francs a year and the caretakers 5,200 franct; the
average pay of elementary school teachers it
5,500 francs and of the skilled worker in an auto
mobile factory 14,400 francs plus overtime. At
the next assembly of the league a report will be
presented discussing the organization of an "in
ternational bureau of intellectual labor."
The idea of middle class co-operation Is not
new, but it has a stronger claim upon attention
than novelty is the fact that it is passing through
a series of highly interesting development!. In
its origin the "middle class union" was to parallel
the labor union and contend with it on equal
terms in the matter of wages and working condi
tions. That idea failed of any marked appeal to
educated and professional workers. In England
clerks in several industries and in the United
States miiticiant and actors have unions and
have measurably profited in the matter of pay;
but they have been drawn by the force of cir
cumstances into affiliation with the labor unions,
where they are a negligible and generally neg
lected minority. No charter of freedom for the
brainworker is to be achieved through the old
line unionism. Intellectually and spiritually the
movement finds itself in a cul de sac.
A much more promising innovation it the
English Middle Class union, which exists apart
from the labor unions and is in practice hostile
to them. It has no subdivisions along the lines
of occupation, and makes no direct effort at self
betterment by agitation or Etrike; its activities
are thus mainly defensive. Modern industry
being integrated in nation-wide Units, a laborers'
strike finds its first target in the general public,
exerting over it a new and portentous tyranny.
The Middle Class union is organized to resist
this tyranny, and in the recent transportation
strike and coal strike it rendered yeoman service,
making manifest the fact that mines and rail
ways can not be "nationalized" in defiance of the
nation. It has, however, no broadly constructive
protrram; except when the public welfare is
threatened, it sinks below the horizon.
It has remained for the League of Nations to
give the middle class a vision and an ever-advancing
goal. A very interesting comment on
the council's reoort was made by Gilbert Murray
of Edinburgh, Oxford, Athens and way stations,
who, by some quaint device, was present at
Geneva as a representative of South Africa.
Prof. Murray referred to the fact that in most
countries the middle class has embryonic organ
izations, and propounded the question whether
the league was able to do anything to interna
tionalize their efforts towards material self-betterment.
He laid stress upon the ability of the
league to collect and d'sseminatc knowledge of
middle class needs as. the chief prerequisite of
such action, i Especially he pleaded the power of
an internationalized middle class to "spread the
international spirit and the consciousness of
human brotherhood." This emphasis is well
placed. To- hand laborers, pay envelope and a
wholesome life are the vital considerations. They
h have little knowledge or experience of the kind
that qualifies one for leading in the general ad
vance of civilization. The brainworker is more
fortunately placed. His horizon is far wider,
and his temperament is oftener of the kind that
seeks only such personal advantages as are in
cluded in the general welfare.
Incidentally, an organized middle class might
well exert a salutary influence upon international
diplomacy. Not to look beyond our own con
gress, such perversions of fact as darken counsel
and misdirect activity would lose much of their
potency if the intelligent public were organized'
and brought in contact with the moving realities
of international relations. In modern life, leader
shio rises above its source very seldom and
with the utmost difficulty. To an extent which
is not often realized, the advance of the nation
is conditioned bv the prosperity, the enlighten
ment and the effective organization or the men
who, by and large, do its thinking.
Jurpr, Evidence and
Obstinacy
How to Keen Well
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Jack and Jill
Arresting governors is great sport, and jet
not generally practiced. It is comforting to
know, too, that prohibition does not play fa
Sugar and sardines are both back to pre
war prices, which may account for the J per
cent drop in cost of living noted for November.
One thing is certain, an extra session of the
legislature could not make conditions worse. ' '
The local silly season seems to have extended
pretty well over into the winter this year.
Jack Frost was among those present.
If a juror swears to abide by the evidence and
base his conviction of guilt or innocence upon it,
there is no fault to be found if he refuses to be
swayed by the opinions of his fellow jurymen.
When, however, a juryman picks up a paper in
the jury room, turns a chair to the wall and an
nounces that it is her intention to keep on voting
guilty "till hell freezes over," that she will not
discuss or give reasons for her conviction though
her, eleven fellows, having heard the same evi
dence, draw conclusion of innocence from it, the
proposal to have juries' verdicts determined by
majority vote takes new aspect.
Many are the cases where the jury was hung
by one juror who believed firmly in the inno
cence of the accused; rare indeed are those where
it was hung by juror who is convinced of the
guilt. The former situation has in it element
which has made it favorite ot fiction writers.
The latter, as in the Arbuckle case, rouses ques-.
tion. Most jury verdicts are reached by com
promise, but when the foreman of a jury issues
a. statement that the prosecution's case was an
insult to the intelligence of the jury, here is fur
ther inability to undestand the reason for the
hanging by refusal to even discuss the case, look
at the exhibits, or consider the evidence in the
jury room.
. Alfhat is to be said of the disappointing out
come of the trial is that Mrs. Hubbard, having
heard the evidence, made uo her mind Arbuckle
was guilty, and that the rest, under like condi
tions, made up their minds he was innocent, and
that the law requires a jury s verdict oe unani
mous. Worcester Telegram.
Celebrating Franklin
With all the New York Sons of the Revolu
tion say about the propriety of a more general
observance of the birthday of Benjamin Franklin
17 mnci Americans, whether of revo
lutionary ancestry or not, will agree. But why
the necessity ot urging tne government iu un
ii.. ai,nitf.rc3rv fnr sneriat celebration?
Good democrats honor Andrew Jackson on his
birthday in March and Thomas Jefferson in Annl
without the aid of government, though Jeffer
son's birthday is understood to be a legal holiday
in Alabama. -Franklin can receive his just meed
of public praise as a great son of the republic
without adding anotner nonaay o a cohrcmcu
But with the spirit actuating the patriotic or
ganization in its demand for a wider observance
of Franklin's birthday there can be no quarrel.
TTrnl-l.'n rom aa nur hpincr a 100 ner cent
American in the best meaning of the term as any
man of his own or subsequent generations, ana
to study his many-sided personality, whether as
-I-ir i,Mn nr nafrint .taf.tman or ftrorihet
of thrift, is to derive a new inspiration to ideals
ot American citizensnip. ;ew torn vunu.
The First Step.
Commissioner Haynes has ordered dry agents
to quit making public speeches. -This is the first
step in the campaign to suppress jokes at the
expense of prohibition. Washington rost.
Vat- nf 17vh'a r.nM SamrH
?F wArlil fcsr mrr9 m-iil Vfsrchal Fnrll tnrft
his gold swords into wrist watches or pencils?
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THE PRICE OF FANATICISM.
Recently a man died of black
smallpox in Chicago.
The health rommlwloner ordered
th srhool children vannlnated, aa
was hi duty under th auprema
court dcllon In th Jenkins cane.
A group ot parent reflated the at
tempt and the cane went to court,
where It wua decided that the health
commUeloner was right.
Where did the caae ot black small
pox come from?
A poetal employe contructed the
dlnenae in Kanwt City, lie came to
Chicago, infected hia wlf and stirred
up the nelMhhorbnod and died.
Kanmia City had smullpox last
summer. It aeema that there la a lot
of entl-vacclnuMon sentiment out in
that aectlon und th amnllpox haa
been very mild. Milder thun vacci
nation, the antt-vacdnntlonlKta Bald.
The diueaae was permitted to
smoulder on uncontrolled and when
cold weather cam on it flared up
not only In number of cases, but
also in the typ ot th dlxa&se. The
report la that their deatha are ap
proaching 100 in number and that
nearly one-third of the cuea die, and
of those who get well practically all
are dlutlgiired for Ufa.
The disease Is not among negroes,
or in th slunm or among the lodg
ing house people. It is the great, in
dependent, liberty-loving native born
American citizen, calling himself a
man of the higher type, who is get
ting it in the neck.
This experience is not peculiar to
Kansas City. It has happened 'In
Chicago more than once.
In this column I have commented
on smallpox as an attribute of cul
ture more than once.
The United States publlo health)
service has sent Dr. Leake to Kan
sas City to counsel with local au
thorities. The large employers are
refusing to employ an unvaccinated
persons. It is safe to say that Kansas
City will soon he out of its troubles,
and if they follow the example of
Niagara falls they will be ready to
abuse everybody who calls attention
to their excursion into the byways of
freedom and misery.
But no city lives its life alone.
See how too much liberty in Kansas
City caused a postal employe to die
In Chicago and got a group of school
children Into court.
For that matter the average Kan
sas City man is just as law abiding
as anybody. But they let the anti
vaeclnattoft yawpers have too much
leeway.
They were Influenced by this talk
about vaccination being worse than
smallpox, and they are now paying
the price with black smallpox.
What Is happening in Kansas City
is likely to happen anywhere.
McVail, who has written a history
of smallpox for the last 50 years, is
the author of a chapter dealing with
this mild smallpox we have had in
this country for about 20 years. In
this chapter on the American type,
under the head, "Intercurrent Se
verity," he says:
"Intercurrently with this modified
smallpox, there have been in the
United States local outbreaks of
gieat severity."
He cites on In Pittsburgh In 1913
and one in New York city in 1901.
It is his theory that when commun
ity vaccination has been neglected
for some years, and conditions of
crowding poverty and sanitation get
very bad, a mild type is liable to
flare suddenly into black smallpox.
The way to prevent black smallpox
is universal vaccination. The antl
vacclnationlats of Kansas City will
not oppose this now. But, of course,
as soon as the danger is well past
they will shed buckets of ink.
Pregnancy No Hindrance.
P. L. M. writes: "What would you
advise me to feed a 10-monthS old
baby? He has eight teeth. Weighed
30 pounds when last weighed. Has
never been sick, but I've missed
menstiuation for the month of Oc
tober and afraid I am pregnant
again."
REPLY.
It is not necessary to wean a baby
because the mother becomes preg
nant. A 10-months old baby should
have breast milk or boiled cow's
milk, diluted with one-fourth Its
volume of boiled water. It should
have five feedings a day. Toast or
crackers at 3 and broth, fruit juice,
and a little finely mashed vegetable
at one of them.
Likes Potato Skins.
A. H. M. writes: "My boy, 7 years
old, likes to eat the skin of baked
potatoes. Are they good for him?"
REPLY.
I think so. They contain some ele
ments not found in the potato below
the skin. Watch closely for evi
dence that th skins mechanically
irritate the Intestines, a possibility
with children.
A Sickness' Sign.
F. R. K. writes: "Why should we
weigh our children once a month?
May we have a reply to this question
in 'How to Keep Well'?"
REPLY.
Growing is the most Important
business of the child, ir tne child
is not growing it is sick in some way
or is not being fed properly, or ror
seme other reason the natural or
physiological tendency to grow is be-
ins: interfered wltn.
A normal rate of growth Is the
best indication that everything is
going right with a child. The peri
odic weighing of a child is equiva
lent to periodic stock taking in bus
iness. There are advantages for the
children in making thu interval be
tween weighing as short as possible.
Jew Era For All Nations.
The nations have found by the
Washington conference that they
can meet in free deliberation, dis
cuss delicate questions in good faith
and good temper, and adjust them
amicably. Washington fost.
. DID YOU?
I took th boy on my knee one day.
a nH I Mid. "You've lust turned 4:
Will you laugh In the same light-hearted
way
Vbn vau'vi turned, a&v 39 mora?'
Then I thought ot tha part I'd fain
evade
Vnr. r!n,iri1 klpa than klue .
And anxloueiy peered In hi upturned
face.
Tor ha aeemed t aay.
"Did your
I touched my llpe to h!a tiny own.
And I aaid to the boy, "Heigh ho!
Thoie lips arc as sweet aa tb bay new
mown. Will you always keep them so?"
Then back front ttoae (ears cam a rak
ish aong
With a merry Jeat or two.
And I sased oa th child, aa ha sat an
my knee.
And I thought h asked,
"Did To?"
I looked In his eyes, t.i. brown and clear.
And I aaid. "Oh, boy of mine.
Will you keep thera true year after year?
Will yea leave no heart to pine?"
Then out of th past cams another's
eyes.
Bad eyes of tear-dimmed blue.
Did be know whoso aye I was think
ing of?
When he answered ma,
"Did TT"
La Tooch Haacack la LsU Weekly.
"Who it that nun, dear?" asked
Jack, at a sturdy ind'viduat adorned
with a four day. growth of beard
ascended the front porch slept to
ring the bcIL
"I suppose it's the man tent up by
the Charity tociety to get some old
thiista I'm aiving them for the poor.
They telephoned yesterday afternoon
I told him to come thu morning,
and now it's four o'clock."
"Yes, lady," the man said. "I've
come for them clothes. We a n't
collecting many nowadays, tt folks
is ttingy. They'll come in handy
for the tick an1 tufferin'. lady."
The fellow ttepped Inside the
door, and Jack viewed him with sus
picion. He certainly d d look more
like a profetor in a college for
burglars than the official of a ben
evolent astociation.
This thought, disturbing ss it was,
became even more poignant when
Jill came down the sta-rs, bearing
an enormous bundle of clothes in
her arms.
"My gracious Jill," snd Jacks
eyes popped. "Are you giving away
pur whole wardrober"
"No, dear, but this day and age is
one of unselfishness. These are
clothes that are worth nothing now.
and we wouldn't be seen in them. . .'
The man reached out for the bun
die, but Jack interceded.
"Just a minute, I want to count
the casualties," and he placed them
down on the floor. The perfect wife
was indignant at him, but he pulled
out one garment after another.
"Great Scott, darling! Here's my
pair of golf trousers and that belted
coat. 1 need that this summer it
isn't necessary to wear a brand new
suit on the links. And here are my
tennis flannels 1"
"But Jack, dear, I want to have you
get new outfits, and look snappy
there's no reason why you shouldn't
be as well dressed as other men in
New York and in the su'-irbs here."
"And this why this is a wonderful
suit all it needs is dry-cleaning and
a couple of patches and here are my
old army shoes. The heels are a lit
tle run down, but I'll have 'em mend
ed and wear them out camping!"
"Jackl I'm ashamed of you. You're
a regular miserl"
But her husband was obdurate, and
finally left only three garments for
the man with the heavy bristles. The
fellow snatched them up, and walked
out with a venomous look at Jack,
who stood scratching his chin
thoughtfully.
Jill caught up the old clothes and
walked up stairs again, highly mif
fed. When she came down, after re
plac'ng them in the closet Jack had
disappeared. ,
It was half an hour later that he
returned, carrying even the clothes
which he had permitted to be given
to charity.
"Jack!1 Jill could say no more,
for indignation. - . ,
"That's my name, darling. But it s
not jackass! I telephoned the Char
ity society, down at the drug store
and learned that they had no agents
out collect'ng."
"But the telephone message this
morning?"
"Any one can use a telephone. I
found these clothes In a big van down
near the station and four men piling
it full. They had made a good haul
in this town. One of the men said
to the other, as I came around the
other side of the van: 'Well, klddo,
we've got about $500 worth from th s
fharitv's a ereat thing
They're as good as new, and the second-hand
stores will gobble 'em when
Jill blinked unhappily, as she look
ed at jack. '
s "Where did they go?" she asked
Jack lit his pipe tnougnminy, ana
answered in measured, but trium
phant tones.
They went to tne siai.umiuuac
right here in town, for larceny, on
the Charitv society
people and myself. Now the, cops are
telephoning people to come "'u
their clothes." , , , .
Jill looked down, with a blushing
face, as Jack laugher! heartily.
"I'm triad-1 was there early to
avoid the rush. Next time we have
any clothes to g ve away. 111 rate
'. tn tke rnni hand fit ore mvself
for I'm just at 'sick an' sufferin'
as any of those rascals!' "
(Copyright, tSl, Thompson Feature
Service.)
Dog Hill ParagrafsJ
oj ucorg Dingnam
Ras Barlow hat borrowed the Wild
Onion school teacher's dictionary
Common Sense
Parents' Problems
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bhoum cniiurcn seicu uuum nr .
Ihemselvet in the children's room of
the public library, or should suitable '
books be teleciro lor ineni py me
librarian or their parents?
The children's room of a public
library ought to be a safe place lor
children who are looking for books.
At ths tame time, librarians and par.
tnts may wUrly call the best books
to their attention. Such tuggettiont
will be positive rather than negative:
"Read this" rather than "Don l read
that."
and is writing a letter to a girl in
the Calf Ribs neighborhood.
Slim Pickens stopped in front of a
chow window at Boundinir Billows
Tuesday and was aiming to look it
all the Christmas gooos, out wnen n
saw a cocoanut starring at him he
went on,
The depity constable is . ,'inging
pressure to bear on himself to again
make the race for re-election. He has
been making the races on merit and
qualification, but this time he will
use only his horse.
Jewel, Flower, Color
Symbols for Today
By MILDRED MARSHALL.
The ruby is both today's talis
manic gem and natal stone. ; The
ancients believed that it preserved
the bodily health and mental
strength of its wearer, kept him
safe from disease, and made ,J)ini
indifferent to sentiment..
Set in a ring, bracelet or brooch,
and worn on the left aide, it is a
protection from accident or misfor
tune. It is especially lucky for
those engaged in legal disputes.
The orientals believed that black
should be worn today, and that it
brought its wearer courage and the
bravery to stand pain.
Today's flower is the white rose.
(Copyright, J21. by Wheeler Syndicate.)
Never tlio AgirtKaor.
A telephone pole never hits an
aiiiomubil save In self-defvns.
Toledo lUuilo. . '
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BUSINESS IS GOOD THANK VOli
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Many oth-r wearables,
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loats, etc.
SCOTT'S
Auto Tourist Store
1501 Howard
When in Omaha
Hotel Henshaw
UI.MI...altlWnEC
By J. J. MUNDY.
Are You an Office Crouch?
You may be holding a responsible
mnA ita imnnrtanre makes
you feel that you must be stern of
word and lace wnen you enter yum
Therefore you assume a character
which is unnatural to you. ,
Vn xrhnnlrd vourself to
this, believing that you get better
results.
pork-ma thr under vour eve
work when it tcowls, but as soon as
you are not watching them they will
not give the same service as they do
otherwise.
Under the influence of your se
verity the men work like machines,
they do not think; but as soon as
you are gone they relax from the
Whatever you may think, you do
not get as good worK our oi men
who are trained and treated like ma
chinery. The man who feels easy and in
terested will do more than the man
who has to be watched to get any
thing out ot him.
Easy and interested does not mean
lazy and milo!y awake to the job.
A reaver! f9u mntiftn is the wav
to increase speed and with less fa
tigue.
A ..it err! Ivith a thorough-
ly loyal interest in the business and j
a desire to please tne employer bcvb
.V,- Kjct recite nf all.
Being a grouch is not the sign of
nnnil a v ss-ll t ! Va
Men like to be told they are doing
well when they put tneir nest ei-
tortt into tneir worn.
(Copjrtght, International Featar
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More Marine Mail Guards.
More marines are coming to guard
the m-ils in and out of Omaha. 1 hey
are exoected anv day. J. H. Mus-
grave, superintendent of the railway
mail service, reports ennstmas man
is moving through the Oaha post- J
office with precision. The good ,
weather i responsible oartlr for
this, he says. .
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