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The Morning Bee MORNING—EVENING—SUNDAY THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY NELSON B. UPDIKE. Publisher. B. BREWER. Gen. Manager. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The lu> iete.1 l rets of which The Bat u s member. Is eiclaalsell entitled to the um t r republlcaiino of ail aews dispatches crsdited to II ae col Ui.rw.ee (red.ted tn this paier. ao.i aieo tha local new* lubliCied harata. a I rliht* of raiubPcatt.ua of our stieclal dial.atehea art also raat ead._ BEE TELEPHONES Private Branch Eichangc. Ask for the Department lantic or Person Wanted. For Night Calls After 10 P. M.: 1000 Editorial Department. AT lantic 1021 or 1042. OFFICES Main Office—17th and Farnam Co Bluffs ... - lo Scott St. So. Side. N W. Cor. 21tb and N New York—286 Fifth Avenue Washington • - 422 Star Bldg. Chicago ... 1720 Steger Bldg. Pans, Fiance—420 Rue St. Honor# JUMPING OFF PLACE FOR POLITICS. There undoubtedly are those in America who stand ready to seize upon the present situation in Europe in the effort to obtain political advantage. With such personal or partisan ambitions the peo ple of this nation have no sympathy. For ordinary citizens politics ceases at the water’s edge. It is heartening to hear the voice of the middle western communities as expressed in the symposium of country editors printed in The Omaha Bee. Re gardless of party, these regard the foreign crisis without prejudice and with no attempt to make cap ital for this or that theory of nationalism or inter nationalism. America is on the side of peace. For the sake of humanity it desires to aid in any way possible the restoration of friendly relations between European peoples and assist them in the re-establishment of their social and economic life. Just now affairs are In such turmoil that no outsider can hope to get a hear ing. Wrong methods arc being pursued, but not until their failure is completely demonstrated can a more rational policy be hoped for. The fate of the man who interferes in a family quarrel is proverbially unfortunate, and there is no reason to believe that the United States could burst into the household and restore order at such a time. If conditions become too desperate, some action might he found necessary, but taking matters by and large, it is futile to try to bring peace to Europe un til Europe is ready and willing to accept it. The sentiment of the country editors of Nebras ka is against becoming entangled in the intrigues and quarrels of Europe. It is a sane view. When the opportunity for real helpfulness comes, America will he ready to meet it, but it is from Europe that the .first move toward peace must come. SNOW IN CITY AND COUNTRY. Rhapsodies have been written about snow, and I he pleasures it has in its train. Also some considera tion has been given to the inconvenience and dis comforts that attend a heavy fall of snow. Depends on the viewpoint. For example, the city could well get on without any snow, hut in the county it is dif ferent. Snow does not improve paved streets, but does call for considerable expenditure of energy to clear it away. Rain comes, washes off the pavements, and leaves the city clean and fair. A snow packs down, and an army of shovelers with trucks is set to work, hauling it away, but for all of that, a time of slush and slop is made certain. In the country the snow lies white and glistening in the sunlight, an unbroken blanket of purity that gladdens the heart of the beholder. In a city the snow is scarcely white while it is falling. It comes down through a smoke-laden atmosphere, and gath ers the dust and impurities as it falls, to reach the earth gray and sodden. In the country it hides the sharp outlines of naked trees and wind-swept gul lies, and softens all the visible aspects of nature. In the city it is piled in dirty heaps at crossings and where sidewalks have been cleared, and slowly melts away, a foul and dismal trickle to the storm sewer’s maw. On the country roads it packs into a smooth sur face holding out merely the promise of mud and slop when the thaw sets in, while the pavements of the city streets avert such a menace. Yet snow has its uses for both. Coming as it has in Nebraska this winter, a blanket of snow is a prom ise of plenty for another season of growing. Nature s provisions may seem haphazard, yet good comes to all because of the seasons and the distribution of the manifestations of power that accompany each. CHANCELLOR BALDWIN'S INEPTITUDE. Americans will be just n trifle startled at read ing the report made by Stanley Baldwin, chancellor of the British exchequer, returning to London from an unsuccessful endeavor to adjust the war debt owed by the British government to the United States of America. The settlement, says the chancellor, “is in the hands of the politicians.” He goes on to explain that he might have succeeded with the pres ident, with the cabinet, or even with the business men, but that congress has complicated the whole situation. All of which may serve to excuse Chancellor Baldwin In the eyes of the British political party he represents in the cabinet for his failure. It will not, however, go far to dispel the conviction that jyjr> Baldwin is somewhat of an astute pol.tician himself, or he would not be holding office in Great Britain at this time. He has made the mistake made by seme of his predecessors, that of ignoring the people of the United States when dealing with the government of this country. Congress repre sents the people, nnd is trying to do what is good for them, rather than to accommodate foreign gov ?rnments. Market reports show that British bonds, held by private owners in this country, are selling far above United States bonds. On one day last week when Liberty 3>4s were quoted at 101, British 514s of the 1929 series were quoted at 116. Under such conditions it is not easy to see why the United States should make any material concession to Eng land in adjusting terms for payment of the debt. Our people appreciate far more than Chancellor Baldwin seems willing to admit the predicament of England, and are willing to assist in the rehabilita tion of our greatest rival, but do not feel called on to settle on terms proposed from London. And as far as politics enters into consideration, we are not unmindful of the fact that the success of Bonar Law’s government, of which the chancellor is part, depends on his handling of British finances. Connecticut is nothing if not consistent. For the third time the Nutmeg state legislature has de clined to ratify the eighteeenth amendment. Noth ing is said about severing diplomatic relations with the United States. Tutenkhamen is to be examined by x-ray, a pro ceeding he might have objected to when alive, but, seeing be has been dead since 1400 B. C., it probably will make little difference to him now, NEBRASKA—A POULTRY STATE. Prof. F. E. Mussehl of the poultry department of the State University of Nebraska is authority for the statement that Nebraska has a poultry popula tion greater than the combined poultry population of Florida, Massachusetts, Maine, Connecticut, Deleware, Utah, Vermont, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Wyoming, Arizona, Rhode Island and Nevada. He is optimistic for the industry and believes that Nebraska has the climatic conditions, market op portunities and feeds to make the state one of the leaders in poultry raising. The census of 1920 shows that Nebraska is tenth in poultry population among the states of the union, the number of poultry beij^g nearly 12,000,000. It surpasses in poultry population the state of Cali fornia, famous for its Petaluma poultry district, and also the states of Kentucky, Michigan and New York. Since the census of 1910, Nebraska's poultry flocks on farms have been increasing in numbers and size, and in ten years the number of fowls has increased 28 per cent. The value of the poultry flocks of the state in 1920 was $10,222,546. There was a time when only women were sup posed to be interested in poultry, in fact it was designated as a woman’s hobby. But during the stress and strain of the past few years it has been demonstrated that the sales of eggs and fowls on a large percentage of the farms have been a real help in paying the bills. The men are becoming more and more interested in the various phases of the industry. Despite the fact that great progress is being made in better production methods the average hen of Nebraska lays only about 67 eggs per year. This means that there are many birds which arc “board ers” and a detriment to the industry. Happily this condition is being remedied to a large extent by the poultry extension work of the state university I in charge of Charles T. Cornman. One of Mr. j Cornman's main projects on the farms of the state is the accredited flock work. Last year Mr. Corn man reports that accredited flack work was estab lished in 38 counties. This year 43 counties are represented and something like 430 co-operators are enrolled. The accredited flock work stipulates in the first place that the poultry owner must have a standard flock, with the fowls conforming to definite breed requirements. There must be at least 50 hens in the flock, accurate records must be kept of all eggs produced, fowls sold and feed used. In other words, poultry raising is carried on systematically, and at the end of the season each accredited flock owner knows what the business has paid. The co-operators cull their flocks from time to time in the endeavor to eliminate the fowls of low production. In Thayer county the report of 25 accredited flock owners shows that the average production was 138 eggs per hen and that the net return per hen was $3.05. The accredited flock program is a fiv* year one. In the first year of the work a flock to be accredited must have an average of 85 eggs per lien, the second year 100, the third year 110, the fourth year 125, and the fifth year 150 eggs per hen. More and more attention is being paid on Ne braska farms to breeding and feeding. Hit-and miss methods are giving place to scientific methods. An egg laying contest at the state university showed that there were some real egg producers in the state, and a Nebraska man, J. W. Welch, won sec ond honors with his White Leghorn flock, one of his birds producing 263 eggs in 365 days. Nebraska has every reason to feel proud of progress already made and the future for the industry is indeed bright, — Modern Egypt, as heir to the ancient kingdom, is going to get some service out of the late Tutenk harnen, who is dead only 3,300 years, by admitting tourists to his tomb for a fee. It would be interest ing to hear from old Tute on this subject. Several bills are pending, the object of which are to require that county treasurers notify property owners when taxes are due. Most of ’em find out soon enough. Until there is a demand from the people who eat ice cream for a reduction in the nutritious butterfat content it will be wise to maintain the present standards. Omaha’s clearing house totals continue to stand out pre-eminent in the national record. Business isn’t so bad when it totals over $46,000,000 weekly. Douglas county commissioners may or may not cut any ice, but they have 250 tons stored away at the hospital for the coming summer. The weather bureau is making preparations for the annual visitation of the ground hog, which occurs Friday. A pilotless airplane, directed by radio, dropping bombs on the enemy is the recent contribution to the cause of universal peace. A moratorium has been granted the robins. An Incident at Mudanin Asia Magazine for February. Harington at Mudanla made a last effort for peace. Looking straight into Ismet’s eyes, he said: “We shall give In; "before the first of December eastern Thrace will he yours. You must accept a neutral zone occu pied by British troops in the neighborhood of Con stantinople and the straits, and we shall allow you a large number of gendarmes. Tills is all I can do. I will not bargain any longer. Let your people know that this Is final, and unless you accept these terms, I shall be compelled to attack' you in twenty-four hours' time." Harington s voice was ligpi, and Ismet realized at once that he really meant what he said and was 1 prepared to carry out his threat. Ismet was impressed, and for the first time Angora, feeling a strong resistance, was impressed too. A large number of gendarmes meant for them tho nucleus of a new army In Thrace. This induced the national as sembly to accept Harington's terms. Instructions wore given to Ismet to accept and make a last at tempt to liave the allies fix the number of gendarmes at 10,000. The French and Italian delegates would have accepted gladly, but Harington insisted that 7,500 were sufficient. Ismet got up to go. Harington had been frequently at the bazars of the Btamhoul and had learned how to bargain. He rushed after him, took his hand in a friendly manner and said; “Ismet Pasha, 1 you have proved during the negotiations a moderate and wise man. I like you. This hand of mine, which holds yours in a firm and friendly grip, contains BOO gendarmes more. Take them. Let’s make it 8,000, and all is said.’’ Ismet is an oriental. Harington’s wai" of propos ing this settlement appealed to him more than the 10,000 gendarmes. He gmiled, shook hands and signed, i For the first time in Turkish history the flower of 1 western civilization and the greRt powers which rule Europe had capitulated to an enstern, semi-civillzed I nation. Three days later Ismet Pasha said before the na tional assembly: “We have today the strongest army in the world. If you decide that our soldiers shall go farther and at the point of the bayonet compel our enemies to yield to your demands, they are readv fo do so." “The People’s Voice” Editorials Iron rosilor* of Ths Mornlno B«. Reudur* ol Th* Mornlas Boo »r« m*lted t» uoe this column frcoly tor cxprcoolon on matter* o* oubllo lul#r**t. Not Recruiting Criminals. Omaha.—To the Editor of The Omaha Bee: I have today seen denial in The Omaha Bee of the fact that the 17th infantry is seeking recruits, in the police courts of Omaha. I wish' to thank you for denying the report, which is without foundation. As the officer in charge of recruiting in this district I can and do state that we do not want men with police records, nor do army regulations permit en listment of men with police records. \Ve are searching for men of the high est type, and have enlisted within the last w eek several men 0* ith college education. We wish that we could find more men of tho college type who are qualified to become instruc tors for the young men we will in struct in the summer training camps this next summer. Our regiment has a glorious history and we, officers and men, are proud of it and the type- 'f men it has in its ranks. Again thanking you for your denial of an erroneous report and assuring you that we appreciate your co-opera tion in our search for "real men for a real regiment." R. T. IV. DUKE, Captain 17th Infantry. Railroad Man's Prayer. Omaha,—To the Editor of The Omaha Bee: I am sending you a rail road man's prayer, dedicated to Engi neer Naismith and Conductor Blake ley of the Union Pacific. O Lord, now I'm flagged, then lift my feet from off the road of life and plant them safely on deck of the train of salvation. Let me use the safety lamp known as prudence; make all the couplings In the train with the strong link of Thy love, and let my lamp be the Bible; and. Heavenly Father, keep all the switches closed along tho line that leads off—on the sidings—especially those with the 1 blind end. And Lord, if it be Thy pleasure, have every semaphone i block along the line to show the white light of hope, that I may make the run of life without stopping. Lord, give us the Ten Commandments as a schedule, and when I have finished tlie run of life and leave on schedule time, pulled into the great station, death, may Thou, the Superintendent of the universe, say with a smile; “Well clone, thou good and faithful servant. Come In and sign the pay roll and receive your cheek for eter nal happiness." JOHN WILLIAM SHIELDS. “>*ranf Sarcastic.” Edgar. Neb.—To the Editor of The Omaha Bee: It's high time some one is raising a row over the staggering burden of schol taxe wo are called upon to hear. Since the earliest times educators have been forcing their convictions on the public, but in those early days most of the obnoxious ones were decapitated. Unfortunately wo cannot use such summary meas ures with those who disagree with us. Please do not misunderstand me. 1 am not entirely opposed to free edu cation. My philosophy is: “Tax everybody, more especially the old maids and bachelors, to educate my children in a fadless public school, lnit if yours get so ambitious that, will not satisy them, you foot the rest of the bills yourself." Ah. ye good old schools of 10 to 30 years ago! My eyes water yet when i think of you. Then tho majority of the pupils were mature and we had no compulsory education, the two or three months that they at tended between work seasons did not cause brain fag and other evils. How fortunate was 1 that my schooling liegan in a guaranteed fadless school of 60 pupils, aged from 21 to 7, with a young teacher paid ?30 a month. What shivers of delight ran down our backs as we cuddled up around the stove throughout a winter morning, or danced about in the sleet and rain, while the teacher tried out her per suasive powers on the big fry to let her 4)nd us little fry back Into the school room. How realistic the pic tures of Vesuvius, as with smarting oyes we gazed at it through the smoke. How our very souls writhed in an agony of delight at the atten tion of the big folks at recess. What happy spoonings these same elder ones enjoyed. Although only four of these 60 graduated from a high school, and three of these later returned to the farm, yet they (we are told educa tion creates dissatisfaction) or some thing else. Infected the others with a very great dissatisfaction, as it were, and only a dozen remained on the farm. Unfortunately wo are not serfs, bound to the farm, so if one of out young people feels himself unfitted In any way for the farm, we simply have to educate him so he may com pete with the city educated youth and send him on with our blessing. That should not be. I know there is no vacant land in this part of the coun try. and since one family has to do the work three families has to do to make a living, some really have to get out of here, yet just the same wo should not encourage him to migrate to town, and if he does go we should let him go uneducated so he will have to do the hard work and thus be sorry he went. Yes, it certainly Is a question en tirely of food. They tell us there is more in this life than eating. They say there is good clothes, comfortable homes, automobiles, hooks, pictures, and even time for improvement of body and mind, but I feel that the important thing in life is food and more food. We should raise more food each year, regardless o£ a mar ket. It is our duty. If we work well, raise as big crops as the weather per mits, year after year, we have done our duty, and our reward shall he great, if not in a pecuniary way, at least in the thought of a task nobly done. An economist tola us tnat we mini ers could get what we wanted if we i only knew what we really wanted. The very Idea! We don't need to study or have our children waste time that should be spent In farm ing, studying, as he advised, such things as economics, commercial his tory, transportation, conservation of natural resources, banking, etc. Why, we elected a whole crew of officers this year just to do that work for us? They are going to cut down taxes, railroad rates, profiteers' graft and middlemen's profits, and If they don't do it we will fire them at the next eleetlon and elect a new batch that will do it. The one thing, however, that wc can do is to turn our attention to the school tax. That does not require an expert, we can do it. We can cut out all the fads. We can put most of our attention on the three r’s. We can cut out the free high school (let the parents. If the want to, send their children to town high school, where they can associate with children whose only task is to primp before the mlr ror». But whatever happens. we should not rut the old ladies and gentlement and others who own tiie land to the expense of educating our children. That Is asking too much. Ft is asking too much also to ask these old people and others whose farms are a losing proposition to sell : out to the tenants at a fair price and l invest in government bonds or other Nebraska Editors View Europe No Time for America to Intervene, General Opinion of Country Press. Hildreth Telescope. C. E. Lintz: America has inter vened once in European affairs. As a result it still has plenty of trouble of its own. Let us tell Europe that America is on the side of peace and that neither side may expect our mili tary or economic aid in case of war. Nebraska Farmer. Samuel R. McKelvie: For the pi esent America should not intervene in Europe until it is agreeable to all nations involved, and then only with reference to economic questions. When these Immediate problems have been solved it may be possible to take further steps toward the assurance of permanent peace. McCook Tribune. F. M. Klnnnell: The McCook Tribune can think of nothing at this time to warrant or justify American intervention in the European situa tion, which has been rendered impos sible for us by centuries of intrigue, jealousy, selfishness, racial and religious hatred. Hemingford Ledger. A. M. A'anee: Let Europe fight it out. America has enough to do -it home. Lindsay Post. H. .T. AA’hitacre: Until the United States and the leading powers arc willing to unite In a strong union, backed by amplo police power. Amor- , ica had best stay as far away from European affairs as possible. Of course, such an international union i presupposes proper representation of various nations and a just court be fore which differences may be set tled. Osceola Democrat. E. A. Walrath: No. America should not intervene in Europe at this time, (mr efforts would be misunderstood. We would certainly be more thor oughly embroiled than could have been droamed of had this government ratified tlio League of Nations. The present administration does not wish to even let it be known that the I'nited States may have been mis taken in the past, sn what'a the use of talking about intervention at this time? We will all understand better within the next sixty days. Just a little waiting now. Sterling Sun. We do not think It wise to meddle with European affairs. There was perhaps a time when America could have done a good turn, but that time lias gone by. Now is a good time to stay out. North Bend Eagle. J. C. Newson: I do not believe America should Intervene in Europe. Douglas County Legionnaire. Harry C. Hough: In my opinion. American intervention is now out of the question until the Ruhr question is settled. Should France succeed in show ing the world that its contentions regarding Germany are correct, both France and Germany might call on America to assist in the reparations adjustment. If France fails—an archy in Germany may necessitate American Intervention. paying safe Investments. Better by far to Jet progress languish until these people. are dead than to hurt their feelings. Altogether too much time is wasted in school. "We should cut out all I fads. We should take the pictures off the walls, the books out of the library, the flowers out of the win dows; the trees, swings, sand piles, etc., off the school ground: they clut ter up things and distract attention from the fundamental branches. It doesn't matter about the walls. We had grimy, bare walls in our school rooms; our stoves smoked. Drafts simply curled about our heads, but we are still alive, at least some of us are. Above all tilings, let’s not put the high school in the center of a fann ing district, and have good comfort ible buildings, well trained teachers and a, regular farm curriculum; It might make the children fond of school and thus ruin us. We should avoid furnishing decent boarding house close to the school; that's toadying to the teachers and making them lazy. We should let them hire a rig to take them to town, even to teach ers’ meetings; they should not he \ stingy. We should avoid uttering a word of encouragement, but If any one in the district criticizes them, we should hastily report to them; they might get conceited. We should, whenever possible hire beginners. We should avoid paying a high salary. Now, our county pays her beginners $65 a month, just to teach their children, and yet a great husky harvest hand gets only $1 a . day. They say you get just what | \ou pay for. I often wonder. If we \ lay low salaries, we get to train the teachers, botli for ourselves and for | the town and city school in most j cases. It is something we should be I proud of that we train the greater | part of the teachers in our rural schools. We should cut the expenses of the universities and normal schools, (the normal schools, you know, were In iitituted to train rural teachers, but ns we preferred to train our own, | they are now used to train for grade and small high schools). We should carefully avoid all educational meet-j Ings and literature as we would the plague: it's a waste of time and then it might get us sidetracked from our purpose. The department of educa tion at Washington, they claim, has a lot to say about rural education; it should ho abolished. Finally, If any one hints as they do so much lately, that we have more illiterates than European countries, lust let’s tell them that parts of Rus <in have 96 to 98 per cent Illiterate «nd I’ll bet that they will get them. Anyway, just so long as the city edu cates her people for leadership, there s no earthly sense in us spending our bard earned dollars on new-fangled schools. So T say: "Hurrah for the rood old fadless schools of our pouth!” JOHN DOW, Who Can Qualify? An educated man Is one who can quote Shakespeare without crediting it to the Bible.—San Francisco Chron icle, WOOD For Fireplace or Furnace Missouri Best HARDWOOD Cut to Lengths—12-16-24 | Phone AT lantic 2700 |s Sunderland Bros.Co. f Daily Prayer \ If My people pray, I will forgive their sin.—II Chr. 7:14. Help vis now, O Lord, to draw near to Thee as a family. Incline our hearts to seek Thy face, and gracious ly withdraw the veil that we nvay be conscious of Thy presence. We ask Thee graciously to forgive all that Thou hast seen amiss, and to cleanse our hearts by the inspiration of Thy Holy Spirit, that we may per fectly love Thee and worthily magnify Thy Holy Name. Help us, who have had much forgiven, to forgive oth ers, even to 70 times seven. Keep us from envy and jealousy, from pride and passion, and from every thing that would grieve Thy Holy Spirit. May we indeed be dead unto sin. and alive unto righteousness, through Jesus Christ. Bless those whom we love. Com fort and help them in whatever cir cumstances they may bo placed; and may they and we be finally gathered to the house of many mansions. Have mercy on all men. and bring them to the knowledge of the truth. These and all other petitions we offer in the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, and pray Thee to do for us exceedingly abundant beyond all we ask or think, for Thy mercies' sake. Amen. REV*. K. B MEYER, B. A , London, England. YV Banks and Braes To bank* and braes o’ bonnla Rotvn. How can ye bluma an* fair! How fan ye chant, ye little birds, And 1 fine fu’ o’ care! Thou'll break my heart, thnu bonnie bird, That sings upon the bough; Thou minds me o’ the happy day* When my fause Luve was true. Thou’ll break my heart, thou honnie bird, That singn beside thy mate. For fiiio T sat, and sae t sang, And wist na o* my fate. Aft hae I roved by bonnlo Boon To see the woodbine twine. And ilka bird sang o' Its love; And sac did 1 o’ mine. Wi* lightsome heart I pu’d a rose, Frae off its thorny tree. And my fause luver staw the rose. Hut left the thorn vrl* me. —Robert Burns. NET AVERAGE CIRCULATION far DECEMBER, 1922, of THE OMAHA BEE Daily.71,494 Sunday.78,496 B. BREWER, Gen. Mgr. ELMER S. ROOD, Cir. Mgr Sworn to and subscribed before me this 4th day of January. 1923. W. H. QU1VEY, (Seal) Notary Public j | r^T_r(_)T_fT_fXOj-0-U-U-Lf~l-ri-l~U | I I* GET THE PRICE on that typewriter you are planning to buy and then get ours. You’ll find it 25% to 50% Cheaper We Sell All Kindi of Typewriter! All-Makes Typewriter Co. 20S South 18th Street " Money to Loan on Omaha Real Estate Present Interest Rate Charge Is . 6% —for Satisfaction! Our Secret Ambitions_J rf me o*o6 >tore.«*m l_0n6*r T* t£ TXC LEAP m TWE STOCK Co. <VOW flAV/H' AT Tut OPE*A moose. 'Aft. Common Sense The Benefit of Bight Associations. 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