The Morning Bee MORNING—EVENING—SUNDAY THE BEE PUBLISHING'COMPANY NELSON B. UPDIKE. Publisher. B. BREWER, Gen. Manager. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS i lie Associated I’rc»s. of which The Bee is a member, is exclusively entitled to the «im* f.,i rei>uhticatu>u of all news dihj atchea credited to it or not otherwise credited v tins papei. and also the local news pub11 shed herein. All right? of republlcations of our special dispatches are also r****nad. BEE TELEPHONES Private Branch Exchange. Ask for the Department lantic or Person Wanted. For Night Calls After 10 P. M.: . ... Editorial Department, AT lantic 1021 or 1042. 10UO OFFICES Main Office - 1Tfh and Fa mam Co. Bluff# - - - 15 Scott St. So. Side, N. W. Cor. 24th and N New York—-286 Fifth Avenue Washington - 4?2 Star Bldg. Chicago - - 1720 Stcger Bldg. Paris, France—420 Hue St. Honor® THE LONG ROAD OF MEMORY. Memorials are of various sorts, some purely sen timental, others blessed with a touch of the prac tical. Both impulses are combined in the proposal of Congressman-elect Edgar Howard for two paved transcontinental highways. In an editorial in the Columbus Telegram he suggests that the national government take over complete charge of the Lin coln highway and the Lee highway, the one cross ing the northern states and the other passing through the old south, and both extending now as dirt roads from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Thus would a lasting monument to the two great figures of the war be established. Millions of Americans, in generation after generation would bless the names of these two historic figures as they motored in comfort where but for the gracious act of congress the way would be beset with mud and ruts, washouts, detours and hazards of infinite va riety. Writ ing on a visit to the south Mr. Howard re marks on the entthusiastic way in which the people have received the idea of this joint tribute to Lee and to Lincoln. He notes none of the post-bellum animosity and is convinced that congressional sup port will be forthcoming from both sections for the creation of these memorials. “Both these great highways should be nation alized immediately,” he writes. “By nationalizing them I mean that they should be taken under the wing of the American government and both should be immediately permanently paved so that a citizen may drive a Ford or a Packard from ocean to ocean by the Lincoln highway, and from ocean to ocean hy the Lee highway, without having his equipment mired by mud.” It will be a long time, if indeed the day ever comes, when travel is by air and good roads are not needed. Nebraska, which is crossed from Omaha to Kimball by the Lincoln highway, has more than a small interest in this project, as have all the stntes along either route. Paved roads must be had, and this would indeed he a splendid beginning. Grad ually, then, links north and south could be developed : which would draw the states closer to each other and have a lasting effect on the relations of the two sec tions. Some there will be to object to the initial cost of the proposed memorial. To them it may be pointed out that the government expends vast sums for less practical purposes than motor transportation. In ternal improvements must be carried on, and it is time that some of them were being given a per manent character. A project so vast and im- i portant as this would fittingly bear the names of Lee and Lincoln. “HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS." The rover loves to sing that "any old place 1 hang my hat is home, sweet home, to me.” He knows he is simply trying to deceive himself wheu he sings that line, for sonv.vhere is a place to which his hungry heart turns whenever he hears the word. That sentimental attachment to a spot extends to dumb brutes. It is said of cats they become so at tached to n place they can not be moved away, and thus are likened to men, who take root and flourish ,jin a selected soil. Dogs, on the contrary, are likened 'to women, because they will content themselves wherever they are well treated. We have Mary Roberts Rinehart a? authority for this, although she may not know much about either men or women. Comes now a story from Denver, of how a dog walked 700 miles to get back there after being sold to an owner in St. Joseph, Mo, While this tends to confute the idea that a dog is devoid of home in stincts, it also opens a question as to the intelli gence of the dog. Men have praised the canine species for centuries because of its fidelity, its sa gacity, and its devotedness. Those of us who shed childhood’s tears over the tale of Gelert, Llawllyn’a faithful hound, will trust the dog w« knew. So, whila it may appear on the surface that this dog loved his home in Denver beyond that of fered him in St. Joseph, it will also come to mind that, exercising that faculty he possesses in lieu of reason, he preferred the Colorado capital as a place Iof residence, and walked back rather than to wait for chance conveyance. I.ook at It either way, and the dog is entitled to some modicum of admiration. FOR THE SAKE OF OTHERS. Thie generation is quite generally accused of being bo taken up with the problems that deal with worldly progress that human sympathy is almost | obliterated. Things happen, sometimes, however, to force pessimists to admit that brotherly love is shown on every side in the everyday walks of life. During the early fall months the fire department of a Nebraska town was called into service. An accident occurred in which two firemen were in jured. One soon recovered, hut the other, who had a crushed foot, suffered Hgonies for several weeks. The foot was amputated that the life of the patient might be saved. Weeks passed and infection again broke out, and since that time several young men, friends of the sufferer, have offered themselves for blood tests, hoping to be accepted, that they might be allowed to sacrifice some of their own healthy blood for a transfusion operation in order to give needed strength to the friend who is making such a heroic fight for life. Friends and acquaintances who pass fhe little home, closed and deserted, think of the sacrifice made by the owner to save another little home, but the young wife alone can realize how great is that sacrifice as she waits day after day, wondering, yet fearful of what the last verdict may be. This case of Mr. J. L. Thompson of Albion, who hns lain In en Omaha hospital during these long months near death's door, should give the people a greater ap preciation of the work of a volunteer fireman. Through constant care, accidents are usually avoided, yet danger to life is there, arid the risk is taken for others. This ia brotherly love, for "Greater love hath no man than this, Hint a man J*y down hia life for hia friend*." BEHIND THE SCENES. When “the priests, the sons of Levi,” were dedicated to their holy service in Israel, It was set dow-n in the law: “And the Lord spake unto Aarou. Thou slialt have no Inheritance in their land, neither shalt thou have any part among them: I am thy part and thy Inheritance among the children of Israel. “And behold I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the service of ths tabernacle of the congregation.'' Scriptural authority for the tithing, the taking of one tenth of all for the use of those who serve in the tabernacle of the congregation. Its prac tice has fallen into neglect, although here and there may be found those who yet observe the require ment that was laid on the wanderers who followed Moses through the wilderness to the Promised Land. People are not accustomed to associate deep piety with those whose lives are spent on the stage. It is generally accepted that one who is an athlete must be clean in his physical life at least, for he can not sacrifice his nerves and muscles to indul gence without destroying his ability to do the tricks that require strength and agility, and perfect co or dination of mind and muscle. Fred Stone is 49 years old, yet those who saw him capering at the Bran ded a few nights ago would not have set his age at anywhere near that mark. Now we get at his secret. Kneeling at prayer in the sanctuary of a Methodist minister at Butte, Mont., Mr. Stone solemnly dedicated the one-tenth of his all to the service of the church. He admitted his connection with the church years ago, and in a scene that must have transcended in beauty any of the wonderful views he has participated in on the stage, he knelt and prayed to God, with thanks for mercies bestowed and a plea for guidance. Who will challenge Fred Stone’s sincerity? He does not need advertising, for no name is better known than his in the world of the theater. He could have gone on as he was, secretly serving the Lord after his own fashion, and his standing in the eyes of the world would have been as good, per haps, as it is today. Spiritually, he would have been different. Already be bad reached a height attained by few in popularity and fame; now he has surmounted that height by a splendid climax of true devotion. It is an inspiration to those who are given to the service of God to have such testimony. The Omaha Bee has many times censured those of the stage who have disgraced it; we have equally com mended those who have honored it. And now we praise Fred Stone's example as showing that one may be a good actor, a clown if you please, but a man and a Christian. He has answered effectively one of the many charges against his calling; he will give courage to many of his associates, who have felt constraint, and he will prove to the youth of the land that clean, honest living, a walk in the nar row path, has its compensations, its rewards, that surpass any gifts the world can bestow. Fred Stone's spiritual testimony is of more value , to the cause of religion than his tithe will ever be. I A JOB FOR A WHALE. Prejudice is a Jonah that Nebraska would be wise to cast overboard from its ship of state. There is a job for a whale or at least a whale of a job in the impending revision of the code system. The recently announced proposals of Governor j Eryan do not amount to outright repeal of the code. Page after page has been clipped out of the printed i code and pasted up to be re-enacted as part of the i Bryan plan. To condemn his suggestions offhand merely be cause of partisan antagonism is no more fair nor | wise than to endorse them as some have done purely on the grounds of party affiliation. The problem of what sort of government Nebraska shall have will . best be solved by the earnest co-operation of all. It j is true that a democratic governor Was elected on a platform calling for the complete elimination of the code system; it is true also that a republican legis lature was returned on a platform pledging the main taining and perfection of the code system. In face of this divided verdict, Mr. Bryan has done well in not 1 attempting to do more than readjust the state offices, changing a name here and 'onsolidating duties there. Instead of secretaries he will call his assistant* depu ties, and instead of departments there will be com missions. With what wisdom he has designed the new ar rangement ran only be determined by careful study of his 41 bills, which have not yet been printed. The legislature can bo counted on to compare these with all due diligence with the various counter proposals. Foremost among these is the series of bills sponsored hv T. B. pvsart, R. R Vance, C. F. Donnelly, J. M. Pollard and N. M. Nelson. These latter differ from the Bryan project by preserving the finance depart ment, which constitute* the business management of the state and supervises the budget. They also differ from the Bryan modification by which an ex ecutive council would be set up. Instead of scatter ing authority the Dysart plan would center respon sibility in the governor. What the people want is the most economical and efficient administration possible. Governor Bryan has taken an injudicious position in announc ing that he is against all compromise.. As governor of the state he is expected to consult with the legis lature, not dictate to it. This is the people's busi ness, and neither a personal nor a party affair. His modification of the rode is neither to be accepted nor rejected on political grounds. It. also appears that George Washington was a good housekeeper as well as a great general. Homespun Verse Ry Robert Worthington Doric OVER THE ROAD. Over tho road 1 ofton go When hills are green and flowers sweet Viewing tho scenes I ireaeur# so, Feeling a charm complete. Over tho road in dreams I glide— Over the river fair. Scanning tho country far and wide Loving It everywhere. Over tho road when hill* are brown And gras* and leaves are *ere— Far away from the nol*y town. Many a mile from here. Past the cornfields gold and still. Past the groves where squirrels play Across the valley and over tho hill— Over the road 1 »way. Over tho road In wintertime When tho world bus gono to sleep And echoes out of tho distance climb To the heavens blue and deep; Hills meet tho sky like mountain* White And gloaming I* bright ns day— Lost to dreams on a winter night. Over the road 1 sway, “The People’s Voice* Editorials from rstdsrs tf Ths Mortln# Bss fUtrisrs sf Ths Morn Is* Bss srs InvIM h u«u this solumn frssljr lor •sjreulsn »n matters ot suLMs Intsrsst. Itev. Buckner Write# on Spiritual Guidance. Aurora. Neb.—To the Editor of The Omaha Bee: Does God intend for me to be guided by the Bible, by my con science, or by my judgment? Many a man says: "I always do what the Bible says and don't our soul could gink!" f And when these word* above the fool ars said, The others ranged about ihe room shall think. "The' fool ia dead." dollar* and cent*. Its real measure Is the value to society of the benefits received therefrom. Applying this rule and bringing it home to ourselves —and selfishly if you please—just what particular thing does our tax money buy that we are willing to dispense with? Are we willing to de prive those unfortunates in our state institutions of needful care? Should we impair the efficiency of our state government by reducing tho salaries of (he officers thereof? Is It a good thing to go on record against higher education by failing properly to sup port our great university and our normal schools? Just what activities within our great state ran we honest Iv say is not giving results commen surate to the cost thereof? In a lesser way. we are willing to go back to tho old sod grown highway and tho little one-room school house? Since when has it become a sin and a wrong for the small cities and vil lages of our state to vote bonds to provide heat and light systems, wa ter systems, or to pave tho streets thereof? Why is it that a majority of the elector* in school districts and municipalities cannot be trusted to vote upon those questions end sub- i 1oqXs with which they are familiar? Why is- the legislature permitted to 1 pass laws by a majority vote? Why is it necessary that propositions to vote bonds In such school districts and municipalities must be sanctioned j by a two thirds majority, whereas, any law passed by the leislature may | be submitted to tho people and on a referendum vote thereon, and a bare majority Is all that is necessary for . the passage or repeal of such laws, even ihoush the average elector may know-nothing of the merits of such laws? I he things our taxes purchase have j become necessary to our welfare Let us be fair with ourselves. We are not willing to do without them. This is shown by the fact that frequently the j one who makes the most strenuous objeeton to his taxes usually moves to some city where all these things are to be had, pays his added taxes as a matter of course, and is quite satisfied; or. perhaps nv ves to < ih fomia. help* to pave the entire high way system of that state without a , murmur, and comes ba< k periodi- ally to colleet hia rents and profits, and incidentally to tell his old neighbors of the wonderful rc*a1s and schools of that state. Wo Americans look cur worst on this one subject. We are pretty good specs until it com°s to the matter of ta-xes. Let us make honest effort to make our personal habits and ex P'-ndltures conform to our attitude on the matter of taxes, or let a face the music and pay our taxes as we pay our other bills and without a kick. Let's he good sports and quit riding in high-priced automobiles unless w favor good roads to run them one Let's live In the little three-room house, with a Vep'sene lamp for light and coha for fuel and the other In conveniences that go with it. or quit hollering about the cost of our schools. Let s go back 4b or Rb years In the matter of our personal de mands. expenditures and ways of living, or let us stop criticising those charged with the responsibility of ex pending the taxes we pav, because they did not get a great deal better results than we get In the expend! ; tures of our own fund* A SUBSCRIBER. Common Sense Ask Advtre of Other*. Do you feci there 1* something * about your work which is not hm H I should be—that your work lacks 1 punch to put. It over In good shape? Thero la a certain element neces sary and "tacking, but you cannot de termine what It Is. You dislike to h« humiliated, you sre avers* to making this (art known to some other men in the same line ; who Is a greater succees. so you con- I tin lie to grope In the dark. It would l*> better for you to admit your weakness, or lark of knowledge, or whatever Is needed to n.ak* you advance, and gain the desired Instruc tion. You never will Improve to any great degrees until you git help You need outside advice and nsflst nnre. but you are afraid to ask It or buy it from those who know If you prefer® to wabble about rather than admit your deficiency there Is no hope for you. Overcome your weakness ami find out from oth ers what la wrong with your rase. (Copyright. 1923.) DanceTo-night tlTT* Hare are two new dance hita with all the thrills—saxophones, chro matic scalea, hatpa, the veiled trombone, the muted comet—all on Brunswick Records, the world’s truest reproductions, to put new life into the old phono graph to-night. IMS—(Ireeewleh Wit. h— Pel TVe* l«j*—Fo* Tro4 — Hunting Rand*—fat Tr*4 Ainu IIhv'i ( hlldrsw III ur*— t oi Trol They play on any phonograph &rumwick WHEN IN NEED OK III I I* * TOY OMAHA IIKK YY ANT ADS. “brom State and -Nation” Editorials from other newspapers. “Thiwi" for a Theory. From the Fremont Tribune. Several million American soldiers were demobilized from the military service In 1919 and returned to civil life These millions of men find. In 1917 and 1919, left their peace time pursuits to take up arms against an enemy of the nation. There was a great deal of loud cheering, and many promises, when they made this great sacrifice, and when the boys marched off to war the people waved flags, bought Liberty bonds and raid. "There’s nothing too good for our lads!" Then the war ended anil the cheer ing was over. The promises were forgotten It. was 1919, not 1917. At flrsl, while the flush of war time prosperity was still in evidence, the boys managed to get other jobs and other girls and other elothes, but In 1920 hard times hit the nation. Al most over night the country found it self harboring an army of unemployed men that numbered over half a mil lion human beings in its ranks, and a very great percentage of these un fortunate men were the former sol diers and sailors who had listened to the cheers and promises and had quit their jobs and marched off to camp and transport to tljg, tune of "Over There ami "The Stars and Stripes Forever." And i hen came the crime wave. It was only natural that economic un rest should follow economic Idleness and stagnation. Robberies, murders and other acts of violence were the order of the day. Life wasn’t safe, nor property, nor war time profits. Immediately the moralists began to connect the crime wave with the un employed soldiers. M adlines such at: "Soldier Kills—,” "Kx-Kervice Man Robs—"Thief in Uniform—,” and the like were prominently displayed and read. The theorists Immediately ; placed the blame on the boys who ! "came hack." They said the lads had I been so long used to the carefree ' ways of army life that they had lost all ideals of morals and discipline; ' and just as a contradiction, said they had been *4 long under the iron dis cipline of the army they had gone on a debauch of license arid privilege. It was further said that the wine and women of France had made de generates of the boys, and that the temporary applause of the multitude had pone to their heads, and that the chance to see the world, mostly through a port hole or a box ear win dow-. had bred discontent toward their former environment. Of course they had won the war, but then the war was over! bo much for the established and ac cepted theory of the moralists. Now for the heartless statistics. The Insurance companies had paid out cold cash for the acts of criminals and thev in\c-tlpatfd conditions with the result that it was discovered that their losses in 1322 were preater than in any previous year of their history. Robberies of mercantile establish ments Increased 62.7 per cent and holdups 38.3 per cent "The unemployed soldiers' * eri»d the moralists Rut the Insurance companies don't deal in theories, they look fo- facts, and ss a r»sult of the investigation the National L'nderwrlter makes the following statement. "The crimes are being committed by a new class of criminals—young men. the majority under 25. who worked in shipyards and muni tion plants during the war and were pan! high wapes. When the war end ed they refused post war salaried and took to bootlegging, falling Into other crimes ' What a shock to the mora!i**«. And how 1 gn-al it all Is when the facts ar« revealed to us by intelligent in\estigators. 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