Today What's the Biggest Thing?? Enough of War. One Healthy Baby. Fighters Old at 40. By ARTHUR BRISBANE How big is the biggest thing in the universe? Is there any limit to size or to'littleness? Professor Michelson of Chicago, has made possible actual measure ment of Betelguese, the biggest star we know at present. Its diameter is 242,000,000 miles. Our sun is a million times as big as our earth. Yet, compared with Betelguese, it would be like a grain of dust compared with a tennis ball. If Betelguese were hol low, our sun might be at the center, and the earth, more than 90,000,000 miles away from the sun, might sail around inside of hollow Betelguese without touch ing the wall of that great star. That doesn’t keep man from thinking himself and his important little soul, the two must important works of the Creator. “Another war!” the labor mem bers of parliament shouted when it was announced England had sent 8 warship to prevent Russian seizure of Britisn trawlers. That cry “another war,” the protest of English labor against England's attitude to Russia, means that English labor has had enough fighting tor the present. Ordinarily what labor wants or thinks seems comparatively unimportant to those that govern. but when it comes to war no country can ignore labor, since men that do the work in peace have to do 80 per cent of the i.gliding in war. If such men re iused to be conscripted no war would amount to much. The English government knows how British labor feels about more fighting, hence the effort to keep out of war at almost any cost— even humiliation. Standard Oil is composed of many little babies, born when the big company was chopped up by the government “killing the trust.” The New York baby yesterday add $75,000,000 to its stock, mak ing a capitalization of $300,000, 000. If Standard Oil could have, in each of the 48 states, a separate little oil baby, with two or three hundred millions of capitalization, that would be almost as good as owning the original trust and much more "regular.” Today Mr. Jess Willard, 40 years old and more, will fight Mr. Floyd Johnson, a 22-year-old Scandinavian. That contest will be watched with interest even by those not interested in prize fight ing. The money collected will be spent to buy milk for poor chil dren. At the same time the athletic world will find out how much fighting energy a man can retain I after 40. - Jess Willard has one advantage. He began to fight at 29, an age at which prize fighters are usually burned out and more or less erratic mentally. At the same fighting festival the crowd will see Luis Firpo, from beyond the equator, an Argentin ian giant, described as a living cave man. Other fighters don’t like him, because while he doesn’t know much about boxing, he won’t be knocked down. If he does well in the next fight or two, he will fight Mr. Dempsey, and the public will gladly pay at least a million dollars to see that important en counter. -- George Harvey has returned from England feeling quite well. The Russians are, indignant be cause their representative at Lausanne was murdered and they want some kind of revenge and ] satisfaction from Switzerland. We are always very touchy about swallowing our own medicine. All Americans are out of the competition for the Britirh amateur chcampionship. The country will easily find comfort in that. If our best fighters were beaten in England, instead of our best golfers, it would be hard to comfort us. Why? Colored labbr is leaving the ■south to make more money north, where farm and other wages are higher. That is bad for the south, bad for the whole country. In a short time 2,000,000 peo ple have left the country’s farm to move to cities and get away from farms that don’t pay. That's an other bad thing for this country. A little of the tender wet nurs ing and hand-feeding bestowed on railroads by the government might profitably be directed toward the farms, - , Lord Robert Cecil, writing fbr American newspapers, shows that he learned here things that some dull-minded Americans have still to learn. He discovered that this country does not want to get into the league of nations. He knows that the league is “blocked” by American public opinion. Oil has been struck in Ecuador, six miles from Guayaquil. For lack of tanks GOO barrels a day are flowing into the sea. There will be many studying the map to learn where Ecuador is. (Copyright. 1*23.) Here's a fine tid-bit: Ham and Egg Sandwich Take the yolks of hard boiled emu and make a paste by adding Lea A Perrins’ Sauer, then mix with a portion of finely chopped boiled ham. Spread between thin slice* of buttered bread. Be sureyou get LEMfMIK sauce k THX 0*1 at HAL WOaOiSTtMHMC . I ^Defeat Gurzon,” Battle Cry of Red Hordes in Moscow Volcano of Revolution Sim mering in Russia—Commis sioner of War Trotzky Pleads for Peace. By I'nivenal Service. Moscow. May 13.—The soviet com mune was sweeping through the streets of Moscow crying: "Down With Curzon IDeath to the initiators of a new war! Down with fascism! Russia is not a colony of England!" While the soviet soldiers, workmen and students were marching by thou sands behind the red flag, in a prac tical demand for war on England, Trotzky and Tchitcherln were address ing a sallenly quiet audience in the Imperial theater in strongly pacific tones. The volcano of Russian revolu tion seemed to be ready for a new eruption. When Trotzky, commissar for war, appeared, the marching and singing reds received him with a great dem onstration. “We Want Peace.” Addressing the multitude Trotzky declared: “We want peace. Cursed be he Hfnongst us who contemplates ag gressive warfare. The Russian work man does not understand an offensive, anathematizing anybody opposing peace and labor reconstruct ion. .The red army is supporting, with ail its might, the sincere pacifist efforts of our diplomacy. We have sufficient ground to grind our teenth. but we have full control of ourselves. “I do not know whether Curzon's act is an isolated one, or whether others are forging diplomatic weapons against us. On this account we will do nothing, nor speak one single word that would increase the war menace. “The allies, since Versailles, have learned to speak to other nations only In orders and ultimatums, but that kind of language does not appeal to red Moscow. They must address us as equals. Will Fight if Driven.. "We will fight if driven to war, but it would be a terrible war, lasting many years and exhausting us com pleteiy. Therefore we say we want peace." Tchitcherln appeared, dressed in the striking uniform of the honorary red soldier. The keynote of his speech was that the motive behind Curzon's note was not the execution of Father Butchkavltch, but rather the imper ialist policy of the British in the east. ] "The direct culprit in the assassins- 1 tion of Vorovsky," said Tchitcherin, I "is the Swiss government. But the moral criminals are the governments of the allies, which Invited Russia to | Lausanne, where two world's have 1 met, continuing their combat until I the oppressed eastern nations win their freedom. "Curzon's phyehology still is that ; of the Indian viceroys. Unable to win the peaceable combat at Laus anne, he is trying to shake the inter national position of the soviet govern ment. Ominous Clouds on Horizon. "There are ominous clouds on the horizon. Perhaps while I am talking here a telegram has arrived telling of the beginning of naval operations against us In the White sea." Tehitcherln declared the present crisis is due to the failure of the out side nations to break down the Rus sian revolution first, by intervention and then by peaceful penetratlbn by 1 foreign capital. "The outside world now realizes," he said, /‘that we can survive under the new economic policy of refusal to capitulate before the attacks of capi tal. "Curzon's alleged soviet propaganda documents are forgeries and his de mands brazen and unheard of In in ternational relations, intended to make Russia a British vassal and ex tort an apology for the soviet eastern policy. "We will not surrender nor yield one step. We will not bow, but we have proposed negotiations, so that the whole world may see that the re sponsibility of a break will tje Cur zon's. We remain calm with a threat ening pistol at our forehead, propos ing a conference to prevent a rupture which. In connection with the Ruhr situation, would cause the menace of a general conflagration.” Ornithologist* Union Meeting Ends at Fairhury Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee. Fairbury. May 11. — Annual two days' meeting of the Nebraska Or nithologiats union closed at Fairbury Saturday. Members were guest of the bird study department of the Fair bury Woman's club. A public program was given Fri day night at the Haptist church. Mrs. Addison Sheldon of Lincoln spoke on •'American Poets as Ornithologists.” Ssturday morning the delegates di vided in several groups and with glasses Inspected bird refuges to find the various kind of birds which fre quent this part of the state. More than 100 species were found and classified. Gibbon and Ploasanton Plan Community Fair* special OUpatrh to The Omaha Bee. Kearney, Neb., May 13. — Gibbon hue perfected plana for n community fair, to be held during ('hautauqua week. The Business Mens club, schools and farmers have endorsed the movement and the Boys’ Hnd Girls clubs will participate. Dr. Irwin Mil ler plans to have a baby show and clinic In Xjonnectlon. A. 15. Ilolmberg was elected president of the tempo rary organization. I'leaaonton Is also planning on un dertaking a fair this season. All corn iminity fair dates will lie sot preced ing the Buffalo county fair. Lutheran Educator* Will Hold Meeting in Deshler Special Oiepatcli to The Omaha lice. Deshler. Neb., May 13. First an filial meeting of the Nebraska dla Irict National Diitheran Education hi sociatlon will hold n one day seaslon In Deshler, May 15. The Nebraska district of the asso ciation was organised last summer, 11. H llolsl, president of ihe national association will address the conven tion. of every I .alio men employed In England, 102 at" engaged In commer cial and (Inanelal houses. Buckingham Explains Workings of Stockyards Stockyards Company Merely “Bridge” Between Rail roads and Final Buyer, Declares Vice President, Who Fails to See Harm in Armour Morris Merger. “The actual workings of a large ! btockyard, where a livestock market is maintained, probably is less under stood than almost any other public utility," said Everett Buckingham, vice president-executive officer of the Omaha Union Stockyards company. “.Many people believe that the, | Stockyards company employs the : commission men, buys livestock for j the packers, and that it has, in a gen- | eral way, control over prices paid for livestock, but such is not the case. Tile Stockyards company simply pro vides the facilities and service for the accommodation of livestock from , the time railroads deliver the ship ments at the market until they pass t into the hands of the buyer — be j he shipper, feeder-buyer or packer; in ; other words, it is simply the bridge over which livestock passes from the railroads to the final buyer, whether it is the local packers who buy for ' slaughter, or others who buy to take the stock back to the country for ! feeding purposes, or to ship to other markets or killing plants. Independents Increase. “In reference to the merger of the Armour and Morris Packing cotnpa- j niee, I cannot see where there will be a decrease in competition or that it will in any way affect the prices re ceived by the producers, as there are too many Independent packing plants and they are springing up all the time. According to figures furnished i by the stockyards-packer administra tion, the number of independent pack- j Charges of W. C. T. U. Cause Much Discussion (Continued From Face One.) said Mrs. Draper Smith. "She has al- I ways proved a most level headed and conservative woman. -As I read the charges made against Judge Wapplch I thought: Is it possible that we can have a judge with so little judgment as to make re marks like those?" Rev. Frank G. Smith, pastor of the First Central Congregational church, said that if conditions in police court : as painted by the W. C. T. U. repre sentatives are true, something should \ lie done to place the court on a digni fied basis. "Regardless of what kind of court it is, it should be conducted In a digni- j fied manner," he said, "hecause of the Importance of the administration of the law." Editorial Commended. Dr. E. H. Jenks highly commended an editorial appearing in The Omaha Bee entitled "Jazz in the Temple of Justice." He declared that police court conditions should be remedied. "This a very important question." was the comment of Kev. A. A. De L>arme. "The court should he conduct ed as a place where all men meet and receive justice." He also commended the editorial in The Omaha Bee. County Attorney Henry Beal said that while he has received no com plaints from his deputies who have conducted business in municipal court, it is his opinion that the crim inal division of the municipal court is "badly managed." "I believe that courts should always be conducted in a dignified manner, he declared. "I Know Judge Wappich is a kid der.” was the observation of Com missloner Joseph Koutsky. "I think maybe he was kidding somebody and the women took it seri ously. Of course, I wasn't there and don't know what happened ' "You can't please everybody," was the only comment of Commissioner J B. Hummel. Commissioner John Hopkins point ed out that the women made blanket charges. “But they don't seem to lw> based on facts," he said. “You can't expect to go to a tea party when you go to police court." Women Incompetent. Commissioner Henry W. Dunn, who was a police Judge before election, de clared that he doea not consider the women competent to puss on what a police Judge has to contend with. "I think those women went to police court already prejudiced." he asserted. "I do not believe their re port 1* unprejudiced.” Mayor Dalilman refused comment. •Police court is a tough place, any way.” Commissioner Dean Noyes •aid. ”1 have been there a number of times to testify against people for violating ordinances, and 1 always found Judge Wappleh a gentleman. Of course, he jokes now and then.” Members of the Women's Chilstian Temperance union committee assert they will not retract any of thslr charges against Judge Wappich. “The language Judge Wappich used was an insult to the men'tnd women present,” Mrs. L, C. Waddlngton, 3102 Dodge street, a member of the com mittee. said "I am standing on what 1 actually heard.” she added. "These statements made by the Judge were very unbecoming of a gentleman. I don't care to repeat the words ” “We are of the same opinion as when wo made our report," Mrs. .1 II. Itobertson. 625 South Twenty seventh street, said when she read Judge Wappich's answer yesterday . afternoon In The Omaha Bee "We take exceptions to tentarks made by the Judge, remarks that were unnecessary and unbecoming. He gave the impression that he was tather in sympathy with the prison *rs and their offenses, at least In some cases. The Judge did ask us to take a woman on parole, a woman charged with Immorality. None of tta la in a position to assume the responsibility of a paroled woman The women of tIt ■ city's welfare department would lake care of a case like that.” Mrs. W. II. Warner, whose name appeared In connection with charges preferred by W. T. 1". representa tives against Munielpal Judge Wsp ' pleh. Is not Mrs. William II Wat net of 4I>IK Nicholas street. The address should have been 22t>2 I’ratt street. Kill ‘"Daylight Saving” Muncle. Ind . May 13. Muncle far- , lory workers declare an hour's sleep in the morning Is wmth more than sn , hour's recreation in the evening A! several plants daylight saving was i voted down Almost unanimously ing plants has increased Hi per cent in the last four years. "In addition to Armour A Co., the Cudahy Packing company. Dold & Co., Morris A Co. and Swift A Co., (here are located in South Omaha 12 smaller packing companies: The Omaha Packing company, Soutli Oma ha Packing company, Hoffman Broth ers, Itoth Packing company, George Hoffman, Mid-West Packing compa ny, Pat O'Dea, Mayerowich A Vail, Higgins Packing company, M. Glass burg, J. Kife A Joseph Hoffman, all buying more or less livestock on the market in competition with tlie larger packers, and the fact that all of them have been in operation a num bers of years, is the best evidence that they ure not being interfered with by the larger packing companies or the Stockyards company. I-and Sold by Stockyards. "In addition there are the Lincoln Packing company of Lincoln. Sinclair A Co. of Cedar IlApids, la., Morrell A Co. of Ottumwa, la., Odgen "Packing company of Odgen, Utah, and Wilson A Co. of Chicago and Kansas City. Other competitors are J. W. Murphy and Schwartz A Son, who, combined, purchased 529.806 head of hogs at South Omaha in 1922, largely for ship ment to packing companies at other points. "The statement has been made that the larger packers, through their stockyards influence, prevent the smaller or independent packers lo cating or doing business at the al leged "controlled” markets. In ref utation of that charge I refer to the case of Hoffman Brothers, whose packing plant was built about |0 years ago. Their building is located on land sold them by the local stock yards company. This also applies to the Mid-West Packing company, whose plant was completed and put in operation in 1918. In the case of the O’Dea Packing company, part of the land used by the plant is owned by the stockyards company and leased to O'Dea at a nominal figure. Given Aid. "In the case of Mayerowich A Vail, their location was traded to them by the stockyards company, for their old obsolete plant, part of which ground is now occupied by the new modern horse-sales barn. Knougli money consideration was also paid Mayerowich & Vail to enable the firm to build its present modern plant. The Higgins Packing company also had an old plant located where the horse barn now is, for which It was given a good price, enabling it to put up its modern plant adjacent to the stock yard* company property. The Skin ner Packing company, now operated by Dold A Co., purchased a tract of land in the stockyards district and put up a fine, modern plant, while the stockyards company cheerfully went Into an agreement with it to furniSh a considerable portion of the driveway for livestock from the stock yards to its plant. "The management of the stock yards. together with representatives of the Omaha Livestock exchange, have been endeavoring to get Wilson A Co. to locate at Omaha, hut on ac count of war and after-war condi tions. as well a« attacks from various sources on the larger packers of which Wilson A Co. is one. nothing was ac complished. Hut it may come vet and It keeps a cattle buyer at the South Omaha market." Pasturing Cattle Presents Problems After five or six month* of tatrn feeding, both the cow and her owner look forward Impatiently to the time to go to pasture. From now on. some farmers will allow their cows to roam the pastures gathering every green leaf that appears. This practice means poor pasturing for a long time, perhaps all summer. The material which builds up a plant ia manu factured In the leaf and grass can grow only when It has ita green leaves up to the sun. To have good pasture, keep the cows off until the grass is well started, suggests the University of Nebraska Agricultural college. When the time docs come to turn out to pasture, it is a poor policy to cut off all allowance of hay and other dry feed* at once. We should remember that the grass during spring months Is not very thick and long and that the cattle must graze over a large area In order to get their fill. Furthermore, the grass at this season Is about nine tenths water and an average-sized cow giving IK pounds of milk dally requires from 23 to 25 pounds of dry matter. To get this she would have to gather from 230 to 250 pounds of grass daily. One can readily see that It Is impos sible for the cow to gather this amount of grass dally, therefore, she will have to go underfed. This fact becomes mors pronounced with the higher producing cows. For these reasons, the best practice is to continue feeding some hay and prefers ably a small amount of grain the first few weeks until the eras* become* more mature. Mob Member* Arrested. Calexico. <'at., May 111 -Nine turn of n mol) which attacked count Ilmen leaving a meeting of the Mexicali city government were ntreated and jailed by police, who dlaperaed the gathering with clutia. The count Ilmen att/icked were a faction oppoaed to the mayor'a admlnlatratlon. University of Nebraska Karly registration i»t th« University of Nehruaka will ha held May M tn !• for all aludrn'a except gr uduatlng arniora. Kvary aludrnt except those who know tu*lt|vf>ty that I hay ara not i«*turnlng to fakr up work nnt yaar will hay in regl**xt fall In the summer atudmta will hr infointetl of tin* amount of fcm, jrrt to hr set by tha hoar«l of regent* tit. buttonx inaitr of crllulold di*k# about our amt one-half Inches in tl urn** tai and hearing t Hr nun< nl* of thalr i Jura Will hr worn h\ all g'li* of th» freshman rinaa nr\t yaxr. n««otdlnf to plana bring rnada by tnaiubara of the ft\# claxa honorary ao< iattrx fpr woman. Mya* tic Flab, XI l)i|l|, Hlh rf Met pent. Mm tarboard ami Valkyrie Ant oum etnMif by tha department nf tCngllah of a nrw course on 'Thr ttthi* • a l.Herat tire." la nf iutaiaat ill view of treeni press dle« usslnn t»f tha general lack of kndwlrdga of tM btblr h\ A mat lean college student* in genet nl The i nur*a wilt be given by Jaiura Mullen liUfg, aUlitO' of u latently published book, ' Hpa< liurna of llihliral l.lleratuit I Nebraska l^nit R. 0. T. C. to Seek Army Credits J I'Two-Day Inspection Will Be Held—Effort Made to Be Classed as “Distinguished College."’ Hpeciai l)i»pRt<‘ii to The Oninliit Bee. Lincoln, May 13.—The l'niver»lty; of Nebraska R. O. T. C. unit will be j lnspeetert by representatives of the ; War department May 14 and 15 to de j termlne whether or not it will be one j | of the 25 "distinguished colleges" of the 12ft senior R. O. T. C. units at state universities and similar lnstltu- J tions. The inspectors will examine the theoretical Instruction, the equip ment and the cadets in action. The cadets will be inspected and pass in review Monday afternoon. Certain colleges are designated by i [the War department as "distin guished colleges," following an Inspec tion on the following phases: Indoor and outdoor facilities for training and ■ [ instruction, support of tlie R. O. T. C. by the institution, support of the R O. T. C. by the student body; effi cieney of the theoretical instruction, and the efficiency of the practical in struction and training. Not to ex ceed 20 per cent of the colleges are granted this honor. The quota is full at the present time, so Nebraska, in order to gain the honor, will have lo displace some other college. If Nebraska is awarded this honor, 5 per cent of the Nebraska seniors in the military department may lie designated as “honor graduates" and ho eligible for appointment as second lieutenants in the regitlar army with out examination. The cadets will be privileged to wear gold stars on tb#ir sleeves. The University of Missorul is the only institution in the seventh corps area that has been so designated by the War department. It has held this honor three years. The University of Minnesota held the honor in 1921. Denver to Elect Mayor Tuesday Bitterest Campaign in Years Practically Closed—Fight Candidates in Field. Denver. May 13—One of the hitter eat political campaigns In Denver In years practically ended with declaration* of confidence from ad herents of eight candidates for mayor in the municipal election next Tues day. Voters will elect a mayor and nine councllmen under Denver's non partisan government charter. Dewey Halley, who has served as mayor for six years, is a candidate for re-election. I'ntted State* Sena tor Lawrence C. Phipps has endorsed Bailey s candidacy. Opponents of the mayor have made the trjnl and con viction of members of the so-called "million dollar bunco ring" a cam paign issue bemuse the alleged con fidence men operated here during Bailey's administration. George A. Carlson, former gover nor of Colorado: Benjamin F. Staple ton, former postmaster of Denver. Frank Newton Briggs, a hankei : Sid ney Kastwood. Henry V. Johnson. Theodore H. f’roske and Frank 11. Hire are opposing Bailey i Philip Van Cise. district attorney, who led the campaign that rounded up the convicted confidence men, has delivered many speeches in favor of the election of Carlson. William F. Sweet, governor of Colorado, has In tervened In the contest by endorsing Stapleton. Duane College. More than 3SA contestant* fr..m Saline county grade and high »« hoots took part in the Saline county inter*chnla*tlr invitation tne*t held a* Doane college. M# dal* will be «ent to winner* of first and second places In the 13 aeholaatic and the 13 athletic events, while a trophy cup wHI be presented to Crete High •• hool. which • a me off victor In both the scholastic and athletic tournament* Mia* Ruth Hralnard displayed * fa He technique and an excellent mastery of a difficult program in her junior pi.#no re cital given In the college chapel. Beginning next fall student* in the piano department at Doan* college con servatory will be grouped In f<*ur da****, according their stag* of advancement. Each »**ar they will take examination* covering the following points; technical ability, general muih tanshlp, sight read ing. ear *c*ts ini memorv te*t« Tuesday will be May day for Doan* college The day will he celebrated by exercises «rnl an all colleg* pi* cxt Preparation* are being made at Doane for the ongrrgational Young ( .n* fetenra June 1-1 '• About J.'O >oung people are expected to aiiend Dr Frank Sheldon of the Dongrrgatlonal Educational society ami Mia* Margaret Taylor, dean of the Congregational Training school for women at t'hlcago. are expected to b« the principle lead#!* SPRING FEVER tired out, no energy Hood's invigorates, tones up system For nearly fiftv years this old. re liable tonic has been recognised as the ideal spring medicine for purifying the blind and toning up the system I food's Sarsaparilla restores ap petite and provide* a gentle and needed stimulant to organs weary and tired fmin winter's demands. It help* the bkxd to carry in creased vitality to all parts of the body. Take Hood's. Your food will taste better. You will enjoy the day's work Thr Ionic for If a! tied frciing HOOD’S SARSAPARILLA Skin Tortured Babies Sleep Mothers Rest After Cuticura tMntm*nl itk'um.Si ftinampNi •ri.ir— UuUtvil.itouuilM l)*p» > M««t Traveler Tells of Demoralized Affairs in China Thomas Rees in Omaha for \ isit Saw Miss Aldrich Shortly Before Her Cap ture hy Bandits. Thomas Rees, published of tile Illi nois State Iteigster, Springfield, 111., who has recently returned from a tour to tlie Philippine islands, Korea, Japan and China, Is,in Omaha vis iting liis niece, Miss Henrietta M. Rees. 720 South Twenty-second street. While In Kyoto, .Japan, he met Miss Lucy Aldrich, sister-in-law of John, D. Rockefeller, jr., as she was pre paring to go to Pekin, and as Mr. Rees and ids party hail just come from there. Miss Aldrich was later captured by bandits with several oth er tourists. "In the two weeks that we stop ped at the same hotel in Kyoto." said Mr. Rees, “we grew to be qui’e friendly. Miss Aldrich is a very amia ble woman and a good companion. "The bandits may have known that she was connected with the Rocke feller millions, when they permitted her to escape, but I do not think it likely." Knur Months in Orient. Mr. R'-es sailed from Ran Fran cisco December 2!t for the Philippines, where he spent three week in Manila, after which he went to China, vis iting Hongkong Canton. Hankow, Tientsin and Pekin. "When we reached Canton, there was small fighting out in the suburbs and in one place, where there had been a railroad strike a few weeks before we arrived, we found quiet. When we asked how the difficulty had been settled, we were informed that the provincial governor had sent a company of sohfiers to the va rious towns in the gtrike district and had shot the ringleaders. “The depredations now rapidly in creasing, by well-armed bandit gangs, should not be cause for surprise. The government of China is completely demoralized. There is no central unity. Each of the IS provincial gov ernors is a law unto himself, with little or no respect for the orders which come from the f gure-head of a president at Pekin. Ex-Soldiers m Bands. "Of course, the majority of tl;es« bands are made up of malcontents, but many of their members are sol diers from the provinces, who have received no pay for some time. As a rule, the hands are small and there fore go after small game, but tn the case of the last laid the number of brigands was large and did not share the same respect for American and English tourists which had been mani fest on other occasions. The centra! government is practically powerless, because the armies are under com mand of the military governor of the province.” After passing through .Japan and Korea. Mr. Rees sailed for Seattle. On this Journey he became acquainted with l)r. Alfred Sze, Chinese minister to the Cubed States. The boat docked May 4 and Mr. Rees came on to Omaha. He will remain In the city for a short time before returning to Springfield. Requisition Is Honored. l.inctlfl. May 13.—Governor Bryan honored a requisition front the governor of Now York for the return of J hn B'ka« from Grand Island lo New York city on a charge of erand larceny. Bekas la charged , w ith the iheft of 31.213 in money and , 3160 In check* from Walcott H. £it km, *• fiver of the George Oonstan in. Inc. Burgess Bedtime Stories Boxt-r BoiihIn a I.fltli*. By THORNTON W. Bt RGKSH. Who boasts that ho la unafraid A trap In which to fait hath laid. —Mother Bear. if ever there were two frightened young Bears they were Boxer and Woof Woof as they ran away from the threatening growls of Mother Bear. Bhe had driven them away. Yes, air. she had done just that. She had told them that she didn't ever want to gee them again near that great pile of fallen trees under which they had once had their home, and where Mother Bear was now living. She told them that they were big enough now to go out into the great world and take care of themselves. Then she had growled a deep, ugly, grutnbly, rumbly growl, and the two young bears had taken to their heels. Presently the two young Bears stopped running. They stood still’ and listened. They tested the wind with .their noses. "She isn't chasing us." said Boxer at last. “I guess we needn't ran ang more." Woof Woof stood uj> and looked back the way they had come with such a funny look on her face. It was a hurt look, and at the same time a puzzled look. It was quite clear that Woof Woof didn't understand matters at all. "1 think Mother Bear has some thing the matter with her 1 do so," said she. "I think she is crazy. Y'es. sir, 1 think she is crazy. What have we done that she should drive us away like that?" "We haven't done anything. ' de clared Boxer. "She is cranky, that's all. If she thikns I can't take care of myself, I'll just show her.” "She doesn't think anything of the kind. She said tin^t we ought to be aide to take care of ourselves. ’ re torted Woof Woof. “Well, we can:" growled Boxer. "Anyway, I can take care of mys* If. I'm not afraid. It will b*- great fun not to have to tag along behind her any more. Now we can do as we please. For a long time I've wanted to se^ tl great world, and now I mean to do it. I’m not afraid of any thing. No. sir. I'm not afraid of anything." Just then a mischievous Merry Lit tle Breeze rustled some dry leaves just back of Boxer. He jumped and ian a short d.stance, then turned to see what had frighened him. Woof Woof giggle*], she had seen the mis * hievous Li:tle Bieeze rustle those m HC*»t “Oh, do, you are not afraid of any thing!" Woof Woof taunted. leaves, and so she had not been startled "What are you laughing at?" gi iiwled Boxer angrily. "You’re not afraid! Oh, no. you are not afraid of anything!' Woof Woof taunted. "I'm not!" growled Boxer "I wasn't really afraid. 1 was simply showing good sense. Didn't Mother Bear teach us that Safety first is the most important rule in life?” Woof Woof continued to chuckle. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Eminent Voice Instructor at the UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MUSIC Five Weeks, Commencing June 4th Reservations now. Write for information. Address ADRIAN NEWENS, Director 111K and R St»., Lincoln. What a Change in 60 Year*! V 8 few minutes past midnight, on January 1, 1S63. Canle. Freeman of (iage County, Nebraska, became the nation a first homesteader. His entry is number one. recorded on page one of book number one of the Failed Slates land office That was just sixty years ago. Tlie old Indian trail over which Freeman traveled is a modern highway used by thousands of automobiles every year Luxurious homes, connected by telephone with the test of the nation, have been built on the sites of the log cabins ami sod houses of his day. Modern machinery has replaced the ox team Fields are cultivated and well kept. Churches and schools have been established. Nebraska has grown from a sparsely settled unorganized territory, to a highly officiant farming community that helps to feed the rest of the world. " hat a change in 60 years! " hen Panlel Freeman filed his homestead papers in 1863, The Nebraska Farmer was a *1 niggling 16 page monthly, delivered to its few subscribers by pony express and stage roach. Today It is a great agrl cultural weekly, teaching the very door of its subscribers thru nine great railroad systems and thousands of rural delivery automobiles Wo are living In a truly wonderful age’ What Is new to la\ will he old tomorrow That's why accurate Information Is a modern necessity. That's why it pays to rest! THE NEBRASKA FARMER nri Only WaaMy fmm Pa par Publiakaal in Sabraakm LINCOLN Smlterimtiom mricm. St m»r ymmr; 8 ymmm Ar S3i rip* Ait and Boxer grew more and more angry. “J'm not afraid of anything.'1 he repeated. "I'm not afraid of any* thing in ail the (treat World. But I don’t intend to be foolish just !.< shuffled off in as dignified a way as he could. (Copyright, ltiZ 1 The next story: “Boxer Grow* More and More Conceited." Rail Labor Board to Speed Up \\ ork More Than 2.000 Case* Wait ing Action — Squabbles Left by Strike. By International .\ew* Km ice. Chicago, May 13.—The l.'nlted States railroad labor board, which for weeks has been marking time he 11 of in complete membership, now is plan ning. with that obstacle gone, to dis pone of the 2,000 or more cases on : - docket with all speed possible. It is no enviable job that faces the board, lgist summer's strike has left some unusually scrambled lalxn squabbles. There Is the strlf< between the shoperafts and railroads uv the seniority question, which (.'hair man lten W. Hooper expect* the board will lie called on to decide once more. The stub- between the .-.top < raf'* and the new organization of men bin-I during the strike is another, us is tn< demand of the shoperafts fm anotli- r wage increase, which, while it has i t yet reached the board, is fully ex pected to a hundreds of Individual case* in w h: ■ • r ' discharged employes demand rein statement on the ground- that !h>\ were "fired ' without proper \ KBTI8EMENT. DO YOU WANT QUICK OATS? If so, ask your grocer for Quick Quaker Oats. The only oat flakes that cook in 3 to 5 minutes. And an hour could not cook them better. The same delicious flavor as reg ular Quaker Oats. , We flake the— finest grains only. But in Quick Quaker the oats are cut before flak ing. They are rolled very thin and partly cooked. So the flakes are smaller and thinner — that is all. And those small, thin flakes cook quickly. Your grocer has both styles — regular and Quick. Tell him which style you want. Now, a Quick Quaker Oats Cook* in 3 to 5 minatet Do - you know ? PREMIUM SODA CRACKERS Their crispiness and salt* flavor make them delicious for sandwiches. Thev are made by the bakers of Uneeda Biscuit Th* Houwhold Fjvocit* of the Nation NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY “Uneeda Bakers"