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The Morning Bee MORNIN G—E V E N I N G—S UNDAY THE BEE PUBLISHING CO, Publieher. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tb* AaeocIsUd I'reu. of which The Bee la a member, la eiolnalrala entitled to the use for republicaUon of all newa dlapatehea credited to It or not otherwise credited In thla paper, and also the local new* published herein. All rights of repuhlleatlona of our special dlapatehea are also renened. BEE TELEPHONES Private Branch Exchange. Ask for the Department aTIanfir or Person Wanted. For Night Call* After 10 P. M.: Editorial Department. AT Iantic 1021 or 1012. 1000 OFFICES Haln Office—17tti and Famam Co. Bluffa - - . 15 Scott St. So. Side, N. W. Cor. 21th and N New York—288 Fifth Avenue Washington - 822 Star Bldg. Chicago - - 1720 Steger Bldg. DEAL JUSTICE IN PUBLIC. Lawlessness is lawlessness, no matter where it occurs. Society suffers just as much when the leader of the Ku Klux Klan is shot from the darkness in an Ohio town as when a man is taken by a mob in Oklahoma and severely whipped. In neither case is there justification. Officers of the law in Oklahoma are like those in every other civilized community, under the control of the citizens. When a police force fails in its duty, an easy remedy is provided by the law, and the removal of part or all of the of fenders may readily be brought about. No help comes from the act of any group of men, seeking to stubstitute its own will for the due process of law. Indignation may run high, but judgment reached and executed under such circumstances is likely to be mistaken. In the Ohio case, the shooting of the klan leader might be interpreted to mean that some reason for the existence of such an order may be found in con ditions that prevail. Yet a reasonable view of the case is that the act was that of some one just as mistaken in his view although as sincere in his pur pose as the member of the klan who was singled out as a victim. In a land where,the government is that of the people, where all law, all officers of the law, and all processes for carrying out the law, come from the people, there is no place for “invisible government” of any sort by any group of individuals. Work of reform can only be accomplished through arousing the minds of the people to the need of the reform, and this can only be done publicly and openly. If ihe anti-slavery agitation had been secretly carried on, we might have chattel slavery yet; if the women had worked behind closed doors, we would have neither woman suffrage nor prohibition, and if the opponents of child labor were to meet in darkened rooms, with plugged up keyholes, their case would be hopeless. . The cause that can Tiot stand forth in full view of the public, with its every aspect open to examina tion under the searchlight of publicity, does not de serve to succeed. Sporadic outbursts of lawlessness are not new in our national history, but they have never accomplished any real good. At times an ex asperated community has wreaked summary ven geance on flagrant offenders, but these cases are the exception rather than the rule, and even then do not -erve to justify mob action. If the men who are meeting in secret will openly advocate what they privately profess, standing firmly n their platform, they may be able to accomplish good. So long as they pretend to uphold the law tnd then act without the law, they are doing far more harm than good. KEEPING TRACK OF EACH OTHER. « One of the English novels of the last century F.ialt ivithlhe case of n man, victim of amnesia as it is tnv called, who disappeared from his home, and urned up years later about twenty-five miles away, vhcre he had married and reared a second family of children. Such an event was possible in a society where the tides of life move sluggishly, and it was an adventure to go over into the next county. Barry makes use of something similar in his “Tillyloss Scandal,” in which the hero journeyed all the way to Edinburgh and London, and then returned home, spending the remainder of his years recounting his adventures, the most wonderful of which was the night he “spent a shilling at a sitting.” Americans, who are accustomed to wander, hop ping from town to town, from one end of the land to i he other in the most casual fashion, do not ap preciate this immobility. But the identification ex perts do, and so it is proposed to fingerprint the entire nation, that fewer unidentified bodies be laid away in obscure graves. A1 Dunla of Chicago, who is responsible for the proposal, told the International Association for Identification at Dcs Moines that 10.000 unidentified dead are buried in the United States each year. Of these he estimated at least 7.000 have life insurance to the amount of $2,000 each, or a total of $14,000,000 lost through this cause each year. Novel as the proposal seems, it deserves serious consideration. We have progressed very slowly in the general science of vital statistics, not because we do not realize the value of the data thus afforded, but because of a reluctance to yield on a point that is generally considered purely private. Slowly, how ever, individual prejudice is giving way for the pub lic good, and it may yet come to pass that each of us will be registered and ticketed according to our' finger prints. If there is an insurmountable objec tion it is that it would result in giving jobs to a new horde of public officials, to add to the tax bill. ALL WHO ARE WORTHY ARE WELCOME. Sir Auckland Geddes, British ambassador at Washington, makes to his home government a re port that criticises conditions at Ellis island. He offers suggestions as to sleeping quarters and other physical surroundings of immigrants who arc de tained at the gateway to the United States, but only tells what might have been loomed from studying the reports of the government at Washington from its own representatives. The most interesting part of the Geddes report is in its conclusion, wherein he proposes that the ex emination be made in Europe, so that when the alien leaves home it will be with the reasonable assur ance that detention at Ellis island will be but a mat ter of formality. This is what we have contended for at all times. Nothing can be more unfair than the existing practice of steamships being allowed to fill their steerage quarters with passengers, and en gage in a mad race to reach the dock ahead of all others at one minute past midnight on the morning of the first day of each calendar month. The United States is in no way to blame if the reasonable enforcement of its immigration law works hardship on those who take the chance of getting by its provisions. European governments should co operate in such degree as will spare their subjects the inconvenience and disappointment that waits the unfit at the portals to the United States. On this point Ambassador Geddes is sound, and his word should have some weight in England as tending to allay n feeling arising over there. All the world no longer can enter the United States, and that should b" understood everywhere. "OFT IN THE STILLY NIGHT.” Every ladder has two end*, and every story at least two sides. So it is not easy to decide between the city of Columbus on the one hand and the Union Pacific railroad on the other in regard to the matter of blowing engine whistles in the city limits. Rules of the company require that whistles be blown as warning signals at road crossings. These disturb the citizens, who are concerned in the suppression of unnecessary noises. If the whistle be omitted, some unwary autoist will be caught half way across the track by a mov ing train, and his last gasp will be one of maledic tion for the engineer for not giving warning of his approach. Likewise, the company does not relish the prospect of going into court to face a damage suit, in which the plaintiff will be ready to prove that the cautionary toots were not given in advance by the oncoming locomotive. Against this, the citizens rea sonably set up that too much blowing of whistles is not only a nuisance but unnecessary, and can be subdued without loss of efficiency to the operation of trains or increase of danger to those who need to cross the tracks. We have in mind a Missouri Pacific engineer who blows two long and two short whistles of the road crossing signal in his own peculiar manner. He swings on the whistle lever, producing a prolonged wail that is almost agony; ;t starts low, gradually swells to a crescendo, then diminishes until it dies away; waiting about ten seconds, he repeats it; then he adds the two shorter blasts, differing from the others only in length. By the time he has repeated this once each block from Druid hill until he gets across Ames avenue and under the viaduct on his way to the yards, he has rent the stilly night into shreds a block long and all sadly tattered. A little training of engineers in the gentle art of tooting for road crossings might help some, but the real remedy is to do away with grade crossings. This is, of course, a serious problem, but it will be solved in time. And the citizens of Columbus will admit, as others do, that the only really quiet com munity is a graveyard. BROTHERLY LOVE AND THE LAW. Again we find in real life support for the old saying that truth is stranger than fiction. This time a man’s devotion to law and order sends his brother te the penitentiary for a long term of years. John Finch took at San Diego the obligation administered to all policemen, that they will uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States, the laws of the country and obey lawful orders given by super iors in authority. Soon after John had been clothed with his uniform and sent out to work as a guardian of law and order, he got a letter from his brother George in Chicago. George Finch was a thief. He asked his ppliceman brother to go to a pawn shop and recover a watch. John felt reasonably certain the watch had been stolen. His. love for George was as strong as one brother usually has for another, but he had sworn to uphold the law. So he turned the matter over to the Chicago police, and George has just been sen tenced to twenty years in the penitentiary for burglary. His brother sorrows for his fate, but walks his beat conscious of the fact that he has been true to his trust. A considerable moral can be drawn from this. It is a little more than the fidelity of a policeman to his oath, although that is worthy of note. The de votion of a real man to the principles and ethics of good society shines clearly through the action. John might have saved his brother, but only at the ex pense of the public good and by sacrificing his own self-respect. The price asked was a little too high for him to pay. George will feel hard against John for many a day, but in the end, if he have in him any of the same quality of manhood, he will respect his brother the more because he could do his duty under such trying circumstances. And it will be a good day for the world when we have more men like John Finch. “Uncle Andy” Mellon’s report on the French war debt settlement will be awaited with great interest here. Poincare and his group will not be permitted to put over any shenanigan on this side. The democrats disapprove of the choice made by President Coolidge in selecting his private secretary. However, he will do a lot of things that will sur prise them before he finishes his short term. Guardsmen in camp at Ashland are showing up good work at target practice. Some of the scores recall “Gunsling" Davidson of the good old Second infantry days. Senator Smoot is sure the bonus will pass, but Is uncertain as to where the money to pay it is to come from. Harding put that up to congress many weeks ago. Maybe if the governor threaten* hard enough and long enough, the price of gas will stay or go lower. i " ~ When it comes to seizing rum ships, one is re minded of the old recipe for making rabbit pie. A reduction in winter wheat acreage shows the farmer has learned one lesson. One thing that may easily be dispensed with is a strike in the coal mines. Mary Miles Minter at least is old enough to know better. “Pittsburgh plus" ought to follow the 12-hour day. At lust nccounts Tom Majors still was on deck. Homespun Verse —By Omaha’s Own Poet— Robert Worthington Davi« WHEN KINDNESS PAYS. Ought to have a kindly greeting for a fellow whrn he’s down: •Ought to help to lift him upward from the tlght'nlng chains of gloom. For a smile Is quite as easy to he given hn n frown. And It never needs to sorrow for the want of standing room. Ought to whisper something cheerful to a mrlnncholy cuss; Ought to brighten hlrn with kindness—knocking will not help him rise. —lie Is woven of the fabric thnt Is life to all of us. And he feels that failure humbles each endeavor that he tries. Ought to think how you’d he feeling If you groveled In hls place; How a kick would send to tmllhers what receding hope you had; Ought to see the plaintive picture of distraction on hls fucej . ought to think of him ns sonny and pretend to tie Ills dud. On R<*pt<UT»bPr 30, 1S75, iWBftnft nan Its first visit from a president of the United States, General Grant and Ills personal party coining over from lies Moines, where they had attended a re union of rtie Army of the Cumberland. Several days >e« we reproduced the story of the visit of Ttutherford Jt. Hayes, tn 1X80. It is of Interest to contrast this account of the earlier visit, as taken from the Evening Bee of October 1, 1875. *'THK PRESIDENT.” "His Arrival In Omaha." "He is Accompanied by His Wife, and by His Son, Colonel Fred Grant and His Wife and Others.” “He is Given an Enthusiastic Re ception.” “The Grand Shake at the l . S. Court house, Etc., Etc.” “General Grant, president of the United Suites, arived In Omaha yes terday morning. The train upon which lie came front Den Muinos was de layed about an hour, and the commit tee of reception, consisting of Mayor Chase, Colonel Wilbur, JJr. Miller, Senator Hitchcock. Superintendent S. H. H. Clark, lion. J. K. Boyd, Hon. John C. Cowin, E. A. Allen, Esq., and Ezra Millard, went over the river at about 9 o’clock, and there met the president, who was accompanied byl his wife, and son. Col. Fred Grant and wife; General Borie, ex secretary of the navy, wife and daughter; W. W. Belknap, secretary of war; Gen eral Babcock; General Alvord; Gen eral McFaley; General Vincent: Gen. William Myers; Gen. A. J. Myers: Colonel Benjamin and Colonel Crosby. “The president and his party had been in attendance at the reunion of the Army of the Cumberland at lies Moines, for the last two days, and from there were accompanied to Omaha by General Crook, command ing the Department of the Platte, and his staff; General Perry, General Buggies, Colonel Litchfield and many other Omaha, officers, whom we do not now remember; General Mander son of Omaha, General Thayer, gov ernor of Wyoming, ami several other prominent ex-army officers. It was. indeed, a notable party. Til* transfer train that brought them over the river was drawn by a gaily decorated engine, run by Engineer Duncan, and when the train drew lip at the depot cheer after cheer arose from the as sembled thousands who had gathered there to do honor to the president. A salute was fired by an artillery company fre.m the barracks, and the Twenty third infantry band sent forth strains of welcoming music. “The party disembarked from the cars, Mrs. Grant leaning on the arm of Mayor Chase; President Grant, ac eeimpanied by Senator Hitchcock came next: Colonel Fred Grant and wife, accompanied by Hon. J. C. Cnwin. followed; then came United States Senator Paddock, acting as escort for ex Secretary Borie and family. All took Neats In carriages, which were waiting. President Grant and wife and Mayor Chase ami Senator Hitchcock occupying tile llrst: Colonel Fred Grant and wife, and General Crook and Mr. Cowin the second: cx Sec retary Borie, wife and daughter and Senator Paddock the third, and so on. “The long line of carriages then moved up Tenth street to Farnam, followed by the thousands of people on either side. The procession was a fine sight, the turnouts lieing the best in the city, frfctn the various livery stables. At Farnam street the band took their place at the head of the procession, which then proceeded to the Grand Central hotel, where n stop w as made long enough for Mayor chase to make a short announcement of the program, nnd to Introduce the president, who arose and bowed amid enthusiastic eheers. The line of march was then resumed to Podge street, thence to the high school grounds, where the sehnol children of the city wero assembled In front of the building. The band, taking a posh Hon at the music stand, played a tune or two, when Mayor Chase arose and Introduced the president to the school children in a very neat little speech, saying that he knew tho man whom tliev would rather sre than any other living man was General Grant, the hero soldier, the friend of free men. of free speech, and free press, nnd last but not least the friend of free schools. "General Grant arose and said: 'I am pleased to stand beneath the shadow of this building, which Is no well calculated to prepare you for use ful occupations and honornble stations in life His honor, the mayor, has saiil that 1 am in favor office speech, nnd therefore T want other people to do tHex talking.' “Cheer upon cheer arose from the multitude of happy school sehlldren. many of whom will remember thp visit of General Grnnt ns the event of a lifetime, nnd In future year* will re late the Incident to others. "The next point whs the United States postofTfee nnd courthouse, where a reception was held In the Judge's chambers, which hud been gracefully and beautifully arranged nnd decorated with flowers nnd tings by Mr. .THnirs Allen nnd Ills daughters. The committee of reception took pains to personally Introduce every hotly with whom they wore acquainted After a square meal at the Grand Central hotel, the party were c-ported to the depot, where they took a spe cial train for tho west.” ■ -- 1 ■ i NET AVERAGE CIRCULATION I for July, 1923, of THE OMAHA BEE | Daily .72,472 I Sunday .75,703 l !)'>#• not fnelijde return*, left, over*, sample* or paper* spoiled tr printing and Includes n. special B. BREWER, Gen. Mgr. V. A. BRIDGE, Cir. M«r. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 4th day of August, I02.t w. h quiver. j (Seal) Notary Public. ■—-■—■■■■■ “THE PEOPLE’S VOICE” Edltarlal from raadura of Tha Moratat Baa. Raadara ot Tha Maralng Baa ara lavltad ta aaa thla column traalj far aaartailija aa in attar a at aablia latarait. Official Grumbler*. Omaha.—To the Editor of The Omaha Bee: In each neighborhood over the land should be elected of ftcial grumblers whose sole qualifica tion should be measured by hi* ability to stir up the people against recreant, lazy, dishonest, money-wasting pub lic officials on whom we are forced to lean for our personal safety and property rights, and to elegantly broadcast the praises of men in pub lic life who are true to their trust. When Endres took the sheriff's job, To him we all stood In salute. No more would bandits slay and rob, No more would the bootleggers, boot. Where Is our chieftain of the law. Whose praises wo so proudly sang? Does he no more guard Omaha? Has he been kidnaped by the gang? Gang, bring him back. IVe'r* sick, so sick. Of reading headlines, pink and blue. "Call fciamardick. Call Saroardlck,” When your nose scent* the vile home brew. GEORGE B. CHILD. Reminiscences of Omaha. Franklin, Neb.—To the Editor of The Omaha Bee: A visitor to Omaha from the far southwestern edge of the state has within the last few days been attempting to fit a reminiscent map of 1870 over a bit of the present city. The writer's home was on the cor ner of Sixteenth and Farnam streets and (if tales of street gritding told by Omahans be correct) 80 feet straight up from the pavement. Being a victim to the propensity for running away, father built a lath fence about a tiny yard at the front door and mother planted > the most beautiful verbenas and red petunias that ever blossomed In Omaha. Then there was a walk up the long slope of Capitol hill one lovely birth day morning to gather wild sweet williams where is now the High School building, as satisfying In its quiet dignified beauty as was the grand old hill on which it stands. The sweet williams were put into a gay little vase and placed on the fence girder in spite of warnings against meddlesome beggars, and sure enough nothing was left the next morning but a handful of withered flowers in the street. The beggars were children, who were looked up by the authorities and found to be the children of comfortably well off peo ple who sent them begging until school time, when they got Into proper clothes and were off to school. The general impression of the city to the child was sunshine and wind and dust, the bustle of building, heaps of building material, buildings under construction, new houses and, crown ing all, one day a new building mov ing leisurely up Sixteenth street draw n by a capstan. There is a memory, too, of the building of what must have tieen the First Baptist church, of which Wil liam Phoenix, a relative, was archi tect, church official and what not. There was the first baptismal service, celebrated In the open and viewed In trepidation from the safe vantage of father’s arms. The basement was used for school purposes for some time. John M. Thurston was coming into notice and Rosewater was a most familiar name, the more so since a member of the family was one of the fastest typesetters on The Bee, who brought the yarns nnd escapades and the arguments nnd discussions of the printing office home, to our great in terest and amusement. Ulement (Clemmie) chase began his career about this time a* file young est editor in the United States and waa quite popular among the Drint era. His paper was a tiny sheet to be called a newspaper, but Its creed was announced In its' title—Excelsior —and worked up to. A Fourth of July number came bravely out In patriotic red, white and blue, and the whole affair was creditable to so youthful a founder. So, though only “an Innocent by stander,” one feels a personal elation In the development ana growth of big things with which they have come In contact and delight in their progress and achievement. It is regrettable that outlanders are apt to think of Omaha in terms of stock and railroad yards and other unpleasantness of the city’s life when it has a fine bal ance to the good as well. The fitting of the city to its hills Is remarkable, and Its parks and homes and beautiful public buildings deserve the admiration of even so intelligent a commonwealth as Nebraska. Whether it will or not, we are look ing to Omaha as a sort of model and are having faith she may be a worthy Mecca for the state at largo. NELLIE PHOENIX AYR. Americanism in a Nutshell. Omaha—To the Editor of The Omaha Bee: This is a friend’s advice to the president of the United States: Jonathan and Magnus are already above the horizon, and Robert and Hiram are halfway to the zenith. Now let me give you a little advice. Take that stovepipe hat down in the basement, lay It on the floor and jump on it with both feet, then throw It Into the furnace. As the incineration proceeds, address the crumpled tile in these words: “Relic of barbaric dis play, of monarchic pomp and human conceit, we part forever. X have dis covered America and the dignity of character.” I/et the act and the words be filmed and given to the world. BERIAH F. COCHRAN. [ Daily Prayer This is th« victory that overeometh the world, even our faith.—I John 6 4. Almighty and most merciful Jehovah, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Who art worthy of the praises of all the children of men. be pleased to hear our prayers this day. Holy art Thou, and may all Thy creatures worship and adore Thee. May we who dwell in this house truly fear and love and trust in Thee above all things. We bless Thee for all Thy goodness and tender mercies, es pecially for the gift of Thy dear Son and for the Bible, the revelation of Thy will and grace. Our lives, though unworthy, have been precious In Thy sight. Thou hast provided for our bodies every needed blessing. Thou dost feed our souls upon the Bread of Life so long as we humbly seek salvation through Jesus the Messiah. Continue Thy blesslngs to us. Overshadow us with Thy mercy. Empty us of all pride. Forgive our sins. Implant Thy Word in us that we mav bring forth fruit by patient continuance in well doing. Graciously deliver us from sickness, fire, want and trouble. Help us to lay to heart Thy Fatherly christen ings that we may judge ourselves and amend our ways. These and all need ed lienefits we ask only through the merits of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. REV. Tf p OBK.SAfP. Pitcsirji. Pa. After Them the Doctors. Now that the steel Industry :s tak ing steps to eliminate the 12-hour day, the Mothers’ union will prohably look into the prospects.—Indianapolis News. “From State and -Nati°n” — Editorials from other newspapers. Wyoming’* Invitation. From the Spokane Hpokeaman-Revlew. Wyoming is submitting a bold and interesting invitation to the 20 states constituting the western half of the United States. Since Wyom ing is tho watershed of the country, it is proposing that all the states on streams the headwaters of which originate in Wyoming shall negotiate a compact between themselves and with the federal government for the definition and confirmation of their respective rights. The list of states thus affected in cludes Montana. Idaho, Washington and Oregon, in addition to North Da kota. South Dakota, Nebraska? Kan sas, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Ken tucky. Tennessee, Mississippi. Louis iana, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, Nevada and California. The Wyoming proposal has un animously passed both houses of the legislature and a dispatch from Cheyenne says it will have the ap proval of Governor Ross. The Idea is an enlargement of the Colorado basin compact, comprising only Wyoming, Colorado, New Mex ico, Arizona, California, Nevada and Utah. The Colorado river compact was authorized by an act of congress which constituted a commission of which Secretary Hoover is chairman, and Including commissioners from the seven affected states. The commis sioners agreed upon a division of the waters of the Colorado river and the agreement has been ratified by the legislatures of all the states in the compact with the exception of Ari zona. It was a task of magnitude to bring the federal government and seven states into this compact, and Wyom ing's proposal to start negotiations for this vastly greater region of 20 states, a number of which lie beyond the Mississippi, is herculean, if not insuperable. The Wyoming offer has more than academic inter'-st in the Pacific north west. The officers and directors of the Columbia Basin Irrigation league have been considering a counter com pact to the Colorado river basin agree ment, to comprise Wyoming, Mon tana. Idaho, Washington and Oregon. But tlie subject goes beyond mere ir rigation and includes the use of these western waters for power, irrigation and domestic purpose*. The problem is of ir.ereasjrg com plexity and should receive the thought ful consideration of the governors of I the four northwestern states, the leg islature and the public. / Hurrah for the Diplodoc u*. From the Wichita Beacon. Just when it looked as tho there might be a relapse to the usual dull hot weather season there c mes the story from Omaha that a whangdoodle of vast proportions has been discover ed in Alkali lake, near Hay Springs, Neb. The Hay Springs chamber of com merce. In conjunction with the Alli ance Anglers’ club, has sent a mail order to Boston for, a large whale harpoon, which is to be used in cap turing the ptdoodlesaurian. This monstrous amphibian has be«T. ivorting in frenzied fashion among the bulrushes ind ■martweeds of Alkali lake and Hay Springs is all agog. In fact, it cree emerged from the sullen depths of the lake and chased the tourists "several j yards." according to the correspon dent. It is reported that a party of pal eontologists is on its way to Hay Springs to study the phenomenon. They i>elieve that the hlppoehlkus be longs to the Silurian age. and manag ed to survive to the present period of Abe Martin R When we consider what it cost? t’ keep dolled up an’ lit up it’s noth in’ short o’ wonderful how sortie folks manage it. If ther wuz ever days when we should keep open minded an’ alert, these are them. Copyright, lD'lS. Center Shots "Do you know anything about Rus sia?" "No; I've merely heard about It. read about It, and been there."— Life. _ The new cruiser Milwaukee made 36 knots an hour. It takes Milwau kee to make the foam fly.—Wash ington Rost. "A new automobile has been de signed to be driven from the l<ncl{ seat.” And lots of husbands will rise to inquire: "What's new about t —Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph. « Professor—What do you find the hardest part of the Bible? Student— The book about work. Professor— What is the name of it? Student—It * called Job.—Virginia Reel. M. Lionel Golub has written an open letter to Secretary Hughes ask ing him why the United Slates don l Join the League of Nations iinmedi ately. Well bite. What's thr an swer, Mr. Golub?—Wichita Beacon. bobbed hair and apple pie a la mode because of its ability to live without water for 10 years, if necessary, or to live In water all the time, as occasion might demand. The Hay Springs Study club has taken up the subjects of geology and archeology in order to throw some light. If possible, upon the habits of the strange animal. When the whale harpoon arrives we hope then an expedition will be organized, and if necessary a poses, A posse is always the proper thing. We hope that the ptingumbobboe will live up to all of hfs Advance notices and that there w-ill be plenty of excit-ment. The story con es Jtust at the right tirrfe. i — - —-- - - - - ~ I 1 I S I 1 » ■ j! :i 8 | ,-4 ' 1 i II I I I i I ' I L ri 'i I I -«■» ■■■■"■ ■■■■■ " ■■"■—■ ■■■■—■■—■ —■ ■——■■■ — —■■■ .. I