The Morning Bee M O R N I N G—E V E N I N G—S UNDAY THE BEE PUBLISHING CO., Publleher. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The An.-dated Preaa. of which The Bee ti a member, la eiclua'.reir entitled to the tie* for republloallon of all newa dlapatchea credited to It or uot otherwise credited In thla paper, and alao the local newa publlabed herein. All rlgbta of republlcatlona of our epeclal dlapatchea are alio reeerred. • BEE TELEPHONES Private Branch Exchange. Aek for the Department a-r or Perron Wanted. For Night Celia After 10 P. M.: A Editorial Department. AT lantic 1021 or 1042. 1000 OFFICES Main Office—17tn and Famam Co. Bluffa ... 15 Scott St. So. Side, N. W. Cor. 24th and N New Yortt—28* Fifth Avenue Waahington - 422 Star Bldg. Chicago - . 1720 Steger Bldg. FIGHTING FOR FISH AND FOWL. When all the lakes are drained, and all the swamps are dried up, where will the ducks and geese, the snipe, and such like birds, find a place to lay their eggs, rear their broods, and continue their life? And where will the black bass and other such fish go to spawn? If the great problem of the farmer is the need of expanding markets for what he already is producing, v»hy is there pressing need at the mo ment for more land on which to produce additional food? This problem is discussed by W. H. Dilg, presi dent of the Isaak Walton League of America, in the July number of the league’s monthly. He writes: ‘‘The Upper Mississippi bottoms ara America’s most prolific spawning grounds for black bass and for ail warm water game and food fishes. From this aection, during the low water season, millions of baby bass are annually saved by the Bureau of Fisheries rescue crew from the thousands of land locked ponds, lakes, sloughs, etc, And if this sec tion were properly protected, billions upon billions of game and food fishes would be annually spawned in these bottoms. In truth, here mother nature has set down the greatest natural hatchery for game llshes in the whole world and it runs without cost to the states along the river or to the national government. If this region were made Into * a national preserve, the federal government could annually supply billions of six-inch baby black bass to stock our lakes and streams everywhere, and heaven knows all of them need twenty times more stocking than they are now getting. "This region, covering 300 miles, is no less im portant to the hunter than it is to the fisherman. I>ecause here the Supreme Creator of the Universe has made these river lands a paradise for wild water fowl of every species. Nowhere on this earth are there such natural feeding grounds for ducks, brant and geese. Here also are found every specie ■ of our four-footed little animals, such as mink, muskrat, raccoon, skunk, squirrel, swamp rabbit, etc. And, last but not least, every kind of song birds by the countless thousands. Veritably, ,'nese river lands offer you and your boy and posterity the greatest sport to be found on the planet." The Indians knew this before the white man, and they took advantage of it. Now, it is proposed to destroy these breeding grounds by draining off the water, and, to quote Mr. Dilg again, “after they do their draining only worthless land is left—useless for farm purposes.” He bases this assertion on the report of Dr. A. L. Bakke, plant physiologist, of Iowa .Agricultural college at Ames, and other emi nent men. Sportsmen and nature lovers are up in arms, in the courts fighting the project for draining the Win nishiek bottoms, and they expect to make a vigorous campaign in the next session of congress to have the region named a game preserve. Secretary Hoover is behind the plan, as is also Governor Pinchot, and other men of influence, who see the vision of the future when these breeding grounds are destroyed forever. The Omaha chapter of the Isaak Walton League is actively interested in the matter, and is now adding its efforts to the general move to save the Mississippi bottoms. SIOUX INDIANS IN COUNCIL. Not so very long ago a group of distinguished Sioux warriors went through Onlaha on their way to Washington, to plead with the Great White Father for move rations and to dicker for the* transfer of the Black Hills to the whites. Some of these al ready were assigned a place in history. Red Cloud, for his exploits in,northwestern Nebraska and east ern Wyoming; Spotted Tail, for Plum creek and other affairs indelible in Nebraska. Others, rrow Dog, American Horse, Sitting Bull, Standing bear, were soon to gain names that will live forever in western annals. That was in 1875, and these men represented the most truculent, fiercest, most en ergetic of all the Indian' tribes. Ogallala and Brule, Santee and Minneconjou, Rosebud and northern Cheyenne, they were the Sioux, whose war trail j was written in blood. In 1923 we find the children and grandchil dren of those who rode in company with these chiefs crossing the reservation from all points to attend another council. Not one that is to decide on war, or to give any consideration to further treaties with the white man, but to pay attention to the religion they profess. For the white man took to the red something that was not fire water or fire arms; he taught his brother of the plains and forest lessons that did not have to do with destruction, rapine and revenge. Gentle missionaries penetrated the wilderness ahead of the soldier in America, carrying the mes sage of the cross to the savage. Spanish and French, English and Dutch, Protestant, Catholic and Quaker, they taught their doctrines and their creeds, one story told in many ways, and some of the seed they sowed fell on good ground. Five thousand communicants of the Protestant Episcopal church, all Sioux Indians, today are gathered in eonvoca •ion near the Spotted Eagle mission, in Dewey county, South Dakota, discussing the affairs of their church. To this convocation the Indians came, not with i he old fashioned caravan of horses and dogs, travoi3 loaded with impedimenta and papooses. Far from it. Just as their minds have cast off that simplicity which saw “God in the clouds and heard Him in the w'ind,” they also have adapted themselves to other ways of the white man, and make their jour neys over the Dakota plains in automobiles. It is only about a quarter of a century since the Sioux Indians cut their hair and put on pants, but no one can doubt their capacity for progress. The New York Times has a good story of how California made Coolidgc the vice presidential nominee in 1920, but what has that got to do with nominating him for president in 1924? Lots of folks still recall that California elected Wilson in 1916. Firpo is staging a great terror show for Demp sey’s benefit, but the record is that Jack does not scare easily at anything in the prize ring. Poincare might make better headway if he did not map out no many new programs and tried to finish tome of the old. Greenwich Village thrives on sensational advci I (■sing, mm h aa do the movie stars, so when one at- I tack* the other it » but iiC-iiO, • GOOD OLD JUMBO STIEHM. News of the death of Ewald 0. Stiehm will be learned with great sorrow in Nebraska, where Jumbo made his name known most favorably as a leader of athletics. Indeed, his regime will long stand as the golden era for the Cornhuskers. He found conditions rather disorganized and to some extent demoralized at the university when he Ikok hold of the work as football coach, and finally as athletic director. Starting with a determination to put into effect some of the things he had learned at Wisconsin, and having the patience to wear down opposition and criticism, he went ahead until he might say of Nebraska athletics as Augustus said of Rome: “I found it a city of brick; I left it a city of marble.” Under Stiehm’s leadership the Cornhusker foot ball team came up to such a position that it was considered a major factor, and had the profound respect of all opponents. It was under Stiehm the team was developed which went through an entire season's schedule, including Minnesota and Iowa, without having its goal line crossed once. Such outfits are rare in the category of any college. Stiehm- turned out stars who had the high honor of getting on the “All-American,” and he had sprinters, pole vaulters, broad jumpers, wrestlers and the like who were looked upon with awe by competitors. • Above all other things, Stiehm built for clean sportsmanship. Not a taint of scandal attached to any of his doings at Nebraska, and when he left, to take over what seemed a better chance at the University of Indiana, his going was regretted by all who were interested in college sports. None will mourn him more sincerely than the men who worked under him to set the Scarlet and Cream high on the records of clean sport in America. NO MONOPOLY OF MOTIVE POWER. Last week William Mohlenkamp of Louisville, president of the National Association of Harness Makers, told his delegates in convention here of his conviction that the heavy draft horse is coming back. He admitted that for pleasure driving the horse was permanently in the discard, but the work horse is regaining some of the place from which he was nudged by the auto truck and tractor. Sbstantiating this, the American Railway Ex press company reports it still has 14,400 horses in its service throughout the different cities in which it operates. This company finds that under certain conditions of traffic the horse is more economical and efficient than the motor. Where the speed of the motor driven vehicle can not be utilized, where distances are short and stops frequent, the horse still is supreme. In Chicago, for instance, it is shown, electric trucks take care of “pick-ups” and deliveries out side of the downtown business secticfn up to a radius of four miles and the speedier but slightly less eco nomical gas trucks for points beyond that radius, whereas horse-drawn vehicles do most of the work in the loop district, where stops are more frequent and hauls shorter. There is a distinct relation between this matter of the distance of hauls, which helps to determine the use of horse-drawn or motor vehicles, and the record of actual performance for the system, the article says. Th£ daily average,distance covered by horse-drawn vehicles is 12 miles; by electric trucks, 19.9 miles; by gasoline motor vehicles, 27.9 miles. This may be news to the public, but it is not to those who have studied the problem of transporta tion closely. A place for the horse is still found in industry, from which it will not be easy to dis lodge him. President Mohlenkamp knew what he was talking about, when he told his hearers that the demand for heavy harness would not disappear, but might be expected to increase over the present volume of trade. Motors, too, have their place, and will be used where it is an advantage to do so, but the field is not exclusive to either horse or auto. CONFIDANT OF PRESIDENTS. One of the livest men The Omaha Bee ever had in charge of it* bureau at Dea Moines was “Jud” Welliver. He was as well acquainted with Iowa statesmen and politicians as any newspaper man who ever spent his days and nights in and around the state house at Des Moines in the late '90s and not much escaped his notice. George W. Perkins, who succeeded “Ike” Rtruble in congress, carried Welliver off to Washington and gave him a taste of capital life. Coming back. Jud made a manful endeavor to put Perkins on the ticket as a candidate for governor, but only succeeded in de feating Conger, who had just returned from China as the American minister there during the Boxer siege at Peking. Welliver liked Washington so well he went back, and began a free lance cai,» r in journalism. Arti cles in the Review of Reviews, in the National Geographical magazine, in McClure’s and other high class publications, attested to his energy and suc cess. When Mr. Harding came to be president, and needed such a man, he picked. Welliver, and those who knew the man congratulated the president on his choice. ( Probably he will stay with President Coolidge. It is alleged against Jud that he was the liaison of ficer for the president in his dealings with the. radi cals. It is hard to believe this, for, while Welliver may have leaned far enough away from the hard boiled reactionary policy of some of the down-east erners, as many another good man from Hut this way does, he never was lacking in loyalty to his Chief, nor did he ever sacrifice his ideas of right in order to hold a job. To quote Bert Williams, “He may be crazy, but he ain’t no fool.” Homespun Verse —By Omaha's Own Poel— Robert Worthington Davit No lie Tryln' to Milk Till Dark. No user tryin’ to milk till dark! Flies a swarmin' like bees. Cows a-sltakln’ their heads an' tails An' rubbln’ against the trees, Kr wallorln' round In the muddy "crick,1 An’ chewin' their cuds. A sigh! No use tryln' to milk till dark. It 'ud be foolish to try! The farmer'boy grief stricken sits Dating the cows and life. Early to town was a week long dream Away from the toll and strife. He’d be here at a quarter of eight. And she thought that was Tine. Hut here he was and the cows not milked And the hour was after nine. No use tryln’ to milk till dark! Dear were the days of old; Hadn't Invented the Shoo Fly Shoo That knocks the villains cold, l ows switched their lulls in tho ntllkei - eves And kicked the bucket a mile No use tryln' lo milk till dark, in' nothin' to do but smile t Eyes Across the Ocean American Public Opinion Critical of Developments in Eurofte. A note of cynicism is creeping into American newspaper comment on the European situation. There are still some editors who sound the slogans of the late war, and these are Inclined to rebuke the British for attempting to stay the hand of France. But for the most part, the American view point Is thoroughly disillusioned. Thus, the Wichita Eagle, whose editor. Charles B. Driscoll, was form erly an Omalia newspaper man. con cludes: "It Is not altogether a ques tion of right and wrong. It is a ques tion of commercial advantage. ,ljid if war comes, it will be a commercial war." The Albuquerque Journal adds: "It takes these modem natlops a surpris ingly long time to learn that indus trial and commercial nations get rich not by killing each other's buslnesss hut by supplementing each other's production and trading with each other. The richer the enemy, the more goods you can sell him and the more money you can make out of him." The New York Times reports that: “While the statesmen are hesitating, the report Is renewed that the big in dustrialists of Lorraine and of the ltuhr are again moving to bring about an agreement for the benefit of both. If they should, after many fa.lures, be able this time to combino their vast resources, the result will be to cause many British manufacturers and ex porters carefully to consider their position. Recehtly both Sir Robert Horne and the prime minister himself have admitted that a commercial and industrial alliance between France and Germany would mean for the English a competition more .formid able than any they had ever known. This is but a hint of the high cards which France holds in its hand. It is eerain that It could today offer to Germany much more than could England. On the other hand, the Phila delphia Public Ledger insists that Britain “muffed” the problem and regards the Curzen note as a fizzle. ".Such indication of a broken front is pie for the Germans,” says the Ledger. They see a chance that their policy of 'Divide and evade' may at last succeed. Their resistance will stiffen. Their announcement that all reparations in kind will now be dis continued—they had been making due deliveries to all the nations except France and Belgium—is the first sign of this stiffening. “France and Great Britain, which could readily reconcile their differ ences over tho amount of reparations, divide upon the question -of method. Great Britain takes the stand that Germany would pay If It promised to. France knows better and keeps its regiments in the Ruhr. Great Britain has told France, in effect, that the Versailles treaty must not be enforced by recourse to arms. France knows Germany will respect It under no other compulsion. France ; is sure not only of Its rights but of its method.'' The Halt latke Tribune coincides wilh this view, saying: "Berlin re fleets the historic German attitude in similar crises. If Germany's en emies disagree, Germany will be the gainer. Well, Germany's wartime allies are disagreeing.” Cuno's fall ana the elevation o' Stresemann are generally regarded with a degree of hope. The Xcw York World has this to say: "Two developments In the German Internal situation demonstrate that the new government has realized the necessity of restoring social order and economic equity. One was the pressure which resulted In the collapse of strikes In Berlin and other cities. The other was the appointment of Dr. Hilferding as minister of finance, with Its strong implication of an im pending reorganization of the cur rency and its apparent notice to the hoarders of gold and untaxed foreign deposits that they soon must begin to assume their share of the public burden. At the same time Dr. Strese mann states the conditions upon which Germany would drop passive resist ance In the Ruhr.” Although the World is an advocate of the league of nations it sees clear ly that "Public opinion In the United States continues to reveal distrust of the aims of France.” It continues: "Upon his return from EuroRp, Sena tor Smoot of Utah Joined those who have always believed that ‘repara tions have nothing to do with the Ruhr.’ He is confident, after study of the situation, that the occupation ‘concerns the coal and coke that France needs for the blast furnaces In Lorraine and that it is going to get from the mines in the Ruhr. It is there to stay Indefinitely.' ” - That Germany should now prepare (o stabilize its currency and liquidate its losses is the opinion of the Wichita Beacon. France's evident willingness to cut its reparations demands if America cancels the *4,000,000,000 debt finds no endorsement in the United States. This is best summed up by a finan cial publication, the New York Journal of Commerce: ' 'The United States had nothing to do with starting the war or with establishing the present burden of deht. The moral obligations of those who borrowed from this country are as great as they would be if Germany were in position to pay 10 times the amount of the indemnities asked. A chief trouble in the entire situation has been found in the fact that so much has been said of obligations and ethics and so little of actual con ditions. No one disputes that if this country chose to surrender its claims on others the latter could surrender theirs on Germany. But why should the whole burden be shifted to our shoulders? Because w« are better able to bear It, answer the conti nental countries. It is an unsatis factory reply." “THE PEOPLE’S VOICE” tdltarlal from raadara of Tha Mamin) Baa. flaadari of Tha Maraln) Bao ara Invltad to uaa thia column fraaly for ananailoa an mattcra at maatalle Intaraa*. Un War Ides. Omaha—To the Editor of The Omaha Bee; One of the factors which most influenced the American people to become aroused against Germany and finally to enter into the World War were the constant reports of atrocities committed by the Germans In Belgium. I think it is about time that In the interest of truth and justice our mind be open to possible correction of pome of these reports. The readers will remember that ns a consequence of these charges tlie American Relief Commission for Bel gium. at the head of which stood our present secretary of commerce, Her bert Hoover, instituted an investiga tion. the result of which is stated in the following words in s reply to ai inquiry: "In reply to your letter of March IS, inquiring as to reported outrage* committed by German soldiers on Belgium children, which have Iwen re ferred to this office by the Committee on Public Information, Washington, we would advise, although the corn mission has had approximately ISO delegates in Belgium since the begin ning of the war, none of them have ever heard of an authentic instance of this sort.” And now comes one of the . hief assistants of laird Northcliffe. Hamil ton Fyfe, the head of-the British War propaganda in foreign countries, and says at a recent public meeting at Bristol, according to the report In the responsible Manchester Guardian: "In our propaganda we lied ex tremcly well. really brilliantly (laughter). When I think of the "children's hands cut off” lie, and of the "corpse factory lie,” I cannot help feeling rather proud, and rather ashamed to he proud of the Ingenuity which produced that kind of propa ganda. It was carried out so well, and had such an effect on public opinion, that they had a rnemlier of commons, Captain Craig, getting up in the house of commons ami saying thnt Ideas of Christianity were out of date; they had nn archbishop say that he was compelled to apologize for ■preaching on Good Friday: ’Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.’ ” May we not assume that the same manufacturers of war propaganda, who confessedly fed us with fish stories concerning the conduct of the German army, also filled us with lies concerning the origin and the purpose of the war? Already the archives of the Rus sian empire reveal that not only France but also England "egged" Russia on for years to hasten her preparation for war and that not only the Central powers, but also the Triple Entente were firmly convinced that the psychological moment had come to start the long awaited con test. The day will soon come when we will Ut less proud of the credulity with Which we swallowed the yarns of unscrupulous foreign pro| announced on Monday that he had heard in a roundabout way of his chief's whereabouts and that he was then on liis way to the state capital. Asked if he knew where the Rover nor was coming from. Secretary Hatlk* replied. "I can not say.” Need_ less to say this secrecy and air of mystery does not set well with Gov ernor Bryan's ''subjects” in Nebraska. The Omaha Bee's mild but pertinent comment is this: "We hope the next time the governor takes a vacation he will be thoughtful enough to leave an emergency address with some of his confidants at the state hoURe.” This Incident brings to mind the provision of the constitution which re iiuires that in the event that the gov ernor is absent from the state the lieutenant governor shall Ice the gov ernor. This constitutional provision has always been observed until very recently. McKelvIe observed it dur ing the first term and ignored it dur ing his second. It is again ignored by Bryan within a few months of his ac cession to the office of governor. The peculiar obsession that constitu tions and statutes mean nothing when distasteful to administrators of public affairs is due for a final check. A con fidential cabinet head or a very per sonal private secretary- does not come within the meaning df the law which prescribes that a lieutenant governor shall do certain things, and subterfuge to circumvent n slatute is as much a violation as open defiance and flagrant refusal to ice governed by constitu tions and statutes. Monday's Omaha Hoe lias a picture showing President Coolit^e as an "experienced farmer." He is shown on a hayrack wearing a Fedora hat, a collar and tie and has his vest but toned up tight. Out in this portion of the Lord's vineyard the farmers don't dress that way while driving hayracks, but there is no telling what a Yankee .will do.—Norfolk Press. When I noted the conduct of Charles Bryan in the presence of the nation's grief I gave thanks over and over again that no word or act of mine could have ever been considered as favorable to him. Having flaunted the living for years the bald-headed egoist at last defaulted in courtesy to the dead.—Clay County Sun. The Lincoln .Journal reporter who specifically described the 150 price of the floral tributP purchased by cer tain Nebraska state officers to sym bolize Nebraska's love for the passing president might with equal propriety be given that many swift kicks where it would do him the most good. By the same token the Associated Press reporter in Washington who described the clothes worn tjy the new president and his excellent lady upon their ap pearance In church last .Sunday, down to the minutia of her blue shoes and gray stocking*, ought to have a front row location in the rockpile. Not quite all the inscrutable aaininity of reporterdom is In the so-called ruraj press—MdCook Tribune. Abe Martin ) We don’t know how t’ describe Art Hamer’s new wife V-eot t’ sa\ she looks like she could tell a good canteloupe. “Study America First" would make a dandy slogan fer oui statesmen. (Copyrifht, lfr23.) Daily Prayer In everything by yrayer and iutp :(i lion with thanksgiving let your request* be made known unto God—Phil. 4:t I Into Thee do we look this morning hour, our Heavenly Father, acknov edging Thee as the source, of every good and |x-rfect gift Thou i ■ kept us through thu perils and dor. gers of the night. For refit van sleep which brings to us strength of body and of mind enabling us ;•> enter upon the duties and respons. bilities of the new >lay. we devoutly thank Thee. Keep us. dear Lor mindful of the obligation* and the responsibilities which are upon us Grant us wisdom and the desire to do all things in Thy name and fur T! •*, glory. Let us not be stumbling blot - to our fellow men. but willing to d*-' ourselves, if need be, for them. May our daily walk and conversation br such as to commend tho religion c.f our Lord Jesus to those with wi. • we come in contact. For the unsp able gift of Thy love, we render Tr. ■ our hearty thanks and pray that ca day it may be our joy to walk in the way of Hint who so loved us as • , give Himself on the cross that we might have forgiveness of our .<•.• - and a sure hope of the life beyond May parents be conscientious in the rearing of their children Bless Tin church in the work of helping men • love Thee. Keep us loyal 4> Th cause—ever trying to do faithfully that which Thou hast committed • our hands. We pray in the name 0f our 1-rord Jesus who loved us ar gave Himself for us. Amen. C. A KINKFL. Harrisburg. Ps Money to Loan on Omaha Real Estate ^Conservative Savings6loan association / ^ ^ s/ <2 n e jr Essential Alike/— to Rome and Industry Eighty-five per cent of the homes of Omaha are supplied with electric current by The Nebraska Power Company. Motors with power equal to that of 67,320 horses receive energy from this company’s great power-houses —an increase of 310'. in eleven years. • The company has 46.898 customers in Omaha, an increase of 128‘, in ten years. To supply this energy. The Nebraska Power Company has spent over $ / ,500.000 since 1912, increasing its capacity from 24,000 to over 70,000 horsepower. In 1922 it burned 153. 42o tons of coal—ten cars each day. In 1922 this company paid 460 em ployes 8730.000. It has 2,000 local stockholders. The Nebraska Power Com P*ny >* * customer of rhe Omaha National Bank. UlulH— (apiiul atul Surplus ' TwyMillion "Dollars The Omaha National Bank \3amam at 17th St.