v The Morning Bee MORNIN G—E V E N I N G—S U N D A Y THE BEE PUBLISHING CO- Publisher. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press, of which The Bee is a member, is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of ail news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited In this paper, and also the local news published herein. All rights of republication of our special dispatehes are also reserved. BEE TELEPHONES Private Branch Exchange. Ask for the Department |antle or Person Wanted. For Night Calls After 10 P. M.: *1000 Editorial Department. AT lantlc *1021 or AT. 1042. OFFICES Main Office—17th and Farnam Council Bluffs—15 Scott St. S. Side, N. W. Cor. 24th and N. New York—World Bldg, Detroit—Ford Bldg. Chicago—Tribune Bldg. Kansas City—Bryant Bldg. St. Louis—Syndi. Trust Bldg. ..os Angeles—Higgins Bldg. San Francisco—Hollrook Bldg. Atlanta—Atlanta Trust Bldg. LOOKING TOWARDS THE WEST. Recent developments in the political arena seem to indicate that the democrats of the country are turning tiieir eyes westward in search of a candi date for the presidency. Dismissing for the time being all consideration of potential republican candi dates, of which number President Coolidge is ad mittedly one, it is not unseemly for even a repub lican newspaper that aims to be of the west western to discuss the availability of democratic possibilities. The indications are that the south and the west will compete for the doubtful honor of providing the democratic candidate for the presidency. The rapidly developing west is deserving of more rec ognition in political circles, both republican and democratic. And such recognition would be of im mense advantage to the west in many ways. The candidate named by the dominant party de pends in largest measure upon the public record of President Coolidge. Among the democrats, first for consideration, of course, is the potential candidacy of Gov. Charles W. Bryan, junior member of the political firm of Bryan & Bryan. Those who dismiss Charles W. Bryan with a wave of the hand are mak ing a very grave mistake. Brother Charley is a longheaded, shrewd and very capable politician. He is a past master in the art of passing the political buck, and being Johnny-on-the-spot when the credits for successful endeavor in behalf of the people are being distributed. Should some scheme of Brother Charley’s go wrong, he is an adept in proving to the satisfaction of his friends and supporters thnt some emissary of Big Business or Special Interests jumped out of the brush most unexpectedly and sandbagged the scheme. Brother Charley seems to have been able to plant an emissary of Big Business behind every bush, thus having conveniently at hand a per fectly plausible excuse for the failure of some Bryanesque scheme to reach the goal of ultimate success. The elder partner of the firm, William, may be temporarily dismissed from consideration at this time, as he is no longer a westerner, put a south erner. In due time hia ease, as a southern possi bility in the democratic ranks, may be properly taken up and discussed. There remains, however, Senator John B. Ken drick of Wyoming to consider among western demo cratic possibilities. It is true that Wyoming has but three votes in the electoral college, but it would seem that the time is come for democrats and re publicans alike, to dismiss that factor from the poli tical equation and give more consideration to men than to the number of electoral votes their individual states may have. Measured by electoral votes Wyom ing is well towards the foot of the list, but in demo cratic circles at least, Wyoming stands well up towards the head when It comes to a matter of offer ing a presidential candidate who has real brains and ability, and who has won his way to a front rank in the councils of his party. It required more than the ordinary ability as a vote* getter, more than the ordinary hold upon the people, more than the usual amount of confidence the people have in their public officials, for John Benjamin Kendrick to take the supposedly unbeat able Mondell to overwhelming defeat. It required high character also for him, though a democrat, to support the tariff. Surely a man who stands as well with his home folks as John Benjamin Ken drick stands, and which stand is emphasized by his splendid majority, is deserving of more than passing consideration from his own party, which is admitted ly rather short of presidential material. While not agreeing with Senator Kendrick upon some of the important questions of the day, this newspaper is frank to admit its admiration for the senator’s undoubtedly ability, his unquestioned hon esty and his thorough westemisra. There is nothing of the poseur about him. He makes no pretense of being an oratorical spellbinder, and he would be quick to resent the charge that he is a reformer. Just a plain, unassuming, and tireless worker for what he thinks is best for his own people and for all peoples, Senator Kendrick has not been greatly in the political limelight. But he has won the ad miration of people who like courage and honesty of purpose, even though they may differ with him in matters of policy. A really big, upstanding, foursquare westerner is Senator John Benjamin Kendrick of Wyoming. The democracy of the nation could go further and fare worse in the selection of a presidential standard bearer. But in view of democracy’s past record, it is to be expected that democracy will go further than Wyoming for a candidate, and fare the worse thereby. EDISON’S REALISM. Thomas Edison doesn’t often talk to newspaper men. The other day, however, in an unusual situa tion he spoke freely to the representatives of the press. When he said that the White House was no place for his friend, Henry Ford, this was no dis paragement of Ford's abilities. As a private citizen, as an industrial manager, Ford, he said, is of im mense benefit to his country. Rut the presidency would not give the Michigan business genius any greater scope for his enterprises; in fact, the politi cal environment would handicap his powers. In Europe, where it is a common thing for a man of ' affairs to round out a long career by service in par liament or in an important government post, Henry Ford might*fit in better than he does here. Our political scene is not made for such men ps Ford; he, on the other hand, is not politically minded enough to work well in office. There is not, these days, much that can be done through political means. The greatest opportunity for advancement seems to exist in the economii field. The time appears close at hand when am bitious young men will cease to compete for office, seeking instead to satisfy their ideals and ambitions through what is coming to be realized as the more practical channel of private effort and service. SEARS KNOWS HIS STUFF. Representative W. G. Sears, who is soon to go down Washington way to look after matters pertain ing to government, and more especially matters per taining to the Second Nebraska district, strikes most of us as being a man who knows his stuff. He announces that he is not going to Washing ton to run the government; he is going there to rep resent his district. “Those fellows who think they can go tfown to Washington and run things just be cause they can raise a loud hurrah and draw a lot of headlines in the newspapers, just won’t run it, that's all,” quietly remarks Representative Sears. This frank utterance, coming so quietly yet so pene tratingly amidst the swelling volume of vocal reme dies for our peculiar ills, is entitled not only to par ticular notice but to loud and tumultuous applause. “I am going down there to represent my district,” asserts Representative Sears. And again the ap plause should be joud and long. Note that the representative chosen by the Sec ond Nebraska district is not going to Washington with a gripful of panaceas; he hasn’t in his indi vidual. possession any political medicine that will enable us to spend more money while decreasing our expenses. During the months that have elapsed since he was elected he has not spent, or wasted, any time in his laboratory concocting the compounds which, if administered in copious vocal doses or dis guised in sweet scented laws, will make the farmer prosperous by increasing the price of all he pro duces, and at the same time make the wage earners more prosperous by reducing the price of all they must eat. No, sir; Representative Sears is merely going to Washington to represent the Second Ne braska district. In other words, he is merely going to tackle the job assigned to him and do his level best to make good. The vociferating, the remedy concocting, the panacea producing, and all that sort of thing, he will leave to others who make such work a specialty. There is every indication, too, that Representa tive Sears’ program is very satisfactory to the peo ple of his district. If representatives from other districts scattered all over the republic would adopt the same sort of program, more rapid progress might be made toward the good time when questions of na tional and International moment could be discussed without superheating the atmosphere, and worth while results reached without so much strain upon the vocal chords of statesmen, and without undue affliction of the auditory nerves of the public. Dr. Leighton of Scotland, visiting in this coun try, says he declined all invitations to drink proffered by his American hosts, because he did not want to violate the laws of the country in which he was visiting. Which same seems to be offering his Amer ican hosts a mighty bitter Roland for their proffered exhilarating Oliver. When the Buffalo Voice is lifted for Kendrick for president, it isn’t any plaintive little squeak, but the bull-roaring basso profundo of a gigantic bison, b’gosh. No western state has as many electoral votes as New York, but any one of ’em has more men of real presidential size. The editor of a college paper has been discharged because he allowed too many cuss words to appear in the publication. Gracious, what would happen if all the words used by the boys in the composing room were allowed to appear on the printed page! The game of passing the buck as now being played by the governors in Washingtoh is not at all like the game of the same name indulged in by states men of a disappearing generation. Those old-timers played the game with the cards dealt to them. Becabse a Philadelphia firm took over a business in Boston, the Boston Transcript talks about “new blood” in the business arteries of that city. Aiming to be kindly we hasten to warn the Transcript that it might be sleeping sickness. Presumably we will have with us always those reformers who insist that the newspapers suppress all news and editorial reference to things that fail to meet with the approbation of the aforesaid re formers. "Can't America help Germany?" plaintively asks a German statesman. So far as we can observe it seems that about all of our printing pressmen are located in comfortable jobs near home. A magazine writer discusses the topic, “Your Baby’s Future." It will grow increasingly easy to read that future if the reckless auto drivers are not subdued. It is to be fondly hoped that the new French fertilizer, for which so much is promised, will not be used to force a more rapid growth of political nostrums. Now a scion of the house of Vanderbilt has taken to driving a taxi. That family simply can’t get over the habit of grabbing off the unearned in crement. With 1,200 defiant saloons sneering at him, it is only natural that Governor Pinchot should think that enforcement should be up to the’president. Giff thinks Cal ought to enforce the prohibitory laws better, and doubtless Cal scans his coal bills and thinks that Giff made a mighty poor stagger at settling the anthracite controversy. Doubtless the recording angel has been pretty busy since the world series recording the thoughts of that master mind of baseball. Homespun Verse —By Omaha’s Own Poet— ' Robert Worthington Davit WHEN JANE WENT AWAY. » "Farewell,” we said to Jane when fond vacation days were nigh— "May every wish he yours to win as distantly you hie.” 8he wore a smllo Httd spoke her thanks the night she turned to go, And waved her hands and hurried'to the man we do not know. To share her blessed happiness remotely she had gone Aduwn the trail of life that winds forever on and on, And comes at length before the Promised Realms to al ways keep The golden words united In the endless age of sleep. When Jane came bin k we sullied a bit and laughed and hummed ft way; Wo sort of wondered who she got—of course she wouldn't say, llut In her eyes the rapture gleamed, and we the secret knew, Our Jans had gone away as one and Journeyed bock as two. “THE PEOPLE’S VOICE” Edltarlal tram raatfari at Tka Maralat Baa. Baadan ol Tha Maralaf Baa ara lavltad ta m IMa Balaam *raal> fat txfrtatlaa a* aiattara at fablla lataraaL Comparative Freight Rates. Sutton, Neb.—To ths Editor o( The Omaha Bee: W. W. Baldwin, vice preeident of the Burlington, in a two column article in The Omaha Bee con tends that Senator Norris Is mistaken In his statements concerning farm conditions, railroad rates, etc.; that "his article deals largely In generali ties and denunciation." Senator Norris is perfectly able to take care of this reply, but. as Mr. Baldwin asks for specifications, the writer feels that he can. In part at least, supply this want. Mr. Baldwin states that "freight rates in this country are lower than In any other country in the world." This statement, like those In the Bur lington time tables of March, 1921, re garding passenger rates In Europe, needs a little elucidation by way of correction. To begin with, the transportation conditions here and in Europe are so different that direct comparisons would be misleading and confusing. In this country from 70 to 90 per cent of the freight is handled in carload lots. In Europe, except Russia, Just the reverse Is true. On the govern ment owned and operated railroads of Germany heavy freight, such as coal and lumber, Is hnuled by water and at from one-fifth to one-tenth that of rail rates. This water transportation on the four canalized rivers is oper ated by the government In co-ordina tion with the railroads. One-fourth of all the freight is hauled by water In Germany, one-third In France and one-half In Belgium. The 1. c. 1. (less than carload lots) freight in Germany Is more like our express, and includes drayage from and to depots. This is quite an item, especially In hauls of less than 100 miles. The drayage in Sutton is * cents per hundred. Even at that the I. c. I. freight 111 1913 was less there than here. Many other things might be mentioned that make comparisons without lengthy explanations confus ing. No. 3 Burlington train rushes through Sutton with 17 coaches weigh ing about 1,200 tons and drawn by a 275-ton locomotive and averages 33 miles an hour to Denver. The Paris Eyons fast train weighs lesii than 400 tons and makes better than 50 miles an hour. Freight trains with SO loaded box cars, weighing from 3.000 to 4,000 tons, with a crew of five men and drawn by one locomotive, are not infrequent. The rapacity of freight cars in Europe is 15 tons or less. The roads of Germany were built for military purposes, with a lot of equipment useless except in time of war. Even at that, the profits help largely to pay the taxes. But while transportation conditions are far different abroad, conditions In Canada are almost exactly the same as here—lt>ng hauls, heavy trains and high wages. Let us proceed to meet Mr. Baldwin's demsnd to be explicit and not deal In generalities. Take the freight on wheat: The three lake por‘s for western wheat are Fort Wil liams for Canadian farmers. Duluth for northern farmers, and Chicago for central farmers. All three of these ports are at the head of the lakes and are about equally distant from Buf falo. From Sweet Groks. Mont., on the Great Northern, to Duluth ts 1,004 miles. Just 10 miles north Is Coutts. In Canada, and the distance to Fort Williams Is 1,203 miles. The rate per hundred on the former is 43 cents, while on the Canadian Pacific It is 27.5 cents, although the haul is 200 miles farther. From Lander. Wyo., to Chicago (Chicago A Northwestern) 1.275 miles, the rate Is 69.5 cents. While the dlstanre is only 73 miles more, the rate is 15 3 per cent greater than from Coutts, given above. But let s get closer home. The Ashland (Neb.) farmer pays 2S cents per hun dred for the haul on the Burlington for 510 miles to Chicago, while the Canadian farmer at Passburg, Al berta, 1,259 miles to Fort Williams, pays exactly the same price ue the Ashland farmer for 610 miles. The rate from Red Oak to Chicago Is 23 cents for 443 miles, while from Winni peg, Manitoba, to Fort Williams, 420 miles, is 14 cents. I hope that sufficient examples have been given to Justify the assertion that our railroad rates are not less than In any other country In the world. ' A. G. OROH. Warns Against Moyrt George. Oakland, Neb.—To the Editor pf The Omaha Bee: Notwithstanding Mr. Evans' criticism In a recent Issue of The Omaha Bee, It seems to me that Mr. Howard's word of warning was both timely and sensible. It can sufely be taken for granted that the real object of Lloyd Georges visit here Is to win the United States over to closer fellowship with England and effect some definite understanding with.that end In view. Indeed, the gentleman himself. If he is correctly quoted, has plainly stated that he haa already formulated what he calls a "plan." Ho takes particular pains to Inform us that "It is not a court, a league, or an alliance." In this he does well, for we are getting so we shy at the mere mention of any one of them. It goes without saying that It Is intended that England should be the ehlef beneficiary in any such plan proposed by this master of diplomacy. Therefore Jerry Howard was quite right In saying It would be well to keep a watchful eye on the ex-prime minister. It Is true lie claims he Is working for peace. Well, no one can doubt that the American people would go to almost any practicable limit to help bring about harmony qnrt Insure peace to troubled nations. But we have learned our leeson. Besides, we Daily Prayer The prayer of tha upright la Mla%e llsht —-Prov. 16:18. Lord, tench us how to pray; for wo know not how to prajr ns «i ought. Thou hast bidden us In everything, by piayer and supplication with thank^Clvlng. to make our requests known unto Thee. Thou hast given ua so many wonderful promises In reaped of prayer that we cannot but believe that prayer 1s the o|«>n way between ua and Tb*e. Thou art our Father, and we trust Thee and know that Thou canal never contradict Thy love for us as ninnl feated In the coming and living and dying of our Lord Jesus Christ. How shall Thou not with Him freely give ua all things? No withholding or even denial of our requests can make us doubt Thee, And then we remem ber that Thy "no" la Just as real an answer to prayer as Thy "yea," as when Thou didst say to Moses and I’ntil “no:" and vat. later, how won di'jrfidly Tlmu didst answer those seemingly unanswered prayers. He Thou our light In darkness; our comfort In rorrow; our wisdom when we are perplexed; our strength when we are In weakness Our desire Is to be used of Tile*-. Wo do not want to tie title or mifi-ii11fill In Thy service, even when limited in our oppurtunl ties (Irani thin our prayer, <» Fath er. for .leans' sake Amen. aEOttOK r PENTECOST, D P , LL P. Philadelphia, Pa. cannot forget that a standing offer of the good offices of this government has been entirely disregarded by those —who long since—might have been helped to a peaceable solution of some of their gravest problems. C. C. A. .. Suggested Improvements. Omaha.—To the Editor of The Omaha Bee: I see by the paper* va rious suggestions for Improving Oma ha. In this morning's paper some one says the Lincoln highway is a dis grace. I will admit that some parts of It are; also the D. L. D., but char ity begins at home, or should. As a resident of Omaha for 28 years I do not think it looks well to complain about county roads when Omaha streets are in the condition they are. The past three days I have had the pleasure of company from a western state, and they have also been visit ing in an eastern city. Of course I wanted to show them our city, so took them out for several drives. Before leaving today they thanked me very much for the entertainment and also the "shaking up ' over the smooth (?> streets and boulevards. Some instances where they could and should be improved at once; Sev enteenth street, from Cuming to Grace street. I would like to put the city commissioners and the street rail way managers in a truck without springs and compel them to ride up and down that street for a couple of hours. Another place: Why not have the street railway company take out the old curve at Nineteenth and Cum ing? Thirtieth street, between Bris tol and Sprague streets. Is another place that is bad. Some pretty rough crossings at Fifteenth and Davpn port, also Fourteenth and Davenport. And, while suggestions are in order, why not repave Fourteenth street north from Davenport snd a traffic officer at Sixteenth and Locust about 6 p. m. wouldn't be * bad Idea. Another suggestion: Put some street cars on the Sherman avenue line In the morning about 6:30 to 6:4."i. We poor devils that have to he at work down-town at 7 a. m. and live south of Locust street have standing room only and darned little of that. Three days last week I had to go to Dundee to work: took car at Burdette and Sherman avenue, stood up all way down-town to Fourteenth and Farnam, five or six Farnam cars com ing west of Tenth and not one had over a dozen people on. Looks like becauae they run in the "bon ton” part of town they have better serv ice, regardless of whether there is anybody to ride on them. Now. my suggestions to the moneyed Interests of Omaha and the ones that are trying to better Omaha: Make Omaha comfortable and safe for the people that are here: give us good street*, good street car service, real honest to fiod police protection, run the bootleggers out, and the Chamber of Commerce won't have to worry about how to get outside capital to In vest here. Now. Mr. Editor, this letter is too long to print, and I don't care to have it published anyway, but if any of my suggestions look good to you and you can use them, all right, but please don't use mv name. "COMPLAINANT.” Safe, Sound and Stable Money. Omaha.—To the Editor of The Omaha Bee: While the following line* are written in a more or lees humorous vein, the writer wishes them to he taken seriously. Admit ting at the start that he has made sev eral financial failures, he still main tains that the man who Investigated the buzz saw and came away shy one finger should be good authority on the subject of buzz saws. This Is the plan: 1. Let the land holders Issue the money. 2. Under the management of tho government. 3. At a regular and uniform rate per acre, regardless of the location, value or condition of title. i. The obligation of Its redemption, to be Inseparable with the title. In practice, Uncle Sant, John Poe and Jim Crow, In order to provide a safe, sound and stable currency for the country enter Into a partnership to establish s National Bank of Asia, with all the land nnd resources of the country at the lose of the money, guaranteeing that this money shall represent the produce of the country, and everyone will be anxious and will ing to redeem It with the very best the country can produce. Uncle Sam still owns and controls vast trn-ts of land, while John Poe owns and controls all the very best farm lands and city real eslate. Jim Crow owning only what John Poe considers worthless, nevertheless lim Is taken In ss an equal partner In the concern. As this money can only be redeemed by labor. It will naturally go to the man at the plow, the bench, the forge and lathe, the actual pro ducers of the wealth of the land. While Jim Crow s position will ba like the young man that Inherits a small fortune from his father's estate, know ing himself to lie an heir to this money he has made no effort to retain or regain the money that he received and wasted, consequently when Ills resources are exhausted, he Is a fail ure; but, like Jlrri Chow, he has been the means of bringing Into circula tion a certain amount of money which on his failure to redeem has passed Into the hands of the John Poes. If fiermsny today. Instead of Issu ing three millions of marks that rep resent nothing and that are worth nothing, would issue one mark that would represent a ton of coal, their mark would advance Immediately BO million per cent In the world This system of money In connection with a varying tariff (hat would act as a balance wheel to the supply and command of commodities, varying up and down as tho price of a commodity Increased or decreased, thereby pro viding protection to the consumer ss well ns the producer, eliminating the gambler entirely. Comments and criticisms gladly re ceived. hut remember ■ K Is easy to carp, difficult to criticise. A. L. I’l.ATTE. **T0 IdaPtrset. A «■ rowing Need. A dollar will haul a ton of freight 180 mile* by rail or 8.000 mile* by water. Rulld the Oreat lathe* St. latwri n<-« waterway! — Mlmirnpnll* Tribune. NET AVERAGE CIRCULATION for September, 1923, ef THE OMAHA BEE Daily.72,518 j Sunday.75,9-42 pt.fi not Include returns, left overs, oatpples nr papers spoiled »r printing end includes nr specie! | •■lea. B. BREWER, Gen. Mgr. V. A. BRIDGE, Cir. Mgr. Subset ibed snd sworn to bsfore me thie Nth d*y of Ottobev, 192.1. W. H QUIVEY, (Seel) Notary Public i _ __ “From State and -Nation” Editorials from, other newspapers. In George Playing Politics? From tho Wyoming fitgt* Tribune. Canada speculates that the object which David Lloyd George has in mind in his short expedition Into the United States and the dominion h.-ia a political shade. Wise observers In Canada think that he desires to im press the voters of Great Britain with the fervor and acclaim of his recep tion here. There is a possibility that the Bald win cabinet will fall if the Stresemann administration tumbles- in Germany. For the moment Poincare will be stronger in France. Settlement of tho Ruhr controversy apparently will b* no nearer, notwithstanding the strenuous efforts made by Baldwin to bring it about. In the crisis the people of Great Britain will remember that«»Mr. George has an immense following in the United States and Canada, and, infercntially, in all British colonies. Here, they will say, is the man to lead the government. Mr. George is probably contriving to fto definite purpose, yet there is scarcely a doubt that he ha.1 a general aim in view, which is to so strengthen him anew in Great Britain that he will be able to reconstruct the liberal party and return It to power. If not to enter the premiership himself again. , The little Welshman is one of the shrewdest politicians in the world. Be is an jpportunist who can create the opportunity. I>r. Pugaley. From the Sioux Fail* Freer. It is well for Sioux Falls business and professional men to welcome Dr. Charle* W. Pugsley as they propose doing at a Joint meeting of all of the luncheon clubs. Dr. Pugsley cornes to the stale as the head of the state college at Brookings, one of the most important Institutions of any character in the state. He has made an excellent impres sion upon all with whom he has come in contact. He Is a big man physi cally and those who know him say he Is likewise big mentally. He Is no theorist in things agricultural for he has spent most of his days on the farm and the balance of them study ing farm problems. He ow ns a farm in Harrison county. Iowa, at the pres ent time. His equipment for his Im portant post is unquestioned. If he is to have charge of the state institution where agricultural educa tion Is stressed and where other oc cupations are taught, it is well that the men of Sioux Falls should know him. It is well that they should aid him in his work and it is not hard to understand that if we know him we will be more inclined to do so. A New Kind of f>og Show. From the Washington Star. A mutt dog show is to Iff given at Washington by the Humane Kduca tlonal society, and it is planned to form a National Mutt Show associa tion which will hold nn exposition at the capital each year. A mutt is the kind of dog that belongs to the aver age Washington man and boy. Some times this kind of dog does not "be long," but lives in freedom by his wits. That is a hard way to live, and any dog in that state would welcome adoption by a boy. The only dog to be barred from the approaching show will be the one with a recorded pedi gree. The Judges will have naught to do with dog genealogy, it is what a dog Is and not what his great grand father was that is to count The plehlan dog Is to have his day Perhaps he Is now expressing himself, by vibrations of his tail and other wise, in somewhat this fashion: "Yelp! Y’elp! Pass the news to Tow ssr Smith. Bowse- -Jones. Rags Brown and all the other regular fel lows that we are going to have a plain business dog show. Dogs that have maids, manicures and footmen: dogs that have never felt the bite of fleas: dogs that have never dug for bones, will not be there. Cream-fed creatures that have a silken bed made up for ’em In the drawing room with s nurse to lullaby 'em to sleep will not have a look-in at this show Dogs whose ancestors went to England with William the Conqueror, or cam* to America In the Mayflower, and never did anything after the trip, will not have standing room In this show. We dogs of the district who play tag and ball with the boys, guard the home, terrorise the cats—that la. some cals—bark at burglars, stran gers and every noise, are to be the whole show. The medals will be pinned on ns! So yelp the news along that the mutt dog show is on the cards!” What have you seen? Are you ever attracted hy the voire of the world of nature which surrounds you? The Omaha Bee welcome* "letters from readers on observa tions of nattiue. blackberry bill. Once upon a time there lived a cat whose name was Blackberry BUI. He lived with a family nea? a pasture where numerous gopher holes could be found. Also In the barn where he slept could be found many fat rats and mice. With this family there also lived a kitten called 8pottie-go-too. Black berry Bill brought food to this kitten every day. One day the family moved, taking with them Blackberry BUI and SpotUe go-too. Biacklierry Bill was disgusted, so badly disgusted no one saw him for several days. Then he was located at the old house. When the mother or boys called him hy name he would call hack, ‘'me-a u." ns loudly as he could; come and lie down at their feet, rolling over and over. Each time he was taken home he would stay but a few days, but always kept Hpottie-go-too's hunger appeased. One day the boys took him to the new pasture and that time lie stayed a week or more, and the kitten could not take care of all the game he brought in. Ho he would bring it In to the little girl of the family. Once lie brought In a beautiful oriole alive and unharmed. "Black berry Bill," said the mistress, "how dare you catch a little bird?" Hhe took it out and placed It on a limb of a tree, where It chattered to them. "He la thanking us," said the little girl But Blackberry Bill thought the bird was laughing at him and that the girl wasn't thankful enough, so away he went. A few weeks after, he came back all by himself. Then he found Spottie go-too with three little kittens. Now ho is quite contented, as he has plenty to do bringing food to those who will appreciate it. MRS. F. A. DORITT. Shelton, Nfeb. « hanging Opinion*. From the Philadelphia Public Ten years witl be needed, says Pro hibiting Enforcement Commissioner Roy Haynes, before the Volstead net can be made fully effective. This does not square with some of the comm ‘-sioner's former utterances. The Abe Martin Who kin recall th’ ole 25-cent square meal with a piece o’ cross barred apple pie in th’ left hand? One thing's a cinch, age don't im prove with whisky. _ (Copyright, 1*22 1 outgivings of hi* publicity dei-arb tuent have bit.tiiinm......