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HATE AND THE THIRD INTERNATIONALE.
Senator Wheeler, democrat, journeys homeward
from Washington to Montana, so full of the Christ
mas spirit that he announces that the United States
must quit hating the soviet government of Russia.
Bless his good heart, nobody in this country hates
Russia. What the Russians complain of chiefly is
that the government will not condone all that has
been done over there since March 11, 1917, includ
ing the murder of the Romanoff family, and the exe
cution of thousands of victims of the committee of
public safety. Even this might be done, under the
pretext that the Russian government is not respon
sible for the excesses of the mobs that raged from
time to time, but the truth is that the executions
were carried on with sanction of those in authority
at Moscow.
When “Citizen” Genet approached America as
the representative of the French government in
1793, he was clamorously welcomed at Charleston,
where he landed, and at Philadelphia he was feted.
Washington, who was then president, declined to re
ceive him, and later forbade him to continue to carry
on active war against England while domiciled in
this country. Genet succeeded later in making him
self ridiculous, and when the Girondists fell did not
daro return to France. There is such resemblance
between the French revolution of 1789 and the Rus
sian of 1917 that the comparison may be permitted.
Was America ever accused of hating France,
because Washington did not see his way clear to
joining the Girondists in their war against England?
He might as well have been as to now accuse Cool
idgo of hating Russia, merely because he asks the
government at Moscow to assume the responsibili
ties of civilized government, and to meet its obli
gations in an honorable fashion.
The plea that the Lenine government is not con
nected in any way with the Third Internationale is
absurd. Communists have boasted of the connec
tion, and have pointed to Russia as an example.
Trotzky, Lenine, Zinoviev, Tchitcherin, all the lead
ers or figureheads, have talked of extending the
soviet principle to include the world. The work
ers’ party, now the federated farmer-labor par
ty, in the United States has no other excuse for
existing. Its speakers, its literature, its propaganda
in every direction, has been an admission of its de
votion to the communist creed and dogma as set
out by the Third Internationale. It is they who
hate America, and vow to overthrow its form of
government, which deserves to fall if it is vulner
able to the attack now being made by the soviets.
EARLY SETTLERS IN BOTNA VALLEY.
Shenandoah come# to the front with a claim that
Iowa may yet put forth a brand of fossil that will
contest with the tall corn as a cause for tooting the
trumpet of fame. In other sections of the state
the fossil has long been known, under the locally
inclusive name of mossback, but this is the first time
the Nishnabotna valley has put in any sort of claim
to be counted as playing.
However, the Shenandoah find is that of part
of a jawbone that may have belonged to some an
tediluvian monster. No reason why this should not
be so can be cited. Iowa has a geological history
almost as interesting as its political annals. Strata
of limestone, sandstone, blue and white fire clay,
soapstone, coal measures, and even the primeval
granite testify to the mutations undergone by the
Ilawkeye state while in the making. Niggerheads
that continually pester the plowman are mementoes
of the days when the glacier was retreating, and
there are other proofs of an interesting past under
gone by the present happy land that houses and
sustains so many prosperous people.
Why, then, should there be no trace left of the
animals who made their homes in the lush savannas
or on the verdant hills in that far away time, before
even the bison had come to browse there? Certain
ly there were such animals. The other shores of
that great sea that once was Nebraska bear ample,
proof of their existence, and this in itself may sus
tain the thought that some of them might have lain
down under the reeds on a hillside and have been
covered out of sight by the dust that now is known
as loess.
Science is not dogmatic on these points. Furth
er inquiry will be awaited with interest. At any
rate, the description of the jawbone removes it from
any suspicion that it is even remotely akin to the
Cardiff giant, whose origin was in a gypsum quarry
not far from Fort Dodge. (
WE’LL DO ANYTHING ONCE.
Within a fortnight, it is promised, we are to
know which plan for establishing universal peace is
favored by the jury of award for the Bok prize.
Elihu Root says he thinks that by January 7 the
choice wjll be given to the public.
Next thing is to put it Into operation. Orders
have been sent In to the general committee in charge,
asking for unlimited numbers of copies of the docu
ment. For example, the Y. W. C. A. general board
has entered a requisition for 500,000, and other con
cerns have put in requests that total up into the
millions. This general circulation ought to give the
widest notice to the successful plan.
After all this is done, a vote is to he taken, some
15 states already having organizations to carry on
the referendum, in order that au expression on the
merits of the proposal may be had. This ought to
provide some basis for working. Not many folks
actually want war, and even fewer will bbject to
the presence of permanent peace. Yet one of the
greatest causes of war is difference of opinion as to
the terms on which peace can be kept.
If the jury selects from tho moro thnn 2fl,000
manuscripts submitted for its examination one that
holds a workable plan for creating peace in the
world, and that plan is endorsed by a substantial
number of thinking people ns worthy of a trial, it
ought to have a chance. Men ordinarily will do any
thing once, and if that thing is for the good of all
mankind, most will muke a little sacrifice to set it
into motion. So, Messrs. Bok Jurymen, come on with
your verdict.
Sd4ne day a jury will convict a wife who has
killed her husband, but the prospect seems remote.
HARMONY IN THE DEMOCRATIC CAMP.
What tidings is this from Wellington, that John
Henry Morehead is not willing to resign to Charles
W. Bryan entire right-of-way at the democratic
national convention? Does it presage a new aline
ment of thfe hosts of the unterrified in Nebraska?
We do not think so. If the portent be read
aright by local political astrologers, it will be found
to contain only the renewal of the old-time antagon
ism, locally known as that between the Jacks and
the Jims. Those lines have been somewhat dimmed,
but not entirely effaced, by the passage of time. An
unholy alliance was maintained in 1922, with the
admitted hope of capturing some more of the pie;
Brother Charlie got away with his plan, but the
other fellows were not so well pleased at the out
come.
Nineteen-twenty four holds something more, and
requires a* rearrangement of the pawns, if not the
principal pieces on the chess board. Far away in
Florida, Brother Will is steaming around, telling
the world what sort of democrat he wants to run
for president. Not that it makes any particular
difference to anybody, but he has not as yet out
lined the man closely enough to make the descrip
tion fiit any of those who are avowedly seeking the
nomination. Mr. Bryan will probably be at the
next democratic convention, and it would be mighty
convenient for him if he had the sixteen votes from
Nebraska as a nucleus around which to set up a
bloc of his own.
Hoping against hope that the candidate to be
named by the convention may slip into the White
House, certain other notable democrats of the state
are unwilling to longer forego their seat in the sun
to meet the Bryan program. Florida is a long way
off, and these can see no good reason why they
should continue to be obscured by a shadow that
begins at Miami. , If a democrat is to be nominated,
they want to have a hand in the proceedings, and
aspire to be permitted to enter the presence of the
exalted without passing through the anteroom of
an expatriate.
So there will be a contest for the Nebraska
delegation. John H. Morehead is a fairly good
figurehead for the group that has long been weary
of a dictatorship that has not always been gentle.
Behind him will rally forces that are not to be
sneezed at by those who seek the favor of the
democratic sachems, such as it is, and the forth
coming scramble for control will be interesting, even
though it may be futile in the end. Let the battle
proceed.
DINTY MOORE A REAL MAN.
More than usual sorrow will attach to the news
of the death of James (Dinty) Moore of the air
mail service. Partly because he is the first flyer to
lose his life on the Omaha division, which stretches
from Chicago to Cheyenne, over 1,000 miles, but
chiefly because he was so well known and esteemed
in the community. Moore was noted for being a
careful flyer. He knew his machine well, he knew
the air well, and he was resourceful to such a degree
as had won him highest praise. Devoted to the
service, he was the first man to fly from Cheyenne
to Salt Lake City and back in one day, in order
that there might he no interruption in the flight
of the air mail. On this trip he crossed the Rocky
mountains twice, carrying 400 pounds of mail each
way. All the stories told of him but exemplify his
prudence, skill and judgment in handling an air
plane. Even the manner of his taking off, as de
scribed by those who witnessed the fatal dive of
the ship, indicates that he was proceeding against
difficulties with due caution, but carrying on that
the mail might be delivered. Moore was one of the
men who have made the name of American a proud
badge for any man to wear.
Our old friend Edgar Howard got away big in
his first speech in congress. He told some truth,
too, especially when he said the only victories the
democrats have won in the last 80 years was when
the republican party was divided.
Mr. Bryan did not announce that Mr. Ford is a
liability until after mature reflection. Still there
is a suspicion that had Henry put up a similar hoorah
for a deserving democrat, the verdict would have
been different.
Somehow we can’t help feeling that the appoint
ment of General Dawes to head the German repara
tion inquiry means that all parties are anxious to
get at the bedrock facts.
Lloyd George is reported to be on the way to
recovery. He ought to get well enough to realize
that in defeating Baldwin he elevated Ramsay
McDonald. •
Still certain she does not care to live in the
White House, Mrs. Ford pays $1,241.50 railroad fare
for the privilege of shopping in New York.
Another bootlegger has been caught with a long
list of places to call. Why don’t they use the city
directory and play safe?
Naples reports having received fe snow storm.
Maybe that is the one that was directed to Omaha.
Raisuli has just been buried, but whatever be
came of Pericardia?
Why should John H. Morehead dip his flag to
Charles W. Bryan?
Also, it is a darn mean prisoner who will betray
the sheriff.
Homespun Verse
—By Omulm’* Own roft—
Robert Worthington Davie
FORSAKEN LOVE NESTS.
How often we ponder the promise* true— •
Fond words of a day that Is dead—
Orlm change that has fashioned those love nests anew,
And left them as nvom'rle* to dread.
Sweet picture* and visions and oil thnt they wer*
When hearts were n-throbbing In tune—
The fervor of him gnd the ardor of her.
And life ns romantic a* June.
Drenm castles before them and pleasant the way—
They glided or plodded along,
Surveying the fragrant, Ineffable day
With hearts that wore teeming with song;
And thrilled by the wonder and faith and content,
They followed their trail of delight,
And suddenly mine—as they happily went—
To gloom and dissension—and night.
How often we think of their sweet Long Ago,
And wish they had kept to the trail,
And shared the enjoyment of other* who know
Tho quiet that follows the gale;
And oft we nro touched by the depth of their plight
, Till words to expression are vain—
But* oh, tho desire to lead them aright
Wttor* virtue* forsaken remain!
“ The People's
Voice"
Editorial* from reader* of Th* Morn*
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freely for expression on matter* of
public interest.
Push River Navigation.
Omaha—To the Editor of the Oma
ha Bee; The public mind seems to
be filled with the idea that the Mis
souri river is a very crooked stream
and if straightened that the dis
tance between any two given points
would bo about halved.
By the river it Is 138 miles from
Omaha to Sioux City. By thfe rail
road on the east side it is 101 miles
In almost a direct line. Taking the
most direct railroad route on the west
side of the river it is 107 miles be
tween these two points. So even if
the river ran by the most direct
route possible the saving in mileage
would not be very great; but the
cost for digging the canal would be.
tremendlous and prohibitive.
The talk about straightening the
channel comes mostly from those who
wish to defeat all improvement of the
Missouri, and especially from those
who wish to block every step towards
making it a line of successful trans
portation. The river is capable of a
very large carrying capacity and
could very easily be put in condition
to do this work. All that is required
is a system of retards to hold the
current in the middle of the channel.
To do this initial work and to properly
supervise and maintain It after it is
put in would be a simple matter and
at a comparatively small cost.
Now that President Cooildge has
recommended improvement of our wa
terways in his message to congress
the big idea is to get an appropria
tion in the rivers and harbors bill at
this session of congress for work to
commence this spring on controlling
the current of the Missouri from
Omaha north.
Every voter interested In cheap
transportation and river improvement
should write without delay to his or
her representative in congress and
to his or her United States senator
few drops of ink artistically scattered
the requests are scattered It will de
feat all progressor Improvement work.
Every citizen of Nebraska, Iowa and
Dakota is interested. Send your men
In congress a Christmas p/esent of a
over a nice white piece of note paper,
of the river. That is the first step
in the improvement of the river. Jf
asking action. But keep to the point.
Ask for work to control the current
8. J. WOODRUFF.
Not a Ivender of Coxey’s Revolutionary
Army.
Herman, Neb.,—To the Editor of
The Omaha Bee: In answer to an ar
ticle given out at Detroit, Mich., by
my friend, Hoy M Ilarrop, Omaha,
president of the National Eordfor
Hresldent club, and appearing on the
front page of the Omaha Dally News,
December 22:
If Roy M. ilarrop has picked me to
lead Coxey's army or an armv of 10,
ooo farmers to march on Washington
in any revolutionary manner he gut
me entirely out of place, but If he has
picked mo to lead an army of not 10,
000 but 500,000 farmers of Nebraska,
Colorado, Kansas and the DaJtotas to
the ballot box to vote against tits ro
aetionarles of either of the old parties
and to vote for any progressive re
gardless of party, then he has not
placed me wrong and will find me at
llie front with the progressive ban
nor.
Now I do not believe Mr. Ilarrop
had any revolutionary thought in
mind when he made that statement,
but those who read the article will Im
mediately take It for granted that I
am at the head of an army of 10.000
reds, which I am not.
However, there should be a new
alignment of parties. Either those
progressives In the republican parly
should control the destinies of that
party and the progressives of the
country should support them, or they
should Join the progressive forces of
the democratic party and help make It
more responsive to the needs of the
people or there should be an entirely
new party of progressives and pro
gressives only. There Is no room In
ihis country for two reactionary par
ties and whether the so-called politi
cally Wise see it or not. the people
are thoroughly awake to the situation.
There Is no difference between the
reactionary democrats and the reac
tionary republicans In congress. It
would seem that the progressive ele
ments should prove sufficiently strong
to form a third party that could win
In the elections next fall. But party
lines have proved too strong In the
east and south In the past. It is
doubtful, therefore, that the unorgan
ized majority of the people could win
against the organized minority in re
action.
The only hope of the country Is for
the progressive forces o$ the south to
Join the progressive forces of the west
and shake off the shackles of the ab
sentee landlords that dwell In New
York. JOHN OBEKST, JR
The Rlntrli on the Stars and Stripe*.
Springfield. 8. D.—To the Editor of
The Omaha Bee: The time has rome
when the American public should call
a halt on this one Issue, which hue
been used by lowbrowed politicians
as vote getting bait ever since the
boys came back. Yes, we are talking
about that very popular or unpopular
subject of Soldier bonus.
We are aware of the Mellon type
of calamity howlers, who claim a bon
us at this time would ruin this nation
of ours financially for the next four
generations! We are aware of the op
posing faction of vets known as the
Ex-Service Men's Anti-Bonus league,
whose motto Is: "For the disabled,
everything for the able bodied, noth
ing."
We are also aware of the six main
points that the Ex Service Men’s
Pro-Bonus league put forth In the
American Deglon Weekly on pages 11
and 12 In the December 31, 1023, issue,
iheir arguments supporting limnedlcte
enactment of the Compensation bill,
viz: 1—A debt Is owing tin. x-vet
Daily Prayer
I have loved tvllh an everlaatlng love.
—Jer. II :J.
Our Father In Heaven, we ahnuM
pralan and magnify Thy Holy Name.
Thy love watches over us, protecting
us from every kind of danger, arid
provides for our every need. Thou
dost never fall us. Wo trust In Thee.
Wn have sinned against Thee in
thought and word and deed, but wo
corns with contrite hearts, confessing
our unworthlnoHS, and pleading for
Thy forgiveness, through the merits
of tho shed blood of our Savior Jesus
('hi 1st
We thank Thee for sll Thv good
gifts unto us. nnd we pray Thee to
accept us hihI to use us as Thou
canst. llless each of us ns we need
Thy blessing. And, with us, Ideas nil
the III, the sorrowing, the discour
nged, the sinning, and all Thy needy
ones. We would pray also for all
those engaged In lowly or great tasks
for the extension of Thy Kingdom In
the hearts of men everywhere.
And now do Tlmu bo with ue In
our dally task of hand or mind. May
we he workmen In tillage material
and spiritual of whom Thou needest
not to Is1 ashamed, (lather us home
after while, without olio missing. \\ o
■ ask It In Jesus' name. Amen
kiillV. ATS WART WINFIKI.D HUH WAN.
P tian Irburtf, r»
Where the Tall Corn
Grows
The Council Bluff* Nonpareil puk
goats that football players, now that
the season Is over, might serve a
great public need by training Christ
mas shoppers.
The Ottumwa Courier sarcastically
remarks that the main trouble with
government baby clinics Ip that many
of the authorities presiding over
them haven't enough actual knowl
edge of child life to distinguish be
tween a baby's chatter and the howl
of a hungry wolf.
The Waterloo Tribune, noting that
Magnus Johnson has creased his
trousers and conversed with Henry
Cabot IjOdge. expresses the fear that
Senator Brookhart will insist that
the social bloc has seduced Magnus.
The Marshalltown Tlmes-Repub
Ucan seems to know ex service men.
It says that they will admire the
president's courage in opposing the
bonus. Just like they admired the
enemy who hopped over the top and
met them half way to cross bay
onets. "Nobody loves a coward, not
even the God who made him,” sagely
observes the Times Republican.
The Webster City Freeman Jour
nal wonders If corn would ever go
to 30 cents a bushel If presidential
and congressional salaries were paid
In corn, one bushel for each dollar
now received.
The Cedar Rapids Republican
warns the American Federation of
Labor not to flatter Itself that its
repudiation of the I. W. W. has put
that organization down and out. "On
the contrary," says the Republican,
"they are working harder than ever
and have their representative! in
some of the high places in the na
tional house and senate."_
and Its five arguments supporting
same); 2—This debt has been acknow
ledged by the country and payment
ha* been promised to the veteran*(cit
lug even the late president's attitude
while still a candidate); 3—The coun
try wants this debt paid (this argu
ment backed by nine undlsputahle
arguments among them the fact that
20 states have voted In favor of the
measure and that the last vote of the
house of rejttesentatlve* voting In
favor of the bill was 333 to 70); 4—The
country can afford to pay this debt,
and funds are available (substantiated
by statistics); 5—The bill now before
congress arranged for the payment of
this debt In ways which would benefit
not only the Individuals compensated
but the country as a whole; 6—Tho
United States is not In the habit of
repudiating Its war obligations, it Is
an established American custom to
adjust the compensation of individuals
and economic groups which liave sus
tained financial losses by reason of
participation In a war effort. In the
last war this custom was observed ex
cept In "Single Instance of tho soldier.
(Note: Civilian employment, railroads
and war contractors)
We repeat we have weighed the mat
ter from about every standpoint and
angle, which any petty, lowbrowed
political circle may contain—and we
contend that the use which politician*
have made of this 1hsu4 Is a blotch
on the Stars and Stripe*.
Merely to avoid false Impressions
• he writer will state that he ts a na
ti\e of the Sunshine state, whose ser
vice record reads: Dale of enlist
ment, April 10, 1917. Date of honor
able discharge. September 8, 1919.
Battle*. Bt. Mihiel and Meus-A rgonne.
The writer further claims to be able
bodied and supporting his wife and
two children. He further asserts that
he Is with some difficulty keeping up
$10,000 of Uncle Bain’s converted In
surance policies.
And now for constructive sugges
tion: As long as we are able-bodied
we rare a tinker s damn for Uncle
Sam's cash bonus or any other com
pensation which (according to calam
ity howlers) will spell financial ruin.
But why not once and for all era*e
this blotch from the Star* and Stripe#
placed there In that thl* national Is
sue has heen used sftd 1* being used
as a political whip, by passing a com
pensation law allowing Immediate pro
portionate relief to the disabled, and
to those who Rre able-bodied Issue
them according to length and type of
service a paid up insurance policy.
This would distribute the necessary
expense over such a vast period of
years that calamity howler* of finan
cial ruin would be removed and In 99
cases but of 100 would completely
satisfy the veteran In the knowledge
of proper proportionate compensa
tion for his sacrifice.
CALVIN JOHN AISENBREY.
The 12-Hour Day.
Omaha—To the Editor of The Oma
ha Bee: So much has been written
about the ]2-hour day the watchmen
for the I’nton Pacific are working,
that Just for curiosity I would llko to
see some of the officials who are re
sponsible for It say what their reasons
are for making the men work si#:h
long hours.
It cannot be scarcity of labor as
tlie country Is full of men out of work
and has been for some time. Now
while one of these officials Is telling
us of the achievements of Christian
work In some foreign country, I would
like to hear something he has been
doing closer to home.
Don't you think they could show a
Chrlstllkc spirit by giving these men
their S-hnur day back at this time of
year, when we are all filled with this
Christmas spirit and the one time
most of us feel that It is more blessed
to give than to receive?
CHRISTIAN.
ARIZONA NIGHTS. .
From rolling hill to rolling hill
The prairie stretches far and wide.
And evenlng'e aplendor reigns su
preme,
While Nature speaks on every side.
A night like this can stir the Mood
Of romance In the veins of him
Who hears the siren voices speak.
And heeds their call by answering
Soniphow, the silence lends a charm,
And Mds my sorrowing heart be
quiet.
While breezes cool my hurtling
cheek".
And l find comfort In the night.
On the green sward I lav me down.
Close by some peaceful, murmuring
stream,
Nor would 1 wish for softer tied.
Or fairer realms In which to dream
—Catherine Elizabeth Hanson.
NET AVERAGE
CIRCULATION
for November, 1923, of
THE OMAHA BEE
Daily.78,950
Sunday.79,265
One* not ind'idr returns, left
overs, samples or pspet s spoiled In
printing and include* no spmal
sales nr free circulation of any kind.
B. BREWER, Gen. Mgr.
V. A. BRIDGE, Cir. Mgr.
Stilnnibed and sworn to before me
this flth day of December, 102.1.
W II QiltVlY.
(Seal) Notary Public
“From State and Nation”
—Editorials from Other Newspapers—
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I’utling Tax Revision First.
From the Kamils City Times.
The attempt of the bonus lobby in
Washington, aided by certain men/
bera of congress, to rush a bonus
bill through before acting on the tax
reduction proposal of Secretary
Mellon, has failed. At least, the ways
and means committee of the house
has voted to defer consideration of
the bonus.
To have given precedence to the
bonus question would have been to
treat with contempt the chief recom
mendation of President Coolidge. who
is opposed to the bonus, but favors,
instead, a substantial reduction In
taxes, of which he said in 4is mes
sage:
"Of all the service which the con
gress can render to the country, I
have no hesitation in declaring this
(tax reduction) to be paramount. To
neglect it, to postpone It, to obstruct
it by unusual proposals, is to become
unworthy of puhlic confidence and
! untrue to public trust. The country
wants this measure to have the right
of way over all others.”
A presidential instruction is not a
law, of course. But the president was
right about the demand for tax re
ductlon. If there was any doubt
his position when first declared, there
was none when the response came
from the people and from the news
papers that reflect public opinion. It
has been years since a presidential
message struck such a responsive
note as did Coolidge's demand for re
lief from tax burdens.
But the bonus lobby would have
substituted the bonus measure, which
the president opposes, for the meas
ure he declared should have the right
of way over all others. Indeed, an
attempt yet will be made to put con
. gross in the attitude of declaring for
a bonus under pain of no tax reduc
tion. The truth is, of course, that
there can be no tax reduction and a
bonus, too, whatever the misrepre
sentations to the contrary may be.
"Only $100,000,000 a year need
ed for the bonus." says the bonus
lobby, as if $100,000,000 a year
were a bagatelle. But the bonus
would cost hundreds of millions a
year, to be followed later by billions
for service pensions, such as have
followed every war sooner or later.
There can be no relief from tax bur
dens for years to come If the bonus
lobby prevails.
Romance «>f a Taiiestry.
From th« New York Herald.
Searchers after romance are invited
to consider the cases of Prosper
Charles, French Communist’ of Jean
and Philibert Gobelin, fifteenth cen
tury dyers in the Faubourg St. Mar
cel, Paris: of Louis XIV, once king of
France, and of Charles Le Brun, "a
person skillful and Intelligent in the
art of painting," hired by Louis 160
years ago "to make designs for tap
cstry. sculpture and other works, to
see that they were correctly render
ed, and to direct and overlook all the
workmen employed.”
Jean and Philibert Gobelin, worthy,
ambitious brothers, having made mon
ey in the cloth dying business, gave
it up as not quite respectable and
went into banking. Thus they pass
from the story at the lieglnnlng, leav
ing only a name, which subsequently
attached itself to the finest French
tapestries.
King Louis, with a vanity proper
to monarchs, believed that the de
signers, painters and weavers of
Franc# would be highly honored if
they were allowed tb execute four
teen pieces of tapestry showing the
glorious achievements of his reign,
from his consecration In the Church
of Otir Lady at Khelnis to his cap
ture of the city of Lille from the
Spanish. So I>ouls "purchased the
hotel of the Gobelins, with several
adjacent houses, and sought out ar
tists of the highest reputation, tapts
siers, sculptors, goldsmiths, cabinet
makers and other most able work
men in all so-’s of arts and crafts ’*
Aad he employed Le Brun, who creat
ed, among other tapestries, two show
ing respectively the entry of Louis
into Dunkirk at the heels of the de
parting English and the same intre
pid monarch risking his royal skin In
the trenches before Doual.
Iai Brun and his associates did
their work with an enthusiasm which
was at least worthy of their employer,
and their productions, hung in the
galleries of Versailles, preserve to
this dsy an almost lncomi>arable rich
ness and virility. The visitor to Ver
sailles sees the Grand Monarch pos
turing off his high horse and the
French troopers whooping down the
hill Into Dunkirk more vividly than
modern painters tAive cared to show
the heroes of Gettysburg, the Marne
or San Juan hill.
But here enters the villain Charles.
What Charles’ motives were unless s
hatred of civilized society and all its
works or the desire to sweat 200,000
francs worth of gold thread out of a
2,000,000 tapestry, remains undeter
mined. At any rate, Charles, with an1
accomplice, entered the gallery by
night, waited until the watchman's
flickering lantern had left the corri
dors again In shadow, and then ex
r«-t'v and feloniously removed the two
tapestries, each weighing 75 pounds,
n hxiti feet In size.
I-astly behold the detectives called
In by the Ministry of Fine Arts. They
flpd and photograph numerous finger
prints. They find a broken shoelace.
From the fingerprints and the shoe
lace they deduce Prosper Charles,
who is thereupon arrested and con
fesses. And they recover one tapes
try, cut In 12 pieces.
Hera are the makings of our ro
mance. Khali one summon Poe, Doyle.
Dumas, Kcott, Stevenson? Or will
the reader roll his own?
Forest rj-.
From the Washington Star,
One of the subjects discussed by
the National .Lumber Manufacturers’
association at Its sessions here Is
reforestratlon. This question concerns
not only lumber interests, but the
i^mrelcan people as a whole. Progress
(is being made, but we were late In
beginning work and It 1s doubtful if
as much progress Is being made as
conditions demand. The government’s
reforestratlon policy Is sound and
several of the states have taken over
forest and denuded areas and are car
rying out forest policies. In the mat
ter of forest areas the general policy
is to cut no more than the annual
timber growth, so that the supply
may be constant, and by Judicious
cutting to facilitate growth of re
maining timber. Protection of stand
ing timber from fire is an important
part of the forest policy of the na
tional government and the states,
lteplanting is carried on in "the case
of burnt-over and cut-over lands.
It is noted from time to time that
lumbering companies and paper mills
owning timber tracts are replanting
as they cut In several European
countries before the war. notable In
France and Germany, timber, even
on private land, could not be cut
without government warrant and for
every tree cut one must be planted.
In the region around Washington
one sees on a small scale the loss
resulting from wanton lumbering.
Tracts of pine and oak are cut for
Immediat# profit and the land Is left
as stump and brush land. Generally
It is of no value for farming. Cost
of clearing the land in many cases
would be more than the land Is
worth. Even if cleared, plowed and
planted, the soil might be so poor
n« not to retiAn a profit even on the
Abe Martin
Nobuddy ever got any satisfac
tion that complained that they
wuzn’ appreciated. We wouldn’ be
surprised if Santy Claus got picked
up fer bootleggin’ this year. *
(Copyright, 19!* >
cost of planting, cultivating and har
vesting. Lett to stumps and brush,
the land does not produce another
crop of merchant timber Taxes must
be paid on It. and usually this land
causes annual loss to the owner. The
assessment valuation goes down and
the tax which the state can collect
from the owner decreases. Many
thousands of acres of this kind of
land may he seen In the Potomar,
Patuxent and Rappahannock valleys
and other parts of the country not
far from Washington
Ifis Pursuit.
The man who wanted to see rvsra
body getting on entered his friend s w
office.
To one clerk he put this question:
"What is your pursuit In life?"
"That," said the clerk, "depends
upon whether I am coming or going.
It's the 8:30 In the morning and the
1:20 train i£> the evening."—Pearson's
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