The Omaha Bee M O II W I W G—E VENIW C—S U N D A Y THE BEE PUBLISHING CO.. Publisher N. R. UPDIKE. President BALLARD DUNN. JOY M. HACKI.ER. Editor in Chief Business Manager MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press, of whieh The Bee is a member, exclusively entitled to the use for republication of ail nawa dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited in this paper, and also the local news published herein. * All rights of republieaticm of our special dispatches ars also reserved. . , . _ , The Omaha Bee ie a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations, the recognised authority on circulation audits, end The Omaha Bee’s circulation is regularly audited by their organisations. Entered ae second-clase matter May 28, 1808, at Omaha postoffiea under net of March 3, 1873. BEE TELEPHONES Private Branch Exchange. Aek for AT |.ntic 1000 the Department or Person Wanted. A1 IRI3UC tUWf OFFICES Main Office—17th and Fnrnam Co. Bums—m> ^cotr. oi. New York—World Bldg. Chicago—Tribune Bldg. St. Louie—Syn. Trust Bldg. San Fran.—Hollrook Bldg. I — Detroit—Kord Bldg. Kanos City—Bryant Bldg. Los Angeles—Higgins Bldg. Atlanta—Atlanta Trust Bldg. _ _ RAILROAD MAN FOR GOOD ROADS. Every once in a while some brother rises to his feet, gets the chairman's attention, and then pro ceeds to dilate on how the motor truck ia snatching business out of the hungry maw of the railroad. Such an one would be benefited if he could take time to read in the current number of the North western Railway System Magazine the leading arti cle by Marvin Hughitt, jr. Mr. Hughitt is a vice president of the company, and as much interested as anyone could be in getting freight for the railroad to haul. He is an ardent advocate of good roads. He is for good road* because they permit the farmer to haul bigger loads to market with greater ease and at less expense. While he argues from the standpoint of a prac tical railroad man, looking at the union of two ele ments of the transportation service, Mr. Hughitt also has the viewpoint of a good citizer\. He knows I hat transportation is vital to the welfare of the nation. What helps the farmer in his big job of setting produce to market also helps the railroad. This is true not only in the matter of providing freight to haul, but in the too oft forgotten factor >f continuity of service. Interruptions incident to -iiccessive periods of had roads and good roads loom jig in the prohlem of furnishing cars to meet de mands of shippers. This is but one of the places where the two come together. Mr. Hughitt also has a thought on the point re cently referred to by us, in the editorial on “Good Roads and Their Users.” The thoughts expressed in hat editorial have been generally approved in let ers from our readers. It is with the same argument hat the railroad man concludes his article: * "Therefore, we would advocate in behalf of tlie farm and the transportation line, a co-operative plan ihat will serve both of them by good road construc tion that will penetrate the farm community and serve as a feeder to the steam line, thus promoting real service. "tVhile fully appreciating fhe demand for good toads that parallel steam lines we would suggest that such roads should he constructed and main tained by those who make the principal use of them. The farmer should not be taxed for roads used primarily for the pleasure or profit of some one else, nor should the steam railroad be taxed to build and maintain the roadbed of a competing commercial transportation enterprise. "In the Interest of good business and fair play, trucks and other vehicles in commerce should ba re quired to pay a license fee commensurate with the \atuc of the service secured to them in the use of good loads." ARCHDUKE WHO DIED A SOVEREIGN. If in very truth John Salvator is finally dead and buried, a paragraph will be written in the run ning story of the scandal that surrounds the House of Hapsburg. Whether any of the yarns that have been told of him be true, or if any of the many reasons cited for his disappearance from the Court of Vienna be the correct one, the fact is that he stepped out of a brilliant circle into the obscurity of private citizenship. The rest of the tale is hia. If he did disclose his identity to anyone, that also was his affair. What he did was to escape the exactions of the life, to which he objected, dangling around the imperial throne of Austria. No court in Europe shone with greater brilliance. None, except per haps that of Spain, was governed by more rigorous discipline. With an extreme of courtly etiquette and polished address went an extreme of brutality. Beginning with the emperor and going down through the minute but carefully demarked gradations of rank, the man above was permitted and privileged to visit any sort of indignity on the one below. The inferior must accept whatever he received, no matter how humiliating or degrading. Hia only recourse was to pass it on to the man below him. Out of such artificiality passed Johan, arch •duke and next to the throne itself, leaving behind him a broken sword. According to some accounts, an emperor with two well-blackened eyes and a sorely bruised body. If this is true, Johan possessed both spirit and enterprise. Austria might have been better off if more such men hsd sprouted from the Hapsburg tree. If the latest story from Brooklyn is true, John Salvator, American citizen, lived to see the throne at. Vienna emptied of its pride and crum bled, into dust^ while he died sovereign of his own soul, a power Emperor Franz Josef never possessed. NELSON THE VIKING. I ne of the wonders of man’s experience is the «' uraga of the old vikings, who put out to sea in their long ships, and took a chance on what might happen. The biggest of these boats would about make a goorf sized tender for a modern ocean going vessel, and they were at all times open to the weather. Yet in them the Norsemen challenged old Neptune, and casually made their way in all sorts of weather from port to port. They did not hesitate to venture where they never had been, if only there was the promise of a good light or a load of loot at, the end of the voyage. One of the descendants of these vikings brought hia ship into Philadelphia, 23 days out from home, after sailing through a continuous storm. "The winds were playful,” said Captain Christian Nelson, after he had berthed his ship in a safe harbor. He was 13 days late, because, as he said, he no sooner maneuvered his ship out of the path of one gale until he encountered another. We who live on shore grumble at a day or two of stormy weather. Ilshat of the three weeks on end that this modern viking had to put up with? " It was men of Nelson’s type who spread civili zation over the world. Great, mass movements of men were possible on land. It look the sailor to conquer the terror of the ocean, to carry commerce over the seas, to bring together men who otherwise never would have met. From the time the firat [ Phoenician captain set his prow to the west on the inland sea down to Christian Nelson, there stretches a glorious company of bold adventurers and cour ageous explorers to whom the world owes 'a debt that never can be paid. Sailors are a commonplace ' nowadays, but the romance of the sea has not been exhausted. COUNCIL BLUFFS REPUBLICANS AWAKE. We heartily congratulate the republicans of Coun cil Bluffs on the splendid victory won in the city election on Monday. It was a clean-cut triumph, and places control as well as responsibility in the hands of republicans. Ordinarily, city elections turn on local issues purely, and are not regarded as reliable indications of the general sentiment. In this case, however, considerable more than a merely local result may be noted. A popular democratic mayor was defeated by a republican; a popular democratic park commission er will turn over his office,to a republican. The same is true of the city engineer. The republican nominee for city treasurer went in, and the repub lican city attorney succeeds himself. Four of the six aldermen elected are republicans. Such a Sweep ing of the platter as this can only be accomplished by concerted and well directed action, supported by efficient working party organization. The effect of this will be noted in November next, for national victory begins at the precinct elections. A militant party organization gains its strength from units that are knit together, firm in their determination to carry on for the right as their party represents it. Such an organization is noted at work in Council Bluffs, where the republicans gained their victory after one of the most heated campaigns in recent times. It shows that the party h*s not been weakened by the slanders that have come from the Washing ton mill. Republican voters have the courage to meet the foe, and to boldly and firmly stand for what the party represents. Undaunted by the demo cratic attacks, the voters of the grand old party in Council Bluffs have paved the way for an even great er victory at the polls in November next. FOOTBALL STARS TO CONTROL. New York is moving to a solution of the subway traffic jams that might have suggested itself long ago. Police Commissioner Enright has put on a special squad of former football players at the Grand Central station, whose especial duty it is to apprehend those who crowd or push unnecessarily. Traffic jams result from a single cause. Everybody wants to get away first. Instead of moving orderly, and thus gaining timp, all join in the rush, and no body can make progress, save at expense of much personal discomfort and that of others. Omaha has not yet reached the point where traf fic jams are serious, for our streets are broad and the passage of a fairly large and steady stream of traffic is easy. Yet even with this advantage, blockades do at times occur, and mishaps without number are noted, merely because somebody thinks of his own progress and disregards the rights of others to use the same street or sidewalk over which he is career ing. No traffic rule will reach this individual, and as he multiplies traffic jams increase. Order is the only remedy for the evil. How to instill a sense of order into the multitude is quite another question. When all are going the one way at the same time, it seems too much to ask anyone to give up a place for another. It is not asking too much though to suggest that those who are second or third in line do not try to displace those who arc ahead of them. We must all get the habit of now and then elect ing ourselves to take second place or somewhere back of it in the line and move accordingly. *Then, and only then, will street traffic jams disappear. _>_ Revenue and bonus bills are having a hard time of it with the oil and oiher scandals going on. Front page space is pretty well mortgaged these days. Columbus Junction has just elected a woman1 government. Old-timers hereabouts will recall that there is where “June” Whelan got his name. General Ludendorff was acquitted of a charge of treason by the court at Munich, but he still is under suspicion of having been a dam fool. “National prohibitions laws must be enforced,” runs the instruction from the head office in Omaha. All that remains now is to do it. Poison hootch gathered in six more victims in one batch at Toledo, and there was not one boot legger among them. A flying field named for Jarvis Offutt will serve to keep alive the name of a gallant youth who gave his life for liberty, A local candidate complains the campaign is quiet. Wait till the sun shines and then see the boys get busy. Spring must be here. They are talking over in Chicago of adjourning their building campaign again. Eric von Stroheim may be a devil before the camera, but a Los Angeles judge tamed him in court. If the tmning-up roars of the Lions mean any thing, Omaha is going to have some party in June. April 1 went by without any building trades strike. Let us keep up that record indefinitely. What will an Ak-Sar-Ben parade look like with out Ev Buckingham and Charlie Black? Council Bluffs "seen her duty and done it.” Homespun Verse —By Omaha’* Own Poet—. Robert Worthington Davie v_— FISHING AND FISH. I've read the tnlea nf fishermen, and I have fished a bit I've tried my lurk In ralin bayou, In rolling lake and brook, I ve *hared the deep suspense that Is the saddest pait nf"lt, And I have tried In vain to Ret the fish to bite Ihe hook. I've tried a store of roaxing srhame* and used the proper bait. I ve seen the fleh Jump high shove Ihe water,— teaalngly; ' Upon the hank I've stood from dawn till night nil growing late And sensed the shame of seeing f1»h with rudeneas laugh al me. Bui In life's whirl of sundry things the human flah i espond Wdhout delay nr t h'nug hi fulness to halted hooka and surh, Ar.I thus It seems an atrange that those In river, lake and pnnd Hive been endowed with w lednm nhlrh the othei* need so much — Koke t Worthington Davie, V Letters From Our Readers All Irtlcn ronwt He signed, hnl name will He withheld upon request, (ommnni Notary Public | ■ i “ From State and Nation” _—._ TUr \V»»liiiiKlon Probes. From lb. Salt Lake Tribune In the course of one of the investi gations now in progress In Washing ton it was determined lev the. senate committee lliat there should tie an examination of contributions to the publican national campaign fund in 1920. A proposal to call certain wit nesses for questioning was made and promptly adopted. riome of these witnesses have lieon interrogated and others are to In- questioned. Now a member of the investigating eommiltee proposes that contribu tions lo the democratic campaign fund hi 1920 lie looked into, .lust as promptly the committee authorizes this inquiry. There were no votes 1^1 opposition lo the proposal lo scru tinize the democratic campaign ac counts, nor was there any opposition vote when it Was proposed to Inves tigate the contributions lo the re publican war idlest. • It Is difficult, of course, to keep the senatorial investigations free from the flavor of politic*. The natural desire to reap partisan advantage crops out now and then, but the very political aspect of the scandals is making certain that the investiga tion will get to the bottom of mat ters. at whatever cost. Any opposi tion to a proposal to open new chan nels to exploration would have a riastv appearance; hence the unanim ity with which such proposals are ordered. The public reaction lo the Wash ington disclosures is having its full effect at the capital. If partisunism creeps into the Investigations it will only serve to sink the probe deeper into the nasty mess. So there is little reason for regretting the rather unmistakable trend of the senatorial i inquisitions On Your Feet! From the Philadelphia Bulletin It isn't stated when or where or, how Nathaniel Talmer lost his two legs. He may have been a cripple from the day of his birth. More likely he was the victim of a railroad accident. Anyway, he had no legs a decade and a half ago. With a pair of sandals on his stumps and a twelve-inch cane in his hand, he had dragged himself about the streets of Brooklyn for tifteen years, begging for pennies as he offered unwanted notions for sale. Anil then something happened lo hi* tnind or soul, or whatever one chooses to call that part of a man which®* not physical. Talmer decided a few months ago that he had had enougli of creeping and crawling and cringing and grovel ing and whining and lieggin^. He decided that he was sick of being a cumberer of the ground, in every body's way, his head hardly above the knees of other folks. In short he decided to buy for himself a pair of artificial legs and lift himself to the level of the people all about him. He decided to get a regular Job and I go to work like ary other self respect ling man. This he has now done and ot ms experience he says. "You don’t know what it means to be able to look a man straight in the eye after grovel ing round at his feet for fifteen 'ears." It Is an old proverb that no one can lift himself with his own boot strap. Hut Talmer has proved both to himself and to his friends that a man can. by determination and a pair of artificial legs, lift him self in his own estimation and in the good opinion of others. The story has its application for lots of folks who wre not physical cripples. Plenty of people are prac tically legless—so far as their wills are concerned. They grovel about in a moral of self pity. Iieggirg lor doles of sympathy, not having enough gumption to stand erect and faie their fellows eye to eye in the strug gles of life Kven so great a man as Thomas Carlyle, in his autobio graphical "Sartor Resartus." describes a conversion not unlike that of Nr thaniel Talnier—when he decided once and for all to quit whining against Fate and be a man. Capitalizing Sentiment. Although a waiter, he was very human, so when he perceived that the young couple assigned to his tabla had many matters of a tender and confidential nature to discuss he withdrew to a respectful 'distance and stared at the opposite wall. k “Don't stand away hack there.' said the proprietor coming up. ' Go and hang over that fellow » chair for awhile. "But they want to talk privately," raid the waiter. "Of course they do." returned hi* hcifs. "That s why 1 want you to butt in Every time you come near they will send you to the kitchen for a fresh order to get you out of the nay."—Boston Transcript. Routed, Stewed. Hashed Mimed. There were callers at the hous" and little Charles felt that he ahould contribute something to the conver sation. "We're had chicken four times this week.-’ he offered politely. "Four chickens? What luxury!" e« elaimed one of the visitors, smiling. "Oh. no. said Charles. “It was th# same chicken."—(Exchange. 1 Instantaneous Automatic Water Heaters Special 10 Day Offer 1 Ten Dollars Will Install One Staaraiag Hat Watar at tha tura af a faucet—any time, day ar night. CALL GAS DEPARTMENT t AT 5767 1509 Howard St. -AT 5767 ■■■■■■■ For *ale at all OJtf laMfttttJUnA dealer* through. qualitypencil out th. world. Utk/wtld All perfect for every purpose—as soft as you wish; as hard as you please. 17 hlark degree* (tilth or without rrasrrt I Alto 3 copying American I .rad Pencil Co. im rma At*.. On V*it Write for booklet on pencil*, penholder*, rratera, VENUS Ererpoiotad and VENUS Thin Lead* m _—B—————— S nnySioeUp Juke Comfort,nor forget • Mat Sunrise neVerfailed us yet" _CtUHunhr__ _ <9* f THK N(HO<)I.BOY’8 I’VMK.NT. ‘ \\ Hie bass jumpin' an' th' ring perch bitin I gotta. study an' practice writ in'. Mull frog a croakin' by th' swlnimtn' pool Hut I gotla slay in tins doggone school' Kisliworms licggiu' t’ be used f'r twit. But ol' school ain't out an’ I gotta wait. tlreen things n grow In’ ever'where I look. But I gotta study tills blamed ol' book. Ain't a bltta use in ibis doggone thing ii' keepin’ up school when if'a done turned splint A feller runnln’ loose will Ipain a lot. more Than a bein' penned up from k till 41 I>a says N.itur' knows moron teachers d". An' my pa's Jus' right, I'm a tellin you. But. dpggonit ’tall, pa jus' says, "Son, You inns' ke/p guln' till th' school year's done. It's funny t' me pa ud talk that way— Then make me hustle oft t' school each day. I can't hardly wait f'r th' Inst o' May, F'r then comes what they call Commencement Uay. There ain't no sense In 'at as 1 kill »ce; 'Stead o' commencement it's th’ end f'r me. Clive three rousin' cheer* when I hit th' door. 'Cause schools goin' t' close f’r three months more' Again, by the way, now that proholntion has forever put to sleep the old "wet or dry” fights we used to have in the old days, we wonder what small cities like North Bend find to scrap about at their annual spring elections. We gathered from a few hours' wait there that they were having a red-hot cam paign, but we couldn't rjulte make out what it was all about. One thing sure, it wasn't over license or no license, like we used to have it when we were new "papering in that burg. Bill tiallocks. back in the old hom. town in Missouri, was a little bit the best speechifler we had in our midst. U e a! ways nsrd Bill on the Fourth of .fuly, and our colored friends and brothers always had him down for an address on the Fourth of August. The only trouble with Bill was that he wasn't content to speak when called on. He insisted on speechifying on all occasions. He always showed up at town meetings for civic better ment to throw monkey-wrenches in the machinery. He sup ported candidates for city ofTh-p at one election, only to abuse them and oppose them at the next election. If he djdn t get , what he wanted he sulked and pouted and knocked. When Cleveland was elected in 1?S4 Bill asked for an appointment to a foreign conaulaie. and it was astonishing how unanimously we all signed his petition. The only trouble with Bill was that he took himself too durned seriously. Whatever was was wrong, according to Bill. His political gyrations would have been a delight all the time if they hadn't been so darned annoying most of the time. The assertion that bobbed hair means a race of baidheaded women In the near future, won't do. If she wants it bobbed, bybbed she'll have it if she has to wear a wig next week. The moral of this reminiscence lies in the application of it. 1 i * A Scenic and Vacation Empire ^ Mountains more inspiring than the Matterhorn; fjords rivaling those of Norway; highways more beautiful than the Alpine Axenstrasse; water falls as high as four Niagaras, and at the very summit of the Cascades is Mount Rainier, “the Noblest Moun tain in the World.” See the Pacific Northwest this year— —Portland, Tacoma, Seattle, Spokane, Vie toria, Vancouver and Alaska — America's "farthest west"—and beyond is the Orient. Round Trip Fare from Omaha AFTER MAY 15TH Come and take a picture trip through America ! Wonderland with Frank Branch Riley Well known Pacific t'oa«t Attorney, Author and lecturer. 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