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The Omaha Bee M O R N 1 N G—E V E N i N G—S U N DAY THE BEE PUBLISHING CO , Publiai5r N. B. UPDIKE, Pre*idcnt BALLARD DUNN, JOY M. HACKLER. Editor in Chief Business Managrr MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Thi Ansociated Tress, of which Ths Bee is a member, is exclusively entitled to the use for repubhcation of all 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 dispatches are also reserved. The Omaha Bee Is a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations, the recognized authority on circulation audits, and The Omaha Bee'a circulation is regularly audited by their organizations. Entered as second-class matter May 28, 1908, at Omaha postoffice, under act of March 3, 1879. BEE TELEPHONES Private Branch Exchange. At;k for a *T 1 s* 1 AAA the Department or Person Wanted. ^ ' l&ntlC 1UUU OFFICES Main Office—17th and Farnam Chicago—Steger Bldg. Boston Globe Bldg. Los Angt-les Fred L, Hall, San Fernando Bldg. San Francisco—Fred 1.. Hall, Sharon Bldg. New York City 270 Fadison Avenue Seattle A. L. Nietz, 514 Leary Bldg. MAIL SUBSCRIPTION* RATES DAILY AND SUNDAY 1 year $6.00. 6 months $3.00. 3 months $1.75, 1 month 75c DAILY ONLY 1 year $4.50, 6 months $2.75. 3 months $1.50, 1 month 75c SUNDAY ONLY 1 year $3.00. 6 months $1.75, 3 months $1.00, 1 months 60c Subscriptions outside the Fourth postal zone, or 600 miles from Omaha: Daily and Sunday. $1.00 per month; daily only, 75c per month; Sunday only 50c per month. CITY SUBSCRIPTION RATES Morning and Sunday .1 month 85c, 1 week 2(Vs Evening and Sunday .1 month 65c, 1 week 15c Sunday only .1 month 20c, 1 week 5c v—--; OmaVia"\Dhere the IDest is at its Best “GLORIOUS” SENATOR REED. Senator Terry Reed of Hamilton county emerges from the legislative session with a wrpath of victory firmly bound to his august brow. To his toga is pinned the medal that goes with granite endurance. He vowed that the University of Nebraska would get no continuing appropriation for extending its build ings. His vow was kept, and the university will have to make the best of its inadequate plant for at least two years more. The University of Nebraska went before the leg islature with a well presented case. Money was asked to take care of the needs impressed on the school by its growth. Who is responsible, if the en rollment at the university has jumped from 3,657 in 1912 to 10,352 in 1924? That can only be charged to the people of the Btate, to their bettered condi tion, which makes the desire for higher education the stronger. The utter Inadequacy of the present plant was clearly set forth by the regents, in their appeal. They asked for one-fifth of 1 mill levy, continuing over ten years. The house agreed to give one-eighth of 1 mill. The request was for 20 cents per each $1,000 ot assessed valuation. The grant was for 12V6 cents per $1,000. Little enough, goodness knows, but something. A recognition of the fact that the medi cal college, which had 68 students in 1914 now has 338. That the university owns a good telescope, but has no place to put It. That the girls’ gym nasium does not have ordinary sanitary conveniences, to say nothing of provisions for decency, end yet the girls are required to take “gym” as part of their course. Library accommodations will provide for not more than one-tenth of those who must use the books. And so on. Senator Reed, for reasons not disclosed, set his mind against any relief for the University of Ne braska. In the senate committee he resolutely op posed the item in the appropriation hill sent over from the house. On the floor of the senate he fought against it, and had it stricken out. In the conference committee he was adamant, and after a deadlock of several days forced the house conferees to recede. To him alone goes the “glory” for pre venting any improvement at the university. Any satisfaction Senator Reed may derive from his “victory” he is welcome to enjoy. The Univer sity of Nebraska will continue. It may not do the work it should, thanks to the spirit that succeeded in hampering its usefulness, but it will survive. Some day a more enlightened public spirit will prevail, and the voice of Senator Reed will be like a whisper in a gale of wind. GIVE THE YOUNG MAN TIME. One thing may he said in favor of Osborne C. Wood. He does not regard himself as a hero. On landing at Tampa he expressed himself as not being proud of his record. That shows he is not altogether the fool some folks have thought him to be. Since he came into prominence as a result of a hit of luck in Wall Street, he has occupied a considerable part of the front page. Now he denies many of the tales that have been related concerning his doings, and even threatens to sue one paper because of the statements it has published. If the American public will follow Its usual bent, and turn to some other source for its sensations, there is hope for young Wood. He has sown a rather extensive crop of wild oats, but mainly in such way that he alone will harvest the yield. Chiefly, this takes the form of loss of the large sum of money he might have put to better usp than by buying markers for gambling. However, that water is under the bridge. He is not the first man who fame sud denly into wealth, and dissipated it through reck lessness in its handling. Probably he will not be the last. The atory of the Prodigal Son has been told in every age and in every clime. If Osborne C. Wood has anything of his father in him, and it is only fair to think he has, he will not waste time in regretting the past, but will set out to build anew. He is young and strong, and is pos sessed of ability, such as will give him a fair chance in the world. Give him time, and he may yet do something worth while. At least, he will make his own way, just as millions of other young Americans are doing. If every man who ever ventured and lost when he was young were sent to the discard, some notable gaps would he seen In the lineup of those who are regarded as worth while in society. DAWES MAY YET AFFECT SENATE. Albert B. Cummins may be accepted as a witness cn behalf of the senate. His long service as a sena tor, as well as his experience as presiding officer of that body, qualifies. Particularly with respect to the senate rules and the effect of one-man filibusters. • When he says that the inaugural address of the vice president was not regarded as offensive by the ma jority of the senators, hut (hat, nine-tenths of them rgree with Mr. Dawes, it is fair to assume that be knows what, he is talking about. It is also good to learn from Mr. Cummins that, the relations between the senate and the vice president are not strained. The evil referred to by Mr. Dawes In his address on March 4 has been recognized for many years. Within the last dozen years it has been aggravated, and in the Sixty-seventh and Sixty-eighth congresses 1 j it reached its culmination. What originally was in tended to be a rule that would permit reasonable de late, ha* corns to be a source of great trouble. Any time a senator takes the notion, he can blockade the business of the body, defeat legislation, and hold the majority helpless. Personal disposition as often as not controls the action of the filibuster. Whatever the motive, however, the effect is to thwart action, delay business and destroy the purpose of the senate us a legislative body. Senator Cummins suggests the possibility of changes being made. Not because Dawes suggested that such action be taken, but because the senate knows the rule should be modified. It is possible to l»e dignified and deliberate, but at the same to do business. Whatever the end may be, it is becoming apparent that the vice president really hit a popular chord in his speech. “MIKE” SHOULD MAKE THE TEST. Governor McMullen has signed the bill, and under the law the jail feeding graft in Douglas county will terminate in ninety days. At that time the law be comes operative, and the county board will provide the provisions for feeding the prisoners. Not, how ever, until Sheriff Endres has tested the law in court. That is, if he continues to feel as he has expressed himself. „ The sheriff says that the legislature has no power to decrease the emoluments of an incumbent dur ing his term of office. If he is setting up the claim that the profits from feeding prisoners come under the head of “emoluments” of office, he may find out that he is mistaken. No question is made that the business has been lucrative. But it is not fixed by law, and has always been condemned as a custom. The rate at which the sheriff shall be paid for feeding prisoners is fixed. Unfortunately, the law does not contemplate underfeeding. No thought was given to that phase of the situation by the law makers. It did not escape the view of the thrifty sheriffs, however, and for many years the office in Douglas county has heen better than a gold mine. AH the sheriff has to do has been to turn in a biH for feeding so many prisoners so many days, and the money involved is paid over by the county, the state, cr the federal government, which ever is responsible. Nothing is said anywhere about the difference between what the feeding actually cost and what the sheriff gets. That is a secret between the sheriff and his bookkeeper. It amounts to many thousands of dollars a year, and goes into the pockets of the sheriff. Endres calls it “emoluments.” Other folks use an ugly term. If the sheriff really' plans on taking the matter into court, the sooner he doe* so the sooner a decision will be reached. His salary has not been reduced, only his feeding profits will be touched. It will he good to know if the practice sought to be terminated has the sanction of law. BREAD BOXES AND COAL BINS. Henry Ford long ago proved his idealism. Tn some regards he has made ideals very real and prac tical. Now and then he shows up as a philosopher. Here is one of his recent utterances: “There Is something sacred about wages. They represent homes and families and domestic destinies. People ought to tread very carefully when approach ing wage*. While on the cost sheet wages are mere figures, out In the world wages are bread boxes and coal bins, baby carrlagea, children s education, fam ily comfort and contentment. Keep the home happy by keeping the ahop busy. Profits—what are they If they are not used to make doubly aecure the home, dependent on the ehop, and to create more Jobs for other men?” Henry Ford practices what he preaches in this matter. He has not only set but maintain* a high wag# scale. Criticism has been aimed at his methods. Much has been written of the practices that pertain in the Ford shops, so that “Nut 327” has come to be a classic. But the fact remains that to the man whose pay roll carries a larger number of names and a higher total in cash than that of. any concern in the world, wages are something more than figures on a sheet of paper. He tramdates the wage item into bread boxes and coal bins, into edu cation for children, and comfort and content in the homes. Into jobs for other men, because his work men are well paid and therefore can buy what others produce. It will hurt nobody to carefully study' the Henry | Ford philosophy of wages. In the pay roll is con- ^ tained peace and prosperity, or discontent and ad versity. Valentine has broken into the news columns for many reasons in the past, and now caps the climax with a real prairie fire sensation. We hope to hear later on from the chronicler of that story, after na ture does her restorative stufT. The spectacle of the democratic national commit tee suing an advertising agency for an accounting is doubly interesting. What the democratic party suffered from during the last campaign was too much publicity. Now we get the truth. Mr. Coolidge’s selection of a democrat to he a member of the T. C. ('. is not satisfactory, because he did not pick the democrat the democrats wanted him tn pirk. That exhibit of old-time money is very interest ing for many reasons, hut most folks best like the kind that Uncle Sam puts out. The drouth that prevails along the Dakota line has nothing to do with the scarcity of rainfall. Pro hibition sometimes works. Vauclain’s pledge of abstinence hacked up by a forfeit of $10,000 if he takes a drink sounds like high-priced propaganda. Nebraska is starting to get out, of the mud, and Ihe legislature is helping along the job. Mr. Rorah la said to favor an arms conference. That removes about the last, obstacle. ---- Homespun Verse By Omaha’s Own Poal— Robert Worthington Davie. _,-— FUTILITY. I wish that I wan growing wild A thlslle In some lovely dell,— A ntulk of catnip springing up Beside an old, deserted well; - A gratis vine with no heritage - I run not tall. I wish that I could watch tha world Through etc* that no on* known nra even; I'd like to hour as thistles heilr, And never show tha leant surprise; I'd like to live an no man lives, An no man dies. • * • a • This l« a dream I had mu day " hlle resdlng modern high brow veins, Which soma, with wisdom, dare to say Is Poetry. Lel'a not raheiree Lest I forget my humble Joys. Mr neighbors and my girls and boys. M\ fi lands and all Ilia common things Of which my haart with fervor glnga. --\ “From State and Nation” V----> The CiM! of Senator Wheeler. From th« Minneapolis Tribune. It is quite to be expected of Sena tor B. K. W heeler, after the return of the Washington Indictment against him, that he again would raise the old cry about political persecution. There are two kinds of presump tion regarding Wheeler in view of the “true bills" against him in Montana a mi the District of Columbia. An in dictment implies a presumption of guilt in so far as the collective judg ment of the grand jury is concerned. Along with this presumption goes the presumption of innocence recognized In the spirit and processes of Ameri can justice. These two kinds of presumption woud attach to Burton K. Wheeler If he were a lawyer in private prac tice. or if he were a business man, precisely as they attach to him as the holder of a United States senator ship. It docs not follow that because a man is a United States senator, or because lie was a political party’s can didate for the vice presidency, that he is morally ahpva the sort of things iharged in these Wheeler indictments. It does not follow that he should have a status under the law different from that of an ordinary every-day citizen. It does not follow, because he i** so charged, that he is a victim of politi cal persecution, that he is the ob jective of partisan reprisal. Tt does not follow that he is entitled to a sympathy not extended to average citizen who might find himself in the 1 mature Senator Wheeler Is in. Harry M. Daugherty, late attorney general of the United States, and Al bert B. Fall, late secretary of the In terior. held places of high honor and trust under the federal government, but .Senator Wheeler does not think that, on this account, these two men have special claims on public sympa thy or on public belief that they have been wantonly wronged. Indictments are returned by grand juries chosen under due process of law, not hv ' politicians. The jurors are supposed to weigh impartially the ( Information presented to them and, to decide whether the information Is! such as warrants going to trial in! open court. They are aware that an indictment entails work on courts that already have more than they ran readily take care of, and expense on the taxpayers. Whenever Senator Wheeler hands out his charges of political persecu tion. he unavoidably casts odium on the citizens of Montana and the Die trlct of Columbia who voted the in dictments against him. Grand Juries are important instrumentalities of the judicial system. They are the arms of the courts, fasting discredit on them Is to that extent casting discredit on the courts. The question plalnlv at issue In Washington is not whether Senator Wheeler is quarry of political pur suers. but whether he Is, nr is not, guilty of being In a conspiracy to de fraud the government, a** the indict ment charge**. Senator Wheeler can not raise enough dust to obscure thn‘. Issue. f/oyalty to Nebraska. From the Tckamih Herald. We admire the loyalty more than, the judgment of Congressman M. O. j McLaughlin of the Fourth Nebraska district in his effort to have ex-Con gressman A. W. .Tefferia of Omaha ap pointed United States attorney gen eral. Ills optimism must have dimmed his political vision. We would have liked to see Mr. Jefferls made a mem her of President Coolidge's cabinet, a position he Is capable of filling with credit to the administration and honor to Nebraska. But anyone possessing political sagacity must have known that both Senators Norris and Howell j have been persistent In their efforts toj hamper and embarrass President Cool-1 ldge in the exercise of his constltu ( tional right to select his own cabinet, and that another Nebraska congress man bad broadcasted the report that hts footsteps were being dogged by j.dmiulsfration secret service sleuths Mr. Mcl^inghlin ought, to know that kuch hostility by Nebraska republican representatives against the Coolldge administration left a slim chance for any federal appointments to come to worthy Nebraskans like our friend. A. W. .Tefferis. Human nature !« very similar the world over; If we ex pect favors we should be willing to confer some. Purring to one> enemies end scratching their friends is not a Coolldge characteriatlc. Easy to Understand. From th* Kearney Huh. Edgar Howard makes an extended editorial defense of Georg* Norris in| th# Columbus Telegram. la It because he loves George Norris for the friends he has bet raved snd ths enemies he ha# made’’ Edgar Howard may «p pear to be spoofing, but bis design Is serious. When h# commands Senator Norris bs does not commend the sen ator as a labeled republican but as a republican disorganize and ona of the most bitter enemies of a republican administration. Therefore Edgar How ard can easily pose ss an admirer snd defender of George Norris. So esn any other good democrat with one partisan ays open. Oyercome. Albert—Mother, I'm so lonely. T’ve no one to play with. Mother—Well, go and play with Dirk v. Albert—Oh, T play ed with him this morning, and he's nor well enough to come out vet -Sydney Bulletin. X Abe Martin _/ \ What yit* Hi is how l.h' modern educator hold up an’ keep? from ffjttln* discouraged. "AtTertioni that kin he alienated an' scattered around hain't worth nothin’,” said Squire Swallow, as he threw th* Rtnilty-Purviance-Moppa case out u’ court t’dev ^ iCopyrlaiU 1911 > \f-'ll Letters From Our Readers All letters must be signed, but nsme will be withheld upon request. Commumentions ol 200 words snd less, will be given preference. _ How to Deal With Hogs. Omaha.— To the Editor of The ; Omaha Bee: Replying to "Harden Hover": There is but one way to deal with dogs that run at large, and that way is now being resorted to, occasionally, with very telling effect*, only that it should be more generally employed. Hydrophobia is in this town and it has been for years, then try to Imagine the anguish that is suffered when a member of the fam ily is lot ten by a dog. and the expense incurred in having the test for rabies I made. Dogs are dangerous, destructive nuisances, and we should have a city, ordinance giving the right to destroy! them when running at large, juft as we would destroy a snake. We once lived on a corner—-a very pretty place. W'e had flowers, or rather tried to, but the dogs had our place. It was headquarters for that part of town. They came early and they stayed late. They went on the porch and paid their respects to the corner of the fyouse and it had to bo scrubbed with soap suds to destroy the odor, and then it did not do it. Dogs are smart. These visitors soon learned what was in the garbage can and the big ones would push It over and then the feast began. Well, one of the family, at least, was su»e of a job: Chasing the dogs away, sweep ing up the garbage nnd putting ft back in the can and deodorizing the corner of the house was work for one. But after a while the storm broke and there was grief in dogdom. Oh. yes, the dogs died, thick and plenty. The owners roared shout their sweet pets being gone, while we breathed pure air, quit picking up garbage and chasing dogs away. T do really love dogs some of them Some dogs are the darllngesr things, with their desire to he friendly, and the affection they have for the family makes them almost human, in some ways. But they should be kept at home, and not allowed to be a menace to people on the streets and a de struction to other people's property. .11'ST FAIR PLAY. “Healed With a Pearl." Oakland, Neb.—To th* Editor of The Omaha Bee: ‘The bruise of the world was healed with a pearl." 1 get my subject from reading about the fisher* of pearl in our rivers, bar , hors and lakes; they find the valuable| pearls in the clam shells and the oys ter shells, and when they see a shell I that has a rough exterior and has been bruised, then they know that this shell contains a pearl, because the oyster will sea! the bruise of hi* shell with a pearl; this is n*>t an Incident standing out alone nor a freak of na ture. hut it is the law of nature laid down by the maker of the universe, and when all Is made clear as It is to Him, we shall find It true that every bruise in the world is sealed with « pearl, and every cloud has a silver lining. t Every child born into this world is a part of Hod and brings with him a new light front heaven; he, has a vision and a mission in life, and if he fails to do his part It will he as signed to some one else who will do if more willing and better. This ex plains the phrase, "The one star shall' outshine the other In glory." Before the children of Israel were ordered to leave Egypt, Moses saw God in the burning bush of thorns, and God said. "Take off thy shoes, for the ground on which you stand is holy ground." and Moses saw the fire in the hush, but the flames consumed not the thorny hush. 1Y« would look God In the face and ask: O God. if You would have Thy children love Thee, why will You not lot the thorny hush he consumed forever, that Thy children may journey to the Promised I^and in peace and Joy? But Moses •aw the flames burning, hut ’hey con aumed not the thorns, and the chib dren of Israel must journey thtthernyj path bedecked with clouds and disap-* polntments. And again we turn our faces to heaven and ask: O God, can I read the language You speak through sickness, sorrow, trouble and trihula tlon. wars and strife ns recorded in nature and revelation and understand Thy infinite love and He says as Ifo did to Paul, "My grace is sufficient for thee." When Julian, the emperor of Rome, successor to Constantine th« Great and his two eons took upon himself to annihilate the hope of the Chris tian world and put to nought the prophesies of the Holy Script, the fire from the earth consumed his work, nnd when he. himself, was pierced by a flying sword, rffter a two year reign, he gathered some blood from his1 wound and raised his hand toward heaven and littered thes words, ‘ Thou Man of Galilee has conquered at last. Kvery heart that has no peace Is at war with the spirit of peace. This explains the expression, "The wrath of God;’* every heart was made to contain heaven w ithin itself, and when conquered by the Prince of Peace, the Masters words will become true: J leaven is within you, and we find what was said to be the wrath of God was the act*5 and deeds of an all-wise and loving Father drawing us neater! unto Himself that we shall he near to His heart. Some saints suffer not, but suffering is a virtue in itself inasmuch as it prepares the soul to meet bis God. Some suffer for their sins, some that they shall be made mote pure and holy; fewr of us are worthy of suffering for others. Rn'/arus suffered in this world, ami it is all that is said to his credit, and he was made a lit com* panion for Abraham. The rich man suffered in the next world, so w*e see some are not worthy of the suffering in ibis world. Jesus suffered for oth ers and He has said. "Those that suf fer with Me shall reign with Me. till all my enemies shall bow at my feet, then shall the kingdom be turned over to my Father and God shall be all in all." Then every bruise in the world is sealed with a pearl and every cloud has a silver' lining. Kvery cloud is there for a purpose, and God’s pur pose is always good. As the dew’ drops from heaven gather on the blades of grass in the dark and stormy night, but in the earl? morn ing reflect the light and glory of the sun. so the souls that are reared and fostered on the thorny' path of life be decked with cloud* and disappoint ments. will reflect the glory of their heavenly maker on the morn of resur rection, if not sooner. NKLR JOHNSON. Jerry Invites I he Teachers. Omaha. To the Kditor of The; Omaha fire I entreat your indul-; genes for an appeal to tire school | teachers, and women in general, par ticularly those of Irish extraction. Miss Mary Al< Swiney, an Irish! school tear her. will be in Omaha, i April 14 and 15. and it appears to me that the school teachers, and ex-teach-' ers. of whom there are many, might j arrange a reception for a noted per- j son of their profession. Miss McSwiney’a mission is educa-j tional, and consequently those who nre. or have been, connected with education, ought to be interested in her message The California branch of the Na tional Womans Party recently had Miss MoSwiney as 1c guest of honor at the Fairmont hotel, San Francisco; Mrs. William Kent, atate chairman, presided Miss McSwinev gave on address on "America and Ireland: the Position of Women in Both Coun tries." I doubt if there is a city in the nn tion whose women can compare with j those of Omaha. One-third of the! school )»nard members a:e comj>osed of women. All who are interested in education; should lend the dignity of their pies enee nt Mi*s McHwiney s (Irish Joan of Arc* meeting at the Tirandeis the* ter. Wednesday evening. April 15. 125. JKRRV HOWARD. Not a Prophet. He asked the old actor when he thought he might possibly repay an encient loan. "Can’t say, old hoy. T’m an actor, not a prophet. Good Hardware. . * A Definition. Philanthropist — A man who wears his wrist watch upside down for the benefit of others. NET AVERAGE PAID CIRCULATION For MARCH. 1925 THE OMAHA BEE Daily.76,525 Sunday .78,473 Do*» not include return*. laft-over*. rimplrl or paper* »poiled in print ing and includ«-a no *pacid aale* or fra* circulation of any kind. V. A BRIDGE. Cir M*r. Subscribed and aworn to befora m* this 1 • t day of April 19211. W. H QUIVEY, (Saal) Notary Public I .- ■: 6% NO COMMISSION 6% - REAL ESTATE LOANS S S 6iyJ INTEREST S l NO COMMISSION l ® Easy Repayments £ o The Conservative Savings & Loan Ass’n 5 Z IIM H*rnejr Str«»t ^ 6% NO COMMISSION 6% | SAY “BAYER ASPIRIN’’ and INSIST! 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It conus in raw because the duty is less, and Is refilled by the thousands of tons in refineries here and near 1 >>. Practically all the dock labor is negro, and Hie heax > work in the refineries Is also dune by negroes. Texas City Is a port of growing Importance and is running Galveston a rinse taco as our second largest seaport. The gov ernment maintains about ihe same expensive dredging outfit lici t that it dues at Galveston. It makes i.s feel peevish to see the government spending millions for the steamship com panies and getting nothin* back, while doling out money for reclamation work in the west and demanding every dollar of it Ixirk. 'Tain t fair. Yesterday afternoon at Galveston we watched the city and harbor lire department* trying to subdue a liic in the hold of a cotton ship at a xvliarf. Cotton makes a mighty had fire. It eais its way into tile hales and smoulders, and .! Is almost lm possible to rnub It with water. The seacocks in the big I mat were opened and the vessel almost submerged, and the cotton hales were fished out. It was our first sight of a ft re boat at work, and it was all very Interesting. The stranger from ihe north is inclined to wonder why «o much level, fine looking land between Galveston, Texas City and Houston is not cultivated. Here and there one sees a truck patch, but for miles in every direction on sees .'in unbroken ex panse of pasture land, with only here and there a sight of cattle or horses. The answer was that about every so often the high wind blows from the gulf and blows gulf water all over these — flat lands, and the water seeps tip from below—salt water that ■ Is death on vegetation. It would ruin a growing crop, but within a week after the water sub-ides the grass is fresh and green and deceives the northern visitor into thinking that these southerners are m’gli'y shiftless, letting so much fine farming lan<1 2«» to waste. About the only racial difference between Galveston and Omaha i? that flown her* the "Jim Crow" idea prevail.*. There are scyir/jte schools, separate waiting rooms, separate section* of the street • ars and separate provision* in the theater?. But in t Ho store* white clerks wait on negroes just a* politely and efficient 1 y a? they do upon their fellow whites. It strikes hr that a little more attention ic paid the negroes for they ere free spenders and buy whatever appeals to th*ir fancy. We could have a pood time down her* for a month or two, provided we could wander down Karnam street or alone Six teenth for an hour each day. The plain truth is. we are petting a bit homes,k. WILL M. $IAUPIX. 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