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THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1917. The Omaha Bee DAILY (MORNING) EVENING SUNDAY FOUNDED BY EDWARD EOSEWATER VICTOR ROSEWATER, EDITOR THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. PROPRIETOR Entered at Omaha postoffiee ai second-class matter. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION By Carrier. By Mall rlty and Snads? per moolb. 64e Per fw. V DillT without PundiT " : " 4 00 Erealni aad Bundsr " 4"0 " 6 00 Ivtnins without 8uady. ... " V "4 00 Sur,Uy Bes oeir Pie " J.D4 8od notice of ebuif of sddreu or Irregularity in delttsry Id 0 mi tit Bee, Circulation Department. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Auoelttd Prw, of which The Bee Is a aierabtr, it esclusttelr entitled to the on for earBDilcatlna of til nsws credited to It or not otherwise orrdlted la tbit piper and tlM td Iqral Ds tub lithed herein. All ruhtt of npublleeUoa of our special d:ipatches art aim rwrrM. REMITTANCE ' Remit By drift express or potUI order. Only )-cent ittmpt liken la paymaat of tmtll tocountt. Personal check, except on Omtbt and ustera excaanie. not accepted. OFFICES Onsba The Bet Balldlni. Whlrtcn renrle't Git Bulldloa. Stwith Omtbt 4827 B. 34th St New York-3M Fifth Ate. Ceanctl Bluffs 14 N. Mua be SL Louis New B'k of Comrawe. Unroln Littlt Building, Wtihintton "iS 14th M- N. W CORRESPONDENCE Addreia communications relttlnt to osws and editorial milttt to OmthaBee, Editorial Department, AUGUST CIRCULATION 59,011 Daily Sunday, 51,912 Armie dreulstloB for Uit noath subscribed and tuorn to by Dwlibt Wililum. CHeulstloa Mantcer. Subscribers leaving the city thould have Tha Bee mailed to thtm. Address chanfed aa often aa requested. Teace broods over Salt Creek and the Loup. Let us not expect too much of the Russians and we will not be needlessly disappointed. It is announced that congress may adjourn before the end of this month. No objection here. The faculty of making world enemies stands forth as the acme of German imperial efficiency. It is inferred from the ruction at Buenos Aires that the natives have no taste for kultur overdone. "I didn't know it was loaded," offers a small opening, but the Swedish minister may squeeze through. The Odd Fellows' high command approve one meatless and one wheatless meal a day. On this score everyone may be a "jiner" by and by. If the women do so well as registration offi cers they may be eligible for the job again in event of a scarcity of men to serve on the regu lar registration and election boards. Wheat, sugar and coal accept government hob bles somewhat grudgingly. Now the meat pack ers seek a chance to come in and be good. It remains to be seen whether the big four will stand hitched. It is gathered from the advance notices that Nebraska cannot be saved until the old parties are pushed off the map and patriots for office only take control Same old war cry translated into gas attacks on the pie counter. If the government fixes the price of meats it will, of course, take into account the wage in crease given packing house employes as a result of official mediation. Rest assured the consumer will foot the bill one way or another. Omaha and Douglas county women to the, number of 12,840 registered for war service. The number does not embrace atl'whb" are anxious to serve, but reflects the zeal, devotion and readi ness for sacrifice which ennobles! womankind. Reports show that the food situation ap proaches famine in Poland. At Warsaw deaths from starvation are too common to excite notice. The conquerors meanwile potter about a new con stitution while the people perish for lack of food. Bonar Law declares that England would be in serious straits had not the United States joined the Allies in the nick o' time. Yes, the UnitedJ States would be in a decidedly uncomfortable po sition if the Allies had gone to pieces, leaving us exposed to take whatever the kaiser might hand us. . Golden opportunities beat a tattoo at the wel coming gates of (arm owners. . Precious few fail of prompt response. While the wealth pouring in from grain fields strains banking capacity, the lure of equal profit on the hoof is not overlooked. Much more may be done in that direction'. Patriotism lines up with profit in emphasizing the need of increased production of meat animals. A sidelight on the forehanded business meth ods of tht Postoffice department is thrown by the bundles of 3-cent, stamp's scrapped by con gress. The department decided on 3-cent letter postage as a war measure and without waiting ior congressional action stocked up with the fat tened issue, which becomes waste paper. The incident suggests the need of giving department heads a few leaflets on prevention of waste. People and Events Dry Law Enforcement If a special prosecutor to enforce the "dry" law in Omaha is called for, Governor Neville has made an excellent choice in selecting City Prose cutor McGuire for that task. In so doing the governor is really endorsing The Bee's contention that the existing regular law officers are amply able to do the job if they will without saddling the public payroll with a new office created for some needs-the-money favorite. The designating of Mr. McGuire merely gives to him fuller power and authority than he already possesses, without added compensation, and his prosecution of boot legging offenders to date has thoroughly demon strated that he is conscientious and "on the square" in the discharge of this thankless duty. But naming Mr. McGuire as special prosecutor, he being the only republican among all the offi cials concerned with the prosecution of this class of cases, must not be permitted to relieve the others of their responsibilities. County Attorney Magney and his small army of democratic depu ties are drawing liberal salaries for the enforce ment of the "dry" law as much as for the enforce ment of other laws. Nothing will be accomplished by convicting bootleggers in the police court merely as a prelude to wholesale appeals to the district court, to be later dropped or nolled. Nor can any prosecution in the police court be effective without the co-operation of the two democratic police judges, who have it in their power either to put teeth into the law or to make it a harmless farce. We have every confidence that Special Prose cutor McGuire will fearlessly do his part, but he must not be made the goat for somebody else. Nobody on earth can stop occasional violations of the "dry" law, but systematic connived-in boot legging can be stopped, though only when all the law-enforcing officers work together to that end. Korniloff's Collapse; Kerensky's Chance. General Korniloff's coup has failed, his effort to seize on control of affairs in Russia having completely collapsed and apparently left him at the mercy of the Kerensky government, against which he headed his abortive revolt. Whatever motives may have actuated him in his course, Kor niloff evidently misjudged the inertia of the Rus sian people and failed principally because he could not alter the course of the popular movement. It is regrettable that his acts should deprive Rus sia of the services of a well-approved soldier at a time when military leaders are sorely needed there, but his career seems at an end Kerensky comes out of the affair apparently stronger than ever with the populace, although it may be doubted if his greater ascendancy indi cates additional stability for his government. His pledges to the people are intensely patriotic and he gives ample assurance to Russia's allies in the followings words: ' "It Is time to cease playing with the country's fate. Let all Russians strive to save the revo lution and to achieve freedom and a renewal of the common order of government under stand and become imbued with the conviction that in this moment all our ideas and strength should be directed first of all toward the de fense of the fatherland against, the external enemy who is aiming to subjugate it." Kerensky now has his chance to perform a great service for his country and for the world. If he can bring the discordant elements of Rus sia into harmony and set that great supply of hu man energy to work along constructive lines his overthrow of Korniloff will be a benefit. To redeem his pledge to the world it will be neces sary for him to accomplish far more than merely to tssue resounding proclamations. Stern disci pline, regularly applied, is the only hope for Rus sia and the Russians. Putting the World on Rations By Fre eric J. Haskin Washington, Sept. II. The world's peoples are now practically on rations. The supplies of food and other necessities for human life which are in sight, or which can be counted upon in the near future, are no longer to be permitted to' be wholly dependent for their proper distribution on chance or on national selfishness. The statesmen of the world have determined that, if system can accomplish it, there shall be enough food to go around. New "Liberty" Airplane Engine. The first contribution of American genius to further success in the war is the new "Liberty" airplane engine, the product of co-operation among expert designers. Engineers who have made possible the results announced by Secretary Baker have given to the world something that will be useful not only in war, but may yet aid in softening at least some of the bonds that re strain us in peace times. Tests of the engine are said to have proven it entirely satisfactory and capable of remarkable performances. Principal of its advantages is the standardization oj its mechanism, so that its parts may be made in dif ferent factories and assembled anywhere tools may be had to put it together. This will obvi ate the sad experience of Great Britain, which country began the war by alloting contracts for complete machines to many different factories and is yet compelled to use several widely divergent types of machines because of inability to co-ordinate methods .or designs. The Germans very early concentrated their efforts at construction on a single type and have developed an entirely new design since the war began, standardized in all 'its details. Americans have the guidance of the experience of other belligerents in the war and if the new engine approaches fulfillment of its promise our aircraft should easily give us su premacy in the air, a condition vital to winning. V Six teachers of alien birth have been dropped trom tiie scnooi pay roll ot Philadelphia because they refused to be naturalized. Two are natives of Ireland, two of Germany and two of Russia. They do things differently abroad in the food regulation line. George Thonmson. a farmer in Lincolnshire, won a fine of 550 ($2,750) for sell ing potatoes aDove tne maximum price hxed by me iooa controller 01 oreat Britain. A crap game and a dispute over a nickel started a riot in Newark, N. J., which sent a boy and a man to the hospital, iniurejl fifty more and sent twenty to the lockup. Race mixing in crap games is as nsKy as striKing a matcn in a powder house 'Take him along; army life will do him good," wrote a Kansas woman to the exemption board which considered her husband's claim. "As my country needs men, I must do my part and am willing to waive exemption." That sounds the spartan note. A St. Louis patriot snooping around for slackers discovered in the city directory a score ot cannons, tour Sabers and three Pistol Is flank ing one Kaiser without provoking a scrap. That puts the Mound City on a level with Milwaukee as a lover of peace. A jovial holdup man holds a steady job on the Columbia river gorge road in Oregon. Every car is stopped with a glad hand and the occupants welcomed to Portland. Besides a cheery greeting and information, the holdup man hands out pack ages of booster literature. All of which useful service is financed by the Portland Chamber of Commerce. The Board of Education of St. Louis is consid ering the advisability of teaching cooking and bak ing to boys as well as girls during the school year. The local navy recruiting station backs the plan, especially in high schools, as a means of securing , skilled students for that branch of service. Cooks and bakers are in great demand in both the army and navy and the job brings as high as $77 a iuonth in addition to food, lodging, medical atten tion and clothing allowance. j : : - - Women Register for War Service. The number of women who voluntarily reg istered themselves as being available for service in connection with. the war is highly gratifying to those who have closely watched the proceedings. Experience of those who were in charge of the actual work has.brought to ihe surface a curious and almost inexplicable state of mind, prevailing to a large extent among the women. Many women declined to register because they have no interest in the war. This is almost inconceivable when so much effort has been put forth to awaken the nation. It is not exclusive to the women, though, for some men still persist in a similar mental attitude. They look up6n the war as something devised by malicious busybodies to interfere with their plans or disturb their comfort. Fortunately for the world, these are in the minority and not sufficiently numerous or influ ential materially to affect the work that is being done. Woman has already well shown not only her deep patriotic devotion, but her willingness and capacity to assist in the unusual duties that come with war. She has taken hold of the things that peculiarly belong to her, specialties she can manage better than the men, ajjd has done and is doing her full share. Many of those women who did not register are already enrolled and en gaged in different war activities. Those who did fill, out the cards show in this manner their deep concern for the safety of the nation and the world, a sentiment in which they are joined by thousands who did not subscribe themselves, yet still are ready to do their bit in any way they Bids of the bridge contractors threaten to dis sipate the county bridce funds in short order, What is paid for bridge construction in other parts of Nebraska and Iowa? It might be to the advantage of Douglas county taxpayers if our commissioners would secure this information as a basis of more intelligent action The leaders of the world now realize that it is necessary to apply efficiency methods to human ity's pantry. Of course, the immediate object of the various understandings between the nations of the entente and the United States and Japan as to the control of the production and distribution of the world's food supplies is to defeat Ger many. But there are larger things involved than beating the kaiser. It concerns the whole liftman race whether the wheat or other grain supply is short, what becomes of Argentine beef or of American corn. If the statesmen of the western democracies can help it, there will never again be a surplus of food in one part of the world while in another human beings are hungry. The series of conferences during recent months in Washington, between missions from Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy and Japan and the officials of the United States government, it is unofficially stated, will result in the beginning of a system of business management of the world. Hereafter, not only food but other necessities of modern civilized life will be distributed with due regard to the needs of the world's peoples. Such a systematization is particularly necessary just now when something like 40,000,000 of the world's producers have become consumers and destroyers. When the rest of the world realized that the German kaiser was trying to dominate the world, it united and besieged the central empires. The siege of a city is a time-honored method of war. But the siege of four empires covering nearly 1,000,000 square miles of territory with a popula tion of more than 50,000.000 of people, all directed with scientific skill and unscrupulous efficiency from one capital that was an entirely new sort of undertaking. While the larger nations were able to settle their relations with Germany early in the struggle, the little countries on the rim of the arena Hol land, Switzerland and Scandinavia found them selves first in a perplexing, then in a thoroughly alarming position. For years they had been going through a process of gradual Germanization. Ger man banks, German drummers, German spies had closed in upon the little nations until this eco nomic invasion of Prussia was almost as effective as the spread of the kaiser's armies. The small nations were helpless. Much as they may have honestly desired to be neutral, these little nations have never really been so since the war began. Big, powerful Germany is next door to them and they are all afraid of Belgium's fate. Therefore, they have been at times quite unable to see German submarines in their territorial waters, although they have always noticed allied patrols. They have sold enormous quantities of food and other supplies to Germany and many of their citizens particularly many Swedes and Hollanders have become enormously wealthy. In his first embargo proclamation early in July, President Wilson stated that Sweden, which has always been "a large exporter of iron ores, is now selling more ore to Germany than she used to sell to the whole world, and ts, meanwhile, importing iron ore from the United States." So with wheat. "If Holland imports abnormal quan tities from this country she may sell her own products to Germany." British blacklists and the penalties imposed by the various trading-with-the-enelmy acts of the allies failed to shut off re-exports to Germany. The embargo rulings of the United States, how ever, have done what the entente powers could not do. In two proclamations, during recent weeks, President Wilson proclaimed that, in order to economize on our food supplies and still have something to spare for the allies, all exports of grain, meat, fuel, stepl and innumerable other com modities of use in warfare must hereafter be con trolled by means of licenses issued under regula tions by the newly created exports administrative board. Regulation of American exports and a radical increase in the list of contraband recently issued by the British government have so tightened the blockade that not only Germany but the little neutrals themselves have been crying out in pro test. The latter have been sending missions to the United States to endeavor to arrange for sup plies for themselves by giving satisfactory assur ances that such supplies win not be re-exported to our enemies. Naturally the allied governments and the United States are not publishing abroad the details of their plans to control the distribution of food, fuel and other necessities. It is known, however,' that rather deliberate negotiations are now under way among all the great commercial nations opposed to the(central powers, with a view to seeing that all are supplied according to their needs. It is now proposed that the big populous na tions which have the greatest stake in the war get together and thoroughly canvass the world situ ation as to food. Then, by the friendly policy of give and take, of exchanging surplus for surplus they can equalize and stabilize living conditions among their respective peoples. And it is an abso lute certainty that no people, belligerent or neu tral, will survive this war untouched by its losses and injuries. ; v Of course, such an eminently sensible and pro gressive agreement as this will not come to an end" when the peace treaty is signed. Like a great many other economic reforms, forced by the ab normal conditions of the great struggle, it will undoubtedly remain, and be extended in principle perhaps to the whole world. Our Fightng Men John P. Wisser. . . Brigadier- General John P. Wisser, who has been recalled from retirement and assigned to his old command of the Department of Hawaii, has a splendid record of over forty years of active service in the army. He is a native of St. Louis and a graduate of West Pojnt in the class of 1874. His studies at the military academy were supple mented by special courses at the United States Artillery school and at the School of Mines at Freiburg,' Saxony. He has served as instructor at West Point, as military attache at Berlin, in command of the Department of California, and as Commander of the Fourth brigade at Texas City, during the late disturbance on the Mexican border. Lyman W. V. Kennon. Lyman W. V. Kennon, one of the new briga dier generals of the United States army, has a wide reputation as a military engineer. He is a native of Providence, R. I., and a graduate of the United States Military academy. He has a record of distinguished service in Indian wars, in the Spanish-American war and in the Philippines. He has also .been in charge of important engineering enterprises, passing two years in exploration and railway surveys in Central America. His con struction of the Benquet road in the Philippines was reported as a notable engineering feat, for which he was complimented by President William H. Taft Charles G. Treat. Major General Charles G. Treat, U.S.A., who has been assigned to the command of Camp Sheri dan, Montgomery, Ala., is a native of Maine, but was appointed to West Point from Wisconsin, graduating in 1892. He served as adjutant general, Light Artillery brigade, at Santiago, and later as assistant adjutant general on the staff of Major General Ludlow, military governor. He was made a major in the artillery corps in 1906 and lieuten ant colonel in 1910. He was made a colonel in 1911, and assigned to the War college. In 1914 he was a member of the general staff. His last two promotions have come to him since the opening of hostilities. I. One Year Ago Today In the War. British "tanks" used for first time on western front. Serbs drove Bulgars in direction of Monastlr. , Italians launched new offensive on j Triest. i Anglo-French forces smashed Ger- j man defenses in twelve-mile drive on ' Bapaume-Perenne. .4aVV Wei" S In Omaha Thirty Years Ago Today. The Burlington depot presented a lively scene, the platforms being crowded with representatives of Oma ha's best citizenship, bound for Lin coln and the state fair. Among the prominent Omaha men who went ' i s down were noticed Senator Manderson, Congressman Mc.Shane, Fred V. Gray, W. R. Bowen, Churchill Tarker, 11. C. Cushin?, James Creiphton, Chief of Police Seavey, J. T. Clark, Dennis Cun ningham, George P. Bemis, F. A. Mc Shane and H. G. Clark. A number of residences are bein? built on Missouri avenue in South Omah.i. L. Simpson of South Omaha has at lat found hia long-lost diamond pin. Dr. (). 8. Hoffman has returned f om a five weeks' trip to Buffalo, the White mountains, the St. Lawrence and Canada. Hon. John C. Cowin has just re turned from Chi'eago, where he has been engaged for some days in impor tant railroad matters. The excavations for Armour's new packing house at South Omaha are nearly completed. The work of laying the new twelve foot sidewalks on Davenport street is progressing rapidly, though at great expense to shade trees on the stre,et. A gang of men are cutting trees within a distance of twenty feet of the curb and this necessitates the pulling up of the fences on nearly every lot on the street between Ninth and Six teenth. J. A. MacMurphy, formerly editor of the Schuyler Sun and more recently of Wahoo, is figuring on starting an other daily paper In South Omaha. This Day in History. 1638 John Harvard bequeathed his library and half his estate for the founding of a college. , 1760 Luigi Cherubinl, famous com poser, born at Florence, Italy. Died in Paris March 15, 1842. 1776 The British entered New Yrk City and the Americans retired to Harlem. 1854 The allle army, composed of 24,000 British, 23,000 French and 8,000 Turkish troops, landed in the Crimea, 1855 David G. Farragut was pro moted captain, then the highest grade in the United States navy. 1881 The steamer Asia was wrecked on Lake Huron, with a loss of about 100 lives. 1901 President McKinley died and Vice President Roosevelt took the oath of office. 1911 The Russian premier, Stoly pin, was assassinated by an anarchist at Kief. 1914 Germans driven back as far as Amiens and the'Argonne region. 1915 Violent artillery fighting on both sides of the German angle in France. , The Day We Celebrate. Dr. James S. Goetz, physician and surgeon, was born September 14, 1878, in Cincinnati. He is a graduate of Miami Medical, studying later at the University of Vienna, He has been in active practice in Omaha since 1902. Dr. William Windle Davis was born in Omaha September 14, 1885. He is specializing in surgery. Lord Robert Cecil, the British min ister of blockade, born fifty-three years ago today. Mrs. Charles E. Hughes, wife of the former supreme court justice and re publican presidential nominee, born fifty-four years ago today. Alice Stone Blackwell, noted writer and suffrage leader, born at East Orange, N. J., sixty years ago today. Charles Dana Gibson, famous illus trator, now head of the subcommit tee of the national publicity bureau, born at Roxbury, Mass., fifty years ago today. Rt. Rev. Roger Israel, Episcopal bishop of Erie, now actively engaged in war relief work, born in Baltimore sixty-three years ago today. Austin E. Garretson, national head of the Order of Railway Conductors, bom at Winterset, la., sixty-one years ago today. Timely Jottings and Reminders. Observance will be held in several cities today to mark the sixteenth an niversary of the death of President McKinley. Seventy years ago today the Stars and Stripes was carried in triumph into the City f Mexico by the United States army under Generals Scott and Taylor. Stockholders of the Bethlehem Steel company are to hold a special meet ing today to vote on the new financing plan proposed by the directors, which provides, for an issue of 150,000,000 in preferred stock. The American Academy of Political and Social Science has called a na tional conference to meet In Phila delphia today to discuss the food ques tion, including present supplies, needs and prices of next year's crops. i i - Storyette of the Day. Election time was drawing near and an enthusiastic politician was address ing his constituents in a frensied speech. Not a few of his assertions, reduced to cold thought, were dia metrically opposed to one another, but each proposal was received with "ap plause. AJudge turned Jo his com panion and said: "Tnir reminds me of the Irish leader who was cheering his men on to battle. 'Min, said he, 'ye are on the verge of battle an' I want to ask ye before ye start, will yez fight or will yez run?' " 'We will,' came a chorus of eager replies. 'Which will yez do?' says he. " 'We will not.' says they. " 'Aha. thank ye. me min," says he, 'I thought ye would.' " Philadelphia Ledger. ' AROUND THE CITIES. A machine wrench Invented in Europe haa a pivoted jaw that enables "it to grasp five of the six aidea-of a hexagonal nut at once. To overcome wind resiatance all the roa "chinery and apace for passenger and crew have been placed inside an England dirigible balloon. Experiments in England have shown that paper pnlp of good quality can be made from sudd, an inexhaustible vegetable product ot tha White Nile. St. Joe, having already reached the iraxi mum tax limit, gaina aome additional reve nue by increased assessment value. The county and school district together boost the levy to $1.35 on the $100 valuation, compared with $3.10 lait year. Kansaa City. Kan., lifted the levy from $1.84 on the $100 to $2.17. based on full valuation. The new levy In Omaha, eity, school, county and atate, emials I2.12S per $100 on a moder ately full valuation. Serbians Appreciate Service. New York, Sept. 11. To the Editor of The Bee: Permit me on behalf of our committee to sincerely thank you for the assistance and interest you have shown in our work, which is be ing done by our representatives, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Yeftich, In behalf of Serbia through our Franco-Serbian field hospital. The little relief that we can give is assuredly sorely needed nnfl is deeply appreciated by most Serbians. Very truly yours, HENRY B. BRIXTON, Secretary and Treasurer. Tribute to Dennis Cunningham. Omaha, Sept. 12. To the Editor of The Bee: But a few days ago all that was mortal of Dermis Cunningham was laid to rest at Holy Repulcher ceme tery, he having died on the 7th of this month. It was my pleasure to have known the deceased intimately for thirty-six years and knowing him was but to love him. as Dennis Cunning ham's heart and hand ever went out to the poor, the opfressed, the widow anrl the orphan. He died as he had lived, loyal to his Cod, his country, his family and his friends, a lover of liberty and a hater of oppression, wherever found, a true frirnd of Ir' land, the land of his birth, and a haicr of its oppres sor. lionnis Cunningham was Viorn in County Tipperary, Ireland, in 1843 and came to the United States in 1866, go ing direct to St. Louis, Mo. In 1S6S he came to Omaha and engaged in th hoifieshoeing business on the cor ner of Ninth and Farnam streets, the then busy center of Omaha, where he continued in business until 1873; then moved to Sixteenth and Dodge streets, where the postoflice- is now located, remaining there until his property was purchased by the gov ernment, since which time he had been engaged in the real estate business,' at one time a partner of the late Thomas Brennan under the Arm name of Cunningham & Brennan. He was married in Omaha in 1869 to Mary Winnehan. He did the horseshoeing for the government for a number of years and enjoyed the warm friend ship of Generals Litchfield, Miles, Crook, Howard and Stanton. He pur chased the lot on the postoflice site for $1,400 and sold it to the govern ment for $40,000. In 1912 'he re tired from business. In the death of Mr. Cunningham many an Omaha man lost a friend who had assisted them in th'eir dark est hours of financial stress. He was one of God's noble men and I am sure that In God's book of golden deeds his name Is written in large letters. ED F. MOREARTY. chief as usual next year. I will bet him dollars to doughnuts that ho can not iind a single nesj of a bird in any crotch of any tre? in Sprinyr I-ake park today. The nyuirrels drove them out, what they did not kill. 1 would rather have 100 rohirs around our place than one destructive and good-for-nothing squirrel. I also favor letting all birds live except sparrows, but 1 want the squir rels kept down to very limited num bers, for they are worth nothing ex cept for some people to look at and they are far more destructive than rats. I know of houses where squir rels gnawed , holes in roofs so they could get at fruits and nuts stored in the houses. FRANK A. AGNEW. MIRTHFUL REMARKS. "Is there any special business ability In jour fiancee's family, Henry?" "Is there? Well, her father was In a bank which failed for 100,000 and 150,000 of It they've never traced yet." Baltimore American. The Usher What's this? The Spectator it's a photograph of a bunch of orchids. Pleas hund it to the sou breet when she make:' ,. r bow on the screen. Here's a picture ot a dime for you." Philadelphia Bulletin. "Tou know, Sam, It's no disgrace to work for a living." "Yes, I know it, sah. Dat's what I alius tell mah wife." Boston Transcript. "Have your millions enabled your chtl dr'n to marry well?" "Hather. My daughter married a cabaret daii-i-r and my son is engaged to a promi nent chorus girl. We're headed for the b..st society now." Kansaa City Journal. Agnew After the Squirrels. Omaha, Sept. 13. To the Editor of Thee Bee: I noticed yesterday a re ply to my letter of a few days ago in regard to the two pests, English spar rows and squirrels, from someone who signs the name of "L. A. Dillavou, 1820 Dodge street." But this person is very much twisted in what I wrote. I would advise him to read again what I said and then get things straight in his 'mind. I did not know that tim ber Bquirrels were called "bunny" be fore. I did not advise boys to kill squirrels with slingshots, but I did advise them to kill sparrows of the English stripe and I still advise them to do so. They are an unmitigated pest and most people regard them as such. I never before heard that it was unsanitary to have a walnut tree in the yard. My tree has no worms on it and is as pretty a tree as can be found in the city. At one time I wrote a very strong defense of the squirrel and it was published in The Bee, but that was before I had experiences with them. A person ltvtyig at Eight eenth and Dodge streets in Omaha is not apt to have many fruit or nut trees and are not apt to have any squirrels bother them. When we moved to our present resi dence across the street from Spring Lake park there were no squirrels in the park, but there were numberless nests of birds such as robins and other of the finer lines of birds.. When the squirrels were introduced into the park the birds began to leave, 'for the squirrels destroyed their nesta and killed their young, and if this smart person who arises to defend the squir rel can find a solitary bird's nest in any tree of this park I. will promise to let the squirrels keep on with their mis- Redd What'g he doing now? Greene He's a draftsman in an automo biles factory and, believe me, he can draw some. "Heally? What horsepower?" Tonkera Statesman. A Scot and an Englishman who were walking down the street together stopped to jiurchase a couple of rosy apples. Tlte Englishman on taking a bite of his im mediately began to splutter. "I believe I've swallowed a worm!" he exclaimed. Wool, weel, mon, an' what if ye did?" said the Scot. '"Twill pat new life Into ye!" EXIT VACATION. The corn has ripened on the cob, The sumach reddens on the knob, And "teacher" now is on the Job. The cricket's voice Is on the breeze Dig fuzsy worms are on the trees, Adieu, adieu, to life of ease. ' The mountain trout is fried and "et" The mountain cabins are to "let" And the last vacation sun has set. Trie good Jam blubbeth on the stove The bluejays scream from park and grove Soon southward they will gladly rove. Back to the gloom the fishing rod, For beans are waiting In the pod And big spuds languish neath the sod. The Jalr June bride is scrubbing floora The groom la doing aundry chores And saying thinga and slamming doors. The romantic moon now shines In vain On distant peak and sullen plain Through which toots loud the home-bound train. The summer girl with cheek of tan And memories of some moon-atruck man Returns the garden truck to can. The mountain trail no longer tempta The trail to work 4s claim pre-empta From this no slighh pretext exempts. September calls to each home town Its citizens with facea brown They heed the call and buckle down. Omaha. BATOLL NE TRELB. HAVE YOU ASTHMA Write teeev for free sample Dome and Rill mxormauoD aoout AS-NO-M0R th tunntMd rtnady. an' trial 9V Size SENT a e m m m RMOfyt A--NvMr rtt-N BRMQfrt, prmuiot rlw ttfin tMd h wrt TMMH ntera rfcownuwu n. IVMttttlV H mm. A8-N0-MOH Cd. ' DmMoIbmiIow 109 HATH. 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