THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 191T. The Omaha Bee DAILY (MORNING) 'EVENING SUNDAY - FOUNDED BY EDWARD ROSEWATE VICTOR ROSEWATER, EDITOR . TBI BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. PROPRIETOR. . Entered at Omaha portofflct aa leeond-clas matter. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION Br Carrier. Br MatL Pally end Sunday pecweAlSe Nmi,M.J -Uailr without Sunday " ljo " w l'.rwiai and Sundej " 1 " Kiwiog without Sunday " " ' f 22 Hwdtr s only... " Sand notice of change of ddreei or Irrefulerlty la deUferj to Oaehs Um Circulation lHpartrocat. , - MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS lit aamlsted Pros, of tttrk The Bee la a number i exeraflretT rutltM to UM at for mibllceUoo of 111 nm dispatches eredlud t, it r ant tberwtet errdjud la ta.li paper and also Uw local sews -abtlihed Hrrln. All neats of poMlcatloa of oar special dispatches ire alio mmd X , REMITTANCE . tealt by drift express or poil erdrr. Only l-eont stamps takaa la iwraMot of sataU acctmats. 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Here's : hoping the government, price fixers make their figures stick better than, a purple rKJTalMtTC XI 2.111 TJ. - ' : i vNo increased fe for cattle grazing' on pub lic lands. j-ierdmasti ot tne west no doubt; will welcome the, extra nourishment. . '' tlFom Jaffa to Jerusalem Is only 30 miles, and , the modern Philistines are legging it to beat the pursuing band . of Britain 1 ., , , ',. . ; That -drive by. Sir Douglas Haig is surely calculated to puncture "some of the excessive self-glorification gathered in by the kaiser on the Italian front. -Omaha poured into two soldier welfare funds in two weeks about. $1 per head of the popula tion. ' We, are a long way from the point where givinfc"hurtsfV'''-. , More power to the pen as well as the gun of Frank , McDermdtt of Missouri Valley, , some where in France.' He shoots as straight at the slackers at home as he sends the shrapnel "ever the top." ' ' . V I Wonder if the various State Councils of De fense in other states are devoting their time to the same 'weighty work that isy absorbing the energies of our ' Nebraska ' State Council of Defense. I '' ' . " " . The man born in Germany who persuaded himself, that', he could live in this country and enjoy, full privileges f our institutions just as well. without becoming naturalized is likely soon to' discover his mistake. ', '"li . ' ' The trouble is that when the lawwas enacted fixing the higher price for feeding prisoners in jails ,veraging less than . 100 inmates, no one dreamed the-population of the Douglas county jail wbuld'eter fall, below TOO. ... ' ' ' ; If your boy were stationed in a training camp where, hospitable friends would take him in for Thanksgiving and try, to make him feel at home, yoit would appreciate it, wouldn't you? Remem ber the other folks' boys at Fort Crbok and Fort Omaha, waiting for a chance to fight youV battles. '. For ; full dozen 4years Railroads battled . p and down the tresches of "Missouri 'against, the 2-ceht, fare enemy. ,The state- held . its ground for while, , but persistent .pressure counted .in the nd," and sent the , railroads over :.thel top Now; as heretofore ;to the 'brave - belong' the esdrafarei,. ',-.Hi"" '. j'-V;.''';''''''-; ..;. The pledged advance in sugar! beet prices,' crop: of - J918, marks - the record ' s tim ulus for increased cultivation and production. The certainty of lib er'af profits in this as in other lines of farm prod ucts spurs Nebraska htisbandmeft as never before arid Challenges them to win wealth and the war at th same time. !' ' .' ' ' -r Th - Bolsheviki Js the ' I. W.'.W. of Russia. It ia not, surprising,. therefore, to find dispatches quoting , opposing workingmen ' in Petrograd openly, charging the Bolsheviki government ' as wore tyrannical than . the : government of the crar. Nick Romanoff is free to whisper once more"I 'told yoa $orf 1 C " : ' ' ' ' OurDebt to France: -luuiwpolli ioaraaL ;.. We are listening to a different kind of preaching- to the churches these days. There is usually a goodly measure 'of patriotism and history mixed with .the straight gospel teaching of a while back. -4The slacker, the pacifist, the conscientious ob jector; and such ilk, -would'have had the ques tion, "Why should I enter this war?" answered, had they llisterted to. the address on "Our Debt to. France," given by the Rev.; Dr. Marion D. Shutter recently at the Church of the Redeemer. ,Many of us have forgotten, if we once knew, some, interesting facts of 1776-79. These facts were briefly recalled, by. Dr. Shutter. We 8ay,-"Yes,: there is a sentimental attach ment to France because Lafayette and some fol lowers came over and gave us aid in the war of the 'revolution." But that is only part of the story. The government of France, with' the con sent of Louis XVI, lent to this then struggling, bankrupt country, millions of .francs, sent ships with ammunition, clothing and supplies, sent an admiral with' ships to guard the coast, while in the decisive battle with Cornwallis at Yorktown more than halt of our victorious army was made up of French soldiers., r And we must not forget that the defeated Eng lish army wasxomposed largely of Germans hired for the task, as King George has failed utterly to secure. a. sufficient number'of Englishmen to cross the ocean and fight' the colonists. Then it was France who, in the face of the cool' indifference, if not the positive refusal, of the other nations, gave to the young republic of ficial recognition. And she further assured to js in the treaty she made with us, not only our personal liberty, but the liberty of others as well, by. stipulating that there should be no separate - peace. ;..-....''. ' ' ' In sending our men to France to assist in her struggle for freedom and -to help rid her land of her enemies, we are paying her a debt, and cTne jn which interest has been accruing durine these . I so years since we made it , General' Pershing recently gave " impressive s recognition of this, when he placed a wreath on " the tomb -pf ' tafayetteisayingr"Lafayette,-we are hereP : Haiga Dashing Smash. Field Marshal Haig has just executed with startling success the most brilliant and import- Wit blow struck by any of the Allied armies since the beginning of the war. His movement contains all theaudacious and dashing effective ness of any of the fierce and sudden thrusts made by von Mackenzen, who has earned such a reputation for terrible drives. To smash through the vaunted Hindenburg line for a depth of from four to five miles along a front of 30 miles is an achievement excelling anything that has occurred since trench warfare was in stituted on. the western front in 1914. The suddenness of the advance as well as its success emphasizes more than anything else can the complete passage of the offensive into, the hands of the Allies. That it was made without the usual artillery preparation shows something of the adaptability of the army under Field Marshal Haig. He did not advertise, his intent by thunder of great guns,' thus permitting the enemy to mass troops for "the reception of charg ing columns. While German eyes wer,e turned on . Italy, and while Prince Rupprecht was watching the line between Passchendaele and Dixmude, Haig, struck and the boasted defenses, so long ago prepared with utmost care, crumbled under his blow. -The. value of this"" victory can not be mag nified. It comes when it will do most to offset any losses in, Italy!. It will check any attempt of . the Teutons at - boasting of renewed in vincibility. Until full reports of the engagement are available, its entire effect can. not be esti mated, but it has been' "a mortal blow to the Germans on the west front.' Their defensive there has received a shock from which it will not readily recover. The line may not ;be wholly broken,, but it has been weakened, and will not again be re-established in ' its terrible formidable potency. . . . v Haig's great work is appreciated in America, because it js showing up what determined troops and skillful leadership can accomplish against the kaiser's best armies. , .Ships, Cannon,. Food and Men. Needs for the war are named in this order, ships, cannon, food , and men, by the leaders. Lloyd George gives . chief . place . to ships, em phasizing the demand of the situation for means of; ocean transportation. " Our government ' is striving hard to meet this demand; Confusion in ; the work of the, shipping board is believed now to have been, finally straightened out, and the promised output of the yards is being de livered. 'Twenty thousand tons are reported as having been completed last week. This is It the rate of about one-sixth of what the British premier calls for, but all the yards are busy now, the labor troubles have been adjusted, and rapid increase in the new tonnage is expected. At the same time the arms factories are be ing driven as never in their history. Our un readiness in this regard is being speedily reme died by activity that indicates relief pf the sit uation. The public is more familiar wjith, efforts to produce and ctmserve food than with some other preparations being made for the war. The extent and success of arms and munition pro duction must be kept secret, but it is known that many factories have been turned from their' peaceful pursuits i into big mills for making weapons. . ;, , Men also are being trained and made ready for ( the . work of. the soldier. This has not progressed as , rapidly as might have satisfied some, because many thousands were called into training camps before the -War department was ready to supply them' with needed outfits. But the boys-are learning things they need, to know, and which, can be taught without the use of guns or uniforms. 'When spring comes and the, ships are ready to carry them abroad, these men will have passed the preliminary, stages, will be well outfitted and prepared to take up the serious work" of learning how to fight. ', American ( industry has beeri turned to war, and 'American , energy is driving hard to supply the .demand for '.requisites in the order named, ships, cannon, food and men. 'J Encouraging ; Mes Prodacer. The announcement from Secretary Houston that- charges 'for grazing on public domain and in forest reserves will not be increased at pres ent is; welt timed.1 J It is' intended thus ' to en courage meat producers to make great .' efforts. Administrator' Cotton, in control , of the" packing houses) , tells of .. how he - hopes to eliminate speculation" and to " stablize hog prices, to , the end that-the farmer. will be given full, assurance of r profitable return, ., Other government agen cies are equally co-operating to stimulate meat production, while the conservation of existing supplies is'goin& ahead with' "commendable effect. Packing houses-agree' to refuse' to sell meats of any kind on .Tuesday and retail butchers , pro pose to.close their' shop on that day," adding to the 'certainty ; tha.t the voluntary abstention of the people will be observed. Suck action will give to meatless day a greater force.' Elements involved, are,. thus getting together ra, a great campaign, not only to produce more meat,', but to save more, and thus to iricrease the ;meat supply at both. ends. The spirit in, which the people have met .this situation' is one. of the most hopeful signs 'bl ' success for ' America :in the war.-' : :" ... Japan Gets No American Steel . -Negotiations between Japan and America for a modification of the embargo regulations to ad mit of exportation of. structural and fabricated steel to Japan have been dropped. - This is not an act of unfriendliness on part of our govern ment, nor a step taken to secure commercial or industrial advantage. It developed that the Japanese wanted more than the United State's was willing to concede in way of a bargain. The Japanese shipbuilding industry s needs material, and the shipping industry -of the country has vessels for sale, but on neither angle could an agreement be. reached. Under existing circum stances the whole output of our steel mills is required for domestic uses. . Demands of the war exceed our capacity for production, for we must build ships, make gung provide for railroads and. do other things that are urgent and for; which steel is needed. " Without these things , we can not hope to win the war. The Japanese have an indefinite amount of shipping available for the United States, but ask $125 a ton more than this government is willing to pay. The Japanese gov ernment wanted more than, we can furnish,, but understands the situation, so the recently estab lished relations as. to China and other points of difference ought not to be disturbed by reason of the failure to agree over the sales of steel and. ships. . ,i ,.,, ..... ... . ,.S U Before, they. know, it Russian. anarchists,inay blazeV 'y for the "man on horseback. The New Warfare II Same of Us Problems By Frederic J. Haskin Washington, Nov. 19. When the Liberty motor for American airplanes was set up and running it was tested under the most arduous of fMng conditions. This required primarily a high altitude. The engineers in charge went to Pike's Peak in Colorado, where they had an altitude of 17.000 feet to start from. , The Liberty motor had been developed at the Bureau of Standards. The scientists of the bu reau attacked the matter of testing the engine along a line of their own. They recognized the necessity for tests at a high altitude, but from the purely scientific standpoint a high altitude does not necessarily mean climbing a mountain range. It represents simply low( atmospheric pressure and low temperature. So a't the Bureau of Standards they have built an artificial hiph altitude chamber, which is the most successful thing' of its kind in existence for testing airplane motors under the conditions of actual flight. This chamber has heavy air-tight walls and enormously thick doors. The air pressure within can be varied to correspond with that found at any height 5,000 feet,, or 10,000 or 20,000. A special refrigerating system permits the tempera ture to be varied accordingly. Artificial wind currents can be produced at will. The whole fur nishes a means for testing airplane engines that is much more convenient,- accessible and adaptable than' any combination of natural conditions. At the Bureaus of Standards they believe im plicitly that science Will win .the war. They be lieve, that only "a rigid application of scientific method to every process of warfare will bring victory. They point to their system of testing airplane motors as an example of the purely scientific method as it differs from methods that are. primarily military or engineering. Both scientist and engineer realize that high-altitude conditions are needed for, testing engines. The engineer goes to a mountain peak to fin' them. The scientist creates them in his laboratory. The force at the Bureau of Standards has doubled since the war began. New buildings are going up rapidly. There are 750 men at work in the laboratories, hundreds of them scientific spe cialists, of the first rank. Several hundred prob lems are under investigation touching all of the important phases of modern warfare. Many of these problems cannot even be in dicated.. Others lie in the field that is common to all the belligerents so that it can do no harm to mention them. . , Poison gas warfare is a warfare of chemists. The rapidity with which the allies rallied from the first German gas attacks was due to the fact that they had chemists in the first line. The remedy was found and applied instantly. Within a single day thousands of adequate masks were available for the men in the trenches. The problems of gas warfare, on which our scientists are at work in clude the perfection of means of defense, the de velopment of new gases for attack, and the de vising of gas-tight containers for purposes of shipment. This last is in itself an important and difficult item. Leakage of poison gas is a serious matter. . The field of wireless is one where science is tirelessly at worki One of the most important achievements of the Bureau of Standards was the perfection of a means by which the direction, of radio waves can be determined. A ship at sea receiving a wireless, call can now tell whether it comes from east. west, north or south. This is a matter of great practical importance when sub marines send out fake calls to lure merchant snips to destruction. . ' The naked ee has practically gone out of use in modern' warfare as a means of observation. Everything of this sort is done by glasses and sets. of glasses.' Until recently the United States was' not able to make an optical glass to com pete with that of Germany. The Bureau of Stand ards solved that problem. An interesting phase of it lay in the fact that it is exceedingly difficult to manufacture the clay pots for melting optical glass. Even today the bureau has to make these pots itstlf and turn them over to American man ufacturers for use. . Experiments with the optical systems of sub marine and trench periscopes, airplane cameras, range finders and field glasses are going on con tinually. The submarine periscope 'was being steadily improved all over the world until quite suddenly a stage .was reached when, in: spite of an increased theoretical perfection, results began to fall off. The bureau found that the most im proved periscopes, were literally too good too perfect in their adjustment. By "slacking up" and introducing certain minor factors of error the practical efficiency of the instrument was brought to a highcV point than ever before. ' In the field of war materials an immense amount of 'work is under' way at the bureau. Al most all the material for the army undergo some sort of test there, ..from' the sole leather of the shoes, to the wool of .the blankets. New; fabrics for War service are being developed. ' , The, standardization of gauges for the manufac ture of rifles Vnd big, guns is a tremendously im portant feature of the w'ork of equipping an army. Every gauge must be perfected down to the frac tion of a hair's' breadth, not only in terms of cen timeters and Wches, but in terms of the same cen timeter and inch in order that all ammunition may be absolutely interchangeable. , . . ' A hundred' other lines of investigation are under way.' Submarine detection and the develop ment of safe, ihfps are, of course, coming in for their full share of attention.- All the tools of war fare,' for cartlr and sea. air and the depths of the ocean, mu&t .be developed continually ,to keep pace with, the rapid march of war progress. American science is awake to the necessity. But. the' people dare not sit back thinking "all that is being taken care'bf." In every European nation at war the scientific resources of the coun try have been mobilized as a whole for war par poses. In the United States the greater part of our numerous laboratories are still pursuing their accustomed course of peace. ' Not until every one of thenrisimade a part of .a national machinery working. under a. single supreme direction for a single end will we have mobilized our science for the war of science. . ' People and Events Some years ago an inventive genius down east designed a' machine for extracting gold from sea water. Most of the goldwas extracted from investors in the company's stock. Another genius bobs up to meet an emergency, this time in the middle west, and has everything fixed to settle the fuel question. By means of secret chemical compounds he promises to transfbrmefcr dinary clay into smokeless fuel. Fuel adminis trators might look him up. He thinks he has the goods to end the worry. A n... c.r.gc':.i'of the Sunday brand is cut ting loose among the sinners, of Phi' ' 'a. Railroad lingo is his long suit. "You can hobo it fro .1 laine to California," he says, "but you can't beat it on the blind "baggage to glory. What we need in the pulpit today is a little more grit to sand the track for the Lord. I'd rather be a chambermaid in a roundhouse than a ministerial office boy, who has to beg his people to come to church." Hot stuff, naturally, coming from a former locomotive chauffeur whose name is Gus Twitchenell. Sunday's laurels are in danger. V Arthur Hoopes of Coatesville, Pa., a member of the Society of Friends, stirred a hornet's nest in town oy expressing pro-German sentiment at a Young Mens Christian association war fund meeting. Within 24 hours his resignation as pres ident of the Coatesville Trust company was ( handed in at the request of the directors and he lettitown between days at the request ot the mayor. Mr. Hoopes explained his opposition to this and all wars on religious ground, but neg lected to give reasons for assailing the motives of citizens actively upholding the honor, of the nation. . ' Right in the Spotlight. - Dr. Bradford Knapp, who is sched uled to speak tonight before a con gress of the American Berkshire as sociation, In session at Pinehurst. N. C, is chief ot the farm demonstration division of the United States Depart ment of Agriculture. Dr. Knapp has a wide reputation for his work as an agricultural expert. A native of Iowa, he studied for two years at Iowa Agri cultural college, graduated from Van derbilt university In 1S92 and four years later completed a oourse in law at the University of Michigan. For several years' he was associated with his father. In southern agricultural work. Then, from 1899 to 1909, he was engaged in the practice of law in Iowa. In 1909 he- gave up his law practice to return to agricultural work, again becoming an assistant to his father, who was head of one of the divisions of the United States Depart ment of Agriculture. Since 1915 Dr. Knapp has been chief of the farm demonstration division. v One year Ago Today in the War. Archduke Francis Joseph assumed the reins as mperor of Austria and king of Hungary. 'Entente Allies ex pelled the German. Austrian, Bulgar ian and Turkish envoys from Athens. In OmahaTlilrty Years Ago. Mrs. Thomas A. Hendricks, widow of the deceased vice president of the United States, was in Omaha a few minutes on her way to the Pacific slope. Ed Rothery and Ed Washburn signed articles of agreement for a bi- fJJf cycle race. The stakes are $100 and the race will come off at the fair grounds. Dr. George L. Miller delivered a lec ture on Mexico at the Trinity cathe dral to the St. Andrew brotherhood. Jessie B. Nlles was married to James Burness. The steam fixtures for the new gov ernment building have arrived. Articles of Incorporation . of the Omaha Market company were filed with the county clerk. The incorpora tors are W. H. GreenrJohn F. Behm, John M. Daugherty, Lewis Schroeder and John B. Furay. The management of the Forest Lawn cemetery has Just completed a two-story frame structure at the en trance to the grounds for the business office of the superintendent of the cemetery. A fire occurred at Frank Lewis' restaurant, Eleventh street' between Dodge and Capitol avenue. This Day in History. 1733 General Philip Schuyler, a distinguished soldier of the revolution, born at Albany, N. T. Died there No vember 18, 1804. 1801 The pillory Vas used for the last time in Boston, 1813 More than 300 buildings were consumed by lire at Portsmouth, N. H. 1887 Jefferson Davis, late president of the confederate states of America, returned, to Richmond, Va. 1870 Thionville, France, surren dered to the Prussians, with 250 guns and 4,000 prisoners. 1871 Corner stone laid for the new Iowa state capltol at Des Moines. 1900 Sir Arthur Sullivan, cele brated composer, died in London. Born there May 13, 1842. 1915 French and British pressed Turka on GallipoH with heavy bom bardment and bomb attacks. The Day Wo Celebrate W. B. Cheek, live stock agent at South Omaha, was born in Indianapo lis 65 years. ago. ; Charles Henry Gerber, civil engi neer, is 43 years old today. Right Rev. W. Cabell Brown, bishop coadjutor of the Episcopal diocese of Virginia, born at Lynchburg, Va., 58 years ago today. . Melbourne McDowell, a celebrated actor of the American stage, born at Washington, N. J., 53 years ago today. Dr. Edmund T. Shanahan, dean of the Catholic university at Washington, born in Boston,-49 years ago today: Grand Duke Michael Alexandro vitch, only brother of the deposed czar of Russia, born 39 years ago today. Timely Jottings and Reminders. The heads of the four big railroad brotherhoods have been summoned to Washington to confer with the presi dent today, on the situation arising from the wage demands. . Representatives of many prominent educational institutions are, expected at New London, Conn., today for exer cises la connection with the inaugura tion of Dr. Benjamin Tlnkham Mar shall as president, of the Connecticut college for woman. Dr. Bradford Knapp, chief of the farm demonstration division of the United States Department of Agricul ture, is to address' a meeting of the American- Berkshire association at . Pinehurst, N. C, today on the need of increasing the nation's meat supply. Storyettfi of the Day. : The conversation at a Washington social session ' turned to ' the subject of curiosity. - when .Congressman M. Evan of Montana said he was re minded of a little incident along thai line. One evening a stranger sat alone reading a newspaper in' the lobby oi a country hotel.. Close by was a party of drummers who were rather extrav agantly telling of the wonderful suc cess they had achieved. Finally, tht lone ' man arose and went over to them. 'Excuse me." ' he politely inter rupted, "but there is a question on which you may enlighten me. Wh are you called drummers?" "That is an easy one, old pal," was the laughing rejoinder of one of the party. "We drum up trade, don't we?" "Ves," hesitatingly returned the lone man, with a perplexed lqok. 'But why drum? The drum Is not a Wind instrument." Baltimore American.' THE JOHNNY-YANKS. (Frera Semewbera In Europa.) T. C. McCennell In LouUvllU Courier Journal. My matter's da (ought undar Lea; Dad (ought In Sherman' ranks. - It's In the blood, ao (or me. I'm with the Johnny-Yanks. The Frenchman, Englishman and Scot, The Irishman and Wans. All shouted "Bravo," when they caught A glimpsa ot Johnny. Yanks. The kaiser sneered. "They fight Me! Vat? I velcoma tem nitt tanks. A prcakfast dish tor Me and Oott, . Vill be tem Schonny-Yanks." So I suppose we'll have to treat K B (or "lunyprank,' And hear him howl, "Ueln Oott, you cheat. You're mit tem Schonny-Yanks!" Don't call us Sammies any more; (It 'Won't go" In the ranks.) Nor other nicknames, three or (our; Just call us Johnny-Tanks. ' "That name's too long," headlines about, -We must decline with thanks. Well! We have shot the hyphen out.'" . Just write U "Jonyanks." Horton and the Houscr Case. Omnha, Neb., Nov. 21. To the Edi tor of The Bee. An editorial appeared in a recent edition of your paper call ing attention to the appeal of the case cf the ftate of Nebraska against Arthur Hourer, convicted in the dis trict court of DouTla3 county of mur der in the first degree. Complaint was made that A4hur Hcuser "having been accorded a fair hearin.T, and nevertheless convicted, the county is beinjr put to additional expense to undo the conviction and that by an officer drawing a salary from the public pocket." 'Prior to the creation of the office of public defender, the court. ap pointed attorneys to defend indigent defendants, and where murder of the first degree was charged, it was the uniform practice to appoint two attor neys to conduct the trial in district court end in the 'event of a conviction to carry the case through the supreme court. These attorneys were paid for their services in both courts, upon applica tion to the county, approved by the trial Judge. Under the law, a man convicted of a felony, may obtain a writ of error in the supreme court by filing an af fidavit of indigency. Houser filed such an affidavit. Where a defendant with means em ploys an attorney to appeal to the court of last resort, it will be con ceded that the attorney must follow instructions. The public defender ap pointed by the state is under exactly the same obligations. Iri the one case the employment is by the defendant, in the other by the state. The Houser appeal involves ques tions upon which the defendant is en titled to an adjudication by the high est court. In the same editorial the following appears: "The public defender may make answer that in this appeal he is not acting as a public officer, but is retained and paid by friends or rela tives of the convict, and that nothing in the law prohibits him from taking money for appealing cases which he has been assigned to defend in the first instance on oath that the prisoner is unable to hire counsel." In conducting this appeal for the defendant I did not receive directly or indirectly either from the'defendant, or any relative, or any friends, any compensation of . any kind or any promise of remuneration. I followed the instructions of my client. Under the law and my oath of office I could do no other. RICHARD S. HORTON. H fiFett Inches, Lone BABYCUAND PIANO Your Daughter You want her to bo refined r.nd accomplished. Her accomplishments will not be complete without mastering the piano. The small Grand Piano would be an ideal gift for her it is the piano par-excellence. The Erambach Baby Grand has won its way into hearts and homes. Tonally marvelous, in design a thing of beauty, it oc cupies no more room than an upright piano. Ask us to mail you paper pattern showing limited snace it will require on your floor. Price $485 HEAR IT HERE TODAY ' A. Hospe Co. 1513-15 Douglas St. Treating Froeen Corn. Fullerton, Neb., Nov. 20. To the Editor of The Bee: The first freeze froze the corn here about solid, so that the cob is rotting, and causing the corn on it also to rot. This dif fers from the frost of two years ago, which did not freeze the cob, and so corn pould, and did. dry out without rotting. Here the soft corn is not dry ing out much,, but is rotting in the Held; and where picked and put in crib or piles, is also causing such corn as was actually ripe and sound to rot with It Thus the farmers are threatened with the loss of almost their entire crop, not only leaving them with out corn to sell next year, but also without feed. One farmer, south of the river, whose corn two weeks ago seemed flinty on the cob and so fine that it was thought to be the dryest and moBt mature anywhere around, upon examination down two feet deep in the crib was found last week to be moulding and all of it will spoil un less sorted over. - For this reason and because it is reported that the corn' Jn the south western part of Ipwa is even worse, the enclosed article by one of our most progressive and successful farm ers is extremely timely. It ha3 al ready helped a number of our farmers and I am sending it to you in the hope that, you will publish it, and that it thus will help many others, both in Nebraska and in Iowa, to save such part of their crop as may be possible. J. B. MURRAY. MIRTHFUL REMARKS. Mr. Bacon Did. yon make these biscuits, wl(e? Mrs. Bacon I did. "They're smaller than usual, aren't they?'? 'They are. That's so you'll have loss to find (ault with." Yonkers Statesman. "My ffJther wants me to take up his busl nens of a photographer, but I don't want to." "Why not?" "Thers are too many dlangrecable (eatures about the business" Baltimore American. New Lady Lodger (at the seaside apart ments) The sun never enters this room. Genial Landlady That will make It two-nnd-slx a week more. Tou can sit by the window without danger o( getting (reokled. Philadelphia Ledeer. NO ADVERTISEMENT CAN DO JUSTICE to the work of this Office Sanitarium. Es tablished only a few years ago, it has now become one of the leading medical institutions of Omaha and numbers its pa-t tient3 by the thousands. ' If you are sick and have not been benefited by other forms of treatment, you should inves tigate this wonderful institu tion. The Solar Sanitarium is en dorsed by leading physicians and is an institution of the highest standing.. Our rates for treatment are most moderate and will be quoted upon appli cation. The Solar Sanitarium (Largest Office Sanitarium in the West) Dr. H. 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Oil your motor with Polarine. Get perfect lubrication and greater power in any weather. STANDARD OIL COMPANY, (Nebraska) OMAHA THE OMAHA BEE INFORMATION BUREAU Waabincton, D. C Enclosed find a 2-cent stamp, for which yon will please send me entirely free, a copy of J'The War Cook Book." Name-; .W.X. Street Address , . . . , City State.... 3