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"Food will win ths wr it being provedv
Do not neglect your war garden, nor abandon
your canning plant You will need the . output
next winter. .'.
! i Fifty-five ships will be launcned in American
yards on the Fourth. That splash ought .to
dampen Berlin. ' . '
That Ciecno-SIovak legion will be a, reality
long before mow flies, unless the road across
Siberia is entirely blockaded. '
i Omaha's welcome to visitors never was meas
ured by the misfit disfigurement that blocked the
line of vision up Farnam streets S
"Reprocessed" meat may be alt right for those
who like theirs "high, but most American sol
diers were trained on different diet
Uncle Sam and the manufacturers alike were
;reasy pickings" for the contract grafters, but the
j laugh is slipping over to the other side). ' J
! If you want to' make sure you are helping to
relieve real, suffering, send a small donation to
The Bee's fre? milk and ice fund for" the. hot
'weather little Jots.?, ,:f - -
Anonymous letter writers who want to shoot
from ambush know which Omaha newspaper to
go to, having ttied out the senator's hyphen
ated organ for pulling the kaiser's chestnuts out
the fire and never found it wanting;
A man who knows says that personal injury
cases and damage Suits against the railroads
have not visibly decreased in number since the
government took ?ver the properties. Those
fgreat lawyers hard hit by the war".may,"therei
,fore, take heart ,,
.', Omaha's big Fourth of July celebration is laid
out along lines that ought to bring Teal results
in way oft spread of true Americanism, Let the
foreign born citizens understand that,every senti
ment of the Declaration of Independence fits
them, and they will soon cease to want to keep
live old 90untry customs." V '
I Valuing the" Potash Tracts! k ,
Land Commissioner Shumway is entering upon
another stage of the long drawn out controversy
over the," potash lakes and lands in northwestern
Nebraska, In a letter addressed to the holders
of leases for agricultural purposes on the school
lands,' he requests that the lessee elect whether
lie values his agricultural rights greater than the
possible 'mineral rights. On the answers received
it is proposed to base the new rentals for farm
ing purposes only. Long ago the courts settled
the principle tha; a, leasehold for surface use does
not carry with jt any right to the mineral content
of the ground beneath the surface. This prin
ciple is not disturbed by the decision of the Lan
caster county court that the state can not inter
fere with the proper and continuous use of the
surface by the lessee for purposes of agriculture.
Pending appeal on this to the supreme court an
effort to harmonize the situation is prudently be
ing made by the land commissioner, who pro
poses that the state will protect any farmer from
loss through operations of a mineral lease. Such
an arrangement ought to bring a satisfactory ad
justment of the whole affair, with an increase in
the potash output and consequent addition to
the state school fund revenue,
r . DIVORCE CITY HALL FROM PARTY
, POLITICS.
On the day the identity of the candidates for
city commissioner was disclosed by the primary,
our comment on the outcome concluded with the
following paragraph:
"One thing which we venture to suggest at .
this time is that the occupants of the city hall
for ths next three years, before they come to
be chosen, bind themselves to give us, in fact
as well as in name, a nonpartisan municipal
government instead of democratic city ma'
china. The people, of course, do not want a
republican machine any more than they want
a democratic machine built on city patronage
and favor, but they have a right to object to
democratic politics camouflaging as nonpar
tissnship. The first proposition in the present
campaign should be an agreement with the
people to d'vatce the city hall from party poli-:
tfts and keep it so divorced, as the commission
plan of government contemplates,"
Although side-stepped in the campaign, the.
city commissioners are now face to. face with this
problem which they must either meet or continue
to evade by inaction. If they have the courage
of their convictions the commissioners will es
tablish the rule, and enforce it, that no one hold'
ing office under this nonpartisan administration
and drawing pay from the city treasury will be
permitted to use the city hall a, a base of po
litical operations. Every such eity employe
Should be made to understand in advance that fil
ing for a political ofilee earries with it his resig
nation from his nonpartisan job. This should
apply to republicans and democrats alike and with
no exceptions for special favorites.
If our new commissioners mean business, if
their promises of economy and efficiency -are to
be made good, they will take a decisive stand on
this proposition at once, for they, know, as does
everyone else, that no hirrd man In the city hall
can be chasing votes to transfer himself to the
court house without neglecting the work for
which the city is paying him. i
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' Austria In Desperate Predicament
Emperor Karl of Austria finds himself between
the devil of his vassalage to Germany and the
deep blue sea of revolt, born of starvation, at
home. Hia effort to extricate himself by a vic
tory against Italy has been, from his point of
view, a sorry failure, and he will be fortunate if
he does not sustain a more crushing defeat along
the Fiave than he hoped to deal. At present his
subjects ask for bread, and all he has to give them
is promises that Germany may give them some.
Lack of bread means extension of strikes, already
aerious, which in turn will lead to revolution.
How to get free from this muddle of mismanage
ment is a problem the emperor and his ministers
alike seem unable to answer. Outsider observers
can see in the internal troubles of the dual em
pire possibilities such as led to the disappearance
of Russia as a combatant It is not likely that
the empire will be permitted to fall into such
absolute ruin as has overtaken Russia, but Aus
tria Is already a liability rather than an asset, and
may become an even more grievous burden to
the kaiser ; ;
Diplomatic Relations With Russia.
Senator Sherman touched on one of '' the
delicate as well as vital points of our external
policy, when he brought forward the matter of
relations with Russia. This problem has been
before the State department in a rather acute
form since December last With the overthrow
of Kerensky, following his supplanting of the
original Miliukoff government Mr. Lansing has.
tactfully avoided giving full recognition to the
bolsheviki, although the president did, in his mes
sage to the Moscow conference preceding the
Brest-Litovsk tragedy, tacitly if not technically
recognize the Lenlne-Trotzky faction,
Mr. Francis maintained his post as ambassador
at Fetrograd until that capital was no longer pos
sible as an official residence, although he original
ly was accredited as ambassador to the czar's gov
ernment and tys assignment never was changed
Through this gate our government has been able
to reach, if not actually to deal with, the bol
sheviki leaders. It is debateable as to whether
we have thus given "recognition" to the forces of
disorder in Russia, although the actual consum
mation of the process may await the, arrival of
an envoy from ttbe, Soviets. It is not only de
sirable, but . imperatively necessary that the
United States keep in close and sympathetic touch
with Russia at all times, not only to the end that
Germany's sinister Influence may be counteracted,
but that future efforts to help the people there
will not be misunderstood. ,
Promises have been made them that they will
not be abandoned by 'America, but whether the
fulfillment of these promises rests 'with "watchful
waiting" is not clear, i- Being a "big brother"
sometimes entails the duty of active help prompt
ly rendered. '' v:,;V'-
Still, if his boss won't give him . space in the
editorial columns for what he thinks about mak
ing Liberty bonds' legal tender, Editor Tibbies
of the hyphenated World-Herald staff might
respond to its standing invitation for timely let
ters on current topics with one of his old-time
greenback fiat money dissertations. V
Bavarians , ..are, beginning to wake up. , A
Munich paper warns the kaiser that Anglo-Saxons
are strong enough to accept his challenge. It
might also add "and make him eat it"
Senator Hitchcock Objects - - vr
Sigm oj Bolo Harmony in the State Democratic Camp
Edgar Howard in Columbus Telegram.
In recent days Senator Hitchcock and his
newspaper, the Omaha World-Herald, have
been violently objecting to the candidacy of
Edgar Howard for the democratic nomuia
tion for United States senator.
. It is a natural objection.
It is welcomed . by Edgar Howard as
gladly as a Nebraska grain field would wel
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come a soaicing ram in mcse uays 01 ury
weather.
I say it is a natural objection on part of
Senator Hitchcock, for indeed it might be
very embarrassing to him If the people of
ll.t 1 - I 1J J . 1II..L' .... J.
rnurSK3 snoum genu iu vvasiniiKiun ucu
ccratle senator who could rot and would not
be controlled by the same influences which
control Senator Hitchcock as certainly as a
Nebraska school boy controls his own jack
knife, And to make my own position so clear
that a blind man may see and understand, I
frankly confess that t do pot desire tc4go to
the United States senate with the primary
support of Senator Hitchcock. That support
would commit me to the same policies which
Senator Hitchcock sHvnratea and wahM
bind me to the same combination of Inter
ests which have always controlled his every
action, ' ' i
If I should aefe. . the Hmary support of
Senator 'Hitchcock he would expect me to
join him in all his devilish assaults upon our
president. He would expect me to join him'
every day in pleasing the kaiser by discredit
ing some department of the American gov
ernment. I could not join a party of sena
torial willfuls on daily jaunts to the brink of
Tresson lake,' because I have given a solemn
pledge to bear unfaltering and unswerving
allegiance to my commander-in-chief, the
president of the United States.
The rule among gentlemen commands
that one must return favor for favor. Under
the terms of this rule I dare not accept- the
primary support of Senator Hitchcock, be
cause the first favor he would ask would be
to attach myself to his senatorial band
wagon, and daily vote the legislative pro
gram mapped out by such order as I might
receive from the secret chamber at 26 Wall
street I could i.ot grant such, a favor si
that, because I honestly believe that in my
capacity as a united states senator it will be
my first duty to legislate for my country,
rather than for Standard Oil.
I want to be nominated and elected to a
seat in the United States senate,' but I lo
not want 4 go there with my hands tied. - I
want to be in position to rdvocatc in Wash
ington the same principles I have long ad-
vocaicq ncrc in oieorasKa n i mourn now
accept, the primary support of Senator Hitch
cock I should not be free to be myself in the
stnate. If I should accent his primary sup
port I should be compelled to play Tajara
to a peacock's Haboop. '
And so again I gladly welcome the oppo
sition of the Standard Oil senator. I believe
I shaU win the nomination I do not under
estimate either the power or the practice of
those vast interests which stand behind Sen
ator Hitchcock in the game of politics. But
I do not fear them. I am not a rich man.
but I have enough to pay my way like a genr
Wants Better ftoada.
Plattjmouth. Ktb, Jupe 20.
To the Editor of Tha Bae: We note
in your editorial undsr tha beading,
vvnera umana joeea uui, ' m re
spect to tha small amount et patron
aga that tha government la extending
to rort croon.
We believe the difficulty Is largely
due, it not entirely, to the lack of
proper roadways to that district
Wa understood not long since that
a nm-ciass pavemen was to be laid
to rort crook from South Omaha, to
enable rapid transportation from that
point to Omaha, but we are sorry to
note that nothing tangible ha been
aona in tnia airecuon. Uniy a lew
weeks ago, during our rainy spell.
road traffla was , practically stopped
Detween Fiattamouth. Fort Crook and
Omaha. The writer recalls that dur
ing a trip over this line at tha date
mentioned he counted tour govern
ment trucaa e tailed ir mud nle be
tween Fort Crook and South Omaha.
Ifumin. I ahalf not hMi.v. that tha A.mn.' "ow wrong or Bev
" " - " - " - -" ! .Fa 1 Hftinnfl
cra nl MhmVa ran h hrrdA lib I
by Senator Hitchcock and driven' into the
standard Uil bull-pen
But though I cannot accept the primary
support of Senator Hitdhcock, still he will
not be left desolate. Three ol his closest
personal and political friends John H.
Morehead, W. B. Price and Willis Reed-r
have filed for the democratic senatorial nom
ipation. Two years ago the Hitchcock man
agers are said to have positively pledged the
Hitchcock support to Mrrehead this vest
provided he (Morehead) would remain out
of the race at that time. But history is often
true,1 and history records that Senator Hitch
cock has been known to treat his pledges
just like the kaiser treated his pledge to Bel
gium. While It is true that Senator Hitch
cock owes much to Mr. Reed and- much to
Mr. Price for their devotion to his political
plans, still I am inclined to believe that in
the present campaign the mantle of his love
will rest upon the shoulders of Morehead
until why, until he shall transfer it to Reed
or to Price.
Americd Straining at, War . '
British Correspondent Notes " Some Incidents in His Rounds
Frank Dilnot in London, Chronicle. ' ( fs ' :V
I have been along the eastern, coast and
as far west as the Upper Mississippi, looking
at the war preparations of America in vari
ous directions. I have seen great establish
ments and interesting men, -1 have? also
witnessed incidents which are novel to , an
Englishman. I came back from a tour" of
the shipyards with one little athletic exercise
it might almost be -called an amusement
of American working men very clearly in my
mind. In running up steel structures,
whether they are, ships or tall buildings, a
continuous supply of white hot rivets or bolts
is necessary. These cannot be heated by the
man who is a hundred feet or more above
the ground seated on a swinging strip, and
they are made hot in a little furnace on the
ground, and are from thence tossed up to the
workman aloft and caught by him or his part
It is a fascinating sight Wi'th'a long
pair of pinchers the man on the ground ex
tracts from the furnace a white-hot bolt, and
with an apparently careless but quite accu
rate' jerk projects the bolt through the air
toward the couple up in the air. It is like
the shooting of a meteor. With an appar
ently casual sweep of a little basket the bolt
is caught or missed, as the case may be.
It is generally caught. I shall not soon for
get the sight of that intermittent stream of
white-hot bolts going through the airland
the uneasiness and painful doubt' as to
whether they would strike one or other of
the two men up aloft.
At Philadelphia, Boston and at Chicago
I found the pursuit in full" operation.- It was
hard to take one's eyes from it Occasionally
a bolt would miss its mark and describe a
fentle, downward curve on the .other side,
watched continually for an accident None
of the men was ever perturbed the - man
with the pinchers on the. ground, the man
with the basket or the actual riveter. Some
time, somewhere, some man must be hit by
one of these deadlyincandescent missiles.
Even the best of cricketers gets a nasty hit
with a ball sometimes. In my journeys I
continue to watch with a fascinated intensity
for that accident. Meanwhile the spectacle
is one which for a thrill cannot be equaled
on any music hall stage.
It was out in Iowa In a little town called
Davenport, on the banks of the Mississippi,
that I came across one of those delightful
anomalies which afford delight to Americans
traveling in the old countries of Europe.
Davennort is a drv town. Fatigued with
long traveling, I vainly tried tn get a .glass! faced preacher,
oi ciaret witn my . pinner at a om.uuici.
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There was not only refusal, but "something
like shocked refusal, bj those in charge.. I
felt I had committed a crime in asking for
such a thing in the Puritan-like community.
I was given to understand, in manner rather
than in words, that this was not , community
where the wicked habits di New York .or
r a A i .
UJnoon were to oe iouna. v -1
t ; After dinner I went from the .dbning room
into the lounge of the hotel, where there was
a cigar store, in, order to1 buy something to
smoke. And ort the counter 'of the store,
which presumably belonged to the hotel, I
found means other than cash for the payr
ment of goods. Two sets of dice were there,
one set of plain dice,'; one of poker dice, and
you were invited to gamble for what you
wanted. If you won you paid a purely nom
inal price for your purchases;- If you lost
the nominal price was taken rrora you wun-
out any return. ' ' .'
Everybody who came up seemea to oo u.
The occupation was ; quite interesting. I
watched it for 20 minutes. Men came up
and shook the dice on to the counter, while
the girl in charge wrote down the figures in
a businesslike way. Some of them did it as
much 'for the excitement as for the want of
smoking material. 'It was quite easy' to lose
money, une Cartnot get strong ' dnrtks in
Iowa, but one may at least get Other little
excitements.
When I went to the White House with a
little party to be received by the president we
encounterea a simplicity alt themore strik
ing by reason of the dignity which the situa
tion, the exterior view and the association
give to me wnite nouse. inere was not a
servant in uniform. Nevertheless our recep
tion was not without a touch of formality.
As we passed in at the front door, which
is rather a narrow one, there stood exactlv
in the doorway a tell, keen-eyed, alert man,
who scrutinized each one of us as we ap
proached. By him was the official '.taking us
in to tne president and who muttered in an
undertone our names as we oassed. From
head to foot this individual scrutinized us,
and especially, took a good look at our faces.
And as we passed by him at close quarters
nis nana went somy, almost caressingly,
down the right side of each of .us. . It is a
matter of speculation what -he was taking
precaution ajjainst In the chamber ha" stood
not far behind the president, with his eye
ranging round the group all the time. In a
corner of the room behind there was another
man, apparently an assistant. Nothing is
being left to chance with regard to the safety
of the president of the United States in this
crisis.
Jn Chicago Billy Sunday during my visit
was holding a series of meetings. The news
papers were giving him that prominence
which his energy, audacity and sincerity
r.ever fail to secure. I was filled with inter
est in the various war preparations and ac
tivities of the middle west On the second day
a reporter connected with an important daily
paper called for an interview. He paid some
attention to the war, but, running through
his conversation and inquiries was the domi
nant Inquiry as to what I thought of Billy
Sunday. He did not mean to minimize the
war, and yet it was obvious that Billy Sun
day filled his foreground and part of his back
ground. I did the best oossible I had acn Rillv
Sunday several times. A friend who was
with me and who had heard the "evangelist
for the first time in Chicago gave perhaps
the best and most concise description: "It
was .the most athletic- speech I have ever
seen. ' It describes in a sentence that jump
ing, crouching, hoarse, perspiring, pleasant-
Ono Year Ago Today In the War.
Reception in United Stataa senate to
Be'g'an war mission.
Ellhu Root assured Russians Amer
ica would fight until world waa made
safe. ; -; m -
Heavy German asaulta pushed the
French back at one point north of tha
Aisne.
The Day We Celebrate.
Millard M. Robertson, president of
the Model Steam laundry, born 1SS7.
J. Clark Colt with the Lee-Glass-Andreesen
Hardware company, born
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Bert C. Ran, cashier of the Farm
era and Merchants bank at Benson,
born 1886.
Sir H. Rider Haggard, noted novel
ist and publicist bora in Norfolk.
England, ti years ago,
Ttils Day la History.
-1815 Napoleon, following tha de
feat at Waterloo; abdicated tha throne
f France In favor of his infant son.
1877 A Russian army corps, in the
rar with Turkey, forced a passage of
tie Danube on 200 pontoons.
. 1884 Ca.)taJa Schley rescued the
seven survjvors of tha Greely expedi
tion la the far north.
1888 American converted cruiser
f Paul l ulsed an attack by Span-
i cruiser and destroyer off Ban Juan.
Just SO Year's Ago Today
Mrs. J. B. Bruner ' hia 1 returned
from a two month's visit to Philadel
phia and other cities In Pennsylvania.
A test of the fire alarm in the Long
school waa made upon tha scholars.
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In Just one minute and one-quarter
the rooms were cleared of the 6,00 pu
pils, who marched out with tha great
est decorum.
Rasmus F. Rasmuasen' and Amelia
Bergqulst were united in matrimony
by Justice Anderson. -
Mrs.," Dr. E. W. Lea and family left
for New York, where they will pass
tha heated term. v .. .
Round About the State
A aeries of smooth, rounded cross
walks decorate the atreeta of Harvard
and are esteemed more efficient than
policemen in checking tendenclea to
ward Joyriding. v r '
Boore running from Missouri and
Wyoming ' Into Nebraska continues
fattening achoot futds along the way,
Peppery Points
7 - People and Events
Nonpartisan- Leaguer Townley managed
to delay until June 28 his bankruptcy, hearing
at St. Paul . Knowledge ;of the;Whereabouts
cf. the millions of dollars taken in from farm
ers will lose none of its zest by thedelay.
Much of the solid support given tne food
regulators . springs from confidence h tVeir
discreet exircise of power ScV long as they
refrain from Hooverizing strawberry short
cake andpie they can count ort patroitic sup
port in restricting consumption: of nonessen
tials. ,,
.Die Jonsrud answered the1 last 'call at
La Qosse, Wis., the other., day. ; In his
husky youthful days Ole drove a coach in a
suburb of Christiania, Norway;" and in the
course of a day's work swatted .a kid pas
senger who applied a whip to one of his
horses Besides swatting him on the mug
Ole finished the job by pitching him into a
snow bank. The chastised kid proved to be
the. present kaiser.. Unfortunately for Ole
the grim messenger denied him the joy of
witnessing the fare-ye-well trouncing of
Ptuodergund Bill.
Minneapolis Tribune: For a first
class shock absorber, whafs the mat
ter with the American soldiers on the
west front? ,
New York World: Orders are re
ported for the mobilization of 40.000
additional negro registrants. There
will be no lov in Germany over the
The rule i ' 8100 per ahowa a tendency ! newa that mora Henry Johnsons soon
wui oe commi. i
New YorL World: Launching of
70 American ahlpa on the Fourth , of
July will render any further celebra
tion of Independence day unnecessary,
save for the setting off of a few fire
works In France. ,
Minneapolis Journal: Get-may's
two greatest submarine achievements:
irnitinir th Enelish-sDeakinfl' world in
the fight for democracy, by bringing
the United States into the war; ana,
to rise, a Louisville judge scoring
$500 fine and 810 extra for costs of
operation. The Up figure more
nearly - meets tha advance in real
necesarlea of Ufa.
At last accounts, featured in tha
Hastings Tribune, the drive of Adam
Breede for the war front had reached
London without "sanguinary losses."
It la worth while noting that the es
teemed bachelor editor tarried in the
Emerald Isle long enough to kiss tha
Jjlamey stone." Ha admits the soft blackening its own reputation for all
Chief Seavey baa been invited by
the Cincinnati superintendent nf po
lice to co-operate with hJm In calling
national convention or cn era oz
itrta Rico. v v police. Tha object la to organise a
11 Celebration of tha aeml-t system whereby tha police forces at
r tcnnlai of tha battle of Gettysburg 1 different cities will batter co-operate
I on t&e historic battleground, . I for tha apprehension cf fugitive
Impeachment Tha algnlflfiance of the
act lies in applying tha blarney, and
the direction It will take has all
Adams county guessing.
Editor Warner of the Lyons Mirror
Sun prints "an open letter" chock full
of aound advice to American citizens
of German descent - German lan
guage schools ha classes aa treason
schools and cite tha refusal of stu
dents to aing "America" and to .the
fact of a 17-year-old. taught in one of
them, attacking a minister for solicit
ing Red Cross funds, 'ttow don't
you think it la about time to blot all
thle outt" ha asks, concluding with
this watchword: "No German
schools, no German, language, no Ger
man press,
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time.
Rrnnklvn Eaarle: More and more
Emperor Charles, commander of Aus
tria's statesmanship, reminds ns of
"tha nigger squat on the safety valve,
an the furnace crammed with rosin
an' pine." The blow-up is just bound
to come. " - '
New York Herald: That our west
ern civilization bears Its message to
Huns approaching our shores ia evi
denced by tha fact that a submarine
commander repently held up a vessel
and commandeered Its store of soap.
It will not be surprising if tha pirate
of tha Immediate future compels hia
victim to hand over hia aupply of ta
ble forks together wlth-fuU instruc
tions bow to "use taezn
Twice Told Tales '
Keeping Them Awake. .
One Sunday evening tha pastor of
a country church noticed that first
one. and then another, of hia dozing
congregation would arouse to sudden
wakefulness, clap a hand on his bald
head and glance around confusedly.
For a while the pastor waa mystified
by the unusal antics, but finally he
discovered what h thought to be the
cause.
"Boy," ha exclaimed, pausing In hia
sermon and pointing an accusing fin
ger at a youngster seated in the gal
lery, "what are you doing up there?"
"That's all right parson," answered
the boy as he proceeded to reload his
pea shooter. "You go ahead with
your sermon and leave It to me to
keep them awake." Philadelphia
Telegraph. "
Mental Freshness.
One of tha guest at a certain din
ner waa an eminent divine. Another
waa a very argumentative but none
theless sweet little woman. Tha chat
ting In the hands of the fair one even
tually led to the Intellectual superior
ity of the pretty sex over mere man
"But, Doctor," exclaimed the argu
mentative lady aa the clergyman neg
atively smiled, "there la one thing yott
must admit A woman dosen't grow
warped and hidebound aa quickly aa
a man. Her mind Invariably keepe
younger and fresher."
, "Perhaps aha does," waa the good
natured rejoinder of tha doctor. "But
no wonder. Look how often she
changea ltu Philadelphia, Telegraph,
Fort Crook is hard to
gat to under the best of conditions
on a dirt .road, and such ataiia boob
wear out the patience of all con
cerned, with , the result the reports
get to Washington, with the results
aa we nna inem,
Aa soon as our people hers l.eard
pi tne proposea ericnaion pi tne pave
ment from South. Omaha to Fort
crook steps were immediately taken
in connection i with tha Chamber of
Commerce in Omaha and others In
terested to provide the means of ex
tending tne pavenwnt to piattsmouth,
to tha g ernment rifle range here,
which ia only eight and one-half
miles south of Fort Crook. By this
means fiatumoutn would have a
first-class boulevard t Omaha, where
connections could be tnada with the
proposed central truck station, which
is intended for rural clearances tor
freight This rural motor express
would be of Incalculable value to both
ends of tha line, as well aa all Inter
mediate towns between. Aside from
this, .it would put Fort Crook on the
map, and which no doubt shows that
Fort Crook la. immediately available
as one of the best located places in
the United States for the purpose.
We hope sincerely that steps will
be taken by the proper authorities to
see to it that these improvements are
immediately commenced, and that all
hands will lay to it until this impor
tant roadway la perfected to Omaha.
L. C SHARP.
Help for Returning Soldiers.
Edar,,Neb., June 20. -To the Ed
itor of The Bee: Many people are
not Just content to receive the sur
vivors of the awful world conflict
home from Europe with open arms
and words of cheer, but witn a heart
longing .for soma concrete form by
which tey can contribute their por
tion according to their possessions,
have agreed ' with me In raising a
fund as a token of their appreciation
to be gives to each returning soldier
from Nebraska; not given aa a bounty
or pay for services but aa a heartfelt
gift to assist them in re-establishing
tnemseives in some endeavor. Be
lieving, also, many will take new
heart and the way will hot aeem so
long or the hills so hard to climb.
They also believe by this means many
may reacn independence Before their
declining years. From the promptings
of their hearts they believa that tne
loyal people of the state will welcome
the opportunity in Joining with them
in putting Nebraska to the forefront
in its loyalty to its defenders. .
Clay county will send representa
tives to the state legislature to meet
with loyal representatives from the
other counties of the state to place
upon the statute books a measure to
be agreed upon which will carry Into
effect the. self-imposed sentiments of
tne above statements. '
- P; A. CALDWELL.
Doesn't Like' the New Time.
Omaha, June 20. To the Editor of
The Bee: For ne I think the per
sona to blame for the new so-called
daylight system made a big mistake
in making the mornings shorter and
the evenings longer. The best time
to do garden work Is In the morning
before it gets too not. under' tne
new system the corporations let off
many of their employes at what is
now called 3430 o'clock in the after
noon. It Is really 2;30 o clock, and
from that time en for the next two
hours Is the hottest time of the day.
It Is not the time of day to do garden
work, and during the two dry spells
we have had this year already It is
really an injury , to the vegetables to
work among thei.. when It la hot and
dry. Instead of shortening up the
mornings they should have been
lengthened , and let the people who
have gardens work them In the morn
ing, which Is the proper time, and
then have their evenings for rest from
the day's work.
If there is any experiment , tried In
the daylight ays. m in 1919, I hope it
will be In the line of lengthening the
mornings instead of shortening them,
for under the present system it Is long
after 6 o'clock when daylight comes,
and It hustles a person to get around
and to do. any chores at home, while
under the other system there would
be nlenty of time to do the work at
home and then do a good day's work
away from home after the work done
at home,- i
I have not fou..- many people who
like the new daylight system, and
there are very few farmers who like
it in the least Instead of profiting
by the new system, aa waa intended,
it is really a detriment to many. It
Is not a question- of patriotism, but of
what is best for the public in general.
FRANK A. AGNEW.
Some Exceptions.
"Profanity never accomplishes any
thing." .
"I dunno. Tne town waa crowaea
and I couldn't get a room at a hotel
I Indulged In some profanity and that
got me a room at the station house,
all right' Louisville Courier-Journal.
DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIES.
"t think It's a rnliuu. eld mas. to agr
rl with (vwybedy la town."
"What do I carT" 1
Ton war erl If rq evar w.nt a 'Juri
trial lor anythlna." Plttaburfh Poet, v
"Why yoa'elwayi din whero there'
an erchMtraT" .. ,
"A a matter . of precaution. SomeUmes
the muata help mi to forcet the food, and
(oraet)mee the food helpa ma to forget the
muain'vBoaton Transcript,
"Now, little Ctrl, you ear fpnt fetbei
la aa Inventor."
Teesura." . .
"Tell the class what la the most Im
portant thins your father ever made.?
"A llvtn' for the family, mm,"Jtort
ia Tlmei-l'Dipa. -f
"The right of way belong ta the - pe
leotrian, and I Intend to claim l at. all
times from theee motqr speeders." , '
"Good for you. By the war. da you
earry a good Insurance tor your family?"
.Baltimore American. , -
Patlenee -And so they are married! '
Patrice Oh. yes.
"And where art they spending then
honeymoon T"
"He's spending his In the trenches and
she's spending hers la her war garden.'
lookers Statesman. . ; , .
"I hae protnleed the new cook a grand
piano for her birthday."
"Sake, alivel When Is her birthday f
in niovemoor."
"I guess we're safe. then. She'll oevei
stay that long." Louisville Courier-Journal.
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"KAMERADI KAMERADI",
I ought to shoot 'im where e stands -
A whlnln' Un, with lifted 'and v
For 'e called me "Kameradl" -m .
Me, wet's fought 'Im elean an' fair, '
Played the game, an' played It sauare;.
'B cruolfed my pal out there I v
Ah ' calls roe "Kameradl" .- j-
Ton low-down, stlnkln 'ound ol JH. (.'.
I've seen the work you do so well; . -
Don t you call me Kameradl'
Tou, wot shells a 'elpless crew,
Wot rapes an murders women, teot
A blasted blackguard through an' through!
An' you calls, me "Kamerad!"' .
Too bloody, bleedln', blink in" 'Un, '
Alter wot you-ve eeen an- done.
Don't call me "Kamerad!'1 f:
I ain't no bloomln' 'ypocrite, r
There ain't no 'ale la my kit t ;.-
But when you comes to this, I qulttl "
Pon t call me "Kamerad!
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