THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18. 1918.
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Get ready for the Fourth Liberty loan.
The Omaha Hyphenated is worried, to say
the least.
Even ttie Berlin papers see the humor in the
Austrian peace move.
"The Blue Alsatian Mountains" now take on
different hue for the harried Hun.
"Deutschland uber alles" has shrunk con
siderably within the last few weeks.
Nebraska is basking in golden sunshine, and
11 that sort of thing, but really needs rain most
of all. ' .
Austrian troops got the worst of the fight
ing at St. Mihiel, which may account for their
sudden desire for peace.
- Lloyd George is taking his turn at "Spanish
flu," but finds time to give merited praise to the
American soldiers for their great work.
Haig is also giving the Hun something to
think about on the Flanders front. It is a busy
time for the boche, no matter where he turns.
Bulgaria will soon feel the separate peace
impulse stronger than ever. Activity on the
Saloniki (rout proves that Focli is not playing
favorites.
Serbia is back on the firing line and has made
B good start against their ancient enemy, the
Bulgars. This ought to help in solving the
Balkan question.
The unanimity with which the Austrian
feeler has been rejected must convince Emperor
Karl that he picked a poor time to start. He
heard his master's voice, and that is all.
Secretary Lansing had little need to fear
newspaper' discussion of the Austrian peace
note; the press of the country beat the State
department to the repudiation of the approach.
W Alberta farniors suffered, as did Nebraskans,
from a drouth that did tremendous damage to
their wheat crop. Misfortune was discrimi
nating in' its visits last summer. Still, we will
have plenty to eat for we have far more wheat
than was available last year.
The efforts of the Vienna conspirators to
make the pope an accomplice in their plot of
International burglary will shock Catholics and
churchmen generally throughout the civilized
world. His Holiness earnestly desires
peace, but no one will accuse him of aspiring to
share with the Teutons any of the shame they
have brought to civilization. '
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Wood Alcohol as a Power Fuel
Exigencies of war have driven Sweden to a
revival of an almost totally abandoned industry,
the distillation of waste wood, such as stumps,
that the content of oil, tar, alcohol, etc., may
be obtained and utilized. Of even greater im
portance is the recovery of the alcohol from the
sulphite lye of paper mills, hitherto abandoned.
This tatter product is being adapted for internal
combustion engines, through a specially de
signed carburetor, and Volume for volume is
equal to gasoline. Many years ago The Bee
urged the use of alcohol as a power fuel, and
experiments demonstrated its worth for such
purposes. Scarcity of gasoline, with its soaring
price, pay yet bring us to imitate the Swedes
in this regard. It will be necessary to so mod
ify our ridiculous law governing the manufac
ture of "denatured" alcohol, but once that is
accomplished, the farmers may secure a plenti
ful supply Of power fuel from the refuse of the
farm, whileV the pine and fir stumps, now
burned to cliif the ground of their incubus, will
be distilled ItojL millions of dollars saved. We
have far fromhausted the possibilities of our
land, and the waAmay yet teach us to make bet
ter use of our &ieat wealth. Conservation is
just getting a foothold in America.
Hypocritical Wails
. Krupp's principal shareholder has been hav
ing a heart-to-heart talk with the workers in
that company. Of the many remarkable ut
. terances of the kaiser his latest is in many re
. spects the most astound ng. As a mixture of
fear and falsehood it would be hard to beat, and
it will go dOwn to posterity as one of the most
unregal speeches ever made by a monarch to
his people. Ignoring his own responsibility for
starting the war, he sententlous'.y says that it
takes two to make peace. It mijht be answered
that it took two to make the war, Germany and
Austria, the latter instigated and impelled by
the "former. , Inexpungable records and incon
trovertible facts, penned by his own ambassa
dors and statesmen, as well as, incidentally, one
af his former partners in Krupp's, have proved
' v the kaiser's guilt beyond a shadow of doubt.
The kaiser protests that he has done every-
- thing in his power to shorten the war and re'ers
to his peace oiler of December, 1916. He then
proposed that, after violating Belgium, destroy
ing; its cities and' robbing its people, and a'so
ravaging northern France. Gerr any s':ou'd hold
kthe forn-.er in. fee and re'ease ti e latter on pay-
; ment of hue indemnifies, ritalnln.", of cou.ee,
' Alsace-I orralne. Cut why repeat this o-Jtrr.ce-'
us proposal, whirl incited Belgium, France,
Russia, Serbia. Italy and every other country
concerned? They were all to go unrcstorcd
f."!iji-rc:ompen;ed, wM'e Cern-r:.y v zt n ic-ti-i3n
e-iorrous galrer by the r.r.r it had forced
or the world. New York hetaid.
BIDDING FOR THE PRO-GERMAN VOTE.
The piteous appeal of the Omaha Hyphen
ated for the pro-German vote of Nebraska, on
behalf of the democratic ticket, comes naturally
from an organ whose principal owner wrote
"My Dear Viereck" and made other interesting
contributions in behalf of the kaiser's cause.
That organ yet relies on the order sent out two
years ago by the German-American alliance,
that the first duty of its members must be to
vote for Hitchcock. This alliance has been dis
solved by act of congress, its charter revoked
and all its public activities ceased because of
the disloyalty of its leaders. Nebraska repub
'icans recognize the indisputable fact that the
arge majority of the voters of German ante
cedents of the state were not in sympathy with
the secret moves of the German-American alli
ance, but were and are loyal to the United
States. Any political appeal made to them by
the republican leaders is mfde on the basis of
their American citizenship.
The deliberate effort of the World-Herald,
tcting for the democratic inner circle of Ne
jraska, to excite prejudice against the voters
of German descent is despicable, but it is quite
in keeping with the shifty record of that publi
cation, which has continually sought to deceive
its readers. The loyal voters of Nebraska are
not so gullible but they can see behind the out
burst of the Hyphenated its ?;nister purpose.
Co-Operation in City Council.
City Commissioner Ure has touched squarely
on one of the weaknesses of tlie city commission
plan of government. It is lack of close and
careful co-operation between the departments.
While each commissioner is rightly charged
with responsibility for the conduct of the de
partment of which he is the head, public service
requires that perfect understanding and abso
lute team work prevail at all times. Flans that
affect the entire city originate in one or the
other of the separate departments, but should
not be carired out without consultation at least,
and agreement where possible. In the present
discussion the case of the street cleaning funds
is cited as an illustration. Here the commis
sioner, acting on his own authority and paying
no attention to the others, spent five-eighths
of his yearly appropriation in three months.
That he was a candidate for re-election may
have had something to do with his prodigality,
but theeffect on the service is just the same.
Other experiences of a like nature might be
cited. The point is that consultation between
the commissioners will not hamper any and may
assist some, white it should bring benefit to the
whole community.
Bulgaria on Our Enemy List.
Reported presence of Bulgarian units on the
western front brings up again the question of
the relations between the United States and this
ally of Germany. We have occupied the equiv
ocal and somewhat paradoxical position of being
at war with Germany and Austria and at peace
with Turkey and Bulgaria, although the latter
are closely associated with and under control
of Germany, and actually declared at war with
our own allies. To maintain this situation
longer might reasonably be considered as com
promising our actions in other regards. It is
not improbable that later we will be asked to
dispatch troops to the Saloniki front, as we
have sent forces to Italy, where they are cer
tain to come into contact with Bulgarians and
perhaps Turks, fighting on the Austrian side.
Mr. Wilson has steadfastly sought to main
tain at least a semblance of friendly relations
with Bulgaria and Turkey, waiting for an overt
act on part of either before declaration of war.
This humanitarian spirit has characterized his
every step so far, and well reflects the attitude
of the American people. It is not certain,
though, but continuance of the policy will lay
us under the disadvantage of being misunder
stood in our war aims. If we are to apply all
that has been pronounced for, the process will '
involve steps seriously affecting both Bulgaria
and Turkey. We cannot aid the Czecho-Slavs
and the Armenians without upsetting settle
ments forecasted by German arrangements.
Our people will not welcome the addition
of Bulgaria to the enemy list, but they will see
the justice of the act, and the president will
have in this, as he did in the case of Austria,
full approval from the country. No temporiz
ing or hairsplitting should intervene to retard
the progress of justice in this war.
Soldiers and Cigarets.
In the course of our strerucus endeavors to
make the world safe for the democratic party
we encounter quite a few bumps. One of these,
over which the car of progress has jolted' sev
eral times, is the cigaret for the soldier. No
army ever marched surrounded by home Com
forts and safeguarded as have the Pershing
crusaders. Not only has the physical well
being of the boys been provided for, but their
mental and moral needs have been given es
pecial attention. And it is well, too, for they
; are representing the home life of America in a
land where it has been little understood. Of
the way they have behaved when off duty we
are as proud as we are of their fine courage and
great gallantry in action. But some of the
home folks cannot reconcile themselves, appar
ently, to the fact that the boys want cigarets.
Now and then some earnest and sincere person
rises up and protests loudly against the furnish
ing of the "fag" to the lads in khaki. But what
do the boys say? A correspondent who has
been with the army over there from the first
writes: "A soldier who may 'ace death a dozen
times in an hour complains because he lacks
cigarets. or because he cannot find his rations."
With this testimony, and it may be multiplied
many rhr.es, cannot we af'ord to let the lads
have their " smokes," and give our full attention
to some of the greater things involved?
Up. to' the present Pershing's men hold one
record for tie war. They captured intact an
entire German reglr.ientjjcolonel and all, ca'led
the roll, noted the few absentees and then
marched the outfit to the rear under command
of its own oncers. This exploit wes topped off
by taking the entire artillery equipment of a
German division. Such job-lot operations will
increase tie rerpect the Lui'encor.7 out't is
gathering for t" e Yankee who would not fight.
Secretary Baker ays the srnl'es on the faces
of the Yankee boys is the most wor.tlcr.'ul thing
he has seen in Earope. Also t'e rr.crt d-rcr-
ous for Frit?.. look cut for thcra when they
I smile, for then they mean business.
One Year Ago Today In the War.
House of representatives unani
mously adopted the war deficiency
bill.
Germans reached French lines on
Ncufchatel road, but were driven
back.
Kerensky, as commander-in-chief,
left for Russian general headquar
In Omaha 30 Years Ago Today.
A meeting of the Young Men's
Republican club was held at the
Millard, W. F. Bechel presiding.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President.
D. J. O'Donohoe; vice president, J. P.
Hreen; secretary, George A. Jop
lin, and treasurer, R. C. Patterson,
to Kansas City, where he is wanted
to shoe a number of race horses
entered for the coming races.'
The Cable Tramway company
have let the contract for material
tor about a mile of track, which
will be used for an extension of
the Dodge and Harney street line.
A telegram called VV. B. Watson'
Miss Stella Mount left over the
Wabash, accompanied by her father
for Chicago, where she will enter
Miss Grant's college.
A. Straight, a veteran Hfw York
fireman, is in the city and Chief
Galligan drove him around the city
and exhib'ted Omaha's sights.
Alfred Millard was married to
Miss Alice Brown of this city. The
marriage took' place in Geneva,
Switzerland.
The Day We Celebrate.
Loyal S. Mole, clerk in the Omaha
postoflice, born in 1858.
John H. Clarhe, associate justice
t-f the supreme court of the United
States, born at Lisbon, O., 61 years
ago.
William S. McNair, one of the
new major generals of the Uniied
r-'iatcs army, born in Michigan, SO
yerrs ago.
Sir Richard Tatley Glazehrook,
who has been awarded the Albert
mednl for valuable services in the
application of natural science to in
dustry, born 64 years ago.
John L. Bates, ex-rovemor of
MasT."'iusetts and presiding officer
of the recent constitutional conven
tion in that state, born at North
F.p.ston, Mass., 59 years ago.
Walter Evans. United States dis
trict judge for Kentucky, born in
Barron county, Ky., 76 years ago.
Sea Gives Up Sunken Ships
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Owen Conner in New York Herald.
Mastery of 1 : sea, with all its fascination
and romance, has become a passion so strongly
bred in the bone of the Briton that he refuses
ever to confess defeat whe a problem of the
ocean's depths confronts hi 1. So firmly im
bedded in his nature is this trait that he simply
could not accept the record of his losses in
steamships by German submarines as final, even
when his ships had been sent to the bottom of
the green waters that surround his isles. He
started in methodically, with the dodged pluck
and inability to confess defeat which have
shown in his character so markedly in this war,
to seek practicable means of recovering at least
part of what the enemy had taken from him by
the torpedo and the underwater mine.
What has been accomplished forms one of
the most amazing chapters of achievement in
the history of all human endenvor. In one year
and a half, since January 1, 1917, the British ad
miralty has raised from the depths 417, cargo
steamships and has succeeded in recovering
more than two-thin'j of the freight they car
ried. Some perishable portions of the cargoes
were ruined by their long immersion, but one
giant steamship torn from its ocean grave for a
new lease of useful ' life h been laden with
merchandise valued at $15,000,000. and every
penny's worth of that loss was recovered. An
other hute vessel was raised and a $10,000,000
cargo recovered.
Some of the story of the admiralty salvage
corps and its accomplishments has just been
permitted to be made public by the British gov
ernment, and it reads for the rreater part more
like a fanciful tale by Jules Verne rather than
the matter-of-fact official record that it is. Im
agine the magnificence and brilliant daring of
the exploit of recovering from loss two steam
shins, laden with o:Is. both pirtly sunk and with
their cargoes in fames, wherever the hulls
were above water.
One of these vessels was of American regis
ter. Before the war it wott'd not have been
accounted as of great value, for it was the once
despised tanker. But in the conditions that have
prevailed since 1914 it was a prer'ous adjunct
to the rjreat sunply fleet needed by Great Britain
to maintain adequate fuel stores for ships of
the navy. When this tanker, the name of which
is withheld, of course, was found to be in fames
and all but a total wreck, tumbling about in the
waters of the English chanel, with dense vol
umes of smoke rising from its hold, the salvage
corps went out to it, took one goo(f look and
then summoned a destroyer. At the request of
the salvage corps the destroyer fired two shells
into the derelict and put all of its hull beneath
the waves.
The tanker sank in comparatively shallow
water. Just as soon as it was reasonably cer
tain that the fire had been quenched divers were
sent down to repair the gaps in the hull, torn
by the destroyer's shells, and when this work
was finished friant pumps were stink into the
hold to clear the water that held it down. S'owly
it rose, foot by foot, a little erch day, until after
more thnn a month of labor it was aain sufli-
cietnly above the level of the sea to permit of!
its being towed to port. But the fire-biasted
and twisted i -on of its upper works bore little
resemblance a ship that was yet to have a
career of usefulness.
Th. Dry In History.
175? The city of Quebec surren
dered to the English.
1854 Great Britain protested
against the proposed annexation of
the Sandwich Islands to the United
States.
1S61 Bowling Green, Ky., was
occupied by the confederates.
1863 An insurrection started in
the fleet at Cadiz and spread
through nearly all Spain.
1874 Nebraska Relief and Aid so
ciety organized to relieve sufferers
from famine caused by drouth and
locusts.
18?3 The earl of Aberdeen took
office as governor general of Can
ada. 1914 Belgians made a gallant
stand against a Germany infantry
attack at Termor.de.
1915 Entente allies presented a
joint note to Bulgaria, asking it to
take a definite stand.
1916 British forces advanced
within three miles of Bapaume.
Timely Jot'ings and Reminders.
1,510th day of the great war.
National independence day of
Chili.
- Centennial anniversary of the
birth of Mrs. Mary A. Vincent, one
of the most popular actresses in the
annals of the American stage.
One hundred and twenty-five
years ago today the cornerstone for i
the national capitol in Washington
was laid by President Washington.
The organization of the War
Mothers of Amerxa is to be com
peted at a national convention I
which has been cal'ed to meet to- I
dav at Evansville, Ind. 1
The second annual convention of
the South Dakota Employers' and !
Manufacturers' association is to 1
open at Huron today and will con
tinue in session over tomorrow.'
Storve'te of the Day.
Speaking at a recent dinner, Sen
ator Henry C. Lodge of Massachu
setts referred to the technical auto
mobile terms and told the following
story:
One afternoon some time ago two
young girls were sitting on. the ve
randa knitting for the soldiers when
one of them turned the conversation
to an auto ride she had the evening
before.
"Mr. Jones' ability in running an
automobile is simply wonderful," de
clared the pretty one. "I never
dreamed that it was possible to go
quite so far without machinery."
"Go wi.hout machinery I" was the
wondering rejoinder of the other.
"Do you mean to say that such a
thing happened?"
"Yes," promptly replied the first.
"We must have gone at least 12
miles before Mr. Jones discovered
that the engine was missing."
Citiir Shots
St Lou!s Globa-Demo?rat: The
Ce.ma::3 r.re craciualty improving.
It ctcea net ta'.ie t'.iem as lens as
formerly to d.ccover when a salient
is tco hot to hold.
VTarhtngtcn Pest: Boche newspa
pers cortices t'.iat they can't lathi,m
Fcch's strategy. Iiu'.i! It's simple,
it's mere y to tarry the war into the
ena:ny's country.
Kew York Herald: Apparently
tho:e Germr.n ne.."p.i3ers t.nt are
t'ubb.'nj Count v..n llertltng 'V.rave-tJ'-rr
i.f th3 Ko.ensolrn dynac.y"
a a bcrt u;i:.n mi'tln? the count tne
hero it future Ge. many.
Ea'tlmore mrri an: At least the
new' 1 r.ia wi:i be helpful in tai;.nr
I into tlie r.n!:s a larrjo number if
rm-tcur s.ra:cj.us wao have ro Ions
1 r--en te'V'm t'.ie'r neighbors the enly
J absolute way of w.un.ug the war.
The apparent hopelessness of the task before
them didn't deter the salvage corps for a mo
ment. They got the battered hulk into port and,
first of all, examined its oil tanks to find out if
any of the valuable fuel was still fit for use. To
their surprise, and to that of all who had seen
the old tank ablaze out in the channel, more
than half of the oil was pumped out in good con
dition, and then expert shipwrights went to
work to replace the damaged plates in its hull
and to build new upper works.
In less than three months their work was
finished and the vessel was once more put into
commission. It arrived at an American port
late in July and is once more in regular service,
carrying American fuel oil to the British navy.
It is decorated with the puzzling camouflage de
signs adopted by English experts to make the
U-boat's task more difficult and it carries 16,003
tons of oil on every trip it makes eastward
across the ocean. The official report of its
salvage states that the oil recovered from its
wrecked hull amounted to mo-e than 8,000 tons.
Another vesesl found to be in fames in the
English channel was of British register. It was
of the regulation steamship construction, not a
tanker, and the problem of saving it from total
destruction was greater than in the case of the
American tanker, for practically all its hull
above the water line was in dames. It was
laden with a shipment of munitions from the
United States and the fire had made its way into
the magazines where these were stored. From
time to time it was shaken by explosions and
then finally the fire gained such headway that
its hull was completely concca'ed by the smoke.
As was done with the tanker, it was deliberately
sent to the bottom by a British destroyer, but
before this was done the flames had almost com
pletely destroyed all of its structure above the
water line.
Again divers were sent below the surface.
They made such repairs as they could and then
the wrecking tugs towed it into an English har
bor. There the unexploded munitions still in
the hold were taken out and were found to
amount to almost one-half of the entire cargo.
Rebuilding work has been carried out rapidly
and the steamship is now ready to go out again
to brave the German and' his submarines. In
the fire which wrecked it 31 men lost their lives.
Details of the saving of these two vessels were
made public by the British government so that
the public might know the value of the tasks
accomplished by the admiralty salvage corps.
Astonishing as were the results in tiiese two
instances, it is a fact, nevertheless, that King
George's ministers regard them as relatively
unimportant. That is why publication was per
mitted. Of the other facts, such as the saving
of one giant steamship, whose cargo was valued
at $15,000,000, and of another with freight on
board worth $10,000,000, there is silence. To
tell what was done to save them, where they
were sunk, or even to tell their names, might
give information of value to the enemy, and
Great Britain is not running that risk.
Salvation Army Drive.
Omaha. Sept. 17 To the Editor
of The Bee: Answering an inquiry
by an anonymous contributor in The
ilee, every cent of the money raised
In the Salvation Army drive here Is
deposited with Mr. t W. Clarke of
the Nebraska National bank, as
treasurer of the local war fund com
mittee, and on the completion of
the drive will be transmitted to the
Salvation Army war fund in Chica
go, to be sent Intact to Europe for
use In war work. Not one cent of
the expenses Incurred by the Salva
tion Army in Bending Its organizers
here, nor their expenses while here,
nor even the preliminary cost of but
tons, etc., will be taken out of the
contributions given by the people of
Omaha, but are provided by the
Salvation Army out of its own funds
not derived from Omaha.
Moreover, the Salvation Army haa
diverted to use in war service hun
dreds of thousands of dollars of its
own funds not collected from the
public for war purposes, even mort
gaging its property to raise funds to
serve the soldiers.
Mr. Editor, 1 question the propri
ety of publishing anonymous sug
gestions of that character. Their
ultimate source is unmistakable. The
same attacks have been made upon
e ery other war fund here, but not
heretofore given place in the public
prints. The Salvation Army Is pe
culiarly susceptible to unfair attacks
of this kind, for the reason that It
dees not have locally as many per
sons of standing in the community
as the other organizations.
The Salvation Army war fund
committee in Omaha comprises such
f.rst-ciass business men as Mr. John
A. Monroe of the Union Pacific, Mr.
A. B. Currie. Mr. Sam & Caldwell.
Mr. F. W. Clarke and many others
of like standing, and the public may
be assured that the funds so gener
ously contributed will be accounted
for with due regard to the proprie
ties of the situation.
FRANCIS A. Bo.0GAN,
Chairman General Committee.
Opposes Xorrls for Senate.
Brownlee, I.b., Sept. 12. To the
Kditor of The Bee: Totay every
male citizen of the United States
between 18 and 45 Is required to
give up his work Ion? enough to reg
ister for service in the war. Before
the primary you disclosed the fact
I think it must have been a fact, be
cause 1 have never scon it contra
dicted that United States Senator
Norris not only opposed the declara
tion of war, but persistently anr :n
slstently gave his vote and his i-
ence to hinder and retard the
ministration in its efforts to pre.. ..-e
for and prosecute the war.
I have no personal feeling against
Senator Norris. I would not kn w
him If I should meet him, except for
his photographs. I could forgive
him and overlook the fact that he
oted against the war, though 1
think he made a mistake, but his
vote on subsequent measures, es
pecially his vote against the revenue
bill from which the administration
was to derive the funds for the pur
pose of prosecuting the war already
upon us is Indefensible.
Will the patriotic people of Ne
braska endorse th's record? I
doubt it. Senator Ncrrls was re
nominated by about one-third of the
republicans voting at the primary
election, less than 10 per cent of the
voters of the state. Will he run on
his war record, or will he becloud
the issue by an appeal to the preju
dices of the people? It Is not neces
sary to say to the readers of The
Bee that I am a republican. I be
lieve in republican principles. I
have never voted for a democrat for
nn Important office, but when once
the constituted authorities have de
clared war I stand where every other
citizen, be he republican, democrat
or what not ought to stand, squarely
behind the administration charged
with the prosecution of the war, and
I care not what party may be In
power. I was disappointed that
Cenator Norris received the nomina
tion. But there Is still another
chance for the people of Nebraska to
repudiate his record. I hope they
will rice to the occasion and say to
the world that no man who has
tried to hang a millstone about the
neck of the administration in such
times as these can ever represent
them in the United States senate.
F. M. CURRIE.
about the security for the money
leaned to the allies. The biggest part
of the loan has been made to Great
Britain, which in turn loaned the
money to Its allies. Great Britain's
record for stability and honesty j
makes Its word as good aa a bond.
As long aa the British navy main
tains its position it can and will meet
its financial obligations.
THOMAS HENRY W ATKINS.
State Political Comment
Norfolk Press: Congress quickly
squelched the bill making congress
men subject to draft. Isn't a con
gressman as useful as a movie actort
Scottsbluff Republican: The state
ment of Arthur Mullen that "the
election of republicans would caune
bonfires to be lighted In Berlin" was
the most seditious remark made by
one who claims to be an American
citizen, and comes nearer being .the
utterance of a Sinn Felner than that
of an American. But what more can
you txpect from the offiling of a
distinguished bog-trotter?
Beatrice Express: Railway Com
missioner Tom Hall, who attempts
to nullify the action of the state
council of defense relative to the
speaking of the German language
over the telephones, was given the
boot instead of the key of the city
when he landed at Auburn a fow
Cays ago. It is fortunate for Tom
that he doesn't happen to be a can
didate for election this fail.
Aurora Sun: The most liberal
spender In the recent campaign, ac
cording? to the statements published,
was Congressman Sloan, of this dis
trict, who was one of the republican
candidates for United Stales sena
tor. According to the expenre state
ment died by Mr. Sloan lie disposed
o more than $4,000 of legal tender
trying to win a hopeless battle. Tho
people if the fourth district have
ion-; known that the Sloans are good
spenders when political honors are
at stake, but the cash could not be
macle to reach Ir.e persimmon this
time.
DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIES.
"I came acrora a mm the other day who
had cleaned out a bank and nothing waa
done to hlra."
'Why not?"'
' Drrnuae he waa the Janitor and bad
to do It." Baltimore American.
A Child
can optrate this
Player
"Pon't you m'sa your husband very
much, now that he I at the front?"
"Oh, no; at breakfaat I Juat aland a
nrwspaper up In front of a plate and
half the time 1 forget be lan't there."
The Bjatander.
"lie la auch jocular man to be ao
atr'i ;ly n i o . i'io"lt'."
"But hia humor la of the very dryest
aort, you know." B.ow:ilns'a Magazine.
mm likes
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Omaha, Sept. 13. To the Editor
of The Bee: Representative Sloan
does not need to show any anxiety
Real Wonder -Worker
For Wrinkled Faces
A Sure Way To
End Dandruff
Those who have tried all aorta of so
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it trial. The success of this method is
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ness upon the deepest lines and crows
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but also to its surprisingly quick action
and its ent're harmlessness. Its simplic
ity and its inexpensiveness are other com
mendable features, for one need only dis
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In th;i so'ution. At once remarkable
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Mv.
There is one sure way that has
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once, and that is to dissolve it, then
you destroy it entirely. To do this,
just get about four ounces of plain,
common liquid arvon from any drug
store (this is all you will need),
apply it at night when retiring; use
enough to moisten the scalp and
rub it in gently with the finger tips.
By morning, most if not all, of
your dandruff will be gone, and
three or four more applications
will completely dissolve and entire
ly destroy erery single sign and
trace of it, no matter how much
dandruff you may have.
You will find all itching and dig
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and your hair will be fluffy, lus
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ter Adv.
IjBJgSJ
Farms for Returned Soldiers
Brooklyn Eagle.
About the sr.nest of the after-war plans so
far put before the country is that of Secreiary
of the I nterior Lane for putting returned sol
diers upon farms, a twentieth ceniury adapta
tion of the old slogan of the freedman's bureau,
"Forty acres and a mule" for the freed negroes.
Most of us have the idea that the government
lands in the west have been taken up and that
the prosperous era of free land for every settler
has passed never to return. We got that diea
before the days of scientific agriculture and irri
gation. Secretary Lane 'has made surveys and
worked out p'ans for the reclamation of 15.000,
C03 acres of arid- land by irnsafon, of 70 000,000
to 0 C00 030 acres of swamp by draining and
for clearing 2C0 0C0.C00 acres whith have been
cut over by lumbermen and le.'t to grow tip to
scrub. He asks an appropriation of $1.C0J,000
from congress for this work of rec'awation in
order that farms may he ready for such soldiers
as may wish to make their homes on them when
they come tack from thrashing the Germans.
Aside from t':e patriotic aspect which nave
to the p'an its impu'se, it should be valuaVe as
brir-j-irr under cuit'vat'on larc rrc;is of land
w!"ch is now waste''. The need of rtore farms
?id better farming has been shown by the war.
T!:at reed is not likely to decrease, because our
war shipping will ettend t''e n:rr'.:et for our
crops and t';cre will I e s'ead'ly r.'ore and rrore
rr.outV.s to be fed. The Lane p'r.n is sound so
far p.s the so1d"ers are concernd, and it vvi'l be
neet'ed for the development of a greater food
supply.
Bell
lSiv Owned
Exchange
Only One-Fourth of American
Telephone Exchanges Are
Bell Owned or Controlled
Of the 21,703 telephone
exchanges in the United
States, only 5,400 or about
25 per cent, are owned by
the Bell System.
Tho Bell System, composed of 37 associated companies,
does not seek univenal ownership of tha telephone. It doss,
however, encourage the connection of all the telephone sys
tems in the country with each otter so that connmication be
twecn any two telephones in the nation will be possible.
In addition to 9,129 independent t:laphone companies in the
United states operating 16,300 er.clrrs, there are 22,000 mutual
telephone associations of farmers with 1,400,000 rural telephones.
The Unit:d States today has over '11,700,000 telephones, or
mora th:.n all the rest of tha world combined, and the service ia
the test and cheapest given anywhere.
Ho cinle telephone organization can cbim the credit for the
ma "niflcentJ showing mr.de in this country. Every telephone com
pany, lare and small, Bell owned, independently ownrd or a mu
tual association, is entitled to its full share of the credit
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