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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: OCTOBER -20, 1918
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A penitent kaiser is a siglit for the gods, but i
one not yet presented.
Foot ball may be a war essential, but it can
not stand against the "flu."
Ruthless submarine warfare goes right on.
Yes, but it doesn't get anywhere.
Six billion dollars is quite a lump, but it is
only car fare fur Uncle Sam these days.
Wonder what the kaiser is feeding his gulli
ble Germans now about "my invincible armies."
TTfT T"rTT!?
"Under our holy crown," says Kaiser Karl,
the Czechs shall be free, and all Bohemia smiled.
. The kaiser will deny that his U-boat prac
tices are cruel. This may console him, but will
not convince the world.
Two million Yankee soldiers in France, and
more going over every day, is an argument even j
the Hun mind can grasp.
These line fall rains are fixing the tup soil
for winter wheat, and contain much promise for
a bumper yield next year. :
Wonder why tne basic price on cotton .is so
slow in coining forth? It didn't take long to
fix the price on wheat and hogs.
PUNISHMENT OF ENEMY CRIMINALS.
The growing outcry that punishment of those
responsible for the outrages and atrocities per
petrated on innocent victims in flagrant disre
gard of all the laws of war should be included
in the exactions of the final peace is apparently
not confined to this country. Speaking at Liv
erpool a few weeks ago, Sir Frederick Smith,
the attorney general for Great Britain, made this
declaration:
I have given close attention to the subject
of international law, and I tell you plainly that
there is in international law abundant war
rant for the punishment, both in their persons
and in their purses, of proved and identified
criminals. Cheers. It has not been be
coming, until the hope of victory was recently
formed upon the events in the field, to talk of
what we should do when victory came. That
those persons who can be identified with uni
versally admitted acts of outrage are to es
cape with impunity is a view of the situation
which I certainly should find it difficult to
accept. Cheers.
We are told it will not be possible for Ger
many to pay indemnities, although she her
self is demanding 300,000,000 from the Bol
shevists. There are great assets in Germany.
It is a matter which is irrelevant from one
point of view as to whether those assets are
pledged bv the German government to the
citizens of that country who have supplied
the money for the war to be carried on. The
relevant answer on the subject to the German
government is, "You have pillaged and de
stroyed Belgium and ravaged France, and
your first obligation is to compensate Bel
gium and then France, and then pay those
who put in the money to enable you to com
mit those outrages." Cheers.
The report of these remarks being punctu
ated with "cheers" would indicate that the opin
ion of the British attorney general strikes a
popular chord over there. Discussion of the
subject on this side has already led to citation
of the chapter of pur civil war history, in which
the notorious General Wirz, held responsible
for the Andcrsonville prison barbarism, was
tried in a civil court after the surrender and
convicted as any other criminal. For us to re
venge the slaughter of innocents by retaliating
in kind upon other innocent people is, we all
agree, a questionable procedure, but to hold to
strict accountability the arch fiends who planned
and "fnstigated such crimes would be merely
punishing guilt.
' You cannot go to church today, but that will
not prevent jour having religious services. Fol
low the program outlined in The Bee.
- If all of 'em responded as well as Omaha it
would have been "over the top" for the Liberty
loan in less than three weeks, and then some.
. This year the Belgians can celebrate a real
American Thanksgiving. And they will not
have to wait till the last Thursday in November,
either.
That electrified wire along the Dutch border
of Belgium finally did the Huns a good turn.
It told them where they could reach safety by
being interned.
A plea is being made that the Allied troops
now at Vladivostok be sent to the Volga to
winter. Sound military reason supports this,
but diplomacy is holding it up.
Did you notice how the democratic organs
and orators have worked partisanship overtime
throughout the Liberty loan drive when politics
was "adjourned" for the second time, presuma
' bly for republicans only?
The payroll at the Camp Dodge cantonment,
most of which goes into channels of trade in
Dcs M,oines, is in excess of $50,000 a day. Be
fore very long Omaha will be represented in
congress by more than a messenger boy.
By the outcome of the litigation over the lim
, ited suffrage law there will be no referendum
and no votes-for-women in the coming Ne
braska election. Lawsuits sometimes produce
results that neither side expected at the start.
Tightening up on sugar restrictions is an
niher way of reminding the dear public that we
still have a war on our hands. Some day we
may get back to where we can have all we want,
but the "one-lump-and-stir-like-hell" rule is a
good one to follow nowadays.
During the primary the local hyphenated
organ of pro-German and Morgan church prop
aganda gave aid and comfort to the candidate
who pulled out the republican senatorial nomi
. nation against whom it is now opening up its
batteries. Had he only played the Henry Ford
act and filed for the demoeratic nomination, too,
that sheet would probably be supporting him
straight through.
Loans to Our Allies
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The largest asset of the United States treas
ury is what our associates in the war owe us.
Credits for more than $7,098,000,000 have been
established, exceeding by 100 per cent all the
gold and silver and other valuables held in the
treasury. Xt have not stinted in advancing
them money to spend in the war against Ger
many, but have been limited only by their
necessities. It was generous, but it was also
prudent, for it was one of the ways of making
our national strength register against the en
emy. The vital fact was that the money must
be. furnished as it was needed. That fact re
mains unchanged, and the time has not been
reached when, the country is ready to listen to
faultfinding with the way the money was turned
over to our fighting comrades. If it had been
necessary we would have given it readily.
The original war finance bill specfied that the
sums set aside for the use of the allies should
be used in purchasing their bonds. It soon be
came apparent, however, that this procedure
involved dangerous delay in opening our re
sources to their armies. An amendment was
pat through by Secretary McAdoo authorizing
short-time loans, and practically all of the ob
ligations from the allies are in the form of de
mand notes, i bearing interest-at the Liberty
bond rates. Interest is being paid on them at
the rate of $10,000,000 monthly, and in a year it
will be $40,000,000 monthly. The diplomatic
notes are accepted by the Treasury department
ifti assurance from the State department as to
a'he authority of the representatives of the bor
'fowing governments to execute the obligation!.
-Tho;naj F. Logan in Leslij't
Relief Work at Home.
Overshadowed by the war and its attendant
activites, the work is being done by home or
ganizations to relieve suffering and alleviate pri
vation at home does not have the attention it
deserves. With a terrible pestilence holding
the city in its grip, thousands of victims being
under treatment, and many needing care that
cannot be provided, the good women of the
Visiting Nurse association have found them
selves suddenly asked to assume a burden far
beyond anything they contemplated. They
have resolutely undertaken to meet the emer
gency with whatever means they control, and
are accomplishing much more than they them
selves understand. The soup kitchen, which is
splendidly serving a great purpose, is the least
of their efforts. Many other women are con
tributing in the way of personal service, neigh
bor helping neighbor, the well giving of their
strength to aid the afflicted, and throughout the
whole city is seen such a spirit of helpfulness
as must encourage everyone to believe in the
better nature of man. In the face of a general
calamity the generous side of humanity always
turns up, and self gives way to service as easily
as water runs down hill.
Free Trade With Germany.
.Perhaps the present is not the most oppor
tune time for the discussion of the commercial
relations of the world after tr.c war, but some
of President Wilson's recent remarks have led
to reflections abroad that some sort of under
standing as to what is involved might be of
advantage to all. Free commercial intercourse
as an element of the proposed league of nations
is drawing most attention. In Great' Britain ob
jections have been outspokenly filed against the
admission of Germany to any such combination.'
For example, the London Outlook says:
When we are invited by men in responsi
ble positions not only to let the enemy down
lightly in the settlement of the war, but to
IC5UU1C iree, unregulated trade intercourse
with him after the war to open again our
ports and markets to the Germans, free of
tariff, toll or tax, so that they may again
"blackleg" our traders and drive both labor
and capital out of this country well, it is
time to ask the reason why, and to consider
jwhat a grave injustice we should thereby be
(doing to our own people, including many of
the men now fighting for us. To a fair rival,
an honest foe and a clean fighter generosity
by all means. But the German character is
such that U would certainly mistake gener
osity for weakness.
That German devastation of factory towns
in France, Belgium and Poland has been delib
erately done to destroy rivals and create a mar
ket is clear. Similarly neutral shipping has
been destroyed that whatever is left of the Ger
man merchant fleet will have better employment
when peace comes. These things argue strongly
against taking the Hun into a league of nations
where no restriction is placed on commerce.
In time the German nation may become fit
to be so dealt with, but free trade with that
country after the war is out of the question for
America.
Stronger Highways Required.
When the Nebraska legislature gets around
to the good roads question next winter, as it
probably will, it should give attention to a newly
developed phase of the problem. It is the in
creasing use of trucks in transportation, not
only from the farms to the railroads, but be
tween the farms and the markets. Along with
this comes the natural increase in load handled,
putting an extra tax on the roadbed. High
ways that are not properly constructed to with
stand the wear of heavy loads moving swiftly
will soon break down and are worse than none.
Nebraska has not gonevery far beyond the
talking stage in the matter of road improvement,
but the actual work of construction cannot be
put off much longer. Our state engineer could
perform a real service by preparing in advance
some data on this topic for the instruction of
the legislators when they get together.
Vorwaerts, socialistic organ of Berlin, says
the war is terminating in a way satisfactory to
no man in Germany. That is just about what
the allied democracies of the world are fighting
for. - -
Prince Max is to resign "as imperial chan
cellor. He will find that easier than horn
swoggling Uncle Saia,
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One Year Ago Today in the War.
French seaport of Dunkirk bom
barded by German warships.
President Wilson proclaimed Oc
tober 28 as a day of prayer.
Four Zejjpelins which had taken
part in raid on London were shot
down in France.
In Omaha 30 Years Ago Today.
Mr. Henry Rosenberg and Miss
Mollie Morris were married.
The members of the Omaha
Dramatic club, are rehearsing the
play. "A Scrap of Taper," at the
residence of Mr. J. J. Dickey.
The Misses Irene Lowe and Lide
Wilson have returned from a so
journ in St. Louis.
Mr. Alfred Millard and wife, who
were married in Switzerland, have
returned to Omaha.
Robert Harris and wife have left
ft; Los Angeles, where they will
make their future home.
Mrs. Joseph Barker, Worthing
ton, Avenue, entertained a number
of friends at a luncheon.
Miss Bertha Steinhauser has gone
to Chicago to join a concert com
pany. The members of the Crescent
club gave their second dance at
Crapp's hall. Thirty couples were
in attendance and an excellent
time was enjoyed.
The Day We Celebrate.
George Dyball, former secretary
of the Smith Brick company, born
1869.
John C. Forbes, in charge of the
accounting for the Cudahy Packing
company, born 1861.
Dr. William M. Gordon, practic
ing physician, born 1863. ,
Charles N. Herreid, South Dakota
federal food administrator, born in
Dane county, Wisconsin, 61 years
ago.
George B. Dybail. republican
candidate for state representative,
formerly with the Alamito company,
born at Chicago, 1869.
Right Rev. William T. Russell,
Catholic bishop of Charleston, S. C,
born in Baltimore, 55 years ago.
Prof. John Dewey of Columbia
university, writer on philosophy and
education, born at Burlington, Vt.,
59 year ago.
Edgar Selwyn, noted playwright
and theatrical magnate, bom in Cin
cinnati, 43 years ago.
This Day in History.
1805 Battle of Ulm, in which the
Austrians were defeated with dread
ful loss by the French under Mar
shal Ney.
1818 United States and Great
Britain signed a convention respect
ing commerce, boundaries and fish
eries. 1823 Daniel E. Sickles, who com
manded the Third Army corps of
the Federals at Gettysburg, born in
New York City. Died there, May 3,
1914.
1827 Combined fleets of England,
France and Russia nearly destroyed
the Turkish and Egyptian fleet in
battle near Navarino, Greece.
1893 Twenty-six persons killed in
a wreck on the Grand Trunk rail
way near Battle Creek, Mich.
1914 Russians definitely checked
the advance of the Germans on
Warsaw.
19l5Bnlgarians cut the Nish
Salonica railway, fifty miles below
Nish. ,
191f5Germany announced the
sinking of two British transports in
the Mediterranean.
Timely Jottings and Reminders.
One thousand five hundred and
forty-second day of the great war.
Delegates from many parts of the
United States and Canada are to as
semble in New York today for the
annual convention of the United
Textile Workers of America
The elaborate public celebration
of Cardinal Gibbons' golden jubilee
as an archbishop, which was to
have opened today in Baltimore, has
been abandoned owing to the ep
idemic of influenza. 1
Storyette of the Day.
An old lady was going to Stam
ford, Conn., to visit a daughter, and
took her seat in the cars for the first
time in her life. During the ride the
car in which she was seated was
thrown down an embankment and
demolished.
Crawling out from beneath the
debris, she spied a man who was
held down in a sitting position by
his' legs being fastened.
"Is this Stamford?" she anxiously
asked.
The man was from Boston. Mass.
He was in considerable pain, but he
didn't lose sight of the fact that he
was from Boston, so he said:
"No, this is a catastrophe."
"Oh!" ejaculated the old lady.
'Then I hadn't oughter got off
lerel" Chicago News.
SIDELIGHTS ON THE WAR.
"This war Is fought by machin
ery," said the doughboy as he har
nessed that perfect war machine, the
Missouri mule, and pulled a mqitor
car out of the mud of France.
Food administrators of New York
class .sanding chickens for market
as a nonessential industry. The
sand must be omitted or the poultry
profiteers will win a room in the
Tombs.
Corp. Theodore Dukeshire wrote
from the front to his mother, at 563
Eighth street, Brooklyn, N. T., that
he la alive today because the Bible
in his vest pocket saved him from a
German bullet
Every six minutes a merchant ves
sel arrives and another departs from
American ports. From north At
lantic seaports there Is a departure
every 11 minutes; and one for Eu
rope every 40 minutes.
Every soldier In the American
forces in France will receive one
half pound of candy every 10 days
as a part of his ration, tinder the
new ration system drawn up by the
Q. M. C. and n6w awaiting ratifica
tion of G. IL Q. The candy ration
will Include chocolates and hard
candles of pure sugar. The candy
Is now being made in factories op
erated in Francs by .the Qt M C,
Views and Reviews
The President's Fourteen Peace
TermsA Letter About the
"Flu" Epidemic Abroad
The resumption of diplomatic conversation
with Germany has brought again into promi
nence the enumeration of the fourteen essen
tial peace conditions promulgated by President
Wilson last January as epitomizing our war
aims. These fourteen propositions have been
reprinted in connection with the answer to the
German note, reiterating them in nearly every
newspaper in the land and re-read and re
studied by everyone trying to keep posted on
the succession of events. The over-shadowing
importance of this document as the basis of the
final peace, whenever it may come, recalls to
me the fact that I heard the president person
ally expounding his declaration and wrote my
impression of it at the time for this column as
follows :
"While in Wahington I walked in quite
accidentally upon the joint session of congress
to which the president was delivering his
address upon peace terms. To the public,
which in this instance included everybody
outside of the inner White House circle, this
pronouncement was wholly unexpected and
the impression has prevailed that Mr. Wilson
prepared his statement and rushed to the
capitol to deliver it. But obviously it was not
done so fast as that, for as I came into the
press gallery after the president had been
speaking for not more than five minutes
printed copies were distributed, run off for
newspaper use, as customary on one side of
the paper duly captioned and dated. The
president read the speech from typewritten
manuscript in a quiet voice and a rather mod
ulated tone, with practically no gestures at
all, and with only occasional emphasis on the
different points. Particularly when he out
lined his peace program in numbered para
graphs, "firstly" to "fourteenthly," he recalled
very much lecturing to a class of students at
college, as I have often heard him do, the
only difference being the occasional interrup
tions by applause, in which no well-ordered
body of students would dare to indulge. It
seemed to me that Mr. Wilson's hair w;as
whiter than when I had last seen him, but
otherwise no outward signs of aging or
worry. I hardly need add that among those
who heard the speech opinion varied widely
as to whether it was calculated to hasten
overtures for peace or widen the breach and
make it more necessary than ever to demon
strate first that our armies are invincible and
all-conquering."
The question suggested in my last sentence
as to whether the fourteen demands were cal
culated atN the time to hasten or retard the
achievement of our purposes is probably still
open to debate and is likely hereafter to furnish
food for much controversial history but this
history cannot be written until the heat of the
war conflagration cools off.
In the War's Spotlight
Rheims, which has been wrested
from the Germans by the allies after
having been almost blotted off the
map by the Hun bomb and torch, la
one of the most famous of the his
toric cities of France. During the
four years and more that it has been
the scene of conflict the historic
buildings of Kheims have suffered
irreparable damage. Most famous
of these is the 700-year-old cathe
dral, where the kings of France were
crowned for centuries.
The little town of Cambral, which
has been captured by the Canadians
after such hard fighting, Is located
on the eastern bank ot the Scheldt
at one end of the St. Quentin canal.
For the greater part of its history,
and until quite recent times, the
town was a fortress of considerable
strength. It was, Indeed, Charle
magne who first built walls around
it, and from that date It has figured
prominently in the history of north
ern France as a place "forever In dis
pute." Albania, where the Italians have
launched a vigorous campaign, has
been a bone of dispute between rival
powers for centuries past The lit
tle country is situated between a part
of Greece and Dalmatia. and Just
across the Adriatic from Italy. The
Albanians, though sharply divided
Into tribes. If very different types,
nevertheless are distinctly a race by
themselves. Other primitive popu
lations of the Balkan peninsula have
been Hellenized, Latinized or Ab
sorbed by Slavonic immigration, but
the Albanians still retain their an
cient and difficult language and pre
serve the customs and institutions of
a remote antiquity.
Apropos of the "Flu" and the effects of the
war on living conditions here and abroad, a
letter just received from a former Omaha girl
now married and living in Switzerland brings
some interesting information. Speaking of the
illness of one of the children the letter says:
"He was one of the first victims of a
treacherous epidemic that has been raging
here all summer and which has spread rap
idly. It came originally from the front, first
spread to Spain and there received its name,
'Spanish grip.' In Spain the victims merely
suffered several days with severe grip, but
here it has taken a more deadly form. The
sickness starts with grip and in most cases
- develops into pneumonia. There were hun
dreds of deaths, no, thousands, especially
among the soldiers. Recovery is very slow.
It takes weeks and sometimes months. After
our boy was up again, we repacked our trunks
and went to the mountains. Now we are
back but I see he is not yet fully recovered."
As to food and food prices these side lights
will be illuminating:
"You quote your prices as high. If you
only knew what we pay, you would call yours
low. Coal we pay $100 for one and a half
tons; eggs at present in summer, $1, etc. Our
latest cards are cheese and milk and potatoes.
We are not big eaters but we have to look
closely that we do not run short and most
people grumble. The Swiss are accustomed
to eating big portions of dairy products, but
now there is a shortage. Some time ago
Switzerland restricted the entrance of for
eigners into this country unless under special
permit. This principally to hinder people
coming here 'to get fed up,' for, as you know,
our food supplies are limited. -At present it
seems to me we are the chosen people, for we
have American wheat. You can't imagine what
it has meant to Switzerland and I can't tell
you what a tremendous effect it has had. The
first morning we had white bread it was not
your white bread, but white in comparison to
the mud-colored and slate-colored bread we
had had the whole family assembled and
gazed prolonged at that bread. We actually
called it cake. And now we feel so confident
that Uncle Sam will never desert us that we
face the future, more cheerfully. This year
more grain was planted than before and I
believe the harvest has yielded sufficient flour
to assure our bread consumption for seven
months."
To a reference to difficulty experienced in
getting news from a sister who is living in
Germany, this is added:
"Of course, she can say little of conditions
there, but it must be awful. I am surprised
that the people can live."
I maysay that the letter is from the younger
daughter of George Heimr6d, one of our old
time pioneer citizens of Omaha who, she re
ports, is in good health, living in Berne, where
he hat remained after retiring from the Ameri
can consular service.
The Rhine, which is expected to
become the last line of German de
fense, is one of the world's greatest
rivers, both In history and In com
merce. Rising in the highest Alps
in central Europe, It reaches the
North sea after a journey of 850
miles. The river gathers Its waters
at the base of melting glaciers,
plunges over great rock masses to
ward its lower levels, cuts through
the wildest mountain valleys, tra
verses a wonderful high, broad plain
and then, entering its famous gorge,
wanders through exquisite pano
ramas, to flnaly emerge into the low
lands of Germany and Holland,
where its banks are dotted by scores
of great commercial and industrial
towns.
, HERE AND THERE
A woman working on the cranber
ry bog of S. Li. Carlander at Tar
mouth picked 14 barrels of cranber
ries in one day and got $14 for it
The Yanks are smoking from
5,000,000 to 10,000,000 cigars a
month, the quartermaster corps an
nounced. One of the longest submarine
cables in the world is to be laid be
tween Aden and Hongkong, at a
cost ot $8,000,000.
An ordinary laborer not a skilled
laborer who is working for the gov
ernmentcame home to Manchester
to make aevislt the oilier day. He
showed his pay envelope for one
week. He had received $70.10 for
that week's work, lncludtrtj over
time. Matt Crosby of Ocate, N. M., has
the distinction of being the oldest
cowboy in active service. In the
United States. He recently cele
brated the 91st anniversary of his
birth by . breaking a wild young
horse Just off the range. On the
same day he roped and tied a 3-year-old
steer in a little more than four
minutes. .-
A grocery firm at Avon, N. Y.,
sent a truck to Genesee to get a load
of groceries. When the truck re
turned to Avon, late at night, a bar
rel of sugar .which had been loaded
at the rear was missing. Evidently
it had rolled off In the darkness un
noticed, and diligent inquiry along
kthe road fails to reveal any person
who has any knowledge of it.
SIGNPOSTS OF PROGRESS
People and Events
The kaiser is credited with a fortune of $60,
000,000, and castles to burn. Employment
agencies need not book his name for a job the
morning after.
Wierd alarms disturb the serenity of politi
cians in New York. Registration of voters falls
short of hopes, especially among women, who
number less than one-third of the total. The
joke of "politics adjourned" appears to be taken
seriously in some quarters.
The famous battlefield of Armageddon, re
cently traversed by allied troops, jarred the
sensibilities of a correspondent on the spot. "A
dreary desolate waste without enough verdure
to support a rabbit." History and distance lend
the main enchantment to things over there.
War prices of general economy have placed
padlocks on the doors of Delmonico's. and Stew
art's "art gallery," two swell restaurants of New
York. Sweet's medium-priced feedery on Ful
ton street also is down and out. Scarcity of
help and the drain of fighting men also are
potent factors in the New York pinch.
Sir Eric Geddes, British admiralty chief, is a
native of India who got his first experience in
the world of work in this country. Lumbering
in Alabama to railroad building in Maryland and
Virginia marked the bottom rounds of his lad
der of achievement. His present -visit to the
United States no doubt awakens interesting per
sonal reflections.
Red-hot protests are voiced in New York
City against the rule of the state fuel adminis
tration requiring occupants of elevator apart
ments below the fifth floor to walk down. Cou
pled with gasless Sundays, this piles revolution
on the legs of revolution. "Walking down
stairs," exclaims the Times, 'involves the use
of the legs, and to New Yorkers the use of these
limbs, except as appendages, is becoming more
repugnant annualli
Japan Is now printing text books
for California schools and making
bats for American base ball teams.
Thirty years ago the telephone list
of New York City was printed on a
small card and numbered 253 sub
scribers. A Frenchman is the inventor of
an electric clock that runs without
attention as long as the battery is
in good condition.
In a new Swiss process for the
manufacture of aluminum foil a
number of sheets of the metal are
coated with oil, folded or piled to
gether and rolled until they are as
thin as desired.
Because of the steady Increase In
the price of women's ready-made
garments there has been a corre
sponding Increase In the number of
women who are taking the dress
making courses provided by some of
the retail department stores.
Rev. James Coleman, a Baptist
minister of the Winding Gulf dis
trict, West Virginia, has entered the
coal mines with a pick and shovel
and is digging coal six days a week
and occupying his pulpit on the sev
enth day. His production for the
first day was 12 $4 tons, and the rec
ord is still climbing.
QUAINT BITS OF LIFE
Of the offspring of insane people
about 59 out of every 100 are sound
mentally.
The Japanese lover presents to his
sweetheart a beautiful silk sash in
stead of an engagement ring.
Flowers smell sweetest Just pre
vious to rain. The perfume, which
is volatile, is prevented by the moisture-laden
air from rising and dis
persing. So it Is more concentrated
in the flower Itself.
I W. Benner and his son, Edward
Benner, of Rockland, Me., have dug
more than nine bushels of potatoes
produced from a peck they planted.
They think they have done pretty
well for barbers.
Wayne Wenner, teamster, of Allen
town, Pa, found a gold watch and
chain dangling from the tail of his
horse. His explanation is that the
horse caught Its tail on the watch
of a bystander and whisked it out
of his pocket.
Among members of the Red Cross
lately listed in Detroit, Me., in the
Piftsfleld (Me.) Advertiser are Miss
Achsa Bean. Mrs. J. R. Bean, Mr. J.
R. Bean, Harold Bean, Ina Bean,
Orvllle Fease, Verna Pease, Mrs.
Elmer Pease and Mr. Elmer Pease.
A Portland attorney laughed with
everybody else present when he was
asked to spell his own middle name
and had to give up after three at
tempts and consult the dictionary.
His name is William Aloysius Coa
nellan. He says It was wished on
him, anyway.
Training an Oriental.
A Canadian woman wanted to
show her Chinese servant the cor
rect way to announce visitors, and
one afternoon went outside her front
door, rang the bell and made the man
usher her into the drawing room.
The following afternoon the bell
rang, and, not hearing him answer
it, she went to the door herself. To
her surprise, he was standing wait
ing outside.
"Why. Sing," she asked, "what are
you doing here?"
"You foolee me yesterday. I
foolee you today." was his rtBly.
Toronto ditto
Around the Cities
Kansas City bans music by "living
or dead Germans." As further evU
dance of wartime uplift It Is proposed
to make "a clean sweep of the dead
timber In the county building."
Two Chinese girls, sisters of the
Wong family, are "paging" guests
at one of the big hotels of Portland,
Ore. They wear the native costume,
even to the shoes, and call visitors
for whom friends are asking.
The county treasury at Sioux City
is gathering In golden stores from
bootleggers. One court term this
month brought fines totaling $17,922
from 48 persons. Thirty-eight cssfs
go over for special treatment The
high notclv In the fines was $1,000.
One of the big breweries of St.
Louis Is being overhauled for the
manufacture of oleomargarine. An
other has switched from beer to
chicken feed. One by one the sights
of Missouri's big town lose the ro
mance of stimulants.
The Reno board of trade put out
In New York a warm feeler for the
honor of the coming peace conven
tion. A purse cr $1,000,000 is the
prize offered for the world's biggest
meet. Doubtless a few side bats
could be arranged as a gunr-intea of
good fdltn.
Sioux City's Commercial club re
ports satisfactory results from the
garden contest among public school
children pulled oft last summer.
Fifteen hundred boys and girls cul
tivated a total of 7,000 square feet
of garden and raised products valued
at from $40,000 to $50,000. More
than 8,000 chickens were raised by
350 children and 45 pigs fattened for
market. The club distributed $450
in prizes.
Peppery Points
Washington Post: Finland mad
with nrmm'. Hfid HOW th
V " ' -
Finns are eating the bark of tre
and dried grass that Is not wort!
uiiii munnmir to in uuim
...w -'---- V
New York Horald: Tha Frencj
have taken Somme P but FieSI
Marshal Halg and General rershlni
managed to get a few pieces. J
Louisville Courier-Journal: OthJ
countries," once said a German ofl
fleer, "have armies, but Germany I
an army which has a country." An
what is working the downfall oj
that army is that it was not conteia
to have a country, but Insisted ot
grabbing the countries of other peol
pies.
New York World: As Genertij
Forrest might have said and witl
no intention of arousing those wh4
Insist that ha never could have ri
expressed himself there are Indlcaj
tions of a race between tha thre
surviving members of the central
powers group an to which can gel
here fustest with the mostest sur(
render.
Minneapolis Tribune: Fnch hn
got Hlndenburg groggy. The oli
bulldozer is staKgering like a drunk
en man. Foch hits him with hi
right, then with his left and piles ii
the blows so fast that the bewilder1
lubber can't tell where to oxpet
the next lick. To suggest an ar
mistlce at this junclure would b
an act of treason. Now's the tiiw
to force the fighting to a speedy con
elusion. It Is also a time to bu;
more oonas.
DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIES.
"Do you think any woman bellevn yon
when you tell her the Ii the first gill
you ever loved?"
"Tet, If you are the first liar ihi hai
ver met." Baltimore American.
"What a eool and Indifferent air Cora
haa? . She acta aa if ahe didn't know any.
body was looklnr at her "
"Tea: ahe Inherits that Her father '
uiea to fry artddleeakei in th window
of a reetaurant." Boiton Tranacrlpt.
"Do you think I could aa Mr. 'Wombat
any tim aoon?
"I don't know. He'a pretty buay."
"I know ha la. I can hear him telling
funny etorlea to an appreciative audience
But why not let me Join the crowd?"
Loulivllle Courier-Journal.
Sellna Do you think It would hi eon
celted for me to tell my frlende I made
thla dreis myielf?
Loulie Not conceited, my dear aupar
fluoua. Town Toplca.
He I never have Iclaaed any rtr!, except
you.
8he I don't car for pait performance.
What'a your dope for the future? Judge.
NEBRASKA.
A slender path ef shining steel
winds onward toward th wet,
Whll to the left and to th right
Lies what I lovs the best.
There miles and miles of rolling plain,
Drift Into skies of blue
In which the brightest eunehln gleams
And greets the morning dew.
As far as ever ey ean reach
One sees tha softest browns
All covered with ripening corn
And green wheat growing round.
And cattle grazing peacefully
Amnnff IIia IlifU hill.
Their soft yes filled with wonderment
remap 01 Human Ills.
Dear Nebraska, land I love,
Tou hav a charm for me
Which I seem never to forget
On mountain top or sea.
And even In th dark of night
When atormy winds sweep by,
1 seem to see yonr rolling plain
Aad sunny cloudless aky.
So keep for m In time to coma
A nlace 'UDOn vnur hrat
A place that I may call my home
iou mueeniana or in West.
JEVf
The undertaking- business Is a
function that requires the sort of
tact that is the fruit of an intelli
gent experience. In such manner
will we serve you with a service
that is above the pall of criticism.
We are completely and elegantly
equipped to handle funerals prop-
er y' N. P. SWANSON
Funeral Parlor. (Eatabliahei 1S88.)
Uth and Cuming St. Tel. Dougla 1060.
TODAY'S AID TO BEAUTY
Hair is by far the most conspic
uous thing about us and is proba
bly the most easily damaged by
bad or careless treatment. If we
are very careful in hair washing,
we will have virtually no hair trou
bles. An especially fine shampoo
for this weather, one that brings
out all the natural beauty of the
hair; that dissolves and entirely re
moves all dandruff, excess oil and
dirt; can easily be used at trifling
expense by simply dissolving a tea
spoonful of Canthrox (which you
can get at any druggist's) in a cup
of hot water. This makes a full cup
of shampoo liquid enough so it is
easy to' apply it to all the hair in
stead of just the top of the head.
This chemically dissolves all impur
ities and creates a soothing, cooling
lather. Rinsing leaves the scalp
spotlessly clean, soft and pliant,
while the hair takes on the glossy
richness of natural color, also a
fluffiness which makes it seem
much heavier than it is. After
Canthrox shampoo, arranging the
hair is a pleasure. Adv.
October Sale
PIANOS and
PLAYERS
Contracted Purchases Before the
Rise in
Prices
Now is the opportunity, make
your selection for the holidays.
Leave tha Piano with, us until
wanted.
Terms
convenient
purse.
Fine line
and to suit your
of
Mason St Hamlin
Brambach
Bush St Lane
Cable-Nelson
Kranich St Bach
Vose St Sons
Kimball
Hospe
Player Pianos
Apollo Electric
Melville Clark Players
Kranich St Bach Players
Apollopbona
Culbransen Players
Hoapa Player
We hav Pianos from $150
up.
Player Pianos from $375 up.
And they are positively guar
anteed. Your long evenings, your joy
less Sundays require music at
the home, and music which can
be produced artistically without
practice or study. If you don't
believe it, come to our ware
rooms and be shown.
UryMKes
1513-1515 Douglas Street. V
"Tha Victor Store.".
Chicago Opera Co., Nov. 1.2.
mm.
STOMACH
UPSET?
Get at the Real Cause Take
Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets .
That's what thousands of stomach
sufferers are doing now. Instead of
taking tonics, or trying to patch up a'
poor digestion, they are attacking the.
real cause of the ailment dogged'
liver and disordered bowels. ;
Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets arous
the liver in soothing, healing way.;
When the liver and bowels ire per
forming their natural functions, awayi
goes indigestion and stomach troubles.!
If you havs a bad taste in your I
mouth, tongue coated, appetite poor
lazy, don't-care feeling, no ambition or j
energy, troubled with undigested foods,'
you should take Olive Tablets, ths;
substitute for calomel.
Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets are a
purely vegetable compound mixed with'
olive oil. You will know them by their i
olive color. They do the work without
griping, cramps or pain. j
Take one or two at bedtime for quick
relief, so you can eat what you like.'
At 10c and 25c per box. All druggists.
THE FARMER MUST HAVE RUGGED HEALTH
Many Break Downs and Failures
Due to Exposure and Hard Work
Catarrh in Some of Its Many Forms
Claims Thousands.
.vj .uiiiuj j . "J intujtiiii. vuviiici aim ira
almost every one will be found a bottle of Dr. Harip
man's World Famous Peruna. For coughs, colds and
catarrh it is invaluable. It's use is indicated in all!
cases of catarrhal inflammation and congestion wheth
er of respiratory organs, stomach, bowels or other orJ
gans of the body.
Mr. W. J. Temple of 300 Lincoln Ave., Delaware, Ohio, suffered foji
yean with inflammation of the mucous linings oi the stomach nf
bowels. According to hist own story he did not eat a meal for five yeara
without distress. He says: "I am a I Peruna is sold everywhere. Youj
farmer and must be exposed to an
kinds of weather. After years of
suffering, a druggist recommended
Peruna. I took altogether five
bottles and am a well man. ror-
merly, I could not do a day's work.
Now, farm work does not fatigue
me in the least. Peruna is the best
medicine and tonic on the market
Time only strengthens my admira
tion for it, especially for catarrh
and colds,
may buy it in either liquid or talw
let form. Ask for Dr. Hartman'!
Well Known Peruna Tonic and if,
you are seeking health take nothing
else. Insist upon Peruna.
If you are sick and suffering,
write The Peruna Company, Dept
77, Columbus, Ohio, for (Dr. -Hart
man's Health Book. The book ii
free and may help you. Ask you
dealer, foe a Peruna Almaqac.,