THE BEE: OMAHA. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 20, 1918.
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Last call tor tin- Red Cross, (iet in!
W. I nhcii . (Hern's lace is now said to be
ashen, resembling his hopes..
Holland wants closer relations with the En
tente, Nothing .succeeds like success.
; The Hun will stand ouiside the door, at least
until preliminaries are settled at the peace
council.
If you are not already down on the Red
Cross Christmas roll call, turn in your dollar
, and get a button today.
! Portugal did not delay long in electing a
new president, and the republic lives, in spite
of the assassin's bullet.
, Nebraska retail coal dealers are forming an
! association for "trade purposes," and the usual
results may be expected.
; Mayor Hylan of New York proposes to de
( port red flag wavers who are not citizens of the
; United States. Keep 'em moving.
"Papa" JolTre has been made a member of
the French academy, but he had made himself
immortal before that body took hold.
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German treatment of prisoners is condemned j
j by the Spaniards. Those who recall Weylcr in
I Cuba will know how bad the Huns were.
f Rumor has it Mr. Wilson is going to shorten
'liis time abroad. It cannot be that he is wor
' ried about Washington, where Tumulty is on
guard.
A traveling salesman may carry bis booze j
: just as lie does his pajamas or toothbrush, but i
he will do well not to let Uncle Sam find it out
in Nebraska.
TJi rreci,lent bolted lic l-itic' H'liirt nf cio-llt
seeing long enough to consult briefly with Sec
retary Lansing, showing that he has not quite
forgotten what lie went tor.
A job for every unemployed man will be a
distinct improvement over the conditions that
prevailed three years ago under the beneficent
rule of the Underwood free trade law.
The outpouring of pigs has swamped the
lnarkets, and farmers will do well to heed ad
vice that thev hold their animals and take a
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chance on future market prices.
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Another carload of Nebraska rabbits is to
be shipped to. New Y'ork, where the long-eared
jack and the timid cottontail alike are esteemed.
Here is an infant industry that well may be fol
lowed up. We can spare the rabbits.
Herr Ebcrt has resigned as head of the Ger-
man "government," to emphasize if possible the
futility of his plans. The incapacity of the
present generation of Germans for self-government
is monumental, but we hope it is not incurable.
, Why should Omaha or any other community
be required to build a hangar for the aerial mail
service flyers? As well ask us to build a post
office or furnish a depot for the regular service.
If the flying mail is to be put into effect it
should be on its merits and not laid as an added
burden on towns to be favored by stops.
Sending bills passed by congress to Taris
for signature by the president is bound to
arouse deeper interest in the question as to
' where the "seat of government" is located. It
may be like the postoffice in the days of Post
master Jones, but it will be well to know if that
'is so.
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The President in France
: A French cynic has defined gratitude as a
lively sense of favors to come. But this does
not apply to France's enthusiastic reception of
President Wilson at Brest and Paris. The
French are sincerely and wholeheartedly grate
ful to America for its assistance during the war
and recognize that this country has been ac
tuated by unselfish aims and high ideals in put
ting its whole strength on the side of the entente
.allies. They believe that President Wilson
voices those aims and ideals and that he is as
bent on a peace of justice as he was on a war
of righteousness.
After four and a half years of suffering and
loss, including the cream of the youth and valor
( France, the French people now see the enemy,
which had been menacing them for nearly half
a century and which held in fee some of their
fairest lands and noblest citizens, humbled to the
dust and the lost provinces restored. They real
ize that without the help of America this result
might not have been obtained, and they have
given its president one of the most spontaneous
and whole-souled welcomes ever accorded to
iny head of a state.
It is possible that thoughts of the future may
have been in the minds of some of those who
assembled to meet and greet President Wilson
'in Brest and Paris, but they did not affect or
; "influence the welcome which he receivd. Amer--icans
may be proud and happy in the respect
" ani . esteem, as a nation, which they have se-
cured by their own sacrifices in the war a feel
: ing very properly, under the circumstances, con
' centrated upon the personality of the president.
The two republics are, it may be believed, indis
solubly united and together will work as reso
lutely for the maintenance of peace as they have
successfully striven to overcome an enemy of
supreme malignancy and colossal strength.
Nw,YorkJIerali, Jv -
WHY DENY THE BOYS EARNED
PROMOTIONS?
It is given out by Secretary Baker that the
War department has adopted a policy of deny
ing all further promotions to officers in active
service.
In his statement, however, the secretary
camouflages the fact that the order was promul
gated within a few days after the signing of the
armistice, stopping all commissions for higher
rank retroactive to November 11, when the
fighting ceased, and that this order is operating
to withhold from oflicersjromotions earned by
invaluable service and by glorious valor in the
fighting when it was on.
Why should these brave men be denied the
reward that belongs to them? Why, because the
conflict at arms has ended, should commissions
to higher rank be withheld which would have
been theirs had the negotiation of the peace
pact taken a few days longer? Where is the
justice of refusing promotions merely because
they were earned in the last days or weeks of
the war instead of during an earlier period?
True, the swivel chair favorites and political
pull patriots who nailed down fine commissions
at home can have no right to complain at the
dead line against higher rank, but why should
the men on the firing line depending only on
their own merit records be shut out because
the time was cut short or the slowness of mil
itary red tape delayed recognition of their
work ?
Whatever the purpose of the War depart
ment policy which Secretary Bak.T announces,
it should be modified at once to provide for the
issuing of all higher rank commissions actually
earned in overseas service up to the very
minute the Hun was forced to lay down' his
arms.
Violators of the Traffic Rules.
The city prosecutor has hit one bullseye in
his comment on the most annoying features of
street traffic in Omaha. It is the utter disre
gard of rules and regulations shown by drivers
of taxicabs and small delivery trucks. These
seemingly have no consideration for anything,
save to get there and get back in the shortest
possible time. In both cases the impelling mo
tive is the same, to cover the ground as quickly
as possible that greater service may be had
from the machine. While it is admitted that
the drivers of these vehicles are experienced
and skilled beyond the average, that should not
warrant their making life a burden for the other
people who use the streets. Expeditious de
livery of passengers and parcels is, of course,
much to be desired, but it should be accom
plished with more of safety to the general pub
lic. Some remonstrance with employers might
produce the effect of curbing these impetuous
drivers, but some means to check them should
be applied.
Railroad Operating Revenues.
Again the government comes to the front
with a statement of the operating revenues of
the railroads under direction of Mr. McAdoo.
The figures now indicate an increase of 28 per
cent over the income under private ownership.
Nothing to marvel at will be found in this, if we
keep in view the fact that freight rates were
given a horizontal boost of 25 per cent, and that
passenger rates were jumped 50 per cent or
over, a war tax added and a special imposition
of 25 per cent addition in case the trip was
made in a Pullman. Under such conditions it
would have been impossible to show anything
but an increase in the revenue per mile traveled
or per ton hauled. The real test of government
operation wiJJ come on the other side of the
ledger. It is known that operating expenses
were enormously increased by the additional
wages paid employes just and right according
to circumstances, perhaps and that other out
lays for equipment, repairs and various items
of expenditure that enter into the cost account
were made with lavishness that could hardly
have prevailed had the roads been expected to
earn a profit. Returns to the owners are guar
anteed, and must be met from the public cof
fers. The first year of government manage
ment of the railroads will not be judged by the
increased revenue, but by the balance sheet as
it finally appears.
Peace First, Then the Frills.
Senator Knox voiced a thought that has been
held in the background during all the prelimi
nary discussions of the war and its aims. That
is that the first business of the peace conference
will be to secure peace. When once order is
restored in the world, and substantial justice is
established, with approximate satisfaction of all
the conflicting claims certain to be presented at
Versailles, attention may be given to the plans
suggested for the preservation of peace.
This may take the form of a league of na
tions, as suggested by the president and ar
dently advocated by the League to Enforce
Peace in this country, and more or less
tentatively accepted by the leaders of pub
lic thought abroad. Difficulties in the way
of such an organization are numerous and must
be composed before the league can be formed
with any assurance of success. Conferences of
the past are of little service for the future, as
they were always under the influence of Ger
many, whose attitude was distinctly hostile to
the thought of anything like international tran
quility based on justice to all. With the menace
of German militarism removed, the way will be
open, but along it will be found the selfish as
pirations of each of the nations. How to har
monize these is the great problem for the states
men. Senator Knox apparently inclines to the
view that the United States, by throwing its
influence to one side or the other, can always
balance, the scales, and by this means preserve
the world from war. Whether it is possible
for our country to hold away from the sug
gested international alliance he does not make
clear. We might, but in doing so we would in
effect invite a combination of other nations that
might in time be set up against us.
While we can rely on the friendship and co
operation of England, France and Italy, and
have the respect of all other nations, it may not
be wise to return to our state of "splendid iso
lation." We were rudely jarred out of that and
thrust into world affairs, and must look ahead
to taking a full share in their management and
control. But these problems will not be set
tled at the peace table if the treaty is to be
promulgated in June.
Mr. Baker's idea of an army has not grown
much, even under the stimulus of the war.
I TODAY
What the Army Did
Right in the Spotlight.
Dr. Harry Pratt Judson, who en
ters upon his 70th year today, is
president of the University of Chi
cago and a noted figure in the edu
cational world. His activities have
not been confined wholly to educa
tional work, however, for in 1914
he went to China on a special mis
sion of investigation, and more re
cently he has been sent to Persia
as chairman of an American com
mission of relief and investigation.
Dr. Judson was born at James
town, N. Y.. and received his edu
cation at Williams college. After
15 years of experience in teaching
school he was called to join the fac
ulty of the University of Minnesota.
From that institution he went, in
1892. to the University of Chicago
faculty as a professor of political
science. In 1907 lie was formally
put in charge of the university, am!
has since guided its. rapid growth
in a way to command respect.
One Year Ago Today in the War.
Thirty-eight more Luxburg dis
patches made public by Washington.
Italians recaptured Asolone trench
es lost two days previously.
The bolshevist government began
the publication of a series of secret
treaties between the late imperial
government and its allies.
Iu Omaha 30 Years Ago Today.
At the Grand, 900 school children
took part in a concert illustrating
their choral singing under direction
of Miss Fannie Arnold.
While Jim McDennott was scp-
nrating two fighting dogs, one of
them snapped at bis hand and bit
his thumb completely off.
Rev. John Gordon lectured in the
Y. M. C. A. course on "Calling a
Y'oung Man."
Twenty entries have been made
for the forthcoming bench show
and it is expected that 200 dogs will
be on exhibition.
Mentioned for the presidency of
the Hoard of Trade for the coming
year are: F. P. Kirkendall of Kirk
endall, Jones & Co.; Robert Easson
of Paxton cc Gallagher's; John A
Wakefield, lumberman; H. 11. Me
day, manager Hammond meat pack
ing plant: Max Meyer, Euclid .Mar
tin and W. V. Morse.
Judge Brewer of the United
States circuit court stepped over on
his way home from Denver.
The Day We Celebrate.
Erhardt C. Hoeg, manager of the
Interstate Lumber company born
187.1
George M. Tunison of the law
firm of Jefferis & Tunison, born
18fL
David P.. Ilanna, the new presi
dent of the Canadian Northern
railway, born in Scotland oO years
ago.
Samuel McRoherts, noted New
York banker, born at Malta Bend,
Mo., 49 years ago.
John Livingston Lowes, former
dean of Washington university,
now a member of the Harvard
faculty, born at Decatur, Ind., 51
years ago.
Robert Lee Williams, governor of
Oklahoma, born at Brundage, Ala.,
50 years ago.
Theodore E. Burton, former
United States senator from Ohio,
born at Jefferson, ()., 67 years ago.
This Day in History.
1S48 Louis Napoleon Bonaparte
was proclaimed president of the
French republic.
1848 John W. Kern, United
States senator from Indiana and
democratic nominee for vice-president
in 1908, born iu Howard county,
Ind. Died at Asheville, N. C, Au
gust 17, 1917.
1872 George P. Putnam, the em
inent self-taught publisher, died in
New York City. Born at Bruns
wick. Me., February 21, 1814.
19H2 President Roosevelt was re
quested to arbitrate in tiie dispute j
between Venezuela and the Euro- i
pean powers. j
1914 Russians checked the Ger- j
man advance along the Bzttra river.
1915 French blew up German '
trenches near St. Millie!. i
1916 President Wilson sent note !
to all the belligerents requesting !
they define more exactly their peace j
terms.
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Brief in comparison with that of the armies
of our allies as it is, the record of the American
armies abroad is one in which their countrymen
may well take pride. General Pershing's de
tailed report of the operations in France pays a
deserved tribute to their intelligence and their
valor. They were quick to learn and eager to
act. The situation when they first began to ar
rive was such that steady American re-entorcc-ments,
available at the earliest possible moment,
were essential. General Pershing describes at
some length tl.e two main elements in the prob
lem. The first was the intensive training of
officers as they arrived. This was obtained by
the co-operation of the French, and British, who
furnished officers for instruction. The second
was to secure the lines of communication and
supply. The northern ports of France were
taxed to the utmost in handling supplies for the
British armies; the southern ports were lacking
in adequate facilities. "With such a problem,"
General Pershing says, "any temporization or
lack of deiiniteness in making plans might cause
failure, even with victory within our grasp."
The record of the work done by military and
civilian engineers is fairly amazing. Here the
American armies stood on their own feet, as it
wee. In the matter of airplanes, artillery and
tanks, the deficiencies were very serious and
had to be supplied by the French. General
Pershing says that the armistice was signed be
fore our preparations were complete.
Bearing these facts in mind, the zeal and in
dustrv which developed an army capable of
the St. Mihie! offensive and of the difficult
operations in the Meuse-Argonne region must
ever be memorable. The account of these op
erations reveals clearly the immense difficulties
which had to be overcome. The territory was
well adapted for defense, and the Germans,
knowing the importance of holding it, threw
in some of their best troops. That the compara
tively untrained Americans should have been
more than a match for these is just reason for
congratulation. It is clear from General Persh
ing's narrative that even our allies did not be
lieve we could do it. They were always friendly
and helpful, and where American fought side by
side with French or British troops the most cor
dial respect prevailed. It was on March 28, at
the beginning of the great German offensive,
that General Pershing placed at the disposal
of Marshal Foch "all of our forces to he used
as he might decide." They did brilliant work in
local offensiv es and formed a reserve which gave
the commander-in-chief greater freedom in the
use of seasoned troops. But it was at Chateau
Thierry that they had their first great oppor
tunity. General Pershing bad a confidence in
his men which it seems likely Marshal Foch did
not wholly shaie. lie took this occasion, as he
says, "to support my convictions," and "every di
vision with any sort of training was made avail
aide." The success of this experiment is a mat
ter of history.
There is no occasion to ask again, who won
the war? It was won at the first battle of the
Marne, in the sense that, as we now see, German
success depended upon crushing France before
any effective aid could come to her. It was won
as soon as the British navy had made the seas
safe. Yet at the last great crisis it was tm
deniablv the American army which turned the
tide. Not boastfully, but thankfully, the nation
praises General Pershing's men for that.
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time.
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water. Instead of w ,
afterwards used w.-i,
suits.
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laid out the lo,!;i.v ,,
victims of unsolved ,
tives are told to u ,
of visitors who coiuo !
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that inurdt i-i rs h:p
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poleon swept over I'c
time of her birth n
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years.
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to the .world tho dis.
vanio electricity, so i:s
mitiinu vocal or writ:
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notice tho contraction .
of a skinned frog
touched at the nioim nt 1
took a spark from an e'.t
tho salmon Is
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CENTER SHOTS.
The Price We Paid
! As the veil is lifted in Europe we can see how
tremendous were the achievements of the allied
armies in the immortal 119 days from July 15, the
(hue of the last German drive, to November 11,
when Germany admitted defeat. If valor in
battle be the supreme test of manhood, then the
losses as the victories tell that the race has
grown.
An English authority estimates our casualties
i in the Argonne-Meuse battle, by far the greatest
I ever fought by AmcrVan armies under American
command, at 160,000, eight times those of the
j Germans at Gravclotte, and the figures now
i coming in indicate that he is approximately cor
rect. J his gives us a loss of about 20 per cent.
At Gettysburg the losses of the two armies were
48,000 or 30 per cent, but when the battle there
was over, north and south alike were exhausted.
At the Meuse the Americans were ready to
fight the next hour, but "there was nobody to
fight.
When our marines were thrown across the
path of the Germans alter they had come down
from the Aisnc and the Vcsle and were driving
a spearhead toward Paris, less than 4Q miles
away, they had iiWe than 4.000 casualties out of
8,000 engaged, but they never yielded an inch.
At the second Marne the Thirty-eighth regiment,
regulars, held off five times its number, despite i
enormous losses. In this battle, one of the most j
dramatic and important in the world's historv. j
we had, according to Pershing's report, odO.OOO
men, about as many as the allied armies at Leip
zig, or at least 5(1 per cent more than all the
armies at Waterloo.
The British casualties at Waterloo were 6.600.
Bv tin's scale they fought more than a hundred
Waterloos in those blazing four months, and
the French on innumerable fields, showed a
valor and constancy never surpassed and prob
ably never equalled by the race that has burned
more gunpowder than any other in Europe.
New York World.
Paltimore American: The ex
kaiser must feel flattered for the
friendly rivalry among the nations
for the possession of his august and
imperial person.
Kansas City Star: The crown
prince says his soldiers loved him.
Xo doubt they loved tho very ground
he walked on, and often wished they
wore back there.
Hrooklyn lCagle: Maximilian liar- i
den says fount Willicitn llohenzol- j
lorn is a coward. It is what every
country editor wants to say when j
he loses an old subst Tiber.
Washington Post: Taking- all the j
rumors and adding- them up, it seems
that Tinibui too is the only foreign '
nation that hasn't a propaganda on j
.foot in the poor old V. S. A. I
St. T,niiis Clohe-iieinocrat: Ameri
can Army assoei -. tion has no such
thrill in it as Cr.uid Army of the
Kc-public. A more stirring name '
must be found for our new veterans. I
St. I.ouis Clobe-Democrat: If the
railway and the express managers
could h.-t' e raised rates arbitrarily to
meet rising costs, as .Mr. .McAdoo
does, none of them would have
grown gray-hi ircd through worry.
Xew York World: The I.ille Moth
ers association, women whose daugh
ters were carried into slavery by
tierman troops, demands legal action
against the late kaiser. To turn him
over to them would be both a cruel
and an unusual punishment, but it
would likely be exemplary.
Xew York Herald: A blessed piece
of news comes from Paris, where
it is announced oflh iallv that $fi0.
onn.nOO in gold count it, sixty mil
lionstaken from Kussia by the
Germans, has been deposited in the
Pank of Prance to the- credit of Hie
allies' joint a-cnunt. Xowadays we
count in billions, but. every little
helps as far as that indemnity i:
concerned.
Sidewalks on Center Street.
Omaha, Pec. 10 To the Kditor of
The Pee: Past summer an order
was issued by the city commission
ers to property holders on Center
street from Thirty-sixth to the city
limits to lay a permanent sidewalk
on the .south side of said street, and
specified how it should be done. 1.
the undersigned, received said legal
notice iu regular order and proceed
ed to gather the necessary help and
material and laid a walk l.xl 1-11
feet, and prided mvself as having
done a fairly good joh, and fully ex
pected that someone in authority
would come along and inspect it.
Pcfore 1 started my walk the city
had men and teams to work from
Thirty-eighth to l-'orty-s uid streets
and graded fir the walks, which 1
fully expected would have been laid
before mine.
Imagine mv surprise a little later
to find that someone was dumping
cinders on Uiis graded ground, not
even taking;' the trouble to spread
or tramp them.
T inquired at the engineer's office
and was informed that George T.
Morton, real estate owner and mem
ber of the city planning board, had
persuaded the commissioners not to
enforce the order, p'oading hard
ship on account of the war. Now
T would like to know who paid for
the grading of the sidewalk space
on the south side of Center street
from Thirty-eighth to Forty-second,
and on what grounds the city com
missioners allow work to he done
for certain property holders, while
others are ordered to obey or show
cause.
Probably a grand jury could find
out whether Mr. Morton paid for
the grading or whether the city did
it for him. If so. -whv sn?
OK'.P.nK R. YOPNG.
wreck till after ha rave in a the hlarll
f." ri'i'tti'i the complaining wife Uoi
Ion Post.
"Tlio trn.-hcr asked a qu.-Mlnn In avhwl
today i ii 1 n-ii the only boy that could
answi-r.'
"1 in very prou.t of you, Willi. What
was th (iiii-ntlon
"Wli, !'ivki ar'.na In th-! porch win.
.Pw 7" ltoston Tmnst-rlpt.
LAUGHING GAS.
"Wlint rtl't tha olil man fay when van
tnl.l him you wanted to marry htfl daugh
ter?'' "AhIioiI If I could auppnrt him In the
"Mini! Klyle hl ilaunhlcr had accustomed
him to. ' Baltimore American.
Mr ctrntnercy That's a very handsome
ny. Mrs. Non-rich takes out walking with
her.
Mrs Tart: Yes. she uses htm for puh-It'-itv
urprsfs. He's ft prize winner and
much belter known than she is. Life.
Fusanne .Tack writes m from Francn
that he Is wearing my picture over his
le-arf.
V.-itte How wise of htm! It might
stop a bullet some day Philadelphia llec-,.i.t.
"This law U a queer business."
4 How so
"Th.-y mvear a man to tell the truth. '
"What then?"
"And ev.-iy time lie shows stKna of do.
teg 1( some lawyer objects " Petrolt Five-1:-.
..
Where did Miss iioi-onnyollow meet that
man she Is K.'tng t" m.u-x ?
"She dui-ii. sho u ci took him" -til
on nine's M.tmizlne.
ratter Is your mother at home. Etsl.-I
Child of ltuv War Worker tloodifss
not Shu won't be heme n day until iibou'
Saturday. Why. i-he hasn't got home yes
icr.lay .-tt Life.
"How appropriate was the w-eUonn
niv.-n to the man who came In after 'he
,.,u-is when the host explained ha had
fi-ruotten to greet him."
Why appropriate ""
"lieeause It was a tardy greeting to a
late friend."
ODDS AND ENDS
Oerman silver Is composed of
nickel, eoppel and zinc in varying
proportions.
It is estimated that India con
sumes one-sixth of the world's sup
ply of (piinine.
One hundred and lifly miles a day
can ' be covered by Laplanders on
their skates.
Waste grape vine branches are be
ing utilized by the French in the
making of paper.
Tnderclothing made of finely
crisped or grained paper is now be
ing manufactured in Japan.
In some churches of continental
Kurope notices may be seen request
ing women to keep on their hats.
The postmen in Portugal save
themselves much walking on Sun
days by delivering letters at church.
Xo living representatives of the
animal kingdom has more than
five toes, digits or claws to each foot,
hand or limb.
The bulk of the world's supply of
paper is made from spruce and other
soft Woods, the supplies of which
are steadily diminishing.
THE DIFFERENCE.
.Tack Pottn Making love is a good deal
!lkt iiliivhit cards.
Tho Clrl How o?
.Tack Tutts Th ro's a lot In knowlnf?
what a hand la worth. London Answers.
'pn you nwan to s:iy such a physical
wreck as ho f, you that Mack eye?"
ah' d th" maci. trnto.
"Sm your hiior. ( wasn't a physical
j Tells How to Stop a j
Bad Cough ii !
a r, I
() Rnrprljlng resn'tsj from thin fmon (;
old hoine-inade eyrop. Fasily i
:) prepared and costs little. () !
If you have a severe couoli or chest
cold accompanied with soreness, tliroab
tickle, hoarseness), or dillicult breath
ing, or if your child wakes up durins
the night with croup ami you want
tpiiek help, try this reliable old home
innli cuiiVih remedy. Any druggist
run supply you with 2'j ounces of
rincx. J'nur tins turn a pint bottle
nnd Jill Hie liottlo with plain granu
lated sugar syrup. Or you can use '
clarified molasses, honey, or corn
syrup, instead ot stifrar syrup, if
desired. This Teeino makes a pint
of really remarkable, cough remedy.
It tastes goud, and in spite of its
low cost, it can be depended upon
to give quick and lastinr; relief.
You can feel this take hold of a
ootioli in a way that means business.
It loosens and raises the phlegm, 6tops
throat tickle and soothes and heala
the irritated membranes that line tho
throat and bronchial tubes with such
promptness, case and certainty that it
is really astonishing.
Pines is a special and highly con
centrated compound of genuine Nor
way pine extract, and is probably the
best known means of overcoming severe
cou'dis, throat and eliest colds.
There are many worthless imitations ,
of this mixture. To avoid disappoint
ment, ask for "212 ounces of Pines"
with full directions and don't accept (
anything else. Guaranteed to give ab
solute satisfaction or money promptly !
refunded. The Pines Co.. Ft. Wayne. :
Ind. i
HOSPE'S XMAS
SUGGESTIONS
Mm
Electric Piano Lamps
Mahogany, Walnut and Gilt
Standards, from $12 up.
Shades, 12-inch, 18-inch, 20
inch, 24-inch, from $8.50 up; all
colors.
Desk Lamps, electric, $2.50
up.
Great assortment of Shades,
from $1 up.
Art Floweri
tfi, . Many new va-
rieties never
Ji cli aura hpf orp r
prices, 25c up.
Candlestick
Mahogany, Poly
chrome, Ivory
carved, from $' up.
Candles in the
latest patterns
from 25c up.
Cordova
Leather
L a dies
Turses, Bags,
C a r il Cases,
P o cketbooks.
Cigarette and Cigar Cases, Fold
ing Frames, Memo Booklets, $1
up.
Work Baskets
For children
.1 ,1.,H 1.
auu uuuiua, in x-
many shapes
and sizes,
$1.50 up.
Mirrors
Nj-'.y
Teiiod Frames, Colonial
French and Just Mirrors; table
sizes up to mantle and pier mir
rors. Wonderful creations at
pre war prices.
rfHStlm UtVaaW ffawt
1513 Douglas Street.
The Christmas Art and
Music Store.
Timely Jottings and Reminders.
Today is the 35th anniversary of
the opening of the famous cantilever
bridge at Niagara Falls.
President W ilson today concludes
the first and probably the most
strenuous week of his stay abroad.
With a delegation of distinguished
American engineers in attendance,
an engineering congress will as
semble in Paris today under the au
spices of the French society of civil
engineers to consider the problems
involved in the rehabilitation of
France.
The Great Lakes naval training
station foot ball team, which played
through the season without defeat,
leaves Chicago today for the Pacific
coast to engage in a series of games
with the representative elevens of
that section of the country.
Storyette of the Day.
French Commissioner Tardieu
said the other day in New York:
"France, since the war began, has
abolished absinthe. We haven't
gone further. We French believe
in the moderate drinking of pure
wines rather than in tectotalism.
"We like to tell the story of the
town drunkard who signed the to
tal abstinence pledge. At a total
abstinence meeting the reformed
drunkard was called on for a speech.
He mounted to the platform and
said-
'"Dear friends, I have thought to
stand on this platform with Dr.
Forthly en one side of me and Fath
er Brannigan on the other. I never
thought to tell you that since August
I haven't touched anything stronger
than tea. I've saved enough in a
month, dear friends, to buy a hard
wood coffin, with silverplated han
dles, and I tell you, if I keep the
pledge another month, I'll' be want
ing it'"
Six Billion Bushels
The report of the secretary of agriculture
may look rather dry to superficial observers, but
'those who penetrate the husk can find in it in
terest and importance, even .omance. ft is true,
also, that farming, provided the soil is not in
vaded, is always stimulated by a war, and is per
haps the only industry permanently to benefit
from such a source.
Our average grain production lias increased
15 per cent during the war period, now amount
ing to more than six billion bushels a year, and
prices are very much higher, in some rases more
than double. The prosperity of the farmer has
been relatively great, and while prophecy is
riskv, it seems improbable that prices will ever
eo back to the basis of five or six years aero.
The cities, with the;r demands, are growing too
fast, and doubtless it will be a loner time before
Russia, the granary of the Old World, can do
its nart again.
The romance is in the spread of the farms
from the Atlantic to the Pacific, in itself a
mighty epic. The farm represents the most
nearly permanent of all human activities. The
mine may be worked out, the mill may fall
down, but pood farm land is always there, ready
io respond to industry and intelligence..
Many arc wondering what our vouner soldiers
returning from Europe will do. It is likely that
the majority of them will return to the farms
whence they came. Telephones, cheap automo
biles and other recent inventions have robbed
country life of the loneliness and lack of variety
which formerly drove ambitious youth by
wholesale to the towns. Xew York World.
The av'crape youth
Who feubt for the U.ifser,
Who r-ou'd blindly obey
ithoilt a! knr.r. - :v, Fir?-;
Who could f ir d.-ndly bullets
Well visage S--M.M10.
W le-ii of v.em- n and bnl.ieg
W:;s furnished a screen;
Who crci il tort ur" t le w-alt
With v-.lor unshrt'il inc.
Who ooiitd run lik a pu':,k.
And lie without Mini-Mi::
Whoso cenclen'-e y:s derol
And vhose honor was in.sFtng,
Whose dns'ardly d -eds
Set the whole world .h:!nK;
Was drilled In old (it i rn.in's si.lioo!, 1,0
o::to!b-d,
And set no np a model
For all to behold.
Ard our avernire boy
Who went over tho toe,
Whom no'hintr but dco'.li
In his d.-irioi; could stop;
Who could alw:is advance
Hut never r"ln at ;
Whose pl-e-e in llie, war
For the hniis meant defeat;
Who on'o red tho s'rife
With a laugh and a song.
And put his young lif-
Twixt the weak and th strong;
Was trained in the schools
Of our land, which proficient
Fasc-filler b-ne arirued
Were sadly defiri-r.t.
JtAVOl.L NE TrtEr.K.
Omaha.
Spinning Wheels of Pleasure
The latest automobile statistics for the
United States have many points of interest,
even for those who walk or who ride suspended
from straps. Nebraska, for instance, a state
which, one would think, to hear its polticians
talk, not so very long ago was ground under the
heel of Wall street, has the hardest number of
internal combustion pleasure vehicles ner capita
of any state in the American union. That is to
say, it has one for every eight persons in its
population. On a per capita basis the west is,
in this respect, far ahead of any other section
of the country. Among the strange revelations
made by the ficures may be menf'oned the fact
that Maine, although leading all the other east
ern states, ranks twenty-first in the list; that
Montana has more automobiles per capita than
Ohio, Arizona more than Kansas and Arizona
more than Ohio. In the number of machines
New York ranks first, with 4.34,000, although it
is thirty-third on the per capita basis. Rut if
that substitute for gasoline shall prove success
ful, automobile statistics for 1918 will probably
appear absurd in 1920. Christian Science Monitor.
on
RQKEN-OUT SKIt
EDS POSL
rtlt vf':"' -w
Everything in Art and Music
SVeritTinbin VtrfandMusiQ
1513 Douglas St.
The Christmas Art and Music Store
If there are anv raw. broken-out places
on your skin that burn, itch ami nKtrra
vate, apply l'oslam rltfht on them it can
not harm- and enjoy its benefits which
are yours so easily. Keel its soothing,
lienlinu influence. If yu suffer from ec
zema you should knew at once what l'os
lam can do for you. It is your dependable
remedy for any eruptional disorder; pim
ples, rash, scalp-.icale. l'oslam is nual-ity-healint?
power, cnncentrateil.
'Sold everywhere. For free sample write
to Knierijency Laboratories, 211 West 47th
St., New York City.
Ami Poslam Soap, lieine med.caled with
Posiam, will benefit your skin while used
daily for toilet and bath. Adv.
1 tsiSf
jiPiiir
WEST LAWN CEMETERY
Beautiful, modern park plan ceme
tery accessible to Omaha's best resi
dence section. Family lots on partial
payment at time of burial. Telephone
Walnut S20 and Douglas 829. Our free
automobile is at your service.
WEST LAWN CEMETERY,
58th and Center. Oft ice 15th St Harney.
CoroNA
The Ideal Gift
The Personal Vrit:ntr Machine.
It will be appreciated by each mem
ber of the household.
Weighs but Six Pounds and gives the same satisfactory service.
Supply limited on account Government orders.
Corona Typewriter Agency
Douglas 4121. 1905 Farnam Si.