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12 THE BEE: OMAHA. SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 1919. The Omaha Bee DAILY (MORNING) EVENING SUNDAY fOUNPKP BY EDWARD BOSEWATER VICTOR ROSEWATER, EDITOR TUB BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY, PROPRIETOR MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS T6 AawcUud ITeee, ol whioli Th li,s it member. It eicliulvelj antsHra to Ute um for pul'Uettlou of alj newt durttcbet credited to ll or not othrwtM credited in tali ptnf, and 1 (li local ft iraMitluid herein. All rUSt oi auMiceUuo ( our tpeciei noi iuto ire also mini OFFICESi rwrefo Peorile'i Ou BuUdUis. Omiha The Bm B!di. Kf. Tort iif Fifth Art. Bouih Omiha iSU N St m. loute Kt B'nk af CoBmerea, (.'ounull iiluifil N, Mala St, vlunsion 1811 0 Su Llnouln Little Building. FEBRUARY CIRCULATION Daily 64,97(3 Sunday 63,316 AntH cireulattoa for tilt month tubtertbod aed fworo to bj I.. B. Uui. ClrcuUtloa Manner. Supaerlber leaving tba city should hava Tha Bea mailed la them. Addras changed often at requested. April showers are also welcome in March. Write this year' Omaha Auto ihow down grand and glorious success, Buy a Victory note, and get a medal made from a Hun cannon. The unspeakable Turk can not change his methods, but his power to oppress will be ended shortly. One further sign of the coming of spring and peace it renewal of talk about tennis championships. Bolshevists plan an outbreak in London and Paris for Sunday. The proceedings will be watched with interest. . Citizenship has proved its value to several local policemen, who have dug up their papers in order to held their jobs. Looking for sleeping sickness in a village a wideawake as Omaha seems a waste of time. Neither do we have any hookworm here. It's all right just so Bryan and Hitchcock - do not try to climb into the same wagon at the same time. . Omaha women object to incorrigible girls at a state reformatory being spanked by a man.' But they deserve spanking by somebody. Portugal -also has a little bill to-present to Germany. By the time all are in the auditing committee will be primed for a long sitting. , ' Mr. Wilson may cling to "13" as a lucky number if he wishes, but most - of his fellow citizens will pin their faith to "seven or eleven." St. Faul is figuring on going after the 1920. republican national convention. If the Minne sota capital can extend an invitation, why not Omaha? ' - - ' Cleveland "reds" may not be able to get 'Gene Debs out of jail, but they will find little difficulty in getting in with him if they go about it right. Josephus Daniels, secretary of the navy, is going out to sea today in real earnest. We hope he enjoys the voyage, and comes home full of knowledge. - Cuban authorities deny the Huns had t U-boat nest anywhere on the coast of that is land. If they did, it was of little real service to them, morally or otherwise. : Denial is made that Uncle Sam took part in holding back news from this country defined for France, but the French say somebody did. .The censor is in bad at hpth ends of the' wire. Fleas to the proletariat to overthrow the capitalist class and become as free arid happy t4 are the poor of Russia would have a more potent appeal if they were not always accom panied by pitiful requests for food and clothing. f Secretary Wilson has ordered the deporta tion of another batch of undesirables held at Eliis Island. The efforts to rid the country" of anarchistic agitators is the most commendable thing the government has undertaken since the ar. When all the evidence is in those air raids prt London and other British towns probably .were as great factor in the undoing, of the late kaiser as, any other fool mistake he made Instead 'of terrifying ( the Britons into submjs sion the murders dropped from the sky sim ply set them firm to see it through. Closing of the federal free employment offices is the first fruit of the failure df the democratic congress to provide for continuation cf government activities. The burden will fall on men and women who are looking forjobs, but they should not forget who is responsible for the plight into which they are plunged. - Creighton University Medical college -will graduate its twenty-seventh class this evening, sit event of importance, as the need for educated doctors and skilled surgeons increases even without regard to the work of war. Omaha is fortunate in having two medical schools of first rank, from which come ' annually men well' equipped for the exacting service of their hon orable profession. , " Shortage of Husbans The surplus of marriageable women in Europe due to the war.is exciting a lively concern, par ticularly in Great Britain, where it is estimated there are more than 1,500,000 women who will never have a chance to marry. One v remedy proposed for the situation is a tax on bach elors. But why is it assumed that they are inneed ef sympathy? Marriage is no longer the sole objective of womanhood, and at no previous time in history has the condition now imposed fn women by the war been so endurable. No leubt the lack of husbands after the Napoleonic wars was a serious matter. But women have since had the benefit of a century of progres sive emancipation. Almost. every field of in- iustry is now open to them, and all that is like ly to happen is that their voluntary disposition :a be independent and self-supporting will be intensfiied by circumstances. No doubt they will submit to obligatory spinsterhood more cheerfully than masculine opinion gives them credit for. But is the case is bad, assuming that they will want to marry, as it appears on the surface? In our own civil war 349,944 soldiers in the northern armies alone w ere killed in battle or died of wounds and dis ease. This meant a serious theoretical dearth of prospective husbands. Yet it is not recalled that there was any "problem," and women then did not enjoy the present resources of the sex it the way of "gainful' occupations" of every conceivable kind. 2sew York tVorid, ( . . v OPPOSITION TO LEAGUE OF NATIONS. Organized opposition to the League of Na tions has raised under the banner of "The League for American Independence." How formidable it may become can not evert be guessed at the present time, but.it may not be disposed of without due consideration. That Henry Watterson it at its head gives assur ance that the new league will be vigorous In its efforts to prevent the country from being in volved in what some of its leading citizens look upon as an unwise venture. y It is not t mere question of patriotism, nor one of partisanship, however much a certain democratic clique would like to spread the im pression that all opposition arises from personal enmity to the president. The weakness of the draft of the proposed constitution of the League of Nations has been pointed out carefully. Sen ators who signed the "round robin" asked that the covenant be amended in such manner as will protect the United States. One amendment, that to give recognition fb the Monroe doctriner was voted down at the London conference on Thursday. This action does not bind the peace Icouncil, but may influence it. j The expected outcome may be found in the activity of those who are not ready to consent to the surrender of our sovereignty in any de gree. It will be on such points that 4he opposi tion must rest, and to them all argument should be addressed. The Lodge resolution, so fre quently referred to, recites: "That it is the sense of the senate that while it is their sincere desire that the nations of the world should unite to promote peace and general disarmament, the constitution of , the League of Nations in the form now pro-1 posed to the peace conference should not be accepted by the United States." This can be interpreted only as notice to the Versailles gathering that the covenant must be altered, or it will have difficulty getting through the senate, the ratification by which body is needed before the treaty can become effective. If the United States is to go into any combina tion or league of nations, it must be on terms clear and distinct, the obligations of which are understood and accerited by the people of the United States. 1 , One Fruit of the Auto Show. The Omaha Automobile exposition has pro- duced a result which was not considered, yet which might have been foreseen. It is that the gre'at manufacturing concerns who head the procession itj the automotive industry have de termined to make this city headquarters for the distribution of their product. This is-compli-rnentary in the highest sense, both to the dis criminating business ability that has so crystal Jid in a comprehensive decision, and tothe city, because recognizing its importance as a market toWn. ... Long ago Oroaha took an eminent and com manding place in the farm implement trade, be coming one of the largest distributing centers for goods in this line in the world. Millions of dollars worth of farm machinery are handled through the immense warehouses and other headquarters plants existing here. Other in dustries have found it to be of advantage to come here for trade, the steady growth, of the region around this city continually enhancing the natural opportunties for carrying on ex tensive general business enterprises. That the makers of automobiles should find this true, and see their own chance is not to be wondered at, for ffiey are among the really enterprising, for-, ward looking men of the day. Theif decision will add much to the com mercial importance of the city, and will tend'to advance its development as a market town. The shew just at its close is not only the most suc cessful of the series from the standpoint of the local trade, but it has brought to Omaha a new distinction which will be of great value to every body interested here. . , 1 Cost Plus in Retail Trade. A New York restaurant keeper, wise beyond his time and with a vision equal to his wisdom, has opened a vista of entrancing possibility to bbh the buyer and seller of . small things. He has put his restaurant on a cost-plus basis. That is to say, he has found out what the cost of serving a guest, minus the item of food really is. To this figure he adds the exact cost of the food with his profit, and his patrons are astonished at the cheapness with which they are served, and yet he prospers. 1 . This is why: He discovered that it cost him 32 cents to have a patron sit down and be waited on. If the check was for Jess than that amount, somebody else had to pay for the other fellow's deficit. So the initial item on the bill is 32 cents, and the other things are added on the cost basis. The idea is getting quite a bit of destrved attention among retailers in the east, and bids fair to spread. ' , For example, a druggist is reported to have discovered that it costs 7 cents in his store to wait on a customer. Sales under that figure are a loss to him. This certainly is true in other lines. Therefore, the dealers argue, why may we not adopt the system, figure our sales on a unit cost basis, and regulate our prices accord ingly? ' It means a revolution in business, but the cost-plus system has much of reason to support it, and if it works out in one line it might rea sonably be adapted" to another. Buyer and seller would meet toe to toe, chaffering and cheapening would become lost arts, and the "swindle sheet" yvould go to join the dodo if a system such as this were to be brought into general service. . Champ Clark Explains. The late speaker of the house declines pa tiently to abide the calumnies of partisan en emies who seek to fasten on him any charge of actual or constructive 'disloyalty to the presi dent they may make stick. He denounces in. good plain Missouri language the men who have been spreading the story ' that he said "the League of Nations ought to fail; what he did say was that, with fifty-odd senators pledged not to vote for the existing draft, it had no chance to get through, as a two-thirds vote of the senate is required to ratify a treaty. This probably will not abate the yelping at the heels of the Missourian, who has been listed for ex tinction by a little cabal which pretends to speak in the name of the president, and "who have set about to dethrone Champ Clark com pletely, because his presence in any degree of power, may possibly embarrass them in their efforts to secure, a third term for the president, or, failing in that, to, permit him to name his successor. The brethren are about as amicable as the Balkan nations. ' Germany will get food, but will not dictate J terms on which it is provided Evolution of the Typewriter ' (Reprinted from Belford's Magazine for April, 1892, by the courtesy of the publishers.) Second Installment. During the winter of 1866-67, two acquaintances of long standing, C Latham Sholes, a printer and editor by trade, although at that time collector of customs for the port of Milwaukee, and Samuel W. Soule, also a printer, inventor and farmer, were engaged to gether in developing a machine .for serially numbering the pages of blank books and the like. At the same shop in which they were having the artisan work done, Mr. Carlos Glid den, the son of a successgul ironmonger of Ohio, was also engaged in developing a mechanical "spader" to be used instead of a plow, Sholes and Glidden, thus thrown into almost daily con tact, became much interested in each other's in ventions. Mr. Glidden evinced great interest in the Sholes machine, and one day chanced to re mark to him, "Why can not such a machine be made that will write letters and words instead of figures only?" Thus was the seed of thought dropped without any knowledge at the time of speaking that such an idea had ever before been suggested. Nothing further was said or done at that time, but the sequel showed that the sug gestion was not an idle one, and was destined to bear abundant fruit in due season. 1 the spring of the following-year (1867) a copy of the Scientific American, which quoted an arti cle from, a, London technical journal fell into the hands of Mr. Glidden. It described a ma chine called the pterotype (winged type), in vented by one John Pratt of Center, Ala., which was designed to do just what Mr. Glidden had suggested. An editorial article in the paper pointed out the great benefit to mankind which such a ma chine would confer, as well as the fortune which the successful inventor would acquire. This was brought to the attention of Mr. Sholes and strongly appealed to his imagination, ile was a man qf intellectual temperament, though perhaps somewhat lacking in the more severely practical qualities necessary to carry out an enterprise such as he was about to inaugurate. He determined to try what could be done, and as Glidden had first suggested the idea he in vited him to join in the enterprise. Soule was subsequently invited to join. All made sug gestions. Glidden, who was of a mechanical turn, suggested many devices, but the sugges tion of the others seemed to be of a more prac tical nature, so that it finally turned out that Glidden's principal share in the invention was in the value of the general suggestions which he made. The first crude model constructed was largely the work of Soule, who suggested the pivoted types set in a circle and other minor details. Sholes contributed the letter-spacing device. The work went steadily onward, and bv September of that year the first machine had been made. It was a success insofar as it was able to" write accurately and with fair rapidity, but it soon showed that it was far from being an acceptable practical writing machine. But many letters were written with it and sent to friends. Among others one was sent to Mr. James Densmore, then of Meadville, Pa. This proved to be a fortunate thing for the nascent enterprise, for it brought into it a man of prac tical affairs, who had sufficient enthusiasm to purchase, as he shortly thereafter did, by the payment of all expenses already incurred, an in terest in the enterprise without so much as hav ing seen the machine. Mr. Densmore had been both editor and printer, and could well realize the importance of such a machine; but it is one small tribute to the characteristic energy and foresight of the man that he was thus willing to embark his means in a device so entirely new and untried, for it must be remembered that the present inventors had no knowledge of any previous efforts in this line excepting that of Sir. John Pratt above mentioned. Mr. Densmore did not actually see the typewriter until March, 1868. He then pronounced it good for nothing save to show the feasibility of the idea, and urged further improvement, pointing out many ! defects which would need to be remedied before the instrument could be made available for practical uses. .At this time Soule and Glidden both dropped out of the enterprise, leaving it entirely to Sholes and Densmore. Urged on by Mr, Densmore, Sholes continued to devise model after model, until some 25, or 30 experimental instruments had been made, each a little better than its predecessor, though still .lacking1 the essentials Of a successful ma chine. In the bands of practical users, stenog raphers and others, each of these was proved to be in some respect defective, and broke down under the strain of constant usage. This process was kept up until the patience of Sholes was well nigh exhausted. Doubtless, if the enter prise had been solely in his hands it might have failed at this critical, point, and this attempt to produce a writing machine would have shared the fate of the many previous ones and come to naught But the, shrewdness and common sense of Densmore proved the salvation of the enterprise, for he insisted that such criticism and tests were just what were needed to reveal the weak points. He insisted that the whole thing might as well be abandoned unless the machine could be so constructed that anybody could use it. Thus by slow degrees the original conceptions of the inventor were modified by practical experience, until 1873 it was deemed sufficiently perfect to be placed in the hands of a manufacturer with a view to putting the ma chine on the market for the general public' With this end in view came Densmore er1y in the year 1873 to the great gun factory of E. Remington & Sons, at Ilion, N. Y. Somewhat dubious about his own ability to successfully persuade the Remingtons to undertake the man ufacture, he fnvited an acquaintance, a Mr. G. W. N. Yost, with whom he had been associated in former years in the oil transportation busi ness in Pennsylvania," to accompany him, in order to have the assistance of his well known fluency in persuading the Remingtons. After much negotiating they were success ful in their endeavors, and the Remington firm agreed to undertake the manufacture of the new machine. The first machines were ready for the market about the middle of 1874. The first ones sold for general use were very different in appearance from the compact and well-constructed Remingtons of today, although the fundamental principles of the. early machine still survive, for nothing of real utility has yet been found to Supersede them. This machine was exhibited at the Centennial in 1876. The Day We Celebrate. Fred C. Williams, War Camp Community service director, born 1879. Robert C. Carter building contractor, born 1860. Jit. Rev. John P. Farrelly .Catholic bishdp of Cleveland, born at Memphis, Tenn., 63 years ago. Rt Rer. James R. Winchester, Protestant Episcopal bishop of Arkansas, born at Annapo lis, Md.,-67 years ago. Charles Ray, widely known as a star in mo tion pictures, born at Jacksonville, Fla., 28 years ago. ' " In Omaha 30 Years Ago. - "How the Yankees Kept America" was the subject of an address by Dr. Duryea at Beth Eden Baptist church: A post of the Women's Relief corps has been organized with these officers: Mrs. J. L. Woods, president; Mrs. Alice Hayes and Mrs. S. E. Potter, vice presidents; Miss Nettie Wood, secretary; Mrs. Lillie Seavey, treasurer; Mrs. S. Rawitzer, chaplain. M. V. Gannon has gone to St, Louis to speak at the St. Patrick's day celebration there. J. M. Stevens has disposed of his cigar stand at the Windsor to H. W. Rust. Dan Campbell stole a coat from a dummy In front of a Sixteenth street store, but be cause of Judge Berka won't have a chance to wear it for 31) dayf Friend of the Soldier Replies will be given in this column to questions relating to the soldier and his prob lems, in and out of the army. Names will not be printed. Aak The Bee to Answer. js qos' Qom&r (Questions coniTrnlng soldiers should be sent by mall, and will be answered In order of receipt ricme do not mil for information over the telephone.) - ' , ' Missing In Action, Gnwwd: W. Q. The fact that your son had such a remarkable anil tinnlcas- ant experience may account for the tenure of your . letters to reach him or his come to yon. About the time he was reported misslnjr in action then found gassed and wounded, the mail service was in a much con fused condition, and letters were not Betting: through to the front at all That your son was sent to a hog. pital also contributed to this, for it detached him from his regular unit. Base hoepital No. 22 is near Bor deaux. The 168th Infantry 4a part of the 42d division and in scheduled to eail for home in March, If your son nae recovered eumeientiy to re join his company, he wiH come with the regiment. You might lind out more about him by writing; to the adjutant general of the army, Wash ington, D. C. Many Questions Answered. Mrs. W. A. R.' The prisoner of war escort unit you Inquire for is stationed at Brest, ana is not as signed to early convoy. The con valescent camp to which your brother was sent is at Liffol-le- Grande (Vosges), a very pleasant part or France, ir no has recovered sufficiently to rejoin his company he should return with the S9th division in June. Mother The 13th field artillery will probably be held for some time in the army of occupation. A Reader The 330th Infantry was last reported as having landed at Newport News. This regiment was probably sent to Camp Lee for demobilization. The machine gun company is wfth It. M. B. H. -Sales commissary unit No..3 is with the 42d division, which is scheduled to sail In' March. A Soldier's Sister No orders have been issued for the early return of camp hospital No. 26. Mother The 90th aero squadrc-n is assigned to early convoy. A. K. K. The 109th engineers have been transferred to the 40th division; this probably means the consolidation pf the units of the 34th and 40th left behind in France; no word as to when they will return. E. A. R. Company E, 819th engi neers, is not attached to a division; its address is A. P. O. 909, which Is at Beaune CCote-d'Or). A Soldier's Mother The 323d field signal battalion is in the service of supply; and not attached to a di vision; it is scheduled for early con voy home: present address, A. P. O. 925, located at Cour Cheverney (IiOire-et-Cher). Mrs. li. B. See answer to A Sol dier's Mother, foregoing. Mrs. S. P. The 109th field signal battalion ia assigned to early con voy; no address given. H. M. Doniphan The i transport Buford landed at Newport News on the date you mention, having on board detachments from the 63d cost artillery, company M of the 34Sth infantry, and casual companies Nos. 33, 34, 28. 912, 914, 917, 91 and 920. A Brother Hospital train No. 38J win probably return with the 89th division, which sails in June. J. N. The SO 9th engineers is part of the 84th division, which has sail ed for home. W. B. W. The 61st infantry is part of the Ninth brigade, Sixth di vision. Eighth corps. Third army and Is in the army of occupation. Its ad dress is A. P. O. 745. Father Company E, ISth engi neers, is at'ls-sur-Tille CCote-d'Or), A. P. O, 712. It is engaged In rail way construction work. No word as to when it will come home. A Mother No word as to when Company D, 502d engineers will be sent home. An' Anxious "Wife Balloon com pany No. 2 is with the Second army; A. P. O. 914, which is at Heippes; no word as to when It will bej sent home. ' C. R. S. We have no Information as to when the quartermaster's band at A. P. O. 910 will be returned to America. Mrs. H..A. V. The 82d division is scheduled to sail in April. The trains Ing unit you Inquire for will very likely come home with the divsion. N. B., Curtis Write to the officer commanding the company in which your son is serving at Fort Leaven worth, stating your reasons for ask ing his arly discharge. This is the prescribed order for proceeding. M. M. B. The 67th coast artillery was reported as having landed at Newport News on February 2 2d. F. T. The 68th' balloon company is not attached to a division; it is in tho service of supply, address A. P. O. 704, at LaValdahon (Doubs). The 335th labor battalion is scattered; headquarters is at Maranville, via A. P. O. 706, Chaumonte (Haute ,Marne); company C is at A. P. O. 913, Bar-sur-Aube tAube), and com pany D is at A. P. O. 731, Gievres. A Friend The 30th, division Is scheduled to sail in March; the sani tary train will probably come with the division. C. W. The address you give for "park battery B. army artillery," is not sufficiently clear; no orders for return of army service unit you in quire for. ' i Mrs. O. H. L. The 59th infantry is part of the Eighth brigade, Fourth division, Fourth corps, Third army; its address is A. P. O. 746: It is in the army of occupation, and will be held indefinitely; can not give you the exact location" of the regiment. but the division headquarters are aw Schweich, Germany. A. E. l. The present address of the 101st infantry is A. P. O. 709, which is stationary with -the 26th division. The division is scheduled to sail for home in April. A. J. M. The 87th , division has sailed for home. A Reader It was the 78th di vision, not the 88th. H. A. T. No orders for early re turn of any units of the Sixth di vision. A Reader The 604th engineers Is not attached to any division; its ad dress Is A. P. O. 914, located at Heippes (Meuse); the Third pioneer Infantry Is part of the Fifth corps of the Third army, and its address is A. P. O. 759. N.ot scheduled for im mediate return. C. M. H. The 301st engineers Is part of the Fourth army corps, which is made up of the First, Third and Fourth divisions; address, A. P. O. 775. The 82d division is in the Fifth army corpsi No answers by mail. A Sister Time of service of sol dier enlisted for duration of war may Include six months after peace is formally declared; the unit you Inquire for la In the army of occu pation and not scheduled for early return. ; Miss A. S. The 36th division fs part of the First corps of the Third army; no orders for Its early return L. R. O. The 77th division is scheduled to sail for home In April; its present addrens Is A. P. O. 931. An Anxious Father No" orders have yet been Issued for the return 0( the 8St3 d.ivi8iou v DREAMLAND ADVENTURE By DADDY (Th Wild Geese on their y aorth ra ehasMl by the Flying Ogre, who aeeka to kill the Kins and the Blue Goose. Ficity and billy plan to eava Jbe Gteae ) CHAPTER VJ. Tho Ogre Up a Tree. THE Flying Ogre looked around the camp to find the rifle. While he, was vainly searching. Lonesome 'Bear rushed gatly through the woodB, dragging the las soed guard behind him. Lonesome Bear was having' bo much fun that he wanted to run clear to the other end of the woods, but Billy halted him. "We've got to go. back and scare that other chap," he reminded Lone some Bear. "Run around a tree and we will tie this fellow up tight." Lonesome Bear galloped around a tree, drawing the guard close up to ii I '..inimj. lip,1 ,- wmiWftwpaiiMwe'wpeMafcwwwq "The Biggest Law Is to Save Tour selves," Said Peggy. the trunk. Then he wound the rope around and around the guard and the tree until the man couldn't wig gle. The Flying Ogre, not finding the rifle, seized a club and was about to go to his companion's aid when Bil ly and Lonesome Bear ran back to camp. "I'll scare this Ogre Into fits," boasted Lonesome Bear. "Stand back and give ma room." Just as Lonesome Bear rushed Into the light of the campflre, the Ogre put on his aviator'e helmet Lone some Bear had not seen this outfit before, and he got the scare of his life when he rushed toward the sup posed man and found himself fac ing what looked to be mine awful furry animal with a frightful goggle-eyed head. "Woof!" grunted Lonesome Bear, and he turned right around and came back so fast that it was a stood thing Billy had stood aside to give 'him room. "It'e only a false head," screamed Peggy. "Go back and scare him." Frightened as he was, Lonesome Bear obeyed. With another "Woof!" he rushed at the Ogre as If about to eat him up. The Ogre took just one look at Lonesome Bear, then de cided the place wasn't healthy. He dashed Into the woods and away, with Lonesome Bear "wooflng" " at his heels. Finally, In desperation, the Ogre went up a tree and there Lonesome Bear kept him all night. Of course, Lonesome Bear could have climbed the tree, but he pre tended that he was a Grliily Bear, and that frightened the Ogre all the more. Billy jumped Into the airplane to fix It so that It wouldn't fly, while Peggy raced to the cave to start the Wild Geese on their new flight "The Ogre Intends to kill yorj as well as the Blue Goose," she told the King. "So you must keep out of his way." "We will." promised the King. We will go straight north over our old road." i 1 "No," said Peggy, "the Ogre knows that roadj you must try an other way." "It Is the law of the Wild Geese to take the old road," began the King, but Peggy Interrupted him. "The biggest law Is to save your selves," she said, "and to save your selves you'll have to fool the Ogre." "That's right. Tou are so wise, Princess Peggy," honked the King. "Fly over the woods as If on the old road," advised Peggy. '.'The Ogre will hear you and will plan to fol low you that way. When you get a few miles away go far, far to the west before turning north again, and he will never find you," "You'll be safe by the time he gets that airplane fixed again," eaid Billy Belgium, running up. "Goodby, Princess Peggy! Oood by, Billy!" honked the Geese, begin ning their flight "We can't stop to thank you now, but In the glorious summer we will prepare a Wonder Feast for you in the far Arctic land. Will you come?" "Yes! Yes!" shouted Peggy and Billy eagerly. The King of the Wild Geese plucked a feather from his own Daily Dot P.uzzle Culture vs. Practical Education. Peru, Neb., March 7. To the Editor of The Bee; In a recent editorial entitled "Wealth or Ideals" you criticize rather sharply some speakers at the Chicago session of superintendents for advocating a practical education, and you make a Btrong plea for "true culture," an "understanding of life in its broad est and highest sense," "the ideals of life," etc. No one ought to oppose the attainment of any of these goals, but what do you mean by education leading to cultural and practical ends? I venture to say 90 per cent of your readers interpret them as clas sical and scientific education re spectively. If this Is your .interpre tation, I take emphatic issue with you. Scientifically educated people are not "money grubbers" or money grabbers. Call the long roll of il lustrious scientists from the begin ning to the present. Galileo, Dar win, Huxley, Lavoisier, Pasteur, Ar rheriius, Henry, Agassiz, Michelson, Bessey, etc., etc., ad Infinitum, and surprisingly few -of them acquired or cared for anything beyond a decent living. They were and are seekers after truth, xather than pelf or pre ferment. ' These are but a few of the in stances among our own scientists. Match these with those of persons with the. so-called 'cultural. education if you can. Many instances might be cited where scientists have volun tarily risked and in some cases lost Jife . In the attempt to extend the limits of human knowledge. On the other hand, scratch a "money grub ber" or malefactor of great wealth, and in nine tlnjes out of ten you will find a classically educated man, if educated at all. Take our great art ists, musicians,' actors and even movie stars, if you want to find a money ,grabber. They are usually not worthy to unloose the shoe latchets of our great scientists either in Intellectual attainments, eth ical character. Scientifically educat ed men and women are not found in the millionaire palaces at Newport, but are feeding upon the locusts and wild honey of a humble position, i This may seen like a hard parable to the average man, but why should one who "thinks God's thoughts af ter him" spend h'la days and nights amassing wealth? Science unlocks the doors to untold wealth, but the true scientist does not grab these opportunities for himself. The classicist who is imbued with the inferior deals and ethic? of the times and literature he studies Is not likely to be deterred by any such scruples. These are not mere speculations, for facts tally with them. Classical Ideals and ethics have never saved man kind from money grubbing, and never will. You cite the Germans as horrible examples of degeneracy through practical ' education. Surely, Mr. Editor, you know, that the Germans begin their study of the classics much earlier than we, and empha size It much more? The ethirs of the Huns Is that of Caesar, Alex ander and . Diocletian, with a liberal tint of Genghis, rather than that of the present age of science and Christianity. The Hun Is an atavis .tic devolution back to the classic ages. As to cultural values, what Is more efficient than the study of the laws of nature and the great general izations of science regarding the or igin of the earth, solar (system and universe, of biogenesis and evolution, of the atomic and lonlo theories? Science opens to man the wonders of three great universes, the Infinite, the finite and the Infinitesimal. The an cient bard who exclaimed "When I consider Thy heavens, the work of Thy fingers, the moon and stars which Thou hast ordained, what la man that Thou art mindful of him" did not have as wide a horizon ee Is open to the modern student of sclenoe. The dizziest flights of imag ination of classic poets and mycol ogists are ridiculously puerile com pared with the marvels of modern science. No, Mr. Editor, measured by in tellect, culture, ethics as well as usefulness, no other form of educa tion can compare with the scientific or "practical" if you choose. It is just as cultural to work for the sup port and happiness of loved ones aa to follow along In the wake of Caesar's or Cyrus hordes. There is a culture of higher order in the ra tional execlse of eye and hand and body than in grubbing In a classic text or dictionary. Don't try to turn back the evolutionary forces of modern education, even If they leave the Cs in the discard. .WILBUR F. HOYT. . SMILING LINES. Nell t know why golf Is such a fovorita afternoon amunemene. Belle Why la it 7 Nell Don't you aver hear tha men who play It talking about tha teea Buftlmora American, , -. 'Tour atorm effect 1 vary reallatlo," complimented tha dramatlo critic. "Tea. we hava to work Ilka thunder to fet that," replied tha ataga manager. Judge. , "Who ara tha plain people, anyway?" "Well. 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