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THE BEE: OMAHA. SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 1919.
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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
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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.
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Belle Why la it 7
Nell Don't you aver hear tha men who
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American, , -.
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"Tea. we hava to work Ilka thunder to
fet that," replied tha ataga manager.
Judge. ,
"Who ara tha plain people, anyway?"
"Well. I wouldn't apply tba "term to tha
ledy voters." Loulivllle Courier-Journal,
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"Save these feathers," he honked.
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ua Till then, farewell!"
Refreshed by their brief visit, the
Wild Geese turned again to the
north, their : way being lighted by
the rising moon. Peggy and Billy,
leaving the two Ogres to Lonesome
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