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43 THE BEE! OMAHA, SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 1919. The Omaha Bee DAILY (MORNING) EVENING SUNDAY FOUNDED BY EDWARD ROSEWATEJt VICTOR ROSEWATER, EDITOR THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY, PROPRIETOR MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS the Aaaetatl Pno. of wiuoh The Baa la a menu. I c1u1t1 titled to the nee tor publication, of til new, dltpetchei credited U It or lot otbrwiM credited la IhU paper, end alto too local am published aarela. All rljhta of publlsetloo of out tpecu giepeicBee an aiao im iiuu OFFICESi Ohlcaio Paoplol Ou Building. Omene The Boa Bid. Now Tore Is Fifth An. Booth Omaha Mil N St fit Lottls New B'Bk of Common Counoll Bluffs U N. Mala Bt WetalBston 1111 O Bt Llnooln UtUe Bulldtnf. FEBRUARY CIRCULATION Daily 64,976 Sunday 63,316 Afarai elreulatloa for th month subscribed and mora to by a B. ccn. ctroulatioa Manager. . Subeertbera leaving lb city should hava Th Bm mailed than. AOdrasa cnaagea a ewea aa requeeu. One way to get together is not to hold back. Suffragettes won a victory at Paris they were denied at Washington. Do not worry; that dopy feeling is just the old-fashioned spring fever. 2 New York could do a great deal, worse than 4 to elect "Bill" Hayward governor. Ak-Sar-Ben only asks 5,000 memfcers for the coining summer, but room can be made for more. , Get in early. k Italy is paying $25' a ton for American coal, ; which may , console some "who think the local price has been too high. I The Adriatic question .also is holding back : the peace treaty, but no concerted attack is made dn Italy for that reason, , Missouri lawmakers are getting mixed up a little on their suffrage measures, but that nothing for a Missouri democrat. 9. is A Paris editor hints that our president is in t clined to deal with the bolsheviki. It will not be easy to make the Jiome folks think so. , Laundrymen still look on reporters as dan- ; getous persons, and bold their5 sessions behind closed doors. They are merely imitating Paris, German potash will be traded to the United States for food grown in Nebraska, and sold to .southern cotton planters to the exclusion of '. Nebraska potash. There's a catch ift this soime- i where. Do not forget to set the clock ahead an hour whfcn you gp to bed tonight It may seem fool ish, but it will keep you in touch with the rest of the world. The county assessor is going to organize a .little drive of his own next week, just to re mind you that you did not finish the job when you paid your income tax. Oregon voters will not be permitted to pass on the dry amendment, if the opinion of the attorney general holds good. And that is the home of the referendum in America 1 ; A new commander and a lot of replacement officers going to Archangel does not look like rthe immediate withdrawal of American forces from Russian territory. Maybe the powers have decided to make a clean-up job. . The supreme court's decision on the ques tion of taxing Liberty bonds held by banks gets tround a stubborn obstacle by an ingenious ruse. The reasoning is sound enough to sup port the listing of the property for taxation. The opera singer's, wife who preferred di vorce to a life of spaghetti and garlic has tnilfhafl a MAtl. tit 4tmcft. AxafewA .MMnm .VM...,. ....... V. Ul J 1 V. BVIUVIU sounded in the courts. Songbirds are npt looked upon generally through such unroraantic glasses. 5 North Dakotans insist on having a referen dum vote on laws passed by the Townley leg islature, although the Nonpartisan league has vigorously opposed any such review of its labors. It does make a difference which end you are on. Holding that a hog is enough of . a pig to come within the law as to stealing, the supreme court has knocked another technicality gal ley west A few more such decisions may dis courage smart lawyers, who love to take appeals to settle quibbles. The New, York Times does not believe that "Joe" Bailey intends to leave .the democratic party, but that he did intend to serve solemn warning on Claude Kitchin, Champ Clark and others that they , should mend their ways. Whatever interpretation may be put on Mr. Bailey's remarks, the grand old state of Texas, where he resides and has most influence, will keep right on going democratic, no matter who runs for president - ' - ' Human Reclamation t American physical standards are far from being what they might easily be made. This fact was disclosed impressively in the results of the examinations of 3,200,000 men who pre sented themselves for military service in 1917 and 1918. One-sixth of the men examined were found to be unfit for any kind of military "serv ice. Many of these were victims of minor de formities or ailments that would yield to a little scientific treatment. If the war had continued a year or two longer thousands of these men would have gone into government repair shops, as it were, and would have been sent forth not only capable of serving' as soldiers but better squipped in body or mind for the ordinary bat tles of life in peace time. It is not too lat. however, to -profit by the information which the army records show, even though the individual findings be not available for use in a peace-time physical reconstruction movement It is not necessary to have names to reach general conclusions of value to hygienic science. One fact brought out is that there has been t considerable physical deterioration be tween the ages of 21 and 30. Another is that mental and nervous disorders are more prev alent in the north than in the south. Much data of value was obtained as to so-called social diseases. .' Now would seem to be a peculiarly good time to enter-upon a general systematic and scientific movement for human betterment, phy sically speaking. The need of it has been shown by what the army examinations disclosed. Pro hibition is to go into effect throughout the country, possibly in July, but surely next Janu ary With an end to the traffic in intoxicants it is reasonable to expect that one of the great est enemies of the public health will be removed and that men will turn their attention "more seriously to the preservation of their physical powers Minneapolis Journal , V SNAGS IN WAY AT PARIS. Something has happened at Paris, of grave import, concerning which we are not in formed in America. The president announces that, owing to objections, the proposed amend ment to the League of Nations covenant con cerning the Monroe doctrine will be -withheld for a time, and may not be presented at all. In absence of further explicit information, the situation may only be dealt -with through conjecture. Many reasons might be assigned, any of 'them plausible and none of them ac curate. The only thing known is that some thing has occurred which has moved Mr. Wil son to change his mind again. If jt is because of objections raised by delegates from other countries, then the situation does not bode especial good for this land. ' . The Monroe doctrine was formulated to meet a situation growing out of a league of European nations. England assented to it from the first, because its strict application was in England's favor. Therefore, it is not likely that objection comes from that source. The South and Central American nations have enjoyed such protection under the doctrine as only the United States can give, and it is reasonable to think they will not be willing to forego this great advantage, even'for the boon of safety guaranteed by a League of Nations. Objection might come from either European or Asiatic sources. France and Italy may be readily eliminated, and this brings the point down to Japan. The Tokio government is doomed to disappointment in its demand for recognition without reference to racial distinc tions. ' Thus, it may think that by holding up the American request, it can force something of a concession, s i " Whether Americans are willing to allow the Monroe doctrine to stand as endorsed by im plication does not matter so much. They are not ready to open the doors of the land to un restricted Asiatic immigration. This may be the snag in the way at Paris. ', . , What Bolshevism Really Is. , ' A Russian now domiciled in New York, where he sets up to be the ambassador of the Lenine-Trotzky outfit, makes a frank confession that, challenges American attention. He says that bolshevism is only socialism applied. Thinkers long ago recognized this, but Ameri can socialists have strenuously denied it. They have insisted that between them and the Rus sian reds was nothing in common. ' Just at present a powerful and subtle propaganda is being carried on in this country in behalf of the Russian anarchists. Raymond Robins' "remark able plea that they be accorded recognition as a responsible government is only part of the play. Efforts are made in all directions to ex cite sympathy for the proletarian mobs that have made of Russia only a waste. These have succeeded to a considerable' extent, because Americans are quick to sympathize with any people struggling to be free, and are unready to credit tales of atrocities of the type com mitted by the bolsheviki Thus, both the credul ity and the warmth of compassion of our people for others in misfortune are abused by the agents of disorder and anarchy. Bolshevism is the rule of the unfit, the extermination of the fit, the extinguishment of enterprise and the end of useful endeavor. And bolshevism is social ism carried to its logical end. Great Britain and the Oil Wells, , While the British are devoted to the League of Nations and whatever possibilities it may con tain in the way of prevention of future wars, the imperial government is nursing no delusions as to certain contingencies that might arise. It has participated in all the debates at Paris, pub lic and otherwise, has heard a deal about the nationalization of its railways, mines and other industries, kept a more or less sympathetic ear open to Ireland, but it has not neglected to apply1 knowledge gained at tremendous cost. For example, the war taught England how much of its safety as well as its progress de pends on oil.x Therefore, the imperial govern ment is just now consolidating its on interests to the end that for the future it may be supplied through British-controlled sources. Americans are concerned in this bacause of the fact that certain British-owned companies are exten sively operating in' our domestic oil fields. Whether or not it was true that the turmoil in Mexico grew out of rivalry between American and British claimants for the monopoly of the Mexican oil fields, the war brought to these governments such a community of interest that they have collectively repressed Carranza's ra pacity and kept the stream of fuel and power from Tampico flowing steadily. But the Brit ish have extensive interests in Texas and Okla homa as well, and are going into other regions in quest of oil. ' ' The Monroe doctrine may not touch this case in any sense, but the policy adopted at London ought to give an impression that Brit tania is not putting all her eggs into one basket. Another world war may never come, but if it does, it .will find the British navy ready fori action, just as' it was in August, 1914, when it took up its tremendous task of saving the world from German aggression. , Americans may, perhaps, learn a lesson from this example. Selling the Victory Loan. Secretary Glass of the Treasury department has announced a plan for sale of the Victory loan that allows purchasers most liberal terms. Briefly, the subscriptions to the loan are to be paid in six installments, 10 per cent at time of subscription, 10 per cent in July, and 20 per cent in each of August, September, October and November. On any of the installment dates payment in full can be made, and interest ac crued will be turned over. This plan will not lay any very heavy burden on the business of the country, and will at the same time fairly well meet requirements of the Treasury. It is expected that the revenue collections will be sufficient to discharge all outstanding cer tificates by the end of the fiscal year. If the Victory loan is sold up to the limit allowed by law, the initial-payment will produce at least $500,000,000, and that in July k- similar sum. Then the four months following will each bring in a billion, and this added to the ordinary col lections should produce sufficienUunds to fairly well carry on the business of the country. The 1920 levy is expected to fetch in $4,000,000,000, and this with the loan about to be floated ought to get us hack to a peace basis withotlt much of a jolt' . . ' V ssssssssssssss Ellis Meredith of Denver tells her sisters at St Louis that they will do well to quit abusing the politicians, and work with them a little more harmoniously. And she ought to know, for she has tested the pla Looking Backward One Year New York Times.' On March 21, 1918, Ludendorff flung 1,000, 000 men against the British armies before Cam- brai and St. Quentin. All winter we had been looking forward to this possibility, but without much belief in it; the advantage to the Germans of letting the other side throw its men against intrenched lines seemed so obvious, and the chance ot success in any attack of their own so slight, that many people in Washington refused to believe that this was the great attack even after it had begun. We did not know then the uneasiness in the central powers which might have made a long-continued defensive war un safe for the rulers of Germany; we did not know so well as did the commanders at the front that lines could be broken by the tank, and that the Germans had developed a new offensive tactic that promised great results: above all we did not know the temperament of Ludendorff. And when the papers of that Thursday afternoon told ot the beginning of the attack we all sup posed that it would be repulsed with terrible loss, leaving things much as they were before. But Thursday's fighting resulted in German gains; on Friday they gained more, it was evi dent that they had really broken the line; by Sunday morning we had to face a defeat already serious, threatening to become disastrous. Un Sunday, too, we read of the all but incredible long-range gun that had begun to bombard Paris. The British armies were in retreat, the French reserves were apparently doing little to stop the Germans; worst of all, our own armies were still on this side of the Atlantic. And so it went on from day to day, the Germans ever further west . Nothing like the gloom of those days had ever been experienced by any of us but-those who could remember the civil war; Frenchmen had to go back to 1870 for a parallel; and nobody in England had ever known any thing like it ; The Black Week of 1899 had de Dressed Englishmen over a few unimoortant in juries to national prestige; but if Ludendorff won this battle it might mean the downfall of 'the British empire. On the other side there was exultation. Amid the roar of the first days guns the kaiser de clared: "The prize of victory must and will not fail us; no soft peace, but one which corresponds with German interests." Six days later he was still boasting that "we" 'shall win everything." In the Reichstag speakers were declaring that there must be no more moderation such as was shown to beaten Russia; thumping indemnities, huge annexations must punish the western powers for their will not to be defeated. For a whole week the Germans saw the world in their hands; Frenchmen looked ruin in tlje face; Englishmen wondered if the course of history had not turned against them," and Americans knew the humiliation of being unable to help our 'friends when their life and ours was at stake. It was worse than the Marne, for. then the British armies were not yet enrolled, the Russian armies were still . far away; America and Italy were not yet in the war. This time the world had summoned all its forces against the Germans, and if the battle were lost the -world might be lost The memory , of those days still hurts, and will hurt so long as those who lived through them are alive. s Yet in the last days of that first week the tide was beginning to slacken; French pressure had narrowed the expanse of the offensive in the south, the British were not broken in the north. The first really good news came at the bginning of the second week, when on March 28 a great German assault on the British buttress at Arras was stopped in its tracks. On both flanks the Germans were held; their offen sive was narrowing day by day, pushing down in a point toward Amiens, finally stopped in front of the city. There were other hard blows in Flanders in April, on the Aisne in May, to ward Compiegne in June; sometimes the dan ger was almost as great as in March; but the blackness of the first days of the Ludendorff offensive we never knew again. There was a general conviction, based on no very scientific reasoning, perhaps, but justified by the event, that if they failed in the first great rush they could never win. We know now how close they were to vic tory a year ago; and it is a thing we may all remember while talking about who won the war. The war could not have been won without our army on the Marne and in the Argonne, but if the French and British troops-had not stopped the attack in March our army might never have had a chance to help win the war. The imperial person who a year ago would have no soft peace has just celebrated the sawing of his thousandth log at Amerongen; he might be spending his time very differently but for the steadfastness and courage of the men who fought before Arras and Amiens. , Friend of the Soldier Replies will be given in this 1 column to questions relating to the soldier and his prob t leras, in and out of the army: . .Names, will not be printed. Ask The Bee. to Answer. you Many Questions Answered. Misa L. M. 8. Tha address have for prisoner of war escort com pany No. 80 la correct: letters Bent to that address should reach the soldier you refer to; can give you no reason why mall is being returned. Would suggest that you write to the adjutant general of the army for further Information. A Brother1 The address of the 109th engineers has been changed from A. P. O, 798 to A.. P. O. 788j this may account for the failure of tne lettem to reach destination: sev. eral rumors have been heard as to return of this unit, but nothing offi cial yet. His Sister The present address of all companies in the 126th infan try is A. P. O. 734; cannot account ror failure of letters to arrive. Mrs. W. H. B. The Eleventh bal loon eompany Is with the Third army corps; A. P. O. 754; not under orders ror return yet. I. R. The 227th aero squadron Is in me service or supply; not under prders for early return.. Mrs. C. E. G. The Address you have for field remount squadron 805 Is correct; A. P. O. 701 is at St. Na- zaire, far from the battle line; the unit is not attached to any division. its business being to ' look after horses and mujes for army; no or ders for its return. Four Soldiers' Sisters The Twen ty-fourth engineers Is in the supply and shop service of the Second and Third armies, with headquarters at Toul, A. P. O. 784; no orders for its return. Last address of 168th In fantry was A. P. O. 702; the regi ment is stationed at Chelles. near Paris, and is not now under orders for immediate return.' Juanita The Eighty-eighth di vision Is not under orders for early return; the 813th ammunition train Is attached to this division. ,; A Soldier's Friend The Twelfth engineers is in the Second army, en gaged in , railway operations; A. P. O. 747, located at Commercy; no or- 1 DREAMLAND ADVENTURE By DADDY CHAPTER VI. The Detective Makes An Arrest. (Whan tha Black Hoof Clan kidnaps Raffia Jones-Brown Peggy and Billy go to tha reacua, fallowing them to Birdland.) W' Plain Dealing of Sims Vice Admiral Sims' farewell speech in Lon don was fortunate and struck the right note. The first business of the American navy in. Eu ropean waters which he commanded was to get the army over to the other side, and to this task he addressed himself with single-minded devotion. . Admiral Sims saw the cloud on the horizon, and in 1910 prophesied a general European war to break out in four years. wWise before the event, he asserted in a speech whose echoes traveled far that England and America would fight side by side in such a war. He drew down upon himself the official rebuke; but thoughtful citizens on both sides of the water knew that he was right in feeling that the old, unhappy causes of estrangement were obsolete. ; The service of Admiral, Sims to both count tries and to the cause of the allies has been that he made it possible in the crisis of their for tunes for the missiles of embattled America to go straight to the mark and the men of the greatest of crusades to reach their destination. In co-operation with the mighty navy of Great Britain, his ships kept open the long sea. lane that knew no turning until the victory was won. This accomplishment was without those petty frictions and personal acerbities that so often stand in the way of enterprises of mo ment. There was no "fluster or bluster" about this man Sims. He was a downright, candid, explicit, open-handed and open-minded' seadog, caring for- but one thing to beat Germany. His very presence radiated energy, good hu mor, common sense and- executive efficiency. The type of man he is commends itself at once to those that go down to the sea in ships and those who trust themselves among sailors in time o,war. The nation needs more of such honest and faithful servitors. Philadelphia Ledger. , M. T. Z. No orders yet issued for return of 21st machine gun battalion. Anxious Mother The Seventh bal loon company is part of the Fifth army corps, and is not scheduled for early return; address, A. P. O. 769. Dailv Reader The "Armoiir hnva" Vlth refrigerator company 301 are not under orders for, early convoy. Tnankiui no orders for immedi ate return of either convalescent camp No. 6 or Thirty-first transpor tation company. H. J. The Thirteenth balloon company is with the Second army, in the army of occupation, A. P. O. 784; no orders for its return. . An Anxious Mother We have no record of the sailing of -casual com pany 949. Soldiers Bister The 110th engi neers is part of the Thirty-fifth di vision, scheduled to sail In April. It. M. A. The Eleventh balloon company is with the Third army Corps in the army of occupation, and is not scheduled for early convoy home. . Molly Company D, Twenty-sixth engineers, is assigned to early con voy home. , . A Soldier's Sister The lZSth ma chine 'gun battalion is part of the Thirty-fifth division, and is scheduled to sail home In April. Mrs. N. E. G. The Ninety-first di vision is under, schedule to sail in March. S. C. B. The 140th infantry is un der orders to sail for home in April. Mother The 278th aero squadron is with the Second army; A. P. O. 731A, which is at Colombey-les- Belles (Meurthe-et-Moselle), and no orders have been issued for its early return. Mrs. D: K. We regret that we have no definite word as to the time for return of the 109th engineers. Miss E. A. No orders have been issued for the early return of base hospital No. 61; it is located at Sa venay, near St. Nazalre, and is not attached to a division. A Discharged Soldier You may retain your uniform, "tin hat" and gas mask. Mrs. D. W. We regret we have no word as to the time any of the Jeft-behind units of the Fortieth di vision will sail for home. Miss M. H. K. The 816th .pioneer infantry is not at present attached to a division; its address is A. P. O. 914, which is at Heippes (Meuse); no word as to when it will return. A Mother No orders have been Issued for the return home of the Fifty-ninth transporatlon corps. A Friend The Thirty-second di vision Is under schedule to sail for home in May; its present address is A. P. O. 734; headquarters at Speich or, Germany. A Sister The $19th engineers4 Is part of the Eighth division; not un der orders for early return. D. C. The address of Company H, Twenty-first engineers, Is via A. P. O. 703; it is engaged in light rail way work, and is not scheduled for early return. . C. U. The Eighty-second division Is scheduled to sail in April; this in cludes all its units. A Sister Comnany C. 34 2d labor haltflllon colored)' is stationed at I fcuxy, via A. P. O. 706; it is not under schedule for lmmedite return A Soldier's Sister The Ninety-first division is scheduled to sail for home in March: this should include both field hospital 362 and sanitary train 316. Miss A. B. T. A widow, the moth er of six children, is entitled to relief under the Nebraska mothers pension law; lay the case before the county attorney of your county, it being his duty to see that such cases are prop erly cared for. J. M. D. No word yet as to when the Eighty-eighth division will re turn. HEIJ Peggy declared to the members of the Black Hoof clan that she was the world's geat est girl detective, the four rascals looked dumbfounded. "Have you come to arrest usT" brayed Balky Sam. "Thus speaks the guilty consclense of Balky Sam," answered Pegay. "Maybe you have brought our cab- tlJIYf "No, Reggie, yon can go home, but if yon ever howl again, look oat." . bagee .for ransom," bleated Billy Goat. " - "Thus speaks Billy Goat's greedy stomach," said Peggy. "I don't smell any beefsteak," growled Johnny Bull. "But, Johnny Bull, you may smell a rawhide whip." "I think I'll fly out of here," hoot ed Judge Owl. "The long arm of justice shall reach Judge Owl wherever he sroes," declared Peggy. . ' "How did you know who we are?" asked all the Black Hoof clan to gether. "From your note demanding ran (som," answered Peggy. "But we didn't sign our real names," argued Balky Sam. "Who but Bilky Sam would want 20 bushels of oats? Who but Billy Goat would demand 80 cabbages? Who but Johnny Bull could eat five beefsteaks? Who but Judge Owl would demand IS plump mice?" "Marvelous!" cried the four mem bers of the Black Hoof clan. "You surely are the champion girl detective," added Billy Belgium. "Only one person is aa wise as that" hooted Judge Owl, "and that person is Princess Peggy." "Princess Peggy! Sure it's Prin cess Peggy!" cried the animals, darting out of the bushes and sur rounding her. "Gr-r-r-r-upmh!" growled Johnny Bull, "Now that we ve been arrested I don't care what happens, so I'm going to tackle that queer cat." And away he went after Lonesome Bear, who was Just returning triumphantly after encasing the last of the dogs out of the woods. Lonesome Bear law him coming, and i as Lonesome Bear had once felt the grip of John Bull's Jaws, he promptly started up a tree. Johnny Boll leaped and grab bed him by the tall. Lonesome Bear squalled and climbed higher. It happened that the tree was the one In which Reggie Jones-Brown had - sought refuge. Reggie saw Lonesome Bear coming and opened his mouth to howl. But, strange to say, no howl came forth. "Look, look! Reggie can't howl!" shouted Billy Belgium. "He has broken his howling ma chinery!" cried Peggy. "Hew-haw! We've cured him!" brayed Balky Sam. "You can't ar rest us now, Princess Peggy, be cause we've done a ''good turn to the neighborhood." i That sounded reasonable to Peg gy. She looked up at Reggie, who was still gasping and spluttering. Reggie, we have come to take you home. But you must promise not to howl any more." "I'll never howl again. I m all howled out," whined Reggie. "And you 11 always be a good boy?" asked Peggy. "Always, if I only get nacit nome again," promised Reggie. "But please Daily Dot Puzzle 14. . 7 elfcVa. M I" . ft to H f ft . 2t fcV W ll 4i. - 3' 44 it 4I . .33 . 4i 34 W ' 34 35 . st 3a 7 . 6 55 Draw from ona to two and ao on to and. Why does Piffle seem so shy? Looks alarmed I wonder why? ox About the Memorial Boulevard. Omaha, March 25. To the Editor of The Bee: The city planning com mission's suggestion for a panoramic driveway winding for 19 miles along a scenic river front would be the finest memorial that a city c6uld erect. a a Monuments and statues commem orating the city's history could be placed from time to time along the roadway and beautiful trees, shrub ery and flowers which undoubtedly would be planted there, would make our river front a scene that we would be pround of. Another- good feature about this type of memorial is that instead of deteriorating with age, it becomes more enhanced with beauty as the years go by. " ' I sincerely hope that the public will get behind this proposal and see that the city acquires the property before the cost of the land makes the driveway prohibitive. A CITIZEN OF OMAHA. Indignation Boils Over, i Beaver City, Neb., March 24 To the Editor of The Bee: As I read in vour naDer the awful treatment those poor unfortunate girls in the Geneva school have receivea my soui cries out for vengeance. Never did I read anything that has occurred in Nebraska that . has so appealed to my feelings. And can it be possible that our officials in power will toler ate a man or woman so low in prin- clDle any longer to hold the office here in ''Nebraska where we boast of higher ideals of true Americanism, to tolerate anything so vne. Air. lvic Aulev has forfeited all claims to manhood his place is in the "pen.' Tfalseriam and Turkish atrocities fade when compared to his abuse of those girls here in a civilized coun try. I plead and implore for the sake of humanity, to Intercede for better conditions ana meet out xo those yile wretches their just pun isihment. ORRIE A. HARVEY. Favor Bolshevism. Council Bluffs, Ia March 26. To the Editor of The Bee: You are right "Bolshevism is a real men ace", but you failed to state a men ace to whom! I am an ex-soldier, saw service in France and I tell you no secret when I say .bolshevism has a warm place in my heart. Furthermore, there are a number of us who will prove very EDITORIAL SNAPSHOTS DAILY CARTOONETTE i to n AV The Day We Celebrate. Dr. Louis B. Bushman, oculist and turist, born 1877. Elihu Thomson, noted American electrical engineer and inventor, born in England, 66 years ago. Mrs. Larz Anderson, author, wife of the former United States ambassador , to Japan, born in Boston, 43 years ago. ' Murray Bartlett, organizer and first presir dent of the University of the Philippines, born at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., 48 years ago. Hugh Heal, former world champion at three-cusBion billiards, born at Bellevue, O., 32 years ago. In Omaha 30 Years Ago. A memorial meeting was held in'Washington Hall by the Swedish people in honor of John Erickson, inventor of the "monitor" who died two weeks ago. , Ex-Governor John L. Pennington of Dakota is visiting in the city accompanied by his daughter, Miss Mollie Pennington. Major Peter D. Vroom is here to assume his duties as inspector general of the Department of the Platte, to succeed Colonel Hall. Marc Klaw, popular theatrical manager looking after Fanny Davenport's encraeement is whiling away weary hours at the Millard nurs ing a case of mump THE5E qlHULE CAKES MY WIFE MAHE ARE AWFUL.!! UJI.5H I COULIl FlNH A WAY TO GET RIHV OF" THEM Vr MM 3C, -RlMi UflMi' MAKERS Or TALKING MACHINE -jcl E3 C! Minneapolis Tribune: British air men bagged 8,000 enemy planes dur ing the open season and the game warden oniy winicea at nimseir. Washington Post: George Bern ard Shaw weeps because the block ade has starved thousands of boches but we all know that Barney is never serious when he weeps. New York Herald: "Grave situ ation in Egypt," says newspaper headline. And, what with her in numerable tombs and other mummy receptacles, one might say that Egypt is a grave situation of historic pre-eminence. Baltimore American: Excessive sentences in the army are -to be commuted, and the agitation raised over the subject is . probably the practical end of Prussianism in the army. So much for the great Amer lean principle of publicity. ' St. Louis Globe Democrat: Right of free speech, says Justice Holmes of the United States supreme court does not permit a man to cry "Fire: in a crowded theater. It is well to think twice before saying anything that needs an exclamation point. Brooklyn Eagle: Maine by a vote of both houses of her legislature refuses the "half-of-one-per cent" Washington ruling as to prohibited alcoholic beverages and sticks to her three per cent The original prohi bition state is consistent. Neal Cow had sense as well as courage. New York World: Lieut. Col. Theodore Roosevelt has a fine war record, good ability and a gift of speech that is compared to that of his father. What more natural man that the New York republican lead ers should eagerly discuss using these qualities to pry themselves out of a political bog? CHEERY .CHAFF. Tou oueht not to allow tha young of- ficra in your chargo to pay all that at tention to those pretty girla." "Why not?" "It Is dangerous to let a apark get near ao much powder. " Baltlmora American. Carter Aren't you drinking a little mora than uaual? Clublelgh Tea: my wife haa a cold In her head and can't amell a blame thing. Boaton Tranacrlpt "Tou mb your huaband la a saclflat. Dinah?" "I inure doea, aah." V ' "What makea you think ao T" - "Wall, aah, da man will never carry a raaor when ha 'tenda a party, aah." Detroit Free Freaa, unwilling army men in case the "powers" decide to sacrifice us for their principles. JAMES MORAN. That Dog Ordinance. Omaha, March 28. To the Editor of The Bee:' I notice that the city commissioners are about to pass an ordinance to prohibit dogs from bark ing in the city limits. That surely Is of vast moment to the inhabitants of this city, as It has much to do with their welfare for generations to come I would suggest that the city com missioners pass an ordinance to pro hibit geese from making a noise, to prohibit roosters from crowing and to prohibit hens from cackling when they lay an egg, to prohibit ducks from quacking and to prohibit cats from meowing. It seems to me that there are far more important sub jects to be considered than the bark ing of a fen dOKS. That ordinance should be entitled "An Ordinance to .Promote Discord Among Neighbors."' Until people on earth are agels, such an ordinance is out of place, for there are always pome who have it in for their neigh bors and this ordinance will simply encourage those who are spiteful to wards others. If the city commissioners want to suppress noises, they should stop the noisy motorcycles from going at 60 and 60 miles an hour, making more noise than hundreds of dogs and en dangering the lives of all who may be crossing streets when thpse speed maniacs come along. Then the switching engines some times at night will give out the most terrific screeches that can be heard all over Omaha, andkeep It up by the hour at times between midnight and 3 o'clock in the morning. The screech ing of the engines in the switching yards makes more noise ' than the harks of a thousand dogs would make if all barked at once. A dog that will not bark is not worth having. ; Lives have more than once been saved by the barking of dogs, burglars have been scared away by the barks of dogs, property has been saved from thieves by the barking of dogs and they have many times given warning of danger by their barks. But there are al ways some people who have it in for dogs and I suppose we have to put up with such people among us. FRANK A. AGNEW. get this awful cat away before it eats me," "Johnny Bull, let go Lonesome Bear," ordered Peggy. Johnny Bull promptly dropped to the ground. "Anyway, I wasn't afraid of him, like all the other dogs." he growled. Lonesome Bear scrambled to eaf th and then Billy Belgium scurried. up the tree and helped Reggie down. ' "Now, Reggie, you can go home, but if you ever howl again look out!" said Peggy severely. "And, you, Balkv Sam. Billv Ooat. .lohnnv Rnll and Judge Owl, you were very naughty to kidnap him, even though it did him good.. I'm not going to ar rest you this time, but you'll have to be punished, and I'll tell you what It shall be the next time I some to Birdland." Peggy boosted Reggie on Balky Sam's back, climbed up herself, and with Billy riding Lonesome Bear, they set out for home. 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