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""V",JiT THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1919. The. Omaha Bee Daily' (morning ) evening Sunday . . FOUNDED BT EDWARD BOSEWATKB r VICTOR ROSE WATER, EDITOR THS BKS PUBLISHING COMPANY. PROPBIBTOB mImber OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS It aassetsted Press, of wdleh Tat toU I ta escfcisheb eaUlM to the use for nublleatle of U aewa etspatease esedlistl u Ik or not otlirwlM credited to toio Oftror. aa4 oloo taw loooi Ml pubuihsd lurtla. All rltatt of puaUcattos of on spsoisi k llsrirrhri on oloo reserrsd. ' ' OFFICES! " . Chlesge People's Ou Building. Otnass TW Bo Bids, ., Now tots IS Fifth Are. South Onoao 331t Kit St. Loon Jin B'nk of Common. CoaneU BhoXe 14 K. Mala St. WuMnflno 1311 O 81. Lincoln Uulo Baiidtag. MARCH CIRCULATION Daily 65,293 Sunday 63,450 Average circulation for tho month subscribed sat oouiu to o E. X. Raton. Circulation Manager. Subscribers leaving tho city should kav The Boo ataQool to thorn, i Addreea changed oo ftaa oo rooojo stsd. Now, get the rebuilding campaign started. Tornado victims , should not have" to go far j for help in Omaha. ' . The city is going to carry its own insurance herafter, tornado and all. -Mr. Wilson is fast recovering from his cold, which may be a very good peace omen. ' It may have been a coincidence, thatjornado, but that does not add anything to its unwelcome. "It might have been worse," said the mayor, viewing the storm wreck, but most of us will say it is bad enough. Omaha has no ambition to become known as a tornado center, however otherwise the city may be distinguished. Union telegraph operators say the Burleson raise in rates is but an incident of inefficiency. Whatever it is, patrons hav to pay it. Omaha did not need a tornado to complicate '.its housing problem, but will hustle to relieve ' the new Situation with more vigor than ever. The. Burlington has just paid a pay check is sued twenty-five years ago, showing that you tan" get your money if you are only patient. . . "Peace by Easter, or bust I" has replaced the slogan, "Berlin, hell or Hoboken, by Christ , mast" We hope it will be as well redeemed. - Lloyd George says the great powers are in agreement as to peace and all contained therein, and asks us to be patient. Well, have we not leen? t No one ever will be atye to account for the absence of fatalities from the story of Sunday night's storm, but the fact is gratefully accepted, just the same. - Dent of Alabama is going over to France where he may get a close-up view of what would have happened to America if he had had his " way about the army. Dr. Karl Helfferich's book ought to have an xtensiye circulation in France, where the peo ple. adore William II because of his gentle ways . and pious proclivities. " Maybe the public will get the outline of changes made in the draft of the League of Na " ;ions covenant when the spokesman for the ad ministration has revised his speech. Secretary Baker is going to look after our rmy "liquidation" in France. If he is as reck less about stopping the army as he was about starting it the salvage will be slight. ' Perhaps it will be cynical also to recall the fact that the savant who discovered the elixir tf life in mare's milk died before he could con vince the world of the correctness of his 'theory. Providipg alibis for the kaiser is a pleasant oc cupation for surviving members of his late im perial cabinet, but they will have a hard time to get the world around to their way of looking at it. ' Shades of Homer I The Greeks are getting ready to "celebrate the 98th anniversary of their independence. What would Agamenon of Odysseus say if that news should get across the Styx? Falling 2,000 feet with a load of mail may not be a part of the daily life of an air-mail car rier, but it can be done, though not always safely. "The old-fashioned way of coming down is better. The war being over, the bureaucrats at Washington have restored to General Pershing full control over the forces in Europe. It might have been a different tale had they let him alone in the first place. Thi president's yacht, "George Washing ton," (S ordered to be at Brest about May which may or may not mean the president is earning home then. However, the waiting busi ness over here can not wait much longer. Civil Service Postmasters According to ancient precedents, the Boston postmastership should be a juicy political plum to be awarded to some deserving democrat dis playing the proper indorsements. Under the new order f things, however, it is a business position to be filled accordingly. It may go to a democrat or republican, to a man whom Sena tor Walsh never heard of, or who could not se cure the backing of a single democratic repre sentative or.of the domestic organization of the :ity ior any job under the government. He must furnish proof of certain qualifications, which will be investigated by examiners of the civil service. , In the grading of candidates, business experience counts 80 per cent, educa tion, 20. and politics nothing. In the system now on trial in Boston the Post Office department ceases to be a patronage broker's office where party hacks look for re cognition at the expense of the service. The old sign. To the victors belong the spoils," comes down, and in its plate appears the notice that only capable men with business experience are " watted. It is open to anybody to apply. The fjll ' ing of an application, where a vacancy occurs ,in a' first-class postmastership, . is a step pre scribed in seeking the place. It is a free-to-all competition. When they are fullr broken to the change, no doubt senators and representatives will be glad it has been made. In the past they have found it easy to reconcile themselves to the loss of their political privileges as the opportunity for allotting spoils have gradually narrowed. "After all. they have plenty to do in Washington , besides running errands for politicians at home. - -New York World. THE DOOM OF NEPOTISM. . The enactment of an anti-nepotism law puts upon the' statute book of Nebraska another piece of instructive legislation for which The Bee feels that it may rightfully claim the chief credit The pernicious practice of making public office a family snap has been decried by The Bee for many years and the most flagrant abuses of it have been pointed oat from time to time. . Three sessions ago, through Representative Edward A. Smith, a bill was presented along lines advocated by The Bee, to set limits on the nepotism evil, but went upon the rocks of personal interest of profiteering relatives of public officials. The measure was rewritten and perfectednd again presented, this time through Dr. Harry A. Foster, as member of the Doug las delegation, who has been indefatigable in pushing it The bill also has the approval and support of Governor McKelvie. To soften the blow the bill was amended to exclude from its prohibition appointive. offices carrying salaries under $1,800 a year, and, as we understand it, becomes a law in this form. . , Thus this principle becomes established as an accepted rule in Nebraska and the undemocratic notion that election to office entitles the wife, children, sisters, cousins and aunts to go on the pay roll is definitely discredited and discarded. We have no apprehension over the exception of the lesser paid positions, or of relatives who happen now to be holding places, because it will be only a question of time, and of a very short time, when this remnant of nepotism will also go. The Bee wishes to congratulate the legisla ture, and we believe they have earned public gratitude, which we are also voicing, for put ting a stop to the odious menace of nepotism and setting an example for other states to follow. When the Tornado Comes. " No other demonstration of Nature's force is more awful than the tornado. Born of condi tions well understood, it defies man's little ef forts to escape. It knows no law other than that of expending its terrible energy in the shortest possible time. And it is this very prodigality of power that renders it so de structive. - For a second time Omaha has wit nessed the capacity of this monster of the air for wreaking havoc. We read with awe of the terrific bombardments of cities in Europe, when buildings were blown into smithereens by gi gantic shells, but there the work was compara tively slow. Inhabitants might flee, and carry with them "such household gear as could promptly be removed. Here the terror struck and passed in the otwinkling of an eye. While the heart beat a home was transformed into a heap of rubbish, all its belongings scattered into nothingness, and the inmates left in be wildered destitution. Man's uttermost effort does not approach a tornado in majesty or might. Futile Defense of the Kaiser. Dr. Karl Helfferich, late chancellor of the exchequer under William II of Germany, has devoted himself to providing a defense for his imperial master, a work that is interesting be cause of the further light it sheds on the pecu liar workings of the German mind. "I am thoroughly convinced," writes Dr. Helfferich, "that William II knew no high goal than to keep peace for the German people and the world." . So the kaiser, to maintain peace, not only consented but urged that Austria send an ultimatum to Serbia which he knew must be followed by war, or by acknowledgement of his mighty power over all the politics of Europe. In the days that intervened between the mur ders at Sarajevo on June 30 and the declaration of war on August 1, the kaiser resolutely de clined to interevene for peace on terms other than Germany should dictate. He would not listen to the pleas of Sir Edwin Grey, who sought to have the powers called together in conference, as had been done at Algeciras, to avert if possible the conflict. Finally, on the pretext that Germany had been attacked, he sent his troops across the border of Belgium in violation of a solemn, treaty, aiming a blow at both France and England, deeming Russia, as events proved, an enemy that might be over looked for the moment. Every step taken by the German military machine in that eventful month of July was taken with the full knowledge and approval of the kaiser. He might have stopped the war, and he did not. How empty this sounds: . From the moment when the seriousness of the situation had come to his consciousness he had implored and begged the king of Eng land and the czar to save the world from the misfortune of war. He had to limit the pos sibility of putting pressure upon Emperor Francis Joseph. The kaiser had implored the czar up to the last moment to stop Russian mobilization which would compel us to strike. In other words, the kaiser implored the king and the czar to permit Austria to crush Serbia because of a crime committed on Austrian soil. If they would submit to his imperial will, he would save the world again, as he had done at Algeciras, accepting the tribute of concession as he did then. ' But the saber-rattling habit of his sudden ness had menaced the world too long, and it was time for the emperor of Germany to show his good faith by making a concession. This he would not do. He , struck instead, deluged a world in blood, and brought juin to Gemany. How futile it is to apologize for or defend a despot who has wrecked his people's hope by attiad action! The State Banking board has a fine oppor tunity to do the public a real service by ex hibiting a little backbone in face of the rush to get charters for new banks before the recently enacted banking Jaw becomes operative. If the law was needed to protect the state, it ought not to be made a joke of through methods now adopted by promoters. Canada's efforts to break up the large hold ings of land by nonresidents are quite interest ing to some Omahans, who are getting a new light on the movement in British dominions. The war taught John Bull some lessons which he now proposes to apply. The revolution in Budapest is reported to have turned over once more, sending the "reds" to the bottom again. It does not matter much at the moment which is on top over there, as neither side shows any desire to do business. Nebraska firms and corporations are reported to be delaying the game so far as tax collecting by the revenue department .is concerned. It is not easy to make out the returns and attend to customers at the same time. Unspoken Speeches Philaedelpbia Ledger. There are many invented, or, at any rate, greatly altered, sayings attributed to N men prominent in history which have taken sirch firm root in the mind of the reading public that,! till the end of time they will probably be re peated with their respective ascriptions to the men who should have spoken the words, even if they did not To cite four instances which spring to mind all, it so happens, from the French Francis I will continue to inform his mother that "All is lost save honor;" the Abbe Edgeworth will continue to say to Louis XVI as the knife descends, "Son of St. Louis, ascend to heaven;" Buffon will continue to "declare to the French academy that "The style is the man," and Cambronne will continu to hurl at tne tsriusn troops at waterioo nis aenance, "The Old Guard dies, but does not surrender." Yet what Francis I really wrote was different and more diffuse, and the other three sentences were in all probability never spoken by their reputed authors. Somewhat analogous to these unspoken re marks are the speeches that never were made, but still exist, or that were made without a written copy or a verbatim record and have been filled in from memory and imperfect transcripts the former-class purely fictitious, the latter largely conjectural. Of the purely fictitious class examples are thick. There is that old favorite of schoolboy orators or, rather, of their Instructors in declamation in which Rev. Elijah Kellogg impersonated Spar tacus at Capua and adjured the gladiators: "Ye stand here now like giants as ye are I The strength of brass is in your tightened sinews; but tomorrow some Roman Adonis, breathing sweet perfume from his curly locks, shall with his lily fingers pat your red brawn and bet his secterces upon your blood. Harkl Hear you yon lion roaring in his den? 'Tis three days since he tasted flesh, but tomorrow he will break his fast upon yours, and a dainty meal for him you will be. If we are beasts, then stand here like fat oxen, waiting for the butcher's knife! If ye are men, follow mel Oh, comrades, warriors, ThraciansI If we must fight, let us fight for ourselves! If we must slaughter, le tus, slaughter our oppres sors! If we must die, let it be under the clear sky, by the bright waters, in noble, honorable battle!" . 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. Ak, The Bee to Answer. (Questions directed to this cot.unn will be answered in tho order of their receipts. Flease do not ask for in formation by telephone or mail.) Many Questions Answered. Reader of Tha Ttoo Th tfttth ammunition Is part of the 30th di vision, which was under schedule to sail for home in March; it may land any day: the 345th bakery company is in tne service or supply, and Is stationed at Tonnere (Vonne); the 34th company, military polio corps, was attached to the 34th division, most of which has been returned to this country. E. M. P. Regret we can give you no information regarding the dis charge of the hospital unit you in quire for. , A Soldier's Sister Evacuation hospital, No. 19, at Trier," Germany, is attached to the advance headquar ters of the army of occupation, and no orders have been sent out for Its return. A Worried Mother The 313th in fantry, is part of the 79th division, and Is under schedule to sail for America in June. A Sister The headquarters of the Sventh division is at Euvosin; this organization is part of the army of occupation, and its return is not dated. B. B. A. P. O. 731 A is at Colom-bey-les-Belles (Meurthe-et-Moselle) ; "P. W. B." stands for prisoner of war escort; the company you men tion is not listed for early sailing J. H. The 78th division is sched uled to return in May; its headquar ters are at Somur, A. P. O 751. Anxious Parents Lemans is head quarters for the second depot di vision, and Is far from the front; troops are continually being sent out from there to replace others in serv ice, or1 home; can not tell you the sailing dates of any of these casual organisations; the 82d division Is scheduled to sail in April, and this is supposed to InchVe all units; no or ders have been issued for the pris oner of war escort companies at St. Nazaire, where A. P. O. 701 is lo cated. M. M. Regret we cannot tell you about your husband; you should write to the Navy department, Wash ington, D. C. Mrs. F. N. At last accounts the 109th supply train of the 34th di vision still was in France, awaiting transportation; many of these de tached organizations are being sent home now; watch The Bee for fur ther news. E. F. G. The 51st Infantry is part Of the Sixth division, which will be held in Europe indefinitely. Mrs. G. J. F. The address of evacuation hospital No. 9 is via A. P. O. 914, this being located at Heippes (Meuse); no orders for Its return. It is not attached to a di vision. Miss M. H. Company B, 53d en gineers, is engaged in railroad op eration at Gievres (Ixiire-et-Cher) ; A. P. O. 713; no orders for its re turn. H. W. L. Sailors are entitled to the $80 bonus; write to disbursing officer, Navy department, Washing ton, D. C. . 4 Mies E. A. Base hospital No. 69 is at Savenay, near St. Nazaire, and is not attached to a division; no or ders yet for Its return, F. G. F. We have no word as to the sailing date for evacuation am bulance company No. 27. L. A. C. Evacuation hospital No. 4 is not attached to a division; its address is Pogny-sur-Maus, via A. P. O. 747, thfs being at Commercy (Meuse); the 31st transportation company Is stationed at Gievres (IiOire-et-Cher), and not attached to a division. A Worried Mother Regret very much we can give you no informa tion as to the time for sailing of the 109th engineers; the last address we have for this unit is A.. P. O. 788, it having been changed there from A. P. O. 79 ' late in February. A Soldier's Wife The last word from the 20th balloon company was that It Is still awaiting transporta tion home; no date set for its sail ing; watch The Bee for announce ment. , L. T. H. The 423d telegraph bat talion has been awaiting transporta tion for several weeks, no date for its sailing fixed. E. H. The 158th infantry is part Of the 40th division, most of which has reached the United States; two transports last week bringing In about 6,000 of the men who had been left behind, but we have no news as to which units were in cluded. All will soon be at home. Mrs. L. C. C. No map or atlas in The Bee office shows the location of the French town you inquire for. M. E. K. The 128th machine gun battalion is part of the 85th division; this organization participated in some- of the heaviest fighting in the Argonne Wood battle; the division Is scheduled to sail for home In April. A. J. T. Evacuation hospital No. 10, Is located at Heippes (Meuse), A. P. O. 914; it is not attached to a division; no orders for its return. L. W. Base hospital No. 103 is at Clermont-Ferrand (Puy-de-Dome), France; its address is A. P. O. 723. There is that fourteenth century Romau tribune, Cola di Rienzi, alias Edward George Earle Lytton, Bulwer-Lytton, Baron Lytton, who, on the verge of downfall,, thus reproached the populace of Rome: "What!. and is it ye who fosake me ye for whose cause alone man dares to hurl against me the thunders of his God? Is it not for you that I am declared heretic and rebel? What are my imputed crimes? That I have made Rome and asserted Italy, to be free; that I have subdued the proud magnates who were the scourge both of pope and people. And you you upbraid me with what I have dared and done for you! Men, with you I have fought, for you I would have perished. You forsake yourselves In forsaking me, and since I no longer rule over brave men, I resign my power to tne tyrant you prefer. Seven months I have ruled over you, prosperous in commerce, stain less in justice, victorious in the field. I have shown you what Rome would be; and since I abdicate the government ye gave me, when I am gone strike for your freedom. It matters not who is the chief of a brave and great people. Prove that Rome hath many a Rienzi, but of brighter fortunes." Or, to come nearer home, there is' that fa miliar speech on the Declaration of Independ ence that John Adams made in the person of Daniel Webster, when he declared, "Sink or swim, live or die, survive or perish, I give'' my hand and my heart to this vote," and concluded: "My judgment approves this measure, and my whole heart is in it. -All that I have, and all that I am, and all that I hope, in this life, I am now ready here to stake upon it; and I leave off as began, that live or die, survive or per ish. I am for the Declaration. It is mjr living sentiment, and by the blessing of God it shall be my dying sentiment independence now and independence forever!" James Otis, too, once spoke through the medium of Lydia Maria Child and patriotically vaunted that: "England may as well dam up the waters of the Nile with bullrushes as to fetter the step of freedom, more proud and firm in this youthful land than where it treads the sequestered glens of Scotland or couches herself among the mag nificent mountains of Switzerland." Among speeches not absolutely fictitious but largely so, a classic instance is the one that Samuel Johnson in his capacity of parliamen tary reporter put into the mouth of the elder Pitt: "The atrocious crime of being a young man, whichfthe honorable gentleman has with such spirit and decency charged upon me, I shall neither attempt to palliate nor deny, but content myself with wishing that I may be one of those whose follies may cease with their youth, and not of the number who are ignorant in spite of experience." Macaulay had doubtless much fuller reports of the speeches made by the illustrious par liamentary counsel who took part in the im peachment of Warren Hastings; but these re ports were not verbatim; there are more ver sions than one of the orations, and it is prob able that there is some Macaulay as well as some Burke in the peroration of the greatest of the speeches as he gives it in his essay on Hast ings: "Therefore hath It with all confidence been ordered by the Commons of Great Britain that I impeach Warren Hastings of high crimes and misdemeanors. I. impeach him in the name of the Commons House of Parliament, whose trust he has Betrayed.I impeach him in the name of the English nation, whose ancient honor he has sullied. I impeach him in the name of the people of India, whose rights he has tradden under foot and whose country he has turned into a desert. Lastly, in the name of human nature itself, in the name of both sexes, in the name of every age, I impeach the common en emy and oppressor of all." ITOnAV The Day We Celebrate. Frank H. Gaines, attorney, born 1863. Charles H. Mallinson, grocer, born 1878. Mary Pickford, one of the most famous of photoplay stars, born at Toronto 26 years ago. Dr. Harry B. Hutchins.'V'ho is soon to retire from the presidency of the University of Michi gan, born at Lisbon, N. H., 72 years ago. Rev. Dr. Maitland Alexander, noted Presby terian clergyman of Pittsburgh, now serving as religious director of the American army of occu-" pation, born in New York City 52 years ago. Dr. William H. Welch, one of the foremost of American medical scientists, lorn at Norfolk, Conn., 69 years ago. In Omaha 30 Years Ago. Madame Albani, celebrated songstress now touring the country for the first time in con cert, arrived in Omaha and is stopping at the Millard. She is to sing at the Boyd tomorrow night. Madame Albania is married to a jolly Englishman, Mr. Gye, who travels with her. She is rather large in figure, has a kind, gentle face, brown hair and dark eyes. Patriotic Irishmen and sympathizers with Panell in his recent great fight for Irish liberty, held a home rule meeting at Boyd's opera house. Among those on the stage were: Governor Thayer, J. M. Thurston, T. J. Mahoney, M. V. Gannon, Mr. Donovan, R. O'Keeffe, Colonel Chase, J. E. Boyd, J. P. Sutton, J L. Miles, John Groves. - ; ' Five applicants for grammar grade teachers' certificates passed their examination: Miss Wyckoff, Miss Hurlbut, Miss Sandford, Mrs. Lemon, Mrs. Nichols. . DREAMLAND ADVENTURE By DADDY Spread of Silkmaking. For centuries the Chinese had a monopoly of silk making and jeal ously guarded the secret of Its manu facture, but eventually the knowl edge of the art spread to Korea and thence to Japan, where the industry was established about the third cen tury of the present era. The art was carried thence to India and finally reached Europe. DAILY CARTOONETTE I BOUT CARE IF THE" R0RTJS HRE MUBBY-lVi qOllXfrTO TAKE RLONfj WfiLlf IKTHC COUNTRY? Rzr 2E ,'THE MYSTERIOUS KNIGHT." (Tbo peaceful blrda ore drivon from Blrdland when Jack Sparrow'! revolu tionist try to overthrow all rule and order.) CHAPTER II. . The Stranger in Armor. THE coming birds were not an army they were just a noisy, quarrelsome mob. For, that rea son they seemed to Peggy to be the more dangerous. They chattered loudly, but it was not until they were very hear that Peggy made out what they were saying. Then their words gave her a shock. "Down with Princess Peggy! Down with law, down with right! Every one for himself!" That was their clattering war cry. "Do not be afraid, Princess Peggy!" shrilled General Swallow. "We will protect you." With Judge Owl, Reddy Woodpecker and Blue Jay he stepped out ahead of her and faced the mob. Peggy was grateful for their sturdy loyalty, but she She opened her astonished eyes to see she was held by a knight. couldn't help wondering what they couia ao against mat Dig mass or birds. "There's Princess Peggy! Capture her!" shrieked Jack Sparrow, dart ing out ahead of the flock. In an Instant Peggy found herself almost swallowed up In a swirling, dusty cloud of feathers. When this clear ed away there she was a prisoner together with her brave defenders. Jack Sparrow mounted on a post from which he saucily cocked his head at Peggy. "We're hungry! Feed us!" he or dered insolently. "I'll d nothing of ths kind." re torted Peggy, whose Indignation promptly boiled over at this Inso lence. "You know very well that I never feed you crumbs until after we have had dinner." , "Crumbs, indeed! Who said any thing about crumbs?" sneered Jack Sparrow. "We want the whole loaf of bread. Crumbs, lpdeed!" "Crumbs, indeed," echoed the other -eparrowsA "We want bread, fresh bread and lots of it!" Peggy was astounded at this bold demand. And her indignation grew as she thought how all winter long she had fed these sparrows each day. In cold and snow, in storm and bliz zards she had kept them plentifully supplied with crumbs and scrape from the family table and at times when they had seemed especially hungry she had even shared her own meals with them. If It had not been for her kindness and generosity many of them would surely have perished during the zero days when the snow deeply covered their usual supplies of food. v "Shame on you, Jack Sparrow! Shame on all you Sparrows," she cried "When you were in distress I gave 'you food freely, and now you come demanding the loaf that we need ourselves." "And we're going to get it," chirp ed Jack Sparrow. "What belongs to one belongs to all." "Every one for himself," cried the other Sparrows and the Cow Birds. "Food belongs to those who earn It," retorted Peggy sharply. "Why don't you Sparrows make an honest living as the good birds do by de stroying pests that injure crops. You are selfish and useless. And the Cow Birds are worse, for they are too lazy even to rear their own children." "Huh! We don't care for that kind of talk," sneered Jack Sparrow. "We will peck you to bits and break into the house and get the bread ourselves." "You wouldn't dare " Peggy began, but as she opened her mouth, the Sparrows and Cow Birds flew fiercely at her, attacking her with their sharp bills. Others banged against the windows of the house, trying to break them. Peggy covered her eyes with one arm and struck out? slanchly with the other. Then suddenly above the clamor of the attack sounded a shrill battle Daily Dot Puzzle 15 20 a r HI A i? So 3k i all 55 54 51 46 Draw from oo to two aad so on to en cry: "Hi yl, HI yi, A rescue! a res cue!" There was a clattering of hoofi and a scattering among the birds. Peggy felt herself seised by strong arms and lifted to the saddle of a galloping steed. She opened her astonished eyes to see that she was held by a knight in bright shining armor. (In tho tint ohapter mora will bo told about tho knight who eaves Peary.) Will the Ctrurch Live? Omaha, April S. To the Editor of The Bee: There exists a distinct analogy between the present moral and religious sentiments and the rture conditions which these senti ments will evoke, as prophesied bv our eminent sages. The present and tne tuture are irretrievably linked together, as it were, by the chain of destiny. We have seen much prophecy fulfilled today; from which we' will deduce that much prophecy is yet to be fulfilled, in the infinity of time There are many changes and conditions in our existence which we cannot account for; for the reason that it is impossible to account for such an elusive existence as ours. There is, however, a question which besets every man; that is, will the church live? Will it remain an ulti mate reality? Its foundation Is al ready crumbling, and it is but a question of time that it will crumble altogether. We cannot account for the vagaries of existence any more than wo can account for the fact of our Individual existence. The pres ent bolshevlkl movement strikingly warns us of the impending war be tween capital and labor. Such a war will, without doubt, become- a reality. W. B. Working Hours on the Farm. To the Editor of The Bee: I see by your editorial, "Hours of Work on the Farm," that you, and no doubt many others, can not under stand why the farmers object to the change in time. I believe most peo ple wish to be fair in their Judg ment, and It Is largely the inability of each to understand the condi tions under which the other labors, that causes our difference of opinion. The time that the farmer slept eight hours and worked the rest of the twenty-four hours of the day is past, and at present 95 per cent of the farmers work Just aS regular hours as the faotory hands, com mencing promptly at 7 o'clock and stopping at 6. If a farmer does his own work, he can, as you say, work as many hours as he wishes, re gardless of time. But all farmers employ more or less help, especially during haying and harvest, and many hiro all their labor, and this labor Insists on working regular hours, Just as the city laborer does. Now, so far as the corn crop is concerned, the change in time would make no difference excepting incon venience. But when it comes to the haying and the harvest, we are ab solutely dependent upon the sun, as nothing can be done until the dew Is dry. Often it is from 8 to 10 o'clock, old time, before work can commence, and when you consider that in Nebraska, haying commences June 1 and, with the harvest, con tinues until September 1, and that the change in time causes the loss of three hours in the morning, as re gards the amount of work which could be accomplished during that time in saving crops, it will be seen that this is a big handicap In these times of great need. In this locality, standard old time is twenty-three minutes faster than sun time and so the new time gives us a handicap of one hour and twenty-three minutes. You might ask why not make some arrangement with the help to overcome this loss during harvest. Last year I did make such an ar rangement with my harvest hands GOMES HOME SINGING AND HAPPY Rheumatism Overcome After Years of Suffering. "I suffered years with Rheumatism; tried all kinds of medicine and couldn't get cured. One bottle of Nuga-Tone restored me to health. I used to come home all tired out and sad, and now I come home singins and happy, and I recommend Nuga-Tone ure very body, said Mr. M .Cantu, a hard working man o( Rio Grande, Nerves control heart action, blood circulation, th action of the kidneys, every function of the body. When the kidneys the great filters of the body don't work, the blood tills up with impurities, and when the heart weakens, sluggish circulation follows, then look out for rheumatic twinges, pains and aches. Just take Nuga-Tone a little while and put some vim into your nervous system, then see how quickly these troubles disappear. Nuga Tone is food for the nerves and blood. You'll notice its effects at once in your appetite; your digestion improves: your bowels move regularly; your body is freed from poisonous wastes and soon you'll feel like wnew man. Druggists guarantee Nuga-Tone. A bottle will last you a whole month. Use it 20 days and If you don't feel better and look better, take the remainder of the package V the druggist and art you .money back. Good druggists everywhere sell Nuga Tone. Try it. Get a bottle today at . Sheraton a McConnell Drug Co. Star and they agreed to work by the old time, but on the second day I was informed that they would only work under the new time because they did not like to work after what they considered 6 o'clock, even if they did commence an hour later in the morning, and also because when they reached town at night they were an hour behind the times. So they had to wait from one to (three hours each morning for ths dew to dry off so the grain would' do to handle, and often would not be able to work much before noon, and then, at 5 o'clock, I would have to stop and take our harvest hands to town when the sun was high in the heavens and the air was Just beginning to1 get cool enough to make rapid work possible. I can not see how there Is any thing in this change of time for any one. I have talked with a number of city men to get their viewpoint, and I found this to be true that the man who commenced his day's work at 7 o'clock and perhaps had quite a distance to go, was not In favor of the change, as he would rather have the extra hour at home in the morn ing. But the man who could begin his day's work at t o'clock and go home at 4 or 6 o'clock in the after noon thought it was a great saving. C. B. NOYES. EDITORIAL SNAPSHOtS. Philadelphia Ledger: It Is cer tainly incongruous that an army of occupation should come homo and be without one. Washington Post: Sir Josephus adds his praise to the ecstatic chorus which sings the glories of the dough boy paradise at Brest. And then it rained! Brooklyn Eagle: Stock Exchange seats are up $75,000, and still ris ing. As a gauge of business optim ism the figures are Interesting. Busi ness arid speculation are not the same, but they go up and down to gether. St. Louis Globe-Democrat: There Isn't a whole sonnet to "Opportunity" In Shakespeare, but there is this in the words of Menas in Antony and Cleopatra: "For this, I'll never fol low thy pallid fortunes more. Who seeks and will not take when pnee 'tis offered, shall never find It more." New York World: Major amputa tions, meaning ths loss of arm, leg, foot, hand or two or more fingers, number 8,034 in the entire army. Of these men 2,308 lost a leg or an arm. Probably a general Impression would be that the number was much greater. The army surgeons must have shown much skill in saving badly shattered limbs. MOMENTS OF MIRTH. Old Timer . ' . . and then wo had a wild party; three beers, tour musty ales, a throw of rye ... New Timer . . . and then wo had a clever time: three ginger ales, four slasses of cider and a beef sandwich. Judge. "I wish," said the ex-kaiser, "I had my Soronation robe." "What good would tt do you In this storm of fate?" sadly asked his consort. "That's Just what I want it for," re plied the rejected Bill. "It ought to be a good reign coat." Judge. THE EAR OF THE NIGHT. Hast thou the Ear of Night To gather !n the things (Not uttered to the light) The mothering Darkness lings? Hast thou thle gift, obscure and fine. That, while It hears, (hall more divine t Day keeps me prison'. Hedged round by glittering spears; Whichever way t stir, A hostile guard appears; And crashing sound and tumult loud Make ma within myself to shroud. But Night not so, kind Night, Who brings such pure release, Mr soul throws out a light Wherein It fares In peace . . . And It hath gained olalr-audlence, too- Such as can note the fall of dew! If vernal tide it be, ' The sesd that breaks the husk, And the new buddlug tree That cleaves the humid dusk. And each straight shooting grassy spear Because Night favors me I hear! And I, on winter eves. When shielded moons dip low, Havs heard a tone that grieves The whimpsf of the enow, My step aocusing that It trod On this white miracle of God! I know where music fleets, When Day Its hsart hath stilled Night holds, those rhythmla beats, , That can Its life rebuild. As. on beyond, with Night I fare Oh, sweet! Lost Voices throng tho aln The Ear of Night have I. - Therewith was grantee m,e Franchise of earth and sky. To make my soul more free. Dost thou this gift possess? Then, well! Belike, the Muse shall with thee dwell. Edith M. Thomas in New York Sun "BAYER CROSS" ON ASPIRIN Always Ask for Genuine "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin" I I J Only Aspirin Tablet with tho safety "Bayer Cross" on them are' genuine "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin."' owned and made by Americans and proved safe by millions of people. -Unknown quantities of fraudulent Aspirin Tablets were sold recently by a Brooklyn dealer which proved to be composed mostly of Talcum Powder. "Bayer Tablet of Aspirin" should -always be asked for. Then look for the safety "Bayer Cross" on the package and on each tablet. Accept nothing else! Proper directions and dosage in each Bayer package. ' Aspirin is the trade mark of Bay- " ' er Manufacturer of Monoacetic acidester of Salicylicacid. Adv. Dorit tiy to hide your lace when people look at you Resiaol OVERCOMES SKIN TROUBLES Although that unsightly skin eruption is conspicuous, it may be overcome with Resinol Ointment. Decide at once to give the healing. medication of this ointment a chance to correct your trouble. Best and speedier results are obtained by the joint use . of Resinol Soap and Resinol Ointment This soap contains in a modified form the same soothing medication as is embodied in the ointment. The combined ,use of the ointment and soap Ferafrtttriatifuat , seldom fails to relieve other annoying unj ointment twriti Kit- skin disorders on the body and limbs. ml. Smtimmt, Mi. 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