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Got your Easter garb yet?
Dame Nature is dressing up (or the occasion.
"Jay walk" If you want to, but look out for
the crossing cop.
Monday will see the real Omaha spirit in
action again.
. Germany is to ask indemnity, .framing up
for an offset probably. 1 .
It begins to look as if this country were not
wide enough for a really good balloon ride.
' Watch the home folks welcome the return
ing ambulance company, if the army authorities
will only give us a chance.
Six candidates to succeed Carranza are al
ready in the field in Mexico, but Venustiana has
not said which he will let win.
; i
Berlines have put the former" Spartacan
chief of police in jail, where he can find but
how some of the other fellows felt
Yeggmca are giving Manhattan Island a
taste of what the Germans might hare done had
things gone a little differently in France.
"Retell prices, in 1918 and 1919 show few
differences," says a headline, but the few are
mostly in favor of the high cost of living.
The peace treaty will only contain 70,000
words. From the amount of talk that has been
heard, it might have held that many millions.
Mamma Pankhurst reproves her daughter
for espousing bolsheviam, but what could the
old dear expect from offspring trained as hers?
" , Bavarian peasants are giving the Munich
bolshevik! direct treatment by cutting off food
supplied. That is the quickest way to tame 'em.
Spain is quiet again, if that Information ex
cites your curiosity. It may even get back to
the time when a riot in Madrid will get first
page.
Josephus Daniels has just finished -reviewing
the army in Germany. Now if Newton D. Baker
will give the navy the once-over, the account
will balance.
Serbia, Roumania and a few others are "set
ting pretty" with Uncle Sam to foot the bills,
but what are they going to do when the ap
propriation gives out
' Announcement of summer resort rates by
the railroads recalls the fact that for the last
several years most of us have been too busy to
go out of town in the summer. .'
The new editor of the Vorwaerts warns-Ger-mans
they can gain nothing by making threats.
If they had understood this five years ago the
war never would have happened.
r Lloyd George is back at the Paris meeting
again, giving Northcliffe a clear field at London.
British politics are peculiar, but it "will be safe
to-4)ack the Welshman for another win.
Another automobile thief has Confessed,
opening the way to further opportunities to
break up the gang. It may yet come to pass
. that a car may be left on the streets for a time
in safety.
The attorney general has been asked by the
secretary of agriculture as to the legality of the
move of the southern planters to restrict tne
production of cotton. It does not matter what
the aspect of this new move may be before the
law, the morality of it at this time is what folks
we going to take chief interest in. Such a
liold-up can not go without its punishment.
; Mr. Burleson is getting some new experience
in the matter of handling the telephone busi
ness, but Boston is suffering in the meantime,
the whole situation has the appeararke of being
a mighty badly bungled up affair. If the high
snd mighty dictator of the Postoffice depart
ment had taken a little different course in the
beginning, perhaps the strike would not have
occurred.
End oj a One-Minute War
War between Senator Lodge and Alexander
Bannwart of Boston was declared on April 2,
1917. The first and only engagement tookplace
in the capitol on that day and lasted one minute.
We were then on the eve of hostilities with Ger
many, the senator militant, his visitor pacific.
In the course of the pourparlers something
was said by one gentleman about cowards and
- by the other about liars. Then all the rules and
regulations of the senate became scraps of
japer and the invasion of Belgium began. Sen
ator Lodge landed on Mr. Bannwart with his
mailed fist and, his caller came over the top
it once with a wallup that must have shaken
the first families of Massachusetts to their
genealogical roots. Things might have gone
an in" this way for some time if suffering neu
trals had not separated the contending hosts.
After agreeing upon the terms of an armistice,
Mr. Bannwart was led away and soon afterward
began an action to annex some of Mr. Lodge's
Wealth in reparation and indemnity.
For more than two years now a congress
.'of Boston lawyers has been in session, the re
sult of which is a treaty of peace and a
covenant not quite as comprehensive as that of
the league of nations, but embracing 14 points
more or less ot perpetual amity ana seu-oe-termination
between the belligerents. The facts
n the case are all agreed upon and guilt is either
established or divided. Thefe will be no more
strafing, physical or legal, and demobilization
is complete.
Why should not this settlement be accepted
;ia a happy augury by those in Paris who did
not begin their actual peacemaking until last
January? New York World
THE NEW PRIMARY LAW.
The new primary law makes some radical
changes in the practice that has been in vogue
in Nebraska for ten years or longer.' A return
to the convention system for the purpose ,of
nominating "candidates for office may appear
like a step backward, but in this case it really is
a forward movement ' So far as the primary
election'is concerned it is in the direction of the
short ballot; only candidates for the office of
governor are voted on directly. The conven
tions, however, that will name the other candi
dates should be truly representative in their
make-up, for they will be composed of delegates
chosen by the voters, and women are to have
a full share in the work.
This law was passed in response to a sen
timent that has grown in force as experience
with the old state-wide primary increased. It
had many attractive qualities, but it also had
some cumbersome features, and its working was
not always in exact accord with its spirit. That
the voters of Nebraska do take intelligent in
terest in their political affairs is amply shown
by the large vote cast at the elections when only
nominations were made. That many of -them
were required to vote in the dark as to the
qualifications or personal attributes of candi
dates is admittedly true. - The disadvantage of
this is too apparent to need lengthy explanation.
As long as we look to party politics in the
regulation of our governmental affairs, it. will
be for the public good to keep the parties in
control of their members and responsible to
the voters. Under the new law not only the
delegates to nominating and platform conven
tions are to be selected by direct vote, but
precinct committee members, men and women,
are to be so chosen at the same time. Popular
government could scarcely be more securely
safeguarded from the dangers of bossism.
If the,new law does not work well, it will be
but little trouble to amend it. The experiment
is worthy of trial, just as was any of the other
changes Nebraskans have made in their election
methods during) the history of the state.
Back of the Victory Loan.
One of Mr. McAdoo's sentences to Omaha
on the subject of the Victory loan ought to
be echoed in every patriotic heart. "Humanity
is not a political issue," said the, late secretary
of the treasury, in setting out that it was our
interest in humanity that took us into the war,
and for which we are now asked to pay. The
Victory loan has no political aspect, any more
than did either of its predecessors. It is called
for by the fact that the federal government
needs the money to meet its obligations, to
pay bills incurred in connection with the war
and the business of winding up our participation
in the conflict Bringing home the boys from
Europe, demobilization on this side, furnishing
funds for insurance, allotments, relief, and all
manner of personal affairs; settlement of trans
portation accounts, liquidation of contracts, and
the multifarious matters that call for expen
diture, come under the general heading of in
debtedness that must be discharged, and for
which the loan is being made. It was humanity
that got us into the war, it was humanity that
led us to assume a considerable responsibility
we might have evaded were we selfishly in
clined to do so, and it is that same interest in
humanity that will lead us over the top in the
closing drive for funds to meet the bills. It is
not a political issue it is patriotic devotedness.
Apportionment of amounts to be subscribed
for the Victory loan sets Nebraska's quota at
$52,265,750, of which Omaha is expected to fur
nish $9,171,550. These totals are far from formid
able, but po relaxtion of effort should be noted
on that account. The necessity for the loan is well
Understood, and the importance of ha-ving the
full amount subscribed is also admitted. It is
just as vital that we show enthusiasm for peace
as for war, and this money is needed to get our
country well set back on the ways of peace.
It is therefore incumbent on all of us to buy
as liberally of this issue as of either of the
former. We must finish the job.
Novelty, in Business Methods.
Readers of one of Omaha's papers were sur
prised to find a large displayed advertisement
devoted to the announcement that this city has
avgreat many thoroughly reliable and splendidly
managed up-to-date "specialty" shops. The
peculiarity of this advertisement is that it was
inserted and paid for by a man engaged in a
manufacturing industry not at all related to
the businesses he so heartily commends. He
was moved by the idle remark of a visiting
dealer, and his resentment took this practical
form. He might have written a letter to the
editor and have been accorded the opportunity
to stand up for his home town as against the
invader without cost to himself, but he
preferred to give his views publicity in a form
that would benefit those whose cause he
espoused. It hardly seems necessary to en
large on this, by pointing out the moral it con
tains. This Omaha man has evinced a spirit of
loyalty and patriotism, the live and let live, the
give and take spirit that make cities grow, and
the stand-up-for-home institutions that must be
at the foundation of any sound and permanent
prosperity for the community. The Bee con
gratulates him on the move, and commends his
example to others. The individual need not
parade his patriotism publicly if he prefers not
to, but he easily can translate it into helpfulness
for all by practicing it.
Alliance to Defend France.
London and Paris papers are inclined to in
terpret one of Lloyd George's utterances as
tantamount to an alliance between America,
England arid France for the defense of the
latter country in event of future attack from
Germany. Such an alliance may be expressed
or implied without having a formal agreement
in its support, yet it may very well be questioned
if it wduld not meet popular approval. Our
people are averse to more war, just as they were
loath to engage in the late conflict, but they
will not sit quiet so long another time while the
German army works its way toward Paris. No
one imagines that France will ever be the ag
gressor in a future clash with the, Germans,
while all are anxious that the French be given
assurance of a future of peace, in which they
may build up their social and industrial life
again. This, if anything, will be the object of
guarantees of future protection now said to
have been given France by her powerful allies,
and on which is predicated the statements that
an alliance has been entered into. It is a future
of peace we are working for, not alone in
France, but for the vjorld, and any form of
honorable political combination that assures this
is worthy of consideration-
Transatlantic Flight
From the New York Timet.
In the matter of the transatlantic flight by
airship, the British, with their R-33 dirigible
and their flocks of big heavier-than-air machines
have an advantage over their American com
petitors, who are not too well equipped with
any kind of aircraft. In spite of feverish prep
arations on Long Island, on the Newfoundland
coast, and in Ireland, interest in the adventure
is as yet far from the boiling point. Still, if
weather conditions suited the mammoth British
dirigible she might forge past Sandy Hook and
look down on our skyscrapers any hour of the
day, put her helm over, as it were, and head
back to Old England, doing- the trick too
smoothly to leave us much time for astonish
ment. Aeronautical experts are not at all skep
tical about her ability to cross the Atlantic and
return when she is keyed up and ready, pro
vided the winds are kind.
1 The fact that the British air ministry has
taken "under consideration" an invitation of the
Aero Club of America to send the new R-,33 or
the newer R-34 to Atlantic City during the sec
ond Pan-American Aeronautic exoosition in
May does not signify that the pioneer flight is
to be left to the airplanes. With two great
ships available, the British air ministry may be
tempted to enter the transatlantic contest and
go visiting at the Pan-American exposition la
ter. There can be no doubt that the British
are very keen about mastery .of the air and
covet the prestige of a first flight across the At
lantic. But the race is not always to the swift.
While the British have more ships, more
navigators, and more experience in long-distance
flying, the United States navy ha,s a well
matured plan to make the Atlantic passage by
air and water with the N C type of seaplane,
and the American Eagle may scream before
the British Lion can roar. "We are bending
every effort and want to have the credit of be
ing the first to cross the Atlantic,"' said Secre
tary Daniels in the latter part of February.
However, the odds are in favor of the British,
for the United States has no formidable lighter-than-air
machine and the N C's do not seem
to be ready for the first "leg" to Newfoundland.
On that rocky coast the Hawker-Grieves party
is tuning up the Sopwith biplane which may be
off any day from St. John's- Moreover, a
Handley-Page giant plane is getting ready for
a start at Harbor Grace, while the Shortt broth
ers have notified the British air ministry that
they will start a Shiel airplane from the Irish
coast for a westward flight about the middle of
April. The success of the Irish craft, piloted
by Maj. James C. P. Wood of the Royal Flying
corps, would make an appeal to sentiment, be
cause a Columbus of the air should voyage
westward. Nevertheless, a triumph of tradition
does not enter into American speculations. An
American victory would give a much-needed im
petus to aviation in this country, which is threat
ened with eclipse by British enterprise. The
scheme of a Frenchman, Lieut. J. P. Fontan,
to fly a plane from Paris to Africa and from
Dakar to .the Cape Verde islands, thence to the
coast of Brazil bv the shortest sea route, hardly
merits serious consideration. The African link
of it seems impracticable, and Fontan in two
starts has had trouble with his cylinders before
he could leave France behind.
It may be doubted whether well-informed
aeronuatical authorities have a great deal of
faith in the success of their venturesome com
petitors who are about to launch their planes
into the air for the Atlantic passage. Eighteen
hundred miles is a long way for an aviator to
go. On land there has never yet been so long
a non-stop flight. But it may be rejoined that
the entries are powerfully,, motored. It is true
that a strong argument can be made for a sea
plane favoreA by calm seas. The big dirigible
is regarded with greater confidence, but thV
weather must be propitious all the way over.
Whatever turn speculation may take, brave spir
its are soon to seek the upper spaces for the
Atlantic passage in throbbing airplanes. The
risk will be great, and good luck go with them!
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 ba printed.
Ask TheBee to Answer.
Railroad Labor and Other Labor
The director general of railroads has yielded
to the increased wages demands of the railroad
trainmen for reasons perhaps that are as well
known to the country as to him. This brings
the trainmen into the advance recently granted
to other railroad employes.
There have accordingly been three large and
successive increases in railroad wages since 1915,
and two of these have come within a year under
government administration of the roads. They
have added to the yearly wage cost of conduct
ing the roads $1,172,000,000 since 1915. The
latest advances have added $510,000,000 to the
yearly wage cost of operating the roads at a
time when the actual net earnings of the roads
are running behind the government's guarantee
and on this account are likely to run further be
hind. This means that the people at large are
likely to be taxed beyond the high railroad rates
now being charged to pay these higher wages
of a single industrial class among the people.
The records show that since 1910 the average
wages of the trainmen have been increased over
103 per cent, and of other railroad employes
over 121 per cent. Bat the records also show
that while an effort has been made to reduce the
differences in wages between the trainmen and
other employes, this latest increase to the
trainmen practically restores the old differences
in their favor.
This is called the ','completion of the cycle.
Should it not rather be called the beginning of
another cycle? Where is it to end? Will it be
said that the cost of living has gone up 103 and
121 per cent? Or must it not be said that the
rise in railroad wages is no longer governed by
that factor or by any regard for what that other
labor over the country is getting which must
"pay the freight" for railroad labor? New
York World.
Between America and France.
There is every reason in Hugh C.
Wallace's career, character and reputa
tion to expect that he will worthily succeed
Myron T. Herrick and William G. Sharp as
ambassador to France. It will be Mr. Wal
lace's welcome task to represent friends of - a
century's standing, comrades in war, lovers in
peace, at Ni. capital which is the City of Light.
A grave burden and a great opportunity. New
York World.
The Day We Celebrate.
L. G. Lowry, president and general manager
of the American Electric company, born 1878.
Rt. Rev. Isaac Q. Stringer, the Anglican
bishop of Yukon, born 53 years ago.
Prince Henry, consort of Queen Wilhelmina
of the Netherlands, born in Mecklenburg
Schwerin, 43 years ago.
Dr. John Grier Hibben, president of Prince
ton university, born at Peoria, HI., 58 years ago.
Prof. Camden 'H. Cobern, noted theologian
and oriental scholar, born at Uniontown, Pa.;
64 years ago.
William A. Ayres, representative in congress
of the Eighth Kansas district, born at Eliza
bethtown, Jll., 52 years ago. '
Thirty Years Ago.
The board of trustees of the First Method
ist Episcopal church awarded a contract for con
struction of the new church pn Twentieth and
Davenport streets, to R. Stevens & Sons, at a
bid of $55,000.
I The Bee nreHirleH rli'tnriallv triaf "flin davQ
of the horse car are numbered in Omaha. Be
fore another summer" wanes the animals will be
retired to suburban pastures."
f The Omaha Fire Insurance company was in
corporated with Andrew J. Poppleton, S. T.
Josalyn, William, Wallace, H. W. Yates and
J. J. Brown as incorporators.
Omaha won the opening game of the season
at the ball park this afternoon where the Omaha
and Minneapolis lambs were pitted against each
other.
...
Getting a Soldier Home.
Miss Effle L. K. The Fifth di
vision is in the army of occupation;
its headquarters is at Longuyon. A.
P. O. 745. The exact status ot draft
ed men who were placed with regu
lar army organizations has not been
determined, but the impression pre
vails they will be released at the end
of the time for which they were
called, that Is, four months after
peace has been formally declared. A
man discharged in Europe on re
quest of his family Is furnished with
travel pay to his point of enlistment;
he will be brought home on a gov
ernment transport but otherwise
his movements are at his own dis
cretion. Such a release is eaivalent
to an honorable discharge at end of
period of enlistment. The 60,000
volunteers now being asked for are
intended to replace drafted men in
regular army units. Enlisted men
probably will be required to serve
out the period of their enlistment.
Land for Discharged Soldiers.
A Discharged Soldier, Grand Is
land If you will write to the regis
ter of the United States land office
at Alliance, Neb., you may obtain
full information regarding lands that
are open to entry under the home
stead or other laws. See answer to
"A Former Soldier" in The Bee of
Thursday, April 17.
Many Questions Answered. -'
A Soldier's Sister The Eighth
infantry is now at Brest, A. P. O.
716; it is part of the Eighth di
vision, headquarters at Camp Lee,
Va. Cannot tell you if it will be
sent into Germany; as it Is a regular
army unit It may be used to replace
a drafted regiment In the army of
occupation. . '
A War Bride A. P. O. 798 Is lo
cated at Euvozln, in northeastern
France; company E, Seventh motor
supply train, is attached to the
Seventh division and is part of the
Second army; the headquarters of
this division is at A. P. O. 793; the
128th machine gun battalion Is on
the sailing list for June.
Anxious Mother No orders have
been issued yet for the immediate
return of veterinary hospital unit
No. 18, now at Sougy.
C. A. Q. The 142d field artillery
was part of the 39th division, and
was left behind when that division
sailed for home some weeks ago; no
exact date has yet been fixed for its
return. Its address is A. P. O. 704,
at La Valdahon (Doubs), this place
being in the extreme eastern part of
France, on the west slope of the
Jura mountains.
An Anxious Mother No time has
yet been definitely fixed for the re
turn of the 88th division, or any of
Its units.
A Sister Evacuation ambulance
company No. 33 is stationed at
Havre, A. P. O. 760, and no time has
been decided on for its return.
M. C. H. The 10th balloon
company Is attached to the Sixth
army corps in the Second army; its
address is A. P. O. 783. The 16th
balloon company is In the service of
supply of the Fourth army corps; its
address is A. P. O. 775; no orders
for the early return of either of
these units.
V. M. D. The 79th division is on
the sailing schedule for June; the
order for its return includes all
units.
Mrs. A. V. The 23d engineers is
in the highway service and is one of
the most widely scattered organiza
tions in France; it is not now part
of any division; nor is it Scheduled
to sail at an early date; company E
is at A. P. O. 904.
Soldier's Friend The 315th ma
chine gun battalion is part of the
80th division, which is on the sailing
list for May.
Mrs. G. L. H. The 16th engineers
is assigned to early convoy and is
now waiting for assignment to a
transport; this may explain why you
have had no word from your son
recently.
A Soldier's Wife The 109th
supply train is now at A. P. O. 788,
the headquarters of the Sixth depot
division; no time has been fixed for
its return, but it may be assigned to
a transport at any time.
An Anxious Wife The 804th
pioneer infantry is part of the Sixth
army corps, and is not attached to
a division; its present address Is A.
P. O. 783; no orders for its early re
turn have been issued.
A Soldier's Sweetheart "P. T."
stands for "provisional training" reg
iment; can not tell you what "I. C.
S." stands for; "A. P. O." stands for
"army postoffice." Lemans Is the
great forwarding camp, where troops
on their way home are outfitted; no
orders have been Issued for the re
turn of any of the provisional regi
ments now there; these are being
sent along from time to time as
transport is available.
H. R. Company E, 13th engi
neers, Is -engaged in railway work
near Paris; no time has been fixed
for the return of this unit
Mr. and Mrs. V. H. B. The head
ciuarters battalion of the 350th in
fantry Is part of the 88th division,
for which no sailing date has yet
been fixed. Application for the re
lease of your son should be made to
his commanding officer, accom
panied by affidavits setting forth rea
sons for the request; prepare such
affidavits and address them to the
officer In command of the First bat
talion, 350th infantry, A. P. O. 795;
also have your son make a written
request for his Immediate release
from the service.
A Reader of The Bee Company
M, 14th Infantry, is at Camp Grant,
111., and company D, 14th infantry.
Is at the Presidio of San Francisco.
A Sister We have seen no orders
for the return of the 327th bakery
company, the 68th engineers or the
11th regiment, marine corps.
oe zfod&s ' Corner
DREAMLAND,
ADVENTURE
By DADDY
DAILY CARTOONRTTE
HERE'S THAT Blfj BOTTLE OF
PAROXIDE VOU ASKED FOR.
IH LIKE TO SEE WHAT YOU
ARE rOIN(jT0rJ0 WITH JT?
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m HE DID-
(Qussn Flora Is Imprisoned In foun
tain, ths source of which is guarded by a
rattlesnake. The rattler la lassoed by
Billy Belgium and la carried Into the air
by the Birds.)
CHAPTER VI.
The End of Count Weedy.
PEGGY and Billy were startled
into laughter at the strange
sight of the rattlesnake sailing
through the air at the end of the
long rope held by the birds. ,
"Ha, ha!" cried Peggy exultlngly.
"Now Count Weedy's dragon is a
really truly nylng serpent."
The rattlesnake didn't like vavla
tlon a bit It squirmed and twisted
and wriggled until finally it worked
Itself out of the noose. Then down
It same tumbling to earth, landing
some distance away.
"Oh, maybe it will come back,"
cried Peggy.'
"Never fear," Bhrllled General
Swallow, dropping the rope at Bil
ly's feet "Mr. Battler fell into a
pig pen and you know what pigs do
to snakes." Peggy shook her head
and looked questioningly at Billy. He
laughed as he answered:
"Pigs eat 'em."
While this was going on Prince
Bonnie Blue Bell was struggling
with the water key, trying to shut
off the pipe leading to the fountain.
But he could not -turn it Peggy
and Billy ran to his assistance. As
they did so Count Weedy pelted
them with balls of burrs, which
stung their faces and got tangled in
their clothes and hair.
"Throw the burrs back at, him,"
In Another Mlnnte Count Weedy
Was Only a Speck In the Distance.
whispered Billy to Peggy. She did
so, and in a minute she was having
a hot burr ball fight, much like a
snow ball battle. As Peggy fought
she heard a quick whlsh-sh-sh. It
was Billy's rope again. It settled
over the shoulders of Count Weedy.
A sharp pull jerked the ugly elf
from the top of the bluff, tumbling
him into the pond. As he rose to the
surface, spluttering and splashing,
he rose further than he thought he
was going to, for he went right up
Into the air just as the rattlesnake
had done, dangling at the end of the
rope, which was carried in swift
flight by dozens of birds, J.n an
other minute Count Weedy was only
a speck in the distance. What be
came of him the birds never told,
but the rope was brought safely back
to Peggy's home, the next day.
When Billy threw his strength Into
turning the water key there were
quick results. Something gave way.
around he spun, a tiny stream
caught him for an Instant in the
face, then with a hiss and a gurgle
the flow of water Into the fountain
stopped and the jets which had been
juggling Queen Flora and holding
her prisoner subsided slowly, letting
their captive down gently to the top
of the fountain.
In remarkably fast time, Prince
Bonnie Blue Bell swam the pond,
clambered up the wet stones, and
knelt beside his queen. '
"Are you safe?" he cried anx
iously. "Yes, thanks to you. my beloved
prince!" sighed the queen, and there
was a look in her eyes and an an
swering look in Prince Bonnie Blue
Bell's eyes, that made Peggy con
clude promptly that there would
soon be a royal wedding among the
Wild Flower Elves.
With Billy and the Birds aiding,
Queen Flora was soon brought safe
ly to earth.
"The wild flowers when will you
dance the wild, flowers to life so that
we may sing our spring song?" cried
the Birds. ...
"I have danced all I can today,
sighed Queen Flora. "But gladsome
spring need not be delayed another
minute on that account I'll rub the
f mv maeic sliDDers on the
feet of Prince Bonnie Blue Bell,
Peggy, Billy, and even you iras,
and you can dance for me. Wher
ever vour feet touch, wild flowers
will come forth."
So It happened. While Prince
Bonnie Blue Bell carried the queen
home, Peggy, Billy and the Birds
danced gaily over the hills, through
the woods, and across the meadows.
And behind them, wherever their
feet touched, sprang delicate blooms,
hepatlca, violets, wind flowers, cro-
ouses. and all the early blossoms ot
spring. - - - '
Then again burst eut the joyfu
song of the birds, a song which fot
days thereafter they ang eact
morning beneath Peggy's window
bringing her to happy wakefulness
"CheeT up! Cheer up Oh. sally Inf.
Welcome, welcome to gentle sprlnf."
(In next week's story a mysterlou
knight comes to the rescue of Peggy whei
aha la In danger because ot an uprising li
Birdland.)
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INSPIRED BY THE BEE.
Hastings Tribune: The Omaha Bee
is very much exercised over the
freak lawsuits that are constantly
being filed in Douglas county, and
asks if there is not some way to
stop it. Sure thing. Have the Doug
las County Bar association get rid of
the shysters.
Hastings Tribune: The Omaha Bee
says that the charge of $5 for plow
ing an ordinary city lot is extortion
ate. Not necessarily so. It all de
pends on how far the plowman had
to cart his implement of earth-turn
ing to get there.
Kearney Hub: A writer In the
Omaha Bee discovers that the foun
dations of "the churches" are
crumbling, along with other sys
tems that are breaking up in the
world upheaval, and that it Is but a
question of time when it will crum
ble altogether. Of course tnat is
simply one person's opinion, yet It
illustrates an aptitude in these peril
ous times to break away from old
and safe moorings and strike out on
voyages of discovery for new things
that are inviting and possibly allur
ing just because they are new and
we know nothing regarding them. It
is rather difficult to consider the
complete collapse of the charge
with all that collapse would imply,
with a growth of religious bolshe
vism upon the ruined foundations.
Surely that part of the earth's people
known as the Christian world is not
verging upon spiritual as well as in
tellectual and political anarchy.
Beatrice Express: The Omaha Bee
showed that its heart was in the
right place by raising the sum of
$1,351 the past winter, which was
used for the purpose of furnishing
shoes to the needy school children of
the Nebraska metropolis. While The
Bee' gives credit to Its warm hearted
readers, due credit must also be giv
en to the paper which promoted so
generous a movement.
Columbus News: The Omaha Bee
Is bitter enough to hint that the rea
son we have bootleggers is to pro
vide jobs for booze hounds, and that
this fact explains Gus Hyers' in
ability to get all of them.
York News-Times: The Omaha
Bee appears to be stronger for the
administration than its hyphenated
contemporary further down the
street.
Burt County Herald: There is
doubt in our mind as to the wis
dom of the new law just enacted af
fecting the grain exchange in Oma
ha. If it will destroy (as the Inter
ested parties claim) the grain ex
change which has built up in Oma
ha the largest grain market In the
west, it will do much more harm
than good. Time will demonstrate
what the result of that kind of legis
lation will be.
SMILING LINES.
"Jones and hln wife signed an armis
tice for 30 days."
"I suppose they then . consummated
peace terms."
"No; she refused to lay down arms,
and he refused to abdicate, so they re
sumed hostilities." Life.
Bacon What did you think of the
lady's first song?
Egbert I was disappointed.
Bacon How so? ....
Egbert She sang "I Am Going Far
Away, Far Away to Leave Tou Now, and
she didn't go. Tonkers Statesman.
"Whit is the difference between a
hobo who has just been kicked off a
train and an anarchist?
"Well, spring It." .... .
"Why, one lands against the rail and
th other rails against the land." Chi
cago Post.
A MODERN KNIGHT.
There was a mayor in our town,
A doughty wight was he.
He frowned on dogs, both great and small,
Of high or low degree.
"Odds Zooksl" he cried, "What good's a
dog?
Go, letch my snickersnee.
Quixote at the windmills dashed,
The dog's the game for me."
Full tilt he rode, the people stared,
Amazed at such a sight
His council followed close behind,
Nor looked to left or right.
The children lifted pleading hands.
Their pleaa did naught avail
Poor Fldo scurried from the path,
Between his legs his tall.
Like knights of old these heroes bold,
Though minus helm and plume.
Pursued with courage unsurpassed
Poor Fldo to his doom.
Through thick and thin they onward
dashed.
Up alley, down the street.
Unheeding curses, low but deep.
That did their progress greet.
Sure ne'er before to mortal man
Has such a sight bopii given
Th bark from dog. his faithful friend,
n council riven.
I. L.. EDMANDS,
Effect of the Simon Bill.
Wausa, Neb., April 5 To the Edi
tor of Th Bee: Finally the Simon
language bill has been passed by
the legislature, and, if the papers
quote it correctly, in a form that I
believe, surprised the most of us. I
believe the legislature committed a
blunder in passing the bill In the
form in which it was finally passed.
That law will undoubtedly divert
from Nebraska much of the most de
sirable of the European immigra
tion, while at the same time it leaves
the doors wide open for all of the
undesirable Immigration.
As the bill. In the form it is re
ported passed, prohibits all Instruc
tion in any foreign language but the
English, Immigrants from all other
countries than England are oarrea
from having their children receive
religious Instruction In Nebraska un
til thay shall first have learned the
English language. The legislators
probably thought that people now-a-days
do not appreciate religious in
atruction enough to let that influ
ence them in choosing a home for
their family. Well, perhaps the ma
jority do not. But then there is a
great number that do. And every
one of the latter is among the most
desirable immigrants, while all the
undesirables are among those who
do not care.
We remember the "pilgrims" of
old, and the Huguenots and others,
who for religious reasons sacrificed
their home comforts and braved all
sorts of dangers and settled in the
American wilderness. Of course the
goal was much greater then; it was
religious liberty. But then the ob
stacle is so much easier to avoid
now. There are about 47 other
states to choose among for a home
I cannot understand the object of
the emergency clause attached to the
measure, unless it was spite. What
was the emergency existing that
would have injured our state to jog
along another three months without
this law effective, and thus give Sun
day schools and others now using
foreign language books time to ad
just themselves for the new require
ments? In the case of pastors con
ducting confirmation classes In a
foreign tongue, all of Which classes
will probably close in two to four
weeks, it will now be practically im
possible for the pastors to finish the
classes without violating the law.
I consider the law an excellent and
a timely one with Just the one bad
feature about it that It does not
exempt religious instruction at any
time. It is easy to say, "Let 'em
learn English," but a language can
not be learned while the governor
Is signing a bill. It requires the peo
ple to know, but obstructs the chance
o learn. J. E. BAGGSTROM.
To Help Siberian Schools.
Lady Constance Richardson, fa
mous as a traveler, explorer and big
game huntress, has gone to Siberia
to assist in the establishment of
schools for Russian war orphans.
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