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THE BEE: OMAHA. FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1919. The Omaha -Bee DAILY (MORNING) EVENING SUNDAY , FOUNDED BY EDWARD BOSEWATEB . . VICTOR ROSEWATER. EDITOR . TH BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. PROPRIETOR MEMBER OK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Th AMMltud PtwC at whlck Tn Bw It t mmbtr. U ooluslnli u m wn puDiioMioa u am aiinucnM ertaitM M II w sot etaa-wls eredltwl tn tali ptpu. ud tlao th. local ' aw paMlslua Mnta. All slant of publloatloa e( out anoi! 4ltpteh tn lo imrriJ. OFFICES! Chleaio 1720-UStsfW Bid. Oro.hA Tks Bm BM New Trk 1M rifUi At. South Onus 13 U N St. t Louis Ntw B'nl of Canaan Counoll Bluff 14 N. Milt tt. WMhlnmn 1311 O Bt, Luuoln Llttl Building. : MARCH CIRCULATION Daily 65,293 Sunday 63,450 ' Anrt clmulttloa tor Ik month sobsorlbwl ad twon to b a. B. Has &n. circulation Uuinr, - Subscribers leaving th city ahauM havo Th Bm mailed lo them. Addr cbn-4 a often a raquasUa. No red flag flaunts in Nebraska sunshine. Good morning; have you received your bomb today? ' . Organized labor as such has no part in or ganized murder, here or elsewhere. '. Sioux City has set about seriously to recall Its I. W. W. mayor. The job ought to come easy. Clarence Mackay says: "You need not wait until July, Mr. Burleson; I'll take mine now." The Bee's cartoonist assumes responsibility for the announcement that these are "may" days in Paris. ' Italy has just borrowed another trifle of $50,000,000 from the United States, so we may chain up the dogs of war again. .,, The May Day, uprising in Paris was post poned on account of rain. In Omaha it was ad journed on account of the mayor. It will take a lot of close figuring to de termine why Italy was turned down and Japan favored, but maybe there's a reason. Belgium files an energetic protest against the award made by the "big three." Looks like nobody is satisfied with the outcome over there. Up to date we have failed to notice any signs of an uprising of the people to, require Albert Sidney Burleson to refrain from return ing the wires to their pwners' control. Famine stalks in the Punjab, also, and we must have food to send there. The call to the farmer gets louder every day. Food not only won the war, but it will preserve humanity. Corn started right back up again, just as if the grain director had not decreed a lower price level. The gamblers have the call on the gov ernment every time in this matter. All those in favor of continuing extravagant, inefficient and outworn methods of transacting public business will find a warm welcome at "Brasher Charley" Bryan's headquarters in Lin coln." . 1 . Illinois is still pursuing a forty-year effort to secure .tax reform. This ought to encourage Nebraska, where the effort has not been so long continued, but has produced about the same dis appointing results. "Sweetness and light" in the form of infernal machines sent into quiet homes, through the mail comes from the dark places where anarchy nests and murder breeds. These must be opened up, that the pure sunlight of liberty may cleanse them. ' British censorship on the news cables has been : removed, and the correspondents over there will have only themselves to blame here after if they get scooped. Likewise, the public will feel better fcr knowing the news is not tinctured with any' sort of governmental dope. The Iowa legislature has just made up its record and finds that a large part of its time was taken up in listening to a political squabble growing Oiit of factional differences and which should never have been permitted to come to such a court. It is up to the Iowa voters now to put an end to such proceedings. Uniform bills of lading should be a great help to commerce, as they will eliminate much of the uncertainty now leading to disputes over terms under which shipments are carried. When the transportation business is standardized to a point at which shippers will know exactly what is required of them, and what they may depend upon, better relations ought to follow naturally! Uncle Sam, Monitor We suspect that at Paris our respected Uncle Sam is coming to be quite generally regarded , as art upright and godly man, whom it is a " pleasure to hate. He is always right unfor- givably so. His principles are correct and un popular. His face is set against wrong and all other forms of enjoyment. He is a good man, whose back everybody longs to see. A Puritan father at a May dance was not V hailed by the company with more outward at tention and inward resentment. Indeed, the Puritan figure of St. Gaudens, which a sinful ' generation may contemplate at Springfield, Mass., probably typifies with considerable ex ; actness that of our model pattern Uncle Sam as he is regarded at Paris. If the lank hair, the sober garments, the high hat, Bible and staff are not visible to the eye, all that they stand for in morals and discipline is none the less in evidence. He is Praise God Barebones back in life. His staff comes cracking down on the skulls of all small boys found sleeping in church or eating plum pudding. Tt seems fairly plain that the gathering at Paris would have been a much more worldly . and enjoyable affair if our Uncle Sam had been detained elsewhere. It seems probable, in, that event, that the participants would have had a real fling. Their original intention, if it is fair to judge, was not to hold a revival. But Uncle Sam could not well be shut out. He " held the notes of about everybody present. He was, therefore, admitted, and no sodner had he found his place than he began to inquire with some strictness into the state of everybody's soul.' To some of those present it, seemed a little unfair. Uncle Sam, they admitted, was pure. . But, then, he could afford to be rhe was rich. ' They were willing to be good, too, but figured i that it ought to be made worth their while. If they could have what they wanted they would try to learn to sing through their noses, too. Mind! It has been a good thing for every body but how they wish he would go homel Nobody wants to sit upright in his Sunday clothes all the time. Kansas City Star, - MURDER AS AN ."APPEAL." May Day was set apart as "international" labor day; in order that it might be the more impressively observed here, its advocates planned an extensive campaign of murder. Not by directly approaching the victim, for the "direct actionist" does not believe in either tak ing a chance as to his own safety or giving the other fellow a chance for his. Secrecy is the rule never broken. This time bombs were to be distributed through the mails, to prominent men in various parts of the country, the explosions to add to the hubbub and general acclaim that was to salute the red flag as it waved in the sunshine of freedom. The fact that the person singled out to be murdered might escape and innocent ones fall before the bombs, merely adds zest to the venture. It is the .terror the uplifters seek to spread. And all this is done in the name of brother hood of man, of liberty for the masses, and a better way of living. A "peaceful revolution," according to Scott Nearing. A "protest" against the enforcement of laws made for the protection of all. Men and women with warped minds, in verted morals, mental processes turned askew, always have and perhaps always will pester the world. The accumulated wisdom of mankind has not yet provided an effective way of dealing with them. But the lunatic who becomes dan gerous may be confined, and the madmen who undertake promiscuous assassination will be brought out of their hiding places and punished. Men and women of our land -know at what price their liberty was bought, and what it has cost to maintain, and they are not to be frightened by methods that disturbed Russia. The explosion of a bomb in a home is a dread ful affair, but it does not shake the foundation of our free institutions. China's Case at Paris. ' According to reports of the settlement of matters in dispute between China and Japan, neither gets all that was asked for at the Paris conference. Kiao Cbau and the German conces sions in Shantung go to Japan, over the protest of China. This is a material advantage to the Japanese, who will be permitted to exploit the rich mineral resources of the peninsula, al though political sovereignty remains with China. That the whole question is adjourned and not finally disposed of is the opinion of those who are well informed as to Chinese condi tions, The much advertised awakening of the Celestials still is in progress, and a firmer and more popular government is surely" being estab lished there. When the Chinese are finally solidified as to their national destiny, we may look for an effort to recover control of the material wealth of the country, now held and enjoyed by outsiders. Japan needs the coal and iron coming from Shantung, and will translate into ships, build ings and other useful forms the minerals that have so long lain idle. But China, too, is building up an industry, and the day will come when the possession of the mines will cause a serious dispute. Concessions forced by Ger many from a helpless nation may be an im mediate advantage to the Japanese, but may grow into something that will be quite em barrassing in time. In arriving at this compromise, the "big three" has adopted expediency as a guide,, ap parently, and has laid the foundation for some extremely important future proceedings by the League of Nations.' "Call for Mr. Wilson." American business men, in convention as sembled at St. Louis, have issued a call for Mr. Wilson. Will he please come home from Paris, call congress into session, and1 get under way the important work of freeing American com merce and industry from war restrictions. It is a most remarkable fact that of all the great powers involved, the United States is the only one in which the legislative body is not busy dealing with post-war problems. Our president came back from Europe in February in a bad humor, and left again in March in a worse temper than he arrived. This may have permitted the vent of his own feelings, but the country has suffered by it. The con gress in which hi3 own party controlled had months in which to accomplish things plainly needed, and failed. Democrats knew in November the next con gress would have a republican majority, but instead of driving through their program, as the president expected, they doddered along, wasting time and accomplished nothing. Even the big appropriation bills cn which the continuation of the government's activities depend, were not passed. In sixty days the departments will be with out money. No one knows this better than the president. He also knows how much should be done in order to help business get from a war to a peace basis. Will he hear and heed the call sent from St. Louis? Naval Veterans Passing. Orders just issued from the Navy depart ment will touch a tender chord in the breasts of Americans. Ir is that the old battleships Iowa, Massachusetts and Indiana be taken out of commission, their names transferred to new superdreadnaughts. And thus pass the veterans of the navy. America thrilled wtihi conscious, justifiable pride when those ships went down the ways and into the water a little more than twenty years ago. All the' world stood at attention when the fleet of which these, with the Oregon, formed the nucleus and backbone, disposed of Cervera's force at Santiago, as Dewey had done for Mootejo at Manila Bay. and a new page was turned, not only in the history of our coun try, but in the annals of the human race. Those who visited the Iowa in the months that followed the fight and saw the deep in dentations in its forward turret, where shots from Spanish guns had struck, experienced something of awe as they realized that the bat tle was not so one-sided as the result might in dicate. These were then the proudest posses sions of our navy, the most magnificent ships of war afloat Soon naval architecture surpassed them, and the Nebraska, launched six years after the battle of Santiago, had sufficient strength to engage every vessel of both fleets then involved and defeat them without'eoming under their range. And now the Nebraska is a second line vessel, soon to be sent back to the third line. This is progress in the science of naval warfare. ' Americans are concerned in keeping their sea fighters up to the minute, and might profit if they took equal interest in their land forces. Italy and the World From the New York Post Sismondi in his "Italian Republics," remarks that in the history of no CQuntryii the power of a government to shape public opinion more clearly shown than in that of Italy. We are plainly seeing the truth of this today. Very soon after the armistice, the Italian government began to inspire a demand for the annexation of Fiume. This early became the order of the day for the press, the military spokesmen, and the mass of the people. No one can say that there was anything unnatural in this. Nor was it profoundly "imperialistic." Though not en titled to Fiume by her secret agreement with England and France, Italy could set up a tol erable claim at least to a voice in the dispo sition of a port inhabited by so large an Italian element of the population. And Italians can not be blamed overmuch by other nations for being carried away by "the intoxication of suc cess," to use a phrase of Sismondi's. It is a dangerous thing to yield to in the hour of vic tory, but in this matter Italy is not a sinner above all who dwell in Europe. What she is to be blamed for, however, in her present attitude, is not so much for making a claim on Fiume, as for apparently refusing to admit that this claim and all others must be regarded as only a part of a world-settlement. An intense national aspiration, not abhorrent in itself, must not be set up and insisted upon and made a means of wrecking the work of peace, in the face of international needs and a demand made in behalf of the whole world. If Italy alone were in question, no one would ob ject to her seeking every advantage reasonably open to her. But she is only one of many nations. Her claims have to be weighed along side others. And it is for her statesmen to throw their minds into the common conferences at Paris. What is there being striven for is a world-agreement, covering as wisely as im perfect human judgment can the interests of diverse countries and of nations yet to be born. Against the honest effort to bring ab&ut this great and general adjustment, it is neither gra cious nor tolerable for one government to assert itself in an irreconcilable spirit and issue an ultimatum. This is the real ground of com plaint against the course of the Italian dele gates at Paris. , It is, too, in the fact that the United States' is engaged in grappling, at the side of other nations, with world-issues, that we find the answer to certain critics at home. Senator Lodge, for example, has just renewed his pro test against our "meddling." What's Fiume to us or we to Fiume? Let the Italians get it if they can It's no concern of ours. But we have made It our concern to help in making an enduring peace for all the world. We "med dled" deliberately, and with the applause of Senator Lodge and all other Americans, when we went to war with Germany. And long be fore it looked as if we were going to win that war, President Wilson, following Lloyd George, laid down the terms which we should dictate when victory was achieved. From these terms there was not a ripple of dissent at the time. On the contrary, they were acclaimed. Yet they definitely and directly involved us in the course which our delegates have been followt ing in the peace conference. The fourteen points looked to the creation of a free Poland, to the return of Alsace-Lorraine to France, to the recovery by Italy of her lost provinces. There could hardly be a more glaring "med dling" in European affairs, yet we were pledged to it in advance. And the surprising thing is that some of the men who were loudest in praise of President Wilson's fourteen points, because they thought that he was looking to a nego tiated peace, not a victory over Germany, are now declaring that the peace conference is rush ing into an "orgy of land-grabbing." But Po land, Italia Irredenta, the French restorations, as well as Czecho-Slovakia and Jugo-Slavia, were all embraced in the peace terms announced more than a year before peace was conquered. Thus the United States is simply trying to do today what it served notice upon the world, long in advance, that it would endeavor to do. The "meddling" dates far back. Having grasped the nettle, there is nothing to do now but crush it. And as it was to a world-settlement that Italy was invited, she cannot at this late day ignore the terms of the invitation. Her own desires she cannot make paramount. As Presi dent Wilson stated, she is already assured of a national unity and an enlarged territory be yond her wildest dreams of four or even two years ago. Doubtless, the peace conference is ready to make Fiume a free or internationalized city, of which Italy can have free use along with the other nations whose sole outlet to the sea it is. She ought to agree to some such hon orable compromise. If she does not, her offense will be that of asserting her own will against the will of the world. Still Looking to Congress Premising that rent-profiteering is just as serious a question as unemployment and the high cost of living, the Farmers' National Single Tax league tells the chairmen of the democratic and republican national committees that this will be an issue in the next election and that con gress must do something about it. Congress should feel flattered. Congress must have begun to think it was the last place for anybody to go to who wanted anything done. Arid congress, hardly knowing what to do with any one of a dozen great national problems im posed by the end of the war and now hanging in the air, will greedily welcome such a chance to show what it can do in legislating for every local abuse that any one is privileged to raise into a country-wide issue. And what would these farmers of the Single Tax league have congress do? Tax land values according to the well known Henry George for mula? That has always been with the single taxers a state and local question. What has now made it a national question? How is it likely to fare when it fares not well as a local is to be observed, however, that these farmers are thinking only of rent profiteering in the cities as the evil to be cured by congress in single tax legislation. What would be the mat ter with a proposition, first of all, to include the farms in a little local single tax legislation? New York World. 5Y The Day We Celebrate. Pefer E. Petersen, president of Petersen & Pegau Baking company, born 1863. Charles H. Sloan, former Nebraska con gressman, born in Monticello, la, 56 years ago. Jerome K. Jerome, humorist and playwright, born near London, 60 years ago. Harold F. McCormick, president of the In ternational Harvester company, born in Chi cago, 47 years ago. Mrs. Margaret Hill McCarter, Kansas author and educator, member of republican women's national executive committee, born at Char lottesville, Ind., 59 years ago. Hallie Erminie Rives (Mrs. Post Wheeler), author of "The Valiants 6f Virginia" and other well known novels, born in Christian county, Kentucky, 41 years ago. William S. Goodwin, representative in con gress of the Seventh Arkansas district, born at Warren, Ark., 53 years ago. People You Ask About Information About Folks in the Public Eye Will Be Given in This Column in Answer to Readers' Questions. Your Name Will Not Be Printed. Let The Bee Tell You. In Omaha Thirty Years Ago. The council committee on property and buildings, Messrs. C. L. Chaffee, D. H. Wheeler and Jacob Counsman, met today to examine plans for the new city hall. The young ladies and gentlemen of Kountze Place met at Miss Gussie McAusland's and or ganized the Kountze Place Lawn Tennis and Archery club. George F. Day was made pres ident and E. A. Hamilton, secretary and treas urer. Omaha won her third straight base ball game from Milwaukee. The Omaha Carriage and Sleigh company suffered a $15,000 loss by fire. Carter Glass. What training has Carter Glass had to fit him for the office of secre tary of the treasury? N. H. A scrutiny of the Congressional record of Mr. Glass will reveal his interest and experience In financial affairs. In the first place, he has al ways been a careful student, of finance. For IS consecutive years prior to his cabinet appointment he was a member of congress. His service as member and chairman of the house committee on banking and currency enabled him to make con tinued and close study of financial problems. He is given much credit for the federal reserve act. Carter "Glass is a Virginian, born January 4, 1858. He has come all the way from printer's "devil" to the president's cabinet. For eight years he worked as a printer and is at present owner of two daily papers in Lynchburg, Va. He served as a member of the Virginia state senate from 1S99 to 1903. President Wil son had great confidence in Glass when appointing him to fill Mr. Mc Adoo's place on the cabinet. And Glass has great confidence 'in the American people. Those wjho heard him speak In Omaha a week ago know that he has no doubt of the success of the Victory loan. He is quoted as having said: i "I decline to believe that the fath ers and mothers who gave four mil lion sons to die, if need be, that lib erty must survive, will now haggle over the material cost of saving the very soul of civilization from the perdition of Germany." Abram I. Elkus. Abram I. Elkus, who is to open the annual meeting of .the American Acado ny of Political and Social Science in Philadelphia today with an address on "The Ottoman Turk and the Future of Turkey and Asia Minor," was the United States am bassador at Constantinople when diplomatic relations were severed by the war. Mr. Elkus is a native of New York Cify and Is of German Jewish stock. He went to the pub lic "schools, then to the College of the City of New York, and afterward to the Columbia University Law Sc:.3ol. Admitted to the bar when he was 21 years old, he steadily rose in his profession as an all-around lawyer. His influence as a counsel lor and advocate has been cast in favor of higher mercantile standards and! for standardization of commer cial methods. He is a trustee of the Baron de Hirsch fund, and in 1911 he was made regent of the Univer sity of the State of New York. Big Name for Little Girl. Juliana Louise Emma Marie Wil helmina is the full name of the lit tle Dutch princess whose 10th birth day, April 30, was made the occasion for fetes in every city and vil lage rf Holland. In Holland the 10th birthday is always made a special fete, and quite naturally the fetes are elaborate when the birthday is that of the heir to the throne. Prin cess Juliana is the only child of Queen Wilhelmina and her consort, Prince Henry. She is being care fully trained for her future position by her mother, a woman as wise as she is able. Likewise the little prin cess Is being educated so as to feel herself a true Dutch woman, and willingly puts on the quaint old fashioned dress of the provincial farmers' wives, with their golden frontlets and lace caps, so wonder ful to see in the market towns of Holland. His Grace of Connaught. May Day is dear to the British royal family as being the birthday of the gallant Duke of Connaught, who has just entered upon his 70th year. His royal highness first saw the light on the natal day of the Duke of Wellington. This is why he was named Arthur and had as godfather one of the greatest com manders of all times. The duke, as only surviving son of Queen Vic toria and uncle of the present sov ereign, occupies a very peculiar po sition in the royal family. His pop ularity extends to all classes. In America he is well known by reason of his long and distinguished service as governor general of Canada. The duke is an enthusiastic soldier and has held some of the highest com mands in the British army. He has made a life-long study of the theory of war, and probably the greatest sacrifice ever made by him was when he consented to forego a share In the South African campaign In deference to Queen Victoria's wish. MERRY MOMENTS. William E. Weber of the First National bank, say a woman came up to his win dow the other day with a cashier' check tor S60. "What denomination?" asked Mr. Web er In his pleasantest manner. "Lutheran," replied the woman. "What are you?" Portland Express. "D'yer know what I'd do with the kaiser? I'd seal him up in a barrel and feed hlra through th bung for four years." "And after four years?" "I'd bung up the bung:." Passing Show. "What did you name your baby girl?" "I wanted to call her Pearl but my wife wanted to name her Ruby." "Couldn't both be gratified, eh?" "Yes, we fixed it. We named her Jewel." Louisville Courier Journal. Customer Have you got my shoes done? Cobbler No. Customer But you said you would have them ready today. Cobbler No, I didn't; I only told you to call today. Sydney Bulletin. DAILY CARTOONETTE lOiulie anh I'll show vou H&ioTo catcm it? rrr I fa WD HE DID? i DREAMLAND ADVENTURE By DADDY. 'R have (Billy. Peggy and Pat, fishing In a con tent with Kingfisher, Blue Heron and Lonesome Bear, are dragged Into th river, and when they get out find their catch of fish gone,.) CHAPTER V. The Shower of Fish. ATTELLY-r ATTELLY-R AT TELY! Time was up, and I the most fish!" called King fisher from a perch In a tree. In his claws was clasped a bass. Billy pulled out his watch. "I have 10 minutes more!" he shouted. Then he leaped for the stone pile. "You get out of here un til then!" But Kingfisher didn't wait for Billy to reach the stones. He flew away as fast .as he could. "I'll be back In 10 minutes to claim my bet," he rattled. "So will I," creaked Blue Heron from the reeds. "Me, too," roared Lonesome Bear from some place out of sight. "You can't beat them now!" whis pered Peggy, as Billy picked up his "Rattellyt Rattelly! I Have the Most Fish," Cried Kingfisher. line to free the turtle that was still on the hook. "But I can try," answered Billy. "If this is a charmed turtle, maybe it will help us." He winked at Pat as he put the turtle in an empty bait can. All three now fished for all they were worth, but luck seemed to have deserted them. Thore wasn't even a nibble at their hooks. The minutes ticked off fast on Bil ly's watch, one, two, three, four, five, six, PegKy grew anxious. Billy grew nervous, Pat grew desperate. "We've got to win! This means food for Pat's mother and sisters!" muttered Billy. Seven minutes tick ed by, then eight. "It's no use! We have lost!" sighed Peggy. "Do you think the turtle really Is charmed?" suggested Pat. "We will see." replied Billy, tak ing the cover off the bait can. "Lit tle Turtle, Little Turtle, bring us fish and you shall go free." Smack! A fish slopped Billy In the face and dropped to the ground. Slam! Another fish caught Peggy across the ear. Slop! A dripping perch hit Pat on the nose. It was as if the fish had leaped out of the water at them. "Geewhillickers! Where did the fish come from?" yelled Billy. "The enchanted turtle brought them," declared Pat in an awed voice, his eyes nearly bulging from his head. ' "Thfn let him brlnir more!" in sisted Billy. "Little Turtle, Little Turtle, bring us all the fish we can carry!" Smack! Slam! Slop! Fish came from all directions, In a finny bom bardment bass, blue gills, sunfish, perch, suckers, bullheads and a doz en others. "Ho, ho, ho! Here are enough fish to win my bets and keep Pat's family supplied for a month," shout ed Billy gleefully. But he was to have another surprise. A big sucker, dropping from the air, banged him on the head. A falling perch bound ed from Peggy's curls. A bluegill grazed Pat's ear. "It's raining fish!" yelled Billy. Grabbing Perry he pulled her to the shelter of a tree. Pat Jumped to join them, but a bullhead, land ing on his head, knocked him flat. In an instant he was being covered by a hall of flopping, wriggling fish, falling apparently from a clear sky. (Tomorrow will b told how Billy win hi bat.) Daily Dot Puzzle eest 9 rS, America First. Kansas City, April 29. To the Edi tor of The Bee: This government is founded on the Independence of the United States of America, for good and necessary reasons, and must never become one of a league of In terdependent states of the world. It will take the world as long to get to gether to first conditions aa it has taken it to get away from them, for the nations can become no better than their individuals and in the in dividual and his education and de sire to be a good and useful ctizen is the hope of this country and the world and the permanent prevention of war, not in the contract of na tions alone. Hence, America for Americans, in its pure sense, for those who seek Americanism and American citizen ship, and not for those who seek to feed upon it morally, commercially and spiritually. We must think, act, pray for the United States of Amer ica first, and for the world In a co operative and friendly competitive way concomittantly; we must never become dependent for help or re source on any other nation, except in temporary necessity or emergency. "Foreign ways are not our ways, our ways are not foreign ways," hence we must become an ever-ready na tion. America's future? Not as the savior of the world, but the savior of itself, and through itself as as sistant in the great world to the ex tent it permits America to assist for common good, without in the slight est degree modifying or changing any foundation principles upon which the past and present America has been built. We are a free and independent nation, and must re main so. JOSEPH MEINRATH. Rights of the Colored Man. Greeley, Neb., April 26. To the Editor of The Bee: In Thursday's Bee Mr. Agnew discusses southern politics and wants to know why 500, 000 citizens of Virginia are dis franchised, 300,000 of whom are white, and the other 200,000 pre sumably black. This state of affairs looks bad to a Nebraskan, but bad as it undoubtedly is, it does not dis criminate against the black man as such, because the disfranchised whites are in a majority. But if Mr. Agnew will look over Friday's Bee he will see therein a decision by an Omaha judge that was clearly a discrimination against the man of color. The learned judge ruled that It was not unlawful for a druggist to refuse to sell ice cream to a black man, while it might be unlawful for the keeper of a restaurant to do so. To the lay mind this looks rather queer, as undoubtedly the intention of the lawmaker was to get that Ice cream for the negro, whether sold in a drug shop, a barber shop or a butcher shop service was what he was after. The letter of the law may have been observed in this case, but most assuredly the spirit of the law got a severe Jolt. It may be well for Mr. Agnew to see that our own house is in order before criticizing the housekeeping of Virginia. It is very doubtful if he put one over on Mr. Glass. If the colored man's citizenship Is not as good as the white man's, let us amend the law and play fair with our colored brother. We shout very loudly for democracy; would It not be a good idea to practice it once in a while ? MICHAEL O'CONNOR. Truth Will Arise. Bruning, Neb., April 29. 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Poslam Soap, medicated with Poslam should be ued if skin is tender and sensitive. at the mildest treatment would have gotten a coat of yellow paint all over him and would have been called unamerican. But I can personally remember the time that if a person In our state of Kentucky had made such an expression against Jefferson Davis he would there and then have been hung by his neck to a tree, but, nevertheless.has the truth been re warded with a crown of great honor, and it will do It again. From A TRUE AMERICAN. It Is Different Now. t In olden times the Greek athlete trained on a diet of new cheese, dried figs, boiled grain, milk and warm water. T S WEAR THAT Cl KE S YOUR IE EXPENSE Stepping oh small pieces of hot metal, walking on sharp chips of steel, standing in hot sand these, and other harsh conditions of walking surfaces, in a steel plant, have no apparent ef fect on Neolin Soles. So says R. J. Doty, plant superintendent of the Sivyer Steel Casting Company, Mil waukee, Wisconsin. "The best oak tanned leather 6oles last about three weeks under the abase given them in the foundry, while I have been wearing a pair of Neolin Soles for more than three months. And to all appearances, they are as stout as when first put on my shoes," says Mr. Doty. Only Neolin Soles can resist wear and abuse like this. They are created by Science to be very tough and dur able flexible and waterproof, too. To reduce your own shoe expense, and to cut the family shoe bills, buy Neolin soled shoes. You can get them in many styles for men, women, and children. And have your worn shoes re-bottomed with Neelin Soles. These long wearing soles are manufactured by The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio, who also make Wingfoot Heels guaranteed to outlast all other heels. rieolin Soles Xntia Hsri Bee. U. S. Cst. Off. , JO. II 8 lb. 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