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lilt, liLii: OilAHA, TUESDAY, MAY 6, . 1919. THE OMAHA' BEE i DAILY (MORNING) , EVENING- SUNDAY V FOUNDED BY EDWARD ROSEVTATEB -t VICTOR ROSEWATER EDITOR . THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY, PROPRIETOR -, MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ' The AnoeltMd Preu, of which The Bee It a member. U excluslTSly entitled to too qm for puhlteetloa of all nfrn ittitmtahes credited m w nw uutiuwiBv cnaim in wn iier, wia bud uie local " lwa published herein. All rlfhu of publication of our special ' dlptc" ,r l r" , , . " OFFlCESi OUotfo lTlO-tt Steier Bid., Omaha The Bee Bide :' Now York 2S Fifth Are. Bnuth Oin aba 2318 N 8V 8a, Louis New B'nlt of Commerce Council Hrultt 14 N. Uato St Washington 13U G St. Lincoln Uttls Bulldlni. ' APRIL' CIRCULATION Daily 65,830 Sunday 63,444 ' i" dreulatlon for the month subscribed" and twora is by 1. JL sagas. Circulation Manager. Subscribers leaving tho city should hava The Bo tnatlod to thorn. Address changed aa often a requested. , Thi. it the day the naval flyers "hop off" to ' Europe, weather permitting. What's the matter with Nebraska? Come on in on the Victory loan it is .either bonds .or taxes.' - ' .i. The day pots who went swimming with the 'brass pots at Paris are now scuttling back to v shore. . Everything was red enough at Budapest on May day, but how is that color going to feed the hungry? . Italy is quietly reaching out to clutch the olive branch gingerly extended from Paris. Don't interrupt. Chicago will welcome the "wobblies" in con vention assembled, and yet they wonder at a crime wave over there. v New Hampshire ought to' be able to enlist Kansas without any great difficulty under the banner of General Wood. ' Tht mayor is all ready to take over the gas plant, but he ought to know how long it takes to unroll the legal red tape. ( Ak-Sar-Ben now looms up as a million-dollar ' proposition; it has been worth many times that to Omaha and the territory it serves. A "state of siege" has been declared at Petro $ grad, which may cause some folks to wonder .' what else has been going on up there. - If signing the petition would carry the bonds, the work is already over. The big job ' will be to get the farmers to consent. "Tom" Marshall has changed his mind on his way from Arizona to Philadelphia, and now is for tht League of Nations, soul and .breeches. Aa low maiden sues her soldier husband for divorce because he lied to her about his en listment How a "hero" drops when he is dis covered! Local bakers it reasons for advance in price of bread, but it Is not going to be easy , to make Omaha consumers think they are not already paying enough. j Accounts of lively fighting in the Murmansk region indicate that the boys up there know what they were sent for, although some dif ference of opinion persists at home. According to Baron Makino, Japan Is willing to let China hold the Shantung peninsula while the Japs loot It That may fool Peking, but it will make the rest of the world smile. . ' Mexico's minister of finance proposes repudiation as a general practice, He will be surprised if he over comes to understand how the world looks on a national deadbeat. Somebody in the Navy department must have -read a popular national weekly; at any rate the heroie officers and crew of the destroyer Shaw eventually get recognition for their gallantry. Ireland still wants all or nothing, but if its enthusiasts will take a squint at what was handed to Italy, China and Belgium, they may get a notion of what is likely to come to them. A tax of 100 per cent on dirk knives might have raised considerable revenue at one time in our eoontry'i history, but happily the "skene dhn" is no longer a part of the gentleman's wardrobe,.' . . " kicreastd rates on steel from Pittsburgh to the Pacific coast have been upheld by the su preme court, which may be a pointer to the North Dakota enthusiasts who talk about knock- ing out the entire order. r Six hours after the Great Northern entered : the harbor at Brest it was on its way back to ' Yankeeland with a full load of soldier boys, a' proof that we can get out as fast as we got in, now that the job is over. " ' - . - "Matt" Tinley and his boys are finding it al ; most as hard to get away from the New York camp as they did to get started home from franca. They need not worry over the wel come Iowa has in store for them. No German War craft for Us i' It is reported now from Paris that the Ger man naval fleet will be. partitioned to the allies and not destroyed. It seemed like a policy of wastefulness to advocate the sinking of the war ships in the deep seas. World peace must look more or less to such ships for insurance. The German war craft will prove useful for he purpose. : The American people don't care for any of the Qerman ships. They have the money and .the genius to build their own ships. They did not go into the late war for material gain. They will keep their record clean by refusing to ac cept confiscated goods of any kind. It is doubt ful if American naval men would be content to serve on a German-made warship even though it flew the American colors. No partition of 'German ships that can be made will be such as to perturb tho peace of mind of this country. British" naval superiority might be accentuated, but that is something the American people have learned to think about with serenity. Japan's sea power might be brought more nearly on a parity with that of the United States, but that need not be at all disquieting, and as for France and Italy there will be no begrudging them as many ships as they can get in the "melon-cutting" or as m.-fny . as they wish to have. Minneapolis'Tribune. JOBS FOR RELEASED SODIERS. -. What the released soldier principally wants is a job; either. the one he left, or a better one. He is entitled to this, and he is asking no more. Thousands of the boys were asked to sacrifice their entire material interests when they went into the army. Many of these have re turned to find that somebody else is holding down the job and drawing the pay he left Jus tice here requires but one thing. However, unemployment of the returned soldier is not entirely due to the failure of em ployers to restore the men to the payroll. In many cases, no payroll exists. Business has not recovered from the shock of war, and in dustry is not moving at high speed. If condi tions were normal in this regard, we would have a labor shortage, very likely, and not a threat of serious unemployment conditions. Certain basic industries are in a state of stagnation because of failure of the government to provide properly for the transition from war to peace. Congress adjourned without pro viding for the change, and the president reso lutely refrained from calling the extra session he knew was inevitable. It is all very well for the government to ask ministers to plead for the restoration of re leased soldiers to their old jobs, but it would be a lot nearer the point if they would intercede with the president, asking him to convene con gress that needed steps may be swiftly taken to relieve the situation and get the business of the United, States back onto the clear track of the main line again. v Belgium and the "Big Three." Belgium will sign the peace treaty. It could not do otherwise, but the news of the signing will not be heralded to the dwellers in that land by the ringing of the church bells. The belfries of Belgium long ago were denuded, that Germany might use the metal in war material. In time Belgium will get part payment from Germany of the war indemnity, but Belgium's industries are not being restored, because the Germans carried away machinery and all, and it is not being restored. Belgian towns and Bel gian farms, battered into bits by the Hun, may be restored eventually, but at present millions of 'Belgians are subsisting on what American charity provides for them. It was Belgium that laid the first straw in the way of the kaiser's oncoming military ma chine. Only a straw, to be sure, but it halted the rush at Liege, and gave France and England time to rally Bravely the Belgians set them selves in the path of an army they knew could and would crush them. They accepted the threat of the autocrat at Berlin,! and they felt the full force of the terror. Nowhere was the chapter of horror more terribly written than in Belgium. And long ago the Entente powers pledged to Belgium the fullest reparation and indemnity. Perhaps the bargain that has been made at Paris is the best that is obtainable. Gemany's ability to pay appears to be limited. Within that limitation compensation is to be asked to the uttermost. But, after all this is considered fully, those whose sympathy has so freely gone out to Belgium through these years of suffering and horror must yet feel that the justice done is scanty, and that generosity might have gone a little farther in the effort to restore to the peo ple of Belgium all that was wrested from them. Italy, Poetry and Common Sense. Gabriele d'Annunzio waxed very poetic in his eloquent plea for Italy at Rome, but he merely was practicing his profession. What is needed now is less of hyperbole and more of plain com mon sense on both sides, and the agreement can be reached that will hring peace. If the Italians continue to listen to songs about their wrongs, they will come eventually to believe they have been deprived of something that is really worth while. The country prospered for a century with Fiume in the hands of Austria, and it does seem reasonable that it can get on a little while with the city controlled by the Jugoslavs, especially as the latter will scarcely be able to menace Italy in any material way. Having Trieste and Pola arid the other towns in the "irredenta" restored, and being assured of free access to any of the region back of them, Italy's substantial interests appear to have been realized. As to the principle, that is a ques tion which will long be discussed. For the moment the Italians are asked to make a con cession, and may do so in a spirit more gracious than the flare-up last week forecasted. Justice for Disabled Soldiers. One of the first things to come before the next congress will be an amendment to the War Risk insurance act that some of its pro visions may be made clearer. In the matter of compensation for the totally disabled a dispute has come up in the bureau as to the exact mean ing of the law. Under one interpretation the maximum is set at $30 per month, with an extra allowance of $20 for attendance in case the vic tim is bedridden. The other places the maxi mum at $100 per month, with no allowance for attendance. This works out similarly as to the compensation for partial disability. The man who has lost a leg, for example, under the one interpretation will receive but $27 per month; under the other he will get nearly $90. It is set up by the one group that the $30 per month allowance is for temporary total disability and does npt deal with the continuing helpless sit uation of the injured soldier. The law was passed in haste, and contains a number 'of dis crepancies or obscure points, which must be set right by corrective amendment. Maybe when.it is all over with, and the wire muddle is cleared away, some inquisitive inves tigator will dig dip enough in the rubbish to find out what became of "Dave" Lewis, the .wonderful expert who was put in charge at the jump off and then mysteriously disappeared. Italians who are leaving for home with pockets lined with good hard American dollars will serve to form additional links between the two countries which even such episodes as -Fiume can not break Woman is. accorded a chance to hold a job under the League of Nations secretariat, which is really no concession at all, for she is holding place under every civilized government that amounts to anything. The railroad administration has announced a 2-cent rate for delegates to the new veterans' meeting at St, Louis, .which slight concession will be gratefully acknowledged. The service well can stand it. After Reaching Versailles v From the Kansas City Star. Step by step the Germans who do every thing that way have followed the undeviating program all German programs are that laid down by them in 1914, until now they have arrived at their grand objective. They are at Versailles. That is where they started for. They are there to make a treaty. That was their purpose when they started. How those German plans do work out, to be surel it shows what you can doby following a system. But in some respects this second visit of the Germans to Versailles differs from the first, although, broadly, it was intended that the sec ond should be a practical duplication of the first. But all plans have to be made somewhat elastic, and if German planning has a fault which is, perhaps, presumptuous to suggest it is that the necessity and convenience of such elasticity is too frequently overlooked. Never theless the Germans did, in this case if a trifle late recognize that some modification of details was indicated by circumstances. They saw that times had changed since 1871. The Versailles hotels were under new management and were catering to new trade. British and American guests had all the best rooms and had reached an understanding with the head waiters. French taste predominated in the decorations and arrangements of the Hall of Mirrors where 48 years ago German artistic standards prevailed. Under these circumstances the Germans de cided' not to insist upon the former arrange ments. They wouldn't insist that the Prussian king should occupy the raised platform. For one thing, there wasn't any Prussian king. They wouldn't insist that a German historical painter should depict them in haughty and com manding attitudes, laying down their terms. They didn't bring any sveh attitudes with them. They decided, in fact, that instead of imposing a peace they would accept one. They don't even know what is going to be in it, for they were not invited to be present except at the signing. They have heard rumors of two or three provisions in it that might be disconcert ing if they believed them true, but they can't believe it. It is not in their open and trusting natures to believe that they will be dealt harsh ly with. They trust, they are very sure, that their faith in human nature and in the gen erosity and chivalry of the great peoples they had it in mind to rob, and if possible to exter minate, will not be shattered. That simple faith they cling to when pretty much all else kaiser, kings and loot is lost. If that were snatched away it would be a cold world. That trustfulness was touchingly illustrated by one of their number who expressed a hope, on the delegation's arrival, that the peace to be concluded would be satisfactory to everybody. Can the peace congress resist such winsome ness? With the exceptions noted the ceremonies at Versailles in honor of the distinguished visi tors will be identical with those of 1871. The visitors will march down the same hall of the palace and see themselves reflected in the same mirrors that reflected Bismarck and Moltke anI old William I. They are gone and their empire is gone, as a breath passes. It is a thought the Germans may dwell on as they pass. They may see and recognize, if they have studied their historical paintings, the place where the table stood on which Bismarck rested his hand as he posed. Perhaps the table on which they will sign will stand in the same place. Perhaps the chair on which Thiers sat, slumped and despair ing, was in the same place one of them will sit we nominate for the place the distinguished Count von Brockdorff-Rentzau, whose name and title seem to require trimming down to the size of his job. We never did care for these hy phenates. For the rest Versailles will know how to take care of them. It has the historic sense. They are where they wanted to be. where they said they were going. Doubtless they are, content in the knowledge that another German prophecy has been signally fulfilled. With Pershing in Manchuria In the winter of 190S Pershinsr (then a can- tain) was sent to Manchuria as an attache with the Japanese army, where I happened to see a good deal of him. He was then 44, in the full vigor of manhood, looking taller than his actual height because of the way that he bore him self. In fact, I had considered him very tall until one day I made a comparison and found that he was not actually six feet high; he only looked six feet high. There is something in that when you are going to lead men, too. The smiles whi.-.h rippled over his face and twinkled from his blue eyes when he held out his hand in greeting said: "It's a fine world. Isn't it great to be living in it?" I think of him putting his head into my tent door in the midst of a downpour in the Manchurian rainy season and exclaiming in a cheery voice that carried sunshine with it: "How about a walk?" In his case the Roosevelt order about taking exercise was entirely superfluous.- As we were two of a small group of Americans with the army in Manchuria we reeled off many miles together. When he looked into the tent door, I may add that he saw every object in it, not through an effort at inspection, but just as an incident to his extraordinary faculty of observa tion. If I received a new book, no matter what the subject, I knew that he would like to read it. He was the kind of officer who is companionable to a civilian. When any question came up he would say: "Let's analyze it," and stripping it of theory, would reduce it to simple human ele ments. Sometimes the process of reduction was so complete that the subject evaporated under his logic. He saw everything in simple, definite outlines. There was nothing that did not interest him, and men interested him most. He studied men through their hearts as well as their brains. . And he was from Missouri. He wanted to be shown. He always wanted first hand information Frederick Palmer in Col lier's Weekly. The Day We Celebrate. Charles A. Richey of Richey Sand com pany, born 1873. Cornelius Claassen, Peters Trust company, born 1882. S. P. Bostwick, real estate, loans and rentals, born 1860. Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary, U. S.' N., retired, famous as the discoverer of the North Pole, born at Cresson, Pa., 63 years ago. Oscar W. Underwood, senior United States senator from Alabama, born at Louisville, Ky., 57 years ago. Philander C. Knox, United States senator from Pennsylvania, born at Brownsville, Pa., 66 years ago. John T. McCufcheon, celebrated cartoonist and war correspondent, born in Tippecanoe county, Iindiana, 49 years ago. t . In Omaha Thirty Years Ago. Agreement was reached between John S. Prince and Marve Beardsley, witnessed by W. L. Mardis and S. G. V. Griswold, to match lady bicyclers and equestrians in a race at the Coli seum. . An entertainment, under the direction of Miss Jennie House, was given at the First Con gregational church, in which the following girls took part: Laura Congdon, Geneva Brown, Margaret Burnham, May Weaver, Kittte Hob bie, Lizzie Allan, Helen McConnell, Nellie Ware, Louise Tukey, Adelaide Whitney, Grace Williams, Laura Bruner, Jessie Blake, Phoebe Smith, Eva Crowell, Alice Wilkins and Harlin Curtis.' Hon. Thomas IT. Benton, state auditor, is at the Murray. A heavy wind blew in a large plate glass window at J. H. Spellman's gas fitting estab lishment, 1212 Douglas street. E. R. Garcynski delivered a lecture before the Western Art association atJLiniger hall. Friend of the Soldiei 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. . Ask T h e B to Answer. Casualties in American Army. I M. R. It Is not possible at, this time to state the total number of casualties In the American army. New lists are being issued from time to time by the War department the latest being on April 28, which con tained 81 names. This brought the total for the army up to 281,219, in cluding casualties of all forms. The total for the army and marine corps is now 287,154. A summary of cas ualties in the army up to April 28 is appended: Previously Reported Reported. April S8. Total. Killed in action... 33,073 3 32,075 Lost at sea TS2 0 733 Died of wounds... 13.4S1 2 1S.4RS Died of accident... 4,437 17 4.4I4 Died of disease .. 2J.S41 25 22,867 Total 73,643 Wounded (85 per cent returned to duty) 18.!1 Missing; and pris oners (not In- J eluding- prisoner! released and re turned) 4,440 Prisoners released and returned . . . 4,534 48 73.511 tt 198.659 4.444 4,534 Total 281,138 81 281.21 Terms of Enlistment A Soldier's Wife Men who volun teered for service in the army are of two classes, those who enlisted for three years, under the regular army laws, an those who enlisted for the duration of the war: the latter may be retained in the service only for a period of four months after the declaration of peace; drafted men are held only for the same period. Veterinary evacuation section No. 8 was stationed at headquarters of the Second army, at Toul. No orders have been issued for its Immediate return, but as the Second army is broken up and its divisions will all be on the way home within 60 days, it is reasonable to look for the early return of the service units attached. Many Questions Answered. Mrs. L. M. Inquiries concerning individual soldiers should be ad dressed to the adjutant general of the army, Washington, D. C. The 1101st aero replacement squadron is in the service of supply of the army and is not on the list for immediate return to the home station. Its pres ent address is A. P. O. 7 31-A, which is located at Colombey-les-Belles ( Meurthe-et-Moselle ) . A Reader The 34th infantry is part of the Seventh division, and is in the army of occupation; It has not been assigned a date for return to America. Its present address is A. P. O. 793. E. M. I,. The 134th infantry was part of the 34th division; this di vision was one of the first order home, and many of its units sailed for America in January and Feb ruary; the 134th infantry was left behind, and is Btill at A. P. O. 912. Can not tell wheri it will leave Franco, but it is now likely to be sent across at any time. Watch Tho Bee for announcement. L. M. P. The 320th machine gun battalion was part of the 82d di vision, which was on the sailing list for April, and most of which al ready has landed on this side. We have no word that the machine gun unit was held in France, and news of its safe arrival may be looked for at any time, yatch The Bee for an nouncement. Worried Mother Soldiers who en- V3 1 I - j Peggy turned Misted for the duration of the war I may be retained in the service for a period of four months after the declaration of peace. This will ap ply to your son now In the Philip pines; enlistments are now being taken to replace these men in the regular establishment We have no word as to the time when the 109th engineers will be returned to America. A Subscriber The ambulance men serving at Camp Hospital No. 67 have not yet been assigned to early convoy home. Mrs. W. B. L. The 80th field ar tillery, being part of the1 Seventh division, is in the, army of occupa tion and, not yet under orders for return to America. A Soldier's Mother No orders have been issued for the return of the motor truck unit you mention. As it is attached to the Third army, which is in the army of occupation, it will probably be held in Germany indefinitely. Return of this army depends on the signing of the peace treaty. C. J. N. The 89th regiment, R. T. C, now at Verneuil, (A. P. O. 772), has not yet received orders for re turn home. D. W. A. No date has yet been fixed for the sailing of the First army artillery park forces, as such, although this unit has been broken up and many of the batteries sta tioned there have been sent home. Park battery C has not yet sailed. Mr. and Mrs. S. B. C. We can give you no information as to when an individual soldier will leave France for home; the transporta tion corps unit you mention is at La Rochelle; these service units are likely to be the last out of France, as they are being held to' clean up after the combat units get away. S. F. H. The 326th infantry is part of the 8 2d division, which was on the sailing schedule for April." Its arrival in this country ought to be announced shortly. Watch The Bee for word. Mrs. P. J. r3., Callaway The 59th infantry is part of the Fourth di vision, now in the army of occupa tion; its headquarters are at Remich, and its address is A. P. O. 746. These organizations are likely to be held in Europe indefinitely. , DAILY CARTOONETTE I'll wear my ufHiTtr Flannel suit m to the OFFICE TOaRY! ' C7. 1 asked Peggy. "They ara Just mak ing a dinner out of bark." "But they'll eat and eat, and eat until the trees are stripped bare, then the trees will die. That greedy gang will rain the whole for est unless you stop them, Princess Peggy." That's true." said the knight gravely. "I've heard of porcupines doing thousands of dollars worth of damage to growing timber. They must be stopped. King Bird, this is your Job. Get busy." "Not with porcupines," answered King Bird promptly and positively. "They are not in my line." "All you have to do is to fly up there and drive them out of the trees," urged the knight "And while I'm driving them out, they'll drive me full of quills. No, thank you, I've seen these ehaps whip wildcats, dogs, and even bears. I'm not going to get near their ter rible tails as long as I have wings to keep away." And off he flew to a safe distance. " "See all those bird nests up in the trees they are filled with baby blr is. Wc must save them," declared Peggy. "Sure we will save them, fair Princess," answered the knight. "My gallant steed will shake the trees, and I'll stone the porcupine, that ought to bring them down in a hur ry." The gallant ateed winked at Peg gy. Peggy tried hard to think where she had seen Just that kind of a wink before, but before she could remember, things began to happen so quickly that her thoughts Jumped back to the problem of the porcu pines. The gallant steed began to kick the trunk of one tree, .beating a lively tattoo upon it At the same time the knight hurled stone after stone at the blackish-brown crea tures, some of the stones going straight to the niark. The porcupines quit eating and looked down. Their bodies seemed to swell up to twice .their original size. Their tails began to swing men acingly back and forth. Instead of retreating under the attack of the knight, they started to come down the trees. "Good!" whispered the knight, "You stand here, and I'll cut them to pieces as they reach the ground." lie strode Into the woods to meet the descending porcupines. As Peggy eagerly watched him, Reddy Wood pecker shrieked a warning. "Look out. Princess Peggy! The porcupines are surrounding you." Peggy glanced behind her. There DREAMLAND ADVENTURE By DADDY. (King- Bird, ambitious to become ruler of Blrdland, Is put to thro teals by the .Mysterious Knight, who acts ,as Peggy's champion.) CHAPTER III. The Raiding Porcupines. PORCUPINES in Blrdland! Here was a peril new to Peggy. She had never seen one of these odd animals and had no Idea of what harm they could do to the birds. But tho cries for help were so urgent that she and the Mysterious Knight ran as fast as they could to the glen where the trouble seemed to be lo cated. There they found dozens of birds fluttering around in wild excite ment "What's the matter? Where are the porcupines? What are they do ing?" the knight shouted these questions all in one breath. "See them on those maples!" an swerad Reddy Woodpecker. "They are eating the bark and killing the trees. Unless they are stopped we will have no nesting places left." Sure enough high up in the tops of the trees were strange, blackish brown creatures busily stripping the bark from the branches and gob bling it down. They were Innocent enough looking with bristly hair, snappy eyes, and krinkly noses, and seemed to be having the happiest kind of a feast. "What harm are they doing?" mm - F-j J - H to run, but she was too late. 0 j'siV last member of the Grand Army of the Republic." JONATHAN EDWARDS. wy?7 MUCH IN LITTLE. The tall silk hat first came into common use in Paris in 1797. During the war the British life boat service saved more than 5,000 lives. Many of the waiters employed In New York hotels earn as high as $250 a month. A Japanese newspaper thinks that the pay of Japanese soldiers is too small, although it Is 78 cents a month for first and second-class pri vates and 98 cents a month for cor porals. The postmaster at Covington, Ind., cashing some war savings stamps for a woman, noticed that one place on the certificate, where a )5 stamp had been pasted, was badly torn and mutilated. He inquired what had become of the missing $5 cer tificate. "Baby ate it," she replied. Mrs. Catherine McCarter of Chi cago, after searching for 18 years for her husband, who she says deserted her, recently moved into a north side apartment building and saw on one of the letter boxes In the hall way the name of W. W. McCarter. It was her missing husband. One South African tanning con cern has largely Increased its output of "upper" leather by the Introduc tion of a special dressing machine. There should be a valuable opening for this class of equipment in the union, . says the British and South African Export Gazette. The production of hemp and flax in Baden is said to have increased twentyfold during the war. For merly these crops were raised by small farmers for purely local use. The Baden Chamber of Commerce expects a still greater acreage to be devoted to flax and hemp when nor mal conditions are restored. The Grand Army of, the Republic I Omaha, May 5. To the Editor of The Bee: Your editorial tbday on the Grand Army, for which I thank you, reminds me of a short speech which I had framed and hung on the wall of our hall; I do not know who the author was I wish I was: "No child can be born into the Grand Army of the Republic. No proclamation of president, edict of king' or czar, can command admis sion. No university or institution of learning can confer a degree which will authorize the holder to enter. No act of congress or parliament can secure recognition. The wealth of the Vanderbilts cannot purchase the position. Its doors swing open only on presentation of a bit of paper, torn, worn, begrimed it may be, that certifies to an honorable discharge from tho armies or navies of the nation during the war against rebel lion, and unlike all other organiza tions no new blood can came in. There are no growing ranks from which recruits may be drawn into the Grand Army of the Republic. With the consummation of peace through victory its rolls were closed forever. "Its ranks are steadily and swift ly growing thinner and the cease less tramp of its marching columns is with ever lessening tread. The gaps in the picket lines grow wider. Day by day details are made from the reserve, summoned into the shadowy unknown, to return to touch elbows no more, till by and by only a. solitary sentinel shall stand guard waiting until the bugle call from beyond shall muster out the REMEMBER j ttVk&r haoooppd THREE QUESTIONS What automobile oil runs free and even keeps the engine running smoothly? What oil stays on the Job the year round? What oil burns up clean doesn't clutter the engine with caiDon plugs up power leaks? Polarinettie oil that smooths away all friction ' troubles. . Look foi the sign when you need oil And don't forget Red Crown Gasoline the side partner of Polarine tor motoring satisfaction. STANDARD OIL COMPANY (Nebraska) Omaha. POLARINE Daily Dot Puzzle 3 3o it 26 Z7 33 S3 54 62 V- .Zfr 34 87 to 61 t9 22 35 .53 19 37 ,.14 K '7 13 62 3 3ft II 51 lo w -4 5o 4 9 What did Willie see in the far east? Draw from one to two and so on to the end. was a half circle of porcupines back ing toward her, their quill-laden tails foremost. "Run!" screamed Reddy Wood pecker1 There is poison in their quills." Peggy turned to run, but she was too late. The porcupines were clos ing in on either side. She couldn't possibly dodge those menacing tails. IN THE BEST OF HUMOR. When finally offered a salary raise after years of poor pay, a University of Cali fornia professor said: "Never mind; I've changed Jobs with the janitor." "Did your mother ask you what t'me you came in?" "Yes,' I told her quarter of twelve " "But It was after one when left the place." "Well, quarter of twelve 1 three Isn't It?" Tale Record. Teacher "Can any little boy tell roe what Is meant by 'divers disease?'" Harry "res, teacher, I know." Teacher "Well, Harry?". Harry 'Tlease "teacher, fish Ultes." London Tit Bits. Mr. Lerret This arttele. ' "Forty-five Ways to Cut the Grocer's Bill, ought to be valuable. Mrs. Lerret (sadly) It would te l.ival uable If even one of the ways wou'.d work. Ginger.- "Many a man." said Egbert, "lias been ruined by prosperity." "That may be," replied Algy. "but If I'd got to face ruin I'd sooiver fun- it timt way than through adversity." Minneapolis Tribune. . HEP! ; Will ye look at Patrick Murphy: see him marchln' down th' street Hep! with th' lft foot Hon; With th' rifle on his shoulder and brogaiiM on his feet ,' Hepl with th' l-.ft foot Hefc! Th' cross upon the chlst iv him, th' Oer- man-chastn' man, Hla bulgy British britches an' his tunic all av tan! . 1 Have ye seen a lad to beat him since th!i shootln' match began ? -Hep He's fornlnat us! Hep! Will ye look at Patrick Murphy with his face of stern commend! " ; Hop! with th' left foot Hep! Will ye eee.hls shoulders swingln' to th' music av th' band! Hep! with th' left foot Hep! Will ye hear th' people cheerln' him for what he's been an' done! So they cheered for Julius Caesar an' that lad, Napoleon; So they cheered ua when we marohed wy In eigbteen-slxty-one; So they're cheerln' Patrick Murphy, me own true battlln' son. Hep! He's me Boughel Hep! Roland F. Andrews, In Life. THE SIGN i psSSsu
