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iVi THE BEE : OMAHA, TUESDAY, MAY 13, 1919. 10 The Omaha Bee DAILY (MORNING) EVENING SUNDAY , , . FOUNDED BT BDWARD B08EWATKB VICTOR ROSEWATER, EDITOR J THM BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. PROPRIETOR MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ' The Associated Press, of klek Tb Bee ti MBibar, to enlosrialy entitled to the aae for public etioo of sH ewi dUpatchee credited MUM not otharwlM erodtted Is tale vapor, ug also the local ntwf published heroin. AU rights of publication ot our special OFFICESi OileSfO 17J0-JJ Stetw Bid. Omh The Bm Bid. Noli York M Firth An. South Omh Mil N 8t . SI. Louis New B'sk el Coaimaroe Council BlufftM . lUla Sr WueOnatoa 1311 O W. UDOoln Little Batldlnj. ' , '' . APRIL CIRCULATION , ; Daily 65,830 -Sunday 63,444 Arenas elmtUtton for tht OHmta subscribed and avora to ay K. B. Boom. Circulation Imw Subscribers laaving tbo city should have The Boa welled U them. . Addraaa changed M oftoa aa reqaaated. All strings are off on prices; go to it - ; Herr Lichnowsky says it is a "peace of vio lence." . He ought to know. I -" Perhaps that price-fixing board was to keep prices up instead of letting them come down. Corn speculators are using the late season to boost prices, any old excuse serving their ends. "On the dotted line, whether you like it or not," is the short form of the Allied note to Germany. - T f ' , Frank Vanderlip says the real treaty of peace with Europe will be. help in rebuilding. All in good time. ' Success of the V-loan set price bubbling in Wall Street again, a sign that private enterprise is interested in public credit. German, newspaper, correspondents at Paris take the spy, craze at its face value, but failed to impress their hosts by so doing. Those "low" conditions around Trepassey affect the aviators quite like the "Bermuda high" did the, weather herabouts. , The suffragette ladies will not let any grass grow under their feet, but will be right after 4 congress from the tap of the bell. . , Herr Hohenzdllern is reported to have been greatly disturbed by news from Versailles, but let him wait till the jury comes in. s , i. Our democratic brethren are worrying for fear the republicans will get Into a row and fail to organize congress. It would be too bad. Concessions on price of automobile tires are mighty interesting, but most of us would like to. see bread and butter come a little ; cheaper. Foch at the front again is notice to the Hun that at, least the Allies are ready to continue (the march to Berlin, if the vanquished foe insists. s . Austria will get its turn Wednesday, and in a few days Bulgaria and Trukey Will hear what an alliance with, the superman won for them. Fifteen million subscribers to the V-loan show that many to have faith in Uncle Sam's continued solvency as well as his future pros perity. ' ; ir . . t r t. - i . I. j Management ui uic vumus Hiarnxi nuusc ;" naving been definitely adjusted by; the city com missioners, it is now jin order to produce the market. ..' "' . , ' King Ak promises a real lively time to all who visit his Den this summer, and as he has a record to maintain of always making good, his guests will go forewarned. ' The fuss over Fiume is quieting down as the days go by, and we may yet see the dove of peace hover over both sides of the Adriatic, no matter what happens elsewhere. Editor, Hardin tells his German readers to .accept the terms, as. better than deserved, but the Germans, have never paid much attention to, him in war or peace v, i-';:' 'S-'i ' Von-Rrockdorff-Rantzau now appeals to labor. The last time the German government appealed to labor, it was with troops, ordering the strikers to get back on the job and help win the war for militarism. The booze-hounds pay the South Side illicit distiller the compliment of saying he was turn ing out a good article. That is where he is a distinct improvement on the average bootlegger, iCwe niay judge by effects produced. ' The Stupendous Rail Deficit WHEN CONGRESS CONVENES. When the Sixty-sixth congress cornea to gether next Monday in extraordinary session, it will face a docket of utmost importance. .First of all, it will have to deal with the appropria tion! that are needed to keep the government running after June 30. This will afford em ployment for six weeks of unwonted industry to the members. ' From all sides come demands for economy in expenditures, that taxes may be lowered. Two years of war accustomed the people in a way to ' extravagance, enabling them to bear with some patience waste that surpasses any recorded experience, and to seeing billions toss ed about carelessly, as if the war were to be won with .money alone. , A reaction now has set in, and the expenditures for the year to come ..will be jealously scrutinized. This makes it certaimthat the appropriation bills prepared for the action of the Sixty-fifth congress, and which went into the discard, are to be 'thoroughly revised in every particular. Liberal provision will be made for the needs of the government, but not on the profligate scale of war.' With the Utmost of , watchful ness, it will hardly be possible to reduce the tax rate for, the next year, as that already has been fixed by a democratic cbngress, and the republicans will not be permitted to undo any of its work without consent of the president After the appropriations are put of the way, the big task will be to untangle the snarl into which the transportation industry has been plunged by democratic experimentation with governmental management of the railroads. The president has washed, his hands of this, and the democrats deliberately , sidestepped the problem, leaving it to their successors. . In order will come the job of helping Mr. Burleson to let go of the wires, some odds and ends of war legis lation that are flying loose, and then the con structive measures that are essential to restora tion of prosperity. Even so cursory a. summary as this must show that the republicans are confronted with 'a tremendous task, and it is quite certain the leaders in congress realize what is expected of them. However, the country may be congratu lated that it is looking to the party of construc tive record for relief. ' ' ' Price-Fixing a Failure. The public will have but mild interest in the personal difference of opinion between Chairs man Peek of the industrial board and Director Hines of the railroad administration. It will, however, feel deep concern in the allegations by Mr. Peek that certain hidden influences were exerted to bring the work of his board to naught. Secretary Redneld appointed the board, with the consent of the president, to take what ever action might be advisable to stabilize prices in' the basic industries, pending the restoration of business to a peace footing. Mr. Hines de clined -to accept the prices fixed for steel, say ing they were too higii. To this Mr. Peek re plies that the director of the railroads is' bent on smashing things. Nothing is gained by this interchange of opinion, for the' talk leads no where. Purchases of steel for railroad needs will be made in the open market on competitive bids. ' This, says Mr. Peek, will lead to the business being corraled by the low cost con cerns.. If it should have the effect of bringing about a condition, where sales will be made on such terms as will permit the revival of in dustry now waiting for concessions, the ad vantage will, be all to the public. The main fact is that the government's efforts at fixing prices for peace time have failed. Trade' will continue,, if at all, on the plane of supply and demand, without the artificial stimulus or repression of governmental interference. Director Hines may be steering the country into a jam; it will hardly be more of a standstill than already exists, while a resumption of competition may relieve stagnation. . 7 For the whole period of the government's operation of the railroads, through substantially the same men and agencies that operated them under private administration, the deficit is about $418,000,000, and the first three months of this year alone show a loss of $192,000,000. This is no measure at all of the cost of the experiment to the people. Those who buy passenger tick ets, tlMjse who ship freight and those who lose frienght or have it delayed so that much of its value is lost,"Vithout any redress as against the government, know where the rest of the cost comes in.s . ' " Wages make a big element of the expenses die biggest element t Every employer knows Sow easy it is to raise wages in a period of Ki-csperity, how hard it is to cut them down again., With the unlimited financial backing of the United States treasury, the administration has gone the limit in .giving workers more than sane workers ever expected even back pay for long months. Meanwhile ever anti-pooling, anti-monopoly, anti-rate-raising principle of leg islation that affected the private ownership of railroads has been junked by officials. The trav eling and shipping public has been unconsidered. A ; part of every high price charged for any . commodity is due to this condition. How can the travesty be ended? ' An opposition congress is doming in.. It will not be strong enough in a paTty way to overcome a veto by President Wil son, but the president is likely to see his way clear to a co-operation with the republican leaders, realizing that public sentiment demands : action. A return of the roads to their owners without other legislation would be equivalent to a. .financial wrecking of the properties a vast injury to all investors in stocks or even in bonds. It is not going too far to say that econ- - omy has been made impossible for a long time to come; and the 'needed "unscrambling" would mean a period of grave confusion. A republican congress is not likely to suggest such a policy.. It is likelv to make a move for a 'quick return of the properties with protective legislation.N At best the problem in hand will have grave difficulties. . There should be no delay in at tempting a solution. Brooklyu Eagle. ; Brazil and the United States. Sehhor" Madeiros de Albuquerque, distin guished 'journalist and leader of thought in Brazil, charges that the United States is to be come the Prussia of the future. God forbid 1 The able Rio de Janeiro editor predicates his statement on the report that the United States is trying to arrange for an exchange of Brazil's debt to England and France as part payment of what the latter countries owe us. This will sell Brazil to th United States, and on first de fault in payment of interest foreclosure will follow.. , Brazil is an independent republic today be cause of the existence, of the United States. Had it not been for the Monroe doctrine the hold of Europe on Central and South America would not have been broken. Since 1914 the danger to Brazil from German penetration has been discovered. .Two of the richest states of that country practically were under.-German control, and migh have been detached from the republic These are things of the past The United States has required of certain Central American countries that they meet their obligations, for only so can it maintain their integrity.'. . Brazil might eveji be similarly brought to account, although the event is so remote it hardly needs consideration, other that as a possibility. As to what actually has taken place, it is not so long since Brazil found its affairs in more or less peril because of condi tions in" the coffee trade. Intervention by Americans saved the day for not Only the cof fee planters, but the Brazilian government at that time. '. ' , It is not easy, apparently, to convince even our closest neighbors' of our sincerity. Onljt time can do that, but South America has little tp.fear from North America. Closer relations, commercial and political, have been prevented in the past, because Europe has been nearer Brazil, but a -new era may bring a change in this, and in time Americans under the Southern Cross will know that we can be rivals in trade and friendly, too. . , :. If the police really,ar'e in earnest about their war on "dope," it would be more convincing if they caught some of the "people who profit on its saje Tather. than to merely run down the wrecks left by the traffic One or two higher ups in jail. will, be more impressive than a regi ment of addicts in custody. Congress will have to run along a month without the presence of the chief magistrate at the seat of government; for the matter of that, it might have been in session since the 4th of March and have accomplished a lot of needed work' by this . -" ; . K M C. A. and the Army 'V,- ; From the New York Times. .; - The work of the Y, M. C A at the front hat been the object of so, rrAteh criticism, honest as well as unintelligent, that the report of its serv ices now rendered by Mr. George W. Perkins, chairman of the executive committee of the War-Work council, will be read with special in terest by contributors who, to quote Mr. Per kins, "had to deny themselves in order to give to the cause." . v : . It has been charged. tha) this benevolent'or ganization drove hard bargains with the- sol diers, was at no great pains to look after their creature comforts, had no "free list, ' and in its relations with them was "cold as charity"; also, that the men it employed were often not dis tinguished for helpfulness and courtesy. Com parisons were made to the discredit of the Y. M. C A. with other auxiliary organizations in France that labored behind the lines to encour age the soldier to "carry on", by ministering to Jiis wants and providing him with amusements. ' If what was charged agains? the Y. M. C A. be true, it was a monumental failure in the war; but it could have been a great deal of a success without rendering 100 per cent of acceptable service. The impression made by this report of Mr. Perkins is that the Y. M. C. A. Workers, rapidly mobilized for duty and 'equipped under difficulties of supply and transportation, proved themselves indispensable in their own field to the army, and, fairly judged, laid it under a debt that is ill requited by intolerant and querulous criticisms. That all the men employed were fitted by experience and temperament for. personal contact with the soldiers of the army Mr. Perkins by no meins maintains. On he contrary, there were incom petents, those with little breeding or -tact, and some "black sheep;" the latter few in number, Could not be trusted with funds, and two of them have been prosecuted. But 150,000 candi dates were called, and 11,229 chosen, a winnow-ing-out process that speaks for- itself. It seems to have escaped the attention of some of the critics of the Y. M. C. A. at the front that General Pershing asked it, oh August 20, 1917, tc undertake the management of the army canteens. At' the time "it was extremely difficult to get supplies as well as men who were accustomed to handling, distributing, sell ing, and accounting for such supplies." When the War department could not provide freight space the Y. M. C. A had to pay for it at high rates. This must be rememSered by those who have complained of Y. M. C. A, prices for arti cles furnished the soldiers. It never solicited contributions' for the purpose of giving away canteen supplies. This was its policy, says Mr. Perkins: "To sell canteen supplies at as near cost as possible, and to bend every, effort, when fighting was in progress, to furnish the' men at the front with supplies free of charge where it was at all possible to get the goods to them." Asi matter of fact, the Y. M. C. A. .canteen operations, it ; is reported, will show a sub stantial loss." Soldiers have declared that the organization was niggardly in handing around cigarets, chocolates, etc. Mr. Perkins submits that the army authorities do not favor a. "free list," holding that "it is far better for the men to spend their money on such articles than to spend if in other ways." Between June, 1918, and April, 1919, the Y. M. C. A, handled in France alone 2,000,000,000 cigarets. 32.000,000 bars of chocolate, 18,000,000 cans of smoking tobacco, 50,000,000 cigars, 60,000,000 cans of jam, 29,000,000 packages of chewing gum, and 10, 000,000 boxes of candy. It was running a can teen by requeit of the commanding general and not playing. Santa Claus. The canteen opera tions, be it remembered, were conducted at a loss. - The Y. M. C. A. was a colossal business in stitution in France. It operated biscuit, choco late, jam and candy factories; it manufactured" writing paper for the army; it rented or actual ly built 1,183 structures, that is to say "huts," storehouses, concert halls, hotels and churches. Did it do anything for nothing? A great deal. Its athletic : department supplied the soldiers with 575,000 base balls, 140,000 base ball bats, 465,000 fielders' gloves, 85.000 indoor base balls and 75,000 foot balls. It entertained 800,000 men at vaudeville shows, and provided 702 American and 220 French entertainers. In March. 1919. theY. M. C. A. had 95 troupes "on f the road" in France. This cost the soldiers nothing. Furthermore, 90,000 picture shows were given to audiences of 50,000,000 men be tween August, 1917, and August, 1918. The things that the Y. M. C. A had done gratuitously to entertain and cheer the soldiers in France would make a much longer list. General Persh ing has expressed his thanks in-moving terms. It should be enough. "The Y. M. C. A. un: doubtedly made mistakes," says Mr. Perkins, "b'tt what it tried to do was to respond to every call that the army made on it." x Prohibition and Hogs Not even the most -ardent of dry advocates ever claimed that any benefit would accrue to the hogs of the country from prohibition, but if tests now being made at the experiment Sta tion of the Texas Agricultural and Mechanical college prove successful the Texas swine may in the future get the grain that has been going into beer. ' Various tests are being made, according to the A. & M. Reveille, to find a good feed for hogs among the grains formerly used iri brew ing and from materials formerly wasted. Barley chops give promise of the best, results, while tests with , brewer's rice are also being made. If a feed for hogs capable of fattening them for the market can be produced from these grains it will mean a new market for the farm ers growing barley and rice, while the hog raising, industry in Texas will be materially aided. The brewers have been taking practical ly allof the barley crop of the state until beer making was stopped, while they took much broken rice also. By feeding these products to swine they will go to swell the food supply of the country, whereas converted into beer they might be said to have been wasted. f With corn -at $2 per bushel hog raising is now an expensive business; in fact, too expen sive for it to be followed extensively in this state. But if -cheaper feed can be developed the Texas farmer can reap the benefit of rais ing more hogs, while the producer of barley and rice will continue to find an outlet for his crops. Houston Post ITODAV The Day We Celebrate. v Marquis of Londonderry an Irish peer who is an aggressive opponent of Home Rule' for Ireland, born 41 years ago. Rt. Rev. William Hickey, the new. Roman Catholic bishop of Providence, born at Wor cester, Mass., 50 years ago. ' Bishop Joseph F. Berry, of the Methodist Episcopal church, born at Aylmer, Canada, 63 years ago. Effie Shannon, long a prominent actress of the American stage, born at Cambridge, Mass., 50 years ago. Dr. William S. Currell, president of, the University of South Carolina, born at Charles ton, S. C, 61 years ago. Friend of the Soldier Replies will-be given in this "column to questions relating Kilo the soldier and nii.prob4 . jlems. in and out of thti army. :v Names -will not be printed. ' Ask TheBes to Answer. Wearing the Service Chevron. ' E. I B. The service chevron is intended to denote service abroad or at home; .it is not proper for" a soldier to wear the gold chevron with a sliver or a blue chevron. Six months' -overseas service is denoted by a gold chevron and less than six months by a blue, but the two can not be combined to denote more than six months, nor can the silver chevron. Indicating service at home.'' be combined with either of the others. The .button thatJ Is furnished discharged soldiers is to be worn with citizens' clothing. If you have not received yours, make application for it to the quartermas ter at the place where you were dis charged. ,' Length of Service. . Soldier's Slsteir Volilnteer enlist ments during the war for the period of emergency will hold the-soldier only for six months after peace has been declared. This applies to ma rine corps and navy enlistments as well. When a man has been dis charged from the service, he is not held in reserve, nor liable to call again." Officer? released from serv ice are placed on the reserve list if they so request, and are subject to call for certain periods of service each year. v . Many Questions Answered. A Reader Motor truck company 309 has not yet been assigned a date for sailing. S. E. P. V?4 regret our inability to give you any information with re gard to the movements of regiments of -the marine corps. Write to the Navy department Washington, for this. .Home Folks Company 238, mili tary police corps, is stationed at base section No. 2, at Bordeaux;, Its ad dress Is A . P. O, 705. No date has been fixed for Its return to America. J. V. The 26th division was oh the sailing list for April, Including the 104th infantry, but we have as yet no record of the landing of any of the units of hls division. They are probably at sea now on the way over. M. L. M., Florence A number of the military police units have al ready been sent home for demobil ization, but the one you mention is not yet on the list for sailing. H. W. C. Can give you no In formation as to the time when com pany I, Fourth provisional regiment, will be sent home. It will likely get sailing orders very soon, ' however, for these organizations are being moved as fast as possible, and the transport facilities are improving. Evacuation hospital No 13 is at Nancy, A. P. O. 915, and is not yet on the sailing list Soldier's Wife The 33d division is on the list for sailing from France this month; this is supposed to include all units of the division. Can not give you the dates of arrival in trs country in advance. B. R. The 28th engineers has been in the service of the First and Second armies; as these organiza tions have been broken up, it is very probable the regiment will soon be sent home. Its present address is A. P. O. 744, at Hondicourt, which has been headquarters of the 28th di vision, it being on the sailing sched ule for May. The regiment is com posed of white men. Subscriber Base hospital No. 103 has not as yet been set down for im mediate return to the United States. A. M. The 12 th service company, signal corps, is in the service of sup ply at- Neufchatel (Vosges), its ad dress being A. P. O. 731; no date has been set for its return to the United States. "M. '& M." is an abbrevia tion for Meurthe-et-Moselle, one of the divisions of France. Wife of a Soldier No time has been fixed for the withdrawal of any of the units of the Third army, now in occupation of Germany; this In cludes evacuation hospital No. 9, now at Coblenz. The 79th division is on the sailing schedule for June Mrs. T. The 414th telegraph bat talion, signal corps, is in the service of supply at Orleans, A. P. O. 797, and no time has been fixed for its start home. Great efforts have ben made to get these companies back to the United States, and it is prob able this one will soon 'be released. It is not part of the army of occupa tion. The fact that your husband is at Liffol-la-Grand only proves that he is in the service of supply, which takes the men over considerable dis tance from headquarters. Mrs. A. V. B. Ask any question or as often as you feel inclined; we gladly answer any we can, and frankly say when we do not know. Salvage unit 319 is at Toul, A. P. O. 84"; as this was headquarters for the Second army, which has been disbanded, there is probably a great deal of work there for the salvage units. No time has been fixed for its return to America,- - A Friend of the Soldier The Sec ond regiment, air service mechanics, is not attached to any division; it Is not on the schedule for early return home. A Sister The 13th engineers has been engaged in French railway con struction service; its address is via A. P. O.- 702, which is at Paris; no time has been fixed for the return of this unit, but it may be assigned to transport very soon. DAILY CARTOONETTE I'LL HRKfj MY Wlfj Oft THIS CHRIfr WHILE I fj Thirty Years Ago in Omaha. There are at present 81 men on the polka force. ' J. W. Carr, Dr. S. R. Pattory William Turner, George R. Butler, Henry Creighton, JCramer, N. W. Charles, George Weber and P. H. John son left for Hastings to attend the biennial ses sion of the grand lodge of United Workmen. The Y. M. C. A. has established an open air.gymnasium and tennis court on the grounds ot the old skating rink at Twentieth and Har ney streets. --- , , The twenty-second annual council of the Episcopal diocese of Nebraska met at Trinity cathedral, Bishop Worthington presiding. 1 orn&r DREAMLAND ADVENTURE By DADDY. "SMILING TEACHER." ' (Poesy and Billy so with 8mlllng Teacher on a trip to the Sahara Oeaort aboard geography-piano. ) CHAPTER III. The Son of the Desert. THE Runaway camel moved along at a good pace with his "heavy load, although not as fast as the horses of the Bedouins. Fortunately the Bedouins were far away, and ap parently they did not . see Peggy, Billy and Smiling Teacher, for they did not come In pursuit. ,' As the Runaway Camel drew near er to the oasis, it looked more than ever like a green island set down in the sea of sand. And it grew more and more inviting, its - shady ' palm trees seeming to offer a haven of re- It was a swarthy, dashing young Bedouin. fuge to travelers blistered by the sun and dazzled by the glare of the sand. To Peggy and Billy the promise of a cool drink from the springs it con tained was most alluring. "My, but I'm thirsty," exclaimed Billy. "I haven't had a drink In three hours." "Three hours, huh!" grunted the Runaway Camel. "I haven't had a drink in .three days." ' "I should think you'd perish, from thirst," cried Peggy. "When I drink I drink enough to last me. That's the only sensible think to do," grunted the camel. s" Riding on camel back wasn't near so much fun as Peggy thought it would be. The camel had an odd, lurching movement that was like a boat jumping around In heavy sea. She was glad when the oasis was reached, j ' ( There the Runaway Camel knelt to let them oft and they got off much faster than they intended, for they pitched over the camel's head down upon the soft sand. Smiling Teacher, t'eggy and Billy all landed in a heap, while the camel blinked solemnly at them. i 1 "Is that the way you always let off your passengers T 'demanded Billy, rubbing his head. "Always. What other way. Is there?" grunted the camel. Billy Mid not wait to answer, as he was in a hurry to get a drink at the well in the oasis. Smiling Teacher, before following him, turned to take a look at the distant Bedouins. "The Jree sons of the desert." she murmured.' "Wouldn't it be romantic if the handsomest young sheik among them should fall In love with me?" . 'V v - Only too soon Smiling Teacher was to be sorry for that remark. The Runaway Camel continued kneeling where hs had dumped thtm. :' "Aren't you coming for a drink T" asked Peggy. ' i ' - "Tomorrow Is my drinking day," answered the camel. "But it's nice and shady in the oasis. Come in out of the hot sun," urged Peggy. "Why should I bother? It's pleas ant in the warm sunshine," gurgled the camel, yawning broadly. "I want to sleep." The oasis wasn't exactly a garden, as Peggy imagined an oasis would be, but in comparison to the hot sands it was delightful. And how de licious tasted the water they found bubbling in the well. It was better than the finest ice cream soda Peggy or Billy had ever bought. They drank and drank -until they felt that like the camel they might go four days without another drink. As they drank they were alarmed by the sharp neigh of a horse. Look ing out upon the desert they saw a handsome Arabian stallion pawing the air as if suddenly reined in. On his back was a figure swathed In brilliant, flowing robes. "Hide."' whispered Smiling Teach er, and all dodged behind a palm tree. "Geewhlllikera! What do you sup pose that woman is doing here?" murmured Billy. But Just then the stallion whirled around and they got a good look at the rider. It was not a woman at all. It was a swarthy, dashing young Be douin. , Daily Dot Puzzle II a o I i t it ) J4? ... re ' 26 04.4 V aW a 36 : .- ' Can you finish this picture? Draw from ono to two and so oa to the and. "Oh my!" gasped Smiling Teacher, "Isn't he a splendid looking son or the desert? I wonder If hs is mar ried." ' - , . Peggy thought this a very queer remark, for she knew Smiling Teach er was "engaged to a fine young man: back home. But the Bedouin ear-' talnly was splendid looking, even though he had a wild, dangerous' light in his eyes. (Tomorrow wUl ko told how hy find a llon'a dan.) OX Suggested to Road Builders. Auburn, Neb.; May 7 To the Editor of The .Bee: A word in re gard to building roads. Would it not be a great saving of time and also getting a road much quicker by building one side at a time, say five or ten miles. This then could be used for traffic and furthermore would be a great saving in hauling material., as there would be a good road to haul material for other side. . . J. T. SWAN. Votes and Ice Cream Soda. Omaha, May 8.. 1919. 'To the Editor of The Bee: I notice in The Bee an attempt n the part of Michael O'Connor of Greeley to Jus tify the wholesale and criminal dis franchisement of millions of , citi zens of our country simply to aid a bunch of southern politicians to control the policies of our nation, and which they have done to the great detriment 'of our country for a number ' of years. O'Connor shows a puny concep tion of the value of American citi zenship when he compares the ' re fusal of some one to allow a man to buy a 10 cent ice cream soda, to the , wholesale disfranchisement of men, by the millions because their grandfathers or greatgrandfathers or the great-aunt of their grand fathers uncle was not a citizen of this country. I do not denounce the southern election methods simply because it keeps the republican party from control in Virginia and many other southern states, but simply because it is ridiculous to talk of the rights of man in other countries and yet forbid men by the millions to ex ercise the rights of freemen right lrn our own country. The citizenship of this country ought to be at least as valuable as that of ths half naked savages of the Philippines, or of the other parts of the earth far from us. Every man who was called to the army service in any part of this country since the' war with Ger many began, should be allowed the right to vote and to have that vote counted as cast, whether that man is white or black. " FRANK A. AGNEW. Battle of the Dandelions. Omaha, May 9. To the Editor of Tho Bee: Omaha is known to be the most beautiful city in the West. We pride ourselves In having the nicest residence buildings, the most beau tiful parks and lawns; the people are most enterprising and energetic. The future Is very bright that Oma ha will be a city not to be surpassed by any other city in the United States. But we have of late years allowed our front yards and also parks and parkings to become so in fested with "dandelions," that in some places the blue grass has dis appeared. Why have we.; allowed these things to go on like that? If we do not begin at once to extermi nate this pest, Omaha will be known as the great dandelion city of the West; and blue grass will be ex tinct. We were successful in send ing a great army to Europe, - and thru our effort, we terminated the war. Let us send a great army on to the dandelions, and I assure you we will shortly exterminate this pest. If we had taken hold of it in time, the task would not have been so hard. The men folks are probably so busy, but let them dig, say one bu shel every evening, and every little bit will help. But I will appeal to the ladies of Omaha, They have successfully brought to a conclusion many difficult problems of the day. The ladles may say, it is not our class of work, our hands will get spoiled. True, but are you not more interested in your homes than the men. And' as for the hands, there are all kinds of gloves that you can put ont You have all kinds of parties, bridge parties, whist parties, tea parties, and God knows what all, why not have dandelion parties. Mrs. Jones gives a dandelion party, she measures out her front yard into squares of 4x4 yards, the party proceeds to dig out the dandelions, and whoever gets through the quickest is given a prize. The1 after noon is spent out in the open, .lunch Is served, everybody has a good time. Mrs. Smith does the same, she got her yard clean. Mrs. Brown follows suit, and before We know it, all yards are clean from dandelions. Children could also use their spare time in digging. Many a boy and girl would like to earn a few cents. You stick out a sign that boys are wanted to dig dandelions, and t assure you they will call. Measure out a square with four sticks, run a string around the fo&r of them, ask the boy- how. much he will charge for cleaning that square. He will tell you pretty quick. The little digging that is being done is some what of a cultivation for the soil, and you will find it good lor the grass as moisture will seep in through the ground through the little holes left where the dande lion had been. Be sure that the crown of the. dandelion is cut off, as otherwise the root will start to grow again. Some people offer the excuse that because his neighbors do not dig out their dandelions, he is not going to bother with his. I fail to see any excuse for an able-bodied man (or woman, too, for that matter), to sft in the summer time in a lazy chair on the front porch, and see his 40 or 60 foot front yard all covered with dandelions. Dig them up, and make your neighbor feel ashamed of his yard. You can see many a yard in Omaha that is abso lutely clean of this pest. Take pride in your own yard, and also in the city. ALFRED E. LINDELL, Supt. of Garbage Removal. A CUCKOO IN MACEDONIA. Among throo hllla a cuckoo aang today. Hor solitary notea cams like a hymn To this war-weary land, and ebbed away. It Is the spring, I said, with) eyes hVlf-dlm. The spring! And those far hills boyond tho plain Have robed their wizened limbs with woods of beech; Across the parched and barren yalleya reach Cornlands and farms and orchards and a lane. - Fragrant with honeysuckle and wild rose. Leads to you village where ripe gardens bloom, And -no sh-ell-rlven desolation shows. But trellised walla, a casement, and a room. " Where I ahall aee aa men In vision do The audden glory of a well-loved face Red poppiea In a vase of Wedgewood blue And cretonne gladdening the window space. , , This ancient land forgets her ancient pain; No guns boom; distantly a church bell rings; An exile's spring Is England's spring again, And shell-holes blossom where the cuckoo sings. IN THE- BEST OF HUMOR. "Bridget, I don't want you to have ao much company. Why. you have more callers In a day than I have In a week." "Well, mum, perhaps If you'd try to be NOT BE TROUBLED BY KGSHOE BIliS Fifteen months of service from a pair of Neolin Soles is claimed by F. T.. Evans of Seattle, Washington. 'Then I had them half-soled and the"y are still good," says Mr. Evans. ' Big shoe bills do not trouble the man who gets wear like this from his shoes. If you are interested in cutting down your shoe expense, be sure that the shoes you buy have Neolin Soles. t You can get them on new shoes in many styles for men, women, and children; and they are available every where for re-soling, too. Neolin Soles are made by Science to give long wear, and to be comfortable and waterproof. They are manufac tured by The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio, who also manufac ture Wingfoot Heels guaranteed to outwear all other heels. ltepJiaoles a little more agrsaabla, you'd have aa ' many friends a I have." Boston Ttsji-. script " i i "I sea they are making strtnflea Mt of cement now." "Then I recall my wish to be a bey again." New Haven Register. "So yon think there will be aa diffi culty about modifying the daring display in lemimno evening autre r - "None whatever," answered Mlaa Cay enne. "In order to dispose of objection able gowna, all that la necessary la for fashion to declare them unfashionable." Washington Star. 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