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THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, MAY 30. 1919.
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APRIL CIRCULATION
Daily 65,830 Sunday 63,444
Atenifi circulation for tha month lubacrt&Vd and swore to by
S. ft. Baian. Olrculatlm Manager.
Subacrlbara leaving tha city ahould hava Tha Baa mailed
to them. Addraaa changed aa often aa requested.
Welcome, "Fighting; FarmersT
Among others present we note the msn with
the strsw hat.
The investigation ought to go deep snough
to fad out who is lying.
Our long delayed summer weather is on the
way at last, with the customary effect.
Using gospel hymns to camouflage a jail de
livery is an old trick, and never discourages the
lingers.
Greek troops art advancing on Magnesia.
When they take the place we may hear the re
Now, all get ready to attend the Peace con
ference, which opens at tht Auditorium Saturday.
At usual, insanity experts did not agree.
They never do, so tht jury always has to de
cide which is nearest right in his guess.
Phone companitt art asking permission to
hang onto war rates. Quite naturally, but let
us express a hope that they will not continue
the war "service."
Would it not be dreadful if the Paris con
ference should adjourn before the mayor and
tht postmaster get their differences settled?
Yes, It would not.
A claim of 13,000,000,000 marks is to be made
by Germany as damages sustained through the
Allied blockade. Why not include the entire
German war debt?
Germans at home are no well pleased with
the counter proposals submitted by their dele
gates at Paris. They need not worry; none of
them will be accepted.
What good does it do a schoolmaster to
hold an $18,000 job two months if he can not
draw any salary? Here is a problem for the
next class in arithmetic.
Between the Lincoln Journal's horror of war
tnd the Omaha Hyphenated'a dread of repub
lican success, Leonard Wood's candidacy got
luite a boost in Nebraska.
When you strew flowers on the graves today,
vou not only honor the men who have died for
he flag, but you consecrate yourself to.the
ause for which they gave everything. "
Navy officials do not exactly agree with the
;ecretary at to the advisability of abandoning
he construction program entirely. We will
iced a navy up to the coming of the millennium.
If the democrats want to run "Mitch"
Palmer because he is a prohibitionist, all right;
ut what would Randolph of Roanoke say to a
candidate with only his antipathy for liquor to
wmmend him..
Chairman Wachob of the parade commit
tet should not be disappointed if some of the
boyt and girls, tht fathers and mothers, and
friends break through the lines today. It hap
pened en Fifth avenue, and is quite as likely to
occur right here in Omaha.
Lest we forget, if General Wood's warning
had been heeded, the cost of the war to America
in dollars and cents would have been very
much less than it was, and we would not have
bttn forced to depend upon England to clothe
our troops and France to supply them with
cannon ammunition.
It it tncouraging to note that both the judge
and the prosecuting , attorney instructed the
jury in a sensational shooting case that there is
no unwritten law in Nebraska. Processes of
the courts afford ample protection to all our
citizens in all their rights, and nobody is justi
fied in taking the law into his own hands to
mete out punishment to an offender.
The New National Debt
With wise legislation the public debt of the
United States, as piled up by participation in
the great war, can be reduced as rapidly as was
the accumulated indebtedness due to the civil
war. It depends now, as then, upon the in
telligence and clear foresight of successive con
gresses and executive administrations. Relative
conditions are more favorable than they were
50 years ago. We are a creditor nation now. In
1865 we were largely in debt to Europe and re
quired to pay in gold at a heavy premium. The
estimate of interest-bearing debt at this time
is $24,000,000,000 against $3,000,000,000 following
the civil war. About 20,000,000 citizens sup
ported the national government in that period.
Americans now number more than 100,000,000
and are a united people, all engaged in pros
serous production. The wealth of the country
s proportionately much greater than in for
mer years and is increasing by billions an
mally. The interest paid on the debt is much
ess than in 1865-75. As we have taken the
oans ourselves the interest is paid to our
telves. No such desirable rebating fund was
possible half a century ago.
In spite of serious drawbacks not existent
in this era, which burdens included the annual
interest payment of $150,000,000 in gold, the
debt was greatly reduced within 10 years. Four
teen years after the war ended specie payments
vere resumed, andr the currency that at one
:ime represented 40 cents on the dollar in gold
was restored to par, and has since remained
there. The interest bearing debt declined to
less than $1,000,000,000 and could easily have
been paid in full. It was not materially in
creased by the Spanish war, nor increased at
all until the world war broke out and com
pelled us to act decisively.
We hit the line hard, and wisely, for the op
posing line collapsed. Congress has highly im
portant work ahead. St Louis Globe-Democrat
MEMORIAL DAY.
American soldiers and sailors of three wars
will today do honor to their comrades for whom
"taps" have sounded for the last time on
earth. In the ceremonies they will be joined
by many millions of people, who are more and
more coming to appreciate tht significance of
the day.
These wars were struggles for freedom, for
the liberties of the people, the rights of man
everywhere. Old Glory has been kissed by the
sun in every clime, has rippled in the breeze in
every quarter of the world, and is recognized
and welcomed as the emblem of right and jus
tice, equality befort the law, individual oppor
tunity, and the sanctity of man's right to govern
himself. Everywhere the oppressed have
turned their eyes to this flag of ours, seeing In
it the promise of a better day, the harbinger of
hope realized and yearnings fulfilled.
The men who have fallen in the wars under
this flag have died for the highest ideals that
can animate the human soul. Political and
religious liberty tuch at was established by the
Fathers in America never was known elsewhere
in the world. These have expanded their vivify
ing influences until many races have felt their
inspiration, but only because here was an un
quenchable fire, burning on the altar of Liberty,
and irradiating its genial light and warmth
throughout the world. It was to keep this fire
glowing clear our men, and women, too, have
offered themselves, unselfish sacrifices against
the hosts of injustice, oppression, usurpation and
tyranny.
Memorial Day is the best possible proof that
there is in life something nobler than personal
gain. On this day we renew our vows, forgot
ten or neglected for the time, and redevote our
selves to the purposes for which these dead
gave their lives. In the immortal language of
Abraham Lincoln: "Let us highly resolve that
these dead shall not have died in vain, that
government of the people, for the people, and
by the people shall not perish from the earth."
More Disappointment for Democrats.
The democrats have fired their first big shell
in the 1920 campaign, and it proved to be a
"dud." It did not explode. After laying down
a perfect smoke barrage in the form of frantic
stories from Washington about internal dis
sensions among the republicans, the opposition
blazed away with its biggest gun, intending to
split the majority party into irreconcilable fac
tions, but nothing happened. The republican
party refuses to divide itself for the accommo
dation of the minority in the senate. This, to
be sure, is not exactly what the democrats
would like to see. In fact, they are inclined to
look upon the solidarity of the republicans as
unclubby. However, the country at large will
appreciate the determination shown by the ma
jority party not to break up into factions over
the non-essentials. By keeping on the main
line and not chasing off after side issues, it will
be possible to accomplish what the people ex
pect in the way of constructive work. The
democrats have made an awful muss in na
tional affairs, and then joyously "passed the
buck" to the republicans. The big men of the
party are under no delusion as to what is before
them, and so resolutely decline to jeopardize
the public interests by carrying personal dif
ferences of opinion as to policy to a point
where popular trust would be wrecked by rea
son of impotency such as the democrats ex
hibited in the last congress.
Deficit for Year 1920.
Mr. Fess of Ohio and Mr. Moore of Venn
sylvania have sharply called the attention of
congress to the financial situation. In criticiz
ing the action of the appropriation committee
in reporting out without revision bills that
failed to pass at the last session, these gen
tlemen have indicated the possibility of the gov
ernment be faced with a deficit of $11,000,000,000
at the end of the year 1920. Such a condition
would be calamitous, for it would require an
other large bond issue to meet the government's
bills. The revenue law for 1920 is estimated
to produce $4,000,000,000, and this is not likely
to be increased by any revision that is now
possible. The only alternative is to carefully
revise all the appropriation measures, cutting
them as closely as can be done without injury
to public service. Even this process will not en
tirely avert the danger of a deficit. For ex
ample, the railroad administrator is asking a
billion dollars in addition to the $750,000,000
carried by the bill that failed; the wire situation
will call for a large sum of money, and the
liquidation of war contracts yet in process of
settlement may also involve considerable ex
penditure not yet disclosed. The republican
congress is faced with the gravest responsibil
ity in this particular, and must move wisely as
well as cautiously, if it saves the country from
disaster threatened by democratic extravagance
and incompetence.
"How to Handle the Crowds."
One of the things perplexing the committee
on arrangements for the reception of the
Eighty-ninth boys today is how to handle the
crowds. The Bee early in the week offered a
suggestion that as far as known is not heeded.
It was that relatives be provided with some sort
of badge or other insignia, that would ensure
passage through the police lines. No plan for
this has been adopted. While the boys are
willing io parade for the edification of the
"home folks," they are far more eager to greet
and be greeted by the loved ones they have not
seen in so long a time. Military discipline may
be iron, but it is not strong enough to with
stand the natural emotions in a time like this.
Police regulations may ordinarily suffice to keep
order, but will not keep mother from son, hus
band from wife, laddie from lassie. The chair
man of the committee is well within reason
when he says the problem will be to keep the
.crowds back. It will be little less than a .miracle
if it is done.
Payment of $125,000 for a bull may give you
a new slant on the cost of living. Yet it is
such aristocrats of the bovine world as he that
have improved the meat and milk-giving ani
mals to a point where the yearling produces
more of edible food now than the three-year-old
did in the days of the open range. This
high-priced animal ought to earn his cost by
his progeny.
Austrian crown jewels are missing, and no
one is willing to fix the blame, which must rest
somewhere between the aristocrats and the
bolheviki, neither of whom has any use for
money. It is only the "fat bourgeoisie" who
care for dollars and the 1U
When Pershing Was Made
Brigadier
George MacAdam in the World's Work.
In September, 1905, Captain Pershing re
turned to Tokio and took up the duties of mil
itary attache. The following year, two impor
ttant events came in quick succession. On Sep
tember 8, his first child, Helen Elizabeth, was
born; on September 20, President Roosevelt
made him a brigadier general.
Then came the storm 1 A veritable torrent
of indignation and denunciation! A captain
had been "jumped" to the rank of brigadier
general! People forgot Pershing's long years
of service, his splendid record, his achievement
in the Philippines. They forgot that almost
three years had elapsed since the president
urged congress to change the law governing
army promotion so that it would be possible to
reward an officer "without at once jumping him
to the grade of brigadier general," and that dur
ing those three years congress had taken no ac
tion. They also forgot a series of precedents,
a series to which Representative Burkett called
President Roosevelt's attention, three years be
fore, when Burkett was urging Pershing's ap
pointment as a brigadier general.
"Upon investigation (wrote Burkett) I find
that among the officers who have been raised
to the grade of brigadier general from the
grade of captain are the following: Gen. Leon
ard Wood, captain medical corps, more than
491 seniors; Gen. J. F. Bell, captain cavalry,
more than 1,031 seniors, and Gen. William Cro
zier, captain of ordnance, more than 493 seniors.
The "jump" of General Bell is especially large,
and perhaps unprecedently, yet I have never
heard of a criticism being offered. Among
the younger officials who have been promoted
recently General Carter had received prefer
ment by appointment into the staff, otherwise
he would have jumped, at the date of his pro
motion, more than 387 officers, and General
Bliss would have jumped more than 547 seniors.
Among those who are mentioned for promotion
to the grrde of brigadier general is Captain Mill,
who, if promoted now, would jump more than
750 seniors."
The many critics only remembered that
Pershing was the son-in-law of Francis E. War
ren, chairman of the senate committee on mili
tary affairs. His promotion, they declared, was
a flagrant example of "pull."
In answer to such criticism, Roosevelt said:
"To promote a man because he married a sen
ator's daughter would be an infamy; and to re
fuse him promotion for the same reason would
be an equal infamy."
Senator Warren wrote to Roosevelt 6aying
that he thought this expression was capable of
misconstruction.
"Dear Senator Warren: It does not seem
to me that the quotation in question is capable
of misconstruction, whether taken apart from
its context or not. Your son-in-law was pro
moted so strictly" on his own merits that I had
absolutely forgotten that he was your son-in-law
until I received your letter. Even now, I
cannot remember whether he was married to
your daughter or engaged to her at the time he
won the victory because of which I promoted
him. My impression is that he was not yet
married to her. In any event, the promotion
was made purely on the merits, and, unless I
am mistaken, you never spoke to me on the
subject until I had announced that he was to be
promoted. The article that you enclosed from
the Washington Herald is a tissue of malicious
falsehoods. It is not a case of a man writing
under an erroneous impression, it is a case of a
man being guilty of malicious and willful un
truth. Faithfully yours,
"THEODORE ROOSEVELT."
Airplane Mail Delivery
The first anniversary of airplane delivery
mail vyas celebrated the last week by putting
on a line between Chicago and Cleveland. The
air mail reached Chicago from Cleveland in two
hours and 13 minutes, a trip of 351 miles, which
would have required a train at least 13 hours
to make. Mail posted at the Grand Central
Station, New York City, at 4 o'clock Wednes
day afternoon, at Pittsburgh at midinght and at
Rochester at 1 a. m.. reached the Chicago post
office at 1:30 p. m. Thursday. Ordinarily these
letters would not have reached Chicago until
Friday afternoon.
When the air mail service was begun be
tween New York, Philadelphia and Washing
ton a year ago it was publicly regarded as a
most hazardous experiment. But the record of
the entire service between New York and
Washington shows 92 per cent performance.
This means 128,037 miles traveled and 7,720.840
letters carried. The service cost $137,900.06,
less than 2 cents a letter, while the revenue from
airplane mail stamps amounted to $159,700.
There were only two fatal accidents, in spite
of the eccentric weather. No airplane carrying
the mail has fallen. One aviator, who was try
ing to demonstrate his qualifications, and one
mechanic, who fell on the whirling propeller of
a machine on the ground, were killed. Of the
1,261 possible trips, only 55 were defaulted, be
cause of weather.
It has been discovered that the mail air
planes are much safer than those used for mili
tary and exhibition purposes. Experiments are
under way to make still safer and to reduce
delays. They will permit an aviator to make
minor repairs in flight, through use of a multi
ple motor, which will avoid forced landings.
The two airplanes first used are still being em
ployed. One of them has been in the air 164
hours, flying 10,716 miles and carrying 572,826
letters, and has cost $65.80 per hour for service,
while the year's repairs have amounted to $480.
The other has been in the air 222 hours, has
flown 15,018 miles and cost $48.34 an hour for
service, while the repairs for the year have
amounted to $1,874.76. The air mail appears
to have come to stay. St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
British Embargo Lifted.
Consul General Skinner has cabled from
London, May 3, 1919, that the British govern
ment has removed the export embargo from
chemicals, dyes, dyestuffs and rugs. It is sup
posed that this order includes all of the main
chemicals still on the embargo list, as the policy
has been one of gradual removal of restrictions
on the exportation of such products for use in
the textile industry.
AY
The Day We Celebrate.
George W. Shields, attorney at law, born
1854.
Rt. Rev. William Lawrence, Protestant Epis
copal bishop of Massachusetts, born in Boston,
69 years ago.
Bishop Henry Clay Morrison, of the Meth
odist Episcopal church. South, born, in Mont
gomery county, Tenn., 77 years ago.
Mark Hambourg, celebrated pianist and com
poser, born in south Russia, 40 years ago.
Dr. John C. Acheson, president of the Penn
sylvania College for Women, born at Fairfield,
la., 49 years ago.
Duke of Norfolk, hereditary earl marshal
and premier duke of England, born 11 years
ago.
Thirty Years Ago in Omaha.
The Memorial day parade visited patriots'
graves at Prospect Hill, Forest Lawn, Holy
Sepulcher, Hebrew and St. Mary's cemeteries.
Major Clarkson was marshal of the day.
The republicans of Seventh ward held a live
ly caucus, H. C. Akin, chairman. C. A. Potter
was nominated for member of the board of ed
ucation. L. M. Shaw and wife of Denison, la., are in
the city.
A concert was given at Washington hall by
members of the St. Peter's Roman Catholic
church. A duet by Mrs. Howard and Miss Va
por, and violin solos by Professor Baetens won
special mention for their excellence,
People You Ask About
Information About Folks in
the Public Eye Will Be Given
in This Column in Answer
to Readers' Questions. Your
Namt Will Not Bt Printed.
Let The Bee Tell You.
Mary, Queen of England.
Can you give me the full name of
Queen Mary, who it soon to celebrate
her 60th birthday? Mr J. w.
Queen Mary Is 52 yeart old last
Monday, and her full baptismal name
Is victoria Mary Augusta Louisa
Olga Pauline Claudlne Afirnes. Her
popularity with the British people
has Increased each year since she
came to the throne. Her Majesty
was born at Kensington palace, Lon
don, May 2(5, 187, the eldest child
of the late duke and duchess of
Teok. The early years of the future
queen's life were, for the most part,
uneventful. When the had finished
her studies she was taken on short
trips to France, Holland. Bavaria.
Italy and other places. In 1891 she
became engaged to the duke of Clar
ence, eldest son of the prince of
Wales (Edward VII.). but before
the date for the marriage the duke
fell a victim of pneumonia and
passed away.' His death left Prince
George, his brother, heir presump
tive to the throne, and to him, by
one of the curious decisions of fate,
not always confined to royal families,
Princess May, as she then was
known, afterwards became engaged.
The royal marriage took place In
1893, and seven years later the death
of King Edward called the young
couple to the throne.
"Grand Old Man of Medicine."
The question received about the
"grand old man of medicine" proba
bly refers to Dr. Abraham Jacobl,
who Is still living, though In his
90th year. A native of Germany,
he was forced to flee from that
country when charged with high
treason for participation In the Ger
man revolutionary movement of
1848. Today he Is believed to be the
only surviving leader of that revolt.
He arrived in America equipped with
a medical education received at the
best of the German universities.
Settling in New York, he became in
time one of the most distinguished
of American physicians. In 1873
Dr. Jacob! married Dr. Mary Put
nam, who was a famous pioneer
among women physicians, being the
first woman to become a member of
the New York Academy of Medicine
and the first to be admitted to the
Ecole Merleclne, the famous Paris
medical college.
One Good Old Sport.
Sir Thomas J. Lipton, the famous
merchant and sportsman who has
been in America to discuss prelimi
naries for an international yachting
contest, is in his 70th year. The
man whose two chief desires have
been to feed the world and to lift
the America ci;p, began life as an
errand boy in a store in Glasgow,
the city of his birth. The life did
not suit him, bo he ran away from
home and came to America as a
stowaway. First he went to South
Carolina and worked on a plantation;
then he located in New York. He
could find little to do In the metrop
olis, so he went home, traveling again
as a stowaway. His father had
saved a little money and with it the
boy was enabled to set up a little
grocery business. It prospered, for
while in America Lipton had studied
the American way of displaying and
selling goods, and he used his
knowledge to such advantage that
he was soon able to open other
stores until he had a line of them all
over the United Kingdom, and had
built up the greatest system of food
supply in the world.
JMe qJ9 cribs' Qom&r
DREAMLAND
ADVENTURE
By DADDY.
James J. Van Alen.
James J. Van Alen, who threatens
to shake the dust of the United
States from his feet before national
prohibition comes into operation, has
long been one of the leaders of the
fashionable element in Newport. He
is a man of wealth, of remarkably
strong personality, familiarly known
in his younger days as "Jimmy"
among his friends and at one time
aspirant for diplomatic honors. He
had been selected by President
Cleveland for the post of minister to
Italy, but publicity as to Mr. Van
Alen's contributions to the Cleveland
campaign fund provoked so much
talk that the appointment was side
tracked. Mr. Van Alen married
Miss Emily Astor, daughter of Wil
liam Astor. He is famous as a
sportsman and has journeyed to Af
rica and other remote parts in search
for big game. His estate, Wake
Ihurst, at Newport, is one of the show
places of that resort.
ODD AND INTERESTING.
Originally, March was the first
month of the year.
Switzerland has a Wver called A!
and there is an island in the Baltic
called Zee.
At one time silk was so valuable
that It was sold for its own weight
in gold literally.
During the last year nearly 1,000,
000 acres of woods In England were
felled for war purposes.
More than 7,000 pounds of pure
gold are required each year to sup
ply the wedding rings for English
brides.
It was not until the early years
of the nineteenth century that boots
and shoes were made in "rights"
and "lefts."
Twenty-three thousand screws
are used in the making of an ordi
nary aeroplane, and 700 pieces of
wood in a single wing.
In olden times in England the
burning of coal was considered "a
public nuisance, corrupting the air
with its stink and smoke, to the
great detriment of the public
health." The practice was at length
made a capital offense, and a man
was tried, condemned and hanged
for burning coal In London.
DAILY CARTOONETTE
I KEEP LOSING ALL MY
UMBREULflS -So III HAVE
TO BUY A NEW ONE TODAY
VNE TAKE IT 0ME
(Tha Bronte Gent comil to tha help of
Peggy ajid nllly in trying to save me firm
of tha Widow Clancy from cruel Miser
Jenkins.)
Miser Jenkins Confesses.
(TTO! HO! HO! Danoe harder.
xl Mr. Miser! Dance until you
Jiggle the truth out of you!" roared
the Mighty Bronze Genie as the
money-lender pranced around on
the hot stove. And really It was
funny the way Miser Jenkins hop-
pea aoout, nrst on one foot then on
the other, while all the time he
screamed and sputtered. It
wouldn't have been so amusing if
the miser hadn't so richly deserved
punishment for his tricky efforts to
get the widow's little farm away
from her. Higher and higher he
hopped, until finally one monster hop
sent him flying out Into the arms of
the Genie.
"Ho, ho, ho! That was a hot
dance," thundered the Genie.
'There was so much fire in it, you
must be tired. We'll let you sit
down and rest a bit." And the
Genie made as if he were going to
sit the miser down on the hot stove
lid.
"Ow, Wow! Please don't! I'll be
good! Tow! Ouch!" screamed
Miser Jenkins, struggling desperately
to keep away from the stove. But
"Widow Clancy, here Is your mort
gage," said the (nmle.
the Genie held him, Just as he would
hold a naughty child, suspending
him a few inches above the stove.
"Oh. you'll be good!" he laughed.
"Well, suppose you show ue Just
how Rcod you'll be, by telling the
Widow Clancy why you are so
anxious to pet her farm."
"There coal under it." screamed
the miser squirming mightily.
"And how much did you expect
to make out of the deal?" asked
the Cenie.
"Thousands, tens of thousands,"
cried Miser Jenkins, and then as the
Genlo dropped him a trifle lower he
shrieked out, "Hundreds of
thousands!"
"And do you admit that the mort
gage isn't due yet and you tried to
trick the widow by setting the clock
ahead?" asked the Genie. Miser
Jenkins didn't answer at once, but
the Genie dropped him suddenly,
and the miser Just touched the stove.
"Ow! Yow! I was trying to
cheat her! I turned the clock
ahead!" screamed Miser Jenkins.
With that the Genie pulled him
away from the stove and set him
on his feet.
"And now, Mr. Miser here's your
$600 and interest. Write out a
receipt In a hurry and give the
widow back her mortgage," directed
the Cienie.
The miser looked at the money,
then he looked out through the open
door, at the farm; then, as the
Genie made a little motion as If to
pick him up again, he glanced in
fear at the stove and ran quickly to
the table. It took him but a min
ute to write out a receipt for the
SHOO and turn the mortgage over to
thn widow.
"Widow Clancy, here is your
mortgage. Your farm Is safe,
thanks to Fairy Godmother Peggy
and Fairy Godfather Billy," said the
Genie. "The coal will make your
family rich. You can pay me back
the loan ot J600 when your soldier
son gets home."
"And that's right now." shouted a
hearty voice from the doorway, and
there stood a handsome, red-headed
young officer. Another instant and
he had Widow Clancy clasped in his
arms, while Pat was clinging to his
lens.
"Here's your money back, sir, and
thank you," said the soldier to the
Genio a moment later.
"Thank Fairy Godmother Peggy
and Fairy Godfather Billy, not me!"
laughed the Genie.
"I think I'll be going," whispered
Miser Jenkins, sidling toward the
door.
"And I'm right after you." roared
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Appreciate Asslstaee.
Omaha, May 26. To ihe Editor I
of the Bee: We wish to thank your j
paper for the loyal support given '
the May Time Lunch, which has
been conducted this month for the
benefit of the Associated Charities.
Its wonderful success has been
most gratifying to us and we feel
very grateful to everyone who has
helped us i this enterprise.
MRS. G. W. POANE,
General Secretary.
"Where Were the Autho.'ities?"
Omaha, May 27. To the Editor of
the Bee: Your editorial in Mon
day's issue headed "Where Were the
Authorities?" was pertinent because
prominenece was given to one
branch of a critical body of zealous
workers in the wrong direction, who
recently Issued a pamphlet giving
an "immunity bath" to the packers
on account of their patriotism, to
gether with the modern paradise
they supplied their employes to
work In. According to the report
of the public welfare investigator,
the workers are so blissful in the
packing houses, I shall quote a para
graph as It appears in the book the
welfare board published. "In pass
ing heard a workman singing. I
told him that sounded good and
made me happy, too, and wished
Sinclair, who wrote the awful Jungle
book, could have heard that real
jingle."
Your questions are right when you
ask, "where was the welfare board
while this propaganda of immoral
ity was in full blast?" Where were
the juvenile officers while the little
tots were getting their first lessons
in gambling and other vices? Pub
licity is a great weapon to use on
these boards and benevolent uplift
ers who are never visible, in the time
of need. I would suggest an indig
nation meeting to discuss the actions
of our city and couty officials and
their numerous appointees and sat
ellites. Much good would come by
turning the searchlight on the au
thorities. JERRY HOWARD.
Opposed to League of Xattons.
Omaha, May 27. To the Editor of
the Bee: What little time I get to
read up on the subject of the league
of nations, the more I am opposed
to it.
It makes no difference to me if
ex-President Taft does favor it and
even if he does get down on his
knees and worship at the Wilson
shrine. This nation grew great and
powerful for more than 140 years
without the aid of any other na
tion, and in face of opposition of
practically the whole world. In that
time we have never feddled In the
affairs of other nations, nor have we
allowed other nations to meddle in
our national affairs, until the Wilson
administration allowed Great Britain
to dictate to us what we should do
about our own Panama canal. Had
Andrew Jackson, General Grant.
Grover Cleveland or Roosevelt been
president when England tried to dic
tate as to our Panama canal, they
would have sternly resetned any
such interference in our home af
fairs. England would not allow any
other nation to dictate terms to her
as to the Suez canal nor should she
have had any say about our own
canal. We do not want to belong
to any league of nations for we do
ot need to be in any such combina
tion of nations of far differet as
pirations, character and races.
The league of nations is bound to
gether with a rope of sand and it
OX
If you trace to sixty two.
My pet will then greet you.
Praw from on to two and io on to the
end.
the Genie, and away he went at the
heels of the miser. Peggy and Billy
started to follow them, but were soon
left far behind.
"I wonder if we will ever see thn
mighty Bronze Genie again," cried
Peggy.
"Oh, I hope so," said Billy.
"Maybe the charm with which we
call him will summon him back
when we need him."
They did see him again in an
unusual and funny adventure
which will be related next week.
IN THE BEST OF HUMOR.
"What are th luxuries of life?"
"Things that were necessities two yers
ago." Life.
Nicker Got a war garden this year?
Bocker No: a league garden I'm walt
lnf for outside help. New Tork Sun.
Willy What does ehe think o funny
about his lovemaklnj. anyhow?
Sally The serious way he goes about
t. I think. Town Topics.
"You don't pay very large storting sal
aries to employe?, do you?
"It Isn't neressary. Practically all of
them are college graduates." Judge.
Flubdub How are the live-preservers on
this boat? '
Guzzler Fine. I've just had three as
good as I ever drank Topeka Journal.
"I see Mrs. Flubdub entertained a small
company at a bm parly last evening"
"Entertained a small party an.l dip
furbed a large audience.'1 St. I.oui.i Globe-Democrat.
"Some ot this modern poetry has no
rhyme and no sense to it
"I know. Ought to have one or th
other. I'm opposed to lettirn; a poet
hie money too easily.'' I.ouif.llle Couner-Journal.
will be broken almost as soon as
formed. We have nothing to gain
and may lose much by being in any
such combination, and it is my opin
ion that the more people in general
know of the proposed league the
more opposition there will be to it.
We will all of us know more about
the proposed league when the pres
ent congress gets through with it,
and the more it is known the more,
and stronger will be the opposition
to it.
President Wilson should be at
home and study as to what is best
for the nation that elected him, than
to be following ideals reachinf into
the skies. He had better get down
to earth once more and see what
we want as a nation and not inter
fere with the desires of the na
tions of Europe, and let them de
cide among themselves who shall
have Fiume or any other village in
dispute. What do we care as to
who shall control the little towns of
Europe, just so it is not Germany
or her allies?
It is my prediction that the league
of nations will be a great big fizzle.
FRANK A. AGNEW.
"What's wrong. Kthelbert?" asked the
young lady a he gave her a partlnn
squeeze. "Have you broken any ritfnrs'''
"No; I think It's the crystal of my
watch.". Kansas City Journal
Omaha
Trade
Excursion
The First congrat
ulates the enterprising
Omaha business men
who so successfully
conducted the trade
trip last week.
Omaha and the
rich territory visited
must grow and develop
together and the bet
ter relations growing
out of the more inti
mate acquaintance will
be of mutual benefit.
The First is glad to
have played, since
1857, a considerable
part in the develop
ment of Omaha, the
Market Town and of
the trade territory
back of it.
In the further won
derful growth and de
velopment t lia t is
bound to come during
the next few years, the
First will do its full
share. Again the First
National congratulates
the Trade Excursion
ists we are with you.
iPirst National J
iBank of Omaha
r
L
mbodiment of the
most advanced prin
ciples in pianoforte;
creation, carried to
the highest degree yeXs
attained in the modem
arand or upriaht. the
j Piano
invariably takes first
place in the estim
ation of ever artist
who Qives it an un
biased test.
It would make the
most beautiful gifL
you could 9ive HER,
See the new Baby
Grands now jon our
floors.
We also sell the Kranich & Bach
Vote 8l Sons Brambach
Bush Lane Kimball and Cable
Nelson. Cash or terms. Liberty Bonds
for down payment.
1513 Douglas Street.
The Art and Music Store.
jAUnd'locked
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Oo north from Vancouver
through the inside passage to
Alaska on one of the luxurious
Canadian Pacific
Steamers
Vou will be rested and Inspirited
by s w I ft movement through
smooth water by a succession
of totems fisheries forests
peaks Ice caps and gorgeous
wild flowers that All the North
lend Valleys. Tone up with tha
sell sea alt, tht magic of tha
Midnight Sun. Take In also
tha Canadian Pacific Rockies
500 miles of Alpine, Fairyland.
Ask for Resort Tour
No. S-S
Thos. J. Wall, Gen. Agt. Pass.
Dept., Canadian Pacific Railwsv.
140 5. Clark St., Chicago, III. I J
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