THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1919.
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Omaha is the natural distributing
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Why should Japan be coddled?
Dehorning the "nineteenth" does not seem
to have troubled Nebraska golfers.
Henry Ford says he is willing now to fight
for peace. This is one result of experience.
"Home brewers" are immune in Iowa, where
some blessings of liberty, still are enjoyed.
Another first-class hotel has been con
tracted for in Omaha. It is just an indication
of the city's growth.
"Chance leads police to big liquor haul,"
says a headline, but. the "coppers" will claim
they meant it all the time.
Secretary Daniels is to speak
month. Maybe . he will tell how
Omaha's merchant marine.
here
to
next
revive
The federal district attorney in Chicago is
conducting an inquiry into food profiteering.
He, has chosen a good place to start.
Having harvested the biggest wheat crop in
its history, purse-proud Kansas is now bragging
about the number of automobiles it "owns.
A really notable event took place in Wash
ington on Tuesday, when the president met his
cabinet. This has not happened very often of
late.
The scent of easy money has reached New
York again, where the bulls have staged a car
nival on Wall street. The suckers will settle
as usual.
MAKE THE TREATY EFFECTIVE.
No American, from the president down, will
object to having the peace treaty made plain.
In its present form it is either ambiguous, or it
lays on this nation obligations we are not yet
ready to contract for.. Especially does this
apply to the Monroe Doctrine, and to Article X.
Spokesmen for the president assert that the
treaty preserves the Monroe doctrine in all its
purity and force. If that is true, no harm will
come from having it so clearly expressed. If
the other nations are willing that this estab
lished principle be recognized, they will give
assent to its being stated in terms that admit
of no other interpretation.
Likewise, if Article X does not bind us
irrevocably and without appeal to employ sol
diers as directed by the great council of the
League of Nations, it may well be explicitly so
stated.
Objection is not directed so much against
the league as it is to the uncertainty of the
language used in framing the covenant, which
may or may not mean what it says. Reserva
tions suggested on behalf of the United States
only have to do with the preservation of its
sovereignty, and are not intended to thwart the
purpose qf establishing such concord between
the nations of the world as will serve to bring
about and preserve universal peace. Agreement
between the governments of the world to set
up a tribunal before which questions that might
lead to .war may be examined and disposed of
is not a new policy for America. This govern
ment from its very fundation has recognized
the principle of arbitration as a substitute for
armed conflict.
As has been stated again and again, the
senate would be faithless if it did not carefully
examine the treaty in all its details, and make
sure that it gives to America that assurance of
protection and limitation of obligation which
will preserve us in our rights as an independent
self-governing people.
Educate the Buyer
Wonder if Lieutenant "Hard-Boiled" Smith
is any relation to General "Hell-Roaring Jake"
'.Smith, who made prisoners behave when he
wai in the Philippines? ,
Defending the Shantung deal is now thrust
on the democratic senator from Nebraska, who
seems to be picked by the administration to do
all its unpleasant little jobs.
The federal labor bureau, of Kansas City
. says the west now has a!J the harvest hands
needed, the rush being over in Kansas. Wait
till we hear from the Dakotas.
The Omaha boy whose taste for water
melon has landed him in hands of the police
ought to go to Texas, where his appetite would
be considered a boon rather than a handicap.
The president is willing to talk it over with
the senate foreign relations committee now, but
'he Vould have saved a lot of troubled he had
auuyicu tins puiicy six or cigm nioiuns ago.
All Champ Clark asks is that the blunders
of tbe democrats be forgiven and forgotten.
..Sentiment is all right, but process would take
loo long, as the party insists on continuing its
course.
It is pleasing to note that the police have
won another battle with a highwayman, al
though regrettable that one should have been
seriously wounded in the fray. His pluck de
serves an early recovery.
Distressing Russian Mess
Belated Associated Press dispatches from
Siberia tend to discount the roseate predictions
as to the speedy overwhelming of the bolshe-
. sheviki, of course, cannot compare with the
. American soldiers. One of the American
marksmen is reported to. have killed 11 bol
Sheviki in one brief engagement, when the
Americans fought at tremendous odds. But
, the bolsheviki are in sufficient numbers to form
ambuscades and they seem determined to sur-
rouna an sniau pariies oi Americans stationed
at isolated places for particular purposes. It
is true that they have not, so far as known
and the last engagement reported took place
Tune 25 succeeded in accomplishing much.
But there is the disquieting news that the bol
sheviki are receiving the Co-operation of Rus
sian civilians who have been loudest in pro
testation of friendliness to American and allied
troops. It is reported that some of these civilians-took
an active part in tbe bolshevik attack
at Romanovka and that among the snipers
killed near the American camp was an' elderly
man who had been relied upon as one of the
mo$t faithful friends of the Americans and one
of the bitterest foes of the bolsheviki and all
their works.
The Associated Press correspondent at Ro
manovka, who spent some time in intimate as
sociation with the American soldiers, found
that their yearning for return home, heretofore
very pronounced, had disappeared and the chief
desire of the soldiers seemed to be to get re
venge for the death of their comrades. They
are now hating the bolsheviki both as treach
erous foes and as the slayers pf their compan
ions, and their hatred includes Russian civil
ians. It is improbable that all the civilians are
pro-bolshevist, but so long as some have been
discovered giving the bolsheviki aid and com
fort, no confidence can be placed in any.
This indicate, that a deriderllv had situation
is growing rapidly worse. We have been pal
tering with Russia with our ineffective inter
vention. We should have abandoned Russia
entirely, after the armistice terms were made
secure, or we should have grasped the nettle
firmly, St Louis Globe-Democrat,
The Army of the Future.
The valedictory issue of "The Stars and
Stripes," which was the special publication of
our soldiers with the American expeditionary
forces in France, makes some pertinent obser
vations with reference to our army of the fu
ture. Assuming that America must maintain
a standing army of some size, it urges that the
influence of the men who have returned to civil
life after active service, should bring about
changes in conditions which they accepted
without protest under stress of war, but which
in time of peace make the life of the soldier
unattractive if not intolerable.
The army of America, it declares, should be
something better than the one in which, good
as it had always shown itself to be, the Ameri
can public showed so little interest before the
war. Reference is made to regulations under
which the A. E. F. chafed and swore and lied
and evaded, the old poppy-cock of addressing
officers only in the third person which died
early in the game, defects of the summary
court, the system that made it possible for
some officers literally to "hold up" their men
and force them to do this or that for their
own credit, adding, "ijj short, there is quite a
bit of foundation for the thread-bare irony of
'the next war will be for officers only." "
It is only fair to say that the blame for ob
jectionable conditions is not charged against
those responsible for the army as it was, but
against the army system as a direct descendant
of the army of George Washington and a- copy
of the old world armies, in which officers'
commissions went by inheritance like titles of
nobility or were bought and sold and the
private soldier regarded merely as a vassal of
the king or serf of the over-lord entitled to
treatment accordingly. While reforms and or
ganization of our American army have been
in the direction of improvement, much was by
way of adaptation of efficiency standards that
were developing the efficiency of the Prussian
army, the spirit of which he have just shown
to be dangerous to our idea of democracy.
Everyone realizes that war cannot be a
pink tea, nor can an army be serviceable with
nothing but soft berths. There must be dis
cipline, recognition of authority and unques
tioning obedience, but there need not be snob
bery, caste, petty tyranny or neglect of the
comforts of the men. If the war has lessons
in it for us, there is no good reason why the
American army of the future should not answer
the present demand "that it be so constituted
that the youth of the nation would be willing
and eager to serve in it with hands held high
and feel no abrogation of their status, their
liberty in serving."
From the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
The field of salesmanship has broadened to
so great an extent that universities .are now
teaching young men how to sell anything from
carpet tacks to bascule bridges. There are
endless systems of salesmanship. It is both
an art and a science and is taught like oratory,
medicine or law. The psychological side of
salesmanship is given much attention and poor
human nature is stripped naked and held up
for the class to gaze upon in all its uncovered
weakness.
This general recognition of the fact that the
selling cost of an article is as much a matter
of round hard dollars as the manufacturing cost,
and that it is subject to the same economies and
the- same approaches to efficiency, is wise and
timely. Every short cut toward economy that
can be made is to the advantage of humanity.
It is not so very long ago that salesmanship
was a matter of taking a prospective purchaser
around the various saloons and cabarets until
he was pop-eyed and groggy, and then he was
turned over to some cool-headed individual to
sign him up. Showing the customer a good
time was a rather expensive way of doing busi
ness; it had its own development until the enter
tainers ceased to even remotely resemble sales
men. But this "systm was self-destructive, be
cause it was uneconomical, costly alike to buyer
and seller. The successful salesman of today
is a business man, pure and simple, with a
working knowledge of practical psychology and
a thorough understanding of every phase of the
business he represents.
Salesmanship, however, is only one side of
the transaction. It takes two to make a bar
gain. There must be a buyer as well as a seller.
and it would seem that the seller is getting all
the benefits of this commercial education. It
really should be co-educational. As it now
stands, the buyer is at a disadvantage, and must
do the best he can without any scientific aids
other than those he secures at the costly school
of experience. The buyer should not be left
dependent upon his empirical resources. He,
too, should be taught something of the tricks
of the trade. Otherwise business is certain to
become lopsided. If salesmanship is to be made
a science, purchasing must eventually be made
one, from the bargain hunting lady oi the house
to the head of the department.
We -cannot afford to make the salesman ir
resistible and leave the buyer without any ade
quate defense. If we equip the salesman with
psychology, manuals of arms and tactics, we
should instruct the buyer in fortifications and
the tactics of defense. After all, there are more
buyers than sellers.-
Friend of the Soldier
Replies will be given in this
column to questions relating
to the soldier and his prob
lems, in and out of the army.
Names will not be printed.
Ask The Bee to Answer.
Obey the Law
In spite of the fact that the war-time pro
hibition law was enacted in falsehood and ex
ists in falsehood, it is law. Good people obey
laws, even when they are fool laws or bad
laws. Upon such obedience rests civilization
and in such obedience rests the promise of im
provement in future lawmaking.
We have arrived at prohibition in the worst
possible way. It has come about, not through
the expression of the popular will, but by im
position of a determined, well organized and
none too scrupulous minority. Our present
proniDition stage as represented by the war
iime act is, oi course, notning more than an
achievement of deceit, evasion and bulldozing.
Nevertheless we have arrived at orohibition.
We shall have a temporary alleviation of the
condition a little later which is unfortunate
but after January 16, we shall be dry in real
earnest. Prohibition is the law. Good citizens
will abide within the law.
Meanwhile our interestincr congress strug
gles with the problem of deciding what is an
intoxicant. It forgot to do that while it was
stampeding, or being stampeded, through the
prohibition legislation. It is trying to arrange
the matter now. Hard liquor is doomed. That
is certain. But it is not yet certain it will be
impossible to get some of the milder drinks
back on the civilized bill of fare. It may be de
creed that beer and light wines are not sinful.
Hartford Times.
Loan from the Red Cross.
A Returned Overseas Soldier
Your letter to Beatrice Fairfax has
been' turned over to thia depart
ment. xou are under a mlsarmre
hension as to the Red Cross funds,
vvnne the monay was donated to
that organization, that It misht car
ry on its great work of relief, it was
not intended that it should be used
by the society to aid soldiers' de
pendents in place of the allotment
allowed by the federal srovernment.
The fact that your mother did not
receive her allowance from the gov
ernment as promptly as she should
noes not alter this fundamental fact,
Mie is still entitled to and should
receive in full the allotment from
the War department. But she should
return the money that was ad
vanced her by the Red Cross so
ciety, as Jt was merely a loan and
in no sense a donation. If you do
not return the money, you lessen by
just that much the ability of the
Red Cross to take care of those who
must have relief.
Six-Cent Car Fare for Omaha.
The decision of the supreme court that the
State Railway commission should allow 6-cent
fare on the Omaha street railway is a recom
mendation rather than an order. It will be for
the commission to act upon, and it is probable
another hearing will be had. That the emer
gency existing in 1918 still pertains must be de
termined. What will chiefly interest the citi
zens is the ruling of the supreme court that
nothing in the Omaha charter gives the ,city
any right to fix street railway fares. This con
tention having beeen settled against the city
makes all the more imperative the adoption of
a charter that will give control over home af
fairs, and remove the city from the disability
of having to go to Lincoln to settle points that
should be determined right here, Until a
home-rule charter is adopted, Omaha will be at
the disadvantage of having to travel to the state
capitol whenever it wants to deal with matters
affecting its interests alone. The 6-cent fare
will be adjusted on its merits, but the main
point rests with the community.
The alternative writ of mandamus is merely
the proper method by which to get the pro
hibition referendum before the court, to decide
if the question may properly be submitted to
the voters. The wets may be disappointed that
the writ is not peremptory, yet even they
realize that the orderly proceeding is better in
the end.
Man of Trouble
What shall be done with William Hohenzol
lern? Most persons answer by saying easily,
"Put him somewhere." But that is not enough.
Where shall he be put?
Holland does not want him. A German pa
per reports that William is a "thoroughly un
welcome" guest in Holland and that the Dutch
government will be relieved if he goes. But
where could he be sent? We have just learned
that M. Helena little St. Helena, the island
that possesses experience in harboring emper
ors out of jobs is excited over the possibility
that he might be sent there. St. Helena does
not want him. And if St. Helena rebels, who
would take him?
There are some persons in Germany who
appear to wish him back. Why not let them
have their wish, first taking proper precautions?
The former emperor talked too much. By his
speeches he provoked hate against Germany
and added to German troubles, and brought on
strife. Why not restore him to Germany, but
with a muzzle? Wouldn't that please Holland
and St. Helena and the German worshippers?
And wouldn't it punish William beyond any
thing else? Buffalo Express.
Universal Protection for theWeak
By way of commentary on the peace treaty,
M. Clemenceau stated in a letter to Premier
Paderewski, that in Poland special protection
for the Jews would be expected by the nations
signing the peace compact. This, in view of
the known race antipathies existing in the Near
particularly as touching the Jews m that part
of the world.
The principle announced, taken in conjunc
tion with the flat denial of the appeal of the
Turkish delegates for a continuance of the
Turkish empire in Europe, is splendid evidence
that the makers of the world's greatest treaty
of peace intended, from the outsat, to put a
stop to the persecution of helpless races.
Thousands of Armenians, Gregorians, Jews,
Poles, Letts, Finns, together with thousands of
every named race that has appeared on the
eath, have been swept into eternity by ruthless
appression and murderous persecutions. The
world has progressed to a point where a com
bination of the greatest nations and races calls
a halt on such practice, and announces that
such crimes shall be no more. Toledo Blade.
Many Questions Answered.
Mrs. M. K. B. The Wtr In
French you left for this department
has been translated and written out
in English and waits for your com-
Mrs. A. H. Service park unit No.
448, motor transport corps, is in the
service or supply, and has not been
mentioned in orders as assigned to
immediate sailing. Its latest ad
dress is given as via A. P.O. 752, at
Marseilles, instead of Bourges,
wnere ic rormeriy was stationed.
Mother You should write to the
Dureau or navigation, Navy depart
ment, vvasnmgton, D. C, for the ad
dress of your son, and what ship
ua iias Deen assigned to.
Anxious Mother The 258th pris
oner or war escort company Is in
the service of supplies at Brest. It
h.vs not yet been assigned a sailing
unit.
Mrs. L. W. We can not b-Ivb vnn
the sailing date for the Fifth di
vision, but the last announcement
from the War department is to the
effect that this ore-anizatinn han
been released for early return, and
its transportation may soon be assigned.
K. R. J. The latest announce
ment from the War deDartme nt. un
der date of July 15, is that all the
divisions except the First and Third
have been released for immediate
return to this country. Sailing dates
have not yet been given out.
M. b. Is. Motor rerjair unit Torn
329 is stationed at Camp Holabird,
Baltimore, Md.
Sister Mobile veterinary sprtlnn
No. 2 is with the Second division
and has been in the army of occupa
tion. This division is now under
orders to return home, and these
orders undoubtedly Include the
veterinary unit.
Harry Headquarters of the Third
division is at Andernach, Germany
A. P. O. 740. Can not tell you
where any of the regiments of this
division are stationed. The address
given for the 30th infantry is A. P.
O. 740. It is in the Third brigade
of the Third division. (
ODD AND INTERESTING.
Several rivers in Siberia flow con
siderable distances under ice.
The almond trees of Spain vield
about 25 per cent of the world's sup
ply. Instead of shaking hands it Is
the custom of the Chinese to wag
their clenched fists.
The christening of a ship with a
bottle of champaigne is a survival
or tne old blood sacrifice.
Audiences in Chinese "mnvio'
theaters do not pay for admission
mi tney nave seen the start of the
rum.
Thirty-one miles an hour Is the
rop speed or the fastest ocean nas.
senger liner afloat, the Mauretania,
which holds the world's record.
Men who toil in lampblack fae-
tories are owing, it is said, to the
large amount of carbon they inhale
immune from diseases of the
lungs.
The theory that a person who has
had the misfortune to lose one or
more limbs is likely to live longer
man u ne nad not lost them, would
seem to borne out by facts. The
reason is that the heart normally
nas io carry tne Dlood to the limbs,
and that the fewer limbs a man DOS'
sesses the less work the heart has
to perform, and the longer, there,
fore,, it lasts.
An ingenious device is being ex
perimented with which will do away
witn a great deal of the danger en
countered by aviators in making i
landing, especially at night. It con
sists of a small bulb attached to
wire hanging from the aeroplane,
When the bulb touches the ground
an electric connection immediately
switches on a small light in front
of the pilot, who knows then that he
Is within so many feet of the
ground, and can act accordingly and
so save his machine from disaster.
One of the most unique and ex'
elusive clubs that ever existed in
New Ycrk was the "Society of the
Pointed Beards," which flourished
in the metropolis some years ago
No one was eligible to membership
unless he had a carefully cultivated
beard of natural and personal
growtn. and terminating in one
symmetrical point half an inch from
the apex of the chin, of sufficient
evidence to preclude controversy.
At the annual club dinners every
thing as far as possible was made to
harmonize with the objects of the
society, even the menu-cards giving
evidence of the beard mania, and
the celery was even served with Its
leaves trimmed to a point.
Jft&e Jhs' Con&r
DREAMLAND
ADVENTURE
By DADDY.
"BUMBLE BEE BUZZ."
Spider Manjlegs Vanishes.
A7HEN Judge Owl fell right out
of the tree he flopped right
into the web ot old Spider Many
legs. His feet went through and his
body broke the whole web loose
from its fastenings. Judge Owl
flapped and fluttered, trying to get
out, and the result was that h
wrapped the lacy curtains all about
mm, tangling himself uu like a kit
ten in a ball of yarn.
.ueing a night bird. Judge Owl
couldn't see very much in the day
time, and he didn't know at first
what had got hold of him. i
Hoo, hoo, too, too, hoo! I'm In
trap," he screeched.
Peggy Bee, Billy Bee. and Bum
ble Bee Buzz, chasing after Judge
Owl, laughed and laughed when
they saw the funny trouble he was
in. Indeed they were laughing so
hard that they didn't notice Spider
Manylegs bouncing out of his den.
mad as a hornet because his web
was being torn to pieces. It wasn't
until he spoke that they knew he
was mere.
"Yes, you're In a traD." said Sni
der Manylegs angrily. "And now
trial l ve got you in my trap I'm
going to sew you up tight and keep
you there until you starve to death.
That will pay you back for gobbling
up my croiner last week.
Hoo, hoo, what a 1oke!" hooted
Judge Owl. "It's only a solder's
web."
The way he said this made SDider
Manylegs madder than ever.
"1 11 show you if It is a 1oke." h
said, and swinging himself up In
front of Judge Owl's face he betran
to build a new web to fasten th
udge in. Peggy shuddered, for she
thought Spider Manylegs would do
as he said, and starve Judge Owl to
aeam.
Just then a heavy cloud hannenerl
to pass across the face of the sun,
and the shadow darkened the
woods. When it grew dark Judge
Owl's eyes could see better and he
caught a glimpse of
Munylegs was doing.
"Snap!" went Judge Owl's beak
and Spider Manylegs vanished.
"Where has he gone?" buzzed
Peggy anxiously.
"Down Judge Owl's throat!" re
plied Bumble Bee Buzz. "And if
we don't want to follow we had bet
ter keep out of reach."
"Breakfast in bed!" chuckled
Judge Owl, and Peggy had to giggle
a bee giggle, for he did look like
a person all wrapped up in bed
clothes. But the judge didn't stay
wrapped up, now that he knew what
was holding him. He tore himself
free an began to preen his feathers
to get rid of the clinging threads of
spider silk.
"Those pesky bees," he grumbled.
"I'll get even with them for driving
me out of my nest, and making me
get all mussed up in this spider's
web."
"Buzz-z-z-z-z!" went Billy close
to Judge Owl's ear.
"Hoot! Here they are again!"
screeched Judge Owl.
"Buzz-z-z-z-z!" went Peggy, close
to his other ear.
"Bumble - umble-uzuzuzuzuzuz!"
buzzed Bumble Bee Buzz over Judge
uwrs head.
"Hoot! Hoot! I'm going to hold
court! Every one come to court!"
called out Judge Owl, flapping away
into the woods.
"Buzz-z-z-z-z-z!' still teased Peg
gy, Billy and Bumblee Buzz, hav-
ing so much fun that they never
'noticed where Judge Owl was head
ing until he dropped down in a
glade right in the midst of dozens
of Peggy's bird friends, who had
heard Judge Owl's call and had
come to court.
"Chee! Chee! whom are you go
ing to try In court?" chorused the
birds.
"A bumble bee and two smart
honey bees who have been trying
to sting me. I sentence 'em to be
caught and gobbled up by King
Bird."
"I can't gobble the bumble bee
because he is a friend of Princess
Peggy," answered King Bird.
"And he can't gobble the honey
bees," declared General Swallow.
"Honey bees make honey for the
farmers and Princess Peggy says
we birds must not eat them."
"Buzz-z-z-z-z! Buzz-z-z-z-z!"
laughed Peggy and Billy In Judge
Owl's ear.
wh.t spid.r DAILY DOT PUZZLE
5 ft? 5
Trace from one to fifty-nine,
And you'll see a of mine.
Draw from on to two and eo on to the end
nees
DAILY CARTOONETTE.
born
Suppose the United States had been as firm
on the point concerning Shantung as it was on
Fiume, what do you think might have hap
pened? We would not be called upon to
apologize for an injustice, that is certain.
The house is willing to give the president all
the money he wants to carry on vocational
training for disabled soldiers, so votes $18,000,
000 in the amended sundry civil appropriation
bilL This ought to evade a veto ,
The Day We Celebrate.
Edward F. Leary, attorney-at-law,
loo J.
R. B. Weller, president Weller Bros, whole
sale lumber company, born 1870.
Dr. Bornhard Dernberg,. who was chief of
German propaganda in the United States, born
in Berlin, 54 years ago.
Bishop Wilson S. Lewis, of the Methodist
Episcopal church, born at Russell, N. Y., 62
years ago.
Thirty Years Ago in Omaha.
The deed transferring Boyd's opera house
to the American Banking and Trust company
was recorded, at a consideration of $250,000,
the purchasers to assume a mortgage of $50.
000. Thomas F. Boyd and D. W. Hayne have
leased Boyd's opera house from its new own
ers, for a period of 10 years.
W. H. Cleveland, landscape gardener who
has prepared plans for the improvement of
Jefferson square, and will prepare similar plans
for Hanscom park, is in the city conferring
with the park board.
The Missouri Valley Stone Contractor's and
Journeymen's association held a successful
meeting.
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Farmers' and CroD Report.
Omaha. Neb.. Julv 15. To th
Editor of The Bee: I notice an
editorial in The Bee touchine tho
vaggerated early estimates on the
wheat crop of Nebraska, and their
revision io date.
This has occu'red every year to a
groater or less degree since I have
made a study of agriculture mar
keting conditions, etc.
It every year costs our farmers
millions. Usually the Department
of Agriculture makes these revisions
later, just after the bulk of the
wheat is safely stored in the eleva
tors of the large grain concerns.
Everyone at all familiar with the
situation knew that the estimates
made, prior to July 1, were at least
50 per cent aobve the actual, but
the farmer, whose field of observa
tion is limited, simply assumes that
he is out of luck; that crops in his
locality are much smaller than else
where; and, therefore, rushes his
grain to market for fear of a slump.
This sort of thing, of course, is very
profitable to the grain combination,
as they keep crop experts, who
make much closer estimates, and
thus take advantage of the situation.
By the way, I am neither a
prophet, nor the son of a prophet,
nor a seventh son, but I predict that
if the republican party comes back
into power in 1920, it will be by the
farmers' votes, and if the republican
party is to come into power, it will
be because our republicans In the
present congress wake up to the
situation, and take some radical
steps to right the wrongs Imposed
upon the farmers, North of Mason's
I
OX
"Hoot!" screeched the Judge,
ducking his head. "These are wild
honey bees. They play instead ol
work and are disturbing the peac
of Birdland."
"Cree! Cree! We see! They ar
bad, bad bees, as bad as bees can
be!" sang all the birds.
"Gobble 'em up!" ordered Judgi
Owl.
"Sure I will," replied King Bird
promptly. "I haven't feasted on a
fat, sweet bee In a long time.
Saying this, King Bird made
straight for Billy."
anJ Dixon's line, by the present ad
ministration. There was never such
an opportunity to be decent with a
profit as there is to our new mem
bers of congress today. Though
Townley's "sins may be as scarlet,"
In my opinion, from a political
standpoint, the prosecution of the
suits now pending against him, will
not help the republican party. "The
blood of the martyrs are the seeds
of the church," applies In cases like
this.
t am of the opinion that Nebraska
will have a good big wheat crop this
year. The acreage was increased,
not because of the price fixed by the
government on the wheat, but be
cause the farmers' losses on the hogs
and cattle fed last year was so
heavy.
The government promised the
farmers in November, 1917, that If
they would feed their corn then
selling from $2.00 to $2.20 thev
should receive for each 100 pounds
of live hogs, the value of 13 bushels
of No. 2 corn average price for the
year. Instead of that, they received
only the equivalent of 10.5 bushels
at $1.i65 a bushel. In other words,
had tho government kept its prom
ise, solemnly made to the farmers,
they would have received approxi
mately $400,000,000 more for their
hogs, marketed during 1918, than
they were obliged to accept In the
market. This, and many other
things, gives the republicans In con-'
gress an opportunity, not only to do
much good to the country In general,
but make a vast amount of political
capital.
WILLIAM STULL.
(In tha next Installment will be told
how King Bird trlea to gobble Billy and
Peggy.)
IN THE BEST OF HUMOR.
"They aay alnglng men make great
fighters."
"I hava known It for several years,"
murmured the grand opera manager,
wearily. Washington Star.
Hedd I euppoee he looked down on hll
neighbors when he got his automobile T
Oreen No; not until he got his aero
plane. Yonkers Statesman.
C T7 n O
Mrs. Swank (showing her new flat) This
Is the butler's pantry.
Mrs. Sharp How superfluous! But It
might be ueed In a pinch as a guest room.
Buffalo Express.
"Business Is Omd.ThankYou"
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iNew England
is Calling
Calling you to the woods
and lakes of Maine,
where game fish rise to
the fly and guides paddle
silently over still waters.
Calling you to the White
and Green Mountains.
with their noble outlooks, magnificent roads, coif
and charming society.
Calling you to its seashore, north and south of
Plymouth Rock Bar Harbor, Cape Cod, Narra
gansett, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket New
England is one joyous land of vacation pleasures
and sports, sunshine and youth.
THE RESORTS OF NEW YORK STATE the Adirondack
Mountains, Thousand Islands, Niagara Falls, Saratoga Springs,
Lakes George and Cham plain are everywhere known as outdoor
playgrounds of surpassing beauty and historic interest.
ON THE NEW JERSEY COAST-from Cape May to New York
Bay, Atlantic City, Asbury Park, Ocean Grove forty world
famous beaches with every seaside attraction, and, seemingly, all
the people in the world.
The United States Railroad Administration invites you to travel
and offers Summer Excursion fares. Your local ticket agent or
the nearest Consolidated Ticket Office, will help plan your trip.
Illustrated booklets of the sections mentioned, giving lists of
noicia ana auinontauve tntormation, etc., have been prepared.
Write for them. Mention the section you desire to visit. Address:
United -States Railroad Admimstraiion-
THles) of Booklet
KcwKnglsod Lakes and Mruro
taxns New England Shora north and
east of Boston
New England Shores south of
Boston
New Jersey Seasbnra
Islands
BaafSprmgs,LalreGeorg
and Lake Champlain
Niagara Fails
Travel Bureau
143 Liberty Street
New York City
Travel Bureau
640 Trantportatkw Bull ding
Chicago
Travel Bureau
602 Healey Building
Atlanta
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