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The Omaha Bee DAILY (MORNING) EVENING SUNDAY FOUNDED BY EDWARD ROSE WATER VICTOR ROSEWATER, EDITOR THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. PROPRIETOR MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Aimlattd Prru. of wttfr.h The Bet II I member, te ai olonn.lv .ulltlrtj te ht turn tor publication of all newa dlaiatchea emitted u It or not othennie credited In Uila paper, end aleo tin weal new inibllatard bereia. All rights of puMtcatloa of our pedal dlaiiauJiea ate alao reeerved. Prltate Branah Exchange, a as for the Department or Particular Penuo Wanted. For Nlfht Editorial Department flrrulatlno Uepartinrnt adterttalng Department BEE TELEPHONES! Tyler 1000 Sunday Service Calls Trier 10001. Tyler loom. Tyler lOOfU OFFICES OF THE BEi Home Office. Be Building. 17U and range. Kraocb Office: laa illO North ?ltll iPirt MIX lannanvth uamia nut unitary Ave Knutn Hid 1318 N Street fomidl Bluffs 14 N. aiatn IVinton J47 South ldtta Lake 15 H North 21th IWalnut lit North 40th Out-of-Towa Office! New Tori City S8 rifth Are. IWaihlngtoo 1311 O Street Chicago SeagerBldf. lUncoln 1330 H Street JUNE CIRCULATION: Daily 64,611 Sunday 61,762 Anrafe circulation for the month subscribed and sworo to by K- K Ragsn, circulation Manager. Subacrlbara having lha eltjr ahould have Tha Baa mail) to thtm. Addreaa chanied aa often ai raqueated. You should know that The People of Omaha are Hospi table, Opportunities Here are Many, the Climate is Salubrious, the City Beautiful. Somebody is getting it that is certain. The W. tution. O. VV. is indeed an Omaha insti- Bringing home the bacon is the great family game just now. Landlords are putting up a splendid argu ment for "own your own home." A little "pool" may not be a "combine," but "tall oaks from little acorns grow.". However, the sun will keep right on, rising and setting without regard to the clocks. Talk may soothe the anger of the citizen, but it will not provide a meal for anybody. Selling undergrade ice cream has gotten a bunch of local dealers into police court. Serves them right. War is about to break out between Poland and Germany. Heigho! How the work is pil ing up on the league. Carranza does not even respond: "Yours re ceived and contents noted." We do hope he is keeping a file, though. A real test of the suavity and polish of the "gentleman burglar" would be to hear him say, "Good morning, judge." The Kansas City spendthrift must have felt perfectly reckless when he gave his wife $2 to spend on vacation pleasures-.. A pair of shoes went from $5.50 at the fac tory to $12 in the retail shop 400 yards away, but that isn't much of a jump for a good pair of shoes. The prince of Monaco has served the world by showing where to look for drifting mines. Wonder if he could tell how to locate the har poon card? i ' Congress is finding out that the meat pack ing business is not wholly in the hands of the "big five." This- is a point the Colver report did not deal with. AVOIDING THE PLAIN ISSUE. President Wilson's answers to the questions submitted to him by Senator Fall shed do ad ditional light as to the workings of his mind. Neither are they of a nature to lend material assistance in reaching a solution "of the main question. The president, in his interview with the committee on foreign relations, as well as. in his letter just made public, contents himself with reiterating generalities he already had given out, and avoids details entirely, In ttiis he shows a plain disposition to insist on his original demand, that the treaty with its con tents be ratified just as presented. He knows that the senate is not inclined to accede to his proposal in this regard. Admit ting himself not to be a lawyer of experience, he opposes his opinion as to the constitution ality as well as the advisability of the procedure he has in view against the combined judgment of a group of the ablest of Americans jurists and barristers, men not only learned in the law, but deeply versed in international affairs. He ought to know that public sentiment, despjte the ex tensive and persistent propaganda of " the league's proponents, does not support his plan. Perhaps Mr. Wilson is aware of all these r things, and is merely a, little reluctant to a--. w - sume a position nearer that of the senate. The Pitmann resolution very likely originated not far from the White House, and may be a sign of willingness to compromise. Whether this is true or not, the president has; not m,et the issue squarely. ' The people are anxious to have the matter ended and peace declared, and it now appears to be directly up to the senate to act. What ever form the reservations are to take, and they will be made, should be soon decided, land a final determination of America's attitude made known to the world. Food Held in Storage. The attorney general of the United States views with optimisti.- complacency the -hscov-cry and seizure or food held in storage, and makes the consoling assertion that food prices will come down as a result. He opposes price fixing as an unwarranted interference with sup ply and demand, on which all trade must de pend. The situation will not be thus easily disposed of. Pursuit of profiteering food hoarders is both commendable and serviceable. Food in storage has another aspect, however. While much un doubtedly is held for speculative purposes, the greater fact remains that most of it is out;iv.ay in times of plenty against the season of scarcity. That is the normal and natural function of storage. That it is turned aside by artific'al control is equally true, and it is to overcome this unnatural condition that government is expected to interfere. Just now another factor' adverse to low prices at home is presented in Europe. Wheat Director Barnes states that Europe will have enough to feed three-fourths of its population. This is almost the normal supply. Difficulty in the way of lack of facilities for the proper dis tribution of food operates against a settlement of prices. Until order is restored and commu nications are opened in Europe, disturbance in market conditions is to be expected. If Europe bids high for our surplus, the effect on home buyers is easy to see. If the attorney general and his agents can ! 1. 1 j i , iii ms up aiuiiiiai anu unscrupulous manipula tions of food speculators by bringing out of hid ing hoarded edibles, they will do the exasper ated public great service. But it will not be of especial advantage to unreasonably exhaust supplies that are held only against a time when food otherwise would be scarce. Beauty Revealed By War A. Kingsley Porter in Scribner't Magazine. It is obvious that the problem of restoration (of French ruins) will be an exceedingly deli cate one. Moreover, it will differ in respect to each monument, for they are in all conditions from complete destruction to the slightest of damage. It is. I believe, today admitted that the ideal solution would be to undertake prac tically , no reconstruction. Medieval c monu ments cannot be rebuilt by modern methods. Artistically, archeologically, historically they should be left as they are. ' A crowd of practical considerations are, however, opposed to this. Im general, for pur poses of worship, the old church can be re paired far less expensively than a new one con ' structed. The French feel, too, that the church is a living thing, which is' deprived of much of its beauty and poetry if it be preserved merely as a curiosity, isolated from the daily life of the people. In many cases also repairs are necessary to prevent lurther disintegration. It is, therefore, probable that restoration, how ever regrettable, will fn general be carried out. Every effort will assuredly be made that this reconstruction be as tactful as possible. Many fantastic suggestions, like that of cover ing the holes in the vaults of Reims with glass, have happily been discarded. It has already been wisely decided to make no attempt to re store sculpture. This resolution marks an epoch in modern taste, a vast step in advance. The next generation will perceive it is no less sacrilegious to restore architecture than sculp ture. ' As the ruins, stand, they are of singular in terest from more than one point of view The cannons haye plucked the heart of many a mys tery. Cold-blooded a the statement may sound, the fact remains that a murder gives an opportunity to study anatomy. The archeolo gist, even at the moment when his grief at the destruction of an art which he loved, isTnost poignant, finds in "his hands the solution of many a riddle he had longjbeen seeking to un ravel. Sometimes, too, the bombardment has created a new beauty. Certain monuments have regained Vnaft reconstruction had taken away from them, like St. Kemi, where the burn ing of the modern vaults has revealed the an cient Romanesque proportions, thrilling as those of Ju'mieges and hitherto unsuspected. The city of Reims has acquired the mystery and charm of Pompeii. T,he cathedral towers above the shattered walls of houses more im pressive and majestic than' ever before. In its broad outlines it has lost nothing in beauty. I have ittver felt the structure more vibrant, more living. I always have, indeed, the illu sion that a-Gothic church is in motipn, gliding from east to west. At Notre Dame the move ment is low, majestic, but of irresistible force, like an ocean liner when she has turned in the river and sets out on. her thousand-mile jour ney over unknown oceans. Reims, however, moved more quickly she was like the same liner on the high seas running at full speed, rising and falling on the waves. Today she is more buoyant and swift than ever. The build ing appears to have been conceived in a pro phetic vision of a great victory. It is curious that the wounds of the bom bardment already seem ancient. They have a cqrtain softness which makes them not dis tressing from an esthetic standpoint. There is nothing new and crude in their appearance, they harmonize, if the truth must be told, -far better with the exquisite old work than do the modern restorations. Pebple You Ask About , Information About Folks in the Public Eye Will Be Given in This Column in Answer ' to Readers' Questions. Your Name Will Not Be Printed. Let The Bee Tell You. Secretary of the League. Sir Herbert Ames, who has ac cepted the prfaition of financial di rector of the permanent secretariat of the League of Nations at Geneva, Is a leading: cltlien of Montreal, who has devoted much study and time to civle welfare movements. He was born In Canada, of Massa chusetts and New York stock, and received his education at Amherst college. At the outbreak of . the irrtftt war he was asked by the gov ernor general of Crmada to' assume tho position of honorary secretary of the National Canadian Patriotic fund, which provides for the wives and dependent relatives of soldiers.. The marked success attending this organization was largely tints to his initiative efforts, and in 1915 Mr. Ames had conferred upon him the honor of knighthood by the klni?. Sir Herbert has traveled extensive ly over the "world, and has fr!ven much time and attention' to the dis cussion of trade questions, tariffs and treaties with other countries. Leader of the Bolshevists. Nikolai Lenlne. Who, it. x Is ru mored, intends to retire from the premiership of the bolshevist gov ernment, has been the dominant fig ure In Russian affairs since the rise of the extremists and the overthrow of the Kereneky regime in Novem ber, 1917. Lenine, or to give him his real name, Ulianoff, is the son of a priest of the, Greek church and was brought up in Moscow. Whilo he was still a student at the univer sity he bepan to spread socialist prop aganda among: the workmen and in this he met with considerable suc cess, particularly in I'etrograd. His activities brought him under the ban of the imperial government and he was forced to flee to Switzerland. When war broke out he carried on his revolutionary propaganda among the Russian soldiers, receiv ing liberal financial aid from Ger many. This was carried on until the Russian revolution, when he re turned to I'etroRrad, and led the ex tremists In their successful efforts to overthrow the provisional government. DREAMLAND ADVENTURE By DADDY. DAILY D0TkPUZZLE , What reason has Congressman Bland or any body else to think the American workingman will wear the army shoe? Most of them want something much more stylish." There may be no understanding among local butter makers, but the unanimity with which the price goes up is indicative of remarkable similarity of thought between them. Omaha lost no time in taking up the food al lotted by the army, and is now asking for more, if you want to know whether people are willing to eat what the soldier boys fed on. Why, do you suppose, the Omaha Hyphen ated omitted to tell its own readers that the reason the governors at Salt Lake declined to hear the women was because the democratic governor of Oklahoma, objected? An aviator pulled a crowd away from a Methodist bishop on Sunday afternoon over in Iowa. Which might argue that while his grace merely points the way to future flight, the other fellow shows how to do it in the present. Uncle Sam on the Pccific Thanks to the administrations of President Roosevelt and President Taft, our greatest ships can move quickly and in any number de sired from ocean to ocean. "Going round the Horn" is a thing of the past in the commerce and passenger facilities of the world. Early in September President Wilson will review our augmented fleet at San Francisco. It is al ready visiting the other California ports that . afford a sufficient depth, especially those of San Diego, and in touch with Los Angeles. The voyage of the big battleships from the Atlantic to the Pacific, a dramatic spectacle in many respects, was so easily accomplished that the magnitude of the Panama canal achievement might to some minds suggest the commonplace instead of a great forward step in the history of the nations. With all their engineering abil ity, backed by the savings of a most thrifty peo ple, the French tried to build the canal and failed. The republican administrations named took up the vast enterprise and carried it to thoroughly sucessful completion in less time than was expected. A few dismal prophets pre dicted another abortive result. -It is due the American people without regard to diversities of opinion on other subjects to say that they were one in the resolve to build the canal. The United States has an immense coast line on the greatest of oceans. Japan and some other countries are adjacent to it in a large sense. But if any nation is harboring imperial istic views and planning imperialistic methods there it will be called down promptly and in a way that cannot possibly be misunderstood. No Machiavellianism will be tolerated there. A square international deal for all concerned is demanded, not at some future time, but right now. Our Pacific fleet has no program of aggres sion. It will be ready to act if any such inten tions lurk there. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Hero Just the Same. Joseph Perry of Kansas City is dead from the effects of hydrophobia. Perhaps the only record of his case will be that at the hospital and in the public archives, showing that he contracted the disease vand that it terminated fatally, despite the administration of the anti toxin which is expected to f ounteract the dread germs. lut Joseph Perry was a hero. Somewhere1 there is a girl who should re turn thanks every day that she lives because he interposed between her and a rabid dog, endan gering his life to protect her from the fate that overtook him. He did not know her, nor is her name yet disclosed. In the little circle of her home life she keeps the secret, modestly shrinking from publicity, yet failing to acknowledge the greatest service ever rendered her. Perry did not think of this, nor of his own safety. He saw a girl in deadly peril, and barehanded tackled the maddened brute, invit ing the death that would have been hers had he not intervened. Honors of war have been paid many a man for less. Perry and Ms action will soon be for gotten in the whirl of a busy world that Tias other things to talk about, but Kansas City will do well if it takes some step to commemorate his name and his deed. Joseph Perry was a hero, and a negro. , , How Soon We Forget. Presence in Omaha of the attorney general of the state, to co-operate with the district at torney of the United States in probing the food price question, may serve to remind the older citizens of an event of the past. Only a few years ago, in 1913 to be exact, the legislature sent committees to Omaha to investigate a ru mored food trust. Many witnesses were ex amined, mountains of testimony were reduced to writing, and a report made to the legisla ture, setting out that there was an illegal com bination in restraint of trade in Omaha, and that the citizens were paying tribute to it through enhanced prices of food. The legisla ture adopted a resolution, calling on the attor ney general and the county attorney of Doug las county to proceed under the law against the offenders. And there the matter ended. No, not quite; although neither of the officers took any step to prosecute the alleged food trust, the citizens of Douglas county re-elected fhe county attorney, because he was "a good and faithful officer." How soon we forget. A Typical German Savant Not' even the deepest animosities of the war will' prevent' the; English-speaking world from paying its tribute to the mental ability the enormous industry and the rare endow ments as a naturalist which made the name of Ernest Haeckel one of world-wida recognition for half a century. Had the great evolutionist passed away in 1913, however, all those hap pier phases of his scientific achievements wduld have been dwelt upon that have given distinction to the human mind in its capacity to wrest the secrets from nature, no matter now minute or hidden the phenomena, and the lifetime alid untiring application of Haeckel which resulted in the orderly and logical ar rangement of vast collections of related facts, which he made the unanswerable basis for his signal deductions that supported the principles discovered by others, would have come in for the most7 unstinted praise. j But dying as he has after the crimes of Germany, for which he became at once one of the chief apologists and an audacious defender, have been established before all the world it is . not possible to concentrate attention alone upon those abstract qualities of mind that he possessed and he must be judged in his human relationships. And so judged there will be no doubt as to the world verdict. For Haeckel, as is true of so many other German profes sors whose abilities had been admitted and honored and even over-honored by other coun tries, when the world crisis came revealed so shocking a lack of moral perceptions that his abuse of the allies and his boastful belief that Germany should of right by might dismember and dominate Europe and rule the world, can never be forgotten. With all his industry and all his enormous grip on the vital issues of biology Haeckel in a social sense was but little removed from the tiger and the gorilla in his views, as to those forces that should govern civilization. And this blind spot that marked a mind singularly well ordered otherwise, revealed as it was in the action also of his 93 associates, who backed 1 up all the hideous lies of the imperial German government with their dogmatic approval early in August, 1914, in order to stampede the neu tral world, easily indicates Haeckel as the typical German savant; true product of ruth less, atheistic Kultur, capable of horrors not unlike those of "Frankenstein's" monster and ready to glory in them and defend them. Philadelphia Ledger. "I 8(e a toe dancor recently danced dmvn the teis of the Capitol In full bal lot coHtumiV 'At Wnshlngton ?" "Yes. Some senators are Indignant." ".Mlssnd the perfo.'innm'e. I suppose.'' DAILY CARTOONETTE. BUY A HOUSE L LOT IK LOVELY TJrWIURSl beautiful estate Directly ON THE WATfl iUuo) M) HE DID- ejviroJ 1m 9 Jfe A. Mitchell Palmer has been confirmeas attorney general of the United States by the senate, which practically puts the "O. K." on his acts as custodian of alien enemy property. Now, if he will get the food junkers in the same sort of confinement, all will be well. i The attorney general says he wants to get hold of the "retail gouger," most of whom have been doing a wholesale business. He" will have the hearty good wishes of all in his quest. The Day We Celebrate. Dr. Burton W. Christie, physician and sur geon, born 1877. George D. Meiklejohn, attorney-at-law, born 1857. H. C. Rosacker, jr., clerk, Union Pacific, born 1875. , Maj. Gen. Robert Lee Howze, UfS. A., fa mous cavalry expert, recently in command of the Third division in the army of occupation, born in Rusk county, Texas, 55 years ago. Edward H. R. Green, son and heir of the late Hetty Green, born in London 51 years ago. Rt. Rev. Alexander J. McGavick, Catholic bishop of Chicago, born at Fox Lake, 111., 56 years ago. Dr. Henry Suzzallo, president of the Uni versity Of Washington, born at San Jose, Cal., 44 years ago. William, L. Douglas, prominent shoe manu facturer and former governor of Massachusetts, born at Plymouth, Mass.-, 74 years tgo. Daniel R. Anthony, representative in con gress of the First Kansas district, born at Leav enworth, Kan., 49 years ago. Thirty Years Ago in Omaha. Letter carriers have been notified that after September 1 they will have to pay their fare upon all horse and cable street cars. M. S. Black of Carpenters' union No. 58. was elected marshal for the Labor day parade. The biennial competition of distinguished marksmen from all departments of the army began today at Bellevue Eorepaugh's circus showed to 15,000 people in an overcrowded tent. i BALLADS of the DAY PLAYER ROLLS Sentimental selections and love songs of today. Popular favorites with good music by well known artists. Up-to-date, rhythmic, in spirational dance music per fectly played will be found in the following: numbers: "I Might Be Your Once in ; Awhile" "Take Me to That Land of Jazz" "Broken Blossoms" "Russian Rag" Q. R. S. Rolls are hand played, electrically repro duced to the rolls. When you play a Q. R. S. Roll you are reproducing the artist'; work with all the nuances Pedaling crescendos and diminuendos just as it i played by hand. , - 1513 Douglas Street The Art and Music Store Surprises for All. THE stranger clasped the fair , maiden to his breast, then, as if doubting. his good fortune, held her away at arm's length while he gazed down Into her eyes. "I am "ery. My nose is big, my back is Ifent, and whlsfcera cover my face," he said. "Can you care for a father like me?" "Your outside may not be hand some, but one can see into your heart through your gentle eyes, and I know.lt is good and beautiful," said the fair maiden. "But my clothes are, old and Cheap. My cottage Is humble and far from the rich things of city life." , "Love is more precious than riches. Give me that and I shall be. content," declared tha maiden. , "You have spoken well," cried the stranger. "I take you for my own loving daughter. What is your name, fair child?" , Donnabelle," she answered. . " A look of wonder came Into- the eyes of the stranger. "Don that's my name!' And Belle that is the name of my lost sweetheart. Diyinabelle! How queer!" 'ttielle is the name of my mother. too,' 'spoke up Donnabelle. "Here is her picture.' She held a locket out to the Btraager. He looked at It and gave a queer cry: "Belle! My Belle!" "Oh, I knew you'd like her," cried Donnabelle. "I am glad, for if you take me, you must take mother, too. We are all alone in the world. Father died when I was a bnby." "With all my heart I'll take her, too," cried the stranger. "I have searched the wholes world for her. for the Next Tiling She Knew There She Was In Her Own Home and All Alone. Have you never heard her speak of her childhood lover, Don?" "Often. We prayed for him every night," answered Donnabelle, her eyes glistening "Can you be him? But no! He was tall and handsome, and not so old. While you forgive m; if I hurt you--are bent with years." Dut the stranger was only laugh ing. "1 am young again now that I have found you and Belle, my be- 7 .18 'S 2o . 15 2' 5 H ? ' io sir V 31 .7 .. '52. 35. , V . 'rj 4s ;A s.7 a 38 5b 55 53 52 If 54 When you come to fifty-eight, i oti will see my cousin . Draw from one to two and so on to the and. loved," he shouted. With that he stripped off his whiskers. They were false, as Billy had suspected. And he straightened the stoop out of his back, standing tall and stur dy. And, most surprising of all, he took off his ugly, big nose, showing his own well-formed face beneath. "I put on a disguise, while look ing for a daughter," he laughed. "I wanted her to love me for myself alone. Kleanore was fooled, and so was Miss Golden Hair, who want ed a rich man for a father. Be hold!" As quickly aa he had snatched off hi whiskers, ' the tranger slipped out of his shabby clothes, and stood before them clad In the garment of a millionaire. And that wasn't all. He whistled a new bird song, and from a short distance away came the sound of a throbbing engine. The bushes part ed like a curtain, and Into view rolled the largest and handsomest automobile Veggy and Billy had ever seen,' driven by a chauffeur in gor geous livery. "This Is what Miss Golden Hair missed by being greedy Instead of loving," said the stranger. "She will have a wealthy father, but not half so rich as I am. "Daddy Dop?" I'd have loved .you just as much If you hadn't a cent an A oa rri,M mnthpr: trm " frlftrl Donnabellt. "My Belle. Let's hasten to her at once." cried Daddy Don. He tossed Donnabelle among the cushions of the automobile and Peggy and Billy after her. Then he climbed in himself and away they went llckety-splinter through the woods, and down the road. They went so fast that Peggy closed her eyes and in closing her eyes she must have gone to sleep, for the next thing she knew there she was back in her own home, and all alone. (In the next Installment Peggy and Billy have a part In a atory of a different irort.) "BAYER CROSS" ON GENUINE ASPIRIN "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin" to bt genuine must be marked with the safety "Bayer Cross." Always buy an unbroken Bayer package which contains proper directions to safely relieve Headache, Toothache, Ear ache, Neuralgia, Colds and pain. Handy tin boxes of 12 tablets cost but a few cents at drug stores larger packages also. Aspirin is the trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of Monoaceticacidester of Salicyl icacid. Adv. NOW READY Harold Bell Wright's NEW OZARK STCRY THE RE-CREATION OF BRIAN KENT Keep Your "Palm Beach" Suit Crisp, Clean and Nifty Until Summer Has Faded Cut Get comfort while com fort is to be had. We clean and press men's ,2-piece "Palm Beach" suits for $1.25. DRESHER BROTHERS Dyera, Cleaner, Hatterg, Furriers, Tailora, Rug Cleaners, Shoe t Repairers. Main Office and Plant, 2211-13-17 Farnam St. Branch Offices: Dresher, Tha Tailor, 1515 Farnam St.; Pompeiian Room of Brandeia Stores, West End of Main Floor of Bureesi-Nash Co. PHONE TYLER 346. yMiMsnV antDEIMl SV I i An Invitation to Small Depositors This bank invites small accounts, and takes special pains to see that the owners of these accounts receive every consideration. This is one of the reasons why our sery ices are so highly valued by scores of small, grow ing concerns, and by so many individuals of lim ited means. Your account will receive every atten tion. Tho Omaha National Bank Farnam at 17th Street Capital andSurplus, $2,000,000 Anticipating Opportunity. . . The man or woman who is expecting to . meet opportunity some day, is saving. They are the people, who in five or ten or twenty years from now are going to be free from worries. Because of the uncertainties in life, we have to prepare against emergencies and if we really want to help ourselves, we must pre pare for opportunities. ' .. It is never too Iate start today with a dollar or more. Deposit some part of your earnings in the Savings Department of the First National every pay day and be ready for v your opportunity when you meet it , Iirst National Bank of Omaha Southwest Corner 16th and' Farnam Streets. C' elrimaOT'fBSeV"