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. THE BEE: OMAHA,- SATURDAY," DECO tHE.OiMAHA BEE .DAILY (MORNING) EVENINCr SUNDAY " FOUNDED BY ID WARD ROSE WATER VICTOR ROSE WATER, EDITOR ' tHK BEE TUBUSKINQ COMPANY.' PROPRIETOR MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The AHWIkiM Praia. o at The B tt laeajber. It elutttelr titled te the use for puWIcalion of 11 eeei tflapetchM nredlted to It of not othorwtM credit In tbla nmr, and alio tli local nwi mtbltuhra' bmla. All rlftlU of publication of np anaeial dlnwInnM am alio iwmtw- V - i y i BSE TELEPHONES! Tyler 1000 Prlrtt Brine Siohiaaa,' Auk for th Department or Particular Tanon Wanted. Vm Nl.lit mwtA SuniUj Urvfea Call,) FitlMtl.f tlMtftnwit . . x TvfW lftOnl, (imilatloa Department , - "V 2X,,'3!KJSi' Adrartlalnf Department - - . Tylw,08t OFFICES OF THE BEE ; , .. . 1 Rom Office. Be Bonding. 17th and Flraan. ' Hne 6114 Military An, ftroUi BI4 Si Bluffa V Beojt . I Walnut Out-of-Town Ofnceti JCew Tort Omet SS Fifth Aa. Washlnitoe Chicago Beeser Bide. I Lincoln MIX raamoBorth M18 N Stmt lit North 40th 1311 ft Street 1330 H Street OCTOBER CIRCULATION: j ' Daily 66,315 Sunday 63,160 Arenie circulation for the month tubtcrlbed inS prorn te ftj K. B. Baian. rlrmilallon Manaiu. Subecribera leaving the city ehould haVa Th Baa mailed thera. Addreee changed aa onen aa nquirea. You should know that ; , Only six other large cities in the United States have more sunshine than Omaha, and they are all loca ted south of us. What The Bee Stands For: ' 1. Respect for the law and maintenance 61 order. .. "' ' ' 1. Speedy and certain punishment of errme.' , through he regular operation of the courts. . 3. Pitiless publicity and condemnation' of ' inefficiency lawlessness and corrup tion in office. 4. Frank recognition and commendation of honest and efficient public service. 5. Inculcation of Americanism as the true , basis of good citizenship. ' - And the next day the sun shone. Broadway was not the only "moist" spot in the world on Christmas. . Our democratic friends 'spoiled their whole day Christmas by making, faces af ..Senator Lodge. .'., ' Vv ", ... Lincoln now knows how Omaha-i feels about the 7cent fare. , What both towns 'treed most is more cars. i Rooseveltian families are said to be in favor in Englandlsbut the question remains one for personal solution. ' Prices on foodstuffs that have "com$ down" seem low only when compared with, the altitude attained last week. . ",'r 'v ' Hurry up and get' the new jail built,- but a better thing would be tq fill the bid one with crooks now holding high carnival here.' v. Nebraska women will be permitted to vote for party delegates to the national Convention. This is twinging full suffrage nearer and 'nearer1 , - As we read it, the republicans are responsi ble because' the president's sugar controller thought the ijban prices were too high and did not buy.V . ' " . ' ' v': v Dan Swanson's showing of the work done in his office is but proof of what was' promised for him when 'he was elected. Dan" has made good as land' commissioner. ; . " ''.'"'' ;' The question in connection with the bank at Halsey will not be So tnuch as to its connection with the "Nonpartisan league as how far does it dip into the state, guaranty fund. ' i ' i. V Great Britain has secured quite a fleet of former German .merchantmen But this, does not bring back the Lusitan'ia, the Carpathia, or any of the long list of U-boat victims. Ukrainians accuse the Poles of, being op (.pressors, but the world' will not isooo forget what the gentle denizens of the Ukraine were doing to their neighbors a short 'time ago. Appeals are being made on behalf of t;he starving'people of Europe, who spent the seed time and harvest days in trying to prove that man can live without working. , It is rather, difficult to reach hese people, but America's generosity will not let them perish. As Labor is ' Learning by Experience . ; ' The fact of immediate importance in connec tion with the great bituminous coal strike is that the men arc to return to the mines at once. But the fact of even greater importance., in the long calculation' is that they return on terms which they could have, had at the start and which they now accept from the president after definitely rejecting them two" Weeks ago when tendered by other executive offices of the gov ernment. - y f This means for .the striking miners an ex perience in great and needless losses of wages and in needless injury to fellow workmen in other industries and in needless alienation of public sympathy, which ..ftotdikely to be lost either upon themselves oV upon," all other union labor. . ', V .-. Strikes undertaken hastily .atd without ade quate cause in nonessential industries react in juriously in their consequences upon organized labor as a whole none the less certainly but slowly and unimpressively,""; They may thus seem to help thisd-called ; Solidarity of labor and to promote 'diss?, consciousness." But strikes in essentfal'industHe$Uike-oal mining strike at the well-heirtgiof '-ill. labpr, as well, as of the whole community, instantly and by losses of work and wages -that can never be recovered, whatever may be(thOltiatje-gains to the strik ers. While the ttoiiiers hbw!g2. back to work in this case, hundreds t,f 'thousands offellow wage earners have, been vthrowp 6t jof work or put on short time afttl: 'must cbntfgtte' so; for many. Thi1s,not a" teaching for;1)Ut against la- against "class consciousness, '. It, jir a leaching of community-solidarity is the 'essential con- -dition "of'labor's well-being. It is a-teaching of community consciousness as" against all forms of classism. No class of. labor can hope to sriirve the coOntrv into submission to anv de mands they may chotrfse tarrhake, because their iiwn ciass must dc -truoug aiic in si tu siant. By the same token no class "W '.labor can hope to freeze the country into submission. This great lesson of the coal strike is clear. There is reason to think that it will sink deep into the counsels ci all ,laUor, unionnm.- -New Yr-l Wnrld - - ' " ," ', . ' ' ' - v .FUTURE OF THE RAILROADS. From the White House comes the announce ment that governmental,' bt presidential, con trol of the railroads, will be extended to March 1. This is because the conditions essential to a proper transfer of the lines to their corporate owners on December 31, at announced in May, do not exist and can not be provided. The ex tension allows sixty days wherein congress may compose the differences between the Esch and Cummins bills,-and arrange a basis not only for the transfer, but for the future operation of the railroads. . ,Two points in this connection must be kept int mind. Limitation of transportation facilities -limits commerce. Railroad shares can not be ' sold when returns are restricted or made impos sible by rigorous governmental regulation. Short of absolute government ownership, a more sensible attitude must be assumed to wards the lines. Money is needed for extensions-and betterments to the tune of bil lions. Unless this money is permitted to earn a reasonable return, it will-not be forthcoming. In 1918 the railroads carried more freight and passengers, and collected the greatest gross revenue in their history. Yet operating ex penses had so increased that many former dividend-payers were cut off the list of-profit-earning properties. This condition must be relieved, or the transportation industry of the country. can not nieet the demands upon it. Commerce can grow only as fast as it can be handled. Just now the railroads are swamped with the business of fered. If new rails are not laid, expansion is checked. Whether the government continues to operate the railroads, whether' they be' turned over to., the Pulmb-plan group, or be put into the hands of the stockholders, this phase of the problem can be answered in only one way. - More money must be invested in means for transportation. If this money is called into the service of the people, it must be allowed to earn something. Rates for the service must be adjusted on sVn basis as will give something for dividends after the high operating costs are all cared for. - " . ' ' ) Rockefeller's Munificence. I Again John D. Rockefeller has made a won derful gift to. the cause of education. One hun dred million dollars in a lump is quite a .bit of money, even in these 'days of billions, and de voted to the practical ' cause of education, it ought to produce good beyond .calculation. Only a short time ago Mr. Rockefeller gave $10,000, 000 outright to the Foundation, placing it on an independent footing. This is Supplemented by $50,000,000, to be used for the extension of med ical education. Research work and instruction in the, science of medicine, ' looking to the amelioration of hunianity's ills, is. thus provided for in a fashion that insures its' future. The other half of the great gift is. to go to swelling the funds available' for paying instructors in schools and colleges.'. In the, administration of this fund the board is permitted to expend the principal as well as the income, and this1 is taken to mean that the endowment of various institutions will be .increased by generous slices from this princely gift. It quite matches the Carnegie pension fund, only the income, from which is used, and which has been drawn on sd( extensively that its limit was reached some time ago. The Rockefeller foundation Will en-. 'able professors to live just a little bit better as they go. .along. Radicals will insis of course that the matter could as well .have been ' at tended to by the state, but the answer to this is simple. .The state has shown very little inclina tion to give to its. school teachers a living wage, while -it has been ouite solicitous of late con cerning other of its citizens. "Old Jawn D," has again used private funds to perform, a. pub lip 'duty, and has placed two very . important phases of national life a little bit further beyond the reach of the wolf. - Samuel H. Sedgwick. Another great Nebraska lawyer and jurist has : been called, home. Samuel H. Sedgwick was not strictly speaking one of the founders of Jthe state, coming here after the second con stitution had been drafted and adopted, but he was one 'of the med who helped to rear the splendid superstructure, founded on law, that has made the commonwealth one of the union's brightest members. As a member of the bar he was 'tt leader, because of his attainments, while he brough to the supreme bench a mind well trained, and a poise of character that estab lished him well among the able men who have made up the court. His contributions to the framework of the law in this state have been notable, because of their solidity of logic and clarity of reasoning. Like most men of his temperament, Judge Sedgwick was quiet in his life, yet he took more than passing interest in affairs about him, and was thoroughly identified with this civic life of Jiis home town. Language Teaching in the Schools. The supreme court having upheld theNSiman law, the teaching of languages in the public and parochial schools of Nebraska hereafter will be strictly regulated. Up to and including the' eighth grade, only English may be used in giving instruction. Above the eighth grade any language is permitted. It is scarcely worth while to recount the reasons back of this. The law was not adopted td interfere with the giv ing of religious- instruction in private, denomi national or parochial schools, but to make sure that children ' attending, school in. this state should-receive proper and adequate training as far . as the eighth grade in the common lan guage of .'the country. They may be taught the foreign languages'- in ' the home or anywhere outside" of school hours. Any form of religion may be taught them, but it must be in English at-the schools. No constitutional right is in fringed upon, nor any of the inestimable priv ileges of citizenship foreshortened by the law, which moves in the direction of more compre hensive Americanism. - A new fuel has been devised for airplane engines, but it is only a mixture of well known gasoline, alcohol, benzol and other substances now being used. What the motor drivers are lookinf 'for ts something that is neither scarce nor costjy. . - - " The M er chant Marine Lightning rods are . beginning to protfude in various parts of the land just now, and the attitude of. A jax is a faimliar one among states men. However, it is in the hands of the voters tflf make the final "decision. A Kentucky man who paid $20 for a quart of whisky said it was the first time he ever knew "..th.e., stuff bringing .anywhere near what it is worth, ' ' ' ' ;"' From the New York Times. ; In the interval between July and December, 1918, aix ships of the American merchant ma rine entered the port of London, and in the cor responding period of 1919 the number was 107. There are now regular sailings of American ships on 41 trade routes. The flag if teen in ports in every part of the world. .Before the war there were harbors where the Stars and Stripes had not been displayed on an incoming ship for a generation. Shipping men mentioned the American merchant marine, as a memory; with regret if they were American citizens, with satisfaction if they were British or Germans, French or Norwegians, Japanese or Italians. The war worked the wonder of restoring the American merchant marine to .pristine im portance and prestige. Its rapid growth and re habilitation have been magical. That is why the bulky annual report of the United States Shipping Board has become s precious docu ment, replete with interest. v The signing of the armistice operated to modify the program of the shipping board. It had planned to build 3.1 ships of 17,395,061 deadweight tonnage, of v hich 2,076 were to be of- steel, 1,030 composite and wooden, and 42 concrete. Contracts for 784 ships were can celed or suspended, steel construction being preferred.. Only 355 contracts for steel ships were abandoned, while 401 composite and wooden ships and 28 concrete were struck from the list. The shipping act of September 7, 1916, called for the acqtiisitioa of a merchant marine adequate to the commerce of the United States. So lone as the end of the war could not be fore- i seen it was the business of the shipping board to requisition, buy. and build ships without num ber. When hostilities ceased, the creation of a merchant marine necessary to the carrying trade of the nation.- destined to be the indus trial and exporting giant of the world because of its natural resources and wealth, became the one concern of the shipping board. The "net. program" adopted was 2,368 ships of 13,618,836 deadweight tonnage. ' i : :, Legislation restricted the shipping board to building and operating ships.' -It had no direct jurisdiction over the promotion of foreign trade. Questions of foreign trade policy must be referred to the Department of Commerce, but the board has two representatives upon the department's foreign trade committee, arid .to that committee are passed many questions in itiated by the shipping board, which is! in con stant touch with the developments of sea-borne commerce. Ihe division ot lautnority may - oe necessary, but duplication .can ' hardly ; be avoided. One of the activities of the board is' the manning of its ships, which) .the. sea service bureau attends to. The recruiting service looks after the training of crews. Between January, 1918, and June 15, 1919,. the number of men-who qualified was 23,909. Before the war about 70 per cent of the merchant marine seamen were foreign born. Today the percentage of-' Amer ican. born exceeds 70. The supply of crews must be constantly kept up. - On June 30, 1919, the deadweight tonnage under-shipping board "con trol was 7,000,000, as compared with approxir mately 4,000,000 the year before. ; ' ' " There are some matters of major importance which the shipping board has not; vet found time to report on. .'They are the relative cost of building merchant ships in the United States and abroad, the relative cost of operation, the construction' rules and rating of vessels here and elsewhere,' the placing of marine insurance,' the overhauling of the navigation laws, and -the. legal status or mortgage loans on, vessel prop erty.; All these questions-are vital to 'a knowl edge of the ability of the United States to oper ate a great merchant marine in competition with rivals. Committees are, investigating. As the shipping board's life is limited, and under present legislation it may not contiriue to operate a merchant marine much longer, a very pressing question is what shall be done with the ships on its building program. Some woo.den vessels. have been sold, but the. great steel fleet awaits Sctiori by congress. Naturilly the. ship ping board Jias no vi'ews' for, desseminattoji W its report.'-A day ortwo .ago, the Merchants' assdeiation of New. York declared-for sales o private ownerships, the' gvoernment to accepV an unavoidable War loss. It called upon, congres for a statement of 'policy. There can be none until the committees of the shipping board re port the result of inquiries into relative costs of construction and operation. ;'. ' - Government Must Be Supreme In dealing with Alexander Howat, the, Kan sas mine workers' leader, Judge Anderson could adopt no other course than the one .be laid down. So long as Howat flouted the order.pf the court the court could deal with him only as it would with any law breaker. . : '-" v ' ;.i Judge Anderson met the. issue squarely. "Tfiis man has openly and.: defiantly disobeyed the law," he said. -The question, the court added, was whether the government or the or ganization Howat represented was. supreme. The . court ruled in favor of " the '. government, and it was a logical conclusion to the ruling, valuable to the purposes of. the record in the case, that Howat should, have personal experi ence of what happens to citizens who imagine themselves to be above the law. The country owes a big debt to Judge Ander son. He has decided the most important point involved in the coal strike. Others can settle the details as justice between the miners, the operators and the public. best warrants, but the case between the sovereignty of law in Amer ica and its challengers has been settled by Judge Anderson and settled right Whatever is left over is mere incident. Kansas Cjty Times. Home Rule for Scotland Not many persons ever have heard of the International Scots Home Rule league, the ob ject of which is the establishment of a national parliament in Edinburgh, but the organization is at lealst old enough, to have a past president. Perhaps Ireland's troubles have overshadowed the Caledonian agitation. At any rate, the' league has a formidable array of honorary presidents 108 in all, of which all but 25 are resident in the bonriie land. The other 25 are scattered all over the United States and Canada. The headquarters for America is it may seem strange St. Louis, Mo. It always has been supposed that the - real rulers of England were the Scotch members of parliament, with some , assistance from the Welsh and, occasionally, some of the Irish M. P's. Friends of the empire might fear for its welfare if the platform of the Scots Home Rule league did not contain the assurance that it is not Scotland's purpose to desert England it is merely suggested that a legislature be estab-. lished north of the River Tweed to deal with affairs peculiarly Scotch, and that the Sccrtch still retain their interest in the parliament ai Westminister. Buffalo Express. , The Day We Celebrate .... ..v.- - '.. Walter T. Page, manager of 'the American Smelting company, born in 1861. ... Gen. Peyton C. March, chief of staff of the United States army during the late war, born at Easton, Pa., 55 years ago. M. Jonnart, a famous administrator in the French colonial service, born 62 years ago. 1 Rear Admiral Luther G. Billings, U. S,. N., retired, born in New York, 77 years .ago. Thirty Years Ago in Omaha. ,', Mrs. Jesse Laceygave a 2 o'clock dinner to some of her women friends with an afternoon at cards following. .. Miss Waring gave a dance at Fort Omaha in honor of Miss Brown of Fort Meade.. William Gillette was playing at the Boyd in "Held by the Enemy." ; Mrs. F. W. Lee entertained the West End club. The 13th annual Christmas dinner was given at the Omaha Mission school to nearly 400 chil dren 'of all sizes and colors, Bible in the Public Schools. Ravenna, Neb., Dec. J!. To the Editor of The Bee:. I have carefully read the article which appeared In the dally of December 19 protesting against "Bible reading in the schools. 1 1 .. ,.i . . . I have taught In the schools of Nebraska, both rural and city, and I am speaking from my experience and knowledge of pupils and echool systems, and wish to eay that I heartily endorse the policy of Bible reading In the schools. Let the writer of the aforesaid article remember that we aa teach ers, and In fact all public officials. should work for the highest good of all concerned, and It would not be giving "preference or credence" to any one sect or faction, for all Christian churches, yes, all law and government- are based on the teach ings of the Bible. We all know that the educated rascal Is the worst curse society has to deal with today, therefore the moral education is superior to and more Important than any -other branch of learning found in the school curriculums of today. . I PATinrtr linriamrnnri fennr a man oon hive in a Christian land and enjoy the privileges of a Christian gov ernment and Christian schools, all- outgrowths of Christianity as taught by the Bible, and then raise a hand In protest against its being taught to tne rising generation. Methinks he would make a far greater protest ir ne ana his family were banished to some heathen country where the Bible Is unknown, and its truths never practiced. Would he like to have his children raised In their schools, T wonder? He also says, let the churches teach religion. Now there are about half of our school children who never attend churches or Sunday school of any kind. I think if he will look up the record he will And that our thieves, burglars, defraud ers and criminals usually spring from this class. The bolshevists and anarchists are all very much opposed to the teach ings of the Bible, and forbearance, as. he advocates. Is the. cry of cow ards and vjeAklings when vice and crime are so bold and defiant as they are today. Surely he is gross ly Ignorant of the fundamental pur poses of our education when he says it is to fit them to earn a living, for that has long been considered the third, if not the fourth object In at taining an education. Try to' deny it or ignore it as we may, we cannot get around the fact that education without religion is a failure Germany is a good example-rand it will continue to be a fatfure until the jtruths, as taught -by "The Man of Galilee," the greatest Instructor mankind has ever had, are recognized and accepted as the fundamental principles of all edu cation, and the are handed down to mankind only through the Bible. A .NEBRASKA SCHOOL, -TEACH Fife. , . ODD .AND, INTERESTING. ' f Eskimo children play foot ball with a bag stuffed with hair. ;Silver Is the earliest currency men tioned Ini the scriptures. . New York City has one lawyer for every 250 of Its inhabitants. The province of -Manitoba reaches its semi-centennial In May of next year. ', . .. Henry II of France was the first man a, replace -cloth hose, with silk Stockings. '. ' ". V -Ottly' Seven .metals were known in the daya; eft ipojupibus. There "are now more than 60" in use. n i.It'is just JL00 years since the fa mous:. .Honst .onservatory near uape to.w' was .'established. '.iThe'floor'iof- St. Peters, in Rome, is'. ,227,06 square feet, being the greatest' of aiiy .church in the world. ' The civilized nations of the world, t has been computed, strike 3,000, OQ.0 rrfartehes every minute of the 24 hourv...' . v.-.j , A d-itinguisiie'd scientist estimates the mofin annual-rainfall for the en tire surface Of jthe earth at about 36 inches. ' V "Japan pays Its members of parlia ment $1,000 for each session, with traveling expenses. There are nearly 300 active vol canoes in the world, many of them, however, being quite small. Ten years ago there were 50,000 houses empty in the county of Lon don. Now there is virtually none vacant. Musk which has given off its well known odor for 10 years has been found to have retained Its full weight. The crator of Maoina Loa, Ha waii's famous volcano, la 20 miles in diameter. At times the stream of lava issuing from it is 50 miles long. In the early days of Greece and Rome all the doors of dwellings opened outward. A person passing out of the house knocked on the door before opening it. Warren Lewis, who haa 20 acres of sugar beets three miles south of Milan, Mich., has found It so hard to get helo to top them that he cheer fully goes three miles for one man and two women, conveys tnem Doin ways and pays them $25 per day. Among old laws against kissing those of Iseland appear to have been the most severe. Banishment was the penalty laid down for .kissing another man's wife, either with or without her consent, and the same mtniaiimont xukjn enforced for' kiss ing an unmarried woman against her will. SAID TO BE FUNNY. ' "I notlcetj' yoU wave your hand to that traffic policeman." . "Yes,'r said th mfltoriit. "'Old friend of yours?" "In a way. He'a carried me to court a few times." Birmingham Age-Herald. "The Hps should move when you are supposed to be speaking. Now In this scene you denounce your husband. So let your Jawa work." 'Ai x(Bht," responded Pauline Perfec tion. "Glmrrre. a wad of gum." Detroit Vree. Press. : , ' "Ydu used td be very strong for the de baling club when you were single." "True." . - . "Why not drop around now occasion ally? . '"... "Wouldn't be any use. A married man can't put up' any kind, of an argument." Minneapolis . Tribune. The colored "prisoner denied the officer'! charge that.. he .was full of liquor. VSam," said the Judge; ". I wonder 4f you know what liquor Is 7" "Oh, yes, sah,;. answered Sam. "Llquah am sometbln thar alnt none of." Boston Transcript. - v: THE WAY TO BETHLEHEM. tonj was the way to Bethlehem To those who sought of old. By burning sands and bitter springs And nights of haunting cold, Bearing their nard "nd frankincense, .... Their , precious .gerns. and gold. Hard was the way to Bethlehem, So far it seemed, so far, By flowerless vales and arid slopes And barren heights that bar. With ne'er an omen for a guide Until they, aaw the star. ' '. But then the way to Bethlehem, i It was no longer lone; . Joy wo thelrt comrade, those who trod . iVer bruising shard and stone, Until they found for king a Child, A manger for His throne.' Upon the way to Bethlehem. Till Time shall bring release. However dim and rough the path - May not our footsteps cease. Since at the end for us awalia The guerdon of Hia peace I ' Clinton Scollard In the New York Sun.' What Shall I Be? AiwweTcd ft Boy The Plumber. By J. H. MILLAR. "Joe Davis said, when he quit his job as cashier to take over a laun dry, 'A man can get to the top quicker by cleaning uo $300 a month 'and having some rattlebrain call him a Lhmaman now and then, than by starving to death on $50 a month and having everybody call him a banker." So quotes Mr. John Burton, a re tired successful plumber and steam fitter, in a book made up of letters, which he wrote to his nephew, a young, plumber, telling him how to make his business pay. Plumber an Engineer. A pipc-wrench and a pair of over alls ,do not make a plumber. Nowa days with sky-scrapers, big apart ments, nign otnee buildings, and beautiful suburban cities the man who understands the water systems, tne orainage systems, and (lie com plicated steam and hot-air heating systems, must really be an engineer. What Shall I Be? Answered for Girls The Buyer.. By ELIZABETH MATEER. "If you are after money an 1 a good time, go in for buying," a sales girl remarked to her chum. "It means trips xto New York and abroad, meeting lots of people and having a good time all along the way." That is the impression many peo ple have and it isn't far wrong. ' Plumbing is rapidlj developing into the newer profession of "Sanitary Engineering." A good plumber makes a city more healthy; he spoils a great deal of business for the doctor. Good Education Valuable. In the Chicago public librarv there are listed just SI' different books on "Plumbing," and at the end of the list is a card which says; "See also: 'Hot Water Supply,' ,'House Sanitation,' 'Pipe Fitting,' 'Solder and Soldering,' 'Sanitary En gineering,' 'Sewerage,' 'Steam Pipes' and 'Water Pipes. " When you get through looking at this list you will wonder how any man can be a plumber without, a college education. Plumbing is a science; it requires education. In high school you should pay especial attention to physics and chemistry. Learn all you can about metals and the effect which water has on them. Study also mechanical drawing if you can,' for later you will have to work with blue prints all the 4ime. 'If you are going to be a plumbert you better start to get ready, for, in addition to all these things, you must learn how to be 'an independ ent business man. (Next week: '. "Salesman.") . . Boys" and Girls' Newspaper Servfce Copyright. 1919, by J. H. Millar.' German Modesty. At the rate its audacity is grow ing, how long will it be before Ger many will be demanding pay for the ships the allies permitted its men to sink at Scapa Flow? Boston Tran script. Back on a Peace Basis. A French theatrical manager has challenged a French dramatic critic to a duel. Prewar conditions are gradually coming back some of them.pSpringfleld Republican. tion must have a strong body, a great amount of nervous energy, ca pacity for, hard work, good taste and executive ability. The competition is ken. Each de partment of a large store has its buyer, assistant buyer and head of stock. A girl may be assistant buy er for veara before her buver mar ries or dies and leaves a vacancy. The girl who is alert and persever ing, however, stands a good chance of being promoted to the position of buyer in some other department" or in sowe other store or even in another town, for such positions are no longer confined to the city. (Next week; "A Bookkeeping Specialist") , Boys' and Girls' Newspaper Service. Copyright, li l. by J. II. Millar. How to Gauge Sugar. -The Louisiana sugar crop is re ported to be less than half what it was last year, but with a sugar crop we understand H'a not so much" what you get as what you get for it. Kansas City Star. ..' Can Count ok Delay. Frankly we are not among those who believe the world will come to an end on December 17, relying as ever upon Attorney General Palmer to begin Injunction proceedings. Grand Rapids Press. Geta No Bettor Fast. The war newe from Prussia Is sometimes bad, but generally worse. Detroit Free Press. Buying is said to be the highest paid position open to any consider able number of girls. Four or five thousand dollars a year, is not un usual and some New York buyers make as much as $10,000. It is a position also that can be better filled by women than men in most cases. Another advantage is that a girl doesn't have to be a college gradu ate in order to succeed as a buyer. in tact, the greater number have started in with only a grammar school education and have worked up through the successive stages of cash or bundle girl, salesgirl, head of stock and assistant buyer to the much coveted position of buyer. A buyer is usually the manager of her particular department, charged with running it economically, adver tising and displaying her goods, ar ranging and -storing it, and keeping in close touch with the sales. 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