- f - Omaha Bee ORNING) EVENING SUNDAY XD BT XDWARD S08KWATEB f)R ROSEWATER, EDITOR UBLISHDia COM f ANY. PBOPBIITOB Ys Of THE ASSOCIATED PRESS l " tka M!eatloe af an wt dtmtriwe Lm attaJa. AU iKbU pUcatlo (t ou BU TZUEFHONESi a JtASV VJ-ia: lyieriuuu Var Night u4 Uy Serwh Cflt WrtBunt ...... W WW. OFFICES OF THE BEE ., Office Bm BnUdlnt, Hta ua runiH. v.-.. ik I Put MIS LMnnworth m,Y ill i:.r ir. Smiib Slat Ml N Stmt T i a I ITalniift Out.sf.Tmrn OfficMI L Bide i Usoola r ION, lit North 40m 1111 O Rtml 1SS6 a Btra CTOBER CIRCULATION! ,315 Sunday 63,160 far ttio month lutnerlM w4 iworn lilattoa Huufw. fat the city afceuM kara The Bm awilad lraaa changed aa oftan aa raquirea. I to iM know that 150 miles of Omaha. In Nebraska. 960,170 people yo-thirds of the population the state right at our doors. at The Bee Stands Fort Respect for the law and maintenance at order. Speedy and certain punishment of crime through the regular operation 01 tne courts. Pitiless publicity and condemnation of , inefficiency lawlessness and corrup tion in office. Frank recognition and commendation of honest and efficient public service. Inculcation of Americanism as the true asis of good citizenship. Iryan and Glynn?" Let's gol in y rate, no service stripes go with those hs." rybody should get in on the census, but f padding. Doc" Bryan has his patient sitting up ling notice already. d Sol is helping Dan Butler very materially ihe. street cleaning job. THE OLD YEAR AND THE NEW. The year 1919 disappointed the hope of many, chiefly because they had expected too much.' Itnid not usher in a millenium nor an era of universal peace. Its closing hours finds that the events of the preceding year did not radically change human nature. Progress was made, however, and if the higher hopes of earnest idealists were not realized, the common good of mankind has been appreciably ad vanced. A bill of particulars will not be filed here, but the fact that society has set about to reorganixe and reconstruct itself along lines that show promise of greater usefulness ie the proof of improvement. Much of the world's life is yet disturbed by the effects of the war, but the fluid condition of affairs is surely giv ing way to crystallization, and the future may be better visioned now than twelve months ago. For 1920 the world is faced with the task of putting into practice a few of the things that have been determined upon as needful. Na tions have before them problems that must be settled at home, and with which it would be unfair and unwise as well for outsiders to in terfere. These are to be adjusted on a new basis, however, that of the relation between one nation and all other nations. Internation alism, as commonly understood, is not involved in this, for each of the great family of nations is to retain its individuality, merely being brought to realize a little more fully that its selfish aims can not be allowed to disturb the others in the full enjoyment of their rights and privileges. No other result of the war will bring greater benefit in years to come than thia. It is not too much to expect that the days just ahead of us will see a cessation of the tur moil that has disturbed human affairs for so long. The madness of war is spending its force, and combatants are relinquishing the field from sheer exhaustion. Political and in dustrial disputants will continue, but the en ergies of mankind will be directly employed in bringing forth the things that are needed, and in steady, useful work will be found the panecea for unrest. Idleness begets dicontent, and in dustry is its cure. Each man to his task, and the close of 1920 will bring regrets only to those who have longed for miracles. he wood alcohol ring includes a druggist undertaker. Is the connection clear? the lawyers do start to clean house, the will watch proceedings with interest. .he American dollar may be worth only SO , but it looks mighty big standing alone. Sinti are heard of another strike of the liners. Not until next spring, let us hope. a . . f aenceau will have tne presidency or inded him without opposition. What l lor "Bryan! Chicago woman has announced her can- y for the presidency. She will get some tising if nothing else. bxinf is being added to college sport pro- In time they will begin to teach the something really useful. knese "picture brides" are no longer to imitted to America. This will help a little during Asiatic immigration. If the "eagle" boats make no better showing kinst the bootleggers than they did in the r, nothing much will come of it VJahnoy" Matter's typewriter has lost none U virility, but it will be kept pretty busy taking the 'Pershing-Lafayette story. riving accepted a woman as a member of anient, England is now to have its first lawyer. The cause is progressing. inzista and Villista forces are said to baring to stage a fiesta very shortly. is one place where we are strictly neutral. 4 r : ' IgaV.shortage in France is to continue for ' e V . . ' . It year longer, according to expen ien.- y, They will be used to doing without by time. ' ' By Districts or at Large? . The debate in the bar association convention over the method of selecting supreme court judges touches one of the fundamentals of free government. It is proposed that six of the judges be chosen from districts and only the chief justice be elected by the state at large. The supposed advantage of this lies in that it will make certain that from each of certain designated subdivisions of the state one judge of the supreme coure will be selected. Whether the benefit that will accrue to the district itself extends to the state as a whole may be questioned. The plan will narrow the choice of candidates, and tend to establish the parochial control of the court. In the lower courts the effort has been to so partition the state as to provide convenient access for the citizens to courts of justice. In these the laws of the state are variously construed and ap plied, the ends of justice always supposed to be kept in sight. It is for the supreme court to harmonize the divergences that may creep into the decisions or practices of the subordinate tribunals, a function that is not only important but vital, and which should not be circum scribed in any way by the possibility, however remote, of local interest. It is not shown that the jurisprudence of Nebraska has suffered in any material respect because of the custom of election of judges of the highest state court by the votes of all the people. Neither does it appear that this will be improved by allowing the selection to be made by divisions. The nonpartisan primary choice of candi dates has not, perhaps, -worked out ideally, but it is in keeping with the spirit of democracy as at present understood. Difference of opinion as to the qualification of the candidates fre quently exist between the voters and the mem bers of the bar, but the latter should at all times remember that the choice finally rests with the voters. Judges may be' "experts," as one lawyer characterizes them, but they also are public servants, and sometimes the one who is nearest the people gives the most satisfac tion, because his decisions have a human qual ity, and are not all conceived fn the atmosphere of pure reason. Why ahould the Intercollegiate Socialist so fty -meet behind closed doors? They would 11 their heads off if one of the old parties tried uch tactics. Any political system that can not ind out in the open is unfit for this country. k mm mm mm The ene thing noteworthy in the career ot Xder was that he did not apply his retire- eory to 'himself, but found time to do .good work 'at 70, although he set 60 lime for withdrawing from active life. (example "of the difficulty of squaring and practice this will long stand pre- THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1919. Our Free Legal Aid From Vale to Volley? From the Chicago Tribune. Representative Siegal of the house commit tee on immigration, who accompanied the Bu- ford to the three-mile limit when the ship tarted on the red exodus, says that Emma Goldman, Mr. Berkman, and the other 249 radi cals were luxuriously accommodated on the vessel and were enjoying themselvei denounc ing the barbarity of the United Mates. They have warm underwear, plenty of money, good clothes, and much baggage. The destination of the Buford was not revealed when it sailed, but the general direction was back to boleshevism. .... Mr. Berkman, in the course oi nis oeparting A that he exoected to join Lenine in the management of soviet Russia. This was one or tne several inings wm nugm iuuni that the reds were not fully informed, when they went away, as to alt the beauties and reali ties of the proletarian revolution. To Mr. Berkman it is a prontame aosirac- tion. To Mr. Lenine it is a gory fact, kept a fact by healthy, good nat ired young Chinamen who have no emotional reticences with regard to slaughter. We have not heard Mr. Lenine asking for any help in the leadership of the revolution. His secret service is reported to be good. y , . . , We imagine Mr. Lenine is getting a wireless report fronv an agent regarding the amiable intentions of Mr. Berkman. We imagine him asking his secretary to make a note to have four healthy, good natured Chinese killers meet Mr. Berkman at the dock. A tew rrencn gnosis ... ... d-i would De giaa io say somcuung iu bhw if they could find a medium. Danton would be one unless even ghosts have sardonic pleas ures and Danton et al. prefer to watch Mr. Berkman and grin. Russia is not a olace of warm underwear, much money, warm clothing,. and personal ef fects in bags. Russia, having the fact of the revolution, it cold and starving, with little clothing and with valueless money. If Mr. Berkman does not lose nis nead ne will lose his flannels. The comrade will not want to shock the shivers of the patriots by remaining comfortable in his warmth. Neither will Miss Goldman. They will take them off, although it is not the season. They will not want to keep their sound currency when so much soviet money is to be had at the pre vailing rate of exchange. The essential of American boishevism ts that the condition- of society attacked shall re main invulnerable to attack. If our reds de stroyed it they would destroy themselves. They cannot have warm underclothing and plenty, of monev unless this dastardly society produces and protects. vThey can have warm principles. They need to assault but not to succeed. Our ruddiest red would become ashen if he thought that the next speech would bring the revolution. Mother Jones has the right idea. She says she is a bolshevist, but they can't send her where boishevism is. The reds in New York -who have not vet been taken into custody for deportation attacked the tins island terry the other day in an attempt to release tne radi cals still held in detention. When Goldman and Berkman were ordered out they appealed to the courts. They want society as organized to protect them in their rights. Their rights are the rights they attack, protected, by the institutions they attack, and they say that the United States is barbarous because it is sending them from a land not properly and humanely organized to one which is. We are not barbarous. We hope Berkmrn is not met by the healthy, good natured young Chinese, who think a good deal less of a human head than of a chicken head. We hope Emma keeps her underwear. We hope that the rela tion of one ootato to a bushel of rubles will re main unimpaired. We wish them all well in Russia. Need More Experience. Inexperienced men filling up the Boston no lice force after the strike cut crime 20 per cent. Hasty conclusions are to be avoided. Perhaps the criminal classes were too chivalrous to take advantage of the situation. Brooklyn Eagle. State your case clearly but briefly and a reliable lawyer will furnish the answer or advise in this column. Your name will not be printed. Let The Bee Adviae You. Divorce. C. A. B. -I married my present husband two years ago. Prior there to I had been married and my ror mer husband died. leaving me with three small .children. My present husband knew that I had these chil dren and agreed that he would take care of them the same as If he had been their father. Lately he haa be roma verv mean to the children and stated that he would no longer live with me unless I put the children m a puhllo Institution, which I positive ly refuse to do. Does this consti tute cruel and Inhuman treatment and If he leaves me on that account can I sue him for divorce and re cover alimony aa well as support for the children? Answer You can. Insurance. N. B. H. I had my barn Insured and In the policy there was a clause that provided that the policy should be void If I "kept, used or allowed on the premises gasoline or petroleum or any of its products of greater in flammability than kerosene oil." I had been keeping my Ford car with its gasoline tank in the barn, al though at the time of the fire In the barn the automobile or tne gasoune tank was not there and no trace of gasoline was found. The insurance company claims that I violated the contract and refuses to pay me. Can I recover? Answer Tou cannot. Tou should have kept your contract and had en dorsed thereon consent to keep the car in the building. Insurant- Theft of Automobile. V. R K. Please let me know whether under a policy insuring asainst automobile theft and which policy provided for payment 80 days after notice and proof of loss that if the automobile is recovered after the 60 days, can I still recover on the policy? Answer Tou can. cJtos' Corner . Woodcraft For Boy and Windbreaks. Br ATXELIA BELLE) BEARD. Windbreaks are things that break the force of the wind. Campers and hikers are sometimes mighty glad of ne to keep the camp fire from being blown to the ground and to keep from being blown upon and chilled themselves while resting after a brisk hike. There are natural windbreaks such as high banks and big rocks, and in the lee of these you often find char red embers showing that someone has taken advantage of the protec tion they give. But banks and rocks are of no use if the wind blows to ward them; they must make a wall between the wind. and you to be of any service. So you can not always depend on them even though you happen to be in their neighborhood. A good plan when you go on an all day hike, especially in windy weather, is to take your belt axe and rubber blanket with you. The axe for building the windbreak if you are where you can get wood and brush and the blanket in case you camp in the open for dinner. . A brush windbreak can be put up quickly if several do the work. First chop two" straight, strong stakes of green wood for uprights. They window: t Line Young Citizens Adventures Finding a Liberty Bond. By R. 8. ALEXANDER. A piece of paper flew agaiit Hunting Eye's leg. When he picked it up, he knew that it must be some thing very important, for the paper was very new and crinkly and cov ered with fine lines. It looked something like the paper money he had seen some time before except that it was much bigger. He took it to his friend, the mayor. "Youngster, you've found a liber- DOT PUZZLE. The Worst Injustice. Suspended train service hits hardest the woman who didn't want to go away until the train she would have gone on, had she wanted to go, was discontinued. Toledo Blade. Stockholder. P. M. I am a stockholder in a corporation and I told the directors that I could sell a considerable amount' of stock in the company to some of my friens. I did not say anything about the compensation, but assumed that I would be paid the reeular commission that was be insr paid to other salesmen. Am I entitled to the same commission that the company paid to other men in the absence of an express contract on the part of th company to pay me? Answer There is no reason why an ordinary stockholder should not contract with his corporation with the same freedom as an individual, provided only that the weight of his holdings of stock does not compel the making of contracts with him unfa vorable to the interest of his fellow stockholders. The fact of his inter est in the corporation may, however, lend force to the contention that he intended that the service rendered by him to be gratuitous, but where that was not the Intention, and al though there was no express con tract for pay, the stockholder would be entitled to compensation for hi services the same aa paid to that of any other salesmen. Service of Summons. C. H. D. If summons are not served on you as required by law and you have made no appearance In the case the foreclosure proceed ings as far as you are concerned would be absolutely void. The fact of your making a sale provided you were a party to the suit and service had upon you would make no dif ference. I would advise you seeing a lawyer for the purpose of looking up the records. Name of Corporation. R. K. Can a corporation that has been organized and doing business in this state for many years enjoin an other corporation from using a name so similar that it is misleading to the public? Answer: It can. cme this &. THt UNITED STUTKOT AMtBCA' M ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS j CheVELVET HAMMER Bycflrfhur "Brooks "Baker ,. The Merchant Fleet ot the American people a tremendous Ud billions of money, but the report of Qlpping board shows that the American I bap been restored to 41 of the great ocean fie routes of the world. Ihe report says It while a majority of the ships are engaged Erade over transatlantic routes and in South fierican lanes, yet some of them have been Ved On routes where for more than a gener al the Stars and Stripes have never been seen iling from a masthead. (Thus the ambition of the United States to Ve a great merchant marine has been realized, ii the prospect that America will take its l. th. iMilrr of all nations in ocean ship Ir The government's fleet now consists of iSO vesselsTwith a total of 6,791.080 tons. When irmittirf was signed but a little more than a tar ago the United States had become the ading shipounaing nauou i- to tonnage capacuy tr'Z,;"' ruction. Ihe ooara rcpuna . "mik -3 .arter of If 19. 48 per cent of the world's Vage was under construction in American What it has cost this government to achieve proud distinction of leadership n sach , Ct period cannot yet be computed, but what- Marine T'uincd.-Washington Bolshevism on the Down Grade. The statement made at Lincoln by General Pershing, that boishevism is doomed in Amer ica. mav well be extended to the world. Bol shevism is waning, even in Russia, where has been given a fair trial. Lenine and Trotzky realize it, although the ejid may not yet be ap parent to their followers. Among the' peas antry these reformers have encountered the rock on which their scheme of altruistic com munism is going to pieces. Whatever willing ness the city workers may have evinced toward communistic endeavor, the peasant has re mained a steadfast individualist. He is willini? that in the cities tools and product alike may be owned and shared in common,. but he waits to own and control his land for himself. This question is open yet, but its final solu tion is forecast by the attitude of the agricul tural Soviets. They resolutely decline to accept the property in common idea of the urban grqups, and a clash between the two ideas is impending. Another factor is that the dreamers at the head of the bolsheviki have found out that con tinuous and satisfactory production depends oi. intelligent direction and management, and that this can not be furnished by the proletariat. They hope to provide for this- in the future by educating and training their own experts, but at . the present they must depend on foreign overseers. Furthermore, the "short hour" day has failed utterly to meet the requirements, and Russian factory workers are back on ten and twelve-hour schedules, and some of them even longer. In plain words, the communistic idea has again clashed ith human nature, and gone to pieces, just as it has in the past. The bits of foam from the Russian wave that splashed over into, the United States will disappear, leaving no trace on our institutions. Douglas county voters who have been in the habit of electing George W. Day to the district bench term after term for lo, these many years, will endorse the judgment of the supreme bench in picking him to fill a vacancy in the state's highest tribunal, . JOSEPH BARKER. Insurance is an issue that the sinner can't avoid unless he wants to see his wealth and hap piness destroyed. Alas for those who put their trust in chemicals and hose! The sneaking blaze may fail to notify the watchman's nose, and while the sleepy 'fireman hunts a tic to match his socks, the flame may reach a height from which it's visible for blocks. Rut Joseph Barker does his best to guard llie public weal by selling cold insurance under, sig nature and seal, providing that when luck lias set your property alight, the company will pony up and make the matter right; so when possessions climb aloft in curling wreaths of smoke, you're able to regard it as a Charlie Chaplin joke. If your alert employe should become a skill ful thief, Joe Barker will requite you with finan cial relief. If plate glass in your window front should get a fatal whack, his policy assures ,you you will get your money back. If you should bend a fender in a senseless motor wreck, he'll mail you in the course of time a soft and sooth ing check. His nature, as you thus observe, his talent and his trend, is versatile employment as the public's thoughtful friend. He serves on all committees boosting Omaha's affairs, and large responsibility ubiquitously shares. He has a broad and bonny smile, a handshake full of pep, this competent possessor of an enviable rep. (Next subject Paul W. Kuhns.) should be a little over four feet long and fork at the top. Sharpen the lower etid of each stake to a point and then drive both deep into the ground about five feet apart. If the ground is frozen, use low-branching trees instead. Put a pole across from one stake to the other, resting it on the forks or crotches, and lay other poles slanting from the ground to the cross-pole, the slant toward the wind. Over this framework put plenty of brush. In summer, any kind of branches will do, in winter use evergreen. For open camp make a rubber blanket windbreak, the blanket tak ing the place of brush. Better be provided with upright and cross pole in case none can be found, also small stakes to peg down the lower edge of the blanket. (Next week: "Hiking.") Boya' and Girls' Newpaper Servtca Copyright. 11. by J. H. Millar Sale. L. B. I bought a twinebinder ma chine which was guaranteed. The machine did not work and I returned the machine, hut they refused to ac cept it. At the time I purchased the machine I gave a note upon which they have sued me. Can I re cover damages for the loss of part of my crops owing to the failure of the machine to work, and do this in the same suit that is now pend ing against nie. Answer: Tou can. of sale that the horse was not reg istered. This is not true as he never told me that the horse was not registered and he would not have made out the warranty had he told me what he claims he did. Can I recover? Answer: Tou can. Forcible Entry and Detainer. J C. D. An action was started on the last day of the third day on which notice was given to vacate. I have been Informed that the full three days should have lapsed be fore the action should have started. Please let me know whetehr the suit has been prematurely brought? Answer: Where an act is to be performed within a certain time, as within three days after serving of a notice, the party notified has the whole three days in which to per form the act, and an action insti tuted on the third day is premature. ty bond," said he. "You're lucky. If we can't find the owner, you can keep it. It is worth $100." "What is a liberty Donnr asKea the boy from the; North Woods. "It is a promise of the govern ment to pay the holder of the bond a certain sum of money." "Why does the government make such promises?" "Well, you see, when a private rerson needs more money than he has, many times, he is able to bor row from some one else. Often, he gives in return for the money he borrows a promise to pay bark at a certain time the amount he borrows together with a certain additional amount called interest and given as payment for the use of the money. This nromise to pay is called a promissory note and the person to whom the promise has been made can collect the amount in court. "Now, when the government needs more money than it has, it can do exactly the same thing. Promises to pay made by the gov ernment in this manner are called bonds. The government prints these bonds or promises to pay. Then it sells them to whoever wishes to buy. For instance, the man who lost this bond paid to the government $100 and he received for it the bond. The bond is nothing but a promise of he government to pay to him in 1939, $100, and every year before that time, a certain sum as interest. A bond is merely a means by which the government borrows money. "I'll keep the bond for a couple of 10' 1S a 67 6b & A 61 7ft 7b n 74. 7 54 a to' 5a 55 65 .56 ay 4o 53 37 5b 51 So AC 4i V 44 a i 5o 49 4ft 7 55 4 4S 5 34 fee 55 24. 32. a 47 5i 25 ,2b 28 25 .50 a 29 2 7 It 14. 10 8 15 21 20 '9 if 16. Trace the dots most carefully, And old yoi Draw from on ta twa, and ao on to ih end. days and lee if I can find who it be longs to. You come back next week and, if I have not found th: owner by that time, I'll give it to you t' keep." "Tfie"xTweek: "Hunting Eye Mrcls the Census Taker.") Boj-a1 and Olrla1 Newipapar arvlc Copyright, 1111. by J. H. ailllRr. "BUSINESS tS GOOD THANK YOU" LV. Nicholas Oil Company Landlord and Tenant. M. H. N. 1 rented an apartment Hiul was supposed to get heat, but the smoke almost ruined my clothes and furniture. Now can my land lord put me out or close down the apartments without giving his ten ants a written notice and can I put up a stove? Was without heat for two days. Can landlord write notice himself? Answer: Landlord must give no tice. 2. You have a right to put up stove provided you are not furnished with heat. 3. Landlord can write notice himself. ronAV The Day We Celebrate. George T. Morton of Harrison & Morton, real estate, born 1877. Gen. Tasker H. Bliss, U. S. A., former chief of the general staff and later one of the Amer ican representatives in the peace conference, born at Lewisburg, Pa., 66 years ago. , Emile Doubet, former president of the French republic, born at Marsanne, France, 81 years agoi Harry S. New. United States senator from Indiana, born at Indianapolis, 61 years ago. William W. Hastings, representative in con gress of the second Oklahoma district, bom in Indian Territory, S3 years ago. Thirty Yeara Ago in Omaha. Mrs. George W. Ames' reception New Year's night was one of the handsomest of the season. Professor Goetschalk of the Chicago Con of Music was in the city visiting a former pupil. The Y. M. C. A. signalized the end of the vr bv adding its one thousandth member, Tohn W. Moore of E. Riall & Co. Rev. Joseph T. Duryea and Miss Anna Plummer were married at the Congregational church, and directly afterwards left for a fort night's wedding journey in the east Judge Dundy and Clerk Frank left for At chison, Kan., to attend a reception given there by Mayor B. Pj y?gener to Judge Biewer- Naturalization. F. S. Please answer the following in your legal aid column. If a man comes to this country and fails to take out naturalization papers will his children be Americans if they are born here? Answer: Children are American citizens. Sale. K. E. W. I bought a horse and the purchaser guaranteed in writing that the horse was registered. The purchaser now claims that ne 101a me before he signed the contract piano or that may win admiration tor excellence in some one or another oC ihe features that distin- cpisK fine piano making iittle matchless iMpiBUj ml OUR H0L1DAT 1 GREEK I DAILY CARTOONETTE. YES-MT HU5BRNJJ RLWFtf 5 LEAVES HIS SHOPPING UNTIL THE NIHT BEFORE CHrvl5TMR5- RNB THEN HE COMES HOME L0RT3EB WITH 1 ' III.IUllU-' )I excels in all. In every register its ; tone is incomparably teauhiul, it -resonance superfy and swl'Stirring And its transcendent inusical cfralities will outlive those orany other piano m the world tiy i. AL as to sneer- yoc BIG SALE ON SMALL GRAND PIANOS NOW ON $700 and Better CASH OR PAYMENTS ' 1513 Douglas Street The Art and Musk Store r 7 to you, is, that we wish for you a happy Holiday Sea son and a full measure of success and prosperity for the New Year and for the years to come. The good will and lib eral patronage extended to the United States Na tional Bank has .always been greatly appreciated oy ; this institution, and it is to the end that we may merit a continuance of public confidence and co-opera tion that the Di rectors and Offi- 1 A, ilm t-f fI . IT I MKQMMM& cers of the Bank WM-"m will' bend their CX P best efforts in the fu- 1 0t3mi 'diiWm