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THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 1920. The Omaha bee DAILY (MORNING) EVENING SUNDAY FOUNDED BY EDWARD ROBEWATER VICTOR ROSEWATER, EDITOR IHEjBEB PUBLISHING COMPANY. PROPRIETOR MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS J, A"ocl"l Prws. of which Tha Baa ( number. H ex '?i,,T7 t '! um for publication of ill newe dlipatrhee credited to II or not otherwlie credited la Uilt pew. ud alee ,. PUbllhd herein. All rlfhti ef publication of our epocial dispatches are olio tMnid. BEE TELEPHONES) Prt4U . truth fcnf. irk for the Xw1a 1 AAA DepsrUbent of Particular Person Wanted. 1 yiCr 1UUU . LFo, Nl nii Sunday Service Colli IdlterlaJ Department Tjlar loool. Circulation Departmant . TyieMOOgk AflTertieing Department - . . . . 1008L OFFICES OF THE BEE Bon Offloo, Boa Boil din. J7U and ranam. Braneh Off Ion: Ames 411 Horth 34th I Park Bines (lit Military Ate. South Bid OnuwU Bluff 19 Scott at. I Walnut Out-ef-Town Office! New Tori Offln m fifth Art. I WaahlnttM Chicago Baasar 'Bid. I Ltaooia Ml) Laaranworth !S1 N Street lit North aOth O Btraat 1330 H Street DECEMBER CIRCULATION! Daily 66,000 Sunday 63,505 Ararat emulation for tha month subscribed and mora to bj at B. Baan. Circulation Manaiar. Subscribers toavlnf tha city should hava Tha Boo mailed to thorn. Addraaa chanced a often aa required. You should know that There are 19,000 farms within 40 miles of Omaha, averaging in size 148 acres of the richest land in the world. , . , 1 What The Bee Stands Fort 1. Respect for the law and maintenance of order. , . , 2. Speedy and certain punishment of crime through the regular operation of the cow's. 3. Pitiless publicity and condemnation of inefficiency lawlessness and corrup ( tion in office. 4w Frank recognition and commendation of honest and efficient public service. 5. Inculcation, of Americanism as the true basis of good citizenship. The American Legion is American first. , ...5 Anything wrong with Omaha's building pro gram? Why not appoint a commission to settle navy medal matter? ' I Maeterlinck is going to tackle the occult.' He ought to be good at that. ; Tha army retail store having found perma nent quarters, business may now proceed. So dear old Yuma rad a cloudy day! What B relief to the denizens of that sun-baked spot on the map. Kolchak proposes to cede a portion of Si beria to Japan. Why not throw in the moon as lagniappe? It affords little consolation to the victim of a footpad to reflect that other cities are' having their crime waves. The United States is no longer represented on the supreme bench council. And yet the world still wags on. , 'Two-pomt-seventy-nve' is down for the jj count, the supreme court having administered the final punch. ,, Afunrer the census man's i questions promptly; they are for the government, and not for private use. Turks are going to try to unify their lan gauga. They have been long enough about adopting civilized ways. , Mexico is so accustomed to being shaken up by revolution that it takes considerable earthquake to get attention.' Senator Borah may have a pup called "League of Nations," but that fact is not likely to change his attitude in the senate. Wheat and flour exports were less for 1919 than for the year before, a suggestion that the world is not looking to America entirely for its bread, s The government expert on the trend of liv ing costs does not agree with "Mitch" Palmer as to the coming tumble in prices. One of them I is Hght. a . President Gray having gotten well settled in bis office, ;somebody ought to remind him of the long deferred promise of a new passenger station for Omaha. Cutting the garment to fit the cloth is occu lt Pymg ine attention ot ine city comnnsMOiicra just now, they being engaged in the annual puz- ile of dividing the income between the several departments. Taxpayers will get the bad news later. What Started the Trouble In the encouragement of certain classes of labor to demand unreasonable wage scales the government must share part of the blame, for its wartime policy of paying big wages for little work, and yielding to almost every demand of workers on war jobs, has had no little to, do with unsettling the industrial situation and giv ing many people false conceptions pf the value of their services. For -instance, the Manufacturers' Record comrnents on the fact that riveters, white and black, in some of the government shipyards were paid $29 per day, while some Mississippi negroes who had never earned over $12.50 per week in their lives were paiq on government work at $60 per week. The record of fabulous wages paid in muni tions factories and other government-controlled war plants is familiar to all. The result of this sudden and abnormal raise in wage scales by the government was to force other industries to hoist wages or close up." That process of wage raises and consequent price raises was thus begun, which has continued until it has created a serious situation for the great mass of unorganized people, who are em ployed, neither by the government nor the big industries which pass their fcosts along to the people. , ' It must be admitted, of course, that the gov ernment's work had to be done, jbut at the same 'time it is apparent now that the government was.not'firm enough in resisting the demands of people which frequently were unreasonable, and that it was unwise, even in an emergency, to squander money as it did in its preparations for war. - v AH this has contributed to the high cost of Jiving. Houston rosU FORECAST OF THE END. In the decision of the supreme court on the 2.75 per cent beer may be descried the end of the wet resistance to the eighteenth amend ment Insofar as the decision applies, to malt liquor with reduced "alcoholic content, it is not of transcendent importance! The broader question of the right of, congress to suppress liquor traffic is squarely decided in the affirmative, Justice Brandeis writing the de cision, it being concurred in by all members of, the court save Justice McReynolds, who merely raises the point that the amendment has not yet gone into effect. This result may be accepted as in some way anticipating the case brought by the state - of Rhode Island. One of the points raised in that case is the free exercise of4he. right, of religious worship. That might be extended without any violation of its principle, to include all sump tuary legislation. . If that point wee conceded, then the matter of prohibition or the regulation of the liquor traffic would be returned to the slates, subject to the comity existing between states, and the constitutional right of the con gress -to regulate interstate commerce. But the Brandeis opinion says the right ofcongress to suppress the liquor traffic is not anMmplied power, but a power specifically granted. .Carrying this to its logical conclusion, the right to prohibit the manufacture or sale of alcoholic liquors does not finally lie in the hands of the states, but in the fedryal government.- Other arguments resting'on state rights will be presented to the court, but this latest' opinion seems very clearly to foreshadow an extended dry spell over the United States. The Two-Thirds Rule The Legion and the Labor Unions. Radical labor leaders art taking a dangerous path. In denouncing the American Legion as a "tool of capitalism" and threatening to expej all members who wear the button of a Legion aire, theyare undermining the unions they mis represent, whether they realize it or not. The A. E. F. did not divide on the point of union or nonunion; it was made up of men of Amer ica, without distinction. Thousands of mem bers of trades unions went out with other thou: sands who did not belong to trades unions, and side by side they marched and fought, doing the duty and the drudgery, sharing the dangers and enduring the privations as comrades. Now they have come back, knit just a little closer to gether because of their common experience. InJ the army the nuan who never worked stood alongside of the man who always toiled, and there sprung up an understanding neither had had before. Out of that has blossomed a spirit that means good for America. Pretended lead ers of labor who hope to destroy' this feeling to further their own selfish ends are but invit ing the destruction. The American Legion is not a tool of capitalism, but an agency of pa triotism, just as socialism is an enemy of the country through its professions of internation alism. Labor unions grew enormously in mem bership and strength during the war, because of the abnormal conditions. If they want to for feit all they have gained, they have only to fol low the advice of the mouthy radicals who pro pose to expel American Legionaires from the anions. . From the New York Times. An attempt, it is said, will be made at the democratic national convention to do away with the rule requiring a two-thirds vote to nominate the candidates for president and vice president. In a republican convention it takes only a majority to nominate. The argument for the two-thirds rule, is that it more surely ascer tains the real choice of the delegates than does a nomination by majority, but in practice one rule woks out much like the other in that re spect" Under either rule the man the delegates want nearly always gets the nomination. The chief objection to the two-thirds rule is that it leads to deadlocks which result in the nomination of some dark horse whom nobody really wants. But here, again, the fact is that dark horse nominations are pretty nearly as common in republican conventions, under the majority rule, as in democratic conventions un der the two-thirds rule. The same thing may be said of the opportunity afforded under the different rules for back-stairs combinations and deals. This, At is reported, is one of the chief arguments to be advanced by those democrats who seek a change. There was never a conven tion where there was more pf this log rolling than that of the republicans in 1888, which was governed by the majority rule. To find a real parallel one would have to go back to the dem ocratic -convention pf 1868. In democratic conventions the unit rule, by which each state delegation casts its votes in a block, usually accompanies the two-thirds ruta For instance, in the convention of 1912, the singular spectacle was presented of a ujart of the New York delegation working tooth and nail for Wilson and yet 6eeing their votes cast for Clark, the majority of the delegation hav ing decided in the speaker's favor. In the, same convention, however, Nebraska was not gov erned by the unit rule and split her vote ac cording to Mr. Bryan's wishes until he finally decided to come out for Wilson, when she cast her vote as a unit. That was a case in which Clark appeared to be the choice of a majority for many ballots, but it was only in appearance; the unit rule made, over to him many votes which properly belonged, to Mr. Wilson. After a long deadlock, caused more by the unit rule than byr the two-thirds rule, Mr. Wilson forged ahead in spite of both, and the deadlock was broken. ' We read that some of the democrats who are advocating a change are apprehensiev that the two-thirds rule will give Mr. Bryan a chance to stampede the convention for himself or an other. Mr. Bryan has never been successful as a wirepuller. His efforts in that line were most conspicuous at the convention of 1904, and the Ucombinations he then attempted to make were amaieurisn. jt me convention ot ivi; ne was a favorite with the delegates, hut although it was his last-minute stand for Mr. Wilson that brought about the nomination, it was not done by any special skill he showed, in making dick ers. A good deal more ability in back-stairs work has been shown by republicans in conven tions where only a majority was required to nominate. The true argument against the two-thirds rule is that it does not in truth accomplish the purpose which it pretends to attain. It does not ascertain the will and intention of the dele gates any more surely than the majority rule does. It sometimes leads to prolonged ballot ing to reach a result that could be attained much more simply by the majority rule. .. The repub lican conventions work muclurnore stnoothly, as a general thing, than the democratic. As for machinj influence, it has as much or as little power in one convention as in the other. 6,' No Place for Racial Grouos. . , When America was called upon to enter the war, astonishment was expressed by many pa triotic citizens at the existence of the racial groups among our heterogenous population. It was discovered, that residence in this country hade not made Americans out of many who had come here from abroad, and even among their descendants loyalty -was divided and al legiance to a foreign power took precedence over fealty to the home land. The outcry that wen! .up against the hyphen was general, and in the wave of patriotic fervor that followed many plans for the complete Americanization of all were set under way. Some of these persist. But the racial group also persists, fed on senti ment and thriving on agitation. This is wrong. Americans, should feel that their devotion can not be divided. If they can not leave domestic problems for foreign governments to be fet tled by them, they have missed the great pur pose of true Americanism. 1 . With all due regard to the doctrine of ""self determination," which contains the germ of much mischief, the mission of this country is first of all to secure the liberties and happiness of its own people: We have enough of serious problems of our own to settle without taking on the bickerings and hereditary feuds of Europe, "self-determination, if it means anything, means that a people is to decide for itself, without outside interference. This carries with it aij ' implication that Americans should keep hands off. Where we are directly concerned as a nation, as in the case of the war with Germany and Austria, we will defend ourselves to the utmost. But until foreigners who come here and"; their descendants can find it in their hearts to drop the hyphen, and forget all allegiance savethat they owe to the United States, our institutions will be in constant jeopardy. Keeping Track of Disease. - The proposed new .health ordinance, sug gested by the city health commissioner, has be hind it a reasonable purpose to safeguard the cdmmunity. Including a number, of diseases, such as whooping cough, that are not strictly quarantinable, the new regulations merely look to greater circumspection. The presence of an epidemic of any sort is more than a menace, because it is a proof that carelessness has pre vailed somewhere. So far as disease . of ' any sort' is ipreventable, its existence means that someone has been culpable. Neglect in this regard m a city is the more blameable, for it involves others than, the immediate victim. If by care the danger can be lessened, all are con tributing to the public good by promptly re porting, any form of sickness that is easily communicable.' On the doctors themselves the greatest responsibility rests, but patients should not think they are being singled out for sur veillance. Strict watchfulness is the price of good health in a modern city. When asked what reconsidered the outstand ing result of the battle of Jutland, Admiral Jel licoe replied, "Scapa Flow." And that just about tells the story. Of all the inglorious pages of history, that of the German navy is the gloomiest. Socialists object to raids on radicals, but the public will very likely endorse the move ment to return to Russia those demented in dividuals who do not appreciate our style of runping -things. i .. Stambuliwski Against Radoslavoff Bulgaria's apologists in America hold that the Balkan 'kingdom was rushed into war against its will by the impelling force of King Ferdinand and Premier Ratfeslavoff. It is cer tain that there was in 1915 a strong anti-German party in Bulgaria. All the pro-Russian Bul garians were strongly against the German alli ance, while there was a considerable element opposed to intervention on either side of the world conflict. The dominance of Ferdinand and. Radoslavoff was not to be gainsaid, how ever, and Bulgaria was committed to, a policy which the whole nation now bitterly regrets. Inasmuch as the war sentiment was far from unanimous in Bulgaria , it was possible, after the signing of the armistice, to set up a Bulgarian-government which, if not pro-ally, was at least strongly anti-war. Radoslavoff' s suc cessor as premier is M. Stambuliwsky, who op posed the war so strongly that he was subject to persecution during the years of - Bulgaria's belligerency. Now Stambuliwsky, reacting to the demands of his partisans, insists that both Ferdinand, the ex-king, and Radoslavoff, the ex-premier, together with some lesser friends , of Germany, be placed on trial before a Bul garian court. He has Kadoslavort at hand ana he intends to demand the extradition of Ferdi nand, who is. sojourning in Germany. Cleve land Plain Dealer. . Money and Value TJie person who doesn't know much about monetary science finds certain facts s which puzzle, him. If he has among his soayenirs, for Instance, a perfectly good trade dollar, plainly stamped "420 grains," he may find it refused if he attempts to use it as legal tender. It is quoted in the coin market at something less than half a dollar. Yet he knows that an ounce of silver, which contains only 480 grains, is worth on the market upward of $1.36. The silver in that coin, then, has a market value of about $1.20. 1 ' Or perhaps he got "stuck" with a coin of Canada, containing a less abundant weight of silver, but practically equal to United States coins of the same denomination; it is refused or he has to pass it at a discount. Yet this also has more than its face value tof silver. Silver that two years ago was worth blny 50 cents an ounce is today , headed for $1.40 an ounce,- apparently. Knowing that Wnen silver is at $1.30 or higher there is money in melting any of our coins for the , metal, our financial powers are worried. At any time they may wake up to discover that silver currency has disappeared from circulation. There's more money in it than appears on the face of it. Hartford Times. . llie City of Bedlam. Fremont. Neb., Jan. 2. To the hditor of The Bee: Yonder is a city, beautiful for situation, and every prospect pleases and only every class or group is intent to make all the resi discard their own languages and customs, and each class is working to have its civiliza tion chosen. HJnce every section speaks a different language, and each Utnguago group puts forth every effort to conduct the principal societies and the varied business in terests; even each class has its own system of weights and measures and money system, and the group most benefited is the exchanger. Thus there is a continual strife and verita ble warfare in that city of Bedlam., some ot our towns are built up on that plan in America, and these class divisions have been nurtured,, bring ing such a derangement that imbit ters lives, contorts minds, retards growth, hinders progress and ob viates happiness. What that city of Bedlam needa Is that in all matters of common in terest, all classes speak the , lan guage of the nation, this require ment being enforced in the schools as well as in all places, and societies relating to public welfare leaving each class to use its class tongue at the family hearth, and where such a group may obtain; but the national tongue is the public necessity. Such a Bedlam is the world, each of the national groups endeavoring to foist upon tha rest of the world its lan guage, systems, culfure, and even willing to pjunge into open war to gain this end. As in the city Bed lam, the national tongue is neces sary, so is the international language necessary for all international intercourse, leaving each tongue its home nald, for would it not be far lucre reasonable, for all to learn an easy, logical language, than to try to acquire two or more Of the racial tongues, and then it is only the ex ception that one gets a thorough working knowledge in two or more languages. The world is one family and to fraiernize there must be a medium of thought exchange and the adop tion of such features as will be logi cal and helpful to all, as the metric system, phonetic alphabets' for our racial groups, an international money system.; Why should any race or class be unwilling to accept some thing logical, systematic, time saving ajid efficient and ready to discard er ratic' and antiquated systems, if it is not to blindly seek to maintain a false patriotism? "Abhor that which is evil and cleave to that which is good. CHARLES P. LANG. For Girls to Make Homecraft Painting Furniture. By CAROLTN SHERWIN BAItBTj Getting Ready. Snowy January days are just right for doing the new furniture decorat ing. Painted furniture is rare and expensive. Why not paint your own? All you need is a paint scraper, a sheet of sandpaper, shellac and pre pared paint of the colors you want, a coarse and a fine brush, and some of your school stencil patterns. If it is an, old chair or table, re move the paint or varnish, first, with the scraper, and afterward smooth it down with sandpaper, r The First Steps. Before painting, wood needs a coat or two of filler. Your shellac acts as filler. Put it in quickly, for it dries in a jiffy and you do' not want it to dry in streaks. After one coat of shellac has dried, sand paper the surface lightly and apply another. Keep this up until all the cracks in the woo are filled. Colors and Painting. It will be only fun to paint your furniture. Select white, yellow, blue, The Day We Celebrate. Marshall Eberstein, chief of police, born 1859. Ole Hanson, former mayor of Seattle, known for his aggressive Americanism, born in Racine county, Wisconsin, 46 years ago. ' . Henry E. Dixey, one of the best known actors of the American , stage, 'born in Boston 61 years ago. . . Adeline Genee, world famous dancer, born in Aarrhuus, Denmark, 44 years ago. , Samuel Rayburn, representative in congress of the Fourth Texas district,' born in Roane county, Tennessee, 38 years ago. Woodbridge, N. Ferris, former governor of Michigan,aborn at Spencer, N. Y 67 years ago. , r . Thirty Years Ago in Omaha. ' Mayor Cushirtg entered upon his term of office as mayor, of Gmhaa. Retiring Mayor Broatch introduced him at all the city offices. Judge David J. Brewer was sworn in as as sociate justice of the supreme court of the United -States. ' . . Rt Rev. Anson R. Graves, bishop of western f Nebraska, -was a guest of his old college friend, Mr. Philip Potter. . At the competitive drill of the Omaha guards, after a trial of 30 minutes, Sergeant Fay for the second time won the medal. Judge Lee Helsley made his first appearance as police judge. He was well known as. an at torney and had a long experience as a news paper reporter. "! A i "Bible In the Schools." Lyons, Neb.. Jan. 3. To the Edi tor of The Bee: Seeing the article in The Bee on "Bible in the Schools." written by a former school teacher, I thought I would write a short ar ticle for your readers. Terhaps many, have read my arti cle on church. First of all, I believe in one God and one church. We are all striving for the same eternal I 'lace. I believe in union services, where people of the different church es unite and worship God together. 1 believe the child should be taught the Bible from' childhood and he will never depart from its teachings in the old saying," "Raise a child in the way he shall go and he will seldom depart from it." I believe the father should act as high priest in the home. I believe in Bible reading in the schools for this reason: Children who are not taught the Bible in their homes often become Christians in this way. There are no doubt children attending pub lic school who have never heard of the Bible at home and who, on ac count of the belief, of the parents, do not go to church. Again the par ents should set the example of right living in the homes, as they cannot expect their children to be what they are not. Love must reign in the home and children should respect their parents and parents should re spect their children if they expect to be respected. I will say here that I do not believe all non-churchgoers are heathens. Some of the best people I have ever met were those who did not at tend church, but they worshiped God and did for their neighbors what perhaps many church people would not do. I do not believe we should make the church a" society center. I jlo not believe in1 serving God and Mammon. Rgardless of creeds, I believe In Bible reading in the schools. MART M. KENNARD. "The Blot on the.Braln." Omaha, Jan. 4. To the Editor of The Bee: In the .letter of January 2 under the above caption Dr. E. C. Henry has missed the whole point of the laws in relation to capital punishment so far as the principle of capital punishment is intended for the wilful killer, he who pre meditates his act. Every protection is thnown around the fcierson who may have a "blot on the'brain." The principle that the wilful killer is a menace to an persons wim wuum mal in all respects, he takes life for his own selfish ends Even if con fined, the Uvea of his keepers are in constant danger Being normal, he can Impose on others to secure his freedom. And does, as has been done in the Kirk case and in others too numerous to mention. The "whole duty of a jury in a case of murder is to decide whether the murderer is a wilful killer or that he has a "blot on the brain." The doctor now heads our legion of men who went acioss the great wa ters to decide if a race of wilful killers should run amuck in the so ciety of nations. They dM this to protect the lives, homes and prop erty of all men. It was the princi ple of capital punlsHment applied on a large scale. It had the sanction of all reasonable men for its necessity. And so should this principle have the sanction and support of all men when applied on the lesser scale. A. A. SELDEN. . IN THE BEST OF HUMOR. "What aort of place la It?" "One at thoae places where the climate la all tHey've ot tp brag about." Detroit Free Preaa. ' . Baeira I oee old Turpln, the millionaire, ta dead. Who rfre his principal helre? Bogga Dr. Smlthton and Lawyer Is lington. Judge. "Thla ledy to looking for ruga. She aaya AxmlnEter." v Til ax him If I can find him, but I'm new arqund , here." Louisville Courier Journal. - t "My wife hai a great acheme to aave coal." i WhaMe It?" "Spend the winter In Florida." Kansas City Jourl. Landlady Why are you so happy today? Boarder-I think It Is becauae I feel quite young In contrast with thla chicken. Houston Post. "I've Just demanded more wagee." "Why didn't you strike for leaa work?" "Couldn't. Haven't ben doing any work In the last six weeks." Washington Star. "What do you think of Stevensons 'Travels W'.tU a Donkey?'" ..ah Hht nnt i, .inean't atimnara witn the book I intend to write on 'Adventury With an Army Mule.' " T om9 Sector. ... "Whire la the biggest dam In the world?" asked WllUe. "I do not know where It la now. inv son." replied maw. "but H was In our cellar laat" night when your paw dropped the only quart of whl'ky he ha -! broke It" Cincinnati ngulrer. or a soft green. All these colors and more, too, come in the small cans of ready-mixed paint. Apply the paint with a large, thick brush as evenly as you can. The thicker the brush, the less apt the paint is to spatter. Use two coats at least, and let the paint dry thoroughly. Putting on the Design. Designed stencil 'patterns are to he had at an art shop very cheaply. Choose fruits or flowers. The decoration of a chair is best applied to the back and arms, that of a table around the edge. Fasten the cardboard stencil pattern se curely with small thumb tacks to the piece of furniture, and apply the colors through the holes in the pat tern, using a different brush, or a clean one for each color. A fine brush is necessary for this work, and it is a good plan to have a cup of turpentine handy in case the colors run, or you want to clean your brush quickly. Remove the pattern carefully, and wur design of cher ries, oranges, roses, daisies, or the like is beautifully done on the col ored background. (Next week: "Stenciling Your Curtains.") - Copyright. 1J20, by J. H. Millar. FROM HERE AND THERE. Injections of turpentine can he used to preserve wood from insects. An efficiency of 83 per cent Is claimed for a new motor fire engine with a rotary pump. To afford a stronger grip on wires new pliers have handles that are shaped like a pistol stock. Successful experiments in growing peanuts have been conducted In Mesopotamia by Englishmen. Light and power are supplied to 168 surrounding villages from, a sin gle central station in Germany- A patent has been granted to a Chicago man for a tqpnis racket press that also serves as a cover. A vocational school for its em ploye has been established in an Idaho mine 1,400 feet underground. In order to stop, as soon as pos sible, the enormous influx of Aus trian crown notes, the Serbian min ister of finance has ordered imme diate remarking of crown notes now in circulation in Serbia. French citizens proceeding from Great Britain to France Rre no longer obliged to have their pass ports vised by British authorities, and British 'subjects traveling from France to Great Britain are exempt ed from obtaining the vise. Japan, was verging on a wool famine during the recent war, and as a result of this condition the country has taken steps to encourage sheep raising. The government of Chosen recently incorporated the sum of $n6,000 in the budget for the he may come in contact Being nor- Kfiscal year of 1919, to be used in en- couraging this industry, The practice of conveying prison ers to jail by airplane was begun in San Francisco November 1, when Ivan Gates, police aviator of the San Francisco department, flew across the bay to Alameda, and returned with James M. Kelley. who had been sentenced to six months in jail. Dr. B. H. Warren is having a con crete tree built on'his lawn at West Chester, Pa., to provide homes for birds. The tree Is upon a wire frame 15 feet high. Holes of different sizes will lure birds to nest jtnd rest. At the base of the tree will be a large concrete bath to provide the guests with running water at all times. Imitation limbs on the "tree" will give perching accommodations. You May. Find It In Stocking Cincinnati authority says yor troublesome corns just loosen and fall off Sore corns, hard corns, soft corns or corns between the toes just loosen in their sockets and fall off the next day if you will apply di rectly upon the corn a few drops oi p drug called freezone, says a Cin cinnati authority. You merely put a drop or two of this freezone on the tender, touchy corn today and instantly the corn stops hurting then tomorrow some time you may find the old tortuous pest somewhere- in your a stocking, having fallen off entirely Without a particle of soreness, pain or irrita tion. The skin surrounding and be neath the former corn .will be a3 healthy, pink and smooth as the palm of your hand. A quarter ounce of freezone is sufficient to rid one's feet of every corn and callus, and any druggist will charge but a few cents for it It is a compound made from ethe". For Boys to Make Handicraft A Cheese Box Work-Backet. By GRANT M. HYDE. It is a long time since we have built anything to assist mother in her work. This week it is her turn, and in this piece "of work we may make good use of sister's help. - Unless mother has one of those expensive work-basket stands to hold her mending and sewing, she 1 Jif H has probably always wished she had one. Perhaps we can make one out of a cheese-box that she will appreciate more than an elaborate work-basket built In a factory. The basket part is made of a roJnd cheese-box which we can easily secure at a grocery store. They are all about the same diameter- but differ in depth. For the basket we should cut down the sides to about five inches high. Don't try to split this' curved wood but use a fine saw after marking the line carefully. ' Beforethe wofk goes further", we shall ask sister to help us find.some suitable cloth and cover the cheese box inside and out, using carpet tacks but placing them inside out of sight. Then with some more of the cloth and some tape we should make rows of pockets for spools, scissors, emery, wax, needle-book, and other articles- which mother usually has in her work basket. ' The four legs, which are about 30 inches long, should be made of whatever material and in whatever design our ingenuity prompts. Neatly planed and varnished, 1x2, hardwood strips would be the simp lest. Heavy bamboo would serve. With a lathe, we might turn spin dles. If there is some worn out furniture in the attic or cellar, some ready-made spindles or legs may be secured from that. When the legs are finished, fasten them to the cheese box with screws driven from th inside, or with short iron bolts. The shelf should not be laid out until after the legs arc in place sr that its size and the notches for th legs may be determined exactly When it is finished, use long, slcii der screws to hold it in place. Fin ish the exposed woodwork with plenty of varnish. (Next week: "Swing rowing ma chine.") Copyright. 120. by J. H. Millar. RELEASED. O never had we maater to aay ua yea or nay. Or ever hrarth or horns for which to fight; But when tha aound of rannnn ram booming down th way W,a joined tha columna marching day and night. Wa found It but a aullen thing, a bloody. muddy mill Wa Joined pa blithe advenlurera who ought a freaher thrill, Who dreamed of war aa aplendld a flame; That ground a grlat forevermore tlir . aame. And we who had been maaterlrss anl free of foot and hand Were bound by rule and discipline, And kept to aoggy trenches that zig zagged through tha land, Or held tc clogging marches on ab road, Tha youths from shop and office found life a braver thing Thin all their drab existence of 111-' paat; But he who knew the open trail, the fret of winda In aprlng ' God, how wa hated war that bound in fast! And yet aninehow we stuck It out. perhnp bet-aud4 we know That If tlie world was conquered by lli Hun, There'd be no place for wanderers beneath the vault of blue, N'o road' for careless soula beneath tli" aun, Xut now but now 'tt'a over, the grent world calls again Before our feet the patha Rgaln ate free; There aren't eo many left of ua who cm' were roving men. But, Lord, there'a plenly left for us m see! , Berton Braley In the Home ftector. mas)k ss'r "BUSINESS IS GOOD THANK "wif LY. Nicholas Oil Company What Your Dollar Means to You... 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Perhaps they will, but in the meantime you are suffer ing from the burning and itching, and allowing your nerves to become badly effected, when a little Resi nol Ointment would doubtless re lieve it ali ' Resi TTn1a . .t: re . . v.,., ic BK,n anecnon is caused by some internal disorder, Resinol Ointment uaually clears it away because it contains harmless, and soothing antidotes for such condi tions. It can be wed easily for it if so nearly flesh-colored it does not attract attention. At all dmisis.