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3 G B a HE OMAHA SUNDAY BAti; JANUARY 11; 1920. IL: i The Omaha Bee DAILY (MORNING) EVENING SUNDAY FOUNDED BT EDWARD EOSEWATEK VICTOR ROSEWATER, EDITOR THE BEE PUBL13HINQ COMPANY. FBOPRIETOR MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tat Awocitud Press, of whlca Th Bee to Biambar, to a- tuitl solltktd to tdt om for paMlostlon of 4tl aewt etspatehat credited to It or not otherwise credited la this rarer, ud alio tlx local Bv BUfclistied b.r.is. ill risbtt of pubUofcUofi at iu special dispatches art also mmi BEE TELEPHONES i PrlTete Branca Iwoanfe. Ask for tht Trl At 1 fssi Depertaieal er Particular Fsraoa Wsated. 1 jrlCr 1WU Mttorlal DtDertnieni t'liculsUoa Dlnmfit AdrarUalnf DepartnMUt Far Nlf hi and Snafar Jtnrlee Call I TTIST 10081. Tyler 1MSL OFFICES OF THE BEE Bon Offloe. Baa Bull dint, 17ta tod F smalt. Rrtach Offloas: mra " slid North Mtk I Park Mil tttfanworth Tim (Ut Mllltsry In South Side till H Street Osiuoll Staffi IS Scott St. I Walnut lit North 0th Out-of-Town Offkeat 'Kw Talk Offloa tm Fifth An. I Wuhiaatoa Jill O Street Chleaao . Bawar Bld. I Lincoln 1358 Street DECEMBER CIRCULATIONi Daily 66,000 Sunday 63,505 Awse circulation for tht Month subeerlbtB an 4 rrot Is by B. B. Bmu, Circulttloa Maoafer. Subacrlbera laavinf tha city should have The Baa mailed ta tham. Address changed aa eftaa aa raquired. Vou- should know that Every United States army balloon mart Who saw active service in the great war was trained in Omaha. What The Bee Stands Fort 1. Inspect for the law and maintenance of order. 2. Speedy and certain punishment of crime through the 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. , Mr.; Bryan, aa usual, started something. PEACE, AND THERE IS NO PEACE. Exchange of ratifications of the Versailles treaty at Paris yesterday marks the formal end ing of th war between Germany and other sig natories, the United States being the only one of the "big five" not represented at or taking part in the ceremony. This anomalous situation is the direct result of the course pursued by the president of the United States, who attended the conference at Paris, where the treaty' was negotiated. It does not flow from the terms on which Ger many has made settlement. Those are accept able, even the obnoxious arrangement whereby Japan secures a large Chinese province having been conceded that war might cease. But Mr. Wilson had another idea in view when he went to the peace conference, and" he imbedded In the document a covenant for a league of na tions, containing provisions distasteful to a large number of his countrymen. To nse his own, phrase, he tied the treaty and the covenant together so that the one could not be ratified without the other. . ; Amply warned that his plan would not re ceive the sanction of the senate, Mr. Wilson went ahead, and since returning home has in sisted on having his way. The net result of this is that the United States was not among the nations exchanging ratifications with Ger many. The affairs if Europe are once more in the hands of Europeans, where they ought to be. And, what is more important, American affairs are in control of Americans. We may manage our internet and external relations for the fu ture as we have in the past, with an eye to the safety of our institutions. Our national ideals and altruism have suffered nothing in moral or material, importance because of the develop ment. If any impression has been created abroad, it is that Americans are not ready to give over any part of their independence. What will come from the situation will de velop as days pass. If the president's plan to postpone the decision until after March 4, 1921. prevails, the country can abide the issue. It will be better ,to wait even that long and be safe than to engage in an enterprise from which we might have to withdraw because of its un- wisdom. Prohibitive wages will not help solve the housing situation. ' Work and save" is skill the slogan in the war on high prices." Dan Swanson leads off in asking renomina- tion. And Dan is some go-getter. The "soviet ark" is resting at Kiel. That would be a good place to discharge its cargo. Another veteran policeman takes his pension and a private job. It is a good way out of the turmoil. . , x . , Unfilled tonnage of steel orders continues to increase. The mills are only about three months behind now. . "Johnny" Maher and his typewriter have cut the democratic party adrift. Now Mr. Bryan has got a job on his hands. If Kitty Gordon asks $25,000 for her eye lushes, -what, do you think, would she have de manded had something happened to her back? Lodge against Wilson for 1920? AH right. With Lodge standing for American and Wilson for the world at la,rge, the answer ought to be easy. t ' Lucy Page Gaston announces her candidacy for the presidential job on an anti-tobacco plat form. Hop to it, Lucy. The dry campaign started on less. High prices being paid for well bred hogs do not suggest a great falling off in the pork producing industry. TheJ farmer will continue to feed the world. While the United. States did not take part iiv the proceedings at Paris yesterday, it is safe to say that Europe has little apprehension of an attack from this country. - Mr. Colver in the attitude of accusing "Mitch" Palmer of colloguing with the reds in order to save the packers from the Federal Trade board presents an odd spectacle. . Alexander chosen to succeed Redfield in order to save Missouri for Wilson against Bryan? Who would have thought the White House contained such crafty foresight? ' "Rye, Bourbon, or Whisky?" Evidently the dear old London Times has never come across Colonel Robert G. I-nger-soll's apostrophe to "co'rr likker." Had Lord Northcliffe or any of his editors ever visualized the picture of waving fields of ripened train, the mellow sunshine poured round it, ,' the drowsy air'filled with music of laughing' girls and tinkling waters, the sweet content of work well done and guerdon earned all discovered by the colonel in a bottle of bourbon, he would never be guilty of the onslaughts we are pained to note in his great paper. But there if is, the pusfyfooter out-footing the pussyfoot. Britons are warned against the K insidious American redeye, now flooding tho bars and taprooms at. the tight little island. It, according to the Times, not only giveth back its color in the cup, but it provokes wrath, evokes riots, calleth forth spirits from the vasty deep, sends the imbiber reeling- help less into foggy London thoroughfares, soaked to the gills and, doomed to awake in the cold ! gray day (which over there outlasts the dawn) with such a katzenjammer as is beyond words i.to describe. Beware this foreign intruder, cau tions the Times. Stick to the home product, the usquebaugh of old Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England. It may be made from potatoes or what not, but it is the tipple to which ,the subjects of King George are accustomed,' and they invite dis aster when they take to" running after anything that comes front a Yankee still. Poteen may reek of turf smoke, and some of us who recall "Handy Andy," "Tristram Shandy," or similar tales have thought mayhap it might reek of something more potent, but if the Britishers prefer it to our firewater, let them have it. ' The' memory of bourbon and rye will long dwell in the minds of some who are now deprived of their presence, and "who will be inclined to question the taste of those blessed islanders who still may wctx their whistles, soak their tongues and swell their, heads with strong waters, that they should be even from patriotic inclination partial to the stuff they have ab sobed under the impression they were drink ing whisky. But there is. yet no accounting for taste. , The list of architects competing for the job of building the new Nebraska state house is eminent enought to insure at least a monument to art as well as something for modern utility. Governor Smith of New York proposes to gum the dry game by asking the legislature to rescind the endorsement. Such proceeding will add a bit of argument if nothing else to the ; situation. " Omaha building trades are moving to a gen eral advance in wages. ,It will mean the fur ther postponement of a considerable amount of building. Killing the goose will not help the output of eggs.' Maurice Maeterlinck has cancelled his lec ture engagements in America. He is not the licst European to realize the difficulties in the way of learning the English language in six weeks. Also, that Americans are not as easy as they look. . Memorial Cottages ' The number of lives the war took has not been adequately reckoned. The number of fam ilies it broke up is likewise uncounted. Yet right after it we have a greater shortage of housing than ever. There is interest in this connection in a letter to the London Spectator, evidently from one of the sufferers of the war. It contains a suggestion which may or may not be new in this country. - The writer calls attention to an article in the London Chronicle telling of the building of 120 cottages for ex-service men in Westmore land, called war memorial cottages. - It is not clear to him whether these were built by public or private funds, but never mind that. "Would it be possible." he asks, "for individuals to do likewise? What more practical memorial of any fallen hero than to provide a home for a dis'abled soldier or sailor, or for his widow and children?" . Though our war widows and orphans and our disabled soldiers are few compared with the losses of Great Britain, we have need enough for more houses, and the memorial cottage idea is -- not a bad one. Hartford. Times Marrying on $125 a Month. ' An offer of a prize for the best essay on "Marrying on $125 a Month" ought to bring out some interesting information. The success of such a venture depends on one thing. If the parties involved are content to live on $123 a month: until they can do better, they will pull through. They will not be able to carry on at the rate of $250 a month, however, and in these days when mechanics are asking $10 a day and moving picture operators in Chicago are shying at $63 a week, $125 a month will not provide much in the way of luxury. It is enough for two to live plainly on, even in Omaha, and lota of folks are doing it, some on even less. Young folks who, have the spirit that used to lead the bride and groom into the deep woods, with a sharp axe and a dependable rifle, there to erect a homestead, can get along on $30 a week, but they will not drive an automobile, nor hire a maid, nor do a lot of things like that. And their comparative poverty Will not deprive them of all the comforts and pleasures of life, for they can find in their home and their own society a joy that does not exist elsewhere, and which is .above price. ' ' ' Answer the Census Questions. Census enumerators report their work, de layed and interfered with because some people decline to make response to the questions asked. It is due, very likely to a misapprehension, the citizens thinking the government is looking for information that may be put to some "sinister use. This is entirely mistaken. The inquiries rriade for the purpose of the census have no per sonal application whatsoever. Some of them may be odd, or even appear impertinent, yet they are all intended to provide a general knowledge .of certain conditions, resting on an accurate basis. Information so obtained is kept sacredly private by the "census office, coming forth only in tabulated and classified form, giv ing figures that may be used as data for a va riety of purposes, but involving nothing of in dividual inconvenience, discomfort or disgrace. Failure to answer the questions promptly and properly only serves to detract from the value of the work by rendering if inaccurate. Give the census man "the dope," and you will be helping the country to that extent Views and Reviews General Pershing Lets Omaha Get Re-Acquainted With Him Omaha has had an opportunity to become re acquainted with General Pershing and to find out that he matches up with his pictures and pen pictures. Whatever folks may think of his oratorical abilities, he showed himself- a good fellow, agreeable and accommodating, ready to meet people, untiring in shaking hands, a, will ing inspiration to the youngsters, appreciative of the enthusiastic reception accorded him. Gen eral Pershing recalled his first visits to Omaha in the early nineties and his part in the inter state military tournament held here in the sum mer of 1892, for which he trained a company of university students who walked off with $1,500 in cash as one of the big prizes. Those were the days of the Omaha Guards, the Thurston Rifles and the Creighton Guards, when the boys in uniform held the center and were admired and applauded by the multitude as they went through their evolutions on High School grounds or Jefferson Sou.ire. General Pershing .n'.so referred to the friends he counted amoni; the leaders of Oma ha's civic arid business life, among them my father, with whom, as I have before indicated, he kept in touch after he left Lincoln, going up the ladder of military fame. An extract from a letter he wrote from the field in Santiago is worth quoting again. It is dated July 19, 1898, and addressed "My Dear Mr. Rosewater:" "Though the news of the fall of(Santiago has gone to the world by wire, yet perhaps a letter from one who has gone through the heat and rain and fighting may be of interest. Really, I think no army has ever endured what this one has. It is a wonder there are any left. Still, nothing succeeds like success. That success is due to the valor and patriot ism of the individual line officer and enlisted man these by their combined efforts have brought glory to American arms, ("Well, it was a hot fight, that July 1. Thown into the middle of it at the crossing of the San Juan river, under the fatal balloon, k where the converging artillery and infantry! fire made life worth nothing, we waded the 'river to our srmpits and formed line in an opening in dense undergrowth facing our ob jective, the San Juan block house, all the while exposed to volley firing from front, left front and left flank, and you know what it means to be uncertain as to the position of the enemy. On the dusky troopers trudged, their number being gradually diminished until they reached the open in front of the position . when they advanced by rushes almost half way, then went the balance with a charge. Spanish small arm fire is terrible. The low. flat trajectory of the Mauser is only equaled by that of our own Krag-Jorgensen. Men in the third and fourth iines are in as much danger as those nearer, indeed less casualties occurred close to the entrenchments. The ousKy lutu cavalry is my regiment, and rt was inspiring to accompany them. Our losses were 20 per cent killed and wounded 50 per cent of officers were lost a fearful rate. I doubt the expediency of attacking intrenched positions from the front, the enemy being armed with modern small arms. Artillery and flanking fire are safer, to say the least. . It .was costly, but it decided the fate of San tiago. We are done and ought to go home, but I fear we are not to go yet." The week marked the passing of former Gov ernor Ezra P. Savage in his 78th year out in the Puget Sound country, where he had Jived since leaving Nebraska shortly after .the con clusion of his official career as governor of this state. Governor Savage enjoyed the distinction of having been also the first mayor of South Omaha. South Omaha, be it known, was laid out on paper in, 1884. and its inhabitants were soon organized as a village of which Colonel Savage, one of the pioneers of the live stock commission community there, became a mem ber of the board of trustees. A contemporary account of South Omaha at this nascent stage' (January 1, 1887). gives this description: "South Omaha is a curious community and well worth a day's time of the sightseer. It is a combination of the city and the west ern country town. East of the railroad tracks, upon a rough,t ungraded hillside, are bunched the frame and brick houses composing the . general' trading point of the village, v The dwellings scatter in all directions and vary in point of architecture from a plain,. unpainted house of one room, to the two-story struc ture upon which the designer must have parsed sleepless nights in originating fancy work. There are no sidewalks, and the man with the broadest sole makes the best prog ress after a rain storm. "Here there is a wonderful 'absence of so cial distinction. The elegantly attired busi ness man, with head covered with a shiny tile, hobnobs with the farmer, who has come to town with his wagon load of truck, wear- ing his blue jeans and sou'wester, which has weathered many a storm; the cowboy with his long boots, flannel shirt and wide-brimmed hat, is to be seen chatting familiarly with tfie dain tily dressed city chap, whose stylish pants are rolled up out of the way of dirt, which , clings to his pointed shoes. Everything gives way 4o the one idea of building up South Omaha. Merchant and farmer, capitalist and laborer, Christian and skeptic, prince and pau per, are all equal, when on bended knee be fore the shrine of the almighty dollar." This was the South Omaha which made Col onel Savage its chief executive. History records the momentous date of the transition from vil lage to city as the 7th dav of April, 1887, after an exciting election at which "a bitter contest took place at the polls and some blood was shed, though it came . mostly from broken noses," and resulted in a triumphant victory for the ticket headed by Savage; Colonel Savage became governor wholly by accident. He was put on what looked like a forlorn-hope ticket as the republican candidate for lieutenant governor in 1900, and went through, along with the others asr a result of the tremendous effort exerted to carry Bryan's state for McKinley. A legislative deadlock over the choice of two United States senators, lasting three months, was finally iroken by the election of two dark horses, one of them being Governor Charles H. Dietrich. Governor Dietrich could possibly, as had David B. Hill of New York, have served asNboth governor and senator, but he did not on the contrary, he at once publicly announced that he would resign the governorship as soon as he cleared up pend ing public business, which was equivalent to definite notice that Lieutenant Governor Sav age would soon succeed h:m. I was in Lincoln at the time and I remember distinctly calling on the govemor-in-prospect to ask if he had anything to say, aniLhis remarks there to the group that had gathered "in his office: . "I am not sure that I will be governor. I don't want to be governor. I'm a poor man," he insisted, with tears in his voice, "and . I can't afford to come down here and serve as governor and spend all nd more than the salary of the position. I've got a ranch back in Custer county that's plastered with a mort gage and I've got to go back there and earn money to pay up my debts. You'll have to find some one else to take the governor's job." My impression at the time was that he really meant it. But he changed his mind. He returned a little later and qualified as governor. He was the center of the terrific storm that raged around the Bartley parole, its rescission and the return of the embezzling state treasurer to the penitentiary upon denunciation of the act by the republican state convention, and Hartley's subsequent release upon a full pardon. I will not discuss that now. Colonel Savage never went back to live on his Custer county ranch. He finished out his term and betook himself to the state of Washington, where he lived his remaining days in peace and quietude. Home Health Hints Reliable advice given in thl column on prevention and cure of disease. Put your ques tion In plain language. Tour noma will not be printed. Ask The Bee to Help You. Doctors and the Government. Halations between the medical profession and the government are on a somewhat different footing: in this country than in Great Britain, and yet the move of the English doctors, to secure greater considera tion for their profession may have an echo in America. A recent con vention at London Is thus reported by the Times: "The conference convened by the British Federation of Medical arid Allied Societies, under the presidency of Sir Malcolm Morris, discussed the future of the profession, in all its bearings. The tone of the meeting was distinctly conciliatory, a real desire being shown- to work in har mony with the authorities towards an improvement In the public health. "At the same time the medical men made it clear that they will de mand certain fundamental rights. The chairman declared that the present scheme of Insurance was not the best which could be achieved and expressed his belief that It was not too late to appoint a committee or royal commission to give some thing better to the public, whose in terests were those of the medical profession. He read a letter from Sir Watson Cheyne inviting the confer ence to submit its findings to the medical members of Parliament and another from Captain Guest, an nouncing the prime minister's readi ness to give sympathetic considera tion to the subject of discussion. "Dr. Stancornbe. declared that In Southampton the local medical men had already established a public niedicar service of their own. It was a success, and every effort was being made to perfect it. Other doctors could follow this example. Thus the doctors themselves would be able to go to the government and ask for help for their own scheme. They wanted freedom, especially freedom i of choice as betweendoctor and pa tient. The panel doctor felt more and more that he was a bureaucratic slave, and willing service could not result from such a feeling. The time was not ripe for a state whole-time medical service. Local autonomy was essential to success. "Dr. G. Dill supported this view, and suggested that the profession it sejf should assure the health of the nation and submit its own scheme to the prime minister. J "Sir Bertrand Dawson, who is chairman of the Medical Consulta tive council to the' minister of I health, but who said that he spoke in a prviate capacity, associated him self with the view that the profes sion did not want a full-time medi cal service. It wanted adequate pro vision for good work. The council over which he presided was a new departure and a good departure. It meant that a body representing all aspects of the profession had now the right to tender advice to the au ihorities. The ministry was anxious to nipet the profession and work in harmony with it. Indeed, his council had been asked to devote itself to an inquiry into the best possible type of medical service. A report would be issued. Dr. Latham declared that the new regulations had been framed without reference to the great ad vances made during the war. They might as easily have been drawn up in 1913 as in 1919. Medicine could now give much more to the com munity than it was being asked to give under these regulations. , "Colonel Fremantle, coalition can didate for St. Albans, ' supported what Sir Bertrand Dawson had said, and after some further discussion the following resolution was carried: " 'That in the opinion of this con ference of medical and allied or ganizations the draft regulations for 1920 proposed to be made by the minister of health with respect to the administration of the national health insurance medical benefit are lit adapted to secure the most ef ficient services from the medical 1 ,.-,.ra,..i(in n.- nilpmifttp results to the community." "It was further decided to ask the government to set up a committee of inquiry, and it was resolved to con vey hese resolutions to the prime minister." OUT OF THE ORDINARY. Sly Glances at the Political Field n aerial nuiil service soon will be started between two important towns irK the Kongo, seaplanes be ing used 1 . Extensions' that can be attached tn tlio norlnls nf a.nv oiano have -been invented for the use of youth ful musicians. Slightly raising and lowering a user's heels actuates gearing that propels a roller skate invented by two Oregon men.. A small railroad In Texas has sup planted its steam locomotives by gearing six-cylinder automobile mo tors to the wheels of several box cars. In China it is the custom to drink wines hot The thrifty Chinese be lieve that heated wine intoxicates more expeditiously than cold wine. There are said to be more Serbians jn Pittsburgh and its immediate vicinity than there are in Belgrade, the capital and metropolis of Serbia. With a tov pistol 'and blank; car tridges. G. F. Canno, a Crooksville. O., furniture dealer, captured four youg men during the night while they were burglarizing his store. Responding to an appeal from nine ministers. Judge Hunter, at Wabash, Ind., refused to grant per mission for Harry H. Gardiner, "the original human fly," to climb the court house. , It is a great saving of coal to store it in a dry place, well protected on all sides from the weather. Coal left out doors, exposed to the weath er for, say, a month, loses about one-third of its heating quality.- The oil well at Hardstoft. Derby shire, England, continues ttf How at the rate 260 gallons a day. Consul General W. Stanley Hollis of London reports that some 36,600 gallons of the oil are in storage on the spot. Oxford, Neb.. Jan. To the Editor of The Bee: On the eve of our political conventions both parties seem at sea aa to leaders and policies. Our rotten primary laws are bear ing '.fruit Candiaasei galore-are out with all kinds of platforms to eaten-votes. A horse thief's name may lotjk Just as good on the ballot aa the greatest statesman. Our best statesman are not being- selected for office and they have little inclina tion to join the disgusting army of self-boosters. A press bureau with plenty of money and demagogto will ingness to appeal to the passions and prejudices of the people are suc cessful qualifications in the primary. One would hardly suppose any sane man would want the democratic nomination for president and be obliged to defend the wicked waste of money, the destruction of govern ment property, and the taking the White house to Europe for the pur pose of signing away American inde pendence and granting power to a foreign league to conscript our young men to fight their quarrels, and that we act as godfather to any-country that was too shtftleas to care for jtself. Yet we find plenty of demo crate anxious for thle Job. Gerard is first on the ballot with a "swallow em whole" platform and the quali fication that he has traveled in Ger many and written a book. A host of democrats are watchfully and prayerfully waiting for Woodrow to say the trfcck la clear from White House obstruction. Champ Clark, who was swindled out of the- nomi nation when it was equal to an elec tion, wants it; and while it would seem brutally cruel, the party might . . 1 K.r maw nAtine i ease us cunocicuvo him by acclamation. oonri-i McAdoo seems perfectly confident that at the psychological moment he will become heir to the absolutely Ignored by the present throne and will be allowed to make a moving picture campaign. But the -biggest surprisee is that Bryan, who was supposed to have been "knocked into a cocked hat for an time," Is back and will throw the old cocked hat in the ring. The fact that the outlook for the republican party seems almost sure may prove its downfall by overcon fldence. The people are tired and dissusted with misgovernment, but they are not going to be fooled with any "he kept us out of war trick, whether played by republicans or democrats. Republicans need not think they can strengthen their cause by a military candidate or a military training plank, no matter how seducingly drawn. The real righting blood is opposed arni they will count in the coming election. For seven years the democrats have been groveling before the labor un ions as well as capitalists: laws are dictated, forbidden and Ignored with a frequency that has disgraced our government. The labor question, should be met regardless of the vot ing power of organizations; and laws enacted that will give a non-union laborer or farmer the same oppor tunity, and the same voice in gov- . ffoir as those who are members of unions. That the, formey class, which represents per cern oi the real toilers of America, have been absolutely i ignored by the present administration is a disgrace that will follow it to its burial. The republican platform should be boiled down to few plain words full of meaning. It may seem old fashioned.: but this would be a good time to reafBrm our faith and loy- alty to the constitution. Candidates tn location but for real worth in statesmanship and their courage to stana mriisn and Justice to all citizens. Taft has destroyed his influence by his air- nnd his seeming willingness to swal low 'any old league as a starter. Hughes has been anogetnpr iw uiuu. on the league to be a leader. Borah and Johnson stand out as men with the courage of their convictions. The . country owes them a debt for their determination not to allow the president to poison the minds of the people against the senate when it was working its best to protect our interests and rescue the country irom the troubles Wilson ana nis imnu picked statesmen had brought upon Senator Lodge without doubt has in the past year done more for his country and thereby for his party than any other one man. He warned the president that no treaty could be ratified unless our interests wev protected. , Oh! What a worm or trouble would nave m-rn .-,.." -his ftdvic had been heeded and the senate counciled in making the treatv. When the treaty was n niilly' given to the senate, purposely mixed up with the league in a way that Wilson didl not believe it could be turned down, It was Lodge that exposed its dangers and organized the forces to save our country. While we have many men who did good service against the league Senator Reed stands out for courage in put ting his government's interests abov party or his personal popularity. Would that we had more government officials like him. It takes true cour age to stand out against one s party administration, but it should be done when our country's cause is being threatened and the few faithful dem ocrats that have never flinched from their duty are worthy of all praise. The Georgia senator who declares that Article 10 is vicious and Simula be torn out bodijy stands in contrast to Hitchcock who would have forced the league on our people regardless of consequences. But then it was he who would have tied the allies hands while Germany pounded them to pieces. A. C. RANKfN. I TODAY 1 The Pay We Celcbrat. W. M. GUler, attorney. 1860. t r viaman luliiint' manacer. ! Midland Paint and Glass Co., 1$7. I. F. Baxter, attorney, isbs. Earl Curson of Kedleeton, foreign secretary In the British government, born at Kedleston, England, 91 years ago. Blr Charles W. Macara, one of the foremost figures in tne British cot ton manufacturing Industry, born in Scotland, 75 years ago. James H. Hustis, president of the Boston and Maine railroad, boru in New Tork city. 58 years ago. William Spry, former governor of Utah, born in Berkshire, England, 56 years ago. , Miss Alice Paul, noted leader in the woman suffrage movement, born at Moorestown, N. J,. 85 years ago. Thirty Tears Ago In Omaha. The "Sons of Omaha," or young men who were born in Omaha, were given a banquet at the Omaha club. The annual meeting of the West ern Art association waa held at Llninger's art gallery and new of ficers eleeted for the year. Miss Nellie Rosewater, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. Rosewater, waa visiting in New York. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Opdyke left for Salt Lake City. EDITORIAL COMMENT. Walt Return. Somebody says the old-faahloned paper collar Is coming back. We doubt it the cost of white paper will prevent it. Huston Post. An Easier Road. Buying what you do not need is an easy road to needing what you can nof buy. Boston Herald. But They look Cute. No matter how much time a con scientious girl may give to her ear bobs she can't train them to protect her nose from getting red in cold weather. Grand Rapida Press. The Situation. It's simply a question of whether we can hold out against the hold ups. Pontlac Press. ' No Idea of Leakiness. ' Those who are talking of leaks In United States supreme court deci sions appear to disregard the fact that Judging by recent opinions, they have a dryness that negatives the idea of leakiness. Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. I Will Be No End. "What Really Happened at Paris" is the title of an article in the New Republic. Merely another one in the series to run for the next 50 years purporting to tell the "real truth" about the peace conference. Kansas City Times. All They'll Amount To. Presidential booms seem to ' be so ,.f in WaVilnctnn that thev are obstructing the traffic. And that's about all tnat most oi mem win ever accomplish. Charleston News and Courier. Right Behind. Lawsuits used to be expensive luxuries, but business suits are now running them a hot race. , Speech of Freedom. It seems that many fail to realize that freedom of speech is for those who know the speech of freedom. Norfolk Virginia-Pilot. v Can't Cull 'Em Pikers. The miners seem to esteem 14 per ...,, .ut oa hichiv as the nation does one-half of 1 per cent. Colum bia Record. POST HOLIDAY JESTS. Solicitor Tou don't think my Jon a . rt-al ona? Why, I'm a travallns aalt-ainan, I ll bralna. not muacl. Solid ted Wall. I muat tar. you'ra tha first traveling aalpaman I vr n that doesn't carry a aampla with him. Yala Retard. "What your opinion of tha 1acua ef nation 7" "I retard Hi" raplied Senator Sort-hum. 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