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THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13. 1920. The Omaha Bee DAILY (MORNING) EVENING SUNDAY THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. PROPRIETOR NELSON B. UPDIKE, PRESIDENT " MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Tbe Awflated Prrai, of which The Bee It a member. It at tliuirelr nmixl 10 Uit n for puhlicatlou of ill news tnpticb4 eradltt to K or ant otberwlaa cmlltl In thlt paper, and alto tht local awa cul5!ilil herein. All right of publication of our sperlal dlpetcht art alto marred. , BEE TELEPHONES . Private Branob Tirhange. Auk fnr Ilia Tmrlaai 1 000 Department or Particular Perauii Wanted. aVjriCl i. JJJ For Night and Sunday Service Call: KrfiUiriat IVinrtiiiont ..... Tyler lOOni. riirulation ltonartramt ' - - Tyler IOohl Advertising Department - - - . ' . ' Tyler 10081. OFFICES OF THE BEE Tfomt Offlot. Baa Bullilini, 17th and Famem. Hranch Officei: ' Ames 4110 North Mth Park Hanson tlU Military Aia. Smith 8ldt Council Blurfl 15 6-ott St. Walnut Out-of-Town Offices i Now Turk Office IS fifth Ate, i Wathlnftun Chicago Meager Bldg. I Lincoln 2619 l.Mietiworth S.118 N St. Sll Kortn 40th im o m. i.i30 h . JANUARY CIRCULATION: Daily 65,351 Sunday 63,976 Ararat circulation for th month tubacrlbed and sworn to by K. B. Ragan, Circulation Manager. "v Subscriber leaving; the city ahould have The Bee mailed to them. Addreat changed a often as required. You should know that Omaha is supplied with an abun dance of pure1, clear water from an $8,000,000 plant, with 350 miles of mains, owne4 by the people What The Bee Stands for: 1. Respect 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 in yefficiency, lawlessness and corruption in of fice. 4. Frank recognition and commendation of honest and efficient public service. 5. Inculcation of Americanism as the true basis of good citizenship. . Copid has no respect for holidays. The staff of life is coming easier. Bigger loaves of bread for the same money will help a lot Gover seed is another source of -wealth for Nebraska that will bear greater development. Whether the "red arks" sail at night or by ' da is not so important as that they should sail frequently. ' Cost of Jiving is increasing in Constantinople. It ought to be advanced to a point where the Turk will move. The new railroad law is, promised in time for March 1, and wage' disputes may well be set over until then. t With kid slippers worth more than silver the impulse in direction of good old cowhide is greatly accelerated. "Dollar gas" may not be immediately at hand, but it will come lots quicker when the city owns its plant. : STRIKE "NOT THE REMEDY. Threat,' of a railroad strike, recently re newed, are again disturbing business calcula tions .throughout the land. It is possible the president may again interpose, as he did in the coal strike, and bring about a suspension of hostilities. Conditions vary widely, however. In the coal strike the issue developed between the miners' and the owners of the mines; in the railroad case it is between the employes and the government. Some reason for dissatisfaction exists, because a number of the points in dispute have been held in abeyance for many months by promises from the government that have not been redeemed. Now that the roads are on point of being turned back to the owners, the unions are inclined to force the issue, that they may be in stronger position when the old rela tions are resumed. A strike, however, does not appear to be necessary. In the new law, which must become operative before the roads can be returned, is contained a provision that looks to the con tinuous operation of all lines while differences over any of the conditions of employment are being adjusted? Th bnti-strike provision has been eliminated, but the wage board plan remains.- This is objected to by some of the rail road managers, snd is not entirely favored bv the unions, but it does present a reasonable way out. While the uninterrupted service of the roads is vital to the public, it is equally important that the employes be assured of Industrial and economic justice. Men must not beTondemned to endure unreasonable tjrms of employment merely because their relations to the public are of the peculiar type that make them indispensa ble to the life of the nation. A way should be found that will guarantee these men in return for faithful service that they will also secure ample condensation for that service. The pub lic is as deeply concerned in this as it is in the regular running of trains. Large numbers of railroad employes are yet underpaid 1 when their wages are compared to the earnings of.men similarly engaged in other industries. These may well afford to submit their claims to a wage board, relying on the justice of their case to secure them relief. By doing this, they will place themselves in a far stronger position vthan possibly can follow a strike, no matter how successful its outcome from their viewpoint. When all the world is trying to find a foundation for peace, and looks to arbitration as the chief means, the railroad men can riot very well aTord to set an example of further violence, no matter how unsatisfac tory their former experiences with the remedy now presentee. . , . The former crown prince of Germany need not disturb himself, as he will have his turn in the prisoner's dock in good season. The president will, it "Is expected, call and preside over the next cabinet meeting, thereby establishing' in full his come-back. Rhode Island has also set a good example for Nebraska, by votinga bonus to all. its men and women who saw service in the. world war. 1 Teachers at Lawton, Okl., have quit in a body because their wages were not raised, flic example is in keeping with other Oklahoma doings. , A toad ."institute'' to be held at Lincoln In March i the biggest thing on the program. The best investment Nebraska cat make is in good roads. Omaha hotels are figuring in big combina tions of late. The sale prices, on the property Involved indicate faith in the town on part of the purchasers, Slowrybut surely the administration is edg ing up to the mark and making ready to accept the reservations. The democrats were coy, but they are coming through on this. - We will all agree with Secretary Lansing's estimate of Abraham Lincoln, and the need for that-spirit in all the ways of life. America will be a much better land when Lincoln's ideas of' justice "and right prevail. Bolshevism Is Despotism There are tHany' highly significant side is sue suggestions in the published statement of ' Britishs Ambassador Grey concerning the pro posed league covenant and the proposed Ameri can reservations to various articles of the cov enant. One of such suggestions concerns 'the threap to world peace and" world progress of Russian bolshevism. Ambassador Grey says of bolshevik government as it has been set up in Russia that it is a despotism, and he cites the French revolution as sustaining his declaration that all despotisms tend to become militaristic. . In this connection he points out that theleague of nations, without the United States, may be come little better than a league of the allies -against a revival of militarism in Germany or against "a sinister . sequel to bolshevism In Russia." For the fact bolshevism began in Russia as a ruthless despotim and it has already; Jsecome militant despotism a despotism kept in power by armed force. More than 30 years ago Her bert Spencer demonstrated with something like mathematical conclusiveness that socialism at its best is but a loose .and spineless scheme of unpractical visionaries and that the inevitable trend of applied socialism, or communism, is to a militaristic system, with strong men in control of a drive power a drive power that would use gum' to shoot to killwhen necessary to main- . tenance of its authority. . Those infatuated fools generally referred to as "the p"ink tea socialists," who verge and merge into radical socialism are like lunatics holding a joy dance when their asylum is burn ing. The danger pertinent to bolshevism is in what Ambassador Grey calls "the sinister se quel." The red brigands of bolshevism are frank in showing this sinister sequel in their propa--grandist literature.; Democracy is representative "-ft is of the people. Socialism, as now preached propose a despotismo be attained bv force jevolutifle. Baltimore American Jubilee for Woman's Suffrage. Women are meeting in Chicago to celebrate fifty years of effort in behalf of their sex. While they are not fully clothed with the voting franchise, they have so far advanced the posi tion and condition of their sex within a half century that they have ample cause for jubila tion. The work of the society has primarily been to secure the vote, as that would perhaps include all other things they have sought, but its influence has brought about reform in so many directions, has so broadened and ex tended the vista of woman's activities, that it is open to question if she could have done more had the vote been given her fifty years ago. Without ..debating this, The Bee extends its congratulations to those women who have steadfastly worked to a definite end. The ef forts they have put forth have brought much fruit, and they are justified now in reviewing with some -complacence their achievements. Be fore them is yet work to be done, for the full franchise has not been won. A reasonable cer tainty exists that the federal amendment will get the requisite number of endorsements,' but a relaxation of 'effort now might jeopardize the whole victory, or at least postpone it. Vigil ance has not been lacking among the suffragists, however. Mr. Bryan" and the "Wets." Whatever of hope the "wets" may have of securing a modification of the laws to suppress the liquor traffic will not be forwarded in any degree by onslaughts on William Jennings Bryan. He is irrevocably committed to pro hibition, and he has all but pledged his party to that end. In fact, he if reported to have an nounced that the platform to be adopted at San Francisco will contain a "dry" plank. If that be true, the malcontents may as well make up their minds that the camel and the donkey will together pull "the democratic band wagon as far as it goes in the procession next fall. The re volt to be headed by Governor Edwards of New Jersey may come to pass, but it will not affect the purpose of the- great commoner, who set his face towards the goal of a dry America long ago, and who has actually achieved what he undertook to bring about.-' The country is definitely dry, and, as the Baltimore American aptly says, the dying groans of the' rum demon are, not music, but exasperating to the ears of Mr. Bryan. . ' The "Square Knot'" y When a lad approaches you today to tie a "square knot" on your 'coat; stand still till he completes his job. It is a bit of symbolism to (which any man. can subscribe, for it is a re minder of the obligation that rests on each to "do a good turn." . The spirit behind this move is one that holds the future of the nation. In the Boy Scout movement is provided an outlet for the immense store of surplus energy" con tained in the boys of America, as well as the thoughtful direction that turns this into a form of service. The emblem of the square knot car ries with it not only the suggestion of con siderate service here, but of the hereafter, when the boy who, tied that knot will be a man: Wc can well trust the future to men who have Jteen so trained. Lessons learned in the course of "scouting" will be reflected in the management of business and the direction of government some day, and all the world will be better be cause of the boys 'who will decorate grown-ups today. John Barton Payne moves from the Ship ping board to the cabinet as successor to Frank lin K. Lane, and if he makes -as good a, record as did his predecessor, the president will have been honored in hisv- choice. Director Hines is determined to test the storage capacity of Omaha elevators. He is also trying the patience of farmers and grain dealers alike by liis.ordef in re'gard to shipment , Big league Jase' ball is to cost more this year, the magnates adding their share to the hT c. of I by boosting the price of bleacher seats. Why They Won't Give Us Universal Training H From the Chicago Tribune. , Congressman Kahn of California, chairman of the house committee on military affairs, in his argument for universal military training, said that it was insurance against war which, ac cording to estimates, would cost the. country about $130,000,000 a year. The war which we fought cost the nation $33,000,000,000, including loans to allies. It is the conviction of many Americans that if the United States had universal military training before this war this nation would not have been in it and could have rescued France, if our aid was needed, by merely stating that it would get in- it. Our negligibility as an immediate military factor was our danger and ffTfe world's danger. We may say that our negligence cost us $33, 000.000,000 and thousands of lives. That was the' cost of unpreparedness. The cost of preparedness is estimated at $130,000,000 a year. Mr. Kahn says that the cost of war constantly increases. We prefer to pay 10 times annually in interest upon war debts what we would be required to pay for protection against war debts and in addition tax ourselves and succeeding generations to reduce the debt. War is a nation's extravagance. Protection against war is a nation's thrift. Yet the op position to universal, training in congress says that the thrift is extravagance. It is said, but gets no attention, thatthe natjon would be in vesting its money wisely to get the peace benefits of the system, the physical anu national toning, the stimulation and incentive, the individual and social benefits. These benefits can be proved They would give-th'e citizenship of the country v$it the nation wisely gives its live stock. .Mr. Kahn's argument is sound, logical, and substantiated. What are the replies of the op position? Take pur own Illinois congressmen. Madden, Britten and W. W. Wilson are for the policy. McKinley is afraid it will interfere with the economic life of the joung man. The inter ference of war isv disregarded. Brooks is op posed because we have just made enormous ex penditures. We were forced to make them be cause of the policy which would repeat the ex perience. J nut is opposed, believing that we should Rive the money to men who fought the war. And necessarily ask them to fight another one if it came within the period of their physical ability. Denison does not thinl? it necessary or desirable an assailable point of view. King would not object to training, buf he would not have it compulsory. He would allow the men patriotic enough to volunteer for training to be patriotic enough to do the fighting to protect the slackers. Williams is opposed because he does not think that a strong military establishment is con sistent with a democracy. A democracy de mands that its people be always Vinprepared for emergencies and consequently pay twice the price in men and money. The essence of a ! democracy, then, is that it should be continually weak, stupid and merciless to the men wrfo try to save it that it should be afraid 'to trust itself to its own peopie if they are so organized as to make other peoples respect their rights. - Fuller believes in not spending money to prevent wars. We presume he prefers to spend the money in having wars. Mason is back on hallowed ground. He is opposed because Illinois can and will send men springing from the soil in time of emergency. We take off onr hats to this survival. Why We Work Poverty is a hateful condition, and yet it is not the greatest among the handicaps under whith men struggle to find their places in the world. A professor in one of the most famous eastern universities insists that it is a spur to all worth-while endeavor, a stimulus. Every one who is not in prosperous cir cumstances desires to be, and poverty subjects the individual to such rigorous experience that the imperativeness of diligence and economy is inculcated so firmly1 in his mind that future success is made much more probable than it would otherwise be if these necessary qualities of human nature were left undeveloped. ' Our authority points out that the majority of the world's benefactors were men who were not favored in the beginning with the possession of the luxuries of life, and, in many instances, were men who even -lacked the commonplace necessities of life. But the insistent spur of want urged them ceaslessly; it compelled unre mitting toil, and the result of their labors is evidenced by the high stage of civilization which humanity "has attained. Cincinnati Enquirer. J&tte oUs' CoTTVer Every Day Science for Boy Mechanics the Why Is a Carburetor? By GRANT M. HYDE. "Why do you have to adjust carburetor of the auto, dad? "To get the right mixture." "What do you mean by a mix turc?" "Well, sonny, the gas which ex- 'if nv natzk Dollar-Making Ideas if raj i plodes inside a gasoline: engine is a mixture of a little' gasoline with a lot of air. It is the carburetor that malles the mixture. . "Where the brass feed pipe from the gasoline tank runs into the car buretor it leads to a brass bowl for liquid gasoline. A float in this bowl connected with a valve in the feed pipe keeps the bowi just level full. r-rom the bowl toe gasoline flows to, a tiny nozzle 60 regulated by a needle valve that the' gasoline just reaches to the top ot the nozzle. The suction of the cylinders pulls in an air current tnrough the car buretor's air inlet. This current passes oyer the nozzle and picks up the particles of gasoline just before it goes on into the cylinders. 'V'hen the motor is running fast an auxiliary air valve opens and lets in more air so that the mixture is thinned,' or the proportion of air How to Carry for Cash. v BY J. H. MILLAR h North Chicago grocer sells coi n for 25 cents a can if delivered, or 19 cents a can if carried home. These 6-cent savings are worth while. The shrewd housewife believes in "Cash and Carry." It is quite a bother to put the baby in the buggy and go down to the store for a can of corn. The lady who has no boys or girls of her owr. to do her errands has a hard time. Live-Wire Boy Has Scheme. One live-wire boy, who fouild a dozen such ladies in his" neighbor hood lias worked up a good "casii increased. When the motor is too cold for the gasoline to evaporate quickly, there is a choker which re duces the air intake and enriches the mixture. "The , throttle on the steering wheel and the accelerator pedal merely open and close a valve at the top of the carburetor to regu lat the amount of mixture that may be sucked into the cylinders,. "If the motor is to run best the mixture must be just right. There must be just enough gasoline and just enough air. The amount of gasoline may be regulated by slight ly opening or closing the needle valve at the nozzle. The amount of air may be regnlated by adjusting the spring at the air inlet. No one should touch the carburetor, how ever, unless he knows motors from A to Z. Boys' and Girls' Newspaper Sorvice. Copyright, 1919, by J. H. Millar. I .r.;&ivv 7 Tlf W4 .Terry for tlQ Colleens. Lincoln, Feb. 11. To the Editor of The Bee: I observed a uuueal in to day's Bee which reads: "Women of Ireland have formed a society op posed to low-necked dress, which means a change in fashion over there." The Irish women dress modestly nnd every one acquainted with them knows there is no need for a change in fashion. It would be as loKieal u say the divorce courts had been abolished in Ireland. JERRY HOWARD. Opposes Hitchcock. Omaha, Feb. 11. To the editor of The Bee: I notice there is to be a meeting this week to boost Hitchcock DOT PUZZLE. Cfte VELVET R 11 & I I I ' I I r. ii T3rj oflrtfiur "Brooks TJaker KS"A. ' WltMi , AL V. DRESHER. ' The luck which dogs the ltuinan race upon this hapful sphere is frequently unrighteously and needlessly severe. You never spill the plate of soup, thick, greasy, fresh and hot, upon your last year's suit, of course, but on the best you've got; and when your motor takes a fit and balks and bucks and rants, you'rt 20 miles from over alls and in your ice cream pants. But while we meet disasters in this vale of bunk and tears, there also is occasion for ap plause and joy and cheers;, for when your proudest garments are abashed by dirt and smell and make you think of words no nice compositor could spell, their pristine youth and freshness is restored in speed and style and your redecorated .face presents a glowing smile. ''That is to say, these things occur and glory fills your heart if you submit aforesaid clothes to Al V. Dresner's art. He runs a laundry where the work is full of jazz and class, where water is a thing unknown they make the suds with gas; and fluid which can pushva truck at 40 miies an hour can clean your flannel or your duck with promptitude and power. 4 He's made a brilliant buildinp- with an ala baster front to signify the thoroughness of liis-1 dry-cleaning stunt; to indicate that dirt can be and ought to be effaced from garments where by accident or error it is placed. We'd be a most unsightly mob,j unpolished, crude and raw, 'except for Dresher's fancy work in clean ing Omaha. Next subject: Harley Conant. 5Y The Day We Celebrate. Victor Rosewater born 1871. " Frank Sheehan, attorney, born 1895. C. E. Brochgrevink, celebrated scientist and Antarctic explorer, born in Christiania 56 years ago. Leopold GoJowsky, widely famed as a pian ist born in Russian-Poland 50 years ago. Joseph C. Lincoln, well known writer of Cape Cod stories, born at Brewster, Mass., 50 years ago. Edward C. Foster, third baseman of the Bostoji American league baie ball team, born in Chicago 32 years ago. Thirty Years Ago in Omaha. Mr.' George Wallace of Salt Lake City was here visiting his brother William Wallace', cashifr of the Omaha National bank. Bishop Newman addressed the Real Estate exchange on(the advantage of having the gen eral conference of the Methodist church here in 1892. ' ' So Smith Russell, the comedian, entertained a large audience at the Boyd in ''A Poor Re lation." "' - Dr. J. J. Saville returned from South Ameri ca where he had been traveling for six months in the interest of his health and. for speculation. Miss Ethel Lake was married to Mr. Louis Littlefield. with a reception following at the Saratoga Lyceum, when 200 guests were present 30 21 o ! 35 34 '35 37 2o. 35 I2r 14 12 3 e 2b 8 7 3 22 27 25 24 . 17 23. '5 21 ' 29 . Hetty won a race one day, Gi t this the folks all say. 1 Draw from one to two, and so on to the end. What causes An excess of acid in the stomach sours the food and starts fermenta tion. Distressing gases form, otir meals don't digest but lay like lumps of lead. Then you have heartburn, flatulence, fullness, belching, head ache, and real misery in the stomach and intestines. A few tablets of Pape s Diapep sia" bring relief almost as soon as they reach the stomach." . 'Tape's Diapepsin" c.osts little at drug stores. IHEALIH f Nuxated Iron increases strength and endurance of delicate, nervous run-down people in two weeks' time in many in stances. It has been used and endorsed by such men as former United States Senator and Vice-Presidential Nominee, Charles A. Tone: former Health Com missioner Wm. R. Kerr of Chicazo: United States Judge G. W. Atkinson of the Court of Claims of Washington; Ii naee Jan Padercw3kl, Premier of Poland and Master Pianist, and others. Ask your doctor or druggist about it. Owl tug Co., Sherman ft McConnell. for president. I am for him, and I would like to see his friends do right I would suggest that they use their influence to put his name on the ticket in England and put Art Mullen as his advisor, Hitchcock called the American people, and so did his paper; pro-German and pro Irish, when they refused to accept the un-American leaguo of nations. Today the same Hitchcock is usiner his influence to make the league of nations as un-American as he can. Nebraska has made many mistakes in the past, but she will not make this blunder. A few questions for Hitchcock Mullen boom for president: Did Wilson lead the American peo ple into the war on 14 points which ihe allies agreed to and which were lo preserve American independence? What becapie of them? The allies refused to accept them when the war was over, and then to try and console America for the blood of our boys tti'ey gave us a document called the league of na tions, which was a damnable docu ment and that document would be the rulo of life in America today if Hitchcock-Mullen had their way. When the people turn down Hitch cock, they do not do so because he is anti-German or anti-Irish, but be cause he sacrifices American inter ests for those of the allies. DEMOCRAT. Xo Show. "Where are you going, my pretty dear?" "I'm going to marry a profiteer." "I'm poor, but honest, my pretty maid." "Then I can't use you, sir," she Sijid. Tennyson J. Daft in Kansas City Star. at NrV I a xrds are tut words, after alHiut -facfj? are facts: and the great outstanding fact irv the world of music is the unapproachable supremacy- 01 the Crperior methods or r.rynrr ration, awe. ita, teauiy and permanencj of tone surpassing anything ever obtained or even possible, with Pf-hods of piarvo-huildirvq. t! S J. as toshovr yva xpfy We Alio Carry PIANOS of national reputation at lesser prices the Kranich & Bach, Vose & Sons, Sohmer, Brambach, Kim ball, Bush-Lane, Cable-Nelson, Hospe and the Leading Players Apollo -Gulbranson, Lagonda, Hospe and others. Easy to buy (prices plainly tagged). Time prices same as cash. 1513 Douglas Street THE ART AND MUSIC STORE V. . 4 and, carry" business of his own. lie phones them every morning, makes a list of errands to be done, and docs them after school. He makes 5 or 10 cents on each errand; with his bicycle he can do a great many each day. By learning where to buy the best vegetables, meat, and fruit at the lowest prices, he has been able to save money for his customers and make still more money for himself Must Be Trustworthy. Of course many boys can find work delivering for the storekeepers themselves. But, whether for a grocer or a housewife, the errand bay must he trustworthy. Too many boys cannot "Since last May," says a Harris burg groeer, "I have had exactly a dozen different errand boys, and every one of them has been absolute ly unreliable. They came to work when they felt like it. If there was a ball game, or if it was a rainy day, they didn't feel like it." That grocer finally did find a de pendable boy, and that boy has the job now. The other 12 are likely 'IT1 -!r-Miy telling their mothers how hard it is to cam money. Promises Made to be Kept. When one business man tells an other that he will deliver a carload of coal, he is bound by law and by honor to do it. He has made a promise which in business is called a contract. He must keep it. When a boy promises to deliver a can of corn, he is making a business contract, too. If he breaks his word, he is doing exactly the thing that may ruin him in business 20 years later. Bovs and UlrK Newtiuper Scrvlca. Copyright. 1SJ0, by J. H Millar. 0 TWO PAIR OF TROUSERS will share the wear and make your suit last just about twice as long. Try it! If You Knew the Many Differences Between inferior and superior tailoring, you'd know why well dressed men are uncommon. Our specialty is in making clothes for men vl10 know the value of being well groomed men who appreciate the quiet correctness and individual style we put into clothes. If you have never known the real value that the Nicoll" system of tailoring means to you how about starting in now today? Nicoll's Special Between-Season Offer. Full Suit and an Extra Pair of Trousers $55-$60-$65 and Upwards , NICOLL MAKE GARMENTS INSPIRE SELF- CONFIDENCE ' NICOUL The Tbtilor "W2 JeMrems' Sons tl Karbach Block 209-211 So. 15th St. Six Billion Dollars A well-known authority estimates jt will require this amount this year to build the necessary equipment and put the railroads in shape to take care of our present needs. This is an enormous amount of money and yet it represents less than 20 cents a day for each person 'in this coun try. In other words, 20 cents a day saved for a year by each individual amounts to this very large sum. This very fully illus trates the value of accu mulated saving. More and more money is go ing to be needed for all purposes and the people who save it are the ones who wiirilave it for in vestment. The next two or three years will offer greater investment . opportuni ties than ever before. The people who are reg ularly depositing money in 1 the Savings Depart ment of the First Na tional Bank will be able to take advantage of many splendid invest ment offerings. Nov is a good time to begin saving. Suppose you open an account here today. First National iBank of Omaha Street Floor Entrance Either Far nam or Sixteenth Street Door Established 1857
