THE BEE: OMAHA.. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1920.
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You hould know that
Nebraska is fourth state in butter
v production, in value of its. farms
and in the production of live stock.
Ijow is yoar singing Toicc today?
The Edwards" me evidently mean business
In Nebraska.
Merchants Market Week is going very
nicely, thank you.
The English pound is still sliding, and no
sand on the runwav. .
The Bee's new feature service
best ever. Watch us growl
will be the
Faith healers may work wonders, and it is
worth while to try anything once.
' . raz V,,
-The senate enters the last lap of treaty talk
today, but it will be indefinitely long.
Some of the off-hand estimators now busy at
Washington are reckless with ciphers. '
Another inquiry into the meat-packing b'.'si
ness is under way. They ought to get to the
bottom of that soon. y ' .
The Bee long agj pointed out the need of
a municipal general hospital, and now the
dream may come true. '
Commissioner Roper has resolved the pre
scription issue in favor of the -state law.. Here
is an example for Michigan. v
Army officers . and college professors are
going into commercial life. So far this has not
affected the newspaper reporters.
,Over a billion pounds of sugar were sent
out of ,the country in 1919 more than in 1918.
This' helps sustain the shortage and the high
price. .
Ohio republicans also show signs of life in
a degree not at all reassuring for the democrats.
-This looks every elaympre like the traditional
republican year. . , . -v
With two ex-wives in court and another a'
home,' a man pleaded guilty to bigamy. He
; might have made the sultan envious if he had
not been interrupted. '
South Dakota wants to change its name, so
as to get away from the stigma of climate and
pIiticsof its northern neighbor. No one down
this way will blame the people up there for
seeking the relief.
The 10,000,000 barrels f flour held by the
federal grain- corporation may well be sent to
the hungry, in central Europe. If in time the
bill is paid, so much ihe better for us, but to
let the women and children over there stawe
because they cart not pay on the nail is not
an American idea.
The mounting , balance of trade is impres
sive, because it shows that the United States is
yet the great supply depot for the world. It
has another side, hat of (the steadily expanding
debt owed us by outsiders. In time we may
realize on this, because those who owe us
money w-ill some day .be able to pay, but for
the present we are n6t only supplying the goods
but the credit to the world.
'Mitch" Palmer is passing the buck to con
gress on the h. c. of 1. fiasco: Bless his heart,
does he think the people, have forgotten all the
promises made in the Baltimore platform? Or
that it was the president who decided to not
act under the McNary bill, and thereby 'al
lowed the sugar makers to advance the price?
If any failure to reduce living costs through
the machinery of .the law is noted, it must rest
pretty' close to the present administration.
Progress on the Budget
RETURN OF THE RAILROADS.
. Ouly the not probable or expected veto of
the compromise railroad bill will prevent its be
coming law in time to facilitate the return of the
railroads to theirownersafter twenty-six months
of government operation. Provisions jf the
new law supersede many of the regulations that
prevailed prior to January 1, 1918, "and under
them the business of handling the transporta
tion system of the United States will be con
siderably simplified. This does, not mean that
all the problems Jhave been solved, or that dif
ficulties have been entirely removed.. Plenty of
scope for the application of the wisdom and
foresight of the best of operators is yet offered.
Details for the unscrambling of the fystems
have been worked out in advance to some ex
tent, but it will take a long time to get all this
adjusted under the new dispensation. Senator
Cummins, explaining the new law, disclosed the
interesting information that the provision guar
anteeing a return ci IYj per cent is not ejr
pected to cost the government anything, as
under new conditions the lines will earn as
much or more .as is secured by the law.
Opposition of the labor unions' is dwindling
to a point where it now seems to concern
mostly the radical elements, who art interested
more from a political than an economic view
point These are still insistent on tha full, so-.
cialiirJc program, which includes tha Plumb
plan, public ownership or anything that tends
to "nationalization" of the industry. It is not
likely this will have any. especial weight with
the president, for, in spit of his own leanings
in that direction, Mr. Wilson can appreciate the
tremendous undertaking involved in financing
any such project. N
Senator Cummins also states that less than
$900,000,000 will be the. residual deficit as the
result of the twenty-six months experiment
This is only a littje more than a million dollars
a day but even in these times of billions it
looks like a considerable price to pay for the
fun we have had.
Making Turkey Safe for the World.
, Peace commissioners in session at Con
stantinople are dealing with a problem of vastly
more general importance 'than the Shantung or
Fiume affairs. In either of the latter the issue
but directly affected two nations, and was only
collateraly related to the peace of the, world.
With Turkey it is different. A government en
dowed with the morals of theeast and deeply,
versed in the intrigue of the west, with a ca
pacity for evil that is fathomless, and record of
wickedness as long as its "age, should not be
permitted to continue in p'osition from which
it can work harm, to civilization.
Punishment of Turkey is not demanded.
The annihilation of the race woul not com
pensate for the brutality visited on the Ar
menians and other victims of the sultan's sol
diers. Something should be done to lessen not
only the opportunity but the capacity of the
Turk for destruction. Commissioners of the
civilized governments will do well to forget
for a time the lesser interests of their own gov
ernments, and consider what is gQpd for mar
kind. A great cry of prbtest is going up
against the intrigue in connection with the mak
ing of peace at Constantinople, and if it is not
heard and harkened to, the result will be bad
for the world. ' - : ,
Former Ambassador Morgenthau, who
knows the Turkish government well, says
the United States will be "an accessory after
the Crime" if it permits a settlement that will
leave the backward government of Turkey un
diminished in its position. Former Ambassador
Gerard protests vigorously against the dismom
bermeirt of Armenia, planned and likely to be
carried out. Unfortunately for all, just at the
moment when the services of a strong man in
our State department is most needed, the sec
retaryship is vacant, while the president is oc
cupying himself with matters of far less sig
nificance. America's voice should be heard be
fore the TurkisTipeacc is made conclusive.
A Dangerous Railroad
v Situation
The rivalry' between the house and senate
bills for budget reform has been compromised
dv uniting the Dest teatures of each. trom the
McCormick bill is taken the idea of prepar
tion of the budget by the president, with the
treasury as his agent. That uses existing ma
chinery suitable for the purpose and averts the
necessity of duplicating functions and expenses.
From the Good bill is taken the idea of creat
ing an independent auditing body. The treasury
; is equipped for that also, but there is an ob
jection to making the collecting and disburs
ing officials audit their own operations. The
new. accounting bureau .will be charged with
duties1 not now exercised by anybody, and
urgently needed. TJie treasury auditors" merely
compare the spendings with the authorizations
by congress, without- criticizing amounts or
policies. 1
The criticism of th administration of a
budget, is as important as the criticism of the
preparation of a budget,, and the provision of
both functions is a happy settling-of a dispute
which contained the possibility of obstruction.
Even if the bill should be enacted there remains
something further to be done. Both houses will
need to pass and observe self-denying ordi
nances foregoing, appropriations for local and
political objects, and conforming themselves to
the execution of the new policy of national in
terests first, and no secondary interests, in the
.use of public funds. Government expenses were
around a billion when Senator Aldrich said they
were one-third wasted The necessity of saving
that third is greater in proportion that our ex
penditures are larger, not only because the one
. third of possible saving is larger, but because
there is now a larger margiif of waste -"which
can-be ttoppcd.-"-Ncw ork limes. . . -
Process of Deflation.
The Federal Reserve board announces that
it is watching the credit situation very closely,
and proposes to keep a tight rein on rrioney.
Finally aroused to the danger involved-in the
process of inflation, going on So fast under the
operation of the law, the board now plans to see
if its machinery will not work both ways, and
intends to bring about a deflation of currency.
This will necessitate a contraction of credit, and
a consequerrt'eheck on , speculation. It is be
lieved by the governors that the end can be
achieved without interference with or hamper
ing of legitimate business, and that the only
thing that Will be seriously affected is the af
fairs of those" 'who have been , taking long
chances. This is quite in Jine with "the func
tions of, the 'Federal Reserve bank; the law
which 'created it had in view an elastic currency,
capable of expansion or contraction, and al
ways under control of a government agency
instead of in private hands. The process of
deflation has not yet been seriously, tested, bu-.
will undergo in this such experience as will de
termine its service absolutely. A steady stream
of asset currency has been flowing fronl the
Federal. Reserve banks for the last eighteen
months. On July, 1918, Federal reserve notes
in circulation were $1,711,411,695; on January 1,
1920, this had mounted to $2,989,664,862, an in
crease of $1,278,253,167.- Between July, 1919,
and January, 1920, the increase was $495,652,400.
Here is the real reason for the steady advance
in selling prices, and it is certain that thecost
of living will not be reduced until the volume of
money is shortened and the output of farm and
factory, foiill and mine, is increased.
Motrman and a Pup.
The incident reported from New York,
wherein passengers on a subway train were de
layed in reaching matinee performances at the
theater because the motorman deliberately
chose not to grind the life out of a frightened
pup is worthy of careful consideration. The life
of a pup is nothing, perhaps, particularly in a
world that is well inured to the death of men
by the thousands. But the spirit of humanity
that characterized the course of the motorman
is typical of the very thing that is most,.needed
by mankind. It is high time that the world be
restored again to the condition where it can
shudder at the thought of a. life being need
lessly destroyed. Progress . is no.t made, in a
Juggernaut car. Business may be conducted
with energy and expedition, appointments may
be promptly kept, and success attained with
less of . hurry than now marks our methods.
That motorman will be commended and con
demned as the varying mood moves cbmmenta
tors,biit t showed the better way of doing
things, ?.t?d it will be a blessed, happy day for
1 all. h hi example ii imitated by the world.
. From Kansas City Star.
It is no longer a railroad question that is
before us; it is a national question; and if
the people in congress do not wake up to the ,
situation we are going to have a panic from'
lack of railroad facilities that will be worse
than the panic of 1873, which was brought
. about by over-construction of railroads.
Railroads simply must have credit or they
cannot furnish the facilities the public re
quires. Railroad credit cannot be re-established
unless we have an advance in freight
rates sufficient to yield a reasonable return
;on the value of the properties.
The words here quoted were not put forth
to influence public sentiment or to affect the
attitude of congress. They arein a confidential
letter from a well known railroad president,
who never was an alarmist, to a friend in Kan
sas City, setting forth in intimate correspond
ence his opinion of the present situation.
Generally the public attitude "toward the
railroads has, been that they are capable of
taking care of themselves. And the govern
mental activities must be directed to holding
them in check and keeping rates down rather
than to strengthen and expand the transporta
tion' facilities.
Now a different condition confronts the
country. Every shipper knows that traffic is
delayed and business hampered by inadequate
supplies of ears and locomotives. The situa
tion is much worse than before the government
took eontrol and it was1 bad enough then.
Every big industry in the country is handi
capped by inadequate railroad facilities. Grain
and live stock cannot btf moved from farms
as fast as frmers want to sell. Coal cannot
be hauled from the mines as rapidly, as it is
taken out of the ground.
The big steel mills ire piling up orders falter
than the product can be shipped. There is real
danger of a distressed and hampered commerce
and industry unless the railroas expand.
Railroad expansion means more capital in
vested in them; but there is little inducement
to invest in new railroad bonds and stocks
when they are yielding less income than in
vestments in other properties. The low. state
of ttilroad credit is shown in the quotations
for their stocks and bonds. Most of them are
lower than they sold in the financial panic
of 1907. v
Financiers and operators of railroads say
that a substantial advance in freight rates is
necessary to give them the credit necessary to
attract new capital for buying cars and locomo
tives and enlarging their carrying power. .
Naturally the public balk3 at this . It has al
ways done so, and the governmental agencies
that regulate railroads have always sided with
the public in this attitude. Is it justified? Has
it been carried oo far? .
Julius Kruttschnitt, president of the Southern
Pacific, recently compiled from official sources
some interesting comparisons of cost of rail
road transportation and commodities.vHere are
some of his facts:
Average freight rates are practically the
same as in 1890; commodity prices have
doubled.
The average value of freight per ton han
dled in 1914 was $56; in 1919, $119; average
of freight charges per ton in 1914, $2; in 1919,
$2.80; increase in value of commodities car
ried, $56 a ton; increase in freight charge, 80
cents a ton.
Only 1.3 per cent of the increase in the .
cost of living in the fast five years is at
tributable to advance in transportation
charges.
In the light of these facts, it appears that
railroad transportation, after all, is about the
cheapest thing in the country, andthe public
must become reconciled to higher rates if the
railroads are to be enabled to meet the growing
demand for transportation , '
Why Tobacco Is High.
From five .acres of measured tobacco land in
Garrard, Webb Kelley sold $5,678.17 worth, of
tobacco at r ' far from $1 a pound. He also
sold 4,000 on 1 es of tobacco seed, for which -he'
received $8,000, making a total of $13,678.17.
Lancaster (Ky.) Record.
CueVELVET
HAMMER
s CHARLES M. WILHELM.
He decorates our domiciles with furniture of
class, with rosewood and mahogany, with tap
estry and glass; with Mission and with .Adam
ana with Jones and Sheraton ior any other
period that s duly past and gone; and- they who
purchase furniture from Wilhelm may be sure
of getting quality that lasts in fashions that
endure. '
Prosperity is nothing in the distance dim
and vague, to come from peace and treaties done
at Paris or The Hague. He sees a rosy tint
upon today's delightful sky and cheerfully con
vinces you that now's the time to buy, to fur
nish your apartments with the best your purse
can give, surrounding with . artistic airs ' the
place in which you live.
He puts the velvet carpet underneath your
flattered feet. He furnishes a stove on which
to cook the stuff you eat; a table under which to
stow away your awkward knees and put you
in possession of your 'customed poise and ease;
and when you're full of dinner and it's time to
go to bed, he stakes you to a comfortable place
to hide youp head.
He helps the Commerce chamber to conduct
its large affairs, supporting with his well-built
mind his portion of its cares. He's on the
Water board which manages the flow and squirt
by which we counteract our thirst and struggle
with our dirt. He is, as properly you judge, a
man of class and poise, and not a simple sound
ing board for radiating noise.
Next subject: W. H. McCord. ,
Luxuries Among Laboring Classes.
Washerwomen in Chicago are said to go 'to
work in automobiles. What's the matter with
the aeroplanes? Detroit Free' Press.
I T O L A V-
The Day We Celebrate.
Dr. A Hugh Hippie, dentist, born in 1865.
R. J. Madden, former police judge, born
1892.
James Corr, of the James Corr Electric com
pany, born 1875. .
Rear Admiral Joseph E. Craig, U. N., re
tired, born at Medina. N. Y.,,75 years ago.
. Rudolph Ganz, celebrated pianist and com
poser, born in Zurich, Switzerland, 43 years ago.
Sir C. Arthur Pearson, eminent English
publisher of newspapers and magazines,, born
54 years ago.
George T. Brevster, welt known sculptor,
born at Kingston, Mass.; 58 years ago.
John H. (Honus) Wagner, for many years
prominent as a professional base ball player,
born at Carnegie, Pa., 46 years ago.
Thirty Years Ago in Omaha. y ;
The,' property at the southeast corner of
Seventeenth and" Farnam streets was sold for
$90,00 to Theodore Gerish, representative of an
eastern bankings firm.
General E.7F. Test was appointed special
census agent for Nebraska, his work to consist
of the compilation of Nebraska's mortgage sta
tistics. , ' . '
The Union Pacific and Northwestern rail-
f roads, withdrew from the Interstate Commercial
Railway association. 'v "
Governor Thayer was here en, route, for
Plattsmouth, where he was to attend a reunion
of the First Nebraska regiment, which he led
to the front in the davs of the rebellion.
The Orchard Hill' Whist club met at the
residence of Mr. E, R, Perfect.
Our Free Legal Aid
State your case clearly but
briefly and a reliable lawyer
will furnish the answer or '
advise in this column. Your
name will not be printed. .
Let The Bee Advise You.
Descent and Distribution.
C. A. 8. I am a married lady and
have some property which I have
acquired slneo married. In absenca
of a will who ar my legal heirs?
Answer., Your husband and chil
dren. The interest of each depend
ing upon the number of children.
r, ,.,Ij,ml,op(1 and Tenant.
... 1 reHtr1 an apartment un
til Way 1, 1920, at which time my
leaso exnirea. T It nnnaon-..
r - - " 41V V. V 3 Ddi, V AUI
me to notify the landlord that I in-
teriu to vacate on tnat date?
Answer. It Is not.
" ' Divorce.
J. IT. fan u .-Amu. u . j .
ImTU 7. h."sl?anl for incompati
bility? My husband and I don i get
along and I don't believe we ever
"III.
. .. tat. vial jca,l j I H iLTC IB nO I m
ground for divorce in Nebraska.
' Divorce.
; ?lvo ln Omaha, Is there any
tning that prevents my moving to
another atate and there suing for
divorce?
Answer. If you move from th
State It im n !-, .-. . .
quire a legal resldence""!n whatever
state you go to and as a resident
Of that alar, if v.... , .
grounds, you may sue for divorce.
I Fl a TO m V. m . -
v. j i a. v ins oeen aeniea a
dlvorca in thn af. A-m
uvu,w uuto IlUt JJIV"
vent. you from subsequently suing
snmAnrtinHa .1..
tv o viae
W1U.
.M. T. I made a will appointing
my son executor of mv eatnt .n.i
I provided that he should not be
compelled to give bond. I have been
ioia mat notwithstanding my re
quest and provision In my will the
Judge will compel him to give bond.
Answer, jne law requires a bond,
but the same may be waived by the
heirs and benefIr!a.rlMi linr1r f ha
will. Ordinarily the judge fixes a
bond In a small amount.
' Vicious Dog.
'TVyN. B. Mv nnlD-hhnr'a Anir ham
been coming over in my lot and
Killing my cnicKens. I have noti
fied the owner of the dog and re
quested pay. but he lust laucrhed
at me. Can I sue him and comne!
him to pay me damages?
Answer, lou can.
Breach of Promise.
F. D. I have been going with a
girl for six years and never pro
posed. This being leap year, at a
recent social she proposed to me and
JokinglyT accepted. She claims now
that I have to marry her. I am In
no position to get married. Can she
force me to marry her or can she
sue me for breach of promise?
Answer. She cannot force you to
marry and she cannot sue you for
breach of promise .. provided the
promise was made as related.
Wyoming Iaw.
S. R. Does a wife have-a dower
interest in land in Wyoming where
the land is not used as a home
stead and the husbaJid and wife
have been living separate, although
not divorced, and-can 'the husband
sell the property without the signa
ture or the wire?
Answer. He can.
OUT OF THE ORDINARY.
There are 841 languages and dia
lects spoken among the blacks of
Africa, but' only a few of them are
written.
The hiphest spot inhabited by hu
man beings is the Buddhist cloister
of Hanle, in Tibet, where a score of
monks live at an altitude of nearly
16,000 feet.
The Japanese are far ahead of all
other nations in the art of making
artificial flowers. They copy with
marvelous fdelity not only the blos
soms, but whole branches and even
plants in bloom.
A camel enjoys his master's
cigaret in Egypt, quietly squatting
down behind him, the better to sniff
the fragrant smoke as It rises slowly
In the heavy air. This the animal
does with unction, closing his
nostrils' and eyes rapturously after
each inhalation.
A Chinese statute enacts that debts
which are not - collected on New
Year's eve cannot subsequently be
recovered; but, according to recog
nized usage, a creditor who has
vainly pursued a debtor all through
the night may still follow him after
daybreak, provided he continues to
carry his lighted lantern, as if he
believed it was still night.
JUST FOR FUN.,
"Do you think th motion pletur tar
will ever rorm a union?"
"Why should thy? It -would b tnor
uitable If their employer organized."
Film Fun.
HI lWlfe In heaven there la no. marry,
lng or giving In marriage.
Mr. liongauffer So I'v heard. But
with that rule in- force 'moat any place
would be heaven. Boston Globe.
Th Broker Provision are atlll ihow-
ing a decided bull tendency.
Tha Ultimate. Consumer That's be
cause of the bulllhe profiteers are throw
ing about the scarcity. Houston Poet.
Purchaser These seats are In the back
row; Is there any chance of exchanging
them after we get inside?
Ticket Seller Well, after tb how be
gins you'll be able to get any seat In the
house. Dallas News.
"Competition Is the Ufa of trade."
"I suppose so," replied the weary-looking
woman. "You ought to hav seen
the competition I got Into today for a
chance to buy what I wanteoLat the bar
gain counter." Washington -Star.
Hub (axrlvtilg home) Tour eye look
red. What' the matter?
Wife Oh, nothing.
Hub Ye, there i. What Is It some
thing that "happened at home or some
thing you nw at the movies? Boston
Transcript. .
DAILY CARTOONETTE.
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Boys and Girls
Weather Signs. .
BT APEUA. BKM.E BEARD.
People who live1 much out of doors
karn to ' read ' the weather signs.
Sailors "know .the signs for winds
and storms at sea; the landspeople,
for weather on land. The sailors
life sometimes depends on his
LnnwIeHcr nf weathercraf t. The
ilivnvuQv - -
camper's happiness and comfort are
greatly increased . when he knows
with some certainty what, the wea
ther has in store lor him.
It is rain more than wind that
the camper is on the lookout for.
Yet it is the direction of the wind
that, in a general way, presages fair
or foul weather.
A nnrth winrt hrinffx cool or Cold
weather and often piles up dark,
heavy, wind clouds tnat iook tre
mendously threatening but do. not
bring rain.
An east wind is a mean wind,
bringing raw, wet weather. -In
Young Citizens
Adventures
f am. tim Vji. an. i
mm
'IT $9
tftOtlt A
nuneetpon
summer, look for rain and a long
spell of it when the wind is in the
east; m winter prepare for snow or
sleet or cold, drizzling rairk
The . south wind brings heat in
summer, often a thaw in winter and
may mean a summer shower or a
winter snowstorm.
The glorious west wind brings
fair weatlfer and as long as the wind
is straight in the west, it will stay
fair. ,
Besides the wind, there are cloud
signs. Often in summer in a clear
blue sky, you will see, in the west,
IF THIS BE PENITENCE!
-
Men,
wrapped in holiness, hav apokep
loud
Of coming punishment for all my sins,
And of a placo or endless banishment.
Of nameless . horrors past Imagining.
Perhaps these things are so; but If they
are,
My conscience - does not serve ma aa it
should.
Their lurid terrors In a dim Ta Bii
Have not the force to move ma her amd
now.
Fear, terror, cowardice! what th6nga
are these
To acourge the lord of earth Into her
dust?
I am a man of will, of upturned faca,
And as I will, I do, nor shirk the end.
But what uneasiness Is this, which haunts
My heart m hours of pleasure and of
peace?
I think of men from whom I hav with
held
A helping or forbearing hand; I hjar
Distorted truths I uttered toward their
I feel the 'cold and lying silencea (
In whichl 1 cioaKea myseii.
tru(. . .
Words I have left unsaid, which could
Cry now for utterance alas, so late!
And late I see myseu ior wnat i mu.
God. save me from that elf, mors cruel
.than Hell!
Reveal what yet I may become, and fan
These first, faint flames of pity to a fir
Of service for Thy Truth and Thy world.
And If this mood be- penitence, my God,
Bid it endure, that so It may avail . 11
Marie Ij. Egllnton In New York Times.
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BT R. S. ALEXANDER.
Hunting Eye was happy. He had
again met his friend of the summer,
the Captain, who had hunted in the
North Woods. And the Captain was
taking him to see the great army
camp in wliich he was stationed.
"Who runs the army?" he asked.
"The War department. The presi
dent, except when he. appoints some
one else Tn war time, is commander-in-chief
of the army and is respon
sible for the manner in which its af
fairs are carried on. He appoints a
secretary of war who is at the head
of the War department. This depart
ment controls the army. Of course
the department carries out the poli
cies of the president. -
"It does not have power to vote
money for military affairs. That
must be done by congress. But the
department makes recommendations
as to how much money is needed by
the army and these recommenda
tions have some weight with con
gress when it comes to decide how
much money to vote. The depart
ment has control of the spending of
the money. It appoints all of the
commissioned officers from the com
manding general down to the junior
second lieutenant." '
bunches of white, bulbous .clouds
forming. Soon the lower part turns
dark, but the tip remains glistening
white. These are called thunder
caps. Soon' the lightning will dart
out from them and the storm will
begin.
Here is an old rhyme which is
easy to remember and gives true
information.
"Evening red and morning gray
Sends the traveler on his way. ,
Evening gray and morning red
Brings down rain upon his head."
There is little danger in a thunder
storm but one should use common
sense and obey these rules:
Do not stand under a tree.
Do not stand in an open door or
wirldow.
Ktep away, from a tall flag pole
and running water.
""Tomorrow : Dr. Angell tells boys
how to do the "Snap Up")
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"Can't a city have an army?"
"No, but the states have what
amounts to one. Most of the states
maintain a body of troops called tha
state- militia or national guard.
These men do not make a life busi
ness of soldiering, but merely do a
certain amount of training each
year. The state equips them ' and
controls them. Then if a riot or dis
order breaks out in' the state, the
state government can use these
troops to stop it. When a war be
gins, they are usually transferred
into the federal service and put un
der the control of the national gov
ernment. At the opening of the
great war, almost all the state troops
were sworn into the federal service,
"Thus you sec. vthere are really
two armies, the. regular army eon
irolled hv the national government
nd made up of men whose life busi
ness is soldering, and the national
guard controlled by the state gov
ernments and made up of men who
devote only a part of their time t
military affairs." , ,
(Tomorrow read what , Mollis
Frtce Cook has to say about Leap
Year.)
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