Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, May 07, 1920, Page 6, Image 6
THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, MAY 7, 1920. The Omaha Bee DAILY (MORNING) EVENING SUNDAY THE BF.K PUBLISHING COMPANY. KELSON B. UPDIKE. Publisher. MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TIM Asaoeiaiad tTw. 1 vkMb Tha Urn la a nraibrr. Is ax fluul aiimlad la lb. m (or publication of all newt dlnxtotiM cndliati t rt or nt Mfcarwlaa cradiUd la thu pprr, and also tix waal Hti published harrm. AU rifats of pubiloaUoa of our SMClaJ diapalcea in alw marred. , BEE TELEPHONES Trlrai Branch Eichauia, Aak for tha Pasartmaot of ParucuUt rerwa WanUd. For Night and Sunday Service Call: Tyler 1000 Editorial Dapartmnit irculatlnn llepartment .. Adiarlialnt Pepaatmmt ......... OFFICES OF THE BEE Bom On: j;ih and Faroam. tlrantb Ufflcaa: . . 4110 N.vtbj I4ih I South 814a 4unuil Bluffi 16 tteott 8u Walnut Park 2419 Laavmworta I Out-ol-Town Offieai: M.w Tort Office V Fifth At. Washington Chlcaio Tylar lftOOL TTter 100L Tjlar 10OSL Mil N St. Sit North Oth 1311 O Bt. Blafer Bid. Partt Franca 429 Bite St.. Honor The Bee's Platform 1. New Union Passenger Station. 2. A Pipe Line from the Wyoming Oil Field to Omaha. 3. Continued improvement of the Ne braska Highway!, including the pave ment of Main Thoroughfare leading into Omaha with a Brick Surface. 4. A abort, low-rate Waterway from the Corn Belt to the Atlantic Ocean. 5. iHoma Rule Charter for' Omaha, with City Manager form of Government. FLOWERS FOR THE DEAD. No grave in which a soldier lies is ever for gotten by Americans. It is one of the laudable traits of our national character that we annually acknowledge our indebtedness to those who served their country. They offered their lives as a pledge of tlieir faith iii American ideals and the glorious destiny of our institutions. Some were called on to make the last and supreme proof of their devotedness, while others were spared from the battle .shock to end their lives in peace, but -all are accorded a full share in the gratitude of the country whose citizens ap preciate the liberty bought at the price of courageous resistance to tyranny and oppres sion. Til I"t".ltf.rt llA ,..,.. ill .. A .. - f A .. . . , .Mini, ml many Liiuudiii i .s im . iiirrirsn boys, heroes in the highest and conipletest sense, sleeping away the days until the final trumpet shall call all mpn This ir in K. . . v, . v. v . IV111V.I11U1CU on May .50, just as though their last home was under the sun of their native laud. That is why The Bee has joined with other great newspapers to solicit subscriptions to a fund that will be expended for the purpose of decorating those graves. It is a public duty, although there is no branch or department of government charged with its performance. All are asked to contribute to this fund. Prompt response is almost imperative, for there is not much time. The home graves will be decorated as usual, and every American mother whose son is buried inFrance may be assured that the boy will not be neglected by his coun trymen on Memorial day. You cheered those boys when they marched away; now show that you do not forget them because they did not come home again. Come into the flower fund. You are not allowed to give more than $5, but you can do that, or whatever you feel able to contribute, knowing it will all be spent on deco rating the graves of soldiers lying in foreign soil. A heap of flowers on a soldier's grave will do more to convince the world of our sincerity than membership in the League of Nations. Hitting Hard at High Prices. One of the possibly effective ; and practical blows aimed against the profiteering madness is reported from Chicago. There the "white col lar" brigade, men who can afford to pay the price, have united in a protest against the ex aggerated cost of haberdashery and laundry. Collars, neckties, expensive shirts, and all that goes with them, are to be eschewed for a period of twenty days. These men have just headed off a move on part of the barbers to boost the prince of service to an outrageous figure, and feel that they can produce similar effect on the minds of other profiteers. The plan is more attractive than the overall idea. The latter simply has had the effect of producing a temporary shortage in denim goods, with a corresponding advance in, cost to the men who need the garments in their busi ness. Some charges are unreasonable, and while they largely reflect the extravagance of Americans, they also indicate such rapacity on part of the profiteers as, deserves rebuke. No man is required by law or custom to wear a $20 shirt or, a $4 necktie, and if he does so, he merely advertises his vanity. Too much money is at the bottom of it, but the effect is felt by many who' customarily restrain their impulse to extravagance, but are forced to submit to un reasonable demands because the selling price has been adjusted to meet the careless spenders who do not care. Economy is not possible under such conditions. The Chicago idea may or may not spread, it may or may not produce any lasting relief, but it is a sign of the desperation with which the public now faces the exasperating activity of the price-boosters. "Swat the Fly." i Homely advice for the home is "Swat the Fly." It should be the motto of every house keeper. Now is the time to attend to it. One fly killed, in May is equal to several million in August. Every musca domestica that bites the dust before the swishing swatter is a potential parent-of huge clouds of the vermin. Removed ffb'ni this vale of tears, his activities art; for ever at an end. No compunction need be felt in killing him. In no w-ay does he contribute to the comfort of man or beast. On the con trary, he is a menace to both. Born in filth, he thrives in decay, and is most numerous where dirt most abounds. His deadly trail leads from decaying corruption across the fam ily food to the sick room. Baby is his com monest victim. Considered from any stand point, the fly not only is a nuisance, but an imminent source of disease and discomfort. He lives just for the reason that those who most suffer from his presence are most indifferent to his capacity for harm. All this has been "recited before, many a time, but each recurring month of May brings back the duty because it brings the fly. Get your swarter busy now, and keep it going all summer. Let no buzzing fly .ca,pcl A Simple Reducer. Many there are in this age of abundant sweets and fats, jelly-producing motor drives instead of long muscle-building walks, pastries and puddings rather than vegetables and fruits, bo wish their too, too solid flesh would melt. If wishes were fat-killers the town would be full of ilender women.' What is wanted is an effective fat-discour ager that requires no effort and does not punish the appetite. We have heard of one which "de mands neither exercise uttr fasting, and is said to result in a los of a pound a day until one is reduced to the degree of leanness desired. It is a simple thing. Just this: Eat only one thing at a meal. Select what you want and take all you wish of it, no matter what it is, ice cream, pastry, fruit, meat or what-not. A Taxon Western Resources. Western bankers, business men and farmers are impatient and indignant because the short age of freight cars on the northwestern rail roads is seriously delaying their shipments of gram and stock and causing an acute shortage of bank resources for spring business require ments. It is not surprising. , The cars needed, which belong to the western roads, are stand ing empty and idle on eastern and southern sidetracks many of them in the south held for the shipment of crops not yet grown. This while western elevators, barns and bins are overflow ing with grain which should be in the east' al ready, and live stock that should be rolling into Omaha and Chicago is on the plains awaiting transportation. It is a bad situation all around. The farmers have had to go to the banks for money and are having to pay interest on it. The banks, be cause of the farm paper they are carrying, are short of funds necessary for their local "business patrons, whose bills for spring and summer merchandise are falling due and must be met to maintain their credit. All because the rail roads cannot get their own cars or others in place of them. The Omaha gentlemen in Washington seek ing to impress the Interstate Commerce com mission with the economic necessity for the re lief they ask, and the justice of their demand for it, have the best wishes of the entire west. Action is what is wanted and needed immedi ate action. They are asking for it, pressing for it. May success be theirs, and with it the grate ful thanks of the whole west, for verily those who go down to Washington for action In these parlous and treacherous times, and get it, have done much and have done it exceedingly well! An Anti-Christian Trend. Bishop Rhinelander's statement in a recent address that the United States as a nation has turned away from Christ, will shock many good people, and doubtless be vigorously dis puted. The distinguished Episcopalian eccles iastic has reached his unhappy conclusion by observing the trend of school and college edu cation and the literature and amusements to which the mass of the people turn. He has been influenced also by the general immodesty in dress, sexual looseness and crime which are the attractions in theatrical performances, and now sees "a definite anti-Christian drift, which seems to be increasing in rapidity of force and movement." The bishop's conclusions might be applied with much force to the world at large, and specifically to the late peace conference at Paris, heralded as a culmination of forces that would bring "on earth peace, good will toward men," and with it the undisputed reign of Chris tian principles. Ridicuious that notion, in view of the fact that the entire conference, its treaty and its covenant rigorously excluded any refer ence whatever to God Or religion, met without prayer, and designedly omitted any acknowl edgement of divine influence, if we are correctly infprmed. 1 The gradual turning of the people from religion in their daily lives, if such a movement is going on, may account for a change we have noticed in American political speeches. Forty, fifty, sixty years ago, almost without exception, great speeches in congress and on the stump, contained apt quotations from the Bible, used to add force to their arguments. How" seldom they are seen now! Onemay read or hear speeches by the score, with never a reference to religious text. And yet, our observation has been that statesmen who illustrate their princi ples by excerpts from the Scriptures are usually successful with the people. 1 " Why Increase Freight Rates Now? A 28 per cent increase in freight rates, yield ing a billion and seventeen million dollars a year, is necessary to enable the railroads to meet operating expenses and cover a 6 per cent income on their capitalization, is the substance of their statement to the Interstate Commerce commission this week. The prosperity, indeed the business salvation of the country, depends on-railroad efficiency. We are not getting satisfactory service now, and while business generally has none but the kind est and most generous thoughts for the rail roads, and is more than willing to "put up" in creased freight charges, the belief persists that the railroads are not doing their level best to serve the public under present conditions. Men in other lines of business always have to show increased usefulness or improved pro duction in order to secure higher financial re turns. Why not the railroads? We cannot but think that an increase of efficiency of say 30 per cent would put the public in a far friendlie'r mood toward the 20 per cent increase in freight rates they now suggest. Increased service means increased earnings for every other busi ness. Why not apply the same idea to the rail roads, and await results before boosting their earnings a billion dollars? Chairman Hays says factional feeling is dis appearing from among republicans, just as it is increasing on the other side. Signs indicate the accuracy of his prediction. A Chicago court has decided that a hus band can not steal from his wife. With the way thus cleared, some interesting possibilities are in view. v Sixty replies to the Chamber of Commerce home-building questionnaire indicates some in terest. A little action will bring plenty more. Landlords in Chicago get little sympathy, but the tenants are up against the problem of finding new homes. "Hi" Johnson remains not only a native but the favorite son of California. Letter carriers may wear gray overalls. This is the last step. ' At least one May day made good in and around Omaha. Wilson is bound to keep us out of something. A Line 0 Type or Two Haw to tha Lisa, lat tha aulM tall har tlx Bay. TO LADY MARIGOLD G- If only you and I were moths whose life Could be spent In endless rounds of dancing, I could imagine nothing: more entrancing Than having you, O Sweetheart, for my wife. But wince it's human fate that times must come Which we would have to pass In conversation, I fear that in so constant a relation Love'd lose its flavor sooner than your srum. K. M. S. FORTUNATELY for Hiram Johnson's peace of mind, it will not be necessary to re count the votes in Maryland. THE BLUEPRINT SCHOOL. Sir: I notice a lamentable weakness seizing some American cartoonists, 1. e., the habit of explaining little Ideas in their work, by arrows pointing, etc., leaving the reader no chance to use his head. An example from an old "Punch:" Lucy (studying geography): "Harry, what ever is the equator?" Harry: "Why, the equator is a menagerie lion going 'round the world." Then follows this appalling explanation in brackets: "Harry has been to the circus lately, and has probably confused menagerie lion with imaginary line." T. K. Jl. DOES our correspondent attend the movies? If he does his pain must be acute. For in the him wheeze the obvious is en fleur. A More or Less Common Reduction. (From the Peoria Transcript.) April had only eight clear days. The total precipitation during that month, re duced to water, was .Vl inches. "WE have a weakness for the Irish, however hard they may try to cure us of our fraility." London Times. And yet some people say that the English have no sense of humor or, rather, humour. THE CRUEL DELIMITATIONS OF TIME AND SPACE. (From the Jesup, la., Citizens Herald.) Our attention was attracted today to a picture in the window of the Farmers State Bank, it being that of the Peace Con ference in Bession. It is a very fine pro duction of the original and should be seen to be appreciated. Time and space forbid a complete analysis of the picture. "STRUGGLING movie actors like she and her husband need the publicity." Loz Ohglazc Record. ,The slogan of Loz Onglaze is, "Throw away your grammar and get a horn!" The Ungrateful Beggars! (From the London Times.) Enormous consignments of rum continue to c hoke the quays at some of the London Dock wharves. No one appears anxious toi get the casks out of the way. Retailers" have much more than they want, for there are few purchasers of rum at 10s 6d. per bottle. The pre-war price was about 2s. (id. "BIGGEST Horn is Owned Here." Keokuk Gate City. That should makc'Loz Onglaze and Chicago jealous. THE SECOND POST. (Showing again the wonderfulness of nature.) Dear Sir: Have noticed for several days that the building is becoming infested with mice and something must be done now because it won't be long before they will be rats. THERE are constant readers and con tributors. The latter read when they expect a contribution to appear. Take Sib, frinstance. He comes along at this date with the sugges tion that Capt.' Diaper of Shamrock III, is qualified to navigate a trianguLr course. "A RAINBOW." Last Saturday I went Unto' my Secret hoard And brought out A two-gallon jug Which I had' bought As being filled - With Gin. And when I opened it, Behold. It was filled With a light-brown Liquid. And I said to myself, "The Son-of-a-Gun! I'll bet They filled it With stale beer." t And tried it, and it was Scotch Whisky! And everyone knows That Scotch Whisky Is worth Three times As much as Gin. And I didn't Have any Because it was so Expensive. Which proves that There is -Still some justice In the world, And a God in Israel. DOUBLE BARREL. IF the golf reformers succeed in abolishing the stymie, we suggest that thev devote their energies to enlarging- the hole to the size of a bushel basket. Or. if thev can ect the hole en larged they will not need to worry about the stymie. wenry James," he says, "was positively storm-ridden with emotion before the fatal night, and full of fantastic plans. I recall that one of them was that he should hide Jn the bar or a nttie puDlic house down an alley close to the theater, whither I should slip forth at the end of the second act and report 'how it was going. This was not carried out, and for tunately Henry James resisted the temptation of being present at the theater during the per- iormance. ah seemed to be going fairly well until the close when Henry James appeared and was called before the curtain only to be sub jected to our unspeakable horror and shame to a storm of hoots and Jeers and catcalls from the gallery, answered by loud and sustained ap plause from the stalls, the whole producing an effect of hell broke loose, in the midst of which the author, white as chalk,' bowed and spread forth deprecating hands and finally vanished. It was said at the time, and confirmed later, that this horrible performance was not intended to humiliate Henry James, but was, the result of a caDai against ueorge Alexander." "RING LARDNER has nothinir on me.' writes C. E. B., "as to young literary hopefuls." Ana ne incloses tne lollowing ettusion from a ten-year-old: THE SUMMERY DAYS OF JUNK. It's gettin' on towatds summer, The summery days of June, When birds can sing so brightly, An' none of 'em out of tune. It's gettin' on towards summer, The summery days of June When the cows can moo so lightly Up at the silver moon. It's gettin' on towards winter, The December days of the cold, When two years tots are growing To be three years old. FRANK BURROUGHS. LOW and lean as is our ability to dig up a reward, we will give a quart of light rye to any person who brings forward an authentic in stance of a man riding three days in the interior of a whale. MADE A HIT. (From the Lake County Register.) To J. A. Reichelt, Jr., who decided not to act as director on the school board for the coming year a measure of thanks ant, ap preciation is offered by the boys and girls, and the faculty of our school. "SUPREME COURT of Iowa. Dull vs. Dull; divorce." As the lady -in the Punch wheeze said. "The good tins are dull." JUDGh LANDIS will hear the case against the See-Moon Grocery Companv. It mav see a few stars as well. The Ineffable Amolita. (From the Salt Lake Telegram.) With a limpid stream of song as pure as the crystalline waters of a Bandusian foun- 11 tain, Madame Amelita Galli-Curci (Discontinued to save white paper.) LOOKS little were like Wood. B. L. T. I How to Keep Well By Dr. W. A. EVANS H. C. L. AND BURIAL RITES. "Will you kindly give us one or more articles on cremation?" "Three Scoie and Ten" writes. "Many in Chicago and elsewhere are nqaring the end of life, and . tho last ex pense troubles them. They are with out friends and not money sufficient to meet the. ordinary charges of bur ial spot, casket, hearse, etc. Our minds must turn to cremation as tho only way. "Also an article on embalming, so that mothers may know to what they submit their children when put in the eniba liners' hands." Our burial customs originate from necessities or advantages. AVhether our dead aro exposed to insects, the bacteria, tho sun and the elements on an elevated platform, or buried in the ground or burned depended originally upon the kind and abun dance of wild animals, tho fighting customs of tho peoples. Naturally, ho builders of religions found a fruitful theme in tho mys tery of death, and they in turn added a contribution to burial customs. Next came those who, building racial and governmental solidarity, made use of ancestral worship and inci dentally made their contribution. Lastly, tradition and precedent con tributed by fixing the procedure. Incidentally, burial customs havo contributed to the art of sculpture. They have contributed to stability, governmental, racial and family. Wc have the custom of burying, just as other races have other customs. Our custom is hedged about with tradi tions, memories, sentiments and re ligious observances. That also can be said of tho ctstonis of other peo ples. This is the strongest argument for the custom. Burying contributes to stability. The desire to stay by "the graves of our dead" does operate to keep down wandering, floating from place to place, emigrating; does serve to keep some Individuals and families stable, self -respecting, upright and energetic. The common argument, namely, that burying returns fertility to the soil, possesses no merit. We aro so wasteful in other ways that no one is swayed by the comparatively in significant return of soil fertility which human bodies make. We re gard cemeteries as sacred ground and cover the ground thore with stone, and brick, proving our disre gard of this argument. Henri Febre, a great French na turalist, cites numberless evidences of the Scotch thrift of nature in its boundless provision of bacteria, in sects and chemical forces for the purpose of returning to the soil the bodies of animals built therefrom. But man has elected to make him self an exception to the rule. While, on the other hand, there is no advantage to the soil from our burial custom, on the other hand an objection frequently used against it is not valid. Cemeteries are not sources of disease. The disease pro ducing bacteria in bodies dead from yellow fever, smallpox, diphtheria, typhoid fever are speedily killed by other bacteria and what Is left of these bodies is not infective. A ceme tery in the midst of a city is not a source of harm, the opinion of Chi cago's justly famous sanitarium of 1869, Dr. John H. Rauch, to tho contrary notwithstanding. The only objection to tho presence of a ceme tery Within a city is the space it oc cupies and the lack of harmony in its setting. Intrinsically, cremation is less dis turbing to the sensibilities as a method of destrugtion than -is the slow process of decay, even though we accept the statement of Fabre that worms and insects play no part In the destruction of bodies buried deeply in the ground. There is nothing to be said against cremation except that it may be used to destroy evidence of crime and that, being contrary to custom, it sometimes disturbs sensibilities and makes explanations neem neo essa ry . Embalming 1 done by the injec tion of a solution of formaldehyde into the votuels and cavities. When well done it causes tho body to mummify. Resolution into the ele ments occurs with exceeding slow, ness. In fact, by properly adjusting the strength of the formaldehyde and by adding sonin preservative cs segtiul oils, our embalmers can equvl the best work done by the embalm ers of the days of the rharaohs. . Tcutli Water Curt. Anon, writes: "I have just read of a child who held his breath while angry and became blue in the face. If the mother of that child would thiow water on him it would effect a cure. I havo a friend whose child held her breath. The mother punished the child until tired of do ing so, out that accomplished noth ing. One day she poured a bucket ful of water on the child. The child was almost 'smothered,' but was cured of holding her breath." 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. Jtlglits or a Wife Q. 1 havo land in Wyoming. My wife and 1 have not lived together for 7 years; she still lives on the homestead. We have children. Can my wife bring a bill for the chil dren's support? What right of dower has my wife? Can I force a sale, ami if so, what are tho legal steps to take? G. A. L. A. It is your legal duty to sup port your wife and children and your wife may bring action against you to "compel you to do so. The right of dower has been abolished In Wyoming. Your wifo will have a one-half interest in all your prop erty in event she survives you. You can not forco a sale of the home stead because you can not convey it without your wife's signature, and you have no legal means to compel her to sIru ft deed if she does not wish to, do so. Especially American CltUcns. The dry law ha produced a net "great white way" in Jlavnna, with Btores, shop and scores of American citizens all brilliantly lit up. Wash ington Star. cr , zrz , ... i II r w "iezsszi "C. C O," "Clean Clothes Oftener" Beats 4H.C. O.L." "Hi-Cost-of-Living" We know 1,000 schemes in the way of Cleaning, Dyeing, Remodeling and Rejuvenating clothes. And our charges are pleasingly fair. Phone Tyl er 3 4 5 and learn more of "C. C. O." DRESHER BROTHERS DYERSCLEANERS 2211-17 Farnam St. Ambulance Service Our specially built Cadillac ambu lance, .the finest equipment of its kind, is at the service of the public, physicians, surgeons and hospitals. Two experienced men in charge both day and night. Omaha Taxicab & Transfer Co. PHONE DOUGLAS 90 Typography Talk No. 3 Expression in Typography is just as essential as ex pression in music to ob tain the perfect interpre tation. A printer may follow his subject to the ' letter, but if he fails to use the correct typo and arrangement and give due consideration to grouping1 and balance, he has weak ened the force of tho message. As the musician emphasizes or mutes cer tain notes or measures, so must the typographer .similarly treat certain words and phrases. In modern printing every conceivable style and size of type has been designed for the purpose of expres sion, and the typographer must bo an artist to use them correctly. Buyers of printing and advertising will do well to avail them selves of the services of printers who are typo graphical artists. M,.Kc)ii.Fnp2)ca OAVMIA . Abraham LincolnsVwt 18 5 9 On August 19, 1859, Abraham Lin coln came up the Missouri River on a Steamboat and landed, and as a guest of the captain looked over Omaha and Council Bluffs. From the hills east of the Missouri, the Great Emancipator gazed with prophetic eye over the village of Omaha, destined to become the Gate way of the West. You are invited to transact your banking business with a bank that be gan business two years before this his toric visit; a bank that, since its or ganization, has been actively identi fied with the growth and development of Omaha. f irst National Bank of Omaha Assets $16,500,000.00 Memphis, Nebraska, March 12, 1920. The Old Line Bankers Life Insurance Co. Lincoln, Nebraska Dear Sirs: Twenty years ago today I purchased a 1,000 Twenty-Year Bond Policy with annual pre miums of $25.70. I have paid $514.00 total premiums. Today your check for $667.05 was handed me by your agent, E. D. Fowler, in settlement of my policy No. 6815. This settlement gives me $153.05 as interest on my money in addition to having my life insurance for 20 years. I herewith express my thanks and appreciation to the Bankers Life Insurance Co. of Lincoln, Nebraska. Yours very truly, MARY E. UEBERRHEIN. TWENTY PAYMENT LIFE POLICY Matured in the OLD LINE BANKERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY of Lincoln, Nebraika Name of insured. . .Mrs. Mary E. Ueberrheln Residence .Memphis, Nebraska Amount of policy $1,000.00 Total premiums paid Company $314.00 SETTLEMENT Total cash paid Mrs. Ueberrhein $667.05 And 20 Years' Insurance for Nothing If you desire an agency or policy- contract, write Home Office, Lincoln. Neb., or call at 1021 W. O W Bldff. Telephone Douglas 2949,