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THE BEE: OMAHA. THURSDAY. APK1L 28. isai. The Omaha Bee DAILY (MORNING) EVENING SUNDAY T MB rUBttSBIVO COMJANT NELSON B. LTDIKE, FubiUhtr. MEMBER Or THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ' Tk Aiwctiud Praia, of which Ta tit ta a sskar. (a a f.urtalt (ntltltd (o tin um for publicttioe f til (in ttmMw rdiid 10 H r Mt ttkwwiM er4lu4 In ilia nii slat U mci ns u9imw lwtln. All HU CC tiuucitioa at w ipwu anit.BN ara ang iw nu. . BEE TELEPHONES Pr.t' BrtEoh Btcktni. i)C for us Dtptrieaii at rvwi wuui " Fm Nist 'Cells Alter 10 . i K4ArrU btpananl I'lmilattr-n Dprimnl "- AtiRitlPt ' JMpsrMafts orricEs op the bee TyUr 1000 Tr'n imt, War lPJL tun lWSti Couneil Bluffl Nae Turk CklM , IS toot I at. I South aid, till lootb Mm tk Out-ef-Tewa Olficui 119 riflk A fa. I Wlinlattaa ' 1311 0 BL StffU Bids- I rrl, 1'rmc. i:0 Bus St. Honaia JAc flee Platform 1. Ntw Unioa Passenger Station. ak .... . a. K r . v.Biinuea improvement or tna rsa. y braika Hifhwaye, including the) peve men! of Main Thoroughfares leading into Omaha with" f Brick Surface 3. A short, low-rat Waterway from tha Cora Belt to 4ha Atlantic Oceae. 4. Horn Rula Charter for Omaha, with City Manager form of Goverameat. 1 i i What the Legislature Accomplished. It is a little too soon to fully appraise the work of the legislature just adjourned without day. From the time it commenced work, at the beginning of the new year, until its end, almost foup; months later, it has been buy. Whatever else'may be said of the body;' 'it members were lurd workers. ;They took hold of their task se riously and earnestly endeavored to do what to ti-e'tn seemed best. We gravely doubt if. eondi-t-ons .in Nebraska are such as warrant many of the'uempts nude at correcting the ways, of the. people, or whether marked improvement, in so cial and business life will follow the wake of the r new statutes. ' Bat many nded things were at , ' tended to, and some provisions made that will jiuroly be of benefit to all the citizens. I -" "" Qmaha is particularly interested ,m the home l-Hrttle charter'that is to be voted, on hers in June.' 1 .rex.t to this .cqmeif.the revenue law, which will v be studied very closely before its provisions are 1 if entirely clear. The districting of Douglas county ! for the election of members of the legislature . ! ij, is to conform to the constitutional provision, . adopted last summer. It will materially , cbm plicate local politics, but may finally work'; out as its advocates' hope. Similar remariJgwy be. Jrmade as to the law that abolishes the ' police i ill1 judges and justices of the peace and .tiadi two ij.'i' members to the municipal court benchl" . ' ijj' For the' first time in the state's .history ap-' k i ll! propriations were made in response to.abudget i fm submitted by the executive. This, together with 'lii'lhe confirmation of the "code" system of admin? istration and the preparation of the revenue law I indicates the progress being made in the manner- j and form of the state irovernment. It is not en-""l l: tirelv clear. thouEh.vas to whether the "'"budget tii;'''pla!,'has entirely eliminated logrolling: oft Jk propriations. External evidences f the.. old ,!!' method may be discerned in the result . Fiercest of all the session's controversies ' raced around the movie censorship, a portion ei - l.il the extensive welfare program presented -bythe . special commission, and most ot which,. was.jet-; i; tisoned by the legislature, in the last rnoracni j'jj the censorship measure, went through, but) : prompt veto by the governor may be accepted ii (;! the final verdict on this piece of work,: .. ' ' to the credit of the members must be placed the notwbrthv ' reluctance-"' to "expand expendK tures. A final budget approximating $23,000,000 :i; fnr the t.icnnium is formidable enough under f'li "circumstances. Many desirable measures failed" end that rowdyism be eliminated. This docs not mean that base ball games are to become calm as afternoon teas, but that the hot-headed young sters will be taught that there is a better way of settling arguments than handing the other fellow a punch in the nose. To win a ball game each player must have absolute control of all his faculties all the time, and the man who loses his temper is a handicap to his team for that long at least. As to the gambling element, the man jho will invent a way to prevent partisans from backing their judgment as .to the merits of the teams or the players will have achieved a real wonder. It may be possible to keep down open gambling, which is the curse of. the game, but the quiet sort is bound to prevail as long as base ball is played. Some Defects of Democracy Lord Bryee' t Criticisms Gn Careful, Critical Consideration to receiva approval, and. some went over. that. 111! might have beer killed without harm to the state, but on the, whole the session1 will measure if up fairly well with its predecessors,' - I ,1 1 i McKelvie Ends the Censorship. . Governor . McKelvie's prompt and emphatic, ' V cio of the moving picture censorship measure i it " "ull be approved by right-thinking' Nebraskans. i u.'i 'lle gives a very good reason for his act in these Jiij words: r I wish to point out the fruitful field of dis-, enjion, discontent and resentment that is dc eloping in the public mind by this sort of regulatory legislation. A tendency to interfere with the ordinary's I aftairs of life, to set up an indefinite and hazy standard of morals by statute, and to put the r keening of the public conscience into private care. ' has caused much apprehension among those who ' truly love their fellowmen, and who have hope3 f for the spiritual as well as the intellectual and material advance of the race. The Bee has on '. several occasions presented ha: it regards as ,: gocd reasons why such a board as was proposed !1! by the advocates of censorship should not be created. It is, not to the credit of the legislators ;tbat in the closing moments of a ?orig session V they should have given way and, one branch ad l! mining that it was 'passing the buck" to the ,i other, have enacted such a piece of legislation ' as many of them realized is dangerous: in its ) nature and subversive in its principle. Governor i, McKelvie has shown moral courage that might i well have controlled the lawmakers and have re- ; 'l' lieved thera long ago from the most troublesome J i! item cm their program.' ,t I n , , , 'gg ; - K.eep Amateur oase mil viean. ' Omaha, like all other l,ive' communities, is greatly interested in base. ball. This extends fi: beyond the splendid, team that represents the ! city in the Western league, and includes the en t; rhusiastic semi-professional and amateur organ ; izations, which are so numerous and sdenergetic. As a matter .of fact, it is quite probahle that ;: partisanship rpns higher in- proportion to the !!: amateur than1 to the professional clubs. -j:; This quality of unTOwing, loyal suppoVt has li' been a source 'of difficulty from the start m con ji nection with the efforts to organize and discipline I the unpaid players. They take part in the con. j!' tests from pure love of sport Their followers u i 9 j! not one of them but is first and last in favor of 4 V' ' . . . .km V il t 'tl'l fair play at itl times. Frequently, however, in ;c the excitement of a close contest, when a cu ff puted play coines up, hot temper is likely to flash j out when cool judgment would be far better. I Then it is a word, and a blow, and frequently a V row, marring the game that should have been a joy to all. . t Manager Isaacson and all who are associated with him deserve not only commendation because ?Dlteic attitude, but. should 1ave. the help of all i te&afc...4L'8&-i "affialeps-bjie bajl, tft-the Women On Guard. The walls of the city of Jericho, it is written, fell down at the sound of a trumpet. Not o with the bulwarks of Omaha, though much noise is now being relied upon to effect the capture of the city. Injustice, loose morals, hatred and the corruption of riches -were the weak barriers on which that ancient town of Palestine relied, and the blast of trufh demolished them. The walls of Omaha are its homes, and the clean hearts and f honest lives found in them. Fully awakened to their responsibility, the wives and mothers are alert at the parapets. Armed now with the vote, they are taking an active and important part in all good movements and at this time especially in the matter of choosing the commissioners who are to rule the city. In countless ways the administration of the municipality affects the welfare of the home. One of the more apparent points of contact has lately been seen in the ordinance reducing the costs : of electric lights to domestic consumers. This was brought about by a readjustment of rates which had given a few large industrial con cerns the electric power to run their plants at less than the actual cost of producing the cur rent. Under old contracts about a score of mills and factories had enjoyed the privilege of ridiculously low charges for electricity, while the cost was apportioned among the small con sumers. Not all of them had the same rate- some of the business houses, indeed, will profit by the readjustment, for they have been paying more than was just. What the city commission did was to put them all on the same basis, and to. insure that none would have the undue ad vantage of loading the home consumer with a portion of the charges that should have been paid 'by it.- .' This is' even-handed justice. No industry hat can not afford ;to pay living wages to its. employes or tan not run without levying toll on the people answers any purpose. These plants are jail substantial, all able to pay as they go, needing' no; subsidies or special favors. In ruling that. they must hot be allowed to saddle part ot their running ;expenses on the homes of Omaha, the city councjj has shown the same regard for the rights; of, the; whole people that has charac terized its entire; administration,. No- one- in; Omaha needs any special privi leges. '-In; ,'the; emorecment of the !aw; agamst crime arid misdemeanors that same standard has be uah&d by the city hall. Undoubtedly there are poliikftl interests, whose secret source of strengths lies' in . the hope extended , to some, that i 'justke" will Wink now and then at special privi- leges xft one gmq or anotner. vne ppiiucai iac tion just now is attacking the present city coun cil for' its equitable readjustment of electric rates. The same Interests are likewise hinting that the .nnliw rlinrtment has been over-strict in its- dealings With undesirables. Ihcse elements seeh. to create- the- impression that if the administra tion can be .overturned, a general- loosening up will follow,; " - ,' - The . trumpet calls of a 'mistaken and mis guided "liberalism".' are being heard. Some ex cellent people may have mistaken the sound for harmony, when in, fact it is nothing more than the signal for collapse,- But the walls of Omaha, will stand firm, as long as the women are aroused. -'- -- - 1 ' 1 ' ' 1 "" ' ' ' ' " ' Warning' From the Past. The people of France ought.' not be made to bear the whole brunt of the charge of extrava gance and dissolute conduct which flaunts itself in the gambling houses, race courses and pleas ure resorts where the idle rich "of the whole world assemble. The names of Americans are not lacking from the accounts which filter out of the wasteful and depraved diversions. These same distorted instincts exist among a certain class, in every nation, but it is in France that they are concentratedand as a result even the poor there are said to have been thrown into a fever of gambling: and immorality. It was such an increase in immorality that was seen during the decline of Rome. Gluttony and the most debauched luxury characterized the higher classes, and moral principles were extinct among them., Wealth had become concentrated and furnished the only standard of . social dis tinction. N . All ties of marriage broke down, and in the time of Caesar a premium had to be put upon marriage. Rewards were offered to women who had many children, and those who had none were' forbidden to wear jewels or ride in litters. Matters continued to grow woe, for these things were not matters with which laws could deal, but could have been cured only by a thorough going change of heart. Emperor Augustus put penalties on those who failed to marry, in a last' effort to strengthen the institution of home and family, but without avail. - t Faith died, demagogues gained political power by attacking industrial capital, lowering the rate of interest and attempting the abolition of debts. Were it not that the modern world has full knowledge of these facts, good ground for the fear that history would repeat might, exist. Just when South Dakota had come to be re garded as provincial on account of its blue laws the revelation is made that they were based on similar statutes in cosmopolitan New, York. The difference, however, may lie in the application. In spite of Mr. Wilson's point concerning no annexations, the United States has annexed at least two things through the war trouble and debt. Peace by resolution is all right, but most of the world seems to lack the resolution and not to have got any farther than the "whereas." Arrests in the Des Moines police department suggest a resort to the old theory of "set a thief to catch a thief." . That new military figure in France is General Amnesty, .whom some have thoughrjughtlo be ("J. E. C." in Boston Transcript.) ; As Lord Brj ce, in his writings about the i United States, has never shown a lack either of; understanding ot or ot admiration lor our in stitutions and our national character, we are bound to view with respect his summary of the defects of our system, in his recent work on "Modern Democracy." Those detects he notes as follows: 1. State legislat'ires do not enjoy the con- fidence of the people, as is shown by the re strictions imposed upon them, and by the trans fer, in many states, of some of their powers to the citizens acting directly. Congress main tains a higher level, yet one below that to be expected ot a nation proud of its institutions as a whole. 2. The civil service, with the exception of . the scientific branches of the national govern ment, is not yet equal to the tasks which the ex-tension of the function of government is im posing upon it. . 2. The state judiciary is, in the large ma jority of the states, inferior in quality to the better part of the bar that practices before it, and has in some few states ceased to be respected. 4. The administration of criminal justice is slow, .uncertain, and in many states so inef fective that offenders constantly escape pun ishment. - 1 5. The laws are in some states so imper fectly enforced that the security for personal rights, and to a less, extent for property right also, is inadequate. 6. The government of cities, and especially of the largest cities, has beta incompetent,, wasteful and corrupt. 7. Party organizations, democratic in theory and in their outward form, have become selfish oligarchies worked by professional politicians. 8. The tone of public life and the sense that public service is an honorable public trust, though now rising, are not yet what tifey should be in so great a nation. 9. The power of wealth, and particularly of great incorporated companies, to influence both legislatures and the choice of persons to sit in legislatures and on the judicial bench, has been formidable. 10. Though there are and always have been in public life some rnen erf brilliant gifts, the number of such persons is less than might be expected in a country where the national issues before the nation are profoundly important. The statements contained in his summary are certainly in the main correct, though wc fancy i-ord cryce has not gone to the bottom of the matter in one or two instances. In the matter of the removal of power from legislatures to the citizens acting directly, for example, the changes are not so much due to dissatisfaction with the legislators themselves as to the general tendency to transmute our purely representative republic into a tlemocracy. The tendency is a growth, not an impeachment, of the democratic idea in which Lord Brycc continues to afHrm his con fidence. And it is the more marked in the states than in the affairs of the nation because the laws of the states are : more- readily open to such changes than those of the nation because, they are nearest to the people's hand. But. even in tho affairs of the nation, in spite of the constitu tional difficulties, the change asserts itself, as the constitutional amendment for the popular clectipn of senators proves. It would be impos sible, moreover, that the state legislators should, be looked to with quite fhe same degree of re spect as congress, for the reason that the activi ties of the nation, being on a broader scale and much more distinguished, attract . the highest minds aitd the greatest political genius, leaving the legislatures ot.the states in a considerab.'e'dc gree to the tyros in government. The civil service is indeed inferior to what it ougrht to be, and perhaps it always will be. We had great hopes-of the civil . services a .(feneration ago, when men like Theodore Roosevelt devoted themsehes to its regeneration. . But the public civil service suffers perennially; in this, country from the competition of business; with its great prizes. It is not so much democracy's fault as How to Keep Well By DR. W. A. EVANS Qutiiiuit caacsrniny ars'a ' lion and prvttin of diseasf. u m it ted ta Pr. Evens by rtadtrs of Thi Bh, will aaiwtred ptrnlly, ufejact ta proptr liatltatian, whtrt a lUmHi addrfttad tnvalapa is an clesad. Dr. Evaas will net maka diagnosis ar prascribe far individual rfiaseits. Aldress Itttara ia ears of Tha Baa. . Copyright, 1821, by Dr. W. A. Evans. . rCV - . - l OX the fault of democracy's, prosperity. The same may be said of th state judiciary in its relation to the bar.. The bar. leads to fortune the bench only to. dignified public service, inadequately re warded.; ; The condition may well produce, a higher grade of acumen at the bar than on the bench, .But it does not prevent the bench from beirig' honorable and, in the main, learned and sagtciousv Justice is indeed slo.w, and often in effective.; "The condition as well as the criticism deserves the attention of the people. . ' Personal rights and property ar,e in the main well , guarded under our democracy. Do rot cases where 6uch protection is lacking' immedi ately arouse public attention and indignation? If the government of our cities is still corrupt, we can, nevertheless, prove that on the whole we have been making progress in this field. Bos ton, for example, has introduced several im portant reforms in her city administration in re cent j-ears. New York is less corrupt in this generation than in the last. Yet.it is very likely that the limitations of democracy, in the matter of city government, are perpetual.: In the lastj analysis democracy is the more emotional, the more completely governed, by feeling, the nearer it gets to the popular source of power. The dele gated national power is the least emotional, the .least subject to spasms and outbursts; the state is more emotional; the city most of - all. ; In city elections cool judgment, is periodically upset by personal passions, prejudice,, or. blind,, choice. Tammany is the type of personal basis, the rule of feeling; in the operation of democracy. We shall probably never have ideal :ity government, and more s the pity , We are not so sure that Lord Bryce is right in condemning, in so sweeping a way, our party organizations as selfish oligarchies. They are imperfect agencies, but they are. generally repre sented as worse than they are. After all, their motive, in board affairs, is good, and the fact that they must function in obedience to the oeo pie at least periodically corrects their worst de fects. Their source is pure; they cannot in their n ' . a . . . 1 . 1 . f 1 rri now qmic rise to u; out iney ao xainy weu. inc tone of our public life is indeed rising; and oer- haps that is enough to ask. Nor is the power ot wealth, repressive. Jt is probably declining. We do. our share of "muddling along" in this country, as well as the people of other democ racies. And it is at least one good sign that we keep our public, arrangements and proceedings wide open to .criticism. . : - . .. , -. The Way to i Quicken Prosperity. When general, production costs are brought down to something approximating prewar costs wage earners, like everybody else, will be a'.l the better off. The production, without which the nation must die of dry rot, will quicken, em ployment will be abundant, earnings will be reg ular and the cost of living will be down again within everybody's reach. New York Herald. It's a Sad Tale, Mates. , With labor turning its back on communism and refusing to be set free from the capitalistic yoke. Lenine and Trotzky may decide that the world is not worth saving and leave it to perish of high living. Chicago News. It Doesn't Mean " Anything. " The New Jersey .legislature has. refused to ratify the prohibition amendment, but. we ven ture the assertion that the real stuff costs as much per: quart there as it does here. Detroit Free Press. , WORK-PLAY TREATMENT. It may be that before many years we will have heart disease sanitaria duplieatinsr those for consumption For several years heart disease has led consumption as & cause of death. The . consumption rate, falling steadily for more than 10 years, haa slumped rapidly since the Influenza epidemic of 1918. On tha other hand,, heart disease has increased, or at least held its own, when scores of other diseases were decreasing:. In some places there are heart dis ease dispensaries paralleling the tu oercuiosis dispensaries. in some places there are evening: classes of instruction on how to live for hoart cases, Just as there are similar class es for consumption. We are begin ning lo get book manuals on how to live with heart trouble Just as we have similar manuals for conaump tives. And now we read in the Medical Record of a- New York open air sanitarium for heart cases. If the roll were called, doubtless a fair number of auch places could be found, and it would be increasingly evident that there is no need to go to Europe and take the Schott treat ment for heart trouble. The New York institution oecupios a tract of 60 acres. On the tract are two miles of surfaced walks, with grades of 1 per cent and less. There is a short link golf course, base ball diamonds, tennis courts, hand ball courts, croquet courts, athletic fields, dancing floors, playground, pool and billiard tables and workshops. Just as In the case ' of the tuberculosis sanitaria, there ia an entrance ex amination, and none except suitable cases are sent to this institution. Only those are sent of whom the fol lowing1 oucstion can be answered in the affirmative: ' Has the proposed applicant suf ficient heart and general reserve to be repairable, rehabitable up to full, or handicapped, wage -earning, homekeeping, or schooling in a few weeks' term of rest-work-play ex ercise treatment in the country?" Note that Dr. Bush, who writes of this treatment, calls it the rest-work-play-exercise treatment, carrying out the thought of the rest-feeding-open air treatment of consumption. To drop some of the near syno nyms will give tho heart treatment a better title, The usual length of stay in this institution is about four weeks. An eight weeks'' stay would be better. The average length ot stay in a tu berculosis sanitarium is about Ave months. An average stay of 10 months would be better. The central, theme of the treat ment is graduated exercise to build up all the muscles, and especially tha heart muscle. This is .com bined with prescribed rest. In a certain sense it,, too, is an open air treatment. An important part of the treatment is a. certain ' work period, spent daily in a workshop. Dr. Stewart says "The good super intendent of a tuberculosis sanltari-. um is one who knows which patients to prescribe work for and what kinds and how much." Examination Seems Best. Mrs. F. S. writes: "My daughter always complains about her heels hurting her. , At night she can hard ly walk, the condition is so bad, There is nothing: on the heels, so far as I can see. Can you tell me what this is?. Is there anything I can do to relieve the pain?" REPLY. It may be that her foot, bones are out of line. X-ray would settle that. Rheumatism ' and' gout are possibilities. Women sometimes feel an ovarian pain in the heels. Trying to treat before the nature, of the trouble is known is a matter- of guesswork. How to Americanize. Now is the time to go into the country, make a garden, raise some-chickens and tell the profiteers the exact spot in the lake where they may jump in. Chicago News. Two Don'ts for Investors. Not to buy what you can't: pay ic-r and not to sell what you haven't got is still a good rule ior the average investor to tollow. Los Ansclts A 108 Lives Against His 1. W. R; writes: "Is it proper or sanitary to live with a dozen cats? My wife has a hobby of keeping from eight to 13 cats in our home at all times and every, one seems to be sick, always sneezing and their eyes running with matter.' The cats lie' on our bed.,, on the table, and they prowl over all our dishes and if I kick I am. told to leave the house. What do you advisa? M'e have four rooms and things are always in a filthy condition as the cats are riot what you- would call clean." : , REPLY. ; I presume a person could live with a dozen cats and keep things very clean and sanitary, but it would re quire a great deal 'of work. I sug gest that you ask for an investiga tion by the sanitary bureau of the health 'department. ; Better Try a Little Scotch. ' D. D; F. writes: Did, booze evei? cause any. more sickness, suffer ing and death in tha happy days of King Alcohol than is now caused by the present style of women's clothing so scant and short at both ends? "2. Is it. not about time to intro-, duce the twentieth -amendment to the constttution prohibiting thia aw ful sacrifice of life and health to the god of style? . "3. Is sleeping . sickness an epi demic?" -.1 V"; . - - , , .- REPLY. , ' '' ' '-':-: 1. There is nd proof that abbrevi ated clothing is harmful to health The Scotch Highlander is about as healthy as they make 'em, and the women are a long way from the Highlander's state of exposure. Dr. Walter James , thinks women are healthier because 'of their way . of abbreviating their clothes at bottom and top. - 2. Why not ask the Scotch to lead the way?- 8. Almost. ' Yes. Bran Is Good. . ' P. ."'P. writes: "l. What is the normal blood . pressure of a man aged S8 and in good health?' 1 i "2. Is bran- beneficial for consti pation? Are two cupfuls sufficient for dally use?" REPLY. ' J 1. About 140. 2. (a) Ye. There are a few ex ceptions.' (b) Yes. . About Heart Murmur. Mrs. P. B. S writes: "What is meant by a systolic heart murmur, also how can it be compensated, and Js it a serious trouble for a woman of SO?" REPLY. i A "systolic heart murmur" is a sound made by the blood leaking through a crippled valve. I Judge that j'ou have a leak in your mitral valve in the left side of your heart. "Compensated" means that the heart muscle has grown strong enough to do the extra work without inconveni ence. A systolic murmur with com pensation is not exactly serious. However, you should have an exam ination periodically once a year or tiftener. tar Looae Shos. C. B. writes: "How can I gt rid of corns?" REPLY. Wear loose shoes and properly flu ling socks. Use any one of the tandard corn medicines fnund on the market, following directions closely. Wants Balloon School Retained. Omaha, April 25. To the Kdltor Of The Bee: Willi no desire to rush into print, for I know only fools rush in where angels foar to tread, I am writing you as a citizen, resident here for over 20 years, a home owner and taxpayer, and last but not least, always a -boonter for Omaha, spending my own time and money to advertise our beautiful city, both at home and when travel ing away from here, and usins my best efforts to interest people In com ing here to live and to invest in out enterprises and perhaps will reap no reward until I get it in the great beyond, to request you to give enough apace in . the columns of your valuable paper to bring the at tention of the real, live and sincere boosters of Onward Omaha to the. facts of what it means to the citizens of our community to hu,ve the Unit ed States Army Balloon school re moved from our city and state. This institution with its various department and in which there are now employed 100 civilian employes of the United States government under civil service, and including engineering experts, skilled artisans, of the various crafts, oflice help anil air service supply department of ficers, and the payroll for which ex ceeds on an average $20,000 a month, an all American aggregation and spending their money here, among whom there are several home owners of beautiful Omaha, and whose breaking up is contin gent on the, removal from our midst and their happiness destroyed as a result, all citizens and taxpayers here. If it is desirable to make beautiful Fort Omaha the resident headquar ters of the Seventh Army corps, and that there is insufficient ground at this rjost for tha maintenance of the United States Army Balloon school with its various departments includ ing its engineering department or flces, now fully equipped and manned by a full complement of competent engineers and draughts men, chemical and photographlo as well as electrical and physical lab ratories, a fine new and fully equipped machine shop and garage for the construction of motors. winches or other devices used in . the signal service of the army,, all now running with a large plant for manufacturing hy drogen gas included, why not some of the real, live and sincere men of money and influence in our com munity, in our general welfare, come forward and subscribe suffllciqnt funds for the purchase of sufficient land at or near Omaha in Nebraska to make it an object to the War de-. partment to make Omaha the prin cipal aviation headquarters of the Uniter States army, which is logical from every angle, and not wait un til we have, another war and force them to do it in self-defense. The returns on the investment will soon repay the business men of Oma ha for fostering this effort, to say nothing of the prestige it will add to Omaha's growing popularity as an aeronautical center and the In-, creased factor of safety to this com munity in. timo of trouble,. strife and lawlessness. Omaha and Nebraska are large enough to accomodate both the Seventh Army corps and the United States Army Ballon school and several others of the important aero nautical adjuncts to the army, ir it is found expedient to locate them here. Trusting you may be Interested enough .to investigate and use the influence of your paper in the gen eral good' of the community, adding the fifth plank to The Bee's splendid' platform by backing the new Union station, good joads, increased water ways, home, rule and United States army aviation -headquarters, and be lieving you will agree: with me in my views of "Keeping a good thing when you fiave it." , AN HUMBLE CITIZEN. Dogs Damage Gardens. . Rising -Gity. Neb.', April, 25. To the Editor of The Bee: How are people - in town to protect their gardens from doss? Can owners be made to keep them on their own property, or may they be let to run at large? - 'Answer" If" a dog destroys or dajnages youc garden you -have recourse-under the law against the owner. The Nebraska law- requires that domestic animals be kept safe from. cUihjf . harm to neighbors. Take your, cAJse,' to the town authorities. Pleads" for Dalilnion Ticket. Atkinson, Neb., April ,25. To the Editor 6f The Bee: I just finished re&aing"in 'this morning's Bee some of Dr. 'Harold Gifford's statements under the heading, "iiture of City Depends on, Keeping Ringer." . It seems to me that1 the broad-minded Dr. 3lfford,who we used to, know, and who We were proud to know. is becoming cither feeble minded, or to ijse his own words, "is changing I his spots." My reason for thinking ! as I do is the fact (hat he maintains Herdzina's statements to be true; i, e., that ' he was shooting over his head with no intent to kill. I would like to ask any normal i minded person to picture a man in the position iierdzina says ha was in, body bent over tha Hide' of the t ar; and head held down in tha back ot the car by the occupants, certainly n very awkward position ror a man to be in. Now this man carried a .45 automatic which contains, as we all know seven shots. Herdzina says he fired seven shots over his shoulder at random now three of these shots took effect in the body of Joe Howard, two in that of Clifford Kane, one in John Welsh and one in Paul Kane, very good -snooting would say for a man in his posl tioh and shooting at random with no intent to kill, firing seven Shots and seven snots tooK errect. All of the boys in that car were personal friends of mine and I would liko to stake any of their characters and past reputations against those of Detective Herdzina, whose career on the Omaha police force is painted red with the blood Of his innocent victims. Wake up, Dr. Clifford, and extend j our efforts , fyr some one else, who win at least nava consia eratioii for the lives and property of Omaha people. Vote for the Dahi man licket from top to bottom. , ' , ' O.-B. CV . Former Omahan. V Snappy Man! what makes him so. 'snappy ?' it. isn't his face. ..- .- -it isn't his grace: , it's because he keeps his Clothes so spick, ' span and clean. perhaps , we should have saidi "WE ..keep his clothes spick, span and clean ' for, him." . 1 - we will do as much for you, too. phone Tyler 0345, or South 0050 if you reside on South Side. DRESHER BROTHERS CLEANERS DYERS 2211-17 Farnam St. Ouo;Cost of Clvlllieation. ' ' Every ' bird can build its own dwelling, and man could do that be fore he became civilized,. St Louis Globe-Democrat.; ' v' V'Frlenda of Mankind Now a naturalist says -that 'the English sparrow is a friend of man kind. Somebody'll be telling us next that mosquitoes serve a good pur pose. Tacoma Ledger. "BUSINESS IS GOOD THANK YOU' EDITORIAL SNAP SHOTS. Roth Germany and the allies are in a fair way to discover that Secretary of State Hughes does not wear whis kers to conceal a receding chin. Denver Times. The capitalistic system may havn flaws, but we need not repeat the Russians' blunder in killing the cow before the naif is weaned. Boston Herald. "Several policemen ran to stoii him." says the account of the young New Yorker's daring leap oft Brook lyn bridge. Most of them, no doubt, yelling, "Get down off there!" Which he did. Kansas City Star. i f '7 .ff , , , , i 2 ittle hands v- mav become the. hands" or anotlier Godowslcy; pr Carreno -those little hands of Youx music-loving chlld J3?nt deny those hands ari opportunity to acquire musical skill. Put a piano into -your liome. A retuiltr in stmrrumt, costing very little, at first, if vow prefer; tloen exchange it later oi lov a rvew playerpano orarand. IV Nicholas oil Company The Art and Music Slore 1513 Douglas Street The Most Satisfying Work in the World is buildiug for the future and surely there is... no better investment: Just as one plate is welded at a time and the job grows before your eyes, so can you save a dollar at a time and see your. family's, future made secure. By leaving, part of .your pay envelope here week by, week you. not only save money, but you. Put Your Savings to Work on a " Highly Profitable Basis Open an account with this strong Association and participate in the semi-annual dividends.' The Conservative Savings and Loan Association ! I SL1 ; : 1614 Harney. Street. South Side Agaacy, Kratky Bras, 4805 South 24th St. If so bring them to 'us the. trouble is with your shoes. You weren't properly fitted, they may be pressing upon the GREAT nerve. This is the cause of many serious ail ments.. STOP THEM X0V before it is too late. Selling ' shoes that fit that give comfort; and restore perfect footform is our spe cialty. "We're not satisfied in just giving you a pair of shoes, for the money you have to spend. : : Come in TODAY, and see the difference in our way of selling shoes. .You'il be surprised at the com fort you buy here. Uie ungen W. S. Stryker Douglas Shoe Store (Incorporated) 117 North 16th St. Opposite Post Office. V
