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    The Omaha Bee
DAILY (MORNING) EVENING SUNDAY
THE BEE PUBLISHING COM PANT
NELSON B. UPDIKE. Publisher.
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Out-or-Towa Offices!
new Ton m rlfth An. i Wuhiniton ixti n t
Cklowo Stent Bid I Pirn. Franc. 410 Rue St. Honor
ZAe flee'a Platform
1. New Union Passenger Station.
2. Continued improvement of the Ne
braska Highway, including the pave
ment of Main Thoroughfares leading
into Omaha with a Brick Surface.
3. A short, lowrate Waterway from the
Corn Belt to the Atlantic Ocean.
4. Home Rule Charter for Omaha, with
City Manager form of Government.
Speed Up the Relief Wheels.
President Harding again has urged that con
gress hasten its progress in the enactment of
legislation needed for the relief of the disabled
veterans of the World War. Representative
Sweet of Iowa, author of a bill that has been
approved by the house, says the need for the
final passage of the law is imperative. But the
senate moves slowly. Senator Smoot of Utah,
chairman of the subcommittee to which the
measure has been referred, says he is not certain
, if the Sweet bill is the remedy needed, and also
says- he has doubt if the members of his commit
tee can be gotten together to consider the matter,
" Four years ago little difficulty was experi
enced in getting together a subcommittee or any
other group whose action was needed to get the
present disabled veterans off to war. The dis
play of similar interest just now would at least
encourage some of the sufferers to think that
perhaps we did mean the things we said to them
when they marched away. It is true that most
of the existing trouble has come from hasty and
poorly devised attempts to make provisions for
"the relief of those who have a right to expect
help from the government. But that is only an
excuse and not a reason for the exasperating
delay.
Experience has pointed out the defects of the
existing machinery, and these may easily be re
moved or adjusted, if only given the needed at
tention. Senator Smoot will lose little in dignity
or popularity if he assembled his subcommittee
In emergency session to give the Sweet bill such
examination as it deserves before enactment. A
steadily growing list of victims of the war de
mands immediate relief.
Hitchcock's Monumental Mistake.
The proposal of Senator Gilbert M. Hitch
cock for an international bank financed largely
by American gold to provide credit to Europe,
ana issue a world currency is important because
of its dangerous nature. Stripped of its veil of
idealism, it appears as nothing more nor less
than a scheme to give fictitious value to the
bonds of impoverished European nations by
making them a basis of further extensions of
credit at the expense of Americans.
Fiat currency is not a cure for the exhsus
tion of international credit of which the Nebras-
kan speaks. It is true that the world can not be
prosperous without peace, economic, political and
military, but the basis of this peace and prosper
ity must be work, not inflation.
The acute condition of public finance, cur-re-?
and exchange, international trade and cred
its was the subject of an international financial
conference held in BrusseU last fall, which was
participated in by financial experts of the lead
ing countries of the world. Its findings arc to
be credited as unbiased, representing no special
interest and viewing the world as a whole. Its
conclusions bear directly on the matters brought
u by Senator Hitchcock and that its recom
mendations on the main point were precisely in
opposition to his scheme is proved by the fol
lowing excerpt from its report:
We believe that neither an international
currency nor an international unit cf account
would serve any useful purpose or remove any
of the difficulties from which international ex
change suffers today.
"Attempts to limit fluctuations in exchange
by imposing artificial control on exchange oner-
ations are futile and mischievous," this interna
tional conference of experts further declared.
"Insofar as they are effective they falsify the
market, tend to remove natural correctives to
such fluctuations and interfere with free dealings
in forward exchange which are so necessary to
enable traders to eliminate from their calcula
tions a margin to cover risk of exchange, which
wouia ornerwise contribute to the rise in prices."
THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1921.
Authors' Eccentricities
From the Argonaut
Bret Harte, when the inspiration was on him,
would hire a cab and drive through the darkness
without stopping until the struggle for ideas was
over and he grew calm enough to write. Noth
ing pleased him more than to be taken for an
Englishman.
Bjornson kept his pockets full of the seeds of
trees, scattering handfuls broacast in his daily
walks. He even tried to persuade his associates
to do the same.
Robert Browning could not sit still. The con
stant shuffling of his feet wore holes in the
carpet.
Zola would never accept an invitation to din
ner. Sir A. Conan Doyle, even in the coldest
weather, never wears an overcoat. When he
gives an afternoon lecture he removes his vest,
and buttons his Prince Albert close to his body.
He is a golf enthusiast and spends as much time
as possible on the links.
F. Marion Crawford carried his own station
ery, pen and ink, and never wrote with any other.
He wrote every word of every novel with the
same penholder.
Jidmund Clarence Stedman had his favorite
How to Keep Well
By DR. W. A. EVANS
Questions concerning hygiene, sanita
tion and prevention ol disease, sub
mitted to Or. Evans by readers ol
The Bee, will be answered personally,
subject to proper limitation, where a
stamped, addressed envelops is en
closed. Dr. Evans will not maks
diagnosla or prescribe for individual
diseases. Address letters in care of
The Be.
Copyright. 1921. by Dr. W. A. Evans.
MILK POWDERED BABIES.
The advantages in feeding milk
powder are several. It is conven
lent. The powder is carried by the
regular grocer and sold in the regu
lar grocer way. It does awav with
the milkman. It can be carried in
places where it is difficult to get
iiquia num. ana still more dlfilcu
to get it cold, fresh, and clean. 1
is economical in that none need be
wasted. When a solution is needed
lor tne oaoy the required amount,
ana no more, can be made up. Non
sours and none spoils. It requires
no ice. it is tnererore adapted to
those homes where ice is difficult
to get and the homes where there
is no ice box.
worn down by prolonged diarrhoea
until it was skin and bones has
been saved by the use of milk pow-
uer.
The disadvantages of feeding
powaerea mnit are tnese: Feed
ing with It is a new art, and moth-
era, nurses, and physicians are ac-
Case of the Street Railroad.
Neither the State Railway commission nor
the public at large should misunderstand the
status of the Omaha & Council Bluffs Street
""JtSJiway company pleading for increased fares
The company's campaign has two distinct
phases. In one proceeding the company is try
ing to prove that its property is worth approxi
mately $20,000,000 and that it is entitled to divi
dends upon this value. In the other it is claitn-
jnf that an emergency exists, that it is in dire
straits and that it must have immediate increased
,. revenue to maintain its, solvency and continue
v" operation.
"The first proceeding is an effort to fix a
basis for future regulation and permanent fares.
The second is a plea for quick relief such at waa
granted the Northwestern Bell Telephone Co.
. aeveral months ago and which that company is
now trying to have made permanent
The immediate question is the emergency re
lief and that is likely to be settled within a very
few weeks. It is a matter to which very serious
x attention should be paid. Omaha cannot afford
to have its street railway company suspend op
erations; with just as much force, it cannot afford
to have the people taxed a larger amount than is
necessary for transportation at a time when
dimes count in the average man's pocketbook as
quarters did a short time ago.
The company's statement for 1920 showed
net income of $168,413. It paid a dividend of
ti per cent on preferred stock, amounting to
$2$0,000. This created a deficit of $81,586, which
waa paid out of a surplus carried over from pre
ceding years. It is noteworthy that this dividend
it higher than the 5 per cent rate of 1919 or the
2H per cent rate of 1918. Despite the fact that
the company did not earn even a S per cent divi
dend, it raised the rate and drew on surplus to
make it good. If its stockholders had been con
tent with the former 5 per cent rate, the com
pany would have just $50,000 more on hand to
meet the present alleged emergency.
r 'As The Bee has said before, other industries
today are going without profits and counting
themselves lucky if they can keep their heads
above water. Some are 'drawing on surpluses of
past years and thanking their stars they have
lueh a fund at hand. The state railway com
mission should judge the street railway case in
the light of this general situation and should
take care that it does not add to the people's
burdens unless the extremely critical nature of
the emergency is fully demonstrated.
Uncle Sam, Brewery Owner.
" On the same day that a senator from Louisi
ana attacked the bill prohibiting the supplying
of beer on prescription the government seized
six breweries in New Orleans on the charge of
making and selling beer which exceeded the
legal alcoholic content. Buildings, lands, fix
tures, trucks and all the other property of these
concerns are now public property, adding sev
eral million dollars to the public wealth.
Citizens who have thus been made stock
holders in the brewing industry will not wax
highly indignant over the execution of the law
under which this confiscation is made. A few
more such acts and the illicit manufacture of
beer on a large scale will cease. No activity
it long continued which is not profitable.
More complaint of the prohibitory law is
heard on the score of lax enforcement than on
the severity of it As long as there are statutes
against the trade in alcohol they should be enforced.
Is this new movie war over the question of
lower prices or merely a contest to see who will
et the biggest share of the receipts?
There are in the proposal of Senator Hitch
cock several expressions of oraiseworthv ideal-
which he would hope to see realized bv his bank
nations, sucn as limitation of armament, re
""f" ol production and government
economy by which national outgo would be
limited to income. His provision that one-third
Of the $2,400,000,000 Capital of the international
bank might be composed of bonds of tolvent na
tions is rendered ridiculous by his definition of
solvency, which includes requirements of meet
ing all external obligations, a balance of revenue
ana expenditure, and decrease in armament. Un
icss a oare promise ot performance in these
respects were accepted at face value (as in the
case of their bonds), there would be no nation
eligible.
The public may remember that ever since the
secret conferences in Peri from which the
League of Nations covenant ernerged there has
Deen a desire on the part of some of our asso
ciates in the world war to pro-rate the total cost
ot tne war and load the United States with part
of the expense of the conflict which was in
curred before our entry. In one way and an
other there has been a constant effort to shift
the burdens of Europe to the shoulders of Uncle
Sam. In this foreign interests have been aided
by the international banking houses of New York,
which provided the practical and far from senti.
mental backing of ratification of the covenant,
largely it is to be suspected, in order to improve
tne impaired condition of their investments in
toreign securities.
The coincidence of the views of Nebraska's
democratic senator and these international finan
cial institutions has long been evident. First, in
tne case ot the league covenant, second in the
opposition to the tariff act protectine apricul-
tural products (a measure designed to benefit
the middle west, and fought bitterly by the in
ternational syndicates), and 'third, in this com
prehensive scheme for securing the 6. K. of the
United States treasury on foreign securities.
What js to be remembered it that, with half
the worlds gold now in our country, we are a
natural target for blue sky projects aimed to re
distribute it, not in return for labor and pro
duction, but for nothing. If this war debt is
saddled on the American people it means not
only a reduced standard of living in our country,
but a mortgage on the income of every citizen.
Ministers Muffed Their Chance.
The belated and somewhat hysterical activ
ity of the Jersey City ministers in their opposi
tion to the big prize fight about to be staged
there is not especially edifying. Preparations
for that contest have been under headway for
many days. Principals have been training three
months, while the building operations in connec
tion with the affair have been open and notori
ous. Excepting possibly America's entrance to
the world war and the late presidential election,
nothing has been more widely advertised or gen
erally discussed in this country than the match
between Denipsey and Carpentier. Yet the forces
of reform have waited until the eleventh hoi
and almost the fifty-ninth minute to interpose. .
The prize fight is not the less disgraceful In
prospect at this time than it was when first an
nounced as forthcoming at Jersey City. If it
deserves to be stopped now, it deserved to be
stopped then. Perhaps it might have been headed
off if the same forces now arrayed against it had
marshalled their forces back in A iril or in May
and moved forward in a comhiKU assault. To
have remained more or less passive, permitting
the affair to almost reach a culmination before
vigorously protesting, is not creditable to the
ministers.
They may not be able to prevent this exhi
bition, but if they arc sincere, they can so or
ganize and co-ordinate their efforts as to make
another impossible. If they do pot, the fact may be
accepted as indicating that the power of the
church is less than that of Mammon, for it is
greed and not the cause of sound physical de
velopment that is being served in the arena at
Jersey City.
The president's message to the disabled vet
erans is full of cheer and encouragement but
what the boys really need is a cutting of red
tape.
The price of ice cream sodas has slipped to
11 cents in New York, which oueht to disrrnrairi i
me Dooueggers.
The cost of feedinar a bahv on
cat sit in a high chair at the table everv dsv a m'lk' or. mlll5 powder, is no
j: j Kreater man tnat or readme- nn n
timnrr. I . . . . ... ---o " -
17..... t .. t." c mi. i'hu'u num. vvnen ine iraae De-
Ernest Kenan wore h i nnerer nail, ahnnrmi v v.m ..111.1.. 4. .,u..u v
. " " t ..... D.uv4iaM.u 11 DllvulU W lOBSi
lonS- Some babies thrive better on milk
LOUnt iolstov went barefoot arwl listl-.a powder than thev do on licmld milk
' " " ."v I , , , . . - . 1 . -
vear round h u-a fnnri f r.msi. r. 1 init is especially true or those hn
ftd.ie2L.hi!..! fcented with sachet powder.
Ai.t, u L0n nlS aY " "e at8(1 nl which vomit a good
wrote. Although very rich, he wore the chpan- deal. nnnoiMhi ,vro.i-
. , t "r - iaiva. ivttuv
est tiuwies ne couia Duy. proves tnat these two groups of
Alexandre Dumas, the vonnaer fimiohf I babies can take a oaste made with
new painting every time he had a new book pub- milk Pwder. r even milk powder
'nca. 7 "V..- " Vl
Edgar Allen Poe slept with his cat. He was icnows thano ot5 ZZpVlVZ
nordinately proud of his feet. bies are so difficult to feed success-
Disraeli wore corsets. The older h fully as are these. Mb n V ft. Via hv
ine greater oecanie nis desire to dress like a
young man. He had a nen stuck behind trh
ear when writing. 1
Ihomas Wentworth Hieeinson
singular power over wild birds and could easily
artie them
Dickens was fond of wearinw Achv ;,1,..
Oliver Wendell Holmes used to carry a horse vt0.me(1 1.lhe old way The fla;
hestnut in one Docket and a noTaE X th sarne exactly, and
a. , . rr . ' -. - j"" hmvuiw i eunia puuies qo not liKe tne tnsta
10 ware ort rneumatism. He had a great fond- of the new product,
ness for trees, and always sat under one when Dried milk is a cooked product,
le could. and every cooking process may de
Hawthorne always. washed his hands before t1,. t0.aru"?crbutl.c
rcauing a letter irom h s wiie. lie delitrhtH in """" " " cpori-
porins: over old artvortUpnnY. ; VI g ments have shown that some of the
poring oer old advertisements in the newspaper brands have plenty of anti-scorbutlo
w. , ' yitamines, more than some fresh
iiuiMid.Y usco to nit nis nat whenever he
pascd the house in which he wrote "Vanitv
Fair." '
Sardou imagined he had a perpetual cold.
Darwin had no respect for books as books,
and would cut a bic volume in two fnr rn.
venience in handling or he would tear out the 'emain to be found out. Nor is Jt
leaves ue requirea jor reterenee onureiy an answer to tms ODjectlon
Washington Irving never mentioned the name mo,st city babies should have
of his fiancee after her death and f , ,,ki5 ? fluit 3uice or tomato Juice as an
did Jo he iItE i u.u " anvbody e,se anti-scorbutic, whether they are fed
did so he immediately left the room. on liquid milk, baby foods, or dried
Victor Hugo spoke little; his remarks usually milk,
were made in the form of question. The mothers whose babies have
jveais "Kea red pepper on h is toast mun irouoie are tnose wno Know
liquid milk, in fact, since milk pro
duced in winter has verv little
Nevertheless the industry is a new
one. wnicn- methods of manu
facture best conserve the antt
scorbutic value, and which com
mercial brands have plenty of )t,
Longfellow enjoved walking only at sunrise 5nou!i t0ugiue mllk' or. tni1k Jhey
or sunset and h said h;. ...M-JL..1 ,l .sunnse do, and who have never heard about
non hfm l Ah.. ubhmest moods came these new-fangled notions about
Pnh 1 'these times. fnjit juice for babies and feeding
, . vicvu(i5on lavorne recreation ptes cannea tomato juice,
was playing the flute, ia order, ho K.ld A United States public health
up lus ideas. service report on dried milk powder
in inrant reeding says: "Reconsti
tuted, reconstructed, and natural
milk differ in their effects when fed
to infants." By this they mean
that, while milk powder may be as
good as liquid milk for a baby, er
even Detter, it la a different food,
and should never be sold for infant
use without the purchaser knowing
what she is purchasing, and that it
differs somewhat from the liquid
milk she has been feeding her baby.
In the Investigation on which
this report was based it was found
Mr. Daniels' "Soviets"
The information that the crews of American
?..it,a ,,vi: uccn voting on questions of dis
cipline and deciding by ballot where the ship
could go will come as a shock to the public.
These conditions have existed. Two officers
who should have known better hvo r,-.
moved trom command because they countenanced that milk powder was even a little
these "ship Soviets." better than good liquid milk tor
1 ne whole world m Jed f...,. t oamea.
and Trotzky's red troops and sailors began vot
ing on questions of discipline and tactics. Now
1. MP secretary Daniels had approved
ship B''"eni navigation and fighting a
"The evil that men do live U nr.
had thought that wf had dona with all ttis 1tt
f.:.i j . . . "w nui more Drere
' ". fln" P'PW wserte that Secretary Daniels clean, liquid milk
had inflicted on the American navv. v
evidently the happily gone secretary was so CaHs for Operations,
strong a believer in democracy that he thought Interested Keader writes: "My
In the more extensive British re
port most of the investigators said
that milk powder was better than
liquid milk for babies with long
continued diarrhoeas, long con
tinued vomiting, and great emacia
tion. Some thought it superior to
liquid milk for the ordinary baby.
Hut more preferred good, eold.
it a haoov idea tn run a' chin j. 5:- little boy. 3 years old. has never
dren "soviets" breed the .ciicnirinn thai U
may be a good man ether Daniels ide.ie nrt.d
away in me navy.
Secretary Daniels cared very little about dis-
7" ,t' " ;i mai ne carea very little about
u.c jaw wmcn specincaiiy states that discipline
...ul uC ci.iori.cu. oy tne vessel s commanding of-
Evidently we did not know hnw i,i.r..i ears once in a while. Thev do not
we should have been when Daniels s'eoncd out setm t0 nurt him rnucn but "un.
of the Department of the Navy. His eeneral ?i? had two spells with his ears
id.. l . .. i,ovJr4 i11 general nia year. He weiehs 35 pounds.
"I i!--1? Deen "VV "a.vy houl( he U he underweight?
. icm, an oia ioiks nome and a
iuwn meeting. rhiiadelphia Ledger.
He has a bad color and
is almost green at times. He does
not want to eat. He plays all day
and never seems to get tired, but at
night he jerks in his sleep, even his
eyelids and the muscles in his face.
He sleeps soundly and goes to bed
at 7, sleeping until after 6 in the
morning. Have given him worm
medicine, but do not think he has
worms. He has trouble with his
REPLY.
In all' probability you will find
that your child has adenoids and
enlarged tonsils and that this is re
sponsible for his ear trouble, his
color , and his nervousness. When
The Baptists merely acknowledged a fact
when they selected a woman to head their church
council.
Getting Rid of Trash.
"I think every family should Tttrtve ovri, faiu
v,r, v' . . .. : tuiur
j.o, ,ya jxdnsas pnnosopner, "to get nd of these are operated on he will get
tne natural accumulation of junk." well in all particulars. Feed him
Good! But what is eoinir tn hornm. f t, considerable green vegetables, fruit.
accumulation? Is the family exoected tn leivo cereals and milk. He needs lime
1. u-l:j -i- ... iJ7,-icu 10 leave j i, ,m .
11 ucninn siouen It Oft a a naVo cln,rlie ft u: I ' ' '"" " " 6"
skin? That wSuldXb"fairtokhe0fagmlfthh and cer"la-
niAiia. I J I Vb ..we,iil..
(ttwisa ill, I
Nobody likes tn renf a ..J C-J .... L.if Foil Didn't Hurt. HI 1.1
..n ... . .. " """"v nuu jinu 11 nail 1
iuu 01 irasn air sorts of outworn stuff in the M"e- J- F- M- writes: "My 15-
ciosets and cupboards, piles of refuse on the months-old-baby has always been
iiuors, aoanaonea lurniture in the attic and har 0""-B, U,'L" a '"' e
rels of shoes and emotv bottle? th- Z,u"' h?..wa5.fe zed. wlth..a Pecu.''a' 8le1'-
Movorthxloce tU. v-. . nyi-ieai-eii 10 oe nervous, nis nnnas
...ubiv.j, ijic lYnmHi man IE rn ih. i i t. . .... l. s a . i . .
trrV TU 1 " J v" iigiil 1 onaiwiis iiuu lit? Btremeu 10 uo un
,9 luo mucn enort made to save conscious. The spell lasted per-
Valueless articles. The ida nf U ....... .l.. hana five mlnntea. I thnncht ft wns
these things will come in handy some dav hut in convulsions, as 1 have heard that
arrive,. " that day neVer them. Although he is"" 15
T ...d.. t .. niontns 01a ne aoes not waiK. ne
,.i,.u ny-.. . .e.r of these lines ask himself stands and walks around in his bed.
w newer, within his own domain, there i nnt U this backwardness in walkine
mass or mess of stuff that he would he hotter around anything unusual? He is
uu wiwiuui. n mignt De Ot some use tn snmo l"""a,a uvcrweigiu aim ins tegs
body, but it never will ho to h;m n ar Bho and plump. Perhaps he
rve to clutter uo the hm Z and 7":"" Ls i leaV J.J ?if,.lef has
space tnat might better be devoted to something out of a little chair. Could this ln-
ise, pr nothing at all. The saving habit is all ure hlm in anv way and would It
rignt up to a certain point, but it can be carried anct nis intellect?1
too tar. Providence Journal. REPLY,
Many children who are not back-
Plentv of T.itorariF T,t. ward cannot walk at 15 months.
Ul COUrSC. at the mtr rriT fierll n. M4 thlnor t-n rln trilh tVia nnnunloion
Oential nominating conventions, there will be the Shuld there be a repetition of this
usual number of freak writers. Irvin Cobb has nvulsive seizure have your physt
alreadv been signed im Mf,.r,n.. t: t "J " clan see if he can find a cause
.. - -t- ...u,ni,jr iuij ueiruncr for It
will be on hand and perhaps Clara Hamon Smith
J , Yuy stlllman and Fred Beauvais, his Careful In Summer.
icpuicu iamer, ana Pat rtarnson, not to mention Mrs. B. J. T. writes: "Please give
jl .ui. .cinsicin ana ivenesaw Mountain Landis 1116 a alet suitable for a baby 8
Nashville Banner. months old during the hot months.
He weighs 18 pounds. Have been
feeding as you advised for three
months. He takes modified milk
and cream of wheat gruel. What
vegetables can he have?
REPLY,
You must not everfeed during the
ler. Do not try to sat
kly increase in weight or
if you get him to cool
weather with a srood dlsrestion he
will gain enough before Christmas
to make up for what he does not
gain in July and August Give him
a mixture of two parts milk and one
part water. Continue using cereal
gruels. He can take strained vege
table or meat soup. Let him hava a
little finely mashed potato, spinach
vr carrots.
Farmers' Tax Views.
In ten states 40.000 farmore h
strongly in favor of retaining the excess profits
tax, but are divided reoard.W th. .,1..
Aeainst it aro 17 047 ht Y lot ... ,'
vi.. j- i ' . '. "" . c not opposea. hot weather
eV?2if L0.?!??. thus. .Sh?wn ?. Iar muchTeekTv
""""I l" V,,c ine P" 01 a million farm- length.
si. new ions iimes.
Everybody Out for Mayor.
They were going to have a procession of can
didates of the mayoralty in New York, but it was
given up because the storekeepers objected on J
tne ground ot xntt obstruction to traffic Boston
Transcript
Rural Registration.
Sutton, Neb., June 26. To the
Editor of The Bee: Within three
weeks referendum petitions must be
signed with the secretary of state to
preserve the freedom of the ballot,
If this is not done, fully half of the
rural voters will be disfranchised.
Senate File No. 305 compels rural
votera to register with the county
cierK or witn a deputy whom he may
or may not appoint. Votera must
swear to their political affiliations or
tney can not vote at the Drimarv.
The registering officers are author
Ired to cross-examine persons asking
to register and, In the language of
the bill, "If the person so challenged
enau reruse to answer fullv any
question touching his qualification as
an elector which shall be put to him
by the registering officer, the regis
tering officer shall refuse to register
mm." how do you like that?
The nomination of candidates for
office Is of the utmost importance,
but the independent voter has no
choice in their selection. Fully half
ot the rural voters will neglect to
register and thus be disfranchised
The object of registration In cities
is to prevent illegal voting. This la
not necessary in small towns and
among farmers. Then why this
asinine law? That votera may be
Kept wen m nana by scheming noil
ticians, who for the most part serve
semsn interests. A few public-spirit
ed men are circulating petitions free
of charge. The affect of filing these
petitions is to suspend the law until
the people have a chance to vote on
this and three other propositions in
November, 1922. If you believe In
majority rule you ought to sign these
petitions. You would suppose that
every person, whether for or against
tnese taws, would be wining to adopt
or reject these laws. Not so. There
ars some who refuse to sign. They
believe in majority rule where Jt
ccmes their way, but are against It
wnen that majority Boes against
them. A. G. OROH.
Worldly Ministration.
Omaha, June 27. To the Editor
of The Bee: There are a good
many smart people In tha world.
the smartest are those who set out
to expound the gospel to us accord
ing to their own notions. There are
good many things, words, cus
toms, doctrines, Chirstlans accept
that are not specifically mentioned
In scripture. A few are the words
Sunday, Bible, trinity, etc In refer-
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ence to ministers riding automobiles
and being worldly, Christ positively
said, "The laborer la worthy of his
hire," meaning the gospel preach
ers, saying also not to take even
an extra coat, nor money In their
purse, out tnat they would be pro
vlded for. St. Paul Instructed that
mey ne "all things to all men." Is
mere work more heroic more
praiseworthy, more commendable
than preaching the gospel? Let ua
not bo Jealous of the seeming easy
time ministers ana priests have.
A LAYMAN.
"Not Drop in tho Bucket"
Tilden, Neb., June 28. To the
Editor of The Bee: Under the
above headline you state that the
Japanese form only a thousandth
i'uri 01 me population or tne united
State. 'ThtA wa flm. wHai
there was not an English sparrow
in the United States or a hare in
Australia, it is airrerent now.
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Even tha KASJihnrA la nv Va ua
serpents this year. Bridgeport Tele
gram. a
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let It be underHinnri tho tho srnora
are not to go visiting and talk too
much. Baltimore Evening Bun.
The nlrt u'rlUru war. rnr.M...
great because they hadn1! the com
petition writers have now. Maga.
sine. The sumo rhlner m ko M n
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