TOE' BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 1!S1.
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The Bee's Platform
1. Htw Union Passenger Station.
2. Continual! improvement of the Ne
braska Hifhwaya, including the pave
ment of Main Thoroughfares leading
'into Omaha with a Brick Surface.
3. A short, low-rate Waterway from the
Corn Belt to the Atlantic Ocean.
4. Home Rule Charter for Omaha, with
City Manager form of Government.
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, Purpose Plain ; Prospects Bright.
Even the Dir? Hards who lined uo back of the
, League of Nations may get some consolation out
of the president's invitation to the powers who
i are to participate in the Washington conference.
Reduction of armament that productive, labor
may be relieved of a portion of the heavy burden
laid upon It is the first definite proposal to be con
;; sidered by the delegates. Agreement on this
! point, if reached, will mean that peace is sought
ti by the leaders of the world, for only as they
'""earnestly desire to avoid war will it be possible
for them safely to. carry out plans for disarma-
iment. That this may be made the more certain,
the president further sets out:
'$;' It is, however, quite clear that there can be
S. tin aecnranr rtf flip npar nf fri wnrM in
I the absence of the desire of peace, and the pros-
" nai r( rcl it s4 Oi-l'ilQrtinnfd Im oAf hnrefiif
jjcvi Va IvUUWlvi niiiiuuiviiiii ? iiwh m nvjvam .
; one, unless this desire finds expression in a
i practical effort to remove causes of misunder-
standing and to seek ground for agreement as
! to principles and their application.
A -i 1 -i t i f 1 1 1 , ,n n f nf ni.rnncp rMi A nrtf ht
i , j iu 1 1 1 v. a gintvuiviit s avu vusva 'va w
? made than that. These words leave no room for
i tucstion as to the purpose of the meeting, hang
no veil over tlie presidents plan to redeem nis
(promises to seen agreement to perpetuate peace
with other nations, and show a genuine desire to
achieve all that could be achieved by the Wilson
.rir i n1 tiMtlmiit otitr cDri-iflr rf national rliornitv
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Ij or rights. Nor docs the president undertake to
J narrow the discussion by laying down in advance
( statements of principle or concrete questions the
-.consideration of which would confine the scope
of debate within rigid limits. He purposely leaves.
fi! . . . this to the suggestions to be ex-
changed before the meeting of the conterence
I in the expectation that the spirit' of friendship
I, and a cordial appreciation of the elimination of
II rui-rac nf rontrnvprsv will covern the final
,i. j
-ty-. decision.
jl. Coming together with such ends in view, if
2 tlie otner nations are animatea oy mc mspni-
. ' a.. 1 .l P..,;,!. HwAtner Un nj1f-
llUIl lllrtt UdS UlUVtu J. 1 laiuilil iiaiunifii n-
) gates will be able to accomplish the greatest pos-
11 1 1 L TTHJn. Jmw Iidliir..l1
i SIDIC DOOU lor nuiliaillty. VJlluciaiaiiuius unnnu
tithe United States, England, France, Italy and
UT-,t. rlnoe tint invnlvp a nartitinn nf the world.
If J"!"111 UWJ .'- - ------- - .- 1
!f ' holds no threat for any people anywhere. What
H?niay develop from it affords opportunity for
i much hopeful speculation. Good only can come
Vfrom a consultation- conceived in the spirit that
ji gave birth to the invitation which holds out hope
j' for ending war by removing the cause of war.
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Silesian Partition Still Open.
CI ? nnnnr,1.. Ii-i-afnni-ilshi'ff HifTpr.
j- ences between France and England over the di-
vision of Silesia on "geographical and economic
tJines has resulted in sending that question to the
'jtLeague of Nations. Wrhen the supreme council
j thus passes the buck, the mlerence is warranted
J that it is to find a solution for a diplomatic ques
. . . j .
j. uon that has become too hot to nandie in oroi
f nary fashion. Ufcper Silesia has fairly well pro
i'vided an illusration of how difficult it is going to
: . be to maintain peace" in the Old: World until na
J tirn rhanire their habits. France, seeking as-
, surance"that. Germany will not at some luture
jjtime renew the war, seems to place reliance on
V the "balance of power," and with Russia out of
the game, has hope of building up Poland as an
I : ally of possible potency. Therefore the mineral
!' wealth of Upper Silesia is of great importance
J' because '.of its bearing on the broader question.
l England is also interested in the settlement,
J rnmmitted to the balance of power theory, but
!ii,iii;nr tn Irt Germany recover sufficiently to
Jt meet the obligations that grew out of the war.
'" Poland as a buffer state between rrussia ana
I Russia is all well enough, but need not be built
tn tVi nncitlnn nf a first claSS DOWer. And
I IV, 1111.
ll.tv.. n.ioetinn of thp Ukraine remains to be dis-
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i nneort nf in soite of the settlement at Pans,
;' Possibility of political changes in soviet Russia
justify the hope that a revival ot one and per
l Iians more seoarate and independent govern-
'? ments may come from the readjustment. All this
. ..... .l . cm.:
,:and more is remotely mvoivea in me aiiesmu
question, and may become acute, according to
i:the decision of the League of Nations and the
!j; progress of events. The attitude of France, in
'the meantime, is not especially helpful in the way
jliof ending the problems left by the war.
f taMaMMaVaaH(laH(MM
ji Wisdom of Buying Coal Early.
if' If you have not filled your coal bin against
I "the winter's demand, now is a go6d time to get
about doing so. This is not merely a plea for
the .coal dealer; he doesn't care a great deal, for
sooner or later he is certain to sell you the coal
J'you need. Only it will be more convenient for
il-him, and perhaps he will be able to serve you
.'better if you do buy early, and do not wait until
Ij the last minute and then be compelled to put up
if with whatever you can get. A winter's supply
i coal cannot be taken out of the ground in a
S few days, but requires months of steady work;
ji the railroads are not equipped to transport the
It'coal all at orite, even if the mines could furnish
if it, and,-if they were, the local distributers could
;? not handle it in a short time. These facts are
elemental, and need no special argument, for
'j they emphasize themselves. Any great decline
if in price is not likely, for there is no reason to
I expect a reduction in freight rates, and wage
t: contracts with the miners nave some time w
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ered, coal prices will stay up. Therefore, the
householder who proceeds now to fill his coal
bin is not only helping himself, but he is also
doing something to prevent a jam a little later
on in the season, when those who have neg
lected a plain and imperative duty will be call
ing for coal and complaining because it is not
forthcoming.
Governor's Reserve Fund Idea Good.
The plan of Governor McKelvie to have a
reserve of 10 per cent maintained on alt funds
appropriated by the legislature has in it a germ
that deserves cultivation. It meets with consid
erable criticism and some opposition, because it
is diametrically opposed to long-established
usage. From the beginning in Nebraska the cus
tom has been to totally or nearly exhaust every
fund set apart by the legislature, making the ex
penditure equal the estimate. Of late years, the
more pernicious practice of creating deficits has
grown up. Activities have been expanded, and
funds exhausted before the end of the term cov
ered by the appropriation, with the result that
all must cease or else the department affected go
to the next legislature and ask for an appropria
tion to cbver bills thatAvere incurred without
warrant of law. Out of this has grown a stead
ily mounting demand for revenue. Grumbling
at the governor will not amend the situation that
requires the collection of the largest sum ever
taken by taxes from the income of the state's
citizens. Keeping expenditures inside the esti
mates on which appropriations are based, how
ever, is a step in the direction of lower taxes.
If Governor McKelvie can turn over to his suc
cessor a balance anywhere near 10 per cent of the
total amount set aside for the biennium, he will
have achieved a real feat. At any rate, the ef
fort to save money for the public deserves com
mendation and genuine co-operation.
Wood for the Philippines.
Introduction of a bill in the senate to make
it lawful for an army officer to accept a civil ap
pointment practically clinches the report that
General Wood is to remain as governor-general
in the Philippines. It may be assumed that his
consent to accept the post has been secured by
the White House. Already he had been elected
to be president of the University of Pennsyl
vania, and as late as a fortnight ago the authori
ties of the school confidently looked for his com
ing. That he is eminently fitted for so lofty a
place in the educational world is admitted, but
he also is especially qualified for the greater
service he will give as head of affairs in the
Philippines. His recent tour of the islands has
provided him with a closer personal insight than
any of his predecessors has possessed. He knows
of his own knowledge of conditions as they ex
ist. He also possesses full and complete infor
mation as to the various factions into which the
native population is divided, their points of con
tact and the causes of friction between them.
Moreover, he has executive ability that will be
of rare value to the Filipinos in his capacity as
"philosopher, guide and friend." That he is in
entire accord with the president with regard to
the future of the islands, and that their opinions
meet on the republican policy outlined by Mc
Kinley, may be accepted. It will be a happy
day for the masses of the Filipinos when Gen
eral Wood becomes governor-general and the
work of civilization is resumed among them.
Sounds Like Common Sense.
A caravan of Michigan farmers, 600 in num
er and occupying ISO automobiles, is journey
ing throusrh the states of Ohio, Pennsylvania
and West Virginia on a "play-study" tour. They
are living like gypsies, taking notes of what they
see, and exchanging experiences with other
farmers along the way. The plan has its at
tractions. First, it provides the men and women
of the farm with a healthy vacation trip. No
better use could be made of the automobile than
this, and it will cost little more for upkeep than
the expense entailed by driving about on joy
rides from farm tq town, to picnics and the like,
First hand information picked up along the way
may return manyfold the cost of the expedition.
Practical men will exchange views on subjects
pertaining to their business, and will either learn
new ways or be better confirmed in the practices
they have adopted. Finally, it affords the farm
ers a chance to get acquainted, and in the fu
ture whatever of rivalry may exist between the
states involved, it will be on a better basis, be
cause the farmers know one another personally,
and therefore the interest in any question takes
on a different hue. Nebraskans used to practice
the idea on a slightly smaller scale, the expedi
tions being between town and town, with an oc
casional interchange of visits between' farmers.
An expansion of the custom might be of service.
Nebraska's Best Crop.
According to figures received by the State
Department of Health the birth rate in Nebraska
is two and one-half times greater than the death
rate. This is a comforting bit of news, espe
cially since experience long ago proved that this
is one of the best states in the union to be born
in. A baby whose eyes are first opened in Ne
braska has a better chance to grow up than one
born elsewhere, because of the surroundings and
care he gets. Omaha has reduced the infant
mortality rate until the record shows the city
among the first in the land. This has been
brought about through the persistence of the
city health authorities in enforcing reasonable
regulations, assisted by such agencies as the Vis
iting Nurses and The Bee's Free Ice and Milk
fund. In the smaller communities the mother
and the child get particular care, and so Ne
braska's best crop is preserved for the benefit of
the world.
Pennsylvania state forestry students are get
ting back to nature, all right, one of the articles
of daily diet with them being fried rattlesnake.
They will be well qualified to live like Digger
Indians by the end of the summer.
Another guaranty law that Nebraska needs
is one that will ensure a good stiff term in the
penitentiary for dishonest bankers and corpora
tion promoters.
Surety bonds for policemen might well be
provided by the city if a proper system were
carefully worked out. Present conditions are bad.
Well, "Old Doc" Harding had to make the
front page somehow, so he just got married.
Omaha didn't win the golf tourney at Den
ver, but did give the local boys a shiver. I
Cost of high school buildings is not going
down anyaround Omaha.
Love and Labor's Law
Industry's Greatest Problems Can
Be Solved by Applying Christ's Rule
James J. Davis, secretary of labor, is quoted
in the forthcoming September issue of the Pres
byterian New Era magazine as stating that the
vital need of the times is to brihg harmony and
good will into the ranks of employers and em
ploye!, "I have done my best," writes Secre
tary Davis, "to urge the spirit of conciliation in
industry since coming into office here." He adds
that he is glad for such able and broad-minded
assistance as is being rendered by the Presby
terian cnurcn. "inere cannot be, writes Secre
tary Davis, "too many such workers in a field
so important to the welfare of the country."
Secretary Davis sent this message in response
to the information that the Presbyterian church
was working along an avowed declaration con
cerning labor and socjal problems. The Presby
terian magazine prints his statement as a fore
word to a Labor day message written by Dr.
John McDowell, secretary of the Presbyterian
board of home missions,, and announced to the
church through its official medium.
Dr. McDowell's message is entitled "Indus
try's Challenge to the Church." In it he says:
"Industry is suffering today primarily from
the lack of an adequate dynamic to drive out of
the heart of the individual and the heart of the
corporation and heart of the labor union the
devil of self-interest, that power which separates
man from man and is the source of most of our
present industrial conflicts and disorders. In
this hour of imperative challenge the churches
must not ask for another leader than Jesus
Christ. Experience has confirmed the faith of
Jesus Christ in love as a working principle not
only for individual life and social life, but for
all life. '
"Love, and only love, will make industry
work together for good; nothing else will.
Everything else has failed. Law has failed, edu
cation has failed, science has failed, organization
has failed, labor unions have failed, employers'
associations have failed. In a word, every form
of industrial organization based on force or sel
fishness has failed. Love, and love alone, can
solve our industrial problems and usher in a
period of industrial peace and prosperity based
on industrial justice.
Love will insist that a man s daily work
shall be recognized as his divine calling, his
vocation; that the place of the workman in the
organic union of both the church and state be
fully and gratefully acknowledged; that a living
wage be secured for the laborer while he is fit
to work, so that he may be able to live a decent
and Christian life and have a good home; that
adequate provision be made for the laborer when
he is aged or otherwise unfit to work so that
the veterans of labor may be saved the stigma
of pauperism, and that there may be some final
court of appeal with adequate power in connec
tion with all industrial disputes.
Love will insist that it is impossible not to
be concerned with the conditions under which
men live and work. Love will demand that a
man must do a day's work for a day's pay and
that a man should get all he earns and earn all
he gets. -Love will contend that the fruits of
industry must be guaranteed alike to employer,
employe and consumer. Love will solve the
three greatest problems in industry namely, in
creased efficiency in production, increased equity
in distribution, increased satisfaction in work.
Love will put no shackles on the American
worker, whether he works with his hands or
with his head or with his heart. It will insist
that there is no room in this country for either
the tyranny of an employers' association or the
tyranny of a labor union or the tyranny of a
consumers' association.
"Only on such a basis can we have industrial
democracy In this land. Love will insist tiiat it
must never be forgotten that it is not theories
alone which are involved in the industrial situa
tion, but, men and women and children; not
workshops alone, or statistics or laws, but the
home, the church, the nation, humanity; and
that however it is done men must be abie to
make their lives worth living and that the means
whereby a decent moral life, a life in harmony
with their origin and the standards of Jesus
Christ, may be assured. In a word, love will
insist that all who are living and able to work
shall be able to live by their work. The New
Testament makes it clear that the law oi love
governs fhe whole of life. It defines our relation
to men not only in the home and in the church,
but in industry, in commerce and in politics.
The church must insist that no man is soundly
converted who fails to understand and obey the
law of love. Conversion is something more than
a change in religious sentiments. It involves a
change in the ruling ideas as well as in the sen
sibilities. The danger that specifically threatens
society at this moment is not the refined unbelief
of scientific agnosticism, but the coarse ma
terialism that has saturated the life of the masses
and left them without any restraint other than
that of the direct force of law as asserted by the
policeman's baton or the soldier's gun. To exalt
Christ in the fulness of His Gospel is to meet
the world's need of a Saviour from selfishness,
which is the taproot of all individual and collec
tive sin. Commercial expansion demands the
brotherhood of nations. Democracy has made
the law of love a necessity and Christianity a
reality. "
"fhe practical question, after all, facing us
today is this: 'How shall I treat my brother,
who is associated with me in industry as my
employer, or my employe or my customer?' Let
the Rev. J. Henry Jowett, D.'D., former pastor
of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church, an
swer for us:
" 'I find my own problems settled, at any rate
in spirit and principle, and settled with great
celerity, when I bring tljem into the light of the
everlasting Fatherhood of God. For me, it set
tles the question as to whether the factory laws
should be amended in England. When the light
of the Divine Fatherhood fell upon the little
children going to their , work at 5 in the morn
ing, for me the question was settled. I had no
difficulty with an eight-hoor bill for miners when
I brought the question, to the. everlasting Father.
The problem of old age pensions for the desti
tute and honorable poor was speedily disposed of
when I let the light of the everlasting Fatherhood
shine upon it. The claims of the cotters in the
highlands of Scotland, crushed by the heartless
ness of certain landed proprietors, seemed in
evitable just when I brought them into the in
terpreting rays of the everlasting Fatherhood.'
"When love rules brotherhood will prevail,
and where brotherhood prevails weakness be
comes a common burden and its service a com
mnn trihute. Selfishness asks: 'How small
waees can be paid and get the work done?' I
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Brotherhood asKs: now large wages i.m uc
paid and keep the business in a healthy condi
tion? Selfishness says: 'It is my business to
look out for myself.' Brotherhood says: 'It
is my privilege to guard the interest and protect
the welfare of others." Selfishness says: 'It is
my right to buy in the cheapest market.' Broth
erhood says: 'We will wear no garment. that
has been moist with the blood and tears of the
oppressed.' Selfishness says: 'I must guard
my own interest.' Brotherhood says: 'We will
bear one another's burdens and so fulfill the law
of Christ.' - "
It is hard to find a better answer than that
of Mr: John Stuart Mills: - .'Always do the lov
ing thing." Then broken chords in the heart
of industry will vibrate- once more, not by legis
lation, nor by organization, nor even by educa
tion, but through Brotherhood that worketh by
love.
"Then let us pray that come It may,
As come it will for a' that.
That sense and worth o'er all the earth
May bear the gree and a' that.
For a' that and a' that,
It s' coming yet for a' that,
That , man to man the world o'e,"
...fifcaJl v
How to Keep Well
By DR. W. A. EVANS
Question concerning byflene, sanita
tion anal prevention of disease, sub
mitted to Dr. Evans by readers of
The Bee, will be answered personally,
ubjact to proper limitation, where a
stamped, addressed envelope is en
closed. Dr. Evans will not make
diagnosis or prescribe for individual
disesses. Address letters in cars of
The Bee.
Copyright, 1921, by Dr. W. A. Evans.
CARELESS SUN BATHERS
I am requested to write an article
on Impetigo contagiosa among those
who go swimming.
In the first place, a brief discus
sion of Impetigo, a contagious disease
of the nkln, due In most instances
to staphylococci and in some in
stances to streptococci. It is a sup
purative inflammation, about a sec
ond cousin to a boil. One way to
put it would be this: If a pus germ,
such as a staphylococcus, set up
suppuration in the very deep tissues
of the Bkln or below them, the con
dition would be called a carbuncle.
If it were 'rather deep, but less deep
than a carbuncle, and caused a good
deal of pus to collect it would be
called a boil. If it were more shal
low and not quite so prone to form
a pocket of pus it would be impe
tigo. Impetigo may spread around over
a fair sized patch, causing a good
many suppurating areas. It tends to
dry up after a little, but proper
treatment hastens the process. Being
a contagious disease spread by con
tact and having a great tendency to
spread among school children, many
cities require the reporting of impe
tigo. But how about this comnlaint nf
Impetigo among beach swimmers?
T;hat a fair number of swimmers de
velop skin eruptions, suppurations
ana dous mere can be no question.
Are these impetigo and are thev due
to infection by polluted water? I do
not think so as to either DronoRitinn
Impetigo is contagious by contact.
It is not probable that the infec
tion is due to polluted water. A good
deal of study during tha last 10 years
nas Deen put on tne harm done by
iuuuiea swimming water in swim
ming- pools and elsewhere. The w
ter in an inside swimming pool can
get pretty badly polluted. Nothing
keeps it free except scientific instal
lation, scientific upkeep and rigorous
control.
Our shore waters are receiving an
win iuc or pollution, about as much
as the cleansing action of the sun
and the powers of oxidation can
overcome. However, these studies
have established about the following
inns.
There is considerable danger of
typhoid if badly polluted water is
taken into the mouth or swal
lowed. There is considerable danger to
the ears, both the outside ear and
the middle ear.
There is slight- Annaer nf Infon
tlon of the even, with mm onpnl
mere tne danger almost stops.
The dancer nf Infcntinn nf tha clrln
is slight and the danger of other in-
locuuns is almost nil.
But some neonle. a. fair m
Of them. Gpf hnila nftat. cnitmmins
In the classical language of Mr.
Ibanez: How about it? Still em
ploying the manner of speech of the
nuvensi: mere are tne bathing suits,
eh, what! Who washed them, where,
in what? How much soap, not to
mention other thin m was loft tr, (h.
cloth? Then there's the sun and tho
sana. wnat makes you think all
that Is good for the skin thin, deli
cate SKin. covered nil tho v.-r
shielded from the sun?
ZlD comes Julv.. Honrs In tho enn
ii vuver ounourn, airty sand, all
sorts of hands, exposure for hours.
Why blame the water? Eh, what?
I think there are lot3 of other things
to blame.
In aH probability. If wo nut sin .1
wen wasnea suit or moderately soft
texture, went in for a brief swim,
treated our skin half as decently as
we should in view of what it is ac
customed to, there would be few
boils and less impetigo charged to
haihinM
Stork, Like Friends, Erratic.
Mrs. C. S. writes: I am to become
a mother in the very near future and
have been told by some of my friends
that the stork may visit me about
20 days before due and etill be nor
mal. Can that be possible? I knew
some that were visited by the stork
at seven months, but not at eight
months and 10 days.
REPLVT.
The stork is a very uncertain bird.
If he were a railroad engineer, he
would lose his run, if not his en
gine, in short order. The best time
for the baby to come is right ex
actly on time, but the penalty for
getting in ahead of schedule is too
small to worry about. A baby born
at eight months and 10 days is in
Vss danger than one born at seven
"'mthS.
"Massachusetts
There She Stands"
(From the Boston Transcript.)
The only condition made by Jo
seph W. Powell of Quincy to his ac
ceptance of the urgent invitation of
Chairman Lasker of the unitea
States Shipping board to become
temporarily its senior vice chairman
was that he be permitted to serve
without salary or at the nominal
rate of a dollar a year to comply
with the legal requirement. This
adds another to the lineup at Wash
ington of leading public servants of
the nation, -who are citizens or this
commonwealth. When the" roll of
these is called Massachusetts an
swers as follows:
Calvin Ooolldflre of Northampton,
vice president and president ot the
senate.
John W. Weeks of Nowton, secre
tary of war.
Oliver Wendell Holme" of Boston,
associate justice of the United States
supremo court.
Louis P. Brandeis of Boaton, asso
ciate Justice of the United States
supreme court.
Henry Cabot- Lodge of Nahant, ma
jority leader of the senate and chair
man of the committee on foreign re
lation. Frederick H. Gillett of Springfield,
speaker of the house of representa
tive?. Eliot Wadsworth of Boston, assis
tant secretary of tho treasury, In
charpo of foreign loans,
Charles S. Hamlin of Mattanoiaett.
William R. Castle, Jr., of Boston,
chief of the division of western Eu
ropean affairs. Department of State.
Joseph B. Eastman of Boston, In
terstate Commerce commissioner.
Thomas O. Marvin of Boston, United
States tariff commissioner.
James P. Monroe of Boston, vice
chairman of the federal board of vo
cational education. . - -
In addition, Leonard Wood of
Cohasset and W. Cameron Forbes
of Westwood constitute the presi
dent's commissioners to investigate
and report upon conditions in the
Philippine Islands. Nor does this
list Include the members of the Mas
sachusetts delegation in "congress
holding Important committee chair
manships; officers of the army and
navy whose abilities have earned
them unusually responsible assign'
ments, or a large number of minor
officials.
Didn't Take That Course.
Governor Len Small of Illinois, it
turns out. is one of Senator Loil
more's old pupils. And It also turns
out that the pupil left unlearned the
very same things that the teacher
left how not to get caughtt Kan-eaa-Clty
Star;; ; ' ' 4 -
Where Hiram Blunders.
Peru, Neb., Aug. 9. To the Editor
of The Bee: I have been much in
terested in the various Intelligence
tests that are going the rounds of
late. It seems to me, however, tho
latest one from Hiram Maxim is
rather a weaker test than the others.
I do not know the author of the an
swers in today's Bee, but he auroly
was napping or he needs some ele
mentary instruction in geography,
physics and mathematics. The an
swer given to No. 1 may bo what
Mr. Maxim had in mind, but it is
incorrect, "i'ou can demonstrate this
bv taking a sheet of paper, and with
a dot to represent the location of
the pole, draw a circle witn tnis as
a- center having a radius the sup
posed distance of the hunter from
the pole. I presume Mr. Maxim had
in mind the deer as being on this
"parallel" at a point 180 degrees
from the hunter, or just opposite
him. Now in such a location the
deer would appear to be north to
tho hunter, and not to the east,
since we can not see in a circle. This
drawing would exactly represent the
conditions at, the pole, where within
snooting distance tne eartn is sensi
bly flat as it is everywhere else
within such limits.
The answer to No. 2 is ambiguous.
but possibly Is meant to be correct.
The answer given to No. 7, however,
is palpably erroneous. Anyone with
an elementary knowledge of the
physics of sound would know "heat
ed air and gases" have nothing at
all to do with it. The pitch is high
when the train is approaching be
cause the ear Is getting a greater
number of sound waves than if the
whistle were stationary. While pass
ing the bystander the number of
sound waves would bo normal or the
same as for a fixed sound producer,
As the train is rapidly receding, the
header would get a less number of
sound waves per second, which
would render the pitch lower than
normal.
The answer to No. 8 is equally
erroneous. The correct answer to
the problem 2x2 plus 8x8 2
is- 66 and not 34, It is an ele
mentary principle of mathema
tics, that in a series of numbers con
nected by the signs plus, minus,
times and division, that the signs
are the plus and minus signs. This
would separate tho problem , into
three terms, which any elementary
ariinmeuc student would . solve as
bb. In the answer to No. 9, it is
not clear what the author means by
the "coefficient of the factors," but
the trick is made clear by noting
that in the second operation, by
substracting A2 from both sides of
the equation, this becomes 0 equals
0, and in the next operation the
divisor X A (X AX is evidently an
error, typographical or otherwise)
you are dividing 0 by 0, which may
be any number whatsoever, but only
by taking X and A as both being 0,
the problem is mathematically cor
rect. This is shown by taking the
last result X A equals A and trans
posing first A to the right X equals
0- W. F. HOYT.
ox
Jfllamentry
He Is for the Klan.
Omaha, Aug. 11 To the Editor
cf The Bee: I saw the article in
your paper, dated August 10, signed
"Benny," who is trying to knock
the efforts of the Kit Klux Klan, a
xuu per. cent patriotic organization
composed of native-born, true anri
loyal American citizens who believe
in the Christian religion, and their
purpose is the protection of woman
hood, sanctity of the home and sepa
ration of religion and politics.- I am
not a -member of this organization.
but I am the father of a 9-year-old
daughter who is dear to - me and
needs protection. I was born in
Omaha , and am not ashamed to
sign my name to this article.
ALBERT AYER.
which wiped away the pi
independence of Ireland.
The darkest hour is fcefore the
dawn, and history repeat itself,
President De Valera, like General
Sarstield at Limerick, has forced the
British premier to hoist the white
flag and call a truce. I hope the
nt-gotiatlons between the president
ami premier will be satisfactory.
Then the long-distance patriots will
have to cease dress-parading and
quit capitalizing the trouble over in
Ireland. JERRY, HOWARD.
Much Cause for Wonder.
North Platte, Neb., Aug. 11. To
the Editor of The Bee: I read in
your issue of August 10 a letter from
"King Kleagle" purporting to givo
inside information about the "Ku
Klux Klan."
We are impressed with the fact
that 100 per cent is a very large per
dent. It seems to us during school
it was considered perfect. Many
people in the world still hesitate to
advertise themselves as a' perfect
speclman of-humanity in any line.
Yet all of us have a keen Interest in
and a great admiration for tho per
fect article.
So it looks to us it Is a dirty
shame to tie all perfect Americans
up in sealed packages and label
them 100 per cent and not give those
inferior species ranging from 2
per cent to 97.876 tier cent even
so much as a look at them. .
Also we wonder why .he women
are left out; muslin gowns are much
more becoming to them.
Also we wonder how many per
cent efficient a judge might be of
"100 per cent Americans" who
deems it not advisable to sign his
name to any of his statements to
tlie public.
Also taking the word of men we
cannot even name and will not al
low themselves to be seen that they
are organized to protect our coun
try and womanhood, wo wonder if
we are not In a bad way indeed if
there really are not enough of
American men who can do this and
go unmasked, out In the open in
the sunlight If necessary, instead of
In the dead of night by 1 9.5 per
cent candlelight.
We wonder what Nebraska men in
general think about our chances of
100 per cent legal protection if this
be our chief dependence; we wonder
how American they consider the
names used, the word "King" for
instance, In America; the masks; the
times for the meeting; the Impor
tance of "high-speed cars' and the
extreme caution for "lonely roads"
and a minimnm degree of light.
And we wonder how manv other
Nebraska women wonder about
these same things.
Thanking you for your space and
still craving for more light on anv
matter that concerns our country
and its people.
MARY H. AXTELL.
IN THE BEST OF HUMOR.
'Didn't you know it Is arnlnat th law
to beg for money?" said t'ue lady to the
tramp at the back door.
I wasn t coin' f bear for no monev.
mr.'am."
It's Just as bad to beg for bread."
'I wasn't goln' to beg for no bread.
ma am."
'What were you going to beg for then.
pray?"
Only for one o' your DhotoexaDris.
ma'am." London Opinion.
The quarry boas cams around Ister and
said to another Irishman:
"Where la Mike?"
"He's gone." replied Pat.
"When will ho be back?" asked tho
boss.
"Well," replied Pat. "If he comes back
as fast as he went, he'll be luck, yester
day." O. E. IV. Bulletin.
A red. headed boy applied for a Job in
a butcher shop. "How much will you glvo
nie?"
"Three dollars a week: but what can
vou do to make youreelt useful around a a
butcher shop?"
"Anything."
"Well, be specific. Can you dress a,
chicken?" .
"Not on U a week, said the boy. O,
B. K. Bulletla.
'Aw." said Willie, "vou're afraid to
fight; that's all It Is."
f iNO, im not," protested Jack, "but if
fight my ma' 11 find It out and lick
me."
'How'll she find it out?"
'She'll see tho doctor golh' to your
hoUBS." O. E. R. Bulletin.
Jerry Has Hopes.
Omaha. Aug. 12. To the Editor
of The Bee: To keep historv
straight I wish to mention two nota
ble events relative to the Emerald
Isle that occurred on August 12.
Event No. 1. Two hundred and
thirty-one years ago today General
Patrick Sarsfield captured a British
siege train at Ballyneetv outside
Limerick City, Which brought about
tne signing of a treaty that was
broken immediately after Sarsfield
sailed for France. Since then Lim
erick is know as the city of the
violated treaty.
Event No. 2. Lord Castlereaeh's
suicide 99 years ago today. This
politician of infamous memory was
the chief instrument in effecting that
nefarious "Act of Union" in 1S00.
An Irishman was handling 'dynamite 1n
a quarry. He let a stick drop, and the
whole box went up, taking Mike with it.
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