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The Bee's Platform
1. New Union Passenger Station.
2. Continued improvement of the Ne
braska Highways, includinf 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.
' Preparing for 1922 Campaign.
Democrats in congress, both in the house
and senate, are actively making medicine
against the campaign of 1922. Only on this
ground may be explained the conduct of "Pat"
Harrison in the senate and Garner in the
house. The latter, in his attack on the revised
revenue bill brought forward by the ways and
means committee, undertakes to make the re
. publicans accept responsibility for the blunders
of the democratic administration in conduct of
the railroads while under government control,
because the minority group then voted with the
majority to give support the president said was
necessary to win the war.
In the senate Harrison undertakes to. antici
pate failure of the Washington conference, and
demands the immediate acceptance of the Borah
' program for disarmament. Either of these ex
hibitions of partisan spleen will serve to show
the attitude of the present minority. It has no
idea of assisting to solve the great problems
that are before congress, but will blockade as
far as may be done any move the republicans
make to get t'ie country out of the bog in which
the democrats left it. .
One of the singular features of next year's
election is that an equal number of senators from
the two parties will retire. The sixteen repub
licans are:
Krelinghuyaen, N. J.
Calder, New York
McCumber, N. Dakota
Knox, Pennsylvania
Page, Vermont.
Sutherland, W. Va.
Polndexter, Wash.
LaFollette, Wisconsin
Johnson, California
McLean, Connecticut
New, Indiana
Hale, Maine
France, Maryland
Lodge-, Massachusetts
Townsend, Michigan
Kellogg, Minnesota
The sixteen democrats whose terms expire
on March 4, 1923, are:
Ashurst, Arizona
Wolcott, Delaware
Trammel!, Florida
Williams, Mississippi
Reed, Missouri
Meyers, Montana
Hitchcock, Nebraska
Plttman, Nevada
Jones, New Mexico
Pomerene, Ohio
' Qerry, Rhode Island
McKellar, Tennessee
Culberson, Texas
King, Utah
Swanson, Virginia
Kendrick, Wyoming
Another interesting fact is that the reason
able forecast of certainty of party success is
exactly reversed, the republicans having better
than an even chance of electing eleven senators
from states now represented by republicans,
while the democrats are morally sure of but
five. States counted as safe for the republicans
are California, Connecticut, Maine, Massachu
setts, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Penn
sylvania, Washington, Wisconsin and Ver
mont. Those in which a democrat may be se
lected to succeed a republican are Indiana,
. Maryland, New Jersey, North Dakota and West
Virginia. Democrats will surely be returned
from Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee Texas and
Virginia. Republicans will have a chance to
succeed democratic senators in Arizona, Dela
ware, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada,
New Mexico, Ohio, Rhode Island, Utah and
Wyoming.
The Wilson wave that swept many demo
crats into office in 1916 has receded, and the
issue next year will be entirely different from
that of six years before. The popularity of the
Harding administration is increasing as each day
unfolds more perfectly the president's program,
and the country progresses toward peace and
normalcy. With lowered taxes, decreased ex
penditures, waste shut off and efficiency in ad
ministration established, the prospect for in
creased control of the next senate by the pres
ident's party is most encouraging.
Give Us the Facts.
What Douglas county taxpayers most want
to know is whether they are getting a square
deal on the big job of county paving.
Published reports from the state engineer's
office tell of compression tests, and surfaces too
rough to lay brick paving on, and contain vague
and inconclusive references to some parts of
the paving that may have to be torn up and re
laid, but not a positive statement with reference
to any material point.
The people are not especially concerned over
the rivalry or row between contractors. That
is an easily understood phase of the situation,
and goes along with any public work. Only
when there is collusion between contractors
does the public interest seriously suffer.
The public is entitled to know, however, if
it is getting what it is paying for. Will the work
now being done on the country roads in Dougf
las county come up to requirements or meet
expectations when completed That is the ques
tion that ought to be definitely and flatly an
swered. State Engineer Johnson is the only one
authorized to give such an answer. He is the
head of the department that is charged with re
sponsibility for the great road improvement pro
gram that is being carried out. Douglas county
is expending millions for hard surfaced roads,
and is entitled to its money's worth. v
One set of newspaper reports indicates that
one group of contractors is almost lily white and
that another is just a shade lighter than black;
another puts the case the other way around.
Contractors defend themselves, and one county
commissioner says, "I told you so." Yet in all
this is nothing that gives the public assurance
that the paving is being done as it ought to be.
Let the facts be made known in clear lan
guage, so all will know.
If It was publicity Geraldine Farrar sought,
he should be satisfied.
In the Matter of Bergdohl.
Intrinsically, the case of Grover Cleveland
Bergdohl, slacker and fugitive from justice,
holds little of importance. He is but one of a
considerable number of draft dodgers who have
so far escaped punishment. Outside of this
fact, however, the case takes on a nature that
lifts it far above the ordinary. The circum
stances that surround his escape from prison
are such as demand a great deal of careful at
tention. A report is just laid before congress
in which certain former officers of the United
States army are roundly scolded and some still
in thd service are accused of such gross negli
gence in the matter as to warrant their dis
missal. Whatever action the house may take
on this report, it should develop the facts to
such an extent that opinion with regard to the
culpability of the censured officers may be bet
ter established than at present.
Colonel Hunt, who was in command at Gov
ernor's Island when the prisoner was permitted
to go on the hunt for a pot of gold, has been
singled out for the most severe condemnation.
His offense appears to consist mainly in. deal
ing too leniently with the prisoner. If consid
eration is given to certain other circumstances,
perhaps the act of Colonel Hunt will not seem
so evil. He had been assured by Bergdohl's
counsel, one of whom was Colonel Ansell, but
lately relieved from his duty as judge advocate
general of the army and returned to private
practice, that every care would be exercised to
guard and return the culprit in safety. Per
haps sufficient care was not exercised in the
way of manacling and setting watch Over Berg
dohl, but with the pledges given him by men
he could afford to place confidence in, Colonel
Hunt, on the surface at least, may be justified in
doing what he did.
So also may the course of Colonel Cresson
be understood. He, is condemned because he
did not press the court-martial proceedings
against Colonel Hunt more vigorously. The
trial developed just what the house inquiry has
brought out, that no criminal culpability at
tached to the accused officer, and that if he had
erred it was in dealing mildly with a prisoner
who was in his care.
A great scandal has been blown up over this
matter, and one that is not going to be quieted
soon. Some phases of it are curious as indicat
ing the twists of the public myid. , ' "Hard
Boiled" Smith was sent to prison, because of
his brutality to prisoners; Colonel Hunt is sent
to Coventry because he was too easy. Some
where between may lie the point where'justice
is; what Americans chiefly would like to see is
Grover Cleveland ' Bergdohl serving his sen
tence in an American jail; not so much because
he is a slacker, but because he has so brazenly
flouted the government, and insolently deceived
and defrauded the authorities. It is a pity that
officers of the army must have otherwise fine
records sullied because of this miserable of
fender. Foreign Trade on Normal Basis.
Commenting on the decline of $3,000,000,000
in our foreign trade during the last fiscal year,
the Department of Commerce ascribes two prin-i-inal
reasons for the falline off. One is the
lower prices, as the quantity of commodities
sent abroad is not decreased proportionately.
Another is the recovery of Europe. Battle
a . . 1
fields are now growing gram, ana devastated,
regions have been restored to usefulness. Urgent
demands for raw materials have been satisfied,
anrl ,nnrters of Eneland. France, Belgium
and Germany, our great rivals in foreign com
m,rf. are a rain in the market for trade. From
now on the United States will have to compete'
for a business that during tour years was
brought to us because it could go nowhere else.
Tiiie i a development not unexpected, for
it was out of reason to think that we would be
nfrm itted to hold without difficulty the enorm
ous business that grew out of the war. What
is plain now is that foreign trade win oe on a
competitive basis. American exporters are in a
better position than before the war, because of
the laws that have been devised to assist and
encourage dealings with other peoples. With
better banking facilities ana macninery tor
those who are engaged in send
ing our products abroad are prepared as they
never were before to meet the conditions set up
for them by foreigners in any market, fur
ther legislation may be necessary to remove all
the complications, but the way is open.
Chief of our advantages, though, is that we
rnntrnl of the home market, the greatest
ever known, and security in this will be pro
vided in even greater measure by tne roraney
tariff bill. So long as American manufacturers
can supply the ordinary needs of 110,000,000 of
the best buyers .in the world, the outlook for
industry is not hopeless, even it trie export iraae
has declined.
Tragedy of the Tennis Court.
When Mile. Suzanne Lenglen was compelled
by nature to default in her match with Mrs.
Molla Bjurstedt Mallory more than ordinary
disappointment was felt by lovers of clean sport
in America. Lawn tennis has a great hold on
the popular mind, a keen rival of golf, and is
getting a great deal more of attention than is
generally credited, because it is not quite so
clamorous as base ball or the play on the links.
So when this brilliant French star, whose fame
had preceded her here and whose performances
at home warranted the enthusiasm with which
she was expected, was matched in the early
progress of the play at Forest Hills to encounter
Mrs Mallory, whose own name rang through
the press of America and England, when she was
Molla Bjurstedt, lovers of the sport looked to a
real treat. The contest would have shown the
qualities of the two in such light as promised a
tennis classic. AH must concede that Mile.
Lenglen made a brave bat injudicious attempt to
carry out her part of the program. She felt she
was too ill to undertake the strain of so senousr
a match, and yet she did not wish to encounter
the adverse criticism that surely would have fol
lowed a default without a trial. Public judgment
will be kind to her, and later on, when she has
recovered, she will find plenty of opportunity to
give Americans examples of her wondrous skill,
on the courts. Her opportunity to win the
championship this time is gone, but it is quite
likely she will gain something of compensation
in a better knowledge of the quality of American
sportsmanship. Hers is a tragedy that .nay be
redeemed.
It was really unkind in Senator Lodge not
to tell his democratic brethren just what he
plans doing when the disarmament conference
is assembled. Such reticence is unclubby. to
say the least,
Denaturing the Prize Fight.
Presbyterian Paper Suggests One
Method of Preserving the Sport
From the Continent.
However deplorable the amazing widespread
interest in the recent prize fight at Jersey City,
it should not to anyone seem surprising or unac
countable. It is no mysterious degeneration of
popular morals which has made over a formerly
banned disturbance of the peace into a sport en
listing the simultaneous enthusiasm of two con
tinents. The cause of the change should be pat
ent to everybody who had any knowledge of the
camp life of American troops, here or in France,
during the war.
The simple truth is that when all persons of
influence army officers, welfare workers and Y.
M. C. A. secretaries alike joined hands to make
boxing the pre-eminent sport of leisure hours in
camp, they rendered certain a general revival of
pugilism in civil life after the war and insured
its recognition in the category of proper Ameri
can sports. There could be no other effect rei-
sonably anticipated. Two men spar in a ring
one proves better than the other; the better on
is soon challenged by another who believes him
self better yet, and shortly a champion appears
who cannot be worsted by anybody in his class
or his locality So all sport goes rowing, run
ning, tennis, base ball or golf and it is idle to
think of having boxing matches and not having
pugilism.
The real question of the moment is then
whether the Y. M. C. A. and other agencies do
ing welfare work among the American troops
erred in encouraging the soldiers to engage in
and be interested in the exercise ot boxing.
boxing in fact an essentially brutal and unmanly
game? Is it in and of itself degrading? The
Continent docs not imagine that one in fifty o
Christian men who were privileged to live th
soldiers' life with them in the camps of the late
war. then reprehended or now regrets the popu
laritv which boxing-gloves and roped arenas at
tained in those circumstances. And if that be
true, those same Christian men will have poor
success now in convincing those same soldiers
that attending a so-called prize-fight in peace
time is a shame and degradation.
No describable line can be drawn between, the
ouorilistic battles fought by soldiers in the army
and those fought by professional pugilists today
except that the latter get money tor the per
formance. Anv law which permits boxing ex
hibitions" can be used as cover for prize fights
If. therefore, one is not prepared to go the length
of former laws on the subject and forbid by
statute all sparring encounters, the only resort
is to enforce a stricter resoonsibilitv on referees
and oblige them under heavy penalty to stop all
such contests short of the knockout blow. Under
usual circumstances it is perfectly plain, long be
fore the disabling stroke falls, who is the winning
contender, and a decision required as soon 'as
that siioeriontv is manliest would take trom
pugilism its often condemned brutality and leave
a sport ot sufficient interest to tnose inciinea
to it.
How to Keep Well
fty DR. W A. EVANS
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Copyright, 1921, by Dr. W. A. Evans
Our Railways and Britain' s
There could be no more timely setting for
the discharge of the obligation of Great Britain
to the railway lines, ot that nation tnan jusi
now, so far as the example to the America:
coneress is concerned.
Onlv last week the ttouse ot commons
passed the bill appropriating to the lines the
sum of 60,000,000 as the compensatory pay
ment uoon the withdrawal of government con
trr1 which has been in force nearly seven years.
To those who fail to appreciate the need ol
congress paying to the American transportation
nrtranWntinn the amounts due them in accord
ance with President Harding's urging a little
scrutiny of the comparison betwten our own
problem and Britain s snoma dc oi lmeresr.
The total mileaee of the American railways
U 2S.1.S29. The total mileage of the United
Kingdom is 40,808. The amount required to
compensate the British companies for the war
time seizure 01 tneir lines arm equipment, u
lated into American dollars at the present rate
of exchange, is $220,000,000.
While the British Parliament is willingly
vUMino- this vast sum to the railway corpora
tions of the nation we are confronted with op
position here, opposition vehement ana vunoiic.
In other words, the British Parliament is
providing for the payment of a sum practically
half the size of the American commitment, but
for the use of a service only 10 per cent me
size of the American transportation organiza
tion. .
Literally they are paying three times as
much as we are asked to pay on the basis of
the service acquired, and the Vote in the House
of Commons was 237 to, 62. Rather a convinc
ing majority 1
And furthermore, when Uncle Sam separates
himself from the proposed $500,000,000 ot com
pensation to the lines here he yill receive back
a refunding of railway obligations to the federal
government in a very material form of offset.
Baltimore American.
Substituting Men for Laws.
The American people should squelch the in
sidious tendency of substituting men for laws.
President Harding, under the tariff bill, asked
for stupendous power to raise or lower tariff
schedules as he might see fit. - Secretary of the
Treasury Mellon asked congress to give him
an entirely free hand in handling everything
connected with the $10,000,000,000 owed us by
foreign countries. American importers, under
the tariff bill, as drafted, were to be placed
at the mercy of appraisers in this country, who
were to decide market value of certain classes
of imported goods, thus preventing the Ameri
can buyer from being able to know what the
goods would actually cost him. The method
of enforcing prohibition appears to be left to
the judgment of each individual revenue of
ficial, with the result that certain .practices are
held legitimate in one district and illegitimate
in another district. -
The United States should be governed by
clearly defined laws. The delegation of unfet
tered powers to individuals, no matter how
exalted, must be guarded against. The citizen
should know what his rights are under the law
and should not be subjected to the caprice of
any individual outside the regular courts of
justice. It is bad enough to have the country
overrun with "commissions" of more varieties
than there were colors in Joseph's coat. To
delegate untrammeled power to any one in
dividual is riot in accordance with the American
system of government and certainly not in
accordance with- the desires of our citizens.
Forbes Magazine.
Three on a Seat
' In one or two towns in Massachusetts the
local officials are forbidding three people from
riding upon the front seat of an automobile,
claiming that it is dangerous, as conditions arc
too crowded for the driver to have proper con
trol over the car. Undoubtedly there are cases
where this is true, but there are makes of auto
mobiles which can easily accommodate three
people on the front seat and give the driver am
ple room to operate them. Before this regula
tion becomes general there should be a careful
examination of the various types of machines
to see if some may not very properly be left
out of this restricted class. Portland Express.
Has Had Her Lesson
The study of English is made compulsory in
Bavaria's schools. French is dropped. That
Anglo-Saxon rules the world is Bavaria's ra
tional conclusion. She is saner rthan any other
section of the old German cmair Brooklyn
Eagle,
TYPHUS FEVER AND LICE.
Dr. Copeland. health commie
sioner, has found a 'air number of
casea of typhus fever In New York
City. Although the proof that this
contagion was brought In by lmmt
grants was not found, he threw, all
of his influence to get a better In
spection for typhus and lice at
Quarantine
In April he prlnteda list of cases
of tophus recognized as such by
physicians and in which the diag
nosis was confirmed by health ae
partmrnt inspectors. In the six
weeks elapsing just prior to to June
1, six additional cases were found
All of the patients had been in this
country many years. Most of thoni
were Runsian Jews who had recently
been in contact with newly arrived
immigrants. None had lice on their
bodies or heads.
This was about the history: A
fever lusting almost two weeks, red
eyes, large patchy red splotches on
various parts of tho Bkln looking
Homewhat like scarlet fever, but
without red pin points which char
acterize the latter disease, fever run
ning as high as 104, sometimes hem
orrhages, great prostration, a white
blood cell count of 15,000 to 18,000.
All of these cases got well. I
have recently had two Vtters from
the southwest. These said Mexican
typhus hRd crossed into the United
States. The Mexican typhus en
countered in the southwest la due
to a far more serious strain of the
bacillus than the one now threaten
ing New York City.
If the people of New York City
will give Dr. Copeland halfway f,jr
support ho will end this menace
before it has threatened the health
of the community or prosperity of its
business in spite of the fact that it
already has secured a foothold in ihe
city. More than once cholera, a
more difficult disease to control, has
got by the Quarantine, the outer
wall of defense of a port, has be
come established among the popula
tion only to fade out when a wide
awake health department and a wide
awake people have gone after it.
in order to wipe out tvohus the
inspection of immigrants must bo
better done. Neither sick Immigrants
nor infected lice must bit allowed to
land. On this point, Drs. Cope
land and Cumming are in accord and
the money to carry out their views
has been found, I am informed. But
that Is not enough to do since the
enemy already is within the gates.
The physicians have a part to
play. They must learn typhus. It
is the family-physician who will see
the cases first. Although he never
has had an opportunity to see a case
he must get down his books and
learn .how to recognize It from the
text The people themselves must
learn to look with suspicion on any
severe fever acting like scarlet fever,
but moving far faster and accom
panied by a red, "blushy" rash. Also
they hiutst appreciate the importance
of lice, both head and body lice, and
see to It that every member of the
family is free of them or takes nec
essary steps to free himself.
Try Vcgetablo Iron.
Mrs. C. E. K. writes: "Will you
please advise if iron caccodylate O.0S
g. m. (J4 gr.) is one of the best
blood builders? Is there, any danger
of acquiring the drug habit from
using it, aa it contains arsenic?
(should it be used every day, or ev
ery other day? If there .s anything
tetter, please advise me?
REPLY.
There is no danger of contracting
any drug habit trom using caccody
late of iron daily. Certain laboratory
researches indicate that no form of
medical iron, including caccodylate
does much good as a blood builder
when taken internally. Eating green
vegetables and good meat daily is re
gardod as the best means of taking
an iron tonic.
""Probably Not Serious.
Constant Reader writes: "I have
a little boy, 6 years old, in the best
of health, who has had three nose
bleeds in the last three months. One
was very severe, but I stopped it by
using cotton. He plays wry hard
and sometimes picks his nose."
REPLY.
I do not think you need to worry.
Nosebleed occurs rather easily in
children. As a rule it is not serious
or significant.
Better Bo Examined.
P. writes: "1. I have been taking
three or four glasses of malted milk
a day. Do you think it is too much,
or should I take more, as I have been
losing weight?
"2. If I take this milk, will It build
me up ;
REPLY.
1. If in spite of eating an ordi
nary diet supplemented by three to
four glasses of malted milk, you are
losing flesh you should be examined
to find out what the trouble is. Los
ing flesh is sometimes a sign of or
ganic trouble of some sort,
2. Yes.
Fond of Shredded Wheat.
T. E. H. writes: "For information
of 'VV. H. C and other aged people
who are afflicted with constipation,
I have to advise that they eat freely
often of shredded wheat For sev
eral years I have made it my sole
food, two meals out of three each
day. I eat from two to three bis
cuits in milk and am very fond of
the wheat flavor.
Sky Flowers.
(Ki-om the ricTvland flnindmiler.)
Botanists are ever seeking for new
flowers and trees, and their searches
are abundantly rewarded by interest
ing discoveries. ZoologlMS, includ
ing specialists in all forms of animal
life, conduct expeditions to the
tropics and to the Arctic regions and
to every obscure quarter of the globe
in the quest of new mammals and
fishes and bugs and animalcules, and
they never come back without rc
milw. The chemist is constantly
delving for new elements and new
compounds, and his labors are fruit
ful. In these branches of science
the fields of research and exploration
seem almost limitless. lint the
astronomer is commonly supposed
to be a student of fixed and stable
things. His work is to glean new
facts Concerning established condi
tions and phenomena. He is, of
course, supposed to pick up a new
comet once In a while, and his super-sensitive
photographic plate in
likely to record new nebulas and to
disclose hitherto undlscernsd aster
oids. But, on the whole, the Held
of the sky is looked upon as perma
nently and unalterably mapped.
Each star, each planet, each nebula
is classified and pigeon-holed.
Yet there are devoted watchers
of the skies who diligently scan the
heavens night after night in search
of something new. Occasionally their
vigils are rewarded. The discoverers
of the brilliant new , star which
blazed forth in June, 1918, were as
elated as any botanist could be over
the finding of a wonderful new
orchid or any chemist over the isola
tion of some hitherto elusive ele
ment.
wnen a ootanist nnds a new
liower he proceeds to classify it.
wnen an astronomer nnds a new
star, a new flower of the skies, he
begins to speculate. New stars are
always mysteries. And before the
speculation has died down, before
its status is definitely established, the
new star either vanishes or dwindles
to extreme obscurity.
One of the most mysterious ob
servations of modern times is that
recently recorded by the director of
the Lick observatory as observed by
nimseir ana six other persons on the
evening of August 7. It was a bril
liant heavenly body, brighter than
any star or planet, and It was visible)
for but a few minutes after sunset.
Of the accuracy of the observation
there can be no doubt. But the ap
parltlon did not appear the next
evening, or the next, nor has it ap
peared at any subsequent time. The
sky flower vanished in the glow of
tho setting sun. and all the world's
nstrononiers are still watching and
waiting for its reappeatance.
What other science enn offer so
delicious a mystery? What new
orchid or bryoioan could be so won-
.1 .... !.J .A 1 ... 1 1 .1 I
U r I ou noiiu, mi unniiurilllK UB
this great luminary that showed it
self briefly to teven pairs of human
eyes and then went into hiding be
hind the sun or crawleit into soma
unknown crevice of the heavens?
Training With Pick anil Shovel.
The Yale senior who Is training
for the foot ball team with wheel
barrow, pick and shovel on the state
capitol grounds at Hartford has
adopted very unorthodox methods.
. . . He seems to have discarded all
the paraphernalia of scientific muscle-building.
New York World.
No Difference in Ivnusup.
It Is pompously announced the
women of Kansas are doing their
share of managing the affairs of the
state. "P-tu," as Oap Johnson says,
we should sayvso. What's the big
Idea? Haven't they always managed
the men? Mrs. Tom Thompson, In
Howard Courant.
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Potash History.
Omaha, Aug. 17. To the Editor of
The Bee: Your regular correspon
dent "Holland" gives us a long story
to put over a rumor of the discovery
of a deposit of mineral potash in
western Texas. Mr. Holland evident
ly got his information from the
United States geological survey al
though the only clue he gives to
his source of Information Is inci
dentally to mention an endorsement
of the report by Dr. Chnstner of the
University of Texas. In his "story"
Holland goes Into much detail re
gardlng the efforts thac have been
made from time to time for many
years to discover a source of potash
n the United States which would
make this country . independent of
Germany as a source for this very
necessary ingredient of all fertilizers
and which Is used in many branches
of the industrial arts. ' Holland re
cites propaganda of the geological
survey for recovering potash from
sea wood, (kelp) on tho California
coast; recovering it from the chim
ney Boot of cement manufacturing
plants and from feldspar, and er-
oneously points to its recovery from
slag of the Bessemer steel factories.
(Phosphorus and not potash is the
fertilizer ingredient contained in
steel slag, steel being the result of
removing phosphorus from iron by
forcing air through a molten mass
of that metal.)
But in thislongdlscussion of sources
of potash in the United States
ot one hint Is given that Nebraska
contains probably inexhaustible re
sources of pofash in the potash
brine of her alkali lakes Nor is it
even hinted that the potash re
sources of Nebraska are the basic
resource to agreat manufacturing in
dustry in which more than $8,000,000
have been invested and which pro
cluced in the neighborhood of 100,-
000 tons per year of crude potash,
and were essentially the sole de
pendence of the nation for this in
dispensable product during the en
tire war period.
In order to keep history straight
let us here record, also, that it was
Nebraska farm boy, Carl Mod
isett, educated in Nebraska's state
university, who discovered the potash
element in Nebraska s alkali lakes,
nd who worked out the system of
recovering the potash so as to make
it a commercially profitable Industry
at least under war conditions. The
Nebrsska potash industry may be
sacrificed to help Germany out of
the hole. But the resource remains
in spite of Ignorance of newspaper
writers and an apparent design of
the geological survey to slight, or
discredit it, as has been apparent for
several years. H. F. M'INTOSH,
Manager Agricultural Bureau, Oma
ha Chamber of Commerce.
Editor's Note The preliminary
summary of mineral resources of the
United States for 1920. published by
the United States Geological Survey,
redlts Nebraska with an output of
crude potash for 1919 of 95.276 tons,
alued at Jo, 240, 352 and for 1920.
n output of 79.872 tons, valued at
$3,755,084. The total output of the
United States for 1919 was 166,063
tons, valued at $11,271,269. and for
1920 it was 139.963 tons, valued at
$7,463,026.
True Evidence of Superiority.
Omaha. Aug. 16. To the Editor
of The Bee: Honor to whom honor
is due is a trite saying, but ever ex
pressive of a very worthv sentiment.
For sometime it has been my purpose
to express appreciation for the fair
ness in which The Bee has dealt
ith the colored people of this city.
at least in the few months it has
been my privilege to take cognizance
of the matter.
Being a member and a regular at
tendant at the meetings of the Oma
ha branch of the National Associa
tion for the Advancement of Colored
People, I am not unmindful of the
requests made of The Bee as well as
other publications of our city to
temper down those hurtful expres
sions that though unintentional, per
haps, tended to place the race at
issue in an unfavorable light. It is
pleasure to note that the offense
In that line has shown remarkable
decrease and for which commenda
tion is herewith expressed.
The straight-forward account of
the episode occurring Saturday eve
ning involving a member of our race
and your editorial on the same an
pearing in this morning's edition are
other straws indicative of a favorable
wind. Gladly would I doff my hat
to the spirit manifested by that
group, I cannot call it a mob, that
stood firm for fair play and thrice
would it be doffed to the heroine who
acted so nobly in the face of so great
oaas.
And in such actions exists the true
spirit of superiority, the true spirit
of chivalry, true knighthood. To bo
fair to equals so considered is com
monplace. To do honor to acknow
ledged superiors may be the simple
expression of a fondling spirit. But
to stand for the right and protection
or one considered an inferior man!
fests the highest possible spirit.
lou do well to commend such
manifestations. You do well to note
tne existence of such a spirit in Oma
ha. And in doing that you are con
tributing to the betterment of not
only the negro, but to the best in
terests of all concerned in developing
and making permanent the spirit
oi true aemocracy.
RUSSEL TAYLOR.
Pastor of St Paul Presbyterian
wnurcn.
CENTER SHOTS.
uuatemala is to have Dorcelain
currency, which sounds like another
advance ror the women. What man
can be trusted with dishes? Joplin
vjiuue.
No remedy for the hoisinir short
age will be found in home-apathy.
morions virginian-l'ilot.
eig guns always make a report
wnen tney are nrea; ana some who
think themselves big guns are fired
when they r e p o r t. Birmingham
news, (
Dancing masters have originated
a new dance which they say "can't
oe aancea indecently." If that is
true, u is no doubt possible to elimi
nate the word "indecentlv"
that statement without affectintr it
vcmuuy. leveiana .riain Dealer.
. .
jii,icttu i-an tea noT.nirts' in
golf; it being much bigger sport to
ijui nuuons in noies tnan m r hmio
Greenville Piedmont.
The cargoes of "riflpe fVin r-,,v,o
insurrectos" used to be "worth thAir
weigni in gold- to blockade runners
wno landed tnem safe v. rnr
of present-day runners carried in the
leverse direction nnw o ,n,,oii
valuable. Worcester Telegram.
THE SPICE OF LIFE.
"My room la burglar-proof."
''How can you be positive of that?"
It Couldn't COaalhlv annnimnrf.,. .
second person." Judge.
"How fast can your car go?"
"Juat fast enoueh." raniiorf tr i-'h,..
glna. "to break the road rules iml w
rant enoueh to kepn ahMH nt hA ...... .
Washington Star.
'Would you marry a man for money?"
'No." replied Minn Cavnti th r,-..-
fer a huaband in moderate circumstances
to one who la In perpetual flurry about
his Income tax." Washington Star.
A pentimiet ftoes 111 the hark Annr urhn
the front la shut; the window when the
back la ahut: th'! chimney when the win.
dow la ahut. and blowa off tho roof If
the chlmneya ahut. Let's go. The Ark-light.
Smugg la terrible hidebound.
'Senator
lan't he?"
"He was until the newKnanera .rinn.4
him up the back." Kaneaa City Star.
The Boss What do vou mean hs nw
language? Are you the manaa-er herA a,
am I?
Jonet I know I'm not the manager.
The Boss Very well, then. If you're
nut the managar. why do vou talk like
blamed idiot? The Stenographer.
Brown and Johae. at the club, were
omenting the absence of their mutual
friend. Koblnson, who had got mi rr led.
"We don't aee much of Koblnaon now,"
raid Drown. "I fancy hla movemcnta are
not Bo free aa they ued to be." .
nut a true, replied Jones, dryly.
'Since he tied tho knot he'a not hid
o ,much rope!" Tit-111 is.
'la this a faat train?" the salesman
aaked the conductor.
of course It is. waa the reply.
"I thouKht It waa. Would you mind my
getting out to aee what It la faat to?"
Sonora Bel
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A new musical revue is to be n
titled "Put and Take." Where on
earth could the author have gotten
his idea for thut title? Worcester
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