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The Bee's Platform
1. Naw Union Passonger Station.
2. Continued improemnt of tka Ne
braska Highway, including tha paa
r.tnt with a Brick Surfaca of Main
Thoroughfare loading into Omaha.
3. A short, low-rata Waterway from tha
Corn Belt to tha Atlantic Ocaaa.
4. Home r.uli Charter for Omaha, with
City Manager f orm of Government.
Four Great Nations Accept.
No surprise accompanied the frank and fair
address of Rt lion. Arthur James Balfour, who
heads the British delegation at Washington. He
left no misunderstanding when he said that the
proposal made by Secretary Hughes on "behalf
of America ir the shape of a naval program for
the three great powers involved was accepted
by Great Britain in principle and in spirit. Baron
Kato, for Japan, made it just as clear that his
government also accepts the principle, and more
than hi can not be asked of either at this time.
Prance and Italy likewise agree with the princi
ple involved but propose modifications of the
plan for its application.
The English situation was fairly illustrated by
Mr. Balfour, when he asked Americans to think
of their Pacific coast as lying 10,000 miles over-
sea from the heart of the nation, and recall the
fact that England is a small and over-populated
island, dependent on the outside world for its
existence. Jts responsible statesmen must have
time to consider in detail the effect of the plan
and to definitely locate the points at which it
touches, their national safety. Similarly, Japan
lias much to ponder and decide before finally
going into a bargain.
When the' magnitude, as well as the mag
nanimity of the proposal is fairly comprehended,
its acceptance! in fact as" well as in principle will
be more easily approached. Until the astonish
ment tha accompanied its announcement has
iied dcVri,4t can not be viewed in its full pro
portIoris.lko,is it fair to expect that it will be
accepted in, its Entirety, for the other nations will
probablyJp'ffer 'sow reasonable modifications,,
resting on their particular situation, always of a
nature .Jtat'ifoes not destroy'the vital germ of
the concepts ; , "
KiwVtjris of all the countries are now
, busy at theJroblems presented, and will in due
time pentihe concrete results of their exam
inationshtt is aime(J at- n what will doubt
less be thejfnal decision, will be the reduction of
naval armament to the lowest point consistent
with natidnilj security.
Just 3tdft?t96 most encouraging sign that yet
has bea noted in the quest for world peace is
the w1liijness,"of the leading powers , to har
monious! wof out the program. France and
Italyre'jejrJo be heard on the subject of land
armameVtrfltr- England and. Japan are busy
working with the United States to find the solu
"tion toheMral question.
W
and neirr a blow have been trurk, but evil
might ti well have Increi.rd and perhaps have
overcome, had not the spirit o( tve rlsstinj justice
animated the ful of men,, who bared their
breasts against the cannon that freedom might be
iadrrd the birthright and heritage of all.
Cannon set in public parks art reminders of
what it Is well not to forget. Our institutions
wert not established or fostered by soft words
alone, nor is their existence perpetuated by ex-
prenions of kindly intentions. Only a nation
tlut is ready to defend its liberty deserves the
boon. If we are to emerge into a warless
world, speed the day, yet even when peace is
universal, let us not forget the way by which
we traveled to the goal.
What Are Railroads For?
Before the transportation situation can be
cleared up, certain fundamental questions must
be decided. Primarily the problem is one of the
purpose for which trains are run. There is as
yet no agreement as to whether the network of,
railroad lines whirh covers the country should
be used as a seine to haul in profits for the
stockholders or to facilitate business and com
munication by hauling freight and passengers.
Judge D. If. Cowan, counsel for the National
Live Stock Shippers league, has been arguing on
this subject before the Interstate Commerce com
mission. The theory of the transportation act he
attacks as wrong because the return to carriers
has been made the important factor in determin
ing the reasonableness of rates.
In reply to a question by Senator Watson of
Indiana, Judge Cowaji thus defined a reasonable
rate: "Under present conditions, it is the high
est rate the traffic will bear and at the same time
permit the free shipment of products to market,
so as to allow normal sale and consumption. The
question of revenue at this time is secondary."
He made another suggestion: that the revenue
of the railroads should be fixed, not on the basis
of immediate returns, but on that of revenues
over a series of years. This suggestion that the
transportation system is attempting to secure
quick profits instead of looking toward the fu
ture for normal and steady gains, is worth gen
eral conideration. In the long run, lines run
with the idea of service will pay a profit to their
owners. The railroads will prosper as business
and industry prosper. To set up the aim of
maintaining railroad incomes while every other
line of trade is depressed is without economic
sense or social justice.'
This spokesman of the shippers asserts that
the rights, not only of the shippers, but of the
public, were ignored in the advance of rates of
25 to 40 per cent in July, 1920. He declares
furthermore that t!;e Interstate Commerce com
mission was intended as a buffer between the
railroads and the shippers and people, but that
this function has been forgotten. These are
thoughts that are spreading over the land. ' The
railroads stand accused in the public mind of
greed, and they are laying up another such store
of wrath as fell upon ' th'em thirtyi years ago.
Ew0ic Survey "'of Nebraska.
GownoeIcKcIvie has projected an inquiry
into cwnoraie (conditions -in Nebraska, the ob
ject bnrHe'-determine why certain war prtce
peakifrjfLVfnd why some unexpectedly deep
valleygtyYeben eroded by the rush of receding
financiattefSr Whatever the rjason, the sharp
inequalitics"Tt '"prices are most notable. Certain
things are held at high' and others equally neces
sary are forced to go at immoderately low prices.
Some'feasonimust exist for this, and it is to
determine that reason, if possible, that the in
quiry is tq be made. What may follow then
must diperi4 ton the nature of disclosures de
veloped bv'the investigation, y it be discov
ered that artificial control is responsible for the
situation, or any part of it, the laws, of the state
provide ample remedy. These have to a large
degree been lost sight of in the general up
heaval, yet they still are applicable to any case
that merits their being called into requisition,
he inquiry will commence in Lincoln on Mon
daynxt,' is 16 extend to Omaha, Grand Island,
and other points in the state if need be, and is
intended o be "thorough. The governor should
drive his probe deep enough to get at bottom
facts, and let the public know if unfair methods
are being used, or. if there is sound reason to
support some' things the people are not able to
understand. y
i; j ; Cannon in City Parks.
One of the most effective bits of stage man
agement 4 ever presented occurs in the third act
of, "Alabama." The scene is at the ruined gate
to the old Georgia patroon's estate. He tells
the . northern ,man of the struggle there, and
points to the dismantled cannon still lodged in
the iokea masonry' as a mute monument to the
Lost Cause. rThe northern man, who has fought
for the Union, quietly lifts the vines that have
grown over .ilie gun, and shows that a bird has
built its ,nest in the cannon's mouth.
This allegory may well be studied by the little
group of enthusiastic students of art who formed
a socfetx, in" Chicago and fulminated a demand
for the, b nishtpent of cannons from all parks,
because thjf. ire reminders of past wars. These,
and alkpfief like minded, will do well to re
tnembe'T.hat the cannon so exhibited are not
mbWos of brute force, brutally directed, but
are ' monuments to valor righteously employed
in the cause" of human liberty, of justice, and of
mercy to mankind as well. All the good that has
come into tPe world might have blessed humanity
The State as a Godmother.
"The greatest mother in Nebraska," is what
Miss Katharine Worley calls the state board of
control. Seventeen institutions are under its
direction, these ranging in character from shel
ters for the . blind and those otherwise afflicted,
mentally or physically, to a rescue home lor
girls, reformatories for boys and first offenders,
and the state prison. ' '
One might go through these salvage yards
of society and feel that the human race is going
to seed. And yet, on looking deeper, the very
fact that the public is taking care of these
derelicts gives hope and cheer.. "The state is
not a cruel stepmother, driving these ugly, duck
lings out-of-doors, thinking only of how to be
rid of them. Rather is it a godmother, solicitous
for the health and morals of its children.
A great deal of money is spent each year
for the upkeep of these agencies of relief, yet
never has any citizen arisen to advocate doing
away with them or even curtailing their opera
tion. The cost, however, is bound to lead to ef
forts to destroy the sources. Through the
schools and the public health service the state
is striving to prevent these human bankruptcies.
While more and more attention is being given to
removing the causes which produce this pitiable
need, yet the cruel law of the survival of the
fittest has fewer advocates each year. The theory
on which these institutions must work is that of
fitting the largest number to' survive. It is
recognized now that something more than shut
ting them out of sight is required. In other
ages and other civilizations the unfit were ex
posed to extinction, with the idea of strengthen
ing the race. And yet these races went down.
Pity for the weak makes the world stronger. In
many cases, however, it is too slow in coming,
and might do much more good if bestowed in
careful, intelligent manner in advance of the last
desperate need.
The Wellsian View
Old World on Its Way to
Total Destruction, It Seemi.
It doesn't make much difference to anyone
except Italy whether the Jugo Slavs annex Al
bania or not, but all sorts of questions of trade
and military strategy are bound up in the move.
For all that, the natural arrangement would be
to let the Jugo Slavs have their J)ay window on
the sea. They might cause more trouble if de
nied this land than if given it."
Omaha ranks fourth in the percentage . of
home owners,-which means a great deal more in
actual human values than most other . boasts.
After all, the quantity of population counts for
less than .the" quality, and an average of -well-being
is better than the extremes of wealth and
poverty which mark so many older and larger
-cities. 4' . ' .
King Alexander of Jugo-Slavia is reported to
be in love with a princess who refuses to leave
Paris for Belgrade, Question for the class in ro
mantics: If he really loved her, wouldn't he
give up his throne? Question from the tough
minded cynics: If he gave up his crown, would
he have any attraction for a princess?
At that, those cigar stand coupons which
the French delegates tried to spend are worth as
much as some of the European currency.
Just when it begins to look as if the world
was regaining its senses the New York police go,
out and arrest Mrs. Sanger again.
The decrease in quotations of armament
shares indicates that the world knows Uncle
Sam means just what he says.
Would that naval holiday be a wet celebration?
(From the Boston Transcript.)
Mr. H. G. Wells' views of the world's alteriu.
tive to the attainment of a good and permanent
peace at the result of the Washington conference
is essentially the view of a socialistic doctrinaire
who believes that the world must either be made
over rebuilt from the ground up or must re
lapse into desert or barbarism. He sees but
two courses. One of these is a permanent
elimination of the possibility of future wars by
.1 wonder-working factitious agreement among
the nations. The other is wreck, collapse, ruin
with London and ew lork where Babylon
and Carthage are now, and the owl and the
bittern shrieking amidst their ruins. And he
seems to -think that the latter alternative is the
more likely, for the reason that the mind of
man, being essentially trivial, purilc. shallow,
refuses to see the solemnity and vitality of the
crisis that confronts us all. Mankind, on the
road of history, always sits down and whistles
jigs to its milestones, and will always do so,
That is the superficial Weilsian view and there is
something in it. Demos rules the world now,
and the difference between Emperor Demos and
Emperor Nero, who fiddled while Rome burned,
may be undiscoverable. The two fellows are
much alike. -
But while this may turn out to be quite so,
the wise will pause and reflect that after all
somebody has something to say about the run
ning of the world besides Demos and Nero. We
plain people, who are their subjects, may look
about and find some comfort in the fact that
there is, and always has been, some healing
and directing force in the world that corrects
the trivial errors of men and keeps them at their
wholesome task of feeding their little ones and
on the whole advancing the world's comfort.
In reading history we are familiar, indeed, with
the decline of societies and the downfall of
states. But when, even in the midst of the ruin
of empires, has there not been some society that
was rising, some people who were prospering,
some land that looked forward and struggled
onward, some country that was redressing the
balance ot wreck and decay ? Home goes under
but France, Germany, Spain. England, rise
gloriously in her place. There is always about
so much happiness in the world. There is al
ways progress. Always somewhere the sun
shines on .hearts, and warm fields, and ripens
the grain. It is really a beneficient dispensa
tion of Providence that the marbles of the
ruined temples of the dead are built into the
dwellings of the living.
Mr. Wells sees the hand of ruin already
laid upon London. It is just now a city of dis
couragementsin many ways an abode of gloom,
In New York, on the contrary, he finds abound
ing life and vitality; and he makes the mistaken
assumption that the despair of America, under
present conditions or wars ravages and the fear
of future wars, is only a little behind that of
Europe. New rork, he says, is but our gate
way toward Europe. But is is much more than
that, as Mr. Wells would know if he knew more
of America, and were not so wholly guided by
his prepossessions. Not only has America es
caped the destruction of Europe, but she has
as yet only "opened the door of her own possi
bilities, lne business ot America is no more
a reflection of the business of Europe, although
it sutlers a check as the result of Europe s desola
tion. The vitality of our cities, the production
of our fields and mines, continue. Europe, too,
will recover, but America does not need re
covery or recuperation so much as she needs
realization. She has at her command an unlim-
ted prosperity, and it is her prosperity that will
save Europe. , As for the menace of war what
wars, what rumors of wars, what loss and ravage
of war has the world not safely passed through
already! After all there is a divinity that, shapes
our ends. Civilization will come through its
ordeal.
How to Keep Well
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Triumph of Common Man
. The historic visit of General Pershing to lay
the Congressional Medal of Honor on the tomb
of The Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey
on Monday, coinciding as it does with the poig
nancy of the unemployment problem, serves to
remind us that the great war, more than any
other war in history, meant the triumph of the
common man and of his right to live. That is
the most ironic feature of the war,, for the whole
purpose of its begetters was to trample the com
mon man into a mere fraction among massed
battalions and to blot the little nation out of
existence. -'
'., Exactly the reverse has taken place, for it is
the poorest, the most unknown men, in the per
sons of the unemployed, who are absorbing the
attention of statesmen, while the presence of the
Sinn Fein ambassadors at Downing Street
stands for the triumph of clamant nationality,
however much we may deplore it.
How different it all was at Nelson's death,
which we are recalling today. So far from re
membering all the men in his fleet at Trafalgar,
it would be difficult to recall the names of all
the crew on board the Victory when he died
Hardy, we know, and some of his captains, but
what of the ratings? The truth, of course, is
that the common man has made up his mind
that if he is to be commandeered for war the
community must pay for it, if only in memory of
h.im; for while it was the superman who was to
rule the world, it is the unknown soldier who
has touched our imagination. The Unknown
Warrior rests in the Abbey and in the Pantheon,
beside Napoleon himself, while the memory of
those who were known are graven in imperish
able stone on every country road, in every sort
of sanctuary from Land's End to John o' Groat's.
Xhe practical bearing on actual politics is far
reaching. London Graphic, October 22.
UNUSUAL CHILD TYPES.
Vr. Marvvy Hut Ion, an axperlencatl
Krffllnh nifdlfat examiner of arhool
children, dearrlbetl w vera I type of
ni'itrly normal clilMren that ha has
otirerved. He la able to recosnlse a
rlilld aa belonging to noma on of
thoNa Ibmm' every now and then
The flrat typo dem-rllied ho rail
the hypopltuliB, meaning thnt Ihfy
have lean pituitary icmnd MPtretlon
than they need. A boy of this type
waa well grown for hla age. obe,
rather heavier thun the average. He
was rather aleepy In hi hablta, ap
pearance, and a general demeanor,
hut he made good proxreita In achool.
He entered on the changea 00
caiiloned by puberty about one year
late. Ills nex organ were immature
for hla age. He waa dlflpoeed to be
aloof an regards his awtoclnteii and
seemed wholly uninterested In mem
ber of the female sex.
ills mother hud very large hamla
and feet and plainly was of an
acromegaly of giantism type. In
later yeara this boy developed Into
a normal, manly, broad shouldered,
virile parent. . , .
Caeea of this type are to be dls
UngulKhed from the obese feeble
minded.
Several children of this type, had
had attacks of pneumonia.
The pituitary Is an Important
iluctlesa gland located in the head
cavity.
The children of the atiprarenal
type are small, wiry, and very active.
They are often eectually precocious.
Among this group are the occasion
ally found juvenile Don Juana. ,
Children with a form of congen
ital tumor developing near the kll
ney and called hypernephromas
have the same kind of precocious
interest In the female of the species.
The adrenal is a ductless- gland lo
cated in the region of the kidney.
A third type reeogniied by Sut
ton, and, in fact, rather frequently
noted by the school teachers, are
those with too much thyroid. The
children of this group are emotion
ally sensitive and unstable. They
learn easily and quickly. Their
minds and bodies are alert and on
edge. About the time of puberty an
enlargement of the thyroid can be
noted.
The thyroid is a ductless gland
located in the neck.
A fourth Is composed of the child
ren with too little thyroid. They are
slow mentally and quite deficient in
emotions and enthusiasms. They do
not get excited. Some have thick
skins and coarse straight hair. In
some the lips and tongue are thick.
A fifth group are those of the
the Mongol type. . The children of
this group have eyes that slant
like the eyes of an oriental. Not in
frequently a little fold of skin is
noted at the inner corner of the
eye. In many cases the children of
this type are not bright.
A striking peculiarity of theirs
is their habit of sitting flat on the
floor with their feet under them .
tailor fashion.
Killing Kat Any.
C. O. f. write: "Taking warning
from your Iftlern to lite dnitger vt
tarrying ton much rxre lHugi:e I
have recently ri'dm-fd my weiaht
forty pound and am Mill on ill. t.
Tha remilt are entirely beitrflt'Ut
and satlMfaitory. and after all not
so hard to attain. I really am under
obligation to you for bringing this
mutter to wind forcefully enough lo
make in realise thnt all any fat per
mit) nee (In to do I to eat leaa than
ho or ahe actually reunlrra for a
time and then rnnflita diet to thing
that Katlxfy. but do not put tha fat
bark on. Tht Is what 1 wluli 10 nxk
about now: Would you kindly nend
ma a lint f thone thing 1 may now
eat In moderate quantity w ithout
putting on weight, and plra men
tion also thON things that every
1st person should leave alone."
ItEl'LV.
You ran eat aa freely a you wlh
all kinds of freah fruit, all kinds of
watery vegetables, nil kind of un
thlckened soup. You tan eut in
fair- amounts all kinds of meat,
lean and fat, all kinds of milk and
milk foods. You can ent in atn.nll
(luantltlits bread ami other food
made from Tlour, and cereal. Koods
to be avoided all kinds of ran
dies, sweets, sweet dessert, and
foods containing large amount of
sugar, and syrup.
Majority Says Kerosene,
Mrs. K. E. F. writes: "I am a
regular reader of your column and
derive much benefit from It, but
why do you always advise kerosene
for lice? The use of kerosene
makes for a good thick head of
hair, but is of absolutely no use in
the eradication of these pests. Why
not advise larkspur lotion? That
will oertalnly do the business, as
I have found from experience."
REPLY.
Studies have been made by various
governments and many research
students. They find that larkspur
is somewhat efficacious, but with
out exception the reports say kero
sene is better.
Trapping Escaping Snores.
J. D. writes: "To prevent snor
ing, take a strip of sheet rubber
(not too thin) to go over the head
and be tied under the chin. It should
be three or four Inches wide where
it passes over the head, tapering
toward the ends, where it is an inch
or less. The ends have holes for
the insertion of tape."
That's Excellent Habit.
Girl writes: "I am 16 years old
I eat an orange. Do you think that
ought to be healthy food, or is
there too much acid in it?
v REPLY.
I? is good for you. . Keep It up.
173 Miles an Hour
Queer Champions of Soldiers
It is significant that some senators who .are
taking a leading part in the use of a soldier bonus
to gain the retention of excess profits taxes and
who, in doing so, are loudly declaiming upon the
glorious record of our armies and on the undy
ing national gratitude they deserve, are the very
ones who did all they could to prevent our sol
diers from gaining that glorious record, and, if
not all they could, then more than they should
to belittle, hamper and hinder our government in
the desperate steps necessary to uphold our na
tional honor and to prosecute the war. Not even
is lacking the spectacle of La Follette, who nar
rowly escaped the penalty for utterances near to
treason, posing as the champion of the American
soldier. ,. -
- At the very time the delegates to the Ameri
can Legion convention were renewing their
declarations for "adjusted compensation," their
praises were being sounded in the senate by men
who, if they did not actually back Germany,
failed to back their own country and its soldiers.
It should be said that this is not the fault of the
soldiers or of the legion. It arises solely from
the fact that the obstructionists in war have be
come for the time the obstructionists in the effort
to reduce the burden of war taxation. The legion
is not choosing such champions even though it
may not escape them in its suggestion of making
the tonus a political question. Springfield Union.
How About Georgia, Mr. Watson?
Senator Watson of Georgia is horrified by
former soldiers yarns of hangings in France
without the formality of a trial and sentence by
court-martial. Was the senator ever so aghast
over Georgia's lynching record? Springfield
(From the Boston Transcript.)
Five times around a closed course
of 30 miles, for a total of 150 miles,
In 62 minutes and 9 2-10 seconds,
was the record which won Pilot
Bert Acosta the second annual Pulit
zer race at Omaha, , It was the
premier event of the aero meet of
the International Aero congress
which just ended.' - Flying at the
rate of 173 miles an hour for 150
miles. Is the fastest traveling any
human being has done for any such
distance. The world's speed record
for a short dash is 205 miles an
hour, held by Sadi Lecomte, the
noted French aviator. -
Thousands of spectators saw
Acosta win from a field of five other
racers. The contest was so close
that the second plane finished less
than two minutes behind the first,
and only nine minutes separated the
four who finished. Of the other two
one landed safely after the third lap,
brought down by motor trouble, and
Col. H. E. Hartney. who came close
to winning the race last year, was
injured when his plane was forced
down .by a faulty gasoline pump.
The Pulitzer race is rightly rated
as one of the outstanding events in
aeronautics of the year 1921. - Al
though few Rlanes competed, due to
the absence ot a large numDer or
army and navy planes, which made
last year's event so mem6rable. the
race has nevertheless accompusnea
the purpose for which the trophy
was offered; it has encouraged the
development of the fastest airplanes
yet credited to the ingenuity of man.
All of the planes which finished
made better time than the winner
of last year's race. This proves con
clusively that progress has been
made during the year, that more has
been learned about airplanes and
engine construction and to just this
extent we are nearer the goal -of
perfection In airplane efficiency. Al
though racing at 173 miles an hour
is as yet highly danger6us, and not
to be commended to the ordinary
traveler, this speed contest serves
the same purpose in aeronautics
that automobile racing served in. the
development of the present-day
automobile. The race provides a
practical laboratory test from which
manufacturers and designers learn
much. -
Great credit is due to the design
ers and builders of the planes par
ticipating in the 1921 race and the
hats of their'countrymen are ore to
the courageous pilots who flew those
planes. With the national welcome
to Bert Aoosta as he speed king of
America, goes the hope that Colonel
Hartney, who has done so much In
war and peace to develop aeronau
tics, will rapidly recover from his
injuries. When New England awak
ens to the necessity of landing fields
it may be possible for New England
era to witness a future Pulitzer air
plane race through our own Yankee
skies.
Mrs. Wintringham,
M. P.
(From the British Weekly.)
Mrs. Wintringham's return to
parliament Is viewed with hearty
good will by all parties. She is a
native of the late Mr. David Long
bottom and was engaged in the
scholastic profession at Keighley for
some years before her removal to
Grimsby to take up a position aa
head mistress. In Grimsby she met
her husband, the late Mr. T. Win
tringham, M. P., and after her mar
riage became a member, of the
Grimsby education committee. She
was connected with many associa
tions of various kinds, and was par
ticularly active during the war.
A local correspondent says that
probably the good work she did in
Louth at the time of the flood there
contributed greatly to her victory.
She came from a gifted family of
brothers and sisters, and was splen
didly trained to. public life; During
the election the party barriers were
completely broken down. Radleal
rectors with labor sympathies rallied
to her support in the villages, and
one of them helped to poll over 80
per cent of the votes in one of the
villages where labor was strongest.
Keen socialists supported her be
cause of her efforts to revive rural
interests in the villages. It is fur
ther said that the laborers who
voted for labor found that their
wives had voted for Mrs. Wintring
ham, while many conservatives
could not get their wives to vote
against a woman.
Mrs. Wintringham had prepared
two speeches for the end one for
victory, the other for defeat. As
she pulled the latter out of her
pocket and tore it up in the pres
ence of the crowd, the cheering
could be heard in the streets below.
Abolishing Fairies
A Lazy Man.
A storekeeper noted for his lazi
ness was sitting reading one day
when a would-be customer entered.
"I want a pair o shoe laces," she
said.
"I am very sorry, madam," said
the indolent man, "but would you
mind coming again when I am
standing up?" Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
.
Swallowed His Ullcctlon.
As the Sunday school teacher en
tered, she saw leaving in great haste
a little girl and her smaller brother.
"Why, Mary, you aren't going
away?" ahe exclaimed in surprise.
"Pleathe. Mith Anne, we've got to
go," was the distressed reply.
"Jimmy thwallowed hlth collection."
What l'nemployntcnt Hasn't Done.
Unemployment has never yet
caused any general auction of peo
ple willing to cook. wash, iron and
do the upstairs work. Washington
Star.-
What little Hypocrites!
Nine hundred thousand New 1'ork
children went to school yesterday.
Three of the boys were said to be
smiling. New York Herald.
- (From the St. Paul Fioneer Presa.)
Fairies have been abolished In
Russia by order of the soviet com
missioner of education.
The old. old stories cannot be told
again, and the quaint folk-lore of
all races and ages, the heritage of I
childhood everywhere, is banned.
Realizing the need of substitutes
the commissioner has invited au
thors to write new tales for Rus
sian youngsters under certain re
strictions. - These must be devoid of I
all elements of superstition and
must contain no mention of angels,
fairies and the like. Kings and
princes must be described as oppres-1
sors of the masses, not as heroes.
and the same applies to haughty I
queens ana golden-haired princesses.
All mythological or religious sub
jects also must be avoided. In place
of all this it is suggested that the
children be interested in the future
of mankind, the achievements of
science and industry and descrip
tions of the life of the "tolling
masses."
, What a travesty indeed is this!
The issuance of such an order per
haps is the most illuminating expo
sition of sovietism which ha as
yet come forth. What would we
Americans think if the government
should by decree abolish fairies?
The administration would bel
laughed out of office.
And what would a fairy tale be
without kings, queens, princes and
princesses cast In the roles of heroes
and heroines? Could we well elimi
nate Oberon. Titania, Mab and Puck
without dealing a death blow to
these good old stories?
Imagination cannot be legislated
out of existence even by a soviet
commissioner, and we venture to
say that the children of Russia will
continue to hear of fairy kings and
queens and their adorable, sprightly
follower even though the govern
ment orders otherwise.
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rNitfa aai rar la irw mnr publia
uiiMK-n, II rrrMa lliat klWn b
VMMH.ibl brlrf. H4 atar a tkoaiia, ll
a I Mi llMa Ih.ll III SIM r tka Mrllrr
H-aniiMtp Mrfc tatrr, ams an-aaaarlly
for nukllralhw, kul that lb saitur mr
kausr nh Nam ria la daaliaa. 1 aa tWa
aVwa ao swims' I varior mr aa-tapl
tUwa r atlnlia airaaaat aarra
apundaal la Ida l.sllar Rail,
Wonl for tilr)'" t litilr.
fiinnha. Neb., Nov. 14. 7t the
I-.dllor of Tho Hee: Your naner
thm inoriilnv speak of how, upon
M n it I VM I, (ilpsy Minith waa greet
ed by but few hsra In Omaha.
Am.ln -It apeuks of tho great fare
well, and a to how o many went
down to the depot to wlli him IJod
peed. Mr, Kdlinr, ashltf from the
mrmoile of lllpsy Rintth and of the
wonderful iitpPtiitK which had just
tioed. .1 wonder how many wer
there who thotiahl were aa mine
a I climbed tin, stairs of the old
I'nlon I'ltolllij depot and stood mi
the, viaduct waiting for the atreet
car. A cold wind waa blowing a
touch of the winter, a It were, from
the western plitlns and th summits
of the Rockies, I thought of tha
great rnolr and How nobly they hud
dona their part.
lint of these young people here
round about me. and what of their
future? What a wonderful ihlna
la youth, especially ao when your
energies- are airacted In the right
way. Home amongst you may noon
be called before the Muster of whom
you have so gladly sung. 8ome may
live 10 an ou age. lrso, may the
memorlea of this night and of the
meeting always remain. Home of
you may stay In Omaha. Some may,
ere twelve montns pass, be mllca
away. Hut no matter where you
go. may Ood be with you. and al
ways may your lives be as good, as
pure and aa sweet as tho son eg
wnicu you nave sung.
CLAUD F. ELLISON.
CENTER SHOTS.
Known hero to "unknown hero:"
"How do you do it?" Peoria Tran
script. We are paying, also, too much to
wet oup whistle. Columbia (8. C.)
Record. 4
The unemployed might be set to
work to- And normalcy. Greenville
(8. C.) Plcrmont. ,
Scientists tell us the sea Is grow
ing more salty, a measure of pro
tection, rr:o doubt, against the fresh
thlnga that inhabit the beaches.
Seattle Times.
All-night movies might solve the
housing shortage problem. Flint
(Mich.) Journal.
After a while we will degenerate
into a nation of hopkeepers. Ashe
ville Times.
Count Laszlo Szechenyi lias re
fused appointment as Hungarian
ambassador to the United States,
and the United Typothetae are plan
ning a vote of thanks. Detroit
News.
SAID TO BK FUNNY.
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nilllMt' ' I Hlllik aa." "Whal I la
in.sliatiHf T" "liunsn." ''Wall, lai
play ,uL.r until tha ihatrmaa remss.
i.,i. hall kniiw." l-uisiil caurnr.
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fpuvlit'l Man t III ss, saw
lam, oilh Ha mutalHIII of lamiar, I'
I11I111II n,.mi. U4 , ipilrM, ramliiil eu
u( Mamas?
1 ' Ha 1 a H-nr-- r:-iir ny, data
Ik llilt'i! t riatpiaa llll.lla.
I'll ma, Mary," o Jd ynii tnlnd aaraa
In u ilinnar out tha lawnf ' "ri,
M air, 14 v 11. t cauhl ramls4 ma
ot tha lima wha I ua4 lo look altar Ik
toss." I'sris 1. Kira,
Fair Anilor Mr. Hanihal I In.
trrmlti wh-ii ha Is ihli..
Knihtiiisatiit ItiMiusti U h euht
Soma bi tlah lllT
Kulr Anslan No. Hut ha lalka to 'h
hall Ju.t lik 11 wss a pair of die, Th
Csislln Isismlar.
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will not know of the high honors!
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