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T THE BEE: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 12, 1022. The Omaha Bee MORNING EVENING-SUNDAY. THE HE MJBUSHINq COMfAKT llOS B. If DISK. 1tbllr H. aaCWlR, Cwtal Utwr MIMICt Or THE ASSOCIATIO !) TW kmr'KM T-m. ' TWMm svsw. M Mlt MHIttW SX 1 Wl fW UUM IM tok I mM4 ! twin " W Ctisa- Th eircuUlio f Tit 0ha Baa or Merck, 1922 Daily Avertf 71.775 Sunday Awip . ..78365 THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY . EWER. Caaaral Mmiw ELMER S. ROOD, ClMulslst MuiW Sara .xkMtW ( MlUillkkr AMlt. IMI (Sm) w h QUvtYt N.u, fuHk EE TELEPHONES Niiht Call AMr J ?. Ml dltort-l 1000 IhHitowi. ATlaml ion of OFFICES Mln Ofilca ITt n4 Frmm Co. Bluff 1 cot St. South 8IOO-4M. S. t 8W K York JSS Fifth A. ...i.tt.n-im o. "'" Bli- Frl. Franca 42S Ku St. Honor. A Party Deserted. From Lincoln conies news of strange things being done or attempted in Nebraska politics. Political leader are moving as upon a stage; the scenes are being shifted; new costumes are being donned; various lines are being spoken. Mr. Wray, third party candidate for governor, is switched to the senatorial list. Mr. Norton, who three weeks ago was devoted to the farm bureau and would have naught to do with politics, change his mind and becomes a candi date not of the third party which adores him but of the democratic party, with a condescend ing willingness to accept a third party endorse ment. And Charles W. Bryan writes of a united Nebraska democracy, an act which results in his being publicly kissed by the newspaper vhich for so many years he has fervently denounced as the mouthpiece of everything politically wicked. These are the moves of the actors on the stage. But who writes the lines? Who pulls the wires that shift the scenes? Who presumes to make a play of the serious issues which the third party was formed to meet, to barter and trade with its name and its support? Who, in fact, engineers the job? It is not by chance that these things happen. Not by chance is Mr. Bryan caressed at the very moment that third party leaders are attempt ing to make this ambitious organization a mere tail to the democratic donkey. Something is in the wind. Mr. Bryan is admirably frank in his analysis of the situation. He says: "It takes the third party out of Nebraska politics as a fac tor this year." That is what he hopes it will do, undoubtedly. Norton is the bell-wether. Mr. Bryan hopes the sheep will follow. True, Mr. Wray persists as an independent, but as a can didate not for governor but for United States senator. The state ticket is forsaken. Has Mr. Wray figured out what will happen to his own bob-tailed candidacy if the Norton-Bryan fusion program is carried out? Does his left hand know what his right hand has agreed to? ' Does the third party know what has hap pened to it, or what is to become of it? It is all very interesting, particularly to those third party members who thought they were or ganizing a modern crusade for righting economic and political evils which oppressed them. Communism in Army and Navy. Aiming at no particular organization, Secre taries Weeks and Denby have broadcasted a warning to army and navy against what they denominate "insidious propaganda." Perhaps, if they were called upon, they could particularize, but 'their announced intention is to counteract any effort to sow disloyalty among the' men in the defense establishments. Agents of the forces of disorder are always active, and experience has taught them that dissatisfied men are easiest to approach. Our soldiers and saifors have ample reason for feeling dissatisfied just at present, be cause of the action of congress in its cutting and slashing of appropriations for the support of the defense establishments. Men who have en listed in either have done so largely because of the implied contract 6f employment. This obli gation on part of the government is being over looked by the group that is bent on the reduc tion of forces through the cutting down of ap propriations. No authority or power can com pel the government to keep on its payroll men it does not need, nor should any hope to be so re tained, yet a more reasonable way might be found to lower the number of men in the army and navy than by wholesale discharge, especially at a time when industry has not fully recovered from postwar depression, and unemployment still is prevalent Radicals recognize this, if the congressmen do not, and are quick to seize upon the opportunity thus made to disturb the attach ment nf mn aftVrtpd tr lit mwrnm,t .hat i playing fast and loose with them. Et Tu. Chicago. Citizens of Chicago maintain a bureau of pub lic efficiency, which is carefully scrutinizing what happens to the money contributed to the munici pal treasury. In a letter addressed to the board of education this organization sets forth the M lowing facts: School taxes are now nearly two and a half times as much as they were four years ago. Nearly 40 cents out of each dollar paid by tax payers is going to the support of schools. If the budget now under consideration by the ' board of education is not amended, taxes next year will be higher. In commenting on this the Chicago Evening Post says truly that the taxpayers of Chicago ought to be willing to bear whatever burden is necessary to provide an adequate and thoroughly efficient system of public schools. No good citi zen will advocate parsimony in education. It con tinues: . "If it can be shown that it is absolutely es sential for the welfare of the future generation that we be taxed to the limit of what the law will permit and the available resources can afford, then we must grin and bear the burden. Onr biggest job it education. But we ought to be shown." " Omaha's school expense, and that of prac tically every rural district in Nebraska, has gone p if much the suit, way as that of Chicago. However, only !7 cents of the Omaha tax dollar goes to education, white Chicago spend 40 cents. The reed "for persistent and consistent scrutiny and criticism of board policies and methods by an impartial body intelligently in terfiled in getting the best results from the edu cational system" is emphasised by the Chicago editor. This is at the community sees fit; out in Oakland, Cl., where school taxes have gone to 42 centt out of every tax dollar, an educational advisory committee already has tet to work. Peace in Europe. First day's proceedings at Genoa imply that Lloyd George it going to be kept busy pouring oil on the troubled waters. The not surprising attempt of the Russians to take charge right at the outset brought from France a pointed retort that reparations and guarantees for payment of debts come before disarmament. The Cannes) resolutions, on which the call for the conference and the agenda for in deliberation! were formu lated, made specific provision for the German and Russian participation. This formula will not now be abandoned by France, nor is England inclined to give countenance to repudiation. Peace in Europe depends on the recognition of certain outstanding facts. France and Bel gium expect to be indemnified for losses sus tained during the war. Also, France expects Russia to pay its debts. These expectations art justified, and will undoubtedly be realized, no matter how far the present generation of politicians may go in their attempts to dodge the plain truth. Germany, according to all accounts, is busy; factories are working overtime, output is sold montht ahead, and dealert contract on the basis of the American dollar, scorning the inconse quent mark. France knows this, and to demandt payment. Russia has been devastated by the proletariat beyond even what was done in France by a ruth lessly efficient invader. Moreover, the Russian loss of man-power incident to the war wat in significant when compared to the Russian lost of man-power resulting from soviet control The millions who died in battle are scarcely more than a handful to the multitudes that have per ished from starvation, disease and cold since 1917, a drain on the resources of the land that will not be recovered from for generations. Restoration of Russia involves something more than the opening of the country to exter na! communication. Industry must be built from the ground up. and this will take a longer time there than it does in France, because the French can help themselves and the Russians must have help from outside. Chitchcrin's proposal for dis armament is certain to get full consideration, be cause it is a pressing problem, but Lloyd George gave him good advice when he said: Let M. Chitcherin finish this voyage and go home with all he can carry; then we will wel come him on another voyage when we know what sort of a passenger he is. "Batter Up! Let's Go!" Open season on grandmothers, and other calamities that overtake office boys, begins today. Baseball, with all its glories, is on once more, and from now until October will, share with politics the top line in conversation. Many good things have been said about the sport in the past, and many more probably will be said in the fu ture, for baseball is essentially a game for the people. Every youngster plays it, cherishing an ambition to become a star; every oldster remem bers the time when he took part in the contests and strove with his utmost to win not only the game, but to develop his powers to the ult-mate degree. No American ever reaches the stage where baseball holds no attraction for him. One of the strongest recommendations for the game is its cleanliness. Were this not true, it might have succumbed under the terrific blow it re ceived when certain popular stars were dismissed in disgrace because of their dishonesty. Popular confidence was abused by these men, but no per manent harm was done the game; indeed, good came from it, for the come back of last season showed how close to the heart of America dean sport is, and how ready the public is ito support a game that deserves to be supported. Omaha, ac cording to traditional uses, is represented in the Western league, its team taking part in the open ing contest at Oklahoma City, today. Shortly it will make its bow at Rourke park, and the popu lace will disclose to the world the fact that Omaha remains as it has been for years, the best baseball town 6n the map. Clean-Up Week in Omaha. Having set about the annual job of removing the accumulated debris of winter from the prem ises, Omaha should see to it that the job is a thorough one. No half-way measures should be tolerated. This is not in any sense a move to make work for the jobless, to boom the sale of wall paper and paints, of utensils and tools. A deeper purpose is back of it. Cleaning up and keeping clean through the summer months is the price of community health. Omaha has been fairly free from epidemic diseases, of late years, but only because of constant vigilance on part of the public health authorities. Even that vigi lance is unavailing unless the citizens co-operate' m the most hearty manner with the health com missioner at all times. Removal of rubbish of all kinds at thia time will wonderfully beautify the city, making yards and premises of all sorts more sightly to behold, and will also remove countless lurking places for disease germs. After the big job it done Comes the bigger job of keep ing clean throughout the summer. This will necessitate the attention every home owner lovet to give hit own place, and should be emulated by every tenant as well, to the end that all are work ing together to the. achievement of a spotless town. Omaha is a good place to live; let's make it a better one, by keeping it clean. The bureau of mines plans to investigate the suitability of industrial explosives; just as if there were not too many high explosives in the industrial situation now. A dishonest juryman has just been sent to jail for six months in Omaha. Such medicine may effect a cure. The question is: Does that Genoa conference represent the resurrection of Europe or its day of judgment? The Mormon chief who denounces short skirts might advise his flock to glue their eyes heavenward. All that remains is for some spring poet to tune up his lute and sing of April snowstorms. The Husking Bee It's Your Day Start It With a Laugh FRONT PAGE STUFF. Far and wide through the nation There's a feeling that is tense, At each little burg and station There are crowds of turbid gents; In the early morning vspor Rising from the sparkling dews. Men rui.li forth to grab the paper, Madly scan it for the newt. In the crowded city centers Crowds line up on itching fctt, Through the turn.tile each one enter, Rushes for a bleacher seat; Do you wonder what's the reason For these mobs of rabid men? Well, you see, the baseball season Now is open once again. PHILO-SOPHY. The man who kicks the hardest on a poor exniDioon is ins guy who gets in on a pass. A country town is a town that still hat a few hitching posts lelt In it. The constitution grants you the right to our sue happiness, but doesn't guarantee that you will catch it Almost every man desires a steady job but steady work, that s dincrent. When a woman sits for a picture her husband has to stand lor it. WITH SIGHS IMMENSE. A great big, fat girl will. No doubt, Admit that she's a tri- Fie atout Don't forget the wife's spring millinery bill when figuring your overhead. a a TODAY'S IDLE THOUGHT. Ancient cavemen were a rough, uncouth lot. but they never bcaned the umpire with a pop bottle. a Mrs. Ruth, better half of the Sultan of Swat, says that the Babe is very domestic in his tastes and fond ot home. The veracity of this bit of feminine brag gadocio is borne out by the fact that Mister Ruth comes right home nearly every time he goes to bat. a THEM SLOGANS. The results of our recently inaugurated epi gram contest have proven beyond the shadow of a dispute that Omahans have a strangle hold on the Anglo-Saxophone language born of an inti mate knowledge of the subject at hand. When it comes to tooting Omaha s horn, they are there and over. a a a Montagu Tancock says the poster boards are yawning, so here are a few for him to give the official once over. "Speak a Good Word for Omaha It's Yours." Maque. TALK OMAHA. "Strategically Situated Industrially Im portant. "Omaha Acme of Opportunity." "Omaha Has A Home for You A Job for You A Fortune for You! Try Omaha First." "Talk Omaha 1 A City of Churches, Homes, Culture, Commerce, Wealth." "Wealth Waits Upon the Willingness of a Man to Work in Omaha." "Nowhere Else Will Effort Find Fairer or Fuller Returns than in Omaha." "Omaha is Just Another Name for Oppor tunity." "Omaha The Talk of the Tourist." H. A. Milton. "Omaha has plenty of' wealth, you know, And the folks spend their money to make it grow. , "Omaha is not the largest city in the West, But when it comes to doing things, we think it is the best. "One thing that will make Omaha grow Is to boost it plenty wherever you go. Ji. J. Lonrad. All of which goes to show that we ink squan derers have a few definite ideas on the subject. Anybody else want to get in on this? Remember folks "When You Talk Omaha You Are Talking Dollars and Sense." . AN APRIL ROMANCE. To W. T. M. Skies may be gray, things out of tune, And Time may seem a picaroon. Life may be empty song birds still, Flowers not bloom, no azure fill The arch of Heaven. But as long As I have you, I'll sing a song My heart be glad, love never end, If I can always call you Friend. W. C. K. a a a SAYING IT WITH SIGNS. At Twenty-ninth and Leavenworth: "We Make Our Own Furs." Hall & Morris Hospital: ; "Do Not Talk to the Dogs." In Frank Carey's cleaning emporium: "Don't Ask for Credit We Haven't Any." Somebody should tell John Bath's driver that HE is the "careful florist." F. C. a a Tim says: An earnest reformer always seems to hold to the idea that everybody else should be prohibited from doing the things he, himself, doesn t want to do. a a a This proposed Chicago-Omaha Shortline high way will give Chicago another valuable connection. a a a LIFE. A laugh, a sigh, A tear, a cry; A frown, a thrill, And better still A pretty miss, A ling'ring kiss, A ring, a vow, A home. Allow This to a man, And we will bet He'll grumble, rumble. Growl and fret. Brutus. a a a AFTER-THOUGHT: April is saying it with showers. PHILO. "Yeabutters." We found a new word in a little magazine a few days ago that appealed to us. The word is "Yesbutters" you now, the people who agree to a proposition, are in favor of it "Oh, yes, but " Don't you know them and isn't their name legion. Speak of wet blankets, dashes of cold waterl What has a more cooling effect when you are thoroughly in sympathy with a project than a "Yesbutter?" And you meet them hourly and probably have, one in the bosom of your family and the chances are that you may even belong to the big fraternity yourself. Mis souri Ledger, How to Keep Well r OR. W, A. EVANS QiMkluw (Mil arUa, ssaiLlssa aaa aratss at 4u.., vaaritl' Or. is of Ik SW, Ml ha m4 araHr. I M raaar taiiissa, hr a ltmp4 i... oavolaa I aclaM4. Of. Ml ! asaae 4wfMi aw 4wrih for taaivsssial hm Aa iim ia at TV Roa. Connshti PROHIBITION IN 30 YEARS. Cven the most kptiral r con- vuuej William Allan While was rinlil when ha to 14 thtt it Uke a pouple about JO rt to tt on the str wagon. Nut vn cenctliu titrnul siueudmenta can brln the re sult about over night. At thia data we are somewhere Mworn one-umh and one.aeventh tha diaunce in time w mutt travel Mora we arrive t practically com I'lete prohibition. Hin.a moat of th poop la who live in tha rural tl- trti'ta. and. In f.r. niAro Ikmi I.mIO the amir population, atarted on tha "r journey noma yenra before the pa( of ih foil Br amend. Intnl. tha ivonra rlilinn I- than ona-aevonih over the road. ..hi not avan tna averaga nun la half way toward tha go I. Lntii tha and lAn sight we can prontHbly d mum tha h.m, .f drinking alcoholic bveraga on life, health, and errirlenry every now and then. Tha Ufa In.u. j,ira eompitnlca are In favor of prohibition bacau thiir very careful atudiea show that drink- mm coaia inem money. Dr. Oacar H. Rover aunnlioa a study of this subject to hi ao- rime on ma medical staff of the New York Life. Thia atudy relate to the expa Hence of 41 Ufa Imuran? mm panlee In this country and in Eng. una. u cover crnuoa or nmnH totaling mora than 1.000.000 people. jo Drgin witn, none or the com panies Insured heavy drinker. Vt hen they liinured a man whn drank the applicant waa required to convince tne examiner and tha in. spector that he didn't drink to ex com and that hi habit did not defi nitely increase his danger to acci dents or of organic disease. Very careful comparisons show that if tha death rata of total ah. stalners waa aet at 100. that of non abstainers was 132. When it wan argued that tha relatively low death rata of the abstainers was due to occupation or to temperance In other direction. Dr. Porter of the Mutual Life and Dr. LounBberry studied that question. They found that the difference waa not due to difference In occupa tion, nor to temperance in other matters. Very close examination a to the effect of the quantity of alcohol used by these moderate users on the death rates was made. One study showed that, putting the rate of total abstainers as 100. tem perate (not dally) user had a rate of lza and moderate daily users one of 136. A study by Dr. Fisher of the Northwestern showed: Total ab stainers. 100; moderate (that Is. oc casional) users, 119; dally users of beer, 133; daily users of spirits, 166. A comparative study made by the New England Mutual showed:. Total abstainers, 100; those who rarely use It, 124; temperate users, 143; mod erate users, 213. The figures furnished by the med-ico-acturlal Investigation were: Con servative daily users, 118; liberal free users. 186. A long time ago Austie said that a drinker was a good insurance risk so long as he kept below a daily dose of one and a half ounces of alcohol. This, expressed in terms of once pop ular beverages, is: , Whisky, 3 ounces, about 6 table-spoonfuls. Fifteen per cent wine, 10 ounces. . Eight per cent wine, 20 ounces. Four per cent beer, 37 ounces, or a little over a quart Two per cent beer, 74 ounces, or a little over one-half gallon. t Dr. Rogers' study leads him to the' opinion that the Austie limit la far too liberal. An insurance company that would Insure a man drinking that much daily would pay heavily for its folly. He says: "There appears to be no limit within which alcohol may be entirely harmless. The damage per sists a long time after the use of al cohol has been discontinued. Any one who uses alcohol now, or has used It in the past, is a less desirable risk, all other things being equal. than a total abstainer; and his un- desirability Is in proportion to the fieedmn with which be has umh th nrug, Tlia Inauranra ramoanir rani Mt't 10 set the full effect of proht- imi ion in is man in i, Heller Ik latx-tiiairtt. V. V. H. vrltoa! "Th. unio Iwo ulecea who are going to Ksiimi tit lUO. TllttIP MM S anil In They were vaccinated whrn quit ) P'lliK. "They will change car at Kan ity and win no there a fw Hour Hhould they be vaccinated aaain be. fore they love?" ItLTI.Y. It would be tha afer policy. Skm lug JkUU Weak A ilk lea. ' 3. I D. write: "I am a young man and am troubled with weak ankle. Have had on ankle strained several nine. "I there anything that I ran do to strengthen them 7 ItKI'M'. For th purpose there I no other exercls equal to skating. Ico skate in winter. When th Ice melts, roller skate. l'e the sidewalk and aaphalt street paving. So It Mut lie All Itklit. ft. R. writes: "Kindly let me know if it I dungeroua (or children, ages 9 and 10 year, to wear woolen sock In the winter, the knee being ex posed." REPLY. No. The Sootch dress that way and not even Scotch whisky f eases them. "Whllci Thr-roa Life." Death from automobiles Increased IS per cent In 1921 over 1J20. Prac tice makes perfect. Life. Hod I.lau.l '21 Hq.ort Hum. $3,T0) DiudcMid thiragj, April II. The I'hiraga, Kotk I.Und & iViiic Kily com. pany in its smuul report for the year ending pcrriuiirr ,M. 1 .!, i made pul'lic lojjy. .Imwcd a bat. laiuv of income available for divi l.i.n.U ol i$,7MJS'.::, of whuh fj,iv, wa applied t Hie pay ment t( full dividend on the pre ferred slock. An inac. of freight dining, MiJ by the rfort to be a rare per (..inume among the road in the Kotk 1. land's territory. slo was .how n. fell ' Tiki EARL H. Bl'RKET h. k. BURKET &son Established 1S7S FUNERAL DIRECTORS Wonif ii Kqualt of Mm ; Should TU Same Marriage Vowi New Voik. Apiil H Women in the I'nited States are, In nearly all rrpcts, th equal of men, and there fore the promises and vows of tha man and woman at marriage should bv reciprocal. Stun is the substance of a state ment made today by George Zabris kie, member ot the commission on r vision of the 1'ook of Common l'ravcr of the Episcopal church, in explanation of some changes the commission will recommend to the general convention of the church in I'ortlaiid. Ore., next September. From a Bride: "At a young housewife of only two and one-half years' ex perience I am glad to find that even we xamateurs can cook successfully if we use Royal Baking Powder." , Mrs. J. 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