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Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-19
Greece and the Greeks

Mythology derived the name, Greece from
Tie Creeks are tabled to have been the pro-
peny OF Javan, fourth son Of Japheth ,..
Athens, the Greek capital, has popu't'oh
about equal to that OF Toledo, O.
Agriculture is the chief industry OF Greece,
and the principal exports are ores, wines, fruits
The national flag of Greece consists OF nine
stripes. alternate blue and white, and with white
cross in the blue field.
Education is compulsory in Greece between
the ages OF and II, but large proportion OF the
population is literate. ,.,
Greece is an irregular shaped country, with
an area Of "a, 528 square miles, or slightly smaller
than the state Of West Virginia.
permanent council called the holy synod, is the
state religion of Greece, but complete liberty OF
The Greek army consists OF 10000 officers and
men on peace footing, about 10000 on war
footing, but with reserves 1t can put IN the heio
about 100000 men.
of which were purchased from the United States
and renamed. In addition there are several cruis-
ers and lighter craft. ann
The total population of Greece is about 26OO,-
oo less than half the population OF Gre ant
side the limits Of the kingdom.
Greece won its independence in the struggle
of 1920, after centuries OF subsection to iur-
key and was in 1880 declared an md ,naeP aI;ts
France and Russia. ,oo,
In the war with Turkey, which arose in 1897,
out of Greek sympathy with Crete, Greece was
defeated, and had to pay heavy indemnity and
10 submit to strategic reconstruction OF the
frontier in Turkeys favor. <,
Under the Greek constitution of 1864, revised
several years ago, the executive power is vested
in the king and his responsible ministers. The
legislative authority in the hands OF the Boule
or house Of representatives elected by manhood
suffrage.
The present king of Greece is Constantine l,
who succeeded to the throne after the assassina-
ton Of his father in 1918. The mother Ct King
Constantine was the Grand Duchess Olga OF
Russia and his wife was the Princess Sophie OF
Prussia, sister Of the present German emperor,
The king and queen OF Greees nave ,s sM en mn
married; Prince Alexandros, born 1898; PRINCESS
Helene, born 1896; Prince Paulos born 1901;
Princess Irene born 1904, and Princess Catherine,
born lol3 The king has four brothers and one
sister living.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-19

earth at intervals of 100000 years
from its beginning, he would not have
found evidence of life in probably
1000 visits. Only within the last 100
visits would he have discovered life,
becoming more complex at each visit
Now does it seem reasonable that
the eight planets and the asteroides
of our system, of such widely varying
densities, sizes and temperatures.
should all be inhabited by beings of
equal intelligence and race develop
ment?
And If each sun Il space has even
one planet revolving around it, each
planet, according to Mr.. Loomis, has
life of advanced intelligence upon It,
If this were so, evolution would not
be possible and the race would be
stationary. An electrically heated
earth and an electrically radiating sun
remaining the same throughout the
ages (for he makes no mention OF
change) would mean our destruction.
For it is change-change in en-
vironment climatic, barometric, or
ton, and makes for an advancing or
a retrogressing development Of the
germ Of life
When Copernicus advanced his
theory of the revolution of the earth
around the sun there was one fact
he could not account for which we'll
nigh destroyed his theory. If the
earth revolves around the sun, the
stars. by reason of this motion, would
seem to describe small orbits in the
opposite direction on the celestial
sphere. The, further away the star,
the smaller would be the orbit. Copper
nicus with the best instruments of
his time, could discern no such stellar
displacement, and by calculation he
showed that to explain this fact the
stars would have to be placed at least
100000 times the suns distance
away. The contemporaries of Copper
nicus were aghast at this result and
vigorously denounced it. They said:
God would not permit such a waste
of space as is evident in the vast void
between the stars" And so the revo-
luton of the earth was never fully
proven until between 1885 and 1910,
when Bessel, Strive and Henderson
almost simultaneously discovered a
star whose parallax was sensible.
Even the nearest star has a parallax
of less than one second
Now this claim by the ancients of
waste of space Is no more absurd to
me than the claim of Mr.. Loomis
when he says that the heating and
lighting of uninhabited planets is
waste Of energy. 1t is not. for it
brings about those conditions In the
worlds which render life POSSIBLE.
WILLIAM SMITH.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-19
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Two WEEKS AAEAp -H0WW
YOU ACCOUNT FOR TINT?
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MENoE she AuVaNs DOES TIM
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A little girl who had been instructed not
to talk In church because II was very rude
was very thoughtful after the service, and
when questioned she said in q Mortified
voice:
"Oh. mamma! I think It was Just awful
for our minister to show off so rudely In
church--he talked all the time. New York
Times.
Hearing crash Of glassware one morn
ing, Mrs. X called TO her maid In the
adjoining room: "Norah. what on earth are
you doing?"
II amt dom nothin'. num-" Norah re-
piled, Its done."-Boston Transcript
"Mr. Jones came home last night and
raised a racket about the dessert his land
lady gave him"
II suppose 1t was stewed prunes again"
No. the prunes weren't stewed;' he was"
Baltimore American.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-19

Rarely does Gabriel's trumpet sound the high
tote and recall it as that experienced by the pas
rnger who was awakened by rail driven through
HE foot Of his berth in sleeping car. The per-
!onal within of reversing the ordered position Of
tleeping made for safety. The JOY Of escape Is
iurthcr emphasized by the certainty that the
thrilling incident will not be featured among the
accnic wonders of the route.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-19

Chicago railroads are coming across with
criminals worth while. The Omaha end Of the
ines remain neglected and smothered with
rime. A modern station will Come when Omaha
Its yigor in its drive
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-19

II Democrats are asked by their democratic or
sn to believe that, despite the jolt in Maine the
ISospccts for the reelection Of President Wilson
sfe ''roseate." Wonder what adjective would
have been used II the democrats had won in
Maine!
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-19
In Omaha Thirty Years Ago.

D. Haas, the we'll known florist,
took twenty-five premiums on his
floral exhibits at the state fair last
week.
]. II. Hendricks, a prominent BUSH
ness man of Peru, Ind, is in the city
and contemplates locating in Omaha.
c. T. Bouffer NJ Sachs and A. Hell
Ter of Adler & Heller of this city, have
gone on grand hunt, to continue
about a week.
Robert E. Livesey has left for Gin
cinnati to attend q convention Of the
National Bricklayers' association.
Graham P. Browne, who owns the
Jerseyville stock farm just southwest
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-19
He's Coming Back, All Right.

Beemer, Neb., Sept. 16.-To the
Editor Of the Bee: l have been read
ing The Bee for over twelve years,
and I want to say was disappointed
in you quitting the Jiggs comic, and
l know several of your subscribers
who are of the same opinion. Try
and open your heart.
A SUBSCRIBER.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-19
MIRTHFUL REMARKS.

Teacher-A nomad is person who moves
about great deal-never remains long In
one place. Johnny, name some tribe Of
nomads.
Johnny--Cooks.-Bosto Transcript
II don't see why Jones is complaining so
much about his work 1t is extremely light"
What does he dor"
Works in a hair-dressing place bleaching
blondes. "-Baltimore American.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-19

4 The new premier Of Greece, NJ. Kalogeropou-
Is, promises to maintain an attitude OF beneyo-
Int neutrality toward the allies. Promise spells
ierformance in this case, else the gun may 60 of.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-19

The socialist candidate for president is all het
ap'' over the alleged smuggling Of the word
.draft" into the army bill. The discovery is use
;ul as means Of reminding voters that Hughes
IND Wilson and Hanly are not the only ones in
khe race
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-19

/ Another wrestling match between the National
live Stock association and the packers is pro-
josed The main object is to take fall out Of
re buyers. No matter whose shoulders touch
he mat the meat consumer will furnish the gate
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-19

Nearly $i00,OOO,Oo0 in deposits in Omaha ma
|bnal banks and only $s7OOo0oo at work as
bans. The welfare board should give immediate,
tention to this growing class Of financial hoboes.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-19

y Villas little celebration wound up with an ex-
6nsive funeral at Chihuahua. That was the in
Ention, but the selected victims managed to Sc
IRE substitutes without upsetting the program.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-19

One Year Ago Today in the War.
Russians continued to stem Teutonic
advance on Rovno.
Bulgaria modified and announced
an armed neutrality.
Germans began vigorous bonn
bardment of the Serbian frontier.
Both French and Germans claimed
minor victories in the west.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-19
[TODAY]
Thought Nugget for Today.

Many dangerous temptation comes
to us in fine gay colors that are only
skin deep.-Mathew Henry.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-19

The New York critic Of Chicago's speculative
creed should include private banking in his &C.
Eas,ations., An indictment in that direction would
|ffike sore spot and stick
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-19

STILL even detectives can't always tell. some
lines the unexpected perambuator casts sun
beams before.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-19

Il "You can't control the price Of wheat de-
lares the head Of Chicago Grain exchange No,
lot as steady job. But Chicago spectators
iave turned the trick and usually raked the pot.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-19

Credit to whom credit is due Nebraska
armers put the bulge in the bank vault.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-19

There is no evidence that Des Monies solicits
business for its calaboose. II people insist how
liver, live entertainment becomes city OF live
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-19

An educational expert figures that child
EARNS So every day spent in school. The claim
acks the slight detail Of handing over the pay
Envelope.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-19
Memory Of Beecher Island.

Five men gathered at Beecher Island to cele-
brate the anniversary OF SANDY" Forsythe's fight
there against the great band OF warriors gath
cred under Roman Nose recall that there was
written one Of the most thrilling chapters in all
the records of the west No other tale surpasses
il for keen command OF all that makes the white
man proud Of his race It was here that the
power OF the red man broke in futile dashing
against the authority Of superior breed. A hand
full of scouts, surrounded on little sandy island
in the shallow Arckaree. for three days and nights
held off thousands Of the best fighting men the
Indian ever produced, under leadership Of one OF
the greatest OF their war chiefs. The shot that
ended the fighting days Of Roman Nose FASTENED
the pacihcation Of the Indian, and the establish
ment Of the white men in safety on the great
plains General Forsythe and his volunteers per-
formed great service there and the story OF their
three days should not be forgotten, II is one Of
the turning points in the history of the west.
British trainmen rest demands for increased
pay on genuine grievance. War prices and war
conditions cut almost in two the purchasing power
of their earnings which rarely equals 50 per cent
Of American tranmen's wages The authorities
no doubt appreciate this and will exert their power
to effect satisfactory settlement.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-19
Timely Jottings and Reminders.


Thirty-five years ago today occurred
the death of James A. Garfield, TWEEN
tieth president of the United States,
and the second president to die at the
hands Of an assassin.
The navy's civilian advisory board
is to meet in Washington today to
consider questions of organization un-
der the new naval appropriation bill
and the construction of the proposed
S1,500,000 experimental laboratory.
Subjects in connection with the mer-
chandlsing of the dry goods and de-
partment stores of the country will
be discussed at convention Of the
National Retail Dry Goods association
to open today in New York City.
A busy program has been prepared
for Charles Z. Hughes second visit
to Illinois today. At noon he is sched-
uled to address the republican state
convention at Peoria and several
hours later he Is to speak at the state
fair at Springfield.
Two contests certain to attract wide
attention to the New York state pri-
maries today, when nominations are
to be made for all offices to be filled
at the November election, are those
between Robert Bacon and William
NJ. Calder for the republican nomi-
nation for United States senator, and
between Governor Charles s. Whit
man and Judge Samuel Seabury for
the progressive gubernatorial nomina-
ton.
The summer home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Letter at Beverly Farms,
Mass, is to be the scene Of a notable
wedding today. when Miss Francise
Williams of Washington, sister of Mrs.
Letter, will become the bride of John
Ballentine Pitney son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. o. Pitney of Morristown, N. j., and
a nephew of Justice Pitney of the SUI
preme court of the United States.
Leading representatives of the life
insurance business throughout the
country are to assemble at st. Louis
today for the annual convention Of
the National Association of Life Un-
derwriters. The convention will con-
tinue several days.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-19

Subscribers leaving the city temporarily
should have The Bee mailed to them. Ad'
dress will be changed a. often a. required
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-23
EDDY COUNTY ROADS
SOON TO BE WORKED

SPECIAL cossesroHorHcg TO MORNING JoURHALl
Lakewood, y. NJ. Feb. 22.-Actual
work is ready to begin on the road
between Lakewood and Carlsbad.
state Engineer james A. French has
under consideration now the matter Of
route. whether to build on the east
side of the Pocos river or locate a new
road on the west side. As soon as this
is settled, Mr. French says he is ready
to begin work.
The old road crosses the Pecos river
below the Mcmillan reservoir Of the
Carlsbad project. The old spillway
from the reservoir is on the west side
New channels have been cut there
from time TO time and during high
water last April not only the wagon
road but also the Santa Fe track were
badly cut to pieces. Another spillway
viii be built by the government in the
near future about half way between
the dam across the river itself and the
enbankment on the west side. What
this new spillway will do to the wagon
road and the track of the Santa Fe
railway is an open question.
AT any rate the crossing of the Pc
cos river at Mcmillan will be costly
under present conditions. In time the
government will build the third reser-
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-23
THE pIuCE on GASOLINE.

Brother Hearst is all worked up
over the mounting price OF gasoline.
In his Los Angeles Examiner he re-
hovos himself of some choice rcfleo-
tions on the subject declaring that
the advance ia price ls OUTRAGEOUS. .
and that il means disaster lie
recommends an immediate conference
~ the various commercial hedies az
Los Angeles With a view to bring.
ing to bear strong pressure on CON
grcss ia the end that am Investigation
may be had 20 find out the why's end
wherolores Of this daaafdh crime
and rcmedsine H. II necessary at the
point # the bayonci
Az is always ihc case with lirothcr
Hursts papers. II Is not the pluto
oyai Ia whose behalf this stirring note
Of defiance ana demand Is raised,
brother Hearst cares little for the
man who has more than "A thous.
ana dollars in real money II is the
horny handed son Of toll, the member
Of the submerged millions. the man
who Is net given hlr chance in life,
for whom the journalistic sword ~
the Hearst combination Is raised
The Examiner tells us that auto
mobiles have now become So cheap
and 80 accessible that they constitute
"a necessity for the poor man, and We
are left to infer that il gasoline goe,
much higher ii viii Doe impossible fo,
the day iaborer TO motor to his worh
In the early morning or for the hired
girl 10 breeze down ia her limous.n,
from her suburban home TO the place
where she must split the kindlins and
start fire for breakfast. The hard
ship that will be worked upon the
ioiling masses VI humanity by hi
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-23
FIGURES MISLEADING.

The Journal publishes elsewhere on
this page a communication from b.
w. Lee In reply to the article by MI.
Hunter, In yesterday mornings Jour
nal on the revenues derived from the
Underwood tariff law. As II was
necessary for the Journal TO explain
some of Mr.. Hunters statements, IT
becomes necessary TO explain some
of the statements IN Mr.. Lees arti-
Gle, as figures not understood may
lead TO wrong conclusions.
The falling off Of import duties for
the fiscal year ending July !, 1915,
was clearly due TO the war, which be-
gan eleven months before. It would
have made no difference how the
tariff duties were levied the defic't
would have been there just the same,
because OF the falling off of imports.
They were checked from all coun-
tries aud practically ceased from
1tiHlUliAt Ahntlii hHh ihiN'ys
The increase In the national deb,
shown by Mr.. Lees figures taken from
the World Almanac, " not real. The
interest bearing debt Of the United
states amounted at the end Of the
fiscal year only To s07O,624,590. The
only increase Of that debt during
1915, was for increase of postal say
ings accounts amounting to $SG59bOO
An OF the remainder Of the debt Is
involved in the various phases OF our
currency system. and the increase was
due to the operations of the federal
system In providing for eN-
ira currency.
True figures. unexplained may
carry on their face ground for mis-
leading assumptions.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-23
STATE MUSEUM NOTES


Sarta Re, FEB. 22.-Miss l.. G
Toole. a principal of one of Phiadel-
! bilia's public schools. today became
a member OF the Archaeological
society
Every one is becoming so accus-
toned 20 calling up the museum for
anything they want In the way OF in
formation. that yesterday a business
man tclephoned for n picture OF
George Washington. lie got'it.
g. j. carter OF Newfoundland viii
on Thursday evening lecture in the
assembly room on ALASKA, the aurora
life under the Arctic circle.
Miss Evelyn Shuler. daughter Of
Mayor Shulcr, spent yesterday at the
museum. Miss Shuler is an enthusi-
astic civic worker and has just in
stalled u public library at Springer.
She is assisting at Ration in the pub
lie library work and is eager to set
aside room in Raton's public build
ing for an art gallery
l.. l. Taylor, Of Springer, a mem-
Der of the last house Of representa-
lives was visitor at the museum yes
terday afternoon looking over the
changes and additions since his last
visit
The following registered at the mu-
scum: Mrs Il. NJ. Mundcll Frank
Steven, Milwaukee. Wis; G. H.
Stearns, Santa Rosa: L. l. Taylor,
Springer; w. II. Douglas, Cimarron;
Perry Garfield, Annie l. Garfield,
Waterloo Iowa; w. l.. Scofield,
United states Forest Service; Mrs.
William scoficld, Palo Alto, Calf; {.
g. Prude, Hope. ~ NJ; w. H. Iol-
comb, Woodward, okla. Prescott
Dudley, Chicago; G. l. Loughridgc,
S. +. McNutt, f. f. Peterson. Gallup,
\. NJ, X. e. Dick. Hope, y. NJ: G. a.
Helpers, Gallup; Evelyn Shuler, Ration.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-23
FUTILITY OF AIR RAIDS.

The experience of the present war
has demonstrated pretty clearly that
the value of aircraft FOR military put-
poses is limited almost entirely t.
scouting operations In taking obser-
va,ions OF enemy positions the bird
man has proved OF tremendous adj
vantage to his army, but as an agency
for direct attack ON the enemy he
has been almost useless,
"Frlghuumess' Is about all that
has been accomplished by air raids
during this strugelc. and 'friehiful.
ness does not win wars 1t only
spurs Tire nation against which it is
used TO moro desperate detormna'
ton To win at all hazards. There i'
yet to appear the first sign OF weak
ening on the part Of either England
or France, The chief victims OF Zep-
pclin raids. due 20 any terror inspired
IN the people by those raids
The sum of the lives taken in all
the air raids since the war BEGAN 's
less than the number Of those who
have fallen in any one of n hundrcl
outpost skirmishcs in France. hcl-
elum or Poland. ana a large percent
agc of those killed in suca raids have
been women. children and other non.
comhatants. Why. IN the face o
these facts. raids hy zeppelins and
aeroplanes on cities of the enemy
continue is one Of the mysteries OF IN,
psav
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-23
With Scissors and Paste



Abb, my friend, come out into the
street
For what ! have to tell is much too
great
TO whisper twiXt combining walls.
tbs true
The traffic noise Is thunderous, my
friend.
hut that is but the echo OF mans
VIII,
The stfophe and the atistrophe Of
desire
II makes no dscord with the thing
| tell.
Abb, have found God. Aye, mar
vel not.
Forever man has fixed his faith be-
cause
He felt the vital, sheer necessity
That some one thing must needs be
so. So fix | mine.
Last night, Abb, followed multitude
To hear a man Of understanding tell
Not that which he had heard or
dreamed but knew:
or this communion with another soul
Far greater than his own. When he
had done
The thr0ng we're pressed upon him
and woman sought
To set the seal of her approval high
On all ne said--Nay. ask me not my
friend,
10 mimic in the street such is not
done.
But have you seen tiny, toddling
child.
Put on his mothers plumes and trail
Ing gown
Delivering that it tricked It's elders
eyes,
So she In borrowed Browning phrase.
worn wrong side out,
Did deck herself, and toss her head
the same,
While he, poor man. convention
forced TO wear
The too-tight coat Of formal courtesy,
Dares not TO smile. lest agrment tear,
but straight
He looked at me with questioning
eyes that said;
do you hear God there laughing in
his sleeve"
And my eyes answered. AYE, | dol"
Thus one finds God. Abb
r~l.AANiE HAYNES MARTIN.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-23

dastardly crime n depicted In such G
feeling manner that none but tho
most hard-hcarted can resist It's pa
thos.
but somehow we fear that this APP
peal by Brother Hearst will fail 10
evoke that spontaneous wave OF en-
thusiasm on the part Of the great
army Of toilers that Il really deserves,
Something tells MS that there really
arc not quite 40 many coal-hcavers
and brlelt-lasers and sernb-women
owning automobiles as the Examiner
would have us believe. And such Is
the selfishness Of human nature that
the man who can't own an automobile
is not given 20 shedding salt tears
over the gasoline troubles Of the man
who does own one.
OF course, It Is desirable that gaso =.
line should be cheap, for II is one OF
the greatest factors In the industrial
prosperity Of the nation. Even II
there were not an automobile In ex-
istence, gasoline would be needed in
a thousand ways to contribute to cur
welfare and our happiness. and fer
this reason, rather than from any
consideration for the automobile
owner, we should have cheap gaso-
line.
But neither Brother Hearst nor tho
horde Of humble laborers who arc
likely to be deprived of their daily
spin IN touring car or fliyver can reg
ulatc the law Of supply aud demand,
or any Of the other immutable eco
nomic laws that determine the prices
~ commodities. II Is all right 70
have congress appoint an inycstieat.
ing committee, but at that there Is no
use Of getting hystcrcal over It.