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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-06

To us in Omaha the current debate over mil
nary training in the high school sounds like an
anhchronism. Our Omaha High school has had
cadet battalion for more than twenty-five years
Instead Of trying to evade the military training,
the boys all take to it as supplementary course
in athletics and the once predicted harmful re-
suits have proved purely imaginary.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-06

Rustic youth and beauty and buxom charms
seasoned with experience deity unite in the
prospective bridal Of Benson and Florence with
Omaha. Absence of objection prophesics a
speedy and prosperous union.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-06

Representative Keegan leaps to the front
with bill changing the color Of fire escape lights
from red to green. The green above the red,
Hurroo And Keesan beat Jerry Howard to i'll
Ochonel 8s N
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-06
Security for Bank Reserves.

Grand Island, Neb., Feb. 5.-To the
Editor of The Bee: I notice a letter
from Grand Island, signed by r. L.
Thomas, in reference to reserve banks
(nationaD being used by state banks
to deposit their reserve fund. If I
remember correctly ! think that
Senator Hitchcock endeavored to have
all national banks under a guarantee
fund and while he did not succeed, a
law was passed allowing national
banks to comply with the guarantee
law in states where the guarantee law
was in force. 1t seems to me a very
wrong thing to allow state banks to
deposit their reserve in non-guaran-
teed national banks and they pay
nothing for the guarantee, while state
banks are compelled to do so. I'M
derstand there is a law being intro
duced in the legislature to correct this
matter. hope that our legislators
will see to it that our state fund and
our state banks and all other deposit
tors are properly protected by hav-
ing absolutely secure reserve banks for
their funds. L. r. RITCHIE.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-06

Should the worst come, as appears likely,
the new Austrian ambassador will not be denied
the privilege Of taking notes Of wayside scenery.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-06
In Omaha Thirty Years Ago.

Considerable interest is being taken
in the wrestling match between
Charles Moth and an unknown from
the Turnverein society, which will be
given at the exposition annex. Moth
agrees to throw the unknown five
times within an hour. There will be
three Graeco- Roman falls and two
catch-as-catch-can. ..
Mr.. Breeze of this city participated
in the district school entertainment
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-06

ssasAhfs up fos ore's homeland is the first
and last duty Of citizenship. Should the vital
test Of service and sacrifice come. true Amer
leans will again toe the mark with both feet
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-06

Uncle Sam is going to maintain neutrality i
he has to fight for it.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-06

William II thunders for war William ].
shouts for peace. So long as the Bills disagree,
the sole recourse is to push the debate to a
finish
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-06

The subsea order may stand, but If the kaiser
Is as wise as he is credited he will be careful moi
to have il Extensively applied to American ship
ming
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-06

II any oficeholder hereabouts who thinks
himself underpaid failed to have salary-boosting
bill introduced for himself at Lincoln, it is only
because he was asleep at the switch"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-06

A pact Of neutral nations, as preliminary to
world pact to enforce peace, might not be out
OF order.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-06
Storyette Of the Day.

Storyette Of the Day.
Seth Low, who died recently on
Broad Brook farm, his Mount Kisco
estate, had devoted all his later ener-
giles to bringing back harmony be-
tween the railways and railway work
ers.
Mr.. Low, discussing one day a dis
cord in this harmony he was working
on, said: "a, ~,
Tho thing was Exe's fault Exc
treated the other side as the husband
in the story treated his wife's birth
day.
''The evening Of her birthday, this
husband brought home an interesting
little parcel carefully wrapped in
white. paper and gilt string, which he
handed to his wife.
"'Oh, you darling!' said she. Then
you didn't forget my birthday, after
all, did your
"she opened the little parcel with
interest, then she gave a kind of
groan
Pipe cleaners!' she said.
"'Yes. love- said the husband, Z
knew they'd please you. You never
did like me to use your hairpins,
did you?'"-Philadslphia Ledger.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-06

Still, bunch in the capitol corridors often
cxerts a pull unsurpassed by tip in lobby.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-06

Revised slogan of the White House: I'VE
are not too proud to fight"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-06

Welcome to the hardware men Keep your
hammers handy, but don't knock!
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-06

In the language Of once popular dtty, "Oh
what difference few hours makep
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-06
held in Council Bluffs, by his skill

held in Council Bluffs, by his skill
full playing of the guitar and the
mouth organ at the same time.
Louis Webster. who was injured by
being thrown from the balcony OF the
Exposition building, has recovered
sufficiently to be able to walk around
assisted by crutches
The regular monthly meeting OF the
Omaha Gun club was, held at Pen
rose & Hardin's gun store. Mr.. Ush-
er was chosen chairman and Mr..
Hughes secretary. On motion OF Or.
worley, Penrose & Hardin were dele
gated to conduct the next tournament
Of Nebraska sportsmen. ]. K. Cor
don, A. J. Clark and Hugh Mccartney
were elected members Of the club.
At a meeting Of the women's auxil-
iary to the board Of missions, held
in the Episcopal rooms, Bishop WORTH
ington was elected president.
The Concordia society gave a grand
masquerade ball in Masonic hall. The
committee of arrangements was com
posed of the following: ]. p. Lund,
L. Grobecker, August Schafer, G.
Stratman, e. Alderman, julius Meyer
and Richard Engleman.
A meeting of the Omaha c. L. s. C.
was held at the residence Of Mrs.
r. D. Hills, 201S California,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-06

AS smasher Of neutral crockery, Juror
Teutonicus' backs the china-shop bull off the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-06

There is talk Of CONSUMPTION. Governor Ne
villes gold-laced colonies first!
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-06

Universal military service casts its shadows
before lt
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-06
Timely Jottings and Reminders.

Timely Jottings and Reminders.
Lumbermen from numerous states
are to gather at New Orleans today
for the opening of the annual con-
vention OF the Southern Pine asso-
citation.
The annual convention of the Amer
lean Paper and Pulp association, to-
gether with meetings of various affili-
ated organizations, will begin today
in New York City.
Branches of the Alliance Franchise
throughout North America are to cele-
brate today the 139th anniversary of
the first treaty between the United
States and France, a compact of peace
and friendship still unbroken.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-06
This Day in History.

IAho D"! AZ AA~AS'
177S-Treaty of alliance concluded
between the United States and France
1S15-Full pardon granted to the
barbarian pirates by the president in
consequence of their fidelity and cour-
age in the defense Of New Orleans.
1S1S-Wllliam M. Evarts, famous
lawyer and secretary Of state under
two presidents, born in Boston. Died
in New York City February rs, 1901.
1S25-William Eustis, secretary Of
war under Madison and afterward
governor of Massachusetts,, died in
Boston. Born at Cambridge, Bass,
June 10, 1888.
1Ss3-General ]. e. B. Stuart cele-
brated confederate cavalry leader,
born in Patrick county, Virginia. Died
in Richmond, June, 10, 1854.
1ssf--Fort Henry. Tennessee. cap
tured by the federals under General
Grant and Commodore Foote.
1874-The British. under Sir Gar
net Wolseley took and destroyed Coo
massie, the chief town of the Ashan-
tees
1so4--Japan severed diplomatic re-
lations with Russia and the Russian
minister to Japan was recalled.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-06
Solving the H.NC. Of L. Problem.

West Tocoi, Fla, Feb. 2.-To the
Editor of The Bee: Your cartoon en-
titled Possibilities Of Egg Boycott"
struck me as very interesting. / en-
joyed my nice, big. fresh Rhode Island
Red eggs for breakfast this morning
all the more on account of it, although
my first course had been dewdrop COW
cred Strawberries and fine rich Jersey
cream, all of my own raising. I was
formerly an Omaha lawyer, but have
been living on farm here in Clay
county, Florida, for the last five years.
l am not fancy agriculturalist or
orange grove magnate, although l
have citrus fruit trees for my own
use. But I raise winter Irish pota-
toes 2or northern market, corn, hay
and other forage and maintenance
crops for my Duroc-Jersey hogs and
other stock. mt a very romantic
life, but very interesting and profit
able one.
Cattle and hog raising is now re-
cefving marked attention in this state,
where the climate is superb and fresh
water and forage crops abundant.
A northern cattle concern has re-
Gently opened up a 60,000-acre ranch
in this county. They now have sew
eral thousand acres in cultivation and
about 5000 head Of cattle on the place.
A wealthy Ohio man is putting into
operation 12,000-acre model farm
near mine. So you see this country
is rapidly developing into a country
of big farms as well as small.
We raise from two to three crops
year on the same land, so farming
here is a continuous performance.
Several of my neighbors were for
mer Omaha business men. Yes, we
are solving the high cost of living
problem for ourselves in the "land Of
sunshine and flowers" and doing a
little to solve it for our city brethren
in the land of wintry blasts -
H. P. PETERSON.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-06
Grateful for the Helping Hand.

Omaha, Feb. Ito the Editor Of
The Bee: In the present day there
are many necessary evils. In the mind
Of the writer the greatest of these evils
is the professional critic. The func-
tons of the critic are to find fault and
pick flaws. The following is intended
as q criticism, following close in
vest1gation at first hand of the Saliva
ton Army Industrial home at 110S-
1913 Dodge street II it appears more
as a eulogy of that home than as a
criticism that is not the fault of the
critic, but rather the fault of the home
itself:
To every organization there must
be the heart and head In the Sal
walton Army Industrial home these
are to be found in the person Of Harry
H. Kline, captain and ensign. In a
coy little Office, up a narrow flight
of stairs this gray-haired, gray-mus-
tached man, quietly and unobtrusively
runs the home and runs 1t we'll Cap
tain Kline creates q very favorable
impression. He Is blur and hearty in
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-06

Subscriber leaving the city should have The Bee
mailed them. Address changed oftsn requsstsd
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-12

night, Mr.. Caudle, | went in the kitchen
and the reaches were so thick that the
place seemed spread over with a black
Cloth. Are you coughing, Mr.. Caudle?
No; you are laughing, sir. 1 see nothing
to laugh at; but that's just like you. l
never saw you serious about anything in
my life. 1t seems to me that If you
could be serious about anything it would
be about reaches! Dozens of these horri-
BILE, big, fat, impudent things appear at
night as soon as the kitchen closes and
the clock strikes nine They mobilize,
like an army and out they march. What's
that? They are punctual fellows? Yes;
nobodyfknow that better than l do, and
I only wish some people of my acquain-
lance were half as punctual; 'twould save
other peoples money, and other peoples
peace of mind"
"They didn't stop at the kitchen
either MIR. Caudle, those big, fat things
l found at least a dozen reaches in the
parlor last night, too; next thing they'll
he walking right up TO our bedroom
and come in the door without so much
as knocking They never bother you?
Certainly not; you never attract Things
like I do, bugs or mosquitoes, or any,
thing creeping. Then why don't / poison
them? Now, isn't that a pretty sugges-
ton; to have poison in the house. Much
you must think of your dear children.
The next thing little Johnnie would be
tapping it up like milk and he'd be
throwing fits and thered be doctor S
bills to pay and you'd raise the devil
generally. More expenses you'd cry. Did
anybody ever know such a man? And
then 1 suppose you never think of the
lack of sleep I've experienced out here
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few males needed for breeding purposes
and then market the rest. If possible
they should be sold at the pound and
a half or two-pound size. for then they
will show the greatest profit on their
feed.
Even roasters of from four pounds up
wards can be grown with profit today
if the poultryman will select the birds
and feed and care for them with that
idea in mind. Leaving these prospect
i've roasters to run with the rest of the
flock and just simply grow into roast
ers in their own way, as has been tho
be sure to cause the poultry raiser loss.
today are only obtainable by following
the latest and most approved methods
of rooster production. as followed by
specialists in the soft rooster produce
ing districts. BY such methods of scien-
tifc feeding the rooster OF given
weight can be produced in half the time
and at much reduced cost per head
for feed by reason of the methods of
feeding practiced.
The next thing in line Of making the
poultry pay a profit today is to be rid
of the loafers in the flock. The first
step in this regard is to rid the laying
flock Of all the hens two years old or
over, for they are rarely worth keep
ing even in normal times Yearling
hens Chose that have just completed
their first year Of laying) are. how
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oily Hears M Cad J Deger Some Xeg Poted Gnaln Lectures
IS 1T SANS SOUCI AND DEEPLY REGRETS IT,

reaches and your conduct ever since we
got here, I-I-well I might as well be
dead and buried and-whats in a name
anyway Mr.. Caudle, in this world? Very
little sir, believe me-"
Didn't 1 hear you cought again, Mr..
Caudle or am I mistaken? Was it laugh
ter? No, I'm right this time; you are
, coughing, Mr.. Caudle; 1 knew you were
a sick man, sir-weak and emaciated
with old age growing upon you, and
when you got wet the other afternoon I
feared something like this would be the
result. And I'm right, as usual. Now,
Mr.. Caudle, you'll always be missing the
car just as you did Tuesday afternoon,
and always getting wet and no consti-
tuition can stand such exposure, 50 We'll
have to find way to prevent such &C.
currences. Let me see; yes, the very
idea; we must have an automobile. Did
you jump, Mr.. Caudle? OF course, it was
the shock that the mere suggestion Of
an automobile gave you that made you
finch! But we must have one, Mr.. Cau-
die, and not cheap one, either; but a
good substantial, standard make thai
will climb mountains and stand all sorts
of wear and tear and weather. You don t
know how 1 felt, Mr.. Caudle, when l
saw the rain coming down in torrents
| the other afternoon and feared you
might be in it. What's that I'm very
| good? trust SO; I've always tried to be
and everyone says l am. But. Mr.. eau
| die, we must have a big touring car;
won't allow you to sacrifice your
health to catching street cars and
colds You can't afford it? That's why
you sold your car last winter? Nothing
/ OF the kind; you sold it because it was
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it looked cheerful and happy; but 1t has
rained practically all summer-ever since
the day after we moved, and l have been
wretched, miserable, forlorn, forsaken.
What's that? Did l expect you to
command the sun? Certainly not, Mr.,
Caudle. l don't expect anybody to com
mand the sun, least of all your migrate
full, unappreciative self, and what's more,
if you talk about Joshua in that sacre-
ligious, infidel way, l shall promptly
leave this bed. No, sir; l don't expect
the sun to be in your power But that's
nothing to do with it, 1 begin to talk
about one thing and you Immediately
start upon another. But that's your lit
tie game | see through it well enough.
You don't fool me, Mr.. Caudle; I'm on
to your tricks, sir. I'm sure a woman
might as well be buried alive as perched
upon this mountain and have to live here
six months out of the twelve In fact,
I'm buried alive l feel it; I'm slowly
shriveling rp; | am losing flesh every
day. | stood at the window three solid.
blessed hours this morning and never
even saw a country wagon go by The
loneliness is enough to kill a body. No. it
isn't a pity that I hadn't something bet
ter to do; I had plenty, Mr.. Caudle; but
that's my business. 1 suppose I'm at
least mistress of my own house. as you
handed me the deed to this rat hole
the day after We moved in; if not, L
think I'd better leave it.
Whats dissatisfied me so suddenly?
Several things, Mr. Caudle. In the first
place. the reaches, 1 hate roach worse
than anything on the face of the EARTH
and you know it. sir No; l don't hate
many things; but do hate reaches, just
as l hate Ill treatment, and now I've
enough of both, goodness knows. Last
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SILVER LACED POLISH

Silver Laced Polish fowls are one Of the
most beautiful varieties of poultry. They
are bred in America, principally for or
nament, though in Germany, France and
Italy their laying qualities are highly
esteemed.
This variety has graceful. flowing lines
and extraordinary crests. The feathers
with rich black. It is one of the several
varieties of the same class which include
white crested black, white golden laced
and buff laced Polish. The white crested
black is known in Europe as the Crested
Dutch variety. 1t is smaller than the
other varieties and never has beard,
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as there are on ours l believe some
body would start a crusade against
them! They start up noise like the
Hallelujah chorus the minute the sun
sets ard they keep it up until the Lord
knows when What's that? You would
be willing to bet that there aren't over
two frogs anywhere near us? That's Just
like you, Mr.. Caudle; anybody to hear
that noise at night would know that
no less than 100000 frogs inhabit our
premises. I'm just sick of the whole
thing!
"a pretty place this is to call Sans
Soucil What's that you say; I have
nobody to blame for naming it Sans
Souci except myself? Of course, not;
lay it all on my poor shoulders That's
your way of getting out of things, Mr..
Caude Didn't I Christen the place?
Certainly; I'm not denying it; but that
was before I saw the reaches; besides
names of houses and places are for the
world outside; not that anybody pauses
to notice ours. Didn't poor old Mrs.
Tatt1etale name their country home
Love In Idleness,' and didn't everybody
nearly die laughing because they know
old Tattletale beats her whenever he
gets drunk? And then when the Gott-
roxes named their country home Rose
Cottage, didn't everybody say what a
nisnomer it was, for there never was a
place where there We're more thorns in
side? SO, even if 1 did call this place
Sans Souci in a burst of enthusiasm, it
was not an unforgivable sin, because
thought had at last found place with
out care, where happiness would be my
portion and content-yours! But, alas!
How mistaken 1 was What with the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-12
nnW RoU'vE at last got me into
w w this God forsaken, misera-
BILE, unpopulated, countri-

NIX S/OU'NE at last got me Hhlo
W w this God forsaken, misera
BILE, unpopulated, countri-
fled place, Mr. Caudle!
Landed me high and dry, and wonder
that / don't like it What's that? 1t was
my suggestion that we have country
place ana you hundred me to
1t like you have humored me to every
thing else since we've been married?
What's that? 1t was my selection?
worried you to death by say
ing you We're a sick man and that
If we didn't get out of the city and live
in the country Id be dead man before
long? Yes; that's right, Mr. Caudle;
throw 1t into my teeth. That's manly,
isn't it, when l was trying to save your
life and only suggested country place
because the doctors told me it was the
best thing for your health But that's
just like you; you never had any graft
itude or appreciation of the sacrifices /
have made for you-7never.
whats that? You allowed me to Sc
Iect the place and this was my choice?
Certainly; because it was cheap. You
ranted and raved so about expenses that
/ picked out the best l could get for the
least money. You don't think that l
wanted to be like Robson Crusoe,
stranded on this desert island of place
unless / had to, do you? What did you
say? You never opened your mouth
about expenses? Mr.. Caudle, how can
YOU prevaricate so? You said that on ac-
count of the war your business had run
down to almost nothing and you didn't
see how you could meet your expenses
and and like the good wife that We
always been to you, Mr.. Caudle, | bought
this place because it was the best | could
do for the money you allowed me. Be
sides, 1 saw it on a sunshiny day, and
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it's head Testifying before the COM
mittee having the bill under consid-
Grafton. Admiral Peary, of polar ex-
ploration fame, said: Il believe Ii this
country will take hold of the matter
of aerial preparedness and concentrate
on it the same energy that Admiral
Won Tirpitz is credited with compel
ling Germany to devote to the devel
opment of the submarine. we will not
only have an answer to the submarine
menace. but we will have an unequivo-
| cal decision of the war and that with
| in a short time" Chairman Coffin CT
| the aircraft division of the council Of
national defense declared that the
sacrifice of thousands OF American
| lives will not contribute as much TO
| the defeat of Germany as will the
sending to France of aircraft and
aviators in proportion to this coun-
| try's illimitable resources" The bill
providing for the prospective depart
ment contemplates an eventual appro-
priation of s1,0O0.OO0.oO0 and looks
| forward to the utilization of airships
commercially. Five thousands airplanes
| are under consideration as the initial
| contribution. France and England now
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vantage because he has grown Il
feed he will use.
USING DAMAGED GRAINS

On most farms there are always
products such as wheat screenings,
small and defective ears of corn and
grain damaged by storm or storage
that would bring very little on the
market, but for the purpose of feeding
poultry they can be used to good pur-
pose.
This brings forth another point Of
Importance in the economical feeding
of the flock, the use Of grains unfit
for human food Now burnt grains,
weavel eaten grain, screenings and
corn nubbins can all be used for poul-
try feeding with every bit as good re-
suits as when the best of grains are
fed and at a much reduced cost. In
truth. the difference between profit
and a loss on the poultry flock is to-
| day more than ever a matter of fore
sight and good management
| Few poultry raisers know as much
about the development of the egg as
| they should, yet a knowledge of this
important subject is essential to sue
cess. On it depend the reasons for
| giving certain feeds and care. This is
the interesting subject for next weeks
| story,