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Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-29
Hats OFF to Herbert Hoover.

If the German junkers were undecided as to
the opinion of the outside world concerning
their course in Belgium, and the esteem in which
they are held by decent people, Herbert Hoover
has treasured them. He knows better than any
the difficulties, the annoyances the injustice and
the brutality under which the administration OF
relief was carried out in Belgium. 1t was in
this aspect of the war that the Hun leaders
showed the calculated calous cruelty and stony
hearted indifference to all appeals of humanity
that have made them detested everywhere. So
when Baron Won den Lancken, oppressor of
Belgium, applied to Hoover for an audience to
discuss the business of food supplies for Ger
many he was told to "go to hell" and to Her
bert Hoovers compliments in this connection
will be added those of every American citizen
conversant with the facts. Germany will not
be left to starve as was Belgium, Poland, Ser
bia, Armenia, Roumania, Russia and every
country that fell under the dominion of the
Hun, but the relief will not be administered
through communication with outlaws of human
ity who are personally responsible for the ter
rble conditions Hoover like Whittlesey, has
tersely voiced American sentiment in this
matter
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-29
Great Britain Endorses Lloyd George.

No room for doubt as to the state of the
British mind is found in the result of the gen.
eral election. The defeat of Herbert H. AS
quith is surprising, but may be accounted for on
the grounds that his constituency was out of
tune with his policy and opposition to the pre-
mers plans, although he had been more passive
than active. However, the next House of Com
mons will be so completely controlled by the
coalitionists that the Lloyd George government
ought to have free hand in carrying out its
after-the-war plans. These include many
projects for the social betterment of the English
people, for readjustment of the finances of the
communion with the overseas dominions. 1t
should be notable parliament
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-29
Wall Street Envaes Nebraska

Nebraska has fallen from its early moral
grandeur. It now boasts of owning more auto
mobiles, according to population, than any other
the wind-swept west any person who rode in a
motor car was denounced as "plute." 1t was
the vehicle of the maefactor of great wealth
who fattened on the toll of the honest farmer.
1t was the symbol of the billionares whose pal
aces lined Manhattan's avenues and whose
yachts rode proudly in the waters of Newport.
Popusts grew great by denouncing this GRIM
inal class that waxed sleek by the sweat of 9TH
ers' brows.
But today it is Wall streets turn to be en-
vious of the western farmer 1t is not raising
wheat of which the future price is fixed by the
government at lucrative figure. 1t rides to
business in Mr.. Shont's subway when the line
is not tied up, and is glad to pay nickel for
the privilege. Illinois claims over $800,00O,0O0
of farm products; Iowa runs Nebraska close
second for the automobile record, and grain,
hogs and cattle are creating new financial GEN.
tiers beyond the Mississippi where Liberty loans
are oversubscribed the first week.
s. If the west is not on its guard its fall from
grace will result in giving it reputation no bet
ter than that of the narrow street in New York
City from which all the crimes of this country
have been supposed to be engineered. In its
exceeding prosperity let It beware lest 1t pro-
woke poverty-stricken Wall street to declare for
government ownership of railroads. conhscation
Of private property and the stripping of the
farmers who live by clipping coupons from their
bonds and spend their incomes in gasoline and
tesA-New York World.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-29
Remedy for Too Liberal Expansion.

The finance committee of the American Eco
nomic association, of which Prof. E. R. A. Se1ig-
man Of Columbia university is the chairman re-
ports that the unavoidable expansion of credit
in wartime has been unnecessarily liberal This
conclusion will square exactly with that forced
on others who have watched the development
of treasury transactions during the year. Antic-
ipatory borrowing through treasury certificates
to be redeemed from proceeds Of loans afforded
an easy way of meeting current expenses, and
sustained the extravaganza complained of in the
war expenditures. More dangerous than this,
however, has been the expansion of money sup
ply through the federal reserve bank issues
Two and one-half billions have been added by
this agency resting solely on commercial credit.
The purpose for which this bank was instituted
has been lost sight of, seemingly, and the dam
ger foreseen when it was proposed is being
completely verified. DR.. Seligman's recommen-
dation that the federal reserve authorities should
follow less liberal policy, that the borrow
and-buy" method of hotation for government
loans be discouraged, is in the direction of sta
bilization. The menace of initiation is more
threatening now than when the country was
under pressure of war, and correspondingly
greater wisdom and prudence must be observed
to avoid smash. -.. .. -
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-29
WHAT THE DREAMERs OVERLOOK.

Many people, and not all of them bolshviki
expect great deal more to come from the war
than is likely to be realized. They are devoted
to ideals, filled with philanthropic and altruistic
notions, and foredoomed to disappointment. 1t
is true that the world has passed into new era;
social forms and political relations that existed
in 1914 are as dead as those o. Ninevah and
Tyre, and can no more be revived But into
the new world have been projected certain laws
laws of God, moral, physical and economic, and
are immutable and memorable alike. They may
be suspended for time, but whenever the force
that holds them in suspense is removed they
again operate as certainly as before.
In the new world it is fondly hoped the
fore. Men will be more just and probably
will be generous even before they are
just, and will show such regard for the helpless
as has never yet prevailed. But the operation
of the law of justice and love does not look to
all receiving and no giving. 1t must work both
bestow When the individual gets to the point
where he can balance the common good along
side his personal inclination or desires this law
will run very smoothly.
Application of the economic laws will not
be so easy. Discomfort, now as ever, rests on
sense of injustice, real or imaginary. Most
of it grows out of the envy of the mprovident
for the prosperous. Only when man comes to
realize that he cannot eat his cake and have his
cake, that thrift and thrift alone, produces a
surplus, and puts comfort or even luxury, in
reach of the INDUSTRIOUS will this spirit of evil
disappear.
Poverty is as certain to follow US into the
coming years as is sin, and from the two will
spring suffering. This is what the dreamers
overlook
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-29
QUAINT BITS OF LIFE.

By means Of a new "trouble
truck" designed for the use of au-
tomobile repair establishments, one
man may load on a damaged car and
convey it to the repair shop.
Small electrically-heated trucks
for use in hospitals are now manu-
featured, enabling patients to secure
hot, appetizing food, whatever the
distance their room may be from the
kitchen.
Vibration Of sound is a thing the
possibilities of which we do not vet
understand. 1t is said that Caruso
can break a wine glass by singing
into it its keynote. The sub bass of
the pipe organ has been known to
rack church pews to pieces with it's
sympathetic note.
Having found difficulty in getting
milk for his influenza patients, DR..
Alfred G. Pelletier of Winchendon
carries an eight-quart can around
with him on his trips, and whenever
he meets a milkman who can spare
few quarts he has the can filled up.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-29
HERE AND THERE.

Stimulated by a prize of $1,000
offered by the Mormon church,
Utah farmer set out to. cultivate and
fertilize each plant with the care
that might be given a peony. His
acre yielded S25 bushels Of potatoes
eight times the average crop.
American fried egg financiers and
pie plutocrats should. take warning
from abroad. The national restau-
rant Of London, which was estab-
lished to expose the profiteers, shows
a profit of $3.50 a week, or about 20
per cent on the investment. Lunch
es and suppers are sold for rs cents
and tea and breakfast for Is cents.
There is profit of about cents on
each meal. The cooperative res
taurant idea also has taken root in
Paris, where 10 publicly-controlled
restaurants, each seating 1000 per-
sons, are selling good meals for
about 80 cents each.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-29
Around the Cities

The Red Cross roll cal in Sioux
City was answered by Sl02 mem
bers, 1.446 being renewals
A Detroit housekeeper proved that
milk bottle is as efficient as a po-
tato masher in putting a burglar out
of business.
Cincinnati breaks into the pub
licity map as the pivot If court at
tack on the validity of the action of
congress in submitting To the state
the federal prohibition &mendment.
New York City saloonists scent
the drouth six months in advance
and the far-seeing are converting
their bars into soft drink parlors
and tagging soda fountains as life
savers.
The lid is off in New York and
the Great White Way" shines with
its old-time electric briIiance. All
restrictions on lobster palaces have
been rescinded by the federal food
board and the figures on meal tickets
swell with all the pride If wartime
profiteering.
The assessed valuation Of real es-
tttNO anu pSl ooicll pLoptlNN III SOOh
county, including Chicago. Just COM
pleted, totals s1,0S4, 90G.671. OF
this $S22,4S5,S51 is for real estate
and S262,420.020 for personal prop
erty. The assessment is based on
one-third of the full value
The new chief of police of Chi
cago wants S2,40S,42S to run the po-
lice department in 1913. If the
money can be had the force will be
increased by 1000 more men, speed
Ter autos purchased and the old Chi
cago Herald building on Washington
street leased for police uses.
Mayor Kiel Of st. Louis goes on
record for a municipal income tax
and will ask the state legislature for
permission to put it on. The state
already has an income tax in opera
ton and Uncle Sam works the same
thing. The city's rake-off, when it
comes, promises to swell the scream.
Camden, N. j., across the river
from Philadelphia, plans big boost
in municipal improvements tn om-
ing year. Two of its principa nor
oughfares are to be widened regard
less of expense. Many other devel-
opments are expected to follow as a
result of the stimulus of bridge
over the river.
1t was a merry Christmas eve in
the two Kansas Cities. all right
Half a foot Of snow on top Of a
street car strike made things lively
and warm and packed the walks
with pedestrians and bundles. Per-
sons who did not get into the crush
in the limited car service had to
hoof it homeward. Taxis and jitney
lifted the price to pluto levels and
made enough money in a few hours
to call it day at p. m. and let
shoe leather do the rest Oh, boy,
it was merry day.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-29
YANKS ABROAD
need BOOKS NOW
WAR IS ENDED
Some Show Desire for Ele'
mentary Works on School
Studies Including the
Three "RS."

Paris. Dec. l9.-With more read
ing time on their hands than eve
before, now that the fighting ha
stopped, the American eXpeditlonary
force which required a million
books month, will devour litera
ture at much more stagge1rt
figure. The book shelves of every
Y. NJ. c. A. hut are polished daily
by the constant return OF book:
read and the taking out of new
books, and the difficulty is in sup.
plying rapidly enough, according to
Burton Stevenson, head OF the
American Library association.
What the soldiers like best in the
way of reading is reported back {
Mr.. Stevenson through the Y. M. {
A., the Red Cross, and the Other
organizations among which the
books of the American Library as
ISOLATION are distributed, as well a.
through letters straight from the
soldiers themselves. His forecast o
what they are going to want wa.
cabled back to the United State.
the other day, in the following order
for books:
Need Immediately 1000 each.
elementary, advanced arithmetics,
geometries, trigonometries, chem
istry books, physics, agriculture,
stock breeding, forestry, business
methods, accounting, commerce,
banking, law, architecture. Two hum
dred each bookkeeping, poultry
raising. Requests pouring in show
tremendous demand for technical,
educational books. Recognizing
warehouses to expedite distribution
Fiction continues to be read by
the army, in spite of its more serious
trend of mind, at the rate of hun
dreds of thousands of volumes
month, Mr.. Stevenson said. Kip
hing and Service are still the favor
lite poets of the American soldiers.
Among the requests that come in
during the past week were two for
ordinary primers or A. B. c. books,
from American-born men who are
finding their first opportunity to
study their own language in a for
eign country. Mr.. Stevenson be-
lieves that the need for such educa-
tional books in the months after
peace is declared before the men
can go back to their own country,
will be tremendous.
The American Library associa-
ton is so we'll organized in France
that any soldier who makes a re-
quest for a particular book from any
camp is apt to find it in his hands
almost more quickly than he would
be able to procure it in the United
States.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-29
Silent Service Well Done.

One of the little unattractive jobs OF the war
was "mine-sweeping." 1t was performed by
steam trawlers and other incidental craft, under
such conditions as attracted little notice. What
they did, however, is now coming out A re-
port from the British admiralty says these
sweepers combed sea space of $4,000 miles a
month, steaming $4,000 miles to do it. In
thirty-three months, up to the end of Septem-
Der, they had swept up and destroyed 64400
mines, l4o "sweepers" being lost in that time
This figures up about 1000 mines and five YES
sells per month. A wonderful tribute to a silent
service. ....
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-29
People and Euents

After controversy extending over two years
the Anglo-American society of New York de-
cided on replica of St. Gaudens Lincoln in
Lincoln park, Chicago, for presentation to Lon
don. 1t will occupy site in the Claiming Cir
Gle, Westminster. The Barnard Lincoln pre-
viously accepted by London authorities may
also go overseas, provided some other English
city speaks for it.
mo wonder the people are becoming Sim
Feiners when the Parnels turn evictors," ex-
claimed lawyer in Dublin when John H. Par
nell and wife sought an ejectment decree against
delinquent tenant on the Parnell lands. Par
nell is brother of Charles Stewart Parnell,
former Irish leader. Court proceedings did not
disclose how much the tenant failed to dig UP.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-29
StorYette of the Day.

Lawyers are sometimes put to 1t
with witnesses, as was lawyer who
was cross-examining a witness as to
the way in which Mr.. Smith rode
a horse.
"And how does Mr.. Smith ride a
horse?" asked the lawyer.
Generally in saddle, sir" was
the answer.
"Yes?' said the lawyer. quite
remarkable. But what gait does he
rider"
"He never rides any gate at all
sir" was the answer. But l have
seen his son take every gate on the
farm"
"Ah," said the lawyer. Perhaps
you will tell the jury how MI. Smith
rides when he is in company with
others"
Eyes, sir" said the willing wit.
ness. "He keeps up with them wher
he can and when he can't he falls
behind"
The lawyer by this time was ruff
fled. "Now, | want clear answer
to my next question" he said. "How
does Mr.. Smith ride when he /:
alone?"
Il don't know, sir" was the re.
ply. Il have never been with him
when he was alone. "-Youngstowr
Telegram.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-29
EDITORIAL SHRAPNEL.

Detroit Free Press: Berlin people
are dancing to forget. They may
dance all they want to, but they
ing to pay the fiddler.
Washington Post; The old mouse
tower at Bingen on the Rhine has
seen many a change, but it never eX-
pected to see French lads swarming
up the Rhinegau.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat: Fun
riest characteristic about all that
German propaganda that was sub
sidized in this country is that it
didn't sink in. What a. waste of
money!
New York World: General Bar
nett's plan of retaining wounded ma
rines on the rolls will receive popular
Endorsement. A marine who has
lost leg for his country has per-
manent claim on its gratitude.
New York Herald: Imagine the
disgust of Ferdinand, the unspeaka-
Bile Bulgar. and Enver Pasha, the
unspeakable Turk, when they learn
that after all his war-lording the
kaiser only got away with paltry
$4,760,O00!
Kansas City Times: Here is Mr..
Bernstorff bursting out eloquently
in favor of league of nations. Does
he by any chance imagine that such
a league would contemplate that the
office of ambassador should be used
as cloak for a spy?
Philadelphia Ledger: When you
read Of terrible excuses by mobs in
Petrograd, just remember that Presi-
dent Wilson's speeches are burned
by weird women in front of the
White House; and yet the republic
hobbies along.
Philadelphia Ledger: Field Mar
shall Haigs advice, do not let us
get swelled heads over our victory,
as other persons did in 1870" is pre-
cisely what we might expect from a
soldier. BoaStful talk usually comes
from those who did not fight.
Minneapolis Tribune: Secretary
Baker urges fathers and mothers
and all the rest to write letters to
the soldiers overseas. Sure, but will
Mr.. Baker please see that the letters
are delivered. Mr.. Burleson is so
busy with his government owner
ship schemes that we hate to bother
him.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-29
AMERICA TO FRANCE.

Comrade,
Thou, undismayed,
Wielder of Bayard's blade
As of the falchion of enfranchised thought;
Thou foe,
Through veal or woe,
OF all hearts undergo
OF tyranny and guile, since first men
fought!
High priest,
Whose fires released
From Freedoms altar-feast
Full oft have blazed above a despot's fall,
We greet
Thee, as is meet,
From a disciples seat,
Grown equal in mems service at thy call!
Not vain
Thy late fierce pain!
Unreasonable gain
Hast thou from this last bearing Of thy
cross!
We too,
To thy soul true,
The bitter valley through
Have trod, and caught the light above the
At one with thee
That not the mere word free"
BE henceforth sovereign, but the fact su-
preme,
Have sent
Our President
To bear our sacrament
OF purpose, and to shape to deed our
dream.
For all
OF our dead now call,
That in your cause did fall
Yours that is ours-not to abjure their
trust
Retract
The solemn pact
Exalting their last act;
New freemen's shrines to fashion from
their dust!
Keen yet
To pay our debt
To thee for Lafayette,
Well toll to Danish menace from thy soul;
Then so
Filled with the glow
OF thine own Rochambeau,
with thee and Britain point the nations
goal!
HERMAN NJ DoUNER. N. 7. Times
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-29
SaQnposts Of ProQress

Americas foreign trade is I'M
precedented. During November ex-
ports passed the half-billion mark
and imports a quarter of a billion.
Food administrator of Arkansas
says in that state there are 1873 los
sheep and 2SS,307 dogs; and how
many overcoats can be made of the
fieeces of 2SS,3O7 dogs?
The pepper crop now being har-
vested in Spalding county Georgia.
will not only exceed the previous
local and sectional record, but will
easily give this county first place
in the pepper-producing counties of
America, according to official and
unofficial reports. The value of the
crop is said to be $4,000 per acre.
Under the spur of war demands
mineral production in the United
States reached the unprecedented
value of $5,010,94S,0 900 in 1917. ex-
ceeding by 4S per cent the previous
record made in 1916.
The Security Coal Mining company
of st. Louis and Chicago, operating
large mines at Livingston and Du-
quoin, is the first of the southern
Illinois concerns to cut melon
among its employees. Checks rang
ing from 500 to $4,000 have Just
been received by Duquoin employees
Of that company. The bonus is by
far the largest ever given by any
coal company in this field.
The sale Of a parcel of real estate
in Chicago for $30,000,000, which
brought less than $4,000 in 1860, re-
calls a Fourth of July speech made
by an enthusiastic Chicagoan near
this parcel of land at about the
period Of the civil war. He said:
MY fellow citizens, you may think
me oversanguine, but I believe the
time is coming when, within a cir
cult of two miles from where I now
stand there will be a population of
$4,000. | do not hesitate to say that
some day even this figure may be in
creased to $4,000" The population
within this area is now about .O00,-
600, and this fact, quite naturally,
accounts for the advance in the value
of real estate
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-29
This Day in History.

1S43-Dr. Elisha North, who es-
tablished the first eye infirmary in
the United States, died at New Lon
don, Conn. Born at Goshen, Conn,
January s, 1863.
lS48-Constituent Assembly sit
ting at Rome decreed the deposition
OF the pope.
lS60-The first British ironclad,
the Warrior, was launched
1876--One of the most appalling
disasters in the history of American
railroads\occurred near Ashtabula,
O., when nearly 100 lives were lost
by the giving away Of bridge while
a train was passing over it.
l87S-Angelca Van Buren,, daugh-
ter-in-law President Van Buren,
and mistress of the White House
during his administration, died in
New York City. Born in Sumter
district, S. C., about 1920.
19l4-Allies captured German
point of support near Zennebeke
1ol5-League to avert future wars
by means of world court launched at
New York.
1916-Norway, Sweden and Dem
mark joined in peace appeal to the
belligerents.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-29
The Day We Celebrate.

George A. Sargent, salesman for
+. c. B. Havens & Co., born 1873.
\ R. A. Leussler, secretary of the
Omaha Street Railway company,
born 1866.
Charlotte Walker, prominent as an
emotional actress and film star. born
at Galveston, Tex, 40 years ago.
Col. William Mitchell, who served
as chief of air service of the First
American field army, born in France
SO years ago.
Meyer London, the socialist con-
gresham from the Twelfth New
York district, born in Russia AZ
years ago.
ago.
William ]. Fields, representative
in congress of the Ninth Kentucky
district, born in Carter county, Ky,
"A years ago.
Jess Willard, champion heavy
weight pugilist of the world, born IN
Pottawatomie county, Kan, 81 years
ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-29
Timely lettings and Reminders.

Boston's historic old Christ
church ("The Old North"), famous
as the church from whose beltry
the Paul Revere lanterns were dis
played, celebrates its l95th anniver-
sary today.
Five hundred churches in New
York state are expected to devote
part of their services today, which
is the first Sunday before the con-
vening of the legislature, to con
certed discussion of the Federal
prohibition amendment
Today has been designated by
the American Defense society as the
day on which the clergymen OF 2
United States will be asked !.
preach on the need of giving econ
omic aid to the party of law and
order in Russia.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-29

Another compromise government" is re-
ported from Berlin, but its prospectus does not
add much to the outlook for stability. Still, if
the Germans want to experiment this way now
is as good time as any for them to do it. Very
soon they will be working out the biggest fine
bic offender
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-29
service.

Governor Boyle OF Nevada is most prac-
teal man, experienced in the world Of big un-
dertakings and his comment on the economic
situation will carry weight with those who know
him. Labor and capital must hold their own
peace conference" he says, ito reach common
understanding. Wisdom resides I'M
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-29

Neutral countries are exchanging views as
to joint action to gain admission to the peace
conference. This may have the effect of modi-
flying the attitude said to have been taken by
the belligerents. The incident illustrates one
of the rough places in the road to perpetual and
universal peace