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Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-20
Nonpartisan League and Nebraska.

A lengthy epistle from the state manager of
the Nonpartisan League addressed to the gov
ernor is really intended to be read by the people
of Nebraska. As an example of special plead
ing, avoiding all the main issues, it is note
worthy exhibit.
According to the writer, the Nonpartsan
League has not thought Of state socialism; any
thing like that is far removed from its purpose
and design. It only contemplates public own
ership," and then in an astute and energetic
manner blandly goes on to expound the differ
ence between tweedledee and tweedledum.
Government ownership will break up the hated
and despised monopolies that now crush the
life out of the people. Mills, elevators, banks,
warehouses, supply houses, everything of any
kind or nature with which the farmer has to
DEAL will be taken over by the government and
operated as a state concern.
In North Dakota, where the Town1ey pro-
gram is being carried out a notion Of its work
ings may be gained. 1t has not yet progressed
far enough to convince the farmers entirely of
the fallacy, but sufficient evidence is already at
hand to show that the natural order of such I'M
sound experiments is being followed. In the
case of the state-owned mill, the manager puts
out a balance sheet showing profit Of $500
for twenty-six days operation, while the ac-
counts of the state auditor show that the mill
actually incurred loss of $1,000 in that time.
The manager explains this by pointing out that
his balance sheet does not include the over
head, which is borne by the taxpayers.
Similarly this will run through the whole list.
Manager Johnson is also little unfortunate
in his selection of the municipal ice plant in
Omaha as an illustration of the beauty of his
plan If he were to live in this city for time he
might discover that instead of the price of ice to
the consumer having been reduced 100 per cent"
as he asserts a much different thing has hap
pened. The municipal ice plant has brought
considerable relief to limited number of resi-
dents but no general benefit to the community.
Instead of the price of ice being reduced to the
general public it has been increased, although
this fact is not to be charged to the existence
OF a municipal plant, but in spite of it. And
during the extreme heat of last summer, the
small patrons of the "muny" plant found them
selves restricted in their purchases because the
demands of big ice cream factories required all
the surplus the city ice plant could furnish.
Nebraskans may be in mood to follow Mr..
Johnson into the Townley camp but we doubt
it. However, if they do they should not go
blindly in the belief that any man can ever get
something for nothing.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-20
MISS Olympia.
BY MoLLIE PRICE COOK.

Her nickname is Miss Olympia"
You wonder why2 If you've read
about the Olympian games you will
understand. She is the athletic
American girl, the girl VINO excells
in outdoor sports.
She loves to walk. Why? Be
cause she knows how. She walks at
least two miles every day, some
days FIVE miles. She often goes on
a 20 or 25-mile cross-country hike.
Ask miss Olympia if she ever gets
tired and she will tell you:
"Of course not | would though
if l didn't wear sensible, comfortable
clothes-a MILDLY and skirt, no cor
set, shoes with low heels and broad
toes, when it is cold a sweater or
short coat.
Then, too, experiment till I
find what length of step is easiest
for me to take. Then l walk lightly
putting the balls of my feet and my
toes to the ground before lowering
my heels. | toe straight ahead like
an Indian l walk with my BODY
erect, shoulders back, chest out, and
chin in like a soldier. l do not saun-
ter along but walk quite fast"
Pc you like to run, Miss Olym-
Eyes, I run a little every day
about block at time | was
taught to breathe deeply at all times
but when | am out of doors | take
long deep breaths that seem fairly
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-20
"He Was Good to His Mother"

Out of the smoke surrounding the trail of
the escaped Wyoming train robber looms the
significant statement that while in the peniten-
tiary he was model prisoner" and that he
purchased Liberty bonds and contributed to
Red Cross funds from his savings Just what
these consisted of is not explained. If it was
money he had when sent to prison, he had it
from his bandit operations; if it was from earn
ings while in confinement, he made a safe in
vestment. At any rate, one dispatch from
Wyoming states that IS per cent of the people
of the state hope he gets away. His latest ex-
plot is to hold up train carrying an armed
posse and refurnish himself with firearms. No
wonder his fellow citizens admire him, and take
a glowing pride in his defiance of law. Jesse
James never achieved anything like that. How
ever all this will not deter the pursuit of this
accomplished train robber and when Uncle
Sam once more lays hold on him, the fact that
'he was good to his mother" will not prevent
his being stuck into an even stronger cell than
the one he has escaped from.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-20
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Honor the Flag.

Omaha, Nov. 17.GTo the Editor
Of Tho Bee: A stranger in your
city. 1 pick up your evening edition
stands for" is 'Inculcation OF Amer
icanism as the true basis Of good
citizenship" AS distasteful to bull
as Is the waving of anything red, so
the most hateful thing to an I. w. w.
or any other variety of unamerican-
ism is our national flag. Then why
not carry a cut Of the flag at the
head of your editorial columns al
ways. You probably did It when we
were in the so-called midst of war;
why not continue to show 1t now that
peace is casting its dawn rays upon
the world?
Tonight I attended a banquet at
which characterization" and the
program the American Legion has
mapped out for its work was touched
upon, but nowhere in that hall was
there a sign of Old Glory At every
gathering of either men, women or
children the flag should be proudly
displayed-hung fiat, never draped--
because the flag Is never "decora-
ton" In every church the flag
should be shown, and il In any
church the principles Of which the
flag is only the outward symbol are
not in accord, then that church has
no place in the U. s. A.
GRIDLEY ADAMS,
Federal Advertising Agency. Chi
Cago
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-20
The Challenge of Berger's
District
From the New York Times.

1t probably will not surprise anybody that
the socialists of the Fifth Wisconsin district
have renomnated Victor L. Berger for con-
gress, Such an occurrence was to be looked
tor. 1t is the strongest socalistic district in
the United States, and large number perhaps
a majority, of the socialists in it are more i'm
pacable in their hostility to this government
than Berger himself. For proof of this state
ment one need go no further than the election
OF 1914, in which enough of them bolted Berger
to defeat him for congress because he would
not go to such extremes as they
They lost no time in reuominating him They
even violated the rules and customs of their
party in order to do it quickly. There is no
other party which has such an ironclad machine
and is so strictly governed by rules as the So
cialist party. Its laws prescribes the mode of
nomination and it is unheard of to violate them.
Yet in this case. instead of a nomination by
referendum. the Fifth Wisconsin district social
lists resorted to a device sometimes used by
Americans. but never by Socialists, and nomi-
mated Berger by mass meeting
Bergers reelection is highly probable In
that case, of course the house will again refuse
to seat him, and the Fifth Wisconsin district will
remain unrepresented. This game of battedore
and shuttlecock may keep up for years to come
if the district remains as inveterately opposed
to American institutions it now is. There
have been instances of the kind in England The
nearest approach to Berger's case was that of
John Wilkes, the radical opponent of the Brit
ish government who was regularly elected at
election after election, despite the repeated re-
fusals of the House of Commons to seat him.
On one occasion it unseated him though he
had received over l100 votes and his opponent
not quite 800.
The question now before the American peo-
pie is whether a congress district which is con-
trolled by several thousand men who aim their
blows at the American form of government
shall be permitted to override the decision of
the house that their representative is not en-
titled to take part in the making of American
laws. 1t is doing them injustice to charge
them with hostility to this government in time
of war, since they were dissatisfied with even
Berger because he was not sufficiently pro-
German for their extreme taste.
The issue, then, is not so much between the
American people and Victor Berger as it is
between the American people and the ma jority
of the Fifth Wisconsin district That district.
if it defes the house of representatives by re-
electng him, will merely be cha llenging the
pute C may be long drawn out but the odds are
unequal and the result is not in doubt
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-20
FROM HERE AND THERE.

The Bible contains 773,74S words
and 3,56S,4S0 letters.
The best marksmen are usually
those with gray or blue eyes.
Linseed is the nearest approach to
milk in composition of any vegeta-
BILE food.
The head Of a man or woman in
normal health contains something
like $4,000 hairs.
Mushrooms, worldwide pro-
duct, are as plentiful In Siberia as
in tropical chimes.
Medical authorities declare that
butter is the most nutritious article
of diet, and that bacon comes next
Although eggs Of different species
of birds greatly differ in shape, the
yolks of all are invariably spherical
South Of the equator Buenos
Aires, Rio do Janeiro and Sydney
are the three largest cities in point
Of population.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-20
Settling Coal Strikes.

Omaha, Nov. 15.--To the Editor of
The Bee: Let us keep the record
straight. In reply to communication
signed Pennsylvania" regarding
the action Of the late President
Roosevelt in settling the anthricite
coal strike Of 1902, permit me to
remind him that instead of settling
the strike in 4S hours, he allowed
the strike to continue for about five
months, and then when the necessity
of using coal was nearly over, with
a big flourish of trumpets, he called
the miners and the operators to-
gether in a conference which John
Mitchell and his followers had been
seeking throughout the controversy.
But let us remember that the strike
was won before Roosevelt interfered,
and according to the testimony of
John Mitchell in the book, Organ
lied Labor" the real result of the
presidential interference was to save
the face of the operators.
Allow us to remember that dur
ing this strike the price Of soft coal
was boosted out of all reason, al
though it was the hard coal miners
who were on strike, and that moth
ing was done by the government to
protect the public from this piracy.
WILLIAM B. DAILY.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-20
THE DOUGHBOY TELLS
THE WORLD.

After I've slogged in the muck and mire.
After I've smelled the dawn;
After I've looked on a land Of fire
And an empire smashed and shorn;
After I've gone on a soldiers path
Roaring and loose and free,
Winning. by luck. through the pits own
wrath.
Do you think you can fetter met
Think you can fetter me down, I ask,
To walls and files and ink:
A shiny desk and a stiff-cuffed task
In city sans drink?
After I've harked to the big ones break,
Ducked to their jagged spray.
Think you can thrill me with tea and
cake
And the charms Of a cabaret?
After I've known but the tent and deck
Under hot stranger skies,
Think you can collar my bull-like neck,
Shoe me in toepinch size?
Tie me, perhaps, to a house and wife,
Make me a shackled man
Think you can get me to live that life?
You bet your last centime--you can!
Stewart NJ Emery in Home Sector
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-20

only with constant practice, just like
pitching in base ball. Small hands
are unable to grip ball, especially
if wet, therefore lay the pigskin in
the palm of the hand with the point
in direction of the objective. The
ends of the fingers, if time permits,
should be in contact with the lacing
of the ball and trifle back of the
center. Thus when the ball is
thrown with a short over-arm &C
ton there will be a spin to it as
the oval rolls off the finger tips,
palm being underneath, producing
spiral pass.
Forward passes should be made
following a run or line buck which
naturally draws the defensive backs
up. On a third down a long pass
would be proper II checked on the
goal line an out pass forward over
the end should be all right as a last
resort on the fourth down. Never
take chances when in your own ter
ritory as pass, especially forward
and out, might be intercepted too
easily.
Most plays in which the forward
pass figures are made to certain men
running to an open spot. but the
best team play comes from for
ward passes made in a certain
groove. As in base ball hits go
in certain lanes where no one is
fielding; so in foot bali pass over
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-20
e. e -Zzh1@ Folks Corner 3

the center and down 10 yards just
behind the offensive backs. AT
least two possible receivers should
always try to be in this lane. ono
Tor short, the other for a long
pass. The next best groove calls
for long 25-yard pass over the de-
fcnsive half and out at As degree
angle. Thus it is necessary for one
end to cross over to be with his
partner IN receiving.
Two fundamentals are essential
first, passes must be thrown from
five yards bacl, of scrimmage line,
and second, they must be executed
with snap and accuracy in practice
About one-half the scores in college
loot ball this season are due directly
to clever forward passing.
Next week: Keep fit for next
season.")
Boys and Girls Newspaper Service
Copyright. 1919. by J. II. Millar.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-20

to lift me off the ground. Lots of
girls do not breathe. They do not
know how. They only heave their
chests up and down. l breathe from
the diaphragm pushing the waist
muscles out as far as | can when l
take in breath and pulling them in
when l force a breath out. Our
family doctor says l am the health
lest girl he ever knew"
Miss Olympia" is not conceited.
She is merely telling facts. She
lives right and that means that she
really lives. She has the health and
physique and character which make
her stand out as leader among
girls. Why shouldn't every Ameri-
can girl be a Miss Olympia?"
(Next week: Turkey and Gin
ger.")
Boys ana Girls Newspaper Service
Copyright, 1919, by ]. H. Millar.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-20

"You can knock a thing In such
way as to boost it," said a govern
ment official In an address. "Injudi-
cious orators often and often make
this mistake.
"Terhaps you've heard Of the "a
vivalist who shouted:
81 tell you, friends, hell contains
nothing but chorus girls, cocktails
roulette wheels
"Thereupon young man in
back seat yelled;
"'Oh, death, where is thy sting? :"
Detroit Free Press.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-20

City funds are almost exhausted, but this il
normal for the season Sometime the year will
end with surplus, and then there will be /;
celebration.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-20
The Forward Pass.

BY H. o. PAGE.
Coach. Formerly Quarterback, University
Of Chicago.
An ideal player is one who (D
can run and dodge in the open, (2)
who can kick, and (3) who can for
ward pass. The youngster learning
to play foot ball asks three ques-
tons about passing. How-when-
where?
To be a successful passer comes
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-20

Wall Street is still busy cleaning house,
and war brides are now getting back to where
ordinary stocks look like something. The
process may eliminate in lot of "mllionaires"
trying to get their old jobs back again.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-20

The worst of the Washington l. w. w. bad
men surrendered without firing shot. His
pacifst' inclnatons got the upper hand just in
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-20
Thirty Years Ago in Omaha.

The republican primaries were held to elect
delegates to the republican city convention.
new city railway company was organized
The capital was 100000 and was subscribed
to bv John A. McShane William A. Paxton. ].
H. Dumont, J. G Megeath and w. A. Under
wood,
A brilliant ball was given at the Willard
hotel by Mrs. Carter. The hotel ball room and
parlors had been rehnished and redecorated
for the occasion and all Omaia's 400 were in
attendance.
Mrs. A. P Hanchett, assisted by Mrs. H.
W. Tilton of Council Bluffs. entertained in
the afternoon. when the guests were favored
with literary and musical program of high
merit.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-20
TOD Az
The Day We Celebrate.

Frank L. Halter, president of the Lininger
Implement company, born 1861
Dowager Queen Margherita, mother Of
King Victor Emmanuel of Italy, born So years
ago.
Selma Lager1of, the leading woman author
of Sweden, born in the province of Vermland,
81 years ago.
Col w. J, Wilgus, who directed the railroad
work of the American expedtionary forces in
France, born in Buffalo 81 years ago.
Most Rev. Patrick ]. Hayes, head of the
Romal Catholic archdiocese of New York, born
in New York City s. years ago.
Frederic A. Hall, chancellor of Washington
university, St Louis, born at Brunswick, Me,
IS years ago
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-20

Wyoming coal miners say they are terror
lied by the foreigners amongst them. 1t doesn't
require great deal to brighten men sometimes
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-20

You may have noticed how the govern
ments efforts to reduce the cost of living sue
ceeded. The promise was made in 1912, and
still holds good-never having been used
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-20

The house gets its little vacation while the
senate sticks on the job. Occasionally the
greater body has the advantage of the lesser.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-20

Jersey butcher was fined $33.33 an ounce
for short weight on a beefsteak. Almost
amounted to his profit on the sale.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-20

An industrial truce for year is proposed
again. What would do more good would be
for everybody to 60 to work.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-20

Give the devil his due; Hindenburg says all
the other expainers are lying.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-20

Chicago is combating the high cost of
street car fares. What Omaha needs is more
opportunity to ride.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-20

The w. c. T. u. says it is not engaged il
crusade against tobacco, but somebody is.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-20

No drastic regulations for the use Of coal
are yet to be made, but you will lose nothing
by being careful.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-20

Again we are warned that if we do not feed
the Armenians they will starve. At any rate,
the American commission can no longer pay
salaries, so its members are coming home
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-20

"Moonshine sugar" is the latest, and per
haps the most significant. Watch the flight.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-20

Another tube of radum has been lost in
bath tub. The moral to this is self-starting.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-20

Louisville refused to hear Fritz Kreisle
fiddle, another sign that the war is not over.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-20

Butter has hit new high mark in the race
to reduce" the cost of living. Does the Lever
law apply only to coal minersi
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-20

That Wyoming train robber is energetic
enough to succeed in regular business
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-20

Where was Tammany when the prince of
Wales was given the freedom of the city?
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-20

a tiny bottle of "Freezone" costs
so little at any drug store; apply a
few drops upon any corn or callus.
Instantly it stops hurting, then
shortly you lift that bothersome
corn or callus right off with your
fingers. Truly! No humbug!
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-20

D'Annunzio has left Fiume, but the Italians
have not.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-20
What The Bee Stands For:

]. Respect Tor the law and maintenance Of
order
2. Speedy and certain punishment of crime
through the regular operation of the
courts
5. Pitless publicity and condemnation of
ineticiency lawessness and corrup-
ton in Office.
4. Frank recognition and commentator
of honest and efficient public service
s. Incubation of Americansm as the true
basis of good citizenship.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-20

"Old Doc" Garfield now has his chance.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-20
An Injudicious Knock

Boys and Girls Newspaper Service
Copyright. 1919. by J. II. Millar.
Evening journal., 1919-03-10
CHURCH TENANTED
BY NEGRO FAMILIES

Residents OF the vicinity OF Second
and Third and West streets have sent
la protest 10 the Board OF Education
AGAINST The occupancy of the building,
No 222 West street by Negro families.
The Board bought Tho property. for
merly a church. as site for "A Negro
school but did not utilize 10 for that
purpose after Pulaski Hall. at Second
and JustisOn streets was bought FOR a
school The protest sent 10 the school
board reads:
To The Honorable. tie President and
members Of the Board Of Education !:
conference.-the action OF the Board
LOT Educailon In buying NO 222 West
street FOR a Negro school ignored the
protest uf the taxpayers and enabled
non-taNpaying church society 10 I'M
load ON the city for $1,000 property
which cost 10 only 5000
The continued action of your board
IN permitting this building to be occu-
pied as "a home by Negro families is a
serious menace 90 this community. inn
periling the value of our property and
making our homes less desirable.
No Negroes lived In this block until
iheA were placed there by the nOn-taN-
paying church society and the Board OF
Education. yet against our nsisteni
protest they have been kept there In
the property which the board bought
at an advance of 5000 In price. hut
which has never been needed nor ulil-
lied FOR school purposes.
Now. We again protest against your
boards continued arbitrary defiance OF
our rights and interests. and urge that
this condition be- Immediately rcmedicd
Joseph Lemon. DeXler Forbes. samuel
*. Price. T.. y BidOscio. Philip H
Lynch. VI. Cramer. Mrs Rachel Fein-
burg. Mrs. Marie Webb. A. Tollin. Peter
ni Mast. A j. Sklul. NJ Binder Benia-
min j. Silverman Il. 4. Walters. John
Harry Langc. Lyman Re
zits. NJ l.. Pritchetl, Alfred L. AIMS
cow. NJ. W. Keller.
Evening journal., 1919-03-10
S1,lSl,057 PENSIONS
FOR EPISC0PALIANS

The Episcopal Church contributed ~
two years sl.isi.O5I76 for The protection
OF its clergymen through the church
pension fund. This was The amount OF
the assessments paid into the fund by
churches throughout the country al
The close OF the two years Of opera
tion just ended
Mcneil Sayre. secretary and manager
OF the church pension fund announc-
ed That this total Of si.fSt. .05I.I6 was
9oe per cent. OF an possible assess
menis payable on the salaries Of Epis-
copal clergymcu In the United states
and foreign Missionary fields. Seven
and onc-half per cent. of an salaries.
which Is The assessment rate would
amount TO Si2OOOO0 for the two ycm
period
Tho church pension fund began
operation on March 4. 1917. with S.
ii2On raised In campaign for 81
0OOOm 90 protect clergymen then i'm
office. The fund embraces 5000 par
isles scattered throughout The United
states and foreign missionary fields.
and more than 5.O0O clcrgymcn who
are protected by old axe pensions. dis
ability allowances and benefits for
their widows ami orphans.
Evening journal., 1919-03-10

In The Want Ads. viii Doe found the
complete directory OF all kinds oi
work.
Evening journal., 1919-03-10
IEMEs HAPPENINGS

special 90 Tho Evening journal.
LENES, Del. March iO-A meeting
or the stockholders of The Coast Fish
Oil and Fertilizer Company viii Doe held
Jl tbe company's office This afternoon
for the purpose of discussing plans for
The future welfare of ihc company, the
government having given up It's plant.
DR.. T.. u. y. Turner. who las been
spending several weeks at WaycrOss,
Ga. has returned.
Charles n. Mauu made business trip
Go Dover on THURSDAY.
Mr.. and Mrs. William r. Ingram arc
receiving congratulations upon the ar
rival OF a baby girl.
Mrs Bessie Elliot of Philadelphia is
spending a few weeks with the for
mcrs parents in Chincoieaguc, Va
DIR. Richard Bcebc. Who has been i'm
France since the war broke out il
expected home sometime in the near
future.
Evening journal., 1919-03-10

Editors Note-ynrie Harry viii br
glad 20 answer inquiries either in thi-
column or by mail, provided letters are
signed with the fun name and address