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Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-18

goat, but I've got you now. I ab-
solutely cannot afford to join. I
bought war stamps, Victory bonds,
gave to Red Cross, etc. and am
pinched."
"Still own = carl" asked F. l..
Nesbit.
"Surei Why7"
Liberty bonds and war stamps
are fine investments. We con-
graduate you. But listen-suppose
every motorist would think as you
think. Know what would happen1
Remember back in the early days of
motoring, the, crazy, drastic, straight
laced laws that were put through?
There were no clubs then to fight
for your rights. Notice any crazy
or drastic laws now? Don't drop
protection"
"Pheww laughed the motorist.
"This is the hottest third degree
I've ever been through. Gimme an
application blankW
Willard Offers Help.
Friday at the club room exactly S.
members walked in and gave Secre-
tary Smyth an application with
check attached for new member
ship. Fridays are lucky days.
Senator Willard wrote the club a
nice letter of appreciation of what
the club is going to do in the way
of locating a country club house
on the beautiful heights at Bellevue,
and offered to send the club check
for tidy amount to help out. The
entire membership is enthusiastic
on the country club proposition, and
the high bluff down on the river
will be one of the coolest and most
scenic spots in the entire state.
" Many Inquiries.
A paved road to Lincoln seems
to be Matching out in good shape.
We hope the old hen don't leave the
eggs before they begin to mature.
A paved road between the two cities
would be wonderful boom to both:
The Blue Grass, White Pole and
Lincoln highway through Iowa arc
reported in fairly good shape.
Touring this year will be much
marked Secretary Smyth. This
time of the year we generally have
only a few inquiries on trips. but
this year we have at least four times
as many as the average year. 1t
seems everyone is anxious to get
out on the road, after helping can
Kaiser Bill. The highways will be
flooded, and Omaha should have its
share. Business houses should take
hold and say a good word for Oma-
ha and its position as touring
night stop to their patrons"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-18
SEES BENEFITS
TO Be DERIVED
FROM AUTO CLUB
Argument Wakes Warm, But
Doubling Brother Eventually
Sees Light; Fifty-Six
New Members Join.

At the Wednesday meeting Of tn.
Auto club board Of directors, Sec
rotary Smyth began reading list O
1875 newmenbers up for election te
membership.
Hold on" yelled Charlie Dufie
chief ad man Of M. E. Smith. who i.
also director Of the club. 1--WE go
to work this afternoon"
. But Charles plea for leniency
didn't 60, so he had to sit still fol
10 minutes while Smyth read the
long list.
One of the prettiest drives fol
Sunday around Omaha is to take the
Pioneer trail out of Council Bluffs
to Macedonia and then north tc
either the Iowa Short line or the
White Way and back to the Bluffs
If you have the time, run on tc
Corning, 70 miles, and back on the
Blue Grass road
Cannot See Benefits.
Speaking of backfre conversation
one of the hottest oratorical fire.
works displays ever pulled off in
Omaha occurred in the club room
during the meeting of the board OF
directors. An Omaha motorist
dropped in to get road directions
and maps for 4 point in South Da-
kota. He was not a member, 50
Secretary Smyth refused him infor-
nation and solicited his application
at the reduced rate of S..
what good do your 1000 road
signs do me1" asked the motorist,
after Smyth told him the club had
erected this many signs. Il know
all these roads,"
By this time the directors had
gathered around the motorist, and
J.. S. White, director, replied to
him.
my dear sir, after a child learns
to walk. then Lsuppose it should dis
own its parents. Cooperation and
civic pride through club channels
have helped all business in Omaha"
"Well, but look at our streets
why don't you get them holes fixed"
"Why don't the motorists who
yell for repairs join the club and
yell and help, instead Of yelling and
not helping" stated w. B. Cheek,
siding up to the motorist. ''Thcse
same holey streets are full of motor
lists, Also"
About Auto Thefts.
There's something to that, of
course, but you haven't stopped auto
thieving!"
Auto thefts can't be stopped any
more than murder. Thefts can be
minimized by prosecutions and con-
victions. The club has done it. Are
you just talking or doing?" replied
Charlie Duffie.
"Well, you fellows are right there
with your answer, I'll have to adj
NIT, but listen-what good does your
auto club theft law do mes My
car has never been stolen"
what good is an undertaken to
me-" said G. H. Brewer, between
puffs Of his cigar, ave never been
killed"
you've got me going, boys, but
I never travel, so what good is
your road reports and maps. etc,
to me7"
"Weli, stay home then" replied
Gould Dietz. There's hundreds of
the members who do travel, and
about 10000 tourists 4 year stop
off in Omaha and spend S. to $40
. day which benefits every business
man no matter what business he
is in."
Gosh, you've darn near got my
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-18
Batteries NeedDrink
Each Week in Warm
Weather. Saws Exper

"When your battery is thirsty,
give it a drink, says Elmer Rosen-
gren of the Nebraska Storage Bat
terry company.
"Under. the most extreme circum-
stances your battery can hardly be
called heavy drinker;- but it does
need to have its thirst quenched at
regular intervals-every week in
summer and every two weeks in
winter.
"A longtime thirst is just as dis
astrous with a battery as with a
man, and will as inevitably bring on
symptoms that will result in ruin.
"And a battery's health also de-
ponds upon what it drinks-acid is
as bad for it as alcohol is for man.
Batteries cannot get along With
out the right liquid nourishment,
for engineers have not been able to
make a dry battery that embodies
the nice balance between cost, ca
pacity, size, !, weight and life that
is necessary"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-18

Rapidly changing. The question no
longer seems to be, Can we safely
adopt mechanical transportation"
but, rather, How can we best equip
our business with motor truck?''
As the president of one Of our big
western distributors points out:
Long ago it was planne to US that
unless the proposition of motor
truck installation was carefully con-
sidered and the pros and Gems as to
types and sizes Investigated in a
practical manner, economical, eff
cient and advantageous service could
not be expected"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-18
Pump Leakage

When the water pump begins
leaking, do not assume that neccs-
safily it is because the nut is too
loose. Frequently the nut is not to
blame at all, but poor packing is
the real cause of the trouble. Pack
ing for this part consists of candle
wick soaked in tallow, heavy Irvine
similarly treated or special pack
ing material. After the nut has been
turned to press the packing down
do not turn it further as excessive
squeezing is apt to damage some
part of the body of the pump.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-18
AUTOMOBILE is
BIC FACTOR IN
COUNTRY TODAY
Has Done Much to Increase
Wealth During Last Eight
cen Years, Says an
Omaha Dealer.

"The extent to which the auto
mobile has contributed to the
wealth. of the country in COMPARE
SON with other utilities is shown
by review of the various stages of
our commercial evolution" says R.
w. Peterson of the Peterson-Hay-
ward Motor Co., in Chevrolet pas
senger cars and trucks.
From 1890 to 1900, the wealth
of, the United States increased from
$619, 100000 to $88, ,307, 900, an in
crease of $S7, 1893, 107, 900.
From that year until 1918, q
period Of Is years, the wealth of
the United States increased from
$88,5l7,307 900 to $250,0O0, 900 an in
crease of $161, 482,693,000 1t is to
be noted that the increase in this
18-year period was almost twice the
increase in the 110-year period.
"In the years 1900 to 1918 the
principal changes in our commer-
cial life were due to the introduc-
ton OF wireless, the beginning of
foreign trade; development and
Standardization of manufacturing,
and the manufacture and general
adoption of the automobile for
transportation purposes.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-18

New specifications are being pre-
pared for the 1920 French Grand
Prix that will necessitate the scrap
ping Of all former Grand Prix cars,
unless they can be sold for touring
purposes, and the construction of
an entirely new series with engines
one-third smaller than before.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-18

international racing calendar, as the
French Grand Prix, which divided
honors with indianapolis in this re-
spect prior to the war, will not be
revived until next year, according
to the statement of European driv-
ers now in training at indianapolis
for the big fve-century grind.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-18
Motor Trucks Growing in
Favor With Bio Concerns

According to Vance Day, general
sales manager of General Motors
Truck company, who has just COM
pleted tour of the company's prin-
cpal distributors along the Pacific
coast and through the central west.
the attitude Of business institutions
OF all sizes toward motor trucks is
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-18
Spring Tire Care.

After driving in wet weather if the
car owner is careful to sponge off
the tires when he returns to the
garage and then wipe them dry, es-
pecially along the beads, he will do
much to prevent the formation Of
rust. This advice is particularly ap-
plicable during the spring months
of frequent and copious rains.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-18
Liberty Sweepstakes to Be
ONLY Major Event of Year

Indianapolis, May 1.-THE In
dianapolis 500-mile Liberty sweep
stakes on the Indianapolis Motor
Speedway May 81 will rank this
year as the sole major event on the
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-18

The fact that ball bearings have
become worn does not necessarily
mean that they are a complete loss.
Instead of installing a complete new
set of balls, have the races trued
up and put in a new set of over
size balls of the size needed.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-18

The Omaha Motorcycle club,
which suspended operations last
summer owing to the fact that most
of its members were in the service
of Uncle Sam, gave a reopening >af-
fair in the form of a banquet. Many
of the old members were present as
we'll as other riders who wish to
join this live organization, which is
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-18

one Of the most active motorcycle
clubs in the country, and who GER
tainly get the maximum amount OF
enjoyment from their favorite sport.
In addition to their weekly club
runs, they are planning numerous
contests, such as hill climbs, endur-
ance and speed runs and. of course,
they will take active part in the ma
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-13
The Song OF the s.srs.

A new made world heard the Shadows
A thousand thousand years away.
with deser; places in dim review
(The dust o. stars we never knew:
You're a wonderful world
In your wild, wide sweep.
And you Startle the stars
In your spaces deep
But dreamed all that
Ere we went TO sleep.
You have shaken Times Shadows
wide awake
with a thunder Of heavens as the
heights you take.
And you hold to the heights in no
blaze o. the lights.
And you order the days. bind and
Loosen the nights.
You're wonderful world,
Like the Light in your leap
To the gates where the keys
OF all wonders they keep;
Rui we dreamed al! that
Ere we went 10 sleep.
we climbed as you climb in the years
without date
Since the First Man waved farewell
to Eden's lost gate;
And We sal to the starlight that Kissed
That God Himself tnvied the world
we'd made over!
'"Twas n wonderful world
Back to rest we shall Green,
For we sdwelt with old wonders.
Now Time hiddcn-dctp;
Wo were weary OF wonders.
And God gave US Sleep
Frank /. Stanon In the Atlanta Con-
atitution.
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Case of the Railroads.
ny CHARLES II. MITCHELI,
Of National city Company.

Sss Sts. j5s$
stages First. ne construction or Development
sian. and ihrd the stage of sovernment opera
es @ aod the olowne es'
the rs sse the Ri q MAO
ssrS Of to- attach se 10 ana par
OF he political and economic NE
and s sasGf 0 s
grants. partial payment Of cost and relief from
sre sa as to d nrv 10
ms resuaS in s Of 4H Nv .npta
10 form the bases FOR the panics of 1879 to
sss
s we're .e l." This III in 81
am sa to on the d
pie wnlrh was fostcred by political leaders
n E"G as sought SomHed WIN 0n tie g
NJ mat Ta o @a' IA ,ss
priscs. brought 70 an end the great con r,S,
an oh Sshered in the period OF state and govern:
= 4: Sss
sners sfsmeG vie WIN one anotnSr az ss
w. ,r1Msne5!oa eomdpsnss And 50 y
ton few living In state OF prosperity, many
actually living on thcir own fat. and others
unable to survive. forced into rccevership, with
eventual rtorga II tlon.
Private operation did break down. but
the system under which private operation was
forcel TO eAist--the system Of governmental
suner- re Sulnt completely collapsed Rea-
liking the necessity for stable credit conditions
uDon our emtrGpce into the war, when govern
ment finance in unprecedented amounts must
Absorb the Of the INVESTING lost h nIer
posaession OF all the railroads In the United
! States, acting under the authority OF the army
! appropriation act Of August 1915. Thus began
| the third stage-the government operation
staae.
iixj this proved Gully successful there prob.
ably would not be the apparent eventual.
ityiof fourth stage, which under the preYen
outlook seems nevittble.-Copyrght, 1919.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-13

the twcnty-nine states. the anne ndmcn,
mas ALREADY gained Massachusetts.
rennsylvanis and Ohio as raiiners
iIhis makes safe thir;y-two states
Thirty-yiX States must rat!fy to enact
the amendment into law New Ham
Shir- Connecticut. Rhode Island New
Jersey and Delaware all have nov
schooi ahu hond or taN suffrage This
,act. aud the further fact OF THAR
proximity 10 states that have r.tincd
make II practically certain that The?
VIII ratiiy n all ny. ratify THIRTY
sevei. states viii vote :or the amend
IN addition 70 this. i, il highly proh-
a al' tnH, other southern States will
follow the lead OF Texas West Viz.
GINA, kentucky and Maryland gin
prooahiy sec the light and FAN 10 line
Even the darkest and mos, roSs!.
mis,ie view Of tho situation from a
sunraSis,'S standpoint cannot admit
~" possibility OF rejection BY more
IMAM twelve states, leaving tho n.res
sarN majority for tho AmSn6mrnt's
sdnption IL Is. much more likely that
states VIII vote against the amend.
ment- little study al IN. ur,sen,
suffrage man OF ihe United states viii
pear our TINS prophcSy by All cxrsnt
those VINO hay. decided TO clos, tbci-
eyes 10 the light that is breaking over
inc country. II - not TOO much 10
believe that Virginia Will see the lirht
ana ratify inc Fedora suffrage amend
mont in 1870. Lucy r MaGGE
Bon AIT Va. July Ii, 1919.
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FROM OTHER VIEWPOINTS
National Problems Discussed Readers Tho
Authoritative Writcrs--A Daily Editorial Feature
THE ELEGY CHURCHYARD.
ny JAMES RlDDICk LAUGHToN.
Virginia Minister, Now In the Army Service

The end OF a perfect day" II be-
gan at 10 o'clock on a Saturday morn
ing in London. a motor carried us
from tho center Of the city. through
Hampton Court. from thence to Wind
sor Castle. and back by way Of Stoke
L,e asS, churs !n, 1t is not of the splendid
nor Of Windsor with its antiaui,y,
would write. but OF quiet country
churchyard; Hampton Court and Wind
pire. This country churchyard is
revered 'hroughout the world. IT is
l"m nn, H., hsesuss in !. ono afternoon
Ths man vas Thomas Gray' The
" " Conn s%'S cnurt :ns desS written l"
with some difficulty we located the
platG; 1t is easily passed: 50 unpre-
post dcsccratcs the spot We drove
into the lane, pnrked our car in AN
the churchyard lust ahead. and
d dor ,yi The burial ground looms
stands the "yew tree throwing its
hesyyY shade Thron!!shout, the ward
The marrow cells" where "th heen rud de
torcfAthcrs OF the hamlet sleep" We
" saHs nno" !s s oo&ea %ssde,"s
than a century and "A half ago
The church is not imposing. !, is
a rls in country church. known officially
AS the Parish Church OF ST. Giles lis
history dates back to ll07 s. D. Tho
oides, parts Of the building bu,ong
10 Norman times. The present build.
ing was mainly crested in the ihir-
tcenth and fourteenth centuries Il is
built of chalk and hint Hastings
Chapel WAS added 200 years later /,
is OF red brick. mostly covered with
old stucco. and is used As a vestrv
The front Of the porch is construct.
ed out OF two great oak tiinhers tina,
have stood the Gathers OF between
800 and 500 years. Inside tho church
are massive columns supporting the
arches. The heavy beams and tImbers
the solidii; with which the buiidins
MAS erected, The general plan or The
north aisle and south aisle and Hast
!ns3 Chapel with its overhead gallery
The whole structure from east 10 west
Is about eighty-nvc feet. and ,nout
SiNty-tivc feet from north to south
The floor OF the tower Is occupicd
by a large square pew. just on from
the nave and near the chancei This
is the Penn pew. constructed IN 1900
by John Tenn, x descendant OF William
Tenn. the founder Of pennsyIvani.
The pew was constructed Tor the own.
era OF Stoke Park THIS WAS the home
Inc estate Vas bought by Thomas
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A. Tabloid Tale.
The Twisted Thing.

In neat little cottage in the town OF Not.
ana vah Ea"h roos SSa yqnns
vct. They sat in their lutte wooden clompen
,shoes) and gized ~ the bottom OF their coffee
way the grounds ,sy.
L certainly was lovely day. for The wind
stopping now and then TO, rest. The tulip and
onion beds were ripe and lllida aud Katrina
had just come in from gathering some for des-
"Ach: Soddings do sec" cried Katrina.
disEustedly throwing her coffee cup on the
IND neddinIs do ! Sc yet" echoed iiida.
ws! Neh: Know s's somedi "ss cried Katrina.
Let's our fortunes tell der old abble tree
HIida asic.d. and they both clat;ered down
ne path to the apple tree. where they intended
taking apple. cutting the skin OF in a nice
ers. Mhichever letter 1t fell in shape OF. was
the letter OF he Eawk they We're TO mary
sighed liida biushinsiy as she thought Of
young Ha ,;,s popp o e t,,v IN n,,s,sd
a usehS 'h mHf ' Of ouns Ta
Eu, HilnmeI: There no apples iss and pretty
The house
Hiids's father was a baker, and jusS thsn he
r around his mead fe vas about to lssao Ti;,e
u,terinE scream OF icy riIds bounced bounced upon
he ad. threw i, over her left shoulder and let
il fall on the ground
that looked like the shape tho dough fell into,
Maybe t. Greek or Swinronian letter !ss. .
skiserian letter iss,. suggested iIiida
,ervot Dots chuse der shape for my new
ssks What am spins TO ba fe me- %on suder
Nnd o the tho" drst A preise was Introduced to
voracious world.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-13
SEEN ON THE SIDE
\ Lost Week.
BY HENRY EDWARD WARNER

4 Lost Week.
Another week has came and went
Another week has COED
Where is its ultidestimcnt?
Where is its Now abode? 4
I asst teacher, but he said
AS really knowcd
Another week las went and hew.
Has silent snuck away
The next week won't have disappca red
Until Next Saturday
know it's just awful Trims
For have say.
y where has sped the fccting week j.
Whose venting ] lament"
Can any gentle reader please
Inform where it's went"
q rather know that. honest. than
To be the President.
My eyes are dim with silent woe
| know you're weeping. too;
I'm melancholy to my shoes
About the week that's new.
don't know whore it's gone, | don't.
honest don'tdo you!
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-13
A Daily Once Over.
Doing All ionr Work on High.

You constituted that you must work
at high speed 10 accomplish anything?
You that your mind wandcrS unless you
speeding under tension.
And then, If YOU must. you aba ndon the ncr-
vous. stra inai way you usually work for lazy
dcsultory way, which Is worse.
Just why Is IL imposs Ible for you do things
in calm. thoughtful yet highly efficient man
ntro
and your brain could direct your movements
in s'i"h relative way that you could do
and better work in given time and not be So
lIrcd.
get away, with that high Renr speed Of yours
without Wasteful wear and tear on your whole
system"
Re,t.r drop into intermediate TN you got your
physical machine such control that You
can hold it in .,econi without dropping into
low gear
Try II and ste how much better you can work.
--topyrisht. 1919
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-13

SsPss,s sds 'hs shS,sh i Il" ps%
lI lis Wife a"q aaushiers; o.
the f1m Is 'G IN the
The object OF greatest interest TO the
visitor Is not the church Itself. but tho
reproduce i;s spirit? one thinks OF
the poet and his poem, which will live
The tomb of the poet is Immediately
under the east window OF the Hast
bIssk c OF b~ek tire.
surmoun'ed by stone, slab. There
is another like it close by: 1t IL just
such plain tomb as is seen in many
old cemeteries. iray's name is not
upon it, a tablet on the wall opposite
records his burial in the same tomb
upon ~h ,i, he has so teelInsly in.
beloved parent" The inscription upon
the slab is AS followE:
In the Vault beneath arc deposited.
in Hope OF \ JOYFUL Resurrection,
the remains OF
MARY ANTItOBUS.
She died unmarried. November ). l74e.
beside hcr friend and sister.
here sleep the remains OF
DOROTHY GRAY,
ino", TIC careful. tender Mother
or many children, one OF whom alone
mad the misfortune TO surviv. her.
She died March H. 1853.
Aged 81.
-. Mrs. Gray. and her sister lived at
West End Farm. mile away The
mouse has been enlarged and modern
!zcd into the mansion OF Stoke Court
Thcre tho poet often visited them ard
1taycd FOR long periods "C:ray's
Walk" in the grounds, and the arhor
where he IL said TO have composed
the Ode on Distant Prospect OF
Eton CGolicEe." are siii pointed out.
Gray died At Pembroke Hail Cam
bridge, on July 30. l17l. Ry his own
desire he MAS buried bv the side OF,
MS mother. in the churchya-d which
his genius rendered immortal
About 100 yards outside the church
ward ~ an imposing monument 10 the
poet II is stone sarcophagus upon
a massive square pedestal ON the
sides OF tho pedestal are inscribed
verses from his poems. 4 better me
moral is the historic churchyard Tar
from the naddine crowds irnobl.
strife. dear TO mankind The world
over. Millions whose eyes have n.vt-
seen Il. nor shall ever see IT, love il
because there IN that place OF death
was born thing Of NE the "Eiesv'
which Ia the real and lasting inonu-
iaent to Thomas Gray.