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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-25
HERE AND THERE

During the war Red Cross workers
In America produced more than
250,000,000 surgical dressings.
Sugar cane, after the Juice has
been crushed from it, has been found
suitable for manufacturing into
paper.
An officer with a great experience
of army horses says that roans are
he hardest, the best-working, most
.ven-tempered and easiest to train.
Most nations of the world use
leather, in some form or other, for
their footgear, the greatest excep-
lion being the Japanese, who use
wooden clogs to very large ex-
tent.
To walk chalks" is an ordeal
sometimes used on board ship as q
test of drunkenness. Two parallel
lines are chalked for some distance
upon the deck, and if the supposed
either, he is declared to be sober.
The eight-hour day has been es-
tablished in several Dutch factories
during the past year. One of these
factories reports that the experiment
is successful, and that more work is
now being done than was done with
the former longer day. No adverse
reports have yet appeared.
During the seven months ended
January 81. 1919, the merchant
ships built in American yards and
officially numbered by the bureau of
navigation, Department of Com
merce, aggregated 1,149 of 1.996,S59
gross tons, and in addition 48 wood
en- vessels Of 100.2S8 gross tons were
built for foreign flags, mainly
French.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-25
Another German Disaster

Any man who is fairly we'll informed as to
the happenings of the war and fairly well skilled
in using his pen would be able to answer eff
fectively the protest made by the rector and
senate OF Leipsic university against what they
called the Outrageous action" of the French
high command against German scholars and
men OF science in Strassburg Had the pres
ident OF Columbia, to whom the protest was
transmitted by the University of Upsala done
no more than answer it effectively he would
have earned no particular praise by performing
task 50 easy. As might have been expected.
one would think, even in Leipsic and as should
have been known in Upsala, DR.. Butler did
much more than that-he made reply SO
complete and so crushing that both the Ger
mans and the Swedes must now be regretting.
the former that they invited attack and
the other that they exposed themselves to
suspicion of undue sympathy with persons un-
deserving of it from civilized and decent people.
Whatever the French may have done at
strassburg he said, Germans were not en-
titled to complain until they had shown. their
own disapproval in the past and now of atroc-
tiles committed by their own armies in Bel
gium and France. Of such preparation for
pleading in an international court of equity he
had seen no signs. he told them. and. to make
this important point the clearer DR.. Butler pre-
scented for German consideration carefully pre-
pared enumeration of those atrocities, divided
into 81 separate and distinct classes and cover
ing about all the crimes of which human beings
are capable.
He also reminded them of the amazing proc
lamation issued in 1914 by Germany's men of
eminence in letters, arts and sciences That
proclamation was so full of falsities and absurd
tiles that even its signers have since tried to
evade responsibility for it by saying that it
was drawn up, not by themselves but by po-
litical officials and signed in obedience to or
ders from the German government. A confess
sion more regrettable than the proclamation
itself!-New York Times
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-25
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grasped the antlers at either side.
Thus he held the elk fast. but with
| the trunk of the tree between them.
Much to Billy's surprise he found
| 1t very easy to hold the elk in this
way. 1t wasn't until afterward, that
he learned than one of the prongs Of
tho antlers had sunk deep into the
| tree and had become stuck there.
Still the elk might have wrenched
| the prong loose but for the tightness
of Billys hold.
To Peggy and the birds It looked
like mighty tug of-war on the OPP
poste sides of the tree. When they
saw that the elk could not bulge
they cheered and cheered for the
mysterious knight. The elk twisted
and jerked with all the strength OF
his powerful body until 1t seemed as
II something had to give way.
And something did give way. but
not what Peggy, Billy and the birds
had expected. 1t was the antlers
themselves, The elk gave one partic-
ularly vigorous twist and crack! the
antlers snapped off his head.
Such a powerful jerk had the elk
given, with his four feet all braced.
that he sat down with a solid bump.
But the elk wasn't particularly
astonished at losing his horns. He
was used to shedding his antlers
every spring and had really been
trying to get rid Of them for several
weeks. What amazed him was the
Jar he got when he sat down.
Billy's brain worked fast. Letting
go the antlers he sprang for his
sword, snatching it from the ground.
Armed with this he quietly advanced
on the elk
But the cid, with his sharp weap-
ons all gone, was not at all anxious
to meet Billys sword. He turned tail
prepared to fly. Billy prodded him
with the tip of his sword. and with
a grunt, the elk gave startled leap
that carried him into the forest. He
had had all the fighting he wanted
for that day.
Hi vi! King Bird" shouted the
Mysterious knight, II have met and
conquered the knight Of the Poison
ed Sword"
may, that was not the Knight of
the Poisoned Sword" responded King
Bird Mount your gallant steed
quickly, for my champion is about to
put you to rout."
At this word the knight jumped
upon his charger. All turned toward
the forest-all except King Bird and
his followers. They lifted the pear
shaped lump of clay and flew with
it until they were over the Myster-
ious Knight. Then they dropped 1t on
his head. The lump broke into pieces
and out Of it appeared a small fuzzy
creature.
The knight. thinking that some
one was throwing things at him,
flashed Indignantly around. Then,
quickly, he began to duck his head.
to dodge, and to wave his sword
frantically around his head. 1t was
as if he had suddenly gone crazy.
And in moment his gallant steed
began to cut up queer antics. He
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-25
DREAMLAND
ADVENTURE
BY DADDY.

tlhe mysterious hnlSht chaleneeu py
King Bird to meet the Knight of the
Poisoned Sword in knightly combat, Is
attacked by an elk.)
Strange Things Happen.
ID EGGY was eager to run to the
i help of the mysterious knight
in his battle with Big Horn, the elk.
She knew, as the birds didn't, that
the knight was Billy Belgium, and
Billy. even though brave as man.
was still only boy. The elk lowered
above him and was far the stronger Of
the two. And while the elk's antlers
couldn't pierce Billy's armor, if he
could throw Billy to the ground he
might be able to crush him.
Still Peggy knew that in knightly
combat it would never do for lady
to go to the aid of her champion. So
she sat tense and desperate, watching
the two as they thrashed about the
arena.
The elk tried hard to shake Billy
loose, but Billy wouldn't be shaken.
Though the elk jerked him off his
feet, and swung him into the air,
still he chung tight. Billy quickly saw
that he was no match in strength for
the elk, and that he would have to
use his wits, and use them quickly,
If he were to save himself before he
became exhausted. So he edged
closer and closer to small tree at
the edge of the woods. When they
were almost upon it, he gave the elk
a sudden shove and let go the horns.
The elk, glad to be free, raised his
head and shook his antlers. Then he
lowered them again and charged at
Billy.
That was just what Billy wanted.
for he leaped nimbly to one side and
tho elk smashed into the tree. Before
the elk recovered from the shock,
Billy jumped behind the tree and
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-25
Case for the Dog.

Edison, Neb., April 1910 the
Editor of The Bee: Please allow
me to thank you for the space given
us called the Letter Box in your ex-
cellent paper, and allow me to say
a few words through it in Case
Against the Dog" l agree with L.
B. Reynolds that "the need of con-
centration along this line is impera-
tive but for the dog. instead of
against him-I, too, can give in
stances of dogs in homes, one in my
childhood home, of a large yellow
dog. One day my little sister was
playing near our home and this dog,
with a savage bowling yelp, darted
in front Of her and engaged a very
large RATHER in a battle which ended
fatally for Mr.. Rather. The dog
was bitten about the head and was
very sick but did not die. Do you
think the fresh milk and cream my
mother gave him in her endeavor
to save his life was wasted? This
same dog guarded my fathers hogs
from coyotes, and my mothers chick
ems from coyotes and hawks. Each
night and morning this dog went
by himself into the pasture, often
out of sight in the hills, and brought
the cattle in to be MIXED. Do you
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-25
Democratic V1eaU of Burleson

Possibly there are stations in which Albert
Sidney Burleson would be conspicuous sue
cess. but the postmaster generalship is not one
of them. He has industry, ability of sort
and determination, but above all else he is &C
coVplished in the gentle art of making enemies
THE review of Mr.. Burleson's public career
appearing elsewhere in this issue of The World
is not more convincing as an indictment of his
that has kept him so long in office. He is the
colossal contradiction of the Wilson cabinet
Being everlastingly at war with nearly every
body else, he is always at war with himself,
and he cannot help it.
A radical he is also reactionary; demo-
crat, he has no more favor in his own party than
among republicans; an intermediary between
capital and labor he is disliked by both; gov
ernment-o wnershipper his control of the wires
has driven every other doctrnarie of state So
cialism to despair
To exasperate when he would conciate; to
be impolitic when he would be politically mas
terful; to disturb and distract when he would
be diplomatic, and to set everybody by the ears
when he is making the most elaborate plans
to be ingratatng-in all of these things we
have Burleson and Burlesonism
1t is Bureson who cannot go to the capitol
for any purpose without stampeding congress or
driving its members into stubborn silence. 1t
is Burleson who cannot attend meeting OF the
cabinet without awakening the wrath OF his
associates. He IS worse than tactless. He has
a positive genius tor that KIM OF dominance
which leads inevitably to contention. He is
irritable himself and he is the occasion of r-
ritability in others
Some such men have been wise in council
but this is not true of Bureson. His advice is
apt to be as bad as his manners, and some OF
the most grievous errors of the present admin
istration are attributed to him. In particular
he is said to have inspired the presidents la
mentally partisan appeal last October tor the
election of democratic congress
With the postal service disorganized. in
efficient and mutinous. Burlesons methods are
creating similar conditions as to telegraphs
and telephones; and yet the facts all being
against him, business being against him, labor
being against him and his party being against
him. he remains the one eulogist of the present
system and stands alone in the administration
in urging its adoption as permanent policy.
By common consent, Burleson is held re-
sponsible for much of the criticism many of
the enemies and not few of the difficulties
that Mr.. Wilson has encountered. He has no
friend in public life except the president who
keeps him in place. What is the explanation
and what is the attraction? Better men. more
useful men and more adaptable men are dis
missed into private life every day-New York
World
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-25
Carranza's Standing Abroad.

Withdrawal from Paris of Mexican dele
gates because of failure to obtain recognition
from either England or France calls attention
to the position of the Mexican government be-
fore the world. Carranza's fragrant intrigue
with Germany and his attitude towards foreign
ers generally have set his government in poor
light, which his present maneuver will not i'm
prove His bombastic reputation of the Mon
roe doctrine amounts to nothing. If that
doctrine is an embarrassment to the United
States at all, it is because of Mexico. Within
very short time deferred claims will be pre-
sented to the Carranza government on behalf
of Europeans who suffered in person and
pocket during the years of disorder down there
and under the terms of the Monroe doctrine
the United States will have to see that Mexico
makes settlement 1t is not the possibility Of
Japan or any other country colonizing in that
country, but the fact that we are morally re-
sponsible for Carranza that is making us
trouble, and his determination to continue his
affront of civilized governments is not helping
the situation.
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think the food given him was
wasted?
l have kept dogs both In town
and country and it never cost any
where near S36 to feed them.
wonder if Mr.. Reynolds and his
kind are fighting booze and tobacco
as fearlessly as he is fighting our
pets, ! feel like it is time for this
old world to turn around and take
look into the old fashioned home
where the dog was part of the fam
lily, and was not begrudged the scraps
and bones he ate.
We have a small spotted dog, the
constant playmate of my little girl,
a playmate that is healthy, never
tells her filthy stories or teaches her
bad language, and one that is al
ways ready for romp and never
hurts her.
l fully agree with anyone that
there are worthless dogs as we'll as
good ones and they should be killed,
but tax will never rid the world
of them. Taxes will allow the WELL
TODD to keep their dogs while poor
families or stingy, grasping fathers
will get rid Of their children's play
mate, often their main source OF
pleasure. 1t should disgust anyone
to see man with a pipe or chew
of tobacco in his mouth pirate about
cost of keeping dog for his family
to enjoy and almost in the same
breath boast that his thrice loved
chewing or smoking costs from 10
cents to 81 each day. Give me the
man who loves horses and dogs and
I'll show you one who is kind to
his family. Just take notice, you
will see / am right.
AS to the law side of the ques-
ton, it is plain that it was put
through by the sheep men and the
damage they get paid for will be
done by coyotes almost every time.
We all. know that there is very
little damage done by dogs and it is
in nearly every case settled by the
owner Of the dog. Give us laws
against auto stealing and all two
]eppe ed thieves LOIS STEWART
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-25
MarcOni'S Birthday.

April rs is the 45th birthday of
Signor Guglielmo Marconi, who has
accomplished such wonders with his
wireless telegraphy. Signor Mar
conf is half Italian, half Irish, his
mother being an Irish woman. He
was born in Italy and educated at
Leghorn and at the University of
Bologna, where he made his first
experiments in wireless telegraphy
when he was but 20 years old. The
success Of his system proved rapid.
In 1895 he was able to transmit mes
sages across the mouth of the Severn
river, and in another three years
the first wireless communication was
established between England and
France. Two years later messages
were sent over a distance of 2,10O
miles, from Cornwall to Newfound-
land. Marconi wireless has long be-
come a commonplace Of everyday
life, and most Of the great shipping
companies, as well as the navies Of
the world, now use the system.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-25

shook his head. he pranced, he
danced, he whirled about and he
bucked. When he bucked, the knight
flew off his back, landing on the
ground. The knights sword went in
one direction and his helmet in an
other. With a bound, the knight
jumped to his feet and thrashed
about madly with his arms.
"Whee! Vince! / told you the
Knight Of the Poisoned Sword was
terror" exulted King Bird. HE will
get under your armor."
(In tho next chapter will be told how
the tables are turned on King Bird
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-25

Senator Smoot declares himself in favor of
the amended covenant of peace, but he is only
getting in line with the American public, who
are unanimous in favor of anything that will
avoid war and preserve our honor and national
integrity
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-25

The crew of a locomotive running in north
ern Nebraska had the singular experience of
being compelled to swim ashore This novelty
entities them to place in the news but is not
likely to add lfe-belts to the regular equipment
of the iron horse in these parts
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-25

Beer flows through the brewery pipe lines
in New York again. holding hope for those dew
otees of Gambrinus and Bacchus whose out
look was more and more gloomy as July ap-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-25

Carter Glass is scheduled for fairly busy
day in Omaha, but we hope he gets time to
initiate his predecessor and go to the movies
with ex-Mayor Jim or some other perfectly
good democrat. Maybe Prince Arthur can at
tend to that
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-25

Mr.. Burleson may be the victim of con-
spiracy; in fact, he admits he is, but will that
account for the way he mussed up the railway
mail service and everything else he has had
to control?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-25

Missouri, driven to new sources for revenue
hesitates between tobacco and chewing gum as
an object of taxation, but the chances are the
hesitation will not be long. And yau can guess
where the tax will land
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-25

Chauncey Depew goes right on kidding"
the public, regardless of his birthdays. He is
tuly an excellent exponent of the maxim that
"a merry heart doeth good like medicine"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-25

Michigan has challenged Iowas claim to
being first over the top in the V-oan drive, but
Iowa has one distinction the Wolverines can
not claim-that of being dry the longer.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-25

If it takes as much fussing around to estab-
fish peace after the treaty is signed as it did
to get down to business after the armistice took
effect, sixty days will not be long enough.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-25

Mexico repudates the Monroe doctrine, but
that will not keep the civilized world from
recognizing 1t.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-25

Italy knows why she fought, and is loath te
give up any part of the fruits of victory. Ane
most Americans will side with Italy
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-25

Enforcement Of the dope law might also
engage attention from the authorities without
injury to public service
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-25

With the George Washington at Brest and
the Peace conference in deadlock, what can
an outsider do but wonder.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-25
Attorney General Palmer.
Let The Bee Tell You.

l.. r. Wahoo, Neb.-We did not
make mistake in our reply Of April
IA to your question regarding the
presidents cabinet. You evidently
do not know that Thomas w.
Gregory resigned as attorney gen.
eral A. Mitchell Palmer being ap-
pointed March 4, 1919, to succeed
him. Mr.. Palmer was born in
Pennsylvania in 1872 and was edu-
Gated in his native state, graduating
from Swarthmore college. He was
a member of congress from 1909 to
1915, and was defeated for the
United States senate in 1914, and
todian. which Office he held when ap-
pointed to the attorney generalship.
Opposed to League OF Nations.
What United States senator's have
been most active in opposing the
league of nations? Are they all
republicans?
Senator James A Reed of Mis-
souri,, democrat; William E. Borah
of Idaho and Miles Poindexter of
Washington, republicans, are most
conspicuous for their opposition to
the League of Nations as proposed.
Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachu-
sets and Philander c. Knox of
Pennsylvania, republicans, have fire.
quently been placed in false light
regarding their stand on this sub
ject, AS also the 80 republicans and
l3 democrats who signed the
round robin" Their objections
were specific and not general, in
Guiding, particularly, proposals
which involved the Monroe doctrine.
Their proposals have been adopted
In the main, and along with them
has gone the opposition raised by
Senator Lodge and others of his
opinion.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-25

London calls the note "bombshell," but
that 10 nothing to what Rome said.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-25

The president had better come home and
make the rude persons stop picking on his post
master general
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-25

Shakespeare provided Bohemia with a sea-
coast and now Mr. Wilson does as much for
Serbia; however, Serba's is a real one
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-25

Report from Lincoln il that Nebraska has
more farm hands than jobs just now Must be
4 mistake somewhere.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-25

Temperance Of the box score denotes 4
welcome substitute for the casualty list
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-25

\ Telegraph operators who are seeking more
pay also are plotting against the peace of Mr..
Burleson.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-25

Germany has 4 substitute for the whole 70
offer at Versailles. 1t ought to be good.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-25

What good would come Of laying another
cable to Japan, 1t would be seized by Mr.
Burleson Immediately as war" measure.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-25
TODAY
The Day We Celebrate.

Edward G. Clay. district freight agent OF
the Union Pacific railroad born 1872.
Princess Mary, only daughter of their maJes-
ties of Great Britain and Ireland. born % years
ago
Earl Grey, former secretary of state for for
eign affairs in the British government, born 81
years ago. .--..
In Omaha Thirty Years Ago.
Benedicta Person. mourned as lost on the
Danmark which sank April II in md-ocean,
was welcomed home by the Sidney Barkalow
family, where she has been nurse for more
than six years.
The Union Pacific and Burlington have
agreed upon plans for 100000 union depot,
provided the city will construct a viaduct
across the tracks at Tenth street.
General Purchasing Agent McKbben of the
Union Pacific left on tour of inspection over
the entire system.
The cantata of birds at the First Pyesby-
terian church under the direction of Mrs. War
ner L. WEIGH, was very, pleasing. Among the
"song-birds" were Misses Florence Muir, Ethel
Clarke, Maggie Meldrum, Jessie Houston, Mary
Crawford and Emma Allen
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-25

The Peace conference is just getting down
to business.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-25

Watch the 100 per cent" boys line up today.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-25
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