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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-22

Envelopes first came into use in
1880.
Australia has nearly 100000 acres
Of untouched forests.
One-siXth of the worlds supply of
quinine is consumed in India.
Sealskin Is naturally of light drab
color, but it is dyed for the market.
A snail, crawling without a pause,
would occupy IA days hours to
travel mile.
The worlds record of sugar planta-
lions contain $4,000 acres, has 80
miles of railway and employs 1900
people.
Eminent scientists believe that not
single microbe exists in mountain
air above the height of 1000 feet.
/ The leaf of the Ceylon TALBOT
palm. which grows to 100 feet in
height, is so wide that 1t will cover
20 men.
It is unlawful in Turkey to seize
a mans residence for debt, and suf-
ficient land to support him is also
exempt from seizure.
A curious means Of communication
Is the drum language" of a tribe
in the Congo. These people can by
this means converse with each other
at considerable distances.
It Is an interesting fact that sugar
exists not only In the cane, beet root
and maple, but also in the sap OF
about 100 other plants and trees.
There is In Delhi a wrought iron
column which was placed there
nearly 1900 years ago, and at the
present time shows practically no
signs of deterioration.
The staple crop of China is said
to be sweet potatoes. There is no
section which does not raise them.
and they are q substantial part OF
the diet of a greater part of the
Chinese people.
Natural dyes, made mostly from
vegetables, plants and wood. were
practically the only dyes known for
centuries. Their gradual disuse In
the last 100 years has been due to the
discovery that dyes could be made
from coal tar.
According to the calculations Of
geological experts. the available sup
ply of coal still unmined in the world
is $4,000, 100000 tons. enough to
last 900 years, even II the consump-
ton continues to increase at the
present rate.
Branco, is said to have planted the
first coffee tree in Rio de Janeiro In
1850, and from this small beginning
has been developed the industry
which has made Brazil the greatest
coffee producer Of the world.
A Partisan paper announces that
all subscribers will be allowed to
purchase ten pounds Of sugar at cost
price, and since sugar is one of the
scarcest commodities in Paris at the |
present time. it is likely that the /,
of the paper is in for a
boom.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-22
f. z221z@ Folks Corner 3
Nature Study
~ Outdoor. "A
|M Life. "
Jim Crow.

1 oy "DHLAA oDlALh 6EAhD.
Jim Crow Is not black all the way
through, though most farmers and
some writers seem to think he is.
He has red blood in his veins and
warm heart, capable of affection,
in his breast. You will find this out
for yourself If you tame him when
he is young and make \ companion
of him.
As 4 pet he is always doing un-
expected things and is 50 funny
about it you forgive his mischief.
Of all American birds he is the
most intelligent and not only un-
derstands much that you say, but
tries hard to answer, making noises
in his throat that sound amazingly
like words.
There was pet crow in my fam
lily who always grew very confden-
tial when dug worms for him.
Closely following my trowel as it
turned up the earth, he would talk
softly and sometimes chuckle ge-
nially as if at a joke he was getting
off.
Jim Grow is funny in his wild
state too, but he has his serious
moments and, if you watch him
closely, you will see that he uses
his reason and memory. He is very
clever and often outwits the farm
boy whose duty it is to drive him
out of the cornfeld. To be sure
he takes his toll of corn but he pays
for it. Without his vigilant eye and
strong, quick swapping beak, the
corn would often be entirely de-
stroyed by its more serious enemies,
the cutworm, grasshopper and May
beetle.
The crows are with US winter and
summer, it is only when they are
starving that they seek fields and
pastures new" and then they do not
go far. They like to live in big
colonies, but after one has been
tanned he is never allowed by the
others to return to them. As an
outcast and stranger he is beaten
off if he approaches and must spend
the rest of his life in unhappy lone
illness. Remember this and do not
tame Jim Crow unless you can keep
him.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-22
ODAY
The QaY We Celebrate.


Robert w. Patrick, attorney, born 1853.
Frank B. Kellogg, United States senator
from Minnesota, born at Potsdam NJ Y, s.
years ago.
cambridge Colby, former member Of the
United States shipping board, born at St. Louis,
50 years ago.
Edna Goodrich, a noted actress of the
American stage born at Logansport, Ind, IS
years ago.
Opie Read, well-known Chicago author and
journalist born at Nashville, Tenn, 81 years
Harvey NJ Mcclellan, utility infelder of the
Chicago American league base ball team born
at Cynthiana, KY, Is years ago.
Thirty Years Ago in Omaha.
Mrs. Kountze returned from New York ac-
companied by her sons, Mr.. Herman, Mr.. Au-
gustus and Mr.. Charles Kountze, who were to
remain in Omaha for the holidays
Collin ]. Mckenzie, lord lieutenant of
Peebleshire, Scotland, was visiting here. Mr..
Mckenzie was one of the original investors in
South Omaha four or five years before.
Articles of Incorporation of the Union Alb
stract and Trust company were filed with a
capital stock of 100000.
Richard Smith and John H. Hart were
elected as delegates to the national meeting Of
the Builders and Traders in St Pau.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-22
10 AVERT FuruRE srR1KEs.

One feature of the presidents instructions
to the commission that 10 to inquire into the
bituminous coal industry refers to that phase OF
the problem which relates to the rights Of the
public. In this he takes the principle involved
in the anthracite coal commission named by
President Roosevelt, the outcome of which was
50 notably beneficial In the way Of stablixing
that industry. II IL possible to fix basis for
the calculation Of profits and Of wages, and 50
arrange that operations will be continuous
while disputes between employees and the oper-
ators are being adjusted.
The public Is interested in seeing that the
miners get just wage, that the operators re-
ceive proper return on investment and that 4
steady ample supply of fuel is available at a
price, that 10 not unreasonable. In such prob
lem, with the factors easily ascertainable, the
answer depends on the care exercised in the
calculations. The Wilson commission is clothed
with all the power the Roosevelt body had, and
if it makes an inquiry a. detailed and compre-
hensive, reaching n conclusion a. definite and
dependable, II will have performed a splendid
service.
With such principle established In the min
ing industry, 4 way 10 opened to the effective
solution of the railway labor problem. The
Adamson law does not touch the spot, while
anti-strike provision of the Cummins bill, just
passed by the senate, lacks much in the way
of providing satisfactory means Of settlement
When an understanding is reached as to the
elements Of costs, and this should not be hard
to find, then the proper division between owner
and operative may also be determined.
Justice should determine this, not expedi-
ency. A bargain ought to rest on something
more worthy than the mere physical strength
of either party. Might does not make right in
the economic any more than it does in the pot-
ical word. Agreements should be morally and
officially as we'll As legally sound. The presi-
dents soft coal commission, following the trail
blazed by the Roosevelt hard coal board Of in
quiry, may lead to way by which much if not
all the danger Of great industrial disturbances
may be averted.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-22

not know when you have finished
your journey.
The first thing to decide is the
point of view from which to write.
This will be determined largely by
the people for whom you are writ
ing. You are writing a theme on
base ball. Are you writing for peo-
pie who never saw base ball and
know nothing about the game?
Then you must explain very care
fully and completely the main points
of the game. Go at it with this idea:
they don't know anything about
base ball and l must make it so
plain to them that they can't help
but understand it." Are you writing
for people who see no fun in the
game? Then you must show your
readers the fun and excitement of
hitting a liner over the center field
er's head, of catching a runner nap
ping off second base, or of making
home run.
Next arrange the points you in
tend to make in the form of an out
line. If you do not do this, you
may drag the poor reader on an
aimless journey which ends no.
where and convinces him of moth
ing except that you don't know how
TO write.
You are now ready to start writ
Ing. Use your outline to suggest
the road. Remember you are ex-
ploring the road for your readers to
follow. Make. it so plain they can't
miss it. Write your own ideas, SIM
ply and clearly with your reader al
ways in mind, and you'll be sur
prised to find that getting out that
theme is so much easier than you
thought.
(Next week: Reading a Land
acape.")
Boys and Girls Newspaper Service
Copyright, 1919, by J. H. Millar.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-22
Study Problems
~ Solved 0
Starting That Theme.
BY KATHARINE TAYLOR.
Erancia ". Parker School

If you were starting out to explore
an island, would you just wander
about tn you thought you had seen
it all! No, You would first sit down
and plan your journey. You would
60 about it with some sort of sys-
tenn.
When you write theme, you are
exploring 4 subject with your mind.
1t has boundaries, high points that
stand out, and low places that you
ought to know about just like your
island. Be sure then to plan your
journey. If you don't, you are liable
to get lost and certainly you will
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-22

Nebraska teachers have again chosen Omaha
as meeting place by very handsome majority,
thus once more demonstrating the discrimin-
ating taste as we'll as sound judgment of the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-22

Mr.. Wilson has revoked sentence Of death
passed on three American officers who failed in
the Argonne fight. Saved from death, they will
have lifetime of explanation ahead.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-22
Very Considerate.

Fair At STUDENT hope you don't
mind my sketching in your field?
The Farmer-Bless We, no, miss.
Why, you be savin' me the trouble of
putin up q Observation-Disclosures
Scotsman.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-22

A Denver preacher named Lakeland pro-
poses "jazz" orchestra to warm up his con-
gregation, and he is is a Methodist. A preacher
of that denomination who must have a negro
minstrel exhibition to put life into his hearers
ought to be named Lackjob. ~
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-22

The American Legion declines to accept the
position Of the secretary of war on the Broms
release, and asks an inquiry. If Baker can get
away with this, he can do anything.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-22

General Pershing still stands for universal
military training as means for Strengthening
the physical as we'll as the moral fiber of the
nations youth This does not imply militarism,
but sensible method of developing the ma
tion's manhood
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-22

Our old friend, "Gabe" d'Annunzio, declines
to bother about submitting the Fiume ques-
ton to referendum He has decided so why
trouble the villagers?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-22

;"This pianist is charging me enough
for little music. I wonder how he
figures 1t. by the note?"
Dunno. He's making q fearful racket"
"Tll say he H.. Probably he charges
by the pound."-Judge.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-22

The Hitchcock Underwood finish fight has
been put off till the middle of next month. One
Of the principals may go stale by that time.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-22

If Tommy" Allen really intends to star
crusade against the home grown prohteer, h
will never have better chance than right now
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-22
IN THE BEST OF HUMOR.

Johnson--I say, Jeems, dat chile o.
yourn's mighty slow larnin' at school.
Jeems-Yes, that's cause de school am
seven miles from hear. and de chile fo'gits
all de teacher say afo' he gifts Railways
home.-Judge.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-22

Yeast-Peopls will havsI no use for
corkscrews now that . ban has been
placed on liquor.
Crimsonbeak-why not? THERE'S lots
Of good old patent medicines with kicks
In 'em on the market, amt theref-
Yonkers Statesman.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-22

Ten Of thirteen representative industries
show increases in number of workmen en-
p1oycd for the year. Business is getting back
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-22

The United States Grain corporation again
promises cheaper -four TO combat the advancing
prices. It can not come too soon.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-22

the passengers will be able to report progress
but not in America
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-22

A $4,000 bull burned up in box car just
a. common feeder steer would do. Railroad
wrecks do not regard royalty.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-22

That Paris athlete who played on the stage
wearing only a loin cloth recalls Thamara
de Swirsky who danced in Omaha few years
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-22

Another effort to control the price of sugar
i to be made. We all know What happened
last time.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-22

But why did he have to go east to get the
advice he might have found at homer
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-22

victim-Sir, your dog bit me.
Owner-You must pardon him, sir: this
dog was formerly police dog, and has
been trained to attak every suspicious
looking character.-Houston Post.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-22

The Yuletide season works wonders; look
at Bryan and Hitchcock
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-22

Daughter-A certain young man sen
me ttese flowers this morning.
Papa-Don't say "a certain young man.
my dear There Is none Of 'em certain til
you've got 'em.-Edinburgh Scotsman.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-22
Cola, c.u.e Headache and Pains.

Feyerish Headaches and body pains caused
from q cold are soon relieved by taking
LAXATIVE BROMO QUIN1NE Tablets.
There is only one "Bromo Quinine." E.
W. GROVES signature on the box. soc.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-22

Minister-Do you believe in here
after?
Youth-It will be an injustice II there
isn't one;SI haven't been able to find the
top sergeant of my company since the
regiment was Observation-Disclosures.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-22
What The Bee Stands For,
Homestretch for Santa Clausl

Straw votes are interesting, but they seldom
elect anyone.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-22
"1 hear you are moving away"

3" hear you are moving away"
'Yes."
Going to green fields and pastures new,
eh?"
You might put 1t that way As mat
ter of fact I'm going to occupy flat
in 10-story apartment-house in another
own."-Birmingham Age-Herald.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-22
FROM HERE AND THERE.

Boys and Girls Newspaper Service,
Copyright 1919, by ]. H. Millar.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13
Hapsburg Stupidity

The emergence of Jugo-Slavia to nation aIity is a miracle wrought by d single agency, the house of Hapsburg, declares Charles Downer Hazen, writing in the Red Cross magazine on this new mem- Der of the family of nations.
 "The statecraft of the Austro-. .Hunga- rian monarchy will enjoy the unintention- al (and undesired) honor of having ere ated Jugo-Slavia' he continues. "And it worked in the tried and classic way this wonder to perform. Despotism, is the great builder of states, since 1t arouSeS the rebellious instincts of men and con- fronts them with the alternatives of slay- cry or freedom It is Austro- Hungarian nisrule, long continued and manS-sided, that has alienated forever the southern Slavs who live within the boundaries of that monarchy as the majority oil south ern Savs do Particularly responsible for this situation was the ruling olass of Hungary-the Magyars-who have stopped at nothing in their cool and callolis pur- pose to Magyarize forcibly all the other ces within the limits of Hu hgary- and millions of Croatians and Serbs lived within those limts.''
 Of Serbia's part in the world war the writer says, after striking account of the Serb 'come-back.
 Serbia record in this war is one of inperishabe honor, of flawless loyalty and of sufferings and sacrifices. which have hardly been exceeded elsewhere. if, indeed they have been equaled. She has probably lost more than a million of her petty population of A, 4,500,000 Such sac rifces command the profoundest respect of mankind and should win it's generous considera tion."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13

The ninth annual meeting of the Boy Scouts of America has just closed its ses- sions at the Hotel Commodore, New York city.
 Colin H. Livingstone was reelected president; vice presidents, Mortimer l.. Schiff, New York city; Milton A. McRae, Detroit; B. L. Dulaney Bristol. Tenn. Arthur Let's, Los Angeles; National scout commissioner, Daniel Carter Bearc, Flushing, N. Y.; treasurer, George D. Pratt Lewis B. Gawtry was elected as member of the executive board to sue ceed Franklin c. Hoyt, who has resigned
 Messrs. John sherman Hoyt of New York city, William D. Murray of Plains field, N. J.; Milton A. McRae of Detroit, Mich; George D. Porter of Philadelphia, Pa; Frank Presbrey of New York city; c. Barrett Rich of Buffalo, N. T., and Bolton Smith of Memphis, Tenn, were reelected as members of the executive board for the term expiring March, 1922. The keynote of all the officers reports and the advice of the 120 delegates who had come from all parts of the United States to attend the meeting was eXpan- sion.
 Earnest pleas were made on behalf Of the older boys by Brig. Gen. William H. Chapin of New York, and the under privileged boy by C. J. Atkinson, secre- tary of the Boys Club federation, and Lieut.. Col. Theodore Roosevelt urged that the men returning from Europe should be given an opportunity to further serve their country as leaders in the Scout movement.
 In response to these the national coun- cil decided on a progressive campaign for the expansion of the movement. The plan adopted is to have a national citizens committee appeal to the leaders of the various war work activities in each com munity to constitute themselves a com mittee for the better understanding and extension of the Boy Scout work.
 In response to an urgent appeal on be- half of the national council made by Colin H. Livingstone, the former secre- tary of the treasury; Hon. William G McAdoo, has accepted the chairmanship of the national citizens committee in a telegram just received as follows;
 Santa Barbara, Cal s.Colfn H. Livingstone, Boy Scouts or America, New York City,
 sThe Boy Scouts organization has rem dered such great service t3 the country bv inculcating in our boys the highest conceptions of American citizenship and duty, and the Boy Scouts have done such splendid work in connection with the Liberty Loan and other war activities tlratx am glad to accept your 1nvltation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13
''The Death Train"

stark realism reminiscent of the old school of Russian fiction makes the fact story, "The Death Train,' in Red Cross Magazine, which shows the terrible state into which great Russia has fallen. Sim ply reproduced from his diary, written while the scenes were still burning them selves into his mind, Rudolph Bukeley's description of the train load of diseased. crazed, dying and dead prisoners, dragged madly over into Siberia with no destina- tion, in cars reeking with filth, appals even those who know what Siberia is today. Eight hundred of the poor wretches died before the American Red Cross workers could do anything against the panic and chaos that accompanied the train.
 "I have seen the dead" writes Buke- ley. who was one of the Red Cross work CTS on the, spot, through whose bodies disease and vermin have eaten their way until life itself has departed after five months of daily, agonizing torture from hunger filth, exposure. I have seen through thh windows of box cars whose dimensions were 24x10, containing 40 ami mals that once were human-men, women and children; faces that when they glared at me l could not recognize as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13
There Is a God
1 From Leslie's.

From Leslie's.
 Every appeal for the uprooting of injustice strikes a responsive chord in | the human breast, but many give heed to this without appreciating radical | isms full programme or the founda- tion updn which it's philosophy rests
 They do not realize that radicalism not only attacks human institutions but God as we'll
 The worlds leading exponent cf
 radicalism today is the Russian bol- sheviSt party. The public knows the
 bolshevild as a small group of inter- national socialists who have wrecked the Russian government and thrown Russian industry upon the scrap heap. Worse still, they would tear down the
 foundation upon which rests the whole
 moral order, a well as that upon
 which stable government and sound economies depend. One of the ships of
 the Black sea fleet formed a commit tee to decide whether there was God
 or not After hearing argument on
 both sides, they decided there was 10 God. and dismissed the chaplain. An other committee revised the prayer book with this result: For the phrase ] Lord God" they substituted "Presi- dent God of the Heavenly Republic" and made the Christmas service read, Glory td God in the highest, and on earth peace without annexations and indemnities."
 We don't have many bolsheviki in the United States, but we have plenty Of their first cousins-the l. w. w The Russian revolution gave the boil sheviki an opportunity that has not come to the l. w. w, but the United states is' facing, more remotely, the same sort of danger from the I. w w that Rusyia is experiencing from the bolshevikl Sabotage and murder are the chief weapons of the l. w. w. Charles h. Lambert of Sacramento, Cal, secretary of the hop-pickers' de- fense committees in 1914, and later member of the general executive board Of the l. w. w., says that sabotage in the hop fields and fruit orchards cf California caused losses amounting to S10,000,0QC annually for several years. The same Lambert letter which ar peared in the Chicago trial of 112 I. W. w. leaders, spoke of getting Sherlff Meadows of Imperial Valley by poison after five years of unsuccess- tu1 effortE
 The I. w. W. are a menace. not sim ply because they believe in sabotage ana direct action; they, too, like the oolshevlkl have no place for God or church iH their philosophy and have paraded ne streets of American cities Haunting their banner. "No God" The time for God-fearing citizens to arouse themselves against the I. w. W. | menace is now, before the movement assumes alarming proportions
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13
EFFICIENCY CONTEST

Troop 15-570 points. Troop 1S-490 points. Troop 2-346 points. Troop 10-249 points. Troop 42-207 points. Troop 20-194 points. Troop 44-173 points. Troop 49-162 points. Troop 4S-15S points. Troop 3S-126 points. Troop 35-123 points. Troop 12- 9S points. Troop A. S6 points. Troop 5o- 62 points. Troop 7-57 points. Troop 14-44 points. Troop 32-4f points.
 Troop 13-40 points. Troop 19-35 points. Troop 30-35 points. Troop 27- 35 points. Troop 16- 31 points. Troop c. 2 points.