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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-10
Another Year of Bounty.

Cereal crops with the exception of corn,
are made" for the current year, and whatever
change occurs in estimates will be the result of
corrections rather than material alterations due
to crop conditions Corn is rapidly maturing,
and within a very little while will be out Of
any danger. Therefore the September est-
mates from the crop reporting bureau of the
government are as nearly accurate as any we
are likely to have. These show another year
of bountiful yield.
The total of wheat is set at o23,0O0,000
bushels, compared with total of 9l8,920Y0O0
bushels for the final estimate of 1918. The
yield of winter wheat is materially above that
of last year. but the falling off in spring wheat
has cut down the total to slight advance. As
it stands figured on the basis of the pre-
consumption, will have nearly 400,000,000
bushels for export, a tremendous surplusage in
ordinary times, but not so very great in face of
the European demand 1t will furnish, though
more than three bushels apiece for each of the
100000 people who will not be cared for out
of Europe's crop, according to the estimates of
Wheat Director Barnes This ought to do away
with dread of general famine.
Corn will yield at present outlook 2,858000,-
900 bushels, as against 2,749, 10000 last year.
an increase of more than 100000 bushels
Nebraska will contribute half of this total in
crease, the yield in this state being much
nearly to normal than in 1918. The yield of
oats does not make so good showing having
fallen from 1,535297,00O to 1,225,00O000. We
will have slightly less barley, but more rye;
fewer white and more sweet potatoes not so
many barrels of commercial" apples, but TO-
100000 bushels of peaches 100000
pounds more of tobacco, and so on through the
list While other industries have been more
or less upset through the first season after the
war, the farmer has been strictly on the job.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-10
\ AMERICAN "pRov1Nc1ALIrY."

The president has several times since start
ing on his present tour laid great emphasis on
the fact that the United States had in the past
been provincial in its economic relations with
the world. This word may need little dehni-
ton, but in its common acceptance it conveys
the idea that we are countrhed, lack polish
and are without cosmopolitan outlook
II this is true, it may be taken as evidence
that the president has not given over his free
trade notions, inherent in the democratic
dogma. His great sweep of world vision so
far overeaps the narrow confines of the United
States that he is no longer bothered about at
fairs that merely concern US alone, except as
they may be projected onto the universal plane
Of internatonasm. The "pigmy minds" who
prefer to make things safe at home are, OF
course, unworthy Of any great consideration,
although they are to be pited in their "provin-
calism"
1t may be we'll to note, however, that the
growth of fifty years of the policy the presi-
dent now decries brought the United States up
to commanding position in the affairs of the
world 1t was devotion to a similar policy that
permitted Germany to develop into a leader
among industrial nations, and France to pre-
serve its existence after the terrible blow of
1871. Great Britain had we'll set about to re-
cover some of its passing prestige by the prac-
tice OF provinciality when the war came on, and
is even now more han devoted to the
principle.
Is the United States ready to cut loose from
secure moorings to abandon the evolutionary
policy on which it has broadened in spiritual
and intellectual life as we'll as in material ways,
just to escape being called "provincial?" Or
= wouldn't it be as we'll if we remain little bit
countrhed, not so polished, perhaps, but able
to meet our bills and with a something in the
larder to fall back upon?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-10
Mexico's Publicity Agents.

Testimony taken by senate committee in
curing into relations between the United States
and Mexico brought out the fact that an organ
lied propaganda effort still is active here in
behalf of the Carranza government This is
not especially surprising. Even under Porfrio
Diaz the work going on, although at that
time it was for the legitimate purpose of in
ducing settlement and Investment for the de-
velopment of the countrys resources. As the
revolution began to develop its different as
poets each of the contending groups set up its
press bureau, and none was more active than
that which made silvery rays of the spot
light on Venustiana Carranza. 1t is unfortunate,
perhaps, that the goods delivered were not
equal to the sample, but it frequently so turns
out After the recent experience with the Ger
man publicity agents, not to speak of the Mexi-
cans, Americans are likely to give close
scrutiny to the attempt of any outsiders to build
up sentiment in favor of anything not distinctly
connected with home affairs. Mexico is not
alone in carrying a campaign to influence
the minds of the people just now, for the Fill
pinos, the Chinese, the Japanese, the Koreans,
and others who have axes to grind are using
tons of paper and ink in promoting their
private interests. 1t is one great game and as
yet no limit has appeared.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-10

tered Ovenbird Warbler Nightingale,
shaking raindrops from his head,
"but I'm not a mermaid nor a girl.
I'm just a bird"
IF you're not a mermaid, where
did you learn that song?" demand
ed Peggy.
Teacher, teacher, teacher, teach
er taught me-" sang the bird with
funny little explosion at the end.
The Prince of Dollars, who
couldn't understand bird talk, look
ed anXiously at Peggy.
why, you can talk to herr" he
l love her. Tell her l will not rest
until 1 have released her from the
spell which binds her"
This isn't your mermaid" ex-
planned Peggy. ITS just bird
who has learned the mermaid
song" Then Peggy turned again
to the bird. you say teacher
taught you. Who is the teacher and
where is she?"
Teacher, teacher, teacher, is a
beautiful girl shut up in an ugly
prison where she tolls all through
night l was going to her for a
lesson when the storm forced me to
take shelter"
Peggy quickly told the prince
what the bird had said.
I'm prison." he shouted. my
mermaiden prison! Who dared put
her there? Who forces her to toll
all through the night? Show me
where she is and I'll get her out if
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-10
Crushed bu O. Sentence

That one qualified to speak, orace-like, has
spoken upon the situation in Russia should
be complete rebuff to those feverish and
featherheaded persons who call themselves
political liberals and who support every
movement that looks to the destruction Of
the present social system. In their blind zeal
they have accepted all the horrors of bolshev-
ism and declared them to be good. In meet
ing this acceptaton Archbishop Platon, metro
politan of Odessa and Kherson, says of that
creed:
"A1l that has occurred in Russia has moth
ing to do with either socialism or commun..
ism or with any other democratic forms OF
social structure in nations. Bolshevi SIN is
organized terror and the complete negation of
orderly revolution"
In that last sentence is the complete sum-
ming up of the final argument against this
hideous piece of demonism masquerading in
the garb of assistance to the working classes,
who are the chief sufferers from it.-Cincn-
natl Inquirer.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-10
Two Americans IN ENGLAND
Richard spillane in PHILADELPHIA Ledger.

Two Americans, Judge Corley of Texas and
Michael J. Bowling of Minnesota, are touring
Great Britain under the auspices of the British
Ministry OF Pensions and the British Red Cross
society to lecture on and demonstrate how men
terribly crippled can make themselves entirely
free of dependence upon others.
Great Britain has many thousands of men
who lost one or both legs or one or both arms
or an arm and leg in the war.
Corley and bowling are going from city to
city telling audiences Of crippled men how they
helped themselves to overcome their awful
handicaps and then showing what remarkable
things they can do with the mechanical contriv-
ances they use in place of the members they
have lost
Judge Corley was run over by train IA
years ago. His right hand was cut off. His
left arm severed at the shoulder Today
he is able to write, play any kind of game, drive
an automobile. shave dress, comb his hair, tie
his cravat, put things in or take things out OF
any OF his pockets, tie his shoe laces-all with
out assistance. With artificial hands and in
genous mechanism he can do things that seem
marvellous, and do them as quickly and deity
any one.
But his demonstration is not half so inter
esting as his address. He tells with blending
problems after he had been crippled. how diff
hcult some of his troubles were and how great
was the JOY of triumph. He tells also of his
success in life, of what he has done as bust
ness man, politician, lawyer and Judge.
Mr. bowling is fully as interesting and i'm
pressive as Judge Corley He lost both legs,
the left arm and the fingers of his right hand
through exposure in blizzard IS years ago.
With artificial legs, an artificial arm and an
artificial hand he has freed himself of depend
ence on others. In his address to the crippled
soldiers of Great Britain he tells how. on his
recent tour of the battle front in France he
climbed the famous KENNEL Hill with his man
ufactured legs. He tells and demonstrates how
he learned to walk without undue fatigue, and
in simple, homety but most appealing way
he makes his audience know how much they
can do if they are patient, persistent and Heroic
and how much it means to be free self-reliant,
triumphant over the greatest handicaps of life.
The influence of these two Americans in
England is likely to be decided. What it means
in an economic sense if thousands of limbless
veterans make themselves independent is be-
ginning to be appreciated. Wherever the two
Americans go the lord mayor presdes and rep
resentatives of the government and the British
Red Cross give messages of cheer to the Grip
pied soldiers.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-10
Increased Production Cure

Whatever criticism may be directed against
Premier Lloyd Georges speech in the House
OF Commons, his plea for increased production
cannot be assailed. 1t was addressed to the
British people but the whole world stands in
need of the same admoniton. The problem Of
the high cost of living is universal. America
no more than Europe can escape it by any
quick and easy solution. Only by settling
down in solemn earnest to hard work can we
hope to repair the enormous wastage of war
and restore the normal conditions of peace and
plenty.
Two weeks ago the British food controller,
G. H. Roberts, at meeting in Yorkshire, where
the coal miners were on strike, said:
Without increased production we shall
never get rid of the burden of high prices.
Miners and other workers exercise more
potent influence on food prices than l do
4 We have to persuade the miners and work
ers into a recognition of their responsible
ties, because when they slack in their work
they do harm to every member of the popu-
lation.
This warning applies equally to the United
States. There has been slowing down of pro-
duction instead of speeding up to meet the
emergency. and the cost of living has con-
tinued to rise. 1t cannot be lowered merely by
the enactment of laws and enforcement of local
strikes and idleness, and higher wages and
shorter hours alone will not cure the ills from
which the country suffers.
1t is by productive work in every held OF in
iustry. in the mines and the mills, in the fac
tories and on the railroads, that the situation
will be surely righted and the millions of peo-
pie OF limited means be helped in the harassing
daily problem OF how they shall make both ends
meet-Nsw York World,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-10

And now we read that Budd Doble is dead
at the age of almost IS, after career as a
horseman of more than half a century, chiefly
identified with the sulky and the driving of trot-
die. Five years before that at the age of 19
he had won honors on the old Centerville, L. l.,
track where he rode Rockingham, beating
Lancet with time of 2:24
General Grant, before and after he was
president, had fancy for horses and quick
picked Dexter out of butchers cart and
bought him. His judgment of men was equally
good, for Budd Dobe in 1867 drove Dexter to
a record trotting time of 2:17 IL Dexter i'm
proved on this. But in 1872 Doble began pay
ing attention to Goldsmith Maid, and in 1874
he drove her 2:l4 mile, breaking all records.
1t was at the age Of 50 that he scored heaviest,
with Nancy Hanks, mile in 2:04. Six seconds
have been knocked off that record since 1892,
when it was made.
Doble up to 1916 had been superintendent of
big stock farm in southern California. He
year saw him in the suky on the race track.
One cannot quite say he died in the harness.
but he came closer to it than most old men do.
AS for the vogue of the trotting horse,
whose achievements had interest because of
the trained restraint of the animal the horse
always knowing that it could go faster at an
other gait, it is not what it was, though the
fancy still survives and is kept alive by country
fairs. To the spectator the FIVE heat trotting
race has sustained fascination that the hectic
excitement of running race cannot offer. But
the farmer who used to pride himself on going
faster than other farmers behind his trotter,
understands that he can go much faster in a
oliver" Nowadays he is chiefly interested in
fast walking horses, and for obvious reasons.
That trotting will never get back to its old
rank and that it will never develop another
Budd Doble is very reasonable prediction
Brooklyn Eagle.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-10
e. title folks Corner 3

am to tear the place to pieces with
my own hands"
Hoo! Hool That you'll do. and
swim a stream and fight fire, too!
hoeted Judge Owl, repeating part
OF his strange prophecy. Already
that which he had predicted about
climbing mountains had come true,
Away! away! We must find our
mermaid" shouted the prince. rush.
ing through the rain to his auto.
Peggy, Billy and Judge Owl fol.
lowed. and soon they were going at
full speed. Ovenbird Warbler
Nightingale told them the way. IL
was up over the top Of the noun
tain, and down, into a valley on the
other side, where. he said, the pris-
on stood beside a rushing river.
So fast drove the prince that soon
they came to the valley. Across
broad river they could see large,
plain building, with lights shining
from every window
There's the prison where my
beautiful teacher tolls all night
twittered Warbler Ovenbird Night
ingale. Teacher, teacher, teacher,
teacher"
Machinery was humming within
the building. but above Its sound
came an answer-the beautiful song
of the mermaid-this time with
words:
prince OF dollars, prince Of my
heart
Cruel the fate that keeps us apart"
A figure appeared at a lighted
window looking out. 1t was the
charming mermaid herself. For
just moment she stod there. Then
another figure appeared beside her.
and even at a distance they could
see that the second figure was or
dering her back to her toll.
"Oh, my mermaid, My poor, poor
mermaid" groaned the prince.
Tomorrow will be told how more OF
Judge OWLS prophecy comes true.)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-10
MUCH IN LITTLE.

An ingenious continuance consist
ing of a framework of bamboo
tubes is fastened to the bodies of
carrier-pigeons in China. During the
flight of the bird the air passing
through the tubes produces shrill
whistling sound which frightens
birds of prey and keeps them at a
distance.
The most curious "Bible" ever
made by devout believers is to be
found near Mandalay, in Burmah.
1t consists of about 700 temples.
each containing a single slab OF
white marble. On these slabs has
been engraved the whole text of the
buddhist Bible" containing more
than 100000 syllables.
The "Orloff'', a magnificent dia-
mond of 1913 carats, and the chief
adornment Of the sceptre of Rus
STA, was for centuries one of the
eyes of an idol in temple in My
sore, until a French soldier stole
1t. After many vicissitudes and
changes Of hands, it was purchased
at Amsterdam by Prince Orloff and
presented by him to Catherine the
Great
In the United States. in the early
days of the last century, good
beaver hat became a kind Of heir
loom, and was handed down from
father to son. For some strange
reason it was considered to be
rather frivolous and eXtravagant to
be seen wearing a new beaver hat,
and it was the custom when a man
bought one to leave it out in stormy
weather before wearing it, to take
the neWness Off"
The use of dogflesh as a staple
article of food has obtained in
Bagio, in the island of Luzon, from
a very remote period. From time
to time progressive traders have
tried to introduce other kinds Of
meat, but in vain. The dogs are
prepared for the table in variety
Of ways, but are never boiled. For
in Bagio the boiling of meat to be
used for food is considered either
irreligious or unlucky.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-10
Called TrotZky Bourgeois.

Bolshevism is a many-headed mon
ster. AT fete recently given by
Leone and Anatolia Trotzky there
was food in abundance, wine spark
led in the glasses and music was
provided by a gypsy orchestra. Sud
denly the sound of the instruments
ceased and the musicians shouted to
the merry guests:
"Why should you be the only ones
to dance? You are behaving like
bourgeois. IT is our turn now!"-
Living Age
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-10
THE FIRST WOMAN SMOKER
MOL Cut-Purse" of the Sixteenth
Century Carried Pipe.

1t is said that the first white wo-
man to form the habit of smoking
tobacco was Mary Firth, an English
woman, better known to her con-
temporares as Mol Cut-Purse, "
who was born in 1865. In her time
pockets had not been invented, and
gentlemen carried their money in
purses worn at the girdle.
"Moll Cut-Purse" early became an
adept in the art of cutting the
strings of purses without the knowl-
edge of their owners. She always
wore mems clothing. Despite her
dishonest methods of making a liv-
ing, she was good-natured and di-
vided her spoils literally with those
in need.
In ancient prints she is usually pic
tured smoking pipe, and she was
undoubtedly the first white woman
to proclaim publicly her allegiance
to Lady Nicotine" She lived to be
nearly so, and at her death left a
will requesting that the remainder of
her fortune be spent in merry max
ing at her charlottesville Cour-
Ter Journal
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-10

The presidents vocabulary in epithets is
steadily widening. A little while back he was
content to call those who disagree with him
men of 'pigmy minds" Since then he has
labeled them "qutters," and now they are pro
Germans" By the time he reaches the Pacific
coast he ought to be able to match Douglas
Jerrold, who squelched the Biingsgate fish
wife by calling her "parallelopiped"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-10

Austria is ready to sign the treaty, but some
of its Balkan neighbors are holding back. They
recall easily how the late Hapsburg outfit
domineered over the smaller nations, Selling
here and embroiling there, but never helping
any. Such history is not wiped out by war,
and the promise of future of peace does not
quiet present resentment Here is one of the
ready-made problems for the League of
Nations
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-10
CHAPTER w.
The Mermaid In Prison.

D EGGY, Billy and the Prince of
L Dollars were ,astonished when
they heard the bird sing the mer-
maids song. OF course. the bird
did not sing the words, but the air
was exactly the same.
The prince took the bird gently
from Judge Owls claws and carried
it to where the lights from the auto
shone upon 1t.
MY poor mermaid love. some evil
spell has changed you into a bird,
and sent you out into this awful
storm" murmured the prince. But
fear not. We will guard you care
fully until you can be restored to
your own form as a beautiful girl
and become my lovely bride"
Hoo! Hoo! That bird isn't a
mermaid. He is Mr. Ovenbird
Warbler Nightingale. l know him
WELL" hooted Judge Owl.
Whats mermaid?" asked the
bird:
Its a girl who lives in the
water" answered Peggy
well, I'm living in water" tWit-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-10

The once lowly section hand, now main
tenance- of-way man." is about to strike for an
increase of 81 per day in pay Some of US can
recall the time when he pumped the car and
tamped the ties for 90 cents day, and raised
big family of boys and girls
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-10
Balkans on the Job.

Here's rather an unusual thing.
There's an uprising in the Balkans
and Balkan troops are being used to
put it down. But probably it is only
an emergency measure until the
United States can be called on
Kansas City Star
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-10
Paving.

Paving.
S. C. F.-Did the last legislature
pass a new law in regard to paving
streets and quote the law in regard
to paying for same?
Answer-It did. See Chapter 80.
House Roll No. 322, Page 144. Ses-
sion Laws Of Nebraska, 1919.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-10
TOD AY
The Day We Celebrate.


William D. Ntzhugh, attorney-at-law, born
1852
Ezra Willard, cashier Omaha National bank,
born 1877.
Earl R. Stiles chief clerk Woodmen Circle,
born 1875.
Lord Brooke, who served as British aide to
General Pershing, born 81 years ago
DR.. Lynn Harold Hough, the new president
of Northwestern university, born at Cadiz, O.,
AZ years ago.
DR.. Stratton D. Brooks, president of the
University of Oklahoma, born at Everett, Mo-,
50 years aog.
RI Rev. Harry S. Longley, suffragan bishop
of the Episcopal diocese of Des Moines. born
at Cohoes, N. Y. 81 years ago.
Thirty Years Ago in Omaha. g.
Chief GalEgan of the FIRE department has
gone to Kansas City to attend the national
meeting of chief engineers of this ciuntry.
Claus Spreckes, the sugar king of Honolulu,
passed through the city in his special car, en-
route to San Francisco from the east
Richardson & Co. of Omaha secured the
contract for the new county court house at
Blair.
Charlotte Thompson is playing at the Grand
opera house in East Lynne"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-10

Tenants are looking for the proper place to
hit the Hindenburg line set up by the landlords
and may find the gap yet. A general move.
ment through the law courts may prove the so.
luton.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-10

The polite burglar may yet encounter some
ude householder who will perforate his
natomy The police should worry
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-10

Mr. Wilson says if he were inclined to play
politics, he would not ask anything better than
what he has for an issue And you may depend
upon it he smiled when he said that and did not
have his fingers crossed, either,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-10

Pershing's smile is standard in New York
now, but he is only on the edge of the home
land Watch it after he gets little further
away from tidewater.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-10

Already the Germans are being urged to
alter their constitution to meet the views of the
Allies This is applying "self-determnation" in
a practical wav
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-10

The local postofice was only two weeks in
getting food orders filled. Good thing the
buyers had other resources, or they may have
gone hungry.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-10

If the VIII. says it's pro-German, it must
be, for that outfit surely knows what pro-
Germanism is.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-10

Treasury vaults at Washington are bulgins
rom the weight of metal money stored there
Nj right, but wait until specie resumption come:
gain.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-10

Omahas first day registration for school at
tendance grew by more than 1000 in year, if
you want further proof that the population is
expanding.