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Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-12
ABRAHAM L1NcoLNs BIRTHDAY.

Speculation is idle as to what Abraham Lin
coin would or would not do, were he alive at
this time. 1t is enough for US to know what he
did do when he walked among men. Americans
can always turn to him for comfort or inspira-
ton, for he above all others seemed to touch
upon all the chords of our national life such as
il was in his day, and as he visioned il for the
future. Aspirations for American ideals of free
dom. of liberty, social equality and justice for
ali inspired him in his great work for humanity.
What he accomplished is history, a page that
shines the brighter as its time recedes along
the vista of years. From its perusal all may
draw courage to continue the fight against what
ever odds His great gaunt figure, with bowed
head and brooding eyes, seeing far ahead to
time when less of sorrow and toll and hardship
would be the lot of man, still fills great place
in the popular mind Of America. 1t will do US
all good if we pause for moment today and
think of Abraham Lincoln as a man, the FIRST
American" and how "he lived and toiled and
suffered that the tribes Of men might prosper"
We will be the better for having pondered over
the example he gave us, for it may lead US, as
he phrased it, highly to resolve" to go for
ward in the right as God gives us to see the
right" and be thereby better Americans and
more worthy of the memory of Lincoln.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-12
FGrmeretteS TO StGu

The Womans Land Army of America-the
war emergency organization that claims the dis
tinction of having invented the farmerette-
sends out the gladstone information that to a
large extent the farmerettes will stay in the
farm game. Very likely good many of them
have married into the business, and, likely as
not, some of them with good business heads
have observed that there is good business op-
portunity in everything from eggs to pigs-from
cabbages to poultry.
We were hearing so much in the antebellum
times about the terrible isolation Of farm life for
women that the report that women who went
into farming as a war service will stay in be-
cause they love the freedom the open-air life
and the joyous simplicity and wholesomeness
OF life on the farm, comes something in the way
OF surprise. As to what makes life joyous is,
after all, in the way of thinking about it. The
city-bred girl sometimes makes the steadiest
and most satisfied kind of farmers wife sim
ply because she knows about the humbuggery Of
the great white ways
And by the same token it is generally the
country-bred girl that goes the rapid pace in the
city life. AS to farming as an occupation for
women-why moth Modern farming is much
more an affair of intelligently directed plans
than of toilsome effort Machinery is used for
pretty much everything on the modern farm
even chickens are Matched by machinery. And,
speaking of chickens what's wrong about hen
farming for women when one industrious hen
can be scheduled for $40 worth of eggs per an
num?-Baltimore American.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-12
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longer necessary. In this state I
have talked with a number of direc-
tors who believe the earth is fiat and
that the sun moves around it daily.
One school officer told me he
thought the schools would ruin the
country on account of the school
tax. He had large property and no
children. Several of them could not
write their own names legibly; and
one, being unable to converse in
English, had to call an interpreter.
A considerable number of these
men, entrusted with the educational
well-being of the youth of their re-
spective districts, said the children
are getting too much education, and
thought schooling fits them only for
sharpers and frauds.
In many districts it is difficult to
secure efficient persons to serve on
school boards, but let us not wait
until the annual meeting and then
elect any one who happens to be
present regardless of his qualifca-
tions. Let us think it all out be-
forehand, and see that only the most
intelligent and sympathetic person
available is chosen for this respon-
sible position. But first of all let us
make sure we elect a person who is
out and out progressive in spirit.
JACK B. NIMBLE.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-12
In the Way Of Making Peace.

Coats are coming off in Paris where the
delegates assembled to make peace for the
world are finally getting down to business. At
the same time some of the bumpy places in the
way are developing. One of these has to do
with the economic phase Of rehabilitatng
France and Belgium.
In these countries the opinion prevails that
German industry should be checked until tile
destroyed French and Belgian factories are
again in operation. This would enable the
victims to start on even terms with the culprit.
Against this the United States and England pro-
pose that cash indemnity be paid by Ger
many, a process that will have the effect of in
part at least realizing the German purpose of
getting hold OF the market while its rivals are
unable to compete.
Just how the difference of opinion on this
point will be adjusted is not yet indicated. 1t
may be accepted that considerable persuasion
will be required to content the French and Bel
gian people working to restore factories de-
lberately wrecked while they watch the wreck
srs sending out goods TO satisfy the world de-
nlands.
Japan has declared positively that islands
seized from Germany will be held. Australia
has entered objections to the mandatory con-
troll of certain South Pacific islands necessary
to defense of the continent In these incidents
may be deserted a cloud somewhat larger than
a mans hand coming up against the clear sky
OF the presidents plan for dealing with the
colonies. Read in connection with Balfour's
statement as to the continuance of existing
treaties, they show the drift to a modification
of the general scheme, in detail if not in whole
Admiral Mayo's statement that the peace
council is sewing circle will probably be con-
sideraby revised II may have been one, but
it is coming closer to the status of a genuine
tug of war.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-12

chirping very softly when they
came to the words:
Gently low the cattle. soothing their
calves.
Fear not Red Spot Ia on guard; no harm
can come!
Great tears rolled down from Red
Spots eyes.
"My poor herd!" he moaned
what will become of them with
me gomez"
you see, Red Spot, you must for
get your anger and try to be saved
because of your herd" urged Peg
gy, and Red Spot bowed his head.
but it's too late now" he
moaned. The people must have
their show and I must die to furnish
it for them"
Looking down the street Peggy
could see great crowds beginning to
stream toward the bull ring. From
within came the shouts of the gath
ering audience. An idea came to
Peggy.
"Well give them a show" she
cried, "a show that will surprise
them so they will forget Red Spot
Wen make 'em laugh and while
they laugh We'll hurry Red Spot
back, safe and sound, to his watt
ing herd"
fTomorrow will be told how Peggy and
Billy get their first glimpse Of the inside
of a bull ring)
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-12
Too Much Idle Talking,

Since the work of disassembling our hastily
slapped together war machinery was begun
in November, the country has been disturbed
by lot of idle talk. Much of it comes from
people who should know better, and not a
little from officials. All Of it is harmful.
1t was not possible to turn from war to peace
with the same facility that we got onto war
basis The country was going at a high rate
when the order came to stop and back I'D.
Stopping came easily enough, but getting
started in the other direction takes more time
than some people want to allow. Therefore
because business is not Immediately set moving
on peace basis, we get vociferous warnings of
danger from unemployment of millions Of SOL
diers.
Suspicion has sprung up that this cry is but
a carefully-devised propaganda movement IN
favor of immense appropriations to continue
or extend government work To this has now
been added rather silly statement from
New York police commissioner, that he fears
crime wave because of the presence OF dis
charged soldiers in great numbers. Secretary
Baker declared last week that a lob would be
provided for each man dismissed from the army.
That is proper, and will easily be accomplished.
if the representatives of the government will
cease to agitate for continuation of govern
ment employment and will give private business
an opportunity to get under Roadway.
We must not only cure ourselves of the habit
Of careless talking, and of the equally dangerous
habit of running to Washington for help on oc-
casions when we should help ourselves. AS
sertion of little of our formerly boosted in
dependence and less of reliance on federal over
sight may bring resumption of normal business
faster than it is coming. At any rate, the fool
ish talk will not help.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-12
oMAHA,s POLICE SCANDAL

Hastings Tribune: When Omaha
detectives tie up with automobile
bandits for the purpose of duping
the public it's time to make a real
cleaning of Omahas gum shoe ex-
perts.
Burt County Herald: Omaha is in
a turmoil over the number of auto
thefts committed there. The fault
lies in the leniency dealt out to all
classes of criminals by the law en-
forcing departments.
Kearney Hub: The shake-up in
the police force of Omaha is be-
coming quite sensational and is at
tracing attention far and wide. In
one sense of course the matter is
entirely Omaha's private business.
but on the other hand many thou
sands Of Nebraska and Iowa people
who have to visit the Nebraska me-
tropOlis are very much interested in
the matter of police service and the
security of their lives and personal
property. Hence long range sugges-
tons are in order, and the first one
is to clean out the whole outfit. top
to bottom, root and branch, and be-
gin over again with novices, if need
be, who are untainted with criminal
associations and connections.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-12
Germany's FctCl Shortage

History may decide that, ali things eonsid-
cred. Germanys fatal shortage was neither in
white -four nor in copper nor in rubber. 1t was
in humor.
The allies could never escape the feeling that,
in addition to being terrible, Germany was also
rather ridiculous. It was certain disconcert-
ing Englishman who pointed out to Germany at
the start that, in her invasion of little Bel
GUM, the spectacle she presented of huge
whp-cEacking bully striding into a room and
stumbling over the doormat had in it a dis
astrous element of the comic. But then, Ger
many celebrating the fall of Verdun, Germany
pounding nails into her wooden Hindenburg
Germany glowing with pride over her glorious
combatant fleet was always a little absurd
And the kaiserl The kaiser ali dressed up
like Christmas tree ready for the triumphant
entry into the Nancy that never fell, the shining
war lord scuttling out of his realm as soon as
his troops were in trouble. Wilhelm, in any
country with a sense of humor would never
have been able to play his role out to its CHASTITY
conclusion. He would have been laughed off the
stage in the prologue
And this same lack in these laughess people
led them to misread as a symptom of weakness
what was really sign and source of strength
the puzzling laughter that hoated to them
across the waste of No Mans Land. They were
bewildered by the British They could never
understand the humor Of a people who would
catch at the kaisers sheer and make a fond and
ubiant war cry out of THE Old Contempti-
bies" who could ruin the Hymn of Hate" for
the Germans by learning it themselves and sing
ing il in the trenches with particular relish for
the refrain: I'VE hate England" And the
French, whose gaiety had misled the Germans
into thinking them negligible and frivolous
proved to be quite serious people on the hills
before Verdun. Then il began to appear that
the American regarded himself duly equipped
SO long as he could 60 into battle armed with
4 toothbrush and a grin; and it is probably true
that his army laughed more per Alometer than
sound of endless Americans on the march
seemed at all ominous to Berlin, the threat must
have grown when, at last, it was reported from
the front that the Yank was the most battling
and most deadly of all offensive weapons the
soldier who fights with a smile.-Stars and
Stripes, Official A. E. F,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-12
g. title folks Co7vaer 2

saw the two men. "Come in here and
fight" And with that he crashed
against the barred door, shaking the
whole building and sending the two
men scurrying out Of sight. In a
minute the two came hurrying past
the window where the children and
animals were looking in
Get out of here" yelled Senior
Matador. aiming a kick at Billy Bel
gium. But the kick never reached
Billy, for like a shot Boston Bull
leaped forward and fastened his
teeth in Senior Matadors upllfted
leg. Down went Senior Matador in
a heap. The other Mexican jumped
to strike Boston Bull with cane he
carried But the blow never landed.
Nanny Goat launched herself for
ward like a living thundeTbolt and
butted him on top of Senior Matador.
For a minute there was a wild
miX-up with Boston Bull growing
and chewing and Nanny Goat bleat-
ing and butting. 1t ended with
Senior Matador and the other Mexi-
can scrambliug to their feet and
RAINING for dear life. They ran so
fast they soon got away from Nanny
Goat and Boston Bull. who were
just beginning to enjoy themselves.
II want to be a bull-fighter,"
brayed Circus Mike. 81 can whip
those fellows"
You can If you get a fair chance,
but they don't fight fair. That's
why we've got to save Red Spot,
whether he wants to be saved or
not" chirped King Bird.
Red Spot was raging around in a
perfect fury. 1t was no use trying
to argue with him. He wouldn't
listen to reason. Then an idea
popped into Peggy's head. she re-
membered the peaceful meadows
along the river, the free air, the low
ing herd, with the cows and calves
calling for Father Red Spot. Softly
Peggy began to sing little song she
made up as she went along:
Tender grows the grass along the Rio
Grande;
Softly sing the birds. flying in the free air.
Gently low the cattle. soothing their calves.
Fear not, Red Spot is in guard; no harm
can come!
Red Spot ceased threshing around
the bull pen. His believing died
away. He listened eagerly. King
Bird and other birds took up the
song and sang the words over again,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-12
Drive Of Desperate Democracv.

Closing days Of the Sixty-ffth congress are
to be marked by the most strenuous efforts of
the democrats to push through every part Of
the administration program possible to enact
With March 4th the hold of the bourbons on
congress will be broken, control passing to
the republicans. But the dominant party then
will not have sufficient majority to overcome
a presidential veto. Thus, anything that is now
done may be considered riveted as far as the
next congress is concerned, for any attempt to
undo democratic blunder must have approval
from the White House or it can not succeed.
Thus it is that the three-year naval program
and various other continuing schemes are being
forced through, while billions of dollars are
being appropriated. 1t is the desperate drive
of defeated and discredited group Of politi-
clans, bent on gaining all possible partisan ad-
vantage and leaving as great load for their
successors as possible. Instead of fleeing from
the wrath to come, the democrats are joyously
sowing the wind and will as surely reap the
whirlwind
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-12
Matador's leg.
Real Aid for Public Schools.

Neigh, Neb., Feb. Ito the Ed
itor of The Bee: While the atten-
ton of the whole state is being
drawn to the subject of schools, may
offer a few suggestions about
proper persons for school officers?
No person should be elected to
serve on a school board whose 10y
atty to our form of government is
not clearly above suspicion. This
ought to be made a hard and fast
rule by every voter, no matter how
scarce official timber may be in the
district
An old man should not be a school
officer. He is very apt to feel that
the methods Of 40 years ago are
good enough for the present time
His honesty may be without ques-
ton, but he is probably out of tune
with the progress of the times.
A man who has no children at
tending the public school in his own
district should not be put on the
school board. If forced to choose
between one whose children are
past school age and one whose chill
dren are too young to enter, take the
latter. He is more likely to be-
CuiilG lltAGIGHlGus
If a man sends some of his chill
dren to public school and others to
a parochial school, he will probably
make an inefficient officer for his
district. His interests are divided,
and he is clearly not in full sympa-
thy with the former institution.
A woman sometimes makes an
efficient director, but she must have
unusual business experience and suf-
ficient time for her duties to the
school. Many excellent women fail
in this capacity for lack Of initia-
tive, or because of timidity.
If a man owns half or more of
the property in the district he should
not be on a school board, unless the
voters are willing to make it a one
man affair. Such a mans influence
subdues the other members until
they are mere figure-heads, and as
a rule he is so afraid the levy may
be raised a mill or two that he i'm
pedes all progress in improvements
and equipment.
After years of experience as
teacher. in the county superintend-
ent's office and in direct business
contact with boards of education in
other capacities, I beg the people
who create such boards to consider
these suggestions most seriously for
the good of their children. While
Nebraska stands high in point Of lit
eracy, she does so in spite of some
deplorable conditions that are no
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-12
HEADACHE FROM
A COLD? LISTEN!
"Pape's Cold Compound" ends
severe colds or grippe
in few hours.

Your cold will break and all
grippe misery end after taking a
dose Of "Pape's Cold Compound"
every two hours until three doses
are taken.
1t promptly opens clogged-up nos
trils and air passages in the head,
stops nasty discharge or nose run
ming, relieves sick headache, dull
ness, feverishness, sore throat,
sneezing, soreness and stiffness.
Don't stay stuffed-up! Quit blow
ing and snuffling! Ease your throb-
bling head-nothing else in the world
gives such prompt relief as "Pape's
Cold Compound" which costs only
a few cents at any drug store, It
acts without assistance, tastes nice,
and causes no Inconvenience. Ac-
cept no substitute.-Adv.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-12
Partnerships and Corporations.

Partnerships and Corporations.
r. S.-Kindly let me know
whether you would advise a partner
ship being incorporated, and. If so,
what are the advantages of one over
the other? Also tell me the differ
ence between common and preferred
stock.
Answer-There are very material
| advantages for having your business
| incorporated. which may be sum-
married. as follows:
(al It's limitation OF stockholders
liabilities to a definite amount.
(bl Its distinct legal entity for all
business purposes.
(c) The stability and permanence
of its organization
I'D The representation of the
different interests in the corporation
and it's property by transferable
shares of stock.
(e) The management OF the busl-
ness by an elected board of direc-
tors. acting. through officers and
agents.
(f) The greater ease of securing
capital because of the safeguards
and advantages of the corporation.
Common and Preferred Stock
Preferred stock is that to which
some preference has been given over
other stock of the same corporation
as to participation in profits, and
often in assets in case of liquidation.
If there is no distinction in regard
to these two features the stock of
corporation is all common stock.
Different preferred stocks may be
issued by the same corporation in
any desired variety of preference
as to dividends and redemption or
liquidation rights. These would be
distinguished from each other as
first, second and third preferred
stock, or by other designations de-
scriptive of the peculiar status of
each stock. The lowest, or nom
preferred, stock would be common
stock
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-12
EDITORIAL SNAPSHOTS.

St. Louis Globe Democrat: Salary
checks for the dollar-a-year men are
to be autographed by President Will
son. Ages from now they will be
souvenirs among descendants recall
ing that their ancestors were mill
ionaires.
Kansas City Star: While it is not
openly expressed, there is said to be
some dissatisfaction among the 113
conscientious DIRECTORS Mr.. Baker
recently rewarded because none of
them have fallen into jobs paying
salaries of $4,000 a year.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-12

The death of Dick" o'Keefe will recall
many interesting bits Of local political history
Of thirty years ago or so, when he was tow
ering figure in the councils of the Douglas
county unterrihed, and when he won the sobri-
quet of Honest Dick" by standing four-s square
against a lot Of his party associates who were
not so particular about some things as he was
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-12
Rusiness If a Witness.

B. C.-Why is there no one in a
court room whose business it is to
instruct witnesses in the rules of
evidence? 1t was my natural ig:
norance Of a few of its fundamental
laws that laid me open to that
cross-examination which so put me
in the wrong that could not speak
the truth that was in me. Please
state some of the rules of evidence.
Answer-It is not necessary for
witnesses to understand the rules Of
evidence. The lawyers and the
judges see that only proper ques-
tons are asked. All a witness has
to do is to tell the truth.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-12

Suffrage loses again in the United States
senate by one vote, and the "wierd women" of
Washington may resume their practice of burn
ing the president in efigy. One additional vote
from Nebraska would have carried the bill but
il was not forthcoming.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-12

Secretary Glass is not so transparent as his
name suggests, and his modest request for un-
limited billions may justify a little inspection
1t may be but part Of the program to get
everything possible from the present congress
in anticipation Of different policy when the
next comes on
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-12

1t may be necessary to hold the boys in
service few months longer, but let us not do
it because of threat of crime wave in New
York Our soldiers are not criminals, and to
insinuate their unemployed presence is danger
to any community is to gratuitously insult brave
men. -
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-12
CHAPTER III.
They Meet Senior NTatndor

- A SENIOR BULL is in a fine
IL fury" spoke a voice from
the other side Of the bull pen, He
will give you a royal battle, Senior
Matador."
THE greater the fury the more
glorious my triumph" snarled an
other voice. Looking through the
window, Peggy and Billy saw two
dark-faced men peering in at the
bull from the safety of a barred
door. One of them wore a gaudy
costume, such as Peggy had seen in
pictures of bull-fighters. Around
his waist he wore bright crimson
scarf. At once she knew that he was
Senior Matador.
"Woof!" roared Red Spot when he
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-12
Residence for Divorce.

c. K.-I was married in Iowa and
have two children. My husband
deserted me six months ago, and I
then came to Omaha to live. Will
you tell me how long will have to
live in this state before 1 can apply
for divorce?
Answer-You have to reside in
this state two years.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-12

If "Jim" Mann held up the navy bill, it was
with view to finding out just what is con-
tanned in the administration program. More
than he are asking, Where do we go from here?
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-12

Nebrasks's republican legislature put the
federal dry amendment across and Nebraska's
democratic senator put the kibosh on the fed
eral suffrage amendment. Nuf sedl
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-12

If there is more booze in Nebraska today
than when it went dry year and half ago.
those who have been drinking it as if it were
their last chance will have to vote themselves
a failure
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-12
DREAMLA AND
ADVENTURE
BY DADDY.
BY DADDY.

(Peggy and Billy Belgium. called to
Mexico to save Red Spot, doomed to die
In bull-fight, find that Red Spot has
oeen soaded into such rage that he
doesn't want to be rescued.)