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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-09
BACK TO THE CONSTITUTION.

Now and again the president Of the United
States recalls that the constitution exists. In
fact it appeals to him something after the
fashion of the little boys definition OF lie: An
abomination before the Lord and an ever pres
emit refuge in time of trouble" Just now the
senate is in mood to end triling with Mexico.
The White House is not, and therefore comes
notice that the pending Fall resolution asking
that diplomatic relations between the two coun-
tries be severed
would constitute reversal of our constitu-
tonal practice, which might lead to very
grave confusion in regard to the guidance OF
our foreign affairs.
This is unquestionably a correct view to take,
but it is open to the uncertainty that has
marked the attitude of the president towards
Mexico since he went into Office in 1918. More
than 800 American citizens have been murdered
in Mexico within the last few years, and no
reparation made. American women have been
the victims of outrage unspeakable property
has been looted on both sides OF the border,
and Americans have been ransomed from ban
dts who jeer at US and seem to be on good
terms with their miserable apology for gov
eminent
The Baltimore platform declared that Amer
leans should be protected in their rights. wher-
ever they might be on land or on sea, and the
ST. Louis platform reafirmed this. The only
protection so far furnished against Mexican out
rage has been futile protest unless the Vera
Cruz 6asco and the pursuit" of Villa be in
cluded as military demonstrations" Secretary
Lansings latest sharp note to Carranza did
not achieve the result sought; Consul Jenkins
was liberated when bail was furnished, and
only then.
Mr.. Wilson is right in his belief that the
president should direct foreign affairs, but he
also should direct them little more in the way
of giving to American citizens the protection
he promised when he accepted the Baltimore
and ST. Louis platforms as pledges to the people.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-09
Be Young In Body, Mind and
Looks Despite Your Years

How often you have
wished that you could
indulge in the strenu-
GUS exercise Of out
door sports with the
vigor and enthusiasm
of youth! But the
end of the week finds
you all in you are
tired, listless and lack
the energyto go out for
a vigorous walk or a
round of the links-or
any other exercise that re.
quires much physical exer-
ton. Many a man, even in
his middle fortleS, has q
vague feeling that he is
getting old"-and right
at a time whenhe should be
at his very bestphysically:
Andheisgrowingo old, not
in the sense that the years
are pressing heavily upon
him but in the sense that
his vital forces are wasting
away faster than Nature re-
places the worn out tissues.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-09

end-pieces .(B and G. should be 2
in. from its ends, rs in. wide and
sunk y in. Cut them with fine
cross-cut saw and sharp chisel. AS
B and E will be made from the same
board. flay out the work as shown
in the plan and cut the grooves as
well as the tops of B and c before
the end pieces are sawed off. This
will avoid splitting.
After B and c are shaped, sawed
off, and finished with sandpaper,
sketch your proposed decorations on
their exposed sides, and burn the
design into them with a red-hot
nail. as described later. Then fasten
them into the grooves with glue or
with countersunk screws through A.
Then finish, either with two coats of
varnish, or better with coat of
shellac and thorough waxing with
floor wax rubbed in and polished.
How to Make Burning Avis.
For such burnt-wood decorations,
as we'll as for burning holes in small
work, you can easily make set of
turning avis, securing various sizes
by using nails of different sizes. as
follows: Cut about 4 in. from the
handle of an old broom, white one
end down to a taper and drive a
nail PARKWAY into the tapered end.
Then file off the nailhead and shape
it into a fairly sharp point. The
avis should range from single nails
to spikes. To use them, heat the
nail-point red-hot on the gas stove.
For this decorating work use two
avis, keeping one in the fame while
you use the other, for they will cool
rapidly. Practice on some waste
wood before you begin on the book
stand.
Next week: "a Creeper for
Fathers Garage.w
Boys and Girls Newspaper Service.
Cartwright 1919 nv + H. MffIaY
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-09
For Boys to Make
g
A Burnt-Wood Bookstand.

by GnANI NJ. n1DE.
With Christmas approaching, the
tool chest may be brought into serv-
ice for the making of useful gifts
for members of the family. Here's
one for father, for instance con-
venient stand to hold the books on
his table, or desk.
The carpentry on the bookstand
is simple, it must be carefully
done; the hardest work is the decor
ating. Secure at the lumber yard
a good oak or birch board, dressed
on both sides, zs in. thick, at least
7 in. wide, and at least AZ in. long.
The bottom of the stand (A) should
be about 7xl8 in, carefully planed
on all edges and smoothed with
sandpaper. The grooves to hold the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-09
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For Girls to;Make
IS Homeerah u
Home Made Christmas Gifts.
BY CAROLYN s. BAILEY.


By CAROLYN s. BAILEY.
Do you want to beat the high
cost of Christmas this year by max
ing with your own hands all the
presents that you give? You can
do just that thing, if you begin your
Christmas gifts today.
That New Skating Scarf.
How pretty, and stylish they are,
and how they do cost if you buy
them? But you are going to make
one for your friend who loves out
doors even in the wintertime. Use
coarse wool and large bone or am
Der knitting needles. Cast on
enough stitches to make the scarf
about 20 inches wide. Knit it loose
ly with the same plain stitch that
you would use for wash cloth, and
make it long enough to come we'll
below the waist Knit in a plain
border of contrasting color at the
ends, and crochet fringe to finish
il. A green scarf may have Dor
der OF crimson, a gray, one of rose.
Jewelled Hat Pins.
Use an ordinary hat pin and seal
ing wax of neutral color. Heat
the wax over a candle. and as it
melts, shape it over the head of the
hat pin until the head is of the size
that you wish. Then, before the
sealing wax has hardened, decorate
the head of the pin with as attrac-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-09

Something incongruous in the fate of the
American explorers. who lost their lives in a
railroad accident in the heart of the Congo
country. Livingston, Du Chaillu, Stanley and
others knew Of the dangers from wild beasts
and the like, but did not have to guard against
. rear-end collision at a wayside water tank.
Civilization is taking the romance out of ad-
venture
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-09

truth in straightforward manner
not SO twisted and distorted that il
becomes falschood.
If this letter is not printed, and
completely, without any omissions,
will know that 1t is because The Bee
is not so fair and Independent as ii
would have its readers believe.
MRS. VICTOR WALTER.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-09
Goggles for Auto Drivers.

A new style of goggles specially designed to
prevent the automobile driver from becoming
dazzed, has the right-hand side of each lens
colored. When binding headlights come along
the driver has only to turn his head slightly
to the left and his eyes are at once protected
from the dazzling glare while he still has the
clear part of the goggles to keep an eye on the
road
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-09

Unusual calls are being made on charity
just now, and the organized efforts to meet the
demand for assistance are strained to the ut
most. A contribution just now may mean a
lot to somebody. If you can help, even little,
notify Mrs. Doane of the Associated Charities.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-09

The magic town" of Nitro has been sold for
one-ninth of what, it cost the government but
that is no reason to think the buyers did not
pay all it was worth 1t should long be pre-
served monument to the extravaganza that
marked the war.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-09

An Omaha congregation made Sunday
memorable for the brother>who offered to give
dollar for each dollar subscribed by the others
to the building fund. 1t cost him $4,000.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-09

Kansas volunteers are actually getting out
COAL and under conditions that normally would
have led to shut down. Leave it to the Jay
hawker to get there in pinch.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-09

A Chicago man lays down the rule: "If you
can't agree, the husband should always be the
final Judge" The next thing is to get friend
wife to subscribe to that
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-09

Michigan is not going to be without an in
terestng trial going on in court for some time
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-09

Whatever the secret between the president
and the coal miners may be, it is to come out
today. Let US hope it solves the question
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-09

Old Doc Garfield retains his optimism, bu
does not propose to let up on his regulation
until the miners are at work again.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-09

Colonel Raymond Robbins finds some re-
turned soldiers who do not agree with him on
Russia This was also to have been expected,
and most of US will put in with the soldiers.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-09

The weather man seems to have his
geography mixed. He is sending Nova Scotia
weather to Nebraska
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-09

With eggs at 90 cents and going higher, the
eackle Of biddy almost browns the eagle.
scream.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-09

Attorney General Palmer says he has the
record Of 10000 radicals now in America. Out
Of the lot he ought to be able to select those
who sent the bombs through the mails.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-09

Passenger train service has been reduced
one-third, and more is coming, testimonial to
the efficiency OF the government in meeting an
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-09
TO-DAY
The Day We Celebrate.


Elmer A. Cope OF Cope 4 Kearney company
grain merchants, born 1872
Carl T. Self, attorney, born at Bennett Neb.,
1878.
Prince Peter Kropotkin, the famous Russian
writer and philosopher, born. II years ago.
Rev. DR.. G. Campbell Morgan, renowned
pulpit orator, now a professor in teachers
Training college, New York, born in England
Meredith Nicholson, author. of numerous
novels, born at Charlottesville, Ind, s. years
ago.
Rev Charles L. Slattery, rector of Grace
Episcopal church, New York. born at Pitts
burgh 81 years ago.
Thomas W. Hardwick former United States
senator from Georgia, born at Thomasville, ga,
AZ years ago
George Henry Brimhall, president OF Brig
81 years ago.
Thirty Years Ago in Omaha.
The Omaha Board of Trade took steps to
secure the state fair for Omaha the next hve
years A committee was appointed to prepare
articles of incorporation of a fair association
with a capital stock of 100000
Governor Thayer made brief visit to the
city from Lincoln.
A herd of 80 buffaloes which were being
shipped from Manitoba to Utah were at the
stock wards in South Omaha and attracted con-
siderable attention.
Dad Clarke, star pitcher left for Oswego.
He was under contract to the Brooklyn Broth
erhood team for the next season at salary of
$2l50 for the six months.
Mrs. Pritchett gave dinner with covers
for l6.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-09

tive beads as you can find. These
can be easily embedded in the wax
in any design and color scheme
that you decide upon. They may
match. your friends hat, or, for the
plain tam-o-shantcr, you can make
them in very gay color schemes.
Christmas Calendars.
Buy few sheets of the heavy
book cover paper in gray, dark
green and tan. Get roll of the
decorated crepe paper that has hol-
iday designs on it, green's, Christ
mas wreaths, and figures. Cut the
book cover paper neatly into
mounts that measure convenient
desk size and glue a small 1920
calendar on each. Around the cal
endar pad paste the cut-out designs
from the crepe paper, using the
most artistic color plan possible.
Press them under heavy weight
until they are quite dry, and then
glue cardboard standard to the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-09
What The Bee Stands For:

Back to the minesa" All right; let's 60
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-09

Omaha is taking it standing up, all right.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-09

Boys and Girls Newspaper Service.
Copyright, 1913 by J. H. Millar.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-09

Let US assume that pilot, flying on an or
gained airway, is faced by conditions such as
interrupted Lieutenant McMullin's flight The
whole point, as have said, is not represented
by any inability of the aeroplane as a machine
to 60 on flying. The fact is merely that visbil-
ity is so bad that the pilot is practically blind
man. What then, can science and organization
do? In the first place. it may be expected to
give us an improved and perfected system of
directiona wireless, the installation of which
upon aeroplanes and at terminal ground sta
tons will mean, without going into details, that
machine flying, say, from London to Paris,
will be guided nfalliby upon its course by the
wireless signals it receives from transmitting
station at the Paris end. Irrespective of mist
or fog, or whether the pilot can see land marks
or not, he will be receiving constant signals in
his machine by which he will be able to detect
instantly should he have veered in any way
from his predetermined course.
Then we expect very soon to have improved
considerably the instruments in machine
which tell its pilot its altitude and inclination
when he is deprived by fog or cloud of hori-
zon line. Then, as yet another point we are
working on the question of lighting aerdromes
and landing grounds so that pilot can make a
safe contact with the ground even when the air
is heavily obscured. This is, of course, point
of capital importance. 1t is not enough to guide
man accurately while he is flying in misty
weather. You must be able to ensure him also
safe alighting.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-09-12

This seems to be the era of strikes
strikes of ali kinds and in all activ-
tiles.
There are two classes who have
not struck and not likely to do so.
One is the merchants, the other, the
farmers
The merchants have no occasion to
strike. They are getting on pretty
well. If an article of food Of. mcrch-
andisc increases in price the merchant
just makes up the increase on his
goods, and passes it up to the con
sumner. Another class is the farmer.
He never STRIKES" except at hard
work. For two years he has had the
price of his wheat guaranteed, and
corn and hogs have advanced along
with wheat, and the farmer is gctt-
ing along very well, thank you. He
is riding now in automobiles, and his
wife and daughters are wearing fine
clothes including tooth-pick, pcg-hcrl-
ed shoes. The cattle men have some
cause to strike, just now, and hold
their cattle for better prices, if such
thing were possible. Strikes shorten
production and increase prices.
What would be more appalling than
farmers general strike? TO refuse
to sow and cultivate would mean ia
mine and starvation, of course, and
such sorrow as the world never cx-
pericnced. The farmer grumblcs and
growls but stays on the job and feeds
the world, wins wars and keeps the
worlds machinery humming. He is
not as cOntendcd as his situation iusti-
fics or as much so as he should be.
Nevertheless, he goes ahead, from
year to year, and feeds and clothes
the world. No strikes for him, thank
goodness!
If he should close his granarics
for even short time who can csti-
mate the calamity that would fol
low? And the world is coming TO rec
ognize his worth. He "is coming into
his own" has already arrived. 1t fol-
lows, that cooperation with the farm
er should be the chief aim of all bust
ness concerns, and of every man what
soever.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-09-12

all the excitement attending his home
coming, the glare and glitter, the
scream of whistles and blarc OF
trumpcts, his mind turns toward his
home town. The little village, too
small to find Il place on Tie map,
unknown-evcn unheard Of or heard
of for the first time as Pcrshings
birth place. 1t is the best and most
beloved town on earth, no doubt to
John Pershing. If man doesn't long
and love to 90 back to his boyhoou
home it is pretty generally true that
he was not kind and true as boy. 1t
is complimentary to the man and to
his old homefolks as well, that he
loves to 90 back and that they give
him welcome when he goes.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-09-12
THE "CONQUERlNG HERO"

General John j. Pershing reached
the shores of his native land few
days ago, the proud hero of the rren.
war, and commander Of the finest
army that ever fought.
He was justly acclaimed and an
plaudcd and welcomed by cnthusi
astic multitudes in the Mctropolis of
the nation. After two years as com
mander of Americas great army in
France, he comes home to receive the
well done, good and faithful ser
want from Il grateful people. lie
fought good fight. All Europc Joins
with America in according praise to
the leader whose fearless army skill
fully Unanswered, turned the tide and
freed Europe
However, "lest we forget" it should
be said, that behind him and i'm from,
OF him was marshallcd the bravcst
and strongest army that was ever
mobilized on a battle field. Amid the
parade, music and great speeches and
all, the "dough-boy" should not he
overlooked or forgotten. Great armjc,
make great leaders. The greatest
leaders are powcrless with out ::
great army of true soldiers behind
the guns.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-09-12

than at present to be absolutely fair
and just to the negro. This is also
true of the north. There never was a
time when the south, and the north,
too, saw more clearly the value of the
negro rs an economic factor in in
dustrial operations. ! never knew Il
time whc;- southern white people felt
more chagrncd and Inundated at the
awful crime of lynching then they do
today, and | never knew time when
they were more determined to put
down mob rule, whether aimed at
black or white, than now We, north
and south, should make up our minds
that there is room enough, there is
opportunity enough for colorcd and
white to work peacefully and marmo-
nluosly here in America, each living
his life unhampcred by any act of
any untoward attitude of the ather,
and hope that our leaders in every
community, white and black, will get
together and smoth out matters that
are misunderstood. so that America
can teach the world that black people
and white people can live peacefully
and tremendously in our great coun-
try"
If DR.. Motion would take t.e time
to probe deeply into the problem
which he confesscs total inability tn
solve, we are quite sure that he would
find the reason in the Incorporate
ness, and radicalism. and the utter
rcckcsncss which charactcrikes the
negro leadership. especially in the
north. There is Dubois, for example,
Il co!ored race agitator of the north
who has for years been employing his
time both in the negro press and upon
the platform. with view of stirring
mp and putting into action the very
worst impulses which animate the
heart of his incorporating doctrine
which can never be seriously enter
tanned by the great masses of the
whites who are concerned in the pre-
servation of Anglo Saxon civilization
but nevertheless feeding the fires
of hopeless aspirations on the part OF
the colored population and of implac-
able antagonism towards the whites
all of which has hue recently cul-
minated in blood race riots in Wash
ington and Chicago. Dubois, unhappi-
ly. types Il class of ncgroe orators and
writers to which the vast majority of
American negroes lend n more eager
and attentive hearing than to such
conservative, wise. and constructive
leaders as DR.. Motion. AS long as this
condition continucs-as long as the
Duboises are preferred by the coloreo
peoples over the Motions there
seems to be but little hone for an
early and sensible disposition of the
race question.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-09-12
Speed and Efficiency

With every purpose for which they
convened themselves accomplished,
the members Of the general assembly
who left the capitol after tycnty-thrcc
days of hard labor are justly cnttl-
cd to the thanks of the entire state
for their conscientious cndcavor and
notable achievements. The Virginia
Good Roads Association whose cf
forts brought about the special SEES
sion, announced through its acknow-
lodged representative in thcs cnatc that
the results were satisfactory in every
way and that no request of the asso-
citation had gone UNDECIDED.
The federal aid for the state high
way system has been met, the high
way department enlarged and re-
organized, and the way cleared for
the grecat road-builtling program
which will place Virginia ON an equal
footing with her ncighbors whose
progrcssivencss has been constant
source of discontinue in the past.
Although the upper house has been
repeatedly "twittcd" Ito use the sen
ate cXprcssion) for its dilatory tao
tics. the amount of work accomplished
within the short space Of twenty
three days probably establishes Il re-
cord FOR quick action. The senate has
not been hasty, every move has been
carefully considered and fully debat-
cd, but the time consumed i'm speeches
was more than offset by the repeated
night sessions of that body and the
more important committees
The house has been repeatedly com
plimcntcd for disposng of matters
while the senate was thinking about
them, but the fact remains that prac-
tlcally all the constructive lcgisla-
ton passed by the two bodies was
conceived and maturcd in the senate.
In particular does this refer to the
senate finance committee, where
every tax measure adopted was plan
ned and worked out. TO this committee
IS due the distribution of the tax bur
den over Il variety of subjects rather
than concentrating on the general
property tax.
Both bodies have worked out and
faithfully, many members being en-
gagged during the greater part of the
session FOR from twelve to sixteen
hours per day. Passage of the roads
bills by no means constitutes the
whole of the Legislative achievements.
Other notable mcasurcspasscd on mt
the special session include the anti
trust bill and the cold storage bill,
both emergency measures designed To
relieve the steadily increasing pres
sure on the distracted consumer.
Scores of bills Of local Importance
have been passed, many of them be.
ing OF Il most pressing nature although
not of general interest. An enormous
amount of real work has been done
and every mmbcr can well be proud
of having assisted in doing in slight
ly more than three weeks what would
constitute a formidable task ut
regular session of sixty days.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-09-12
Ruined Hearts.

Ruined Hearts.
The ruined wheat fields lying in the
VIII smile again c'cr many seasons
pass;
The grooming breeze sill sway the
golden grass
The way it did before blazing gun
Moved down the meadow poppics in
rcd heaps;
And battered villages vii! rise anew
And homes will stand where one.
time gardens grew;
And in dim forests, where an admv
sleeps,
The little birds will sing their even
The way thed did before Il blasting
rain
OF shrapnel cut their tiny nests in
twain;
For France will rise triumphant
through her wrongs.
Yes, France will grow once more in
faith and pave
Her tortured roads again will,
stones Of life.
Her Songs will rise once more
above the strife
But what about the hearts that rave
and gave?
+. Sar"st"r, IL World
Outlook.