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Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-26

Nearly eight months have elapsed since the
armistice was signed. During that period war
activities have been brought near to an end, the
army has been three -fourths demobized and
the peace treaty has been signed. And yet the
cost of living has not been appreciably reduced
and many prices range above war levels
Here is a situation which demands the i'm
mediate attention of the government. 1t is
worthy the best thought of statesmen and econ
omists, for it has direct and important bearing
upon the happiness and well being of the
American people The price of bread and meat
is much more vital issue to at least l00000,OO0
people in this country than are the boundary
lines of Poland or social conditions in Czecho-
Slovakia.
Conditions are becoming ntolerable to a
large portion of the American population. Ar
sans who are earning higher wages than ever
before find that their increased earnings mean
little, since the cost of living has advanced in
even greater proportions. The man or woman
of moderate salary whose income has not appre
ciably increased is faced by an even greater
problem. The necessities of life cost more than
ever before, and show no tendency downward.
The situation demands careful and instant con-
sideration-W Washington Post.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-26
THE SINGING TREE.

There Is stately tree that stands
Amidst the sloping pasture lands
Where dew-lapped cattle stray and
browse;
When day unfolds or night expands
There runs music through Its boughs
When up the northern skies are rolled
The pale auroras, fold on fold.
Like banners limned with strange de-
vice,
1t chants the sagas of the cold,
The crystal lyrics of the ice.
When swallows come on soaring wing.
And tanagers and bluebirds bring
Omens of violet and rose,
1t filings the flute note Of the spring
Down every wandering wind that blows
When softlier slip the shrunken streams
And sultrily the bee balm CLEANS,
And no harsh voice the twilight mars
1t breathes the summers popped dreams
Unto the leaning, listening stars
And when along each woodland lane
There Is the driven drift of rain,
And fall OF frosted leaves and sere
1t sounds the autumns plaintive strain,
The requiem of the fading year.
Through all the shifting seasons long,
Now sad or sweet now low or strong.
1t lifts its ceaseless melody;
1t seems the very soul OF Song,
And so l love the Singing Tree!
Clinton Scolard. in the New York Sun,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-26
Life ON Tristan da Cunha.

One of the lonelest inhabited spots on the
globe is Tristan da Cunha, small and rugged
island between Cape Colony and South Amer
lea. 1t was occupied by some British artillery
in 1917 for the purpose of keeping an addi-
tional watch on the island of St. Helena when
Napoleon was prisoner. On his death in 1921
all the soldiers were withdrawn except three
men, who, with some whale hunters. founded
the tiny settlement, now numbering IS people
In this lonely settlement there is neither strong
drink nor crime, and the inhabitants are healthy
and strong-lived. The only regular communi-
cation with the outside world is visit from a
warshp once year.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-26
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spoke up Peggy quickly. IT'S buried
at tho end of the rainbow"
There's the rainbow in the sky.
woods Of Birdland. All you have to
do is to go and find the gold"
This sounded very easy as General
Swallow said 1t. but somehow Peggy
had her doubts OF its being as easy
as IT sounded.
That's a good idea" spoke up
Billy Come on, Peggy! Let's 60.
But by the time we got to Bird
land the rainbow would be gone"
argued Peggy. "Rainbows never
stay long"
II wish we had wings like General
Swallow" exclaimed Billy.
Your wish shall be granted"
promised General Swallow. and with
that he mounted rapidly into the
sky, calling out loudly: "Bollickety
leaves! Gollickety leaves for Prin-
cess Peggy and Billy Belgium!"
From hedbes. shrubbery shade
trees. orchards. and woods rose
dozens of birds, and they cried out
as loudly as General Swallow: Co
lickety leaves! Golickety leaves for
L IlICSSS eSBy anu Oily pCi6iuI
Then swift as arrows Carrie and
Homer Pigeon came rushing up.
bearing tiny sprays Of leaves. Peggy
and Billy quickly recognized the
leaves as being from the magic Co
lickety shrub, and they eagerly tasted
them.
"Golickety swift, golickety small,
when summer is past, why then
comes the fall"
So sang the birds, and instantly
Peggy and Billy were as tiny as Cen
eral Swallow, while Billy's airplane
became large and filled with power.
Peggy and Billy hoped into 1t and
away they went in high glee, the
birds followed behind.
SO fast they travelled. they thought
they must come close to the end Of
the rainbow, in a hurry, but though
they flew and flew and flew 1t still
seemed as far away as ever.
Hoo! Hoo! Hoo" called Judge
Owl from the darkness Of the woods.
"Where are you going so swiftly?'
"Aha! Judge Owl Is wise old
bird, maybe he can tell us how to get
to the rainbow's end" said Billy,
steering the air plane so that 1t
circled around and came down beside
the hollow tree where Judge Owl
had his nest.
why do you seek the rainbow's
end?" hooted Judge Owl.
ITO get the pot of gold that's
buried there!"
'"H1ct! Hoot. Go back home this
instantu' warned Judge Owl.
There's danger in that pot Of gold"
1--WE re not afraid" shouted Billy,
sending the airplane sailing up
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-26
HOLDING BACK INFORMATION.

The president persists in the secretveness
that has marked his course for the last few
years, and declines to send to the senate the
treaty separately negotiated with France. His
purpose may only be surmised 1t was the un-
Outstanding that the two treaties he brought
home from Paris were to be considered to-
gether, and as such they were treated in Lon
don and are now before the French assembly.
Just why Mr.. Wilson prefers to divide them
here must wait for such time as he is willing to
divulge his reasons.
This is not the only feature of the transac-
ton on which the White House is Withholding
information from the senate. The treaty has
been published, and its text is known, just as
was the text of the main treaty in advance OF
its delivery to the senate. Requests for details
with regard to the private compacts between
England, France and Japan have not been COM
piled with. Senators are given conhdentially
such insight into the secrets of the Paris coun-
Gil as the president thinks may sway them in
their judgment, but the open light of publicity
is not yet thrown on the transactions, the re-
suit of which is so vitality important to America.
Democratic senators who support the presi-
dent in his mysterious movements lay great
stress on the point that the action of this coun-
try will affect the world. Admitting this, it
remains true that the action to be taken will
affect America first. The people are entitled to
know all that is contained in the agreements
they are asked to give assent to. 1t is just
as certain that they are not being told all, any
more than th:y were told all in 1916 when the
administration knew that war was only little
ways ahead, and yet kept up the cry that we
were being kept out of war.
Why is it not wise to trust the people and
to make known all the essential facts con-
nected with the treaty now under consideration?
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-26
Japan Rattles the Saber.

Our Japanese friends are most engaging
when they are most frank. A charming SIM
plicity has marked their course on all points in
connection with the peace negotiations, SO that
any who complains of being deceived must ad-
nit having practced the deception, for the
Japanese have been direct in all their moves.
They boldly demanded Kiau-Chau and its
hinterland as the price of their services in the
war. If denied this, they proposed to press the
racial question, which means their admission to
the United States on an equality with white
immigrants. Given their territorial plumber,
they allowed to be waived the recognition of
their pretensions on racial lines.
Now that American opposition has arisen
against the Shantung grab, Japan hints that in
event of failure to receive satisfaction on this,
the race question will be renewed. In America
this issue is important. Once it was fairly we'll
adjusted by the Hay-Takahra "gentlemen's
agreement" but this has been done away with
by the muddlng methods of the Bryan admin
istration of the State department, and the point
is one open for discussion. 1t does not seem
reasonable that Mr. Wilson's decision of the
Shantung case in favor of Japan could have
been in any way influenced by the immigration
question or the California situation. In this
connection it may be recalled that Mr.. Bryan,
when secretary OF state, visited Sacramento
personally to appeal to the legislature to pass
no land or educational laws that might en-
barrass the administration in its diplomatic
dealings with the Tokyo government.
We are not seeking, war with Japan, but we
are asked to subscribe to an injustice that
Japan may be appeased to point where it will
not threaten America. To accelerate the action
of congress, the Japanese charge d'affaires at
Washington suggests the race question may be
opened by the senate's action. 1t might en-
lighter him to carefully look over the history of
the last two or three years. Shaking saber is
a poor way to approach Americans.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-26
Densmore on the Mooney Case.

The Densmore report on the Mooney case,
brought into the house of representatives at
the instance of Blanton of Texas, may or may
not have the effect of securing retrial of this
case 1t is not news to large part OF the pub
lie, for much of it already has been widely pub
shed Mr. Blanton's point is to determine to
what extent the federal government may inter-
fere with the process of state courts. In this
instance, the justification will rest on the pub
lie interest and the uncertainty that surrounded
all the steps in the Mooney trial For the pres
ent the guilt or innocence of the defendant is
not so much a matter of public concern. What
the people want to know is, Did he have fair
trial? A very large element OF the public
thinks he did not. This impression was
heightened by the communication of his sentence
from death to life imprisonment. An investi-
CATION is in order, to settle once and for good
the question as to whether the proceedings in
court at San Francisco were proper.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-26
MUCH IN LITTLE.

Bristles are set in the ends Of a
new coat hanger SO it can be used as
brush.
Spanish experiments are making
fuel brisquets by COMPRISING rice
husks and tar
Sheep are used as beasts Of bur-
den in northern India and carry
20pound loads.
Exports certified for shipment to
the United States from Matamoras,
Mexico. were worth S1,S04,824 in
1918, cattle valued at $1,127,7S7. and
dry cattle hides at $154.10 forming
the chief items Of trade.
Two French scientists contend
that 10 per cent of the chickens in
that country have tuberculosis and
that the disease runs as high as %
per cent among poultry in some
other countries.
To economic in the use Of gas a
cover for gas ranges has been pat
ented in which the heat of each
burner can be confined to an OPEN
ing above it or divided among two
or more openings.
The average profit from an acre of
Maine BURBERRY land is said to be
about 500, and as no fertilizer or
cultivation is necessary these ber-
ries are a quick and profitable crop.
This is one of Washington county's
big industries. For instance, the
whole section from Porcupine Noun
tain to the East Machias line is
practically all BURBERRY land. Sew
eral factories are devoted to the
canning of the berries in this season.
According to the report of the
governor Of the canal zone for
April, the number of oceangoing
commercial vessels passing through
the Panama canal for the month
was 161, exclusive of eight United
States government ships on which
no tolls were levied, other naval
ships and launches. Classifications
are shown in the following tabula-
ton: Net tonnage Of the 161 COM
mercial ships aggregate 4S0,S67.
Panama canal measurement.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-26
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Parson Savidge's Defense.

Omaha, July 25.-To the Editor
Of The Bee: In your paper l no.
ticed brief editorial, which reads
as follows:
"A parson who will wed a 16-year-
old girl to a grown man at ! in the
morning may have added another
notch to his record, but he has done
the girl and society alike a bad
turn"
have no doubt that your edi-
torial referred to the marriage OF
Henry l.. Thompson and Lillian E.
Schultz, whom I married at my resi-
dence on Wednesday morning last
Please allow me to call your atten-
ton to two things in connection with
this marriage:
For a number Of years past l have
known Mr.. Thompson's family very
we'll. Mrs Matte Thompson, the
aunt of the groom, was my matron
at the House Of Hope for months,
and through her I knew some other
members of the family, especially
Henry Thompson and his sister, who
came in the early evening to engage
my services for this marriage. They
informed me that the bride was
coming from another city by train,
and that was the reason for solemn
izing the marriage at such an un-
common hour. Having known these
people as I did, l took their word
as absolute truth, but it was down.
right fabrication.
l call your attention to another
important point: The court or
Douglas county had passed on the
age Of these parties, and that court
had declared to me in writing that
the bridegroom was % years and
that the bride was IS years old.
And I certainly supposed that l
could depend upon the findings OF
the court. If I cannot do so who
can depend upon, and please allow
me to say as long as young people
can go to our court and deliber-
ately commit an act of perjury and
then the court afterwards pay no
attention to this crime. but let them
go scott free, just that long we shall
have these conditions. Mr.. Henry
Thompson should be held strictly
accountable for his acts before that
court.
Under these circumstances l am
not to blame.
REV. CHARLES w. SAVIDGE,
Pastor Peoples Church.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-26
Seeking the Rainbow's End.
HQAINBOW new, Rainbow old,

IS RAINBOW new, Rainbow old,
~ Where. oh! where's your pot
of gold?"
Peggy gazed excitedly out toward
the east, where beautiful arch of
many colors PANIED the evening
sky. AS she gaZed she made up the
words Of her little song, trilling them
in gladness that the summer thun-
derstorm was past.
pot ofNgold? What do you mean
by pot of gold?" General Swallow
swooped down from the misty air to
shrill this question at her
why, haven't you heard the
story? They say a pot Of gold is
buried at the end of the rainbow,
waiting for whoever comes to find
it,"
Would you like to have that pot Of
gold?" asked General Swallow,
alighting on nearby bush.
"Of course I would" replied Peg
gy, promptly:
And would you give half Of it
to Billy Belgium If he helped you
find it,"
"Well, here comes Billy now
give him his half" shrilled General
Swallow, waving his wing in greet
ing to Billy, who was chasing a toy
airplane across the lawn.
'Rut | haven't any not of gold :"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-26

six golden years of democracy" will close
with the nation thirty billions in debt 1t is
not all due to the war, either, for right in the
middle of these golden years the country was
running behind on its ordinary expenses at the
rate Of = million dollars day. In the first
two golden years surplus of $ls0,0O0000 left
il the treasury by the republicans was con-
verified into q $lso,0vJOOO deficit by the demo-
Gratis. Indeed, the democratic party can rest
on its record, but not easily.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-26
TODAY
The Day We Celebrate.

George Bernard Shaw, dramatic author and
critic, born in Dublin IS years ago.
Emmett D. Boyle, governor of Nevada, born
at Virginia City, New. 40 years ago.
Ri. Rev. James Wise, coadjutor bishop of
the Episcopal diocese of Kansas, born in Dun
dee, Scotland. 43 years ago.
Edward M House, intimate friend of Presi-
dent Wilson and member of the American
peace commission born at Houston, Tex, 81
years ago.
James K Vardaman. late United States SEN
ator from Mississippi, born in Jackson county,
Mississippi, So years ago.
George Barr McCutcheon, author of many
popular novels, born in Tippecanoe county, In
diana, s. years ago.
Thirty Years Ago in Omaha.
Jim Stephenson's famous tally-ho is being
reprinted with a beautiful emerald tint,
preparatory to trip to Yellowstone park.
Hon. Alvin Saunders and wife have returned
from the east.
R. c. Patterson and wife will soon sail for a
two months tour of Europe.
Fred Loewe, who has been in business in
Omaha for several years, and recently with J.
L. Brandeis & Sons, leaves for West Point,
Neb.. where he will open hrst-class shoe store.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-26

Georgia swings into line with Louisiana in
Regulating womans suffrage. The fewer voters
the easier it is for the democratic bosses to
control elections.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-26

British coal miners have settled their strike.
but none too soon. If other workers will cut
out their foolishness and get down to business.
they will soon be collecting wages that are
not being earned now. Good times only exist
when men are at work producing the wealth
out of which wages are paid.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-26

Secretary Baker long ago gave the reason
for not putting the surplus stock of army food
on sale. He did not want to break the market.
In other words, he would rather see the food
rot in the warehouses than have the price come
down to the consumer
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-26

ward again. 1T you can't tell VI
how to get to the rainbow's end,
Wen have to follow our eyes until
we FIND 1t"
"Hoot! Hoot! Wait for mel"
quickly hooted Judge Owl. IF you're
going to rush into trouble. I'll have
to go along to get you out Of it,"
Tomorrow will be told how they
come to the end Of the rainbow.)
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-26

The mayor says it is salt pork and is used
Is food by a certain class of workers." What
do you mean, certain cass?" And why not
give that class chance to get bite of meat
IL a price within their reach?
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-26

The Wall Street Journal says the presidents
Homecoming was in time to save the nation,
which was rapidly drifting to the state of a re-
public again.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-26

Chairman Cummings gives Mr. Wilson
credit for the income tax and the federal re-
serve bank law but he might as we'll have in
cluded the Fourth of July. The income tax
amendment was submitted by republican SEN
ate. and the Glass bill was merely the Aldrich
bill with scarcely the change of letter.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-26

Mr.. Burlesons justly celebrated air mail is
Interrupted by strike of the flyers. That man
does have his troubles.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-26

The peace treaty is blocking prohibition ii
the senate. Funny how these little things KEEP
getting in the way.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-26

Bella Kun would like safe transport to Ar
scntina, but that country may object it already
has enough anarchists.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-26

Around a million dollars day is being paid
out in Omaha now for new wheat, if you want
TO know what is making times" good here.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-26

The ex-kaiser may not be tried in London
but that does not mean he will not be tried If
England.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-26

The only real quiet town is the dead one.
but lot of the noise now made in Omaha could
be suppressed without detriment to the ctys
activity in any line.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-26
Ed HOwe's Wisdom
Ed Howe's Monthly.

81 do not doubt" nearly every opponent Of
President Wilson says, that he has high
ideals" Nor do l. but it is his High Ideals l
object to. A High Ideal man is one thing; a
sensible, prudent, useful, experienced man is
another, 1t is foolish to say that Woodrow
Wilson was our greatest man until accidentally
made president by the trcachery of w. ]. Bryan
to his friend, Champ Clark. Mr.. Wilson's High
Ideals have just about ruined US.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-26

Well, If the girls want to go without them,
who is to say nay2
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-26

The president still intends taking his tour
OF the country. He will be welcome guest
In Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-26

This Slightly warmer" thing is gradually
urging towards hot wave
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-26

Lines between the senate and the executive
are drawing tauter but the senate has the votes
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-26

Secretary Lansing is discreety noncommit-
tai as becomes we'll trained diplomat, but his
memoirs will make good reading in years to
come
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-26
Solution for Social Evils.

Fremont, Neb., July 21.-To the
Editor of The Bee: Owing to con-
gestion of population in Omaha and
unfair working conditions for the
laborer every able person should
contribute to The Bee milk and ice
fund. Contributions will help cure
industrial conditions, but plans
should be laid to prevent these
wrongs in our country. The thing
for the people of Omaha to do in
order to help keep your populace on
an even keel is to plat acreage IN
the suburbs and offer every induce
ment to start movement back 10
the land. A single acre will feed
and comfortably clothe a fair-slZed
family and it will not require a
deathly drain upon persons
vitality to care for it either. A
good pure-bred goat will supply
sufficient milk, much richer than
COW milk, and the cost OF Keeping
goat is almost nothing.
This country does not need state
owned mills, elevators, packing
houses and creameries. 1t needs
more of the spirit Of cooperation
and the simple life which begets
health and the wealth of clear
thought.
What we need in Nebraska to
keep US from following in the wake
of North Dakota is a graduated
property tax that will confiscate I'M
mense wealth and cause its possess
ors to put their holdings in other
peoples names. Factory owners
will then take their employees into
partnership and the spirit OF CO.
operative work would grow.
We have one man in our town
who owns nearly 1000 acres and l
am informed upon reliable authority
that he exacts as much as one-halr
the crop plus 81 per acre rent for
the land. The owner is good
citizen with many good qualities. but
his acts create a species of slavery
that robs his tenants of their free
dom of action and thought. Ii we
had a graduated property tax TINS
man would take more interest IN
his fellow men and look for men
who were capable of becoming part
owners of his land.
Lord" Scully owns thousands of
acres in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas and
Nebraska and it is only question
Of time when it must be taken away
from him, unless owing to present
big wages among laborers and their
accompanying freedom of thought
he may be unable to find slaves to
help perpetuate a lordly title OF
which Americans do not approve.
CLARENCE RECKMEYER.