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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-14

''That wouldn't be mischief, would
it," said Peggy, who knew that II
was very wrong to NEEDLE with the
property of other persons.
mo, because we would be saving
life, and besides / would not do any
actual HARM" Billy assured her.
But how can / get to the airplane +?
See how closely they guard it."
The two Ogres had finished their
supper and put on their coats. Now
the naturalist Ogre climbed into the
airplane to sleep, while the aviator
Ogre, with rifle beside him, sat up
to keep guard.
"snuff! Snuff! Gr-a-a-rhl" said
an animal voice behind Billy and he
felt his coat grasped in strong jaws.
which gave push that nearly sent
him tumbling into the camp.
stop, Lonesome Beart" ordered
Peggy who promptly recognized the
animal and saw that he was trying
to get revenge on Billy for showing
him into the river. Were trying
to save the Wild Geese from the two
ogres"
'I'll scare 'em." offered Lonesome
Bear dragging Billy back to safety.
And get shot" snapped Billy,
who was too busy to enjoy the bears
rough fun. "See that rifiet" Lone
some Bear saw it and was silent
But he had given Billy an idea. IF
we could capture the guard and get
his gun, we might brighten the Fly
ing Ogre away from camp long
enough to let me disable the air.
plane" he unused.
At Billy's belt was long. stout
rope with which he had been play
ing cowboy. Billy's hand went to
this. Il think l could lasso that
chap. wish / had horse to pull
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-14
Red Gross Not Dischargine Soldiers

Red Cross Not Discharging Soldiers.
Omaha, March 1S.-To the Editor
of The Bee: We note in your eve
ming paper of March 70, a letter.
making the statement that the Red
Cross workers of Omaha have been
deciding who should be discharged
from the army and who should be
kept in the service.
want to advise Frank Agnew
that this is not correct, and whoever
gave him this information has been
misinformeS
The Red Cross has nothing what
ever to do with deciding who shall
be discharged from the army or
navy. The home service section of
the Omaha chapter Red Cross has
at all times helped our soldiers and
sailors in making up application for
discharge, and is doing everything
possible to assist them. They have
also investigated reports sent to
them by the commandants of the
different stations, regarding state
ments made by men in service who
We're asking for a discharge, and in
every case they have investigated
these statements fully and have
AFSAA lay AitAOA AlAsSeLoi Go A0dlIy SOI-
rect as 1t was possible to obtain 1t
from interested parties.
The home service section, with
Offices in the court house, are offer
ing assistance to all soldiers, sailors
and marines, in every way possible.
and do not attempt to dictate to any
one, but rather to help in every
emergency. w. B. TAGG,
Chairman, Omaha Chapter
American Red Cross.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-14
Getting Rid Of Surplas

How to get rid Of the vast accumulation of
needless stuff which it owns is one of the SER
iious problems of the government. On the first
day Of last month the War department alone
had stocks of clothing equipage, and textiles
amounting in value to nearly $75000000O. OF
machine tools drugs, foodstuffs, and other sup
plies the quantity was proportonateiy as large
II not larger The totals run up in value to
billions OF dollars. If the materials were to be
dumped on the market for what they would
bring there would be an ail-around smash in
values Doing out the stuff would mean that
hig storage charges would be added to the gov
ernment's expenses. Some slight success has
been met with in disposing of certain articles to
foreign governments and to charitable agencies
for relief purposes and arrangements have been
made to sell some things to state and city au-
thorities. But, when all this is considered, there
will still remain an enormous amount OF super
fuous material that must be disposed of. Now
IL Is proposed to try and have the sellers take
back what they can on some kind of an equit-
able basis, or in default of this, to have others
IL similar lines do SO or to offer the goods to
regular distributors As long as these vast
reservoirs OF material remain they will consti-
tute 4 menace, and until they are absorbed by
the trade and disposed Of they will tend to re-
strict further production and sales. Uncle Sam
IS discovering that ii is harder to get rid Of
stuff than to acquire it.-New York Times.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-14
EDITORIAL SNAPSHOTS

Washington Post: Nature has not
kept her assets in snow banks this
season.
Minneapolis Tribune: Perhaps It
is just as well to let the name of the
North Dakota capital remain Bis
mark after all.
Baltimore American: One reason
there are SO few old-fashioned girls
running at large is that discerning
men marry them as soon as detected.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat: Or
ganization of the middle classes is
no longer a purely humorous conceit
in England. Sir James Barrie, Sir
Conan Doyle and Arnold Bennett are
among the most active organizers of
the middle class union
Atlanta Constitution: I'VE Amer
leans pay for what we get" is a boast
you can make after you have mailed
your income tax to the collector. An
income tax receipt in the wallet is a
full brother to the gold service stripe
on the sleeve. It's a service decora-
ton.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-14
BaIance 81 Naval Power.

Silver Creek, Neb., March 11-To
the Editor of The Bee: In The Bee
of March II in dispatch from
Paris, it is stated that the British
government has receded from its
position that the captured German
war vessels be sunk, and will con-
sent that they be divided among the
entente allies, at the same time an
nouncing its purpose to destroy
such vessels as may be allotted to
her.
And what is the purpose of Great
Britain in sinking these ships? 1t
is xplained-apparent on the au-
thority of Lloyd George-in the fol-
lowing paragraph which quote in
full from the dispatch:
TN this way, 1t is said, Great Britain
would relieve the United States Of the
necessity OF carrying out her projected
great naval building program, which, 1t is
understood, was based on the intention to
prevent any one nation from having such
a predominant navy as would give her
control of the seas against the power Of
the league Of nations"
And so we can see, as thoughtful
men have already seen, that this
q fraud and q farce on the very
face of it.
And why? Simply this: That in
face of the fact that President Will
son has acclaimed against a balance
Of power as being a discredited
thing of the past. and insisting on
league Of nations, which, he says.
would make war impossible, he at
the same time. by asking this very
congress, that has just expired, for
the enormous sum of more than
$500 100000 with which enormously
to increase our already great navy
through fear of Great Britain, is try
ing to establish a balance of power
within the league itself, thus show
ing that Notwithstanding all his
high-flown, hifalutin phrases about
establishing peace on earth and good
will toward men, he, himself, has
no faith in his league and does not
himself believe what he is saying.
/ wonder IL that man in oregon
who was sent to prison for 20 years
for saying that Wilson was a hypo-
crit, is still in confinement?
CHARLES WOOSTER,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-14

him into the woods where we could
tie him up" ."
TN be a horse" grunted Lone
some Bear. eagerly
Come on them" said Billy. So all
three crept down by the edge of the
camp, hiding behind low bushes.
The guard, his rifle resting against
his arm, was reading a paper by the
light of the fire. Billy put one end
of the rope around Lonesome Bears
neck. He made a moose Of the other
end and coiled the rope
Run when l give the word" he
said to Lonesome Bear. "And, Peg
gy, You grab the rifle before the Ely
ing Ogre can see you"
Billy whirled the lasso around his
head. Now" he shouted. Out flew
the moose, right over the guards
arms and shoulders. Away raced
Lonesome Bear into the woods, and
as the rope frightened, the guard was
ierked from his seat. "Bangl" went
the rife as 1t fell over. Quick as a
fash Peggy seized it and jumped
back into the woods.
Hey, what's the matter2" shout
ed the naturalist Ogre leaping from
the airplane. But the guard couldn't
He was flying through the
air toward the wood. All that the
naturalist Ogre saw before his COM
panion vanished was a pair OF
sprawling legs and arms sticking
out of big furry coat and wildly
waving an unexpected farewell.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-14
CHAPTER v.
The Guard Is Captured.

Inc GudEu rs AdpGuFeus
RILLY quickly explained to Peggy
- why a keen scientist was as
dangerous to the Wild Geese as a
real Ogre. s.
You see an Ogre might only want
to eat them and IL 1t proved too
much trouble to get them he would
be satisfied to eat oth@ geese. But
the scientist wants some particular
specimen for his museum speci-
men rarer or better than other
naturalists have-he will keep after
it until he gets it. And this Flying
Ogre is evidently bound to kill both
the beautiful Blue Goose and the
King"
1.-THE only way to save the Geese
is to throw the Ogre off the track, {"
suggested Peggy.
"And that will be hard, for you
see he is a wise Ogre and evidently
he knows so much about their
habits already that he can figure just
what they are going to do" Billy's
eyes glanced over the airplane
which had been drawn close to the
camp. Il might disable the air
plane-not enough to really hurt it,
but so that the ogre couldn't fly for
O few days"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-14
In Omaha 30 Years AGO.

Lydia Thompson and her buriesque company
opened at the Boyd in Penelope" Madame
Thompson looks as fresh and as active as
ever and has number of pretty girls in her
organization, but, with one or two exceptions,
they make rather poor stagger at stage bust
ness"
new. union passenger depot is being built
(on paperl again.
Mayor Broatch has issued Sunday closing
order, instructing Chief Seavey to notify saloon
keepers to that effect.
Sergeant Malta and Officer Drummy are on
the police sick list
Il. A. Thompson is back from business trip
to New York,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-14
Cue Rates on lien Cross.

New York World: Apparently,
the number of iron crosses sold to
American soldiers on the Rhine by
enterprising German tradesmen has
tended to reduce the home supply of
iron. But the example is interesting
of the adaptability of German in
dustry to the opportunity for profit.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-14

Typist-The distinction of invent
ing the typewriter, the main features
of which are in use today, belongs to
Christopher Latham Sholes, born in
Columbia county, Pennsylvania, in
1919. He was of Plymouth Rock
ancestry. his grandfather on the ma
ternal side being a llneal descend
ant of John Alden. Starting at the
age of Ia to learn the printers trade,
at manhood's threshold he had adj
vanced to the business of publisher.
Subsequently the editor of various
publications in the border settle
ments of Wisconsin, to which the
lure of the new west had called him.
Mr., Sholes held various public Of
fices, from seats In the legislature to
postmaster and collector of customs
at Milwaukee. In 1855, while coll
lector of customs. Sholes produced a
crude model of the typewriter. but 1t
was not until 1873 that a manufac-
turer was found and the invention
placed on the market. Sholes died
in Milwaukee in 1880.
Inquirer-The American an1bassa-
dor to Japan is Roland s. Morris, as
years of age, a native of Olympia,
Wash, and of Philadelphia ancestry.
He graduated from the law school
OF the University OF Pennsylvania
and practiced law in Philadelphia
before settling in this native city. Mr..
Morris and Vance Mccormick were
at one time legal and political chums
and that relationship accounts for
Mr.. Morris transfer from law to
the oblique diplomacy Of the Orient.
A quarter of a century of dis
tinguished service as member of
the highest tribunal is the record
of Chief Justice Edward d. White,
who took his seat on the bench as an
associate justice of the United States
supreme court 25 years ago this
week. The chief justice is a native
Of Louisiana, born in 1845, and
comes from an old family of the
Pelican state He was admitted to
the bar In 1868. In 1891 he was
elected to the United States senate.
Three years later President Cleve-
land appointed him to the supreme
bench and in 1910 President Taft
made him chief justice.
Thomas Riley Marshall, vice presi-
dent of the United States, turned his
65th birthday this week. Born in
Indiana Of Virginian ancestry, Mr..
Marshall was not innoculated with
the office itch as thoroughly as
Hoosiers Of his class His first ex-
perience at the scratch in 1880,
when he sought the job of county
prosecutor, was a failure. Thirty
years later he was elected governor
and his record in that office blazed
the way to the vice presidency. He
is the only vice president to be re-
nominated and reelected since the
convention system of nomination
was adopted in 1882.
The late Hilary A. Herbert of Ala
bama, secretary of the Navy during
Cleveland's second term, shares with
his immediate predecessors, William
G. Whitney and Benjamin f. Tracy,
the honor of undermining the Ameri-
can navy. He stood with Cleveland
against Organism and free silver in
the eos and did southerner's
share in making the first battle a
rout. Before entering the cabinet
Mr.. Herbert was an influential men,
Der of the house of representatives
for IA years. Though in feeble
health for many years he rounded
out four score and five.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-14

Wen, we'll, welll The democratic hyphenatsd
has discovered that Senator Norris has been
saying something "wickediy and maliciously
false" That's pretty close to using the short
and ugly word We suggest that Senator
Hitchcock, who must take responsibility for the
VIII. accusations call his colleague to account
on the floor Of the senate. The. performance
would be worth going miles to see.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-14
Old AZ
The Day We Celebrate.

Morris Levy, capitalist and philanthropist
born 1884.
DR.. A. F. Tyler, physician, born 1881.
United States. born at North Manchester, Ind,
IS years ago
William Graves Sharp, late United States am
bassador TO France, born at Mount Giad, o., 90
years ago.
Maxim Gorky famous Russian novelist and
reforrner, born at Mini Novgorod 81 years ago.
Countess of Aberdeen. noted philanthropist
and benefactor of Irish industries, born 81 years
ago.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-14

Assuming, for arguments sake, that all criti-
cism of the League Of Nations in America arises
from hatred Of Woodrow Wilson, as our anna
bic hyphenated contemporary insists how are
we to account for the attitude of France, Great
Britain, Italy and Japan, all Of whose delegates
have expressed desire to see the covenant
modified in some particulars? Do. they, too,
hate the president of the United States?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-14

Debs should keep in mind that he is not
going to prison because of the members Of the
supreme court he 50 blatantly abuses, but be-
cause he violated the law, made in the name Of
his fellow citizens and for the defense Of the
land in which he has lived SO many years by the
exercise Of his tongue.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-14

Chairman Cummings of the democratic ma
sonal committee grows quite vehement in his
Remuneration of the republicans because the
democratic congress failed to carry out the
presidents program He evidently has the old
notion that if you yell it loud enough somebody
Aeill believe H.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-14

Paris police, who have no hearts, interfered
10 prevent an aerial duel between two irate
ayiators They did suggest that the gentlemen
could 60 out to sea and fight to their hearts
content. Why not send them TO Berlin, or
Peuograd, where the free-for-all is so at
tractiye?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-14

Herr President Ebert is still on the job al
though his place has been quite wobbly Of late.
Just now he has the Spartacans on the run,
those who were not killed or locked up
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-14

Champ Clark is not to be permitted to "lead"
the democratic hosts in the next house, be-
cause he does not bow down to the League Of
Nations. Can it be he "hates" Mr. Wilson, too?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-14

A federal court in Kansas is about to COM
mence the trial Of a big batch of /. w w. agi-
tators who failed to avail themselves Of the inn
munity offered conscientious directors" This
oversight may involve them in serious litigation
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-14

Baltimore American: And now a
campaign has been started against
so-called immodesty in women's
dress This must be a wet move to
make life less joyful for the prohi-
bitiOnists
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-14

China proposes to decorate Edward N. Hur-
ley of the shipbuilding board with the Order of
Chiaopo. 1t is all right, whatever it is, since
the yellow coat doesn't go with it.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-14

The senate has determined to give the
cigaret bill new trial. The vote to reconsider
indicates that several senators have changed
their minds.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-14

When you have made your garden plans, you
might fill in little of the remaining days Of
winter by overhauling your fishing tackle.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-14

John Bull is turning to protective tariff, not
directly. but in such fashion as to arouse all the
light that is left in the remaining Cobdenites,
The war has changed lot of things, but the
free trader energies unscathed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-14

Whatever else the legislature may or may
not be doing it is mercifully sparing the state
the infection of lot of freak legislation.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-14

Booze-Seuth Hyers activities seem to dis
turb the inhabitants Of the editorial sanctum
down the street.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-14

The Department of Labor says the price of
building material will remain high. Most pros
pective builders had already found that out.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-14

German editors decline in advance to sign
the Treaty of Versailles. That will be hard on
the rest of the world.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-14

Sweden declined to provide an asylum for
the fugitive Hohenzollern, return doubtless for
the many "kindnesses" shown Sweden during
the frightfulness days.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-14

Signor Caruso comes across with $153,l98.10
income tax, after he has taken out the exemp-
ton allowed him as married man, These
song-brds have their troubles.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-14

Mayor Smith may not be Gay walker"
but he il strong for his personal rights.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-14
DREAMLAND
ADVENTURE
BY DADDY
BY DADDY

(Ths Wild Geese on their way north are
chased by a Flying Ogre, who seek to
kill the King and the Beautiful Blue
Goose)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-14

Reconstruction is on the way, but waiting,
for it makes folks some nervous.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-14

A skip stop" survey is to be made of
Omaha If it will only be the means of get
ting few more trains put on the tramway lines,
il will be time we'll spent.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-14

Secretary Baker regrets very much that he
did not get the invitation in time to come to
Omaha Did he not know we have two army
posts here?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-14

Now comes the real tug of war over the
police pay roll
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-14

(Tomorrow will be told how the ogrs
hurriedly climbs q tree and misses the
Wild Geese.)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-14
People You Ask About

Information About Folks in
the Public Eye Will Be Given
in This Column in Answer
to Readers Questions. Your
Name VIII Not Be Printed.
Let The B ee Tell You.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-14

Paid your income tax YETI Better hurry.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-09-10
Voices From the Farm.

Now come the members of the farm
bureau declarations OF Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois and Iowa and tell the presi-
dent in formal statement that the
high cost of living is due to price
manipulation and extravagant profits
of middlemen and ''to the failure OF
practically all folks to practice even
ordinary economy in public and
private life" The statement goes on
to say that "the lack of practicing
economies in private life may be
illustrated without end. /" The
price of shoe shines has doubled and
trebled, yet one must wait his turn.
though he could shine his own shoes
at home for less than l cent" Here,
indeed. is a place for much needed
economy!
But the assertion attracting the
most attention is that "the high
cost of living is not due to the stor-
age OF meats. vegetables, fruits, eggs
and poultry in the season Wien these
are produced in surplus in the season
OF short supply. Modern storage
methods are the greatest food savers
in the world unless the food is stor-
ed for speculative purposes" The
Public will go one step further and
say that the great question is: H 'g
/, much food is stored for the benaft
of the public and how much for the
benefit of the spectators New
, York Sun.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-09-10
CROSS BREEDING YIELDS BIG
CROP.
WavGrly Farmer Produces Oats That
Average 1O2 Bushels to Acre

By cross breading oats, William
Schumacher, a farmer of Waverly,
near here, has developed an oats
crop which during the last two years
has amounted to double that of his
neighbors. This year his crop aver
aged thirty to forty bushels. Last
year Schumacher's crop average was
1902 buhels. -
Schumacher began breeding oats
nine years ago. The start was made
with three kernels. The oats were
crossbred at that time with pollen
from Ames. Since then he has care
fully selected the best stalks from
his fields. This year the product from
his original three grains of oats was
2,400 bushels, and in sorting out the
best producing hills he found one
kernel that produced twelve stalks OF
oats. The total number of seeds the
one kernel produced was 2,410. The
normal production from one stalk is
fifty kernels.
Schumacher this year declined a
return of S240 per acre for his crop.
He says he will use much of his
grain for producing purposes next
year.