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Books Received in the Week Ending June
War Books.

THE WEB. BIT EMfasos HoUGH. "Hcw
250,000 American business men became
detectives to help win the war;" An
authorized history of the American Pro
tectiye League. Chicago: Reilly q Lee. ~
Government.
THE STATE AND THE NATION. BIZ
EDwARD JENKs. An explanation Of the
necessary functions Of o Government
based upon q historical examination OF
the main lines of social and political evo-
luton, from the rudimentary communi.-
ties Of early humanity up to the most
advanced forms of the great State of to-
day. Inde1ed. New York: E. p. Dut-
ton Co. 90.
DUNSANY THE DRAMATIST. BY Ed
WARD HALE BIERsTADr. Revised edition
of Mr.. Berstadt 8 geographical sketch
and estimate containing some new ma
terial. Boston: Little, Brown & 70. ~.
THE OPEN AIR THEATRE. BY SHELDON
CHENEY The first book on open-air play
houses and outdoor pageants and drama
New York: Mitchell Kennerley.
Biography.
"GREATHEART' THE LIFE STORY
OF THEODORE ROOSEVELT. By
NEIL MACINTYRE. The books aim is to
give a view of the entire career of Theo-
dore Roosevelt, and under separate chapter
headings tells of his experiences as hum
ter, naturalist, rancher, Rough Rider, eI-
plorer, police commissioner, citizen, states
man, President &c. There is an introduce
ton by Major General Leonard Wood No
index. New York: William Edwin Rudga
Miscellaneous.
. CLASSIFIED PHOTOGRAPHY OF BOY
LIFE AND ORGANIZED WORK WITH
BOYS. BY RONALD FUTILE VEAL. BE
cause Of the great progress in work with
boys and the demand for material relat-
ing to such work, as well as the authors
interest in boys work, this photography
has been compiled Besides photography
there are authorizations and classification
of boys books. New York: Association
Press. SIPS.
SEX AND LIFE. BY THOMAS WALTON
70 GALLOWAY. Described by its subtitle
as: Message to Undergraduate Men.
The book discusses the nature of sex, sex
and development, sex and health, and sex
and personality. New York: Associa-
ton Press 60 cents.
PEACE AND PROSPERITY VIA JUS
TICE AND PRACTICAL SENSE. By
JOHN B. ALDEN. Published by the au-
thor, Neshanic, N. ]. 81.
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Text Books.
SOLID GEOMETRY WITH PROBLEMS
AND APPLICATIONS. BY II. T..
SIAUGHT AND N. ]. LENNEs. Revised edi-
ton New York: Allyn & Bacon. 81.
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Burlesque.

THE PHILOSOPHY OF Mr.. B'RT"ND
RtSS'LL. Edited by PHILIP L. B. JOUR
Dam. Pokcs grave-faced fun at Bertrand
Russell s writings. Lewis Carroll s non
sense works are among Mr.. Jourdain s
editorial references. Chicago: The Open
! Court Publishing Company. 81.
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India.

THE OXFORD HISTORY OF INDIA
FROM THE EARLIEST TINES TO
THE END OF 1911. By VINCENT A.
SMITH. Runs through the history of
. India from its earliest times and from
the beginning Of the Maurya Dynasty in
800 b. c. on to India under the crowns;
, the Viceroys from 1858 to 1911. There
: NAM Illustrations ard maps. New York:
Oxford University Press. $6.25.
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DANTE. BY HENRY DWIGHT SEDGwICK.
Yale University Press. $50.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-11-22

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Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-25
UAn~ 1rM
Financial Bubble ChQsers

The final report on such of the Lewis ven
lures as had any assets to be husbanded by re
ceivers shows that investors in the various pro.
motions launched and spectacularly heralded
by that financial visionary lost $7,0408oll3
This does not include some of the enterprises
that gave rainbow colors to the bubbles Mr.
Lewis kept blowing. The case is rare exam
pie of the 'credulity of unaccustomed investors
Mr.. Lewis had great faith in himself and his
enterprises and was very persuasive, whether
talking face to face or through the medium of
his publications. But the projects, in the main,
were inherently impractical. Any ordinary
business man would have rejected them. But
there were enough believers in Aladdin lamp
finance in the territory in which he worked to
put millions into the many ventures he Sc
ductively described. He had special clientele,
many of whom, in spite of their losses, still
ascribe the failure to Official persecution" and
"conspiracies." They never seem to wonder why
many other individuals have amassed millions
beyond the dreams of Lewis without arousing
official displeasure or raising up jealous CON
spirators."
The Lewis case, by itself, would not deserve
extended comment, but it is perhaps safe to say
that more dollars are being put into worthless
investments in America than at any other period
in our history The high wages, the increased
number of savers through government bond
flotations and the stories of almost miraculous
fortunes made from oil and similar enterprises
have made it very easy for men to sell purely
speculative stocks that have not more than one
chance in thousand of becoming valuable. The
autographed stock certificates, the impressive
maps and the stories of fabulous wealth made in
"the same section" have lure for the nexpe-
rienced. Time after time the country has been
told that sharpers are exchanging worthless
shares for Liberty bonds. This is especially
true of oil stocks. Many of these are good but
many are not. The. country is "oil crazy" al
most to the extent that Holland went delirious
over tulips, that France plunged into speculative
stocks during the Mississippi bubble and that
England made mythical fortunes during the
White Sea bubble. Never was there greater
need for care and expert advice in making in
vestments-St Louis Globe -Democrat
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-25
TURN HAIR DARK
WITH SAGE TEA
Grandma kept her locks dark glossy
and youthful with = simple mixture
of Sage Tea and Sulphur.

The old-time mixture of Sage Tea
and Sulphur for darkening gray.
streaked and faded hair is grand
mothers recipe, and folks are again
using it to keep their hair good,
even color, which is quite sensible,
as we are living in an age when a
youthful appearance is Of the great
est advantage.
Nowadays, though, we don't have
the troublesome task of gathering
the sage and the mussy mixing at
home. All drug stores sell the ready
to-use product, improved by the ad-
dition Of other ingredients, called
"Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com
pound" It is very popular because
nobody can discover it has been ap-
piled. Simply moisten your comb or
a soft brush with it and draw this
through your hair, taking one small
strand at time; by morning the
gray hair disappears, but what de-
lights the ladies with Wyeth's Sage
after few applications, it also pro-
duces that soft lustre and appear
and Sulphur Compound, is that, be-
sides beautifully darkening the hair
ance of abundance which is so at
tractive.-Adv.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-25
When Reticence is Foolish.

The general manager of the starch company
at Cedar Rapids, where several lives were lost
in an explosion, refused to answer any ques-
tons asked him by the coroners jury. In this
he is clearly within his legal rights. How about
the moral obligation on him? He is, of course,
quite right in seeking to protect the company
against the expected suits for damage, by with
holding any communication that might serve
to throw on it responsibility it seeks to evade.
Is that wise course? In time the truth will
come out, and eventually the retcence of the
general manager will count against rather than
in favor of the company. Railroads and other
similar corporations once pursued this course
with respect to serious accidents, and in time
found they were losers by doing so. The better
way is to tell the truth, to give the representa-
tvcs of the law every assistance in establishing
the facts, and to thus show that no inexcusable
culpabty rested on the management. Only
when information is withheld and assistance re-
fused the investigators does suspicion solidfy
into conviction that the disaster is due to some
reason the company wants to cover up. Pub
licity is the surest remedy here as in other mat
tiers in which the public has concern.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-25
MUCH IN LITTLE.

It is estimated that 407 airplanes
took part in the German raids on
England.
While a Western Maryland train
was in motion in the vicinity of Con-
fluence, Pa, thieves stole an auto
| mobile from boxcar.
In some parts Of Cape Province.
South Africa, chicory gives yield
Of $3.50 to $500 per acre. Johannes
burg being the chief market
A paper mill situated at Morretes.
| Brazil. has recently been equipped
| with American machinery and is In
condition to produce a large
amount of paper.
| An Amsterdam commercial infor-
nation office reports 142 failures
in tn Netherlands from January l,
to February 8, 1919, against SO dur
ing the corresponding period of 1918.
A successful experiment has been
carried out at Fellujah, on the Eu-
pirates river, about 3S miles west
of Bagdad, with peanuts, or ground
nuts, as they are called here by the
British.
Stones marking the graves Of the
TlcIl anu lHC pun III lllC lLahS"Sou
Park cemetery, Lakewood. O., here
after must be uniform-a modest
headstone, rising not more than a
foot above the cemetery lawn.
Consul General Robertson has
cabled from Buenos Aires, May g.,
1919, that by an executive decree of
May the decree of February 4.
1919, establishing minimum prices
for cereals has been annulled.
Work on the South Siberian trunk
line has progressed favorably, the
roadbed is said to be finished, and
the laying of the rails is to be begun
as soon as they are delivered. Elk
press service from Vladivostok to
Omsk has been resumed recently
The fastest passage of the Lusitania
was from Queenstown to New York.
August 1920, 1908, in four days, Is
hours. The fastest time of the Maui
retania was also from Queenstown to
New York, September lib, 1910,
in four days, 10 hours and Al min
utes.
Agricultural implements in consid-
cradle quantity will be in demand for
a new Natal (South Africa) land
settlement scheme for ex-soldiers.
especially WIuulHlliS, lSHSIil6 iidlCi
ial and dipping tanks, says the Brit
ish and South African Export Ga
zette.
1t is estimated that the total num-
Der of houses required in the United
Kingdom to meet the demands with
in the next few years will be not less
than 100000. The dwellings will all
be constructed of brick or similar
building materials, will be two
stories high, and contain from four
to six rooms. The estimated cost
will be from $3.50 to $4,000 each
exclusive of the cost Of the land.
Only ass Australians have assets
exceeding 100000 each, while g.
156,56O of those who have over f100,
the lowest assets considered. have
less than fl 900. If the excess above
$4,000 Of every estate exceeding
that amount were relinquished by |
its owner and distributed among the |
balance of the population it would |
provide a sum of only fl lis per ,
capita. /
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-25
Is the Treaty Secret or Sacred?

In the course of debate in the senate on the
pending treaty of peace, the democratic member
from Nebraska declared it to be improper to
ask that the document in its entirety be laid
before the senate. He even went further and
said it was absolutely indecent for the senate
to pass such resolution at this time"
This, of course, turns on his defense of the
right of the president to negotiate treaties with
out consulting the senate, only coming to that
body for advice and consent when the docu-
ment is fully prepared, To support this he re-
lies on the history of American diplomacy.
Against his position, however, may be cited the
president of the United States, who has de-
clared most solemnly for open covenants of
peace, openly arrived at,
If the first of Mr.. Wilson's fourteen points
senate is entirely out of order. We have been
given synopsis of the treaty as it applies to
Germany alone. We have not been told what
else it contains in its more than a thousand
clauses and paragraphs. 1t is known that GER
tain clay pots that went out to swim with the
brass pots have met the usual fate. Americans,
with all their faith in the probity of the presi-
dent, his loyalty and his unquestioned fidelity
to the best interests of his country, still would
like to know what the treaty contains, how it
affects them in the present and for the future
Secret diplomacy, private bargaining, has
wrought the ruin of the world. 1t should be
ended, and no better start could be made than
by placing the treaty, now complete, and to
which Germany is now asked to give assent
willy nilly, before the senate. 1t must be de-
bated there sooner or later, and the great con-
ference in Paris ought to know what, if any,
objections will be laid against it by the body
which must finally decide if it is to have the
sanction Of America
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-25
ROAD TO PROHIBITION.

In 1905 the Sober society" was
| founded at Allentown, N. j.
| The first National Temperance So
siety met in Philadelphia in 1888.
| The National Woman's Christian
| Temperance union was formed in
1874.
The Order of the Sons of Temper
ance was organized in New York in
1912.
Oregon passed a prohibitory law
in 1S43 and repealed it five years
later.
| The blue-ribbon movement was
| inaugurated by Francis Murphy of
Maine in 1873.
In 1925 the American Society for
the Promotion of Temperance or
ganized in Boston.
In 1912 the Independent Order OF
Rechabites was organized for the
promotion Of temperance.
The first local option legislation
for the suppression of the liquor
traffic was enacted in Georgia in
1888.
In 1777 the Continental congress
decided to recommend to the leglS-
latures the enactment of laws
against distilling.
In 1851 Maine passed a bill framed
by Neal Dow to prohibit the manu-
facture, sale and use of intoxicating
drink.
Federal prohibition was first pro-
posed in the United States senate IN
a resolution introduced by Henry w.
Blair of New Hampshire in 1875.
The prohibition question first be-
gan to take definite form as politi-
cal issue in the years Immediately
following the close Of the civil war.
A constitutional amendment as a
means of prohibiting the liquor traf-
fic was suggested in 1857 by William
H. Armstrong, leader of the Sons
of Temperance.
In 1918, in order to counteract
the habitual use of ardent spirits
among the people, Secretary Calhoun
prohibited the use Of liquor alto
gether in the United States army.
The great temperance wave which
swept the country in the early 'S0s
resulted in the enactment OF pro-
hibitory laws in numerous states,
which later were repealed.
The first national convention of
the prohibition party met at Column
bus in 1872 and nominated James
Black of Pennsylvania for president.
In 1876 the party's presidential
nominee was Green Clay Smith of
Kentucky, in 1880 Neal Dow of
Maine, in 1884 John P. st. John of
Kansas, in 1888 Clinton B. Fisk of
New Jersey in 1892 John Bidwell of
California, in 1895 Joshua lowering
Of Maryland, in 1900 John G. Wool
ley Of Illinois, in 1904 Silas c. Swal-
low of Pennsylvania, in 1908 Eugene
w. Chain Of Arizona, in 1912 Eugene
w. Chain of Arizona, and in 1916
]. Frank Hanly of Indiana.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-25
A Matter of Credit

The right of Germans to have part in the
International labor council provided for in the
peace treaty will be secured to that country
when it proves itself by its deeds and its mani
fest aspirations to be fit for membership in the
league of nations. That, in part is the gist of
Premier Clemenceau's reply to the German note
relative to international labor legislation and
social justice.
Herein is one of the instances OF the manner
in which Germany's broken faith toward Bel
gium is coming back to plague it. The Ger
mans must give some practical proof that their
pledged word is entitled to respect before they
can hope to be considered trusted company for
the allied powers in helping to shape the fur
Their destines of mankind
Credit is necessary to the success of bust
ness man or firm. 1t is equally indispensable
for nation in its dealing with other nations.
Germany lost its credit FIVE years ago. The
dictum of its late enemies now is that it regain
its credit and re-estabish itself in world esteem
when and how it can. 1t cannot be done in
few months, although the present German gcv-
eminent seems to think that is all the time re-
quired for the purpose.
The way for Germany to gain credit is to
admit its responsibility for the war, concede
the wrongs done by it, accept the peace terms
by signing them and then give itself over sim
cerely to fulfilling its part of the contract. If
it should pursue that course and should be able
to demonstrate that some of the conditions laid
down are harsh to the point of impossibility or
nhumanity, there is little reason for doubt that
the victors would consent to a modification of
the terms to cure any patent injustice there
might be- The allies are sternly intent that
Justice shall be served to all parties in interest,
and in that purpose runs no Shylock spirit
against Germany.-Minneapolis Tribune,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-25
CURIOUS BITS OF LIFE.

Serviceable barrels Of standard
size are now made Of paper.
Durable strings for lacing machine
| belts are sometimes made of eel
skins.
Ball bearings lessen the labor OF
using large shears that have been
| invented
| The extent of Canada's seacoast
| is equal to half the circumference
| Of the world.
Chinese fathers cannot leave more
| property to one son than to another.
All must have an equal share.
The normal year of 365 days al
ways ends on the same day of the
week on which it begins.
A Dutchman who became Queen
Eizabeth's coachman was the first
to introduce coaches in England.
A curiosity of the calendar is that
a century can never begin on
Wednesday, Friday or Saturday.
The word "gout" is derived from
the Latin "gutta"-a drop, the be-
lief being that govt was caused by a
mysterious fluid being dropped into
the joints.
or all the feminine members of
the British royal family Queen Maud
of Norway. daughter of the late
King Edward VII, is the most
ardent devotee of outdoor sports and
pastimes.
While Havre was still young the
seafaring men of Honf1eur conquered
Newfoundland, founded Quebec and
established numerous trading posts
in India. Much of the towns COM
merce was gradually absorbed by
Havre. At the outbreak of the pres
ent war, however, Honfieur had a
prosperous export trade with Eng
land in dairy products, fruits and
vegetables, and a considerable quan-
tity Of lumber was imported direct
from the Scandinavian countries.
During the war the British air
men were supplied with electricity
heated suits, for it was found that
in the terrible cold at 5000 feet
and higher, even the thickest of
wooden clothes failed to keep the pi-
lots from becoming frozen. The cleo
trio suit consists of coat, boots, socks
and gloves. They are fitted with cleo
trio wires worked into the material.
and these wires become heated when
a current passes through them, so
that pilot wearing this suit is, as
il were. sitting in a warm atmos-
Dhere all the time
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-25
oMAHA'S HEALTH PROBLEM.

Omaha's health problem is much bigger than
the selection of a new health commissioner. For
that important position we want medical man
we'll grounded in the principles OF sanitation and
disease prevention, and known to possess, in
addition, the necessary executive ability to get
honest and efficient service out of his subor-
dnates whole hearted cooperation from all the
practitioners of the community and real observ-
ance of the rules and orders required for the
protection of the public health. We want
man, furthermore, it goes without saying, i'm
movably set against dope and bootleggng side
lines and against every species of graft upon
or abuse of unfortunates who have to be dealt
with and who will do his duty without favor or
discrimination. We hope such fully qualified
health commissioner is in sight for Omaha, for
he can easily make his services worth while.
But the best and most competent health
commissioner we can possibly secure will be
grievously handicapped so long as we tolerate
our present system, rather lack of system. of
medical authority and disease combating agen-
cies. Most desirable and urgent is consolida-
ton of city, county and school health activities.
All kinds of money is being spent out of the
taxpayers pockets without producing COM
mensurate results. We have corps OF county
physicians and county hospital. We have
city health department with retinue of police
surgeons, sanitary inspectors, emergency hospi-
tal venereal disease hospital, contagious disease
hospital. We have medical supervision and ex-
animation in the schools We have score of
private hospitals, dispensaries nursing societies
and sick relief funds doing more or less public
work. for the most part without reference to
what any other is doing and with consequent
duplication, misdirection of effort or waste of
money.
The proper indignation OF these health &C
Invites to make them fit together and work to-
ward the single objective of lettering sanitary
conditions preventing or stamping out disease,
providing medical or surgical attention for
those in need of it, readjustng all Our hospital
facilities to their best uses and fullest utiliza-
tion may we'll demand the attention and united
effort of our physicians, surgeons, specialists
and the public authorities concerned
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-25
Redistribution of Labor Needed.

When skilled mechanics and common labor
alike were being sent to the eastern seaboard
in response to wars demands, it was held out
that with the restoration of normal life, the bal
ance would be restored by a redistribution Of
labor The event has not justified the promise.
In the building trades this is notably true.
Omaha building contractors say they could have
a notable campaign under way were it possible
to secure carpenters, bricklayers and allied me-
chanics. These are not to be had, however for
they are occupied in the east, at good wages
and under conditions that suit them better than
prospects held out by the west. An Omaha en-
ployer wrote to former foreman who went
east on war work, offering him his old job at
higher wages, and received reply to the effect
that the east is too good place to live right
now. In time conditions may restore the bal
ance in labor distribution. now so disturbed, but
for the moment the middle west is getting the
worst of the bargain.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-25
A VERNAL MORNING.

[ have in mind a morn IN May
Fit for a rhymer's holiday;
morning with no cloud to mar
climbing hill slope near or far.
One sweet with the alluring spell
OF dawn distilled hydromel.
On such a morn I'll take my scrip
And staff, and for companionship
Ill have a brook OF friendly tone
Until I wish to be alone;
Yet solitude where may ono find
When there Is company In the wind,
In the clear piping Of the quail.
In whispering grass or galingale.
Or any living, growing thing,
In this serene high tide Of spring!
Then, latterly. a path I'll choose
still dedicated to the dews.
That CLINT on leaf and thin rush blade
Like tiny globules cut In jade.
And so at last, for my reward
I'll find a strip OF sunny sward
within a glade deep hidden where
boulder offers me a chair.
And there I'll sit and wait for Pan.
With all his clovenfooted clan,
To come and laugh and shout and sing,
And dance about me in a ring
Aye, there I'll rest, a rover free,
And dream I'm back in Already.
(Clinton Scollard in the New York Sun
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-25
Cable to President,

Omaha, May %. To the Editor
Of The Bee: I sent the following
cablegram to President Wilson and
| trust as many as can afford the
expense will do the same.
Omaha, Neb., May 81, 1919.
President Wilson, Paris, France.
What blessing can the nations ex-
pect from the formation OF a peace
covenant wherein God is neither in
voked or mentioned. Sincerely
trust it is not too late to aver the
Disgrace