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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-12
PEACE coNFEKENcE in SESSION.

Unless some unexpected hitch prevents, the
most solemn conclave ever assembled on earth
viii begin its session at Versailles tomorrow.
1t exceeds in the gravity Of its duties the posi-
bilites of its results any gathering in history.
Peace conferences and international councils
have occurred in days gone by but none in
which Il was proposed to give careful con-
sideration to the interests and relations of all
nations on a basis Of simple justice to all and
advantage to none.
Americans have been informed from time to
time of the aspirations of the several nations,
and have been able to discern the elements of
concord If they have carefully followed the
reports from Europe since Mr.. Wilson went
abroad, they have also noted some of the fac
tors of discord 1t is admitted that the delibera-
lions of the body will be serious which implies
that harmony may not always prevail. Even
with accord we'll established as to the principles
involved the task of unifying methods of APP
plying them will not be easy.
The hopeful sign is that none of the great
powers, with the possible exception OF Italy, is
looking for anything the others are not willing
to concede. If the differences between the ltal-
ians and the Jugo-Slaves may be peaceably
composed the prospective league Of nations will
have won great victory before it has been
brought into formal existence.
Other great problems, vitality affecting all
peoples, will be before the board for considera-
ton and settlement Its agreement will serve
as foundation for social and political growth
everywhere, for it will give vitality to What are
now merely phrases From it should come as
surance to the weakest of nations that it will
be respected in all its rights and safely guarded
against encroachment even from the strongest.
With justice established between nations, new
era will begin for all mankind.
This is why the peace conference about to
begin is the most momentous assemblage in the
record of humanity.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-12
The Army of the Future.

Just what form the army of the future will
take is the subject Of considerable speculative
comment right now. Even with the utmost
possibilities of the peace conference realized,
league of nations formed and disarmament
agreed upon, it still is plain that the great pow
ers must contribute largely to an international
force to be occupied with the maintenance of
order. Accordingly, Americans will be ex-
pected to contribute proportionately to this al
lied army. Failing the league of nations, self
defense will require more extensive military
establishment than ever, for few years at
least.
With the problem thus outlined, the answer
must wait on proceedings at Versailles. In the
meantime emphasis is being laid on universal
military training. This has been confused in
the public mind to great extent as entailing
universal service. The terms are entirely dis
tinct Champions of training have only the
thought of requiring that young men be given
short, intensive course of instruction in milf
tary science, the training to last not longer
than six months and to be administered as the
young man is entering his twentieth year. Such
training will not interfere in any way with his
other plans for life, but will fit him to discharge
the duties of citizenship by reason of the ben
ehts flowing from such course.
1t is contended with force, by many able
men, that military training at school is not
sufficient to meet the requirements. DR.. Eliot
of Harvard, for example, advocates the adoption
of the Swiss system whereunder all males are
trained, and officers come up from the ranks,
making the organization democratic in all ways.
The point will be extensively argued before
conclusion is reached. but the public is asked
to note the difference between service and
training.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-12
AIMED AT OMAHA.

O'Neill Frontier: The photo
gravure section of Sundays Bee
contained a group picture of Secre-
tary McAdoo, James Dahlman and
other distinguished citizens, taken
at the union depot. In the pcture
Jim is smiling, presumably over that
job, McAdoo is aughing-perhap
because of the same job.
Nemaha County Herald: Gus
Hyers, who is to be governor Me-
Kelvie's chief booze sleuth, has an
nounced that Omaha and the whole
state of Nebraska shall be made
bone dry just as soon as he gets on
the job. Mebbe so. He will soon
have the assistance Of the war pro-
hibition measure which makes the
whole country dry and as soon as
the national amendment is ratified
the whole load should be lifted from
his shoulders. In the meantime
Gus will have to go some If he
makes his pledge good.
Wayne Herald: The season of
good resolutions prompted Sundays
Omaha Bee to publish suggestions
from the experiences of several sue
cessful Omaha business men whose
resolutions were kept and bore fruit.
In explanation, each one attributed
his success largely to hard work. All
also emphasized the importance of
candor, honesty and attention to de-
tails. Care in making investments
was pointed out. In a number of
instances, investors were kicked into
habits of caution by early errors in
judgment. 1t is interesting to note
that one man started to work in
bank at $50 a month after working
month for nothing, and another
clerked in a store at $40 per week.
On merit, all grew in business re-
lations and developed fortunes.
Manifestly, all deemed hard work
one of the big essentials. Smart
ness and honesty are important, but
they have to have the momentum of
labor to put them over. Many peo-
pie figure that If they are smart and
hopest, the Lord will do the rest.
They are invariably disappointed,
because in addition to an assort-
ment Of gray matter and exemplary
integrity, one must work.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-12
CENTER SHOTS.

st. Louis Globe-Democrat: For
the first time in history Uncle Sam
is scared at the prospective size of
next years wheat crop.
Washington Post: The Germans
CONTEMPORARY refer to Jan Pader-
ewski as a pianist, but they must
dance to his music and that of the
concert of nations.
Minneapolis Tribune: The war
cost France, Great Britain and Bel
GUM a total of $4,000, 100000. A
man with that much money could
afford to have bacon every morning
for breakfast.
Brooklyn Eagle: The broadness
of Cardinal Gibbons humanity is
shown in his appeal for aid for the
Armenians and Syrians. They are
not of his church. But they are
Christians oppressed by Mohamme-
dams, and they are hungry. That's
enough for the cardinal.
Kansas City Journal: George
Creel announces that he has not re-
signed his position at the head of
the committee on public informa-
ton, but that he intends soon to quit
the work and return to the United
States. oh, well, we can't expect to
have everything just right, you
know. ..
New York World: The Uni
versity of North Carolina speaks
first for President Wilson to become
it's president after his term of office
expires. No doubt there will be
competitive bids. 1t is still possible
for one man, as Garfield said Of
Mark Hopkins, to make a college II
he is the right kind of man.
Baltimore American: Prince
Henry of Prussia is ready to testify
that his brother, the ex-kaiser, tried
to the last to avert war. Next it will
appear that the sinking of the Lusi-
tania was done against his express
orders, and that he never knew any
thing about the submarine murders
and the Belgian atrocities until they
were brought to his attention quite
by accident. OF course, they all
conveniently forget how the kaiser
was constantly boasting that he was
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-12
Negro Heroes of the Wor

War has sinister markings of its own. in all
sufficiency. There is no room for the color line
across its horrid front Such is the thought that
suggests itself afresh. for there have been other
events calling to mind the gallantry of our
coiored troops, to one who reads the news from
Paris of l24 American negro soldiers being
decorated by French authorities.
For extraordinary herosm under fire.
that is, as translated, the line Of commentator
that goes with the medals and war crosses con-
farred in this highly satisfactory instance. The
words sweep aside every consideration other
than that of soldierly merit The man who
dares and does, he is the man for all this and
al that
II is a matter of curious interest to note the
wide geographical sources Of the regiments
represented by the boys honored at Paris.
These bodies of eolored fighters came from
Massachusetts, and Ohio in the north, from
Washington, d. c., from South Carolina, Mary
land and Tennessee. The courage and capacity
Of negroes militant from New York have won
recognition also on the fields Of France.-New
York World.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-12
HERE AND THERE

Weight for weight and with prop
er burners, fuel oil is supposed to
give so per cent more steam than
coal.
The EPSON derby, the great
English fiat race which even the war
has not sent into oblivion, has been
renewed annually with slight inter-
ruption since 1870.
In America the silk industry is
largely conferred in Paterson, N. j.,
where silk mills give employment to
a large proportion Of the entire
population of the city.
The year 1919 marks the semi
centennial of the completion and
formal opening Of the Suez canal,
which still ranks as one of the great
est engineering projects of the
world.
A famous member of the Royal
academy once said that there were
more reputed old masters than could
possibly have been painted, and
hundreds of limitations are sold as
genuine, many Of them in we'll
known collections.
The original model Of the sewing
machine invented by Elias Howe,
whose centenary will be celebrated
this year, is on display in the ma
tional museum at Washington. The
machine was patented September 10.
1916.
The finest rubber in the world is
Para, gathered IN the Amazon
regions Of South America. This rub
Der has been gathered in practically
the same way for more than a CEN
fury, native men, women and chill
dren being engaged in the work.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-12
PeopLe and Euents

Unless the first robin wings hither
quickly, spring millinery will cap
tnre the prize as a harbinger Of the
season.
Your Uncle Sam is some laundry,
and no mistake. During November
last, the War department Numbered
l2,21O,0 600 pieces Of clothing and
cleared a profit Of $2e1,O00.
What's become or the careful
residents who used to wrap their
neeks with wooden searfs in winter
timer" asks Anxious Inquirer"
Quit kidding and consult glossary
Of cemetery epitaphs.
Philippe Bunau- Varille, the trou-
badour of Panama Canal, hoped
into New York from France the 9TH
er day Hoped is correct. varilla
lost a leg at Verdun while CALAMITY
upholding the motto of his home
land, They shall not pass"
Slightly more than 5000, 900
1-eent pieces were added to the
volume of copper coins by the minis
last year. In other years that out
put would serve for a decade. Now
it scarcely meets the demand. so
great is public affection for the baby
token.
Three doughboys lined up at bar
at Coblenz. Three beers" whispered
the spokesman. Three schooners
crossed the bar. Three marks"
murmured the barmaid. yep, 1
know we're three marks" replied
the leader, drawing his boat to the
cave. But wot's the price in francs
or money!"
Some day, when complete returns
are in, mankind is sure of a surprise
or two by the magnitude of new de-
velopments wrought under the pres
sure Of war. One may be mentioned
at this time as an inkling Of what's
coming. British scientists have dis
covered method of preserving soap
bubbles intact for a month.
John w. Cor, noted trial
judge Of New York City, reached the
retiring age of 20 years last week
and stepped down from the bench.
Judge Golf is graduate of the
school of hard knocks. Starting out
without kin or means, coming from
Ireland at Is, he worked by day and
studied at night, rising steadily by
dint of application and native abil-
ity. to the position he relinquished
after 23 years Of service. A score of
New York's noted criminal cases
were tried before him.
The farewell drive Of Governor
Capper of Kansas at war profiteers
eentered on the trenches Of millers.
The governor appealed to the Fed
eral Trade commission, the United
States food administration and COM
mittees of the legislature for assist
ance in checking the profiteering of
millers Since December IL, when
federal control Of mill products
ceased, the price of mill feeds have
been boosted SO to SO per cent, al
though larger supply is available.
Hundreds of Kansas farmers and
stockmen complain of the extortion,
which in many cases spells ruin.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-12
s1dNPosrs OF PROGRESS.

The United States is responsible
for more than 20 per cent of the
worlds supply Of corn.
The second largest crop Of Canary
Island onion seed ever shipped to
the United States has just ended its
movement toward American ports.
About 200 board feet is required
to build the average airplane. To
get this material it is necessary to
work over about 1900 feet of select
lumber. This may represent all that
can be used for airplanes in $4,000
board feet Of standard timber.
War needs have greatly increased
the demand for many chemicals in
this country, but Of all the so-called
heavy chemicals caustic soda has,
perhaps, been the most in demand.
Indeed. SO pressing has been the
need for this particular commodity
in the war industries that its manu-
facture in the United States has more
than doubled since 1914, and even so
it has been necessary to place a vir-
tual embargo on its export
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-12
OLD GRAY ARMY MULE.

All hain't a-lSlckin', tho All kin.
An hafntt a-cussin', tho Alive Din
Ah,m lest a-pleadin, faint no bray
In nah Missoury native way
That All kind o. get in line,
While thuh "big tall" am a-gwines
'Kase All sho' did get nah grueli
Ahm the "Ole Gray Ahmy MULE.
70 all TUX me from nah home,
Tho All nevuh aimed to roam;
Tux me. All might say, by fo'ee,
Tho Ah'm mighty proud, o. co'se,
Now thuh flghtin' all Is thro'
All done stood so high with yo',
But All sho' did find It cruel;
Ah'm the "Ole Gray Ahmy Mule"
/ packed machine guns thro' the miah,
Stood at 'tention undah fiahs
Pulled stalled cannon from thuh clay,
Hauled munishuns all thuh day.
Yanked 20 trucks TO- many mile,
Nevuh once fogot 10 smile.
spree de corps" that's nah rule,
Ah'm the "Ole Gray Ahmy Mule"
shrapnel stung an cut nah hide.
Kin fall wounded by nah sidei
shells played hop scotch round nah feet
Bombs came rolhn' down thuh street;
But bless yo', sub, care no whit,
Ah'm so derned proud to done nah bit,
Life an death are but duel
Ah'm the "Ole Gray Ahmy Mule"
All haln't seoldn'. that's po' biz"
Things Ah'm tellin' as things IL;
An don't expec' no Croy de Gairs
All jes' plugged to do nah shares
But when the final reckonin's come
Maybe 20 all will thank me-some,
Jes' send me home, All want no jewel,
Ahm the "Ole Gray Ahmy Mule"
John b. Foster In New York Sun.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-12
A HOME MADE GRAY
HAIR REMEDY
You Can Make at Home a Better
Gray Hair Remedy Than You
Can Buy.

Gray streaked or faded hair is not
only unbecoming, but unnecessary.
You can darken it without using a
dye.
"Anyone can prepare a simple
mixture at home, at very little cost,
that will darken gray hair, and
make it soft and glossy. To a half
pint of water add l ounce of bay
rum, small box of Barbo Com
pound and II ounce of glycerine.
These ingredients can be bought at
any drug store al very little cost, or
the druggist will put it up for you.
Apply to the hair twice week until
the desired shade is obtained. This
will make a gray haired person look
twenty years younger. It is not a
dye, it does not color the most deli
cate scalp; is not sticky or greasy
and does not rub off. ADV.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-12

II is safe to predict that tn,
House of Commons, which is t.
meet early in the new year, will be
the saddest that ever gathered at
Westminster in the memory Of liv-
ing men. In spite of the triumph at
the polls, which puts him in control
for tve years, David Lloyd George
will look across the floor with
wistful look in his Celtic eyes. With
Arthur Balfour to the right and
Winston Churchill to the left of him
he will have a sense of desolaion
as he surveys the Irish benches, oc-
cupied by beggarly corporars
guard of eight survivors.
Since the Sim Feiners who swept
Ireland, outside Ulster, are going
to stay away it will be the most
peaceful Parliament since the u1-
ion. The most peaceful but prob
ably the most uninterestingi For It
had been tradition of the House
OF Commons that the only way to
get crowd was to begin a debate
on something having to do with the
"distressful country"
Think of the familiar faces that
have disappeared Tim Healy OF
the bitter tongue, yet the delight OF
friend and foe, has fallen by the
wayside. So have William OBrien.
passionate and emphatic; John
Dillon, with the head of a medieval
saint and the scornful vocabulary
Of a prophet, and John Swift Nc
Neill who knew more about the
rules than the speaker himself. And
then all the restl
If the ghost of Charles Stewart
Parnell still haunts the precincts OF
the House of Parliament, will that
disembodied spirit smile over the
wreck of the powerful party, which
in the SOS held the existence OF
British cabinets in its relentless
hands?-New York Herald.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-12

Cincinnati this year Joins the Cen
tenarian class.
Autos killed sac persons in New
York City last year,
Cieveland's firemen are giving the
policy OF self determination" try
out. Failing to get the saction OF
the authorities to an eight-hour day
they instituted II themselves.
Sioux city and Woodbury. county
taxpayers are slated to dig up total
of s2,5S2,00 In state, county and
city taxes this year. The city's share
of the revenue is s71S,S95.7S.
Minneapolis no longer points the
finger OF shame at st. Paul. recent
~ impaled as an awfully wicked old
town by the Ramsey county grand
jury. The Hennepin county grand
jury has just told Minneapolis that
they are not in the "hoier-than-
thou" class, not by a mile or. two,
and that its police administration is
no good.
In the good old summer time"
Chicago's smoke smudge maps the
city for 30 miles beyond, SO high
does II climb. In winter the smoke,
swelled to huge proportions, gener-
ally sticks close to home and fat
tens the air. This winters output is
said to be wore than ever and the
city smoke inspector threatens to
hale the smudge makers into court
Filled with the war and a desire
for service, seven Harlem kids, z to
10 years, swiped lot of ammuni-
ton from a gunshop and made a
bonfire Of the loot AS soon as the
blaze reached the bullets shooting
began and scattered the crowds in
that section Of Manhattan. All but
the kids escaped. Police took them
in.
Kansas City is to appeal the street
car case to the federal supreme
court and secure the judicial last
word on the inviolability Of a con-
tract which the Missouri supreme
court held the city had no right to
make. The contract Is part of the
street railway company's franchise
and limits street car fares to five
cents.
Minneapolis Americans feel quite
chesty these days, having thrown off
the incubus OF socialist city rule
and installed the real American
article. The retiring mayor, Van
Lear, skated on mighty thin fee for
two years, but managed to cling 70
the payroll by swift shifts from pr !.
German activities to loyal procla-
nations. His successor is J. e.
Meyers.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-12

Most of the beloved bells Of Bel
GUM were taken away by the in-
vaders and sent to the melting pots.
Now the Belglans are turning cap
tured German cannon into bells,
which win eventually replace the
stolen property and end the wars
silence in famous belfries.
1t takes good money and lots Of
ii to live In style in Paris these days,
A bunch on that line occasionally
comes from Adam Breede of Hast
ings, who was there as late as last
November From other sources come
lunches that sound like screams.
Paris is today the most expensive
city in the world" writes one Ameri-
can correspondent on the spot. II
have paid $3.50 for a table d'hote
dinner of watery soup, a mouthful
of boiled fish, a boiled chicken leg
and an apple, with pint of mediocre
wine on the side"
Many of the soldier boys are COM
ing home better equipped for do
nestle life than ever before. This
is particularly true of the mess ba-
tallions. They have learned to pre-
pare the material and cook the chow,
scrub the floors and polish cooking
utensils to perfection. The girls
who capture one of these culinary
experts interns a world Of joy and
may linger long at afternoon teas
without risking spats over belated
sappers. "Say, girls, isn't 1t a grand
and glorious feeling?"
Stars and Stripes, published by
the A. II. f., says out loud that the
marines were not the whole thing at
Chateau. Thierry. There were lots
Of American infantry in the famous
battle which stopped the Huns and
saved Paris. The Ninth and TWEEN
ty-third infantry were in the fight
and most OF the Second and Third
divisions. These infantry units, with
the Fifth and Sixth marines, says
the official paper, played equally
important, equally gallant and equal
ly difficult parts" The big head
lines and the glory went to the ma
rines at the time because the rules
Of censorship prohibited mention Of
infantry units by number.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-12
Sam Browne Belts and Other Things.


Many people have wondered why an Amer
ican officer is required to wear "Sam Browne"
belt when on duty in Europe and forbidden to
wear it when on duty in America. We can't
divine this enigma, but presume reason exists
somewhere. Somebody in authority has emit
ted the order, and it is for soldiers to obey,
while civilians wonder Some returning Off
GERS are reported as being not inclined to con-
form to regulations, the belt in question being
part of their equipment most apt to designate
them as overseas soldiers as distinguished from
those who did not get to so across. The spirit
that prompts such feelings may be discussed by
others. What we are trying to get at Is that
the order having been promulgated by compe-
tent authority it is for the soldier to obey ht
is no more to be excused from regulations re-
garding dress than from any other, and disobe-
dience is a crime, no matter how minute the
point it involves. Many orders may seem nom
sense TO the one who is required to obey them,
but the duty Of the soldier is to do what he is
told to do, and without question. And this
ought to include Sam Browne belts.