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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-29
Dewitt, HOME OF
BIC RED HOGS, Isl
THRIVING CITY
Hens Sell for 500 In Saline
County City Where Farm
ers and Businessmen Are
Cooperating.

Dewitt, Neb., put the Duroc- Jer-
sey hog on the map" is the enthu-
siastic way in which G. E. Green
general merchant and publicity d.
rector of the Commercial club OF
that city speaks of his home town
THE hogs which are anxiously
sought after in all parts Of the Unit
ed States, can not tell of the prog
ressiveness of our farmers, but De
Witt is proud of them"
With farm land selling for $500
per acre the little city of 300 in
habitants is growing rapidly. The
business men are keeping pace with
the farmers in progressiveness and
they are cooperating for the welfare
OF the community.
Win Many Prizes.
Dewitt raises and sells more pure
bred Duroc-Jersey hogs than any
other city in the state. Not only do
they raise quantity, but also main
tain quality. This fact is demon
strated at the state fair where they
have the largest exhibit of hogs in
this class and carry home the larg-
est number of blue ribbons.
One hundred dollar hens are COM
mon in this community. All special
ize in Plymouth Rock chickens and
the city boasts a collection of tro-
phies and ribbons from poultry
shows in all sections of the United
States.
Oak groves along the Blue river
on which Dewitt is situated af-
ford fine camping grounds. The
river is we'll stocked with fish to
make the camps complete and people
from all sections of the state are
flocking to this vicinity to spend va
cations.
Will Built Hotel
The Commercial club has recently
been reorganized into a live organi-
zation of boosters. A drive is now
being made for a modern hotel and
theater. The city owns it's own cleo
trio light and water systems and
boasts thoroughly equipped and
modern high school. Power from
the river is being used to run 100
barrel Touring mill.
Dewitt is situated in Saline
county and is on the main line of the
Rock Island railroad. It is juno
ton point on the Nebraska City
Holdrege branch of the Burlington
railroad and is located on the Lin
coin Wymore branch of the same
road The railroad facilities in all
directions are thus unexcelled.
Deposits in the two banks of the
city, Farmers and Merchants bank
and Home State bank, exceed $780,
900.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-29

through 4 course in college which
they could never afford before, =.
They are interested In two things
the board tells them: First that
there is a job for every man, how
ever handicapped he may think he
10; and second, that the chief
requirement for carrying on Is the
will power to 60 to it.
The federal board for voctional
education extends q welcome to all
disabled soldiers, sailors, and
marines at its central Office, 200
New Jersey avenue, Washington,
D: C., and at each of its branch
Offices.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-29
5000 Mark Nearly
Reached by Disabled
Yanks in Training

Washington, June %. (SpeciaD
When numbers begin running into
the thousands, it's about time to find
out what they stand for. Two
thousand, eight numbered and
ninety-eight men were disabled in
the service which they rendered the
country in the late war as soldiers,
sailors or marines have entered some
form OF training with the federal
board for vocational education.
Nearly 400 new men are coming
in every day to the district Offices to
ask a chance to learn some pro-
fession or trade. Often they are
getting the desire of their lives
whor the board finances them
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-29
STATISTICS SHOW
OF
ROD
Insurance Company and COL
|ege Reports Show Little
Damage From Fire On
Rodded Buildings.

Are lightning rods worth while?
Are they efficient? Would you ad-
wise rodding my farm buildings?
These are questions that are often
coming to US from farmers. We
answer them by saying that properly
rodded buildings are less likely to
be struck by lightning than unrod-
ded ones, and that if struck they are
practically certain of not being dam
aged. Lightning rods as generally
cared for are probably 90 to SO per
cent efficient When kept in proper
condition we believe. them to be
practically 100 per cent efficient.
The Ontario College Of Agricul
ture has studied the lightning rod
question more thoroughly than any
other institution that we know of,
havins been gathering data on the
subject for over Is years. In 1914
that institution, based on IS years
of study and observation, came out
with this statement "Out of every
$1,000 worth of damage done to I'M
rodded buildings by lightning 5000
worth would be saved if those build
ings were properly rodded."
There is also some valuable in
formation available in Iowa concern
ing the efficiency of lightning rods.
In this state IS insurance companies
reported for eight years, from 1905
to 1913, and their reports show that
50 per cent of the buildings which
they insured were rodded and 50 per
cent unrodded. During that period
these S. companies paid only $4,4o4
for lightning claims on rodded build
ings or an average of $10.15 per year
per company. On unrodded build
ings they paid total of $341.000 for
lightning claims on unrodded build
ings or an average of SIS per COM
pany per year. Since there were as
many rodded as unrodded buildings
the argument in favor of rodding is
clear. Where $10.l5 was lost on rod
ded buildings, $775 was lost on those
that were not protected against
lightning.
During the so days from July rs
to September "a, last summer, news
papers reported l64 persons killed
and 344 injured in fires; 862 barns
burned and 1913 damaged; 81 resi-
dences burned and II damaged, and
a monetary loss of $3,6l3,518 in y
states. How much of this was due
to lightning is not known, but the
fact is that many fires, particularly
in the country, start from lightning,
and if rodding the buildings is as
efficient as the above actual figures,
not guesses show, rodding farm
buildings pays and pays we'll. as any
reasonable man will admit. 1t pays
in dollars and cents; it pays in
precious lives saved.-The Iowa
Homestead, February Il, 1919.
The advertiser who uses The Bee
Want Ad Column increases his
business thereby and the persons
who read them profit by the oppor-
tunities offered.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-29
Dumps Guns Into Lake.

Delaware, O.-Shooting irons are
safer in the bottom of Greenwood
lake, near this city, than they are
in the hands of drunks, according to
Chief of Police Spaulding. In keep
ing with his ideas the chief has
dumped a number of revolvers and
other weapons into the lake. IF
anyone wants one of them bad
enough to go and dive for it, all o.
K +" cave The chief
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-29
To Finance Housing.

Ottawa, Ont.--Housing condi-.
tons have become so desperate here
owing to the lack of building tina.
the city has decided to finance
operations without waiting for the
government to act.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-03-07
WHAT sEAroR BoRA- SAID

Senator Borah has declared that h.
would not support any league Of M
lions plan even il Christ Himself 4-
dor-ed it,"
This seems to settle the matter 50
ffr a- the Idaho senator is c0ncprr
ed. For. according TO all trustworthy
evidence Christ Himself lid advocate
a league of nations He never wrote
political constitution for one. bur
all His teaching was directed to ttas
end.
He has always been known as the
Prince Of Peace He came into ~.
world to establish peace on earth
and good viii to men" HIS teaching
was accepted. with HIS own apprn
val. as the fulfIlment Of the prophecy
Of Isaiah Of the time when the lion
and the lamb should lie down togeth
err And the nations should not know
war any more
r is just as we'll. then for states
men with such convictions 3s those Of
Senator Borah to make their attitude
as frank and plain as he does They
would al deserve credit for achnowl-
edging with the same honesty, thar
they are determined to prevent Chris
tendon from turning Christian. at
time when. after nineteen centuries
OF hypocrisy, it begins to appear pos
Sible and practicable st Petersburg
Times.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-03-07
SHALL WE COMMUNICATE WITH
OTHER WORLDS?

Scientists are Of the opinion thar
communication with other planets is
not among the Representatives, For
example the Popular Mechanics Mag
azine says that it is entirely possible
that other planets have had inter
communication for centuries, and that
our planet is still IN the beginners
class
1t is said that Marc0ni states that
waves have been detected on receiv-
ing instruments which could not be
accounted for as coming from any
station on this earth, nor from natur
al sources, and which are believed to
be signals from another world trying
to establish communication with US
This leads to any number Of con
lectures. The editor Of Popular Me
chanics says
we cannot dream Of the myster
les to be revealed or the knowledge
to be unfolded In other words, have
they eradicated sickness and pain,
have they thousands Of years ago
discarded our best methods Of trans
portation. communication. heating.
cooling, eating, clothing. and agricuI-
ture? OF what shape and size are
their bodies: how long do they live
Has Christ yet appeared to them. or
are they living in millennium
When we establish communication
viii the knowledge we obtain be al
useful and helpful. or shall we be
made unhappy and dissatisfied wifi
our own conditions because incapable
Of attaining to their high degree If
life? Questions and coniestures
can be multiplied 50 indefinitely as
TO stagger the imagination"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-03-07
rHE MOST NOTEWORTHY OF AL
HIS UTTERANCES

Commenting on the president
Boston speech the \eW York Herald
sometimes the president unfriendlv
critic, says
The presidents speech AT Boston
in several respects was the most note
worthy of his career Il I'D not smell
of the lamp. there was no obvious a.
tempt at phrase making 10 was ring
ing. eloquent. sinCere-the speech of
4 man with \ high mission and
big message He brought home % bis
hearers AMI readers rhat just A. the
hopes Of the allies were entered in
America when she entered the Sar
so are the hopes Of the world center
ed IN Us now that the problem If pei
manent peace is awaiting solution
He made it clear thar n the United
States stays out Of the league Of M
tions there can be 40 such league a.
all. and that the world must 90 back
to the old and discredited system ~
alliances diplomatic intrigues. bick
erings ana Iealousies which are m
time certain to breed wars
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-03-07
that is not remarkable record. You
must remember that it takes time
To discharua man Thnu haun 70 IN

that is not remarkable record You
must remember that it takes time
to discharge men. They have to be
examined a certain number that are
in hospitals cannot be released; it
takes time to make the physical ex-
aminatiOns of millions OF men by a
limited number of physicians; it takes
time to prepare the data for the per
manent record the government must
keep each soldier
Il asked how many soldiers had
been transported from France since
the 18th day Of November 1918, and
the answer was given that $4,000 had
arrived in the United States, and that
10000 are now at sea bound for Am
erican ports The war came TO an
end very suddenly. The United
States was not prepared to transport
its soldiers. We lacked the numDer
: OF vessels that were necessary for
that purpose. We have been unable
| to get either France Of Great Britain
to furnish ships for the purpose Of
Transporting soldiers Now. Mr.. Pres
ident, when we consider the fact that
Great Britain has soldiers from AUS.
tralia, England. Scotland ireland,
7 Wales, soldiers from Canada and In
dia that must he returned, you can
! readily see that she is pretty well
occupied with her own returning sol
diers. and that consequently her ships
are very largely used for that pur-
pose.
Mr. President, we find also that
! these other nations are engaged in
] similar tasks. in service which they
regard absolutely necessary and es-
i sentiaI. When senators say that the
war department is asleep when it
has demobilized the troops in France
at as rapid a rate as it is possible
to transport them to our shores, it
: seems to me that they are indUlging
in criticism that is unfair, and they
are not giving credit to men who are
i trying to do their duty
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-03-07

The conduct of certain gentlemen
who are members of the United
States senate has become repul5ive
to exPresident Taft He says Of
them: They are citing the constr
tuition. 1 revere aud worship that
great instrument and it IS new
story to me that the constitution pre-
vents this people from playing their
part III bringing peace order ana
happiness to ourselves and other PEG
pies of the world This is NOT poll
teal question God forbid. am glad
President Wilson went TO Europe Pc
cause he went bearing the promise
of a league Of nations
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-03-07

Secretary Glass says 40 eEtenalor
u The time for fling income and prof
It's returns beyond March Is Will %
made by the treasury, This means
thar individuals AMI business @r.oa
win have ID make great haste III Pc
pairing ami fling their returns SIN
forms for The reports VIII not be
available for two weeks. The 6rs.
iustaljmen5 payment Of Is per ,ep~
viii be due March p II any business
interests are not a5le 10 prepare h42l
returns by March is they may reno T.
approximate figures on income, 0.
Profits and later file a Supplementary
report.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-03-07

Frederick Ebert is the presiden- Of
the German republic. elected by the
national assembly Of the new nation
Frederick is scholar. a shoemaker
Il statesman and a gentleman. accord
ing to his admirers and chief among
the labor leaders OF Germany This
IS indeed the age of miracles A few
months ago the last Of the Caesars
ruled as the autocrat of the German
empire. He is in exile in Holland
now and a knight Of the awl is the
ruler Of that empire created BY the
elector OF Brandenburg and al the
HOhenzollerns who came after him
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-03-07

Senator James E Calkins Of Fer
nandina discusses through the cot
umns of the Times-Uni ana Tampa
Times very intelligently and cOnser
vatively The various questions Of tax
alton, reapportionment, the primary
law. schools, the state prison system
the industrial school for boys and
girls. equal suffrage and revision Of
the general statutes. Before the as
sembling Of the next legislature there
are great many subjects that can
be probably discussed The columns
OF the Banner are open for a general
discussion pro ana con of all subjects
of legislation.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-03-07

OF course it is not an immutable
fact that the league of nations Will
prevent war but President Wilson
says that the league VIII bring about
a discussion before the precipitation
of war and that viii act as pre-
tentative If there had been one
weeks discussion before the be
ginning Of the world war it never
would have occurred In the matter
of war IAN ounce OF prevention IS
worth many times more than a pound
of cure"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-03-07

Senator Sherman of Illinois, speak
ing of President Wilson, says that
"both Washington and Paris would be
better off without him-that he Is 2
superfluous luxury. anyhow" Beside
such talk any statement coming from
any bolshevist would be respectable.
Somehow or other the very name of
the author Of that statement lacks
fascination and especially in this sec
ton: but between General Sherman
and the Illinois senator the south has
a great deal more respect for the
former.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-03-07

1T is not a sceptre and a crown
which makes a tyrant. it is the pos
ession of unrestrained power" Ac
cepted without debate. Unrestrained
power makes a tyrant regardless Of
whether the tyrant happens to DC
crowned or crownless. II one does
not believe it let him consult the
chief executive Of this state
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-03-07

II there is a bigger man in the re-.
publican party today than William
Howard Taft. the Tampa TRIBUNE
says that it has failed to observe him
He is bigger than his party Indeed
Taft has no business being in the re-
publican party He is too broad.
minded and liberal too unsecrional
and genuinely patriotic to cleave TO
such party He ought to throw the
weight of his influence to the demo
cratic party that party which long
since put in the background the h.
sues Of the civil war period ana con
secrated itself TO the unifcatlon 81
the sections. Taft is a patriot and
should ally himself with a patriot
party.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-03-07
The SADDLE IS Obsolete

Ex-Editor Frank Harris talks i'll the
Miami Metropolis about The South
il the Saddle" Doesn't he know that
the south has quit the saddle and now
goes in automobiles? To see man
On horseback even in this neck O.
the woods, is about as reminiscent OF
before de war" as would be an OK
cart -Estero Eagle
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-03-07

An Indiana policeman arrested a
very dignjhed tourist who carried 4
large Bible and big suitcase tull Of
whiskey His whjskey was c0utiS
Gated, but he was permitted to taAe
his Bible TO his cell in order that h.
would not be deprived of spiritual
u0urishment
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-03-07

The whole state mourns the death
of former Judge Milton H. Mabry
He was in all capacities a pure, con
scientiOus, upright gentleman. The
last office he held was that of presi,
dentia lelectOr
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-03-07

The convent inspection law has
been upheld by the supreme court of
Georgia but before an inspection can
be made the grand jury must make
a special presentment against the
person in charge of any religious or
charitable institute to be inspected.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-03-07

Prices of Florida oranges in the
principal markets are very strong.
bringing more than the best CaIifor.
MAS, some fancy bringing as high as
81 per box.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-03-07

Our friend. Sam Fackler, has been
writing negro dialect stories of which
he is past master. for the Mariana
Courier under the title of "Uncla ST
las" The Times-Union says he has
the dialect in most attractive form
and his stories are always entertain
inc
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-03-07

There will be no extra session OF
congress until President Wilson re
turns from abroad The talkfest viii
end for q season and the nation will
have q rest.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-03-07

The passage of the victory loan
before adjournment of congress is
pronounced a signal victory for Presi-
dent Wilson.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-03-07

The Philippines are asking for a.
separate and independent govern
ment. The spirit of democracy isl
encircling the earth.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-03-07

The editor of the Arcadia News
says that "one can curdle the milk
of human kindness by a sour dispo-
siti0n. If there is any milk Of hu-
man kindness Floating about in the
senate chamber Of the United States
how curdled it must be-
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-03-07

If Secretary Baker says q thing is
So there is one paper in Florida that
IS willing to wager dollars to dough
nuts that he is well fortified with the
facts 10 prove it.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-03-07

State Senator Oliver Kline of IN
diana has introduced bill prohibiting
men addicted to the use Of tobacco
in any form from holding public Of
fee.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-03-07

The st Augustine people say that
a number Of tourists to that town
wanted rooms on the first floor Of
the Ponce de Leon for three dollars
and half week but not getting
them went down to st. Petersburg
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-03-07

China sees peril to American and
European commercial rights in the
Japanese proposal regarding KiaO-
chou and will lay the matter befors
the peace congress.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-03-07

Coney Island will not be the same
Coney Island that it has been for
so long time after July 1st. and
there is worry. worry by the deep
sea, and very little music in it's roar.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-03-07

Ii we needed sane and sober men
during the war, Is it "a monstrous
subverslon Of personal liberty to as
sumo that We require men no less
sane and sober during this crucial
period Of economical reconstruction.
scarcely less crucial than the war it.
.3elf?"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-03-07

Britain's toll of death for four
years totalled seven hundred thous-
and. This does not include the more
than a million wounded and missing
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-03-07

The demobilized officers, soldiers
and sailors Of the army and navy are
promised prompt pay of the $50 70.
Gently passed by an act of congree :
through the efforts of Senator Tran
nell of this state Many ore receiv
ing this little souvenir wilt not fail
to thank the young senator.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-03-07
SUBSCRIPTION RATES

Entered as second class matter at
the postoffice at Ocala. Fla, under
Acts of Congress regulating seccrd
mail matter
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-03-07

President Wilson told a delegation
from the American Jewish congress
that he believed that the allied ma
lions favored the establishment Of
a Jewish commonwealth in Palestine.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-03-07

The weather during the mouth OF
February was the most unusual for
twenty-five years There were only
i've days that it did not rain and the
rainfall for the month was nearly
three inches ABOVE normal
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-03-07
EDITORIAL BRlEFLETs

Oranges are rapidly advancing in
price and grapefruit continues steady
and firm
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-03-07

Joe Earman calls luncheOns gap
filters" and the Tampa Tribune says
that he hits the nail squarely on the
head
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-03-07

It looks as if there is to be a cleav-
age of parties on the league of ma
tons