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The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-07-07
WHY NOT MODERN HYMNS!

Luther, the great theologian, re-
garded music as second only to re-
ligion among the exalted and inspira
tional things Of life. In his labors
for the church he never forgot the
value of music in the formal worship
of God. So he composed many hymns,
written, perhaps, in most cases to en-
courage himself in the face of bitter
difficulties, but his songs served also
to bring comfort and patience and
peace to thousands of other persons
similarly perplexed
The same was true of Charles Wes-
ley, Paul Gehrhardt, Isaac Watts, F.
w. Faber and others who employed
their talents at writing hymns. But
these men all lived in former genera
tions, and their songs do not sound
quite vivid to our age We ought to
have more modern hymns, hymns in
terpreting in our own thoughts and
feelings and phraseology-life as we
live it today.
Why do we have so few hymn writ
ers today? Why were there so few
hymns born of the soul-stirring ira
walls of war? This is due partly to
the Indifference of the church to prog
ress in this matter. Most of the
churches are satisfied with the hymns
they now have, disregarding the in
effectiveness of singing hymns whose
forms Of literary expression belong
to an earlier age and whose imagery
it is difficult for our generation to
grasp or to invest with meaning. If
the churches would make a demand
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-07-07

Even the note-writing habit can be
overdone. Austria's twenty-seven
documents to the Allies III a month is
carrying Wilson's precepts to an ex-
treme.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-07-07

public school classes annually. accord
ing to Raymond F. Crist, director of
citizenship of the Federal Department
of Labor, who spoke before a group
meeting at the National Education AS
sociations' annual convention. He ad-
vocated extension of the federal plan
of Americanization through wide use
of school houses.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-07-07
for new hymns, men would step for
ward to compose them.

We hope that the Reds and anarch-
lists had so much fun shooting fire.
crackers and Roman candles that they
will be satisfied to omit bomb throw
ing for the rest of their lives
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-07-07
SPORT
Columbia Browns Beat
Jefferson CITY Team 6 to 2

Jefferson City Team 6 to 2
The Columbia Browns defeated the
jefferson City Cubs yesterday at JEFF
ferson, City, to 2. The game was
said to be the. best game that had
been played at tie capital this season,
both sides playing consistent ball
throughout the entire game. The Co
lumbia Browns made seven hits to the
Cubs six. The local team made four
errors to the Jefferson City Cubs six.
Score by innings:
r. H. E.
Browns 10 2 90 3 O-6 Z 4
Cubs .........0 l 0 0 6 90 1-2 6 6
Batteries: Columbia-McLane and
Mason; Jefferson City-Needy, Sent
mon and Bloser.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-07-07
Real Estate Transfers.

htHI ESIdtt 1rHnSltTSs
Belle Keown to w. r. Votaw
and wife 1t & S pit 1t 8
Fellows Sub pit liza 1t 10.
Columbia ..................:......s 100000
w. H. Douglass to F. B. Doug
lass PIT Sc 6-47-13 (63.09a);
sub to s1,5OO) .-....-......-.-........ 100000
C. G. Ross to Kathryn Han
kins S pit 1t 9 Westmount,
sub to $4,000 .........-..........:... s,5OO.OO
G. w: Tribble to ]. S. Roberts
and wife S pit E1a SW &
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-07-07

Knickerbocker shower bath brush
shower, shampoo and massage, all in
one, prices 50 to SIS per set. New
man Hardware Co. (adv.)
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-07-07

ut NE NV 11-51-12 (45a).- 5,ooo'oo
c.. o. Chambers to w. Z.
J.E. Philippe NE, NE Sc
pt NE NV & pit NV Sc "
5O-13 (219a) DO i'.o'
w. L. Vaughn to Alma G.
ste~ar. saA ne,nu,h,s +. II = 10000
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-07-07

Knickerbocker shower bath brush
shower, shampoo and massage, all in
one, prices So to IS per set. New
man Hardware Co. (adv.)
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-07-07

The water wagon was the largest
vehicle at the 'Elks' picnic on the
Fourth.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-07-07
THE CALENDAR

July 14-Basil Gauntlet will give pdi.n. piuno
recital at the University Auui'0
rum at 80 p. m.
JuIy o1-Basil Gauntlet will give piano patn
recital at the University auu'''
rum at Z: 80 p. IN.
.ro pos,, Ganntlett will give a piano
recital at the University Audito'
rum ut 80 p. m.
August 14-Summer term Of the uni'erSi''
ends
Aupust -2GLColumbia chautauqua U"
Stephens College campus
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-07-07

Captain Warren Whittle, dental
corps, returned to Columbia from
France Saturday.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-07-07

C. P. Meyer. who has been the guest
of Miss Grace Forbes, 706 Missouri
avenue, left today for Toledo, Ohio,
where he will work for the Overland
Motor Car Company.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-07-07

Misses Katherine Hogue, Minnie
Kennedy and Mrs. Abner Jones took
picnic lunch and spent the day near
McBaine Friday.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-07-07

Mrs. James Hoffman of Chicago is
visiting Frank T. Shepard on Eighth
street.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-07-07

Mrs. E. A. Kimbrough of San An
tonic, Tex, is visiting friends and
relatives in Columbia Mrs. Kim
brough formerly lived here.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-07-07
SOCIETY

Leonard C. Fry, of the u. S. S.
Mannis, who has been here \on a fur
Tough visiting his mother, Mrs. B. w.
Fry, 712 Maryland place, left today for
the Great Lakes Naval Training Sta
ton where he will receive his dis
charge soon.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-07-07

Economy fruit jar tops at New
mans. (adv.)
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-07-07

More than 100000 foreigners are
given Americanization courses in
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-07-07

Better values in lawn mowers
Newman's. 'au'
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-07-07

B. w. Fry, who has been visiting
his family at 712 Maryland place, went
to St. Louis today where he will re-
sumo his work.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-07-07

Miss Anita Moore, 615 Lee street,
gave a dinner party Thursday evening
for the following persons: Misses
Grace Forbes, Leta Fairbairne, Mar
garet Reavis and Sarah Searcy.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-07-07

Peyton Stephens, returned mis-
sionary from China who is spending
the summer in Columbia, went to Full
ton today to visit his aunt, Mrs. John
Black.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-07-07

Mrs. Clifford Anderson and daugh-
ter Roberta from Muskogee, Okla, are
visiting Mrs. E. R. Hamilton at Halls
Vile.
The evening world., 1919-12-29
TO ASK CIVIL TRIAL
FOR GERMAN SPY
Department OF Justice to Urge
Setting Aside OF Court Mar
lial Death Sentence.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2a.-Recomr

WASHINGTON, Dec a.-Recommen.
dauon will be made to President Wilson
by the Department Of Justice that the
court martha sentence Of death imposed
some fourteen months ago on Lsthor
wltsche. former German naval officer.
for plotting against the United States
be set aside. md that the officer be tried
FOR violation OF the Espionage Law by a
Federal Court. 1t was stated to-day.
wtschr who is ssid by officials here
20 rave Dr"u captured in Nogses. Ariz.
cary In 1913. Is now neins held In the
military prison q: fort sam Houston.
awaiting Presidential disposition OF the
findings Of IN" court martial which tried
him. While Department Of Justice Of.
.icisls refused to-day 20 give n detail
ne nature OF the charges against the
German officer. reports were uot denied
:nat evidence Ia possession Of the Gov
eminent hnd connected him with tho
Black Tom" explosion at jersey Guy
and with propaganda designed TO arouse
the negro population Ol tine South.
The evening world., 1919-12-29
ITALIAN BLAMES
HIS GOVERNMENT
FOR FIUME CRISIS
Due to Succession of BlunderS,
Says Gen. Robilant-A At
tackS u. S. and Britain.


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the Fiume situation has. from the
sr., hoon , syccc,sinr Of bllri,rs.
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OF the Fourth Army during the war,
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The evening world., 1919-12-29
PREPARING TO CALL
MEETING OF LEAGUE
Not Vet Settled Whether It Shall
BE Issued Ivy Wilson or
ClemenCeau.

PARIS. Dec 2g.--lncormal notice OF
tie first meeting OF the Council " the
League Of Nations VIII probably be
given q day or two after the exchange
Of ratInyations OF tine Treaty Of Yer
sailcs.
Ambassador Wallace yabled the state
department lu Wash ugton to thls ef-
ie,l a.,,t lus morning meeti.g OF
Iur supreme Council.
% 10 -uu au open question whether
the 'Ui'ual vuu ~ Ia, meeting siai
b, lssIr5 u, President N,lson A. o-isi-
uilv p.ly'urd for or NnutncI II snAl'
%, I.su.u b. Premier CieHcne"aa, tbs
VII p'Uua uiv b. decided to-moriuN.
f1, assoc fuI the tx hdtEc " lau-
f,ai.Dus 600 Wh.u ls call for ne
meeting OF thc Leagues Council ne
pouu-. b. suI an uncertain one. MOTT
ing up,Iug Rrcu heard from the Ger.
mtUs Bro response TO the Latest allied
tote
The evening world., 1919-12-29
AMERICANS IN TOXIC FIRE.
Imperial Hotel Burns. hut NJ tue
GaestS EschpC.

TOXIC satUrday Dec. c7.--Half the
Imperial Hotel. housing forty American
tourists. burned at O'Clock tonight
There were no casualties.
Among the Americans In the hotel
were Charles Hitchcock Sheriff.. for
meFiy American Minister to Argentina,
and Mrs Sheriff. Mr. ShcuHll sue
eeeded in dragging out his baggage
Many OF the tourists spent the night
sitting on trunks in the hotel grounds
or nearby streets.
The evening world., 1919-12-29
Admiral JeIIIcoe Comiag 60 1. :

Jelicoe will leave Csnuda this week fui
a BRIEF visit in the United states befor,
sailing Tor South Africa. u WAS learned
To- dnv.
The evening world., 1919-12-29
TROOPS AT BREST
PREPARE TO SAIL
Last Detachment May BE on Sea
New Years 49, Paris Sol
d.erS Anxious.

PARIS. Dec. EFT Is expected that
the last o. the American troops in
Brcst will be bound ior home by New
Years. The George Washington ar
rived last Tuesday aud preparations FOR
the return trip have been advanced
rapidly.
Col. Asa l.. Singleton, commanding al
Brest, Will so to Paris amer the troops
leave Brett aud come home with the
Psris headquarters stafl
When tne psris troops win return
home L. conjectUraL
The early part Ui January vii see
three vessels leaving with homrgoiug
troops. BIG. Gen. Hi,Lam b. Conuor
and members O. his s;sff are expected
10 come aboard Tue Northern Pacific
The evening world., 1919-12-29
DECISION SOON
IN JENKINS CASE
Mexican Supreme Court Expected
to Decide on Form Of Trial
Within IS DAYS.

MENICO CITY. Dec 18Th, Su-
preme Court Of Mexico viii decide
within d:teen days whether william o.
jenkins American Consular agent
charged WITH collision with bandits
who recently abducted him. shan be-
tried before e Federal Court OF the
State Court OF pueba, it was learned
day.
Julie Mitchell. Prosecuting Attorney
Of Pueb!a, who had been collecting eva.
deHce IN tho Jenkins case, completed
bis work ono turned on data over 10
the Supreme Court. Hc stated to-day
he had found new and more dumag-
Ing evidence" against jenkins.
The evening world., 1919-12-29
PEACE WITH THE SOVIET.
BASIS Of an Agreement with
EsthOuIa WepOrted.

LONDON. Dec. e9.--Goports from
Dorpat via Stockholm say that a basis
FOR peace between EsthOnu and m"
Russian Soviet Government has been
reached BY the conference there. rs
iaonia Is guaranteed from future in
vaslon by the Russians.
Whistles were blown aud bells runE
throughout Esthonin when the news
was made public.
The evening world., 1919-12-29
RHINE FLOODS SERIOUS.

PARIS, Dee. 2e.-Floo Is along IN"
Rhine and streams flowing into il
are higher than they have been tor
thirty eight years ana great damage
is being done by the inundation. ac-
eordIng TO Mainz despatch to the
Petit Parisicn.
The evening world., 1919-12-29
ODESSA BEING EVACUATED.
Civilians Leaving city Ia Tenr Of
BOiSheNiLI.

LONDON. Dec. go lessa is being
evacuated by the civilian population
owing to the rapid advance OF the
.Bolsheviki IN Southern Russia, Accord
ing TO a Constantinoplc despatch to the
Exchange Telegraph Company.
The evening world., 1919-12-29

MADRID. Dop. ~. \ large number
" fuurruls took place hero to-day aud
Yesterday amt according to generally
~ urcs.srd opinion. fatalities ,rum In
ilucuza and GphuS have reached high
figure.
The evening world., 1919-12-29

The J. Greenfield block at Sufreln y
V, consisting OF four houses. was de-
stroy ed by ire tIis morning and sew
erll families were made homeless 4
restaurant and dry goods store were
burned out ond the loss is estimated at
10000 The IRE departments from
other toms gave assistance.
The evening world., 1919-12-29
CbiIhIc,. Marriages May He An
uuIlCd.

NLAN. ulr. DE, -y.-MlmiaSes
without t,sur ma, Jr anudll"d, lho
local uibuual uls J,c.dcd Jhe dc
,fs,uu caused 70 great sensation mere
Formal protest fuu the Ihuur "as
.CN p,rt,.l
The evening world., 1919-12-29
Arabian aud French I"r"rr IN
battle.

PARIS. Dec. 21.,-Arablau volunteers
and French attachments have rlash"d
at Htaluc,. syria, according 70 a
u,ap,trh received here fruu cairo
Iy-..rs suffered 10, bot aluus are saiu
u nave urru severe
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-17
e. z22Azs folks Co7mer 3

ed that Billy was the one who had
disabled his airplane so the Geese
could get away But as the odd
noise continued and as tho thrash
ing grew louder and louder, the
children crept closer to get a look.
What they saw made them wonder.
There was Lonesome Bear rolling
around on the ground in a queer
kind of convulslon.
"0h, do you think he has a ft2"
asked Peggy.
Perhaps it's the collie" replied
Billy Belgium.
IVA! Wal Wal" snorted Lone
some Bear. and he rolled about more
violently than ever. Peggy wonder
ed IL something awful was wrong
with his insides.
81 know what's the matter with
him." exclaimed Billy suddenly. He
is having a fit--a fit of laughter"
Yes, that was It. Lonesome Bear
was laughing so hard he was all
doubled up.
"Wal Wa! / haven't had 80 much
fun in all my life" gasped Lone
some Bear Il chased the Ogre up
a tree and kept him there all night.
And l scared him--oh. how scared
him! l made believe was a new
kind of a bear, worse than a grizzly,
l reared, / tore the bark from the
tere and I danced a war dance. 1t
was so dark that he couldn't see that
was just a regular bear, so he
thinks he has discovered a strange
new type of bear Wa! Wa! Wa!
What fun"
Lonesome Bear was having such
a good time laughing and repeating
over to himself the funny adventures
of the night that the children
couldn't help Joining in his mirth.
Soon they were rolling around,
laughing as heartily as he was.
Finally Billy sat up and wiped the
tears of glee from his eyes. Then
suddenly he started in alarm and
raised his bean-shooter to his lips.
Peggy. warned by his action, looked
quickly to the right, and her heart
jumped to her throat,
There was the Flying Ogre, rife in
hand, looking eagerly at Lonesome
Bear, a triumphant CLEAN in his
eyes. Slowly he aimed the rifle until
it pointed directly at Lonesome
Bears laughter-shaken body. The
OEres finger frightened upon the
trigger. In another instant 1t would
all be over with Lonesome Bear.
But in that instant Billy acted. A
bean went whizzing from his shooter
straight to the tip of the Ogre's
"ouch!" yelled the Ogre. Bang"
crashed the gun. But the bullet
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-17
a1SS8ee5; :zzgz2sAz ddzz3oae

members of our state councils Of de-
Tense, particularly of Nebras-
ka and Iowa, which posters and pro-
paganda have needlessly insulted
and injured the feelings of hundreds
of thousands of loyal and patriotic
of our foreign-born citizens of these
states and unjustly cast suspicion
upon them, a large number Of whom
had their boys in khaki fighting the
battles of Uncle Sam. Now, since
America has again become safe for
free speech" our citizens are begin
ming to sit up and take notice of the
tremendous harm that has been
wrought during the period of the
war by the idiotic chanting Of few
irresponsible, hypocritical Met
calfes, Hardings (of bribery fame),
and Kennedys, self-styled .super-pa-
triots, who have delegated to them
selves all the patriotism in the coun-
try with an arrogance that would
make the kaiser and his six Hahen-
zollern sons turn green with envy.
Judge Claiborne Is right. What
we need in this country, and par
ticularly in this state and our sister
state of Iowa, is more common sense
in dealing with the foreign-lan-
guage question, and less fanaticism.
More level-headed, clear thinking,
logical Claibornes, and less fire-eat-
ing, foolish, fanatical Metcalfes,
Hardings and Kennedys.
WALTER ROSICKY.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-17
Numbers ON Buildings.

Omaha. March Ito the. Ed
tor of The Bee: In going into diff
ferent parts of the city of Omaha, a
person who observes cannot help no.
ticing that great numbers of build
ings have no numbers on them.
Whole blocks of dwelling houses and
even blocks of business buildings
have scarcely a number on them.
Then there seems to be no system
in many places in numbering houses.
In the block where l live our place is
number 2201, the next house to us is
only about 20 feet from us, vet the
number Is 2205 then the next house
is only about three feet from the Sec
ond house, yet the third house has
the number 2211 on it. If those
numbers are correct, I miss my guess
on it. Then south of Q street one
house will be numbered 1926 and
the house next to it will be num-
bered 1927, then the next house will
be 1881. In the district IN Omaha
between LeaYenworth and Vinton
streets and Twenty-fourth and Thir-
teenth are large numbers of build
ings with no number on them or they
are wrongly numbered.
We should not brag Of Omaha be-
ing an up-to-date city until we see
that every building has a number on
it, and that the numbers are correct.
This ought to be something to keep
some of the city commissioners busy
for little while.
FRANK A. AGNEW.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-17
Building Material Prices.

The controversy between the lumber dealers
and the realtors over prices asked for lumber
directs attention to the general situation. A
great building campaign was adjourned in Oma-
ha by the war, with the understanding that it
would be resumed Immediately the emergency
had passed. Government requirements for
building materials no longer are urgent. but the
plans of private building call for material to the
full extent of the supply 1t is not a question
of the market. However, the prospective build
ers assert that they can not buy at present with
any hope of getting out even in the future The
building is to stand for long time, and its
cost must be distributed over a long term of
years. Unless it can earn enough in its reason
able lifetime to return not only its cost at a
normal rate of depletion, but also profit on
that cost, it is unwise to build it.
That is the problem to be faced at the mo-
ment. Structures that are urgently needed may,
perhaps, be put up under existing conditions,
but the owners will know that the investment
is made at extreme risk, if future profits are
looked to. The man who builds now is not
only at disadvantage in his relations with the
future, but also must compete with those who
built before the war, and who are in position
thus to control the rental question Oh which
revenue must depend These considerations are
elemental, but they control.
Judgment of prudent architects and contrac-
tors is that extensive building operations can
not be undertaken at existing prices asked for
material 1t is not lumber alone, but everything
that enters into the construction is high One
we'll known architect lately informed The Bee
that he had completed estimates for 100000
worth of building, none of which would be put
through until material could be purchased more
cheaply Whether the material dealers are ready
to make concessions is for them to decide. 1t
is very certain that no great activity will be
noted in building until lower prices are quoted.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-17
BUSY WEEK AT PEACE COUNCIL.

This will be the big week at the peace con-
ference, both at Paris and at Versailles Latest
news is to the effect that the tentative draft
of the main treaty has been handed to Prcsi-
dent Wilson for his persual As Yet no mixing
of what this document contains has been given
the public.
Open covenants OF peace, openly arrived
at" may be all right in theory, but the present
practice is quite against it, No conelave Of
peace or other delegates ever held has been
surrounded with more OF secrecy than has at
tended the conferences of the subcommittee
to which were assigned the different topics 10
be treated. What bargains have been struck
what trades have been made in these confer
enees, we may never know, but we must realize
that many deals had to be consummated before
any treaty could be formulated
Great Britain has swung back to the original
proposition that the peace treaty should be first
considered, and the League Of Nations taken up
afterwards, This may be abandoned, il Mr..
Wilson insists on coupling the two, but the
British are moving with the thought in mind
that the senate of the United States will be, in
mood to ratify peace treaty, whereas it may
delay if not wholly defeat the proposed con-
venton if coupled with the League of Nations
plan as now formulated. Modification of the
draft of the submitted constitution may remove
the objections that now are lodged against it.
What all the nations Of the world now want
more than anything is to know the basis on
which peace is to be established to have the
fact announced, and to be set at the work of
reconstruction without delay. Enough of time
in which to accomplish this has ELAPSED and
plain folks are beginning to show impotence.