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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-03
Chicago's Municipal Election.

The result of the municipal election in Chr
cago was foreshadowed at the primary. Will
liam Hale Thompson named as the repub
lican candidate because of divided opposition,
and was reelected as mayor for the same
reason. This is unfortunate, because of the
savory war record made by Mayor Thompson,
who showed pro-German sympathes all the
way through. Had the patriotic elements of
the Windy City united in support of any one of
several good men who were suggested, victory
might easily have been theirs.
As to the national significance of the result
at large, One year ago such a result might
have been held to reflect grade of public sem
timent opposed to the course along which the
nation was moving. At this time it has no
such value, and indicates only the compca-
tons of affairs local to Chcago's city politics,
and nothing more. Thompson already has been
rejected by the voters of Illinois as candidate
for United States senator, and this verdict must
be accepted as disposing of him as factor out
side his own bawick.
Some little interest may be found in view
ing the position of the candidate of the newly
organized labor party. Out of possible 240,
600 union labor votes he secured $4,000, or
about one in five. This does not indicate
lack of solidarity among the labor unions on
economic questions but does show. they
not ready to confound their labor problems
with political aspirations.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-03
A Vast Effort

Only by degrees can details be gathered of
the mighty exertions required to overcome the
combinations of force that Germany powerfully
organized through many years. The world
did not realize what was coming. There could
be something worse than to have lost the war
and that would be failure to render another
like it absolutely impossible Official reports as
they accumulate make more clear the desperate
danger of that colossal offensive The defense
also had to be colossal, and by greater margin
before the tide could be turned 1t is not gen
orally known that in 1917 Great Britain trans
ported to France 10000 Chinese laborers near
ly all from farms, to build the roads so urgently
demanded in the rear of the allied lines. The
British furnished the ships for the operation and
financed it throughout. President Wilson pub
lished his peace basis of IA principles in Janu-
airy, 1918. 1t was two months later when the
Germans began their tremendous offensive be-
fore which the allies fell back often hastily, so
strenuous were the successive waves of attack
on a front of more than 200 miles The drives
have been called a military gamble, but it was
for months prodgious task to stop them
So much were fresh men needed at one time
that the British tried to drill the Chinese but
they could not be taught to march, for the
curious reason that they wear shoes with noise
less soles and so lack the sense of rhythm COM
mon in other parts Of the world The German
line was smashed at last but more than 100000
Americans were hurried across the ocean to
help meet the world-peril. and they were no.
there day too soon.
Another such war must never occur. A
peace without the firmest assurance on this
MONT would be an incouceivable catastrophe
ST. Louis Globe Democrat
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-03
Do Not Use the Soft Pedal.

1t was happy thought, undoubtedly. to
turn the dispute between the building material
men and the builders over to the COOL fellow
slip committee of the Chamber of Commerce.
That devoted group ought to be able to pour oil
on troubled water to get at basic facts, and to
set everything straight. 1t is admitted that
Chairman Wilhelm approaches the point with
an open mind, and that the committee he has
selected to assist him is composed of men COM
petent and capable of dealing with the impor-
tant business referred TO it.
But with all this agreed upon, another thing
must not be lost sight of. 1t is an investigating
and not whitewashing committee The peo-
pie do not want the soft pedal used. They
want to know all the facts, and who if any
there be- is responsible for the situation that is
holding up building program in Omaha.
Architects and others familiar with the local
situation say the 1900 buildings Mr.. Wilhelm
refers to as being under way in Omaha are
scarcely start Oil what is needed, and that
with little encouragement such campaign
as never was witnessed in the city will be set
in motion.
One leading architect says practically
four years behind in our building needs. If
this is true Omaha requires 10000 structures
of various types. If any approach to this is
possible we should have it. If prices are fair,
we should know it; if prohteerng causes delay,
the fact should be made public No innuen-
does, no concentrations and no soft pedal
should mark the inquiry.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-03
Shift of Political Power

The west is avenged. Iowa has ousted North
Carolina from the proud position of holder of
the largest number of important chairmanships
in the house of representatives. Three of the 10
are now hers-those on appropriations, rivers
and harbors, and agriculture. In addition,
Iowans have places on five of the remaining
seven major committees, and the Craftsmanship
of two of the minor ones. The other ma or
chairmanships are held by representatives from
Minnesota. Wisconsin and Michigan. New York
has as many chairmanships as Iowa, but none OF
her five is of the first rank. In mere number,
Pennsylvania leads all the rest, but her eight
are of minor committees. So are the seven of
Illinois. Even the triumph of Massachusetts
in the speakership contest is somewhat offset
by the fact that the republican floor leader
comes from Wyoming. Just how the standing
of Illinois is affected by Mann's peculiar posi-
ton is question that happily for their peace
of mind the compilers of the Congressional
Directory" will not have to answer. The geo
graphical effect of the republican victory last
November is graphically shown by the south's
retention of but two chairmanshps, minor ones
at that and held by couple of representatives
from Kentucky and Tennesse York
Post.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-03
Mr.. Compton and the County Car.

Here's pretty state of affairs, indeed when
the right of the chairman of the road commit
tee to drive to and fro between the court
house and his country home in car owned by
the county is questioned. What, one might
ask, is left of the privileges and prerogatives
of a democratic county commissioner if this is
to be denied him? Mr.. Compton rather naivey
suggests it would be silly for him, after hard
days work on the roads in western Douglas
county, to dpive all the way into the city, just
to park the county's car and then take his own
to drive home in. Is it not so? Besides, he
saves much time for himself not to speak of
the gasoline, oil, tires and incidentals. 1t is a
truism of auto-owning that it is not the initial
cost but the upkeep, that counts. By the pres
ent arrangement Mr. Compton escapes both
through the easy process of allowing the county
to foot the bills In the case brought by an
Omaha taxpayer against the mayor it was held
that city official had no right to drive a city
owned car his private business, or even to
transport himself between his home and his
Office Such decision might without violence
be stretched to include a county official. But
the democrats have majority on the county
board and it is not likely they will interfere
with the perquisites one of their number so
pleasantly enjoys.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-03
TODAY
The Day We Celebrate.


Paul B. Burleigh, banker and broker, born
1871.
Richard W. Jepson, grocer, born 1892
John Burroughs most famous of American
naturasts, born at Roxbury, N. Y, 81 years
ago.
Margaret Angln, widely celebrated as an
actress, born at Ottawa, Ont. 43 years ago.
Andrew ]. Peters, former assistant secre-
tary of the treasury now mayor of Boston, born
at Jamaica Plain, Mass, AZ years ago.
''Budd" Fisher. celebrated cartoonist and
comic artist, born in San Francisco "a years ago,
In Omaha 80 Years Ago.
Fascination" fascinated an audience at the
Boyd with Cora Tanner in the title role.
Rev. J. M. French of Cleveland who has &C
cepted call to the First Presbyterian church
Of this city is to preach his first sermon here
next Sunday.
The contract for grading Bemis Park has
been let to B. P. Knight and company at 100
cents per yard and there are $4,000 yards to be
moved.
Rev. P. S. Henson Of Chicago will deliver a
lecture on Fools" at the First Baptist church,
Fifteenth and Davenport streets, for the benefit
OF the Omaha Baptist Missionary union,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-03
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Please Note the Date.

Omaha, April Ito the Editor
| of The Bee: I notice some are rails
ing roars Of righteous remonstrance
against this scheme Of monkeying
with the course of nature by setting
the clock an hour ahead. They are
right.
Some of the kicks apparently come
| from farmers, and it does affect that
class. If a farmer owns farm and
works by clock time instead Of sun
time, you know how easy it is, if he
follows this plan assiduously for
some years to raise a fine, healthy
| mortgage on his farm, and if the
farm, by that method, can't raise
the mortgage, then the mortgage
will raise the farm. Then no sensi
BILE farmer will fly in the face of
the danger consequent, possibly at
tending that course. A Missouri
farmer tried it last year, worked by
sun time instead of clock time, and
right in the middle of the busy sea-
son his wife left him. She also took
the best hound, a team of mouse
colored mules and wagon contain
ing a feather bed, the hired man
and a jug Of fine old whisky that
had been given the farmer the day
before.
The neighbors said it was good
enough for him. though it was
rather tough to lose the hound, he
could drink the brand of whisky he
had always used.
Of course the man who works on
salary has to go by clock time be
cause there must be system. Now
he gets home so long before bed
time that he has time to rest before
going to bed, and not going to bed
tired he don't sleep well. That's
too bad. To the fellow who never
works and has no business it is a
source Of annoyance. If he gets up
at his usual time and finds it is u
noon instead Of II a. m. it makes
him think he has lost good hour
and a game or two Of kelly" or
pinochle.
But there are far graver conse
quences. We hear that the Lama
Of Thibet resents our interference
with his prayers, making the sun
rise while he Is yet asleep. He in
tends to take lam at us, and is
getting his navy ready, and war may
be declared any time now.
The Balla-hoo Of Timbuctoo also
resents it but from slightly differ
ent reason. He claims that If we
have power to set the sun one way
we have power to set 1t any way
and he is preparing plank for the
league of nations and will insist
on it's adoption, making us set the
clock back an hour so he will have
more time to sleep the morning after
the night before.
The only persons not affected are
a few of us unimportant old fogies
who believe, with Rev. John Jas
per, that 1.-The sun do move" and
is not affected in any way what
ever by the clock, and will rise and
set o'clock or no clock" and that
we can go to work or to bed just
the same as before.
HITTY McGINN
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-03
SURE SIGN OF SPRING.

Huge flocks OF ducks may come and go
thousand robins sing,
Still there's but one sign that I know
Announces certain spring.
IT'S not the singing of the birds,
Nor mother hens soft cluck
If they were 1t I'd happy be
At having such good luck.
IT'S not the bursting of the buds
Nor lawns aturning green,
Nor soft spring rains that wash things of
And beautify the scene:
It's not the first bluebottle fly
AsinEing In my ear.
That tells me that the spring Is nigh.
All. yes, that spring is here.
The smell of fresh turned earth to me
Does not mean anything,
That happens In the fall. you see
AS oft in the spring.
But there's one sign that never fails
And of 1t you'll take note
II you'd avoid quick. hot snr!ng gales
That threaten your lifes boat.
When wife begins to rubber at
The rug there in the hall
And in the curtains finds holes that
You cannot see at ALL
Ans says the varnish is cracked off
Some spindle legged thing,
You need no longer laugh scott
For you have with you spring.
CLAY COUNTY SUN
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-03

Here are children in trouble. I'll
bet there's a pond in that woods and
youngsters are drowning in it.
Boldly l dashed through the
woods to become a hero, but, alas!
my hopes were vain. No pond was
there and the crying children were
safe on dry land-right in their own
home, a tiny cottage tucked away
in the woods.
safe as they were, the children
were weeping bitterly. Mother.
mother, we are starving. Give us
bread and milk they cried.
"'Our COW Is lost! You must go
hungry. my poor little ones sobbed
their mother.
"Wasn't that just like a stupid
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-03
g. z22zzze cI0z%' Corner 3

COW. getting lost or stolen? OF
course, when l saw in what trouble
this family was l couldn't go search
ing child that was drowning.
had to search for that cow instead
Fortunately. l found her trail
and my nose helped me follow it
Through the woods, across the mead
ows, up the road, over the hills and
down into a swamp 1 tracked that
COW. No wonder the poor woman
couldn't find her. But my nose led
me straight and finally I came upon
her knee-deep in marsh grass which
she was eating greedily.
Go back home, quickly l told
her. The children are starving for
milk
I'm never going home again.
she mooed. I'm a wild COW, now.
I'm tired Of the humdrum life in my
own meadow, and am going out into
the world to find romance and ad
venture
"'You start for home this minute
or I'll bite your TAIL answered.
Try it, she mooed so insolently.
that | did try it. and then what do
you think that crazy COW did? She
kicked me-kicked me into a pool
of mud and laughed at my struggles
to get out.
"But I had my revenge, for when
she kicked me her forefeet sank into
bog. and in a minute she was
struggling for dear life. The more
she struggled the deeper she sank,
until it seemed certain she would
drown in the mud. l didn't want
that, so ran for help. A covered
wagon was coming down the road
and I stopped it. / made dog signs
so plain that the driver got down
from his seat and followed me to
where Nan the COW was drowning.
"'Ha, what !, nice fat cow he
cried. Then ne threw a rope around
her horns, hitched his horses to the
other end and dragged her out. But
when she was on solid earth a new
danger arose. In my haste to get
help for Nan l never noticed what
the man was. Now l found that he
was a butcher.
"I've saved the cow from the bog,
now I'll turn her into meat to feed
hungry people, he said, pulling
large knife from his belt and start
ing for Nan.
But | wasn't going to let her get
cried for milk. Quick as a wink, l
grabbed the butcher by the leg and
gave him a hard nip. My. how he
yelled. He gave a great jump and
landed right in the mud. While he
was getting out 1 jerked the rope
from Mans horns and started her
kiting for home. The butcher never
us. I tell you those children
were glad to see their dinner COM
ing. and Nan was so glad to get safe
ly home; she promised she'd never
run away again. But as for me
my good deed has gone to smash"
"Hee-haw! Are you awfully cross,
Judge Peggy" There stood Balky
Sam with ears dropping, the picture
Of woe.
On the next chapter will be told how
Balky Sam makes sad hearts gay)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-03
CHAPTER w.
Johnny Bull Goes Hunting.

"WH HAT are you growing about,
w Johnny Bull?" asked Billy
Belgium.
II never did like cows, and now
like them less than ever" answered
Johnny Bull in a gruff bark.
II think cows are lovely-they
give us nice milk" declared Peggy.
Milk" exclaimed Johnny Bull
peevishly. That's the only reason
didn't let old Nan be turned into
beefsteak when she spoiled my good
deed today"
"How did she spoil it," asked Peg
gy. Johnny Bull, scowling darkly,
sat down to tell his story.
81 set out, as you know, to save a
child from drowning. But not a
child could / find in any of the riv
ers or lakes which / passed.
After l had walked and walked.
I finally came to a woods, and from
this woods came the sound of chill
dren crying 'Hurrah,' I thought.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-03

Nebraska might well have spent that $4,000
TO keep up state headquarters for returning SOL
ders at New York. The boys may not all get
ashore there, but those who do certainly would
feel little better if they were met with the
glad hand from the home folks
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-03

Increased pay for fremen and policemen
presented nice little financial problem for
Omaha, which has been neatly solved, but the
taxpayers will settle the bill in the end
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-03

Mr.. Taft had to walk mile and half in
Detroit to reach man he knew could cash a
check for him. In Omaha he would merely
lave asked the first man he met for they all
know him.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-03

Midvale Steel and Ordnance also takes note
of the fact that the war is over and reduces its
dividend by 50 1-3 per cent Reimbursement of
price level is progressing.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-03

Filipino emissares passing through, say they
are not seeking independence, but closer polit-
cal and economic relations with the United
States. As enlightenment and reason spread
among the islanders they are coming to know
A good thing
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-03

Clarence Mackay insists that Mr. Burleson
merely put $l6,000,0OO fine on American bust
ness for no reason other than that he had
power.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-03

Holding up wheat exports may prevent the
price from soaring in America but if it does we
suggest that something of the kind be tried on
other food supplies.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-03

German schemers, who stimulated bolshe-
vism to brighten the world, about to reap
the harvest they sowed Bavaria is furnishing
good example of socialism gone to seed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-03

The president realizes that home affairs are
getting to where they need some attention, and,
therefore, he asks that the peace delegates quit
monkeying around and get down to brass
tacks 1t is time.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-03

Fremont elected mayor said to be pledged
to an open" town; now, just what sort of town
do you take that to mean in Nebraska these
davso
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-03

Wisconsin towns also switched from dry to
wet evidently bent on enjoying the next three
months to the limit
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-03

Another revolution is reported from Petro-
grad Can not say off hand how many this is,
but the Russian merry go-round is getting near
the speed limit.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-03

The watch on the Missouri just now is keep
ing time all the time
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-03

No American troops are to be sent into cen
trail Europe. The Allies will provide all the
force that is needed to stem the red wave.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-03

Nebraska women tried out the ballot in the
town elections on Monday, and it seems to have
worked very WE'LL ss-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-03

Failure of the bill designed to require the
redstricting of all counties for school purposes
is to be regretted for it was intended to aid and
not to hinder the common schools of the state
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-03

United States army camps will continue to
be as dry as bones, at least so far as surface
appearances 60
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-03

Some of the democratic clacquers who
disturbing the air with shouts for the League
of Nations ought to get into closer touch with
what is going on in Paris
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-03

Some parts OF Nebraska seem to be wet
enough to suit anybody.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-03
DREAML AND
ADVENTURE
"THE FOUR GOOD DEEDS"
By DADDY

tBalky Sam, Billy Goat Johnny Bull
and Judge Owl set out TO perform a good
deed apiece to atone for kidnapping the
Boy Who Howled They come back to tell
their stories to Peggy
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-03

Milwaukee routed the Bergerites at the polls,
a sign that sanity is slowly returning up there.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-03

If Chicago can stand big Bill',for another
four years, the rest of the country will have to-.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-03

Walker D. Hines wants to buy coal for his
railroads, but not at the market price, thus prov
ing that even railroad dictator is human
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-03
SAID IN FUN.

Hc-Here's the story OF a woman who
killed herself because she could not find
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-03

What is the cost of car between demo-
Gratis?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-03

an ideal husband. Women are such fools.
She--Of course they are, to believe there
Is such a thing.-Baltimore American.
care you writing regularly to your boy,
Josh %
Il dunno" replied Farmer Corntossel
Il kind O. got an idea that I've been
writin' to the censor. After the censor
takes out the news he wants he let's John
keep the change. "-Washingto Star
He had to work himself up to the
point of proposing"
And she had to work him up to that
point"
Then I suppose their marriage is what
might be called a labor union. "-Balti-
more American.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-03

Gn the next chapter will be told how
Balky Sam makes sad hearts gay.)
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