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Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-15
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are a rascally pretender and q cow
ardly bully. I'll give you three to
get ready before I pitch into you.
One, two"
But before Prince Bonnie Blue
Bell could say three" Count Weedy
sprang surprise. He looked Off far
into the distance and shouted: This
way. Queen Flora, this way"
Prince Bonnie Blue Bell. thinking
that the missing queen was coming,
whirled around to greet her. At that
instant Count Weedy gave him
sharp push. sending him into a
bunch of burrs. Before Prince
Bonnie Blue Bell could free himself
Count Weedy was dashing away with
the speed of the wind. He went so
fast that there wasn't q chance OF
catching him.
HE has gone and we don't know
what he has done with Queen
Flora mourned Prince Bonnie Blue
Bell. Rnt now Peggy's alert brain
got busy.
1.-THE birds can find her. They will
search far and wide," she cried.
''To be sure we WILL" shrilled Gen.
eral Swallow. Away! Away! Search
everywhere for Queen Flora. and
when you have found her sing the
spring song as a signal"
Away flew the Birds to the north.
the south, the east and the west.
They searched and they searched
and they searched, while Peggy and
Billy picked burrs out of the clothes
and hair of the prince. Finally from
the east came glad chanting.
"Cheer up! Cheer up! Glad days
are here"
"The spring song! They have
found her!" cried Peggy.
"They have found her." echoed the
Birds, flocking back from south.
north and west. Again the Birds
picked up the clothesline, Peggy and
Billy chung fast to the ends and away
they were whisked to park at the
edge of the town.
The spring song led them to- the
center of the park where they found
a towering fountain-a tall, rocky
heap, from the top of which shot up
streams of water. These streams, as
Peggy and Billy knew, were so ar
ranged that they juggled a large
round ball, tossing 1t up, letting 1t
fall, and tossing 1t up again all sum-
mer long, but never letting it escape
from their circle. But now the ball
was gone. In its place was a beau
tiful, fairylike creature, rising, fall
ing, dancing as the water tossed her
back and forth.
Queen Floral" cried Prince
Bonnie Blue Bell Queen Flora"
echoed the Birds. Then they added a
plea: Come from your play in the
fountain and dance over the earth
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-15
TERMS OF THE VICTORY LOAN.

Secretary Glass of the Treasury department
has announced the terms and conditions for the
Victory loan, about to be foated. 1t is now
up to Americans to see that it goes over the
top, just as have the others. Stacker dollars
are enemy dollars now, just as they were in
October, when the rush to buy Liberty bonds
sent wave of despair over the Hun.
The total amount asked for in the loan is
less than had been anticipated, and equally the
interest rate is lower. Good reasons are given
for both Of these facts. Government expendi-
lures on account of the war are being rapidly
reduced while the adverse effect of high rate
of interest on government loans on the general
money market justihes the Treasury in so
slight an increase in its interest payments. Con-
version of the AZ notes into 3M tax-exempt
notes may attract some large investors, who are
looking for place to plant some portion of
their income, yet it may be doubted if any con-
siderable amount of the loan will be disposed of
for this reason alone.
After the technical advantages of the issue
have been considered the main question recurs.
We must finish the job" Uncle Sam needs
this money to meet his bills Expenses incurred
in connection with the war, and the people must
furnish it. =
For the small purchaser as well as the large,
the Victory loan holds all the attractions that
were brought out to support the Liberty loans.
No better security can be given; no more pru-
dent investment can be made. And no more i'm
perative duty ever was laid on an enlightened,
liberty-loving people, than comes in the form
of privilege of 1oanng its money to its own
government The world will be discussing war
debts and finance for generations to some; but
it is up to Americans to meet today's issue now.
Buy the Victory loan
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-15
Base Ball as a Business.

Organized base ball received jolt in Balt-
more, when the defunct Federal league team
was awarded verdict of $4,000 against the
two big leagues. This verdict is not directed
against the sport, but hits at the business
Johnson who rose to fame and fortune by
establishing an "outlaw" league some 10 years
ago and driving it through to success no less
by the brilliance of his own effort than by the
deficiency of his opposition, now takes &C.
casion to bitterly resent the public opinion
that is inclined to support the verdict of the
Baltimore jury.
Base ball is peculiarly an American institu-
ton; Mr.. Johnson and his associates even
dustry and because of its popularity has been
the means of establishing a great amusement
enterprise. Millions are invested in plant and
equipment for the exhibition of the game, and
other millions are represented by players, held
under contract to the owners of teams. The
form of these contracts has been tested again
and again in court, and finally have been per-
fected to where the player is in effect the
chattel of the team owner. Likewise, agree
socations have been revised and refined till
the little fellows exist by permission of suf-
france of the big.
And as the final act, when the two big
leagues did away with the competition that was
threatened by the Federal, they established the
difficulty and risk of opposing them in their
own chosen field The court now has shown
that monopoly of this sort carries also some
responsibility, and therefore reorganization is
talked of. The business of the game might
we'll be overhauled for the benefit of all, but
mostly for the public, which would like to
know that it is witnessing contest rather than
an exhibition.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-15
Liquor in Interstate Commerce.

The supreme court has just made ruling
that rests on reason if it does disappoint some
of the Jealous people who had looked for help
to make bone-dry territory still drer. In passing
on the Reed amendment, the court holds that
state prphbitory law can not put up bar to
interstate commerce. and that while the carry
ing of liquor into dry state is forbidden, the
law does not operate to prevent its being car
ried across. Just how this may affect local
bootegging operations is yet to be determined
Illegal disposition of forbidden liquor remains
a crime; illegal possession by resident still
may be established, but the wayfarer the So
journer, or the passer- through will be relieved
of some of the terror that has attached to
trip across country. For example, it will be
possible in the future for the traveller to leave
damp or wet state, enroute to another,
and carry with him across the driest of the dry
little something to sustain him between sta
tons, and yet be immune from visit and search
by the ubiquitous bloodhound, whose oficious
ways have made him most unwelcome person
street car or the taxcab at the railroad stations
will be attended by less of hazard and in many
ways apprehension will be removed by this rule
of the court. In good time maybe the enforce
ment of prohibition may be as affective as that
of other sumptuary laws, but it will come when
folks have accustomed themselves to going with
out the stuff, or have found better ways of sat
isfying an appetite that now longs for the drink
that is unlawful.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-15

ways likes to get in the field as soon
after the man as possible, and or.
dinarily leaves more work for his
wife than she is able to do. The
chickens. the milk and the garden
and many more chores. too numer-
Gus to mention, await the farmers
wife daily.
The average farmer has long
learned the little saying about "the
early bird catches the early worm
"the morning hours have gold in
their bowers" and many more that
I could mention, and none would
hesitate to get up an hour or two
sooner when the work has to be
done. In fact, the most of them are
at it from sunrise till dark. Simply
showing the clock ahead does not
change the time. You are merely
trying to deceive yourselves, while
the sun, the only true timepiece,
stands in the Same place and laughs
at you.
BY request of the Douglas County
Farmers Protective association, I
kindly solicit your cooperation.
JOHN ]. MILLER,
1907 South Thirty-third street.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-15
CHAPTER III.

SAAAAh
GIXTTEEDS shall rule the earth.
w therell be no flowers this
spring" Thus laughed Count Weedy
as he danced along the hillside.
HALT, Count Weedy! How dare
you turn Queen Floras power to
evil?" Prince Bonnie Blue Bell, bris-
Ting with indignation, planted him
self in the path of the ugly elf.
"Ho, no. Come join with me,
Prince Bonnie Blue Bell, and I'll give
you high honors," answered Count
Weedy, putting honey in his voice.
mo honors can come through dis
honors," replied Prince Bonnie Blue
Bell. What have you done with
Queen F'lora?"
"Ho, no! Try to find out" tainted
Count Weedy.
"That will, after have finished
you in duel" declared Prince Bon
ME Blue Bell, jerking off his coat
and rolling up his sleeves. Prepare
to battle for your life"
Count Weedy turned pale, the grin
on his face giving place to fright
ened frown. Don't you dare to at
tack my royal person." he threat
ened.
Royal person, nothing" holly re-
torted Prince Bonnie Blue Bell. "You
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cept what is forbidden and differs
from despotic government, which
only allows it's citizens to do only
what Is prescribed and denies all
else.
In democratic government when
we wish to know the law on partic-
ular point we examine the authori-
ties or law books. to see il the thing
in question, is prohibited and if so we
are forbidden to do it. But If no
prohibition is found, the performing
of it is perfectly legal and lawful.
The reverse would be the rule under
despotism.
What / want to know Mr.. Editor,
Is how many laws of this variety,
forbidding most everything, does a
democratic government have to
make before it becomes a despotism?
Also Iif such laws make nearly all
kind of business suffer, are we not
reaping whirlwind?
Is not all this source of dis
satisfaction and unrest? How many
law enforcers are we yet to have to
pay for it all.
What about cutting down ex-
penses? While we may be helping
democracy along in despotic coun-
tries, are we not making our own
country despotic?
Does the law make people do
right on education? G. p. w.
Against the Daylight" Law.
To the Editor of The Bee: I am a
member of the Douglas County
Farmers Protective association, and
at a very recent meeting, this day.
light saving question was raised. and
without a dissenting vote, the as
sociation went solid for the repeal
of the law and at once set to making
arrangements to canvass the coun
try, and so far, have not found one
man in favor of the law.
/ will give a few reasons why we
think this law should be cancelled:
1t works hardship on the farmer and
his entire family, may be not so
much on the hired man, who simply
sets his alarm one hour earlier, gets
up, dons his overalls and Jacket and
makes for the barn, gives his horses
their feed, puts the harness on them,
and comes back to the house and
looks for his breakfast. This whole
performance takes him less than
half an hour Now in order to have
the expected breakfast ready, the
farmers wife will have to be up at
least half an hour before the hired |
man gets up; but getting breakfast
does not end her morning task, for
she has three or four sleepy children
to dress and get off to school with
their noon lunches ready, many of
them live two miles or more away.
Now you could put those children to
bed one hour sooner, but you can't
make them sleep, and how about the
milking the farmer or his wife, or
both have to do? Then the boss al
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-15
Cheyrons for discharged Men.

A Soldiers Mother-You son is
entitled to wear a red chevron to de-
note his honorable discharge, and a
silver service stripe, denoting six
months service with the army on
home station. These are both worn
on the left arm, the red inverted
above the elbow, and the silver just
above the cuff. They can be OBJ
tanned from the quartermaster, or
may be purchased at any department
store.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-15

No American citizen above draft age need
worry over the service chevrons the boys are
wearing. He can match EN- with his Liberty
loan and War Stamp buttons and his collection
will not be complete till he has added one for
the Victory loan.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-15
Soldiers Insurance.

T. M. BY all means keep up
payments on your insurance: 1t is
the cheapest and best you will ever
get. Blanks are now being prepared
for distribution among soldiers and
sailors, on which they may make
formal application for the transfer
of their insurance from military to
civil status; no charge is being made
for this transfer, and no increase in
rate; choice will be permitted of
any amount from $1,000 to $4,000.
Our advice would be to carry the
full amount.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-15
Sublime Proof of Mothers Love.

Baltimore American; A pathetic sacrifice Of
fered was that of a woman in Troy who wanted
surgeons to use her own eyes to restore sight
to her blinded son. 1t may have appeared a
foolish offer to surgical science, but it was sub
lime as illustration Of what a mothers love
will do.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-15

Ban Johnson objects to being called car
and an autocrat We do not blame him, when
we think of the examples recently retired from
circulation in Europe.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-15

II Mr.. Wilson's health is said to be good, and
iis will to end the job is equal to his health,
We may have congress at work on home prob
lens before very long.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-15

Sunday came to the front with list Of auto
accidents that indicates the approach of the joy
riding season, if nothing else.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-15

that the flowers may blossom and
bring the gladstone spring."
voice ., Queen Flora from the foun-
tain, and the voice sounded weary
and distressed. II am a captive, held
prisoner by the waters of the foun.
tain"
I'm the next chapter Queen Flora warn.
her friends that she 10 guarded by
dragon)
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-15

Putting Liberty loan interest into War Saw
ings stamps helps the government, and COM
pounds the Interest," blessing both ways. Go
49, -
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-15

Setting the winter wheat yield at 100000
bushels on the April showing may be counting
the chickens too soon, but the outlook surely is
Temptation to figure on the outcome.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-15

Westphalian miners have agreed to seven
hour working day, which is just that much
longer than most Of them have been working
Of late
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-15

One person, one vote, is to be the rule here
after in Belgium, where number Of beneficial
changes are likely to follow the war, this being
the first great Improvement
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-15

"Never shall my house serve to house Ger
man delegatep exclaims Annie Morgan, and her
fellow citizens shout "Hurrah for Annie!"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-15

Summing up the causes of slack times will
help in no way to set the wheels of business
turning faster unless something is done to trans
mute talk into action. This is the problem for
American business men.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-15

Ole Hanson is to make q Victory loan speak
ing tour. If he just gets his Seattle system to
working, he ought to put it over singlehanded
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-15

Observing employment Sunday" is all right
as a moral factor in readjustment, but more
practical way will be to start up some labor
consuming enterprises.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-15

That was an awful wallop old John Barley
corn gave the bloodhound
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-15
Where Democracy and Despotism
H.. Meet.

Omaha. April Ito the Editor
of The Bee: I have been reading
something about the sources of our
law. 1t seems that each state and
the United States made new rules
and laws and changed old ones. as
suited to our changed conditions.
That while modifying the common
law, which we got from England.
and which we never entirely did
away with it, and in fact. it may be
said, that the common law spreads
itself out like a net over the entire
country and if perchance wrong
doer should escape all federal and
state law he would be caught in the
meshes of the common law. the
foundation Of Jour whole legal sys-
tenn.
The fundamental legal principle
in democratic government is to al
low it's citizens 70 do everything ex-
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-15

Assessor Fitzgerald says Douglas county
property has increased in value $l0000000
within a year His chief difficulty will be to
make the taxpayers believe this.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-15

You can hardly blame those German pris-
oners at Brest for trying to declare themselves
into the American army. They at least should
have credit with knowing good thing.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-15

The anti-Britsh propaganda is working al
most as theoretically as the pro-German kind
right now, and both are Of the same piece. Look
out for them
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-15

One way to help meet the demand for build
ing brick will be to produce more of them.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-15

Jagg-why did you give up that job
got you as q collector?
Wagg-Why, hang It, owed money
to nearly all the men was sent to dun
Minneapolis Journal
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-15

Constructive criticism helped the League o
Nations, and it may do some good in other di
rcctions.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-15

Nebraska towns going back to the standard
time system will find lot of support from the
farmers, even if they do have to make careful
calculations to keep up with the railroads.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-15

Mrs Wilson, costumed as an honorary col
onel," attended military function in Paris
Sunday Wait till Marse Henry Watterson
hears of that!
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-15

Nebraska has very seldom lost crop be-
cause Of too much rai, in the springtime
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-15
ToDAY
The Day We Celebrate.

Isidor Sommer OF Sommer Bros, grocers,
born 1852
Louis ], Patti, lawyer, born 1863
Joseph B. Robinson, real estate and insur-
ance man, born in Russia, 1863
Gen. Horace Porter, famous soldier, diplo-
matst and author, born at Huntington, Pa, 81
RI Rev Patrick J. Donahue, Catholic bishop
of Wheeling, born in England 20 years ago.
Abbott Fuller Graves a noted artist who
has been doing Y. NJ c. A. work in France,
born at Weymouth, Mass, 80 years ago.,
R. Livingston Beeckman, governor of Rhode
Island born in New York City s. years ago.
Wallace Reid, we'll known as an actor in
motion pictures, born in St. Louis % years ago.
James ]. Jeffries, former champion heavy
weight pugst of the world, born at Carroll, O.,
A years ago.
Thirty Years Ago Today
At the meeting of the directors of the Board
of Trade, President Martin announced Messrs.
D. H. Wheeler, Herman Kountze and ]. J.
Brown as committee to represent the board in
opening of the great exposition of the three
Americas which is to be held in Washington
in 1892.
Superintendent of Schools James places the
number of school children in Omaha at 1920, an
increase of 1912 over the preceding year.
The Hayden Bros dry goods store, corner
of Dodge and Sixteenth streets, was the theater
of busy and exhilarating scene at the spring
opening of this house
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-15
DREAMLAN
ADVENTURE
Bv DADnY
BY DADDY

(Flora, Queen OF the Wild Flowers. fails
to appear to awaken the spring blossoms.
In her place comes Count Weedy filling
the Wildwood with evil plants.)
THE CAPTIVE QUEEN.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-15
Ask T h e B e e to Answer,

Questions directed to this col INN
will be answered In the order OF their
receipts. Please do not ask for in
formation by telephone or mail.)
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-15

why 10 It ths English stand for office
instead OF running for it?"
England In very small country.
suppose there IL standing room only
Boston Transcript.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-15

Knicker-smith didn't mind finding .
woman on his job?
Bocker-No. you see his wife used to
mako him wash the dishes-New York
Sun.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-15
Victory notes mean victoryl

Postponed on account of rain"-the trans
atlantic fight
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-15
SPRING SMILES.

what do you know about the league OF
nations?"
'Not much, but I'm betting money that
every time they stage . worlds series 1t
will be somewhere In Europe, too far away
for me to 90 to see it."-Detroit Free
Press.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-15

"And what did you say the patient
did?" asked the doctor. when you ripped
off the dressng?"
"Swore, doctor!' exclaimed the nurse
He swore frightfully."
Splendid. nurse! I reckon you can
let him sit UP rrowv'-Richmond
Times Dispatch -
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-15

'Tll say this for the great war"
sWhat?"
ut didn't last long after my boy got
into it"-Detroit Free Press.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-15

First Passenger-Does this train stop
here long enough to let you get some
thing to eat?
Second Passenger-No, just long enough
to let you pay for what you order
Judge
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-15

"And what did you say the patient did,"
asked the doctor. when you ripped of
the dressing"
'swore, Doctor!" exclaimed the nurse
"He swore frightfully!"
Splendid nursei i reckon you can lie,
him sit UP Observation-Disclosures Times
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-04-18
FIVE FIRE ALARMS

The fire department was kept well
mon the go yesterday from small fires
in which the damage, only slight in
every case, was done to the roof of
dwellings.
The first call was at 11.45 o'clock
a. m. to the roof of the house at
332 West Government occupied by May
johnson. At 1921 o'clock D. IN. the
department answered a call to the
home of Captain L. G.. Rogers at 236
East Gregory street. The roof at the
home of Yves Storms at 913 East La
Rua street caught fire at 2:16 o'clock
p. m. but the damage was also slight.
At 1926 o'clock p. m. call was an
swered at 400 East Jackson at the
home of James Aiken and at sos
another call was answered at SOC East
Gregory street, the residence of J.
Wilburn.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-04-18
SON OF SENATOR BANKHEAD
ALABAMA AT SAN CARLOS

Among the arrivals at the San Car
los is John HI. Bankhead, of Jasper,
Ala. a son of Senator Bankhead, of
Alabama. Mr.. Bankhead will spend
several DAYS in the city on business
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-04-18
ONE OF FOUR AUTO
WRECK VICTIMS IS
DEAD OF INJURIES

Private Earl E. Bland. Of the Coast
Artillery Corps. attached to Fort Bar
rancas. died yesterday 1T the PensA-
cola Hospital from injuries received In
the auto accident In which three other
soldiers were seriously hurt.
Corporal Herbert w. Andrews IL at
the Pensacola Hospital suffering from
injuries but his condition II regarded
~ hopeful by the attending physicians.
He sustained q fractured skull q
broken Jaw bone, dislocated should
or blade and = deep cash In his left
thigh.
The other two soldiers. Cook I.
Pruitt and Private D. Page. both Of the
C. A c. have been removed to Fort
Barrancas and their injuries are not
regarded az serious. 1t il under
stood that an investigating board will
be appointed to look into the accident.
yb the post onfcials. and although the
story has been told that there were
theirs in the machine besides the SOL
diers no statement has been made by
any Of the occupants as to who they
were.