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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-01-02
ODD AND INTERESTING.

About 95 per cent of the motion
pictures shown in British India are
American productions.
In cold temperatures rats are
found to develop a sort of lover
coat" or additional outer covering.
which grows very quickly.
Slang is by no means of modern
date, being well known in the classic
ages Of Greece and Rome. Numer-
Gus examples occur in the writings
Of Martial. Aristophanes. Terence
and others.
According to an ancient Irish SUI
perstition a vicious horse could be
tanned by whispering the creed in
it's right ear Fridays and in its left
ear on Wednesday till it was cured,
which was merely matter of time,
unless it had been born at Whit
suntide, in which case it was in
durable.
The shah of Persia, who is ex-
pected to visit America next spring,
has one of the most valuable collec-
tons of precious stones and jewelry
in existence. He possesses among
other precious stones the famous
pear-shaped pearl valued at s3O0,0Oh
which forms part of the Persian
crown Jewels.
The manufacture and consump-
ton Of macaroni and vermicelli in
China has reached enormous pro-
portions and is still growing.
The Fukien Union university Of
Foochow is about to erect million
dollar group of buildings which will
require considerable building ma
terial, furniture and articles of va
rious kinds.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-01-02
An International Court of Justice.

The announcement that Ehu Root has been
invited to assist in the formation of the inter
national court Of justice to be set up under the
League of Nations is gratifying for a number of
reasons. 1t is particularly so because of the
eminent fitness of the great American states
man. who has long been devoted to the prin-
ciple involved. As secretary of state Mr.. Root
earnestly sought means whereby this end could
be achieved. His approach to foreign govern
ments on the topic is we'll known. The &C
quantance of foreign diplomats and statesmen
with the history of the idea oceasoned their as
constituent that Mr. Root was not invited to &C
company the president to the peace conference
at Paris. The issue of that event more than ever
causes regret on part of patriotic Americans
that the president could not have overcome his
objection to taking counsel with the man recog-
nized abroad at least as our leader among states
men.
In his commentary on the draft Of the cove
nant, in letter to Will H. Hays under date of
March %, last Mr.. Root wrote:
International law is not mentioned at all
except in the preamble, no method provided
and no purpose is expressed to insist upon
obedience to law to develop the law, to press
forward agreement upon its rules and recog-
nze its obligations. All questions of right
are relegated to the investigation and to rec
ommendation of a political body to be deter
mined as matters of expediency
confess can not see the judgment of
three generations of the wisest and best of
American statesmen, concurred in by the wis
est and best of all our allies, thus held for
naught. I believe with them that--necessary
as may be the settlement of political questions
it is necessary to insist upon rules of inter
national conduct, founded upon principles, and
that the true method by which the public
right shall be established to control the af
fairs of nations is by the development of law
and the enforcement Of law, according to the
judgments of impartial tribunals. I should
have little confidence in the growth or per-
manence of an international organization
which applied no test to the conduct of ma
tons except the expediency of the moment
This expression of his conviction at time
when it was yet possible to give the court vi
tally had effect at Paris, and it will also have
its effect at London, if Elhu Root accepts the
invitation to participate in the establishment of
a tribunal to which matters of international dis
pute may be referred and from whose judgment
international law will hereafter flow.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-01-02

each was loaded separately and
turned around, one at a time, in
front of the hammer to be fired.
1t was like a double barreled shot
gun except that the latter has a sep
arate hammer and trigger for each
barrel.
"But to have so many barrels was
awkward To simplify it, inventors
devised a revolver of one barrel
with a revolving chamber holding
six or seven cartridges. Only the
chamber needed to be turned and
one barrel was sufficient. The
double action revolver is so named
because the trigger does all the
work of turning the chamber, pull
ing back the hammer, and releasing
it against the firing pin.
"In the automatic, the seven or
ten cartridges are held in a remov-
able chamber which slides into the
pistols handle. The pistol is cooked
by sliding back the top section and
thus pumping a cartridge into fir
ing position. The other cartridges
can then be fired rapidly without
recocking because the recoil, or
back-kick, of each shot slides back
the top section, throws out the
empty she'll, and pumps up another
cartridge The pistol is considered
the highest development at present
because it works so rapidly and re-
quires little pressure on the trigger"
(Next week: "Electrotypes.")
Boys and Girls Newspaper Service
Copyright, 1919, by J. H. Millar
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-01-02
HOME RULE IN THE CONSTITUTION.

For years municipal home rule for Omaha
has been an eagerly-sought goal. 1t was sup
posed to have been brought within our reach
when the home rule amendment to the consti-
tuition was adopted some eight years ago, but
we are still being governed under charter that
can be revised only by going to the legislature
at Lincoln for the periodical changes necessi-
tated by the constantly varying conditions. Per-
haps the fault is our own for not avang our
selves of the privileges which we have, but it
would be a pity if the constitutional convention
now at work should not make home rule a
reality for Omaha, if not for all of the cities
and towns in the state.
What in our Judgment should be done is to
recast the present optional home rule section. of
the constitution so as to render it operative of
its own force. This could be easily accom-
plished through the proposal presented by Mr..
Bgelow based upon a section formulated by
the last New York State Constitutional conven-
ton, and which would make the existing law ap-
plying to municipal government the local law for
each community, to be changed in the future by
each city or town for itself through amendments
initiated and adopted by its own people. If our
constitution makers should not want to 60 that
far they could at least give Omaha home rule
by simple proviso relating to cities OF certain
population, say upwards of fifty thousand.
Every argument favors action by the consti-
tutional convention to perfect the home rule
section There is no good reason whatever why
the legislature, which should devote itself to sub
jects of statewide importance, should be re-
qured to put in large part of its time at every
session patching up holes in city charters that
are wholly local laws affecting only the people
residing in the respective cities and towns. On
the contrary, the inhabitants of each municipal
ty should be forced to take responsibility for
their own government or msgovernment with
out hiding behind the excuse that they must wait
for needed charter changes to come from the
legislature
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-01-02
Detyingthe Coal Comissi;onm

If the coal-operators' statement denying that
they are bound by the recent agreement was in
tended to create mischief it was we'll timed 1t
indicats the revival of the hostile and obstructive
spirit they so .persistently manifested last fall
That all of them join in this belated protest
there is no reason to believe, but that among
them some would rather make further trouble
than see an equitable settlement effected there
is no doubt.
In appointing the coal commission, President
Wilson followed the policy laid down of naming
one representative each of the public, the miners
and the operators. It is to investigate and adj
lust the matters in dispute between the mine
workers and the employers, with due regard to
the public interest On that understanding the
men returned to work and the production of
coal was resumed on a scale to relieve the
country's urgent needs.
It is no ordinary controversy between work.
ers and operators that the coal commission has
been created to compose. The government in
tervened from public necessity in defense of the
millions of people to whose rights and material
interests the miners and operators alike in their
obstinacy were not disposed to give considera-
ton. For the sake of practical Cancellation, it
arranged for a common meeting place where
through the tripartite commission the whole sit
uation should be reviewed and fair settlement
attained Any move from any quarter at the
present stage to defeat this plan may result in
more serious consequences than popular dis
pleasure. The operators as body will be we'll
advised if they drop quibbling and lend to the
coal commission their whole-hearted support in
reaching just decision.
The coal mines are again running, and after
a six weeks strike the miners and the oper-
ators are back at their normal business. But the
United States courts at Indianapolis and else
where retain their full powers, and it is not to
be assumed that in emergency they will hesitate
to use them to good purpose.-New York World.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-01-02
T0RPED0ED!
Don't blast your Liver and
Bowels, but take
"CaScarets."

You men and women who can't
get feeling right-who have head
ache, coated tongue, bad taste and
foul breath, dizziness, can't sleep,
are bilious, nervous and upset, both
cred with a sick, gassy, disordered
stomach and colds.
Are you keeping your liver and
bowels clean with Ca3carets,, or
shocking your insides every few
days with Calomel, Salts, Oil and
violent pills.
Cascarets work while you sleep;
they cleanse the stomach, remove
the sour, undigested, fel menting
food and foul gases; take the excess
bile from the liver and cary out of
The system all the copstipa'ed waste
matter and poison in the bowels.
Cascarets rever grippe, sicken or
cause Inconvenience and Cascarets
cost SO little too.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-01-02
Control of Railroads Issues.

One of the objections raised against the Esch
and Cumn1ins railroad bls-and, singularly
enough, the loudest cry comes from Colorado
is the control proposed over new capitalization,
and the oversight of further extensions. The
plan is not new one. AS long ago as 1894 it
was seriously advocated by The Bee, and SEN
ator Allen contemplated introducing bill for a
law to give the federal government supervision
of all capital issues.
The idea is not to restrict or hamper the
legitimate expansion of the transportation sys-
tenn of the country, but to prevent the construc-
ton of unnecessary competing lines or roads
that will become charge rather than help COM
merce. Colorado's objection is noteworthy for
the fact that considerable total of mileage has
been abandoned in that state, even during the
war, the tracks being torn up and the material
sold because the lines had to be discontinued for
lack of paying patronage.
The worst offenses against good business
practice by the railway promoters have not been
in the direction OF overissuance of Stock but in
the way of building roads for whose existence
little if any reason was found, beyond the spec
ulative possibility of forcing an established COM
petitor to protect itself in one way or another
When rates are strictly regulated and service
is carried on under the provisions of law that
covers about every detail, danger OF monopoly
is remote, but danger of unwise construction
will only be eliminated by some such provision
as is contemplated by the new bills.
Several billions of capital will be asked al
most Immediately for railroad uses when the
government turns back the lines to their owners,
and this will be more easily found if investors
feel they are safeguarded. For this, if no other
reason, control of capital issues ought to be with
the federal government
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-01-02
No Food for Aliens.

Omaha, Dec. 27.-To the Editor of
The Bee: There is considerable COM
plant over the fact that many of the
people who are buying very large
quantities of food supplies from the
supply stations here in Omaha are
not citizens of the United States,
many Of them having taken advan-
tage Of the fact that they are not citi-
zens to keep from serving the coun-
try in the war with Germany. In my
Judgment no one should be allowed
to buy the government supplies un-
less they can show that they are citi-
Zens Of the United States. 1t does not
seem right nor just that they should
buy supplies that were meant for the
patriotic young soldiers of this re-
public, who put themselves up as a
sacrifice for the preservation of free
institutions in the world, while these
same people of foreign birth got out
Of serving in the army and made the
money that they are now buying the
food supplies with, that were intend
ed for the brave young men of our
republic, by staying behind getting
big pay. Every morning bright and
early many Of the noncitizens are at
the supply stations to buy govern
ment goods and crowd out the real
citizens who would buy more of the
supplies If they had a. chance to get
them. l hope that something will be
done to keep these people from buy
ing the government supplies, when
they ought to be kept from them for
reasons of patriotism, If for no other
reason.
l do not object to citizens of
foreign birth buying all the supplies
they want, but I do object to nom
citizens buying them and at the same
time crowd out many citizens who
want to buy Of the supplies.
FRANK A. AGNEW.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-01-02
A TRAVELOGUF

When want to travel
I'll go to Idaho,
And II I'm not corterted
To Montana ! will go.
And when my visits over
I'll GO, to Washington,
And after that I'll visit
The state of Oregon.
To North and South Dakota,
Where is grown the best Of grain,
And across the country travel
To that fine old state Of Maine.
New York and Massa chuetts,
And Pennsylvania, too:
New Jersey and Rhode Island
I'll see before I'm through.
Connecticut and New Hampshire
Vermont, the Granite state,
Delaware I'll not forget
Although It is not great.
And to "ole" Virginia.
Mount Vernon will see,
Then to North and South Carolina,
Kentucky and Tennessee.
Maryland and West Virginia,
Georgia and Ala hama,
Texas and Mississippi,
Florida and Louisiana.
Then up the river on a trip
I'm sure I'll get my quota,
Through Iowa, Illinois and Missouri
Before l come to Minnesota.
Kansas and Wisconsin.
Ohio and Michigan,
And my native state, Nebraska,
On Nevada I'll not put ban.
Arkansas and New Mexico,
Indiana and Arizona,
Colorado and California,
Utah and Oklahoma.
When I havo Travelled the y. g.
The end OF my journey will bring
Me to the home of frontier days"
The state of Wyoming.
BELLVIEW.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-01-02

low it on which to make memoranda.
When folded, the slips torn from the
pads just fit into the pockets.
Gerta explained it. "You hang this
beside your telephone, in your
kitchen, or wherever you are most
Of the time As you think of some
thing to attend to next Monday
write it on pad and slip it into the
Monday pocket. Then when Nor
day comes, 20 to your calendar, look
at the slips in the Monday pocket
and you are sure not to forget any
thing"
Mrs. Bartlett agreed that it was
what she needed. and the girls wen,
away with shining silver dollar,
Let's follow them to their work
shop. They selected pretty shade
Of tan cardboard and made little
border of parallel lines with colored
crayone. The size was ] by 9 inches.
The printer of whom they bought it
cut it neatly with his machine. The
calendars they bought at penny
apiece. They were about six inches
by three inches.
The space which the calendar
would take up was carefully marked
on the cardboard and the pockets
were put above this space. A thin
weight canvas with a little stiffening
in it was used The seven pockets
were made by few stitches taken
through the cardboard with darn
ing needle and stout cord. The cal
endar with few touches of library
paste and two pads of slips bought
from the printer were fastened be-
low it in the same manner.
The calendars needed to be Sc
curely fastened to the wall to be
satisfactory. So Madge took them
to her fathers office and put brass
eyelets into each corner. A pencil
was suspended from cord through
one eyelet, and four brass-headed
tacks were sent along to hold it to
the wall
Next week: Soliciting Advertis-
ing.")
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-01-02
g. title Folks Corner 3
Dollar-Making
2 Ideas g
Daily Duty" Calendars.
BY Belle Case Harrington,

There! l forgot to call Mrs
Brown" exclaimed Mrs. Bartlett
And that laundry | was to have
them get--I declarel
you should have Daily Duty
calendar replied Mrs. Jacobs.
II certainly need one. But what
is Daily Duty calendar? Where
does one get them?"
II bought mine of some girls IN
Cur neighborhood I'll send them
around to you"
The girls came rext day, and III; 5
is what they had to sell: A stout
calendar with the dates in large fig
ures, with above it a pocket for each
cay of the week and with pads be,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-01-02

1t is plain that the lawyers are of at least
two minds with regard to the proper method
of procedure in regard to their own affairs.
That is what keeps the courts busy and the
ltigants guessing.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-01-02

A great welcome awaits Goldman and Berk-
man in Russia, according to Ambassador" Mar
tens. 1t will not be any more sincere than the
farewell feeling of America when they are gone.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-01-02

"Vic" Berger is doing his level best to make
sure that he will not be seated in congress. If
his course pleases his constituents, the rest of
the country can stand it for time
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-01-02
Every Day SCIENCE
E,G r e; 81 8
Automatic Pistols Ancestors.
BY GRANT N. HYDE.

"Why do they call a pistol auto
matte, daddy?"
Only one kind is called auto
matic'-the kind, recently invented
and much used in the great war,
that gets its name from the fact that
it reloads and cocks itself
Perhaps if l tell you about this
pistols ancestors, some OF them,
you will see why it is called auto
matte. 1t came after series of in
yentions, like the devising of the
cartridge to save loading and RAM
ming a gun through the muzzle, as
| told you not long ago.
After the cartridge made pos
sible quick loading and easy firing
by hammer hitting percussion
cap the first pistols were like our
modern single-shot target pistols
that must be reloaded for each shot.
But inventors wished to devise a
pistol that could be loaded with sew
eral cartridges to save time.
"On of their first attempts was
a pistol with several barrels in a
bunch. If there were five barrels,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-01-02

New York American Legionaires have turned
down Dudley Field Malone because of his firta-
tons with the radicals. Straight Americanism
is good thing to have about you.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-01-02
IODA ~
The Day We Celebrate.

Miss M. Carey Thomas, president of Bryn
Mawr college, born in Baltimore 63 years ago.
August Benziger, New York artist who is
painters, born in Switzerland So years ago.
Maj. Gen. Jesse NJ Lee, u S A., retired, born
in Putnam county, Indiana II years ago.
Prof William Lyon Phelps of Yale, widely
known as an author and lecturer, born at New
Haven SIS years ago.
George L. Tex) Richard, we'll known pro-
moter of sporting events, born at Kansas City
4S years ago.
Thirty Years Ago in Omaha.
Miss Louie and Miss Alice Drake gave a
dancing party at their home, 524 Park avenue.
Detectives Haze and Savage succeeded in
the recovery of 81 200 worth of clothing which
was stolen from store on Twenty-fourth and
Leavenworth.
Superintendent Mahoney distributed 20 tons
of coal among the county poor.
The first convention of the young peoples
societies of the United Presbyterian church in
the Missouri valley held its opening session at
the Central United Presbyterian church on
Seventeenth and Capitol avenue. 1t was the first
gathering of its kind ever held west of the Mis-
souri,.
A trio of redskins, CARRIED in semi-civilized
fashion which included hats coats, blankets and
moccasins, excited curiosity at the Webster
street depot. While awaiting their train they
kept passing and repassing pipe around their
little circle, said pipe being huge thing with
rough wooden stem about two feet long and
red stone bowl that held full sack Of tobacco
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-01-02
Reward for Soldiers Services,

Omaha. Dec. 29.-To the Editor
of the Bee: There is at present
showing on the screen at local
theater some views of the war in
France.
I would like to have your paper
ask the people of Omaha to view
this picture. 1t is very good view
Of what some of us had to go
through.
And ask the people If they don't
think we should have something
more than the promises we We're
sent away with. We gave action
and now we want action. We suf-
fered and some Of us lost limbs,
sight, health and money.
Don't we deserve some reward. or
Is the $50 bonus our reward?
G. r. JAMES,
Commander " r w Post No PAT
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-01-02

The local bar association is asked to conduct
an elimination contest for the vacancy on the
bench Line will form on the right.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-01-02

The war on high prices will not be won by
resolutions or boycotts, but by carefully con-
sidered purchasing and energetic production
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-01-02
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Bible I'm the Schools.

Hastings. Neb., Dec. 29.-To the
Editor of The Bee. The letter from
school teacher dated December %,
In your paper of recent date sounds
very rational to some perhaps. If not
all, who have read II. Yet there is
limit to Bible reading In the schools
as long as different beliefs exist
among professors of religion. and
found 1t well to be very cautious
when asked to present the Bible to
the youth. First, the older people
are the ones to read and confer its
contents to the children rather than
the teacher
1t is harmony the nation is seeking
for at this hour. / have heard more
than one speak Of the nonchurch-
goer as heathens, but l wish to ask
this question:: Do these nonchurch-
goers give chicken pie socials. and
do they constantly scorn the church
goer in their presence or by letter
whenever they have an opportunity
Besides, when the Bible says, Thou
Shalt Not Kill" What about the
chicken pie they serve? What about
the furs they wear with low-neck
attire, and the last but not least,
how about the high heeled. pinch
toe shoes they wear that distresses
the more discerning people? The
people who do for the poor and
needy in a direct way rather than a
roundabout or switch me-aside for
some other day?
do believe some people have had
the Bible interpreted in altogether
different light than it should be.
Owing to this we see, read or hear
Of the many sorrows, illness and
seemingly joys Of our land.
1t is true we must be lenient with
the ones who may be strong in their
belief, whatever it may be, for even
so, 1t seems to me If there was union
in harmony there would be way to
remove all evil.
A FORMER SCHOOL TEACHER.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-01-02

Mr.. Bryan is trying to find the
logical democratic candidate for
president, but hasn't settled on any
body yet-Toledo Blade.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-01-02
Can't Call EN- Pikers.

The miners seem to esteem IA per
cent about as highly as the nation
does onehalf Of l per cent-Colum-
bia Record.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-01-02

Hotel stockholders who receive dividends as
now proposed in some instances will have liquid
assets all right