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Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-23
Turkey Should Be Ousted From Europe.

A tentative decision on part of the supreme
council of the Allies that Turkey will be left
in possession of Constantinople has aroused
storm of protest in Great Britain, (which is
certain to reach equal volume in this country.
Almost six centuries have passed since the cres-
cent replaced the cross on ST. Sophia. During
the greater part of that time Christian nations
around the head of the Mediterranean, the Cas-
plan and Black seas, the Danube, and over to
the Adriatc have felt the oppression of the
Mussulman. Three times Russia has been at
the door of the sultan, and thrice turned back
because of the interposition of England and
Germany. The Balkan coalition, just before
the war broke out, had the Turk broken ard in
flight, and again the powers intervened. The
Turk has remained in Europe solely because
the great nations of Europe have willed that
he should.
Careful study of the situation as developed
does not indicate immediate danger of re-
ligious war. The effort of the sultan to pro-
claim jehad in 1915 fell fiat. Mohammedans
in Egypt, Morocco, India, Mesopotamia, the
Philippines all over the world, have come to
understand they have no. cause to fear the pow
ertul Christian nations, and they know how
little advantage to the cause of their religion
is the continued presence of the sultan at Con-
stantinope, the city founded by the Roman
emperor, who gave Christianity its official
standing before Mohammed had preached his
first sermon.
The Turk is objected to, not because OF his
religion, but because of his political and eco
nomic condition. Seljuk and Kalmuk alike, OF
toman or otherwise, he is not builder The
only important cities he occupies were built be-
fore he came He destroyed more than he ever
erected; he has not developed commerce or in
dustry; his political ways are those of bar
barous despotsm and in all things he is back
ward. To continue him astride the Dardanees
now so important to the world, is to continue
what John Fiske denominated "the greatest
crime of the ages" Much of whatever good
can come from this war will be forfeited if the
Turk is not expelled from Europe forever.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-23
KITCHEN POLICE.

THEN.
Sing me q song of the kitchen police,
X p. of yesterday, finished and done,
Nailed to the job with 30-day lease
Merely because he had rust on his gun.
Up in the morning before break of day.
Stumbling around mid the pans in the
dark,
Watching the dawn rising dreary and
gray.
More mouths to feed than had Noah in
the Ark.
Cussed by the loot,
Bawled by the mob
Up to his snoot
In an unending job.
Peeling and boiling and plumb out o luck,
Washing and mopping and scrubbing-he
stuck.
NOW.
Sing me song of the kitchen police.
Came to US yesterday, left us today,
She had 1t easy, we left her in peace,
Did what she wanted and none said
her nay,
Got up at 10 or II o'clock
Il fixed the fires, friend wife cooked
the meals)-
When she went broke put our silver in
hook,
Couldn't abide the way dishwater feels.
Movies each night,
Use of the Ford.
Labors but slight,
Steel magnate's horde.
III say Lucille was decidedly 1t,
Sitting on top Of the world-but she Quit.
THE HOME SECTOR,
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-23
PEACE COMING NEARER.

With Borah and Johnson leading on the
glittering but no longer numerically impressive
hosts of irreconcilabe' opposition, the Treaty
Of Versailles took one step nearer to final dis
position in the senate, when by vote of As
to 20 the first of the Lodge reservations was
readopted. 1t now seems reasonably certain
that within very short time, maybe the middle
of March, the treaty will be ratified with reser-
vatons substantially such as are embodied in
the so-called Lodge category. Also, it is becom-
ing more and more apparent that the president
is now reconciled to the prospect of having the
clearly Outlined dehnitive reservations made a
part of the document
Events in Europe have taken turn de-
cidedly favorable to the american position. In
conserving that Germany shall try the men ac-
cused of high and low crimes connected with
the war, the Allies have materially modified
one of the important provisions of the treaty.
The situation thus developed is indicative of
recedng wave of resentment, the subsistence
of popular indignation, due to the more inn
mediate and pressing problems of domestic life
in the several nations, all in a measure turning
for settlement on the speedy adjustment of ex-
ternal affairs.
Sober second thought is having its natural
effect. Projects that seemed paramount twelve
months ago have been brought down to nor
NAL size now, and are viewed more directly in
their relations to the general life of the world,
and their proportions are therefore better un-
derstood. This does not mean that the ideal
OF general peace and prosperity for mankind
has been lost to view but that the approach
to it will be along way that will bear the
beat of humanity's marching feat, and not
through morass of uncertainty, lighted only
by mirage beyond and wil-o' -the-wsp be-
low.
The senate of the United States may have
tried the patience of some of the enthusiasts,
but its craftsmanship is proving constructive
instead of destructive, and out of it is coming
not only safety, but good for all the world.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-23
A FayOrite Red Lie.

A favorite Madison Square argu-
ment from the soap box is to hold up
a hat and yell:
II paid SO for this hat; the man
who made it got "a cents. The en-
ployer got $2.76. What are you going
to do about it,"
Now, the manufacturer Of that hat
knows that he rarely gets half as
much as the worker got; he also
knows that the speaker neglects the
cost of the raw material, the cost of
preparing the material, the cost Of
transportation, and the cost of SELL
ing-all of which involve labor; that
also he, and everyone who handles
either the material or the finished
hat, have to pay rent and taxes. But
instead of posting his figures, that
employer is more than likely to sug-
gest that more Americanization is
needed and would like to have some
one play the Star Spangled Banner!
Samuel Crowther in the Worlds
Work for February.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-23
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SPORTS that Make Men
~ Athletic, &
The Snap-Up.
BY Il. u. ANGELL.

: "When an ordinary person sitting
down wants to get up, he.turns halt
over and Chambers to his feet, A
clown does a snap-up," said Beppo.
This is the way to do it: ] start
from a sitting position--I roll back
onto my neck, putting my hands on
the mat close to my head.-my
weight is resting on my shoulders,
neck, and hands-my legs are well
over-now-with a quick, hard lift
from my neck and hands life my
body off the mat and at the same
time throw my feet forward and
bend my knees. Now watch-I roll
back-I push hard from hands and
shoulders and here l am on my
feet"
The boys >>tried the trick. Ralph
did not tuck his feet far enough
under and when he banged on the
mat he felt the jar from tip to toe.
Allen did not get far enough up on
his neck and shoulders before CIV
ing the push that should land him
on his feet, and Beppo urged him
to throw out his chest and put
more power in his push.
After half hour of practice, Beppo
advised them ,Qever to practice
tricks when they were tired or
never to continue until they were
"all in" Even circus acrobats could
not do we'll when "pepless."
Before they started for home, he
showed them some combinations"
The first was a roll-over and snap
up. He ran to the mat-did a pref
ty roll-then fell back to sitting
position and without breaking the
motiona rolled back on to his neck
and hands, and from there did
snap-up, and as soon as he landed
did another roll-over, finishing with
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-23
The All Round Girl
So Red ch. ok. {
AS and Pep M
Who Said Leap Year!
BY MOLLY PRICE COOK.

well. I'm glad I'm living in 1920
instead of 1885," said Laura's broth
er Bob. "a poor gny back there
didn't have any kind of chance"
What under the sun are you talk
ing about, Bob?" said Laura.
Leap Year. Those people in Scot
land passed a law in 1888 which al
lowed girl to ask fellow to marry
her and, if he refused, he was fined
one pound or less, according to his
income Later similar law was
passed in France and in Genoa and
Florence"
well" said Laura, "the poor
women ought to have a chance some
time or other How did this custom
happen to fall on Leap Year?"
Il guess they thought a funny
year like Leap Year would be just
the time to pull off queer stunt.
Our ancestors certainly had a hard
time getting the years to come out
even. Romulus, the first king of
Rome, had year of 304 days. The
second Roman king added two
months-January and February.
January was named after the god
Junus, who presided over the be-
ginnings of everything. February
was named afte- the Latin verb
Februare,' meaning to atone for
your sins. February, therefore, was
made the last month of the year. By
the end of 200 years the months
were all bawled up with extra weeks
and days and hours. So julius
Caesar got busy and began new
kind of year in 46 B. C., year which
was called the Year of Confusion
Caesar made the months of his
year 81 and 80 days long, alter
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-23
[ODAY
The Day We Celebrate.

Alexander p Thompson of the Partridge and
Thompson company, born 1853.
Herbert A. Dowd, cashier United States in
ternal revenue office, born 1882 r
DR.. John H. Vincent, retired bishop Of the
M. f. church, famous as the founder of the
Chautauqua movement, born at Tuscaloosa, Ala,
SO years ago.
Mrs Margaret Deland, writer of many pop
ular stories, born at Allegheny, Pa, 63 years
ago.
Sis George Cave, British statesman and
former cabinet minister, born in London "a
years ago.
Johnathan Bourne, jr, former United States
senator from Oregon, born at New Bedford,
Mass, IS years ago.
Carl Morris, well-known Oklahoma heaeyy-
weight pugilist, born at Fulton, KY, "a years
ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-23

on the century mark. Some centen-
NAL years are not leap years.
well, I'll not worry about 1000
A. D. III just have a good time. in
1920 and make the best kind OF a
Leap Year"
(Toporrow % Forcing Spring
Things,)
Copyright, 1920, J. H. Millar.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-23

Fort Omaha is commencing to blossom
forth with signs of its real importance as
peace time balloon school. 1t did splendid work
during the war, and may be depended upon to
continue that record.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-23

The Edwards invasion of Nebraska is likely
to prove boomerang for him. His only hope
for success is in sowing dissension among the
democratic brethren, instead Of producing the
harmony the party so sadly needs As predic-
ton we venture that if Nebraska's delegation
goes to San Francisco instructed for choice
for president it will be for Gilbert M. Hitchcock.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-23

A billion dollars will be spent on road i'm
provement in the United States this year. In
time we will reach a point where the blase
traveller will no longer tell us of the superiority
Of European highways
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-23
senate.

Distribution of the school fund increment
among the several districts of the state again
reminds us of the wisdom of the founders who
provided for the handsome endowment of the
EDUCATIONAL system.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-23

And we also hope the weather man will soon
exhaust his stock of cold waves and not be
able to get new supply this spring.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-23

LaFollette is going to oppose Lenroot ir
Wisconsin, but if he has no more success than
the president did, the end is in sight
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-23

Nebraska state bankers ought to be eager
to support the charges they have made against
the Federal Reserve agents. Passing the buck
will not help now.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-23

Eastern brick and tile plants have order
for year ahead, which ought to encourag
Nebraska makers.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-23
Thirty Years Ago in Omaha.

Thousands visited the Armour packing house
in South Omaha to view the wreckage made by
the explosion of boiler the day before.
Colonel Atkins, >proprietor of the Denver
Daily News, was visiting here.
'Evangeline" opend half-week's engage
ment at the Grand theater.
Officials of the Chicago and Rock Island
railroad visited in Omaha. Mr.. B. Silloway of
the Murray hotel gave a dinner to the party
at 80 and later a committee of citizens and
members of the Real Estate exchange showed
them over thA city.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-23

"Tom" Marshall declines to discuss the Will
son-Lansing episode. He has at least learned
discretion while serving as vce-president.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-23

Washington shows up with whopping in
crease in population, but watch it shrink wner
the war workers all go home.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-23

Secretary Meredith gives the farmers gooe
advice, when-he urges them to cooperate il
every way with the census.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-23

That note on Eiume written by the president
In two hours has not yet been dispatched. Il
evidently has taken some time to revise it.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-23

Mr.. Hearst is entitled to credit for the serv
ice he did in stopping the grab of shipping
which was proceeding so merrily.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-23

Less than good swift kick out of Europe
the Turk does not deserve.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-23

The railroad bill went through the house all
right, its engineer and conductor managing to
find track through the maze of obstructed
switches 1t ought to have equal luck in the
senate.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-23

Air mail from Omaha to Chicago is all ready
except the flying machines and they are On the
way. This will be sad news for both Minneapo-
lis and Kansas City.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-23

Did you pitch your tuneful voice yesterday?
IF not, come on--the song for today is "The
Battle Hymn of the Republic" and everybody
knows the air.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-23

Brother Charley" Bryan knows where to
bring his hogs when he wants to market them
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-23

body perfectly erect The second
was round-off, followed immedi-
ately after by roll-over.
Remember" said he, "the pretty
work in tumbling comes from the
combinations. Simple tricks COM
bined are more interesting than a
single trick that is more difficult.
But each combination must be
smooth and there must be no jerky
breaks in the series of tricks that
you put together"
(Did you ever wonder what runs
an elevator? Mr.. Hyde tells you
tomorrow.)
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-23

Demand for automobiles is said to be in
terfering with steel supply for building pur-
poses. Which would you rather do, ride or see
another sky-scraper go up?
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-23

New Mexico also gets into line for suffrage,
bringing the gap down to the vanishing point.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-23

Expansion at Creighton university is an
other sign of how Omaha is going ahead
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-23

Architect-Have you any suggestion Tor
decorating the study, Mr.. Qulckrich?
Mr. Quiekrich twar profiteer)-Only
that It must be brown Great thinkers.
believe, are generally found in brown
study.--London Saturday Journal
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-23

Who wrote the message to congress in De-
cember?
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-23

nately. This made year 366 days
long and by 1882 there were many
extra days; SO the pope corrected
the errors. The present year of 365
days is the result. Every fourth year
a day is added to February"
I'm glad ! wasn't born on Feb
ruary 49," said Laura. I'D miss a
lot of presents"
'If you were living in 1000 A. D.,
you would not have birthday even
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-23
IN THE BEST OF HUMoR.

"And they call that stuff moonshine"
exclaimed the man who was more tnqusi-
tive than wise.
That's the name 1t goes by in these
hills
''You ought to rechristen It. 1t tastes
like bottled mstroke."-Washington Star.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-23

The whale had just swallowed Jonah.
. well. here's where / get In out OF the
wet" remarked Jonah, philosophically.
And thise occurred centuries before the
passing of The Eighteenth Amendment.
too.-Philadelphia Record.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-23

Why is an olive, anyhow?
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-23

Hey, there. Sorrel-top!" called an i'm
patient customer In the rapid-fire restau-
rant. Gimme two, over. stack O. wheat.
uuppa Java and git|a hump on va! Seer"
'Sa-a-a-ay! coldly returned CHAIRMAN,
the waitress, ''whadda va think this is.
unyhow-yer birthday y?"-Judge.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-23

>Traffic Officer-when ! signal you to
stop. I want you to stop. The next time
1t will cost you five!
Autoist-say. brother. you can show
any quicker than / did. I'll give you
teni-Cartoons Magazine.
Newark post., 1920-07-28
| MECHANICS SHOULD
BE THE PRIVILEGE
OF FRIENDSHIP
Softened Form of Harsh
Names Reserved for
Family and Intimates

Nicknames are privilege of
friendship. Sometimes they indi-
cate frankness that would be un-
acceptable in any but a friend.
This is especially true in the small
boy world where FATTY" and
skinny" and "Reddy" quite oblit
crate the Fredericks and Williams
and Algernons. The girl nick
name is generally less pointed
though she may be called Dot
because she is slight and small.
A blue-eyed, round faced high
school girl who hardly looks more
than twelve years of age, though
she is reading Caesar, is known
among the girls in her class as
Cutie"
Family nicknames persist longer
than any others. There are strap
ping young women in the twenties
who are always called Baby" at
home because they happened to be
the youngest of the family. And
others are always addressed by
terms of endearment, Honey"
pet" or "Lovey," which have
come to supersede their rightful
names. Sometimes nickname
comes into being because of a
child's baby attempt to pronounce
its own name. One girl who was
known to her family as "Toots"
till she was old enough to rebel,
earned that uneuphonious title by
her early attempts to pronounce
her own name, Gertrude"
Our nicknames should be re-
served for the use of our friends.
A mother who answered the tele-
pone one evening was startled to
hear masculine voice, and an un-
familiar voice at that, say casu-
ally, please may speak to
Bunny" Now Bunny" had been
the little-girl name of her tall
daughter who had been christened
Mary Katherine, and was gener
ally called Mary at home. And yet
a youth whose acquaintance she
had made within a week was using
it so as a matter of course that it
never occurred to him to change
it in addressing her mother.
Some families frown upon nick
names. The baby is called William
before he has cut his teeth, and
Susan, aged three, is Susan and
nothing else. But perhaps that is
going a little far. When the name
bestowed upon a child is severe in
sound, it seems very natural to put
inits place some tender little nick
name, that suggests dimples and
certain cuddly qualities, for a
young woman needs to remember
that her nickname does not belong
to everyone, that she cheapens
herself when she allows the merest
acquaintance to address her by
that little pet name that belongs
only to her dear ones. Nicknames
should be the privilege OF friend
ship.
Newark post., 1920-07-28

damage to the trees. Experiments
have shown that if the best re-
suits are to be secured stock
should be excluded from the wood
land. When timber is needed, the
cutting should be done so as to
cause the least possible waste OF
valuable wood and should not
damage other living trees. The
first trees to be cut should be the
dead or dying and deformed and
diseased specimens, which shade
out healthy trees. Less valuable
kinds, such as gray birch, aspen,
blackjack oak, dogwood, SOW wood,
blue birch, ironwood, and others,
should be removed in preference
to the more valuable kind. By fol-
lowing this practice the woodland
is constantly improved and its
value is increased.
Preservative treatment will con-
siderably increase the life of
timber which is used for fence
posts and other similar uses, and
is distinctly worth while. Treat
ment with coal-tar creosote has
been found to be by far the most
satisfactory process.
Newark post., 1920-07-28

little care given in the winter or
at other times when the farm work
is slack will make such land pro-
duce valuable timber. If fully
stocked with trees and we'll cared
for, an acre of hardwoods should
grow from one-half to l cord of
wood yearly, while pine should
produce from l to 2 cords.
The prime essential for success
in farm forestry, the bulletin
states, is adequate protection
against fires. Forest fires kill the
little trees outright and weaken
full grown ones, So that they may
become diseased or infested with
insects. 1t also destroys the hu-
mus cover and causes depletion of
the soil. Burning over the ground
for the purpose of improving graz
ing is characterized as an expen
sive mistake. Although it is posi-
BILE to secure green grass for the
stock a week or two earlier in the
spring by such a practice, many of
the rich leguminous plants and
annual grasses are killed, leaving
only the hardy bunch, wiry, and
other coarse perennial grasses.
Discretion in Cutting Necessary
Grazing almost inevitable causes
Newark post., 1920-07-28

by the use of drugs or medicine,
once the animals become infected.
Z. tuberculosis in cattle is an
incurable disease. 1t cannot even
be prevented by the use of drugs
or medicine.
8. The disease is best detected
by scientific test known as the
"Tuberculin Test" This is the
only reliable means OF detecting
the disease.
8. For information regarding
the testing of animals write your
county agent, or the Livestock
Sanitary Board, Dover, Del.
Newark post., 1920-07-28
HOME FOREST PAYS
BIG DIVIDENDS
Will Thrive on Land too Poor
to Cultivate

to Cultivate
A well-cared-for "home" forest
will make the farm more prosper
Gus, add to the comfort of the
farm home, and enhance the value
of the farm as an investment, says
a new publication, Forestry and
the Farm Income" issued by the
Forest Service, United States De-
partment of Agriculture. Farm
forestry properly practiced sup
plies timber for farm needs, en-
ables the owner to market surplus
timber profitably, furnishes EN-
ployment for men and teams in
winter, makes waste land yield a
profit, and increases the safe value
of the farm. Even if farmer
sells no timber, the woodland
pays, says the bulletin. The time
and money saved by having fire.
wood, fence posts, and material
for repair and construction con-
veniently at hand, and the protec-
tion afforded the crops, farm
buildings, and stock are worth
considerably more than the slight
trouble and expense of raising and
caring for the trees.
Need Not Occupy Productive Land
Farm woodland need noc occupy
land that will grow other crops, it
is pointed out. On the contrary,
the trees should be located on
ground too poor to cultivate. A
Newark post., 1920-07-28
Recommendations

/. Your calf was health and free
from disease at the time of pur-
chase. Do not allow the calf to
become tubercular.
2. Don't place the calf where it
can come in contact in any way
with animals that have not been
tested for tuberculosis.
8. Have all cattle on the farm
over six months of age tested for
tuberculosis by an accredited
veterinarian and then dispose of
reacting animals. Your State has
passed certain laws to assist cat
tie owners in the matter and to
compensate for the loss of react
ing cattle. Ask your County Agent
to explain the protective features
of this new law.
a. After the herd Is cream and
free from tuberculosis have the
cattle tested at least once each
wear in order to keep it free of the
disease.
S. You cannot afford to take any
chances with your pure bred calf.
If the farm herd has not been
tested keep the calf isolated, away
from the herd cows until the herd
has been tested and reactors re-
moved.
6. You cannot cure tuberculosis
Newark post., 1920-07-28
LOCAL MAN
PREPARES THESIS
ON COW DISEASES
DR.. c. c. Palmer Advises
BOYS and Girls

DR.. C. C. Palmer of the Depart
ment of Bacteriology at Delaware
College and Veterinarian there has
prepared a thesis on "The Com
mon Diseases of Dairy Animals;
Preventives and Treatments" for
the Boys and Girls Pure Bred
Dairy Cattle Club.
This thesis has just recently
been submitted to the boys and
girls by the Extension Depart
ment.
The following portion relative to
tuberculosis is of particular in
terest: