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Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-10
Further Signs of Improvement.

I Regardless of9the impending Fordney tariff
sbill, the wool market is recovering. Reports
published in Boston last week indicating gen
lsral frming IN tone, as we'll as increase in
activity From New York comes the news that
1.-THE American Wooden company has sold up
land Withdrawn several important classes OF
swool goods for the; spring 1922 trade" Only
Zone inference may be drawn from this, and that
SIS easily directed by the supporting statements,
salso from New York, that predictions that
August would bring vastly increased business
lin the local apparel field were borne out early
sthis week"
III These are not mere conjectures, but reject
.the judgment of experienced observers, who are
present and keenly noting every sign OF trade.
!!lVhsn thestextilee trade begins to improve and
St is Improving, the general revival of business
Us not likefyeto be long delayed. Just as wool
IS taking on new life, SO also is cotton. The
.crop this year is the shortest harvested in many
Seasons, but the carrY-over from 1920 is more
than enough to supply domestic demands and
fbroyide considerable amount for export.
Therefore there shonid be no shortage, and with
Increasing request for the staple at the mills,
khe Improvement in business that must follow
lis inevitable.
Il If prosperity depends on the expectation OF
Goodstufs, then it is at hand, for the surplus
Mheat and corn is crossing the ocean at rate
almost equal to the banner season. and the de-
anand for meats is improving. Many millions
III dollars have come west since the harvest be-
xan in June, and other millions are coming. The
:hone market. is the best in the world, the
domestic consumptise demand exceeds that o1
Any other nation. and as it never fails, it takes
mo '5rouhet to foreteil good times at hand.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-10
Nebraska's State Seal.

oH A committee has reported to the governor
\ that the "old seal of the State OF Nebraska is
bantiquated and nearly obsolete, in that it does
not show the present sovereignty of the state"
Just so. Objection is made to the log cabin,
to the steamboat and the railroad train, and to
the mountains, and generally to the whole
design.
Perhaps the esthetic notions OF the men
who adopted the design of the seal OF the State
Of Nebraska were not 50 highly developed as
those Of today. 1t is difference in standards,
y.however. The sturdy men who laid the founda-
lions of the great commonwealth had vision.
:, They had lofty aspirations, and they were in
-spired by hope that is being daily realized by
s'their descendants And they selected fairly
comprehensive design for the state seal
1.-The principal figure in the foreground is. a
blacksmith, who typi6es labor Maybe farm
Ishand trying to rest on a barbed wire fence
,swould be more up to date, but usually the de-
lspicted artisan stands undsputed as the type OF
shonest, purposeful effort on which all great
,sncss rests. If the steamboat has been super
sseded by the airplane and the swift-moving au-
'stomobile truck, it is well to contemplate it as
token OF how far we have progressed. JustSas
ssthe blacksmith is symbol Of labor on which
iSall prosperity rests, the steamboat may recall
Isthe beginnings, and it i'll becomes people to
Nook back from fortunes height and disdain the
fhonest way by which the ascent was achieved.
sThe river and the mountains show forth the
,seastern and western limits OF the state, and
lynone can say that the wheat sheaves, the cattle
sand the railroad lack any element in telling the,
ystory of the states expansion. And the log
iscabn reminds us of the pioneers humble abode,
l3from which the rays Of hope and faith lighted
lsthe path to sublime and solid achievement.
sThese things. are not, to be ignored.
/. is; not Welt to dwell too much in the past:
;man must eserq look forward, but he should not
sior that reason, forget the lessons of the past
sTeachings many millennium in age still are vig-
sorous, both in theory and application. 1t might
spay Nebraskans to recall occasionally the days
lxhen that great seal of the state represented a
I2yision to revive not only the hopes but the
Ilprinciples that animated the fathers and to
spractce some of the vrile virtues OF their times
lOur progress has been notable and justifcs
ipride in recorded accomplishment, yet it should
lnot lead entirely to discard the enduring basis
Sof that success. The simple things represented
sby the seal of the State of Nebraska deserve
sperpetuation in the life of its people, and will
sshine the brighter as we increase in wealth be-
scause they are simple Faith and honor and
fgood intent" are shown in that seal. and no
smodern design can set out more.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-10
Search and Seizure" "

pretty little passage at arms occurred in
the senate on Monday, when an amendment to
the anti-beer bill was adopted. 1t provides for
the punishment of any prohibition agent who
undertakes to search home for liquor un-
authorized by warrant. Such immunity is
guaranteed by the Fourth Amendment to the
Constitution of the United States. Advocates
OF prohibition argued vehemently against the
measure proposed, contending it would defeat
the purpose of the act. Senator Lodge an
swcred by pointing out that the citizen is as
strongly bound to observe the Fourth as the
Eighteenth amendment. To ignore one iii an
effort to enforce the other is to bring on con-
fusion. Enforcement Of the Volstead act3is de-
sirable, but it ought not to be undertaken at the
expense of the safety guaranteed citizen in his
home. Prohibition will gain its ends sooner if
its proponents observe all the laws.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-10
For-Piece Suits Coming.

Mere man4 is coming into his own Sar-
toral genius at last has set standard that
amounts nearly to emancipation. Hereafter the
suit is to include four pieces-coat, vest, trous-
ers Tor pants, as the case may beg, and knicker-
.bockers. These latter will be worn OH such
occasions as are appropriate to their substitu-
ton for trousers Tor pants) and will probably
fill long-felt want The golfer, for example,
will no longer be unique or conspicuous, should
he come down town attired as for the links
Some of the ex-service men who shudder when
they think of the spiral puttee may become
reconcled to the abbreviated neither garment
when the latter is REINFORCED and supported by
a pair of proper stockings Yet even that will
not produce half the Joy with which they
climbed back into the long trousers (or pants)
Of the citizen garb. Come on with your knick-
ers, and watch the men folks expose their
shanks.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-10
Beating Congress to 1t.

While congress is considering legislation to
improve the farmers condition, natural causes
are operating to meet the trouble without wait
ing for the Norris bill or any modification OF the
war finance corporation act
Although the object of congressional activity
is to make market for products which it is said
can find no market without help. the fact is that
the market, so far as wheat is concerned is really
very active Exports Of wheat this.year are run.
ming millions of bushels above the average. and
farmers are now selling grain more rapidly than
they have for several years. For the first three
weeks III July the movement of wheat in this
country was more than double what it was in tn the
corresponding weeks OF last year; and Tor sne
were broken.
The large export movement of wheat is due to
the disappearance of Russia as factor in the
European market and while it is not fact to re-
ioice in, the American farmer has nothing to fear
from Russian competition for another year:
Quite to the contrary, the famine in Russia and
the efforts to arrange for sending American help
to the starving indicate that -four from this coun-
try will go to Russia in considerable quantities.
Detroit Free Press.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-10
Readjustment in Meat Packing.

Addressing the American Institute of Meat
Packers, its president, Thomas +. Wilson, told
his hearers that their line was more nearly re-
adjusted from the effects OF the war disturbance
than any other industry. Profits were COM
pared to the disadvantage Of 10 non-packer In
dustries, indicating greater propensity to
achieve inordinate gains, while the decline Of
prices was shown to be to point below the
1918 level on some Of the by-products. with
lessened domestic demand for lard.
All Of this is interesting, as coming just at
the time that the packers control bill has passed
congress and is about to become law. Oper-
ations in the immediate future will be under the
new law, and real test of its merits will afford
a basis for solid judgment as to its need. Chief
Of the reasons set up in its support were the
allegations of centralized control Of the meat
packing industry, made by the federal COM
mission. These allegations were challenged in
detail by the packers at the time they were
made, and in this connection it is interesting to
read in report made to the British Parliament
by subcommittee of the standing committee
on trusts. This committee, under date OF April
S, 1921, in the course Of lengthy report, said
The Federal Trade commission reported
that combination exists in the United
States, between. the FIVE large companies
named. Our witness, who had bought in the
United States, assures US, however, that they
had never perceived anything but keen com
petition among the large packers, and the
representatives of the independent packers
stated they had not met any unfair competi-
ton on the part Of the Big Five.
If this is true and the assertion Of the Fed
eral Trade commission, in the Colver report,
is also true, then the conclusion must be that
the meat trust reserves its evil dongs for
home consumption exclusively. Folks will be
loatl to believe this, but, now that the. modi-
fed Kenyon bill has gone through, it will be
worth while taking note Of what its effect may
be. That will provide the surcst proof of the
truth or fasity of the Cover charges.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-10
Harding's Simple Remedy.

The presidents recommendations to con-
gress for legislation extending relief to the rail-
roads in the financial stress in which they find
themselves has the merit Of simplicity and prac-
ticabty, while at the same time avoiding the
necessity of imposing added taxation on the pub
lie to meet its requirements. In reality, merely
amounts to thawing out of frozen securities
and applying the money derived therefrom to the
present needs of the railroads for resumption
Of their normal activities.
of bookkeeping, in which settlements between
the roads and the government will be fastened
by an offsetting of the indebtedness OF the one
against the other through. the agency of the War
Finance corporation, which already. has an au-
tf1orized revolving fund of 500.OOO00O. To meet
the roads requirements tor credit, which they
now are unable to obtain except at excessive rates
of interest the corporation would be authorized
to issue securities Of its own and Hoat them, Sc
curing itself for the credit thus extended with Sc
curites based on the assets OF the railway prop
critics. This method of relief, as before stated,
will impose no extra burden of taxation upon
taxpayers, and besides making available to the
roads the money they need to improve their
properties and increase their activities, will impart
needed stimulation to all forms of industrial en-
terprise.
AS the president succinctly explains the work
ing of the plan, it means mo added expense. no
added investment is required on the part OF the
government, there is no added liability, no added
tax burden 1t is merely the grant of authority
necessary to enable most useful and efficient
government agency to use its available funds to
purchase securities for which congress already
has authorized the issue, and turn them into the
channels of finance ready to float them"
The remedy is simple, the need urgent, and
congress will conserve the public we'll being by
giving prompt sanction to the plan Likewise,
the suggestion that authority be conferred on the
same agency to relieve the plight OF the farmers
by like use of government credit to finance
their undertakings seems to possess the merit OF
feasibility Richmond Times Dispatch.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-10
Air Truvel Seems Safe.
Dangers Attendant Slighter Than
Supposed by Those Not Familiar. :
(Fron the Baltimore Arerican.)

While the British government has at last an
nounced its intention to abandon the operation
OF its drigible balloons, it appears that passen-
gers are not taking regular airplane trips from
London to various parts of Europe. Airplane
lines run from the British capital daily to Paris,
Brussels, Rotterdam and Amsterdam From
these places, with change of planes, the trav-
eler may extend his journey to almost any point
of the compass; A French passenger air line will
be opened to Madrid, Rome, Constantinople and
Algiers. In Germany intercity air service is al
ready arranged on time table basis. The flying
mail is being rapidly developed. A letter posted
in Berlin at J o'clock in the morning for the fly
ing post reaches London by $50 the same eve
ming.
The fares seem to be about twice the sum in
volyed in surface travel The time saved is very
great One can go from London to Casablanca
by air in less than two days for little over
&45. By train and boat the trip takes six days
at a cost OF E2O.
The dangers attendant on aeroplane travel on
regular passenger carrying planes are perhaps
rather siighter than is popularity supposed In
Great Britain in the twenty-three months ending
March last there were only eight pilots and
eleven passengers killed in civil [non-
government planes. Among passengers the NOR
tality was IA per 100000 In France there have
been only FIVE fatal accidents in the last two
years among the $50 private and public passen-
ger machines in operation In Canada in the past
year only one fatal accident in civil planes has
been reported.
In the United States during the past six
months according to figures gathered by the
Manufacturers Aircraft association, nongovern-
ment machines have flown 3,250,0O0 miles with
fifteen persons killed and forty-three injured.
This is an impressive record for 200 machines,
particularly as the officers of the association
maintain that most of the accidents were among
the so-called gypsy hyers," who take up pas
sengers for small flights in unregulated and un-
safe machines.
1t would appear that civil flying had reached
stage OF safety far beyond that attained by army
and navy flying. During the past year seventy
one persons are said to have been killed by
American army planes. This is large mortal
ity, but in their development of the art the army
and navy aiers have to take many chances The
governments air mail service in the recent trips,
showed nineteen fatalities in some 100000 miles
of flying.
In Europe air transport has already arrived
and is being rapidly developed. The poor condi-
ton of the continental railroads has probably
stimulated this progress. Thus far we are lag
gng behind Europe But it may be that the time
IS at hand when the air traveller will look down
at the crowded limited train on the landscape
much as the early railroad passengers looked at
the ox-cart plodding over the plains.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-10

another critical point he decided
that there was no malice in the ac-
ton of the board, taking the case
from the jury. Previous to the time
of this trial / had always believed
that after it had been established, in
a case for malicious prosecution, that
the prosecution was without prob
able malice the question of malice
was. for the jury.
Personally, l am pleased to see
an investigation of some of these
people who have deceived investors.
Just why grand jury, with all of its
attendant expense and excitement,
is better than the, generally prac-
ticed method of fling informations
is not clear. May we not save ex-
penses and punish the rascals under
laws Furnishing those who obtain
money and things of valne under
false pretense. 1t might be well also
If state officers should be more care
full in making statements for publica-
ton, as much of the late printed
matter is full of error if it be not
Intentionally misleading.
80. H. H. CLAIBORNE.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-10
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Objects of the Ku Klux Khan.

Objects of the ku klux klan.
Omaha, Aug. 8.-To the Editor of
The Bee: Replying to the letter of
one who is interested, dated August
S, appearing in The Omaha Bee.
August s, wish first to state that
the knights OF the Ku Klux Klan is
100 per cent patriotic organization
composed only of 100 per cent
Americans. 1t most certainly is a
ritualistic society of national scope.
Qualifications necessary to member
ship are:
A man must be native born, true
and loyal citizen Of the United States
of America. A white male person
and believer in the tenets of the
Christian religion. The maintenance
Of white supremacy and the princi-
Piles Of pure Americanism. They
must not owe any kind Of allegiance
to any foreign nation, government,
institution, sect. people, ruler or per-
son.
Amy man possessing the above quali-
fications regardless Of his vocation
in life or his financial standing in
the community we will be pleased
to hear from and any other informa-
ton you may desire, address P. O..
Box 55S and will be pleased to
answer all those I can.
KING kLEAGLE,
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-10
Appeal From MOscoU


Coincident with the report of the
release of all Americans who have
been confined in soviet prisons comes
tho pitiful appeal of Tchitcherin,
"Commissary Of the People for For
eign Affairs" asking, in behalf OF
the Moscow government. that the
nations of the world come to the
rescue of the famine stricken Rus
sian people. AS might be expected.
the picture he draws Is not so ter
rible one as other observers, not
connected with the Bolshsyist bu-
reaucracy, have recently drawn. He
denies the reports of large-scale dis
orders. and of the breakdown OF
the functions Of government The
migration OF famine-sufferers, in
stead Of being a movement beyond
the governments control. he de-
olares. is being aided by the soviet
authorities. but Tchitcherin ad-
mits the situation is a grave one, he
makes no attempt at CLOSING mat
ters over, and he frankly implores
aid from the nonsoviet peoples.
A state of famine. he declares,
exists in 10 provinces, owing to q
prolonged drouth, and crops only
10 or 5 per cent of their normal
volume. The population Of these 10
provinces numbers l8,000,0O0; and
these 1S,000.000 people need. before
September Is, 100000 poods of
wheat pood being approximately
the equivalent Of So pounds). Rus
sia herself. Tchitcherin points out.
can supply a certain amount OF the
food supplies needed, but the exact
amount is uncertain. owing to the
absence Of specific information as to
the size Of the harvest in ether parts
of the soviet dominions. Hence the
necessity--the urgent necessity---for
foreign help and succor. generously
and speedily given.
Tchitcherin's appeal to what he
would doubtless call the capitaiistic
world is confession that the boil
shevist type of government has
broken down. A government which
is unable to provide food for its
citizens does not deserve the title.
Russia's present troubles arise al
most entirely from the vices inherent
in the political philosophy OF COM
munism. For the moment, the
world has forgotten It's quarrel with
the governmental regime OF Lenine
and Trotzky, and desires only to save
as many Russians as possible from
starvation. When this humanitarian
task has been achieved. We may
hope that the Russian people them
selves will replace their present
form of government with one more
representative of the ma on =
character, and one more nearly in
accord with the ideals Of civilization.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-10
ReliQlous Tolerance
From the Louisville Courier journal.


Judea gave the world religion
the concept of unity in the God
head.
Greece gave the world philosophy
--"all philosophers are disciples
either of Plato or OF Aristotle"
Rome gave the world institu-
tionalism.
Spain inherited. and in the days
Of its power illustrated, the Roman
idea of dominion.
France gave the world sense of
beauty unexcelled since Attic days.
England gave the world a con-
ception of orderly liberty wisely
regulated by law.
What distinct contribution has
America made to world civilization?
Popular education? In a sense.
yes. The democratic ideal that
respects not merely what is
thought to be respectable, but only
what is respectable?" In a sense,
yes. Other things thought to be
peculiarly American may come to
mind.
Americas unique contribution to
the net sum of human progress,
however. is religious tolerance.
The first amendment to the
American constitution had this
point in view.
jefferson enforced the idea in his
fight to disestablish the Church of
England in the state of Virginia. On
his tombstone, his epitaph. written
by himself. includes the statute Of
religious liberty in Virginia" as one
Of the three things he wished to be
know as the author Of the other two
being the Declaration of 1ndepen-
dence and the University OF Virginia.
Is this precious deposit of Amer
lean faith-religious tolerance-be-
ing properly safeguarded?
Are Americans as religiously toll
Grant as once they were. or as men
like Thomas Jefferson would have
them be?
Not religiously liberal" but re-
llgiously tolerant?
The American boast is that Jew,
Catholic or Protestant may. in
America, profess and practice with
out restraint or criticism the relig-
ious faith that pleases his conscience.
Is this boast justified by fact?
Propaganda aspersing various re-
ligious faiths Is abroad in the United
States Basically, the purpose OF
this propaganda is political.
Through religious prejudice GER
tain vicious men seek power-power
at the expensive sacrifice Of Amer
lean institutions and in clear VIOLA
ton of the constitution of the United
States each American citizen Is OBJ
liged to obey and to defend.
The point needs not be either ar
gued or demonstrated. 1t is recog-
nized by all soberminded Ameri-
cans.
The thing to do is to reckon with
it promptly and intelligently.
Enemies of the American spirit OF
religious tolerance work covertly.
Friends OF American institutions
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-10
Wee. Wee, Wee.

q This little pig went to market" And he
ssfode in rubber-tired truck my children. Rail
TOAD rates are so high, you see that new
,srnethods Of transportation are coming into use.
,sBack east two short line roads have closed
sdown because the motor truck took away their
lsbusiness.
81 Every live stosk market is receiving heavy
l,sconsignments of hogs, sheep, calves and cattle
,sby the gasoline route The records OF the
!sDmaha stock yards show more than 10000
u6oss. ,bfopght in by automobile truck in July,