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Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09

careless and leave their toys out, for
it makes an awful lot of bother for
u.s." said the General as the Eeenie
Weenies walked back towards the
shoe house.
"General!" exclaimed the Lady of
Fashion. you must not be cross.
Just think what dull place this
would be if we didn't have children;
yes, even careless children"
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
Group Meetings

The Alahi group held their reg
u1ar meeting Friday afternoon. Busi-
ness plans for the New Year were
discussed.
A meeting of Mason School group
took place Friday at Mason school.
Shuinala group met with their
guardian, Miss Henderson, at Dun
dee school, Tuesday afternoon.
The regular meeting of the Lake
School group of Camp Fire was held
Thursday.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
The Fairy's Christmas.

Dear Busy Bees: This is the first
time l have written to you. There
once lived little fairy. She lived in
secret cave, by the edge of large
river. The snow was falling fast
and the river was frozen. 1t was near
Christmas. She had a messenger go
and see what people needed her help.
She did not do her work alone. She
had many servants. The night be-
fore Christmas came she went out
for herself. On the mountain she
saw light. She walked near to it.
1t moved on and she moved after
it. 1t went farther and farther At
last she came to narrow path. She
kept walking after the light. She
came to a narrower path. Just as
she took step where she thought
she would fall large beast came in
front of her with large, cleaning
eyes. She tainted and fell against
the mountain side. She had lost
all her power from fright. Five Of
her servants had followed her.
They killed the beast and saved
their mistress. She did not waken
until the next morning. She surely
enjoyed her Christmas.-Louis Lued-
Ike, II, Beemer, Neb.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
Conundruuns.

Conundrums.
Why Is New Years Day like the letter
"J?" 1t is the first Of January.
What well-known Bible character can
be- found In nearly every church? Abel.
n bell.)
, 1921-09-23
POINTING THE MORAL.

Out where it is thickest. Where contact is on
every hand. Where opportunity is afforded to secure
a close up of the stars of the screen, their right to the
title reputation gives them, their habits of life and
their value as citizens of the community, the Los An
geles Times is in position to deliver judgmer.
says:
Roscoe Arbuckle will have ample opportunity to
repent at leisure in the cell Of a San Francisco prison
his attempt to play the role of Lucuilus off the screen.
They do such things in literature and in the cinema,
but he is now learning at a tragic price that there is
a wide distinction between the silent drama and real
life.
whether he is culpably responsible for the sim
lister death of Virginia Rappe is a question that a San
Francisco jury must decide. II the charges made by
certain of those who attended the party from which
she was carried in an unconscious condition to die
two days later can be proved, he richly deserves the
penalty; but it is possible that the fumes, of alcohol
may have caused their inaginstions to register things
that did not occur. The Times accords to Arbuckle
his full. right to be regarded as innocent of intent to
commit a crime until he has been actually proved
guilty.
But the Times is not blind to the fact that two
carousals in which he played q prominent part have
caused charges of the commission of a felony to be
filed against him. And the Times is fully aware that
. single individual, however hilarious, doesn't con-
Stitute a party. The wild nature of his entertainments
was an open secret in the screen world, and it is not
on record that any one attended except of his or her
own free will.
1--WE do not refer to these things in extenuation of
his alleged offense, but to point the moral that he is
simply the product of the unhealthy atmosphere of
certain movie studios. Public opinion will not toler-
ate one standard of morals for film folk and another
for the rest of the community"
, 1921-09-23
THE FIsHwIFE OF THE SENATE.

For a downright example of a public seold, Senator
Pat Harrison of Mississippi is easily the winner in any
contest initiated in the national association of
grouehes. He has not been in good humor nor pleased
with the world since last November. The sun has
constantly been behind the cloud and the birds have
been silent, sweet sounds have been discord and the
rainbow possessed no beauty or graceful curve. Some
one must have put salt in his ice cream cone.
Senator Harrison has undertaken to do the growl-
ing for the late Democratic party. 1t viii be noted
we said "for," for if we had said "at" it would have
been too big a contract for n senator, hailing from
Gufport, Mississippi. and consequently suffering from
the hook-worm, which ~affliction is not compatible with
hard and steady work.
At all things Republican Senator Harrison is dis
pleased and so tells the world. The president can
not take even several days respite from his duties and
go to New York and play golf, because some crank is
offering unemployed labor for sale on an auction
block in Boston, and there are former service men
everywhere without jobs. fs b
If Senator Harrison's party had done its duty by the
people, when his particular president, against whom he
finds no complaint, was Ia power, and not wasted so
many millions of substance, things would have been
different, the unemployed would be at work, Boston
would have known no painful sights and Mr..
Harding would have remained at home and chopped
wood. =
But under such circum stances Senator Harrison
would have had nothing to roar about and therefore
silence would pervade his immediate environment
which would be sad and more than the public could
bear.
, 1921-09-23

CLAIM leaving his office at two in the afternoon, accom-
panied by golf clubs, and entering a limousine for n
trip to the country club and the nineteenth hole.
ut would not be surprising If Mr.. vauclain has
said to some of his intimates thoughts substantially of
this sort: How can men be expected TO work in a fac
the establishment care so little about it that they can
golf away hours every week? In the good old days
the heads Of companies were the hardest workers. The
efficiency of the business depended on them, and they
Knew it. When hard times came they worked harder
than ever. They found their joy in their business
triumphs. You hear a lot about the ineficiency Of la
boring men. Maybe so. but some of the critics have
NOT done a full days work in five years They have
forgotten how to hustle. They want to play. When
the cats away the mice will play. It is an old adage
and as true today as it was centuries ago. The genius
OF American business is not found on fashionable
fairgrounds. The first people to get to work should
be the executives, the higher-ups.'
"There are many establishments in America the
success of which was established by business giants,
men who began WITH nothing and literally battled their
way to success. Their successors softened under war
contracts. There are some of the old-timers retired
years ago, who could get back into the arena of trade
today and put new life into enterprises the present
directors of which are moaning and tearing their hair
instead of sweating at their desks. There are hun
dreds of executives who have not even had the energy
TO sit down and think out the basic, cause Of their
troubles. They do not know what their own govern
ment is doing, and do not care. They buy their
thoughts secondhand. Vacation has become the v-
cation of too many business men and business their
avocation.
jazz-hunters to set an example to the so-called labor
ing classes by themselves bickling down to hard work.
There is no business in the world So prosperous that
it can long survive parasitical direction.
THE country needs some more 'cranks' OF the type
of Sam vauclain."
, 1921-09-23
The Real Cause of Delay
BY FRED PATEE

In your editorial last SATURDAY
wherein you published the letter OF
Governor Carey TO G p. Meek OF Tn
ton. You forgot TO tell the people the
real reason that the road building
program has not been carried ont a.
proposed when the bond issue was
voted last spring. IL was not because
Governor Carey was waiting for labor
and materials 10 got cheaper, as he
stated to M Meek. he only used that
excuse because he thought he was
writing to some dry farmer who
might appreciate his efforts along
such lines
The real reason that the PROGRAM
has not been carried cut is because
Frank Mondell did not get busy and
have the Townsend and PhIpps bills
passed so the government could pay
its share OF the money tina Is neces.
sary for the state OF Wyoming to
carry out the program OF the high
way department as outlined when the
bond issue was voted. Wyoming has
had her money ready for a long time.
but the federal government has used
UP the last appropriation for roads.
and h A. A. A. and all other good
roacs associations In tho United
States have been trying to get the
Townsend and Fhipps bills passed.
which carried 800. 900. 900 more for
the use Of the roads, and at the same
time gave the five western states
which have great acreage OF govern
ment lands. an advantage of from
three to nve to one. over any other
state. in the use of this money. That
means that Wyoming could have had
matched against zach dollar of her
own money. from three TO I'VE dol.
lars of the federal government funds
for use on her roads. In other words.
we could have had instead of the one
million eight hundred thousand dol
lars which we raised by voting bonds
on u WI state. five million four
hundred thousand. or nine million dol
lars OF federal money to go with Il
to use on u Wyoming roads. as the
case might be. In ~any'event we have
lost one entire year OF road work
, 1921-09-23
THE USUAL CAUSE OF TROUBLE.

One of the greatest aids to what has popularity been
termed the moral let down." SO painfully apparent
since the war, is the possession of money in larger or
smaller quantities, by people unused to it or unfit to
handle it, because of the self indulgence and wrongful
uses it affords. The possession of money by inexperi-
enced and self indulgent persons results in debauch-
cry of persons and things.
To insure safety and the maintenance of the equili-
brium, accumulations of money must come gradual
ly, that its owner may have proper conception of its
cost and value, and grow used to its power.
When, as it occurred in war time, fortune dumped
into the lap of promiscuous and inexperienced peo-
pie wealth they had not dreamed of, they started out
to get what they wanted and had wanted all their
life, and got it with speed. You are witnessing the re-
suit of the process today.
In the hands of some, much money is extremely I'M
fortunate, but in experienced hands there is no such
thing as too much money.
The analogy would be in entrusting to a boy of
tender years, whose sole experience had been with
kiddie cars, a valuable high powered automobile and
expect him to drive it with safety to himself and the
public through crowded traffic. With a little more
age and greater experience the boy will succeed, but
his early attempt is altogether likely to prove disas-
trous- So with sudden riches. With more familiar
iy and wider experience in financial affairs the per-
son with sudden wealth will better succeed, behave
more sensibly and be altogether a safer and saner
person for his community.
T., large extent the unexpected wealth has passed
out of the hands of the original owners. There are
no longer funds for gratifying foolish whims, tempt
ing cupidity or urging immortality.
The drastic cure of 'hard times" may be a repug-
nant medicine, after the plum pudding we have eaten
but it is the identical dose that will bring us back to
health and restore appreciation of plain and whole
some things.
, 1921-09-23

through the j~ockeying 1 n the house.
and the time lost in giving the Jockey
time TO get out another bill to suit
him. The Doweil bill does carry some
OF the principles of the Townsend hill
and the Phipps bill. but II does not
carry all OF the things which were OF
Importance TO the state OF Wyoming.
But Mr.. Mondell says. Whats the
use of taking two bites OF a cherry"
The state highway; department has.
90 l am told. let a contract for the
travelling OF the Yeilowstone highway
rom Casper to Glenrock. This is
very encouraging. but IL Mr.. MouSefl
1ad stood behind the Townsend Liu
n the Phipps bill. we would not
have been compelled TO use gravel On
this very important leg OF the nigh
way at this time; we could have had
II paved with cement concrete In
stead To my mind 1t is a rank was.e
OF money to gravel 1t. The haayy
winds OF this country very soon blow
AL tbs sand out Of the gravel and
, 1921-09-23

leave only tho larger rocks for n car
TO bump along over. Today there Is
a magnificent hard grade already for
"A cement concrete top dressing. IA
then We would have a permanent
road IL we sper-l the money for
gravel low. II win all have to be don
over again. That is what makes the
highways SO very expensive. doing
the same thing owe IND over again.
Why not do ~ right once7 Why Is
IL that Natrona county could not bond
herself for a million dollars and 10
this work right? II Sheridan county
can issue bonds for $500 600 surely
Natrona with her vast income car
stand a million dollar bond 1 say.
manent highway.
, 1921-09-23
WORKING EXECUTIVES.

Samuel N. Vauclain is the head of the Baldwin
locomotive works" observes the Manufacturers' Rec
ord. He directs its activities. He points out that it
is the policy of his company to grant liberal credit to
deserving customers and that it would be entirely i'm
possible to do business unless there were liberality in
credit, a liberality which transmutes itself into diyi-
dends for stockholders.
"Ff business men in the United States today would
think more about business and how to get it, they
would find there is plenty of work to do says Mr..
Vauclain. But they must meet new conditions. They
must do some of their business on credit. They must
realize that other men are Just as honest as they are.
Business is founded on confidence. The other fellow
is honest and will work and pay if given a chance
"Mr. Vauclnin naturally docs not extend any more
credit than is necessary. But Mr.. Vauclain, in the
opinion OF some OF his contemporaries, is a very Pc
culiar person. They say in Philadelphia that he is the
hardest working man in town. He gets down to work
early and leaves late: If there is no business in sight
he packs his bag and goes to find it, though II be AZ
the end Of the world Nobody has ever seen Mr.. vau-
, 1921-09-23
PUssYFooTINc PUssYFooT.

That militant disciple of prohibition and world
cvangel of the bone-dry state, Mr.. P. F. johnson, is
touring far away India, doing his utmost to bring
down misery upon a people who never did him any
harm and who never heard of him until quite recent
ly. 1t is noted that he is not meeting with any great
success, notwithstanding the fact that he is constant
ly pointing to the land of the free as the shining ex-
ample of absolute dryness. 3
Pussyfoot may think he is kidding the Indians, but
in any official action so far observed they are rather
kidding him. They pull no rough stuff like our Eng
lish cousins did. They do it much smoother, the coun-
Gil simply defeats the proposition by vote in .he first
instance. one-fifth of the local revenue comes from
the excise taxes and that revenue has a strong ap-
peal.
, 1921-09-23

rock go ahead with their plans for the
erection Of a new building have re
suited from damage to the old hall
by q fire which started in the kitchen
of the French cafe on the north side
OF the main building. Restaurant
equipment and a stock OF cigars OWN
ed by C. b. Fields represented q total
loss
The ODD Fellows building. which Il
me Of the oldest in town. was 70 badly
damaged that the lodge NAV decide TO
erect n modern brick building. q move
, 1921-09-23
HOPE DEFERRED.

Ny love, your face is passing fair,
Your eyes b~ewitching blue;
Your curly, lustrous strands of hair
Have bound my heart to you;
Your form is graced beyond compare
What is a man to do?
1 challenge fancy fact and fad
To show a thing completer;
A daintier lass for any lad,
A foot and ankle neater;
my lady of the silk hose ad-
Ali Will 1 ever meet 'er?)
Evelyn Ramsey
, 1921-09-23

There is no telling to what lengths insurance en-
terprise may go. A Connecticut company insured n
bridegroom against bad weather on his wedding day.
Now if some live company will guarantee a safe jour
ney of the matrimonial barque to the final port, some
thing real will have been accomplished.
, 1921-09-23

Marshal Foch who is to come to America merit
month on a visit to the American Legion specially and
the United States generally, in expectation Of a siren
uous welcome, has gone into training at his country
estate in Brittany, to make himself physically fit for
the ordeal.
, 1921-09-23

New York is developing its own screen scandal, in
volving the recent death of beautiful Zelda Crosby. 1t
was not to be expected that New York would view
with e%quanimity the publicity the west coast is re-
ceiving.
, 1921-09-23

ment which has been contemplated tor
some time
, 1921-09-23

Would it sound foolish to say that in the New Mex
lean senatorial election Bursum brought Holm the
bacon?
, 1921-09-23

Enter, the lady with pink hair. in the Arbuckle
case.
, 1921-09-23
NEW BUILDING PLANNED
BY GLENR0Ck |. 0. O. F,

GLENRoCK. wyo., Sept 23-Sug'
sestions hat the Odd Fellows Of Glen
, 1921-09-23

There are no vacations in the school OF experience.
, 1921-09-23

We Carry a Complete
Line of w. l. Douglas
Shoes, Stctson and
No Name Hats and
High Grade Mems
Furnishings }.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-06
A RED- H FADED BOY WORKS GATEkEEPER
 FOR BARBECUE DINNER

Out at the North Birmingham bar becue, there was one human being who did not pay dollar for his meal.
 A mop of raggedy red-gold hair and a pair of big brown eyes coupled with boyish figure suddenly appeared be- fore Sam Blake, gatekeeper.
 q want to buy dinner" he an nounced.
 All right son." MT Blake in a business like manner, reaching for the fee.
 The urchn dived into his pocket and brought forth a nickel. Then he hesita ted--"But I don't know whether that1l buy it or not. It's all l got"
 Sam Blake admitted later that he was "sorter sturiped" as he scratched his chin and thought of childhood things. Then, very delicately, he ex- cused himself from his small patron for a second, saying that he'd see an other fellow about it, That other fellow" was Mrs. Sam Blake as well as MT Thomas Perry-and after some kind of grown-up confab-and lit tie pitying wonianly 'Ah," it was unanimously decided that a nickel would buy dinner, whole dinner, and coffee besides-with no charge for walters services.
 Then somewhere out under the shades of a big tree, sitting grasndly at table. the nickel patron ate ike a small young prince.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-06
DR. GLENN GIVEN RECEPTION AT TIE
 HIGHLANDS CHURCH
Superintendent of Schools Gives Brief Review of His European Trip-Given
 Hearty Welcome

Hundreds of friends of all de- nominations welcomed home from his European trip Dr. c. B. Glenn, re- gently elected superintendent of the Birmingham public schools, at a re- ception given last night in his honor by the board of stewards of the Highlands Methodist church at the church.
 Jay Smith, chairman of the board, presided and introduced Dr. Glenn. Dr. Glenn gave in an informal way a running account of his travels in Europe as a delegate from the Bir- mingham Rotary club, to the inter- national convention in Edinburgh, and began by telling of the beauty of his first glimpse of the Emerald isle. He was very much impressed with the River Clyde, which Glasgow has literally built to the sea.
 Dr. Glenn spoke enthusiastically cf the beauty of Princess street in Edin- burgh, and the view which he had of Edinburgh palace from his hotel window. He told of his attendance at service at Giles church, the established church of Scotland, and upon another occasion going to serv- ice at a famous Church of England Cathedral.
 Dr. Glenn was very much pleased with the reception rendered the Ro- tarans in London, and mentioned the fact that Ambassador Harvey was conspicuous by his absence at every
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-06
MRS. SAM BLAKE RUNS JITNEY ROUTE, CLAIM M. E. CHURCH WOMEN

Now comes one to relate that out at the Twenty Avenue Meth odist church there is one woman who runs "jitney route"
 She's Mrs. Sam Blake, and Mrs. c. T. Smith told the story on her at the North Birmingham barbecue, while Mrs. Blake stoutly protested and said Mrs. Smith was exaggerat- ipg every bit of it.
 Tt is so," laughed Mrs. Smith. She just rides every one Of us any calling on her to take us here and thereon church work, errands or any other things. We say her auto mobile is always coming or going for some one of our members of the Missionary society. Lately it's got ten so bad"-here the crowd began to laugh-"that we all call up each morning to find out where shes going. and what time her jitney is coming by-because we are going somewhere-and just know she won't mind"
 well, you just keep on calling that's all I have to say" finally Mrs. Rlake broke out Anybody going anywhere tomorrow" and she began to look around to arrange dates.
 See" laughed Mrs. Smith-"she he cant help it; it's second nature with her.
 But Mrs. Blake. overcome, had
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-06

public function given in their honor.
 After a hurried glimpse of Paris, he told of the Swiss mountains, and then of his delight at Venice, the city whose streets are of water.
 Dr. Glenn expressed his pleasure at the hearty reception. and welcome given him by his friends last night.
 Following Dr. Glenn, pr. George Eaves spoke briefly of the need of cementing the ties between England and the United States, which he said he felt were made noticeable dur ing the late war.
 Dr. Frank Willis Barnett gave a high tribute to pr. Glenn as an edu cator, churchman and public citizen.
 pr. w. R. Hendrix pastor of .he church, was by special request called upon to tell some of the fish stories for which he is famous, and enter tained the audience with series of clever yarns"
 At the conclusion of Dr. Hendrixs s remarks, a general reception was held, and fruit punch was served
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-06
ANDREWS COMES TO AID AND CARRIES
 BREAD TO BARBECUE

Almost a calamity happened at he North Birmingham barbecue yestcI : day.
 Mrs. Charles Ledbetter, hurrying % the scene by automobile with l2a loaves of bread, and buns enough for every Benjamin Franklin likely to show up. suddenly heard dull and siciSening thud.
 Break down, good and proper. announced a laconic and hungry looking bystander, while. Mrs. Led better said, she felt her heart sink as she got mental picture of hungry barbecue patrons filling down .h } dusty road past the automobile while she carved the bread.
 "Rut just as l was getting ready to either carve the bread or start soi help, Mrs Ledbetter laughed. "ur drove J. O. Andrews and piled me bread and buns, all in his big car and we got there in time. However I told him I just knew that he senset that the barbecue head was in there and he was going to make mighty sure that he got plenty with the slaw lamb, and potato salad"