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Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-30

promised. And now let me give
YOU a bit OF advice. When you meet
Mr.. Nighthawk, keep perfectly still
He's hungry fellow, always on the
lookout for somebody to eat But
he has one peculiar habit: he won't
grab you unless you're moving
through the air. He always takes his
food on the wing"
Chirpy thanked his friend kiddie
Katydid for this valuable bit OF
bcws. And he said he'd be sure to
remember it.
"Well,' Kiddic Katydid observed,
IF you forget it when you meet Mr..
Nighthawk you'll forget it only
once. For he'll grab you quick as a
fash"
Chirpy Cricket pondered a good
deal over the talk he had with
Kiddie Katydid. 1t was clear that
Mr.. Nighthawk was a dangerous
person. "Perhaps"-Chirpy thought
-"perhaps if | could get him to
take a greater interest in his music
he wouldn't be so ferocious. Yes! |
feel sure that if | could only per-
suade him to practice that booming
sound it would give Mr.. Nighthawk
something pleasant to think Of Who
knows but that he might become as
gentle as l ann
Chlrpy Cricket liked that notion
so much that he thought OF little
else. He even began to consider
making a journey 10 the woods
where Mr. Nighthawk lived, i'll order
to meet that gentleman and offer to
train him to be better musician.
And at last Chirpy had even de-
oided to go-as soon as the, moon
should be full. He spent much OF
his time listening TOR Mr.. Night
hawks Peent! Peent! which now
and then came family across the
meadow, and the dull, muffled
boom that often followed.
While Chirpy waited for the moon
to grow full, one night an odd thing
happened. The stars twinkled over
head. There wasn't cloud in the
sky. Yet all at once loud boom
startled Chirpy Cricket and made
him leap suddenly towards home.
"GoodnessW he cried to Kiddie
Katydid, who happened to be near
him. did you hear the thunder?"
That wasn't thunder" Kiddie
said. And you'd better not jump
Ike that again. Mr.. Nighthawk is
here. He made that sound himself
Copyright Grosset & Dunlap)
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-30
Parents Problems

How can confidence between par
cnts aand children best be main
tanned?
In order that confidence between
parents and children may be main
tanned, children should be sure, not
only of the love of their parents,
but OF the wish OF their parents to
understand them-to get at their de-
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-30

square pieces oi cloth Tor drying
their hands after washing or after
meals; these were called "toilles.
French for linen or cloth. The
word became corrupted by towels y
and later their use was restricted to
drying purpose only.
Copyright. 1921, Wheeler syndicate, Inc.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-30
Romance in Origin
OF Superstitions
BY II. IRVING KING.
The Buried Paper.

A very interesting superstition is
found among children in some sec
tions OF the country. They write
the names of 200 or 300-in some
sections it is l00-persons on paper
and ask each person whose name is
thus written to bow 10 the document.
As the bow is made it is recorded
opposite the name by sign which
resembles crude capital H. The
collection OF names and signs being
completed the paper is buried face
down in the ground. After two or
three months it is dug up with the
expectation of finding money under
it; or some say, left there until it is
decayed when whatever you wished
for at its burial will come true
1t has been suggested that the sign
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-30

sircs and points oi views. 1t is per,
hapS, impossible that there should
always be absolute understanding,
but there may always be the wish
Tor it aud the effort after it. 1t is
this which makes for confidence be.
tween parents and children, as be.
tween friends.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-30
CHAPTER XIX.
1t Wasn't Thunder.

Quite often, during the nightly
concerts in which Chirpy Cricket
took part, he had noticed All odd
cry, Peent! Peent! which seemed to
come from the woods. And some
times there followed from the same
direction a hollow, booming sound,
as if somebody were amusing him
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-30

superstition of the buried paper, is
worthy OF more study and OF more
space than can be given it here.
Copyright 1871, by The Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-30

The seventh annual national eX-
position of chemical industries will
be held in New York the week Of
September II.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-30

A census oi Ceylon taken IN IN.
spring shows a population in excess
OF 100000, more than 9 per cent
gain in 10 wears.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-30

Hawaiian planters have found tina;
sugar cane tops, formerly regarded
as waste material, make a good stock
food when properly dried.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-30
Where 1t Started
Towels.

Towels.
The first use OF towels occurred
before the introduction OF handker-
chiefs. People usually carried large
Evening star., 1921-03-12
The Railroad Question.

Two excellent nominations were sent
to the Senate yesterday. John J. Esch
OF Wisconsin and Mark w. Potter Of
New York will add to the strength Of
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
They are familiar with the transporta-
ton question. Mr.. Esch is considered
an authority on the subject. His de-
feat last year deprived his party OF
services in Congress which would have
been of great value this year and next.
The transportation question grows
in difficulty and Importance. The rail.
roads are in a state Of depression. The
going for them is heavy. Some are
reducing their forces materially. Near.
ly all are preparing wage cuts. They
are finding this necessary in order to
keep their wheels turning.
The situation is such that action OF
some kind to relieve it is considered
imperative. A congressional investi
cation is suggested. and one is likely
to be ordered.
The advocates Of government owner
ship and operation are rejoicing. They
think they see an argument in the sit
uation in favor OF their policy. They
insist that only through the adoption
OF their policy can the country be as
sured Of adequate transportation q,
living figures. It has now been dem
Evening star., 1921-03-12
&ailroad Wages and Living Costs.

Statistics compiled by the bureau OF
hallway economics throw an interest.
4nE Light upon the question Of railroad
wages. now brought into evidence by
the proposed wage cut on the great
trunk line systems. According to
these figures there has been a steady
increase IN material degree in the
Uverage number Of employees. the aver.
aGe yearly wage Of all employees and
he aggregate Of wages paid from 1915
b the present date. Thus in 1915
there were 1.433.s04 workers on the
sverage on the American railway sys.
tam with an average yearly wage of
$3.50 and an aggregate wage of 81 $780,
223,755. In the year 1920. with ,e33,.
ga employees on the average. the aver.
age yearly wage, with the July wage
award included, was $3.50. and an
aggregate Of s3,s0S. 1856, 900. In other
words. the average wage Of railroad
worker increased 81, $50 a year. or 1870 l
per cent.
Government statistics show that the
peak Of the high cost Of living was
PASSED in June last. and that since
then there has been a decrease. steady
but doW, from that point, which was
~ hdghest in tho history Of the coun-
Evening star., 1921-03-12
March.

March hung a fog on Washington
last night, but the sun after returning
from his evening out tore down the
draperies Of gloom. March is not
lending his wholly.hearted efforts to
making the festival Of spring bloom
ing success. But man should not be
too free in abuse of March. Consider
initely placed in the procession of the
seasons. He does not know whether
he is the rear guard of winter or the
advance agent of spring. and some
confusion has resulted. Three or four
Of the most unruly days Of the whole
year have been placed in charge Of
March, these being March 4, March
II and the ides of March. Even il
sweet May had such days as these
among her thirty-one she might crown
herself with rue instead of roses. The
ides Of March are older offenders than
the 4th and 18th. You remember that
the soothsayer bade Caesar beware the
ides of March. and you know what
the 1deS, with the assistance of some
conspirators, did to Caesar.
People should not expect too much
mildness of manner in March Martius
was rough war god and soldier
Of the old school. Twas the tented
field for him rather than a desk, and
the flinty couch was his thrice driven
bed of down. as Mr.. Othello put it,
Time was when March led the pro-
cession of the months, but when
Caesar made over the calendar he
gave first honors to Januarius and
denoted Martius to third place. 1t
was a raw deal, and March has been
a raw month ever since.
Evening star., 1921-03-12
The Special Session.

There is a renewal Of the specula.
ton about the length Of the special
session. Three months. say some.
Make the getaway before the hot
weather begins.
Others think the allowance too
short. There is much on the card.
All Of 1t is important. None Of it
should be slighted. Why hurry? Why
not give to each subject the considera
ton its importance deserves?
1t was Mr.. Harding's desire that the
session begin with clean slate. He
wanted no hang-overs from the Sixty.
sixth Congress.
But there are hang-overs. Not all
Of the governments needs were pro
vided for. and the matter must be at
tended to before June 80, the close OF
the present fiscal year.
Then there are the questions OF
revenue and tariff revision, and both
are full Of debate. How will it be
possible to put up the shutters early
in July?
Nor will it be safe to overlook the
situation in Europe. The situation
ever there is ticklish again. The lates,
kinks may be Strengthened out in nc
great time. But suppose not. Sup
pose the snarl spreads. We are not in
Il. Of course, but a renewal OF the
turmoil might involve US in some way
In q trade way, for instance
The sessions length will depend on
circumstances. While the work
presses, Congress is likely to remain
and do its task.
Evening star., 1921-03-12

try. The move Of tho railroad COM
panies for q reduction Of operating
costs may be viewed rs an ultimate
step toward . further reduction In the
cost Of living. A lowering Of the trans
portation item will be felt, II justice
is done to all consumers, in an even.
tual lessening Of the charges. The
public, of course, pays the freight.
And the public pays not merely the
exact amount Of freight cost. but a
percentage on that freight cost in the
form Of profit on outlay.
At present the railroads plea is that
they cannot run their lines without
loss. They are seeking to lessen the
operation costs. II this plea is justi-
fed they cannot at the same time
lower wages and rates simultaneously.
They will be no better off If the wages
were cut and the freight rates were
reduced together. They would be
simply lowering their income and their
outgo at the same time. But the pub
lie expectation is that if the railroad
wages are reduced, say by $1,000. .0o0.
600 a year in the aggregate. and this
suffices to put the roads back on pay
ing basis. the reduction Of freight rates
will follow as quickly as possible after
the resultant recovery.
If the public is to pay in high freight
rates for an indefinite period for the
operating losses incurred during the
period of high wages. it will be long
time before any real gain is made to-
ward a reduction in the cost Of neces.
stiles to the consumer on the trans
portation item. The present problem,
therefore. is to find a point Of adjust
ment at which a certain percentage of
the old losses can be amortized. with
out menace of d financial strain affect
ing the whole national situation dan
gerously.
Evening star., 1921-03-12
Secret Service Duplications.

1t is stated that the President is
considering the formation of a cen
trail investigation bureau by the con.
solidation Of the various agencies now
scattered through several departments.
Such a move would be in the line Of
higher efficiency and greater economy.
During the war this scattering Of the
secret service work of the govern
ment became conspicuous through
frequent interferences. Many cases oc-
CURED in which agents of three differ
ent departments were working at cross
purposes, each without the knowledge
Of the other. Indeed, in some instances
! the 'secret service" people found
themselves actually shadowing one an
other. The Army had a service, and,
Of course. the Navy; the Department
of Justice had big force, and the old
time Treasury service was in action;
the Post Office Department had it's
own investigators. and the Interior
Department had some as well; the
Labor Department had a bureau Of
immigration inspection that spread
pretty far over the field Of general in
quiry. There was no real co-ordina-
ton between these agencies and there
is now little cooperative understand.
ing and system.
II all these bureaus or divisions were
brought together under single head
they could be used for any special
lines Of investigation required, with
assurance that there would be no du-
plication and no leakage of secrets.
The government should be considered
as q whole and not as a series of
water-tight compartments. What the
Attorney General knows is informa-
ton for the Secretary Of War, or the
Secretary Of Labor. Undoubtedly that
theory works out in practice. But
most OF the work in departments is
done by the subordinate chiefs. The
head cannot know all that is doing.
But II there were a single head or
board in command Of the investiga-
tions work Of the government, which
in plain terms is the secret service
work. there would be no difficulty
about each department chief being con.
stantly informed on matters affecting
his own line and affecting the govern
ment's welfare in general.
What is really needed. therefore, is
clearing house Of secret service in
formation and direction. This can be
effected. perhaps. without legislation,
but 1t would be best done by specific
reorganization Of the bureaus or the
establishment OF a supervisory bureau
OF investigations, which. using all the
now organized branches, could re-
duce Implications and gain maximum
Of efficiency and assure a proper use
Of information for the guidance Of
the government work
Evening star., 1921-03-12
The New Commissioners.

President Harding's selections Tor
the District Commissionerships are
wholly satisfactory. He has named two
genuine Washingtonians, who enjoy
the full confidence of the community
and are in all respects we'll qualified
for this responsible assignment to
duty. Mr.. Cuno H. Rudolph and Capt.
James F. Oyster will make capable
Commissioners. Mr.. Rudolph has al
ready served one term in the office.
with high credit and to the full salts
faction of the citizens. Capt. Oyster
has demonstrated in various civic po-
sitions high degree of administrative
ability. Both are business men. Both
are devoted to the advancement of the
capitals welfare. Both are identified
with its activities. They are we'll
known in Congress, before which as
Commissioners they will serve as the
Districts representatives.
This combination is especially for
tunate. These two men were nomi-
mated in 1913 for the same positions by
President Taft. but the nominations
were not confirmed by the Senate. be-
cause Of a disinclination to fill such
places on the eve of change OF ad-
ministration. Many other nominations
were negatived through non-action.
and when the administration changed
others were named by the new execu-
tive. Thus President Harding has
merely revived the excellent nomina-
tons Of 1918.
In making these selections the
President returns to the former prac-
tice Of organizing the District on a
bipartisan basis, interrupted and dis
regarded in the Taft and Wilson ad-
ministrations, except in the appoint
ments made in each case as the ad-
ministration was about to die. In their
political Affiliations Mr.. Rudolph has
been republican and Capt. Oyster
democratic. AS District citizens, the
former a resident for over thirty years
and the latter for his lifetime, they
are not voters-which fact specifical-
ly qualities them for the commission
erships-but their party aftliations
have been sufficiently marked to cause
them to be regarded as members Of
the opposing parties.
These two men will make not only
ehicient civilian District admins.
traitors, but capable and fair minded
public utility commissioners. They
enjoy public confidence. They know
the local needs. They will give the
District good government. The Dis
trict Is to be congratulated upon their
selection and President Harding is to
b thanked for his admirable choice
IN this. his first action vitality affecting
the capital community.
Evening star., 1921-03-12
Joy for the Splitters.

A letter written by President Hard
ing to Rear Admiral Benson, chair.
man Of the Shipping Board. is now be-
ing quoted in behalf Of the splitters
OF lnflnitives. who always appreciate
an eminent example of the divorce of
the proposition and the verb. The
President asked the chairman ito i'm.
mediately advise" him on certain mat
ters. Contenders for the usual and
traditionally approved form of infini.
tive hold that there is no occasion
ever to thrust the adverb into this
place of intrusion. On the other hand.
the splitters dote on putting it into
that unusual place. Like the spelling
reformers, they have been prone to
cite their own custom as usage" in
justification.
1t matters but little in the national
equation whether the infinitive is split
or undivided. Thrusting the adverb
into its irregular place will not settle
the league Of nations question or re.
duce the cost of living. One cannot
get the least hint at the foreign rela-
tions policies Of the new administra.
ton out Of that somewhat unorthodox
presidential phrase. Still it is rather
to be regretted that the President has
thus set an example. for now probably
through sheer emulation and the en-.
couragement Of high instance infini.
tives will be split by thousands and
tens Of thousands, to the great dis.
tress OF those who hold to standard
and to rule.
Evening star., 1921-03-12

onstrated. they assert, that railroad
transportation has outgrown private
ownership and operation. and that
only the government can handle it.
We are probably on the eve OF a
very interesting discussion Of the
whole matter, with the party in pow
er committed against the socialistic
proposition.
Evening star., 1921-03-12

Two reasons are offered for reducing
armaments. one that war will not be
necessary and the other that should
war be unavoidable there will be meth
DDS and material employed that make
the kind OF military equipment now
in use seem comparatively harmless
Evening star., 1921-03-12
Harmony,

mo political party can hope to sue
ceed without harmony
True" replied Senator Sorghum.
In politics. as in music. when every.
body is encouraged to consider him.
self soloist. all you get is a promis.
cuous jazz effect which, though some.
times amusing, is always inartistic." j."
Evening star., 1921-03-12

A kiss in the motion pictures, it has
been decided, must not occupy more
than the two seconds required to show
three feet Of film. The three-foot kiss
is likely to arouse as much discussion
as the five.foot bookshelf.
Evening star., 1921-03-12

The exkaiser showed wisdom in
selecting woodchopping for his occu-
patton. An industrious woodchopper
finds more encouragement and less
criticism than one who undertakes
art, letters or one Of the professions.
Evening star., 1921-03-12

The fear Of being regarded as SLOW
pay does not cause the German gov.
ernment any great apparent anxiety,
even at a juncture when business re.
construction is the great aim.
Evening star., 1921-03-12
SHOOTING STARS.
By PHII4AEDER JOHNSON.
Passing the Responsibility.

Passing the Responsibility.
How oft the citizen you hear
Who says in accents wise
"Oh. friends, the path Of duty clear
You must economiZe"'
How oft the warning sounds anew,
And keeps you wondering why,
They always use the pronoun you
Instead Of saying Il"
Evening star., 1921-03-12
DAYLIGHT Saving.

rs your boy in favor of daylight
saving?"
Il reckon he is," replied Farmer
Corntossel. III he goes on stayin' out
O. nights, pretty soon he won't be usin'
any daylight at ALL"
Evening star., 1921-03-12

Farmers have always been more or
less indignant to find their serious
business turned into a board of trade
sporting proposition.
Evening star., 1921-03-12

Easter closely follows income tax
day. thus providing holiday at a
time when general fatigue is at its
height.
Evening star., 1921-03-12

The manner in which the occupa. !.
tion has been met would indicate that
so far as Germany is concerned the
war is over.
Evening star., 1921-03-12
Tip From Chicago.

Our discomfort would end at last,
And all our frowns would fade,
II wheat grew in the fields as fast
AS on the Board of Trade.
Evening star., 1921-03-12

Agents whose duty it is to enforce
prohibition find it necessary to keep
a close scrutiny on reservations and
interpretations.
Evening star., 1921-03-12

| Jud Tunkins says he's goin' to econ
omize on shoe leather by not marchin
in so many parades.
Evening star., 1921-03-12

John Barleycorn puts up as many
obstructive arguments as Berlin
politician.
Evening star., 1921-03-12
Speeches and Thoughts.

II always think before l speak"
That's only part Of the trick" re.
piled Senator Sorghum. "The more
dificult portion Is to keep your audi
enco thinking after you get through" !"
Evening star., 1921-03-12

Some are not enthusiastically sup
porting the kill-the -da ndelions cam
oaign this spring. - Saginaw News
Courier.
Evening star., 1921-03-12

Germany seems to think that her
credit for losing the war offsets her
debt for starting it.-Norfolk Virgin
ian-Pilot.
Evening star., 1921-03-12

European press comment indicates
that it wasn't Europe's heart that
broke. but it's gall sac.-Cieveland
News.
Evening star., 1921-03-12

No American is too poor to have tho
closed car salesman around for one
demonstration, At least-Grand Rap.
ids Press
Evening star., 1921-03-12

The world changes slowly. Manu-
facturers are still making celluloid
collars and corkscrews.-Baltim
Evening Sun.
Evening star., 1921-03-12

Thus far. Herr HohenZollern is the
only war Bill permanently settled
Columbia Is. c. Record.
Evening star., 1921-03-12

Mexico would like to take a Fall out
of the cabinet-Mobile Register.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-04-13
SUNDAY SCHOOL SERVICES.

Sunday school services will be held
in the Radium schol next Sunday at 8
p. m. Last Sunday about seventy were
present at the organization services
Mr.. PihlstrOm and Rev MITCHELL, Of
Warren, were with us. Rev. Mitchell
spoke on the value of a nOn-denOmin-
ational Sunday school in community
where everybody cannot have church
of his own denomination. Mr.. PHIL
strom explained to the children how
development of the spiritual side Of
life is more important than mental,
physical or social side Next Sunday
the organizers will be with us again.
Owing to the bad roads last Sunday
many who had planned on coming
could not get here, but next Sunday it
is hoped roads will be so that our at
tendance will be doubled.
The Sunday School Association is
strictly mathematician The main
objects are to make Sunday sabbath
day. in the community for those who
cannot attend church elsewhere; to
teach the fundamentals of Christian
living those things in common with
all churches, living according to the
ten commandments and the truths as
given direct from the scriptures.
The plan of Union Sunday School is
endorsed by all broadminded clergy as
being the upbuilding Of the religious
morale Of community where each de-
nomination has not a large enough
number to maintain services of it's own.
Special price on canned goods. -
Farmers Cooperative Store Co. II
Mr.. and Mrs L. J. Kuhl are planning
on leaving next week for the southern
part of the state, where Mr.. Kuhl will
take up; work as a garage mechanic
Mr.. and Mrs. Kuhl will be greatly
missed in this community Our best
wishes for their success.
The directors of the Dairy Associa-
ton met Saturday night and made
plans for the coming dairy season,
which by all reports promises to be
successful.
Ginghams, 15c per yd.-Farmers Co.
Operative Store Co.
A number of young people were
pleasantly entertained at the Setback
home Sunday evening.
r. c. Mathwig was a Radium visitor
Monday 49,
= Field work has begun in earnest. q
Miss Gladys Knudsen entertained
number Of her friends at a birthda
party Wednesday evening. Everyon
enjoyed pleasant evening