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Omaha daily bee., 1922-04-05
Efficiency Is
Harding Plan in
Reorganization
Increase in Customs Receipts
Shows Benefits of Move
Dry Law Enforcement
Bureau j. Next.

Wa,hington. u, c, April -
Gradual reorganization Of govern
ment departments along the lines
toward eiieeting a maximum OF eiii'
cheney, was said today ~ oiheial eit'
eles 10 be the program OF the adj
n.luis,faiiag already begun, which Is
10 result in changes wherever the
infusion oil new blood Is Judged nee
esssTy.
Operation OF the civil service
rles will not be allowed TO hinder
efforts TO bring tie administration
OF the government TO the highest
ptak oi service, according 10 advls-
ers close to President Harding, who
believes that the president ls em-
powered 10 make whatever changes
IN official personnel may be deemed
expedient IN the interest oi the eoun-
try at large. although, II necessary.
enabling legislation may he obtained
ironr congress.
The president WAS reported as
holding the view that under the con-
stitution the chief executive IS
ehaged with the duty OF exercising
the Judgment in the administration oi
the Offices entrusted 10 him.
Many Changes Made.
Many changes have already taken
place. particularly in the Treasury
department, il was said, where com.
plctc reorganization OF the bureau OF
engraving and printing aud the Gus
toms service has already been CT
icctcd, and where other important
shifts are TO be expected soon. SIM
ilarly in the shipping board and other
agencies OF the government, where
different ideas OF Office adminisira-
tion is believed advisable, replace
nent OF executive heads is taking
place.
In some quarters the view was ad.
vanccd that reorganization would
proceed regardless OF party affilia-
tions until installation OF new per-
scnnel would wipe away all old
methods, now considered faulty, to
make way for the most modern pro-
ccdure.
Reorganization is planned, it was
said today, in the internal revenue
bureau and will involve. it was de-
clared, about dozen important
places. As soon as the internal reve- |
nue. bureau reorganization is finished, |
the next bureau to be given attcn-
tion is expected to be that OF pro-
hibition enforcement. Just how
many "key positions arc involved in
this bureau are not known, but it is
understood they are many.
Customs Receipts Larger.
Ninety per cent OF the changes so
far made in treasury bureaus, it was !
asserted, were under the civil service
and made in accordance with civil
service laws. 1t was indicated that
there was no intention of making a
sudden wholesale change in the re-
naming work of the reorganization
OF the internal revenue bureau, or in
the prohibition bureau, but that the
work would require some weeks and
would be made much along the lines
followed in the customs reorganiza-
ton. &i
The customs bureau officials, in
support Of their changes, declared to-
day that the customs receipts for
March, 1922, were over $ll 900, 600
greater than the preceding March
and reached a total OF $40, ,28S, ,428, a
figure which they said was larger
than those Of any single month in
the history of the customs
Omaha daily bee., 1922-04-05
Camp Dodge to Become
Property of State of Iowa

Des Moines, April 4.-Camp
Dodge will become the property of
the state of Iowa within the next
few days, it was learned from au-
thoritative sources here last night.
Although public announcement Of
the purchase of the camp property
from the government has not yet
been made, it was said that terms of
the transaction have been agreed
upon and that the final arrangements
will be completed some time this
week.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-04-05
Rain Near Beatrice Gives
Promise of Wheat Crop

Beatrice, Neb., April 4.-(Special
Telegram Rain fell in this section
of the state today, greatly improv-
ing prospects for a normal crop Of
winter wheat. Fields that were
thought to have been killed out by
the dry weather are getting green,
and farmers predict that an average
yield will be raised this year.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-04-05
Two Indicted on Charges >,
of Conspiracy to Defraud

Washington, April 4.-Conspiracy
to defraud the United States out of
the collection of income taxes esti-
mated to aggregate more than ST.
100000. was charged in the indict-
ment returned by a grand jury
against Earl G. Rickmeier, former
assistant chief of the personal audit
section, internal revenue bureau, and
Garnett Underwood, a local insur-
ance broker. Both are charged also
with larceny of letters and other
documents from the government
files.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-04-05
To Act on Offer.

New York, April 4.-Strike lead
crs announced here today that the
anthracite miners general commit
tee would meet in New York to act
on the reported offer OF several in
dependent producers to grant the
strikers l9 wage demands immcdi-
ately il they would return 10 work.
Acceptance OF these offers, hailed
by union men as "the first break in
the ranks of the operators" may re-
suit i'll the negotiation of separate
contracts and reopening of the mines
affected. according to district presi-
dents OF the United Mine Workers.
Some OF the 40 delegates to the
three district unions composing the
policies committee arrived here to-
day.
c. ]. Golden, president OF District
No. 9 at Shamokin said that at least
one anthracite mine in the United
States is operating regardless of the
strike. 1t is the mine OF the Phila-
delphia and Reading Coal company
at Locust Gap, Pa, where for three
months 80 men have been digging
frantically in search Of miner,
Stanley Zuliski. who disappeared
under an avalanche OF hard coal early
i'll January.
If the work goes on, he said,
shipments OF coal removed in the
rescue work would continue at the
rate of about 20 tons day.
Union leaders here today elaborat-
ed on the United Mine Workers
program for naturalization of the
coal industry. as it was broached
before the house labor committee
yesterday by John L. Lewis, presi-
dent of the international union.
The first step, according to Mr.
Golden, who is member of the
unions committee which is drafting
the naturalization legislative pro-
gram, will be the introduction in
congress of bill providing for ap-
pointment of a government fact
finding" committee. This body, he
said, would be charged with making
a thorough investigation of mine de-
velopment, alleged waste, profits,
working conditions. wages and mar
kets.
1--WE are confident" said Mr.. |
Golden, "that the revelations of such
a committee would cause the public
to demand that control of the in
dustry be taken from private in
terests and placed under government
Omaha daily bee., 1922-04-05

future wage Was the chief issue here.
he said.
In reply to questions from Repre-
sentative Black. Mr.. Lewis said the
basic day wage" in coal mining
under presen, conditions was $3.50 a
day. compared with S2.Sl in 1913. but
the scale in the latter year, he added.
was a pauper standard"
The house committee eontemplates
further inquiry into the coal industry,
with testimony from both operators
and miners, and is expected to con
,inue its hearing tomorrow.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-04-05
Spare Scissors or Spoil Job,
School Teachers Warned

Atlantic City, N. J.. April A.
Bobbed hair for teachers does not
go in Atlantic City.
1t became known today that SUI
perintendent of Schools Boyer yes
terday had assembled all the city
teachers and warned them of the re-
ply he had given one young woman
who sought his advice before clip
ping her locks-that she had better
spare the scissors if she did not wish
to spoil the job.
Not digniiied." was the way Mr..
Boyer. put it.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-04-05
Clashes in Italy

Rome. April 4.-Collisions are re-
ported to have taken place yesterday
between fascist and socialists at
Forli and Emilia. One man was
killed and several men were injured.
There also was trouble at Pontedera,
near Pisa, in which one man was
killed. A general strike has been
proclaimed in the latter town.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-04-05
Shock Causes Death.

Minneapolis. MINI, April A.
Shock over the fatal shooting of
his son-in-law, E. c. Bell, Casper,
Wyo.. made known to him for the
first time through a newspaper ac-
count. wasSbelieved today to have
caused the Heath OF Peter May, 78.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-04-05

eol0ny TO house Blackstone valley
textile mill strikers who cannot pay
rent,
The eolony, ehish viii have IN
addition 20 the tents for individual
Omaha daily bee., 1922-04-05
Plan Naturalization Court.

New York. April $50 many for
eign born are seeking to become
naturalizcd American citizens that a
recommendation that one part of the
state supreme court be assigned to
hear their petitions exclusively. is
under consideration by County Clerk
Donegan.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-04-05
Fight Open Shop.

Des Moines, Ia, April 4.-(By A.
P)-The unqualified support of the
Iowpa State Federation of Labor is
pledged to the striking coal miners
by L. c. Lewis, president of the
federation, in a statement issued
here today.
President Lewis stated that the
position taken by the operators "is
a fight for the open shop" The
miners by striking are fighting the
battle for organized labor in general"
he declared.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-04-05
Striking Textile Workers
Get Site for Tent Colony

Providence, r. l., April 4.-Offi-
cials of the United Textile Workers
of America announced today that
they had obtained the use of a tract
OF land on the banks of the Pawtuck-
ct river, containing more than $780,
600 square feet, as the site for tent
Omaha daily bee., 1922-04-05

families, central hospital, dtulns,
sank'Rg and eRleTlatnmsn. tents, VII
be sci up just as saan As tie weather
becomes reasonably warm, Il Was
said
Omaha daily bee., 1922-04-05
Coal
Operators May
Yield to Miners
Reported Offer TO Meet De.
mands Of Miners TO BE Con.
sidered by Union To.
morrow.

Terre Haute. Ind. April 1.-Two
men were injured, one probably
fatally. in disorders In the Clinton
mining fields. according TO reports
shat reached here.
Harry Davis. %. proprietor OF a
soi, drink establishment at Syndi.
cate. was fred on from ambush and
Is in . hospital suffering with bull
let wounds in the head. abdomen
and legs.
No reason for the attack was CIV
en- in reports.
Elmer Williams. 40. a miner at
ShepheIdsville. received scalp
wound when he attempted to in
,errupt a man reported 10 be ter
rorixing the mining camp with a
gun The man escaped.
Pittsburgh, Pa, April 4.-First dis
orders in the western Pennsylvania
coal strike district were reported
from Fayet,e aud Washington coun-
ties this morning. where. the author
i,ies stated. high tension electric
wires. carrying current for coal
mines. had been cut. and a detail oi
Tie state police had been called Jut
10 disperse a crowd endcavoring 10
induce nonunion men 10 leave their
work.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-04-05
Army Officer Slain
by Oklahoma Oil Man

state bordering OH nervous collapse
and would make no statement.
Day has been prominen, IN polit-
ical and financial circles OF the state
since Oklahoma was admitted to the
union. He was a member OF the su.
prcmc court commission and one OF
the two men who framed Oklaho-
mas first code OF statutes. He was
active in the political campaign OF
former United States Senator
Thomas i. Gore.
Day is 50. and president OF the
Foursomc Producing and Refining
company and vice president OF the
Continental Asphaltic and Petroleum
company. His wife is said to be
a few years younger. They have
one child, a daughter, studying at
the University of Oklahoma. The
family has resided in Oklahoma
City for the last seven years.
Lieut.. Col. Beck was one Of the
first four aviators in the United
States army. He has been in the
service since 1899, according to the
POST adjutant at Fort Sill Beck
went to Fort Sill from Arcadia, Fla.
in July, 1921.
Wife Dies.
Mrs. Beck, mother OF the lieutcn-
ant colonel, left the fort in 1874 and
did not return until last August,
when she came to Fort Sill to make
her home with her son. She is there
at present.
Lieutenant Colonel Bcck's wife
died last August at Atlantic City.
Word reached him here of her
serious illness and he left Post field
IN an airplane for that city. His air
plane was wrecked near Chicago
and he was forced to continue his
trip to Atlantic City by train. Mrs.
Beck died soon after his arrival.
Lieutenant Colonel Beck, though
in charge of the Post field. was as
sistant commandant. as the title OF
commandant of both Post field and
Fort Sill is held by Brig. Gen. Ern-
est Hinds.
Phone Service Suspended.
Lawton, Okl., April All tele-
phone service in and out of Post
field was ordered suspended early to-
day, it was learned when an attempt
was made to call officials regarding
the shooting of the field commander,
Lieut.. Col. Paul w. Beck, at Okla
homa City.
The name of Beck has been asso-
ciated with Fort Sill ever since the
original post was constructed in
1869. Lieut.. William H. Beck and
Mrs. Beck, parents Of Lieutenant
Colonel Beck, came to Fort Sill on
January 8 of that year from Fort
Lyon, Colo. His father was at vari-
Gus times quartermaster of the Fifth
cavalry, the famous Clusters Sew
cnth and the Tenth cavalry. 1t was
the Tenth that built the original post
at Fort Sill.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1922-12-14

officials or the richest people in town
and holiday declared.
But not so. The first news of his
birth was told to people engaged In
a very humble and lowly work.
Methinks it must have been a beau
tiful warm night. Far out on the hills
of old Judea the shepherds were herd
ing their sheep. No doubt they were
talking together about the big crowd
in Bethlehem that evening. Suddenly
there appeared in the sky a bright
light. The shepherds were afraid. An
angel spoke to them and said, BE
not afraid; bring you good tidings of
great joy which shall be TO all people"
Then he told them that Jesus had
been born in Bethlehem that they
would find him, babe, wrapped In
swaddling clothes lying in a manger
with his mother, Mary.
Suddenly there appeared with the
angel a host Of other angels singing,
4'Glory to God in the highest and on
earth peace, good win TO men,
After the angels were gone the shep-
herds talked over the wondrous news.
Then they hurried away to Bethlehem
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after the other Of his possessions, but
had never been able to separate him
from this merry genius, this incorrigi-
bly, persistent promiser.
If the prelude does not get discour-
aged fortune Is likely to admire 1t and
Introduce the performance, and this
turned out to be the reward of the
industrious hope of the flute player.
He did not hear the step upon the stair
or the knock upon the door, and he
did not see the amazement with which
the schoolmaster listened to the tale
of his lost son, as he embraced him
and tried to realize that he had In
deed come back and brought good for
tune with him, but even more merrlly
and madly he played in the dance with
which these two were to go down the
future.
Habits are strange things. One can
get so far into n habit of giadness as
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tiresome Journey. They were very
weary when they reached the little
town. Joseph went to the hotel to
get room where they could rest. But
poor Joseph was disappointed, for so
many other people had come to the
little town that day the rooms were
all taken. No doubt Joseph and Mary
felt lonely and discouraged as night
came on. AT last they went to a stable
to find a place to sleep. Here in
manger the Savior OF the World was
born.
This was very lowly place indeed
for the Prince of Peace to be born.
Prophets had been foretelling his com
Ing for many years. People were ex-
pecting him to come, but In some very
grand way. Some thought he would
make the kings leave their thrones
and himself be the ruler. But he
came as sweet, dear little babe.
Now, you wonder how the people
heard of his birth, In those long, long
ago days when there were no tele-
graphs or telephones? Perhaps you
think so important news as this would
be announced publicly by the highest
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ed away and left but two receding
Images before him, he looked once
more upon one who had gone to some
unknown land, the son who had so
mysteriously disappeared from the
home fellowship and ken, and he saw
again the form of her who had set out
for the land that Is beyond the stars,
but not before she had placed In his
hand the precious vase with the pic
tured flute player upon Its side.
At the time he had not fully noted
the significance of the happy urchin
In the red robe as he held his flute to
his lips. Pleasures and pursuits
pressed upon him and left the must
clan unnoticed through the days and
nights. But the boy had never ceased
his playing, and now with some re-
membered melody, then with some new
adventure in the world of harmony,
he seemed to be waiting for the recog-
milton and appreciation that he knew
would come. A steadfast and invet-
crate optimlst, he played on; to weari-
ness and loneliness he played a hope
full song; forbIdding detection and de-
SPAR, he became prophet of better
days to come. In solitude and useless
ness he was as an only but changeless
friend. To him the old man turned IS
to an oracle. Poverty had taken on
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out into all the neighborhOod. He has
played the old schoolmaster Young
again and fixed his thought upon life
that never grows old.
Indeed, the flute player has even en-
conraged the schoomaster to hegln
teaching again. The scholars are his
grandchildren. They are not having
hard time, for they sing on their way
TO lessons. They are not unhappy
scholars, for one OF them threw a kiss
to the last Christmas moon. Last
summer another of them became a
poetess and composed the following
appreciation of nature:
Above the Argonne Forest
A Star is shining fair;
It's gentle beams awaken
The young men sleeping there
Again In songs OF angels
The birth OF Christ is told.
The young men go to greet Him
With richer gifts than gold.
The flute player is setting this to
music. This scholar has already
learned to write. She has proved that
by producing an Invitation to one of
the school sessions in this form:
Dear Aunt Fanny:
Please come Friday. II you can: ana
II you can't come, don't come
She is not fiatterer. however, when
she said one day, Grandpa, you dom't
look bit over tw enty.'
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The
Flute Playe
BY Christopher G. Hazard

0F ALL the Christmas gifts of past
- years but one remained. 1t seemed
surrounded by charm that was all
its own and that was as unaffected
by the atmosphere of the bare and
dingy room as light in a dark place
The old schoolmaster took 1t up, looked
lovingly upon it and replaced 1t upon
the shelf. Then, advancing to the
window, he looked out upon the lighted
star in the church steeple that was
proclaiming Christ's birthday and lis
tened to the shouts of the merrymak-
ers In the streets rs they rose upon
the snowy wind.
The old mans mind was busy with
happier days. In the picture gallery
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to see if it was true. Sure enough,
there were Mary and Joseph and the
little babe Jesus. They then went out
to tell others.
God also told the news of his gift
to the world by placing a new star
in the sky. The wise men saw it and
followed its shining rays until they,
too, found the Babe of Bethlehem"
These wise men worshiped him and
gave him gifts of gold, myrrh and
frankincense.
This was the first Christmas.
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to be unable to
get out of it. A
face can get so
used to smiling as
to have no night
there. A boy can
become so com
mltted TO fluting
as to be unable
to stop. II was
so with the flute
player: to this
day he plays and
does nothing else.
He sits upon an
other and a bet
ter shelf. but not
idly. He is among
happy people, but
busy sending joy
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Th,eChristmas Tree
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THERE'S stir among the trees.
There's whisper in the breeze,
Little iee-poinis clash and eEnk.
Lisile needles nod and wink.
Sturdy h-uees sway and sigh
Here am II Here am II
''All the summer long siood
In The silence Of The woods.
Tall and saperina grew:
What might happen well kne,r
For one day lille bird
Sang. and IN the song heard
Many things quite strange to me
OF Christmas and the Chnssmss tree.
when the sun was hid from sight
la the darkness Of the night.
Whcn The wind wah sudden fret
Pulled al my green eoronei.
Staupch stood. and hid my feara
Weeping silent. lfsssns tears.
Praying snl thu, might be
Fitted Tor Christmas nee
Now here we stand
On every handi
In us hoard OF summer stored.
Bud have flown over US.
Blue ky has covered Va.
Soss winds have sung to us.
Blossoms have Runs to US.
Measureless sweetness.
Nov IN completeness
We wait.
-Marv f. Butfx
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The
First Christmas
E9 nsnuie j. KuocA.
su the WISCONSIN Farmer
Merry Christmas Merry clristmasl

Merry Christmasl Merry Christmas!
Clangs the heavy. deep-tened bell,
And all the world gives back the answer:
Christ is born, and all is we'll"
over nineteen hundred years ago
- there lived in the little town of
Nazareth humble carpenter and his
wife, Mary.
AT this time the ruler of the Roman
empire, Augustus Caesar, required all
persons to pay taxes for the upkeep
of the kingdoR. Joseph was a de-
seendant of King David. Although
he was living in Galilee, the law re-
CURED him TO go 30 Bethlehem ga Ju-
dea to pay his taxes.
When IL was time to pay the arib-
ute, Joseph took Mary with him on
the Journey to Bethlehem. 1t was q
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of his memory
visions OF home
cheer and glad
ness were upon
the walls. Faces
looked out from
their frames with
old / a N ces of
love, and figures
passed before him
fuB of the beauty
of ng life.
Again he was IN
the midst Of joy
Gus and success
full a ctfvitie
companioned and
e n { h U s | a s
tic. Then, as men,
orY's mirage fad
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CHRISTMAS I'M THE AIR

Observation-Disclosures
The New York herald., 1922-01-01
Women Interested
In Pekingese Show

Now that the activities of the holiday
season are sagging women OF society
who are interested In dogs. and mos,
Of them are, are making plans for the
two big kennel exhibitions. The first
Of these viii be the fifteenth annual
show OF the Pekinrese Club OF America
10 be held at the Plaza January is. and
that Of the American Pomeranian Club
at the waidorf-Astoria January 81 Mrs
Michael NJ Van Beuren OF Newport Is the
president OF the former and she will act as
the Judge Mrs Do Ruyter NJ. Holiins is
head OF the Pomeranian Club. but her
organization has chosen a man, Mr.. Alva
Rosenberg OF Brooklyn. to pass Judg-
nent on their pets.
The Pekingese show will be staged In
the now ballroom at the Plaza, where
the space will be three times as large
as In the old ballroom. whore all the
previous shows have been held. The
Pomeranians will he shown on the Wal
dorf rtof garden.
The chief prizes for the Pekingese
Club event are huge silver challenge
cups donated by the late J. Pierpont
Morgan a nd James Gordon Bennett and
Elbridge Gerry Snow. Jr. The show
committee consists OF Mrs. Frederick
Edoy, Mrs. Palmer Campbell. Miss Isabel
X Benjamin. DIR. Mary III. Cotton and
Mrs. Charles q. West