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,-f - ""yfy 6 ' The Commoner. ISSUED WEEKLY. WlI.MAM J. IUtVAN Kdltor nml Proprietor. ItJCiunn I Mwtcai.vk Air oclnte Killtor. ClIAJlM-S V. 11 II YAM Fubllnhcr. Editorial llooms and Ilunlness Ofllco Ki-KO fc'outli 12tli Street mined nt (lie 1 trim r at Lincoln, Neb.. R rccoml-clurr mnlter O.C Vear 11.00 Llx Monliw SO CI1.L1 olMveormorc. JdYrar ... - .5 25o 5 llirto Mon Ilia- fclnirlo C'oiiy - - - trample Copier. Free. lorclRii I'crtaKPt2 Con tp Extra. ' JSUnstiltll'TIONS cau bo sent direct to The Com monor. Thoy can also bo sent through ncwspapot a which havo advertised a clubbing rato. or through local agentn, where sub-agents havo been appoint ed. All remittances should bo sent by postofflc money order, express order, or by bank on New York or Chicago. Do not send Individual checkw, stamps or money. DISCONTINUANCES It Is found that a 1W majority of our subscribers prefer not to navo their subscriptions Interrupted and their moa broken In case they fall to remit before expiration. 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Prosperity Item Tho Iron Ago, of Now York, in its issue of March 11, says: "Announcement of wage re ductions in the iron industry are becoming more numerous and others are about to bo made. It Ms ovident that this phase of the readjustment has only been fairly entered upon, and it may bo expected that the process will be thorough, affecting every operation from the mining of ore to tho rolling of the finished product. The trade is facing the probability that tho return of real prosperity may yot lead it over some rough ways. And in such a ronoral readjustment as is now being discussed, it is hard to scj how the railroad and othor important interests can escape." Brockton, Mass., March' 8. (Special to the Washington, D. C. Star.) The factories of the w. L. Douglas Shoo company resumed their cus tomary activity today with tho return of the 425 stitchers who had T)een on strike since March 1, causing tho enforced idleness of about 1,650 operatives. At a conference between the strikers and their employers last Saturday a satlsfactpry agreemont was effected', but tho terms woro not mado public. t M7P1Sonlxvill?l P" March 8- (Special to the Washington, D. C, Star.) A reduction f 10 per cent in tho wages of tho employes of the Phoenix Iron company went into effect today About 3,000 men aro affected. All departments oxcopt the draughtsmen and general ofllce force aro included in the cut. The Phoenix Iron company is one of the biggest of tho independent concerns. Tho large plant of tho company has been improved in the last year, but this winter has been the dullest the town has felt for many ydill (St .i . The Commoner rendered unconscious. Several others were hit by missiles before they succeeded in getting clear of their assailants. None was seriously injured, however. The attack is said to have grown out of a refusal of the dozen men to quit their employment in the hat shop. When the disturbance had been quelled tho shop was closed for the day. Dr. n. E. Layton of Washington, D. C, writes: "With due regard to Mr. Taft and his party,. I would not intentionally belittle either of them. But in the name of their arguments put forth last fall, how can such things come to pass? Can you explain to your readers why we are having strikes and reduction in wages just now? Can some of the people be fooled all the time or all the republicans fooled all the time by supporting such policies?" "PROBLEMS" Several weeks ago Mrs. W. Cartwright of Wilber, Neb., sent to The Commoner the fol lowing ''problem:" 4 The number of fish Christ used in feeding the. five thousand may bo figured thus: . Add to tho number of letters in the name of tho first Christian martyr the number of the, chap ter in the book of Isaiah that tho Ethiopian eunuch was reading when Philip went up in his chariot; substract the number of letters in the namo of the mountain on which Moses died; divide by number of letters in the name of the woman who was one of the fifteen judges of Israel; multiply by the number of letters of the first king of the divided kingdom of Judah; add tho number of letters in the name of the man who built the first temple; subtract the number of letters in the name of the man who led the Israelites across the Red Sea; add the number of pieces of furniture found in the court of the tabernacle, and subtract the num ber of books in the Bible; this will give the number of fishes Christ used in feeding the five thousand. Ella G. Meador writes: "Seeing the problem in your last issue, I have solved it as I under stand it. I have worked it as follows: Number of letters in the word Stephen, 7; the Ethiopian eunuch was reading 53rd chapter, total 60. Sub tract 4, number of letters in Mount Nebo, equals 56; divide by 7, number of letters in the word Deborah, leaves 8; multiply by 8, number of letters in the name Rehoboam, equals 64; add 6, number of letters in word David, equals 69; subtract 5, number of letters in word Moses; leaves 64; add 4, pieces of furniture in the court of the tabernacle, equals 68; subtract 66, number of books in the Bible, leaves 2, the number of fishes Christ used in feeding the five thousand." tS' T Klrtloy Fredericksburg, Va., writes: I fee by my last Commoner, under the head of fish problem," quite a number of replies. I am glad to seo some space in The Commoner allowed to short questions on the Bible. I am 70 years old and thought much on Bible sub jects, and do here beg space in The Commoner to present a prohlem to such of its readers as may be fond of reasoning from definite state ments to definite conclusions. The problem is ?i 7 ST8!1 iHC?dine t0 Zeariah 9-9, Matt. 21-7, Mark 11-7, Luke 19-35, John 12-14, when Jesus made his grand entry into Jerusalem did He ride on only one, or two asses? Please give the above question a place in your paper and w?n i?, Present day commentators y,rr dVith K- Fieen hundred years ago they differed on it. Origien of old said Jesus rode on tVO tlSSQS . : Woodbine. N. J '-Mni.nl o o. '.", .. Washington, D C. Star,) Several persons werl 'injured today in a riot growing out of the strike at tho hat factory here when a crowd of about 400 set upon a dozen men who had continued working in the hat shop. Stones, bricks and other missiles were thrown. During the riot- !S? a"ivoIvor wns flrcd and Abraham Willert one of the men attacked, was struck by a brick hurled by some ono in tho crowd of rioters and A NEW VERSION The Bible tells us of a feast that was spread by a happy father when his prodigal son re turned, repentant, but the Iroquois club of Chicago has given us a now version of the storv It gives a -aliquot to the prodigal as he leaves his father's house, boastful and arrogant Former Mayor E. F. Dunne, of Chicago w-m invited to a dinner given to Jacob L Sin son the new war secretary, by the Iroquois club a democratic organization. Judge Dunne d SUned to attend the dinner. In a letter a s:rdcnt of the ?-quer,iudb, par y and party affiliations, I would be plased to attend as I have the highest respect for Judge Dickinson. As the .reception and dinner however, is tendered to him by a club which has always claimed to be an exclusively dem ocratic organization, at a time when he (Jud?e ' VOLUME 9, NUMBER 10 Dickinson) has publicly abandoned the demo cratic party and entered tho ranks of the repub lican party, I can not consistently attend, and must respectfully protest, as a member of this club, against tendering such an honor at such a time and under such circumstances. If Judge Dickinson supported Judge Tatt for the presi dency, he abandoned the democratic party in the late campaign -and became a republican, if he did not support Judge Taft for the presi dency his acceptance now of a position in the cabinet is a public announcement of his alle giance to and accordance with the principles of the republican party and a repudiation and an abandonment of the democratic party and its principles." Bravo, Judge Dunne! A non-partisan dinner is one thing, but it is quite another story for a democratic club to give a complimentary ban quet to one of its members when he declares that he has not been in the habit of supporting the ticket in recent years. And to make mat ters worse the honor is done the member just as he signalizes his abandonment of his party by accepting a cabinet position under a repub lican president. ,. There is only one excuse that could bo offered the club might thus, give evidence of its delight to have the party relieved of the presence of the new secretary of war. A man whose corporate connections can draw him out of the democratic party, is a burden, and his open departure is a blessing even if it did re quire a cabinet position to give publicity to a bolting that had become chronic. The Iroquois club has many loyal democrats among its members but it will not strengthen its position in the party by doing honor to one who first pawned his political principles for a corporate salary and then sold the redemption check for a cabinet office. 000 DEMOCRATIC NEWSPAPER MEN AT TENTION The following letter explains itself: "Marion, Kan., March 4. Tothe Ed itor of The Commoner: I, know of a number of openings in. Kansas for dem ocratic weekly newspapers and I wish you would ask democratic newspaper men who are looking, for locations to write me. Very truly yours, "H. S. MARTIN. "Chairman Kansas Democratic State Central Committee." o . ALWAYS ALTHOUGH Former Mayor Dunne, of Chicago,' declined to participate in a .banquet given by. a demo cratic club to Jacob 1.1. Dickinsdn, the new secretary of war, on the ground tliat Mr. Dick inson had gone over to the republican party and that it was "highly inconsistent if not ridic ulous for a democratic organization to extend its congratulations to a member who has aban doned the party." Associated Press dispatches say: "Judge Dickinson flatly denied Mr. Dunne's allegation. 'I have always been a democrat and am still one,' he said, adding after a moment, 'although I did not vote for Bryan.' " In other words Mr. Dickinson has "always been a democrat" "although" he did not vote the democratic national ticket in 1890, 1900 and 1908. u Jt m,ay be said that the republican party is paved with such democrats as that. EDUCATIONAL SERIES X (Continued from Pago 5) of any traveling companion. -With its cotton fields and factories, its fruit and flowers and above all with its lofty and uncorapromisable principles, the south ask's no favor and begs no one for fellowship. The people of the south are not wanting in independence of thought. They are not terrified into being "solid." They do not divide, simply because they are honestly agreed. . It has not hv Ur a Slmm soliarity, forced upon them SLf? Q,ranCG tllat they W contended in ?mi JSi Wiar Such a view of them is shallow 5in.fi8?,11?1"5, Th0 south Is soli first and rt aSi n tIle fiacred thmSs "wnlcn He deeper aown m the soul than -passing policies and tran nnnli PBdients of Py Politics, 'ffhe -southern Sf artG .ne lueart; and-,1 anistake them veiy much if they do not so-remain for years t0 Come' W. A. CANDLER. mi fi&.-