TIIK BEE: OMAHA. SATURDAY. JANUARY 2, 1915.
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Publishing company, being duly aworn, eaye that
the averse dally circulation for the month ot No
.ventrer, 1914, waa R:.J1.
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rz Jeaaery
Thought for the Day .
StUcttJ by Rto. Nawton Mann
"We prize book$, and they prize
them mo$t who are thtmtelvee
wise. " trntrtun.
"The War It Orer Yonder."
Secretary Redfield'e ltter to the business
men of America la a trenchant rebuke for un
warranted timidity and a clarion call to the
sound Judgment and confidence of the country.
"The war l over yonder," says the secretary
of commerce. And that la where It must be
left, aa far as possible, so far aa our business
Interests are concerned. They have been pen
alised by It In ways we could not avoid, and yet
In other ways we could and should avoid. Dut
Ibe fact is, as Iterated And reiterated by others
beside Secretary Redfleld, that after summing
up all the disadvantages resulting from the war,
they could be more than offset by the natural
force of trade and industry, supported by the
indispensable element of confidence.
"If you want prosperity, do your share to
brine It and do It now," says Secretary Red
field to the business men of the United States.
"Get that addition of your shop going; It will
cost you less today than six month! hence.
Prices are low and likely to rise. You're been
thinking of that contract work; b'ettcr atart It
yourself before things gel the start of you. This
country slows down a bit now and then, but it
never stops growing, and It always moves tip
and never down."
The war has imposed Its hardships and Inter
posed Its obstacles, hut the .resources of Amer
ican Industry and the genius of American enter
prise are capable, If properly used, to overcome
them all and push forward, and It Is the duty
of everyone of us to lend a hand toward seeing
thai this Is done.
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And isn't It a fine little new year, too?
a
Yes, keep writing it "ml" till you got the
habit. ' ' '
Now, altogether: Boost for Omaha, and keep
a-boostlng.
Get caught on that old "one-nine-one-five"
telephone gsg?
Swearing-off resolutions are good, but only
to long as they. last.
Perhaps you have noticed how well Medicine
J!at Is holding Its own these days.
Now that you are up on the wagon, boys,
it tight and don't rock the old boat. ' i
Not eo many Americana welcoming toe New
Year In foreign lands aa theje used to be.
Omaha's wonderful record of growth and de
velopment runs along as a serial etofy' with no
coding. ' ' ' " ' ' ' .'
Thomas Rye la now governor of Tennessee, a
state in which John Barleycorn has been badly
hesten.
It is the fault of the grown-ups, though, If
some of the bad little boys do not turn out to
to the best big tneu.
One never knows where a college president
iray bresk out. Here is one referring to con
gress aa "an extinct volcano."
Of courao, no one would know that the New
Yar. had actually arrived were It not for all
that dia and noiey Jollification.
Ootgrees could have taken a holiday recess
without calling down any serious complaints on
the rctmbcrs front their constituents.
it was Flautus who said, "You Jove a noth
inr wbea yon love an lafate." And never has
i :-. 4EKrie risen m ma world s estimation.
And still President Wilson will have the last
crd to my on the Indefenr-lble literacy test de
vid to abut (he door of hope against ether
Uj desirable Immigrants.
A woman waa overheard to remark to another
ci:;aa on the rar, "He spends about every cent
l nskes," evidently referring to so one in
i rlicular but llr. Ultimate Consumer.
if ogr water rate come down at much this
3 ir as they did last year, Omaha consumers
iLeu. le paying only 3 cents a. thousand
aS:otis more than consumers in Lincoln.
Now that Mr. Bryan has bought a ten-acre
kite for a home In North Carolina, the old Tar
he) state may fall into line with Nebraska,
Trirti and Florida as the home of a near-presl-
"Not by way of a knock, but by way of sug-
'.v"a; TLe Ccnrnvrcial club's list of new la-tiu-u
i la Omaha would look better If confined
to thnee that have five or mere employes on
their r rolls.
T in'of """7' i
5 f inairufti-ja of Mayor Murphy, Street Commti
i nr .Vrttwy got, buy to rlaar th sidewalks af
wh- tfiat duty a nvclecied by the oocupanc.
V. lilUsn brrion, th M. Uary's avtrnua crooery
i n. waa thrown from hla tijh wlillo tJrntnB tha
ir.t-r uf MiUicla ajid 3lord and aetlai-aly Injured,
.i.j:ib foou. tha bulidar of our now court bouae.
i ,i put in a Ml for Ua erection of the paw court
."' i Tc
; . C. Jnra, ihe p.-s'Ular travaltng man. baa goe
i . :t fi.nnit br Troy, N. V,
': r i rVla are reratnAed thut thla la r.a lor.-r leap
', rj t,t v,ty w ti i h to wait three yeare lor
'i if liance to proije.
! i.e Iwu(r weather report ihowt Omaha'a huih-
k '. u ii,! Kiium t .te fctrn 6 dit-a and tha
'1 - d.';reea. ,
I- !.;iury. Z: 4 Fnum tir-t. Invite thoae de-
!' una, (rniu ntal trees, - !n . flowi-rs and
.. vi ii-.t Mlh htm fyr epMiijf pianUntf
Forcing' the Litcrgcy Test. . '
Notwithstanding the serious objections to In
corporating a literacy test unconditionally In
our immigration laws, the senate bai recorded
Its approval of such a measure, and bas voted
down all amendments that would relieve the
harshness of ita operation by exceptions for
the victims of religious or political persecution.
True, the bill came In this form from the house,
end is practically identical with the immigra
tion measure that passed the preceding congress,
but was blocked by President Taft. . The objec
tions which then prevented ita enactment, how
ever, and which bare since been re-assert ul by
President Wilson, still stand. The ability to
read and write Is no fair test, of Ihe desirability
or undesirability of an Immigrant whose defic
iency Is due to the fact that the country from
which he comes denies him all opportunity for
schooling. This Is more directly In point where
an Immigrant Is driven from his native land to
escape religious or political persecution, being
a complete reversal of the policy of this country
to welcome to Its refuge the oppressed of other
lands. A literacy teat without exception' would
have kept out most ot our original colonists who
crossed the ocean to secure religious and politi
cal freedom, and It would also have kept out
riuch of the substantial citizenship-to which
the nation owes Us present strength and mag
nificence, it would, moreover, have retarded
for decades the development of the matchless
resources of the great west.
..The administrative features of the present
immigration bill are said to be in most respects
excellent, and to promise decided Improvement
In the present machinery, but we do not believe
the remedies for administrative shortcomings
should be allowed to force through a literacy
test bar which is no necessary, adjunct and which
is not called for to meet any pressing demand.
The Ubiquitous Apple.
The apple is indigenous to every soli and
climate In the country, as emphasised by the
government's report of the record-breaking 1914
crop. It knows no sectional limitations, but
grows at luxuriantly In one part of the United
States at the other. For Instance, the leading
apple states, according to the government report,
are New York nd Pennsylvania along the north.
Atlantic seaboard and the east. Michigan In the
extreme north, Virginia and North Carolina
along the South Atlantic, with West Virginia
just to the inland; Kentucky and Tennessee In
the middle south, Ohio and Missouri In ttie mid
dle west, and Washington In the far west and
along the Pacific- ' ' ,
The force of this lesson ought to be encour
aging to a greater area of apple orchards, for It
Is a paving crop. In 113, according again, to.
government figures, the commercial crop was 40
per cent of the agricultural production, and if
this ratio holds good for 1914 it will mean the i
marketing of 103,600,000 bushels, for the en-
tire production was SS9.000.000 bushels
Nebraska apples will take rank in quality
with the best, and they might do even better
thsa that wtih a little more acientlflo culture.
Many growers ot applea in our state have made
good money out of them,' and it has always
teemed to us that larger areas and more inten
sive culture could with great profit be, devoted
to them. .
Hoaett Shipping: ManifeiU.
American commerce bas a right to demand
unmolested transit at sea and to look to the
government for Ita protection. But the presi
dent Is quick to remind eommeroe ot the part Jt
is expected to play la securing these rights. Hit
appeal for co-operation la honest manifests by
keeping contraband and noneontraband goods
separate roust receive quick and complete re
sponse or hit demands upon the belligerent na
tions tor noninterference will lose force. The
United States haa simply required Its rights and
will have no difficulty getting them by going
Into court with clean hands. Our people should
not allow this Incident with England to disturb
them; it does not mean war at all, but simply a
firm, but friendly, demand for better recogni
tion ot the established and customary rights of
a neutral nation. But in the meantime nothing
that needs to be done by us In the- securing of
our position should be overlooked, and it Is
probable that the government will see to this,
even more vigilantly than heretofore.
A speaker at tho Bar association meeting at
Lincoln advocatea making the entire bar ooe
corporate body to take the place of the present
associations, which are purely voluntary in their
membership, and therefoie "unable to discipline
the lawyers most In need of It." That may be
the remedy, but then It might also take the of
fices aad management away from the little ring
that usually seUes control of such atsoctatioas
aad runs them la its owa personal interest.
Eomance of a Gold Miner
Tammy C'raee, MIIMaaatrev,
Tha atory of the bunt for gold la ever a story ef
toll and privation, often a trairedy. For the ena who
strike It rich, thoiteanda are Ivat in the oblivion f
poverty.
Colonel Thomas Cruaa, whose death at the as of
T, at Helena. Mont, la announced, waa one of the
lucky few who leaped from poverty to affluence thirty
years ago. He dlacorered and developed the Drum
JAimmon Bold mine, north of Helena, sold It to an
Engllan syndicate fop $100,000, retaining one-alxth
Intereat- and shared in the proflta of mooo.000 which
the mine haa produced;
Mr. Crua was 3D yearn old when he left County
Cavan, Ireland, to ' seek hla fortune In tha mining
eampe ot tha weat. He roamed around various dig
gings In California, Nevada and Idaho, blew Into
Virginia City, Mont., In X965, when Aider Gulch waa
at tha height of Ita glory, and later struck tho placers
around Helena, where fortune smiled upon him.
Flrkleneaa of Lark.
Drum Lrfimtnnn drew Its nam from tha locality la
Ireland where cruaa was bom. Befor It had a name
It had a romance redolent with the ill-luck of tho
original finder. If was a little wiry Frenchman
named I F. Hllderbrand. who drove an express wagon'
In Dead wood long after Tommy Cruaa put Drum
Common on the mining map. la the very early daya
Hllderbrand prospected in Montana. A stumble on tha
meyntain aide caused him to chl off a. piece of a
boulder which was so rich in gold quarts that hla eyes
popped in the excitement of rtehee in sight. Ha a'nt
ma partner oeerae, to. look for the lead from which
tha boulder sloughed off.
'In an unfortunate moment Hlldarbrad and his part
ner undertook to roll out of tha way the great boulder
which gave them a clu. to wealth. By one of those
Queer cape re of blasted luck which proapectors fear,
tha boulder moved too quickly and rolled over and
cruahed the arm of Hllderhrend a partner. Being with
out money and needing medical treatment they left
the place, trudged to Helena, where the partner was
put under the car of a doctor, and Hllderbrand went
to work In nearby placer to earn money to pay the
bill. ; . ,
Soma ten year! later Hllderbrand, still at out with
his luck, and weary of roaming, reached the spot
where the boulder aent his hopes akywardj The boulder
had the appearance of ea old acquaintance, but tl
surroundings were changed to a bewildering extent
Before his eye was a monster hoisting plant ralaing
rich ora from a ahaft hundreds f feet In depth, while
In the gulch a huge stamp mill was at work. The
boulder occtinled a ntaca of hnnne in' r- .
eutldtng. Hllderbrand touched It.' patted It affection
ately and teara filled hi, ayea Presently, through
the mlt of his tears, be read the sign "Drum Luroroon.
irnno, aiacoverea oy Thomas cruse, . ,
rortane" Change Froa, , '
During the period of development when hard luck,
pressed Craee to the verge of abandonment, some on
advlaed him to strike Bam A eh by for a couple of
hundreds. Aahoy was a money-lender In, Helena who
knew how to aweat the eoln when put at work n
good seourlty. Cruse put the matter of a loan up to
Aahby. All he cot. however, was m rin- 11..
advice, coupled with the money lender's assurance
that he would rather throw paper money into tho
lumacea or. nia satanio majesty than loan it to such
"a ahirtleas fellow."
Tears after whan Cruas's day of prosperity oam.
on the early vlaitors to the "Thorn aa Cruse Sev
Inga' bank." Juat started la. !?- mrmm a. A.t.h
The fortunea of Cruse and Aahby had been reversed!
vruao waa iiuan, Aenoy empty of pocket Cruse led
his WOUld-be customer to tha Annr and In v- ...j
scored language of the weat assured that customer
that he would rather throw Ms money into the fur
naces of his satanio maleatv
shiftless fellow" as Sam Ashby. 1 '
Soon after Ms bank waa atartad h -
. - W 'I U . uv,
Croa decided that he had enough capital to support
a wife. Miss Msrgaret Carter. Bister of tha lata
United States Senator Carter, became Mra. Cruae. (The
wedding In M8 was the greatest social event in the
history of Montana's easttaJL T waa . ..i-k.-n
all tha population. Crus arranged for an pan houae
uron wun every saloon In. Helena- Tradi
tion has it that th Whola mala uimlnHn. ..
ot flrunx at tha bridegroom's expense, and it took
a week to sober the people Into a. working condition.
The Jamboree was tha a-raateat
f Vll tig W1SJ
Treasure atate; no ene has attempted to rival the
BTtnglfe
The Joys of wedded lifa wee t
Mrs. Cruae died within a vear. Iravino a k.k- ......i., '
' -,7 wmtioi'ivr
on which th father lavished Ms affections and means.
Linked vlt. OaxaTsa, People. (
What Count John A. Creighton was to Omaha,
Thomas Cruae was to ITelena. Every public enter
prise, evary promising Industry, drew Ms support: be
nevolent and charitable movements commanded as
sistance from his puree. II was tho chief contributor
to the building of the Csthollo cathedral of Helena,
Which waa dedicated on Christmas day. The Methj
dlat hospital, tha Young Man's Christian aaeocistlon
and tha Young Woman's Christian association ahard
In Ms bounty, and Ms liberality In supporting the. lo
cal club kept Helena on the base ball ma.
Th career or Mr. Cms was linked in many ways
with the active lives of several former Omaha real
dent A year or two' before Cruae struck Alder
Oulch, Patrick Oumett. Mrs. Ournett aad three young
children, started from Omaha with e bullteam in a
caravan which occupied six months In covrrng the
dlatanc to Virginia City. Mnt. Cruse and the Our
nelta probably became acquainted there. In subs,
quent veara when th Ournetta becam ranchers In
the Mleeourl valley south of Helena, Cruse s poverty
aa a prospector was freduently relieved by tha fooj
reeerve of the Ournett homestead. Frank J. Lang,
son of an Omaha family of pioneer grocera, la tho
active manager of Cnwt'i Bavins e bank, and has
been confidential associate and edvLer of the million
aire for years past Another Omaha man. Harry
Cotter, married Cruse's daughter. Mary, who died a
year ago last , Noverobtr. . Cruse, ar.d Cottar, did uot
pull together and the death of the daughter widened
the breach, which continued to the gold miner's end.
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Personal and Otherwise:
Th very first wall of Wo eome n-oin th pat
mist who sees naught but evil je a year beginning with
Friday. ...
The past Is a back number. He who clings to tt
gets nowhere. Forget It! The future alone lights the
way to achievement.
Th only shadow on tha bright proapect of the New
Year Is th amateur legislator bobbing up with bills
to tax bachelors. Envy will go the limit In buatlntf
the "Don't Worry clubs,"
Good resolutions are worth while. In ttma they
become a fixed habit- Men who have persisted in
making reeotullona annually for a dosen years have
bee a known to stick as much as fifteen days in each
January. -- .
On of the perplexltfc-a of the old year pushed over
Into the new by the euprem court of Georgia ia the
question. "What is berT" The caprlcaa of JudUi.il
humor constitute on of tha Joya of living n either,
side of the Mason and Dixon 11ns.
Looking backward aa far as the stone age it la
related that Wag and Wo met on New Year's morn
ing. "8y. Woe," said Wag, "lend me your crowbar,
will your "What for?" asked Woe, wearily. "I want
to go home," anawrel Wag, "and tuna over a new
leaf."
"How time is slipping from our feet!" aang old
Omar, la Ma solo to the New Year revellera. An l
lifting Ms loaded t magnum be aalutod the bunrb:
"Com, fill to Joyoua years this crystal ekar rul
fine; the morrow may fill with teara what now we
fUM with wine.'
The multitude of nephswa and nlecea of Unci
fiamuel. bleea 'em all. May be pardoned ahould thev
cut loose with heart thrtlia for t'ncla aad glad han-1.1
for the New Yer- No other land on which the wint. r
avin eMnee la more reponiv to tha hopra ot man
Mail, nune quk-ker In excnitlng a fcelptng- hand to
Ihoea la dltia. The atiiluit fcume of liberty and
opiMrtuni;y, of pmc and good a 111. Justifies her
children la heartily wth-omfug tha New Year.
V, a. Owe a Deht Kaglaad.
RIVERTON. Neb.. Jan. 1. To the Ed
itor of The Bee: Please tall us If the
United Btatee owes England a war debt
dating from the civil war.
LINDLET PHARMACY.
Note:' Not to our knowledge. Th only
Indebtedness growing out of the civil war
between the United Ptatea and England
was settled when England was required
to pay the Alabama claims to the United
States.
Commlaaloai Plaa a Fallarcf
OMAHA, Jan. I.-To the Editor of The
Bee: Our new commiselon city govern
ment has not Improved the management
of Omaha as w hoped. And It never
will. Those elected are under too many
ohltgatlona to tha saloon element for
their election and it takes more stamina
than one man poasesses to do what he
knows la right and best against the var
ious wishes and threats he is bound to
encounter. Few It any cities In the
United States will select and elect men
competent and capable of managing a
large city.
1 What we should have Is a state com
mission of four, with the governor making
five, elected by a vote of the entlr state.
(Our stat and nral districts elect as a
rule" good officials). These five having
the appointive power, and they must ap
point from the cttlxens ot ' Omaha and
other cities in our stat of S.000 and over
from their own eitliens (thla would be
home rule) three to eeven commissioner.
,The state commissioners should have the
power to remove for cause any ot these
men.
The state commissioners should make a
study of the best way of handling gamb
ling, saloons, red light districts, etc., and
advise with the city commissioners.' Any
state could well afford to pay these atate
eotnmlasloners a good salary, aa It would
reduce th coats of out state penitentiary,
insane and inebriate asylums and all
other state and county Institutions by im
proving the conditions of vice In the cities
where most ot this data comes from.
an
Ia Fell or la Part.
SOUTH OMAHA. Jan. l.-To the Editor
ot The Bee: I note my letter (in part) In
The Bee, and I want to ask you, please
publish full letter or not at all, aa It is
misleading to publish in part only. In
my letter X made the statement that J.
B. Watklns made the statement at that
city- ball meeting that he had never
heard on word in favor of annexation
for South Omaha, and I stand on this
platform also. Why don't you send
down the bunch that favors annexation
and give us facta and figures the same
as they do when they are soliciting our
votes for office. If Omaha is so anxious
to help us, why don't they do it nowT
They surely owe us something for all
the trade, bank clearings and P. O.
thay have taken from ua without our
consent. J. G. BLESSING.
, Note: The Bee reserves th right to
condense contributions to the letter box;
also to correct the spelling, punctuation
and grammar.
Labor Valoa aad Lawyers' Uatloa.
OMAHA. Dec. SL To the Editor of The
Bee: I notice in a dispatch from Lin
coln relative to the meeting ot the StaU
Bar association that a certain Judge E.
B. Perry of Cambridge spoke on the sub
ject of "labor unions and the tendency
of .lawmakers to except them from the
provisions of certain statute." Judge
Perry is quoted as saying "that If you
belong to a labor union you can resort
to boycotting or other unlawful acts.
However, th legal profession is not op
posed to unions, but is their beat friend."
Are we to Infer frem this that, although
Judg Perry knows (?) labor unions to be
law violators, he endorses their unlawful
aotsT It the legal profession as a whole .
Is a labor union's beat friend, said labor
unions have been laboring under ay mle
apprehenslon for many years. However.
I am Inclined to think that the Judge ia
sentencing labor unions from evidence
he has gathered through hla membership
In the lawyers' union and peculiar to It
Th lea at of labor organisations will, in
my opinion at least outshine any lawyers'
union so far as law-observance it con
cerned. . J. 4. Cr
p Rra "neaUatr" Their Way.
TOLEDO. O., Dec a. To the Editor of
The Bee: Ia beptember last I atood on
th atatlon platform at Ironton,' O.. while
a fratght train on the N. W. R. R. was
paaaing. On this train I saw eleven boy a,
ranging In a gee from 12 to IS years,
"beating" their way. Borne of these boya
were on a part ot the train that was in
plain view of the conductor, who aat In
his lookout on tha cabooae. . '
Juat a few days ago a girl was ar
rested In Cleveland for stealing gooda
from a merchant's counter. It developed ;
that she was a vagrant who bad run 1
away from horn la Akron, O., almost a
year ago. rm had beea aervlng as a do
mestlo in different hornr while In her
vagrancy. .
There are hundreds of cases like thee
familiar to every reader of the dally
news.
The Identification department of the
Chicago police, told me a fw months
sine that their department haa a report
on the average of twenty caaea a day,
over, 7.000 a year, yet I doubt not the
same departments of any Ohio city's po
lice force would report a proportionate
number. , -
The enclosed bill alms at a restraint
by law of this arpaUing condition. If
you examine It carefully I believe you will
ae it to be a practical and saving Mil.
working no hardship upon those who
meet need Its provUlona and penalties.
If those who lawfully control mlaors
desire them to leave their homes t earn
a living (which will be but rare), thla
law would give them a etandtng that
would make it eaaler for such to do so.
It will act as a restraining fore to those
minora who, knowing that it la easy to
conceal themaelvea. Jump aboard every
outgoing freight train and atart on their
road to ruin. L. II. FORD.
Nebraska Editors
J. A. Stahl, who recently purchased
the Cuming county Democrat has con
tracted tor an Intertyp machine. It
will be installed within a few week
J. W. Robinson, who waa formerly
connected with newsppra lu Franklin
county, will edit the Franklin Progress
while Its editor aad proprietor. Colonel
Barker, Is serving his district in tha
stats leglalatur.
Millard Martin has purchased the third
Interest In tha Im:a Journal-Leader
from Miss Mary McKlnley, Mr. Martin,
who ia now ensaged in teaching echool,
will take charg of th? , me haniral de
partment at th end of hla term.
Editorial Snapshots
Philadelphia Ldger: Plucky little
Servla has got It capital back a.' In.
Perhapa Auatrla la beginning to wish It
hadn't made Its dmand for an apology
quite so peremptory.
St. Louis Republic: England celebrated
its naval victory and Germany Is cele
brating th flight of the Russians, but It's
a long way to celebration of the real
victory and nobody knows who will do
the rejoicing. ,
New Tork World: General Villa is so
civil to the Unite! States and so anxious
to be of service that some of us may
forget that Christmaa Is at hand and that
nothing would please him more than to
find recognition In his stocking.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: However In
nocent they may be st heart manu
facturers of armour plate cannot, of
course, be blamed for taking an oc
casional peek at the papers to see how
the militarist propaganda progresses. ' .
Brooklyn Eagle: The new Italy accepts
no second place In mechanical Invention.
A war biplane now being tealed at Vis
sola, to carry a ton and a half, to be ar
mored and to have a machine gun. le
enough to mske even Germany sit up end
take notice. ( . '
Baltimore American; The commander
of the British submarine B-1L ' which
executed the brilliant feat of destroying
the Turkish ship under th very guns of
the enemy. Is the eon of a newspaper
man. His faculty for making news may
be disputed as hereditary, but no one can
deny It is very highly developed.
Philadelphia Bulletin : The egg wast
in this country is said to amount to
$200,000,009 worth' a year. One egg in
every ten Is broken In transit, three out
of the remaining nine become addled, and
only 40 per cent of the entire product
ure fit for eating. No wonder the hens
get discouraged and refuse to work
against such odds of human Inefficiency.
Pittsburgh Dlapatch:. Congressman
Gardner's statement that "if we had gone
to war with the rest of the first class
power early In August ne less than nine
of our battleships would not have been
ready to .fight" will hardly grouse
panic. The American nation will be con
tent to note that sr had
wwch kept us out of that .",'stupld snd
auu(vMrr connict.
Philadelphia Record- . -ri. -.1a
Council of National Defense is fast dis
appearing m the gloaming. Th great
majority of senators- mnA
I V Bllld,
are reported to be opposed "to It. and even
ua sponsors are likely to disown it soon.
If such an Investigation ahmiM k-
aldered necessary. ' though tt is difficult
to eee what it could discover, that Is not
already known: let lt.be. made by con-,
gresslonal committees. Wo alr. h.-.
too many Irresponsible commissions.
GEEKS AJTD Git OAK!
"VTiev sav there la going to be muck
aufferliic thla winter.")
"Thata true. Only ycter!ay I w-aa
reading that ther Is great danger ef a
diamond famine," taltimore American.
"When I Waa a boy." aalit Mr. Cum
rox. "I walked eight miles to go to
school."
"And yet." rejoined his son, Clyde, in
a tone of gentle reproof." you blame me
for going in ao strong for phyalcal cul
ture. Washington Ptar.
Miss Flynn I wonder if I ehall lose
mv looka. too, when I get to be your
is Elder You will be fortunate If you
do. Detroit Free Press.
"What do you know about the consti
tution? I'll bet you can't repeat the
opening clause."
"I can, too: "We, th people of the
united States being of sound mind and
disposing, will-"
"That will do," Interrupted the other
man. "I didn't think you knew It old
top." Puck.
"Do you want to be let In on a dead
sure thing?
"Nop, whenever I am Introduced to a
dead sure thing 1 step back and give my
place to the undertaker." Houston Pnat.
Two-thirds of Jones' makeup Is curios
ity; the other third wit. A short time
sgj he met his neighbor proudly display
ing a valuable horse "That Is a fln
horse you have there, Brown," he ex-"
claimed corillally. "How much did you
giv for him-'"
"I itave my note," , waa the crisp re
joinder. "Well, you got him cheap," said Jones."
Everybody's Magailne. i
CASE OF WAR-TALK J0BKINS.
Arthur Chapman, In Philadelphia Record.
Jim Jobkins was a ealeeman wondrous
ciever.
Made welcome In a hundred country
stores:
His firm esteemed him quite the brightest
ever;
Where others brought one dollar Jim
brought scores.
But suddenly Jobkins' orders faded,-
Kxnenses. though, abated not a whit.
The firm thought faithful Jim was getting
Jaded
'Twas hinted that he'd better rest a bit.
But spoke ' the senior manager, explain
ing: "I'll tell you just why Jim is falling
. down.
His customers with war talk he is pain
ing He's spouting fight In every country
town. . ,
Instead of goods a war map's odthi
table, '
He teiia of Krupps and Zeppelins and
such;
In analysing war moves Jim Is able.
But war talk doesn't help this firm o'er
much." , - . i .
8c Jim received a telegram next morning.
"IV read : "Leave war to those who have
to fight."
And now no a to res with war maps Jim's
adorning
He took the hint and orders came all
right. .
It all the Jims upon commercial hlgh-
-ways
Talked not a word of war 'twlxt train
and train,
'Twould help prosperity along the by
ways. Let War-talk Jobkins' esse be not In
vain.
Y Petroleum Coke
AT THE '
Er.lP.MSS
-
Phona Oi 2397
113 S. 16th St.
$(159 $cco $eo
Ton 3iTco fcHcn
"We have just received a
brand new supply of this re
markable furnace fuel which
is rapidly taking the place
of coal.
; Why? Because it makes
more heat and leaves no
ashes, clinker or 6late and
makes no smoke.
Try at least1 a small lot
Now.
Next We Will Give
no
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Twiiis
vNow . listen to this
girls. When we opened
the doll box to get one
for this week, what
should greet us but a
pair of twins. Think of
it we were quite puz
zled to know what to do
at first, because one is
enough for any little
Busy Bee to care for,
but we soon decided
upon a plan
The Twina are to go to
the country to some mu.
girl living pa a farm, where
milk d.v , l5"!I W"1 ' nI tresb
'vi v, ivuui w iuuid suit vim j wnen tuev are hi
enough: to run about 7 n m
All the dollies so far have been won by the girls in the cities and
Et0WJ V 'ur? you wil! b" Ud to be,P M on a farm wit
the Twins. No one eitfe can get them.
The Twins will be given free to the little girl under ia
years ef age, that brings or mails us the largest number of
doll's pictures cut out of the Daily and Sunday liee before
4 p. in. Saturday, January t.
The Twins pictures will bo In The Bee every day thla week. Cut
them out and ask your friends to save the picturea in their paper for
you too. See how many picturea of The Twins you can get and be
sure to turn them In to The Bso office before 4 p. m. Saturday. Jan. 8.
You Can See lie Twins at The Bee Office
Third Sled FREE This Week
Vi wwWSwawWV((
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the most pictures before 4 P. M
The picture or the Eled
will be in The Bee every
day this week.
Cut them all out and
ask your friends to aave
. '. the pictures In their pa
per for you. too. Bee haw
many pictures you
get and bring thein
, The Bee otice.
The Sled will be given
Free to the boy that
Saturday, January 2.
can
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