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Sejacfeef by W. A. Johnton
At muf Hrve hi tirru at trfry trait,
8av cengure, critici art rtady madt.
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rienty of time yet for numerous city cam
paJga boomleta to thaw out..
Yet, tbls It Just the appropriate weather to
reTire the Cook-Peary controversy.
Anyhow, letting cteam out of the annexation
toiler eatet the pressure on the crowntbeet.
"Made in Omaha" li a guaranty of high
data goods, full meaturea and right prices. Push
It along.
Sure, let the people rule tn this consolidation
matter but all the people rather than Just ft
few email groups of them.
Still, Omaha ought not to have' to go to Lin
coln to get any reductions In electric lighting
rates to which we may be entitled to.
Railway rate raising Is doing more to boost
the river navigation game than the efforts of a(i
the waterways promoters put together.
With all lights out, the darkness of British
cities at night la pronounced beneficial to eye
Bight, Even the thort-tlghtcd are made to "tea
things.'' ,
Formal opening of the Panama canal may
be postponed. It la to bo noted, however, that
the canal Is open and doing business without
waiting for any formalities.
If all the wind power going to watte in and
about the legislature could be harnessed, devel
opment of our water power resources might bo
safely deferred for another few decades.
Ranewed assurance of an early opening of
the federal pie for "deserving democrats" ot
Nebraska does not lighten the pathos of th)
words: "Thou art to near and yet so far!"
A government which successfully solved Inn
problem, "What is whiskey?" can be depended
on to show 'equal perspicacity when It goes to
the bat with the question: "Is playing bsse ball
laborf
It la worth noting that Uncle Sam's plea for
shortening the long hauls on shrinking national
revenues stirs no responsive chord in the pork
bar'! coraer. Economy planks are useful only
to get in on.
Stricter regulations in granting passports for
foreign travel are rendered necessary by thj
war. The State department hat more presslug
duties than acting aa guardian for "Innocent
spectatora" of a widespread row.
Revelations on the methods of preparing for
consumption the North Pole etortes of Peary
and Cook bring the spotlight to bear on liter
ary secrets usually kept in the dark. Not a few
of the magazine b crops of today are strutting
around with the plumes cf borrowed literary
merit,
Food for Thought for the Street Btulway.
Following up the note of warning sounded
by The Bee for the rate raising railroads, let t.t
suggest that our street railway management rat
find food for thought if they will observe cur
tent conditions in Omaha and listen to the taU
Indulged in by the passengers on thnlr cars.
Let the street railway people ask themselves,
Why is It that the prospect of Jitney bus lines
arouses such a welcoming chorus, regardless
whether the scheme may be practicable or prof
itable? Grant that the street railway service in
Omaha Is in many res poets excellent, and tho
management notably progressive aloag certain
lines. Concede that the successive demand for
extensions Into new territory have been cheer
fully met, sometimes before fully warranted
Admit that the cars are for the most part now,
toomy, fairly clean, tip-to-date, well heated In
the winter time, if not always properly ven
tilated. Agree that the motormen and conduc
tors are well paid, efficient and arc-jimodatlng
within the rules which they are required to ob
serve. Rut still there Is a lurking dissatisfac
tion which stimulates the hope of relief through
another transportation system.
Is this dissatisfaction, snd Its causes, ir
remediable, or are there some Improvements
which could be provided?
The common complaints, it is true, go
largely to the amount of street railway service
at hours of traffic congestion, and the relief. If
possible, must tome from putting on additional
care or rearranging the hours to conform with
changing demands.
Is it necessary to compel people to stand at
street corners In below-r.ero weather and watch
from two to four over-loaded cars pass them up
without even stopping?
Is It necessary to compel passengers when
they finally squeeze on, to stand on the steps, or
be wedged against an iron railing, or nang from,
a strap, as the only alternatives to walking?
If this congestion cannot be avoided in ths
early evening hour, why must It be repeated at
the time when people are going home from the
theaters and amusement places, when other
cltlea have theater car service.
Again, why should not the street railway
time table be made to tit in bettor with the time
tables of the railroads, so as to tarry Incoming
travelers from the station to their homes, or to
hotels, when they arrive?
We do not believe the people of Omaha aa
a whole are specially hostile to the street rail
way company or over-exacting. As a rule they
realize the difficulties besetting the company,
and appreciate efforts at relief, whether they ac
complish all that is desired or tot. "We aay
thla, however, that if tho street railway people
have their eyes open, they will at least make a
try to give greater satisfaction without waiting
for complaints to accumulate Into an upheaval.
I C. Foster of Chicago, g.and oitanl-er ami
Inspector of raliroel lroK"nn. U In Onnli; on i
weaiern tour for the purriv of oijuiiUIoi: nc
ti anchfs Of the broihsi hood.
Another orhlntrn n' mining a h. Id at K -per'
a hall to, lilacuaa the tunviil labor (:'i.t. .
tee ties being triad" by Hon. WUJ'atu Turtle-, Y. f.
lvia, J. A. Krrtaiimark and J. H. W!n.ear.
Mr. fuvel Frai.ce aUhea It to be umcraloud that
hi dug elo:, lucuir.l uii l!uai4 atrret, u not tha
Plata wheie t'ie i;lnUk mali in t'o:uku:',Cinv a
preeirliitloit a few C$ So.
The flttt ta'lely cf rp'i it ihII.u la taliid to ai t t
at Metiopoli uu ht!. ctrn-r l-evcnt'-cmh and Dxis
ireeta, hiluid y ct J p. tu.
ilr. Tl.oij.a tKule and Air. . M. Kddy of t!i4
l'lti Mottl (o..':n y mo Lavk f um an ettended
(rip owt the fi 1 ni I'adflr lints lo look a'ir UiWr
atlnir, )ivi-t .
Wlig Wi-i-tU-i; hue tapped t'.ie ilj.iax.,
rather U;oir k .. e.-i-r. ln-atia arc ut'oi-ned H'.
a skull tt., l.h iie uum of the Mm or Ltd in
rad U'tU-ti.
A k abMUhf i jnii ilil.c la t:i Jii.a':a lnH;t llug tha
deaf and cumi, In'liiuil.H. 1 h only famlllur naraa
m tLa likl of m. uiU-i b-ii:g that of 1'lulpt Paine.
Can They Over-Ride the Vetot -'
. As was naturally to have been expected,
strenuous efforts are well under way to line up
enough votes to put the literacy immigration bill
serosa over the president's veto. On final pat
sage In each house, the bill had' more than tho
necessary two-third to meet the constitutional
requirements for this purpose, but there Is no
certainty of holding this support In fact, the
veto of ny bill Is supposed to create a presump
tion against It, and compel every one who
favored it originally to reconsider end ascertain
whether his Impelling reasons still hold good.
When the similar bill with the same ob
noxious literary test was vetoed by the preceding
cccupsnt of the White House, the tame bluff
and bluster was heard about overriding the veto
obstacle, but It was soon found to be mucn
easier tald than done. Failure to count tho
requisite number of supporters left It banging,
aa It were, in the air, at the close of the' session,
with no other recourse 'but to start over and
try again 'in the nest congress.
In the present instance parliamentary pro
cedure demands re-enactment with a two-thirds
vote before the adveut of March . which marks
the death knoll of all unfinished bualnesa on
the calendar. Let the midnight hour of that day
pass without affirmative action and the bill It
dead, and cannot be resurrected even during the
remainder of President Wilson's term, because
in tho next congress, with its narrower majority
margins, any effort to override another presi
dential veto of the literacy test would be hope
lesa. Under tbe conditions aa they are, therefore.
The Hee again urges It as the duty of every
member of congresa' from the yet-to-be devel
oped west, which has so ,much work for willing
hands to do, to stend by the president when the
vetoed bill comes up again.
Postal SAvingi and the Schools.
A bulletin of the national bureau ot educa
tion cflH.i attention to the fact that a million
ond a quarter dollars is ou deposit in the
tcLool pavings banks Of this country distributed
among 217.000 pupil."., who thereby learn lev
ton of thrift for use In later life. Practically a'l
of tbew savings acco'inls are Jit private banks
or financial institutions that have established,
or conne'totl up with, machinery for gathering
the school children's savings. The bulletin re
ferred to susgopts that there can be a stlnvi.
lating relation between the schools and the gov
ernment postal rav!ii;t rystem, which oven now
kctepts ss r.c.iotltorj any person over 10 yean
of age. "School ravlusj benUs," It iiiarce, .' aro
uerded to irepsr? young people to profit by tlt't
postal savlr.?i b"ul;s."
Af certin?? thlr conclusion. It seems to us that
It obouUl devolve on tae poiirl officials to woik
out tho necessary school branches by which t'.io
teething aii'l iractlca of thrift uuy go along
liuo the rudiments 'of educatlou. It strikes u
al-.Q as the proper alliance la fact, the only
proper alllanc for the school to b connected
with tho postsl tavlngt ryr'.em. because of itu
absolute safety and complete deedoiu from pf
i-tuUlty of !rlva'e mnclpulatlou. Tho want
Mow that could be given to the saving habit of
tho school child would be to have Its raall a.
tutuulatlons '.oil or Indefinitely tied up. The pos
tal aings system would afford an absolute
safeguard for the peculiar conditions surround
ing school children's money, which would after
wards find the way into other avenues ot invest-
meat or unfulneas.
The Political Caldron
Br MONDAT next Judge dutton will again be a
private cltlsen for the first time In a long while,
topping down from the district bench by liU
own reatgnatlon. Although In announcing Ma retire
ment. Judge Sutton also announced that ha waa going
Into private practice, and had no intention or getting
on to tha re track In the oomlng municipal campaign.
Instead of setting at re at the dicus:on of his name,
he haa only caused more talk. Thla la the Una you
can hear at any corridor ronferfnee.
"Well. Judge Sutton Is out of It, and there la no
more uae making calculation on him. If he had any
Idea of being a candidate for rommlaeloner, he
would have aald so. and would have said that he waa
giving up Ma Judgeship so he could not he accuaed of
using Ms Judicial position to imst his polltcal game.
That would have strengthened hm, and made him a
sure winner."
"Don't ycu believe It. That stuff about private
pi ac tire Is Juat a blind." lt'a Just a clerer front to
make fhem tease him harder, and make It look aa If
he was dragged l-i when the time comes. It's tho
old Clnrlnnatus-at-the-rlow story, and he has gone
back to the Mow In order to be ready to be drafted
not as a private, but with a general's commission."
"That's where you're all dead wrong." chimes In
a third. "Judge Mutton means Juat what he saya when
he says It, only he changes his mind like other people.
If he had wanted to stay In politics he would have
resigned last fall, and run for congress, and he would
have had a good chance to win out, too, but he
didn't, because ho figured that when he should quit, it
would be to do something for himself. If they get
Mm to change hla mind about thia city campaign now.
It will be because he la sincerely convinced that lt'a
his duty to do so, and that If he refuses the folks
making the demand, he cannot call on them later
for anything else."
Ho there you lia It coming and going, up and
down, rroeswlse and on the bias.
"Viewing the political situation at this early date,
I would ask what latue ran be brought against the
prenent city administration? t have talked with many
business men snd they all sgree that the city never
was In better condition from a governmental atand
print. Our parka have been brought up to a high
standard and the public funds never have been ex
pended with more regard for the public Interests," de
clr.red Mayor J. C. Dahlman yesterday during a little
chat.
"Do you really believe the entire seven commis
sioners will be re-elected If they all file again?" waa
asked.
"There is nothing written In the books to Indicate
otherwise." wss the reply.
"I want to tell yr.ti right now, that whoever acta
In the road of the present administration will go Into
the ditch. They will be up against a buss-saw. The
only remaining issue l can see Just now la tho wet
and dry Issue, and of that I am not afraid. Tha lib
eral element wh'ch. aupportrd us three years ago or
at leaat atipported me Is just na strong today. Thero
can be no doubt as to the outcome on a straight-cut
wet-and-dry proposition," continued the mayor, em
phasising tho Incislveresi of his remarka by shaking
an index finger.
"Of courre." he added. "there may be develop
ments which may change the aituation. but I really
believe the people of Omaha feel that tbe present ad
minlstrstlon haa more than made good."
That's Dahlman's present view of the situation.
Tom Flynn, the mayor's political lieutenant, feela the
same way. lie is inclined to believe that a wet-and-dry
Issue will be inje ted Into the campaign.
The political dopf titers aie having a merry time
these daya talking over available timber and remin
iscing on political battles-lost and won. Anybody
w-ho boa not been mentlonod In connection with the
city communion election is either in one of the locut
cemeteries or In jail. Some of those already referred
to' will In all probability file and some not yet heard
from may file. Out of all the clatter and fanfare
comes one man who has the temerity to say positively
he "will" file for the primaries. Ha is Jamea Mc
Donald, already on the pay roll as superintendent of
boulevsrds under Commissioner J. B. Hummel.
"I will file!" he St Id. Juat as If he were standing
at Armageddon or on top of the Woodmen of tho
World building. He Is said to aspire to tbe depart
ment of public Improvements, now held by Thomas
MoOovern. Mr. McQovern expects to run, and he, too,
wants the same department again. It looka very
much as if somebody It going to be disappointed.
One of. the old political wheel-horses wants to
know whether there will be a lot of slates at the city
commission primaries on April S. Of the making- of
slates there rtems to be no end and the slate makers
and slate smashers move In mysterious ways. The
alate factory ia being overhauled and will soon be
ready for the spring trade. Speaking of alntea and
things, J. P. Rutler. gas commissioner In the city
hall, claims to have done some crystal gazing of late
and he read In this mystic object a sign that the city
hall slate will be the only slate at tha primaries.
"The antls. or whatever you want to call them,"
saya he, "will not have a slate this time aa they did
three years ago. They do not want to antagonize any
person or persons before the primaries. But they will
Induce some men whom they btlleve to be strong to
fl'e and will tell them that If they ran break Into the
first division of fourteen nominees, they will suppott
them at the election, aa against the administration
bunch. This. I taka It, would keep the atmosphere
clear for the antls ir to the primaries, according to
what so nte of them have told me. Ruptioae they have
twenty so-csllcd good men and true In the primary
race. They will commit themselves to none, but Just
let the field get away and each man make the beet
race he can. Am I right or wrong? I think I am
right. And you know I would rather be right than
be gas rommlrsloner. The antla know a thing or two.
They gained considerable experience thret yeara ago,
and 1 am here to tell you that experience Is a good
school, even la politics. The days ot slate-making ar
waning."
In thla connection It will be remembered that throe
yep.-s ago the Citizens' I'nlon candidates all pulled
through at the pitmarles snd els of the opposition
1 die were nomlnut tl. with A. l Kennedy the In
dependent end fourteenth man. After the primaries
the lineup wss slightly changed by Ryder switching
from the Otlr.ens' I'nlon slate to the "Square Seven'
slHto, and Mr. Kennedy being taken up Into tho va
cancy thus made on the fit lions' I'nlon tictet.
. People and Events
General O'Brcgon may not entertain designs
on Tipperary, but having entered Mexico City,
be apycart to be on the way and going some.
A emokecioud Is not the only daru spot In the
horUoa of Chicago. A bieurry ha J gone Into the
lionds of a receiver.
One of the rurlomttea ot vegetation can be se -n
at Hne'.-hwcott, wh're, M?h tip In a big hutterwood
tree. thi? is a cii rant bush which has borne fruit
for reveral rears.
Kng'iah soliie:s report a ww cure for neuralgia.
I'. Is lo hsve a ttevmun shell burtt nearby and render
the pat'rnt i n.uiimious. The sult'li-r 'lio discovered
It was naii.ed Palmer, and Herman shdls have been
iiU'knaincd 'Palmet'a Neuraljla Cure."
Matthew Keeman, aged l of t'tkj touitty. Ohio,
lea-la the family prooeasion of wife and two sons
arvrut'ig t) 'tate nclvcreltr. Father and sons ar4
Wklpg what the university of furs, and Mrs. Heeu.in
1 1 wad: Into the mysteries of horn economics.
A mil. ci ten of tho t'ophlte of Indian Chief I Ct-J
(loud. Including the TtairtJr'a beaded buckkkio ahlrt,
W oa rxhllltlon at the public library In Sioux City.
Tha coliactloa belongs to F. H. ln It nodes of Chad
run, Neo., who ya a personal friend of Ked Clou. I.
A n'cmlur of the New York legislture has put In
a Ml! for an act requiring the ' skull ooid croaaliones''
potion late) on all bottles containing whisky and beer,
liut when the contents dxsn't ihrorf a svare into
consumers a printed euggeetton will uat get very far.
New- York ministers to the number of Jt l.avo
algned an tnvttatiou to Rev. billy Sunday to come
to tbe metropolis ant save It. A fund of tje.OoO la to
bo tataed for expenses only. The dale of salvation ta
a matter of aegotlatiou, for the revivalist Is aald to
b "algaed up" fur this year and next.
Ex
Let Tarn Heed the Warning.
8 HELTON, Neb.. Jan. .-To the Editor
of The Bee: This Is applause to your
remarks in The Bee headed. "A Note
of Warning to RaJl roads." Such from
you should plsce you on the pinnacle of
Justice and fearlessness among all Ne
braskant who are travelers or shippers,
regardless of the accompllshmenta.
Evinced by a "MlsBourlsn" who has
been passenger and shipper and shown.
P. W. NTE.
The Gospel af Cora.
ELWOOD. Neb., Jan. . To the Editor
of The Bee: Are we not neglecting an
opportunity to spread the gospel of corn
more universally? Not very long ago it
was endeavored by the aid of commis
sions of lecturers and cooks to educate
tiro people of Europe in the uae ot corn
aa food. I have not Seen corn nor its
products mentioned as desirable for Bel
gian relief. I myself object to paying
trust prices for flour to send for relief.
Lexington flour was sold aa cheaply in
Europe before- the war as at the mil
here. Corn products, as meal, starch,
hominy, glucose, etc., are superior - to
wheat at food and cheaper. .....
, FARMER.
for tho Short Ballot.
OXFORD, Neb.. Jan. D.-To the Editor
of The Bee One thing stands cut plain
and clear In the ahert ballot campaign rs
that It la not being engineered by tha
common people. They have not asked
for It and If It Is ever forced on them
It will have to be accomplished through
the party circle or some similar fraud.
There is not. a scintilla of evidence thet
the votera at' the last election tlid not
vote Just as Intelligent!;- for the minor
state officers aa they did for governor.
If the people were behind this short
ballot cry' It would not need a national
organisation of salary drawers, editors
and the Omaha water wcrks to boost for
lU
If It ia true, aa claimed, that the gov
ernor can do a better Job of electing our
atate officials than the people, why not
make him csar of Nebraska and let him
or some of his appointees look aftor the
counties. This so-called reform may be
called the short ballot, t.ut Its true mean
ing Is a long ale counter. . . .
The governor Is to be furnished material
to build a gigantic political machine and
the people are required to furnish the
oil to run it. Not only that, but his term
of office is to he lengthened on the ssmi:
old claim that It will ar.orten tho ballot:
but In truth, it la from fear that the
people are not competent to judgta
whether their govornor Is doing his duty
and they might foolishly throw him out
of office at the end of two years, thereby
wrecking his machine before he had time
to get hla safety governor working Tight.
Our long ballot cornea aa the fruit of a
lot of plnheaded atateamen monkeying
with our election laws for several years.
Not only haa the ballot under their
manipulation became cumbersome and
non-effective, but tho methods by which
candldatea get their names on the ballot
hsve become vicious and foreign to good
government. I am not a defender of the
present style of ballot, neither can I
accept the theory that 'it can be made
over to suit the people with a pair of
pruning shears. A. C. RANKIN. '
Why Raise Railway Rateaf
C LARKS, Neb., Jan. . To the Editor
of -The Bee: The railroad campaign for
more money Is now on and they are
spending their surplus freely tn trying
to mesmerise the farmers ami make us
believe that we owe them a living.
They begin with the catching phrase.
"Farmers Vitally Concerned In Rail
roads.'.' They tell us that hungry thous
ands are out ot work and stand In the
bread linea snd before the soup houses.
They would infer that we are the
cause of this enforced Idleness, this lack
of employment, these bread lines and
soup houses. It Is. aot true. They, tncm
selves forced our people Into Idleness by
Importing cheap foreign labor.
Tha farmer ought to be vitally con
cerned. He aaw the govevnmont give
them the, right-of-way and land enough
along the main lines to have made a
kingdom. For year they set their own
price for freight and charged "all the
traffic would bear." We found relief
only when we were strong enough to de
mand It.
We raise 1 a tremendous crop at lust
and shipped It over the roads. We re
ceived back from to 12 cents a bushel
for eur corn, the freight took the balance,
and when we cried to them for relief
they turned a deaf ear.
They boast that they have KO.000 men
and women on their pay roll. Wo answer,
l.OOO.OOP men, women arid children have
given the beet of thejr labor to build up
and support this groat railway, tele
graph and expresa system. The express
companies pleaded that they couli not
lower their ratea and pay their help. The
parcel peat proved them deceivers of tho
public, and they themselves lowered thei
ratea and atlU do bualnesa.
We call the attention of our railway
commissioners to the fact thut they are
.the aervants of all the people, lest they
have their ear too near the alien voice
of the railroads who "are with thorn
always." We say to them, "Our aide of
the question needs attention at thla
time." The "ultimate consumer pays
the freight" and should be heard.
W. II. CAMPBELL.
SUNNY GEMS.
Editorial Viewpoint
Brooklyn Eagle: The Nebraska wins
the navy's engineering prise on points.
Any deserving democrat who can't draw
hope from surh sn omen Is wholly .devoid
of Imagination.
Boston Transcript: When the old Kng
llsh kings wsnted to put something over
they calmly kicked Parliament out. but
Woodrow Wilson could have shown them
a trick worth two ot that.
Baltimore American: Ex-Preslder.t Taft
couruwla ass Inst profanity on the golf
course. Unfortunately, not all men are
blessed with the unfailing good humor
and ene of proportion of the great ex
president, and are upset by Iririee. Ilia
stalling equipment would come In handy
juat bow tn Washington.
Emporia iKan.l Oasette: It haa tteen
auggeeted that polygamy will be Instituted
In Europe as a social necessity after trm
war. tlost any nun would i'ilt any war
to go home to one wife, sud probably
-enie home gladly. But If a man knew
that he had t go home to thr e or four
wives, he probably would go right on
f Jthtiifc. Three or four v. Ivc may be all
light tn tl'.vrv, or by way of uivrrsiou,
but aa a steady every duv bualuoa inojt
men. yould prefer tn Uusy tieitha u.'
cruel war.
"1 he ijriin.-h slw-.ivf! Mis n t ry huk on
his face," snM the Old Fogy.
"Te.." replied the Wine tiny. "I hsve
often noticed his nose. "-Cincinnati En
quirer. ISarber I lair pretty thin. sir. Been that
war long?
Man In Chair Ixna? I was born thst
way. It I true thst subsequently I en
Joyed a period of hirstiite efflorvscenre,
but It did not endure. Boston Transcript.
Mrs. Onsegs Before we were married,
you used to say you could listen to my
sweet voice all nijtht.
Mr. Oraags Well, at that time I had
no Idea I'd ever have to do it. Judge.
"The laws f jrbld this kind of dog on the
cars, dr."
"What laws can forbid one kind of
dog?"
"The laws against expectoration, sir.
Tour dog is a Spits." Baltimore Amer
ican. Hampton That clear you're smoking ia
strong enough to kill a mule.
Rhodes O'wan. I've been smoking these
for years! Philadelphia Bulletin.
"Po you wsnt to be somebody, do you?"
There's only one way you will ever make
a nol In the world."
."What is that?"
"Join a brass band." Baltimore Ameri
can. a
Brld Why did you borrow Jack's silk
hat to wear at our wedding when you
have a nice one of your own?
Groom I heard that he Intended to
throw a lot of old shoes Boston Transcript.
THE WOMAN'S PART.
M. V. Caruthers, In New Tork Times.
Beetde tnv ruined cottage, desolate.
The children cowering 'round me, mute
from fright.
With tearless eyes and brooding heart I
wait,
Wst-hing through all the long, the
weary night. .
God of the homeless, look XTom Heaven
and seel
Out of tho deeps, a woman rails on Thee!
My little ones, they cry all day for bread.
And. 'neath the shelter ot my meager
breast,
Stirs one unborn, who must e'er long
be, fed
Another babe to hunger with the rest.
Msdonna Marv, hear a mother's moan!
Flty the travail I must bear alone!
Tha tassled corn would plenteous harvest
yield.
But all the crops are rotting In the
sun.
Where are the reapers? On soma battle
field.
They fight for nought and die there,
one by one!
God's comfort be upon them where they
lie.
Sheep to war's shambles driven who
knows why?
Death and destruction walk by day, by
night.
Men's blood Is split and sacrificed in
vain,
While women wait for tidings of the fight
Who may not even sepulchre their slain!
They say "God's In His Heaven" but.
Instead,
Twouid seem He Is asleep or, maybe,
dead!
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This week we will give away Ruth.
She is over two feet high, has very dark hair, blue
eyes that go to sleep and rosy cheeks. She wears a white
dress with blue trimmings and a blue hat with white trim
mings, all tho latest
spring styles. Vo
thought it would be
spring when she came
out, but we saw 'several
ladies out with their
spring suits today, so it
must be time to wear
them.
Ruth will be ctren free to
the little (lrl under la years
of age that brings or mails
us tho largest number of
doll's picture cat oat of the
Daily and Sunday Be be.
fore 4 p. iu. Saturday, Jan
uary 30.
Ruth's picture will
be in The Beo every
day this week. Cut
them out and ask your
friends to save the pic
tures in their paper for
you, too. See how many
pictures of Ruth you
can get, and be sure to
turn them in to The Bee
office before 4 p. m.
Saturday, January 30.
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