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Starch
' Thought for the Day
SUctJ by Margarmt Hamilton
Jfrur thing$ a man must learn to dot
IfKt trottki makt hit calling (rue.
2 tMJ mAthout eonfution tUmrly,
To Jars JUs fellow mm tincenly,
T act tA Konitl motii painty,
Tfrlrwt Ood and heatn ncurely.
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Boost Omaha as a stopover jwlnt for trans
v continental tourists.
Congress is tone. Business mayi cautiously
emerge from the cyclone cellar!. '
With congress disposed, of. It devolves on
Mr. Business to sit up and taVe notice.
The country once more Is saved, now that
Arthar Mullen's halo is again on straight,
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Fortunately, "modesty; and ' self-effacement
are no part of the Qualifications required by law
for city commlsslonershlp candidates.
Lest there be any secrecy about tt, The Bee
editor's referendum vote was: "No, unless bill
is first amended to insure divorcement from,
polities."
The difference between municipal' ownership
and Water board ownership does not need a f 6
meter put over home owners at $10 to register
the distinction.
From now on to the legislature's adjourn
ment, watchdogs ''' of ' the state treasury . are
hooked for overtime work and sleepless vlgU
lance on the lid.
A4oe reading of the railroad argument for
revenues netting 7 per cent In lean times falls
to reveal a hint of a refund) of the 'excess In
corn of fat years. . 1 .
It l-ev!dent from Speaker Clark's eulogy of
congress that the good end the beautiful attain
an a-alio proportions by frequent applications of
the schoolmaster's switch.
WIU the difference between the active mem
IfThlp of the Commercial club- and the total
, referendum vote cast on the light bill represent
the ncmber-irho ore afraid to take a stand either
CossreM, the) country is Informed, worked
-fooM days, did more work and passed more laws
than any at Its predecessors. It also drove a
Isurw wedge between the Income and outgo of
ths national treasury.
There- Is no apparent connection between the
orsxBlzatton of a Grandmothers' club in Massa
chusetts and the projected Lieutenant Gover
nors' club In midwest states. Merely the coin
cidence ot one following the other.
Norfolk Is the latest municipal victim of
regulation by way ot Lincoln. A salary boost
which the aldermen dared not attempt at home
is being put acroR in the legislature. Cities
which neglect to exercise their constitutional
privilege of home rule are themselves to blame
for the disagreeable dose.
tum4L mot riLSJ
A large and appi-eclatlve audlenca wltneaaed a pre
entation ot iioweil a comedy, "The Klevator.". In the
Consresational church parlor. The cliarair In the
caat were taken by Miit Alice Kuatln. Mr. 'WaJker,
Mr. ana aire. T. it. Taylor, Fred irainaworth, MIm
IXix) Alien, Jdlea Jennie Houae, C. O. Howard and
Wtng B. Allen. During; the evening- musical num-
kera were contributed by the Uiasee Uertle and Kdith
Juf and Mi Marshall and MJaa Gertrude 'Clarke
gv a reeltatlun.
I. O. Phlllppl. (uiitnt seneraj freight aent of
the Bants. Fe. formerly of tlie Burlington headiuar
Vrs in tnis city, la in Omt)i on a visit.
R. A. Bpenoer, a litor of the Council Bluffa Herald.
paia I us tiee a pieaaont visit.
The office of Dr. Galbraith, ITlon Pa. If ic auraeon.
haa teen mu j to the, corner of Thirteenth and
liowara.
VUe Mettle Hull of Boston la to give a demonstra
tion of spiritualism Sunday at Metropolitan balL
K. U Crowell, who haa been visiting- huj trio of
nonorea aona in thu city, la returning to Bt. Joseph, Mo
Mra. B. it Vail of Dct Moluta la vUlting her slater
B (Jaiiuaia sireut.
Germany's Reply to the United States.
The latest note from Berlin to Washington,
In reply to our suggestions for exemptions from
t lorkarle penalties, of certain csrgoes, Is coticbed
In most friendly language. TTowerer, the ex
presses of sntlHf action from the kaiser's gov
ernment sre based on Germany's proposals that
the exemptions from seizure under blockade be
extended to Include quite a number of commodi
ties beyond the list contemplated by the United
States.
This naturally puts something of a damper
n any enthusiasm that might have been felt
over what was first reported to be Germany's
ready acquiescence In the suggestions from
WsshlnRton. If the terms of the German note
are fully agreed to by the United States, It will
lwve the effect of rendering nugatory the alllej'
blockade, except on war materials destined for
unneutral ports. Such propoDal will surely he
refused by the allies.
Whatever may be the Immediate result of
the present diplomatic exchange, it Is having the
effect foreshadowed by The Bee at the begin'
nlng: It is a step In the way of bringing the dis
cussion of the war Issues nearer to the meat of
the whole matter, and consequently helps to
move the end of the war up closer. The exchange
of notes will continue,, and as the views of the
parties are expressed, the basis for the ultimate
negotiation may appear.
Poor Man's Justice.
The thorough reform and reorganization of
our justice courts where poor man's justice is
dispensed seems now assured by enactment of
a law reducing the number of justices from six
to two, and providing for appointive instead of
elective constables. . This Important measure,
which has long been advocated by The Bee and,
by the way, Is fathered by tbe entire Douglas
delegation, ought to' put the petty litigation in
Omaha upon an entirely new and higher stan
dard basis. It is no reflection on the present
justices of the peace to say that in tbe past these
courts have been only as good as a bad system
haa made them, and that is putting it mildly.
Concentrating the litigation in two justice courts
only ought to give them a standing they do not
now possess and an incentive to more careful j
and less competitive methods, and appointive
constables should make these officers respon
sible to their superiors.' Incidentally, the new
justice court system will eliminate the names of
candidates for ten places at primaries and elec
tions, and to that extent constitute one step
toward the short ballot.'
''City Beautiful" Plea too Thin.
Among other pretexts to support pleas for
higher rates, the railroads are using the prog
ress in public taste as a cloak for tbelr extrava
gance. It is soberly set up that the erection and
maintenance of costly terminals has been to meet
a popular demand, flowing from a developed
esthetlcfsm, and that these contributions to the
"city beautiful" should be paid for by tbe pa
trons of the road. One of the Illustrations cited.
that of the new passenger station at Kansas City,
which is put into tbe bill as costing ISO.OCO.OOO.
is about as fins an example of unthrift as could
well have been presented.
Tbe making of proper provisions for the ex
peditious handling of traffic and the comfort
able accommodation ot patrons does not call for
lavish outlays on mere magnificence.,, Fifty mil
lions of dollars would build a double track rail
tway between Omaha and Chicago, with bridges
across the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, and
all the station houses in between, and the ex
penditure of that sum of money on a single pas
senger station, in a city of no greater impor
tance than Kansas City, certainly should not be
charged to the public.
If the railroads want to build with an eye to
traffic to be developed in time to come, well and
good; it is, perhaps, wise to do so, but the fu
ture should be permitted to take care of the
charges, and not heap It all on the present generation.
Service of the Snow.
Looking to the Immediate future, Omaha
and Nebraska can well abide la patience any In
convenience caused by the deep snow fall of
early Match. This means ths restoration of wa
ter in exhausted reservoirs, ths saturation of ths
thirsty earth at the beginning of Mother season
of growth, and is a promise that nature will
again heap her bounty on ths farmer. The seed
time will soon be at hand, and tt will find the
ground in perfect condition. Winter wheat will
drink ot this plenteous snow fall, and with ths
favorable winter that has passed, and ths In
creased acreage, Nebraska should harvest In
July the biggest yield of wheat in its history.
For all other crops the early prospoot Is most
encouraging. Spring snows mean prosperity for
Nebraska, and are therefore welcome, even
though the deep drifts make travel difficult for
a time. ,
Campaign Expense limits.
If the present campaign expense limits fixed
by the corrupt practices act cannot be enforced,
how will raising the deadline a trifle make the
corrupt practices act any 'nore enforclble? The
existing law could, of course, be enforced If the
prosecuting officers really 'wanted to enforce It.
But now,' honest, isn't It a dead letter just like
the no treat law, because no one takes it
seriously? It is not tbe amount ot money can
didates rosy spend, but the manner and purpose
of the expenditure that needs Jegal control. For
legitimate expenditure there should be no limit,
but questionable use ot money by or for yote
hunferg should be prohibited altogether. The
corrupt practices acts that fix deadlines on to
tal expendlturea are to ths advantage of incum
bent officeholder who are campaigning all the
year around at public expense.
Merely as a footnote to tbe obituary ot the
literacy test, it should be mentioned that the
New York anarchist, Abarno, was a diligent stu
dent ot red literature. He studied socialism
from cover to cover. It was not warm enough
for bis explosive Ideas, so he took up anarchism
and thus arrived at his proper destination. A
literacy teat would not have detained Abarno at
Ellis Island for half an. hour.
Commercial club records and Commercial
club mailing lists ought to be accessible to all
alike under reasonable rules and regulations. In
this respect the Commercial club as a semi-pub
Ho organUatloa should play no favorites.
Aimed at Omaha
Fhelton Ollprer: The Omaha postofflce "shake
up" cam with aa much anrpr!se to some of the em
ployes as if the building; had been atnick with a Her
man bomb. It la possible that the administration
has made a mistake In cutting the salaries of a few
of these men, but their plan of "weeding; out" In order
to curtail expenses la not In keeping- with tl5 "watch
ful waiting" policy adopted by officials at 'Washington.
Auburn Herald: "W e-one knew of a man being sent
to the penitentiary for stealing- a hive of beee. Out
at Hastings recently a man waa fined tj fit stealing
a single Bee. It was a copy of The Omaha Bee and
It 'all poa to show that a man who covets ,hls neigh
bor's Bee Is likely to get stung.
Albion Argus: tt la said that the Omaha Ministerial
union, composed of n.en who have pledged their lives
and best efforts to carry the gospel of tne blessel
Jesus to nil mankind, will suspend operations lona
enough this spring to elect some one to office to take
Jlin Dahlman's place. The ministers had better help
Billy Sunday to convert the mayor Instead of vacating
their ministerial calling to defeat him for office. If
they don't look out he will get the Job they are neg
lecting; when they go Into dirty Omaha politics.
O'Neill Frontier: The "bloodhounda" kept ''up the
chsee until they got all concerned in the murder of
the Omaha df-tectlve. There Is some query If the
search would, have been so assiduous had the victim
of the asaaaslns been a common bloke.
Kearney Hub: The Omaha Bee remarks, In con
nection with an announced shaking up In the Omaha
poatofflc. that changes must be made in the manner
of administering laws that rovern civil service em
ployes before Uncle Sam will be lleted among the
preferred employers. And that is true. In fact, toe
true! ,
Plattamouth. Journal: When a man from Omaha
sets In the legislature he forgets that there Is any
other place, or section In Nebraska outside of the
metropolis. But he finds out before he has sons very
far that there are some other places ana sections Just
as important as Omaha, and there are Just as smart
representatives come from the interior and western
part of tlio state. Thafe the reason Omaha Is looked
upon with suspicion and never gets what Is coming
to her. Kee!
Tork News: The Omaha Commercial club Is not
objecting to Billy Sunday's contemplated visit to the
metropolis next fall. Billy's "show" will attract scores
of buyers.
Valley Enterprise: At last Omaha ha a million
dollar hotel which was thrown open to th pubilo this
morning. The new Fontenelle Is truly a magnificent
hotel, of which Omaha and Nebraska should feel
proud. That city haa long- been In need of such an
hostelry, and with the' most of the leading business
men of Omaha as stockholders In the great enterprise
Its success Is assured.
Columbus Telegram: In an Omaha paper I read, a
statement to the effect that the Episcopal church
would have nothing to do with the Billy Sunday pro
gram In that city, and that Episcopalians generally
regarded Billy Sunday as a fraud. ' That statement Is
.trUe' L"t Bwiy evening Rt. Rev. Arthur
Williams, bishop of Nebraska, addressing a Columbus
congregation In Graoe church, refuted that generally
accepted belief, be admitted that the methode of the
Episcopal church and the methods of Billy Sunday
were not at all In common, but he further said that
the mission of. the church was to pray for the sucAms
of every effort gut forth by any person to win men
to acceptance of the Christian faith. He said he
could not, as a roan or a minister of the gospel, ap
plaud the means employed by Billy Sunday to torn
the feet of men away from the hell ward pathways
and Into the heavenward road, but he' distinctly pro
claimed thaOhls church rejoiced In the conversion of
sinners, no matter whether the conversion was the
result of -Sunday sensationalism, or of the jorderly
efforts of the church. I am glad that my bishop made
that statement. I do not want people to believe that
the Episcopal church la a narrow prude, always In the
attitude of drawing back Its skirts in fear that some
thing common Is solus- to tarniah h,n tv.
has its mission, and pursues It. employing Its jowd
methods, but never calling- un-ChrlatlAn the methods
of any honest proclaimed of the gospel of tbe Christ
Twice Told Tales
Teeth's Lot Tap.
"The future of militarism Is doomed." said Rich
ard Butler Glaenser, la an address on peace in New
Tork. Mr. Qloenier, though American by"blrth, Is
descended from a Belgian family.
"The militarist, the war exponent, 1s today In the
Invidious poatlon of the old millionaire who married
the beautiful chorus girl.
"Thle old millionaire and his beautltul bride, after
thew quiet wedding, had a quiet wedding breakfast, a
deux, Astrakhan caviar, eggs pompadour, a t ruffed
chicken, fresh California peas, champagne ao ths
quiet breakfast ran.
" 'My. dear,' said the old millionaire, as the fruit
course, a superb Florida melon, came on 'tell me,
my dear-and he laid his withered hand on' her young
one 'do you love me for what I am or for what I
"The beautiful girl smiled down from the window
into the admiring eyes of a young clubman who was
passing; then she bent her clear, considering gase on
the gray -ruin opposite and replied: ,
" 'I love you, Qeorge, 'for what you will be.'
Washington Star,
The Deader Baslness Bfaa.
"The business man of the past loved to wear
goggles. He thought they made him look more capable
and honest. He thought they drew trade. But ths
gay, dancing business man of today, with his tango
matlneea and maxlxe teas, can't bear the thought of
goggles, for he wants, up to the are of SO, to look
like a college boy."
The speaker was Jerome S. McTWade. a retired
millionaire business man of Duluth. With a bitter
laugh, Mr. MoWade went on:
"I heard a gay. young dsaolng business man ot
fifty-seven summers st a Brood call In court the other
day. He waa reading a document without goggles, ef
courae-and he stumbled and stuttered and kept hold
ing the document further and further from hie poo
eyea
The Judge got mad at last and roared at him:
" For goodness' sake. Mr. Smith, set one- of two
things get a pair of tongs or a pair of spectacles!' "
Duluth Tribune.
Slot ery Steady.
A farm hand had worked In the field from dawn
till darkness, doing the choree by lantern light. "I'm
going to quit." he said to the farmer at tne end of the
month. "You promised me a steady Job."'
"Well. thaven't you got one?" was the astonished
reply.
"No," said the man, "there are three or four hours
every night that I don't have a thing to do, and fool
my time away sleeping." National Monthly.
People and Events
'Prof. Baker of the Illinois university, who ,qntt
his Job because be would marry the daughter of presi
dent James, who la aa afttt-nepotlat, has hooked onto
a more profitable Job la Chicago, and the coming
wedding bells will sound the usual not of Joy.
A Colorado bull, a girl In a red sweater, and a
romantic motor-man. are the main characters In
Boulder's latest open field thriller. Motorman bumped
the bull and saved the girl, but the herolo resouo
lack a the ouatoroary finish. The motorman Is an
ordinary married man,
Mra Jane taw, truant officer of East Bt Louis.
In pursuing her duties, went Into a home where two
boys of school age were found. She went In with a
smile and waa carried out In a srml-unconscious con
dition from a beating two women administered for
Interfering wlLh the boya The feminine pugilists sre
voellmr a? la Jail. ,
Norel Idea for I'aloa Station.
OMAHA, March 4. To the Editor of
The Be. This is surely a fine tulldlng
(The rontenelle) an 1 yt a few
years ago we would hare thought it a
fool's utter anoo to have mentioned such
a thing as the erection of this structure
In Omaha.
A few days sgo we heard a man mnke
the remark that as Omaha and Council
Bluffs both wanted a new Cnlon station
he believed It would be a good plan to
build such a structure over the Mis
souri river. This would connect the two
cities and the one stricture would do for
both. As the several trains must of neces
sity cross the river, the bridges would do
for the structure, and the building" could
be erected on this foundation. The trains
could pass and repass to and from one
state to the ther, and as grwnd would
be necessary to erpct the buildings on,
what that would cost for some ether lo
cation, other than the river, could be put
in the bridges which wruld make the
support for the depot. It surely would
be a novel plan to erect such a station
reschlng from bank to bank, but as I
think of It, after having heard hlin ex
press himself, I surely think !t quite
feasible. It would settle the location of a
station for all time and at the same time
connect the two dtles.
I am a stranger In your city, but as I
Just happened to hear this party talking
the above plan to a gentleman, tt struck
me as novel and at the name time
feasible. I was surprised to see so fine
a hotel as the Fontenelle In Omaha, and
I would not be surprised now If on some
future visit I should see a Union utatlon
built aa above mentioned, originating as
I have stated.
With your wholesale district on the
Omaha side and a fine park on the
IBluffa side of the river. It would be
novel and break the monotony of the
situation. : IOHN ELD EN,
Of Syracuse, N. Y.
Woeld Pay Oaitri,
SOUTH OMAHA, March 6. To the
Editor of The Bee: As no bill tor the
consolidation of South Omaha with
Omaha can ever be passed that will not
throw some men out of office, 1 for one.
am In favor of paying the present elected
city officials the salaries that would be 1
paid to them to the end or. their terms of
office, in case tbe Howell bill passes the
house, as seems probable at this time. If
such a law would be constltutloiial, I
think It more than right to pay the men
who spent their time and money to secure
their offices. Some say they went Into It
with eyes open to the fact that the senti
ment of the people of South Omaha haa
jbeeit growing with leap and bounds In
Xavor of tbe conaoltdation or the two
cities and that they ought to have known
what to expect, aa soldier who are eent
to the front line on a field of battle.
It has been rumored that city officials
say they wilt not fight the Howell Mil
any longer If their salarlea are taken care
of. If the report Is true I think some
gilan should bo found to make them
good for the terms to which they have
been elected.
No one man- can be blamed for the
annexation sentiment for it has spread
like a prairie flra driven by hlgn galea
and the general run of people will not
be satisfied until the consolidation takes
place. When two or three men can get
860 names to a petition In favor, of the
consolidation on a stormy day like last
Saturday. It Is thought that with work
for one week at leait 2,600 . namea of
actual residents of the city could be 'se
cured, t :
But In annexing we sLould be careful
that no more injustice is done than can
be helped and I hope some way will be
found to legally adjust the salaries of
city officials whom wili be thrown out
of office. No law Is ever passed that doet
not have the appearance of force whether
It Is done by vote of the people or by
legislative bodies. F. A. AGNEW.
Let the Hemes Be Printed.
OMAHA, March &. To the Editor' of
The Bee: I frequently notloe 1 publica
tion in your paper of communications
whose contributors do not 'gn their
names, using only their Initials, or some
similar form of disguise, especially on
subjects relating to prohibition. , It
would seem to me that your readers are
entitled to know by whom such contribu
tion are sent. People who have not the
courage of their convictions sufficiently
to come out openly and sign their namea
ought not to contribute at all, and I be
lieve that If I were a publisher I would
not aocept for publication any communi
cations not signed by the full name
ot the contributor. Publishing letters
signed only with Initials Is not "fair."
and besides leavea the editor subject to
the suspicion that he 'himself might be
hiding behind such Initials In matters
where for some reason he does not wish
to speak editorially.
FRED A. SEDLACEK, M. t.
From m Beraetela Booster.
OMAHA, March 5.--To th Editor of
The Bee: Since th tlmo is now ripe V)
consider candidates beat fitted to repre
sent the people of Omaha under our pres
ent form of commission government It
behoove us to consider well the various
men now In line for nomination and as
certain their fitness.
In view ot this I feel It my duty as a
cltlxen to call attention to the fact that
we are ao fortunate as to have an op
portunity to nominate Nathan Bernstein,
for a number of years teacher at our
Omaha High school, as commissioner.
Mr. Bernstein Is a man who has both
a theoretical and practical knowledge of
municipal affairs. Ha Is a man who has
grown up with Omaha and knows Its
needs fackwards and forwards. He Is
thoroughly familiar with the political
situation of our city as It stands today,
and while wholesomely unpuritanical
and broad minded, does not make the
mistake that seems to common Just now,
of mistaking liberty for license.
J. 8. ZIPPEI
Editorial Snapshots
Here and There
After loas and aerlous Investigation an
Italian scientist has decided that dogs
wag their tails for conversational pur
poses. The steamer Orcoma, which sailed from
Liverpool .recently, wss th first mail
steamer to go diiect from Englsnd to
Panama.
Th shelves of a ?tew Jersey Inventor's
bookcase hold two rows of books, on
behind the other, th front parts of the
shelve dropping don on stluVa when
pulled out.
Spern whales ai the richest prise ot
th ooeau, ytekiwg spermaceti from the
cavities in their heads. Ivory from their
lower Jaws, and rich yellow oil from
their sldea .
Sprlngfh'M riepuhllran: The president
of our 'biggest American powder com
pany, having- sold his Interest for $,
),, mny be said to-have retired with
all the profit If not the honors, of war.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: Tlpperary has
6,ft Inhabitants. len t it funny that the
fellow whose heart la rif-ht there haun t
len discovered and photographed, ere
this, with a crosi showing the spot where
the heart was last seen?
Baltimore American: Austria to In
crease Its war revenues will raise taxes,
incttease po-nnge rates and even taxi
matches. If this Is to be a long war the
nations of Europe must have considerable
stamina to hold out -jv-hen these means
are taken so enrly In the game.
St. Iouis Republic: When Lloyd
George, said the United States Is not as
well prepared for war as England was
when the Kuropean war bean. he prob
ably did not know that Colonel Rooee
velt is planning to ral nine regiments
of rough riders at the first sign of
trouble,
Springfield Republican: The hrupp
family and firm have subscribed $7,500,000
to the new German war loan. That Is.
they have lent the money for big guns
and are to receive It back with both
profit and interest added. The strain one)
patriotism Is hardly perceptible under the
circumstances.
SAID IN FUN.
"Mv little son begsn wrltlnc poetry
when he was very young," said the proud
mother.
"Well, whv didn't you punish Mm then
for It?" was the neighbor's only reply.
Yonkers Staterman.
"How's the telephcne service In your
town?"
"Worse and worse. The prlvste wires
are Increasing so ft that I'm In almost
total limoranee of the private affairs of
my immediate neighbors." Life.
'Bobby.
can you tell roe what
smile Is?"
"Ves. ulr. A smllo la the. moving pi..
turo of a lai'sh." Bcston Transcript.
MARCH-
Grit Alexander In Pittsburgh Dispatch.
Nervous Time can't spare a moment,
He Is flying fast,
Never having learned what "slow meant
February's past.
Some dear daya with us were chumming;
Some were coy and arch
Bless my heart! Just sec who's coming
Forward! March! (
March! Rleht well we know the madaml
When in proper form
She was mischief of old Adam,
Hhlfts from cold to warm.
Sometimes shrew snd sometimes grubber:
Limp or stiff as starch!
When the flowers peep would you dub her
Torward March!
Somewhere In the haxy distance
Days of Spring await,
"We can hear them with Insistence
Knocking at the gate.
Ah. rlRht merrily we'll greet them!
For their Joys we parch:
Let us hasten forth to meet them!
Forward! March!
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Busy Bee Bicycle Contest
closes at 4 P. M. Saturday,
March 6th. Some little boy
or girl will soon be happy
riding this bicycle. Are you
the lucky one?
This picture of the bicycle
xrill be In The Bee every day.
The bicycle will be given '
Free to the boy or girl that
send us tbe most pictures be
fore p. ax., Saturday, March
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Subscribers can help the
children in the contest by
asking for picture certifi
cates when they pay their
subscription. We give a cer
tificate good for 100 pictures
for every dollar paid.
Payments 6hould be made
to our authorized carrier or
ngent, or sent direct to us
by tnail.