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THE BEE: OMAHA. SATURDAY. OfTOT'EK 9. 1015.
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October
Th tight for the Day
7hn f me Au vmn, all ia yt low t( d,
At ihouijh h jy'd in hi p int. out store,
Luif vh rui tl.at n uot him iauyi, ivll glvd
'ikulkt hud hanith d hunijtT.
EUmumi bptnttrFacrU Queen.
The augurs smile on King Ak-Sar-Ben XXI.
flit reign starts without a rain.
That Tabernacle melody ts catching' Pres
ident Wilson la brightening bis corner.
' Jack Frosts' advance agents dispense the
right brand of ginger for stepping lively.
' A new gas Is reported on the fighting front
War bulletin gas, however, continues hopelessly
ctale. '
It Is all right to have another White House
eddlng, but please ring oft on that Pocahontas
Bluff.
Mr. Rrran now say bis plans do not Include
folding office. Hear that sigh of relief down
toie street! ' . ' '
Rest aasured that Omaha's place on th"
musical map of the United States is printed In
good,- big letters, '. ,. ,
'. mfortunately, another and more exciting
criVa series Is being played for bigger stakes
on th other side of the pond.
One aspiring governshlp candidate may con
sider himself duly slapped on the wrist by our
amiable hyphenated contemporary.
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Forty-two thousand miles of railroad, ono
atxth of the total mileage of the country, are
now in the hands of 'receivers. They represent a
capitalization of 2, 264,000,000, composed of
promoters' wind, stockjobbing water and solid
substance. '
Alone among world tnonarchs worthy of the
title, King Ak-Sar-Ben bears the genuine mes
sage of peace, good will and gladness. His hours
t pen the stage being numbered. Is all the more
reason for giving the merry monarch the glad
hand and a hearty welcome home.
Light pressure on the atrocity pedal best
becomes this section of the corn belt Armenia
is far away. When we have brought to Justice
and punishment autotsta who run down children
and speed away from their victims, comment on
foreign brutalities will have the warrant of con
sistency. '
Note that the "short ballot" Is one of the
head-liner planks inserted la the Massachusetts
republican platform to meet demands made by,
the former bull moosers. And yet there are
some; folks out here in Nebraska debating
whether the "short ballot" is or Is not in line
vlth progressive policies.,
Tbe landing of Anglo-French troops at Salon
ikl, to co-operate with Greece la defense of the
country menaced' by Bulgaria, ,1a a move of
Importance In the chessboard of war. Salonlkl
tas the richest prize of the Balkan war against
Turkey, and was eagerly coveted by Bulgaria,
lot the Greeks got there first
The bit ycl'irts are ff at Athl lc pirU. In tha novc
W. L Towitaend, 8. P. Shear and A C. Jul fe
waia one, two. threa. John O. Hltchoock woa V
throa-mlla rontrat ai d T. F. El itkmora th half-mil
raca. while K 8. Kaff waa first In tha cne- ml a trl
cycle rata.
Csar ta n Jc ha O. B-urk la vMtlns la Omaha from
Catn Plr. TK.,'hrra ha la In command.
Tb.mj aun it I It lie pruptlet r of tl a FhI xa a'ooi.
hava put n a Plr if a y hendittme acrvarta In tliali
tiont !i1i-. IM. h P'llarad cherry franics. hi t
hold! mvral a of hKhly culurad lua, with thi
ti&ma of th fl m imtwiwd li tls panel.
Mr. and Mra.-Ciav'lea U KrullL toether with a
larsa aun ber of invited su ata, cclo' rated their twen
ty-ft'th wvdJinf analvcrsury at Uielr homo on Caia
atrfc
Tha twent'ath annlveraary of the mrrlr J of Mr.
: .and Uii Christ Hartm-a aaj pljaaantly ooarvad at
i Uha frr l?v- 'a ca ts Karuam.
' I Officii'. f th btc ela t-'urnament ara: Raferea, J
5. Collira; cl rk if th our a, C. S. Caaaa; Jutaa. O
. "it. Kitoto k an-1 George Petteraoa; Umara. D. w
Van Cctt. F. . Prmaha rnd B 8. Raff; aeurer, Bbej.
' Canf1;d; rtartar, Oeota E. Kay.
Bnljaria Lines Up with the Teutons,
Bulgaria has confirmed anticipatory an
nouncements by lining up with Germany and
Austria In the European war. Vvbile this ac
t'on has been forecasted for many weeks, the
cent comes as assurance that the German allies
feel their situation on other frontiers suffi
ciently secure to warrant closing th back door
srslnftt any possible Invasion. Circumstances
attendant on the course of Bulgaria, so far as
known In this country, indicate that most stren
uous efforts were msde by the Allies to win
over all the Balkan nations, and especially Bul
garia, but German diplomacy has now secured
this coveted support.
The veil of a rigid censorship obscures the
happenings In and around the Balkan battle
front, but it Is known the Allies failed to Induce
Greece to come to their side, although such
action Is yet possible. This failure, however,
Interferes with the plan of Invasion only to the
extent of putting the French and English In tho
position of violating the neutrality of Greece
when landing soldiers at Salonikl, though It
seems that Greece has tacitly consented to this
course. The first struggle will be for the pos
session of the rood to Nlsh and the line through
Bulgaria, to the end that Turkish relief may be
given or prevented.
So far as concerns the text of the Bulgarian
pronunclamento, declaring Its reasons for Its
pretent action, nothing of moment hangs on It
for the main fact is that It haa entered the war,
and that other Balkan nations will be forced In,
reducing the European neutrals to the Scandi
navian countries, Holland, Spain, Portugal and
Switzerland. Civilisation is getting a lot of
salvation in Europe.
Democrat! Back-TracWnf on Itee Sugar.
No doubt longer remains that the president
and his controlling majority in congress Is pre
paring to back-track on the sugar schedule of
the democratic tariff, which provided for. the
gradual abolition of duties to put sugar on the
free list within another year. When the ques
tion of free sugar was up It developed Into a
raid by seaboard refiners of Imported sugar on
tte beet sugar industry of the country, with the
cane sugar growers of Louisiana likewise bard
hit The balance-turning influence, however,
was the pressure brought from the White House
insisting that the sugar duty, being a protective
duty, waa in direct conflict with the democratic
for-revenue-only doctrine, and that free sugar
was Imperative to make good the democratic
pledge to reduce the high cost of living.
But the partial tariff cut on sugar so far has
had but two results first, to discourage the
further development of the American beet sugar
industry, and second, to gouge the national
treasury out of many millions of dollars of
ruvenue sorely needed. So far as the consumer
of sugar is concerned, the promise of lower
prices corresponding to the amount of duties
removed has not materialized. In a word, the
Cemocratlc sugar schedule has proved a failure
from every atandpolnt, and In moving to rescind
the free sugar program the president and the
democratic spokesmen must make this open
confession and retrace their steps and get back
en a protective tariff roadway.
Watching- the World's Series.
The British censor may alt as tight as he
wishes on the lid for the next few days, for the
American people have something else of much
greater importance than the European war to
occupy their time. The World's series la on,
and for the present at least "Bill" Carrlgan and
"Pat" Moran will get more attention than kaiser
or king. The condition of "Smoky Joe" Wood
or Grover Cleveland Alexander means more Just
new than any of the dojngs of Joffre or Von
Hlndenberg. Grover Cleveland Alexander Is
our own Nebraska boy, and the home folks are
hanging breathlessly, on the awing of his good
right arm,' watching the ticker with more of
fever than they have bung on the outcome of a
.battle since Wounded Knee, Men who eouldnt
to save their Uvea tell which way the Save
or the Drlna flows, can tell you, offhand the.
name and standing of any man on either team,
and discourse long and with convincing force on
the merits of both and the advantages of his
choice. Base ball la really a national Institu
tion, and no extraneous matter, such as the war
in Europe, can distract our people from their
interest in the game. Maybe, If the older and
more highly cultivated races of Europe had paid
a little more attention to base ball the war
would not have happened.
Sweden Manifeits an Interest
The Swedes are beginning to manifest some
concern over the. conditions that govern trade
between neutrals, and nay yet add their pro
testa to those of the United 8tatea, The trade
of Sweden has, been Interfered with by both
German and English vessels from 8wedlsh ports
and under the Swedish flag having been aunk or
intercepted and turned out of their course by
ubmarlne or cruiser, and the formal objections
so far presented by the king have had no effect
whatever. Sweden's situation is very similar
tc that of the United Btatea, with the exception
that its commerce with the nations at war Is
carried on over a shorter route.
' It Is now suggested from Stockholm that a
league of neutrals be formed, with the purpose
of looking after the mutual Interests of all.
Whether this move will come to a definite head
cannot be told, but such an organisation ought
to be of service. The Individual protests of na
tions have' not ao far been of great avail In
securing proper regard for commerce. Other
rations than Sweden are concerned in this mat
ter, and their united protest would certainly bo
no less effective than individual representations.
A Methodist preacher who haa been assigned
by the Nebraska conference to the faculty ot
Baxter seminary down In Tennessee writes to
The Bee to say that no girl should have any
tMng to do "with any man who uses tobacco In
iiy form, or drlnka. or Is of the 'sporty type,'
or is Inclined to care more for his club than his
home." We take It that the omission of the
theaters, the movies and the dance la wholly by
oversight If the dear girla had invariably fol
lowed this advice since Eve snared Adam, w
fear a lot of ua would be missing.
Dispatches from Washington tell of Attorney
General Reed being there If Mr. Attorney
General, whose fame haa preceded him, be not
careful he will be drafted oa the spot willy-aUly
for that vacant Nebraska federal Judgeship,
The Noiso of a Bullet
1.1 tr ry Dig-eat.
ArERPCOr IN THE LINE OT FIRE of a modan
gun lean d n nctly to succa aiva detonation.
Acroidltg to Ms dUtanca the may ba cloae to
gether or fan hi r a pa it, and t.iey may or may not be
ac' ompanltd by a cnt nued wMitllng or roar
ing sound. Tha two nolrca, aa la noted by Colonel
. Agnua. of Ira From h army. In tha Rerua rtcentLl iua
(Tarlp), are fjm.l ar to ti g t-keepere In rifle-matchaa
who uaually auppoee them to ba ta. aed napectlv ly
by tha dl-hn of the g n and the impact of tha
bullet en the target or tho ground. This la incor
rrct. Colonel Ag.,u- t'ils ua. tha ilrst nuisa la tha
d scharge, but tha aecon l la due to d.a'urbance of tha
air by tha I ullot. When tha projcetila starts. It is
moving faster than to nd. It Hows up, and when It
haa gone atx,u- a mile and a half the o-tnd-wave be
gin to gln on It and finally paste L To these facta
are due tha iheni.mma of the bu let a nolae, a la
ahown by C 1 nrl A.nus lit a mathematical analynl
In tha first plica, tha two nilaea will ba heard only
with modem high-powered weapons, whoao bullets
move faster than aound. If tha observer is nearer
than about 301 feet ths two sounds merge Into one.
Farther a ay they are h ard faither apart, and at
about a mile and a h ilf the point whera the veloclt
slows down to that of sound, a contlnuoua whistle or
roar la heard, f rat between tha two detonations, and
further awny. Parting loni r and longer. Of course if
the projec'.lte la a shell, Its aubrequent explosion addi
other noim s. In do lag. Colonel Agnua make soma
Interesting app.lcatlcna.
"One thin that haa alwaya struck the attentive
reader," ha M'f "Is to find In all conscientious nr.
a Uvea of tha fall of meteor, without exception, the
mmitlnn of a fu Wditle e'etonat on. In general. It la
autrd that the lol'fe et Irx'ed that It burst with a
terrlbl not a. Aid If It la found later In a field. It
la discovered that there waa no explosion at all, and
often that It I urled Itself In soft earth, which must
hava leeeenrd tha nclae of Impact very much, the de
tonation, in n.y opinion, la very naturally explained
by the dlaturbance of tha air, on the theory explained
above.
In one t f Mi stories 'From the Farth to the Moon'
Julrs Verne.' who a worke prorer'y fna"lnate all
young prop's end ere mu"h liked by many of ma
lurer age, irivea a different account of things. At tha
moment when h's "projectile. falling on tha earth,
piunirea Into the sea, he tell how there waa a whist
ling heard In t ie farthest reerton of the air. assum
ing rapidly a fr!ghtf il Intensity, when there suddenly
appeared a hurra meteor, which grew In also to the
view until It burled It-tlf In tha waves with a deaf
ening roar. Tua. arco-dlng to the aitthor. we hava
first a whlstl ig. then appearance of the projectile,
and finally the noise caurej by !ts striking tha water
Now, to sr erk only of the whistling. It Is certain that
thla could not have been henrd before the arrival of
the projcct le. Pefora writing thla paasage the autho
should have asked h'm elf If he wore representing
the farts accurately; but ha d d. not hava at his dis
pose! the experience of the present war: ha wen!
ahead ard trld of what hppred from the romancer's
standpoint rather than from that of the physicist
Twice Told Tales
low Pay, Faat Drlyer.
"What do you know of the character of the defend
ant?" the Jud-e asl ed a negro washerwoman auh
poenaed ta an accident case. A white man had been
arrested for careless driving of a second-hand Fotd
ear. ,
"Hit's to'lnble. Mlrarda said.
"Have you ever seen him drive his car before?"
Tee. snh." '
"Would yon consider Mm careless?"
"Wrll, Jo'ge. es fer da car dtt little thing ain't
gwlnter huit nobuddy, but being us Is all here, I m'ght
es well tell yo" dat he aho' la keetlesa 'bout pay in'
fo' his wathl" Case and Comment,
A preacher at Effingham. Kan., has been per
suaded to hit tha trail out vt town In aome manner
his letters en rOuta to two girls ,to whom he waa
paing court, got croasrd. giving each an eye-opener
and bring ng to (he church deacons a large collection
of ministerial ml slvea. The deacons read 'em an J
pointed to the trail.
Under a New York state law holders of bonds an I
mortgages may reg'strr thm. pay 17.60 for each
11.000 of value and S cire exemption from further lig
ation for five yesra. Anticipating a bot In New Yo i.
City personal p-cprrty taxes, effective October I. Don I
and mortgt ge ht ld rs flo krd to the office of a state
deputy and In !' than a month dumped i&.t3 Into
tho atnte treasury to a cure exemption for their se
cured paper to the amount of MJ.uw.'.OO.
Am Ontrr-aje, All Rlirht.
A twelve-ryll'u'er taking car rame dashing down
Fifth avenue, vlolatlrg all rules of the road. At tha
wheel was a men who looked like autocracy. It was
very obvkiuily his raw car. and ha was enjoying It
alone. The rs'ement waa wet, and the car aklrlded
at Forty-aeccnd street, knccklrg a Ford runabout into
the curb.
Poticemnn O Flense; n w tha outrage and rushed
over to the offerding driver w'th blood la hie eye.
"Vtnat'e yur n-meT" ssld he. angrily.
Tha men tn the big car stooi up. smoothed down
hi well-cut ro"t and raid calmly Casey."
O'FIftnrgn gulped hard, locked at the man sus
piciously, snd naked: ''How do jrou spell Itf
C-A-R-R-T."
What's your first name?"
Pennli."
O'Flstneg-n'e far did a transformitlon act and.
leaning over, ha said oonf'dent'ally: "Now, what tha
ha'l are we going to do to that damned little Ford for
hackinr Into you that way?' 'Twas aa outrage!"
Everybody s.
IT Reason tn Waa. .
Farmer Frown, while Vie crew of threshers were
"washing up" one morning noticed among them a
"-ed who was rot tmnged In theses of water, eoa
and towel
"Well, Pa-rt'." arid the farmer., "aren't you going
te wash ti n-orrlng?"
"Naw." r t rned the ede; "It didn't make me
dirty to slocp." Everybody's.
. People and Event3
Crwlfl-h dyed red and ao'd for salmon haa been dis
covered ry a et-re food s'e-tri In New York Will
Poston stand for such trtl'ng with sacred things?
"A merles n Prlrka rVrvsJ Hre," aa well as all
slsyis In Frg'lsh word's, ara vrrhcten In Oermany. Tha
same mean nt; conveyed In Oerman high ball style
will snswer tha same purpose.
The first act of the frU'lrg dramar. "Chtcagrj with
Its Hndy Lid On," I sta-ed for tomorrow. Advance
!- of tha ehiw prom'aa th'Tla of local tntens'ty.
and a spa-1 cl for visitors worth the price of a rail
road ticket.
, A I'ttle Chtnea b'bv, cousin of tho celestial Mng
of Chlraro's Chinatown has been tasgid with tha
nam of Wl'll' tn Hule Th'mraon Moy. The printed
rl'ture of the kldd a preacn'a a rcund eheruhlo face
and double rhln, two mtrked features of Chicago's
mayor oh-ered In Omsha.
Out f-om tha ahsowa of the plum traea of Pann
sylvnn'a e-me the ceer'na; word 'hnt Pentor Pen
rose will ba the spoke- nwn of. the Liberty Be't party
retureirg ff-m Sin F-n I c- early hn November, and,
will plll a few areerhea cn the way According to a
rhl'adVlrhta tip tha senator 1a ''n a recepfve mood
toward the re-ublle-in prca'dentlal nomination.
'An orph n an of i heir to Ii.ooii.0i0 or mote,
thro' rh h r gu-r"i"B arka tho c t for an allowance
of l.'.I.ee a ' war to uphold the dignity of her fortune.
ft the aame t'ma a woman who had lahentad UOuO.ve
aimi years ago and snaeded up in the usual Naw
York way. filed a pt tl n aa a b-nkmpt Eha ached
ulae 1904 00' ta mer'sag dehta, JB 00) In unsecured caart
loana. ard atcre bllli to burn. The youngster la tak
ing the elevator te the ioof garden, the elder ta de
scending to tha cellar. The urs and down of million
aire and es lllnaslreeawe lenCe te lUe the sptoe A
Variety.
J7ZL OX t.
Has lr Ik Aavy.
OMAHA. Oek a-la Uie buitor of The
Dee: t au-totio Americans wnu are worn
lag for as adequate uaiuuJ de.anae are
nut tm favor of war. nor a po.it y of
miiiUirtam. Prvaidenl Aahloglua aakl:
"Te ba prepared tor war ta una of the
moat efiactual meaus of preacrvlng
peace." The war la suroie haa CMiikeU
ilia ball.gercnu to tucrtsaae their naval
strength aa never before. Lncla Ma suf
ikra by comparUoa. We ail want to
avoid trouble wlia Ejuropean stales at
this time, and the surest way of doing
bo U to bulid up a powerful tiavy.
"fower ia esaeutiai for the eooie Uak of
peacemaktr."
Bom oi the beat known men of the
nation have organized the Navy League
of the United 8tls. It presents sixty
seven reasons fcr a aUonaer navy. Iheae
reason are ao valid aa lo ta conclusive
whenever all the facts are presented.
'I he league is spreading these facta
among Uie people, and when this Is na
thoroughly, we shall hear no mora about
sinister motive, or that tne munition
makers have subsidised tne league.
When patilotio Neorassana get all th
facta on thla subject they wl.l Join tha
league, as many have already done.
ARTHUR C. SMITH,
Prealuent Nebraska Section.
Pyalar Taste la Maale.
OMAHA. Oct .-To the Editor of The
Dee: I would offer a word of contola
to the gentlemen of the. Initials whose
ears have been offended by the singing
at the Tabernacle. I vrruathlxe with
his outraged musical taste. The Rode
heaver collection of near-muaio ts atro
cious enough, and the famous "Brighten
the Comer" haa probab'y the least musi
cal merit of the lot. But why this sud
den outburst of aesthetic taste on the
part of our friend? Hae be never before
been aware that ragtime was sung In
Omaha? Have his ears never been glad
dened by the delicate cadences of:
'Everybody's doing It. doing It. doing it
Everybody's doing it no-o-ow."
Or has he never heard future husbands
and fathers voicing their conception of
marital obllgatlona In "My Wlfes Clone
to the Country," or "I L.ov My Wife,
but Oh, You Kid, Oh. You Kid. You
Kid?" Probably be is not the father of
a sweet, young thing whom he might
have heard In the parlor assuring a male
caller, to the tinkle of the piano, that
the could "hug him tut she swooned."
If he had teen aware of theae thin:s
he might be breathing a prayer of
thanksgiving that if our young people
must sing ragtime they may at least
accompany It with words that do not
soil their lips and poison their minds at
the same time that they degrade their
artistic concept
Rest assured, friend, a town that will
pack a burlesque show witn women and
children twice a day seven days In the
week, and will shake Its collective aidoa
at the transplanted Indecencies of the
Winter Garden, will not have Its taste
vitiated by anything board at the Taber
nacle. U)VEit
Prs-aents Aaother View.
ON THE ROAD. Oct L-To the Editor
of The Bee: Before the Incident Is closed
and the traveling men have made out
their case against Mr. Bradahaw of North
flalte, 1 think a little evidence from a
traveling man "on the other aide" should
be admitted. You can hardly blame the
leopti fur their criticisms when tiiey see
you hurry through your business In a
town In order te set back onto the train
or to the hotel, whaie you continue your
gam of "pitch" or "rummy," to the dis
pleasure of other pasaungere or guests,
and rendering the proprietor of the hotel
liable to a line of t&O for permitting card
playing in his hotel.
Or, why do you occupy two seats In a
pasaenger coach, one for yourself and
one for your grips and your teat while
other passengers walk the aisle hunting
a place to sit. Or, why do you hold one
seat In the pasaenger coach by doooelilnjf
your grlpa there, and at the same time
hold another In the smoking car while
you help to fill the car wIJi smoke and
cover the floor with ashes and spittle?
Or, why do you sit or stand around In
a waiting room of the station and smoke
your "long distance" smelling pipe, a vile
cigar or an abominable clgaiette, while
other people have to endure It because
you have lost that nice sense of decency i
vr cannot read the notice on the wall
saying. "Smoking Is prohibited In this
waiting room?'
These are aome of the reasons which
call forth the criticisms against the mod
ern traveling man.
Do you wonder that It ia SO? The "TJ.
C. T." end "Iowa Bute" might establish
a echool tor traveling men only who d in't
know any better. ' 8. 8.
A Twenty-three-Year Traveling Man.
, Twwea Ims with Dr. SedlaoeW.
WOOD RIVER, Nee Oct t-To the
Editor of Te Bee: On rrqr several visits
to Nebraska I have had the privilege
c f reading the Bee, and of keeping poated
on events In the east, where my home
la The Bee's Letter Box Is Interest
ing, sometimes Instructive, sometimes
misleading. A striking coincidence Is
the letter of Dr. Bedlacek calling to ac
count "fatuous busy bod los. In an unwar
ranted Invasion of the home as well as
meddling with the physicians' business."
And on another pace of the eame Issue
the suit of Mrs. Frances F. Wiley, widow
of Dr. Wiley of Oemond, tn tiehalf of
herself and minor children against cer
tain saloonkeepers fot 60,000, her con
tention being that her tate husband,
through liquor furnlahed by them, lost
hla practice of 18.000 annually.
The logic of Dr. Bed lac ek would doubt
less caJI this suit an unwarranted in
vasion of the saloonkeepers' rights. I
ask for a hearing on the ground of con
tact with dr'.nk and drinking people for
more than fifty years, 1 wntnaasad daily
the invasion la my boyhood home of
alcoholic st mutants ana have known
etnee hundred a of similar Instances. This
and the contact with leading up-to-date
Physicians In the east justifies me In
saying that Dr. . B. la decidedly behind
the times In the remarkable attitude he
aasumee.
Though now a resident of the east, t
raatdad In Montana anu - Dakota thirty
years ago, so that I uave been com
pelled to face situations east and west
A winter spent In the south hss given mo
a wider hortaon at LI. Paniun ma then tf
I decline to accept without question the '
vtewe of extrrm sis on either side. My
viewpoint haa been that ef business, effi
ciency, and today prohibition la making
rapid str dee because of tne attitude of
employer ignoring theories and specula.
Uona of temperance reformer on the one
hand and assumptions, uxs those of Dr.'
8.. on the ether hand.
The workmen's eompenatton law com
pels the employer to faoa facts, not
theories. Thla law take (he ess of tha
Injured employe out of tne .courts, and
adjudicates sue claim without expense.
ome of your readera may have read the
atory of the man who was struck on
the head and severely Injured by a fall
ing brick. He gave his esse to a lawyer,
who won It, and gave the client apout
one-fourth the award, deducting the bal
ance for expenses and feea. The client
took the check for his small fraction,
left the office, stopped on the street and
scrutinised the check again and again.
Returning to the lawyera office he
asked, "Please, sir, win you tell me
whose head waa struck ty the brick."
The dsy for such extortion Is paaalng.
The worklngmen'e compensation law pro
ven ta It.
And It Is accomplishing another thing.
It Is compelling the employer to Inves
tigate to the limit the cause of every
accident In his establishment One Penn
sylvania concern employing several thou
snd men had thla experience: An acci
dent occurred. Injuring several workmen.
Thte meant damages for every Injured
man. Who had eharge of these men? A
truated foreman who was a moderate
drinker. Rigid Inquiry revealed the fact
that en his way to work that morning
he had taken Ma usual erink. snd even
the slight fuddle was the cause of the
accident I hardly thins Dr. 8. would
care to go before the worklngmen's com
pensation board In the employers' Inter
ests and argue that the charge against
the foreman was all "bunkum." The ex
expertence of the firm referred to la that
of every firm and la tne reason why
only total abstainers unuer normal busi
ness Conditions can secure mrtlnvm..!
and retain their Job.
This Is not written In a spirit of con
troversy. But this Is the day when even
learned physicians have no right to
advocate the use of anything that will
lessen business efficiency.
II. B. TOBEY.
Cayway's mother won much fame for th
el eats yarna aiie Ufced to sin In olden
days.
vt nl'a And Miss nirvif wlna mueK
fame for the Indelicate onea aha spina In
muuern oaye. judKe
wife."
'How do vou know?"
"I aaw him sewlna bachelor but
tons n his garden " Indianapolis New.
Ehe I missed your sm.llng face at th
an ce last nlgnt.
He t saw you cai-t your eyee. but
womanlike of course they missed eoe.
Judge.
KABIBBLE
KABARET
PAR MR.KABIB6UT,
I AM IS TORS 0U AK9 A MAN 0T
75" PROPOSED TO WE. I T0Lt HIM
I 0OVU ONLY BC'A SISTER
HIM" WAS I RIHT
NO A GZLAr ZRMMOqWlttf
VXO mi PEEK MORE tIKE fT !
LIVELY AND LIGHT.
"What chance haa he to win that eult?
The ev.dence la ell agalnat him."
"I know he's on the wrong aide of
facta, but he hae the beat lawyer In
town. 'Detroit Free Press.
The Inextjerlencei He eays he can
hardly ret train himself from falling
down and worshlpt-lne her.
The Reieeed-T II him not to get nerv
ous; she ll throw him down soon enough.
Puck.
Black Someone just told me that Miss
Clerk (aseesaor'a office) Fellow out
side aay you've assessed his real estato
t o little by f.ie.oo:
eaeasor tiive him a cigar and keen
him milet wMl I l.;.nhn. tha. ..atiiml
-PhLadelphla Bulletin.
IN DAYS TO COME.
T. F. Porter. In Boston Globe,
In days to come, for you and me
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And We In larger joy abide.
Then why Into the darkness grope
Among the things now cold and dead
For ua a sweeter, grander hope
Uea In the days that are ahead.
How vain nnst errors tn reireett
Tie waa'lng time, and no'hlng less;
With facis toward the future set
May come to us a largo success.
The past Is closed, and locked, and sealed
No matter what we do or sty;
And It to us can nothing yield.
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Pvt to t plow anew your hands:
No burl ' past ran rle strain,
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