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THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL' 4, 1917. The Omaha Bee DAILY (MOHNtWO-EVEMINO-SUWDAT FOUNDED BY EDWARD K03EWATER VICTOR ROSEWATER, EDITOR " THE BEE fUBUBHOIQ COMPANY, PROPRIETOR. Eatarsd at OaMha pottofflt aa second-daia matter. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. B? Carrier. OHI? ess Suadsf Daily wiuumt Sander.... Stasias end Bssdu " M rant altaonl Sasder " sunder See eelr . ... ws ii, ana mw paa i . ' ; If DHL MtnuKM " tot - I.N - tot 1 M .III. Send sMM ot cause eddreia Irraiulerlts la IlltiKf t Oaekt Bee. CUsalsliea DajsrtL REMITTANCE Remit inn. mm or soul orter. Ool !-" stamps UHe a nMil small enoronta Penoaal obeea. nB oa OhU eat It iMie Bit. of waistnnon-ns im OFFICES. dmaa-ru l-i Balidlm. chitK-Pjrl' naa BdUti. Bout! Onunt-nii m. Hew lors ia si, a.a r.mnell Btulfa 1 K. Mala at Llnonln Utile Building. CORRESPONDENCE Adrtreat eesroiwfcetlflne relaUni la Omaha Bte. Editorial neperteMBt. sad tutorial Bulla at FEBRUARY CIRCULATION M.S92 Dtly Sunday, 60,466 Amass eheolatloa rr m"-lnl lubsirlseS aid swore "ls Willies. Cliealetloa Meaesw. Jerm leerlat te ettr T"- iU4 ta tkaaa. AdaVeee cleared aa aflea aa waaai tad. It it an tven wsger thst von BernstorS ii ex claiming, "I told you so." President Wilton itrictly observed peed regu lations, but finally arrived jurt the same. The only strike tolerable under present con ditions is a strike for our country and our dig. Perhaps that Zimmermann note was not the moving cause, but it looks as if it capped the cli- Now that congress monopolizes the spotlight legislatures should take the hint and slip home in the dark. ' ', The marathon of the Turks In Palestine and Mesopotamia constitute a distinct contribution to spring sport i The time teems appropriate to invite one, Patricia Newcomb, to hold a debate with' her selfor, rather, himself. , The bullet fired at Serajevo thirty-four montht ago now belts the world with war. Mighty re sults spring from trifles. If our Nebraska lawmakers want to adjourn now they can do so with perfect confidence that their getaway will be unobserved. - With control of the house by such a narrow majority, however, the democrats in congress will have to be on good behavior atl the time. What of our war relief activities from now on? But never mind I What we have already done hat been a great unselfish work In the million of humanity. ' . ' King Canute beating back the ocean waves with a broom it tcarcely more imposing than the futile attempts to hold back the war wives at Washington. - .If we could have a referendum we would pre fer to have the vote on thia proposition: "For or against the recall of Josephui Daniels is sec retary of the navy.'' ' ' Various incidenti here and elsewhere impress upon critics of the country the Importance of sit ing up the crowd before shooting off the mouth. Silence spellt safety. Uncle Sam's stock of gold amounts to $3,000, 000,000. National bank resources equal five timet that sum. Financially the nation' preparedneu tops the score of history. - . Truly times have changed radically. Even a lawmaker may use "the short and ugly word" and get away with It by a simple apology. Methods reform, but hair-trigger temper remain un changed, . ' - As long as their coin holds out Germin trot ble-makers are assured attentive ear In Mexico. Four years of indifferent picking leave Mexican officialdom in a state of eager expectancy for a golden tip. , i Senator Stone proposes to shed his dove feath ers and take on the talons and beak of the eagle when war comet. Gumshoe Bill does not act at one catt in a pugnacious mold. His forte it it cret service. ' . If a state of war exists it must have had its beginning some tim and it would be Interesting to know just how long it has existed. But there are too many more important things to be done than waste time in fruitiest speculation, In bit reference to judicial Inequalities in the state Governor Neville cites Arthur county as being without a session of court for two years. Wonders never cease. Despite the handicap, the county achieved considerable prosperity and ap peared just as contended aa counties fully equipped with judicial machinery. No Halfway War. With the president specifically asking congress to declare that a state of war exists by reason of the persistent aggressions of the German govern ment in defiance of our rights and the right! of humanity and civilization, and urging measures to enable us to bring an end to the hostilities, the response is certain. Congress may be depended upon not only to adopt the declaratory resolution, but to empower the president to act with alt the available re sources of the country mobilized to make our ac tion effective. The president's address is not merely an appeal to congreaa, but s graphic review of the events leading up to the present crisis and a complete justification to the American people and to the world at targe of our enforced entrance Into the war as the only course left for us to pursue in self respect and fulfillment of our obvious duty. If we are to go into the .war and we are now in it it must be no half-way step. When we enlist for the defense of human liberty and for the protection of the livea of innocent people using, at the president says, the highway! of the teas which are the common, God-given heritage of all, we must go In not for a "peace without victory," but for a peace that will accomplish the object and forever prevent another lapse to such barbarianism. The sooner we can secure that peace, the bet ter. We would prefer to secure It without strik ing a blow,' but we cannot ttop thort'of the goal. In the meantime there must be in this country no divided allegiance, no mental-reservation loy alty, no hyphenated patriotism. We know what embarrassment this meant for some of our fel low citizens, who, for natural, reasons of nativ ity or consanguinity, have heretofore been in sympathy with the German cause, but they must put "America first," just as all subjects of Ger many, including those who may heretofore have been In accord with the attitude of the United States, will be required by the German govern ment to hold Germany "ueber alles," regardless of friends and relatives in this country, and we share the confidence expressed by President Wil son that the examples of disloyalty will be few ind exceptional. With every patriotic citizen it must be and it will be "America first and America all the timet" Germany's Allies and Ours. In his address to congress the president not ably excepted Germany's allies from the state of war, although he mentioned that Austria has given unqualified approval to the Prussian subma rine policy that has drawn the United States Into the conflict, ' While theoretically it may be easy to distinguish between Germany and her allies, practically the difficulty seems insurmountable. Our quarrel with Austria is passive, rather than active, and with Bulgaria it will be indirect; but against Turkey we may make war with clear con science, pstensibly at peace with the Turkish government, our relations with the Ottoman em pire have for years been in such precarious state that several times we have had to send warships into Turkish waters to enforce demands made in the name of justice and humanity. In engaging in war against Germany we will find it a delicate if not Impossible task to avoid hostilities with the countries that are fighting aide by side with the Germans. On the other side, our allies will be the peo ple of the other great democracies of the world, those with whom we have close sympathy be cause of common interests that bind us together, The president makes it clear and plain that we are not warring against any people, but against an institution; that we have no quarrel with the German nation, but we cannot aubmit to German autocracy. This is neither subterfuge nor soph istry, but is put out ss a simple statement of fact The welcome given the .United States by its new allies is not more nor less than waa to be expected. What effect the move may have in moral way on the people of the central powers, when the truth does penetrate to them, m be yond surmtse, but it will surely encourage those of them who have yearnings for self-government and the establishment of the institutions of de mocracy, Germans in the United States -Brsekljna Eagle- . True though it be that Germany'! course ' toward Americana when the war began and since then, within her borders, has left Germans now within the United States without any moral claim on governmental consideration, it is equally true that this it a country of humanity, of fairness, where the feeling prevails that men are not to blame for their olace of birth, only for their con duct in the land of their adoption. It follows that the German-born need fear no interference with their dally activities, if they behave themselves. By the census of 1910 there were In thia coun try 1,174,973 persons born in Austria. 495,609 born in Hungary. 2,501.333 born in Germany and about 81,000 born m Turkey. Perhaps there are now here SUU.UUU whose nativity was within the terrl tory of the central empires and their allies. As between the Central empires and the entente,, the sympathy of most of those people has been natu rally with the former. The regret they feel over a sossible war between the United States and Germany is not surprising, not even reprehenii- uie. out in issue nsvins; once Dccn joincu mere can be no divided allegiance. . We may reasonably conjecture that more than half the young men who have come here from Austria and Germany came to escape military civile, uuuc at ifiuicBi against ill, auri Ol mill' tarism that has brousht on the areatest of world calamities. Many came because ol fear of prose eution for being republicans. These all love lib erty and hate tyranny as tyranny, no matter what their race enthusiasms may oe. Com Clean with tht President. In' two presidential campaigns The Bee sin cerely opposed the election of Woodrow Wilson, because it could not endorse his principal views on either Internal or external national policies. When, in May, 1915, the dark shadow of war fell across our national path, this paper, tike all pa triotic public journals of the country, gave im mediate assurance of its earnest support of the president in defending the .nation s right and honor. These remarks are prefatory to calling attention to the fact that the democratic senator from Nebraska, through the columns of his news paper, insults the intelligence of his readers by his flimsy efforts at justifying the wobbly and double-dealing course he has pursued. To say that he will now support the president in a declaration of war against the German em peror, when but twenty-four hours earlier through his paper he lavished praise on that tame em peror, it not a wonderful feat of political gymnas tics, even for the World-Herald or its owner, "Flopping" haa been reduced to an art by that combination. But to offer at an excuse that the president's address "contains revelations of facts which he hat heretofore kept from the public' to strain credulity of the simplest of his read' era. Not a new fact is set out by the president nor a bit of information of any kind that has not been previously given to the public. As ranking den ocratic member of the senate's committee oa for eign affairs, the owner of. the World-Herald should be better informed than anyone as to the exact conditions and therefore should be able to at least provide himself with an excuse that does not sound so silly. , Foreign governments have issued "Red" books and "Blue" books and "White" books and "Yel low" books. When our war documents are oft cialty printed, let us have them in a "Red-White- and-Blue" book. Stock quotations show that the speculative markets were thoroughly bolstered against the declaration of a state of war. No "leak" this time, but plenty of "unerring intuition." A Call for Marines By Frtdaic J. Haskin Washington. Aoril 1. The president has siarned an executive order raising the strength of the Marine Corps to the emergency limit The total atrength of the corps under the new order will be 17,400 men.. The increase comes on the heels of another increase authorized only a few months ago, providing for an addition of 255 offi cers and 5,034 men. The authorized strength of the Marine Corps has been raised more rapidly in proportion to its total strength than that of either the army or the regular navy., Largely on this account, the Marine Corps is still short about 4,000 men, although recruiting has been brisk ever since the first increase was authorized. The most important war duties orthe Marine Corps today are matters that have only come up in the last twenty years. Before the war with Soain in 1898 the duties of the corps were lim ited to supplying marine detachments to the larger warships of the navy, and to poncing and guarding navy yards. Since -then the Marine iorps nas acquired iwo new uncs 01 uuiy ui greater importance. To the Marine Corns has been assigned the general task of establishing and maintaining ad vance bases for the fleet in time of war. And to the Marine Corps has fallen the task of policing all the small disorderly countries of the Carib bean and the American tropics, so that no Euro pean power may have cause to challenge the Monroe Doctrine on the grounds that the lives, and property of its nationals are not being re- peciea in xne western nemispncrc. The advance base wbrk of the Marine Corps Is of first importance in naval war. The tremen dous weight which naval experts attach to the naval base is shown clearly enough tcv the veriest layman by the eagerness with which governments struggle for some insignificant patch of barren coast which happens to be properly located for naval base purposes. A base is a necessity for a navy which is expected to maintain itself in any particular waters for any length of time. When a nation owns such a base, it is carefully equipped and fortified. When a nation does not own such a base and happens to need it in war time, the territory in question has to be seized, equipped and fortified in quick time. This work in the United States navy is in the hands of the Marine Corps. . Men of the cores nowadavs are regularly trained In what is known as advance base work. The corps is, fully prepared to take the necessary terri tory it it is enemy property, to.tnrow up emer gency fortifications, to mount and handle shore batteries and searchlights, to mine the waters, and to establish radio communication with the fleet and the Navy department. Once in posses sion of such a base, a fleet is in a position to cruise off it indefinitely. Supplies are brought to it on transports under convey, and the warships put in to repair, to take on fresh supplies and to receive new instructions under the protection of shore batteries. In anv time exceot that of a serious war the marines are the busiest branch of the American fighting services. This is due to the fact mat the duty of policing the western hemisphere falls to them. In the last year, while American attention was fixed on the European crisis, the marines have been carrying on several small wars, and have lost a number of men and officers, dead and wounded. There Is a brigade of marines today in Haiti, and another brigade in Santo Domingo. Marines have landed to protect property in Cuba. The legation guard of 100 marines is still sta tioned in Nicaraugua, and the American legation in Peking, China, has a guardof 250 marines. The marines have the status ot sailors, and the equipment and training of soldiers. Thus we are able to send ashore efficient landing parties of fighting men to. quell disorder, and even to fight whole wars and take over governments, without having our motives questioned by the important powers of Latin America or Hurope. . Li. ' ' 1mmm ' As a result of their varied duties, the Marine Cores is an organization of very varied training. They are very modest about it Any Marine Corps officer will tell you that the only thing the Marine Corps is proud ot is the tact that it can do any thing. The men get a preliminary training in infantry work, (deluding field artillery and ma chine gun handling. They are put through courses in the mounting and use of field wireless, portable searchlights and heliographs. They are taught to set up and operate held teiepnones and tele graph tines, to plant land mines and submarine mines, to handle torpedoes, to build roads and bridges, to land big guns from ships and set them up on land. They were the first American troops to use the automobile in field work; they will form cavalry companies wherever they can get anything to ride, from a donkey up, and on occa sion they have repaired and run a railroad. They are also being used in aviation work, and on many of the war vessels the anti-aircraft guns, used for bringing down hostile aeroplanes, are manned hv marines. The recent large additions to the strength of the corps were rendered imperatively necessary by the expansion ot tne navy ana tne present emergency. It will not be long until the marines are recruited up to the full measure of their newly-authorized strength. People and Events rv militar dents physically fit is to be the rule henceforth at the Iowa State university. A bone-drv bill last week went through the tower house of the Wisconsin legislature. Thia may mean no more than making; pallbearers out of senatora. but no one can tell in advance. The incident however, suggests how insecure is Mil waukee s tame. Five newspaper men traveled on the steamer St Louis on a recent trip to British port, antici pating a submarine story. 'But not a sub ap peared along the route and the story tellers had to fall back on imaginery thrills gathered on the way through the barred zone. The vounger branch of the Wriglev house offers $5,000 reward for the recovery of $40,000 worth of jewelry carried off by porch climbers from the Wrigley home st Pasadena, Cal. Two lets of detectives are sleuthing for the reward, and diligently cnewmg wrigley quids. The poem of Tames Whitcomb Riley, "Who Bidet His Time, which appeared in The Bee, March 13, appeared on the newspaper circuit without copyright notice and was transferred to our columns in like manner. The poem is part of Riley's complete works, issued and copyrighted by the Uobbs-Mernll company, Indianapolis. The neutrality league of Minneapolis it tha warmest opponent ot war in the gopher state. Just now. its energies are directed toward bom barding congress against imperilling American liberty by interfering in Europe's affairs. The Minneapolis Journal notes that the headquarters of the league is profusely decorated with German war maps. The supreme court of North Dakota occa sionally bestows upon great problems of state heatening mental perspicacity and lucidity of reasoning powers that brightens current tomes of judicial deliverances. Recently the court meta phorically munched on the grievances of a peanut vendor who worked a concession at the last state fair. Owing to crowds which jammed the aisles of the grandstand where lovers of the toothsome goober doth congregate, the vendor SDieled his wares, but could not deliver the goods. Where fore damages were asked for the blocked traffic routes of peanuts, the court gravely held that inasmuch as the state fair board invited the crowds it was estopped from regulating its move ments and waa not liable for a jam which dimin ished the peanut man's profits. Much more to the same effect demonstrated the court's mighty grasp ot big issue Proverb for the Day. A burnt child avoids the Are. One Tear Ago Today In the War. ttii , ...ma.lnw tha IntanMnnsof . I UI i tviiu, nu ij......n " Germany, massed troop on the border. French renewed tneir atcacK on mo luaiiaa and drove Germans back with heavy losaea. Chancellor McKenna present great est budget In England'a history, total expenditures being estimated at 127,vuu,uuv. April In American History. Anril 19. 1775 Battle ot Lexing ton, the first conflict of the revolution. April 11, 1783 ConnYeaa proclaimed an end of the war with great Britain. April 30, 1789 Washington became first president of the new republic April 30, 1803 Treaty with France for the purchase of Louisiana territory-April 4, 1818 Act of congress es tablishing the Btara and Stripea aa the flag of the United States. April 21, 1836-SBattle of San Ja cinto, ending the Mexican attempt at the conquest of Texas. April 14, 1846 Beginning of the war between the United States and Mexico. ADrll 12. 1861 Civil war . began with the firing on Fort Sumter. April 9, 1865 Civil war ended with the surrender of General Lee. Aorll 14. 1863 President Lincoln shot by J. Wilkes Booth. April 22, 1898 United States pro claimed war with Spain. April 1, 1917 congress meets in extra session "to receive a communi cation concerning grave matters of national policy." In Omaha Thirty Years Ago Today. John L. Webster has returned from a trip to Denver, where he waa called to argue a case. The Omaha lodge of Elks gave a session In honor of the Boston Ideals and the Modjeska troupe. Brother W. C. Gregory waa selected chairman of 4 the occasion, Bobert Hunter and H. D. Pike acting as policemen. Inter spersed between the numbers on the program refreshments of a solid and liquid nature satisfied the wants of the inner man." Tha citizens' ticket waa successful In South Omaha election contest by the following majorities: B. P. Sav age, mayor, 44; B. K. Wells, city clerk, 43; C. M. Hunt, treasurer, 64. A contract haa been let Dy tne Mer cer A Mayne company for a mile and half of motor road on tneir new line, which will extend from Hanscom park north to Walnut Hill and will ultimately run south to the stock yards and thence down to Bellevue. The residence of Charles F. Mini gan at 3006 Mason street was relieved of $15 and a valuable gold watch and chain. The burglar, however, left Mr. Milllgan's office and desk key, together with a nickel, on the front doorstep, doubtless so that gentleman could pay his carfare down town. The congregation of Israel re-elected Rabbi Benson aa Its pastor and gave him, In addition, a very substantial endorsement In the way ot a raise in salary. This Day in History. 1817 Andre Massena. prince of Bssling, one of the ablest of Napo leon's marshals, died In Paris. Born at Nice, May , 1768. 1834 First locomotive set m motion In Massachusetts, on the Boston A Worcester railroad. 1842 Nicholas C. Creed e, founder of the famous Creeds mining camp In Colorado, born at Fort Wayne, Ind. Committed suicide In 1897. 1860 First pony express lem uac- ramento, Cal., for St Joseph, Mo. 1865 Arrival or rresiaenz uncoin at Richmond, Va. 1888 Benjamin H. Brewster, the United States attorney general who prosecuted the "Star Route- rrauas, died. Born tn in Salem county. New Jersey, October 13, 1811. 1818 xne pope appealed to opain In the interests of peace with the United States. . 1902 Provisions of the will ot Cecil Rhodes relating to scholarships for American and German students at Oxford were made public 1910 The pope declined to see Colonel Theodore Roosevelt The Day We Celebrate. Frank J. Sutcllffe, federal court re porter, la 55 today. He was born In New Brunswlok and educated In Mon treal. Louis R. Mets waa born right here In Omaha. He Is secretary and treas urer of tha Mets Brewing company. Paul L. Martin is 86 today. He was born on a farm near Vail, la., and graduated at Creighton university, taking a law degree at Harvard. He la mrw dean ot Creighton College ot law. Barl of Derby, war secretary In the British ministry, born In London, fifty two years ago today. J. Frank Hanly, former governor of Indiana and prohibition candidate for president last fall, born at St. Joseph, III., fifty-four years ago today. Tris Speaker, outfielder of the Cleve land American league base ball team, born at Hubbard City, Tex., twenty nine years ago today. William Hlnchman, outfielder of the Pittsburgh National league base ball team, born in Philadelphia thirty years ago today. - Timely Jottings and Reminders. Dartmouth college today will ob serve the 100th anniversary ot the death of President John Wheelock, who was a son of the founder and. drat president of the college. The Navy department haa aet today for the opening or oiaa ror additional torpedo boat destroyers authorised by the naval appropriation act of March 4. The North Dakota State Develop ment league meets in annual conven tlon today at Pierre, with Governor Norbeck scheduled as the leading speaker. Dr. David Snedaen, professor of educational sociology in Columbia uni versity, la to be the principal speaker at the annual convention or tne inland Empire Teachers' association, which begins its sessions today at Spokane. Story etto of the Day. A well known business man who was lately married took out some life Insurance last Thursday. Coming un town Monday 'morning he was ac costed oy one oz nia zrienaa wun tne salutation: "What's the matter, old man? Ton look worried." "Well, to be honest with you. I am. Tou know, I took out some life In surance last Thursday." "Yea," replied the sympathetic mend, "but what nas that to ao witn the woe-begone expression on your lacei" ' "Well, the very next day after I had It written my wife bought a new cook book. Possibly It's all right but It certainly looks suspicious." Kansas j City star. s Zffie&oe. Keep the Flag Undented. Omaha- Anril . To the Editor ot a-k. flaa on coat until Europe is at peace." This was , . . ... C3..nJau nanar. uiq neaa tines in your ou..j-j i----, a At s a.u ik. Vr..nlnlna1 .Tlldee selling iui ih nmv e - Coon of Kansas City, Mo., fined a "con- . . . a.aa aa J a a nivm temptlDie SKunx" to promise to wear the American flag on Li- , ...n la rfaMararl. No ms cuai uiim . doubt Judge Coon felt this was a pun ishment. Out 1 smcereiy uun 4,A will au,r An an affaln the great emblem of our American mannooa ano acmevBuicuv never be so disgraced. t j ... -. ... . nup helnved flag polluted, but I would like to see . . . . i . h..i.h tmm a law passed mai woum ' our country every man that dared to defile our flag. We may be plunged inttf war at any moment and ft behooves every good -i.i . - w. Iinva anil ntrontr. not finding fault with our administra tion, and as long as neonuma " Senator Norris in Washington we need not fear, but above all things let us remember that no matter where our cradle stood we fortunately are per muted to live m ine uwi .1. - .ki.l.. and havA hlt uer uio BimtiuB ohm . one country and one flag the Stars and Stripes forever, long may It wave. Let us all be ready to uphold it and guard it against any foe or coward nence, i say, wear mo uciucu c,.. on your coat until peace is declared. dui wear 11 uwauDii jm .w and let no one dare to putlt on who naroora & -irauur a bw u C. J. AWUiiKSEIN. Admire House" of Lords. Benson. Neb., April 3. To the Edi tor of The Bee: For many years the socialist party In England have ad vocated for the abolition of the House of Lords. Such a propaganda reveals a lack of Intelligence or disreputable motives. The controlling circle in the upper chamber Is composed of men who have had vast experience in in ternational and colonial affairs and who possess such qualifications as Jus tifies the position they hold. The Brit ish cabinet can gag and muzile the oress and general public in war time, but cannot do the same with the House of Lords, which is the political Gibral tar of the British empire and always retains its freedom of, speech. It is the only place that gives to tne Brit ish public any interesting official news In war time and is the highest court of appeal in Great Britain. THOMAS HENRY W ATKINS. Fifty-fourth and Boulevard. Cleanup All the Tear Round. Omaha, April I. To the Editor of The Bee: Among other encouraging doings at the Civic league meeting was the announcement by the Woman's club of a day for general cleanup- good news to everyone wno wants a decent citv to live in. I note that Miss Worley's list of sanitary activities Includes "getting the ashes removed from the alleys." Do we understand then that ashes are to be dumped in alleys during the re mainder of the year? That would be the natural Inference, If there Is to be a yearly date set for clearing them away. But that does not accord with the city regulations nor with the alms ot the neaitn board, so lar as indi cated. A clean city does not mean a city that is clean one day in the year nor even one week in the year. "Cleanup day ' is a nne institution, provided it does not lead the citizens to feel that they are at liberty to be as dirty as they please all the rest of the time! Ash piles and tin cans are the chief eyesore In this otherwise progressive and pleasing town. Many people openly make asn neaps in tneir very back yards, in plain view from the street Tin cans are quite a specialty In our landacape, but unhappily a dangerous one, being a menace to public health because of their unclean state and their attraction for flies. And ash piles and tin cans go together. The ash pit favored by Dr. Connell, which for ten years has been required by or dinance never enforced), should be a regular Institution. "Cleanup day," by all means, but let us hope that the good members of the Woman's club will not be satisfied with a week or so of enthusiasm on the people's part in the matter of "sweeping and garnishing," lest their last state shall be worse than the first The league's message to the citv should oe, -Having got yourseil clean, stay clean;" and the message should be epiphatlc, for Omaha Is a queer town In some ways, and needs its eyes opened to a number of self-evident propositions. With Its multitude of sooietles ''raising the wind" for this ana mat new project, Its so-called art lovers feverishly buying coatlv rial til ings In order to advertise that they nave no piace to nang tnem in, plan nlng the outlay of many thousand dol- - . miim fir less BTotesana ,n tnwer Avar lta rilrtv muuumoi w ....... - -w ....... i.inniMlv nnnrnnrlate tima. by the way, to be raising funds for monuments, in tnese aaya oi uauuoai stress and danger!), we are sometimes . annw whether a much wealth would not be better first ap plied In the interests of cleanliness, sanitation, rational police service and -i-.nl..., .Ml.lnn nf hnanltfl.1 accnm civmreu i . modation for the suffering poor. But at any rate we can o graieiut for the Civlo league and an its i v.- . . ,.... that lta enarflrv mo. DranciioB be unflagging and effective. A beau tiful City IS gooa: a clean uny in inci ter If It I can be both beautiful and . ..... i. ht Aral .if all 1 Clean, - .", ' -.. -- should be clean, or money spent on Its embellishment i - The Railway Mall Service. Omaha. Anril 3. To the Editor of The Bee: In defense of the changes recently made in the railway mail serv. ice the department officials publicly stated that there were no delays In first class mail and very few in other classes of mail. In reply to those statements the following letter and general order issued Dy tne railway mall service Is self-explanatory and the public can Judge for themselves: Railway Mall Servlco. Offlca of Chief Clark, Omaha. Neb., March 33, 117. Gen. eral: For statistical purposes clerks-ln-charse will report nnworked mail thrown over by their crews, by packsfres and sacks, and discontinue reporting unworked mall by pouches. In the future when reporting unworked msll the actual number of pack ages throwa over unworked must be re ported. All eierks-in-charge making unworked mall reports will please give this their at tentlon and make repo.-ta sccordlngly. C S. KELLY, Chief Clerk. Of course, these orders are not meant for the public to see, for the publlo ought not to receive any sucb. Information, because It shows the serv. ice is bad. I hope your paper will have the courage to print this so that the public may be Informed. A' CLERK. Tottering Tom Where yer beent Weary Willie Down to Florida. "Find the weather warmer?" "Sure, but X found the people colder."- Tonkers Statesman. .' Every Day is "Cut Price Day" at the Rexall Drug Stores With prices of food stuffs and other necessities rising rapidly you owe it to your self to make your purchases where dependable merchan dise can be procured at the least expense. Yon can savs tima and money by trading at tha 5 REXALL DRUG STORES Sherman & McConnell Drug Co. Five Good Drug Stores. youwnta clear in? If your skin is not fresh, smooth and glowing, or has suffered from an unwise use of cosmetics, here is an easy, inex pensive way to clear it: Spread on a little Resinol Ointment, letting it remain for ten minutes. Then wash off with Ihsinol and hot water. Finish with a dash of clear, cold water to close the pores. Do this regularly, ones a day, and sea if it does sot eaicklr soolhssnd detaaa the porta, loan the tend ency to ptmplta, and leave the complexion clear, fresh and velvety. Resinol Soap sod Retiaol Oiabaeas are sold brail drugsiets. v For Rent 3 Retail Store Rooms In Hotel Rome Special concession made to Haberdasher and Florist Present writing room (corner 16th and Jackson) is suitable for Drug Store. Modern fronts will be installed and interiors decorated to suit tenant. Rentals can include electric cur rent. Space in basement for rent for bowling alley. Exceptional proposition to right person. 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