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THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER ,20, ' 1917.
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Drive Omaha's quota over (he top.
Liberty bonds back up the boys abroad and
makes thrift and patriotism allies at home.'
Iowa wets and drys get together on one is
sue a fair and full count of the ballots cast.
Wheatless and meatless days decreed in many
quarters lend a touch of realism toj'the melan
choly days,"
War' department turns a firing squad on the
"Sam Brown belt." Now watch the swagger stick
get the ax.
Money penalties help some, but they lack the;
cooling, meditative force of a jail sentence in
checking speed.
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It is evident from the returns that Iowa drys
committed a tactical blunder in staging an elec
tion during a dry harvest.
It goes without saying that a police raise in
the pay envelope generates more cheef than a
raise on the bulletin board.
.Increasing riots, discontent and mutinous con
1 duct of Tnetonic seamen emphasizes once more
the desperation growing out of short rations.
An epidemic of labor strikes grips the coun
try in spots. In sowing the wind war profiteers
blazed he way for "reaping the whirlwind."
' According to official statement the reduced
price of flour has not put in an appearance at re-!
tail shops. Who is responsible kidnapers or
holdup? , . ' A
Riga and What May Result.
Defeat of the Russians at Riga, the taking over
of the Island of Oesel by the Germans and aban
donment of Fetrograd are all parts of one ac
tion and must be considered as such. From the
German point of view the affair may be consid
ered valuable as presenting another victory, for
the kaiSer't invincible army. Whether this will
offset effects of proceedings in Flanders and else
where along the western front may be questioned.
The bottling up of the Russian navy is of slight
moment, as it was of little service at best, and
since the revolution has been a source of trouble
to the government.
That the Allied fleet made no attempt to inter
fere with the operations a( Riga and Oesel may
be accepted as indicating that approved strategy
requires its presence at its station and that the
occupation of that part of Russia is not looked
upon as a serious menace to the general cause
Germany's line is extended by that much and the
military necessities of the kaiser are increased to
the extent of maintaining a force far from its
base and without adequate transport. If the Rus
sian system of transportation in this section had
failed the problem for the Germans will not be
made easier.
Some observers express the opinion that the
moral effect on the Russian people will be good
and that the jolt will bring them to their" senses,
It is plain something of the sort would be re
quired to end the discord that had so effectually
destroyed Russia's capacity for resistance. With
the government at Moscow and five months of
winter in which to reorganize the political, in
dustrial and military forces of the nation, Russia
may be able to take an active part in operations
next spring. As it is, the most optimistic cham
pion of Germany sees but little advantage in hold
ing Riga and the region thus controlled.
The Milk Situation
By Freier.c J. Haskin
fmVJH K V "F
The Gerniade-made revolution in India, re
vealed in Chicago courts, achieved results alt
tight The plotter, got the boodle "made in
Germany." . ' " " " - - - .
Pood Controller Hoover believes the govern
ment has effectively saddled the food mule, but
admits that both ends remain free to work at will.
In other words, the main battery still holds an
unobstructed range of the consumer.
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As a means of getting useful experience in
preparation for the main 'event the Nebraska
branch of the' League to Enforce Peace might
practice on the executive branch of the state gov
srnment. If vocal persuasion fails, turn on the
lose.' v
Food Controller' Hoover wants It distinctly
understood that the purpose of holding down
price of raw proUucta is to give the benefit to
the ultimate consumer rather than to the middle
man. The pocketbook tes it the measure of ef
ficiency of food control. ,
Municipal distribution of fuel and foodstuffs
is projected in New York and under considera
tion in other large cities. So long aa dealers defy
reasonable regulations and persist in the gouge
municipal activities for public relief are inevitable.
Overreaching greed is as intolerable as highway
robbery. "' .
"Gfcrmany-i my mother,, AmerIca mX weet
hcart,' said a Missourian to the Liberty bond hus
tling committee of Kansas City. "The kaiser is
mistreating my mother. T want to buy two more
'kicks for the kaiser." That's the talk and the
deed that makes the foot a riser. Buy a kicker and
join ra the sport. v:v i
'il Did M Will This War"
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jrMiMcipniaj Magar
I Aa not will this war.'' There were many
who credited the German emperor with sincer
ity when he made this 'solemn assertion and be
lieved that the military party had forced him to
take a step he did not approve. But much water
hat run under the bridge since then. One proof
afr another of his unicruoulous hyoocrisy has
come to light He has been revealed as the fitting
head of a government none can trust, inai uie
r an 4lih?rtelv decided noon at conference
in Berlin before the imperial trip to Norway is
already known. Mr. Morgenthau a account ot tne
remarks made to him by the German and Austrian
ambassadors at Constantinople when he was
Amfrir-ati ambassador there sivea farther con
firmation of a premeditated purpose. The Ger
man ambassador, "in an outburst of enthusiasm,"
told bun who were at the conterence--tne em
nrrnr. the heads of the army and navy, the lead
era of industry and finance. They decided that
the time had come to strike; only the financiers
wanted two weeks to sell foreign securities and
arrange their loans. Thus the stage was set for
the drama in wmcn oermany was 10 jngure as
the blameless hero surrounded by envious ene-
" Even more significant in a way was the con
fession ofajhe Austrian ambassador. War seemed
possible, of course, after the murder at Sarajevo,
though the diplomatists who were not in the se
cret expected to avert it But it was weeks be
fore Franz Ferdinand was killed that the emperor
of Austria declared to his representative at Con
stantinople that conditions in the Balkans made
' war inevitable. We know, too, that even a year
earlier Austria had proposed to Italy a. joint at
tack on Serbia Mr. Morgenthau gives his bit
of evidence because, as he aays, he wishes us "to
visualize the menace that has been hanging over
' the great republic and still hangs over it because
of this Prussian mania for world power." If
there? are those who do not see how we are fight
ing to defend our own security they are incapable
of seeing it Never before in the history of the
world has there been so shameful a conspiracy
against humanity.-The war.must notnd before
atber sucn ait Dcen maae impoasituc
Shumway Shoots Another Bomb.
Land Commissioner Shumway seems to be the
live wire of the present administration at Lincoln
at any rate, he is keeping things at the state
house from stagnating. His latest move is to
force permUsion to employ an attorney of his
own selection to attend to work the attorney gen
eral's office should look after. This will natu
rally induce taxpayers to inquire why an attor
ney general was elected, it it is required that an
outsider be engaged to attend to the state's legal
business. Some suspicion exsists that the. state's
law officer has been too busily taken up with the
inflation of a boom for another office to, give at
tention to the work that naturally falls to official
dujy. Reports from the late session of the State
Board of Lands and runds make it look like an
attempt on part of his colleagues to deflate the
aspirations of the attorney general., However,
somebody must look after the legal business of
the state and if the democrat elected to that
office cannot find time to do it another attorney
will have o be employed. Commissioner Shum
way has been of considerable service in exposing
the weaknesses of the present administration
and may come to find himself as popular at the
state house as was Treasurer Hall, two years ago,
before he became a part of the machine. .
"Over the Top" on Food Pricea. 1
Herbert Hoover announces that we "have
turned the corner" on food prices and all that
remains is to get the farmers and retailers to en
ter into the spirit of the hour and the cost of
living will recede. Herein lies the trouble. As
The Bee has pointed out on several occasions,
certain- kVticles of great daily consumption cost
more here than in London, although the raw
material is produced in Nebraska. It ia ilso
.true that a considerable variation in prices px-'
ists between different parts of the country, not
wholly accounted for by natural reasons. Not all
the blame for this rests on the retailer, who has
been at the mercy of the middleman from the be
ginning. Mr. Hoover lays the distributing agen
cies are now under control, or working wide?
agreement and that for the future prices to, con
sumers will depend on the farmer and retailer.
Public sentiment, he says, will do more to bring
about the downward revision than governmental
interference, This may be true "Let your con-,
-! - 1 ..Am I... k..n tit . 1 1. In v.
ing price for the last two years, and manipula
tors have ridden the market to highest altitudes
evei1 attained. All will hope that Mr. Hoover's
optimism is warranted and that a new, era for
Cost of furnishing the table in America is at hand.
Promotion in Army on Merit, i 1? , T
A new order has been promulgated from Wash
ington which will for the present at least bring
considerable satisfaction to army men.,' It pro
vides for merit rather than seniority as a basis
for promotion. The change in one way will af
fect only a comparatively few officers, since
those who were in the service at the beginning
of the war have almost all been given higher rank
and grade. Those who came into the service with
the National Guard, from the Officers' Reserve
Corps and from the training camps will be placed
on an equal footing as regards advancement. Pro
motion will be determined' by, quality and not
length of service. Another interesting feature of
the order is that vacancies in the grade ot sec
ond lieutenant may be filled by commanding offi
cers advancing noncommissioned officers at -their
discretion, instead of relying on the reserve list.
This restores the democratic form and renews
for the American army the Napoleonic maxim,
that every soldier of France carried a marshal's
baton in his knapsack. Ambition to serve is given
additional spur by the hope of promotion and
each soldier as he marches will know that he has
the chance to rise as high as his ability will carry
and support hinu ' ' 1
Folks are reminded that price fixing by the
food director is not necessarily price reduction.
Perhapsl But it should help equalize prices as
between different sections of the. country. What
good reason is there jvhy any article of farm-
raised food should cost the consumer more here
in Omaha, in the very heart of the corn belt,
than it does in Chicago, or Philadelphia, or New
York, or London?
Following the example of Robert Marion La
Follette, senatorial knockers of the government
are floodina the country with aome of their
T speeches carrying high and low notes of discon
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tent it is peculiarly signinuni mm mc wu
timed to meet the second Liberty loan campaign.
If this is not "giving aid and comfort to the
enemy," what is the answer? ,
- "Academic freedom will not involve) any col
lew orofessor in trouble if he sticks to the sub
ject matter of his chair. If he goes outside of
that field to express treasonable sentiments, car
rvinsr with them the weight of the institution to
which he is attached, he has no right to seek
cover of "academic freedom."
Washington, Oct 17. "Don't blame the milk
men for the high cost, of milk before you hear
their side of it," is the advice of the Department
of Agriculture.
Some harsh things have been said concerning
milk dealers since the price of milk rose to IS
cents a quart. The general consensus of opinion
among consumers is that the milk dealer is sim
ply using the war as an excuse to make excessive
profits.
The dairy division of the bureau of animal in
dustry, however, which has made some experi
ments in dairying itself, does understand the rea
sons for the present high cost ot tnuk. in the
first place, suggests one of its dairy experts, "take
the case of the farmer." For the dairy business,
with the exception of a few large concerns, is d
vided into two separate industries the production
of milk, which is carried on by the farmer, and
the treatment and delivery of the milk, which is
carried on by the dealer; Some dealers have their
own farms.
Now the farmer, according to this dairy ex
pert, is at present getting 7 cents a quart for his
milk, when he used to get iVi cents a quart. But
his profit is no greater, since dairy cows must be
fed and fed well if they are to produce good milk.
And the price of feed has doubled. Corn, which
used to sell from 80 to 90 cents a bushel, is now
selling at Z and more; the same is true of wheat
and even cottonseed meal is worth twice as much
as it was before the war. In addition to the in
creased post of the feed is the increased cost of
labor. The farmer must compete with munitions
factories and other large concerns, some of which
are paying workmen $8 to $9 a day. Forty dol
lars a month, with board, is now the average farm
wage.
The dairy division of the -bureau of animal
industry divides the farmer's costs into the fol
lowing erouos: Feed. 52 per cent: labor, 23 per
cent, and overhead charges, 25 per cent. The
latter includes dairy utensils, the price ot which
has gone up; fresh stock and transportation
charges. All of which shows that the farmer's
margin of profit is very slight, although, of course,
it mounts uo in the long run.- Otherwise he would
not be selling milk, but cattle feed, which is much
less trouble. , - ' -
Comes now the case of the milk dealer. When
the farmer delivers the milk at the city station
the milk dealer eets it and hauls it to his dairy
plant That is his first expense after the original
cost Next the milk must be pasteurized. That
process, of course, is hot ddne without an out
lay of monev. Then the milk must be bottled
and capped and since the war both bottles and
caps have become scarce and hence valuable. The
product ia then ready to be delivered in small
portions to numerous stores, nouses ana apan
ments in various sections of the city by a host of
delivery wagons and their drivers. A wagon may
have to travel three miles from the dairy head-
nuarters to aenver a Km oi cream a oci-c mpi
adds 'considerably to the total cost of the milk.
If the delivery business cojtld be dispensed
with, declares tie dairy expert of the Department
of Agriculture, the price, of milk per quart could
be lowered approximately 3 cents. But that is
obviously impossible. People would not take the
trouble to walk to a store every morning for
their supply of milk and cream. In New York
several dealers offered milk 2 cents cheaper to
anyone who would call for it, but the number
who took advantage of the offer was negligible.
Nn'w add to all these expenses of the milk
dealer the fact that milk itself is extremely scarce
owing to the war and you find-that the milk
business is by no means coining profits, but is
it.tif wh hit hv the war. At least, so says the
Department of Agriculture. Before the war the
United States' imported large quantities of dairy
products from fcurope acanainavia parucuidiy.
Vlftw it is not onlv not importing dairy goods,
but is exporting them to its allies. Moreover,
tons of milk that formerly supplied whole cities
are now being put into tin cans as fast as pos-
sible Dy American cannenca
the allied and American soldiers' in France. Qften
when a milk dealer goes to renew his contract
with a dairy farmer for another year he finds that
the farmer has already contracted his output to
nearby condensed muK cannery.
x' . . ti,. Denartment of Agriculture con
siders, milk, if used economically, one of the
cheapest foods now on the market. The con
sumes usually does not think of milk as a food.
Usually he tbinks of it more as a beverage a lux
ury to be dispensed with as far as possible. Thus
the average person in this country uses only a
little more than nan a pirn ounim
matter of fact milk contains all of the propertied
that are needed to maintain a healthy human be
ing. It supplies the protein which rebuilds the
body and it supplies the fat and sugar which
provide energy. One quart of milk at J5 cents
is no more expensive thah one pound of sirloin
steak at 34.9 cents a pound so far as actual :ooa
value is concerned;' v .
food needs to be
watched as carefully as milk to prevent it from
spreading disease , Left .standing about uncov-.
ered, it collects germs as quickly as honeysuckle
collects bees. No tooa nas piayea Bm.ii ... ... .-
nortant part as milk in the spread of infectious
diseases. Thus the Department, of Agriculture
bids every household which uses" milk in spite
of present prices-to beware of the following
things: "Buy-only the best milk obtainable. It
is cheapest in" the long run. Consult 'the health
department before selecting your milk dealer. Buy
only bottled milk if possible. Dipped milk is
often dirty ana aencient m nwuu t
into the house as soon as delivered and place in
tli. r.friirratnr immediately. Bacteria increase
rapidly in milk which stands in the sun or warms
up and sucn miiKwm sour vu.mj.
in the original bottle in the .refrigerator until
the moment of serving. Milk which has jjeen
poured froni the bottle should be returned to it.
Keep the bottle covered with a parier cap or an,
inverted tumbler to prevent the entrance of flies
and dust, which mayjearry dangerous bacteria into
the milk." . , : - ' . '" .
These are not all the rules, but they are about
all within the capacity of the ordinary human be
ing to remember. They are, rules which health
authorities havebeen drumming into people tor
the last ten yeart without conspicuous success.
Epidemics of various kinds still continue to oc
cur from the use of impure milk. Now, how
ever, that milk-has become sO expensive they are
beginning to have hope. People usually take good
care of their valuables. ' ;
People and Evpnts
A bunch of former state officials of Missouri
at the threshold of winter , are blanketed with
eleven grand jury indictments jdrawn at Jefferson
City, for various offenses froni sequestering penr
tentiary coal to parole bribes. Most of the in
dicted ex-officials have been connected with the
penitentiary and are on the road for a comeback.
London cabbies are putting up a hot fight
against raising cab fares from 8 pence to. 1 shill
ing for the first mile. 'They argue that mosj pas
sengers drop them a shilling for the mile trip or
less, which means a tip of 4 pence. If the meter
price takes all the common coin there is little
value in- the customary " whisper, "Keep the
change." Authorities consider the point well
taken and are figuring on a proper split
1 Bryan Mullanphy, the St. Louis philanthropist
of long ago, naturally is a back number. When
on earth some 50 years ago, he felt and saw the
trials and hardships endured by immigrants pour
ing into the middle'west and heart and hand went
out with sympathy and succor. ' At his death Mul
lanphy bequeathed nearly $1,000,000 to help the
poor and the fund is still working as planned.
But the philanthropist's portrait which hung in
the city hall is there no more. Not turned to the
wall, but shunted to the' lumber room to make
room for a picture of live aldermen of the St.
Louis type. Poor Mullanphy, he didn't trot with
the gang. '. ' -r
Right la the Spotlight
Bishop Joseph F. Berry of Phila
flelphla. who will nt-extd nvpr trt. an
nual session of the board of bishops
uj. me juemoaist 'Episcopal church,
meeting today at Atlantic City, is the
senior blshop-of the denomination. and
one of the noted leaders of the church.
A Canadian by birth, ho son of a
aieinoaist preacher, ho Joined his fa
ther s church at the ae of 14 a th
result of a revival. Two years later
i.o uegan 10 preacn ana at the age of
18 was received on trial by the De
troit conference and for several years
unjuyea a. reputation Uiroughout Mich
isttu us a--Doy preacner." Subse
quently he drifted into Mnthnflist in..r
nalism and for many years edited the
Epworth, Herald. . He was elected to
mo episcopacy at the general confer
ence cf 1904 and Is said to have been
the first man thus elected in many
years on a nrsi DailOL
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One Year Ago Today In the War.
Germany 'announced Sinking: of two
uiiubii irtinapons jn me Aleaiterra
nean.
Koumanians pressed "northward
near Black Sea by new atfAck of Von
Mackeasen.
Germany reported the capture of
nusBian positions ana 2,000 prison
ers in Galicia.
In Omaha Thlrt v Ynira
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The water works company received
thlrteenxarloads of piping to be used
jcioj uio oid pipes ana extend'
in&r tha main. fi 1X711... tm i
tj - -"- . i ngj ,o ill XC-
troit negotiating for .machinery for
the PlnrnnpA nlatit
The Daniel Webster Debating soci-'
cijr vi v,raguioa couege neia its nrst
regular meeting in the hall of the col
lege. " ...
A reception was tendered to Rev.
Wlllird Scott and wife bv the LadW
society of the St Mary's Avenue Con
gregational church at the beautiful
home of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Hall,
938 Park avenue. .
Rabbi Benson will Rive a lecture on
the subject "The Lady of Society," at
the Jewish synagogue.
Secretary Nattinger of the board of
trade states that in all probability a
large soap manufactory will soon be
erected in this city. '
Joseph Goldwater of Leadville,
Solo., and Miss Sophia Stone of this
ty were married by Rabbi Benson
at the residence of the bride's par
ents. -
Raymond Bros., with a force of fif
teen or twenty-workmen, are hard at
work driving piles for the viaduct
abutments on the Omaha side of the
new Omaha and Council Bluffs bridge.
The regular bi-monthly party of the
Parnell Social club , will be given at
Cunningham's halL '
This . Day lnllLstory. j
1 1822 Generaf Mansfield Lovell,
noted confederate commander, born in
Washington, D. C. Died in New York
City June 1. 1884.
1844 Rev. Nicholas H. Cobbs was
consecrated at Philadelphia first Epis
copal bishop of Alabama.
1847 United States frigate Congress
and sloop Portsmouth bombarded the
port of Guayamas, Mexico.
1848 'Paris was relieved from a
state of seige after having been shut
up for four months.
1862 King Otto of Greece abdi
cated, having lost his power and in
fluence. ' i
1870 An earthquake was felt
through the . northern states from
Maine to Iowa. V
1880 Lydia Maria Child, author of
the first anti-slavery book to be,
printed in America, died at Wayland,
Mass. Born at Medford, Mass., Feb
ruary ll,i 1802.
1914 Russians definitely checked
the advance of the Germans on War
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1915 Announcement that England
had offered Cyprus to Greece on con
dition the Greeks join the Allies.
The Day We Celebrate.'
William McAdam was'born in De
troit Just forty-two years ago today.
He is president and, manager of the
Omaha Rubber company.
Rear Admiral Walter F. Fullam, TJ.
S. N.,.born in Monroe county, New
York, sixty-two years ago today
Congressman James R. Mann of Illi
nois, republican minority leader In
the house, born near Bloomlngton. Ill.,
sixty-one years ago today.''
Rt. Rev; William T. Russell, the
new Catholic bishop of Charleston,
S. C, born in Baltimore of ty-four
years ago today. v
TTrnnr-.a Allpo TTollnr nYlft of Amer
ica's foremost experts on immigration
ana alien prooiems, corn at I'oiumous,
O., forty-four years "ago today. .
Elliott ,W. Major, former governor
of Missouri, bom in Lincoln county,
Missouri, fifty-three years ago today,
Edgar Selwyn, noted playwright and
theatrical magnate, born in Cincin
nati forty-two years ago today. '
Timely Jottings? and Reminders.
The troops at Camp Dodge are to T
parade in Ues Moines toaay in nonor
of a visit from ex-President William
II. Taft.
The board of bishops of the Metho
dist Episcopal church will meet in an
nual session at Atlantic City today to
discuss war work and the jjrogram for
the year. '
. Heads of . many of -the leading
American educational institutions will
gather at Providence today for a cple
i.rutiMv nf thn silver lubllee of the
women's college of Brown universltyJ
The wedding oi mas jaaun w muus
Riker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. An
drew La Riker, and .Lieutenant .Ber
tram W. 'Alnsworth of the British
army, who accompanied the British
commission to this country a few
months ago, will take place at the
home of the ty-lde's parents at Fair
Held, Conn. .
The Church of the Heavenly Rest
in New York City, is to be the scene
of a brilliant military wedding today
when Miss Leeline R. -Market), daugh
tcr of Mr. and Mrs. Charlea Markell
cf Sydney, Australia; is to become the
bride of Captain Samuel Wright At
kins, Three Hundred and Second field
artillery, U. 8. A. -
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Storyette of the Day.
A St. Louis merchant had made use
of one of his young clerks in the stead
of his regular collector, who was ill.
When the young man returned from
his rounds he was rather' down in the
.mouth.
"Have any luck?" asked the mer
chant. '
"So-so," repUed the young man, list
lessly. , i-
"How about that Jones bill? 1 up
pose you collected that Y"ou said that
Mr. Jones was a friend of yours."
"Well, sir,'1 said the Clerk, "I dont
know whether to rejoice or not at my
success with Mr. Jones." f
"Why not?" i ,
"That depends. When I went In and
said, 'Mr. Jones, I called to speak about
a matter ,' he interrupted me, before
I could proceed further, with, Thats
all right my boy; she's yours: take her
and be happy.' " Uppincotfs Maga
zine. i
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Anent Corn-Husking.
Logan, Ia., Oct 18. To the Editor
of The Bee: It does even a democrat
good to read your articles about the
hyphenated World-Herald. They need
it on corn husking. What work is
harder at times on the farm? And
cost of all necessaries is several times
What It used to be. Many here pay
s to 10 cenis to be sure of good help,
who will do proper work, not bums,
nor inexperienced , kids. 'Farmers
could contract a while ago for high
prices future delivery, ' but many
speculators who run farms have been
agitating the' deal and not so much
real farmers who farm. The renter
without cow or sow, living on a
speculator's farm, Is a sorry proposi
tion. I both see a limit now to their
operations in soil, labor and produc
tion, robbing, and in the late Henry
Wallace's philosophy, even the fur
rows will spew them out Give the
laborer his hire and slacking will
cease sooner.
, EX-FARMER HUSTLER.
Astounded at VasiliefTs Nerve.
Omaha, Oct. 19. To the Editor of
The Bee: If ther proceedings of the
meeting of the Ministerial union of
recent date are correctly reported in
the newspapers, am astounded at the
brazen appearance of Rev. VasillefT,
the Bulgarian the alien enemy of the
United States at a meeting of Ameri
can clergy. I am more than astounded
at the unmitigated gall and insolence
of the Bulgarian reverend to dare te
make the Impudent statement that
the enemy is invincible, and that we
can not win the war. Aa a Russian,
my blood bolls at the very thought
that a Bulgarian, who' so shamefully
betraved the oeoole who hed their
blobd and sacrifled their lives for the
liberation of Bulgaria from the yoke,
oppression and tyranny of the un
speakable and detestable Turk, should
be tolerated. I am referring to tne
Russian-Turkish war of 1872.
I am also disgusted with the treach
ery of Rev. vasiiien, wno openly
boasts that as soon as the war is over,
Bulgaria will turn on its present ally
and friend, the Turk, and drive him
out of Europe. Rev. Vasilleff's re
marks and statements are in conform
ity with the chara6ter of the nation
deceit treachery and ingratitude.
I am not questioning the patriotism,
or the unpatriotism of the Ministerial
unlonrbut they certainly displayed
very poor tact and judgment In Invit
ing a Bulgarian, an open enemy of our
country, to appear In their midst and
to address them. He is a snake, and
as such he must be treated. Crush
the reptile, or he will contaminate the
very air and soli of America.
DR. E. HOliOVTCiiiNEK.
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Not Goqd Time for School Bonds.
Omaha, Oct. 18. Tothe Editor of
The Bee: You have ajrked your read
ers to express opinions on the proposed
school bond issue.
My opinion is that this is a most
unfortunate time to ask the taxpayers
of the Omaha school district to vote
for the issuance of $2,500,000 of
bonds: v
First The country la at war and
we- all approach the time when econ
omy will be forced upon us. We all
expect to make sacrifices and to de
prive ourselves of things now regarded
as necessary. We can ana snouia get
along with existing school facilities
until the close of the war. For tnts
conclusion there are many reasons.
Second Municipal taxes in Omaha
have increased enormously the last
few years, as recently stated by The
Bee.' The rise ia fast approaching the
breaking point, and when that hap
pens men will sell their property to
avoid loss bytaxatlon which will soon
eat up all the profit Then a slump in
values will happen.
Third The people want to iena
their money to the government It Is
unpatriotic to ask them to buy muni
cipal school ltonds when it is their
duty to buy war fund bonds.
ourmme municipal ana scnooi
bond market ia unfavorable and an
issue of school bonds cannot be sold
to. advantage, if at all.1 Capitalists
prefer 4 per cent government bonds to
5 per cent scnooi oonas. -mere is
much more to say on this point
Fifth Federal taxes are higher
than ever before in the history of the
nation. The property of this school
district is being taxed to the limit If
the voters could realise the full force
and effect of these extraordinary
levies, they never could be Induced to
vote for the school bonds. In a few
months they will feel the jar!
These five vaua reasons ougnt to pe
enough to defeat the bonds. This is
time for rigia retrenenmeni in an
departments of government It would
be folly to plunge ine community into
the colossal debt proposed by the
school board. JAMES B. HAYNES.
CHEERY CHAFF.
"Few people are in buslnets . for their
health."
The pawnbrokers seem altruistic,
however. I'm sure tliey can never get rid
of all those guitars and revolvers thay so
graciously . loan money on. ''Louisville
Courier-Journal.
The fond mother was admonishing her
pretty young daughter.
"Don't let any young man come too near
jrou when courting.'1
"Dave and I have a chair betwyn us
quickly replied the sweet girl. Minneapolis
Tribune.
"I suppose a boa constrictor who is
foa'd ot his keeper expresses his feelings in
a reverse way."' .
"How Is that?"
"Doesn't he throw his neck around the
man's arms?" Baltimore American.
"How could you urge your husband to
go to war? Won't it be hard on you aa
wife?"
"Maybe so, but it will be lota easlw tor
me as awldowy" Baltimore Amer a
Mable Of course you speak ta Alice when
you meet her.
Dora Ineed I do not Why, I don't even
notice what she has on. Chicago Post.
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A new machine fitted with pneumatic ham
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St. Louis county authorities are diligently
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