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THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 197. The Omaha Bee DAILY (MORNING) EVENING SUNDAY FOUNDED BY EDWARD ROSEWATER VICTOR ROSEWATER, EDITOR , THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. PROPRIETOR. Entered at Omaha potoffiee aa eecond-class matter. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION By Carrier. Br Mall. Dally and Bunda? per . 15c Per rear. tM Daily wiuxmt muuUr " iw ' Kreoin and Sundaj , "10s " tM Ercnliif wiUiout Sunday " o " 4.00 .tttinda? Be only... " "04 ami nolle of chant of address or Irregularitr la deliftry to Omaha Be. Circulation Department. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Aseoclated Prsaa. of wtilch Th Bo ti a member, it ioluillt entitled to the ut for ret'UMIcaUne of all bwi dlapab-hee credMed 10 It or not otlwrwlw credited In Uile parer and aim the looal liirt tiutuitfwd herein. All rlfbta of publication of out special dLpatcha ir aim neened. '. REMITTANCE Remit by draft, its or postal order. Only J -cent stamp taken In Pitnuent of email eeoouaut. Personal check, except on Caaba and mHern eictianr. aot accepted. ' OFFICES Omaha The Bm Bulldln. OhtoafS Ptnplt'i flee .Building, tk.atli Omaha 4057 8. 4th Bt New UnikM Fifth Ar. 1'uundl Hluffa-14 V. Mala BL St. Uniia New B'e, of Commerce. I.idooIo LIU1 Building. H'aahloaton Uil U He CORRESPONDENCE Address eomnwnleatlooe rrlautii to Etna and editorial natter te oniaha Bee. Editorial Department. SEPTEMBER CIRCULATION $9,022 Daily Sunday, 52,158 Arena circulation for Ui BjontB subscribed and sworn to by Dwliht Wllliama. Circulation Mauaiw Subscriber leaving the elty aheuld bava Tha Baa nail) to them. Addraaa changed aa often aa raqueeted. The Red Cross state convention is the next on Omaha's list. Russia steps out of the spotlight, but may regain it at any time by doing something worth while. Street railway extensions are needed, but should not be made to serve as camouflage for increase in fares. T. R. has one good eye left, a fact that causes uneasiness among certain folks who would like to hide something. No right-minded person will experience any difficulty in drawing the line between freedom of speech and treasonable talk, "Squaw winter" puts the proposition up to the coal administrator with considerable force, but the situation is not really desperate yet. It' remains to be seen, however, whether in creasing letter postage SO per cent will increase the net revenues in the postoffice by the same amount. Mob rule is never to be endorsed, but most folks will waste little sympathy on the pacifist preacher who was whipped by the regulators at Cincinnati. Mexico is also threatening to break with Germany. It might be mean to Inquire if this is because gold from Berlin is no longer coming in regularly. Governor Capper speaks right out that he would like to see other prices come down as well as that of wheat, a desire in which he will find plenty of sympathy. It may help a little to realize that three billions ,f the big bill Uncle Sam has met recently has 1 been for loans to his atlies, and is an investment rather than an outlay. , But if President Wilson's endorsement of suf frage works the same in New York as it did in New Jersey, the women will hesitate about try ing it out again next time. Germany is reported to be experimenting with a new monster gun, larger than any yet pro duced. It will need more than trrat to offset the effect of. Old Glory' presence on the firing line. Fuller newt it wanted to let us know whether first reports of the Italian disaster are exag gerated of under the mark. Remember, however, 'that no single defeat or victory can win or lose this war. ' . -u ' "And the smoke goes up the chimney just the same," taking with it from 75 to 97 per cent of , the actual value of the fuel, just because men are too careless to learn how to burn coal to get the best service. . t Speculation in canned goods is forbidden, but but this will not do away entirely with the fact that now and again,; the purchaser is taking thr.nces. Nor will it interfere with the circula tion of canned music. Brazil's declaration of war is not so impres sive in volume as some, but it puts the recal citrant Germans in Sao Paulo in something of a predicament. Luxburg's work was done better there than anywhere. The late, queen of Greece evidently shared with her brother, the emperor of Germany, his charming quality for calling other folks bad names. "Infamous pigs" should have squelched ths opposition, but for some reason it failed. Major Mohrat of Berlin, leading military critic of the German capital, now admits the Dixmude line is untenable, which means that barring mis haps, Haig ha nearly won what he set out for. The drive in Italy will soon be offset by a re tirement In Flanders. A Courageous Senator Minneapolis Journal- The hunting accident that cost Senator Rust ing of Wisconsin his life, deprived the senate and the nation of an upstanding and forthright pa triot. In spite of the demagogic pro-Germanism of his colleague, he made Wisconsin count heavily in the deliberations of the senate. He had com mon sense, he had loyalty, he had unusual political courage. . Coming from a state with so heavy a propor tion of Germari-born voters, a weaker man would have vied with La Follette in playing politics with the republic's safety. But Senator Husting wis always on the right side of war questions, anV he never hesitated in asserting himself. When the subsidized German propaganda was weakening the resolution of men like Stone and Reed and Clapp and Cummins by it barrage of induced telegrams from constituents,' Husting penetrated and exposed the game relentlessly. He counted on the essential patriotism of the mass of German-born people ot Wisconsin, and the event showed he wa a better judge of his own people than La Follette. In the end he had Wisconsin pretty solidly behind him in his strong support of the administration' war policy, where as the very political committee that had managed La Follette campaign for re-election turned Upon him and asked for his expulio from the senate tor disloyal utterances. a t The tht .of the two Husting should be taken. Wisconsin must make careful quest for a .worthy successor. ' Italy's Serious Plight. Difficulties that beset Italy just now are very grave, although the government jt Rome puts the best possible face on the situation. The great Austro-German drive seems to have been accom plished by the curious-phenomenon of troops sur rendering or retreating without firing a shot. Even with the example of Russia, it seems hard to understand this Positions, such as Gorilla, captured from the Austrian after the stubborn fighting for many weeks, have been tamely re linquished by the men who contested so bitterly to gain them. ' Whatever of advantage Italy had gained along the Isonzo or on the Carso was through effort that challenged the admiration of the world. Ca dorna't advance across the Isonzo to the heights of Bainsizza is recognized as one of the remark able feats of the war. Sixty days ago he had Austria beaten to a standstill on this front and his possession of Trieste and Fiume, with full command of the Adriatic, was so certain that the Austrian had set about to dismantle their great naval base and expected to withdraw from that region. 1 That all of this should be sacrificed because of weakness or cowardice of soldiers who had so definitely proven their mettle is incredible. Rome withdraws the charge of "cowardice," but admits that units surrendered without resistance and thus opened the way through the line. Damaging as the blow certainly is, Italy is not defeated, al though hard pressed. Its allies are in position to give assistance and will aid Immediately, look ing for explanations later. If Italy should col lapse the fact would add greatly to the task of the Allies, postponing the day of victory, but it cannot otherwise alter the bourse of the war.f Knitters, Red Cross and Liars. One of the greatest features of the war ac tivity in America has been the knitting for the Red Cross. Millions of needles have flashed and millions of garments have bech fashioned from soft wool for boys in the service. Behind these swift flying needles, guided by the love and devo tion of America's women, has lurked the most sinister of all slanders. Furtively rumors have been circulated that the Red Cross has sold arti cles donated; that money was paid to workers and many similar lies, having but a single pur pose, that of discouraging the women who give of their time and money to the knitting job. Red Cross leaders have been forced to take notice of the extent and effect of this campaign of slan der and malice and give public assurance of its falsity. The devoted women who knit should know that their labor i not in vain and that the garments they produce with such infinite pain do go to those for whom they are intended, with out money and without price. The slander against the Red Cross is but a single phase of campaign of lying and misrepresentation set on foot by our enemies. Meet it fairly and the liars will shrivel before the light of truth. An Important Suffrage Decision. The decision rendered by the Indiana supreme court last week declaring unconstitutional the municipal suffrage law passed by the legislature of that state must have an important bearing on the equal suffrage campaign. According to the press reports, the court holds that the constitu tional provision defining voter as "male citizens" leaves the legislature with no authority to con fer the franchise upon women. "The right of suffrage," it declares "is not a natural or inher ent right, but purely a political privilege, and a matter for the people to decide in their capacity as creators of the constitution or organic law," and argues further that "if the legislature could give women the privilege of voting regardless of the provision of the constitution that electors must be 'male' citizens 21 year old or more it could also pass a law permitting persons less than 21 years old to vote, which power is infer entially denied." What is directly to the point is the fact that in its definition of the right of suffrage the con stitution of Nebraska uses practically the same words that the constitution of Indiana doe and that the legislature of Nebraska Jias enacted a law giving women the right to vote for, all offices not created by the constitution. This law, it is true, has been put in abeyance by the filing of a referendum petition, but if the original act is un constitutional no one would contend that a ref erendum vote would cure its defects. On the other hand, a statutory grant of suffrage to women for school elections ha a been upheld by Ne braska courts and the right has been exercised by women' spasmodically for mafy years. There might also be room for differentiation between school district voting and voting for other gov ernmental officers; so it is a question whether the Indiana precedent, at the latest decision, would control in Nebraska' rather than the con flicting decisions of our own and other state courts. The nullification of the Indiana law, how ever, will doubtless be used by the' suffragists as another reason for pushing for the vote through a national amendment. Skilled Men for Shipyards. ' The emergency fleet board announces that it is twenty steel ships behind its schedule, due en tirely to shortage of skilled labor. This shortage is due to employment of the men wanted in other parts of the country where private enter prise is straining to complete projects under way. Wood and metal-working mechanics have been employed to capacity for many months, partly on the great building program of the government, which has engaged thousands of workmen. To get the men needed into the shipyards other work will have to be abandoned. Just now the need for shipping is paramount and the government plans to draft the workmen needed if they can not be secured in any other way. This simply means that for the time the industrial army of America must be turned from the pursuits of peace to those of war for a while. Building program and' similar enterprise will be inter rupted, but these can afford to wait while .the carpenters and metal workers employ their skill on building ships. The need is great and what ever inconvenience follow must be borne with, until this emergency has passed. . The Young Men's Christian association is ask ing for help in its war work, a service that is indispensible, and for which no other agency exists. Reasons for the appeal are potent, and support should be' liberal Even the kaiser must have regard for the fact that Americans are as willing to spend their money a they are to make it, and being a wealthy nation I sometime at much of an advantage as being a warlike people. , The Unpopular Persimmon By Frederic J. Haskin Resignation of the Spanish cabinet recalls the promise of King Alfonso, that if a republic is declared he will be a candidate for president Washington, .Oct 27. Last week, bushels of ripe persimmons were wasted in Washington. In spite of the widespread gospel of food conserva tion, a large persimmon tree, which stands on one of the city's most crowded business corners, was permitted to shed its fruit, unheeded. Every day, thousands of pedestrians hurried past this corner, their minds occupied by the rising cost of food, but no one ever noticed a persimmon, unless it was to scrape a piece of the ripe fruit off hi shoe. Washington is right at the end of the persim mon belt, which extends throughput the south eastern states from Maryland to Missouri. In the suburbs surrounding the city there are many splendid persimmon trees, bearing delicious mel low fruit, but it is seldom gathered. Except for an occasional band of Sunday hikers or hungry small boys, the persimmon appears to have few admirers. One suburbanite has eleven persimmon trees in his backyard, and he clearly regards it as a great misfortune. He is always threatening to cut them down for kindling, being prevented from doing so only by the fear that the wood will not burn. Yet in the days when America and the persim mon were first discovered its praises were sung all the way to Europe. De Soto was the first to be greatly impressed with its food value. In 1557, an enthusiastic account of the persimmon appeared under his signature at Evora, Portugal, which spread the fame of the new American fruit. The next year Jan de Laet devoted many pages to a description of the fruit in his book on Vir ginia. Both spoke of it a a "delicious little plum." Then came the memories of Captain John Smith, which also referred to it as a plum, ,rwith the flavor of an apricot." Whether or not the persimmon failed to live up to the glowing accounts of these various gentlemen when it at last appeared in Europe it not known, but certainly no wide demand grew up for it in that country. Here, too, it fame has dwindled through the years until, unless its ancient popularity is revived, it will doubtless not be long before the fruit will be numbered among America's extinct species. Yet, according to the United States Depart ment of Agriculture, the persimmon is well worth cultivating. No other fruit with the exception of the date can equal it in food value; it is distinctly edible when ripe, and its wood is valuable to manufacturers of cotton mill supplies, who use it in making bobbins. The wood, which is strong and at the same time elastic, is also used to make shoe lasts. F. L. Mulford, landscape gardener of the De partment of Agriculture, also Considers the per simmon an excellent shade tree. "As an ornament for lawns," he says, "the persimmon compares favorably with any of the shade trees used on Erivate grounds, provided that it does not over ang a sidewalk, where the dropping of fruits is objectionable. The broad glossy leaves on the gracefully drooping branches give a dense shade from early spring until late fall, and in the early summer the little wax-like flower fill the air with delicious fragrance, somewhat resembling that of the clla lily." That the persimmon is not more popular as a fruit is doubtless due to its taste when unripe. W. F. Fletcher, pomological expert of the De partment of Agriculture, says the widespread be lief that the persimmon is not ripe until it has been attacked by frost is wrong. As a matter of fact, he asserts, freezing is as detrimental to the quality of persimmons as to the quality of any other fruit. If they are not edible and tree from astringency before frosts, it is because the variety is a late one and the fruit has not yet matured. The Department of Agriculture, erstwhile per simmon cook and conductor of the experiments, has found that a delightful bread resulted from a mixture of one cup ofpersimmon pulp, one cup of water, one-half teaspoonful of soda, yeast, shortening and flour enough to make a stiff dough. Then it discovered that if you took one pint of the sponge of persimmon bread which had been set the night before, added one egg and enough milk to make a thin batter, set it to rise for one hour and then baked it in small portions on a hot griddle you had lovely persimmon crumpets. The next experiment wa persimmon griddle cakes. This recipe included one cup of persim mon pulp, one egg, one cup of flour, one teaspoon ful ot baking powder, milk enough to make a thin batter, and one-half teaspoonful of soda. , , In cooking persimmons a half teaspoonful of oda should be used for every cup of persim mon 'pulp, in order to counteract' the astringency of the persimmon which under heat becomes more apparent Persimmon and peanut combinations are also very good, uch as persimmon-peanut griddle cakes and persimmon peanut muffins. The latter is recommended by the Department of Agriculture as a particularly good recipe for campers. It includes: One-half sup of persimmon pulp, one tablespoonful of peanut butter, one cup of flour, one egg, one teaspoonful of baking powder, milk enough to make a thin batter and the usual amount of oda. v N Moreover, persimmons may be preserved with excellent result in glas jars or in coated sani tary can. Can of uncoated tin, however, should never be used: The recipe for preserved whole persimmons given by the Department of Agricul ture is as follow: "Put a thin layer of sugar in the bottom of a jar; then a layer of whole ripe persimmons, then a layer of sugar, and so on, until the jar is full. The sugar will soon dissolve and form a syrup. Press the upper fruits down under the syrup or add more syrup to the jars. Seal and store until used. The syrup may be drained off and the fruit erved like dates, which they very much resemble in both appearance and flavor." ,, . , There are also numerous rejipes for preserved persimmon pulp, which, since it may be used in so many different ways, makes an excellent food to have on the shelf during the winter months. Persimmon ice cream, made from two cups of persimmon pulp and one cup of thick, sweet thf rratrtt culinarv achieve ments' of the persimmon experiment, and persim-J mon iruii ice tnc musi ciuiiuuMmi calling for only two 'cups of persimmon pulp and one cup of sugar is another. These last two, of course, are frozen in an ice cream freezer.' People and Events A recruit at Camp Funston stages "conscien tious objections" to work. Another at Fort Sill complains that too much saluting of officers inter feres with his work. Your uncle aims to please all, but, needs time to get next to his new serv ants. Army regulations occasionally land on the officer and fill the barrack with cheer. Orders issued at Camp Zachary Taylor, New Louisville, banish the fur collars from officers' coats. The regulation puts a crimp on the local fur market and boosts uniform simplicity. One Utah highwayman jumped on a lonely Salt Lake slacker and asked. "Have you a Lib erty bond." The victim admitted that he had none. "Well, you ought to have ome money," whereupon the highwayman instituted a search that netted $18. The moral: Buy a bond. Atlantic City take on a spasm of reform and an air of righteousness as soon as summer crowds diminish and the beaches lose their semi-nude life. A wave of purification is on and cabarets and like lure for loose coin are putting up thfr ahuttera for winter. It is Atlantic City's annual itunt and is staged well The dry belt speculator who brought into Omaha ft carload of wet good shipped as "maca roni' has a running mate in Edwin Smith of Portland, Ore. Smith ought to corner the onion market of Oregon by a shipment front California. On the quiet the onions covered sixty case of whisky and at the same time outsmelled the smell of alcohol Apparently he got away n-ith the booze which is more than the "macaroni' merchant achieved. Right In the Spotlight Rt Rev. Cortlandt Whitehead, bishop ot Pittsburgh and one of the eminent leaders of the Protestant Episcopal denomination, celebrates hla 76th birthday anniversary today. A native of New York City, Bishop Whitehead graduated from Tftle In 18 63 and from the Philadelphia Divin ity school four years later. It is just half a century aince he began hia ec rleniast!o career as a deacon of the Episcopal church. He was ordained a priest in IS 68 and for several yeari was engaged in mioslonary work In Colorado. In 1870 he returned east to become rector of a church of South Bethlehem, Pa. Since 1S82 he has been bishop of the Pittsburgh dio cese. Bishop Whitehead's eminent services to the church have been rec ognised in the bestowal of honorary degrees by Hobart college, Union col lege, the University of Pittsburgh and several other prominent institutions. One Year Ago Today In the War. Field Marshal von Hindenburr ap pointed German chief of staff. Frencn carried system of German trenches north of the Somme. Entente allies assumed offensive against Von Mackensen in the Do-brudja. In Omaha Thirty Yearn Ago Today. O. It. Mack left last evening1 on a business trip to Cheyenne and Den ver. Mr, Honoda, Japanese consul at London, England, and wife are stop ping at the Paxton. A fire, originating from the spark of a passing locomotive, occurred in C. N. Dietz's lumber yard. The lost is estimated at $50,000. A very successful meeting of the proposed Press club of this city was held in the parlors of the Barker ho tel. Messrs. Tanner of the World,' O'Brien of The Bee and Jordan of the Republican were appointed to act aa committee on constitution and by laws. A. W. Kinsman of San Francisco was in Omaha selling law books. Another large audience gathered at Exposition hall to hear George Fran cis Train. Charley Townsend of Louisville, Ky., representing an extensive liquor Arm, is at the Millard. This Day in History. 176S First Methodist church in New York City was dedicated. 1807 General James . Wadt worth, for whom the National Guard camp at Spartanburg, S. C, has been named, born at Oeneneo, N. Y. Killed In the battle ot the Wilderness May 8, 1864. 1863 -Federal army of the Cumber land was organized, with General Rosecrans aa commander. 1864 -Commodore Macomb recap tured Plymouth, N. C. 1867 John A. Andrew, governor of Massachusetts during the civil war, died in Boston. Born at Windham, Me., May 31, 1818. 1870 Proclamation of Gambetta, prime minister of France, accusing Marshal Batalne of high treason. 1899 First contingent of Canadian troops for the Boer war sailed from Quebec. , 1814 Russia declared a state bf war to exist with Turkey and with drew its ambassador from Constan tinople. 1916 Memorial services held In London for Edith Cavell, the Eng lish nurse executed by the Germans. The Day We Celebrate. Rt Rev. Cortlandt Whitehead, Epis copal bishop of Pittsburgh, born in New York City 75 years ago today. Lord Desborough, president of the British Imperial air fleet committee, born 62 years ago today. Rudolph Forster, dean of the force of executive clerk at the White House, born in Washington, D. C, 45 years ago todays Edward P. Ripley, president of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railway, born at Dorchester, Mass., 78 years ago today. Percy E. Quia, representative In congress of the Seventh Mississippi district, born in Amite county, Missis sippi, 45 years ago today. Charles Deal, third baseman of the Chicago National league base ball team, born at Wllkinsburg, Pa., 26 years ago today. Timely Jotting and Reminders. In these stirring times it la Interest ing to recall today as the fiftieth anni versary of the death of John A. An drew, the famous war governor of Massachusetts. 'A sheep, wool and textile meeting, exhibit and sale will be opened at Utlca today under the auspicel of the New York State Agricultural society, with the purpose ot Interesting the farmers of New York state, in the re vival of the sheep Industry. The National Association of Audubon Societies, which aims to arouse to a greater degree the public conscience on the important matter of preserving the wild birds and game animals of the United States, is to hold Its thir teenth annual meeting today at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Storiette of the Day. A young soldier was sitting on a seat in a park and rashly spoke to a young woman without the formality of an introduction. He happened to see a fat caterpillar crawling on her lace collar and, leaning toward her, said: "Madam, permit me to But the young woman, waved him oft with an imperious and insulting gesture and said: "How dare you speak to me without an introduction? You are certainly no gentleman, sir." Here the caterpillar overbalanced it self and fell on her neck. "Oh, take it oft! Oh, please do take it off, somebody!" screamed the fair one. The young man was the only some body" about and he said: "I couldn't think ot it, madam! I haven't been introduced to the cater plllar." London Tit-Bits. ' MIRTHFUL REMARKS. "Aa I look Inte your asraa." he murmered, "I aea much happlneai la atore for ua." "I fear thara a nothlns to it, Oawald, sha rapllad, ot unkindly. "Papa haa ba look lns Into your ratios." Baltlmora Amartcan. "Women ere not very atrone phyilcally." go they ear. Tet a woman can put tha Ud oh a Jar of fruit so that a Herculea can hardly set it off." Kansaa City Jour nal. "'Good morning t I came to tune your piano!" Planet But I didn't send for you." "No ma'am, bat the aetshbora said I ought te can.1 Minneapolis Tribune. , "Straw was need by tha ancient Xfyptlana for rnaktns brlcka." "What about Itf "Well, thay eould davota their entire out put of straw to that purpeee. Thay knew nothlns about making elfara." LoularlUe Courier-Journal. "Did you see Myrtle this snornlntt Ear makeup waa aplendld." "Tea: I thought her camou flare waa Per fectly beautUW ililwaukea free Press f Squirrels, Rats, Dogs, Etc. Omaha, Oct 29. To the Editor of Th I?pe: Some folks love dogs; oth ers poison them. Some love squirrels to the extent tnat tney duuq elaborate cages for them so as to have them within the range of vision at all times; others find them so obnoxious that they prefer the presence of rats to that of squirrels. The city park squirrel is like unto a human being. When he is deprived of his natural supply of food by the thousands of city children, he has to find a substitute, and perhaps this is the incentive" for his marauding ex peditions on the "possessions'" of the city dweller. If the squirrel had an abundance of his natural food he would not, perhaps, have acquired a taste for birds' eggs, etc. However, the squirrel Is entitled to credit for possessing rare discrimi nating power. A REAt)ER. "German World-Conquest." Omaha, Oct. 29. To the Editor of The Bee: If you want to flad the in grained and instinctive spirit of Ger many clearly expressed in concentrated form, let me refer you to a bright little lyrlo by the famous historian poet and romance writer, Felix Dahn. It is called, "Thor Hammerwudf"; Thor atand an) Mlttemaeht-Ende dea Welt, Die Btrettaxt warf ar, die achwere; 'So welt der aauaondo Hammer fallt, Sind main daa Land and die Meere." Und es flog dot Hammer aul Miner Hand, Flog uber die ganxe Erdo, Flel nleder an forneten Budena Rand, Daaa Alice aeln alien werde. filetdem lat'a fraud! ag Oerman-Racht, MIt dem Hammer Land iu erwerben; Wlr alnd von dea Hammer-Oottee Qeaohlecht Und wollen aeln Weltrelch erben. Translated into English: Thor's Hammercast Thor stood at midnight end of the world and threw his heavy battleaxe. 'So far as my hammer goes whizzing through the air shall the' land and the sea be mine.' And the hammer flew from his hand, flew over the whole earth; it fell at the furthest edge of the south, so that all should become his own. Since then 'tis the Joyous Oerman right with the hammer to win land. We are of the race of the Hammer-God and mean to inherit his world-empire." SAM L. MORRIS. Farmers Share ot Cost. ' Brunlng, Neb., Oct. 27. To the Editor of The Bee: Please allow me to say a few words In answer to a letter appearing in The Bee's Letter Box Ootober 26, entitled "Farm Wages and Profits," written by Franklin Pope. Mr. Pope is fair enough to a certain extent in his letter, but is badly mistaken when, according to his fig ures, he thinks a farmer has $11.95 for his day's work raising corn. Mr. Pope forgot to state that the farmer must first invest in a good many dollars' worth of Implements, horses, harness, keep same in repair, feed for horses (which is no small item), pay tax on same and stand risk of loss, besides paying Interest on the money Invested. Also he must board and clothe his family and meet many other expenses and all the expenses must be paid and taken out of the $11.95 day's wages. And with the H. C. L. now to spike up the cost 100 to 300 per cent higher, he still must give board and bed to the hired labor that receives 10 cents a bushel shucking corn with horses, harness and wagon furnished and making all the way from $6 to 810 clear cash a day. I would like to see a gang of men such as Franklin Pope farm for themselves a short time. I am afraid it would be a sad looking bunch. W. WILHELMS. Under tire Guise of Patriotism. Omaha, Oct. 26. To the Editor of The Bee: Mercenary interests and opponents of organized labor find in the present war situation an oppor tunity to undo the work of years by the unions in bringing about better working conditions. The present agitation for the sus pension of the nine-hour day law tor women in Nebraska under the guise of a patriotic necessity is only new inso far as it applies to Nebraska. This and others of like character had their campaign in all the other warring countries, and is now spreading over the United States. The subtle cunning back of the move to set aside laws fa vorable to labor shows itself Jn' the claim that it should be done as an act of patriotism, giving the advocates a club with which to subdue remonstra tors by designating them unpatriotic. In my opinion there would be as much of justice in a demand that the Emancipation proclamation be set aside during the interim of the war, aa an act of patriotic necessity, aa to set aside the laws that labor has ob tained for Itself only after years of suffering even bloodshed. It is not unpatriotic for labor to oppose setting aside any law that would tend to give certain Interests the opportunity to increase dividends at the expense of the working class. As in the case of charity, there are Just now a lot of erimes being com mitted and advocated in the name of patriotism I. J. C. Price fixing by the government la not a modern innovation. In the time of Edward III the price of food ia England became eo high that hla majeaty fixed a table of pricee t which all meat a were to be void. NEWS NOTES OF OMAHA. The ladlee : Omaha, how they are knltlingf It sure is a pastime that you would curt fitting, , , . Tho' tie true in m cnars you d prefix a T mlt To the fitting. Theae cnea are Common. , But they wiggle the neodlea and feel ufl the yarn . ' From a bag quite aa apaclou ne Robin Hood'a barn. t , , .,1Z All Taming with poalea and ahrleklng fltb btrl . . . When I atop to deacribe 'tm I run out of word. The cropa around Omaha, how they are booatlngl In the froet-rareaaed orchard red ajjplej are rooeting, The miller are grinding good flour from tlx And the"pif ! metamorphosed InW meat: , . . . The farmer' r've make l armalaae or red And pckteSBlue-Jayi to make plaaters for bunloha; . . They also can crowa thle fact I eurmlie, And eooiTa big ehlpmont, they'll end to the kitlser The houaewlvee of rmaha, how they are hoarding! . , A ration for all by their wisdom affording) For this motto goee that enough te aplenty. It la F. H. B. here; we mut feed the Entente. 4 Everything la reduced te a eonservinf atatua. . And we will not rebel at the grub 17 sllnr at uo; , We will lick our platee clean, te tno last So our" SaCmmiesrcanlick off the earth the old kalair. The winds around Omaha, how they are blowing! ... The leaves from the tre. and tha birds are all going To hit the aouth trail as straight as an ar row Excepting the course the ublqultoue spar- And a few choicer ebecmen. .too rare to mantinn In the same elas with eparrow. 'TIS not their Intention To leave this cold country without oome sweet nuiw , i 1 Which they have conserved In their musical throats. The moon over Omaha, ho ah la peering For the Halloween festival ilowly Is Hear ing; Th black oati rehearse their back-fence cantatas And frosty pumpkins prepare to grin at us; And they'll mlse those brave follows away In the ranks Who have livened the world by their Hal- And here's hoping and I'm not alone her, I guess That soma Halloween eats find th way to their mess. Th Liberty bonds her, oh how they ar - booming! i Th cause of the kaiser in prospect n- luiiiuiua, ntltk ....... .( 4 1 n nlni, hi Klf ,TIHI Kjnty ,vuu i.iu.rn .wm ! .v The fate of the foe all plainly Is writ: aa wnetner u a limiting, conavrviua vr ur Or training for trenche of sailing or flying, VT Doosting xor nureing, or queuing me moo Let us all sit tight on this Liberty Job. Omaha BAYOLL NE TRELE. Ah English couple recently returned horn after one of tha most remarkable honeymoon trip on record, consisting of a leisurely trip. around the world. When they returned to England, after traveling 80,000 miles In four years, they brought back with them threa children on born In Toklo, another in India and the third In South Africa. Keep Clean Keep clean inside, as well as outside. Do not allow food poisons to ac cumulate in your bowels. Headache, a sign ol self poisoning, will point to numerous other troubles which are sure to follow. Keep yourself well, as thousands of others do, by taking, when needed, a dose or two of the old, Teliable, vegetable, fami ly liver medicine, Black-Draught Mrs. Maggie Bledsoe, Osawatomie, Kan., says: "Black -Draught cured me of constipation of 15 years standing, which nothing had been able to help. I was also a slave to stomach trouble . . . Everything I ate would sour on my stomach. I used two packages of Black-Draiight, and Oh!, the blessed relief it has Bven me." Black raught should ba on your shelf. Get a pack age today, price 25c. One cent a dose. All Druggists EBll inn . -- ... - ar m . -m r e-seBBaaMBavsr A single application of esinoJ. usually relieves skin trouble Tha moment Reainol touches itchlncr. burning skin, the suffering usually stops. The skin rapidly loaei its angy-look, the eruption clears away, and in a surprisingly short time skin-health is restored. It acts even more quickly if aided by Resinol Soap. Keainol Ointment and Kesbol Soap contain nothing that could Injur or Irritate tha Unitrtit ikla. Thty clear away pimples, redness and roughness, stop dandruff, and form a meat valuable houeehold treatment for sores, chart nga, cat, barns, etc Sold by all druggists. S3 THE OMAHA BEE INFORMATION BUREAU Waabiactoa, D. C Enclosed find a 2-cent stamp, for which you will please send me, entirely free, a copy of "The War Cook Book.'1 Name..... a.. a. a. a. a... , t Street Address. , , .-, ran City. .State.