THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1918.
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1 Back to the job again. Put in your beit licks
every day. . .
Now ia the time to lay plana for next spring's
garden patches.
Second day for reaolutiona; how many of
them did you keep?
Colonel Neville's military ambition ia giving
hit political sponsors a lot of worry.
" Reduction of noise on New Year's eve haa its
compensation in fewer headaches on New Year's
day.,
It is to be hoped that government manage
ment will have better effect on the car shortage
than it did on the coal shortage.
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"Over the top" for the, Young Women'a Chris
tian association, and Omaha will have a chance
to catch a breath before the next drive.
Pelting Padua from airplanes is on a par with
bombarding Rheims. Cathedrals and churches
appear to be especially obnoxious to kultur.
Exports of more than six billiona is the
country's modest record for the calendar year,
showing how busy we have been on other mat
ure than war.
, Two and a half million tons of Argentine
meat will be milled in the United States for con
sumption , in Europethe logical answer to
"spurlos versenkt." ..
General Crowder admonishes draft boards to
apply common sense in the administration of the
law. Very good advice, and appropriate for others
besides the draft boards. 1
One of the inapiring 'pictures of the war is
General Allenby's defense of Jerusalem againat
the efforts of the kaiser to restore the Turk to
control of the Holy City.
John Purroy Mitchel plans to enlist as a
private in the aviation section of the signal corps.
'His example might be studied by other eminent
persons eager to get into' the army.
Massacred Greeks are now added to the dread
ful toll taken by kultur. Wherever the kaiser's
war machine passed, innocent victims fed its
maw, all in the name of civilization. The reckon
ing for this must come.
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Destruction of Art Treasures.
' Forces of kultur appear to get particular de
light from the destruction of art treasures. From
the burning of the library at Louvain to the bomb
tag of the Basilica of St Anthony at Padua, the
record of wanton destruction rnns straight,
varied only by the looting of private collections
by the Teuton "connoisseur's," who have earried
off much that was portable to adorn their own
homes. An inexplicable quality of savagery per
meates all this. It is unthinkable that the mod
ern German has no love for art, nor 'that he does
not appreciate and properly value the inestim
able works of the masters, who gave the world
treasures that can not be replaced. Admitting
this, one may see,, even without( understanding,
the full terror of the ruthlessness that marks the
kaiser's path in war. No work of God or man
must be allowed to stand in the way of his ad
vancing hordes. History will be Germany's most
relentless accuser, and Ha pages will be filled
with illustrations of harm done in sheer wanton
ness or malice. Shrines of saints, palaces of
princes and hovels of peasants, all suffer alike
where Vultur passes. No wonder the junkers are
willing to accept peace without indemnity, and
shy at the words "restoration and reparation."
The world has a tremendous bill against them for
mischief done and damage wrought in pursuit of
"rightfulness." 1
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American Railroad Men in France.
Back from the firing line in France comes
word of the service that has been performed by
railroad men from America. Now it is known
that for months before the arrival of the first
"Sammy" on the scene, well equipped bodies of
men drawn from the American railroad systems
had been helping Haig to win his victories.
Canadians and Americans worked side by side,
laying track, building bridges, moving trains,
handling goods, and generally supporting the
army with a service the perfection of which has
been the ruination of German military plans.
With inexplicable fatuity, German high com
mand appears to have relied on its own estimate
of the ability of the British to organize transpor
tation service, overlooking the most essential
factor, that of the adaptability of trained men
from America. These have turned the tide of
battle on the west front, for they have done what
the Germans deemed Impossible, and have given
the fighting men support that has helped them to
win. Added to these pioneers are the regiments
that went over with Pershing, and all the tradi
tions of the American railroad man at his best
are being upheld where service of the sort he
can give counts most for humanity. When the
atory finally is told,, the railroad man will deserve
a place on the first page, along with the soldier
and the sailor.
Saed Corn an Important Factor.
The meeting of the Corn Improvement asso
ciation of Nebraska is one of the really impor
tant assemblages of the year, despite what our
old friend, Charley Wooster, says to the con
trary. This association has for its purpose the
encouragement of setection of seed and better
methods of planting and cultivating corn, to the
end that more corn be gathered from thesame
acreage of land. Experience justifies its efforts.
Corn has come up to its high state of fecundity
and usefulness through cultivation, but it may
yet be greatly improved. An Increase of only
a few bushels to the acre means millions added
to the wealth of the state, and this may be
easily obtained through the careful application of
approved knowledge. It is not especially com
forting to think of men being content with yields
of 25 to 30 bushels, when the same land will re
turn several times that if well planted and tended.
Corn improvement is one of Nebraska's greatest
problems, and deserves all. the attention it is
given, The solution is essy enough, if the corn
growers will only apply . demonstrated methods
to their business.
Modifying Censorship Rules.
The government has announced the removal
of certain restrictions on publication of news con
cerning movements of troops and vessels in gov
ernment service. This extension of the privi
lege of publicity is not put forward as graciously
as might have properly comported with the dig
nity of the government and its relations with its
citizens. In the beginning the great newspapers
and news-gathering agencies of the country vol
untarily submitted to regulations that deprived
them of the privilege of handling much real news
matter connected with war activities, most of
which was quite appropriately due the public.
Here and there were noted some violations of
the pledge given, but the government admits the
loyalty of the newspapers in co-operating with it.
Thia did not deprive the enemy of access to the
information sought It is impossible to conceal
the embarkation and departure of troops, the
losding of transports and such moves and while
nothing has been said of these things in the news
papers the spies have only had to look and they
could see, so that Germany has been as well, if
not better, informed than the home folks. Repu
table newspapers will not now take undue advan
tage of the new rules nor at any time do any
thing to hamper the government in any of its
undertakings. No good reason therefore exists
for the innuendo contained in the announcement
from Washington that the newspaper is the
surest source of information for the enemy. The
government still controls the mails, the tele
graphs, cables, wireless and all methods of trans
mitting Intelligence abroad. Its danger from the
spy system is not found in loyal newspaper offices
and it will gain very little through keeping its
people in the dark as to what is going on.
Some years back, when business combinations
were the order of the day, publicity bureaus
regaled the country with assurances of vast eco
nomies to follow and better goods for less
money. Except in rare instances did performance
come up to the advance promise. Still, with this
history known to men, Washington coolly
camouflages the country with expectations of
great economies and immense savings to flow
from government unification and operation of
railroads. Old stuff worked overt '
Perplexity haunts the halls of learning in the
University of Pennsylvania. Back in the days
of peace and international good will the uni
versity conferred the degree of doctor of laws
on the kaiser and like honors on Count von
Bernstorff, the kaiser's ambassador. Both are
decidedly unpopular at the present time and may
continue so indefinitely. Dead timber lends no
strength' to the Institution, and the trustees pro
pose cutting it out. Perplexity centers on the
manner of applying the ax.
What I Have Learned in the Police Court
Interesting Experiences and Observations of One
of Omaha's Two Police M agistrates
By Police Judge Jamea M. Fitzgerald, in Creifhton Chronicle.
After nearly seven years in the service of the law enforcing department of out state
I have become fully convinced that with very rare exceptions, each man and woman is
endeavoring to do what he or she considers right. The innate sense of justice is deeply
impressed in our people; it is a part of their nature. We believe that when one com
mits a wrong he should be punished, and that the punishment shonld be comensurate
with the offense, and to one placed in a position where it is his duty to measure out
the punishment to those convicted of law violations this becomes a study of more than
ordinary interest.
Many provisions of our criminal code are arbitrary and leave no discretion with the
police magistrate. Such are the laws that find their way into our statutes during a wave
of popular reform; and, as the very essence of popular reforms is evidence of a feeling
that public officials sre dishonest or incompetent, the reform legislature fixes the penalty
absolutely, eedless to say such legislative enactments to not make for honesty or re
spect for the laws. The magistrate is loathe to find a man guilty when the minimum
penalty works needless hardship, and once he veers away from the straight and nar
row path of strict interpretation and enforcement of the law as it is written, he is in
the same position as the man who begins his career of lawlessness by one insignificant
breach of the lawthe next offense, is much easier than the first one. On the other
hand, the unfortunate who has broken such a law, after he has paid a penalty that he
considers entirely too severe, loses respect for that law and his disposition to respect
and live up to the commands of the state is naturally weakened.
The police magistrade has many officers testify before him besides the regular po
liceman. There are great bands of inspectors, federal, state and city; inspectors
of weights, foods, oils, and in fact almost everything one consumes. Among this army
of inspectors are some who have been appointed on ac:ount of political service ren
dered by their friends, and such inspectors know their friends, which is to be expected
snd respected, but they also, sad to say, know their enemies. When one of those en
emies steps over the lines of strict law observance he is brought before the magistrate,
and woe to him if the magistrate condemns his according to the testimony presented.
Then, too, there are special agents, representing all of the railroad companies and other
large industrial corporations. These men are sometimes not so careful In their testi
mony as a sensitive conscience should direct. But the writer can say that in his ex
perience on the bench he has suffered from the abuses just referred to. In his capacity
as a prosecutor, however, he has seen unmistakable instances of the wronjs that flow
from over-zealous witnesses of these classes. It all depends, as with policemen, on the
character of the man who is clothed with authority.
In the trial of all criminal cases in the district court, the judge Is required to in
struct the jury that, in considering the testimony of police officers they must consider
the natural and unavoidable tendency of the officer to feret out and remember only
the evidence against the accused, and to overlook anything that might be in his favor.
The same rule should control the deliberations of the msgistrate and he is confronted
with this situation in practically every case that he hears. It is reversible error for the
judge of the district court to fail to give this instruction, and the jury is in grave
danger of interpreting the words as an instruction that all police officers are un
worthy of belief. Such is not the intention of the court; but the popular opinion of
police officers needs but a suggestion from so high a dignitary as the judge of the dis
trict court to crystallize in the mind a lurking impression that the policeman is not to
be believed. Unfortunately the magistrate must consider these same facts that partially
justify the instruction given in the district court. He is not hampered by the false im
pression conveyed by the instruction, viz: that police officers are not to be credited with
telling the truth, but he has learned from experience that some officers are very zeal
ous in their efforts to convict everyone they- arrest. This attitude is easy to detect in
some but extensive acquaintance is necessary to discover the same human trait in
others. I say human trait, for it is human to endeavor to cover up our mistakes, and if
an officer has really blundered in making an arrest, he is very slow to admit his error.
If he admits it he may be sued for damages, for false imprisonment, even though he has
acted in absolutely good faith and in the service of the city; and a jury in the trial of
this damage suit may be tainted with the popular prejudice against policemen and may
return a substantial verdict against the officer. A good police officer, and the vast ma
jority of our Omaha officers are very good, has to know many things besides walking
the streets with his club in hand.
Knights of the Boundless Sep
By Frederic J. Haskin
Washington. Dec. 30. A record of
.romance and daring, of hazardous travel in
far seas, of lives and vessels saved and lost
is written every year for the delectation of
the secretary of the treasury by the com
mandant of the Coast Guard. It is to be
hoped the secretary of the treasury enjoys
to the best inventions of the fictioneers as
Wurzburger is to near beer.
The cutters of the Coast Guard go up and
down the seas almost from arctic to
antarctic, seeking, like knights of chivalry,
tor tne cnance io renaer am. cveryming in
danger at sea is their business, from capsized
canoes and derelict bathers to ocean liners in
distress. They also visit the far northern
fishing fleets, and bring medical aid to their
crews; they are Uncle Sam'a messengers to
his farthest icebound possessions, the utmost
reach of government power; the seal herds
of the Pribilofs are their special care; and
of smugglers they are the special terror.
Incidentally, they are now playing a secret
part in the war game. Here is modern
romance for you, a career exotic to your
daily grind of dollars.
rvnit their ttart in the world conflict
the cutters rescued more vessels and crews
this year than ever before, and suffered in
this work the greatest single disaster in their
own history.
Dn. f fhf'tr nAAnt achievements was
r..i-i.i'i h rr.ui n( tha United rat-a sub
marine H-3, which went ashore in a fog, and
a'aa a . 1 a.
was stranded in tne sun exactly line a iosi
whale. The accident occurred near Samoa,
Cal. The boat could not be reached from the
sea, and the Coast Guard crew had to make
a loner trio overland and bring their life boat
to the scene in a wagon. They found the
unfortunate U-boat rolling back and tortn
in a heavy surf, all of her crew locked tightly
.'n.wla anil ertuincr tin aio-A fif tif fvetftt An
Occasional wild toot on the engine whistle.
The Coast Guard men managed to shoot a
line over the vessel, but none of the crew
came forth to make it fast for a long time.
Finally a tew ot them appeared on tne rou-
ing aecK en a puucu in mc imc, uui intu iu
make it fast to their gear. After a few un
aitrrrtstul attemots. they disaooeared and
came on deck no more. Seeing that the
navy men were not going to do much tor
themselves, one of the surfmen of. the Coast
r.,.orH miila a flvinor laan frnm the aurf boat
to the deck of tne submarine, and made the
line fast to the gear, so that the crew might
be transfixed along it to the beach. By this
time a crowd of about 200 persons had
gathered on the beach, and some volunteer
bonehead proceeded to make the line fast to
a stump. The submarine gave a great roll,
and the line snapped. But the whip line re
..'n.ii intirt anAtViar hawir wa earned
ashore and the crew of the submarine safely
landed, f ive days oi woric oy tnree vessels
failed to get the submarine off the beach.
One of the orettiest bits of life saving for
the year was the taking of 14 fishermen off
a burning motor boat in Lake Michigan, l he
Coast Guard men who did this job received
special commendation for theid skill and
coolness. The fishing boat caught fire from
a lantern when five miles from shore, and
it had neither a life boat nor life preservers
on board, the crew had only a choice be
tween burning to death and drowning; when
the men from a life-saving station happened
to pass that way. They were in a much
smaller boat than the one in distress, which
was now a mass of flames from end to end
with the exception of a small space at the
bow, where the unfortunatei fishermen with
their eyebrows and hair singed off, and
their clothing on fire, were huddled in a
panic.
The life savers faced two problems; how
to approach the burning boat without taking
fire, and how to prevent the 14 men, wild
with fear, from leaping all at once upon their
little craft and sinking her. They solved
these difficulties by putting the bow of their
boat against the bow of the burning vessel,
so that the fishermen could come aboard only
one at a time, while the contact between the
two vessels was as small as possible. The
fishermen, fortunately obeying instructions,
filed aboard the small boat, which im
mediately backed away. A few minutes later
a thunderous boom, and a pillar of smoke
and debris told them that the gasoline tank
of the burning launch had exploded.
The most valuable piece of property saved
during the year, was the barge Rockland,
which was worth $100,000 and had on board
a cargo of Scotch boilers worth twice that
much. The barge was being towed by a
small tug from Newport News to Fore River
last February when she ran into a storm
accompanied by bitterly cold weather. Seas
breaking over barge and tug froze where
they struck, so that the tug was soon com
pelled to abandon her charge, and made port
just in time to save herself from sinking un
der the burden of ice which had formed upon
her decks.
Meaptime the revenue cutter Acushnet
rushed to the aid of the barge, now adrift
in the storm and helpless. The barge was
soon located, but in the meantime the storm
had become so severe that the (Acushnet
could do nothing but stand by. The force of
the wind may be gauged from the fact that
it was found impossible to shoot a line from
a gun over the distance of 50 feet which
separated the two vessels. Nevertheless the
cutter stood by until the storm moderated,
got a hawser on the barge, and after losing
and recovering the prize, finally brought it
to port.
People and Events
Some of the boys of Wisconsin steadily
replenish the backfires spreading around
Senator LaFollette. The Madison club of
the state capital recently struck his name
from the roll of membership for "unpatriotic
conduct and having given aid and comfort
to the enemy."
The cold, clammy hand of bankruptcy
grips the Kansas City Breweries company.
Failure to meet a malt bill precipitated a re
ceivership. The concern is mortgaged for
$3,500,000, but poor business of a cool sum
mer shunted old time prosperity from the
roof to the sub-cellar.
1 TODAY
One Tear Ajro Today In the War.
. Germans were victorious In the pre-,
tunicary fighting for possession of the
brlitf at Kotcani.
Turktr announced Ita independence
of the collective gunrdtanshlp of the
great power tid eaid it conaldered
the treaty f Purls of 185s and the
treaty of Berlin of 1878 aa no longer
blading.
The Day We Celebrate.
Dr. John Edward Summers, born
list.
Major General jeaae M. ie, united
State army, retired, born in rutnam
county. ladituuk. , yeara ago today,
' Mit M. Carey Thomaa, president of
Brya Mvn college, born m Baltimore,
ft years m today.
Rev. Oerg A. Oordon, recently
elected proeMest of the Harvard
Alumni Meortatto. born Jn Scotland,
II rears ago today.
Prof. Willi. Lyoa Phelps, widely
kaowa a author aad lecturer, born
In New 'Haven. It yeera ago today.
Augitet Beztsiger, who ia considered
1st Ute front rut of American por
, trait painter bora ia Swltxarland,
(1 year " today,
litis tay In nistory.
X7S The Whitefleld Method lets -observed
a day of thanksgiving for the
Englitb. rletorlM over the king of
Fruaen. "
t. 1788 Georgia ratified the Constitu
. tioa of tka United States.
Just SO Years Ago Today
The Young Men's Christian associa
tion, celebrated New Year's day in
royal style at their rooms on the corner
ot Mtteenth and Dodge streets. Prom
noon until 4 p. m. reception was given
and a pleasant time was spent in social
chat, gamea, and singing.
Shortly before the commencement
of the services at Trinity cathedral,
one of the festoons caught fire from
one of the gas Jets, but the flames
were extinguished before any serious
damage could be done.
W. C. ITaleey, general superintend
ent of the Fremont Elkhorn ft Mis
souri Valley railroad, is la the city.
A. J. McXalr has returned from An
telope county, where he spent several
months upon his ranch in that coun
try. John flchenk, the leading music
! rf r.vton. O., with his wife,
nee Miss WarehamAare guests ot Mr.
ana Airs. John A. CreUhton.
Here and There
It taken TO people to make a ma
chine made shoe.
The earning value of a ship Is now
from M00 to f 500 a day.
In New Zealand the men outnum
ber the women by many thousands.
During the war the trade of Can
ada has increased nearly three-fold.
New Hampshire was the first state
to establish a railroad commission.
The German emperor will have oc
cupied the throne 30 years this com
ing June.
Ambulance wasrons were first In
troduced in the British army during
the Crimean war.
The United States has more than
si:; times the railroad mllegae ot any
other country.
The present year marks the semi
centennial ot the first introduction of
tha dining ear on American railroads.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels la
said to have received something like
40,000 suggestions for eliminating
submarines.
Parsons who have been ill a great
deal are generally tall, since lying in
bed, with the limbs relaxed, inducea
growth.
Regiments of Infantry, consisting of
bodies of foot-soldiers commanded by
a colonel, were first formed in France
about 1SSS.
The world's production of silver
amounts to about 172,000,000 ounces
a year, and of this the United States
produces almost one half.
Any man of the British army or
navy whose name has appeared in
the official casualty lists is entitled '-to
wear a srold sleeve strloe for wounds.
Twice Told Tales
"Germany's claim that It Imports
nothing, buys only of itself, and so
is growing rich from the war, ia a
dreadful fallacy."
The speaker was Herbert C.
Hoover, chairman of the American
food board.
"Germany," he went on, "Is like the
young man who wisely thought he'd
grow his own garden stuff. This
young man had, been dignity? for
about an hour, when his spade turned
up a quarter. Ten minute later he
found another quarter. Then he
found a dime. Then he found a
quarter again.
" 'By gosh.' he said, 'I've struck a
silver mine,' and, straightening up, he
felt something Cold slide down his
leg. Another quarter lay at his feet.
He grasped the truth: there was a
hole In his pocket." Washington
Star.
The collections had fallen off badly
In .the colored church and the pastor
made a short address before the box
was passed.
VAh don't, want any man to give
more dan his share, breddren" he
said gently, "but we mus all gib
ercordln' to what we rightly hab. Ah
say rightly hab, breddren, because we
don't want no tainted money In de
box. Squire Jones tola me dat he
done miss soma chickens d'.s week.
Now, ef any ob our breddren hab
fallen by de wayside In connection
wid dose chickens, let him stay, his
hand from dat box.
"Deacon Smith, please pass de bot
an' Ah'll watch de signs an' see ef
dare's any one in dla congregation dat
needs me ter wrastle In prayer for
him."
The effect of this brief discnurse
was instantaneous and remarkable.
Throughout the congregation loud
whispers of "Len' me a qua'tah," "let
me hab halt a dollah," gib me a
nickel "til mawnln'," were heard. Ap
parently every one put something in
the box.
The Rev. Sam Small Smith sur
veyed the coins with a satisfied smile
as he remarked:
"Ah done tole Squire Jones dat
none ob my lambs was guilty of seeh
diabolical eccentricity." Philadelphia
Ledger.
Mayor Hylan of New York said at
a recent luncheon:
"The story about Germany being
well nourished now Is as credible as
the story ot the Scotch restaurant.
"A Scotchman dined In a Broadway
restaurant, and was disgusted when
the watter brought him a bill for
J3.75.
" 'Mon, mon,' said the Scotchman.
1 could get a better dinner nor that
in Scotland for a ahlllln'.'
" 'Ah, come off!" said the waiter.
'What would they give you for a
shilling V
"'Mon,' aald the Scot, 'they'd give
me soup, fish, roast beef, chicken, Ice
cream, fruit, cheese, coffee and a
cigar.'
"'My goodness,' aald the waiter,
that's a bargain! Whereabouts in
Scotland is it?' .
" 'I don't know, mon.' said the Scot,
'but ain't It awful cheap?' "-New
York Herald.
Two Letters from Cody.
Grand Island, Neb., Dec. 18. To
th V.rlitnr nf Tha Uppr Tf the renorts
that are being circulated regarding
camp conditions at coay ana run
ton are true, then Immediate action
should be taken to remedy tb defect",
which under the extraordinary cir
cumstance cannot be entirely avoided.
I verily believe some statements are
far fetched and wide of the mark.
The following is an extract from a
letter read by Senator Hitchcock from
a Cody boy's letter: "We have two
base hospitals here with 5,000 to 6,000
In each with practically no attention
at all. So I see why there are so
many dying off." As I understand it
we hav about men In Camp
Cody; if 8,000 to S.000 men are in these
Vinonit.ilc than naartv 40 ner cent are
on the sick list. There surely Is
something radically wrong sucn is
the case. No sane man can believe
that such conditions exist.
I have a boy at Cody and In his
last letter he says, "everything here
runs very smoothly." The enly com
plaint he had was with the elements,
"wind! Wind! wind! sand! sand!
sand! night and day. Cold enough
to freeze ice at night, warm -enough in
the day to thaw out a refrigerator.
We must cough up mud balls and try
to keep our throat clear of the .ob
structions." "An ounce of prevention is better
than a pound of cure," is an oft re
peated saying. I believe if our boys
are instructed to know how to care
for themselves under some Of these
trying circumstances and changes of
climate, there would be an appreci
able diminution of sickness in camps,
Other things being equal.
CHARLES H. GOOD,
i .
Jobs for Soldiers' Women Folks.
New York, Deo. 29. To the Editor
of The Bee: Appreciating the active
part The Bee has taken in encourag
ing and energising every effort to
back up the men now In arms in de
fense of our country, might I be per
mitted to suggest that you call the at
tention of the business men of your
community to one service they can
render those men, who are now mak
ing auch great sacrince, that Is sure
to earn their hearty gratitude and
give them new courage for the work
before them.
This is to always give preference
when engaging employee (wherever
that is practicable), to the 'mothers,
the wives, the. slaters or other de
pendents of men who have sacrificed
their work and their business pros
pects, and stand ready to sacrifice
their lives to serve the United States
or any of its allies in any branch of
war service.
This has been made an Imperative
rule by the Universal Film Manufac
turing company in its New York offi
ces, in its studios on the Pacific coast,
and its 70 offices throughout the coun
try, one of which, cs you are aware, Is
located in your territory. This rule
applies not only to the relatives of
the 200 employes of Universal now
in the service, but to all women who
have made the supreme sacrifice of
giving their men to their country.
And there Is another thin we can
do for those women; Let them feel
that when their men do come home
again all employers will realize the
fact that they have not become dere
licts, but that, on the contrary, they
are more effective, of more value, be
cause of the service they will have
rendered. Let them know that this
service, with its stern discipline, its
severe trials, will have developed and
strengthened their manhood and
made them of greater worth to them
selves, to their families and in the
work to which they will return.
UNIVERSAL FILM MFG. CO.
CARL LAEMMLE, President
Roosevelt for the Cabinet.
Auburn, Neb., Dec. 31. To the Edi
tor of The Bee: I have been a con
stant reader of The Bee for many
years. I have always found it up-to-date,
broad minded and intensely pa
triotic. I enjoy most all the letters
In your Letter Box, but once in a while
some one will rush out in print and
show how narrow he la. That seems
to me to be the condition of a gentle
man from Omaha, who seems to be
afraid President Wilson might ap
point Mr. Roosevelt for secretary of
war. "Sucn men as Roosevelt," ne
exclaims, and why not Mr. Roosevelt
please 7 Is he not one of the foremost
citizens of his time? Has he not
shown himself big enough to fill any
place in the United States, and has he
not offered himself to his country in
most any place, and has he not been
turned down by party politics? Even
democrats say and believe he should
have been sent to Franca. Can the
democratic party afford to ignore a
man like Roosevelt, when it is going
to take all parties and they must be
united as one man to put down Ger
man militarism?
I do not believe there would be
much difference In President Wilson's
and Roosevelt's opinions of fighting
the war. Has not the president al
ready copied after Mr. Roosevelt in
preparedness? Only he was about
three yeara too late, wnere wouia
this country have been today in pre
parednesa if Roosevelt had been
listened to?
Is it not a fact that Mr. Roosevelt
was the first, or among the first men
to congratulate the president on his
great message to the world ror de
mocracy? I believe Mr. Roosevelt
is standing with the president today
on all the Important matters pertain
ing to the war.
It would be one of the hardest
blows to the kaiser, if Mr. Roosevelt
was put at the head of the army as
secretary of war, for he knows that
would mean something, now let us
all be Americans first, and when the
war Is over we can turn to politics
if we wish to, but nrst let us win this
war.
J. M. BURRESS.
MIRTHFUL REMARKS.
"Hava yoa amuacd youf baby brother,
Willi, and kept blm quiet while I m
ona?"
"Trt, ma, and h hann't opened hla
mouth line you went away."
"What did you flo to amuae him, Willie?"
"I save him the mucilage bottla to suck."
Baltimore American.'
She At last the time la coming when the
eexra will be on an equal footing.
He That can never be.
She-Why hot, air?
He There will never be any real equality I
between the aexea while a man can't so i
through hla wife'a pocketa (or the loone I
change he wante. Baltimore American. I
SIGNPOSTS OF PROGRESS.
Trammlaaion of power by methoel
hitherto unknown la tha intereitinf aub
jeet ef ait article in the October number of
Popular Mechanic magaiine. Tht die
eovery ia now being utilised by the British
war office and admiralty. After the war IS
will be available for general use by all
power men, and, it il said, will completely
revolutionize prevailing systems.
While Europe is retaining nearly all of
the cheese that it manufactures for its own
pressing needs, Argentina haa turned t)
cheese making on a Urge scale, and Is now
placing important quantities in tha United
Stated. In August, 1917. that country de
livered 448,000 pounds in this country, and
in September 279,500 pounds. These fig
ures do not approach those of imports front
Europe before the war, but they are inter
esting in view of the fact that during the
entire year 1916 not a single pound of
cheese came from Argentina.
TOYS I USED TO KNOW.
John O'Keefe in New York WorWL
Within the ahopplng center her
I stand, a waif and stray.
And watch the thronira of women Sear
Who pay and pay and pay.
Wlila-eyed, t look about, but ohl '
Where are the toya I used know?
Swift an aetttboat goes by,
To boyhowl'a marveling.
And fascinated eyea rove high
To watch the wonder thing.
But, heart of mine! across my sight
There floats a little home-made kite.
My boy dnnanda a 'lectrle train,
With fifty feet of track.
Hla modern spirit aklms the plain
And brooke no holding back.
O Chrlsmas when I used to bleas
My key-wound fifty-cent expreeal
My little girl I -must amuae,
And so I buy at view
A doll that wears French high-healed shoe
And silken stockings, too!
Tet lo! a vlnlon from above
My sister's aloll. ot rags and love I
O dear, dead aya that brought to me
My earliest burst of speed,
When Santa placed beneath tha tree
My first velocipede!
Tet my son telle the Chrlstmaa ciar
He's got to have a motorcar.
O tree, long alnce decayed and dead,
What Joya you held apart!
Oee! how those mlttena, thick and xe.i
Warmid both my handa and heart!
nut now my wife I have tobuy
A pair ot auto gauntlets high.
Hera, where tha Incandescent! gliam
Amid tha oostly ahow,
t seem to aee, aa in a dream,
The penny candles glow.
Tree of my youth! my heart, grown new
Again hanga on a branch of you!
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He (nfter a long silence)! Wonder how
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She (with an unauppreKsed yawn) If you ,
only stay a little while longer, you can find ;
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