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lrat our Anirruan rnlry wide awake on his
t i anil not ill nf the Huns were able to get
l4tk to tell almtit it.
"t'lran up" raid, grand juries and the like ln
r'ltaMy prrirdr local elections and the impress
i lili.rn lat lonf after the votes are counted.
l-..t at'out this lime?
Rrvinlun of the revenue laws will he the next
li lt ar foh at Wahinfrton and the president has
ait ri.lv i!iii'cl Ins micnflon of Riving some
Mik'fr'-aloiitt the line. One thing Is certain.
t! ' la latuiot he made more complicated than
it '
Armenia's cause n to have another hearing in
Omaha today, hnt it will take much more than
preaching their woes to save the remnant of that
unhappy nation from the Turk, who has just
been given a new chance to finish his joh. It
will he well not to forget that alt the horrors in
Asia Minor were wrought in the name of "kul
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Bifurcated: What Will Woman Do?
Sinpend your judgment for a moment one of
:re really important matters connected with the
var is ahpnt to he determined. Woman has to
decide whether she will don the bifurcated
netber garment that has distingnished man for
irrturie or whether she will stick to her own
peculiar habiliments. This, of course, is not
tor ordinary occasion., hut when working in the
rield For our shortage of farm tabor is to be
relieved by the formation of the Woman's Land
army, on a basis similar to that of England, where
the organization has been of immense help. A
missionary of the cause is now amongst os and
K'i will be laying her message before the
-rren. It ought to be easy to decide. When
omen went irttn railroad work, in the big
!"p and elsewhere, she found she could not
Kr safe in sk'rts. Overalls are not becoming, at
thnugli sentimentally admirable as a badge of
'..rest tntt. but they are quite convenient around
7-achinery, Now H woman goes info the field
tr. plow and plant, to cultivate ind harvest, shall
she fe denied the freedom vottchsafed to man
un-ter bite conditions? In ius!ce. if she is to
do man's work and draw man's pay, let her
eaf man's clothing.
Senseless Quarrels jeopardiie Safety.
that inexplicable something in man's nature
hirh leads him to h.igglr over small things,
whit? accepting the great, to stick for the non
essentials, is manifest in many ways in connec
tion with "io war work Just m.w the president
of the great International carpenters' union, with
a membership of .KX1.000, is standing out against
all the other unions of the country, as repre
sented in the American Federation of Labor. He
wants the personnel of the war labor board
cliangrtl to meet his views. Failing to receive
this, he propose? to renew strikes at shipyards,
and also declines to provide skilled workmen
needed On the other hand, the manager of a
great electrical apparatus factory at St. Louis,
eitK.ikjeil on war work, has precipitated a strike
by discharging machinists who had joined their
union. I 'iter disregard for public interest or
national safety is shown by both sides here, the
carpenters' president and the factory manager
alike seeming blind to the greater vision of pres
ent crisis and future possibilities Just now they
have a great capacity to delay and vex, but the
time will come wlien men so shortsighted and
selfish will not he allowed to put themselves in
tiir way of public needs. Such quarrels at home
arc not only senseless at this time, but benefit
(iermanv alone.
' Standing Back of the President."
Hisiiissing the outcome of the special elec
tion for congressmen in New York City, the New
York Times says the result turned on the desire
of thr voters to support the president in his war
policies. In the so-called "silk Stocking" dis
trict, from which Murray HulUert resigned, we
are told, the republicans, to make sure of up
holding the president, abandoned their own can
didate and voted for the democrat. The direct
implication of this is thit the democrats in con
gress and throughout the nation are the pa
triotic party. No assumption could be more ab
surd or unwarranted. To start with, the elec
tion in New York made no change whatever in
the political aspect of congress. Four demo
crats had resigned seats in the house and four
other democrats were elected 'ii succeed them,
so no party lost anything or g.i!:ed anything.
If President Wilson had been compelled to
depend upon the support of his own party in
congress he would have been defeated on prac
tically every important war measure he has pro
posed. In the senate he has been Consistently
and determinedly fought by such democrats as
Stone and Reed of Missouri, Vardamati of Mis
sissippi, Hitchcock of Nebraska, I lard wick of
fleorgia, Chamberlain of Oregoi, all high in the
senate's organization. In the house his great
"hacking" was recently disclosed when the suf
frage amendment was voted on. The president
hid trlade a personal appeal to his party mem
bers to support the measure and they responded
so willingly that the democrats are recorded 106
for and 104 against. !f the republicans had not
voted five to one for the measure the president's
endorsement would have been rejected.
This exhibit can be supplemented by many
others from the record. The truth is the presi
dent has had his real support in the war from
the republicans, whose only objection has been
to the dilatory tactics pursued. Efforts to cam
ouflage the democratic record will be numerous
during the coming summer, but the disguise will
not conceal the facts.
War and the Metallurgist.
One of the so-far unsung heroes of the war is
the metallurgist. The chetrtist and the engineer,
the inventor and the designer, have all had their
moment in the spotlight, but this man has been
too busy in his research work to allow hims'clf
a bow to th public. He has had to discover sub
stltntes for several rMre minera's, the Supply of
which was shut off, and new sources for some
that were brought into more general use. For ex
ample, when Turkey closed its doors to us, the
glass makers could no longer get the manganese
dioxide needed to neutralize the greenish tint
in glass. The article could be produced at home,
but at a price that set manufacturing cost too
high. Here the metallurgist stepped in and intro
duced the glass makers to selenium, which works
just as well and comes quite a bit cheaper than
manganese dioxide.
Tungsten was well enough known, but not ex
tensively nsed here. In Germany were the great
furnaces that produced the metal and there it
chiefly was used in connection with steel. Indus
trial needs forced the manufacture of "high
speed" steel, for cutting tools that did not lose
their "bite" even when white hot from friction,
were demanded by the munitions makers. Again
came the mart who discovers and adapts metals,
and not only did he locate plenty of tungsten
ore, hut fonnd ways of producing the grayish
powder, in which form this metal comes. It is
three times heavier thin iron, and melts only at
a temperature1 of 5,90(1 Fahrenhe it, while iron re
quires but 2,400 degrees. Also he found how to
employ motyodenum, cadmium, vanadium.
Strontium, chromium, uranium, titanium and a
few others of the metals known to laboratories,
but little used in industry.
When the final count is taken the American
metallurgist will be found to have contributed
considerably, not only to this war, but to better
things for the future.
Views, Reviews and Interviews
Personal Comment 0 the Editor on d Variety of
Passing Topics
1 lie rendition of "Richelieu" by Mantell
made a performance which I enjoyed
very much and the good attendance on
this occasion, as well as throughout his en
gagement here, affords gratifying assurance
that a goodly number of theatergoers still
look with favor upon the time-tried standard
dramas. The first time I saw "Richelieu"
staged was at the old Boyd opera home, with
Lawrence Barrett cast for the great cardi
nal, supported by Louis lames and Marie
Wainright, and since then 1 have witnessed
it several times by other notable actors. It
seemed to me that Mantell, in his concep
tion, made Richelieu appear more nrjed and
more feeble than did the others, but he
brought out the well-known lines with vigor
and distinctness. It was inspiring to hear the
applause following the admonition that in the
bright lexicon of youth "there's no such
word as fail" and the responsive acclaim to
the suggestive epigram that in the hands of
men truly great "the pen is mightier than the
sword" peculiarly suggestive right now,
when the greatest world war of all history is
seeminglv blocked on the field of battle and
waiting for the statesman able to formulate
a settlement that will' afford the firm founda
tion for tasting peace. I might recall that
Mantell himself won recognition for his tal
ents originally in the dual impersonation of
"The f'orsican Brothers," in which he had a
popular run for many years, and that this
play I also saw acted once in the (.'ovent
harden theater in London, with Henry Ir
ving in the title role, although it is a char
acter with which few would associate Irving.
The subject of funerals was up and T
asked the undertaker a few pertinent ques
tions. "What has the automobile done to your
business?"
"It has changed it completely," was the
answer. "Why, only a few years ago a fu
neral was practically an all -day engagement,
while now It takes two or at most three
hours. Not long ago I had four funerals in
one day without being overcrowded or bc
itg compelled to divide t'lem with my assist
ant. Tlie automobile has also worked a
tremendous advantage in overcoming bad
Co-ordinating Creeds in
Camp
When and where thousands or hundreds
of thousands of men come together under
aims, living as brothers under a uniform
regime that regulates even the minor details
ot conduct, differences of creed come to be
held in suspense. The Jew, the Protestant,
the Roman Catholic, the Free Thinker, each
faithful to his own belief, thinks first of the
one Hod they all worship, The chaplains
participate in the crcedentente, or modus
Vivendi. Such has been the experience of
the allies' armies, in camp and on the battle
field. So the opening of the "church headquar
ters" at Camp l.'pton is only an illustration,
though a Very fine illustration, of the gen
eral trend. Invocation by a Catholic priest,
responsive readings led by a Methodist,
Scripture readings by a Catholic, prayer by
the rector of Trinity church, benediction by
a Jewish rabbi, fittingly inaugurated the use
of a structure which is Intended to accom
modate all creeds represented at the camp.
Army officers, whether themselves devout
or not, know the value of religion in camp
and in the field. And the keynote of religion
as such was in the hymn selected for the
opening of these Camp Upton services,
"Faith of Our Fathers. We Will Strive to
Win All Nations Unto Thee." Catholic,
Trotestant, Jew could unite on that. The
parable of the Ring in Lessing's "Nathan the
Wise" must have been recalled to many
minds. Religion is what binds conduct. In
following the creed of our fathers and grand
fathers there is the strongest binding. And
in the winning of "all nations," emulation
without jealousy or ill feeling may properly
characterize each and every creed. "The
true ring" passed down by the Father to the
best-heloved Son belongs, of course, as
Nathan saw, to the one whose love of his
brethren is best demonstrated. Brooklyn
Kagle.
People dnd Events
The National Dry Federation, just
launched in New York, takes under its wings
the combined resources and energies of 28
lesser temperance organizations. Two of
the big ones the Women's Christian Tem
perance Union and the Anti-Saloon league
refused to come in out of the wet, preferring
to go it separately in the usual way.
Purchasing a limousine in Chicago is an
easy task beside the job of retaining owner
ship. Last year's record of stolen cars, in
cluding those taken for joyrides, totaled
800, of which about 800 were recovered. In
surance companies paid out around $.100,000
for lost cars in 1917. Owing to the extent
of the losses insurance rates in Chicago are
up to $2.50.
Sleepless vigilance is the price of safety
of the guards at the alien prison camp and
compound at F'ort Fort Douglas, Utah. A
third bomb and the makings of more have
been discovered before harm was done.
About the same time a woman and a
preacher were placed under heavy bonds for
trial for attempting to pass a note to one
of the prisoners.
Spook chasers get no encouragement
from Mark Twain's family. Mrs. Gabrilo
wtch of Bryn Mawr, Pa., daughter of the
great humorist, lias appealed to the courts
to prevent publication of a book of alleged
conversations with Twain's spirit. Directly
involved are two women mediums of St.
Louis and Prof. Hyslop, champion spirit in
terpreter of the American Society of
Phychical Research.
weather conditions, especially the winter
cold. It makes it possible to brave the ele
ments. It used to be a not uncommon thing
to have to postpone a funeral because of be-Icw-zero
temperature or stormy weather or
impassable roads and people would get
chilled through and through and almost
c.itch their death of cold on the long drive
to and from the cemetery , in the old hacks
that could not be kept comfortable even with
the warming pans. I had a funeral this
month set for about the coldest day of the
season and I asked the people what they
wanted to do. When they said to go on we
did so and it was all over in a little more than
an hour and no inconvenience or needless ex
posure." "I notice most of the undertakers now
have chapels in connection with their estab
lishments. Do you have enough use of your
chapels to justify them?"
"We conduct funerals from our chapels
right along not tverv day, but every few
days and sometimes oftener. I can say this,
that their tjse is more frequent now than
formerly and you can readily see the reason
why. The proportion of our people living in
.partments and hotels or boarding houses is
greater than heretofore and it is practically
impossible for this class to have a home
funeral. That is where the undertaker's
chapel is a wonterful accommodation, for
the only alternative is a chi'rch funeral, and,
as you know, a lot of people are not affili
ated with church. I think the chapel funer
als are bound to increase steadily In number
as the city grows."
Have other cities that have gone to the
commission plan of government been under
going the same experience as Omaha? In
other words, has the commission plan worked
out better or worse elsewhere than here? We
may soon have some, enlightenment on this
question, for. Meredith Nicholson has been
making inquiry as to operation of the com
mission plan in Omaha, presumably with a
view to instituting comparisons with replies
from other cities and embodying his findings
in the scries of articles he is contributing to
one of the current magazines. Responding
to the request for my, size-up of the situation,
I sent Mr. Nicholson this letter:
"In answer to your question as to how
the commission form of city government
has worked in Omaha, yon doubtless will
receive widely varying opinions, because it
all depends upon. the point of view. Mak
ing the comparison dispassionately, I
would say that the commission plan has
given us some improvement, but still has
been a great disappointment, measured by
what was expected. It has been marked
with a very large increase in the cost of
government. True, our city has been rap
idly growing and the demands made upon
the municipal government have been
largely increasing, but still it seems to me
we have had no sufficient effort along the
line of economy and efficiency and that
the idea of placing one well-paid commis
sioner in charge of each department and
holding him responsible has not led to
any noticeable reduction or holding down
of cost.
"Our old city councilmen were paid
$1,800 a year, our new commissioners
$4,500 a year, with an additional $500 for
the one chosen mayor, and in theory we
vyere to secure a much higher grade of pub
lic servants in fact, we merely re-elected
the men content to work for the lower sal
ary and doubled and tripled their pay. Two
or three have broadened out to nicet the
wider opportunities, but the others are
still the $1,800 men in $4,500 jobs.
"It resolves itself then, as you can see,
with the commission form as with any
other form of government into a question
of the personality of the officers chosen
to administer the city's affairs. On the
whole, we have a slight improvement, but
not yet what it should be."
Another inquiry which I have just an
swered may carry some interest to the public.
The "Editor and Publisher" is asking the
leading newspapers of the country for a
frank estimate of the government's public
ity service In connection wjth the war ac
tivities for the purpose of constructive criti
cism in furtherance of the common purpose
to help win the war. Every department, bu
reau, board, division and committee in Wash
ington, as we know, has a press agent and
between them they are swamping newspapers
with publicity matter. To what extent. I am
asked, do you use this copy? Here is the
answer and the explanation-
"Very little of the government publicity
matter gets into print. No one outside of
the editorial rooms realizes the tremen
dous volume of press bureau and promo
tion copy constantly pouring in and the
utter impossibility of according it space.
Even for the movements connected with
the war, with which everv newspaper is
glad to co-operate, it is necessary to lo
calize the publicity matter, so that what
comes from Washington does not claim
first consideration. This is wholly aside
from the indifferent character of much of
the matter which is sent or its needless
duplication."
Reference was recently made in this col
umn to the accounts in John Sherman's auto
biography of two trips he had made to
Omaha and Nebraska in the very early days.
I rind mention in another place of a third
visit to the state made by Mr. Sherman in
company with General Nelson A. Miles on
an. inspection tour of western army posts,
with a stop for a few days' game hunting near
Wood Lake, Neb. Mr. Sherman notes how
the rlace belied its name, having neither a
wood nor a lake in the vicinity, but making
up for it by its invigorating atmosphere and
bountiful supply of wild fowl.
r II ii mm pL n J
ttnr leaf At "fnlii hi the Wur.
Afrt-llitrtff proclaimed au
t in.'my Inf Aiini
Ciifnt rri!mnt approved the
fin ft relation with Germany.
"lrt fnrl r!.h f th popular
r. 1 (iTrnmnl ffe In !tmrad.
Just SO Years Ago Today
Mr. and Mrs Georje Stebbinf) have
returned from an extensive tour of the
eastern states.
A larte audience .isemhTd at th
jOrand opera house to listen to .Mr.
miming, me temperance orator, and
The r? We Celebrate.
W;ter V. (Jfanim. a en.n!ant.
jm P. Patmr. fawyer, born 1 7
rfrirfc J Sfierhy, superintendent
: l"iy parking plan', horn 15.
Vt I Harvey BromNaunh. re.itdent
t.f Jnfttat eitleee. horn In Huitttnt
I, ! e'inty, Pennsylvania. 41 years
Anns v4,han Hv.ttt. sculptor,
hora at t'amiTid. Mas . 41 rars
TI.H faf In MMnry.
!" Comm'Kti.re William D Por
ir. who commanded rhe bombard
meat ef Natehea, m lilt, born in
Nw 'Tfeano Pied In New Tar
Off, May I, H
jltiw.eorce tV Randolph, who
la confederate efires secretary of
mr decided iMt it was not admi.v
! ereHe,J warfare tn talta tlf
itfc 9 tnr !ect tnan the detruc
tw.ai el life bra at irontirello, Va
ln Jtrtt II. M7
first frand j'irjr of men and
me in Amerea at Laramie,
Win
- 'ir- .n ll s- n 'tcstraved
tr utrty t tht viu cf 14,594,000.
ii 1 1 mmrT
to hear the dletnm of Hon. Samoel
Piekee. chairman of the national pro
hibition committee.
J. Alexander Monroe und bride
returned from an extended wedding
tonr.
The officers of the Omaha regiment,
Knights of Pythias, has oritanired an
(officer' School which tl! meet vry
Ratorday nifht at the armory.
! Edward ftosewarer. editor of
iTh Bee. returned from a trip to Chi
' eato.
Mrs, c. S Whitnev. a mrun'ed by
her d.Tu!itr. ia making a tour uf the
eastern, cltia.
Signposts of Progress
A curved ladder has been Invented
on which drowning persons can be
placed and drawn Into a boat with
out danger of capsizing It.
The cost of feeding our soldiers at
Camp Devens, Ayer, Mass., has gone
up from 3S cents in September to
over 40 cents in February.
A Vnlted States government en
gineer has patented apparatus for
mine rescue work in, eases where the
regular hoisting apparatus has been
damaged.
The bureau of standards has
evolved a machine which is designed
to put a sample of shoe leather to
the same test that It would experi
ence In actual service.
Of 411,567 motor ears in New York
state. New York City has considerably
more than a quarter. But the real
trouble is that sometimes the city
portion seems to he all in one block
at once.
According to otlicial calculations,
the average value of farm lands in
Holland has increased 22 per cent
since 1913. The average value was
then placed at 1.545 florins per hec
tare 1251 per acre): now it is1 placed
at 1,888 florins per hectare ($307 per
acre).
One of the most modern paper
mills in the United States is in op
eration at Hogalusi. La. The new
plant represents an expenditure of
more than $1,500. jO0. It employs
0( men, and is optrated with elec-
trletfy. It will have n daily capacity
of U'S tuns of container board and
1 1 tons of iylp
Here and There
An electric elevator has been in
stalled in the stairway which leads
to the cupola of St. Peter's cathedral
in Rome.
Thousands of cords of wood, useful
for fuel, are rotting on the forest res
ervations of New York because the
constitution forbids their sale or re
moval. The death rate in the 96 great
towns of England and Wales in one
week recently was 18 a thousand of
the aggregate civil population. In
London, with 1,658 births and 1,733
deaths registered the death rate was
21.3 a thousand.
Secret service men guarded two
tons of coal recently delivered to
President Wilson at the White House.
After it was in the bins a White
House attendant carefully swept up
the precious dust. The president gets
his coal just as other people do, In
small lots only.
Wisconsin is near the head of the
large universities in student enlist
ments. Wisconsin has sent 000 men:
Minnesota, S50: Yal. SflO; Michigan,
700. Exactly 131 Wisconsin faculty
members, or IS per cent, have en
tered war service since last spring
47 of thorn in the army or navy.
On the morning that the papers
told of the worst blizzard of years in
the east. G. W. McFnrland of Cottage
Grove, Ore., picked a n.mato which
had ripened in his sarden. The to-
mato was snusgled under the dead
' 'eaf of a cabbage plant and was hot
found until McFarland picked the
1 uiL)j4e,
Editorial Snapshots
Kansas City Star: Before the war
is over it is hoped the kaiser will be
just a little less ostentatious in his
piety.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat: But
Judge Evans of Kentucky will observe
that Mr. McAdoo Is running the rail
ways, nevertheless and notwithstand
ing. Minneapolis Journal: It is an
nounced that the government wants
1.009 goats. Let It go and get the
kaiser's, and a few others roaming
around In Berlin.
Brooklyn Eagle: According to Dr.
Davis, the kaiser's dentist, who has
escaped, as it were, from the jaws of
death, Germany has many of the same
transportation troubles that we have.
Efficiency is more impressive seen
from a distance.
New York World: In defending
Pullman car tips the general manager
of the Pullman company, before the
Railroad Wage commission, might at
least have been gracious enough to
thank the public for saving his com
pany the necessity of paying decent
wages.
Minneapolis Tribune: The German
crown prince has sent a telegram of
congratulations to the German air
men who have made a specialty of
bombarding hospitals and defenseless
homes n England. The crown prince
is ranidlv lustifvlng the oninion most
'Americans hold of. him. t
Around the Cities
During January and February 87
Uvea were snuffed out by gas In New
York City. Some blew out the gas,
others neglected to shut it oft.
Salt Lake police note a decided
falling off in the monthly record of
arrests compared with th same
month last year. In February the
number fell away 50 per cent. The
cops say war and prohibition does
the work.
Chicago aldermen admit that the
city is throwing away $325,000 a year
In maintaining a house of correction
which doesn't correct. Last , year
2,239 able-bodied men were enter
tained there and, didn't do a tap of
work for bed and board.
New York City thinks It tops the
list of automobile owners, . Last year
125.101 .ere licensed. In the five
counties comprising the greater city.
On the basis of area the number may
be a record, but Is far below the head
liners in proportion of cars to popu
lation. Sioux City and Woodbury county
officials are unable to get together and
square bills due each other. .The city
Insists the county owes tt . $2,802.60,
while county officials amlle Incredu
lously and refuse, to "come across."
Prospects are good for the city hold
ing the sack.
Chicago is "all hat up" and keyed
up for the advent of Evangelist Sun
day, who open a sort of world series
with old Harry's big league today.
Having battod salvation for home runs
in Boston,. New York. . Philadelphia,
Washington and in less sinful com
munities, the Chicago game Is as good
as bagged.
Chicago's morals squad last week
staged a series of raids on, .question
able hotels and bagged 3S couples
who should know better. Quite a
flood of tears moistened the premises,
several faints occurreC and bribes
were offered for liberty and silence.
Fictitious names on police blotters
and liberal cash deposits, for appear
ances serve to dim "pitiless publicity."
But the scare and the scar remain.
DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIEt
"1." said the mysterious atranpter, "am
thn Naxt Election."
'Naturallj' I am tntitrestrd In yu." re
sponded the statesman. "Glad to be with
you."
"Sorry, hut I am riot aolnff your way."
Louisville Courier-Journal.
"Do you people In Crimson CJulch believe
In prohibition now ?"
"Believe In It?" eehoed Bronco Hod.
"We've not to believe In It. They've proved
It on us." Washlnstan Star.
father There Is one thing I don't like
about that young man of yours, Ethel.
Daughter What Is It. pa?
Father He has so Utile Ret-up ahil-go
about him. Baltimore American.
"The folks nent door are criminally care
less about valuable possessions."
"How do you mean?"
"When I came home, late last nlirht I
found ne fewer than three pieces of coal
lying on the pavement where anybody could
have taken them.1' Baltomlre American.
Kdlth I have just refused to marry Mr.
Shym.m.
Ethel Oh, did he propose?
Ewtth Well, I can t say positively, hut
that Is how I construed his Incoherent re
marks. Uoston Transcript.
"What Is that you are serving, wlfey?"
"Lucifer food"
"I thought you said you were going to
make, an angel cake?"
"I was; but It fell." Judge.
Patience Perjgy and Jack are to be mar
ried before he goes to .he war.
Patrice Oh, h prefer to do his flKhting
over there, does he? Tonkers Statesman.
"What do you think? Jiggers Is boasting
of how well ho can drive a car."
"Iirive a car! Why, that dub Can't even
drive a nail." Baltimore American.
A HYMN.
(Robert Grant. In Scribner's )
O splr" of creation
To whom our fathers prayed,
Look down upon this nation
Whose sons ko unafraid
Across the mlnc-strewn water
To grapple with a foe
That makes relentless slaughter
And pgonlzcs woe.
Protect them, O protect them,
Our darlings bmhe. and brave.
Put should some fate tlect them
To fill a soldier's grave,
Give U3 the grace to borrow
Tho sladness they expresi
To dlr!,fy our sorrow, ,
Redeem our lonellnesi.
We thank Thee for the vlston
Enabling us to see
That peace which brought derision
Was ruin to the free.
At last our bonds are broken.
At bat the drum beats roll;
Ayl by this myriad token
Our country finds her soul.
For now the heathen rages,
And vaunting In his pride
Would blot Thee from his pages
To rule by fratricide.
O give ihem might to slay him,
O give us faith to win.
And utterly repay him
With knowledge of his sin.
Our fbg will wear new glory
Bcf',re our boys return.
Hk crimson stripes be gory.
Its ytars like planetn burn,
And many will be sleaplng
Upon a foreign shore;
Tet tlll within thy keeping.
Jehuvah! God of War.
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A Reliable
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Directory
Mason & Hamlin
Grand and Upright Piano
There is nothing as good.
Uprights $650
Grands $1,050
Kranich & Bach
Grand, Uprights and Players
The homey tone piano ab
solutely reliable.
From $500 UP
Grands $650
Voe & Sons
Grands, Uprights and Players
Have filled all requirements
for over 50 years.
$450 UP
Grands $750 UP
Bush & Lane
Grands, Uprights
For 15 years we never had
one returned for any reason.
$400 UP
Kimball T
Grands, Uprights and Players
There , are over 300,000 in
use right now.
$275 UP
Grands $750 UP
table Nelsdn
Upright Pianos
In wonderful woods and
beautiful cases. " Tis our
bread and butter."
$300 UP
Hospe
Pianos and Player
Our friends know that for
44 years Mr. Hospe his given
the best for the price.
Pianos $250 to $350
Players $475
Reproducing Pianos
Apollo
Most wonderful insVument.
Plays electrically, reproducing
the exact duplicate of the mas
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reproduced rolls for this in
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hand playing. .
Prices from $850 to $2,400
New Pianos
Of Reliable Mattes
Ranging in price from
$190 UP
Used Pianos
Pianos we take in trade as
part pay on Players or Vic
trolas at a fair valuation. Some
are refinished, regulated, tuned,
etc.
From
$75. $100, $125. $150
and UP
Square Grands
$15. $25 to $50
Orga
ns
For home, school op i-h
New and used
$25. $50. $75 and UP
You Pay Some Oown and Some
( Monthly
We Arrange to Fit Tour Wallet
Music Cabinets, Benches, Stools,
Scarfs
Player Rolls
Word rolls, story rolls and
hand played rolls. Prices
eo up
A. Hospe Co.
1513 Douglas St.