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THE SEMLWEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE NEiRASKA. W i)4 I k m r 1 f 60VERN0ffS MESSAGE GOVERNOR J. H. MOREHEAD AD DRESSES MEMBERS OF LEGISLATURE, Makes Many Recommendations Suggestions in Regard to Politic Needs of State. and "Western Newspaper Union News Service. THE MESSAGE IN BRIEF. In his messaoe to the members of the thirty-fourth Nebraska legislature Gov ernor Morehead pays high tribute to many of the laws enacted by the last aesilon, and expresses his gratitude at the sight of so many who are returned for the present session. Recommends that fugitive laws be amended so that each county will have to pay for transporting prisoners to pen, and costs of returning Its own fugitives. Asks for a law to authorize Inspec tion of drug stores and requiring them to keep a record of sale of all hablt-formlng drugs. Advocates consolidation of state live stock department., and provision for the manufacture of anti-cholera serum and Its sale to farmers at cost. Calls attention to the fact that state finances are In excellent shape and that no deficiencies exist. Recommends reduction of appropria tions, and asks that all bills be carefully scrutinized. Congratulates the state upon the suc cessful outcome of the university removal contention. Urges reduction In printing bills and recommends establishment of printing plant at some state Institution. Recommends amendments to banking and Investment laws. ..Touches on economy In mileage ex pense. Believes firmly In four-year term In office. Advocates election of supreme Judges by districts. Has a word on the subject of good roads and makes a few recommendations. Thinks the state game laws should be made to harmonize with the federal law. Advocates enactment ,of law for elec tion of school superintendents similar to judicial elections. Urges enactment of public warehouse law. Asks that all appropriation bills be passed during first forty days. Urges conservation of state water power. And expresses confidence In desire of employes to keep down expenses. THE MESSAGE ABRIDGED. To tho Members of the Thirty-fourth Session of the Nebraska Legislature: Gentlemen: In accordance, with the constitution of our state, I appear before you this after noon to lay before you such information ns I have gained durlns my term of ser vice as governor and to suggest, for your consideration, such measures as appear to me deserving of special consideration. There were many good laws enacted by the last legislature, and I am glad to see bo many members of that legislature re tumed for the present session. The re ports of tho heads of departments will be submitted to you, In addition to tho re ports of special commissions appointed; notably tho commission for tile revision of our school laws; the commission on water power sltc3, and tho commission on revenue and taxation. For each, of these reports, I bespeak your careful scrutiny and earnest consideration. Counties Pay for Return of Fugitives. At present tho cost of returning fugi tives from Justice is paid out of the state general fund, and I am led to believe that this often loads to arrest und return of parties at great expense to the state, when actual prosecutions do not follow. I Btrongly recommend that the law be so amended that each county -will pay tho cost of transporting its own prisoners to the penitentiary, and the cost of return ing its own fugitives from justice. The Dope Traffic. We now have a statuto making It a. felony to introduce morphine, cocaine, etc., into the penitentiary and the strict enforcement of this statue by he present warden has brought about a splendid im provement In the morale of that Institu tion. I am convinced, howover, that the law regulating the sale of these hablt formlng drugs ought to be more stringent, and I recommend tho passage of an act which will authorize tho food, drug, dairy md oil commission to mako inspections Cf drug stores, and requiring all druggists to keep a correct record of the sale of these drugs. Live Stock. I have, from the first, advocated the consolidation of departments wherever possible, and where I have been uble to put this policy in operation, it has shown a. saving in expense and an Improvement in efficiency. As the statute stands to day, the stat veterinary department is controlled by the nanltary live stock board, while the stallion registration de partment Is controlled by still a. different board, although there is a sort of Inter locking working arrangement. Responsi bility ought to be placed with one board or another, and I recommend that tho tatutes be so amended that these two boards be consolidated. The awino indus try of this state is an Important one, and every encouragement should be given for Its further development. I hope you will make provision for the manufacture of anti-cholera serum and provide for its ale to farmeis at actual cost. Bacteriological Laboratory. Having observed the werk in the bac teriological laboratory for nearly two years, and having had to do with the law governing this work. I am convinced that, the, present law Is very, bunglesome,, aim ougni 10 no no amerraea as 10 iaxe this bureau entirely out of the Jurisdic tion of the board of secretaries of the ntste board of health, and place It under the direction of tho board of health proper. State Finances. Our state finances are in excellent con dition. No deficiencies of any consequence exist in any department of the state. Our institutions are probably In better condi tion than ever before In our history. We have acquired more farm land and there is a general improvement in the manner of caring for our wards. However, I be Indemnity from Great Britain. Washington. President Wilson, re ferring to tho American note to Great Britain insisting on better treatment for American commerce, declared that largo damagos eventually would have to be paid by England for unlawful detention of American cargoes, adding that many protests previously hud been sent In specific cases and that if tho contention of this government wero correct, as ho was firmly con vinced It was, plans for Indemnifica tion ultimately would havo to bo mot by Great Britain. lieve It advisable to secure more farm land in connection with certain of our ln stitutlons, notably our penitentiary. I believe the time in at hand when we may well reduce our appropriations. To this end, I ask that appropriation bills be carefully scrutinized and that no money be appropriated except wheto absolute ne cessity exists. State University. Our state untvorslty, which is both our largest and our most expenslvo Institu tion, hns long been a. subject of much discussion and contention. I congratulate tho friends of this Institution upon the settlement of nil stilfe connected with Its location. Printing. The printing of the reports of the vari ous departments nppenls to mo ns an extravagant method of getting such facts before the people ns would be Of Interest to them. There It a disposition on tho part of coitnln departments to embellish their reports with high-grade engravings of the otllclnls past and present, and other sub jects, nil of which, though cry pleasing to tho eye, are un unnecessary expense to tho state. Hence I have thought It best to make, suggestions for tho betterment of tho present condition rather thnii to give un limited ilgutcs on tho pott of what hns been done. This character of printing now npproxl mates 125,000 n blcnnlum, nnd I suggest that Instead of publishing a Urge num ber of separate reports for each depart ment, that n sluglo volume might bo pro duced In the form of a blue book or bien nial publication that , would contain nil tho Important facts In condensed form In a more comprehensive shnpo without duplication nnd useless verblago, that would answer every purposo to which the various reports are now put. I liavo had tho assistance of the secre tary of tho Htate bureau of printing in this work, ns I know him to bo compe tent nnd palnstnktng, nnd have great confidence in the jcport ho has made. The suitable employment of the In mates of tho penitentiary is ono of tho most serious problems which you will have to face. Experience demonstrates that It Is Imposslblo to maintain proper discipline where men aro kept In idle ness. Wo have constantly In this Insti tution more than 300 able-bodied men. I am opposed to state convict Inbor In com- petition with goods made by free labor. In my opinion tho state ought to employ these men In making articles that tho state must use, and with this In view, I recommend that a printing plant be es tablished In this institution to do the printing of the state, and for the various state instltuions, but not be permitted to sell any of Its products. Banking. As Interpreted by our supreme court, the law touching tho taxation of banks enables them to avoid paying their share of tho taxes. This Is unfair, and I strong ly recommend that the law be so amended that each bank pay Its pro rata of the taxes, to maintain our government. The present law Id unfair to the groat major ity of the. taxpayers, and these burdens ought to be laid alike on all. In the matter of granting bank charters tho board also ought to be given discre tionary powers. Promoters are apt to or ganize banks where the business of the community will not warrant an Increase of banking Institutions. They are able to mako a very flattering showing to would be purchasers of stock, and they unload this stock on Investors who have had no experience in tho banking business. Changes ought to be mado in our bank ing and investment law also. This law ought to be so written that tho board may absolutely deny charters to projects Of this kind. State Mileage. Although neither myself nor any mem ber of my office force have1 used state mileage, a good deal of mileage Is used by inspectors in the departments under me. And In these departments I have required an itemized report of mileage used, to be filed with each voucher. I bellevo this system ought to bo Installed generally, and that every person who travels at the expense of tho state bo required to fllo un itemized sworn statement showing ex actly when and where the mileage was used. Four Year Term for 8tate Officers. I strongly believe In a four-year term for state officers, and in making them in eligible for re-election. In this way we can have our business affairs looked After better than when men are elected for a short term, and soon feel the necessity of preparing for a new campaign In order to secure re-election. Our Primary Law. In theory, our primary law meets the approval of. our people, but llko all other human Instruments, it has its imperfec tions. Our sister states have laws some thing like our own, yet each one differing somewhat In its provisions. In other states, notably South Dakota, party com mittees are required to certify out names before they are printed on the ballot. I believe amendments to our law which will provide for somo such method, should be made. This will have a tendency to draw into public service men of the highest type; It will make It more nearly pos sible for the people to select, It will al ways bring tho candidate before tho voter with a certlncato of his standing, by the people who know him and are acquainted with his qualifications. Our Judiciary. Our constitution guarantees to every man his day fn court, but this guarantee la of little value In that the day Is too long delayed. Our supreme court docket Is now so congested that work is approxi mately two and one-half years behind. Delay to this extent Is often equivalent to a denial of Justice. After careful con sideration of the situation, I am con vinced that the only way to bring about immediate relief in the creation of a su preme commission, to assist tho judges with their work. This Is a method that has been resorted to In the past, and while I am aware that It has Its limita tions and drawbacks, under our present constitution, I see no better means In sight and no other way for clearing up the docket and putting the court once more abreast of its work. Election of Supreme Judges by Districts Ana in connection wun nun sukkipuuu for a court commission to bring tho work down to date. I desire" to strongly urge the submission of a constitutional amend ment which will make possible the elec tion of supreme judges by districts. Un der the present method where Judges are elected from the state at large, it is not possible for voters of the state to have a personal acquaintance with the candi dates, nor Is it possible for the candidate to make himself known to any considera ble number of the voters without a vio lation of our corrupt practices act, and Incurring a serious financial drain upon his resources. Appeal for Belgian Aid. Lincoln, Neb. "Babies are starving In Belgium," is tho opening sentence of an appeal Issued by tho Nebraska Belgian relief commission. The appeal continues: "Men, women and children are starving, without food, and many must Boon die. The need for clothing is almost as great as for food. Wo aro concerned only with tho fact; tho reasons for this condition at this hour of Imminent need do not concern us. If help Is to come It must come from America; Nebraska should do her part. Good Roadi. The subject of good roads hns cou pled the attention of our pooplo for sev eral years, but with all tho agitation, we do not appear to havo nttnlncd tanglblo results. There Is nothing that will add more to tho value, of our state than a general system of good roads. A road can bo built and maintained in Nebraska cheaper than nlmost nnywhoro else, and a comprehensive road law ought to be enacted, one that wilt systematize the building nnd upkeep of our public high ways, und tho erection nnd maintenance of bridges and culverts, so that wo may make our highways system A model for our sister states. In this woik convict lubor may be profitably employed. The penitentiary ought to be so operated that It will work for the permanent reforma tion' of Its Inmates. A putt of this lnbor can be suitably em ployed In tho manufacture of articles used exclusively by the Htntc, but It ennnot nil bo ho employed, nnd other menus must bo found to koep tho men busy. I recom-, mend n law which will mnko It posstblo to take the Inmates of this Institution, nnd under suitable supervision, find thorn employment upon tho public roads. This will bo to their benefit and to the lusting good of the state. Game and Fish, Since our game nnd fish law was enact ed, congress has legislated on tho samo subject, nnd wo find that many of tho provisions of the federal statuto aro mora restrictive than our own. Porlods of tho year when gamo Is permitted to bo taken In Nebraska, nro "closed seasons" under tho federal statuto, The result Is that parties taking n license under the state law, nnd fully bcllovlng themselves fully protected and entitled to tako gamo dur ing tho period designated In their license, find themselves violating this federal statute. I, therefore, recommend such changes In our law ns will make it work In harmony with tho federal law. The Schools Out of Politics. Two years ago, by tho enactment of the non-pnrtlsan Judiciary law, wo took tho courts of tho state out of politics. This was a long step forward, and so far aa I havo been nblo to learn, It meets with al most universal approval. I foel that it is now our duty to take another ndvnnced Btcp, und 1, therefore, recommend tho 'enactment of a law for the nomination and election of our school superinten dents, county and state, similar to that under which we now eleOt our judiciary. Public Warehouse Law, One of the pledges made In tho demo cratic platform Is tho enactment of a pub lic warehouse law. Tho question Is too complex to permit me to treat In detail an enactment of this kind, but somo 'of our alster states already have statutes of tho kind, and I am suro that by studying these, together with an Investigation of tho success they have achieved where tried will enable you to enact a statuto which will bo fair to all. I would suggest that before a warehouse man bo permit ted to accept grain for stoiuge, that he bo required to apply to the state railway commission for a license to do business, and compelled to givo n bond In suf ficient amount to indemnify the seller ugalnst Ills failure, or prevent his sale of tho grain without the written authoriza tion of the seller; Appropriations to Be Passed During the First Forty Days. Heretofore appropriation bills, although introduced early in tho Bcsslon, havo been delayed In passage, and held back for final action until the conclusion of tho session. This has prevented members from making tho careful Investigation of tho various Items which the public wel fare remands. It has often, too, denied tho governor tho opportunity to muko careful Investigation for tho necessity of tho Various items going to make up tho appropriation. Bills carrying vast sums of money have been rushed through un der high pressure, Just at a time when the members were worn out from their arduous labors, and they aro rushed to the governor's office when his desk, is al ready piled with bills waiting for his ap proval or rejection. This is an unwise and. therefore, an undesirable way of transacting business. I bellevo the rules ought to be modeled so that appropria tion bills be given precedence, and that they be made a special order of business from time to tlmo, and that wvory bill carrying an appropriation ought to be passed and in the hands of the governor before the fortieth day of the .session. Conservation of Water Power. There is still another matter which I wish to urge for your consideration, und that is the proper conservation and de velopment of our water power. In my messago two years ago, I said: "I am in favor of the conservation of tho resources of the state of Nebraska. Among these is the proper protection of tho water power in public streums of this state, and I would recommend that the legislature make a small appropriation for investigation of the water power re sources of Nebraska." No appropriation was made, but the house of representatives adopted a reso lution, authorizing me to appoint a com mission of five, to make an Investigation and report. This commission has nctcd without pay, and has gathered data which Is on file In my ofllce. To learn the pos sibilities of our water res'urces, it will be neceshary to mnke exhaustive and comprehensive surveys and measure ments. This ought to be done, and the Investigation should be thorough. I recommend that by Joint resolution, you memorallze our representatives in congress to call upon the proper federal department, and secure Its aid and co-operation. Cither by, executive order, or! by federal statute, I believe it prfsftlble to secure the services of a corps of suitable engineers, having them detailed to work In Nebraska, and have the most, thorough investigation made, that wn may know definitely what our possibilities arc. To make', the necessary investigation our selves will require the outlay of a vast amount of money. Besides, it Is doubt- rui ir we win do suio to employ, on rea sonable salaries, engineers possessed of the ability and experience of those now In the servlco of the federal government. Before you grant any new rights or be fore we embark upon the development of our water power, this information ought to be at hand. Employes. I liave great confidence In your desire to keep down the expenses of this ses sion. There ias been Just eomplftlnt made ngulnat the old practice of allowing cm .ployes pay for two days for one day's ser- vice. Minx nns ueen aon on the theory that they are entitled to extra time when they come back for a little work In the evening. In conclusion, permit me to express my confidence In you us Individuals nnd as a body. It feel that you will exercise your best Judgment In dealing with the questions which will come before you, I wish also to say to you and to the peo ple of the state that I am deeply con scious of the great honor conferred upon me in tntruxtlng to me, for another term, the ofllce which I hold. My earnest wish is that we may work together fur the common good 'of the grntrtate we serve. Itespectfully submitted. JOHN II. MOUKHI2AD. SNW Paris. The be'.luf that the year now beginning will see the ondlng of the war wob expressed by President Poln care In an address to members of the diplomatic corps who went to the pal ace of tho Elysee to present new year's congratulations to the president, "I do not doubt that the coming year at this traditional reception, wo shall celebrate together the establishment of a beneficial peace, which solidly based on rectitude and respect for In ternational treaties, will give neces sary security to the nations," Bald the president. FOR THE BUSY IN NEWS EPITOME THAT CAN SOON BE COMPASSED. MANY EVENTS ARE MENTIONED Home and Foreign Intelligence Con denied Into Two and Four Line Paragraphs. WAR NEWS. Germany places French losses up to December 20 at 1,000,000 man, In cluding 20,00 ofllcers, anil Russians killed and wounded up to Docember 3 at 1,760,000, with 500,000 othors cap-i turcd. Berlin reports that ton Russian air craft havo been shot down and their crows taken or killed In tho Lodz Lowlcz district. Russian aviators, bo causo of their boldness, fell easy vic tims to German acrlnl guns. The German military government In Belgium gives dental to tho report that Cardinal Mercler, prlmato of Bel glum, has been arrested or detained by tho German authorities. Nelthor havo any priests been arrested, It Is asserted. Whllo Great Britain Is favornblo to tho plan of the United States to cor tlfy cargoes destined for European ports, It Is said sho caunot conBldor such certification an absoluto guaran tee, .and that tho right of search can not be waived. Tho British admiralty Is of the opln Ion that the sinking of tho battleship Formidable in tho English channel was due ,to tho two torpedoes fired by a German submarine. Tho marquis of Crewo has so announced to. tho Brit ish houso of lords. Petrograd reports that tho entire Turkish army In tho Caucasus Is In disgraceful retreat, abandoning equip ment, guns, and ammunition and ovon their regimental colors. It Is declared that tho prisoners number more Uian 50,000, and that a number of divisions aro surrounded and must surrondor or be exterminated. Tho bitter suffering which follows In tho wake of war haB been demon strated by tho finding of 10,000 Fronch peasants In tho valley bf tho Mouso, absolutely without food. Tho Amer ican commission for relief In Belgium 1b now caring for theso famlne-strlck. en people, but reports aro that many deaths from starvation havo already occurred. Newspaper dispatches forecast poB. slble grave happenings In tho Bal- kens. Tho revolutionary situation In Albania 1b Bald to havo grown much worse and It 1b declared that tho ef forts of tho Christian Balkan states to secure tho neutrality of Bulgaria apparently havo not met completo bucccss and that Greece, Sorvla and Rumania aro preparing for ovontuall- ties. "Great has been the generosity of tho American people," Bays tho roport of chairman Hoover of tho Amorlcan relief committee, referring to condi tions in Belgium. "Wo havo provi sions to last only until February 15, and If wo fall after that date the world will bo faced by tho greatest tragedy which It has yet witnessed In the possible extinction of an entire na tion." GENERAL. Mme. Gorvllle-Reacho, former con tralto at tho Manhattan opera houso, died at Roosevolt hospital, Now York. Novelties In shoe styles wero con demned at the closing session of tho Notional Association of traveling shoo salesmen at Rochester, N. Y. Fifty thousand Chicago men and women, boys and girls, havo entered a whirlwind fight against liquor In that city. One hundred societies of young people have been organized to make a house-to-house canvass. President Wilson In hie Jackson day speech at Indianapolis defended the policies -of the administration aad interpreted as a hint that ho might bo a candidate for the presidenoy again in 1916. After clinging to tho handrails out ride the evstlbulo of tho Pacific Lint ited, on tho Union Pacific, W. Q, Blackburn, veteran Pullman porter. was forced by tho numbing cold to let go and as a result fell to his dentfi. Tho accident took place near Rich land, Nfh. Governor Blcase of South Carolina pardoned two state convicts, paroled live, Including a negro serving a life term for assault, and commuted tho Bentcnco of two. In four yeara the Govornor has extended clemency to moro than 1,050 prisoners. Governor Oswald West of Oregon has appointed Miss Kathryn Clark of Glendale, to bo stato senator to fill a vacancy. It seated Miss Clark will bo tho first woman to servo in tho Oregon sonato. Investigations by Mayor Mitchell's commlttco on unotnploycd lndhyxto that thoro aro 200,000 more unem ployed persons' In Now York City now than thoro were a year ago. Charles Watson, a California plo nocr, who drove a plow until ho was 90 years old, died at Borkoloy, agod 100 years. Ills hoalth fallod him only a fow daya before his death. A chain of 15-cont hotels through out tho United States Is to be estab lished by tho ItufuB F. Dawes Hotol association. Money for tho llrst of theso hotels, nt Minneapolis, Scattlo and Now York, has been subscribed. Nestor Wllmart, a rormor banker, railroad man, newspaper proprietor and sportsman, who was serving n sontonco in tho St. Giles prison at Brussels, In connection with flnaclal Irregularities hns succeeded in escap ing. i Tho oniclals of tho Auburn (N. Y.) plant of tho International Harvester company began engaging again tho employes who' havo been Idle for bov eral months. Tho company omployB about 2,500 persons under normal conditions. Over 700 cltlzous of Omaha and South Omnhu, Nob., In a mass meet ing, unanimously endorsed Sbnator Hitchcock's bill prohibiting tho Bala of munitions of war, during times of war, to conflicting natloiva with which tho United States Is nt penco. Men prominent In art from all parts of tho country woro present nt Min neapolis at tho dedication of tho Min neapolis InBtltuto of Arts. Tho. instl tuto Is tho result of a four years' cam paign. Congratulatory messages In cluded ono from President Wilson. Two and a quarter bllllona of dollars lnoxcess of tho sum needed has boon sunk In costly railway stations, ter minals and other bottermonta Blnco 190G, It was testllled in Chicago boforo tho Federal Arbitration Board, hear ing tho wago demand of wostorn rail road engineers, i Nearly half a million dollars was spent by candidates of all partleo last Novcmbor In tho first popular oloctlon of United States BenatorB In tho his tory of tho government. To bo exact $460,777.25 ropreaonta tho total of Bworn statements yflled with tho sec retary of senatorial honors from thlr- ty-ono states. The Arizona mothers' pension law, approved before tho people In tho oloc tlon last November, was attacked In a suit filed In Prescott on bohalf of tho Proscott Chamber of Commerce Un dor tho law nil state charltablo Insti tutions aro to bo Bold to provldo a fund, out of which to pension widowed mothers and aged dependents. Until tho northern states havo cleaned up their barroomB, vlco dona and Sunday theaters thoy havo no right to complain that children under 13 yeara are permitted to work In tho cotton mills of tho south. This vlow was sot forth by David Clark, a Char lotte, N. C, editor, boforo tho olovonth annual conference on child labor. A special pollco guard was called In St. Louis to protect Albert Von Hoffmann, financial backer of tho St. Loula Freo Soup kitchen from forty members of the Industrial Workora of tho World, who moiiaccd him after ho had testified In court against two members of tho Industrial Workers, who created a disturbance at Uio soup kitchen. WASMINOTON. Tho houso passed tho Moss bill to standarlzo grain gradeB and provldo for inspection of grain In interstate commerco. Senator Fletcher has Introduced In the senate a new rural credits bill to put ouch a system under tho federal reserve board. The Interior department will place on the Niobrara game preserve a tab. let stating that tho herd of buffalo, elk and deer there Is tho gift of John Gilbert of Friend, Neb. Senator Cummins has Introduced a resolution In tho senate calling for Information of what the United States Intends to do with the customs and other taxes collected at Vera Cruz. W. Morgan Shuster, for eight years an American official In tho Philip pines, boforo becoming an interna tional figure In tho financial affairs of Persia, told the senate Philippines' committee that ho believed Japan would be glad to enter Into a treaty with the United States to neutralize the Islands. Opening tho republican fight against the government ship purchase bill, Senator Burton of Ohio assailed the measure as a dangerous experiment In govornmont ownership, and assorted that It would open tho way to tho building up of privileged Interests. A bill Iiob been Introduced In the houso by Roprescntatlvo i-Buckner of Now York to nuthorizo commis sioner of Immigration to collect pass ports rrom citizens returning from abroad. WARMLY RECEIVED THE "BUY-IT-NOW" MOVEMENT IS SPREADING. ALL CUSSES ARE INTERESTED Cooperation Is Urged By Leading Commercial Organizations Over Whole Country. Omaha, Nobr. A strong endorse ment of tho "Buy It Now" movomont was received from Governor W, S. Hammond of Minnesota by tho spec ial committee having In charge tho handling of this Important campaign. Governor Hammond, who was Inaugu rated on Wednesday, January C, Bays: "Cooperation between tho Industrial centers and formors 1b much to ho desired. Any antagonism between theso Interests Is to bo deplored. "The city manufacturers those things which tho farmor noeds and this enm pnlgn In which Uio farmer Is asked to cooperate through buying now what ho surely needs lnlor on will help to rolclve present conditions." Much Interest Is being manifested In tho campaign throughout tho United States and especially through tho Missouri Valley agricultural districts. From Minneapolis, Minn., SL Paul, Minn., Dos MolnoB, Xa To poko, Kansas, Kansas City, Mi, Chi cago, Omaha, and Indianapolis, Ind., tho campaign Is being waged vigor ously and Is meeting with favoable receptions on ovory hand. Commercial organizations In tho dlfferont states aro actively spread ing tho suggestion of "Buy It Now," and aro directing tholr , appeals and suggostlng coSponttlon from ovVy lino of industry. Tho commlttoo In chargo, which has representatives In tho varloti cities mentioned, aro following ex tonsivo plans, which lncludo many novel lines of suggestion. A series of appeals nro bolng run under tho caption "Buy-It-Now." Ono of thorn says: "BUY IT NOW." "Don't buy what you don't neod, but buy what you do need, now. It will put thousands of ldlo men at work who aro suffer ing this winter." Tho cooperation of tho rVllroads of tho United States has been requested by tho committee, a letter having been Bent to the president of all rail roads, urging them to assist In spreading tho suggestion of "Buy It Now." Of special Interest Is tho appeal of tho campaign which urges against In discriminate buying. Tho economic value of the propogandum has mot with Instantaneous approval from all sources and it Is earnestly hoped that this appeal will bo hoeded. The campaign, If successfully car rlod out, will bo productive of much benefit, according to tho committee In charge. It will put largo amounts of money Into Immediate circulation, thoy say, and will mako possible tho running of factories on full tlmo and with full forces. ThlB will bo followed by tho em ployment of many men who are now out of work and whoso families aro in nood of tho necessities of life, It will stimulate business In ovory line, wfll make a market for tho products of the farm as well as for the facto ries, and will redound to tho henollt of tho people of the United States. The Importance of tho campaign la being recognized by tho people of the cities, whero tho metropolitan papers nro devoting considerable space to It. Commenting on tho "Buy It Now" campaign, a leading agricultural pa per BayB: "It Is a well known fact that for some tlmo past there haa been a de pression In business. All thesa periods of depression como to an end and everything points to a Jblg in crease in business in the near future. The administration In Washington has announced that it has finished the legislative program as it effects the general business of the country, bo now business men know on what basis they can proceed. "If we do havo this looked for re vival In business soon, is It not fair to presume that prices on many ar ticles that havo to be bought this coming spring will stiffen? Conoe quently would It not bo well for every, ono to consider the question of buy ing now and not waiting until the price may be higher? "Too many of us do not tako a broad vlow of those things and often stand in our own light Is not the proposition reasonable? It everyone buys now what he actually must have, he cannot be tho loser, for he can buy tho things noedod fully as cheap, If not cheaper, than he can later. The Value of a Smile. It Is not many words but much lov ing that wo need in order to find health, happlnesB and success. Study tho art of smiling; the honey of a smile catches moro hearts than the pepper of a sneer, or tho vinegar of a frown. Smile, and keep on smiling. Only Room for One Thought "There's, no use, my doar girl; you can't be liappy with that young man on two thousand-a yoor," "But, papa, I'm too much, in love to care about whether I'm happy or not"- Life.