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60VERN0ffS MESSAGE
GOVERNOR J. H. MOREHEAD AD
DRESSES MEMBERS OF
LEGISLATURE,
Makes Many Recommendations
Suggestions in Regard to
Politic Needs of
State.
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"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.
