Will Maupin's Weekly
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Entered at the postoffice at Lincoln, Nebraska,
as second-class mail matter, under the Act of
jjngress of March S, 1879. V
A NEEDED REFORM.
Richard L. Metcalfe has suggested a method of tax reform
that, next o the single tax, promises the best results along that
line. He suggests that there be an entire separation of the sources
of revenue for state and local purposes, and exemptions along
scientific lines. Nebraska has arrived at that stage of growth when
it is no longer necessary to levy a ''state tax" as we now under
stand it. The great corporations who owe their existence to the
state should be made to defray all of the expenses of running the
state government. Each county should be alowed to fix its own
tax levy and keep every dollar thus raised for county purposes.
It is manifestly impossible, tinder present conditions, to maintain
uniformity of taxation. One county is paying too little and another
county too much. And, too, under the present system we are put
ting a tax on enterprise and thrift and exempting those who lack
both. While fining improvements we are putting a premium on
land speculation.
Compared with this issue of taxation it seems idiotic to go
wandering off after the "wet or dry" issue which isn't an issue
at all.
Mr. Metcalfe also offers the following, which merits the care
ful consideration of the people, for it involves one of the most
vexatious problems that we have the tardy administration of jus
tice: "Tardiness in administration of justice should be remedied by
withdrawing from the supreme court civil cases excepting those
involving a general principle, leaving that court to handle only
criminal cases. The state should then be divided in four appellate
districts,' the court of appeals in each district to be composed of
three judges to be designated by all the district judges living within
the appellate district; and that court of appeals to be the court of
last resort. in all civil cases other than wherje a general principle is
involved, in which case they could certify the same to the supreme
court for determination." ,
In view of the immense importance of this reform, should we
not deprecate the efforts of those who would make the campaign
issue a beer keg or a whisky barrel T
Mr. Metcalfe has made several good suggestions as to reforms,
but this newspaper believes that the two outlined above are the
most needed. Let the voters of Nebraska give them earful consideration.
THESE MET DTATH WITH A SMILE.
Pause in your calling of the roll of martial heroes while we
, call the roll of humbler men, unknown to the world, yet as heroic
as any who ever faced grim death with a smile:
KBAUSE, HUME, TAYLOR, WOODWARD, CLARK, BRAL
LEY, BREICOUX, HARTLEY.
You never heard of them before. They did not charge up any
flame-swept hill in the face of an armed enemy. They did not
command any armed hosts. They simply met death like brave and
gallant gentlemen, and meeting it, nerved those of their company
to meet death in the same brave way.
They were humble musicians, members of the ship's orchestra
on board the ill-fated Titanic. They did not try to crowd into
the boats at the expense of the lives of women and children. No,
these men helped to allay the panic and while fronting death played
as calmly as if at a ship's concert. When the last boat had pulled
away, when the hundreds of victims left aboard had given up
hope, these men, standing knee deep in the icy waters, played that
sweetest of all hymns, "Nearer, My God, to Thee," and so play
ing went to death.
We've builded monuments that pierce the skies to men far
less deserving than these humble heroes. We've crowded the pages
of history with the names of men who are less deserving than these
of a place thereon. In future, as fathers and mothers teach their
children the lessons of duty and of self-sacrifice, let them not for
get to point to the record of these splendid men, these humble
heroes, whose last efforts were to cheer and solace those who, like
themselves, were going to a, Jong sleep beneath the waves of the
sea:
KRAUSE, HUME, TAYLOR, WOODWARD, CLARK, BRAI
LEY, BREICOUX, HARTLEY.
NEBRASKA COMMERCIAL CLUBS.
The Nebraska Federation of Commercial Clubs will meet at
Hastings on May 5-7, and President Bushnell announces a program
that is superior to any yet offered the federation. The topics to
be discussed will be of peculiar interest to the busipess men of Ne
braska, who are striving to develop the commercial and industrial
resources of the state, and the meeting should be the largest in
the history of the organization. There are some 250 .commercial
clubs in Nebraska, and every one of them should be fully repre
sented at the Hastings meeting.
WE'RE NOT BOASTFUL.
ARMSTRONG'S
Some Tilings We Sell Are Finer Than Others
but You Can't Get Anything Here but What
Has Merit
Indeed we are not, but we can not refrain from making men
tion of the fact that the number of those who appreciate this
newspaper's efforts to scatter sunshine and spread information
about Nebraska is increasing at a gratifying rate. Just thirty-one
good Nebraska boosters have been enrolled on our subscription
books since this day a week ago, and a total of 103 since April 1.
But there is yet room for a few thousand more names and dollars.
The candidate who imagines for a minute that this campaign
is going to be fought around the bunghole of a whisky barrel ought
to take something for an atrophied imagination.
. The "anything to beat Bryan" contingent may now put in
their time trying some other plan.
Will the "successful candidates please retire for a short spell
and give us a chance to rest upt
WE are making a special show- T t gT f
ing this week of men's suits at Oouu
They're exceptionally strong value at $15.00 and we make the
claim unhesitatingly that they can't be equaled in quality any
where in the city under $20. In proof of this statement we want
to submit the suits to your most critical inspection. If we fail to
fully convince yon of our statement we don't want your money.
It's an open fearless, fair proposition, and you're to be the judge.
These suits are made to our specifications by two of the biggest tailoring
houses in America. Each firm is a recognized style creator of men's clothes. They
are known to employ the highest class designers, cutters and tailors possible to
secure. It is only because they make suits by .the . thousands, under most eco
nomical conditions, that they can undersell. It is only because we buy them in
large quantities that we get the price down to $15. No other store in Lincoln
buys in quantities large enough to enable them to sell suits the equal of these un
der $20.00.
These $20 suits at $15 are in imported and home-woven wool
ens and colorings that are not shown outside of this store. Variety
complete. If you are particular about your clothes and careful
about your expenditures, yon owe it to yourself to see these suits.
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GOOD CLOTHES MERCHANTS
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Alas ! The truly good Alfred Sorensen, who laid aside his
senatorial ambitions to be a candidate for city commissioner in
Omaha, didn't get as far as the distance flag. We haven't yet been
able to figure out why Al put aside a sure thing senatorially to take
chances on a little job like a commissionership.
' It takes something more than a presidential preference primary
to lure a Nebraska farmer away from his plowing, especially in a
late season. A corn crop is worth more to Nebraska than the
poliical success of any one man. N .
Much as we were interested in the results of the primary we
couldn't get our mind off the glorious prospects for a record wheat
crop. We are more interested in crop prospects right now than
we are in political prospects.
The legislative candidate we vote for will have to pledge us
that he will work for and vote for the creation of a Department of
Publicity and Immigration, with an adequate appropriation. No
others need apply.
Compared with the need of tax reform, reform in the man
agement of our state institutions and reform in the handling of
the state's finances, that fool "liquor issue" is almighty small
potatoes.
All five amendments carried at the primary, therefore will be
counted on the "straight" ballots. But it will take a whole raft
of amendments to bring our antiquated constitution down to date.
01' Champ Clark was, after all, a menace to Woodrow Wilson's
candidacy in Nebraska. We mention this merely for the purpose of
vindicating our good friend, "Victor Wilson of Stromsburg.
Perhaps, too, you have made note of the fact that our old
friend, Si Barton, gave a correct imitation of a scared wolf. As a
politcal sprinter Si is all to the merry.
WANTED: Three thousand loyal Nebraskans to subscribe for
Will Maupin's Weekly and thus help along the good work of
boosting for Nebraska. . '
THE NEBRASKA SANATARIUM.
On one of the commanding sites overlooking the Deautiful An.
telope valley and the city of Lincoln, stands the Nebraska Sanatar-v
ium. This well-known institution is located in College View, the
seat of the great Advent college, and one of the prettiest little cities '
in Nebraska. Far enough from the city of Lincoln to be separated
from all its noise and excitement, yet close enough to avail itself of ,
all the conveniences of a metropolis, the Nebraska Sanatarium has an
ideal location. Two electric lines connecting College View and Lin- ,
coin pass near the Sanatarium 's doors. ; The beautiful five-story hos
pital building is surrounded by a stretch of lawn and cultivated fields -that
make it the center of a veritable garden, at once a delight to the
eye and restful in its pastoral beauty. The Sanatarium possesses all
the modern equipment of the most up-to-date hospital and health re
sort, is thoroughly modern in every respect, and possesses a staff of a
physicians, surgeons and nurses whose reputations extend into the
surrounding states. The Sanatarium idea is based on the principle that
to obtain health one need not search for hidden things, but that by'
surrounding the patient with those conditions that will bring into op
eration the natural curative forces. In other words, the principle is
to put the patient into touch with the real forces of nature, to remove
anxiety, to bring about a restful state of mind and put the patient into
that physical and mental condition that will enable him to respond
readily to treatment. No curative measures are excluded save to make
way for something demonstrably better. The home life is emphasized
to the full, and the home-like atmosphere of the Sanatarium is one of
its chief features. Every effort is made to make the institution's guests
feel at home. It is the effort of the management to maintain the spirit
of Christian charity It is not conducted to any one's private advan
tage, but is owned and controlled by the Seventh Day Adventists. Its
rates are so based as to make the institution self-sustaining, not with
a view to profits. The board of managers is made up of Christian
men whose sole purpose is to aid suffering humanity, and the same
spirit animates the medical staff. The board of managers is as follows : '
Orville Rockewell, J. W. Christman, A. T. Robinson, O. H. Hahn, E.
T. Russell, Lars Neilsen, Frederick Griggs. Mr. Nielsen is business
manager. The medical staff is as follows : Orville Rockewell, M. D. ;
O. H.' Hahn, M. D.; Amy R. Humphrey, M. D.; TTarmnli Larson,
matron. Any one interested in securing fuller details of the treatment
offered by the Nebraska Sanatarium should address the business man
ager, Lars Neilsen, College View, Nebr. ' '
John H. Morehead is still able to point to the fact that he has
never yet been defeated in politics when he was a candidate.
Perhaps J. Pierpont Morgan imagines he can buy presidents
just like he buys works of art from the galleries of Europe.
Speaking of the "sting of ingratitude," William Howard Taft
has had it socked into him about a rod.
Well, this newspaper pulled one of its preferred candidates for
president through, all right. V
Heres' hoping that the 'sting of defeat" didn't enter any of
your souls any deeper than it entered the soul of the ex-candidate
who hammers out these lines upon his trusty typewriter.
The man who went to sleep in Omaha and woke up in Lincoln
minus $500 will hereafter' remember that Omaha is a mighty un
safe place in which to go to sleep with $500 in one's possession. We
never would do it, often as we've been in Omaha.
At any rate, Jesse Newton of Wymore managed to escape the
'scattering" column.
