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WHEN A RACE BEGINS TO CLIMB,
Negroes fn Omaha have fixed today as the oc
casion for the celebration of the emanicpation of
their race from slavery by Abraham Lincoln as presi
dent of the United States, In a large sense they
are justified in'- this course. President Lincoln’s pre
liminary proclamation was issued on {September 22,
1862 following the battle of Antietam. In it ho
ordained that on January 1, 1863, all slaves held
in states or parts of states then in rebellion against
the lawful authority of the United States, should
je set free. Accordingly on Junuary 1, 1863, the
.(resident issued his proclamation, designating the
states and parts of states in rebellion, and ordering
ihat slaves held in them he freed.
The effect of this generally was a little different
from what hud been expected. Planned as purely
a war measure, to stimulate the zeal of the people
of the north, and to enlist sympathy in the re
volted sections, the proclamation brought about prac
tically the Immediate liberation of all slaves, no
matter where or how held, in the United States.
Two more years of hard and bitter fighting were to
follow before Lee’s surrander, and much debate in
congress and two amendments to the Constitution
yf the United States before the liberated slaves
actually rose to the stature of freemen.
If the American negro has not realized all that
uas promised for him by some of his over zealous
friends and champions, is has not been his fault. Too
much was expected, and too little genuine help was
given when help was needed. What the negro has
done with his freedom is to his credit. He has raised
himself from the darkness of bondage, until he has
attained heights that ought to bring pride to the
members of any race, achievements that equal the
triumphs of the most enlightened.
Negroes have attained for themselves a high
,-tanding in learned professions; they have made their
way in art, in literature, music, drama; they are in
ventors and mechanics; they have become mer
chants and farmers. From ignorant chattels of 60
years ago, they have come up to the property owners,
holding in their own names billions of wealth In a
Spiritual and intellectual way, also, they have pros
pered and advanced.
A cross section of negro society w ill match fairly
veil with one of white; there are unworthy men and
comen among both, arid neither has a monopoly on
rood citizenship. But a common destiny is approach
’d by common effort, and rommon aspirations will
. lead to a triumph for all. Emancipation is important
for the whites as well as the negroes in America.
WHAT’5 THE MATTER. MAURICE?
Maurice Maeterlinck ought not 1o feel so badly I
ibout li f perhaps ifl'irtm* that, never were so tnany *
books being written, and never were so many books
-nttem’ What he refprs to is a symptom, rather tfian
i disease. It is n hopeful sign, if all the books get
each some readers, not that everybody reads all, for
hat is a physical impossibility, but when all read
«omer it is a certain indication that somebody is
thinking, and if the habit spreads, there Is hope for
he world.
M.‘ Maeterlinck may never write another “Blue
bird.” That was his real masterpiece, no matter how
many other works he produced. In it he sounded a
note tnat vibrates in every human heart, that of lova
and hope, and u great, longing for happiness, which
is finally to be found, as was the blue bird, at home.
Few authors have stirred the great public ns did thu
Belgian genius in this allegory; he has written for
the intelligentsia and has gained their approval
and plaudits, but he did not reach'the big heart of
humanity in any other endeavor so surely as he
did in the simple story of Tyltyl and Metyl and their
luest.
If men and women, too, write for gold, why
should that count against them? We do not un
duly exalt mere wealth when we admit that its posses
sion carries many advantages, and is not to be sneezed
at by any. Others besides authors are engaged in
the scramble for money, and some even do things
less pretty than write an unworthy rjovel. This, to
be sure, is no excuse for the offense, yet it may ex
plain what Mr. Maeterlinck complains of. Finally,
it may be unkind to mention it, but the author of
many successful and even lucrative dramas and novels
does not appear in the best possible light when lie
publicly grieves because somebody else has the spot
light and 5s reaping the reward of wealth and fame.
He had his chance, and it was a fairly good one, and
le should be willing to let another come in for some
>f the glory and pelf.
... ONE IS BORN EVERY MINUTE.
What's the use? A few years ago tho courts at
Omaha and Council Bluffs undertook to make the
world saft for simpletons by cleaning up the Mabray
gang. These merry freebooters had preyed long and
liberally on the citizens within a radius of less than
« million miles. Knowing ail the ways of winning
mrse races, at poker, at wrestling, boxing, any old
form of sport, they were always willing to let a man
> ith real money eome in and share the rich proepfds
>f their operations. They never lost, they simply
. couldn’t lose, and they demonstrated this fart to
the..absolute satisfaction of tluir victim. The very
|'prst-time hi* pul up a considerable sum of money,
the tin expected happened, Ihe machine went wrong
tnd the gambler lost.
Lost summer out at. Denver another similar gang
van cleaned up. Ita methods were exactly the same
a* those of May 1)ray. The sucker was given a rom
pleta'and jfcffrct demonstration of the plan by which
„[iit gamblyr always won, nnd then was let down for
whatever cash he ventured. So often has the game
been worked that it would seem that, nobody living
could' he caught at it Yet the cable news brings
word of how an unnamed Hull ship master paid a
professional gambler at Paris, of Iho name of War
ren', ?Pi0,0fl0 for information that Would make him
always a winner.
The ship master presented his case to court, only
to find out that he held a receipt from Warren for
■SllJO.OOO in hand duly paid, and that he might,
ue to recover I hat, but Warren is out of reach. The
Wirid is small,,but not small enough for everybody to
get, information concerning the wiles of confidence
men. Perhaps Barnum was right, after nIL
PEACE AND A PRIZE THE GOAL.
Edward Bok certainly started something when
he hung up $100,000 ns a prize for the best essay
on how to end war, or, to be more exact, a plan for
bringing the nations together in agreement to avoid
conflict. More than 200,000 applications have been
made for copies of the rules to govern. Indicating
a healthy ambition on part of the puhlic to join in
the competition. It may be the money, but a more
reasonable view is that these people are animated by
a genuine desire to end war.
Never in all history has there been such a re
vulsion against war as exists among Americans to
day. • Nor is this abhorrence exclusive to our people.
Everywhere there is growing a sentiment against
conflict, and such exhibitions as that of Mussolini
but intensifies this feeling. So the Bok competition
is getting notice in other lands, and those who are
in charge of the affair expect that many foreign
thinkers will fake part by submitting manuscripts.
The jury of award will shortly be named.
Fifty-one national organizations have signified
their adherence to the program of the peace award
committee, and among those named ns the co-operat
ing council of award are:
The American Farm Bureau federation, the
National Fraternal Congress of America, the United
.States Junior Chamber of Commerce, the National
Democratic club, the Foresters of America, the
Illinois Manufacturers association, the National
Boot and Shoe Manufacturers association, the Silk
Association of America, the National Federation of
Temple Sisterhoods, the Union of American Hebrew*
Congregations, tlie United Synagogue of America
and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
This ought to answer those skeptics who lifted
their eyebrows when the announcement of the Bok
prizes was made public. The ultimate plan may
nut bo the perfect one, but in much counsel lies wis
dom, and in this case the more cooks the better the
broth should be.
SCHUYLER TURNS DOWN THE I-R PLAN.
Citizens of Schuyler, Neb., know what they want,
and they also know what they do not want. In the
latter category now is included the initiative and
referendum. No one is justified in arguing from
this that the people of the Colfax county seat are
backw'ard in any of the essentials of modern life
or political activity, for their decision on the point
was reached by vote.
This somewhat anomalous result came about in
a perfectly natural way. Some of the citizens went
to the city council with a petition, asking that a
certain matter be submitted to a referendum vote.
The council turned down the petition, alleging that
the famous T-R method of doing business was out
of luck in Schuyler. The petitioners went to court,
and Judge Button decided that a fair way to settle
the whole matter would be to leave it to the citizens
themselves. A vote was accordingly taken on the
question as to whether Schuyler would have the
initiative and referendum.
Surprising as the result may seem to some, the
voters decided that the good old way of enacting
laws and settling questions through duly elected
representatives was good enough to continue. The
initiative and referendum was rejected by a vote
big enough to astonish a,» well as to disappoint the
advocates of the plan. Schuyler will continue to
grow and prosper iri the future as in the past, and
its example may yet prove a shining light to some
other communities that are sufficiently old-fashioned
to believe as she does.
If the effect of the vote is to fasten responsibility
a little firmer on the shoulders of the city council,
the .people of Schuyler will not have lost r great
deal by their decision.
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THE REAL PONY ^XPRESA.
In the department contributed by The Omaha
Bee's readers a correspondent writes concerning the
route of the pony express. As contribution to the
real history of that wonderful enterprise it is full of
interest right now, because of the recent so-called
relgbratiorv of the 63d anniversary of the establish
ment of the pony express. Just why the celebration
should have been started in August, when the pony
express started in April, has not been made clear.
Neither has it been explained why the riders of the
anniversary hit straight across Kansas to Denver,
instead of following the real route, which traversed
Nebraska diagonally from a point near the extreme
•northwest border. In the vicinity of Lowell, Newark
and Kearney, Neb., ate men and women who were
children when the pony express riders used to dash
into old Fort Kearney, and who easily remember
those stirring days.
Nebraska can not afford to permit the world to
forget that it was within her borders that occurred
some of the most stirring incidents of the days of
the Oregon trail and the pony express. No point
along these Toutes is more replete with historic In
terest than old Fort Kearney. It is to be regretted
that the old fort was allowed to pass into private
hands as a homestead, instead of being preserved
ns a landmark in the history of the winning of the
west. The same may be said of old Fort Mitchell,
located in what is now Scotts Bluff county, and old
Fort Laramie, in Wyoming.
“Two men in a Cadillac car” cut considerable
ice.in Omaha when they grabbed the pay roll destin
ed to go to water plant workers. There is another
challenge to the police.
"Applied physical culture,” thnt. gets the-pupils
to clean up the school gTounds ia not a bad idea in
teaching.
Henry Dunn says he can not stand the excite
ment of politics. Took him some time to find it out.
Lloyd George is going to visit Los Angeles. He
will see a lot of America there, such as it is.
Brother High is plain spoken about the matter
t __ _
Homespun Verse
—Ily Omaha* Own Poe I—•
Robert Worthington Datum
IN THE ABSENCE OF A TREE.
You mnv have a rosy haven with a garden In the rear.
Where the fragrant flowers blossom In the halm tints
of the year ,
You may spend your evenings lolling In tits prided
piano la make
Kceneri more beautiful and dearer for inherent brauty'*
sake i
You may prise your rosy haven that is girded by tho
^ green
Foliage, while hedges paint a truly captivating sheen;
You nifty smile With satisfaction for you ran not help
hul, know
That Hi" gre;iIesl Joy of living llr« within the things
that grow,
tint with e'en Hi" garde s beauty and the grass of
emerald hue
There is some essenlinl missing when the sun glares
down on you.
And you (urn your eves Inwerd heaven ai d ou very
plainly sec
Nature's brauty scents deserted In the absents of s
tr*s.
It
“The People’s
Voice
Edilotiali from render* of Tbt Mortlag Be*.
P.eaden of The Morning Bn are Invited to
ute thle r.olumn freely for tigrtieloa an
matter* of pubilt Interest,
A Letter to Governor Bryan.
St Louis, Mo.—To the Editor of
The .Omaha Bee: I have sent the fol
lowing letter to Governor C. W.
Bryan: I note in a Kt. Louis newspa
per today a statement purporting to
quote you as blaming President Cool
idge for not "taking over” the an
thracite mines. The statement quotes
you as saying that, "if this were done,
the government %vould do much to al
lay the politlcA! and social unrest
such as manifested in the recent Min
nesota election.”
It Is my impression that you are a
democrat. If this Is true, are you
trying to give President C'oolldge ad
vice which might assure Ills election
to (he presidency in 1921?
Now honestly. Brother Bryan—1 call
you brother berause I am a native of
your slate, and because I admire the
state—now honestly, have you given
serious consideration to the matter
of settltng questions which arise con
cerning the operation of coal milieu
without any thought of politics what
ever?
Tour statement indicates that the
Minnesota election is unfortunate and
that the situation connected therewith
should he allayed. The Minnesota sit
uation is probably what it appears on
the surface to be. "honestly radical.”
The people will not be misled by
honest, open radicalism because the
majority of people will see the fallacy
of it and avoid steering our country
into it.
The non-radical radical in high
places who puts up half-baked politi
cal solutions for serious economic
questions and falls to take up and
settle equitably the serious political
issues of the day is probably more
harmful to the country's welfare than
is the outspoken radical.
Do you realize that "taking over”
the mines is a long step toward na
tionalization and that nationalization
is next to communism? Are you aware
that many so called representatives of
workmen are going about, the country
preaching radicalism and sovietism.
If one industry Is "taken over” on
aroount of an emergency created by
its workmen is there any reason why
any orall other Industries should not be
similarly treated?
Do you think it In keeping with
your high position to urge upon gov
ernment this step toward nationaliza
tion of the mines Instead of urging
equal responsibility under the law for
all parties who combine and agree to
stop production?
1 would appreciate your giving th,esc
questions such serious ihought as
their Importance merits and 1 would
i*t happy to find that your mind goes
along with mine to the effeet that
• lass distinction in present anti trust
legislation should he removed as a
first step toward th» stabilization of
industry and eotnerce.
V If. GREENLAW.
Lark of Civic Manner*.
Ilartington. Neb—To Hie Lditor of
The Omaha Bee. The nnual meeting
of the Anteri- an Bar association was
field at Minneapolis the TSth. 3nth and
■list of August. The Minnesota hat
treated their visiters rov alls \\> hare
no criticism *n pass no faul' to find
with them We thought we did some
thing for the city of Minneapolis. A
conservative estimate of the money
left, in Minneapolis bv visiting at
torneys would he (47,500.
The. city of Minneapolis invited us
Several eminent speakers had come on
our invitation. Among others the dle
Mnguished secretary of stat' Tills wag
the firs' time that the foreign policy
of Mr. foolidge's administration was
to.be declared and defined by his pre
mier. To men of the legal profession
living throughout the land, it was an
Important occasion
Mr Hughes was invited bv tie and
was to talk to us It was publicly an
nounced from the platform that the
main body of tbs auditorium would
he reserved for the members of ths a*
soclatlon. Light o'clock waa the hour
at which Mr Hughes waa tp speak
Long before that time the whole main
body was taken up by people who
were laymen and la v women; and It Is
a conservative statement to say that
tvvo-thlrds of the lawyers were crowd
ed out. Some of them had the door
slammed In their faces and the key
turned by a little, self sufficient, pin
feathered deputy Janitor.
ft is precisely the same ns though
I would invite a man to dinner and
slam the door In his f ire, t would
recommend to the lav individuals of
Minneapolis that tbev take a cor
respondence course in derecrev and
good manners. The conduct of the
lay inhabitants of Minneapolis on this
occasion was nothing short of an In
suit and an outrage. Jt was some
thing that admits of no Justification,
no eicusa and no ezplanatlon
I foreboro writing this fetter for
two or three days, because I never
like lo write a letter when T sin In a
passion This affair Is something
which we can not forget and It leave*
In our minds no pleasant recollection
of our visit to Minneapolis and no
desire lo repeat the visit.
WlLHt'R F. RRTAXT.
Gloom Chasers
"What are you crying for?"
"Because Nina won't play with me "
"Why won't she play with you?
"Renauso I'm crying."—I’nrla Lc
Journal.
Professor X— Define the word "deft
clt."
Student T—A deficit Is what vou'vc
aot when you haven’t ns much ns If
you had nothing—1 larfmouth Jack o’
Lantern.
Tactless Tom—Do you know, I’m
afraid T passed you the other day.
Mias Breen" Immediately aftcrwnj-d 1
realized to my horror that I knew you.
—l’unrh.
A philosopher doesn't rare whether
s thing Is really so or not as long as
he can prnvfc It.
Daily Prayer
Bering then that w* h*\* a great high
priest. that la p«a<"*-1 Info the heatane.
.!• avig thi ft led, i at ug ho 1
nur )>rftf»*sl'»fi Per w« hg'e nor *n high
prlaai which rennet he touc hed with t h»
fading nf oui Infirmities. hut »u *n all
point* tempted Ilka ea %vc* err, 'a* without
•in. I.at u« therefore •'»nt* h-ddly unto
• ha thron* *>f grace, that *■ nmy obtain
merry, end find gra--e to help in time of
na. 1 tla|» III U.
O Ooil, oUr loving laiher In Heaven
Wo look up to Thea now with ravfi
enca an<l trust and |ov*t Wo thank
Then for teac hing ug tc* "ronia boldly
unto the Throne of Or nr*'
With penitence wr cunfeaa our eln
fulness, «nd nek for fnrglvcni s With I
trust us bring our w*.ikn*\«t* t»» Thee
sud ngk for strength. With love n<'
bring our hearts to Thee, nnd auk
Thee to ent»r and png r*s* l.md tie
onward step by step order th< path
way of life f«*i tie na Thine own wts I
dom and love shall ace to hr lmii llelpi
tig in he found faithful throughout.
Hires with lift our dear ones, and nil i
for whom we should pray. I.et Tin
peac e possess the world May Tliv I
Kingdom mine, <» Christ, come uithk
ly! All this we ask In I lie name of
.Itaua ntjr Havlor Amen
anson r ATTrnnt'iiT u i\
Nm Toik City, N V
i
Om*h% has a public library of whl^h
its rlnztna are proud It Is tbslr
own; they havo built It up, fosteied it
and patronised It for mznv >ears.
One* If wen supported by efforts of
tha people, before it mu made a r<*vu
lar rharge on the taxpayers In 1876
an Important meeting was held to
arrange for a ltctura course, the pro
i reeds to so to the association. This
was on November 21, 18.6.
"OMAHA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION”
"Three Excellent Lecture* to Be
Delivered for It* Benefit.”
"A course of three lecture- has been
arranged by the Omaha Library as
soelatlon, to be delivered in Clarke
Iiall, as follows:
"December S, Hon. .1. M. Wood
worth. eubject, 'An Afternoon in the
Houses of Parliament.'
"December 15, Hon. A J Popple
ton; subject, 'Edmund Burke.'
"December 22, J. I>. Huwe; subject.
Frauds.’
"The directors of the Association
I have tried the experiment of engaging
high-priced lecturers from abroad, and
found it a financial failure They now
propose to give to our citizens an op
portunity—which they have long de
sired—of listening to some of our best
home thinkers and talkers.
"Hon. A. J. Poppleton and Hon. J
M. Woodworth stand at the head of
the Omaha bar, and are the peers of
any lawyers In the country. Their
reputation is not confined to a local
limit,* but extends far and wide
throughout the whole country. Mr
Woodworth is a polished scholar, and
an Industrious student. We say that
he is a student, because lie Is a con
stant reader. Hia subject. "An After
noon in the Houses of Parliament.''
will prove interesting and instructive.
“Hon. A J. Poppleton is a fluent
and eloquent speaker, and his subject,
“Edmund Burke," is an eloquent tuple.
He could not have chosen a better, nr
more entertainglng, or more appropri
ate subject,
“John D. Howe, Esq , Is one of the
rising lawyer* not nn|v of th« Omaha
bar. but of the west He hgs worked
his own wav far up the ladder, hand
over hand, by devoting alt his energies
to his profession. IT- has overcome
obstacles that would have utterly dis
hesrtened 99 men out of 109. There
are only s few persons who know of
his first struggles, hut the public are
aware of his splendid legal triumphs
of the last *hree years. They have
recognized his talent, because they
were obliged to. He has won some of
the most important and complicated
cases ever tried In Omaha, and the
consequence is that his pathway is no
longer one of uncertainty. The future
Is bright, and h« is at last reaping the
rew ards of industry and self denial.
We say this much for Mr Hows be
cause It is all fact—we have not ut
tered one word to flatter him. He d»
,ervee greater prats* than we have sc
corde-i him Our citizens will no doubt
appreciate his lecture on 'Frauds'—a
subject that he u in every way com
petent to handle.
‘ The proceeds of (he lectures «re
Intended for the benefit of the Library
association, which is sadly in need of
funds
"The price of tickets has been
placed at $1.00 for the course, and can
h« obtained nt the bookstore and at
the library rooms "
hot Axles
Hr "BIGS" BAKU
Still slicking to our old American I
motto. If you can't make it better. I
make it bigger.
If you can t do It right, do it quick.
If you can't do it at all, do It any
way.
We make children'* toy a over here
so big that they ve got to grow up to
handle them.
We build autos faster than we ran
repair them Only building laws limit
height of Kansas corn. It grows 1#
feet high In Its stocking feet and I*
so big that. II has to ba canned in
boiler factories
Were building hotels RO stories high
er than ronifort. No Americans 'ver
catch any fish, but ones they don t
catch are never under 3 2 pounds.
Our gevsera and grapefruit squirt
further than any European diah.
Bungalow. homes are built In three
days nnd vacated In four. We are a
successful nation because we make
money fast enough to lend It to
Europe. WoolwortH building Is to
high that It contains freight, passen
gcr and dining elevators.
When European couple* get mar
ried and promise to grow old anil gray
together. It takes them lifetime to
make good. Over hero, we accompli ah
same thing in two weeks.
Wo eat fast, dancs fast and think
fast. If we can't figure out right so
lotion to any problem, we pick out
best mistake and make it.
When America went Into the world
war, I,lord George knew 1t would fin
teh quick because no American fails
last over one year if It hadn't been
for UK. Europe would be still fighting
and better off.
Amerlrnn dancing i* cat fits set to
music Wo are flying front New York
to t'.ilifornla In Jo hour* and getitng
galloping indignation from eating mlti
tile steaks in ltd seconds.
We sre further in front of vest of
world tlutn Harry l ander I* ahead of
his Imitators \\ e build navies quick
er and scrap them sooner than any
other nation We get sick quicker nnd
better sooner t turn any other people,
and pay more for It.
—
Joshua got famous In •«»» hooks
by commanding sun to stand still. Mr
trumped Joshua s mall order by nmv
Ing sun up one hour.
1'avllght saving enables us to work
quicker and get less don* aoonrr.
This ls youngest nation In world ,
But we've caught up to them all In |
debts, trouble and navies, and passed
them in International complies I ions,
divorce* and home hrew recipes.
No Wonder
M » V You can't imagine bo«
much troubled mv husband Is about
mv health!
Mr Y,—Well, look at the high ftt
tiara I expenses nowadays - Exchange
“From State and Nation”
—Editorials front Other Newspapers—
Yen, He \\ .'is There.
From the Fatrbury News
A real live governor—Charley Bryan
—Invaded the sacred precinct* of this
city a week ago Satuiday and got out
without lieing recognized, and even
this proficient purveyor of news foiled
to locate him. although wo diligently
searched.
Advance notices of hie speech were
publish'd in all the country papers,
two different" lor* of handbills were
circulated broadcast announcing that
Nebraska's governor would speak at
the city park at 3 p. m, the weather
was fine and the sun shone a tre
menpouB crowd Of Saturday rhoppers
was In town, all tlie conditions were
auspicious, hut no one seemed to care
to hear the governor.
At 3:15 a News representative went
to the city park. Although it was
15 mlnuteB after the governor's time
according to Hie program, the gov
ernor was not in sight. There were
just 152 people*1n the tabernacle by
actual count, and they were being ad
dressed by one of the officers of the
National Wheat Growers' association.
We asked a number if the governor
had spoken and they said he had not
been at the meeting Feeling some
what aggrieved at the loss of a good
item, wo returned up town. Now it
transpires that the governor was
really here, and actually made a
speech.
There is really nothing to this narra
tive. except that it portrays the fading
popularity of Brother Charley.
As a brother to W. J. he was a I way a
popular, but when he is compelled to
stand upon his own merits, when he
has to have a real honest to goodness
personality of his own, his stock de
preciates faster than the German
mark.
The town was crowded with people
that afternon and hundreds of. auto
mobiles were parked upon the busi
ness streets. Had the governor, occu
pied th'- same place in tb" hearts of
the people that he did during the las*
campaign the auditorium would have
been full and people would hevr-been
packed around it clear beyond the
sound of Ins voice,
If that meeting was not an unerring
barometer of public sentiment, then
we fail to fathom its purport.
Japan: A Tall for Friendship.
From the * hr.Ftlan Selin r Monitor.
It was late In December. 1503 The
Atlantic fleet of the United States
navy, on world tour, had left Colombo
for Suez. Ill New York a supply ship,
stocked with provisions and command
ed by a young lieutenant commander,
awaited sailing orders to mee the fleet
at flibialtar. On the morning of De '
cember 2*, Ht hia breakfast table, this
naval officer read the first account of
the Messina earthquake and the de
struction that folowed in Its wake.
Realizing the need for constructive
sympathy au'h as his ship's supplies
might convey, he gave orders to bis
crew to prepare to get under way, and
wen* at nt n !n lie commandant of
the New York naw card with hia pro
posal. Theodore nosevelt was presi
dept. A 'all to the White House and
Mr. Ruse\ r it himself came to the
phone lie had no authority to uae
the jsnn noo wroth of supplies for Shi*
purpose, but he raid ‘ I'll take my
chances with congress Tell th» lieu
tenant commander to sail at once for
Messina.'' By 10 o'clock sailing orders
were isued. hv ", after the whole
force of the naw vard had rushed ad
ditional supplies shoard ship, the ves
sel was under wav. For two months
under the direction of this resourceful
nat al office;, refugee* jn Messina wera
aided In the task of reconstructing
their homes And for many genera
ticni the m»morv of the Messina tra
gedy of 1905 will be supplemented by
an equally potent memory of the hope
end help held out hv America and the
w>>rld iu the hour of great need
It is often In history, that the
travertv rf toda- !> 1' -’ tomorrow- in
the triumphs which til* traeedv pro
duces The Boxer rebellion of l?nn in
China swept away In one wild outburst
of fanaticism, the lives and property
rf many foreigners and mat • more
Chinese But today, outside the walls
of the city of Pekin, In a great pre
paratory school, hundreds of Chinese
lad* are preparing thamselves for ad
vanced study in the United States;
end scattered throughout I him. are
other hundreds of young men w ho are
taking the educational and Industrial
and pullt al i-a • 1 - | I i. new
Chinn Ard the rqisf. tune* of HOO
have been all but fn-gntten in the good
which has come ihrongh America's
return f the Boxer indenuui’
It Would b» difficult to exaggerate I
the calamity which ha* fallen upon
Japan. No one would seek to mini
miz** if. But already the forcea of sym
pathy and help and hope—construct
ive forces—are concentrating upon the
two Riest cities of the Island empire.
Whatever our opinion of the Japanese
whatever barriers there tnav have
beep—they are all rwept away, and
the Pacific, from an ocean for
strategy and maneuvers, has become
a highway across which the friend
ship of a klndlv world will flow. And
rut of destruction a new and be'ter
international building rnav ari**
Ware, with, greater devastation, mas
do less to solve the problem* of v.orld
understanding than this apparent
catastrophe
The City Manager.
From the Norfolk New*
Norfolk, Va.,' a city of 116,WO peo
ple, whore city manager ha* been
calhd to Stockton. Cal., is employing
another—a epecialilt of nsHonal repu
tation—at • Falary of fjQ.090 a ye-».r.
The new manager is an engineer a*
well as an expert In municipal ad
ministration of national repute
Such an announcement today is
taken a* a matter of course. Yet it is
onlv 1« or 16 years since the employ
ment of city managers, or pirofesF'on
a! mayors, newly discovered in Ger
many by our magazine writers, was
looked upon as a quaint and absurd
custom.
The city administrator, as a type,
has prove! his worth in this ahort
time, and is being employed more and
more by wideawake municipalities.
This Is one of the few ways In which
the Amercan people are gradually in
fusing into public business the bruins
and skill which have long been suc
cessful in private business.
K^vied Newton the Apple.
Teacher—Newton discovered the
law of gravity by an apple falling
from a tree upon his head
Johnny ig reluctant pupil)—Yes'm:
If he -1 been In school he'd never have
discovered anything at all—Boston
Transcript.
Truth WIU OuN
The Suitor—I am going to marry
your sister, Johnny, but I know I arn
not good enough for her.
I.ittie Bov-—That a what she says,
but ma s been telling her she can't
'to any better—Exchange.
Abe Martin l I
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Th’ rule that keeps up th’ price
o' flour an' bread without effectin'
wheat, must be th’ poor one we
hear so much about. ’Squire Marsh
Swallow fined a bandit a dollar and
costs this mornin’ fer leavin’ h'j
engine runnin' in front o’ th’ bank.
Copyright, 1P23
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