THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1911.
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NOVEMBER CIRCULATION
49,805
State of Nebrankn. County of Douglas,
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of Tho Beo rublinhlng company, belnj
duly sworn, naya thnt the average dalll
circulation for the month of November,
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to before me thla Mh day of ecembo.
1912, BOBEIIT llUNTBH.
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Subscribers lenrlngr thr rtty
tempornrHy xhould have The
tier niHlled to them. Alilr-a
Trill be changed, na often n re.
qneatrd.
Shopped? Shop.
It is not, bo much tho value of (ho
gift as tho spirit of the Riving.
All things considered, tho '!Hr
1912 may arrange for Its exit with
out fearing n recall.
In onlcr to becomo a real collogo
town, New York proposes to build a
$10,000,000 stadium.
Why shouldn't tho farmers of Ne
braska bo welcome to Omaha? Thoy
have a vital Investment in the city.
Men carrying tho Abraham Lin
coln brand of republicanism will
ndod no now party for its expression.
.Some California oranges nro said
to bo "sweated" to flush their color.
K makes conuumorB sweat to buy
them, too. . ' v
A railroad that gradually moves
Its headquarters forco away from
Omaha might In tlmo lose bo mo of
Omaha'B favor.
U'h kind and thoughtful to give
tli a loan sharks such-ample notice of
what thoy may" expect from the com
ing legislature. ,
''Bloody-"Friday" in Oregon in not
St very high compliment to dovernor
Ve3t' mushy method of 'dealing
with criminals., '
Tho Lincoln, Commercial club Is
waging a vigorous campaign to raise
the membership to 1,500. Here's
success to you!
Governor-elect Bulzer of New York
says he will retire to his llttlo farm
on leaving Albany. Yes, unless. Ills
presidential boom shall have germl
tinted.
Would thoso Journals pleading for
England's demands on tho Panama
also plead for the samo principle,
which England utterly Ignores, la
tho Suez?
The Liberty -boll Is to have the
liberty of going to Ban Francisco In
1815. it will have tof pass through
Omaha to Insure safo travei 'by. the
ljest route. , .
Tho way to -make Omulm forge
ahead is for tho pooplo who do
things here to pull together. Hold
ing back for others to take the lead
will arrive nowhere.
Still, If we aro not to have an elec
tion in Nebraska in 1913, folkB
would like to be definitely and
authoritatively informed of the fact
at a reasonably early day.
It appears that there are insur
gents and otherwise In tho demo
cratlo senatorial ranks, also, as thoy
ssay the preliminaries of roorgan
lzatlon. Every dog has his day.
rot. . . .
me Buvernor oi Araansas par
doned 360 convicts, somo of flfteon
ycar terms, as a protest against tho
lease system. Ho might also put It,
as showing the possibilities of the
pardoning power.
Paul told the people on Mara Hill
that God niado of oue blood all the
nations of men to dwell upon the
faco of the earth. World amity and
brotherhood then, ought not to bo
considered an impossible achieve
ment by these nations of men.
One of tho "smart" objections en
tered to the Omaha and South
Omaha postofflco 'merger was that
Omaha might as well annex the post-
office at Lincoln. That is a trifle
far-fetched, but contains tho germ o
a suggestion, that, Lincoln will
eventually gather in the postofflces
of College View, Havelock and Unl
verslty Place, and on a matter of fact
there U no good reason why it
should not soon do so,
Wnntotl -A Cold Storage Law.
ICfforts following he Chicago dis
closure tn lURertuIn how much but
ter In held In cold storage here In
Omaha are frustrate! by evnslvo and
Indefinite nnswi-rs.
Thin Is a reminder that other
states Hre fnr In advance of Ne
braska In tho regulation and control
of public warehouses and storage
places. Many other states rccognlzo
by law tho public character of tho
storage business, particularly us It
relates to tho holding of foodstuffs,
and hnvo taken precautions to pre
vent the abuses commonly com
plained of.
Kor oiir own part, we believe that
full publicity would be a sufficient
remedy and preventive, and that all
warehouses and storngo plants which
are used for holding hack from tho
market articles of food should ho
compelled to keep a public record of
rontcnts, with dates of delivery and
withdrawal, and report to the proper
official weekly or monthly. 111 1 1
publicity would stop tho ombalinlng
of oggs, and the wholepalo accumula
tion pf butter, and cnablo consumers
of perishable food products to know
whether thoy are being Imposed on
or not.
The Farmers of Nebraska.
While Omaha has become tho typi
cal convention city, wo can Imaglno
no body of convcntloners, though,
with qulto the samo peculiar claim
upon our hospitality as tho farmers
of Nebraska, whoso co-operative, as
sociations are now In sosslon here,
Thoy como very near forming tho
backbone of our state, whoso pre
eminence in ngrlculturo grows with
tho fllgh.t of yoars. It Is gratifying
to discover as tho dominant noto In
this tenth annunl convention tho
feeling of mutual Interest between
Nebraska's armors and metropolis.
Every Intelligent citizen of Omaha,
recognizee tho vital relation between!
this city and tho surrounding coun
try, that the prosperity of ono is tho
prosperity of the other, and that this
is not sontlmont, but common sense
and fact. It Is, thcrofore, of immensd
satisfaction to witness in sucji gath
erings tho offacement of potty
prejudices heretofore fostered by
lack of mutual understanding. Wo
hopo tho farmers reap not only
profit, but also pleasure, from their
present visit to Omaha, and that thoy
will tako tlmo to make n thorough
survoy of this growing, buBtllng;
beautiful city, because nothing so en
hances appreciation as personal
knpwledge.
The Anthracite Coal Case.
The Hupremo court denies the ex
istence or an anthracite coal trust,
"a gonoral combination 'in restraint
of the Sherman law." It finds, howr
ever, that six railroads own 90 per
cent of tho unmlnod anthracite re
gions, moro than 7li per cent of all
tho anthraclto produced and control
tho output of so-called lndepondout
mines by contracts of perpetual
right. These contracts the court con
demns nnd cancels, us vlolativo of
tho anti-trust law.
Tho government, therefore, seems
to have' won the principal part of its
f jght. ' It has proved to tho .court's
satisfaction that the rallroad-ownod
mines absolutely dominate tho mar
ket and that the railroads stranglo
evory attempt to build competing
lines into tho anthracite, regions.
Along with tho cancellation of tho
restrictive contracts, tho flat of the
court also compols the unstrangllng
of an. Independent railroad project,
which, on a partial scale, may help
answer the question, "Can eggs be
unscrambled?" and hold out hope of
an ovontu'al.meaBUro of relief to op
pressed coal consumers.
No Need for a Spectacle.
Tho New York suffragettes who
aro walking to Albany with petitions
to the governor, could probably ad
vance their causo just as fatjt by tak
ing tho train. Woman suffrage In
this , country Is moving along , at a
vory fair rate of its own momentum
and Is not In need of Bpectaculnr de
monstrations to accelerate, its speed.
Tho sensational methods may safely
bo loft for tho exclusive patronage
of the British women, who nro deal
ing with a situation entirely dif
ferent from anything that exists in
tho United States. Tho sanest pos
sible Interpretation that can be given
to tho propaganda In this country
will be moro to the credit of the
women. ,
Tho Charleston Nows and Oouriec
assures the' country that South Caro
lina deplores the ribald speech, of Us
governor, Colo Blcose, and does not
wish to be mlsroproscuted. by that
Bort of firebrand. They have tho
chance, Uien, of keeping him out of
the senate, to -which ho usplrcs.
It is really an honor for Omaha
to bo permitted to entertain a man
of such world distinction as Sir
Horace Plunkett. What is equally
to the! point is; that every time Sir
Horaco, vlsttls Us, he brings advice
and uuggestlons that nro .worth
whllo;.
Lihe-oln will ask the legislature for , M,s? VTls'!.a mi-.ai dUBhter ,of c,ap
o nJ'ii. i,... t f - ,. tuln J. M. KIticott of the armored cruser
a xnyr state house, a new penlten- Marjland I. the first woman that ha.
Mary an addition to Hie Jnsano asy-lbeen a passenger on a aea-golng man-of-lun)
a. new historical library build- ;wjr fr thlrtj-one years. -Formerly the
Ing, a few new state fall buildings, a t-ai,,ul" family went to ea with them
few moro uulverslty buildings -but lT V.! P1!"5'. W"B BO,"ftli,
why enumerate? ' t Ll" '
Eiocktassf Backward
ilka Bay fnOmak
DKC. 1H.
Thirty Voars Ag
Thr traKlt death of Judge fllnton
BrlggH n still the tulle of the town. Tim
illHtrkt court Hdjoin nod out of respect
to hi memory and tho bar association
held a inciting with, Oonerul R. K. Etn
brook, chairman, untl 1. K. Coiiudou. sec
ret.iry. at which this committee wis up
pointed to draft resolutions: .ludgo Bav
ae. C A. Baldwin, Charles Brown, A. N.
Ferguson and Frank Oaylord, and thin
committee to arranga for 'the funeral:
General Chailcs Mnndcrson, C. H.
Chase and K V. Slmcfnl. The coroner's
Jury owr In Iowa rendered a verdict In
ncconlanco with the facts without going'
Into the cause of tho death.
Luke Oreon died tn his eightieth year at
his residence In Saratoga precinct.
The sidewalk at the oornnr of Eleventh
and Douglas Is undergoing much needed
repairs.
AV. H. Doddridge, superintendent of tho
western dlvltlon of the Union Taclflc, Is
In town.
It N. Wlthnell, who has been quite sick
for the last two weeks, Is reported better.
Charles S, Hupp, who lived in Omaha
until last spring, since which tlmo he has
been traveling, leaves today for hl home
In Ogden, Utah.
Twenty Vvartt A!r
C. V. Cole, city editor of the Beatrice
Times, spont tho day drinking In thu
sight of the city.
.1. II, Frawley. traveling passenger
agent of tho Union Pacific at Kansas
City, was registered nt the Millard.
Mrs. Annlo Besant of London, of whom
the Review of Itovlews said: "One of the
most rcmnrkaJble English women of the
upoDtollc type of this generation," lec
tilrwl at Unity church on "I-abor and
Mind Kvolutlon." Thoso who heard her
agreed as to her greatness. The title of
her addrc.i was "t.bor Strifes In tho
Light of IlelncamaUoM." She breathed
a deep sympathy for tho down-trodden
and oppressed nnd held high tho lamp of
hopo to all who tolled. Hhe said tho time
was ripe for great changes, forgetting not
to touch off tho light of her favorite Ism,
thcosophy,- Iter next address at tho snmu
church being oi "An Outline of Theds-
ophy.'' 1
The residence of C. L. Piper, 14M Hher-
man avenue, was looted of $10 worth of
articles.
Itev. B. Fay Mills closed his twenty
duys' rovlval meetings at Exposition hall
with a sermon on the familiar text.
"Where, Will You Spend Eternity V
Asslatan General Manager W. I. Allen
of the Rock. Island said the company
was willing to treat wjth. Its striking teleg
raphers and to grant them some raise
In pay.
Ten Years Ak
There wasaa large attendance at tha
evening session of the Nebraska real
estate men's convention. The principal
address wan on "Municipal Taxation," by
J. II. Mcintosh, Edward Rosewater, who
was In the audience and called for,
spoke as ''a taxpayer," dealing some tell
ing bIowsto the subject of railroad evas
ion of times.
W, It. lloman of the Bourd of Edu
cation completed preparation of a bill
to be Introduced In the leglidature re
dunlnB Interest on school warrants that
could not be paid for lack of funds
from 7 to 5 per cent
Building Inspector Carter determined
that Omuha business buildings must bo
bettor equipped with firo escapes. Ho
was prompted b"y tho- recent disaster In
Chicago and tho enforced resignation of
tho building Inspector of that city.
A woman wiu found at night In front
of her homo on Bouth Fifteenth atrcat
almost frozen to death. She was clad
only In her. night gown and had been
driven from the house by a bruto of
husband,' who beat hr first.
Christmas turkeys were reported as
scarce and bringing 17 cents a pound
wholesale with tho retail price all the
trade would bear Dealers expected that
by the first of tho next week wholesala
price would rise to ao cents.
People Talked About
Santa Claus holds the center of the
stage, with nono to question hla hitting
power.
Figure sharpa of the Indiana Stato
grange find Imt farmers thereabouts got
47 cents and the middleman 53 cents out
of Jl worth of farm produce turned over
to the consumer, Members of the grange
refuse to believe that middlemen are cul
tivating the big heart.
Blue sky laws promise to be a popular
Innovation In western .ututes next year,
but the denlxons of cltlua, as heretofore,
must go Into tha suburbs for a glimpse
of the blue sky.
In the first fifteen days of December
the Boston postofflco Issued money or
ders for $600,000, most of It going abroad
to Increase the Christmas cheer In the
lands of the oppressed.
John Munslnger of Howard, Kan., cele
brated his 100th birthday anniversary
on December 10, Ten or me tmrttun
children of Grandpa Munslnger, ami
scores of grandchildren and great granU-
children, participated In the festivities.
A call of family roll showed n total ol
IU living descendants. Munslnger wax
born at Wittenberg. Germany,
No multimillionaire has yet opened his
strong box for a pension for ex-Presldcnt
Ctprlano Castro of Vcneauela and Porflrlo
Diaz if Mexico. From the manner tliu
exiles uro enjoying themselves abroad, it
Is twlleved they feathered their nests
whllo plucking was good.
Under the will of the late Mrs. UU
D. Buckley of Concordia, Kan. $-',000 goes
to hur only son, $2,000 to her lawyer, and
J20.00D to the National Woman's Suffrago
lusoclution.
An ante-bellum courtship culminated
In Appleton, Wis., when Jin. Emma
Vezey, aged CI years, and William M.
Creasey, aged 70 years of Stevens Point,
were married at the home of the bride's
son. Before the civil war the two wero
sweethearts.
Justice aoff of New York has made
good his old reputation aa a man who
say what he thinks with a snap. He
characterized the New Tork law against
weaponx aa an act "which works Injury
to. the honest citizen and affords him no
protection against the crook "
ST. MARK'S LUTHERAN CHURCH
St. Mark's Lutheran Church it Situated on Twentieth and Burdctte Sts.
ft .Murk's Lutheran church Is situated
on Twentieth Htid Biird'ettc streets, was
organized on December 12, JSS8. Dr. DM
wellcr. then pastor of the Ivouutze Me
morial, dismissed eleven of his members
to help In the new enterprise. Itev.' O.
II. flchrum. lately graduated from the
theological seminary at Gettysburg, I'a.,
was the first regular pastor. He found
thirteen others, living In or near tho
chosen locality. Hence the charter mem
bers were twenty-four.
Tho time was on the very crost of
Omaha's great boom. The work legan
with a rush. High tides can't last. The
ebb must follow the flow. It was so hero.
A lot was bought at Twenty-first and
Burdctte for $2,500; a modest chapel was
built It was dedicated June 12, 1SS7, exactly
one year artcr the first attempt to organ
ize a Sunday school All now senmori
auspicious. Rev. Mr. Schnur. with God's
approving blessing, served until July,
1S69. Circumstances now admonished hlin
to resign. HIb work had been a success.
Ho was followed, In quick succession, by
Revs. J. O. Griffith. Dr. J. a. Detweller
and W. L. Rcnisberg. All these had brief
pastorates
There was quite an interregnum h..
twecn all of them. Whon the present pas
lor came, nftcr qulto a vacancy, tho out
look wasn't encouraging. Tho ecclesiasti
cal skies seemed lowering or gloomy. The
results of hard times were llmrnrlni?
ominously. Money was scant. Courage
wasn't In exhibition.
Vet as members were generous the
needed came. Four years later St.
Murk's walked without crutches. It lo-
cume self-sustaining. Six years before
tho Home Mission: board had given It
two annually, for current expenses. The
people now had self-respect, a mind to
work and give. At the end of ovory year
there had been a deficit. The Sunriav
rchool was really rich cnouch to
any shortage. It always did so. It wasn't
nceuca now. Tnere was even a surplus.
It wasn't dangerously large. But there
was a superabundance.
A dozen years ago tho private assets
of all St. Mark's members were nltnniit
a nullity. That included the pastor and
all. l'.lglit or nine fnmlllon had their
modest homes. Beyond that they had
thrlr dally earnings only. What they
owned above that was about outbalanced
by what they owed, it Isn't no now. Tho
i.oru nas dealt graciously with all. Sun
day school nnd church r temporarily
prospering, We received some woll:to-do
members. Somo of those in from tho
start have become so. Our -financial port
never "goes a-begglng." All the property
St. Mark's hall six years ago was sold
for J1.000. AVe built a new church-brick,
with stono trimming, on Twentieth nnd
Burdctte streets. We got a loan from
the Home Mission board of 12,250. Two
years after wo were In the now church
wo paid the 12,250. When we wcro gath
ering the needed funds we never asked
W'Uy Are Churches Iletrruriitluu; t
OMAHA. Dec, 16. To the Editor of The
Bee: Numerous are tho churches In the
city of Omaha.
Many and varied are the creeds, dog
mas and religious ideas to be found in a
city of such size. ,
It Is wondered why more people of the
present day aro not found in attendance
at place of worship on tho Sabbath day.
The writer was brought up In curly lite
to bo found In the "sanctuary." There
was but one llttlo narrow path and that
was founded on 'sectarianism,
The minister was chosen "by lot" in
that day. How different in the' present
ago and Stt a similarity we cannot get
away from all are human. Today we
haye our seminaries. The minister of
the hour Is Its product. One Sunday re
cently It was our privilege to attend
church In the city. We were not there
to observe the latest styles in fashion's
models, yet thero'was a contrast In Its
handiwork 'and that of fifty years ago.
We woro there to hear the musla and a
sermon. Of the former we might say It
waa divine.' It struck the proper chord
simply fine. Of the later we shall not
bo critical. In Its rendition a. new
thoughfwas developed. A seminary, or
school for the finishing of the present
day product of or type of minister was
the theme. The need of' our 'time and
money to help educate the minister of
today to get a theological' education was
tho central thought. A physical research
Is being made in tho wordB of Holy Writ
holpfut to and $1,000 was needed from this
congregation alone to assist In redeeming
twenty people to every 1,000 non adher
ents in tho United States. Wo offer no
criticism, but wo might ask aro we drift
ing to commercialism? Perhaps tho pres
ent day demands such move. Are we for
getting the simplest commands "Lovo thy
neighbor as thyself," do unto others aa
ye would," "study to show thyself a
workman that needeth not be ashamed"
and perhapa "ho that hath begun a good
work In you" will finish It in due season.
TEE JAY A1TCH.
Joy Xreesiinry t Serve Coil.
NEBRASKA CITY. Dec. 15.-To the Edi
tor of The Bee: I noticed a letter defining
a "Christian" as tho writer saw it In Tho
Bee letter box. Tills letter snowed the
keeping of the commandments as a duty
only. There waa not one word of the Joy
In serving God for love's Bake that Is to be
found for the seeking In the most wonder
ful of books.
Christ repeatedly told his disciples to be
full of Joy for the hope they had of belna
With him forever In the klngdom-tho
kingdom that Is to bo set up when all
earthly kingdoms are thrown down.
Not one. word of change of heart was
spoken of and Christ taught that we mutt
become "new creaturea" turning from -Jin
with the help of God gladly gives through
faith, as many times an we are tempted
and so gaining victory over the beast
atan. v
My own experience waa this: 1 had
given up all the world iut one thing, this
thing seemed too dear 'and precious to
looe. Surely God would let me have one
worldly thine- So I struggled against the
commandment "ixrave all and follow Me"
for two years. At last, In great agony, I
turned from' the precious thing that waa
keeping me from knowing the Joy of
entire consecration. Immediately great
Joy and great strength to withstand all
sorts of temptation waa given me npd
a peace that cannot be explained filled
me and la with me today. This hope, this
Joy, this pence that I have found must
be "The river of living rtrr sprung :p
Into ererhretlaa- life' promised to the tui
IlLe Bees Letter Box;
Sn iH
any one for a contribution unless he
was one of our members. We simply
stated how much was needed nnd how
much was lacking. U any one was able
or willing to help wc didn't decline the
offer. But It had to come as a totally
free will gift.
I'm not soliciting. I think St. Mark s
Is nlmost unique. Even at dedication.
Wo only stated amounts spent and how
much still needed. Having so presented
conditions wp said: "If any one here de
sires to nld so benevolent a work he is
welcome to do so." Nor did we ever try
to sell tickets, or have suppers or any
business to make money for the church.
What we get must come spontaneously.
As I said, all the church owned six
years ago wns sold for $1,000. Our prop
erty now Is fairly valued at $20,000. Tho
loan Is all paid back. It was all done
quietly. Many of the people didn't find
out how or when It was done. The regu
lar income covfrs current expenses and
leaves sums for benevolence. Our budget
of lost, year was $3,r,00.
Five years ngo the pastor felt he had
ery nearly ideal conditions and work.
All the work went on smoothly. We
never had misunderstandings or strife.
The people easily came to us. The hnpn
for a large prosperous congregation
seemed realized. Since then surroundings
have changed. Much ued to be said
about the "yellow peril." That doesn't
trouble people of Omaha. With us It Is
tho "Semitic peril." A foreign element
bolls In on us. It crowdB out our people.
The Second Presbyterian church. Twen
ty-fourth and Nicholas streets, has over
SO0 members. Their church It now a
synagogue. The Seward Street Methodist
Episcopal church, Twenty-second and
Seward streets, had, several years ago,
COO members. They are gone church by
them vacated. The St. John's Protestant
Episcopal, Twenty-sixth and Franklin, is
closed up. Must we fight alone? God
rules. Our part Is to hold the fort, by
God's grace. I've looked over the names
enrolled. In few last years well nigh half
our members have moved. Every one of
them farther away from the church.
Must St. Mark's follow the lot (or the
move) of Its neighbors? Must It sell out
and go? "Trust tho Lord and do good
so shall thou dwell In the land," Is a
promise.
The pastor lives In a neat, commodious
parsonage 111 the south side of the church.
Tho congregation is fully united tn tho
love of the gospel. All are In harmony.
The financial part of the work Is an on
easy basis. The Sunday school has In.
creased very much In enrollment nnd ef
ficiency. The main audience room Is
neat, comfortable, churchly. Our future
labors would seem to be most hopeful.
All of us fully' rest on God's word. It Is
the foundation of the apostles and proph
ets, Jesus Christ being the corner ston?.
If God be for us, who can be against us?
If any ono tries to tinker nt or change
tl'e gospel "Let him be anlthoma maran
utha."
lewers of Jesus, who .was meek apd
lowly In heart
Wc might keep all the commandment
and even give our bodies to bo burned
and had we not charity or lovo of God
within ua It would profit us nothing in
the kingdom. We must become as llttl
children, putting away pride and selfish,
ncss nnd asking, humbly of tho Maker sf
heaven and earth for faith in Him, for
love of Him nnd duty will be forgotten
In doing those, things that please Him
purely for love's sake. So, I.capnot un
derstand how any one could defino "a
Christian" and leave out Joy.
MRS. ELIZABETH BOWEN.
Pollution ThraiiKli lion.
OMAHA, Dec. 17.-To the Editor of The
Bee: Feeding tho city garbage to tho
hogs Is a menace to public health and
should be prevented. It la, an injustice
to tho people who expect to obtain meat
from animals fed on corn and other un
contamlnated vegetable foods. These ani
mal's are'deprlved of their wholcsome
ness by tho feeding of filthy garbage con
taining putrlfactlve poisons and a variety
or disease-producing germs. It is fre
quently the cuse that consumptives and
persons affected with other disease-producing
germs disregard all rules prevent
ing the spread of Such diseases and con
sign material ladon with germs to the
can later to be 'consumed by previously
healthy hogs. Sopie states have enforced
laws preventing suqlv deplorable practices
and others compel retailers to label meat
from such animals as 'garbage fed."
Experiments which were 'conducted a
few months ago by obtaining n filtrate
from garbage cojlected from the garbage
wagons and. injecting it Into the labora
tory animais resulted in the death of the
infected animals In from one-half to ten
hours. Hogs fed upon this poisonous and
decomposed material cannot furnish
clean, wholesome meat.
It Is the presence of particles of meat
In tho garbage' that furnishes a good
soli for the multiplication of diseases and
ptomaine producing germs, so detrimen
tal to health.
DR. H. W. WIG HTM AN.
Professor Anatomy, Crelghton Medical
College. j , y
Claim of Western Nebraska.
HOU3REGE. Neb., Dec, 'l7. To the
Editor of -The Bee: The election of
Senator Norrls makes another step in ad
vance for, the permanancy and future
success of the republican party Jn west
ern Nebraska, Heretofore the political di
visions of the state have been north and
south Platte counties, and In senatorial
elections, the North Platte counties have
also claimed ono of the United States
senators.
The election of Senator Norrls makes
a new political division In Nebraska, and
moat especially In western and eastern
Nebraska this Is a Just and equitable di
vision. Western Nebraska must demand
what is Just her due politically and
of right what belongs to it
The present supreme court of Nebraska
Is composed of . seven Judges, all from
eastern Nebraska, except Judge Hamer
of Kearney, who Is from central Ne
braska; his eminent qualifications
as a Jurist and location made him a
very acceptable candidate and Judge- to
western Nebraska. As to future judges
for tho supremo court of Nebraska, west
ern Nebraska certainly U entitled to two
out of them, leaving five Judges for
eastern Nebraska and central Nebraska.
There are able lawyers and Jurists In
western Nebraska, and in the lead of all
of them I will mention Judge H. M
Crimea of North Platte, Nebraska, the
I resent district judgo" or the Thirteenth
judicial district. Eastern Nebraska must
not forget that western Nebraska has
political and Judicial rights to be repre
sented In the supreme court Judge
Grimes baa been on the bench u thW
district for many years, giving tatlsfuc-
tion to the litigants and the bar nnd en
Joying the entire confidence ftd respeet
of the people In his district Cwtainlv
the state of Nebraska can act no wliNir
than to plac bis tmme In nomination an
republican candidate for the next vacancy
on the supremo court's bench.
There aro other nble Jurists and lawyers
In western Nebraska also. tome of whom
will be entitled to follow Judge Grimes
to the Huprcme court bench as our
second supreme court Judge. Judge E.
H. Perry of Cambridge of the Fourteenth
Judicial district Is a Jurist nnd lawyer
of pre-eminent ability, and In reasonable
tlmo would add great strength ns a mem
ber of the supreme court. There are
many others of whom I might make
mention, but I mention these gentlemen.
Judgo Grimes standing first and Jbdgc
Perry second, who, In my opinion, would
be- very acceptable candidates and mem
bers of tho supreme court. ,
THEODORE F. BARNES.
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