THE BEE OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1914.
THCE OMAHA DAILY BEE j
rou sued by kdwahu kubbwatkh.
VICTOR ROSKWATHR. ICDtTOR.
DEB BUILDING. tAR.NAM AND 1IT11
Entered t Omaha potoiflco as second
class matter. ,
TERMS OF SUBSCltllTION.
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Saturday Hec, one year.
1.50
4.0J
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Dally Bee, and Sunday, one year
livening and Sunday Hee, per month.. .Wo
Evening, without Sunday, per month.. .250
Dally Bee, including Sunday, per n...tic
Dally Bee, "without Hunday. per raonth.tod
Addtsa all complaints of Irregularities
In deliveries to City Cliculatlon Dept.
IIEM1TTANCE. , . .
Remit by draft, express or postal order,
parable to The Bee Publishing company.
Only J-ccnt stamps received n payment
of small accounts, l'ersonal checks, ex
cept on Omaha and cast em exchange,
not accepted.
Why Not let In the Light? j
Confronted with tho problem or
public or private ownership of Its
water works, a director of tho
Greater Dcs Moines Committee
writes Tho Ueoanklng for Informa
tion about the operation of our
Omaha water works, HIr letter
fitarta out:
Wo have made every effort to secure
the following data from the Omaha
water department or from any other
source. Wo enclose a blank In "hopes
that you can supply the Information we
w'lsh.
Tho figures requested are such a
ought to be available offhand in the
records of the Water board, and, of
course, nowhere else: yet it seems
plain that tho Water board ' either
cannot, or will not, furnish them.
Is there any good reason why
other cities desiring to profit by our
water" works experlenco should not
bo accommodated when thoy mako
respectful and courteous request?
Regardless of the law making wator
works books nnd reports public doc
uments, and giving tho public full
right t6 Inspect thorn, why, if thu
claims of tho management are well
btate or Nebraska, county oiuougias, is.: foUnJed houlil It not invito closest
nrfrh Wllllnm. rlirulnllnn tnanarer luunueu' BUOUIU 11 I1UI invito iiuaiBl
ot The Be Publishing company, being scrutiny, and help other communl-
amy sworn, says mat ins nveragq aaiiy
circulation for tho month of December,
wis, was tz,iw.
O WICKS.
Omaha-Tha lk-e Building
kuth Omaha-M18 N Street.
Counell Bluffs 14 North Main Street.
l.ncoln-36 Little Building.
ChlcaRO-Wl Hearst Dulmlng.
New York-Room HOC, am Fifth Avenue.
8U LoulsttB New Bunk of Commerce.
Washington 72& Fourteenth St.. N. W.
CORRESl'ON DENCE.
Communications relating to news and
editorial matter should be addressed
Omaha Bee. Editorial Department.
DECEMBER CIRCULATION.
52,148
tics oppressed by private water
works monopolies to realize tho ben
cflccnt and improved service and
highly profitable investment which
Omaha Is enJoylng7 But merely on
the score of reciprocity requests for
information, such as coming from
Dos Moines, ought to bo honored
Just as wo expect Dos Moines public
officials to answer our question
when wo have some municipal un
if m. lUt n0M, viit. v. dortaklng In which knowledgo of
v wwvm a i Mnva
DWIOHT WILLIAMS.
Circulation Manager.
Subscribed In my presence and sworn
to before me this 3d day tit January, 1914.
.ROBERT HUNTER.
(Etal) Notary Publla
hscrlbera leaving the city
temporarily should hare The Bee
nulled to them. Address vrtll bo
chnnareA' as often a requested.
OJinaga whenever ho has nothing to
what Dcs Moines has tlono may bo
helpful to us.
The Joko of the season is one baso
fcll magnate calling another mercenary.
Incidentally,
rare judgment
reseat&tlvo to Cat u mot
Some Facts on Alaska,
hi his annual report the secretary
of tho lntorlor dovotos a very Inter
natlnir rhniilnr n Alnskn. nnrt of
Mr. Moyor hown .,.,,. -i ,t ,i
in Bonamg a rap-1 4 Ai.MM Mifrt ttKrA..t nm
monts on what should be done to
t..i rv u u uuvuivi'iiib i. vvuiiwi jt w
KTW Vnrtf'rt nnttr wnlnr
o.,..of ,.. eiuonnnnnn A shows, for instance, that though wn
,.,h ... I. -- nave uwnuu Aiunnii lur uu)
niiat nuiuinib una q.m.i. ,i uww bmivui . ... , ....
years, its population, uwiuk ui
Lo AnCAlAA hnn BfintnnCAH n. mil. fttllUrO Of aOVOlOpmoilt, IB 1088 man
llonairo auto speeder to a five-day 0,000, a growth of about 1,006 a
Jail imprisonment. Thoy must bo year. To be suro, tno ponmsuiar
alike everywhere. was purchased from nussia orig
inally as a protection against foreign
Kansas City is to havo' n tango ball aggression, and wo wore npt familiar
for charity, too. Wo trust tho Mln- with Us resources for a long time.
isterlal ualon there will do its sharo But Inaction can no longer be. ox
to Insure success, cused on this ground. Wo know
that, desnlto our inattention, tho
Scarcity or Hndium buppiy Keeps tne -., ho. vlnldnd In these forty
. . a., 1 V- V M J J . w . w ... -
Wm Atixiouiu-ueaim. . ,, Wftnm, fr,
j ....... i i fi.t..i, f,trm nt snnn
1 . AiZ 000,000, and that this enormous sum
I I I m m I WUU1U IIATQ MO v ' -
i wa-tn aaauma .hi th Mnx. times had the federal government
P. rahoi. hava'.faVon ' ovnrvthinc exercised a systematic hand in the
.ift.iit was lohiiR, now tlmt thov development. We know, also, what
a laid hnnita on thn Orient rail- oxporta have told US Ol ao inu
rJnA1 haustlble coal supplies, and that
I thoy are needed, not oniy lor tno
If Harry Thaw keeps oft tho v&u- promotion of Industry in Alaska, but
eville stage, and out of tho movies, to roliovo an economic stress In tho
and sets his faco firmly against the! United States. It is shown that ln-
chautauqua circuits, much may "be dividual fortunes havo been mado
forgiven. out of Alaska, oven undor such un
favorable governmental inuuonce,
Thoso southerners who presented I caual to tho amount wo paid for tho
the presldont with a bunch of grape- territory. Who would attempt to
fruit oa his doparturo doubtless In- eBtimate the fortunes that might bo
tenaed It to bo divided wltii the see- mnHe from ius maiden soli, as fertile
retary of state. 1 ror agriculture and horticulture ana
at. prolific of mineral wealth as any
looking acWard"
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'JANUARV 14.
Thirty Years Age
At tne meeting or ine tioara oi irane
the following communication signed by
Ocorso Frnncls Train was read: "Two
decade ago you Invited mo to an ova
tion, thank you, UI did not accept.) I
havo mailed Bemls (In reply to Roue-
water's telegram) history of Omaha,
Credit Moblller. Union Pacific. Omaha
should subscribe for 100.000 copies lo bo
sent to Cosmos."
A. 11. Davenport, the popular clerk of
the Millard, left with his family to visit
St. Joseph.
Mrs. Kffle Hall Is back after an ab
sence of eleven months In tho west much
Improved In health.
The Saratoga Unlo Sunday school Is
about to hold a fair. A gold-headed
cane, donated by Edholm & Ertckson,
Will be given to the most .popular gen
tleman In Saratoga and a basket of flow
ers to the most popular woman.
There will be revival meetings In Sher
man Methpdlst church, corner-Sherman
and Jackson, every night this week.
A committee consisting of C. K. Drls-
coll, Thomas Qlbson and General Eata-
brook will go to Lincoln to look after
the Interests of Omaha at tho meeting
of the Htato Board of Agriculture.
The real estate record notes the trans
fer of lot C. block 19, In West End addi
tion from George L. Miller and wife to
Alonzo B. Hunt for $u0.
Twenty Years Ako
jonn t, narxc returnea nome alter a
protracted stay In tho east.
IT. O. Strelght of the firm of J. II.
Flelbnch & do. of Cincinnati was attend
Ing the commission merchants' conven
tion there In the Interests of Omaha
dealers.
Rev. Prank Crane of the Klrst Metho
dist church gave his much-advertised ad-
drrss to "men only" at that church,
drawing a targe audience. He said ho
appeared on this occasion, not as tho
champion of morality so much as the
champion of the law. He demanded tho
abolition of tho "burnt" district and
salted Into former Mayor W. J. Broatch
thuslyi "The establishment of the burnt
district by ex-Mayor Broatch was one of
tho foulest stains on the escutcheon of
this great metropolis, and Its mainte
nance was a living shame to the com
munity and a constant menace to tho
thousands of young men who como hern
to seek their fortunes."
Monmouth Park residents, who had lost
more chickens from their roosts than
they felt they could spare, armed them
selves, organized a mob and went to the
homo of the supposed thelves, which they
surrounded and then awaited tho ap
pearance of the hunted oulprits. Instead
aomo officers of the law appeared, en
tered the houso and tolc three of the
occupants, after tho latter threatened to
shoot the officers. Live chickens wore
hurled Into a. stove to keep them away
from tho owners.
In Defense of Man
It is gratifying to know that the
upon the continent?
occwMoa for sautting off air. Hocne- . . h. ,,. secretary Lano
teller water supply was not his "- ., BUCCOed ln bringing about some
ure to.uy t&e mil, nut merely met - nrnirr.M t0Wftrd tho proposed
commission form of government
t. jia ..mmaHi in nt.IWft.cn, aa rrvwuwww "
ting a vladic those ha again proposed to congress
medical specialists, who hwisted he turougu umj-
.ral1j MM lll'A fllv fVTl ft B It offAP T4m
lease fram the Atlaata prison? J 0a Spotting the Demagogue
Did you over know a demagogue
This world-peace admlalstratlon is w-j,0 did not proclaim his undying de
making life & burden for those mill- yotlon to tho people?
tary folk, having knocked tho Cara- Tno fact (hat they all 40 It is ono
baoa Into a cocked hat and supped 0r jno confusing factors that makes
tho rollers under the army press 1, hnr(t Bometlmes, to distinguish n
agents. demagogue, off-hand, from the real
. r7T , .v, Was, because, of course, real states
Skimpy trousers hoist by thu I , . t tnolr taients to the
gallus is tho mandate of tho molder ,teroBts of tho people. But, aftor
or men s nest suramor uihiuuub. b11 tnorB is medium of distinction,
what concession In the price, we ask J B8 th6 UBed t0 be ln tUo dBya
to Know. . 0id. bet ween the genuinely truo
hearted and tho Pharisees, who liked
Ten Years Ago -
Overturning all the "dope," Including
the report that Everett Buckingham
would land tho job, enmo the announce
ment 'from New Tork of W. H. Bancroft
of Salt Lako City ns the new general
manager of the Union Pacific. He was
formerly general manager of the Oregon
Short Line.
George Ade's "Sultan of Sulu" exhibited
his excellent harem to a large and most
ppreclatlve company of women and men
t the Boyd.
Tho cornerstone of the First Baptist
church's new edifice at l'ark avenue and
Harney street was laid by many clerical
and luy hands ond with much ceremony.
Dr. J. W. Christie, pastor, had the active
part In It, with the aid of Rev. B. I",
Follman of qraco Baptist church, Rev.
T. J, Mackay of All Saints' Episcopal,
Rev. Robert Yost of St. Mary's Avenue
Congregational, Itev. Mr. Armbruster of
the German Baptist, Itev. Mr. Walker of
Des Moines, John R, Webster and Rob-
ert Lansing.
John L. Swanson started on a business
trip to New York.
The heads of departments nnd officials
of the Union Paclflo tendered a banquet
to Horace G. Burtt retired president, at
the Omaha club. Mr. Burt was prepar
ing te leave to reside Jn Chicago perma
nently.
Rabbi Abram Simon announced as tho
subject of his farewell sermon at Tern
pie Israel "The Pulpit of the Twentieth
Century."
The next moVe of tho democrats
upon the pie counter fortifications
alma at breaking into 2,400 assistant
postmaster Jobs, Democratic devo
tion to civil service reform is really
heartrending.
Secretary Bryan seems to think the
withdrawal of tho Morgan represen
tatives from Interlocking director
ates answers the question of tho
elder Morgan, "Can you unscramble
eggs?" Secretary Bryant guesses,
however, have not always proved cot
rect.
"Blot of Unemployed at Ford Mo
tor Plant; 10.000 Applicants Dis
persed with Stream of Water." Yes,
we regret to report this headline ap
pears on the front page of the local
democratic newspaper that only n
few dajia ago accused "certain ners-
papers" ot exaggerating the condl
ttons of unemployment.
The -conflict of laws, one making
the tern of county commissioner
four years aad the other three years
has beea straightened out by the
court in favor of the shorter period
Sow, won't some allwlse Judge tell
us- which et the (our commissionern
who terms expire this year are to
Wfliv4 by election under the law
that My we hall choose only three?
to Htand on the street corners to bo
seen and heard of men. And this
also Is true and gratifying, thdt once
the people find the line ot demarca
tion they make tho cleavage sure ana
dcei).
Lincoln was nowhere as near to
ihfii truth as the author of tho old
ndige that while you may fool some
3.... i r ! timn. vou
n r ine ucuwiu ouuiu . - -
Mnnor fool all ot them all mo time
Polks, happily, seem to De gettini,
t,ir nvaa onen ln those latter days,
oven tb some of the most skillful ot
tho takers.
Up to date Judge McPherson haa
visited no penalty upon tne auornuj
iff.ni.rnl of Missouri, who told th
Judge "you cannot coutlnuo to police
tho state ot Missouri for tne ran
roads." Says the St. Loula Republic
TtiA meruit Dowerful upholder of the po
sltlon taken by Attorney General Barker
Is Judgo McPherson. Hlmx- 'mere is
nn auoDort which can compare for
strtntth and solidity with that given him
by the Inaction of the man he attacaea
If those Chicago high school grad
uates could not name the president
of the United atates, or know better
than to class Wilbur Wright aB a so
cial settlement worker, how, one 1b
forced to ask, would their teachers
answer the questions?
The Mission" or the Clinrch.
OMAHA, Jan. U-To the Editor ot Th
Ree: Those two lines of your editorial
comment attracted my attention. Klrst
a quotaUon was made: "The Church of
God may ba oppressed; It can never bo
suppressed." And the editorial comment
added: "io says a religious teacher and
writer. Never so long as It keeps to its
j mission."
"Its misIo.i." well, well, that was a
sphlnxlcal remark. In view of the fierce
attacks on the ministry that seem to be
the dally bread for ministers fn jjur city,
attacks on almost every conceivable pro
gram they may devise, but that of ex
treme worldllncss that makes the hard
ened worldling himself sncor at the
apostate servants of the church. In view
of these caustic, wild attacks so char
acteristic for our city, what Is the "mis
sion of the church?" If It preaches
the true word of" God, In Its Christ-full
ness and apostolic power. It Is scorned
because of Its bigotry, Its Intellectual
stupldnrss, Its, Inability to be tho tall
end of Ihe tlmes-splrlt. If It engages
In n, charity activity. It Is lashed nnd
hounded because It falls to turn all
Its energy, .the whole of Its machinery.
Into the making of "the bread that per
lshet'h." If It externalizes sufficiently
to be barely much else than a medical
dispensary and n-soup-kitchen, & social
servlco committee, a cheap ecclesiastical
ImUatlon pf the amusement halls, then
the snobs of culture lift their high brows
upon It and pass by It. It Is too
'common," too tawdry, too "popular."
Should It make earnest of tho scrip
turo'n charge -to live hollly ln this
present world, to draw a line between
the gaiety of the world and tho joyful
snnctlflcatlon of tho church of the
World-nedeemer, then It Is "making a
fool" of Itself.
The "mission of the church," 'tis a rid
dle. In tho light of tho perpetual scorn
which oni- city seems to hurl at "the
pulpit pounders," as they are designated
In Omaha. It would not a bit surprise
me If, after the coarse and hard-hearted
attacks on clergymen who opposed tho
Jato charity ball there would como a now
wave which would beat tho ministry of
tho city beoauso they aro a set of worth
less tags to mere public opinion. A fow
cam ago I read two editorial com
ment, on different dates. In the Chi
cago Tribune. The first, a serious arti
cle against using oathB In dally talk,
wna followed by a rich writeup on Ad
miral Bob Evans, who had the reputa
tion of being expert at cursing, and tin
editorial Jauntily played with the lim
ited creatures who could possibly take
offenso at "Bob's" harmless strong
words.
I believe that the edltbrlal of The Bee
was serious. But I cannot help asking,
what, In tho light ot the total situation
Is tho mission ot the church? And who
authoritatively decides that question for
tho church and the world? Are wo min
isters of the. word to depend on passing
public opinion' that, like tho Trlbuno cd
1 to rials referred to, says yea ono moment
and no tho next? Is there no volco from
the bosom of eternity? Aro we member
ot the Christian church bedraggled slaves
of publlo wishes as fleeting as the winds
that sweep by? Is there no Chrlst-glven
message, no eternal principle, no Im
movable foundation? Docs tho church
x"keep to Its mission" when It grovels In
tho dust of passing sentiments, or is
sucked Into the whirlpool of over-shift
Ing notions of men?
Does tho word, of God, perchance, an
swer the question with unequivocal clear
ness, so that the ministers of the Word
have a commission with a charge, and
tho members ot the Church of Christ as
wallv
It seems to me, after long pondering
jf the situation spiritually In our city,
that tho only thing that can rescue clergy
men In Omaha from utter despair is to
come clear on this question and then
stick!" Thero Is a grave reason way
doep down why the ministers ot our ctty
are llko travelling men, quick come, quick
Bono. The church especially ought to
rouse Itself and ask why the situation Is
what It undeniably Bhows Itself to be.
ADOLF IIULT,
Pastor Immanuel Lutheran Church.
Chester T. Crowd!, In the Independent.
I am tired of hearing my sex abuied
and misrepresented. 1 feel that the
feminist movement Is running amuck;
that women are being dangerously over
rated and men most ridiculously under
rated. I am In favor ot woman suffrage.
I am In favor ot higher education for
women. I think It Is time for organized
effort to ralso them to a higher standard
ot efficiency. I think that they are at
least as fit for the ballot as were the
t.ionecrs In this country who first en
joyed Its privileges and that they will
learn by use to exercise those privileges
wisely. I am conscious ot the fact there
Is an ever-growing number ot women In
this country who have .time and wealth
at their disposal and who feel free from
with the existing whlto slave traffic and
to say that women alone can destroy It
It would be Interesting to know how
many white slaves aro sold t5 women.
f believe that every drunkard can bo
matched with a drunken woman or
sloVen or spendthrift, or one ot habits
equally fatal to the welfare of society.
I do not believe that women are the
superiors of men In spirituality. I be
lieve, that they are more faithful to Its
forms but I think that the tremendous
growth of fraternal organizations tn this
country Is an expression of the ' de
termination of men to organize for more
effective nnd systematic practise day by
day ot the spirit ot Christianity. Tho
women were never more In tho majority
as supporters of the churches of this
country nnd the churches were never less
important as American Institutions than
they are today.
I am proud of the fact that many of
the men who subscribe to tho double
standard of morality are, In spite of all
the multitude of little responsibilities that I their lapses frdm what modern public
People and Events
William Blase, after an absence of JS
years, dropped ln the other day to visit
his Bisters In Fort Wayne, Ind. They
thought him dead years ago.
The main difficulty with the speed of
tho water wagon Is that the occupants.
through force of habit, persist- In saluting
tanks along tho road as the wagon strug
gle by.
Tho Bay State woman who advertised
to sell her husband for $1,000 discovered
that second-hand husbands do notmove
quickly unless tossed on the bargain
counter.
The Iowa StateABourd of Education re
quired every member ot the faculty of
the medical school at Iowa City to sign
a pledge that he Is not violating the state
law forbidding "fee splitting.'-
Alderman Henry O'Shea ot Cork, ire
land, who has been promoted to mayor,
Is having his title attacked by the al
so runs on the ground that he Is a natur
alized American citizen. Mayor O'Shea.
says he never held publlo office outside
of Cork, a claim which ought to make his
title clear.
John Weeks, VA, the oldest man In
Connecticut state, died recently at the
home of a nephew In Newark. He was
born In Pordham, N. Y., June, 1SQ8, and
retained hts faculties up to a year ago,
when he became blind. Ills death leaves
Captain Joseph Byxbec, 103, the oldest
man ln the state.
Seventy thousand Americans have left
Mexico since the fighting began and only
C.000 remain to guard $900,000,000 or Ameri
can capital Invested there. The Ameri
cans might bo spoiled if they remain,
but their property is mostly In the form
ot mines, well underground, and will be
Just as good, If not better, after the
cltan-up.
Mrs. Margaret Beall Connell, deputy
clerk ot the United States district court.
Is to be appointed receiver ot the United
States land office tor Utah, and It I
said will succeed the present incumbent
early this month. Mrs. Connell Is the only
practicing woman attorney In the state
of Utah and will occupy the most Im
portant federal office Jn the state. She
lives ln Salt Lake Ctty.
Republican Recuperative 1'oirer.
SOUTH OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 13.-To tho
Editor of The Bee; In having my article
on the "Democratic Eras" printed In Tho
Bee, the types made a change ln date
different from what I Intended. I wroto
that tho republicans will regain congress
next November If the present conditions
continue, as sweeplngly as they did in
1694. Some one changed it to 1S06. Wo
did regain congress Ln 1!9, after we had
only elected elghty-clght members ln
1S92. We held congress In 1898 and re
gained tho presidency.
P. A. AGNEW,
P. B. Some one told me that some ot
tho labor organizations adopted resolu
tions commending my article on the ac
tton of collection agencies suing on every
claim a being for necessaries ot life.
assail the women in poorer financial clr
cumstances. It la a choice with these
women between the turkey trot nnd
clgaret or doing something worth while.
I am not unappreclatlve of thi healthy
choice they have mado In voting their In
fluence toward the feminist movement, t
bellovc that In time these favored women
can bo tho leaders for those of their sex
who are not so favored and weld woman
kind Into a strength for the good of so
ciety and the nation.
But I wnnt them to go toward that
high purpose with a feeling of appre
ciation In their hearts for the blessings
that have come to them from men. I
want them to. realize that It they have
education It Is because men opened
schools to them; that if they have wealth
men usually bestowed It upon them;
that if they enjoy freedom ot speech and
find much time at their disposal they
have men to thank. 1 want them to
plead their cause calmly and tell the men
that they feel ready for wider activities
end greater responsibilities.
Instead of that, however, the plain man,
like me, whoso only sentiment toward
suffrage and all that sort of thing, when
it hurst upon him as a problem a few
years ago, was one of great astonish
ment not opposition finds such things
as this hurled at his unsuspecting head
"If 'this' can vote, why not 'this'?" He
finds that the male "this" Is an Italian
with a bomb, and the female "this" Is
quite evidently entitled to wear several
alphabets of titles back ot her name.
This sort of unfairness Is reiterated in
articles, tracts, fiction and plays, until
cno feels that he Is a regular bomb
throwing radical as ho rises to assert
that he is as good as his wife, I Htand
upon the ground that men have stood
upon for several thousands of years
A man Is a more valuable unit of
society than a woman.
In tho course ot bis normal life he
contributes more to the world than she.
He Is braver, stronger, more resource,
ful, moro inventive, not less spiritual,
nnd while her brain may bo as capable
as his, at present1 his reasons best and
Is therefore best entrusted with final de
cision In problems affecting the public
welfare.
Men havo believed those things for
thousands of years, and they bellevo
them today, but even us I write them I
'feel like one attacked from a thousand
quarters, as one who has uttered some
unspeakable truth. These are no longer
tho popular things to say and It appears
that those who believe them are forced
to silence. I protest against any such
condition.
In no spirit of bitterness, but with
frankness (and let us hope some mercy).
let us examine the record ot the sex
which has so recently discovered Itself
downtrodden and unfairly treated by men-
For several thousand years women havo
been bearing children, and until men
opened the door and brushed aside their
modesty In the Interest ot tho welfare of
the race about all they had ever learned
to do by way of assisting themselves
through that crisis was to pray.
For an equal number of years women
have been cooking food, and they turned
the work Into disorganized drudgery from
tho day they took hold of It. Every single
contribution toward lightening their work
has been made by men. And whllo man
has never considered tho kitchen his
proper place, whenever there has been a
demand for something more than or
dinarily excellent In the way of food he
has had to enter to prepare It,
Every attack ot man upon some oc
cupation of women has been successful
until today very few of them make the
clothes they wear nor do they even
design them. Men have enriched them
selves by taking women's work away
from them, while women, when they take
the work of men, depress prices and In
many Instances sell their services at such
low rates that men must come to their
tescue with legislation.
opinion Justly calls decency, loving hus
bands, good providers and fathers. I am
even so wicked as to wonder If, after all,
their lapses may not be due In part to
the fact that the women arc sq.fnr un
equal to them mentally and physically
that they cannot give tho men a fair
measure of support In the desire that
rrost men certainly start out with -to be
otherwise than they are. And I venture.
In conclusion, to dare to ask comparison
between these . men as fathers, and the
women who transgress the rules of
morality as mothers.
llnre Yon Noticed Itf
New York Times.
Ever notice that the girl with a broken
heart always manages to savo a few of
the pieces?
CHEERY CHAFF.
Father, said the smsll boy, "what 1.1
a lobbyist?" MA .
"A lobbyist, my son. Is a man who W
so afraid there will bo mistake made
In legislation that he Is willing to Pend
large sums of money to prevent It.
Pittsburgh Post.
Count Emallup They tell me Lord
Ballyrot had a narrow escape In Amer
l0DUkc Smlxture-Yes, yes, Vkriow:
whllo traveling ln the wild and woolly
west, y khow, he became confused In his
terms and called a cowgirl a hclter.
Judgc. It was 'the fourth consecutive night
he had been away until late.
Tho old lodge theory would seem to be
threadbare, but he sprang It Ban- ...
"What was going on at the lodge this
time?" she asked, coldly and lncredu-
'""Ins'ulatlon of officers," he replied.
Indianapolis Star,
"What's the old lady worried about?"
"Somebody told her there was a scheme
'"""eTand'apply the tax at Its source."
-Kansas City Journal.
"What was the matter with the maid
you got the other day? 1 hear you have
discharged her." 1 . .
"She didn't seem to havo sufficient In
telligence to get along here. Her cook
ing was fair, but when she used my hus
band's tango shirt for a dust ; cloth we
just had to part with her." Chicago
Record-Herald.
"This woman Is worth JIW.OOO. Would
you like to see her photograph?'
"Worth $400,000 und compelled to adver
tise for a husband? No! you necdn t
show me her phiz. I can Imagine what It
must be."-'Loulsvllle Courier-Journal.
"We are never too otd to learn," quoted
the Wise Guy. . lt ,
"That's right," answered the Blhipls
Mug. "A man never realizes how little
he knows till his small son gets old
enough to aBk questions." Philadelphia
Record..
Here's the Food for
Backbone and Muscle
Haven't you often wondered at the
wonderful strength and vitality of the
Italian race. Their chief food a.t home
is spaghetti a food, that is rich in
gluten the element that goes to make
muscle and flesh. We can follow this
example with benefit. A 10c package of
SPAGHETTI
contains more nutriment than one
pound of the finest tenderloin steak.
Easier digested, too also easier pre
pared. And what good eating Faust
SDaehetti makes! rich, sa
vory, relishable meals. Try
it cooked with tomatoes
and served with powdered
cheese it's great, as per our
free recipe book copy free.
Sc and 10c phgs. Buy today.
MAULL BROTHERS
St. Louis, Mo.
Industrial Utopia
Pittsburgh Despatch: In view ot the
proverb that money talks, the Ford com
pany's $1,000,000 co-operation .fund speaks
In a voice that Is heard 'from one end of
the land to the other.
8loux City Journal; A Job at the Ford
motor works Is likely to develop Into
valuable franchise. Hereafter when an
employe gets rich enough to retire he may
be able to command a handsome premium
for stepi'nj aside and letting the man
next In hno step into his place.
Wall Street Journal: It the newspapers
of the day are correctly reporting the lat
est Invention and advertisement of Henry
Ford he has ln his social endeavor com
mitted economic blunders, if not crimes.
They may return to plague him and tho
Industry he represents as well as organ
ized society.
Springfield Republican: Women do not
participate In the Ford company's $10,000,
000 bonus, and Dr. Anna Howard Shaw
saya roundly that It Is because they aro
disfranchised, and that women are
"gumps" If they don't see to It. However,
the salaried men have votes, but they do
not participate either.
New Tork Times: It Is natural that a
company so blessed as to have $10,000,000
of annual profits over and above the mod
est demands ot the shareholders should
be optimistic Therefore, the plan is
based on the theory' of continuous sun
shine. In hard times and lean years the
$10,000,000 available for this bounty would
shrink appallingly. The Imposing of such
conditions upon itself by this company
Is. moreover? a most powerful Incentive to
competition- A pledge to give away mill
Jons In proflt-zharlng Is a heavy burden
to carry In the industrial rac
I have no apologies to make for the
record of man In dealing with woman.
recognize all his fallings tot yesterday
and today, but In the face of all ot them
I am proud of- what he has done.
look back upon the traditions ot my sex
without shame and find tn them great
Inspiration for the future; for better rela
tlona between men and women, and for
the evolution of a woman who will, with
the assistance ot men, be a far better
woman.
I am proud of the fact that men have
of their own free will, and under no
compulsion except that of their sense of
fairness and their love, ceased to make
ot woman a chattel to be' bought and
sold.
I am proud that to millions ot men
polygamy Is abhorrent, not because thev
collectively lack the brute strength to put
women back where they came from, but
because they have willed otherwise.
T am proud ot the fact that history Is
dotted with Instance to show that when
women of genius and unusual ability
arose they have found their way to
leadership without regard to the tradt
tions ot race or' nation or creed.
r am proad of the fact that men such
aa stood aside for the women when the
Titanic" went down were Just ordinary
men, collected at random, making no
claim beyond the average chivalry of
men, nor picked by men as expressing
anything higher than the average attl
tude of men toward women-
I am proud of the fact that every prq
gresslve measure upon an Americ
statute book today was passed by men
under no fear of women nor compulsion
by them, and I hurl back every charge
of unfairness they make with the dec
laration that men are and have been the
leaders ln the fight for these measures
and men will continue to pass in Increas
ing number such laws whether there is
woman suffrage or net. These measures
I hold to be the outgrowth of a healthy
publlo opinion shared by men as well as
women.
It is becoming common to charge men
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ADVERTISING isn't going
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you. Its mission is purely to
arouse interest and provoke in
quiry. As an "ice-breaker," it
has no equal.
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