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i THE BEE: OMAHA, "WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1914. The Omaha daily bee V OUNDED BY KDWARU ltQgWW ATH.it. VICTOIl ROSKWATKR, BD1TOR. BKH BUILDING. FAHN'AM AM) HTM. Entered at Omaha postotflce as second duns matter. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTIONS. Sunday Bee, one year Saturday Bee, ono year - Dally Bee, without Sunday, one year.. 4.00 Dall Bee, and Sunday, one year .W DGMVGRBD BY CARRIItR. ri.nltiir nn Rlinrinv tll-A. tier month . . . IOC livening, without Sunday, per month. . ijc J Dally Bee, including Bunaay. icr " Dally Bee, without Sunday, per month. lc Address all complaints of Irregularities In dedverle to c ity Circulation lrpt. RKMITTANCB. Remit by dratt, express or postal order, payable to The Bee Publishing company. Only 2-cent stomps received in payment of small accounts. Personal cheeks, ox cept on Omaha and eastern exchanges, not acccptel. . OFK1CBS. Omaha-The Bee Building. South Omaha-ZSIS N street Council Bluffs-H North Main Street. Uncoln-W Utile Building. Chlcago-POl Hearst Building. New York-Room 1105. 2!S Fifth Avenuu. St. Louis-SOS New Bank of Commerce. WashinRton-715 Fourteenth St. X. w. CORHESPONDKNCB. Communications relating to news uhr editorial matter should tin addressed Onatt Bee. Editorial Department. DKCEMUKR CIRCULATION 52,148 State of Nebrsska, County of Douglas, ss.: Dwlght Williams, circulation manager of Tho Bee Publishing company, being dulv sworn, says Mint the average dally circulation for tho month of December, 1913. was 61,118. Circulation Manager. Subscribed In my presence and sworn to before me this 3d dny of January, 19H. ROBERT HUNTKR, iScal.) Notary Public. HnbscrlherH IrnrlnR the city f rnitiornrll)' shnnlit have- Tlie lleo ntallril to (hem. Address at 111 tic rhnneed n often am rrtictcil, Yes, merit is nil Oninha asks in presenting Its claims to a reserve bank. Undo Sam Is going ahead fortlfy lng tho canal Just as If tho prince ot peace were not a part of Iho admin istration. Scnor Villa saya.'H was tho sys tem that made" mo a bandit." Ex actly the defense of Borne" American captains of Industry. ' The Minnesota school of ngrlcul turo having started a "sowing" class for boys, may bo oxpected to organ ise a planting class for girls, or patching. Jlmhamlowln hnti d quocr way of showing bin friendship for a man, Judging from his Juggling ot lottery in ordor to land his frlond, Plndoll, In Russia, If you do not think eggs aro cheaper than thoy used to bo, note a dispatch from Richmond, reminding us that fifty years ago thoy sold for $7C a dozen. Dit money Is not so cheaij now. Jf Omaha goto a rcsorvq bank, as wo boileyo It will, It will bo only be cause the government's representa tives found that the Interests of tho country demanded Jt. Tho Nobraskn state Nrc commis sioner roports the arrest of nlno In cendiaries In 1013. Threo are serv ing their tcrmB In tho ponltontlary. "What, and not pardoned yot? Young Mr. McCormlck ot Chicago Waxes wroth at opposition to tho teaching of sex hygiene in school, liut young Mn McCormlck should bo patient with the parents of the fow children that are not his. Thus far in atf the official ln.vca ligation to determine tho location ot the reserve banks nothing has been adduced to show that Omaha should not be made ono of the ccntors. The strongest argument In favor of Omaha la tho fact that' tho surround intr cnuntrv needs 'and risks for a bank here. ' ' Henry Wattereon goes, to tho trouble ot defending his "parts ot speech" against an eastern critic. But why! Mr. Wattorson Ts a mas ter ot English, whose use ot it Is so much more refreshing and. delightful than that ot any mere "cfltlc," as to need no defense necessary In the es timation of thousands who like to read what he writes. Commissioner of Education CI ox ton will, we fear, have to hit on a new fad It he wishes to win public favor. His freak schomo of cutting out the kid's vacation and givlnt; the school continuous supervision over him for twelve months in the year Is not very promising. Tlo borne still has a place in tho child's life, which Mr. Claxton will do woll to recognize. It thero wore any apparent need for hja summer gar dening school fad it might be differ ent. Besides, "all work and no play makes John a dull boy," Arthur Capper of Kausas, who In sists on doing his own political thlnK ins, has naturally Incurred tho dis pleasure of that Immaculate public monitor, Collier's Weekly, which thus sneers. Ht (Mr. Capper's) newspapers, the To peka Capital and the Household, print good reading matter but they als.o print the advertisements of patent medicines that truly progressive publishers have learned to 4o without. What progressive publishers? Tho Chicago Tribuno, K&tsas City Star and Philadelphia North American, the three most militant moose or gans, print patent medicine adver tisements, and did bo, as far as wo kaow, throudiout tho battle of Ar mageddon. Wise Counsel. Evidently tho Hov, Titus Lowo Is n man of wisdom, courage and a wide, opon mind, as his advlco to the Bar tea union indicates. He tells thceo young people to got busy In their rightful sphere of Infusing mora vi tality Into tho church, which It now lacks: Don't worry about what you are coins to do about social service work- A little life Injected Into the church Itself will do morn for social service than all your howling In the next ten yenrs. You are apt to start out nt tho beginning of the yoar and soy, "Wo win tell the mayor I I I. - .Ll.f . . 11 ., 1 I. I . Him ino unici vi ironic hiki uiunc ui u,r City numinisinuion wnai we minn oi lutlon to them; they wonder who you nre. They don't know you. Do you know why all your resolutions and nil don't mean much to the city administration? Do you know 'why tho churches and the Buraca together don't mean much to the city administration? U ' beoauso the churches and the Baracs don't represent a very big factor In the city. Tlioro Is so much tho Unracna and other church bodies can do In their rightful nphoro nnd so little In the wrong sphere that it would bo too bad not to nmko the most of tho op portunities In tho formor. Rev. Mr. Lowo evidently believes with many of us, that much of tho church great work is Inspirational; that if It exhausted Its efforts to Inspire men It would find small occasion for try ing to drive thorn Into righteousness. It Is ho well adapted and equipped for tho formor and so poorly for the latter. Tho city and tho Daracas owe Rev. Mr. Lowo something for hi fearless, well-spoken advice. Emperor at Fifty-live. Kalaor AVIlhelm II has Just passod his fifty-fifth birthday; not as an ordinary citizen of Germany ior any other country, but as head ot ono of tho groat nations of tho world, whoso groatncsH has In a large in ensure been achieved since ho took his seat on the throne, A llttlo more than n quartcrsof u contury ago tho present German emperor won ac claimed amid tho general apprehen sion of tho world. Ills youth, his Impetuosity, his 'faith In hlmseU, which then scorned colossal, all tended to foster tho distrust that soomed to onvolop him In tho pub lic eye. With tho ludjtstry ot genius ho set nhoilt his tremendous task of governing according to the divine right. History has boen made since that, day, and no German war has marked Its pagos. German com morco and Industry havo thrived, progress has bcon mado in overy di rection; tho bonds of blood and Iron by which Bismarck and Von Moltke cemented tho German states together havo been roplacod by tics of racial understanding, The German pooplo havo bocqmo u roally groat nation among the nations ot tho earth, nnd over them Kaiser WlUiolm ut 55 watches an n father over his home circle. His sumptuary orders from tlmo to time, regulating tho affairs ot his peoplo, may soom a llttlo ab surd to thoso who do not appreciate his government, but ho asks nothing of his subjects he Is not willing to submit to, while his persistent stand for what is sound and healthy In all regards wins the commondatton ot tho world, lie Is no longer looked upon nn a war lord, but as a pattcnt and kindly rulor. Iloch dcr kaiser! Nebraska's lire Lois, Tho oftlolal.report ot Chief. Deputy Flro Commissioner W. 8. Rldgell of Nebraska for 101.1 Is both Interesting and encouraging, for it shows, In.th.i first place, a total of 1,265 fires In 1913' as against 1.3C5 in 1912, an ag gregate loss ot f 1,715,676.10 as against $2,251, 174. S3. Of course, as ho Intimates, many flroa occurred which wore not roportod to his offlco, Ho desorves support In his effort to compel a still closer adherence to the law requiring a report on overy fire, With evidence before us that partial observance of tho law and greater precautions result In this much re duction ot hazard, It follows that completo co-oporatlon would work far greater results. The report shows that tho value ot property actually on tiro In this state last year was $0,463,064. The losa being but S1,71G,67C, the official concludes that the fire-fighters saved $7,708,288 in property, which U something to tjiluk about In passing. It certainly helps us to appreciate tho work ofthe flro-flghters, but for whom the carelessness of others would have cost so much more. College Value of Athletics. Uoard members who protested to advancing tho salary ot tho athletic director beyond that paid to the old - est dean in the University of Ne braska faculty wore overridden with a merry laugh. Tho state had to talse the coach's pay or loso him, and as ho had advanced us to a com manding position In tho foot ball world, wo CQUld not afford to sacri fice him for tho mere matter of $1,000 or so. Tho logic of the sltt- atlon, then, seems to be that deans and othor faculty members may be picked up at any time. Hut Nebraska's athletic board han done nothing unusual. Wo may a well open our eyes to the fact that athletics has a permanent and prof itable place In the college, curricu lum which no single Institution can deny, and it Is not certain that competent direction, bringing ath letic supremacy, Is not worth the price that must be paid. I f . t T 1 lopKinflJiacKwar .ThUJVinOmah roMsnra no sic nut T JANUARY ZH. Thirty Vcat Ago- Charles McCormlck, for many years re ceiving teller of the First National bank, ha4 resigned to go to Colorado, whero lv will rngngo In the banking business on his own account. The annual ball of the telegraphers at 1 Urounso'n hall was n great event, with a . large number of visiting guests frqm I neighboring towns. The flooi1 committee consisted of K. L. Armstrong, a. W. Illr-kfnltnn T W. k'.,n I If 9.I..I W Mays. a. V. Arbuthnot. Horace CI. Davis, W, S. Howell, B. Farrer. J. W. Tyford and J. E. Orcen, The electric light was not In operation ! tonight owing to tho company putting In a new shaft and a new dynamo. The Paxton hotel desk now has an othor smiling face behind It, which bo longs to F. I,. Hull, who comes from the Vcndome house In Boston. H. It. H. Clurk, general manager ot the t'nlon Pacific, Is leaving loday for Lod Angeles for his health. Hov. CJoorge V. Frost. Pldney K. Locke, manager of tho white lead works! Judge Wakcloy and .Mr. Fisher of Harris & Fisher, were among the easthound pas sengers. A delegation of Lincoln teachers visited Omaha schools and woio met at the depot by Superintendent James, who escorted them around. Superintendent Bowers, who had charge of tho party, admitted the superiority or Omaha's schools. In Lin coln, he said that tho teachers received about W) n month, with great Irregularity of pay, while the Omaha teachers receive larger salarler and prompt monthly pay ment. J. W. Oarnoau of the Clarneau Cracker factory, In back from a successful busi ness trip through the west. Twenty Years Ago- After all tho reiterated statement by Oeneral Passenger Agent Lomax to tho tffcet that tho Union Pacific would not pitch Into the western railroad passenger riitq fight, that road announced a first class rate of $10 to extreme North Pacific (oast points, with corresponding rates to Intermediary points. De Wolf Hopper, In "Wang." delighted n largo nudlenco at the Boyd. He pre sented a lot of pretty fHces and figures, sweet voices and attractive costumes and stngo nettings. wimam ij, Ransom, for many -years private detectlvo for tho Union Taclflc. died at St. Joseph's hospital, his Illness having been superinduced by an Injury on the heau he sustained at wanoo in a fight with boxcar robbers. Anent the agitation for locating tho market house on Jefferson snuaro, thoso Interested were displaying a decision previously handed down by former flu jiremo Justlco Ocorg B. Lake, to the effect that It would be within the law to locate the federal building there When a site for the federal building was being decided upon, Thomas Swift nnd other property owners near Jefferson vrtuare submitted the question to Judge Lake, who gave his ruling. Thu market house advocates hold that If the property might be devoted to the location ot a federal building. It might also for a municipal market house. Tn Year Ago , The Douglas county democracy catno boldly out Into thb open and cast the harpoon deep Into the epidermis of the Peerless Leader by endorsing the Kat KenJammer candidate, William Randolph Hearst, for the democratic presidential nomination. These officers of the club were elected for tho year! President, Qcorge Holmes; first vice president, R. J. Morris; second vice president, W. P. MeDevItt; third vice president, William Olmstead; secretary, J, F. Moriarty; financial secretary, Dr. flcott; corre sponding secretnry, R. V. Muleahey; treasurer, J. J. Muhoney; sergcant-ut-arms, Harold Overbcck; marshal, Tom Harrington, W. C. Ives, one of the best known nud Informed lawyers, of the Omaha lar, dlod at his home, 1S3 North Thirty-ninth street, after a lingering Illness. He underwent an operation for appendicitis In October and never fully recovered his health. He was tho law partner of V. J. Connell, who said of him: "Judge Ives waa ono of tho most thorough und best Informed lawyers In Douglas county." Judge Ivsa was quiet and re tiring In disposition. He attended St. Mary's .Avenue Congregational churih. He left a widow, but no children. C. H. Tlckens tendsred hs resignation as a member of the executive com ml', ten of the Commercial club because of extra heavy duties In his private business. J. L. Rrandeis & Sons came out as tho real purchasers of the Young Men's Christian association building and the Oloncalrn hotel adjoining at Sixteenth and Douglas streets for 1 200,000 for tb icrmcr ana W.OOO for the latter. Tho ti.m -,!., I, - J - . . ...... w,.. Iv umbo mo purcnase as nn investment, not intending to build sioro on me site for the present at least Peon ft and Events At W years of age Charles II. Jackson of Rroekton. Mass., weighs 6S pounds, and Is rcanrded In New England as the fattest white hope In the world. Dr. Samuel II, Metseer or Ijmcaster, Pa., Is II years old and has never worn an overcoat. In the severest Wuather h drives to see his patients without mind ing the mercury's sting. Congressman Ren Johnon Is loomlnz cp as the "Whit hope" of Kentucky. As n exponent of the manly art Ren could make good money for the man who will ; m h,m on Ulft mt,0 elrcuIt It's on the rounds again, girls, and th lines busy. What? That delightful ronunce nuout me millionaire who was to charmed with a telephone clil'a voice that he sought hex out and married her. Number, please Former residents of the federal prison at Atlanta. Oa., reflect vry seriously on the management and menu and warn opl to keep away from It. In bchulf ot the Institution It should be said that It never solicits business. An Kngllsh member of Parliament, I. n. Chloua-Money, computes that the Kntllsh. people spend more for motor cara than for the' navy, the figures being j;s,(03.CXM as against I,000,000. But to have to spend so much for motor cars dies not help to pay for the navy Jules Hauiede, deputy In the French congress meeting In Paris, was known for never making a speech except opce, nnd that consisted of two words. In order to call attention to th fact that there telUr. two." waa no quorum when appointed 1 Order in Omalia Beaver City TImes-Trlhune: Thoso Omaha police, who claim that they did jnot know of the existence of the dlsor jderly reforts, should come to Furnas (county for Instruction. We have rubes here with alfalfa seed In their whiskers, who, whep they go to Omaha, can spot the joints before they get aoross tho Tenth street viaduct Tekamah JbUrnal: There arc a great many shots being levelwi at umana nc- cause of moral condition mere. e noted what one of their freak ' preachers had to say of matters there In talking of the recent holdups in a sporting house. He declared he was often approached by women of the street with sinister motives, oVen when he was on his way to church. That Is strange. Wo doubt If thero are many men who visit Onriha who aro thus approached If they are at tending to their business. Omaha Is r.s bad as most cities and the Journal pub. Usher has vlelted It a great many tlmija nnd yet In all of our visits to the Ne braska metropolis, we have never vet been approached by one of the so-called soliciting females. Perhaps had we bcn looking for 'that class of women we might have found them. It makes a vast difference what you arc seeking, for you will generally find what you ar looking for. We never feef sorry for the so-called country sport who gets relieved of his pocketbooU when he is endeavor ing to see thn tenderloin side of Omaha. Omaha should keep its notoriety seeking preachers quiet for they never do m.ich good. Frempnt Ttlbunei Omaha's latest mur der has created unusual excitement ond called for radical action on the part of the authorities. Tho prominence ot tho murdered young man In social and busi ness circles added to the Interest of the case. His appearance at a qiie.itlon.iolo resort when It was held up by bandits lost him his life. Smarting under the criticism that has been made of police administration Commissioner Ryder, who hart charge ot that branch, has been transferred to another department. Violent outbursts of public Indignation are natural sequences of such affairs. The criticism Is for the most part lodwed against Mr. Ryder, that under his r.d ministration there should exist a house Where bandits might go and shoot down the Inmates. But It will be a long "oar before such places are abolished In cities like Omaha. That there will be inch festering spots Is ton obvious nnd solely lamentable. And the Iniquity of hu manity Is so sporadic In Its manifesta tions as to make It Impossible to foresee where It will break out and when. That the police could know this particular crime was to be perpetrated and thwart It was manifestly Impossible. When murder Is In the hearts of men It will find Its violent expression. Of course It Is the duty of police officials to enforce the law. No doubt there Is much pro tected vlco In Omaha; at least much favored and undisturbed vice. It may be that the young man who lost his life In a brothel would have been shot down In a public atreet, as men ofun are. He might even have perished In a church. Until human nature Is entirely regener ated whtoh appears remote and doubt ful, there will be commission of crime. There is another side to the shield than that of denunciation of the police. Death may coma to tho Innocent, but shame Will not attach to It, as In this case. If tho victim keeps clear of such shady places. The wages of aln Is death. No police force, however vigilant, can annul that moral law. Making a "goat" of Commissioner Ryder will not remove the blot from any Garnished names. Twice Told Tales Th Last Ward. Two women, during a friendly meeting on the street, got to quarreling" about their ages and used very strong language toward each other. At last, as If to end the dispute, one ot them turned away and said In a very conciliatory tone ot voice: "Let til not quarrel over the mat ter any more, I. at least, have not the hsart to do It. I never knew who my mother was; she deserted me when a baby, and who knows but that you may have been tho heartless parent?" San Francisco Argonaut, Precocltr. "The Filipinos will get their Independ ence, but not for years to come. The Filipinos aro Intelligent, but they are not precocious. They don't resemble little Willie." The speaker was Representative Gor man of Illinois. He continued; "Little Willie Is really too precocious. 1 met him t)iq other day with his school bag under his arm. " 'Well, well, said . 'and so you go to school now, eh?' "Sure, mike,' said little Willie. 'Ain't I over 6?' t " 'And do you love your teacher?" I asked. " 'Aber nit.' vatd little Willie. 'The old hen's too old for me. "Washington Star. Wntrli Them f roTT. The heroes of Ireland, England and Scotland were all throe brought to court. Paddy was charged, with stealing a cart. mo r.nsuaiiman a norse ana tne scot a cow. The Hcotcrmian was questioned as to where h got the cow, and he said ho had It since It whs a calf. The Englishman said that the horse was his sine. It was a foal. When Paddy was questional he felt somewhat embarrassed, but after a while he ipoko up boldly: "Shure. yer honor, 1 have that ould cart since It was a wheelbarrow." Philadelphia Telegraph. Over the Seas A Moorish woman considers It a. point ot honor to be absolutely Ignorant of "er It la stated that throughout Sweden there art (00,(00 total ubstalners. or about 10 per rent of the population. France now prohibits the employment of young persona undor 18 In chrome lithography In ceramic works. German pencil manufacturers are look ing to California Incense cedar for pencil wood. The establishment of a pencil fac tory In California Is not Improbable. Five hundred French sold'ers of tho Ninth battalion of Alpine Chasseurs were vaccinated In IJU, on their departure for Morocco. The column spent fourteen months exposed to the danger ot an ac tive campaign against the revolting na tives and returned to France. Exaralna (tlon showed that not a single case of lo.dler. tiooj Wishes to Moloney. OMAHA, Jan. 2l.-To tho Editor of The Bee: Of all the amusing things regard ing our police commissioner, the article In last evening's Herald, "A Real Chief of Detectives." Is tho most laughable. Mr. Kugel hasn't as yet taken up his duties as superintendent and tho Herald Is alruady offering apologies for his ex pected shortcomings by shirting responsl bllltles onto Mslonev's shoulders. It U a good thing Maloney has broad shoulders f and Is good natured, otherwise ho might full by the wayside, as this Is a terrible load for nn ordinary man. But those who know Stove know he h a real de tective and need not blow his horn, as his record, which Is open to all, will back him up. There may be 6thers, but the Herald falls to name anyone to toko his plseo. So here's good luck to Steve, wherever he hansa his hat. A C1TIZKN. IWImt Might Done. OMAHA, Jan. M.-To the Editor of The Be- Rev, Sir. Howell tells what Christ would do f he come to Omaha. Among other things. "H would Interest Himself In the great throng of wayward girls, which Is the ti needy of the age." 1 be lieve, myself, that Christ would do this, but before these waywurd girls would take any notice of Him or His teachings. He would be compelled to prove His divine authoilty by performing miracles, for among so msny conflicting opinions as to what la right or wrong, young peo plo are unable to arrive at any poslttvo decisions. Fome people are teaching the Sir In that nothing connected with dress, music, dancing, books or theaters is wrong: playing with temptation Is not wrong: that secret design or intention la net a sin unless carried Into effect, and a thousand and one other absurd notions which rill a girl's mind with optimistic delusions and throw her completely off her guard. Some parents Hay this girl Is too young to sin; that one Is old enough to know belter, and this other ono Is too woll raised and too lady-llkc to even think of such things. I wonder If Christ would pronounce his opinion In favor of the tango? He might say It is all right If every lady was chaperoned by a policeman, and He would probably say that If saloons must be regulated and theaters and dance halls placed under censorial control, we may well look upon them with suspicion. It Is hard, Indeed, to make any Im pression upon men and women after they linvo fallen; the fallen woman 1h trying to live without labor, and I am trying to Uo that myself; sho considers that society Is not yet able to dispense with her services, for she Is tod that she Is a necessary evil; she receives more flattery, mora attention and more sym- thy than the working girl, nnd sho con cludes that as everyone Is getting by as easy as they can. sho will do ths same; but wrong as such a conclusion Is, It Is no greaier error than to suppose that nothing Is good or bad, but thinking makes It so." Segregation and Inspection Is of no uso whatever, for It grants a license to vio late the law. What Is needed Is suppres sion of the theater, saloon and danco hall, better wages and earlier marriages. K. O. M'INTOSH. Bryan and the Bank Lexington Pioneer: It Is said that Bryan is fernlnst Omaha as a location for one of the regional banks. Evidently Mr. Bryan's dislike of Senator Hitchcock la greater than his regard for his own state. Nebraska City' Press: Secretary Bryan's endorsement of Lincoln as a mighty good place for a regional reserve, bank may not get the bank for the state capital. but yet It may. If Omaha, the logical city for a bank, cannot win, Lincoln Is our second choice. But Omaha Is hotter, geographically situated, not even except ing Kansas City, and should not be for gotten when the distribution Is made. Blue Springs Sentinel; Say, when Omaha bankers were compelled to como to Lincoln to meet the regional bank committee, the world did not exactly come to an end, but there was another earthquako lp Japan. Here Is to betting that Lincoln also gets the regional bank. for, mind you, the peerless leather and Brother Charley and Committeeman Hall get their heads together, there Is some thing doing In democracy. Kearney Hub: All Nebraska should be Interested In securing one of the new regional banks at Omaha, First of all, th.it city Is located exactly right, as the gateway to practically all of the west. Kansas City Is too far south and too close to fit. Lout. It Is stated that Omaha can be reached from more finan cial centers within twelve hours than any other city west of the Mississippi river, and this Is easily believable. But aside from that, Omaha la a great and growing center of commercial and Industrial actlv Ity, nnd In every way fit tp be considered as a banking or financial center. Columbus Telegram: Omaha ought to be designated as the location ot one ot tne regional banks. Omaha may be so designated. And if such designation shall be made, then all the thanks ot Nebras- kans wll be due to that same Bryan at whom Oinahn so often makes faces. He is the only real friend of Omaha now In Washington. It will be a difficult task for him to overcome the aversion of na tlonal democrats for Standard Oil Influ ence which Omaha sends to the United States senate. But Bryan Is strong. He may be able to accomplish for Omaha a regional bank. Nebraska Editors "Will Dunn, former editor of the Callo way Courier-Tribune has leased the Trvon Praphle. W. O. Todd, former editor of the Thedford Herald, has repurchased the paper from JS. D. Gideon. Richard B. Blythe, editor of tho Cook Courier, was married last week to Miss Harriet Gertrude Carter of Peru. Leedom & Fon. who recently purchased the Gordon Journal, have added a lino typo to the equipment ot the office. J. W. Tamplln. proprietor of the TVa msh Journal, has purchased a lot nnd will erect a brick building to house tha plant. O. II. Holton of Omaha has purchased the Upland Kagle ot Louts Richmond. The new owner, who took charge iaot week, says he will enlarge the paper as soon as the patronage Justifies It. Editorial Snapshots Brooklyn Eagle: "You mustn't take u woman's arm; she must take yours" :s tho Kaiser's latest rule for army officers. Thus Is the clinging vine theory duly sus tained In tho very highest quarters. Indianapolis News; The way tho presi dent Is hanging on to the merit system In the Postofflco department must make some of tho boys In the trenches almost mad enough to go to work for a living. Indianapolis News: After all, business In Clonnany seems to be very slmllnl to that ot this country Official luvesttga tlon has shown that a number ot firms supposed to be Independent arc In reality owned by the tobacco trust. Philadelphia Ledger: Secretary Daniels wishes It to bo distinctly understood that the reason ho has asked for more chap lains in the navy Is not becauso the nay Is wickeder tinder a democratic than under a t-epubllcan administration. Boston Transcript: Dr. Anna Howard S'hnw told a meeting of New York suf fragettes that women would make bettor street sweepers ,than men. which Is the first Intimation so for received that tho train skirt for afternoon wear Is coming back. , Now York World: In January, IS65, al most two years after tho onactment of tho national banking law, only C!y banks had accepted its terms, since then known to bo highly favorable. Now, In one month after the adoption of the fed oral rrserVo law, 4,620 national banks, consld ernbly more than half of the nilmbcr, have accepted Its provisions, although most of thim fought It to the nnd. Buy It Because It's a Better Car Model T Touring Car f. o. b. Detroit particulars Harney St from RAILWAY SERVICE INAUGURATED Tho Lubbock-Texlco Cut-Off puts Mulcshoo, Bailey County. Texas, on the ma.p with one leap. Tho Santo, Fo Is running Passenger and Local Freights and will soon bo running through trains from Galveston to San Francisco through tho new town of Muleshoe. Many flock to sen our wells at Mulcshoo, Bailey County, Texas, where the Dempster Mill Mfg. Co,, of Beatrice, Nob., have just completed twelve, irrigating wells which produce from ono thousand to fourteen hundred gallons of water per minute. We havo the befit location for alfalfa, com, cattle and hoga to be found. Wo ure feeding our ensilage to our stock this winter. We are selling these lands from 35 to DO dollars per aero, and they aro producing as much as 200 dollar lands in Nebraska, Iowa or Illnols- We are plowing, discing nnd harrowlnsr 15 acres per day with a 40 horse power oil ciiglno at a cost of $2.60 per acre. Our next excursion will be February 3d. Round trip ticket from Omaha, $28.85. Excursions every first and third Tuesday thereafter. Wo aro only twenty-seven hours' rldo from Kansas City. , For Information and literature, wrlto SMITH-McCANN LAND COMPANY 1407 W. O. W. Bids'. OMAHA, JTBB, To serve its patrons well in all banking matters is the constant aim of this bank. SMALL DEPOSITS Wo encourage them, in the hope that they may in time he come large ones. A checking ac count will help you conserve your income. Capital, $500,000 Surplus Earned, $1,000,000 NOBODY is. so "disgusted with advertising," as the dabbler. He glides in and slides out, afraid to "stick" and afraid to "quit." 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