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Britiih Cabinet Changes.
Sweeping changes in the personnel of the
government of Great Britain do not occasion so
much astonishment, when viewed In the light
of some recent developments. The formation of
a coalition cabinet looks like a very shrewd
move to give eac h of the severaf political parties
of the United Kingdom Its full share of respon
sibility in the conduct of the war, thus doing
away with criticism arising from partisan blaa.
The new arrangement haa also the advantage
that will come from better oversight of the de
tails of each department because of a division
of work between the cabinet officers.
Friction In the British navy department has
been known ever since Churchill went over the
heads of his associates to order the construction
of battleships for which he had no warrant. It
was a natural result of a "progressive" civilian
trying to direct a "conservative" sea dog, an'l
one or the other had to go. Lord Kitchener la
coming In for a great deal of the comment that
seems to be part of the experience of a war
minister, In war or peace. With him at the head
of the army, and Lloyd George in charge of the
business administration of the department, this
storm will probably subside. Asqulth and Bonar
Law will make a good team, and with Balfour
on the list, the political strength of the United
Kingdom will be represented on the new cabinet,
where tha unity of patriotic purpose ought to
create a harmony partisanship would never
permit. ,
The Situation is especially Interesting, as
Indicating an unsuspected flexibility and re
sponsiveness on the part of the English govern
ment. A similarly critical situation haa seldom
been met with such dexterous statesmanship.
Bookplates and History
"Boston Transcript."
will dmjbt-
Getting warmer over In Europe!
Call It a mUllon-dolJar rain, and let It eoak
la at that figure.
. A a modern war necessity, the camera haa
the typewriter pushed off the field.
At the present rate of speed It la confidently
believed the Russians will beat the Teutons to
Petrograd.
Between war rumors and weather the na
tional game finds It hard to put up a smile at
the box office,"
, Railroad valuations for tax purposes remain
unchanged The precedent Is a serviceable t'o
for Individual taxpayers threatened with a boost.
gtlll, there Is nothing to prevent the electric
lighting company giving patrons the promised
rate reduction of lu own accord, "not next year,
not next month, but now."
So far In the captured loot of war no men
tion la made of gas tanks. Until the visible
proof Is shown doubters at a safe distance are
Justified In maintaining the historic Missouri
pose.
The Nebraska State Board of Health' has Is
sued a mandatory edict for Individual commun
ion cups. Score once-more for the church sup
ply houses that have the goods ready for delivery-,
"v.
Two Separate Questions Involved.
The effort to block Greater Omaha con&olld
tlon by attack In the courts proceeds along dual
lines, and raises two questions, which it will be
well to keep distinct and separate. An Injunc
tion is asked to prevent the holding of an im
pending special election, first, on the ground
that the consolidation act Is Invalid, as
being prohibited special legislation, and second.,
for the alleged reason tngt the election commis
sioner law, under which it Is proposed to hold
the election. Is likewise invalid as a piece of
prohibited special legislation.
To an outsider only casually versed In the in
tricacies of the law, It would seem thst a
stronger case is possible against the election
commissioner statute than against the consolida
tion act. Yet the latter Is In no way dependent
on the former except as an Incident, for there
must be some method of semiring a legal election
in which to pass upon, the question submitted
by the legislature whether the people of Omaha
and its adjoining suburbs desire a consolidated
municipal government Furthermore, any elec
tion actually. conducted by the election commis
sioner as de facto officer must hold "Whether the
election machinery lias been committed to hi in
by a law validly enacted or not.. Under the cir
cumstances we see no reason for abating tho
preparations to get the rote out for the con
solidation election as originally scheduled for
next week until an actual court order serves no
tice otherwise.
A speaker at' a church conference calls upon
all preachers to ' got rid of their Sunday
voices" and "use every-day laugu&ge." Yes, but
they cannot all be "Billy" Sundays, much as
they may wish to be.-
Many reasons are advanced for Italy's eager
ness for war. One potential factor is over
looked. The collapse of the tourist business
leaves a multitude of natives without adequate
visible means of support.
Not the least of the disturbing features of
tha situation Is the threatened closing of Rome's
famous rumor factory. Should that calamity be
fall, London and Amsterdam no doubt will rlri3
to their greater opportunities.
Election Commissioner Morebead Is the
nominal defendant la the case to enjoin the
consolidation election, but the real defendant la
the city of Omaha, or rather all the people who
favor Greater Omaha consolidation.
The ancient and honorable coroners' Juries
of Great Britain enliven the gloom by hurling
-vocal condemnations at the enemy. Meanwhile
the recruiting offices await the presence of jury
men ambitious to fit actions to words.
The suggestion of Senator J. Ham Lewis
for the removal of the national capital to Chi
cago should not be taken seriously. Only an
extraordinary emergency could induce the
Illinois senator to give up his mileage perquisite.
Peace with Honor.
President John Grler Hlbben, the successor
at, Princeton of the present president of the
United States and delegate to a conference that
has long stood for the highest and most definite
idealsAof peace among the nations of the world,
and an earnest advocate of the doctrine, Is re
ported to hsvo "startled" the Mohonk confer
ence by his address at the opening session. But
what Dr. Hlbben said merely sounds very clearly
the aspirations of all free men. We have been
frequently told of late that there are things
worse than war, and peace without honor la
one of them. '
Honor is as far beyond price as it is beyond
measurement or the accurate definition of lex
icography. It is a matter of latitude or longi
tude, but i shared in common by all responsible
beings, no matter what their status. The nations
now at war are deeply concerned la honor and
for thla must have the honorable regard of all
other nations. Some dishonor may reside in the
present warfare, and, if so, ultimately it will
be determined, but when the ftghtlng has come
to an end, national honor must be made the
basis of a peace that will be permanent. It will
be possible to provide a "place la the sun" for
all, but only because honor carries with it re
sponsibility.
Dr. Hibben could have given voice to his
sf ntlnients. which are those of all right-thinking
men, In no better place than at a conference
looking to the settlement of all international
disputes by arbitration. Peace is always to be
desired, but only peace with honor is enduring
or endurable. . '
A MONO other minor effects the war
XTL I'M chanr the dealirn of the Oarman empreae'
bookplate which hearsor. at last reports, did bear
tha anna of England adjoining tha arma of Germany.
History haa alwaya reacted upon bookplates. Nona
but tha seduloua collator or tha persevering student
haa been aware of this: and. to tha world at large.
h. tnrt tin meant aa nearly nothing a any artUtlc
fact can: yet as anyono who reada la never quite be
yond the danicr of owning a booSplat. It may noi
be uninteresting to contemplate briefly aome of the
Intertwining! of bookplates with history.
Ponvmcd of ld-aa perhaps not altogether unliUe
aome that infuse Oermany. Maximilian, emperor of
Mexico, used the arms of that enfevprfd country to
ornament the label by which ha announced the own
ership of th books that crowded his shelves. And
the son of Captain Cook, tha navigator, hlmeelf at
home on the sea, adorned his symbol of possession
with a llttla map thst showed thoee very aeas where
the late Kmden rruld. Napoleon's brilliant brotnor
had a plate, aa did also tils "second bravest general,"
and tho annnls of France are not complete In their
Intimate aaperts without mention of tha book marks
upon which tha Bourbons glanced aa they Idly opened
tho rich volumea of Pompadour. Malntenon and Du-
Barry. Perhaps In France mora than elsewhere his
tory has directly affected tha bookplate, for the revo
lution covered up all tha fine armorial with which It
was tha fashion to enfold one's name and replaoed
the titles with plaii "cltoyen." And for years tt
caused a dearth of fresh designs after tha trt-color
succeeded the lilies.
Just as ona considers it certain, for Instance, that
tha Oerman empress will banish the arma of England
frotn her plate, one speculates on other and leas ob
vious probabilities In the same kind. Rudyard Kip
ling lias a plate which Ills father made for him. V 111
ha supplement It with another, tha design of which
shall Indicate some new expression of his patriotism
as the old plate with Its symbolic elephant expressed
bis interest In India? Will It become tha fashion
among MbHophlles In general who e-pe tha modern
slings and arrows of Flanders to represent something
of their temporary profession of arms upon those
charming labels which, seen In a man's books, speak
for his tastes In the things of Ufa and therefore in
tha literature that pictures life for him? And wjhat.
one asks, will be the effect upon the bookplate of a
war that may drive to books many men who, uncrip
pled by wounds, might spend their lives more actively
than in the atudy?
Without doubt many an Kngltshman and many
German will own copies of the same war books of
which such a countless number now fait from the
ceaseless presses. The collector amuses himself by
wondering what diverse designs may thus In duplloate
books llluatrate opposed Ideas. This is idle specula
tion: It is for lovers of bookplates: and. collectors In
this field must be granted their license by those whom
It does not conrern. But suppose that In the years
to come a British officer upon whose bookplate a
little picture Illustrates an Incident in tha storming
of Hill SO should meet a Oerman survivor whose vol
umes were marked with a sketch commemorating the
relation of the same hill to his fighting days: suppose,
to stretch the long arm of coincidence further, that
three graphic memories should be pasted In copies of
the same book would not that ba Interesting?
Our George Washington had a bookplate, and
Bushrod Washington, too. Our Paul Revere was an
engraver of .bookplates, snd five examples of his
work are still in existence today. Tha history of
Germany, where the first bookplate was made; the
history of France, tha history of Etogland and that
of America is tha history also of men whose personal
tastes have contributed to the history of the book
plate. The moat natural thing in the world for the
man who owns books Is to stamp them with his
name; next ha surrounds his name with a scroll or
appends it to a picture, and finally he tries to choose
a picture that speaks for his likes in the world. Just
aa Ipss directly his n&ma speaks for him. In all thla
ha Is influenced, of course, by his environment, bis
experience and bis times. So bookplates have received
their stimuli, like other examples of art, from widely
varying directions. : They have been influenced by
the church, 1 as Wolsey's plate testifies; they have
been moulded for a nation of bibliophiles by one great
designer, as witness the results of Chippendale's work.
And they have been -modified by wars, as they were
by tha French revolution and the War of Napoleon
as they may be, one wonders how, by this conflict.
Editorial Viewpoint
Twice Told Tales
In the Jtmlve court of Jcde Weiss claim for t-J
was sued on, the alleged value of a prairie dog shot
by the d.-fciidant, ho set up that tha prairie dog
was a wild animal, -.ndonM-at' ated, and moreover
was In the habit of yelping tn front of lila house and
had annoyed him greatly The outcome was Ver
dict fur K.
John WeldeuSHll, a klackomlth by occupation,
died, the retutt of lo'inptlratlons from being waylaid
and sluggtd. He was a brother of Robert Wslden
aall, the well known Young l u's Chriailun aaaocla
tlun worker.
Eliuer A. Todd. orgmiUt of tl Central Presby
lerUn church ef le Molns, has been engaged as
urganUt of tl Dudse atrect l'rvabytrrtaa churi-n.
At a poctnl nitUig tha school board decidad to
loata headquarter for itaelf and tha secretary and
auixrrlntendent on the second floor of the Maeonio
building.
II. C. BreckenrtJgt) of Ohio is visiting his brother,
C y. Urcckeurldge. ,
Jack Kneed has disposed of hi cigar stand, and
will go cast lu taka a railway position.
Gejovga 11. Hammond, tha big nicat Itrkvr, is hare
froos Detroit looking attar hie Intsian at bout a
ftttt-ai.
Keeping Government Alive.
Importance that naturally attaches to serious
communications between our government and
the nations of the world Is enhanced at the mo
ment, because tht United States Is Just now the
one great agency through which the function of
government is kept alive In the world. The na
tions at war have entruated their Interests to
Uncle Sam at all points where the war interferes
with regular communication. This, In effect,
means that the external business of the greatest
governments Is being trauaacted by the United
Itatca. In addition to this tremendous under
taking lu the diplomatic field, the United States
has voluntarily assumed the lead in the work rf
succor and relief, feeding and clothing the des
titute and caring for the human wreckage cast
up In the back eddies of the war. No nation
ever look upon itself so great responsibilities,
and yet the task is being borne with little or no
evidence of Its existence, while the dally routine
of life la America shows little or no sign of the
government's great activity abroad. This solll
achievement of the republic affords much ma
terial for future study by the statesmen of the
world. It Indicates more than anything else
could the respect of the world for the character
of the American people.
The Sacred Va.
Mary and Nora had lived as faithful domestics for
many years in a home whose only outer occupants
were two old maids. One of these was a believer In
cremation. Nora took a trip to Ireland. During her
absence the old maid mentioned died. Her dust waa
reverently put In an urn above tho sitting room fire
place, where the remaining Sister could always have
a sense of the departed's presence.
A year later Nora returned, to the surprise of
Mary, who gave her a warm welcome.
"I'm glad to see ya back," said Mary taking the
wraps.
"I'm glad to ba back," said Nora then added "Is
there any chance or comln' to live wid ye again?"
"There's only the one of thtm here now," said
Mary, reverently.
"Where's the other?" asked Nora, Jn astonish
ment. i
"She'a up in the mug on the mantel piece." Pitts
burgh Chronicle-Telegraph
A Dtfferemt Hoad.
John Flndley, who is making such a success In
"The Only Girl," grows reminiscent of his far-gone
very far-gone Kunday school days.
The teacher was quisling her class of boys on the
strength of their 'desire for righteousness.
"All thoee who wish to go to heaven." she said.
"please stand." All got to tpeir feet but one small boy.
"Why. Willie," exclaimed the shocked teacher, "do
you mean to say that you don't want to go to
hee-en?"
"No. m am." replied Willie, promptly. "Not If
that bunch Is going." Youngs Magaslne.
Jitney Jar for-Jardtne.
OMAHA, May t.-To the Editor of The
Bee: After reeding your article in this
evening's Bee regarding Commissioner
Jardlnc's impossible Ideas in regulating
the Jitneys, would like to offer a few
regulations which, no doubt, our Honor
able People's candidate overlooked. In
addition to the prohibitive bond and
heavy license features, he should Incor
porate In his suggestions free ice water
In the summer; hot drinks In the winter.
furnish each patron with a feather cush
ion and compel each chauffeur to be at
tired tn evening dress and wear white
gloves at all tlmre so as not to soil
patrons' hands when collecting fares.
There should be provisions made to en
tertain patrons wtien cars should be tied
Up with a puncture so tho dear people
will not be Inconvenienced.
After viewing the numerous streets m '
Omaha that are urgently In need of re
pairs, It seems our commissioned of
streets should get busy and have them
repaired and not lose time trying to
legislate the Jitneys out of business with
his impossible Ideas. And to think he
was a candidate on the People's ticket
F. P. ANDER80N.
President Omaha Jitney association.
What Greater Omaha Needs.
OMAHA, May to. To the Editor of The
Bee: There has been much talk about
the good that would be accomplished by
a consolidation of Omaha, South Omaha
and Dundee Into a Greater Omaha. Ws
should have had a merger Into one city
years ago, for there is always strengui
in numbers. But I fall to see Just how a
consolidation in Itself is to make a more
progressive and a more prosperous city.
The mere fact that these cities have
united will not alone bring outside In
vestment and capital here; neither will
conventions do It. I vouch the statement
that, outside a few merchants, conven
tions have never been of benefit to tha
city at large. They have never brought
people In our midst who were to stay nor
have they brought invested capital in
business enterprises. They do advertise
our city, however, and anything tending
to do that cannot be overlooked, but the
greatest factor In developing a city Is the
push behind Its Commercial club. This city
is fortunate in having one of the most
wideawake, live-wire Commercial clubs In
the country, but regardless of this they
have overlooked one thing which, If
properly developed, would make this city
really a greater Omaha in wealth, pros
perity and population.
Several days ago a friend of mine, a
bentral Nebraska banker, expressed sur
prise at the fact that the Omaha Com
mercial club had failed to bring auto
mobile factories to this city. He Informed
me that the freight on Ford cars from
Detroit to Nebraska points was approxi
mately $36 and that no parts of the car
was now protected by patents.
As his business brings him In contact
with the farmers of his vicinity and sec
tion of the state he Is in a position to
know the kind of car the average farmer
is able to buy. In his opinion a good
cheap ear would always find a ready
sale in Nebraska. . '
It his been a source of surprise to many
people In Omaha why the capitalists have
not organised a company for the manu
facturing of cheap, durable cars, similar
In some respects, but better in others, to
'the Ford cars. Some of the millions wow
going' to the great Michigan factory
would thereby be kept and expended ia
Omaha.
The tributary country for sales would
be large- Most of the eastern freight
would be saved by shipping cars made In
Omaha to Nebraska, western Iowa, the
Dakota, and western and southern
points, and this could be figured In oa
the building cost of the machines.
Mils section of the country la strictly
agricultural in Its pursuits, and where
tha farmer must depend on the success
Of his ycrops for prosperity he Is in no
position' to buy high priced cars. He Is
looking for an automobile that will give
htm satisfactory service and one within
bis means. '
Tho time Is ripe for the organization
of an automobile factory in Oma'ia, and
there is no reason wh such a plant.
backed by man of ability such as we can
nroudlr point to tn our city, should not
meet with Instant success, because we
have the advantage of freight rates and
location not enjoyed by Mr. Ford. The
raw materials can be shipped here from
the mills about Chicago practically as
cheap as Detroit gets It.
It would not be amiss for our commer
cial club to take under serious consider
ation the feasibility of such a sugges
tion now that they are boosting for a
Greater Omaha. C. E. WALPH.
1021 Park Avenue.
Mtatakea is gaspoeitto.
GRATSON. Neh,, May 20 To the Editor
of The Bee: I have read tha statements
of Dr. Gerhard and George Sylvester
Tlereck and mildly said both are true
products of Oerman civilisation and cul
ture.
Hhould these gentlemen be uodor the
trnpraaslon that their statements are fit
to influence any trua American against
the government, developments will show
that they were utterly mistaken In their
supposition. CAROL ZUBCIIER.
Indianapolis News: But jou must re
member. In the meantime, that we always
hsve some weather In May that makes
one wonder how It got Its reputation.
Indianapolis News: The Japs are cele
brating their victory over China, but, for
all that, taking candy away from a baby
is not likely to become a popular sport.
Pittsburgh Dispatch: The savage civi
lization tif darkest Russia may not, after
all,' be so distinctive a festure In history
ss might have been expected previous to
the war.
Pittsburgh Dispatch: Ex-Attorney
Wlckershem favors a majority verdict by
Juries In civil actions. Why not? Even the
Mghest courts render majority decisions
sometimes, too, by the barest majority.
Philadelphia Record: British Jeers over
the president's expression, "Too proud to
fight" would carry more weight if there
were not so many millions of perfectly
able-bodied Englishmen who are too
proud not only to fight but to do any
thing else for their country. When It
comes to fighting Great Britain should
remember the adage about glass houses.
CHEERY CHAFF
"Bo you- think Katherine made a very
suitable match."
1 V - - nrf lrA vh,l a ,
voim, excitable' glri she was. Well, she
married a composer." Boston Tran
script.
eented more than 1 per cent of thr com
bination. Washington Htar.
She t saw the doctor today about irv
lose, of memory.
He What tlld ha do?
She Made me pay in advance. Lon
don Mail.
Weary Willie Meandering Mike workei
a hull day lat week.
l'uaty Rhoads Yep, aln t It awful
what eomo neople'll do for money?
Philadelphia Ledger.
"Ma." said little Tommy Slathers, "I
wlah my pa amounted to something in
the world.
"Why. Tommy, your father Is a mil
lionaire."
"That sin t nothing, ma, Henry ren
kel's pa Is a bsndmaster and lends all
the parades." Birmingham Age-Herald.
Farmer I'll give you $3 a month and
your board.
Applicant Aw. shucks! What do yon
think 1 am. a college graduate?" Phila
delphia Bulletin.
"That singer used to be a player in the
natlonnt asme."
"I thought his voice had rather a basv
bawl pitch." Baltimore American.
"I suppose you
feel your respon slbil I-
tlce rather keenly, Mr. Newlywed?"
"Why-er yes: 1 feel ss if I had the
wcleht of heaven ou my shoulders."
Puck.
THE HOME TEAM.
KABIBBLE rfad
KAdAKcT
PHiWrtVEqr SFiCMnKr
kttwm r&rrtwmo march-
ViHEfsTHD FARAJ) Bi OUR LS$
MY HORSE YCO AlvWtS 60T TO PUSH
1 -f,tKyrriA-
"You used to refer to your wife as
your better half."
1 hnve revised my fractions, replied
Mr. Meekton. "I don't feel as If I repre-
New York Times.
I hate to see the home team lose:
A contest dropped gives me the blues:
But when they win they sometimes do!-
I go home happy, same as you.
Yet. after all, why should T care
Because nine men from everywhere
F.xcept tha town In which I live
?rv- artnd u a human sieve
Through which the red-hot ones have
poured
Like water through a leaky gourd?
And whv should I bemoan the fact
That nine strong men have whacked and
whacked
The summer air In vain desire
To mako a showing for their hire? (
Nine men I scarcely know by slxht
And might not recognize tonight.
Why mourn because some other town
Has scoured the earth and found one
Brown
Who throwr- a slgxasr ball that Jolts.
Like lubricated thunderbolts,
While our man's curves drift o'er
rlate
In manner tempting unt-i fate?
Yea, verily, w-hy should 1 fret?
Tls naught to me, and yet and yet.
If you'd but seen the awful way
In which our team behaved today!
the
People and Events
Civilisation Is feeling the bricks thrown trout
all sides. Just at the moment the official organ
defined Italy's purpose to be "a war for civ
ilisation." brave Romans loaded their phono
graphs and turned them loose on the unarmed
and defenseless representatives of Austria and
Germany, As war spreads Its horrors gnultlal.
Tha meanest man finds his match In Petticoat
lane. For non-payment of alimony to his first wife
a Washington msn was arrested st his third wife's
funeral. Anguish rubbed In.
Those w ho doubt the pace should banish the doubt
A New Jersey suffragette boldly seised a mouse that
bad been thrown Into tha wagon from which she was
speaking and held it up to the gasa of the crowd as
she totigus-lsshed the disturber.
Louis tailors lnsit that a tall hat is not suffl
rtnt aa a symbol of aldermenio dignity. The addl-
tlon of sartorial elegance in coat, vest cravat etc..
are essential to give a tit. Louis alderman a place la
the spotlight of fashion, especially when Joyriding in
a city limousine.
In the case of a Montana man who aued for dam.
ages for the prematura publication of his obituary.
the supreme court of tha stats solemnly avers that It
Is no disgrace to die, and denied relief tn cash. Aside
from the irgal aspect of the rasa It la Interesting aa
a pointer oa tha advance of Montana from the era of
shooting up the editor for offensive publications.
The first of the claims growing out of the Lusi
tanla tragedy haa been filed before tha New York
Plats Workmen's Compensation commission. The ap
plicant la the widow of Charles V. Mills, a salesman
Si yeara old. who received a salary of tl.e a year. It
the claim ts allowed under the law the widow will
receive ll.SuO a year as long as she remains single.
A - Clivceso bouleverdler spotted two overgrown
girls on a street center and forthwith flipped his
wings around their elbows with the remark, "Come,
girls, have a drink with ma." "There's a good place
across the street" sugseated one. "You have tha
call." ha gaUy whispered. "Ulrig will be stria, ain't
that so?" The girls wera full grown policewoinaa
and they gave t&a JuUjr toaahec s ride U the hurry
wagon.
Signs of Progress
Fewer people under 19 years and more
people over 46, are now employed in var-
loua Industries than was the case tea
years ago.
Two German wireless experts have suc
ceeded in sending messages through tha
rh fram mines 1.000 feet deep and a
mils and a half apart.
The Bulletin of the Merchants associa
tion of New York, states that the city
of New York invested l.i,SX,S;i last year
la the new Catakill water supply system
and CO.lO.TTl lq new subeaye,
By installing electric ssws and hoist
ing machinery, a MeesachuastU Ice com-
pany eliminated the services of twenty-.
two horse teams and lorty men lorraenj
used In harvesting its product.
By steel tires fitted ever those of rub
v,.. n tha automobile the vehicle of a
western railroad man ia mads to rua
w., tha ralla. For ue oa the highway
the metal Urea are removed.
la the Montana tnlulng district there is
poignant regret because the picturesque
mine mule Is being superseded by also.
trtctty. Reluctant Montana papars are
printing plcturea of Ba'jc. tha only and
doomed lady routs wai onea louacco.
Th T'nlted IHatea forest service Is co
operating wUu fifty-four railroads, min
ing companies, pole companies and cities
tn making tests of wooden ties, timber,
poles, piling and paving blocks which
Lave beea gives preservative treatments,
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