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THE I5EK: OlIAHA, THURSDAY, JANUARY G, 1916. f ;- s 1 t.a i 1 .i! -THE OMAHA DAILY BEE t . FOUNDED BY EDWARD ROSEWATER. VICTOR ROSEWATER, EDITOR. The Bea Publishing Company, Proprietor. BEB BUILDING. FARNAM AND SEVENTEENTH. fnteree at Omaha postofflre aa second-claa matter. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Br carrier ter month. Py mall per year. $! 4 no ft m rally and Sunday ,. c... ally without Punnar...." 4no... Venlng and Sunday c. vening without Sunday. a&o 4.00 undey Fee only . 2.0D Send notion of rhsnre of address or complaint of rregutarity la delivery to Cmaha Ie, Circulation apartment. t KK.MI1 TAIH. n. ?nlt by ere ft. ipri or pontal order. Only two lent stamps received ti payment of email a imints. Personal choc kit. except on Omaha and astern exchange, not accepted. ornt'is. Omaha The Bee Rullrtlng. Mouth Omaha tf N street. Council Plufts 14 North Main atreet. Lincoln S Llttla Rulldlng. Chicago 01 Hearst Building. New fork Room 11K, SW Fifth avenue. St. I.ouls-MS New Hank of Commerce. Wsshlngton 7 Fourteenth St. N. W. CORRESPONDENCE). IMmm communications relating to news and edi torial natter to Omaha Bee, Editorial Department. DECEMBER CIRCULATION. 53,534 State of Nebraska, County of Douglas, as: uwia-nt Williams, circulation manager or rue ree hllahlrt ftAvviriAnv h.in 4nl w that f hH a iverare circulation for the month of December, 1915, I DWIOIIT WTTJJAMS Circulation Manaarer. Subscribed In my presence anil sworn to before kne, thla 4th day of January. 19M. r itOBKKT HUNTER, Notary Public. I Bubscribere leaving tbo city temporarily should hay Tb Be mailed to them. Ad dress will bo changed aa often as requested. January Thought for the Day 5ecf eef hy Eldim Flagg Yomng Tou can never expeet a ptreon to fata a da cent delight in an occupation which he goee tkrugh cit pain, and in which he makee email pregreee with great exertion. llepublie of Plato. ft , TTie boys In the congressional trenches are Joeing no time In advancing the political game. ' Aa ounce of prevention Is worth a pound ot fcura In an atmosphere full of contagious disease rem a. Anticipation long drawn out is not likely to tlull the appetite for Judicial plum pudding when t arrives. The omission of a leap year party from the tist of official Whits House entertainments must purs oversight. If it be true, as reported, that January clear. Edcs sales are prohibited . in Berlin, life over iere can hardly be worth living. Let it bs understood, then, that teaching a Sunday school class is no disqualification under (the law to holding a 1' cense to sell liquor. The high cost of government measured by fcfce steady increase tif the tax burdens, continues (to be one of the pressing problems of the day. Regardless of the identity of the man who jtnay be picked to succeed him, Postmaster Whar jton has at least another month on the salary rolL The estate of Tom Shevlln, former college kridlron star, foots up $3,500,000. Who dares pow say foot ball is not a necessary part of a .practical business education T Our park commissioner is in danger of get ting in bad with his associates. Speeding up to jwltbin 80 cents of the deficit rut lmperls his landing among careless spenders. The spectacle of "Old Bill", Sulier leading jthe embattled hosts of pure cold water in a presi dential campaign, is inspiring enough to indues Way beholder to mount the water wagon. But the Bballenberger bill for a peace com 'mission is not Bhallenberger's at all, except so 'far as he has loaned his name for its Introduc tion. It is the product of one of the peace so cieties with which Brother Bryan is working. Semi-official word of home production ot potash sufficient for present needs wafts a mes sage of Joy to potash circles In Birmingham, jAla. It is the most cheering news which has reached that section since the Hamburg ex porters trimmed the Blrminghams for f 10,001. Who Is the bam now? The weather bureau received notice this evening to hoist the black flag, accompanied by the following 'statement: "Cold wave, accompanied by a norther. Temperature will fall from twenty to twenty-five d grees la the Best twenty-four houre." The pro tram of the Lad lea' Musical aoclety wa Slven by Mlsa Keating. Mrs. C. E. Bqulres, Mlaa Morse. Mlaa Almy. Mlaa Ida Welst. Mr. Brlgharn and Mr. T. C. lull. The Union Pacific band haa elected aa officers: "President. 1 Kngstrora; secretary, Fred Bf Urging, treasurer, Harry Jackson; leader, Fred Flhiaer. Members of the Omaha club laat nljrht save . Complimentary party to W. F. McMillan, the retiring secretary, who goee to e da-ace In busloea In Chicago With the firm of Joy Morton company. Tbe succesa of laat year's charity ball has led to movement to repeat thla year, a call being out aigsed by a large number of prominent clUsena for a meeting to take up the matter. Attorney John C Shea la rejoicing ever the ad- tent of a bouncing boy at his house. , The marriage of Mr. Jamea Walsh and Mlsa Alice )Iopper took place at the residence or the brlde'a par ents. Mr. and Mra. William Hopper, the sermon being trforme4 by Bar. Mr. Preston of Irvingtoo. , lo x "t "rTiu."?.". hh 14 aa Meyer Bra, naa gone an l.Ui'k i..t( r' ei-ITork. I i.ave heard il.. yl gathering of friends surprised Rev. '.s' durwing r.ow t.. Fowler at their residence. 10OT Pierce i itHr a nu f i.iiu. o..i.. . m wtia r,port of rity I-hsl.lan Ielaen. t vi .. v ss) Ihlity-elght deaths and forty-nine in the mouth of ttvpleiuber. Wilson TaXei a New Tack. The president has just disclosed a quality ot sfttuteneM not hitherto noted as part of his make-up, In calling In the leaders of congress for consultation on the foreign crisis. He has hitherto exhibited such aloofness and self-sufficiency in his dealings with the legislative branch of government In sharp contrast w ith the present departure from the schoolmaster atti tude. By adopting this course the president plainly steks to forestall the faction of his own psrty bent upon criticizing his course In dealing with European affairs. He hss also Indicated a serious desire to move with all due circumspection In his approach to the present aspect of the sub marine situation. The delicate nature of the esse requires careful exercise of the best of our statecraft. That this may be had, it Is neces ssry that the leaders in congress of all parties be taken into the conference if unanimity ia to add weight to the ultimate action. No sign, ap pears of any abatement of the position taken by our government, nor will the American people give countenance to a backward step at this time. Fee Graft in Disrepute. The report to Governor Whitman of the out going sheriff of New York county contains a startling recommendation for placing the office on a salary basis and abolishing the fee graft which now makes It a gold-plated political plum. The sheriff admits receiving in his two years, besides his 124,000 salary allowance, f0,000 in fees, making a total of 1114,000. He suggests that the much-vaunted terrible responsibility of the office and costly personal liability in ad ministering the duties are largely myths, and suggests that a New York sheriff ran get along handsomely on 116,000 a year, which, in his opinion, is all the Job is worth. As every one knows, the fee grafting in of fices, such as sheriff and court clerk, is what scandalises our government. For the sheriff of Douglsa county a 14.000 salary corresponds gen erously with a 115,000 salary for a sheriff of New York county, but unfortunately the man in the office is never contented with even a handsome salary, so . long as a bole remains through which be can reach his hand further into the treasury. There is Just one way to stop this sort of stealing, whether perpetrated In violation of law or by legal hair-splitting, and that is to fix the salary and make it impeach able to try to make more by any pretense what ever. Illness of the Kaiser. Circumstantial account of the serious ill ness of Emperor Wllhelm, coming from Paris, are subject to a liberal discount, the source of information not being such aa to inspire the ut most confidence in its accuracy as to German affairs. Berlin reported several days ago that the kaiser was indisposed, but gave no word on which to found serious apprehension. When we recall how often the crown prince was disposed ot during the earlier days of the war, we are Justified in credulousness about the Paris story. Military activities of the Germanic allies are go ing ahead without abatement, and such political moves as are required proceed in order, show ing that nothing has yet occurred to disarrange In any way the German governmental machinery. To Do Awaj With War. Two of Nebraska's statesmen, at present in Washington, are in the limelight, or presently will be, because of their determination to do away with war and all its Inconveniences and discomforts. Mr. Shallenberger is sponsoring somebody's plan for an enduring peace commis sion, to consist of five members, to whose juris diction and disposal shall, be submitted all oc casions for international disturbance. Closely following him comes Dan V. Stephens, alwaya alert, who will extinguish any chance for future complications on high seas by loading contra band of war on one ship and American passen gers on another. Simplicity? Beyond question. "The road to parish church" Is devious and tor tuous In comparison. Up to date Mr. Shallenberger has not indi cated how respect for decisions ot his peace board will be secured. Somebody may decline to be bound thereby, and then there might be trouble. Nor does Brother Stephens show the process by which a submarine, or other self propelled torpedo, Is to be mad to distinguish between one ship and another. So far as the matter has proceeded, the submarines have ex hibited a lofty quality of impartiality in prac tice. All ships look alike to them. However, the purpose of our Nebraska states men is clear enough, and their bills will form the text for many a letter to the home folks, and if the session gets through In time, the dis tinguished bill-pushers will have much pleasure in expounding them from the stump before the November election. Recognition for the South Side. In going to the South Side to fill the vacancy in Its membership, the school board has done the right thing to make residents of our recently annexed territory feel that they are full share holders in the municipal corporation. The par ticular selection for this place, Member Reed, comes with a fine recommendation aa a busi ness man interested in community welfare, al though he has not figured in politics or publio office. His Intimate knowledge of the condi tions and needs ot the South Side should en able him to give full value service to the school system, and above all, to add the strength that oomes from recognition of the right of South Eiders to representation in the management ot the schools. For the time being, the Bulgarian king will content himself with the honor of cxar of Mace donia, and forego the ambition of donning a crown in Ban Sophia. Foxy Ferdinand is the smoothest opportunist In the near east, and is wise enough to limit himself to one grab at a time. Tbe holiday number of the Congressional Hecord features a peculiarly seasonable article by Senator Underwood. The Alabama senator points out various ways of raising extra money for Increasing eipenses, a topic on which a multitude of people are eagerly seeking enlightenment. Workmen's Compensation IF PROOF were needed of the rapid growth of the Idea of compensation of workmen for Injuries re ceived in the course of employment aa a substitute for the old liability acta, It would be found in Bulle tin No. 1V,, by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Iepartment of Labor. It presents the legislation for the years 1S14 and 19U, with amend ment! to a number of earlier lawa, which In soma rases are so extensive as to necessitate the reprinting of the entire law. Thla Is In effect a aupplement to Bulletin No. 12. Issued two yeara ago aa a complete compilation up to that date of existing legislation In thla field. The legislation of tne year 1914 Included three states: Kentucky, Louisiana and Maryland. One of these lawa, that of Kentucky, waa declared unconstitutional before It came Into operation. That of Maryland su perseded an earlier statute reported as unworkable. The new lawa of 191ft Cover eight states: Colorado, Indiana, Maine. Montana, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania. Vermont and Wyoming, besides the territories f Alaska and Hawaii. The legislation of ISIS Included also a presidential order, providing a compensation system for employes of the Panama canal and the Panama railroad, while that of the current year In cludes a similar order extending the federal compen sation art of isng to workmen engaged on or about thi government railway In Alaska. With tha legislation of these two yeara. thirty-one states and the terri tories of Alaska and Hawaii- now have compensation lawa. A federal statute covers about one-fourth of tha civilian employes of tha United Ptatea. All of this legislation has been enacted since and practically all of tha existing legislation In the statea since 1110. Of the new laws of 114 and 118, one, that of Wy oming, must be classed as a compulsory Insurance law, while those of Maryland and Oklahoma are com pulsory compensation laws. In the other states, eight In number, the law permlta the employer to elect or reject tha compensation act. In case ha rejects it, however, ha ia deprived of the customary defenses under tha liability lawa. Rome of tha newer lawa hare certain features which ara of special Interest and worthy of mention. Tha Oklahoma statute, for example, appllea only to csaea of non-fatal accldenta, while In Wyoming all awards, whether for death or disability, are In the form of lump sum paymenta arbitrarily fixed by tha atatutn, without regard to the earning capacity of the Injured parson. The Alaska statute also provldea for lump sum paymenta, except for temporary disability. Leg islation elsewhere haa very generally provided for periodical paymenta, graduated according to wage loea, and thla method Is favored by practically all au thorities. Tha Wyoming act Is tha least liberal, the compen aatlon for death being limited to funerai expenses of t.r4 and a maximum death benefit ot 12,000. In com parison with thla, the Colorado statute provldea for a maximum of S2.E0Q, while tha maximum of the Alaska statute la 16,000. In caaea of temporary dis ability tha Colorado law la more Illiberal than any other, aa It provldea for no compensation for dis abilities not extending beyond three weeks. In the statutes of other states, the waiting time haa usually been fixed at one or two weeks, no state except Col orado fixing a longer period. In the legislation of 1914 and 1915, special boards or commissions for administration continue to be pre ferred, the lawa of Alaaka and Wyoming being the only ones enaoted during 191S which do not have this provision. In Maine, Maryland, Oklahoma and Ver mont the administrative authorities are given no powers other than those relating to the administra tion of the compensation acta. In Hawaii county boards, with functions restricted to the compensation act, ara provided for. In Loulsana the law la admin istered by tha courts. 1 a The prevention of accldenta, aa well aa compensa tion, la provided for In a number of tha new lawa. Thus, the Industrial commission of Colorado charged not only with the administration of the com- pensatlon act, but also with the duty of factory and mine Inspection, tha enforcement of woman and child labor laws and safety laws generally. Corresponding provisions ara found also In the laws of Indiana and Montana. Tha bulletin contains a comparative analysis of ex isting workmen's compensation lawa In tha form of a large folding chart. Notwithstanding the efforts which have been made to bring about uniformity In compensation legislation, a comparison ot the laws of thirty-one atatea which have thus far enacted com pensation lawa showa the widest diversity in the methods and amounts of compensation paymenta and tha aoope of the varloua lawa Amending legislation Is In general of a liberalising character, either Includ ing new disabilities, aa occupational dtaeases, or In creasing tha disability atlowanoa, or Introducing othei details. Promise of future progress In compensation legisla tion la found In tha provision for a commission In Utah for the purpose of drafting a compenaation bill and In the amendments to the constitutions ot two or three atatea, tha purpose of which la to permit the enactment of more Inclusive and effective laws than la believed possible under the present laws of the atatea Twice Told Tales Iatoieraala. George Luke, the New York painter, attended a atudlo tea la Washington Square last week. Mr. Luke, like all oonaclenUoua artists, gives no praise except sincere praise, and hence praise from hlra is valued. Nona fell from hla lips, however, at the studio tea In question. The host, a rich sculptor, finally led Mr. Luke to a atatuette of a dancing faun and said, desperately: "Come, come, Luke, admit that this is at least tolerable T" My dear fellow." the artist drawled, "what la your opinion of a tolerable egsT" Washington Star. Am Old Oae Worked Over. Among the little stortea of tha present war we read one of Tommy Atklna saying to a wounded eomradt: "Quit your howlln'l Look at Tarry over there. He had his abot off an' he ain't saying a word." Perhaps Tommy had read tha story of our General Williams, who during tha civil war aald to a groaning soldier, "Stop your noise I There are men lying around around with their heada knocked off and not saying a word." Boston Transcript. People and Events Mrs. Alice Bennett of Brooklyn. N. haa rounded up 104 yeara. On her birthday anniversary. Just to prove that ahe la some girl, she helped to cook a dinner for twenty-five guests, aat at the head eg tha table, eating as heartily aa the rest and then danced a minuet better than any of the young etere. Tha folding pushcart of a Baltimore undertaker shriveled up like a punctured tire when the MS pounds of mortal remains of Mrs. Mathilda Deavar rested on It for a moment. Then eight husky pall bearers bent ta tho Job and bore with all possible dignity the melancholy honor of their station. Ma thilda was H and tha largest woman In Baltimore. y a system of political legerdemain the only barber In tbe town of Crystal River, Ft a., la acting mayor and Justice combined. The retired mayor took ever tha barber shop and loat money for the acting mayor. The latter evened up the score by imposing fines on people and collecting them, too, aa these Items show: Tincannlng doga. SS; trapping neigh bora chickens, 1!; winking at affinities, either sex, I1.&0; flirting In public, owing crowing roosters that perform before a. m.. 115: failure to get ahaved before 11 m. Saturday night, ties; shaving eeif on (iunda)S. He-U), on aeek daya, I'Jfi Rtsr4 for the Deaervlaa. SOUTH PIDK. OMAHA. Jan. 1-To the Editor of The Pee: 1 want t congratu late the Board of Education on the ap pointment of W. E. Reed aa a member of the hoard, for he la sa good a man as can be found m ahat was South Omaha, and will make a capable and capital man for the place. It la about lime some recognition waa given to the men who fought ao hard against odda for the consolidation of South Omaha with Omaha, even If the recognition of Mr. Reed la In the way of a thank-you or thankless Job. The men who have been recognised by the powers that be are mostly those who apent many weeks at Lincoln laat winter at public expense trying to beat the wtll of the people of South Omaha, while those who fought for the consolidation of the two cttlee by nstng their own time and money have been given a kick or a slap in the face when they have asked for anything. More than 96 per cant of the appolnt menta made fron what waa South Omaha are men who fought with all their might to defeat annexation. While those who worked for what they thought waa to the beet Interest of tbe people of South Omaha have been given even scant cour-. tey when they asked for anything. But there may be a day of accounting come, for there Is an end to all thiga earthly. The people may have a worjf to say at the ballot box some time, and -may show their disapproval In . an em hattc manner. When an army wlna a, great battle the onca who have ehoern the most bravery and skill are generally re warded, but that doea not aem to be the way things have been done by these who fought so long for the consolidation of South Omaha with Omaha without pay or promise of reward. It la to be hoped that the tardy recog nition of the ones who did. most for the consolidation ot South Omaha with Omaha In the appolntmet of Mr. Reed will be followed by furtrssr recognition of those who did ao much for oenaoltdatlon without pay. 3P. A. AONDW. Kdaeatlea ssS War. ADAM8, Neb., Jan. S.-TO the Editor of The Bee: Home , one haa aald. "It all comes . out In washing." The writer somehow or other believes in the old Bay ing, homely as it may seam, even unto the washing of degeneration, as well as the evolution of the human mind under proper educational condlUons. A gentleman from weetern Nebraska tells ua what a going to happen If the Americana are not Germanized, now that we have a law allowing euch language with himself and a few othera in tha claaa pulling the lever, and pulling hard. My peraonal 'contact with the Germans In varloua communities leads me to be lieve that it is not the rank and file of persons of foreign birth who "take stock" In laws that are un-American, voicing the sentiment that It Is the hot beaded fellows who really hurt the Ger man cause and themselves In this coun try. Prof. Ireland told us that there la now an organised attempt to ultimately gain foreign control of thla country by putting foreign languages and teachers in our public schools. Should such a thing oc cur, who la responsible? Surely not tha law makers that are loyal to the build ing of a government for and by the peo ple. Surely not tha educator who scea whither we are drifting. The writer haa faith In tbe American people. Its men of learning. Its educational writers and. lastly, the varied rellgloua bodies, with their organisation, meaning ao much to help humanity to a higher plain of liv ing. Helpful. Indeed, would be auch agenelea in stopping wars ef nations if property organised, but where can wa find a proper leader with human affairs In thla present chaotic atate? Let tha best within ua come forth ta daya that ara darkened with ahadowa of war lurk ing o'er ua from uneducated mlnda. un sympathetk! natures and un-American Ideas, and all will be wen. T. J. HILDEBRAND. Weybrtakt MalataJae Hla Pewit to a.' SCOTT'S BLUTF. Neb Jan. 4,-To the Editor of Tbe Bee: I do not desire to precipitate an endleaa controversy, but with your kind Indulgence I desire to vindicate myaelf from the vindictive at tack made on me by one Scholars tn your Issue of December 27. I would advise Herr Bcholara to not Jump at conclusions lest ha light on tha wrong foot and sprain his ImaginaUon. My ancestors came from Holland hi the seventeenth century. Our name waa then spelled Weybricht and pronounced "Vl-brlght" in Dutch. My greatgrand father, being- Imbued with the true Amer ican aplrtt, not only Americanised him self, but also Americanised the name and spelled it aa at present and pronounced It "Waybrlght." So Herr Scholars need not worry about my "Hinrllah" lineage. I may aay also that some of the beat friends I have are Germans Jolly, honest, hospitable folks they ara but they have no aympathy with tha kaiser's reign of blood or his idea of ruling the world by brute force. Tea there are many thrifty. Industrious Ruaalane and some Germana (but no Turks) here who are helping to develop thla territory, and thla territory la also helping to develop them don't overlook that fact. While Herr Bcholara la boast ing of the alleged things his nationality has done for this country, wouldn't It look more "neutral" if ha would mention a few of the many things thla country has dona tor them, but, on Herr Scholar own theory, what license haa he ta "stick his nose' In a nice clean territory like this? Tha publio schools af America ara tha bulwark of our glorious nation; the pri mary schoola are the cradle of our na tional life, and when a foreign language Invades our primary aohoola, whether It is tn Omaha, New York, or San Fran cisco, It Is the concern' of every patrtotia American In tha land, and la high Unreg w do something. Mora thaa ain'j "stick our nose In. if all feralga r na tionalities la this country would natst on having then native language taugirt In our primary schoola. where waaad, the American language came) ta? It la not by ba ruling ta4rethar tt dif ferent nationalities to perpetuate then native language and customs Jhat haa made ua the greatest and grand tmt nation oa earth, but tha blending ef all nation alities, under one language arl one flag, tne glorious Stars and Striper,, that Is the emblem of peace, llbsrty svnd Justice, wherever U la unfurled ami aay fore un born residents of thla cou-jrtry, I care not where they coma from, w fco organise and band themselves) together- sjtd endeavor by uaa of the Aaaertoira ballot ta In timidate and eoeroe aasflreate for pabUe arftoa ta paaa laws or adopt a policy which will asreawSa m react ad the Just rights, and pi-tvUesa of Ajnerteaa cm- sen, and place this nation In an un neutral attitude. In order to explicitly favor their native Isnd. to the detriment and confusion of this nation, then I say, such men are unworthy of American cit izenship. They are Americans In name only. In deed and In truth and at heart they are aliens. Those not guilty cannot posrtbly take offense at what I have said. Only those who are hit will howl. J. F. WEYBRIQHT. Information on Wee Topics. SOl-'TH At-BURN. Neb., Jan. S.-To the Editor of The Beer". Could you tell me Shout the following questions: 1. Waa the eon of Emperor Francis Austrian terrltoris, or on Perblan terri tory. 2. Did Oermanj declare war on France, or did France declare war on Germany? S. Dtd Germany declare war on Eng land, or did England declare war on Germany? All thesn, questions refer to the pres ent Euroxan war, and aa we have a dispute qui the questions, so we would be glad If you would answer them and help ua out. A SUBSCRIBER. Note by Editor: 1. A rchduke Francla Ferdinand, heir to ti Austrian throne, waa assaailnated at Saraievo, enpltal of Boonla. a pro-vl'-e of Austria. t. Uermany declared war on France. 3. Oreat Urltlan declared war on Ger-.many. thin that Is rod for him Is rood for the counuy.-nu-hmond Times liiratch. m KABIBCLE KABARET Orlt ru i TILL TfPU rn1"- T. "Why aren't you dancing, Mr. Mc- Xlxe?'r "I was out of town for the weekend, so I don t know the new steps." Puck. THE INDIAN URCHIN. Milwaukee Sentinel. In the land of the OJibways Little urchins throw no snowballs: Hhoiild you ask me why they didn't. This. I think, would be my answer; Chl ken- FHsther-ln-M Is-Topknot Wm a sassy little rascal. ' Alwsys up to some bad mischief, Alaava looking for some trouble. "I'hli ken-Feathers," said his mother. "You will come to some bad finish." "Chicken Feathers." eald his father.' "Some day you will net it plenty." Nauahtlv llftle Chicken-Feathers Old not" heed his dear old parenta. Hearkened not to their wise counsel; This Is how he met his Jonah: T'own the street came Phony-Scarf pin. Troudest dandy In the village. Ixuidret Injun in the county. "Watch me shine," said Fhrmy-Scarfpln, "Watch me captivate the ladles," Then It was that Chicken-Feathers M.iw this walking clothing dummy Sailing down the old Hlalto. And he whispered. "Watch me cop him!" Eagerly he packed a snowball. Packed It till It felt like pig Iron, Packed it till It was a wespon Fit to try upon Jim Jeffries; Then lie let It go, my dearies. Let It go with epeed terrific, ' Till It landed with a vengeance On the proud old Phony-Wcarfpln, Nearly breaking when It landed. His medulla oblongata. Then the victim of the snowball Plowlv pulled himself together, Chased the little Chicken-Feather, Ought him finally, and scalped him. This discoursged throwing snowballs In the land of the OJibways. CHEERY CHAFF. "My dear, you can't say we had n"t a clear understanding; at the start. Von know, you said you wanted a plain deal In marrisKe." "Well, yuii needn't rub It In. I got It." Baltimore American. "I thought you told me Ella and Sophy were on good terms." Well, aren't they?" "1 heard Sophv offer Ella before the whole sociable to ntretrh a now pir of gloves for her." Baltimore American. Oruhb Do you think Congressman llammfstt Is able alwaya to reconcile etitv with performance? Stubhe Easily. Yon see, the rongress nian la profoundly convinced that any- When in BOSTON Stay at thb HOTEL BRUNSWICK BOYL8TON ST., COR. CLARENDON, FACINQ Coplky SauaMC A high clan, modern house, intelligent service, pleatant room superior cuirina j Ladie traveling alone are a Mured of courteous attention. guaoeiaa) Plb). ihoi.c Roeaegl.SO op; with Bstm ta.00 ur, Doublc 8. SO " 3 00 " aacaicKM Sa.oo eia ot we FN ID I. JONSS. PaoeniireeJ v : r-eee,WSt-l :l:i ' sr .a - fci.'v? ,'-f .' ; sW i - -le"rt. . . . ' V ' r.e- X r "fL, gaT-SSBSTSSBl in r.V . f t J f r Li Of(e.Mssb6JflirZj On Richard Laady, heir to a million, is lost in South Africa. His lawyer, Percy Hutch, meantime pockets Dick's dividends and grows rich thereby. When suddenly, by means of psychic phe nomena, mysterious upheavals, Dick comes to life. It weald be all very melodramatic and exciting if those downs, Blackle Daw, J. Rufus Wallingford and Onion Jones, hadn't busted the romance and playsd a farce with Percy I 11! ! ft TtiC NCW AOVCNTVlieS OP U srf flUCliC hast been humorous. But here's the high spot of It alL If you can view "The Missing Hsu-" without a laughing pain some thing's wrong I The exceptional Path motion pictures, directed by Wharton Bros., starring Burr Mcintosh, Max Figman and Lolita Robert son, came to your theatre through the local Trie George Randolph Chester stories, from which the motion Pictures are scenarioued, appear simultaneously in the Sunday Bee Persistence is the cardinal vir tue in advertising; no matter how good advertising may be in other respects, it must be run frequently and constant ly to be really succcessfuL L . . nifUCUFlt THAT TOO V IS MssVMliAsBVMaeUMMgfll V