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TOE REE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1916.
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If ritUburfh is inflicted with a protracted
street car strike, It can count on Omaha's sym
pathy born of ssd experience.
If tbe movers found any skeletons in the
newspaper closet, they at least wisely refrain
from putting them on exhibition.
Omaha's business barometer, b eel due Indicat
ing a $14,000,000 gain In April bank clearings,
also points to clour weather ahead.
But auto upending will never be stopped a
long as tbe police court penalty la nothing but
a curtain lecture and an occasional nominal
fine.
It would seem that in New York as well as
in Cbtrsgo the simple showing to a Jury that
tbe cuprit Is a woman wards off tbe law's penalty
for crime.
Suppose tbe troops sunt to put down tha
revolt in Ireland should ''shoot in tbe air" to
make sure against hitting some friend or
former neighbor!
From Theobald Wolf Tone to Blr Roger Case
ment is a long step in Irish history, but tha
fruits of their missions for foreign intervention
are alike disastrous.
United States Bteel pulled down f 60,7 13,000
in earnings during the first quarter of tbe year.
The figures are Impressive evidence of record
bresklng prosperity in the big mills.
Blnce that Chicago Judge and Henry Wat
terson have both decided that Bhakespeare did
not write Shakespeare, tha country can proceed
with May day celebrations unveied by academlo
questions.
Mr. Morganthau'g retirement from tbe Turk
'sh mission to take up presidential campaign
work Is chiefly a change of locality. Political
Turks insure as much worry at home as at tha
Golden Horn.
Easter greetings phrased in cousinly tones
were exbanged between the czar of Russia and
the king of England by telegraph. Cousin Wil
liam and Cousin Oeorge also exchanged greet
Ings, but by messengers of a more explosive
character,
Several Nebraska papers are commenting
upon the difference In the way different de
feated candidates tor the governorship nomina
tions have taken the outcome of the primary.
The world loves a good fighter also a pMJo
r.ophlo loser,
The tragic drowning which marks the open
ing of the outdoor season is a melancholy re
minder of indlfforcnce to the ordinary dictates
of caution. Accident will happen, but many
may be avoided by Riving thought to the ele
ments tbst "rock the boat."
Kfflgles aymbollrlng temperancn, peac and
war looked don upon the Irish rebela when
they captured tha poetofflo in Dublin. Bark
vtlle street, renameu O'Connell street, where the
government building stands, la an unusually
wide thoroughfare, Its center adoraM with
statues of Panic) OTonnell, Father Matthew,
lrd Nelson and the pillar monument to Charles
Stewart Parnetl, Of the four monuments, that
ef Parnell alone conveys In bronr letters sritl
mrnts sn8,tlng ultimate frwditm tf Ireland.
Thirty Years Ago
This Day in Omaha
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For the Common Pefe&so.
Each day provides further proof that the
movement looking to a more adequate provision
for common defense of the United States Is not
going to end with tbe present session of con
gress, it Is equally evident that congress will
not make adequate provision, or even open tbe
way whereby it may subsequently be achieved
Whatever of legislation comes from tbe present
session is almost certain to be designed merely
to bridge over a political campaign, and pro
vide tbe democrats with tbe utmost of mate
rial for use in tbe canvass without giving the
country any material relief. This fact is so plain
that the societies formed for tbe purpose of
expediting the solution of tbe problem are look
log abead to another congress, In which tbe
needs of the nation may be given mora sober
consideration and less of flamboyant discussion.
The people are slowly being aroused from the
apathy with which tbey received tbe discussion
In its earlier stages. The educational aspect
of tbe agitation is beginning to have ita effect,
and through tbe influence of the continued con
slderatlon of the subject preparation for the
common defense Is sure to be given tbe needed
Impetus.
May Day and Its Menage.
Tbe first of May by long custom has been
dedicated to labor In tbe mass, especially la
Europe, whera its observance baa generally had
tha accompaniment of some uneasiness because
of the general social unrest always present
there. In America the first day of May Is at
tended with less of demonstration on the part
of labor, but serves as a divisional point in tba
year, traditionally rather than ar bit carl ly fixed.
In taking stock of conditions this year, a
vtvd contrast la noted between the situation of
AmerUan workers and their brethren abroad.
Here labor, in casting up its accounts, finds its
material position greatly improved, while
abroad the interruption of orderly life still holds
most of the workers under arms, Tbe changes,
chargeable to the conflict, are directly re
flected In the economic- status of labor gen
erally, Shortened hours and wage advances
have been common In America, with corre
sponding benefit to all.
Reports from headquarters of tbe American
Federation of Labor contain another signifi
cant point, one that is not likely to be over
looked. No advance In wages or Improvement
In conditions of employment is reported from
the cotton trade. This Industry, tbe exclusive
and particular care of the democratic party,
retalna ita baala of child labor and low wages,
despite all efforts to effect a change. But,
generally, the workera of America are to be
congratulated on tbelr advantages, and on the
Intelligence with which they manage their
affairs.
Felicitations.
The Bee felicitates Its local contemporary,
The World-Herald, on establishing Its quarters
In its fine new borne, which all agree Is a credit
to the city as well as to the builders. While
The Bee took the lead of all the Omaha papers
many years ago, in the erection of a apeclally
designed modern newspaper building equipped
with tbe latest and best mochanlcal appliances
and conveniences for the production of a great
dally, it Is glad to see the World-Herald fol
low the good example and at the same time con
tribute so substantially to the material growth
and beauty of the city. We like tbe sentiment,
too, that prompted the erection of the World
Herald building on the alte that gave that paper
birth; the same kind of sentiment located Tbe
Bee building where Ita founder bad had his
borne from the early days of the pioneers. The
most soothing prospect we can wish for the
World J if raid In Its new quarters Is that It will
pot have to suffer the griefs of moving again
for another half century.
"Vox Populi, Balm Bryant."
The voice of the people Is tbe will of Bryan.
And a dear, clarion eall to tbe great commoner
now echoes throughout the state. Maybe you
haven't heard it, but Its tone resounds with suf
ficient of volume to reach the ears that are
always attuned to catch tbe softest murmur
or the lightest whisper that carries an intima
tion of what the "peepul" want. This time it Is
the popular demand of the democrats of Ne
braska that William Jennings Bryan be present
at and take part in the proceedings of the im
pending convention of his party at Bt. Louis.
To be eure, this call wna not made so very Im
pressive on the direct ballot, It blng then evi
dent that most of the votrs thought someone
else would do as well if not better than Bryan,
But even these elections are not final till the
count la In. It now transplrea that eighteen
democrats, Inspired beyond their fellows, wrote
Mr. Bryan's name on the ballot as an alternate
delegate-at large, and aa none other waa
chosen, Mr. Bryan will be at the Bt. Ixiuls meet
ing, empowered by the democrat of his home
state to "sit In'1 for any dlegate-at-Urse who
may fl Ilk giving over bis seat. Even the
voice of so fw out f many thousand Is loud
fsough when It call to duty!
Iemocrttio Administrative Efficiency.
An impreaalve etamrl of the idmlnlMra
tlve efficiency of the party now U power at
Washington was lately afforded by Herretary
pantrls. In replying to a request from the sen
ate for a raport mad by Admiral Flake befcr
be wee daUcbed from duty at tha Navy ,!
pertinent. Ih aecralary aald he had net kn'an
ttf the H.n-e of such taper! tt h4 been
uHiiiltla.l to kit uftha aM had Ut4 en
Ma ty the cfclef trk althmit eiaminaHon
taatinurH a ttta rapeH ierly daa.lt Ih
status of Ik Amrtraa hv. eat It t.ti
dm f r tenlr at tb lime It uta.to, t'l
tine rrth alat wa attuallf wdt. ttt eV It
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lth that ilotv, It I to natural tha kn I i f
Ih dapattmeet shout r tea It Uht
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Sir Roger Casement
Pedrlae Colnma la JTew York Post
mltJRB IS a sonnet written hy Hogir Casoment
X '"t tell mare about the man himaelf than any
thing an outaider could writa. It Is a sonnet
to Ifamlloae Bare. ' Kaslo of Eyra" 1 hU salutation
to the 1'iuilo champion, and he speaka of him as, al
though, baffled by Roman craft and power, bavin
still "claws to cling and beak to kill." and aa ttlnj
able to make a fastness where Punic faith might yet
bo kept. Casement thought of hlmaelf a being such
a champion for the Irish people. II thought of mak
Ing a faatneo where Oeltlo faith mlaht b kept the
faith that Ireland has a separata destiny, and has
the rlKht to create a culture and a competence for
Itself.
Hut, It will be ald, thl man Casement took service
with th Drilled government and accepted tt pay and
iu honor. Jl had no right then to stand out
the champion of Irish aeparateness. If Casement were
spoken to about thl he would certainly say:
hav taken service, not with an exclusively Btiallah
ovmment, but with th government of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland." Ha amend
tha servlc ef th government of Great Britain and
JreJamt a a Hungarian might enter the Austro-JIun
e Man aarvlc. He wee In that service to S that
th Interest of Ireland, aa well th Interest of
ureet Urllaln, wa served.
If he delected th foralim offlne working asalnat
Ih Interest of Ireland- he certainly did upon on
ocnaalnn-h wa there to tall them that they wer
disloyal to oee of the firm that paid for their up.
keep, fn Uracil ha found that th consular stationery
wa headed "Consulate of Oreaf Britain." If pointed
out to th foreJan office that thl heading wa un.
constitutional, and h would not use the stationary
The forelsn efflre ordered that Ms office be supplied
with stationery that had the proper and constitutional
heading, "Consulate of Great DrttaJn and Ireland."
When the foreign office acted disloyally toward th
Irish people and th Irish mercantile Inlereets In re
gard to th rail of ocean liners at th port of
Uueenstoan, Casement exposed their methods.
Casement bears a name that seam non-Jrlh. But
In aliening It In Irish he make It "ManAsmund,"
showing that he consider himself of Woraa-Uaullo ax
traction. In appearance h doea not conform to any
irisn type. Tall, bearded, with black hair and re
markable dark eyes, with measured andjeourtanu
speech, with nsrvou and comruuidlng bearing, he
look one notion tit a raatllllan nobleman. II has
th most romantlo distinction of any man I ever aw.
I often noticed people turn In th Dublin street to
look at Mn When I think of him now, I alway
so on picture. It 1 a tare, wld-wept brldg In
Huhlln, and It is past midnight. Ther I only on
fla-ur on Ih brldge-a blind befgar woman who has
atood there all day and Is now turning to go horn.
m coming from a newspaper office end I stop to palc
to her. Another figure comes up and halt and apeak
to her, too, It Is Roger Casement. Ha speaks to
her In that vole that ha such remsrkable qiiajlty
a vein that sounds to m as If a man were speaking
so to mak tome on In a drawing room tinder-
stand a profoundly tragla thing. I am eure that If that
old woman hud been able to look on him, she would
have thought that Casement wsa th most courtly
gentleman she bad aver seen,
Wa ar known to aach other, so w talk for a few
momenta. I cannot recall his words, but I know that
tha sight of that town wher only tha th poor moved
about end the sight of th gaunt, blind woman mail
him speak of a noble thing Impoverished end da
graded, Ireland, capable of chivalry and splendor,
condnmned to a shuffling existence that wss his con
stsnt meditation. I almost believe that the hitter
words of the Oaello poet are written on hl heart;
Ifard It I to th Arhltress of Thrones
W willed 10 a ttsxoneon of cold and sapless bones.
ThJ fact must b understood about Casement-
that he hates the British empire and that he ha no
liking whatever for th English people Individually,
To him the IJrttlsh e my Ire appear "a one cf the
terrlbl parasitic plant of th Java forest that
StranKi tha neighboring trees so that they becoin
Its supports." It could not think of Ireland ss part
of a lirltlsh federation. The Ireland of his dream Is
the revlvsl of the Ireland that hi heroes, the three
O'Neills Mhane, Hugh and Owen Roe fought for.
Most Irish people Ilk English paopJo Individually,
while disliking th government they 1 111 pose upon Ire
land. Casement never had a good word for Indi
vidual Kngllshmen. But he loved th people of Ira.
land these young men, eapeclally the young men
horn of opportunities, yet so ldeaJIstlo and so trust
ing th thought of them went to his heart. I
met him In Urooklyn in Septemlx.r, 1914, just befor
he went to Germany, and when I spoke to him about
tha determination of th young men to hold th arm
they bad got, he wa greatly moved.
Caaemant, with hi deep lov and hi bitter hatred,
hag also an exceptional knowledge of the world's af
fair. After hearing him talk In 1913 the writings of
most publicists seem to m to b obscure and 111
Informed. Ha foretold most of the combinations in
the present war. He knew that war between Ger
many and England would come within a few year.
How could those who willed a separate Ireland take
advantage of that etruggle. Ireland might be over
looked by Germany. Brooding upon this. Casement
made a rediscovery. The position of Ireland was su"h
that no nation striving to break down the English
lurdnhtp of the scaa could overlook It. It waa the
posseesalon of Ireland-lh country that I the link be
tween the Hcsndlnavlan d.nd tho Iburlan penlnsulua
and between Europe and Amerloa-that gavo Knglamt
control of the seas. With Ireland no longer an "Wanl
beyond an Island," but a Prt of Kurope, thn bobs
would again be free and open. With such an Idea, It
ma natural that Casement should go to Herlln, and
It waa natural, too, that he should strive to laud
armed force In Ireland,
Ireland (an only be free and secure by again be
coming pit of liurope; Europe can only win the free
dom of the seas by making Ireland part, not of a
nrltleh, but of a European, system that la
metit political dortrin.
II has written Ireland haa failed to win Its free-
dom, not so much bK-au 11 haa failed to shed Its
blood, but b ''! Ita situation In th world I liut
the unique situation I have sought to depict. He
longing to Kurope, It haa not been of Kumpa; and
i ngland. lih a perltency that would be admirable
were It not so criminal In Intention n. ffe.-t. has
lnt all Ita etfnrts. all Its vigor, an uaewerving p..!cy
and a pitiless swnrd. 10 eitend the limits of exclusion.
To approach Ireland at all since th first t:ntiar
sovereign 111 hand t.p.n It was quite Inunoral. hen
rrdrtck 'f llrhentaufen mo (.ng ego aa that'l
sent hie ee.ielary tail Irishman) to Ireland, w read
thai Ilenty III .f Ktig'aud 6clr.l "It hurt htm ter
riWv" and entered all (he Ue g.mge nut and cemlns
tn ef tha returned Inxsxlnrtnan euteaiuan to t,
cloaaly walrliad
I knew be l(in4 f"r the Ur ef artuo-i fonflt, t
balneal) t an I an I lieiaiid. and lie did bla beat to
make the 11. m ef IrrUM prepare fr It wfr the
WlMoteer ee la txlog he to em ' T fta.
dm if tra'ant tike lb fra.t,.m ef Ka'r. fee onlr be
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A teteehlam 011 tela.
OMAHA, May l.-To the Editor of The
Bee: A very practical letter appeared
last week in one of the papers, headed
"Misdirected Energy," and signed evl
dently by a friend of the eat. Of course
It waa aimed at th society which is
trying to legislate against "harmless,
necessary" pussy in the supposed Inter
est ef birds.
In common with millions of other peo
ple. 1 like and admire birds, but I like
cats ten times better, and In this I am
also one of million. What right has
any group of people to slaughter our
chosen pet in the possible Interest of
their chosen pet? Did Qod mak them
both, or not? Nor are w talking of
wild brsats, but of a species which, when
not neglected or abused, Is perhaps tha
most chsrmlng and companionable of
created things, and on which gives
pleasure unbounded to hosts of lonely
human beings, as well as to those who,
Ilk mysslf, were born Infatuated with
the feline kind. I auppos w ar all
born with a liking for some special form
of animal Ufa. But what supreme selfish'
ns tt is to plan th extermination or
even the limitation ef a species because
It I not th on we personally prefer!
Tha Audubon society Is quit within
it right and very admirable In seeking
to preserve It favored specie, but what
shall w think of the cruel and blood
thirsty spirit shown by soms of Its mem
ber toward another species? At their
last meeting on of thsm (bearing
nam long Identlfed with th Humans
society), calmly advocated th wholesata
poisoning of cats, and even proposed of
fering a bonnty for those brought lnl
This, without already considering th al
ready murderou Instinct of th sverag
small boy, who would be glad to kill
'most anything, birds Included, if yon
gav him 10 cent for it and often
doesn't need that Incentive. Of course
It wss only a suggestion, but it shows
to what extremes "misdirected energy"
msy carry It victim.
Contrast this with the real humanity
shown by Mr, Kugel, who lately submit
ted an ordinance against offering poison
to sny animal, cat or otherwise. And
with th kindly and of Mr, riaxter,
who would hsva stray cats taken eara of
by human ocletles, "ss In other cities,"
A society which champions tha gentle
feathered things that Inhabit our woods
snd gardens should not indulge barbarous
Impulses even toward the furry things
thst sometime molest birds, but have
very little chance to do so In town,
wher th rats and mice ar their ape
cialty. "Many men of many minds." of
course; but I em not the only one who,
while friendly to the "bird society" per
se, drsws th line right where they
begin to play arbiter over the destinies
of other species, unless they do so In tho
benign wsy that a kind Providence may
mil upon.
As lo "misdirected energy," Omaha Is
certainly a banner town In that. It
ran build you hotels snd apartment
houses at the rat of about on to each
Inhabitant; It can start societies Innum
erable and sosk you for picture buying
and for rt-castles-ln-th-slr, while tt
cannot raise money for decent pave
ments, nor for anywher near adequate
police protection, nor for sanitary city
cleanliness, nor for proper disposal of
refuse, nor for a lot more things that a
level-hesded community Insists upon, ss
"safety first," 80 It la not strange that
tha Audubon have let their seal In a
good cause lead them to propose step
that are happily impossible. But let
them confine their cat actlvltle to th
bird reserve" nd not try to legislate
awsy th comfort and happlnsss of th
city's cat owners.
And, whatever they do, msy they st
lesst, not be barbarous! For
H prsveth beet who Inveth beat
All thlnus, both great snd small,
Tor the desr Ood who loveth us,
He made and loveth all.
TABI3T.
rrrperedneee and feclflam.
riTTUADEIJ'HIA, April 29. -To the Edl
tor of The Be: Tour editorial on Henry
Ford's vote In Nobraska discloses a ml
understanding In th editorial minds re.
gardlng the reaaons of many people for
opposing the preparedness propaganda at
this unfortunate time In the world's his
lory.
The writer believes that those who ar
supporting Henry Kord ere actusted,
first, by the fact that he made n effort
lo stop the war, which la more than
most of his critics have ever done. It Is
recognised that the effort waa ridiculous,
but every new movement In the world
appears ridiculous at tha start and has
to he built up from crude beginnings.
Prospectors, Inventors and pioneer al
ways have to start with very little hope
of success.
The second reason, In otir Judgment, in
thst Ford showed moral courage In fuc-
Itig a sea of ridicule, which Is more true
W per cent of his critics have the moral
courage to do.
The third reeaon, as It appear to in,
I that he had nothing to gain In th wsy
of advertising, and his embarking on
whst he must have known wss sn al
most hopeless task proved his sincerity
to tha rank and Me.
Th fourth reason, aa w sea It, Is that
those who criticised Mr. Ford most were
either his htislnee competitor or com.
pili era In the field of elf. advertising or
polliba In our Judgment the rant, and
file ef the people are quirk lo rtloern
the motives f public men,
The fifth rasaon. aa we see It. lie In
th brt.ed and Itbrral method which r"wrd
ha adopted in dealing with both his
employ and hla patrons. While ether
auiomot'lle maaufaeturar have been
rat. ring to tiaw r-atme. hy making an
nual ehasges, Ford haa kept faith with
bis old patreiie tUh th rult tint be
baa outdistanced alt rnnipatltnrt hrt are
eirnHr saaali g pew nnae and all.,ing
Ihe el-t i.a in be sting foe repairs fr
eultf data tt at-'btMae
Y tinH a I final ( a..nti
In a ana tti, la that l"od ha aa
b Ih akieat a'n.ae mn sad i.gaA.
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a, l a Ifcal 1 la,i, snit , ,
K ink. a.tveMta.t military rftea y St
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down the Pacific coast, calling vrv
one who opposed him on the prepared
ness propaganda a saphead and a cow
ard. In the course of a trip to tho I'n
clflc coast this kind of talk wa.i reia-atcd
to tho writer In the smoking room of n
Pullmun car by relatively young men of
small experience, who possibly never
risked thlr lives at all.
"Where the editors make a mlelake Is
In assuming that people like the writer
favor peace at any prlco. In the writ
er's Judgment the majority of the people
who are opposed to the preparedneiiH
propaganda are perhaps more ready t'i
fight and defend their country when nec
essary than some of thoee who appear
most prominently In the limelight. To be
explicit, the writer's position Is thnt the
Job of being a policeman dons not st-
tract him, but ho docs not feel on that
account that he can be called a coward.
We have men who are fitted for differ
ent classes of employment and we ex
pect tho who undertake tha police
Jobs to have to risk their lives occaalon
ally. We do not consider It either neces
sary or desirable for all of us to under
take the Job of being policemen. During
the war of the rebellion those who rushed
In early ran away at the battle of Hull
Run and those who waited until called by
the drafs fought Just as hsrd and faith
fully a anyone. There are a great many
people who never gt Into a fight unles
they are forced into It, but when they
get In they are Just a slow to quit.
Those of us who are opposing the pre
paredness propaganda at tha present
moment believe that th proper thing for
this country to ha doing 1 to cultivate
political, preparedness, so as to control
ny military preparedness that w my
think neocssary, and give th eonfldnen
to other nations thst they do not now
hav In our politician. Some of 11 be
lleve that Ford mad a mistake In going
to Kurope, but w do not condemn him
for that. We believe that this country
I th natural field to carry on peace
Work, and that tha preparedness props
ganda is Ill-timed. We bcllova that If
the editors of the country will consider
theso points mora carefully they will bo
a hi to do some genuine good toward
making our political system.
We enclose a copy of the May Issue of
our magaxlne, which Is designed to sup
plement Ihe work of the press rsther
than to compete. It Is our purpose lo
go more deeply Into social and political
problems than editors usually have the
time to do, snd we solicit your co-operi
tlon In the Interests of more thorough
analysis of publlo questions and mors
accurate Information for the guidance
of the voter. J. C. PARK Kit.
MttTHFOL REMARKS.
i "Good heavens. June, why, when I toll
you we would haw to practice economy
I ut the table, have you 1 11 as-hack cluck.
let) here and chicken an lad down there
i hv f i.gr Minn r vn T.. in. I til is
. manage to make bulb mds meat Uai
I more American.
! "Our friend wltn n eyo to the main
ciifince has a long need.
"Yes," replied Miss Cayenne; "but isn't
Imv.nti too Ioiik a head likely to make a
man narrow minded? " WashlnKton tftar,
"When it's apple blosxom time," ca
rolled the early boarder.
"That a the romantic, aide of farming,"
commented the grizzled agriculturist, who
ran the place. "When It's potato hugi
time nobody waxes tuneful." Kansae
City Journal.
Pittsburgh Dispatch: Will someone
with a gift for ststlstlcs tell us whether
submarines or Mexican bulleta hold Hie
record for killing Americans?
DVR MP. KAWBBLH.
HOW ioWtf SHOVO) A IWE
LETTER BE?
MORRIS 3CHAT2
NOT TOO L0Nr - RtMEMOr
SHE VilLL REN IY FOUR
OR. FIVU TIMES !
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Hub ffelgnlng complaint) Tt Isn't like
what mother
WIf linterruntltig sharply) Tom. vou
know how lhat remark annoys me! What
lan't?
link. U't,i, I,, inii, ni ipIaii n intr ta-r
Ton d'm't mske half tho tnns and dis
comfort mother used to mske.
HeKgar-Hlranger, 1 have a el k Wl'e
could you help me oid?
rKeiiiy--1 rn give you a job nst
Week,
Kegsar- Too late! Kho'll he able to gf
to work herself by then! Hoelon Globe.
"I've Juat been reading shout the latest
ludv criminal.''
Well?''
"She says the dMll made her do It."
"That won't add anything to unwritten
law. Ho has figured In Jurlnpmdeno
before," IrfMdnvllle Courier-Journal,
"That horse Is only four years olrL
Tommle."
"How do you tell 7
" 1 1 y Ills teeth."
"Oh, did he bite you?" YonkeT btsfes-msn.
Saved.
First a smssh;
Then a crash;
Then h dseh.
Then a splssh,
And w skewed clear out of our track.
One shiver!
One idvei!
Into the, liver
Went tha fllvvsr.
I hollered to Mhrtle, "The auto turned
turtle!"
First w sank;
Then w drsnk
I.Ik H tank ;
Hut to the bsnk
riwatii the turtle, and we perched on her
bflck.
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