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THE BEE: OMAHA. SATURDAY, MAY fi, 1916. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE FOUNDED BY EDWARD ROSKWATEK. VICTOR ROSEWATER, EDITOR. The Bee Publishing Company, Proprietor. FEE BUILDING. FARNAM AND SEVENTEENTH. Entered at Omaha poatofflca s net-ond-claa matter. TKRJiS OF BUBHCRIPTION. By carrier Hy mail per monih per year. Jiaily and Sunday 0o g.uo lly without ttunday .,.. .45e 4.ft Kvenlng an 1 Sunday. ............ 0o. ........ . 00 Evening without Sunday ilia.., 4 Do fcuhday Bee only Joe 2 OA lally and Sunday B, three year In advance. I0.nn. bend notice of change of addres or Irregularity In delivery to Omaha bee, Circulation Department. REMITTANCR. Remit by draft, express or poatai order. Only Iwn. cent atanipa received In payment of email account. l'aronaI ohM'kn, except on Omaha and eastern, ex change, not accepted, OKFTCKft. Omaha The flee Hulldlng. Honth Omalit 231 N treet. 1 Council Hhiffs 14 North Main street Lincoln S2 Little Hulldlng. Chicago H18 People line Building. New i'ork Hrmin 1 1 01, S Fifth avenue. Ht. Irf)iila 503 New Hank of Conuiusrr.e, Washington 725 Fourteenth gtreet. N. W. (VJUnfONDFINCK. Addre communications relating; to nawa and edl t orl al matter to Omaha Pee, Editorial Department. APRIL CIHOILATIO.V. 57,808 Daily Sunday 52,223 Dwlght William, circulation manager of The Ilea Publishing company, being duly awnrn, say that the average circulation for the month of April, Mil, we UM daily and 12.223 ounday. IAVIUHT VVILMAMri, Circulation Manngar. fluhsi nhed In my presence and sworn to befura ma thlg Jkl day of Hay, 1114. ' ItOtiKKT JiUNTKH, Notary I'ubllc, stubacriuers leariig Uju city taaioraiil sbouUi here Tbe lie mailed to them. Ad degg mUI be changed aa often ag requested. Tbe Start and Stripe forever! 6 till, tbe British triumph la Dublin bird! matches the Turkg' score at Kut-el-Amara, BU11 it it hard to tee why It should take two weeks to compose a note even that Ions. It' is some concession to higher power that cod frees refrains from regulating the weather. It is still doubtful wbetber the county road paving bonds bave a rough road or a smooth road ahead of them. Note that the high man of all in tbe Doug las county primary is State Superintendent A. 0. Tbomas. He is some runner! Brazil Is just beginning to roar for neutral rights on the high seas, Judged by experience, a roar does not get very far these days. Whoever wrote that Oerman note had the newspaper idea of holding attention by keeping the meat of the answer for tbe last few para graphs. "England expects every man to do bis duty." Bo the national slogan reads. In the present circumstance, conscription Is necessary to make it effective. In the language of the movies, It Is now up to the defeated candidates to stop registering disappointment and to put on a face of acquiescence, , The re-establlshment by the scliool board of the summer school Is frank acknowledgement that a mistake was made when It was discon tinued. Let it go at that. Because It has Just moved into a new build ing equipped with two flag poles, our amiable democratic contemporary should not delude It self that It Is the only patriot on the map. Congress manifests a fine sense of generos ity toward farmers in the bill creating land banks. Four $10,000 Jqbg for the deserving democrats are provided as a guarantee of good faith. A bright example of Missouri thrift enlivens the bankruptcy records of St. Louis. A former trader of big business llatg bis liabilities at $93,691.55; assets, nothing. But be admits Kuvlng his clothes from the wreck. The annual report of the Standard Oil com pany lihows earnings almost double the income tit I DM. Should the Kovernment undertake the mtond dissolution of the present family, the managers will be forced to build storage were 1 ouMt to hold the money. The New York court of appeals has reversed li. 1 f and now upholds a law prohibiting night work for women, "Increased knowledge oo public b. aith problems" is the resson aligned fur the change, but nine years of sharp con demnation had something to da with the rase. Swallow Inn all the bad things he said about Mm, Kdssr Howard Is out pledging his support Id .Neville. Of course, if "Edgar" can favor the w an he denounced so fiercely as a puppet of the liquor ntcrct. lie must be willing to c .- t the pihitr fellow's support for Ma own can didacy for lieutenant governor. Politics mss el range bi'd fellows! Thirty Years Ago This Day iu Omaha CiUe4 ! In rUa Mf 4 Mi J a I r sa lewige Oca bat .t ,,t,4 tit tKa la ti; I.Mt ! ;-a,tt a - ;l a ' ' J ! W e me t rot .--nCrmlcg the a !" rr te Mt '-s'-iao.al i -! i i i t.t1i-a vt u.. n if 1H4 X'mif ) , ta t4f km !. . l. hn t t Uon ant kn la r ' laia M4 t U 'r it Mr k. I a 't . a ... t tr g .m. - x i r. tiei4 si ,i',it thj y , '' -4r. tag m t ia tit vfa-.i, i.x s...t g ..- at i fti rr)., wits Ha Sri(a, f..fi((t M a aa '.. !('! t .,!. a, a t ,,.. '!. a Um - f the ' mi H. I . .f, l.tt t t- t ; g aa A ':'al 1 ' .t if . A f ) ,M,it tf S ..I i.. . K , 5; M I , a' I g m Ui t-t im . .Ji fn- :( tana Is It Substantial Compliance? With Ihe receipt of tbe latent German note, tho all-abHorbing qucntion becomes, "Is It a suliHtautial compliance with the demands em bodied in President WIlHon's ultimatum?" To give this iiuestion due consideration, we niuat go bacli to tho original docuuicot). The pi Lit of the president's pronunclamento to Ger many Is contained In this declaration: "If It la fit IT! the purpose of Ihe Imperial govern ment (o prosecute rclrhllcsa and liidU'-rliiilnat warfare aaalnut veaeela of commerce hy tin use of euhitiarlnea without regard to what the government of the fnlted Htatea mUHt conldr the rred and ln dlnpiiiall rnleg of Inloi national law and the um. vially recognized dictate of humanity, the ov erument of thd fnlted Btateg la at lent fnreed lo tha lonclualnn that tlierg la but one course It can pursue. "1'nlena the Imperial government should now Immediately dci-lai and effect an abandonment of llg present Dielhoda of guhmarlne warfare against panarngar and ftelalil rarying" veaaelH, the govern ment of tha t'nlted ritatea can have rm choice hut to aaver diplomatic relallona with lha Herman empire altogether." What, in tho view of the United Htstes, are "tbe sacred and indisputable rules of Interna tional law," referred to, whs further defined In the memorandum prepared by Secretary Lan sing, of which an official explanation' was made public a few days later: "There miiat be no attacks without warning upon merchant whips, even If they are armed, nnleea Ilia commander of the warahlp h ahaolnta knowledga lint tho merchantman la under mandatory order from Ha government to act offenelvely, Tha mere prcHonce of armament on a ahlp la declared not to ha at i j. tt evidence hm would Jnnilfy an altack with out warning or without regard to tha right of per aona on hoard. Only when It la Impoaalhla to iku the captured enemy merchantman Into port may It ha gunk, and In auch cga tha persona on board muat be put In a place of safely," The position of tbe German government on this crucial subject is now to be found on the new order get forth in the present note as bar ing been given to the German naval forces: "In accordance with tha genaral principles of visit and search and the destruction of merchant Vessels recognised by International law, such vessels, both within and without tha area declared a naval war gone, shall not b sunk without warning and without saving human lives unless tha ship attempt to escape or offer resistance." This order, however, it must be observed, Is not unconditioned. Its continuance . Is de pendent on the United States in good faith endeavoring to require other belligerent governments to accept the principle "of the freedom of tbe seas," as contended for by Germany. "Should steps taken by the govern ment of the United States not attain the object It desires to bave tbe laws of humanity followed by all belligerent nations," says the note, "the German government would then be facing a new situation In which It must reserve to itself com plete liberty of decision. We must confess tnat the note Is sufficiently dlplomatlo to permit of construction one way or the other, according to blss or desire. The Oerman sympathizer will surely insist It is all and more than the United States has a right to expect and those favorable to the allies will deny that it makes any concession worth con sidering. But the president bss tbe last word and while, perhaps, It Is well to wait for tbe official communication, he should, at all events, either Bey frankly that the assurance Is sufficient and accepted, or recall our ambassador without further parley. If be accepts the answer as satisfactory, he should follow It up by an asser tion of the rlguta of neutrals as against all the belligerents. The Hollii Land Loan Bill. The measure Just driven through the senate by tbe Wilson administration, under pretense of providing a land loan bill for the benefit of the farmers, will not relieve tbe pressure on the agricultural industry by making its financial operations any the more facile. In effect the bill will provide a safe and attractive Invest ment for money by authorizing the Issuance of debenture bonds, secured by first mortgage on Improved farm lands. These bonds will be more attractive than any now known, for they will carry a higher rate of interest than the government pays, will be readily convertible and almost totally guaranteed by the govern ment. Devices and provisions for the safety of the Investor are su pea-perfect. But the farmer will not get his money any cheaper. The proposed rate does not give htm the advantage afforded the jobber or manufac turer under the federal reserve law, nor can he take his credits to the lend bank and secure a loan on tbem. He must go with clear land, under use and productive, with an unencum bered title, and then will be allowed but 60 per cent of its appraised valuation on a long-time mortgage. Nothing in the bill will operate to aid tbe little fellow, the farmer struggling to clear his title, to Improve his farm or to finance his operations until he can msrket his produce at a pront. No measure proposed by the present admin istration In Its program fslls farther short of Its purpose than does this makeshift, lis worst effect will be to discourage the farmers of the country in their budding efforts towsrd financ ing their on affair. Instead of a law that would permit the establishment of co-operative banks that would aid tbe farmer, the Holds bill simply shifts the farm mortgage busines from prhs's stencle to bank that wll sltll operate for prtvst profit, but with the sdvsntagtt of government guaranty Thnae hn tiegalr sUh tbe Mislead of f should gtnn Ihelr rS' tin the map if A! Minor gnd watih Ih tugKh of th beat T eaiern ltigu army hs peeetrstsd ti Put I tar, midway between Trebilosl, in Ina li:k ti. and Aleppo, on IKe MettHerrsneaa, Aeoiar foluma ) imitltig suutttatttward ti ar 1 lUgUJ The t irks recently iitxt(mi er O pr!cS etar ls Ud. era menaced by the eesr ' t Sl-Us The ,H.at'in s ( s H,er ditioa la lwt scMa ibsa en gey lhf ilHItinU i'f t'irt hsti: fnigt, A eirlen. . fcUtlcal acout till bee p.talsg . t -nl -i t la 'M' le test irvg Mt fjte l " Hushes f 'f ratit, II t (or s- rotgrt of ttsts, 0 r I tsd v,t tf a?tt of war t'.euft W, 'fin f.r secra lty tf th ! it a" I li : ff I Mial Hsi eatr fi' New Vet k f ssts tstt la vr tat Kt s't; tile, tt, I 'l Jr f ic.u.ti,,.rt rag !- i Inside Story of Mexico rtiUaader C. Knox, I Address by rormsr iaoretary of State. T h lieen Asserted time and HtjHin hy I lie apohj glels for the demuciath- blundering In Mexleo that' freslHent Wilson Inherited the Mexican situation from President Ta't. Nothing could be further from the truth then this statement, as a review of the situ ation will conclusively disclose. Whan I'rasldent Tsft assumed office on March 1, iwe, Meslco wig at peace. Her credit a good; her coffer filled; hr Industries thriving, and Porfirlo nial, who had been constitutional president of tho republic since Lcrto da Tejada, seemed fair for the remainder of his life to preside over the destinle of the land he had done so much lo free from the em pire of Maitmlllsn, set up by a coallllon of lOuio paan rowers. The Maderi revolution broke out snmo two yeg-g later gnd resulted In driving lilaa from power. Al though tha Mgdero regime was recognized by Ihe I'nlted Hlates and other powers, It was not accepted by powerful factions In Meilcn. riehellloit against Its authority was almost coincident wllli Its birth, and finally, In Kehrusry, 1DH, llenenil Kellx Dltu carried tho war aKalnet Madero to the sireela of rh capital city ItHelf, tVhen It wna apparent (hat Madero's downfall wa Imminent. It was initde certain by Ifuerta and a por tion of the army going over to I Una, who then seiised tha palace and on February 10, 1013, F'ranclsco I. Madero nd Joee M. I'lno Huares raelgnrd as presi dent and vie president, respectively. Their resig nations went In writing, the copies were transmitted to foreign powers sustaining dlplomatlo relatlong with tha republic, slid also to Ihe Meilcitn cnngTcsi elected at. the same time thst Madero was elected president, Ihe election having taken place suhse. (uetit to the aueeesa of Ihe Maderu revolution. Of course, Ktanelsco Madero resigned under the compulsion of tha revolution led by Felix rla, Jut a I'nrflrlo Mas hai gbdlra'ed shortly before under lha compulsion of tha revolution led hy Kranelsro Madero. Put there wag nothing startling, unusual or un-MeTrtren In that faot. Inirlng a period of forty years preceding Porfirlo Dial's accession to tha presidency there bed been some thirty odd govern ment In Mealeo presided over by seventy odd Indi viduals. Renilhl people have no Illusion shout tha stability of government In Mexico. When Madero resigned on February 1!, 191!, the minister of foreign affalrg under the Mexican rnjistl tutlon hers ma president. Thl was Tedi o Iuraln. II appointed Oenersi Huerta minister of war. The minister of foralgn affair then resigned and th offlr itavolved upon Huerta and this wa on Febru ary J9, 1913. It ia important to mark these date. It has been attempted, with a great measure of suocess, to make the American people believe that Huerta became president (h rough Madero' death. Perhaps 00 per cent of Intelligent American so un derstand it. Put thl Is not true. Huerta became president through Madero'g and taacuraln' resig nations. Madero's death did not occur until gome day later as a radial of the sequence of events will now make clear; February IS, the government of Madero w overthrown; February 19, Madero re. Igned; February 1, Huerta become provisional pres ident; February M, about midnight, Macjero wa killed while being transferred from the palac to th penitentiary.' Thug Hiaerv became provUdonal president of Mexico, February H, 191. Mr. Taft ceaaed to b president of the fnlted Htatea March 4. 191. There were thug twelve gays within which President Taft could hav extended recognition. Why did he nof de goT It wag the Judgment of the diplomats repre senting foreign eountrle In Mexico that the provi llonal government In Mexico had been Installed In compliance with the Mexican constitution and Mex ican precedent and that ! speedy recognition would b helpful In restoring normal conditions throughout the country. The American ambassador shared thl view and asked for Instructions. General Carranza, who at that time was governor of on of the Mex ican states, had officially Informed thl government of his sdherence to the new government; the Mexl. can congress and court had reoognlxed Its authority and ad Woes from other dlplomatlo and consular offi cer Indicated a very general adherence to It author ity throughout the republic. ' The main quetlon Involved In determining; whether or not to recognize a government seeking recognition are the: I the reiueetlng government able to dispose er comply with the rules of International lawT Will It reapect the obligation of treaties and the eth ical rulee of comity observed by self-respecting Hi tlers Will It recognise, respect and protect tha rlghtg'of foreigners residing within Its border? In view of the unhappy experience of the preceding two years In dealing with the Madero administration In our effort to protect Americans In Maxlco snd to adjust diplomatically Important national questions at Issue with the Mexican government. It waa deemed expedient to ask gome assurances upon these sub. J acts. As to all these question we requested Huerta and hla government for some assurances ef their speedy and satisfactory adjutment and while await ing bis reply the twelve days slipped away. Mr. Taft ceased to ba president; Mr. Wilson assumed of fice and this la why the Taft administration did net recognize Huerta. What Mr. Wllaon Inherited from Mr. Taft was an outstanding unanswered dlplomatlo request to the da facto government at Mexico City for definite a, surances for the security of American right and lha adjustment of American claim a a preliminary to the consideration of the question of recognition. What Mr. WUson did waa to repudlste the policy of hi predecessor In thia as in alt ether things and create a situation that made tha adjustment of Amer ican rights Impossible. The revolution with which the Taft administra tion bad to contend were of comparatively ahort du:. atlon while there has been In Mexico practically aver since Mr. Wilson came In and refused to recna;. nli Huerta continuous anarchy. There was never n time during the Taft administration when there was net In Mexico City a government reeofnlsed In a large rft "f Mexico and conducting Ita foreign re. latlona with the world. Huerta, who came In si shortly before President Tsft went out, was rercg. nld by soma twenty odd eountrles, aa I recall it. In. -hiding practically all of the great powers ef Kuojie, en that Me. Taft left the Mexican situation with Mexico pa-'ifled and, holding C'e power In Mexlc.i, the tmnst man who has appeared line tha dnt pf l!. Twice Told Tales tilgatitea l outre, TM a'erv-wbltH is irtu .,4 t rerhaps -Is being t '' I la nuttv ta an twnn nee of bl ft.a t .! King It t r t n"c. Ir anaet l' t In a s'inl t'uuiilry lu K-e t' e i le a'mt'-l lht. !. ,n . .!-. f..'r in t ' f r t ,,.., e when b he4 g.ti.a t- Bid t a au'fi't waid by a ! whe n!. i.t t it t:en heeig b'l bJ ll twitttT. f.e S t a t ..f e-t y M H dim, in t i I 1'ie f 'l g."I i"1 I Ha eat a- ff '.-j n ' aai t f r I'-a tstust t:iwe i ae ee) tha tt 'er and lb a. r ant rimvirtl '' t 1 - i' ' at t a ti l k eg a t ' ' --"e . Is a. fti tha st at, a'.wie I r- - as a a t f Kei t"e wa, ' e la ! f i- car. It t i t .. ir k. r ' -1 "( I t ri' Hiallllli-.l Vaaitg frt fc. (Ha tin i ai!!! ii-r sat I tU t t . war K'ii tif an1" ( ta sat ai ' kin, m lS'a a a4 iit !a t'r t r ittg la It it..!, ( ' eel i. :a, )it tatg eann.l t'f a ' t1S t 't i e a Y itf.il a-a I i i t et-.' a vt l I i -. f . a t h (.Hem;tii.g He-teasa" - ih .1 a t l, ' .''t t' I ,! It H at i("il-'ti' ' 'tclu.-,a ) - i I t'iv ft ' a . linn a A hoot Pla arriin nil anpervlslon. OMAHA. May &.-To the Kdltor of Tha Bee: I noticed an article recently In your paper In which tho Recreation board we crlticsed for the manner In which It se leeled candidates to tak examination for position as playground supervisors, signed by two men as officers of a "Playground Club." They say th criti cism Is not directed at the candidate which the board selected, but glmply at the manner In which they were chosen. The fact I .these gentlemen are pro testing at somebody's request, because ihe selection waa not made entirely from the students of the so-called "playground institute." with which the Board of Rec reation had nollilng whatever to do, It being conducted by other parties. At th outset, when the hoard's play director proposed to hold this "Institute" under the direction of th board, the member thought it Inadvisable to do so, a It would only create a host of dissatisfied peophi that would be unable to secure positions as playground supervisors. Th fact Is, only twelve or thirteen are to b ihoen and If the entire number were to be given an examination the dissatis faction would only be that much keener, as no doubt 7S per cent of them would prove o b of excellent qualifications. However, what seems queer to me I that the two gentlemen signing th above referred to article are heard from the first time In the history of Omaha on a playground subject, and than In a crit icising manner. They ssy they have been working quietly for years to establish a playground system In Omaha. Th people of Omaha can easily believe this, is they have been working so quietly that no one ever knew that they were interested In the matter of playground. Now, thin, that Omaha has a creditable playground system established, these gentlemen come forward end knock th amt effort of the officials In charge to build up the system. The member ef th Recreation beard ire "non-salaried" offilcal snd are giv ing their valuable time and earnest ef forts to build up our plsyground system, so let us all please quit knocking and lend a helping hand. JO. K. CL08SOK. From Pleased Header, OMAHA, May i-To th Editor ef The Pea: I want to congratulate you en ill your editorial In thl morning's Pea; they express my sentiments ixsctly. "Building of Poulevards," "Blunders We Keep Making." "Debate That Should be Knded," "President and Congre," "Re newel of River Traffic" The several subjects sre Impartially and wisely dis cussed. J. Q. BLE89INO. P. S.i I also had a hearty laugh on Maggie and Jlggs. They are all good. lingo's Veraa lis Polat. HAJiTINOTON, Neb., May 1,-To the Editor of The Bee: Many of the news paper throughout th United State con tain (lighting remark concerning Mr. Bryan, since the announcement of the result in the Nebraska primary. I do not like to thl. After the death of Louis Bonaparte, Victor Hugo wrote; Brave people be strong, forget. On tha deed ne'er pred Hon yet, Great nation still hat proudly with a hate a That turn to pity at th church-yard gate. DKR HEIDK. "Shoot lo the Air" Not Treasonable. OMAHAi, May .-To the Editor ef The Bee: Relating to an editorial In The Bee, with reference to my appearance before th Rotary olub a Its guest, for tha purpose of talking to the nw cit izens. I submitted th question there raited to the Rotary club and my letter and Its answer are herein Inclosid, and, In my opinion, should be given Jhe same prominence In your column a did yeur artlcl. W, O. BEARS. OMAHA. May l To th Rotary Club snd Its Officers, and It Preatdlng Offi cer, at the Late Banquet Tendered to the Newly Naturalised Clttsens at thl Hen shaw Hotel; At that banquet I wss your gueat, and, as such, at your request, addressed the new cltlsens there assem bled. One of your number was present, snd in his capacity is editor of The B has given a pretended rssume of soma of my remark, and followed th same In several editions of his paper, by charg ing me with treasonable and vlcloug ut terances and as not In keeping with the occasion. Personally, I wlh tot avoid newspaper controversy. Were any of you In my position yeu would have the same sense ef such propriety. There fore, I ask you to record yourselves a to whether or not any thought tn which I, at the time In question, gave utterance, waa In any degree treasonable, unseemly, or out of harmony with the occasion. Re spectfully. W, O. f EAR. OMAHA, May .-Hon. Willis 0. Sears. Pear fir; Tour communication of May 3 was received. A meeting of tha dlrec tor of the Rotary rlub wis railed to day lo consider the same. Motion wa made and seconded, that "it Is the unanimous opinion ef th directors that the remarks made by Judge fears to the new rltlsen at the Rotary dinner, given on April W to new 'it. lien, were not treasonable or vlclou. nor were they considered so by us; but that hi remarks weia entliely appro priate lo th occasion." Tills motion pssd unanimously and a c.ipv was ordered nt to Judge Sear. HARt.KV U. MOORHCAP, Preeldrnl Omnhit lte-tary Club, Vinrkltia Ileal! f Tealwmea. Nhis.ti.l hi VAUI.KV, U, Mar -To the I .in r of The Pes Tmlav, fr th Mist lime In history, lha four inlr f i-ttiwav train ni!ns at t- itur o-l.-ait!-. requesting tie taiM'la In ihntm (heir hm.rs ef lit:, which ts til art pug with Ihe Inireaevd prod ("lion ef 1)1. ( !lir,r 1 tie ra''f"4e in their Itlaralur t i! (..,i, i., rrea-t: mX Ihe iniel that if'" loen 'l !t want an eit t hcu ilir, t. ,i er str' f"r an Incieas. in ' 1 t . a'ii'l i' t, ,,, .( v, i. n I in h, ' i Th it a i 'iv 'h E.niCii't ) '. dnmenl f f lima tut a h-ti? t i ""Hi"' w i a I a I'Ot'it ii,, liiiuil t.i'W't ! I ). t ft .!,,. ,., ie ! i' r! wl'l meta .lr it,t , in-...- , t ft- t r a t I m ii i ',.t Hi ii .,. k,ti mf I it' a I 'tit!m a' i Mi t'(,t a''r " i"aa la -n ,, c. ! s at t tm is t.., v !,! kmt o 1 tf ' e I'm Te 1 1 ; i i . f I iiiim an-i r -ts )" ! 1 t IN ! I" a i i-iii i II m S r 1 ttiiwa t lt ta itstt i f f' M I' -a lha i.i ef int t n ' l et -n Ih. Iti t (meet if lltt K.. ff M ll ltHtS ft St.f. t.lllK .h,., i , Im . i-i ttfvl a st e, in ,,.(, ,f ma 4 ' . tii.t y La, . k f..ir t sa et !. a i ii , f l.n i- ' I b ant t y ra Tx awri"a at asking ihi v -e teei intra ttt ifami at lt it ef at?a a I ba f ant a pee .i -tf, er !t an.'sa M S( If thl la done the men will not receive one penny increase In wages. Overtime en any division wou!d not com mence until the hours In servica ex ceeded the miles of the division divided by twelve and one-half. On a 13ft-mlle division the men would put In ten hours' service before overtime commenced. All yard service la now ten to twelve hour per day, seven days per week. Here the men ak for an eight-hour day, time and a half for overtlm work. Th railroads or the hired advocate cannot present one good logical reason why our dementi should not be granted. Men are entitled to eight hours work, eight hours rest and eight hour to pass with their families. The men who sre work ing excessive hours don't neod to read everything written on the Subject of sociology in tho last Ins yai to con vince Ihem that It would b belter for them to work reasonable hours. Nina out of every ten workmen today would strike for the eight-hour day If they could any possibility of win- nip-. The general public is unacquainted with the almosl uribcarablw condition which rsllway empl"es have to contend with. Out of every twenty-four houn they spend ten to sixteen pours cn up road. They spend not lc than an hoi' after getting in, looking tho engine over, making out work report and washing up. then they are ready to go home to wlf and family, tired snd sleepy, In eight hour after arrival at terminal th men are auppnied to b ready for duty again, subject to a two-hour call before the expiration of tight hours' rest, to $o gnnther ten to slxteen-hour trip, night or day, no matter what the weather. The payment for overtime work at a rate higher than rates for the usual hours of employment, 1 a well es tablished practice In all leading indus tries, except hy the railroad to their train and englnemen, Railway shop em ploye are paid time and a half for over time work, which Is a recugnltlpn by th railroads of the correctness of the prin ciple, RAILROAD MAN. Utility safety Convenience 1 J rt Waterman's . (Ideal) If tKere ii anv one thing that you haven't got and really need, it ii Water man'i Ideal. Get one fitted to your hand. Sold at the Best Stom L. IS, Watermen Company, New York, .V. V Hi f f. i rJSffl i'"'-Mi'J--mm HOWARD 3t r i w Will Savo You Money' TherbJ A Reason I c GET OUR PRICES BEFORE YOU BUY 3 REFRIGERATOR ECONOMY If your refrigerator doe not sav your lc tt 1 an expensive luxury. No mattar how small tha price you pay for It In tha beginning, the cabinet construction and In sulation of our refrlgaiator fix your yearly tee but at th mUU , mum. 'j ni nanasom ia l wnite enameled, it lb, tea ca paclty, sanitary food raca, a psrreot d sir circulation, at. A smaller else, ear til CC quality, top leer uu ert '".$15.75 A cmaller sis. Just th thin mall family, white nam elsd, 88 lb, rapacity b thing; for nam- ta -75 MM Tea Kettle, steel 81.60 spoutt A FRESH SUPPLY or th 14 and 16 Gauge ALUMINUM WARE has Just reached us. The price haa advanced at the mills, but we are glvlug you the same low prices. A beautiful Coffee Percolator Is now In this list at. ... , :. 75 c er a .. imnmi ye " J j fx m .1' ; i Cum- V'' 1 , J , ! tntttd ."his Double Itoeetcr ; . i-rjt. Itouhle Holler 65t ." MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED HI IIMSgSlI l MM SI ISIIWSW iFig SIHI IM ITT I WT IISUTT ITI'll ' I nil 111 IS I fn IB Trip IISWUSSM 1 1 SHI p I 1 1 lH IIIISJSJSMISIII IlllSllSSSJSWiglllgSSsa l III gSJgSPISS S "7 tuz:..,, I .r , i t 'if 4 ht-- i - V' p. - Hir ,v;- sss'.t. li m i ii ip i .n - i , . ,,,, K?A M A 4 nnA CtHnlrHU T) A A si ika II? Most Modem and Sanitary Brewery b the Wcat. FamHy Trade supplied by WM, JETTER, Distributor. 23C3 N St Telephone Dou;hs 4231. South 863 or Ri53. Persistence is the cardinal vir tue in advertising; no matter how good advertising maybe in other respects, it must he run frequently and constant ly to be really successful.