THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1916.
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Forward march for Omaha I And always for
ward!
The Ruuian bear rival the home team for
first place in the list of 1916 comebacks.
Owing to the unseasonably cold weather Ne
braska's crop of vice presidents fails to come up
to the forecasts.
Don't let anyone persuade you that the pres
ent generation of Americans are devoid of
patriotism and love of the flag.
After all, the difference is quite noticeable be
tween "Reporter" Bryan in the press gallery and
"Delegate" Bryan on the convention floor.
Hints of a prospective reduction in gasoline
pries come out of Washington, but lack verifica
tion. ' When you see it on the scoreboards, it's so.
An investigation of the great industries of St.
Louis, thrown open to convention visitors, prom
ises many enthusiastic nonresident additions to
the Butch leagues of Missouri.
: As a specimen of political vaudeville President
Wilson's continuous performance on the hyphen
ited string rivals any stunt on the circuit in fill
ing the box office with gloom. (
Seeing he has written it himself, if the demo
cratic platform contains anything at variance
with, the president's views and purposes he will
hive io one but himself to blame.
Can it be that this Roger Sullivan, who is
placarded as an "important" figure at St, Louis,
is the same Roger Sullivan denounced by Mr.
Bryan as a "political porch climber?"
When it comes to comparison of Americanism
we will match the roster of the. republican con
vention at Chicago against that of the demo
cratic convention at St. Louis any day in the
week.
The democratic newspapers never before had
so many good words for Bull Moosers as right
now. They are proceeding on the theory that
it takes molasses to catch flies and seem to fear
only that they may not spread it on thick euough.
It should be distinctly understood that in
filling the supreme court vacancy the president
will not be guided by political considerations
barring the one pre-requisite that the appointee
must be a tried and true democrat with a record
of party activity. V; ,
In speed of action and vigor of words no re
publican candidate surpassed Charles E. Hughes"
response to the call of leadership. His leap into
the ring and his clearcut response' to the nomi
nation shows degree of energy and warmth
sufficient to throw out the frigid forebodings of
Victor Murdoclt "- ' .' -
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If the Mexicans are famishing for real money,
as reported, it is surprising they overlook the
chance to grab the $50,000 reward for the cap
ture of Villa. ' These five figures would buy the
output of Carranza's print shop mint for a month,
but in this case real money calls for real work,
There's the.rukte.lj; i- !.';'.. A- l'
By direction of congress the census bureau will
undertake for-the first time a federal census of
marriage and dftorce from 1907 to 1915, inclusive.
The growth of vfie divorce evil is a matter of
common report, estimates based on partial sta
tistic running as high as 125,000 cases in a year.
The proposed compilation will let the country'
know the worst and provide a' foundation for
Thirty Years Ago
This Day in Omaha
CeasptM Tfm U HUs.
General Manager Callaway and General Su
perintendent Smith will leave tors detailed inspec
tion of the road under their jurisdiction. Their
special train will be in charge of the old reliable
conductor, Frank Keeshen, and Brakeman W. A.
Gaines of the bridge division.
The partnership existing between Hay and
Pauls, blacksmiths, has been dissolved.
' Bishop O'Connor is building an attractive
wing to the Episcopal residence on Mercer street.
TJ" "oline, I"- regatta tikes place next week.
F. M. Connor and J. M. Brown, manning the
Omaha double scu L will be nreeent.
Mr. Clarkson is having Architect Sidney
annul uraw up pians tor a nanaiome three-story
brick residence on the Eastlake style, to be
erected on Twenty-third street and St. Mary's
avenue. ;.,! ,, i ;
Cuming street, from Idaho street to Brown
'L ttme rdc,, preparatory to paving,
r: The Honorable A. J. jfoppleton. atiorey iu
the tmon Pacific, has returned from the west
llr. Will H. Dewey of Waverly, Kan., is in
the city visiting her cousin, Mrs. C. K. Taylor.
Better Care for the Insane.
A report made to the Commercial club by a
committee that made examination into the meth
ods and provisions for the care of insane persons
discloses some facts that should impress the
public. The need of better means for housing,
treating and otherwise providing for the insane
in Nebraska has long been understood by a few,
but Dr. Bannister brings it fairly into the light
for all. These unfortunates have not always had
the best of treatment, for many reasons, but
principally because of the entrance of politics
into the administration of public charity. Not
only is better housing needed, but more efficient
management, and this can only be had by giving
something of permanency to the factor of super
intendence. The Bee renews here its recent sug
gestion that Douglas county and the city of
Omaha consolidate their hospital activities and
make more adequate provision for the accommo
dation of unfortunates who becomes public
charges, or who must be looked after through
public agencies. The need is not only apparent
at this time, but will increase as the community
grows, and therefore the filling of it should be
no longer neglected. "
Peace, the President and the People.
Keynoter Glynn begs support for Mr. Wilson
for the reason that the president has kept the
nation at peace with -the world (always exclud
ing Mexico). This string will be touched in every
key and twanged on every stop as the campaign
goes forward. The cold, iconoclastic fact is the
president could not have done otherwise. He can
not alone make war on any one, and no pretext
that has yet appeared would have served him,
had he wanted war ever so much. The people
did not want war, and do not want war, and the
president has taken his cue from them. A year
ago, when the heart of the nation was bursting
with indignation over the Lusitania, the president
withdrew himself for days, that he might get a
sense of the deep feeling of the American nation.
At that time he was given assurance of patriotic
support from his countrymen, but be heard no de
mand for war, and taking his inspiration from
the people he followed their wish rather than
leading their thought. " ' ' ' , ,
-,. Only a few weeks ago, when the controversy
with Germany had come to a serious point, the
democratic reactionaries in congress compelled
the president to give them assurance that he had
no thought of war in mind. Otherwise they pro
posed to invade his prerogative and take over
the handling of foreign affairs. The sacrifice of
American dignity and American prestige has
amounted to nothing with these "patriots," who
preferred political advantage to national honor.
Now they raise a clamorous din, shouting the
president has preserved the nation at peace, and
art going to parade themselves before the public,
claiming credit they do not deserve. 1
The sham of this "battle cry" is too apparent,
and will be readily and effectively exposed. Mr.
Wilson wi!! get full credit for all he has done, but
will also have to accept responsibility for the
blunders he has made. This is not a good year
to try to fool the voters, who will demand facts.
Consider the Case of th Baker.
The convention of master bakers, now meet
ing in Omaha, has so far given its attention ex
clusively to it own business, but some of this
business is alio that of the people who consume
the output of the bakeries. Part of this was dis
closed when the president of the association, who
happen to be an Omaha man, called to notice
some condition that affect the baker in his deal
ings with the public, and consequently touch very
closely on the breakfast table, concerning which
the democrats formerly exhibited much solicitude
Mr. Burn showed how the cost to the baker of
the material he use in hi processes has gone
up all along the line, varying .from 9 per cent
on lard to 90 per cent on cotton seed oil products,
with wheat flour registering 35J4 per cent in
crease; rye flour, 59 per cent and sugar 82 per
cent
At Baltimore four years ago the democrats
specifically charged the "high cost of living" to
the operation of the protective tariff, and began
the redemption of their promise ta lower the cost
of necessaries by putting sugar on the free list;
which action has since been reversed by them;
Now they are boasting of the unexampled pros
perity o' the country, and saying nothing of how
the price of fdodstuffs has mounted. The little
recital of costs given by the master baker ought
to be kept in mind by the family providers of the
country, when they come to consider not only the
case of the baker, but of the fellow who must buy
of the baker in order to keep soul and body to
"Enemy" Capture! Our Navy.
Omal a's navy ha been reduced by exactly
two-third of it numerical strength, due to the
unexpected activity of an "enemy" from the north.
While the good ship Ada Bell and the Julia
were in harbor at Decatur, and (till in Nebraska
water, a pirate from the north opened fire on
them, and when the smoke of battle cleared up
enough to show what had happened the. ships
were his'n. Whether it wa a case of "low visibil
ity" or the inefficient operation of the range find
ers is beside the question. The heavy guns of
the invader did the work. His ammunition was
of a iuperior quality, being of the very best
turned out by Uncle Sam' treasury, and there
fore hi assault was undeniable. In the future
the Ada Bell and the Julia will plow the South
Dakota waters, and the port of Omaha will know
them no more. But is our maritime commerce to
languish because of this untoward event? We
trow not' The Juliu F. Silber still floats, and
while it is in commission the wharves of Omaha
will present their usual spectacle of teeming life
and industrial bustle. , But it might be well for
the marine authorities of the village to see that
Juliu doesn't get too far up or down stream,
for fear of being overtaken by some such disaster
a ha Jutt been chronicled. This commercial war
i a terrible thing.
When President Wilson charge that "there
is disloyalty active in the United States, which
must be absolutely crushed," of course he cannot
possibly have intended to include a certain demo
cratic United States senator who shot off in the
senate ammunition against the administration
furnished to him by agents of the foreign propa
ganda, j ' "' !
"" The report of the bank examiner on the con
dition of that wrecked Decatur bank corroborates
The Bee's exposure's of mismanagement and fore
shadow an even greater draft on the deposit
guaranty fund, which ti t wttl-managed banks
must make good. .1 he next legislature should
heed the lesson of this experience.;,
How Heavy Firing
Affects Animals
Utarary Di(tit.
SOME curious and interesting observations
uoon the osvcholo&rical effect nroduced on ani
mals by the detonations of big guns have been
recently made by a German veterinary surgeon
named Reuter and are published in Umschau.
The animals considered are the horses and dogs
used for military purposes, and the game in the
area of warfare. It was noticed soon after the
beginning of '.he war that the latter began to mi
grate into Luxemburg, Switzerland and the por
tions of France and Belgium not the seat of hos
tilities. The first to flee was the "black game"
(a term which includes the wild boar, the badger
and the bear), whose senses are specially acute.
Then the roebuck and the red deer followed,
but strange to say the hare, whose timidity is
proverbial, continued to occupy its usual territory.
The larger birds likewise, such as the grouse, the
pheasant, the seaeag!e and the wild duck, were
driven away by the heavy firing. Strange to
say, the wolf, which is famous in German folk
lore as follower on the heels of Mars, and which
was expected to regain lost ground in the pres
ent war, has shown itself very gun-shy. Another
curious fact noted by Mr. Reuter is that the song
birds, such as the lark, the thrush and the finch,
have not been driven away by the thunder of the
cannon, and continue to hold their nests and sing
their songs in their accustomed haunts. Other
birds which remain unfrightened are various kinds
ol owls, falcons, sparrow-hawks, .crows, etc.
Another interesting observation is that ani
mals vary in sensitiveness of temperament just
as do individuals and races. For example:
1 he tanidae (dogs, wolves, jackals and
foxes), with their highly developed nervous sys
tems, possess a high degree of sensitiveness. Only
the intelligent and long-trained house-dog shows
itself more resistant to the shock of detonations.
In the same way, among horses the thorough
bred and the half-bred are more sensitive than
the cold-blooded. Animals which are by nature
easily excited, and also those in whom there are
already signs of some malady of tHe nervous sys
tem (as neurasthenia or hyperesthesia), are less
resistant. The German war-horses, though as
sembled from the most various sources and for
the most Dart untrained, have shown themselves
capable of becoming more quickly inured to the
noises ot battle than are, tor example, the cele
brated Russian hordes.
Nebraska Press Comment
Nebraska City Press: Among other distin
guished journalists at the Chicago convention
we glimpse Henry Clay Richmond, Victor Rose
water and the incomparable William Jennings
Bryan. And, as might be expected, each fellow
sees the situation from a different point of view,
However, it is quite entertaining.
Beatrice Express: "Bryan lambasts the re
publican party" is a heading of an article in which
the Commoner sets forth his views of the re
publican national convention now in session
in Chicago. The republicanparty is rather used
to this sort of thing on the part of Nebraska's
"extinguished" democratic leader and, in fact,
rather thrives on it,
Clay Center Sun: The gentlemen who
arranged the itinerary of the ad men who
visited this s'tate, this week from New
York,, evidently need a course in "seeing
Nebraska." There are a lot of fine towns in the
North Platte country, but had the arrangement
committee been desirous of sending these gentle
men back to their New. York homes filled with the
raptures of Nebraska, they would certainly have
divided the week, at least evenly, between the
section north of the Platte and the grand coun
try south of that erratic old wanderer. That any
bunch of advertisers should visit this state and
not visit the Old Trusty Incubator factory in
this city is an absurdity which those New York
visitors will appreciate more than the committee
in charge of the trip. It may be of interest to
some of the Omahogs to know that the M. M.
Johnson company of this city makes the largest
advertising appropriation each year of any firm
in the state. They may also take interest, and
they certainly will be edified, to rind out that Clay
Center is the home, not only of the largest incu
bator and brooder factory in the world, but is
the home of one of Nebraska's greatest flouring
mills, one of the world's greatest collie kennels
and one of the world's greatest Shetland pony
studs. We believe the Smith factory at Exeter
and the Dempster works at Beatrice would have
appealed to these sightseers and given them com
mercial visions to carry home that would have
profited this state far more than anything that
could possibly have been shown them in any town
on the trip as arranged. A careful scrutiny of
things, as arranged, indicates that The Bee and
the World-Herald made the route and made It
for the purpose of exploiting that portion of the
state which, because of just such things as this,
fives that city more enthusiastic support than
oes that unequaled portion of Nebraska known
generally as The South Platte Country and lo
cally "as the finest' country that lays outdoors."
People and Events
Some of the fine points of American industry
show themselves in the report that forty-nine
factories making needles and pins are enjoying
a business boom.
The educational uplift in Philadelphia required
in 1915 an even $1,000,000 more than in 1914. The
increased cost and decreased school revenue were
covered by a $2,000,000 thirty-year loan.
A Cleveland girl, all dolled up in her Sunday
clothes, slipped and sat down in a puddle of
what looked like chalk water. It proved to be
glue. She was rescued by three strong men,
one of whom got stuck on the job and left his
shoes. , The girl left a yard or two of her clothes.
Brooklyn is not only a City of Churches; it
claims distinction as a city of dogs. A census
by the health department shows a canine popu
lation of 500.000, equal to .half a dog for each
family in the city. Coney's celebrated "hot dog"
emporiums have no perceptible effect on the dog
population.
A treasure trove of $1,800 discovered in a hole
in a grocery store in Baltimore brought up stand
ing three former owners of the building as claim
ants and three lawyers as advisers. When the
court turned the matter over in its judicious mind
It picked the finder as the winner. Solomon in
all his glory couldn't beat that.
Fish were not biting very much when Charles
Snyder cast his lines from the bank of the Wa
bash and was awakened from a fisherman's nod
by a tickling of his shins. On shifting his posi
tion he discovered a five-foot snake curled up
under his legs. It was the genuine article, with
out the faintest trace of a cork.
A fifty-year-ago column 'of the Atchison
(Kan.) Champion discloses the fact that Atchi
son indignated in those days over the case of a
Massachusetts soldier . who served hi country
four years and ten months in a rebel prison and
on hi return to Duxbury was put in jail for re
fusing to pay four years back poll tax. ,
In connection with advertisements telling how
fortunes may be made by investing in Greater
New York real estate, the Brooklyn Eagle offers
this first-hand advice: "Beware of the real estate
company that promises 6 per cent on its deben
tures. Real estate does not pay 6 per cent in this
city. Three or 4 per cent is nearer the mark."
The bonus spur is pushing wads of money into
the pockets of workmen in some munition fac
tories. One company at Harrisburg, Pa., turn
'ing out shrapnel shells, pays a bonus on shells
turned out above a certain number. As a conse
quence skilled workmen are pulling down from
$90 to $150 a week. An amateur machine worker
rakes in from $.10 to $50 a week.
Jnen Report to Hit Conttttuetiti.
Chicago, June 14. To the Editor of The
Bee: I would like to say a word through
your paper to the republican and progres
sive voters of the Fourth Congressional
dintrict of Nebraska. Having been honored
by election as delegate to the republican
national convention, I take this methpd of
making my report.
When I became a candidate for delegate
I stated that my perttonal choice for presi
dent was. Justice Charles E. Hughes, but
that I would abide by the wish of the vot
ers expressed at the primary election in
April.
As the result oC this primary vote, I cast
my first ballot in the convention for Sen
ator A. B. Cummins of Iowa. It being evi
dent that he could not be selected, I voted
for Justiet Hughe on the second and third
ballots, and feel proud of the result. It
was purely a case of the office seeking the
man, and tht convention was absolutely
without "bosses." The delegates thought
and acted for themselves.
Our national and state tickets will be
elected next November, and we will be
rescued from the incompetent hands of the
democratic party.
Thanking you for the confidence reposed
in me, I am, yours for republican success.
PETER JANSEN,
Editorial Siftings
Flag Day In tha Kitchen.
Omaha, June 14. To the Editor of The
Bee': While glancing through your Letter
Box I discovered the article "Engineer's
Right to Pay," which is positively correct
in every respect, but do you ever hear of
a "cook's right to pay" and If they have
received any extra pay for the extra volume
of business done on Flag day or did they
see the parade? Ask one of them; you
surely are acquainted with one of these
galley slave. In regard to engineers, they
are classified a professionals. Is not a
cook a professional T I say yes and no the
same as an engineer,, especially when he ob
tains a passenger run, so is the cook when
he obtains a passenger run in the kitchen
or becomes chef in a house of repute.' When
I say "cook," don't confound me with what
is termed in the culinary art "shoemaker"
but on that begins at the bottom the same
as a real engineer, and in course of time,
after he shows ability, he is gradually pro
moted until some day he gets a passenger
run, or in other words, becomes chef after
many years of drudgery as scullion, pot
washer, knockout, roustabout, helper and
most all of the menial jobs' a kitchen has
to offer. For stepping stones to become a
real cook ha is offered the hottest job in
the kitchen, which gives him the privilege of
wearing a white uniform amidst surround
ings, in some kitchens, where "champagne
frappe" would taste like a glass of spiked
ale.
Now, of course, you don't know me, and
I doubt if you would care to cultivate my
acquaintance, but as far as having authority
on the above parenthesis, I can refer you
to authentic authority on the definition of
the word "shoemaker" when applied to cooks;
for instance such men as Emile Bauer, past
chef of the Fontenelle; M. Becker of the
Blacks tone in Chicago, J. Miller, chef
steward Elisabeth building, Chicago. Now
for your Omaha kitchens, those hell-holes
of kitchens in several of the hotels I won't
mention the little fellow because I . know
he would soon be made public. Still you cry
for pure food, clean bread, etc., and dis
play a banner "Welcome, Master Baker."
Did you ever hear of "Welcome, Cooks?"
I never did in Omaha, but once in the United
States there was a small contingent of union
cooks and waiters had a picnic on a Sunday
many years ago, and over the gate leading
to the picnic grounds was scrawled on a
rag "Welcome, Cooks and Waiters." .
Speaking of waiters, here's a hot one:
In a certain well-known restaurant here
in your midst (I won't mention any name)
I saw listed on the menu "Little Neck
Clams." I ordered a do sen. and the stew
peddler tartly informed me that clam were
out of season the same as oysters.
"Well," I said, "Garcon de Premier, (this
phrase Is considered quite chic in Missouri
valley) I admit that you are right in regard
to oysters,, but as to the other succulent
bivalve your education has been sadly1
neglected."
He also stated that he had toured the en
tire world, including Nebraska, and he know
of no first-class place serving clam in the
summer month. Now, don't get me wrong,
I am not of gambling proclivities and very
much against its indulgence, but knowing
a I do that among some waiters there are
some good thoroughbred sports, I began to
have vision of velvet, but the poor fish
crawled.
About the half-baked cook, why don't a
paper like The Bee, which has such good edi
torials, and a reputation second to none, in
my estimation, agitate 10 as to compel the
people who are responsible for allowing these
unsanitary dumps or so-called kitchen to
exist? They are the breeding plaoe for
one-half the disease or white plague that
we are being eursed with these late years.
Thre are many cooks raising families that
are above reproach, who must work tinder
tha existing conditions or starve (and at
the wages they are forced to work for in
Omaha, the result is practically the same).
The bakeries have been taken out of their
underground holes why not the kitchens?
It 1 positively unlawful in most civilised
countries to allow these underground sweat
shops.
If you think this article an exaggeration
of conditions in Omaha, ask any fair-minded
mother to visit Burns' Bakery and then the
Hotel Schliti or the Rome when It 1 about
00 In the shade and publish her opinion.
Remember I am not advertising a brand of
bread, but the baker has many shades the
bast of it, for he can prepare his work at
least twelve hour in advance and then
leave it to anyone to serve, while the poor
cook must not alone keep It hot, keep it
from drying out and serve it hot, but must
prepare it as cheap as possible. I suppose
you think the H unison act ha been re
pealed. Very well, then touch a match to
this epistle, then you will have a little
smoke, for my pipe has gone out.
A COOK.
No Interregnum in This Country.
Council Bluffs, la., June IS. To the Edi
tor of Tht Omaha Bee: Will you kindly
answer tht questions contained herein by
letter or In tht Bee? I do not know whether
you publish a "question box" column or not.
I read The Bee every day and would be
sure to see it If the questions were answered
In the "Letter Box" column.
The controversy is this: A claims that
"th next president of the United States
will bt a democrat, even If Mr. Hughes is
elected at the next election." Ht bases his
claim on the fact that March 4, 1917, falls
on Sunday. He says that, according to the
constitution Mr. Wilson and Mr. Marshall
will be out of office at noon, Sunday, March
4. (provided they are not re-elected). Then
the secretary of state would be automatic
ally promoted to the president' chair and
would hold the office of president for twenty
four hours, beginning at noon Sunday,
March 4, and ending at noon, Monday,
March 5, when the inauguration of the re
publican president would depose him.
Now, B's contention is this: Sunday is
not legally recognised as a day on which
public office can begin or end. If Mr.
Hughe (provided he is elected) cannot bt
legally inaugurated on Sunday, then Mr.
Wilson cannot be legally deposed from office
on Sunday, and hi term of office would,
therefore, continue up to noon, March 6.
A' answer to this is that the rule wo-V
"automatically," whether March 4 or any
other date be the end of the term of office
of tht president and vice president
Which is right? '
Wt would consider It as a favor if you
would answer this for us and give reasons
for your answer.
J. B. T.
SIGNPOSTS OF PROGRESS. .
Eighteen thousand bricks can be manufac
tured by tht steam process in tan hours.
About 1QQ.O0Q penons are engaged in the
meat-packing industry of the United States.
The state of Pennsylvania will plant a
number -of cherry trees this year to provide I
food for insrct-kilhng bird. ;
not be opened while it t in motion, and the
car cannot be started while they are open.
The United States sold more agricultural
implements and accessories in Venezuela in
the first six months of 1916 than in any
other entire year. This trade ha been ben-
ofited because of the good prospects the i
war has brought to the Venezuelan sugar j
industry.
The book production of the United States
for last year was the smallest since 1908.
Including pamphlets the total for 1915 was
9.774, as against 12,010 for 1914. Unsettled
trade conditions and a decrease in importa
tions were mainly responsible, but far from
being lamentable it was an advantage, see
ing that there were great increases in his
tory, including war books, business textbooks
and works on domestic economy.
Advocating the increased use of paper ap
pliances and utensils in the household, a
writer in Good Health sayB that there are
now about thirty household articles made
from vegetable parchment paper -among
thera ice blankets, dishcloths, bed protectors,
etc. The housekeepers who have learned to
use these articles, the writer says, say that
they could not possibly do their work com
fortably without them.
Washington Post: No party platform is
any stronger than the personal timber that
forms the props.
Pittsburgh Despatch: Sometimes it must
make Hiram Johnson wonder if there is
any faith left to keep.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat: St. Louis
would be ashamed to give a convention such
weather as Chicago served last week.
Philadelphia Ledger: Well. "Hughes to
the line" ought ttf make a good motto to
begin with anyhow, and let nothing inter
fere with the good work !
Boston Transcript: Justice Hughes' snn
at Plattsburg has been set to work "clean
ing out the rubbish," a job that will oe
undertaken on a national scale next weer, by
his distinguished father.
Baltimore American: It will be just as
well to let a republican administration figure
up Mexico's debt to the United States. Other
wise the democrats will accept an unwritten
apology and wipe the slate clean.
Springfield Republican: Canada is bear
ing its full share of the brunt of the fight
ing in Europe, and the ties to the British
empire are thereby still further strengthen
ing. The loyalty of the British overseas
dominions is one of the great elements M
strength of the entente powers, which was
long since proved. x
Indianapolis News: Yuan Shih-kal. ac
cording to the telegraphic report of hi
last words, did not aspire to be emperor;
K..t lik mmv another statesman, he was
misled by the carefully trained and directed
pressure of public opinion into a mussup
that resulted in nobody's knowing what he
was.
Philadelphia Ledger: Section 8 of ths
Harrison act, regulating the sale and use
of habit-forming drugs, has been practically
nullified by the United State supreme court
in a decision holding that the mere posses
sion of such drugs by persons not spe
cifically authoriied to have them cannot
be made the basis for conviction on a
charge of conspiracy. The decision pre
sents from a new angle an ancient but
everlasting conflict about the limitation of
federal and state jurisdictions.
Minneapolis Journal: Mount Joseph us
Daniels I Ye gods and little fishes I To
change the name of the Rising Wolf Moun
tains, or Two Medicine Peak, in order to
perpetuate the memory of a little North
Carolina politician! To itick up that name
forever in the midst of orae of the grand
est cenery on the continent 1 To offend the
nature of Glacier park and ears and mem
ories of all visitors thereto for generations
to cornel No wonder the Indians out there
protest. .
THE MODOC MOTHER'S LULLABY
Fred Shaffer In Mother's Magazine.
Blow softly, south wind
Lest my baby boy wake; ,
Blow softly, south wind.
Lest the little bough break.
For Kleet-As-the-Deer
Kind chieftain will be;
His land and his people
Shall always bo free.
Sing low, little bird.
To my pretty papoose
He dream of the hunt
For deer and the moose.
A hunter he'll be.
As swift as the light,
And we shall have plenty
From morning till night.
Careful, sweet sunshine!
Your kiss is too warm
And makes the boy tender
For tempest and storm.
Kind ruler he'll be
For the land of his birth,
His peace shall make happy
The tribes of the earth.
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