THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, JULY 1, 1916. OMAHA DAILY BEE T-"p FOUNDED Y EDWARD R03EWATEK XjJ "victor eosewatkr, editor tmrtll PUBLISH INQ COMPANY. PROPBIETOB." Batata) at Omaha poatofflea aa eeeond-eleasmatUr. TERM3 OP SUBSCRIPTION. Br Cerrl t Br mail par month per year. Sail, wttnwt BoimUt Eeetrhw ana Bandar. 4Je 00 Enritai wttW Sunday ttc J Dl?,an4MSondV'Baa,'Wria'riar In'adeanee, 10 00. Send aotlea ol clause of addraaa or irranlarltr In de livery to Omaha Baa. Circulation Department. REMITTANCE. Remit r draft, express ar postal ordtr. Onlr l-oent atampa taken In parment of amall aeeonnts. Personal checks, except on Omaha and aaatara exchange, not accepted. OFFICES. Omaha The Baa Building. South Omaha iSlt N atreat Coanetl Bluffe 14 North Main street. Llnaoln MS Little Building. Ckleago 111 Paopla'a Oaa Building. NearVork Room lot. 18S Fifth avenue, gt Louie Ml Nee, Bank of Commerce. Washington 1U Fonrtaanth street, N. W. CORRESPONDENCE. Addraaa communication! relating to news and editorial mattar to Omaha Baa. Editorial Dapartmant MAY CIRCULATION 57,852 Daily Sunday 52,748 Dwteht WOllama, circulation manuar of The Baa PuMlahlng aompanr. halm dulr .w0v. average circulation for tha month of Mar, 111, waa J.M4 dally and IS.748 Sunday. DWIOHT WILLIAMS, Circulation Manager. Sabeerlbed to my praaanco and aworn to bafora mo thla Id day of June. 1010. ROBERT HUNTER. Notary Public Good But Not Far-Reaching Enough. A too ambitiouo young man, not yet duly ad mitted to practice, has been sharply called to ac count and fined, at the instigation of the local ar association, (or "playing lawyer. To prac tice law legally, certain traditional prerequisites determined by examination are necessary, includ ing the talcing of a sacred obligation to uphold and defend the ethical standards of the profes sion, and no interloper lacking appreciation of this high morality and sacred duty of the attorney should be permitted to engage with clients, to say nothing of bidding for business against regu larly established lawyers. Let no one misunderstand us we are thor oughly in accord with the movement to keep the tandards of the bar from being broken down by intruders. But why stop here, when the danger of damage is even greater from the black sheep legally admitted as lawyers who pursue disrepu table practices and bring odium upon all their associates? Why should not the reputable mem bers of the bar direct their fire once in a while at the crooked lawyers when they are shown up, instead of too often rushing to their rescue? We ave propounded this question more than once on eminently proper occasions but with regrettably isappointing answer. Now that the start is made on a rank outsider with no right to claim protec tion under pretense of being a lawyer, our hopes are again stimulated. Subscriber, laavinf tha city temporarily should hare, Tbo Bo mailed to tham. Ad draaa will bo changed aa oftan as requested. To President Calvin of the Union Pacific: Omaha extends the glad hand of welcome. It would seem that grocers' and butchers' pic nic did the business of turning the weather after II. , Why state platform convention, anyway, three months after the candidates are all nomi nated? Uncle Sam's horse buyers are not noticeably in evidence it the South Omaha horse market What's the matter? Russia reports the capture of 20S.0OO Austro Hungarians in month. It looks as though the Bear dislikes the hyphen. Mexican occupation of the towns evacuated by General Pershing no doubt will appear on native billboards as "a famous" victory. The guardsmen who failed in the physical tests deserve an encouraging cheer. Even though the doctors said nay, nay, their hearts were in the right place. Practicing law without permit is risky busi ness, but not near as dangerous to tha profession as the shady practices of certain members who possess the permits. ? It it understood that Colonel Bryan's predic tion of "a million men springing to arms to beat ' back invaders" did not Include Mexican bandit tn vaders in the sweep of prophecy. While national preparedness limps in and out of congress, there is abundant reason for confi dence in the future. Progressive republican pre. parednest for November makes assurances doubly sure. ' ' ' That the restored troopers were robbed of their money and valuables while in captivity is readily believable. Mexico's schools of robbery have graduated multitude of experts in the last five years. - The president says he would "fight for jus- tice." He is historian enough, however, to know that no war was ever waged in which the par ticipants on both aides did not insist that they were "fighting for justice. A Chicago paper is trying already to inaugu rate an organized movement to "brighten the Christmas" of the boys in the trenches in Mexico. The inspiration is all right but looks t trifle far fetched six months in advance of the date. ; If our democratic friends want to go back into the records, let them devote first attention to the Baltimore platform and its repudiated pledges which, that document itself solemnly assures us, were made not just to run on but to be carried out to the letter. Auto' Injuries and deaths show tittle abate ' ment in number and frequency. Warning signals and safety appeals make no impression on the heedless. If the heedless did not endanger others, their rush toward hospitals or to suicide might be . tolerated. But so long as they endanger life and limb on the public streets, the law in their cases should be applied with unbending vigor. Jay and Hughes ' to tha Now Turk I Ex-Justice Hughes is generally recognized aa the man best fitted to be president under present circumstances, in which foreign relations, already bad, have been worsened by unspeakable bung, ling, and his election will duly follow for that rea son. The indignation of the democrats over his nomination is undoubtedly due to this fact and ia natural, but obviously they can not give this reason for it, so are assigning as its cause the fact that the republican candidate comes from th bench of the United States supreme court. The democrats are strong for the precedents set by "the fathers." Let us consult these for guidance. iohn Jay waa considered to have rendered service to the colonies and to the formation of the constitution that Washington offered him his choice of the federal appointments when the new government was formed, and Jay chose that of chief justice of the supreme court This he held continuously from September, 1789, until June, 1795. But in 1792 he ran for governor of New York state, and being "counted out," re tained the chief justiceship until 1795, when he ran for governor, again, and this time was elected. He held the governorship for six years, until 1801. He was ottered a reappointment as chief justice in December, 1800, but declined. This was during; the presidency of John Adams, and after the election of Thomas Jefferson, the father and patron saint of democracy, and during the lifetime of nearly all of the "the fathers." - Washington evidently saw no reason to dis fpprove of such conduct, not even of having the i chief justice go through an active political cam paign white occupying the bench, else surely be ' would not have permitted him to stay until he voluntarily retired three years later alter a sec tnd camoaiKn. . Verily, Washington, Adams, Jefferson and the rest ot trie lathers naa low standards ot poli tical ethics as compared with the high-minded unselfish democratic politicians ot today. Two Water Works Items. ' Two items of interest have just come from the water department; one to the effect that be cause of the last rate reduction water consumers are now paying a fraction of a cent less than the actual cost of furnishing them the water; the other, that the promised burning of the water bonds held in the sinking fund is not to take place. The first proposition, unfortunately, is wholly fictitious and merely a bookkeeping juggle. The water rate in Omaha is not less than the cost of furnishing the water because the cost figures are artificially padded by altogether unnecessary re serves. With the water tax imposed, Omaha is entitled right now to the 15 cent rate which con sumers in Lincoln, Fremont and other towns around us enjoy and a 15-cent rate would be fully compensatory although it would not produce the surplus we have been piling up. As to deferring the cancellation of the bonds, the undisguised purpose is to hold the sinking fund available for purposes entirely foreign to the conduct of the water works. The use of this accumulation to buy, or speculate in, school bonds, lighting bonds, or any other bonds, was never dreamed of when the wat,er bonds were voted. The original bond proposition should have provided for gradual retirement instead of keeping all the bonds outstanding for thirty years. The next legislature should require that prefer ence be given our own water bonds when invest ing the sinking fund and for their immediate can cellation when bought. Clemency for Roger Casement. Sir Roger Casement having been found guilty of high treason and sentenced to death, which means he will be expeditiously and ignominiously hanged unless the British authorities may be in duced to relent, is now become the object of a general sympathy. His case is one of the, most peculiar in all history. The venture on which he embarked was so visionary and so hopeless it can hardly be looked upon as the deliberate plan of an entirely sane man. Aside from its moral effect, which is negative so far as his own views are concerned, the undertaking made no impression on England. The abortive uprising of the Sinn Feinera has brought a better understanding with Ireland than could have been accomplished by years of partisan debate in parliament, and it is altogether likely the settlement now proposed will do much to really unite the peoples, at least to allay Irish agitation. Casement's part in this may be of greater importance than has so far been acknowledged, owing to the fact that he has been under charge of treason. Whether he be entitled to credit along this line doesn't much matter. Great Britain can afford to be generous to him. The imperial government can acquire no new glory through the execution of an insane man, even though he be a dangerous rebel, nor will Britannia's laurels shine any brighter for adding another name to the list of martyrs. Case ment living may or may not be a danger; Case ment dead will surely be an inspiration to others of a race that has not counted life as of value save to use in furthering the cause of pure free dom. . ITOHAV Thought Nugget for the Day. We rise by the things that are under our feet; By what we have mastered of good and gain; By the pride deposed and the passion slain And the vanquished ills that we hourly meet. J. G. Holland. One Year Ago Today In the War. British House of Commons passed the muni tions of war bill. Germans claimed success in fighting north of Arras. Germans attacked French at many points and carried first French lines in Argonne, west of Verdun. Austro-German army 2,000,000 strong, pushed north toward base at Warsaw's rear. Serbians forced passage of the Save river and captured a town on Austrian territory. Today in Omaha Thirty Years Ago. Mrs. H. E. Gunner, accompanied by Mrs. Thomas Trunburth and Mrs. Alfred Viney, have left for England for a three months' visit. Mrs. A. L. Anderson is the guest of Mrs. A. A. Gibson on her way home to Shoshone Falls, having spent five months in Chicago. Mrs. R. C. Kimball, who has been visiting the family of Mr. Max Meyer, has gone to her home in New York. George E. Crosby, secretary of the Nebraska Implement company, has gone east, accompanied by his wife. James McVittie has returned from his wedding tour, bringing his blushing bride to her new home. Prof, and Mrs. Gillespie, Mrs. Saunders, Mrs. Plum, Miss Coe and Mr. and Mrs. McClure will leave for San Francisco to attend the national convention of instructors for the deaf and dumb. Prof. Lewis, Prof. Henshaw and Master Broach have left on a campaign-out expedition of eight weeks in the mountains of Colorado. Timely Jottings and Reminders. Today is Dominion day, the Canadian na tional holiday, commemorating the confederation in 1867. The new federal law fixing a standard barrel for the interstate shipment of fruits, vegetables and other dry commodities, becomes operative today. Fifty thousand school teachers are expected in New York for the opening of the annual con vention of the National Education association. The size of the Berlin newspapers is to be reduced today, owing to the increasing cost of paper. Miss Margaret Wilson, daughter of the presi dent, is to speak at the opening of the great At lantic City chautauqua. Coffee houses operated under the direction of church organizations are to take the place of saloons in Superior, Wis., when the city goes dry today. fc,. E. Calvin becomes president of the Union Pacific railroad today in succession to A. L. Mohler. The National Amateur Press association, an organization composed of young aspirants for literary fame, meets in anual convention in Boston. a The Treasury department is to out into effect today the new interpretation of the income tax law taxing American securities held by non-resident aliens. Colonel John Biddle of the engineer coros today succeeds Colonel Clarence P. Townsley as superintendent of the United States Military academy at west foint JNew Jersey will today nut into ooeration new state law requiring the placarding of told storage looos wnen ottered tor sale. Captain Boyd: Brave or Foolish? Debate concerning the Carrizal incident will turn on the action of Captain Charles A. Boyd, who was in command of the American scouting party. Already is it said he was either very brave or very foolish. So far the most accurate knowledge of the events of that unfortunate af fair is furnished by troopers under command of the captain, and a civilian who had been employed as a guide and interpreter. Captain Boyd is dead, and so is his second in command, and only his notebook is left, its meager record being insuf ficient to determine the main point involved. In much of its detail the whole affair resembles the case of General Custer, in which forty years of discussion and inquiry has failed to determine whether any failure in the whole duty of a soldier is chargeable to that brave leader. Captain Boyd had been sent on a definite mis sion; it was one directly in line with the purpose of the presence of American troops on Mexican soil, and had in it nothing of menace to the cause of the de facto government. It was not to be ex pected that he would turn aside from this mission because of orders given him by the commander of Mexican troops. His duty as a soldier forbade this, and also it forbade that he commit any overt act that would lead to open hostilities. Even the fragmentary accounts so far given us of what transpired show that Captain Boyd scrupulously adhered to his orders. No question can be raised as to his courage; his judgment may be questioned by some. As was written of another hero: "How lightly they'll speak of the spirit that's' gone, and o er his cold ashes upbraid him. So far as can be determined at this time, Captain Boyd was true to the beat traditions of the American soldier; he did his duty as he saw it, he obeyed the orders given him, and fell fighting against odds too great to overcome. As a matter of fact there is no reason why churches should not advertise any more than why movies should not advertise. . It is not enough nowadays to have something people want the public must be advised when, where and how to etit This Is the Day We Celebrate. Dr. Albert Bushnell Hart. Harvard university proiessor and noted publicist, Dorn at Uarks ville. Pa., sixty-two years affo. Hon Charles Marcil, former speaker of the Dominion House of Commons, born in the province of Quebec fifty-six years ago. William A. Ashbrook, representing an Ohio district in congress, Born at Johnstown, O., forty nine years ago. Ernest A. Hamill, president of the Corn Ex change .National bank of Chicago, born at Bloom ington, Ind., sixty-five years ago. Gus Christie, well known middleweight pugilist, born in Milwaukee twenty-five years ago. Nathan Bernstein, for many years head of the physics department of the Omaha High school, but now in the life insurance business, was horn July 1, 1871, in Louisville, Ky. He is a graduate ot the Umaha High school and also of Dartmouth college. George Forgan, president of the Korean In vestment company, is is years old today. He was born in Scotland and came to this country at ine age oi u. EDITORIAL SIFTINGS. IniiUnanolii Nam : And than thcra'a Car- rania. Ha ii undoubtedly wishing aa much aa anybody that ha knew what waa going to happen. Detroit Free Preii : Perbapa If tha presi dent bad waited a few days tha June gradu ates would have acttled the Mexican ques tion and tha troopa could have boon left at home. Sorlnafield Republican : It is a condition. not a theory, that confront! ua on tha Mexi can border. Whatever be tha reaiona back of tha lawlessness in Mexico, we are bound to protoct our own people in their own homes. Pittsburth Dispatch i Tha attention of the various military training associations and preparedness leagues is respectfully called to tha fact that while there are enough officers to go around, a few more privates could be used to advantage. Cleveland Plain Dealer: According to ad vices from London, King George is now wearing a wrist watch. Let It be under stood, however that ha Is doing this In Ms capacity of an army officer, and that it should have no effect on fashions in oivilian attire. Baltimore American: The employers are also patriots who sacrifice their own inter ests in facilitating in every way the offer ing of their employes' services to the nation in the present crisis, indeed, it is just such crises which bring out the best and the most unselfish qualities in men. PEOPLE AND EVENTS. Molla Bjurstedt, the Norwegian tennis player, has again won the championship of America. She is almost impossible to defeat, the majority of the tennis players of the country seem to think. The seven Glanta brothers of Baltimore formed a family dining club eight years ago and since then have met once a month at one of the brother's houses for dinner. The brothers are Jacob M., George H., Henry C, Louis F., Hiram A., Dr. Frank A. and Fred erick W. Glanta. Steamboat excursion men on tha Ohio at Cincinnati had an interesting business stunt spoiled by tha police. Young maida clad in September Morn style dodged in and out of the bushes along the banks, varying the acenery sufficiently to create an excursion rush. Two of the frisky Eves were caught in the act. Since then, nothing doing. High living and alimony thinking Is be coming more complex every day. A Kansas City woman, auing for divorce and aking an existence on an allowance of 960 a week, informed the court that people In her neigh borhood spend aa much as 120,000 a year and that ISO a week is mere pin money. The court took a week off to think it over. Mrs. Mary Roberta Rinehart haa tried all aorta of literary work, writing a novel every few months, and then turning her attention to essays and travel. Her work aa corres pondent in Europe was praised so highly that she became a correspondent for news papers at the recent two conventions. But she Is not at all in love with newspaper work, the Inevitable hour for copy haunt ing her all tha time. She travela with a sec. rotary and dictates her "stories." "Walter, how about my order of soft- boiled eggs?" "Better make that order hard-boiled, atr." whispered the waiter, who was a lodge brother. What for?" 'Oh. for the (rood of the order." Loule- vllle Courier-Journal. "What do you think of tha gaa stove, Bridget?" "Sure, mum. It's a great Invention. When you and the master was away for over Sunday, mum. I burned it all the time, mum, and there aeema to be pllnty of gaa still left!" New York Times. "I hated to see my boy Josh start for the border," said Farmer Corntosael. "But there's one thing I congratulated him on." What did you eayr I says 'Josh, tha speech maktn1 out this Today in History. 1674 Major Edmund Andros was appointed colonial governor(of New York. 1777 General ' Burgoyne appeared before liconderoga with a large army of British, Ger mans, Canadians and Ipdians. 1816 The British nation purchased the tamous tigin marbles trom the Parthenon at Athens. 1862 Union Pacific railroad chartered by act oi congress. 1863 General Alfred Pleasanton, in com mand of the cavalry division of Meade's army, took up his position at Gettysburg, in advance of the confederates. 1864 William Pitt Fessenden of Maine was appointed secretary of the treasury. 1866 The first through Dassenffer train left Leavenworth for St. Louis, on the Missouri River and Missouri Pacific lines. 1867 The act of confederation took effect, uniting ine tour provinces ot Ontario, (Juebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. 1882 First railroad in Newfoundland from at. jonns to topsail opened. iou Anglo-German convention respecting East Africa signed at Berlin. 1893 The statue of Victory was unveiled at Gettysburg in memory of fallen soldiers. 1896 Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin," died at Hartford, Conn. Born at L,itcnneia, conn., June 14, 1811. Where They AU Are Now. George Purvis, once popular local guardsman, is connected with a New York bank. J. L. Anthony, who was formerly head waiter at the Hotel Fontenelle, has returned to New York City. Duane Arnold, until recently head of the Na tional Fur and Tanning company in Omaha, and secretary of the Omaha Manufacturers' associa tion, is now engaged in the same line of business in Sioux City. J. W. Atkisson, who resided in Omaha for eight years at 2818 Dodge street, is again living at Fullerton, Neb., which was his old home before coming to Omaha. E. J. Burg, former window dresser for Bur-gess-Nash company, is now in Chicago. ( Robert Hughes, sales manager for an eastern soap company, who had headquarters insOmaha for a number of years, is now in Kansas City and hat charge of the western sales of his company. He visited his old home in Liverpool, Eng., re cently. Our readers are cordially invited to help ua make this column the most attractive feature in the paper. Send in your favorite quotation, your birthday items. Information of present whereabouts of folks who used to live here and whatever pertains to a particular day and is of general interest. OUT OF THE ORDINARY Mrs. Hannah Berry, age 01, of 8trafford, N. H., enjoyed her first automobile ride re cently. Mrs. Oscar Skeath of Mahoney City. Penn. cne of twins, both girls, gave birth to two healthy baby girls. The new twins' father is one of twin brothers. Mrs. F. W. TUIson of Bennington, Vt., has a white geranium. All the plant leaves, blossoms and atalk Is pure white. It -is strong and healthy, with nothing to aecount for the freaklshness of color. The war has exerted a strong influence on American migration to Sngland, fifty-three Americans having been naturalized as Brit ishers in 1914, whereas only 244 had taken auch a step in the ten previous years. Willis A. Calkins of Abington. a large chicken raiser, hired an expert to come from Boston to pick chickens. The man arrived about 10:80 in the morning, stopped to eat dinner, and at 5 o'olock had 100 birds picked. A t5 bill paaaing through a Lowell (Mass) bank had the following written upon Its back: "Thia bill la broken to celebrate the baptism of the finest boy in the world. May the holder of it be as happy aa tha present owner. A. J. While searching the ruins of the home of Dr. C. H. Barton, in Spencer. Mass., which was deatroyed by fire, firemen found a pocketbook containing $856 in bills con cealed between mattresses. Although every thing else inthe room waa burned, tha bills were undamaged. Michael Sweeney of La Crosse, Wis., was working near the banks of the Mississippi when he saw a child floating down the river. He rowed out and picked it up. Ita face had been held abova water by lta thlek tresses and it was none the worae for the wetting. It turned out to be Michael's granddaughter. MUSINGS OP A CYNIC. A woman! way 1 generally th thr war. Hero ar aoractimai merely fool who ruth In whara angel fear to tread. Wa lometlraaa wtah tha fellow who knowi It all would forget iodic of it. Tha woman who pin her faith to a man should b cartful to uia a safety pin. It'i all right to have plenty of go, but a man should alio hare lorae taring qualities. Many a man t io public plrited that ha tries to mind everybody' builneia except hii own. Paradoxical aa It may teem, It'a when a man find Mmeelf In hot water that he get cold feet. A woman'f Idea of watted energy la tell ing a secret about a person no one Is in terested in. Unfortunately the people who are satisfied with themselves are seldom satisfied with anything else. There is quit a difference between throwing your whole soul into a thing and putting your foot into it. DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIES. way Is poorer ev-ry year. Maybe Wn lucky you're getting away Just tn time to mis the Fourth July picnic' "-Washington Star. He I don't ee why you refer so con- SheI don't ee why either. You cer tainly acquire plenty of new one every aav. Richmond Ttmes-Dlspntcn. There goes a man who did me out of a million dollarn" ,u- Old Ootrox ? Why, how wbb that ? "He refused to let me marry hi only daughter." Boston Transcript. The Angler Is this public water, my man ? The Inhabitant Aye. .... .M u The AriKLer Then it won't be a crime 11 I land a flb ? . The Inhabitant No. it'll be a mtracle. St Louis Post-Dispatch. THE BELEAGUERED CITY. Henry W. Longfellow. I have read. In some old marvelous tale. Some legend strange and vague, That a midnight host of specters pal Beleaguered the wall of Prague. Beside the Motdau's rushing stream, With the wan moon overhead. There stood, as in an awful dream, The army of the dead. White a the sea-fog, landward-bound, The spectral camp waa seen, And, with a sorrowful, deep sound, The river flowed between. No other vole nor sound wa there, No drum, nor sentry's pace; The mlst-lllt banners clasped the air, As clouds with cloud embrace. But when the old cathedral bell Proclaimed the morning prayer. The whit pavilion rose and fell On the alarmed air. Down the broad valley fast and far The troubled army fled; Up rose the glorious morning star. The ghastly host wa dead. X have read. In th marvelou heart of man, That Strang and mystic scroll. That an army of Phantoms vast and waa Beleaguered th human aoul. Encamped beside Life's rushing stream. In Fancy's misty light. Gigantic shape and shadow gleam Portentous through the night. Upon it midnight battleground The spectral camp I seen. And, with a sorrowful, deep sound. Flow th River of Life between. No other vole nor sound la there Ia th army of th grave; v No ether challenge break th air, But th rushing of Llf' wave. And whan th solemn and deep church bell Entreat tn soul to pray, Th midnight phantom feel th spell, Th shadow sweep away. Down th bread Vale of Tear afar The spectral camp I fled; Faith ahlneth a a morning star. Our ghaKtly tear ar dead. nSuMncWWt HOMES OF- CUV rll fcWwuu&Htr il VfH rV.AfiZ.vrV See the Wonderful East This Year For variety of attractions, the great cities, historic places, and mountains, rivers, lakes and ocean resorts of the East afford an un rivaled vacation. Low fares to a few Eastern points follow: New York and return $55.80 Boston and return 54.60 Buffalo and return 42.45 Niagara Falls and return 42.45 Atlantic City and return 57.30 Portland, Me., and return 52.90 Montreal and return 45.20 Toronto and return 40.10 Tickets on sale June 1st to September 30th. CHICAGO Milwaukee & St. Paul RAILWAY Three trains daily to Chicago, including the famous steel equipped "Pacific Limited." Direct connections with trains for all points east. Double Track Automatic Block Signals Steel Equipment Tickets, sleeping car reservations aod full information at 1317 Famam Street, Omaha EUGENE DUVAL. 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