THE BEE: OMAHA. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1916.
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AUGUST CIRCULATION
55,755 Drily Sunday 51,048
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Poollrlilnf eomo-.ny. being- doly a worn, aaya that tn
averare circulation for the month of Au.net. l.is. waa
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, PWIOHT WILLIAMS. Clreulatlon Manafar.
' gnbecnbed In my presence and aworn to before ma
1 this td day of September. 1010. ...
a ow ""robeot HUNTER. Notary FnhlU.
Subaeribart Uaylng tha elty Umpor.rily
should hm Tha Be matlad to tham. Ad
dress trill bo chanfod u oflM M roqulrad.
The chief duty of recent Greek premiers li to
iie tip the job nd back twsy.
The outcome of the Maine election etrilcei
' a democratic officeholder about ai happily ai the
5 per cent touch.
ivA medical protestor down east aiierta that the,
ensation of ' kissing a girl can be gotten by itrok.
i trig a eat't back. Wonder what girlie maihed
1 that medic with s mitten?
i (
); With bed and board assured for an indefinite
' time, Scranton's collection of industrial knockers
lend fitting significance to the order's Initials, I.
0 W. W. "I Won't Worry."
No brand of preparedness sanctioned by con
gress safeguards the country from hot sir raids.
During the coming eight weeks attacks may be
looked for from every quarter.
The spectacle of Wall street accusing La
' Salle street of rolling loaded dice throws a rift
of gayety Into the speculative world and backs
the pot and the kettle off the scenery.
i Betting odds on the presidential race range
. from 10 to 6. on Hughes in New York to even
!" money st Seattle, with no Wilson money In sight
" The snorting; vote zauffes the solitical drift with
(hf
unfailing accuracy,
, A Philadelphia man walked all the way to
Y New York City In twenty-four hours "for the
'y purpose of regaining his mental poise." If Fhlla-
delnhia will not supply the right brand it stands
ov to lose the home trade. -
Be- !.; i
t tt Tha CVrman nun at JCaval throws a flash
5t .f novelty and humor on the side lines of ilaugh-
baf r Cooping up an Inoffensive Greek army, of
i, 5,000 men beyond the reach of home impresses
p11 the allies ss some coup, i : r
hrs - i
Master bakers insist that bread consumers
of fjvould save $23,000,000 s year If they would pass
no dtp 5-cent loaves and invest In tenners. But con-
KlV.umra are aueh unaasertive arnata thev harrllv
lane know now t0 Uke disinterested advice.
'bag An average of 10,000 persons s year have been
'.illed while trespassing on railroad righta-of-I
V ivay in this country in the last ten years. This
rni nethod of driving: home the safety lesson while
Tavely impressive, lacks the lingering efficiency
if s stout club.
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What Would You Have Done?
Pnllaaelakla Lear
cry, "What would you have
The warning honks of financial papers fait
;al to halt the headlong rush tb Wall street, such is
'j the fascination of the game. "On every cheek,"
says the Financial World, "that can be counted
him as speculative profits should be written: 'Dan-
i Ta gerl The shoals lie just ahead' I"
IS
1.1 . i ne oarrot
t" i mi . i : .l- . . i .
L.ei uoncr mnu to oe tne onir answer ine nemo
rilR : f .L. 111-.! . I LI 1
Uf orrwiKiiuiciit vi 1110 vevwiauuna euu uiuiiuvra
I if the federal administration. To refuse to meet
.he criticisms of the republican candidates, to re
.sti train from any defense of the policies and meas
rcn urea that are under attack, ana to attempt to re
jKn verse the positions of assailants and defenders in
.it the battle that is now in progress, Is too much
like a plea of confession and avoidance to pass
a.' 1
- It is Quite enouch for Mr. Huthes to make
Iniss! P,lin wn,t I would not have' done with re
Hcrj pect to matrers he has criticised, and thia he
Hid, t.oomg wren cmpnasis ana torce. ne is aeaimg
'mi -wuiHviuuiB wiiuiici lias lliauc 11 plain
I o the country that be would not have intervened
m the internal affairs of Mexico even to the point
ru of invasion st Vera Crui and then pretended that
,on he had "oreaerved the peace" he would not have
Pten put weapons and ammunition in the hands of
r-Y.t notorious enemies of law and order such as
g villa; he would not have been content with the
f lame and futile results of the government's effort
end- to hold to "strict aeeountabilitv" thnae onilt. nf
"'(the murder of helpless American citizens women
'J and children on the high seas, and he certainly
t nid would not have been party to the humiliating
1 ( surrender of congress and the executive to the
raMiarrannt demand nf th railwav kmlti-rnmul.
'.-?: letting a precedent that is likely to be far more
costiy to tne nation tnan anything the brother
' hoods could have done bad they fulfilled their
Ut 1 threata. And finollv Mr H,,wh. -m..M ..I k....
'edJ sacrificed one of the fundemental principles of
repuoucan government merely as a bid tor votes!
0 n r When Mr. Hughes assumes the resoonsibili-
''gr ties of administration and leadership it will be
't time for him to decide upon the details of action.
UP Hta areneral nnlirw haa keen inrh k
k' wiw fr.bv.BWM . .1 W mjvilU W llliaill,
roue an( above all hia known character for resolute
'"J r.i straighttorward adherence to high pnnci
ecl", pies of political action and his brilliant record
- ,1 . hU,VWU.V.. .U VWVS O.IQ BU111-
jn2 cient guarantee to the American people that he
1er will brine abilitv. conscience and canariiv tn the
jyr discharge of whatever responsibilities may be laid
p-5 upon nun.
jlatei
President Wilson's policies and measures are
on trial before, the nation, and the voters of the
United States will not be diverted from the main
issues by any hypothetical catechisms that mav
be deviied by the democrats in lieu of direct
answera to the indictments brought against tha
present aemocratic adminutratiot , . , .,
Twixt Devil and Deep Sea.
Our democratic friends, who are twixt the
devil and the deep sea in their efforts to corral
"wet" votes for their governorship candidate in
Nebraska and at the same time to appeal to the
"moral issue" for "dry" votes for their candidate
in Iowa, are really entitled to sympathy. Know
ing that on national issues they are lost in both
these states, like drowning men grasping at
straws, they are stirring up purely local ques
tions that leave them between two fires in these
directly adjacent states.
The democratic candidate for governor in Ne
braska was nominated as a "wet" and the demo
cratic candidate for governor in Iowa was nomi
nated as a "dry." It may be said that the reverse
is likewise true of the competing republican candi
dates, but the difference is that the republicans
are waging their campaign on general issues,
while the democrats, in these two states, are de
pendent on breaking into the opposition on the
"wet" and "dry" question. If our democratic
friends have s "moral issue" in Iowa, what have
they In Nebraska?
' Sororities snd Scholastic Standing.
A report from Dean Engberg of the Univer
sity of Nebraska, published during the last week,
affords some interesting facts as to the scholas
tic standing of the several societies, secret and
non-secret, existing among the students at Ne
braska. No opportunity for general comparison
exists, for the reason that information as to the
non-society students is not given. However, the
compilation by the dean shows that the girls are
far ahead of the boys in the point of excellence
as determined by the individual grades of the
members. The conclusion must be that the girls
are the more industrious and studious, and that
they apply themselves more understandingly to
the work in hand. ,
This conclusion is not altogether warranted,
though, if the investigation ia pursued a little fur
ther. More boys than girls are found in the
college devoted to the teaching of the higher and
more technical subjects, in which generally high
markings are seldom attained, no matter how
energetically the student may apply himself. An
other fact that must be given Its full weight Is
that the girl has more completely "found her
self" at the college age than has her brother. She
is then more capable of assimilating the knowl
edge on which scholarship is to be tested. This
point is well understood by educators, snd ex
plains why in after life the mate usually outstrips
the female In research and the acquisition of
deeper and broader learning.
It is creditable to the sorority girls st our
great, state school that they have kept their
grades so uniformly high. In this they will dis
arm much of the criticism launched against them,
and which generally rests on the proposition that
life in the aorority house is inimical to habits of
study. The fact that the second semester of the
years under consideration showed an advance
suggests that boys snd girls felt encouraged to
do better work.
: Consolation on s Sliding Scale.
Chairman McCormick snd his assistant, Sen
ator Walsh, in charge of democratic headquar
ters, are making high marks for themselves ss
long-distance optimiats. Just now they pretend
to find much consolation In the overwhelming
defeat encountered in Maine, where the democrats
have been routed entirely. They figure thst be
cause the republican majority waa not bigger the
democrats are going to win. (Thls consolation
would have been theirs, no matter what the re
publican lead might have been. It ia not difficult
to fix s sliding scale for consolation, for the
stsndsrd can be set st sny point The democrsts
In Mslne lost two United States senstors, the
governor, four congressmen snd control of the
state legislature, originally gained by them by
the very condition that made Wilson president.
This condition no longer exists, in Maine nor In
the country, the first snd best proof of the com
plete reunion of republicans being found in the
upset of democratic predictions by the voters.
Plan of a Wise Judge.
The judge of s police court in Los Angeles has
directed tMt certain Juvenile offenders commit to
memory the traffic laws of the community as a
penalty for Infraction. This Ides might be
adopted and extended in Omaha. If some of the
careless users of the public thoroughfares were
made more familiar with the laws, It is quite pos
sible they would be mors circumspect In going
sbout. Street traffic is continually Increasing in
the city, and the downtown thoroughfares sre
slresdy presenting serious problems. Much as
sistance can be given in the adjustment of the
difficulty now experienced if all who nse the
streets will accuatom themselves to careful ob
servance of traffic rules. The practice would avert
many accidents, do sway with jams to s targe
extent, and generally facilitate movement along
the crowded streets. The regulations for traffic
In Omaha are simple, are not unreasonable, and
ought to be much better observed. ,
Concrete Boat Building.
When the apostle caused the axe head to
float, after It had fallen into deep water, he per
formed s mirscie, but the man. who built the first
Iron ship was only pioneering the way for the
steel monsters that now race up and down across
the waters. Now Man's need has reached s point
where some material of lesser cost must be sub
stituted for the expensive steel and even more ex
pensive wood, and he has turned to stone. Nor
way announces the successful launching of a Tea
sel built of concrete, claiming the distinction of
having produced the first of stone boats. This
sssertion is promptly challenged on behalf Amer
ica, the bureau of navigation coming forward with
the Information that four years ago Baltimore
concern launched two concrete barges, one of
which ia still employed in its original service.
This point will be determined later; for the pres
ent the interest is in the "poured" ship and lta
possibilities. , '
A skyscraper owner advised his associates st
the recent national convention that the serial
tramway is a coming nweesity of high office life.
This prophet . of the high spots foraees aerial
limousines transferring tenants from tall towers
to tall towers, relieving them of the risks of sur
face navigation on crowded streets. Then will
arrive the real joyride unmarred by the signal
arms of the traffic cop.
Hata off to the "human putmotor" of Oregon,
The act lacked the dash usually associated with
heroic deeds, but the risk was present and the
courage to take it A life saved constitutes
happy reward, v , , .
Nebraska Historical Parade
i John Lee Wehetai 1
n,.lnufl General Celebration Committee.
TL. Li...:! Am ;M fimgha Thtirsdav
x ne iiisiuiive, iit. m - v
afternoon, October S, as a part of Nebraska s
Semi-Centennial celebration, will be a wonderful
street pageant, the like of which never has been
I ......... ahIm k .n kw the neonle
seen im niejf iicviii " r ,
of Nebraska. The Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben have
utilized Uus Kenze, wno is a genius, to worn yui
the details of a most extraordinary production.
n.:- A ...Ml anraen, the hiiinrV OI
11110 gleiiu yaBbui. w. .p.w.v... ..... ......
this country from the geological period, and the
i . . .1 r . t. . An4 from
tropical age to tnc age ui iuc hcucjkq,
thence to the American desert, and from that to
the beautiful state of Nebraska.
Tt will renreeent this country from the days
of the primitive Indian and the millions of roam
ing buffalo to Coronado s discovery nearly a cen
tury before the Pilgrims' landed on the coast of
New England down to the daya of . the Louisiana
purchase, thence to the daya of the pioneers, and
thence down to the neriod of prosperity and ac
cumulated wealth of the twentieth century.
That early geological period will be represent
ed by a float exhibiting fleeing wolves and a vast
mastadon endeavoring to escape from a moun
tain of ice. If anyone shall ask why we go
back to that early period, or why we are in
tereeted in that earlv oeriod. we could well an
swer that the transformation from the tropical age
and the ice age to the American desert is less
remarkable in fact than the transformation which
took place upon the American desert within a
century to the marvelous state of Nebraska as
we see it today with all its splendor and wealth
and prosperity.
The primitive inhabitants win oe repreaenicu
by a marching group of Mandan Indians dressed
in eemi-aztec garb to represent as far as it can
be ascertained these primitive inhabitants, some
of whose remains have been found among the
hills and cliffs of eastern Nebraska.
The first white man's visitation will be rep
resented by a marching group with the intrepid
Coronado at the head, followed by his thirty
Spanish cavaliers, dressed in the colors and garbs
of the Spanish nobility of the sixteenth century.
The history of the United States without the
Louisiana purchase and the exploring expedition
of discovery by Lewis and Clark would be but
half written. One of the most interesting floats
will represent the treaty which was signed in
Paris in 1803. On that float will appear Napoleon,
Talleyrand and Marbois, and the American com
missioners, Livingston and Monroe, made
picturesque and beautiful by the golden crown
and lilies of France.
There will follow a picturesque representation
of Lewis and Clark, under the commission of
Thomas Jefferson, ascending the Missouri river,
their council at Calhoun, and thence pursuing
their inurnev alonir the rivers, through the valleys
and across the mountains, until they planted the
American flag on the northwest racinc coast.
That picturesque bit of history was more mo
mentous in its conception, far-reaching in its
grasp, and produced greater results than most of
us conceive. Who can say if that expedition had
failed that the area of the Louisiana purchase
would ever have gone beyond the crest of the
Rocky mountains, or that Great Britain would
not have acquired all the northwest territory, in
cluding the states (of Washington and Oregon,
or that the Spaniards might not have had control
of California and New Mexico, Idaho and Ari
sona, or that the Burr conspiracy might not have
actually ripened into a new southwestern re
public.
The street oaseant will also contain a march
ing group, representing the Mallet brothers, with
their cavalcade ot men ana mercnanaise on pacic
mules, crossing the state on their way to the
Spanish settlements in Mexico, who christened
the Platte river and were the advance couriers
of the spirit of future commerce. Another group
will represent Lieutenant rike ana nis ooay ot
discoverers who planted the flag on the crests
of the Rocky mountains in Colorado. John.C
Fremont and his military escort will be pre
sented in another orouo. Then will come, in
marching order,' General Atkinson with his
cavalrymen and infantrymen on their way to es
tablish the military post at Calhoun, dressed in
the highly colored military uniforms of that day.
These will be followed by representations of the
pioneers; s picturesque presentation of the drouth
period, and of the grasshopper scourge to the
beautiful transformation, which converted a tree
less prairie waste into a land of beautiful for
estsArbor day to the credit of J. Sterling
Morton.
There will be General John M. Thayer with
the First Nebraska regiment, representing the
Sons of Nebraska, who were willing to shed their
blood in battle for the preservation of the union
Into which the territory was soon to spring into
statehood, and General Thayer should become its
first United States senator. And so on the his
toric story will proceed, representing agricul
ture, horticulture and animal industries, until we
reach the present period of unlimited prosperity
uniting the history of the stste with the history
of the nation as one and inseperable,"
The Importance of these glowing, picturesque
presentations in pageantry of the hitsory of the
past up to the present grandeur of this state
cannot be overstated. In our opinion they will
make a stronger impression on the minds of all
who witness them than the reading of books, and
will create a new and enthusiastic interest in the
study of our history and revive a new spirit of
stats pride, of loyalty to our institutions snd re
new a spirit of genuine confidence and hope in our
future.
People and Events
Did you tver hear a grievance like this? A
California man divorced his wife because she pre
ferred working for wagea rather than manage his
home and help spend his salary of $250 per month.
The Helenhouses of Chicago, Pete and Lib,
carried their troubles to court and told the judge
aenaration was the route to peace. The judge.
having heard the tale, decided their home sur
passed the name and signed the decree ot sepa
ration. A St. Louis youth of 17, caught with a "bor
rowed limousine." owned up to having stolen
twenty automobiles in a month. Although a
no"ice in the business, he regards the automo
bile "the easiest and most profitable swipe on
the road."
The minimum wage for women workers in
Ksnsas is $6 a week, except for novices snd be
sinnersi who set as much as $3 a week. Accord
ing to the State Welfare commission there is little
opposition to minimum wage rules and nine-hour
day tor women.
' A bouncefl hat boy In a New York lobster
palace is fighting in the courts for the job. The
. i . i -. l : j : . l .
enterprising youngster picaua mat niaing mc
hats to swell the tips is a legitimate part of the
holduo business practiced st the tables, and that
the boss cannot come into court with clean hands.
The boss will have his say later.
John H. Tyson of Riverside, Conn., is a speed
champion in more ways than one. He has
figured in automobile mix-ups too numerous for
indexing, and shows equal speed as a matri
monial sprinter. Though only 25 years old, he
has two divorced wives to his credit and re
cently annexed the third wife with a midnight
ceremony.
The old Adam (Trios the name of Tohn A.
Kuzywaasewski of Chicago. In happier days
John operated a private bank and employed s
charming cashier to handle the money. Mrs.
John kicked on the arrangements, caused the
cashier's bounce and business dropped like s
sinker in the lake. "My wife is to blame for
everything," the banker explained when caught
with the remnant of the bank's cash far from
Thought Nugget for the Day.
Not heaven Itself upon the pan
haa power;
But what has been, haa been, and 1
have had my hour. i
John Dryden.
One Year Ago Today In the War.
Vllna waa evacuated by the Rus
sians and occupied the following day
by the Germans.
Russian" repelled on atrypa river
In Gallcla and fell back to the Bereth.
Austrians defeated and in retreat
from Volhynlan triangle of fortresses.
Entente allies presented Joint note
to Bulgaria, asking her to take a def
inite stand.
In Omaha Thirty Years Ago.
The next issue of the American
Wheelman will contain a sketch of
Omaha bicyclers, description of the
streets and thoroughfares of Omaha
that are so much appreciated by the
wheelmen. The article la from the
pen of Luclen Stephens.
The Bohemian Catholics have aban
doned their frame structure on South
Thirteenth and are erecting a new
church to cost about 18,000 at Four
teenth and Lane.
C. T. Bouffler, M. Bachs and A.
Heller of Adler & Heller of this city,
all liquor men, have gone on a grand
hunt, to continue about a week.
Edward E. Powers of Boston, Mass.,
Is In the city and has made the
.n( the tall Kmeltinar works
chimney, climbing clear to the top
and percning on tne aiaeo ui mo
aperture.
At Maaam oieon a o"J"iw"
mind reading at the exyosltlon bulld-
i tha fnllnorinff wpntlAmen were
chosen from the audience to see that
no deception was practiced: F. W.
si.... 'pk w,o . swaKa. ft W. Ambrose.
J. J.'jewett, William Coburn and J.
K. Boyd. .
Th. ... a fllfre Mara nirknver
were forwarded to Indianapolis for
Interment - They were accompanied
to the depot by the following pall
bearers: 8. S. Burchfleld, J. B. Cox,
Samuel Emerson, Thomas Burns and
Bird Schotte.
Tuii.a n.l. hae left tn n.rtenn the
conclave of the Knights Templar at
t. Louis, ana oecause ot ma auacni;a
there was nothing or a legal nature
transacted In his court
This day In History.
1709-r-Samuel Johnson, one of Eng
land's greatest men of letters, born
at Litchfield, England. Died In Lon
don. December 13, 1784.
1779 Judge Joseph Story, one of
the first Americans to attain Interna
tional distinction as an authority on
law, born at Marblehead, Mass. Died
at Cambridge, Mass., September 10,
1845. M
1810 Chile declared Its independ
ence of Spain.
184 An American army of 8,000
men advanced upon Monterey.
1849 Rupture of diplomatic rela
tions between Turkey and Russia and
Austria.
1897 The war between Turkey and
Greece was ended with the signing
of a peace treaty at Constantinople.
1898Varlna Davis, daughter of
Jefferson Davis, died at Narragan
sett Pier, R. 1. Born in the executive
mansion of the southern confederacy
at Richmond, June 27, 1864.
The Day We Celebrate.
Joseph Oberfelder, lawyer, mer
chant and United States commlsston-
lA.(n .ItlvAn r.t rhvnn, r.nnntv.
admits he Is (8 today. He was born
In New York, but haa lived In Sidney
for nearly forty years, going there
wnen it was me nuui.ii ru v m.
famous Sidney-Deadwood trail.
T .ni a Unit, 1rlr In thn Omaha
postofflce. Is just (8 years of age. He
was corn in rioaeivuie, . i., u
has been in the postal service since
1888.
ii.ih.., f THAh.wtr. TTnlleri HtAtftS
senator from Nebraska, Is 67 today,
having oeen oorn nere in umana,
September 18, 1859. His father waa
United Btatea senator before him,
elected, however, as a republican, the
present senator having become a
democrat He graduated in law from
the University of Michigan, but gave
up the practice to go into the news
paper business.
John H. Clarke, the new associate
Justice of the supreme court of the
United States, burn at Lisbon, O.,
fifty-nine years ago today.
Marquis ot Blandford, eldest son of
the Duchess of Marlborough (Miss
Consuelo Vanderbllt), now fighting at
the front, born In London, nineteen
years ago today.
Henry Stotkbrldge, Judge of the
Maryland court of appeaia and chair
man of the legal education section
of the Amrican Bar association, born
at Baltimore, sixty years ago today.
Peter G. Gerry, choice of the
Rhode Island democrats for United
States senator, born in New York
City, thirty-seven years ago today.
Right Rev. Paul P. Rhodle, Cath
olic bishop ot Green Bay, Wis., burn
in Prussian Poland, forty-five years
ago today.
Henry Churchill King, president of
Oberlm college, burn at Hillsdale,
Mich, fifty-eight yeara ago today.
Timely Jottings and Reminders.
The eighteenth annual convention
of the National Association of Keia.l
Druggists will begin Its sessions today
at Indianapolis.
What is expected to be the largest
dairy show of the year will be opened
at Kansas City today under the aus
pices of the Southwestern Dairy as
sociation. The National Association of Secre
taries of State, organised last year at
Cincinnati, will meet at Topeka today
for Its first annual convention.
Masons of highest degree from all
the northern states will assemble at
Pittsburgh today for the annual su
preme council meeting of the Scot
tish Rite.
The annual session of the sovereign
grand lodge of the Independent Order
of Odd Fellows, one of the largest
conventions of the year, will open to
day at Chattanooga.
At the annual convention of the
National Association of Certified Pub
lie Accountants' 'meeting today in
New York City, reports will be pre
sented showing a growth of Interest
in the profession and an establish
ment of several new laws govern.ng
the public accounting field.
San Francisco today begins a home
coming week celebration that will
Include among Its features an elab
orate electrical pageant entitled "The
Path of Gold."
Grand Forks, N. D., Is to entertain
the annual meeting of the Norwegian
Danish PressNassoclatlon of America
during the two nays beginning today.
Leading metal-producing concerns
In all parts of the country are to be
represented at the forty-fifth annual
meeting of the American Institute of
Mining Engineers, to be held this
week In Arizona, with sessions di
vided among tha principal mining
. centers.
Adanuon BUI Knocks Two-Cent Fare.
Omaha, SepL 14. To the Editor of
The Bee: One would suppose that after
the recent shameless surrender at
Washington the democrats would be
afraid to bring up the question of
federal railroad control again during
this campaign; but here Is the World
Herald shouting that the republicans
mean to maltreat the State Railroad
commission. And only two weeks ago
the democrats drove the Adamson bill
through congress and gave the state
commission what may well prove to
be its death blow! And Senator Hitch
cock was there and helped do It
The World-Herald accuses Mr.
Hughes of throwing the New York J
cent law Into his waste basket It
does not mention that when Mr. Wil
son signed the Adamson bill he
threw every 2-cent law ever passed
in any state In the union Into the waste
basket Governor Hughes vetoed the
2-cent law because he honestly be
lieved In Investigation before legisla
tion, and he did it In the teeth of
powerful opposition. President Wil
son signed the Adamsun bill to avoid
standing up and fighting for what he
had openly declared to be the only fair
solution of the problem arbitration
of the whole question. His only ex
cuse for surrendering the principle of
arbitration ' was that the railroad
brotherhoods had forced him Into a
position in which he had absolutely
no alternative. I do not think that
Americans like to hear that a small
group of men (one-half of one per
cent of the citizens) Ijave the power
to put the president of the United
States In a position in which he has
"absolutely no alternative." I do not
believe Mr. Wilson was In any such po
sition, but he surrendered Just the
same, and expressed his regret that
congress had not gone a step further
and put Into the bill a clause empow
ering the Federal Railroad commis
sion to grant higher rates and there
by abolish all the state 2-cent rates.
What does It matter anyhow? Every
one knows that If the Adamson law
stands It means one of two things:
1. The end of all 2-cent rates and
the granting of higher rates by the
Federal commission, or 2. The fore
ins of all the railroads of the country
'Into bankruptcy.
res, Mr. Hugnes nas tnrowo tne
Adamson eight-hour law Into the
waste basket. Because he believes
congress acted under duress and with
eyes blindfolded. Because he does not
approve of making a political foot ball
of a problem that vitally affects every
man, woman and child in the coun
try. GEORGE E. HYDE.
EDITORIAL SIFTINGS.
Waahinston Poitt After all Is said and
dona, tha beat war to Snd hidden treaiure
In tha ground la with a pair of mules and
a plow.
St Louis Bapufello: Prosperity haa
reached such a point in New York Citj
that wealthy chauffeurs proudly refuse to
elope with their employe' daughters any
longer.
Philadelphia Ladgert The wholesatere
Mama tha farmer (or tha high price of
food and tha farmer blemee tha weather.
In thia ease tha ultimata criminal la be
yond the ranch of tha consumers' wrath.
8t Louis Globe-Democrat It .Is not an
etght-hour law. It doe, not limit hours of
labor at alt It merely makea an auto
matic 25 par cant Increase of the wages
of trainman, by set of congress, without any
Investigation.
Chicago Herald: The acceptance of the
Lincoln homestead by tha government is
only another Illustration of tha familiar fact
that If aomobody will get out and do what
tha government Itself ought to have dona,
tha government la generally graciously will
ing to stand for it
Baltimore American: In looking around
for uplift comparisona no Democratic epell
binder has had the nerve to compare Wood
row Wilson with drover Cleveland. Cleve
land kept ua out of war all right, but not
by rushing armies to back up tneaningleae
bluffs. And Cleveland did not believe tha
government, of which ha waa executive, waa
ao weak that It oould only handle a strike
threat by yielding to it
Brooklyn Eaglet Arrived in Bsrrlsburg
from the country In answer to tha Aret
call for troopa In the civil war. without
money, and finding no preparation made for
volunteers, one patriotic youngster curled
up in hie blanket snd alapt on the atone
steps of tha state house. A little more
than forty years afterward, still a patriot,
but a youngster no mora, Samuel W. Pen.
nypaokor entered the same building to be
inaugurated governor of the second state
in the union. Former Governor Pennypark
ar's death closes a career distinctly drs
matla and distinctly American.
SUNNY GEMS.
"Say. oongreoa hu made an eight-bow
day out of the twenty-tour hours, baan't
Ut"
Tee."
"dee. boys, what a chance to make a
night out of the rest of 'em." Baltimore
American.
Dorothy, 4 yeara old, had never seen a
rainbow and her Oral one waa of anueuel
brilliance and beauty. She gased at II en
tranced for a moment than turning to her
mother, aha aald: "Oh. mamma. It's Ood'a
aaah." Boston Tranacrlpt
'There's one thing I will aay for that fel
low whoee mlatakea causa ao mucb trouble."
"What Is Itt"
"He doesn't claim that hie intentions
ware good, anyhow." Detroit free Praaa.
Percy Somatlmea I think that If I aaouid
die no one would miss met
Ethel Pa mlsht! Tou'ra all tha exerdae
he gets but golf. Uouaton Chronlola.
"I'd like to show this patent cleaner to
your wife."
"My wife la out
"I'll leave It on approved."
"Tou'ra taking a long chance, old man.
My wife never quite approves anything."
Loulavllle Courler-Journat
Patience I hear Will has bean hurt again
tn hia car?
. Patrice Tea, ha haa.
"That's about hut sixth aeeldent Isn't
Itt"
"Tea."
"The Ideal Where did ha get that chant-feu-
of hie?"
"His doctor recommended him." Ton
kera Stateeman.
bEMR.KAeiBBl,
WW MUCH OF M MONEV
SHOIUp 1 jWl THE VMIFB
WHEPE WVOU SET
Footpad Hand over your money.
Victim Sorry, my friend, but I'm Just
back from my vacation and
Footpad Shako, old man) So'm I, or I
wouldn't be doing this Boston Tranacrlpt.
"The movlea certainly give you the worth
of your money."
"How now?"
f'Saw a million-dollar film advertleed tha
other day. admlaeion S oenta. Can you boat
that?" Kanaaa City Journal.
"Why did you break tha engagement T"
"Well, my fiancee gat to Imitating one
of these movie queena. She thought It was
cute to shoot me a awlft ktea under the ear."
Baltimore American.
"Can you direct me to whore Til find a
good plumber one who never leaves hia
toole behind, dope an hour'a work in exactly
sixty minutes, and never leaves a leak after
him?"
"Oh, yea, sir, I can tell where you'll find
one."
"Where la hef
"In our local cemetery." Baltimore
American.
"I auppoae you have to go to a great deal
of expenae to get thrlllaT"
"Not always," aald tha movie produosr.
"Not If you study your audlenoes."
"For Instance?"
"Well, If the heroine gets greaae en a pair
of white glovea the women epeetatore will
become Juat aa excited aa they would over
the blowing up of bridge." Loulavllle
Courier-Journal.
THE HIGHER PLAN.
Tha stormy tratflvmi of iut,
Ths contfuta mm to who aro mat.
The moves of Avnrle and Hat,
Are only whirlwinds tn th skies
Which over wrong ootid! Mom rlit,
Whtrs self destroying llghtnlnf file.
The heavens Itfflnlts roveal
The ftoelology lda!
As well as practically rali
The spheres sre rolled dtuntally,
Tear In, year out, eternally,
In unity, supsrnally..
The forces twocentripetal;
It's opposite, centrifugal
Are ever equilibria).
One of these powers, our neighbor's light,
Holds ours In place, and checks tha plight
Of mad ambition's tangent (light. .
The many globes do not agree
Tn slie or eneed or brilliancy,
But all sre from oppression free.
Each has an orbit of Its own,
Treipaaaing on the path of none,
While all oolleeUvely are one.
On this foundation, science" wrought,
Rests oach Impartial "Thou Shalt Not,"
And ev'ry statesman's highest thought
The Record from Sinai's hill
Discloses, In this principle,
The tablets of the Higher Will.
You longing people, noar and far.
Behold Uie Truth in ev'ry star;
Let btae not your reason mar.
You all are seers, for 'That Is true
Which gave a mind to eaoh of you
Without regard to teg or hue.
Look op beyond the thund'rlng awe)
And see the promise Moses saw-
The equlpoUe of social law.
Tou may foreboding olouds disperse.
And read In lines and Incurve Mrs
The statutt'Of ths universe.
Omaha. WILLU HUDSPETH.
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