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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE; OCTOBER 1,1916,
MEN AGE FASTER IN
WARRJM TRENCH
Officers Turn Gray Premature
ly from Worry and Show It
in Their Countenances.
OFFIOEES AOS THE FASTER
(CerrespoaAance of The Associated Preee.)
London, Sept. 20. What will be
the effect upon future generation! of
the premature aging of million! of
men now at the battle front! f Army
physician! and men of acience gen
erally are beginning to diicuu the
problem. It ii laid that ioldieri ten
month! in the trenches, exposed to
the nerve-shattering shock of ahell-
fire; often come out with the appear-1
ance of ten years having been added !
to their lives. ' A ihorter period tnan
this often suffices to turn iron gray
the hair of a boy of 25.
This premature aging is peculiar
to no one nationality. It ii notice
ably alike among the English and
French lines and among the prisoners
from Germany,1 Austria and Russia,
It U laid to be perhaps a little more
pronounced along the eastern fronts
where the vast amount of territory
involved frequently makes neglect of
the wounded inevitable. There men
have lain for days without medical
attention and when finally admitted
to hospitals have given their ages at
21 to 27 years, when ordinarily they
would have been classed as 40 to 45.
"We attribute the gray hairs now
so noticeable everywhere at the
front to subconscious wofry," said a
Canadian army surgeon, in discussing
the subject with a correipondent of
the Associated Press. "A man will
not be conscious of any worry at all,
whereas his comrades will daily com
ment upon the whitening of his hair.
I have never known of hair actually
growing white over night, as the nov
elists are so fond of putting it, but it
often happen! within the space of
a week or ten dayi.
"The theory of subconscious worry
was borne out strikingly a short time
ago in the case of a surgeon in charge
of a base hospital. This hospital was
miles back of the , firing jine and
there could hit been no actual wor
ry as to personal aafety or anything
of that sort. ' The doctoi could not
recall any worries officially or per
sonally, but all the time his subcon
scious mind must have been worry
ing about the folks at home or about
matter! to which he gave not the
slightest conscious consideration. '
"Our nurses, too, frequently go gray
without apparent reason, for mostly
they are women of long training amid
the scenes and lufferingi of hospital
life."
JUDGE BENJAMIN S. BAKER
Republican Nominee for Congress
Nebraska's Story
(Continued frara Page Four.)
has raised Nebraska to the rank of
first dairy producing community in
the United tSates. The enormous busi
ness -of feeding the world, which in
later years has engrossed the atten
tion of the state and enhanced its
astonishing growth depends on ease
and quickness in communication,
which is illustrated by Float No. 29.
with its festoons of electric wires en
circling a globe, showing the tele
graph, the telephone, messengers,
typewritters, marconjgrama, and all
such marvels of invention in use at
the present day.
But the triumoh of Nebraska is not
all on the material side, so there
is most appropriately presented
Float No. 30, in honor of art, science
and literature, which occupy a high
place in our progress from the little
sod house of ruder days to the num
berless schools, college! and univer
sities, art galleries, conservatories and
libraries of the present, together with
many other opportunities of culture
made accessible to all.
Next comes the civic seal of the
gate city of this magnificent state
Omaha in Float No. 31. This float
will exhibit the word, "Omaha in
the rays of the rising sun at the banks
of the Missouri river, the shield with
the buffalo head, with an Indian and
a farmer on either side, and at their
feet an antelope.
American Republic
The pageant will conclude with
Float No. 32, representing the "Great
American Republic," under whose
nurturing care the state of Nebraska
has grown - strong and prosperous;
The nation's history is the state's his
tory; the nation, to which the state
freely gave the blood of its sons, that
"the union one and indivisible" shall
be forever maintained. The King Ak-Sar-Ben,
commanded and proclaimed:
"Be of good cheer. Oh, ye of little
courage, 'for tny present reign doth
include the fiftieth anniversary of my
domain of Nebraska. Therefore foi
my pleasure, the prosperity of my
heir, and the happiness of my peoplt
I have ordered mightie doings at the
Yearly - Festival Time. First there
shall be a great pageant at night with
A. A. McLaughlin
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BENJAMIN S. BAKER
When but It ran it in lie left home at labola, Jackson Cowitv. few.
(hU blrthplsee) and began teaching a country school. In & at the close of
the ivil wir he mtorcd the preparatory department of the unleenlty of Iowa
and wm graduated with tbo degree A. B. In tall. Hi then entered aehool work,
twins- eaeeeeslvely principal of Iho Muon Cltr and Webster City schools, resign
rng the letter position to intor tht university law department. la 1S74 at took the
IL B. degree aad antll IS7S rraotlocd lew at Webster City.
In 1I7S bo located at Falrbiry, Nab., and oonttntiod kla profession.
In twanlyall ran ago Mr. Bakar am to Omaha, bavins lt boon
appointed United Statee dtetrtot attorney for Nebraska. Ha waa eallad to greater
fields of leaal activity and for thro yean waa associate Juitlee of the supreme
ooart of New Meileo,
While a member of the legislature from the Thlrtr-sUtk district ka fathered
the Nebraaka reglitratlon law. Ha waa aleo the author of the law allowing for
eign corporation to become domestic by filing articles with the secretary of state.
These lawa have created aatloa-wlde comment.
He waa appointed United Stetee dlctrlct attorney for Nebraaka hi IMS by.
Preildent Harrlaon and later waa elected Judge of the district court In the fourth
Judicial district, being re-elected In 1SSS. While on the bench he beard the note,
worthy atate embeialement easel against Hartley aad Bohla, the latter being
Omaha city treaaurer.
Judge Bakar atenda klgk In the eatlmatloa of Omaha people aa a cltlien who
takes an interest la all movements of merit aa well aa one of the beacon lights
of hia profession. Aa republican candidate for the aomlaatloa for Congress he
anneals to the people on ale meritorious record.
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NELSON C. PRATT
A. a. McLaughlin
MR. M'LAUGHLIN was born on May 13, 1868, '
on a farm in Hamilton County, Iowa, where
his parents, natives of Ohio, had settled in 1856.
He was educated in the country schools and Iowa .
state college at Ames, graduating with the class -
' of 1889. He studied law in the University of h
1 Michigan at Ann Arbor, and graduated therefrom
' in June, 1892. He was admitted to the bar of
' Iowa on October 5, 1892, and thereafter engage'd
in the general practice of the law in Des 'Moines.
On March 1, 1903,. he became assistant attorney ,
for the Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. of
Iowa, and continued in such capacity until Octo
ber 1, 1912, during all of said time engaging also '
in the general practice. On October 1, 1912, , he ,.
came to Omaha to assume the duties of attorney .
' for the Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. for . j
the state of Nebraska, which relation still con- I
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NELSON C PRATT
Pioneer Progressive Attorney, Who for Twenty-one
Yean Has Been Potent Factor
in Legal Circlet in Growing Omaha and
the Middle West
NELSON C. PRTT, attorney at law, was born
at Belleville, W. Vs., July 24, 1862. He re
moved to Illinois with his parents in 1871. He re
ceived his preparatory education in public schools
and was graduated from the Northern Illinois col
lege at Fulton in 1886 with the degree of A. B.
His legal education was received in the same col-
I , lege and in the office of Judge McCoy of Fulton,
I " - 111. He practiced law in Albion, Neb., five years
1 , and has practiced in Omaha twenty-one years,
i His practice is general, but he devotes consider-
p . able time to insurance law. He is attorney for the
li Modern Woodmen of America.
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H. H. CLAIBORNE
Mr. Claiborne is a native Nebraskan; a
practicing attorney in state and federal courts,
with offices at 512-513 Paxton block. He is '
now republican and progressive candidate for
justice of the peace, a position he has held
since 1912. - .
lashing; lights innumerable to shew
forth in beauty the deathless plays of
Master Will Shakespeare, and by day
;hcre shall pass through the streets
of my city Omaha a vast and gor
geous cavalcade stretching so far as
the eye can see; setting forth as in
glowing picture all the life of Ne-
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braska from the mist-like past to the
very present time." . .
"All this 1 have done," quoth he,
"Of a free and kindly will," and fur
ther say, "Of all my Kingdom of Qut
vera Nebraska doth lie closest to my
heart, iM very name forsooth being
my own spelled DacKwaro.
Geo. A. Magney
Candidate for
COUNTY
ATTORNEY
Judge
Wm. L. Stark
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Democratic Candidate'
' For - " ;
CONGRESS
.Fourth District
The older generation of voters
in the Fourth district are well in
formed as to the excellent, active
and unselfish service that was ren
dered by Judge Wm. L. Stark dur
ing the irx years in which he serv
ed the district in congress, but
many new voters have came upon
the stage during the past twelve
years, both, arriving at the age of
political responsibility and .by com
ing to the district from other
localities.
. In addition to his regular duties
as ' representative in congress
Judge Stark was appointed by
former Governor Holcomb as mili
tary representative of the state of
Nebraska in Washington.
While acting as military rep
resentative, Colonel Stark, under
the direction of Governor Hol
comb, succeeded In collecting the
old direct tax claim of territorial
days aggregating over J38.000.00
without any expense to the state.
During his term of public ser
vice Mr. Stark succeeded in col
lecting and effecting reimburse
ments for the state in the total
sum of $117,693.06, but one item
of this entire amount being an ad
justment and all others clean-cut
collections. ' All of this valuable
work was done without a single
item of charge to the state. This
in addition to the manifold spe
cific and legislative services to nis
credit during that time.
M. L. END RES
Democratic Candidate
-COUNTY TREASURER-
HI AV1NG received the nomination at tne nanas oi me
Democratic party for the office of County Treasurer,
It is but right that I should briefly, but plainly, make
known to ths voters of this county, whose vote I am
soliciting, what my conduct will be in the event of my election. I
received my nomination without opposition from the party with
which I affiliate because the majority of them who know me best
believe that if successful on November 7th I would earnestly en
deavor to conduct the office in a manner that would reflect credit
upon the party as well as myself. Owing my nomination to no one ,'
man or set of men In particular, I am free to administer the duties
of the office in the interest of all our citirens, without fear or
favors. Always a believer In equal rights to ail and special privi
leges to none, I here and now guarantee to treat with fairness and
Impartiality every cltiien of this county, regardless of his political
belief, no matter what position he may occupy, whether rich or
poor, and will in the event of my election guarantee that the of
fice will not be used to further the interest of any boss or clique.
On this platform I invite and, solicit every voter in Omaha and
Douglas county.
M. L. ENDRES
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Chief Justice Andrew
M. Morrissey
. Chief Justice Morrissey is a candidate for election to succeed p
himself. Under the non-partisan law, candidates for judicial posi-- p
tions are not elected as party candidates, but are voted for on a 1
separate ballot, without a party designation. Look for his name on I
this ballot.' The work of the court is running smoothly, expeditiously p
and to the satisfaction of those having business before the court, jj
In the April primaries the voters showed their appreciation of his jj
service by giving him a majorityin 80 out of the 93 counties in the 1
state, and in the state he received 9,993 more votes than were cast v I
for any other candidate for Chief Justice. . -
He is in vigorous health; in the prime of life; is rendering satis- j
factory service in the office, and for these reasons you are aske to jj
help elect' him to succeed himself. . , "i
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A. O. Thomas
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
Candidate for
Re-election
S
iff :iff;iik
The record of the present State
Superintendent speaks for itself. The
interest he has awakened in better
schools is manifest in every section of
the state. The people are with him in
his effort to emphasize the essentials
of a common education the tools
with which every individual must work.
His plan to' make the schools of the
country as good as those in town is far
reaching in its importance and basic to
the future welfare of a great agricul
tural state.