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Welcome to oar city.
' Tht coronership go the route of ill fee grab
bing jobt. '
Said Bill to Ted: "How'dy." Said Ted to Bill:
"How'dy."
Sixteen-to-one it in the discard. The new free
Missouri river bridge ratio U.only three to one.
The Start and Stripea forever the emblem of
our indissoluble union of indestructible atatesl
Here'i to you, Coronadol Wish you were here
to look back and see what you started.
Just so the weather is what we want, we'll
forgive the weather man for predicting wrong.
Paradoxical as It may seem, what makes the
roads so rough for our democratic senator is his
slippery record." " '
This historic parade gives music another
chance to demonstrate Its power to soothe the
(once) savage breast
If the Nebraska of today is the result of such
a short space of time, what has not the future in
store for this great commonwealth?
The faith 'and loyalty of the Nasby brigade
is to be judged not by words, but deeds at the
contribution box. Don't be a tightwad. , , .
There is no politics in the celebration of Ne
braska's statehood celebration. This historic
event Is as broad as Nebraska's vast expanse of
prairie and as cosmopolitan as Nebraska's multi
variegated population. , ... ,, : , r :
A goodly share of Omaha's industries showed
up in the parade while types of industry by the
thousands joyfully looked on. Street limitations
prevent a whole show.
Now and then genius trots along with oppor
tunity. Just as the bathing beaches closed down
for the season an inventor puts on the market
device for pealing peaches. ii ' ,V;
Still, if those who object to reduction and
prefer the higher electric light rate, doubtless
the company can be induced to magnify the
monthly bills accordingly.. '
The striking feature of comparative records
of progress of Greater Omaha is the substantial
percentage of growth in all directions. A steady
uniform advance measures the strength and un
failing push of the resources of the corn belt
Hoorayl Art Mullen, the new democratic bosa
of Nebraska, has forked over $25 to the senator's
campaign relief fund, JUsta"bagashetroutof his
fee for persuading the democratic banking board
to turn down one bank charter and turn up an
other. ' ' . .
Autum'8 Golden Veil
Baltimore Ameikaa
Stretched from horiion to horizon, pinned to
the morning star and held taut by the evening
star, the veil of nature is spread across the face
of day. The golden veil, the veil through which
sifts the sun like so much gold dust that sprinkles
down through the mesh and is caught by the
verdure and appears as waving goldenrod upon
the face of fields. The golden veil of nature is
of open mesh and at times the clouds surge
through snd the golden glow is hidden. And these
clouds may condense and rain may fall. But with
the evaporation returns the golden glow and the
veil of nature continues to sift and sift the sun
light in wonderful fine streams and multitudinous
waverjng under the blasts of the fall winds that
at time flutter the veil of autumn itself. Ever
sifts the sun over the green sward and over the
marshes where the lily pads wilt and over the
trees that here and there catch the golden glint
and weave it into the forestry fabric of autumnal
inting. 1 ' '
How soft, how wonderful soft is the autumn
.light upon the grasses that have become of alt
colors through the ripening of their seed pods
and fronds. How soft, how wonderful the Oc
tober twilights. This is because the golden veil
ui autumn permits only the purified gleamings
of the sun to reach the soil bereft of the harsh
heat and - the dancing waves of torridity that
mark the fall of the undeflected sun-rays of sum
:ner. It is not strange that musings begin with
the veiled light of October. It is no wonder that
the romance of the age seems to outcrop in the
imagination during these wonderful davs. Soon
the mesh of the autumn's veil will become finer
and the soft gray gold will be changed into yet
sotter glow.
. There will aoDear deeper blue of the skies.
for the sky lights will shine through a diminished
mesh that will exclude more of the Bold of the
sun. And the slackening of the sunshine will be
followed by an increasing chill. How the skies
will gleam in the crystalline atmosphere, sifted
and purified by the veil whose meshes, ever be
coming closer, will make the latter part of auturr.s
even more glorious than its October phases; de
spite the fact that the gold will be less and the
veil will not be so. apparent But the veil will
remain until winter sends white-mantled cohorts
to tear and rend it for the galloping legions of
Jack. Frost, that herald the coming of the Cold
kisuj, to reach the earth.
Welcome to the President
The pleasant duty devolves upon Omaha to
day to extend the cordial welcome of Nebraska
to the president of the United States, who comes
here, together with the mistress of the White
House, for the celebration of our semi-centennial
of statehood.
As we have said before, all of our citizens rec
ognize and appreciate the deference due to the
high office occupied by our distinguished guest
as well as the exceptional personality which has
won for him that honor, and we all greet him,
not as candidate for office, nor as candidate for
re-election, but for what he is himself and as the
chief magistrate of the nation.
The fact that the president brings with him his
estimable wife, about whom naturally centers a
special interest makes the visit all the more
notable, and she rightly shares the welcome ac
corded him.
The participation of the president in the ex
ercises commemorating the completion of fifty
years of statehood for Nebraska by reviewing the
pageant so carefully prepared to portray the suc
cessive stages of the state's progress and by de
livering an address dealing with some of the
phases of this progress, elevates the event to a
level higher than that of mere state-wide impor
tance and centers the attention of the whole coun
try upon us.
We are sure we speak for all of Omaha and
Nebraska when we bid the guesta welcome and
express the hope that their visit will be some
thing they will remember with pleasure ever after.
Relief for the Syrians. ,:
The report of the American commission for
the relief of the Syrians and Armenians is stupe
fying in its recital of horrors. In days since the
war was extended to Asia, word has come through
of the fate of Christians fallen into Turkish
hands, and a bit of the terrible atrocities have
been cited, but this, Confirmed account exceeds all
so far known. Conditions to be met there now
present but a single problem, that of how to get
relief through to the sufferers. Americans are
eager to give of their plenty to any of the vic
tims of war. Millions of money already devoted
to this purpose will be followed by other millions,
so long as we may he sure that our bounty is
not being abused, and that the supplies reach the
ones who need succor. In this noble work the
American people have been as one, and have
shown their impartial concern for the helpless
in an intensely practical way. The reckoning
with the Turk may come' later.
Wilson and Wall Street.
: "
Our democratic friends are persistently ring
ing the changes on the statement that President
Wilson has dehorned the Money Devil and now
has Wall street tame and tractable. Their asser
tions on this point are just as wide of the truth as
other of their campaign claims. Never in the his
tory of Wall street has so much purely specu
lative business been- carried on. Gambling in
"war brides" has been notorious for almost two
years, while the standard stocks have felt the im
petus of the Inflation, and are daily registering
new altitudes in prices, under the influence of the
speculative movement set In motion by the flood
of war orders.
Furthermore, the legitimate business of pro
motion and development Is carried on in New
Ydrk. It is there great enterprises are born and
fostered; money goes to New York, because it
finds there employment at a profit Three-fourths
of the wonderful export business of the country
is done through the port of New York, and al
most the same proportion of the imports. For
the week ending Thursday last the total bank,
clearings of the principal cities of the country,
reported by Bradstreets, were $5,407,362,000; of
this stupendous sum the banks of New York had
$3,478,043,000, or nearly two-thirds of the entire
amount Just how President Wilson has subdued
the banks of New York and restricted their op
erations may be gained from comparison of tht
reports made s week before the war broke out
in July, 1914, and for last week. The figures sre:
1914. . . 1916.
Loans ......$2,574,753,000 $3,347,438,000
Deposits 1,958,315,000 3,467,333,000
Reserve excess.... 26,173,000 89,189,000
Circulation 41,734,000 31,149,000
: Examination will show that instead of ham
pering the gambling operations of Wall street,
the Wilson,administration has enhanced them,
while any restriction that has been felt has fallen
on legitimate enterprise. The wonder 'is that
the democrats still regard the voters as simple
enough to be frightened by the bugaboo of Wall
street, v " , ."',
Against the Doctrine of Hate,
The address of Viscount Bryce to the Con
gregationalists at Birmingham is really intended
for consideration of thoughtful people wherever
found. It is the profoundly considered utterance
of a thinker whose words sre entitled to much
respect. Viscount Bryce looks forward to a day
when international disputes and differences may
be settled without resort to force, and calls to
our notice again that the leaders of American
thought and policy are devoted to tht ideals of
peace, and the particular effort that is being made
to formulate some plan for the -enforcement of
peace in the future. Especially does he deplore
the talk that has been indulged extensively on
both sides of the water about extending the con
flict through s trade war. 'To indulge in re
venge," he says, "will be to sow the seeds of
future wars." In this sentence ia the pregnant
warning that has been sounded by philosophers
through the ages, and which has been so little
heeded by men in making up their delations with
other men. Happily for the United States, it has
shaped its course along other lines, and has never
been deeply concerned in measures for retaliation
or the pursuit of vengeance. Such wars as it
has engaged in have been for, human rights and
liberties, and not for conquest or revenge.' But
the thought also has in it the further warning
that we must be prepared; our splendid isolation
no longer exists, and our intimate connection
with world affairs is such as' will certainly in
volve us in whatever of adjustment comes to the
world, as the result of the present conflict No
doctrine of hate should be permitted to prevail,
but it can only be entirely avoided by the pres
ence of a great neutral, sufficiently strong to com
mand the respectful attention of any opponent
to enduring peace. -
i
Before propounding questions to other candi
dates it would be In order for Candidate Hitch
cock to do a little explaining for himself. Why
did be vote protection off of Nebraska potatoes
and onto Virginia peanuts? Why did he "dock"
the roll call that might have stopped the sena
torial mileage graft? Why? -
Reform in Marriage
Blehep Samuel Fairawe la Chicago Herald.
All along the line of march taken by woman
toward her destined goal of complete emancipa
tion from man-made fetters lie fragments of the
various rivets and bits of archaic scrap iron that
once formed part of her manacles.
The latest to be thus discarded is the old
fashioned word "obey," which is about to be for
ever deleted from the marriage service of the
Episcopal church. Vhis measure has been recom
mended by the official revision committee, a body
composed of seven bishops, seven presbyters and
seven laymen, in their report which will be sub
mitted to the general convention of the church
October 11 at St. Louis. 'I say emphatically
Amen to the proposed change. r
The obligation to obey is out of date.' No
wonder. It represents the countless psychological
and physical crimes that have accumulated
through all the ages since man first struck his
future life partner on the head with his 'stone ax
and carried her off to his cave, there to toil un
protestingly in his service for the remainder of
her existence. That man established the custom
of Obedience for women, and it has taken the fair
sex all the centuries that lie between to break it!
When Rome stood at the zenith of its glory
as s civilized nation it was lawful for a husband
to whip, sell or even kill his wife. Her fetters
were still very heavy, you see. But the progres
sive woman spirit had begun, and finally advanced
beyond this Jo the time when, under the old Eng
lish law, the man could chastise, but not kill his
helpmate. ,
St Paul has always been .quoted as authority
for the subjection of woman in the matter of
the marriage service. But the apostle was doubt
less uninspired in these matters, speaking only
ss a mortal filled with the prevailing thought of
his age. It is my belief that Shakespeare inter
preted the marriage bond far' better in these
words; "Companions whose, souls do bear an
equal yoke of love." -
I have left the word "obey" out of the mar
riage service during the ' entire period of my
ministry, except in certain instances where the
bride has made a special request that it be re
tained. This has actually occurred but three
time in forty years. The obligation "to love,
comfort, honor and keep" has always seemed to
me sufficient a
The church revisionists should go a little fur
ther and eliminate from the service on the part
of the man the words "with all my worldly goods
I thee endow." So often we know the endowment
comes from the woman, a fact which makes
ridiculous nonsense of his statement.
The Church of England stilt retains the am
biguous sentence, "with my body I thee wor
ship." Let us have the simple statement, "with
this ring I thee wed."
A Triumph for Labor
- St. Laule Globe-Democrat. -
Labor has won a great victory in the failure
of the sympathetic strike in New York. This as
sertion may have the appearance of a paradox,
but we believe it to be a simple truth. It is a
triumph of rationality over radicalism. It' is
equivalent to a declaration that labor itself puts
a limit to the use of its organization against the
oublic welfare and will not be a tool in the hands
nf leader animated bv self-interest or fired bv-1
mistaken zeal. It is a declaration that contracts
with labor must have the same force and validity
as any other contracts, and cannot be violated
with impunity. It is a declaration that the inter
ests of labor are inseparable from the interests of
the public and that labor destroys itself when it
destroys the sources of its existence. Reason has
prevailed over passion, and right over wrong, as
reason and right always prevails in the end. The
forces of intelligence, led by such organization's as
the Typographical union, which has from the first
stood firmly opposed to the sympathetic general
strike proposed by the New York labor leaders
and approved by Mr. Gompers, have won, and the
result is that instead of 800,000 workers going out
Wednesday and all business in the city being
paralyzed, as was predicted last week, but a com-
Sarative handful has responded to the call and
usiness is virtually undisturbed.
What would have been the consequences if
the general strike plan had been fully sustained
by the unions? Approximately three-quarters of
a million union laborers would have stopped work.
They would have lost in wages, at the very lowest
estimate, $1,500,000 a day. But that would have
been a mere pittance compared with the losses
incurred by millions of innocent people, made to
suffer unjustly by the act of the unions. And
what would have been their gain? Nothing, even
if they had won. And they would have acquired
the bitter antagonism of the public to all union
labor; the public, whose sympathy has ever been
union labor's chief support; the public, out of
which comes the sustenance of all labor. , And
more: They would have violated innumerable
solemn contracts and sacrificed all confidence in
their pledges. Union labor in New York would
have been discredited and disgraced, and union
labor throughout the country would have felt the
effect of a changed attitude of public opinion, an
attitude made definitely and strongly antagonistic
hv resentment against such a display of organized
tyranny. Indeed, yes; labor has triumphed against
tne enemies Wlinin hscii wnu wuuiu array it
against the general welfare and make of it a class
inimical to the public good.
U. S. Senators to Be Elected
In the election next month thirty-two mem
bers of the United States senate are to be chosen
to fill the places of convention democrats, and
fifteen republicans, whose terms , expire next
March. The senate is now composed of fifty-six
democrats and thirty-nine republicans: Counting
the results in Maine, wh,ere two republican sena
tors were elected last month, the composition of
the upper house becomes nifty-five democrats
and forty-one republicans.
To gain control the republicana must elect
twenty-three senators. That ia to say, they must
elect all their fifteen and make an. inroad of
eight on the democrats.
f The senatorial candidates named by the two
leading parties are as iohows; ,
. Democrat.
Republican.
George Ashurst J. H. Kibbey
State.
Arizona
California G. S. Patton . H. Johnson
Connecticut -H. S. Cummings G. D. McLean
Delaware J. O. Wolcott M. A. Dufont
Florida Park Trummeir None
Indiana J. W. Kern H. C New
Indiana 'Thomas Tagf art J. E. Watson
Maryland David J. Lewis Jos. France
Massachusett J. F. Fitzgerald -H. C.Lodge
Michigan Lawrence Price C E. Townsend
Minnesota D. W. Lawler F. B. Kellogg
Mississippi J. S. Williams None
Missouri J. A. Reed W. S. Dickey
Montana H. L. Myers C. N. Pray
Nebraska G. M. Hitchcock J. L. Kennedy
Nevada "Key Pittman Samuel Piatt
New Jersey J.. F. Martine J. Freylinghupseq
New Mexico A. A. Jones Frank Hubbell .
New York W. F. McCombs W. A. Calder
North Dakot John Burke .P. J. McCumber
Ohio Atlee Pomerene M.T. Herrick
Pennsylvania O. S. Ellis Phil. Knox
Rhode Island P. G. Gerry H.F.Lippitt
Rhode Island K. D. McKellar D.W. Hooper ,
Tennessee C A. Culberson' A. W.Atkinson
Texas W. H. King G. Sutherland
Utah O. C Miller C. S. Page
Vermont C A. Swenson None
Virginia George Turner .M. Poindexter
Washington W. C Chilton H. Sutherland
West Virgin! William Wolfe "R. M. LaFollettc
Wisconsin J. B. Kendrick C, D.Clark
j Wyoming ' . , 'Incumbent
i-Maai eo gieaa a j
Thought Nugget (or th Day.
liewure of deaperate steps! The dark
est day.
Live till tomorrow, will have passed
away. ;Wllllam Cowper.
One Year Ago Today In the War.
German 'government disavowed the
act of the submarine commandf.r, who
sank the Arabic. ,
France and England landod troops
at Saloniki ready to Join Serbians.
Bulgaria ignored the Kusstan ulti
matum. United States notified Turkey the
Armenian massacres must cease.
Austro-Oerman army appeared on
Serbian border ready for drive.
In Omaha Thirty Years Ago.
'Major Chambers, Inspector of ani
mals of the army iivnhis department,
has left for St. Louis, where he Is to
Surchase 900 mules and horseB, to
e used by the army in this divis
ion. ' .
Charles R. Bliss and William Penny,
prominent business men of Spring
field, Mass., are guests of their old
time friend. Captain Cormick of the
police force, whom they have not seen
for ten yeara.
Little Kay Abraham, niece of the
Hon. J. A. Gillespie, arrived in Oma
ha, having traveled alone all the way
from Kansas City.
,Blrd C. Wakeley, one of the most
rapid and legible shorthand writers
in the west and official reporter for
his father, Judge Wakeley, is visit
ing friends in Kansas City.
Hugh McCaffrey, with dog and
gun, has gone westward to buy some
prairie chickens from the grangers.
E. Franck, one of the distributing
clerks of 'the post office, has resigned
his position and has been succeeded
by L. S. Mole, who for some time back
has been acting as clerk at the gen
eral delivery window. Mr. Mole's
successor Is Miss Viola Coffin.
The funeral of John G. Hitchcock
took place from the residence of G.
M. Hitchcock on Dodge street and
was largely attended by friends and
relatives. ' Rev. W. J. Harslia con
ducted the exercises both at the house
and the grave. Interment of the re
mains was made In Prospect Hill
cemetery. The pall bearers were
Frank Burkley, Thomas Blackmore,
Sherman Canfleld, Arthur Jolifte and
Alfred Kennedy. ,
This Day In History.
- 1876 Springfield. Mass., attacked
by Indians and about fifty buildings
burned.
1787 Thomas Stone of Maryland,
signer ot the Declaration of Inde
pendence, died at Alexandria, Va.
Born In Charles county, Maryland, in
1748. ,
18H First general assembly of Illi
nois met at Kaskaskia.
1830 Chester A. Arthur, twenty
first president ot the United States,
born in Fairfield, Vt. Died in New
York, November 18, 1886. ' ,
1868 The Crystal Palace, in New
York City, was destroyed by fire.
,1862 Federals took Jacksonville,
Fla., for the second time.
1866' The Serbians demanded the
withdrawal of Turkish garrison from
Belgrade and other fortresses.
1895 Major General Nelson A.
Miles assumed command of the United
States army, succeeding Lieutenant
General Bchofield, who retired for age.
1910 St. Patrick's cathedral, in
New York City, was dedicated, with
Cardinals Vannutelli and Logue and
other dignitaries In attendance.
The Day We Celebrate.
Jacob L. Jacobson, manufacturing
Jeweler, was born October 6, 1858,
In Sweden, coming to America In 1882.
He started in the Jewelry business
here In 1890.
B. J. Scannell, real estate, is 55
years old today. He was born at
Lawrence, Mass., and is secretary and
treasurer of the Paxton Realty com
pany and the Burgess-Granden corn-pant.--
Charles M. Baton, real estate, Is 56
years old today.' He was born In
Doylstbn, O.
William A. Kelley, clerk In the
Omaha post office, was bortr October
5, 1860, at Youngstown, O. He is an
accountant by -profession, but went
into the Postofflce department in 1893.
Maynard C. Cole, assistant manager
M. A. Disbrow company Planing mill
establishment, Is 39 years old today.
Thomas J. Kelly, who made his
fame as a music teacher and conduc
tor here In OmahaV recently removing
to Chicago, is celebrating his forty
sixth birthday. Tom was born . In
Ireland and doesn't care who knows
it even though he sometimes dis
guises himself by spelling his name
backward.
Frank H. Hitchcock, former post
master general and one of the mana
gers of the republican national cam
paign, born at Amherst,' O., forty
seven years ago today. ,
Earl Kitchener, who succeeded to
the title following the tragic death of
his brother, England's famous soldier,
born seventy years ago today.
T. P. O'Connor, celebrated Irish
Journalist and parliamentary leader,
born at Athlone, Ireland, sixty-eight
years ago today.
Louise Dresser, well known actress
ot the American stage, born at Colum
bus, O., thirty-four years ago today.
William M. Steele, pitcher of the
St. Louis National league base ball
team, born at MUford, Pa., thirty-one
years ago today. , . f
Timely Jottings and Reminders.
President Wilson Is to visit Omaha
today for the semi-centennial celebra
tion of Nebraska statehood.
The exercises incident to the in
auguration of Dr. Ernest Martin
Hopkins as president ot Dartmouth
college will be ushered In this even
ing with a geenral reception.
Several hundred delegates are ex
pected at Kansas City today for the
annual convention of the American
Hereford Cattle and Breeders' associa
tion. The Norwegian and Danish confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal
church is to begin its annual session
today at etoughton, Wis., with Bishop
Henderson presiding. 11
The Harvard Divinity school is to
hold a celebration today to mark the
100th anniversary of its recognition
as a professional school distinct from
Harvard college.
Sloryette of tht Day.
In these days of good education
children learn things t'ielr fathers and
mothers know very little about.
Nora, aged 9, met her father the
other day with her little blue eyes
full Of tears. . .
"Oh, daddy!" she walled. "I've Just
fallen and bumped my patella."- v
"Dear, dear! Poor little girl!" said
father, sympathetically, as with the
best Intentions in the world he bent
to examine her elbow.
Nora drew herself angrily away.
"Humph!" she snorted, with supe
rior air. "1 said my patella that's
kneecap." Pittsburgh chronicle Tel
egraph. - .
Bryan Demos. SUA Unanswered.
Masscna, Ia., Oct 4. To the Editor
or The Bee: Now that the partisan
and non-partisan democratic gather
ing Is in our midst, there is still
amongst us the old Bryan democrat
who has never been answered. After
Mr. Bryan's confirmation by the sen
ate, placing him in charge of the na
tion's foreign affairs, why was he
held up as a figure-head, his office
taken over by the executive who wrote
a certain note to Germany that
brought the resignation of his secre
tary. Then, after assuming full charge
himself, why did President Wilson
tear up the note he used to procure
Bryans resignation? All the world
looked on and beheld the most coward
ly act evetv participated in by a presi
dent. Why did he change his mind
and change the note? After making
a national crisis by his disagreement
with Bryan, then, before the world,
he fell flat If he was right In dis
agreeing with Bryan why did he not
stay right and not give - belligerent
powers the knowledge they" were
dealing with one who changes' in a
night his position of the day before?
Did the president Intend Mr. Lans
ing to let this fact be known? He
certainly did not Why was the final
"changed softened" note shown to
Bryan? Why did Mr. Wilson change
and soften after forcing Bryan out?
Why can't some of the remaining
faithful defend the catering to Bryan
in a crisis. Why did the president
after freeing himself of Bryan, fall
back to the advice of Bryan and tell
Mr. Kaiser we will talk this matter
over? The New Jersey primaries,
defeating Attorney-General Westcott,
the president's candidate for the sen
ate confirms the belief Hughes will
carry every northern state and defend
the nation from those ot shifty-minded
qualifications. T. 8. FENLON.
Troubles of the Traffic Man.
Council Bluffs, Oct 3. To tne Edi
tor of The Bee: Omaha is awake in a
grat many ways, but one place where
she is asleep is In the direction of
traffic.
While coming east on Farnam the
other day in a car with a friend I was
amused at the signals given by the
traffic officer at Fourteenth street.
He was being questioned by a foot
pedestrian and trying to keep street
cars, autos, wagons, motorcycles and
bicycles from running together. And
the poor fellow was waving his arms
about until no one could tell what
to do nor when to do.it.
Now, with Just one little tin whis
tle, this man could have stood In the
middle of the Interseotion as on the
street corner, and directed twice as
much traffic In half the time and with
no trouble and exertion. Police de
partment why don't you wake up on
this. FROM IOWA.
Just to Keep History Straight
Omaha, Oct. 4. To the Editor of
The Bee: Noting of the Mandan In
dian float in the Historical parade,
I am caused to question. Why the
Mandans? Where did Coronado meet
the Mandans? Were the Mandans ever
In Nebraska? Lewis and Clark and
Washington Irving located this tribe
Miree or four hundred miles above
Nebraska, dlose to or In Wyoming,
on the Missouri river. In the early
1800s; The Pawnees, Otoes, Kaws
and kindred tribes 'are credited
with Inhabiting eastern Nebraska, and
Coronado's route in the early 1500s
Why not the Pawnee's to represent
the Indians whom Coronado described
as the descriptions of the Indians by
his historians seemingly fits them
closer than any other tribe. So far
as I know there is no authority that
the Mandans lived In Nebraska or of
Coronado or of his successor, Pad ilia,
who even went further north the year
following. Meeting the Mandan In
dians, if so, then Coronado must have
crossed Nebraska and reached the
Missouri river somewhere In central or
western South Dakota, anyhow he did
not meet them in Kansas or Ne
braska. A MEMBER OF STATE HISTORI
CAL SOCIETY..
15,000 Telegrams Keep Us Out of War
Omaha, Oct" 4. To, the Editor of
The Bee: All the bunk being handed
out by the democrats, and the allies,
that President Wilson kept us out of
war Is rot. While not actually en
gaged in the European conflict by
men we are furnishing all the money,
ammunition and some men (It Is doubt
ful if we could get a corporal's guard
to enlist). The Mexican fiasco is the
best proof, for out of a preparedness
parade of 30,000 in Omaha, we vere
unable to get twenty-five enlistments
to fill two companies, then why be
"cannon fodder" for the German guns.
And fight for England side by side
with the Soudanees, South Sea Island
ers, cannibals, NegrottoSf Africans,
Zulus, Tartars and other uncivilised
soldiers, for England,
I will tell you who kept America
out of the European war? It was the
republican and democratic congress
men who were flooded with 150,000
telegrams, appealing to congress to
keep out of the great European con
flict. These telegrams flooded con
gress and a score of extra operators
had to be hired in Washington to
receive the messages, for the servants
of the people, and when this was put
. . . . n"I , K lrnew tha
UP to iresioeni muouu - -
sentiment of the American people Did
TiT(i.nn anri iinrnner. ,uic.
r"r""....- factories, want
federal grand Jnry investigs t on I to In
dict the people who had telegraphed
their servants in congress to do tneir
bidding and "keep out of war.
you ever hear of such brazen
effrontery that a man was to be in
dicted because he petitioned his con
gressman to keep out of war. And
Wilson never disparaged .the desire
of Congressman uur".
self figured It out as a conspiracy
against himself by hyphens. So tne
American people kept us out of war
and not President Wilson. And we
have not been Indicted yet. Why not
put In operation the grand Jury sys
tem and Indict the 150,000 who sent
telegrams. We defy and hurl the
dirty insinuation of Indicting us Into
the open clap trap mouth of those
seeking such, a thing.
In the meantime let us prepare for
Japan, which has declared a Monroe
doctrine for China, and demanded
(not asked) an open door for her in
America after the present war. Why
u'lll 4, nff the SUDDlleS
of her ally, Enland?
: HENRY W1LHELM SCHAND.
Seductions of the Swine Show.
Omaha, Oct 4. To the Editor of
The Bee: -If the Ak-Sar-Ben festivi
ties keep the people of Omaha from
attending the swine show In South
Omaha it will be regrettable indeed.
We probably do not realize that thia
Is the greatest swine snow ever ncm y
In the world and that if it were held .J
in any country In Europe before or 1
after the war it would, draw visitors
from surrounding countries hundreds
of miles away.
XllV UV6 ,0 Ho .live, yw.uwu.w
product in the world and the founda
tion of the wealth of the agricultural
middle west The hog is most Inter
esting as the factory that turns the
raw material of corn and alfalfa into
the finished product. To see those
manicured hogs down In South Oma-
ha, unbelievably clean and attractive. .
makes one wonder where he got his
undeserved reputation. Those of us
who helped to raise hogs on the farm
are used to a three or four hundred
pound animal and when we look at ,
an eleven hundred and fifty pound
hog we can scarce believe our eyes.
Every Omaha father of a boy should
take his son to the swine show., It
,o e. nuciai a.iuu ... num. w
ity and breeding can accomplish. As
an example of what happens when an .
animal - really eats enough to make
a hog of Itself It is at the same time
a warning to the overfat human who
indulges not wisely but too well in
fat-producing foods. .
It might be well for our society
women whoare so anxious to follow
the English fashion in golf, tennis and
afternoon tea to also take an inter
est in high bred stock as their Eng-
li8h sisters do.
To make Omaha the permanent
swine show town of the world will be
worth more in dollars and cents, to
Omaha and the farming community
than anything we have ever attempt
ed! Every patriotic Omaha citizen
should see the swine showr at least
once. F. L. HALLER.
LINES TO A LAUGH. i
"The account of the collleion eeye the
engineer of the train in fault, loet his
head."
"How could that be when the lame ac
count aaye It wae a heed-on oolllelon ?"
Baltimore American.
Mr. Flatlelsh (on lop floor) That tat
down there yelle eo much that I can't Bleep.
Mre. Flatlelrli Why don't jrou throw at
It?
Mr. FlatleKh What'e the uee; Br the
time It, reached htm It would be moratnE.
Life.
"Why la It that truth will rlee asaln when
crushed to earth?"
"Because of Its elestlr.lty, of course.
Don't you know how easy It le to atretcA
the truth?" Boston Transcript. ,
NW Mft.kftBtBBLE,
A TCU0W,rlW WS BErNttUlK
ON ME T5R TEN NEWS1
JEMOOS Of AHCmirJ,WrHrS
BEEN CrULM-r0r. ME lATEW
WHffSHAllIlg? HOW IOVKt HAfi"iAraY"BEEM
OoMtNit TO THE H0USS -FNB
YEN?
"Sometimes I wish I had married a pro
(esstonal turnkey."
"Why, mother, what matea you aay
that?"
"I luppos I could trust htm to 'lock ftp
the house." Louisville Courier Journal.
"81 Hubbard totd me that he sot a heap ,
of work out of you when you was work la j
fer him," said the farmer. - V
"Well, I allow he did," aald the hired
man. -
"Tas. Fact Is, I ruesg ho Jlst about rot
It all." Boston Transclrpt.
Shopwalker Do you realise that you
were four hours selling those two women
a yard of rlbboon?
Saleswoman I know, sir. ' But just ss
they fot to the counter they discovered
that they each had a baby just learninf tt)
talk, Philadelphia Ledger.
Easterner (after first day's work on a his;
western ranch) Wltl you please show m,
where I can sleep tonleht?
Rancher Where you can sleep r Great i
Scott, man, here's 10,000 acres; Jest pick out
any blame spot that suits (you and go to tt
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