THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1916.
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thia 4th dar of November. ltl.
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tnoulet turn The Bm mailed to them. Ad
4rea will tx changed aa often aa required.
Do your early Christmas shopping now before
the prices are marked np again.
Now that official returns agree with the un
official, pay the bet and forget it.
Our long ballot could easily be reduced one
half and no one would miss what was cut out.
The price booster who is not "just forced to
it", by some one else boosting prices on him
would be a fine museum exhibit. , '
This deciding-first-and-investigating-afterwards
rule may make for speed in litigation as in legis
lation, but it it dangerous in both.
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The late Emperor Francis Joseph indisputably
helped bring On' the "greet European war. The
question is whether his death will help bring it
to a close. '' -
The late Emperor Francis Joseph began to
rule at the age of 19,. his successor at the age
ef 29. A handicap of ten years give little hope
of equaling the reign record.
Reading between the lines of his cheery con
gratulations to the winner it is possible to vision
Mr. Hughes' silent gratitude in escaping an end
less string of wearing worries.
' If any qualified citizen of Omaha failed to
register for the last election he still has a few
days to get in under the wire for the special elec
tion to be pulled off week after next :
A Pennsylvania congressman actually flew to
Washington and claims to be the first man to get
there py the air route, Omitting the word "hot"
shuts Out a lot of competitors for the title.
In four years Nebraska's high vote advanced
from 258,193 to 302,685, a gain of 44,492. The
figures afford tangible evidence of growing popu
lation temporarily marooned in democratic
swamps. -;
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No one can blame the Omaha school teachers
for asking for more money, but it it their mis
fortune to ask right in the face of shrinking
school revenues and the two do not go -well
together. ' ,...... .,
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The note of congratulation to the victor in
f presidential election is nothing but a polite
formality anyway, more so than ever in a case
where nothing short of the official figures make
it certain who was to write the note.
Mexican national dignity Is a queer compound.
Murder, robbery and outlawry at home does not
disturb its poise,. But insistence on law and order
and respect for American right! rankt as humili
ation. The shallower the pretense the stiffer the
bluff. .
It is a matter of history that the last time
the ': question of a municipally-owned, electric
lighting plant for Omaha was submitted to the
voters here, the World-Herald and the boss water
boarder worked shoulder to shoulder against it
What can have happened to separate them?
' Three separate bandits' hauls made in the
United States in one day netted the raiders
$55,300 from an express company and two banks.
The amount of the loot and the ease with which
the raids were pulled off suggest the propriety
of forgetting Mexican banditry long enough to
deal with the home crop.
Who Cares Where Bryan Lives?
Break Ira Eagle-
Substantiated stories that William Jennings
Brvan has dismantled Fairview, his home near
Lincoln', Nebraska, and sent his library to Ashe-
vine, . are accompanieu oy unvcrinca asser
tions that he is giving up Nebraska for good, and
wilt take a votinK residence in Asheville, though
his winter home is in Miami, Fit. The Gilbert
M. Hitchcock crowd are chuckling. 1 hey, the
liauor element, hold the Nebraska democratic or
ganization. Bryan, the prohibitionist, may get
out if he wants to.
But those who have a broader viewpoint may
ask.-"Who cares where Bryan lives?" In a cabin
on Mount Washington in New Hampshire, in a
bungalow of the Los Angeles environs, on a
Texas cattle ranch, he would still be the same
force for good or ill in American politics. The
world neither knows nor is much interested in the
control of a political machine in Nebraska. It
does know, and is still considerably interested in
the oersonality of Mr. Bryan.
That he is "stiff in opinion, always in the
wrong, all things by turns and nothing long" is
the view of his foes. They think his free silver
ideas absurd, his state ownership of railroads
nonsense, his peace treaties Quixotic his prohibi
tionism ridiculous. When he sayt "I am still in
politics with both feet," they laugh. But, just
the same, unfriendly organs nave to record that
last night in Chicago "10,000 persons clogged
Michigan boulevard in a vain endeavor to get into
' Orchestra hall to hear W.'J. Bryan lecture on
'The First Commandment' Bryan's grip on a
tremendous number of Americans is not to be
denied. That is what gives him his power, power
that was exercised in the last campaign most ef
fectively for the re-election of Woodrow Wilson
Nebraska's Ray of Sunshine. '
Official figures of the recent election in Ne
braska confirm results indicated by the first com
pilation of the returns by which the whole repub
lican state ticket was enmeshed under the Wilson
wave and the "wet" entanglements. Despite the
uncomfortable plurality for Wilson and the suc
cess of the democratic coat-tail hangers, there is
still a little ray of sunshine for republicans in
the outcome in the congressional districts.
While our delegation to the next congress
splits half and half in party affiliations, all the
sitting members being re-elected, the republicans
have carried Nebraska by a snug plurality of
5,279 on the congressional footings, as witness
this table:
1916 NEBRASKA VOTE FOR CONGRESS.
Dist Republican. Democrat. Plurality.
1 21,021 16,894 Rep. 4,127
2 17,578 25,617 Dem. 8.039
3 25,541 28,455 Dem. 2,914
4 24,054 18,798 Rep. 5,256
5 18,293 22,686 Dem. 4,393
6 33,559 22,317 ..Rep. 11,242
Total. .140,046. 134,767 Rep. 5,279
Remember, too, that this total would have
favored the republicans more, except for the
wholly accidental misfortune that brought about
the death of the republican candidate in the Fifth
district on the morning of election day and the
transfer, by spreading the hews of his death, of
many votes to his opponent that would have been
cast for him many people think enough to have
changed the election. But taking the figures as
they are, without any allowance for this abnormal
condition, we may boast that they still give us the
best showing made by Nebraska republicans in
recent years, and this assertion is proved by the
records:
VOTE FOR CONGRESS IN NEBRASKA.
Year. Republican. Democrat Plurality.
1910 115,065 113,505 1,560 Rep.
1912 118,922 114,051..., ..4,871 Rep.
1914 110,839 112,309 1.470 Dem.
1916. ..... 140,046 134,767. .... .5,279 Rep.
Considering all the circumstances the exhibit
is not bad certainly not discouraging. Though
Nebraska is and will continue to be fighting
ground, politically speaking, the republicans have
better than an even chance to win back lost
ground.
Muddling'' the Adamson Law.
Judge Hook's decision, holding the Adamson
law to be unconstitutional, moves the matter an
other st-p nearer to the supreme court, which
has the final say. This preliminary decision,
reached through haste almost as unseemly as
enveloped the passage of the bill through con
gress, may contribute quite as directly to the
general muddle into which the measure has been
plunged. ; The brief proceedings before Judge
Hook developed none of the many points on
which the law has been or may be attacked, and
all of which must be cleared away before it is
disposed of. "Railroading" the case to the
highest court, with the Issues incompletely joined,
is not likely to be satisfactory to either side, and
seems certain to invite further proceedings in
court, ' .
The parties at interest are in wide divergence
of .opinion as to the points to be submitted to
the court. The so-called law presents an illum
inating example of confusion wrought through
ill-considered attempts to remedy economic situa
tions by political action. Diversity of the inter
ests involved, the wide variations, in character of
employment, and many other elements that com
monly control in the formulation of wage scales
and working agreements, were totally disregarded
by congress when passing the law. A single
inflexible rule cannot safely be applied, even to
enunciate or vivify the principle of the eight-hour
day, or any other desirable conditions of employ
ment. r ,
The necessity for a decision as to the law and
its application it urgent, for the public must be
relieved of the menace of the disturbance now
threatened by the attitude of both the railroads
and their employes, but the case should go to
the higher court in such form as will secure
settlement rather than mere postponement.
' Pruning the Bill of Fare.
Walter Runciman's control of food in the
United Kingdom promises to be rigid. His deter
mination to prevent extravagance or waste in
any wy will have a marked effect oil consump
tion, and prices should respond accordingly. The
central powers of Europe long ago placed their
food supplies under strict control; France, within
the week, has adopted rules to govern the public
dietary even more stringent than those of Great
Britain. The Scandinavian countries and Holland
for months have been on "rations" established
by Great Britain, and the Swiss government has
been furnishing food at below cost to its needy
people, while Italy was on short rations before
the war started. All the European nations have
been 'touched by the war jn this regard, and all
have responded by shortening the bill of fare.
The reflex of this should be felt in the United
States, and in some measure relieve the situation
here without the necessity of adopting such an
extreme measure as placing an embargo on food
exportation. Little room is left for doubt that
much of our home difficulty is due to the manipu
lation of prices by food speculators. This has
been well known to the public for years, but has
been allowed to continue unchecked until the
present state of affairs has developed. A great
share of the blame rests directly on the people
who now complain. Four years ago the legisla
ture of Nebraska conducted a series of inquiries
in Omaha, and as a result directed the attorney
general and the county attorney to take action
against designated combinations. No action was
ever taken, but the voters have just re-elected the
county attorney who ignored that instruction.
The United States district attorney answers
complaint by telling the complainant to dig up
his proofs of illegal control of food supplies.
Abstention from expensive food may bring
reduction in price, but more definite action is
needed to effectually remedy the trouble The
situation is an outgrowth of our national habit
of carelessness; it is not of sudden development,
and it will not be overcome until all the people
show a more . active concern in the things that
closely affect in their daily life. .,"..'
. The appeal of Russian exiles to Premier As
quith for consideration for small nations swal
lowed by the Russian bear prods a delicate nerve
in the British system. Restoration of small na
tions to their rights is the proclaimed purpose of
Great Britain in the war. That means the small
nations which are loyal to the allies. (The chief
result of the appeal, given the worlJ through
Berlin is to afford Germans occasion fo mocking
the lofty professions of the enemy. Seen mes
sages lighten the gloom of the home guards.
The Art aj Growing Old
-Chauacer M. Depev
David's ninetieh Psalm (the one mentioning
three-score years and ten as man s alloted span)
has killed more people than this war, ten times
over. They believer! they had to die and died.
Just because David said "70," needn't prevent
you from going on to 80. 90 or 100.
Don't retire at 60 or 70. Keep on going. Have
an intennt in life. If not sport then public
service. Have an eye for a pretty girl and tell
your wife all about her.
You needn't be a mollycoddle or an insipid
Pollyana when you're-70 or older. Enjoy your
self. But do your little charities as you go along
and you'll be glad to have lived this glorious life.
Get up early, no matter how late you go to
bed. All long-lived persons are early risers.
Avoid tobacco and alcohol if they disagree
with you. Cut them off.
Above all, keep your mind serene. You never
saw an old person who'd been choleric all his
life. '
Have some special interest apart from your
business. Mine is the platform. There are many
who like golf. (There are lots of liars in the
world.) If not sport, let service be your recrea
tion. .
The greatest of recreations is service, and
there is plenty of need for it; service to the
church, the nation, the state, the city.
I well remember seventy-five years ago, when
I was seven and a half, the village where I lived
had any number of old men and women. . They
advertised themselves. The woman at 60 donned
a cap; one sort for day, another for night; but
she never was without one. It advertised her
age. The men over 70 lay around the house
or sat on the nail keg at the grocery.
We haven't got those people nowadays. I
defy you to show me a woman with a cap. You
can't tell, in these times, mother from daughter.
And you'll have a hard time finding a statesman
on a nail keg. Everything helps age nowadays,
more than anything the connection between all
parts of the world by cable and wireless. There's
nothing like knowledge of what's going on to
keep alive mental activity.
Shakespeare's "Seven Ages of Man" don't exist
today. Shakespeare died at 52 thinking himself
an old man. Why, he was still a young fellow
Take his Seventh Age "sans teeth, sans taste,
sans eyes, sans everything." Why the dentists
give us better teeth than we had originally. The
oculists actually improve on nature's own eyes.
And as for taste, every good wife knows that she
better look out if the old gentleman finds some
thing on the table not up to his standard.
. We ought not to fail to take David's character
into consideration as well as his words. He died
in the early seventies, but he had lived the life.
From a shepherd boy he'd risen until he was
king. He got everything he could. It is even
said if a few husbands were in the way, he'd send
them to the forefront of the nearest battle. Con
sider thessort of man it was who tells you you
must die at 70.
A man can live to be 100. I knew one cen
tenarian Chevrel, the great French chemist. I
attended his birthday celebration and asked him
how he did it He said, "I never used alcohol or
tobacco and I like my work." 'There was an
old gentleman next to Chevrel at the banquet,
who kept filling his glass and toasting everybody
in sight. Chevrel kept pushing him down into
his seat I asked who the old fellow was. "Oh,"
said my friend, "that's Chevrel son, his oldest
boy, 76."
Short On Everything
New York Financial World-
From every factory, from every banker and busi
ness man, from foreign and domestic financiers
and manufacturers comes the one cry of shortage
of something that is needed in that particular line
of endeavor whence comes the complaint. 1 nere
(s a famine in steel and orders taken now cannot
be delivered before well into next spring, if then;
labor asks wage increases and the employer, help
less, must rove in: the corner, metal producers
are trying to limit the clamoring buyers, who are
asking for deliveries in the second quarter of
1917; the car manufacturers are overrun with or
ders and the shortage is made the subject of an
official investigation by the Chamber of Deputies
in Paris, where it is asserted that out of 35,000
riilroad cars ordered in the United States, only
3,000 or 4,000 have been delivered: the Kailway
Review explains in part the reason for the French
car shortage by the statement that car orders
since January 1 last have been 140,000, or 6,000
more than were ordered in the year 1915, while
there is a smaller supply of labor from which to
draw in order to complete the job; Chief Engi
neer, Bump of the Doherty organization points
out that at the present rate of demand, if the gov
ernment insists on carrying out its naval plan
without delay, the General Electric and Westing
house Electric companies will be engaged for three
years on the contracts and be unable to do any
commercial business whatever or fill new orders
in that period; the steel trade asserts that a serious
car shortage now menaces its Dusiness at ruts
burgh, as the production is limited by the num
ber of cars available for carrying away the im
mense output end pur bankers find bonds and
high grade stocks extremely scarce, as the result
of a tying up of hundreds of millions of the same
in loans. '
The only thing that is abundant seems to be
money, with complaints that its abundance is
one of the factors making for high prices. Europe
cannot stop buying if she would, and as long as
she keeps up the pace there seems to be no relief
for us on this side, except as we moderate our de
mands and became content to waive some of the
things now demanded. If, therefore, in the next
six months industry shows some slowing down
it should uot be surprising. The country must
have time to catch up and clear away the moun
tain of orders.
People and Events
The deer hunting season in the Adirondacks
closed with five funerals of hunters mistaken for
deer by hunters. The sporting kilt was below the
record.
Single tax propositions encountered Watertoos
in California .and Oregon. In both states the
voters rejected the proposition by overwhelming
majorities.
All hands of the California section of the
Standard Oil company have been given an eight
hour work day. Last year this company tickled
stockholders with a 50 per cent dividend. Now
the workers get theirs. , -
.New York's public service commission ac
cepted the graduated electric light scale presented
by the Hdison company, uurmg me nrsi six
months of 1917 the rate is to be 8 cents, the next
six months 7S cents and thereafter? cents.
Justice Guy of New York is a real wise one.
In a recent ruling in a divorce case he remarked
that r n-restHHidents escape too easily. Some suf
fer in reputation, fewer suffer in pocket and rarely
by prosecution. Unable to reach one in other
ways the justice soaked the co-respondent in the
case for the court costs. Thereupon the blind
aoddess doffed the bandage, metaphorically, and
let go a joyful scream. -v
"Dad" Ouistev. the "children's cop" Of l St.
Louis, is no more. Local papers pay glowing
tributes to his longand useful life, his' associates
showered words of praise and flowers, and muni
cipal functionaries paused the while to pay hom
age to a good man gone, i-airoiman yuigiry
loved children and knew everyone of the flock!
on his beat. He was their protector, a blue
coated daddy, who Shared with parents the plays
and joys and troubles of the little ones. They
formed a guard of honor at his funeral, trooped
behind his hearse and reared a monument of
hanked flowers over his fresh made mound. 1 he
tribute of innoncence was as beautiful as it was
genuine. '
i npnjeg) sgam aoana m J'
Thought Nugget for the Day.
Let us resolve, first to attain the
grace of silence; second, to deem all
fault-finding; trutt does no good a sin,
and to resolve, when we are happy
ourselves, not to poison the atmo
sphere for our neighbors by calling
on them to mark every painful and
disagreeable feature of their dally life;
third to practice the grace and virtue
of p raise. Harriet Beecher 8towe.
One Vear Ago Today In the War.
Entente note to Greece demanded
security of Allied troops.
French guns held the advantage in
artillery duels on western front.
Immense army of Russian troops
reported concentrated-on Roumanian
frontier.
Greeks said to have agreed to give
Allies use of Greek territory without
molestation. .
In Omaha Thirty Years Ago.
President Max Meyer has appointed
the following gentleman on a com
mute to confer with the city council
about amending the city charter: Max
Meyer, E. Rosewater, John Evans, A.
J. Poppleton and C. 8. Chase.
Officer Joe Howie Is wrathy. He
was talking a man to death on Six
teenth when an enterprising sneak
thief got in his work and stole the
officer's horse blankets. No reward
is offered.
The grading of Leavenworth street
is being pushed to completion.'
Mrs. Desoden, a lady living at Wal
nut Hill, was knocked down while
crossing Sixteenth street by on of
Griffin & Co.'s oil delivery wagons
which was driving at breakneck speed
down the street.
Articles of incorporation were filed
of the Park Avenue Presbyterian
church. The incorporators were
Joseph Campbell, J. W. Westerfleld,
W. G. Hardman, D. H. Logan and
John Johnson.
Miss Edith Pelton has developed
unusual talent for drawing and catch
ing the expression of her models. Sev
eral specimens of her freehand draw
ing are displayed at the studio.
Mr. and Mrs. Coryell have moved
into their new home in Orchard Hill.
This Bay In History.
1713 Laurence Sterne, whose fail
ure as a preacher led to his becoming
famous as an author, born in Ireland.
Died in London, March 18, 1768.
1740 Samuel A. Otis, revolutionary
patriot and first clerk of the United
States senate, born at Barnstable,
Mass. Died in Washington, D. C,
April 22, 1814.
1814 rne Tennessee militia unaer
General Carroll embarked on the
Cumberland river to Join General
Jackson's army at New Orleans.
1848 Pope I'lus ix, disguised aa
a servant took refuge at Gaeta, a for
tified Neapolitan seaport.
1859 China concluded a commer
cial treaty with the United States.
1861 Messrs. Mason and Slidell, the
confederate envoys who had been
seised from the steamer Trent were
confined in Fort Warren, Boston har
bor. '
1864 Benjamin Silllman, who was
the first to promote agricultural chem
istry in the United States, died In New
Haven. Born there December 4, 1816.
1866 Mazatlan, one of the last
strongholds of the Imperialists In Mex
ico, fell into the hands of the repub
licans. ,
1889 George H. Pendleton, demo
cratic candidate for vice president in
1864 and later United States senator
from Ohio, died In Brussels. Born In
Cincinnati, July 25, 1825.
1891 Earl of Lytton, statesman,
diplomatist and poet died in Paris,
Born in London, November I, 1831.
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The Day We Celebrate.
Frances Hodgson Burnett success
ful author and playwright, born in
Manchester, England, sixty-seven
years ago today.
Richard Croker, one-time leader of
Tammany hall and for years a power
in democratic politics, born at Black
Rock, Ireland, seven ty-three years
ago today.,
Dr. James G. K. McClure, president
of McCormlck Theological seminary,
born at Albany, N. Y., sixty-eight
years ago today.
A. W. Barkley, representative in
congress of the First Kentucky dis
trict born in Graves county, Ky., thirty-nine
years ago today.
Charles E. Brickley, former Har
vard foot bail star, now coach at Bos
ton colle, born In Boston twenty-five
years ago today. N
Charlie Mitchell, former heavy
weight champion pugilist of England,
born In Birmingham, England, fifty
five years ago today.
Timely Jottings and Reminders.
The second biennial convention of
the International Federation ofCath
olic Alumnae is to be opened at Bal
timore this morning with an address
by Cardinal Gibbons.
The claims of Nashville to the loca
tion of one of the proposed federal
farm loan banks will be presented to
the Farm Loan board at a hearing in
Nashville today.
"Billy" Sunday continues to hold
forth In Boston with the prospect of
making the engagement one of his
red-letter revivals.
F. F. Mackay, said to be the oldest
actor in America, is to be the recipient
of a testimonial performance to be
given by the Actors' Fund today at the
New Amsterdam theater, In New York
City.
At a dinner to be given In New York
City tonight "to consider a program
for a permanent league of nations, to
become effective at' the close of tho
present war," an aggressive speaking
campaign throughout the United
States to explain the objects sought
by the league to enforce peace will be
opened.
Storyette of the Day. ,
When Richard O'Connor, now a
widely known attorney of San Fran
cisco, was a Btudent at the University
of California he was also local corre
spondent for the San Francisco Bulle
tin. At commencement he was chosen,
following the college custom, to make
one of the orations upon the campus.
... I.- - . . I. n KnM nf lh, 1 i.t lift O
Le Conte oak tree. In the next Issue-
of the Bulletin appearea a uwpnicn
mentioning the other orators briefly,
but paying ' high tribute to Richard
O'Connor for his masterly eloquence.
A few days late Tom O'Connor, also
a leading San Francisco lawyer and
an older brother of Richard, met the
latter. . ... ... .
"Dick Tom said, "l .gainer irom
,your own dispatch that you rather
dlstinguianea youre" -y
ment Was your speech really as good
aa you said It was?"
"Tom," Dick aaid, modesty is the
badge of all -our tribe, and so I hate
to talk about myself. You can Judge
for yourself the merite of my oration
vhen I tell you It contained Just four
more words than Lincoln a Gettys
burg address." Saturday Evening
Post. . '
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Another Jolt for Micklc.
Stapleton, Neb., Nov. 22. To the
Editor ot The Bee: I read A. B.
Mickle's letter on "The Cost ot Low
Living" with amusement. It seems a
shame that he can't hold some public
office or, at any rate, Join the State
uuards, as they are red on beans.
I can imagine seeing his children on
the floor, walls bare, but little furni
ture, his wife darning socks and think
ing of her oldest daughter, whose ac
tions are W)on to be followed by the
others, while he ib reading a borrowed
paper and chewing or smoking to
bacco. In one of his former letters he said
"We spend 25 cents for tobacco and
I buy a pound of meat each week. The
meat is all for me. as I work." I sup
pose he does without meat now, as
prices have advanced. He also said:
"My oldest daughter brought home
some candy to the children. The act
was outrageous and against my will."
When the choir sings for him he
may posseHses a bank account, but he
will also have a coffin made of soap
boxes. HOWARD E. APPLEBY.
The . Cause of the War.
Fort Calhoun, Nov. 22. To the Edi
tor of The Bee: In yesterday's Bee we
read the headlines that imparted the
information of the death of the ruler
of one of the now warring countries of
the world; and that the end came in
the midst of "a war due largely to
a resolve to avenge the murder of an
heir." Thus do we find "cause" for
one of the most, vicious and bloody
wars known to ancient or modern
times.
That vengeful spirit was there even
to the last breath, and perhaps he was
right. Perhaps he had heard of the
gospel and power of saving grace and
kindred subjects that should Interest
all humanity, but there is room for a
wide diversity of opinion, and with
a spirit to "avenge," somebody wants
to kill someone to accomplish desired
ends. There may be no doubt of the
righteousness of his cause with the
other fellow fully believing his cause
to be right; just where to "head in"
is the next question if the forgiving
spirit of the living Christ Is lost in
the maize of militarism.
There is a moral that might be
helpful to revengful spirits on life's
great highway, if one had the power
to properly bring it before the peo
ples of earth. Let the reader draw
his own conclusions and resolve to do
the greatest good for -the greatest
number and the prayers and tears of
wives, mothers and sisters will be
answered with the bright sun of the
morrow rising on peaceful and happy
homes in a land of plenty and to spare
and men and nations shall war no
more. T. J. HILDEBRAND.
Thinks It a Humane Society Case.
Omaha, Nov. 22. To the Editor of
The Bee: Many humane people will
remember the eccentric individual ar
rested in this city several years ago
for feeding his horse soup. The man
and the beast fared the same meals
and house. This being too much for
the horse, kind-hearted people inter
vened and came to its relief.
The name of the man who has re
ceived much notoriety of late for feed
ing his family food that many people
would not feed a horse, A. B. Mlckle,
does not appear in the city directory.
If the oldest .daughter who has left
home, or the wife of this saving indi
vidual will communicate with the Hu
mane society, steps will be taken to
remedy the condition of the children
it costs so little to feed.
HUMANITY FIRST,
Calls It An Unfair Situation.
Omaha, Nov. 22. To the Editor of
The Bee: I notice that Senator Cham
berlain of Oregon says he is going to
introduce an amendment to the United
States constitution for the elections of
presidents by popular votes instead of
by electors. I for one would be very
much in favor of the plan were it not
for one thing, and that is that it
would not be a fair and free expres
sion of the people of the country as
long as so many states suppress the
votes of so many hundreds of thous
ands of our citizens. This is a ques
tion that should have been dealt with
many years ago by the republican
party when the great stalwarts of the
party, Wade, Chandler, Morton, Cam
eron, sBlaine, Logan, and hosts of
others were alive. It should have
been met with bravery and the states
that suppress the votes of their clti
eens should have had their represen
tation cut down in congress and in
the electoral college.
I am decidedly in favor of the re
publican national convention of 1920
meeting the issue squarely and to have
a plank in the party platform declar
ing in favor of cutting down the rep
resentation in congress from Missis
sippi, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Ala
bama, Georgia, Florida, South Caro
lina, North Carolina, Virgina and Ten
nessee unless they guarantee that
every man who in entitled to a vote
in those Htatea shall be able to ca-s:
his vote as freely and untrammeled
as every democrat can cast his vote in
all of the states of the union, both
north and south.
In the recent election the democrats
of South Carolina, according to their
figures, cast 58,000 votes for Wilson
and only allowed Hughes 1,500 votes.
That state has seven members of con
gress, while Nebraska, casting nearly
300,000 votes, has only six members
ef congress. In the state of Missis
sippi the democrats cast, according to
their reports, 81,000 votes and actually
allowed the republicans to cast 6.000
votes. That state has eight members
of congress and should have cast at
least 400.000 votes. ...
Such an unfair situation must be
met sooner or later and the leaders
of the republican party might as well
get their nerve with them and declare
strongly in favor of cutting down the
representation in congress in every
one of the states I have named until
they allow their citizens to cast their
votes as freely as we do in Nebraska
and to have them counted as cast
I would like to be a member of the
next national republican convention
and work and vote for a strong plank
In favor of every citinen of the United
States casting his vote freely and
untrammeled, whether they are demo
crats, republicans, socialists, white or.
black in color.
A very honorable man of this city
visited a polling place in the state of
Mississippi this year when the demo
crats were holding their primaries and
watched them to see how they con
ducted the election. He said that Just
eleven men voted at the primary, yet
the election" board certified that 800
votes were cast at the primaries. Yet
we people of the northern states sub
mit to just such kind of work and
hundreds of thousands of northern
people voted to let such people run
our national affairs.
We need some Blaines and Chand
lers and Logans today to stir the peo-v
pie up to the dangers that beset our
national life. Better work for the
right of every citizen of the United
States to cast a free and untrammeled
vote before extending to the women
the right of suffrage that a majority
themselves are opposed to. .
I hope tb see the day when no right
ful voter in all of this great nation will
fear to cast his vote as he pleases and
have it counted as he casts it.
FRANK A. AG NEW.
Two Promising Enterprises.
Council Bluffs, la., Nov. 23. To tho
Editor of The Bee: I want to indorse
your editorial first, "The Time to Push
for That Pipe Line." The writer fav
ored this great advantage to Omaha
over twenty-five years ago, when it
was advocated by J. W. Crain of Ar
lington, Neb., and I still believe it to
be one of two enterprises that capital
cannot go wrong in pushing. Let it
be taken up by the Omaha Commer-
cial club and everybody.
Also your editorial, "Control of In
terstate Water." The writer was one
of a committee appointed by Mayor'
Koutsky of South Omaha to look into
the plan of water power for the great
packing interests of that city and '
while a majority did not favor the
project, the writer did because steam
power In a state that has no coal
mine is too expensive for manufactur
ing purposes. The writer does really
hope that capital can be raised to push
these two enterprises that will make
Omaha the largest, as Well as the best
city in the west, for the advantages
are so apparent that they should need
no pushing. J. G. BLESSING
WITH THE JOKERS.
'This la the last time I shall bring this
bill," said the enraged collector.
"Thanks," replied the Impecunious debtor.
"Tou are so much more considerate than
the other fellow; he said he was going to
come again." Boston Transcript. ( - i ;
- "I hear your son Is winning high honors
in college." .
"For his studies he may be, but what
good will that do him? I've never seen
his name mentioned once In the foot ball
news." Indianapolis Star.
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Hlx -I understand your church has sent
the minister to Michigan for a month.
Dlx Yes, that's right.
Hlx For a vacation, X suppose?
Dlx Yen; the congregation decided that
we were entitled to one. Indianapolis Star.
Mrs. Exe So you've got a new gown af
ter all. 1 thought you said ybu couldn't
afford one this fall.
Mrs. Wye So I did; but my husband had '
a streak of luck recently. . He broke his
leg the next day after taking out an acci
dent policy that pays B0 a week. Boston
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