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    THE BEE: -OMAHA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1916.
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE
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NOVEMBER CIRCULATION.
55,483 Daily Sunday 50,037.
' rtwlrht Williams, etlmtatlon manager of The Bo
Pabllnhlnr company, peine; duly aworn, aay that tn
average olreiilBtlon for the month of November, Ills, waa
(Mil dally, and I0.e37 Sunday. ,
DWIOHT WILLIAMS, Clrrolatlon Hanefet
, Rnbaerloed In my preaetm and awora U haforo pa
tufa Ind day f December, lU.
ttW. CARi-BOW, Notary Public,
Sacacribm lin( lb clly temporarily ,
hoold kava Th Bm mailed Is tbm. Ad- ;
draaa will ba chaBgsal aa fta as nqvirmi.
, Preparedness it the slogan of the "hour pre
paredness to swear off. . "
All things considered, the weather man is
treating us at least as well as. we deserve. . .
! What profiteth it man if he tradesiin-vision-:
ary wild horses and gets kicked into jail? ' " -
Trie scramble for various federal and slate
jobs disposes of all fear of si scarcity of patriots.
"Watchful Waiting" is now to have a coun
terpart in the Policy of Silenced We shall see
' which works out best. ' ; 1
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What the verdict of the jury would have been
as to the willing victims of the "wild horse"
- swindle may be only surmised. )
! ' No New Year's day issue of The Bee. Our
i annual statistical review will appear in the Sun
N,iay sdition and will be superior to all others...
General acceptance of the Colorado edict of
a dollar-a-pound fine for wife-beating would put
a tone of safety around the buxom ones who really
tilt the scales. , ::.
It may be remarked in passing that the street
railway company of Omaha is not the only one
that has "shuffled the cards." They all do it, her
and everywhere. - , ' .
A, multitude of good-intentioned people, from
health promoters to octogenarians, chorus the
sage advice, "Don't worry," but neglect to add a
specfic for legislaturetis. v
, The railroads and the'brotherhoods show no
more regard for peace than warring Europeans.'
The prospect of peace improving its score of vic
tories right away is not encouraging. ' .
Judging from the advance Inventory of cu
rios and live pets coming with them, the returning
Nebraska soldier boys) must be striving to go into
the record as the "Reptile Regiment
Denver is disposed to resent being placed in
the Wichita land bank district. While Colorado's
capital is much larger on the score of population,
don't forget that the Hon Victor Murdock hi
bernates'at Wichita. , : ' '
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A prospective increase of nearly $1,000,000
in Nebraska's biennium budget adds alive mem
ber to'the high cost of living combination. The
swelling cost of government insures General
Prosperity a run for its life. .
Argentina, like the United States, falls far
short of a normal grain crop and prices are soar
ing there as here. The world is so closely knit
together in food bonds nowadays that a shortage
in one nation works an injury to all.
The coming legislature is to be asked to clear
the decks for a workhouse for Omaha and Doug
las county. The Bee has been advocating the
work remedy for hoboes and petty criminals for
many years and will keep at it until -the work
house materializes.' ' '.
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Railroad companies steal cars from, each other?
The charge is preposterous. President Atter
bury of th American Railway, association rightly
.resents trie use of the word "steal"'"' It sounds
too harsh. "Borrowing" is the proper term for
the practice of swiping rolling stock, because the
borrower frequently returns the goods with more
or test, thanks. ; Are you on?.- . ; 1
Generositu oj the Jews
St. Leul Claha-Dapwcrat
Posh for Union Depot Signs Are Favorable.
The impressive showing of record-breaking
earnings by the railroads during the past year,
including most of those converging in Omaha,
indicates that the roads are in position to meet
all legitimate demands upon them. , ...
The demand which this city feels justified in
making is for a new Union depot to take the
place of the outgrown passenger facilities now
furnished Incoming and outgoing travelers and
this demand should be pressed to final action
within the next twelve months'.
. Under the conditions which prevailed for some
time heretofore every proposed improvement
involving a considerable outlay of money would
have been warded off by the railroad managers
by advancing numerous reasons, first in the list
being "no way to get money," which would make
tltl other reasons superfluous. The "no-way-to-get-money"
answer is now put iti the discard by
the fine financial statements and the other rea
sons, if there be any, mast be open to argument
and in the argument Omaha has all the best of
it at compared with other more favored cities of
smaller commercial pretensions. '
If the time is not ripe for a successful cam
paign for a new Union depot for Omaha during
the coming year, the signs are all misread.
Spain's Spunky Note on Submarine Usage. ,
" The cabinet of Spain "has added a bit of in
terest to the general war situation by sending a
note to the Berlin government, in which is re
affirmed Spain's formerly announced position on
the use of the submarine in warfare. Spain de
nies the right of the captor to destroy a prize that
it cannot take into port and insists that subsea
destroyers stop sinking Spanish boats intercepted
on voyage." The cabinet resits its case on Spanish
traditional policy and also declares that the Dec
laration lf London be more 'closely observed by
German naval commanders, especially article 50,
on provisions for the safety of passengers and
crews' of ships sunk at sea. Spain emphatically
objects to the abandonment of these innocent vic
tims in open boats, aa has been the practice of sub
marine destroyers and more flagrant since they
have been transferred from coastal waters to the
ocean. ; The whole tone of the Spanish note is
said to be much sharper thsn anything sent from
Washington to Berlin. ' ' ' t
The unfortunate admission by our government
of the right of a captor to link a prize he cannot
convoy or send to port, made in the -ease of the
William P, Frye in the early days of the, war, may
operate to defeat the general purpose of the Span
ish government if so all neutrals will be the suf
ferers. The war problem is becoming more com
plicated as conflicting interests are being brought
into the equation, and every change tends to em
phasize the importance of the neutral nations
standing together in the maintenance of their es
tablished right '
Military Training Before Military Service.
Newly announced, regulations for military
service emphatize the liability of all arms-bearing
citizens to be summoned to the colors, but
this is no novel doctrine. Militia laws have al
ways considered alt able-bodied men ' between
18 and 45 subject to military duty. The draft
during the civil war was also on this basis and
every estimate oj. the military strength of the
United States has included all such. citizens. More
over, the United States has been charged from
the first with the arming and training of all mili
tia forces called into the federal service. Our
new national defense law merely provides for the
better organization of state forces so they may
be modeled nearer to uniformity in discipline and
equipment. Aversion to training is chiefly ac
countable for the failure of the militia to provide
a sufficient defense of the country at any time.
Willingness to serve in time of war has never
been questioned, bat what is still wanting is the
training in time of peace of sufficient numbers that
readiness may supplement willingness of the sol
dier when war comes.. Any future army we may
by force of circumstances have to put into the
field should be not 6ay completely armed and
equipped, but also made up of men thoroughly
grounded In advance in the discipline and tactics
of the fighting line. , v
' There Was a magnificent demonstration of the
spirit' of brotherhood when, at Carnegie hall, in
a few minutes of time, a Jewish meeting rallrrf
to raise funds for the relief of Jewish war suffer.
i ers, contributed. $2,900,000. Although there were
i two contributions of $100,000 each, several of
$50,000, and more of $25,000. the meeting1 wii tint
one of rich Jews as able as willing to take out of
large fortunes large sums for relieving the dis
tress ot their suttering-'iellow creatures, it was
rather an outpouring of . Jewish people of all
classes, the poor far outnumbering the rich and,
with an equal generosity, taking out of their
smaller means money to be sent abroad for suc
coring their brethren in distress.
This might also be called a sotendid demon:
stratiofl of racial unity, which it undoubtedly
was, but in all the large cities of the country Jews
have been contributors to all war relief funds
raised. The New York meeting was called to
i raise means for relieving those of their own blood
, i. i .1.- ,
wno arc ana lor long nave dctii, me. vicums ot
the war's ravages in Poland, Russia and other
narts of war-aweot Europe. The meeting was the
; first step toward raising, during 1917, $10,000,000
tor war reiiet measures, i ne tunas raisea aurmg
loin have been found inadeauate to meet oress-
insr and increasing needs, and contributors to this
year's fund were urged to enlarge the measure of
their giving. A goodly number raised their 1916
contributions of $10,000 to $20,000 for 1917. Jews
of Chicago sent checks touting ?75,UUU. horry
individuals alone subscribed $400,43. .
Raiainar in a sniffle night aDoroximatelv S3.
000,(K as the beginning of a $10,000,000 fund to
Ik- collected during tne coming year, Holds out
a great promise that tne end will be attained.
Put Up or Shut Up for Lawson. ' ,
"Tom" Lawson's loud talk about the secret
connection between the "White House and Wall
street has been called by the house of represents
tives, and this great financial authority has been
asked to go to Washington and tell what he
knows. It is vital to the public interests to know
if inside' knowledge of the president's decision to
dispatch note to the European belligerents was
utilized to "clean up" a big pot on the exchange.
If the secrecy observed by. the president, who did
not make his action known until many hours after
he had sent off the note, is to have the effect of
enabling favored gamblers to raid the stock list,
it would be much better for all concerned if the
executive were to return to his abandoned policy
of pitiless publicity. Turning the searchlight full
onto all the facts in the case will do no harm.
Money in the Banka.
A little Christmas cheer is found by John
Skelton Williams, comptroller of the currency, in
the reports made by the national banks of the
country on their condition on November 17.
Among the first hundred, banks of the Country,
whose resources average above twenty millions,
he accredits two to Nebraska, both in Omaha.
This hundred banks shows an aggregate increase
in resources in three months, of more than $550,
000,000. Here is an enormous accumulation of
idle money that must be employed-, and which
will readily seek investment in any enterprise that
promises stability. Capitat is timid for the time
being, because of unsettled conditions, and wary
investors are not inclined to venture too far from
shore so long as sodden gusts are likely to swamp
them. Money in the banks is a sign of pent-up
energy, waiting for work to do. Nebraska has its
full share of idle capital, eager for employment,
and the first sign of settled business will find it
pressing for occupation. -
If the state printing board is to have wider
powers, the straight-jacket tawa that prescribe
size of type, width of margins and other details
forcing waste and preventing economy should
be repealed at the same time. Let the printing
board make specifications for printing and print
ing supplies with a view to efficiency and
economy Instead of being compelled to adhere
to inherited ancient forms that have long since
lost their excuse. .
Saving the Children's Sight
-Literary Dlfeet -
' The valuable suggestion of an' epoch-making
work for dentists the prevention of decay in the
teeth of school children was made in an article
quoted recently in these columns. - An equally im
portant job in preventive medicine the saving of
the children's eyesight is treated by Mr. Gordon
L. Berry of the national committee for the pre
vention of blindness, in a paper read before the
American School Hygiene association and pub
lished in the Medical Review of Reviews (New
York). .We are told, Mr. Berry writes, that
three-quarters-of our 20,000,000 school children
are below par physically, that one-quarter 5,000,
000 have defects of vision, and we know that
these conditiona are responsible, for both ineffi
ciency and waywardness on the part of the pupils,
who are moreover a continual drag upon the class
and the teacher. These early defects in vision
may also be the warning of serious impairment
of vision in later years, possibly ending in total
blindness. And yet we know that most of these
conditions can be corrected if dealt with in time.
The Rio Grande snipers could scarcely choose
a v more efficient means of committing suicide.
Doubtless they reason that living on the other
side u nighty uncertain anyhow.
"Laying aside for the .moment," he goes on,
"the. possibility of blindness ensuing, let us con
sider what it means to be on the border line, so
to speak, to have a certain percentage of vision,
and yet not enough to ear.n the wages of the nor
mal man in complete possession of all his facul
ties. Take near-sightedriess, for instance: unless
recognized and dealt with in time it may progress
to the period where, the young man or young
woman is just on the threshold of life, ready to
step out with the ranks of our professional and
industrial armies; yet, because some school
superintendent has thought that a vision test made
by the teachers required more of their time than
could be spared from the arithmetic hour or the
language 'class, or because some city council
could not, in its own blindness, see the economic
significance to the individual and the community
in the expenditure of funds to provide adequate
medical inspection, clinics, etc, or perhaps because
the parents themselves, in spite of the warnings
received where medical school inspection is in
force, are callous to the need bcause 6f these
chief hindrances, John and Mary are unable to
complete their work, debarred because of some
defect of vision, which might be so easily cor
rected, or because of the result of some eye
disease which might have been prevented or
cured. , As Dr. Taliaferro Clark of the United
States public health service has said of the 'chil
dren infected with trachoma: 'They are sent out
(of school) at an age when the mind is most re
ceptive, when the soil is in process of cultiva
tion for the future harvest of intellectual useful
ness. To early manhood the door of professional
usefulness is closed, When defective vision re
sults, as it too often does, they are prevented
from laying up in the storehouse of the wind those
mental pictures derived from the study of arti
literature and science, among which the imagina
tion could run riot to the solace of the declining
years.'" : .,. , ,:-
It seems imperative to Mr. Berry that from
early year children should have an understand
ing of the dangers of disease and of the way to
avoid contagion. This information must be given
in much the aame way as is the geography or
arithmetic lesson and be made both instructive
and interesting. - He refers with approval to the
course in hygiene prepared for use in the public
school system of New York City under the direc
tion of Dr. C. Ward Crampton, director of physi
cal training. To quote again:
"With reference to conservation of vision, Dr.
Crampton includes from the early grades instruc
tions for the teacher relative to seating, tight and
discovery of symptoms of defects of vision
through a daily morning inspection. ' Explana
tion is given of local symptoms to be noted, which
can be diagnosed by the teacher as indicative of
need for further examination by the school nurse
or inspector; for instance, scowling, squinting,
headaches, reading matter held -at an improper
distance from the eye, inflammation, pus forma
tion, inability to see. the blackboard clearly,
etC'Ctc- -"-..' '
"The children are to. be instructed from class
IB upward in the care of the eyes: cleanliness
and infection, bathing corners every morning,
dangers of dirty- towels, use of separate handker
chiefs, etc As we go on to the higher grades
we find more complete instruction .advised than
in the classes of the little folks. The necessity
for consulting a physician, instead of buying ad
vertised 'cures;' explanation of causes of disease,
instruction in how to study, and the reasons for
securing proper lighting conditions, all of these
round oaf the coarse and are of material benefit
to the child. i - r -
"The only suggestion which I wish to make in
addition to the foregoing is the desirability of
beginning early to explain to the child the func
tions of the eye, tne dangers from .lack of care
knd the methods of prevention. Even in the low
est grades this can be taught, through the story
method, or through pictures, and it is remark
able how much a tiny little chap of 5 or 6 will
absorb and make his own permanently. Many of
the lessons taught in earnest years are the ones
that make the deepest impression upon the mind,
to bear fruit in years following. The method of
presentation is undoubtedly exceedingly impor
tant.. It is gratifying to find a health board in
the south the State Board of Health of Louisi
ana printing at frequent intervals during the
year a special bulletin for .the education of the
child. Special pictures,, cartoons and little
rhymes make the four pages as interesting read
ing to the child aa would be the perusal of 'Little
Women' or 'Little Lord Fanntleroy,' This bulle
tin is sent free of charge to any child or family
in the suite. A children's health code is fre
quently furnished to be posted on the inside
cover of the text books. , - '"'
"Competitive exercises, essays preparedfby the
children, are again a splendid means of educa
tion. In the safety organizations of our great
industries of today the best results have been
accomplished where the direct assistance of the
workmen themselves has been sought in investi
gating conditions and making -suggestions for
betterment It is human nature to take, the keen
est interest in the program in which we have an
active part Our school children should have such
opportunities provided.
"Lantern slide lecture by local oculists, and
physicians, social workers and visitors from other
cities should be given whenever possible. Such
co-operation can frequently be provided by the
national committee for the prevention of blindness
or the state representative of the- committee on
conservation of vision of the American Medical
association, . 1 ,
"Finally, the education of the child in health
matters may be materially assisted by the intro
duction of traveling school exhibits,' sent out by
the state or local boards of health. 'I have at
the present time, in course of preparation, a series
of school exhibits on trachoma and common eye
diseases, improper illuminating- conditions, indus
trial accidents and the prevention of infantile
blindness, five panels to the set for each, which,
after September 1, will be available tor perma
nent use in any citv at the cost of costase alone.
During the last twelve months the numerous sets
fof exhibits prepared by the committee have been
in such constant use that we nave decided to
print several thousand half-tone reproductions
which will eliminate the expense of photography,
expressage, etc., and which we may send out upon
request tor permanent display in any school, lac
tory or community health center. V .
' -"More! than 2,000 communities have been ob
serving baby week or health week) .Popular
health talks, slides and exhibits may be secured
free or at small cost from any of the national
and sure, organizations. In the endeavor to
teach the rural population the last two years
have witnessed the inclusion of health exhibits
as a part of the program of many county fan
organizations. County health officials .can also
arrange educational meetings ; in the . country
schools and clinics can be provided even in remote
districts. . :
Thought Nugget for the Day. .
When desperate Ills demand a speedy
cure,
iDlstruat Is cowardice, and prudence
; folly. Dr. Johnson.
One Year Ago Today In the War.
Vienna claimed Italians were defeat
ed In the Tyrol.
Allies made new landings on Greek
coaKt . .
Russians made furious attacks on
Austrian front in Oallcia.
Aeroplane raids at Balonica and
severe bombardment at Dardanelles.
British passenger steamer Persia
sunk without warning in the Mediter
ranean.,., j-
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In Omaha- Thirty Years Ago Today.
General and Mm. Wheaton gave an
afternoon dancing party at- Fort
Omaha. The house was Illuminated
with Chinese lanterns and the music
was furnished by the Regimental band.
Besides all the officers and their wives
the following- were noticed as being
present from Omaha: Messrs. and Mes
dames Prltchard, Morse, Cowin, Ring
wait, Somers and Berlin.
Mrs. Magrane's dancing classes par
ticipated In a fancy dress party, at
which W. O. Mathews acted u caller
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and Prof. Hoffman furnished the
music. Little Mamie Mag-rane, dressed
as a flower girl, attracted much at
tention by her skillful dancing.
The former members of the Trinity
cholr, Mrs. Cotton, soprano; Miss
Rath, contralto; W. B. Wllklna, tenor,
and Revel France, bass, have formed
a permanent organization for the pur
pose of filling- concert engagements
here and elsewhere.
Mrs. Mumaugh has gone east to be
absent three weeks. She Intends to
return brimful of new Ideas picked
up in eastern studios. '
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Brown gave a
pleasant dancing party at the Millard
in honor of the coming-out of their
daughter, Miss Clara. About 200 Invi
tations were Issued and nearly lall
wereaccepted, making It one of the
largest parties of the present social
season.
Miss Kittle Lowe has gone -to San
Antonio to be the guest of Mr. Bon
sai's daughter, formerly of Omaha,
but now wife of a journalist In Ban
Antonio.
Dr. Sawyer has come to Omaha from
St Louis to take charge of the Chris
tian church at Walnut Hill and at the
same time practice medicine. He Is
at present quartered at Mra Corner's,
opposite Hanscom park. '
This Day tn History.-.
17(9 Charter granted for Dart
mouth college. -
1813 The British burned Buffalo
and Black Rock. '
1826 By treaty with the Osag In
dians the tribe located on a' tract of
7,500,000 acres in southern Kansas.
1839 Admiral Sir Frederick Malt
land, the British naval officer to whom
Napoleon had surrendered, died at
sea.
1847 John P. Alta-eld. governor of
Illinois and long a unique figure in
American . polities,- born . near Berlin,
Germany. , Died at Jollet, 111- March
J2, 1S02. v-
1852 American packet shin Staf
fordshire wrecked off Cape Sable with
a loss of 176 lives.. -.
1866The Crystal -palaee. In Lon
don, was partially destroyed by fire.
1874 Prince Alfonso, son of .ex
Queen Isabella, proclaimed king of
Spain. . ..
1 894 Sixteen Urea lost In a ore that
destroyed the Delavan house at Al
bany, M. T.
1903 Nearly (00 Uvea were lost in
the Iroquois theater fire in Chicago.
.. .. .
The Day We Celebrate. V
lamna A. C. Ttannedv Missouri Pa
cific lawyer here, la 41 today. He is
an Omaha-born .boy and once helped
make tne laws as a member 01 tne
legislature.
Henry E. Maxwell la 60 years old
today. ' He was born in Cass county,
but has been practicing law in OmahaS
for many yean.
I Rudyard Kipling-, 'the soldiers'
poet born in Bombay,- inois. tor
English parentage) fifty-one years ago
today.
Brigadier General Charles G. Treat
the new commander "of the United
States land forces In Hawaii, born in
Maine fifty-seven years sgo today.
Prof. Stephen Leacock of McOill
university, widely known as a humor
ist writer, born in England forty-seven
years ago today.
Simon Guggenheim, capitalist and
one-time senator from Colorado, born
in Philadelphia forty-nine years ago
today. -.
William A. Larned, former national
lawn tennis champion, born at Sum
mit N. J., forty-four years ago today.
James Vlox, formerly of the Pitts
burgh National league base ball team
and last season with the Toronto Inter
nationals, born in Cincinnati twenty
six years ago today.
Timely Jottings and Reminders, . "
At midnight tonight the Colony of
Newfoundland will automatically come
under the operation of what Is said
to be the most stringent prohibition
law that has ever been devised.
According to advices from Vienna
trie coronation of Emperor Charles I
of Austria, as . King Charles IV of
Hungary, is to take place today at
Budapest'. . .
After a successful career covering
two full years the Panama-California
International exposition at San Diego
will be closed with an elaborate pro
gram of exercises, and festivities on
New Year's eve. I
The Roumanian Jews of the Unltfed
States and Canada are to meet in
Philadelphia Sunday to form an or
ganization to aid in securing the
emancipation of the Jew in Ron
mania. .
Reservations at hotels and restau
rants In New York, Chicago and other
large cities for New Year's eve are
reported to be considerably below the
average In previous years, chiefly be
cause of the edict of the authorities
that the sale of liquor on Sunday -night
will be curtailed or altogether prohibited.
Storyeue of the Day.
A man who kept a roadhouse in
Rhode Island was called upon te tes
tify in a suit aa to the number of
oublo yards that were handled in some
filling work near his place. He
showed very little knowledge of the
matter, and his idea of a cubic yard
was so Indefinite that It seemed doubt
ful whether he knew what the term
meant In order to make Its mean,
clear, the Judge said:
"Listen, witness! Assume this ink
stand to be three feet across the top
this way and three feet that way and
three feet In height what should you
call it?"
"Weil, your honor," said the witness.
without hesitation, "I should say it
was .some inkstand. Public Health
Journal.
A Sane High School Co trimmer molt
Tllden, Neb., Dec t9. To the Editor
of The Bee: Already the pangs of
humiliation are striking deep into the
heart of the daughter of the poor
widow because ot the preliminary
planning of the children of the would
be arlstocraeyx regarding the elab
orate equipage for the graduation! sea
soiu gowns, rings, pins, expensive in
vitations, parties, varied functions,
etc., eta Thus the vain scions of
the shallow class that makes wealth
the basis of aristocracy - and these
parents seem to take special pride in
feeding the vanity of their children
and seek to force the poorer class to
appear in denim and calico, while
the less 'fortunate parents feel calied
upon to make unreasonable sacrifices
or find their children basely humili
ated. ; . -
The public school Is the democratic
commoner ot the nation. Here the
children of the banker and those of
the laundress sit side by side and all
classes are furnished with text books
and supplies at public expense. Then
why should this fraternal spirit be
broken at the close of the high school
course by such a lavish ostentation,
which carries with it the insinuat
ing sting of humiliation and thus the
pleasant school life is marred and
the graduation class parts with vanity
on the one hand and hatred on the
other? ,
Why do not these vain parents pro
vide upholstered desks and morocco
bound books tor their "gold-tinted"
scions, or, better yet' construct pri
vate boxes, theater-like, where their
children may enjoy delusiveness?
' The school boards should not per
mit this moneyed excluslvenss to creep
in at graduation time and thus lm
bitter the hitherto sweet relations.
The expenses of graduation should be
paid out of school funds or public
subscription and the garbs should be
uniform, so that when the graduation
class appears it may present the same
spirit as their school life reflected and
not that some glitter in brilliance
and wealth while others are simply
garbed while the hearts of the one
class beat time with aristocracy and
the other are thus forced to defend
themselves with thoughts that boarder
on the anarchist realm. Therefore,
perpetuate the common spirit of the
public school through commencement
week and it will effect the entire life.
' CHARLES P. LANG.
How Railroads Distribute Earnings.
Omaha, Deo. 28. To the Editor of
The Bee: 1 read over your editorial
on "Railroad and Other Earnings"
with much interest I feel confident
In saying that you will find the budg
ets prepared by the railroads for the
coming year, which are to cover new
equipment extensions and the usual
work of maintenance of "way and
structures, will be very much greater
than they have been heretofore.
I think it is probable alsq that the
other railroads In the near future will
be following the principles of the Un
ion Pacific system in the setting aside
ot funds for the payment of Insur
ance to employes and accident and
sick benefit .
The Union Pacific is now paying out
approximately $160,000 a year in old
age pensions, but he Insurance plan
will call for a sum considerably larger
than thia The plan embraces some
thing between 20,000 and 40,000 em
ployes. - BALLARD DUNN,
Special Representative Association of
Western Railways.
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Jerry on the Job.
Lincoln, Dec. 29. To the Editor- of
The Bee: , 1 Wish-to 'arouse the curi
osity of my constituents by calling
their attention to the coming session
of the legislature. If they desire
faithful service from their represent
atives it behooves them to be on the
alert thereby scrutinizing their politi
cal maneuvera,-
There Is aa old, adage which says
that "a master's eye does more work
than both his hands."
Probably many Ignore the fact that
we are the hired men of all the peo
ple, notwithstanding the airs and
swagger ot some distinguished mem
bers and senators, likewise the claims
set up by the commercial warriors, the
captains of industry, who claim to own
the legislators. I would suggest to call
meetings occasionally during the ses
sion to discuss bills, likewise to de
mand the reason tor voting lor and
against bills or absenting from voting,
etc.
Publicity Is a very formidable
weapon. You can carry on a system
atic boycott against any representative
or senator who betrays the rank and
file of his constituents through pub
licity. Men of noble aspirations, ' arise!
Arise! The time has arrived to defy
the corporations. You can make an ex
ample of any legislator who betrays
the people. - - '
Fellow citizens, can I arouse the
stagnant blood In your veins, so that
yon might throw off the yoke of the
political hatchet-men? A French
writer wrote, "Publish the truth If you
were to be hanged."
Laboring men aye women, too are
the only class that suffer most by bad
laws, therefore should meet occasion
ally and Investigate and publish the
. truth about the transactions of these
high-salaried highbinders, whether lo
cated In the city hall, county building,
the capitol of the state or nation.
JERRY HOWARD.
DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIES.
"Hore'a a woman wante to divorce her
hoe band bocauee he batbea but once a
yoar." .
That's what a maa seta , fof haTins
ataadr, regular hlblta and stlcklnX to them."
Beaton Transcript.
At-ent Is the booa or the house In?
Proud Father Tea; 4ie'a asleep upetalre tn
hla cradle. Philadelphia Evonlns Lodger.
"Geerve Is vlvaa to poetical utterances.
The other ovenlnr when ho was vlaiyns
Mamie he swore that ho waa burnlns with
lOTO." j '
"What happened ?"
"Jles father came along and put him
out." Baltimore American,
"Well" aald the diamond pin, "Chrlat
maa la near at hand. I suae Til k the
atar of the occasion."
"No doubt you will," assented the holi
day neckUe. "t am merely olaaslried aa
among- those proaanta." Loulavllla Courier
Journal. . ' -
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Q0C BtOUI ALOHE!
"If the coal barona keep on booatlnc th
price of coal," remarked the Observer ot
Bventa and Things, "It will make the
American people hot that perhaps they
can worry along; without any coal." Tonk
ers Statesman.
Alice (with newspaper) It aaya here that
yawning will remove that annoying bus
sing In one's ears.
Edith That's true! Last night when Mr.
St&ylate had been talking steadily to me
for three hoars I yawned twice and be
went home. Boston Transcript.
"Anybody try to sell yon gold bricks
while yon was In town 7 . " , i
"No," replied FaYmer Corntoasel. "Got
them city fellers tamed, we have. They're eo
busy lookln' out fur cold storage eggs and
Imitation butter they ain't got time to think
up no more tricks on ua Innocent, unsus
peotln' tfarnjers." Washington Star.
"I put my faith In the wisdom of the
piain peopie, nuu ids sLirjBssiisi.
"Yes," replied Senator Sorghum. "The
wisdom of the plain people is all. right The
only thing I fear is that some of them are
getting so that they know too much."
Washington Star. - -.
THE MIRACLE WORKERS.
Richmond Times- Dispatch.
Within the memory of the man who still
la In his 'prime.
Belays of horses drew express across the
stretching plain;
There were no wires that carried tones in
father's early time
It was the journey of a life from Boston
up ' to Maine.
tjtout clipper ships from Baltimore still
plied along the coast,
And horses pulled decrepit can through
cobble-covered streets;
Where gasoline la sold today there was a
hitching post. 4,
Vast untitled places filled the - West,
where Man his brother meets.
When In a generation Han can work such
wondrous change.
From silence to wireless, when earth
worms fly the air;
When miles to Inches have become the
battle's dreaded range,
When yestefs marvels are today in junk
heaps everywhere; -
When finite mind can leap the gap, com
muning with the gods.
And miracles are common, when there -
is no thought of apace.
Will seme far-seeing prophet of wo hummock-hopping
clods
Presume to work a prophecy about The
. Coming Race? -
What man can aayr who this has seen
within his span of years
How far the human mind may go what
wonders may be wrought f
4What terrors of Invention- may bring forth
I a nation's tears,' - f -
With what dread dark calamity ' Is our
ambition fraught?
Tet all that man has done, aay do or
hopes to do today.
Is but the grosser work, at last, of
stumbling human hands.
And our Inventors are but babes, with
painted toys at play,
Or dabbling In their childishness, with
castles In the sands.
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