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' Sweden need not go far afield to find the
"woman in the case." i
Count that day lost whose low descending sun
! finds not another Rust revolt begun.
Uncte Sam's war bill of $18,000,000,000 sug
gests an open season for shooting silver bullets.
V Sound the loud timbrel over Gabriele's high
peak. The dream of Italy redeemed nears reali-
sation.
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i von i worry i neDrasKas corn crop is prac
tically made and the demands of the conscript
army will not prevent it being harvested.
j. - akVIVSt. HIV MIV II Vi IIITT V9t iVI lilt. Vttl at
score of dead losses. Besides the timber destroyed,
the government spent $100,000 in fighting the
flames. No insurance., j
Fifty members of congress are booked for a
fall tour of the Hawaiian islands at the expense of
the territorial treasury. A motion to adjourn the
session grips fifty votes as a starter.
Still Brother Val Peter, though publishing a
German language newspaper, managed to print
his compliments to the bombastic colonel in Eng
lish, so that all the subscribers might read it.
, Some one sends us a card with this inscrip-
i tionj . If you see an editor who pleases every
body, there will be a glass plate over , his face
I and he will not be standing up." True as gospel.
i v. The latest issue of the Commoner is witness
I that President Wilson's reply to the pope's peace
note plainly pleases Mr. Bryan more 4than the
f note of protest on the Lusitania outrage, to
i which he signed Mr. Bryan's name.
If the price for intoxicants only goes up high
enough, the assured profits may draw out what
was planted here before (Nebraska went dry and
cause its shipment to wet states where the "stuff"
can be realized on. Those who heeded the advice
to "shop early" perhaps exercised' more business
foresight than they knew. V
Any old disguise serves opponents of law
in delivering the knock. Among the curbstone
orators posing as "conscientious objectors," re
cently muzzled in New York, were comrades of
Aleck Berkman and Emma Goldman. The amount
of conscience carried by followers of anarchy
would not disturb the balance of an apothecary's
scales.
No tears will be shed by Herr Ballin at the
approaching funeral of German militarism. These
are his days of grief and humiliation. The; master
leader of German shipping finds his imposing fleet
scattered by the thunders of war, most of it in
enemy hands, the : rest gathering rust in home
waters. No wonder he stigmatized the cause as
"an idiotic war". ' '
i An Indiana doctor, identified by the name Von
Knappe, has been arrested on a grand jury indict
ment charged with "libelling the memory of Abra
ham Lincoln, deceased."' The indictment followed
the publication by Von Knappe.of a "History of
the Wabash Valley," In which Lincoln's charac
ter is grossly maligned, his. works ridiculed and
his ancestry shamefully assailed by a malicious
pen. The (weeping nature of the libels and the
rindictiveness displayed suggests the propriety of
a lunacy inquiry before a jury fits punishment to
, the crime.';. ' ''
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Spurlos Versenkt' 1
-New lark Evening Feet
No survivor to tell the take spurlos versenkt
"sinking them (Argentine ships) without leav
ing any traces" these are the words and the de
vices of pirates. Ho'w ghastly they make German
professions and promises appear 1 Only as a mat
ter of stern necessity would merchant ships be
seat to the bottom, and every effort would be
made to save the lives of the crew, ' Over against
all this must now be written spurlos versenkt. If
anything could make the world forget, momen
tarily, the "scrap of paper" this would do it. A
new indignation and horror would for the time
supplant the old. People will say that now they
can well believe the stories of almost incredible
cruelties committed by German submarines. There
was the fearful crime against the sailors of the
Belgian Prince. Deprived of their lifeboats, or
dered also to remove their life belts, and, taken
on board a German submarine, they were left help
less on the deck as the order was given to sub
merse. Affidavits bv two or three survivors who
j were picked up set forth the details of this de
liberate ana wnoiesaie drowning ot noncombat
ants. It was the same kind of murdc that Count
Lttxburg calmly "recommended" in the case of
Argentine vessels.
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ac uocs not appear now mese incriminating
dispatches fell into the hands of the State depart
ment Secretary Lansing much nave been sure
of his ground before giving them out The less
doubt of their authenticity will arise since the
public will recall the Zimmennann note, about
; which so many were naturally incredulous until
' its accuracy was admitted by the German gov
ernment The intelligence service of the State
department has suddenly assumed great import
ance in the eyes of foreign governments. They
did not know that we had any capable secret
agents to speak of, yet these furnish the two great
sensations of the war in the way of diplomatic
revelations. About that aspect of the matter it
is not necessary to plume ourselves. Good luck
; may have had as much to do with it as skill. The
. mam interest lies in the substance of the disclo
sures. Thv cannot but affect our relations with
Swrden
Field Day in the Senate.
The session of the senate last week Mon
day, for which the Congressional Record is now
at hand, was probably the most important since
the day the declaration of war was passed, for it
witnessed final action (subject to conference) on
the great war revenue bill that has engaged the
attention of congress for months. By previous
agreement votes were to be taken at that time
on proposed amendments and substitutes involv
ing the basic principles of taxation and our
whole financial policy on which the Record con
tains thirteen separate roll calls. These roll calls
disclose much that is interesting as may be gath
ered from this synopsis:
1. Vote on striking out the tax on coffee, a
substjtute--Yeas, 51; nays, 27; not voting, 18;
among the "not voting," Hitchcock.
2. Vote on strikingjjut the tax on molasses
and syrups Yeas, 50; nays, 28; not voting, 18;
among the "not voting," yitchcock.
3. Vote rejecting the committee amendment on
sugar, molasses, etc. Yeas, 28; nays, 52; not vot
ing, 16; among the "not voting," Hitchcock.
4. Vote rejecting committee amendment cov
ering drawback on sugar Yeas, 11; nays, 69; not
voting, 16; among the "riot voting," Hitchcock.
5. Vote on the Gore amendment to insert a
war tax on inheritances Yeas, 30; nays, 51; not
voting, 15; among the "not voting," Hitchcock.
6. Vote on amendment by Jonesuf New Mexico
for 10 per cent tax in addition to corporation sur
plusYeas, 35; nays, 45; not voting, 16; among
the "not voting," Hitchcock.
7. Vote on same amendment with certain ex
emption modifications Yeas, 33; nays, 46; not
voting, 17; among the "not voting," Hitchcock.
8. Vote on the LaFollette substitute proposing
taxes on incomes up to 50 per cent, taxes on
war profits of 76 per cent,' extra war taxes on
beverages.tobacco, etc. Yeas, 15; nays, 65; not
voting, 16; among the "not voting," Hitchcock.
9. Vote striking out the McKellar amendment
for a zone postage rate on second class matter
Yeas, 34; nays, 40; not voting, 22; among the
"not voting," Hitchcock.
Mr. Lewis (when Mr. Hitchcock's name was 1
called). The senator from Nebraska is absent.
He is paired with the senator from Texas. If
present he would vote 'nay.' " '
10. Vote rejecting the Hardwick amendment
for a proportional zone postage rate on the ad
vertising matter in all newspapers and periodi
cals Yeas, 20; nays, 48; not voting, 28; among
the "not voting," Hitchcock.
Mr. McCumber (when his name was called).
Transfer my pair with the senior senator from
Colorado (Mr. Thomas), to the senor senator
from Nebraska (Mr, Hitchcock and vote 'nay.')"
(11. Vote striking out the house provision gov
erning postage on newspapers and periodicals
Yeas, 59; nays, 9; not voting, 28; among the "not
voting," Hitchcock. . . ,
12. Vote rejecting the Hardwick motion to
strike strike out tax on parcels post packages-
Yeas, 33; nays, 38; not voting, 25; among the "not
voting," Hitchcock.
13. Vote on final passage of the war revenue
bill Yeas, 69, nays, 4; not voting, 23; among the
"not voting," Hitchcock.
Mr, Lewis. "I beg to announce that the sen
senator from Nebraska would vote 'yea," if
present" ; ' - . " : ,
Missing thirteen important roll calls in one
day's session, it goes almost without saying, is
unusual. Of course, being so often recorded, "Ab
sent and not voting," has nothing to do with
Omaha's missing out on that cantonment
, 1 Plenty to Eat for AU.
Now that harvest time is almost over, a survey
of the land encourages the belief that the cam
paign for food so valiantly waged has resulted
in plenty.'. Estimates sent out from Washington
indicate a gain of 18,000,000 bushels of wheat be
tween the first and the end of August, due to
yields exceeding estimates and to better infor
mation as to fact. This brings the total wheat
supply up to 28,000,000 bushels in excess of last
year's crop, which provided a surplus for export
of 30,000,000. When to this surplus is added the
reduction in consumption at home, due to the
intensive conservation campaign, roughly calcu
lated now at a bushel per capita, it will be seen
that we have a quite respectable amount of wheat
to send abroad. Add to our own the more than
200,000,000 bushels Canada hopes to send abroad
and it will be noted America s contribution to
Europe's table is nearly if not quite up to normal.
Other food crops have returned greatly in
creased yields. The total for beans, potatoes and
similar crops is far ahead of last year's yield, and
arrangements are made for the better care and
distribution of the yield. ' Corn, fast maturing,
promises to produce a greater harvest than any
ever garnered, while oats also will bring a
bumper crop. All in all,' the world will have
plenty to eat this winter. The moral effect of
Mr. Hoover's' exhortations, together with ruling
prices, will keep us from overindulgence and we
ought to turn into next year's planing . season
with ample provender to see us through to an
other harvest ' .
Prayer for Victory.
. The president is authorized by a resolution of
congress to designate a day for prayer for victory
by the American people. On such an occasion
it will be well for all to recall the remark attrib
uted to Abraham Lincoln: "It is not so important
whether God is on our side, but it is important
that we be on God's side." , Our people may, with
out hypocrisy and without impiety, ask for aid
from on high in the struggle we are now pressing.
Measured by any standard known to man, it seems
righteous and devoid of selfishness. Americans
are making sacrifices, not that material advantage
will come to them alone, but that; injustice may
be checked, that freedom may be restored to other
peoples now grievously oppressed and that liberty
be not banished frm the world. Finite judgment
is fallible-and the measure of right is duration;
therefore, we feel justified in the faith we hold
in the justice of 'our cause, for it has under it
those principles of right between man and man
that have endured through all the ages. As s
nation we are asked now, to practice that which
we have professed to show our trust in God.,,, A
day for prayer by the people of America, conse
crated by all their traditions to the equality of
all men under the common fatherhood of God,
will be most appropriate.
' It would be a scandal and a disgrace to Doug
las county to put a 12-year-old child before a jury
for trial for murder or for any other penitentiary
offense.' Let one and all join The Bee in protest
against this inexcusable abuse of our judicial
machinery in defiance of every dictate of hu
manity. '. '' V
But what newspaper will Rev. Hammer, the
Millard pastor, read after expiration of his sub
scription of .The Bee, which he orders discon
tinued, because not pro-German enough to suit
him? The Hyphenated' World-Herald? Or
Viereck's Weekly?'
Clothes Are Scarce
By Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, Sept. lb. Cotton is selling at a
little more than half its normal value, silk the
same; linen" as a fabric is slowly passing out of
existence owing to the chaos in Russia, which
produces 80 per cent of the world's flax, and wool
well, if we were not an ally, fabric experts tell
us, we would not get any imported wool at all,
and as it is we are getting little enough.
Indeed, if the war keeps up much longer it is
quite likely we will be wearing burlap and jute
as people did during the civil war. Then wool
was scarce as it is now, and, so was cotton. The
south had plenty of cotton, but no factories to
make the cloth, whereas the northt had the fac
tories but no cotton. Today there is also plenty
of cotton, but it is needed as an explosive. Every
time a French "seventy-five" is fired, we are told.
it means one bale of cotton destroyed. They are
shooting our shirts at the Germans.
Moreover, you may know that the world is
really alarmed over a fabric shortage when Paris,
for once in its history as fashion dictator, has
molded women's clothes to their needs, and not
in spite of them. The Chambre Syndicate de la
Haute Couture of Paris recently announced that
in order to help the government it would cut down
the amount of material to be used in women's
clothes this season. Hereafter, they said, no cos
tume made of wool should exceed four and one
half meters, none made of .cotton should exceed
five and one-half meters, and silk should be used
as much as possible. ; '
In this country the shortage of fabrics is re
ferred to as little as possible by American garment
makers. Their supply is large enough for this
year, and they certainly do not anticipate bank
ruptcy at present prices. Their one fear now is
that curing the next few years many women will
be wearing mourning. This they denounce as de
plorable ostentation. The duty of the women is"
to keep the country's courage up by wearing
bright colors, and to make it forget the horrors
of war, which are fortunately some distance away
from us, they assert. Besides which, it would be
very disastrous to business. What would happen
to all the colored stock, and the new American
dye business? . . . .
Others condemn the wearing of mourning for
the feason that it would bring about a great waste
of material. Women who ent into mourning
would have to discard their colored .clothes, or
pack them away to be eaten by moths; and thus
many more yards of wool would be taken from
the market.
H. L. Dewey, fabric expert of the Department
of Agriculture, believes that we shall all be wear
ing "shoddy cloth" if the war keeps op much
longer. A shoddy industry has long existed in
England. For years American rags have been
collected and shipped to that country whose fac
tories turned them into shoddy clotfy which in
turn is shipped back to this country.
Thus, if the manufacture of shoddy is under
taken to any great extent in this country, as a
result of the wool shortage, we may at last find
a profitable use for our old clothes. We may wear
a suit a year, sell it to a ragman, and the next year
buy it back in the form of an overcoat Of course,
we should not have to pay so much for the over
coat as we do now, and to insure this there would
doubtless have to be some congressional legisla
tion on the subject of "pure clothes." But they
would be quite useful and warm and soft much
better than jute. ,
4BaaaaaHaaaat
If you don't like the idea of " shoddy cloth,"
there is something else you can do with your old
clothes. You can clean them or dye them another
color and wear them over again. For the first
time in many years lots of people -are getting out
their last winter's coats and suits to wear again
this season. . Usually, they look much worse than
you remembered them, but it is surprising what
can be done with a little ammonia, alcohol or dye.
Women can save a great deal in cleaning and
dyeing bills if they will only learn to do it them
selves. ' ' . " . ,
Home dyeing is very easy and exceedingly in
teresting, inasmuch as there is always an element
of suspense in it You are never quite sure what
shade the garment wilt ultimately be. Dyes of all
shades may be purchased at local drug stores. The
usual directions are to mix the dye in cold water,
then boil it for five or ten minutes in a pint of.
water, and add it .slowly to a hot water bath tn a
kettle or dishpan which has been put on the
: h mantim. If is necessarv to have
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'some piece of cloth of the same substance as tne
garment to be dyei wan wntcn 10 ksi me cutui
of the dye, and the garment itself should not be
put in until the color is satisfactory. Add only a
little bit of dye to the bath at a time. It is better
to have a long immersion in a weak dye path than
a short immersion in a strong one.
White goods, of course, will' take any color
very well, but it is hard to change one color to
another. Put a red dress in a black dye and it
will turn' a "rusty" black or dark brown, or dip
a yellow dress in a blue, dye and it will turn green.
Even light tans will sometimes surprise you when
dipped in another color, so the best way to do is
to boil the garment until all the color has left it
Many women have been in the tabit of dipping
their silk shirt waists in dye to restore the color
lost through constant washing, but have been
afraid to attempt anything so valuable as a dress.
On the other hand, many women have thrown
away perfectly good garments, which, if dyed an
other color would look as good as new. Even
rugs and carpets submit well to these cleaning
and dyeing processes, if the work is done carefully
a fact that it is well to bear in mind this year
when American carpet looms are making cotton
duck for the army and very few carpets.
Sor far, of course, there are plenty of fabrics
to be had this season for those who can afford
to buy them, but if the war keeps up there is no
telling how soon the world will be reduced to the
sartorial condition of our famous forebears in the
Garden of Eden. Under these circumstances,
women will have to do without mourning they
will be glad to wear shoddy cloth, and there will
be a brand new home industry in the cleaning and
dyeing of old clothes.
People and Events
A bathing nymph got beyond her depth as girls
do off Coney's billowy shore, and was dangerously
full of the brine when a life saver hove to and
ti.n1it Vr in Aa nnn 9 nnaaihte the rtSCUed
iuuiii mli w.. w r - .
.one expressed her gratitude: "Come and meet
my father. He will be so giaa to see tne man
who saved my life." The scenery was all set
for romance right then, but the principal actor
ducked th cue. "Nothin' doin'," said the heartless
man. "You're number is 23. I've one at home
and four, kids to hold me." Say wouldnt that
jar you? , - " ;
Among the many admirable philanthropies
which ennoble the big American heart the Nathan
Straus infant milk depots of New York City
easily hold front rank. Mr. Straus has just
rounded out the twenty-fifth year of his work of
saving babies' lives. In that time he has dis
pensed 44,940.904 bottles and 25,305,519 glasses
5of pasteurized milk. In summer milk stations in
the parks dispense milk at 1 cent a glass. Eight
depots are maintained throughout the year and
pure milk sold at the same rate; barely covering
the cost of handling. Mr. Straus pays the rest
of the bill. As an infant life saver at all season,
pure milk is unequaled.
The stress of war and the discords coming
from America's great melting pot forces the na
tives to admit regretfully,' that New York is not
an American city in a strict sense. The Times
estimates that 80 per cent of the population is of
foreign birth or speech. So great is the babel
of tongues that at least 500,000 know no Ameri
can speech. To remedy this alien babel night
schools are to be multiplied during the coming
winter, native speech taught ' the aliens and
greater emphasis laid on the spirit of the city's
new motto: "One city, one loyalty, one people."
Several energetic societies are backing the move
ment to Americanize the city.
On Year Ago in the War.
British and French captured four
miles of German positions north and
south of the Somme.
Forces of tha central powers In the
Dobrudja continued . pursuit of retreating-
Roumanians and Russians.
In Omaha Thirty Tears Ago.
Miss M. Fltzpttrick, who has been
vlsltinff her sister, Mrs. P. H. Lynch,
has r&turned to her home In New
York City. Dame Rumor has it that
among- those who are anxious for her
speedy return Is a certain young busi.
ness man whose interest in the
premises Is a well known topic among
society paople. - -'
At the residence of Fred Hayes,
1720 William street Daniel Melius,
one of the most popular engine fore
men in the B. & M. yards in this city,
was married to Miss Laura Caatalnette
of Denver. Among the wedding pres
ents were noticed a lovely chamber
set from the employes of the B. & M.
yards; a combination rocker from Mr.
and Mrs. Hayeas a center table from
Dan Melius, sr.; a china set from Mr.
and Mrs. Farrer; a silver pickle dish
from Miss Katie Maher; a paper rack
and glass set from Agents Cheeck and
Ayers at South Omaha, and from
Charlie Silver, a keg of wine.
Randall Brown has left for Willis
ton seminary, East Hampton, Mass.
Fred Metz. 1r.. and his sister. Tonv
Metz. have left tor St Louis, wher
ma luriuer is to do married 10 miss
Harriet Hauck. -Mr. and Mrs. Mets
will be at home after October 15, at
620 Virginia avenue. .
The following couples took part -In
the gerraan given by the Misses Mc
Parlin and Orchard: A. L. Reed and
Miss Woolworth, George Downey and
Miss Loomis, C. Will Hamilton and
Miss McParlin, Frank Hamilton and
MIbs Brown. Will Cary and Miss
Hoagland, Will Paxton and Miss Or
chard. . f
Miss Laura Curtis, ' daughter of
Colonel a. S. Curtis, gave a delightful
little hop at the Millard .at which the
following young people were present:
Misses Opal Touzalln, Grace Heffley,
Lynn Curtis, Emily Wakely, Gundle
Coborn, Maggie Botkin, Ella Arm
strong, , Grace HJmebaugh, Carrie
Detwllef, Amy Barker, Daisy Doane
and Jennie McClelland; Messrs. Drake
O'Reilly, Harry Hicks, Harry Mc
Cormick, Bert Cook, Harry Moores,
Bert Wheeler, Earl Gannett. Rob
Smith, Frank Simpson, Howard
Clarke, Hilton Fonda, Billy Marsh,
Fred Rustin, Egbert Keller and Her
bert Rogers.
This Day In History.
1776 Langdon Cheves, who suc
ceeded Henry Clay as speaker of the
house- Of representatives, born in' the
Abbeville district, South Carolina.
Died at Columbia, S. C June 25, 1J57.
, 1787 New constitution of ths
united States was drafted. - t ..
1818 Rev. Moses D. Hogs; who
ran the confederate blockade to se
cure a supply of Bibles from England,
born at Hampden-Sidney Va. Died
in Richmond In 1899,
1820 Earl Van Dorn, celebrated
confederate general, born near Port
Gibson, Miss. Died at Spring Hilt,
Tenn., May 8, 1888.
1851 Boston celebrated the com
pletion of railroad lines connecting the
city with Canada and. the Great
lakes. .' '. ' - -
1861 Federals were defeated in
batle at Blue Mills Landing, Missouri.
1864 GenerAl Fremont withdrew
as a candidate for the presidency in:
favor of Lincoln. ..-.' , ,
1867 Dedication of the National
cemetery,- at Antletem, Md. t
191 4 Serbians retired from SemUn.
1915 Itnlians delivered heavy as
saults on Tyrolean and upper Isonzo
fronts.
The Day We tfelebrate. . ...
William, A. Carney was born in
Puttneville, Pa., Just fifty-seven years
ago today; . He is auditor for F. P.
Gould & Son. '
J. Herman Krltenbrlnk, senior part
ner in Krltenbrlnk & Sons, , brick
manufacturers, Is celebrating his
sixty-nrst birthday.
Charles D. Cummins, founder of the
Omaha Realty and the C. & C. Bonded.
Collection companies, is fifty-nine to
day. '
Leo 8?' Rowe, recently, named by
President Wilson to be assistant sec
retary of the treasury, born at Mc
Gregor, Ia.v, forty-six years ago today.
Dr. Frank D. Adams of McGill uni
versity, president of the Geological
Society of America, born in Montreal,
fifty-eight years ago today. T v
Bishop Thomas F. Gailor of Ten
nessee, one of the eminent leaders of
the southern episcopate, born at Jack
son, Miss., sixty-one years ago today.
Sydney Anderson, representative in
congress of the First Minnesota dis
trict, born in Goodhue county, Min
nesota, thirty-five years ago today.
Frank M. Schulte, outfielder of the
Philadelphia National league base ball
team, born at Cochocton, N. T., thirty
five years ago today.
Timely Votings an Remainders.
Boston today observes the 287th an
niversary of its settlement
Today is the first day of the year
6678, according to the Jewish calen
dar. " .
New York state is to have a second
"wake up America week" beginning
today, when patriotic meetings are to
be held in even- city and town.'
More than 10,000 persons are ex
pected to attend the price conference
which begins a three-day session at
St. Paul today under the auspices or
the National Nonpartisan league.
Business men of the nation are to
assemble at Atlantic City today for an
emergency war convention to discuss
how business, large and small, may
best serve the government in the
crisis confronting the country.
Taxation and other war problems
affecting the retail drug trade are to
be discussed by the National Associ
ation of Retail Druggists at its an
nual convention, which is to begin its
sessions today In Cleveland.
Provision for the care of members
of the order who may toe injured in
war service, and ths care and mainte
nance of their dependents at home
will engage attention of the Sovereign
Grand lodge. Independent Order of
Odd Fellows, at its annual session
meeting today at Louisville.
Storyette of the Day.
A novelist said at a Bar Harbor
tea: '''"'
"It is incredible what some women
will spend to get into society. . A
western millionaire's wife cams to
New York, took a house in Fifth ave
nue, and gave a ball of great magni
ficence. ' i - ''.'
"When her husband totted up the
bills he winced and said:
" 'My. Maria, these here bills tot up
to $80.0001' : , , ' 4fc
" 'It costs money, dearie, said ths
wife, to get into society."
" 'Humph, said the millionaire. It
don't seem to me that we're gettln
into society as much as society is
gettin into us.' "Washington Star.
An Ohio nan i tha inventor of a device
for fillinc and eellinf ice cream eonea with
out touching: thara with the handa, ;
The greatest eel breedinc farm in the
world is in Italy, the industry bavins been
carried oa in awamn (or eenturiea.
No Sympathy With Disloyalty.
Ogalalla; Neb., Sept 15. To the
Editor of The Bee: A letter came to
day from an old German at Blair,
Neb., but he forgot to sign his name.
He says the Germans in this country
have been trying to civilize the Yan
kees, but that they are a bad lot Does
he mean the kind of civilization the
kaiser is giving to Belgium and
Serbia?
He says the Yankees are a lot of
poor renters, who do not own their
homes, and that they should be placed
on reservations the same as the In
dians. Thank goodness, it is no dis
grace to be poor in America. Abra
ham Lincoln was born in a log cabin,
James A. Garfield drove a mule team
on a canal boat
I realize that the Germans in this
country are placed in a trying posi
tion. 8ome of them have friends and
kinsmen fighting in the trenches. In
my own county, I have many German
friends and theri is no disloyalty
among them at least it is not in evi
dence. A loyal citizen of the United
States will take no offense at anything
I have said or written. However, I
believe it to be the duty of every
patriot at this critical time to de
nounce treason and disloyalty wher
ever it shows its head.
EDWIN M. SEARLE.
Defends the Squirrels.
- Omaha, Sept. 14. To the Editor of
The Bee: The one who advances an
argument should defend it. If my
interpretation of Mr. Agnew's flrst
letter was incorreo and contrary to
his real meaning, I am quite willing
to apologize, but I cannot believe that
a school boy wielding a "sling-shot"
would in many cases discriminate be
tween an English sparrow and a robin
or a squirrel, and it is quite possible
that if a real good chance presented
Itself, he would take a chance shot at
some Innocent canine, or possibly a
window in some neighboring garage
or barn.
I remember that about the year
of 1900, robins were so thick in cen
tral Illinois that people were unable
to harvest their cherry crop, the birds
being so plentiful that they practically
destroyed all. Now, if Mr. Agnew, is
the victim of a like circumstance, only
from a different source, then I am
quite willing to concede a point to him
and admit that he must have felt, or
rather does feel a certain enmity for
the squirrels, but he cannot expect
one who has had no unpleasant rela
tions with them to feel likewise.
1 1 might also add that the little squir
rel is responsible for the quantity of
these walnut trees which we have
been discussing, Inasmuch as each
year in the timbers and also within
the confines of the city they carry
the Rood, never the bad seed of the
tree and bury it for future use during
the winter, and if for some reason
probably the boy with the sling
shot, they do not return to claim tnelr
store, the seed is left nicely, planted
and subsequently grows into a magni
ficent tree like th one Mr. Agnw has
in his yard, and not only does he plant
the Walnut tree, but many others ot
a more useful nature.
Shall we kill off this little arbor
man and do all this planting our
selves, or shall we allow mother
nature to take her course?
L A. DILLAVpU.
"Consistent!' Extremists.
Omaha, Sept 15 To the Editor of
The (Bee: No wonder Emerson said,
"Consistency is the hob-goblin of little
minds." Everybody who tries to be
rational finds this out You will find
those who boast of their consistency,
even though to remain so they stoop
to the silliest extremes,
There are few nobler characters in
our history than Garrison, Phillips and
Brown, yet these men were unbal
anced extremists. They wanted to re
main consistent They were so intent
upon overthrowing slavery that they
were willing to overthrow the union,
if necessary, to accomplish this. Lin
coln was the wise leader, able to take
the rational ground of subordinating
the secondary thing to the Importance
of the first The preservation of the
union, being far more important than
a mere policy of dealing with slaves,
he made his chief object His policy
sustained the union and overthrew
slavery at the same time. The ex
tremists 'could have ; accomplished
neither task.
President Wilson is ataeked by some
of these extremists because of his "in
consistency," "He was a peace advo-
cate," says these "consistent" gentle
men. "He spoke of being 'too proud
to fight' now he talks war.'
AU glory to the president for Just
that trait Primarily a peace advo
cate, understanding the value ot
peace, -knowing the absurdity of mak
ing the world "an armed camp," cer
tain that the arbitrament of arms is
a reversion to barbarism, he still can
support war as a last refuge in de
fense of liberty. Therein lies' his
greatness. He knows, not that prep
aration for war IS the best guaranty
of peace which always was and
always will be a lie but that when
the world is confronted with a gov
ernment that has made war its chief
aim, and recognized no other power-'
than brute force .other conditions in
tervene to change policies. Especially
when mankind is confronted with a
government that has the audacity to
attempt the dominations of the world,
not by its intellect, but by its arms, Is
an abnormal condition introduced that
compels the application of policies to
meet it. That is the position ot the
peacs advocates of today. I mean the
peace advocates who are capable of
doins something for peace not the
ridiculous "consistent extremists,"
who blindly shut their eyes to plain
facts merely to be consistent. They
are the star gazers who fall into the
pit They would have peace, even
though they enter into league with a
savage to secure it
The opposite to these peace ex
tremists is the war extremist the
other side of this "consistent" duo. He
Is the one who exalts the soldier
above the citizen, who believes in the
big stick and cannot see the virtue
of arbitration in settling international
disputes. He makes no distinction be
tween policies than can be settled by
Judicial process and fundamental dif
ferences in government that are not
arbitrable at all, but can only be set
tled by force. Every war over any
tion is ac rime against mankind. But
no nation would submit to arbitra
tion fundamental princples ot liberty
or its own integrity, any more than a
man would submit to arbitrate the
question of his wife's virtue. So a
government based upon democracy
cannot arbitrate with one based upon
autocracy the question as to which
of them shall endure. When such a
conflict arises, force is the only thing
than can settle -it. I have said this
for years, peace advocate as I am, and
I do not fear the hob-goblin "con
sistency." L. J. ,QUINBY.
Federal Constitution Day.
Lincoln, Sept 15. To the Editof
of The Bee: It Is 180 years Monday
since the United States constitution
was signed by the delegates from
twelve colonies at Philadelphia. Many
Americans today do not know how
near the thirteen colonies came to sep
aration at that time. The historian
John Flske Is author of a book, "The 1
Critical Period In American History."
That period was from 1783-1789. The
book ought to be read by every Amer
ican, It tells the story of the near
shipwreck this nation made before
it could form a nation, even after,
eight years of war with its mother
country. It tells it in a strong, clear
Illuminating way, but carries the mind
from point to point and makes true
history seem like a captivating
romance.
Even after the constitution was
signed, how many Americans know
the narrow majorities by which it was
adopted in the conventions of the sev
eral colonies? In New Hampshire by
a vote of 67 for to 46 against; in Vir
ginia by a vote of 89 for to 79 against:
in New York by a vote of 80 for to 27
against; in Massachusetts by 187 to
168. r
The Sons of the American Revolu
tion have requested that each pulpit
throughout the state call attention to
this memorable day on Sunday and
that each school find a brief place
upon its Monday program for com
memorating the Importance of the
day In American history. How well
this may be done depends, of course,
upon the minister and , upon the
teacher, their knowledge of American
history and their sympathy Wth this
great achievement, but the request ,
is one which ought to be heeded. .
A. B. SHELDON.
SEPTEMBER SMILES.
"What do you hear from your boy, JoBhT"
"Nothin," replied Farmer Corntossel. "He's
frettln' ua used to not hearln' from htm.
Josh Isn't one of the chapa that Imagine
solderln' consists mostly of travelln' around
the map an' aendln' home postcards." Wash
ington Star.
' "I hear," aald the ultra fashionable lady,
"that some sugar comes from a refinery.
Does your eugar come from a refinery?"
"Yes, madam."
"Well, give me some ef the most refined
you have." Louisville Courier-Journal.
"I have no use for these summer young
men. They remind me of a, Dresden china
doll I' had once," aald the summer glrL
"Too heautlful, ehT"
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