THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1917.
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SEPTEMBER CIRCULATION
59,022 Daily Sunday, 52,153
iterate (trratiUm far tka awmtft anbaartbed and svora la bf lwltit
ttlllleas. Clrmlalloai alanaaai.
Subscribers leavlne; tha city hou! have tha Be mailed
a thank Addr caan-td a aftaa aa requested.
The king drws the crowd, but the queen geti
the applause.
Pie counter shadow suggests a new er pf
(rightfulness. 1
For dazzling display Ak'Sar-Ben's electrical
parade has all rivals crowded off the boards.
King Ak-Sar.Ben's ever growing popularity em
phasizes the wisdom of annual changes of mon-
archs.
, Well,' stranger things have happened than to
become governor by the lieutenant governor route
but not often. '
Premature displays of the Howard ax at the
eapitol should be prohibited. Humanity is al
ready overstocked.
In gripping human thrills tnd brilliancy of
achievement, battling in the clouds outshine all
other branches of war service. '
Ope division of the woman' suffrage party
down cast declines to boost the Liberty loan.
Come, come, girls I Don't give mere man the sat
isfaction of doing it all.
- The kaiser, has just helped Von Hindenburg
celebrate his seventieth birthday. Dr. Osier's
.age limit on usefulness (should we say ruthless
ness?) is again disproved. .
While no thought of emolument entered, 'still
it ought riot to require much of a wrench to ex
change a governorship paying the munificent sal
ary of $2,500 a year for a colonel's commission.
A croo of 12.00O.0M hale nuti Kino- Cnttnn
III the royal running, insuring a degree of south
ern hospitality of surpassing sweetness. At cur
rent prices the crop means $280,000,000 to the
good. .,' .. .,, . ,
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; jueaoers et tne i. vv, URe other knockerf
of law and order, made the mistake of writing too
much. Vocsl threats lew room for denial, writ
ten proofs carry moving; substance to courts and
juries. ' ..-; , , ., ;' ''- :
Public sentiment pile cords of fuel on the
bsckfirers of the. United State senate. The
ksiser's servants ere in the position of men who
started t prairie fire before plowing adequate fir
guards. ,"' . :
Some friends of Irish 'freedom holding fat
jobs in New York state stand good chance of
longing for. freedom in the United States. Wolf
yon Ingel, Germany's agent, blundered emailngly
in failing to burn his papers. V .', . i.
It has not yet been disclosed whether Rev.
Hammer, who objected to the Americanism of
The Bee, transferred his subscription to the
Omaha Hyphenated, but where else could he go
unless he has stopped reading?
' A semi-official hint from Austria' indicates
growing Indifference regarding Germany's war
alms, and eagerness to let go. But the dual mon
archy may not do as ft wills. Austria must sink
or swim with" the major partner.
. 7 The prohibition party is engineering a fusion
with the remnants of the Bull Moose party, Non-
, partisan league end other political sideshows, sit
to. be rechristened under new name. Why not
apply for a receivership end- distribute the assets
at once, so the political creditors may know how
, much they are mtl A : :J. , ; -
The Mote and the Beam
-York Damoerat-
; A cursory reading of the Lincoln Journal and
its evening satellite, the News, would lead an out
aider to believe that all violations of the prohibi
tory law occur in Omaha and that other munici
palities in the state are as far above suspicion as
Caesar's wife. Of course, the prohibitory law is
violated in Omaha and oftener there than in any
other city in the state. The reason is obvious
to everybody but a pigheaded, prejudiced person.
Omaha is four times larger than Lincoln, there
fore four times more ept to violate the prohibitory
law or any other law. And, being about twenty
five times largtr than York, the law violators of
Omaha may naturally be expected to exceed those
of York by about twenty-five to one. And if We
know anything about. figures that is just about
the proportion. If we remember rightly, there
have been five or six convicted violators of the
prohibitory law in York county and we doubt if
there have been twenty-five times that many vio
lators convicted in Douglas. (-j-
We cheerfully admit that Lincoln excels
Omaha in at-least one respect. There re more
smug-faced hypocrites -per thousand of popula
tion in Lincoln than there are In Omaha or any
other city of the ebe in America; for that mat
ter. It was Bobby Burns, we believe, who men
tioned as class of citizens who "condone the sins
they are inclined to by damning those they have
no tnmd to," end he certainly saw Lincoln with
prophetic eyea when he said it. There are those
in Nebraska who seek to conceal the faults of
their own communities by kicking up an awful
dust about the wickedness of .Omaha. And yet
the Omaha that we know so- well is as clean, as
decent, as law abiding as any other-city of its
sire in the country, and more liberal, more char
itable, more enterprising and more progressive
than most of them.
,The Chinese have a proverb something like
this? "Sweep the dust from your own door and
bother not yourself about the frost on your neigh
bor's tiles. We commend that proverb to those
who are forever whining and canting about the
wickedness of Omaha,
Resorting to Reprisals.
Americans will be of two minds concerning
the war of reprisal Inaugurated by our allies
against the Germans by way of the air. For
three years the armies of the allies have scrupu
lously avoided any sort of attack on nonconv
batants, while the Germans have persistently
bombed London and other cities in England and
France, have dropped explosives on hospitals back
of the lines, torpedoed hospital ships, and other
wise conducted the campaign of frightfulness to
its limit Recently this form of offensive has been
intensified, until the record has been reached of
five air attacks on England within seven days.
The snswer to this is in the report from France
that French airships have dropped more than
seven ton of explosives back of the German
lines within two days. Lloyd George, answering
a delegation from the East End of London,
shouted that Germany would be bombed in return.
This course will emphasise the stern quality
of the war. Germany forced its opponents to
adopt the gas and flame projectors, and other
semi-barbarous implements of destruction, and
now has driven them in desperation to resort to
scattering bombs back of the line. No glory can
be found in such a course, but if the cowering
women and children of London or the wounded
and helpless in the hospitals can be protected
only through reprisal, the attempt to drive home
to the German high command some conception
of the awfulness of its methods may justify itself.
Neutrals and the Peace Council
President IrigOyen of Argentina presents a
singular reason to support his disinclination to
declare war On Germany. He says he prefers a
continuance of the rupture of relations with the
kaiser rather than an open breach because of the
effect on 'the standing pf his country with re
gard to the future, In hi opinion the neutrals
will have S stronger position at the peace council
than the belligerents. This point is w6rthy of ex
amination, as it involves the status of neutrals
ill the settlement that is coming. ' '
Americans have contended from the outset
that neutral nations must have an equal share in
negotiations on which the future peace of the
world is to be established and our change of atti
tude toward the war cannot affect this conclu
sion. Whatever action I finally taken in the
council of nations must be on the basis of justice
to all, with little regard for the private concern
of any. It is on this principle that we rest our
case a belligerents. Neutrals, wherever situated,
have suffered severely and those of Europe
scarcely could be worse off jf they, were actually
at war. Warring nations have shown scant con
sideration for international law, while the German
policy of unrestricted" U-boat operation has
amounted to making war op every nation that sets
afloat a ship. Such condition are intolerable.
Belligerent will undoubtedly dominate trans
actions of the great world council that will fol
low the war, but not to the exclusion of the na
tions who have taken no active part in the war.
AH will be affected by the engagements then en
tered into, which must rest equally upon all if
a balance is to be maintained. National and neu
tral right and responsibilities alike will be more
clearly defined and safeguards for all provided.
Tha considered, it may be questioned if Presi
dent Iriftoyen is correct in his present expressed
belief that a neutral will have an advantage in
the peace council. As the sentiment of his people
u against him, little doubt exists as to the resent
ment of ,the Argentinian public aroused by the
treatment, received from Germany.
Some Sorely Needed Standards.
Discussion of the cost of raising a bushel of
wheat ha broughCut om widely divergent
statements and these, coming from apparently
authoritative sources, suggest the urgent need of
a standard. President Townley of the Nonpar
tisan ltguev says Jt cost the farmers of North
Dakota $21 an acre to raise their wheat this sea
son and that average yield was but seven bushels,
leaving, the farmer to pocket a loss of $7 per
acre at the price of $2 per bushel. A Kansas uni
versity professor, on the other hand, say the
farmer has" a margin of profit of $1.21 per bushel
on the $2 basis. No two authorities agree nor
it jt possible 'that actual cost will b alike for
each section of the country, but some nearer ap
proach to truth should be. obtained. One most
unreliable ayttem of estimating ha been to cal
culate tha total cost of planting and distribute it
among the total yield, thu arriving at a unit cost
that varies with the season as well as with the
locality and the' method of cultivating. It may
not be possible to determine an absolutely stable
unit cost, but some better and more dependable
method than the haphazard system of figuring
now in vogue 1 orely needed. 1
Municipal Home Rule for Lincoln!
It is almost the irony of fate that municipal
home rule, for which Omaha' put through an
amendment to the state constitution,' promises to
materialize firt for Lincoln. Word from the
capital city i to the effect that the charter com-,
mission chosen there last spring has' completed'
Its labors and is submitting a home rule charter
to be voted on shortly, for whose ratification
there is a fairly good prospect In formulat
ing ' the proposed charter special care was
taken hot . to ' incorporate radical . innova
tions, nor to change noticeably the existing
provisions of law governing the city affairs, the
purpose being as already explained, to secure by
adoption of a home rule charter not so much a
perfect frame of 'city government as immunity
from legislative interference and the continuing
privilege to make changes from time to time as
the majority of the voters may dtsire. ,
The reason we are calling attention to these
developments in Lincoln is that, if a home rule
charter is possible there under the provision of
our Nebraska constitution, it is also possible for
Omaha if we will only go about it In the right
way and rely on later, amendment to make it
conform more fully to our demands.
Years of practice lend increasing brilliancy
and "pep" to the epigrams Of Colonel Roosevelt.
"Shadow Huns" fits the activities of those who
further the kaiser's cause in the United States.
Equally gripping is the colonel's shout of mingled
Joy and defiance at New York' mayoralty ratifi
cation. "There is nothing fifty-fifty about John
Purroy Mitchet" He is strictly United States."
Each contingent of drafted men sent to the
training camp carries the sincere well-wishes of
the folks at home, even though the demonstrative
ness of the farewell beeomes less noticeable with
the succession of departures. The first and the
last are equally deserving of plaudits.'
A Chicago slacker named Jay sought to escape
the draft by forcing his wife into making exemp
tion affidavits. The latter, being able to support
herself, refused to sign up and had the Jay ar
retted for uttering threat bn her life. 1
The J apanese M is$ion
By Frederic J . H skin
Washington, Oct. 1. The imperial Japanese
commission to the United States is the dark
horse among visiting foreign missions. The stay
of the Japanese is practically over and yet no one,
except, perhaps, the innermost circles of the gov
ernment, knows exactly what they came for. Since
the day they landed On American soil they have
moved in the center of a searchlight of publicity,
uui, wiiuc mcir amaiicsi aciivuy nas Been enron
icled, their largest purposes are still matter for
speculation.
The Japanese mission is a distinguished body,
even amongr the brilliant groups of warriors and
diplomats that Europe has been sending us since
we entered the war. Viscount Ishil as its head is
one of the most bleand powerful men in japan
ana a statesman of world reputation. With just
wnai power ne was armed oy tne imperial gov.
ernment before leaving Japan is not definitely
Known nere, for apparently he never had occa
sion to use them, but it is said that his Rovern
ment gave him even greater liberty of action than
England granted to Lord Balfour or France to
M. Viviani when these gentlemen were our guests
some montns ago.
The curiosity about the plan of the Japanese
visitors has been thoroughly good-natured. A
more genuine feeling of friendship exists between
the two countries than ha been noticeable for
ome time a harking back to the days before the
immigration question and the Chinese problem
cast a passing shadow over our relation with Ja
pan. Nonetheless the curiosity still exist. Even
those who think that the o'.e purpoe of the mis
sion was to renew officially the Japanese assur.
ances of friendship and esteem for the United
states are wondering why just this occasion was
chosen for sending a distinguished mission over
nere ior tne purpose.
It is said that one of the principal objects was
to come to an agreement under which Japan would
handle all Pacific shipping, releasing British and
American boats for the Atlantic trade. Japan ha
iong maae a strong Did tor dominance in Fa
cific shipping and 40 jper cent of it is under its
flag today. It is building up the business and the
importance of the Japanese oort of Kobe at the
expense, it is Said, of the international port of
anangnai. its snipp.ng nas prospered greatly
since the beginning of the war, even to the point
where it lias been possible to withdraw govern
ment subsidies from some of the lines, Viscount
Ishii conferred with Chairman Hurley of the ship
ping board, but no announcement of the transfer
of American shipping from the Pscific to the At
lantic has been forthcoming.
Another point which may well have been the
subject for conference is the matter of exports of
steel. Japan has been building numerous ships
In the last two years, largely by the use of Ameri
can steel plates. When the export of steel plates
was stopped by the export board Japanese ship
building was hard hit. Recently a workingr ar
rangement has been reported, but it is also .note
worthy that Japan has contracted to build nu
merous additional ships for Britain, which, so far
as the waging of this war is concerned, is much
the same as building ships for the United States.
The whole international situation has so swung
on its axis in the last few months that the United
States finds itself in a strong position as regards
Japan and the friendly understanding which has
always been desired by this country has become
something to be more than ever desired by both
parties from a purely selfish standpoint. Two
events have gone far toward changing the face
Pf the whole far eastern situation, tne declaration
of war by the United States and the declaration
of war by China.
Japan has always needed the friendship of the
United States in an economic way, but it has
been able to get along without it, so long as it
could count on enjoying the economic friendship
of the great European nations. So long as Japan
was a belligerent and the United, States a neu
tral, even though Japan's part in the great war
was no very active one, it remained closer to Eng
land, France and Russia than did the United
States. Today the United States is the great
power to which England, France and Russia look
for money, ships, food and men. In six months
of war we have done ten times as much for the
allied cause as Japan has done in three and a
half years and we are only beginning. Hence
in case of any diplomatic or economic dispute
between Japan and the United States there is lit
tle doubt where England, France and Russia will
stand. The weight of our word in world coun
cils hss increased enormously since we declared
war. And hence it is strongly to Japan's ad
vantage to remain on the best of term with the
United States.
The Chinese situation has also changed since
China declared war. Japan's most vital interest
l.e in China; it it almost a d plomatic axiom that
the key to Japan' diplomacy it alway to be
found on Chinese soil. While China was a neutral
Japan was employing a rather aggressive policy
toward its big neighbor. It was encroaching on
China politically, economically and sometimes
even with the threat of military force. This pro
pram did not make for good relations with the
United States; the Chinese question was really the
only point of friction between the two countries.
When China decjarcd war it thereby became
an ally of Japan. It also became an ally of Eng
land, France, Russia, Italy and the United States
of the circle of powers which will determine
the fate of the nations at the peace table. Japan
has apparently made up its mind that the allied
powers will win a decisive victory. China now
has a strong claim on the consideration of the
txllics of whom, in factapan itself is one. Hence
the future program of Japan in China may well
have been remodeled by Japanese statesmen and
in such a way that full co-operation between Ja
pan and the United States is an integral part
f it. -
"it may be that it has decided to play the
game according to the new rulesthe rules that
are being hammered out by the cannon in Flan
ders and France, that say that no weak nation
shall be dominated against its will, politically
or economically, by a stronger nation. The new
rules mean that the open door will come back to
China. And if Japan's friendly mission to the
United States means that if is willing to meet
America half way in establishing the new order
of things in the Pacific then the enthusiastic
welcome tendered to Viscount Ishii Was none too
warm.
Greatest Ruler in the World
Dr. 8. E. rorman n St. Mcholaa-
There is not another ruler in the whole world,
perhaps, who exercises an authority greater than
that exercised by President Wilson. By virtue
of the constitution and of laws recently passed by
congress the president exercises a supreme com
mand over the largest army and navy the country
ever has had or ever dreamed of having. He con
trols or supervises the entire shipping industry
of the country. He may direct the movements of
every car and every locomotive on every railroad
in the United States. He controls the export busi
ness of the country, it being unlawful to ship
abroad a ton of coal or a barrel of flour without
his permission. He controls all the means of
communication, including the telephone-, the tele
graph and the wireless. He may cause any indi
vidual residing in this country to be shadowed
by agents of the government and watched day
and night. He may regulate the food resources of
the nation and he may take possession of all
the coal mines in the country and fix the prices
at which fuel may be sold. These powers have
already been given to the president and there are
people who would give him still more. Indeed,
it has been suggested in high places that the presi
dent be made dictator during the period of the
war. Senator Harding of Ohio is reported as
saving that what the United States needs, ami
what it must have if it is to win the war, is a
supreme dictator. Mr, Wilson is our
oreiident rintv atlectedl
TODAY I
Right In the SpotH;ht
Chief Justice John B. Wlnslow, of
the supreme court of Wisconsin, who
recently delivered a scathing denun
ciation of the lawlessness and alleged
treason of many of the pro-Oerman
citizens of his state, celebrates his
sixty-sixth birthday anniversary today.
Justice Winslow has a high reputation
aa a jurist A native of New York
state, he removed to Wisconsin In his
yeuth and received his education at
Racine college. After completing his
tc-llege course he studied law at the
University of Wisconsin and In IS7S
returned to Racine to begin the prac
tice of his chosen profession. In 110
he was elseted city attorney of Racine
and four years later was elevated to
the circuit court bench. He was elected
to the state supreme court In 1891 and
has been chief justice of that tribunal
since 1907.
One Year Ago Today In the War,
French captured strongly fortified
line of German defenses on 8omme
front.
French auxiliary cruiser Gallia
(carrying 3,000 French and Serbian
troops), and Cunard steamship Fran
conla (transport) sunk by German
submarine in Mediterranean.
In Omaha Thirty Years Ago.
The following have been named as
reception committee to meet President
Cleveland on his visit to the city:
Governor Thayer, General . G. B.
Dandy. General Crook, Honorable J.
A. McShane, Hon. C F. Manderson,
Dr. George L. Miller, Herman Kouhtze,
Hon. J, M. Woolworth. T. J. Potter, J.
H. Millard, P. E. Her, Max Meyer,
Mayor W. 3. Broatch, Joseph Garneau,
W. B. Bechel, C. V. Gallagher, George
Prttchett, A. 8. Paddock, T. L. Kim
ball, Edward Rosewater, G. M. Hlteh
eoek, S. P. Rounds, Hon. George w.
Dorsey, Julius Meyer, J. E, Boyd, W.
A. Paxton, O. W. Holdrege, J. A.
Crelghton, Judge Wakeley, Judge Se
ville, Judge Groff, Judge Dundy, Frank
Murphy, C. W. Hamilton, A. P. Hop
kins.
The "All Around the World" circle
held Its monthly meeting, at which
A
Messrs. Gellenbeck, Mangold and Ed
wards, with two banjos and a guitar,
furnished the music.
The barbers of this city have organ
ized an association and elected the fol
lowing officers: President. C. Stiple;
vice president, George Stewart; secre
tary, N. Smith: treasurer, Charles Vin
cent: rrulde. William Davis.
Fred Millard has offered his sorrel
heree for the use of .Brigadier General
Dayton on the day of the Cleveland
Melvin 8. Uhl, one of the well known
emiJ.L,LS i t tha Wt jtern Newspaper
Unlcn and brother of Milton R. Uhl of
The Bee, was married to Miss Lizzie
Martin of Council Bluffe, the ceremony
being performed by Rev. Mr. Harris.
Thli Day to ITIstory.
1700 Benjamin Lynda, the Judge
who presided at the Boston missacre
trials, born at Salem, Mass. Died there
October 9. 1781. -
1777 -Battle of Germantown. Pa.,
In which the Americans under Wash
ington were forced to retreat by the
British under Howe.
J808 Charles Whittlesey, whose ge
ological researches led to the develop
ment of the mineral resources of the
upper Mississippi and Lake Superior
regions, born at Southlnciton, Conn.
T)td at ripvpland. O.. Ortnhrr IS.
1886.
Ills -Captain Isaac Hull berame
commandant off the navy yard at
Portsmouth, N. H.
1871 University of Alabama reor
ganised and opened.
xsiiitaiian jieet oemoiisnea Trip
oll'e forts In two-day bombardment.
1914 Brltleh and Belgians ensased
In hard fighting with the Germans
around Antwerp.
1915 American loan of 1500,000,-
000 to French and British governments
completed.
The- Day We Celebrate.
James W. Holmqulst, president of
the Holmnulst Elevator company and
the Holmqulst Lumber and Grain
company, is 61 today.
County Assessor Jerry M. Fitzgerald
was born in Ireland fifty-three years
ago today. He was tax commissioner
in south Omaha, before annexation.
R. J. Dinning, the candy man, was
bom October 4, 1853.
Edward J. Pearson, president of the
New York. New Haven & Hartford
railroad, born at Rockvllle, Ind.,
fifty-four years ao today.
ur a. Ross Hill, president or the
Hnlvprplty of Missouri, born in Nova
Bcotla forty-eight years ago today.
i i'L.rersor l-.uward Murray East or
Harvard, now head of the Botanical
Haw Products commission of the
United States government, born at Du
Quoin, 111., thirty-nine years ago to
day.
Arnold Daly, noted actor, manager
and producer, born in Brooklyn, N.
3., iorty-two years ago today.
jonn p. winsiow, cniei justice oi tne
supreme court of Wisconsin, born In
Livingston county, N. Y., sixty-six
years ago today.
Ray G. Fisher, pitcher of the New 1
York American league base ball team,
born at Middlebury, Vt, thirty years
ago today.
Timely Jottings and Reminders.
The American section of the Theo-
sophlcal society begins its annual con
vention today in New York City.
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo
Is to speak at Bibux Falls today in ad
vocacy of the second Liberty loan bond
issue.
The city of Quebec at a special elec
tion to be held today will vote on the
question .of applying the Canada tem
perance act to that city.
Preparation for an intensive cam
paign to prevent the spread of. tuber
culosis in the American army will be
the theme of the New England sec
tional conference of the National As
sociation for the Study and Preven
tion of Tuberculosis, meeting today at
Rutland. VL
Storyette of the Day.
"1 want to get a good hoss for plow
ing," 6ald Farmer Jones to a horse
trader, "and I want a good one, too."
I sot just the hoss for you, mend;
she's a good worker, but she doesn't
look good," returned tha H. T.
"I ain't buying him for the looks,
so if he's a good hoss I guess I'll take
him."
Two Aava lntr farmer Jnnaa ra
turned with the hbrse. "Why in the
devil didn't you tell me the old boy
was blind?" said. Farmer Jones to tne
norse trader.
"Well. I think' I made it plain
enough when 1 said she didn t look
good." So Farmer Jones has still got
the old host. Indianapolis News.
AROUND THE CITIES.
Phtlaldcphta policemen and fireman to tha
number of 8,200 have aisned op a pledjre to
fight political aiaeaimenta of all kinds.
Political ahakedowni" are an Institution in
tha Quaker city and might have continued
without remittance had the politicians re
strained their greed. An increase, in the
levy started a ruction which menace the
prosperity of ward heeler
Dissatisfied with Juries.
Omaha, Oct 1. To the Editor Of
The Bee: Headlines in all of the
Omaha newspapers last week regard
ing the Kelly murder trial at Red Oak,
la., told of a "hung, deadlocked'' Jury,
a sentence thaf has flaunted in peo
ple's faces all over the land ever since
the formation of our courts. The
greatest farce, monstrously einensive,
flaarantly abusive nuisance is the Jury
system.
We compel young men to spend
years of their lives at great sacrifice
to prepare themselves to practice lar
and to present it to the judge Chosen
from among them to apply it In causes
at bar. We then go out and choose
twelve men from as near the rabble as
we have rabble in the nation to Vir
tually set In Judgment over them and
add further insults to their intelli
gence by designating the twelve' their
"peers," well knowing that among the
dozen there is almost certain to be one
or more ignorant, almost to Jmblcll
ity, bigoted, sickly sentimental, per:
verse or purchasable individuals and
expect it to brine; m an intelligent and
Just verdict. When jye choose juries
for our courts, th last haven of re
sort In trouble for both rich and poor,
where our lives, our liberties and our
material all must be weighed in the
balance, we choose twelve men Indis
criminately and compel them to unani
mously agree upon the Verdict
Are our lawyers generally honest?
Yes, as a class Omaha lawyers are as
high minded, morally and financially,
as any other class of men anywhere.
But a jury, since a Judge's instruc
tions must necessarily be circum
scribed, ean go out in reckless aban
don and trample under foot law, prece
dent and evidence, which they usually
do. Oh, when will the only indicated
school of physicians, th lawyers, drag
this loathsome disease, the jury, from
our bodies and cleanse its odor from
our nostrils? GEORGE B. CHILD.
Help to Husk Corn.
Silver Creek, Neb., Oct. I. To th
Editor of The Bee: All this hue and
cry that is being raised about Nebraska
corn being In danger of spoiling in th
field through lack of help to husk it
has no justification in fact There will
be help enough to get it all In the crib
in rood season as in past years.
If anyone will stop to consider the
situation fairly he will see, I think,
that this must necessarily be true.
There is practically no corn in Ken
saa and also in large sections of our
own state. When the time for husking
comes, which is very near at band,
men will come in from Kansas and
other localities where the corn crop Is
short and we shall have all the help
we want. Farmers will remember that
this very thing happened only a few
years ago. I myself had three or four
men from near th Kansas line husk
ing: for me. The comparatively few
farmer boys who have gone away to
war will make no appreciable differ
ence in the situation.
Any farmer who offers to pay 10
cents a bushel for husking Is very1
foolish; it is too much. In this local
ity not more than 6 cents has ever
been paid for husking good corn and
this year 6 cents would bs enough,
fuliy taking into consideration the gen
eral advance in prices. At cents
v.t-Tt-r, Wrid make from ft to St a
day, which Is enough, and some would
. ..v i.. .u intra.
I quite agree that th farmer boys
ought not to be taken from their work
on the farm. How terribly Inconsist
ent to keep hammering It into the ears
of the farmers that they must work,
work, work to save the world from
starvation and then, when farm help
is very scarce, forclr'v turn thousands
cf them into consumers, with nobody
to take their places on the farm.
Uncle Sam, keep th boys drilling
If you want to, now that they are at
It. but eee that they are back in good
time for spring work, and don't take
any more of them.
CHARLES WOOSTER,
AUTUMN SMILES.
"Even th fowls en th farm team struck
with this idea af combination."
"How da you meant"
"I notice that whan th duck hatch their
ssra, they (tart at onea to pool tb issues,"
Baltimore Amsrican,
"Did you ever hear of th goose that laid
the colden eggt" '
"No," replied Farmer Corntoaael, "but
I've got a bunch of turkeys that I reckon
will be worth pretty near aa much aa an
Investment," Washington Star.
Lady of th Houso Tou say you art In
th army. Then why aren't you dressed as
a soldier?
Fagged Roger It's de army of de unem
ployed', lady, an' d.e is me fatigue uni
form. Boston Transcript.
tin
I just heard that Cheesy I a pacifist
I H
i should say ha la. Why, that man
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"OH. Mr. Smith. al4 yoti go away in the
big iMmirl" , .......
'No. Tommy. What make you ask that .
"I heard pa tell lr. Jone you were balf
seas pvr." Baltimor American.
Short X y. eld mn, ean you lend me
Lorgley Impossible. I've tried to lend
you rriony several time, but you always
seem to look upon It a. a glft.-CKveland
Press.
"Thate psopl didn't give yon a wadding
present fil" theyt"
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Ton should hsvs tfivU" tjm. nl.y
to th ahureh. I told yu t "
was a wa.t it good mony te art
the brakit nd reception." Judg.
What ii rod feTby w7 wedding
Pr'-Twodo.en plefcl fork. They wer ert
ef prophetic, too."
S'Vve b In pi! vr inc.."
toulsvlll Curler.Jurnl.
"So Mr. Tart haa that fterce-tempred
husband of her tamed, has so?"
"I should say she had. She's got h Im that
tame that h take nwy out of hi nana
without him snapping t hr." Baltimore
Amrlean,
'Thr'a ne fun is automoblllng now
sy." "Toe mny erT"
"Ho. not enough psdostrlans." Buffalo
Ppr.
SONS OF FREEDOM.
Slowly grind th mtlli et Ood,
Yet txssedlng flni
It is long in wt have trod
tn tb battle lift.
Feebly eur ressntmsnt burned,
Slowly arose eur wrath.
But at length eur step have turned,
Seeking honor's path.
long and long w lay at ease
while the work w wrought,
Whll eur brothers overseas
Grimly, fiercely fought.
Now arising in our might
oird w on th word.
Faring forth to Freedom' fight
Battling for th Lord.
Forward, sens ef patriot sires,
Bridge the blood-stained dyke,
For your altar and your fires,
strlk. my comrade, trlkl
Kot for glory, rot for gln,
Not In prld of power,
Itrtk that peace on arth may reign,
Strlk for Freedom's hour.
Omaha. C. A. PERKINS.
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