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THE BEE: OMAHA THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1917.
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" SEPTEMBER CIRCULATION
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-nr drculatlnn for th month ubcr1bed and .worn to bf Dwlght
nilliaaia. Circulation Maoairr.
Subscriber Uavlflf th citf should kav Th Ba aaal!d
lo thm. Addrma changed aa eft a rqutd.
Boosted postage rates in another way fore
shadow the licking. ' .
A maximum is more becoming Omaha's corn
fed figure than a minimum.
Slowly but surely the gentle art of war prof
iteering heads for the scrap pile.
The Baltimore fire again emphasizes the de
mand for effective watchfulness. .
November will probably let us know that it
is a winter month before its finish.
Still a man must be in desperate straits when
lie has to drink tea out of a whisky bottle.
; The war stamp tax on notes, bonds and mort
gages does npt become operative until December
1.. Small fayofs thankfully received.
'All the money needed to prosecute the war
efficiency 1". But, no excuse ,for reckless waste or
flagrant incompetence in the spending.
.' Six months since Nebraska went, dry. Some
folks who thought they never could endure a
drouth .that, long have been undeludcd, '
' An outlay of $1,000,000 an hour for war
glimpses the third Liberty loan before the flowers
bloom in the spring. Begin, saving now.
; A 60-day limit on cold storage foodstuffs
.Glimpses a noiseless' drive at hoarders. , ".Busi
ness as usual," but regulated from "above.
tHenry Ford and his employes put $10,000,000
:o Liberty bonds. Thi is a.more effective way
o fighting for peace than sending missionaries
io The Hague. : ' V .
; A thorough -search might reveal a political
Eolslicviki behind the hunch, that Mayor Jim, by
r.oing to 'the front, would make the world safe
for democracy. ' . i
, To make the punishment fit the criticism the
"veneered Indians" of Brazil might stage a real
istic scalp dance with Count Ton Luxburg as a
live centerpiece. " ' V ' "
Now we know what to do with our ex-presi
dents since the only two living have both become
long-distance contributing editors of daily, news
papers. Yet what of. ex-vice presidents?,
The Big Job Ahead,
.The defeat of the Italian army on the Isonzo,
like the failure of the Gallipoli campaign, must
be taken as one of the fortunes of war which are
proverbially fickle. The kaiser is by no means
defeated as yet, but, on the contrary, the success
of the German armies against great odds, even
weighed against their many signal reverses, show
that we must take to heart the admonitions of
those who have been telling us that we have a
big and serious job ahead.
We must win this war, rfow that the United
States is in it, and the only way to win it is to
marshal all our forces and use them effectively
under our ablest leadership. We have the neces
sary resources in man power and in money power,
but they must have organization and direction
to cope successfully with Germany's wonderful
fighting machine. In other words, we must make
the business of winning the war take precedence
over every other sort of business, we must send
the incompetents to the rear and we must cease
to regard the war as a side line. What our un
preparedness has already cost us is beyond com
qutation, which should drive in the need of thor
ough preparedness now and make us impatient
of blunderers and bunglers. The fortunes of war
will be ours only through intelligent effort and
real sacrifice, and above all through realization
that .we-hve no easy enemy to overcome.
Another of .Omaha's Needs.
Local millers say the licensing of corn mills
by ,the government will have little effect in
Omaha, since there is no corn mill here. . This
is startling, but true. Omaha is the principal
market town for the greatest corn-raising region
in the world, but has no corn mill, and since the
shut down of the distillery no demand for corn
save to transship it to other communities, where
it may be ground. Months ago The Bee called
attention to the fact that Nebraska is a great
producer of durum wheat and Omaha has a great
macaroni factory, but no mill here to grind the
durum. The wheat is shipped from here to be
ground and carried back to Ornaha to uc cooked
into macaroni products. Our people are using
more cornmeal than the present generation ever
knew and daily are being urge4--to greater con
sumption of the cereal, but none of our greatest
crop is prepared for use here. How much longer
will the manufactures committee of the Com
mercial club cast around for possible enterprises
when two such local needs as corn mills and
durum mills are unprovided for?
Luxburg Live Wire.
Further disclosures of his official correspond
ence indicate that Count von Luxburg was super
energetic in his efforts to extendj German do
minion. "Spurlos versenkt" was only one of his
cards. His enthusiasm led him to attempt or
ganization of revolt in southern Brazil at the
time when that country still was neutral, if not
exactly well-disposed toward Germany. Such a
course inevitably would have involved the United
States in the war had not other circumstances
led to that issue. His modest request for a
fleet of submarines to overawe the "Indians" of
South America, coupled with a suggestion that he
be given full power, shows that Von Luxburg'
did not underestimate his own ability. The sub
lime impudence of his procedure fully establishes
his conviction of the truth of the superman doc
trine as exemplified by Germany and his trust
to put it into effect. Von Luxburg's journey
homeward should be made absolutely secure, fof
such colossal assurance as he possesses must not
be deprived of the privilege of seeing the read
utment of world affairs along other lines of
which he apparently cannot conceive. The world
even now needs Von Luxburg, for it must have
something to laugh at.
Of course, the one thing that makes the com
ing .vote on suffrage in New York state such a
0doubtful proposition, is the fact that Mr. Bryan
has been makng speeches for the women down
there. ','.,, ;:r, : " , , . :
, A roster of Nebraska's slacker bankers will be
a valuable guide for discriminating Americans.
As a means of stimulating, the .vigilance of the
state banking 'department the record surpasses
all official data. " .
Dudley Field Malone goes the whole length of
the political toboggan, landing among socialists
at the bottom A democrat who mocks party tra
dition by resigning lucrative office rarely finds a
half-way station in the descent. '
.One slice of bread a day in each, of the 22,
000,000 Ijomes of America will not only feed our
own army, but will go far toward feeding our
allies. It isn't much, but in the aggregate it is
enormous. ' ,
Food ; Pledge Week
N.w York Tire
Our allies in Europe will need 577,000,000 bush
els of imported wheat in the current crop year.
Canada can give them 150,000,000. The small nor
mal surplus in this country can be increased to
150,000,000 if our people will reduce consumption
by 'concerted effort, substituting cornmeal and
other prodtrcts for wheat flour. There must also
be large exports of meat for our war partners and
our own soldiers in Europe. "Every pound of
fat." Mr. Hoover says, 'is as sure of service as
every bullet and every hog is of greater value for
the winning of this war than a shell." The plans
of National Food Pledge week provide for saving
the wheat, wise use or conservation of other kinds
of food and elimination of waste. After sere
mons on the subject by more than 100.000 clergy
men today 5UU.UUU volunteer canvassers will carry
tlie fdod pledge cards to every home. Already
r they have, the signatures of 1,250,000 housewives
and those of at least 10,000.000, more will be
; r dded. The pledge is a brief and simple one.
Membf rabin in the? fnrwt arlministratinn ir.
' cepted by tne signer, who undertakes to follow
the directions and advice which will be given. The
administrator speaks as follows of the purpose
and duty: , .
"There is no threat of orivationy We wish
: only that our people should eat wisely and with-
um wasic. tviauum in caung is w rrjane possipie
such adjustments in our food consumption, shio-
.' ping and war necessities as will allow us to ful
fill our duty m exports to our allies. This is
duty of necessity, humanity and honor. As'a
free people we have undertaken to discharge it,
not under autocratic decree, but without restraint
other than" the guidance of individual conscience.
' Upon the success of this unprecedented adven
ture in democracy will , largely depend the issue
of .the war." ,;. , .
Success is assured.- Americans throughout the
land will promptly respond and assist. No hard
ship is involved. We shall use less of such food
as must be-exported and more, of the kinds of
which the supply is sufficient fo satisfy all pos
sible demands. . There will be enough for the
nations standing with us in .the war and for
pur boys at the front . . -. . ,
' Dress at the "Muny" Dance.
Some of the commentators on the "muny"
dance dwell on the dress of the girls present, es
pecially praising the. modesty and appropriate
quality of the costumes worn. This compliment
ary comment is all very nice in its way, but is
wholly uncalled for. Certainly there is no good
reason for any to express surprise that Omaha
working girls are modest and well behaved. That
is as natural for them as breathing. They take,
their diversions seriously as any, perhaps more
so than their better favored sisters, whose ennui
sometimes leads them to indulge in eccentricities
of conduct. Good behavior is characteristic of
the girls who work for a livin'g. Ample oppor
tunity for observation justifies the assertion that
no more decorous assemblages of amusement
seekers can be found than those gathered at the
Omaha theaters on Sunday night, made up al
most exclusively of the boys and girls from the
shops and factories. The red blood of youth will
ever be exuberant and -it still is true that "the
colonel's lady and Judy O'Grady are sisters un
der their skin,"' but Judy should not be patron
ized on this account.
O'Connor'a Advice to the Irish.
"Tay Pay" O'Connor 'is a leader whose voice
will be heard by the Irishmen of America who
still temper their love for the Emerald isle with
some savor of common sense. Therefore his
advice to them will come with the weight of con
viction. "The constitutional movement in Ire
land refuses to purchase liberty for Ireland at the
price of the liberty of the rest of the world," Mr,
O'Conner told the Irish at Chicago. Here is a
stern and effective rebuke for the Sinn Feiners, the
Leagues of Truth, and other agencies, whose ac
tivities in the name of Ireland are of assistance
only to Germany. The most ridiculous figure to
be seen today is that of the Irishman who is
willing to help the kaiser simply because he can
not control his hatred for England. Eminently
able and sensible men are working out Ireland's
destiny and self-government is coming nearer
for its people every, day, but it is coming through
Dublin and not by the way of Berlin.
The sudden popularity of pennies due to split
nickel prices calls for greater activity of the
mints to head off a threatened famine. The scarc
ity of coppers is embarrassing to .patriots in many
ways. In slipping down a war tax Involving a
penny or two inability to Ynake accurate change
imposes on dealers the painful task of taking the
whole nickel. By speeding up the mints the
government will greatly relieve the embarrass
ment in this line of business.
"Kelly of the U-boat squad," whose exploits
radiate smiles on the fringes of shamrock land,
suggests the reincarnation of Finn' MacCool or
Shemas McManus working under an alias.' What
these masters of ancient and modern camouflage
overlook in the telling the rest of the natives
supply. They are built that way.
Washington Goes Dry Today
Jy Freierx J . Haskm
Washington, Oct. 29. That is, more or less
dry. To be exact, a law goes into effect which
prohibits the making and selling of liquor in the
district, xcept for sacramental and medical pur
poses, and its importation for the purpose of sell
ing it or giving it away.
It does not prohibit anyone from having liquor
n his possession or drinking or importing liquor
for his own use. In a word, the wheels of gov
ernment may still be judiciously lubricated; the
national throat shall not lack utterly its tradi
tional comforter. Congress, out of the largeness
of its legislative heart, has bestowed upon the
people of the District of Columbia the blessing
of prohibition without necessarily imposing the
same blessing upon itself in an unmitigated form.
Every law, be it ever-so carefully drawn, has
certain provisions which may be variously inter
preted and this law is no exception, it plainly
permits a man to import liquor into the district
for his own use, but it specifically prohibits him
from importing it for the purpose of giving it
away. Almd you, now, it doesn t say ne may not
give it away,. but that he may not import or man
ufacture it for that purpose.
Rather a fine distinction, lhe congressmen
who drew the bill were not unaware of it either.
In the hearings on the district prohibition bill
we find four congressmen engaged in an ear
nest debate as to just what the prohibition against
giving away liquor means. It is a matter of wide
interest. Almost everyone comes to the capital
at times and some of these travelers in the fu
ture will undoubtedly bring along a bit of liquor.
Comes the question of whether it is permissible
and within the law to offer the bottle to another.
There is also a larger question. Washington is
a city of banquets. That strange amusement of
civilized man which consists of prolonging a meal
almost indefinitely and adding to the tedium by
allowing almost anyone to talk as long as he
wants to without interruption is here a leading
occupation, almost a profession on the part of
some people. To banquet without yawning, with
out permanently impairing the digestion and with
out going to sleep on the job is one of the first
essentials of political and especially of diplo
matic success. There are men who have ban
queted themselves into high places, those who
have banqueted themselves out of high places and
quite a number who have banqueted themselves
into the grave.
From the viewpoint of the banquettee, there
is no more important element in a banquet than
the alcoholic. Certainly if there are any circum
stances under which a man is justified in the
use of narcotics, sedatives, opiates or other nerve
deadeners it is at a political or diplomatic ban
quet. Moreover, alcohol m some and usually in
various forms is a traditional part of banquets.
No one has ever tried to give a banquet without
liquor except former Secretary of State Bryan
and his offering of grape juice to European diplo
mats was locally considered a social solecism and
-certainly did not establish a precedent.-
.
Outside of official circles, too, Washington has
a social life of growing scope and intensity, which
is not modeled upon prohibition lines.
Now the question arises, May a man offer
liquor to his guests and still be within the law?
Representative L-Ioyd, who is from Missouri, told
the committee that in his state the law was not
so interpreted; that for a man to have liquor upon
his own table was not considered giving it away.
Representative Focht saw nother peril in the
bill. "If a constituent of mine should come to
see me I could not give him a drink? he de
manded.
Representative Barkley, who presented the bill
to the committee, expressed the opinion that if
Mr. Focht had the liquor in his possession for his
own use and gave the drink to the constituent only
incidentally he would be within the law. His in
tention in possessing the liquor would be the de
termining factor and this would be a matter
of evidence. Thus if Mr. Focht imported liquor
in large quantities and entertained constituents in
large numbers there would be established a pre
sumption that he was deliberately using the liquor
for the nefarious and illegal purpose of giving
constituents drinks. But if the constituent is
merely the fortunate recipient of a chance nip,
which would otherwise have gone down the leg
islatorial throat, Mr. Focht would be under no
suspicion of morally turpitudinous intent.
But Mr. Barklev distinctly expressed the opin
ion that the serving of liquors at a.ianquet would
be illegal. Mr. Focht cited the specific case of
a banquet given by a, newspaper publisher to his
employes at a hotel and asked whether the serv
ing ot liquor at such an attair would be a vio
lation of the new law. Mr. Barkley said that it
would.
Here then is a nice point to be determined.
Will the law permit the secretary of state to offer
champagne to the Chinese ambassador if it will
not allow an employer to offer a drink to his
employes? Is all the gaiety and pomp of Wash
ington society to be conducted on a grape juice
basis? These problems will undoubtedly come
up for solution in the near future.
J
Per Capita Cost of War
-N. Y. Tim-
The cost of, the war to date has exceeded
$100,000,000,000, and the daily expenditures are
now in the neighborhood of $160,000,000 for all the
belligerents, compared with $52,700,000 in the first
five months of the conflict. These results have
been obtained by a compilation of loans and ex
penditures made by the Mechanics and Metals
National bank from data obtained from various
authoritative sources. In a pamphlet just issued
tK Kontr ctitus that an ociimntA hiet nn niri-Ant
expenditures, including those of ihe United States,
indicate that, juthe war goes through the fourth
year, to August 1, 1918, the total military cost
will be $155,600,000,000, and the daily outlay will
average S107,U00,0U0.
In the following table the cost of the war per
capita of population in each of the leading coun
tries is shown:
Daily War Daily Annual Annual
Cost. Inc. Cost. Income.
United States 28 105 $103.80 $385.00
Great Britain 74 70 279.60 255.00
France , 50 51 180.00 187.00
Russia 10 11 36.60 40.00
Italy ....22 32 80.60 111.00
Entente Allies ......27 48 $100.50 $175.75
Germany 40 44 $144.20 $162.00
Austria-Hungary 21 26 - 75.50 94.35
Central Allies .' 31 39 $114.00 $140.50
Total, all 29 45 $103.60 $166.30
In the process of financing the war the several
nations in the three years ended August 1 last
. . tr nru run mj W. i. - i I f .t:i
Dorrowea $ou,uw,uw,wv, xne oanic says, ot wmcn
the Entente Allies accounted for $52,000,000,000.
This year Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy and
the United -States will disburse S3,000,lWO,UUU in
terest on their national debts, against $708,300,000
in 1913, the last full year before the war began
Germany and Austria will pay out $1,700,000,000,
compared with $365,700,000 in 1913. The per capita
debt of France in three years has risen from $162
to $530 and Germany s has advanced from $75 to
$356, The per capita debt of Great Britain in the
same time has grown from $74 to $JU4.
Right in the Spotlight
! A. Mitchell Palmer, who is to be the
custodian of alien property under the
tradingwith-the-enemy act, Is a for
mer Pennsylvania congressman and a
prominent figure in the councils of the
democratic party. A Pennsylvanian by
birth and a Quaker by early training,
he declined the post of secretary of
war when offered to him by President
Wilson in 1913. As a member of con
gress from 1909 to 1915 Mr. Palmer
made his mark in dealing with prob
lems of finance and revenue produc
tion, which was natural in view of his
experience aa a banker and trader. At
the expiration of his term in congress
he served for a time as a Judge of the
federal court of claims. In the posi
tion to which he has just been ap
pointed by the president he will act
as trustee for all enemy property in
the United States and issue licenses
exempting enemy concerns from his
supervision.
People and Events
One Year Ago Today In the War.
The German merchant submarine
Deutschland arrived at New London,
Conn., on its second trip across the
Atlantic.
Announcement that German cruiser
Karlsruhe blew up November 4, 1915,
off the northeastern coast of South
America.
In Omaha Thirty Years Ago Today.
J. H. Bosler of Carlisle, Pa., presi
dent of the South Omaha Land com
pany, is here to attend a. meeting of
that association. Among the things
to be considered in this conference is
the proposition of Nelson Morris to
build a beet-canning establishment in
South Omaha.
The playing of a band from the
Olympic theater frightened a horse at
tached to an American Express com-
pany wagon on Douglas street. The
vehicle was overturned and the driver
had a narrow escape from serious in
juries.
At a meeting of fire and police com
missioners the pay roll of police de
partment for October, amounting to
$3,200, was approved. The pay roll
of the fire department, amounting to
13,785.33, was also approved.
Representatives from a large whole
sale ware manufactory at present lo
cated in Lafayette, Ind., have been
looking over Omaha and Lincoln with
a view of moving their establishment.
It is reported that the factory will be
located here.
The Knights of Pythias have given
orders for a magnificent building to
be used mainly as their rendezvous in
this city. The structure, with the
ground upon which it stands, will cost
1180,000.
The shipping clerks of nineteen rep
resentative Omaha wholesale houses
have formed the Omaha Shipping
Clerks' association for the mutual
benefit of the employe and employer.
W. W. Scott of Lee, Fried & Co. is
president; W. B. Eicholtz of the
Churchill Puny) company, secretary,
and J. W. Hampton of Max Meyer &
Co., treasurer.
This Day in History.
1805 Lewis and Clark expedition
reached Pacific tidewater.
1861 General George B. McClellan
succeeded General Winfield Scott in
command of the United States army.
1867 Five Fenians were sentenced
to death for the murder of a police
officer in Manchester, England.
1883 General William T. Sherman
retired from the command of the
United States army and was succeeded
by General Sheridan.
1892 Seven persons were killed in
a train wreck near Grand Island, Neb.
1898 The German emperor dedi
cated the Church of the Redeemer in
Jerusalem.
1904 An arbitration treaty between
the United States and France was
signed at Washington.
1914 German squadron victorious
In naval battle with the British oft the
coast of Chile.
1915 Germans captured Kraguye-
vatz, Serbia's main arsenal town.
Tho Day We Celebrate.
T)r. A. T). Dunn Is celebrating his
44th birthday today.
W. R. Watson, managing editor of
the World-Herald, was born in Dele-
van, Wis., November 1, 1870.
Dr. Alfred H. Fried of Austria, win
ner of the Nobel peace prize in 1911,
born 53 years ago today.
Newton W. Rowell, leader of the
liberal party in Ontario and member
of the new coalition cabinet of the
Dominion, born in Ontario S0 years
ago today.
Boies Penrose, united states sena
tor from Pennsylvania, born in Phila
delphia 57 years ago today.
Rt Rev. M. Edward Pawcett, Epis
copal bishop of Qulncy, 111., born at
New Hartford, la., 62 years ago today.
William L, Saunders, noted mining
engineer and a leader in the move
ment linking up American industries
for the national defense, born at Co
lumbus, Ga., 61 years ago today.
Packey McFarland, former well
known pugilist, now boxing instructor
at Camp MacArthur, born in Chicago
29 years ago today.
Timely Jottings and Reminders.
All Saints day.
Also National Apple day.
And don't forget to mail your let
ters today or pay increased postage
tomorrow.
Today the beverage liquor traffic in
the nation's capital city steps down
and out.
Cuba's special war tax on sugar pro
mulgated by decree of President Men
ocal becomes effective today.
The thousands of employes of the
United States navy yards will go to
work today under a new schedule pro
viding tor approximately 10 per cent
increase m wages.
A court-martial is to convene at
Fort Sam Houston, Ter., for the trial
of 63 negroes of the Twenty-fourth
infantry cnarged with murder ana mu
tiny as a result of the riots in Houston
last August, in. which, seventeen per
sons were killed.
Ten Germans who dug their way out of a de
tention camp are still abroad in Georgia. So is
Tom Watson. They look alike.
" Poor old New Yorkl Esteemed the brightest
spot on the map for pilgrims, is threatened with
partial darkness owing to the high cost ot coal,
Curtailing the flow ot electricity as a conserva
tion measure will hit the "Great White Way," that
Von Bernstorff is now ambassador for the scct'0" ot Broadway where high snyers are sepa-
, . . . ,v raica irom incir money, x ne vru:pcti vi una-
U ser at : Constant.nople, with new hbnors en- ming thc ,amps provok' an 0JUTin aU en
titling him to be called' excellency," .showing tcrs interested and is regarded as the first steo
how bisv skulduggery here is appreciated at home. 1 toward puttin'd the old town on the blink.'
Storycttc of the Day.
A minister, like his father" before
him, he had often officiated at mar
riage ceremonies, but this was his first
experience at giving away the bride.
He was in a uevout mood; his
church was small, his salary meagr
and his family numerous. This
daughter had been especially expen
sive "Who giveth this woman to be mar
ried to . this man?" droned the
preacher.
Gently the father placed the slender
hand of the bride In that of the em
barrassed groom.
iTate her, my boy!" he exclaimed,
his face aglow. "It is more blessed
to give than .to receive." Every
body's Magazine.
HERE AND THERE.
Th new warchous which the navy i
building . at th Hew York navy yard will
have li acres of floor apace.
Girl employed in English crepe factories
are forbidden to encage' in any housework
aftef their hour of labor. The reason given
ia lest their hands should become coarse and
unfitted for the delicate nature of thsir
employment. -.
An Ex-Soldier's Prayer.
Hot Springs, S. D., Oct 28. To the
Editor of The Bee: I have written
this prayer, inspired by the presi
dent's proclamation for today.
"Lord, thou hast been our dwelling
place in all generations. Before the
mountains were brought forth or ever
thou hadst formed the earth and the
world, even from everlasting to ever
lasting, thou art God."
As the psalmist of old acknowl
edged Thee, so we, the American peo
ple, this day, responding to an action
of the congress of the United States,
seconded by an appeal from our be
loved president, acknowledge Thee.
God of our fathers, we beseech Thee
to forgive our many sins and we praise
Thee for our manifold blessings. Es
pecially do we acknowledge Thee as
our dwelling place in this dire hour of
need and humbly we prostrate our
selves before Thee at this tried time
of wretchedness nd war. Into the
hollow of Thy hand we come, humbly
asking Thy help.
Bless, we pray Thee, our great
cause. Oh, Lord, it is Thy cause, for
it means universal freedom and lib
erty the end of autocracy and the
beginning of general democracy. In
a larger sense it means the universal
fatherhood of God and the universal
brotherhood of man. '
Bless our allies. Some of them have
suffered the most terrible and sad
dest of ravages of war and many of
them have known the most baneful
aspects of bitter conflict. Hold up
their hands; strengthen their hearts;
endue their minds with courage to
the end that they shall not fail.
Bless our comrades in this war. Oh,
Lord, we know what it means to lie
in the dreary camp, to tramp the
weary march and to endure the hard
ships of war, so our hearts go out to
them and are deeply touched with
an intermingling of loyalty and love
for thebrave men at the front. Know
ing that Thou has always been with
ua as our conquering leader and that
we have, in a measure, always ac
knowledged Thee, again we cry: "Oh,
Lord of Hosts, be with us yet, lest
we forget, lest we forget."
Bless our enemies. Oh, God, it was
as much for their own good as for
our own protection that we entered
this war. As the mother eagle drops
her fledgling from some great height,
only to swoop under and catch it later,
so that it may develop its wings, may
our enemies come forth from war on
the strong and enduring pinions of
freedom, liberty and democracy, and
may all the peoples of the earth soon
know real peace.
"In the beauty of the lilies Christ was
born across the sea,
With the glory in His bosom which
transfigures you and me;
As He died to make men holy we will
die to make men free.
While God is marching on."
Thus. O God. we gladly but hum
bly offer to Thee o6r lives and treas
ure, to the end tnat xny win may De
done and Thy kingdom may come in
this earth. Bless us then, we ask, and
help us carry out Thy flivlne proirram.
Amen. EAKL KLOCK,
Late Company D, Sixth Illinois Volun
teer Infantry, War with Spain.
.Postpone School Bonds.
Omaha, Oct. 30. To the Editor of
The Bee: That sufficient funds should
be - provided for the proper mainte
nance of the public schools very few
will ttuestion. But voters should study
the question from all angles before
voting the 52,250,000 bonds asked for.
In the first place, in the opinion of
the writer, our entire educational sys
tem needs revision. For many years
it has been expanded each year, new
branches and subjects have been
added, so many that very little time
is left for any one and each Is com
pulsory on every pupil. There are soi
many subjects that only, a smattering'
of each can be acquired by any pupil.
The result is that the whole cotfrse is
..so thin as to be of little value to any
pupil. It is the opinion of many prac
tical men that the entire system needs
radical revision; that the grades should
be confined to subjects necessary for
all lines of human endeavor, such as
reading, writing, spelling, grammar,
arithmetic and geography, all other
subjects to be specialties, to be studied
only by pupils who have selected cer
tain occupations to the pursuit of
which they are essential. The grade
subjects to be pursued by all and the
balance only by those who can make
use of them. Such a system would
give each pupil sufficient time to ac
quire a thorough knowledge of each
subject assigned to him, which under
the present system is impossible, and
such a knowledge as his father and
grandfather acquired in the "little red
school house" and still leave the door
open for further advancement. Neither
all nor any considerable part of hu
man knowledge can be acquired by
any one human being. This is an ape
of specialties. Let us wait and Bee
just what buildings will be needed.
The nation nas aireaay raiseu nun
$5,000,003,000 to SS.000,000,000 forth-
war. As much more will De neeaea
within the first year and twice that,
amount each following year. The Red
Cross, the Young Men's Christian as
sociation and other charities have
raised large funds and these must be
continued, during the war. Rates of
interest have advanced and will con
tinue to advance. Building, material
and labor are both very scarce ana
high, making tne cost or Dunamg very
hiirh Tho full strpss of war will soon
be on us and our country muct flnanse
half of the civilized world.
In con-lderation of the premises, let
no riefor thpop sphi ! imnrovements
until these matters are settled that we
cannot defer. A VOTER.
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"That's an obsolete term, Harold. Now
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Life. ,
Mrs Hubbubs Wouldn't It bo fine to be
able to do exactly as we please?
Mrs. Subbubs Yes. Indeed. I wonder how
It feels to be a cook. Puclt.
"You can't complain if people criticise
jou for letting your girl pay for ico cream
treats."
"I can complain that I was inisstreated. '
Baltimore American.
"Was I far gone last night?"
'Well, old fellow, you can Judge for your
self. You were trying to introduce me to a
young lady you claimed to know and you
got rather angry because the girl wouldn't
join us for a lltye supper."
''Nothing unusual about that."
"Only the fact that the girl was on a
poster." Louisville Courier-Journal.
Joe What Is the easiest way to drive
nail without smashing my fingers?
Jool Hold the hammer in both hands.
Awgwan.
"How does your son like army life?"
"Not very well. He says ho doesn't lolnd
marching when the band is playing, but
finds it mighty hard to get up and en
thusiasm over chopping wood or peeling po
tatoes without musical accompaniment."
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