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PI j : I '1 i 1 f The Omaha Bee DAILY (MORNING) EVENING - SUNDAY FOUNDED BY EDWARD ROSEWATER , VICTOR ROSEWATER, EDITOR TUG BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY, PROPRIETOR. Entered at Omaha poatoffice a second-class natter. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION Oaity lad Sunday Pally itiioul Sunday..., Fwiiina anil 8unrt.iv.... Ennlni (ritonvt Sunday. By Carrier, par eek. JS . - l8 . m . - f 5c By Man. (er real. H oo i 8.11 4.0O too band notice nf change or address a IrraKoJartta la dellfcn to Omaua uea circulation .Department. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS . Ac Associated Piwe. nf arhlrk The Bee H tncmher. la eietntlrel? ' entitled an the eat for pHbt'CaUoft-of all news dt,ratehea credited to tt of not otherwise credited In thin paivr and aim the local news : published herein. 411 rights of nublicetioa of our epscla) dlauatrhe r are alas reaerrod 1 femittXnce ' KemH kt draft, eipreaa or portal order, Oott Scent stamps taken tn rarmeat of email accounts. I'eraoaal check, aicevt so Omaha and ; aaatera eichance. not accepted. " ' OFFICES fflnatie The Bee BulMlns, Scuta Omaha Ml N W. CooikHI Blulti 14 N Halo 8t Uoeola Mttls Building. I blcaeo People"! ftaa Building, New York l''! Kiftb ire. Ht. lonle New B'k of Commerce, Wannlnrtoo 1311 O BL - . CORRESPONDENCE Addraai eemmunlcstloni relating to newi and editorial auttw to Ouuua Baa. Editorial Department. DECEMBER CIRCULATION 59,541 Daily Sunday, 51,987 Arerst etreulatloa for the month, tubacrlbed and sworn to by Dwlibt tVllhama. Oiwlatun Manaaer. - Svbacribera leaving the city ahoalel have The Be sailed I them. Addraaa changed aa often aa requested. The way of the pacifist is not only rough but uncertain these days. McAdoo has taken over the St. Louis muni cipal bridge. Once the city would have rejoiced at this procedure. - t We felt sure of it all along, but it helps some to know that the supreme court also thinks the . draft law constitutional. . ,An extra federal grand jury is being asked for, which seems to suggest that District Attorney Allen intends to get busy. Dawson City seizes the banner from Medicine Hat, with a monthly average temperature of 51 below. Some summer resort! At any rate, Keith Neville has one perfectly good uniform, in case he ever is called out. And Ed Howard has been relieved of a lot of worry. German sincerity in search of peace may be measured by refusals to go with the Bolsheviki to Stockholm for further consultation.' Trotzky is eager to force recognition for his government, but it may be questioned if he is wise In shutting off payment of money that be longs to other governments. Two wrongs do not make a right, even in Russia. Up to date government operation of the rail roads has produced no greater effect than to put into operation a number of plans the roads had proposed, but , which they were denied by the I. C. C. England' lord chief justice, Earl Reading, is elated to succeed Sir Cecil Spring-Rice as am bassador at Washington. The change is to bring the two democracies into closer touch, a move that will greatly strengtheu Great Britain's stand ing in this country. Uncle Sam is moving to take charge of all ervic uriiform held in private stocks. After this is done, it might be of interest to find out how it was possible to supply dealers when the quartermaster's department could not get the goods..' ' ' , ' " J" To the men of the "unlucky" Seventh who en 'listed . because they thought they were going to . serve their country The Bee has only word of praise and commendation. It is in no sense their fault that the service of the regiment were un sought by the federal authorities. To them the way to honorable activity in the army is yet open, through enlistment if they so desire, but they will have no occasion to blush because they tried to make up anbther Nebraska regiment. "Occupational Disease" Excluded. s ; A decision handed down by the supreme court of Nebraska at its latest sitting is of much public interest. . It deals with the application of the workmen's compensation law, and denies to the plaintiff relief because the law does not take cognizance of "occupational disease" as such. This is another weakness of the statute that must be cured by further legislation. Industrial practice has come to recognize disease arising from certain occupations as being quite as much of an incidental hazard as an "accident," such a is defined by statute. Functional derangement producing disability and frequently death, arising from conditions of employment, cut down or ex tinguish earning power just as' certainly as does a mishap from broken machinery or other cause. That the Nebraska law does not give any value tn this merely indicates a deficiency in the law and not in the principle. Our courts are restricted by the plain provision of the statute, and the ruling just Tnsde will stand until such remedy as can be had through the legislature is made avail able. This point should be kept in mind by those who ire most concerned, for consideration when the right time comes. Draft Law I Constitutional The supreme court of the United States has upheld the selective draft law, passing on a. num ber of cases involving all the points that could be raised against the law, and deciding in favor of the government on . each. Chief Justice White announced that most of the contentions made- by objectors were imaginary rather than real. This can be particularly applied to the point raised by Hannis Taylor, who so vehemently argued that the drafting of men for service beyond seas was a violation of every right, insisting that an army could only be raised for the purpose of meeting a foe physically invading our territory. By its decision the court has given a quietus to the clamor raised by certain elements of the socialist organization, the I. W. W., and other forms of pro-German and anti-American propaganda. Emma. Goldman, Alexander Berkman and their convicted associates will be returned to prison to serve the sentences imposed on them, and various offenders throughout the country will be required to satisfy the law. The right of the peo ple of the United States to defend themselves, and of the majority to have the decision when the nation is in danger, is established beyond further question now. Drafted men may serve with the knowledge that their personal rights have been invaded only by the power, under God, the highest known, that of the people. aire mrn?onV IAXTTIADV Q 1Q1S ItlCi DEjIU: UMAnfl, lUtJLrtl, nmtunti " -i.tf.au. ftting V Uut" Louisville taqrier-jour- Insurance for the Soldiers. Secretary McAdoo authorizes the statement t at more than $3,000,000,000 of insurance has been bought by soldiers of the United States under the new law. -This is encouraging, but the figures will have to be greatly increased be fore they will be entirely gratifying. The new law, which is growing in favor as it becomes better understood, offers the most attractive form of insurance known, for it is the only lib eral policy that is backed by the credit of a powerful nation. The soldier are given abso lutely safe insurance at a rate below any that a private company could offer. ' He is permitted to make his, own election of what amount of in demnity he wiU seek from the government and pays the premium accordingly. The business is not complicated nor involved in any of its as pects. And the secretary of the treasury urges that each take out the maximum amount, that full provision for the future will be made. Just now the matter is being called to attention be cause the law that provided for the automatic insurance of men who entered the service prior to October IS last expire by limitation on Feb ruary 12, and those who have not applied for insurance by that time will be without protec tioii. Those who have entered the army since October 12 must make application for insurance within four month after joining the color. No soldier should neglect this insurance proposi tion. " One Delivery t Day. Reports that come from cities in the east where the one deliver a day plan ha been adopted are pronouncedly in its favor. These, of course, are mainly from sources that might be looked upon as biased because of advocacy of the plan, yet all are worthy of consideration. No really good reason exists for clinging to the old and wasteful habit of sending home purchase by special messenger. The delivery system is a great factor in American life, and has developed in company with many other business practice that have extended the convenience of buying through the refinement of elling organization. But each 'of the little accommodations thus en joyed by the patron of the torc must be paid for or the dealer lose money. To eliminate some of the i feature , that are unnecessary, to get the business down to a basis of service rather than extravagance, is the end sought. It may take some time to educate the buyers to the point where they will exercise the care needed to make the one delivery a day perfectly fill the requirement of all, but it can be done, and when it i established we will have taken another step away from the careless habits that endangered our national life. One More Broken Promise. When congress met in December the house determined to continue all its committees, and thereby broke another promise made the coun try. It had been announced prior to adjourn ment in October that on reconvening a rule would be adopted under which all appropriation measures would be turned over to a single com mittee. In his address last month at the opening of the session the president called attention to the need of this, "in order that responsibility may be centered, expenditures standardized and made I uniform, and waste and duplication as much as possible avoided. &o tar trie nouse nas .snown no desire or intention to heed this advice, or to redeem its promise. It proposes to go ahead, just as it has for years, sending big appropria tion bills to separate committees, subjecting the country to all the dangers and cost of the ex travagance that results, merely that certain par tisan ideas ot government may nave sway ana some personal ambitions to. control may be ful filled. Thi is but. another of the long list of broken promises that mark the democratic rec ord. It will not be forgotten, nor will the prac tice be hidden from the people behind a camou flage of patriotism. Waste at this time, by con gress or by a citizen, is dangerous. Lorraine the Test of Victory Iron Mines That Give Military Control of Europe By J. B. W. Gardiner, Condensed From World' Work. The first stone in the foundation of the present war was laid in 1870, when Germany despoiled France of Lorraine. This was true not alone because France regards with jealous solicitude every foot of French soil. Rather, indeed, it was because of the importance of Lorraine in the German scheme of things, out of which scheme grew the Fan-German creed of a Teuton hegemony in Mittel Eu ropa. In 1870 the French iron mines at Long wy, at Briey and at Nancy were unknown. Lorraine was supposed to contain all the iron fields embraced within the boundaries of the French empire; and Germany, being the most far-seeing as well as the most unscrupu lous of nations, saw, in its seizure of Lor raine, the reduction of Frence to a second class power, and the acquisition by them selves of the means whereby they could control the world. The fact that the basin of the Meuse subsequently developed iron ore in greater quantity and richness t'.ian were possessed by Lorraine, alone made an allied victory in this war possible, while accentuat ing to Germany the necessity for its contin ued possession of the old French province. In 1913, Germany obtained its iron ore from a variety of sources, the principal of which are shown in the accompanying table. Domestic Lorraine 21.000.000 Other German Fields.. 7,000,000 tities of supplies which must be sent to the troops, on the return trip they can and do take the ore which is needed to keep the blast furnaces busy. Let us suppose that the allies succeed in driving the German army behind the Rhine. Let us, moreover, assume the most favorable condition for Germany in its relations with Russia, i. e., a separate peace. What would the German situation with respect to steel be then? At the outset we may ignore Aus tria. The Austrian production of pis iron in 1913 was only 2,500 000 tons, woefully in sufficient, to say the least, to supply its own requirements. The first loss would be that frr.m the Lorraine and Luxemburg fields. more than half of Germany's total supply of j ore. The French fields of Longwy and ot Kne would, of course, be restored to their right ful owner, involving another net loss ot at least 10,000,000 tons more. Germany's total would be still further reduced by the loss of v. Rhineland fields, so that the net result j would be approximately as shown as follows: German Ore Supply From Behind the Rhine, in Tons. Sup!y Lost Through Total Domestic Sup ply , Imported Sweden 4.600,000 Spain 3,600,000 France 3,800,000 Russia 500,000 Miscellaneou 1,400,000 28,000,000 Total Ore Imported., 13,900,000 Total Ore Smelted ..... . 41,900,000 These figures are today subject to but lit tle change. Importation of Swedish ore is, of course, continuing without interruption. Ship ments from Spain and Russia have nati ally ceased, but the loss has been more than made up by the fact that the Germans hold the two great French fields centering at Longwy and at Brie. These fields, together with those of Lorraine and Rhineland, Westphalia, Saar, and of the other German states, are in all probability being heavily worked. Nor is the output being seriously impaired by the fact that the supplying of troops about Nan cy and Verdun places such heavy demands upon the existing railroad facilities. The more important Germau, blast furnaces are located in Rhineland and Westphalia, and even though the trains moving westward to the battle lines are strained with the quan- Lorraine . . . Other Ger man Fields Sweden 4,600,000 Russia 500,000 Miscellaneous 1,400,000 France 3,800,000 Spain 3,600,000 in 1913 Invasion 21,000,000 21,000,000 7,000,000 2,000,000 1,400,000 3,800,000 3,600,000 Balance 5,000,000 4,600,000 500,000 Totals 41,900,000 31,800,000 10,100,000 On such a basis, then, Germany would have left only 10,000,000 tons of ore only 25 per cent of its requirements. This, of course, is not in accordance with the exact facts. When it became evident that it was to be reduced to such a plight, Germany would immediately begin to increase production in such domestic fields as are now being worked, and to resume mining operations in those that have been abandoned since the acquisition of the more profitable fields of Lorraine. But it does not seem possible that its production could even approach the present requirements. The ratio in 1913 be tween the steel produced and the total ore smelted was about 3 to 7. So that, if the production of ore east of the Rhine were doubled and it is doubtful that more could be done the German steel output would be only 9,000,000 tons, or less than half of that which would be actilally needed. Put Germany behind the Rhine, then, and event ually the war would fall of its own weight through failure of material with which to wage it. T The World's Financial Outlook j or 1918 Spirit of Hopefulness Expressed ly Experts . New York Evening A year ago today it was stated in this column that all financial predictions were "conditioned on the question, whether 1917 was to be a year of uninterrupted war or of early return of peace." Judgment in the financial community was singularly mixed as to which of these two possible conditions was the more probable, and it was equally divided as to what would be the effect on the world's economic structure if the war were suddenly to end. Among the possibilities, in the event of the war continuing through out 1917, there were mentioned a tightening of the money market, a decrease in our for eign trade through reduced export of muni tions, an adverse effect of our greatly diminished harvests of that season, and, finally, jn the United States, "some such compulsory readjustment'" from the ex cited speculation which had so long pre vailed "as would usually have followed such conditions, even in .time of peace." These tentative forecasts are worth re calling here, because they show in how many ways the past year has upset prediction. Only one of these suggested possibilities tj.e "compulsory readjustment' has come true, and that has occurred neither in the manner nor for the reasons imagined by the watchers of a year ago. Not one of the well-known bankers, economists, and busi ness men who gave to the Evening Post a year ago their views on the financial outlook took into reckoning the prospect that the United State might itself have to go to war; yet our own economic history in 1917 has been almost, wholly governed by our en trv into the strUeele. This is a reminder of the fact that the as sumptions on which prediction is conditioned at the end of 1917 may turn out as erroneous as were those on which were based the pre dictions at the end of 1916. This month the consensus of financial judgment has been a trong on the side of another year of war for Europe and America as it then was on the side of continued American neutrality. Whether probable or not in the light of visi ble events, the possibility remains that the present expectation regarding duration of the war may also turn out to be wrong; that the overture of Count Czernin may have tangible results; in which case an entirely new set of economic influence would con front the financial . world. Assuming, however, continuance of war fcr another year, there can be no question regarding one factor in the history of 1918. The tightening of the economic strain, the increase of the already prodigious burden on producing and transportation facilities, the extension of the machinery whereby the central government will regulate industry, will be a reasonably sure result, both here and in Europe. But the experience which the country has already had with war conditions for itself shows also that for the United State there is another side even to these considerations. Whatever the financial burden may be to the United States, it will not be aggra vated by purchase of merchandise from Post Annual Review abroad in abnormal quantities or by similarly abnormal borrowing from foreign money markets. The huge wartime production of our mills and farms will keep our export trade and our outward balance at or near the maximum of history, and the loans to the allies will establish more firmly, with each successive month of war, the position of the United States as the creditor nation of the whole world. This aspect of its financial and indus trial situation in which the United States stands virtually alone accounts for the un animity of hopefulness in the views of finan cial and economic experts regarding the longer future. For the immediate future, the question will be the extent to which our financial machinery can adapt itself to the enormous strain on capital,' credit, and pro ducing facilities. In its past history, the country has always shown amazing adapta bility to such conditions, and it confronts them now with a banking and currency sys tem which was scientifically constructed with a view to the maximum financial burden. People and Events Three patent medicine fakirs who were convicted of using the mails to defraud were on the carpet before Federal Judge Landis in Chicago. Each vendor explained that he believed their dope would do all they claimed, but did not know for a certainty, because they operated among foreigners through advertisemejits in foreign language newspapers. What they were sure of was the rnftnev of the foreieners. The iudee ex tracted $200 from each and let 'em go at that. Wine, women, gasoline and carelessness cost the lives of 362 persons in automobile accident in Chicago last year. A melancholy showing in numbers, but not surprising for a swift, congested community. Open coun try roads lure speeders to the ditch with equal certainty. The news of each passing day rarely mises noting a mortal turnover as a penalty for carelessness. The sport of selling blue sky oil stocks in Oklahoma is dealt a knockout by the state supreme court Being on the spot the judges weave into their deliverance search ing knowledge of the game, which em phasizes the punch. For instance the court says a leasehold worth say $10000 may not be capitalized for $100,000. Stock issues must not exceed actual market value of the prop erty involved. Legitimate properties are greatly benefited by the decision, while vendors of hot air are put out of business. John D. Rockefeller beeins the New Year by adding another $5,000000 donation to the fund of the Rockefeller foundation, in order that it ma keep up with its war activities. This may be accepted as notice to automo bile drivers in regard to gasoline prices. General Sam Hughes of the Canadian army is celebrating his birthday today, and admits to 65 of them. - However, his services to the world in connection with the present war have been such as make his fellowmen wish he had seen as many more. Onrt Yeaf Airo Today In the War. Germans occupied Galreaska. rortuftuege dlvtrilon ot 20,000 men joined the Allies tn France. ; French premier declared Allies conference In Home "eliminated all dirticultlog that could hinder united effort." The Day We Celebrate. A. W. Clarke, head of the Child fiavlnen institute, born 1852. Augustus Thomas, one of the most ftuccctuiful of American playwrignta, born In St. Louis (9 year ago today. Frank N. Doubleday, prominent New York publumer, born in Brook lyn. N. T.. it years ago today. - William A. Clark, mllllonalrs mlns owner and : one-time United States senator from Montana, born at Con neUsvIlle, Fa. 79 years ago today. ThU Day In History. 1792 Lowell Mason, to whom this country is chiefly Indebted for the in traduction of music teaching In the public schools, born at Medncld, Man. Died at Oranre. X. J.. Aurut 1L 1872. 1(15 Battle of New Orleans, in which the Americans ' under Andrew Jackson decisively defeated the Brit- , lsh under Packenham. MI90 Elbrldse G. Lapham. who succeeded Roaoo Conkling as United States senator from New York, died at Glen Gerry, N. V. Born at Farm- ington, N. T., October' is, Just 30 Years Ago Today . Twice Told Tales Thomas Heafev. who has been for a number of years connected with the Omaha office of the Wells-Fargo Ex- preas company, has been promoted to road messenger between McCooK und Denver. There was a social dance at Wood s hotel, Albright, aid the elite of the neighborhood were all there, George M. Meyers, manager ot the Pacific Telegraph company, is at the Millard. A. G. Shearman, who succeeded W. F. Herman, an traveling passenger and freight agent for the Union Fa clfic, arrived in the city from Cleve land, O. There will be a meeting at the office of the Omaha Heal Estate and Trust company to complete arrangements for a grand slUgh ride across the Mis souri river from this city to Council Bluffs. . ; Dr. C. C. Cangley, nephew ( A. J. Camrley. tf the Hoof and Horn, was married to !!. Mam'e W!ly. The Germans do protest too much," said a senator. "The Ger mans started the war and all the world knows it When they try to prove that the war was forced on them they Just make fools of them selves. 'They're like the hired man who was helping his boss pump a cask of whisky into, some barrels. The boss, being called away, told the hired man he'd chalk his Hps; then on his re turn he could be sure that no whisky had been drunk. . "The hired man agreed, the farmer took up a piece of chalk, but only pretended to chalk the man's lips. Then he went off on his errand. "When he returned, an hour later; the hired man was pumping away. He hadn't touched a drop of the whisky, of course, but his lips were now very thoroughly chalked." Washington Star. "What's wrong with the boss?'' "You know he has been in the habit lately of having his hand mani cured. You hold your Angers In & little bowl of water, I believe." . "I know.' ' "Well, the minute the new stenog rapher seated herself at his desk he dipped his hand into the ink well." Louisville Courier-Journal. Kclk'f From Law by Lnw. Philadelphia Ledger: The railways are getting relief by law. from many of the troubles that luw put upon Nebraska Commmt Plattsmouth Journal: Another way of drafting farm labor which might appeal to the government, would be to discourage a lot of good farmers from quitting the old place to run for office next summer. Beatrice Express: Despite the fact that Gage county people have given thousands of dollars to aid in carry ing on the war, the statement of de posits in all banks of the county, as published in the Express today, shows a substantial gain. Considering the greatly increased amount needed for the operation of business and the sup plying of a home, this increase in de posits is significant. Grand Island Independent: It ought not to be necessary to ask of any German-American: "Where to you ex pect to live after the war? With whom do you expect to exchange the greet ings, of neighbor, friend and fellow citizen? On what government do you expect to rely to protect your person al rights, and your property?" The In dependent has, from the very begin ning of our war period, urged and urges still that tolerance and loyalty, and loyalty and tolerance, should go hand in hand if the best results and conditions were to be obtained. A Large Order. "Rounder says he's turned over a new leaf.' Huh! Roundor could tun. over a them. A hair of the dog that bit j whole Carnegie library and not be them, as it were. I half reformed." Boston Transcript. Here and There A garage sign in Yokohama says 'Cars for rent" in seven languages. A barber at Astoria. Ore., by a close shave left 1100,000 when he died. Cameo-cutting, one of the most an tique of occurmtlons, has recently been introduced Into the United States. The world's f'nest bronze etatuTy is east in sand found in France that contains about 80 per cent silica and 20 per cent alumina. The up-to-date baby has a dress ing table on wheels, wh'ch may be rolled about the house to the most de sirable location for use. A fracture-setting apparatus has been designed which weighs -only 35 pounds and may be packed In a small ccmpass for easy transportation. Salt has been found under Cleve land and prepared for market for many years, but the city has only recently awakened to the fact that sufficient salt underlies It and the im mediate vicinity to supply the world. Between July 30 and December 30, 1917, New York's official thermome ter covered a range of 111 degrees. The corn belt, if so disposed, might easily match the range, but friendly regard for the weather man forbids. Butte, Mont, reported violets grow ing on the last day of the year and the planting of three acres to rye by an Industrious farmer. The violets do not matter; it is the prospective bloom on the rye which gives encouragement. Patriotism Before Party. Auburn, Neb., Jan. 5. To the Edi tor of The Bee: Will you allow me to second the motion of pioneer J. M. Burress in The Bee's Letter Box, suggesting the wisdom and necessity of President Wilson asking Roosevelt to a place in his cabinet as secretary of WSlP. Every reason advanced by Mr. Bur ress Is based on common sense as well ts national and international prece dents. President Washington se'.erted both Hamilton, the federalist, and Jefferson, the democrat to his nrst cabinet after his first election as pres ident of the infant republic, which it had taken eight long years of struggle, privation and hardship now almrst forgotten to establish. The democracy of America ass:sted by thnt of west ern Europe under the leadership of Lafavette cf France, and Frederick the Great of Prussia, wen our inde pendence. No one was denied corn-m-.nd or leadership then because he had ability; nor was he in the civil war either; the democrats who had voted for the Little Giant (Stephen A. Douglas), in tne iau oi . i:.,i ikm,mh hiM insniration ana counsel under "Black Jack" Logan; under Grant the "Quiet, Jiut rerbisi- ct,aiman Q'hil rHltlfi UP out of the south to save It to the union by his march to tne sea. r ragut too, came out of Virginia to i. u that nnlnn now as- sailed by a military and commercial conspiracy of Turks ana xeuion, respect neither womanhood nor child hood, age nor sex. In this emergency congress reiuoau il. .iti!o. imiiintccra nf exnerience in army or forest of plains-life. From the states, Aiasna, Hawaii, mo Ki iittio hrnwn men of the rice swamps; the half castes who fought Funston asKea out, 10 iuhow iwwc ..ir nnA t Vi a fl:icr nf tha reDublic. These had all learned that where that floated there was religious tolerance, security of person as well as proper ty; equal and reasonal taxation; national laws to protect womanly virtue. They asked but to follow a leader as well known in Europe as in the Americas, one who had early learned to rule himself and been ad vanced to rule a nation. He It was the men of all races chose to lead them to victory in the defense of lib erty and womanhood of all climes. They were denied and the mili tary machine which has brought Eu rope down won its first inning by re jection of a national volunteer sol dier who aspired to lead, not to com mand. The ability of the machine is evi denced by the weekly lengthen ng death lists of our boys whose lives are needlessly wasted at Camp Funston and elsewhere where warm sod houses could have been made in a week, had our ex-president been at the head of the war office. President Wilson had better save these soldiers for France by appoint- imPTit nf Roosevelt as secretary oi war. Let the independent democrats of Auburn and Nebraska lead the way; strengthening Wilson by active circulation of petitions to that desir able end. KAUL ALDKICH. Still Wants Roosevelt Omaha, Jan. 6. To the Editor of The Bee: From the commendations I have- received in my advocacy of Roosevelt for secretary of war, I seem to have struck a popular chord. The only ones who object to his appoint ment are hidebound democrats, who can see no good in any party but their own, even in these critical days of the republic. The fear of the national adminis tration seems to be that If Roose velt is given a commanding position in connection with the war, that he will overshadow tha incompetents who are now making a vain attempt to run things, so that they would look like moies compared with an eie phant. Roosevelt would be worth a dozen of some of the men who now fall to fill the positions they are euppoRed to fill and I hope the demand for his appointment will become so over whelming that even Wilson with his intense democracy will be able to see merit in some one outs.ue tne uenio cratic party. I have not liked some of the politic al action of Rooseveit, nor have mil lions of others, and I still consider him to blame for Wilson. But his in tense Americanism cannot be doubted for a minute and had his American ism been followed by the Wilson ad ministration, Instead of campaign ing on the issue of "He kept us out of war," we would be in tar better shape to fight Germany today. FRANK A. AUNEW. .h. tim and all the efficiency n'ta declare we must economise " "Sota Buua. have you been toeln at the poke? club again ?"-13roeklyn tagle. I 'can smell that ham and cabbage you're cooking away out In the street no you think It will annoy PPl ' Yea. It'll make em envious." Vv ash Ington Star. Wife Don't 'you think, dar, we'd bet tcr get a safety deposit box for our alu- abHub-What-e the use? They don't make any safety depoalt boxes bis enough to bold . a" ton of coal. Boston Transcript. you wive your la-yer friend rather a palnxU-Hl 'wish when you parted. What was that?" You told him you hoped his brief career would be a lo:iK one. Baltimore American. I wis in a train the olhcr day when , spark from a cluar Ml on a lady's dresa and set hrr rn fir.-." How was she saved? ,,... She happened to be In the smoklnB car. and so the conductor put her out. Balti more American. You sm happy, Dolores. IaFerdy payinsr you more attention?" "So. but since this 3-cent postage came In he hns shopped writing- to a lot of out-of-town Bi- Cincinnati Rnqulrer. SHERMAN WAS RIGHT. I have been nsked to tell About a place called well, tou know the place that Sherman talked about. Some of you have believed That we have been deceived. But such a place there Is beyond a doubv. There ts one place today It you will look that way, . And put your glasses on before you look, You can see in the sky, . j ...lh nlltri hlffh. ' - Proof that will some day make a monster book. If, when all has been said. You still will shake you head And doubt the truth of all that has been seen. You will not be exempt From Uncle Sam's contempt, Nor held by pa-trl-ots in high esteem. It Is aure a deep well And not a little dell That Kaiser Bill has digged beyond the seas. He Is the same old simp, Also the same old Imp, Whose former home was down in old hades Put your ear to the ground. And you will hear a sound. The sound you hear is some unearthly wan. It's the same pesky Bill At the old business still: The kaiser has the devil by the tall. Let'us spot hlin right now While he la in this row ' And give the cursed hypocrite his due. Let us send him back home. Where he will have no throne From which to curae the earth til blac and blue. ' Shenandoah, ta. P. L- DESf. NEW YEAR SMILES. "gobert, If you eat any more of those pre serves l'l give you a whipping." "You wouldn't whip a sick boy, would you, Ma?" "Of course not.' "Then Til eat enough to make me sick." Boston Transcript. "The cook burned the steak again," ex claimed tha experienced housewife. 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