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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 28, 1918)
THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY. 28, ms. BALKANS' DREAM OF DEMOCRACY IS NEAR, JAYS SLAV Downfall of Autocracy Will Be Final and Complete, Is Pre diction of Slavic Coun cil Member. ' T. Slirostav Male, member of the Southern Slavic council of New York and London, is in Omaha en route east. Regarding the European situation Mr. Male said: "The principles of democracy have already triumphed over those of au tocracy and are on the verge of a rinal and complete victory. "The old form of orders is being destroyed, and the foundation for the new, more wholesome and more con sistent with human life of our time has been laid. "To some of us it may seem that rhose who are still arraying them selves in defense of autocracy are yet strong and powerful, and that great obstacles stand between the final ac complishment of democratic aims. This may be true from a military point oK view, but from another, equally, if not of greater importance, our victory is certain. Men Are Hopeful "The stronghold of consciousness has been implanted within the very souls of men everywhere. It has penetrated the hearts of the majority of the central powers as well. The dark spirit of autocracy exists only in a minority of those empires which are hurling themselves at the im pregnable wall of democracy to their own peril.' "Today those who , are arraying themselves against the 'right of man to be a citizen of his country are destroying themselves with every , blow they strike. " "To convince ourselves of this un mistakable fact, we may but glance at our oast, which, after all. ts the eye by which we can view the pres ent. Civilization Shifts. "A glance backward will show us how, by the law that governs this phenomenal drama, empires were built and destroyed; how human civilization shifted from one corner of the earth to another; how through the substance of this movement and of creation and destruction of culture, the life of middle ages came, little by little, to create the dense atmos phere of our time, which has trans formed itself into a cyclone, causing the titanic struggle of today. "A glimpse into the 19th century, the century in which theoretical and practical knowledge of human society reached a great height in all of its branches, tells us more than any other of the progress of human civili zation, and how this progress is abso lutely necessary for the evolution and happiness of mankind. It also tells us how the very essence of its law is the struggle for existence and the survival of the fittest It tells us that all that which is necessary and har monious with the conditions of its environment shall remain, and that all tUt urViirli ha., h.mm wrtrn nut Of abnormal, is doomed, to perish thus making room for the new and con cordant. "; " ' ' Reviews History. V "History made the step jnto the 20th century, in which we witness the immense growth of military power in Germany with a clearly defined course of aggression. Her colossal military preparation was not checked, but followed by other nations to greater or lesser extent. . ;""The building of dreadnaughts, guns, rifles, fortresses and all conceiv able sorts of other destructive agents became the prune .occupation ot Eu rope. The number of armies was be ing' constantly . increased. Savings from the-labor of masses for the cause, of civilization became appro priated for what else if not to de stroy it? The atmosphere became "even more dense. The omen of visible and invisible storms came to be felt, not only in Europe but out of it as well. - 1 , "The progress of civilization, little by little, shackled itself with the iron chains of militarism. Such state of conditions became abnormal, and this abnormality, as the hindrance and, obstacle of progress, had to be re moved. ' - Change Is Seen. "We can see now into what an im mense social change this explosion of political, and social atmosphere has shaped itself. ' . J "Because the world has become con scious that this is not a struggle be tween races or nations, but between principles of social life one by divine right, and the other by human rea sonthere ran be no doubt of the victory tor defenders of human free dom. - Scene of Conflicts. "The Balkan peninsula is the most dangerous nest for the rearing of con tagious atmosphere in the world, and such it has been for over 2,000 years. The old Rome, waged war for, pos session of the Balkans; the Turkish hordes fought for it and conquered it; Austria fought for it vainly, and finally the Balkan peninsula became an objective for the eyes of entire Europe. It is the one spot where the intrigues of modern Europe seemed to have no end until it gnaUy resulted in this world's catastrophe. Uncle Sam Should Control r- Boxing, Says Amateur Head Charles A. Dean, president of the Amateur Athletic union, believes that boxing should be governed by the federal authorities. He has this to say about boxing: The government has seen the necessity for boxing, and every soldier is taught to fight with gun and bayonet, individually and collectively. Why then should not the primary education of that same soldier be to fieht with his fists? ' It is easy "for the government to control boxing in the army camps, and it conld be controlled almost as easily in civil life. Let os hope that one effect of th war will be to bring back boxing on a good, clean basts. Six Years of Training: , Then You're Hammer Star It takes six years to make a ham . rcer thrower, according to Martin Sheridan and other authorities. But if one thinks of becoming a hammer thrower he must beein diettnar at the SELLING FIRST TRUCK AT SHOW-T. Sherman McCaf frey, president of the McCaffrey Motor company, selling a one-ton Ford truck to the Richey Sand company. ri rV JLLJLJL l , BLACKMAILER OF MAYOIUS GUILTY Is Given Maximum Penalty by Court; Motion for New Trial Is Filed by Convicted Man. . Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 27. J. W. Cook, charged with attempting to black mail Asa G. Candler, millionaire mayor of Atlanta, was found guilty by a jury late today. He was sentenced to one year in the penitentiary and to pay a fine of $1,000, the maximum penalty for mis demeanor. ; , Asks New Trial. A motion for a new trial for Cook will be heard by the court tomorrow. In the meantime Cook was placed under a bond of $2,000. Mrs. H. H. Hirsch and J. W. Cook came up for trial today on the charge, of attempting . to blackmail Mayor Asa Candler, from whom it is charged they sought to extort $500,000 by threats. Mayor Candler, on the stand, denied he had ever received Mrs. Hirsch in his office except on what he supposed to be a visit connected with Red Cross work. Mrs. Hirsch and Cook have maintained a strict silence concerning the case. Telling of Mrs. Hirsch's call, the mayor said: "She came to my office in the Can dler buildiijg. She removed her coat and sat down beside the table. The door from my private office into the hallway was locked on, the outside, as it always is. ; Admits Man to Office. "She .had hardly , seated herself be fore she sprang up and exclaimed that she saw a man outside the window. I remarked t. nt it probably was a win dow washer and turned around to look, but saw nobody. Mrs. Hirsch claimed k was not a window washer, but a well-dressed white man standing on the ledge. ' - ' . ' ' . "I again turned my head to look out of the window. When I turned back to Mrs. Hirsch she had removed her hat and had opened the door lead J. l!lllllllllllllllll!ll!llll!llll!i 1 ing into the hallway. A man was standing in the door and immediately entered the office. I had never seen him or heard of him before. The man said: "'Our honorable mayor, this is nice.' I at once suspected that a trap had been laid for me." Attorney John R. Cooper of coun sel for the defense objected to what Mayor Candler suspected. The objec tion was sustained. Grand Op.ra Prices No More for Wisconsin Fans Grand opera prices for boxing matches in Wisconsin are past. Two-fifty is the top price from now on at all public boxing matches, ac cording to the ruling of the commis sion. For the last few months this has been the ruling, and it will stick. Tom Jones tried to have the Milwaukee club boost the price the first time his man Bryan Downey tackled Joe Eagan, only to have the commission step in and lay down the new law. Jones' persistency made it tough on the rest of the profession. But the, public is satisfied. It is a big contrast to a few years ago, when it was a "frequent occurrence to see the Milwaukee promoters ask as high as $10 or $15 for the choice tickets and have the dear old public step up, Schneider and Sandow Real Damon and Pythias Pete Schneider, pitcher for the Reds, who went up from the Seattle club of the Northwestern league, and Young Sandow, fighter, are two professional athelets who believe In reciprocity. They also are bosom pals. And while Schneider is a good pitcher and fan ned Sandow, the latter is a good fight er and fanned the pitcher. And this is how it happened: On warm days when Schneider pitches Sandow is always on the Red's bench and fans the pitcher between innings. When Sandow boxes Schneider acts as his second and fans him between rounds. ' Rickey's Big Idea. Branch Rickey of the St. Louis Cardinals suggests that the pitchers' box be moved back three feet further from the plate this year to speed up the hitting. Why not also make the bats a few inches wider f PIERC ARROW The Car of Ultimate Economy - f w. .v'. . . ( The real value of th ePier ce-Arrow shinesjnost when, economy is a patriotic watchword. The best car you can buy is the one in which the initial quality is per manent ---with which the initial cost grows less with each suc cessive year that is, the Pierce Arrow. It will retain not only its mechanical perfection, but its distinction and beauty, which are in their way as permanent as the sturdier mechanical features. Pierce-Arrow Cars may be at the Auditorium Show at our Salesrooms. f . STEWART MOTOR CO., 2048-52 Farnam St, Omaha. NATIONAL ARMY MEN REPORTAT DODGE Officers Estimate Practically All of 15,000 Selects From Two States Have Re ported. Des Moines, la., Feb. 27. Special Telegram.) Officers at Camp Dodge estimate that practically all of 15,000 men selected for military service with the 88th national army division from Minnesota and Iowa, .under last call, will be in camp by midnight Wednes day. . Clothing and equipment is being is sued as fast as physical examinations are completed and recruits are being given light physical exercise and mil itary drill. Examine Nebraska Spuds. An examination of the quality of Nebraska potatoes, which local com mission men say is so poor they can't afford to handle them, may be made by the state food and dairy depart ment The state university of Ne braska and other interests are claiming that Des Moines commission houses are boycotting the Nebraska spud crop and preventing consumers from get ting potatoes cheap. State Dairy and Food -Commissioner Barney stated to day that he could see no reason why potatoes grown in Nebraska should be of poor quality. It is claimed by the University of Nebraska that 6,000,000 bushels of potatoes are available in the potato districts of that state and a market is being sought for them. Car Conditions Improve. Dwight N. Lewis,' chairman of the state board of railroad commissioners, who returned today from a two weks' trip to Chicago, Washington and New York in an effort to secure grain and stock cars for Iowa, declares that the i railroad and eovernment men are fullv a hve to the need tor cars in the middle west and are making every ef fort to supply them. In fact, many stock cars are now coming into the state on all lines daily as well as grain cars. However, there is an impera tive need for moving the grain out and having it utilized before warm weather comes on or it will spoil and the rail roads are fully aware of tins, Com missioner Lewis reports. Consider Purchase of College. The purchase of Highland Park col lege, now operated as a resDytenan institution, is being put up to the Methodists of the state and a meet ing was held here today to consider it, Des Moines college, a Baptist institu tion, is also considering taking over the Highland .Fark college plant. Highland Park college was founded some 25 years ago is a commercial school. It was taken over by the Presbyterians several years ago. Electrocuted While Phoning. According to a news dispatch tt ceived here late today, John Morgan of Clarion, a conductor for the Great Western, was killed by electrocution this afternoon. A high tension wire is thougnt to nave come m coniaci with the telephone wire. 4 Increase Wood Supply. To double the amount of cord wood available for fuel is the aim of Prof. G. B. McDonald of Ames, who began this week his campaign over the state in tne interests or an in creased fuel supply. According to his figures, Iowa now works up about H - k seen or 1.500.000 cords of wood annually. It is hoped to increase this to 3,000,0004 cords, rrou McDonald will . begin his work in northeastern Iowa, where the wood supply is naturally heavy. He will urge communities to buy wood of farmers and sell it to the people at cost He says this is high ly important if we are to have a sufficient coal supply. State Fair Attractions. . Thavig's band, Louis Gertson, an aeronaut, 15 free acts to be put on in front of the amphitheater and 20 midway features, are among the at tractions booked for the Iowa state fair by Secretary Corey at a recent meeting in Chicago. Seek Standard Bearers. Tom Steele of Sioux City, former congressman from the 11th district. is being mentioned by the democrats as their standard bearer for governor. Judge Martin J. Wade is also being suggested, but it is thought Judge Wade would not give up his work on the federal bench to run for governor. A conference of democratic leaders is to be held in Des Moines March 7, a call for which has just been issued by Dr. J. W. Reynolds of Creston. Two more candidates for the state legislature have secured nomination papers of the secretary of state, T. J. O'Donnell of Dubuque ahd J. O. Shaff of Camacche. Both are former members of the house out for re-elec: tion. Lad Killed by Auto. Aubert Irish, 5-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Irish, was in stantly killed shortly after 5 o'clock Monday afternoon when struck by an automobile driven by Alfred Elving at Fifteenth and Grand. Elving was not held by the police. The car be longs to James M. Pierce. The boy had been sent to a grocery store and bystanders report stepped from the curb in front of the machine. His father is superintendent of the Des Moines Water Works company. Looking for work? Turn to the Help Wanted Columns now. You will find hundreds of positions listed there. 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