THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, MARCH 7. 1918
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J All eyes on the grand jury now.
'' Peace at any price, is too costly even for the
.bolshevik!. '
,,' Add horror of war: Mouth organ bands are
being formed at some cantonments. I '
f. Nebraskans know a good thing when they see
it and that is why they take so readily to the
thrift stamp.
Still, there would hardly be so much reor
ganizing at Washington if everything were work
ing to perfection before.
? It's a trifle early for candidates for the city
hall to dig themselves in and put on gas masks.
We suggest preparedness, however.
' Whatever else comes. Japan would better get
busy around Vladivostok, for the Russians may
! jret need the stores endangered there. , ,
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V "Billy" Sunday is starting out now to, redeem
Chicago from its wickedness. Go to it, Billy!
' J'Over the top with the best o' luck and give 'em
1 hell!"
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Wisconsin's legislature has adopted a resolu
tion censuring La Follette, which may be ac
cepted as only preliminary to what the people
'V'Hl do later on.
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!l, A Japanese economist advises his countrymen
'to emigrate Just where to he does not bint
itfhis has been Japan's problem for several genera
tions and is not yet solved.
j Administration leaders at Washington express
liamaxement'that their course towards Japan in
'Siberia is not understood, but "watchful waiting"
has always been a little bit obscure to the man
'in the street tK' ' ' " - . . -
, Mr. Bryan is scheduled for the office of presi
. jdent, or whatever else it may be called, of the
forthcoming. Dry Federation of the World. But
,jhe won't enjoy it fully if It comes to hira with-
i.out making a rear platform campaign for it.
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, Soldier Vote in Nebraska.
Argument has just been made before the su
preme court relative to the status of Nebraska
voters who are serving in the national army. As
presented to -the court, the case seems to turn
on a distinction between the "national'' and the
"regular" army. This barrier was set many years
ago and involves what in time of war amounts
to little more than hair-splitting in an attempt to
preserve a line of demarcation where no essential
difference exists. Men who enter the military
service of the United States in time of war serve
under exactly the same "conditions, and since the
removal of all state designations have been com
monly devoted to the single purpose.
Volunteers and drafted men are inextricably
mixed, professional soldiers are serving with
those who have taken up the work as an avoca
tion, and every needed effort has been made to
establish the army as an homogeneous whole.
Our immediate trouble arises from the persistence
of a feeling that animated the fathers, who pro
fessed to dread the possibility of "the man on
horseback," and therefore took what they deemed
wise and effective measures to prevent the possi
bility of our country being governed by a mili
taristic cult Soldiers serving in the United States
army were disfranchised while in such service;
"volunteers" and militiamen were not
This artificial distinction should be wiped out,
and probably will be, so far as Nebraska is con
cerned. The mere physical difficulty of collecting
the soldier vote may" be solved by any one of a
number of expedients suggested, but we can well
afford to assure our young men that they forfeit
no right of citizenship through donning the uni
form of their country, in army or navy, and that
all soldiers look alike to us.
John E. Redmond.
.The Irish have lost a great leader, and the
cause of home rule has suffered accordingly, in
the death of John E. Redmond. Contemporary
and lieutenant to Charles Stewart Parnell, Red
mond led the stormy life of a politician ardently
opposed to. the policy of the dominant party in
the imperial parliament His ardor for the cause
of Ireland was not checked by familiarity with
the inside of Kilmainham jail, nor was his sense
of justice obscured by his zeal for that which he
so earnestly advocated. After the death of Par
nell he came into leadership, although others,
"Tay Pay" O'Connor, for example, shared with
him the honors for a time'. But Redmond's
ability, his temperance of utterance and his un
swerving adherence to a policy he believed would
lead to success brought him to a position of
greater influence at home than was -the lot of
any of his time, unless it was Parnell Standing
without compromise on the principles of home
rule, when the -war against Germany came, Red
mond tjprew his personal and political influence
on the aide of the empire. He lost the support
of the extremists, but in no sense did he abate
his loyalty to Ireland while maintaining his at
tachment to the British empire. His unexpected
death at a critical moment in' Irish affairs may
have serious effect yet it is not more likely that
what he worked for will be abandoned than was
the struggle given over when Parnell passed on.
His counsel and example will be missed, but the
Irish question will press on to its reasonable end.
Press dispatches stress the point that women
jvoters in New York had little trouble in marking
. Jtheir ballots. Astonishment! In none of the
lout districts were more than half a dozen can
didates to be selected from and only one office
'jwas involved This does not call for an unusual
lmount of discrimination, and it would be doing
; Ah e women slight credit to insinuate they had
; difficulty in so simple a matter. ,
U Sleeping Sentinels and Public Safety.
U A sentinel on the battle line has more than
This own safety in keeping. Back of him are his
! "sleeping comrades, and back of them the nation,
n& in our present case, humanity, for America
'fairly fights for humanity. Unless that sentinel
'is vigilant and faithful, alert and watchful, prompt
;.in discharge of his duty at every point, he en
dangers all he should protect At no time in his
: 'military career is a soldier charged with more
, 'solemn or important trust than when he isrj
: posted on guard. In time of war and in the
! presence of the enemy failure to discharge this
" trust has but one punishment Tlje sentry knows,
, this. If he sleeps on post, he has opened a way
through which the enemy may break, and not
' only his life but that of his comrades go as sac
. rifice to his nnworthiness. Such an opening may
, bring about defeat to the army, and disaster to
' the cause. All this is self-evident and ought to
be uppermost in the minds of all who are moved
: 'to give their support to ill-advised expressions in
.behalf of men who have failed in their duty.
' Military discipline necessarily is stern, because
', military responsibility is tremendous. Unless the
discipline be kept to its finest and hardest point,
, it will not serve its purpose, which in the end
.. is to protect the nation and its helpless ones
twho can not protect themselves.
Kaiser's Peace Terms at Home.
- German leaders, and there are some who do
not subscribe to the infallibility of the kaiser, see
what is most clear of all facts in connection with
the peace terms imposed upon Russia that the
settlement involves dangerous possibilities for
the future. In laying down conditions that only
may be supported by superior force, Germany
has given notice to the world of Intent to main
tain that force. It is against this the opposition
to the kaiser at home now protests. Whatever
may be their attitude towards the present war,
and it is but fair to consider them as devotedly
united behind the kaiser, they are much averse
to having all 'their future mortgaged by the war
machine that has brought so much of trouble to
them.
This element of the German people is seeing
with a clearer vision than the war lords the down
fall of the, superman .and realize that to live
in amity with its neighbors something of equity
and justice, if not of generosity, must distinguish
the relations between them. Russia' may not
always be in the abject attitude now existing, and
history will not forget the harsh terms now en
forced by, the domineering and victorious cabal
that is directing Germany's course. ,
The treaty of Brest-Litovsk sure holds the
seeds of a war for "revanche." to come when
Russia has renewed its strength. Against that
.time Germany must always stand ready. So this
treaty holds danger for all the world, and unless
modified by the ultimate settlement it means
that whatever peace may be agreed upon will
be but a beginning in a new world struggle.
These considerations make more than ever plain
the imperative need of defeating the German
war party now. .
Democrats have achieved another notable
"victory" in carrying four Tammany-controlled
districts in New York, and four democrats who
resigned wiU be succeeded by four of the same
party faith. This merely goes to show that for
the present the tiger is willing to frisk along
with the administration lamb. .
Women Conductors and the Job
Novelty, High Wages and "Fresh Air" Draw a Crowd
A Woman Conductor in New York Post
As I see it girls are in the transportation
service chiefly for three reasons because of
the novelty, because of the high wages, and
because of the "fresh air" claim. If you've
been working away at a job you're ready for
a little adventure, just as I think many of
the men at the front are. The uniform, the
idea of being among the first to do some
thing women haven't been doing before
well, that attracts lots of girls. It's what
brought me into the service. I was working
in the glove department in a department
store, and had no reason to leave, but I'heard
it was so lovely and interesting and it seemed
such a novelty to put on "pants" that I ac
cepted and was one of the first 100 in the
service. ,
Quite a few go into it to make a good
living. These are mostly the married ones
there are lots of them. It pays more than
most work for girls. You can make $21 a
week working seven days and overtime. We
get 27 cents an hour. A run is 10 hours, but
you never get away with 10 hours never.
I've just put in two and a half hours over
time. If you work nine hours and 42 min
utes you get paid for 10 hours; anything less
than that you are paid for the exact number
of minutes you work. For overtime you get
the regular hourly rate, not time and a half.
A lot of the girls come from the fac
toriesbox factories and clothing factories,
and from the laundries. They imagine they
are in the fresh air air day in this; don t
realize it is other people's breaths they are
breathing. These are the reasons we are in
it, as I see it. Most of the girls would only
write you the bright side of it and stop here;
but I say it has two sides, and they aren't
both bright. I've been thinking about this
thing.
As to what the work i lilrrv " Tr'a nn unrls
for any girl. It's a man's job. I don't mean
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uctause oi inc actual woric its tne conai-
tions the life, the finitra and tha Aw T
be exact, I work from 1- o'clock in the after-
noon unm ana trom r.Vi in the eve-
ninor until 2:2Q in the mrtrmno- This Anmcn't
sound bad, but what really happens is this:
I get up at 11 o'clock in the morning and
have hreakfatt. T mv "C.nnA.hvm m'm
you 16 hours later!" Then I may work 'until
u.iiu u uui mure iixciy, nice lomgni, 1
will work until nearly 6 o'clock with rio
more food. You must work overtime or be
suspended. A girl was suspended yesterday
because she has two children and had to be
home, so she refused to work two hours
overtime. What time I have before 7:19,
when I go on again, I stay at the barn in the
rext rnnm teuiincr nr lrnitti'ncr T era A'innmr
there for 25 cents. You can imagine what
ine ainner is uxe tor tnat, Dut we don t like
tft on nut in our nnifnrma en mm inot . it
there. The restroom is no fit place to spend
your ircc time, not a ciean place basins,
toilets, garbage-can a few' benches. But
what else can you do? You can't make an
engagement, for you never know when you
will have to do overtime. Only yesterday I
hung around four hours between my regular
runs and refused to go out with a girl. When
I reported I was told I had no motorman
and to go home. Of course, I was not paid
for the time I lost. Then today I made a
date, and had to work overtime.
I get to bed at 4:30 o'clock in the morn
ing, have six and a half hours' sleep, up
again at 11, breakfast and to work. This is
the life seven days a week. For you must
appear for the seventh day. When you want
to get off you write your request early in the
week, but you don't always get off.
We pay $4.50 for our uniforms, $1.25 for
the hats, and about $2 for the shirts. Furnish
our own top coats. We wear high heels, not
only because we are used to them, but be
cause they are so much less expensive than
shoes with flat heels.
I am working on the low-level cars,
where I can sit down. There is not so much
active labor, but the wnrlr tf AtC "If VAMP
nerves. You must keep still about every-
inmg; inai is fie companys orders. Men
are all right. They seem to understand it is
the motorman and not the conductor who is
running the car but the women don't. Then
you know you are probably being watched
bv a shnn-flv a tf
called. When I get home I feel as though
i naa no oones. it racks you up so. I fall
asleeo over gunner most nf the time T mae
frightfully cold on the low-level cars in the
winter, i nere are eiectnc neaters under the
seats for the passengers, but they don't come
near us.
This is what I think of it It's no life.
I'd rather get $11 a week and have some
home and social life. I never see my family,
I never see my friends, I never go to any
entertainments, I'm too tired, to eat and I'm
too tired to sleep, so what is' the use of the
money? What clothes I have are hanging in
the closet The first girls to go into the
service are all leaving now tired of it. The
company is not particular about the class of
girls they pick. I hear they are afraid the
second draft will leave them short.
Of course, the girls should organize, but
they won't. They are afraid to say a word.
Everything gets right to the boss. And the
company is mighty independent because
there are so many girls. And then, too, as
I said, the girls are satisfied because the
moncy looks goo.d. Their families are not
like mine. My parents won't tell our friends
what I am occupied with. They are ashamed
of it.
Well, I guess I've told you about all ex.
ccpt that the men in the service are fine to
us. They don't seem to think we are taking
their jobs from them.
Tanks to Reclaim French Farms
Deadly Implement of War a Regenerator of Ruins?
Lewis R. Freeman In Popular Mechanic.
A good deal has been written about the
rebuilding of the destroyed towns and vil
lages in the battle-ravaged area of northern
France, and it is also encouraging to record
that a good deal of tangible progress has
been made toward getting started with this
part of the restoration work as soon as there
is opportunity to do so.
Ever since the battle of the Somme was
well under way I have been reading in
French, English and American newspapers,
and reviews, articles or letters several
from not "un-eminent" scientists and engi
neersall purporting to demonstrate be
yond the peradventure of a doubt that the
once fertile agricultural region of northern
France could not but remain an absolute
desert, so far as agricultural production is
concerned, for anywhere from a minimum
of two or three decades to half a century
and more.
Practically all of the more "learned" of
these theorists appeared to base their beliefs
on the poisoned-soil or debilitated-soil ideas.
None of them so far as I remember
claimed to have made any study of the ques
tion in the battle area itself. If they had
especially during the last summer they
would have seen a few things calculated
radically to alter their opinions. Never
under the hand of the husbandmen have the
fields of northern France brought forth such
a wealth of verdure as this last summer, and
the fact that most of this growth consisted
of wild flowers and weeds was merely be
cause nothing else had been planted in their
stead. Trenches, used and disused, were
clothed to their parapets in a dense mass of
rank vegetation, and the only shell holes
which were not half submerged in greenery
were those which had been formed within
the month.
The physical problem of cultivation is,
however, quite another matter. I must con
fess that when I first saw the condition in
which the ground about' Thiepval, Fricourt,
Contalmasion, Pozieres, and a dozen other
bitterly fought-for points in the Somme
area, had been left, I was so appalled by the
sight that, for the moment, I was inclined to
share the view of the many who were say
ing that no practicable way ever -would be
found for putting it under cultivation.
It was not until the day I met a Canadian
officer, who (like myself) owned a western
ranch and had broken up new land with a
tractor, that a solution of the problem sug
gested itself.
"The danger from unexploded shells is
practically negligible," said he, "for the sim
ple reason that a detonator that has failed
to gq off at the end of a five or ten-mile
flight through the air is not likely to be
greatly disturbed by a prod from a plow
share. Neither will buried barb wire give
much trouble for any length of time. Rail
road iron, concrete fragments, corrugated-
steel roofing, and other heavy trenching ma
terial will have to be picked up and carried
off bodily.
AH of this leaves," he continued, "the dis-
COVerv of a nrartirahle wav nf efTectinv Va
first rough cultivation as the one great prob
lem to be solved. The question then nar
rows down as to what sort of a machine will
nave to De devised to accomplish this pre
liminary work. And right there you
have the answer tn thnca vahn s acL-int
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what is to be done with the thousands of
tanks that will be left without occupation
at the end of the war. Use them for trac
tors to draw specially devised plows and
harrows jn the first rough cultivation of the
crater areas. The extent of the fought-over
ffrrund which ia tnn trim nn tn he rnlrivatiul
in the ordinary way can hardly run to more
it r i j j ,i . .
man a icw nunurca square nines at ine out
side, and ten times as many tanks will be
availahfe aa wauM h n,raii. ,A Ut
V.K.'W.V . w u v. u v. HkkVJJUl J . y give LI J 1
a complete going over in a fortnight or so.
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ine nature ana aesign oi tne implements to
be drawn would have to be determined by
experiment, but there is no, reason why these
should not be initiated at once, so that what
ever types are determined on could be built
and ready for use at the first opportunity."
People and Events
Four men out in Oregon entered into a pa
triotic compact to quit smoking during the
war and turn the money saved over to the
Red Cross. Holy smoke, if all the smokers
did likewise how could the Red Cross spend
the money, or what would happen to the
tobacco trust? Got the, makings of a guess?
Congresswoman Rankin talked on wom
an suffrage in the hall cf the House of
Delegates at Annapolis, Md. The news
historian of the event says: "Miss Rankin
wore a pale blue silk evening gown and
was vigorously applauded." A fetching color
scheme always wins the eye and the glad
hand.
The the recent meeting of the American
Association of Anatomists, held in the new
Institute of Anatomy at the University of
Minnesota, Prof. Robert R. Bensley of the
Department of Anatomy at the University
of Chicago, was elected president of the
association. Prof. Bensley has been con
nected with the Department of Anatomy at
Chicago for 17 years.
Once upon a time a ribald bunch in a
wet belt laid at rest the tightwad of the town.
In life he could hear a mile the whispered
call for a treat and quickly hop to it As a
tribute to this distinguishing trait the hail
fellows chipped into a fund and placed over
the mound a headstone inscribed: "This
Is On Me." Luckily the tribute was finished
ere war smote marble and granite quarries
and fattened the price tags fifty fold. Re
vision upward now carries the message of
the inscription to the mourners.
I TODAY
;,Orte yer Ago Today in the War.
Grave discontent reported In Petro-
;ti ad owing to bread shortage. '
' Irish nationalists demanded an lm
'".mediate application of home rule law.
4 President reported to have decided
!to arm ships despite congress' refusal
:to approve it
?The Day We Cetebrn te. .
tV Dr. J. c Hammond, physician, born
;1861. ' .
George K. Howell, lawyer, born
Just SO Years Ago Today
uuuiu viiiaiitfc utat uan ciuo
met and decided to commence prac
tice back of the Exchange hotel aa
soon as the weather Would permit
eeverai large consignments of
Everett S. Dodds. architect born
t'188
't Champ Clark, born in Anderson
county Kentucky, Ss years ago.
' Bear Admiral Albert D. Willits.
, United States navy, retired, born In
.rPhiiadelphia, 67 years ago.
uThls Day tn klstorr.
" 1787 General William Heath, the
t 'only general officer on the field at the
; battle of Lexington, born at Roxbury,
Mass. Died there, January 24, 1814.
tci 848 Edwin H. Conger, who was
'American minister at Pekin during
t in Boxer siege, norn m Knox
I 'county, Illinois. Died at Pasadena,
California, May 17. 1907.
;: 1885 Fifty persons killed or In
Injured in a railroad collision at Brls-
i.ioi. fa.
H' 1893 The members of President
-Cleveland's cabinet were sworn into
Kofflce all together, for the first time
, m tha history of the country.
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ducks were received from Bartlett,
Honey Creek and other points.
George L. Miller. P. E. Her, W. A.
Paxton, Frank Colpetser and H. W.
Hill filed articles of Incorporation
with the county clerk of the Union
club.
At ft meeting of the Anollo club
members, tha following officers were
elected for tha ensuing year: J. Dor
min, president: Nat Brlgham, vice
president; raui uoroacn, secretary;
George Holbrook, treasurer; Henry
D. Estabrook, Walter Wllklns and
Lieutenant Kennon.
' Saved His "BOlle."
Teacher Tell me something about
Job.-
Jimmy Brighton Well, they took
away everything else he had, but they
never got his goat arm Life.
With, State Editors
Tecumseh Chieftain whoops joyful
ly over the general abandonment of
the credit system. "Cash and carry"
is the rule of local business. "Honest
people," says the Chieftain, "have be
come thoroughly tired of paying the
bills of the dead beat-."
H. E. Willis, recently connected
with the Grand Island Independent
took control of the Chadron Chronicle
on the first of the month. Editor
Willis is an experienced reporter, a
practical printer, and knows the busi
ness from cellar to roof.
Minden Courier voices a general
protest against the extravagance and
waste of serving free lunches at farm
sales. Besides the waste much dis
courtesy and disrespect of hospitality
are shown. ,A lunch wagon system
on a cash basts is urged as a remedy
for present abuses.
Country papers quite generally
record an awakening of tha farmers
to the pratlcal benefits of good roads.
Spring thaws, with the usual accom
paniment of soft muddy roads, bring
home the need of better highways to
and trom local markets. Evidence of
keen interest. In the question was
shown by a gathering of fanners at
Mullen, last week, to boost a national
highway between Broken Bow and
Alliance, to be known aa tha "Potash
Highway." With very little advance
preparation 1Q5 delegates from inter
ested towns and counties got together.
Peppery Points
Minneapolis Tribune: The bol
shevikl are doing their best to make
whiskers unpopular in civilized coun
tries. St Louis Globe-Democrat: Jonah
never thought of cutting himself a
whale steak while he was imprisoned
for three days, though he must have
been hungry.
St'Louls Globe-Democrat: Senator
La Follette refuses to comment on tha
stinging resolution passed by the Wis
consin senate. But there is really lit
tle that he could say. ,
Baltimore American: Germans are
reported to be in some cases clad
completely in paper garments. It
would be poetic justice for those gar
ments soon to become mere scraps. ,
. Wall Street Journal: By turning
over 80 German vessels to France,
Brazil does her bit for the allies; and
France gratefully reciprocates by
agreeing to drink t.000,000 bags of
coffee. ,
Brooklyn Eagle: Spain may con
sent to let Yankees reconstruct her
railroads so as to facilitate shipments
to France. The Castilian has had a
high idea of our mechanical efficiency
ever since Cervera had that little ex
perience oft Santiago harbor.
Louisville Courier-Journal: "Tour
Idle prattle may lose a battle" is a
slogan of the division of advertising
of the Washington Bureau oi fudiic
Information. We suggest that it be
sent on a postcard at once to all diplo.
effected an orranlsation. and outlined 1 matists of the allied governments,
plans to accomplish the object The who may be inclined to talk further
proDosed hlehwav will connect with! about the" aims of America and the
the Black HliU road at Alliance."
hj about the aims of America and
European allies in this war.
Twice Told Tales
Cost of Salvation.
A colored preacher had Just con
cluded a sermon on "Salvation Am
Free" and announced that a collec
tion would be taken up for the benefit
of the parson and his family. A mem
ber in the audience .objected to the
paradoxical nature of the proceed
ings, and received this bit of negro
logic in response:
"S'pose yo' was thirsty an1 come to
a river. Yo could kneel right down
an" drink your fill, couldn't yo'? An'
it wouldn't cost yo' nothin.' Dat wa
ter would be free. But s'posin' yo'
was to hav dat water piped to yo
house, yo'd hava to pay, wouldn't yo'?
Waal, brudder, so it is wid salvation.
De salvation am free, but It's de
habin' it piped to yo" dat yo' got to
pay fo.' " San Diego Union.
None For Her.
'Miss Mollle Brown, Georgia back
woods school teacher and spinster of
40, but who was neither fat nor fair,
was going the rounds of the neighbor
hood to raise her average in attend
ance. On leaving the Dobbs place she
advised Nancy, a half-grown, dyed-in-the-wool
Cracker girl, to come back to
school, and pointedly set forth the
many drawbacks of ignorance.
With a knowing bob of her head
Nancy tonchily said:
"Now look here, Miss Mollie. My
granmaw she didn't git no eddication,
an' she got married. My maw she
didn't git no" eddication, an' she got
married. You got eddication, an' you
hain't got married. Huh! I ain't han
kerin ayfter eddication." Country
Oentleman.
Asks for Permission to Seine
Omaha, March 6. To the Editor of
The Bee: Spring is approaching
fishing will soon be In order. There
are tons of good fish in the rivers and
lakes of Nebraska, thanks to the state
fish commission and to our game laws.
Seining has been prohibited for years,
for the sole purpose of preventing
wanton destruction of fish. It was
done in the interest of food conser
vation. The presumption is that this
law has served its intended purpose.
Now the time has come when the
fish should be seined in the presence
of game wardens and brought to mar
ket dally. Such action would bear
down the price of fish and be a posi
tive benefit to the people. If the war
lasts several vears loneer we shall
have to resort to every 'means to'
maintain food supply.
The politicians are trying to con
vince the governor that there is an
extraordinary occasion for calling an
extra session of the legislature. I do
not believe it but should he yield to
pressure, it would be well to propose
a bill suspending the fishing laws for
one year, with proper limitations. The
day is not far distant when the ques
tion of food supply will be paramount
and will smoke out questions which
are being magnified to make, them
seem extraordinary.
. J. B. HAYNES.
Believes in Prohibition.
Omaha, March 4. To the Editor of
The Bee: The recent defense of the
saloons by some of our clergy has
started quite a little discussion as to
the succers of prohibition. One
clergyman stated that he had been
told that there was as much booze to
be had as ever. . .
In the face of the fact that each
one of the 350 saloons carried all the
way from 8500 to 825,000 worth on
hand at all times. There is enough
to supply the demand now. But the
demand is failing faster than the sup
ply. '
I believe that I am in a position to
know. I worked for Omaha saloon
keepers for 10 years and I knew per
sonally about three-fourths of all the
saloon employes and hundreds of cus
tomers. At election time I worked as
hard for the saloons as any one could.
I actually believed that they were nec
essary, and I am a firm believer in
loyalty to my employers' Interests at
all times. About a month after the
saloons closed I met the wife of a
former brewery worker. She said her
husband was only making about half
as much since the saloins closed. But
she said: "I am so glad. No one can
realize what it is to have a husband
come home sober after coming home
drunk every night for eight years.
And he is kinder to the children."
That opened my eyes.
About a week ago I spoke to a col
ored man I know. He was a saloon
porter and one of the hardest drink
ers I ever knew. "Well," I said, "do
you get all you want to drink now."
"I sure can, but I don't want any
now, I have not drank for months
and and, say, I feel like a man."
Between these two cases I have
heard hundreds of former saloon em
ployes and customers tell how they
have cut out booze and how much'
better they are off since.
One good fellow I knew who had
his- pay check cashed in a saloon
every week, and was ordered to move
by a dozen landloards, tells me that
he takes his entire check home to his
wife every week, and that they ara
buying a home. These things have
convinced me that prohibition is a
veritable Godsend. 'This in spite of
the knocks it has given me. After
May 1 I collected for two months at
starvation wages. Then I went t
work on production at a local plant,
working broken time, from one day
to a week up, averaging possibly three
days a week. If friend wife had not
gone to work, our partly paid for
home would have been lost long agoj
Today I am looking for other work
But I am thankful that the saloons
are gone. Knowing as I do that whila
prohibition may take the roof off the!
heads of our little family, it is surely
putting the roofs over the heads of
hundreds of other families. While it
has given me some gray hairs, it had
brought smiles to the cheeks of hun-t
dreds of wives and better conditions'
to thousands of children.
I thank you. ' S.
CHEERY CHAFF. !
"What are you thinking of my dear?" '
"I was wondering if Jonah's wlf bellevedi
him when he explained his absence from
home by tellini? he had been swallowed
by a whale." Baltimore American.
"I trust. Miss Tapplt," said the kindly,
employer to hut stenographer, "that you'
have something in reserve for a rainy day."
Tea. air," answered the young woman.
"I am going to marry a man named
Mackintosh." Christian Register.
Judge What's your occupation? .
Vargant Oh, nothin' much, yer honor?
lest circulating 'round. i
Judge Retired from circulation for 3S
days. Boston Transcript.
Husband I'm glad you only want 85 to
go shopping with today. What are you
going to get with it?
Wife Nothing but luncheon, dear. I'm.
going to have everything else charged!
Judge.
"I do not think It la right for a husband
to desert his wife in an emergency.'"
"Sometlmee he. can't help it. Our cook
went off this morning and left my wife,
crying for help." Lousville Courier-Journal.'
An elderly farmer hitched hla team to a;
telegraph post.
"Here," exclaimed the policeman, "youi
can't hitch there!"
"Can't hitch!" shouted the Irate farmer.;
"Well, why have you a sign up. Tine for
Hitching'?" Presbyterian Standard. j
OLD HOME. J
Old home, I see you standing In the shadow
of the pines,
And your windows peering outward like
eyes among the vines.
And your roof slopes broad and skyward
just above the scene so rare,
Like the brow of him who built you, lived'
and loved within you there.
Oh your door Is wide and welcome where
sweet tones once drifted out.
Like the voice of him who loved you with
a love to dream about.
And the memories of childhood linger la
your silent halls,
Like the dear old-fashioned pictures that
are hanging on your walls.
Old home, your graveled driveways through
the shrubbery I can see
From your doorway bending outward ara
like arms that beckon me;
I wish I was returning and would find my
. mother there
And father there beside her bending 'bove
her silver hair.
Like the tall and stately fir tree standing;
there within the yard
Beside the silver maple, like a aenttnel oa
guard.
Lebanon, Neb. DONALD P. McLEAN.
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Have You $600?
It will buy six of our shares. If you have not this amount,
start with less and systematically save with us until you
reach your goal. No better time and no better place.
Dividends compounded semi-annually.
The Conservative Savings & Loan Ass'n
1614 HARNEY STREET.
Resources, $14,000,000.00.
Reserve, $400,000.00,
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