THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1918.
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Wisconsin is loyal and republican to boot.
Be sure to read it "hun offensive," uot "uriof-
fensive." , ,
' Yes, this is the tirrie for the straw vote man
to blossom out for his brief season.
. Score one more for kultur4-the cathedral at
Noyon lias been ruined by Gerrnan shell fire.
Do you suppose Vice President Marshall drew
full pay wffiie making compaign speeches in Wis
consin? . . ? ' J x
' . Milwaukee still retains the distinction'of being
a city whose mayor can not preside at a patriotic
meeting. ... '. , .
If the1 administration was unable to add an
other democratic vote to its majority in the sen
ate, it was not for, want of strenuous effort in
' YMjseonsin,' ' '. .' '' ''" .' 1 ' '
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John, Sharp .Williams' assignment as, chief de
fender, of the administration in, the': senate fits
well with his other distinction as' leading come
dian of the body. ' 1 v
For some undisclosed reason the usua grand
" jtiry Stunt of summoning the editors of all the
local newspapers before that august body-has not
yet been pulled off. S'matter? ' .
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The Douglas county hospital continues to be
a source of scandal and extravagant expense, and
: will probably remain so until something is done
to properly provide for the needs of the city and
county 'in this line. " ; s
The number of voting districts In Omaha is
steadily increasing,' which means also a propor
' tionatc increase in the cost of holding an election.
Special elections from now on will come high
and must be important to justify the outlay.
While the Wisconsin vote thows the loyalists
in majoriy by 3 to l,it also shows the'presence
of disloyal pro-German element strong enough
toi make trouble at any . time, ; This is another
argument for ceasing .to deal with treason on a
namby-pamby basis. ' 'v ' .
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( , : '.: French Homes Open to Soldiers. -
One of the incidental problems of the pres
ence of American soldiers in France, that of their
racation ,or rest periods, is being'happily solved
bylthe French people. Awed and perturbed by
the dazzling lights ' of , Paris, army authorities
, planned 'to set aside a city that should be thor
oughly Americanized, for rthe uses, of Yankee sol
dier boys on leave, and Aix-le-Bain was choseSi
for the purpose. Something in this did not ex
actly square with a finer sense ,of our relation
ship with the French; it embodied an element of
aloofness not in harmony with the professed
friendship of the two peoples. With a tact and
" discretion contrasting strongly with the course
we have pursued to preserve our boys from pos
sible cqntamination by foreign -manners,' the
' French people are planning to open their homes
to American s.oldicrs on leave)-so that they can
get a close-up view of the people with whom they
are fighting. ' Joffre is president of the organiza
tion that is working to this end, and it has sub
stantial "backing, so that the plan may be exten
sively carried out.' Benefits thatwill come from
the closer acquaintance are obvious. They will
be of the nature of some that already, have been
jioted. One of these is the change in the attitude
of the Yankee toward the Britisher on the front.
Our boy went over with something of the idea
tliat tli$ French were the heroes and the whole
show;' she have had opportunity to see what.the
Knglish liae been and are doing, and tfie? few
months of this sort of contact have brought about
a better feeling than a century of peace had estab-
lished. .The nations are not only one neighbor
hood, but are becoming one family. ',
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BETTER.
The sedition bill as rewritten by the house
committee is unquestionably a marked improve
ment over the bill as framed and introduced un-
dsr direction of the governor. This does not
mean that it is not subject to still further im
provement, for to us it seems to include surplus
age in at least' two or three places. First, it re
enacts as a state law the federal espionage law,
which does not need such state reinforcement.
Again, it purports to make willful idling, which
is already punishable as vagrancy, into an act of
sedition, which it surely is not.
Passing these points with mere mention, how
ever, the redrawn bill has the great merit of strik
ing out the fool clause denounced by The Bee the
other day limiting the operation of the law to the
period of the present war. Whatever the defini
tion may be, sedition is to be a crime in'Ne
braska, whether committed now or later-during
the present war or some other war and we will
not have to have a special session of the legisla
ture every time we are forced into war in order
to deal with disloyalists and traitors.'
. Lenroot'i Election.
Loyal Wisconsin republicans have won a
worthy victory in electing Lenroot senator, over
the combined opposition of the disloyal element
of the state's population and the personal appeal
of the president for the democratic candidate.
No question was rnade of the loyalty of Davies,
who, ran for the democrats, and equally it is true
that Davies got many votes more than he other
wise would have had because the president gave
foundation for, the cry, "Wilson wants TJavies,"
while Vict president Marshall left Washington
and stiyriped Wisconsin in favor of the demo
cratic candidate. Lenroot made his primary and
major fight on a platform of loyalty, and won
both times. An unavoidable conclusion is that
his election plainly indicates that Wisconsin loyal
voters believe the interests of the country in the
war and for the future will be far safer under re
publican management'. This belief is well sup
ported by disclosures recently made in connec
tion with war activities. That the plurality given
Hifghes, 28,300, is cut down materially for Len
root is ascnbable solely to the intrusion of the
president, and the result may be considered as a
rebuke for the executive because of his attempt
to infjuencehe Voters of the stat in behalf of
his party's candidate." Republicans have consist
en jly sought to avoid any approach to partisan
ship in connection with the war, but when the
issue is forced npon them jthey will meet it
squarely, as theydid in Wisconsin.
What fa Mr. Baker Learning'
Secretary Baker is now concluding a visit to
Italy," which will complete and round out his
tour of the battle lineon the western front in
Europe. The ipoint in which, Americans will be,
tijost interested' is: What has he learned by his
trip? We hope that he has imbided rfome ideas
from his close-up view that will assist him in his
direction of the war while he remains n his pres
ent exalted position. He has had a splendid
chance to learn, not only of the stern facts of the
problem to which he is addressed, but has had a
most 'spectacular and impressive illustration of
the power and determination of he foe. Will he
come back better prepared to direct the- military
operations of the United States, under tfye con
trol of the president? He should know as he
nevendid before what war, means and what is
required of his country. Such an experience
ought ,to give him Reason to, change opinions he
held prior to his visit to Europe. -If he does so
chang$, we may expect to see our activities
speeded up, until they 'wilt T)e on the basis of war
at our doors instead of 3,000 miles away. ;,
' .Germany and a League of Nations.
In a semi-official document the German gov
ernment scouts the idea of a league of nations
to maintain world peace, ' Such, ,a . proposal the
kaisr's advisers deem fantastic and out of
reason. It is quite easy to understand why; Berlin
should so regard any move tHat contemplated an
understanding between the nations of the world
in which equality, of ' rights and recognition of
the interests of each was considered. The Ger
mans arr now fighting to establish their own(
supremacy; the superman idea is no longer con
cealed behind the screen of loft j pretension at
other purposes; the German wants peace for the
world, but only on German terms, which include
the supremacy of all 'things German. A league
of nations on any other basis is not at this time
acceptable to the Pottsdam philosophers. Ger
many may yet be willing' to join in the plan pro
posed by our president: "General association of
nations under specific covenants for mutual
guarantees of political independence and terri
torial integrity to .large and small states alike."
The only difficulty then to be encountered by
the Huns will be to convince other nations of
their sincerity. ,
Promoter of 'War and Profiteer
1 How the Kaiser: Drains Blood M oney
From His Sjibjeds
lees.
Frederick Boyd
Four million Germans have been killed
and wounded in battle since the war began.
Every day the war is prolonged more Ger
mans are killed. Every day the war is con
tinued the kaiser's riches are 'increased".
Every German killed or wounded adds to
the hoard of golden marks in 'the kaiser's
treasure chest. The kaiser plays the' game of
chance with his men. In the game of money
he plays a sure thing.
Kaiser Wilhelrrl II and Bertha Krupp are
'the. two greatest war profiteers ever known
in the history of the world, and Kaiser Wil
helm II and Bertha Krupp arc the two
greatest hypocrites the world hasl ever
known. By the token of their hypocrisy,!
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Diooa wun incm turns into goiu. Avnai mat
ters it to the kaiser if with oily tongue he
faces his helmctcd soldiers arjd says his heart
is overflowing with love for them and dear
Fatherland what matters it to him if lies,
not love, are in his heart, so the guns keep
roaring, the great furnaces turning out more
guns and more guns are kept glowing and
the profits from the noisy factories of de
struction are growing, growing, growing?
What matters it to Bertha Krupp if on
bended knee she pray in her chapel for her
beloved workmen and preaches in the soft
voice" of German trickery for "peace on
.earth and good will toward t men" what
matters it to her if her whole life has been a
living lie since she was a girl of 16 and knew
the inner mysteries of the Krupp gun works
and the corruption which made these works
a monumental financial success what mat
ters this to Jier if the money still flows into
her' generous coffers?
Stevenson in Brooklyn Eagle.
revenue from war profits are not confined to
the Krupp gun works. The action of the.
United States senate the other day by a vote
of 64 to 0, giving authority to A. Mitchell
Palmer, alien property custodian, to take
over and sell the piers of the Hamburg
American and the North German Lloyd
Steamship companies in Hoboken and other
German-ownfd properties in America, will
doubtless reveal millions and millions of dol
lars worth of German holdings in this coun
try. The capital stock ofv the Hamburg
American line is about, $40,000,000.- Eighty
German ships4iave been seized'by the United
States and the value ofthese ships has been
placed at a , low estimate, at' $75,000,000.
After months of research the secret opera
tives of the United States have revealed im-;
mense values in German-owned steel, cotton,
oil, grain, hides, foodstuffs and other mate
rial in this country. The total value of all
these; properties, it us. said, will exceed $1,
000,000,000. ; On good authority it is asserted
that the kaiser ij a large stockholder in the
German steamship companies and that he is
also heavily interested in other German con
cerns in the United States.
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Unquestionably the kaiser's greatest' war
profits come from the Krupp gun works at
Essen, Germany. Just how large his hold
ings are cannot be determined, as the Krupp
concern refused to show its books in the re
cent profiteering investigation conducted by
a subcommittee of the Reichstag and that
body has no poweV to enforce its demands.
The statement, however, is made on the
authority of Geneva bankers who have re
cently returned from Frankfort that the
kaiser before the war had been a , large
stockholder in Krupps; in fact, one of the
largest holders of the shares next to Frau
Bertha Krupp von Bohlen, Since the war
began the kaiser is said to have increased his
shares in the works by purchases amounting
to $5,000.000.., 1 ,
The last available Krupp census; which
was in July, 1913, states that the works were
being operated day and night and that the
workmen and staff numbered yo,6J4, con
sisting of 41,5671 at the Essen wcrrks and
proving ground 'for artillery,. 10,083 in the
colleries, 4,ytJ in the iron mms 1,14 at the
Middle Rhine Hron works; 56 at the Rotter
dam shiping agency, 7,748 at the Friedrich-
Alfred-Huette, 1,103 ' at the Annen steel
works, 535 at 4he Gruson plant, and b,T)e
at the Germania warship yard at Kiel. The
forces at all the plants have been enormously
increased since the war begarl.
The kaiser's "wealth and' his sowfees of
In the meantime they are again raising
the profiteering scandal in Germany. Many
big firms there, including the Krupps, have
refused to show their .books and the im
potency of the Reichstag despite the absurd
German claims that democracy is beginning
to appear in Germany has been clearly re
vealed. Whether oi not the kaiser is finan
cially interested in the Daimler Motor com
pany, whose profits have been announced as
reaching 173 per cent;, whether or not he is
financially interested in the lother big Ger
man firms making enormous profits from the
sale of war material, no one in Germany
publicly' states at this time. ,That he is in
terested as one of the heaviest stockholders
in the Krupp wbrks, which has recently de
cided , to purchase the Wolff Telegraphic
agency, the semi-official news agency of the
German government is stated as a fact on
excellent authority. That the kaiser long
before the present war was an enormously
wealthy man was nowhere denied. As king
of Prussia he-enjoyed a civil list "of $4,250,
000 a year. He is the greatest landowner in
Prussia and, has an immense private income.
His grandfather left him a fortune of $12,
500,000. He has many castles and palaces in
various parts of Germany, some of. them al
most fajlen into ruin, upon which he has exi
pended immense sums to repair and restore.
He practically bore the entire expense of
tiaintaining and conducting the Imperjal
opera in Berlin, and when he traveled on his
magnificently equipped railway train it cost
him at the rate of $50 a mile. I y
And yel! the poor people of Germany
are still compelled to use-bread cards, meat
cards, coal cards and stand for hours in line
for the orivileare of soendine their nitiable
coins for high priced food small in quantity
and wretched in quality, because their kaiser
as a megalomaniac loves power and' as a
miser loves money.
The Great Sacrifice
Suprerrie Struggle for Human Liberty On Fieldsof Picardy
, ! St. Louis Globe-Democrat
The chronology of war bears many dates
that stand like guide-posts' pointing with
bloody , hands to new roads for humanity's
travel. Sacrifice Has been the price mankind
lias ever paid for , its advancement, and
whether on the cross 'or on the battlefield
blood has always been the accompaniment
and the1 symbol of events that mark the way
of progress. Birt in all the wars of history
rVioro Viae htin nnnc to cnitmart with that
which now involves the world, and in tliisT '
war' there has been nothing to equal in, ex
tent or significance the battle thatJor seven
terrible days has pressed across the sacred
fields of Ticardy. Neyer has so much blood
been shed in one spot in . such a space of
time, and never has mankind been so pro
foundly concerned in the result of an engage
ment. I this week to stand out as the
culminating point of an epoch, as the ending
of ah old and the beeinning of a new era?
And, if so, are its. consequences to humanity
to be measured by the vastness ot ttje sacri
fice? ;
, Count dentin is again putting out feelers for
peace,; although he and all others on that 6ide of
the fence know the terms on which tt is possible
to end the war. The trouble Is the German lan
guage at present seems to have no equivalent for
"restitution" and "reparation," and it is" up to
the Allies to teach the Huns what those words
mean. '' : ' . ; ' , - . ., '
No one can answer these questions with
definiteness, for the answer lies in the womb
of the. future. But whether this battle is
decisive or not, it not unreasonable to Re
lieve that.it marks the highest point of en
deavor attainable in this greatest of all con
tests. . There can be no certainty as to mat.
for we. have gone from incredible to in
credible in this war, and greater and still
greater struggles may be before us. It is
possible that this will be numbered with
Mons, the Marne, Ypres, Arras and Verdun,
as but one of. a progressive series of colos
sal events leading to a consummation of
battle, yet more terrible and yet more de
structive. But here the limit of human ca
pacity and human endurance would now seem
that the Teutonic forces have touched the
supreme height of their power, the" largest
possible massing of men and agencies of de
struction. If they do not achieve an abso
lute victory now, and they will not, it would
appear hardly probable that they can again
endure such appalling losses as they have
sustained in the past seven days, and while
the war will no doubt go on,x possibly for
a long time, they will think very hard and
very seriously before they will make another
attempt of such magnitude against 'the still
growing powers and still indomitable spirit
of their enenfics, , . , , 1
"The war surely is to be won in the vest.
It is even so surely to,be won by us and it
is neither impossible nor' improbable that it
is being won now. Time alone can measure
the full significance of thir engagement, but
this much is certain: the blood shed by the
allies on the .fields, of Picardyin these spring
days of 1918 will not have been shed in vain,
and this date will be forever memorable as
one which marks one of the greatest ,if ,not
the supreme struggle of mankind for the
preservation of human liberties and of human
rights.
One ITear Ago Today In the War. ; t
United States senate passed resolu
tion declaring- state of war with Ger
many, -f ( -.-?' -V; . ' .,
French troops captured dominating
- "heights and three villages on St.
. Quentin front - -
Germans crossed the Stokhod river
Jn Volhynia, Inflicting heavy losses on
the Russians, i . , ; ' , . '
(The bj Vt'e Celebrate.
Paul L. Martin, dean of the Creigh-
ton College of Law at Omaha, born
nv - , I-"-. " !i
Fred A. Castle, proprietor of Hotel
Castle, born 186$.''' ! : -.,- V
Louis R. Mets, born 187S.. - -'"
Lewis Cass Ledyard, noted Kew
York lawyer and financier, ' born 'in
JMlchipan, -67 years ago. ' '
3. JYank Hanly, prohibition candi
date for president in 191. born, at
Bt. Joseph, I1L,S3 years ago.
This pay In History. x- "
" 179S Thaddeus Stevens, leader of
the most radical section of the re
publican party in the civil war, born
at Danville, Vt. Died in Washington,
August 11. ISM. -' j , .
1820 General Charles Devens, for
whom tha national army camp, at
Aver, Mass., is named, born at
Charlestown, MasSl Died In Boston, i
January 7S 18S1. ' ' : - ; H
1838 Screw, ship Slrus," first yes
eel of its kind to cross tha Atlantic,
left Cork for New JTork. . i
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Just 30 Years Ago Today
v. j. cronin, a rormer resident and
business man of S6uth Omaha, has re
turned from any extended trip to Den
ver and western points.
One f the crownjng social events
of the season was the second annual
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ball of the Elks, glve'n at their' head
quarters in the Continental block. -Two
,' sections of the roof of the
Paxton storehouse In the rear of the
hotel of that name fell with a loud
erash and startled the guests as if
the- north wall ot the Murray adjoin
ing had fallen. ;
The Loyal Legion held a business
meeting at the Millard and at its con
clusion sat down to & bounteous feast
prepared by Manager McDonald.
Permission has been granted by the
Board of Public Works to the water
works company to lay water mains
on Leavenworth from Thirty-second
to Thirty-eighth streets and - on
Spencer from Fifteenth street to
Twenty-ninth street ( .
Round About the State
Grand Island proposes to go dver
the top In gardening ' this year. A
block-to-block organization will see
to it that every bit of idle ground will
be planted and cared for. 1
Harvard Courier continues boosting
for home and happiness, by words and
deeds. Every newly married couple
gets a year's subscription as a wed
ding gift Next to the certified cheeks
of indulgent dads, the home paper is
unequalled as a Joymaker and booster
of the music ot the union. .
Talk' of a starch factory continues
at Scottsbluft with little prospect of
developing substance during the war.
"It does not take much of a mathe-,
matlcian," says' the Republican, "to
figure that starch-making would not
be a paying proposition with potatoes
at 60 cents a bushel, or even at half
that price." i
At the height of last week's war
thrills some heartless joker started a
report that the German crown prince
had been captured. Never did rumor
attain such speed around the state.
It's absurdity lent power to the wings
and its rank humor eased the strain.
A German prince loves his, hide too
well to ignore safety first'
, Editor Tomplln of ? ths Tek4mah
Journal in the last Issue says goodbye
to ths folks In town and country.
Henceforth the Journal will carry the
name of Van B. Boyce at the mast?
head. The change restores the news
paper harness to 'the former publisher
of the Lyons Sunf one who knows the
.business from ths ground ua-
Ferreting Out Enemy Properly
A. Mitchell Palmer, the alien property
custodian; anounces witty some emphasis that
he proposes to go right at the job of ferret-
ing out all enemy property in this country
and putting it at work for Uncle Sam. He will
send a force ffi inspectors throughout1 the
countrjr tcr locate enemy holdings and" take
charge of them. i No excuses will be accepted
from now on. Sufficient time has elapsed to
give the people a full understanding of the
provisions of the law, and the war situation
has developed to such stage that no indi
vidual is in the slightest degree justified in
covering up enemy property for any reason.
The alien property law hs some very
sharp teeth in it, in the form of-cnaximunj
penalties of $10,000 fine or 10 years imprison
ment, or both, for failure to report enemy
holdings.' The custodian has been slow; to
enforce it rigidly, because he wished to give
the public full opportupity to acquaint them
selves with ks provisions "I have been pa
tient and indulgent with delays in "the past,"
he says, "as I felt that in large measure fail
ure to comply with the law was to be' at
tributed to lack of knowledge of its require
ments. I now feel that the day of grace is
past." ,
There can be no excuse for failure to
comply with the law. The burden of taxa
tion is pressing heavily upon the people and
threatens to grow heavier as the war pro
ceeds. Bond issues will succeed each other
as the need for funds continues. Why should
the property of enemy aliens be protected,
while loyal Americans are - asked to con
tribute their means in taxes and jnvest their
savings in bonds to supply the sinews of
war? The man who controls, enemy prop
erty and hides it, or who knows of its ex
istence and does not expose it to the govern
ment's officials, is a criminal.' if, after the
warning of the alien property custodian, in
stances are found where the law has beeri
violated and a few violators are given a taste
of the, severe penalties prescribed, it will
have a salutary effect upon others who may
be inclined to hide enemy property. Wash
ington Post.
Peppery Points
Baltimore American: If the. Teu
tons started their drive in the hope of
capturing Secretary Baker . another
great objective has failed, v
Louisville Courier-Journal: "The
Lord has gloriously aided," telegraphs
the kalsec to his wife. Bill may yet
hand out an Iron cross to the Lord.
Washington Post: The picture of
Bill the Butcher in Turkish -uniform
posing 'at the Moslem deliverer is not
quite complete he should have his
foot on the neck of a helpless Arme
nian. '
Brooklyn -Eagle: There are 200,
000 dead Germans in Picardy, but not
one of them Is a son of the kaiser.
Royal blood must keep close to the
telegraph operator to annouce what
God Is doing to preserve its noble
house.
Minneapolis Tribune: Federal au
thorities have ruled that poker win
nings must be figured as income while
poker losings are not deductible from
income for taxation purposes. This Is
further proof that poker is a hard
game to beat "
Minneapolis Tribune: If you see a
man sticking his finger in his mouth
and then holding It In the air, don't
suspect him of being loony. " He prob
ably has political aspirations and Is
trying to see which way the wind
blows. - ; , ' '
St. Louis Globe-Democrat: Pious
people onre believe that wars and pes
tilences were sent by providence to
prevent the world from becoming
overpopulated., Human ingenuity has
i
Twice Told Tales
lleli Wanted.
Just before, the conclusion' of the
weekly prayer meeting in a country
town one evening the parson arose
and glanced over the congregation.
-."Is there anybody present" said he,
"who wishes the prayers of the con
gregation for a relative or friend?"
"Yes, parson," answered a tall,
angular woman, rising to her feet. "I
want the congregation to pray for my
hnsband." "
"Why, Sister Martha," exclaimed
the parson with a surprised expres
sion, "you have no husband!"
"I know I haven't" was the calm
rejoinder of Sister Martha. "I want
all hands to pitch In and help, me pray
for one." Dayton News. , (
Pay In Kind. , ,
, "You pay for the poetry you print
don't you?" ,
"Yes. accdrding to its kind."
"Well,, you printed some blank verse
of mine last week."
."William, give this gentleman a
blank check." Boston Transcript
Watchful Waiting. '
A country clergyman .who wa3 nail-
!lng up a refractory creeper observed
H young lad watching him for a long
time with obvious interest.
"Well, my young friend." he said
smilingly, "are you trying to get a
hint or two on gardening?"
"N'oa!" said the youth.
"Are yon surprised to see me work
ing like this?" - " .
do oe waiting to see wnai
Noa! I
stopped the pestilence, but hasn'ti a parson do say when he hammers his
(-harked thn n'hr rlprlmatnr. - I thoomb!" Chicazo Herald. - .
thoomb!" Chicago Herald.
Southern Negroes Are Loyal. v
Omaha, April 2: To' the Editor of
The Bee: lift and on since the be-
I ginning of tlie present world war we
nave been accustomed to naving re
ports from different parts of the south
,-to the effect that German agencies
were at work among the negroes of
that section in the effort to create
among them a sentiment of hostility
toward this country., I have no record
of the number; of' times such reports
have been put in circulation, but It Is
safe' to say that a score would hardly
cover them-sAnd, since outcries against
colored people in that ' part of the
country rarely or never terminate
short of a greater; or less number of
assassinations' or other deeds of dev
iltry by the innumerable white savages
who ride roughshoA. over every rule
of civilized society there, we can see
how this sanguinary conflict has in
directly added, in considerable degree,
to the unhappiness of an always out
raged people. For the fact should be
emphasized that in not a single in
stance has one of these charges r
reports been traceable to any founda-
V tion in truth. . .
A recent press dispatch from Jack
son, Miss., gives us the report of the
supervisor or inspector of one of the
draft boards there. ' His report
'amounts to a general complaint
against the negroes because of their
refusal to register. But the funny
feature to me about this gentleman's
report is the premises upon which he
annarentlv bases his conclusion that
. the negroes Indisposition to register
is dependent upon German activity
among them. A congregation of col
ored, people, hitherto toojpoor to af
ford a decent house of worship, had
suddenly come into possession of suf
ficient wealth to build a 810,000
church. And the pstor of that same
congregation, ignorant and hitherto
obscure, - had suddenly made a suffi
cient raise to build a $25,000 residence
in Memphis. Hence this gentleman
can find no other satisfactory
explanation that these poor people
have obtained the means of Drovldimr
themselves with a suitable church, and
their pastor the wherewith to i erect
for himself so extraordinary a home,
than through the agency' of German
propaganda. CYRUS D. BELL.
. Quaint Bits of Life
i Tha British Postofflce department
uses 6,000,000 gallons of gum a yeai -in
tha making of postage stamps.
Rats are said to cause a food lo.i
each year in the United State!
amounting to 82O0.00fl.Q0O enougl
to fee4 all the people In Belgium.
Marshal Will Sliker has just begui
his 28th year as chief of police, a!
Wilmington, O., and a 5i,0 per cent ini
crease has been granted him. Durini
this time Mr. Silker has had but orJ
day's vacation.
The honor of discovering Ice crear( -soda
is generally give,n to Rgbert M
Green, who served the delicacy at thl
sejmi-centennial celebration of Frank!
lin instftute, Philadelphia, in the sum
mer of 1874, and advertised it at thai
time as something absolutely new.
Over . in Chicago It's one worry aftei
Lanother. Just as the strain on' th ,
coal pile eased up come9 me worn '
of the annual moving day, May lj
This year the reminder carries thj
touching postscript of a scarcity o ,.
moving vans, which suggests that lj
may be cheaper Ho pay the rent thai
move.
The tobacco crop this year is sup,
posed , to be, the largest" in the his! ...
tory of the Dominican Republic. It ij
variously estimated at from 250,001 -to
350,000 bales, but it is probably il
the neighborhood of 300,0000 bales t
About one-half of this crop has beel '
bought up, the farmers holding thj
ojher half. The price has been around
5 a bale, with, an eupward trend.
I., i 'i
., Time at Swift Plant. ,
Omaha, Atfril 2. ifo tha Editor of
The Bee: In your issue of Saturday
evening, Match 30, reporting Judge
Alschuler's decision In settlement of
wages of packing house, employes, the
last an,d slxthclause reads as follows:
"There shall be no change in guaran
teed time in effect November 30, '17,
except that Swift & Co. are required
to make their weekly guarantee 40
hours, the same as other plants."
This wording tends to give the inr
presslon that Swift & Co. have not
been giving -their employes guaranteed
weekly time, .which Is Incorrect as for
the past two years our employes work
ing on an hourly . basis have been
guaranteed h. minimum of 45 hours
per week Instead of 40 hours as
awarded by the arbitrator.
. H. O. EDWARDS, ,
' Manager Swift & 'Co. ,
MIRTHFUL REMARKS.
"A girl's life lia full of Jolte."
Shoot." ii,
"She dreams of prlnqe who can give
her everything and then gets a proposal
from a man who aska her what'a the least
she can live on." Baltimore American.
Lawyer Have you ever' been In Jail?
Witness Yes, sir, once.
Lawyer (triumphantly) Ah! lor how
long? - -v ' 'I '
Witness Long enough to whitewash a
cell which was to be occupied oy a lawyer
who cheated one , of hla clients. Boston
Transcript. ! . - l
"What atask It must have been," re
marked that base ball manager.
'What task?"
"Fixing up that Declaration , of Inde
pendence. Look at the job I have signing
pp 17 ball players. Cincinnati Enquirer.
"You are tha ultimate consumer."
"I'm not," protested Mr. Crosslotsj "with
wheatless days, meatless days and everything-
days, ,1'm not forth mentioning aa
an ultimate consumer; I'm the original
economizer." Washington Star.
kospe's
NO RAISE
IN PIANO
PRICE SALE
Was and
Is Now
$250)L
f i nurc-
Pianos and Player
Our friends know that for 44
years Mr. Hospe has given the
best for the price.
Pianos S250'to S350
Players S395 to $475
Asmall sum down,' a little a
week or month pays for it
Sidney Silber Plays the Mason
& Hamlin Exclusively.
1513 DOUGLAS ST.
LIBERTY LOAN ANTHEM.
Heaven sent Liberty, our nation's pride
Our fathers fought for thee; fought, bled
aqid died. '
Then was our flag unfurled, emblem sublime,
A light unto tha world through endless time.
Our watchword atill shall b,- "In God We
Trust."
Striving that all may see our cause la Just;
We fight for Liberty, -end shall not cease 1
'Till freedom's victory brings lasting peace.
I ', -
Now in our allies' land, breasting war's tide.
Our sons march, band in hand, Ood la their
guide, t
Once more we hear the call, "Keep the
World Free." ' ,
Hlsel Rise! and. give your all for Liberty.
' CHARLES W. OORDON.
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Win the War By Preparing the Land,
Sowing the Seed and Produe
' ing Bigger Crops.
Work in Jaint Effort the Soil of the V. S.
and Canada Co-operative Farming in Man
'Power Necessary to Win tha Battle for
Liberty. Tha Food Controllers of the United
States and Canada are asking for greater
food production. Scarcely 100,000,000 bushel
of wheat ean be sent to the allies overseas
before the crop harvest. Upon the efforta of
the United States and Canada rests the bur
den of supply. Every Available Tillable Acre
must contribute; Every Available Fanner and
Farm Hand must Assist. Western Canada
has an enormous acreage to be seeded, but
man power Is short, and . an appeal to the
United States allies is for more men for
seeding operations. Canada's Wheat Produc
tion last Year was 225,000,000 Bushels; the
demand from' Canada alone for 1918, is
400,000 Buahela. To secure this she must
have assistance. She has the land, but needs
the men. The Government of ;the United
States wants every man who ean effectively
help to do farm work thia year. It wants the
land in the United States developed first, of
course, but it also wants to help Canada.
Whenever we find a man we can spare to
Canada's fields after ours are supplied, we
want to direct him there. Apply to our Em
ployment Service, andVwe will tell where yo
can best serve the combined interests. West
ern Canada's help will be required not later
than April 5th. Wagea to competent help,
$50 a month and up, board and lodging,
those wh respond to this appeal will set a
warm welcome, good wages, good board, and
find comfortable homes. They will get rate
of one cent a mile from Canadian boundary
points to destination and return. For partis
eulars as to routes and places where emploer
ment may be had. apply to
JJ, S. Errrlnyment Service, Dept.4 W Labor.
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A BLOOMIN" GOOD HAT
IS THE TREMO YES,
SIR! RIGHT STYLE,
RIGHT QUALlTYe
Lajipher Hat
-WHY-
NOT
he.
MO JPf
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"Business is Qood-AliaQlE'7ou''
BETTER THAN CALOMEL
N ' -ha or Lincoln, Neb.
Thousands Have Discovered Dr.
Edwards Olive Tablets are
. a Harmless Substitute.
Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets trie substi
tute for calomel are a mild but sure'
axative, and their'effect ca the liver is
almost instantaneous. They are the result
if Dr. Edwards' determination not to treat
iver and bowel complaints with calomel.
His efforts to banish it brought out thesa
little olive-colored tablets. : '
These pleasant little tablets do the crood '
that calomel does, but have no bad after
effects. They don't iniure the teeth Iika
strong liquids cr calomel. They take hold!
of the trouble and quickly correct it Why
cure the liver at the expense of the teeth?
Calomel sometimes plays havoc with tha
gums. So do strong liquids. It is best not
to take calomel but to let Dr. Edwards'
Olive Tablets take its place. '
Most headaches, "dullness" and that
ary feeling come from constipation and
a disordered liver. Take Dr. Edwards'
Olive Tablets when you feel "loggy" and
"heavy " Note how they "dear clouded
brain and how they erk up" the spirits,
0c and 25c a box. All druggists. i
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Persistence is the cardinal vir
tue in advertising; no matter
how good advertising may be
in other respects, it must hi
run frequently andx constant?
ly to be really successful.
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