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THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1918.
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THE BEE'S SERVICE FLAG
' Well, how many winner! did you pick?
It is again proved that it is as easy to break
slates as to make them.
Wellseven of the fourteen were foredoomed
to disappointment anway.
Germans advertise . drug that staves off
hunger. We hope it is not prussic acid.
For president of the home rul charter con
vention, we nominate William F. Baxter.,
Whatever the outcome, .all hands owe a vote
of thanks to the weather man for a perfect day.
Germany denies any intent of a "peace offen
sive." At all events the kaiser has the second
word right. '
It begins to look as if some of the aircraft
people might need parachutes to reach a safe
spot on firm land.
ntnn
iNQ COmpi-lHV
Borglum as ft letter writer because of his lack of
lirectness in statement.
Omaha's $9,000,000 contribution to the third
Liberty loan is only an invitation to Uncle Sam
to come again when he needs more.
The fuel administrators are to have even
greater authority next winter, says the news re
port That is alt right; the householder will
not care a hoot how much authority the dictator
has if heyonly produces the fuel. j
Vindicating the taw.
The Department of Justice has set in motion
Jhe legal machinery to clear up the circum
stances surrounding the deportation of miners
from Bisbee, Ariz., last summer. The affair had
its beginning in labor troubles, a strike for high
er wages by miners being the chief feature of
the disturbance that culminated in 1,186 men be
ing captured by armed citizens and forced to
leave the stale. Investigators have reported that
reason, exist 4 to believe that the constitutional
rights; of 'peaceable citizens were infringed by
the action of the mob. This a gentle way of say
ing that the deportation was not justified. Its out
come, however, is likely to be of greater import
ance than the fact itself. Whatever the result of
the grand jury inquiry now being held, the pro
ceeding must be impressive, for it is under the
law. If the impulsive mine managers and their
sympathizers had been content to let the law
' have its" way in the beginning, all the trouble
would have been avoided. The process might have
' been a little slower, but peace and order would
have prevailed , in Bisbee, just as much copper
would have been produced and the whole case
of American civilization would have been spared
' the blot plashed on by the disorderly proceed
ings. Even communities are not above the law
. of the land, and when citizens, no matter how
eminent or reputable, take the law into their
' own hands, igoring its customary application and
proceedure, they are doing wrong. A vindication
of the law in Bisbee will help immensely all over
America.
STATE TAXES ON RAILROADS.
Governor Neville is in receipt of a letter from
Secretary McAdoo, in which the request is made
that taxes be laid lightly on railroads, it being
stated that heretofore these have been paid by
private corporations, but now the money will
come put of the federal exchequer. Here is a
statement to make us pause. In theory at least,
if not in practice always, the property of the rail
roads has borne merely is proportionate share of
the expense of maintaining the government.
Taxes have been part of the charges against the
revenue of the roads, a legitimate item of ex
pense, met from the earnings. When the govern
ment took over the lines the impression given
was that it was not as a money-making venture,
but to get better service by effecting immediately
a co-ordination that could not be brought about
without great delay under private management.
Many curtailments of service have taken place,
that economies might be effected and the net
income of the roads be thus enhanced. Moreover,
the law has guaranteed the owners a definite re
turn on their property while under the control of
the federal government. All of which leads us
to wonder why privately-owned property should
be exempted from taxation simply because it
happens to be directed by the general govern
ment under an agreement that provides its own
ers a handsome profit. Reduction in railroad taxes
means an increase on other property, on most of
which the federal government is not insuring returns.'
Making Better Use of Ships.
Calculators are busy with pencil and pa,per
making estimates as to the probable amount of
new tonnage to be launched from American ship
yards during the current year, and some sur
prising totals are announced. A far more grati
fying and tangible result has been noted in the
actual practice of osing the ships at hand. When
the war began it was accepted that ten tons of
shipping would be steadily employed in the trans
port service to maintain each soldier sent abroad
from here. Experience later modified this esti
mate, and five tons was accepted as the basis.
Necessity came as a spur to organization, and
now a new figure is given, two and one-half tons
to the man. This reduction has been achieved by
better loading and unloading, speedier movement
of the vessels and a closer adjustment of the
operations of the maintenance department of the
army. The advantage is easily seen. It has mul
tiplied by four the possible service of the ships
available and increased our effectiveness in the
war by just that much. If the estimate of new
tonnage, now 'based on actual launchings, is
borne out by experience, American shipyards will
produce this year more than enough cargo car
riers to supply an .army of a million men in
France. Berlin knows this, and in the fact may
be found some reason for the haste that is urged
on Hindenburg in his military operations. Amer
ica actually is on the way to the front.
Austrian Empire on Downgrade.
No crowned head in Europe rests as uncer
tainly as does that of Karl VIII, emperor of
Austria and apostolic king of Hungary. Around
his dual crown have gathered storm clouds for
months that now are sending out lightning that
seems to presage the end. His last act of sub
mission to Berlin, that of dissolving the Reich
srat, has loosed in Vienna and Budapest alike the
forces he sought to hold in check. It is not alone
from the rebellious and discontented Czech
Slovaks and Jugoslavs that he is threatened, but
the Magyars are actively joining in popular dis
content at German arrogance. Socialist demon
strations in the Capitals are but surface indica
tions of how deep the unrest has grown. Political
divisions have increased, Count Tisza no longer
is able to bold the Hungarian conservatives in'
line with the German alliance, while Seydler's
talk of stern repressive measures against the
southern Slavs have brought them into rebellion
quite as open as that of the Bohemians.
Emperor Karl is virtually a prisoner to the
archducal clique that has so long held sway in
Austria, his effort at intrigue with France having
brought on him all the restraint the court circle
can exercise. It is plain that the proudest aris
tocrats of Europe, whose ribbons and rents alike
re in-'jeopardy because of the situation, will not
permit the emperor to wriggle out from under
his vassalage to Germany if they can prevent it.
It is equally plain that a new alignment of forces
is forming and that out of the welter in Austria
Hungary will emerge a combination of Czech,
Slav and Latin elements that will hem in and
sriut off the German and Magyar on south, east
and north.
, This is not one of the unexpected results of
the war. Nor is it undersirable. Vienna has been
the rallying point of the reactionaries for gen
erations, and with the passing of its power and
the overthrow of its aristocracy the people of
one of the most fertile and attractive regions of
the world will find opportunity to develop. The
regime, whose beginnings go back to the twilights
of history, is nearing its end.
Senator Underwood's attempt to establish
cloturefor tfie senate is an indication that others
betides the plain people are getting weary of
the ceaseless flow of words "under the dome."
Aliens and American Citizenship
Important Changes in Naturalization Laws Proposed
Washington Letter
Many changes are made in the naturali
zation laws by a bill which the senate passed
and sent to conference. If the conference
committee approves the senate bill, as there
is reason to believe it will, many thousands
of aliens who are now in the naval and mili
tary service of the United States may be na
turalized without delay. Two exceptionally
important changes are made in the law. One
gives an alien serving in the army or navy
the right to file a petition tor naturalization,
without making a preliminary declaration oil
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intention ana wnnoui suijiuhuuk pujui m ine
required five years' residence in the United
States. The other provides that any alien
who is in the military service, including the
Czecho-SIovak and Polish forces, may file his
petition for naturalization without appearing
in person in the office of the clerk of court;
neither is he required to take the prescribed!
oath of allegiance in open court. It is re-i
quired, however, that the petition shall he
verified by the affidavits of .two credible wil
nesses'who are citizens.
The bill adds seven new subdivisions to
section four of the act of 1906, establishing
a Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization
and providing a uniform rule for naturaliza
tion of aliens. The first new subdivision en
larges the scope of the naturalization laws.
It extends to native born Filipinos who are
not citizens and who have enlisted in the
navy, the marine corps, and auxiliary naval
vessels the privilege of securing American
citizenship after honorable service and dis
charges showing such service. This provision
was inserted in deference to the desire of
Secretary Daniels. The subdivision em
braces all the classes of aliens who are, ex
empted from the general provisions of the
naturalization law by reason of their inability
to-acquire a domicile. They are aliens who
have enlisted and have been honorably dis
charged from the military and naval services
of this country, from the Philippine con
stabulary, and from military service in the
Panama Canal zone. It includes those alien
who have had military training in the Na
tional Guard or naval militia of any state,
territory or district. It makes new provisions
of law by which all of these aliens having
military training and being desirable addi
tions to the military and naval forces of the
country may file their petitions for natural
ization in the most convenient court of
naturalization jurisdiction and have their
petitions for naturalization heard immediate
ly. These special provisions make possible
a naturalization process which does away
with the usual formalities of publication of
notice for 90 days of the pendency of the
petition for naturalization and also of the
requirement of residence for at least one
year within the jurisdiction of the court. To
safeguard the interests of the government
and its citizenry, it requires these candidates
to appear with their witnesses before the
representative of the government from the
Bureau of Naturalization.
The subdivision further provides for
naturalization of American soldiers of foreign
birth now in the military service. It abolishes
the requirement of notice to the district at
torneys of the taking of depositions to prove
residence of the petitioner in the district pre
sided over by the United States attorney. It
restricts and prohibits the recognition of
service by aliens upon vessels of alien reg
istration as residence within the United
States. Because of the exemption of aliens
serving on vessels- of the American merchant
marine from the general provisions of the
law, the courts in many cases have admitted
aliens to citizenship after their declarations
of intention. The new law will relieve the
American soldier from paying the tee of $4
for his final petition for naturalization and
certificate of naturalization where the nat
uralization is conferred in a federal court. In
the case of the state courts, however, in rec
ognition of the laws and rights of the states,
the portion of the fee which would go to the
in Boston Transcript
states may be collected by the clerk of the
state court. This will require the alien who
is naturalized in the state court to pay $2.
The second new subdivision preserves the
right of protection as an American citizen to
the alien declarant who is in the American
merchant marine. The third new subdivision
will enable the Bureau of Naturalization to
continue patriotic work it has been carrying
on for the last three or four years in co
operation with the public schools in giving
the names of candidates for citizenship to
the school authorities and urging the candi
dates to attend citizenship classes in the
schools. The bureau has prevailed upon the
superintendents of schools of 1796 cities and
towns to organize night clases for teaching
citizenship responsibilities to foreigners. The
fourth new sub-division is submitted for the
purpose of expressing clearly the language
now prevailing in the act of July 25, 1910. As
reworded by the committee on naturalization
the section provides that any person not an
enemy alien who resided uninterruptedly
within the United States during the period of
five years next preceding May 1, 1910, and
was on that date otherwise qualified to be
come a citizen, except that he had not made
the declaration of intention required by law,
and who during or prior to that time, because
of misinformation regarding his citizenship
status, erroneously exercised the rights and
performed the dutes of a citizen in good faith,
may file the petition for naturalization pre
scribed by law without making the prelim
inary declaration of intention required of
other aliens, and upon satisfactory proof to
the court that he has so acted, may be admit
td as a citizen.
The fifth new subdivision is substituted
for the language contained in the bill passed
by the house two months ago exempting Ger
man subjects who declared their intention up
to the date their sovereign became involved
in war with the United States. Many thou
sand aliens from Austria-Hungary and
Turkey declared their intention to become
citizens of thiS"tountry from April 6, 1917,
to December 7, 1917. The committee believes
that a large percentage of these aliens are
loyal to the United States. On December 7,
1917, all subjects of Austria-Hungary became
alien enemies and as a result all of those who
declared their intention during the period
designated above were excluded from perfect
ing their citizenship. The important change
made by the senate committee is to eliminate
the date April 6, 1917, and to substitute in its
place language which will result in permanent
legislation. The bill as passed by the house
would legislate only for its specific date.
The senate committee authorizes the state
ment that necessity exists for recognition of
aliens who come from countries which are at
war with the United States, but who unques
tionably are loyal to the country of their
adoption. Their loyalty, however, cannot be
determined for naturalization purposes until
they actually apply for citizenship. In one dis
trict alone there are 15,000 petitions now
pending of foreigners classed as enemy aliens.
It is estimated that upwards of 80,000 peti
tioners are awaiting enactment of a law which
will relieve them from their enemy alien
status. According to the report of Provost
Marshal General Crowder, 123,277 aliens are
included in the .first national army. Of these,
76,545 have not declared their intention to be
come citizens, but are ready to serve the
United States and are pledging for citizen
ship. There are 46,732 alien declarants who
responded to the first draft and who are a
part of our military force. Many have shown
such proficiency in arms that they have been
sent to officers' training camps, but none can
secure their commissions, however desirable
it may be to commission them, until they be
come naturalized. The percentage of aliens
and alien declarants will be considerably
larger in the second national army which is
being assembled. The bill, therefore asks for
$400,000 to admit to citizenship loyal soldiers
of foreign birth.
Some Very Pointed Question.
Omhi Mow fi Tn tho PliHtrir fit
The Bee: I read an article sifrned by
Paul B. Sutton, recommending that
the police department be placed in
the hands of those who are using the
churches to secure 4i place in the city
hall. He raid that these hotels were
used for immoral purposes. When he
was a police spy ror ivugei ne Knew
t v..,t tViora worn nlacps runnlne like
these and that these same places were
rimnmir thpn HT& tlfi waS later in
Uharge of the "moral squad" and did
not arrest them, uoes ne reier 10 ine
places he was protecting? Does he
think the people have forgotten the
evklenco he gave at the police investi
Mtinn loot eiimmpr that he was work
ing out of Kugel's office and that he
"protected such places as he naa or
ders to rjrotect and. raided places
which did not "kick in?"
No matter where he got his orders.
h hut that h tnok anv orders
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and obeyed them to allow any place
to violate the law is enough to con
vict him in the minds of all right-
thinlrlnir nennle. tTas the Elmer
Thomas combination agreed to rein
state Sutton as tne nxer ror ine ponce
department is tnere a ueup 10 pui
back on the police department a man
who by his own confession, under
oath, gave protection to immoral re
sorts, gambling houses and Doot
leggers? PHIL WINCKLER.
Bolieve In Secession.
nmaVia Anrll 57 To the Editor of
The Bee:' I find it difficult Mr. Edi
tor, to pass in silence tne letters
which appear in your columns from
time to time, breathing a hatred of
the south, and a condemnation of her
nirt in tVlA TL'or VotVAfiTI tViA statpit.
This hatred springs entirely from ig
norance ror wnicn your correspona
ents are themselves In great Dart re-
ennnaihlA. AVAn though OUT Schools
do not afford them opportunity to
study from an impartial standpoint
the so-cauea civil war.
fina nf vnnr pnrresnnnrtfiTits takes
exception to Vice President Marshall's
statement implying that tne soutn naa
tho onTiRtittitinnal richt to secede
from the union. Let him learn that
the doctrine of states rights was held
by President Jefferson. Madison.
Tntin Oninpv Adams. Polk. Tavlor.
Monroe, Pierce. Harrison, Van Buren
and Buchanan, that President Wilson
holds it, that Daniel Webster held it.
thot wit q thA rnmmnn onintnn.
north as well as south, from the sign
ing of the articles of confederation un
til ehnrtlv hefnrathn war. that it is a
plain fact, easily proven in a dozen
different ways, ana mat tne -reucs
of the stone age" are those who still
grope in blind ignorance In the midst
of so many sources of light.
E. M. AIKIN.
1918 Farnam Street
Washington's Landlady Profiteers
Woman War Worker in New York Times.
The word has gone forth that women are
needed in the government service in Wash
ington to release men for the army and navv.
and from north, east, south and west thev
have come pouring into the capital, most of
them with the idea of doinii their bit. al
though, perhaps, adventure plays a part in
their patriotism. Work is indeed a-plenty,
and only the absolutely impossible are
turned down; but (and it is a tremendous
but) the burning question is where are these
young people to live and have their being in
the off hours. For Washinston is still nro
vincial, still goes on its placid, bureaucratic
fashion trying to make a baby's dress lit a
grown person.
Here still in this crowded town is the
woman who will only rent her rooms to
southerners, another who only cares to take
Fresbyterians, another who for patriotism
is willing to overcharge for inferior accom
modations and make it a favor: and here is
the landlady (and her name is legion) who
prefers "gentlemen or officers," and one can
make what one likes out of that.
It is disheartening to reply to an adver
tisement, have the door opened a crack, and
then slammed in one's face with the words,
"We only take gentlemen." Sometimes a
bright spot illumines the way when we learn
that a "gentleman" with a congressional air
(you know it) and the usual frock, coat goes
away with a three weeks' board bill unpaid,
and this in a place where a refined woman
had been refused,
MarTy of the vounjr girls are sleeping from
five to eight in a room and being charged
$40 a month apiece for the privilege. With
the salaries paid by the government it is im
possible for these girls to do more than iust
live. They cannot save anything not even
enough to take a train back home.
One girl I know of had a few days' leave,
and returned unexpectedly late one night to
find two strangers in her bed paying for it,
too. But then there is no profiteering in
Washington, we are told. Board has to be
paid two weeks in advance, so many are
obliged to stay out that time, no matter how
unhappy the room or the board.
What with the Huns battering women In
the church, in the market place, and every
other undefended place in France, the land
ladies boycotting women in Washington, we
have certainly fallen upon evil days. It is
very pathetic to see young girls, at the cen
ters where they give out lists of rooms, try
ing to keep from crying when after a weary
search they have found nothing suitable.
Usually they have suitcases and coats which
they have wearily carried around all day.
Most of the room-renting individuals, after
listing their rooms or advertising them, put
on their bonnets and go out, and the poor
applicants, unused to Washington, ring the
doorbells in "rain. The latchstrings on the
government departments, however, are all
out, and there is no difficulty about getting
work.
People and Events
California admits there was a little shake
down in the southern end of the state recent
ly. An earthquake? Oh, no I Merely "a trem
blor," a sort of earthly ague shiver, which
lends social eclat to the "glorious climate."
The Torrens system of land title regis
tration was advanced a few steps by the
New York legislating at its late session.
Procedure embodied in the new law is based
on the Massachusetts model and is similar
in ' all essentials to the present Nebraska
law. The state guarantees the title affirmed
by the courts and charges a small fee which
goes into the guarantee fund. Registration
under the law is optional, but the machinery
is provided, which is a gain over the petition
plan which obstructs the progress of the Ne
braska law.
One Year Ago Today tn the War.
Germany denied that a Girmui
"submarine waa Involved In sinking
the American tank steamer Healdton.
House of Representatives voted to
Increase the- strength of the; navy
from 87,000 to 160.000 and of the
marine corps to 10,000.
The Day We Celebrate.
Alonzo B. Hunt superintendent of
the Omaha water worke, born 18S3.
Thomas J. Flynn, Unjted States
marshal, born 1870.
Clarence W. Watson, former aena
, tor from West Virginia, now la the
military service, born at Fairmont
W. Va., (4 year ago.
Marine Walnwrlght prominent act
ress of the American stage, born in
, Philadelphia ti years ago.
Francle Ouimet former American
amateur - golf ; champion,' born at
Brookline, Mass.. 25 years ago.
Thin Day in Hirtory.
JS6S Alain Rene Le Sage, who
wrote the world's classic, ''Gil Bias,'
or In France. Died there November
IT, 1747.
1806 Robert Morris, who managed
the American finances during the
Revolution, died in Philadelphia.
8orn in England, January 20, 1714.
1823 General John Stark, who
- iron the battle of Bennington and
tent a thrill of enthusiasm throughout
y the American army, died at Manches
ter, N. H. Bom t Londonderry, N.
VI liti,t 17
Just 80 Years Ago Today
The lecture "Here and There In
London" given at Boyd's opera house
excited much favorable comment and
was listened to by a large and active
audience.
The Wheel club rooms are now
lighted by electrlcty.
Chief of Police W. S. Seavey and
special detectives Mike Dempsey and
Tom Ormsby are in attendance at the
convention of chiefs of police now in
seMlon at Council Bluffs.
The Mutual Trust company filed
articles of Incorporation; the capital
stock is $250,000 and the incorpora
tors are James H. Wheeler, Charles
K. Collins, Edward S. Rowley and El
mer D. Keyea
Seventy citizens have applied for
shares in the ball club asaoclatron.
The gentlemen who have in charge
the raising of finances to defray the
expenses of observance of Memorial
day met at the office of Major Clark
eon. '
Round About the State
All the live ones in Red Willow
county staged at McCook a patriotic
celebration as a tribute to the county's
contingent of 250 men who have Joined
the colors. A service flag sprinkled
with stars was unfurled, signaling to
those who have gone the heart-hope
of the home folks: "God be with you
till we meet again."
If old Tecumseh could come back
In the fullness of the flesh and pipe
the town named in his honor, togged
out with modern fire fighting equip
ment no doubt his plumes would
wag signs of astonishment An auto
truck speeding to blazes is Tecura
seh's last signal of progress, showing
how well a good Indian name becomes
a live one.
The name of Elmer L. Howell ap
pears at the masthead of the Valen
tine Democrat as editor-publisher, un
der a two-year lease. The new man
agement proposes to support and boost
every movement for publio betterment
"and under all circumstances the pa
per will be conducted in a truly pa
triotic manner."
Looks at this distance as though
Gene Huse of the Norfolk News deft
ly neaded off a town quiz iiUo the
frisky capers of the elder back in old
New York. A gift of a town fountain
built on the water lily plan, with 18
Jets, disarms suspicion for the mo
ment Still in hearts attuned to right
eousness the question remains how
Gene managed to pass up "one gin
buck" for "two ginger ales" and let
his son-in-law get away with the $8.10
bill. Perhaps the Norfolk Commercial
dub will make answer some da$
Editorial Shrapnel
Minneapolis Journal: Secretary Dan
iels says we are going to win the war
even if we have to call out the men
up to 70. Dear, dear, and Dr. Osier
won't be 69 till next July.
New York World: Speaking' of the
war with Spain, the colonel says:
"That was only a little war. but It
waa all the war we had." And the
colonel got out of It all there was to
be had in a political way.
Baltimore American: Rhelms and its
magnificent cathedral, one of the
sights of the world, have been wiped
out by German fire. This is a sample
of the wav in which the kaiser has
been trying to prevent the horrors of
war. ,
Minneapolis Journal: The kaiser Is
not sure whether the goal is bank
ruptcy or world dominion, but the
struggle for one or the other Is fur
nishing the crown "prince great sport.
"This war Is heaven for young Ger
many." Baltimore American: If a German
general put their losses at 2.000,000,
it may safely be concluded that they
are far higher. It is not In the Teu
tonic nature any more than it is In
Teutonic policy to speak the truth
or to refrain from belittling un
pleasant facts.
Brooklyn' Kagle: Thirteen Industrial
plants in Hartford, Conn., take the
lead in releasing large numbers of
men to work farms. Jobs will be held
for them. We trust the example thus
set will be widely followed. It will
mean much to the aggregate of farm
productiveness,
"Over There and Here11
Australia put a loan of 840,000,000
over the top in April.
Canada plans to Increase the area
of cultivation by one million acres
this year.
Bation cards for all cotton and linen
goods have been introduced In Stock
holm. Present stocks are good for only
a year.
Profiteering recognizes no geograph
ical hands or race lines In war time.
They all do it Over 8.000,000 forged
food cards have been gathered In by
authorities in Germany. London pa
pers tell of millions of public money
wasted and of Jobs smothered in the
sugar of pounds sterling. And there
is our own Hog Island and other long
reaches.
The greatest wave of prosperity
ever experienced envelopes Ireland
Just now. War prices for all kinds of
products have made farmers inde
pendently rich in four years and
hundreds have paid ud all deferred
payments on land purchases. A real
"bit of heaven." in a material sense,
still those within the gates are worry
ing and threatening to start some
thing. In a f oraretf ul moment Walter Peters
of Stockton, Cal., lapsed into the
"goose step" while suspicious neigh
bors were looking, and landed In Jail.
A search of rlis belongings revealed
maps of shipping and shipbuilding on
the coast and hidden copies of reports
made to the German consul In Mexico.
Peters Is one of the crew of the Ger
man cruiser LelDsIc eunk off Falk
land Islands by British waxeblpa.
Osteopaths and Their Studies.
Pender, Neb., May 6. To the
Editor of The Bee: Will you kindly
do your part to help correct a mis
take which is quite commonly held
by the public? When I was a boy I
thought that the medical man In
studying medicine simply studies how
to make pills and dispense powders
and drugs of various kinds, and that
he devoted most of his time to the
study of thfise things It is the same
way in the case of osteopathic physi
cians. Many people have the idea that
the osteopath spends four years in
learning how to "rub" people in differ
ent ways. That is absolutely an in
correct Idea, because the osteopatn
takes up the same subjects of study
with the exception of the study of
drugs that the medical man does. And
so far as the administration of drugs
is concerned, that is taught to the
osteopath. The osteopath studies the
same subjects anatomy, histology.
nathology. bacteriology, diagnosis,
surgery, obstetrics, etc. the same as
the medical man does.
In the early days the osteopath did
not get as full a course in all these sub
jects, nor did the medical man get as
full a course as he does now.
The osteopath spends more time
(hours) in school than the first class
medical college gives. I enclose the
comparison taken from the state of
Illinois. The osteopathic physlclane
are asking no favor, only a square
deal. DR. H. 1L CHRISTE-NSE.N.
Call for Humane Society.
Amah vv R. To the Editor of
The Bee: I would like to know where
the Society for Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals of Omaha is or whether
they have such a society in this neck
of the woods. If so, I would like to
invite one of their agents to come
down and watch Swift's hog and cattle
drivers as they drive siock u tne
tn )a simie-htered. True, their
alley Is being remodeled, which is a
hnndiran to those drivers, but it is no
o-rnsA tnr them to hitcn a norse to
a crippled hog and drag him two or
three blocKs over a rougn pavement
when a sled would answer for a
wagon to haul it, and besides be more
humane. That Book of Books tells us
to be merciful unto our beasts. One
cannot view these acts without won
dering whether we have anything oa
the" Huns as to humanity in its broad
est sense. It is made ror an iiuugs
nnncrtgininv tn mnn. Because Swift &
Co. bought that hog and paid for him
does not give them supreme ngi. 10
do as they please with him. His or-
Uin ,4tAa Vta.lr tA whAtl thftt COm.
mand was given be merciful unto
your beasts. hliaiaai,.
CHEERY CHAFF.
"I eee where a Jail-breaking scheme
foiled because one of the convicts com
cerned left a file where a keeper found It."
"I aee. A -nte of criminal carelessness."
Baltimore American.
"I let Boreeum hav $5 this morning."
"Don't you know he'll never pay yon
back?"
"Of course."
"Then why lend him moneyT"
"It's worth $5 to me not to see Boresum
for six months." Birmingham Age-Herald.
"You have a good many cigarette
coupons."
"Yes. I'm saving these for a pretty girl."
"How many must you have to get such
a premium?" Lousville Courrler-Journal.
"Do you know the natur of an oath,
madam?"
'Well, I ought," replied the fair defend
ant "My husband Is a confirmed golf fiend
and doesn't car what he says whan ha
loses 35 or 40 cents playing pinochle."
Birmingham Ag-Eerald.
"Now, gentlemen of the Jury, the de
fendant sold eight bottles of whisky. We
have proved that, so I say wo have made
a case."
"Nothing to it," declared astute attorney
for the defense. "It takes 12 bottles to make
a case." Louisville Courier-Journal.
OUR FEATHERED ALLIES.
Oh, Robin, thankfully this year
We see you in tb trenches hero.
Where the brown earth Is turned anew,
A soldier vigilant are you;
And we onlookers do not squirm
To see you bayonet a worm;
For every worm destroyed will spars
Food for our Sammies over thers.
Oh, Bed Wing, with your epaulets
Tour loyalty we'll ne'er forget;
When your great troops camp on a plain
Tou aid th farmer with his grain;
You destroy the weed seed that would harm,
For Uncle Sam you save the farm;
That you're a patriot none can doubt
You'll helpus put th huns to rout.
Oh, Red-Head, drumming on the roof.
You ar no slacker, we have proof.
For wise men's pages ar replele
With records of the bugs you est;
We hope, this year, your appetite
Will help our boys to win the fight.
And that no Red-Head patriot stops
Worm eating till he saves th crops.
Oh, Orosbeak, with your breast of flam;
(Orabak would be a betur nam)
You hay enlUted with us, too,
And have most urgent worK to do
As home guard of th potato patch.
A mllliqn beatles you must catch;
And we hope you will not end your feast
Till Hindenburg Is hustling east.
And feathered allies more than these
Give aid to our troopa overseas
They're rounding up and thronging In
And soon their onslaught will begin.
And whl! our Sammies over there
Attack th foe by land and air,
So will our feathered allies smite
A blow to set the world aright.
Omaha. BAYOLL NE TRELE.
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