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The Omaha Bee DAILY (MORNING) - EVENING SUNDAY T ' "FOUNDED BT EDWARPvBOSEWATEB - VICTOR ROSEWATER, EDITOR THE BEE PUBL1SHINQ COMPANY. PROPRIETOR. Enters t Omaha postolflce aa second-class matter. . TERMS OP SUBSCRIPTION ii' ia mut.. ixt k. is prmi. ijj yy auhmt Bu0u. 10a w -.oaf im ami aa a i4 nolle ebuie af addra ar irmulafHi la caUtan la Oaaaa fee CmulMtos 0ufaBt. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS fha aaywltl Pica, 1 wtitc Tha ttta u a aNBtor. u xoloiwi hiiiiMto ito km lot publiosUos or all am aMspatebai oradltwl "a tt at oo stbriM credited la UiU pa par. sad alto U local oa MkitjfciS aww. All ib at wblratUoa at aw apaatal dupattnsa ' l natntd. REMITTANCE miii tt fn. munrn at poatal atdar. Oalt I aaa J-aani ataapa . la parmmt of small smoudu. Psnoaal abacs, aaowt ao iiua aad swum ucbuutt, wit scctpud. OFFICES jmuta-Tna Bm Bulldlna, Cftteam-Psnpis's Huildioa, l..k iwu-uil tl Hi. N Ynrk Fifth At. 3q.kiI Mluffa 14 N. Uu) M, laiMwtl ar uoi UsaulB Wtua HUliaiO. WMOioni-.mi m - CORRESPONDENCE Mrwt seamimleattew kImim Ui ow sad aSilartal aultai to J.iwli Bw, Tdltortal DapaitannV APRIL CIRCULATION. Diily 67,265 Sunday 57,777 tmsaa aweulstiea lor tha KWUV, askaarteaa aat aaora to tf DwltM fetutiu, Clreulstloa Unaer. t -aacrlaara laelna tha city taouU hava Tha Baa mallad waaa. Adortsa saaBsad aa alt aa raquaatad. THE BEE'S SERVICE FLAG 4 'T jf jf 4 jgL 4 . r "No limit 1" says th president, and America answers "Amen !" , , , , . Giving to the Red Croat ii from the heart and not the pocket. " ' Tn n sore, we have not "unlimited billions. bit w have Qi't many aa will be needed to win the war, - . s Twilight base ball is to help fill the extra hour of daylight. We have felt all along some use would ! i found for the time added to the long eve nings. . ;.V ' -. . S?!-!a t k J 1L...Iim aaj1 lima" la r fl ivfaV the president deacribed himself to a New. York tsemblage, and none will begrudge him the chance. . . ' K - , Yes, but no peace propoiaCno matter where it comet from, can be considered by Great Brit ain, any more than the United States, on the basis of a victory for the kaiser. ' Between "Brother Charlie" Bryan and State Treasurer George Hall, the shortcomings of the democratic officer in the state house are not likely to escape public attention. Germany it talking of , super-submarines, but ;'. kaiser will do welt to.consider the effect of hit "terror gun" on tha general campaign before en tering on further attempts to frighten people. - f a--,. - A Swiss chemist hat devised an explosive abosl four timet at active at nitroglycerine, its C '.zl virtue being that it it too dangerous to r -.:.t Such cotiapoundt belong with the kaiser'l ' ;ir-gu, for they are of no tervice to humanity. Reminder of a Bygone Day. Announcement of a Red Croat salvage sue tn tale features a beaten biscuit "machine," a n'ic of ante-bellum days. Time waa when beaten !ul w&a. trtnH " (folirarv. anil, with fried t'.k.ken, corn fritters, mashed potatoes and tome homemade jelly, it rounded but menu that any epicure might delight in ; and even Lucullua would hot disdain. But time proceeds, and, while fried chicken, Corn fritters, mashed potatoes and i.omemaae jeny tiut noia nign pi ace in mc cau r at ion of housewives who love to "set a good Cble," the beaten biscuit has gone to join salt rising bread and other comestibles whose inef f ciencj has brought them to failure before mod ern methods. What housekeeper has time these 'ys to fool around preparing the beaten bis X, when she can carelessly mix up a cup of flour, i teaspoon of baking powder, a pinch of salt, and enough water or milk to form a stiff paste, stir it with actable knife, spread in on the 'board Ousted with dry flour, cut it into form and bake it in IS minutes in a quick oven? And what hun gry man would turn from the light and fluffy modem biscuit to regale himself upon the stony and uninviting beaten variety, even though the latter be hallowed by generations of tradition, such at have been preserved for usHby Thomas Nelson Fage, Harry Stillwell Edwards, Joel Chandler Harris, and others who have glorified c?.d immortalized the life of "quality folks" of "Lefo dft wah" days? A beaten biscuit machine ' Jongs with the candle molds and other contrap- ons of the stage coach epoch. ; NO LIMIT TO OUR EFFORT, President Wilson, in opening the Red Cross campaign at New York, has again pledged the utmost resource of America to winning our war. It is our duty, says the president, and in its dis charge we must give unreservedly to aid in its discharge. The most notable statement in his address is the assurance the president gives to Russia that the American people will not aban don that country and its inhabitants to the moral and economic slavery being forced upon them by the kaiser. He declines to be misled by the insincere proposals for peace, made by the German plotters, who desire uninterrupted oppor tunity to pluck their prey in the east. The spoli ation of Russia is an enterprise that appeals to Berlin, and promises much more than the4 ad vantage that might come through holding Bel gium and occupied French territory. This is so apparent that the kaiser gives us credit for little sense in his efforts to hoodwink us now with suggestions that would leave him undisturbed in fulf possession of his prey. America is pledged to the utmost to win the war for freedom, and in the end to retire emptyhanded, unless, as Gen eral Hapgood is, quoted as saying in Paris, "we take our dead with us." Extent of the Peace Intrigue. Foreign Minister Balfour's, reply to Sir Walter Runciman in the House of Commons lifts the veil a little higher, and discloses more of the ex tent of the peace intrigue, or rather of the efforts of the Central Powers to insert a wedge between the Entente Allies and the United States. From the very outset the German diplomats have de voted themselves most assiduously to the task of poisoning the minds of Americans. This purpose has been manifested in many ways. At the be ginning it took the general form of putting Ger many in the position of defending its territory and institutions from aggressions by jealous neigh bors. ' When this had been dispelled, and the world was fully apprised of the scheme of con quest bn which the kaiser and his erew had em barked, a change was rung and Germany has been paraded as sincerely seeking for' peace without victory' .The hollowness of this pretense has also been exposed, as the treatment accorded Russia ex ploded the hypocritical assumption of devotion to the program of no annexations and no indem nities. Not deterred by this, the Potsdam plot ters persisted in propaganda, affecting a deep de sire for, early settlement, and seeming to offer suggestions that might lead to negotiations. All the time preparations were under way for the great drive in Picartiy and) the attack on the Brit ish in Flanders. Developments almost justify the belief that Berlin was privy to the fact that Em peror Charles had written the letter to Prince Sixtus, around which so much of secrecy js thrown, but which was exposed by Clcmenceau. ' Mr Balfour's statement that his government is willing to discuss at any time terms of peace will be accepted as sincere. It is also well to under stand that as yet no person recognized as re sponsible has approached either government of the Entente with a proposal from the Central Powers, nor have the latter hinted at anything that might be accepted. All of which makes it plain that the peace intrigue so exterisively de veloped by Austria has for its object only the demoralization of. its opponents. Intervention in Eastern Siberia. Notice sent to Japan and China that the En tente Allies have agreed to co-operate in defen sive intervention in Eastern Siberia and Man churia is a sign that enlightened and progressive statesmanship does not intend to put into jeop ardy the whole interests of the Allied cause, and indirectly of the Russian people, for the purpose of placating the bolsheviki. ' It is not contem plated that armies will be sent to Western Si beria or Eastern Russia to offset German ad Vance, but the Pacific ports, the railroads and the great accumulation of supplies at Harbin and Vladivostok will be held safe. China has most at stake, because of itt territorial relation to Siberia, and because the Manchurian railway, which has been threatened, really - belongs to China, although it had been operated under lease hold by the Russians. Japan must also protect it self from even the remote danger of attack through Siberia, and, with the assurance of co-' operation from their western allies, the nations of the Far East should easily head off combined menace of bolshevism and Prussianism. , Karl and Zita are going to visit their good neighbors in Bulgaria' and Turkey. It ought to greatly unlift their devout souls to recall, when at Constantinople, that their -overlord in Berlin has promised to give Jerusalem back to the sultan. Urkraine has so far yielded less than one-fifth of the grain the Germans hoped to find there. The mujiks must have hidden their supplies deep, indeed, if they saved anything from the Hun collectors. . i New York's greatest patriotic demonstration was in honor of the Red Cross. s this ought to afford the kaiser and his cohorts good reason to think before they fire on the emblem again. Urgent Demand for War Nurses Available Supply Far Below Army Requirements Dr. S. S. Goldwater in New York Times. Dr. Goldwater is director of Mt. Sinai hospital, New York; chairman of the war commission of the American Hospital as sociation, and chairman of the committee on hospitals, general medical board, Coun cil of National Defense. Two million Americans are under arms. For the first time since war was declared American troops are reported to be engaged in active hostilities in large numbers. Im mediate preparation must therefore be made for the medical and nursing care of large numbers of wounded men, as well as of the sick. Medical units, with nursing auxiliaries, have been assembled in France, in anticipa tion of this need; many of these units have thus far had little work to do, but their days of idleness will soon be over. The sugreon general plan to set up not less than 200,000 hospital beds in France; 100,000 beds have already been - established or provided for in this country, making a total of 300,000 a number approximately equal to the total number of beds heretofore available in the general hospitals of the United States for the care of the civil popu lation. Meanwhile it is reported that the government will soon put another 1,000,000 men in the field, bringing our total armed forces up to 3,000,000, and necessitating the establishment of 150,000 additional hospital beds, at home and abroad. It is the task of the government to obtain a nursing organi zation of 50,000 women, to serve our 400,000 sick and wounded. This must be done. How to do it is a question which has not yet been conclusively answered. During the last year the army and navy, with the help of the American Red Cross and the active support of hospitals, hospital committees and nursing organizations, have been endeavoring to enroll a number of nurses adequate to the need. The number thus far enrolled is reported to be a little over 9,000, or approximately one-fifth of the total required. The army now announces a new drive an effort is to be made to enroll "not less than 1,000 graduate nurses monthly." This proposal is all very well, but the expectation that the actual enrollment of graduate nurses will reach any such figure is not justified, in the light of the experience of the last year. The, truth of the matter is that the country cannot spare the number of graduate nurses that the army requires, nor can the training schools produce new graduates in sufficient numbers to satisfy the needs of both! the military and the civil population. For a year the country has been scoured for graduates, and 9,000 have been enrolled I Many of the nurses who have enrolled with the army and navy have been drawn from institutions; sme were public health nurses; the remainder were engaged in private prac tice. Nine thousand in a year equals 750 per month. Is it likely that the pace can be quickened? j "In spite of the fact that only 9,000 have thus" far entered military establishment," eays a recent report on the nursing situation, issued by the public health committee of the New York Academy of Medicine, "a short age of nurses has already become apparent in the hospitals, particularly in the smaller ones, and in private practice; the American Nurses' association has looked into the mat ter of the shortage, and reports that until several months ago most of the registries had available nurses, but since then all of the nurses are busy all the time." In New York recently it took 48 hours and the com bined efforts of seven registries to produce two graduate nurses for a desperately sick patient; and this is not an isolated case. Letters from all parts of the country tell the same story. The flow of nurses, from civil to military hospitals will continue, and should be encouraged; but urge as we may, the stream will diminish and not increase in volume during the months to come it cannot be otherwise! From this source the needs of the) army will not be supplied in full measure. t ' If graduates are not now available in suf ficient numbers, why not produce more? The, suggestion is not new. The efforts of the military authorities, of the American Red Cross, of the nursing committee of the Coun cil of National Defense, and of co-operating local committees have not been confined to the enrollment of ready-made graduates. A heroic attempt has been made to increase tfie .future output, by augmenting the undergrad uate enrollment of the country's 1,500 train ing schools. Those who believed that this effort would meet the necessities of the case did not subject their program to a sufficiently critical anarysis. To catch up with the military program the enrollment of nurses for military service dur ing the coming year will have to be nearer 2,000 than 1,000 per month.. Older gradu ates are jiot obtainable. What can the schools furnish? The number of pupils now enrolled in the training schools of the country is re ported to be approximately 40,000. Of this number considerably more than one-third are probationers and juniors; about one-third are intermediates, and considerably less than one-third are seniors' or near-graduates. The schools cannot be expected to turn out more than about ll.OQD graduates annually. What will become of these? Of the year's' 11,000 graduates, some will marry and will be lost to the profession; a certain number (more than id pre-war days, when attractive, business opportunities for women were fewer than they are today) will take up gainful occupations other than nurs ing; some will enter the field of public health nursing; a group will remain in hospitals, where they are needed to take the place of graduates now in the military service; a large proportion -will engage in private duty 'nurs ing; and the remainder will enter the military service, Is it reasonable to suppose that the army will succeed in winning over more than one-third of the total number of newlyMnade graduates? , My estimate' is one-third; the average estimate of three experienced tram ing scnooi-principals is one-fourth. principal alumnae associations in New York recently made a concerted and successful de mand for an' increase in nurses' wages from $4 to $5 perday. Economic conditions jus- tilied the increase, out the increase will hardly stimulate army enrollment. The insufficiency of the available supply of graduating students is generally conceded, and, as i have already said, ettorts to increase this supply have been made. What are some of the measures that have been tried or recommended? ' First and foremost is the direct anneal to the young women of the country to enter the ranks ot tne nursing profession as a pa triotic duty. This appeal has been made over and over again during the last year from the platform and through the press, but the re sults have not been satisfactory. Now, as heretofore, a small proportion ot the tram ing schools of the ,country are receiving: ap plications in excess of their capacity. This fact has led to the suggestion that the train inar schools increase their canacitv bv rent ing additional houses for dormitory purposes as ir tne capacity or a scnooi tor tne thor ougli training: of accomolished bedside nurses could be indefinitely and satisfactorily increased without adding hospital bedsl It is true that the hours of hospital duty might be somewhat shortened and the pupils tasks lightened, but there is a minimum below which it would not be wise to cut down the nractical work of the nunil who U hrin fitted for the serious and responsible task of army nursing. A standard course of training for nursing aids or nurses' assistants has been devised by a group of the best known and most competent training school superintendents in the country. The American Red Cross has already given part of this course, consisting of 15 preliminary lessons, arranged to pre cede the practical ward work, to more than 10,000 women, who have been registered at a dozen or more training courses in the larger cities. In New York City alone nearly 500 have finished the practical as well as the theoretical course, and about half of this number are now actually engaged in some form of hospital work. Two thousand other women stand ready to take up this work in New York City as soon as the hospitals are opened to them. Among the 1,500 training schools in the country there should be no difficulty in find ing 300 which are capable of training and which can be trusted tc train 12 nursing aids or nurses' assistants per month, or, say, 150 per annum. With the moral support of the army, the hospitals of the country can easily obtain and turn out 20,000 nurses' as sistants before the end of the present year, or 50,000 by July, 1919. The women that I have in mind belong wholly or almost wholly to the leisure class. They are now contributing nothing to the efficiency of the nation or to the success of the war; yet they are strong, healthy, patri otic, and willing. They are the only labor reserves that the country possesses, and they can Je brought into the nursing field without lessening the available supply of workers for any essential industry. They want to serve the nation, and they should be permitted to do so. The same class is giving valuable service in England England would be lost, and we shall be lost, without them. When the war is over, the nursing aids will melt away into private life, strengthened and chastened by their experience, leaving the nursing field in the hands of professional nurses. They should be prepared now, for in no other way can the war nursing probleni be solved. west '4aYV Swatting the Tyrant Fashion Fashion, which wears out ssore apparel than does woman, will not be beaten out of its dictatorship by any scheme of standard ized dress. The leaders, who are agitating for standardization before the convention of federated wbmen's clubs at Hot Springs should know their sisters well enough to know that. Femininity consents to go into natty uniforms for purposes of war or for other practical service. It will never, while m its right mind, give up the advantage of variety and color in wearing apparel which it has held long over an adoring masculinity clad in all the severity of the single sartorial pattern. Insofar as the would-be reformers of women's dress oppose the absolutism of fashion they have a case. But the way to beat tyrrany is not to substitute one tyrant for another. Not standardization but indi vidualism in dress is the thing to establish. Style at its best is a personal and not a gen eral quality. Mrs. A. has it in one mani festation, Mrs. B. in another. It is the height of folly for one of these ladies to as sume that she must wear this or that be cause the other does, even though the other be reinforced by Mrs. C and Mrs. D. "When our boys come back," says a man at Hot Springs, "they will want to see charm, beauty and loveliness not a uni formed womanhood." But to perfect the joy of the Sight, each, loveliness should tu Ait. played in attire to suit its own caste. Artistry is in ncr who manes tne dress really to fit the woman. Economy lies that way as well, since most becoming effects may be wrought even m less costly goods. And what be comes one prettily today need not be shelved tomorrow, once fashion's way is broken New York World. - Pkople and Events m One James A. Peterson thinks himself big enough to run for United States senator ui Minnesota. Amongthis recent achieve ments is a trial ii the United States court and conviction of violating the espionage act Some Americans up that way have applied to the courts for an injunction against his name going on the ballot, claiming that con viction deprives him of civil rights. As a sample of nolitical nervi Prifrmn'i About John H. Powers. Lincoln, May 17. To the Editor of The Bee: The article on page. 4 of Tha Bee, May 17, contains too many errors to pass the censor. Mr. Powers died near Trenton. Neb., and not iu Nevada. The "wave of populism" be gan to sweep over the country in 1890 and not in 1880. Mr. Powers was the farmers' alliance . or people's inde pendent candidate for governor tn 1890. He did not "land in third place" nor was he beaten by James B. Boyd, democrat, or by General Thayer, re publican. The vote In 1890 for gov ernor as canvassed was as follows: J. E. Boyd, democrat, 71,331; J, H. Powers, independent, 70,187; I D. Richards, republican. 68,878. The real historical truth Is that John H. Powers was elected as gov ernor of the state in 1890 and that the fraudulent vote cast in Douglas county gava Boyd, on the face of the returns. 18,308 votes and Powers 1,173 and made Mr. Boyd governor. There Is no longer controversy be tween either historians or politicians with reference to the truth of the story that John H. Powers got a ma jority of its legal votes in the Novem ber election in 1890. very truly, A. E. SHELDON, Note: The discreoancies Mr. Shel. don complains of) were corrected in a later edition of The Bee. As to the validity of the election ot 1890. the count of the vote and the subsequent contest in the house and in the courts. ought to pretty well answer any dis puts that may arise. Wants a Republic of Quivera. Omaha, May 18. To tha Editor of The Bee: Now that the issue of the world's war is democracy versus autocracy, it is about time for the subjects of the kingdom of Quivera to throw otl the yoke of royalty. The yuiverans are really ripe for a revolu tion to establish a republic. The board of governors of the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben easily accomplish this much desired revolution. Let (is have a Quiveran republic. Down with the king and queen. At the wlndup of the annual fall festivities 1st us induct into office a president and his lady. Let the president deliver an inaugural address before the assembled multi tude, and after other ceremonies ap propriate to the occasion, have the inaugural ball in the Quiveran White House conclude the program of the big day. It is not too late to make a turn for the better and more in ac cord with present conditions and sen timent Let not Quiverans any longer be compelled to tip the hat or bend tha knee to royalty. This idea Is not original with me, but I give It my hearty endorsement, and I hope The Bee will follow suit. ALFRED SORENSON. Answer to Mr. Switzer. Omaha, May 17. To the Editor of The Bee: Thanking Mr. S. S. Switzer for pointing out an Important over sight in the wording of the article of May 13, the writer wants to say that ha had reference only to the labor organization as such mentioned, navmg in mind the responsiveness to ward the American spirit by all classes of society. He did not intend to opine about war measures against pro-Germans of any description. It was indeed the exposures last year ty Messrs. Gerard, Whitlock and others that changed him Instantly from a neutral being in fact without a country to a firm believer la the wis dom of the statesmanlike war alms, stated by the president and made him desirous to offer any service his health and age will allow, menial or perilous. H. MELL, 2017 Leavenworth Street THE TIME AND THE PLACE I round Llzetta In tha garden. When the moos was dropping low And asked her the old, old question. And received tha old, old, "Nol" I found har again by tha aeaahora. In the sunset's fading slow. And asked her the usual queetton, And received tha usual "Ma!" I asked Llzetta that question In every tlma and plaea Thst seemed at a.11 propitious; Twaa "No!" in every case. I found Lliette by tha roadside. In tha glare of an August noon. With a, tlra badly punctured And an angina out of tuna. And as I sprung to help her 'Twaa habit; nothing less I asked the same old question, And Llzetta replied. "Tea, yes! St. Louis Globe-Democrat -WHY- NOT t OILS I mi,... I Hi aU?X n at jr . N V J. A Omaha's HousecleaninQ Norfolk News: Mayor Pahlman has been a spectacular figure in Omaha and state affairs and It is, not at all likely that ths tima has coma to ring his political death knell. Lead ers with as strong a hold upon tha popular imagination as he has had are not downed by a single defeat. He has his virtues as well aa his faults, but he has linked himself in the past with the wrong element. Columbus News: The city of Omaha now has a new city adminis tration, one which has been heralded as a reform administration. These reform commissions, or whatever other term you may wish to designate them, have come and sons in other cities, and been followed by other so called reformers, but the people of Nebraska will sit back and wait for results before they pass final Judg ment upon what Omaha has done. The new mayor makes a lot of promises, and it is now up to him to make good his boast, by cleaning out the old gang. Valley Enterprise: With ths Dahl man political machine broken - In Omaha, the liquor interests eut of business and with such men aa Ed P. Smith. W. G. TJre, Dean Ringer and the others in control of the city gov ernment the citizens of Nebraska have a right to expect better thing of our metropolis. Under the new conditions we are positive that a closer bond of unity may be enjoyed between that city and the state. Here is hoping for better days for Bahl manized Omaha. Scottabluff Republican: The clean ing up of the Mullen-Dahlman-Hitch-cock machine in Omaha is the begin ning of the end. and just what Hap pened to Bryan two years ago Is going to happen to ths Mullen bunch this fall. The only difference in the finish, is that it will be done this time by the republicans instead of the demo crats. For a number of years this trio of politicians has been In full con trol of the politics of the city of Omaha, and for the last few years have been controlling the state. The turn of the tide has set in, and there are .hopes of Nebraska returning to the control of the people. J Don't Let a Penny Cost Spoil a Dollar Product HAS it ever occurred to you how vitally this maxim applies to the purr chase ofribbons and carbon paper? Have you figured all of the items of cost which enter into the production of a business letter, including stenographer's time, mailing department labor, overhead, postage, letterheads, ribbon and carbon paper? You will find that the last two items comprise only a little over one per cent of the total. This is not a surmise. We have compiled figures which show the average total cost of 100 business letters to be $14.10. Of this total, rib bon and carbon paper figure only 16 cents. The good appearance of your letters and the legibil ity of the copies absolutely require that . your ribbons and carbon paper shall be the very best." This is the great practical reason why every typewriter user should use our Paragon Ribbons and Red Seal Carbon Paper These products are made in our own factory, by our own specially trained work men, according to our own methods and formulas. These methods and formulas are the result of our unrivaled experience in ribbon and car bon paper making and these goods are the best that money can buy. Remington Typewriter Company, Inc., 201-3 South Nineteenth St, Omaha. Neb. Everybody reads Bee Want Adi. I TODAY I Ce Tear Ago Today In the War. Vigorous fighting along lt-mlle t:ont in the Arras region. Paris -announced torpedoing of rrench steamship Gilbert In Mediter ranean. Two American nurses, en -route to T "ranee, killed by boomerang shot on .unship Mongolia. ' 9 Day We Celebrate. Court & Carrier, ticket agent of the ago, Milwaukee & St Paul Ball- 1 company, born 1851. . : xtrge A- Hoagland, lumberman, a 14. intolaetie L. B. Black well, pioneer 1 the first woman to be ordain ad tie ministry in the United States, i at Henrietta, N. T., 93 years ago. i Dey tn History. , T?6 The Continental congress ed upon articles of confederation perpetual union. ii Admiral Nelson was ap d to the chief command of the It forest in the Mediterranean. ; 4 -Marquis -de Lafayette, h , statesman and friend of .cm in the revolution, died in v Ifcrat September , 17ST. CoL Albert A. Pope, pioneer .'la bicycle manufacturer, born ton. Died at Cohasset Mass., 1 10, 1909. 5 Supreme court of the United i daelaxed the income tax uncoa U and the tax already col , vzm rafsmded. - J usl SO Years Ago Today County Superintendent of Schools Bruner returned from a- ten days' visit to Chicago and Cleveland, O. There was a slim attendance at the civil service examination held at the custom house, Ufere being only Ave applicants for positions. This was the third civil service examination here since the era of great reform set in. There will be a meeting of delegates from all trade and labor unions and fTfiihr n T.afut- ,M.n,ll.. . w southwest corner of Twelfth and Far- nam streets to make arrangements about "a rrand demnnstrsti July 4. Alexander Hume appeared before a large audience at the Grand opera house, giving a most pleasing exhibi tion of what he called spirit power in the lirht. All hla tniriniu successfully performed. ' Round About the State Out around McCook swatting the prairie dog Is considered the next best thing to landing an uppercut on the kaiser's chin. The home guards company of Plattamouth, has received the approv ing aalate of the governor. Next comes, the regalia. After that. Just watchi 'era at a safe distance. On the outer walls of Brunlng waves the Brunlng Banner, with W. B. Math and Ollie L Muth constitut ing the staff. The Banner comes fresh, from the newspaper mint and occupies a new shop built for the oc casion. No politics admitted, but politicians may secure a hearing at regular rates by applying at the busi ness office. ' v What the pulsing youths of Platta mouth will de to the Journal man la hard to say at this distance, but surely they will not let him get away with his fling at June weddings. The Idea that all the decorative scenerv should be dispensed with and the money ln-J yestea in Thrirt stamps Is worthy of crabbed age. Perish the thought! Romance shorn ot its illusions is not romance, and life without romance would be- dreary Indeed. As to the fate of the Joy killer, leave it to the girls. , ' .. A gentleman who has traveled a great deal tells the people ot York, after inspecting a sample, that the city's school buildings are among the best in the land. York knew it all along, but Is gratified Just the same to And outside support Sot home opinion. Editorial Shrapnel ' Louisville courier-J ournalr . And now it Is a poppycock -protest against calling "Our Boys" boys. Is there any idea too ridleulobs to be I i . i . . , . v J n senuu.-yiy emenaineu vy lomeiwu; i No man' ever a-et so old as hot to like being called "boy." ' New York Herald: Could the eter nal, verities have better Illustration than is furnished by the faet that a German propagandist turns out to be a butcher? , ' ' Wall Street Journal: "It is time to realize that the German- offensive in the west has been crushed." Berlin Vessisehe Zeltung. And this la what German efficiency calls a newspaper! Brooklyn Eagle: Who said the world could not sit at the feet of the bolshviki and learn wisdom! Lenine ought to start a correspondence school and tell how an overworked printing: press may be used to . say Webts. - Louisville Courier Journal: Femin ists, ' whose cry was, "told you. bo." when a race at Lexington was won bAr Beautiful Girl, are hereby in formed that Mary's Beau finished first the following day. Minneapolis Journal: More than half a million Americans have landed in France and Nicaragua has declared war on Germany. It looks at this dis tance as though the Junker waa eer. tain to be let in for something later. Minneapolis Tribune: Polygamy and cannibalism, twin sisters of degener acy, are gaining frienda in Germany. When Hun aUrts to eat Hun the kaiser can count on us to be there .with the mustard. .- - . Twice Told Tales Backing Vp the Constable. One afternoon a motorist was whla zing along an unfamiliar highway in the west when a Country constable appeared in the road with an up lifted hand. ' , "What's the trouble?" asked the motorist bringing his car to a stop "What do you want?" f "Very sorry." answered the con stable, "but you were going at the rate of BO miles an hour, and I will have to arrest you." "You are wrong, my friend," de clared the motorist. "I wasn't doing any better than 25 mile an hour, and here is a $10 bill to back up What I say." "All right" returned the constable with an air of resignation, as the $10 was transferred. "With 11 to 1 against me, I ain't goln' to take no chance on beln'. called down by the Justice o' peace." St. Louis Republic. The Exeuse. The poor cripple thumped his crutch on the ground and said to his lawyer: "Merciful heavens, man, your bill Is outrageous! You are taking four fifths of my damages! I never heard of such extortion!" j - "I furnished," said the lawyer coldly, "tha. skil! the eloquence and the legal training for your case." . "Yes, but 1," said the client rue fully glancing at his injuries, "I fur nished the case itself." o "Bosh!" sneered the lawyer. "Any. b6dy can fall down a coal hole." Chicago Post Cca't Always tlzzi tho Telephone Operator When Tea Are Cilld by Mistake . " Were you ever called to the telephone when another number was wanted? When this occurs, the operator, to be sure, may have humanly erred by ringing on the wrong line. More often, however, it is the fault of the person making the call People often ask for 496, for example, when 546 is wanted and then either "hang up" when the mistake is realized or become impatient when the wrong person answers. v Unfamiliarity with the work of telephone operating often prompts unjust criticism. Please don't forget the earnestness of the operator's effort when some occasional service difficulty does arise. 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