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THE BEE:' OMAHA. MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 22, 1919.
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You shoulJ know that
Omaha has the lowest rate of in
fant mortality of any city in the
country.
King Ak'will strut this week.
Which are you, a "contemptible quitter" or
a "pro-German?"
"Love" will make Ak-Sar-Ben ' as well as
the world go round.
The irresistible is about to meet the im
movable again, in the senate and in the steel
strike.
"f The Kansas City rvn who stole his son's
"coaster" and so.u io nother boy is the
acuje o something. ' K
General von Stein says Emperor Charley
was a "weak ruler," but he finished as success
fully as did the "all highest."
No, dear reader; the landlords do not ob
. ject to children. They only refuse to rent
apartments to people having- them. ,
Admiral Cowles will do well to confine his
efforts to negotiating a new wage scale for the
navy, and allow executive salaries to ride.
Keuesaw Mountain Landis must have aston
ished Chicago's chief of police almost as much
as he himself was to learn that beer is being
sold and drank in the Windy City. '
Germany has "kicked in" with $22,000,000
. jin regular money to buy food, over half of
which is reported to be on the way to Canada.
This is about the end of the boycott
The Independent Order of Odd Felldws
stands by its war-time order prohibiting the
use of any language but English in lodge room
or ritual. This savors 'Af ricanism.
' Another message of congratulations has
gone forward from the White House to tht
president of Mexico. It should be frame?
alongside the one sent "Count" Hohenzollem
on his birthday. - .
Los Angeles "roared" a welcome to the
president, which is proper conduct, but the
same crowd would yell its head off if the Shan
tung incident were to end in unrestricted ad
mission of Asiatics.
Colonel House's stay in Paris is said to be
indefinitely dated for termination. This may
connect with the rumor ithat he has lost the
ear of the president, but does not deprive him
of his remarkable prestige.
Two Mexican mutineers have been shot by
the authorities, but as they were executed in a
new cemetery, the question is opened whether
it was done to punish them or to give the new
burying ground a proper start
Ottr democratic brethren are giving them
selves considerable worry over the republican
candidates for president next year, but this is the
only thing they have to stew about, as theirs
has already chosen, himself.
Canada is contemplating the formation of a
board to deal with labor disputes. The ex
istence of such an agency might have obviated
the unfortunate Winnipeg affair. A place to
talkj it over is a great advantage in connec
tion with industrial disputes.
: Delving into the Mexican record the con
gressional committee is now bringing to light
a lot of additional beauties of "watchful wait
ing." Anxiety at the White House lest some
body hurt the feelings of our great and good
friends at Mexico City is better understood as
the truth comes out
Slighting General Pershing
-The intrinsic value of a gold sword is not
great as values go in the war that has not
been officially declared ended; so when Rep
resentatives Claude Kitchip, William E. Mason
of Illinois, and Thomas D. Schall of Minne
sota object to the presentation of a gold sword
to General Pershing it is not because they are
watchdogs of the treasury. Perhaps it is be
cause they like to show disfavor to General
Pershing. It was only the other day that Mr.
Schall made an unseemly attack Upon the gen
eral, from whom he received considerable treat
ment in France, according to his own state
ment. - One reason given for this singular attitude
of the dissenters is that General Pershing
should not be honored with the gift of a
sword because something more ought to be
done for the "enlisted men." If it were left to
the rank and file of the army, it would approve
of the bestowal of a sword, as a symbol of
victory, upon their commander. The conclu
sion, must be that these worthies are playing
the demagogue. ( Mr. Schall's "case is, however,
peculiar. When' the resolution to thank Gen
eral Pershing for his services was voted on,
Schall alone was recorded in the negative. The
general is persona non grata to him. first, last,
and all the time; and as the general has a sense
of humor h must be vastly amused. Ulti
mately the commander of the American ex
peditionary forces will receive the gold xsword.
All that the little clique of facemakers will de
rive from their performance is ridicule and con-
TEST ON THE TREATY.
First of a series of test votes will be taken
on the peace treaty in the senate this week. It
will probably come on the amendment to the
covenant of the League of Nations which pro
poses that the United States shall have in the
assembly voting power equal to that of the
British empire. While this will not be final,
no matter how the senators divide, it will be
significant. At present opinions are fairly well
settled, and the lineup may almost be accepted
as established. Certain of the senators are
listed as favoring one or another of the pro
posed amendments and reservations, so that
the proponents feel reasonably certain that
some will be adopted.
The president in his addresses to the public
has done neither himself nor the senators any
credit by his insistence that the treaty must
and will be ratified just as presented. If the
amendments or reservations fail of adoption
and it is on this the president and his support
ers rely then in order to finally pass, it must
get the votes of a large group of senators who
are opposed to its contents. Rejection is quite
as likely to occur as ratification in event of fail
ure of the alterations proposed.
Viewed solely from the -point of political
expediency, it would have been to the ad
vantage of the majority party in the senate to
have accepted the document in its entirety.
Any change made in it tends to relieve, the
president of responsibility for its contents.
This is so obvious that the continual reitera
tion of the assertion that the opposition rests
solely on politics or "hatred" of the president
is silly and designed only to fool those who
want to be fooled.
Democrats as well 'as republicans in the
senate have patriotically accepted the duty
incumbent upon them as reviewers, charged by
the people under the constitution to pass upon
and determine the merits of any engagement
made in the name of the United States with a
foreign power. It is as unjust to accuse these
men of playing politics or seeking undue ad
vantage as it would be to allege the same
against Mr. Wilson. The treaty must go up or
down as it meets the test o Americanism.
Strike Stopped Reni.Boost
Foolish Cry of "Pro-Germanism."
In California again the president lifts theory
of "pro-Germanism" in his effort to gain popu
lar support for his treaty. If it be true, as he
charges, that the strongest opposition has grown
up wheTe pro-Germanism is the strongest, then
the country has a great deal to answer for.
Avoiding for the moment the fact that the ad
ministration spokesman in the senate owes his
presence in that body "ten. the pro-German vote
of Nebraska, it may not be amiss to point out
that in Iowa, whose loyalty never before was
questioned, the opposition to the League of Na
tions is quite as marked as it is anywhere. Is
Iowa a pro-German state? Is Colorado, home
of Senator Thomas, who has said he will not
vote for the treaty as presented, to be listed as
favoring the enemy? Or Massachusetts, or
New York, or Michigan, or any of the other
great states whose senators are fighting for
America's interests which are threatened with
unwise provisions in the Versailles document?
Mr. Wilson willfully mistakes the sentiment of
his countrymen if he thinks those who do not
agree with him are pro-German.
Steel Strike and the Public.
Interruption of work at the great steel mills
by reason of the strike scheduled to begin today
will affect generally the entire industry of the
United States, and in some degree that of the
world. For this, if for no other Reason, the
public has a deep concern in its outcome. There
is another reason, though, in which the public
has considerable interest. Chief of all the is
sues involved is that of the right of the men
to form themselves into unions for the pur
pose of dealing collectively with the employers.
This is rigidly denied by Judge Gary of the
United States Steel corporation, whose lead is
followed by the "independent" concerns. Set
tlement of the point one way or the other will
be the outcome of the contest. Short or long,
the struggle will be costly, because of the ram
ifications of the steel industry reaching every
where in the life of the world. Its intensity
will depend largely on how thoroughly the
men are organized and disciplined. This is the
unknown factor in the problem, which shortly
must be disclosed. .
Discouraging the Stork.
Landlords who exclude tenants having chil
dren from apartment houses are not always
heartless. They usually are thoughtless, and
proceed on the theory that they are making
the apartments more acceptable to those who
occupy them. However harsh the rule, it is
scarcely more stringent than some of the other
conditions laid down to govern life in the great
barracks that are being raised as tenement
houses in Omaha.
Here, if anywhere, the tenant resigns his
natural rights, gives over his constitutional
liberty, and for the time accepts an existence
governed by regulations in the making of
which he has no voice All is done in the
name of "respectability" and a due regard for
the "comfort" of others. Those who find
themselves thus "cribb'd, cabin'd and confined"
are likely to become cross, irritable and in
clined to insist with strenuosity on the few I
vestiges of human freedom the landlord has
overlooked. This sometimes takes the form
of objecting to anything other people do; the
intimacy of life around the backdoor of the
apartment usually is such as begets many occa
sions for little disputes over trifles that soon
become mountains of annoyance.
' Greatest of all the cruel restrictions, though,
; i: that which bars the baby. In other centers
oi population, where tenement life is the rule,
the housing reforms for many years have been
carried on with a view to encouraging the rais
ing of families, to make it easier to surround
baby with such safeguards as will insure its
coming to useful maturity. Assumed "exclu
siveness" which is generally selfishness, is not
permitted to interfere with the rearing of chil
dren. The policy adopted by the Omaha apart
ment houses long agowas frowned upon and
generally abandoned in larger communities.
To have it revived here almost suggests that
we have taken a step backward. At least
it is singular that a community which has
fought for baby's safety till it has reached the
honorable position of having the lowest rate of
infant mortality in the land should countenance
so deliberate an attempt to discourage the
stork.
Robert L. Stern in New. York Tribune.
The landlord is no longer able to entirely
control his own property. Since the close of
the war tenant's strikes have become quite fre
quent. One of these strikes at Williamsburg,
a suburb of New York, involved almost 2,000
persons and a yearly rent of $35,000.
When the B. F. W. Realty , company pur
chased 17 tenement houses an increasee in rents
amounting to $2,000 was asked. This was
divided among 400 families who were paying
an average rent of $15. An increase of one
third was being asked.
In former times the tenants would have been
reeady to move, but in these days there is no
place to move. So the tenants organized a
union. A committee was appointed to telT the
landlords that the raise was too big. After
considerable; bickering the total raise requested
was reduced by half.
But this was not a settlement. The tenants
were not satisfied, and the landlords didn't like
the looks of things. The union insisted on a
further reduction. The landlords balked. So
the tenants called a strike. The strike lasted
six weeks.
The tenants took care of the material side
by appointing a treasurer and paying their
rent to him instead of to the landlord. He
put the money in the bank. The more timid
paid rent to the landlord, and then again to
the committee, in order to be safe. No rep
resentatives of the landlord dared approach
the buildings, and not a single new tenant
moved in.
City Marshal Hugh McBride to'ok a gang
of "schleppers" to move out the furniture. They
were met by a howling mob of women who
threatened and pleaded.
"What could the poor 'schleppers' do?"
asked one of the women, telling the story after
ward. "With women running about and yell
ing like murder they must have thought they
would get killed. Believe me, I wouldn't like
to be in their place."
The strikers showed their union cards to
the "schleppers" and appealed to them as fel
low workers to stick by them. The "schlep
pers" remembered their own homes, and de
cided that it was time for the workers of the
world to unite. v
The next day the marshal made another un
successful attempt to carry out his writs. He
then decided to rest a few days. Meanwhile
the strike was settled.
' The settlement was not made by a learned
judge in a solemn gown, but by an energetic,
ungrammatical man in his shirtsleeves. The
agreement was a document scribbled by the,
shirtsleeved arbitrator on a sheet of yellow;
paper, and typewritten, in the absence of pro-l
fessional stenographers, by a young lawyer who
sponsored the cause of the tenants. Yet by,
this irregular proceeding the landlords re-
nounced the right, secured to them by ancient I
law. of fixinar the rent on their own nrooertv.
The tenants' committee met representatives)
of the landlords in the municipal building. T. hey i
sweated, fumed and joked in an attempt to,
bring the two sides together. The session
lasted seven hours without recess for supper.
Finally the landlords offered a settlement.
"We'll let it go at a $750 increase," they
said.
The tenants agreed.
Next afternoon the session reopened to de
termine the details of the settlement. The
chairman of the strikers' committee due out
a heavy roll of $5 and $10 bills, the rent for J
August. .Placing the total of ?J,0UO on the,
table, he said:
"Understand, not a cent goes to the land-;
lord until the whole thing is settled."
The arbitrator agreed to be responsible that
nothing would be prematurely paid. All'
through the session the $3,000 lay on the table.
They wrangled and wrangled. Three times
one landlord rose to leave, saying that the
landlords had the whole right to determine the
rent, anyway, and he would no longer be a
party to this undignified proceeding. Six
women on the committee broke into the pro
ceedings from time to time with shouts of
denial of the landlord's statements.
And yet, through all the bitterness between
landlord fighting for a return on his investment
and tenants struggling to keep their homes,
there was the leaven of good humor.
Why Untenable Theories Fall
How difficult it is to maintain theory in
the presence' of hard, unyielding facts 1 For
example, Dr. Charles Eliot, president emeritus
of Harvard collge, gained much fame from his
action in the instituting in that seat of learn
ing of the elective system. This permitted the
student, after certain stages had been reached
in his training, to choose for himself the re
maining equipment of his mind.
, This was hailed as a great advance in peda
gogy. It was to lend valuable assistance in the
development of "the mind of the student by
casting upon him responsibility and by freeing
him from the shackles of the, directing faculty.
From the very outset, however, Ijhere were ob
jections to electivism. Old-fashioned men as
serted that the theory would work out to per
fection only when it encountered superior
minds and urged the maintenance of the direc
tive system.
' These objectors were criticized as reac
tionary and, as a bright, though sarcastic,
periodical recently remarked, "deemed wor
thy to be cast out into permanent darkness
with Mohammedans, Jesuits and other aeac
tionaries and mediaevalists." But, lo, a change
has come over Harvard and electivism is now
condemned in the same quarter from which it
emerged the presidency. ,
Addressing a Harvard campaign committee
President Lowell made this serious objection
to permitting undergraduates to choose their
studies and took occasion to place the accus
ing finger tujon the weak spots of his predeces
sor's plan:
"It was found that the principle upon which
the system was founded wai' wrong. It was
wrong because the student, instead of choos
ing the subjects in which he was most inter
ested and working at them, generally was not
interested in anything and therefore sought
something easy and diverting. That is not a
good way to prepare for life. Preparing for
life is something like -training for an athletic
team. You must work your muscles until they
are tired for one, and your brain until it is
tired, for the other."
In other words the proper title was used
in describing a pedagogue as a schoolmaster.
The student cannot be both teacher and learn
er. The old way, we see, is the better, after
all. Cincinnati Inquirer.
tees
I .jtaVV
JMle of olds (orri&r
Isn't it sbout timeto raise the price of milk
gain on account of Miort pasturagef
The Day We Celebrate.
Emerson Benedict, cement contractor, born
1853.
Dr. John C. Davis, prysician and surgeon,
born 18a5.
Maj. Gen. Hugh L. Scott, U. S. A., retired,
former chief of the general staff, born at Dan
ville, Ky., 66 years ago.
, Andre Tardieu, who served during the war
as French high commissioner to the United
States, born in Paris, 43-years ago.
Len Rowlands, prominent as a middleweight
pugilist, bornin Milwaukee, 25 years -ago.
Thirty Years Ago in Omaha.
L. C. Mercer presented The Bee a banana
plant which had grown too large for his green
house. . .
Mr. and Mrs. WJ B. Millard have taken
Mrs. Detwiler's house on Davenport and Twenty-second
street until their home on West
Howard is completed.
Mrs. Russell Harrison is the guest of her
parents, Governor ana Mrs. Saunders.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Love are now in their
new tome, 623 North Nineteenth.-
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Riall left Tuesday for
New York for several weeks' stay.
The League of Nations.
Omaha, Sept 19. -To the Editor
of The Bee: The people of Omaha
and Nebraska have been especially
I favored In being permitted to see
and hear the chief supporter and
two of the prominent opponents of
the league of nations publicly give
expresion to their views.
That the speeches of President
Wilson have been disappointing,
even to his followers, mem - to
be generally conceded. He haa
been received with all the respect
and attention that Is his due as the
chosen head of a great nation, ac
companied by the first lady of the
land, whose beauty and personal
charm have graced every public ap
pearance. That the president and
his party should be so received is
most fitting and proper, but his pe
dantic utterances from the rostrum
seemed in many Instances to fall
upon dull ears. Many remark that
his explanations and replies to crit
icisms of the objectionable features
of the treaty were entirely neglected
or insuftiointly answered. The usaj
ui me Darroom Diuneru iai argu
ment "put up or shut up" is not
graciously received, even though de
livered from educated and refined
lips- The "average" American re
sents being told in substance that
"whether he has or has not read
this great instrument he would not
likely comprehend it" but that "its
interpretation ought of right be left
to those who drafted it." The "aver
age" citizen believes there can be
nothing written in plain English
language concerning the affairs of
his government which he cannot
both read and understand, but is
not so egotistical as to say that his
interpretation must be accepted by
all other men without question. The
president seems to think that he
is still acting the part of a peda
gogue, whose utterances before his
class must be received as uttered
and no one should have the temerity
to doubt or deny. v
Those .who attended the Auditor
ium meeting addressed by Senator
Borah, . regardless- of their convic
tions on the subject, must have been
fully convinced that no audience
could be more en rapport with the
speaker than those who listened to
the senator. One exhibition of per
sonal feeling was perhaps a surprise
to many. When Mr. Borah said,
"As for myself I am opposed to any
league but ," the entire audience
seemed to rie as one to support
his position, not even waiting for
him to further explain, "but that is
not the issue now the issue is, shall
the league be Americanized," which
met with as hearty approval as the
first part of his statement. And
again at the luncheon given for
Senator Johnson when he said,
"Let us get out of this whole dirty
mesV it was greeted with the long
est and most vociferous applause of
any part of his address. Whether
a majority of the people of Nebras
ka are opposed to any league might
be questioned, but that an over
whelming majority are either in
favor of amending or rejecting the
league as now framed cannot ' be
doubted.
Suppose, that just before we en
tered the war, the allies had en
tered Into a secret compact, where
by England on the successful ter
mination of the war should have
ceded to her "territorial rights" over
the New England, states and New
York and such a compact had been
ratified at the peace table. Sub
stitute "Japan" for "England" and
"Shantung" for "New England and
New York" and you would have
exactly what is done by the terms
of the treaty. To take from us
New England and New York would
be no greater wrong than to take
Shantung, the home of their tradi
tions, their ancestors and their gods,
from China, and yet we are asked
to ratify this, the blackest page of
perfidy ever written In all history,
and pledge the blood and treasures
of our people for generations to come
to say Hhat this Infamous compact
shall be enforced.
Any United States senator who
votes to ratify this league as now
formed without amendment or al
teration is as surely violating his
solemn oath ,to support the consti
tution of the United States as he
would If he should vote.-to suspend
the bill of rights and direct the
president as commander-in-chief of
the army and navy to enforce the
suspension.
Allusion Is made to a member
of a large firm of international
bankers in New York, who favor
treaty without alteration or amend
ment. This banking house, or some
of its members. may( be among the
same coterie who cou'd answer why
20,000 American beys were sent to
the Arctic Zone in the dead of win
ter to starve, freeze and die In an
attempt to make war against a na
tion with whom the United States
was at absolute peace. Congress
never declared war against Russia
or any other European nation ex
cept Germany and Austria. Then
why were American soldiers sent to
Siberia if It were not done through
some sinister Influence which sought
to save their money Invested In
Russian bonds. The American peo
ple are not going to send their sons
across the Atlantic again to enforce
the payment of bonds of bankrupt
foreign governments to those who
profited out of their purchase and
sale during the late war. They will
first see that liberty bonds shall be
worth par and every dollar repaid
to those whose loyalty find pa
triotism inspired them to Invest their
savings for the preservation of
America.
The supporters of the league have
descended to the usual blackguard
ism and calumny of those who face
defeat They promiscuously apply
the word "pro-German" to their
opponents, call such men as Lodge,
Knox, Sherman and Root and other
loyal and patriotic citizens bolshe
vists and I. W. W.'s and those whx
follow them aa willing lieutenants.
If such epithets can be properly
applied to such leaders in Ameri-
DAILY CARTOONETTE.
DREAMLAND
ADVENTURE
By DADDY.
fAn extra edition of Bridland Gonlp
tells th Prince of Dotlara that Anita, the
mermaid, will not wed him because he la
rich and sho Is poor. It aleo aa she Is
to wed Blacksmith Jo that very night.
The birds and animals declar that she
shall marry th prince.)
THE MERMAID IS KIDNAPPED.
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CHAPTER II
Lonesome Bear Likes Fish.
ffTJALKY SAM is up to mischief.
U 1 saw a funny twinkle In
his eye," exclaimed Peggy as she
and Billy and the Prince of Dollars
watched the animals and birds out
of sight.
"And did you see that bear! He
will eat my beloved mermaid unless
I catch and kill him!" cried the
prince, and away he sped on Lone
some Bear's trail.
"No, no! He is a tame bear who
doesn't like meat," shrieked Peggy,
running after the prince.
"But he does like fish, and the
mermaid is half fish," shouted Bil
ly, sprinting after the others. What
he said gave Peggy real cause for
alarm. When they had last seen
the mermaid she was wearing legs
instead of a tail, but perhaps she
had gone back to the water to live
and had become part fish again.
Lonesome Bear in his fondness for
finny food might gobble the fish
up before he found that the other
half was girl.
Reaching the top of a high hill
overlooking a wooded valley, Peggy,
Billy and the prince found that the
animals and birds bad vanished
from view. But In an open dace
in the valley they could see signs of
He Dashed Out of Sight Among the
Trees.
life. A girl was coming out of a
little cottage.
"Aly mermaid!" cried the prince.
Sure enough it was Anita, and her
voice came up to them clearly as she
sang the song she had sung on the
rocky Isle in the lake:
"Prince of Dollars, prince of my
heart. .
Cruel the fate that keeps us apart."
The prince moaned as if in pain.
"The animals will hear her. They
will catch her and the bear will eat
her up before we can get there."
"No, there Is a man to protect
her." exclaimed Peggy, pointing to
a brawny chap who waa walking
toward the cottage.
"Blacksmith Joe, to whom her
troth is plighted," groaned the
prince. "He has come to take her
to the wedding."
It was plain to be seen even from
the hilltop that Anita, the mermaid,
did not want to go with Blacksmith
Joe. She seemed lo be begging him
to free her from her promise, but
he shook his head in a stubborn,
angry refusal. Finally he seized her
wrist and dragged her toward the
forest road.
"The brute! She will not marry
him! I will save her!" shouted the
prince, and he would have rushed
down the hill If Billy had not held
him back.
"See! Something Is happening!"
cried Billy, and what he said was
true. Balky Sam had suddenly ap
peared right In the path of Black
smith Joe.' And Balky Sam was
very fierce with his teeth bared, his
ears laid back, and his mule heels
kicking up. At the other side of
Blacksmith Joe Johnny Bull sprang
Into view ,and on the third side was
Billy Goat. As Joe turned to the
fourth side, Lonsome Bear strutted
out of the woods with teeth gleam
ing and claws twitching.
No wonder Blacksmith Joe was
scared at all this. He gave a howl
that could be heard even at the top
of the hill, and forgetting all about
getting married and all about Anita,
he dashed out of sight among the
trees. Balky 8am followed, while
the other animals menaced the. mer
maid. "Look! Look! The bear is going to
eat her up, and the others are going
to help him," shouted the prince,
breaking away from Billy and start
ing down the hill.
It certainly did look that way.
Lonesome Bear rushed at Anita as
if she were still a fish girl, although
Peggy and Billy could plainly see
that she waa now all girl, having
lugs Instead of a tail. And Johnny
and Billy Goat who ordinarily would
have protected any woman in dan
ger, threatened her furiously with
teeth and horns.
"Have they gone mad with the
heat?" shouted Billy in alarm.
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Draw from on to two and ao on to the
ond.
Anlta"turned from the raging ani
mals and fled wildly. She could run
fast even if she was a mermaid, and
for a moment it seemed that she
might get away. Then she stumbled
over what looked like a large, brown
stone and fell flat upon it. The ani
mals rushed . at her as if to grab
her, when the stone suddenly Jumped
up and galloped toward the hill, with
the mermaid clinging tightly to it.
Peggy gave a shout The stone
was Balky Sam. '
(TomorroV will be told how the prlnc
lias a fight.)
can statesmanship then I am not
only willing but proud to be found
in their company.
C. F. M'GREW.
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Astonished at 3Ir. George.
Omaha, Sept. 20. To the Editor
of The Bee: Noting what your re
porter says concerning his interview
with Mr. C. C. George in relation
to the nonrentmg of apartments to
those who are burdened (?) with!
their children: Not being a citizen
of this city, yet feeling a deep sense,
of my responsibility as a father and
citizen of this beautiful country, 1(
desire to express my utter astonish-1
ment at Mr. George's estimate of
what constitutes the best interests
and surroundings going to make up
a good business city, as that seems
to be the basic principle of his ar
gument. "Keep the children out",
seems to be his slogan. I know
not if Mr. George is a father or
not, but if so then more's the pity,
why he should express his opinion,
as he does. It has been contended
all along that if this city and thei
country in general were to go dry
then "business would go to the
dogs,", so I suppose Mr. George
holds the same thought in mind
that if the children are allowed
and suffered to be with, then the
business of the city "will go to the
dogs," too. It is most astonishing
the low sentiment some have in ref
erence to the best things, Mr.
George not excepted.
NON-RESIDENT.
Skip-Stop Again. ,
Omaha, Sept. 19. To the Editor
of The Bee: It is time that officials
elected by the people should wake
up and do a little for those that
elected them. The street railway
company, after gaining their fight
for the 7-cent fare, still gives us
the delightful skip-stop at times
and some places, then again they
do not give them.
As an instance of their slip-shod
skip-stop system, the street cars
stop at A, B, C, E, F and G streets,
but do not stop at D street it being
the only street coming south that
they do not stop, of first 7 blocks.
I have asked Mr. Leusster of the
street railway company several
times by letter why the street cars
stop at B street but do not stop at
D etreet coming south, but he re
fuses to say why and, in fact re
fuses to reply to the question at all.
There are no churches nor school
houses anywhere near B street and
If the street cars are going to stop
at B street we want them to stop
at D street too. I asked Mr. Leus
sler if thestreet cars stopped at B
street on account of the garage of
Mr. Goldstrom, but still he fails to
make any reply to the query. We
have two parks on D street and they
should be as important as a garage
on B street.
Why don't the proper officials stop
the silly skip-stop? It is time the
street railway company was made
to stop it the fame as the silly day
light system will be stopped forever,
next month. Then I notice that the
street railway company , has some
more inconsistent rules about their
stops.
The cars on about Twenty-fourth
and Bancroft streets going north,
stop on the far side. There are
no cross lines there and I see no
more reason for their stopping on
the far side there than at other
places in the city.
I notice that about Nineteenth
and Vinton streets the far side stop
Koing south, is made, too. I am not
kicking on their stopping at any
far side, but think they should be
'forced to stop at the far side at
every stop in the city and they
should be compelled to stop the
.kip-stop system and made to stop
at all crossings where people want
to get on or off.
Whoever of our officials are to
blame for the way the street rail
way company ride the necks .of
their patrons should be defeated
for election, when they come up
again, no difference what party
they may belong to.
FRANK. A. AGNEW.
Find Old Spanish Ship.
London Treasure hunters. Ju
venile and adult are greatly excited
over the discovery of a galleon un
der the sand at the bottom of Tober
Mory bay. It was one of the ships
of the Spanish armada which was
sunk in 1588. The sand is being
removed by a pressure hose, and
muskets, daggers, swords and axes
have already been found. There is
an old tradition in the neighborhood
that a ship containing large quan
tities ef gold was sunk in the bay.
The hunt began when "pieces of
eight" were found sticking to the
anchor of a ship that had been
moored in the bay. New York
Times.
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-WHY-
LIFE AND ITS LOVE.
Uf Is so beautiful, lov 1 so tweet
Ah, the wild whisper of song o'r th'.-
wheat.
The loved lanes ar lonely
For loved hearts away
To their mist and their merle
And the dreams gone astray
If Ufa wer all battle and lov a mere
word.
What eilence of sadness through life would
' b heard.
Believe not In shadows
Whl! love dwells In light
Beyond the dark meadows
Of sadness and night!
Th sword for th combat, th ros for
the fray
Of love in the vales of th light-hearted,
way.
And th blade shall be rusted,
The lance be at rest
While love ys have trusted
tltll beats in the breast!
Sing life, to th hollows; sigh, love, t
h'e hlllp: v
And the winds lifts th chorus' that rtd?s
on th nils.
For th way is still harpy.
The path In still rose
Where from lips of Lives inagle
Life's music still flown!
Baltimore Sun.
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