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The Bee's Platform
1. ' New Union Passenger Station.
2. Continued improYement of the Ne
braska Highways, including the pave
ment of Main Thoroughfares leading
into Omaha with a Brick Surface.
3. A short, -low-rate Waterway from the
Corn Belt to the Atlantic Ocean.
4. Home Rule Charter for Omaha, with
City Manager fcrm of Government.
with the spirit of the law, which was intended
to protect and not to harass faithful govern
ment servants. The president's wishes will
probably operate to check the further disturb
ance of government service that would result
from the unfair application of the law as pro
posed in the postoffice.
COOLER COUNSEL NEEDED.--Matters
between the landlords and the ten
ants are rapidly approaching a stage that bids
no good for either side to the controversy, in
stead of coming together with a view to dis
covering, if possible, a basis for agreement, the,
disputants are standing apart, hurling epithets
across the 'gulf that divides them, aggravating
a situation th.it might easily be modified and
piTimps accommodated it dillcrcnt tactics were
pursued.
The lce will not pretend to o.Ter advice
as what ettlcmcnt ought to be made. It does
want to touch on one or two sailcnt points con
nected with the Situation. First of all, the busi
ness of erecting, maintaining and letting for
use, tenement property should not be conducted
on the "take it "or leave it" basis. Neither the
owner nor the tenant has a right to assume
Mich an attitude. Justice and equity must pre
vail here as clescwhere. The owner of the
premises is entitled to a fair return on his in
vestment, and that return should cover atl the
items that normally enter into such a calcula-V
lion, depletion, maintenance, taxes, insurance,
management and the like. Tenants must recog
nize tliis. On the other hand, monopoly does
not justify extortion.
Recognition of the clearly outlined prin
ciples that control the relations of landlord and
tenant will assist in leading the contending par
ties to a better understanding. This end will
not be reached, however, by exchange of epi
thets, or bandying of charges that' call into
question the personal character, reputation or
probity of anyone on either side. That phase
of the controversy has already gone beyond
the bounds of reason, ;and it is time" that cooler V
counsel prevailed.. Landlords and tenants alike
are human, to quote from one of our esteemed
contemporaries, "just the c6mmon mill run of
humanity," and both alike resent;, and justly so,
opprobrium that is undeserved.
The situation in Omaha as regards housing
is serious, because of the shortage, somewhat
aggravated bjrst competition for the more desir
able accommodations available to renters. This
ha naturally had the effect of sending up prices,
just as follows a shortage in anything needful
for mankind's uses-. Nothing in this to be mar
veled at, butB the Charge is ma.de that unfair
advantage is being taken and that unreasonable
rentals .are being demanded, v Here is a point
that ought to be easily settled. No approach
to such adjustment is" possible, soong as both
sides remain rigid and greet each other in such
fashion as rouses further anger. A little of the
get-together, give-and-take spirit woijM help a
lot right now. .
A Political Prayer. .
Rev. George Chalmers Richmond, graduate
of Yale, gentleman of letters, Protestant Epis
copal priest, divinity school graduate, and for
merly rerJor of a prominent church in Philadel
phia, prays with whole-hearted abandon, any
doesjiot use words to conceal his thoughts when
he lifts his voice to the Almighty.
It happened that the Reverend George was
called on to pray at the so-called Third Party
convention at Chicago last week, where a col-
' lection of men discontented with everything -and
everybody but themselves, assembled to con
demn everything in the United" States that was
not exactly pleasing to their own selfish desires.
They made no mistake in selecting Mr. Rich
mond to 'lead them in prayer." He led them
a long way from anything they had ever be
fore heard, from a minister of the gospel and
did not hesitate to give God exclusive informa
tion that would be important i! true. We quote1
a few of his words:
The republican party hates Jesus. The
democratic party has sold out to those forces
in American life which face moral ruin and
spiritual isolation. . . . We thank. Thee
for what the, Russian people are doing to help
Thy cause of human freedom and democratic
progress. Destroy Palmerism, Penroseism,
and all kinds of paganism. . -. . Destroy
our great fortunes Morganism, Carnegjeism,
Rockefellerism. . Release all political
and religious prisoners Bless 'Gene
Debs.
A frank, unfettered, expression of the rev
erend gentleman's opinions and heart's desire,
but incomplete, doubtless because his time was
limited. While his opinions were couched in
the form of a prayer, the men who heard it
must have been amazed by the fidelity of his
thought to emotions which they usually express
in curses. The prayer incident was in keeping
with the temper, trend and beliefs of those who
heard it. He had no blessing for Harding or
Cox, neither of whom would have been com
forted by it as wiy its sole recipient, Debs, now
in the penitentiary. It was fortunate he did not
think of Amos Pinchot when his face was lifted
to the heavens, for Amos is pleasantly up
holstered with inherited wealth, and consorts
politically with men who would strip it from
him in a minute if they dared.
But let that pass. The Rev. Mr. Richmond
made a sensation in the convention, at any rate,
whatever may or may not have been the
effectof his prayer aloft. Doubtless many will
doubt if it ever reached" the Power to which it
was addressed But it may have done so, al
though we hope not for its addled author's sake.
Railroad Executives
,'oir the Job
I Cities and Earthquakes.
For centuries the most r.iysterious'cf phy
sical disturbances, and always the most dread
ful the earthquake continues to impress hu
manity caught on its territory as being possibly
the end of the world. Solid ground is the very
foundation of all sense of stability, continuance i
and security. When it beg-'ns to tremble, to
slip, to jerk, to roll, and to toss, the heart of
man grows sick. When the common mother
of all mundane creatures is in convulsion it
is not surprising that terror reigns among thenr.
Storms, floods and fire have their horrors, but
none of them compares with the earthquake
in impressing mankind with th sense of loss of
ajl permanence, protection and constancy.
It was, therefore, an event of unpleasant sig
nificance Friday when Los Angeles, now the
largest city on the Pacific slope, was thrown
into confusion by a series of quakes less than
thirty days after its June seismic disturbance.
While the physical damage done may be re
garded as unimportant, its effect oti the minds
of the entire population of the country is little
less than a disaster. " The beautiful city has be
come a play place for those who have leisure
and wealth, as well as a resort for tourists from
all parts of the world; and thpse of nervous
temperament will niver feel secure there again.
Residents ofthe city will, not be seriously
disturbed, perhaps. After the awful catastrophe
at San Francisco fourteen years ago, the rapid
ity and enthusiasm with which that city, rent
by quakes and. ravaged by fire, was rebuilt and
re-established in its commercial supremacy over
thevwest, was marvelous. But who can tell the
influence the disaster has had on its growth
since? and the relation of that event in 1906 to
the fact that Los Angeles has, passed it in
the race for population? '
Beauty in the Harvest Field.
A pretty young Oklahoma school teacher
wanted to earn a little money during the vaca
tion months. High wages paid harvest hands
appealed to her. So she sheared off her locks,
donned the bifurcated overalls of masculinity
and sallied forth. A Kansas farmer employed
her, but noted that she did not look like a man,
nor could she keep up her end with 'the men
in the field. He ascribed this to her juve
nility, however, until he saw her take a pocket
mirror and glance at .her nose, rapidly redden
ing under the fervent rays of the July sun. Ac
cusation' led to confession and arrest. The
good name of Kansas cannot tolerate such
goings on. Mary Elizabeth Lease might upset
the dignity of the grand old Jayhawker state,
but she always wore skirts when she did it.
So also did Carrie Nation when she went on
her bottlesmashing raids. But the sun-baked
and home-brewed sobriety of Kansas couldn't
tolerate a girl in pants. She might have,
worked in the harvest field and welcome had
she eschewed breeches. Moreover, she had
P made another mistake, confiding the secret of
her sex to a man who chummed with her.
They both were arrested and amerced in such
sum as would appease the offended proprieties.
Here comes the denouement: The man paid
his fine and 'decamped, leading the girl to
sweat hersout in the county calaboose. And
you may be sure she will sweat. If this tale
has any moral, it is that Kansas is a poor place
to pull the romantic stuff. '
Suggestive Developments.
Two things have already been demonstrated
to the dissatisfaction of our democratic friends.
One is. that Senator Harding says what he has
to say with more weight of evidence, than his
competitor. The other is that the merry sport
of digging up quotations from the editorial col
umns of Harding's newspaper has lost all its
interest for democrats since the publication of
one little group of editorials from Governor
Cox's paper.
Yet another thing is to be shown that
Ohio has always been more discriminating in
the selection of her United States senators than,
her governors. To say nothing of Harding,
Ohio's democratic senator, Pomerene, ranks far
and away above Cox in intellectual strength,
constructive 'statemanship and force of charac
ter. Ohio thinks hard and long when she
chooses a senator, and harder and longer when
she votes for a president. That fact presages
Cox's undoing, for in Ohio he never ranked
as even a senatorial possibility. .
forcing the retirement of all aged" employes.
He would not only anticipate the retirement of
.those' Hp might be eligible to pension under
theew law,' but would forestall possibfe pen
sions by getting rid of employes who have
reached the age limit, but have not yef. been
in rtiej service quite long enough to be entitled
to retirement pay. Onjy one purpose can be
ascribed, that of a desire to, make the law oner
ous or obnoxious. If the .head of a great cor
poration were to resort to such tactics, he would
1 be universally denounced. It is comforting to,
read that the president does not approve ot the
Burleson plan but expresses the opinion that
employes who are able and willing to work
should be left undisturbed on their jobs until
ready to, retire voluntarily. ! his is in keeping
- ,j h .
It does not often happen that a swimming
hole is closed by too much water, but the Omaha
"muny" bathing beach has just recovered from
such an attack. .
War Veteran Barlow of Minneapolis told
the truth for once', when he said so many "nuts"
had never been congregated as. met in Chicago
Heading- Off a Burleson Outrage. x last week.
Under guise of "application of the law," the - .
postmaster general has undertaken to further The sporting editor tnimcs me our
cripple his already handicapped service by en- I 'V cnance we jr.u.uu .
i.. f .it i Twill have to show some speed for the rest ot
will have to show some speed
the season in order to win.
Maybe the fact that Sam Gompers is a dem
ocrat has something to do with his decision on
the platform. '
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Railway wages are going up and earnings
are soing down.v They ought to meet pretty
soon. x
Coal mining promises to be a lively indus
try in Germany for the next si months.
""At least," Mr. Cox knows the- president's
mind by now.
Well, let's Trolve. this myrtery girl mystery.
- From the Minneapolis .Tribune.
Never .before ia the railroad history of the
country have the owners and Chief executive
officers tried so hard to provide the best
service possible for the public, as they are try
ing now.
On July 1 the executives, at a meeting in
New York, adopted a plan for improving the
service which provides for the creationxof an
advisory committee, with 'Daniel Willand as
chairman, to deal with the Interstate Commerce
commission ,and to' supervise the handling of
equipment, ana me movement oi trainc. AS
an agent of this committee they selected an
executive manager.
These and other steps intended to improve
the service were taken by the railroad execu
tives because they realized that not only are
they morally obliged to do their best to pro
vide transportation for the traffic of the
country, but that their ability to handle their
properties most effectually and their willingness
to sacrifice private interests forthe public ben
efit at this critical time will have an important
hearing upon whether private or public owner
ship is to be the settled policy of this country.
They realize that the demands upon their
facilities are going to be greater than they can
adequately meet; mat their facilities will re
main inadequate tor an findennite period; and
that the highest measure of efficiency possi
ble can only be secured by each railroad man
agement co-operating to the utmost with every
other. So fully persuaded are they of these
facts that no delinquent or nonco-operating
system, h is said, win De allowed to escape
publicity for its failure, and "the pressure of
public opinion will be brought to bear wher
ever it may be' necessary to bring stubborn
and unresponsive managements into line in
accordance with this program.
The Railway Age, in reviewing this action
by the executives, points out that under gov
ernment ownership freight cars were scattered
all over the country, regardless of what sys
tem they might beJonsr to. Soecial effnrt will
be mad& to get cars back to the lines where
tncy Deiong as a relief for acute car shortages.
It appears, also, that when the -railroads were
returned to private operation an unusual num
ber of cars weoe in bad order. The percentage
still exceeds 7li and efforts are to be made
to reduce it by one-half, adding thereby 75,000
cars to the service.
Prior to government operation, the aver
age miles per car per day was 26.9. This de
clined in 1919, under government operation, to
23.1S It is estimated that the increase of one
mile per day would be equivalent to an increase
of 100,000 in the total suoolv of cars. But inas
much as the cars are in the hands of the shippers
ior approximately one-tnird ot the time, speed
ing up'-mileage will depend very largely upon
greater expedition in loading and unloading,
which is largely a shippers' problem and a
point at which eath shipper can contribute ma
terially to the general welfare.
The sterotyped answer to failure to deliver
goodj to carry but contracts, to provide ma
terials ior building, to bring supplies of every
kind to the market, is the lack of cars. The
transportation system anck industry is halted
or slowed down by the inability to distribute
the production of the farm, the factory and the
shop, for this breakdown various causes may
be assigned. Going back to the beginning of
things, much will be made of the damage done
by exploiters stock-jobbers and others who
interested themselves in railroads not for leg
itimate transportation purposes, but as a means
of stock speculation. Undoubtedly many sys
tems have suffered in -their efficiency and in
their general physical welfare as well as finan
cially on that account. v
But more general and more destructive of
railroad " fficiency, because applying tor legiti
mately manages railroad properties as well as
to others, has been the public policy of starving
the railroads to death. Popular prejudice has
in this way wrought a terrific loss not only to
the investors in railroads, but to the public
whose, interests require efficient transportation
facilities. And then came the war and govern
ment operation, adding new difficulties and fur
ther demoralizing the quality and condition of
the physical plants. With the railroads ham
pered and crippled by these successive attacks,
it is not surprising that at a time when the
business of the country requires more ample
transportation facilities than ever before, the
system should prove inadequate and business
of every kind should suffer on account of it.
This is the situation and this the problem
which the railway executives are forced to deal
with. As indicated by their action taken on the
first . of this month, they are endeavoring to
meet the emergency to the best of their abil
ity and we believe that the business men of
the country will have more faith in the abil
ity of. experienced railway executives to get
the most out of the transportation facilities
available and in their ability' to bmfiijip thess
facilities to the needs of the Country if given
a square deal than could be expected under any
form of government ownership or operation,
and at a cost to the public measured by lower
rates than would be imposed if the government
were again to take over these properties.
Barge Line at Turning Point
A turning point in the History xf the Mis
sissippi barge line was reached in May, when
the gap. between barge income and barge out
go was reduced to only $5,000 when the ser
vice lacked onlythat comparatively small sum
of being self-supporting. The hostility of the
railroads on the resumption of private opera
tion has already been felt. . The provision ot
the Cummins-Esch bill for perpetuating the
fleet as a valley institution had to pass many
hidden pitfalls.
As barge line facilities increase with more
economical power and craft of larger capacity,
and especially as its traffic grows, its compe
tition will begin to be felt and its potential
menace to the rail monopoly will be more keen'
appreciated. A crisis is, coming when the
railroads' assumption 'of cynicism- and .indif
ference toward the barge line will be succeeded
by open" and stubborn hostility and a cam
paign of misrepresentation. The greater the
area of territory overNwhich barge, line service
is expended and the larger the number of .ship
pers and consignees who enjoy its benefits, the
more formidable,' will be the forces opposed to
intrigues for handicapping and ultimately de
stroying its usefulness.
The joint rail-and-watef rates should .be ex
tended to all the chief shipping points of the
valley, both in the south and north. Our pre
paredness against the .inevitable day when the
very life' of river service must be battled for
will depend on the interest shown, the meas
ures taken, the defensive organization per
fected in the next few montijs. St. Louis
Post-Dispatch.
Smith Named New England.
x The name New England was coined by Capt.
John Smith of Pocahontas fame, and' one of
the founders of the Virginia colony. In 1614
he explored and mapped the northern coast, then
called North Virginia, and renamed it New Eng
land, he charter granted the Mayflower -Pilgrims
adopted the name as used in Smith's map
several years before. Portland Oregonian.
, Four Equal Instalments? ' -
The debts of the world 'now aggregate $265,
000,000,000, an the interest amounts to $9,000,
000,000. Your share Of the defV is about $15,
but you don't have to pay it all at once. Cleve
land Plain Dealer.
How to Keep Well
V Dr. W. A. EVANS
Ourstloni ronrernlns: hyKtrno. sani
tation unit prevention or dineaee, riiii
mltted to Dr. Kvann by rwilrrn of The
Hm, wlU nniiwered pernonully, sub
J cot to proper limitation, where a
Siniped, adjlreftsed tknvelopn Is en
used. Dr. Kvnns will not make
g-nosls or prescribe for lndlvltluul
lleaneii. AdiliVs letters in care of
The llfW
Copyrlfffft, ZS20, by Dr.W. K Evans.
SLIGHT HEART TROUBLE.
Disturbance of the heart causes
more worry and anxiety than dis
turbance of any oJlfer organ. The
educated know tlfu brain to be the
master organ, but all illiterate and
literate know that-when tha heart
stop pounding away the entire
vjnrks are due to quit.
I In fact, anxiety is one of the di
agnostic signs of some forms of
heart trouble. A man with angina
pectoris may not be suffering great
pain, but he haa an anxious expres
sion and he Id apprehensive. x
The introspective are very apt to
be overanxious about their hearts.
Here is a man who, we will say, is
Introspective and not well informed.
In the quiet of the night he hears his
hearty beating in the ear which lies
onhis pillow. He Jumps to the con
clusion he has some organic disease.
The healthiest of men, can hear his
heart beat in his ear when on a
J quiet night he turns on his side.
Or here is a seir-inspeciing iaa
just beginning to know that he has
"works." Lying quietly on his back
he notices te thumoing of his heart
in his abdomen. He jumps to the
conclusion that he has heart disease.
All persons, and especially thin per
sons, lying in he proper position
can see and feel the thump of the
heart in the abdomen;
When a person has a very rapid or
an irregular pulse it generally means
one of the following conditions: Too
much thyroid secretion, too much
tobacco, tea or coffee, nigh blood
pressure, heart disease, worry, or
some sort of nervousness, some kind
of infection. ' ' .
I recently saw a man who suffered
from a very large burrowing abscess
in his abdominal wall. To begin
with he was obese and had a lot of
pus from the abscess. This pro
duced chills, fever, sweats and phle
bitis of both legs.
Examination of the heart showed
no organic disease. His heart was
beating very rapidly and irregular
ly. When his pus cavity was ftrop
erly drained and discharge ceased
his m?art quickly steadied down.
As I read Cabot's chapter on pal
pitation of the heart. I am struck
with the ease and rapidity with
which the symptoms respond to
treatment, the treatment being
merely rest and reassurance in most
cases.
Here is a woman with palpitation
who has been drinking sU to 10
cups of tea a day. This seemed
probably, though not certainly, a
case of too much tea. One week in
bed and she left the hospital greatly
improved.
Here is a worried woman with aJ
pulse of 130. Under rest and reas-,
surance improvement was rapid.
After one week she was much bet
ter. After 16 days she went home
greatly improved. She had some
goiter, but Cabot thought that could
scarcely have beep the cause, since
wppks or months of rest are neces-
Lsary to quiet the pulse of a goiter
case. .
Here is a maid of 2S wiin a puise
of 200. No- evidence of heart dis
ease or goiter. A little rest and she
was able to go home free from symp
toms. A bookkeeper with goiter causing
nervousness, palpitation, restlessness,
and uneasiness. When senr, 10 ins
country and permitted to live a -life
freo from excitement had several
years of comfort with pulse of 84-
A woman oi ax wuu c -and
palpitation. She is too young
for palpitation, due to high blood
and o'ld enough to be be
yond the dangerous ase for rheuma
tism of the heart, - wun buuu
she ought to live for many years.
A Woman of 65 With goiter has a
pulse of, 128, is nervous and trem
bles. She should have a long period
of rest. " -
Yes to Both Queries.
J. S. E. writes: "Can a person
have sugar in urine and not have
diabetes and do bad tonsils and bad
teeth cause kidney trouble?
REPLY. ,
t nn..nn Ka, sucar in the urine
Land it continues he can be certain
he has diabetes, 'mere is more um
one kind of diabetes. Bad tonsile
and bad teeth can cause Infection oi
the kidneys as with frther organs.
Give Some Water First. I
Mrs. H. E. C. writes: (1) "A few
days ago you recommended lime wa
ter, given in milk, for bottle- babies
for colic. Would the same be prop
er, to give to breast fed babies for the
cc'lle? 'If so, what proportion,
(2) "Does it hurt a girl baby to
be jolted up and down on a person's
knee at the age of two months??
REPLY. '
1. I think you are mistaken. I
have not recommended llmewater
for colic in babies. Some babies
have colic because their food is too
rich. Anything used to dilut the
food of such babies, including lime
water, may help. Give your baby a
lititle water before putting her to the
brast.
2. No. To lay her head against
your shoulder and trot or jolt her is
better.
OX
Wilson ami the Covenant.
Omuha, July 16. To the Editor of
Tho Bee: Time and again whenever
arguments brought forward against
the league of ' nation's became too
convincing, President Wilson came
forward and publicly announced that
if the league of nations was ' only
ratified by the congoess of the United
Slates that this league of nations
never, no ntver, would think of ask
ing the American people to do any
thing except by and through the con
sent of our-congress. That our presi
dent has done what has been stated
above can be proved beyond any
aoubt whatever.
Now, this being a fact, let us be
gin to build and do our reasoning
about this supremely important maU
ter upon this foundation stone (ff
known truth. Now, here ve are:
The reservation asked for by our
congress, which provided that no im
portant step shoyld be taken except
dv tne approval or the congress, Mr.
Wilson firmly maintained was ex
actly equal to nullification of the
treaty; and yet right now let it not
be forgottenthat this same Mr. 'Wil
son in another breath says that his
league-of. nations never would think
of asking the people, to enter any
war, or take any other important
step, except by and through the con
sent of our congress, which, of
couitee, can only be and should be
censkrued to mean an acknowledge
ment on his (Wilson's) part that our
country should not rightfully be
asked to do anything-except when
approved of by our congress at
Washington. Ndw, if the reserva
tions asked for by our congress nul
lifies the covenant and treaty,, then
Wilson has himself repeatedly and
time and again "nullified" his own
treaty and league of nations every
time he comes out with the state
ment that the league of nations
would, if ratified, function only by
and through tho consent of our con
gress; for this, mind you, was all
congress asked, but our faithful rep
resentatives demanded that it go on
record and permanently recbgnize
that congress shall always be con
sulted. The situation is just exactly this,
and the "rub" is right here: Take
note: Woodrow Wilson believes in
an oral, yet, "lip" reservation (to
his pet league of nations) to protect
American interests, American tradi
tions and American lives, when he
(WilsohT publicly states that the
lcaguo of nations (if ratified) would
never try to dictate to our congress.
Wilson thinks it is perfectly right
and proper -to give his people this
assurance, but that he does not
mean what he says strong enough
to Justify putting this glorious state
ment of his down on papftr in "black
and white" in the form of an actual
reservation to protect his own coun
trymen and their interests in time to
come. Mr. Wilson's "lip" or oral
reservation to his league is all that
he considers his own countrymen are
entitled to, which Mr. Wilson could
very easily vary now and then from
time to time ra meet his shifting
moods and ever changing views, as
head of the league of nations, -which,
of course, he is more than likely
to be. . ,
The reservation asked for by the
congress are only those which Wil
son "orally" has already acknowl
edged are correct and right, but that
he objects to having things arranged
in a solid and enduring way on such
a basis and such a manner as he
himself has already openly admitted
was only faif and right for his own
people., Now with all fairness, let
us ask: Is this sincerity? A written
(not oral) guarantee to protect our
interests in time to come was all
that our congress asked for in the
reservation that they insisted upon,
and in the sight of the Most High
they were surely right, and, now let
it be said that if any blarneys to be
attached to any one for failure of the
treaty to go through and be ratified
then all thinking people who believe
in what is right and fair will know
where to place it.
BEE READER.
Announcement From Jerry.
Omaha, July 17. To the Editor
of The Bee: ,1 wish to announce to
those interested in the new consti
tution for Nebraska that the presi
dent of the new constitutional con
vention, AT J. Weaver 'of Falls City,
will deliver an address on its merits
In the city hall next Tuesday eve
ning, July 20; Every citizen should
Inform himself on the lerlts of the
41 'proposals to be submitted for
ratification. The Women are vitially
interested in the hours of labor,
minimum wage and suffrage propo
sals. If the suffrage proposal is
ratified September 21, the women
will have equal privilege as men at
the polls November 2. Therefore, I
earnestly request that the women
lend the dignity of their presence art
the Weaver meeting Tuesday eve
ning and thereby assist in their own
emancipation.
JERRY HOWARD.
EDITORIAL SNAPSHOTS.
Mko a Senate Investigation.
"Investigation of Carranza's
death is nowjn the hands of the au
thorities," says Huerta. Which is a
good way to keep the whole matter
dark, if our own experience is worth
anything. Nashville Tennessean.
Profiteering. .
Mr. Bryan is very bitter against
profiteering, but somehow he has
succeeded in "getting his" without
giving visible and measurable value.
Albany Journal.
New Investigation.
"How dry I am" was the favorite
convention ditty. Inquiry will now
bn made bv anxious voters as to
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Whatever further use Europe
wants to make of our Dr. Woodrow
Wilson It had better attend to pret
ty soon. He is going out of office
In a little more than eight months.
Philadelphia Press.
Nearly a Billion tor Tires
We could feel a little sorrier for
the plundered American people if
wo didn't know they were paying
more than 1900,000,000 this year for
automobile tires. Coppers Weekly,
THE SONG OF THE MERMAID.
W hold our white arms out to them
To the great ahlps nailing by;
We call to them, and we nine for thm.
But they pass with the sea wind flyrng;
And the sailors, leaning over the ntdo.
Say, "Hark to the sea birds crying!" '
Oh, once I loved a sailor nun-.
nam to tne wind a-waumg
I saw him oft in a great white ship
That went by, swiftly sailing.
The tides they carried him up to me
Hark to the rise of the swell
As I sat on a rock, plaiting strange brown
weeas
Like his hair, that I loved to well.
And I said: "Hast thou dona with thy
wanderings,
Wiit stay and be lovsjd by me?"
And I held him and whispered In his ears.
.Bui ne would not answer me;
He never answered me.
P. G. N. Ommanney. in the London
Sphere.
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Describing; Him.
"Yes," said, the human hyena, "we call him
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pous and self-important, and accomplishes noth
ing whatever." Kansas City Star'.
Will Slip Somewhere,
i Almost anyone can he induced to lie if you
tic enough questions. Arkinaw Thomi Cat.
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down following
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could not do my
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( I read every word in it. Tliere were
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my husband went to town and got me
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by that time I was as well as I could
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for my good health. ,1 always recom
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