The Falls City tribune., 1911-03-31
bellion.

bellion.
With all respect for the opinion
and decision of the committee to fill
vacancies, and without the least re-
Election upon the candidate named,
We raise the question as to the
wisdom of swapping men on the
school board at this j%unoture. There
is no evidence that Mr.. Lichty is
seeking reelection. 1t is not a
question of person. party or lex
ton, but one of merit. Can the
changing of the personnel of the school
board under the most favorable con
ditions at this time possibly result
to the advantage of the city. We
have a really big problem up for
solution. The old board has been
working on it for some time. Is
il not good sense to allow that
they are in a better way to reach
the right solution, than new men
not so familiar with the situation.
We fail to appreciate the wisdom of
the action. We believe that it would
have been for the best interests of
our schools at this time to have
placed Mr.. John Lichty in nomina-
ton. We believe he would have ac-
eepted. In any event he deserved
the compliment, because of his *
cellent service in the past. The
board will suffer a serious loss when
he leaves it.
Some conception of the extent and
t~horoughness of the work being
done on the division buildings, can
be inferred from announcements that
have gone out, that it will take the
present gangs three months longer
TO finish the setting of the machin-
cry in the shops and complete the
steam pipe fittings. The men have
been at work on these jobs from 4
to 8 weeks already. When done
the equipment in the division yards
will be standard in every respect
and to that extent will be to the
lasting credit of Falls City.
Property owners along Stone st.
can assist in advancing and advantag-
ing the work of paving by seeing to
il that every thing they may need
TO have lone in connection with the
work, is done we'll in advance. Ev-
erybody is interested in seeing this
work go forward with the least nee
essary delay. 1t will help the con
tractor materially if all concern
ed will do their part without de-
lay or the need of urging.
New firms are rapidly taking pos
session of the few remaining va
cant business rooms. The bust
ness section of town will soon be
as crowded for room as the resi-
dence section has been. 1t will be
up to some enterprising concern to
put up a thoroughly modern bust
ness block. That it is coming no
one need doubt, but who will be in
en- the deal.
There is little doubt but that the
young Greek found over in the bot
tom, was foully murdered. But as
he was a stranger with no friends
or relatives sufficiently interested
IN him or. his fate, little il anything
is being done to bring his assassin
TO justice. 1t is a question as to
what might be done under such cir
cumstances. And yet there is
another and more serious side to
the incident. Society and the lives
of others demands protection. II So
oiety makes no effort to defend and
protect itself against the william, ev-
en- though it has no immediate in
terest in his victim, it must expect
sooner or later to suffer itself. 1t
appeals to us that we owe the young
Greek more than a decent burial. He
had for the time being cast his lot
among us. Was, in that sense, one
of us, and had a right to protection.
The very fact that a~ssassins get
off so easily in America, goes a long
way to account for the fact that
we have more homicides per thous-
and population in the United States
than in any country o the globe.
The threatening storm last night
has only served to bring out a
brighter sun and more cheerful day
way to contrast.
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