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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-08-20

Mrs. C. R. Estes arrived home
Sunday morning from Great
Bend, Kans., where she has been
attending the Grand Chapter.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-08-20

Mrs. Jack Malau and daughter,
Mildred, of Joplin, spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. B. w. Patton
in this city.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-08-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Allen moved
to Carl Junction last Saturday.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-08-20

Let US hope congress will take
some prompt action for the es-
tablishment of an American mer-
chant marine. 1t is doubtful if
such a golden opportunity will
ever be offered again. Euro
pean exporters have been driven
from the seas, and South Ameri-
ca is crying for goods. Oppor-
tunity and a ready market is
pounding at our door. Will it
be opened?
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-08-20

Miss Lille Clay is visiting
friends in Joplin.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-08-20

Kenneth Brown is a loser to
the extent of a fine auto in Kan
sas City. He is interested in
several taxicabs there, and Sun
day evening one of his cars con-
tanning a driver and nine people
were collided with by a Strang
line street car. The machine
was demolished, and the occu-
pants injured. 1t is believed one
of them, 4 lady IS years DID,
will die. Mr.. Brown went to
Kansas City Monday afternoon.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-08-20
The Glorious Rain.

The rain of yesterday after
noon and last night was the big
gest in a long time. 1t puts the
ground in condition for blowing,
and it makes for a big reunion.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-08-20

Little Iris Jenkins, grand
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. T.
Highsmith, fell from the second
story window of the M. G. JUS
tice home last Sunday morning,
and was not injured. She missed
a concrete walk only a few inches.
Been specializing on the out
come of the WARP Don't do it.
No one knows what is happening
inside of the lines, and a number
of surprises may yet be sprung.
War correspondents abroad are
being herded and guarded like
sheep and are allowed to send
only such news as the official
censor approves, and that is often
far from the truth. At the pres
ent time we are not getting any
unbiased reports.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-08-20

Applications for tents for the
Big Reunion have been received
from the following towns; Neode-
aha. Miami, Arcadia, Springfield
Medoc, CarterVille, Edna, Webb
City, Nevada, Carthage ST.
Paul, Falkland, Carl Junction.
Melrose, Mulberry, Seneca, Crest
line. Weir City, Girard, Mound
Valley, Neosha, Pittsburg, Jop'
lin. Galena, Cherokee, Mt. Vern-
on, Chetopa, Columbus Fort
Scott, Prescott, Pleasanton' La
Cygne, Vinita. Alton, Chelsea
Tulsa, Sloan Springs, FairvieW'
Stella, Wheaton, Peirce CITY,
Monet, Minden and Lamar. 1t
is going to take every tent the
association has contracted Tor
and perhaps more.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-08-20

Miss Ruth Smith is expected
home the latter part of the week
from a six weeks visit in Colora.
do. She visited the family of
John lakewood at Leadville and
some friends in Denver. She
also visited the family of Chas.
E. Collins at Sorrento, Colo, and
she visited her sister, Audrey, in
Topeka, Kansas.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-08-20

Jim Barnes has made another
big strike on the Gordon land,
just across the road from the
Wilbur place. He found a big
run of ore at IS feet from the
surface, and we are told it is
very rich. He has made several
good drill strikes on this land,
but all have been at a greater
depth than this one.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-07
The Shame Of South Carolina.

II states are known by the governors they
keep, then may the good Lord have mercy on
South Carolina.
The blatant demagogue. Cole Blease. whose
term OF office expires on January 1, is sizzling
TO the last. INDUCING HIS chief sport, he
pardoned a new batch OF 1O1 criminals on
Thanksgiving day. bringing his total thus far
TO 1880. How many more he will let loose In
celebrating his own exit is now the question
Many OF his benefciaries were murderers,
sent up for life. So Cole Blease not only set
courts and juries at naught and the most hard
ened criminals free to overrun HIS own and
other states. but helped to make the law a re-
proaeh In the eyes OF thousands OF men with
already distorted visions OF right and wrong
But let the blame fall. not on this self-seek-
ing chariatan. but rather on the state that put
him whore he could do sneh = thing. South
Carolina had taste OF. Cole Blease in one term
as governor. then gave him a second Nor was
It done over a protest of any large number of
good citizens" The returns OF 1912 show
that 4s.122 men voted for Cole Blease and only
eos against him. That was ali his sole op-
ponent received. Wilson that year polled 4s,s55
votes in South Carolina, his three opponents,
Taft. Roosevelt and Debs. 1893. so that Blease
not only got practically all the votes cast for
governor, but nearly many as the head OF his
party's national ticket
The shame. then. is South Carolina's. And
this helps to deepen Il; south Carolina's pop
ulation in 1910 was 1.515.O04. s35,s4s black.
67s,16i white AS they say down there, they
do not require" the colored brethren to vote.
Just what they gain by DISTINGUISHING the negro.
at least in South Carolina. Is not plain. He GER
tainly could do no worse with the ballot than
those $4,000 white men have done in keeping
this wild man from the mountains in the gov
ernorship for four years. II will take South
Carolina years to outgrow the mark of Cole
Blease's branding iron.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-07
war Literatura by the Ton.

O. Bernard Shaw few years ago ventured
an opinion that fiction be bought by the weight
to which The Bee retorted that In such event
there could be small complaint at the high cost
Of novels.
whether Shaw's idea arose from the success
full exploiting Of DR.. Eliot's five-foot book shelf
or not. we do not know, but 1t suggests the wis
dom now of marketing war literature by the
weight plan and IL the grist continues as prolific
as It is now. the ton would be tho most suit
able unit Of measure
II critics and near-critlcs, experts and as
socate editors OF military journals, war corre-
spondents at home and abroad to say nothing
OF the commanders OF the armies in the field
II these manufacturers Of reading matter keep
mp their present rate Of production we see no
reason why the output should not be disposed of
over thN scales.
In listing the various classes of war-writing,
current news, criticisms. expert opinions, pre-
dictions and descriptions. books, circulars,
pamphlets and maps-we should not overlook
those voluminous official utterances issued by
the various belligerent nations In defense of
their respective positions. These are coming to
amount to big factor in the whole. They are evil
IDENTIFY printed by the hundreds of thousands and
sent broadcast the world. Incidentally, their
publication and distribution is costing tidy
little sum. 1t is impossible to say Just how
much influence these paper bullets will have as
compared with the steel bullets. but doubtless
good deal and yet many a critical thinker will
not fall to heed the intense partisan passion in
which they are compiled. Students OF European
conditions must feel that the underlying reasons
for this war go far deeper than the fairest of
these state papers dares exhibit.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-07
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OMAHA, Dec. ITO the Editor OF The
Bee: To the thoughtful man or woman
who watched the performance Of The
College Hero at the Brandeis some dues-
tons arose. This play was given for the
. benefit Of poor children. some OF whom
are the products OF bad environment
The performance brought into action
many who are but children. in years at
least. II was presented before four large
audiences, a fair proportion OF which
were children. II was sponsored ny the
prominent and influential people Of
Omaha. A number of the adults taking
an active part In the play were from this
class: people whom many thoughtless.
careless folks would consider as examples
and initiate freely.
This play also stood for college life and
the Accomplishments thereof The first
act was probably up 10 the average or
above IL. but ended by leading up to
second act. with a grand rush of students
to take their parts in this second act. in
dicating by their movement an intense
desire 20 reach the scenes depicted IN the
cabaret
II would seem that thinking people
would hesitate to send their boys and
to indulge in the performances Of the
second act
What sort of influence does such an
atmosphere as that permeating the cab
aret have on young minds and hearts?
Think deeply and earnestly for one mo-
ment. Line up the detailed accompani-
ments Of this scene: Wine in bottles,
literally and Extensively presented to
view and rehearsed in song; cigarettes
freely smoked by men and lighted for
them by women; dress that in a public
cafe certainly was not in good taste. and
suggestive dancing. made doubly so by
the presence of wine and scant cloth
ing.
1t seems, TO put II very mildly, incon-
gruous that such show should be staged
for the benefit of child saving instl-
tute. II would seem as though u were
time for the women and the men Of this
city to stop and think seriously.
Indulge in laxity II you will but keep
the children away from such scenes as
the second act of The College Herb,s
and while you are saving children in
dozens through sweet charity be careful
that you do not SOW seeds that will help
in the downfall of hundreds.
i do not believe that there is anything
but good intent in such charitable ef-
forts as these; but II is growing far too
easy 10 forget caution ana those good
old principles Of right ana wrong, that
never change, but that are forgotten in
the luxury and license OF the day.
The American house Of 1914 needs some
critical determination. and IL 1t fails
to get It soon there will be an earlier
repetition Of history than people are ex-
pecting. A. S. NJ
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-07
stands for Hi. opinIon,.

SOOIH OMAHA, Dec. ito the
Editor OF The Beef you think YOU
ought to cut my articles down. OF course
cannot object, as you have a right to
say What shall and what shall not be in,
put do object to having things printed
IN way not meant by me-
IN my article on Democratic Disas-
oers' 1 said In part: Let the Germans
take care OF the Belgians, whom they
nave despoiled of homes and sustenance
10 the disgrace of the world In the un-
called warfare upon them"
fou cut out all after Belgians and made
appear as 1 have not a particle OF
sympathy with the Belgians, when. as
mstter OF, fact, / am strongly in sym
patty with them and think the Germans
mad no right or Just reason to invade
the neutral Belgian kingdom.
You have printed far worse attacks on
the Germans than wrote and far worse
attacks on the allies in the letters Mr.
Meyer has written so numerously in the
last four months. I felt that what
meant to say was changed completely by
leaving out the last clause in regard TO
the Belsians.
am willing TO stand for my opinions
IN regard to the war, for | firmly be-
heve that the German emperor could
have stopped the war IL he had not been
watching for the chance to conquer the
whole of Europe. / remember Of reading
many years ago when Emperor Bin first
became the head OF the German empire
that it was feared that he would start
a general war in Europe, and never have
forgotten what I read then.
F. A. AGNEw.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-07
A Job for Our Iaw.Maksr,.

The peculiar methods just resorted TO- to elect
the officers of the Douglas County AGRICULTURAL
society, and thus to capture the location OF the
Douglas county fair. by the lavish distribution
OF crisp one dollar bills to qualify new members
called in from the highways and byways to cast
n vote challenges attention to palpable abuse
This is nothing more nor less than fight for
control of the appropriation, amounting to a pot
of several thousand dollars annually distracted
from the county treasury pursuant to law
saddled on MS by the legislature, which leaves
the county board no option OF discretion In It's
disbursement No other county in the state Is
in the same fix in this respect as Douglas county.
and nowhere else is the money prize at the dis
posai Of county agricultural society tempting
enough to warrant an appreciabe cash outlay
by the champions OF any particular fair location.
But why the law should be different for
Douglas county than for any other county In
the state has never been satisfactorily explained,
and probably cannot be explained except on the
ground that interested parties Struggled the
compulsory feature into it, We do not want to
be understood to say that because the bulk of
Douglas county's population is urban, and not
rural, nothing should be taken out Of the public
treasury TO support the legitimate objects OF
real agricultural society, but the amount should
not be determined on the basis OF the vote for
congressman. nor should 1t be turned over to
private association Internationally without
assurance OF a bona fide membership. and not
membership specially manufactured to manipu-
late an election.
Let the Douglas delegation to the coming
session of the legislature see to It that this
county agricultural society law is amended in
way to make repetition of the dollar bill meet
ing impossible, and to retain an audit and con-
troll over county fair appropriations in the hands
OF some official representative of the taxpayer.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-07

George H. Hammond is expected to arrive In the
city from Chicago TO start up the pork packing at
the stock yards. and 70 begin additional houses for
hef packing. According 70 OF the stock yards
company direetors the Hammond plant viii be
equipped 20 kan $50 head OF beef and coo hoss daily
Mrs Russell b. Harrison OF Helena, Mont is
in the city visiting her parents. Mr. ana Mrs Alvin
y. Saunders
Mrs c. +. Moody went 10 Naples M, to attend
the funeral OF a sister
Judge and Mrs Lippncott were the victims OF a
pleasant surprise party home in the southern
part Of the city last night
The ladies OF the English Lutheran church viii
Ese fair and bazaar IN the basement OF their church
buildins Tor three days beginning wednesday.
nr pinsmore II back from Lincoln where ne
lectured before the the University Medical
college.
Ar. ana Mrs, n F, English, formerly Of Omaha
but now q San FRANCHISE spending few days
here
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-07
An AII-EmSraeiaE Tern.

Yet all this Is lamentably unjust Germany has not
arrogated TO itself the the highest cu-
ture Its Kultur is something quite apart from the
popular meaning given to the term used to express
Il In English
Culture IN the in which most of us
use Il implies development of the mind refinement n
the sensbites enlargement OF the spiritual vision
encouragement OF lofty aspirations FSutur" on ths
contrary IL intensely practical materiastic IL
s all embracing term for advanced civilization.
How much Germany has suffered from the wo I'D
wide msconception OF It's fAvorite word Il woul be
impossible 20 estimate. But our Judgment Is rAat II
might protitaby exchange It's whole fleet Of araored
zeppelins for a plan that would blot out the FATALLY
misunderstood word culture" from it's prOsaEanaa
and from the memory OF mankind.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-07

Vice President Marshall pretends to believe
the people 10 not care whether he is paid for
lecturing or not but all they care for is that he
shall be on his fob as presiding officer OF the
senate when that body is in session. The vice
president is sadly mistaken-the people care
even less about having him preside over the
senate than they do about him delivering lee
lures for pay.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-07
The chief victim.

The kaiser, as the most noted and most pictures
que spokesman OF the nation. has naturally been the
chief victim In this regard His exalted mysticism
and his profound conviction Of his high mission In
the world have exaggerated the widespread mscon-
ception OF some OF his most familiar utterances.
Phrases that TO his people ring true and are
filled with hngiy nobility have been marred
being carried into other tongues that they have sped
round the world amid irreverent laughter
supreme war lord"-thus. a everybody knows his
imperial majesty Is sometimes addressed, and thus
he Is wont TO name himself in his stirring exhorta-
lions to his troops. II is mouth filling tern,
worthy OF the military magnificence and worshlptu
pomp that supposedly envelop the kaiser. and has
become embedded in popular thougfu that would
be hopeless to endeavor to pry II out
Yet the fact is that the phrase a. IL has reached
us is wholly misleading. Wilhelm H. never was
hailed and never described himself supreme war
lord" Of the German people The title ne uses with
perfect right and proprety. is Oberkreigsherr and
It's real meaning is pretty well rendered by CON-
mander-in-chief title which the president of the
United States bears in his capacity head OF the
army and navy without arousing fears OF imperiasiic
designs.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-07

YORK, Neb., Dec. ITO the Editor of
The Bee: What Is wrong that over and
over the statement Ia sent out, Business
is improving. prosperity Is due and will
be here soon" Is that an admission that.
IL had left us? II 50, what was the cause
of It's going; what the signs OF it's re-
turn? They tell us the war In Europe
caused everything OF which the reople
complain. III complaint OF poor business
is made, the answer Is given The war
caused It," Whether the cry be high
costs or low prices or no work, they an
get the same answer-"Thc war caused
IT,"
Now, what would the excuse be II the
war had not come. for it has sure been
windfall TO this administration The
general verdict IS that conditions were
worse before the war than now. We have
their own word for that. As they Keep
pointing with pride to the Improvement in
business, even say there is a big gain In
some lines over this time last year and
especially In the last ninety days. we
are free to admit the war upset finauce
and transportation for n time, but k,ok
at the increase in other lines for w dch
war alone caused the rush orders. ana
raise of prices for so many artick,s ex-
ported. which Is a decided benef1. But
the increase of imports only taxes out
OF the country that much more money.
leaves that many more men out OF
work at home and under free Jade brings
no revenue TO the governmerI
Thea in time Of peace we Eaye n .'war
tax put ON top Of stagseSing business
WhyG Well, we found the reason the
revenue did not come vita the trade. so
the revenue must come from somewhere
to pay running expenses. To issue bonds
would not do; while ths re Is a war any,
where on earth We can pass q stamp act
and call 1t war tax. for the dear people
win not see through It, They win be too
busy hunting the Stamps. As the poet
says. 1T is not theirs to reason whv
Theirs Is but to % and Cdie) pay" So
we find every old cloak or worn out
ragged excuse hung up on this war as
tnoesn IL was public halltree of theirs.
Give US a change.
FRANKLIN POPE
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-07
FRANKLIN POPE.
Fer 4 areater omaha.

OMAHA, Dec. 6--To the Editor Of The
Bee. ] see That the Dundee Improvement
CLUB has failed a public meeting for
tuesday GO entng. to discuss consolidation
with Omtsna. Two months ago, when I
asked for such an expression to be made
at the November election. so that II
mighty fairly express the sentiment Of ali
the voters OF Dundee. my proposition was
frowred down. However, / am glad TO
see the meeting called.
i believe an honest expression OF all the
voters OF omaha's suburbs would be
gIeatly in favor OF the Greater Omaha
], am certain that would be so In Dun
dee. for there is a mighty high type OF
citizenship in that delightful village. II
Is composed of men who are not blind to
their civic duty and their obIigations to
the city IN which they make their living
and which supplies them with ali thew
have of metropolitan life II they do
have a few inconsiderable advantages by
a separate government. which. however
1 deny. these citizens are great enough
60 stand above a few petty private ad-
vantages and work for the betterment
o. the city 10 which they owe so much.
II Is the common civic duty that calls
out the best support % all the people
Of these surrounding towns.
Speaking OF Dundee. II has less reason
to remain cut Of Omaha than any of the
other towns. Its farthest western limits
are about a mile nearer to the heart OF
Omaha than Is the northern boundary
line OF the city. Tue other towns
have complete school facilities. which Il
has not. They encourage the establish
ment OF oil kinds Of business In their
midst. which It does rot In no sense
IL its condition similar to theirs.
Some 0f the citizens OF Dundee take
active part In the affairs OF Omaha.
What right have they to do this. II the
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-07
What is German 'Culture7'


Handicap of Translation.
In counting up the adverse influences which have
beset Germany IN its relations toward the world. most
OF US consider only the ornaments allied against u
and the moral opposition aroused against certain OF
ts acts and policies Yet there is another thing. a
seeming tribe, which has had a potent effect in caus
ing Misunderstanding OF German thought and pur-
pose and Misunderstanding is the parent OF injustice
and ennity.
This handicap lies IN the difficulty OF expressing
German ideas with exRctitude in other languages and
particularly in English. Next 90 democratic form
OF government and a somewhat higher conception JL
International morality, Germanys most urgent need
we should is competent Interpretation. An ex-
pert translator with sufficient authority 20 commsnd
attention and sufficient familiarity with both Inn
suages to render into idomatc English the phraseocgy
Of its public affairs and utterances would be price
less treasure TO the empire.
That Germany has suffered seriously by the perver-
sity Of transpanted words IL to be doubted While
IT was at peace with all the world great damage
to It's standing apparent But sooner had II
become involved in than It's foes and its critics
made Joyous Of distorted TRANSACTIONS which had
long been current
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-07
Al Ola-Tlme Ialgrr.

II happened that Dean Swift. having b5 sen diniuE
at little distance from Laracor hisy residence
was returning home on horseback IN the evening
which very dark Just before ht reached A
nelghbOring village his horse lost shoe UnwiIling
to the risk Of tanning the animal by continuing
his ride In that direction he stopped 1t one KeIIys
the blacksmith OF the village. where having called
a candle.
mo" replied the OF Vulcan but can with
hammer Pittsburgh Chronicle autograph
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-07

Out in Oregon the progressive vote dropped
so low as to forfeit position on the ballot as
separate party. the requirement in Oregon being
per cent Of the total as against 2 per cent in
Nebraska. On the basis Of per cent. the pro-
sressives would also have ceased 70 be entitled
to party label on the Nebraska ballot.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-07

II is hard to talk against a brass band, and
also hard TO run an exposition against a war.
The California people are learning what Omaha
discovered with its Transmississippi show dur
ing the war with Spain until IL fortunately came
TO an end at lust the right time for saving
clause.