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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-10
The Cause of ireland.

OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 9.-To the Editor
OF the Bee: During the last week a pub
lioation has appeared in the columns Of
your paper which has caused consider
able comment To anyone whom the mat
ter may concern 1 merely state that do
not profess TO be one OF those who APP
plaud In theory. what they do not advo-
cate in practice neither do / wish TO
deteriorate anything from the prestige
John f. Redmond enjoys among the Irish.
who wish to place implicit confidence In
him. And far be II from me to even con-
template being in any way an accessory
to factionalism. But / do hold the mo-
ment an Irishman caters to Great Britain
that he is lacking the guiding principle
which directed the patriotic operations
OF so many of our countrymen, 80 emf
nently worthy of remembrance.
All OF us know when we view every
thing with reason and reflection, of all
connections, none is more weighty none
is more dear than that between every In
dividual and his native country Our par
ents are dear 10 us. our children, our
relatives, our friends are dear to us, but
our country alone comprehends all the
endearments OF us all. Experience has
taught us that English jurisdiction in Ire
land has been only one regular seesaw
Of exultation and despair. for the Irish
people. Go down along the pages OF Irish
history from the invasion of the English
to this very moment; what do we read? ?
/ need not repeat. The atrocities contem-
plated and executed by English tyranny
are but too well known TO most Of my
readers Suffice II to say that were we
to permit our imagination to dwell per-
sistently on this terrific truth reason
itself would totter on its throne.
Take a glance, however superficial, over
Irish history prior to 1870 Compare the
ireland OF that period with the Ireland
OF subsequent history. Win you not agree
that the dread metamorphosis where an
guish has driven her plough is only too
much in evidence. Yes. the red rose of
pain has taken the place OF the white rose
OF freedom. and time, the healer. is throw
ing further back day by day the memo
ries OF trials surmounted anguish sub
dued in its bitterness 10 the sweetness
Of resignation. But yet we are an UNI
conquered race. We are the people whom
the Romans never tried TO conquer, and
on whose escuteheon neither Saxon nor
Dane ever dared TO write the word
slave" Then why do we wrangle over
who is to be leader or who is not TO be
leader. The present moment is too mo-
mentous. too auspioious TO even dwell
upon such matters, which are really too
Insignificant TO be worthy OF considera-
ton, Let us rather Join hand in hand, az
one strong indivisible unit. pledging our
moral. physical ana intellectual support
10 the cause which has been the dream
OF ireland for generations. At the present
moment Ireland requires, not words. but
effective deeds. and II We do not all cor
respond very faithfully to the call OF Erin
in this her hour Of need. We will. in al
probability, be forced TO cry out with
Cicero. 20 spem vanisslmam."
JOHN A. MCHRYsTAL
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-10
Time for Discretion.

The president has wisely warned all army
and navy officials to refrain from partisan COM
nent on the European war, In view OF neutral
ity OF the United States. The same thing Is en-
Joined on all representatives OF the government
Even private citizens would do we'll to let dis
erection be the better part of valor at a time
when hasty or ill-conceived notions might have
very harmful effect. Derived as are the ma
tority OF our people from various European
stocks, we are bound to have divisions OF opin-
ions and right to their rational expression, but
there Is n limit beyond which sensible folk will
not 90. II would be very foolish for us, good
friends and neighbors and even related by in
termarriage. to let our sympathies and desires
in the present situation carry us to extremes
II is time for calmness and consideration more
than anything else.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-10
Bits of knowledge

Horses sleep but three or four hours
in each tweHty-four.
The United States mines five tons of
coal a year for every inhabitant.
Christiana's present telephone system
is to be transformed into an automatic
one.
II has been estimated that every square
mile of the ocean is inhabited by l2O,-
10000 living beings.
A layer OF sawdust spread on a floor
before oilcloth IL laid will increase the
latter's lasting quality and provide a soft
tread.
When not in use in warm weather rub
Der hot water bottles should be filled and
tightly capped to prevent their sides ad-
herring.
Brief and repeated treatments with air
superheated to 100 degrees, according to
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-10

OMAHA. Aug s-To the Editor OF The
Bee: II IL the homeowner who has to foot
the bill. When the old Omaha Water
company supplied us with water we were
not taxed with SIS for a fifty-foos lot to
have the privilege of connecting with the
water main.
You. Mr.. Homeowner, who have con-
nected with water mains laid under the
ownership OF the Metropolitan Water dis
trict Of Omaha, have got the worst OF It.
Your s25 is gone and there's no come
back on the Water board.
over In Council Bluffs, where the mu-
nicipality purchased the water plant, no
charge whatever is made to the consumer
to defray the cost of extensions. The
Water board of Council Bluffs saw the
injustice of compelling property owners
to pay for the cost OF laying mains, and
everybody now is satisfied and happy
What IL the matter with our Water
board? J. l. SCHROEDER.
5O19 Hamilton street
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-10

an English expert will cure cancer in its
early stages.
Paris has made vaccination against
typhoid fever obligatory for all members
OF it's hospital staffs,
A chain OF wireless stations extends
around the entire coast Of Australia, 80
that a vessel never is out OF touch with
the shore.
The coasts OF Great Britain will be sur
rounded with towers on which will be
mounted guns designed for rapid firing
at air craft.
There Is plant growing on mountains
in central Europe that develops enough
heat to push its flower stalks through
snow and produce blossoms
Farmers in one region Of Queenland
feed their horses on chopped banana
stalks taken Just after the fruit has been
harvested.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-10
A wIsP OF WISDOM.

l once had a madness
To buy me some land,
lot or an acre.
Not a farm, understand
To fence II, to till II
To set out some trees
And perhaps build a cabin
And live there at ease.
But that madness is over
The attack was not vital
/ was cured when a lawyer
Looked into the title
All the dreams that have flown
May return oft to me,
but never, an never
That ten dollar fee,
And my lot on the hill
Where the breezes are blowing,
Where the view is superb
There's a lot that's worth knowing
Tut my views still unclouded
By taxes or title
The madness has passed.
The attack was not vital.
There was Miss Lucy Larcom
Who owned not an inch
OF soil in creation
She was wise, that's a cinch-
Like Miss Lucy's. my wealth
Each year greater wakes;
] absorb all the views
Let who Will, pay the taxes
Omaha. -BAYOLL NE TRELE.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-10
The sociaIist'. Cure for War.

AhN oocAahhth bure TOT war;
OMAHA, Aug. $40 the Editor Of The
Bee: Nearly twenty centuries have come
and gone since the prince of peace was
born. The race has Travelled far since
then, but Notwithstanding all the progress
made, blood-lust still fingers in the hearts
OF untold Thousands. Even in the twen-
teth century we witness the sad spectacle
OF civilized. Christian nations flying at
each others throats. Few injunctions are
more perslstently ignored than love thy
neighbors as myself"
War is concentrated crime; Il embraces
every species OF human depravity. 1t
spares neither sex nor race; II has no
mercy on age or innocence. It swallows
up life and property and lays upon pres
ent and future generations a heavy bur-
den Of physical and financial handicap.
Lips that can speak OF hands that can
write single syllable In it's behalf must
be infamous in the sight OF God.
A saner, better social order is in store
for all the world; fairer distribution of
wealth is sure to be- But shot and shell
and dying men will never usher in the
new era. The realization OF perfect lib
erty-industrlal emocracy-socialism. II
you please-rests solely on the world
wide spread of reason and enlightenment
and love OF man for man.
EDMUND r. BRUMBAUGH.
270i Camden avenue.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-10

President Wilson has succeeded In finding
another professor for foreign post. Garrett
A. Droppers. now OF Williams college. formerly
president OF the University of South Dakota.
who goes 20 Greece, where the irrepresslble
George Fred Williams stopped diplomatinR
when he refused to stop talking
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-10

NO wars when women Vote
LINCOLN, Aug. 80 the Editor Of
The Bee: A suffragist leader OF New
York rightly observes that the conflagra-
tion now raging in Europe should forever
end the charge that women are more
historical than men. The men OF Europe
are slashing and shooting each other in
state OF Infatuated madness which every
day and hour grows more terrible. Rea-
son cannot reach them, and in their fren-
zied fear and blindness they threaten to
destroy what little civilization we have.
And these same men in governing the
people have bonded into economic slavery
children to be born fifty years hence
and have laden cities and nations with
debts that never can be paid. Truly, as
Jack London says. We are living in what
future ages will call the dark ages, be-
fore the rise of rational civilization"
This is man rule based upon authority
and class.
When the women get into power let US
hope they will act on this wise principle,
to-wit: Find out what the men would do,
then do differently. F. J. IRWIN.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-10

The law that compeIs . district Judge to re-
align and quit drawing his salary when he wants
20 become candidate for party nomination
might with propriety be made to include other
high-priced officers attempting to finance their
personal campaigns out OF the public treasury.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-10

Fifty dollars a day out OF the taxpayers
pockets to subsidize our vote-chasng water
works employees running for office. Still they
tell us there is no politics in the water boardl
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-10

County Judge Crawford has a right TO feel
particularly satisfied with his conduct of the
office as satisfying the public. He is the only
officeholder hereabouts facing reelection with
out any opposition whatever.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-10

There are quite few bad eggs seeking pre-
terment from the several political parties about
to make primary nominations. The thing to do
is TO stop them and put them where the stencil
will be innoeuous.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-10
Where Germany Excels
City Government Over There Strikes an
Omahan as Close Approach to Perfection.

II does not take an observer long to learn the
reason for the phenomenal growth and prosperity Of
Germany Il Is the thrift Of the people s the fash
lon among poor and rich alike TO save and the we'll
TODD practice economy publicly and above board in
a manner that none Of at home would have the
courage TO do, II had the inclination. 1t is
this national characteristic for the fact
that German cities the best governed or rather
managed in the world While the growth OF German
cities has been quite rank as with us they don't
seem over here TO see the deslraby necessity OF
having civic government grow rank IN proportion
Consequently they have not with us various civic
reform bodies. II would be interesting to speculate
what would become of womans Clubs, North
and South Side Improvement clubs Civic Reform
leagues, etc, etc. yes and woman's suffrage itself
81 had efficient, honest city government by paid
municipal experts as they have in Germany.
asked the second burgermeister Of Franlsfort-on-
the-Main how they did 1T Frankfort is typical
modern German city OF approximately half million
Inhabitants paved with asphalt that has not rotted
hole or crack in its surface anywhere. in climate
the same as Omaha, that has electric street washing
machines with a revolving roller Of rubber bands
like huge window washing machine that keep
the streets clean enough 70 eat off, where they have
municipal bathing houses In the river magnificent
municipal opera house. park system to meet the
requirements of quarter of the city and where
you may walk from one end of the town to the
other in the shade of trees. where they have art
galleries and museums and municipal hospitals,
where the military and municipal bands play free in
the parks. city without slum district and all
matter OF course. must be Is years old be-
fore he vote and he must have a yearly income
Of 100 marks $780, When q man votes a tax in
Germany it Is him well the other
fellow. They have a city election every two years
at which time they elect onethrd of their city
Gil They are elected for six years without pay.
1t is the duty of this body hire the burgermester
and in large cities Frankfort second burger
meister.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-10

With all the winnings the grain men are
making. that new grain exchange building ought
to go up promptly without shadow Of a mort
gage loan to help finance Il.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-10

Something to speculate on: II European
monarchies we're all republics. would they be
fighting one another?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-10

Subscribers leaving the city temporarily
should have The Bee mailed TO them. Ad.
dress will be changed as often as requested.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-10

What calamity would befall us II our cleo
tion commissioner should die OF resign before
another man honest enough to fill the Job could
be grown for us.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-10

The blackmailing brigade and the crooked
lawyers who divvy up with them know whom
they want,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-10

Peter Clark Maefarlane consumes several
pages In Golfers to answer the question, "Is
Roger Sullivan bossI" when Mr. Bryan could
have told him in one word.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-10

The Bees war news service is its own best
recommendation.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-10

IT'S "watchful waiting" again for your
shrewd Uncle Samuel.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-10

Inasmuch a. with our honest election ma
chinery It ia absolutely impossible to perpetrate
any false registration. why this holler except
for gallery play purnnsss'
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-10
05e SSeeSA
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B-isf contributions on timely
TOPICS Invited. The nee ASSUMES
no responsibility for opinions Of
correspondents. An letters sub
jeot to oondsnsation By editor.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-10

Something serious must have happened TO
Mr. T. Withdrawals ready letter writer
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-10

In the midst Of the furious fighting In Eu-
rope. Old Sol continues his relentless fire upon
the peaceful hosts OF King Corns dominion.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-10

The Missouri mule is beginning to hear the
Inevitable call TO arms.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-10

The Honorable Link Steffens has hurled the
batteries OF his support behind Colonel Al Jen-
nings for governor OF Oklahoma. yet why speak
of the obvious.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-10

The direct successor of firing in the wind
ward channel" is yet to be presented.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-10
Republication wanted.

Note; II the writer signing himself
Robert J. Fitzpatrick" will kindly
identify himself his communication viii
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-10

May We pause for the question, where lie the
old-fashioned man with the hickory shirt7
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-10

'Jim"-errand boy.
''James"-,office boy.
'Brown"-clerk
Mr.. Brown'-head clerk
Brown" Junior member OF the firm.
James'-son-in-law Of the head OF
firm.
''Jim'-head OF the firm and power on
the street-St. Louis Mirror
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-10

In the general war conflagration. there IL no
telling where the next flame will burst forth.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-10

Walters Want TO Flght-Headline.
oh. better wait and live to fight another day.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-10

The chief of police Is appointed by the imperial
government at Berlin and the entire department is
under government control in criminal and political
matters. The city has police jurisdiction in civil
actions and pays two-fifths of the expense of the
department This removes the police department
from the field OF it's most pernicious activity in
American cities There is such thing here
as the election OF mayor and city counsellor for the
sole purpose of violating through the control of
the police department with 9ne police
all ex-soldiers, used to discipline. and in
is the country where you tell troubles to the
policeman. II your morning rolls baked too hard
tell the policeman he will TO It, II you sold
old for strictly fresh tell the policeman and the
party who Sold them to you gets in.o trouble. II
you find twenty peaches in the basket instead of
twenty-four tell the policeman and the four missing
peaches will be restored to you He is ncorruptable
and smoothes the unpleasant petty trouble OF
the nsghborhood.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-10

In Frankfort they have eleven paid heads of de-
partments and thirteen members Of the council body
who serve without pay and thirteen members OF the
council body known directors who paid These
twenty-six commissioners meet with the first and
second burgermeister twice week to administer the
business Of the city. The first burgermeister
responds to our mayor the civic head. He well
comes the emperor whenever he visits Frankfort and
does the honors of the city Both he eG the second
burgermester elected for twelve years the first
burgermester receiving salary OF $1,000 marks
WSOO and allowance of $500 year for enter
tainments The second burgermeisrer receives 5000
marks $4,000 year. Give competent a
tenure Of office OF twelve years to begin with, to
carry out plan of civic Improvement and what
you get in comparison with method of electing
amateurs every two years and turning them loose
a helpless community. The paid directors get from
5000 to 2,75O year and the chiefs OF heads OF de-
partments from 5000 1880 Inspectors and chiefs
OF departments chosen by civil service rules upon
approved merit and have life jobs. Their official
positions carry with them social distinction. A paw
ng contractor for instance, trying to influence
inspector who has life job and 10 somebody in
community would meet with but poor encourage
ment.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-10
SMILE PROvoKERs.

Hear you bought a bit Of land near
Wayback; how does the land lie?"
Not nearly so well as the real estate
agent who sold t."-Philadelphia Ledger.
Where" said the land agent, address
Ing an audience of possible purchasers
where else on the face of the globe Will
you Zinc IN one place copper tin, iron,
cotton, hemp. grain, game"
A voice replied:
In the pocket OF my young son."-New
York Globe.
Il suppose you think that candidate
you've picked out is honest because he's
POOR said Farmer Corntossel
That's likely to be inferred" replied
the practical manager.
We'll the inference is liable TO go
wrong. The reason he isn't we'll fixed Is
that he went broke trying to get rich
quick buyin' green goods. "-Washington
Star.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-10

Speaking of paving, the property pays only
for paving and has nothing whatever to say
about the material. After he has once paid however
the city for ever after keeps the pavement in repair
and replaces II when necessary. They have up-to
date fire department with automobile apparatus. A
fire Is almost unheerd of occurrence due to build
ing laws strictly enforced together with inspections
first aid fire discouragers. The fireman is
duty thrty-six hours and off duty for twenty-four
hours. When off duty he is a member of the mu-
nicipa band which, together with the military bands
furnish free music to the populace example of
municipal thrift in contrast with the two shifts a
day at home. The city all the public utilities
such water, gas electricity. street railways
ferries etc. This city Of half million has six
nicipal automobiles. The poor helped. with mu-
nicipa funds. in their homes The sick In
are housed in municipal hospitals. begging
is allowed, the unemployed workman is fed and
where necessary, furnished with clothes. is
registered and If work is not found for him, is
to the next city and reports to the municipal au-
thorities. The healthy who will not work is sent
to the municipal rock pile wood the
may be- The social evil s segregated with trweekly
medical examination Anti-segregation has been tried
but abandoned account of the increase in disease
but they waking up all Europe to the neces-
sity of concerted effort along the line Of educational
prevention.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-10

The burgermeister OF a city Is either man who
has worked his way up from the ranks and has
occupied all OF the intermediate offices under the
position of burgermester and finally becomes bur
germester through his tried and proved fitness for
the position or. s more often the case he is
taken from some city where he has demonstrated
his ability and becomes burgermester In larger
city at an increased salary. The first burgermester
OF Frankfort. for instance, began as mead Of de-
partment in one city then elected second bur-
germeister Of Dantzig, then became first burger
meister Of Regsdorf. then first burgermeister at
Barmen and first burgermeister Of Frankfort,
which is going for burgeremister. The second
burgernester Is a native Of Frankfort. DR.. Lutte.
who has successfully occupied most OF the positions
below that OF burgermeister and although not yet
50 years OF age has become second burgeTmeister
through his intimate knowledge of the various de-
partments OF the city. II old hack driver in
Frankfort driving knOeS-kneed apology for horse
who gave me the best Recommendation OF the Ger
man city government when he said It's a good
government for the little man"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-10

Ill.,:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-11-18
AWHY CAN'T I DO IT7" THE AN
SWER.

Spartan mothers, in order to stimu.
late their ambition, used to take
their boys to the Pantheon in Athens,
where their young imagtnations
would be fred by the sight Of the
statues of the nations gods and
heroes. Standing before n Of thuJe
heroic marble figures, the mother
would tell the story Of the original,
while boyfsh hearts would sparkle
with awakened ambition under the In.
SEPARATION of her words. Many a young
mind was thus fred to emulate the
hero that particularly appealed to
him.
No other one thing is Of such pre-
cious help to a youth as to be con-
stantly stimulated along the line OF
his career, and nothing else will give
him such inspiration, nothing else is
so ambition-rousing as the life-stories
of those who have accomplished
things under great difficulties.
Emerson says: II cannot even hear
OF personal vigor Of any kind, great
power Of performances, without fresh
resolution. This Is the moral
Of biography"
Great inspiring life-stories Of those
who have won and pushed their way