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Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-18
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Two hundred First ward property owners held an
indignation meeting at Turner hall protest against
rane IN assessments over the figures returned by
the assessor. William Doll. Charles Brandes pre-
sided and o. r. Nelson acted as secretary. C. Rir.
kstt reported legal opinion obtained from Judge
Lake who explained IL Ia person. Others expressing
Indignation were Messrs Kount1e Rush Boyd ana
Baker
During the severe storm lightning struck ST. MaryJs
Avenue Congregational church. but without serious
damage.
oeorEe cenfseld IL 10 set back In the hotel bust
ness He win reopen the old Garfield house with the
asslgtance Of ). 3. Auly1hin manager ana will
also open the Union Stock Yards hotel at south
Omaha. under tho management OF r. d. Yates
Mr. Fred EnBle "a home after Mat IN the east
Mrs. g. d Barnett and Mrs. Alexander OF Dee
Nolnes were guests Sunday OF Rev and Mrs
DetWeier. leaving today for Denver
telegram reports that the UnioH PAcines won
the Uama over the 81 Louis Unions 3 70 q and pro-
eeedsd 70 Evansville where they win contest with the
HopaIeFs.
Msziesn war veterans elected Philip poro 70 attend
the Hafionsi rsunion Of MexieAn veterans TO b
feid g o. Lsuis
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-18

o0o.OOO dollars or cents an acre. for this
steal, with punic faith we trumped up an
imaginary counter claim. Third. when
Mexioo's great president, driven to her
border was hanging upon her eyebrows,
refusing to quit her soil. and later, when
the Hapsburg adventurer was deserted by
Bonaparte. our secretary OF state toyed
with MeNico's evil genius and sought to
place Mexico under the rule Of that
worthless scoundrel Santa Anna.
Why should Mexico love us? She owes
us nothing. We have done that to her
which is past forgiveness. Thomas Paine
once said that there were crimes which
nature could not forgive, or she would
cease to be nature. DER HEIDE.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-18
TO THE CITIZENS OF
The METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT

have filed and consented TO another term on
the Omaha Water Board because there is no mu
nepal work important than this the people of
Omaha none that inspire the efforts of
any public spirited citizen.
In the two years the water plant been owned by
this city and district its efficiency increased at
least 100 per cent and betterments being
month to month at rapid rate Rates been reduced
from sbc to 22c 1000 gallons.
Despite the fact that every good citizen OF the dis
trc has always agreed with all the policies of the board
challenge any citizen to that policies were at any
time dictated by selfish by any other motive
than desire to best the interests patrons
OF the Metropolitan Water District OF Omaha
These believe to be the motives have prompted
the actions Of each Of members and know them
70 De the ones which have governed my actions
board member. CHARLES r. SHERMAN.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-18
Those OOnRressional Fences.


To congressman unable to get their fences in
hog-tight order before the November SHOWS fly.
viii be all that Sherman found It Il Il serves
70 prolong the session much beyond the present.
And yet broken or even missing rails might be
overlooked II the folks at home knew that their
Woodworking representatives were too busy saw
ing wood at Washington to come home and re-
pair them.
Some OF the most industrious members have
already put in few good ticks up and down
their fields. but unless they were fortunate
enough TO win out at the primaries the work
counts for naught, and even II they won. most
Of 1t will have to be done over again. This
fence-building is. after all. about the biggest
job congressman has to do. Holding down q
seat In the house, even the senate, Is childs
play nowadays as compared with the skill and
strategy required In landing a nomination and
then an election. And anybody who thinks
that the average congressman does not know
that is being badly misled by his thoughts
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-18
Reristration and Formulation.

Compilation Of the official figures gives the
total number OF registered voters in Omaha and
South Omaha as 2s.Tss. Assuming that the
number OF UNREGISTERED voters lie equal to 10 per
cent. and that the men possessing voting quail
iflcations constitute one in five OF the inhabi-
tants. the estimated population of Omaha and
South Omaha would be l6s.ss0. II is our
guess that II we had an actual count this would
prove to be not far from correct.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-18
seme A.peeta ol De War.

OMAHA. Aug Ito the Editor of The
Bee: In these days when all Europe 10
engaged In the greatest war in history, Il
Is the duty OF all good citizens Of this
country. regArdless OF nationality, to re-
main calm and not to come to rash con-
illusions.
But just 20 keep history straight let US
remember that Frances cry for revenge
is based upon the assumption that Ger
many took away French provinces. while
the facts are that Germany also de-
manded back provinces taken away when
1t was too feeble TO resist. Alsee-Lorraine
is and was German. Its people and towns
are German.
Who Is responsible for this terrible
calamity, this hell OF earnage3 Surely
not Germany. but rather Russia. or rather
its autooFat. the car and his advisors
on the pretext OF protecting their brothers.
the Slavs.
Now why Is England In this unholy
businessg Is she there from high mOtivesg
Certainly not. She Is there and solely
80. in order 20 destroy the merchant
marine Of Germany and TO kill its COM
mercial aseendency. That, and that alone.
Is her motive.
Hertnany u To-Day ughtln8 Tor hef very
existence, and N pot for that, she GER
tainly Is fighting against Russia to pre-
vent that empire from extending it's sway
over more territory; preventing Russia
from extending her barbaric rule over
civilized people and nations A country
in which io.oooOoo Jews have no rights
whatsoever; a country which alone can
produce Bells trial. q country which
Immediately imprsons 100 advocates who
dared TO raise their voices in behalf Of
liberty and civilization That is Russia
IL she fit eomrade in arms for q nation
OF the type OF intelligence. civilization
and morals which England claims 20 be.
and boasts OF.
Having no use for o1ars. kinga. en-
perors or potentatss a. such. still. II I
were forced 70 i've under such q SOW
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-18

OMAHA. Aug, Ito the Editor of
The Bee: l suggest the following plan
for stopping this real hell now going on
in Europe:
First. Set aside neutral territory, pre-
ferably on the seacoast of each Of the
warning countries, old men and other non
women. children. old men and other non
contestants ut these points,
Second. The Red Cross Society of the
World take charge OF these peaceful
zones and the neutrality be guaranteed
BY the nations at peace.
Third. The nations at peace to show
their humanity must feed. clothe and
shelter these noncontestants and charge
same to the nation whose >noncontestants
were assisted.
Fourth Under no conditions shall we
allow one ounce Of food. clothing or any
thing else 20 go to a soldier or their
masters.
Fifth. No fighting within one hundred
miles Of these zones allowed.
Sixth. No peace treaties to be COM
plete without the provision to pay off
the debt incurred through the feeding
clothing and sheltering the women. chill
dren and other noncontestants.
JESSE T. BRILLHART.
296i Pacific street
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-18

SCOTS BLUFF, Neb., Aug. Ito
the Editor OF The Bee: During the pres
ent turmoil Of the world. America should
stand;
"As some tall cliff that lifts it's awful
form,
swelIs from the vale. and midway leaves
the storm
Though round it's breast the rolling clouds
are spread.
Eternal sunshine settles on it's head"
The President OF Peace and his no less
Secretary of Peace will stand as imrnor-
tai as Goldsmith's famous lines. An en-
barge on gold, on war materials and the
like. supplying the struggling world with
foodstuffs, rAiment and Red Cross
nurses, is today's mission Of our country.
@. L. SUBWAY.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-18

st. Louis is about to select new water COM
missioner under the terms Of it's recently
adopted charter Now. what IL st. Louis should
steal ours away from US by tempting him with
a bigger salary?
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-18
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Brief oontributaons On tamslg
topics invited. INA nee Assumes
no responsibility for optntOns %
oorrsaponAents- An letters guh-
jsot 70 condemnation ~ sditoE.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-18

what has Christianity to sayF" asks the
Denver News Well, since japan Is into II. II
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-18

Joe Bailey OF Texas evinces q desire to 70
turn 20 the senate, presumably in the belief that
he may be able 10 catch folks off their guard
with their minds absorbed in the war.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-18

Wake up. America" thunders Hearst pa
per. II America has been asleep. what. pray,
haA this battery OF journalistic monitors been
aboutf
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-18

should have The Bee matted TO them. Ad.
dress win be changed a. often as requested.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-18

Az rule Nebraska election returns move
about as slowly as does the Russian army. So
don't be impatient.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-18

what's the prohibition of the law to vote
chasing candidate. anyway
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-18

Neutrality between the great warning powers
Of Europe Is evidently something quite different
from neutrality between the little federals and
the bandit rebels OF Mexico.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-18

Now for enforced withdrawal OF all those
surplus candidates in excess of one for each
office on each ticket.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-18

In Europe the cost OF dying" problem has
suddenly taken precedence over the "cost OF
living"
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-18

In the midst Of It all. however. one cannc
help rejoicing at the thinning out of the dapds
lions.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-18

Tested By experience. democratic platforms
are about as binding as the average treaty. and
no more 30.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-18

In tho possible event Of German victory, lit
tie Japan might have occasion for regret at but
ting in.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-18

Note how the superiority OF The Bees special
war news service stands out in bold relief
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-18

Looks as If those war maps would have to
be enlarged.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-18

only fifty odd crossmarks for the intelligent
voter to make TO utilize his whole right OF suf-
frage In our Douglas county primary. But there
viii be more yet IN the November election.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-18

The allied forces continue TO shell omaha's
esteemed bali team "sump'ln fierce"
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-18
1851 Pacific street


Tolstoy's Prophecy and Another.
OMAHA, Aug, Ito the Editor OF
The Bee: The publication In The Bee OF
a prophecy by Tolstoy brings to mind
some remarkable statements made in a
book published in 1853 by Charles TAXA
Russell, In which he gave II as his
opinion from a close study OF Bible
chronology and prophecy that a great
time of trouble would suddenly start in
1914 and II would come without any warn
ing and would be worldwide.
The. gentleman seems TO have made a
pretty close guess. II would be tho
greatest time of trouble ever known. II
would be worldwide; it would come sud
denly; and in 1914
Since he has seemed TO hit IL on these
points. II will make the war news more
interesting II we keep in mind some other
particulars he mentions, to see IL he Is
a good prophet.
The trouble would end in the destruction
of all nations; all civil and ecclesiastical
systems would be Destroyed; and on their
ruins Jesus Christ would set up his king
dom and reign on the earth.
According TO Mr.. Ruaselrs view, some
prophecies seem to indicate a general
revolt among the armies OF the nations.
This would seem to be a very remote
possibility. but suppose the soldiers should
get the idea that 10 now being so generally
expressed everywhere. that they are
only pawns in the game of war being
played by the aristocracy? OBSERVER.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-18

Yes. but will any OF those high-salaried
Water board employees let loose of the public
teat IL they are nominated for some other Officer
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-18

The south considers itself all wool and
yard vide when 1t comes TO the cotton question
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-18

II is our opinion that war breeds more lice in one
month than fishing ever has In eontury-1zousscn
Post
Yes. and suckers, too
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-18

In the battle of the ballots let every patriot
do HIS duty.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-18

eminent would prefer the German EN-
peror rather than the car; would pre-
fer German ideals and civilization rather
than those characteristic OF darkes,
Russia.
believe the American spirit OF fair
play will prevail in the end and the
blame for this terrible holocaust will be
placed where 1t belongs. namely: Russia,
first; England. second; and France next
The first fighting to extend it's barbaric
rule, the second for mercenary objects
only, the third for revenge, each Of which
ought to be conder ned by every Ameri-
can. whether native or naturalized.
H.. FISCHER.
Letters of Political Heather, Mexico.
SOMEWHERE, Aug. Ito the Editor
OF The Bee: I pass the reign of Porflrio
Diaz. For good or for evil that period has
passed into history, but 1t has nothing to
do with my purpose in writing these let
tiers. Before we pass to what follows. let
us take a resume OF the causes OF disaf-
lection between Mexico and the United
States OF America First, we rob her OF
more than lone-half of her territory,
enough to make twenty European king
doms. with no more right than had Philip
of Macedon In his conquest Of Olynthus
and Thebes. and with none of the excuses
given for the partition of Poland. We. a
great slave-holding power wrested from
republic which had abolished slavery,
an empire TO be devoted to the fostering
of the vilest institution that ever dis
graced a modern state, Second, after
agreeing to pay her fifteen million ISIS.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-18

Today is the day for the voting.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-18

Smash the Fontenelle slate.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-18
Our COllapsing
Modern" Culture
sT REv. AporPH xuLE.

30 we were to live and see a period OF history
close. new era begin, blood and tear-stained muir
derous and awesome. yet truly new era. The great
commercial and industrial century ends by closing the
bourses Of the world-stupendous irony OF existence
or how?
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-18

Wars must come when nations begin to forget their
God No culture from that. Wars always
came when iniauty was ripe II arguments Of peace
fail arguments OF chastisement may not
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-10-02

tation. But corn is Still maturing, to-
matoes are still ripenins on the vines.
and practically everything is untouch-
ed by frost. The threat of rainy
season was not fulfilled, and the farm
ers have had ideal weather for fin
ishing their threshing and rounding
up their field work.
Threshing in the state Is practically
completed. aside from a little stack
threshing here and there, and this can
be done almost regardless of wealth
er. Excellent progress has been made
with the work of blowing. and the
ground has, in most cases, been in
good condition to turn over.
The crop of this year has not meas
ured up to its early prospects. 1t
was hardly to be expected that it
would, for. after the spring season has
passed, with the crops in ideal condi-
tfon, any changes must naturally
tend to impair the crop rather than
improve it. Perfection cannot be i'm
proved. But, while there was some
falling off from what was in prospect,
the enhanced price has more than
made up the difference, and the crop
as whole will doubtless be the most
profitable to the individual of any
raised in recent years, and there is no
doubt that in the aggregate it will
bring more money into the state than
any other crop ever raised.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-10-02
MExICo's PEACE CONFERENCE.

Most appropriately, a peace confer
ence will be held in Mexico on Octo-
Der s, the day after general prayers
for peace have been offered through
out the United States. 1t has been ar
ranged that on that date as many of
the constitutionalist leaders as possi-
BILE will meet for the purpose Of dis
cussing the condition of affairs in
Mexico and arriving. if possible, at a
satisfactory plan for proceeding with
the organization of Mexican gov
ernment. In the meantime all hostile
operations of every kind are to be dis
continued.
1t is a hopeful sign that the minor
chiefs of both the Carranza and the
Villa factions have been urgent in
their demands that there be no re-
of hostilities. 1t is to be
supposed that these smaller leaders
are In close touch with the general
of the people, and, if this
is the case, and If their action repre-
sents that sentiment correctly, it is
clear that there Is now in Mexico a
more peaceful disposition than has
prevailed for q long time. The peo-
pie have certainly had all the fight
ing that is good for them, and it .ap-
pears that many Of them are of the
opinion that they have had enough.
The people of the United States
will watch with anxious interest what
comes Of the peace conference of next
Monday. Never has there been
more friendly feeling in the United
States toward Mexico than now. Never
has there been a stronger desire that
In that country there may soon be
created a strong. just and wise gov
ernment which will be dominated by
the best elements in the country, and
which will seek both to protect legi-
innate investment. to encourage legi-
innate enterprise. and to give to the
humber classes of the population, the
poor, the ignorant and the enslaved,
an opportunity to better their condi-
ton and raise their standards of life.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-10-02
LATE WAR NEWS.

In spite of the apparent contradic-
tions in the reports emanating' from
various European capitals, the read
er who takes the trouble to compare
what is published will find that so
far as the essentials of the great
movements are concerned, there is re-
ally very little conflict. The censor
out as good a case for his army as he
can, so that any successes which it
gains are emphasized, and any re-
verses which it suffers are minimized
The reader. however, who wishes
to do so, can take reports published
almost any day, and on his map OF
Europe he can draw fairly correct
plan of the line of battle That will
give him the approximate positions
of the various armies, and by COM
pairing that line with the line a few
days earlier he will see which side
has pressed forward. and which has
given ground, and at what points.
AS to who is winning, it is certain
ly difficult for the reader to deter
mine, and it is doubtless quite as diff
ficult for the commanders who are ac-
tually guiding the fighting. 1t must
be remembered that what is going on
in France today differs from any,
thing heretofore seen. Any battle
heretofore fought has been insignifi-
cant, in numbers and extent, in COM
parison with the great battle now in
progress in France. There we have
seven great armies on each side, each
army numbering on the average close
to 100000 men. Seven great battles
are in progress at once, each with its
multitude of detail, and it's numerous
skirmishes and small engagements.
But. in reality, what we see is not sew
en- battles, but one, for each army is
a part Of the whole, and the move
ments of each must be. governed with
reference to the movements of all the
others.
The story of an advance or a re-
treat here or there is important only
as it has bearing on the general re-
suit. For instance. if the Germans
should. at some point. gain mate
rial advantage, and drive back the
French at a weak spot in the latters
line, the regiment. or brigade. or di-
vision so succeeding would by no
means start on a triumphant march to
Paris. If it did so it would get out
of touch with its main force. and
would soon find itself cut off from
communication and captured. What
it would do, in all probability. is to
move forward just as far as it's COM
mander considered safe, and entrench
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-10-02

sofa lumberman after his alleged es-
capades with Miss Cox and Mrs. Ed
wards mother, Mrs. H. B. Turner.
came to Chicago for the purpose Of
obtaining evidence to eyerturn the in
dictment. Edwards could not help
them. The securing q the Indictment
that within five months his coal-black
hair had turned g. snowy white. A
mental wreck, he is now under guard
in q private sanitarium in Hayden
Springs, Wash.
The grand jury indicted Edwards
after Miss Cox had sworn that three
nights in st. Paul with him had
changed her from an innocent stem
ographer. Among those who were in
strumental in securing the indictment
were Charles F. De Woody. former
chief Of the Chicago bureau Of inves-
tigation, and Harry A. Parkin, former
assistant to the attorney general, who
aided James n. Wilkersop, then dis
trict attorney, In presenting svtdence
in the Edwards case to the grand
jury The charge is now made that
De Woody and Parkin were In a con-
spiracy with Miss Cox to secure Ed
wards indictment.
Sensational Testimony.
One Of the most important Witness
es who has testified in favor of Ed
wards at the present investigation Is
Paul Hughes. a Newspaper man.
II wanted to learn something Ut
the story of Miss Cox's life." he said,
"and SO I got acquainted with her.
One day she asked where was q good
place to invest money. asked her
how much she had and she told me
that 1T wasn't very much knew
Of the ST, 900 verdict returned In her
favor Ia her breach Of promise suit
against Edwards in st. Paul, and ]
said, Where did all this money ge?'
She replied that so per cent Of It went
to her attorneys.
Edwards always used to give nae
money, though she said.
How much did you get aitcgeth-
err L asked her.
:..six thousand dollars and over
she said. meaning by this the money
she got from the settlement of the
suit. ~ Is 81 s
i. II 81 .NA
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-10-02
THE HERALD's STATEMENT.

The Herald publishes today on this
page it's semi-annual statement to the
postal department, as required by act
OF congress. To the casual reader
this statement will mean nothing, but
to the advertiser and man of affairs
1t is worthy of careful consideration.
We make the statement, without fear
Of contradiction. that there is not a
daily newspaper published anywhere
in the world, in a city of twenty thou
sand or less, that has an equal circu-
lation, in quantity and quality, with
The Herald. To the advertiser this
means a great deal. The Herald is
naturally proud of this distinction,
but we are also aware of the fact that
the paper is circulated in the greatest
territory in the United States.
The figures given in the report
show the net daily circulation,
(1s,717) for six months ending Sept
80, 1914. This represents an actual
circulation of about 10000 daily. Un-
like the dailies of the larger cities,
none of The Herald's circulation is
sold in bulk. Every copy distributed
represents bona fide subscriber,
dealing directly with the office In
addition to the unusual quantity Of
circulation the records show that on
September 30 there were but 734
delinquent subscribers out of practi-
cally 10000. This Is a record of which
any newspaper may we'll be proud,
and of which every advertiser may
take advantage with profit
The Herald is a member of the
American Newspaper Publishers AS
sociation, The Associated Dailies, The
Gilt Edge Newspapers and the Audit
Bureau Of Calculations. These organ
izations are composed of the highest
class newspapers in the United States
and Canada. Their advertising COL
umns are carefully guarded against
Objectionable and fake advertising
and their records are subject at all
times to the audit of the Audit Bu-
reau of Calculations. The Times-Her-
aid Publishing Company has the larg-
est payroll, both in personnel and in
money. of any institution in the state
Of North Dakota, with the exception
Of the railroad companies.
We ask the pardon of our readers
for this small bit Of self-advertising
at this time. but you are the ones
that have made for US this splendid
condition. Of which we are duly proud,
and for which we sincerely thank
you. IN. B. BLACK.
General Manager.