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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-26
The Hypodermic Needle

you are being thrown from one side Of
the car to the other by the pitch OF tbS
track on the said curves. And II you try
TO eat in the dining car wou'll probably
gargle your neighbours coffee in your
own ear and he'll catch one Of your
lamb chops in his eye.
Among the other distinguished citizens
Of these United States who had sense
enough to blow Cincinnati at an early
age are Sandy Gerard vassar Griswold
and Albert Dreyfoos.
AS SUNG BY ONE
BARNEY DREYFUSs.
can stand for almost anything
ut all,
Nutty, foolish, buggy, any kind of
call,
But L make hhis one brief claim,
That IL IL n bloOmin' shame,
To call me the Henry Ford of old
base ball.
AFTER LAMPING THAT WHICH
THE BASE BALL GUYS DID
AND WHAT HAPPENED ON
BOARD THE OSCAR IL
WE POEM" THUSLY
AND AS FOLLOWS:
We ntrer s1tD gentle doUe Of peace,
We neUer hope TO sac one,
Bm' idmLing scenes or p cent date,
w. Il rather see than be Cne.
We received the following via John G.
Wharton's personally conducted system
of mails. We take It that the perpetrator
either has little use for the wrestling
fraternity or he lost money betting
against the scissors. Here tbs; wen
print anything:
The Wrestler's Dying wish.
oh, bury me not on the lone prairie
Make my coffin Of the cottonwood tree,
For the world knows it warps,
Forty ways from the ace,
And want IL to tit me
In my last resting place.
The following note is appended, Not
crooked, just out of shape"
Headline In the meal ticket: Ton of
Turks Carried by Parcel Post" Which is
even better than j. Stecher can do.
AS you may know. December 25 is the
Cay and date of Christmas. Therefore
this is finis.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-26
HERE'S THE CASE OF LAST
GENT TO JUMP TO THE FEDS

Irving Porter. a young outfieider with
the Lynn team of the New England
league. may be noted in history as the
last Jumper TO the Feds. He agreed
to flop just before the New York meet
Ing and when the storm broke he hast
ened 70 find his manager. Lou Pieper
OF Lynn. and ask that he be forgiven
Pieper told him he was safe. since he
had not played a game with the outlaws
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-26
DreyfuSS Knows ALI
About Gay New York

Louis Heilbroner was telling Barney
Dreyfuss about series which the 81
Louis Cardinals played al the Polo
grounds In the olden days we played 10
1i'voo people one day" said he. "and thai
was a record al that time
THAT'S nothing" said Dreyfuss. I'VE
played six-gsme series in New Yor,,
when ! was with the Louisville club. and,
We eot slss Tor the entire series"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-26
HOW IS THIS. FANS, FOR
WHITING ATMOSPHERIC

Tie National league had q 600 hitter
this season. Hes Kari Adams Of the chr
ceeo Cubs and he didn't set one blngie.
though he took part IN twenty-six games.
Ills only redeeming feature was q lone
sacrifice hit
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-26
EXPECT Big YEAR IN STATE
Secondary Colleges of Nebraska
Lining Up for Most Successful
Season in History.
WESLEYAN TACKLES BIG JOB

The greatest basket ball season in his
tory is what the Nebraska colleges are
confidently anticipating.
In practically every secondary school
in the state an abundance of material
TO make up fast quintets is reported
Where the crack veterans of last year
have graduated from school It seems to
be a fact that In practically every in
stance the school will have several fast
high school players with which to fill
the breach. Thus II is almost all Of the
secondary colleges are predicting a most
successful year.
Nebraska Wesleyan will attract the
most interest from floor fans this sea-
son. This school has had wonderful
teams during the last few years and
expects to have another great five this
year.
Coach Kline will have his hands full
this season, however. For Kline Is up
against a schedule which will probably
prove to be the hardest any school the
size of Wesleyan ever undertook.
play In Wisconsin,.
The Coyotes will play two games with
Nebraska university. Last year Kline
tackled the Huskers In a pair of con-
flicts and split flfty-fifty with the uni
versity boys. In additional Wesleyan
will take trip north and east. On this
trip the Burgess-Nash five OF Omaha will
be met, as also will the University of
Wisconsin and a number OF schools about
wesleyan's size.
johnson at wesleyan.
Raymond johnson is captain Of the
Wesleyan five this year. 1t is his fourth
year on the team Johnson is star OF
first magnitude and his mates are equally
as good.
Doane is another state school which
expects to have a big year in basket ball
This team is coached by p. J. schissler'
a Nebraska man. and Is captained by
Lloyd Whitehouse. who played under
schissler at Hastings and followed his
coach to Doane.
Has Four Veterans.
Grand Island has four OF last years
veterans out for the team this year and
has number of new men who are prom
lsnR. Robert Taft is captain of the team.
Earl Hawkins. former Nebraska cap
tain. is coaching York college and ex-
poets to make good showing. He has
five letter men and Charles Cox of York
and Jacob Glur of Columbus, two high
school wonders of last year, after Jobs.
Hawkins should make them all hustle for
honors this year. Clifford Sanders is cap
tain of the York five.
Kearney Normal. OF which Leslie Rich
is captain. also entertains championship
hopes, while Omaha university. Bellevue.
Peru, Hastings and Cotner expect to have
good teams.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-26

Kitty Loop to Returnf
DR.. Frank c. Bassett, a former presl-
dent and always booster of the Kitty
League, comes to bat with a statement
that the league will be reorganized for
next year.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-26

Want Moline Man.
The Portland Coast league club has a
deal on to purchase Third Baseman
White from the Moline club
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-26

Angeles Sign Rookie. .
The Los Angeles Coast league club has
signed q young pitcher named Smith
from Centennial, Okl.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-26

ter yet in Homer,s songs. that his ora
tory might fairly pop with accounts OF
how the Dodge giant. like the warriors
OF old. fairly slashed his way through
all oppositlonFa
No. Colonel Jim did not.
Away with that stuff. said Colonel
Jim to himself '-rherell be plenty Of
that guff from the. other speakers"
So he sat down and designed the sells
sors. He ordered Il made. He wrote q
speech Of presentation fitting this clumsy
monster % dull cutlery.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-19
TWO BIG POLICIES.

Tremendous increase of our navy
may be necessary, as the president and
his cabinet will recommend. but the
country will not be satisfied unless the
administration takes decided position
as to two other important features Of
the matter of preparedness.
Is there going to be radical reform
as TO waste of money on the navy?
Is the government to do the work
to the limit of possibilities?
The putting down of scandalous
conditions is involved in both of these
questions. Increase of the navy should
mean retrenchment and not increase
of waste. The jingoism and gougery
of the private contractor should be
squelChed.
The president will make a mistake
if he fails TO make these two points
conspicuous in his recommendations
TO congress.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-19
IT'S THE ENVIRONMENT.

Eastern bankers estimate that this
country has approximately nine bill
lions in gold money, ordinary money
and notes due from foreigners on
goods sold, and they are warning
against wild imitation of speculation"
Outside of Wall St, where the
gamblers are wild enough, the signs of
any wild imitation of speculation" are
not visible to the naked eye.
Most of the larger cities OF The
country report heavy increases in
building operations. 1t is true that
many manufactures are on night and
day shifts because of war orders. It
is also true that in many vOcations
wages have been raised and hours of
labor reduced. But in none of these
things is there any danger of imitation.
Because the return to normal condi-
tons of prosperity is unusually sud-
den is no sign OF wildness. The av-
erage business man is doing no plung-
ing and the winter promises to reveal
a considerable army of unemployed.
But locate anybody in the neighbour
hood of that Wall St maelstrom OF
speculation and he'll be very apt to
believe that the whole nation has
gone made over speculation.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-19
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY

to save time for both of them. a third
party TO the transaction is indispens-
able.
Then, on the other hand, comes the
declaration from the head of the NJ. A.
G. poultry department, that Michigan
consumers are paying far too high a
price for chicken, a price, he insists.
that is about twice as much per pound
as the pOultry-raiser receives.
If this is true, both the consumer
and the farmer may feel aggrieveS.
For in the minds of most people "a
Sunday dinner without chicken is
dismal failure.
And as for the farmer-naturaS
enough, if it is necessary for the con
sumner to pay top prices for chicken,
he wants his rightful share, for there
is to his mind, no reason why a Plym-
outh Rock hen should be worth much
more in the city than she is on the
farm.
The middleman may be a necessity,
but if he isn't careful the farmers ana
consumers Will put their heads to-
gether and invent something that will
automatically GUST him out of his jO.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-19

both a 9-hole course. and several
acres Of playground. but it is right
that the children should have first
consideration Perhaps the municipal
golf course would stimulate that game
but il is a game for srown-ups, and
i'm the main, grOwn-ups who can af-
ford TO supply themselves with gclt
courses.
And parks and Fairgrounds. fur
thermore. are i'm the nature Of sec
uoual affairs; primarily established for
the accommodation of people of the
particular community. OF course,
people from all over the city, and even
from out in the country are welcome,
but the people of the immediate COM
munity are expected 10 enjoy the parks
and Fairgrounds most. We have it
that the equipment of a golf course
would cost some $4,000, and the pat
ronage would come quite exclusively
from other sections of the city. That
$4,000 invested in playground APP
paratus would be of decidedly more
benefit to the people, of the seventh
ward. and they should have first con-
sideration
We understand. however, that there
is room in Studebaker park for both
the playground and the golf course
and that the people of the vicinity dc
not object to both, only they want it
the other way around We would fur
Their say that they have pretty near
the right 10 positively insist upon it,
and the park board, which is none too
popular at best. may merely be driving
another nail in its existence if it de-
clines to heed
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-19
INDIVIDUAL IMPROVEMENT.
South Bend. Ind. oct. Is. 1915.

south BEND, lnu., OCT. 10. 1913.
Editor ws-Times:-If you think
the following worth while, please pub
lish.
Nations as well as individuals, sUf-
fer from wrong doing.
Governments cOnvulse and cripple
their power, and shatter their cOnsti-
tutions by acts of injustice. 1t seems
that nothing can be surer to end in
discOrd, war. and bloodshed than des-
potism
Let any body of organized men pre-
vent others from enjoying the privil-
eyes they arrogate 20 themselves. what
more natural than for those oppressed
20 Conspire for the assassination. or
at least, overthrow OF their oppres-
sOrs2
What can be a more dangerous ele-
ment in one people than the existence
among them of another people. who
for some reason not founded upon jus
uce. are denounced as not so good.
not so intelligent not so capable in
any sense. and for which they are
denied privileges in the pursuit Of
happiness which their more powerful
neighbors maintain for themselves
Can We reasonably hope TO outlive
conspiracy. war. and bloodshed. till we
take our neighbor by the hand rather
than by the throat? Considering the
prevalence OF conceit IN this world.
are any OF you quite sure you are any
better or more intelligent than the
man you are holding your foot upon
And IL SO, Is il not clearly your duty
to take your foot off. give him help
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-19
YES. WE FAVOR IT. SURE.

julius Kahn, California congress-
man, is out with = strenuous cam
paign in favor Of San Francisco as the
scene OF the next republican conven-
ton He writes us to use our influence
in favor of it. and so here goes:
But why stop at San Francisco,
when there is Honolulu, just a little
way outside the bay? Go TO Honolulu
with the republican national conven-
ton. and there, with only those dele
gates present whom the special in
terests may feel inclined to finance
on such journey the APOSTLES Of
privilege can have everything abso-
iutely their own way.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-19
THE MELTING POT
COMET TAKE POTLUCK WITH US.

ond only 10 that OF Great Britain.
And here's hoping it viii be used for
prevention rather than cure.
WE have it from the presidents
daughter that the chief executive has
a fine tenor voice. but she assures us
he is modest about il. and we can
believe it, The tendency TO sing tenor
when one can if he wishes to is some
thing TO fight against.
Plea For Peace.
Sir: Isn't il time for Uncle Sam
TO call together in extraordinary ses-
sion the first meeting Of the Worlds
Congress at The Hague and demand
of the warning powers an armdstice TO
see if a settlement of differences can
not be effected without SO much blood
letting and treasure destroying what
better time than now TO stop it? The
blood of the bravest and best have
made red the rivers and seas, and the
soil has been fortified with countless
thousands OF the slain-to what end
Our sensibilities would be shocked
with the spectacle of a bull fight; but
legions OF our own kind butcher each
other and we have no word OF protest.
Are we our brothers keeper?
ID. s. NJ.
NOTING by the Mt classified
department that a gold ladies' watch
has been lost recalls the purple mans
hat" mentioned recently by an esteem
ed contemporary.
THE price Of purity in indianapolis
is almost prohibitive. The assistant
prosecuting attorney was allowed
So 600 in the Bell case. Still, Indian
apolis should be cleaned up at any
price.
NIGHT message from J. c. +. de
layed in transmisson): The village
barber put T. o. II. on the blink by
backing the Beaners. Jakes slant
was slicker this year for he said the
winner of the first days game would
lose the pennant. Jake said right
]. is an awful rich man this week.
Sir: &c. O. p. Ok Roast" The
elephant roast comes later - hay
Steve? S.
LET'S see, how do we serve moose?
WON'T somebody send out an S. o.
5. for Mr. Bryan? We haven't seen
him PACED (newspaper) for q coon's
age.
LISTEN TO this poetic soul: "Who
said the melancholy days have come?
Go forth and see the glorious foliage"
FRIEND wife has been directing
our attention to the glorious foliage"
for several days, but we refuse to see
it, We just love il on the trees, but,
gosh, how we hate it served on the
lawn.
WE prefer golf balls en- salade.
c. II. F.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-19
COST OF PREPAREDNEss.

Having made up its mind to a pol
icy of military preparedness. the
country viii now consider the price Of
It. The estimates submitted 10 the
president BY the war and navy score
taries. and reported approved by him,
carry $3.50, 100000 as next years out
lay for the national defense. There
Is to be an increase of 5000. 900 for
the army am about S10O,O00,O00 for
the navy And this is not mere
emergency budget. but one from
which we can not expect any material
reduction for several years, at least.
Tho naval estimate is based on a
construction plan which aims To- spend
about $500, 100000 for new vessels
over period Of five years at the end
Of which time 1T is assumed that we
shall have navy fitted for our needs.
The war estimate allows for an in
crease Of about 10000 men in the
regular army and the creation of a
good-sized army reserve. both OF
which viii entail permanent expendi-
ture ON a bigger scale. Most OF the in
crease asked for immediately is in
tended TO be spent in strengthening
our coast defenses and field artillery.
i'm both OF which branches we are adj
mittedly weak. 1t viii doubtless be
easy enough. however. once the gov
eminent sets its hand to army-buil..-
ing. 10 find other weak spots in sue
ceeding years requiring just as much
money.
Every citizen can make from these
figures n rough guess what It is going
TO cost him 10 have his country put on
a defensive basis according to the
standards set 10y the European war.
Next year preparedness viii cost the
average American family somewhere
between $40 and S2j. The head of the
family may not realize that he's pay
ing it but the money will go out of his
pocket just the same.
That means that it's going to cost
cent of its income for military insur-
ance That may seem a good deal to
pacific Americans, and so it is; but i'm
comparison with the price European
nations are paying. it is a mere trihe.
The British people have been warn
ed that they may yet be taxed so per
cent Of their incomes TO carry on their
war. That is far heavier taxation
than any legitimately established gov
eminent has ever imposed on its peO-
pie; but. as some American para
grapher has remarked, Half an in
come is better than no England"
By the same token, our defensive
measures are likely to be worth the
hundreds of millions they will cost us.
At any rate. the important considera-
ton is. What has to be dOne?" rather
than How much is it going to cost 90
IL the plans are soberly and wisely
made. and there is assurance that the
money will be expended economically
few citizens Will be disposed to
grumble over the price
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-19
MAKING CHANGE.
lCitiZens Press. JacksOn. MI

(CltlZenS Press, Jackson, Mich.)
The United States minis are work.
ing over time to coin new nickels,
dimes, quarters, etc. This is to meet
the scarcity of small change, supposed
10 be due to business revival.
One OF the minor inconvenience Of
life is the difficulty of making change.
Most people who have the paying on,
of money like to do it with as few
bills and coins as possible This saves
work for the paymaster. but involves
considerable running around TO get
change.
If a man hands a So or SO bill to
his wife TO pay household expenses an
the door at home, she finds that few
tradesmen can break it. This leaGs
TO the habit of running accounts.
which on the whole runs to extrava-
gance People will buy things on credit
that they would not take if they had
TO pay cash out of the pocket.
Those who so into remote districts
for vacations find the difficulties OF
making change quite acute. The ma
tives" are apt to be short of ready
cash, though they seem to live COM
fortably enough. 1t is sometimes as
hard to pass a SO bill as if il were
counterfeit. Supplies of small change
are obtained periodically by business
Il " - y
plentiful supply of 81 bills and silver
is a mighty handy thing on a vacation.
Small bills and change are some
what bulky TO carry. Modern style
pocket books are pretty small, ano
conform TO the habit of carrying
money in the larger bills. The roomy
old wallets our grandsires used were
more practical.
II takes good supply of small bills
to see even a little business house
through a day. Before it is over the
proprietor may be seen rushing
around hatless. 10 see if his neighbors
can break a bill. This is often due TO
his own lack Of foresight, and some
times 10 general depression in the
cash drawer. But If there is any real
scarcity Of small bills in the country,
the treasury should get busy. Plenty
OF small change is a public conven-
fence and facilitates cash payments
and trade generally.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-19
CHEER Up!

These are dark days for the world.
The shadow Of the war is heavier than
ever on all hearts. whatever their
sympathies. There is little exultation
now even i'm victories. for we know at
what price of blood and pain every
victory is won
But there are many things besides
war in the world. Except for our ac-
tive imaginations, most of us would
feel life running on pretty much as
usual There is the same sunshine,
the same life-giving air. the same au-
tumn colors in the woods. the same
JOY i'm bountiful harvests. There is the
same quiet satisfaction of soul that
has always come with the fall season.
whether in country or city
Here. in our American isolation. we
can live our lives in spite Of wars and
rumors OF wars. There is need. to he
sure, OF taking thought for the future
preparing against the time when war
may bring home TO us the wretched-
ness that we knew half a century ago
and that Europe knows today. Eut
that is a matter for calm decision, not
for alarm and fear.
We are today the most fortunate
nation in the world There is no rea-
son why we cannot continue So.
II is a good time for the nation TO
take 10 heart the philosophy that is
preached so much today to individuals
the philosophy Of confidence of op-
timism, OF positive thought. Ii is
right and proper that we should feel
the woes Of Europe. and it is our duty
20 alleviate them all we can. But il
is wrong 10 let those woes weigh on
orr spirits until we lose our own buoy
ancy and poise.
II is better 70 regard the war as a
doctor Or a nurse regards sickness
as something TO be cured. whose cure
can be effected not through outbursts
OF sentimentalism but through intelli-
gent and cheerful service.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-19
EVEN HENRY HAS TROUBLES

Henry Ford is finding out that too
much peace talk is bard for business.
James Couzen. vice president. treas
urer and general manager OF the Ford
Automobile Co. has resigned because
OF sir. Ford's public utterances with
reference 10 war preparedness This.
Immediately following the breaking
away of the Canadian Go. from the
parent concern, is very significant.
Possibly. another year will find n lot
of little "couzens' To the busy Ford
running around promiscuous like.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-19
THE NET RESULT.
Indianapolis Stare

The primaries of 1914 and the sub
sequent election were characterized by
rough and crooked work. such as
Marion county, together with o,her
parts Of Indiana, has been familiar
with for many years.
An honest effort to bring the guilty
persons TO justice would deserve, IS it
would have received, the earnest sup
port of all good citizens Instead OF
this, however. we see an effort to
get" certain men who did not commit
the crimes, while many of the actual
perpetrators, caught red handed at
their work. have been permitted to
plead guilty under circumstances
strongly suggestive of promised or inn
piled immunity.
The result is q Vindication of the
only man who has resisted the attack
TO the point of trial. and a general
discrediting Of the whole undertaking.
1t is even impossible to extract the
small morsel Of comfort that election
frauds will have been discouraged; for
the difference between this pitiful
farce and the salutary record made in
the federal court in the Terre Haute
cases is such as TO bring the prose-
cution in the state courts into con-
tempt.
Outside of the legal record the gen
eral impression is that the proceeding
has been a disastrous one for the re-
publican party, in whose behalf some
of the prosecutors forces were osten-
sibly engaged; that the good name OF
Indianapolis has been wantonly
injured abroad upon inadequate
grounds: and that an enormous sum
of the taxpayers money has been
wrongfully diverted to ends Of per-
sOnal ambitions and private ven-
beauCe