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Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-16
LINES TO A LAUGH.

willie you haven't said whether you
thanked Mr.. Carr for taking you out for
a ride"
Yes, mother, 1 thanked him, but 1
didn't tell you because he said, Don [
mention it, '-Boston Transcript.
MY dear child, you should not spend
so much time in vain indulgence at your
mirror"
why. ma. how can you say sol am
sure It is time spent in serious reflection"
Baltimore American.
why this long line OF men at the ex-
press officer"
They are apostles of preparedness"
What do you mean2'
These men are waiting to get their
Christmas supply of liquor. "-Birming-
ham Age Herald.
How did you know that man Is mar
ried?' asked one woman.
Because" replied the other, "as soon
as he came into the room he shied at the
rubber tree."-Washington Star.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-16
NATURES PARADOX.
efficiency On waste.)

efficiency in Waste.)
A bog. n cedar-swamp there was,
a waste OF land that ne er was plotteo'
Wherein fire-blackened ghosts OF trees
stood guard DER graves where long had
The corpses OF their fellows brave.
Sla i'm fierce battles with the gale
And here and there a stunted fir
That had survived to tell the tale.
And 10, from out this wilderness,
Where revealed waste and sad decay
All silently a little brook
Through gloomy shadows found Us way;
This little brook had seeped and seeped
Meath messy logs that long had rotted
And at last emerged on a sun-lit shore
With its banks all blue-for-get-me-nott
Back IN the bog whence It emerged
The brook had spread and spread and
spread
No we'll defined bed its course
1t followed where its fancy led; -,
But wheresoe'er it's springs had welled
There blossomed orchids wondrous tair
And baby-evergreens and terms
Thrived in profuse abundance there.
Men marvelled at its beauty then
Such beauty elsewhere never seen
Unsightly stumps all rich festooned
With partridge vine and wintergreen;
And many a fast decaying log
Upholstered in green velvet moss,
or, sodden in the silent stream
All shtmmering with sun-dew gloss.
End this sluggish brook that seemed inert
That seemed to refuse 20 concentrate
was the one tnat nature hau employed
Her rarest beauties TO create
And ] marvelled long at these wonders
here,
Till the happy thought came to me
That what seems weste in our lives after
all
May prove to be real efficiency.
And we may struggle thro' doubt and
gloom
And waste and decay may ever flout Us
| But II may be some spark divine within
May cause rare flowers TO blossom about
us
| And tho our aim be obscured for a time
And ignoble the part to US allotted
| We too may emerge on a sun-lit shore
| With our days all blue for-get-me NOTED.
Omaha. BAYOLL NE TREBE.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-16

In spite Of the thunderings Of war and the
demand for men to fill the gaps at the front,
ireland reports an excess OF s.bss births over
deaths for the quarter ending September 80. This
does not signify a gain in population. Ireland's
contribution OF cannon fodder" is excluded
from the reckoning.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-16

The Germans have an adage applying to the
man who feigns anger. He rolls his fist in his
pocket" That is the senator's attitude toward
the Bryanites who have gathered in Nebraska's
latest federal Jobs. and whose appointments will
be confirmed in due course with senatorial ae-
quiescenee.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-16

II proof we're needed of national self
restraint and mistaken neutrality. Washington
supplies 1t In abundance. Suffrage and anti
suffrage conventions met at the national capital
at the same time and concluded the business on
hand without uttering war cry above lady
like whisper.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-16

Striking evidence of British war temper is
furnished by the parliamentary election for a
successor to the late Kier Hardy. Both candi-
dates we're laborites and supporters Of the gov
eminent One urged a peace compromise. the
other fight TO conclusive finish. The latter
won by a majority OF 1000.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-16

An Illinois patriarchess who celebrated her
10sd birthday anniversary by hitting the tobacco
pipe is pictured an exponent Of the simple life
who never wore corset or rode a railroad
train. The simple life may be worth the price.
but makes no appeal TO live ones.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-16

The barometer of bank clearings steadily
points TO fair business weather and rising pros
poets. Last weeks tabulation OF bank transac-
lions presented the rare showing of only one
city marring the Wilderness Of the decrease
column.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-16

TO the people. for the people are always
right"
Thomas jefferson said Il am not
among those that fear the people. for
upon them depends the stability OF the
nation H. SCHUMANN.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-16

One of the painful tasks Of the holiday sea-
son is to smother the pretense that the country
possesses an elastic currency.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-16

The official valuation of Nebraska's crops Of
1915 totals $4,000. 00O Last years output
OF gold and silver in the United States amounted
to $134 200, 900. AS safe and sure route to
independence farming is a cinch to gamble
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-16

There is yet time and some hope of having
the name of the Peerless One on the Nebraska
presidential primary ticket Nebraskans can
not safely forego the felicity of habit.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-16

Senator Chamberlain does not expect his
compulsory military measures will get beyond
the debate stage. Evidently he fears congress
will run short of conversational topics and give
the Record an emaciated look.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-16

II is up to those who insist on clamping the
lid on New Years TO show that the water wagon
supplies all the deficiencies in scenery and con-
Yersation.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-16

1t is painfully evident from the one-sidedness
OF the Rio Grande war reports that Pancho
villas press agents are not on the Job.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-16

Turkey puts on the chesty front and hangs
on the yildez Kiook the famous apartment house
sign Deliver peace packages at the back
coor"
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-16
Wallops at Omaha

tired OF the OF crime which has resulted in a
murder or two daily for some time. proposes a
general shakeup the police force. What appears
to be needed in the Nebraska metropolis is more po
lice and general cleaning up OF the criminal classes
that making that city their headquarters.
Newman Grove Reporter; Omaha police authorities
say the parole law is responsible for lots Of crime
Nowadays a hardly gets settled down In the
penentiary until he is paroled turned loose to
fix up fresh batch OF cussedness No one wants a
confined in the longer than is absolutely
necessary. but II does look like the parole officials
could get along without being in quite such a big
hurry. At least. the prisoners ought held until
they show substantial evidence Of being worthy OF
their liberty.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-16

Postmaster General Bureson has got the
habit The war caused the postoffice deficit
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-16

Beatrice Expressi recent report by the Omaha
Water board emphatically disputes the stereotyped
claim that municipal ownership Is failure The re-
port shows. according to The Omaha Bee that for
the three years Of municipal ownership ending June
80 1875 patrons paid 5000 less for water in addition
to having 10 their credit fund OF nearly 81 900
set aside for depreciation. sinking fund and surplus
Figures of that kind to be conclusive evidence
Of the ability of municipality to water plant
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-16

York News-Times; II the Omaha newspapers be-
finicky about criticism from the outside press
they had better head movement for a cleaning up
their city that these criticisms are not justified
Omaha is a big city and It requires a great deal of
supervision 20 keep IL straight It cannot be con-
Quoted on the lines that village is but Il can
be made a safe place for any TO go and transact
business In without constant fear OF being held lp
and robbed II can detect few OF these criminals
and meet out proper punishment 10 them. When a
disposition OF this kind IL shown they rest assured
that the outside press Is with them and will not be
looking for an opportunity to critcise them for do
ing IT,
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-16

Subscribers leaving the city temporarily
should have The Bee mailed TO them. Adj
dress will be changed as often as requested.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-05
RxeELLENT pRopuCTIoN
AT s,Fhe Anderson. Today-sgThe Dol.
lar Mark.

Jim Gresham, ownersof the Nelly
Davis mines, Is approached by d
isehemiHg capitalist Carson Baylis..
with his friend Martin, 10 sell the
mines under the pretenses that 2he is
take q great risks due to governflenf
re8uiatioAs. jim, knowing the courts
had decided in his fayUs, flatiy rseusz
es the offer tx I,
3aylis With q party, visits the Co:
bait district to look over the ground.
During the visit one of the party,
Alice EhaiId Ter. while aketehing !, is
lcaught in d terrific storm. Jim oifers
! the hospitality OF his little hut. DIR
ihg the storm the dam breaks. tearing
houses from their foundations and
| lripping mighty trees from their roots.
Rreaking down d door, Jim, With
Alice, float down the raging cataract
luntii reaching g large tree. He chains
himtslf to raft ana tree. Martin,
rue elizing the danger, goes To the res:2
cue on h6reeback +
The party once safely on land. Jim
| is again approached 10 sell, but still
refuses. Several years later Martin
lhss become II ffiehd and partner In
ain's bank, which Boy Hiss attempts to
break. = 8 ID. 4 & Z
The news reaches jim while at d
party SeSkinS q means to get 10 Nesg
York. Aiice's brother offers iiis yacht.
During the x5yaRe BayIiss bifshasSs
tth6 yacht and fcfces tsse captain to
put to sea jim In Desperate on konipa,s
Hnylis 81 enter y hatch. while he
doses on htsns while Mafiiti, 1T tlie
| rptt.t pf s revolver. dstects tho ydo1at.
| Jim Eeaelss New yoFffs 10 time to ssva
| the hefls ard clAsnss Alice as ais
prize.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-05

subject, "Evangelism. This depart
ment OF the homo mission board is
headed by DIR. Weston Brnner, who
has 90 consecrated assistants, Thous-
ands have been converted in their
meetings on the streets, in the shops
and mills. and In the destitute alleys
of ouf large cities. Ono indespensi-
Bile aid In the work is the singing
evargelists. who reach and melt the
hearts OF many by the message OF the
gospel II; song. The lour closed with
q touching appeal for every woman
present to he an evangel. or d bearer
of good news. We can eGch one Wit
-,,3S--. ssSA I1.sns; i,,af s.si.arn Sss ara
Mrs. c. s. Minor leads this after
noon on Cuba and the Canal Zone.
Don't fail to come and get the bless.
ing of this meeting. The special
music has been . helpful feature OF
each days program. Mrs. fsottie Estes
Will entertain tie children.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-05
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IL Che merchants who hellESe that
adyereising doesn'k pay hsd seen tlie
crowd IN ttsboFla & pekfssile STORE
yesterday, and Tntohed TIE long
string 81 bundles which continued
pouring nnt OF that Wsll known el0fh
AL day, they woui5 hafef q FeSy
eeasfnelns object iessan tl,Af 9slvaH-
tieing 5oes nay. wheil Desi,ed sip viii
real. bchasf6e h- -fgasnh. snch rs Gs-
hofne 8 Pearaoh ans nfleslnE - this
Aale.
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will be f1yad al ad from piils arm
that viii pay you wen 70 reed fhsfe
ire vasues III Ash6okt eve a eslS ttnsf 81
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The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-05

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HeatiimeHt psec sedl lnsk aSNfGst Aston
q. Dayton federal stsi SO Isl the n0Efl.s
egn aiekelct of West Virginia. ~eTA
dfoppee 4l ths house judiciary oauas
taiifee tos3ay A t1&ios5ty report
siftised ~ the entr6iisA tteA Which
iiste ishteii char pes az sashst 3cdka
nkgt0li fltlA tkiat while asiS coeaact
le anlne instances hislsl baeA ssf6ssrS
Hen sate WI lsttie p6ssibility
81 slisi d kHsniIE + them TO Il Oonclnslon ii
ttt:s a nlshorIfy report reconifio ,ssS :
aag IN pee clinaeh Mt Sfss no 5scied.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-06-21
NEBRASKAN REPORT SECRET
Portions of Mine or Torpedo Form
Most important Part.

Washington, June 21.-Pending a
full investigation of the report of
Naval Constructor Lewis Mcbride,
naval attache at London, on the sink
ing of the American steamer Nebras-
kan no part of that report will be
made public by the state department.
Acting Secretary Lansing now has
the report under consideration and Is
devoting much of his time to 1t. Off
cials reiterated that the principal sig
nificance of the report is attached to
the metal exhibits which accompanied
it. These are portions of the mine or
torpedo which were imbedded in the
hull OF the vessel.
Mr.. Lansing will submit his views
of the report to the president. who
will pass upon them and upon the re-
port before 1t is made public. 1t may
be kept secret until note is prepared
to Germany.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-06-21
ITALIANS SILENCE
AUSTRIAN FORTRESS

Rome, June 21.-Italian artillery
has silenced the Austrian fortress of
Malborget, dominating important
passes and peaks in the Carnic Alps.
The bombardment continued for
several days, the explosion of ammu-
milton magazines inside the fortress
adding to the work of destruction.
Italian dirigibles have played an
important part in the operations along
the Isonzo front in the last few days.
Carrying heavy cargoes Of explosives
the big airships sped along the Aus
trian lines, bombarding enemy posi-
tions on Monte Sante and at Grads
ca and damaging the railway station
at Oviedyegra A small railway sta
ton at Divasca was completely de-
stroyed
The battle around Goritz lis as
suming larger proportions" General
Cadorna reported. Heavy enemy
forces are being hurled against forti-
fed heights held by the Italians near
PLAYA The fighting is becoming
more intense, the enemy directing
one charge aster another against the
Italian trenches on the hillside.
All reports from the region of Ala
indicate that the Austrians have
launched a serious offensive down
the Adige valley.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-06-21
HIGH WATER AGAIN
THREATENS KANSAS

Kansas City. June 21.-Floods again
threaten Kansas.
A rise of from five to six feet to
flood stage is predicted in the Kaw
here, while the weather bureau ex-
poets the Missouri river to go to
twenty-six and twenty-seven feet
the highest water this year
All streams in Kansas are on a
tear. Another heavy rain within
twenty-four hours in the Kaw water
shed would cause serious damage.
At Manhattan the Big Blue stands
at twenty-six feet one inch-eight
feet above the previous record this
year. Lowlands resemble lakes. If
the rise continues one fourth of Man
haitian will be under water
At Clay Center the Republican has
passed the twenty-one-foot mark
three feet higher than the recent
mark
Railway traffic along the kaw and
its tributaries is demoralized and
service has been suspended until the
waters recede.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-06-21
TRADE LOSS
is S1,143, 100000
Suffers Greatly In Commercial
WaySinC0 Beginning of War.

Washingtcn.--The war to date has
cost France more than $1.143.O00.OOO
of her foreign trade, according TO fig
ures sent to the department of COM
merce by United States Consul Gen
eral A. NJ. Thackara at Paris.
OF this vast amount over $S00,0 ,0OO,-
600 was sacrificed in the first four
1915. In that period the republic also
was deprived of 100000 tons OF wheat
grown on her own soil and seized by
the German armies occupying her
northern provinces. There was. too, a
decrease In that time of 6,162 In the
number of ships arriving at and 5,196
In the number of ships departing from
French ports.
In the first three months of 1915 the
loss In Frances foreign trade was near
ly $344. .0O0CaO, being S411 100000 as
against $755. 100000 In the same period
I'm 1914
The imports since the first of this
year have been $2S6,OO0,O00 as against
S442. 100000 ami the exports have been
1926. 100000 as compared with $312.-
100000.
The imports of foods fell off $780,.
600. those of industrial materials $l60,
100000, while those of manufactures
mostly war munitions. increased ovel
100000.
The exports of food products de
creased nearly 100000, those Of In
dustrial materials over $64.O00.000 ant
manufactures $96,0O0,OO0.
The imports into France In 1914 to
tailed 81, ,225, ,397 600 as against $1.625.
$4,000 In 1913, and the exports from
France In 1914 were 1891, ,131. 900 al
compared with 1897 49,. 900 I'm 1913
decrease of 1896, 751 900.
The crushing extent of the blow deal
/ by the war is shown by the fact tina
/ In the first six months of 1914, befor
hostilities, Frances foreign trade in
creased $33 1901, 900.
The tendency of the war toward eco
nomic exhaustion is indicated by th
fact that the decrease In imports an,
exports was almost entirely In mate
iihi ioA thc uiuu0ti It's anu III mauu
factures.
The United Kingdom suffered les
than any other nation by reason of th
decrease I'm French trade, and the Uni
ed States came next The Belgia
trade was almost entirely destroye
through the occupancy of that kinl
dom by the German armies. The shiT
ments from Belgium to France In 191.
before the war, were valued at $50
10000. while the shipments after th
war began. up to Jan. 1, 1915. wer
only $677.00O.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-06-21

Governor w. p. Hunt of Arizona led
the official party from that state at
tending the launching of the super
dreadnought Arizona at the New York
navy yard. The par+y included Unit
ed States Senator Henry +. Ashurst
and Miss Esther Ross the sponsor
They had brought 'carboy of water.
the first spilled over the Roosevelt
dam, to be used in an unusual double
christening
This was said TO be the first in
stance of vessel of the United States
navy being named with both wine and
water The decision to use cham
pagne as well as water was made by
Governor Hunt in the face of protests
from both national and state Women s
Christian Temperance union leaders
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-06-21
GETTING DATA ON SUBJECT
Efforts Being Made to Procure Reduc-
tion of Brazilian Tariff.

Washington, June 21.-With view
Of procuring a reduction In the Bra
lillian tariff rates, which operate as a
prohibition on certain American i'm
ports, the Chamber of Commerce of
the United States announced that 1t
had called on its members for data
bearing on such tariffs.
The information will be furnished
to the state department for transmits
sion to Edwin V. Morgan, American
minister to Brazil, who, 1t is said, has
indicated that the minister OF finance
of Brazil is about to appoint special
commission to take up the question
of the revision of the tariff. The
principal articles of American export
which are affected by the Brazilian
tariffs are canned goods, cash regis.
tiers, brass and iron beds, steel tanks
edible cotton seed oil, cotton textiles
and fresh fruits.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-06-21
SuperdreadnOught Arizona
Launched at New York.
EQUALS ANY SHIP AfLOAT
Guns of Vessel Have Range of
Twelve or Thirteen Miles, as Far as
Gun Pointers and Observers Are
Able to See in Brightest Weather.

New York, June 21.-The new bat
tleship. Arizona was successfully
launched at the Brooklyn navy yard
here. The Arizona shares with its
sister ship, the Pennsylvania, the hon.
or of being the worlds largest battle
ships.
The huge bulk of the superdread-
nought was gay with flags and bunt-
ing. The state whose name ii receiv-
ed was represented here by a dis.
tinguished delegation.
Ships of the line, like the Arizona,
are built to give and receive punish
ment in sea battles. Their mission
has little in common with that of the
battle cruisers, which have been the
largest ships to engage each other
during the European war. Speed is
sacrificed in the construction of the
battleships to weight and armor and
against such a ship as the Arizona,
with its broadside fire from twelve IA.
a foot of the toughest steel that can
be made around the vessels vital parts
like a wall, battle cruiser would be
helpless and must depend on its speed
and seek safety in fight. There are
few ships in any navy fit to cope with
the Arizona, ship to ship.
Range Twelve to Thirteen Miles.
The range of the Arizona's guns is
from twelve to thirteen miles as they
will be set in it's turrets, or as far as
its gun pointers and observers can
see in brightest weather AS previous
ships carrying the fourteeninch guns
the Arizonas main battery will have
a maximum elevation of nearly 20 de.
grees 1t would be possible, it is said
to almost double that elevation and
add miles to the range of the guns !:
but already they can shoot and hit
farther, it is probable, than they will
ever be called on to do.
Compared to the Arizona the old
battleships of the Oregon class are
almost like toys. The new ship
could engage feet of three of them
at the same time, turning upon each
as many guns as ii could bring to
bear and its guns would be bigger and
of longer range. In addition 1t could
steam away from them or overtake
them at pleasure. developing twenty
/ one knots against their sixteen oi
seventeen. The remarkable thinl
about the great increase in size and
gun power. however, is that each o.
the smaller ships would need as man,
or more men than the Arizona, which
will carry a complement of 915 in the
/ crew.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-06-21
CONFISCATED BY CARRANZA
Ten Million Dollars Worth of Gold and
Silver Bullion.

San Antonio, Tex, June 21.-Ten
million dollars worth of gold and sill
yer bullion of the Santa Gertrudis
Mining company, an English corpora
ton, has been confiscated by Carranza
authorities at the mines thirty miles
north of Mexico City, according to a
dispatch received here from Pachuca.
The only explanation given by mill
tary authorities, it was said, was that
the bullion was needed to be convert
ed into money for military purposes
for the pacification of Mexico by the
constitutionalist government"
Protest has been lodged with the
British government, says the dispatch.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-06-21
TAFT BATTLES; FLOODRESULTS
Water TrickIes Down on Guests Wait
ing to Hear Speech.

Cape May. N. j., June 21.-Former
President Taft came here as the guest
of the Pennsylvania Bakers associa.
ton and among other things took a
bath in his apartments in the Hotel
Cape May.
He failed properly to consider the
size of the tub, however. with the re-
suit that when he climbed in the tub
the water overfowed and trickled
the dining room.
Investigation of the waterfall led to
Taft's bedroom