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Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-13
A Jeremiad on Fake Ecopomy

LINCOLN. Jan. Ito the Editor OF
The Bee: / desire to announce through
your widely read paper to my friends in
Douglas county who are applicants for
various positions that II is impossible TO
obtain one under present circumstances.
Aspirants from Douglas county can pass
the test OF the most critical examination.
nevertheless cannot put them over"
Retrenchment Is the motto of the distin-
guished legislators. consequently the hired
help must be reduced similar to the rail
roads and other corporations that let the
axe fall on the section hand working for
N.S5 per day while the president of the
road with a salary OF $4,000 annually is
not molested.
Lo and behold. the governors message
contained one passage which read as fol-
lows: II have great confidence in your
desire to keep down expenses in this
session." Let us take a glance at the
expenses that are to be kept down. At
the solicitation OF some overzeaIous and
watohful legislator the postmaster fur
nished federal employees as substitutes
for a brace of "peg-legged" gladistors
or near cripples who left their limbs on
the battlefield or elsewhere Here is
where the federal government Is scab-
bling. am not advocating the employ
ment OF seventy-five when fifty could
do the work. but there is more logic
consistency and charity in employing
seventy-five to do the work of fifty than
endeavoring to make twenty-five do the
work OF fifty.
II the advocates of retrenchnent ara
sincere let them he nractical 7 ,,,o,;,d
suggest to reduce the house of repre-
sentatives to fifty members and abolish
the senate entirely and hold sessions
only every four years.
JERRY HOWARD
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-13
sossItE5 Sa01 q ~

AZ me Guy council meeting the appointment OF
five new policemen vas received from ACTING Ms,,r
Murphy; Joseph Rhodes. FREQ Fuller Andrew cra,y.
ford. Rollin Firth and Charles G. Bloom --'7'~
Joseph Frobrsky. an employe OF the Pokro< zanal,,
was passing the cigars around with his fare liehsI
up with heavenly smile all because OF the arrival
Of boy baby al his house.
The price Of the Charity bail tckets "a only a,
ana eoo tickets had been sold up tilf noon. ~ =
Inc county board has referred to County Attorney
10 take census Tor the year 1885 meens
D. e, Patterson and wife are at the Paxton on
their way 10 New Orleans 0'
2. J. bussey OF the firm. MeInHsss Bussey has
returned from prolonged visit 70 MA "a 49, Ne 80
ono ' ="
Patrick MoNaiy, the o'Nell pusiist arrived IN
Omaha. supposedly Tor the purpose Of arranrns =
fsht with miller
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-13
LADY LAUGHTER.
Raltimore sun

Baltimore sun.
Al. my Lady Laughter.
Shadows fade, and gloom;
Where your feet are dancing
Only violets bloom;
Sparkling of the sunshine.
Simmer Of the dew
Spirit Of the roses
When the skies burn blue.
All, my Lady Laughter.
How shall I be sad
When a golden bubble.
You turn sorrow glad;
Rippling OF a river,
Surging of a sea-
Ringlets of the Rhine-gold,
Dimples on your knee.
All, my Lady LAUGHTER.
Spring is I'm the lane.
silver In the sunbeam,
shower on the pane:
Bugling of a birds note,
Rapturing OF a stream
Fairies In the front yard
Bringing home a dream.
All. my Lady Laughter.
After you the spell.
Morning on the hilltop,
Blossoms in the dell:
Butterflies on light wings
Glover top to clover
Suddenly the night sings,
Then the whole thing Overt
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-13

Aliens may lawfully work on public works in
New York state. The appellate division Of tho
supreme court so declares thereby annulling a
law prohibiting their employment invoked in
Subway work in New York City. The courts
ruling Will give employment 10 thousands OF
men on work suspended two months ago. and
materially relieve the pressure of hard times in
the metropolis,
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-13

While the American State department is
within the strict bounds OF neutrality in deciin.
ing to inquire into a dum-dum bullet accusation.
the interests OF fair play urge an investigation
OF the seizure OF American sausage castings by
the British at Halifax II this class Of ammuni-
ton is to be dishonored as contraband OF war a
piping scream Is due from the eagle.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-13

Philadelphians are turning out in vast num-
bers to hear Billy Sundays message OF deliver.
aDce Rev, Bily's performance surpasses the
fondest expectations OF saints and sinners. es-
pecially the part he undsrseOres as Kicking the
Devil In the slats."
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-13

The scheme to elect supreme judges by dis
'riets aims to distribute the membership Of the
supreme court but the constitution requires
every judge when elected to make the state
eapitsi MS permanent residence. Could the OBJ
jeet sought be likewise obtained bv putting the
court on wheels, and compelling IL 4, mold SEES
sions in rotation in each Of the judicial districts
Why notg Is not one as sensible as the otberp
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-13

According to the report in the Republic, at
St. Louis. the neutrality meeting held In the
Coliseum there sunday sang Deutschland ueber
Allies" Missed the name OF Secretary Bryan, en-
dorsed the Hitchcock bill and clinched it's neu-
traiity by the announcement that films present.
ing the German side of the war will be exhibited
in the same building January "a.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-13

Revision OF tax laws so as to distribute
equitably the burdens Of government is a live
issue before the legislatures OF New York. Mas.
sachusetts and Wisconsin. II one or all Of these
states evolve an equitable plan Of taxation,
theirs Will be the honor Of blazing the way
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-13
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.eMs1sR0aPf


OMAHA. Jan 1o.-To the Editor Of The
Bee; Kindly state who were the delegates
from the Second ward TO the republican
convention which named Frank e. Moores
for mayor, at which convention he de-
feated w. J. Brostch for the nomination.
a dispute has arisen and / am called
upon to decide. Thanking you for your
compliance. MCKEE GIBSON.
Editors Note: The Second ward dele
agtion was made up OF ]. #. Brown. Fred
Bruning. Frank F'rancl. A. c. Harte
Fred Hoye, Joseph Kavan, G. II. Kessler
Anton Kment. A. NJ. stenberg.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-13

Now, n some forehanded statesman win
bring in a bill taxing bachelors as a, running
mate to the bin abolishins tipping. the Ne.
hraska iawmaking machine can settle down to
business with venerable mossbacks in the hop
per. f
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-13

ssiil. for outside enthusiasts In welfare work
70 come here and exaggerate our faults is not
quite so bad as for an Omaha yote-chaser 10
crlsseross Nebraska making speeches running
down and sblackwashing the home city.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-13
SMILING REMARKS.

You know there is an cir I heard
morning"
That's no air; what you hear in your
brains are their wheels humming. bal
timore American.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-13

The first batch Of legislative bill titles shows
so many old familiar friends coming back, IL
Will be safe to count them all present in ad-
vance
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-13

And the same reformers now calling for
more money for the administration OF the varl-
Gus city departments. objected to the home rule
charter because # raised slightly the limits OF
these very funds. 1870
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-13

The hide" joker in the proposed revised
rate tariff was not able TO hide long enough to
be smuggled through unobserved
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-13

The drawing power of a job in the proposed
state printing office Is destined to toss into the
pibox the supremacy OF molasses barrel in
Fly time. trs at
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-13

The Nebraska legislative reference bureau is pun-
fishing in bulletin form series of historical studies
prepared by graduate students at the university
fml OF material specially interesting to people who
try to keep posted on our civil progress. A recent
number deals with the subject of Bank Deposit
anty, relating the history OF banking in this state
with painstaking caro- far 1t goes but over
looking several important points 1t passes by alto
gether for example. the peculiar and SO far as
know. unique experiment tried when law was writ
ten on our statute books permitting the assets OF
failed bank TO be retained by the management on con-
dition Of giving improved bond to pay out all
creditors in full Needless to say the law was re-
peaed after unfortunate trial. This is Just in the
nature of suggestion OF another chapter for the
author, Y. Clark Dickinson TO add 70 his booklet
The latest bulletin In this series. prepared
by Niels Hendrieksen Debe purports to be history
of the direct primary in this state It. too full OF
useful information. instructively presented but like
wise neglects great deal OF direct primary expert
mept in Omaha and Douglas county. which gave the
spur to the movement that eliminated in Nebraska's
first direct primary law. applicable only TO this
county, and only later made statewide In scope l
hope that the authors OF future studies along these
lines will comb the ground up here as sssiduously as
they do down at lincoln.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-13

It's almost funny TO hear the preachmem
for municipal home rule from those who never
miss chance to oppose the practical appliea-
ston Of the principle
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-13

oh. don't be too hard on these imported
agents Of reform, II is their business to make
the cities they visit look sick SO they can cure
them
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-13

Bull moosers returning to the republican
fold without permission leave behind all hope
OF membership in the League OF the Peace OF
righteousness.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-13

Observe how dlscreetiy Spain sticks to her
neutral knitting? The little affair Of 1898 fur
nished an impressive lesson on the costliness of
war
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-13
Nu,o, RDs>.v~A
oOoA gn4lnAsIaD,s
1y vIoToR RosEwATnR.

TINE VOICE Of Henry W. Yates viii be missed from
the public forum in Omaha, where for nearly
htty years he has had a prominent part on one
side or the other nearly every public movement or
civic controversy. MIR Yates was a democrat but Il
corn democrat rather than a democrat by associa-
uoh Coming from Maryland. he brought with him
'he old style OF southern democracy--he never &C
quired the prairie variety. He was Grover Cleve-
and democrat and J. Sterling Morton democrat but
not William j. Bryan democrat When the break
came IN 1896 Mr.. Yates followed the gold standard
ana he openly opposed Bryan then. and again in
lNo-slthough II memory rightly, he did
get behind Mr. Bryans fading standard in 1905 when
u was beyond help In later years he was an active
partisan in the educational campaign for reform
OF the banking and currency laws which resulted in
the recent federal reserve bank legislation and the
final manifestation OF his energies in public were in
Opposition 20 the suffrage agitation. which
bated by presiding number Of anti-suffrage
meetings
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-13

Louis N. Hammerng, who is here for a meeting
OF the publishers of foreign language papers Of the
state, has had remarkable He is q native
OF Austria, where his folks belong to the nobility,
he came to the United States a young to do
something by himself. My acquaintance with him
dates from the l0os republican national convention,
In which he a member OF the Pennsylvania dele
cation chosen from the Wilkesbarre district He haa
already amassed small fortune by activities in
ous lines. particularly In organizing savings and
home-buding institutions for working people, and had
q following In Pennsylvania that made him power
full political factor He q great help in marshal
ling foreign-born elements In support OF the republic
can ticket in that campaign, and was afterwards
considered by the president for diplomatic post but
had no ambition except to back to the land OF
his birth. where believe. international usage barred
him from being received ambassador from an
other country. Out Of hts campaign work developed
national association embracing nearly all the foreign
language papers of Importance in the country pooling
their interests far they mutual and of this
association Mr. Hsmmerlng and has continued
90 be the national head
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-13

Subscribers leaving the city temporarily
should have The Bee mailed TO them. Adj
dress will be changed rs often as requested.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-13

From the very early days the Yates home was
center OF social activities in Omaha sharing the pres
uge with the Patrtcks at Happy Hollow" the
Kountzes at Forest Hl." the woolworths ct Court
lana and only few others. SO far as my personal
recollection goes the Yates lived az the corner of
Nineteenth and Capitol avenue, in roomy square
house-it is there stllland invitation the par
ties receptions dinners there highly priced as
mark Of distinction. When Mr.. Yates built and
moved TO his new home suitably named Hill
crest the social center OF Omaha took shift west
ward, continuing to move in that direction however
until IL had passed that hill and to another hill be-
yond. The Yates home the first of our modern
private mansions, and for a long time pointed
out to strangers with boastful pride. Mr.. Yates
a lover OF horses and expert horseman himself
Riding back and forth to his bank a beautiful
chestnut black horse he was familiar figure until
the speed pressure Of the auto forced him give up
riding regular exercise, and to abandon his
coupe for faster ocomotion
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-13

Mr.. Yates from time to time prolific copy
producer for the newspapers He read a great deal,
and thought great DEAL and liked to write on cur
rent topics. preferably subjects bearing money
and banking. lie deeply concerned by the pres
ent European war; and my last interview with him
was In connection with offer to review and analyze
for The Bees readers all official papers
had been published to illuminate the outbreak Of
tties. We chatted together briefly his office in
the bank and walked few blocks it'll him he
going to keep appointment for a directors
meeting OF the electric lighting company. The nub
OF the conversation that he felt sure he could
get forth In couple OF columns the gist OF all the
diplomatic correspondence in such a way as to leave
doubt in any ones mind to just how the war
had come about, and who was blame
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-13

Did you a resemblance between the picture of
Prince Henry of Prussia printed in The Bee the other
day and Charles II. Pickens. the genial manager OF
the Paxton Gallagher company so long president
of Ak-Sar-Ben? The next days mail brought Mr..
Pctens a cutting OF the portrait on which friend
had inscribed: Since when have you been wearing
regimentals2"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-09-11
CROWN PRINCE LOSES
OVER 100000 MEN
HIS LOSSES AROUND VERDuN
OUT OF COMPARISON TO
GAINS MADE
The Killed aud Wounded in One Di-
vision Alone Numbered $4,000
Men-Attacks Are Re-
pulsed.

PARIS, Sept. 1.-THE German
crown prince has lost over 100000
men in successive attempts TO break
through the French lines west of
Verdun, according to the official es-
innate today issued supplementary
to the official communication. This
review admits that the crown
princes forces captured two-thirds
of a mile of French trenches, but
that the losses were out OF compari-
son to the ground gained.
Since the crown prince began his
mol ement against the French in the
Argonhe he has not made any i'm
portant gains. the official statement
said. One German division lost a.
600 men. The crown princes total
losses number more than 10000.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-09-11
GROW COTTON
OF ANY COLOR
SOUTH CAROLINA MAN PRO-
DUCES STAPLE OF VARIETY
OF COLORS.
BOON TO sP|NNERs
Can Secure Any Color Of Cotton
They Want Without the Use
of Dyes-Samples Cotton
on Exhibition.

SAVANNAH, Ca, Sept. 11.-A. w.
Brabham, planter living near 0lar,
South Carolina. has succeeded in
producing cotton ranging In color
from pure white to deep olive green.
Possibly the black for which spin
ners and manufacturers have sought
fer ages will become a realty.
Brabham has sent the various
colors OF his cotton to Savannah where
they are on exhibition in the cotton
exchange. The seed he used was of
the Egyptian variety and practical
ly every seed was carefully selected.
In four wears he secured IN regular
order a cream. tan, yellow, green.
light brown, deep olive green and
bronze
The samples sent 10 Savannah are
not to be confused with the tinge in
ectton which might be the result OF
exposure to rain or unfavorable
weather conditions. There was no
suspicion of dyes having been used.
Brabham says the spinners and
manufacturers win be able TO eecure
raw cotton in any shade or color they
desire. AS result the dye manufac-
turers of Germany will lose millions
of dollars.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-09-11
|GDLAR MARKET PRICE
MEXICAN VOTES s. EACH

had sohercd up for the present oc.
casion. in view of his understanding
that this is very particular court"
This man was one Of the forty-two
originally indicted for alleged elec.
tion frauds. but his Indictment was
not urged. and the number Of de-
PENDANTS thereby reduced Ia forty.
one when he was listed as a govern.
nent witness. According to the
prosecutions theory he was improp.
etly arrested and denied his liberty
ON the day of the last general elec.
tioD and his ballot east under
duress. He testified, however,
that he was taken by the chief Of
police FROM Jail to the polls, where
he voted straight democratic ticket.
although he had pictures of indie
pendent candidates in his saloon. He
vehementiy denied having told the
grand jury that he so voted in order
To get home To his wife and chill
dren that night, and testified
that he voted the democratic ticket
''because he had gone i'm the pri-
mary" and that he had the independ-
cnt candidate tickets i'm his saloon
"because their money looked mighty
good to me-
Have you ever been in the sa-
loon business?' he asked District At
torney Green during the examina-
ton.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-09-11
THE RECALL Of MANY
DIPLOMATS NAY Be ASKED

WASHINGTON. Sept. 11.-Hit
whom it may the government is GO
ing to punish every man illegally ac-
tive in the interest of any of the
European belligerent nations. This
was stated on the best of authority
today-the information coming from
two government departments. Off
cial diplomats are to be punished by
expulsion and others viii be prose-
cuted as criminals. The number is
much larger than was first suggest
ed. More than 100 cases are said to
he involved.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-09-11
zEPPE[INS IN
RAID ON LONDON
MAKE ENGLISH MAD RATHER
THAN TERRIFIED As BOMBS
KILL AND BURN.
Millions WATCHED
Gaunt King Of the Air Floats Over
Very Heart Of City In Wetlnes.
day Nights
Raid.

Editors Note: Tie british Gen.
sor has passed for publication tho
following personal experience story
Of the latest Zeppelin raid. writ
ten Ivy William &. Shepherd. United
Press staff correspondent In London.
II is the first story To be approved b,
the censor. Ii Is the first story IL
give the inside Of the British pub
lies behavior "unsier fire. confirm
ing the statement by the United Press
Thursday that Wednesday night
raid was over the heart Of London,
but Shepherd was not permitted to
state the name OF the theater he was
attending nor identify the location
Of the section which WAS iaidedD:
by William q. Shepherd, United
Press staff Correspondent. Copy
righted 1918 by the United Press.
Copyrighted in Great Britain.
LONDON, Sept. "Wednesday
nj or Canfapnhar
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-09-11

"Zeppelins, Zeppelins.
The whisper runs through the au-
dience and if you knew what WAS
going on out there in the streets you
would be out there instead of wait
ing for the curtain TO go down on
the last act. Such scene as was
being enacted in this old town of
London, rich in its history for a
thousand years, was never before
witnessed.
The curtain goes down You fol-
low the crowds into the street. Traf-
fic is at standstill Millions of
quiet cries make subdued roar.
Seven million persons gaze upwards
into the sky, for it is the climax to
the twentieth century.
Among the autumn stars floats a
long, gaunt Zeppelin. 1t is duh yell
low--the color of the harvest mool.
Long fingers of searchlights are
reaching up from the roofs of the
city, touching all sides OF this death
messenger TO the height of its tips.
Great booming sounds shake the
city. Zeppelin bombs are falling
killing burning.
Lesser noises-of shooting-are
near at hand The noise is of aerial
guns sending shrapnel into the sky
For Gods sake don't do that
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-09-11
TUOrSANDS WILL SEE THE
GIBBONS-M'FARLAND bout

NEW YORK. Sept. 1l.-Tweh'y
five thousand persons are gong 70
watch Mike Gibbons and Packey MIC
Farland stage their S32.5oo quarrei
tonight. Gibbons Was the faVorte
at 10 to s. but there was no pe'-
ting The most notable features
are Mixes crouch and Paehey
smile.
Looks like Reno said one sage
old rlngster. JEFF was smiilhs an"
confident and Johnson grouchy ana
the fight"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-09-11
CARRY FIGHT
To BITTER END
ADMINISTRATION RESOLVED TO
STOP INTERFERENCE WITH
AMERICAN AFFAIRS.
GENERAL CLEAN UP
Other Foreign Diplomats Alleged to
BE Involved With Dumba May
BE Forced to Leave
This Country.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1f.-With n
campaign to end interference by for
eign diplomats with Americas inter-
al affairs the administration is re-
solved to go to the bitter end. With
reference To Germany's submarine
policy it will go 10 any extent possi-
ble without sacrificing the dignity
of the government.
These two things were learned to-
day from the best authority. Oddly
enough the Austro-American situa-
ton which for time assumed a
grave aspect is somewhat improved
The German American situation is
now admittedly badly strained.
That Austro. Hungary will grace
fully accept Dumba's elimination
from Washington is predicted. LIT
tie i'll feeling is foreSeen as a result
of Dumba's demanded recall. Ii Is
expected similar action will be taken
with reference to Austrian Consul
General Won Huber of New YORK ana
Captain Won Papen. military attache
of the German embassy mere.
As for Gerinany's submarine poii-
cy. however, the concensus of oti-
ciaI opinion is that the latest Araoic
note fell so far short of what was
expected that il will he wholly nnac-
ceptable unless the kaiser make FUR
ther concessions.