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Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-18
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What kind of tenant Is he ?" asked the
prospective landlord
We'll, I'll tell you" answered the mans
former landlord III your house is a new
one he will be all right for the first year,
hut the next he will want 1t entirely re-
hrilt"-Boston Transcript
Hunter-You mean 10 tell me that you
have shopped the livelong day without buy
Ing anything?
Mrs. Huntcr-Yes. but know what every
body else got.-Judge.
Mrs. Fluffer says her social duties leave
her scarcely any time for rest"
Yes" replied Miss Cayenne "She Is one
Of the unfortunate people who regard being
frivolous as one of the most serious things
IT. life."-Washington Star.
Mother (entering the nursery)-Chlldren.
why do you sit about looking so solemn and
sort?
One OF 'Em--We are playing. We're
giown-up ladies making a call.-New York
Times.
Alice Tin surprise)-You don't mean to
say Edith Butte married a millionaire old
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-18
THE MERCHANT MARINE.

Cleveland Plain Dealer: The arrival Of
the submarine Deutschland in Chesapeake
bay must be regarded as an epoch making
achievement. 1t proves that the submarine
is far more practical than hitherto recog-
nized.
New York World: Except under the stress
of war, no experiment such as the Deutsch-
land so brilliantly carried through would
be worth while. Little was it thought, as
the submarine was developed that II would
be converted to the uses Of commerce. But
the Germans have demonstrated that 1t
can be made to serve as carrier Of freight,
in spite of the vigilance of hostile fleets.
Chicago Tribune: The inspiring feat Of
the submarine Deutschland adds another
credit to the account Of German resource
fulness and courageous enterprise. 1t Is
evident that German practical genius has
gone a long way In the solution Of the
problems Of submarine navigation, and we
hope the adventure Of the Deutschland will
stimulate America to greater effort in this
field.
Pittsburgh Dispatch: II 10 Q tale to FIRE
the imagination, this log Of Captain Koenig.
Forced to detour 800 miles to avoid Britain
MAS dogs, the super-submarine Travelled
also miles, Of which she made 1900 sub
merged. With speed OF eighteen to twenty
knots on the surface, she was able to duck
under the waves in less than two minutes
and continue her voyage submerged at
twelve knots.
Philadelphia Record: As feat Of sea-
manship the arrival Of a German submarine
vessel at Newport News must be considered
as adding another to those remarkable ex-
PLOTS. such as the long career Of the Emb-
den as q commerce destroyer. the capture
Of the Appam and her passage Of the Attain
tic to this country, the successful warlke
cruises Of converted merchantmen. etc.,
which have already given great prestige to
the kaiser's sea fighters.
st. Louis Globe Democrat: It is not GER
tain. however. that this means a maritime
revolution. One invention always calls for
another. Every impenetrable armament, for
example. has stimulated the invention of ir-
resistbe proiectiles The entente allies, by
methods we may only surmise. managed to
cope with the war submarines while trans
porting troops across the channel. Some
device may soon be found to make the
use of the new merchant submarine i'm
practicable. But the exploit Of the Deutsch-
land is. nevertheless. one of the most thrill
ing in the annals Of the sea.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-18
Timely lettings and Reminders.

Mexico today will observe the forty-fourth an
niversary OF the death of the patriot Juarez.
The National Association of Postmasters
opens its annual convention today in Washington
Monteair, N. j.. today will put into effect the
commission plan of government recently adopted
by vote of the people.
The dyestuf situation will be leading subject
OF discussion at the midyear meeting in New York
today of the Jobbers Association OF Dress Fabric
Buyers
Preliminary to the opening of the prohibition
national convention conference will be held at
ST. Paul today to consider plans to secure recruits
from the other parties
The Dixie Overland Highway association,
which is fostering an cean-to-ocean highway
from Savannah to Los Angeles for a-the year
automobile tours, is to hold convention today
at Columbus Ga.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-18
Between Two Fires.

While local democratic newspapers, under or
ders to acclaim everything from Washington
that bears the official democratic stamp, are sing
ing the praises OF the administration revenue
measure, especially for the reason that it hits
chiefly inherited wealth and people OF large in
comes, the New York World, which is the presi-
dents most valiant champion in the east, is vo-
lently assang the bill as undemocratc and as
class legislation in its deliberate design to exempt
the vast majority Of the people from bearing any
share in this burden of government. IF this
measure aims to raise additional funds for ma
tonal defense" the World insists, "the contention
as to income taxes that they apply only to the
rich, because those Of small means already con-
tribute indirect taxation, does not apply to this
case" For various reasons carefully set out,
when it comes to national defense, in the opinion
OF The World, the man Of small income is or
ought to be, as keenly interested as his more
opulant neighbor and every single man having an
income in excess Of 81 900 and every head of a
family having an income in excess of 81, 500
Should be glad to contribute according to his
means to the fund which is to safeguard the re-
public against aggression from whatever quarter
it may appear. That is democracy" and with
out democracy democratic party is useless"
The trouble Is that the democracy Of the New
York World and the democracy Of the Wilson
claquers do not hit the same key. The bill, how
ever, is not yet through the senate and it will
be interesting to observe whether it energies
with its democracy" unchanged.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-18
Money and Irrigation.

North Platte, Neb., July l6.-To the Edi-
tor OF The Bee: W. H. Campbell. Ne
braska sand hitler. complains Of high rates
of interest to sandhlers. The late demo-
crat federal reserve banking law allows any
member Of its system to offer any kind OF
their short-time obligations to its board Of
seven directors: the directors can approve
them There are s50o.O0o.o 900 "shinplasters"
lying in the United States treasury to dis
count them. No matter how worthless such
obligations may be, in this way they can
be hoated and the financial graft Of the sys-
TEN maintained but in no way can farmer
borrow a dollar out Of this system.
Now comes a rural credit system by the
same authority. which. according to W. H.
CampbeIl's figures. allows a sandhill farmer
to borrow $4,000 on his sandhills. interest
per cent, abstract SIS, first semi-annusl in
terest in advance, $40; $3.50 commission
taken out of the loan. borrower receiving
sl,565, the $4,000 still drawing interest
one-fourth of which the sandhill farmer
never get his hands on. We do not make
this statement to the derogation Of any hon
est democrat, but we would call attention to
the fact that democracy is principle not
merely a political party; that all moneys
and bills of credit are based primarily upon
farm products and that when farmer Dor
rows money or credits from the federal re-
serve system, he lie simply borrowing his
own wealth from the grafters that have hrst
"buncoed" him out Of it.
l. A. Fort Of North Platte. wrote the first
letter published In The Bee in favor Of sec
ton homesteads in the sandhill country OF
Nebraska. Congressman Neville offered q
bill for a two-section homestead. Later
someone from Iowa offered bill for one
section; these were turned down. Still later
a bill for a one-section homestead became
known as the Kincaid bill. and became
law. l. A. Fort of North Platte also called
the first irrigation convention. held at Grand
Island in 1897. ]. A. Fort was private In
the union army during the civil war. You
sandhllers and irrigators don't you forget
who your benefactors werei
The two paramount questions In the west
ern half of these United States are money
and irrigation. Notwithstanding Wilson's
declaration that there is mo money trust"
a common wood-chopper knows that the
present federal reserve system Is the big
gest money trust ever organized on this
earth. That it not only controls the COM
merce and industry of this country and
Europe by financing its war supplies, but
its recent boast is that 1t can now control
the commerce Of South America.
How much longer will the sandhill farmers
Of Nebraska continue to vote for a system
that has already robbed them to a finish
and Is now offering them a rural credit sys-
tenn that will make them and their children
serfs for life. Let the people take this
finance into their own hands and save the
margins. LUCIEN STEBBINs.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-18
TIPS ON HOME TOPICS.

Pittsburgh Dispatch: Queer how the cam
paigners give the administration credit for
prosperity and blame the increased cost of
living on the war
Boston Transcript: If those who object
to our national hymn beginning with the abb
surd words "oh. say" would compromise on
oh, geer' perhaps the matter might be
arranged.
seem to be discovering that their war
brides" have cork legs. glass eyes and
other disqualifcations they overlooked in
their first enthusiasm.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: The department
Of agriculture warns the public that the
price of meat will probably stay high.
However, people shouldn't eat much meat
during this heated spell.
Pittsburg Dispatch: Sharks drove away
bsthers off Candidate Hughes summer home.
but the judge Is understood to believe the
nets will be all set against the candidate
devouring kind by November.
indianapolis News: II you can't--as a
result of age or other incapacity-give your
vacation to the country by joining the army.
you might help some by fishing for pre-
datory sharks along the New Jersey coast.
Louisville courier.Journal: What is an
academic pacificist7" inquiries a reader. Well,
for example. a bachelor who believes firmly
that II he were a married man he never
would say one cross word to his wife, or
provoke one from her.
Brooklyn Eagle; With beet sugar crop
Of 2,ooo, 1000 900 pounds the United States Is
doing its share to sweeten rapidly souring
world. II there were some wholly neutral
way Of stirring the sweetening In. much
might be accomplished.
Springfield Republican: 1t seems like old
times to have Cornelius N. Bliss treasurer
Of the republican national committee, but
this one Is the son of the late Cornelius N.
Bliss, who foremrly held that position. Mr..
Bliss Is = well-known New York drygoods
commission merchant, As his father was be-
fore him.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-18

enough to be her father! Why oio sns %
such a thing? -
Narrowly, she couldn't catch one 90
ernough to be her grandfather-Bostca
Transcript.
First Girl-Do you know I heard ms
Mamie Browns engagement ring s paaeS
sscond pirl-How perfectly lovely and
appropriate! You know her hance is paper
hanger-Boston Transcript.
what magnificent house and furnish
iugs that grand opera prima donna has
Eyes. and just to think she sot them ."
for a ng."-Baltimore American.
yisttor-Can ! see that motornt VINO was
brought here an hour ago?
Nurse--He hasn't come TO his senses yes'
ylsitor-oh, that's all right. only want
ed to sell him another car.-Judge'
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-18
THE POWER OF BEAUTY
lanes Herbert Moore.

lanes Herbert Moore.
Thou needst not weave nor spin.
Nor bring the wheat sheaves in,
Nor, forth a-field at morn,
At eve bring home the corn,
Nor on a winters night
Make blaze the fagots bright.
So 1.-THE and delicate
So splendid Is they state.
So pale and pure thy face,
So deer-llke In their grace
Thy limbs, that all do vie
To take and charm the eye.
Thus, toiling where thou'rt not
Is but the common lott
Three men mayhap alone
BY strength may move stone;
But, toiling near to thee,
One man may work as three.
II thou but bend a smile
To fall on him the while,
Or, II one tender glance
Though coy and shot askance,-
His eye discover, then
One man may work as ten.
Men commonly but ask,
When shall / end my task?"
But seeing thee come in,
IT is, When may / begin?"
Such power doth beauty bring
To take from toll Its sting.
II then thou'lt do but this
Fling DER the work a bliss
From thy mere presence-none
Shall think thou'st nothing done;
Thou needst not weave nor spin,
Nor bring the wheat theaves in,
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-18

After stalling off for years every effort to abol-
ish the dangerous Dodge street grade crossing,
the railroad folks are suddenly in such hurry
that they can't wait a minute. They must be
afraid that the city may yet insist upon absolute
execution Of the viaduct decree procured at such
expense of time and money from. the United
States supreme court
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-18
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s&MsRe4fI
One Henry Ready When Needed.

New York. July Ito the Editor OF The
Bee: In your issue of June ~ appears the
following:
The pacinst notion Of Henry Ford con-
tinue irritating the warrior soul OF Henry
A. Wise Wood, who poses as a patriot bold
in print Yet on the main essential they
are in agreement. Both Henry's shun the
recruiting offices"
To this l reply that when l am needed
l shall be found in' the ranks, as shall every
other man of SO years who. in the words
Of Colonel Roosevelt, Is worth his salt
HENRY A. WISE WOOD.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-18
SUNNY GEMS.

Our graduating class comprised thirty
five young ladies'"
How many of them have planned ca
rcers?"
None that / know Of. Most OF them
are waiting for some movie company to
snap them up."-Louisvillc Courier ournal.
Then she is disappointed In her match ?"
Yes, that's what a girl gets for marrying
for money"
SIN what Ia she disappointed"
We'll, her husband isn't as old as he
claimed by ten years, nor as wealthy by ten
million. Chicago News
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-18

The death list Of water victims mounts up as
the temperature rises. Unfortunately adequate
safeguards cannot be provided where cooling wat
ers tempt the unwary. Recent drownings Of in
cautious youngsters should impress upon parents
the necessity Of warning their children against
wading in dangerous waters
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-18
This Day in Omaha Thirty Years Ago.

President Max Meyer Of the Board Of Trade
has invited the national convention of Charities
and Corrections, in session at St. Paul, to Omaha,
and it is quite probable the next convention will
be secured for this point.
Raymond & Campbell have just completed the
driving Of the foundation pilings for a warehouse
66xo6 feet in dimensions to be erected by r. w:
Gray, lumberman, at the corner OF Eighth and
Douglas.
Miss Fannie Hallrod OF De Kalb, who has been
spending few days with Mrs. c. F. Spooner,
has left for Corinth, Ia
The Omaha Grays defeated the Champion"
base ball team Of Council Bluffs Sunday by
score of rs to O.
Among the many new firms arriving in Omaha
almost every day adding to its commercial in.
terests, is that Of p J. and M c. Nichols, who will
engage in the general fire insurance business at
1909 Farnam street.
The first brick house ever successfully raised
to any great height in Omaha is the store OF
John Christopherson on Tenth and Pacific. 1t
has been raised eight feet and not a crack has
appeared in the plastering or anywhere else
about the building and the occupant is going
right along with his business all the time during
the operation.
George N. Hicks, the well known real estate
dealer, until lately located at 1919 Howard street.
has removed to 2l5 South Fifteenth street, i'll
the Opera House block.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-18

The country's bank clearance record for the
last week supplies rare evidence Of nationalwide
business uplift with Omaha taking a. fresh grip
bn fifteenth place BY an increase Of l4.6 per cent.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-18
One Year Ago Today In the War.

Berlin reported Russian front pierced north OF
Warsaw.
Germans crossed the Bug river near Sokal:
British reported the recapture of ground lost
to the Germans north Of Ypres.
Italian cruiser Giuseppe Garibaldi sunk in the
Adriatic by Austrian submarine.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-18

4 Naturally the operations Of sharks along the
New Jersey coast stirs the administration more
profoundly than the political sharks feastns on
Treasury pork.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-18

The problem Of loading the submarine mer-
chairman is not near as puzzling as the problem
of getting the cargo to the other side.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-18

Twelve good men and true acquitted orpet
Of direct responsibility for the death of Marion
Lambert The jury could not go beyond the
charge in the indictment, although indirect re-.
sponsibility was as clear as the snow which
formed the unfortunate girls death bed.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-18

| The perpiexed Mr.. Bryan puts this poser. to
himself: rs Hughes another Tafti Well, we
can match that BY asking, rs Wilson another
Judge Parkerl"
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-18

v North Americans pull off their foot ball scrin
images in the fall, South Americans in the sprint
Otherwise the scrimmages are the same.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-18
TODAY]
Thought Nugget for the Day.

If it be my lot to crawl, will crawl content
eddy; If to fly l will fly with alacrity; but as lon
as | can avoid it, ] will never be unhappy
Sydney Smith.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-18

Y Which reminds us that Omaha is still with
out an all-the-year-round workhouse for petty
Offenders and that the prospect Of .workhouse
sentence is even more effective for prevention
than it is for cure
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-18

At the present rate Of speed it is evident OF,
Sol is determined to make up for last summer
GOODNESS or burn the tires. &
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-18

Loyalty to the ethics Of the I. hermans cult
slooms large these stirring days. Es.n the largest
shark invariably gets away.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-18

|. The demand in Nebraska for the short ballot
KS becoming more audible. It will be louder vel
Iafter the voters experience III the polling booth
next November,
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-18

* Men who seek work are welcome 10 Omaha.
ti'Won't workers" are welcome to change trains
and take the first one out--"Peaeefully if pos
sible forcibly.if necessary.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-18

II a small police court fine will not cure the
lawless auto driver. perhaps the penalty might
be made to grow with the growing offense.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-18

The closer one sticks to the job on hand til,
less is the worry Of perspiration.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-18
Today In History.


1Sll-William Makepiece Thackeray, famous
English novelist. born at Calcutta, India. Died
in London December "a, 1868.
l86l-First overland coach arrived at Leaven-
worth, Kan, seventeen days from San Francisco.
l866-The Italian fleet began an attack on the
island of Lissa belonging to the Austrian province
of Damata.
1870-Michael Davitt and JOHN Wilson were
convicted Of treason-felony as result of their
connection with the Fenian movement.
1s72-Benito Juarez, Mexican president and
patriot, died in the City Of Mexico. Born March
q, 1906.
1877-At the request OF the governor of West
Virginia, President Hayes ordered federal troops
to Martinsburg to quell the railroad strike riots
1S80-Jubillee in Belgium in celebration of ma
tional independence
1887 ercentenary of the destruction Of the
Spanish armada celebrated at Plymouth, England.
189s-Stefan Stambuloff, Bulgarian statesman,
assassinated at Sofia.
1898-American squadron destroyed three
Spanish merchantmen and five gunboats in en-
gagement off Manzano, Cuba.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-18

II Authorities agree that moderate variety Of
biain food makes for health in summertime. This
explains why the Russians in Turkey have got
beyond Mush.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-18

a Some sharks around here, too, but not Of the
amphibious kind 's-e,.. ,a
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-18
Filipinos Turn a Financial Deal.

The government of the Philippines has just
consummated deal that recalls the campaign Of
twenty years ago, when silver was an ISSUE and
we heard so much about the governments profits
on "seignorage." 1t has disposed of consider
able part Of its boarded silver coinage to Great
Britain for use in India, at profit Of half mil
lion dollars. This silver was purchased at low
price, coined and stored in the treasury vaults
against currency issues. Under the tutelage of
the United States, gold is being substituted as the
basis for Filipino money, and large part of the
silver held in reserve is thus made OF little service
Under this plan the Philippine government finds
itself in most advantageous position when deal
ing with its nearest neighbors most of which are
still on silver basis, and therefore compelled to
pay now much higher price for the metal needed
for coinage, its value being fixed by gold, the in
exorable working Of the Gresham law The pres
ent instance is interesting as showing from what
the United States was preserved by the republican
party, when it made the fair, square fight to put
our national monetary system on a sound and
scientific basis. Had the sacred ratio" prevailed
in 1896, the United States today might be buying
the debased coins of other countries at an en-
HANGED price to supplement its supply OF money.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-18

Our Omaha speedway is now established as a
Sfuli-fcdged motor race track. "a
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-18

The efforts of the publicity end OF the Wilson
administration to work pulmotor on the Balti-
more declaration for reduced cost of living, en-
livens the gayety Of the season. The ultimate con-
sumner is advised that rising prices halted for
breath in 1915 and twenty-nine articles of food
slipped back one point compared with 1914 prices.
How these "slackers" lost their grip is not ex-
planned, If meat products slumped 4 to per
cent, few households detected the slump, but
wheat, -four, cornmeai and sugar scored advances
from II to 20 per cent An all-round average rise
is the result of the official showing, emphasizing
the gulf between democratic promises and per-
formances.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-18

Cheer upl There is hotter time in Picardy
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-18

0ubseribsrs leaving the city temporarily
(. should have The Bee mailed to them, Ad.
Z dress will be changed ~ often - requested.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-09-27

WEST D6NlsoN ITEMS
! j. 4: ***.*********

The Misses Kolls and Asmus visitet
the interstate fair last week. ~
Mrs. Lille Marks, of Denison, visit
ed in the home of her brother, Franz
Schafer, few days last week.
Alfred Anderson and A. SchwiesoW
are erecting modern corn crib fol
Aug Kahl. ~ H.. ~. n. '.t-.
Moritz Jurgensen purchased a farm
in Paradise township north, of Arior
last week. , ..,,.. ..,,.,,,,, q.
C. c. Houlihan and family were
Denison visitors last Thursday.
Miss Alta Schafer was a Logan Wis
|itor Sunday. y. $3.50" (
Misses Loretta and Henrietta Muir
ply were visitors in the Owens home
the last of the week. On Saturday
they left for a visit with Mrs. II. J
Flaherty near Charter Oak.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Kolls went tc
Bloomfield, Neb.. last week for visit
with the latter's brother, Fred Bues
ing. ..-.@. -....... ...-..-. 49,.
Leo Collins, of Denison, spent Sat
urday night with Gene Owens.
A large number OF young people
were entertained at the T. Witt home
Saturday evening. Those present en-
joyed the occasion very much.
Gene Owens and sister and Oscar
Fienhold and family spent Sunday af'
ternoon at the Flaherty home near
Charter Oak.
Several neighbors gathered at the
home VIM. Riesenbeter Sunday to eel
ebrate his birthday. The ladies
brought refreshments which they
served in the afternoon. q