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Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-25
Birthday Surprise Party.

Mrs. e. c. Marsh gave a surprise party
Wednesday evening in honor of her hus-
bands birthday anniversary. Business
associates OF Mr.. Marsh and their wives
were the guests. The hostess was assisted
by Mrs. J. H. Keever, those present in
Guiding:
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-25
On the Calendar.

Mrs. George Brandeis will give a
matinee party at the Brandeis theater
Wednesday afternoon. followed by tea
at the Fontenelle. for Mrs Daniel Web
ster Ferguson of Chicago. guest OF Miss
Lucille Bacon.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-25
Social Gossip.

Mrs. Wilson Low. who has been visit
ing in the east for some time. Is expected
home Sunday morning.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-25
Wedding Plans.

Information has reached Omaha friends
that Mr. Walter Mandelberg will be mar
ried IN New York City on April p As
has been previously announced the fu-
ture bride IL Miss Kathryne Mack
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-25
Or. BelI's Pine-Tar-Honey.

Tor your cold and bronchial cough. use
y. Bells Pine-Tar-Honey. II cuts the
a'orm, relieves congestion. only SO. All
sists.-AdyertisemenL
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-25

Carl Furth; Mrs Block OF Atlantic. Ia,
who is visiting Mrs. d. NJ. Meyer, and
Mrs. Cohn Of Spokane. the guest of Mrs
l.. NJ. Cohn.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-25
Musical Tea.

Miss Beulah Dale Turner had a musical
tea at her home Thursday afternoon for
her pupils. Eighteen vocal numbers were
given. The rooms were pretuly deco
rated in spring flowers and flower shaded
candles.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-25
Personal Mention.

Mr. b. McFadden OF Omaha Is regis
tered at The Elms. Excelsior Springs
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-25
Friday Bridge Club.

Miss Mildred Butler entertained the
Friday Bridge club at her home this aft
ernoon. The following members were
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-25

A final clearaway or all satin
and straw trimmed hats that
were priced to $500. Saturday
morning. 3 to 10. at 500.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-03-04
TRADE ADVANTAGE
FOR CANADA

Our imports from Canada for the cal
endaE year 1915 were over s per cent
greater than for 1915, both years under
the Democratic tariff law, and 25 per
cent greater in 1915 than in 1913, nine
months of the year 1913 being under
the Republican protective tariff. Our
exports were IL per cent greater in
1915 than in 1914, but IL per cent less
in 1915 than in 1913.
The official figures given out by the
Department of Commerce show that
Canada can help England to carry on
the war and still throw another loop
around the American market, thanks
to the Democratic tariff. for. less than.
revenue law. Moreover, the war divert.
ed a huge stream of products to Europe
which otherwise would have come to
the United States, and as a large pro
portion of our imports from Canada
are products of the soil, those who
make their living from the soil in the
United States win appreciate what
they escaped.
In 1919 our exports to Canada
amounted to $345, 000, 900, largely man
ufactured products, while our imports
from Canada amounted to $177 goo, 900
giving a balance of trade in our favor
of $167, 100000.
In 1914, our exports amounted tc
$3lO,OOO,O00, and our imports to $164,
100000, giving a favorable balance OF
trade Of STAG, 0OO, ZOO.
In 1913, three months of which wa.
under the Democratic tariff law, VIZ
exported to Canada merchandise Il
the value of $4O9, OOO, 900, and imported
gods to the value Of SAP, OO0, 900, Civ
ng a balance of tradeaAs our favor o.
$461, 900, 900.
The difficulties arising from lack O.
ocean tonnage did not affect us in on
trade with the Dominion, and as mos
OF our imports from Canada consist O.
goods on the free list, the Democratic
tariff law has given that country
great boost.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-03-04
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF
ALKALI MINES COMPANY

The Alkali Mines Company, a Cor
poration, organized and existing under
the laws of the State of Illinois, and
doing business in Eureka County, Ne
vada, in compliance with the laws of
the State of Nevada, makes the follow
ing statement of its business for the
year 1915, to-wit:
Received from all sources
during said year 4. $500. 8 939.10
Disbursed during said year. 1868
In Witness Whereof, The said Com
pany has caused this report to be made
in its name by its officers hereunto
duly authorized, this 25th day Of Feb
ruary, 1916.
ALKALI MINES COMPANY,
BY Sam G. Scotch,
It's Treasurer.
First publication March 4, 1916.
Last publication March Is, 1916.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-03-04
DEMOCRATIC FREE SUGAR
POLICY A FAILURE

Zone of the best arguments for thu
Republican protective tariff policy ha'
been furnished by the Democratic
party"
This comment was made by Repre-
sentative Charles b. Timberlake OF
Colorado on the recent action of the
Democratic caucus pledging support t.
the bill for retaining the present duty
on sugar.
elm the first place, this proposal to
maintain the present sugar tax is an
admission by the Democrats of the
financial failure of their a dministra-
tion,' said Mr.. Timberlake. econ
fronted by an ever-increasing deficit
in the treasury, and at their wits end
how to meet it, they are forced to
recognize Republican principles to pre-
event a further annual loss of about
~$40,000,000 in revenue.
Furthermore, the secondary effect
of the Democratic reduction of about
80 cents per hundred pounds in the
sugar duty constitutes another admis-
sion of failure. When the Democrats
advocated free sugar, they claimed
that the price of sugar to the consumer
would be reduced in proportion to the
reduction in duty. But what are The
facts?
"The partial reduction in the sugar
duty wiped out the cane sugar industry
of the United States. 1t partially des-
troyed the beet sugar industry and
completely blocked it's further develop
ment. 1t conferred a benefit upon the
sugar industry in foreign countries. 1t
reduced the annual customs revenue
about ten millions. At the same time
the price of sugar in America has re-
manned practically the same.
Gin short, this one item in the Dem
ocratic tariff law has reduced our reve-
nues, tremendously damaged American
industry, aided foreign competitors,
and has been of no benefit whatever TO
American consumers.
cit is not surprising that individual
Democrats in the recent caucus refused
to abide by its decision because it was
furnishing ammunition to their oppo-
nents. The Republican contention has
been completely justified"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-03-04

FOR SALE-Eighty acres of state
contract land at Happy Creek. Inquire
his office. -advttf.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-03-04
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF
ELKo MINING COMPANY

The Elko Mining Company, a Corpo-
ration, organized and existing under
the laws of the State of Illinois, and
doing business in Elko County, Neva
da, in compliance With the laws of the
State of Nevada, makes the following
statement of its business for the year
1915, to-wit:
Received from all sources
during said year Z. $49,922.62
Disbursed during said year ~54,641.54
In Witness Whereof, The said Com,
pany has caused this report to be made
in its name by its officers hereuntC
duly authorized, this 25th day Of Feb
ruary, 1915.
ELKO MINING COMPANY,
BY M. +. Hynson,
Asst. Treasurer.
First publication March 4, 1915.
Last publication March Is, 1910.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-03-04

affairs, the Supreme Court and the for
eign relations, in order to obtain a
personal political benefit.
Under these circumstances it is
small wonder that Wilson has lost his
stride as he enters the last quarter OF
his Presidential course. MINDED and
weakened, he hopes with desperation
for some unexpected piece of luck to
help him through. His supporters re-
alize that nothing else can save him,
Henry Watterson has lately said: "H
Wilson'S luck does not desert him, hs
will be reelected" But a President
who looks for luck instead of elinginl
to character to give him success is il
a bad way.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-03-04

outfit, blower, anvil and steel. Enquire
Floyd Hartman, $40 Akin St.-adv11tf
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-03-04

When we see the word "crisis' in
big letters in a newspaper headline,
followed by a Washington date-line,
then we know that whatever follows
is something that need not be read.
This discovery is a useful one for a
busy man. We have begun to thing that
the administration at Washington
must have a big stock of "crises"
somewhere in the basement Of the
State Department, stacked up like
cord-wood.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-03-04
WILSON'S LAST A

To-day Woodrow Wilson enters upon
the last lap of his Presidential course.
The homestretch is full Of pitfalls and
obstacles, and he is already nearly
tuekered out with past exertions. He
Toes not dare look back, and it is an
unpleasant prospect that stretches out
before him. When he began the course
he was the masked marvel" of ma
tional politics. Today the mask has
slipped way of to one side and he is
seen for what he is-a man with nc
fixed convictions, who is willing to
play with the most sacred of national
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-03-04
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF
NATIONAL MINES COMPANY

The National Mines Company, a Cor
poration, organized and existing under
the laws of the State of Wyoming, and
doing business in Humboldt County,
Nevada, in compliance with the laws
of the state of Nevada, makes the fol
lowing statement of its business for
the year 1915, to-wit:
Received from all sources
during said year . $lSO,433.2O
Discussed during said year 160,951.67
In Witness Whereof, The said Com
pany has caused this report to be made
in its name by its officers hereunto
duly authorized, this 25th day of Feb
ruary, 1916.
NATIONAL MINES COMPANY,
By Sam G.. Scotch,
It's Treasurer. :.
First publication March 4, 1916.
Last publication March Is, 1916.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-03-04

For picture framing, go to Winnie
Novelty Works, 445 Baud street.
-advt.tf.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-18
NAVAL STRENGTH
tFrom the Kansas City Star.

lffom the Kansas city Star.1
Germany, at the outbreak of the war
had the second navy of the world, far
stronger than the American navy is to-
day. Being outclassed in strength by
the British navy, and still more so by
the combined French and British navies
the German fleet was of necessity
placed on the defensive for the simple
reason that to take the offensive would
be suicide. Now, as q result, the German
navy is useless for all the purposes for
which navies are built. 1t can do moth
ing except TO defend harbors, which
would be equally well defended by the
harbor guns, n few light cruisers and
mine layers.
Failing naval strength to take the Of
fenSive upon the sea, Germany has been
blockaded since. the beginning of the
war. 1t is in the ineXorable grip of the
British navy, a grip as tenacious. as
pitiless as the hold of a bulldog. All
Of Germanys successes on land have
never loosed it for an instant. 1t is a
giant hand around Germany's throat
tightening slowly, but tightening dan
can Germany talk of victory.
Until it is prepared to take to the seas
and tight for their mastery no nation
can talk of navy for defense. Not
until 1t has an army can 1t talk of vic
tory, Sea power and land power are
complementary, one futile without the
other What the navy starts the army
must finish, and the army cannot finish
until the navy has won the road and
holds the road to the enemy's country
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-18
TARIFF AND POLITICS

TN an article pointing out the
desirability of dEorcing the tariff
from politics by means of a non
partisan tariff commission, the Dry
Goods Economist" shows that the
present drystuR famine in the United
States due TO the war would not now
exist had it not been for grave error
in tariff framing away back in 1888,
when Congress pronounced dyestuffs
as a raw material and reduced the
duties accordingly at time when our
local dye manufacturing trade was
hourishing and growing. The "Econo-
mist points out that had the men
who made our various Tariffs during
the last thirty years looked at the
matter from broad standpoint, they
would have realized the importance of
providing this country with a dye
stuff industry, as well as with a textile
Industry, and would in all probability
have given to the one the support
they furnished to the other.
In addition, makers of the tariff on
scientific basis would have known
something of what German manu-
facturers, aided by their government
and by laws enabling them to enter
into price-aGreements among them
selves, were doing, and would have
taken steps to prevent German dyes
from being sent to this country at
prices disclosing unfair competition. 4"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-18
WHERE YOU BUY
Chain Stores
By Frederic ]. Haskin

nO your shopping in person, pay
cash and carry home your pur-
chases yourself. This is the
advice frequently given the American
woman as a means of reducing the
high cost of living. 1t is pointed out
that the elaborate credit systems and
extensive delivery service which the
American public demands is one of
the most important causes of high
prices and a typical example of our
national extravaganza.
. What the woman is thus advised
to do by economists she is compelled
to do by the management of a certain
chain of drygoods stores. These
stores sell only for spot cash and de-
liver nothing. Yet they successfully
compete with the single stores, offer
ing credit and delivery service, be-
cause their economical methods and
large buying power enable them to
sell good at lower prices.
This chain consists of seventy stores,
mostly in small towns. Each of them
has a manager and four assistants.
None of them pays a rental OF more
than 500 q month. These stores do
business at cost OF from 10 to IL
per cent. of their total sales, which
is extremely low, the usual cost for
drygoods stores being about from IA
to II per cent. The manager of each
of these stores is made the owner OF
one-third of its stock, and he also
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-18
THEN AND NOW

NHE value of imports for Novem-
ber, 1915, was $164,319,1G9, on
which revenue was realized in
the sum of s17,6S1,21S, or an average
rate of duty of 1917 per cent. OF those
imports 6S.S per cent. came in duty
free. In other words, S112,23O,OOO
worth of imports were permitted to
enter competition with American prod
ucts without paying one cent of reve-
nue to the government.
The Democrats saddled the country
with war revenue measure, which
they recently extended for one wear on
the plea that the war had cut off i'm
ports TO such an extent that customs
revenues were seriously curtailed. And
so they are, but not because of de-
creased importations.
The imports for November, 1915,
were S11,000,000 greater than for No
vember, 1912, under the Republican
protective tariff law, but the revenues
paid into the Federal Treasury were
Ss,000,000 less in the 1916 than in the
1912 month.
Added to this, the cost of living in
creases daily. The importers are sim
ply putting into their pockets what.
under Republican tariff policies. went
into the Golfers OF the United States
Treasury, paid the expenses of running
the government, protected the Ameri- J.
can producer and made American
labor independent of such catastrophes
as the European war for its daily
bread.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-18
BETTER THINGS

1t is better to lose with a conscience
clean
Than to win by trick unfair;
1t is better to fail and to know you've
been,
Whatever the price was, square,
Than to claim the joy of far-off goal
And the cheers of the standers-by,
And to know deep down in your in
most soul
A cheat you must live and die.
Who wins by trick can take the prize,
And at first may think it sweet,
But many a day in the future lies
When he'll wish he had met defeat.
For the man who lost shall be glad at
heart
And walk with his head up high.
While his conqueror knows he must
play the part
/ OF a cheat and living lie.
The prize seems fair when the fight
is on,
But save ii is truly won
You will hate the thing when the
crowds are gone.
For it stands false deed done.
And it's better YOU should never reach
your goal
Than ever success to buy
At the price of knowing down in your
soul
That your glory is all lie.
Edward y. Guest, in Detroit Free
Press.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-18
GRIP PREVENTIVE

How to keep from having the grin
when everyone about you is suffering
from this aggravating disease and you
arc beginning to have the symptoms
yourself-this is the question that has
been uppermost in the minds of hun
dreds of thousands during the present
epidemic.
In an attempt to answer it a repre-
sentative of the New York Tribune
interviewed a large number of promi-
nent physicians and submitted to
Health Commissioner Haven Emerson
a summary of their advice The lat
ter put his official o. X. on the fol-
lowing treatment:
Take a cathartic.
Then take brief hot bath 10
warm up the body and start the blood
running freely.
Drink a large bowl of hot lemon
ade and go to bed early. Cover ones
self thoroughly and warmly, even to
an extra pillow to protect the head
and ears. and get nine hours sleep.
Take the greatest care, by dress
ing warmly, not to catch cold in the
morning.
"If the trouble seems to be chiefly
in the throat, wrap the neck in a wet
woolen cloth covered by dry wooden
cloth"
The official qualified his recommen-
dation as far as the hot bath part OF
| the treatment is concerned, saying that
none should do this unless they were
very sure that they would be able to
keep themselves perfectly warm dur
ing the night and the morning after.
ward.
But the hot lemonade, the cathar-
| tic and the warm sleep stand as the
official preventive for the dread dis.
ease which is adding from 10 per cent
to 40 per cent. of the weekly death rec.
cords in many parts of the country
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-18
APPOINT TAFT
TPhiladelphia Press. /

From all over the country comes the
spontaneous suggestion to President
Wilson that he appoint William How
ard Taft to the vacancy just created
on the Federal Supreme bench. Alton
E. Parker speaks as a great lawyer, a
former Judge and a one-tinle Demo-
cratic candidate for President of the
United States when. in expressing his
appreciation of the late Justice Lamar,
he adds: ''The man best equipped TO
take his place is Judge Taft. and he
should be drafted If need be, TO MI It,.
This same suggestion is made IN all
quarters and finds expression in news
papers without regard to party ANNA
ton. Justice Lamar was appointed, as
was also Justice Lurton, by President
Taft as Democrats, one OF them sue
ceeding a Republican judge. Presi-
dent Taft's disregard of party lines III
these appointments might well be tol-
lowed by President Wilson, VINO mas
already appointed two Democrats TO
the Supreme bench, one or them as
successor to the Republican, justice
Harlan. -.
The appointment of Mr., Taft to the
supreme bench by President Wilson
would be a gracious, just and every
Iyav an admirable act. 1t would give
the Supreme Court great Jurlst ana
a tried and excellent judge. The ap-
pointment would honor President VIII
sons administration and be warmly
anDroved by the people.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-18
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
WHO WILL WRITE ?

To The Editor Of the Telegraph:
Ours is a generous-hearted country
and the sympathy of our people is
easily aroused when causes of distress
are made known to them, giving abun-
dantly Of their dollars.
There is a form of distress to which
few give a thought and for which the
writer asks something far more subtle
than money. The writer appeals in
the cause of friendless prisoners, TO
whom a word of sympathy and en-
couragement is more than all the dol
lars in the world. We all know how
the so-called friends depart at the first
sound of reverses and how quickly the
world turns up its nose. Friends are
good in prosperity, but who has not
known the far greater value of a
friend in adversely?
Who will be that agent of mercy and
correspond with some, or with one. of
these friendless fellow-creatures /!
Many to-day are earnestly asking Tor
correspondents. Their names may be
obtained from DIR. II. n. Stokes, the y.
E. Library League, No. 1907 street
n. W., Washington, d. G. This asso-
citation is entirely nonsectarian ana
nonpolitical, devoted exclusively to the
educational advancement and welfare
of prisoners. c,x,r,,r,r,,
Harrisburg, Pa, Jan. 12, 1915.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-18
THE NINE CONVENTION

TNIIERE appears to be abroad at
| Indianapolis, where the mine
workers are holding their con-
lvention, spirit of peace and compro-
mise President White seems to be
confident that there will be no shut
down OF the anthracite mines during
the coming Spring. lie favors work.
ing agreement whereby the mines
would continue to be operative even
though a settlement of the wage ques-
ton is not reached by April l.. Per-
haps the miners have asked more than
they hope to receive, in order to put
themselves in better position when 1t
comes to the compromise that must
conclude the coming negotiations if a
strike is to be avoided.
So long as the miners maintain their
present attitude they will have, in
some measure at least, the sympathy
of many coal consumers, and any other
course would be disastrous to them.
The public is the greatest sufferer i'll
the end from the closing of the mines
and the mine workers themselves lose
more than they gain every time the
mines are closed. The operators. too,
lose heavily in property depreciation
and in many other ways, so that peace
at the price of compromise does not
appear too costly for either side. The
public will frown upon strike. 1t
is very emphatically up TO the miners
and the operators TO do just what
there is every indication they are go
ing to do1get together for an early
settlement of their differences.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-18

has the privilege of investing in other
stores of the chain, some of the man.
ayers being interested in as many as
dozen. The promising employees who
wishes to make a small investment,
may be advanced the money by the
central Office as a personal loan. In
this way the element of personal in
terest, the lack of which is the chief
disadvantage of chain stores, is in
fused into the system.
The buying for this concern is done
by six committees, each consisting of
chief buyer and five assistants. These
men go to New York once a year and
buy several million dollars worth of
goods in a few days, always paying
cash for it. Naturally. they get every
discount given for cash and quantity
These stores spend very little money
on window displays, and their news
paper advertising is carefully plan
ned and systematized. The chain has
grown up from single store founded
in 1902. This chain is highly typi-
cal OF the system which has gained
tremendous proportions in the last
thirty years.
The value of chain stores to COM
munity is a matter OF much contro-
versy. on the one hand the best chain
stores often give the consumer more
efficient and economical service be-
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