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Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-24
Thanks, Friends, just the Same.

Omaha, Oct 22.-To the Editor of
The Bee: During my absence from
the city on a vacation, a number of
my friends circulated petition to.
place my name on the ballot as a
candidate for member of the Board Of
Education. and obtained the neces-
sary number of names and filed it
with the election commissioner with
out any solicitation on my part.
have just notified the election
commissioner that have withdrawn
from the race because for many rea-
sons l believe this would be an mop
perfume time to place my name before
the voting public as a candidate for
the above office.
Accordingly, I take this means of
notifying my friends of my with
drawal and to thank them for their
kind interest and offer of support on
this occasion.
mr.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-24

Lake Erie's toll OF sailor men Is unusually
heavy for mid-October. The shallow pond ex-
ceeds the upper lakes in ruthlessness when lashed
by fall gales, but rarely does it exact its annual
roll Of victims before November.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-24

BY his previous service in the same Office, vii.
liam 6. Shriver, republican candidate for county
assessor, has proved that he is fully equal to the
job and may be depended upon to perform its
duties efficiently
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-24

The appearance Of John Lind on the stump af-
fords more or less cheerful assurance of the
restoration Of HE voice
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-24

Legally the United States is at war with
Mexico Actually il is bluff on one side, watchful
waiting on the other. Both sides veil the farce
with sauzy pretensions.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-24

A general election in Mexico possesses one
distinctive merit. 1t is quite possible to guess in
advance how the voters line up.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-24

The boost in Omaha banking cearinss tightens
the city's grip on the fourteenth place. The pace
is swift and the footing sure.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-24

Put this down as certain: As president,
Charles E. Hughes would not be swerved from
any action he believed right BY the threats or
Establishments Of either labor or capital.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-24

The land grab pulled off by France in China
has one merit, to say the least 1t avoids the reg
ular accompaniment OF graveyard
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-24

With Britain paying 6 per cent for American
loans. the season for shooting silver bullets seems
fairly open.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-24
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-&Av8o%
What a Hughes Vote Means.

Auburn, Neb, Oct. 23.-To the Edi-
tor of The Bee. A vote for Hughes a
vote to get us out Of war.
A vote for Hughes is vote to annul
a $1,000, 900 a<day war expense in
democratic times of peace"
CITIZEN.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-24
MIRTHFUL REMARKS.

You know I told you not to take any
thing from that young man, Ella"
II really don't, ma. have returned
everything he gave me- even his kisses -
Baltimore American.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-24

"Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown.
And also the cabinet head that guides the crown.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-24

Yes, but are you wet" OF "dry" Senator Hitch.
coek1 Why are you still lodging the question:
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-24


17S4-Sir Moses Montefiore, known
as one of the greatest of Jewish
philanthropists. born in Leghorn,
Italy. Died at Ramsgate, England.
July %, 1885. #..g..l
17S9-President Washington was
enthusiastically received in Boston.
1S52-Daniel Webster, the famous
statesman and orator, died at Marsh
field, Mass. Born at Salisbury, N. H.,
January IS, 1882.
1S60--Peace signed between Great
Britain and China.
1S73-Johann Sebastian Welhaven,
celebrated Norwegian poet, died.
Born at Bergen in 1907.
1S94-Japanese army crossed Yalu
river and began an invasion Of China.
1895-Charles H. Van Wyck, former
United States senator from Nebraska,
died in Washington, D. c. Born at
Poughkeepsie. N. Y, May 10, 1924.
1S97-An express train on the Hud-
son River railroad ran into the water
near Garrisons, N. Y, and twenty-one
persons were killed.
189S-Supreme court of United
States decided the Joint Traffic asso-
citation case in favor of the govern
ment and against the railroads
1911-Dr. Frederick A. Cook was
hooted from hall in Copenhagen
when he attempted in a lecture to
vindicate himself as discoverer of the
North Pole
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-24

Really, now, In the pressure for votes, the de
funct coronership is not noticeably missed
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-24
The Day We Celebrate.

lhC LAY VIC SCiCbiutS.
H. X. Burket funeral director, is
just 60. He was born in Grand Detour,
ILL.,, and started out in business in
Creston, Ia. in 1876, removing to Oma-
ha in 1888.
s. P. Mason, assistant treasurer of
the Nye-Schneider-F Fowler company,
was born October "a, 1874 He was
for several years with the Central
Granaries company at Lincoln, COM
ing to Omaha in 1908
Rev. Charles w. Savidge, the mar
rying parson," is celebrating his sixty
fifth birthday. He was born in New
Vienna, o.. and was educated in the
University of Minnesota. He has been
a minister for thirty-nine years, and
is at present at the head of the Peo-
pies church, which he founded.
Frank ]. Burnley, president of the
Burnley Printing company, was born
October "a, 1857, right here in Omaha
his parents being among the pioneer
settlers. He started out as telegraph
operator and was a member of the
city council from 1894 to 1908.
Edward Black, Bee reporter, Is 4S
today. He was born In Glasgow and
came across the water in 1878, EN-
barking in the journalistic field on
The Bee in 1908 after spending thir-
teen years with the Burlington rail-
road.
Queen Victoria of Spain formerly
Princess Ena of Battenberg), born in
England Twenty-Five years ago today.
Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood, twice a
candidate for president of the United
States, and now supporter Of Presi-
dent Wilson, born at Royalton, N. Y,
aiphtu.qjy vaarS ep fndov
Congressman James A. Frear of
Wisconsin, courageous and pertina-
cious enemy Of the pork barrel" born
at Hudson, Wis, flfty-five years ago
today.
Rt. Hon. Sir Horace Plunkett, who
has done more than any other one
man to aid the agricultural develop
ment of Ireland, born siXty-two years
ago today. He owns property in
Omaha.
George W. Clarke, the present gov
ernor of Iowa, born in Shelby county,
Indiana, sixty-four years ago today.
Z. X. Perryman, former New York
st. Louis pitcher, now with the Biz
mingham Southern league base ball
team, born at Everett Springs Ga,
twenty-eight years ago today.
Timely Jottings and Reminders.
King and queen of Italy celebrate
their twentieth wedding anniversary.
Founders day at Mount Holyoke
college, originally scheduled for today,
has been postponed because Of the in
fantile paralysis epidemic.
Many prominent medical men and
public health officials are to meet in
Cincinnati today for the annual con-
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-24

VIII l.. Visscher appeared at Boyd's
Opera house in his humorous lecture
entitled "Sixty Minutes in the War"
and his Kentucky vocalists will form
a feature Of the entertainment.
A meeting OF the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was
held at the house of Judge Savage.
Colonel Chase was elected temporary
chairman and Mrs. Savage acted as
secretary Talks were given by George
l.. Miller and General s. e. Smith, and
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-24

One Year Ago Today in the War.
Austrian airmen dropped bombs on
Venice.
Germans drove back Russians north
west of Dvinsk-
Russian ships shelled Baltic coast
to aid Riga.
British submarine sank Turkish
transport Carmen in Sea of Marmora.
French troops effected junction with
Serbian army and proceeded toward
Strumitza, the Bulgarian stronghold.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-24
-TQDAY7
Thought Nugget for the Day.

That is the best government which
desires to make the people happy, and
knows how to make them happy
Thomas B. Macaulay.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-06-15
A DAYS Work,

What constitutes a days work.
Hartselle Enterprise Get up in the
morning, dress, shave with a cheap
razor, bring in enough coal for the
day. hold the baby while breakfast
is being prepared, eat hurriedly, rush
to town, work fiercely at your job till
dinner; then walk hurriedly home,
hold the baby while the midday meal
is being put on the table, then after
eating, hurry back to the job. After
which, work till $50 and go home for
the evening meal, and hold the baby
while the cook and the housewife are
preparing the meal. After supper put
the baby to sleep, bring in some more
coal, shut the water off, if it's threat
ening night bring the flowers in, put
the cat out, and poke up the fire. If,
that isn't days work it is because
it takes part of the night to finish
your tasks.-Montgomery Advertiser.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-06-15
EDITORS CHANGE OF HEART.

During the wet and dry campaign
Of the state Of Washington, the Sc
attic Daily Times worked vigorously
for the vets. After one month of pro-
hibition this is what the editor said:
I'VE fought prohibition on economic
grounds alone. We believed that in
great seaport city with a popula.
ton OF upwards of 100000, prohibit
ton would be destructive; that it
would bring on economic disaster.
We believed that under the license
system we had the liquor traffic as
well controlled as 1t could be: we
wanted to let it alone and we fought
as hard as we could fight. But in
spite of all we could do, prohibition
carried and went into effect January
l. Its moral effect has been tremen.
dous. Seattle had 26O saloons and
we had an average of 1900 arrests a
month for crimes and misdemeapors
growing out of liquor drinking. In
January we had only 400 arrests and
90 OF these were made January /
and were the result of hang.oyers
from the old year"
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But the office of works has done Its
best to deprive them Of their historic
Illusion. 1t has given the dungeons
coat Of whitewash and lighted them
with electric lamps and not even the
presence of the yeoman of the guard
can make these historic cellars appear
otherwise than commonplace and mod
ern. True, there is to be seen dark
hole in the wall said to be the famous
Little Ease, but in conjunction with
its up-to-date equipment it is no more
impressive than a passageway in
Whitechapel-
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experience of casual American Wis
itor who, in all innocence, asked for
German fried potatoes, and very near
ly had to defend himself from person
al violence at the hands Of a squad
of Infatuated walters, who insisted that
Holland potatoes were the only KIND
that could, would, or should be eaten,
and that there was something damn
ing about the desire to have anything
German.
For months after the capture of
Liege passage across the frontier was
fairly easy matter. Then the Dutch
Government, which has prohibited the
export of many articles and is much
exercised to prevent smuggling, began
to tighten it's frontier guard, and the
Germans began series of measures
designed to keep the Belgians in Bel
GUM, and everybody else out. Today
farmers and tradesmen living near the
frontier can get passes across it, If
favorably known to the authorities.
But without definite and approved bust
ness no man, no matter who he may
be, is allowed to pass the barriers.
Take a taxicab with trilingual
driver armed with pass permitting
you to approach the frontier and drive
out along the road northwest Of
Maastricht. Through the mists OF the
wet, gray afternoon you can see eff
to the left the hills along the Mouse,
and presently, little more than mile
out of the city, you come to long,
straight stretch of road bordered by
tall trees which is blocked in the dis
lance by bank of earth straight
across the thoroughfare. Your cab
halts at the barrier and from shabby
brick house at enc side of the road
emerge a customs inspector in muddy
tweeds and half dozen blue-clad SOL
diers. Another soldier in an i'm
provised sentry box of straw thatch
on a frame of saplings, is on guard
across the road, and before you are
two entertainments, one starting at
either side of the roadway and both
stretching more than half way across,
with only room for single vehicle to
pass between them.
Must Go No Farther.
Here you must halt; unless you are
a peasant with a basket of eggs or
an official of the Belgian relief COM
mission you can go no farther. Fifty
yards down the road is another double
embankment, and beyond that a
wooden sentry box painted black,
white, and red.
Here is the German empire, or, rath-
er, it's Belgian possessions. The squat
ugly village Of Smeermaes lies just be-
yond the frontier line-low, one-sto-y
brick houses, about which not soul
can be seen except solitary German
sentry clad in a muddy uniform of no
particular color, his spiked helmet COW
cred in burlap. Here you see none of
the bright uniforms worn by the men
ON leave or home duty in Germany;
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-06-15
Viollns keenlnu lone.

The best violin makers use timber
which has been seasoned for many
years, sometimes centuries, buying
beams from ancient buildings for the
purpose. Changes in the grain of the
wood caused by shrinkage, or wealth
ering, will affect the tone of violin
materially. The Italian school of
makers invented varnishes which were
believed to have preservative qualities
and to prevent changes in timber tex
ture If your violin is made of perfect
ly seasoned wood. and is well treated
with good varnish, it should pre-
serve its tone all right.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-06-15
The Car
Rider
.
BY Walter Delaney
I Is Is Is Is Is Is

Copyright. 1916. by w. G. ChapmaB)
was for years a train rider. Do
you know what that means? If you
do, you are wiser than the great ma
jority, for the phrase is a new one
and covers a calling somewhat
unique. A train rider l was, with all
its jar, risk and peril, and would prob
ably be one today but for Imogene-
peerless, patient, practical-sharing
all my joys.
A train rider is man not listed as
a railroad employee but always on
their corporate pay roll. He is spe-
cial officer. The pay is eighty-five
dollars per month, and fifteen dollars
extra for expenses. The work is
neither regular nor onerous, only the
train rider of a railroad division must
be at the censorious and unalterable
beck and call of the railroad at all
odd, even or unusual hours.
In word, my functions were these:
to proceed on order to a certain train,
to locate special freight car and I'M
til that car left the end of the division
not to allow it or its contents to leave
my sight for single moment of time.
When l turned my watch and ward
over to the car rider of the next d.
vision my duties were completed, all
except sending in a report of any I'M
toward incidents that might attend
the transmission of the car of which l
was the guardian.
Sometimes it was a blooded horse,
more often an opulent shipment Of
bullion, once few small boxes con-
tanning watch springs. Valueless
seeming tiny pieces of steel, l was
amazed when / learned that this pre-
cious consignment represented near
ly a million dollars.
l was notified to meet a freight at
Hopeton at noon one day and present
ed myself to find the train stationary
on a switch at the end of the yard.
Beyond this was the residence sec
ton and open country. My car was
No. 1921 A, / recall. saw to the
seals, made a memoranda of the
transit card and mounted to my post
on the top of the car. 1t had small
grated window at either end and a
movable ventilator trap about the CEN
ter of the car, l opened this and in
vestigated the interior of the car, for
1t was slow run of some eighteen
hours. In case of rain was at liberty
to go inside. l flashed my electric
light tube down into the dark void be-
meath, made out what from expert
ence l took to be shipment of bro
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-06-15
APT DESCRIPTION OF AlRMAN
Secretary's Bright Thought Abruptly
Put an End to the Troubles of
the postmaster.

The POSTMASTER was preparing for
his duties. He looked over the list of
speakers.
Here is Won Soar" he said to his
secretary. He's the crazy airman,
you know-~the fellow who does aero
batic stunts in midair I'd like to in
troduce him in some original sort of
way. Can you think of anything?"
The secretary straightway looked
thoughtful.
How would it do to call him the
lark of the loop-the-loop
Don't like it."
"The soaring tumblebug?"
No, no."
"The snipe of the somersault?"
81 don't think he'd be pleased"
The secretary looked more thought
full.
What does he really do?"
why, he flies upside down and cuts
figure S."
The secretary frightened up.
Figure SIS I've got it! Call him
the Flying Pretzel"
Fine" cried the POSTMASTER.
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pitied her if the man | had Just seen
was her guardian or relative.
She did not drift soon out of my
mind. So wildly had she impressed
me that l could reproduce her mental
ly with clearness. We made orr run
and dusk came on just as we reached
the junction. AS we made up a new
train and got well on to the belt spur
determined to open the trap in the
roof and get inside and by the aid of
my flashlight enjoyed the lunch l had
tossed among the packages below.
We were just passing an overhead
bridge when l caught a fleeing
glimpse Of a descending form. In a
flash my suspicious were excited, and
rightly. A man had dropped to the
roof of the car from the Orders. He
bore down upon me.
OF course l realized what was do
ing. A gang were after the contents
of the special car, and here was tie
forerunner of the group. He made for
me and we collided. l went fiat, and
he, too. He was intent on throwing
me off the car and later cast the pre-
cious freight to confreres awaiting
him farther down the line.
l slid and, lying extended, seized
the rod of the brake wheel. He would
be upon me in another moment, when
he uttered sharp cry. Turning, l
saw figure beside the open trap.
saw the ankle of my enemy seized.
He was swung backwards and then
squarely over the side of the car into
space.
The girl! In flashing second l I'M
derstood it all She had got down into
the car hours before, doubtless fright
ened into hiding from the man who
was looking for her. She had thrown
back the scuttle cover just in time to
save the freight and myself.
And now, having shown the cour-
age of true woman, she became tim
i'd and reticent. l could not influence
her to explain her situation. "Oniy
to get away from persecution" she
uttered more than once, and shud-
dered. "Only to find some secluded
home, shelter, safe retreat for a
single MONTH"
won upon her confidence during
that strange night journey. When we
reached the terminus took her to the
home Of my sister. She told her
everything, but the information was
not impaired to me then.
The company traced the man who
had been halted so summarily in his
scheme to loot the special car. They
found him cripple for life and broke
up his thieving gang.
By the end of the month my mys-
terry girl became my true love. In an
other thirty days l was ordered by
this imperious little tyrant to abandon
hard work and peril.
For l am an heiress, you see," said
Elvira, land the cruel guardian l was
escaping from, bent on forcing me to
marry his son, has no further power
over your loving and happy wife" So
l ceased to be a car rider, but blessed
the day ever that made me one,
whereby gained the love Of the dear
est little woman in the world.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-06-15

rhe convicted murderer's lawyer
,.htsnered 10 his client what he
'hansht would be good news.
a, seemed q cinch that you would
IA llte imprisonment" he said, but
~ tell from the Judges look that he
!, ~ GONG 10 lot you of with twenty
gqhat may seem nice to you" he
.a,a tbut / used to be life insurance
sssSa,y and, for a man OF my age,
swenty years figures out about seven
,ears longer than life Imprisonment.
stwaya get the worst Of 1t"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-06-15
A Red-Faced, Excited Man Rushed Up.

cades and velvets and marked out
the spot where l would rest if driven
to shelter by the elements.
A call from the brakeman down the
track sent me toward the iron ladder
at the side of the car. Just as l
reached the edge of the roof to de-
scend | drew back. A stranger, as
cending, fairly forced me back. In
wonderment faced beautiful young
girl, though pale and distracted look
ing. She was gasping for breath and
directed a frightened glance back over
her shoulder. She sank to the car
roof as though exhausted. l noticed
that the filmy dress she wore was
torn as if by brambles or fence wire.
She wore no hat or wrap and her hair
was disheveled.
"Does-does this train start soon?"
she painted out.
why, yes" / answered, "but not
with regular passengers"
q know, l know" she breathed hur-
riedly, but couldn't l stay here and
ride just a little? l wouldn't make
any trouble. I'd keep real quiet" she
added, with eyes full of piteous en-
treaty that stirred my heart. Just
then the signal whistle was repeated,
81 will be back in minute and see
what l can do for you," l said, marvel
ing greatly, for at glance discerned
that this was no girl tramp or that
genus and was at a loss to sense the
cause of her distraction.
When l got to the ground down
near the caboose the conductor was
waving paper 1t proved to be or
ders to belt road the car was in
when we reached a certain junction.
Just as l completed reading it red
faced, excited man rushed up. Pomp-
GUS, irascible, / think he had the
meanest countenance and the most
treacherous eyes shave ever seen.
you, meni" he shouted. Have you
seen anything of girl?" and he rat
tied out a description of the very per
son whom l had left on top of my car.
Look in the caboose-theres six
way fares there" observed the con-
ductor, and / hurried back to my car
to find no trace of the mysterious
young lady who had so recently ap-
pealed to my chivalry and sympathy.
She was gone. l scanned the level
stretch beyond the tracks, expecting
to glimpse her flying form, for doubt
ed not that she was a runaway.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-06-15
PROHIBITION AND TAXES

Kansas wet, in 1880, had tax rate
OF DO mills on the dollar. Kansas
City dry, in 1914, had a rate If .
mills. Wet Nebraska has increased
her tax rate from 3.9 in 1880 to ~
mii's IN 1914. Atlanta, Ca, is larger
than Toledo, o., and nearly as large as
columbus, o. Dry AtIanta's tax rate
IS $|bo per thousand, while the rate
In wet Columbus is $3.50 per tbou.
SAND and in wet Toledo $14 per thou.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-06-15
CAUSE OF LOWEST pEATH Rate

CAUSE OF LOWEST DEATH RATE.
Why has Kansas the lowest death
rate in the United States: This ques-
ton was asked by doubling federal Of
ficials after they had Investigated the
report of W. J. V. Deacon. state regis
trar of vital statistics, showing that
the Kansas death rate was only 9.S
per 1000. The answer Of Mr.. Deacon
as given to Samuel L. Rogers, direc-
tors of the United States bureau Of
census, gave this reason among 9TH
ers:
Kansas is a prohibition state and
has been for a generation, and in Kan
sas, prohibition really prohibits. l do
not mean by this there is no alcohol
consumed in the state, but the abb
sence of the saloon means much to
our growing boys and young men,
who, in the absence of any bar room,
find more healthful pastimes than loaf
ing in an alcohol laden atmosphere.
another and more important fact
concerning prohibition is that the
wage of the laborer or mechanic is not
dissipated, but goes to supply those
necessities of food, clothing and hous-
ing most essential to the wellbeing Of
their families and themselves"