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Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-27
NEBRASKA EDITORS.

The Northeast Nebraska Editorial asso-
citation will hold its next meeting at Norfolk,
July 20 and 20.
Mr.. Harvey L. Nye, the new proprietor Of
the Pilger Herald was married at Omaha last
week to Miss Hazel Burger of Glenwood. Ia.
R. o. Willis of Omaha, who has owned
a number Of newspapers in the different
parts of the state during the last thirty
years. has purchased the Brady vindicator.
E. B. Howard. who for many years was
one Of the owners of the johnson County
Journal at Tecumseh, has purchased half
interest In the Page County Democrat at
Clarinda, Ia. and will begin his new work
July /.
Albion News; Ross Hammond Is getting
old and Grabbed. Listen to him: why do
those corn cure manufacturers picture that
woman kicking so high in their advertise
mentsf Wouldn't two feet high be as good
as fouri"
Editor J. Grady Butler. Of the Waco Star.
mysteriously disappeared from his home. on
the evening of June 6, and nothing has been
heard from him since. The directors Of the
Commercial club have arranged with Mrs.
Butler for the continuance Of the publica-
tion Of the paper.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-27
Would Suppress Wooster.

To the Editor of the Bee:-I was very
much surprised that you would permit such
an article as appeared in your paper this
morning signed by Wooster. I have al
ways believed in the policies laid down by
the Republican party, but such unjust criti-
cism of the President Of the United States
from supposed citizen is all wrong. Such
narrow minded unAmerican criticism is the
way to insure the reelection of the Demo-
cratic candidate.
Wooster may have been at one time q
splendid citizen of the U. S. A.. but his
friends or relatives should find some way to
stop his expositions of senile decay. The
person that will stoop to such attacks on
the highest officer of his government, placed
there by the people, must have something
amiss In his moral make up. ~
Isn't their some way that such people
could be made to live up and drink to that
great toast. "My Country: May she ever be
in the right. but right or wrong still My
Country"
WTNnETT uAppTenN
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-27
EDITORIAL SNAPSHOTS.


Washington Post: There 10 suspicion
that the western poet who described his
sweetheart as dressed in moonbeams was
filed with moonshine.
Pittsburg Dispatch: They are again BOOM
ing Taft for the supreme bench, wholly for
getful Of the joy with which he hastened to
felicitate Hughes. not to speak Of other
hsndicaps.
Boston Transcript; There Is Just one flaw
In the theory that the American cavalrymen
rode into a concealed trench-no Mexican
was ever known to perform such hard man.
ual labor as digging.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: DR.. Wolfgang
Kapp and Chancellor Won Bethmann- Hollweg
are going to fight duel as soon as the
war is over. But why wouldn't It be a
good plan for them to enlist and not have
to wait till the end Of hostilities to satisfy
their bloodthirsty propensities?
Louisville Courier-Journal:, A New York
woman who sued for divorce says her hus.
band has an Income of from $1,000 to
$4,000 a year. The late Captain Kidd
never buried treasure deeper than q married
man who can keep his wife from knowing
whether he has $1,000 or $4,000 a>year.
Baltimore American: The women are also
responding to the call of the times. and
nurses and hospitals will be ready when
they are needed. The women Of the
country have always nobly come forward to
serve their country. but these times have
added efficiency and expert knowledge to
the spirit Of service and self-sacrifce which
in all times has been the same.
Springfield Republican: The presidential
campaign has opened with the betting to l
In favor of Hughes in the New York financial
district. One reason for the odds is that
the old republican party seems about to be
reunited: another reason is that Hughes
twice carried New York state as candi.
date for governor; still another reason 10
that there are more kinds Of people who
hate Wilson in New York City than in any
community In the United States.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-27
Twice Told Tales
Her Proof.

The reading class was in session and the word
"furlough" occurred. Miss Jones, the teacher,
asked # any little girl or boy knew the meaning
Of the word. &af
One small hand was raised.
"Furlough means mule" said the child.
"Oh, no. it doesn't" said the teacher.
Eyes, ma'am," insisted the little girl. 81 have
the book at home that says So"
Miss Jones told the child to bring the book
to school. The next morning the child came
armed with a book and triumphantly showed
picture of an American soldier riding mule,
under which was the caption --...
Going home on his furiough. York
Times
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-27

fashion note. but the makers, no doubt, will
make them elegantly simple enough to cost
just about as much as ever.
Baltimore American: The wordy demo-
cratic platform written by Schoolmaster
Wilson would have been greatly improved
had 1t first been gone over by any average
copyreader on any newspaper and boiled
down..
Springfield Republican: II reports of the
death of the crack German aviator. Cap
tain Boelke, were premature, he is likely
soon to prove 1t in his own fashion. His
score is said to be eighteen Frenchmen.
which gives him high rank among the
paladins of the air.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-27
solutely agreed with every time he says .
word rd"-Washington Star.

solutely agreed with every time he says
word"-washington Star.
Elsie tsaying her prayers)-Mamma, may
pray that we have rain tomorrow
Mother-why do you want rain, my
child?
Elsie-'Cause Susie stuckrp didn't invite
me to her garden party.-Boston Tran
script. ''.'
Algernon--Did she give you any encour-
agement. old boy?
ChoIly-Yes; she told me she was goins
to Philadelphia next week and asked me
to call while she was gone.-Somerviile
Journal. -
"Did you raise your boy to be SOL
dier?" .l
mot exactly. but I always let him see
when there was question OF who was
going to get the best OF any argument IN
the house that gave his pa lighting
chance" Baltimore American.
Sentence is suspended" said his honor
And listen here
Yes. sir"
'If you don't behave yourself something
Is going to Irop.'-Chicago Post.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-27
TIPS on HOME TOPICS.

Chicago Herald: After Mr.. Wilson leaves
the White House he will make an excellent
president for some correspondence school.
Washington Post: When young mother
learns that genius appears in family but
once In 500 years she always wonders why
she should have had all the luck.
Pittsburgh Dispatch; General Pershing
doesn't seem to think any more Of Mexi-
can ultimatum than London does OF Wash.
ington protest. about seizing mail.
Boston Transcript; We generally notice
that cities that braa about their climate.
and their beautiful streets. and the number
Of their churches. are too foxy to mention
their base ball tsama.
Indianapolis News; Simplicity in clothes
q 10 BE- the rule this summer. according 70
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-27
Exclusive.

Young Heffron was overjoyed when Ruby
Jackson promised to be his wife and presented
himself before the rich old father to obtain his
consent. 0
What do you want wife for when you can
scarcely support yourselfi' queried the old gen
teman crustily. "Why, sir, my daughter would
starvep
"Well, sir" replied Heffron, with great dig
nifty, IF you are the kind of man to let your
daughter and her husband starve, don't wish to
enter the family. York Times.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-27
How II Started.

Officer, what is the charge against these two
meni" asked the court.
Disturbing the peace by scuffing"
"Your Honor" piped one of the accused, 1--WE
wasn't scrappin'. WIZ tellin' him bout fight
dat de Rooshans won an he sez dat didn't per-
nounce de name right. Den called him liar,
an den he1hit me- an hit him back Dat wuz
all. Your Honor"
Discharged. But hereafter when you fellows
have dispute about a foreign name delete it.
That's the way the censors do and they never
get hit."-Richmond Times Dispatch.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-27

War makes eripples and proceeds to pinch
them for repairs. Fiber legs are the vogue for
the legless and the manufacturers announce that
the substitute is just as good as leather covering
the price Of which is kiting, and costs nearly as
much. Dealers hate to take the extra money, but
war compels
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-27

The Water board s buying school bonds with
sinking and surplus funds when it might just as
well buy its own water bonds and cancel them.
Just suppose some other local authority, the
School board. for instance, speculated in water
bonds instead Of redeeming school bonds.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-27

Omaha needs more shops and factories to give
employment to more wage earners. II is the
money flowing regularly out Of the weekly pay
snvelope that does the most good in the chan
hels OF trade
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-27
LINES TO A LAUGH.

How do you keep moths out OF cloth
ing7" asked the girl with a needle and
thread.
Why" replied the girl with a story
book. 81 didn't know they wore any
Louisville Courier journal.
Knicker--Is Jones on a restricted diet?
Bocker--Terribly; he Is confined to what
he can afford and his wife can cook
Judge.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-27

OF course, technically speaking, the United
States and Mexico are still sister nations in per-
fect peace and amity with one another. and will
pc until some formal declaration that state Of
war exists.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-27

\ The pacihst notions Of Henry Ford continue
irritating the warrior soul Of Henry A. Wise
Wood who poses as ! patriot bold in print Yet
On the main essential they are in agreement. Both
Henry's shun the recruiting offices.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-27

|. Besides other inducements, the chastsement
il Mexico would enable promoters to procure the
ight-of-way for the proposed North and South
american railroad
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-27

Omaha is getting to be some town for big
sporting events, and don't you forget It'll
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-27

lfwell wishes will bring them back safely, oul
departing soldier boys have the talsman for III,
home coming.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-27

/ Boys and girls as we'll as grownups should
know how to swim before venturing into deep
water, But one may get in the swim" without
knowing how, which is equally risky
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-27

Nothing 80 far, Of a. Europe or Mexico can
disturb the serenity Of Ak-Sar-Ben or interfere
with Samson's steady performance Of his hospital
Nv aet
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-27

Besides other atmospheric perils below the
border there is General E. P. Nafarrate and his
billposting brigade at Matamoras. Nafarrate is
the hottest tsmale in the state Of Tamaulipaa,
and dehantly refuses to adjust an ieepaek to his
head
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-27

Building operations have been suspended on
the Bagdad railroad. Constructive work is grossly
offensive in an era Of destruction.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-27

Reversing the usual order, the soldier boys
are taking their summer vacation trip south in
stead Of north
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-27

ton camp are also calculated to make converts to
the good roads movement
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-27

Then, again, the dc facto strategists may hg-
ure that by soaring the rebels and bandits into
submission they can afford to back up, apologize
and still win out
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-27

lisa ten to one shot that the bull moosers who
are talking about supporting Wilson in preference
70 Hughes were democrats in thclhrst place and
never republicans.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-27

Just to cheer Omaha Guardsmen responding
to duty's call, the home team pledges itself to
hold the first line trench, come what may
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-27

. Anyone harboring the delusion that Colonel
Roosevelt would help elect Wilson second time
has another guess coming.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-27
DEAR MR.. kABIBBH,
10 MEN WHO SMOKE MAKE
The BEST HUSBANDS?
NGS, THEY SrAN At HOME A
G00D DEAl-ME WOULD
Be KILLED IF THEY TRIED 70
SMOKE THOSE "RoDS" ANY
PLACE ELSE.

Bill understand that two-thirds water
and one-third solids is the composition Of
the human body.
JILL wonder why It was they put all
the solid part in your head,-Yonkers
Statesman.
Farmer Corning was asked whether he
had had a good year,
Gosh yesr he exclaimed "I had four
cows and three hogs killed by railway
trains and two hogs and eleven chickens
killed by automobiles cleared near
$1,000 Puck.
"of course you have an echo somewhere
around the place." said Miss Cayenne.
"a number Of them" replied the hotel
man Shall direct you to them?"
II don't want one for myself. There ir a
man in the party who insists on being alb
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-27

Of Sioux braves may be relied on to belt few
topknots
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-27

III the fighting abilities Of the Mexicans equaled
the fury Of their prociamations their execution in
var would rival If not surpass, Europes best
record
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-27

1t is quite evident that General Trevino can
throw the bull" without entering bullring
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-27

Bridgehampton is now on the map to stay fol
three months.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-27
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Make Him Support His Family.

osceola, Neb. June 26.--To the Editor
of The Bee: I read in your worthy sheet
the sad case of one Mrs. Parks, who was
obliged to exist on a nickers worth of dry
rolls for more than four days, while her
husband is earning SO per day.
Surely such cases are revolving. and make
one wonder what some people are made of
any way. And when we think that there are
100 Of similar cases in the state OF Ne
braska caused by the same demon, strong
drink. do we not feel it about time TO march
to the polls and cast out the demon by
casting our vote for a dry Nebraska?
But that is not what started out to
say. | notice the man was sentenced to
ninety days in Jail and ! think here is the
thing which makes us appear ridiculous.
What is the poor woman to do nowT Is
she still to live on cents a week or starve1
Or does any one care? Does 1t help her any
to have her husband locked up for ninety
days or even for ninety years?
Ny solution of the matter would be that
the prisoner be put to hard labor. Make
him earn s3 per day and then let the au-
thorities give this money to the depending
family. REV. THEODORE ]. AsMUS.
Fruits Of Watchful Waiting.
Massena, Ia, June 26.-To the Editor of
The Bee: Watchful waiting might have
been beneficial policy had 1t not provided
for the raising of the embargo Of arms to
Villa and Carranza. enabling them to tear
down the government of Mexico and terror
ize the noncombatant citizens Of foreign
lands as well as the peaceable Mexicans.
Who will dispute Mr.. Taft being the proper
watchful waiter. He had an embargo on
firearms and thus protected the government
from rebel bands. He wisely foresaw the
folly of allowing bandits access to arms and
he therefore failed to NEEDLE in their internal
affairs and avoided having groups Of bandits
clamboring for his assistance to set them up
in the governing business in Mexico.
Mr.. Lansing's note is a confession Of fall
ure in having set Carrahza up as the ruler
and protecting him by an embargo. after
raising the embargo on arms that enabled
the now denounced Carranza and Villa to
tear down the Huerta government. The
assistance and the arming Of bandits has
given Mexico those frightful years of terror,
to be wound up by intervention at a cost Of
life and expense to the people of the United
States. Mexico was on fire. therefore the
watchful waiting provided the powder to
keep the flames burning while Carranza and
villa fought over the spoils.
The fact Is the Mexican policy merely
fostered a lizard. and named him Carranza
in the Indictment drawn by Mr.. Lansing.
Mr. Wilson refused to recognize Huerta and
three and one-haH years Of terrorism is the
outcome. 7. s. FENTON.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-17
The New..Prlnt PAPER Famine.

l y
typographical journal: The news
print paper situation has become a
most serious one to the large news
papers OF the country and economies
are being put in effect that will in j
measure relieve the situation. Espe-
cially Is this true Of the large New
York dailies. The World and the
Journal have been placed on non
lreturnable basis. Previously, the
inews-dealer could, if he desired to
increase his order for those publica.
tons, do SO by purchasing his extra
/ cupplies from the drivers Most of
these extras were returnable. Now
this method has been stopped, and
only the exact number of papers or
dered from the newspaper Office will
be delivered to the newsdealer.
Both the World and the Journal
had been considering the non-return.
able system for some time, but it was
not Until the white paper situation
became acute few months ago that
the publishers began to make prepar-
lations to meet the condition. A car
full survey OF the two offices disclosed
the fact that many thousands Of copies
were being put out daily by each
paper, simply for "a showing" and
form of returns. To stop this waste
it was decided to put both papers on
the non-returnable basis.
At the conference of the publishers
Of The World and journal there were
also present representatives Of the
Evening Globe, Evening Sun, Even
ing Post, Evening Mail and Evening
Telegram. The publishers OF these
papers will also substantially restrict
the returns and lovers privileges
and minimize the evil as much as pos
|sible
The new system inaugurated by the
World will save that newspaper, it is
estimated by Don C. Seitz, the bust
ness manager, about twenty tons OF
paper week, which at prevailing net
prices will show a clean reduction OF
about $4,000 year in the white
paper account Of that newspaper. The
Sunday World has been granting a 5
per cent return privilege to city, deal
ers. On a non-returnable basis this
will add about $4,000 more to the
years savings.
The big saving in the New York
Journal will be effected through the
reduction OF the size OF that paper
This will be accomplished by careful
ly editing and condensing all news to
a bare statement OF facts That
method will save 100 tons OF paper a
week.
The total saving in tonnage by the
lretrenchment systems being practiced
by all the New York papers will
mount up, IL is estimated by the pub.
| fishers, to nearly 200 tons a week,
representing saving of about $780,
600 a year.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-17

To people of average intelligence 1t would
Iseem that democratic campaigners might es
lcape comeback by avoiding reference to the
Grape of the BENCH in comment on the noml-
nation for president by the republicans OF
Hughes. It is recalled that Alton 3. Parker
was not exactly kidnapped when he was put up
to be knocked down in the 1904 contest Park
er at the time was justice Of the New York
court of appeals, the highest judicial body In
the Empire state, and before he stepped down
from the bench was an active aspirant for the
honor Of leading the democracy, keeping the
wires hot with instructions to his managers as
to what they should and should not do In his
behalf in order to come out at the top OF the
heap with the other candidates sprawling be-
low Politics is a great game, but some of
those who engage in it either have short mem
cries or essay to play upon the Ignorance OF the
unknowing or unthnking.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-17
Are profession. Really "unlon.a"

Waterloo Times-Tribune: Since
announcement was made that the
factors had organized a union and
Joined the American Federation of
Labor, the question has been asked
many times, will the other profes-
sions be unionized, too?" In answer
to this query, an actor named Harry
Mountford replies:
THE learned professions really are
unions now and the best unions in the
world The legal profession, for ex-
ample, is a union which is at once
the despair and envy of every union
organizer" He points out the paral-
lei between labor unions and PRO
fessional unions" as follows:
The typical modern union insists
that any person desiring to enter the
trade Cor profession) shall first serve
an apprenticeship or take prepare
! tory course of study; that the appren-
tice shall then submit to an examina-
ton in that trade Tor profession) by
authorized persons belonging to it;
that when he is admitted to the trade
Cor profession), by means of work
ing card Tor diplomat, he must follow
the rules laid down by the majority
engaged in it: that any infraction OF
these rules shall be punished with
suspension from the trade Cor profess
SION for limited period, or for life.
/ 1t is surely a deadly parallel. Mr..
Mountford makes it all the stronger
by referring in detail to the union
rules of the legal profession. The
lawyer must serve his apprenticeship,
must submit to- an examination at the
hand of other lawyers, must obey the
rules laid down by other lawyers, and
may be suspended or disbarred by
other lawyers, If he breaks them-in
other words, the lawyers maintain the
closed or union shop" The lawyers
maintain that their professional
rules are for the protection OF the
public; Mr.. Mountford insists that
/ they are for the protection of the
lawyers themselves, as surely as any
/ labor unions rules are for the pro-
/ lection of its own members. And he
suggests, plausibly enough. that the
same sort of unionism runs through
/ the other learned professions, medi-
cine and the ministry.
! He might have added that the learn
ed professions were the first unions
that organized labor seems to hava
borrowed it's inspiration and meth
DDS from the congratulated organ
izations of lawyers, doctors and min
listers, though it has not yet matched
their unity and effectiveness
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-17
JEAN WEBSTER.

Jean Webster is dead To each one who
witnessed the performances Of Daddy Long
legs at the Grand here in keokuk, the an
nouncement will come surprise not I'M
mixed with some degree of emotion, for Jean
Webster was the writer of the play and, what
should endear her yet more to us, she was the
grandniece of Samuel L. Clemens once resi-
dent of Keokuk and worker at the printer 8
trade here, later being recognized as a repre-
sentative man Of American letters.
Jean Webster-in private life Mrs. Glen Ford
McKinney-was one Of those few successful au-
thors of what one ght call child reformatory
novels The fundamental secret Of her success
was probably due to the fact that she was a
novelist first. Also she loved people and was
genuinely interested in her fellows
Not only have her novel Daddy Longlegs'
and its sequel, Dear Enemy" been tremend-
orsly popular with the reading public, but
they have also had decided Influence upon the
lives and prospects of orphan children OF this
country
And now Mrs. McKinney-or Jean Webster
as the public knows her-has given her life for
little child.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-17
HOW Missouri Stands.

ST. Louis Globe-Democrat: When
the republican party was formed its
vote in Missouri was in the scatter
ing column But the vitality OF re-
publican principles asserted itself
steadily. and by 1896 the vote of the
party in Missouri passed 100000 for
the first time In 1904 the republi-
cans took the lead in the state. held
it in 1908 and 1910, and the combined
vote for Taft and Roosevelt in 1912
was larger than the Wilson vote. The
Missouri official figures for this per-
iod ought to have a practical interest
for democrats. though it will not flat
ter their expectations. In 1904 the
vote Of the state was republican 321.-
449, democratic 296.312: in 1908, re-
publican 323,074, democratic $4,000:
in 1912, Taft and Roosevelt combined
332,194, Wilson 330,746. Democratic
arithmetic men may shift the figures
as they please. but can find no COM
fort in them regarding Missouris po-
sition and political tendencies. 1t has
become republican state on the
basis of normal party strength.