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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-21

Out OF Americas bounding prosperity lit
tie may be spared to succor the Syrian victims
OF Turkish cruelty. Innocent sufferers Of war,
their deplorable condition appeals to our gener-
osity, and calls for hearty, liberal response
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-21

Heckers at republican meetings are accorded
reasonable courtesy and their questions an
swered. Similar action at democratic meetings
reveals the mob spirit. The civil answer and the
roushneck blow measures the character Of the
republican and democratic arguments.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-21

Ambitious German students will grieve little
over their exclusion from the Rhodes scholar
ships. German universities supply all essential
needs. Besides, travelling from Bonn to Oxford
il inconvenient at the present time.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-21

Until the Irregularities of the con-
tract are shown / am opposed to its
defeat, and believe the greater part
Of the citizens of Omaha will be also
II they give the matter little careful
study before signing the petitions.
EDWARD w. SINNETT.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-21
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Mail Vote UsabIe Only in Nebraska.

Battle Mountain Sanitarium, Hot
Springs, s. D., Oct. Ito the Edi-
tor of The Bee: There are about 200
old soldiers temporarily members In
this grand and efficient sanitarium,
who. are greatly interested in the res
toration of the national honor, which
has been prostituted SO shamelessly
ever since the election Of Wilson in
1912.
These old men who offered their lives
from 81 to '65 that the honor Of our
country should be maintained, are
perhaps more cognizant of the spine-
less humiliation with which the pres
ent national administration has dis
gusted and nauseated every man,
woman and child with the spirit
and sporting blood of our fathers.
These men are of the impression
the law of their proud and prosper
Gus state of Nebraska permits them
the privilege Of casting their ballot
by mail. Will you, sir, explain the
"modus operandi" of this law in your
next issue?
incidentally, I want to congratulate
you on the trenchant editorial power
Of The Bee. You sure have the pep
all right. The editorial in Saturdays
issue, Hughes and the Hecklers," is
about as straight logic and full of pep
and brief composition of the rare
quality as ! have enjoyed for some
time. But why particularize? All of
The Bees editorials are full of sense
and poise. N. s. BELL, NJ. D.
Note: The right to vote by mail is
available only to Nebraska citizens
happening to be on election day in
some place in Nebraska other than
their place of residence
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-21

Business records of Omaha crowd so fast
upon each other that one rarely reaches the ele-
vator before going to smash.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-21

son or through his political agents. to secure the
public support OF railroad magnates like Lovett
of the Union Pacific and Underwood Of the Erie3
IL some more invisible government" brewing3
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-21

That democratic vote-for- Hughes-is-a-vote
for-war" fake is apt to explode at the muzzle II
the hands Of the perpetrators
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-21

Chicago bakers who vainly sought to inter-
view the president should be thankful that moth
ing worse happened. Mr.. Wilson's official
Baker furnishes all the worry the administration
can assiruilate at this time
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-21
DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIEs.

II suppose they won't say anything now
against drinking In the British army"
why not?"
"Just look at the work the big tanks
are doing at the front."-Baltimore Ameri-
can.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-21

Field Marshal Won Kluck one of Germany S
great military leaders at the beginning of the
war, retires at the age of 20, incapacitsted for
duty by battle wounds. Rising from the ranks
on merit solely, and overcoming the military
caste of arstocraey, Won Kluck proved himself
great soldier. While failure marked his great
sweep toward Paris in August, 1914 eliminating
in the battle Of the Marine, military critics accord
him the credit Of conducting the swiftest march
Of the greatest army the world witnessed to that
hour.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-21

Oklahoma yeggmen are selfish to an unusual
degree Taking the bank cash. if properly in
sured, may be forgiven, but making away with
the notes Of debtors imperils hope Of redemption.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-21

As measure Of safety, Mr.. Wilson should
insist on his cabinet officers wearing mufflers
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-21
storyette Of the Day.

Storyette OF the Day.
Two English officers in billets were
longing for a drink, but dared not in
dulge, as their landlady was staunch
teetotaler and would probably read
them a lengthy lecture
II know the trick!" exclaimed one,
in glee. Lets ask her for a drop of
whiskey to clean our pipes with"
The good woman was truly sympa-
thetic when informed regretfully by
the willy twain that their pipes were
too foul to smoke, and promptly sup
piled them with the desired cleansing
fluid"
Later she asked with kindly
smile: "And was the whiskey success
full"
at was" replied one Of the con-
spirators. ut was awfully kind Of
you"
mot at ALL" replied the landlady.
II was glad to make use Of 1t. l only
bought it the day before yesterday
to wash little Fido in. and the results
were wonderful" Post.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-21
The Day We Celebrate,

George H. Kelly is today celebrating
his fifty-seventh birthday. He came
to Omaha from Dubuque as partner
in the Adams & Kelly company, which
has mill work plants in both places.
He was at one time head Of the Com
mercial club.
Lieutenant Colonel Ernest Dunlop
Swinton, who is credited with the in
vention of the British tanks" born
forty-eight years ago today.
Sir William Christie, former as
tronomer royal Of Great Britain. born
seventy-one years ago today.
Louis N. Parker, author If dis
raelr' and numerous other successful
plays, born at Calvados, France. sixty
four years ago today.
Ralph N. Cameron, former dele
gate from Arizona in congress, born
at Southport, Me-, flfty-three years
ago today.
Jan N. Darling (J. N. Ding"), car
toonist, born at Norwood, Mich, fifty
years ago today.
DR.. Alfred s. Warthin, famous path
ologist of the University of Michigan,
born at Greensburg, Ind, fifty years
ago today.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-21
Timely Jottings and Reminders.

One of the most elaborate historical
pageants ever seen in this country Is
to be given at Yale university today
to commemorate the two hundredth
anniversary Of the removal Of the col
lege from Saybrook to New Haven.
The one hundred and eleventh an
niversary Of the battle Of Trafalgar
will be observed today throughout the
British empire.
Elections are to be held today to
fill vacancies In the directorates Of the
Federal Reserve banks throughout
the country
Officials of the Agricultural depart
ment will conduct a hearing In New
Orleans today on tentative draft Of
regulations for administration of the
new federal grain standards act.
President Wilson has designated to-
day and tomorrow as official days for
American contributions to relieve the
sufferings among the Syrians and Ar
menians in the war zones.
Today, which Is the thirty-seventh
anniversary of the invention Of the
electric light by Thomas A. Edison,
will usher in the annual celebration
Of Edison week under the auspices Of
the electric light corporations
throughout the country.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-21
This Day In History.

This Day In History.
1S05-British under Lord Nelson
defeated the combined fleets of France
and Spain in the great battle off Cape
Trafalgar. VS.
1S41--John Forsyth, who was Sec
rotary of state under Presidents Jack
son and Van Buren,, died in Washing
ton, d. c. Born in Virginia, October
20, 1870.
18s3-General Grant arrived at
Nashville.
1S64-Confederates under General
Price invaded Missouri.
18S0-Contract signed for the con-
struction of the Canadian Pacific rail-
way
1S91--Monument to Henry w.
Grady, celebrated orator and journal
list, unveiled in Atlanta.
1900-First successful trial of Count
Zeppelin's airship at Friedrichshafen.
1902-The Samoan controversy was
decided by King Oscar of Sweden ad-
versely to the United States and Eng
land and I'M favor of Germany.
1912-A Greek squadron blockaded
the Isle Of Lemnos.
19l5-Several United States soldiers
killed by Mexican raiders near Mis-
sion, Tex.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-21

my husband and myself have Travelled
life's road together for twelve years now"
Under present conditions I consider that
very good mileage."-Louisville Courier
Journal
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-21

ored balls are even prettier than the
natural hue. Wired and tied with a
bow of ribbon they are often ,sus-
pended from the chandelier
Mrs. Hattie Hough of Chicago is
the guest of Mrs. Wakeley. Mrs.
Hough was formerly Miss Gilman of
this city, the first principal Of Brown
ell Hall.
The supplied choir now being
trained for Trinity were RECALLED with
cake, ice cream and fruit, after re-
hearsal, by Miss Willard. The boys
sang several pieces and Hilton Fonda
gave two solos.
Senator German of Maryland was
entertained at an informal club din
ner, at which the following were pres
emit: Judge Savage. Robert Patrick,
Mr. Woodwork, DR.. Miller. Mr.. Og-
den, Mr.. Goodwin and Mr.. Gallagher.
Mrs. Frank Miller Of Michigan has
arrived. in the city and will spend the
winter with her daughter, Mrs. Num-
augh, on st. Mary's avenue.
The ball for the benefit of the Cleve-
land Orphan asylum, under the aus
pices of Nebraska lodge. I. o. B. B.,
was q social and financial success. The
committee of arrangements consisted
Of J. Oberfelder, F. Adler, M. Hellman,
Max Meyer, B. Newman, s. Fischer,
Julius Meyer, 7. Nagle and 8. Schles-
niger.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-21
Presidents Who Wore Boards.

Omaha, Oct. 20.-To the Editor of
The Bee: At the great Hughes meet
ing last Monday evening l noticed
that some fellow with shallow brain
and shallow voice yelled to Governor
Hughes and said: "Why don't you be
an American and cut off your whis-
kers?" I will wager that the fellow
with the squeaky voice who yelled so
insultingly at man who stands above
him as an elephant compared with a
mosquito has not taken bath in the
last six years. When we come to talk
of wearing a full beard, many of the
most noted men of this nation have
worn full boards. and no one has ever
thought of insulting them for it until
the days of Woodrow Wilson. Abra-
ham Lincoln wore full beard at least
part of the time when he was presi-
dent.
General Grant, as We all know,
wore full beard. and so did Presi-
dent Hayes and President Garfield
and President Harrison. President
Arthur also wore partial beard, and
of the nine republicans who have held
the presidency only one of them has
been devoid Of beard. The only
smooth-faced president we have had
Of the republican presidents was Will
liam Mckinley.
So that Charles E. Hughes in wear
ing a full beard is in mighty good re-
publican company, and instead Of be-
ing badge of dishonor 1t is an honor,
even If some rattle-brained people
think otherwise.
Other great men OF our country
have worn full boards, including
James G. Blaine and James Russell
Lowell. So did the rebel generals Lee
and Longstreet. So, hereafter when
someone speaks derisiveiy of the
whiskers of Hughes, just name the
great men who have preceded him as
president, whose names will 60 down
in history for numberless years to
come. FRANK A. AGNEW.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-21
Analyses Electric Light Contract.

Omaha, Oct. Ito the Editor of
The Bee: AS a citizen who has taken
an active part In the efforts put forth
for some time past to secure better
and cheaper electric light, will yuo
allow me to state my position through
wour columns on the action now be-
ing taken to defeat the contract for
street lighting that has been entered
into by the city commissioners and
the Electric Light company?
! am opposing this action because
do not believe it is being done in good
faith as being for the best interests
Of the city and the patrons of cleo
trical energy in that the parties be-
hind the movement have not made
any public statement of their purpose
or attempted to show any irregulari-
ties in the contract, or that the price
to be paid for street lightsHis too high.
The News in recent editorial
stated that the contract was meant
to delay municipal ownership for five
years." but did not show how it would
do so, and has not seen fit to publish
or reply to a letter l addressed to
them last Wednesday taking excep-
lions to this statement, and asking
them to show how 1t would do SO, and
what other Objectionable features
there were in the contract.
Commissioner Butler has stated
that the people of Omaha should
study the contract after they have re-
pealed 1t, and that then they will find
the black heads popping out of the
proverbial woodpile. Why can't we
be shown these things now as well as
to have them pointed out later? The
citizens of Omaha should demand
this information before Joining this
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-21
SEPTEMBER CIRCULATION
A.5O7 Daily-Sunday so, $50

Subscriber leaving the city temporarily
should have The Bee mailed to them. Ad-
drsss will be changed ~ often ~ required.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-10
PURE FOOD AND GOODS.

Representative Howard of Georgia
wants to supplement the good WORK
OF the federal pure food law by a pure
goods law, whose purpose will be to
secure the purchaser against fraud
when buying dry goods, clothing,
shoes and other merchandise which
consumes good share of the Amer
lean household finances. There is
certainly very real need of such leg
islation. The pure food laws, while
not absolutely inviolable, have not
only saved the people of the United
States millions of dollars, but have
proven great power in the protection
of the public from poisonous and
adulterated foods and medicines
Frauds in dry goods, shoes and other
forms of necessary merchandise do not
menace public health, but they cheat
the buyer and work tremendous in
jury to honest business. Paper-soled
shoes, shoddy clothing, near" silks.
rotten hosiery, cheaply made furniture
and a hundred other plausible looking
frauds in family necessities waste the
hard-earned incomes of thousands of
our people.
A goods law would not neces-
sarily work any hardship on those
buyers whose limited means compel
them TO buy cheaper articles. 1t
would simply guarantee. the buyer
that he was getting what he paid for
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-10
ART AND THE MOVIES.

Are Movies Art?7 asks a leading
magazine on its front cover, and, in
side, two writer's discuss the question
from different viewpoints. 1t seems
to us that movies are not yet art But
they have a fair chance of becoming
art if the silly censorship under which
they now operate is relaxed, or, better,
abolished. With the so-called ma
tional board of censorship" there is
small quarrel, because this is a
Frankenstein engineered by the movie
men themselves, and they have only
to say the word to abolish it.
But worse than criminal are the
state and city censorships, under
which some of the best pictures ever
filmed have been kept from many
states and cities and other pictures
have been cut and chopped until there
is little left. Under the unlamented
Funkhouser Chicago refused to per-
nit the screening of Upton Sinclair's
jungle" And many cities have not
yet seen great civil war film-play
that is already so famous it needs no
advertising in this column. Shakes
peare could not have written his
tragedies and comedies under a CEN
sorship; Dickens would have been
damned; Harriet Beecher Stowe would
have been silenced. No great art can
be produced under the club of the
police. Movie censorship does not
prevent the showing of immoral
films, which is the object its propon-
ents assert is accomplished. And
censorship is not needed to prevent
filmed immorality-there are plenty
laws providing punishment for lewd-
ness either in picture or speech. Any
kind Of censorship is un-American
and a peril to free institutions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-10
Mechanical Farming Gains Favor.

Paris.-The movement in favor Of
mechanical farming in France is as
sumlng large proportions. Wherever
trials have been made with traction
plows they have been conclusive. and
cooperative societies of farmers have
been formed TO put them into use. \
great many have been delivered dur
ing the past few months and a great
many more have been ordered.
The General Agricultural society
is making a census of different agri-
cultural regions to determine in what
localities il is possible to secure large
tracts of land which the society will
undertake to pillow in the autumn, also
to ascertain in what localities SufiI-
cient acreage of harvest can he COM
hlned to justify the sending of tTaC-
ton harvesters. The machines that
the society sends for this work il is in
tended to leave in the hands OF the
farmers individually or organized IN
cooperative societies. The prospects
for the development of this kind Of
farming is such that it is proposed 10
organize a school for the training Ct
Tar mtraction drivers. Thus far all
the machines come from the United
States. French industry will probably
De unable to meet any considerable
part OF the demand for a few wears to
come
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-10
STATE OWNED RAILROAD.

In the early days of railroading in
the south the state of Georgia en-
barked in the railroad business and
built the road now known as the West
ern and Atlantic. Operation was
found impracticable and the line was
leased for a LONG period to another
railroad system. That lease has now
expired and the people of George are
considering the problem of how best
to dispose Of their railroad property.
One proposal is to sell the railroad
and use the proceeds. after paying the
states bonded Indebtedness, for vari-
Gus and sundry public purposes. But
this evidently is not meeting with
much favor. The Atlanta Constitu-
ton says in large type that the state
will not sell its railroad; that there is
no more chance Of such a sale than
there is for Georgia to repeal the state
constitution. 1t continues:
The people of Georgia have never
seriously considered the question of so
disp0sing Of it. The question as this
ready settled definitely. so far as this
generation is concerned Georgia owns
the Western and Atlantic railroad,
lock. stock and barrel. and is going
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-10
Roosevelt and Buchanan.

New York World: In his stump
speech before the Methodist Social
Colonel Roosevelt said:
Il have right to speak to you for
peace. | was president seven and one
half years, This nation, during all
that time, never for one moment per
mitted airy power to wrong this coun-
try or to wrong Americans, either in
their person or property, or to make
US recreant to our duty to others. Yet
during those seven and one-half years
not one shot was fred by any man in
American uniform against any foreign
foe, and not one American man, wo-
man or child was slain by representa-
tives of any foreign nation"
Change seven and one-half years.
to -four years" and James Buchanan
could have uttered every word of this
Roosevelt boast by way of exsltine
his own administration above the ad-
minlstration of Abraham Lincoln.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-10
DEMOCRATS AHEAD.

The democratic national committee
has obtained lead in the campaign
preparations, largely because of the
fact that the party leader has already
been chosen, and it is already known
that whatever may be done by the
present managers is almost certain to
be ratified by their successors, named
after the national convention. While
Chairman McCOmbs has announced
that he will retire after the convention
meets, it is recognized that the pres
ident will name his successor, and
those who are now organizing for the
campaign have every assurance that
what they do will receive approval
Rooms have already been engaged
for the democratic national head
quarters in New York. The publicity
work is already under way and the
primaries for campaign work have
been completed.
The republicans are not in such a
fortunate position. They must wait
until the candidate has been named
by their party. While the managers
of the democratic campaign already
know what issues they will put for
ward, the republicans must wait for
the nomination of their candidate, so
that they may know better how to
formulate their claims for preference.
National presidential campaigns.
however, are usually fought and lost
or won in the brief space of four
weeks. October will see both parties
on the firing line, and the issues then
will be crystalized. Once the con-
ventions have met, it is hardly likely
that there will be any heavy firing I'M
til late in September, and the cam
paign will then wage briskly until
election in November.
There will be ample time for the
republicans to organize Once the
nominee has been selected there will
De new spirit and vigor in the party Of
opposition.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-10
IRISH EXECUTIONS,

1t is no exaggeration to say that
shock went around the civilized world
when 1t was learned that Patrick II.
Pearse and the other leaders OF the
Irish revolt had been tried by drum
head court-martial, found guilty and
sentenced in a trice and shot at sun
rise against wall of Dublin castle.
This hasty, ill-considered and IN
statesmanlike act of political ven
geance, is bound to make still more
bitter the relations between England
and Ireland, and to be fruitful source
of trouble in the years to come.
The punishment inflicted upon the
rebel Irish chiefs is IN strong contrast
with the treatment accorded TO Sir Ed
ward Carson, to the South African
commanders, who recently took advan-
tage OF the present world crisis to levy
war on their hereditary foe, and to
Colonel Arthur Lynch, who was caught
red-handed as a rebel in the last Boer
war Carson was out in the open as a
traitor to the constitution, with men,
money and muskets behind him to re-
sist an act OF British parliament-and
as punishment he is made a member
OF the British cabinet. The South AT
rican commanders, after capture or
surrender, were tried and sentenced to
death-and then pardOned. Colonel
Lynch was similarly dealt with, and
he at this moment is member OF the
British house of commons
Observers will not be slow to deduce
the logical conclusion that it makes a
material difference in what part of the
empire you elect to be a traitor to the
British king and constitution. Africa
and Ireland are obviously not in the
same category.
BY putting Pearse and his compan-
ions to death the British government
has insured that these men will go
down in Irish history as martyrs and
heroes. Their enterprise, however
hairbrained it may seem to US at this
diStance-and as to that we must not
forget that we do not yet by any means
know the full facts-WaS no more fool
| hardy than that of Robert Emmett. Yet
EmmetS name stands enshrined in the
hearts of Irishmen the world over as
the type and symbol of all that is pur-
est and fairest and noblest and dearest
in the ideals of Irish nationality. and
after lapse of more than a hundred
years his memory is not only fresh
and green, but is enthusiastically
cherished and revered, and the day on
which he paid the rebels penalty and