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Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-22

A federal court holds that states controlling
headwaters Of interstate streams cannot rob ad-
joining states Of their rights to some Of the flow.
ing fluid. The ruling safeguards Nebraska to
some degree against the hardships Of the coming
drouth, and constitutes notably prompt re-
sponse to President Wilson's appeal for "justice
with heart IN Il"
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-22

Omaha, Nov. 20.-To the Editor of
The Bee: Imagine my surprise. and
as we'll other socialists, to read in
The Bee President Wilson, in his ad-
dress to the visiting American Fed
GRAFTON Of Labor delegates, and
amongst whom was Samuel Gompers,
acknowledged the class struggle with
its various class distinctions. Sam
uel Gompers has repeatedly denied
the existence of classes and of the
class struggle and so has democratic
as well as republican papers. He
wants to abolish class lines, struggles,
etc, and establish social and economic
Justice among the American people
a very laudable idea-but he does not
know how to accomplish it, or at least
he offers no remedy. which causes
thinking people to question his sin
cerity. and I for one do question the
sincerity of any capitalist politician
who has nothing but well sounding
and meaningless phrases and plati-
tudes to offer in lieu Of actions.
Glasses have always existed and the
class struggle has continued and
will continue as long as one
man, or group of men, own the tools
which another has to use by which
he lives, and until rent, interest and
profit is abolished. In no other way
can 1t be done. No politician, nor set
of politicians. can free the worker
from wage slavery. The worker must
do it himself. Education and organi-
zation is the hope Of the working
class. "a-
The socialist party feels proud, how
ever. that a capitalist president has
confounded the enemies of the work
ing class, who have denied the class
struggle, even though it was done
through ignorance of its consequence.
JESSE T. BRILLHART,
1882 South Twenty-first Street.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-22
One Year Ago Today in the War.

French and British pressed Turks
on GaIlipoli with heavy bombardment
and bomb attacks.
Berlin reported further gains for
the Teutonic armies in Serbia and
capture of $500 men.
Another British submarine flotilla,
estimated at ten to twenty-five ves-
sells. reported as forcing the entrance
to he Baltic.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-22

The land and horse race crooks who pleaded
guilty to the charge Of swindlng rich farmers
in Iowa, no doubt faced the penalties Of the
crime with smiling resignation. The presence of
seventeen attorneys, alr dolled up and nothing
to do, furnished just enough pathos to moderate
the humor tendencies OF the crooks.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-22

The culinary genius who complies break
fast Of four pancakes, with bacon and eggs to
match for 1928 cents comes fairly close to de-
fningI one vital section Of the American standard
Of living. Economy is restricted to nonessentials
which, in reality obstruct the inward joy radiatcd
By the festai combination
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-22

Belated returns show the defeat Of the South
Dakota primary law requiring presidential candi-
dates to debate in the state. Unless future can
didates voluntarily do turn on the stump South
Dakotans must accept the interpretations Of local
vocalsts or march to the polls with souls bereft
Of uplifting music.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-22

Buncombe county, North Carolina. upset G.
o. p expectations in the Tenth congressional
district and turned what seemed sure thing into
defeat The case is not exceptional, however.
Buncombe infected the south and west and laid
the mighty low.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-22
5e8eesdA
s&MSBoaff
Folks Can Save If They Try.

Omaha, Nov. 21.-To the Editor of
The Bee: A few days ago l read in
the columns eof your paper letter
signed by A. B. Mickle, and since
then a number of answers from va
rious subscribers.
Personally l regard said A. r.
Mickle as a first-class joker, and he
must certainly have many a laugh
when reading his answers. However,
his statement about being boss of
the house and doing the buying might
not be bad idea in some homes but
in the majority, thank goodness, it
isn't necessary.
l do most of the buying in my
home, not from necessity nor that /
am boss, as there is no boss 1--WE are
all partners), but because / work
downtown and can buy there as come
home from work to better advantage
than ! can in the smaller stores near
home.
I also buy in large quantities such
staples as sugar. potatoes, -four,
canned goods, ETC.; also fuel in the
fall when such things are more rea-
sonable than in small quantities later
in the winter, and find it possible to
live quite good on $12 week, and
there are five in my family.
earn $21 a week and have not
lost an hour for over three years ex-
cept on account of legal holidays. Next
spring / hope to buy a home of my
own, paying the savings ! now have
In the bank and going in debt for the
balance. / hope to have a garden
and few chickens to help keep down
the high cost of living, and while 1
don't believe any one could live as
Mickle claims to, do think the aver
age workman could live decently and
also lay by a little for rainy day
If they really tried. d. THOMAS.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-22

II the Hon. Jerry Howard stops the nepo-
tism graft, his top-notch vote on the legislative
ticket viii be fully vindicated.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-22

Probers Of the high cost Of living should not
overlook the operations Of the sauer kraut barons
The reported shortage in the cabbage crop also
threatens the tobacco market with rise.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-22

Besides other reasons urging quiet inaugu
ration on March 4, the crop Of congressional lam
ducks pleads against the humiliation Of ragtime
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-22

Making Omaha the entrepot for Wyoming OF
would match what was done for this city b,
establishing the meat-packing industry here.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-22

The failure Of the Ex-Presidents' club to in
crease its membership during the year is not due
to lack Of zeal and enterprise on the part of the
membership.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-22

Stili that circuit court Of appeals salary is
not apt to Be allowed to go to waste as long as
did our federal district judgeshp salary.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-22

The government no doubt will manufacture
the necessary gas for the new balloon school.
Fears Of poaching on the gas preserves Of ball
looming prices may be banished at once.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-22
IODAY-
Thought Nugget for the Day.

Show me man who makes no mis-
takes, and will show you a man who
doesn't do things-Theodore Roose-
welt.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-22

Let street corner orators crate wherever and
whenever they please It is up to them to de-
vclop enough heat as we'll as light to hold an
audience in this chill atmosphere.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-22

Experience has shown Omaha's water board
to be purely ornamental luxury The general
manager could run the plant just as well without
the aid or consent off any other water boarder.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-22
In Omaha Thirty Years Ago.

Mr.. C. II. Cowing, who designed
the system Of waterworks. at the South
Omaha stock yards. has completed
the work and it has proven entirely
satisfactory and been accepted by the
stock yards company.
Albert s. Ritchie and Charles F.
Kaempfer, two enterprsing young
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-22

Only eight more days of foot ball. Do you
roofing early.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-22

Still the Mexican delegates may be pardoned
for prolonging their hospitable stay at Atlantic
City.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-22

But has not woman always led mere man in
flying high3
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-22

Boost for Omaha and keep right on boosting
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-22

Omaha, Nov. 21.-To the Editor of
The Bee: Herewith few lines on
a pertinent topic:
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-22

Subseribers leaving the city temporarily
should have The Bee mailed to them. Ad-
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-22

A capitalist who has just returned from the
Wyoming oil fields says to the Boston News
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-01-15

Question and Answer" depart
ment are received. Many of them
contain matter which we would
like to use but which, unless we
can verify the contents from other
sources OF information, we are
obliged to consign to the waste
basket. This will account for the
fact that many.contrihutions sent
in by subscribers and others, but
which do not bear the name and
address of the sender, not for pub
LEGATION, but as a guarantee OF
good faith, do not appear in these
pages and receive no acknowledge
ment whatsoever. Occasionally a
page of, really interesting ques-
tions regarding the teaching of
the Church is received but with
out the name of the sender and
these, likewise, meet the fate of
all anonymous letters. If those
who write us on any subject
would bear this in mind it would
save them weary days of waiting
for an answer that never reaches
them.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-01-15
ECONOMIC WASTE.

If the licensed liquor traffic has
nothing else to condemn it, the eco
nomic waste and destruction which it
entails would be ample. Every dol
lar invested in its manufacture is u
constant menace to every legitimate
manufacturing enterprise; every dol
lar spent for intoxicants is worse than
wasted. The drink bill Of the United
States is staggering. The best and
most reliable estimates now place the
drink bill of America at $2,500000, 900
per year. That would dig six Panama
Canals each year. 1t is more than
three times the entire amount spent
on education in the United States
and double the amount expended in
the maintenance of the Federal Gov
eminent. 1t is $25 for each man,
woman and child in the United States.
Not only is this enormous amount of
money wasted, but it is so wasted as
to reduce the productive power OF
every man who spends any part of it,
and thus reduces the productiveness
and prosperity Of the American peo-
PIE az Whoie. Home and STATE
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-01-15
TACTICS OF SOCIALISTS.

Mayor Lunn Of Schenectady, N.
Y, the only Socialist mayor of
any city of considerable size in
the United States, is at outs with
the members aof the Socialist
party He took office two weeks
ago and already threats have been
made to expel him from the fold
because of his failure to consult
the members of the Socialist
party regarding his appointments
and to place his brother Socialists
in positions within his gift. He
was given an opportunity to ex-
plain his conduct at a meeting this
week, the outcome of which has
not yet beenlmade public.
These are the men and this is
the party that would usher in a
new era in the country's history
by putting into operation the
+tenets of Socialism. The So
ciahsts would introduce their
peculiar ideas into politics, bust
ness and society, and in the carry
ing out their plans, what is tax
ing place in Schenectady would
occur wherever they had control.
Party lines would be SO closely
drawn that none but Socialists
would be eligible to public office
or would have a voice in public
affairs, no matter how poorly
qualified they might be by educa-
ton and previous experience.
In the industrial world, the
Socialists are recognized as trou-
BILE makers. They are continually
at war with capital and all that
it stands for. They are endeayor-
ing to secure control Of the labor
unions and are ever on the alert
to foment illegitimate discomfort
among the working people. In the
carrying out Of their projects
they do not hesitate to employ
unlawful means to attain their
ends, as the activities of the /.
w. VS. clearly show.
Until Socialists change their
tactics and that will come only
when Socialism is dead and buried
they will never be regarded by
the right-thinking citizens Of this
country in any other light than as
the avowed enemies of the best
interests Of the Republic.
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national organization made up OF
Catholics of all nationalities,
would be doing 4 good turn to
their fellow citizens by making
Mr.. Cochran their spokesman in
a matter of such Importance at
the present time.
In view of this preliminary an
nouncement, we were not pre-
pared for the kind of a lecture
given by Mr.. Cochran in Chicago.
We have no reason to think that
he did not observe the strictest
neutrality in his address. In fact,
he stated at the outset that he
would consider conditions which
vitality affect the whole fabric of
civilization from the standpoint
of not merely America first, but
of America only His address
us, as one would naturally expect
from man of his ability and
Reputation, forceful presenta-
tion Of the subject from his point
of view and couched in eloquent
language. But it is not the sub
ject on which he was advertised
to speak. Did he, as the saying
is, "put one over" on the Knights /?
Whether the misunderstanding re-
garding the subject of his lecture
is to be attributed to Mr.. Cochran
or to those who engaged him, we
do not know. At any rate, he will
deliver no more lectures Of this
kind under the sponsorship of the
knights Of Columbus. They can
not afford to be placed in a false
light before the American public,
as they would inevitably be were
Mr.. Cochran given free scope in
this matter. tits all very we'll to
speak of peace among the warning
nations, but at the present time
there is nothing to indicate that
there will be a cessation Of hostili-
tiles in the near future. Under the
circumstances it is a pity to waste
the time and energy Of such a
noted publicist and endanger the
future OF an organization capable
of doing untold good, unless com
promised by injudicious friends.
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And now / tell what was best and

And now / tell what was best and
hottest in Richard Scannell, what
counts today in his favor before the
supreme tribunal, az nothing else oil
itself could count: he loved and
served his Cod The law of God was
his first law: his duty to God was his
first duty other laws bound him,
other duties appealed to him, because
they sprung from Gods law, from duty
to God. BY our manner Of obedience
to God, we are judged for eternity:
therein, for all men, is the Zone thing
necessary salvation in the bosom
of the eternal God. Bishop Scannell
was a pious and holy man irreproach-
able in all his ways, devout towards
God and the things of God, loving God
with his whole heart, sedulous in Sc
curing to himself the graces of re-
ligion. This is why, a scene of sad
ness, which is that of death, to those
who know the true realities, becomes
a scene of joyousness. The just
shall live for ever more, and their re-
ward Is with the Lord
The Diocese Of Omaha has been
blest in its bishops. / repeat with
reverence their namesAO German,
O'Connor, Scannell-each one worthy
of the others, each one deserving high
place in the story of the hierarchy of
America. This, largely, is why the
Diocese of Omaha is today so pros
porous in good and holy things, so
full of promise for even better things
in coming years. Richard Scannell,
ascend to Heaven, to tell your prede-
cessors in the Diocese of Omaha, of
the fruits of their labors, of your own
labors in preserving those fruits and
Frightening them into richer and more
gladstone hue. Together with them,
pray for Gods continued smiles upon
the Diocese of Omaha.
Friend and bishop, our prayers go
up to Almighty God for the repose of
your immortal soul. In turn, pray for
us. God be with you, Bishop Scannell
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-01-15
DOMAIN OF TEMPERANCE
ALCOHOLIC INSANITY.

Dir. Adolph Meyer. a member Of the
staff of Johns Hopkins Hospital, pub
fishes an article in the September
Survey, entitled organizing the Com
munity for the Protection of It's Mem
tai Life" He says:
TT is important that the public
should know that the frequency OF
mental disorders due to alcohol, diff
fers very much in different national
tiles and different strata of the popu-
lation. In the much maligned state OF
Maine, there is absolutely no doubt
that alcoholic insanity is relatively
much less frequent than in any other
state that know of; and when we
study the nationalities of any one com.
munity as | did in Massachusetts and
as DIR. George III. Kirby did for New
York, we find that those nationalities
that indulge largely in the social hab-
it's of alcoholism or in ordinary use of
alcohol, recruit the largest numbers
of cases of alcoholic insanity in our
hospitals. The percentage varies
from less than one per cent to thirty
nine per cent of all the admissions
from the various nationalities.
Alcoholic insanity is very rare
among the Hebrews. who for reasons
worth studying, furnish a model stand
ard; it is most frequent in national
tiles accustomed to strong liquors.
There is an average of about POPS per
cent Of alcoholic insanity among the
male admissions in wine and beer
drinking communities.
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HREwERlEs AND NEW BUSINESS.

A dispatch from Wheeling, w. va,
recently said:
The West Virginia breweries have
been very successful in landing on
their commercial feet all right since
prohibition went into effect in this
state.
All Of them have been turned into
useful enterprises, and are for the
most part employing more men and
paying more wages than they ever
did as breweries.
The Reymann brewery property,
the largest brewing plant in the state,
has been remodeled, enlarged and il
now the home OF the Paul b, Rey-
mann Company, one Of the biggest
meat-packing concerns in the Ohio
valley.
The Uneeda brewery has been
taken over by the Farmers and Con-
sumers' Dairy Company, and will be
the largest milk products concern i'm
the state.
The Benwood brewery is being con-
verified into a big chemical and soap
factory.
The Fairmount brewery has been
turned into big ice and milk prod
ucts plant.
The Huntington brewery ~ being
converted into d meatpacking plant.
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ABsOLUTION IN THE TRENCHES
AN IMPRESSIVE SCENE WHEN
SOLDIERS ARE UNDER FIRE
CONDITIONS FOR VALIDITY.

A collective absolution given by a
priest-soldier is always a moving
sight, says a writer in the Dublin
Review He goes on co give a
stirring picture which illustrates the
devotion Of the clergy to their com
rades in arms. 1t will be understood
that there are many priests fighting
in the ranks of the French army, and
they frequently give collective abso
luton without previous confession.
''The regiment was in the trenches
and under heavy fire." saws the writer
in the Review" Suddenly a priest
from the Basque country, a corporal
leaped upon the bank exposed to al
the enemy's fire. They cried to him to
come down, but he commanded silence
with gesture.
Many of you, he said, will never
come back. | am going to give you
absolution.
He knelt down, his whole body ex-
posed to the enemy. Every head in
the trench was uncovered. With a
voice that trembled a little he said
the Confiteor. A bullet whistled past
his ear; he. faltered little, but soon
recovered himself, and finished stead
lily. Then he gave the absolution, and
added:
For your penance you will say
with me three Our Fathers
Calmly, and with joined hands, he
went through the prayers, still kneel-
ing there, while the others repeated
them with him. Then he dropped
back into the trench, quickly enough
this time, and, the danger once over,
began to laugh. Among his hearers
there were several who felt more in
clined to cry
Conditions for validity in the case
of collective absolution, it may be
here explained, are contrition for sin
and an intention to confess in the
proper form when the opportunity
offers.
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SOME ONE BLUNDERED.

We have received copy of the
address delivered by the Hon. w.
Bonrke Cochran of New York at
the Coliseum, Chicago, on Novem-
Der 20, before an audience of fiji
teen thousand persons and under
the auspices of the knights of Co
lumbus of that city,
The lecture deals with the
world-war and the catastrophe il
portends to all nations. Accord
ing to Mr.. Cochran, the moral
forces of Christendom evoked by
Pope Benedict XIV, are strong
enough to end this devastating
conflict and they can be set in
motion and made effective by
President Wilson.
When it was announced some
months ago that Mr.. Cochran
would give a lecture under the
auspices Of the Knights Of Column
bus in the principal cities of the
country it was publicly stated thai
this lecture would be a Plea fol-
Peace" among the various de-
nominations that go to make uI
the religious ensemble of this ma
ton. He was heralded as the I'M
official spokesman of the Commit
| tee on Religious Prejudices who
would point out to his auditors In
forcible language, but without
rancors the distinctively un
American character Of sectariaT
prejudice against Catholics which
has done so much harm in certain
quarters during the past few
years. Tt was felt that Mr.. Cock.
rams reputation as an orator an6
his well-known ability to place
this delicate question In its true
light before the fair-minded ane
intelligent citizens Of this country
would guarantee large audiences
composed of people of all shades
of religious belief and that those
who heard him would be con
WINGED that there was no founda
ton for the charge so often made
that the Catholic Church was
seeking political domination II
this country and that loyal Cath
olics can not be patriotic citi
zens. IT was felt, likewise, thaf
1.-THE Knights Of Columbus, being /
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A CONCRETE INSTANCE.

George Wilkins belonged to a family
among whom alcohol was practically
unused. A glass of mild beer once a
day, a glass of wine three times a
year on q birthday or so, brandy kept
in the cupboard for an emergency, and
used perhaps twice a year, that was
all. At the age of twenty-six George
took commercial appointment in In
dia and adopted the Indian custom Of
two small pegs a day" Ii seemed
to suit him all round, and he kept it
up. Gradually his health declined,
''hopelessly unfit, and yet there seems
to be nothing the matter with him. !"
Changes Of air and periodical rests did
something, but the flabbiness contin-
ued and became chronic. Happening
to get into the hands of a specialist,
the question of alcohol poisoning was
preached.
George Wilkins stopped his two-pegs-
a-day. There was no immediate,
miraculous" cure. but after a few
days he came to the conclusion that
somehow or other he felt himself
more of man. fresher in mind and
brisker in mind, with more of will
power about him. He continued the
experiment. The improvement was
unmistakable. Having no inherited
propensity to drink and no real liking
for it, it was easy to abstain. But just
now and then, purely by way of ex-
pertinent, he would resume his two
pegs day and watch the result. The
effect was obtrusive. On each occa-
sion and Immediately the old symp-
toms returned; the old sense of de-
preston and effort and of degeneracy,
from which he had for several months
been free, and this state continued
for twenty-four hours till the dose had
got out of his system. The same eX-
pertinent, repeated several times dur
ing the course Of year, confirmed
experience SO markedly as to leave no
room for doubt. George Wilkins be-
came firm believer in the alcoholic
poisoning theory, and has lived up to
it and reaped benefit from his convic-
ton ever since.
Catholic Examiner. Bombay.