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Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-25
Dissertations On Mr.. Brgan

From Omaha the story is solemny sent forth
that Mr.. Bryan, Disguised with the defeat of his
candidacy for delegate to the democratic national
convention and of his candidates for governor
dust of Nebraska from his feet emigrate to North
Carolina, and so 1t is an old yarn. In the
imagination Of his enemies Mr.. Bryan is always
quitting Nebraska leaving the party" He
can't go to Florida, or Texas or anywhere else
without being pursued by the antique myth The
other day he said he was going to try to bring
the democratic party to favor national prohibit
ton. Now many Nebraska democrats believe
he has his eye on the prohibition presidential
Mr.. Bryan has his faults, but it can't be truly
said that he doesn't stick to the democratic party
or that he has been embttered by his political
defeats, whether personal or Of policy. The dem
ocrats Of his own state have to fight him at times
They fought him notably last year. But he loves
to hight and he is parsonage, an institution. He
doesn't lose his hold. He has no nconsiderable
genius for being wrong, some may think but
after all, he is the head Of the democratic family
in Nebraska. The Nebraska democrats may quar-
rel with him, but they won't let anybody else.
Mr.. Bryan has never shown any disposition to
get out of the democratic party. Possibly he may
breed an enormous row in it by trying to force
prohibition upon it, but nobody can doubt the
sincerity Of his opinions, however mistaken. Even
If he were not loyal partisan, he knows the i'm
potence of a national prohibition party. ,
Possibly something quixotc and impossible
in the attempt to impose national prohibition on
the party Of state rights allures Mr. Bryan, whose
"Jeffersonian democracy" is capable Of many
queernesses. The south and the west where he
has been strongest, are reasonably dry already
They are dry, however, for the most part, under
compromises with Satan that permit certain
monthly ration Of mild and strong waters. Will
they accept absolute prohibition by an amend
ment making no concession to the weaker breth-
rem and the stomach's sake? Meanwhile, the
WebbKenyon law, which shuts out of interstate
commerce rum in the original or any other pack
age trying to make its way from non prohibition
to prohibition state. has yet to be passed upon
by the supreme court. If that law happens to
be sustained. it is to be feared that good deal
of quas-dry feeling in the south and west will
evaporate Why doesn't Mr.. Bryan use his
suasive eloquence to make sham prohibition give
way to real prohibition in nomnally dry territory?
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-25
COMPULSORY Arbitration
San Francisco Chronicle

The American Federation of Labor protests
against any law compelling arbitration OF labor
disputes in the transportation service. The rail-
roads insist that the Adamson bill is unconstitu-
tional Representative Adamson warns the train
men that any attempt to strike pending the in
vestigation ordered by congress will be sternly
dealt with by the federal government, and notifies
the railroad managers that there is not the slight
est chance of the law being held unconstitutional
and that if there is any resistance the law will
be made still stronger.
Surely that is pretty mess. A three-cornered
fight is the hardest thing in the world to under
stand, but apparently the meaning Of it is that
the federal government under its constitutional
authority to regulate commerce among the sew
era states" claims the same jurisdiction over the
persons engaged in interstate transportation that
it exercises property dedicated to that serv-
ice. eS =,
1t is claimed that there is no interference with
individual rights. The individual stakeholder
may sell his stock and 60 out Of the business, and
the individual employe may quit. But the service
required by the public must 60 on, and must not
be interfered with by collective action by either
party to dispute.
The right to strike as result of collective
action has been generally conceded, and the right
to use vilonce or intimidation to prevent contin-
uaton of service is not claimed Chairman Adam
son seems to deny even the right to strike 20
those engaged in interstate transportation. He
holds that those in that service must be content
by the result Of arbitration as provided by law, or
quit as individuals.
OF course. this is no new doctrine Such is
the law of Canada and in some states Of Australia,
and perhaps Of the Australian commonwealth.
The position of Chairman Adamson assumes
that i even large numbers of the trainmen should
individually quit work, the service could be con-
tinued by the employment OF new men now un-
employed, or less favorably employed, who would
be ready to take the vacated places
That assumption seems to introduce new
element into the discussion. We have heard a
good deal of the rights OF labor and the rights of
property. We have heard something of the rights
of the people, We have not hitherto heard any
thing of the rights of the unemployed to work if
they can find job. ~
Chairman Adamsons statement of policy as
sumes that if one person leaves job another may
take it. and, having taken it, may hold it and be
protected therein by all the power Of the nation.
That may be only the personal view Of Chair
man Adamson, but presumably it would not be
publicly expressed unless in accord with the
views Of whoever will control the action of con-
gress.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-25
Farmers and Good Roads.

One Of the resolutions passed by the Nebraska
Cooperative Grain and Live Stock association
does not ring true 1t is the one dealing with
good roads, which commits the association to the
perpetuation Of the present system of road
building. The objection raised to the permanent
road is the very one that is most eloquent against
the dirt road, the cost Of maintenance. II dirt
road is maintained in passable condition, it must
be the object Of incessant care. Even then it
is not serviceable in the highest degree. The
farmer is the one who pays the high cost Of bad
roads in Nebraska, as elsewhere. He pays it in
the added price Of Transporting all he sells and
all he buys The first cost Of permanent road
necessarily exceeds that Of dirt road but it
does not require the constant care nor the ex-
cessive repairs, is not subject to destruction by
every rain that falls, and will soon pay for itself
in the saving It makes possible in the cost Of
hauling crops to market Our farmers should
give this question close study before committing
themselves against the demands Of progress.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-25

The latest issue OF the Commoner gives us
Mr.. Bryans Interpretation, rather nterpreta-
tions, of the election which always have more
than passing interest to Nebraskans, and more
than usual interest this time because Of their
seeming contradictions.
In his message of congfatulation to the presi-
dent Mr.. Bryan asserts, The states beyond the
Missouri have rallied to your support and saved
the day." .
In another place he says, 1.-THE election was
won by the west and south without the aid or
consent of the east
Still another signed article he heads, THE
Women Did IT.
Finally he declares, at was the dry states that
furnished most OF the electoral votes" on which
he predicates this ultimatum: THE party is now
free to take up the fight against the saloon--it
must do so unless it is willing to exchange the
support of those who saved it from defeat for
the support of those who in the year OF Our
Lord 1916 would have led it into a slaughter
house" AT whom this scarcely yelled reference
aims everyone is permitted to conjecture.
The only claimants to whom no recognition
is given are the former progressive party-ites
who are ordinarily supposed to have turned over
the two or three really needed pivotal states.
One more peculiar Bryan observation is this
with reference to Mr. Wilson's popular plurality:
"A president could not put much heart into his
work If he knew that plurality Of the voters fav-
ored the election Of another man." What clap
trap! II this be true now, why it not also true
four years ago when the democratic president was
elected without popular plurality? And why a
plurality instead Of majority? Is it because even
with his made-n-the- south popular plurality this
year, the vote for the successful candidate still
falls far short Of majority? Then again, had
Mr.. Bryan succeeded in capturing the electoral
college in any one Of his three lost battles" even
without popular plurality, does anyone doubt
he would have been able to take up the work and
put his whole heart into it!
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-25
People and Events

Eighteen thousand employees Of New York
City, from the street sweepers up to the elective
jobholders, get wage boosts aggregating $l,l47,-
900 a year, effective January !. The manner Of
equazing the split is shown by an increase of
$l2 year in the pay of women janitors and $4,000
in the salary Of the president OF the Board OF
Aldermen.
Madison Square Garden, New York City's
famous auditorium goes under the foreclosure
hammer December 8. to satisfy FIRST mortgage
for 100000 held by the New York Life Insur-
ance company. A second mortgage for $685. 900
is also outstanding. The Garden occupies an
entire block of ground, 1917 by ABS feet and was
opened to the public June 10, 1890. A financial
nemesis pursued the arena from the start.
Capitalizng the lake front as high living
summer resort goes forward by leaps and bounds
at Chicago. Already the northern front is dotted
with towering apartment houses and family
hotels and many more projected. The latest car
avansary will absorb 100000, rise 800 feet in
the air. and accommodate 1000 people. Every
convenience is to be of topnotch quality, including
the rentals. For the tribe Of $4,000 year six
teen or eighteen rooms may be had, with library,
sun parlor drawing rooms etc. with, janitor
service thrown in; meals extra.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-25
Art Tor the People.

Members Of the Omaha Society of Fine Arts
are impatient because its propaganda does not
take hold Of the masses as completely as the pro-
moters would like. In some sense this is due to
misapprehension, which the society is eager to
dspel The show and the lectures are not for
the "high-brows" exclusively, but for ALL One
Of the objects OF the society is to create better
understanding and fuller appreciation Of the art
that is enduring, and that is part Of the better
and fuller life Of the community. 1t is to awaken
among the whole people the desire for the things
that ennobe and endure that the society now
labors. Its message is to everybody, and not to
a selected class. Art for the people has distinct
value, but the people must not be blamed until
aroused from their indifference to art, and brought
to understand the distinction between the per-
mament and valuable and the ephemeral and
worthless.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-25
Embargo On Food Exports

There is no way to prevent agitation OF the
question Of imposing an embargo upon the export
lpf food products or to prevent members of con-
gress from wasting time over such proposal at
the coming short session; but it should be vigor-
ously discountenanced by an enlightened public
opinion. II is unfortunate If there has been
Shortage in the crops OF foodstuffs this wear.
when there is sucha demand for them; but there
is no reason why there should not be a normal
distribution of the supply and the legitimate slim
ILLUS Tor a larger production next year Neither
the Tact that farmers are getting an unusual price
Dor what they have to sell or that the cost to
CONSUMERS is high, should be controlling con-
federation. There is no such prospect Of domestic
want or hardship as to justify government inter
Ference with the course OF trade, the main object
nj which would be to affect conditions for the
tations at war in Europe
N There is one lesson that ought to be taught by
such shortage OF food supplies as there NAV be
Elhere is an intolerable amount OF waste and ex,
fravagance in the consumption of these materials
~ this country, while those warning nations are
put on short allowance which an embargo would
Neriously aggravate. There is no law OF posi-
bility OF law, except that of humanity or morality
70 prevent the waste OF food which prevails
among those who can afford it, to the sacrifice OF
Pie health and comfort of those who cannot afford
u. But there ought to be wholesome sentiment
tpstered by every available agency to counterac,
n, The amount OF wholesome food thrown away
EVERY day at the public hotels and restaurants
And the private kitchens Of the rich, would pre.
Rcnt want throughout the mass of the poorer
Population. There is no compusion that can be
Applied 70 counterfeit this, but great deal could
pc done by voluntary and cooperative effort 4
there were disposition to do ii. The policy
nj government interference would do more harr
than good, while some good may come from Ii,
lesson Of experience
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-25
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beAeD

She-What Is the trouble between Mile
and Arthur? Have they had a new quar-
rel?
He-No The patch came off their old
one.-Judge.
Ethel-Ill never forget the sensation of
my first kiss.
Kitty-Neither shall I. An old gossip
saw Jack kiss me and 1t became the sensa-
ton Of the town.-Boston Transcript. p
Isn't it awful the way prices have gone
up?"
1T surely is. Just think, my husband
will have to work three weeks to get money
enough TO pay for this simple little gown
l have on."-Detroit Free Press
Now" said the statesman, I'D like to
go in for some good constructive legisla-
ton"
Good enough" responded the man from
home. Appropriations TO construct a Gus
tom house, postoffice and a government
navy yard will be about right."-Louisville
CourierJournal.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-25
In Mighty Good Company

Most mistakes leave some compensation
behind them. Mr. Hughes is an eminent law
yer. He is brave, pure, upright man. i He
will stick out his single again, get great
law practice, die rich and leave his fanny at
fluent. That is surely something. Nay, one
thing else; he has escaped the discomforts and
disappointnents Of the "goldarndest," meanest
Office on the face of the globe to man of real
brain and heart to end his days like the Chris
tan and the gentleman that he is. The Cour-
ier-Journal tenders him its sincere congratula-
ton. There are lots Of things in this bleak
world worse than being beaten for president
and historically he is in mighty good company
Henry Wstterson In Louisville Courier-JomnaL)
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-25
SMILING LINES.

Mr. Beats" the grocer said YEARLY, 81
ask you for the last time, will you pay that
500 you owe me?'' '.
For the last timer" Beats replied cheer
fully, I'm glad to hear you say that. old
man. You knew, was getting awfully tired
Of hearing you ask that foolish question:
New York Times
Uncle-,-And what does your young man do
for a living?
Niece-Why. uncle, you can't expect
Jack to do anything for living while we're
CHARACTERIZATION Transcript.
Nell-Here the paper says the military
authorities Of the lighting nations say they
must have more men.
Bele-Now they know how we girls at
the summer hotels feel-Baltimore Ameri-
can.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-25

truck with full equipment of fire fight
ing apparatus, the principal feature of
which is patent extension ladder. The
cost of the truck and ladder is $4,000.
Herman Kountze, receiver for the
South Omaha Land syndicate, made
an application to Judge Dundy for
authority to keep contract made by
the original company to donate lot
in South Omaha to the Methodist
Episcopal church and one to Rev.
John O'Connor, bishop of Omaha.
A reception was given by Mr.. and
Mrs. Hoagland. which was intended
as the contingent party of their
daughter. The Musical Union sup
piled the inspiration while the refresh
ment room was decorated la Japa-
nese.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Powell, with
their four boys, have left for Michi-
gan to spend short time with rela-
tives there.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-25
worthless.

Under the original charters granted railroads
in New Jersey members of the legislature and
certain constitutional officers Of the state are
entitled to free transportation and scores of other
officers squeezed in on the pass system. re.
cent court decision involving pass privilege fol
the governors private secretary draws a formd
able constitutional line, beyond which minor
deadheads may not ride without paying cash
That hits Jersey jobholders in tender spot.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-25
This Day in History.

thhS 10y Al
16S1-First assembly of New Jersey
met at Burlington and organized a
government.
1757-Breslau surrendered by the
Prussians to the Russians.
1758-John Armstrong, secretary
of war during the War of 1872. born
at Carlisle, Pa. Died at Red Hook, N.
Y, April l, 1913.
1783--New York City was evacu-
ated by the British troops.
1812-Ilfinois territorial legislature
convened at Kaskaskia.
1816-The New theater In Philadel-
phia was Illuminated with gas lights,
being the first theater in the country
illuminated in that manner.
1844-Balfes Bohemian Gir% pro-
duced for the first time in America at
the Park theater. New York City.
1S69-Benjamin Fitzpatrick, gov
ernor of Alabama and United States
senator, died at Wetumpka, Ala. Born
in Georgia June 80, 1902.
1S92--Sir John C. Abbott resigned
as premier of Canada, and was sue
ceeded by Sir John Thompson.
1884 statue lof Nathan Hale was
unveiled in New York City.
1899-British under Lord Methuen
defeated the Beers at battle of Gras-
pan. 8
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-25
The Day We Celebrate.

l.. C. Sholes, now in active charge
of the d. v. Sholes Real Estate COM
pany, is 3S years old today. He was
raised and inaugurated In the real es-
tate business right here in Omaha.
Andrew Carnegie, capitalist and
philanthropist, born at Dumfermline,
Scotland, eighty-one years ago today.
Rt. Rev Benjamin Brewster, named
to succeed the late Bishop Goldman Of
the Episcopal diocese Of Maine, born
at New Haven, Conn, fifty-six years
ago today. -
Judge Ben B. Lindsey, author of the
Colorado juvenile court law, born at
jackson, Tenn, .forty-seven years ago
today.
Bliss Perry, noted author and Har-
yard university lecturer, born at Will
Jamestown, Mass, f1fty-six years ago
today "a a'''rtig
Grand Duke Ernest Louis of Hesse,
one Of the allies of the German en-
peror In the war, born forty-eight
years ago today.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-25

Fresh from the western front and overlooking
with wars stressfui scenes, Frederick Palmer, the
veteran correspondent, sees but one chance for
peace before 1920, II Russia can execute grand
coup next summer peace may come in the fall of
1917. Mr. Palmer's prediction agrees in the main
with events and conditions clearly pointing to a
war OF exhaustion.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-25

Every year brings out more clearly the need
Hof readjusting our educational system to physi-
cal demands. The close Of the foot bali season
urgently appeals for season Of repose which
will obvate the shock Of sudden change from
{footwork to headwork
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-25

\ II is announced that Mr.. Bryan will devote
himself exclusively to moral issues and turn his
sback on economic and political problems--always
Aprovidng, however, that no spontaneous popular
uprising forces him to run for president again.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-25

i Let's keep the record straight as we slip
along. Douglas. countys official returns give
Senator Ed Howell the top score, with Repre-
ssentatives Bulla and Schneider second and third,
respectively. The buttcrmilk statesman takes
fourth place by nose
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-25

After all the clatter about the high cost Of
living the remedy eludes professional cooks and
Hood faddists. A club Of New York suffragists
announces the one sure cure for present and
future troubles--votes for women Can you
heat II?
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-25

l Two years is long time, Governor More
HEAD to nurse senatorial ambition. With new
hands at the helm voters are prone to forget
shasbeens.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-25

For a man who has been killed off so man,
times Mr.. Bandit Villa manages pretty well tt
keep his share Of the front page space.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-25

Sir Hiram Maxim does not survive the great
European war, but he lived long enough to have
the deadliness Of his engines Of destruction thor
Roughly demonstrated.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-25

Governor Morehead is to be congratulated on
shaving discovered several things to be thankful
$for despite his impending retirement from the
Executive Office
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-25

\ Mr. Turkey Gobbler this time has the salts
faction of knowing that he comes high before
he is laid low.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-25

(. Since buttermilk banquets are apt to become
1.-The regular thing after next May, 1t is not such
bad idea after all to start them now to get used
Ito them by degrees
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-25

Christmas on the border calls for cheer. Also
Christmas on the borderland OF poverty.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-25

I The president considerably makes it Known
ahead OF Thanksgiving day, that it is to be short
message
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-25
In Omaha Thirty Years Ago.

The elegant new house Of MAIDS loft
on FAirview street was the scene of a
house warming at which a beautiful
knights of Pythias charm was pre-
scented to Mr.. loft by the ladies Of
his store, the presentation speech be-
ing made by III. Shropshire. Among
those present were noticed the follow
ing: w. H. Allen. ]. S. Detwiler. B. l..
Boyles. F. H. Matheson, G. b. Stryker.
J. C. Drexel, ]. 7. Bell, ]. c. Shriver,
]. Hayward, Ben Gallagher, w. w.
Bingham and C. W. Hamilton.
Councilmen Lee, Lowry and Good
rich and Fire Marshal Galligan have
returned from Chicago where they
signed contract for the Preston
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-25

After May the legal industry Of saloon dam
age suits also goes into involuntary bankruptcy
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-25
OCTOBER CIRCULATION
53,SlS Daily-Sunday so, 252

Subscribers leaving the city temporarily
should have The Bee mailed to them. Ad-
dres. will be changed As often a. required.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-25
Timely Jottines and Reminders.

New York today will hold-its Gus
tomary observance of, Evacuation day,
the anniversary Of the departure of
the British troops from the city at the
Nend Of the Revolution.
Mr.. and Mrs, ]. G. West Of River
Falls, Wis, have. invited the entire
town to attend a dinner at the Metho-
dist church tonight in celebration of
their golden wedding anniversary.
A celebration In honor of the golden
jubilee of the Church of st. Ignatius
Loyola, in New York City, will be
opened Sunday morning with solemn
pontifical mass at which the celebrant
will be the Most Rev. John Bonzano,
the apostolic delegate at Washington.
Friends OF Justice Louis d. Bran
deis of the supreme court of the
United States who have been associa-
ted with him in the management of
Jewish charities are planning to make
him a substantial financial present at
a gathering to be held in New York
City Sunday afternoon in commemor-
alton of, his sixtieth birthday.
The foot ball season of 1916 will
reach its climax today in the annual
Army-Navy game at New York CITY
to be attended by the president and
other notables. and which will share
the attention Of lovers of the sport
with the annual Harvard Yale contest,
to be played this afternoon in the
great Yale bowl at New Haven. In
the west the interest will center on
the game at Columbus between North
western university and Ohio State
university, which will decide the west
ern conference championship.
Storyette Of the Day.
"Gabe," said the lawyer to the
amazed negro witness. who had been
listening to a heated discussion as to
the admissibility of certain testimony,
you have followed carefully this in
tricate discussion, touching on the
various aspects Of medical jurispru-
dence involved in the issues we have
before US for adjudication; and in
view of that now desire to know the
theory advanced by my learned
brother"
The witness cast a triumphant side
glance at his own attorney. Then he
pulled out his lips and his chest.
Most doubtless, he answered.
Everybody's Magazine,