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Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-18
People and Events

The late Congressman Sulloway of New Hamp-
shire was known at home as THE tall pine OF the
Merrmack." He stood seven feet on shoe leather
and easily looked down on every other member
Of the house.
After much enlightening experience in speed
mania Gotham magistrate announces that here
after, in cases OF speed law violations, he will
hold the employer who orders the speed as well
as the chauffeur. That smacks Of justice with the
bark on.
slope God may strike me dead il took tr'
exclaimed Lee Million in store at Wade's Mill,
KY, protesting his innocence of the charge Of
taking ring from mislaid purse. The sheriff
drew the ring from Millions pocket and Million
dropped dead.
indianapolis authorities have put their collec-
tive foot down on the shameless industry of
marrying squires. The latter employ runners who
haunt the county buildings and use foot ball tao
tics to secure customers for their bosses. Here
after all applicants for marriages will not be
molested by solicitors.
Job holders in the state of Utah are shedding
tears as brny as the neighboring pond. Joyrid-
ing on railroads is banished by law. Where Off
GERS travel public business the state foots the
bill. Otherwise the official puts up hard cash
and gets no drawback. Truly the pinching ten
denotes of modern reform make for tears,
screams and sore spots.
Automobile owners in Illinois, through repre-
Sentatives at the state capital have agreed to pay
the interest and principal Of 100000 bond is
sue for good roads by increased license fees. The
plan outlined increases license fees so per cent
when embodied in law, and another SO per cent
increase on January |, 1920. Auto men came
across when they found that Governor Lowden
would not support bill placing the bond burden
on the state at large.
Patsy Cahill of Wheeling, W. Va, has great
hobby. Retiring from active life some twenty
FIVE years ago he devoted himself to the CHEEKY
task of attending funerals averaging at least one
day and running up a score OF 1000 funerals.
Patsy has sufficient funds to enjoy himself in his
own way, and his melancholy good will does
impose the obligation of neghborly reciprocity
However, the Wheeling funeral fan anticipates
bunch Of glad hands on the other shore.
That section Of New York City locally known
as Greenwich village, whittier drift the dcvotees
of Bohemia" received shock which impers
its simple life. The city tenement commission
plans to clean up and renovate the rookeries Of
the village and Danish gas jet cooking from
tinderboxes and tumbledowns. The locality is
not visible on tourist maps, but explorers have
been able to spot it by the pungent odors Of
onions and garlic.
A few years ago collegians gave vent to con-
siderable wrath because it was alleged the board
Of trustees muzzled Prof. Scott Nearing and
"strangled liberty of speech in its sanctuary"
Prof, Nearing shifted his educational activities
to the University of Toledo and is in trouble
once more for talking too much. A mass meeting
of citizens recently denounced him for pro-
German attack on President Wilson and pro-
yoked his resignation from the university.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-18
Possible Humor Of the War.

II the world war may be said to have any
thing Of humor connected with it, the situation
OF German consul, expelled from Manila after
relations between the United States and Germany
were broken, may be said to afford the joke.
Refused safe conduct by Japan, he was sent on
to Honolulu, where he could not be received be-
cause it is a United States port. He was trans
ferred to vessel bound for Hong Kong but will
arrive there to find that China. too has broken
with Germany. He will then have the privilege
OF jumping overheard, unless some kindly nation
takes compassion on him and offers him refuge
The incident is not especially an evidence of
peace on earth, but il aptly illustrates how COM
pletely isolated the Teutonic powers of Europe
have become in their relations with the external
world. Perhaps never before in history has war
had the effect of SO entirely closing hospitable
country
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-18
AROUND THE CITIES.

Wichita, Kan, has adopted the city man
ager plan by decisive vote.
St. Joes school expenses for the calendar
year are estimated at s4l2,350, an increase
of $4,000 over last year.
Philadelphia plans to spend 100000 il
street paving this year. Some permanent
country roads are included in the huge i'm
proyement plan.
Official reports show that Greater New
York has 1e2,520 registered auto owners
Their contributions to the state treasury in
1916 amounted to s957.oOo.
Chicago figures that the, boost in steam
coal prices for 1917 will cost the city treas
ury an extra 5000. Bids for this years
supply average 1912 a ton, or 81 a ton
higher than last year.
St. Joe DEGREES that auto owners must
dim their headlight glims. Four candle
power is the limit of light for auto night
lamps under a new ordinance. Failure to
heed the law costs from $40 to $50.
Kansas City. NO., opens with big noise
a campaign for the adoption Of the newly
drafted city charter, which embodies the
manager system of municipal government.
Nightly meetings are planned by supporters
Tor educational purposes opponents have
not yet shown their hands.
With an expenditure Of only SIS for tele-
grams to outside sources Of supply the food
commissioner claims to have busted the
food corner in New York City. Official
s. o. s. calls opened up new sources Of sup
ply and such rush of spuds, onions and
eggs came to market that the combine was
swamped and consumers relieved from the
holdup.
St. Louis wallows in gloom once more.
The joy occasioned by the completion of the
municipal bridge vanished with the refusal
OF Billy Sunday to come across and save
EN-. Bill had booked the city for February
"a, 1918. but the date is cancelled. The
worst of the throwdown is that Chicago is
assured an early crop Of celestial wings.
Topeka. Kan. has warm municipal cam
paign on tap. with four aspirants for mayor
in the race. which closes April 8. Mayor
House is out for reelection solely on his
record as an official. With terseness of a
promoted newspaper man, Mr.. House points
to his success in making cleaner city
morally, materially and physically, and freer
of crime than any city Of its size in the
country.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-18
The Golden Era of,Farmers.

The British government takes time by tho
forelock in seeking control Of the food crop sur
plus Of the colonies. Negotiations are in an ad-
yanced stage for the entire surplus 1917 wheat
crop Of middle Canada at prices ranging from
Sl.2s to $l75 bushel, according to grade, deliv-
cred at railroad elevators. Pledges of like char.
acter with fixed prices for three years have been
made to farmers and gardeners of the United
Kingdom and ireland to stimulate agricultural
energies and promote intensive cultivation. More
,ver, energetic efforts are put forward to induce
cultivation of estates hitherto comparatively idle
and thus increase the productive resources OF the
country to meet the tremendous drain on food
reserves occasioned BY the war.
To the farmers of the United States the action
Of the foremost food importing nation Of the
world carries message. freighted with import
ancc. II means an active world market for all
the food supplies that can be raised and prices
commensurate with the energy put forth. This
Is as good as guaranteed by conditions in the
warning countries The cutivable area of France
Is reduced one-fourth. Belgium. Poland Galicia
and Roumania, extensive producers Of food in
normal times, are ravaged by armies and not
likely to do more than support their diminished
population. Equally potential in making for short
crops Is the shortage of labor in all Europe In
one way or another every male between the ages
Of rs and S. is engaged in war activities, leaving
only the women, old men and children to sow,
cultivate and harvest crop. In these circum-
stances even with favorable weather conditions,
normal crop Is not humanity possible
Here, then, is the opportunity knocking at
the doors Of the new world granaries. Not in a
quarter of a century has brighter prospect sp-
pealed to the energy and enterprise Of American
farmers and insured greater returns, not alone
this year, but IN the coming years Of peace until
ne slow processes Of readjustment restore the
aormal equilibrium Of the worlds food staples.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-18
Make an End Of the Strike Menace.

One almost inevitable outcome OF the present
railroad crisis will be law that will forever do
away with the, menace OF strike of all the rail-
way brotherhoods at once. This legislation will
be forced because OF the great third party to all
strikes The public interest requires the continuous
operation Of the transportation lines OF the coun-
try. Too much depends on uninterrupted service to
permit it to remain longer at the pleasure OF or
ganized groups, either OF managers or men. II the
managers were to threaten tieup of the railroads,
pending concession from the men, they would
jeopardize the rights and privileges Of their cor
porations. 1t is because the brothcrhoods are
under no such restraint that only their moral
obligation can be appealed to to discharge the
duty they owe the public.
The people are interested in seeing that fair
wages and reasonable working conditions are
given to all wage earners. 1t is automatic almost
that strikes are determined by public sympathy.
This explains the general amazement caused by
the attitude of the brotherhood leaders, when
they refuse to wait until the court can determine
the validity Of the law on whose operation they
insist and also decline to accept any form OF pro-
cedure that might establish what is just and
worthy in their demands. The cause of organ
lied labor cannot prosper when such hgh-handed
and arbitrary methods prevail in its councils.
Congress had four months in which to enact
law that would remove this threat, but failed to
act. The Adamson law was passed in less than a
week. Organized labor has strenuously opposed
compulsory arbitration, but the course Of the
brotherhood in the present crisis has given the
advocates of compulsory arbitration the most
potent of all weapons in its behalf the support Of
public opinion. Whatever of undue advantage, if
any, the trainmen may gain will be but tempo
rary in the readjustment that must come for the
protection OF the public
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-18
DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIES.

Lawyer Az always said that Bowers was
the meanest man alive. and now he's gone
and proved 1t.
Lawyer BLOW is that?|
Lawyer A-He's given away all his prop
erty so there won't be thing left to fight
over.-Boston Transcript.
Putting on ones oyercoat is sometimes so
much Of an effort that one Is disposed to
agree with the old negro who said:
Z "Fust yo puts In one ahm, den you puts
In de uddah ahm. an den yo' GIBBS a gen-ral
couwulsion. New York Times
Pa--At last I've found a way to make
that young scamp Of ours stop winking his
eyes
Ma--Really? .,..
Pa-Yes: i'll show him tho article In this
science magazine where II says that every
time we wink we give the eyes BATH
Buffalo Express.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-18
MOTHER.

The things I understand In you
Seem more than human love;
IT'S more like sacred music sent,
On wings from heav'n above.
In memory's gallery today
No likeness holds place
That's half so sweet or half SO fair
As the image Of thy face.
A pair Of laughing eyes meet mine
Whenever you do speak;
And roses seem to bloom there, too,
Upon thy blessed cheek.
Your disposition to mine eye
Shows beauty all unguessed,
Like sunshine in a cloudless sky,
Which by our God is blest. --.
You've ever seemed to mother all
With a heart so fond and true;
Your arms just seem to reach right out
To draw me close to you
Long years may pass and time may leave
Its impress on thy face;
Stli In my heart, dear mother mine,
There's none to take thy place.
Omaha. LEONARD L. KELLY.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-18
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"My doctor scared me the other day.
Said was threatened with brain fever"
"Oh, don't let anyone frighten you with
flattery. that way."-Brownings Magazine.
"This prohibition wave seems to be sweep
ing everything before It,"
That's so; even the British tanks on the
front seem to be falling by the wayside.'-
Baltimore American.
"Young man, you don't appear to know
on which side your bread is buttered.,"
IT can't see that I'm to blame for that
Amy butter on my bread has been spread
out mighty charlottesville Courier
Journal
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-18
One Year Ago To-day in the War

Dutch liner Palembang torpedoed
in North Sea.
French destroyer Renaudin sunk by
submarine in Adriatic.
Russians stopped German assaults
in lake region near Dyinsk.
Germans attacked west of Vaux, but
failed to reach French trenches.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-18

At the outset Of the revolutionary game at
Pctrograd the Overseas News agency played up
the news in the usual CHEEKY fashion. The Central
Powers appeared to have made hit good for
a home run. The sudden subsistence of the official
news vendor suggests that the runner has not
yet scored on the hit
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-18
In Omaha Thirty Years Ago.

The architect Of the New York Life
building is in the city with plans for
the erection of ten-story brick and
stone building building on the corner
of Seventeenth and Farnam, to be
used for the local offices of the New
York Life Insurance company as well
as general office purposes.
Fl. A. Penrose and George Hoag-
land have returned from short hunt
ing trip with sixty ducks, forty of
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-18

If the men who made the FIRST moves that
precipitated the great European war could have
foreseen, it would doubtless have been different
Their purpose was to strengthen royaty-not to
weaken it.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-18

The sudden adjournment OF the special ses-
sion OF the senate leaves the Colombian pact up
the air. A new alignment is necessary to lift
he lid off the pot OF $25,000000.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-18
[ TODNY-
Health Hint for the Day.

For dubbed nails and fingers a doc
tor should be consulted because these
are almost invariably due to chronic
disease of the heart and lungs.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-18

few spectacular vetoes by Governor Neville
would let people know he is on the job. How
can he hope to sustain the claim Of making
good without breaking into print now and then?
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-18

Think moment what complete stoppage
Of railroad traffic would mean. Then boost for
good roads as offering an alternative in such
an emergency
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-18

Confident predictions came out Of Washington
ten days ago that Villa was down and out and no
longer factor in Mexican affairs. The defeat
Of the Carranza forces at Parral indicates that
the peonsdol is still in the fighting ring and going
strong
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-18

Events have been moving so rapidly in Russia
that il is impossible to keep pace with them.
That explains why the survey made for one ed-
ton Of newspaper is out Of killer almost before
he paper is off the press.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-18

Prayers for harmony at the state house, judg-
ing by local experience, ought to be efficient in
persuading the thermometers TO "come across"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-18

II is easy to enter vacant-iot gardening con.
test but not SO easy to finish Perseverance and
. persistence alone pluck the potatoes.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-18

A referendum is superfluous. March wins by
reclamation the top percentage in the mean tenn.
perature column.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-18

Another sign Of the superiority Of the Unite'
States is that we allow Our cabinet ministers t.
resign instead Of putting them in Jail.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-18

Yes, and there are other thrones whose occu-
pants must feel decidedly uncomfortable.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-18

II China can be transformed into republic,
why not Russia' The most backward nations
sometimes come forward the fastest
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-18

1t is announced that calf boots will be higher
next summer. Holy smoke, and no charge for
the scenery!
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-18
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New SoulNe Of State Revenue.

An Iowa senator has made suggestion that
grows in attractiveness as il is studied. He pro-
poses that filing fee Of 81 be collected with each
bill introduced by member of the legislature.
This is not in his mind at least, intended as sup
Elementary revenue measure. but to curb in some
degree the impulse to present freak or unneces-
sary bills for proposed laws. The amount OF the fee
is plainly too low. II nominal fec say of IS, were
exacted in Nebraska it might have brought con-
siderable cash to the treasury this session. or else
have saved the state just as much money expended
IN recording and printing measures that will never
come out OF the committee rooms. In either
way It would have worked good for the people.
Nebraska is not alone in this respect but little
comfort is to be extracted from the thought that
all over the land lawmakers are wasting time and
money in foolish proceedings
-.
Pledges Of big reforms to be redeemed "after
ine war serve to chloroform the crowd for the
moment. Usually they come MT M II ~, Lac
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-18

The Ides OF March was also the day Of i'll
omen for the great Caesarl
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-18

1t is gathered from remarks OF railroad man
ayers that the Big -Four are eligible for the iron
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-18
Storyette Of the Day.

A young woman of pink complexion
but Of heroic build--a kind way of
denoting obesity-applied to f. H.
Calvert the moving picture director.
for position as an extra girl. She
presented him a personal letter of ine
PRODUCTION. Long years ago, it seems,
Mr.. Calvert knew her father and
mother. As he gazed at this plump
Juno the light of memory came into
his eyes, but still he was not quite GER
tain about something.
LET me see." he unused, (which
side Of the house do you resemble
the most?"
"Sir!" she cried in accent far from
mild. 81 don't resemble any side OF
any old house"-Topeka State Jour-
nal,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-18

Still, some oracles Of world politics would have
us believe that those Russians are slow and lack
ing in initiative
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-18
This Day In History.

DOubC otiCClo.
This Day In History.
1766-Stamp act repealed by the
British parliament.
1817-An earthquake In Spain, Por-
tugal and Sicily destroyed whole viii
lagos,
1S37-Act of the Michigan legisla-
ture establishing the state university
at Ann Arbor.
1839-Chinese Imperial Commits
sioner Lin prohibited the importation
of opium.
1S46-Mexican general Meiia, in
Matamoras, issued proclamation of
hostility to the United States, and
called the people to arms.
1S60-Willam II. Bissell, governor
of Illinois, died at Springfield, Ill. Born
in Otsego county. N. Y, April rs. 1911.
1S65-The confederate states con-
gress adjourned sine die. after listen
ing to a last address from President
Jefferson Davis.
1S85--Susan Warner. author Of
wide, Wide World" and other popu-
lar novels, died in New York City.
Born there in 1918.
1893-David Hartley Armstrong, in
structor of the first public school in
Missouri and later United States
senator. died at ST. Louis. Born in
Nova Scotia in 1919.
1904-Daniel j. Sully, the New
York cotton operator, failed.
1909-Russia and China reached a
modus vivendi in the Hardin dispute.
The Day We Celebrate.
H. F. Curtis is So today. He came
here from Pennsylvania and dispenses
sand for a living, being president and
general manager of the Lyman Sand
company.
John Lee Webster, lawyer and ora
tor, WAS born March IS, 1S47. He is
n native of Ohio but has been prac-
ticing law in Omaha for many years.
He has achieved the reputation of be-
ing the best dressed man in Omaha.
Bishop John w. Hamilton, chancel-
Tor Of the American university at
Washington, born at Weston, Va, sew
enty-two years ago today.
Marcus NJ. Marks, president of the
borough Of Manhattan Of New York
City, born at Schenectady, N. Y, fifty
nine years ago today
William Sulzer, one-time democratic
governor of New York, and later af-
flliated with the progressive and pro-
j., fifty-four years ago today.
Victor Murdoch, former Kansas
congressman and later leader in
the progressive party, born at Bur-
lingame, Kan, forty-six years ago to-
day.
Anna Held. a celebrated star in the
so-called musical shows, born in Paris,
forty years ago today.
Edith Storey. widely known as an
actress in motion pictures born in
New York City, twenty-five years ago
today.
James ]. Callahan, manager of the
Pittsburgh National league base ball
team, born at Fitchburg, Mass, forty
three years ago today.
Frank Moran, whose aspirations for
the heavyweight pugilistic champion
ship were given a quietus by Jess Will
lard, born in Cleveland. thirty years
ago today
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-18

which were -canvasbacks. 1t was a
rare catch and the successful sports
men of course refused to tell where
the birds were found.
The remains of Mrs. Ann II. Bar
rows, mother of Mrs. ]. II. Millard and
Hon. B. Fl. Barrows, were sent to Day.
export for burial.
Dave Mueller of Farnam street and
Fred Wirth of the City hotel have col
lected $4,000 for the reunion of the
Grand Army of the Republic, to be
held in this city.
Two hundred members Of the An
cient Order Hibernians attended mass
at the cathedral. Father Mccarthy
celebrated mass, Father Boyle was
deacon and Father Carroll subdeacon.
After mass, the order marched
through the streets under the, leader
ship of Commissioner O'Keefe.
A new organization named 1.-THE
Orpheus Glee club" consists Of the
following members: Messrs. Peacock
and Brewster, altos; Cramer, Bur-
leigh and Burmese, tenors; Roberts
and McEwing, bassos.
II. o. Jones, the veteran real estate
man of this city, died at the residence
of c. B. Moore on Eighteenth and
Dodge streets.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-21
SENATE FAvORS
CENSOR CLAUSE,
VOTING 43 TO SO

WASHINGTON. ID. C.. April I'll
With notifications providing that
the presidents regulations be rea.
sonable. the senate went on record
favoring a censorship clause In the
administration espionage bill. BIZ
voting yesterday. 43 to 80. for II.
Opponents still contended IL vas
unconstitutional and an abridg.
ment OF free speech. The final
vote on the whole bill has been dc.
ferred until after the consideration
Of the war army measure. Tho
censorship clause adopted is as fol.
lows:
Whoever. I'm time OF war. In VIC
lation OF reasonable regulations 20
be prescribed by the president.
which he Is hereby authorized TO
make and promulgate. shall publish
any information with respect 10
the movement. numbers. descrip-
ton. condition or disposition Of
any OF the armed forces. ships. air
craft or war materials OF the Unit
Cd States or with respect to the
plans or conduct Of any naval or
military operations or with respect
10 any works or measures under
taken for or connected with. or In.
tended for the fertilization or de-
Tense OF any place. or any informa-
ton relating TO the public defense.
calculated TO be useful 20 the en-
envy, shall be punished by fine Of
not more than $4,000 or by inn
prisonment for ten years. or By
5oth such fine and imprisonment.
provided that nothing In this sec
ton shall be construed TO limit or
restrict. nor shall any regulation
herein provided for limit or re
strict any discussion, comment or
criticism OF the acts or policies OF
the government, or It's representa-
tiyes, or the publication of tho
same