Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-26
Questions to the Point.

Auburn, Neb, Feb. 25.-To the
Editor of The Bee: ! would like in
formation on the following My father
came from Germany forty-f1ve years
ago, very soon after taking out his
naturalization papers, I being then a
girl 3 years old. l grew up, married
an American man and have boys of
war age. Now nay brother tells me
am not an American citizen, but sub
ject Of the kaiser, who can recall such
to Germany if war should break out.
l have always considered myself a
loyal American, have no sympathy for
the submarine warfare Please tell
me through the columns of your paper
If it is necessary for me take take out
papers to become one of the United
States.
P. S.-Would I be allowed to vote
in suffrage state?
CONSTANT READER.
Note-The wife takes the citizen
ship of her husband You would be
able to vote in suffrage states If other
wise qualified.
Wooster With Us Again.
Silver Creek. Neb., Feb. 24.--To the
Editor of The Bee: Perhaps the most
cogent consideration that has been ad-
vanced in favor of building a new
state capitol is the lack Of room for the
state library. To remove this diff
Guilty. and to relieve the admittedly
somewhat congested conditions as to
Office room in the capitol. 1 have a
proposition to make on which I invite
consideration.
I propose that representative hall
should be cut In two by putting new
floor and ceiling just under the upper
windows. and extending 1t to the col
umns in front Of the balcony--this
floor to be on level with, or little
above, the third floor of the main
building.
1t win at once be seen that this
would give the new floor space in the
capitol Of the same dimensions rs that
of representative hall itself This
space could be used for Offices, which
would give ample room elsewhere for
the library; or the library itself, pos
sibly, might be put on this new floor.
AS look at 1t, there are absolutely
| no valid objections to be urged against
| the scheme proposed, unless from an
architectural viewpoint, which think
| is not deserving Of serious considera-
ton, or that 1t would result in a lack
| of ventilation in the house, which, il
| so, might easily be remedied: and il
would put to most valuable use much
| space which is now worse than wasted.
The expense would be comparatively
| little, for adj that would be needed in
| addition to the floor would be parti-
| lions and columns for support. With
| this space utilized and the wall and
roof repaired, as is now proposed by
an appropriation of $4,000, we should
have no need Of new capitol for the
| next twenty years.
But let me here present an alterna-
tive proposition, both Of which could
be resorted to, Of course, if thought
| desirable:
Let the state purchase Of the State
| Historical society the half block it now
| owns, and on the foundation already
built there for building for the His
torical society erect a fire-proof build
ing in which to put at least the state
library, the supreme court and the at
torney general. The State Historical
society ought properly to be housed
on the university grounds, and | am
under the impression that 1t would be
no difficult matter for the state tc
make a deal with it.
The capitol of Nebraska Is in q
slightly place on beautiful grounds, and
looks good; "let well enough alone.
| CHARLES. WOOSTER.