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Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-15
Farmers Union and Politics.

One action of the Nebraska Farmers union at
its Omaha convention should invite confidence in
its sincerity. That is the adoption Of a resolution
that forbids any officer or director from beeom-
ing candidate for public Office. While the or
ganization frankly asserts its intention to re-
sort to politics for the purpose Of securing pro-
lection and advantages to the farmers of the
state in their economic aspect it serves notice that
it will not be used for boosting the personal Do
litical aspirations OF its leaders. Only if this
resolution is taken in good faith and lived I'D to in
spirit as we'll as in letter will the cause of the
farmer be well served. Much of the farmers
trouble has come to him through the machina-
tons of politicians who farm the farmer and most
farmers organizations have been shipwrecked on
this rock. An active organization devoted to con-
serving his material interests without becoming
an adjunct to anybody's political ambitions can
help the farmer while as pigtail to political kite
its days of usefulness would be numbered.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-15
In Omaha Thirty Years Ago Today.

Rev. C. w. Savidge and his bride,
formerly Miss Anna Bloor Of Mans
field, O.. have arrived in Omaha and
will be at home to their friends on
Wednesday evening of each week at
1114 Saunders street.
Augustus and Charles Kountze with
their guest, H. S. Lyman of Salt Lake
City, have returned to college.
Mrs. Frank Johnson gave a recep-
ton to the women of her acquaintance
at her pretty home on Twenty-sixth
street. She was assisted in receiving
by Mrs Will Redick, Mrs. Bradford,
Miss Ida Sharp and Mrs. Anna Yates.
A meeting of well known musicians.
was held at Nathan Franko's room
in the exposition building for the pur-
pose of forming another orchestra, to
be called the Philharmonic orchestra.
The musicians who have already
Joined the organization are F. NJ.
Steinhauser, s. Holman, A. Wede-
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-15
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photographers Who Have Made Good.

Omaha, Jan. 14.-To the Editor of
The Bee: One of the best writer's in
America asks the question, why do
so many telegraph operators forge to
the front?'
This question forces itself upon the
mind through the reiteration of facts.
AS often as we read that Villa is dead
or the weather probably warmer to-
morrow, just so often do we read that
the new president of some railroad
began his business career as tele-
grapher. The list of distinguished
railroad presidents of these and older
days is full of operators-Van Horn
of the Canadian Pacific, Hughitt of
the Northwestern, Brown of the New
York Central, McCrea of the Penn
sylvania, Hayes of the Grand Trunk.
Earling of the Milwaukee, Calvin of
the Union Pacific, Scott Of the South
ern Pacific and scores of others who
went from the sounder to the sceptre.
To my mind the explanation is the
fact that telegraphy sharpens the
wits, makes person acute. A bright
young man who is telegrapher in
the railroad service learns more of
the various branches in year than a
conductor or an engineer will in five,
and If he is made of the right stuff
soon gains recognition.
Telegraphy as a profession may not
be as remunerative as some other
lines but it is a great incubator. Some
of the greatest editors and some of
the most brilliant writer's in America
graduated from the telegraph key.
Harry Desouchet, who wrote my
Friend From india was a tele-
grapher. Henry Guy Carlton and
Frank Munsey were operators. Lang
don Smith. whose poem, Evolution"
is classic, worked as a telegrapher.
Thomas A. Edison was an operator,
and the late lamented Edward Rose
water, fair and fearless public-spirited
citizen and founder of The Omaha
Bee, was a military telegrapher dur
ing the civil war.
JOHN P. COADY,
108 North Forty-third Street
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-15

meyer, Max Leutz, julius Thiele, sr. !;
Julius Thiele, jr.; George Gewinner,
Henry Lott, S. B. Letofsky, E. B. Hof-
man, M. Robling, w. Lamp, S. S. Far
mer. Julius. Bufghold. G. Reitzen-
stein, George Meder, Joseph Kinna-
man, Thomas Gorvan, William Carson,
Joseph Kidhart The new orchestra
will be under the management of
Nathan Frankie, assisted by F. M.
Steinhauser and s. Holman.
Mrs. Herman Kountze gave a small
dinner, succeeded by an evening at
whist and euchre. Those present were
Messrs. and Mesdames Morsman,
Lacy, Richardson, Patrick Pritchett,
Judge and Mrs. Wakeley, General and
Mrs. Dandy, General and Mrs. Gown,
Mr.. and Mrs. Yost, Mrs. Lyman, Miss
Worthington, Miss Collins, Miss
Hanscom and Mr.. Megguier
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-15
This Day In History.

1622-Moliere, whose name is con-
sidered the greatest in the whole his
tory of French literature, born in
Paris. He died there, February II,
1873.
1777-Vermont passed a declaration
Of independence.
1S31-An act was passed making
Chicago the county seat of Cook
county, Illinois.
1S42IJoseph Hopkinson, author of
Hail Columbia" died in Philadelphia.
Born there, November 10, ITO.
1S4S-Sol Smith Russell, noted
actor. born at Brunswick, Me- Died in
Washington, D. c., April 20, 1902.
1s65-The federals captured Fort
Fisher, N. C.
1s67-More than forty skaters
drowned by the breaking of the ice in
Regents park, in London.
1873-Napoleon III was buried at
Chiselhurst, England.
1S95-M. Casimir- Perier resigned
the presidency of the French repub-
lie.
1904-Asa S. Bushnell, ex-governor
Of Ohio, died at Columbus. Born at
Rome, N. Y, September 16, 1884.
1908-United States senate passed a
joint resolution RENTING to China
about $4,000, 900 of the Boxer indem-
nifty.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-15
The Day We Celebrate.

Henry Monsky was born in Omaha
twenty-seven years ago today. He was
educated in the public schools here
and is now rising young lawyer.
Abraham Sake, manager of the
Eastern Wooden company, is celebrat-
ing his forty-first birthday. He was
born in Russia
Virgil G. Hinshaw. chairman of the
prohibition national committee, born
at Woolson, Ia, forty-one years ago
today.
Brigadier General Charles G. Nor
ton. in command of divisional head
quarters at Ell Paso, born fifty-six
years ago today.
Crown princess of Sweden, formerly
Princess Margaret of Connaught
born thirty-five years ago today.
Gilmore Y. Sarles, former governor
of North Dakota, born in Juneau
county. Wisconsin, fifty-eight years
ago today.
Raymond Chapman, shortstop of
the Cleveland American league base
ball team, born at Greensboro, XIV,
twenty-six years ago today.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-15

he miSup over the official bonds of the new
treasurer suggests that the next merger should
be merger of official liability One surety bond
covering the safekeeping of all the public funds
III the custody of the treasurer with the cost nro.
rated among the different governmental subdivi-
SONS whose money he handles, would avoid or
void lot Of complications.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-15
Facts About the South.

Omaha, Jan. 13.-To the Editor of
The Bee: Replying to the letter of c.
NJ. .BreaZeale of Fremont, "Why Will
son Won Out" ] will say that when
l said that the southern states were
carried for Wilson by fraud and force,
/ simply stated the actual facts and
no one who is posted in the political
affairs of the southern states will try
to deny the wholesale suppression of
legal votes in nearly every state that
fought to destroy this union.
Mr.. Breazeale seems to think that
take the result of the last election too
much to heart. l never have taken any
election to heart since the defeat of
James G. Blaine in 1884, one of the
greatest men this nation has produced
and who as president would have
made great name for himself. Mr..
Breazeale says his father fought in
the union army. From his approval
of the southern method of carrying
elections l think he is far from being
a loyal son of loyal sire, for he sim
ply approves of the multiplying by the
people of the disloyal section of the
country of all his father and my
father fought for.
] think l can show much longer
service for my father in the union
army than can this gentleman, for
he enlisted in 1851 and was not dis
charged until November, 1866, when
he had attained high rank as a regiS
mental surgeon and was given special
mention three separate times for
bravery on the battlefield.
AS a child barely beyond my baby
hood l heard the rumble and roar of
the cannon at the battlefield of Spring.
field, Mo-, on August 10, 1861, when
the illustrious General Nathaniel
Lyon, one of the most knightly men
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-15

British and French opinion unites in chorus
OF praise for the latest entente note. The delight
full harmony of sentiment existing between the
press and the governments of warning countries
IS an impressive tribute to the industry and tact
OF the censor bureaus
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-15

Washington opinion resents with much vigor
the refusal OF the senate to submit the district
dry bill to vote of the people directly interested
In this and other questions congress treats the
district as though the residents were not suf-
hciently advanced for sef-government. As con-
gress is on the ground much Of the time perhaps
il knows
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-15
One Year Ago Today in the War.

Russians renewed desperate attacks
in Galicia and Bessarabia.
Germany announced reprisals
against Britain for Baralong incident.
Paris reported spirited artillery ac-
tons in Champagne, the Argonne and
the Woevre.
Russians failed in an attack in dis
trict of Ozernowitz, south of the River
Styr, according to Berlin.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-15

Advance pictorial hints on spring and sum.
mer fashions afford charming variety from
which to select the gowns for the coming metro
politan debut OF Miss Benson and Miss Flor
ence. Fashionable rament cannot add to their
rustic beauty, but social conventions must be OBJ
served on state occasions
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-15

Our~farmers in convention express contempt
for congressional free seeds and want the whole
graft cut out. Be merciful, ye mighty men Of the
plowl Consider the needs Of the city lot gar
dener, in whom faith in congressional seeds still
abides
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-15
[IOQAY


A daily cold bath $50 to 10 degrees
F) tends to render the skin less sem
sitive to cold, and so prevents colds,
and has a pronounced stimulating eff
feet upon the circulation, respiration
and nervous system.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-15

Storyette Of the Day.
She was a muscular young Amazon
from the wilds of Hoxton, and she was
doing war work down at the old
farm.
One morning the farmers wife,
passing a belt of trees, which the
Amazon was learning to fell, found
her in tears.
Whats the matter, Annie?"
Annie fingered the ak dolefully
I've been and cut down the wrong
tree. and I'm afraid the master'll be
awful wild"
"Oh, that's all right, my girl. He
understands that you're new to the
work and you've got to learn. We all
make mistakes sometimes. III go and
explain matters to him. Where is he
lin the cowshed?"
mo, mum. Els under the treer-
London Answers.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-15

bill reducing railroad freight rates and
another exempting new railroads from regulation
are on the legislative ways. These measures sug-
sest frequent inspection Of the scenic routes to
Lincoln
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-15
Wheat Supply and Wheat Prices.

Grand Island, Neb., Jan. 14.-To
the Editor of The Bee: In your
editorial. Exports of Foodstuffs." you
state that "the source of high prices
for food in the United States will have
to be sought elsewhere than in the
demand from European armies" This
editorial referred especially to wheat
and flour. The high cost of wheat
is caused by that old saw, Supply and
demand" The acreage of wheat in
1915 in the United States was 60,469,-
900, producing II bushels per acre,
or 1,025, S01 900 bushels The year
1915 the acreage was 52,7S5, 900, pro-
ducing 12.1 bushels per acre. or total
of 639,SS6,000 bushels. There was a
carry over from the 1915 wheat crop
or the United States would have been
compelled to have imported wheat be-
fore the 1917 harvest.
1t is now estimated that Russia has
surplus Of wheat stored of 800. $780,
900 bushels. Should this be released
during the next seven month and the
United States 1917 crop be on the
five-year average the price will drop
to what the average consumer will
say is reasonable price. but, on the
other hand, if our present crop should
ldii DeloW last year o. anu the war con-
tinues, Nebraska farmers will get
above 50 per bushel next July and
August.
And why should not the wheat
grower of Nebraska get So for his
wheat this year? According to the
high cost of his implements, seed.
rents, taxes, clothing. sugar. labor and
practically everything he has to buy
has gone up from so to $50 per cent,
and, bless you, still on the CO. The
average yield of wheat for 1915 per
acre was 1911 bushels for the entire
country and for the years 1910 to
1914 he received only S6.5 cents per
bushel.
The Nebraska farmer this year had !
fair yield, 1914 bushels per acre,
but North Dakota had to be satisfied |
with So bushels per acre, while South |
Dakota had only 6S bushels per acre.
Missouri S:5 bushels and Oklahoma |
81 bushels per acre, and Kansas IL |
bushels per acre.
Yet we have some business men in
Nebraska who have the nerve to ad-
vocate an embargo on wheat Shame
on such men. MONROE TAYLOR.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-15

Brevity Is the substance and the soul of iegis-
lative prayers in Oregon In body imbued with
I: superior line Of uplifting thoughts, sending
petitions skyward wastes valuable time besides
being misdirected.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-15

It's cinch just the same that the United
States supreme court will not recognize any
stop-watch time limit for handing down its de-
cision on the Adamson law
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-15

Those who experimental with the primitive
institution hereabouts on New Years morning
will agree with H. G. Wells opinion that war
tank is mighty dangerous affair and full Of
worry and other things
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-15

Some future historian of Nebraska may de-
eide whether the lamentations of Jeremiah over
vanished jobs rivaled the weeps of Niobe over
her lost children. For present-day historians
the task is too much.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-15

The new Austrian ambassador to the United
States, Count Adam Tarnowski Won Tarnow, is
on the way to his post Satisfactory arrange
ments have been made for all sections of his name
on the same steamer.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-15

The shakedown lawyers seem to be getting
busy again in this vicinity. Perhaps there may
be an excuse for that coming grand jury after all.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-15

The temperance Of the cold wave flag sig
nalizes the restoration of amicable relations be
tween the coal man and the weather man.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-15

By comparison with last session, the present
bunch of Nebraska lawmakers are not as prolific
bill progenitors their predecessors Still, there
is plenty of time yet to catch up.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-15

The cry continues, Peace! Peacep But there
is no peace.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-15

This last blizzard has also considerably gone
around US. Thanks, Mr.. Weather-man.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-15

The great state OF Illinois is dead broke "
The federal treasury faces huge deficit. In
both cases four years Of democracy Cleaned the
platter"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-15

The efficiency Of powder mill as tow
booster leaves considerable room for improve
ments.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-15

The dangerous grade crossing must gol L
must be either bridged or tunneled. Stick PHI
there!
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-15
DEAR Mr.. kA6lbSlE,
SHOULD + 90 THROUGH NY
hUS8hAlpS POCKETS?
MRS. BlNrIz
WV
NURE ONLY NAdAG WORK
BR NoORsElf~lF YOU FIND
HOLES IN THEM, MI De
N0UR BUY 70 FIX THEM!
JV76

What is this?"
"A letter press. What did you think
1t was?"
Il was in hopes you had decided to run
those stock certificates you are trying to
peddle through a wringer.-Pittsburgh Post,
she-Mr. Bings has a clever parrot 1t
remarked the other day that 1t wasn't worth
while talking when you had nothing to say
He-Then what does he call 1t Sally for?
Baltimore American
Shells golf an expensive game?
1T must be. l heard my husband telling
friend the other day that he had to re
place eighteen pivots the first nine
holes. Detroit Free Press.
Him." mediated the manager. 80 you
claim to have every qualification Of first
class actor"
WELL returned Jefferson Hamlet, per
haps ought to mention the fact that am
slightly deaf-the result of so much ap-
plause, you know."-New York Times
You see," said Columbus, II have proved
by this egg that the world is round"
but it works both ways" replied the
king, doubtfuly. "A boiled egg shows that
the world Is round. But If 1t were made
into an omelet 1t would demonstrate with
no less clearness that the world Is flat
Washington Star.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-15

Subscribers leaving the city temporarily
should have The Bee mailed to them. Ad-
dress will be changed a. often A. requested.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-15
Timely JOttings and Reminders.

To conserve the food supply Sweden
today will begin issuing bread and
flour tickets, according to recent ad-
vices from Stockholm.
The eighth annual meeting of the
Colorado Farmers congress will meet
today at the State Agricultural COL
lege at Fort Collins.
Many of the most representative
Jews in the country are expected In
Baltimore today to attend the bien.
NAL council of the Union of American
Hebrew Congregations.
Harold Janvrin, the only born and
bred Boston product on the roster of
the champion Red Sox, is to be given
a banquet by the Boston base ball
fans tonight.
The Domestic Servants union re-
Gently organized in Duluth. is to pre-
sent to the housewives of that city to-
day demand for increased wages and
a nine-hour working day.
Evidence of concerted action to in
crease the cost of foodstuffs in To-
ledo, O., is promised by the prosecut-
ing attorney of that city when the
trials begin today in the cases of eight
local grocers indicted on charges of
conspiring against trade.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-15
SMILING LINES.

The Foreman-Tll give you job IL you'll
furnish me with letter of recommendation
from your last employer
The Seedy One-Then it's all up with me-
he's been dead twenty years.-New York
Times.
Everything is higher than 1t was"
"Yes-everything but morality, honesty
and patriotism. Life.
Old Roxley-A fit husband for my daugh-
te! Why. in the first place she is a head
taller than you.
Suitor-Well, sir, l don't expect to be SO
short after we are married.-Boston Tran
script.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-15

CORRESPONDENCE
Address communications relating and editorial
matter to Omaha Bee Editorial Department.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-10
D1vERsIF1cAT1oN MEANS SUCCESS.

Major Motion In his address at the IusKegee
annual convocation urged the negro farmers O
the south to put their lands to as VIDE Varie1s
of crops as the soil admits of; he told them also
that a negro with farm, who is willing to WORK
hard and so that he is held IN respect by M his
community, is better off in the south than ~
emf grating under the promise of wages at pres,
ent alluringly high, but by no means secufeu
in permanence If Major Motion can induce .ne
Tnskegee clientels to adopt policy OF VaIieu
crops he will accomplish for his people Wha'
wise agricaIturists have been trying to BRING TO
mass among the white farmers Of the soutn lof
the past five years. Nothing But Cotton Is
the title of a recent address printed by the gov.
eminent farm bureau in which E. Y. Lewis OF
Atlanta makes vigorous plea for " farln tia'
supports ITSELF as well as raises cotton. MaJof
Motion says that negro farmers are constantly
buving butter, eggs and products which theif
land might easily be made to provide. Hheh
they cannot sell their cotton to advantage, they
must go without the necessaries of life What
is said of negro farmers has been SAID Oh Tue
cotton planters and the summation seems 70
warrant the conclusion that the south is not
using its land assets to anything like their best
possibilities.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-10
TODAY's BIT OF VERSE
WHAT DID YOU DOT

Did you give him lift? He's brother OF man.
And bearing about all the burden he can
Did you give him smile, He was downcast and niue.
smile would have helped him TO battle IT
Did you give your hand? He was slipping down ni
And the world fancied. was using him ILL.,
Did you give him word? Did you show him the ROAD,
Or did you just let him go on with his load?
Do you know what it means to be losing the fight
When just in time might set everything right!
Do you what it rneans-just the clasp OF hand
When a mans borne about all a man ought to stand!
Did you ask what il was-why the auiyering lip,
the glistenng down the pale cheek hat snip!
Were you brother of mis- when the time came to be!
Did you offer help him didn't you see!
Don't you know it's the part Of brother OF man.
To md what the grief is and help wheU you can!
Did you stop when he asked You to give him lit,
Or were you so busy you left him to shift
Oh know what you neant-whaf you may be true
But the test of your manhood is, What did you DO?
Did you reach hand? Did you find him the road.
Or did you just let him go by with his load?
James W. Foley.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-10
First Intimation That Forces
Are at Work to Avert En-
trance of America in
the War.
DOVE OF PEACE COOLING
Some Method Of Preventing Break
Growing Wider, l. Sought
by the imperial Gov
eminent.

limited Press Leased Wire Seryice,J
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1o.-The hrst
real sion that agencies are at work
to prevent an armed clash between
Germany and the United States, came
this afternoon when II was learned
on highest authority that Germany
wants the United States to suggest
|, some way in which to prevent what
has for a week appeared to be an In
evitable conflict.
This sign, il Is understood, 10 In the
form of a communication either al
ready transmitted through the Swiss
embassy here, or now on Its way.
The Swiss minister, Or. Paul Rit-
ter. is understood to have received
knowledge Of its contents, though he
refuses to confirm this. He also re-
fused this afternoon to deny It. pr.
Ritter. in charge OF German affairs
here since the break in relations last
Saturday, is believed to have been
informed that Germany wants the
United States to suggest line OF
policy whereby Germany need not
rescind her barred zone decree, but
whereby she can avoid further breaks
with neutrais and preserve peace with
the United States.
This latest development, u Is
known, is apart from the movement
Of neutrais who have been holding
Exchanges Of views" az to a neu-
+, trail conference to be held shortly In
| Madrid to discuss measures for con-
| cert Of action in keeping any more
| nations from entering the war.
| An effort has been under way for
| = week to avoid = break between
this country and Austria, although Il
l is known that Austria has officially
/ backed up Germany's new submarine
decree.
/ Ambassador Won sernstorn has de.
termined to do all he can upon
reaching Berlin to restore frIendly
| relations and may already have laid
the foundations for that objectivea
| IL is believed possible Germany's
! decision to communicate with this
| government has resulted from the
combination OF ali three of these in
/ fiuences.
II is suggested as possibility that
Germany may be asking the United
States to suggest a means also of
combating the British blockade and
saving the German people from star
walton without danger of war with
the United States. -
The fact that Secretary Of State
Lansing and several officials stated
positively they had no knowledge et
/ the coming communication gave
added weight to the belief that either
the communication is not here yet
or at least that it has not yet been
| presented.