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Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-07
Savieq the Indian

- Have you heard that the Indian is a vanishing
race? If so, forget it. 10, the poor Indian is
fast passing from our midst" is but dream Of
yesterday, since statistics show that in 1916 there
were more births than deaths among our Indian
population!
The government has for long time main
tanned medical corps and hospitals wherever the
Indian might be, and it has been the endeavor OF
these forces to keep the population as healthy as
possible; but the task has never been an easy
one, first, because of insufficient appropriations
and forces, and second, because the Indian does
not readily swallow the white mans medicine
preferring instead his own medicine man." Edu-
eating the Indian to the point of reasoning in
the pale face way has conduced in limited sense
to the success OF these scientific efforts, but it
remained for the present commissioner of Indian
affairs to inaugurate such a systematic and vigor
Gus campaign in behalf of the Indians health as
to finally make statistics show greater number
of births than deaths in a single year. His method
was very simple, but cniousy no one had ever
before thought Of starting better babies cam
paign" with Indians. Not only did he assume the
role of the Great White Father, but he likewise
became the Great White Mother. He wrote
baby bookr' This he sent to all the Indian
mothers and mothers-to-be. Following up the
baby book" all those 5000 federal employees en-
gagged exclusively in Indian service were politely
requested suavely commanded by "Save-the-
Baby" letter to direct their utmost endeavors to
the success of the new campaign. The force Of
medical experts, physicians surgeons, dentists,
nurses and field matrons was increased and they
worked in harmony with other field employees Of
the service to better sanitary conditions, until
all became enlisted in the vigorous campaign to
restore to health race thought to be dying. The
activities in this direction have been SO enormous
that it has been necessary for congress to increase
the appropriation for Relieving Distress and Pre-
venting Disease among Indians from $4,000 in
1911 to $3s0,0o0 in 1917
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-07
Speeding Up Defense Plans.

One of the impressive developments incident
to the break with Germany is the speeding up OF
defense plans. Congress is taking the view of
the situation that comes with better late than
never" resolves and is making liberal provision
for purchases that must be made. The Navy de-
partment has trotted out some plans that may
astonish the public but showing that lessons of
the war have not all been lost and is arranging to
guard the harbors of the country securely. In
the War department similar activity is noted. the
army especially prohtng by its experience Of
last summer. Orders for the immediate purchase
of supplies have been issued and, should the call
for troops come, the quartermasters department
will be much nearer ready than it was year
ago OF course, this speed is commendabie and
rests on wisdom under conditions; but it is also
belated acknowledgement of the soundness OF
advice given many months ago and disdaned by
the wiseacres who could see no good reason why
the United States should make any preparation
in expectancy of trouble 1t is just another dem
onstraton of the superiority Of the hindsight over
the foresight Of the democratic party.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-07
People and Events

The board Of school superintendent of New
York state is considering rule requiring teach
ers in the public schools to furnish proof Of
American citizenship. Many persons teaching
Amercanism to alien youth are not Americans
themselves, even to the extent Of FIRST papers,"
An irate husband whose wife was bumped by
an automobile in Minneapolis attached the ma
chine for damages, won the case by default and
was joyfully shaking hands with himself on his
victory when he discovered the car was 1910
model The glow of hope dropped to zero in
stantly.
New York City's board OF child welfare re-
ports gratifying results from its policy of aiding
widows to support their offspring at home in
preference to sending them to state institutions
The cost is one-third less, besides home sur
roundings and mother attention are more desir-
able than institutional care. The citys appro-
priaton for widows pensions this year is 81 $780,
000
For several years past issuing municipal bonds
has been an annual recreation in Philadelphia
The total in three years is well over $10O,000O0
Suddenly the taxpayers are brought face to face
with sharp increase in taxes Three years ago
the tax rate was 81 on each $780, Last year the
rate jumped to $l.2s and this year to $l.32 Now
the city controller reports that So tax rate will
be necessary in 1918 unless the city councils cut
expenses to the bone.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-07

Omaha, Feb. ITO the Editor of
The Bee: Permit me to take final
slam at Mr.. Weybright, who does not
know when he is beaten, by telling
him that he has not yet made any
showing that ! have in any way been
unpatriotic in denouncing the election
system Of nearly every southern state.
He is the one who lacks patriotism
is not denouncing what really means
notification of what the union SOL
diers fought for from 1861 to 1865.
l still insist that it is not just to the
rest Of the country that men who
fought to destroy our national union
for four years should now control the
destinies of the country that they
sought to destroy.
OF course, the men who sympathize
with them call it stirring up sectional
strife to denounce the fraud and force
that is used to control large number
of states. I do not think we would
permit such a condition in Nebraska
Nor should it be permitted in any
part of the union, and in the case
the republican, party is restored to
power in 1920, as I think it will be,
l want to see congress pass laws cut
ting down the representation in con-
gress of every state that will not per-
init every legal voter to cast his vote
and to allow that vote to be counted
as cast
AS Mr.. Weybright saw fit to dodge
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-07
Literacy Test Now a Law.

By substantial votes in each branch OF con-
gress the literacy test has been given the force
Of law, the presidents veto notwithstanding.
This means that we have now adopted wholly
new policy with respect to admitting foreign
born immigrants to our country, Up to this
time we have held out an invitation to every able
bodied mentaliy-sound man and woman promis-
ing to become useful, self-supporting addition
to our population to come and help us develop
our vast natural resources and share in the lib
erty and opportunity Of our great republic We
have shut the doors against the physically unfit the
detectives, the criminals and the anarchists, the
paupers and the assisted immigrants likely to
become public charges, but now, for the first
time, we will insist upon ability to read and
write as prerequisite to admission.
How many this litcracy test will exclude no
one can tell, but we do know that had such a
test been applied in the past many thousands of
men who have made good, and the parents of
many thousands more who have made good in
a still more conspicuous degree, would have been
excluded. The fact that congress has overridden
the veto in no way makes less cogent the reasons
the president gave, repeated from veto messages
Of previous presidents, against the enactment Of
the law.
Though The Bee believes the Titeracy test i'll
advised and wrong in principle, we do not expect
it to have serious effect nor even to satisfy the
extreme restrictionists Old world educational
opportunities have improved wonderfully and are
bound to continue to improve, so that fewer and
fewer of their YOUTH ambitious enough to learn
to read and write, will be denied the chance.
Again, the whole status Of population move
ment and transfer Of allegiance is likely to be
readjusted as consequence of the present war
we hope in the direction Of greater facility and
greater recognition Of individual freedom. In the
play Of these new forces our immigration policy
will have to be made to fit. ."
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-07
American Isles

The extremely slight knowledge which MANY
Americans have Of what their country has been
doing outside of its immediate and older boun-
daries is indicated by the great number of COM
muncations that are sent to the papers urging
that the Qate) Danish West Indies shall hence
forth be known as "thc American West Indies !"
This suggestion involves the notion that there
are no other American West Indies than the
islands which have been purchased from Den.
mark, which is not the case. The problem to be
solved is that of the name by which the islands
OF ST. Thomas, St Jean and St. Croix shall hence
forth be known. To denominate them as "the
American West Indies" would be absurd. AS a
matter of fact there is no particular necessity for
any other name for these islands except the
names which they now individually bear. All the
West Indies are, Of course in the broad sense,
American West Indies, and the time may co . ,
when they will all be American in the national
sense. To bestow the name upon any restricted
group OF them would be to imply that our prog
ress in the Caribbean had come to full stop.
1t is quite possible, however, that there are some
Americans, capable Of writing letters to the
papers, who have never heard OF Porto Rico,
never of Culebra, never OF Vieques; who never
have heard that the Isle of Pines is principally
inhabited by Americans; who do not know that
We have protectorate over Cuba which is recog-
nized by all the nations of the world, and that
we have assumed responsibilities in Hayt and
San Domingo, which are about as likely to come
to an end as those republics are to sink into the
sea- We have a very large class Of "insuar
people IN this country, but the existence Of this
class does not argue very much knowledge Of
insular affairs. Quite the contrary.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-07

The stepfather Of the election-by wards school
board bill says there is intention Of legisating
the present board members out but merely to
provide for choosing their successors by wards
1t amounts to the same thing, however, because
several who reside in the same wards could not
be reelected except by beating one another
As for The Bee, we would have no conjunction
whatever about legislating half the present MEM
bership out, if the board were thereby reduced
from twelve to FIVE, which would necessitate their
choice at large
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-07

the question and accuse me of dis
loyalty to our country because l de-
nounced fraud and force in elections
| gave him some pointers as to the
source of my patriotism to this coun-
try. l did not do it to be Dragging
about my ancestry, but to show him
that l can trace my loyalty to the flag
back for great many years. There
is saying about training child 100
years before it is born and I simply
showed that my patriotism dated back
many years before l was born.
do not claim to be any better on az.
count of my ancestry. but l am sure
to get back at anybody who accuses
me of disloyalty.
FRANK A. AGNEW
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-07

The passage by the French Parliament Of a
bin summoning to the eolors men once rejected
as unfit clearly maps the drain of war on the
rnan-power of the country, France is not alone
in this regard Germany has taken similar action,
Austria has reached the bottom of its resources
and Great Britain has been combed for men phys
ieaily fit to do their bit These are conspicuous
signs pointing to an early glimpse of the last
ditch.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-07
THE WORRY OF THE HURRY

;. L. Stanton. in Atlanta Constitution
It's the worry Of the hurry
On the rough and rocky road.
And, Lord. lift the burdenr
As you stagger meath tho load!
And It's hot on high.
And it's hot below"
And. Lord send the winter
with q hill or two Of snowr
Oh. the worry Of the hurry!
II is with us right along.
browns all the music
OF the jubilatin' songi
When we're on the hilltop.
Fixin' for to fall.
And here comes the earthquake
To swallow hill and all! !,
The worry OF the hurry
We're back of bolts and bars-
And Lord. light the sun up.
And don't kill the starsl"
And when the journeys ended
We shake to hear the CALI
wonder where we're goin'?---
Goodbye to you aiil'
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-07
Timely Jottings and Reminders.

The British parliament will be re-
opened today by the king and queen.
The dominion parliament is to adj
journ today to enable Prime Minister
Borden to attend the imperial war
conference In London.
The annual encampment of the De-
partment of the Potomac. Grand Army
Of the Republic, meets in Washington
today. with n-Chief Pat
terson as its guest.
Public schools throughout the south
have arranged for special exercises
today to commemorate the fiftieth an
niversary Of George Peabody's first gift
to the cause of education in the south.
The wide variety of practical uses
of cement and concrete are to be illus
trated by exhibits at the tenth national
cement show, which is to open in Chi
cago today and continue through the
coming week.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-07
The Day We Celebrate.

The Day We Celebrate.
Abraham L. Patrick was born in
Illinois just thirty-one years ago today.
He is now dealing in gravel, being
president of the Platte Gravel COM
pany of this city.
Alexandra F. Ribot, French minister
of finance Whose wife was Miss Min
ME Burch of Chicago) born at st.
Omar, France, seventy-f1ve years ago
today.
Robert B. Mantell, one of the noted
veterans of the American stage. born
at Irvine, Scotland, sixty-three years
ago today.
Francis Wilson, popular actor, who
was married few days ago to young
woman of Missouri, born in Philadel-
phia, sixty-three years ago.
Patrick ]. Moran, manager of the
Philadelphia National league base ball
team, born at Fitchburg, Mass, forty
one years ago today
George (Babe) Ruth, pitcher of the
Boston American league base ball
team, born in Baltimore twenty-three
years ago today.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-07
Storyefte OF the Day.

The doctors wife had advertised
for a girl to do Homework and was
showing an applicant over the house.
She had been very liberal in her prom
ises of privileges and it looked as
though the two were going to come
to an agreement, when the girl sud-
denly askd:
do you do your own stretchin' p
do we do our own what?' asked
the puzzled mistress.
~Stretchin'," repeated the girl. DO
you put all the food on the table and
stretch for 1t, or do I have to shuttle
1t around New York Times. 80
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-07
One Year Ago Today in the War.

Prince Oscar of Prussia, fifth son
Of the kaiser reported wounded n
battle in the eastern war theater.
French artillery effectuaily bonn
barded Vauban fort near Hat Sas and
trenches at Steenstraete.
Berlin reported 1,429,171 enemy SOL
diers held prisoners of war in Ger
many
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-07

roster Of 238 bills fathered by the Douglas
county delegation presents an example of thrift
peculiarly suited to the season. Thrift is not
confined to volume. 1t animates the pores here
and there and promises compensation for the
drain Of perspiration and politics
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-07

The Douglas legislative delegation this time
is made up from top to bottom Of democrats
As they were elected with the unstinted support
Of the local democratic organ, it will have to
share responsibility for what it sponsored
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-07

When leaders Of American industries promptly
put their establishments at the service of the
government, there is no reason for doubling that
all needed resources would be quickly mobozed
as necessities arise
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-07
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If you have repeated attacks Of
acute tonsilitis or quinsy the wisest
thing to do is to consul. IA physician
as you are almost sure to have chron-
ically diseased tonsils.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-07

Still, If Kaiser Wilhelm will keep his subma-
rnes off unarmed ships carrying American pas
sengers the call for us to sail in "n the name
Of humanity" will not be so loud
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-07

Anyone who pretends to know anything
about money payments for police protection in
Omaha is in duty bound to tell it to the grand
jury. II he isn't sworn and doesn't tell it, put
it down that he doesn't know it,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-07

Things have certainly come to pretty pass
when our peerless leader" and "world-famed
Nebraskan" has to depend upon republicans to
defend him from attack
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-07
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Why Only Fallen Women

Sutton, Neb., Feb. $40 the Editor
OF The Bee: A travelling man says
that fallen women lead the life be.
cause they prefer it." In the first
place, why "a fallen woman" and moi
"a fallen man."
Why forever damn the woman fol
once going wrong, while the man
who frequents and patronizes fallen
women, is perfectly respectable? Were
1t not for men equally guilty there
would be no fallen women. Why sad
die all the guilt and inf1ict the pun.
ishment, by social ostracism, on one
sex, while the other equally guilty
goes free?
But there Is another phase to this
question: Success is measured by the
size of ones income. Why should
a girl slave for a bare existence while
she can make from $40 to $50 a week
and wear fine clothes. l knew girls
right in Omaha working for Sc and
So week, while room and board alone
cost at least SIS.
Recently 500 girls of the under
world marched in body to Rev. Paul
Smiths church in San Francisco. He
had dreamed, like other light headed
people, that girls enter the underworld
because of moral depravity. Madame
Gamble, keeper for eight years and
leader of the women, propounded
some questions to this man Of Greek
and Hebrew learning that made him
stand aghast.
Some years ago a commission ap-
pointed by Roosevelt to investigate the
social evil found that less than rs per
cent became prostitutes from inclina-
ton. This is probably far too high.
or the 100000 men and women
Of manageable age $4,000, 900, or one
in every three, are unmarried. Is
this because they prefer such a life?
Has this fact any bearing on the So
cial evil?
The social evil is closely interviewer
with our economic system. One of
the principal causes is the double
standard of morality.
In some European countries the girl
that goes wrong does not suffer social
ostracism, but is provided for in a
respectable manner. A. G. G.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-07
In Omaha Thirty Years Ago.

Judge Savage. W. V. Morse, II. W.
Yates and C. w. Hamilton. who went
to Lincoln to consult with the Doug
las county delegation relative to the
new charter, have returned in high
spirits. announcing that an under
standing had been arrived at which
insures the passage of the charter.
Prof. Steinhauser, with his mag
nificent orchestra, gave a family con-
cert in Germania hall. The soloists
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-07

With hogs netting IL cents on the hoof, moth
ing short Of limousine upholds the luxury of
bringing home the bacon"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-07

A host OF refugees trailed the American army
to the border, seeking food, shelter and the priv-
lege of living. Every turn OF the Mexican prob
lem makes it look more complicated.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-07

Paradoxical as it appears, the colder TIL
weather the hotter the jobs put up to the FIRE de
partment. High pressure heat multiplies the run.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-07

The end Of the war is now in sight" SO
the president of the Russian Duma is quoted
Well, it can't come too soon to suit usl
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-07

A literaey test restriction on immigration from
state to state would be unconstitutional, but it
would be just as logical
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-07

War talk boosts prices, while peace talk pune
lures the balloon. Destruction distress, disaster
ofsprings Of war arc unsurpassed as speculative
aids
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-07
One Question Calls Out Another,

Omaha, Feb. Ito the Editor of
The Bee: read in the papers that
Judge Foster told certain club how
protection money is collected in cit
les the size of Omaha. Will he now
explain how certain straw bonds were
accepted by police judge from GER
tain bartenders who did not own any
property and always through one GER
tain attorney? MAC LANG.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-07

After that offer to the government Of his
plant for war purposes, how can Henry Ford
again hope to travel on the same peace ship with
Brother" Bryanl
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-07

The official showing of the whole world being
in debt to the United States stimulates the SYM
pathetic fellow feeling. We owe little abroad but
the home debts will hold us for while
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-07

It's a reckless railroad man these days who
boasts Of wrecldess road without knocking on
wood
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-07

Please note that by the weather chart we still
have a staggering excess of temperature for the
year.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-07

freedom of the seas" holds conspicuous
place among modern myths
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-07

were Miss Bertha Steinhauser So
prano; B. Buchanan, violinisr, and H.
Lott, cornetist.
N. J. Edholm of the firm of Ed
holm & Aiken, jewelers., Is confined
to his home on the corner Of Twenty
fifth and Davenport with nervous pros
tration.
Hon. D. D. Wead and wife Of YER
mont are visiting at the residence of
their nephew, D. W. SAKE, 22o9 Far
nam.
W. p. Hudso, better known as Our
Heedy," has again resumed his re-
liable position at the Misft parlors.
William Gladish. the well-known
druggist, has returned from pleasant
visit to relatives in Toronto. He is
looking much healthier and heartier
than when he left here and is rnuch
pleased with the result of his trip.
This Day in History.
1SOO-Millard Fillmore, thirteenth
president of the United States, born
in Cayuga county, New York. Died
in Buffalo, March s, 1879.
1S12-Charles Dickens. the novelist,
born at Portsmouth, England. Died
at Gad's Hill, June 9, 1879.
1S53-Robert Lucas, first territorial
governor of Iowa, died at Iowa. City.
Born at Shepherdstown. Va, April |.
1881.
1S67-An act for the union of the
Canadian provinces was introduced
in the British parliament
1S7S-British fleet ordered to Con-
stantinople in consequence of Russian
advance.
1S92-Many lives lost in fire that
destroyed the Hotel Royal in New
York City.
1893-Nebraska legislature elected
William V. Allen United States sena-
tor by coalition of populists and
democrats.
1S96--Willam H. English, demo-
cratic candidate for vice president in
1880, died at Indianapolis. Born at
Lexington, Ind, August 81, 1922.
1901--Marriage of Queen Wilhel-
nina of Holland and Duke Henry of
Mecklenburg-S chwerin.
1904--Start of the great Baltimore
fire, which in two days burned over
140 acres and destroyed property of
an estimated value of $70,000,000.
1907-John D. Rockefeller gave
$32,000,000 to the general education
board.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-07

General Carranza promises to observe strict
neutrality. For small favors, thanks