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Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-13
British Aims in the War.

The note from the British government to the
Russian people echoes the expressions contained
in President Wilson's address and ought to set
to rest any popular apprehension to the ma
ture OF the war At any rate it makes clear the
harmony of purpose of the great democIacies Of
the world allied in sacred cause. Neither is
fighting for conquest, to impose an unwilling
people any form Of government nor to secure
new territory for commercial or industrial ex-
plotation. The declarations of purpose from the
United States and Great Britain clearly estab-
lish the war as conflict between freedom and
oppression and the solemn engagements of these
great nations are the best possible guaranty to
submerged peoples that they will be given a
square deal under the new government that must
come out of the war.
Empire and dominionis is not the object sought
by the Allies, but world in which nations and
individuals alike may enjoy life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness" They do not pursue the
chimera of superman nor seek the imposition OF
the control Of one over many, but world ia
which the relations of all will rest on the equality
of all before the law, under which the rights Of
all win be sacredy regarded and zealously main
tanned. Only such world is fit tot live in and
only under such conditions may peace among ma
tons be fixed
tons unless their aspirations and professions are
wholly deceptive, and will in their might assist
in the great cause to which the strong nations of
the world have devoted their ability without re-
serve.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-13
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Omaha, June 12.-To the Editor OF
The Bee: / believe you are doing
public service in your publicity OF
the tax boost upon personal property.
There could never be a more ruinous
policy adopted than that of the pres
ent county assessor. His tax ideas
belong to bygone days. His predeces-
sor has shown disposition to grasp
the progressive ideas of taxation
which thinking men today have
adopted-leaving industry as little
burdened with taxation as the anti
quated laws of this state will allow.
Mr.. Fitzgerald, however, has harked
back to ante-bellum days on this sub
ject. Or perhaps | misread his in
tentions If may be that the assessor
really has awakened to better ideas
on taxation and, since noticing that
the legislature defeated every effort of
mine two years ago to remove some
Of our tax iniquities, believes that
our present stupid laws on the subject
should be strictly enforced in order
to compel their repeal. If this is his
object l am willing to extend to him
an unconditional pardon. If may be
that such a proceeding is the only
manner in which the people will be
aroused to wipe such ignorant laws
from our statutes.
Nevertheless. / am so devoted to
omaha's prosperity that l regret
policy which | know will deal this
city one of the most tremendous blows
attempted in many years. Cities grow
and prosper, not by increasing burdens
of taxation upon industry and enter
prise, but in centerng the charges for
government upon those special privi-
leges which governments confer
private landholding and franchises.
These are the values and the only
values which government produces,
and are therefore the only proper sub
jects for taxation.
Let not the people be deluded into
the idea that our merchants will pay
these increased taxes. Taxes on goods
are always shifted with increased in
terest to those who buy the goods.
Taxes upon privilege are the only
taxes which are paid by those upon
whom they are levied. Privilege
knows this fundamental truth even
though the people remain blind to so
plain fact. ~
/ grant there is a limit beyond
which our own merchants and manu>
facturers cannot go in shifting these
increased taxes upon the people of this
community. II they try to get beyond
that limit buyers will patronize mail
order houses But, then. what be-
comes of our local industries? When
these fail to increase, but seek other
localities with wiser laws. even the
land values of Omaha must suffer. In
such manner privilege defeats itself.
l.. j. QUINBY.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-13
People and Euents

The lower branch of the Illinois legislature
passed bill making the legal height OF women's
shoe heels one inch and threc-eighths Doctors
boosted the bill and economists figured it would
save some leather and much timber.
John Rockefeller has subscribed for $l5,0O0OO0
worth Of Liberty bonds and will take a few more
II any remain on the counter at the closing hour.
Those who enjoy throwing vocal bombs at John
D. cannot assal his business judgment of good
thing and make it stick
Jackson Barnett is shrewd boaster, even
though he is an Indian. One Of the tribal milion-
aires OF Oklahoma he has money to spare and
put roll Of $S00000 in Liberty bonds Still, your
Uncle Sam regards Barnett as ward OF the
government instead of practical helper.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-13
PATRIOTISM OF THE POETS.
The Nations Sacrifice.


Today we give our sons
: Our well beloved and an,
And now they shoulder guns
And walt their country's call
To go across the sea,
For honor and for right,
And for humanity
We enter in this fight.
We love them so, and yet.
No towards shall they be;
For though our eyes are wet
With tears they may not see.
Today we bid them go,
THESE boys, so loved and dear;
Because the wall of woe
OF others we can hear.
A milton pleading hands
Reach out across the sea.
or those whose/homes and lands
Are crushed by tyranny.
Baptized by women's tears
And bathed in blood they lie
How can we stop our ears.
No! We must heed their cry
This is g. holy fight,
No fame or gain we seek:
For honor and for right
We go to help the weak.
And meath the flag we love,
Emblem of liberty!
Our brotherhood we'll prove
To those across the sea.
Then go, dear boys so brave.
Enthrone sweet liberty,
And may Old Glory wave
Till all the world is free.
For right shall victor be,
Justice and love increase.
Till over land and see
Shall wave the flag OF peace,
MRS. Q. d. MABER 7
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-13
SUNNY GEMS.

tI know a man who Is very successful
In business, and yet all his customers know
his talk about his goods Is chiefly hot air."
How. does he manage 10 fool them,
them"
HE doesn't. He deals in furnaces
Baltimore American.
what sort Of q man Is Green?"
Fine. The best ever"
"Is he trustworthy?"
Very"
Would you lend money to him7"
"As To- that / can't say. I've never lent
him any. I've only borrowed from him.
Detroit Free Press.
''why Is Ray In the hospital?"
He took a corner on two wheels"
what of ?"
"one of 'em was the steering wheel, old
top."-Haryard Lampoon.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-13
tied music and dancing on Sunday at

tied music and dancing on Sunday at
the various concert hallsin the city.
The marriage Of Maurice Meyer and
Miss Bertha Strauss took place at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Auer-
bach, 623 South Fifteenth, Rabbi Ben
son officiating.
8. r. Galloway, who has been in
Alaska for some time past, has sailed
for the United States and is expected
to arrive in Omaha in about ten
days.
The pulpit of the Kountze Memorial
church was occupied by Rev. Mr.
Kuhns. D. D., who was its minister
for fifteen years, commencing in 1858,
when the congregation consisted Of
only thirteen members.
Jules G. Lombard, the famous singer
Of Chicago, is at the Barker hotel
An effort is being made to induce him
to remain in the city until after the
benefit of the Elks.
W. Jennings Demorest, whose hobby
is annihilation of the liquor traffic, is
at the Paxton on his way to New York
from trip to the Pacific coast.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-13
Progress In War Finance.


Somewhere in Nebraska, June o.
To the Editor of The Bee: "Alles geld
ist ausgegeben"-all the money is paid
out. Americans have been expecting
that cry from Germany. They will lis
ten in vain. The fact is, Germany is
playing the game of the Arkansas man
and his wife who kept grocery. They
had barrel of whisky between them.
He tapped his end of the barrel; she
tapped her end of the barrel. The
old man had a picayune, which he
passed to his wife for a drink at her
end of the barrel; the wife passed 1t
back for drink out of the husbands
end of the barrel; and so on, to the
bottom of the barrel. The financial
condition in Germany is not unlike the
Texan at FL Paso. He had an Amer
lean silver dollar. Paso whisky-a mis-
named local beverage-was sold at 20
cents glass on both sides of the Rio
Grande. The Texan threw down, his
silver dollar at bar on the American
side of the river and called for a
drink. A Mexican dollar was worth so
cents in Texas. The man received a
Mexican dollar for his change. He
crossed the bridge to Juarez, Mexico,
and threw down Mexican dollar at
the bar for another drink of 'Paso
whisky. An American dollar was worth
80 cents in Mexico, and the man re-
ceived an American dollar for his
change. He crossed the bridge for
another drink and another Mexican
dollar. Crossing and recrossing, he
quit on the American side-as he be-
san-with an American dollar, having
been on the "high lonesome''-at
whose expense?
To come to the concrete, Germany
called for loan. Her people sub
sCribed it. She pays the money out to
munitipn factories, they pay some of it
to laborers, the laborers to merchants,
ct ceteri. Germany calls for another
loan, when the people, who have re-
ce:Ved the money loan it over again.
This can be kept up until the end of
the war. Who will pay Germany's debt
then? Either the German people or
the American people will pay it. Do
you wish to help pay it? / do not.
Germany's present war debt is 10000,
100000 thalers. What will it be at the
close of the war? If Germany wins the
war, your farm will not be worth a
cent; and bank accounts will go as
they went in Belgium. Besides, Will
liam Hohenzollern. Dick Turpin was
gentleman, and>Jesse James canon
lied saint,
If you cannot enter the army buy
Liberty bond. DER HEIDE.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-13

Our country unto thee
Our heart is turning ever;
From thee dear land of liberty
- No power our love can sever
We love our beautiful flag
Flag o ia land that is free,
And all of life we pledge
To love. uphold and honor thesi
From the vivid red of dawn,
From the glory of the sun,
From a bit of heavens blue
As shield to place our stars upon
Was wrought a marvellous flag.
The wonder of a world;
All race of men give honor
To the Stars and Stripes unfurled.
oh! gracious land Of song and story
May thy splendor never wane
While freedoms flag-Old Glory
Proclaims the brotherhood of man,
Then rally round the flag, boys.
The Stars and Stripes uphold.
In God we trust, my countrymen,
Be fearless, true and bold.
Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-13
Morse Expeditions to America.

Coming of Norwegian trade commission
headed by Fritjof Nansen will revive interest
in an earlier expedition from the same country
1t came across the north Atlantic thousand
years ago and was headed by Lief Erickson, also
an Arctic explorer of intrepid courage and tried
judgment. The purposes OF these expeditions are
much the same in general nature, too. Nansen
will seek to establish better relations between the
two countries, so far as commerce is concerned,
while Erikson was hunting timber supply for
a new town he had founded in Greenland, the
outpost of the Norsemen Of his day. A curious
fact is that Erikson's experiences were all writ
ten out but were lost for almost millennium
among other forgotten sagas of the skalds while
credit for discovering the new world went to an
Italian who came on five centuries later. What
ever Nansen does will go into archives where
easier access may be had to the records and
therefore will not so completely disappear. A
thousand years has made some difference in the
relations of the two countries as well as a dis
tinct change in their relative importance
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-13

Though Omaha fails to get one of the great
military cantonments, we'll keep right on hustling
for the Liberty bonds and doing our best to en-
courage enlistments, Apparently we haven't
enough unused ground adjacent to the city for
the purposes of the army, disadvantage we may
be able to survive.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-13

It has been long time since an American
president had the chance to hand out as many
STARS" at, one time as Mr.. Wilson bestowed in
making eighteen new brigadiers, but the event Is
worthy of the cause. Here's good luck to the gen.
erals and the men they lead.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-13

Nebraska is to be asked to raise third regi-
ment of National Guards, thereby providing a
fine opportunity for lot of fellows anxious to
get into service without joining one of the existing
organizations or being drafted. Here's your
chance TO helm out
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-13
Freedom for Arab Tribes.

North Platte, Neb.. June 12.-To the
Editor of The Rec: hope that Amer
ica, which is in this war for the sole
purpose of protecting the liberties of
weak nations and giving free scope to
democratic principles by allowing the
smaller and weaker peoples to gov
ern themselves, instead of being vas
sails of the brutal bullies who for CEN
turies have been robbing them by
no other right than that of bruie
force, will see TO it that England will
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-13

Neutral Norway feels the pinch of war al
most as keenly as the fighting nations. Sending
a commission TO the United States indicates Sc
rious reduction of the home bread basket.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-13
An Unfailing Way
To Danish Hairs
Beauty Notes)

Ugly hairy growths can be removed
in the privacy of your own home if
you get small original package of
delatonc and mix into paste enough
of the powder and water to cover the
hairy surface. This should be left on
the skin about minutes, then re-
moved and the skin washed and every
trace of hair will have vanished. No
harm or inconvenience can result
from this treatment, but be sure you
buy real delatone. e.-Advertisement.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-13

General Goethals has learned something about
letting contracts and also in the way of dspens-
ing with dissatisfied assistants since he went into
the government construction business. And his
record justi6es the confidence Americans have in
his Judgment.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-13

Our soldiers enroute to France are to be fur
nished with a handbook or primer from which to
Gull few phrases of the language of the land
to which they are going but the chances are their
most useful lessons will come through contact
with the poillus By the time they get through
we'll have polyglot army able to speak any Ian
guage from Tagalog to modern French, with all
the varied and unique expressions of the border
Mexicans for garnishment. That army that swore
horribly in Flanders should have lived to witness
the accomplishment of the modern American
doughboy. ~
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-13

In the light of successive decisions by th
high court, state railroad commissions have rea
son to wonder what they are hereNfor.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-13
TODAY.
Proyerb for the Day.
Confessing a fault half amends 1t.
One Year Ago Today In the War.

Canadians made counter attack at
Ypres and recovered lost trenches.
Representatives of the allied pow
ers gathered in Paris for economic
conference.
Russians attacked German front
north ~Baranovitch and captured on
whole front 5000 prisoners.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-13

Boulogne gave the newly-landed American
nurses most enthusiastic welcome, bit that
isn't anything wonderful, for an American nurse
is welcome wherever she goes.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-13

Glenwood, Ia, June s.-To the Edi-
tor Of The Bee: I am glad to see The
Bee publishing something on this SUBJ
ject.'
1t is currently reported that several
legislators promised to give out state
mepts as to why they either were alb
sent when this measure was before
the legislature or voted against the re-
peal of this law, but no statement has
appeared in the Iowa news part of The
Bee.
The least a representative could do
when he votes to sustain an unpopular
law is to make some explanations to
his constituents, especially when he
has made no explanation Of his vote
in the Legislature. Those fellows that
"ducked" should also be made to
"come across" with their reasons for
side-stepping. WALTER BREEN.
Preference is made to a detter by
James Walker of Council Bluffs, un-
der date of June 4, which refers to
the action Of certain legislators who
lodged the vote on the "blue laws
repeal.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-13

Osceola, Neb., June 11.-To the
Editor of The Bee: If the Red Cross
society would let us travellers know
their address-and If in small towns
would organize and put up banners
there would be more buttons worn.
]. E. B.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-13

1t is apparent at this stage Of the battle that
the wooden ship scheme developed leaks" as
copious as the Navy department.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-13

Speaking Of peculiar and appropriate names
one Of the signal corps officers attached to Gen
eral Pershings staff is Lieutenant Birdseye Blake
man Lewis. it
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-13

Registration sackers think this is vast coun
try to hide in but the federal reach is not only
vast, but tireless.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-13
In Omaha Thirty Years Ago Today.

Mr.. and Mrs George D. Gilbert gave
card party at their residence in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cranston
of Providence, r. /. Among those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. 2. B.
Knight, Mrs Lyman Richardson, Cen
eral and Mrs. Manderson, General and
Mrs. Dandy, Mr.. B. F. Smith, Mr.. and
Mrs. Metcalf, Mrs. Cornish, Dr. and
Mrs. Moore, Mr.. and Mrs. William f.
Allen, Mr.. and Mrs. B. f. B. Kennedy,
Mr.. and Mrs Augustus Pratt, Mr.. and
Mrs, Shelton, Mrs. L. 7. Beall and
Mrs. McClelland. :
Chief of Police Seavey has prohib-
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-13

Now comes the suggestion Of adding medi-
cal officer to the cabinet. Laymen understand
fairly well the kind of treatment the cabinet needs
but professional is necessary to tone up the pre-
scription.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-13

Big clocks are ticking off the Liberty bond
subscriptions in New York, showing how an
Omaha idea has penetrated and caught on in
Gotham, }t s.E,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-13

At any rate, none will say the county asses
sor's lightning calculator was not in good workin
order, even If it did run wild at times.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-13

Thanks, General Hall, "for them kind words ;"
But Omaha has been trying to do its duty by the
Guard for, 10, these many years.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-13

Another move is to be made to regulate dance
halls in Omaha, which is all right,if the resula
ton be applied so as to bring results.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-13

The city commissioners should drive the police
probe deep enough to get at the seat Of the trou
bic. No whitewash wanted here.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-13

One thing the city should not do is to let the
park swimming pools run short Of water. 1t i,
no extravaganza to provide literally in this re.
card
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-13

The spectacle of an Indian buying $64000O Of
Liberty bonds at a single purchase is commended
to the correspondent who thinks the whites have
fastened an irrcparable wrong on the reds in
this country.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-13

The mystery OF the double cross remains uh
finished business until solved.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-13

Looks as though the railroads had exploded
a Messines mine under 2-cent fares.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-13

Go right up and buy your Liberty bond
There's one waiting for every man.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-13
Timely Jottings and Reminders.

Ex-President William H. Taft is to
receive the honorary degree of LII. d.
from Union college today.
The national assembly of civil serv-
ice commissioners is to meet in Bos-
ton today for its annual convention.
The Iowa Farm Mortgage associa-
ton meets in Des Moines today pre-,
liminary to the meeting Of the lowal
Bankers association.
Delegates from many states are to
gather today at Neenah, Wis, for the
nationals convention of the United
Danish Evangelical Lutheran church.
The degree of doctor of laws is to
be conferred upon Governor Harding
of Iowa today at the commencement
of the University of South Dakota.
James NJ. Beck of New York, for
mer assistant attorney general of the
United States, is to deliver the com
mencement address today at the Uni
Versity of Pittsburgh.
DR.. Hugh Black of the General The
illogical seminary is to be the orator
today at the eighty-fourth commence
ment exercises of Oberlin college.
President McCracken of Vassar col
lege is to be the speaker today at the
eightieth commencement of Mount
Holyoke college at South Hadley, Mass.
Storyctte of the Day.
Two Tommies were strolling idly
along the street when they CHANGED
to gaze into an attractive shop win
dow. -
Being soldiers, they both had an
eye for pretty girl and there within
the shop was a real winner.
Sandy" whispered Mike, "shure,
she's just the fairest colleen my eyes
hiv liver rested on. It's mysilf thatli
go in and buy something, an perhaps
she will have smile for me-"
His companion came from "ayont
the Tweed" as his answer proved.
'lll gang wi ye," he said. But,
hoot, mon, ye neednae spend bawbee.
A. We hev tae dae is tae ask her fur
change O. shillin', London Tit
Bits.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-13
This Day in History.

1773-Thomas Young. for whom the
claim has been made of the discovery
of the wave theory of light, born in
England. Died there May 10, 1929.
17S6-Winfield Scott, who was gen.
eral-in- chief of the United States army
at the beginning of the war between
the states, born near Petersburg. Va.
Died at West Point, N. Y, March 20,
1866
1S54-George NJ Hollins. COM
mander of the ship Cyane. bombarded
and destroyed the small town Of Grey
town on the Mosquito coast, Central
America.
1S62-Confederate cavalry, 1900
strong, under General ]. z. B. Stuart,
passed around the army of the Poto-
mac.
1S67-Emperor Macmillan tried be-
fore a court-martial composed of in
ferior officers of the republican army
of Mexico.
1S73-Shah of Persia arrived in
England on a visit to Queen Victoria.
,1S97-A bomb was exploded near
the carriage of President Faure of
France.
1S9S-Anglo-F French convention rel
ative to the Niger boundary was
signed
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-13
The Day We Celebrate.


Anton B. Chapek was born in Mo-
ravia June 1S, 1869. He deals in real
estate.
Captain Fay W. Brabson, U. S. A.,
who has been appointed a member of
the general staff corps, born in Ten
nessee thirty-seven years ago today.
Rear Admiral Bradley A. Fiske, U.
s. N, retired, born at Lyons, N. Y,
sixty-three years ago today
Sir Charles Parsons, who developed
the turbine which drives liners and
dreadnoughts, born sixty-three years
ago today.
Henry P. Dawson, the New York
banker named by President Wilson to
head the war council of the American
Red Cross, born at Troy, Pa, fifty
years ago today.
Wallace C. Sabine, Harvard univer-
sity professor and the leading author
ity on acoustics in the United States,
born at Redwood, o., forty-nine years
ago today.
r William Butler Yeats, celebrated
author and playwright, born in Dub
lin fifty-two years ago today.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-13

Subscribers leaving the city should have The Bee naie
to them Address changed often as requested.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-13
Saving Summer Foods
d. Lls uaaL...
BIZ Frederic J. Hdsktn

Washington, June l0-Each woman can serve
her country this summer by canning as much
food as possible. 1t is her duty to the nation as
we'll as to her family. We can't afford to waste
a bean or a raspberry-else we may live to re-
gret it next winter when the ground is covered
with six inches OF snow and there is no chance
Of harvesting anything but big appetite.
1t is a commonplace TO repeat that in recent
years the apartment house, the canning factory,
the bakery and the delicatessen have been doing
our housekeeping for u.s. Why bake bread when
you can buy it from a city bakery; why wear
your nerves out cooking when you can buy cooked
food at the corner delicatessen and why can
food when you can buy canned goods at any gro
Gerry? And so every year tons Of fresh vegetables
and fruits have rotted on the ground
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-13

months subscribed and To By Dnsh
Williams Circulation Manager.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-13
The Flag We Love.

Registration day.