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Bisbee daily review., 1917-04-29
RIDERS OF THE DAWN.

In the first dim flush of that cool, sweet dawn, Patria wakened with a smile, and turning on her pillow, ooked out through the open window It her bedside before smuggling be- heath the covers for another hour or TWO of sleep.
 And because the dew-wet world she dewed was so very beautiful, she could no more sleep, put must needs get up and move gently about her
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-06-08
LAUNDRlEs AND DISEASE.

The Chicago authorities are wrestling,
over an ordinance for the regulation,
OF laundries. They find there Is little,
known about the healthfulness OF laun-
dries n that in consequence there IS
much speculation and rather wild
opinion. Some people are wholly indff-
fegent while some are overafraid.
The New York city department. OF
has Just published 4 study 5f-Mlndrlea
which a serve not only as a basis TOR
action by other cities, but also as q
basis for public opinion. One who reads
it gets the idea that there is no great
l%aundries. There is some danger Of con-
tagion for the persons who work in the
laundries and there is more danger OF
ill health from other causes.
Whatever contagion producing bac-,
terra survive the drying which they get
from the air are liable to be killed in
h soapy water. Those hat survive the
hot water are liable to be killed by the
drying. If they escape shat they will be
killed by the hot iron. However o
taminated the materials may have been
at the start. they are reasonably free
when they are through with the
iron. There is a slight possibility that
they may become reinfected before they.
are returned to the owner.
The steam laundry methods the New
York investigators found to be better
than those employed in Chinese laun-
dries n a great deal better than those
in HAND laundries. The Chinese methods
were good. The methods employed by
the hand laundrieS were much the
poorest Of the three.
The investigators found that there
was little danger from the spread OF i'm
lection through linen washed in home
laundries. They could see where there
might be considerable danger from
undr cared for in the homes OF
laundresses. Some know what to do to
make things safe. Others do not. Others
know but do not care. There are no
standards and no supervision either by
the municipality or by employers.
Hand laundries do little except sort
n.y., marking and ironing. For tho'
washing the clothes are sent to steam
laundries, where they are met" washed,
The investigators found that met
washing does not clean nor sterilize.
Sugar placed in the center OF a net"
OF clothes was not wholly dissolved.
Registering thermometers placed there
in some instances did not register over
1O2. But the drying and ironing killed
most of the bacteria left alive by the
earlier processes.
Some Cinnamon use IA blower can to
sprinkle. This may be dangerous.
though the hot iron will kill most Of
the bacteria s%prinkled on the clothes.
Some of the methods in a steam
laundry could be improved. met"
washing should be discontinued. The
law should require that steam laun-
dries SHOULD be well ventilated and
the temperatures and humidities
should be kept as low as is possible for
the industry. Better sorting rooms
than were found in some should be re-
quired.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-06-08
Trouble. Past and Present.

NdThiJldl SIOUOIlS.
I rave lived a long time. and I have
lived through a very critical time. Not
only have i held office many years, but
I have held office during a time OF tran
sition. when the Old order was changed.
There are few Americans living now VINO
can remember the things which l can. L
followed Mr.. Lincoln's lead body in pro-
cession when u was brought to this city
(Baltimore): I have seen every president
since his death, and 7 have known most Of
them personally. was a grown man and
a priest during the civil war when 1t
seemed az IL our country were to he per-
manently divided. Very few people now
living have seen the country in such iis-s
tress as l have seen it. But i nave lived.
thank God. to see It in wonderful pros
perity and to behold it grown into one OF
the great powers of the earth. Younger
men may tremble for TIN. futur Of this
country, but l can have nothing bat hope
when I hin what wa have already
passed through. for l can see TO troubles
In the future which could equal. much less
surpass, those which have afflicted US In
bygone days. II only the American peo-
pie will hold fast to that Instrument
which has been bequeathed TO them az
the palladium Of their l~i;ert.es-the CON
xtituilnn OF the United States-and fsac.
and .distrust. the man who would touch
that ark witt pr0fane hands. tho perma-
pence OF our Institutions IS assured.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-06-08
Ed Little. Congressman.
By Fred G.. Kelly.

Iv W.. NetIy.
When Richard Harding Davis made his
trip to the Mediterranean in 1ssa. he
wrote home TO his mother from Cairo. the
following on Edward G. Little.
who was destined later to represent q
Kansas district in congress-:
young man. He Is from the interior and
considers Kansas City a great metropolis.
He is the most typical stage American
gives me his carriages and outriders With
gold clothes and swords whenever j wilt
take them, but he makes me blush and
der servant. My lord and Your Royal
Highness.' and says Merry ChristmaA' to
him whenever the soldier calls him Your
Exceliency.' He wears a frOck coat and
an Alpine hat. So you can imagine him"
Now that = wears have ella pscd and
n ,1S 1 ,ittIe k Il In sg nsrsisx h. nay atli ,y loSas
American. He is short and compact with
Il round. smooth face. and eyes. that blink
with n = sort or,o OF 'wl's T.. ot pln'ssh y,sts. i,
Earl Kitchener. In 1894 Kitchener wrote
him g g, Letter sti,, nook ~ w fnrMa anp fa tSe t a;m,
when English speaking races may
be so drawn together by mutual
interest s,. ta.lh, That s. we sha!l Jus, rnle the the
ing on anywhere. cannot imagine
why there should now be any feel
We ought to be the closest OF .
friends and together whip ere F..
alton"
One day Little jonrneyed to the sup
He found a party. of Abyssinians who
desired to hold a funeral service in the
therefore refused admission. Little went
to the Egyptian person in charge. told
him that he was from Abilene. Kan,
knew several United States senator's. the
Khedive. Joseph Il. Foraker. Of Ohio. and
a lot of other prominent people. person.
ally, and that il the tomb was not thrown
open to the poor .Abyssinians he would
start something. So the tomb was
promptly opened. Right offhand I cannot
recall any other American ewho ever
opened the door Of the holy sepulchre by.
the mere force OF his conversation
After Little had returned nome from
Egypt. what do you SUPPOSE the sultan
of Turkey gave him? The grand Gordon
of the Medjidieh! Without Little even
asking him for 1t. Just imagine what
must have been Titles surprise to open
his morning mail and find a letter from
the sultan. saying, in substances:
My Dear Ed: Enclosed please !,
find one grand Gordon of the Medji-
dieh. which I send with my COM
pliments. 4 trust that it will come
in handy
AS I understand it. when a man hns the
grand Gordon Of the Medjidieh. he Is Q
great deal more important than If he were
merely an esteemed lending knight in .
lodge OF Elk
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-06-08
How to Smell Over III. Telephone!

From the Electrical! Experimenter.
A young lady took down the receiver and
discovered that the telephone was in use.
II just put on a pan Of beans for dinner"
she heard one woman complaceltly In
forming another.
She hung up h receiver and waited.
Three times she waited. and then. exas-
perated. she broke into the conversation.
Madam. I smell u beans burning"
hes announced crispiy. A h0rrihed scream
greeted the remark. n - young lady
was able 10 put in her caU
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-03
"The Lady from Montana"

Whatever of interest or import may attach to
the first appearance OF Miss Rankin as member
OF congress from Montana because OF her sex,
the ovation given her by her fellow members is
only to be interpreted as tribute to the woman
hood OF America. Miss Rankin has carefully let
it be known she is looking for no immunity be-
cause she is woman; she expects to take part in
the doings of the body Of which she is member
on parity with the other members, but the like
lhood is strong that she will be the recipient of
many little courtesics and some consideration
that the average new member doesn't receive In
born in the American man is regard for the
opposite sex that no amount Of political or other
experience can extinguish, and he manifests this
just as unconsciously as the other involuntary
processes of his life are carried on. Therefore,
when he was cheering the lady from Montana"
he may have been moved to his enthusiasm by
Miss Rankin's personal presence, but he really
was cheering the wives and mothers the sisters
and daughters Of the United States and woman
kind everywhere.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-03
Distinction Between Training and
Service,

Dayton, O., April Ito the Editor
Of The Bee: Our danger in case of
defensive war Is not that men will
not volunteer to fight, but that they
will be unframed and untitled to fight.
There are two distinct types of OBJ
jectors to compulsory military service.
One is the jpacifist, who objects to
war in toto. Men Of the other type
feel that among the most fundamental
of American institutions are freedom
of conscience and freedom Of opinion.
While ready and willing to fight If
occasion requires, they feel that 1t is
one Of the basic rights of an Amer
lean to determine for himself whether
the cause in which he is asked to
fight is one to which he can with a
clear conscience give military service.
II this right Is taken away the fun
damental significance Of American in
stitutions is seriously modified.
Compulsory military training will
furnish the necessary training and ex-
perience, and 1t can be divorced COM
pletely from compulsory military serv-
Ice. Our men can be trained. and yet
be left free to volunteer when occa-
sion arises. The drafting Of men would
still be a possibility, but that re-
source could not be used effectively
against overwhelming public opinion.
If congress provides for compulsory
military training. would 1t not be well
to separate this provision absolutely
from compulsory military service?
These are two separate problems and
should be dealt with separately. Would
you see fit to suggest such action on
the part Of congress?
ARTHUR E. MORGAN.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-03
Mr.. Bryan's Appeal

1t is no answer to Mr. Bryan's appeal to con-
gress to recall the fact that he attached his official
signature to the note Of February TO- 1914, warm
ing Germany that 1t would be held to "a strict
should be lost through submarine attacks with
out warning. He has right to change his mind,
wen as the country would be justified in retreat
ng from position 1t had concluded to be wrong,
wen at the risk OF being ridiculed for its COW.
,rdice Mr.. Bryan's appeal is subject to criticism
i lodges existing facts Our controversy is not
now restricted TO the rights OF American citizens
10 travel on belligerent ships Our own ships are
being sunk by German submarines, inside and
outside the so-called war zone. The illuminated
sign OF the unarmed Healdton which was within
ports served as special mark for the submarine
torpedo. Other American ships have been sunk
without warning, while sailing for home in bal
last. The issue is whether that portion OF our
population which makes its livelihood In COM
merce shall quit business until the war ends or
meet death at the hands of assassins. We are
merely insisting on the rights heretofore conceded
TO them by the usagcs OF nations and not denied
now by any country except Germany.
Mr.. Bryan's talk about peace treaties Is prattle.
Even If we had such a treaty with Germany
which we have not, II would be worthless for this
kind of controversy, since none of these treaties
provides a modus vivendi. The treaties provide
for years delay, without any requirement for
cessation Of irritating offenses. Mr.. Bryans sug-
gestion that Germany would suspend submarine
operations for year, If we signihed willingness
to submit our grievances to arbitration, is merely
silly, in light Of Germany's declarations Of reasons
for such operations. Il contends that they are
necessary to its existence. II says that it must
bring Great Britain to terms by starvation. An
agreement to suspend operations against our ves-
scls for year would be confession Of hypocrisy
= to past conduct which no nation could make.
NJ. Brysn's appeal 10 not even good nonsense.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-03
Nebraska Press Comment

Hickman Enterprise: Colonel Roosevelt has
accepted an invitation to speak at Lincoln in June
Senator Norris is to be congratulated that his re-
cent exploits in the senate will no longer be
live topic Of discussion by that time.
Kenesaw Progress: With the annexation of
Florence and Benson to Greater Omaha, the city
will cover an area about equal to township. Some
cities in China have a greater population on
mile square of territory, but the fresh air and
expansiveness Of the good old Nebraska prairies
suits us much better than either the Gate City
or the populous places of the Celestial empire
republic.
Beatrice Express: Grand Island, Fremont
Hastings and number of other Nebraska cities
OF the same class are in the midst of warm munich
pal campaigns, the election of mayors, council
men and other city Offices being at stake These
annual city squabblcs are one pleasure which
Beatrice is happily rid Of, thanks to the commits
sion form Of government We take ours every
two years.
Hemingford Ledger: The "coiored chap in
the wood pile" so much in evidence last fall
when known "wets" were offering to vote for
the amendment in exchange for votes for certain
senatorial candidates, when they knew the amend
ment would carry, and were planning handicap
and now these fellows so elected are simply pay
ing their obligation by knitting the attempted law
as planned. It's an act to be remembered should
these same senators ever again ask the peoples
suffrage.
Grand Island Independent: Boss Mullen
might just as well argue that the people of Ne
braska voted not to prohibit whisky, but only to
reduce the alcoholic content of it so per cent as
to affect to believe that reduction of so per
cent In the alcoholic content Of beer would not be
in harmony with their decree. If that sort Of a
political fraud and embezzlement can be perpe.
trated upon the voters of Nebraska the amend.
ment providing the initiative and referendum
might just as well be blotted out with black ink
That is a sample Of the work of ''the organiza.
ton"
Laurel Advocate: Not for many years has
Laurel been without mail as long as it was last
week-from 8 o'clock Tuesday evening until Q
o'clock Saturday afternoon-and the Burlington
passenger train run daily between here and Sioux
City. It looks to US as though the mails should
have been sent out from Sous City on the Bur-
lington, and that from Omaha by way of Sioux
City, and not be allowed to pile up at Wakefield
and wait for the track to be repaired. The FIRST
train Saturday brought forty sacks OF mail for
Laurel The only daily papers that were seen
here Wednesday, Thursday and Friday were
those brought out from Sioux City by passen-
gers on the Burlington.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-03
Same Old Demagogie Trick.

The peculiar condition Of unstable equilibrium
in which the country now finds itself seems to
present an irresistible temptation to the dema-
gogue who assumes a monopoly Of virtue and
accuses everyone else Of evil. The most common
trick is to denounce In particular newspapers that
do not agree with the proponent as "venal and
corrupt"
"No newspaper will print what sayl" ex-
claims the demagogue. It Is 50 much easier to
cry, "The newspapers are all owned by Wall
street, or bought with British gold or subsidized
with German money" than it is to answer argu-
ments or justify questionable position. The
very fact, however, that the demagogue's voice
10 heard throughout the land and his utterances
spread in print by the newspapers although, of
course, along with the antidote, comes its own
contradiction and it is safe assertion that the
public speaker who seeks to prejudice his audience
by telling them that the columns Of the press are
closed to him is the first to scan his morning
newspaper to see how much Of his talk has been
published; for this sort Of orator verify lives on
free publicity.
Incidentally, there is nothing whatever to pre-
vent these hot air artists from publishing and dis
seminatins their outpouring through newspapers
Of their own-and some Of them do.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-03
British Plans for Paying War Debt.

British statesmen are already looking ahead
to carrying and reducing OF the enormous debt
piled up by the war Quite naturally, they pro-
pose making the world at large contribute to the
fund that will be needed and hope to be able to
raise most OF the money without troubling their
own people seriously One of the recently out
lined schemes for doing this contemplates Hud-
son bay fisheries, Indian jute and South Sea
whale oil as bases for industrial monopolies that
will turn into the imperial exchequer such reve-
nue. as in few years will get the funded debt
down to where il can be better managed.
II the war were to terminate with no added
issue OF bonds by the British government, the in
terest charge against the United Kingdom would
stand at 1881 100000 year, rather more than the
total revenue Of the country for 1918. A consid-
erable portion of this will be met by payments on
loans made to allies, but the bulk must come from
the pockets of the British taxpayer or be shifted
to his customers in other lands. Therefore, 1t is
now proposed that at the close of the war the
mine -sweepers" now used in the North Sea can
be turned into fishing feet to ply in Hudson
bay and other British shore waters. furnishing
food to millions and bringing a steady income
to the government. The jute industry and the
whale oil monopoly, added to the fisheries, will
bring sl5o0000O0 year. according to estimates.
The United States is deeply concerned in this,
because of its own interests in deep-sea fishery,
as well as the shore and stream fishing on the
Pacific coast, and because it is the worlds prn-
cipa user of jute. On the latter it would pay
the greater amount Of any toll exacted by John
Bull 1t is too early to formulate definite plans,
but not too soon to look ahead, and it will be
we'll to note what the British are thinking Of in
this connection
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-03

club. Colonel Henry, army rife in
structor, has consented to drill the
young men as well as their horses.
The Missouri Pacific company's
round house at the end Of North
Fourteenth and east of the Saratoga
house burned down, the loss being
about $35,000.
The annual meeting of school dis
trict No. So was held at the school
house building on Lowe avenue.
Messrs. Taggart and Highly were the
only officers present and H. L. Seward
and B. P. Knight were elected
Mr.. Mendelssohn of Mendelssohn &
Lowrie expatiated upon their plans
for the county hospital and insane
asylum before the county commits
sioners.
Prince took beautiful ''header"
while practicing fancy pedal-mount,
which exhibition was watched by
about forty interested spectators.
The Omaha Wheel club met in its
rooms in the Gruenig block and
elected officers as follows: President,
c. M. Woodman; vice president, DR..
G. w. Williams; secretary and treas
urer, Gus Swartz; captain, F. T. Nit
tauer; lieutenant, Thomas F. Black
more; buglers. H. B. Mulford and
Perry Badollet-
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-03
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&Asr91N


Omaha, April s.-To the Editor Of
The Bee: Frequently we see pub
lished as headlines and quotations
from speeches the query. Are we a
nation of cowards7' The query is then
answered blythe questioner in man
ner as best indicates his point of
view, but nearly always by the init
nation that We are a nation lack
ing physical courage.
An examination OF past history
proves the latter untrue, and future
events will also uphold the fact that
America is not destitute Of the cour-
age necessary to protect the ideals
for which 1t stands.
Americans cannot justly be accused
of ignoble timidity simply because
they hesitate to enter upon a cam
paign of warfare, the conclusion of
which has nothing to offer that can
not be secured by peaceful methods.
1t is not cowardice to wish to avoid
the bloodshed and destruction that is
of no advantage except to show how
uncivilized the civilized" world
still is.
1t is not cowardice to hesitate before
piling up war debt for innocent pos
terity. knowing, as we should, that
1t is far more patriotic to give pos
terity the benefits Of past experiences
and to aid 1t in avoiding our mistakes.
Nor is 1t cowardice to hesitate in
sending fathers, brothers and sons
onto the battlefield to become manned.
crippled or meet death.
If America finally does become con-
vinced that II we are to maintain
peace I'VE will have to fight for it."
we will be that much more justified
because we will know what we are
fighting for. whereas the European
belligerents seem undecided as to what
they are contending for.
The man or country that really be-
lieves America is nation of cow
ards will be sadly disappointed when
once 1t is determined that I'VE are
going to have peace If We have to
fight for it" Lie.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-03
THE NATIONS HONOR.

The nations honor is at stake,
Arise, ye Americans! Awake!
Can we risk doubt or wait,
When by so doing we may be latet
Through blood and toll and trials Of war
Old Glory may be led once more:
As true Americans, we will fight
To hold 1t high in the cause of right.
American patriots, we must rise,
For here before your very eyes
Are insults to our state: what more
Is needed to plunge US into war.
To defend our honor and our right,
To save the flag from shame and blight7
Americans, patriots. citizens all.
Arise and answer your country's call
In all these years that have gone before,
Your ancestors have not shirked a war
When 1t was duty, and for the right
They willingly fought with all their might.
Let US not be trod by a despots heel,
But grasp the gun and fiercely wheel.
And strike with all our main an might
For country, liberty, the flag and right
Lyons, Neb. LAWRENCE SMITH.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-03

his last boss that I'm kind o. hopeful he'll
be able to come back to the farm and get
along with me."-WGshington Star.
rs Jobbins In the hospital?
mot that know OF. Why do you think
so7"
Smith was telling me the other day
that he was out in his car and ran across
Jobbins. ns."-Indianapolis News.
Maud-Miss Oldun thinks that hotel clerk
Just lovely.
Ethel--Why SO?
Maud-He wrote opposite her name on the
hotel register: Suite l6.--Puck.
II love you"
"H.ve you seen papa?"
''Yes. saw him last night at the poker
party. That's how / got enough money to
propose on."-Boston Transcript.
Father-Helen, isn't 1t about time you
were entertaining the prospect Of matri-
mony?
Daughter--Not quite. pa. He doesn't call
until 8 ocock.-Judge.