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Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-04
The Kuaser's Welcome

Rev. Dr.. Lyman Abbott, writing in the
Outlook on the punishment of the kaiser,
says: ......
II have no power to conceive the SEN
tence that will be pronounced on him who
made widows that he might devour their
houses and claimed God as an ally in his
crimes. He will stand for judgment before
Him who pronounced accursed Of God and
condemned to everlasting destruction in the
those who neglected the poor, the hungry,
the sick, the imprisoned. I have no power
to conceive what divine scorn and wrath he
will confront who has spread over half a
continent poverty. famine, disease, slavery
and death. But | can form faint concep-
ton of the welcome with which he will be
received as he goes down to death--the well
come which the Hebrew prophet portrays as
accorded to the king of Babylon:
"How art thou fallen from heaven,
0 Day Star, son of the morning!
How are thou cut down to the ground,
Which didst lay low the nations!
And thou sadst in thine heart, 1 will ascend
into heaven,
will exalt my throne above the stars Of
God;
And will sit upon the mount Of congrega-
ton,
In the uttermost parts of the north:
will ascend above the heights of the
clouds;
will be like the Most High
Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, d,
To the uttermost parts of the pit.
They that see thee shall narrowly look
upon thee, t-.., ~,
They shall consider thee
Is this the man that made the earth to
tremble.
That did shake kingdoms;
That made the world as a wilderness, and
overthrew the cities thereof,
That let not loose his prisoners in their
home? ..
All the kings of the nations all of them,
sleep in glory,
Every one in his own house:
But thou are cast forth away from thy
sepulcher
Like an abominable branch,
As the raiment of those that are slain.
That are thrust through with the sword,
That go down to the stones OF the pit;
AS carcass trodden under foot"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-04
Whitfield to q Point

Minneapolis Journal: The war will
90 on until somebody captures the
iron cross foundry.
New York Herald: The tempera-
ture at the surface OF the sun is about
1900 degrees Centigrade $500 de-
grees Fahrenheit) above the boiling
point of carbon. The Huns say they
want a place in the sun. Let 'em
have 1t.
Brooklyn Eagle: By royal order the
British court will have four weeks
of mourning for the Gear Nicholas.
Descendants of Cromwellian regicides
will participate. The death penalty
for treason Is different thing from
mob assassination.
Baltimore American: With food
and clothing already scarce, the Ger
for another winter of war, and will
have more affecting appeals made to
them to bear more sacrifices cheer
fully for the fatherland.
Kansas City Star: The German
government has called for all the old
clothes in Germany, everybody being
expected to give up at least one suit.
The crown prince has a uniform he
apparently las no use for. And what
has become Of Hindenburg's shoes?
Minneapolis Tribune: Berlin COM
| muniques complain about "black
troops" on the allied side in the Marne
| offensive. Black? Great heavens.
and you couldn't even bleed a war
Prussian white. Wher~ Is Germany
ever going to get anything white
enough to be identified as a Dag Of
truce or Eurrendert-
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-04
Sagnposts OF Progress

France has 1900, 900 widows on the
government pension list.
Into the head of q new golf club
can be inserted lead plugs to adjust
its weight and balance.
Electrical apparatus for perma-
nently curling women's hair has been
invented by foreign scientist.
Many of the dress manufacturers
throughout the United States are now
sending out women instead Of men as
statesmen.
Danish inventors have perfected
motors that are claimed to work well
with peat gas as fuel instead Of ben
zine or gasoline.
Along one side Of a new kitchen
table is hinged an ironing board that
can be raised for use or dropped into
concealed recess.
Screws that will stay In place in
woodwork have been invented with
an opening from the slot to one side
through which tiny pin Is driven.
The japanese are the only people
who have ever undertaken the sys-
tematic planting and harvesting OF
seaweed and other marine vegetation
A Swedish inventor Is reported to
have devised satisfactory means Of
transferring electric pow~ to self.
propelled motor plows and other farm
machinery. #s.
During Washington's two terms a.
president, from 1889 to 1871. the cabi,
net consisted of four members. viz.
Secretary Of state, secretary of ths
treasury, secretary of war and attor'
ney general. II now consists of II
members
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-04

rotals..."...Lass assssia si7sa,l4al75 sl7O5l4oo9
Decrease
The effect OF the war on these thrift asso-
Citations is not clearly reflected in the sta
tistics. While the statistics show notable
gains in all but three states, the figures Of
none of the states cover full year of the
war. State reports covering calendar years
represent little more than eight months OF
war conditions, while fiscal year reports
July to July-were scarcely touched by the
transition from peace. Nebraska's report,
for example, covers the last half of 1916
and the first half of 1917, period almost
wholly free from financial disturbance,
Reviewing the showing made during the
IL months concerned by the report Secrc-
tary Ce'larius says; So.
THE unsettled financial conditions Gre
ated by the world war have not materially
interfered with the growth or prosperity OF
the building and loan associations of the
United States. Their members have con-
tinucd their saving habits in about the same
manner as they did during the pre-war pc
riod While the business of these associa-
tions was for a time somewhat disarranged
in some localities, they nevertheless advanced
money freely during the year for home
building purposes, promptly paid their with
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-04
Political Parties and the People.

A successful manufacturer visiting Omaha last
week stated that he adhered to the tenets of no
political party. In this he has but voiced an ex-
reflection. Whether he admits it or not, this
man and all others subscribe in some degree to
the tenets OF one or the other political parties.
The republican party is founded on substan-
tial basis of fundamental principles, and it is
either right or wrong; its basic idea is opposed
to that of the democratic party. Each OF these
great organizations seeks the good and welfare
of the nation, but proposes to go about achieving
il In different way.
One point will serve to show the difference.
The republican party is pledged to the doctrine
OF the protective tariff; the democratic party be-
lieves in free trade. The republicans would de-
velop and conserve the home market for home
producers; the democrats would open our gates
to competition Of the world. One policy or the
other is correct,
On other vital points the divergence is as
plain The man who says he does not subscribe
to either consciously or unconsciously denies
himself, for II he is a reasoning being and good
citizen he must have choice between them. To
perpetuate and apply these doctrines to the good
Of the people in the way Of government political
parties are needed, and for party to be success
in . large way It must also succeed in the small
things Organization is as essential in the pre-
cinct as 1t is in the nation.
This is not machine politics." but the very
life Of our system OF government. Any man
whose affiliations sit so loosely on him that he
cannot say whether or why he is one thing or
the other is not filing all the requirements of cit
izenship To be true American one should be
sufficiently familiar with the science OF govern
ment--for government is scence-to be a par
tisan Of some definite policy, and to know why
he is. NV
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-04
People and Events

-. Ill is the weather that benefits nobody.
Observe how the paucity of showers muf
files the lawn mower.
A party of Brooklyn fistic sports blew
themselves fer~50 cents second to see the
23-second Dempsey-Fulton bout at Harrison,
N. J. Easy money for the class and locality,
but looks like small change to wrestling
match crowd.
Thirty wet counties in Missouri sent 1,003
convicts to the state penitentiary while the
"a dry counties contributed only 1888 inmates.
In view of the quality of liquid dope put out
in Missouri the wonder is how any Of the
wet population escaped free ride to Jeffer
son City.
Word comes out of Wall Street that DR..
Rumely did not touch" the crowd for loose
coin to float his newspaper venture. Dern-
berg, Albert & Co. were much easier. Be-
sides, the Street was Stuck on Rumelys
tractor paper some years before and one
shakedown is aplenty.
Some officeseekers of dubious repute do
not know when to 60 away back and lose
themselves Such knowledge must be ham,
E. Ferguson, impeaehed governor, who
sought vindication at the democratic pri-
maries. Ferguson ran behind his opponent
ll2,000 votes and got what he went after
with club.
One more of the celebrated Smith family
is out for high political honors. Albert Ed
ward-plan CAP for short-carres the
democratic banner for governor of New
York A Tammanyite from Wayback is 'Al"
once sheriff of New York county at $60,-
900 per, II times a legislator, etc. Aside
from these claims for preferment ZAP wears
his hat cooked on the corner of his head.
Be it straw, sombrero, derby or silk tile, the
angle is the same. because" as he explained,
.mv head is built that waY."
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-04
A DRIVE FOR PEACE.

lch, Peace! vot a beautiful sound!
Like moosic 1t falls on der ear
AS We hurry right ofer der ground
To place vot iss safe at der reari
l,ber, killing Of men iss SO sad
Hellup. Murder! Ach, HimmeIi
Bolice!
pon'd shoot any more! KAMERAD!l
Dond you hear We iss talking Of Peacef
Te iss Wiling to let go der Marne;
Ven agree dot der fighting shall cease;
Tor gay Paris We don't gif q darn;
We would talk now of holdings but peace
Tor der Crown Prince, der Kaiser und Got
Haf agreed dot der time 1t iss came
Ven dey'd rather sthob fighting dan not
Und get out Of der schrecklichkeit game.
Vile der Allies to win haf no chance,
Yet we're Wiling to gif dem q show,
Ind veil efen get right out of France
Yust as fast as We effer can go.
5 ince dem Yankees got into der fight
Not a minute of rest haf We had;
fuch behavior We say iss not right
Ach. Dey're at it again!
KAN M-E-R-A-D!i!
New York Herald.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-04

Nebraska continues Strengthening its
position as the premier state in savings and
loan association business west OF the Mis-
sssippi river. Only seven states, topnotch-
ers in age and population. lead the Antelope
state in this order: Pennsylvania, Ohio,
New Jersey, Massachusetts,, Illinois, New
York and Indiana. Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas
and Missouri are scarcely in the running, not
through fault of native thrift. but because
these neighbor states started wrong and
kept at it until harm was done! Nebraska
started right and kept right, and the result
is seen in its high rank among the S. states
officially reporting on association business
These facts are clearly set out in the
annual report of H. F, Cellarus, secretary
and statistician, made to the Newark con-
vention of the United States League of
Building and Loan associations. Following
are the figures in tabular form:
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-04
Around the Cities

Owing to the absence Of steam
whistles at Washington electric horns
toot the wartime Angelus.
Canton, O., has painted the tower
of its court house red, white and blue
as war prophecy Of early victory.
Salt Lake City's commission govern
ment called the strike bluff of the
fire department. designations Of the
strikers were accepted.
An even dollar an hour, nary a
copper less, is the ukase Of st. Louis
plumbers. 1t is up to the bosses to
come down or shut up.
Street improvements are "up in the
air" in Sioux City at present. Inability
of the street railway company to OBJ
tain rails is the main obstacle.
Milwaukee reports 40 per cent in
crease in drunkenness among women.
Somebody must uphold the city's
reputation when the men go to war.
Bostonians are up against 7-cent
fares on surface, elevated and sub
way lines. The boosted rate started
last Thursday, emphasizing the fact
that H. C. of L. is a live member.
East Liverpool, the pottery me-
Rome and streets so nearly perpen-
dicular that one may see the place
he came from-the home on the hills
or the office or shop in the hollow.
Covington. KY. over the bridge
from Cincinnati, will not permit cir
cuses within its boundaries during the
war. Still the cherries city dads may
chaperone the kids to Newport or
across the river. where the tents may
spread.
Minneapolis plans enlarged night
school facilities for the coming win
ter, to meet the demand for skilled
and educated workers growing out of
war conditions Particular attention
will be given to teaching United States
to foreigners.
A finish appears in sight to the
long drawn out war of jitneys and the
street railway of Minneapolis. The
latter offe s to take over and operate
the jits and extend the transfer sys-
tenn to them. Negotiations to that
end are well advanced. with good
prospects of the street railway whale
making the swallow.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-04
Blowing Our Own Horn.

~, A visitor from Philadelphia advises the middle
west to blow its own horn, saying it has plenty
OF cause for little judicous boastng, Bless his
heart II he will just stick around awhile he will
hear plenty of just the sort of thing he says he
now misses 1t will come when his ears no
longer are dcafened by the din of the effcte east,
camoring for the center of the stage, while it
tells the world all it is doing to save civilization
The west never did feel able to creating such a
hullabaloo. We are more modest out ths-a-way
not that we are of the shrinking violet order
Far from 1t, but we have been accustomed to al
lowing our visitors to tell US all about the won-
derful things they have done, or are going to do,
in that region just between the Alleshenies and
the Atlantic. When such an one has tired Of
rehearing his tale of greatness, usually he has
been in these parts long enough to look about a
little, and after while his atnazement at what is
steadily going on here overcomes his tendency
to brag, and as a rule he goes home quieter. il
not wiser, man. Nebraska might let up on pro-
ducing food long enough to cackle about II, but
Kansas makes enough noise for two states and
we are content to let 1t 60 at that In the mean
| time, anybody consumed with curiosity as to
what We are doing might look over the bank
clearings, the live stock and grain receipts, and
various other evidences of activity. Nebraska is
blowing her own horn, all right, but not in the
way our visitor expects.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-04

Four years ago today Great Britain cast its
lot with Belgium and France against the Hun.
IL 'contemptbie little army" stood to the last
man, living bulwark between the Germans and
tie coast, until "Kitcheners mob" could come
4 the relief When history is written no page
will Be brighter than that which tells OF the hero-
Inn Of unprepared Britain thrusting against the
greatest military machine Of the ages. and thwart-
ine its progress
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-04
DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIES.


Il saw your son at camp, Mrs. Blox and
he is in the kitchen police"
Then / know he's happy. dear greedy
boy. for he was always hanging around
the cook. k."-Brooklyn Eagle.
Mrs. wiuis-Kit married him, but she
can't control him.
Mr.. willis-I see. She attained her OBJ
jective, but was unable to consolidate her
position.-Judge.
That fellow proposes to every girl be
meats"
'Isn't he afraid of getting into trouble?"
Certainly not; he knows no girl would
have him. Baltimore American.
Editor-How's the new society reporter?
I told him to condense as much as possible,
Assistant-He did. Here's his account Of
yesterdays afternoon tea: Mrs. Lovely
poured, Mrs. Jabber roared, Mrs. Duller
bored Mrs. Rasping gored. and Mrs. Embon-
point red."--Detroit Times. =.
"I understand 1t Is hard to get leather
now" said the man making conversation
at the railroad lunch counter.
almost impossible" replied the boss nf
The ranch.
That accounts for it. l have noticed
your sandwiches have been more tender hf
ate."-Yonkers Statesman. 4
Here's an urgent message from my hE-
band" remarked Mrs. Jibway the day after
she reached her favorite summer resort.
Il hope Mr.. Jibway isn't Ill? said
friend, sympathetcally.
No, indeed. MIR. Jibway Is trying to kesp
house during my absence and he wants 10
know where / put the can opener."-Bh-
mingham Age-Herald.
i
Here's that returned soldier boastipg
about how he was gassed In the trenches,
and 1t never hurt him" II
How could it?" He was book agent
sor 10 years."-Baltimore American.
ibid you see where the kaiser's Amerj-
can dentist said he had such hard tins
finding influence to get out of Berlin?"
That's strange; you would think he had
Ilenty OF pull.'-Baltmore American
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-04
[IIO.DAY..
one Year Ago To-day In the War.


Assassination OF General Erdelli,
military governor Of Petrograd, an
nounced.
British continued to hammer Ger
man lines over 2S-mile front from
Dixmude to Warneton.
The Day We Celebrate.
b. =. Howell. Insurance and coal
man, born 1850.
Charles James Mccarthy governor
of Hawaii. born in Boston, 81 years
2go.
\ Princess Marie Jose, daughter Of
king and queen Of the Belgians. born
in Brussels. Is years ago.
Harry Lauder. Scotch comedian,
born 1t Portobello. Scotland. 4S years
ago.
vhis Day in History.
1f1s-scotch smigrants arrived 10
settle the town of Londonderry, N. H.
ifs1-Cornwailis retired with his
army to Yorktown. Va.
1883 - Philadelphia presented
League Island, in the Delaware river.
70 the federal government as the site
fcr navy yard.
john Robinson, pioneer
Snowman. died In Cincir-
xss sii at Albany. N. X, in 1905.
treat Britain made q decla-
rAtl0n of war against Germany.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-04

Won Ludendorff can now join Won Kluck and
Won Moltke and Won Mackensen and Won Falken-
hayn and other glorious "vons" OF the great Ger
man machine who have tried and failed. The
crown prince will probably get another decora-
tion, while Won Hindenburg will bless the sick bed
that kept him out of the action.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-04
J. B. Brown, buyer for s. p. Morse
& Co., left for New York and Boston.
A jolly party of young society
A jolly

people have been enjoying a weeks
frolic camping out at Lake Manawa.
A. B. Roeder has come from the
east and win locate here with his
brother. NJ. L. Roeder, in the insur-
ance business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Dellone
gave an evening party at their beau
tiful residence on Colfax street In
honor of their daughter, Lillian. who
is home on vacation from Sacred
Heart convent
Miss f. P. Clark has returned from
a brief but pleasant vacation spent at
the lakes near saltwater, Minn.
Mrs. Colonel Henry and her young
est son left for Oakland, Nd. to pass
q few weeks with Mrs. General Crook.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-04

All that 10 needed now is for the Mullen
Hitcheock- Neville combine to make the voters
believe the Hastings straddle means something
else, and the game can 60 on.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-04

Kerensky now blames his downfall on Milu-
koH. but most folks will cling to the belief that
Lenine and Trotsky had something to do with it.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-04

Germany may have had the perfect military
machine to start, but did it ever work with such
precision as the one over which Foch presidesl
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-04

Our boys in Europe have no preference in
rivers, Il will suit them just rs we'll to have
crown prince retreat across the Vstula, or even
the Yenisei.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-04

Pershing now has million fighting men un-
der his personal command and anyone who
doubts their ability can learn something by ask.
ing Fritz. ks &
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-04

Secretary Baker il almost convinced that uni
versal training will be good thing for American
boys. We are making progress. ...
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-04

Give the crown prince credit for one thing
he is one Of the best little retreaters at large
today.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-04

One easy way for auto owners to keep out Of
police court is to take pains to observe all traffic
rules.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-04

The kaiser is finding the Russians at peace
almost as hard to manage as when they were at
war.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-04

One might almost believe that Mr.. Hitch
branch has had word from Swampscott.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-04

Nebraska still leads the world in number o.
automobiles in proportion to population.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-04

Well August never was frosty month here
abouts.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-04

That fellow proposes to every girl be
meets"
"Isnt he afraid of getting into trouble?"
Certainly not; he knows no girl would
have him" Baltimore American.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-04

Mrs wiuis-Kit married him, but she
can't control him.
Mr.. Willis-I see. She attained her OBJ
jective, but was unable to consolidate her
position.-Judge.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-04

Il saw your son at camp, Mrs, Blox, and
he is in the kitchen police"
Then / know he's happy. dear greedy
boy, for he was always hanging around
the "-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Washington times., 1918-12-16
Twenty-Three Dollars a
Year, Increase
By EARL GOODWIN.
In Reality That Estimate For Salary Raises
Before Congress Amounts To-

congressman who have the interests of Government
employees in the District of Columbia at heart and who
intend see that this Government at last viii recognize it
is the poorest paying employer in the country viii do we
to study the budget for increased pay now before the
House Committee on Appropriations
That budget appears to be the handlwork OF the de-
partment Chiefs and carries raises amounting to $2oSOOO
That like lot of money, but it viii increase the
Government clerks in Washington today abeut $5 apiece
a year.
Moreover, the employees of the various departments
NOT consulted by their various chiefs to what they
wanted in the way of increased compensation There IS
very well organized federation of Government employees
the fuity of trying to meet it with Government salary
This organization not consulted
Further than that there is before Congress at this
moment the famous Nolan dolaraday bill, providing
for minimum daily wage of s. to Government employees
Having passed the House almost unanimously this bill IS
now in the Senate and would that the department
chiefs would have tried to incorporate that measure in
their plans for increases.
There is another very bad feature in the departmental
salary increase estimate.
It provides for increases for the lower paid employees
(hose below 900 year, but skps the great bulk
Of employees between 81, 200 and $1,000.
This is the great middle class; the heart and soul OF
the community These the clerks who NEVER receive
increase and who generally worth about twice what
they getting Before the House and Senate vote for
this estimate sincerely trust the members viii provide
substantial raises for every of these 81 200 to $1,000
workers.
The largest amount of increases found In the estimates
comes from the recommendation of the Commissioners for
District employees This is because the District employees
officials abore get less in the National Capital OF
the United States than anywhere else.
The shame of this condition ought to burn itself into
the minds of Congressman.