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Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-13
CroaUder and the Draft
Boards

The letter of General Crowder to the con.
ference committee on the war appropriation
bill reflects very great honor upon him. But
his declinaton of the promotion offered him
to be lieutenant general will be useless
sacrifice unless congress acts on his sugges'
ton and provides some substantial recogni'
ton for the draft boards throughout the
country.
The proposal to promote General Crowder
was based upon the very great success OF the
administration of the selective draft sue
cess which is now recognized the world over
General Crowder declines the rendered pro
motion, (which / value beyond anything ir
my military career" because, as he says
5000 local and district boards, with an ag
gregate membership of $4,000 citizens, have
co-operated with the national headquarters
efficiently and honorably, many without com
pensation, in the superb team work which
has produced the gratifying result attained
under the selective service law"
That tribute is timely and we'll paid, We
exult in the team work which has sent q
million men across the sea, and in the inter
national team work which has put all the
allied armies under General Foch, because
this cooperation is so obviously and CRATE
fully Fastening the day when we shall wiz
the war. But until General Crowder spoke
up for them we have overlooked the patriotic
team work of $4,000 quiet citizens without
whose devoted and skillful cooperation W.
should not have had our million men read,
to send across the sea- or must have secured
them, if at all at the cost of grave dissatis
faction and dissension here at home. A:
General Crowder points out, many OF these
loyal citizens have served without pay, bu
the pay even for those who have accepted /
has been entirely inadquate to the value Of
the rigor of the work done. In almost ne
draft board has the supply sof paid clerica
labor been adequate, and the board membet'
have impressed volunteers among their fam
lilies and friends to work for nothing for ;
government which is paying every Other
form OF war work with extreme liberality.-
BROOKLYN Eagle
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-13
American War Medals

In many quarters there is misapprehen-
sion regarding the designs and manufacture
of the awards for distinguished service to be
bestowed by the United States government
1t has been said that the work has been
commercialized because the designing and
manufacturing of medals have been turned
over to business house. The fact is that
of the several awards this criticism applies
but to one, and even then it is question If
the criticism is justified.
The distinguished service cross was de-
signed and modelled by members of the
United States engineers for camouhage-in
other words, by artists. The design was
made by Captains Aymar Embury and Andre
Smith. Both of these officers are we'll known
in art circles, Captain Smith especially as an
etcher whose work often has been in impor-
tant exhibitions and is found in private and
public collections Private Gaetano Cecere
made the model from the design.
Private Cecere is young sculptor who
was graduated from the Beaux-Arts Free
Studio in this city. The studio, directed by
Sculpture society and the Society of Beaux-
Arts Architects. Instruction is given there
by leading sculptors. Just before he enlisted
Mr.. Cecere won competition for a medal
instituted by the Art in Trades club. Copies
of this medal are to be awarded annually by
the School of Art league to the pupils who
stand first in art in the city's high schools.
Since he went to war work by Mr.. Cecere
has been in exhibitions in this city.
The distinguished service medal was de-
signed and modelled by the same men. 1t
and the cross represent the work of individ-
ual artists who are thoroughly competent,
and is there not something peculiarly appro-
pirate in the fact that they are in uniform,
in the military service OF their country and
in France? The dies were cut at the Phla-
delpha mint-New York Herald.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-13
JUSTIFICATION THAT DOES NOT
IIJSTTEY

The rank job of redistricting the county that
disfranchises thousands of voters in Omaha who
ought to have chance to choose a county COM
missioner this fall is defended by one of the
democrats on the board with the excuse that it
was made necessary by the election commission
er's Encouragement of ward and precinct lines
and the uneven growth of population
Although the same pretext is set up in the
preamble Of the gerrymander resolution, this is
justification that does not justify. 1t only goes
to confirm the charge that the whole scheme was
concocted as far back as the session of the legis-
lature. The democratic lawmakers, instigated by
expert and'"Art"istic democratic wire pullers be-
hind the screen, changed the commissioner law
to make US elect the board by districts instead of
by the whole county, to permit the change of the
districts without full attendance and to lengthen
the time between redstrcting from two years to
four years.
The election commissioner, also democrat,
it is true, arbitrarily changed the ward and pre-
cinct boundaries, but that officer has no au-
thorty to change county commissioner bounds;
otherwise he might change them every year. The
voting precincts are pretty certain to be changed
again before another four years elapses, but if
the commissioner. law remains as it is the out
rageous injustice done by this redstrictng can
not be corrected unless the gerrymander should
be knocked out in the courts.
The excuse Of changing population would also
have much more weight if honest effort had
been made to equalize the population between
the different commissioner districts instead Of
merely to pile the republicans all into one or two
districts and carve out three districts with demo-
cratic majoritcs in order to hold democratic
control.
Above ALL where is the justification for the
four democrats on the board holding back their
action to the eve of the eections Where is the
justification for waiting for meeting at which
the only republican member should be absent,
sending all the newspaper reporters away and
turning the trick in the dark3 If it were all on
the square and above board it could certainly
have been done in the light of day. lesurely
and without raroadng, before the candidates
began to file and after free and fair discussion
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-13
State Press Com mments

Aurora Republican: If the govern
ment can get away with a horizontal
increase on railroad rates, the occupa-
ton Of many tariff expert will go
glimmering. But II Is our guess that
a good many years will be required
to straighten out the tangle in the
country's transportation system now
being woven by Director General Nc
Adoo.
Kearney Hub: Charles W. Bryan
("Brother Charley') announces that
he is a candidate for the democratic
a platform that Is real "hot stuff"
Especially is he out for the booze ring
and the profiteers. But above all he
is out for Bryan. There's always q
Bryan who is for Bryan first, last and
all the time.
scottsbluff Republican: The move
ment which originated in Omaha to
secure an amendment to the constitu-
ton permitting a single tax of $40 to
be levied on all motor vehicles, the
funds thus created to be used exclu-
sively in the building and maintaining
Of the highways of the state, is a good
one and il It were adopted would set
tie our highways question for all time,
and would be Of greater value to the
state than any measure yet proposed
for the purpose of taking care OF the
roads Of the state. There is no doubt
that the movement will find many fol-
lowers from all parts of the state who
helipyp that inst that kind of a law
lWould be a good one .........
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-13
TODNY
One Year Ago Today in the War

One Year Ago Today In the War.
War. department ordered the draft
ing into military service of $4,000
men. to be selected from those regis
tered on June s.. u,
President Wilson issued a proclama-
ton forbidding German insurance
companies from doing further marine
or war risk insurance business in the
United States.
The Day We Celebrate.
Hugh B. Gray. salesman for the
cudahy Packing company, born 1881.
w. G. Langdon. Veterinarian, born
1852.
Or. H. W. Allwine. dentist, born
1885.
DR.. Mary e. woolley. president OF
Mt. Holyoke college, born at South
Norwalk, Conn. 55 years ago.
DR.. George Leslie Omwake. presi-
dent of Ursinus college, born al
Greencastle. Pa, ~ years ago.
This Day I'm History.
180S-Marshal MacMahon, famous
soldier and president Of the French
republic, born near Autun, France
Died in Paris. October II. 1888.
l843--Marriage Of the poet. Henry
Wadsworth Longfellow. and Frances
Elizabeth Appleton.
1S64--John Jacob Astor. fourth OF
the name, born In New York City
Perished In the Titanic disaster April
Is, 1919.
1s6s-Frank p. Blair of Missouri
formally accepted tho democratic nom
ination for vice president :.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-13
CONCERNING MARY.

There was a time-alas, that time has
flown
When Mary had a heart, or symptoms OF 1t;
She called him Bob" and well she seemed
to love it
His name-he seemed to be her "only own:
His every smile she greedily did covet;
She smiled on him-then she was nov
above it
Oh. could he be content with such favor ta
have known.
But now, since she has chosen a career.
He's simply dropped beneath her range
Of vision;
It's all UP with him. I sadly fear;
Her lips close tight with spinster-like pre-
cision;
Her soul sails In frosty atmosphere,
While his heart writhes in pain meath the
incison. BAYOLL NE TRELE.
Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-13
County Employees and Wages.

Omaha, July 11.-To the Editor of
The Bee: l notice that our present
county commissioners voted for an in
crease in salaries for certain depart
ments in the court house. If l am
not mistaken, few days ago l read
in your paper that the reason for the
increase is that some Of the employees
of the court house have to work over
time, hence the reason for the in
crease.
1t is a we'll known fact that just
before We got into this war, and be-
fore our young men began to leave
for the army anG navy, our county
commissioners had the pick, and as 1t
has always been the custom when
they got elected, they wanted no one
else but their friends, regardless OF eX-
perience in office work. Just because
work got little heavier the court
house employees had to get busy and
put in few extra hours each day in
stead of loafing around the court
house and downtown on the taxpayers
time a raise is demanded.
The whole trouble is this: We
have in this city and county elected
men to office who barely can run
their own business, but the reason
they get in is because they make good
tools for the "big men," If our COM
missioners, both in the city hall as
we'll as in the court house, employ
less help, but competent help, even if
the salaries are fairly good, or just
the same as they are going to pay
now, we would get some acommoda-
tion, but the way it has been going
they make the taxpayer pay all ex-
penSeS for their own good.
My only wish is that next time we
elect county officials elect men who
understand their business, and not
those who attend their other interests
outside Of the court house duties
seven hours day and just come into
the court house to meet and bid their
employees goodday, that being the
whole reason that they don't know
what is going on in their own depart
ment, TAXPAYER.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-13
TWace Told TaLes
One Glimpse Enough.

DR.. Llewellyn Rainey, director Of
he overseas war library, was enter
aimed at dinner by group Of Johns
Hopkins students on the seve of his
departure for the front.
A very rich young sportsman,
afflicted with the malady known as
swelled head, said to DR.. Rainey dur
ing the fish course:
I'm going to volunteer, Doc, but
I can't decide whether to take up
the cavalry or the aviation wing
Which do you adviser"
The aviation, most decidedly" DR..
Rainey replied.
The young sportsman smiled.
"Ah, you've seen me fly, have you"
he said.
mo, said DR.. Rainey: I've seen
you ride. de."-Washington Star.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-13
%AeeSm
&h5r9oN
The Party with an Appetite.

Omaha, July Ito the Editor of
The Bee: l told you so! Another
example of the predominance of the
democratic appetite for place on the
public pay roll is seen in the shop
worn scheme of our county commits
sioners to lerpetuate themselves in
office. And to think that our much
lauded and exemplary citizen, Sophus
Neble, would make himself party to
such a coarse piece of work. Little
did the public suspect that man who
was quoted in the papers as saying
he would turn over his salary as COM
missioner to the Red Cross would
cafe to hang on to an Office if the
public showed any inclination toward
making a change
Ninety-nine per cent of the demo-
crats act the same way after they get
into office once. It's the appetite that
sways their acts and not the welfare
of the public. SOUTH SIDE.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-13
Easy Money.

A builder and contractor in Phila-
delphia, who had just now a consid-
erable amount of work in hand for
the government, visited the plant one
day and discovered number of things
he didn't like. OF one in particular he
spoke to his foreman:
Il have just caught fellow hang
ing around smoking during working
hours. So I ordered them to give
him a weeks wages and told him to
clear out"
"Yes," said the foreman. with q
grin, IT know all about it. for / have
just seen the man leaving. Why,
sir, he wasn't employed here-he was
merely looking for a job!"-Harper's
Magazine
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-13

Internal revenue collection for the last year
amounted to the trife Of $3,600,0O00O0, which is
not much in these war times, but compares very
favorably with the preceding year, when the COL
lector gathered together $sOO,0Oo,O00 and thought
he was doing something.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-13

Would republicans in Our place have made
commissioner districts to favor the democrats"
asks one Of the democratic members of the
county board No. but if they had perpetrated
such an outrageous job as this democratic gerry
mandcr what an outcry would be raised in the
democratic camp
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-13

The senator's hyphenated organ offers testi-
moniai of the Washington correspondent of a
New York paper that also almost earned a
red eagle decoration. This at least is better
than the famous testimonial given the senator
by the kaiser through "The Fatherland."
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-13

public will look on it as 8 breach Of faith!,,
'I think II will tend to put the shos
in a very bad light. Amer'
can.
Son IA golf enthusiast)-You must admit
father that It requires great skill to drive
a ball q hundred yards
Ola Farmer-Shucks! 1t don't require han
as much skill as 1t does to drive pig fftj
feet.-Boston Transcript.
'Mr. Hoovers teachings have borne
fruit"
"Of course they have"
TT is no longer necessary to put up signi
in the ZOO reading: Don't feed the ami
mails "-Birmingham Age-Herald.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-13

Chancellor Won Hertling says he is awaiting
the Allies terms for peace He has had them
before him for many months and will yet sub
scribe to them, for they are not subject to change.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-13

The new sultan Of Turkey may be pro-ally
but he will have to come clean with Uncle Sam
If he wants to escape serious trouble right at the
start of his administration.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-13

II the kaiser is going to make his big drive
before the Americans reach the battle front
he will have to hurry, More than million are
there now and others are arriving daily. \
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-13

The job begun in January was we'll set ahead
in July, but wait till November, when the people
get chance to say what they think Of the des-
perate effort of the court house gang to keep
themselves in Office.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-13

Just missed Friday the thirteenth by one day
But never mind, the hoodoo day will be here
twice before the year is ended-n September
and again in December.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-13

Fourth Of July is over but riveters are az
busy as ever in the big shipyards, and Labor da,
will hear another great splash OF launrhings.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-13

What was the matter that neither "Ned" Smith
nor Ned Howard could face the grocers and
butchers, as announced they woud1
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-13

Locating the source Of the German "slush' fund
IS quite interesting, of course, but it would be
more to the point if we were told how much Of
its proceeds came to Nebraska.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-13

Balloons also blow up in New York as wei
as in Omaha, and no more fuss is made over
them one place than another.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-13

The salute and ride proposition is fine, but
need not be confined to men in uniform. One OF
the worst, wastes constantly committed is the
waste OF automobiles running around town with
empty seats.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-13

council chambers of Borough Of
Thames, New Zealand, asking for in
formation about operating electric
light machinery by water power.
W. r. English. deputy recorder Of
deeds, is visiting in Kenosha. Wis.
Miss Italia De Rudio, daughter Of
Captain De Rudio, is in the city en-
route to join her father at Fort Riley,
Kansas.
w. r. Tozer. a carpenter residing in
rooms over 2406 Hamilton street. Is
the fortunate person to inherit from
his father, jointly with three sisters, a
plat of twenty acres of ground near
the city Of London, in England
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-13

Revolving Austrian soldiers find themselves
allowed a choice between hunger and machine
guns, showing how popular the war is with them.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-13

Hold on to your Liberty bonds. You can
have no better investment.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-13
Just 80 Years AGO Today

Judge Shields issued one marriage
license today. The parties were
Louis Johnson and Miss Ida Anderson,
both Of Omaha.
The city clerk has received COM
munication from the clerk of the
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-13

'Thar's rain in them clouds, boys" so be
patient
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-13
TART TRIFLES.

Citizen-Unless l am mistaken, you are
the party gave 10 cents to yesterday.
Beggar--I am, sir. Did you think dime
would make a new man of me?-New
Haven Register.
s'Ma, the paper says that one person can
have only one piece of pie now"
We'll, what about it?"
when company comes. there will be
enough for me"-Chicago Journal
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-13

Our Italian friends are doing we'll, thank you
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-13

DO you think II we save on this per-
formance by cutting out the calcium, the
Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-13

"Who was the first fnancier?"
NOAH"
Huh"
HE floated quite o lot Of stock success
fully."-LouisviIle Courier j ournal.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-07-12
GAINED 29 POUNDS
 0N THREE BOTTLES
"I DON'T KNOW WHAT MY TROUBLE WAS BUT I DO KNOW TALAC MADE A WELL MAN OF ME" DECLARES TANSEY.

T don't know what my troro'4 WAS, but l do know Tanlac has made well man of me and I have gained twenty-three pounds since stsr.ed takln:; it, is the remarkable state ment rad. by H. Tansey, a newspa- per i'aI residing at 2432 Clark St., Houston, Texas, few days ago.
 T had severe fall about three years ago." he continued, and ever since then my health has been on the decline, my appetite failed, ny dies tion was bad and I fell off until was almost shadow. My nerves were in such a wretched shape that could get very little rest at night and was going down hill so fast that had begun to think I would never get well. I tried everything I could get hold of, but it was all in vain nothing did me any good. AS a last resort l decided to try Tanlac, as I had heard it so highly recommended.
 Tt seems remarkable to me, but before I had used up more than half of my first bottle begun to pick up and feel considerably better, my ap- petite improved so that I can hardly wait for meal time to come. I have no~trouble digesting anything ana l am putting on weight still although I have already gained twenty-three pounds as I said before. My nerves are as steady as clock and I sleep like log at night. My relief has been so wonderful that I am always glad to tell my friends what Tan lac has done for me-"
 "Tanlac in sold in Clifton by Cliff ton Drug Co.,, in Duncan by Elk Drug Store, in Morenci, by Arizona Copper Co. Ltd, and in Guthrie by Brown & Beck" Adv
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-07-12
NOTICE OF BOND ELECTION.

Notice of Bond Election in consoII- dated School District Number Nineteen, GreenIee County, State of Arizona.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-07-12
MINES VALUATION
 IS UP S3,444.650
TAX COMMISSION cERTIFIES VALUATION OF: FIVE PRoDuc- ING MINES TO BOARD OF sU- PERvISORS, R. R. VALUATION.

The State Tax Commission has certified to the Greenlee Board of Su pervisors, for the purpose of taxation, the value of the five producing mines situated in Greenlee county. Also the valuation of the railroad proper. ty in the county.
 The valuation of the mines are in. | creased over the 1917 valuation s.. 444165O. The total valuation of the five producing companies of the county this year is $27,1S7 1929 against $23,743,179 for 1917. This valuation is exclusive of real estate and per sonal property owned by the com panies, which includes the smelters and other chattels. This is assessed by the Board of Supervisors. The railroads of the county, ac- cording to the certified valuation of the Tax Commission is $2,505,940. The 1917 valuation is not available. :.
 The total valuation of the mines of the entire state is placed at $429,- 963,S54 for 1918, against s329, 9,220,- 62S.76 for 1917. This is an increase of 92,743,225.24 over last year.
 Individual Mine Valuation.
 The individual valuations as placed by the State Tax Commission on the several mining properties, and the different railroad companies, togeth- CT with the 1917 valuation of the mines, is as follows:
 Arizona Copper Co.,, Ltd, 1917, $16,S92,715; 1918, s1S,97S,s74; in- crease, $2,0S6.15S.
 Phelps Dodge Corporation Morenci Branch-1917, s5,42s, ,7s0; 1918, ST. 606,024; increase $2,167244.
 Shannon Copper Company-1s17, s1,337,93O; 1918, s443,19S; decrease, sS94,732.
 Eagle Gold and Copper Company 1917, (not valued 1918, s102,320.
 Heating Mines Company-1917 (not valued) 1918, s57,413.
 Christy & Bennie, lesses, 1917, S73,754; 1918, (not valued.)
 The three railway companies op- erating in the county carry a con- bined valuation of s2,505, ,94O, divided as follows:
 Arizona & New Mexico, $2,O52, 800; Coronado, $122,O6O; Morenci Southern $331, 1880.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-07-12
Message interrupts Trip

Mrs. F. F.. White and baby, who have been the guests of her parents MT. and Mrs. M. M. Smith for the past month, departed Thursday for her home in Wichita Falls, Texas. She was accompanied by her mother, who expect to go as far as Lords burg with her. They stopped in Duncan for a short visit to friends there, intending to continue their journey later. While in the valley city Mrs. White received a message from her husband that he had been called in the draft, and not to re- turn to Texas until further instruc- tions. She and Mrs. Smith are still in Duncan, but letter reached Cliff ton today saying that MT. White had been reclassified and placed in Class II, and these ladies will proceed on their journey tomorrow, stated Mir. Smith.