Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 6, 1915, Page 6

OMAHA DAILY BEE i FOUNDED BY EDWARD ROSHWATER. § VICTOR ROSEWATE h The Bee Publishing Company BER BUILDING, FARNAM AND SEVENTE ®ntered at Omahs postoffice as second-class matter. ST TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. By carrier By mall ma or Year. i s iy v v e % 4 £.%0 3 4.00 : s 20c 2.00 ] notice of charge of address or complaints of i frregularity in delivery to Omaha Bee, Circulation E Department. 1 REMITTANCE. Remit by draft, axpress or postal order. Only two- cent stamps recelved in paymént of small ao- eounts, Personal checks, except on Omaha and castern axshange, not accepted. OFFICHS. Building uth Oma 18 N street ounci] Bluffe—14 North Main street. 1Ancoln—2% Little Building. o h avenue Hearst Bullding. New York—Rogm 1166, 34 F Louis—-8 New Bank 'ommerce. ‘ashington—72% Fourteenth 8t., N. W, CORRESPONDENCE. communications relating to news and edi- matter to Omaha Bee, itorial Department. JUNE CIROULATION, 53,646 State of Nebraska, County of Douslas, s Dwight Willlams, circulation manager of The Bes Publishing company, being duly sworn, says that the average circulation for the month of June, 1915, was DWIGHT WILLIAMS, e ha—The gy Cireulation Manager, .:‘hio.m&?d‘ in T.’ "fi!‘-" and sworn to before me, I8 uly, 19 H ‘ROPERT HUNTER, Notary Public. Subscribers leaving the city temporarily should have The Bee mailed to them, Ad- dress will be changed as often as requested. > sy o ——:_—m ; Theught for the Day Selected by S. P. Pittman ! *“In the strength ofthe endeavor, In the temper of the giver, In the loving of the lover, TLurks eternal recompense.”’ Fooling with Uncle SBam’s buzzsaw on the Rio Grande is dangerous business. L ] Is Mediation Imminent? Miss Jane Addams, ordinarily conservative and accurate in judgment and expression, ha returned from Europe, convinced that the war- ring nations are ready to listen to peace propos- als from neutrals. The great nations at war can only continue the conflict, unless from the outside s brought a proposal that will open the way to a settlement. This, she thinke, should be made without delay, because the longer the war goes on, the harder it will be to stop, Miss | Addams does not suggest which of the neutral dent Wilson and give to him the result of her experiences at and since the women's conference at The Hague. It is barely possible that the desire has led to the conclusion Miss Addams has reached, but she went to Europe to determine if it were time | to suggest a cessation that will eventually lead | to readjustment of political affairs on that con- i tinent, and hag returned firmly of the opinion that the time is now. If thig be true, and let us hope it is, representations from the neutral pow- | ers ought to be made without delay. It will not much matter which leads in the movement, if only it be successful, That Electric Light Muddle—One Way Out. In the muddle over a long-due reduction of electrie lighting rates, Omaha is hoist by its own petard. as (s now again pointed out by our contempor- ary, the World-Herald, all the city had done is to buy a law suit, while the patrons of the light- ing company continue to pay for current at the old rates, which even the company admits are excessive. Looking backward we can see clearly just how this situation was stupldly brought about. The Dahlman ordinance, which would have given us a substantial reduction, and which the elec- tric lighting company publicly announced its readiness to accept, was withdrawn because of the outcry of a few people who objected to the straight meter-measurement scale, and the #o-called Butler ordinance was substituted with the result that the company denounced it as con- fiscatory and appealed for protection to the courts, which have hung the enforcement up in- definitely. At the time these ordinances were pending, The Bee advised the council to take the reduc- tion which the company offered, and then to ' Safe and sane is by comparison, which means | fight for a further cut if more coneessions were there always will be room for safer and saner, Russian strategy Is puszling to war crities for obvious reasons. General Knockemoutski ‘has not arrived. S———— King Corn will also show some speed If _given a little good old-fashioned corn weather to warm up on. e——— Down in Mexico the “good old gnn" folks /will talk about for many yedrs will be the days e e depotism. production no disposition to *‘point pride’ at | i | | Smsmm—wmm——— public man who does not receive a letter now will have to write one imperceptibly, slowing down on it the people of the earth are speed- wmumunnwm w. _Benator Kern of Indlana ingists that Bryan 3 Wilson. This is expert testimony, n.opposite directions. f SE—— | The Illinois legislature raised the salariey of 3 from $2,500 to $3,600. The seal hope of a come back. J e In (he letters they are urged to write of Fair- g announced that hazing s to be sup- &t Annapolis. The honor of the navy it. The literature of midsummer would “\fl seller.” ‘acpording to statistics, incentive for taking a chance After three years of public ownership of our works, the water rate s 4 cents loss thought to be obtainable. It ig a failure to act on this adviee for which the electric consum- ers are now paying so dearly. But the sugges- tion also indicates one way out, for it is not too late for the council to retrace its steps and pro- ceed on the right track. Let it now resurrect and adopt the Dahlman ordinance, and secure for Omaha the rate reductions which the eom- pany is willing to concede without a contest, After the new schedule is actually operative, the council ean, if it wishes, re-enact the Butler ordinance and buy the law suit again if it wants to without making it so expensive to Omaha s lightning u.l'wi.un on rev. | olectrie light consumers, and without in the least jeopardizing the city's chance of winning in the courts. % Recrudesoence of Crankism. That a considerable number of dangerous cranks should manifest thelr presence at this time is not at all surprising. The murderous fantastic plan for doing something he imagined might help to end the war. Threatening letters sent to Vice President Marshall and others ema- nate from persons more or less mentally unbal- anced, difficult to locate and to deal with, It is one of the discouraging features of na- tional life that men prominent in public affairs are ltkely to be the targets for lunatics. This Is common all peoples. The present war in Europe wuytouohd off by an assassin, who #ought to right all his country's wrongs by kill- ing a leading citizen of another. Unusual eir- cumstances always stimulate one-sided minds and bring forth eranks more or less dangerous, whose activity is as shocking as it is un- L‘u ::vl is & master rider of horses headed danger ls not confined to any one country, but .must not mistake ple | avoidable. Se——— Imports of Meats and Dairy Products. A report from the Department of Commerce shows that @ new record has been made for the importation of meats and dalry products by the United States, the total for the last ten months reaching $38,000,000. Two-thirds of this was tor mostly brought from Argentina. The tigures will be of especlal interest to'the farm- ers of the west, on whom the country has al- ways depended for its supplies of meat, butter t an epldemic of the tired teeling without and cheese. The situation is not at all serious, for the figures on imports must be placed along- side the exports of food products for the same of every twelve marriages {n | Period, which agsregate $724,000,000. b ey On this showlug, it is quite evident the | out of twelve are winners con. | Ubited States still has enqugh to feed its own people, and that no likelthood of famine exists, It is worthy of note, though, that the possibility of competition for our farmers in their home market is developing umder the stimulus of 1s not at all comforting to those who have con- sidered the American farmer as free from any danger of foreign encroachment. The total is more than three times what it was two years ago. In the meantime, the farmers of the west, &4 espechilly of NebrashAd, are being stimulated 10 produce not only more, but better food prod- ueti. They are entitled to the home market, and to sll possible encouragement in their ef- forts to hold it To those familiar with the perplexities beset- ting courts it is no surprise that vendors of jus- tice welcome the long summer vacation and wearily sigh for the simple life. lmagive what would become of a layman day after day obliged to decipher such lingo as this: *“The defendant wrongfully and unlawfully asspulted the plain- Ltf and, without the platutiff's consent, thrust his band into the plaimtiff's and wrong- fully, foreibly, unlawfully and without the what. ' Enough s quoted to convince people more sympathy and less criticlam. e Plush seats in the New York Stock exchange THE nations is to be mediator, but she will see Presl- | As The Bee first pointed out, and l oeratic free trade ideas, and at a rate that | plaintiff's consent took therefrom'—no matter with hearts (n the right spot that judges deserve BEE: OMAH TUESDAY, JU N 6, 1915, | Aimed at Omaha | | Tekamah Journsl: In yesterday's Omaha Bee in it Letter Box was a communication protesting against the indiscriminate use of profanity in the theaters. The Writer of the article in right. Such language never strengthons & play, neither does it make it at all ele- gant. And it In for that very reason that the theater loses n Ilarge part of the better patronage they might have Beatrice Sun: The police department of Omaha has caused white lines to be drawn at the street intersecs tions Indicating where pedestrians may go and be safe, The purpose of this is ta discourage the practice of “jay-walking," which confuses traffic and adds to the dangor of being on the streets. Jt in taken for granted that & jay-walker will not be severely dealt with it he can prove that walking a creoked course is a part of hia inalienable poreonal liberty | lincoln Star: “Ineanity like Thaw's” is the way an Omaha paper characterised the plea of a Greek ac. cused pf murder in that city. It is not hard to under- | stand why this poor Greek's insanity could net be exactly like that of the purse-pampered Harry Thaw, Fremont Tribune: Omaha has been provided by the Jegisiature with a law for a public defender. The duties of such an official are to take the cases of men haled into court who ate too peor to hire an attorney to defend them. In certain cases judges have for a long time exercised the authority of appointing a de- ' fender In criminal cases, but this new law creates a permanent position. It makes the defetise of an im- | pecunjous criminal as certain and as much a part of the public burden as his prosecution, which devolves upon a regularly elected officer. Singularly two at- lorneys to om the position of defender has been offered have refused it. The salary of $1,200 is not munificent, but it s a good starter for young eprigs of the law, Sheiton Clipper: If the Greater Omaha boosters could righttully lay claim to Counecil Bluffs being a suburb of the Nebraska metropolls, no doubt the lTowa town would be swallowed up and made a part of the Gate City. Hastings Teibune: Omaha (s looming up as a formidable candidate for the 196 democratic national convention. As Omaha Is the most centrally loeated ity in the United States and as it is the metropolis of the best state in the unian, good chance of landing the Norfolk Press: The Omaha Bee of recent date published an editorial commending the atand of the state engineer for stronger, better bridges. The Bee s right, as is the ongineer in the stand for better bridges, but the cause for poor bridges has not been #0 much the poliey of economy deplored by The Bee #s it was the grafting Aufluence of the big bridge com- panies on the we sed, woak-moraled county offi- cials, who have given the people the most shoddy bridge structures in exchange for their tax money, Half of the bridge grafts have never been exposed and never will be. -— Howells Journal: There in little doubt that the Jitney business at both Omaha and Lincoln needs regu- lating, but there s no crying need so far as out in the state ‘people can see for putting the little jitney out of busincss at the behest of the owners of stieet raflroad stock in the big towns of Nebraska. Tineoln Btar: Omaha is agitating serlously the widening of some of the parrow and irregular streets which were bufit while nobody was looking. ' It will be some years before the process becomes expensive enough to win favor in Lincoln. Twice Told Tales Little Timothy went to visit disnified and severe woman, who owned a parrot. One morning, coming unexpectedly upon Timothy and the bird, she was horribly shocked to hear the little boy using some profane words. “Why, Timothy,” cried the old lady, "I do belleve you're trying to teach my parrot to swear!” “Oh, no, I'm met, auntle' the boy replied, ‘“T'm Just telling It what it mustn't say.'~Philadelphia Ledger. Shown Up. Benator La Follette was talking about the dodges and squirmos of & certain coprupt rallroad official, “For all his dodges and squirms,” said the senator, “the man was well shown up. It's like the case of Smith. “A oollector entered Smith's flat, pushed into the parior, and sald to Smith's little son: * “Where's your fathe “iGone away," the urchin answered, according to orders. “‘Gone away? Humph. Where to “ fThat closet there,’ was the reply Herald A Pair of Snuffers. A man holidaying in the Highlands was engaged: one night in writing a letter in a humble abode, where he had obtained accommodation. The guttering can- dies annoyed him and he called out: “Mra. McPherson, can you get me a pair of sauf- fers?" “A pair o snuffers® repeated Mrs. Mc¢Pherson, somewhat bewildered. “Weel, I'll dae my best.” In & few minutes there was a commotion outside: Two xnn figures shuffied in, followed by Mrs, Mol “This is Donald McDougall,” she sald, *“and this Dougall McDonald. I dinna ken what ye want wi' them, but I'm thinkin' the two o' them tak’ malr snuff than ony ither twa iIn the parish.”—Dundee Advertiser. People and Events | Moonlight summer schools are the latest educa- tiopal frills blooming in Kentucky. Where chivalry lives romance never dies. . The estate of the late democratic boss of Brooklyn, Patrick H. McCarren, put him in the millionaire class, The report of the administrator shows that his debts amount to 81, 142000, which puts the heirs in the “hus. | tle-for-yourselt” class General Miles vefuses to preside at the Anti-Saloon leaguo convention at Atlantic City it John L. Sullivan {# given a speaking part in the program. The reason is . Two great fighters could not crowd into one apotlight, although there is glory enough to go around X Mp gralters in Chicago have gone fnto court w upset the =tipping law., The attack is made by those who lease the hat and coat privilege in hotels | and restaurants. They Insist that tips are “‘voluntary | dopations” and that the law seeks to deprive them of “lawful property.” “ Lo, judge,” said a S-year-old to & Chicago masis- trate. “Please let my papa out, He'll be good, and mamme and granny and mie needs him.” The judge honored the plea and papa got out on probation. “You have a remarkable little boy here,”’ sald the judge to the father. * to be worthy of your sem.” Bachelors are acoused of seifishness tn living for self anly. There are some on the other aide. A win- some miss, admired by thousands of New York thea- tergoers and sought by wany, laughed away a report of her marriage in these words: “Why should I get married? 1 have a salary of 8600 & week. 1 have my own apartment, my own car, my own malds—well, that's enough, Why should 17 Echo answers “Why?" Well, just to have some nice man help her spend the i ‘The fishing industry of this country in actual catch that of many countries of Europe, lsh stories is unsurpassed in quality. Maxim Z i i £ The Pees effer Brief contributions on timely topics invited, The Bee assumes no responsibility for opinions of corregpondents, All letters sub. Jeot to condemsation by editor. Valne of British Submersibles. OMAHA, July A~Ta the Editor of The Bee—I notice your Inquiry as to the value of the British submersibles have been to the allies in the present war, Have you everiooked the sinking within sight of Constantinople of a larse Turks Ish warship very shortly after the in- Jection of Turkey into the war. to ac- complish which it was necessary for s Britigh submarine to dive under five rows of mines? Much as the German sub- marines have dene, they have not matched this, in my opinion, British undersea boats in the Dardanelles have also sunk ‘Turkish transports, minelayers, etc, They have destroved no merchamt vessels be- cause there are practically nome on any ocean under an enemy flag. You say that Germany has kept open an ocean lane between Ssandinavian gountries and the German coast. If w0, why do not marbhant vessels under the German flag use it? The merchant vessels on that lane fly the flags of the Scandinavian countries, If one may fhdge from the Ocean pews In the Scandinavian journals which reech here from the other side of the water. It Is true that submersibles of the aliles might sink Norweglan and Swedish freighters in the Baltic just as German submarines sink vessels of those coun- tries carrylng freight for Britain, but the German action does not endear the kalser to the Soandinavians, and Great Britain may well consider that similar aation upon its part would injure it in the eyes of the world to a greater extent than would be offset by the trifling ad- vantages dertved. You say that Germany's ‘untersee- boates” work their will with British com- merce, but, in view of the faot that 1,600 vessels per week now enter snd clear from Britiah ports, your expression is not exactly the correct one. The damage done looks greater to us at this distance, ap- parently, than it does either to Great Britain, fts sailors or its shipowners. Should the war last for a generation, the present rate of vessels sunk by the Ger- mans would be sufficient to injure Bri- tain's lead as an ocean carrier, not other- wise. JOHN RUTHERFORD. Hot Weather Rules for Horses. BOSTON, July 3.—To the Editor of The Beey Please publish the following rules for the guidance of readers who own or drive horses: ¥ 1. Load lightly and drive slowly. 2. Stop in the shade it possible. 3. Water your horses as often as pos- sible. So lonig as a horse is working, water in small quantities will not hurt him. But let him drink only a few swal~ lows if he is going to stand still. Do not fail to water him at night after he has eaten his hay. 4. When he comes in after work, sponge off the harness marks and sweat, his eyes, his nose and mouth and the dock. ‘Wash his feet but not his legs. If the thermometer is 75 degrees or higher wipe him all over with a damp sponge. Use vinegar water if possible. Do not turn the hose on him. 6. Saturday night give ‘a bran mash, lukewarm; and add a tablespoontul of saltpetre. . o 7. Do not use = horse hat, unless it is a canopystop. The ordinary bell-shaped hat does more harm than good. 8. A sponge on top of the head or even a cloth is good if kept wet. If dry it is worse than nothing. 8. If the horse is overcome by heat, get him Into the shade, remove harness and bridle, wash out his mouth, sponge him all over, shower his legs and give him two ounces of aromatic spirits of am- monia or two ounces of sweet spirits of niter, in a pint of water; or give him a pint of coffee warm. Cool his head at | | | { once, using cold water, or, it necessary, chopped ice, wrapped in a cloth, 10. If the horse is off his feed, try him with two quarts of oats mixed with bran and a little water and add a little salt or sugar. Or give him oatmeal gruel or barley water to drink. 11, Watch your horse. If he stops aweat. ing suddenly, or if he breathes short and quiek, or if his ears droop, or if he stands with his legs braced sideways, he I8 in danger of a heat or sunstroke and needs attention at once. 12 1f it is so hot that the horse sweats in the stable at night, tie him outside, with bedding under him. Unless he cools off during the night he cannot well stand the next dax's heat. HENRY C. MERWIN, Pres. Boston Work HorseRelief Assn. That “Furriner.” TILDEN, Neb., July 5~To the Editor of The Bee: Having added “Thin Space™ Tourist Printer, Los Angeles (7) to our list of friends, we also gladly give space to “Slug” Tourist” of BEustis, of the same tribe, because of the high respeat accorded the “Tlliterate Furriner,” and as the most of us do not descend from the Honored Indian, the Constructive " Moundbuilder, or some other Post-Adam- fte-Americana; that he must appertain to the Original Aborigines. If “illitermcy™ signifies inability to use the Fnglish lan- guage, we ask what the other billion and a half of the world's inhabitants think of the English-speaking morsal, es- peclally those who are not efficient in any other tongue, for many of them are masters of two or more languages? Verily the “little boy" with a tin whistle 1s ssking Sousa’'s band to halt its “filiter- acy” while he discourses symphonies, A language carries a stamp of civilisa- tion, and reflects a real interior; there- fore, it is impossible for a “Cook™ Tour. ist to write up a people whose language he is not the master of—hence “A Fiddier on Ome String” cannot with good «race discourse upom the “Illiterate Furriner.” History flashes with the brilllants of the several magnitudes from these “Iiliterate’” realms, whose acquirements are some- what more than munching spaghetti, lap- ping goose grease, chawing froglegs, bal- ing garle, assimilating limberger, gussel- ling vodka, inhaling absinth the pig in the parlor. Are we attepnti 1o cause these “Illiterates” to beliews th the world's wisdom Is all packe/ America, and our honored oppoliei’ stands as Judge Minos, sentencing all who are not efficlent in Emglish to the Nether “Hiiterate” World? By the way these ‘“Furriners” very soon acquire English and transform our prairies into gardens, and become for the most part true Americans, but they have & right to cherish their languages and the rich archives that they represent; while on the other hand, how few Ameri- LAUGHING GAS, Tips On Home Topics | 1 e wwass soom usivcts in i | “¥el you are very svccesstul. Bajtimore American: The eoming great [ ;, Vol &8 foon as | ot the ides that issue of the time is the safe and sane | gan to hustie Pourth, which is now fast becoming a |nal, national fpstitution. The old davs of the hurnt human offerings to the day are |, passing Chicago Herald: In spite of the offorts of the weather to obscure the fact there {5 a subtle something that admon- ishes the averase man that the vacation #eason is very near at hand Brooklyn Eagle: Sometimes the lime- light Instinct develops very young. The president of the senior class at Wash- | Ington and Jefferson eloped the day be. | fA* back as fore commencement, sending in news of “So paps jumped from his chalr when his marriage instend of & thesis. It he you asked him for my band. And what will move to Nebraska he has a great ' 914 h future in politics Philadelphia Record: Ex-Secretary Bryan denles that his opinions were ignored by President Wilson. On the con. trary, he says, the latter conferred with him on every important occasion, and his opinions were always politely listenad to, a8 was to be expected by a gentleman from another gentleman—and, thereupon, the president procecded to draw up his ~Loulsville CourierJour Why do you insist on golng away ery summer?’ asked one woman. ‘For the sake of meral dlscipline replied the other. “I like tu get my husband where he has to eat what is set before him, without uttering o word of complaint.”—Washington Star. “I don't see why you always call Dr pecially when the case fsn't “lan’t merious? Every oase is serious, and Dr. Pomp has buried our family as 1 can remember.—Judge re he said anything.' ' Didn't you 'hclv any- lnlr;qs?' “No; but perhaps I was traveling fas ter than the sound of his velce '-Bos- ton Transeript. VI don't see how they can afford to dg_what they do on his salary,’ “Da do you know what bis ssiary is No, but I don't see how thhv can afford things, just the same."-Detroit Free Press. Sreat state papers in sccordance with| ... Lo L == e “Nad rried, he had a opinions held by himself. Mr. Bryan 18| sianding order with florist to sond me quite correct His opinfons were not|a bunch of roses ove morning.” ignored—they were merely not mccepted, | [ And since marriage’ ‘‘He has & standing opder with an em L(g"r;un agency to send me a cook.” "l remember reading somewhere that war was invented to keep the people thinned down.” ‘But that was before there were any | automobiles.’—Boston Transcript. s | Around the Cities A group of Chicago sociologists are wrestling with the question whether pub. lio dapcing can furmish “a good time" without drinking, The eommereial in- stinct hooks the two together. Cut that out and the answer follows. Philadelphia counciimen booked to 8-} company the Liberty Bell on its western | tour have heen Imvited to put up $150 each for trangportation, and put up. s Toar that shook the trees on Independence square. The result is not knewn, but it is ‘certain that the honor of aecompany- ing the Bell suffered a shrinkage of $150. The, grounds of the Country club of 8t. Joe les in a dry Missourl county. Club members are not as dry as the law —not when the makings can be had. The substitution of individua) lockers for a bar caused the Indictment of fhe elub officers for “storing Intoxicating iiquors mc:.h. county.” of ‘e can say in words of l?ra:u feago's divoroe mills ground out 3,488 | Of e we're now living. divgrees, 119 annulments of marriage andl| M Put those were good old “That man who op- portunity to knock saild, when it knocked, that it was a mighty punk oppertunity. “He was not walling for opportunity to knock; he was walting to knock op- portunity. ouston Yost. THESE GOOD OLD DAYS, The past Is gone beyond recaliing All its minutes now have flown. The future is an unread volume We may never call our own waiting for Treasires that can not be counted We are storing up today, For the future worlds to borrow m the wealth wo've stored away ‘Let us then live in the present. ‘Wheresoe’er our lot he o Not with hopes all in the future, Nor with joys all in the past. Live so that in time far distant thirty-seven decrees of separate mainte- "{". those days were glad and sunny, nance in 1914 The shady vecord is off- 'ould that they could come again, sot by 33,897 marriage licenses issued in Those were good old days, my enm’r,-dn. the - Yes, and well we knew it '?)Tvm and Minnesota & International Rys train service to m— .!:-&—tdhhh“ni. Send for free Copy of "Minnesota Lakes” booklst detailed. S A o s A D. ROCKWELL, D. P, A,, 212 Century Bldg., Des Moines, Towa, Summer Office Building The Ideal The offiece building furthest up the hill, gets the best air, and with the outlook on the beautiful Court Honse plaza axd its own spacious court, there is no more delightful place in which te work in summer than THE BEE BUILDING Tts popularity is shown by the fact that offices offered are very few indeed, Some of these may meet your need. however, better than any in the bullding. We think it would be well to look them over, or, if we have not what you want, we will place you on our waiting list. APPLY 70 BUILDING SUPERINTENVENT, ROOM 108, THE BEE BUILDING