Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 20, 1915, Page 6

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JUNE CIRCULATION. 53,646 Stage ot Nel County of Douglas, as: wight Willtams, cireulation manaker of The Bes Publishing ce ¥, being duly sworn, says that the average cl for the month of June, W15, was DWIGHT WILLIAMS, Circulation Manager, Sul in my rmnm and sworn to before me, this 2 of July y, 1916, T HUNTER, Notary Publie. Subscribers leaving the city temporarily should have The Bee malled to them, Ad- dress will be changed as often as requested, : July 20 lmfi‘ Theupht for the Day Selected by Hanter Corbett { # How can they bslieve in Him of whom they s | Ul have not heavd.”’ 'M— i Omaha involuntarily enters the competition | in hallstone stories. . oe——— People Who fear the Missouri valley monop- olizes the rain beit should see Ohlo first. sstevempeem—— ; Cheer up! The Haitian government takes Limonade. lpmmmmw ‘ Semee—— 1t will require some days to determine Avhether von'Hindeaburg or von Mackensen saw “That kection of Wyoming suffering the pangs drouth can have it wants supplied by apply- ug ralnmakers, - wants turther vindication, it Al he has to dols R¥5E 4 s ‘diplomatic notes and then some more, vocal cogitations botween. Fortunately, summer can absorh additional hot air with- serious disturbance. A population of 400,000,000 in thils country the end of the eeutury !s the prophecy of J. Hil. Thote who ook ahead should a farm for elbow room, 3 A season of seclusion of at six months help materially in convii St. Paul's bomb sender that this 18 not the open practical fokes of that class. tor A Philadeiphia women who wmurdered her explains that “he did not come up to * It this rule of action were uni- | the morticieas could not bandle the busi- in a year comes from im- ican Efficiency Admitted. Just now, when our lack of military genius | s 80 Jamentably and deplorably apparent; when ’ our commarcial and ingustrial methods are so openly critielzed, and we are generally found | wanting by the wiseacres of the world, it Is com- forting Indeed to know that in one way we are of- ficlent, Americans may not be experts in the wholesale methods of taking human life and may lack a stroying property, but it does seem they know something of how to repair human wreckage and restore the waste places devastated by war. Sir Thomas Lipton, who has on occasion tested Amer- fcan efficiency in other ways, has just returned | from a second tour of Serbia, and gives his testi- mony to the statement that Americans have cleaned up that plague-stricken country. Whole communities washed and disinfected, hospitals empty for lack of patients, and a nation re- stored to health and usefulness is the result ach’oved by American methods in the few months since it was reported that 300,000 SBerbians were down with typhus, and that nothing could be done to check the epidemic. Maybe, if the war- riors of Burope will give over their slaying one | another lohg enough to take a look at Serbia, they, too, will admit that Americans are effieiont in some ways. Sepe—— A Civil Service Object-Lesson. The department of public improvements is being reorganised by reinstatement of several men who were dropped under a.former admin- istration and demoting or Jetting out others who owe their places ta the former superintendent. We are not criticising the dismissals or the re- instatemenis, nor going into the question of their justification then or now, but the object- lesson should not be allowed to pass as an argu- ment for municipal elvil service. More than the other dlvision of eity work, the department of public improvements calls for strictly technical and expert service, and has less excuse than any for considering pelitical activities among the qualitications for employ- ment. On the contrary, political aetivity or- dinarily should be a disqualification. Why sbould the engineers, computers, aurveyors and record clerks be changed fronf time to time be- cause the political head of the department hap- pens to change? Why should not industry and consclentious service guarantee continuation on the job, and merit alone earn promotion? Why should a city employe, particularly of thig de- partment, be subject to-dismissal without cause or without right of appeal? One of the needs of Omaha is a merit sys- tem for municipal employes with a classitied service that will put the business of the city on & business basis and keep it there. ’ Firm Note to Great Britain. Becretary Lansing furnished the press a paraphrase of the note sent to London, in pro- test against the British detention of American cargoes, which indicates that the British gov- ernment shall know just exactly how the case stands from the American side. In strong con- trast to the eircumlocution and evasion employed Uy Harl Grey, the Lansing communication s straight to the point. The United States re- fuses to recognize the British prize cofrts’ awards in the disposal of cargoes seized 'in con- travention of international law. It the United States were to accede to the British contentlon in this matter, it would also Bave to give in to Germany on the use of sub- marines, and thus would abandon all rights of neutrala to the claim of one\or the other of the belligerents to control of the high seas. 8o far as right and justice is concerned, the Allfes are Bo more warranted in assuming the position they have In declaring a war zone in effect in- cluding the waters of the world, than was the German government in declaring a war zone to iuclude the British Isles. Such a proceeding simply sets aside the law of nations, together with all the practice and conventions that have grown up under it. No amount of sophistry or speclal pleading can hiter this, Great Britaln has no more right to rewrite or ‘readjust the international code than bas the United States or Germany, nor can exigencies of the war be pleaded as an excuse Justityiog a belligerent in abusing neutral commerce. SETe—— Youth and the Great Adventure. When he says young Jesse Oshorne and his companion, who were on the torpedoed “Ar- menian,” have had enough of adventure to last them all their days. The Bee's Baltimore corre- spondent is over-sanguine. Such an adventure as these boys have just gone through might sat- fefy a man whose hair is turning gray, whose step is no longer spriugy and whose mind moves faster than his body, but youth will not give over its glorious privilege because of a single mischance. The fire In the blood 18 not so easily quenched, and it must have its chance to flame, nor does it so readily expire, even when the frost of years has touched the veins, Somewhere always this spark will linger, ready to burst out when fanned never so sl'ghtly. What's & single shipwreck, or any similar misadventure, when life 1s loft, as full of possibilities as ever? It was & young man who exclalmed, “The world is mine oyster,” and youth is ever venturesome, SEmeee——— Senator Cummins disclaims responsibility that provision of the law under whieh the roads are trylng to force passengers to pay bageage fees according to valuation. That oemendment was inserted In his bill over his protest, although he declares his belief that its author had no idea it would be invoked for any such purpose. Let us keep the record stralght, at any rate. ——— Eloquent and urgent pleas are put before bankers to put their shoulders to the wheels and finance trade with the southern republies, The chief present obstacle to financial enmter- prise along that line is the home demands on avallable resources,. Until the latter slackens materially outside investment will remain a matter of passive interest, selection of Bugologist Brumer as Nebraska's most distinguished man that it cannot conceal (Its glee. Of courpe, its first cholce would have but so long as the award is state } 2 ee— The World-Herald is so “dee-lighted’ at thé, lot of knowledge of refined ways of de- | THE BEE: OMAHA, TUKSDAY, JULY 20, 1915, | The Dees | War Loans Near 16 Billions ‘Wall Street Journal' OANS made by the dllfes since the war started have reached a grand total of over $10,000,000,0M, Ineluding the new British loan. Germany and her allies have borrowed over halt as much, and the total war loans to dete are about $16,000,000,00m. The need for this borrowing Is found in the direct cost of the war, which, based on the most conservative Information avaflable, has already beom over $13,500,- 00,0007 and Is now piling up at the greatly advanced rate of about §53,000.000 o day. The loans #o far would cover the cost of the war for less than fifty duys more. Recelpts from increased taxes, however, are paving & small part of this great war cost, and advances from | #overnment banks and through the method of in- | creased circulation are temporarily previding for some /been a certain demoeratic United States senator, | part of the war expenditures. Advances to the gov- ernment from the Bank of France, for Instance, are now around $1,000,000,000, which figure Is not included in the above total. The extent of Germany's Increase in currency through its newly created branch banks Is not yet known. Below {s given a comparison of tha actual loans outstanding, with the estimated cost of the war to date for the different belligerents and the present dally cost as reported from the best available sources ALLIES, ToDate t;ru( Britain luo!o. o0 rance 2,650,000, Ruseia ... 2,%. % Other alltes 80,000, Total §9,200,000,000 GERMANY Germany $ 3,290,000,000 $2,750,000,000 $10,000,000 Austrin-Hungary . 1.630,000,0m) 5,000,000 Turkey ... 000.00) 1,005,000 Total .. ... 416,000,000 Grand total .. 3,000,000 Subscriptions approximating $3,000,000,000 for the new British war loan make that the record loan to date. The first British loan of $1,760,000000 was sur- passed by the second German loan, for which 82, 000,000 of subscriptions were recefved. Thus the * ver bullets’ are being provided by the two leading belligerents. They are both placing thelr war finan- clug on a more permanent basls than the othei lead- ing ons. Russia has borrowed $1,000,000,00 on stx mont| treasury bills, and France is doing a great part of its financt with short term securities or borrowings frdm the Bank of France. Govermment debts of the fighting nations stood at the beginning of the war at approximately $23,000,. 000,00. In less than & year they have therefore in- oreased 70 per cent, and if the war continues another #ix months they will be more than twice what they were at the start. The incressed interest charge on #uch & debt would be over §1,000,000,000 annually, to #ay nothing of the other expenses that the govern- ments must aasume because of the war, The cor- bined annual savings of Oreat Britain, Germany and France are ostimated at only 500,000 in normal times. This Indicates how heavily the war debt is wolng to be feilt. Below are given the detalls of war loans at present outstanding as far as they have been reparted in tie cable digpatches (duplications eliminated) and also the detalls of neutral loans that can be traced di- rectly to the war: ALLIED LOANS Great Britain: R B an ten-year #4s In London.. National defense bonds 1.230,000,000 reasury bonds ...:... 50,000,000 Ono-nu' r cent notes in 14.1?1; 0,000,000 One-year r cent notes in New York. #30,000,000 Collateral m in New York *20,000,000 Credit in w York (1814) 10,000,000 Total .iiiiiinn e 1,790,000,000 . Ruesia: at 94 on 5.35 per cent basis 257,500,000 id_Internal loa 257,500,000 i per omt. bond 000 u) n ¢ Troasiry billa . 979:500 000 Issues in En1|lnd and France 277,000,000 Credit in United States . ' 2,000,000 | Total Ital H £ H Grand total allied loan GERMAN AND AUSTRIAN LOANS Germany: rat war loan: §a at 7% on 5.32 pet. basis..$ 1,115,000,000 Ef”: Joan T e i& 000,000 ne months notes in United Sta Total . cean Austria-Hungary: pinnen B o g o Wk nd war loan to June % fn%shn-n bal Sredit in Germany Total Turkey: Loan {n Germany Total of German loans Grand total all belligerent loan: NEUTRAL LOANS DUE TO WAR. Netherlands & cent internal loan 116,00),000 et rron e, aud Rustrian Donkars B Rl e R:.v.ny In j 1000 om Foted iy Caltsa States 302,000 B Nutes tn United "Blites o000 4 310,580,000 Grand total all war loans................. $15,856,380,00) *Hatimated. Since Great Britain began selling treas- ury bills at a fixed price detalled figures of the amount (ssued have not been given out. Exact amount of the cent notes sold In this country nor has the amount of the col- While the “Iron Duke" was still marquis of Wellington he went from Parls to Toulouse, where he had fought and won the last battle of the peninsular war. He attended the opera that first evening, and though he wore plain clothes and sat in the back of the box he was almost immediately recognized by someons In the orchestra chalre, who called out: “Wallington!" The name was taken up by others, and at last the entire house rose. turned to the box, and called: “Vive Welltngton!" Nor would the people be satisfied until he had stood up and bowed to them, when he was cheered and ap- plauded again. At the conclusion of the performance the passage from the box was found to be crowded The women of the party drew back 72, Brief contridbutions on timely topics invited. The Bee assunes no responsibility for opinions of correspond: te. All latters sub. Jeot to condensation by editor. Pities KBARNEY, N tor of The Bee every word of a letter signed Wife and Mother,” in which the | muthor sarcastically and justifiably ohas- nant tised and unreservedly Mickle, Poor Wite, . July 10.~To the Bdi- The writer endorses “Indig+ berated Mr. A. B, Mr. Mickle attributed the fagt that le had saved money to the fact, as stated In his letter to The Bea that he had subjeeted mode of living. ond letter to The Bee his wite and family to his And he boasted in a sec- that his wife, at first, objected to his idéas, but mow she thonght it was all right. right with her now. all Of course it's Sour grapes. Poor thing. Then she was young, full of ambition, hope, and common sense. shc hae the responsibi the writer opinve No kids—no worry. NoW ity of caring for o family of little ones, & barrel full of woiTy, beaides having to please an egotistical husband. She’'s resigned her- sel? to her fate. And it she stiil pos- messes the common sense God gives every intelligent human being and does not use renlly sufficlently or , there is a reason why, does his bidding and possesses a enough 1t she intelligence to make her mind subservient to her will and gusceptible to humiliation, she must each time she does #o lay up a new measure of abhorrence band againat her hue- Once, In a country town, just tor fum, one of two jokers who were discussing the question—whether band had the right to or not the hus- use physical force In controlling hie wife, arrogantly re- marked: It the wife be of an argumen- tative turn of mind and is obstinate and persistent in having her own way, the husband should be justified in uaing phy- slcal force to keep her in subjection to his will This being the out to the climax, the jokers staged a near fistic encounter, after which they separated, apparently very angry at each other. The bystanders, to & man, amasedly ex- claimed: This little Incident “Doss the d—— fool mean it?" was recalied by the writer when he read Mr. Mickle's artidle in The Ree, W. H, H, RICHARDSON. Patriotiam Above Par. o July 10.—~To the Editor of The Boe: T was pleased in reeding that artiole in today's fasue of your great paper, headed ‘“‘Sons of Revolution Meet."” In this era of commercialism It s Eratifying to perceive that the histery of the revolution is not dyving, notwith- standing the plots and assaults of the Anglomantacs-denationalized Amerjcans are making on everyth Ing having a ten- '| dency to”keep alive the history of this #lorlous republle of ours. T have implicit confidence in the Ye- #ults to be obtained such as the one at Portland, Ore. Press is the watchdog from: conventions The ot elvilization and occasionally 1 read glowing accounts of where Nebraska's Sons and Daughters of the of the Ravolution Revolution were in evidence—present whenever any his- torle relic, ete. is about to appear In the state. fruit,” Likewise I #chool “A tree directors are s known by its read where the Omana not favorabls to American history in)the schools and the press gives an account professor in Lincoln of a distinguished Who has ordered that sacred anthem, “The Star Spankled Banner,” heniehed In to What ‘{8 the matter learned lgnoramuses? with these book- There is ar old adage which says “The proof of the pudding is in the. eating,” consequently an idea of th modest calther #lance will give of the pudding or puddies in Omaha and Lincoin the public have to contend with educationally, politically ‘and otherwise. JE! RRY HOWARD, A Soft Amswer, COUNCIL BLUFPS, the Bditor of The Bee: in answer to Mr. P, G, Ia, July 19=To Just a few lines of rather M. P\ B: Mickle in his T. W, stem of keeping down household expenses. I suppose Mr. P. G., you were never sl tooth. Let me say to ck or had a bad you, Mr, P, G, 1t the doctors of Omaha found out your name I hardly think they would take the trouble to even look you over it ever you got sick. You say you ‘pity the hus- band of Indignant Wife. Why, any man who has a wife with get-up about her like that woman should be proud of her. I would, you bet. And M Mrs. Mickle would be more on the same order I think Mr. A. B. would have ing with his little old & hard time land. 40 cents worth of corn cake and his pound of liver. That indiznant wife wrote a letter & few days 880 In answer to Mr. Mickie's, In which she paid; “We own our own home dnd have plenty of music in the evening, and ¥ don’t think I have been to & movie for over a year." That den't sound to me like she spends her time away from home playing cards, and I'l! bet you a load of Wheat they enjoy their evenings, too. Whe wouldn't, with plenty of friends and music? You say, Mr. P. G., that i other people Who are Mr, Mickle's critics would follow his example the doctors, dentists and movie people would have to get out and actuslly work. Do you know what work 19?7 Let me tell you that to get out of a #%0d warm bed at 3 a, m. and drive ten or twelve miles through snow, sfeet and el to a sick bed s call fun, but work. Now, just one more P. @. I think more o 1do of you. He may not what I would thing for you, M. f Mr. Mickle than be a viotim of ig- norance, but you have the earmarks of & man with some education, but poe) Judgment. What Men with TH i it I Idens Osn Do, OMAHA, July 16.—To the ®ditor of The i ! Angeies had a padded population of about %00 and o real popuiation of about 0,000, the parks there at that time were in mos xcellent condition and had nu. merous animals and birds of many kinds Here wo have a metropolis of over 2,000 and twenty years later and we are only | beginninz tc show life. It is only too bad that we haven't more Mr. Hummels at work In our city, C. B. FOLTZ LINES TO A LAUGH. “You see.” sald the country editor, “I have printed your poem.” Fhank you.' responded the peet. I il recelve remuneration ac € to your usual tariff.” 1tf7 My good man. poetry s on the free list.”'~Loulsville Courfer-Journal Brown-It was too bad about Smithson’s death, He was only 3 Jones—But In & way his work was fin- Dr. ey | tahed. He had just compisted his book. “How to Live to Be a Hundred."—Kansas Figure it for & Whole Year. P A AL OMAHA, July 19.~To the ¥ditor of The Bee: 1 much wurprised in read- ing the page ad of the Omaha Kiectric | lAght & Power Co. They say they are | Fiving us & 3.4 per cent reduction. o test the metter I have figured my bills for the last five months and 1 find that had the new proposed rates been in force during that time I would save 3 cemts, or a reduction of 2 per cent. This larga | hearted corporation i to be complimented on “square dealing.” C. B. ROBERTS Pootry to Fit the Case.) OMAHA, July 19.—~To the Bditor of The Bee: Mr. A, B. Mickle has been sat ‘Do think diplomacy averts war?" ‘Yes,” replied the cautious eitisen “‘Sometimes an argument can #o Interesting that no one terrupting it with a fight."— Star. Nebraska, all on account of the fact that he was foolish enough to publish his family affairs ote,, that I know of no remedy that would ‘ashington Kenneth—Your daschund must have hal 8 close shav Emmeriey—He did. The train surely would have got him if he hadn't had enough sense to get off the track side- mise.—Woman's Home Companion. likely wtem their indignation against this unfortunate man if this enclosed short plece of poetry don't do It PUWNG. IF ALL WHO HATR WOULD LOVE US, 1t all who hate would love us, ! Ani all our loves were true, HEIMWEH. The 'fi‘" Ih‘l ng above us . Would brighten in the biue; oo d It cruel words were ki Away up north 'tis fresh and green, And every scowl a smf The blue bay dances in the sun, Awfifilr world than this is, Refreshing breezes fan my brow-- It ‘ould hardly be worth while And the residenter takes my mon. ‘would pot tighten 0 meet A brother's need, load we bear would lighten ve the grave of greed. Blue hare-bells tempt me to the dunes, The hermit-thrush to greet me deigns, From a friendly elump of balsaam fir— And the greedy sand-fly taps my veins, The orchid lures me to the bog, In fact, I drench my ehins to reach her, | And forget there's such a thing as work | "Tin_the oven-bird warns, “Teacher! Teacher!" Al It those who whine would whistle, And those who languish h, The rose would rout the thistle, in outrun u\a chaff; were only jolly, were forgot, The clear brook gurgies in the shade, ove would kneel to duty, Neath mossy logs it glides and giances 'rr'.“fl T the world would seern Fiat on my face I lle and drink A bridal bower of beauty, | And at a few germs take my chances 1 ream. i iy | But the' the breeze ta fresh and ceol, And tho' the sun smiles gently down- If_ men would cease to worry, And women cease to sigh, ward, Sofn.'.rI’mel my thoughts escape from these, And back go galllvanting townward. To where famillar faces bea: And all be glad to hbor, m, ration drip-- o spear stny on the wall; | Tho' the same with per Then, every dny’wnu{g Hjaten., | ol brooso, green wooda and dancin bay Al 4 W L 8, o not ¢ b 3 3" God would, paus I* _BAYOLL NB TRBLE And would pause to listen, Xna Tite wouia would be divine. Bay View, Mich. This Summer? That is the absorbing question in every well com- ducted household, where vacations are regarded annual necessities. It is a deep question, too, to figure out just what sort of vacation will please the entire family, The Great Western Office is Travel and Vacation Headquarters ‘We have made a study of just the things which puszsle the av: vn;al-n :‘V. know I!t. c‘nurntry. the ways and resorts, ve you literature on a moment's no&u. a-arlpfl’n nfinonu s 0f vacation spots throughout country. All you need to do is to xive us a general idea where You want to go, at you want to do, or what you want to spend and let us e Suggestions. 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