Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 12, 1915, Page 4

| {8 | i i f § i ' L e ———— - FOUNDED BY BDWAR)D ROSEWATER. | b b SRR K it el B VICTOR ROSEWAITER, EDITOR. The Bee Publishing Company, Proprietor. BERE BUILDING, FARNAM AND €EV! e et e otk Entered at Omahs postoffice as second-class matt. [ Pt B ettt ettty TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. By carrier By mall month. per year. e 8. 4 4. harge of address or com Tty 10 aelivety o Omana Dee. Gircuiation REMITTANCE. S i it i emest ot omah e “m checks, except on Omaha end eastern A A v e THE OMAHA DAILY BEE| ~ | vances asked for, nor are they denied all. | request. 'n. Bolldm uf 3 o-n.flu N street. Bluffs—-14 North Mal Bulldi 1 In, Hearst Bullding. ew York—Room 1105, 36 “Nl avenue Louls—-58 New Bank of Commerce. i 7% Fourteenth 8t., N. W. | CORRESPONDENCE, communications relating to news and atier 1o Omaba Deo, Haitorial Depariment. | JULY CIRCULATION, 53,977 } of County of Dougl : e e O R roulabion. for month or July, 1916, was HT WILLIAMS. Croulation Manager, my o . W n%‘!fimfiln.n. Notary Publie. Subscribers leaving the city temporarily should have The Boe matied to them. Ad- . dress will be changed as often as requested. That Tractor show at mclc(h ‘attraction. 5 w r E It remains to be seen whether cuptures the political worn:. & Steed———— When thie history of the war ts written the great bear hunt will fill the first volume and some ever. the early bird S—— ~ The American warships would seem to have Jeft Vera Cruz prematurely on the occasion of A A T T R, e e The Western Rate Case. The decision just handed down by the Inter- state Commerce commission {n what is known fs “the western rate case,” is somewhat In the nature of a compromise, and just at present is not likely to meet the full approval of either side. The railroads do not secure all the ad- The vestern lines singled out certain specific com- modities on which to increase rates, while the the eastern lines, in the case settled some months ago, asked for a general increase in rates of 6 per cent. Tho difference in procedure did not involve any divergence in principle nor bring forth any new argument to support the Need for more revenue, to be had only through increased charges, was the basis of the plea in both cases. At the hearings the points were very fully. argued, and. the order of the commission is based on complete information at least. The effect of the order can not be fully told until the railroads have had time to readjust their tariff | sheets, and this will take several weeks, as every road in the country is finally affected by the rew tariff. It will mean more operating revenue | | for the roads, and the consumer has to pay the | freight. Water Board High Finance. Presumably Inspired by the Water board's high financier, his newspaper spokesman takes | exception to The Bee’s criticism of the unneces- sary piling up of a colossal sinking and depre- ciation fund instead of buying in the purchase bonds and cancelling them, and giving the tax- payers and the water users the bemefit of the reduced interest charge. While this discussion must be academic so long as Orfiaha is helpless fo change the arbitrary exactions of the Water board, still the efforts to cloud the situation are too palpable to let stand, gs these facts show: 1. The secret $7,000,000 hond deal without competition was inexcusable, and the later sale of the additional $500,000 of these bonds, sub- sequently bought back, was a losing speculation. 2. The sinking fund reserve i artificldlly intlated. ' The sum of $124,810 s being set 4side annually to amortize the $7,000,000 of bonds at the end of thirty years on a 4 per cent basis, although the bonds themselves bear 4% per cent, and we'are told that some of the noney is earning as high as 6 per cent. At 4% per cent the sinking fund would call for only $114,744 to pay out in thirty years, so that we are belng needlessly mulcted an excess of $300,~ 000 at the rate of $10,000 a year. . 8. A depreciation reserve of $91,666 a year is being set aside—on what basis no one can tell, 8o far it has been almost wholly an invest- ment fund. The theory of this depreciation reserve is that it will reproduce the plant in f!fty years, but on a 4 per cent basis $91,666 a year will produce $7,000,000 in thirty-tive years, ond on a 4% per cent basis in thirty-three years. To produce $7,000,000 in fifty years on a 4% Per cent basis would require only $39,214 a year, or $52,452 a year less than we are setting oside. Thig assumes, of course, that the money I% to continue as an investment fund and would Sm—e———— amount of steam yo suddenly generated that $150,000 fire alarm deal ralses Britain the only nation able to pay the bill, and employs elevated methods of pre- J. B. tor the grand shell out &t the finish, Seee—— | not_be spent for replacements, but on any true 4. Taking the sinking fund and the depre- clation, fund together, totalllng $216,476 per Yyear, we are being compelied to pay the cost of the water plant almost twice over in a period of thirty years. 3 6. It goes without saying that we cannot eat our cake and have it, too. We cannot pile up this tremondous surplus from year to year ex- cept by taking it out of the pockets of the water ugers and the taxpayers. : It Is not a question of possible misappropria- tion of the reserve fund by an incompetent or dishonest Water board. The members of the board may be perfectly competent to run their ‘| own business, and their personal honesty may uever be called in question, but in water works matiers everyone knows they have so far blindly obeyed the orders of the high financier, whose purpose seems to be to accumulate a speculation fund of millions of dollars rather than to lighten the load’ carried by the water users and tax- payers. : - Supported by a ‘messake from the Argen- tinian nilnister of forelgn affairs, Venustiano Carranza has again changed front on the matter of . adjustment of Mexican end ‘“‘the Mexican people will look with displeasure on any attempt” to interfere with the Carreénza plans. . This recusance on part of the first chief may not have much force in de- ‘termining the ultimate action of the conference, but it is an indication of the diplomatic difficul- ties in the way. The messige from Argentina was sent in response to a protest from Carranza against the Latin-American countries taking any part in the consideration of Mexican affairs. It can hardly be construed as a recognition of Car- ranza as the head of the Mexican nation, but it almost amounts to a hands-off pledge from Argentine. ! Argentina’s amiabllity may be explained in two ways. On the ground of racial sympathy, 1t s easy to sée why the Squth American repub- lie would be inclined to side with the Mexicans in any question bgiween them and the United Etates. A further and more potent reason may be found in the history of Argentina. Twenty- five years ago that country was in almost the seme condition’as Mexico is today.' It Was torn by factions, its army deposed one president ahd its flat curreney was worthless, it4 industry and most gloomy. Strong men arose and brought it one of the prosperous nations of the world, President de la Plaza may feel that Mexicg political and soclal peace and §ood order? of all the Latin-A) ceived dublously by Americans. ——— 1NE its mavy another; its coinkge was debased and order and tranquility to the country and made | should be allowed the same chance to work out its salvation as was given Argentina, but where will Mexico find a man like Luis SBaenz-Pena to piace his country on the solld' grouna of Argentina has perhaps voieed the sentiment governments and £iven us a peep behind the scenes at the confer- ence but this decision will very likely be re- BEE OMALL\, THURSDAY The American Voice GEORGE FITOR. Frobably his last publicstion before his desth. NE of the minor benefits which have accrued to this country from the great war is the fact that English writers are too busy just at present to produce any new comment on The American Volco= feminine gender. Tt is the unanimous opinion of the chronic English that the volce of the American woman is the most distressing @efect in our eivilization. ha the English desdribed ita snrill, high-piuc penetration, and so sadly have they deplored the fact that @ train with an American woman In it needs no locomotive whistle, that many Ameriean writers have { become stampeded and are wasting perfectly good white paper made from our rapidly disappearing forests on the same subject. We desirg to rise as many feet as possible and declare here and now thal the voice of the American woman is worth all the feminine volces of the rest of the world put together It is the volce which calied the early sottier home from the fields when the marauding Indian appeared, and it is the voice which kept the colonists heartened | up and encouraged when the enemy’'s cannon were making a most terrifying racket. It may be pitched a litthe high in the mouth rafters, and it might be im. proved for purely esthetic purposes by the use of emery powder, orange marmaiade and a rat-tall file, but it is the voice which has called five generations of American boys home to dinner, has sent them safely to #chool, and has taught them more morality than has been dreamed of in the effete recesses across the pond. We freely admit that the American woman uses ner voice with the muffler cut out a great deal, and that In a forelgn picture gallery she cuases convulsive shudders among the worshipers of an antique civiliza- tion whenever she addresses a personal friend a few hundred yards away. But kindly remember that the American woman's voice is a practical, useful institu- tion, bullt to cope with the stress and necessities of the time. The American woman has spoken to the American man and he has heard to the extent of giv- ing her the ballot, revising marriage, divorce, and property laws, and giving her &' legal station consider- ably above the animals of the flelds; whereas, the BEnglishwoman, having used her creamy, plushy, vel- vety tones upon the Engiishman for a thousand years with no effect at all, has given it up in disgust and has picked up a brick~Collier's Weekly. Twice Told Tales Trial by Jury, “‘Gentlemen of the jury, are you agreed upon your verdict”' asked the judge presiding over a Texan court. “We are,”” responded the foreman. “Do you find the prisoner guilty or not guilty?" “We do.” “¥ou do? Do yhat?* exclaimed the startied judge, ““We find theé prizoner guilty or not guilty,” an- swered the foreman. “But, gentlemen, you cannot return a verdict like that, “Wal, I don't know,” the foreman responded. “You #ee, six of us find him guilty ana six of us find him not gullty, and we've I-.’NOX to let it go at th New York Times. The Heart Thrill. For once youth and good looks were nowhera Middie age was triumphant. The victor was hatless and she carried a large miafket basket. The car was %o crowded that she had difficulty in pushing in with her basket, but she finally managed it. Moreover, fhe found space to balance it on the back of a seat. Then she looked otit at the station clock. That gave her a fright. ‘Half-past five X “Good gracious! T've got to have Jim's supper ready at 6:90.". One corner of the: basket was partitioned off Into a little nest, and Into that nest she tossed her green beans and shie strung them. Before half a dozen beans had left her fingers every man within seeing and hearing distance was on his féet begging her to take his place. Well-dressed ‘men, shabby men wére for the mo- ment on & Jevel. To them it mattered not in the least that gocd looks had to stand, but that & woman who wished to have her husband's supper ready on time ahould have to stand in a car while preparing a part of it was unthinkable.—Philadelphia Ledger. And Almost Hiddes. “How did you find that plece of ateak, sir?’ asked the smiling waiter, in anticipation of a liberal tip. “1 really don't know,” said the large man, gasing at his plate. "I just happened to move that little plece of potato, and there the steak was, under it.” —Every- body's. Jolt for the Domt The rector of a church was called away to another parish and left his curate in charge of the church On his return he met & woman member of his flock at the station. "Good afternoon, Mrs. Smith,” said he. the curate make out yesterday?®' ' “Poorest sermon | ever heard,” frankiy replied Mrs. Smith, “There wasn't a thing in it." ‘Whereat the rector passed on down the street and near the church he ‘met the curate. ‘‘How are you, John?' greeted the good man, “T suppose you got through all right yesterday ' “'Yes, #ir," was tho startling rejoinder of John. *1 hadn't tme to prepare a sermon of my own, so I preached one of your old ones.'~Philadelphia Tele. wraph. “How aid People and Events ‘The Now York census shows 44il real Indians re- slding in the state, a decrease of 008 in ten years. The number of paleface “Indians” s not indicated in the report. > The big show at San Francisco reports a steadily srowing attendance. During the month of July the orage daily attendance was @,173, compared with afly average of 61,060 during June. | Coney lsland is in dumps. Business hugs the mero point because the temperature persists in that vieinity. Consequently the “holler” of the barkers has become o matter of exercise to P warm. James B. Duke, the tobacco prince of Somerville, N. J., Is sore all over and hot from collar to toe. Al | because the public, privileged to enjoy the beauties of his private park grossly abused the privilege and forced him to close the park gates as a protection against theft and insolence. The rights of mere man In team harness shines anew a tough world, A New York judge holds | thet ushand has the inallenable privilege of “‘cuss. Ing”" at home. So long as he erupts under his own rooftree, or in & rented shelter the law stands off and its agriculture languished and its outlook was | Tns Up the sign “Safety firet.” fi A mysterious wood nymph olad in the summery !,vmmwl--muamteh-.mm l favored by the vislon “have been scared stiff.” tico Hills is to honse the noted statue of Aphrodite, AUGUST 8o earnestly | story strains credulity in asserting that farmers John D. Rockefelier's “Temple of Love at Pocan- T 1 ¢ T e 0. o e R SR TR T T e LS er Man Burning in Texas and Mexico. KAISERHOF RANCH, Blaine County, Nebraska, Aug. 10.—To the Editor of The Bee: Another burning has taken place in Texas under the most revolting cir- cumstances. The people on the other side of the Rio Grande read of these ineidents, which are altogether too fre- quent, and wonder, with some degree of right, why we should Interfere with their governmeut in Mexico. About four years Ag0 an Amerjcan citizen of Mexican de- scent, by the name of Dominges was burned to death according to the latest approved methods of the mobs In “Texas and several other southern states, The first report announced that he was a citizen of Mexico, residing in Texas I happened to be in Mexico at the time and it created quite a sensation. The stu- dents from the university paraded the streets shouting, “Death to the gringoes,” and only prompt action of the police pre- vented a riot. The newspaper comments at the time in Mexico gave their opinion of us In rather strong terms. A professor in the University of Mexico City wrote a column for the local paper, in which he urged moderation, saying that because the people of the north had acted bar- bariously was no reason why they should be barbarians. Would it not be a good idea for the president of the United States when he undertakes (o establish a constitutional government in Mexico to stop on his way down and see If he cannot establish a constitutional government in Texas The people in Mexico would uhlnm ut-— e’ consistency of such an act. S F. M. CURRIE. That 1 aboo. OMAHA, Aug. 12—To the Editor of The Bee: The Insurance bugaboo—they -don’t care how much expense the taxpayers have to stand. And after you would ex- pend $150,000 or $200,000 they would not make & 3 per cent reduction in premium. What they want is the five or six hun- dred thousand they pull out of omn(r;‘- in or insurance—all net to them; :;“;::u 5 ONE WHO PAYS. Atrocities, Real a Fancled. OMAHA, Aug. 11.—To the Editor of The Bee: Your correspondent from Platts- mouth evidently wants to read some blood and thunder stuff. I would refer him to the conduct of the British soldlers in India and to the murders in Ireland and South Africa. Our Declaration of Inde- pendence also records a few authentic cases of British atrocities. These recent stories of German atroc- itles found their source, in the poisoned minds of British writers and have been so satisfactorily refuted by the véry peo- ple upon whom they were alleged to have been perpetrated, that to hear them now | would bring a smile to the counténance of anyone but an Englishman. T am glad The Bee has proven itselt to be neutral. England out the cable in an effort to suppress the truth. America seized the wireless station at Sayvilie for the same reason, but the truth finds its way into the homes of American people in spite of British hirelings and censors. B. M. WAYMONE. erry Would Stir the Ould Sod. JOI.AHA, Aug. 10.~To the Editor of The Bee: Recently in your great paper ap- Peared & very interesting sketch about the litework of that Irish patriot, the in- ventor ‘of the submarine, John P. Hol- land, who-died in Newark one.year ago two weeks after the outbreak of the European war. The Fenian Brotherhood, of which he was & member, was organized a decade after the artificials made famine in Ire- land, when 1,250,000 (million and a quarter) of the Irish people died of humger, It wis an organization of the most mill~ tant Irish nationalists. It purpose was the achievement of Irish independence and the establishment of an Irish re- publtc. History and tradition tell the story of the Fenlan movement. Hangings, im- prisonments, a raid into Canada, etc. Michael Davitt, Charles S. Parnell, Jo- seph J. Bigger and others organized the Land league. It was a moral suasion organization, that had for its motto, “The Land for the People.”” Its platform was large enough and strong enough for every Irishman to stand upon mno matter what his ideas or views were how to free Ire- land. Phe men and women in Ireland today are just as loyal and true to the old cause as their ancesters were in the days of yore, notwithstanding that their faithless leaders betrayed them by turn- ing somersault, thereby becoming recrait- ing sergeants for the “Crown.” My purpose is to adjust the phraseology of this letter to see If I can arouse the stagnant blood In the veins of my Irish- American fellow sovereigns, It is my in- tention, too, to submit & few pertinent Questions and thereby put them on record @s to whether they have become Angli- cised and de-nationalized. Irlsh-Americans, have you anything tangible under contemplation to assist the men-in-the-gap in Ireland? The time s ripe to aflopt some plan of action, Clog-dancing, turkey-trotting and tan- golhg produce no satisfactory impression on the enemy. England treats with contempt Irish pub- lie opinion expressed in words alone. What has become of that neisy crowd that was everlastingly shouting “Eng- land's difficulty is Ireland's Opportun- Ity?™ Tt seems, sinoce the Boer war, that old adage ls forsaken. Irish Americans of Omaha, & rare op- league mow lies In a nameless grave in the Holy Sepulcher cemetery. His name ‘Thomas Brennan. I believe that it would be & good idea to send Mr. Brennan's mortal remains to Ireland to be deposited In Glasnevin cemetery along with his The Fall of Warsaw Cleveland Plain Dealer: Military mira- cles have been performed in this war; but & general German advance into the heart of Russia is almost beyond imag- ination. For the present, therefore, it is likely that the victors will be content o rest after they have taken Rign. How long they will rest, and to what ad- vantage they will turn their recent con- Quests are questions beyond conjecture. Boston Transcript: Within the German empire the kaiser will more than ever be the symbol of the new Germany. The people will more than ever belleve that that new Germany is to take concrete shape and expand to greater power and | strength than ever before in Teutonic history. As for the half-million German dead so bravely fallen—even their rela- tives on a day like this will be satisfied that the gain is worth the loss. Baltimore American: Those who been disposed to predict that the slans will be virtually eliminated until next apring are counting without their host. For should the Russian army es- cape, the taking of Warsaw will be of no more strategic advantage than was the taking of Washington of military worth to the British in the war of 1812 It has strong sentimental interest, but in a war in which sentiment plays so little part upon the field this counts for Hittle, New York Post: The moral effects of the German achjevement are equally un- mistakable, whether we consider publie have Rus- opinion at home, among the enemy na- | tions, or among neutrals. It is all very well for the Duma, the Chamber of Depu- ties, and the House of Commons to utter new vows of determination to carry the war through to victory. The effect on popular opinion of specific and tangible victory or defeat must count. The Allles today are visibly under the depressing influence of the unbroken tide of Teuton success in the last three months. St.-Louis Republic: The Warsaw cam- palgn will live in the memory of the race while men peruse the pages of mili- tary history. The full story of the re- sistance of the Russians to the German advance has yet to be told. But the tremendous concentration of power that battered down the guard of the white czar while the forces in the west held at bay the massed power of England and France is one of the most impressive ex- hibitions of human courage, human will, and human organizing ability which his- tory shows. Truly we are living In an age in which the history is In the making. BREEZY TRIFLES. Don't tell me her benpecked husband is koing to wear the willow for that old eat, “If he doem wili it be the pussy-wil low 7" —~Boston American. “What makes you_think Dauber will succeed as a painter?’ He has the soul of an artist and the gerseverance of a book agent.”—Phila- lelphia Pupblic Ledger. wYes, weo girls are going to camp gt “You'll find cooking very irksome. “Oh, we are woing to take mother glong to cook. 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