Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 28, 1915, Page 4

Vietor B, Caldwell. The news of the death of Vietor'B. Caldwell came as & distinct shock to the community | | wherein he had spent his life and in whose busi- ness and social affairs he had been so long a | prominent actor. To his closo associates, the un- FOUNDED BY EDWARD ROSEWATER. VICTOR ROSEWATER, EDITOR. The Bee Publishing Company, Proprietor, BEE BUILDING, FARNAM AND FEVENTEENTH. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE Entered at Omaha postoffice a8 second-class matter. | welcome knowledge for several days that his con- o ODRS SIS maser. PTION, ‘ cartier dition was hopeless, was sad and stunning. Mr. Caldwell had been so long and so intimately as- 6.0 | soc'ated with the commercial and industrial de- m"xfi velopment of Nebraska and the west, that his Rt R AR demise will be a source of regret to a circle of Sunday Bee only.... ... ‘or © friends that is practically nation-wide, Unob- Bend notice of chanE’ o, S5TIha e, larity in delivery partment REMITTANCE Remit . express or postal order. Only two- cent .'{Zm‘..'.'"m.l'lv.a fn payvment of small ae- counts, Personal checks, except on Omaha and eastern sxchange, ot accepted. trusive in manner and reserved in speech, Mr. Caldwell was a business man of the highest type; conservative, but courageous, and ani- mated always by the “live and let live’ principle. His success was a tribute to his ability. As head OF FICHE. of one of the great banks of the west, at a time m:mh;::"fl?f(fl_ when his fuller manhood and riper judgment {1 Bluffs—14 North Main street. ff:;fln-u L“!l. Rulldln‘fl, . Buldin m 1105, 288 Fifth avenue | were being brought to the affairs of the Institu- tion, his promise for the future was encourag- h B oK e S Bk of Commerce: ing not only to Omaha, but to the whole world of Washington—1% Fourteenth =t N. W. business, in which he had already assumed a CORRBSPONDENCE, . Sl leader's position. His taking off is a distinct m‘ ..;gm-" n'-: “'5?.."3.".‘ n:l ";tnan‘:rl D’cpmm loss, not alone to the community, but to the west, Prodding the British Lion. With the armies at the front at a standstill | or retreating, and the politiclans at home in moré or less active ebullition, these are certainly unpleasant days for that noblest of all beasts, the British lion, The occaslonal twists to his tail given by American newspapers are the least of his present-day annoyances, The matter has a more serious side, however, anl indicates something of the great problem that is being worked out by the English people, Attacks by the Tory press on the liberal mem- bers of the coalition government are significant only as verification of what hag heretofore been surmised, The people of England are moving more than ever rapidly towards a condition of true democracy, and with the progress of war, the lines between class and mass are likely to be totally expunged. The tory element, realiz- ing this probability, is. now concentrating its fire on Premier Asquith, pretending to hold him re- sponsible for the fallure of British arms to achieve greater results. Asquith may, perhaps, be chargeable with blunders in the conduct of the government since the beginning of the war, but these mistakes have been political and not military, For example, he has consented the retention of Sir Bdward Grey at the head of the foreign office, although the, course pursued by this minister has been one that so far has brought only disappointment to British diplo- macy, and has diverted what might have been brilliant achievements from their course and turned them into practical defeat. Grey's course in dealing with the United States has been such a8 to thoroughly try the patience of the people of both countries, while his maneuvers in the Bal- kans and with Turkey were so easlly turned aside by the diplomats of the central powers as to make Sir Edward’s planning seem the under- NOVEMBER CIRCULATION. 53,716 BState of Nebraska, County of Douglas. ss: it Williams, ciron! anan manager of '?t Bee company, being duly sworn, says that the . a X .mllnon for the month of November, 1915, i IGHT WILLIAMS, Cireulation Man: i -‘lgfl‘n.h my presefice and eworn to F ol Decem : ROBERT HU Notary Publie. BSubscribers leaving (he city temporarily should have The Bee malled to them. Ad- @ress will be changed as often as requested. ot efore “oft paper; and 1 suppose the good teacher re- membera this, and {s willing to wse_a pencil, or anything, provided he can make a real inserip- (bnonl_h MoMffllm Vup Dyhke. Banker Hall underscores the “no” in his po- ( litical note. S—— China shows a distinct desire to become the Mexico of the Orient. —— After all that was sald and done, who would imagine that Henry Ford would tuke back water 50 soon? X > p——— - Considering the progress already made in that direotion another year of war will transform 3 :i-mwm-hm-omunm ‘of the western trenches. It sounds good. Now x5 —— taking of a tyro, t } waning days of the year bobble to the The preseént onslaught of the tory press @ 3 (hted with the mystery of Colonel | against the 1! premier may ‘e for a time | " t to obscure publio vision and hide the real facts, but the future is' to disclose the truth. Bo far as at present {s discernible the torles 'Wis more vigorously sup- | have little to their credit in connection with direction becomes an | Great Britain's share {n this world struggle. EEe—— “Daniel Come to Judgment.” The congress of the United States may now resume its active consideration of the problems before it, relleved from any doubt or apprehen- slon, and consequent indecision, because of the unknown attitude of Congressman Dan V, Stephens. Daniel has come to judgment on the president’s plan for defense, and with true demo- cratie caution, he proposes to steer a middle course. He will not take sides with the big-navy or the little-navy people, nor will he throw the welght of his favor for or against a large army. “Dan” will be satisfied with a middle-sized navy and a middle-sized army. Along with this mo- mentous decision, he has dlso determined his action as to the proper disposition of the Philip- pines. He 18 willing to dispose of the islands to the highest bidder for cash in hand with the least possible delay. Having thus settled two of the most important questions to be dealt with by congress, Daniel is now well in line to face the voters of the Th'rd district In his quest for renomination., It will take considerable effort on the part of our good friend Edgar Howard to over-balance this master-stroke of the incum- bent, and may result in Edgar removing hig eyes from the dome at Washingtop and eentering his z i g g g © 194,487. This is mot showing for the &aze on the historic pile at Lincoln. * cause, considering the It is rather en. '"E couraging by contrast, man-made new con- Becord Made, stitution was laid out by » majority of 509,623, | The uthorities i Muskoges Bave just es- 2 S——— tablished a record that is highly creditable to Poor old New York! The city's defenseloss themselves and very promising far the further condition is revealed in a Ohristmas windup ot | *dVARce of Oklaboma. In withstanding a mob raln, hall, snow, M and lghtning, and a bent on lynching two accused negroes, these of- ninety-mile gale. The sympathy of the sunny ficlals have performed a real service Bot only to . Missouri valley goes out to the terrified, coupled their community, but to eivilization generally. It with regrets for their failure to heed Horace has long been the prevalent practice in the south- Grestey’s advice. 3 land of this country for the sheriff, of whoever 3 : — happened to be in charge of the prisoner, to % By & second series of hammer knocks the su- | "8k & “futile resistance,” after which the mob preme court of Tllinols conveys to legislators the would have its way, Mobs have even penetrated into & state's prison and taken therefrom a man later on to be lynched. This practice has not been entirely confined to the south, but s repre- hensible wherever it exists, It is lawlessness car- ried to the limit, and is subversive of every clo- ment of freedom. Our liberties finally rest upon the law, and under our form of government, no sophistry nor inverse logic should be permitted to excuse or palliate mob violence, If the ex- ample of Oklahoma has its proper affect, we will hear of fewer lynching: . — Burprise streaks the news that veterans at the Grand Island home are owners of automo- biles. Why not? Residence at a soldiers’ home : rmmmmnanum.-m. ¥ paper.” A mileage grab of $10,000 is de- members must refund recelve $3,000 salary does not di- ;e the festive joyride. Nome are more deserving of the high clutch—at the'r own ex- pense. The outcome of the Ancona dispute mildly vindicates the policy of “strike first, argue aft- erward.” Austria achieved the main object in sending the steamer to the bottom. Conversa- tion transfers a package of Austrian crowns, but will not alter the result. THE “3‘:”“ the sepse of gayety or dull the | 3 BEE: OMAHA, Veson, Revsnn amd Snklnisianrs By VIOTOR ROSEWATER. HE big meeting held at Carnegle hall to In augurate the 1916 campalgn of the American TUESD/ Jewish Rellef commitee for the succor of Jew- ish war victims in all the belligerent countries of the | world 4s bound to be epochal. An assemblage whose collections and subscriptions for such a philanthropie purpose rolls up a colossal total in excess of 50,000 at one time and In response to one appeal, will find few, It any, counterparts anywhere. Ap I sat on the stage as one of the vice presidents of the meeting I could look out on & sea of faces, making an audience that filled every available seat In that vast hall from bottom to top, every chair in every box, and hun- dreds were turned away,because here in New York the police authorities are inexorable against over- crowding public places and forbid absolutely admis- slon that would block the aisies or crowd the lobbies 1 have seldom seen A more enthusiastio, I should per- haps say epell-bound, concourse of people, and the stirring addresses aroused the deepest kind of fervor. The duties of presiding officer devolved upon Louis Marshall, the eminent New York lawyer, who arfued the Bt. Joseph & Grand Island case In our federal court about two years ago, One of the most eloguent pleas was presented by Dr. Willlam Rosenau, re. membered as having been at one time in charge of Temple Isreal in Omaha, who came over from Baltl- more, where he is now located, and who explained that he had deferred his departure on a trip to the southwest in order to be present on this exceptional Occasion. Familiar, 00, was Dr. John H. Finley, Who “stopped off” in Omaha only a few months ag> and who was a frequent visitor when head of Knox college, now commissioner of education of New York state, who plctured graphically the duty of those in favored peaceful lands to aid their afflicted brethren abroad, and President Jacob Gould Schurman of Cornell university, more than once in Omaha to round up his scattered Ithacans, and who lent the influence of his great persomality to the movement. Let me note in passing that every one of these men, in speaking to me, recalled their visits to Omaha and made inquiry as to conditions out there and as to mutual friends. The climax of the meeting, however, was the ex- hortation of Dr. J. L. Magnes, whose pathos and fervor, sotl-reaching entreaty and passionate por- trayal of the awful conditions besetting the homelesa and helpless Jewish inhabitants of the war sones, lifted his hearers enmasse out of their seats and started the unique outpouring of rellef fund contribu- tions. True, the announcement of four $100,000 dona- tions had been prearranged, as doubtless also a few of the others in the larger amounts, but the most of the rest was spontaneous. Remember that “Billy” Sunday’s whole seven weeks' campalgn in Omaha with all his acrobatic appeals brought in only about $50,000, as compared with this one meeting with its aggregate of over §300,000, of which at least $400.000 ‘was ralsed on the spot. Nor was it all In large amounts—ons contributor sent up “half his week's earnings,”” which turned out to be $3.60, and another wage worker emptied his pocket of $1.05 and retained only the 6 cents to have car fare to ride home. A man sitting near me, wrote out three pledges in suc- ocession, tearing up one at a time, while he increased the figures in the next. And quote a number made thelr contributions for so much a month as long as the relief work might continue. Everything was se- rious and practical—thunderous applause greeted the reading of the pledges signed by well known names or representing unusual sacrifices by the donors. 1 observe in the New York Times of yesterday a facetious editorial on the celebration plans for the coming Nebraska semi-centennlal of statehood in ‘which my name and that of the editor of “our amia« ble. democratio contemporary” are coupled as ‘“un- 1!‘5“‘. adopted and formerly favorite " in & humotous effort to rub It in on the omis- of Colonel Bryan from the themes of the pro- posed historio pageant. Of course, that is a misnomer ~speaking only for myself—for I have never so far as I known ceaSed to have friendly personal relations with Mr. Bryan, exchanging oourtesies even while engaged in uncompromising political hostilities. The Times editor probably meant what he sald to be taken as an example of political humer, but he ought to be advised, If he does not already know, that the Nebraska semi-centennial will be big enough to in- clude everyone who has helped write the history of the state and that political differences can have no part. I spent an evening at the Republican club of York which made me wish that a similar organiza- tion might be maintained In every large population center—but unfortunately it cannot. It is the gather- ing place for the active men of the party. I think nearly all of whom I met sald they had met me or seen me at Chicago, and they all expect to attend the coming national convention, which is sure to be a gathering of all the clans that ever marched under the republican banner. New York City, Twice Told Tales A Oautious Judge, “Satety First" seems to be the motto of some of the judges in the West Indies. When an allen pris. oner is brought before them, they consider the pos- aibllity of a gunboat from the culprit's native land popping in to make trouble, 1t is told that & Hayt! magistrate on examining & prisoner found that he” was from Switzserland, “Switseriand,” he mused. “Switzerland has no sea- coast, has 1t “No seacoast, your honor,” said the interpreter. “And no navy?™ “No navy, your honor” “Very well, then,” said the judge, “T1l give him & year at hard labor."—Boston Transcript. An Inspiration. 2 Lionel was at & matinee with his father, and when & trapese acrobat falled to catch the object at which he flew through the air and fell sprawling into the met the little boy was greatly excited, “They are mever hurt'' explained his father. "It is a regular trick to make such a miss once or twice to give the audience an ldea of the difficulty of the feat and thereby intensify the applause when It has been successfully performed.’ Lionel thought a moment, and then, with a bright smile, maid: “Papa, do you think I could make a hit with my teacher by following this circus stunt and missing my lessons once in & while™ —Puck. Both Unnecessary. Former Speaker Cannon tells this story of his early impecunious days: “Ome of my friends was a struggiing physiclan Neither fame nor fortune had come to either of us but we were always hopeful. The years had welghed heavily upon my friend, however, for be soon lost his hair, being quite bald “Ome day 1 greeted him with a beaming counte- pance and exclaimed: * “What do you think, Henry? I have just bought an office safe. “ *Then, Jos,’ #8ld he, with the utmost gravity, T shall buy & hairbrush.’ “—Pittsburgh Chronicle-Tele- &raph. Wise Ont Was He. Two suburban gardeners were swearing vengeance on cats. “It appears to me,"” one sald, “that they seem to pigk out your choloest plants to scratch out of the ground.™ “There's a big yellow tomeat” the other said, “that fetches my plants out and then sits and actually defles me." “Why don't you hurl & brick at him? asked the firat speaker, “That's what makes me mad,” was the reply, “1 can't, He geta on top of my greenhouse to defy me.” ~Kansas City Star. | | | of Mr. Roosevelt's name about the time the polls closed in 1912. Then comes Mr. Wilson's name in quick succession, be- fore the democrats had decided to come back to a protective policy. When the Nebraska contingent of the Wall street faith could not get into the band wagon | and Jle Dees Too Many Presidents NORTH LOUP, Neb, Dec. #4~To the Fditor of The Bee: For the love of Mike, will someone take & elub and kill off some of the presidential aspirations of Nebraska? First, it was the proposal by that process, they nominated Justice Hughes for a certain class of 10-cent show. Hughes turned them down, and now a bunch of the same show have turned to Mr, Hinery Ford, whose peace meneuvers and advertising propaganda 18 just now assisting to make this nation | look like 30 cents to a lot of people Who have never seen us, but heard of us, ohly. | T suppose the full Intention is to sell tin wagons from the north door of the White Houss while some of our Nebraska aspir- ations assist in pulling the wool over the eyes of the people on water power and other Important matters. In the eyes of our presidential aspirations, & man must be 3 years old, & natural born citizen an understudy of Wall street to make presidential timber. Unfortunately Nebraska has a lot of candidates who can come back, but none of them can land. For the love of Mike, will someone please take a stand and kill off a few and @ave the atate more unfortunate adver- tising. WALTER JOHNSON. Hetorts to Weybrignt, OMAHA, Dee. 27.—To the Editor of The Bee: J. F. Weybright of Scott's Bluff, (Neb., volunteered through The Bee's Letter Box, to tell the 23,000 Germans in Omaha how the public schools should be run. He 1s evidently one of those pestiferpus, busy bodies, sticking his nose in every stinking hole there ls—when opened by some one—which in no way concerns him. When did he cease belng an A. P, A, Does he not know that but for the Ger- mans and German-Russians in Scott's Bluff county, and the northwest, that county would be a barren wilderness? Has he not beep reading the magnificent editorials lately by newspapers and of- ficial guldes by the rallroads, how that barren country has been developed, and but by reason of irrigation and develop- ment by the Germans, would be stlll a wilderness? What sort of an American- British, ally is this J. ¥, Weybright, who seeks to go 400 miles out of his way, to stick his noee into other peoples’ busi- ness and try to run Omaha and the Omaha school board? I'll bet If this way- “bright” had his way, no American could vote unless he could trace his ancestry back to the kings of Hingland. Come—~be an American citizen, like the 23,000,000 of Germans and Austrian In America. You have got to take us, whether you like us or not, even if the United States Stars and Stripes and our citizenship for the first time fail to get the protection of our people, and they, as naturalized Germans, are dragged from American ships by Bngland's pirates, Hats off to England in Amer- ica. But mever by the “ententie powers.” The American ailies can wallow in the gutter if they want to with them. The 18 nominated. We'll vote right, leave it to us when the time comes. Vaporings by demagogues count for nothing. GEORGE C. SCHOLARS. Tips on Home Topics - Boston Transcript: We nave generally noticed tbat the fellow who never did anything always knows how to do it better than the fellow who aid. ‘Washington Star: The fact that Mr. Bryan has already made his opinions emphatically known does not cause ap- prehension that he will find nothing of further Interest to say this winter. Baltimore American: Three times a week the president will receiye people who have no business with him. Per- haps his life could be made easler if he exclude on other days all who only think they have. Washington Post: A careful study of Napoleon's wonderful military achieve- ments inclines to the bellef that, fol- lowing the present great struggle, the nations will eventually get back where they started from. New York World; That fifteen boys were killed during the foot ball season Just closed will prejudice many peoplo against the game. The obvious answer on the part of its defenders is that smong college teams which played throughout the season the list of acci- dents under the present rules was very small. Where the physical condition of the players is good and strict supervision Is exercised the record stands all in favor of the game as & sport and a spectacle. Springfield Republican: To be busy, proaperous and at peace implies a crime against clvilization on the part of the United States, in the opinion of some of this country’s forelgn critics. Have we & moral right to be busy and prosperous and to remain at peace In times like these? A strange Qquestion, yet even when it is answered in the affirmative, America seems to be still an object of Attack and reproach by forelgners to whom the spectacle of this favored country, in comparison with war-swept Europe, is evidently maddening. Tabloids of Science The bones of a human being will bear three thmes as great pressure as oak and nearly as much as Wronght iron, without being crushed. Two English sclentist: dectded that the sense of smell n is weak when compared with animals because of the human praciice of kissing, Violet light s belng used by French scientisty to fest precious stones, espe- clally rubles, as it distinguishes the more valuable Burmese gems from the Sia- mese ones of less worth, Naturalists have determined ‘that a beaver dam on Bighth lake In the Ful. ton chain, New York state, is at least 150 year old. There are 125 dlstinguish- able gings of annual construction and a &great thickness that has already decayed. It s sald certalaly to date back to 176. A writer In the Scientific American re- ports having observed an electric spark at the end of & whip when It gave out a particalarly loud shap und suggests that the snap was not made by the lash at all, but It was the result of the instant | Harriman had contributed to the cause 1was afrald some souvenir san Francisco would New York Times, Tramp—Kind sir, will you pleass help me in my c«xtremity? Gentleman—What's your trouble h.‘- ness or corns?;—Boston Transcript. Eerub! 1-igh hunter out there steal the crack.” Editorial Siftings Philadeiphia Ledger: Who could have really expected to keep the colonel off the front page very long? Pittsburgh Dispatch: The dinner guests should be wary and remember that after of Armageddon of his day he was ge- nounced as an undesirable. Washington Post: Hoke Smith olaims that the south has got none of the new prosperity, but republican delegates from that section are immensely comforted by thoughts of the Chicago convention. Cleveland Plaindealer: With an Irish- man at the head of the war office, & Welshman in charge of the national mu- nitions, and a Scotchman in eommand of the armies in the field, England ap- pears to be sharing the responsibility Lawyer—Did he call you a llar, in so mar ‘words? Cilent—"y e!l, he sald T reminded him of a_war export a1 Lawyer—Quite sufficlent, my dear str— 75 Sty S—— You oukit o secure very heavy damages Philadelphia Ledger: The postmaster —Passing Show. general again Insists that the govern- ment should own and operate the tele- graph and telephone systems. His argu- ment would be stronger If he could point who was here to see you Myrtle, tell M father." ‘Onl, i, that she left her [ “Wel y pipe on the pian with pride to his own department as a *—University of Ne- brask: W brilliant example of etficlency. il s oo LRI . Baitimore American: “Women," says A FRIEND'S GREETING. the newly elected president of the Na~ tional Woman's Suffrage association, “will not allow this nation to become the doormat of any other nation.” That 1s the spirit, and when it is so strong in the women, it follows naturally that it reflects the feellng of the whole coun- try, for it 15 In the home that such feelings have their strongest growth. CHEERY CHAFF. Bdgar A. Guest in Detroit Free Press. I'd like to be the sort of friend that yor™™ have been to me, I'd like to be the help that you've been always glad to be, I'd like to mean as much to you each mimute of the day As you have meant, oid friend of mine, to me along the way. I'a lke to do the big things and the spendid things for you, To brush the gray from out your skies and leave them only blue; I'd like to say the kind things that I so oft have heard And feel that I could rouse your soul the way that mine you've stirred. “Why are you Ia “My watch ‘was slow. “1 know fit. That's from going with you s0 much."-Harverd Lampoon. I'd like to give you back the joy that you have given me, Yet that were wishing you a need I hope will_never be; I'd like to make you feel as rich as I, “The conductor is going to pack this ear to suffocation,” sald one subirban- ite as the car stopred to take another waiting crowd aboard “Yes ' replied another, with a rue- who_travel on ful glance D Sromawhat Iarge. podal | Undaunted in the darkest hours with you extrerhities, ‘he is going to set plenty to lean upon. of trouble on foot''—Baltimore American. I'm vlminls at this Christmas time that 1 could but repay A portion of the gladness that you've etrewn along my way. And could I have one wish this year, Mrs, Crawford — If you're ted from your husband and don't , what do you expect to get out of him for Christmas? this oniy would be: Mrs. l;;ll‘huy-—AHmflny.—-dud.[l. I'd like to be the sort of friend that you —_— have been to me. ‘‘Ambition,” said Uncle FEben, “is like one o' deshere airships. Bomet'mes de man_dat's flyln' over de heads of de people is h &yy an' sometimes he's mostly nervous.”—Washington Star. “Well, I see Baltimore & Ohio announcement! the Phlladslphians are greatly relleved to r( the Liber'y Bell back safe and sound,” sald Dubbleigh. “I should think they would be,” sald FACE DISFIGURED WITH PINPLES Red and Numerous. Skin In- The New York Limited Leaving Chicago at 5:46 P m. has been equipped with Drawing room- flamed and Itching. Scratched compartment and library and Made Worse. Now Free. observation sleeping cars Similar to the equipment of the Interstate Special Leaving Chicago at 10:45 a m. These splendid All-steel trains run solid without change over the shortest route to Washington and are the most attractive trains from Chicago and the Northwest to the Nation's capital Liberal stop-overs Sample Each Free by Mall H. 0. STROHM, of the World Blag., ‘With 52-p. Skin Book on request. Ad- dress post-card “Cutioura, Dopt. T, Bes- the world. FLORENCE is to be given next and believe me she is a very pretty dolly. She has sach sweet winning ways that we would like to have her go to some little girl that didn’t get a doll for Xmas. She would make that little girl so happy. Put on your thinking caps little Busy Bees, and see if you cannot re- member some such little girl, and try to make her happy by collecting a few pictures to help her win Florence. Florence will be given free to the little girl un- der 12 years of age that brings or mails us the largest number of dolls’ pictures cut out of the Daily and Sunday Bee before 4 p. m., Friday, December 31 Remember, you must send your pictures in ONE DAY EARLIER this week, because Saturday is New Year’s Day, so the CONTEST WILL OLOSE AT 4 P. M. FRIDAY, instead of Saturday, Florence pictures will be in The Bée every day this week, Cut them out and ask your friends to save the pictures in their paper for you too. See how many pie- tures of Florence you can get, and be sure to turn them in to The Bee office before 4 p. m. Friday, December 31. You Can See Florence at The Bee Office