Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 10, 1916, Page 6

. -meogomoscorno THE OMAHA DAILY BEE " "FOUNDED BY EDWARD ROSEWATER. VICTOR ROSEWATER, EDITOR. The Bee Publishing Company, Proprietor, BEE BUILDING, FARNAM AND SEVENTEENTH. Entered at Omaha postoffice as second-class matter. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. y urfl:f By mall month. T year. vt o $6.00 Daily and Sunday Bee, three years in advance. Send notice of change of address or rnmpln!nln uf irregularity in delivery to Omaha Bee, Circulation Department. REMITTANCE. Remit by draft, express or postal order. Only two- cent stamps received In payment of small ae- counts Personal checks, except on Omaha and eastern ge, not accepted. OFFICES. Omaha—The Bee Building. Bouth Omaha—3318 N street. Council Bluffs—14 North Main street. Lincoln—2 Little Bulldln!. f‘hk‘l’o—fl'l Hearst Bull |“ New York—Room 1106, 286 Fifth avenue. Bt. Louis-508 New Bank of Commerce. ‘Washington—72% Fourteenth St, N. W. 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Ad- dress will be changed as often as requested. “Baron H'astor of 'Ever Castle.” right, Get it The Russian army once more proceeds on the assumption that General Winter is invine- ible as an ally, Still, while “a place ‘n the sun” is not al- ways attainable, the limolight of the primaries are free to all comers. ——— The question of the hour, “Is Russia coming Lack?” locks horns with a companion inquiry, *““Will von Hindenburg back up?" ——— It is too early to measure the durability of the democratic split on preparedness, The amount of light coming through helps to brighten the republican corner. Two inventive manufacturers in the eastern scare belt offer a new mobile coast defense gun to the United States for a trifle of $50,000,000. This is patriotism tagged with safety first. The saddest words ever fashioned by tongue or pen are none too solemn for a tablet to mark the noiseless and voiceless passing of St. Jack- #on’s day hereabouts. Is Jacksonlan patriotism dead? ) The old-time drug store sign of mortar and pestle acquires new significance in new dry states. The resemblance to a tub and a stick promises to revive its ancient glory as a business getter., —— The bottom of the Mediterranean holds a greater variety of ‘war craft, anclent and mod- ern, than any body of water on earth. Perhaps this fact accounts for the belief that the sea 18 uncommonly blue. ——— The cheery voice of Socretary Redfield re- peats the prosperity music of Chairman Gary merrily applauds the artist. It should not escape notice, however, that both vocalists also hang redlights along the road. It is worth while noting that the rallroad managers will not disturb coast-to-coast passen- ger rates. The uplift is confined to interstate rates in the'middle west, a region highly es- mu-‘ by rate makers as an inexhaustible pud- Schools in the trenches is the latest innova- tion of war carried in the reports. The whole war in all its variations has been educational from the start. The main drawback to its value is the uncertainty of graduating into a grave- yard or a hospital, —— In saying that army officers regard universal military service as the one perfect state of pre- paredness, Secretary Garrison emphasizes a world-wide truth, An active army officer who does not believe in compulsory service would be court-martialed for professional treason. The cold weather today had not moderated as much as had been predicted. At dawn the mercury stood at 18 degrees below sero and the highest it got during the day was at 3 o'clock, when it reached 4 below zero, and at nightfall found the temperature ¥ degrees below zero. The marriage of ~. B. Falconer to Miss Nellio one of his accomplLshed clerks, is announced in February. rumored around army headquarters that head of the judge advocate's department very shortly Hutchison of Fort Niobrara is Omaha on his return from his leave the east. . A. Bennett, Twenty-first and Plerce streets, advertises that he has taken up a large red cow with horns, which the owner can have by paying expenses. of the real estate A. Morrow at Fort Sidney is to be made | THE BEE: OMAHA, MONDAY ARY 10, 1916. The Republican Convention Call. The promulgation of the formal call for the republican national convention which is to meet | i Chicago, June 7, next, is attracting attention to the revised delegate apportionment adopted last year and now incorporated into it for the first time. By this apportionment the total num- ber of delegates {s reduced by ninety-three, prac- tically all of the shrinkage coming in the south- ern state representation, whose influence in the party deliberations will be proportionately.cur- talled. The insular possessions are accorded two delegates each, but without voting power, but will, it 18 understood, appeal to the convention to restore them to full rights and privileges. The noteworthy thing about this call is that it is the first and only substantial step made by any political party in the direction of more equitable apportionment. As a progressive meas. ure for popular rule, this republican innovation outdoes the democratic party, ané the progres- sive party, too, for that matter, neither of which have made any change in the anclent and inherited system which both have so roundly denounced. Attention is also being called to the fact that the republican call is a broad invitation not only to republicans, but also to “all other electors without regard to past political affilla- tions who belleve in the principles of the re- publican party and endorse its policies,” to unite in the choice of convention delegates. There is nothing new or novel, however, in this phrase- ology, for it has been copied in every republican convention call since the organization of the party. In other words, the republican party is, and has always been, a truly progressive party, built on a common bellef in principles and policies regardless of previous political differ- ences. It is a party national and not sectional and with an open door—and this is its strength and its promise. Federal Farm Loan Banks. The administration federal farm loan bill has been introduced into congress, but only meager details of its provisions are so far available. It seems to be a projection of the federal reserve bank {dea into the realm of agriculture, with the intention of loaning money for the financing of farm operations along lines similar to those that now previde for the operation of the reserve banks in providing money for commercial pur- poses. If this is true, no good reason for estab- lishing a new form of bank is apparent. Amend- ment to the existing law would make the ma- chinery of established reserve banks available, for it is quite as reasonable that money be issued against the farmers’' security as against that of the merchant or manufacturer. The matter of length of life of loans thus made could easily be adjusted. It is only a step farther, and on the way to where the government will be assist- ing the clerk and the mechanic in the city to finance his home bullding proposition. Tree Plantirg for Service. Arbor Day is still some months ahead, but it is not too soon to commence planning for its observation. The value of carefully directed arboriculture has been so often and so fully dis- cussed by The Bee, that repetition of the ar- guments in favor of the planting of useful trees by Nebraskans might be tedious, if they were not timely. Tree planting has always been im- portant to the people of this state, but it has now more than ever an appeal to those who are building for the future. In the early days, trees were needed for shade, for windbreaks and for various purposes that called for quick growth rather than for permanent usefulness, Conditions have been established that make it reasonable that more care should be exercised in the selection of woods that are to be grown, with an eye to future rather than to immediate requirements, Nebraska's soil and climate are favorable for the growth of the most valuable forest trees indigenous to the temperate zone. Experiments have demonstrated this, and with the feasibility of the undertaking established, tree planters thould look ahead, directing their efforts to the development of woods that will be of service to generations yet to come. No better crop could be fostered. Hard woods are of slow growth, but certain of return. A little grove of black walnut, hickory or oak trees on every farm would mean a wonderful asset to the state in time, while the waste places could easily be made to produce timber of great value. Trees planted along roadsidos may easily be made to serve in time to carry a portion of the expense of keeping up the road. Sometime the state will take up The Bee's oft-repeated suggestion that it take up seriously the work of forestration and enter on the devel- opment of an industry that will bring great re- turns. Fixing Responsibility for the War. Returned from his peace mission, Henry Ford expresses himself as belng convinced the people of Europe and not the rulers are to blame for the war. He might have reached this con- clusion without having left his factory office, for he was not in Europe long enough to learn anything beyond his reach at home. However, it may please the emperors and kings engaged in the conflict to find out, from authoritative source, that it is not thelr fault, It is equally encouraging, though rather startling, to be told that the people of the warring monarchies have the declding volce in the management of their affairs, even though it be vicariously sounded. Further researches by the doves may disclose some similarly novel, interesting and equally valuable information, and thus prove the utility of the quest, e———— The greater duration of the present war and the uncertainty of the finish enables Rome, Athens, Geneva, Vienna, Berlin, Petrograd, Co- penhagen, Parls, London and Constantinople to dim the luster and smother the beacon lights of historic Mole St. Nicholas as a rumor factory. Fame's favorites are the spotlighters of the pass- ing hour. Early primaries once in four. years have much to commend them to the thoughtful. A flock of etandidates affords improvement clubs and civie socleties an abundance of vocal talent to enliven the gray days and while away the long, dark hours. National Capital Topics ERVICE In congress has many drawbacks. times it has its rewards Some- Outside of the mere service, which means the salary and perquisites In the way of mileage and clerkhire plus a certain amount of stationary, the representative in congress knows but two things, to be on the “tidal wave" and & knowledge of the wants of his constituency. There are two distinctive classes of men in congress—those who shine in the limelight and those who shine in committee work. It is not given to many men to fllumine the Congressional Record with a big speech or to startle the country by a great thought. Thers are, however, consistent plodders, and I use that word advisedly, who accomplish more by a consclentious devotion to committes work than those who “tear a passion to tatters” on the floor of either house Sometimes the rewards for a man's activity in congress come in his lifetime, most largely, however, they come when he s dead or out of congress. Hav- Ing been associated in a newspaper way when the so- called “Kinkaid Act” of 1904 became operative it is with & good deal of interest that I find that the first assistant secretary of the Departmert of the Interior, Andrieus A. Jones, has endorsed it in a most laudatory manner, while the author of that bill ja still in con- gress and representing the Sixth congressional dis- trict of Nebraska, Moses r. Kinkald. The endorsement of the “Kinkald act,”” known to the statutes as the act of April 28, 1904, authorizing the entry of not exceeding 640 acres of land in a consider- able area of western Nebraska and included in the Sixth congressional district of that state comes through the endorsement of a bill introduced by Rep- resentative Scott Ferris, chalrman of the committea on public lands, whose bill makes it lawful for ar person “qualified to make entry under the homest laws of the United States to make a stock-raising homestead entry for not exceeding 640 acres of unap- propriated, unreserved public land in reasonably com- pact form” and which land is to be known as “stock- raising 1and” and now under consideration by the committee of which he is chairman. The bill which contemplates for public land states what Judge Kinkald secured for his own state 1= favorably recommended by the Department of the Interfor. The b s of this recommendation is the “Kinkaid act” as applied to the Sixth Nebraska dis- trict. Eleven years have elapsed since the passage of the law relating to western Nebraska and the In- terlor department has no hesitation in saying that its investigations as to the résults of that legislation are both important and significant. To quote from the letter of First Assistant Secretary Jones to the chair- man of the committee, with relation to the bill abova referred to these findings appear—that prior to the passage of the act of 1904 “‘considerable land in west- ern Nebraska had been entered under other laws, but the marvelous development since the passage of the act of 1904 is so marked that it must in great measure at least be attributed to that law. It has been found that some of the valleys and lower lands which intersperse the larger area have been made to produce through Intensive cultivation varied crops of large value, and that the production of live stock hae largely increased rather than diminished. The im- provements placed by the settlers upon their claims indicate both prosperity and permanency of occupa-: | tion, as dwellings of stone, cement, or frame construc tion, plastered and provided with conveniences, have generally supplanted the original sodhouses, and the farmer who has not bullt barns, silos, or other atruc- tures for storing crops and protecting live stock is a rare exception. The live stock raised upon the small ranches I8 of a higher grade than that which w. produced by grazing upon the vacant public lands. Within the thirty-one counties in which the “Kin- kald law" is applicable the Interior department of- ficlals find that the population which was 124608 in 1890, 107,434 in 1900 had increased to 162217 in 1910, an increase of nearly 0 per cent in the population during the last ten-year period, six years of which perlod the #40 homestead law was in orce. But of still greater interest to this section and by reason thereof to the endorsement of the bill of which Chairman Ferris of Oklahoma is the muthor it has been ascertained by the experts of the department that the land entered in Nebraska under the *‘Kin- kaid act” that there is an average of one settler for every 671 acres. In the thirty-seven counties affected by this law It appears that there are 4,580,570 mcres in the hands of the original entrymen, 6,411,%3 acres in the hands of smail holders and only 316,453 acres in the hands of what might be termed large holders: that is, those possessing areas fn excess of 2,000 acres and then comes this endorsement for the work of one who knew the wants of his district and who early began in his congressional career to work for thoss wants, Judge Kinkald—the department says: *‘The department 1s informed that practically a unanimous sentiment of the people in western Nebrgska fs that the law has been a benefit to them and to the country, causing a large increase in the population, promoting the development of the lands and advancing generaliy the public welfare.” Surely this is pralse from a department not in political sympathy with the author of a real constructive measure, SNYDER. Twice Told Tales Sorry He Spoke, A senlor of one of our large manufacturing con- cerns came through the store and noticed a boy sitting on a counter swinging his legs and whistling merrily. The senfor eyed him severely as he con- tronted him, and inquired: “Is that all you have to do?" “Yes, sir." “Very well; report to the cashier and tell him to pay you off. We don't need boys llke you around here.’ “But, sir;"" sald the astonished boy, “I don't wori for you. 1 have just bought some goods and a Jaiting for the bill."—Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph. Cantlonary Signal. While visiting in the Highlands of Scotland last summer, a little old English lady made use of an ear trumpet when she attended divine service. Such a contrivance being entirely unknown in those simple parts, it caused much excited discussion, and finally one of the elders was deputed to deal with the lady. On the following Bunday the unconsclous offender again made her appearance, and again produced the much-discussed trumpet; whereupon the chosen elder rose from his seat and marched down the aisle to where the ald lady sat and, ralsing an admonitory finger, sald severely: “““The first toot, ye're oot!"— Everybody's Magasine. People and Events The “Cafe” restaurant, 113 South Sixteenth street, has been purchased by Mrs. H. H. Wrighter, who will try to make it the popular eating place of the city. The retirement of L. M. Otis, treasurer-general of Rochester, N. Y., brings to light another life mystery Though 8 years of age Otls Is unable to give the secret of his grip, by which he held on to public office for three score years. Happy Jack Cameron and Miss Rose Elllott, each 24, an engaged couple of the West Pullman distri.t of Chicago, builded alr castles out of the glow of youth the joys of marriage planned for the com- Ing A Both were buried side by side, last Sunday. From gay to grave was spanned by pneumonia. Mrs. Ivarina Paulsen of Elisabeth, N. J., hails from Ireland and Paulten from Sweden. Just before Christmas Ivarina was busily decorating the kitchen floor in emerald hues when Paulsen thoughtlessly criticised the artistry of the job, particularly the color. That was too much. When Paulsen next ar- ticulated out loud it was to tell the court how ThePees effer A Little Memory of Bishop Seannell, OMAHA, Jan. 8.—~To the Editor of The Bee: It is now a number of years since the autumn evening which added this pleasant picture to my mental gallery. Having gone with a companion on an errand to the modest episcopal residence, sitting so peacefully withdrawn among the trees on its quiet corner, we pene- trated to the library, and there, all alone in the twilight shadows, sat the bishop— taking a lesson in Spanish, with his phonograph for sole instructor. Not too absorbed to be hospitable, but as simply delighted with his “language school” as a studious boy, he quickly turned on the lights, and the shrewd, kindly eyes in his delicate, somewhat ascetic face twinkled happily as he ex- plained all the little mysteries of the teacher-machine and dilated on its merits and efficlency. This was just before his long journey abroad, which was to in- clude a visit to Spain. They sald that in a few weeks of such study he gained an excellent working knowledge of the lan- guage, and that with other languages he had followed the same method meeting the same success. . A characteristic glimpse was this, and one we shall gladly fecall of the winning human individual beneath the reserved church dignitary. Always a student, al- ways ambitious and quick of interest, always keeping abreast of the times and never losing the youthful spirit by reason of the flying years—so we shall Wwish to remember him. So vivid, so forceful a personality, it is hard to accept the thought that those quiet, tree-shaded streets where he took his dally walks will no longer know the tall, impressive figure, passing back and forth between his home and the cathedral of his dreams. Keen and brusque of manner and im- pusive like his race, he did not always receive credit for the immense warmth and geniality beneath the surface. Strict as he s and unswerving in his own ideals and observances, he was wonder- fully tolerant toward people of other creeds, meeting with a hopeful friendii- ness even those Who must have seemed to him groping In outer darkness, and re- sponding promptly to the element of good in every one. Is it not a flower to lay upon his bier, that he is mourned not only by those of his own faith, but also and with as sin- cere a grief by many “outside the fold?" of whom one ventures this little offering of remembrance to a great and ‘kindly soul entered upon its glorious heritage. A L M K. Work for Live Wi OMAHA, Jan. 8.—To the Editor of The Bee: The Bee prints an article “Com- mercial Club Looking for a Live Wire' Should such & man be found in Omaha, Avhere there are many, it s suggested that he should work for the interest of Omaha at large, and not wholly for the Commercial club and a few monopolies who are drawing the life out of Omaha and ita people. I now refer to the electric light, gas, street railway and telephone compantes. If the proper man is found it is hoped will not be sent to Lincoin to work against the Interest of Omaha as was done at the last session of the legislature. The live wires should be men whe will work for an oll line from Omaha to Wyoming. Interurban lines out of Omaha and the making the western terminal of the railroad lines running cast of Council Bluffs, Ta., at Omaha and not Lincoln, Council Bluffs or Fair- bury. Would not Water Works Howell be a good man for that place and is he not the hottest live wire man living in Omaha today, and has done more for the people of Omaha than all men connected with the electric light, gas, street car or telphone. Don’t buck him so much just because he is for Omaha. J. B. 8COTT. Forelgn Languages in the Schools. OMAHA, Jan. 8.—To the Editor of The Bee: In discussing the propriety of the teaching of German in the grade schools in your columns, Mr. Weybright of Scott's Bluff is very much exercised because an- other correspondent has “‘stuck his nose™ into that controversy. Mr. Weybright's pro-English prejudice, although he rants about the glorious Stars and Stripes, is 86 apparent in his diatribe that it is scarcely worthy of notice, but he seems to be in such extreme pain that it would be cruel to leave him suffer from his hallucinations. What Mr. Weybright and perhaps many of your readers do not know 1a: 1. The fact that the Nebraska law which he assails provides that a foreign. lan- guage shall be taught in the grade schools when a certain number of pupils have petitioned for such teaching. 2 That of the many who have signed such petitions, over 8 per cent are chil- dren of not German parentage or descent; in other words, less than 15 per cent of ! those who have petitioned for tne teach- ing of German are of German parentage or descent. The idea of the different nationalities “banding together to perpetuate their na- tive language,” for disloyal purposes.4s too preposterous to require an answer. Germans, Scandinavians, Bohemians be- come without exception the most loyal citizens of this country; if not fully Americanized in the first generation they become 80 in the second or third. Prac- tically all of them immediately upon their arrival apply for citizenship, in contrast with English or Canadian immigrants. That they make an effort to have their children acquire their mother tongue in addition to the American language, which they inevitably learn in the public schools, is most laudable. These immigrants ap- preciate the greatsvalue of knowing' more than one language. The German, Bo- hemian and Scandinavian schools almost invariably teach one extra janguage, most of them two, | English and French, commencing u ly when puplls are 10 years of age, and such teaching is not selective, but compulsory. They know from experience that in starting at that age it is much easier to acquire a forelgn language than at the age of 16 These countries know from experience what great value there Is in the knowl- edge of more than one language and how it broadens the mind. It is due to such knowledge largely that Germany was abl [ to extend its commerce all over the world, because Germany solicited trade in the languade of its prespective custom- ers. England, and I regret to say also the United States, have always expected that the forelgners with whom they wished to deal should speak English, with the result that not much progress has been accomplished in our foreign trade. ‘The ulterfor motives behind these at- tacks on the teaching of German are the ambitions for office of certain politicians who have flirted with the prohibition cause, and are very much afrald, there- fore, of the forelgn vote, because they know that it is decidedly liberal and op- posed to restrictive legislation. There- fore in jumping at every opportunity to Ivarine painted his face and bald pate in bright srean. | Villife farsioners thev ere anlv twvine ' \ to advance their personal interests. They will find that all their calumntes will avall them nothing. According to United States government statistics, we have 32,000,000 people of for- | elgn birth or parentage, nearly 40 per cent of our total white population. Wey- bright insinuates that we, the United States, have done more for these people than they have done for the United States. But have we? These 40 per cent have produced, by their brain and brawn, more than 60 per cent of the country's wealth, only to create the fortunes of a few score multimillionaires who have | lured the emigrants to these shores and who now treat them with contempt. DR. R. P, LUCKB Practieal Plans for Improvement. OMAHA, Jan, 8—To the Editor of The Bee: The other day I asked a member of the city planning board what plans they had for city improvements, and he replied, “We have neither money nor plans for as a milllon and a quarter of the million and a half of the city taxes goes for salaries, there was but little. money left for clty improvements, but the planning board would consider all sug- gestions for city plans that could be carried out without taxation, increase values and reduce taxation.” T told him that was easy to do. T now suggest a few things for his board to do that can be done without taxation and at the same time reduce taxation, beau- | tity the city and increase values. Plan 1: The most unsightly things about Omaha are the weed lots and dirty alleys. The city officlals have been spend- ing some $5,00 annually serving notices on lot owners to cut weeds, and $4,00 in cutting weeds along the strects alleys, and the lot owners more to cut the weeds, yet the weeds are growing higher and thicker each year, and when cut we have left to show the visitors lots and alleys covered with dead weeds The remedy is to have the city council turn over to the planning board the $10,00 of weed expense for it to cure the weed evil. The planning board to call upon the vacant lots owners for $2 per lot ad- ditional with which to clean their lots, and to seed them to blue grass and white clover, thereby eradicating the weeds, heautifying the city, and increasing the Jot values for taxation and in a few vears the $10,00 weed expense will be saved. The Real Estate exchange will assist in the collection of the $2 per lot, and the ‘improvements clubs and home owners, will then adopt for their slogan, “Brighten the corners where we are." Plan 2: The planning board should seek to have every alley in the residence sec- tions vacated, the parts vacated reverting to the lot owners, thereby saving to the city the expense of keeping the allevs clean, placing the parts vacated on the tax lists and saving the intersection funds the cost of paving and curbing inter- sections. Plan 3: The planning board to ask that before paving the street all underground pipes shall be put in. That all residence streets be paved, but twenty feet with thirty-foot curves at street corners, thereby saving lot owners extra paving. the city extra expense for curbing and paving large intersections and leaving more grass space in front of homes. Plan 4: The planning board to ask that every overhead sign be taken down, thereby beautifying the city, saving the merchants the cost of competing signs and the city the damages from signs blowing down. Plan 5: The planning board to ask the county commissioners to turn over to them $,000 of the auto license receipts with which to start an evergreen and white birch nursery on the poor farm, from which evergreens will be furnished free to the farmers for planting aolng the county roads and the white birches at all cross-roads thereby beautifying our county roads and increasing farm values several dollars per acre for taxation pur- poses, D. C. PATTERSON, and | DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIES, “How did you convince your congress- man that he ought to vote for prepared- | | "1 reminded him that he had used the I'a‘ln and the American flag so much in his speeches that it was up to him to see that there could be no chance of anything serious happening to them.'— Washington Star. Country Judge—How long have you owned a car? ' Motorist (charged with speeding)—One week. your honor! Judge—Um—then you can still afford to pay a fine. Twenty dollars!—Puck. Wife (angrily)—1 think you're ’the meanest man that ever was. Hub—-That’s hard on yourself, my dear. According to your mother you have been the making of me.—Boston Transcript Hub—I told Bohreum that we might drop in on them tonight. i Wite—Oh fudge! You know T don't | want to visit those people and I can't see why a‘du do. | (Hub—T don't. T told him that, so that | we can stay at home tonight without fear | of having ‘them drop in on us. —Boston Transcript. “Have vou found out anything about the_robbery?" ““Yes: there's a morfg glory vine root at the back of the house.'” “What's that got to do with t?" “Shows that a porch climber has been | about the premises.”’—Baltimore Ameri- | can | HOW HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF. { K. L. Roberts, in Judge. | When Homer thumped his little lyre Tn semi-prehistoric ages, The fashion of his wife's attire Disturbed the matrons and the sages They shrieked: *Her peplum’s laced with string! There's too much danger of it busting! It's too risque for anything! Disgusting!” When Arthur_ruled in Camelot, | A Camelot Protective Leaguer, Became extremely wroth and hot, And claimed that styles were far too Meaner. he moaned, ‘“our graclous | queen! | _She says her wimple is de rigger! She can't fool me; for I have seen Her figeer!” | When Monitespan and Pompadour | .Created etyles and acted haughty, | From countless throats there rose a roar, Declaring that their gowns wers naughty. When hoopskirts later came to view, A million volces thundered “Shocking! We see an Inch—and sometimes two!— Of stocking!™ Each time there comes a_shift in style, To change the contour of the ladies, | some prude will always call it vile, And tell us that it looks like Hades. Although his words may bear a s.ng For_some, do they affect me? Never] Nice girls ‘lodk nice In anything Whatever! —621 residents of Nebraska registered at Hotel Astor during the past year. Single Room, without bath, $2.00 to §3.00 Double - Double - $4.00 to $7.00 Patlor, Bedroom and bath, $10.00 to F14.00 TIMES SQUARE At Broadway, 44th to 4sth Streets— the center of New York's social and activities. In close proximity to + all railway terminals. Winter Office Quarters If you have found that you are not entirely com- fortable in your office, we can assure you of having all the comforts of proper heat and ventilation. While we have only a few offices from which to select, possibly one of these will be just exactly what you want. THE BEE “The building that is always new”’ BUILDING The only rooms that we can offer now are the' following, but It they do not meet your requirements we will be glad to place you on our waiting list. Choice office suite, north light, very de- Room 222 sirable for two *waiting room and two private offices; 520 square feet.... Room 322 Suite, consisting doctors or dentists; $45.00 of walting room and private office; north light: 520 square feet. A splendid a physiclan . .... office for a dentist or Room 636—Only vacant room on tho 17th street side of the building. Seventeenth street. vate office and waiting room. Size 187 square feet ..... Faces directly on Partition for pri. $18.00 Room 105— At the head of the stairs, on the floor opposite The Bee business office. Size 270 square feet. Would be speclally use- ful for a real estate firm. S 830,00 Apply to Building Superintendent, Room 103, Persistence is the cardinal vir- tue in advertising; no matter how good advertising may be in other respects, it must be run frequently and constant- ly to be really succcessful.