Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 18, 1916, Page 6

VICTOR ROSEWATER, EDITOR, BEE BUILDING, FARNAM AND SEVENTEENTH Entered at Omaha postoffice as second-class matter. o Bt st Bttt a4 TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION By carvier By mall per mopth. per year and Sendey e, " 4 ly -mm' ~ | » .,,:. ening ndey ... T ey 4 v only e e Jeily and Sunday Bee, thre - Bend notice of change of wid comp S in larity i delivery to Omaha Bee, Cireulation ariment REMITTAN Remit by Araft, express or posial order ety twe- | Fecelved in payment of veomal,rhecks, aRcept on Omaha and eastorn not abrepted ) Omaha-—The Building Bouth Omehe~! wtreet Counctl Blufta-14 North Main street n-2 Little Bufldin o401 Hearst Bullding Yiork—Soom 115, 26 Pifth avenue Lovie -8 New Bank of Commerce aehington 18 Pourteenth Bt., N. W CORRESPONDENCE ress communications relat) 10 fl. "f edi- maiter o ha Bee, i MBER CIROULATION, ) 53,534 Btate of Nebraska, County Dougias, t Willlams, etroulation manag h Nes - jor of The Publieh) oompany. heing duly sworn, save that Arerags, pirculation tor the month of December, 1916, was 14,50 DWIGHT WILLIAME, Circulation Mnnlqa Bubscrl! In my presenice and sworn to before e, this ith day of Janvary. 1916, WobiCf HHTRN, Notary Publie. Bubscribers leaving the city temporarily | #hould have The Beo mailed to them. Ad- dress will be changed as often as requesied, fi Choght v e O - | Selected by Jessie Lansing He who veigns within himeslf and rules pas- #lona, desives and fears, io morathan a king — Gorald Massey. No wonder the water board hesitates at go- Ing into the lee business and competing with Old Horeas, | There is some satisfaction, anyway, in know- ing that all that reward money is not handed out for nothing, conslderation of the amount of money the late Ford peace mission should be & ~velubility of canued assurances, % ‘I'lo fee grabs and Mfi Krafts must &Ko, S mo matter by what hypoorisy treasury loot- Y T ——— | Celal Ol management, a fine fmitation of the g, ratign of & new broom should be soon forth- i Ll o — ~ The detention of Mre, Pankhurst at Eillis laland, coupled with a threat of deportation, il- lustrates how easily & Eood law may be made 2o 8 Nebraska once projected another republican | sandidate for vice-president who could doubt- t to the latest one. It sympathy, pors Naps wore than the other countries .courged by & war thelr own The ditfloulty where thelr help is most §ood, to enact laws agaloat the alfirmed by the federal fact that an fssue funda- - road through the fighting quality which the of the finest virtues : . Man's lshumanity to wan threatens serious ‘t urbance in Peansyivanta wines. Influ- among both miners and mules. Op. ~orators dootor the wmules with coplous doses of Quinine and whisky, and deny like treatmeat, to the men. Unless the companies aban- rank favoritism in wedicine the miners will H9 Up (n the alr and stay there, THE OMAHA DAILY BEE FOUNDED BY EDWARD ROBEWATER. oot bem————— The Bee Publishing Company, l'r_opm. With sll that new material in the Commer-, people, unfortu- Nebraska's Presidential Preference, The people of the country st large, and of Nebraska in particular, are being advised that this is & presidential year by the quickening ac- tivities of ambitious aspirants for the republican | nomination, the unopposed renmomination of | President Wilson on the demoeratic ticket being | taken for granted, By reason of our peculiar presidential pref- erence primary which s a free-for-all go-as-you- please no-entry-charge race, in Nebraska, ofter an Inviting field for our own and other fa- vorite sons, each convinced that he has the popu- <j lar call It may as well be understood, however, now a8 Iater, that if the republicans of Nebraska could make their wishes known and effective, they would be for Charles . Hughes by an ever- whelming majority. Not that we have not a neighborly feeling for Cummins or Hadley, not that we do not admire Burton, not that we do not respect the ability of Root, not that we do not cherish a personal affection for Estabrook, pot that the other eandidutes do not appeal to without friends here--but the rapidly focusing sentiment In Ngbraska, as throughout we us or a | the nation, s formulating a demand for Hughes, which is sure to be pressed with increasing in- sistence and persistence A Hughes more than any other would be the stan- durd-bearer to unite all republican elements and lead to certain victory. Further than this, we believe a way will be found in due time by which Nebraska will be lined up for Hughes before we commission our delegates to the Chicago conven- tion, already declared, we share the view that Grain Rates and the Omaha Market. The Omaha Grain Excha: Is reopening its fight to secure an equitable adjustment of freight rates on grain to and from Omaha, A rather as- tonishing exhibit has been prepared, showing in- explicable discrepancies in rates, and all of them militating against the local market, If the rates oharged for hauling grain to Omaha are just, the rallroads are performing such service for Kansas City for nothing, as they are apparently haullng thousands of carloads hundreds of miles without any charge. If the rate to Kansas City is just, then the rate to Omaha is too high. This s apparent, Bxisting conditions as Lo frelght tariffs that favor rival markets have long been objected to by Omaha dealers, and a thriving grain industry has been bullt up here, in spite of the discrimi- nation, It used to be the “long haul" that sup- ported the argument against our grain market, but this can not apply in the present case, for the roads get no more in any instance, and In many less, for the long haul to Kansas City. This practice operates to shut Omaha out of a Targe section of its natural territory, making points in Nebraska teibutary to the Missouri city, many miles further away. 5 The Grain Exchange is repeating the experi- ence of the steck yards and packing houses, Many years of constant struggle were needed to seourg adjustment of live stock rates that mili- tated against Omaha, but the long fight was finally won, The entire community s vitally concerned In this matter, and the Grain Ex- change should have the support of united Omaha in it fight for simple justice, SEe—— Clearing Away the Carransa Clouds. The United States senate will doybtless hold up the nomination of Henry Prather Fletcher, a8 ambassador to Oarransa’s government, until the president makes satisfactory reply to the re- quest for information as to what induced the recognition of Carransas de facto president of Mexico. This recognition came in a way that suggosts something of intrigue, concerning which Information s sought. For many weeks before the event, subtle hints and significant whisper- ings were heard, all poiuting to the fact that President Wilson favored the Carranza cause. This, too, at & time when the opponeats of Car tansa were in position to prevent the ‘“first ohlef" from in any way making a showing as the executive head of Mexico. Riforts at selection of & provisional government which would elimi- nate the contending factions, or, at any rate, the leaders, were brought to naught through some wysterious agency, until finally the watohtul walter at the White House declared his choice as having rested on Venustiano Carrenza, and the influence of our government was thrown ia the balance to decide agalust the other Mexican “patriots,” whoe were to have had a free band in the settloment of their own affairs. It is not charged that our president in any way connived at the end that has been brought about;: since he gave Carransa his favor, he has openly sought te establish bhim in authority. What the seaate would like to know, and the public, too, s just how far we are involved in Mexican affalrs, and to what oxtent we are to be chargeable for Carranza. S—— President Wilson is giving close coasidera- tion to plans for the possitle modilisation of American industry aa a feature of national de- i e e e—————————————————————————————— et f i THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1916. Next Step in Electric Light Garerary Digest. NE of the largest factors of expense in maintain- ing the ordinary elestric arc lamp s its trim- ming and cleaning—operations made necessary by the fact that the arc exists in ordinary air. The heated carbons burn and are consumed very much as s the wick of an oll-lamp. Experiments now in progress toward constructing an arc lamp that will require no more trimming and cleaning than an incandescent lamp have met with a considerable measure of suc- coss; and while they are still in the laboratory stage W. A. Darmah, whe writes of them in Metallugical and Chemical Engineering, holds out hopes that the new form of lamp will soon be on the market The plan adopted is so to design the lamp that the supply of material for the arc will coms, not from the electrodes, but from a surrounding gas or vapor, and can be used over and over again. To quote and condense “A study of the light-efficiency of an arc from & chemical standpoint shows that thers is a certain rather limited class of substances which when intro- duced into the arc in small quantities produce a very great increase in luminosity. Thus the addl- tion of small quantities of cerfum or calclum com- pounds to the carbon arc may increase its efficlency over 300 per cent, and the addition of titanium (pre- ferably as an oxid) to the magnetite arc similarly produces an fncreased luminosity without a gorre- sponding Increass In energy-consumption. ‘A study of thess faots led to the conception that perhaps an arc could be maintained in a closed ves- #el and suppiled with these light-producing elements in the vapor-form. “Accordingly, a crude apparatus was arranged In which two hard carbon electrodes were placed ver- tically above each other in a tight glass vessel, aud an arc drawn between the electrod As might be expected, this are was non-luminous and very un. stable. Accordingly, a small amount of carbon totrachlorid was poured Into the vessel, with a rather marked result. The arc then became stable and could he drawn out to several times the length which was previously possible, although its lumi- nosity was not much increased. A flaky soot formed by the decomposition of the carbon tetrachlorid also fillea the glass chamber. A trial was next made witn stannie chlorid, with a similar Increase doth ™ stabllity and allowable arc length. In this case, also the luminosity of the arc was much greater. The stannlo chlorid, however, was decomposed by the alr and molsture present, forming a white Inselube powder upon the walls of the chamber, soon shutting out most of the light, YA more elaborate apparatus was therefore con- structed in which the graphite electrodes were separated by an electro-magnet acting upon an iron core within a glass chamber. “The air was exhausted from the chamber, a small quantity of stannic chlorid vapor at a pres- cure of from three to four centimeters was allowed to enter and the are drawn. Under these conditions & stable arc three to four Inches long could be pro- duced. The arc was intensely white and so steady that it had the appearance of a thick incandescent fllament slightly bowed and st rrounded by a flame- like less luminous shell of yellow. The vapors from this arc, however, soon collected on the walls, form- ing A dense brown coat, which proved to be malnly tin carbdd with & mixture of stannic chlorid and other intermediats compounds. ' ‘“These preliminary tests having Indicated possi- bilities as well as having shown the difficulties to be overcome, additional smaller lamps were constructed along somewhat improved lines.” The type finally adopted has an arc-chamber in ‘which the arc is formed between tungsten electrodes, partly surrounded with a refractory insulator. Experi- ment showed the cxact combipation of gases that would produce the least “soot.” These are intro- duéed in liquid form. The appearance of the arc in the' new lamp is described as differing in important respects from that of the ordinary arc-tamp. We read: “It is usually very stable, about one-elghth- inch in dlameter, tubular in form, and varies from two to five Inches in length, the varlations bein; due to differences in pressure, natures of the ga supplied, ete. A high pressure naturelly increases ‘The dilameter of the ocentral luminous tube is also reduced with an increase in preasure. motion of the are, and the general appearance is that of a thick, intensely white incandescent fila- | R i ?f I i 4 | f i £ ff H i 3 J i i i i fri] ] 1t f i1 £ ilg {1t i1l i’ f i g B [ i i : | ! : i [ 5 j k l i i | | | l | l tq i | | : | i I f 1 i ! B e e g—— e e e e ] : 7 The Dees Would Repeal Oles Tax. OMAHA, Jan. 17.~To the Editor of The Bee: | read an article In your paper recently about the dairy interests collecting a fund to push the fight on oleomargarine. It was even planned to have congress raise the tax om this product. It appears to me the dairy interests could just as well use this fund to- wards bettering their own product, in- stead of persecuting oleomargarine, which Is not only wholesome and invit- ing in both color and flavor, but is also exceedingly ecomomical at all times of year. The oleomargarine tax instead of being raised should be repealed. It was passed in the first place at the Instiga- tion of the dairy Interests merely to hamper oleomargarine and handicap its sale. Tts pose as a revenue measure has never decelved anyome, in fact its repeal is advocated by the revenue de- partment itself as a costly, useless and thoroughly bothersome piece of legisla- tion. Another item which is usually over- looked is that the tax is borne, not by the makers, but by the users of oleomargarine. The amount of tax is simply added to the price of the product and the consumer pays the bill. The consumer, usually a hard working mem- ber of the hard working class, can ill afford to pay it. E. R, GOBLE. Praise for Booker Washington, DENTON, Tex., Jan. 15.—To the Editor of The Bee: Readers love a brave, féar- lees editor. The Bee has such a one, aince that editor compared Booker T. Washington, now gone to his reward, to Frederick Douglas. May the good Lord bless you for kind words towards both. We whites are diligent in seeking the faults of our negro brother and seldom give him a mite of praise. For hun- dreds of years he has been scolded. Praise him in 1916. Praise is powerful. RAYMOND VERNIMENT. ey Here's a Knock on Two Sages. COUNCIL BLUFPFS, Ia, Jan. 17.—To the Editor of the Omaha Bee. Talk about the sage of Silver Creek. You sure have one at North Loup that has the world beat. What is wrong with that wam- pus anyway? He sure does love to see that name of his in print. He has given us views on everything from soup to nuts and what Views—wow! Why not arrange to let him and Wooster run the country for a few days, or better yet, to be safe, why not print one issue of The Bee with Chgries ‘Wooster and Walter Johnson's name each about 2,000 times on each page and make it a special edition so for once they can see their name in public print enough. To tell you frankly, I am getting sick of secing Walter Johnson tagged to the foot of sv many articles that he knows nothing about. ‘W. L. HANSEN. What About Mexicol PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Jan. 17.—To the Editor of The Bee: When the Mexi- can bandits massacred the American mining party they committed an act which has roused this country to a pitch of indignation such as has not hitherto been felt in the varied relations between these countries. It is more than likely that this outbreak of Amer- jcan anger was exactly what was aimed at by the perpetrators of the crime. The unsuccessful rebel leader, Francisco Villa, in resorting to this course, is playing a well known game. He is seek- ing by the wanton murder of Americans to embroil the United States in war with Mexico. The situation is bad. The affa'r prevent Villa from accomplishing 1is object. If American troops enter Mex- feo it should be for the apprehension and punishment of Villa and his mur- deroug band, and not for comflict with the recognised government of Mexico, if that course can be avoided. Much de- Philadelphia Ledger: Englishmen who recall the Alabama and Bering Sea awards will hardly agree with Semator in every case of arbi- tion with Great Britain the United | i i E 2 f i 2 § § i i E ¢ it {" é | 4 ! ! | i 5.5 i | i i f s 5 : i ¢ | ¥ ! % H3 1 il ! i v ! i i E ; : i '-éii t ihal} iyl i Ex B i of ! it i l i li lfl i i T i ! { I i | ! ! | FHTT SMILING LINES. | Lover—For you, darling, “1 wad lay me doon and dee.’ M. That sort of thirg Is out of A girl wants nowadays in a ®et up and hustie.—Phila- r. “What do you ti sketches of mine” Seems too bad to waste the charcoal | when fuel is so high."—~Yonkers States- | man hink of those charcoal | Young man, are you coming around here looking for my daughter's hand?" ‘'Yea, sir; that is my object" Then you're apt to find i pocket.” ~Baitimore American in my | ee gasoline is going up. | m I'll have to give up running my | How do them speculators in the ties of life think us poor people are going to live?’—Baltimore .\merican. | DEAR MR. KABIBBLE, } Do YOu BELIEVE IN LOVE | AT FIRSY SIGHY ? e YES, BUY IY TAKES “SECOND SIGHY " T0 \ KNOW ‘THE RE ‘ IN MARRIAGE ! 5 | “Yes." cried the vaudevillian, ‘“last night I sang at the Paragon and the au- dience rose as one man and shouted, “Fine, fine, fine!" “Did they?" snarled the auditor, “I should say it ought to have been jail."— New York Times. “I should have given him a lock hair when he asked for it.” Vhy ®0, girlie? “When I refused, of he bribed my little | e | New And, though you like it se you didn't have & e of life jed you into - Washington ‘that was bec family whose frivolous associations Star Maud Willis—What about over at your hov ing the commotion arly this morn- Beas Gillis—Wasn't that awful? You see, George was trying to get away with- out pa seeing him and pa was trying to get in without ma seeing him and roa was trying to get downstairs to light the kitchen fire without George seeing her.— Judge. Vhat brought you here, my poor fel« a missionary asked a convict. married a new woman, sir,” the pris- kroaned. 10; oner “Aba!” said the missionary, “and she Wwas 8o domineering and extravagant that it drove you to desperate courses, eh?™ “No,” replied the prisoner, “‘but the old woman turned up.’—Puck. THE GRIP. Elizabeth Peck in New York Times. {Apologies to James Whitcomb Riley.) That Wretched Influenza came to our house today, brought along a bag of palns and vowed he'd come to stay. dster she's a-sneesin’ thur's coughin’ bad: and Ar- | Seems like it is the worst attack our brother ever had. The doctor says, be careful, keep away from them that's iil And if vou have bad feelin's, be sure to take a pill And hold your distance well, when there's gneezin' roundabout, For the grip germs'll git you If you don't watch out, Accordin' to directions, you should keep quite warm and dry; ery much, just take one plece of ple; An’ cut out all the hearty foods and swal An’ low down fresh air; shun the crowded places like you would a lion's lair! And keep away from people whe have sniffles in the head— Or else no doubt you'll have to stay for several days in bed brother, and thal pestiferous brat sup-|In short, avold all places where the sick plied him with an assortment of switches, | _ bugs are about, rats and puffs.”’—Louisville Courfer Jour- | FFor the grip germs'll git you if you don't nal watch out, “You have mace a good many nice sales this season,” said the manager. “Thanks." “You must know when to yrasp tne! paychological moment fu: elosing a trank- | action.” “Oh, I manage sl right with the cus- tomers. But what is the psychological | moment for striking the boss for a| raise?"—Loulsville Courfer-Journal. | ‘“When 1 was your age,” said the re- proachful father, “I worked hard and saved my money." “Well,” replied the irreverent youth, A-sneezin’ For the gri But if to all my cautions you refuse to lend an ear, | Don’t be surprised if some day you are smitten plain and clear. A chill, unpleasant, selzes you, you shiver and you shake: Some more ills come to pafnh you, you are burning and vou ache; and a-coughin’ hard, your fever rises fast. {Now Old Man Influenza has got hold To of you‘at last. bed vou go with potions vile and medicines about. germs have got you ‘cause you didn't watch out. RICES on Pneumatic Au- tomobile Tires, all types of solid and cushion Motor Truck Tires and Pneumatic Motoreycle Tires are ad- vanced 10 per cent on stand- ard sizes. Thisadvancealso applies to all rubber tire ac- cessories. New prices are effective today, January 18th. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Akron, Ohio. Winter Offi ce Comfort Extremes of weather are the real test of an office building. It is then that the little things count. This building has not only a vacuum heating system, but is metal weather stripped. The court provides wonderful yentilation. . The building is always practically full, because of its popularity; but occasional changes offer oppor- tunities to get choice offices. While the list below is all we have to offer today, there may be something which will just suit you. If not, let us know your re- quirements and we will watch for an opportunity to take care of you when the first change occurs THE BEE BUILDING “The building that is always new”’ Room 222 Choice office suite, sirable for two waiting room and 520 square feet rth light, very de- ofs or dentists; wo private offices; Room 619— On the beautiful court of the building; size 135 square feet.. Only vacant room Room 638— side of the building. Seventeenth street. on the 17th street Faces directly on Partition for pri. vate office and waiting room. Size 187 Square feet Room 105— At the head of the stairs, on the floor opposite The Bee business office. 270 square feet. Would be specially ful for a real estate firm Size use- -+ $30.00 Apply to Building Superintendent, Room 103, Persistence is the cardinal vir- tue in advertising: no matter !mw good advertising may be in other respects, it must be run frequently and constant- ly to be really succcessful.