Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 16, 1916, Page 6

6 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE | FOUNDED BY EDWARD ROSEWATER. VICTOR ROSEWATER, EDITOR. Bee Publishing Company, Proprietor. BUILDING, FARNAM AND SEVENTEENTH, at Omaha_postoffice as second-class matt: TERMS OF lUBSCglP‘I'[ON. ly carrier and Sunday.. ‘without Bll'lldl g and Sunday. ing without Sunday ing without Sunday. y Bee only... and Sunda; notice of chan to_ Omaha Sobering Off in Mexico { Surface indications support the conclusion | that the presence of the United States forces on the border, with the intention to cross in pur- suit of Villa, has had the effect of sobering off | official Mexico. Expressions from the leaders differ in tone from those heard a little while ago, and the respect now being shown the wishes of our government is In strong contrast to the indifference or contempt with which they were recently met, This change is but natural, and it is certain to spread from the officials to the people, who take their cue readily from the'r superiors. Semor Carranza and his im- mediate advisers have accepted the situation most gracefully, and doubtless realize the im- By mi 338383837~ of ,_Circulation Depart: draft, express or ', Only twoe Mmfl:‘u R‘MV.’G’"H p-ymu small accounts. I checks, except on Omaha and eastern ex~ not_accepted. cause, They at least understand the sentiment of justice that is behind the American exped‘- tion, and from them no opposition is likely. As THE New Presidential Nominee mense service our government is rendering their | OFFICES, Omaha—The Bee Bullding. South Omaha—2318 N Mafi: Bluffs—14 North Main street. Little Bullding. 286 GI’ {1ding. New Bank of Commerce. on—7% Fourteenth street, N. W. e ORRABSPONDENCE. oy gy AR A R 4 FEBRUARY OIRCULATION, 54,328 Daily—Sunday 50,639 Willilams, circulation manager of The Bee . 1.‘:0!:Lau|y sworn, says that the 3 the people bocome advised of lh_a facts, the pos- sibllity of war with Mexico becomes more and more remote. Are You Registered ! The most important primary election ever held in Omaha is scheduled for April 18, next, when the convention delegations and candidates for all elective offices for all political parties will be chosen. The duty to particpiate in this primary should press upon the Individual citizen with multiplied force, but no person will be en- 3 E....“ ‘." AL S titled to vote in the primary unless he is duly . A Clrculation Ma reglstered. .%Ju Foreign-born citizens who are registering on their first naturalization papers must do so not and sworn to 'fl' TER, Notary Public. ; temporarily later than this coming Saturday, March 18, Subscribers leaving the | sBoulM have The Beo -.“:'vh them. Ad- while other voters will have unt{l Saturday, April 8, to make sure that their names are prop- erly enrolled. 3 Voters should remember that, while we now have permanent registration, newcomers to the eity and new voters must be registered within the time limit it they wish to cast a ballot at the coming primary, and old registrations mug likewise be corrected if the voter has changed his residence in the interval since the last elec- tion. Another thing not to be overlooked is that the annexation of Dundee makes registra- tion necessary for residents of the annexed ter- ritory, who were formerly exempt from that re- quirement. Are you registered? If not, it’s up to you, Em— Cheok Up the Paroles. The arrest of a robber who had perpetrated a series of sensational crimes in Omsaha discloses a situation that demands official attention. The robber turns out to be a paroled convict, who was making regular reports of his conduct to the secretary of the prison board at Linecoln, and painting himeelf in such commendable colors as to gain assurance from that official that he would be made the object of especial favors. What part the sponsor for this des- perado had in the deception thus practiced, if any, is not disclosed, but he certainly could not have been keeping very close watch on the man for whose behavior he had pledged himself, The question 1s, How many more paroled convicts are befoolilg the prison board and their spon- | sors in like manner? This case indicates a ‘wedkness somigwhere in the system. Would it | mot be well to éheck up the paroles and find out it the public is getting the protection it is en- | titled to, ahd whether the paroled man is really ' Woman's Dress and Woman’s Fanoy., An expert fashion designer, lecturer to Omaha women, complains that all women will dress alike. Why should they? Would satisfied to see a parade of wives and and sisters, done up in costume; the lean and fat, the short and skinny, blonde and out alike? The monotony life insupportable. It is sets about to adorn herself _ dress will be changed as often as requested. Pretty soon the railroads will give nothing but the ride for the money. The long passenger ket is booked to go. —— Wait for the Michigan presidential primary, [ if you want to see how much speed the Henry | Ford boam can develop, —— in the tug-of-war for the new depot lhc and united pull invariably scores. Get in pull, BEvery hand counts, ‘Safety and success of ‘the Mexican hunt are en in proportion to the tightness of the 1id. Keep it down and plug the leaks, : rmse—— 1In view of what happened to a protege, the ¥ board should lose no time in getting to- h gotl for a solemn session of searchful think- " Water board financiers proceed on the theory it is the duty of the present gemeration to pay off the debt of the plant and make a present it It to its successor, distinctive note. Especially is this appropriate in the glad springtime, when nature herself sets about to display her wondrous attractiveness. Among the lower animals, the birds and fishes, it is the male that pute on the gaudy exterior, while the female remains modestly in the back- ground. Mgn, in his gallantry, has foregone this privilege and permits his helpmeet to dis- port herself In gilad rags, rejoicing at the dis- play she makes, even if it does keep the de- signers working overtime to met her require- ments. by virtue of the office, whether the be big or little. Emee——— . Under the rule of promotion by senlority in " the navy, according to Captain Sims, the socially . # ambitious gets to the front as quickly as the WO By the same rule the chairwarmers at ‘ashington are given seats in the escalator. Eemepesy————— The President and the Press. Mr. Wilson is sald to be annoyed because rumors are published that we are to have war with Mexico, and would like to establish a cen- sorship, The fortunate fact i{s that he can not do so; the right to freely speak and publish is oné not ‘to be abridged. This right is one that has constantly been abused by irrespon- sib'e ‘persons, and will continue to be. Menda- clous and unscrupulous publishers will still in- vent all manner of sensational gossip for the purpose of selling their papers, and the public will purchase the papers for the purpose of reading the fakes. The present administration is not the first to suffer from this cause, but it is of some melancholy interest to note that the chief offenders are the papers that pretend most consplenously to support the president. Mr. Wilson will have to do as his predecessors have dome, be patient, and rely on the trust- worthy newspapers of the country to advise the people as to the facts, and thus counteract the influence of the fakers. S— The recelver of the Missouri Pacifie, Mr. Bush, explains for us why his road charges only 2.4 cents a mile for through passengers and exacts 3 cents a mile on travel between inter- state pointe. From the rallroad’s standpoint, the explanation is very clear, but could be boiled down into this; that the Interstate Commerce commission won't let the road charge more than 2.4 cents, while the federal court was persuaded to believe that it would lose money if it did not get 3 cents, and the road is doing its best to conform to both mandates. SEps——— Mr. Bryan's month of before-the-primary campaign in Nebraska has been cut down to three weeks, which, however, is nearly three- fold the t'me he ordinarily devotes to his home state. He must think the situation much more serious than usual for the Bryan political for- tunes this year. —— 4 Under ordinary rules of political courtesy alien candidates avold contests In states where “‘favorite sons" are in training. Nebraska's pair of aspirants for the vice presidency sufficiently provides for our necessities, and makes the butting In of Tom Marshall a rude impertinence. Thirty Years Ago This Day in Omaha , Complied from Mee Files. The special meeting of the First Baptist church pess on the resignation of Rev, J. W. Harrls, y , resulted fn & vote of 101 to retain him against _on the other side, out of & total membership of “As a consequence Mr, Harris is still undecided t " Mr, Seaman, who started the trouble, ‘explained, “I have nothing against our min- exoept his vile babit of smoking, which 1 have been a stumbling block to many.” BEE his party, as the presidential candidate of sccialista : OMAHA, THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1916. LLAN L. Yonkers has just been A chosen, by & mail vote of the rank and file of RENSON of the A reporter for the New York World inter- viewed him In his home, No. 1 Arthur street, Yonkers, a pretty, comfortable cottage on a high hill overlooking isades. less-gazing American of not quite 4 years. | & long sweep of the Hudson and the snow-covered Pal- Mr, Benson ia a sturdy, straight-talking, fear- His blue eyes blaze fiercely or beam kindly from behind gold- bowed spectacles. He has been reporter and editor of newspapers, and for years has been a leading con- tributor to Pearson’s Magazine and the Appeal to Rea- son. the open alr. His hair is silvered, but his cheeks are pink from His family of children (aimost Roosvel- tlan in size) sat about solemnly on the leather library chairs and lstened to his talk ‘Do 1 look for a larger socialist vote than ever next fall?" repeated Mr, Benson after a question. 1 really think that throughout the United States yes. “Indeed, we will receive more than 1,500,000 votes, and possibly 2,000,000 th “Why?" asked the interviewer. is year.” “What is the espe- cial appeal of socialism now?" “It is very simple,” Mr. Benson said. ‘“The Bu- ropean war is opening the eyes of the working people to the fact that the competitive system—the private ownership of industrial organizations—creates an own- ing class. That owning class which has the trade at present must struggle to keep it, and must struggle to extend it to other countries. That owning class which hasn't the trade is bent upon getting it, no matter how. And there is the cause of the war. “The soldlers in this war, I think, are realizing more and selves or more that they are not fighting for them- their country, but for their industrial mas- ters. More soldiers are reading and learning the truth in this war than ever before. They are learning that fighting 1s & business no man should take part in ex- cept for self-defense. “My campaign will be an effort to save the United Btates from the fate of Burope. For forty years Buro- pean socialists have been warning the old countries that this But their to warn the United States, r of owning classes would take place, rnings went unheeded. Now we propose Our nation has come to state where it Is what the economists call an ‘exporter of capital.’ It has 80 much meney that it must seek space beyond its own borders to invest that money. Look at Mr. Frank Vanderlip's new concern, the Amer- fcan International corporation, which has a charter to g0 anywhere In the world to seek any sort of con- cesslon or investment. It is organizations of that soct which create the demand for a great American army and navy. I do not belleve we are In any danger of being attacked. I do not believe President Wilson thinks we are facing that danger. If he awm, wouldn’t he be pushing the completion of the two su- perdreadnoughts, authorizsed in March, 1915, two years ago, which were to be the biggest things in the world? Why, their keels haven't been laid yet! I believe that it is capital which is stirring up all thif business of ‘preparedness,’ T purpose in my campaign to show wuat brought aboout this Buropean war and to demonstrate that the same forces are now at work here and will in- evitably plunge this country into war. 1 do not mean war this year, or in ten years or in twenty. I think Europe is sick of fighting, and no nation or combina-~ tion of nations has the stomach to attack us, But 1t our owning classes keep reaching out, like those others did, we will eventually be at war with someone. ““Then 1 purpose to argue that if the people owned the nation's industries (which is the soclalist plat- form) and it those industries were operated for use— not for profit—there would be no wars. Peoples them- selves would never go to war unless urged by mon- n::.m or mhr:hn ‘There would be nothing under social kindl and a s of the other fellow.' W sty “All hatural vesources, all influstries, would be fn the hands of the government. The government would be in the hands of the people—which it certainly is not now—and the people, therefore, would truly and actually govern themselves and thelr work and thoir production.” The soclalist candidate expects to swing around the rorthern section of the United States trom September 1 on, going from coast to coast. The candidate for vice president, George R. Kirkpatrick of Newark, will tour the southern states at the same time. Kent's Mollyobddle Bill Congress, First Session, H, R. 1131 Stxty-fourth In the House of Representatives: Feb. 1, 1916. Mr, Kent introduced the following bill, which was referred to the Committee on Pensions and ordered to be printed. A Blll for the emncouragement and - N h relief of might. ‘Whereas, The House of Representatives has recentl: m-unhmu-unumu.h:.tmw; department and the Navy department, respectively, & roll designated as the “The Army and Navy Medal of Ivlvoaor Roll," and for other purposes; and, hereas, Sald bill passed b; 114 not voting; and, A 0 0 1 14, ‘Whereas, Said bill provides for the especial of veterans who have distinguished tbc-ulv-"'::: Splcuously by gullantry and intrepidity” at the risk of their lives, “abofe ana beyond the call of duty;” and. ‘Whereas, It 1s necessary to recognise such herols that goes beyond the call of duty, even in times :XI Peace, to cause the exhibition of such he: of war; therefore, S Be it sentatives of the United States &Tess assembled: enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- of America in Con- That all persons in the United States of warlike aspirations who have been their heroic patriotism and prevented from exhibiting enjoying the emoluments thereof, including the holding of public office, v by the action of mollycoddles who have prevented war, shall be examined by a committee consisting of the great militant paychol the Hon. Theodore oglsts, Hugo Munsterberg and Roosevelt, and that In considera- tion of services that they might have performed, it given opportunity under the ennobling conditions of modern war, that they should be granted medals of honor for latent superiative might have exhibited which yond the call of duty, If not exhibitions by the mollycoddies Bection 2. That out of moneys not o v propriated, such might-have-been hm::"l;l:l: celve a pension of $2 a month from and after the patriotism that they might have gone be- prevented from such aforesald. ap- re- taking effect of this bill until the time (to be guessed at by sald psychologists) when, bus t for the destardly preservation of the peace of this nation, they might have lived or perished gloriously in the super-| excess of ultra-patriotic sacrifice. heroic People and Events The Chicago girl who fell out of a sixteenth-story window and flattened a truck-load of paper boxes, ten weeks ago, has fully recovered from the shock Her's is one of the rare and lucky experience that makes a shiver by the telling. The minister who conducted the funersl service of Frank Oakley, the nuted clown of circusdom, fash- foned an appropriate epitaph for the fun-maker: *He Rever made anyone croy.” That is an impressive com- pltment to Day a career lived In & world of sorrow and strite. Researchers at Harvard of an ancient dam, which is the discovery to some of the polite emphasis hitherto bestowed on Tinker's dams. The pew old dam is the name of a small Persian cota, very lmportant in its day, but now as useless as stage money. Missouri Pacific Passenger Hate. ST. LOUIS, March 15.—To the Editor of The Bee: I have before me a copy of the editorial appearing in your jssue of March 3, under the caption: “Mystery of Pas- senger Rate Making.” This editorial was undoubtedly written without a true knowledge of the facts in the case, of which 1 desire to advise you, as follows Under injunction from the court, issued early in November, 1915, our passenger fares within the state of Nebraska were increased, effective November 177 1915, to a basis of 3 conts per mile, and this charge we feel {s not unreasonable for the service performed in view of the con- ditions surrounding the operation of our lines within the state of Nebraska. Prior to that date certain interstate fares to and from points within the state of Ne- braska were advanced to a basis of 3 cents per mile and the tariffs were pub- lished, to become effective on March 1, 1915. These tariffs, however, were & pended by the Interstate Commerce com- misston and the matter came up for hearing under the Interstate Commerce commiasion’s investigation and suspen- slon docket 600, which decision established certain interstate fares on a basls of 2.4 cents per mile. Bocause of the fact that we are charg- ing, under the injunction referred to, a | rate of 3 cents per mile, locally within the state of Nebraska, we assumed that, notwithstanding the order of the com- mission in the above mentioned case, we would be permitted to continue to base our Interstate fares upon the basis of a rate of 3 cents per mile within that state and interstate tarifts filed, effective Janu- ary 15, 1916, were on this basis. Subsequent to that date a representa- tive of this company interviewed certain members of the Interstate Commerce commission requesting an interpretation of the order in Investigation and Suspen- slon Decket No. 600, referred to above, as result of which the commission ruled that as to all Interstate fares covered by the suspended interstate tariffs it would be necessary that the through interstate fares be reduced to a basis of 2.4 cents per mile to and from the state of Ne- braska. We still feel that we are entitled to a 3-cent per mile basis and this only em- phasizes what we have often sald and undertaken to have the public, and par- ticularly publishers of our newspapers, to understand that we are the victims of such intense regulation that injustice is being done the carriers in the matter of fares and rates. Thanking you, and with assurances of my personal regards, I am, B. F. BUSH, Recelver, Appreciation. OMAHA, March 4.—To the Editor of The Bee: The Nebraska Audubon society is much indebted to you and your paper for its cordial assistance during the past weeks in diffusing bird conservation prop- aganda. The soclety is happy to count you among its friends and gratefully acknowl- edges your generous co-operation. . NEBRASKA AUDUBON SOCIETY, By Katherine K. Baxter. 123 South Thirty-seventh street. Practical Education. LOOMIS, Neb., March 15,—To the Ed- itor of The Bee: The school of tomorrow Wil be so different from the school of vesterday that the old-time school teacher would not recognize the coming school as a school at all. The demand of the times is to bring the school to everyday life. Vocational education is no longer & fad. It is & living factor In education. There is a srowing idee that the schools must deal with everyday living. This is the greatest forward movement in mod- ern education. No matter how much cul- ture or knowledge a man possesses, it he cannot make his own Iiving he sinks Into nothingness. Education s the training that fits the child for the duties of life. By this all duties are meant—development of mind and muscle, training for citizenship, for home-making, for social and economic duties. Education is recelved from all our sur- roundings and environments, and cannot be limited to any term of years, nor any place or set system. It is progression all through life. Whether we plan or not :: are getting and giving education every y. The people of today are clamoring for the practical. Practical education must trafn the whole child. It must train his » will and senses, and develop in him the right kind of habits of think- Ing and planning and working. ‘We must teach In terms of the child's life or he cannot understand and profit by the teaching. The rural child taught in terms of city life, something with Wwhich he is not famillar is & waste of time as well as a terrible injustice to the child. Therefore, the rural child must be taught in terms of country life, in order to educate back to the farm and not away ‘from it, because the greatest problem before the American people to- day is the problem of maintaining on our farms a representative class of people. The problem of the country teacher is the problem of accepting conditions as they now exist in the average rural com- munity, and of converting the present rural school into a living center for the inatruction of country children In terms of country life. For it the farm problem in its most fundamental aspects is the problem of maintaining on our farms and in our rural communities a standard class | of people, we can never solve this prob- lem with the best farroers being forced to move away from thelr possessions in order to obtain educational facilities for their children. L. B PETERSON, Superintendent Loomis Public Schools. TIPS ON HOME TOPICS. Washington Post: Under the new method, the greatest deliberative body in the world votes first and deliberates aft- erward Loulsville Courler-Journal: The pcice of gasoline shows that Standard OIl is Jost as much resolved to control prices as it was before it was dissolved, and just as adequately prepared. Cleveland Plain Dealer: Judging by the outline of the mew army measure soou to be' intreduced, the soul of Secretary Garrison goes marching on. Perhaps the secretary wishes by now he had stayed with it is the sort of way in which of institutions should present which, while dying under gen- eral public condemnation, is still dying i i ress. 1 hear writs are being served in that way now, and seversl of my credi tors are after me.”—Kansas City Journal e B JIU SHVION § PRI I wish you to find out who that homely Vell, when she first married him he | Woman is* o was quite m‘|. but ever since she has| iwnl.’l‘n.!ml'.'\: 'm;":u;'; m:\-"ampr:\; A, P o be the o e found he 1s always short.”~Chicago Poel. | L0n'T asked."—Detroit Free Pross Mrs. Blank is in deep mourning, isn't g she ™ 1 got an umbrella back the other day Very deep. 1_hear that she has dis- How was that?' charged her blond chauffeur and hired a I borrowed it from a man Who bor colored one."—Indianapolls News. rowed it from the man who borrowed it from me. —Loulsville Courfer-Journa PEAR MR. KABIBBLE, “What are your views on this ques tion?" “Come around tomorrow and see 'em, replied Senator Sorghum. You mean ‘hear them,’ don't you?" “No. 1 mean ‘see them.' I've mecured the very latest and best set of motion plctures on the subject.”—Washington Star. “Of course, A man can get along if he keeps stil] and shakes hands with every- en shaking hands requires discre- tion. 1 know a man who lost a lot of friends by imitating the busy hand- shakers who lift you along gently and ‘A _gentleman left a bouquet.' firmi~ _tor fear you will try to start a “Examine it closely,” directed the act-|conversation.”—Washington Star. If you've never eaten Krispy Crackers with a bow! of rich milk,then don’t delay the pleasure longer. Krispy Crackers, like all N \ P I \\\$ i o S Baked in Omaha Biscuits are made in the thousand-window bakeries, amid surroundings most bright and healthful. Try Krispy Crackers today. Buy the ten-cent package, or the family tin which keeps the house- hold supplied with fresh Krispy Crackers. In each package of Takhoma Biscuit is a paper doll in colors. Other packages of Sunshine Biscuits contain pretty dresses for her. See list in Takhoma package. Joose-Wnes Biscurr (OMpaNy Bakers of Sunshine Biscults Low One-Way Fares West During Colonist Period March 25 to April 14 $32.50 To Nevada, California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia $27.50 To Certain points in Utah, Idaho and Montana Colonist fare tickets may be used on any train carrying Pullman Tourist Sleeping Cars or Chair Cars and oper- ating via Union Pacific Save time as well as money on your Pacific Coast trip by using the fast t]zrough Tourist Sleeping Cars oper- ating to California and the Pacific Northwest. For information relative to fares, routes, stopover privileges, and litera- ture pertaining to the west, apply to L. BEINDORFF, C.P.&T.A. 1324 Farnam Street, Omaha, Neb. Phone Doug. 334. 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