Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 20, 1916, Page 8

e RS -2 TR b .S & i 4 T t i t ¢ i H 4 t t t ; t W ‘ R S i £ £ avA3ICAmeY = - - { 8 . THE OMAHA DAILY BEE FOUNDED BY EDWARD RUQF\\A’ILM « VICTOR ROSEWATER, LDK’XOR The Bee Publishing Company, Proprietor. BEE BUILDING, FARNAM AND S8EVENTEENTH, Tintered at Omaha postoffice ws second-class matter, TERMS OF aLum,RlP‘nu\ ABieR The Mohler Resignation I'he unexpected resignation of Presiden | Mohler of the Union Pacific causes both surpris | known while it has bec the to his friends, for the burdens steadfastl and regret that of position have been growing more onerous, it was the general hope Mohler the destinies of that great transcontinental railroad for years to and that impression would continue to guide By carrier By mail e ¢ y bar month per year, | come. 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A R S A party in power, divided against itself, writes its own epitaph It is greatly to be feared those University of Nebraska boys carelessly overlooked the weather man on their invitation list J The far-visioned men who held Farnam street to full width for two straight miles unwit- tingly laid the foundation of fortunes past and to follow Common prudence suggests that persons dis- posed to twist the lion's tail on the spot should take the precaution of first extracting the ani- mal's teeth, With an official dancing supervisor provided for the park pavilion, Omaha may safely figure on kicking up her heels and cutting a few capers this summer. eS—— According to the colonel, the Henry Ford vote represents nothing but “timidity,” Then we have over 26,000 timid men in Nebraska, We don’t believe it! Whatever form lht pmpoud municipal mon- ument takes, we want no atrocity like that hid- cous welcome arch and no repetition of the Lin- coln statue burlesque, o em——— Boosting the levy means boosting the tax bills, but the fact that the taxes are not payable until nearly a year after the levy too often oh- scures the connection, In one of his jocular moods Archbishop Ire- land once remarked that a corpulent front is a prerequisite to archiepiscopal dignity, Om, appears to possess the front. Still, there is quite a difference between in- troducing a bill calling for an appropriation with no chance of getting it and taking the respon- sibility for an appropriation that is apt to be made, Smee— Reading the signs and portents aright the mighty preparedness parade in New York guar- antees the country against a repetition of “drait riots” in that city, should occasion arise for con- scription. S A glance at the headlines of half a dozen midwest newspapers on the same morning showed four women killed by auto accidents. The lessons of safety should be clubbed in by other means than funerals. SpEE——— Giving us an archbishop to succeed a bishop, we take it as a recognition by the Roman church of the growing importance of Omaha as a center of its religious organization as well as of its numerous other spiritual and charitable activities, SE—— Since President Mohler could not work out the Union depot project within a month, even if he tried, the next president of the Union Pa- cific will have a chance to make an initial ten strike by taking it up promptly and putting o through ——— President Wilson lets it be known that his White House cares are almost unbearable, yet he is willing to take them on for another four vears. In all the history of the republic, Presi- dent Hayes is the only one who insisted on be ing relieved at the end of his first 1erm I'he action of the house committee g the administration’s naval program templing opportunity tor a practical application of President Wilson's formula | retain my moral wfluence over a nan Ny basis in upsets offers a cannot except by ecasic knocking him down; if th toin the mly on which he will respect for the sake of his e ————— soul, | have got accasionall wnock him Go to it} Thirty Years Ago This Day in Omaha —— Compiied Frow Bes Piies. ' don and A ot ave o : Bls arinership, unde . a ook . Konere wnee b BE W \he budineas (oo b ted Me R Mis. O M Douras . ' . Mo Wah ey el ¢ & dantas ¥ he —_—— w wmanied hee | . A by Freng BAs (elyine - Mestings. » o e seurnl the coniie : " aloe ® #h hat plase fer he Weste Unbon Tolograih - wimpany AR & aee llee With slgantie \eiegraph poiee vas o anes strest (e 1he LUnlon Pecifle bodge on T et e WO Women's & hrilian Tomparance sninm have B b b T S (e vaa— rant Thalr shane will e romaved tn the Mook ing Baik hame sn Twelfin stieni, nean Dodge stioe) i Whs abie wanage el of Moa w . Werhies a'¢ suionding & 'wioa Paoit - e AW Paslen & Gallagher « RN o ey Mise Madehing (ke wha hag Ny, on Nawth Veonty s s " -t howe fu Win trade, which has multiplied communications by wire, each message paying its penny to the dem ocratic emergency fund; revenue wrung from makers of munitions, and a “general prosperity based on the war trade, has saved 1t country | from absolute bankruptey under the L f| the Wilson sdministration | thing in the immediate future warrants el eate prediction ot Secretary MeAdoo vill be able ta dispense with some of the many | forms Laxat MWOIn ATV e Unless ine TR continued, with its inflatio { prices, business he country w . . Mag \ ad b . . ty. How pire g ¢ emn LB A a“ MeA he be At he . geiling that o ot A8 . s B11LON LU ‘ " \y ast it sl e At RN O00 X h nity » "y e B e the an . e Aty levies nuw Dorae by business geners D e Welia Woard brrtaies e dor e Py ' ’ . endorsemes i . : ‘ . . B \ . ol ‘ M D exper history would reflect the fullest credit upon his But to us, these very circumstances, it the manage six months or a management would seem would warrant ment to give year rather than dispense with his services As a community Omaha will be reluctant to Mr. Mohler give up the Union Pacific pres- idency because, on the whole, gotten along together very well and he has exerted his force for the upbuilding of our city and increass of its importance on the railroad map. He has shown himself to be a broad-gauged man, helpful to the in many ways wholly from transportation matters, and it will a big man to fill his place. him a vacation for see we have ciy apart take Coming of the Archbishop. I'he announcement that Archbishop Harty is to be the stccessor of the late Bishop Scannell is of interest and importance outside as well as inside of the Roman Catholic church, It is as sumed that the this diocese of a priest of archiepiscopal rank will raise the author- ity of this jurisdiction to the rank of archbish- opry, something that must be highly pleasing to us all regardless of the suggestion that the ap- pointment is more in recognition of the work of the archbishop in the Philippines than of the needs of the dibeese here, » The prelate, however, when he arrives, will find an inviting ficld and a warm greeting which he can easily make a lasi- ing welcome, transfer to Safety First and Freight Handling, Another angle of the “safety first” campaign is presented in a report just given out by the railroads interested. It has to do with savings accomplished through reduction of losses inci- dental to the careless handling of freight. One hundred and twelve lines reporting show a de- cided gain, the saving for 1915 being $7,800,000 over 1914 in payment for claims arising from damage or destruction of goods in transit. This saving has been effected by the simple method of taking more pains in handling packages, load ing cars and moving trains, The showing is en- couraging, but the payment in 1915 under the heading was more than $24,000,000, so the ghances for improvement are still good. Rail- road managers are learning the hard lessons of nece and are slowly but surely transmit- ting the wisdom thus gained to the employes, and thus are getting the benefit of it for the stockholders, Safety first is the one rule that ought always to be observed, and when it is evenly and universally applied, one big item of railroad expense will be found to have nearly, if not completely, vanished. The President and His Party. The democrats in congress have adopted a new form of amusement—that of defeating the president, They publicly boast their love and admiration for him and their faith in his pre- science, and then with seemingly deliberate intent vote against his recommendations, Pledges made in the name of the party go by the board in pursuit of this novel pleasure. The White House naval plans are the latest to be upset, Promises golemnly made only six months ago, accompanied by fervent appeals to patriotism and the earnest enthusiasm of the people of all are now ignored and makeshifts again substituted for a definite program. It is the same old democratic hodgepodge of inefficiency and procrastination, an effort to “play both ends to the middle,” The country will be the loser because of this unwillingness to accept responsi bility and carry out a well-reasoned program The president and his party are in harmony now on only one point—the desire to retain office and the willingness to d¢ anything to hold on — No New Form of Taxes. Secretary McAdoo has sent word to House Leader Kitchin that, in his judgment need pot be asked to devise any new forms of taxation. Retaining the duty on sugar, the stamp tax, the income tax and the surtax on inheritance taxes and other devices will, opinion of the sccretary of the treasury incomes, in the produce for revenue sufficient to provide the running expenses of the government, and do away with necessity for additional levies. He finds, for that the internal revenue, and tobacco, not looked heaven example, the tax on liquor $30,000,000. This come like manna the famishing administration in the midst of a desert of its own making by has increased by was for, but from L0 sustair Income from the stamp tax the feverish activity of the wa increased congress | derived from | | OMAHA, SATURDAY | Washington Topics Edgar C. Snyder, The B Special Washington Correspondent. Congressmen hereabouts find the vote for Hughes in Nebraska one of the live subjects for conversation in cloak rooms, in lobbies and in their offices. They cannot help but talk about the popular demand shown by sixteen thousand voters in Nebraska taking the pains to write in Justice Hughes’ name on their ballots. When that sen timent is considered, an interesting situation arises, for members of congress have their ears to the ground probably much more largely than any other class of politicians, They do not hes itate to say that the handsome vote which Justice Hughes received in Nebraska is liable to assist materially the delegates from that state in shap ing the presidential nomination. The outcome the convention next month Chicago will watched with more intense interest throughout the United States than usual, rience as a Washington correspondent | never heard of so many people planning to go to a national convention as to Chicago this year and they are looking forward to one of the teresting and one of the most far-reaching cor ventions in the history of the United States in be have most i “Cyclone” Da You recall how What a lonesome figure cutting in the halls of congress! the stage was set one day in the early winter for | a speech by this antique character He granted an hour's time and, for the first twenty minutes, was a novelty because of the manner in which he approached and developed his diatribe but, after that time, platitudes, sophistry and demagogy took the place of dispassionate reason ing and “Cyclone” Davis' sun had set. He made the same speech that had heard on the plains of Nebraska and Kansas a quarter of a century ago, He had not advanced with the ad vancement of the nation. It was the same old criticism, made in the same old way, that was heard when the populist party was sweeping the prairies like a fire and now, as he sitd in the lobby of the house of representatives, he is found reminiscing and living wholly in the past. What a sorry figure would other representatives of the “pop"” party of other days cut in these stressful times been of a conversation Representative Sloan of Nebraska the drifted the rather phenomenal character of Parker Willis, formerly an economic writer for a New York newspaper, later attached to the Department of Agriculture, still later secretary of the federal reserve board and now president of a branch reserve bank, being organized in the Philippines under the direction of the federal hoard. Parker Willis shows in his life the power of concentration, When the democratic party met in Baltimore among other planks the party was pledged to revise the currency. According to a prominent New York banker, President Wilson was an ecarly supporter of the Aldrich-Vreeland currency bill, but it was found necessary to change that measure, and its accomplishment, reads like a romance, It appears that there was no man in con- gress just exactly fitted to revise the Aldrich- Vreeland bill without changing ' the spirit, and in casting about for a man to do the work the president became impressed with the ability of Parker Willis, who had been writing upon eco nomic subjects for the New York Commercial Advertiser, and he was selected to perform the surgical operation, with the result that a bill was presented to corgress the similarity between the Aldrich-Vreeland bill and the present law, being superficially concealed and for that bit of expert surgery Parker Willis drew $4,817.00 out of the contingent funds of the house. No democratic congressman was ever permitted to draw any- thing like such a sum out of the coffers of the house for the performance of clerical services, When the reserve board was being organ- ized Parker Willis loomed large upon the hori- zon as an expert mechanician and he was made secretary. After the organization of the board, so successful had been his powers of ingratiation that the board decided to create a branch bank in the Philippines and they made Mr. Parker Willis its president at a princely salary. This story might be easily called “The Rise with talk During the course to of Parker Willis." “Straws indicate the direction of the wind" is an old-fashioned saying, very much to the point in the recent second West Virginia by- election. This district, which is usually debatable ground, is the old district which sent William L Wilson, the father of the Wilson tariff bill 1892, to congress. Since that time it has alte nated from democratic and of to republican vice versa In the democratic landslide of 1910 the late William G. Brown, jr., was elected and twice re elected to congress, his death in the early spring necessitating the election of his successor for the remainder of the sixty-fourth congress. This district contains plains, valleys and mountains rich in agriculture, well supplied with timber, highly endowed with mines and in some of the larger towns there are modest industries pur sued, so that every phase of American life is presented in this West Virginia congressional riding With the A!rnh of Representative Brow Al election was called and the strongest d at in the district was nominated, George Bowers form commissioner of hsheries in the Taft ad ministration, who had been defcatel by Repre sentative Brown in the campaign 1914, was selected as the republican standard bearer, M popular, but the tariff question became the pron nent subject | lebate between the followers democrats flooded the district wit abinet of ficers, senators, representatives and local ora tors and A et M Woods A was d voted to Wils ans ha t man peakers and ihlica Kre N : Wl Whateve AR 3 N . A TWH‘(‘ lnM Fll. Knew His Value was | MAY 20, 1916. Nebraska Editors l- I'he Maskell Graphic, which sus- pended publication two weeks ago, reappeared last week in enlarged form Editor Huse of the Wayne Her- ald is printing a series of biographi- cal sketches of the prominent farm- ers of his county Milo E. Taylor has sold the Page Reporter to W. C. Templeton of (O'Neill, Fhe change is effective May 29, Mr. Taylor will go to ldaho where he has a large field in view J. C. Naylor of the Calloway Queen, was caught under his automo bile, when it turned turtle last Sat- [ urday. His injuries consist of a deep gash in one leg and a number of bruises Hartington Herald I'he editors of the Norfolk Daily News, “the World's Greatest Country Daily,’ have now reached the delectable stage in their newspaper career | when they are called upon to travel | about the country and tell the bud- #ng geniuses of journalism in our colleges how it is done I'he Western Nebraska Publishers' association was organized at Gering Saturday evening Eleven of the thirteen papers in Scotts Bluff, Mor« rill and Box Butte counties were re presented E. T. Westervelt of the Scotts Bluff Republican was elected president and Lloyd Thomas of the Alliance Herald, secretary A B. Wood of the Gering Courier enter- tained the publishers at a banquet, The next meeting will be held at Bridgeport, June 17 Tips on Home Topics Washington Post: Some of those favorite sons headed for Chicago are still placing confidence in the ‘musty tradition that once upon a time the tail wagged the dog [ranscript Boston Connecticut | democrats adopted as their slogan, which “Peace, Prosperity, Wilson,” I books deserves a place in the text as an example of anti-climax, Pittsburgh Dispatch: If the kaiser wrote the German note and the presi dent went to that trusty old type writer for the reply, we must con fess Woodrow has it on Bill, Indianapolis News: The federal | trade commission will investigate the anthracite business if the price goes up again. But even that does not Jwer up the ultimate consumer very much, There have bheen plenty of in vestigations, but mighty few of them have got him any more for his money, Springfield Republican: Some 240 bucket shops have been closed dur- ing the t six months as a result of the campaign of federal officials, and there have been several hundred convictions, Though fines of from $10 to $10,000 have been imposed, not one violator has bheen obliged to “do time.” The exhibit looks a little as if Uncle Sam were trying to get a percentage of the receipts, Baltimore American: A Chicago financial writer discovers that most of the corporations in the west that have been reaping war profits are paying off debts before going very far in declaring dividends. This is the part of wisdom and shows that the boom spirit is not dominant to the degree that earlier seemed pos- sible, It does not pay to lose sight of pumhh h,u.mh of the future, Editorial Snapshots Philadelphia Ledger: Hobson's de- feat in Alabama is a strong hint that the once kissed and twice dry candi- date has worn his welcome out at home as he has elsewhere. Washington Post: Henry Ford an- nounces his plan for a six-hour day and a minimum wage of $1 per hour, and yet some people refuse to take his presidential boom seriously Chicago Herald finally does cash in a presidential nomination with that silence of his, it may cause Mr. Bryan and divers other statesmen to change their whole view of the proper way of getting things, Philadelphia Record: The fact that six battleships have to be put in re- serve with skeleton crews in order to man the three latest dreadnoughts ought to soothe the paroxysms of the pacifists. And yet there are some rea- sons for regretting this. The navy constitutes the first line of defense, and if strong enough could keep an enemy off shores and confine the hostilities to maritime warfare this consideration that has made the country uniformly gen érous to the naval than to the military establishment Springfield Whitman of N pretty more Republicar York in Governor ew his much applauded speech to the Methodist general o« . At Saratoga the other day appears to ve declared himself a militarist, so careful was | to define a g I Kind of militarisn “Militarism,” he said, “may mean the martial organization of a people for high ar ble purp and highting ay be directed against the evils that do rather than against mankind ta vilized countries . at 1 defend itself o t about FREEDOM M . If Justice Hughes | It is The Pees Jldere to the whes That Boasted Prosperity. o would doubt Lynet b, M 9 —To the Editor of ume upon us, e | The Bee: In the aru aption s and learn what they can? | “Fiadiesticks, D the World-Herald AN OBSERVER boasts of the prosperity the United States S ',‘ is now enjoying. Thir bousting of Objects to Criticlsm, Editor of prosperity that has been A from the | - Wisner, Neb, May 19.—To the blood-drenched battletields of KEurope. A |The Bee: I have read with considerable in+ prosperity gained helping Q0 rivers | terest, some of the letters published i | of blood and tears, shattering t hopes | your Letter Box, Some hollow,” the of wmillions. Bringing suffering and despair | most of them are for self pralse, and | 1o the homes of every warring country of | poiitiorl purposes Furope. Such is the prosperity of which the e in 0 while some one jumps democratic party bonsts all ahout how to run Mexican I am a democrat, but 1 shall net vote rs, how to tell It to Germany, and | the democratic ticke f Wilson Ix the they would make England come to And I hope you will be able (o nall | time, and a hundred and one things more, | th le about that demolrati Mr. Bee ma has any of those wise boom for good W, D. RYA | penine pped to think just what | they would do if they were president of Preparediven, the United States at the present time? § Omuha, Ma 9.~To the Bditor of The | e paliove they have not give it & Bee: Some timve wgo | noticed wn arilele | o the paper uhou officer of N0- | * sany of these men are slaeping moundly tonal Guard complaining of the untairn while President Wilson and other smart of the War department’s sy men are trying (o figure out same system that the companies were giye the people that are living in it, and also ‘ g rating keep on the good wide of the mad fighting Company A fa countries, The next morning they wake up Company B, fair and criticise the president and &ll his help Company ¢, fa ers, Just because some woman haw been Company D, o short-changed on a pint of milk. 1 do uf FPhe antire Fourth res) peor think this 8 & fair thing to do just at | Company D was pinced on probation forf "y esent time, 1t there I any man in one y It wt the next fodersl 0N | the od Blates that could do us mors they do not make a better show 19°Y | gnod than President Wilson, I would be one will bo muatered out of the wory 11 | of the first to vote for him, and help festly this showing for Omnha unfuir, | pim n The population of Greater Omaia te 200,000 [ o are we willing to experiment with and yot it apparently 19208t 10UT | yoma other mind in this sorious time? o compuntes of tha Natlo L Want | jeg un give It & second thought wnd help the troubls? the president while he I8 trying to help They are housed in an old rattle-trap of | yy A. BATCHLOR. & bullding which Is In no way fitted for an | armory. They have none ofs the wecessories the Natlonal Guards other stlates are MIRTHFUL REMARKS' glven, wuch as gymnasium, shower baths, | 7y alub Taoslstibe,. ate | ‘Sir. anld the begger ‘will youss give a 1 alko hoard of a prepareanems debate at| “*TRuc’ Grotested (he citizen, ‘you can wes the Commorefal club. If one of the mem-|out of one eye’ = Co L bers of the Omahs Commerciul club has | o " nionol ihen local companies of the the Nabraska Hell the only means there Iy of nelf, Long experionce Blizzard Refrigerator, wool packed, itary food racks, like cut Heavy, durable Porch Rocker, You make your own ter o this store Persistence done a single thing Yo help build up the National Guard scoma ashamed to let anyone Last Sunday's paper carried a notlce | Telephone With war on our border, are we to \gnore men for & eampaign—will history and find us as unprepared as in the | brofl we had with Spain did? | and results have shown | that more men have been destro | like illustr't'n, Indlannpolis Star he How is your boy Josh getting along in his studies? Y1 can't tel e Knows jou Kknow of it roplied Farmer Corntorse! enough more'n | do t od If I try (o Ask would allow ta employes full pay and their | PIM &Y question.”- hington Star regular vacations if they went to camp with | vwhat 4o you think of my eomrades the Natfonal Guard, Thix Is & very com-| whom I Introd to you?" said the r other companies woyld follow suft think,” she answered, glancing at the comrades mentioned standing around her “that you have got me in a nice moss. preparing our Améritan Baltimore ropeat it man whispersd soft and low loved another.” “1 aldn’'t know brother,'=indlanapolia The young 1 never Then wpake the maid Ananias | Btar had 2 ed by dis Porch and Lawn Furniture You save 10 per cent to 50 per cent at this store, be- cause of our location out of the High Rent District and Low Operating Expense, As usual, you make your own Operated, Easy Oleaned, Economical Kitchen Freezer, 2-qt. 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