Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 5, 1916, Page 21

AMERICAN SOLDIERS ALMOST GET VILLA Parral Fight and Order of Withdrawal Soon After Saved Bandit Chief. HORSES AND MEN SUFFER (Correspondence of The Assoclated Press,) _ Field Headquarters, American Puni- tive Expedition in Mexico, Oct. chunn)la[ narratives of the five cav- alry regiments that participated in the hunt for Villa, which have” just been brought up to date and submitted to headquarters, show in detail how near the American troopers came to accom- plishing the full purpose of their ex- pedition. - They show that just after the Parral fight, on April 12, less than a month after the expedition had entered Mexico, and immediately prior to the order to withdraw northward from the Parral district, the Americans had run Villa, sorely wounded, to earth, and had cut off every avenue of his escape to the south into Durango. 7/ That Withdrawal Order. When Major Frank Tompkins' 100 men were attacked at Parral, Villa, disabled, had hidden # Santa Cruz. Major R. L. Howze, with his hard- riding squadron of the Eleventh cav- alry, close on the bandit's trail, had run by his quarry. General Pershing was at Satevo, directing operations. Colonel W. C. Brown, with five troops of the Tenth cavalry; Colonel H. T. Allen, with two picked troops of the Eleventh cavalry; Major Tompkins and Major Howze, four cavalry col- amns in all, were between Villa and the haven of safety he was seeking in the Sierra Madres, ready to beat the brush for him. Wounded, virtually alone, he apparently had little chance to evade capture or death. Orders for withdrawal came, however, after Par- ral, and the highwater mark of the eerdi(ion passed. ‘rom the beginning of the border trouble it was to the cavalry that fell the responsibility of dispersing the Columbus raiders. That this task was accomplished is evidenced by figures showing that, of the 485 men who rajded Columbus, 400 have been killed, nded or captured. Full credit is given in the narratives for™ the o- operation of other branches of the service, notably in establishing ad- vanced bases and maintaiiing the line of communication, but the fact re- mains that it was. the cavalry that drove Villa in headlong, panic-stricken flight info Durango, 500 miles from the American border, scattered his band to the four winds and set new records for marches under terrific handicaps. It also fought the four en- gagements that had an important bearing on this campaign: Dodd at Guerrero, March 28; Tompkins at Par- ral, April 12; Dodd at Tomoche, April 21, and Howze at Ojo Azules, May 4. It was_the victim, too, in the tragedy of April 21 at Carrizal. Across the Line. Two of the five cavalry regiments now in Mexico, the Seventh and the Tenth, crossed the line at Culberson’s ranch early in the morning of March 16. Their dash to Colonia Dublan has been told and retold. The Thirteenth, which already had spent three and a half years on the border, . crosded March 15 at Columbus, where it had been attacked March 9 by Villa,. Two squadrons of the Fifth left Columbus on March 29 and were joined by the | third squadron April 10 at the Mor- mon Lakes, near Dublan, The first Vachment of the Eleventh entered exico March 17 via Columbus. The marches of the Fifth may be summarized briefly as follows: Nami- quipa, April 16; Syan Geronimo, April 23; Lake Itascate, April 24; San An- tonio, May 3. About the time of the Scott-Obregon conference the regi- ment was given a district, with Satevo as headquarters, which it was ordered \ to search intensively for bandits. Each cavalry regiment was alloted a similar sector of southern Chihuahua. The beating of the 'brush for Villistas, however, was never fully carried out. The Fifth, on May 10, was made part of a provisional cavalry brigade to cover the withdrawal of the expedition northward at a time when 4,500 Car- ranzistas were-reported to be within thirty miles of the Americans. Since Carrizal it has been encamped at El Valle, Delay Does It. The Seventh, after completing its dash to Colonia Dublan with.General Pershing's column, prdceeded post- haste to San Miguel, where Villa was reported. Poor guides caused delay and the bandit escaped. It then starf- ed toward Guerrero. This town was reached by forced 'marches twelve days out from the border, with a daily average of thirty-two and a half miles. The longest day’s march was on March 17, when fifty-eight miles were covered. The route chart shows that “the regiment and detachments on reconnaissances covered 5,500 miles. Mention is made that during Dodd’s historic ride his men many times had only parched corn to eat. Nearly 300 miles was made in a single file, the troopers leading their mounts and a number of them leaving bloody foot- prints on the rocky trail, for their sioes had worn out. Officc‘.: and men lent their own money tb buy food and forage, byt it was not until the end of April that clothing could be secured. By that time the men were in a pitiable state. Two fights stand to the record of the Seventh—Guer- rero and Tomache. The Thirteenth, which arrived at Colonia Dublan onMarch 17, fur- nighed the two picked troops which Major 'l'ompkins commanded in his dash after Villa and which were halt- ed at Guerrero. The itinerary of the remainder of the regiment embraced El Valle, Las Cruces, Namiquipa, San Geronimo, Lake Itascate and El Ru- bio, where it made its headquarters May 1 to hunt'bandits in the district to which it had been assigned. It was concentratéd at San Antonio on May 10 and later went into permanent camp at Colonia Dublang Hard. Marching. I'hé history of the Tenth cavalry-is a record hard marching and hard luck. ort Ywo troops when it was made part of the column that entered Mexico from Culberson’s ranch, it was divided on reaching Colonia Dublan. The first squadron, sent south on the Mexico Northwedtern, lost a number of men by injuries when their ram- shackle train was wrecked. The third squadron participntc!l in the vain march to San Miguel. It was joined March 24 by the first and both reached Namiquipa March 25. With the first squadron at San Diego del Monte, the second engaged in its first clash with the enery at Agua Caliente on April 1. Three of the fifty Villistas routed were killed. On April 3 this squadron .| on the range and corn ground in small | it was at Cusi. Ordered on April 10! toward Parral as a flanking force, it | arrived at a point twenty miles from | that city just in time to reinforce | Major Tompkins' squadron, which had retreated from that city. The regi- ment was concentrated during the re- | tirement and camped at Colonia Dub- ! lan on May 19. Commissary Faulty. { The regiment, on May 3, lost its| commander, when Colonel Brown, ill, | left for home. Brief mention only is | made of the hardships the only negro cavalry in the expedition endured. It received no clothes until May 13. The horses began to suffer early in the campaign %rnm lack of forage and on March 25 they were further disabled when_their shoes began to wear out. | The first supply of voffee, hard bread | and bacon received since March 18] was ‘furnished the men on April 20.| During that time the command sub- sisted almost entirely on beef killed | hand mills. No details are given con- cerning the scouting expedition in which Troop C from Ojo Federico and Troop K from Dublan were en- gaged in when cut up at Carrizal. The narrative of the Eleventh, the most _detailed of the five submitted, contains extracts from the war diaries of the commanding officers and fur- nishes valuable sidelights on the ¢am- paign as view during its critical period. Arfiving at Colonia Dublan on March 22, the regiment w lit, | four ‘picked troops under Major Howze moving south on Villa's trail, reachipg Namiquipa on March 27,/ Four others, under Lieutenant Colonel H. T. Allen, who later become colonel | of the Thirteenth, left March 30 for Namiquipa with verbal instructions in regard to the pursuit of the outlaw | leader. Colonel Allen, at San Antonio | on April 8, s ordered to follow | Pablo Lopez’ trail. Men Are Ragged. | Major Howze, unable to pick up Villa's trail in the Sierra Puras, into which range he had fled, skirted the mountains, hoping to capture the ban- dit when he emerged. On April 10, according to his diary, his “horses were thin and footsore, his men rag- ged and no food or grain was to be had in the country.” . Colonel ~ Allen, ‘meanwhile, had been making marching history. Or- dered on April 12 toward Parral, he led his men, after sixteen consecutive days of traveling, on a march that lasted to the dayjof April 14, and the night of the 14th and 15th. { The situation that obfdined during the days following the Parral fight, while the cavalry was near the Du- rango line, between Villa and safcty. is summarized by General Allen in his /war diary as follows: “The story of Parral, theeonference between the American and Mexican authorities, the search for supplies during our encampment at this little ranch constitute one of the most in- teresting, characteristic and peculiarly delicate' situationis within my .knowl- edge of the punitive expedition. The attitude of the people of Parral, the instructions from General Gutierrez not to go a step farther south, the dic- tatorial manner of General Iiuis Her- rera at the conference on April 21 and his reply to the request for disavowal of the unprovoked attack, ending with ‘there is no reason for an apology on my part{ all thesc go to shmy the character of the co-operation this ex- pedition wds receiving from the au- thorities and the people. The night our column passed through Zaragassa (immediately after the Parral affair) the situation was very tense, and I was expecting an attack as we passed.” Nothing unusual marked the retire- ment northward of the 11th, save the fight at Ojo Azules. Here on May 4/ Major Howze, after ~an all-nighi march, surprised 140 Villistas, killed forty-two, saved a Carranza lieutenant and four men from execution and scattered the band broadcast. Among the more noted victims were Julio Acosta, Cruz:Dominguez and Antonio Angel. All this without a single cas- ualty. Among recommendations regarding cavalry equipment resulting from ob- servations made during the campaign are: N A lighter saber, if it is decided to kept the saber at all; a light pack out- fit of.necessary cooking utensils fot the ‘men; light hunting boots, hob- nailed, instegd of the present leather leggings; a Truit complement (dried or otherwise), to make room for which the hard bread supply could be reduced to the field ration; horses about fifteen hands high, short | where ('aptaiv? THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: The Bu = ITH Hallowe'en pranks just over and visions of pumpkin pie cranberry sauce and turkey hovering 4n the distance, now 1s a good time for Busy Bees to flevote in learning how children of other lands live. Don know something about t Esquimo boy or girl, or ian, French, Japanese—in fact any of other parts of the globe? While our little boys and girls | play to a great extent, think of the grav children in the stricken countries, what the war is weighing heavily upor s all the more reason for American not in their boots, and Barbara Paul of the Blue Side, wc | Little Stories (Prize Story.) Sees Aviator’s Fall. By Lizzie L. Rath, Aged 14 Years, " Route 3, Box 11, St. Francis, Kan, Blug Side. There was a base ba#ll tournament | at St. Francis not long ago and we all went to see Captain McMillen's flight. Everybody rushed to the ball grounds, McMillen was to make his first flight. He was to go up after the ball game, about noon, but go up until after the game in the after- noon, He made two flights Friday and one Saturday, which was his last flight, 3 3 The captain was interviewed prior to his start. He stated the conditions not the most favorable for the flight, | but expressed determination to make the attempt. Upon leaving the ground the machine seemed to be swaying from side to side more than it should, but took the air better than either of | Captain McMillen's two previous flights the day before. After reaching an altitude of perhaps 1,200 feet the plane righted itself and seemed to be | traveling smoothly. Veering a little to the southeast on turning north with the wind, the captain evidently de- veloped engine trouble. His exhaust could be heard and was spitting until it finally stopped, after which the ma- chine dropped rapidly until it struck a vacyum. It came down so fast, in all robability, it caused the captain «to ose consciousness and the machine was without a guiding hand. The ma- .chine came down head first. The cap- tain was remoyed from under the debris in an almost unrecognizable condition, the engine falling’ on his head and chest. I will close, with love to all the Busy Bees. (Honorable Mention.) Skunk Farm. By Barbara L. Paul, Aged 12 Years, Cedar Bluffs, Neb., Blue Side. This will be the first time I have written to the Busy Bee's Own Page. I like to read the little stories or tales in The Omaha Sunday Bee. I am 12 years old and in the sixth grade at school. My story will be about our skumk farm. Year before last my father received a letter from a man who wanted to sell some /scentless skunks. And so we decided to buy some and have a skunk farm. We have twenty-three scentless ones. '‘Some. are broad stripe, some are narrow stripe, some pin stripe, some black with a white round spot on their heads and the best with a V shape on their heads. They eat anything a cat will and they like raw eggs very well. Thjs will be the end of my skunk story for this time. I hope Mr. Waste- basket is on an errand and will not receive my letter or story. ' I would like to join the Blue side, for it is one of my favorite colors. PR (Honorable Mention.) ~ Life as a Crow. By Lucile Tuma, Aged 11\ears, Elba, Neb., Box 74. Red Side. All T remember was that I was beside my mother:in the nest up high in a tree. When I was a few weeks old a bad boy climbed the tree; first he took my brother and dropped Stories told in your own words of children in other lands would be | most interesting for the other Busy Bees to read, I am sure. Lizzie Rath of | the Blue Side won the prize book this week. Lucile Tuma of the Red Side | something avas wrong and he didn't| sy Bees 't youf think it would be interesting to he manners and customs of the little the Indian, Dutch, Swiss, Norse, Ital- the little boys and girls who inhabit | made up by study and | that weigh even upon for instance. There is no doubt but | 1 their little he and minds, Which | boys and girls to be thankful we are| have their da ¢ responsibiliti by Little Folk | RULES FOR YO | i WRITERS. | 1. Write plainiy one side of the paper only and number the pages. 2, Use pen and Ink, not penell, 8. Short and pointed articles will be Kiven preference. Do not use over 250 words. 4. Original stories or letters only will || be used. 6. Write your name, age and address ICE-SKATING BEAR ENTERTAINS SOCIETY—Something of a novelty has been introduced in a New York ice-skating fink in the shape of an ice-skating bear. The picture shows Bruin having h tion of his skill. at the top of the first page. | A prize book will he given for the || best contribution to thix page ench week. Address all communications to' Chil dren’s Départment, Omahn Bee, Omaha, Neb. —_— | side of where they were. They caught | me and took me home swith them. Then they put me on the porch in| a box and tried to tame me, Then they put me in the corn crib where there was some corn and every day some children~ brought bread and milk to me. One day they could not find me for I was drowned in the tank. How Pansy Came. By Hazel Wickenberg, Aged 12 Years, .Omaha. Blue Side. Cupid, the god of love, was a mis- chievous little, fellow. One day he was walking through heayen and looked to see if he could find’any mis- chief to do. When he came to Odin's chair he sat down and looked over the earth, but found nothing that inter- ested him, until he happened to look into the garden of a rich man, He saw a beautiful maiden ‘\looking up toward the sky watching the clouds sail by. Cupid instantly fell in love with her. She wore a_ lovely velvet robe of rich purple (rimmc(f in red velvet. Her coat was of yellow velvet piped in little braids of dotted velvet. Cupid crept down from the chair and went to his castle. When he ar- rived there he ordered his servant to get a few of his belongings ready, as he was going down to the earth, When Cupid was ready he got in his chariot and drove down to the earth, He went to the rich man's garden and saw the maiden still looking up at the sky. He went up to her and said, “Beautiful maiden, I have looked upon you from the heavens and have loved you. Won't you come back with me and be my bride?” But the maiden shrank away and whispered, “Marry you? Oh, no; I could never marry you.” This made Cupid angry and so he_said, “Because you have so much pride and love the earth better than the heavens, I will change you into a flower.” He touched her and instant- ly she became a beautiful pansy. Her velvet robes had taken thcir,sfinpe in the petals, And so to this day you can see the beautifi§ face of the maiden and see her robes, the velvet petals in the pansy, Steps On Bull Snake. By Stella Rogert, Aged 11 Years, Herman, Neb. Blue Side. Once upon a time some of my folks went fishing. We went after dinner_and we were down there a }gnig time, but we did not catch any ish. So we were going to a different place. I was walking along the edge of the creek and all at once I stepped on a large bull snake. I was also him down, for there were some big boys down on the ground trying to | catch us. ' But they couldn’t catch| coupled and big-barreled. | my brother for he fell on the other; barefooted, and, of courde, I was very scared. I screamed very loud. The folks asked me what was the matter. I told them. When I stepped NEW YORK, N. Y.—Since the refiiark- .able discovery of organic iron, Nuxated Iron of “Fer Nuxate,” as the French call it, has taken the country by stofm, It is conserva- tively estimated that over five million per- sons daily are taking it in this country alone. Most astonishing results are reported from its use by both physicians and laymen. So much so that well-known doctors predict that we shall soon have a new age of far more beautiful, rosy-cheeked women and vigor- ous men. Dr. King a New York physician and author, when interviewed on the subject, said: “There can be no vigorous iron men without iron. Pallor means anemia. Anemia means fron deficiency. The skin of anemic men and women is pale. ~The flesh flabby. The ruscles lack tone; the brain fags and the memory fafls and often they become weak, rervoys, irritable, despondent and melan: choly. When the iron goes from the blood of women, the roses go from their cheeks. “In the most common foods of America, the starches, sugars, table syrups, eandies, polished rice, white bread, soda crackers, biscuits, roni, ~spaghetti, tapioca, sago, ‘farina, degerminated cornmeal, no longer is iron to be found. Refining proc- esses have removed the iron of Mother Earth from these impoverished foods, and silly methods of home cookery, by throwing down the waste pipe the water in which our vege- tables are cooked, are responsible for an- other grave iron lo “Therefore, if you wish to preserve your youthful vim and vigor to a ripe old age, you must supply the iron deficiency in your food by using some form of organic iron, just as you would use salt when your food has not enough salt.” Dr. Sauer, who has studied abroad in great European medical institutions, said: “As 1 have said a hundred times over organic iron is the greatest of all strength builders. If people would only throw away reached San Antonio and on April 6 patent medicines and nauseous concoctions A Wonderful Discovery Whic Nuxated Iron to Make N Beautiful Women and Vigotous Iron Men Say Well-Known Physicians—Quickly Puts Roses Into the Cheeks of Women and Most Astonishing Youthful Power Into the Veins of Men—It Often Increases the Strength and Endurance of Delicate, Nervous, “Rundown” Folks 200 Per Cent in Two Weeks’ Time. h Promises to Mark a Ne and take simple nuxated iron, I am con-; vinced that the lives of thousands of per- sons might be saved who now die every year from pneumonia, grippe, consumption, kid- ney, liver, heart trouble, ete. The real and true cause which started their disease was nothing more nor less than a weakened con- dition brought on by a lack of iron in the blood. “Not long ago a man came to me who was nearly half a ceqtury old and asked me to | ive him a preliminary examination for life surance. I was astonished to find him with a blood pressure of a boy of twenty and as full of vigor, vim and. vitality as a young man; n fact, a young man he really was, notwithstanding his age. The secret, he said, was taking iron—Nuxated Iron had filled him with renewed life. At thirty he was in bad health, gt forty-six he was care worn and nearly afl in. Now at fifty a’ miracle of vitality and his face beaming with the buoyancy of youth. Iron is absolutely necessary to enable your blood to change food into living tissue. Without it, no mat- ter how much or what you eat, your food merely passes through you without doing you any good.” You don’t get the strength out of it, and as a consequence you become weak, pale and sickly looking, just like a plant trying to grow in a soil deficient in iron. 1If you are not strong or well, you owe #t to yourself to make the following test: See how long you can work or how far you can walk without becoming tired. Next take two five-grain tablets of ordinary nuxated iron three times per day after meals for two weeks. Then test your strength again and see how much you have ggined, I have seen dozens of nervous, run-down people who wére ailing all the while double their strength and endurance and_ entirely rid themselves | of all symptoms of dyspepsia, liver and other troubles in from ten to fourteen days' tfme simply by taking iron in the proper form. And this, after they had in some cases been doctoring for ma, without obtaining any { benefit. But #6n't tyke the old forms of | ew Ag e of w Era in Medical Science. reduced iron, iron acetate, or tineture of iron | simply to save a few gents. The iron de- | manded by Mother Nature for the red color- | ing matter in the blood of her children is, | alas! not that kind of iron. You must take iron in a form that can be easily absorbed | and assimilated to do you any good, other- | ise it may prove worse than useless. Many an athlete and prize fighter has won the day | simply because he knew the secret of great | strength and endurance and filled his blood with iron before he went into the affray while many another has gone down in in glorious defeat simply for the lack of iron. Dr. Schuyler C. Jaques, another New Yor physician, said. “I have never before given out any medical information or advice for | publication, as I ordinarily do not believe in | But in the case of Nuxated Iron I feel | 7 it. I would be remiss in my duty not to men- tion it. T have taken it myself and given it to my patients with most surprisng and | satisfactory results. And those who wish quickly to increase their strength, power |7/ and endurance will find it a most remarkable | 7 and wonderfully effective remedy." NOTE—Nuxated Iron, which is prescribed | and recommended above by phyrlclans in | such great variety of cases, \n not a pn medicine nor gecret remedy, but one Is well known to drugglsts and whose fron constituents are widely preseribed Wy emi- nent physicians both In Europe and Amarica. Unlike the older Inorganic iron products, It is eastly assimilated, does not injure ihe | teeth, make them black, nor upset the stomach; on the contrary, it 1y a most potent | 7/ remedy {n nearly all forms of indigestion ax | well a8 for ner: run-down conditions. | The manufacturs ve such great confi- | dence In nuxate , that they offer to| forfelt §100.00 to any charitable institution | If they cannot take any man or woman un- | der 60 ¥ho lacks iron, and Increaso their | wtrength 200 per cent or over in four weeks' tinde, provided they have no serlous orgunic | trouble, They also offer to refund your money if it doex not at least double Your | strength and endurance In ten days’ time, Tt | ix dispensed n thig city by Sherman & Me Connell Drug Stores and all good drugglsts —~Advgrtsement A A FIXING BRUINS SKATES © @ WI surw SEovca skates strapped on preparatory to an exhibi- S on the bull snake you could hear it splash in the river, I was careful where I stepped after that. We then went home and we didn't eat any fish. This is a true story. I hope the Busy Bees won't have any such frights. N Likes Prize Book. By Glen Thomas, Aged 11 Clarks, Neb. ed Side. I thank you very much for the book which I received. I like it fine, the name of it is “Danforth Plays the Game.” I have won two books., I'm very proud of them. I'm very glad you saw fit to\award me the book. 1 ave read over thirty pages alrcady. I have a baby brother that is 4 months old. He weighs eight pdunds. 1 suppose when he is large enough he will write to the Busy Bee page, too. Years, Lost Dog Returns. By Maudie Alweta Wiley, Aged 10 Years, Catleton, Neb, Blue Side. I would like to be a new Busy Bee and would like'to be on the Blue' Side, as I like blue very much, I live in town. I like to go out to the coun POLITICAL ADVERTISEMEN’ try. One day when I was out in the country T went out with my brother, to get a load of hay and we took the dog with us. When we got ready to put the hay into the front of the rack we couldn’t get the dog out of it. So my brother had to take and carry him out of the rack, and he went off running’ and playing. When we were ready to come home we couldn’t find the dog, so we went off with- out Him, and when we got home I looked out the door and saw him coming across the cornfield. I like to read the Busy Bee stories and-en- joy them very much. As my story is getting long now I will close. I hope my letter will be printed. This is a true story. Goodby, B‘usy Bees. The Pet Pigeons. By Hildur Lundberg, Wakefield, Neb. Blue Side. One day as Rollo was playing in the farm yard his father called him in the barn. When he reached the barn his father was holding some- thing in his hands. What could it be? “Look, here,” said his father, “you bave these pigeons to tame if POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENTS, Pr‘oll'ibition vs. High License i | | mother in the Barn. you take care of them and feed them crery meal.” “Surely I will,” said Rollo, and he ran off to make a house. One day as Rollo was playing he saw the door of the pigeon house was opened, but none had gone out. After a_while he went over to it and the pigeons came out. One flew on his head and the other on his shdulder. My, but they scratched him. “See here,” said Rollo,! "Il not | wive you any supper tonight.” He went to bed 'without thinking about them. During the night the pigeons went out and went to the When Rollo went out to see them he found that they had gone. Rollo never tried to tame birds again because it was nol This is all, and I wish the Busy use, Bees would write to me. Helps With Sugar Beets. By Joyee Ayres, Aged 8 Years, Mitchell, Neb. Red Side. I am going to tell you about sugar beets in the west, When the harvest is on grandpa takes the beet puller and pulls the beets out. Then the toppers come along and throw them into piles. When the beets are all topped they cover them up with” the tops. In the morning when my uncle oes out to load up to go to the dump Ygo ahead and uncover them. When they are all uncovered I get up on the wagon and drive the team. My letter is getting long, so I must close. Hallowe'en. By Lucile Burke, Aged 11 Years, Far« well, Neb. Red Side. Once there was & lady and a baby about 1 year old. There were two . boys and one girl. The boys went out in the field and got a large jack= o'-lantern and two black cats, made witches out of rags and two broom- sticks. They went outside and put them all in a window. They scared the girl and the baby out. Their mother gave them $2 each for making .that trick. They were glad because they got $2. I wish someone would write a letter. I waquld answer, A\l The Snowstorm, By Lois Davis, Aged 7 Years, Hart- ington, Neb. Red Side. ’}hin is my first letteg to the Busy Bees, I am going to ttll you about the first snowstorm of this year. It came October 19, and it was very cold, It snowed all day and all night, The teacher let the children out at 3 o'clock, I missed two days of schaol. Receives Prize Book. By Lucille John, Aged 10 Years, Elme wood, Neb,, Route 1, Blue Side. I received my book a few days be- fore our paper came. The name of my Prize ook is “The Sapphire Sig- net” I have read part way through it and like it fine. I thank you ever so much for it. ‘Thanks for Book. By Ruth, Ranney, Aged 11 Years, Weeping Water, Neb. Red Side, I have be I like it fine and want to thank you forit. It wa big surprise when I got it. I hope Mr. Wastepaper Basket 18 a playing hide-a seek. _ (POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT.) ° / W. J. Connell, who came to Omaha with the birth.of Nebras- - ka as a state and has witnessed the growth and development of Omaha from a town of less than 15,000 city of over 160,000 inhabitants, ugon being interviewed as to-his views of prohibition, responded t 3 deal like the old at he had come to feel a uaker who said to his better half, “Wife, I people to a magnificent ood do believe everybody has gone crazy except me and thee! and at times I have m story.” Notwithstandin, as follows: y doubts if we are not a little bit off in the upper g these doubts, Mr. Connell’s views are “I favor the present high license system over proposed abso- lute prohibition for the following reasons: “First—Our tion law. present high license law is in effect a local op- “Second—Under the present high license system, where ublic sentiment h will sustain proh ublic n tion, you can have pro- ibition. This is true of every county in Nebraska, under exist- ing law. Where the sentiment of the people in any city or county does not sustain prohibition, this attempt to enforce it will be a dismal failure. “Third—It is better to have regulation of the liquor traffic which is certain to follow attempted pro- than bootlegging, hibition. “Fourth—Certain evils have existed from rjal, and will continue to exist in some form for a time immemo- 11 time to come. They can be regulated, but not wiped out by law or constitu- tional amendments. : “Fifth—There is less danger from an open fire that can be , seen and kept within proper control than from a concealed or smothered fire. “Sixth—What a person wants, they will have, / “Seventh—To be denied anything only creates the desire and increases the determination to have it anyhow. “Eighth—You can’t le “Ninth—It is education, nof le The teachin, ~ better. America. “Tenth—1It is excess in the use of an injur; diet by law? \ and taxation before making this jump to prohibition, “Fourteenth—We should not vote unnecessa selves, where no compensating benefits will result, “Fifteenth—Omaha has Nebraska under existin; gislate goodness into anybody. } gislation, that makes people a of the ill-effects of alcohol on the human system, as now taught in our public schools, is the cause of temperance than all the prohib: doing more for ition agitators in prospered under the present hi h-licen Nobrasks gades o st"e.,“condluons has grown to a magnifiufnt Stat:: a{:,t;;n.' ything, not the thing itself, that cause / “Eleventh-—More people are injured and greater by over-eating than by over-drinking. Is the next Where are the personal rights of the where will the fanatical movements now under way .and in “Twelfth-—Revenue from the authorized regula better thah the burden of taxation under a no “Thirteenth—We should first get harm is done the human race move to be a regulation of our individual to commence and 3 prospect end? tion of the n-enforcible prohibi t from under the harrow of existing debt iquor traffic is far tory amendment. ry and crushing burdens on, our- and : and- N umfl-M‘ Kixeswssa, . ) < Their Own Page o 3 v It was teo cold for me to go to school. = \ A 4 en busy reading my book. |