Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 6, 1916, Page 9

Y — e ot — « tions, Is America Asleep or Numbed? Omaha, Nov. 2.—To the Editor of The Bee: The south will never pro- duce a man free from sectional influ- ences enough to be a real president for all the country. But we have a president whose relatives and friends were descendants of the Jonnies and who conserves southern interests alone; who fills his cabinet with south- erners; who disfranchise republicans in the solid south. Why in Alabama a short time ago a democratic candi- date for the United States senate re- ceived almost 92,000 votes, and the republican candlidate recgived almost 900. Surprises folks, doesn't it? Did he keep us out of war? No! When the call was issued for troops, did the youth of the country respond? Did the American people want war? Hardly. When the president declared his last war on Mexico about 100,000 men responded, including the states’ militia (who had to go). Why it Bill Taft or Roosevelt had called for men 1 believe 2,040 men would have re- sponded from most any town or city in the north. For you must remem- ber eight southern states hayen't sent a man to the border yet. One thou- sand Maine soldiers voted by mail on Maine state offices. Did they sustain the administration? The democratic candidate for governor of Maine re- ceivgd 138 votes out of the 1,000, and if the administration at Washington doesn't disfranchise the 100,000 sol- diers on the border (which, of course, they will do if possible, as they are mostly northerners), Hughes will re- ceive about 95,000 and the balance split between the democrats, social- ists and prohibitionists. And the high cost of living. No, the democratic administration s not responsible for the sun and rain. But they have had it in their power to place an embargo on food, elothing and all raw materials that we need so badly for our own people, except a safe marketable surplus. A few of the big fellows are getting Europe’'s gold. And in exchange for their gold our country is stripped of its natural and industrial resources. Washington said, “In the time of peace prepare for war.” But he had theofficers and men of the army and navy with him, and this administration hasn't. Why not? Secretary of War Garrison re- signed because he knew this adminis- tration was in conflict with naval and army officers, who were trained to the country’s needs and who were not in harmony with the administration and probably never will be. ¢ And last, but not least, Taft left a fat surplus in the United States treas- ury. Is it there now? No. The treasury faces a deficit. And when we stop and think of it, why, of course, we expected that. Study the reports of the comptroller of the treasury, the falling off of tariff collections, the addition of a war tax on our people. Now isn’t this administration lame? Another thought before I close: We have democratic or other party office- holders up north, but did you ever see a republican holding office down south? I guess not. And the north is not agitating, but is having this condition thrust upon us. Remember Valley Forge, burg, the Maine. Wake up, Amer- icans, wake up. It's up to you. Yours for Hughes, Kennedy, Baker and a real U. S. Gettys- A. B¥TZ\' J. STONE. 1821 Corby Street. Republican Party History. Omaha, Nov. 4.—To the Editor of The Bee: * Will you please publish in The Bee the name of the best late work on the history of the republican party, its leaders, and the positions it has taken on important public ques- YOUNG REPUBLICAN. Note—Latest is Stanwood's History of the Presidency; Curtis’ History of Republican Party goes in greater de- tail, but stops with 1904. % Lonely Mr. Wilson. Omaha, Nov. 4—To the Editor of Te Bee: Isn't it frightful, this thing of being so great. Our president, ac- cording to his soulful admirers, has but one refuge from his intense lone- liness, that is to project himself on the screen of history and realize that he looks just as good as any of them, even the greatest. Most great men are willing to wait, but Mr. Wilson looks ahead, also he looks behind. The only parallel that comes to him as at all adequate is Lincoln, he says 80 himself. He felt tremendously lonely after the sinking of the Lusi- tania and was afraid once or twice he might get mad and fight. It was an awful lonely time, just like Lin- coln, only rhaybe worse. Of course, we can get some comfort out of the well known fact that Mr. Wilson does not permit himself to be lonely long. All his changes are rapid and lone- liness hardly lasts as long as other things with himg, which is making a strong statement and one that ought not to be made if not true. Was ever a pose more disgusting? Not “is a thing in itself right, or just,” but “how will I look in history if I do this or that or the other?” the statement paraded on cards in the windows and street cars of Omaha about “playing for the verdict of man- kind.” Was ever a more transparent case of posing before a mirror? By a stretch of the imagination, I can grasp the idea of Blaine or Cleveland or McKinley or Roosevelt wondering, to himself, how his acts might affect his standing in history, but by the eternal 1 don't believe any man can imagine any one of them wondering about it out loud, being proud of it, or parading it in store windows. Per- sonally, we are informed, Mr. Wilson doesn't care what we of the present think of him. He is playing for a place in history. Our answer ought to be that we are almost as mugh in- terested in what is happening to us right now as in what people who don't know anything about it will think when they read imaginary accounts a hundred years from now. Perhaps we ought to go out cheerfully and be murdered in order to furnish an in- teresting volume for some future Plutarch; maybe we ought to be more interested in the fifteen million Mexi- cans than in our own lives. But it is hard to see it that way. H. W. MORROW. Should Men Aspire to School Board? Omaha, Nov. 4—To the Editor of The B A letter in The Bee from one of the members of the present school board insists that he is entitled to re-election because he has already held the position for nine years. The theory evidently is that because he has been honored by election in the past, he has the perpetual right to re-election so long he shall see fit to seck the office Why,” he de- mands, “all this agitation and fuss in pushing the candi v of six men selected by the ci ns committee? The theory evidently is that efforts for the election of school board members should not be put forth by disinter- ested citizens having no other pur- pose than the good of the schools, but that on the contrary, seekers after the position should be left unmolested in their efforts to secure election After very careful and well con- sidered effort, the citizens committee selected the following men as ideally qualified to serve the public as mem- bers of the school board: Francis A. John Bekins, Samuel Burns, : Clark, William E. Reed Charles O, Talmage, Clarence V., War- field and Arthur R. Wells. Not one of these men seeks the office. Every- one of these men was induced to run at the urgent solicitation of citizens, as a matter of public duty. No one of these men believes in applying poli- tical methods to the conduct of school affairs, and no one of them would ever undertake to establish himself as a political power through his occupancy of such a position. Everyone of these men regards the position as a sacred trust to be administered by him solely in the interest of the pupils and the taxpayers. Everyone of these men has proven his capacity and efficiency in business or professional life. No one of these men has any personal in- terest to subserve except to so conduct school affairs as to reflect credit upon the board of which he shall be a member. After several weeks of persistent ef- fort in bringing this matter to the at- tention of the voters, the committee has yet to hear one word of criticism as to the character, capacity or mo- tives of any one of these men. The committee very earnestly and urgently recommends to the men and women of Omaha, fathers and moth- ers of the children to be educated in our public schools, that they vote for each and every one of the above men for’ this most important position. M. A. HALL, Chairman, Citizens Committee. The Harmon Special Office Bill. Omaha, Nov. 4.—To the Editor of The Bee: While the people as a whole have been bitterly stired up over the wet and dry fight in addition to the general election, they have lost sight of the “joker” known as the “Harmon special office bill,”” but which he prefers to place under the title of the “pure food amendment.” It seems to me as though you should see that your readers are fully posted on this amendment. Mr. Har- mon realized some time ago that he would soon be without a job and looking ahead to the time when he might have an inspiration to be a candidate for office again, he wants to keep his finger in the ple as well as to build up a political ma- chine he could and would handle as he saw fit. If the people want Mr. Harmon to continue as food and oil commissioner for six years longer then they should vote yes for the amendment. If they are against such under- handed work and against having Gov- ernor Morehead appoint Clarence I. Harmon for a period of six years as food commissioner, then they should vote no. Readers be sure and place your cross in 308. C, B. W, Experience Worth Keeping. 4.—To the Editor of Omaha, g,m'. The Bee: e have now on the Board of Education, there men who have been all through the great amount of preliminary work that is necessary in getting ready to build a number of ex- pensive school buildings. These men have dealt with the #“selection and purchase of sites, selecting architects, looking over plans, etc, and I be- lieve T am expressing the wishes of every citizen of Omaha, who desires these buildings erected without fur- ther delay, when I ask the voters to re-elect to the Board of Education W. A. Foster, R. F. Williams and Dr. E. Holovtchiner. The putting up of the so-called “citizens' ticket” by a few men and women who know very little about our schools, yet are taking upon them- selves entirely too much authority, is all uncalled for at this time. Re-elect these three men, thereby adding them to the four members who hold over, and we will have seven men of ex- perience to guide the new members who will be elected. The board will then be able to make the progress in building the schools, which we all so much desire. DR. JAMES P. CONNOLLY, Vice President, L'nlteq Improvement Club. Greene Quits Rockefeller &undation New York, Nov. S5.—Jerome D. Greene has (resigned as secretary of the Rockefeller Foundation, it was learned here today. He announced his purpose to withdraw, it was stated authoritatively at the last meeting of the board of trustees and his resigna- tion is to take effect “at his own pleasure.” No authorization was available from the foundation officials as to Mr. Greene's resignation. It was said it was voluntarily and that an explana- tion might come from him. He is in Washington, it is understood. 1t was definitely stated that Mr. Greene's withdrawal did not carry with it a retirement from other Rock- efeller business and philanthropic in- terests. Here's War Flyer With a Wooden Leg New York, Nov. 5—Theo Mar- burg, who was refused a passport by the State department to return to England as an American citizen on the ground that he had forfeited his citizenship by enlisting in the Royal Flying corps of England, left here today for Falmouth on the steamer Nordham without the citi- zenship documents. Marburg joined the British aviation service some time after the war began and he recently returned to the United States to recuperate after hav- ing lost a leg in the service. He said before sailin; that he had ordered an artificial limb and intended again to resume flying as a member of the Royal corps. Quakers Take Game 0if Lafayette Men Philadelphia, Nov. 5—The Univer- sity of Pennsylvania defeated the La- fayette eleven yesterday, 19 to 0. The game was full of brilliant plays by Pennsylvania, although Lafayette in the first half put up a defense which held the red and blue scoreless. A series of fake kicks and forward passes in the second half of the game enabled Pennsylvania to break through the defense of their oppon- ents, scoring three touchdowns, two of which were made in the final period. Out of three chances the Quakers missed two opportunities at kicking goal. Dances With Another Wife, Drinks Poison Because he danced with several other women at Metz hall last night, Mrs. Lillian Herter, 22, of 1718 Dodge street, quarreled with her husband, an iron molder, and when they got Soothes Your Cough and Cold. Dr. Bell's Plne-Tar-Honey soothes the raw spots, eases cough, kills cold germs 26c, All druggists.—Advertisement, G. 0. P. SURE OF 29 STATES, IS CLAIM Hert Issues Final Statement, Asserting Hughes Will Have Large Maijority. DEMOCRATS GIVE FIGURES Chicago, Nov. 5.—Managers of the western republican and democratic na- tional headquarters finished their work yesterday and ended the national campaign in the territory under their direction, which embraces states lying between Ohio and the Pacific coast. Heads of departments in both head- quarters left for their homes to vote next Tuesday. The managers will re- main until after election to close up the last of their business. Alvin T Hert, manager of western republican headquarters, issued his final state- ment on the outcome of the presiden- tial election, which reads. “Hughes and Fairbanks are sure to carry the following states and thereby will secure a large majority in the elec- toral collgee: Main, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Isl- and, Connectic.t, New York, Penn- sylvania, Delaware, West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, lllniois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Kansas, Wyoming, Idaho, Utah,, New Mexico, Wa shington Oregon and California. Situation in Nebraska. “The repufl)linn ticket also prob- ably will be successful in Nebraska. There is a good prospect of carrying, in addition, such so-called doubtful states as Colorado, Maryland, Mon- tana, Nevada and Arizona. Miss Hariette E. Vittum, director of the woman's department at western republican national headquarters, is- sued the following statement, analyz- ing the situation in the twelve suf- frage states: “The swing of the last ten days to Mr. Hughes has been, perhaps, more noticeable in the woman’s department than in any other. As the returns comé daily from the twelve ‘western suffrage states, they are more and more convincing. Thousands of wom- en who three weeks ago were accept- ing Mr. Wilson because they be- lieved he has kept us out of war, have been influenced by the presentation of facts, and, perhaps, more than any- thing else, by the statement of the judge advocate of the army that legal- ly and technically we are at war. Responds to Sisters’ Cry. “Out in Wyoming the ‘kept us out of war' cry had its effect until a few weeks ago, when their own boys were ordered to the front. Idaho and Nevada were for a while in the doubtful column, but the women of those states have responded to the cry of their unenfrarfchised sisters of the east and their votes will very largely go to the support of the man who stands for the federal suffrage amendment, who has promised to push it through congress. “California early swung into line and the women of that state, repub- lican and progressive, are working to- gether in a campaign for the election of Mr. Hughes. From every state in the east and every state in the south come the cry of the unenfranchised women to the free women of the west. ‘With your votes for Mr: Hughes you can bring us into citizenship with yourselves. Do not fail us.'” Statement of Eversman. The following statement was is- sued by John C. Eversman, secretary of the republican congressional cam- paign committee, which has directed its fight for a republican congress from Chicago. “The next house of representatives of the United States will be repub- lican by a margin of at least forty- five. Most of the gains will come from the western states. This esti- mate gives the democrats the bene- fit of all doubtful districts. I have received reports indicating repub- licans will gain congressional seats in Arizona, écntucky, California, Illi- nois, Indiana, lowa, Kansas, Michi- gan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Okla- homa, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Washington, West Virginia and Wis- consin. “It is well to bear in mind that in the congressional elections of 1914 there were thirty-two distrlcts in which a change of from 32 to 969 votes would have given republicans the national house of representatives by twenty-seven.” Their Hopes Are High. Mrs. George Bass, who has been in charge of the woman’s department at western democratic national head- quarters, issued this statement: “Fortified by trustworthy informa- tion that the women of all parties in the twelve suffrage states are strong- Iv for the re-election of President Wilson and encouraged further by reliable reports from the same states and elsewhere that the progressives are similarly disposed, our hopes are high for victory for President Wilson. As the campaign draws to a close, [ think it will be conceded, that one of the outstanding features of this presi- dential election has been the fact that the woman vote is the balancing fac- tor. In many of the twelve voting states, notably Illinois, it is admitted that ‘as vote the women, so goes the state. In Illinois, perhaps, to a great- er extent than in any other state, the women have been and are the un- known quantity.” What Walsh Says, Senator Thomas J. Walsh, manager of western democratic national head- quarters, said his detailed tabulated prediction regarding the outcome of the election in the western states had been incorporated in the statement is- sued by Vance McCormick, chairman of the democratic national committee in New York. “I have nothing to add to the state- ment that I issued earlier in the day, when I said that I believe President Wilson will be re-elected by the largest popular vote ever given a can- didate for president in the history of the country,” said Senator Walsh, French Steamship Beats Off Subsea Which Attacks ft Toulon, Nov. 5—Via London.)— The French liner Doukkala reports an attack upon it by a submarine which it beat off after a fight lasting three quarters of an hour, conducted at a range of 6,000 yards, The submarine is said to have fired seven shells. KENNEDY TALKS IN THE SOUTH SIDE Republican Candidate Delivers Speech at Rally in Magic City. SUTTON IN FORMER HOME A heart to heart talk with South Siders_characterized the speeches of John L. Kennedy and A. L. Sutton at a republican rally at the Work- man temple Saturday evening. The 300 republicans cheered the speakers to the echo as they passed zmm ques- tions of local inportance to those of national prestige. John Larson, P. J. Traihor, candidates for the state leg- islature, and George W. Marsh, can didate for state auditor, a spoke. “The state of Nebraska needs Hughes a whole lot more than | Nebraska,” Mr. Ken- | told the audience, “Charles Evans Hughes was mot | nominated at the Chicago conven- tion, but was nominated "at the beck and call of the voters of the United States.” | Vision of Nebraska. Mr. Kennedy described a beautiful | vision of Nebraska prairies developed | and growing crops of grain, oats, corn E and hay in full swing and the pros- | perity that resulted to the state and to Omaha. He advocated a policy of irrigation for these prairies by na- tional appropriation. “The South Side would be the big | gainer by the introduction of such | prosperity as this,” he said. | “I yield to no man,” he said, “of this or any foreign clime, in the love and | affection with which T hold this coun- | try and its government. f “I believe in equal and exact juslice[ to every belligerent nation. I want a| neutrality of fact, not one of fiction. | I feel that I must be loyal to the insti- tutions of this land and the Stars and | Stripes.” | Hughes ne nedy earnestly | Sutton Speaks. Judge Sutton was warmly r in the place where he forme He spoke of the national po ridiculed the administration's Mexic: policy with considerable success. He characterized the present administra- tion as a “government of fear.” Representative Larson referred to the lobbying of Arthur Mullen at the last session of the legislature when he was endeavoring to pass a bill lowering the sheriif's allowance for meals to Douglas ceunty prisoners. He stated that the present sheriff re- ceived 32 cents for every meal, while the meal actually cost {l cents, He | also recited himself as the composer | and instigator of the bill to eliminate | the office of county comptroller, which office, drawing $4,000 per an-| num, has since been vested in the| office of county clerk with ho addvd; expense to the county. Wakefield Runs Over ‘ With Hughes Boosters' Wakefield, Neb.,, Nov. 4—(Special | Telegram.)—A whirlwind windup to| the campaign was held in Wakefield tonight. Main street was crowded with automobiles and lined with hun- | dreds of people to see the parade of the big Hughes Rough Riders force which has doubled in number since|? the previous demonstration. Many were here from surrounding towns. Enthusiasm for Hughes is running high. its fullest capacity to hear T, J. Mc- | Guire of Omaha. The Wakefild mili- tary band and male quartet furnished campaign music, Drys Claim Nebraska, South Dakota, Montana |/ Websterville, O., Nov. 5.—Predic- tions that Michigan, Nebraska, South Dakota and Montana will vote dry at Tuesday’s election were made here to- day at the national headquarters of the Anti-Saloon league by Wayne B. Wheeler, attorney for the league. “Montana will go dry two to one,” said the statement, which continues |7 that in South Dakota the dry vote would be nearly as large. “Michigan and Nebraska are certain to go dry, although by narrower margins than |7 South Dakota and Montana,” said the statement. Will pay for the chance to heal Catarrh After an experience of 25 years, during which time 50 million Americans have used Kondon's Catarrhal Jelly, the manufacturers of this remedy feel 8o sure that it will relieve catarrh —that they offer to pay for a.chance to prove its benefit to any catarrhal sufferer. They announce that any resident of this community can go to almost any drug store and get a com- plimentary trial can at the expense of the manufacturers. If the d ist has no gratuitous kages, tre person may buy a cent tube with the unqualified understanding that if that first tube does not do that person more than a dollar’s worth of good, he or she can get their uarter back from either the ruggist, or the Kondon Com- pany at Minneapolis,. Over 35,000 druggists know Kondon's Catarrhal Jelly is effective, harmless, clean and pleasant to apply —and they know the Kondon le will gladly live up to this offer — “quarter back if not worth a dollar.” Address— R THE BEE: OMAHA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, | ized as his first and only fore | dent Wilson would hay | modate 400 people. The auditorium was packed to |7 1916. HUGHES' LEAD T0 BE 100 AT LEAST That Is Willcox's Estimate of Republican Majority in Electoral College. M'CORMICK MAKES CLAIM York, Nov N statements issued here tonight by the chairman of the republican and dem- ocratic national committees each made positive claims of victory in the | election next Tuesday | Vance C. McCormick, the democrat- | what New Informal character- | ast of the campaign, predicted that Presi- at least o4 of the total of 531 clectoral votes, with a possibility that the number would be swelled to 461 | William R. Willcox, the republican | chairman, reported .to Mr. Hughes | that his minimum majority in the elec- toral college would be 100 votes and that “doubtless the majority will be much greate| ic chairman, in he Brandeis Turns Third Floor Into Theater | The third the store will be a motion picture house during the week, when scenes of Yel- | lowstone Park will be shown for the benefit of the visiting public school teachers and the general public. From Monday to Saturday there will be daily lectures between the | hours of 10:30 to 4:30. An auditorium | has been constructed that will accom- | floor of Brandeis The experience of those who have used “Mother's Friend" | should merlt expectant moth- ers' consideration at this time, | | morning sickness and nau- seating condl lneme'nl"‘ ditions before con. { +'Proved its great value dur ing delivery by the absence of the severe pains occasioned by such an event," [ — ;‘Pa{u an :tne!rml ln‘medy Is E ‘ :nnf:m"- assistance in our rlinll It. Write for free [ : M(nnhe:r:h?rd n:mllnl book radflel lats \ 208 Lamar Bla 3 Tt‘l:nl;:. POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT! deal like the old as follows: tion law. hibition, smothered fire. America. injury diet by law? \ POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT. Y POLITICAL ADVERTISEME Vote for JOHN M. / MACFARLAND Republican Nominee for State Senator 38 years practicing attorney in Ne- braska. Progressive, and pledged to Municipal Ownership. Re-Elect ARTHUR C. WAKELEY Judge of the District Court Non-Partisan Nominee Arthur C. Wakeley came to Omaha with his parents in 1867. He has prac- ticed law since 1881, and is the old- est son of Judge Eleazer Wakeley, who served as judge of the district court continuously from -1883 to 1892. y Vote for JOHN L. for KENNEDY United States Senator A vote for him means a vote for America; for the PROSPERITY and HAPPINESS of her people; for the PROTECTION and SECURITY of her citizens EVERYWHERE. Thirty-three Years in Nebraska Prohibition vs. High License 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 people to a magnificent city of over 160,000 inhabitants, ug views of prohibition, responded that he had come to feel a good uaker who said to his better half, “Wife, I do believe everybody has gone crazy except me and thee! and at times I have my doubts if we are not a little bit off in the upper story.” Notwithstanding 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 present high license law is in effect a local op- “Second—Under the present high license system, where public sentiment will sustain prohibition, you can have pro-.. hibition. 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-LIt is better to have regulation of the liquor traffic than bootlegging, which is certain to follow attempted pro- “Fourth—Certain evils have existed from time immemo- rial, and will continue to exist in some form for all 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 “Sixth—What a person wants, they will have. “Seventh—Tovbe denied anything only creates the desire and increases the determination to have it anyhow. “Eighth—You can’t legislate goodness into anybody. “Ninth—TIt is education, not legislation, that makes people better. The teaching of the ill-effects of alcohol on the human system, as now taught in our public schools, is doing more for the cause of temperance than all the prohibition agitators in “Penth—It is excess in the use of anything, not the thing “Eleventh—More péople are injured and greater harm is done the human race by over-eating than by over-drinking. Is the next move to be a regulation of our i Where are the personal rights of the individual where will the fanatical movements now under way and in prospect end? “Pwelfth—Revenue from the authorized regulation of the liquor traffic is far better than the burden of taxation under a non-enforcible prohibitory amendment. “Thirteenth—We should first get out from under the harrow of existing debt and taxation before making this jump to prohibition, “Fourteenth—We should not vote unnecessary and crushing burdens on our- selves, where no compensating benefits will result. “Fifteenth—Omaha has e -, on being interviewed as to his prospered under the present high-license system, and Nebraska under existing conditions has grown to a magnificent State. %{ bag both City and State?” itself, that cause to commence and hy sand- EMMET G. SOLOMION—FOR COUNTY ' TREASURER