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1T1E BEE: OMAHA, SATHiDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1912.
THE OMAHA DAILY BKI3
t" tT(-MiKn UY UPWARD RQSBWATHU.
V1CTOH ROflBWATHR. HD1T01C
HUB DI'1L.P1N,0, FAitNAM AND 1?TH.
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Omaha Bee. Kdltcrlal Department, .
NOVEMBER CUtCULATION
49805
Btatn of Nebraska, County or Douglas, s'
lwlght Williams, circulation managef
of The Brio' Publishing company, beltja
dulv nworrt Kirys that tho average dalli
circulation Vfortjtho month of November,
19'.i wastWEOC. PWIQIIT WILLIAMS,
1 'Circulation Managor
fiiiljBarlbefl.Un my presence and wor-i
to befora xna this -6th day of Pecombe.
1312. ROBERT. HUNTBR
(Seal.) . . , - Ndtajy public.
Snlwcrlbiir learine; th city
temporarily ' sk'nraia- haye The
llee mailed, it thrjn. ' Address
will 1e changed an often re
quested. Saturday in also
which to do It.
a good day on
Who will dotcrmlno, whether a
postor la "unsightly" under tho now
law?
They may pound down tho "U. P."
stocks, but tho old Overland goes on
forovor.
Did you over notice how smoothly
tho world sails on oven when tho
pouter poutB? ,
Wonder If uny hon In this section
forgot to dnto-mark the'egga she
laid last July.
And, speaking about weather, havo
you noticed any cllmato'of lato that
is up to Nebraska's?
Tho man who comes through 1.1 fo
with hla Vermiform appendix Intact
has something whereof .to boast. '
' ' .) T-T. f
Mrs. Catt advocates womon wear
ing trousers. Dr. Mary Walker goes
hor ono bettor In wearing them"
An eastern r paper speaks of
"squeezing tho railways." Well,
turn about la fair play, isn't it, glrlB?
In tho matter of publicity, Ne
braska doesn't jncpd , rhetoric; tho,
piain incis, piainiy eiutca, are most
eloquent.
. Most of us are by now aware that
Christmas comes but onco a year.
And it usually ?omes beforo wo are
ready for It.
About tho first thing tho incoming
legislature will havo to do will be
to dig out from under an avalanche
fit appropriation bills.
To William II. Crane The Bee ex
tends its heartiest felicitations, and
wishes tor him many moro years of
his active; usoful Ufa.
The dollar gas proposition is get
ting Into the shapo where It is up
to somebody to, take it or leave it.
Then tho courts will get a chance
The fireplacu was much more pop
ular when It 'could bo maintained
with a fuw back logs costing nothing
moro than tho effort to chop them.
f i ' i '-1 ...
Tho dispute over Amerlca'o right
to run Its own canal is not tho first
ono it ovor got into with England,
and tho rofereo's tab shows wo nevor
lost.
In casting about for a suitable
Christmas , present for ydttr dearest
friend, had you thought of a sub
Bcrlptlon to . tho Congressional
Record?
It remuins to bo scon whether a
fortunate statesman will he a grate
ful president aud appoint tho Hon
T, Ham Lowis to a McGregor seat at
the plo counter.
. Governor Hadloy refused to. let the
Kansas uuy caiior-Dosa do nis think
tag for him, now ho .is ridiculed as
"Gabriel." Had ho surrendered hla
right to think for himself he would
havo continued to receive tho flatter
ing unction of the big boss,
Tbo Now York Stock exchange
spokesman told the house invefftl
gating commltteo thero had been no
occasion to increase the membership
of the exchange since I860, "for the
present momboTBlirp "watf ahlo to han
dle the business ot the public." Ob
viously BO.
An argument used against, limiting
Ban Francisco's sumptuary rights
Was that it would prevent the city
frpm extending "California hospital
ity ' to its visitor during the
1'auama-Paclflc exposition. And they
do say that California hospitality la
of 5U lilgb. a gravity as the purest
Kentucky brand,
i
Again the Garbage Question.
Onco more Omnlia Is facing a se-j
rlons problem because of tho inndo
ina'to nud Inefficient provisions for
tho removal and disposition of
hotisohold rcfuso and garbage. Tha
city took over tho buslnoss last
spring, putting out tho prlvnto con-
corns then doing the work In any
thing but a satisfactory rnnnner.
But tho means have provon lnsuffl
ciont, mainly for tho lack of money
to pay. thp costof tho service. The
housoholdcr Is now Informed tliat for
tho rost .of , tho. month ho must foot
the bill If he has any garbage re
moved.
This problem hns been beforo
Omaha for so many years that most
of tho cltizons seem to accept It as
an institution raUior than an inci
dent, Its solution is slmplo. All
that is needed la a' properly organ
ized syatcm under tho control of tho
proper officer with an ampin fund to
defray tho cost. This must bo pro
vided. No saving Is effected by cut
ting the appropriation short at both
ends. Gnrbago must be . removed,
either at public or private chargo,
and experience hns amply proven
that It can bo more choaply and ef
ficiently dono uiidor public control.
The rest is up to tho city council.
The New Billposter Ordinance.
Tho determination of tho city
council to enact a now billposter or
dinance comes not a day too soon.
Tho proposed mcasuro is designed to
abolish "unsightly" posters, which:
marka it as a very ambitious mcasuro
nnd leaves room for tho exorcise of
soino rnro discrimination as to Just
what constitutes unslghtllnoss. Tho
law is not prosumod to put all bill
boards out of business, but whatever
It doos or loaves undone, it should
rid tho downtown business streets of
a lot of rubbish that has no right
thero and make It unlawful for this,
$cctlon to bo turned to such pur
poses. It should prohibit tho dis
playing of signs and pictures on
buildings in process of construction'
or tho closures temporarily built
about thorn along tho principal, thor
oughfares. Abuses of this kind havo
reached tho limit of lato, but uot
without somo compensation if they
havo helped tb Inpijlro tho council to
action.
Blackhand and Blackmail.
Three men chnrgod' with threaten
ing tho life of Presldent-olect.Wilson,
of -whom they domandod money, nro
under arrest. If Droved to be tho
real culprits, they should bo dealt
with to the very limit ot the law,
Their caso should bo mado a striking
object lesson and, it possible, a warn
ing to other annrchlstn nnd murder
ous blaokmatlorn, A nation that has
paid so dearly for its oxporlonco with
this species ot crlmo cannot afford
lenient treatment of those" found
fcullty of it'ln any form.
Tho 'specific charges' on Which tho
trio 'is held iB."mtsuBo 6t tho mails,"
but if tho' evidence dovelops the moro
nsldious crlmo, oven though they
nay bo shown to be novices, tho law
undoubtedly will prove olasUo
enough to warrant a graver chargo,
with its attendant penalty. To those
dlspoood to look lightly upon tho
caso in hand only bocauso no ovort
danger has conio of Jt, tho assassina
tion ot three men olected to tho pres
idency and tho attempted assassina
tion of tho fourth only a few weeks
ago. should grimly disturb them.
Blackmail, ovun unaccompanied by
a threat of death, is far too serious a
crime to receive careless attention.
It is tho enemy that springs from tho
dark nnd sinks tho dagger Into tho
heart from behind. Tho penalty
should always bo mado lis drastic as
possible
Parcels Post Insured
The Insurance feature of tho par
cels poBt Bhowa how far tho govern
ment has gone to give tho poople tho
maximum Borvico for tho minimum
expense to them by tho l'ostofflco
department, the chief buslnoss do- j
nrtmntifnf hn f?nvnrnmont so far as
- .---. .
the public is concerned. With tho
free rural delivery, the postal sav-
lngs banks, and now tho parcels post,
its advantages havo undergone an
elaboration with which tho coat to
tho pooplo is not to bo compnrod.
Not only may a wide variety of
mattor bo transmitted by parcels
post at npmlnnl expense, but most ot
thl8 matter may also bo insured
against loss to, tho owner, l'arcols
may bu. registered and rocolvo special
delivery ecrvlce on payment of the
ubuuI fees and In addition insured In
uny amount equivalent to their ac
tual valuo, but not to oxcood " $25.
upon payment of a feu ot only
5 cents; $50 for a fee ot 10 cents.
Thus ovory precaution Is taken to In
sure Inexpensive, speedy and safe
transmission.
Tho complaint Is often made that
the Postoffice department, for this
reason or that, closes tho fiscal year
with a deficit. This latest extension
of its facilities should help to make
clear the basic fact that that Is not
tho moat important consideration;
that tho PoBtofflce department was
not devised as a money-making bu
reau,, any more than the War, Js'avy or
other deportment, but waB Intended
for exactly tho use being made of It
to serve the peoplo to the best ad-
Vantage. Of course, It is desirable,
if nnsRlhl. to dn fin wltlintit n dnfli It.
Wif with nun rathnr than limit nn
bUt with one rather than limit or
sacrifice tne service,
ThisDaylnOmalii
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WWHIKD KHOrvJ DUB FILB-B
"14.
DUO.
Thirty Years Ago
ine weather Is colder and snow Is
threatened.
The night Bohool established by tho
Board of lluoatlon ha 100 pupils en
rolled.
Tho St Paul road gives notice of the
withdrawal of the 16-coitt rate to Chi
cago.
W. F. Stoetzel asks tho finder of a
small account book and ledger Jolt on
Tenth street between Hickory and the
Union l'aclflo track to return tho same.
City Bnglnccr Itoxewoter and Chair
man Crclghton of tho Board of Public
Works have "gone to Washington to In
spect paving and municipal Improve
ments there.
A Crulcksliank & Co.'s big store on
Douglas and Fifteenth streets irenents
a beautiful sight wtlh a show window ar
ranged to represent a winter eccno with
.Santa. Claus Jn a' sleigh drawn by rein
deers In tho foreground and a rude hut
with trees, mountains and snow In the
rear.
Tho articles of Incorporation of tho
Kitehcn Bros. Hotel company, capitalized
at 1300,000, have been filed by Charles W.,
J nmos B. and Rlohard Kitchon.
James Redman on Sixteenth street, Is
trying to find a fat rod and whlto spot
ted cow that has slraycd away from him.
Tho Social Art club Is giving an exhlbl-
lion which will remain open all week.
Among tho exhibitors mentioned "ore Mrs.
J. II. Catiin. Mrs. Jesse Lowe. Miss Toft.
Miss Dwycr, Mrs. Doherty,- Miss Bessie
Jowott, Mlas Mooro, Miss Neodham' and
Messrs. Fred Parker and Will Morris.
Twenty Years Au
M. iu Thrift or Chicago, a ninny younc
Ncbrasknn, formerly living at Beatrice,
was in tho city, stopping at the Murray.
Omaha luid gained nolo as the cheap
est placo f&r tho humble oyster In the
country. Thoy wero from 7 to 10 cents
a , can cheaper lKsro than elsewhere. It
enmo about as tho result of tho Balti
more barons trying to forco their dicta
tion of price' regulation upon Omaha as
It had dono In other cities. Branch & Co,
of this "placo revolted 'and Insisted on
doing tholr own buuiness lit their own
way and ' tho first, thing thoy knew they
wero dejugea wtlh orders for oystors
from places herotoforo shipping from
Chicago and larger ports.
Among tho marrlago licenses Issued dur
Ing tho day waa ono to Fred Powoll of
Choycnno and Ethle Powell of Council
Bluffs.
airs. A. W. McNab entertained a few
frlcnda. at 5 o'clock tea.
At high hoon James Kills, Jr., and Helen
E. Redman wero married at Uio homo ot
tho brldo's parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. P.
Redman of North Omaha, tho ceremony
bolnir performed by Rev. W. A. LIpo of
Omaha. Tho young couple left for Frank
fort, S. D., their future home.
Ten Years Ago
Tho strike of tho Union 1'acltio snopmen
reuched a crisis which rested upon Die
pivot of a scttlumont or, extension to the
entire Hurrlman system.
Under tho leadership ot Bishop C, C.
McCabc, tho last dollar of tho 10.000 debt
encumbering Hanscom Park ilethodlst
clwrch waa provided for. Somo peculiar
features marked tho meeting Bunday at
tho church when tho money was raised,
on of which was this: John Redgwlpk, a
m.th.F r.-id.Uni' at 1213 South Twcnty-
aovonth Btreot, gavo JM id havo the bishop
slug. "Papa, What Would Tou Taiso ior
Mo?" Tlvo blshpp, In tho vernacular of
the. street, was "game," and not only song
tho song, Wt played his twn accompanl-
nld. onran brought MP from
tho basement ot the church, the bishop
predched on the. text, "Attd lui wc.m rrnuie
Mo a sanctuary, that I may dwell among
lllcn' " ,
Oc6rgo F. Munro announced that the
Nebraska Retail Grocers" association luxd
udjusted Its differences of opinion, burled
the hatchet and was united bb to tho pro
gram of legislation to be submitted at
unin in hehalf of Its Interests. Much
objection wan made to tbo appolntmont of
Harry Fluchcr, a lawyer, as secretary and
spokesman at Lincoln ior Sui.,vU,
but It won reconciled.
People Talked About
wimt tho irovornor of South Carolina
said to the govornor of North Corolllna
Is too hot to lfrlnt.
Tho National Press club of Washington.
r ....... ...Ilf V. h n .lAtm
at Jts next inoeuiih, i .- -v
by prominent statewnen on the question:
"Resolved: That bowlegs are a greater
menace' to navigation than knockltnees."
Mnvor Gavnor of New York and Dr.
Parkhurat. civic reformer, aro relieving
lnB monotony ot tho big town by bom
bombarding each other with hot air. Tho
'battle promises to be aa uenmy in w.
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tnarcn ot rn.c...
oT ST SSl
v.ri,Bir. nna in legging the contract
Somo genius will yet mako millions can
ing tho Justly celebrated lake breeze,
winter trimmed, for summer consumption.
Headed by Michael Tracy and the cow
which ho won from Walter Uine on an
election bet, SCO citizens-or Dorny, tonn.,
Inrludlng tho mayor and the mayor-elect
marched all ovcSthe city behind a bras
lond, in cslebratlon of the democrats
victory.
John Lanctot, 'aged 75 years, of 8t.
.lohnbbury, Vt, has completed fifty years
and two months' work as blacksmith
with one mmpany- Mr. mnctot m tins
time has taken only one vacation. Tfo
years ago ho waa absent .four week
from tho shops.
Spinsters In Massachusetts are reported
to have organized a club to induce eligi
ble bachelors to call on them object not
necessary to state, Yet such is tho con
trariety ot poor human, nature that It
It were anuouneed to be a club, to drive
thorn away, It would be more likely to
bring them thero In crowds.
Congressman Victor Berger ot Mllwau.
keo says there will be panic and oUp
kitchens within a year. Milwaukee
ousted the socialistic municipal govern
ment and Mr. Berger is ono of the flock
of congressional lame ducks. In tho cir
cumstance a prediction of pinching
times sounds the personal note.
In accordance with the wlfi of Samuel
c. . .i.i, t.,.,.jii.
Pa, slxtv -one pairs of shoes and as many
ualm of stocklna liav been lven to the
I poor children of that itty When Samuel
1 fctern died it was found that lie had
Provided a fund for this purpozo to b
01bbur!ea b). tho sltaJ.or of M,uulIa mi
lhe prt;s,a,nB judo of Crawford county
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II
IN OTHER LANDS THAN OURS
Old World Happenings of Present-Day Interest.
Imperial Knleratlnii.
A long step In tho direction of Imperial
federation of tho British empire will hare
, bcon taken when the Canadian parliament
sanctions the proposal of Promlcr Bor
den that Canada shall contribute the
cost of three drcadhaughts or J5,00O,0(O
to tho maintenance of the British navy.
The proposal was enthusiastically re
ceived by Parliament, and approval by
unanimous vote seems assured. The
sentiment of loyalty to tho motherland
was never stronger Ih Canada than It Is
today. It was the dominant factor In the
defeat of reciprocity, on which the Laurlor
ministry staked Its life. A governor
general of royal pedigree stimulated tho
curront of Imperialism, and tho cordial
heart-to-heart talks between the Canadian
premier nnd King George and his min
isters In London lost summer combined.
to crystallize tho sentiment for closer
union In practical steps for the Imperial
defenrc. New Zealand, Australia and tho
federated Malay states had already
agroed to build each a dreadnought. Be
ing the largest colony of tho empire.
Canada could not do less proportionately,
and proposed thrco dreaduaughts as Its
contribution to tho Imperial navy. In re
turn for tho contribution, Premlor Borden
announced, Great Britain concedes the
right of Canada to be consulted on all
Important questions of foreign policy.
Canada has already a voice In such for
eign policies as directly affect her own
Intercut. Hereafter It will will have to
bo takon Into account on questions out
eldo her own Immediate sphere, but which
aro liable to Involve Oreat Britain lna
war demanding tho services of tho ships
built with Canadian money. What Canada
has asked and obtained will doubtless bo
asked and obtained by Australia and!
South Africa. Thus tho first (teclslvo step
la taken lu the direction of imperial fed
eration. Presidential Klrc.tlon lu France.
A campaign for tha presidency of Franco
is proceeding so qulotly In tho ropubllo
as not to havo aroused tho editor ot po
litical cablegrams the tho newa possib
ilities of tho contest. Pcrhapu tho Balkan
war Stories fill all available space, leav
ing tho world In tho dark on French
political methods. These are radically
different from presidential campaign
mothods In tho United States. In Franco
there Is no stalwart leader shouting)
I "T.ot tho people rule." Primaries aro
tabooed as a needless tax on tho re
sources of candidates, and burning tip
the highways with special hot air trains
Is classed as undignified and superfluous.
Tho proaldont will bo chosen by the na
tional assembly, consisting of 300 sena
tors and C97 doputlcs. In Joint seafttpn on
January 17, li13. Campaigning is confined,
to securing a majority of 837 votes. In
reality It hardly goes beyond the leaders
of tho various party groups constitut
ing tho assembly. Tho chlof struggle,
asldo, from clinching a deal with the
leaders, is to bring out an actual ma
jority of tho total votes. President Fal
lleros will on election day have served his
full term of seven years. Though eligible
for rc-clcctlon his namo does not appear
as a possibility. Raymond Poncalre, the
prJcnt premier, is considered the most
llkoly candidate, having behind him the
mlnlsterlal( majority of deputies. Antonln
Dubost. presldont of tho senate. Is a
close second, strongly supported by the
senate. There Is M. Deschanol. presl
dont of tho Chamber of Deputies, "a
YEISER'S EFF0ET
How the Editors of the
iioibrook -Observer: An attempt is be
ing mada by John O. Yelscr of Omaha to
unite tho bull moosors nnd republicans of
Nebraska, and a meeting for that put,
poso has been called for January 6 at
Lincoln. However, some of the leaders
of tho now party aro not taking klndl to
the propound rencpuclllatlon program and
Mr. Yclsor's plans may not materialize
to any large cxtont
Grand Ialand Independent: John Yelsor
of Omaha wants a meeting of republicans
and progressives with tho view of com
promising, but he quite dearly indicate
that sifeh a compromise must be with the
nomination of Roosevelt In 1916 agroed
upon. It is stated that a similar com
promise was made by good old Abraham
Wncoln when tho latter was still a boy
and another asked him for tlio coro of the
applo ho was eating.
Tokamah Herald: Wo fear John O.
YolBcr "lias bit off more than ho can
chew" in his undertaking to unite th
progressiva and Btandpat republicans; it
lookH to us ns difficult as trying to mix
oil and water. The progressive believe
tho people should rulo and that the gov
ernment should bo administered in the
Interest of the masses. Tho standpatters
contend tliat this government should be
run by a few self-constituted bosses for
the benefit of the politicians and the
special uuorests
Which Is going to yield?
Tekamah Journal: John O. Yeiser is
ngaln socking notoriety and obtaining it
In correspondence with Theodore, the
silent, relative to resuscitating tho repub
lican party. It seems strange what a dif
ference of opinion there Is among tho bull
moose element. McCorralck, tho Har
vester trust supporter of the late Oyster
Bay politician, says the republican party
must be killed. Other bull inoosera say
It waa killed. Now If that be true, why
make the effort to bring It to lire? Th
fact Is tho leaders ot tho faction of the
republican party that went off on a tan
gent are the fellows who aro anxious to
EDITORIAL VIEW POINTS.
Houston Post: Those who expect Mr.
Bryan to attempt an experiment in self
effacement are full of prunes.
( Wall Streot Journal: Treasury depart
ment Is changing tho designs on paper
money, but the average man will havo the
same d&dgns on money he always had.
Chicago Inter Ocean: Wo realty ought
to thank Chancellor Von Bethmann
Ilollweg for recalling our attention to tha
fact that American girls are "not wanted"
In Europe, except for their motusy.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: A professor ot
the University ot Oregon says that
arithmetlo Isn't an important study. That
completes the list, at last. Now let's play
toot ball with an undivided mind.
New York Bun: The decision ot the
! Imperial chancellor that German
, diplomats rtuthereaf ter marry only Q of
,nan women is another victory of -the
, doctrtn of protection over that ot tariff
for revenue only
Washington Post Speaking about tb
TCay m whlcb poUUcill lul(M.Bra MaS
wiped out thousands of republican of-
born president," according to his sup
porters, who will be a factor In the con
test Other possibilities are M. Btour
geots, a member of the cabinet a lawyer
ot distinction and disinterestedness, and
M. Ribot with a flawless record of
forty-two years In the public service.
Should the two chambers become dead
locked on the candidacy of their officers
and ministers, political observers on tho
spot predict that M. Rlbot will land tho
prize.
Populnr Rule lu Portugal.
Conditions In Portugal are far from be
ing an attractive exhibit of "letting tho
people rule," behind which a coterie ot
politicians and militarists manipulate the
strings of government. This fact Is made
the most or by an influential section of
the British press, which has for somo
time been carrying on a quiet but deter
mined campaign against tho new repub
lic, Particularly, the existence ot virtual
slavery In the Portugese colonies Is being
dwelt on. This charge. It Is to be feared,
is only too true, and If Portugal's critics
were moved by nothing but a deelre to
abolish an Iniquitous Institution, one
could have nothing but applause for their
efforts. Unfortunately, the dlcovey of
slavery in tho Portugese colonies deems
to liavo been tnade at a time when Ue
colonics in question have come to look
like n dcalrablo possession for Germany.
Britain would like to help her to get
them as a means of promoting bettor re
lations, Britain's position as tho ally of
Fortugal seems to give her a certain
right to protest against conditions in
Portugese Africa. It Portugal could be
Induced to part with the colonies, Ger
many, it Is thought would be willing to
pay handsomely.
An Anchor to "Windward.
Fearing or anticipating what haa hap
pened to Ottoman power in Europe, a
considerable number 'of Turkish officials
and officers of the army for some tlmo
have bcon placing their fortunes for
safety in various English, German and
French banking houses. Their wives,
like tliomsclves aro. acquainted with mod
ern ways and tholr millinery and dresses
come from tho best Parisian houses. That
this "casting of an anchor to windward"
began years ago Is evidenced by tho fact
that nearly a docado since Zekka Pasha,
now charged with the defense of the
coast on tho northwest confided to somo
English and French tourists on the way
to Constantinople tliat the tlmo was fast
approaching when the Turks Would be
obliged to cross the Bosphorus, that he
was resigned to defeat and when the time
came he would buckle his valise and tro
to enjoy his revenues in some capital in
the west.
ConstantlnoDle llorrorn.
A recent number of tho Journal ot tho
American Medical association, notes 'with
alarm conditions now said to prevafl In
Constantinople, a cltr of over 1,000,000
people in peace times and largely In
creased by tho Influx of refugees ot war.
The city Is without sewers and so un-
sanitary that the banishment of dogs, tho
street scavengers of the placo a short
tlmo ago. only adds to the horrors, as
they could havo served to somo extent to
prevent the present unspeakable accumu
lations of filth found even in the most
important thoroughfares. "Cholera, small
pox and typhus," pays the Journal, "are
reported to bo raging, pnd occidental
Europe, despite all Its hygiene and medi
cine, may soon be overswept by these
dreed diseases."
AT CONSOLIDATION
State View the Proposal.
hold office and they see no way at all to
get office unless they can becomo good
republicans. When democracy Is weary
of running the government, or when the
peoplo desire a change, they will return
to the party that ha accomplished things.
Wind may mako a windmill go, but it
cannot supply brains for governmental
activity.
Nebraska City News: John O. Tclser
has Issued a call for a meeting of the
remnantB of tho republican party to meet
In Lincoln January 6 for the purpose of
healing the differences In the party, but
it Is doubtful if there will be a very largo
attendance. This effort to unite the fac
tions seems destined to failure. The re
publicans aro ot tho opinion that they
aro In the majority and do not havo to
bow to the minority. But John Yeiser Is
orfts of those men who ore always to tho
front and can get as much cheap adver
tising as any othor person in tho state.
hen John unites tho party ho will sur
prise the faithful.
Kearney Democrat: John O. Yeiser has
called on Roosovelt to unite tho progres
sive party with the republican party.
Roosevelt saya "No," and Bevcrldce says
"Never me to tho democrats first," T'
follow Yeiser somebody -would have to
take the back track, and no one likes to
take tho back-track road.
Kearney Hub: Colonel John O. Yclsor
is on the right track In his attempt to get
republicans together in Nebraska. Ninety
nine per cent 'of the progressives are still
republicans and belong in tho republican
organization. ;
Columbus Telegram: The moose causa
was sadly handicapped in Nebraska by
tho character ot some of its leaders. Now
that the Yeiser ha taken himself out of
tl.at leadership tho organization may ob
tain a recognition it waa not able to se
cure under his management. There are
times when It Is proper to congratulate a
political opponent. We hasten to con
gratulate the Nebraska mooses upon the
apostasy ot the Yeiser.
fice seekers will gladly sacrifice party to
patriotism and consent to servo under a
democratic administration. '
Springfield Republican: Anyone who la
disposed to rebel against having to pay
extra for bread and butter at a New
York hotel should remember that Mc
Alpin Is to pay Nahan Franko $30,000 a
year as chef of the orchestra, not the
cuisine. What Is 10 cent for bread and
butter while listening to a band whose,
leader gets more than a crack base ball
player for swinging his ottckT
Just Try Them.
Baltlrdore American.
Concerning' the question of a woman
for the cabinet It cannot be disputed
that some of tha femlnlna patriotic tt-y-cletlM
could furnish good material for
the war portfolio.
Cause and Effect.
Washington Star.
Johns Hopkins surgeons have dlsoov
ered that orange blossoms niay be used
jas an anesthetic. We have known them
to put a bridegroom on such a stata of
coma that ha couldn't make the trip to
the altar without assiftanc.
LAUGHING GAS.
"You louk fatter. Quit selling copper
stock 7"
"Yes. Now I'm selling stock In an
orange grove. Every morning the com
pany furnishes me a big orange for a
sample, nnd at the end of the day I cut
tho sample." Courier-Journal.
"Don't you think that women are as
.capable of making laws as men?"
"More so," replied Mr. Chugglns. "Give
a woman an automobile and she'll make
up her own traffic regulations as she
goes along." Washington Star.
"I know a woman who never has to
ask her husband for money."
"lie must be a very good husband."
"He isn't"
"Then how Is it she never has to ask
him for money?"
"Because the court makes him pay her
alimony." Baltimore American.
Warden The prisoner refuse to work
unless ho can practice his own trade?
Governor That Is but natural. Put hlra
to It. What is his trade?
Warden He is an aviator, sir. Toledo
Blade.
"What becomes of disappointed office
seekers?" "A great many of them still devoto
themselves to tho chase and become scalp
huntera Chicago Post.
The city editor glanced over the new
reporter's manuscript.
"Don't you Know, young fellow," he
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