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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 24, 1907)
6 TTIE OMAHA SUNDAY IJKE MARCH 24. 1I07. BEFORE THE PEOPLE'S BAR t-sa ltsrrl P Tp Like a Coik on th Wit'T. SV8 S E'S GOING TO LEAVE TOWN Do!'! Llka to nr la Pin Where Hhp la Cnntlnaallr -rasrd f titrating Thlnaa. Althourt th j-jtlon of whether she rt rulltr or not guilty wii arrued and tha Try heart and aoul of Iona Harris laid before th altar of Juatlre, auhjectlnf her nhrlnklnir. aennltlve aplrtt to the or deal of public arrutfny In the cre of the mnterlnua dlnarr""'"'" of I-ena Hanks' hat, nrlnntng her out of It a free and ex onoratd woman. Ionn Harrla waa again before the people'a bar Saturday morning with the aame old charge of petit larceny to nwr. "What? Too here again?" gaapad Judge Crawford, with a vlalon of Interminable teatlmony, aa eajlly proved falaa aa a worn to be true, passing through hl mind. "Tour honah, I didn't ateal nothing. Leona waa alwaya prompt when It came to denying anything, no matter what It In thla Instance the complaint rtated one Leona Harrla had atolen two skirta from woman living at Nineteenth and Chicago atreeta, and Detective Mitchell related how he had found one of the skirta In the pris oner's .room and the other In a pawnshop. The prisoner asserted she bought the skirt from Joseph Antlkol, but he said It was not ao when asked by the court. Hence It was a hard task Leona had before her, but ahe had provided herself with an at torney, who stood beside her and waa kept busy trying to keep her quiet while others talked. It was a more serious matter than the question nf "Who stole Lena's hat?" In spite of the efforts of her attorney and court attaches, she managed to get In few words of argument by herself. In which she attempted to analyze the mat ter for the Judge and ahow him by a pe cullar process of reasoning, quite original with herself. Just exactly why and how It would have been impossible for her to have stolen anything. His honor recognised the seriousness of the case and decided that one day would be entirely too short a time for the proper consideration of all Its mer its and demerlta and he continued the hearing until Monday. "I only been in town one month, an' I'm Jes' a-golng to git outen dls heah Omaha," observed Miss Harris as she be gan her Journey in the direction of the bull pen. R K. Foran, 1007 South Thirty-fourth Street, waa not very presentable when ushered before the magistrate of the ordinary cltlten to answer a charge of being drunk and disturbing the peace by fighting on a street car, but personal ap pearances are no excuse for staying away when his honor demands anyone's presenoe. One eye had the look of extreme dlla.pl datlon and his manner was one of general discouragement. "Where art the witnesses?" asked the Judge. "They are not here, your . honor," an wered the city's attorney, "and I suggest that the case be put over a day." Tbe report of the arresting officer stated Foran and another man fought after leav ing a street car, and that be caught Foran but the ether got away. He Intimated, however, that Foran got lit worst of It, being Incapable of defense. Well, I guess that bum eye of bia will remind him not to start anything for some little time to coma," and Foran went his way. She was Lou Oreen when arrested several days ago charged with being disorderly by Mr. and Mrs. fitubbs, but Cupid got busy when troubles began to aasalt br and true love sprang to her side In the face of It all, so by the time the case came up before the people's bar she was the wife of the proprietor of the restaurant at 707 North Sixteenth etreet. The Btultbaes accused her of having at tempted to run them out of the kitchen of the restaurant, where they are employed, declaring she drew a revolver from her bosom and threatened to "put a hole through the whole bunch." They also ac cused her of "talking" about them and there came so many accusations from both sides, all of which were denied as without foundation by competent witnesses and other kinds, that before the signal for a general atack from both sides was given. Judge Crawford discharged the prisoner and negotiations were closed. fleers tien atnpped and arrested him. The y which bad been his while he flew thrvugh'the breese behind the speeding mare, sending policemen and pedestrians scattering, suddenly disappeared when he liur.tcl around the bottom of h' pnrireta for fhe necessary amount, which would purchase his freedom. H. Schneider, Twenty-fourth and W atreeta. South Omaha, saw he couldn't gain his freedom by pleading not guilty to a charge of being drunk and driving reck lessly, and then making a wholesale denial of everything, ao after he had been re turned to the bullpen to wait until Monday, he sent word to Judge Crawford that he had suddenly seen things In a new light. and was ready to 'fesa up. So he was sent for again and admitted that about everything said about him was true. Dergeams vanous ana Bamurlson saw Schneider driving east on Dodge street Friday evening at a fast pace and they were barely able to get a woman out of the way In time to save her from being run over, and were themselves In danger of the horses' hoofs. Schneider seemed to enjoy making women and police sergeants make way for him, and after driving as far as Tenth street, turned around and drove back In the aame manner. The of- ROOSEVELT ASA BOOK LOVER Doets'l Like si Prearhlng, hat tie Enjoys Stories of Real Life. The phrase applied to President Roose velt by a friend and admirer "a man of letter In love with life" aeems very pt when one hears him talk about books. The president was brought up among good books, and his children are brought up among good books and these books are not all new. Accent has been put on the fact that he is an omnlvoroua reader, but this accent Is In the wrong place; he reads carefully only the Important things. He seems to read by paragraphs, not by sentences, and he manages to consume the essence of every good thing printed in the magazines and to make It lit Into a place In life. Any Important book yon may mention has been or will be read by the president. If he has not read the book which you consider worth reading, he whips out his pencil and takes the title at once. There la no pretense of pedantry about him. A "preaching" novel he cannot endure. He likes a story that reflects life, as, for Instance, John Fox's "Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come," Hamlin Oarland's "Cap tain of the Gray Horse Troop," Mark Twain's "Tom Sawyer," or. perhaps, though not so whole heartedly. Jack London's Sea Wolf" and Bret Harte's earlier tales. He has no reserves about Octave Thanet's sociological stories nor about "Uncle Remus." It Is a great pleasure to those who fear tht the great authors may be put on the shelf to hear the president talk Dickens. He seems to know his Dickens as well as Secretary Bonaparte. Thackeray's humor and his love for the poor and the afflicted appeal to the president The muck raking, psychological novel Is not on his list. The novel of hopeless ness he seems to pass by. Poems with the truth In them, no matter where or when written, appeal to him. Some of Bliss Carman's songs delight him. With the help of Kermlt he discovered Robinson, who wrote "Children of the Night." The moment he discovered the "Songs of the Wild Geese," by Emily Lawless, he seemed , aflre until he had other people enjoying them. The test of his valuation of a new book la when he says: I will show It to Mrs. Roosevelt." Only the best goes to her. "I read and rnjoy books," be once said, "but she knows." His children know, too, by heart his favorite characters of fact and fiction. It may be the Are drake In the Beowulf, the Leprachauns In Celtic folklore, the gnomes of the Catskllls or ono of Alice Hegan Rice's or Kate Douglas Wiggins people: whichever It Is the president Introduces It and his own young people receive him or her humorously or seriously as an old friend. A book like "The Jungle" may Interest him because he sees construction behind it; but the "muck raker" In fact and Action who gets to the condition where he en Joys analyzing the result of Ms researches for the pleasure of the process is not for the president. For eaaylsts that merely speculate the president seems to have little regard. "The Simple Life" of Pastor Wagner; now so famous, attracted his attention; not be cause of style or refinement of metaphysics, but because It gave In a straightforward, manly way the lessons of temperance and simplicity with a spiritual basis which every Intelligent man or woman could un derstand. . The doctrine of the simple 3f was taught long before Pastor Wagner taught It; It was taught In the parables; by the saint lately "re-canonized" by the world, Francis d'Asslsl; by the Brook farmers. and Emerson tried to teach It without the spirituality of St. Francis, but Wagner brought It within the scope of the average man of today. The book that teaches the old and the young that the amount of money spent Is not the real test of the value of the pleasures of life; the book that shows what a human being may get out of the simple gifts of God always awakena the enthusiasm of the president. This is the secret of his admiration for John Bur roughs' work. Always an admirer of those fundamental stories that show the early color of na tional life, he discovered some time ago the Celtic sagas. Asked on one occasion what was their principal charm, he paused and -then answered: "They are so un pa gan in their attitude toward romantic love in them I am attracted by the Idealism so unusual on pre-Christian sagas, of the relation of lovers." At the root of his admiration for a book there Is as a rule an ethical or a sociological reason. Mau rice Francis Egan In Rosary Magazine. SHALL WEALTH ALONE RULE? Ixsotiooi of Official Lift in Washington Fir Eejsnd the E alary. GARISH SOCIAL DISPLAY Of RICHES tor Beverldge Pletores Existing; Conditions and Pleads for He tarn to the Simple 1,1 fe of Bygone Days. Not Impressed. Capital was making a virtue of Its chronic timidity. "Why," It exclaimed to the country: "I'm so scared that I feel the symptoms of a panic" No Immediate response being evoked. Capital proceeded to set up a fearsome scarecrow and, gazing Intently upon the same, to throw a lit. "There, I told you ao," It remarked In tremulous but exultant tones. "I'm having a panto. Just watch my convulalona" But the country had seen fake fits thrown before. Philadelphia Ledger. SS2 When You Buy Tools Buy Good Ones Don't bother with the bargain counter stuff you can't afford to. It costs more in the end and the tools are not in the same class as ours. When We Warrant a Tool You Get Another for Every De fective One. We Carry Everything In Builders' Hardware and Contractors Supplies I. , I mi Wlra Rope Manila Rope Timber Carriers Timber Dollies Wire Rope Blocks Tackle Blocks Snatch Blocks Cant Hooks L and Tools (or all Trades. JAS. MORTON & SON GO, 1811 Dodge SU, OMAHA, NEB. When the congress recently voted to In crease the salaries of members, the argu ment In favor of the proposition waa tho Increased net of living In Washington. Along the same line with supporting de tails is the paper of Senator A. J. Beveridae of Indiana In Appleton's Magftslne. "Shall None Hut Millionaires Ilun the Government?" the senator aks, and dls ciMes the question. In part, as follows: Supposing thst the ever-swelling num ber of the greatly rich, who are now crowding Into American public life, get their offices without Improper use of a dollar; conceding that they are able, patriotic, and would run the govern ment well; agreeing that everything good that could be said of any public man could also be said of the rich publlo man the question still Is whether the gov ernment of, by and for the people Is to be conducted solely by the weslthy olas. The question still remains whether the American . people are ready deliberately to shut out from the conduct of their government that great body of flne legis lative and executive ability constantly developing among the mosses. For, ex eluding every thor reaaor. one plain practical cause Is producing '.. ,n remilt; and thAt cause, an little thought of and seldom notioed, is the simple one of the extravagant cost of living In Washing ton. What Senator Hoar Maid. It was my rare good fortune to be the eeatmate of Senator Hoar at our dally luncheon in the senate restaurant. Speak ing of the extravagant plane to which liv ing bad been raised In the national capital, this great man said to me one day: "When I came to Washington I had ac cumulated about 1100,000 from my pracMce of the law. If I complete another term It will practically all be gone. It has been used up. In addition to my senatorial salary, in the common expenses of dally living." And yet It was well known that this most learned as well as one of the most useful of men In American public life lived In extreme simplicity. He and his wife occupied two rooms in a modest hotel whose prices are very far below those of the great Washington hostelrys. He al drrn if ever gave a dinner, seldom If ever "entertained". In any way, seldom If ever made campaign . contributions. It was "plain living and high thinking" with Sena tor Hoar from start to last. He rode to the capltol In the street cars, and once rebuked the extravagance r.f a fellow- senator because he paid single fares In stead of buying tickets. Nevertheless, this splendid specimen of American statesman ship, whom the whole nation loved and honored, and whom his state most properly adored, found himself in his old age. with out the money he had earned before he went Into public life and without a cent of the salary that had bnen paid to him during his thirty year of Invaluable pub lic service. Can't U-rr on His Salary. There Is another senator well known to the whole country who Uvea In two small rooms on the top floor of an apartment house. These two little rooms cost him nearly tl.OW a year, unfurnished. So this senator must spend one-fifth of his salary each year before he has a place to lay his heed. Like Senator Hoar, this senator never gives dinners, never entertains, sel dom goes to the theater, and lives In a self-denial that would not be Believed by tha people of 'his own state. He haa no family whatever, and there are no ex traordinary drains on his pocket. Tet I am credibly Informed that it costs him at least 12,000 a year more than his salary to pay the absolutely necessary expenses of existence and travel. And I could give several other illustrations as striking as this. For example, one of the oldest, most useful and most honored men in the senate lives in a simple room In one of the cheap est hotels. It would be quite out of the question for any of these men to live at any of the great Washington hotels. Here are some of the prices of the best of the nation's capital's caravansaries: Wlllard hotel, one room without board, $3.60 per day and up wardno reduction made for renting by the month. The prices at the Arlington hotel are substantially the same as the Wlllard for rooms. Meals are not quite so expensive. Raleigh hotel, (3 per day and upward for one room without board. And, mind you, too, these prices are for the room Itself without meals and these the cheapest, least comfortable and ser viceable rooms In the hotel. Tbe meals are more expensive than the rooms, becauso friends are constantly "dropping In," and the public man cannot be niggardly with his constituents visiting Washington. And this la but the actual "bed and board" expenses the outlay at the lowest possible estimate for merely keeping alive. Causes and Changes. None of these things Is known to the American people. All of them should be known by the American people. They are cause which are working an infinitely Important change In our government. I doubt whether any practical situation ex ists more serious than thla or fraught with more profound consequences to the Amer ican people. The government la passing Into the hands of the rich; the poor man or man of moderate means Is being crowded out of the people's service. You will say at once that such a scale of living is absurd, and I say so, too; that it is flagrantly wrong, and I say ao, too. And It Is to call the attention of the na tion to this concrete, Immediate growing and critical evil that I am writing thtse words. Let me repeat again that It la be coming every day more difficult for any but a rich man, and very rich man at that, to live In comparative decency In Wash I repeat that the lifting of the scale of prices In Washington Is directly traceable to the extremely wealthy men who are crowding into public life and the perfectly natural desire of their families to live on a scale justified by their means. This de sire Is by no means reprehensible. But the result of It Is a very serious mattter to all of us. This result Is that the time is coming. If indeed it has not already arrived, when that great body of governing ability which Is to be found among the plain people will be as completely excluded from any part of the conduct of the people's government as If there waa a law forbidding them to hold any office within the gift of the nation. Tet the fact is so well known that it is trite, that now, as during all the past in this and every other country, men endowed with natural gifts of statemanshlp are. as a rule, unsuccessful In accumulating wealth. Even If these natural leglslutora and ad ministrators were also talented as business men. It would take their exclusive atten tion for the best of their lives to amass a modern fortune honestly. What We Are ConUf To. So we are face to face with this grave situation. There Is no possibility of the strong young men now maturing among the tuasats of the Americas people entering the service of the republic and remaining there. If the present tendency goes on It will not be a quarter of a century until this government of, by and for the people will be conducted exclusively by enormously wealthy men. Ijlarusslng the whole subject, one of these wealthy public men. of most admirable qualities for the great office he holds, said, I "After all, there are places In Washington where a man can live on his salary." The answer to this, of course, was that while this might he true, he would have to live In such quarters and on such food and generally in such discomfort as to make life hsrd for himself and positively un endurable for his family. Agnln, no man can de his best work who Is In a perpetual state of apology and humiliation. Still i again his constituents would be ashamed of such a condition of living If they knew about It. Also such a public man Is at an un speakable disadvantage compared with the rich man with whom he works; the one can entertain all visitors to Washington, the other cannot. The one can entertain his cnllr-aguea, the other cannot. The one ran accept the hospitality of his associates because he In turn can offer hospitality; the other cannot accept this hospitality and retain his self respect because he cannot by any possible means return It This matter of entertaining Is In Itself sn absurdly Influential factor In Washington life Influential with the senator's or con gressman's constituents who are visiting Washington and even more Influential In legislation. Advantages nf tho Wealthy. Thus the millionaire In national public llfo has an Incalculable advantage over tho poor man In public life. It would be hard, too, to reckon the weight which frr-ft-hnnded social Intercourse hss upon the shaping of national policies and the enact ment of practical legislation. When public men nnd their wlvus meet at the home of another publlo man. sit about his brilliant board and mlnglo arterward In charming and Intimate conversation, a subtle bond Is established which has Its effect here In America, Just as tho same cause has pro duced tho same result In Kngland and In every other country at all periods of his tory. But the public man who. amid these surroundings, must live on his salary can- j not attend these functions. Any gowns i that he might buy for his wife and daugh ters would look shabby and grotesque com pared with the elegant equipment of their more fortunate sisters. Such a man may be far abler and more Industrious than his rich colleague, and vet all these natural abilities are neptrallzed by the purely artificial Influence of social en tertainment In which the rich man In dulges. In comparison the poor public man and his family must live In an attitude of perpetual apology. And why should this be? Decidedly the rich man who Is not pre eminent In statesmanship must go. De cidedly also the demogogue must go. Do- cldedly something more than millions and a purchased public reputation on the one hand and flaming appeals to passion and class hatred on the other hand must be required of would-be public men if the government of, by and for the people is not to be run exclusively by Croesus and Jack Cade. - UTMTK T fl TK TATTTl Y 7 TTT TN TT7T 7TAT 0 I Fl v ! r, vf J vi7 v vr IlcallInK ttiat at this time of the jrivir thousand of pooplo are- ready and anxious to rrfurnlah tholr home at the same time many are not prepared to meet the large first payment all other credit houses gst ue hare decided to sell everybody furniture In reasonable ainounta with no money down. 3 ROOMS Furnished Complete $49.75 4 GRAND FREE OFFERS THIS WEEK . 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"Nlsan, or March, is sacred to the memory of Isaac M. Wise, America's greatest Jew, aa I have called him. On the Sd of Nlssn, corre sponding to the 2Hh day of March, In 1R19. he was born, and on the C6th of March, 1900, died. Dr. Wise was not only America's greatest Jew, but one of the greatest Jews of all times and of all countries. Verily, a saint and a saga In Israel. Pre-eminently he belonged to America and was America's greatest Jew, having left the greatest Im press upon American Judaism. Without detracting from the merits of other lead ers, such as Eainhorn, Hersch, Adlr. Lillian Thai and the rest. It may still be said that he was our foremost rellirious figure, and American Judaism Is still to day very largely what Dr. Wise, through his personality and his genius, and his In domitable energy, and magnificent accom plishment, made it. Though America's foremost Jew, he was no native American. To Bohemia belongs the honor of having produced this dis tinguished son of Israel. He was born In the little village of Steingrub, near the Saxon frontier. He was a son and grand son of Jewish physicians, with a love for Jewish study. He attended various Jewish schools In Bohemia, also the universities at Prague and Vienna. At 23 he was or dained a rabbi, at 25 he married and In ISM, with wife and one child, he came to Amer ica. He had caught, aa he said, the Ameri can fever, and of that he waa never cured. His Judaism waa an American Judaism. His first charge was at Albany, where he remained eight years, the crucial period in bis history. In 164 he was called to Cin cinnati, being elected for life. In that same year the first issue of the American Israe lite appealed. In 187! he established a union of American Hebrew congregations. In 1875 he founded a Hebrew union college, whose graduates fill the foremost positions In tbe land. In 1883 the central conference of American rabbis was organised. It was seven years ago this month since Dr. Wise paased away, universally lamented by Jew and non-Jew alike." Good Curving Set 19c i p ulffff 1 1 itifl pit r I 11 U h, . M 6-Ft. Sha.des 19c !R?rsS!3? 2L 1-4 You cant afford to run any ri$l in purc.hatin? Wilts atvi WUii&. efr-ciallt jor medicinal and household use If you will trade at JIILLEIh'S you r'.7 always hat that satisfying, confident feeling thit you are petting the BST, and at wholesale prices. Ladies are invited to call and male their own selections of Wine and Lijors for home use. HILLER'S WHISKIES Best for Home Use Because They Are Pure Full Quarts, 80c, SI, $1.25. WE DELIVER PROMPTLY MILLER'S FINE WINES 35c, 50c, 75c. By the Gallon, Si to $2.50 GREEN TRADING STAMPS WOO FATiXAM STHBBT T j'hoab iiotfiug iirii CANTATA BY JSUNDAY SCHOOL "Garden of Stuffing Flowers" Proves an Attractive Feature. A delightful lltt.e cantata, entitled "A Garden of Singing Flowers." waa given last night at the First Methodist church by the members of the Sunday school class under the direction of Mr. John Nnnens. Through the drop curtain the. girls and boys stuck their heads and impersonated the different flowers whose designs were carried out on the curtain. The cantata opened with the chorus, "Brightly Dawns," after which each of the girls and boys representing flowers sang a solo. The "Man In the Moon," perched over the garden of flowers, was represented by John Nanens, who, with Miss Rena Sherdman as "Buttercup," anng a pretty duet, "Man In the Moon and Tulip." A quartet of the flowers Sing "Oft In the Stilly Night in a manner that brought forth applause. After the cantata was over a stereoptlcon show, consisting of views of the Philippine Islands, was given. Mr. Wells, who pre sented this feature, was formerly of the Eighth army corps In the Philippines and collected his views while In the service. The entertainment was enjoyed by a large audience. Americans at Conciliation Meetlnar. WASHINGTON', Me.rch 23. Secretary Root and Director Barrett of the bureau of American republlca, will attend the meet ing of the International Conciliation com mittee on April 15-11. It la believed that Mr. Root may at that time forecast the attitude of this government at The Hague conference to be beld In June. A further explanation of this country's attitude toward the Latin-American countries also la exacted from Secretary Root. FOR. RENT-The best locat ed corner store in Omaha., Farnam and 16th streets, Board of Trade Bldg. See P. II. Philben, Schlitz Hotel. j No Matter Bee Want What You Want Ads Will Get It Lowest Fares To Hew York and Points East Easily reached via the Erie Railroad from Chicago. Through coaches without change. 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