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THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1913.
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changed often au requested.
The Inaugural Address.
"JutUlce, and pnly Justice shall al
ways lo our motto," says President
Wilson toward the close of his
Inaugural address. Tho utterance Is
characteristic both of the hortatory
tone and the whole general terms of
the oration, which, like his- speech of
acceptance, avoids definite recom
mendation. President Wilson evidently does
not share the view expressed by Mr.
Taft upon his Induction into office
four yoars ago that "the office of an
Inaugural address is to give a sum
mary outline of the main policies of
the new administration, so far as
they can be anticipated." Holding
to high ethical standards, the hew
chief executive Is rather homlletlc In
his appeals, and his entire address,
whllo clothed in superb diction, re
flects tho stranger feeling his way
cautiously as if to avoid mlsteps.
Most Impressive is the deep sense
of responsibility with which Presi
dent Wilson approaches his solemn
task. "This Is not a day of triumph;
It is a day or dedication," he ex
claims. "Here muster, not the
forces of party, but the forces of hu
manity." The address Is In sharp
contrast, In tone and character, with
most Inaugural utterances, yet this
might bo .expected from a man,
whose very advent politically is an
Innovation, and who has been set
ting now precedents from the time
he emerged from the university halls
into public life.
Tho fire-trap hotel must go.
How We Were Forced.
Our Water board overlord Is de
lighting in tolling down at Lincoln
how Omaha was "forced" by a legls-
Now, for a guessing match on the Nature-enacted law to buy the water
jaext White House bride. works, and pay nearly 7,vuu,uuu
I . . . . , , 1 An
7 tor ll. no cnreiuiiy huhi-ib v"
Of course, the political engineer's state, however, that ho, himself, wbb
$6,000 salary for llfo cut no flguro. the porpetrator of the compulsory
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i purcnase law, ana noi oniy mm, uuv
Mr. Bryan gives Mr. Wilson's new despite tho safe and economic way
fcook a fine testimonial. Turn about! to purchase would have been by cor
is fair play. demnatlon, ho and hla associates
"forced" purchaso under tho three
This truco' between tho school appraiser clause bf tho contract,
board and health department Is at which let the water company fix Ha
least refreshing to the nerves. own price. Possibly we might not
haTo boon "forced" to buy the South
Tho next red-letter day on the cal- Omaha end of the plant had we oxer
endar 1b the opening of the baso ball caed our right of eminent domain
season a ltttio more than bno month but buying under tho purchaso clause-
away. 0f the contract, which this Water
hnnr.1 nvnrlnrd favored and defended
Mr. uryan-a sacrea ratio or it. to w had no ontlon but to buy tho
1, proved the charm -after all. land- hnU nlftnt or nolhlnir. Truo. Omaha
Ing him into office onco in sixteen wn. ..forcod. to buy at the ex-
year. rhln unnrnlanmnnt Tirtco. but thO
"forcing" was done by tho very men
Evidently the Omaha Commercial!
club does not awallow all tho bun
combe shot at It through tho water
spout.
now RoeklnK to make capital for
themselves by deliberate mlsrepre
sentatlon.
m J . a 1 J
rrt,. xt i. a I Tail no oqucami.
oniMs. , Tlnnla flam 0,,-aafc him J-O U1BI1CTJO Ul mo . v-.
. ... .. . . in Prftsldent" Taft'a speech to the
ior prematurely aisciosing tne xacis 7
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Twice Told Tales
Thirty l'earH Ag
The lOCth anniversary of Robert Emmet
waa duly celebrated under the auspices of
te Emmet Monument association. John
Groves presided and the principal ad
dress wns by Michael V. Gannon, the de
mosthenic orator of Iowa. Others con
tributing to the entertainment were Miss
Stacla Crowley, Mlsn Katie Murphy, Miss
Mar' McNamara, Miss Clara Pierce, the
Emmet quartet, comprising Joseph Mc
Caffrey, John F. Feeney, Major J. Mott
McMahon and W. A. Waugh and the
Omaha Olee club double quartet made up
of Al D. Morris, W. D. Wllklns, Frank
Smith. Jay Northrup, C. E. Burmelster.
A. Jackson, J. I.. 8mlth and II. W. Snow.
A wrlteup of Omaha's finest discloses
that there are fifteen regular policemen
on the force, not Including Marshal Angel.
Captain Donohoe or Jailer Gradient. The
roster is: B. F. Walker, W. V. Armour,
Q. W. Church. James O'Boyle, Thomas
Ruane, A. T. Blgwart. Peter Metier. Pat
Hlnchey. II. B. Rltter. II. Jacobson, W.
F. Flynn. Gus Burke, William Lane,
Owen Buckley and Ed Gorman.
The Omaha Maennerchor has removed
Its headquarters from the Poppleton block
to tho Knights of Pythias rooms In
Clark's ball on Fourteenth street.
Mm. Kcnnard. northeast corner Nine
teenth and Dodge streets, wants n first
class girl, Swede or German, In a family
of two.
The school board unanimously che.io II
P. Lewis principal of the high school to
succeed C. D. lllne, resigned. He comes
from Davenport, where he ho been prin
cipal of the high school for four years,
and his salary here Is fixed nt I1.S00.
Twenty Years Ago
Cricket fans got together at the United
Stales National bank building and laid
plans for reviving their favorite game In
Omaha. They organised the Omaha
Cricket club, -with J. Eadallrf Florence an
president and It. W. Tayjor as secretary.
They also undertook negotiation for
matches with Bt. LquIb and Chicago
cricket clubs.
Fred Sellgsohn. manager for the M.
Wollstela ,&. Co.. liquor house, wentaast
on a business, trip.
Charles A. Modren of Portland. Ore.,
formerly a compositor on The Bee, was
visiting old friends In town
Rev. Thomas Andorson, pastor of Cal
vary Baptist church, 'preached a special
sermon to the Junior Order of American
Mechanic on the text. "If' I forget thee,
O. Jerusalem, let my right hand forget
Ita cunning." His theme was teaching
patriotism, but his discourse Included
severe attack upon the Roman Catholic
church, -It being, the era-ot AI. A. ism.
Hov. F. B. Stein of Lincoln, preaching
at the First Methodist church, quoted
Prof. Richard Ely, the economist, as say
ing Uiat ono of the greatest rteeds. of the
day waa an old-fashioned revival of
religion.
Rev. D. K. Tlndall, at Seward Street
Methodist church, preached on- saving
fallen women- He quoted Mayor Bemla
as saying it waa unbecoming In Christian
people to drive thee WQme.n from flity to
city and Rav, Mr Tlndall agreed that
tho "aaylpg contains much matter for
serious refelctlon.'.'
Thr Kdllor Explain.
"I want to take advantage of this occa
sion to set myself right with a member
of the ministerial association. He Is pres
ent, but I will not mention his name."
said George J itch of Peoria.
"It was when I waa an editor. I asked
the gentleman for a copy of his sermon.
He allowed me to use It, but enjoined me
t.- see the copy was returned to him. I
promised Then I gave the sermon to a
Ban Frar.cii.co earthquake sufferer who
was temporarily on the repertorlal staff
un earnest, enthusiastic and bibulous soul
laying stress on the Importance of re
turning the copy to my desk.
"The sermon was returned safely, and
without unfolding It I gave It to the
writer next day, heaved a sigh of relief
and dismissed the matter from my mind.
The next time I met lilm I noticed a
peculiar coldness In the demeanor of that
particular minister. I cotildr't understand
It, and it worried me until I found out
what the trouble was.
"The Ban Francisco earthquake sufferer
had written a note on the manuscript for
the guldanrr of the compositor. It waa:
'Pave this sermon. Not that It's worth a
"Keokuk." but save it.' "Peoria Journal,
An EichnnRr of Questions.
Apropos of a very rich woman's mar
riage to a man much younger than her
sclf, Mayor Thompson said at a dinner In
Chattanooga:
"Rich old women who marry handsome
boya have a hard row to hoe. I know
such an old woman. She said, tenderly,
one day to her youthful spouse:
" 'What would you do, darling, if I
ahould die and leave youT
"The young man, yawning behind his
gold-tipped cigarette, said, languidly:
''Die and leave, me how much?'"
Washington Star,
Mountain Fever.
Miss Dora Keene was talking at a tea
at the Acorn club In Philadelphia about
mountaineers' enthusiasm.
Tho frenxy to get higher, higher,
higher," she said,' "Is qulta incredible to
those who have done no mountaineering.
"There's, a story, doubtless true, about
a girl who climbed the Schrecknorn,
difficult rock-scramble. When the sum
mit waa reached the head guide, wiping
his brow, panted;
"Well, here we are, miss, up oh the
top at last.'
"BUt the girl said, fretfully:
" 'Oh, guide, can't we go any higher?'
" 'Not unless you climb this alpenstock,
mlas,' the guide answered, thrusting it
Into the frozen anow." Philadelphia
Record.
ox1
In the case.
Washington newspapor correspond
ents. "I am not a squoaler or a
After all. the bost that General kicker." Ho has proved that, as every
Rosallo and hor "men" got out of unprojudlced critic must aunm. aioro-
the Inauguration ceromonlos was to over ho Is too big a man to allow
"also march." defoat for office with whatover of
personal disappointment 11 involves
Fifteen hundred presidential ap-l make him a soured scold. Reviewing
polntments dead for lack of con- briefly his official record of twenty
flrmation by tho senate! Now for four years, tho president Bald:
the plo counter! Now, gentlemen, after that record, still
1 in health, do you suppose 1 regrei any-
n-JtMonf -wriUnn hnu hnA n trnnA thing: that I huve an occasion for kick.
deal of work done on hi. teeth lately. TXTJ. wlti" V
Ho auroly doeB not mean to show a on my b1(JbT Now, i am looking to
them right away. ne jf 1 can't repay the country and
fortune for the good things given me.
As showing how far behtnd are land If t can't work In the cause of good
the "good old times," a Now York Bovernment
millionaire recently paid f 48,000 for
a pair of andiron".
How refreshing from a man who
has endured the calumny that he has,
especially at a time when the coun-
The governor of Texas seomB to try has had so much squealing and
have got over his excitement sut- kicking rrom otner sources, ine
flcltly to ain porralt Undo Sum Amprlcan citizen is sportsman enough
tn run the country. to admire a gooa loser. e must,
thoroforo, admire William iiowara
Scretary McAdoo, builder of Now Taft, who Is man enough to admit
York subways, probably will have his. shortcomings and the right of
charge of tho underground works of tho people to prefer another in his
the new administration.
Texas has no kick coming on tho
new cabinet, with ono of Ita own
statesmen there and a man from
Missouri named-Houston.
place, who goee into private, life smll
Ing Instead of scowling.
A former train robber Is said to
1)8 , prominent now In Oklahoma
Dolltlca, Once a man robs a train it
lef-fcardLfor him to reform.
Too bad Colonel Roosevelt, as an
No Stone Throwing,
The late Omaha hotel holocaust U
furnishing texts for a lot of good
sermons. In this connection, our
staid old contemporary, the Lincoln
Journal, quotes a lecture to our
newspapers as If they should be held
accountable:
The newspapers never told the truth
about the Dewey hotel, although ita
ex-prealdent, could not find Interest character has been well known tor ten
enough in the proceedings to have! years. If there are other house of the
attended the Inauguration.
same kind, it Is the duty of the news
papers. up there to telt the people of the
state what onts they are.
The newspapers are loadod up
with a great many responsibilities
Huerta will find the task of
restoring peace in Mexico simple, as
1 mIII. .lint nf nprtvlnv that
ujwcu " ' 0 l""vl ,i jttn. fw of whloh thev shirk
J)AU mi n 0 nnr 1 nl 1 ( 9 nl rrlllivl wwi " T
""u "" "vv ' """ .,. l tH. nnrtlniilnr rnA th dlltv
j ji . I "" "- " "
county attorney, who la charged with
the legal prohibition
DlsDatchea says that the public
imnnr-nt flroat Britain is rlslnr enforcing
against the mlllUnt suffragettes, agatnst renUng property for Immoral
Tha mihlt tnmnnr has dlsnlaved mar-IUSes.
veloua patience. D tbat u "W. the Journal In
I. 1 another column on the very same
It was qulte,to have been expected page furnishes Its own answer when
that the hydraulic engineer would It saya
dc)are tho . Commercial club's en-
denument of no moment after be
feund bo could not get it.
Prof, Taft ill receive 6,000 at
But Omaha's punishment for disobe
dience to law Is no occasion for stone
throwing. The Universal moral Is too
deep for that Perchance we have build
inga in Lincoln unprotected by the fire
escaped provided by law. Perchance the
Yale, whllo the foot ball coach gets next fire may throw a glare upon some
,i nnn ih ftnrlnvfUH TiAniih. unsuioected "sinkhole of Iniquity" of our
ltcan thinks a movement may be I
own. sooner or later our sin iinaa us
nut. Yesterdav it was Omaha. Tomor
tarted for raising the coach's salary. r0w it will be nomewhere ri-
t
AU alter prating an wese yearsi ine tiaio ma trust ouiciais wno
jtiNHtt 1U. Inalstent devotion to home were fined In federal court are not
; the World-Herald gives notlco saying a word, but apparently tak
Mm ,it wHl oppose any home-rule Ing their medicine as if they e
t thMtr that really gives home rule.lpected It
Dewey Hotel Flrr.
OMAHA, March 4. To the Editor of
The Dee: Nlttht, and unconscious of
danger, or that the place might prove
their funeral bier, men and women slept.
The demon fire came forth, and death
approached near alt. His grim look was
answered with shrieks of despair, and
frantic prayers, when both the Innocent
and the guilty ones, equally realised his
presence.
Natural dissolution of body and soul
(termed death), la the saddest event In
a human life, and commands of us the
greatest awe. Such an ending aa came
to tome In thla fire fills us with terror.
Every death Is a sermon to the liv
ing. Heeded, alaat no, only by the min
ority. Death will come to all, for all
that la born must die. The vital ques
tlpn Is, how are we prepared to meet
it?
There Is a guide, always faithful, evet
true, whose1 teachings will lead us to
the paths of righteousness, which brings
happiness in this world. Then If we are
mindful and endeavor to follow along
those lines that make for good, there
will have been a preparation for eter
nity, and the consummation of .a true
life here;
To such It will not matter If the end
oomes on land or sea, In the natural
way or .by accident. In the last mo
ments they can answer this great ques
tion with the words, I believe It la well
with my soul. God pity, and He alone
can help those who cannot say the
same.
W. C. TORUET.
up " and takes your money I think he
Is a shining star tn comparison to Itii
Omaha policeman and detective. Omaaa
people talk about New York, but t thtliK
that If grart in their own police depart
ment was unearthed they would not bp
abte to ace New York for smoke.
This little affair will cost Omaha ir.y
business, amounting to thousands of dol
lars worth, for the coming venr.
SHORTER.
MIRTHFUL REMARKS.
Editorial View Points
Visitor '(to Facetious Farmer)-I'd like
to know why on earth you call that white
pig "Ink."
i-acetloua Farmer Because he a always
rum Ing from the pent Town Tor'cs.
He Invented a dandr story to tell his
wife when he got home after midnight,"
-uooa one. was itT"
"A peach; it -would satisfy arty woman."
"Did It satisfy her?" r .
"It would've. but he couldn't tell it."
Hquaton Post.
The Enthusiast! "That la the 'Fnrinir
Song.' Can't you feel itr'
The Philistine: "You betl You can
a'm -I ceo the boys knocking fll'H 1.1 d
boetitift grounders on some little South
ern Jay-town diamond, can't you?"
t'UCK.
'I wish to march with the autfrarattes
in the Inaugural parade."
"very well."
"To which section shall I report?"
"That dependa on how tint you can
march. Shall you wear a narsm or a
hobble?1 Louisville Courier-Journal.
'What in your Judgment should a cabi
net officer possess first of allf"
"I the Mexican situation continues, he
rhoU'd first of all have at least fourteen
suits of pajamas." et. Louis Republic.
"What is your idea of a patriot?"
"Well," replied Senator Sorghum.
"there are various descriptions. The
kind I have moat frequently observed, ex
presses a willingness to die for hla coun
try, but pending that highly imnrounn e
finish, expects to live as comiortamy na
posntbte nt his country's expense."
Washington Star.
Rivera Teu talk about it's being a litil
thing to do to give up tobacco It hasn't
been two weeks since I quit smoking and
I've already lost all desire for It.
Brooks Yes, and when I remember i
quality of the cigars you smoked I' Jon',
wonder. Chicago Tribune,
over
Otai
"Why did you take rooms
private detective agency?"
"Becausel wanted to live above
piclon." Baltimore American,
LOST -OUR PARENTS.
New Yorlc World.
We had thought of you oft, Fathar ACam.
In your home In the Eden Court flats,
With no servants to bother the madam
And unlimited room for tho brats.
But alasl all our visions are shaken '
And from morning to evening wo grlovi.
For we're told we wore-badly mistaken
And there wasn't an Adam or Eve,
We had figured you grumbling at morning
When you naa to go nustie ana aig
So your dame could herself t adorulnx
With the newest style Uaf '.f tho fix.
But we learn, at this time and thla dis
tance. That you had no occasalon :o pseve,
For, dear Adam, you had no elaUncif
And tho same la the truth about Eve.
We depicted you angrily kicking
When the landlord was 0-oontfng the
rent
And the coal man you offered 1 licking
When his price rose a hundred per cent.
And we wondered If you had to borrow
When tho iceman hla statement Mould
leave.
But we find we'd no reason to sorrow,
For there wasn't an Adam or Hve.
All the tales of our youth we nvist bury
All historical phantoms dispel,
There waa neither a T'ce nor n Cherry!
There was never a Hat nor 't Tel) I
There waa no Pocahontas, fate oet her!
Though the histories try to deceive.
And here qomes a Chicago profess tr
With the book for old Adam anil Eve'
Ten Years Ago
George "W. Utyawlpk, Thirty-first and
Walnut streets, employed nt tlif AfrnoUr
packing Plant, was run down by a switch
engine at Twenty-ninth and Bancroft
streets and .literally cut to pieces. Utys
wlck and John -Velt, a fellow worker,
were returning home alpng the trnca and
tepped out of the way 'to let qnn train
pass, Utyswlck stepping In front of a
train from an opposite direction, which
only missed Velt A few feet.
Rocheford & Gould got tho contract for
the brick work on the new Auditorium
and A. Hchall & Co. the stone work, the
two aggregating 160,000, work to begin
at onoe. ,
The Fifth Wa;d Republican club, with
200 present, endorsed Mayor Frank B.
Moores for re-election and A. H. Hen
nlngs for city treasurer. A previous
meeting of the olub, with but a handful
n attendance, had endorsed Charles L,
Raundera for mayor.
John Powers, general foreman of the
Omaha Union Paclfia machine shops, was
transferred to the Cheyenne shops and
succeeded here by Mr. Dodeon. formerly
of tho DokVwtn Locomotive works.
ThO Young Men's Christian association
received a telegram from Rev, Q. Camp
bell Morgan, then In Atlanta, cancelling
his engagement hero because his throat
had given out on him and he waa forced
to stop public speaking for a while.
People Talked About
Rattlmpre American: While the vice
president-elect declares he would never
sanction intervention to save an Ameri
can dollar, It Is not to be Infer ed 7
democrats have no use for dollars. Walt
until they begin to revise the tariff 1
Washington Post) Ministers und en
voys who decline to resign on the ground
that they ore under the civil service
fnay change their minds when they re
ceive promotions to be charge d'affaires
at Tlorra del Fuego ,or, Bonuu. Kongo
Free State. '
Chicago Post: Every' nation must he
patient In the wart of other people be.
pause It never knows when It may be
In trouble Itself. America feels confi
dent of ita own safety and yet its dan
gers are very real and no one can tell
h'ow near they may be.
Springfield Republican: Financially
fortunate men and women might as welt
b thlpklng about paying the federal
Incoine tax that will In'"' due time be
coming down the road. Secretary Knox
has made formal promulgation of the
fact that the Income tax amendment has
become a part of the constitution of the
United States. There will be no dodging
oh the part, of honest folks when such
tax Is decreed.
Philadelphia Record: It Is saddening
to learn from the annual report of the
president of the Delaware, Lackawanna
& Western railroad, which last year
famed S3.ll per cent upon Its stock, that
the activities of the state and federal
governments nnd the demands of em
ployes are placing a heavy burden upon
the company. Unless a halt is put on
these activities and demands It Is dread
ful to think that some day the Lacka
wanna's earnings mar be seriously re
duced, say to SO per cent, or, .terrible
thought, even to 25 per cent In Hit,
after setting aside 20 per cent for dlvl
dends, the company still had amirptua of
over l, 000, 000, largely due to Its heavy
profits from the transportation of anthra
cite coal,
Five members of the Taft cabinet re
turn to law practice, one to brokerage
business, one to retirement, one to Wew
York business and one to fanning.
Mlas Fannie Rrice, a New York actress,
has been awarded a decree of divorce
from a beauty doctor en showing that
she married him "Just to peas the time,
When Arthur Young. IS years old, of
HtuunoKin. pa-, rouna a rou or cms
amounting to tl.000 he returned It to
George Haines, the owner, The latter
thanked Young and gave him i cents as
a reward.
Mrs. J. Rockwell Coombs of Forest
Hills, N. J., who led an expedition from
Paris to Naples, will lead a caravan trip
across the continent to start tn May, in
behalf of woman suffrage. Mrs. 0. II. P,
Belmont la said to have brought her to
thla country for the purpose.
Mrs. Nancy Harris of Jersey City, who
recently celebrated her ninety-sixth birth
day, achieved dlsUnctlon tn the way back
days by spanking Andrew Carnegie when
Andy was a kid. When the "laird of
Sklbo" reached the age of discretion am)
millions he showed his appreciation of
the good Nancy handed him by putting
her on the .Carnegie pension list
Mrs. Wood row Wilson, wife of the pres
ident. Is an artist and would, no doubt
have been able to support herself If tt
had ever been necessary. Recently ahe
aold a number of her paintings at the
Arts and Crafts guild in Philadelphia.
the proceeds to b given to the Martha
Berry school In Georgia. There were over
fifty pictures In the collection, most of
them New Jersey seines.
The girls of a school In Pettis county
Missouri, have begun training for the
corn husking contest booked' In that
county for next fall. The girls are de
termtned to break up the monopoly of
red ears heretofore enjoyed by the boy.
Colonel John U Clem-Is the only officer
now on the active list of the United States
army who served in tha civil wr. H
enlisted as a drummer when only 19 years
old,
nnnnlnv nnd It Defrndrr.
CLEARWATER. Nob., March J.-T0
the Editor of The Bee: The letter rel
ative to Mrs. Wilcox and her dance
strikes an answering chord In the hearts
of many of her former admirers.
I have enjoyed her noble productions
for years, but why It was that her teach
ings seemed to lack the fullest measure
of conviction I was never nblo to define
Now I think I am certain.
In her exhortations to her people to
nbsolvj their lives from the call of. the
physical self and to refrain from ita in
ilulgencn In the only manner o?en to
them, her greatest subject was tha
"Social Evil." Now let me state that the
social evil has more for its cause In the
dance than In any other preliminary
form of human Indulgence. In whatever
form we find it, we will recognize as
primarily the same, that pleasurable In
dulgence or excess Is an attempt to satiate
the craving of the purely physical in
man. For this was the dance created.
Now to one of her environment and ac
complishments mentally, at least the
ability to express through Its medium all
the poetry, art music, sculpture and all
other virtues which she claims for tho
(lance, con be easily realised. But what
of those millions for whom she has set
herself aa an example? What must be
the effect to them. when, in the attempt
to imitate her, their lack of proper ap
preciation degenerates the poetic purpose
of the theme Into a means of mere phy
sical excitation and. becomes an initiative
to unmitigated lust
No, Mra. Wilcox, you have exhorted tia
In vain, for that which you condemn In
ua and .the means of expressing It, which
you have denounced, you have catered to
and succumbed to, in yoUr more ethereal
sphere.
Christ never, found it necessary to
divert Himself from Ills teaching to
satiate His mortal craving Ills physical
passton-r-and to become a teacher of men.
we must imitate Him: for we cannot
teach- that of which we are not first the
example.
You have shattered my Ideal and I
cannot bring myself again to your feet.
Perhaps thla la the reason you have never
fully arrived In literature my formal idol.
As the young man of old." Thou are not
far from the kingdom of God."
MRS. A. II.
Here and There
An American oil company has built a
pipe line from Jaffa to Jerusalem, mak
ing the Holy City the chief distributing
point in that region.
A Chicago woman has tackled the Job
Of standardising the styles of tombstones
An occasional Change of tombstone styles
would probably make cemetery residents
more contented with their lot
Everybody la doing It even In Rome.
The palace of Justice, planned to cost
$1,600,000. has already absorbed $20,000,000,
and gives promise of beating the record
of New Yqrk'a state capltol and Phila
delphia's city hall. .
A Long Island toboggan slid with
matrimonial prises, a preacher and a
license clerk on the business sjaff, has
gone out of business this winter. Scarcity
of anow la given at the reason for siif.
pension under the hat the business went
to pieces because eligible girl carried ton
much fat
1
Aa a protest against the compulsory
defense act In ,Vew Zealand the Christ
church labor union asks that "the num
ber of births b kept down so as to lessen
the number of sons who would be com
pelled to take military service and be
sacrificed to the moloch of war." When
the act la repealed the union officials say
the embargo on the stork will be re
moved. The most talkative man In the House
of Commons last year was Chancellor of
the Exchequer Lloyd-Georjte. Between
tHe commencement of the session on St
Valentine's day. 1911, and the. ChrUtman
adjournment the chancellor spoke 3
columna of Hansard, the official report
Bonar Law, the unionist leader, apoke S14
columna and stands next on the list.
Since a Hansard column contains on an
average about 500 words, it Is estimated
that Mr- Lloyd-George spoke 1(3,600 words
Land Uonar Law 156,000 words.
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CIRCLEVILLK. Neb.. March 4. To the
Editor of The Bee: A letter In The Bee
on the "Social EJvll" problem, recalls an
Incident whjch happened In Omaha, Feb-)
ruary 10, in wnicn tne writer waa a vic
tim.
I came to Omaha to attend a retail
dealers' convention, at about 5:30 p. m.
of the above named date, having de
cided to lunch somewhere, I walked Into
the Turf chop auey house on Douglas.
And by the way, I am not a tenderfoot.
J know half; of the large cities of the
United States like a book, and have
lunched In some elegant Chinese cafes
In Los Angeles and San Francisco and
Other cities. Cafes that are frequented
by D. D's as well aa the wealthiest class.
I entered the Turf at about 6:30 p. m..
sat down by the first table near the door
and ordered fried eggs and coffee. I
had Just given my order when two detec
tives entered and we were told to line
up and watt for the wagon. When I told
the detectives that I Just came In for
something to eat he. replied. "We don't
give a d tn." Two young, men. night
laborers, who were coming In for lunch
before going to work, were not yet In
side the door when the detectives over
took them and they were alao lodged In
Jail. At the Jail they asked to be allowed
the privilege to telephone their employer
that they would not be on duty that
night, but were refused. We were also
refused something to eat by the guard.
There were seven pt us In one cell e,nd
room for only two to lie down. When
we asked the. guard when we would be
riven a hearing, he replied, "i o'clock
Monday, a, m." A change of guards
was made at midnight and the new guard,
listened to my pleadings. I aaked. for e
fair chance and nothing more. He wnt
to the office and returned aaylng that
I would b allowed to go aa I had I11M
there and. enough to pay ine oona.
walked out a free man and my ceumaies
enjoyed sleeping on the cement floor
until Bunday noon. Simply becauae they
had not the ten spot.
What did It mean to me? Blx and one
half hours of starvation, loss of an en
gagement at the Brandels. W. my name
li, the dally paper (which afterward cost
me my happy home) and to hear hello
"jailbird" on every corner in my home
city.
I ,y, if a man cannot with aafdty
enter a cafe for lunch In the ahOppitit
district of your- city In broad dayilalt.
U It aafe for him to even be caught on
the street after sunset! Judging by thi
svstem of your police a. priest or even
Christ Wmtelf could not eat n the Calu- i
met or any large cafe In your .city win- j
out the fear of being Jailed .tor mtnalus;
hla own business. Would someone klna'y
Inform me Is It a "get the .money prop
osltlanT" For myself I did not care for
the 110. or even H. but the injustice nt
the affair- t adm're a stlckup man who
pokes gun In uur (ace una hvs iu.w
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Xi IUQIL H0S.
" St Lo2s, M.
many snappy, breezy
"young" men of all I
e new Spring styles I
Jii J
Oh! Where has My
been?
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Electric lighted drawing-room -sleeping cars Omaha to
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