f8 THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 1913.
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It Might Have Been Worse.
To characterize tho decision In the
electric lighting tranohlso case ad-
orso to tho city's claims by a popu
lar colloquialism, wo may say that
It might havo been worse." Tho
court, it is true, construes into a
grant of f ranch !so rights, certain
acts of tho city, such as ordering the
wires into underground conduits,
hich at the time wero expressly and
explicitly declared to bo merely
regulative orders, conveying no addi
tional privileges. Fortunately, how
ever tho particular franchise now
declared to be a grant in perpetuity,
carries with it no immunity what
ever from municipal control over sor-
ice and rates, but leaves the city
freo from time to tlmo aB conditions
rosy warrant, to prescribe service re
quirements, and to limit rates to a
reasonable return for the cos. of pro
ductlon on tho basis of :.ctual present
orth of tho investment. So long
tho city may dictate quality of
service and rate schedules and may
exact compensation in tho form of
occupation taxes, It need not be at
tho mercy of any rapacious public
service monopoly.
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Subscribe lrnTlnn the city
lempoffcrllr ahnnld hnrc The lie
mailed to them. Artdresa will be
chattered urn often n requested.
Senator Hitchcock's pet tobacco
plan has gone up in smoke.
Strangely Illogical.
Queer how illogical somo folks be
come whenever the tables aro turned.
Cur democratic governor is credited
by certain solf-styled reformers with
an Intention to rocenvono tho legis
lature to nail down tho insurance
code for them in caso tho opponents
of that measure resort to a refer
endum to hold it in abeyance. Tho
snmo folks as advocates of the refer
endum, however, also insist that tho
The smell of pork is breath to tho
nostrils of a democratic job-hunter.
In Texas, tho natlyes know when
spring comes by tho smell of tho
onion.
Every ono is ready for a reduction
In lighting rates, but not for a light
reduction.
"Fair and not quite so warm," says
our well-intentioned weather man.
Small favors thankfully received.
The cauo of the Panama hat is an
other illustration of tho fallacy that
prices fall as tho supply Increases.
When you feel Into complaining
et the hot weather, sit down and
j enjoy yoursolf by listening to tho
'torn grow.
A contemporary alludes to veg
tables as a Means ot Economy,
It in raising thom, not
In buying them.
If all these changes In our public
school aystom are "improvements,
Omaha ought to havo tho best schools
iu tho United 8tates.
Uncle Chauncey M. Dopow says wo
wouldn't be licked out of our boots
in a war with China or Germany, No
nor our dainty Oxfords,
It Is suggested that tho oloctrio
ftanchlso case may be reopened
1933. Wo should worry what may
happen twenty years henco.
No one as yet talks ot a vacation
school for forward as woll as for
backward pupils, but that also
within the. realm ot possibilities.
If the British militant had boon
watching, ho might havo noticed
that the women ot Illinois got the
ballot without hurling a single brick
The city council 'of South Omaha
is asked to look Into the methods of
bookkeeping employed by tho police
judge. Do they really keep books
down there?
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JUNE 18. I POO 1
Thirty Year Ari
Miss Fannie Lewis, daughter of Mr.
William Lewis, the expressman, wan
strloUsly hurt in a runaway on Sixteenth
street
Fire consumed two unfinished resi
dences erected on St. Mary's avenue
above Twenty-third by Mr. A. Heller.
Ilev. Frank A. Hoyes, pastor of the
Bouthwestern Presbyterian church, Is the
father of a bouncing baby boy.
Mr. Lawrence McMahan and wife have
returned from a trip lasting two weeks
to Minneapolis, St. Paul and Lake Mlnne
McNamara & Duncan have opened up
their new establishment, which has been
elegantly equipped and stocked.
Mrs. C. H. Desodel, 812 North Seven
teenth, offers a reward for the return ot
a grayhound puppy,
General T. H. Stanton has had a letter
from Cuptaln John O. Bourke from
8llvcr Creek, Arizona territory, telling
what General Crook has been doing to
the Apaches.
.miss iaa u. iianow has retired as
soprano In the First Presbyterian church
choir, her place being taken by Miss
Mlnnlo Maul, who has recently returned
from New York City, whero she studied
with the best Instructors there,
A call for the meeting of the Inde
pendent Order of Odd Fellows Protective
association Is signed by John droves.
secretary.
An advertising announcement of B. P.
Morse : Co. gives Information that they
pay duties on their Imported goods to
John Campbell, Esq., collector 6f cus
toms at Omaha.
Twenty Years Ago
Tho biggest crowd of the season went
Uonda of Prlendalilp Cemented.
O'Neill Frontier.
Cvery citizen of the metropolis con
sidered himself a committee of one on
entertainment and the country editors
were feasted and dined like king. The
heavy-weight editors of the metropolitan
papers were present and rubbed elbows
Wu It n Partisan Scheme t
LINCOLN, June 17. To the Editor of
The Bee; Some people have a leaning
and liking, In no moderate degree, for
blaming and reproving those charged
with a fault or failure. It la now gen-
with the boya from the country and both lby k-ndwlnIt one. that , the Mc.
" , ' " . , ' ' ' , ' ! It0 Nonpareil park to see the Nonpareils
pooplo should havo tho right all tho boat Tom BermlnglWs Conventions U
time, u inoy want to exorcise It, to to IS. Dave Shanohan and Jerry Ma-
voto any proposed law up or down
Irrespective of tho wish of the law
makers. If a referendum on tho in
surance codo could bo nullified by an
extra Bosnian of tho legislature,
plainly the sarao thing could bo dono
for overy other popular or unpopular
measuro which any legislature may
enact. Irrespective of tho. merits of
tho insurnnco codo controversy, wo
can not refrain from calling atten
tion to this hair-trigger somersaulting.
The American Sportsman.
Now that Undo Sam has eclipsed
his good friend, Johnny Bull, at polo,
tho supremacy ot tho Amorlcan ath-
leto and sportsman would soom to
be conclusively established. While
polo Is not distinctively a British
gamo tor it is supposed to havo
como down from tho nnclonts- ft is'
much oldor and moro popular In
Britain than America, whero it was
introduced by James Cordon Ben
nott no earlier than 1876. It might,
so far as. modern gaiucH are eon
cornod, fhorVsf'oro, bo called British.
But this (s not tho first time our
Yankees bnve beaten Britons nt their
own game, so to speak, or at toast in
games with which they had moro
to do than wo. Wo havo thrice out
sailed that prlnco yachtirtan, Sir
Thomas Llpton, At foot-racing,
wrestling, boxing, woJght-throwlng
and all tho other contests in which
our Oymplo athletes engaged, we
have been carrying off honors. Not
in theh latory of sports has tho
counterpart of our supremacy In baso
Dan been known.
honey made errors enough to fill Council
man Ike Hascall's great big lot Dave
played short and Jerry third for the Non-
parlols, Bradford was nt second and
Tom Flynn first
Heaven Is a home of rest, asserted the
Kev. Frank Crane In his morning dls
course at First Methodist church. He
was delivering the annual address to the
graduating class of the high school and
the spacious edifice was filled to the
doors. "Work and Play" waa his theme.
Ho Illustrated the difference botween
work and play by saying that when Web
ster stood up In the United States senate
and mado his great reply to Hayne, he
woj playing, but that the play was made
possible 'only by long and arduous years
of .work.
Mrs. W. A. Mealle, daughter of George
McKcnncy, died at the age of 23 after
Illness of six months at her home,
2WI North Twenty-slxth street.
The enjoyment of the picnic of th
Danish Brotherhood at Kauffman'a sta
tlon waa marred. Charles Carlson, who
was engaged In a wrestling match, had
his right leg broken. His opponents
twisted )t a little too much. Carlson
was brought to his home, 1SJ2 North
Seventeenth street
unicago dancing mastors pro
nouueo the private dance worse than
public dances. Nothing new. Most
folks wll do things in private thoy
shrink from in public.
Secretary Bryan may upset deep
rooted custom with his grapo juice
dinners, but photographs furnish In
disputable proof that bo has not had
Ylie courage to repudiate the official
bondage of the silk tile.
What's that? Our only own Sena
tor Ultchcok's scheme for progres
sive, protective internal revenue tax
to extinguish trusts unanimously re
jected by a senate committee com
posed exclusively of democrats?
How is that possible?
Mark it down thate Nebraska
two-cent fare law yiltt stand for all
the big roads doing business in this
Hate, because it is profitable to them,
end that it will stand for all the
little roads also, beca-Jbo they cannot
charge more than the big ones and
sold the( traffic.
Two-Cent Fare Scoured.
The general effect o the supreme
court's aflrmatton ot the 2 -cent fare
laws In Missouri, Arkansas and West
Virginia Is to secure the permanency
ot the roduced rate, whose goneral
extension may now be expected. So
far as Missouri Is concerned, tho rul
lng follows the enactment ot tho
law after six years of litigation and
loaves the state to perform another
difficult task ot compollng the rail
roads to refund, tho oxcobb amounts
colccted for this porlod,
Tho decision lays down no new
lines ot reasoning, but pursues such
as have been drawn In the Mlnne
stjta and pthor rate cases, oven mak
ing similar exception In the np
plication of tho reduced rate to weak
railroads, whoso property would
thereby be confiscated. These roads
ares imply loft to work out their own
salvation, for a rato la no moro con
fiscatory when made by a state than
by another road, so this otters littlo
rollot to them, except In non-com
pletlvo territory. And no oxcluslve
territory Is apt to bo unlnraded by
the strongor lines indefinitely.
Ton Years Ago
With Judge Estelle's son, Ben, leading
the van and Judge W. W. Slabaugh as
chief mower, the West Omaha Improve
merit club declared war on the weeds sur
rounding the building In which the club
held Its meetings. The day was set for
the onslaught and all hands wero heaving
to for one husky onslaught
The rain Interfered seriously with the
lawn social to havo been a big event at
the homo of Judge and Mrs. Eteaxer
Wakeley, Nineteenth and Callfornt
streets, for the benefit of Trinity cathe
Ural's choir.
Crclghton college sent eighty-eight
young men graduates out In the world of
service. The commencement exercises
were held In the university hall and were
presided over by the president of the un
verslty, Ilev. M. P. Dowllng. The exer
cises were notably Interesting and the
class of graduates a promising one.
The N. II, T. club was entertained by
Mrs. Sprlngmeyer, 635 South Twenty-fifth
avenue. Mrs. Whltmarsh won the first
prize, and luncheon was served after the
games. The women present were Mes
dames Drummond, Btrawn, Faus, Moore,
Bradley, Miner, Bacon. Whltmarsh.
Newell, Baxter snd Mrs. Penoyer, a vis
itor.
It has often been Bald that if
milkmaids had used electric light
Instead ot lamps back In '71, the
O'Leary cow could never have caused
the great conflagration. Possibly,
but onO hlo mule kicked a live elec
tric wire the other day and pre
cipitated a great explosion.
Her. Mr. Aked, formerly a noted
preacher of England, has foresworn
allegiance to tho British sovereign
asd become an American. Kings
evidently have np charms for Mr.
Aked, who -voluntarily left the pastor-
t of a swell cfeureh la New York
two year ago to go to San Francisco,
The Vacation School.
It may be too much to expect the
vacation school to become extremely
popular with Young America, who
have to attend It, but It may servo
some practical and helpful ends. Ono
of the chief problems encountered
In our public school Bystem is adapt
lag tho course to the common level
of tho ability or disposition ot the
pupils to learn. For ono reason and
another, chiefly failure to make
grades, about as many pupils leave
the grammar grade as proceed to
tho high schools each year In thl
country and it Is primarily the pur
pose ot the vacation school to seek to
corect such conditions by affording
the less apt pupil extra instruct!?
during the summer. Even so mag
nanlmous a purpose, however. Is not
Immune rom obstacles. It may be
quite as hard to arouse or enlist
the youngsters' interest during tho
heated months as dulng the less
arduous period of the regular school
year. The invocation, therefore, must
he regarded for the time, as largely
experimental.
After the Big Meet
oxl
Dentist Have you ben anywhere else?
Patient I went to see the chemist in
our village.
Dentist And what Idiotic advice aid tie
give, you?
Patient He told me to come and see
you, sir! London Opinion.
'Since you worked vour Vinmnlo sa
nicely," said the pretty teacher, "I shall
give you a kiss."
"Teacher, I didn't know there was to
be a reward." rtsDondcd the honest
urchin. "It's onlv fair In toll von that
my oig Drotncr did them sums."
seemed to enjoy the association. The
royal treatment accorded the visitors will
do much to cement more closely the bonds
of friendship between the country press
of Nebraska and) thef citizens of
Omaha.
I'rt- for the Ladles,
Kcnnard Enterprise.
In order to tell all about the royal treat
ment the Omaha people, both Omaha and
South Omaha, , gave to tho visiting edi
tors, It would require more space than
we have at this time. When It comes to
entertnlnlpg, the citizens of Omaha are
hard to beat The Omaha ladles won
the hearts of every Visiting lady by their
generous hospitality extended them while
in the city, and the entertainment was a
round of pleasure from the first session
until they said good-bye.
Senwelr Ilreathlnic Spell.
Loup City Northwestern.
Omaha just spread Itself, and, as they
had claimed would be, there was scarcely
breathing spell, between "goings." In
fact, the big reception committee would
scarcely give the association time to
hold Its meetings, but wanted even those
necessary hours to show the scribes and
their more popular side pards the good
things In store for them. There were
so many of the big men and women in
Omaha who were on the reception com
mittee that we could no more than gen
eralize them.
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The Best Brer Attended.
Crete Democrat
Tho annual press meet at Omaha June
2, 3 and 4, was in many respects the best
we have attended. Much ot this was due
to the efforts of the Omaha Commercial
club, supply houses and business men in
both Oman as. The attendance was larger
than usual, made up mainly ot young
men, only a few of the old timers be
ing present There dore 190 editors and
ninety of them took their wives, wbu were
given special attention, and enjoyed the
round of entertainments very much. It
was a pleasure to' meet so many people
In Omaha and South Omaha who wanted
to play host In the latest, most approved
fashion. The twin cities have really
become awakened to the fact that they
are a part ot the great state ot Nebraska
and dependent upon Its products for bus!
ness and development. We have at,
tended these annual meets the last quar
ter century and can truly state that at
no other meeting have so many courte
sies been so graciously extended to the
editors and their wives, and more de
lightful entertainments provided by the
hosts, than at Omaha last week.
Bdltors In Grave Danarer.
Bridgeport News-Blade.
Tho News-Blade enjoyed a fraternal
call; last Tuesday from A. B. .Wood of
the Gerlng Courier, who represented the
Scott's Bluff County Fair association at
the meeting held, here that day. JBrother
Wood's countenance has taken bn
sanctimonious expression since' he
preached that sermon -In onev of. pmaha'n
imnioiiHoie cnurcnes a tew aays ago, ana
there is grave danger that Jnp, .may be
Induced to lay aside the scissors arid
the paste pot to serve the Lord In the
ropaclty of a preacher, at several thou
sand per.
People Talked About
A statue of Bismarck unveiled in a
Chicago amusement park with much
ceremony, represents the Iron Chancellor
as bowlegged and bullneoked. The ac-
clulms ot the unveiling have became vig
orous demands for destruction. The
statue Is a concrete job.
Upllfters In Philadelphia talk of send-
Ing out a searching party for the old-
fashioned father who spanked bis son
for disobedience. Space In the Fair-
mount Park museum Is reserved for the
wonder.
End seat street car hogs, refusing to
move for the next member of the drove,
are subject to fine In New York city. This
Is supposed to be a protective measure
for summer stay-at-homes.
The estate ot the late Mrs. Levi Z.
Letter has been appraised at U.RT1.T2S, not
including household effects of the Letter
mansion in Washington or personal
property in. Chicago.
live thousand New York orphans
loadrd into 3l automobiles were taken
to Central park one day last week and
given a plcnl" wtth all the trimmings
big hearts and purses could supply. This
Is one of the countless philanthropies
whose benefidence towers above the
raucous noises of the big city.
N. W. Flalstg ot Alhamora. Cat., who
has passed his eightieth birthday and has
spont sixty-thru years In the employ pt
on firm, has signed a contract with the
same for twenty-five years longer. Mr,
Klalslg believes that he Is the oldest trav
eling salesman In the country. During
his career he has sold more than 4,000,
000,000 needles.
Charles L. Freer, Detroit famous col.
lector of art, Is discovered as one ot the
four owners of the 11.000.000 treasure of
gold, jewelry and gems of Emperor
Theodostus of the fourth century, wh)ch
Prof,' Walter Dennlton, Saline, Mich.,
boy, uncovered at Cairo, Egypt and
bought from that country for a mere,
song.
One political machine was smashed in
the election for commissioners In Jersey
City, two machines got representation
and the no machine fellows, lacking a
majority, can ride or drive either steam
rollers
WhoIe-IIearted Cordiality,
Wood Hlver Interests.
What impressed the writer most was
not so much the entertainment itself as
the spirit of the entertainers. The whole
hearted cordiality and good fellowship
shown the newspaper boys and their
ladles put the business men of Omaha
and tho newspaper men of Nebraska in
mutual accord to work and labor unitedly
for a greater Nebraska and a greater
Omaha. While South Omaha has smells
as well as smiles for the visitors and the
system of "milling" the crowds that visit
that town is at times almost humorous,
yet, the energy, the push, the ambition
and the brains displayed by her people
in carrying forward their gigantic bus!
nesa enterprises excites one's admiration
and makes plain why South Omaha Is
today the second greatest live stock
market In the world, and why In a short
time she is destined to hold first place,
The business men of greater Omaha like.
wise are bristling with ideas and ambl
tlons to make their city grow and pros
per. The question uppermost with them
seems to be. "What can we do to make
greater Omaha and a greater Ne
braska?"
When Luncheon Tops n Banquet,
Hastings Tribune,
It takes South 'Omaha to put out
"luncheon" that tops most banquets.
A Picture In Peonies.
Blair Tribune. '
While In Omaha last week the Tribune
editor was a guest of Mrs. Victor nose
water and Mrs. C. C. nosewster' In an
automobile drive to interesting parts of
the city. On a suburban farm we- saw
fifteen acres ot peonies In bloom and it
waa a sight which simply Intoxicated one
with their beauty and fragrance.
Well Itrpald tor the Visit.
Curtis Enterprise.
The members of the association went
home feeling well repaid for their visit
to Omaha and the princely manner
which they were entertained by tne cities
ot Omaha and South Omaha.
Brlen incident a very good sized mare's-
nest was discovered and the discoverers
are having a fit ot laughing at the eggs.
The question is being asxed and is gen
erally believed that the lecture bureau,
supposed to have been promoted or de
ified by Mr. McBrten, was In reality, a
national affair and not a state pro
ject, the purpose and intention of which
was to educate and Instruct In the doc-
trlno and principles ot the bull moose
party. It Is pointed out that a few
prominent democrats were given recog
nition for prudential reasons and a large
number of ministers of the gospel were
assigned a place on the platform to cover
the design and purpose of partisan In
tentlon. The absence of any prominent
republican or one who favored the re
publican party appears to give weight
to tho theory that the lecture bureau was
planned to boost the bull moose party.
Of course, the scheme failed as all such
schemes must fall.
The people have become tired of po
litical boomerangs and political bally.
ihooers. The democratic party is mak
Ing a trial and experiment oa a reform
party and appears to have some very
peclally well qualified experts In con
trol and It that party should fall, it would
be a useless adventure for a new party
to attempt to succeed.
This world is full of trouble.
There's little here but woe:
And when often sure you have a snap,
You're likely in a trap, anu can-t let go,
GEORGE P. MONAGON.
The Mathematics ot It.
OMAHA. June 17. To the Editor of
Tho Bee: i wish you would enlighten
us on the mysteries ot our water bills.
The rate Is always quoted by th thou
sand gallons, but the bill comes made out
for cubic feet. Just how many gallons
Is our water board charging us for when
the meter shows 100 cubic feet? An
answer will oblige. MRS. F. W. J,
Note: According to information fur
nished at the water office, you are
charged for 100 cubic feet for every 750
gallons used.
Wnr nnd nranrery.
OMAHA, Juno 17. To the Editor of The
Bee: -There are certainly .some questions
that aro hard to answer, and some of
the perplexities and curiosities that arise
In my mind are amusing not only to
others, but to myself. Here Is one that
Is something of a riddle to me: "Why
will a nation organize and equip an army
for tho purpose ot slaughtering their ene
mles. and at the same time organize and
equip a Red Cross army whose duty It is
to keep the wounded enemy from dying
if posslblo?"
It is the duty of the soldier to kill the
enemy If he can, and It is the duty of
the Red Cross doctor or nurse to go over
the battlefield as soon as possible and
save the lives ot both friends and foe.
Both the soldier and tho doctor are
heroes the one because- ha Is brave in
battle and shoots to kill, the other be
cause he undertakes to save the lives
of those who aro not completely shot to
death. Now If two opposing armies con
agree on the rules of warfare and come
to an understanding concerning the dlS'
position of the dead and. wounded, why
is It they cannot agree to stack their
arms and not fight at all? Now, again.
In time of war our soldiers ore lauded to
the skies by the people. One minister
made the statement during the Spanish
American war that he believed every
American soldier killed In battle would
be taken to heaven regardless ot his sins,
But what pay docs a soldier draw, and
what pension does the wounded veteran
receive? Not as much as an office boy
can earn. A soldier Is good enough to
wade Into -a battle and risk his neck for
his country, but it has only been recently
that the government thought htm good
enough to have butter for his bread and
milk for his coffee, besides all this
soldier Is not considered by most people
as being good material for a son-in-law,
The common soldier Is a hero in song and
Imagination only, his salary is less than
that ot a street sweeper.
I wish to call the attention of "C
W." to the fact' that If my statement
about a savage being a savage by nature
Is not true, it cannot be refuted by re
versing it, nor yet by comparing it ito
his own statement about the dog havih;
nine legs. That a dog has nine legs is
manifest absurdity to begin with and, of
course, nothing can be deduced from
cither by logic or otherwise. I said: "A
savage Is a savage by nature." To reverse
this .and say, "A cl1llzed man is civil
ized by nature," of course denies wfcat I
said, but that is all it does do; simply a
denial. Any one who sees fit to reduce
this question to a critical analysis need
go no farther than Webster's dictionary
to get the common, plain meaning of the
words In question . Where savagery ends
and civilization begins cannot be known,
because the words "savagery" and "civili
zation" have no absolute meaning but only
a relative meaning when compared to
each other. The point where Instinct ends
and reason begins cannot be known for
the same reason. E. O. M.
Here and There
And how did vour rrnduntlnc rlna
uno mo mm d- inai eminent eastern
professor?"
"I guess maybe Johnnie Suggs liked it"
"Why should Johnnie Suggs like It?"
"He a Just six feet tall. It was ovrr
tne Heads or th' rest of us." Cleveland
Flam Dealer,
"What are you and your wife always
quarreling ior7 wnen you married each
other It was with the understanding that
ou were taxing tne step for better or
worse, wasn t it 7
"Yes. and that's the trouble. My wife
keeps Complaining tbnt ever since she's
been getting the short end of the trans
action."
It was Sunday afternoon and Mabel'n
little sister, rtuth. aged 4. was seated
beside Mabel on the sofa. Presently the
little Klrl asked or Mabel's fiance
Aren t I your tweetheart. Mr. Bumper?"
"Well, answered Mr. Bumper, with a
fond glance at Mabel, "you're the next
tning to iti"
From E. Dobson In New York Times.
Today I wandered o'er the farm
Near which my early lot w-as cast,
And viewed the changes with alarm,
Changes that mado the happy past
Seem far remote and fading fast.
The fields, where record wheat once grew,
Are foul with briars nnd goldenrod,
Summac. and lyy. There a few
Lean cattle bite the )r ot
Where corn once ripened, thistles nod.
Fences are falling, and the sad
Old barn which once was filled with
sheaves, .
Where I have played, a little lad,
Shows sagging roof with moss-grown
Its driveway choked with weeds and
leaves.
The boys have grown, and left the place;
Tho father sleeps, now. on tho Mil.
And not one dear, fomlljar face
Of all I knew Is left there still.
A tenant robs the soil at will.
The simple, quiet country life
Our fathers loved no longer seems
To please our young whose minds afo
With thoughts of vast commercial
schemes.
Where sudden wealth absorbs their
dreams.
Better to base one's hopes upon
The fiure foundation of the soil, -Content
to hold, when youth Is gone, ,
An humble recompense for toll.
Than scheme, and fret for power
and spoil.
Aimed at Omaha
Baltimore. Md will establish a muni
cipal storehouse to care for and Issue
supplies to city departments.
Parents who keep their children at
home to help In the housework and with
the family washing have been warned by
the Milwaukee authorities that these will
not be considered valid excuses for keep
ing children out ot school.
Arrangements are, being made be
tween this government and. that ot
Russia to maintain a wireless telegraph
service across the Bering sea. This will
complete the girdle of radlo-telegraphlc
communication around the world. .
Louis Eberhart, aged T, who died at
Monongahela township, Greene county,
Pennsylvania, spent his life, according
to relatives on his farm. He was never
on a train, street car or steamboat, al
though he lived a mile and a half from
the Monongahela river and the same dis
tance from the Monongahela railroad. A
log hove was his horns.
Beatrice Express: Election Commis
sioner Moorhead Is having a strenoua
time finding men to serve its Judges and
clerks tor the Omaha tornado bond elec
tion. Ha wants 615 honest men v and Is
raking Omaha with a fine tooth comb.
Half of -the desired number are yet to
be found and Mr. Moorhead Is In de
t.lr. We always knew Omaha waa a
wicked little burg, but supposed there
were a few honest codgers left to up
hold tbe morals ot the town.
Kearney Hud: Omaha's city commis
sioners have adopted a pure advertising
ordinance to compel! all kinds of ad
vertisers to tell the truth. Why Just ad
vcrtlsers? Why not compell everyone to
tell the truth about everything?
'Koarney Times: The Omaha Bee says
that the Nebraska Retail uquor ueai.
era association has passed resolutions
ousting all saloonkeepers who get drunk,
What about the fellows whom the sa
loonkeepers make drunk?
Beatrice Express: Too Omaha police
force is evidently a terror I?) to evil
doers. For example, the police court In
Omaha was burglarized the other night,
the sate broken Into and IS In money and
a gold watch removed from it The un
derworld of Omaha keep a better tab on
the whereabouts of the police than the
(ores docs of them.
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