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TIIK BKB: (m UIA, SAT I RDAY, MAY .0. 1914.
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE
FOUNDED BY EDWARD; ROSEWATER.
VICTOR nOSEWATEK, EDITOR.
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APRIL CIRCULATION.
58,448
State of Nebraska, County of Douitlaa. si.
Dwtght "William, circulation manager of The Bee
Publishing company, being duly sworn, aaya that
average dally circulation for tho month of April, 1911,
was &M4S.
DWIQHT WILLIAMS. Circulation Manager.
Subscribed In my presence and aworn to before me
this 5th day of May, 1914.
ROBERT HUNTER, Notary Public.
Subscribers leaving tho city temporarily
Should have Tho Boo mailed to them. Ad
dress trill bo changed as often an requested. '
Railroads need moro monoy? Suro! And
ther$ arri others. . ,
"Tho sweeping train Is three and n half
yards Ions." Sortie train!
Bankor Hcmenway, tho Now Haven finan
cier, possesses n convenient "forgottory."
Two weddings slnco the Wilson, family took
the teaeo of tho Whlto Houso, nd tho tormof
the lease less, than ono-thlrd gone. P
Colombian politicians aro worrying how thoy
will spend the $26,000,000 promised them by
fcccretary Bryan. Tho chances nro good for a
loug siege of worrying before tho draft arrives.
Atlas-makers nro entitled to moro sympathy
and fewer knocks. Tho speediest presses nro
taxed these days to koop paco with alterations
In tho' maps.
Not so easy to got away from Indictments
In the federal court because of technical defects
or absence of the important witness as it Is In
tho local court.
Purchased and perjured testimony revealed
In a notorious criminal caso In Georgia suggext
that a legal house cleaning may be needed
down there, too.
Provision for lights In pafk play'grdunds is
good In Its way, but tho plan should be supple
mented with an Bssortmont of stout clubs for
emergency use oil park loafers.
Tho now. LeagUo of Taxpayers has a fine
declaration of principles, with lots of work cut
Out for It It the declaration is to bo followed up.
But here again deeds count moro than wqrds.
Gonoral Punstqn may not pluck much glory
at Vera Crtfi, but If ho administers civic affairs
on tho Qbethals plan city managing Jpbs rrmy
tempt him from uniform duties to plain work.
Prom tho way Villa begs to havo tho ombargo
on buying arms in the United States raised
again, It is plain that ho regarded tho original
raising of the embargo as a mighty big holp to
him. : ,
It Is- & wager with odds that most of the
crepe wearers haunting tho offlco door of young
Rockefeller would quickly disappear If John D.
would apply a poultice of '.'long green" to thotr
seared souls.
The special attornoy of tho Interstate Com
merce commission admits that tho railroads need
moro money. Whore to get It oxcopt by taking
It from the public, which also needs tho money,
remains to be argued.
The lapse of tlmo between nomination and
declination brings to Richard Olnoy gratifying
evidence or public esteem that must bo mlg'tity
pleasing to a distinguished citizen at the thresh
old of four score years,
Tho reported failure of tho pruno crop or
California Is sharply contradloted in 8an Fran
cisco. Pooplo contemplating a visit to the Pan
am exposition may proceed with thefr arrange
ments with every assurance that they will get
their fill of prunes.
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rtwMua mom ncc ritnj
tt. W" ' A UnCh ot Kejr" wn Presented for the.
laurhlhT.6 ,Byd;' Bn5 ' nu ' the most
laughable performance er si von there."
Hon. A. J. Poppleton has been Invited to deliver
tba Memorial day oration.
Mor of MInnPo'la Is to be associated
with the merchant tailoring establishment of Et. U.
Williams.
Father Lambert of Crelghton' college Is to deliver
ft lecture on spiritualism at Boyd's, the proceeds
to ito to tho Holy Family school.
nar. C. W. Savldee must have a eorner on the
marrying business. It will be observed that he has
more notices of marriages than all the rt of the
ministers In the city together.
Fred Anderson has returned -to the elty and ac
ctpted a. position with the Omaha Carpet company.
The surface grade is being put on Fourteenth
street
11 B. Hudson, recently of Boston, has opened
up it stock of men's fumrshlngs in the Millard hotel
building.
A well attended entertainment was given at the
Christian church last evening, being the first appear
ance of Miss Ella Pay. the young .elocutionist recently
come to Omaha. Miss Calderwood, Mrs. y, Miss
Boulter and Miss Clayton, and Messrs. France and
Korthrw '" contributed musical numbers
In Mexico For How Longf
It was comparatively easy to plant the
American flag on Mexican soil. To oxecuto the
order to seize Vera-Cruz oatlod for warships,
consumed some ammunition, and cost a score of
Aniorlcnn lives, but nt no time was thore any
doulit nbout Its 'successful execution.
For how. long will the flag remain flying?
And if It is not to stay Indefinitely, what must
bo dono before It comes down? Tho original de
mand upon -Huerta was for an unconditional
salute, but complete capitulation would not now
fulfill requirements On this score tho latest
number of tho'Outlobk says:
Rut no inorft npology by lluorta, no mere abdica
tion by Huerta nnd. the -Induction of a siieeessor Into
his office, will aufflre to Justify our withdrawal from
Me'xlco. Wo have-no k Tight to withdraw until we
liavo Rood. grounds for believing that In all Mexico,
tly northern as well as. the southern half, the prop
erty and ypcrsqna Of ndn-Mexlean residents and of
pcaooabla Mexicans arc safe under a government with
both tho will and "TKu'ablllty to protect them. Only
so can wo xocurc peo.ee with honor.
If this cicfincs our position, then wo aro In
Mexico for no shor.t. tlmo; for "good gro.und
for believing" that all Mexico Is under a govern
ment fully able (o protect Hfo and property can
not bo produced by more decreo of any set of
mediators. Such a government can be accepted
only after It has proved Itself, and dombnstrat'cd
Its permanence and 'stability, not for a week
nor a month, but for as long a time as may bo
ncoded for reasonable assurance.
Two Planks- 1
While the discussion nbout repeal of tolls
exemption Is in progress, further roferenco to
the Baltimore convention, on which President
Wilson and every democratic member of" tho
present congress was olected, carinot bo out of
order. Two planks In that platform are par
ticularly in point. The first reads:
We favor the exemption from tolls of American
ahlps engaged In uonstwlse trade passing through
uie rannma canal.
This plnnk Is sandwiched in bdtwoen n
declaration In fttVor of foBterlng a merchant
marine, and another declaration for legislation,,
forbidding tho uso of the Panama canal by ships'
ownod or controlled by railroad carriers en
gagod In- transp6rtation competitive with the
canal.
Tho second plank Is tho. cpncludlng para
graph of tho wholo document as follows:
Our platform Is one of principles which we be
lieve to be essential to our national welfare, our
pledge are inadft to bo kept when In offlco as well
an to be relied upon during thn campaign.
Lot anyone not blinded hy hopes of patron
age road theHo two planks of tho platform to
gether and try to arrlvo at an unbiased decision.
Give Us Light, But Not Colored light.
Lot us havo light on the street lighting ques
tion, but lot It bo clear light, and not colored '
light.
Figures nro offered to show that Llncqln.la.
lighting Its strcotB from Ha municipal plant on
tho bnsls of ?25 a year, for tho same lamp for
which 'Omaha is asked Jo pay $35 a year. But
to got this figure for Lincoln an", avoragn Is
taken of all Its street lamps, although only 12G
of them burn nil night, while 2S5 aro closed off
a midnight. Tho all-night, lamps in., Lincoln,
sajd .to cost $5.44 n moftth, equal to $66 n, yenr,
are further said to cono'unta 5,6 kilowatt hourn
of current ns against 3T kilowatts, c,onstt,mdd by
tho kind of lamp proposed fqr Omaha .'Apply
ing tho ra1to of current jjsod'. then 'tho siroof
lamp offered Omaha for $30 would 'cost' Lincoln
nearly $44. " -!
Of course, Jhis Js npt cpncluslvo (hocaus( tho
same ratio does not apply to the lrisfallatfon
cost of tho lamp, nor to Its care , and ' re'pWo
i.lent, but It Illustrates' tho pdlii't; 'Vha W
want is light that illumines, -not light tliat
uiwiurs. , i
List to This Terrible' Talc! f- . , '
From our county Jail comes tho s'a'd news
that tho number of boarders temporarily' de
tained thore has dropped down to 173, whreiiB
It has boon as high ns 230, and the avorugo hasr
boon closo to 200. '
It would soeni that the Jall-feedlng grafi
might bo In danger of shrinkage. But It- Is by'
no means as bad as that.
Our reform domocrntlo sheriff Is putting 'In
bills at 50 cents a -day, which oh nn average lof
300 prisoners moans n harden on tho taxpayers
of Douglas county of $100 a day for what bofoto
wpuld- havo cost thorn pnly'39 conts.' On that
basis, allowing nothing for tho profits made by
tho Jall-foodlng contractors, tho graft of tho
presont sheriff is running nro'und $G0 a day, 'or
$1,800 a month, or $21,000 a year, or.$GG,00u
for a tbreo-ycar term.
Where tho picking, Is. as fat ns all that, a fow
prisoners, more or less, will not bo missed!
The Culinary Revolution. . ;
It Is tlmo to pay less attontlon to tho Indus
trial revolution, and the revolution in Mxtco,,
and toko nn Inventory of the culinary revolution
that Is now In progross. . .
Hero conies a ruthless state food .Inspector
with an official ordor prohibiting the keeping
of catB or dogs in rooms where food is' prepared
for serving to tho public, and also putting n ban
on tho smoking of pipes, cigars and. cigarettes
in such places. Pretty Boon tho dairymaid will
bo compelled to Incasa her auburn hair in a net,"
and kitchen wearing apparel will havo to be
fastened without buttons.
When these orders nro made to inolUdo all
tho boarding housos and private homos, as well
as restaurants, tho. glorious moais of the ood
old days will be nothing but a memory. -
President Wilson Insists he cannot in pro
priety express an opinion on any subject In
volved In a case pending before tho Interstate
Commerce .commission becuuBo It Is a quaJl
Judlclal body. Then he cannot with propriety
express an opinion upon any subject which may
como up before tho supreme court which is a
real Judicial body Translatnd in.
American, this means that the president., will
i.rra8 ...s viows wfton Mo wishes to. yet hae
a ready-to-hand excuse for sitting on the fenoo
whenever he thinks it safer not to commit
himself. ,Y
Talking about comparative cost of street
lighting in Omaha and Lincoln, that reminds us
that In Lincoln wator service costs only 16 cents
a 1,000 gallons, while in Omaha water users,
with all the boasted reductions, are still com
pelled to nay a llttln river 33 nnl nnn i nnn
J - - - 4e0 pv VVU
j gallons, being 50 per cent more.
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In Other Lands
Mnnpln's Version of .Seeret C'onfnli.
LINCOLN, Neb.. Mm 7.-To the IMItor
of The Bee-: At Sidney. Neb., on Monday
my attention was called to a Lincoln dis
patch In The Bee, wherein was quoted
Hon. Kdgar Howard's comments upon
the recent meeting of the Democratic
Editorial association, t happened to bo
tho secretary of that convention and I
Ijollove the minutes offer the best evi
dence o( tho transactions. In the main
Mr. Howard's cominonts'aro correct, but
In cne or two Instances where my namo
as mentioned Mr. Howard's memory
plays him false and his Information la
net correct. He speaks of mo as the.
"tpeclal spokesman fdr Congressman Ma
gulre." Mr. Howard muat havo been
jcklng. I have not been spokesman for
Mr Magulrc; on the contrary I have
nier' been- an enthusiastic admirer or
warm supporter of tho gentleman. Had
Mr.. llotvard been listening closely to the
discussion of the resolutions he would
havo heard mo say, In reply to his
charge Hint Magulro cat still and made
no response to Underwood's attack upon
Bryan, that wb of Lincoln wcro glad,
under the circumstances, that Magulro
did not attempt a reply.
Mr. Howard's statement that I pre
sented an amendment to tho resolution,
Including the names of tho senator and
thico representatives from Nebraska, la
not a fact. My resolution mentioned no
names, nor did I at any time Insist that
tho four gentlemen bo specifically named
In any resolution. My amendment read
as follows:
Wo commond tho democratic members
of congress from Nebraska for their evl
(UrceH of devotion to democratic prin
ciples as exemplified in their support of
tho policies of President Wilson.
I urged the adoption of this amend
ment, believing that It was only fair to
the representatives themselves and a.
duty wo owed to them and to the demo
cratic party. 1 carefully drew it bo as
'to endorse them only ln-so'-far as they
supported the policies of tho president
John W. Cutrlght Is amply able to, an
swer for hinsclf to tho chargo that ho
la Senator Hitchcock's spokesman in Lin
coln. If my memory serves me rightly,
and I believe It docs, Mr. Howard was
the only- member who montloncd Senator
Hitchcock's name.
I am not, so nlncli concerned .about the
charge that I Insisted upon specifically
endorsing tho four representatives by
name', as I dm about the charge that t
am "Congressman Maguird's special
spokesman." I apprehend that I am
about tho last man In tho First congres
sional district that Congressman Magulro
would select qa his "spokesman." I havo
supported hlnj nnd votcl for him every
tlmo ho was a candidate, but I am not
oven well acquainted with him.
Doubtlesa not ono of the democratic
editors had. any Idea the proceedings
would be kept secret. The executive ses
sion, was ordered merely to relievo mem
bers from embarrassment In free discus
sion. I gavo thu reporters free access
to tho minutes and was Clad to do so;
Personally I am glad the discussion
aros'o nnd .waxed warm, for It made In
teresting and.mcrry a session that might
otherwise have been merely routine. 1
write this. merely to correct Mr. How
arrt's statements as they refer to .my
participation. WILL M. MAUPIN.
. Letter frouv.n.ii'olltlriil Henthrn.
. NUMlSWIHSRIi;, May ,7i,vTo .the aEdltor
of The Bc'e: Morelos was" executed
November- 6. lRlfc A -little morfii than
flVfl years thereafter, a rising took place
In .the southern province of Mexlqp, under
a local leader named Guerrero. Yturblde,
the conqueror ot Morelos was 'sent to
qile'll tho insurrection. Yturbldo wis the
most trusted officer in the royal army.
.Hul the overthrow of thn .absolute
govcrnnlcnt In old Spain had powerfully
affected tho minds of men In Mexico.
Instead oC- attacking tho rebels, Yturblde
enteral Into friendly negotiations: with
'thelf leader; and ho" succeeding In per
suading, not only his .own soldiers, but
the rebels to acknowledge him, Vturblde)
as tho leader of a now comblnod Insur
rection'. Yftirbldo may have had before
b.ls 'mental vision the example of Ncy at
tho hlstorlo' escapo of Napolcqn from
Elba.
lie that aq It may, the general turned
upon tho viceroy, and captured the pal
ace. Apodpc.a was viceroy. Yturbldo
liad entered a Mexican magna charta
with the rebels, called the Plan of Iugalo,
This provided the preservation t of tho
Roman "Ctithollc rcllcloti to tho. ex
clusion of all others; ttio- absolute Inde
pendence of Mexico under a", modoratc
monarchy, with ono of the royal -family
wf Bpaln for a rgler; the amlabte' Union
Qt Spaniards and Moxlcans. Thcso three
classes aro called tho three ' guarantees.
The Mexican flag was .designed accord
ingly; white for religious -purity; green
for union; red for Independence. A pod oca
was arrested and ordered to return to
BnaAn. . ,
Hut John Donoju, the successor of
ApodocaJiad landed at Vera Cruz. He
took the oath to uphold tho dignity of
his sgverejen; hastened to negotiate with
Yturblde and recognuo the new consti
tution. The charter of Iugala was dated
ebruary U, 18J1 or May 18, 1SK. Yturblde
'having 'tne support of the church and tho
army was -elected emperor, as Augustin
I, so Mr, Donoju'a career was short, it
wt sweet. Tho emperor and emperess
were solemnly annolnted and crowned on
tho twentytfirst Of tho next July; and
on December, a republic was proclaimed
.at Vera Cu and the royal couple were
Invited to leave the country. Tho hero
of this, coup d'etat was Anthqny I
gunta Anna, a name familiar to every
Jool boy, a name Infamous through
out' the world,
: The insurrection was successful. Thus
Mexico owed her Independence and . her
republican. .form of government to two
of the most Infernal villains that ovci
"trod, her" soil Yturblde and Santa Anna.
DBU HB1DB.
"Nebraska Editors
The Klkhorn Valley Editorial associ
ation VIII hold Its summer meeting at
Long Pine, June 6.
W. .'W. Maltman. proprietor of .the
Kenesaw Sunbeam, hue been elected po
lice magistrate of his community.
Kdltor A. II. Wood, founder of the
Scott's -niutt Courier. - celebrated the
twonty-SoVenth anniversary of his arrival
In tho Valley last week.
The Surprise Hnterprlsa la the name
of n new raper to bo started at .Surprise
by Norman Ott of Lincoln. The first
number will appear May T.
Editor Asa Wirt, at .the Florence Tri
bune has sold his Interest In the paper
to C 11. Darnhart. who is business man
ager. The new proprietor has employed
Frank (' Adams of Tekamah as editor
Chlnn'e Constitution.
President Yuan Shlh Kal, the "strong man of
China," has evolved a constitution strong enough to
bear him to any altitude of power his ambition
craves. The document Is tho culmination of the
many moves toward Imperial supremacy taken by
Yuan from the moment he ditched the Manchu throne
two years ago. The republic of Dr. Sun Yat Sen Is
a memory, and the doctor and his following arc
scattered to the four winds. Having disposed of these'
"troublesome and impractical idealists," President
Yuan set about selecting a constitutional conven
tion to draft a document better suited to the needs
and conditions of China. That the convention did It
work well Is evident from the fact that the president
proclaimed the constitution as tho fundamental law
of the land. Jly Its explicit terms the president be
came tho head of an unlimited monarchy, with a
government republican in name only. He U empow
ered to convoko, open, suspend, close or dissolve the
legislature; submit to It thb budget and other bills,
and demand reconsideration of bills already passed
that may be deemed unsatisfactory; he has sole
power to appoint and dismiss civil and military offi
cials, to declare war and conclude peace, and the
management of all revenues and all disbursements
for the various branchca of tho government. Such
a constitution and the power It concentrates In the
presidency would not command many votes at a
referendum In the United 8tates. Possibly, it Is aa
far advanced as thb Chinese can appreciate. Cer
tainly It lines up with President Yuan'a conception
of "safety first."
NnnvFRlnn Centennial,
Beginning MnyJ.5 and running through the summer
months, Norway will conduct- an ' exposition at
Chrlstlanla to commemorate Its declaration of Inde
pendence of Sweden and the adoption of a constitu
tion May 17, 1814. Although Norway and Sweden
rfcunltcd after a sharp war, six months later, the
union was voluntary and on equal ' terms, not as a
pawn In the chessboard of European powers. This
union lasted until 1005, when It was dissolved by mutual
consent, The exposition and Incidental festivities is
expected to draw homeward thousand of Norse
Americans. In a special pavilion called "Norway
abroad," the Norwegians who havo sought a home In
Amorlca will show their home-staying countrymen
the life they lead In their adopted, home. An Interest
ing featuro of tho exhibit vOf theso states will be the
publication of special hlstoWes of the states, showing
the strenuous work of Norwegian pioneers Who helped
to build tlrcm up and the prosperous conditions under
which they now live. The Fourth of July will be cele
brated with all of the latest safe and sane attach
ments. The cclcbratlQn of Amerlca'a natal day will
center about tho presentation of a statue of Lincoln
to Chrlstlanla by Governor Hanna of North Dakota.
Tho governor will attend In person and deliver the
unveiling speech, which will be followed by a recep
tion given by the American minister, Albert O.
Schmcdraan, at the American club, headed by T,
Herman Gade. A banquet, attended .by King Haakon
and the diplomatic corps of tho capital, will bs held
n the auditorium Of the exhibition. It Is expected
that besides the 400 American singers, who will go to
participate In the singing festivals, the thousands of
unofficial Norso-Amercan visitors and a host of
their Norwegian relatives will unite In a demonstra
tion to show honor to a country which, by Nor
wegians, Is held second in affection only to their
country.
Distribution of Tied Hats.
Thirteen prelates have been publicly named by
Plus X for the honors of the Roman Catholic car
dlnalate nnd will receive the scarlet hat At a public
consistory in Rome May 25. Of tho thirteen named
eight are foreigners and five Italians, giving the
sacred college a membership of stxty-flve out of a
possible seventy, of whom thirty-four are classed as
Italians. Only two of the new members are of in
terest to. Americana Monstgnor Begin, archbishop of
Quebec, and Abbot Gasquet, president of the. English
Benedictines. The former la 70 years' of age, a native
of Quebec, the son of a farmer, w,ho has ,au distin
guished record as a teacher, bishop', and archbishop,
Abbot Gasquet is well known In the- United States,
having delivered lectures in Various cities as late as
laut winter In behalf of the commission which has un
dertaken revision of the Vulgate,- or "Latin Bible.
He -was appointed chairman of tho commission in
1908, and; hla succqss In organizing and pressing for
ward the mighty work receives merited recognition.
The public consistory on the !5th Inst, will be notable
for .the Imposing number of American prelates who
win participate. For the first time In history the
church In tho United States will be represented by
four c(irdlnas, Gibbons, Falconlo, Farley and" O'Con
aoll, besides a large number oZ bishops and arch
bishops. Austrlnna Check Zabernlam.
Militarism Is a mighty force in Austrian life and
tho "honor of the army" Is touted as strongly aa In
Germany, but Austrlans Insist that men upholding
the "honor of the army" shaJJ. conduct themselves
toward citizens in an exemplary manner. Captain
von Dlttman, an officer, dining at a cafe In Burnlck,
in the Tyrol, inconsed at a crowd which blocked the
door, drew his sword and had a dozen men and
women arrested by a military patrol. They were
Imprisoned In the Jail .at tho barracka for twp hours.
On their release tho ox-prisoners lodged a complaint
"agalrist the captain. The following day he was re
lieved of Ids .command, placed under' arrest- and ,a
committee cprr. sed of. officers and citizens appointed
to Investigate .no' case. The ' military Zabernltqs In
Alsace-Lorraine, It may bo rtcallcd, were, tried and
acquitted 'by their associates, no civilian havjng a
voice In Uie affair. In a later case of abduction, the
father of the victim, who lodged complaint against
the officer, has been informed that the 'German mili
tary authorities have no Jurisdiction. At the same
tlmo the civil courts cannot move Iq the case .without
the consent of the military. The contrast In these
typical Instances puts Austria far ahead of Germany
in vindicating civil rights.
Twloe Told Tales
Dorottay'a Confession.
The school children had learned Eugene Field's
poem, "Wynken, Blynken and Nod," and one after
noon, for the entertainment of some visitors, the
teacher had them repeat it. Thinking to display how
well the children comprehended the meaning of the
poem she began to ask questions about It.
"And what were the two little eyes and the little
head doing in their little boat that was the trundle
bed?" she said.
No hand came. up. .'
"What happens when we go to alep?" 'she went
on. Stilt no sign.
"Why, children, can't .any of' you -thipk what you
do. when, you are sleeping?" . ..
Up-came tle hand of a tiny, brown-eyed maiden.
"Well. .Dorqthy, you tell us." '.
In the. sweetest lisp came the answer:
"I thnore."-ALadles' Home Journal.
Please Pas the Coke. .
It was a dull day aigederal league' headquarters
Only 1SP,786,234.'5J2 had been'exp'e'nded fdr new players
since 9 a. m. and It was now noon.
"Two gentlemen await without," announced the
offteo boy.
"Who. are theyr" wearily asked President Gllmore,
as he flicked the ashes off a 9 perfecto- Into a Jtf
outpldor,
"They give their names as Andrew Carnegie and
John D. Rockefeller." replied the office boy. as he
carelessly toro a. 120 bill into fragments and tossed
them Into the air. ' ..
"You tell those pikers to keep away from here."
announced President Gllmore. "I haven't time to
bother over their paltry tt.OOO.OW.COO pool to purchase
Federal league stock. Tell them to go get some real
money and I tnay talk business."
And President Gllmore donned his tt.500 overcoat
and went to his ,000 llmoifslne as th'e Janitors
gathered up armtuls of $1,000 bills from the floor and
tossed them Into the waste bakcta.-CtnclnnaU Enquirer
Editorial Sif tings
LINES TO A LAUGH.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: A professor of
nonsense at Harvard declares that
grandmothers are deleterious influences
when It comes to bringing up children.
The professor doubtlesa comes from a.
race of Incubator babies.
Brooklyn Eagle: A 13,600, 000 aeroplane
trust has been organized, all Wright, of
course. Washington authorities may
think the prince of the powers of tho air
ought to be the trust's president, but
they aro politically prejudiced, as we all
know.
Pittsburgh Dispatch: The refusal or
the- Japanese to tako over Huerta's diplo
matic affairs lest It be misconstrued as
unfriendly to America shows a delicate
tact worthy of our friends across the Pa
cific. It la a staggering blow to the Japanese-Mexican
alliance mongers.
Brooklyn Eagle. If Wilson should let
Colonel Roosevelt enlist, and then send
him to 'a camp and never permit him to
go near tho front, Bryan would be
avenged. Some old philosopher once said
that what Is sauco for the goose la sauce
for the gander, or something to that ef
fect. Springfield Republican: Several sena
tors are bothered In finding ponta of at
tack. There was apparently an opening
In the temporary withdrawal of tho
United States warships from the Tamplco
shore front, but It soon developed that
the step was taken by Rear Admiral
Mayo In order to save American lives
from tho mob In town. It was necessary
to attack tho admiral, which was awk
ward in view of the fact that tho Ameri
cans got away safely.
St. Louts Republic: At the close of a
day's work In a Michigan iron mine a
"cage" started up the shaft loaded with
miners. A careless miner allowed one of
his fingers to be caught so that a cable
twisted It off. A spurt of blood spat
tered another miner, who fainted, fell
out of tho cage and was killed. Under
the law of Missouri the dead miner's de
pendent family -would be without a legal
right to any sort of compensation from
the mlno owners. It was doubtful if such
a case was covered by the Michigan
compensation law, but a claim was filed
and the company "a aouless corpora
tion" waived tho legal technicalities and
IS paying compensation to the widow.
That is the way compensation laws are
working.
A.ald Mrs. Naylor returned n- h
cheaper oorfee than she borrowed, mum.
Mistress Well, Mary, put It In a Jar by
Itself and lend it to her when he sends
over again. Boston Transcript.
"Pa. what is the stock exchanger
"A place, my son, where an outsider Is
apt to exchange a stock of money tor a,
stock of experience. Now Tork Mall
"What kind of a dress should the refu.
Cjp wear In the play when she U taken
off tho lonely island where she was ship
wrecked?" "I think it ought to be a. maroon cos
tume. Baltimore American.
"When are you going to answer that
ivan's arguments?"
"Pm not golnir to answer them." re
plied the old-timer. "Interest In a mono
logue soon dies out I'm not going to help
him turn it into a controversy." Wash
ington Star-
The Theorist: I wonder what la the best
way to bring about municipal ownership?
..Ti1?. Po"U:ian: Why. anybody can own
It If he can raise enough to buy tho votes.
Chicago Post.
THE VOYAGER'S PLAINT.
Blanche Elizabeth Wade, in Leslie's.
A trip abroad I sail the eighth
I long have contemplated.
For weeks before the lime, my mind
Has been by this elated.
But- now. that date I almost dread,
And fairly quako with fear.
You see, each friend I have, expects
Some worthy souvenir.
From Chins, I must bring to Ruth,
A ring of purest Jade; .
And Ted must have from Germany,
An anUque, trusty blade.
Now, I must bring to mother dear,
A Rusilon samovar;
And father wishes for his den,
A Roman water Jar.
I'm charged to get Parisian gloves:
Delft pottery; a scarab;
Some edelweiss from Switzerland;
A necklace from some Arab;
A piece of Pyramids or Sphinx;
Sahara lesert sand;
A Ferslan pearl; a sample, too,'
Of India's coral strand.
Stalactites queer from Flngal'a cave;
Brocade from Spanish' loom;
Some lava from Vesuvius;
A chip from Shakespeare's tomb;
A votive-lantern from Japan;
A piece of Maltese lace;
A scarf from Liberty's; likewise,
A mummy or its case.
Where now, for me, will be those days
ui wEuiaenng, care-ireer
Where no-v, the mountaln-ramblesi
drives;
Or sails on inland sea?
No wonder, then, that date tha eighth-
In place of Joy, brings fears.
rm not on pleasure bent, you see.
But bent on souvenirs!
A thousand might be wrong
but not five hundred thou
sand. More than a half
million buyers have picked
fthe Ford because of its all
'round serviceability, its low
first , cost 'Jind its low cost,
of upkeep! The Ford has
made good.
Five hundred dollars Is the price ot tha
Ford runabouts the; touring car Is firs
fifty tho town car Beven fifty f. o. b.
Detroit, complete with equipment. Get
catalog and particulars from Ford Motor
Company, 1916 Harney Street.
A lawyer
a real estate man
an abstracter
; a real estate loan company
a trust company
will find a groat saving of timo by having an
office close by the court house and city; hall.
The Bee Building
it
The Building thtpt is always new"
is the newest building in Omaha on the
inside; the oldest, the most substantial
' and. the handsomest on the outside.
We can offer you an offico home now; perhaps in
a few weeks We cannot. Better look at these now.
The finest location in the city for men having business .
or patrons in or around the city and county buildings
Is-at Room 400. Farnam street exposure, with three
windows overlooking court house plasa. Room baa
water, vault and large private office. Easily access
ible $30.00
Another very desirable office with vault, water and
large outside windows, east exposure, is at Room 338.
Close to elevators and opening on the wide open hall
surrounding the beautiful court ot the building. The
ease with.- which this room can be reached makes it
a great time saver. Space can be arranged for 18 ft
by 33 ft at M $00.00
Or 30 ft. by 32 ft. at.
.9100.00
The lawyer or abstracter who get Room 660, with Its
large F&r&am street windows facing directly on the
court house, is sure of one of the best located of
fice In Omaha. 14 it. by 20 ft, with water Included.
Partitions fdr two private offices and reception room.
Also close to elevators. Now at , f80.00
For offices apply to the Superintendent, Boom 103,
The Bee Building Co.