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THE BEE: OMAHA, MONDAY, JUNE 15, 1914.
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE
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this 6th day of June, 1914
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Subscribers leaving tho city temporarily
should havo Tho Uco mailed to them. Ad '
dress will bo changed ns often aa requested.
Nobody can boat Huorta backing up when ho
has to.
Time to movo toward protecting grado cross
ing death-traps.
Tho termination of tho Polk Inquiry means
now terminals for the Now Havon.
Tho Quootlon, "After Huorta, what?'' Is
Almost as troublosomo as ovor.
Thus far no militant has tried ,to got ovon
with John Bull by jumping off of London
brdge.
Funny littlo ways eccentrics havo. Hero Is
ono In Chicago leaving an estato valued at
$12,000,000. '
Now that Nick Longworth'a violin has been
stolen, perhaps ho may accustom himself to an
after-beat horn.
Tho man hardest hit Is usually tho first to
yell, "Never touched mo." In other word, "tho
hit bird flutters."
Rapp-Schumann-Holnk dlvorco enso is dis
posed of. Who will furnish tho noxt? Como,
Co not keep us waiting.
Tho Omaha Commercial- club has ovor,l,GOQ
Jnembors. Dy spoedlng up, and kooping a-gotng
It may yet ovortako Ak-Sar-Bon.
Many of tho happy mediums of llfo go by tho
name of clairvoyant, but that ono in California
indicted for robbing a "subjoct" of $30,000, is
doubtless not now so happy.
Domocratlc senators and congressmen want
It distinctly understood that they had tholr
fingers crossod when thoy adopted tho civil serv
ice plank of tho Bnltlniore platform.
If "Uncle Adlai" could only como baok to llfo
ho would havo somo flno dnmago suits against
nowspapers that havo resurrected plcturos of
him of tho vintage of his 1802 campaign.
Amos Plnchot wants it distinctly understood
that if it is necessary to throw Qoorgo W. Per
kins out of tho bull mooso party in ordor to en
tice tho labor voto of Pennsylvania for Brother
Olfford, he io willing and eager to mako tho
sacrifice.
Secretary of War Garrison Is citing Omaha's
tornado oxporlonco as Indicating what a handy
man tho army Is to havo around, Slnco all tho"
army has been taken away from ua, it is cer
tainly providential that no more tornadoes havo
been sent.
Secretary Bryan smiled when asked as to tho
prospect of breaking tho dead-lock ovor Mexico."
But these hungry Nebraska democrats aro still
tv caring tho scowl that won't como off waiting
watchfully for another dead-lock nearer homo
to be smashed to smithereens.
Tho offulgent sonator from Illinois has de
creed that horenftor he shall be known, off!-,
dally and otherwise, as merely Hamilton Lewis,
dropping tho James. Novor mind so long as
ho retains his pink 'uns. tho world shnli cnn.
tinue to think of him as tho same old Jlmham-
Jowle.
'Ut
comhixo rnoAi act: riLcj
The Swedish Methodist Episcopal congregation have
purchased the Eighteenth tnt M.th.vi.. mi.
church with forty-eight feet ot ground on which the
ujun.ii now aianas.
Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Nason, old resident of Omaha
now of San Antonio, are back for n wir-.
The Omaha Cricket and Athletic club has leased
a portion of the Kountxe traet en Sherman avenue
ior ainieuc srounaa io Provide base ball, crlakeU
lawn tennis, croauet. nuoitc blow-lino
----- wi.v. AiiifiiaiiKi,
Those most actively Interested are.: Captain Sperwer
irsjuw. vwiuam anarura, J. li. Howell, W. J. White
nouse. uavia Wllkle. Jack Hoye. W. II. LaRyen. N.
i-resion. js. n. Bhtrwood. W. Wallace. Bd Leeder
John McDonald and Clark Norman,
Rsv. James Brand, pastor of College ohursh, Ober
lln, O.. occupied the pulpit today of tho First. Cn
ereeational church.
The dty public library committee has ordered two
r.ir sigws put up io aamo strangers of the library
location.
M. Lee. gross, at Twenty-?oml and Leavn
worm, wants to sen a . Wttage and full lot en
fcouth Nineteenth street., .
The town Is all ages oyer tlie Indictment by the
grand Jury of the mayor and city council on bribery
Adlai E. Stevenson.
The passing of Adal K. Stevensoa closes a
picturesque career in American politics, a career
that links the old and the new eras. When It Is
recalled that his first appeal to the voters was
af candidate for proeldentl&l elector In 18C4, and
his last as candidate for governor in 190S, and
that between tho two ho had run twice for vice
pronldent, and been onoo olMted, the untquo
place he occupies In our political history is
belter understood.
At the same tlmo, history will hardly cerdlt
him with any high degree of statesmanship. His
first national promlnonco came from zealous
service as tho political hoadsman in tho Post-
office dopartmont under tho first Clovoland ad
ministration, nnd ho was tacked on to tho presi
dential ticket when Clovoland ran the third time
ns a matter of oxpodloncy. Porsonal attachment
to Covoland did not provent him from remain
ing with his party when It Drynnlzed, and his
later nomination for the vice presidency with
Bryan was prompted by tho hopo that It would
bring hack tho previously nlicnatod Cleveland
following.
While tho impression gonorally prevails that
politics Is tho paco that kills, It Is gratifying to
obsorve that "Undo Adlai" went through all
the Btorm and stress of our most strenuous
porlod to tho ripe old ago that brought him la
sight of his eightieth year
Our Guess Died A-Bornin'.
Tho dosporato Inquiry Is launched by tho
Lincoln Star as to what has become of the pot
project of the Hon. "MIko" Harrington to dlvldo
tho Biiprorno court Into suctions, nnd putting the
nrloua sections on wheels to ho carried about
over tho state Tho schomo, ns outllnod in the
clroular Iottor, was to Initiate a constitutional
nmondmont onlarglng the bu promo court, mak
ing membership olcctlvo by districts, nnd pro
viding for periodical sessions within tho dis
tricts. A meotlng of Influential lawyers in sym
pathy with tho plan, and ready to got behind It,
was to havo boon held In Omaha on Memorial
day, but no ono was ablo to locate tho meeting,
which presumably fallod to tako placo. Tho Star
suggests that possibly one contributing reason Is
tho oxporlonco with tho federal court sessions
required by law otitsldo of Omaha and Lincoln
which It Is said aro "more or less perfunctory af
fairs comprsng chofly tho cry of tho bailiff
for tho opening of tho court, the announcement
for adjournment, and tho rush for tho train."
To rollovo Tho Stnr's distress nbout tho Harring
ton schomo, wo boldly vonturo tho guess that It
died a-born'.
Loafers and Unemployed.
If. tho nrodictlon of tho Bocrotary of acrlcul--
turo holds good, that within n month thero will
bo moro Jobs than men, what shall wo say of
tboso men who aro suro to bo found lounging
around tholr habitual hnunts of indolenco? For
it is folly to say that all men now Idlo will bo at
work. Wo may then, got n doarer idea of. tho
dlfferenco betwoen an unemployed man nnd a
loafer.
Socrotary Wllson'e view seomB to bo largoly
shared by Qoorgo M. Roynolds, tho grcnt Chi
cago bnnker, who Buys that ns soon as tho har
vests begin to como In 'on a largo scale tho busi
ness pulso will quicken, tho slack in tho ropo
will be tnkon up and tho demand for men will
becomo insistent. Not all, of course, will bo
wanted for tho harvest fields, but look at the
whools of Industry waiting on tho reaper for
their acceleration. Tho ramifications aro too
nuremous to mention.
No ncod to arguo that all men out of work,
will willingly work If given tho chanco. Wo
havo had too many demonstrations to tho con
trary not to know bottor than thnt. Yet, no ono
Intonds to rofloct on tho honest seeker after a
Job. This much, though, should bo mado clear,
that every tlmo a howl of calamity goes up about
tho immenso numbers of unemployed, such aB
wont up last winter, a good deal of tho howl
Is a false alarm. Many ot thoso men ns tho gov
ernor of Now York proved forming tho head
lines In Gotham and olsowhore, weto thero be
cause thoy proforrod It to tho task of getting
tholr bread by tho swoat of their browB. So when
tho npproachlng rojuvonation gots under full
headway, possibly wo may havo n chanco to dif
ferentiate betwoen merely tho men out of work
and tho professional loafers.
Proof of the Pudding.
Tho prosldont has not boon in a hurry for
tho adjournment of congress. Ho has his rea
sons and somo of them aro that ho desires his
legislative program completed before tho fall
oloctlons. Perhaps ho Is not insensible, also
to tho fact that his party faces a grave situation
at tho polls in Novombor. Thero it must rondor
an accounting of Its stewardship, and tho first
thing the people will bo insistent on knowing
is tho effect of tho noW tnrlff law on tho cost of
living.
What will tho nnawor bo? If any demo
cratic loador in or out of congross has thus far
bo much ns attempted to show that tho WilBon
Underwood tariff has afforded any material ro-
liof as to high prices, it has escaped us. Yet
very definite and explicit plodgos wore mndo.
Tho consumer was assured that under a domo
ciatlo tariff ho would be freed from oppressive
conditions and oxcessivo price, Tho consumer
knows whether ho has realized on this assur
nnco or not. He knows that in many lnstnncos
his cost of living, instoad of diminishing, has
increased. The producer on tho farm, on tho
other hand, knows thnt he has suffered somo
reduction In commodity prices which ho has
had for salo.
Just how democracy expects to moot this
situation and to obtain re-endorsement at tho
polls, this fall we are at a loss to'undorstand.
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Only a little over two woeks moro to got in
itiative petitions under tho wire for tho coming
election iu Nebraska. Tho zoal of our numer
ous law-propagating patriots does not seem
oqual to tho task of procuring the neoessary sig
natures to lot; tho peoplo rulo without waiting
for the aid or consent of any loglslaturo on
earth.
Please note-that our domoorktlc United
States senator whoso voto helped adopt tho Bal
timore platform, including the plauk for toll
exemption for cooatwiso shipping, votes for ro
peal andropudiation of his platform plodgo,
What's a campaign promise between friends,
anyway?
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Brief contributions on timely
topics Invited. TbeSse assumes
no responsibility for opinions of
correspondents. AU letters sub
ject to condensation by oditor.
Goes "Met" One Better.
BUR WELL, Neb., June 14,-To the
Editor of Tho Bee: I ran out of writing
paper, but I go him one better. Who?
Well, sure, Metcalfe. Ha wants to be re
elected If tho taxpayers want him, but
I am 6i years old and I want to be
govornor for my lifetime If the taxpayers
want me and are satisfied with my ad
ministration. I hope .taxpayers have
their wool pulled off of their eyes," and
vote the republican ticket, whether It
is for me or for my republican opponent.
JOHN CEPLECHA.
Women StUI After Lindner.
DBNVISR, Colo., June IS. To tho Edi
tor of The Bee: Some months ago th
Woman's Protectlvo leagrue called atten
tion to tho unlawful practice of the Don
ver Juvenllo court In virtually protect
ing' men confessing- or convicted of
crimes against girl children.
These statements were supported by
verified transcripts of the official rec
ords of tho juvenile court Itself.
But so shameful was the state of af
fairs disclosed that Denver and the rest
of tho country found It hard to believe,
especially slnco Judge Ltndsey has long
trained the public to bellcvo In his devo
tion to children and that anyone who
criticises the Juvenile court dors so from
some selfish or sinister motive.
The disclosures of tho Woman's Pro
tective lengue, however, raised doubts
and set people to thinking and Investi
gating somothlng they never did before.
Tills, together with his recent shock
ingly falso statements In the east about
strike conditions In Colorado, havo at
last aroused our people to his real char
acter and that of his Juvenllo court.
The Woman's Protective league, there
fore, desires to call your attention again
to Its charges nnd its efforts to expose
this man begun about a year ago, and
to predict his speedy elimination from
tho publlo life ot Colorado.
( O. MART ELIZABETH BATES.
Secretary.
Snfety First.
FREMONT. Neb., Juno k-To the
Editor of Tho Bee; Discussing the fatal
automobile nccldent Into Omaha, I have
mado this road 100 times or moro and It
Is ono of the most dangerous crossings I
havo over experienced. It is Just at a
bend from tho west and If you take extra
precaution and walk to see It track Is
clear with your car stopped, by the time
you ara back again nnd have your en
gine started, It takes a few minutes, and
then the car Is baroly going, with the
result that these few minutes allow am
plo tlmo for one of the fast trains to
round thn curve and meet you. There Is
absolutely no precaution that can be
taken with assured safety with the con
ditions as they are.
My suggestion and only preventative Is
to compel the railroad companies to cut
tho banks down back, nay 10) feet, and If
necessary more, and In doing this It will
glvo tho auto man n clear view both up'
and down tho track for a mite to the
south nnd almost half a mile to the
north. This Is not such an expensive
matter and certainly Is a safeguard to
the publlo and tho railroad company and
with tho railroad companies' Blogan of
"Safety First" I cannot understand why
these principles have not been applied
beforo In this case.
In this connection, I note there are so
many nf these crossings with these high
embankments and I feel that our rail
road commission should compol the rail
road companies to lower these all over
the state wherever they aro and you will
have few accidents of this sort. 1 do
not write this as a letter to be printed
In your columns, but feci that as a person
you should tako it up and agitate It as it
Is certainly for the good of the public
and safety to all concerned. O. II.
A (.rrnt Disappointment.
OMAHA, June H-To tho Editor of The
Bee: It Is now eight months since the
now tariff wont Into effect and there
Is absolutely no reduction In the cost
of living. Tho economic doctors havo
treated symptoms and not tho real disease.
Monopoly can hold up the people as well
under free trado as under high tariff.
Jn spite of tho JUrolutlon of trusts, the
cost of their goods remains the same.
Competition in trade Is as effectually
suspended as when the trusts were in
flower. Tho "Gentlemen's Agreement" Is
ns effectual aa the formal trust, but abso
lutely Immune to the Sherman law. Mo
nopoly cannot be controlled by direct leg
islation. The organized trust may be
abolished, but the real trust remains, un
der the simple form of a "Gentlemen's
Agreement," which today controls and
will continue to do so till the consumers
organlio In their own defense as tho
laborers have done.
It Is Impossible to uncover a secret pact
and, worse still, such past is not morally
wrong. It two or more men agree to sell
goods at the same price, It Is nobody's
business, but their own, but that the
publlo should b obliged to patronise
them, Is a crime which the government
Is bound to prevent.
The parcels post killed express extortion
and tho interstate railroad commission
killed railroad extortion. Similar reme
dies must be applied to all othrr forms
ot extortion, before tho consumer can ex
pect substantial relief.
Tho simplest method ot killing extortion
would be to refuse to buy except at a
fixed and reasonable price, but the public
Is too groat and discordant u body to be
organized for that purpose. The govern
ment must either furnish the goods or
appoint a commission to fir the price.
In Switzerland, for many years the
government sold flour whenever tho deal
era ran up the price beyond a reasonable
rate. Several mayors have furnished fuel
and food for cities In the clutch of com'
bines, and tho si'me thing may be done
on a larger scale.
Why should We riot have a price food
as well as a pure food commission?
Why should we not have a manufactur
ers' and Importers- as well as a railroad
commission? It I he government has the
right to fix freight rates and fare, why
not tho right to fix the prices as well aa
ttut freight on the goods?
Tariff and monopoly legislation is no
remedy for high prices. Let us have
commissions on all lines ot Industry In
stead ot to. Give to these the power
to tlx price just to the consumers and
ts the producers, and let the courts stand
behind these commissions to see that jus
tlce Is done. Just as they now do with
the railway and pure food commissions.
D. C JOHN.
War's Ravages in Mexico
Ruin of the Country from
Tampico to the Border.
THESE GIRLS OF OURS.
flavor BvPDwhcrf.
A correspondent of the New York Sun. who trav
eled overland from Tampico to tho Texas border, re
ports the country devastated by war. The extreme
northeastern portion of Mexico, he reports. Is In far
better condltln than Is the part where the federals
wero until recently In control, but waa has played
havoc with every farming nnd business enterprise.
Nowhere did I see things being produced and business
everywhere was either at a standstill or suffering
severely from the setback It received.
Around Tampico I found that many dead federals
were left where they had fallen. Their bodies days
after fighting were still unburled.
A close Investigation of both federal and rebel posi
tions as thoy were on "the date of tho battlo of Tam
pico shows that tho federals had heavier guns nnd
wero better fortified than were the rebels, so I can
account fo the evacuation of the place by the federals
only by the fact that they wero out of ammunition.
Had they received supplies early enough at Panuco
they neVcr would have been routed from that position.
It was splendidly fortified, located on a high, almost
Inaccessible ridgo nnd commanding territory on every
sle for miles around. Tho guns of tho federal artillery
ae for better than those of the rebels. They Include
many modern large field pieces of enormous power
and several of the latest typo French machine guns.
IlrbeJ Artillery Old.
I saw tho rebels loading thel rartlllcry on flat
cars to go to Tampico, and tholr field pieces were old
and In bad order, mostly of the late 6f 1K. Looking
down the barrels I saw they were pitted and rusty
ahd on two of them tho breech locks had been torn
away nnd substitutes of rough Iron fitted In their
places. Thoso field pieces that have been abandoned
by the federals aro of no use to tho rebels, as they
cannot get proper ammunition and projectiles.
From Tampico to Monterey and from Monterey to
Matamoras I rodo In open cars with rough wooden
seats roughly fitted into them. On all that long route
I met but three Americans, two of them between
Monterey and Matamoras. The other traveled with
mo from Tampico to Monterey, going there to give
aid to the rebel garrisons. He Is an expert gun ma
chinist, who formerly served In tho United States
field artillery.
It would be Impossible for hostile troops to come
Into that section from Monterey to Matamoras If the
rebels knew of tholr coming, for the only- route that ,
can be traversed lies along- smooth, level valleys be
tween two ranges ot steep hills, where kuvs could be
planted and troops placed In the most advantageous
position.
Everywhere around Monterey there Is still Intense
excltoment over the happenings of the last few weeks
and everywhero among tho poorer classes there Is
manifested Intense hatred of all English speaking
races. Many times I was taken for an American and
openly Insulted and abused. Twice I was temporarily
held prisoner and released only after showing' that 1
was a British subject. Once during- my trip I paid a
petty sum to a petty officer of tho rebels for my re
lease after his soldiers had dragged me to his tent.
This was at Monterey, but ordinarily fine order Is
maintained around all rebel camps.
"He seems determined to kiss me," re
marked the girl who was fishing for a
Compliment. "I wonder why."
Hard to tell." said the other girl. "This
Is the season for freak bets." Iiulsvllle
Courier-Journal.
"Your husband looks worried," said one
woman. ,
"He Isn't, really," replied the other.
"He Is merely trying to remember a lot
of things, none of which 1 of tho slight
est importance." Washington Star.
'Tell me about your aunt, old Mrs.
Blank. She must be rather feeblo now."
"We burled her last year," said the
other,
' Burled her? Dear me! Is the old lady
deed?"
"Yes; that's why we burled her," was
tho response. London Tlt-Blts.
Shf-Oh, Percy. I'm afraid we'll be late:
we'v been waiting so long" for my
mother.
He Hours. Jennie.
She Ours? Oh, Percy, this Is so sud
den! Philadelphia Leader.
She I don't see why I ever married you.
He Oh, you were glad enough to get
anybody, I guess. You were no young
bird when I married you.
She No. but considering what I got, I
was an early bird. Boston Transcript.
A prominent man called to condole with
a lady nn the denth of her htisbnnd, and
concluded oy saying, 'Did he leave you
much.7" ,
"Nearly every night," was the reply.
National Monthly.
Iatty Jack and I have been engaged
for two years, nnd I think It's tlmo we
wero getting married.
Poggy Oh. I don't know, dear. If you
really love him you'll let him be happy
for a little while longer. Chicago News.
Margaret How does your friend Mrs.
Brown stand on the suffrage question?
Anna She's doing picket duty.
Margaret Doing picket duty what, for
suffrage?
Annn Oh. no: she's on the fence.
Christian Beglster.
"Beautiful nurse you have?"
"Is she'" murmured the patient feebly.
"I hadn't noticed."
"Great Scott, old man, I had no Idea
you wero bo sick." Cincinnati Enquirer.
Ah! my friend." iald the man who
was fond of mornlirlnc. "It Is true that
we can really accomplish nothing unt'l
the crooked has been made straight -
I "Of course, 1nterriipTn i tie man iimm
leua ciotn-s. you exceiji romii""
Catholic Standard and Time.
Committee Chairman-How does the
organisation of which you ara a Wreutor
make nil Its money?
Millionaire Witness-! have no oxnet
knowledge of the details, but It Is an
altogether different process from the ne
they use at the mint. Baltimore Ameri
can. A PERFECT DAY.
Ninette M. Lownter in Springfield Re
publican. Oh, I have known a splendid, perfect, dnyl
I raw tho sun rise from his otmern
I felt his level radiance round me shod,
And paw the diamond dewdrops fade
away.
I felt the velvet turf beneath my feet:
I kissed white lilies, with the night
damp wet: . . .
t in.i.. raA rn.r hv the bees beset,
And from the circluln- trees heard bird
notos sweet. ,
Noon came. From high the Bun sent
down his fire. ... ,.,
A goldon warmth, filling each vein with
The wind and waves forstot their age
long strife,
And all earth knew fulfillment of desire.
The perfect dav came to a ve";? c'0;;
Behind the irecs tho red light died
a Wai" , , , , '
Grent moths llko flowers circled . In
chase and play,
And from the cast tho waiting moon
arose. j
Then suddenly the stars were In tho sky;
Worlds sot In the Immensity of space
Turned to our earth a glory-llghtea
And rank on rank they circled slowly by.
I hoard the hylas' shrill Incessant note.
The chanting night bird's melancholy
strain; , ,
1 saw the lonelv road across the plain
Wind on to tho hoilzon dim, remote.
No dark cloud dimmed tho sun's tri
umphant way.
No storm obscured tho beauty of tho
nlgM;
Long hours I drank In bliss ot sound
and Bight;
O, I hnvo known a glorious, perfect day!
Travelers Must Hnve Gold.
No matter who you are or which way you wish to
go In Mexico today or in what section you may hap
pen to be, there Is nothing but gold that can take you
and insure your safety. Wherever I wanted my bag
gage tansferred from one train to another or wanted
one of the rough seats In tho flat cars I had to bribe
liberally or pay some petty ratload or rebel official
tor the privilege of moving about.
While conditions are better further north toward
Matamoras, the scarcity ot food makes traveling even
moro expensive. The exchange rato on Mexican
money gets better all the way up, however, gradually
getting to where it is four pesos for a dollar, with 20
per cent additional on tho silver money of Mexico
and 15 per cent on tho currency of either rebels or
federals,. Around Monterey tho relvl nnd federal cur
rency are of exactly equal value. At Tampico the
federal currency 1 moro valuable than the rebel, and
at Matamoras tho opposite Is true.
I was stopped at Victoria, capital of Tamaulipas,
and held two days until I could establish my Identity
by tho credentials I carried an through an influential
British subject that I mot there.
In all sections the Mexicans take tho attitude that
America Is going to dictate to them how they shall
manage not o nly their business, but also their do
mestic affairs. They resent this more than the mere
fact that tho United States Is likely to take possession
of their land and establlshe over It a military pro
tectorate. Among tho higher classes sjid more Intelligent na
tives there ,1a a strong sentiment for Intervention.
They maintain that the trouble may apparently bo
settled, as It was when Madero gained the presidency,
but that It will never be definitely brought to an end
until this country takes it In charge and keeps charge
long enough to establish schools and give to the peons
at least a rudimentary education.
The fact that all the land of Mexico Is held by some
SoO families Is a significant feature, for those who are
not landholders are many millions more than tho
owners and naturally ara dissatisfied. Their poverty
and lack ot education has made bandits and an
achlsts of most of them. Hardships they have been
forced for years to endure on account of the land
owning class and have turned tholr minds back into
savage channels.
Change
Your Latitude
GO NORTH to keep cool. Spend the
summer at Minnesota's lakes and woods,
where the average temperature is from 8 to
12 degrees cooler than in Nebraska and
where hay fever is practically unknown.
There are ten thousand charted lakes in Min
nesota, with timbered shores and ranging
from big fashionable resorts with palatial
hotels to quiet, out-of-the-crowd places,
where fashions and conventions needn't
worry you. In Minnesota you can bathe,
canoe, motorboat, sail, golf, and such fishing!
Minnesota is the home of the muskellunge,
pike, bass and crappiel 1
Drop In or -write and let us help you plan a Min
nesota vacation Wo can glvo you complete detailed
Information about round trip fares, schedules, hotel,
boarding-house, cottage or camp rates, and all the
resorts, and supply you with free literature. Call or
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People and Events
Evangelist Billy Sunday Is definitely scheduled for
St. Louis and Baltimore, but Albany passed htm up,
preferring to see him tried out whero wickedness has
the bark on.
Testifying before the Industrial Relations commis
sion In "New York City, a longshoreman said baths
were provided for hogs, but not for men. Another
witness added, "Longshoremen are treated more llko
dogs than men."
Dr. Eliot thinks three poems every child should
know are "The Village Blacksmith," oy Longfellow;
"Abou Ben Adhem," by Leigh Hunt, and "To a
Waterfowl." by Bryant; to this might be added the
second verso of "Amorlca" aa well as the first.
"Certified babies" for adoption, offered by the Chi
cago morals court, proved such a popular brand that
the available stock was exhausted in less than a
week, and Judge Goodnow was obliged to restrict the
demand by insisting on certified parents. With each
baby goes not a pedigree certificate, but a chart show
ing Its mental traits and possibilities as mapped out
by the municipal psychopathic laboratory.
Holding a S-year-old child in his teeth by her dress,
Stcphano Orcein, at Beading, Pa., bore her to a
place of safety from the high bridge ot the slag dump
ot the oU Empire furnace, while a gaping crowd
watched the rccue 1W feet below. The child had
crawled out on the bridge and clung there seemingly
paralysed with fear.
Colored pooplo own 3,753 farms and other real prop
erty In Missouri to the value ot f!7,?S,7ta In South
Carolina there are 25,000 more colored than white chil
dren enrolled in the public schools. All through tho
south there ts a marked movement toward the division
of great plantations Into small farms, the most of
which negroes acquire as tenants or eventually as
owners. ,
A woman In Boston married a man after waiting
for him fifty years. Which gives renewed fore to
the old adstre. "While there is life, there is hope."
In tearing down a building tn Alton, 111., recently a
tightly closed glass jar was found containing- a quart
of dried corn. Although the corn Is known to be at
least seventy-five years old, it seems well preserved
and will be planted this month.
LOW RATE CIRCUIT M
TO NEW YORK and RE
Delightful vacation tours with diverse routes, in
terspersed with lake, river and ocean trips, relieving
the monotony of an all-rail journey. Following are a
few examples:
Tour No. 1 Chicago, Pittsburgh or Cincinnati, Washington,
steamer to Norfolk, steamer to Now York, returning by rail
through Buffalo, Niagara Falls and Detroit or Cleveland.
Fare S50.90 to S52.50
Tour No. 2 Chicago, Detroit, Niagara Falls, Buffalo, To
ronto. Montreal, rail or steamer thru Lake Champlain and down
the Hudson River to New York, returning by direct lines thru
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington and Cincinnati or Pitts
burgh. Fare S54.G0 to S5G.20
Thls tour Incldlng steamer trip Kingston to Montreal
thru tho Thousand Islands and down tho St. Lawrence Rlvor,
$4.50 additional.
Tour So. a New York City, in ono direction via Chicago,
Detroit or Cleveland and Niagara Falls, In tho other direction
via. Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington and Pittsburgh or
Cincinnati. Fare S50.70 to S52.50
Tour No. -1 Chicago, Detroit, Buffalo. Montreal, rail to
Boston, steamer to Norfolk, or rail to New York and steamer to
Norfolk, roturnlng by direct lines thru Washington and Pitts
burgh or Cincinnati. Fare $53.70 to S59.10
Tickets for tho abovo tours and many others are on sale
daily via. the
MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL
RAILWAY
With final return limit of 60 days from date of sale. Liberal
stop-over privileges. Between Chicago, Detroit. Clovela'nd and
Buffalo tickets are honored on Great LakeB steamers under cer
tain conditions. For more complete information, tickets etc
call on or address. ' '
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Omalia, Nebraska.