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THE BEIOr OMAHA, FRIDAY JtT, 2fl, 1914.
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Governor JJlcaso of South Carolina Is all lit
up for his senatorial campaign.
Now wo shall soon boo If Sir Thomas Llpton
can maintain his titlo aa tho boat loser.
To that oft-asked question, "Aftor Huerta,
what?" tho ocho still answers, "Vhnt7"
Won't It bo dreadful if tho colonel Is forcod
to a choice between Plnchot and Porktns? -
That British ship "ashoro In n fog" 1b not
much worso off than the folks ashoro In London.
"I am going to bb elected," shouts the "Same
Old Bill" Suiter. Oh, why start tho whistling
to soon?
Rain or shine, bumper crops or what not,
bet on Kansas to got good frob advertising out
of every season.
Perhaps you havo notlcod tho moro uniform
cleanliness of Omaha's streets; which is always
a thing to be desired.
Huerta and Villa Ready to Submit to Arbitration,
Headline.
That, was yostorday, how about today?
And in this, now canonization of Goorgo W.
Perkins, whoro does our old frlond, Norman
llflnirnnH jnmn In? v
A Lincoln man testifies In court that tho
Kodak trust forcod him to self out. Sort ' 'of
snapshotted, him without pormlsslon.
It seems fair to asHumo that President Wll
son win not wish to mako tho race for
election solely on his foreign policy.
ro-
That Detroit Judge who issued a warrant for
Ty Cobb's arrest on tho chargo of disturbing tho
peace may regret It aftor Ty gots out.
It looks as If a snag boat woro noodod worso
than ovor to remove ,the obatmctlouB from tho
channel of tho rivor and harbor appropriation
bill.
That promlso of tho democrats to rofluxo tho
high coat of govornmont must bo understood
tho aamo as Governor Morehcada promlso not
to run again.
Oh, surol If thoy tako their advlco from tho
democrats tho errant republicans of two years
ogo win never turn back. Republican division
means democratic victory.
Like a Bnck-Kioking Gun,
The protomled dlcoovery by Secretary Bryan
In the archives of tho Stato department of a
memorandum basis for his Colombian troaty of
regret and reparation threatens to bo llko a gun
that does rrioro damngo at tho breech than at
the muzzle; for It Is now disclosed upon ap
parently reliable authority that tho memoran
dum which Secretary Bryan scoks to use as his
justification was, In reality, not the terms pro
posed or approved by tho Taft administration,
but mcroly an enumeration of tho demands
inado by Colombia. It 1b true that Presldont
Wilson Inherited the Colombian affair, but It
stands to reason that had either of the preced
ing republican presidents been willing to tondor
Colombia tho apology, and pay as much as
fin.000,000 to balm wounded feelings, tho ne
gotiations would have been comploted then and
there. The very fact that Colombia's claims
wore left ovor for the Wilson administration to
adjust or rojoct Is proof positive that Mr. Taft
and his ndvlsors refused to yield what Colombia
wanted, and Instead of affording Secretary
Bryan justification, should havo put him on his
guard ngalnst tho surrender he is now urging.
Base Ball in Court.
Too much base ball In the civil courts these
days for tho good of the game. Bnso ball is an
out-of-door sport and It will never thrive In
tho musty atmosphoro of legal contests. A good
deal has already boen said about the general
Japao of Interest as roflocted In attendances all
ovor tho country, and It must hn nnnnmnt in
all that If this tendency Is to bo overcome tho
conditions causing It must first bo corrected. In
this connection, it Is admitted that theso out
side or rather Insldo controversies have their
effect. Back of theso aro tho fabulous figures
concerning playera' salarlos and owners' rev
enues. Tho public tires of thn
" navtHviwii j a.
underlying, directly most of tho Judicial proceed
ings aro brokon contracts, violated agreements.
This cannot go on without fatal results. A civil
contract must mean as much in base ball as In
any other lino of activity. It ought not bo
necessary to got a court Injunction to keoD a
player from breaking his verbal pledge or writ
ten, promlso. Yot players would not do this If
ownors, or employers, did not mako It possible
it lanes two to mako tho bargain. Before tho
ownor may expect tho player to do what is right,
mo ownor muat do It, himself. Baiting men
from ono club to another by temptlnit salarlos
win in tlmo ruin tho greatest of games. Tho
public is disgusted. That should bo warning
enough.
Abl Just as advertised! "Senator Hitch
cock naves inaian warehouse." Still, Inaa-
much as the sonator Is not up for ro-eloctlon, It
wouia Havo been the graceful thing for him to
let Congressman Lobock do tho rescuo act this
time.
Lawlessness in New Mexico.
Tho shooting of Ralph Connoll in Now
Moxlco la tho culmination of n condition of
lawlessness that seriously reflects on tho good
Lnamo of our nowly admitted slstor stato. This
tragic aoatn not only brings sorrow to his
many frlbhds in- Nebraska, who lovod and ad
mired him lor his sterling qualities of youth
and manhood, but It places a gravo responsi
bility upon tho authorities and good peoplo of
Now -Mexico.
Tho Ttllllrig of, Ralph Connoll from ambush
while- poaceably traveling nlong a public hlglv
way in pursuance of his legitimate business.
shows a spirit of lawlessness and utter dlsro-
gard for human llfo that ovon old Moxlco would
not tnmoly' tolorato within Its bordors. Without
warning of any kind and before tho oyos of his
llttlo 0-yoar-old daughter, tho fatal shot was
fired by a cowardly murdorcr, whoso act of
shooting was ovldontly well known In advance
by others. It Is now up to tho state authorities
of Now Mexico to promptly do their part In the
dlscovory of the perpetrators and Instigators of
this crlmo and to bring them to Justice If Now
Moxlco expects or desires to attract desirable
citizens from othor sections, -it must protect
them and mako safe tholr residence within Ita
bordors. If tho now stato of New Moxlco ex
pects investments of capital and the starting of
new enterprises and tho upbuilding of ita at
tractive towns, It must maintain its lawB and boo
that Justlco Ib done.
T1V1.I1- XT . ...
vniio jmow Mexico cannot do Hold re
sponsible for tho unjustifiable murder of
Ralph Connoll, It should bo held responsible for
the dlscovory and prosecution of his murderers.
Tho prompt action of Qovornor McDonald In de
manding of tho sheriff and local officers of
tho county that the do tholr full duty Is most
commendable. The Btato of Nebraska, In which
Ralph Connell was born and reared, demands
and oxpects that our slstor state of Now. Moxlco
will omit nothing to maintain its cood
naruo and wipe out tho blot made by ,tho mur
der of this worthy iyoung man, who was one of
its most active citizens and was doing much for
tho development and advancement of hla
adopted stato.
ounLKt ritoM ace rite
Hon. 8. S, Caldwell, one of Omaha's most prominent
cltltens, died tt hla residence. IS1 Davenport street,
at the age of .60 years. Mr. Caldwell had located In
Omaha In ! when he became connected with the
banking fjrm pf Harrows, Millard & Co.. succeedi.,1
later by Qaldwoll. Hamilton & Co., and a few. months
ago imi nrtn .vim. wganlied Into a national bank
canea tne united State National, Mr: Caldwell be.
vuiuiiib vice jiresinem... lie leaves a widow, whose
maiuen name waa Henrietta M. Bush, and two sons.
Victor Bush Caldwell and Samuel Smith Caldwell.
Tho high school commencement took place at Boyd's
liri. . i. . . . . . . .
nen ina curiam roso u unclosed seated on the
stage 300 of Omaha's school children. In front of
them the ten graduates. Superintendent James and
i-nncipui Lewis. Kaoh member of the graduating
class delivered either an oration or essay, accord
ing to the program already made public.
wupia s latest capture. Is disclosed Jy the marriage
of Richard S. Hall, of the we-lt known law firm of
Thurston & Hall, and Miss Florence Ware, daughter
of J. A- Warp of Nebraska City. The marriage
took place-at the residence of the bride's parents.
ltev Burgess officiating. The bride la a graduate
Of Brownell Hall.
Another marriago chronicled U that of Arthur W
Saxe of the auditor's office of the Burlington & Mis
souri Hirer railroad and Miss Mario Tilllotson. a
niece of Mra Archie Powell. After two weeks they
wll be at home at corner Seventeenth and Cass.
Still another June wedding worth mentioning Is
that of Bam Nash and Miss Laura Barney, at the
residence of the bride's mother on Nineteenth street.
Bishop Foul, who Is presiding over the Judicial
Methodist Episcopal conference of the northwest, Is
the, guest of C. H. Dewey.
The Blaine, and-Logan club has been organised' with
John Rush president. A. C. Troup secretary, and
Henry IMIn. treasurer
Dope and Qun Sellers.
On ono pago of a Chicago paper appear two
striking Btorles, one of tho conviction and punish-
ment of sovon dope dispensers, tho other relat
ing the exporlencoo of a reporter who visited
soreral pawnshops In quest of firearms. He
found (t possible to buy all the pistols he could
carry away without a license showing hla right
of purchase, without questions asked and for
as small a price In some cases as ?2. In fact,
ono merchant eagurly camo down from his
original figure of $4 to $2 to Insure a sale.
Tha question Is how nearly 1b Chicago's situa
tion typical the country ovor? How many cities
are there, In fact, where It Is dltlcult to buy
dope or guns? The United States admittedly,
as history will record, exercised a vital Influence
In trying to wipe out tho deadly opium habit in
China. For yeara we held uo our hands In holy
horror at this torrlblo curso. But still those
who will may got all the dope they want In
almost any city In this country, Just as thugs
or young men with, lurid Ideas of life can go
out and buy all the guns thoy desire If only
they have the price. And while the traffic in
dope is carried on clandestinely, deadly weapons
are displayed In show windows as a constant at
traction.
hvon In tho very height of our moral and
civic reform crusado, our peoplo appear at times
to be utterly Insensible to the menace of theso
two deadly things, one no worse In the end
than tho other; indeed, it Is extromely doubtful
If the gun In tho thug's hands Is capable of doing
one-half the mischief of the llttlo pinch of dope.
It Is foolish to say that this shameful traffic can
not be, at least, very greatly curbed and con
trolled If not fn tlmo prevented.
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Thr SnffrnRP (liirjatton. II.
SOUTH OMAHA. June !t.-To the
Editor of The Bee: Some of the strong
suffragists have at tlms classed women
with Idiots, Imbeciles and orlmlnals
because they do not have the right of
suffrage. I consider It an Insult to
every man and woman of the country
to make such comparison. It Is an In
sult to the suffragists themselves to
make It There would be Just as much
sense In saying women are classed with
pigs and cows, because thoce animals
do not havo the right of suffrage. I
did not class my mother with the weak-
nes tit nmnbfn.1 iMraii. v .11,1 ..
' "--" V. DIIU IKU IIMk
want to vote, nor does any man who
thinks anything of his mother, wife.
dstightcr or sister think of his nearest
kin In any such light. They place them
upon a pedestal far above the common
things of life.
Tho next time the suffragists nrennrn
a float for the Ak-8ar-Bcn parades, I
wouw suggest that Instead of classing
me women of America with idiots and
criminals, they represent them In their
true sense, for In every Amerlcnn homo
thero Is or should be a queen of moro
supremo power and nmlesty than that of
the queen to the royal purplo born. The
women of America are not Idiots, Im
beciles, serfs or slaves, and their powor
nnd Influence Is In my opinion much
moro commanding without the ballot
than It would be with It.
To the credit of the women of this
country they nre not using tho means
to obtain suffrage that some women,
a very few. of England are using to
force tho men to grant them tho suf
frage. I cannot conceive how th
tructlon of historic churches and edifices
and the destruction of relics from th
times of the warn between the English
and Scotch when the groat nohert Bruce
and Sir William Wallace fought for the
nro of the Scottish nation, can In any
way have any possible connection with
the suffrage question. Priceless rollcs
have been ruthlessly destroyed that can
never be replaced. Such destruction of
articles of historic valuo show that with
all our boasted advancement we nre but
llttlo advanced from tho savage tribes
of Qoths nnd Vandals and other bar
barians, who destroyed so much of vnluo
In Home, Athens and the great library
01 Aiexanana, which contained books
of priceless value to mnnklnU. Were It
not for the Innate courtesy and chivalry
01 man those women now destrovlnir
evoryming or Historic value they can get
noin or, would he severely dealt with.
If men were doing ths same thing, they
Ttoum do severely punished and thev
could starve to death If they went on any
nungcr strike.
,Thn.. ...... .... . .
nun nuiuuii uciy man-mane laws, as
they call them, and yet when they havo
exhausted the patience of the Encllsh
puouc mey can on police to protect
mem wnen about to bo summarily dealt
wiin oy ine angry public. To the credit of
4 V. . 1 - . V. I , ....
mo .aw auiuing womon or England a
movement In now on foot among them to
stop the work of the property destroying
women, if any set of men or womon In
this country should wantonly attempt
to destroy Washington's old mansion or
nis tomi, or Independence hnll or the
Liberty bell or the Washington monu
ment, the people would wreak vengeance
of the direst kind upon tho destroyers.
without waiting for courts to pass upon
their cases. The advancement of this
nation from the time the liberty bell
pealed forth, to this day has been the
wonder of the world and It has all coma
about without universal suffrage. But
tho women of America nre entitled to
as mucn if not moro praise than the
men, for without their aid and sustain
ing power we would be a puny nation
today Instead of tho supreme nation of
the world. All praise to tho women of
America ror their aid In this advance
ment from a few scattering colonies to
a mighty power.
All the wars of earth have been foucht
by men. but no victory was ever won
that was not largely due to the help of
wpmankind. The great Inventions have
all been made by men. but without
woman behind them and aiding them.
they would not have secured the fame
they did. Suppose Harriet Beecher Stowo
had been out working for suffrage In
stead of producing her woild famed
"Uncle Tom's Cabin," which Is said to
have done more for the final liberation
of the slave than nny other one cause.
we might be a slave country today aa
we were In 1850 Had Mrs. John A.
Logan been working for suffrage Instead
of aiding her distinguished husband In
his brilliant career, he probably would
not ever have been renowned na he was
as a soldier and statssman.
Great advancement has been made In
all lines of life In this country without
suffrage and I do not believe as great
advancement can be made In the future
with suffrage, and especially so If the
women themselves do not ask It at the
hands of the men. P. A. AONEW.
Japanese Navy Scandal
Some Inside Information as to How
the Llttlo Brown Brother Grafts.
Around tho World
Editorial Snapshots
Baltimore American: England is facing
its greatest sensation yet. A strangpr
succeeded In invading the sacred pre
ducts of Buckingham palace Itself, and
tho empire Is rocking on Its foundations
In the subsequent upheaval of horror.
Houston Tost: One reason why repub
llrans make such unsatisfactory fourth
class postmasters Is that most Invariably
they are men who rare not who wear the
whiskers so long as they themselves can
hold the poatoffices.
Philadelphia Ledger: The attention of
congress should be directed to the fact
that men not only sweat In factories, but
also in the streets. A law to prohibit the
thermometer rising above S5 degrees
would be very popular If enforced.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: At certain
seaside resorts It Is reported that dancing
young men can be hired for the hotel
hops at V a head. Persons who have
danced the tango with motherly ladles of
S00 and upward say it Is well worth It
Pittsburgh Dispatch: While the merit
or mo sunary civil appropriation may
cause wide differences of opinion, the
appropriation committee Is entitled to
public gratitude for one feature. The
total of the bill Is about 117.000,000 les
than a year ago.
Indianapolis News; Senator James
Hamilton Lewis may officially drop the
James part of his name and have him
self written Hamilton I-ewli In the fed
eral records, but among the Impertinent
lommentators he will probably continue
tu be Jim Ham, J out the same
The Journal of Commerce an.t commercial Bul
letin, published In New York, on June 3 published an
account of scandal In the Japanese navy with regatd
to naval contracts with British shipbuilders. The
'special correspondence'' Is dated Toklo, May i, anil
Is as follows:
Since the verdict of the preliminary court finding
certain accused naval officers and prominent busi
ness men guilty of bribery and corruption in con
nection with naval contracts the case has suddenly
made further developments and now threatens to be
come much more far-reaching than elttier the law or
the public had anticipated. This Is largely due to the
Inauguration of the new cabinet, which Is tomewhat
revengefully averse to Its predecessor, and especially
to the former officials of the Navy department; and
the new minister of Justice. Hon. Yuklo Ozakl, has
ordered a reinvestigation, so that none implicated
may escape the process promising to Involve some
officials higher up In having a share In the spoils.
Conditions of graft and corruption In circles were
brought to light first by the secret papers stolen from
a German firm In Toklo by a stenographer, who care
fully took photographic copies of them and sold the
originals to tho agent of a foreign news company In
Toklo. As soon as the firm and the naval authorities
learned that the news agent was In possession of the
dangerous papers ho was approached for their return
and finally agreed' to restore them to the German
firm for consideration of 50,000 yen. But In tho mean
time, tho German authorities having heard of the
crlmo committed by the stenographer, had him ar
rested upon his arrival in Shanghai and brought to
Berlin for trial. At the trial the contents of the
stolen papers became public, and then It was learned
that Japanese naval officers were accustomed to re
ceive 5 per cent commissions on naval contracs
awarded to British or German firms. No sooner had
the report of the trial reached Toklo than the mem
bers of tho Imperial Diet, then In session, began an
agitation for probing the charge's against tho naval
officers, and so tho whole system of bribery and cor
ruption became public. Tho preliminary court, after
an exhaustive Investigation lasting over three
months, during which four naval officers of high
standing and some half a dozen prominent business
men, as well as two Englishmen and a German, were
under arrest and detention In prison, finally remanded
all for public trial on charges of bribery and attempt
to cover up a widespread system of graft.
Th's story of the Japanese navy scandal, Involv
ing, as It does, tho Illegitimate manipulation of such
vast sums of public money, becomes a matter of as
much financial as moral Interest. Think of receiv
ing a commission of 1.150,000 yen on ono contract
alonol That Is the sum which the Japanese court
alleges a Japanese company received from a British
shipbuilding firm on tho contract for building a bat
tle irulser last year In British yards. The news
papers, which havo been conducting an independent
Investigation, declare, however, that they are in pos
session of evidence to prove that the total amount of
commission paid for awarding this contract to tho'
British concern was l.SOO.COO yen. The court Is now.
making a further Investigation to ascertain tha truth
of this, but of the former amount the court asserts
that It possesses undoubted evidence. The pHqo paid
for this ship by tho Japanese government was 25,000,000 1
yen, of wnich, it seems, some i.kw.uw went in com'
missions and bribes to those who secured the contract
for tho bulldera as against rival firms, among whom
there was a heated competition, tho final decision
resting with tho naval officers who awarded the con
tract und received the bribes. m
Tho Inevitable query Is, If so much money went In
bribes and commissions on one contract, how much
must Japan have lost In this way on the numerous
other ship contructs placed with foreign firms? Dur
ing tho last few years about a dozen ships were con
structed In British yards, their total tonnage being
about H0.0CO.
How tho bribes and commissions In connection
with this contract were disposed of Is one of the most
Interesting and Illuminating aspects of the case, as
revealed by the preliminary court. According to the
findings of that tribunal, the Japanese company
paid a certain vice admiral 400,000 yen as bribe for
consenting to award the contract to the British com
pany, the sum being taken from the big commission
received by the Japanese concern from tne iingnsn
concern. The vice uamirai aiviuca nis uik um'u m
the form of smaller bribes among his confederates
and accomplices. The court declares that another
vice admiral was given some tS.&OO yen and a director
of tho Japanese firm 15,000 yen. Tho money was In
vested by theso vice admirals In purchasing land and
government bonds. As soon as the naval scandal ap
peared the Jnpancso concern began to rear an in
vestigation nnd their officials altered the entries on
tho books of the firm In connection with the naval
contract, and for this, as well as for giving and
taking bribes, they aro under Indictment. What tho
Japanese firm did with Its big commission appears
also to have excited the curiosity or me pudiic nnu
the court. After handing over the 400,000 to the naval
officers It is alleged thut at least 300,000 was given to
certain steel works in Japan.
The main question before the courts at present Is
how far the discovered system of bribery and cor
ruption extends. The names of the very highest of
ficials In the navy ore being freely mentioned as tn
vnlviwl. but nothing has as yet been proved. Still
very department that has had anything to do with
supplying naval material appears to te unaer sus
picion, even to paint contractors ana moe wno niau
ammunition. The German affair reveals still another
phase of the case, where German urms ' supplying
wireless and other apparatus ior nuim biuuuuq
fmind bv tho court to have been nrioing naval oi-
fleers, for which their Toklo agents are now under
Indictment. The naval scandal began with this case.
thi-o. further be nit then suspecica. bo mm w
Japanese-Brltlsh case came like a boh from the blue.
The authorities concerned now deolare their Intention
to probe the matter to the ooiiom ana 10
complete cleanup of tho navy.
India new has Slt,M.XA people.
Sngllsh tobacco factories employ 30,000
women.
Rich new oil discoveries In Bolivia are
reported.
Klerlda sawmill men are discussing re
forestation plans.
Nebraska compel licensing of the 6,36i
stallions In the state.
There are 217.5Sft,S Hindus. 6"3,647,299
Moslems, 10,721.453 Buddhists and 3,S7G,201
Christians In India.
Mont Helnzen, Switzerland. Is splitting
and great landslides may any day over
whelm several small villages.
SAID TO BE FUNNY.
Willie Paw, what Is a square deal?
Paw That's when you get about 10 per
cent the best of It, my son. Cincinnati
Enquirer.
Interested Party You say this boat
cannot upset?
Inventor it's impossible. The tanks
nre filled with righting fluid. Buffalo
Express.
Klrl I.adv Ton badl Mrs. S. always
has such abominable weather for her aft
ernoon teas. . .
Second Lady Yes; she never pours dui
It ralns.-Tlt-Blts.
Mrs. Hiram Offen (seeking a cook)-My
home Is in the country. 1 hope that if no
objection.
yook ivo, mum; 1 11 enjoy a aay in me
country. Santa Cruz Surf.
'MrmiflllnH. whv Is a Door base ball
player like one who plcketh rosebuds?"
"I know It not. dear Sappho."
'Becnuse he goeth from bush to Dusn.
Harvard Lampoon.
Vnu don't seem enthusiastic about
elevating the stage."
imo, saia tne meaxricai manager.
"Tho more you try to elevate the stage,
thu more depressed the box office seems
to become." Tit-Bits.
"Do you see that man going along with
his head In the air, sniffing with his
nose?"
' Yes; I know him."
"I suppose he believes in taking In the
good, pure ozone?"
"No; he's hunting for a motor garage,
I believe. Kansas City Star.
LOOK WHO'S HERE.
He studied the Greek and the Latin,
Saw culture all over Manhattan,
Hut could not translate
In shoeshop or street
A job with a cushion of satin.
He measured the speed of the stars,
And flew like a fiend In tho cars,
But found he was lame
In scaring up game
Was slower than Skygack from Mars,
He mastered the Insights of law,
And younded the air with his paw,
But. playing at poker,
He worked In the Joker
The nlghtwatchman took him In taw.
He, patriot, waving the flag,
Swore loyalty unto the rag.
And then tried to shirk
A single day's work
His road tax he suffered to lag.
The harvest fields, waving and brown.
Now ask him to take a trip down;
He knows how to shock.
Looks long at the clock,
But hunts for the shade In the town.
WILLIS HUDSPETH.
"Well, sonny." said the patient drug
gist to the small boy who had been hang
ing about the store for half an hour,
eagerly eyeing the candy counter, "do
you want to buy some candy?"
"Course I wanter, but I can't mother
sent me to buy soap." Kansas City Star.
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You Men
Folks
Big Sale of
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Next
Saturday
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People and Events
As General Carranza and General Villa pass from
one "compromise" to another. It Is not left In doubt
which one holds the balance of power.
Uncle Ike Stephenson, senator from Wisconsin, at
. . .. n - i 9 k tiniM...
85 gets a birthday gteeting irom i-resiueni mnuu.
He belongs to the past In more ways than one.
Jesse B. Grant, son of General V. S. Grant, has
been named as a defendant In a suit Drougni Dy n s
wife, Ellxaboth Grant, to compel the United State
Trust company, as trustee unner me wm 01 juhb
Dent Grant, the mother of the defendant named, to
pay to her. the plaintiff, a sum sufficient to support
her In manner befitting the Income ana position 01
her husband.
Frank Hlscock, former United States senator from
New York, who died suddenly at his home In Syra
cuse, in his SOth year, was a conspicuous figure in
state and national politics Until tne close 01 nis ono
term In the senate at Washington. In 1SW. blnce then
he had devoted himself to his law -practice In Syra
cuse! Mr. Hlscock waa an ardent supporter of Horare
Greeley In 1STS. and In that year was elected to con-
eesa. Mr. Hlscock was a man of striking personal
ntmearance and Individuality, and his large frame.
waving mass of halr and impressive beard, oriental
Indolence of personal habit and unusual mental alert
,u were generally dwelt upon by the brief
hinrranhera who recorded the development of hla
career
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Omaha
This is all the address that is
.necessary when you office in k
THE BEE BUILDING
"The building that is always new"
Do you liave people from out of town calling on
yout Everybody in Nebraskn and western Iowa
everybody who have ever been in Omaha knows where
The Bee Building is.
Location Service Safety Accessibility
The Bee Building Co.
Superintendent's Office Room 103.
