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THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, JULY 4, 1914. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE FOUNDED BY EDWARD ROSEWATEIU VICTOR ROSEWATER, EDITOR. Tho Bob Publishing Company, Proprietor. BEE BUILDINO. FAIWAM AND SEVENTEENTH. Entered at Omaha potto fflce as second-class matter. TERMB OF SUBSCRIPTION. Br carrier Br mall per month, ptryear. lally and Sunday .. Mo..... $6.00 ualtr without Sunday....'..... c 4.00 Evening and Sunday 40c 6.00 Evening without Sunday. J6o 4.00 Sunday Bee only 20o 2.00 Srnd notice ot change of address or complaint of Irregularity in delivery to Omaha Be, Circulation Department. REMITTANCE. Remit by draft, express or postal order. Only two. cent stamps received In payment of small ac counts. Personal checks, except on Omaha and eastern exchange, not accepted. OFFICES. Omaha The Bee Building. South Omaha Z31S N street. Council Bluffs U North Main atreet. l.lncoln-K Little Building. Chicago-301 Hearst Building. New York-Room 1106. sss Fifth avenue. Bt IjouIs-603 New Bank of Commerce. Washlngton-715 Fourteenth St. N. "YV. CORRESPONDENCE. Address communications relating to news and edi torial matter to Omaha Bee, Tentorial Department. 54,751 MAY CntCULiATIOS. State of Nebraska, County of Douglas, ss. Dwlght Williams, circulation manager of The Bee Publishing company, being duly sworn, says that averadalty circulation for the month of May, 1914, DWIOHT WILLIAMS. Circulation Manager. .t.?l,5"r'J"l ,n Presence and sworn to before me this 6th day of June, 1914 ROBERT WINTER. Notary Public. Subscribers leaving tlio city temporarily should bars Tho Deo mailed to them! Ad circa will bo changed as often as requested. Let the eagle scronm! Even tho chronic kicker has no right to kick on this weather. The Glorious Fourth Is Young America's special holiday. Well, now, this is tho day. Be suro it Is patriotism that you fro otf. Tho old-fashioned Fourth uaod to be moro noisy, but the now one reglstors moro spoed. St. Louis has finally adopted a now chartor, but it bancs onto tho old Four Courts building. Oh, sure, to a hide-bound democrat any crit icism of tho Wilson administration is "unfair" criticism. It does not requiro a signboard to inform the mala mombors of tho household that this is preserving tlmo. No adjournment of congress bofore Septem ber is tho latest edict. Gee, but that's tough on the chautauquas! It Is moro than appropriate for Speaker Clark to be made a doctor of lawB since doctor ing laws has been his llfowork. Should thoro be no recess of congress, that may explain the enigmatic statement that thoro will bo no rocoss appointments. Those democrats down at Washington act as if they wore in distressing despair of never having another democratic congress. Iluerta is said to be satisfied, now that "The dignity of Mexico Is saved." Well, rt dash of humor injected Into the situation will not hurt it. Omaha's first Fourth of July fatality is to bo charged up, not to tho fireworks vendor, but to tho nutomobllist. The "safety first" cam paign must not stop. The misuse ot tho senator's stationery for mining stock promotion Is put on his son-in-law. No well regulated senatorial family should bo without a son-in-law. That Oklahoma congressman who asked for a leave of absence to go homo and "prosecute my campaign for the democratic nomination for congress." might bo pointed out horeafter as ono of tho oddities for sightseers at the capital. It certainly takes nervo for our democratic senator's organ to lampoon Colonel Roosevelt for criticising President Wilson after tho per formance of tho senator himself when tho cur rency measure was being railroaded through congress under Whlto Houso whip and spur. A minister engaged In sumptuary reform recently made tho remark that prohibition of tho liquor traffic would result In largor ubo of other kinds of stimulants and narcotics, Includ ing opiates. Official rovenuo reports show a falling off in the lost year In whisky consump tion, but a gain In tho use of beer and cigar ettes, which may have a bearing on the minis ter's assertion. v toHNixB mom ace rLCj Today Is th 106th anniversary of American Inde pendence. The forenoon game between the Union Pacifies and Reserves was witnessed by 1.700 people, and tho home team won, to 1. In tho afternoon standing room was at a premium with over J.S0O spectators out to see the game, which took ten Innings to put tho Reserves ahead, 17 to 16. The Athletic tournament at the cricket park did not draw the crowd that was expected. Tho hundred-yard race was won by Welnbenner, and tho long Jump by P. N. Duffy, who also won the stone throw. Ins. the hammer by Hocksworth and the hurdle race by K. M. Bander. Tho Methodists of the Tenth Street church had an nJoyable basket picnic In the north end of Kountse'a rrove. Here ate the names of the different amh the City In Which Bell & Rhriver offer -- .... West End. Bunnystde, Irving place. Pelham place, lla&scom place, Howard place, Hlmebaugit place, Hellroan place. Parker's addition, Shwtfs addition! Coburn's subdivision, Brookllne, BeMdere, Mayfteld and Forbes' addition. Two girls willing to go to the country are promised good wires and expense paid. Call on Mrm. Cluk "un. St, ItMXj't, arum and Twentieth street. to One Hundred and Thirty-Eight. The day wo are celebrating Is tho 138th an niversary of the signing of the Declaration of American Independence. Thero Is no special significance in this par ticular number, for one Fourth of July has been ory much Hko tho othor, tho change In our modo ot celebration being gradual rather than sudden. What wo have to ponder and refloct upon is tho fact that tho spirit of freedom then proclaimed has been marching steadily forward all these years with over broadening scope and enlarging influence. The seods sown by tho revolution which brought tho blessings of lib erty to our colonists have continued to work throughout tho world, most of the time peacea bly, every now and then bursting forth Into now wars to unshackle human bondage, but never allowing liberty to loso ground or to stand still. The spirit of '7C han become a world-leavening power, and the fears of the forefathors as to tho permanence of their work have been proved groundless. No one would dare attempt to picture tho ultlmato goal or fix the relative position of tho number one hundred and thirty eight In the procession of event. How About Private Business? Administration ngenclcs put out an array of figures purporting to' show unusual prosperity of tho government In the first year of the Wll non regime; that tho year closes with Income exceeding ordinary exponses by $33,784,000. Officially on the faco of these figures tho year has proved successful, but how nbout our ttatus, unofficially? How In It with private business? How Is It with the Individual, tho average man? Aro these more prosperous to day than thoy wore before President Wilson and his democratic associates went into office? Big business or little, lias it reached out proportion ately and gained new strength, enabling it to resist tho usual forces of competition and ad vorslty? Has tho averago Individual similarly prospered over and above his former condition? Has his cost of living como down In compliance with democratic promises and free trado policies and his productive powers correspondingly In creased? Aro more men employed and fewer business concerns financially distressed today as a result of this year of democratic govern ment? It may be easy enough for tho government to make income equal outgo, but not tho same In tho employment and prosperity of tho wage earnor, tho buslnoss man and tho banker. Can Mr. Ultlmato Consumer bo convinced that It costs him less to llvo today than It did a year and a half ago? Brag Is great stuff, but It pays few grocery bills and increases no one's earnings. Missourians, All. Let us hopo for tho best in the forma) an nouncement of Ambassador Da Qama that tho Niagara Falls mediation has already rosulted in averting war, "tho practical settlement of the conflict botwoen the United States and Mexico," disposing of International issues, thus clearing the way for tho solution of Internal problems by mutual agreement of contending factions. A protocol ombodylng the mediation achievements In signed and Huerta envoys aro said to have as sented to a friendly conference with tho Car ranzlstns. All of which, evon as It stands, affords some ground for hopo to those who nonetheless reallio that "there's many a slip 'twlxt cup and lip" in this Mexican drama. Huertn, we hoar, in moro sullen than evor. Villa and Carrnnza are not exchanging dulcet kisses theso days, and Villa Is a proud, Jealous bandlt-Boldler. Still another rumor has It that Huorta has already Bent his family ahead to Europe and will Join them at the earliest opportunity. This Is about tho status of things Moxlcan at present. Ot course, should Huerta really quit Mexico, the fortunes ot peaco might afford to sing his praises. Americans and Britons, too still floelng from Mexico City on advice or their mlnlstor whllo rojolclng In tho feeling of war averted, nevertheless will contlnuo tho policy of "watch ful waiting" for something tangible and depend able In othor words, events of the last fow months and weeks have made Missourians ot us all. Pity the Poor Rich Man. J. P. Morgan wont to Washington to spend the day, part of It consulting with tho president over business and "reminiscences," tho remain der Just bumping about. Now, a man less rich and less famous would have had no trouble enjoying himself In the capital, lie would have min gled with a group of congenial friends hero and there, probably gono through the capltol with his "home congressman" or senator and maybe taken in the ball same. Not bo Mr. Morgan. As secret' as possible ho slips In for a Ilttlo chat with the president, then runs Into a battery ot reporters in his attempt to escape as secretly as ho came. He Is not pormltted, or thinks he is not, to tell them anything ot interest and presently he Is lost, incognito. In a downtown cafe. Accidentally he bumps Into two cabinet nlembors, who probably scowl at his awkward ness and paBs him by unknowingly. Then to the capltol, where he tries to get into the guests' gallery In tho senate, only to be turned aBlde by tin autocratic doorkeeper. "But I know Sena tor Boot," pleads tho poor rich man. "No mat ter, up that way for you." And ho finds him self seated among the common herd, tourists and loungers, listening to men down on the floor talk about "big business," probably tripping his name ofton on the lips. In the evening he steals on down to the depot, hops into an ordinary passenger coach and rides back to New York. And yet folks yearn for the llfo of a Morgan or a Rockefeller or a Vanderbllt. No doubt this scion of the late colossus of world finance would have given a good deal that day to have gone about simply as John P. Morgan, wherever he pleased, said and done whatever he wished, instead of slipping hither and yon under cover as if he bad come to make way with the United States treasury. "More cigarettes than ever Btnoked in this country last year." More In Nebraska, too, we'll wager, In spite of our cigarette prohib itory law, although, of course, there is no way of proving it with real figures. According- to Income tax returns. 17.000 men In this country hare combined incomes aggre gating a billion dallxra. Ours is a billion dollar country- (a more ways than one. Brief oontrlbntloas on timely topics invited. The Bee assumes no reepcasfblllty for opinions of correspondents. AH letters sub ject te condensation by editor. J not "Hunk." NORTH nATTE. July 3. To the Edi tor of The Bee; I received a notice from J. H. Orosvenor, chairman, dated June 12, to attend a meeting of the people's Independent party committee at Lincoln Juno 30, at 2 p. m., to consider the wel fare and reorganization of the party. 1 attended the meeting, which was com posed of eighteen or twenty spavined politicians. Their chief matter of con sideration was: AVhether to, or not to, dlBorganlte the people's Independent parly. It was finally concluded that thero were 9,000 straight peoplo's inde pendent party voters in Nebraska, and that If the meeting disorganized tho peoplo'w party most of these 9,000 people's Independent votes would go to the pro gressive party movement, consequently In order to hold this vote to tho democratic party tho Hastings and Omaha meetings ncre "staged" up to catch tho 'pops" on the "fly." Thero was no purpose set forth as to why tho people's Independent party, or any other party, should exist. Let no one who seeks progress In po litical action be deceived by such "hunk." There Is rnll for progressive action in politics, but It must bo on a purpone, well defined. Tho clamor for merely party supremacy Is no good. Nine thousand peoplo's Independent party votes Is a suf ficient nucleus for such voters to rally on to bring success to their movement. Let tho "pops" no longer be allured by influences that have hitherto well nigh betrayed and destroyed their purpose. Get wise, yon "pops." LUCIEN STEBBINS, Asvaln Inquisitive. OMAHA, Jul 2. To the Editor of Tho Beo: You were kind enough to Insert my letter of Inquiry a few days ago as to tho correctness of "Fontenelle" Instead of "Fontnnello" as the name of the new million-dollar hotel. Will yon allow me to ask for the fol lowing Information: There Is a amoko ordinance In this city. There Is an In spector to see that It is properly observed. Why does ho not call to nccount tho worst offender In tho city the new Doug las county building? This morning shortly before 8 o'clock Its chimney was belching forth clouds of black smoko. If the wind hnd been south, It would have been Im possible to locato the city hall in the darkness caused. Why is the Douglas county building permitted to envelop tho city in a dense pall of black smoko when small offenders are fined? INQUIRER. Socialists Favor Yutea for Women. OMAHA, July 3. To the Editor of The Bee: "Votes for Women" Is a matter ot Justice. Justice 13 infectious; Justice of ono form Is favorable to other forms; Justice anywhere encourages Juatlco everywhere Woman suffrage political Justice cannot make conditions much worse; it may mark the beginning of an era such aa the world has never known. If we voters have a spark of fairness and chivalry In us, now is the time to show It. Let us give woman suffrage a trial In tho nation as 'well as Nebraska. I prophesy that It will prove to be an act of priceless wisdom. EDMUND R. BRUMBAUGH, 2701 Camden Avenue. I In Other Lands About Women Miss Myrtle Nelson goes to Jail for three months in Cleveland rather than forgtvo her mother and return homo to live. If Sylvia rankhurst's threat to starve to death has triumphed over the whole British empire; it Asqulth is bowing tho knee, then stomach specialists may well cnlargo their phylacteries. They aro the cxars of tho future, and order or dis order Is within their giving. Mrs. Martha Medley, aged '23, was crushed to death by the englno of a passenger train near Cercdo, W. Va after ho had thrown herself In the train's path and pushed her 4-year-old daughter to safety. Three other children witnessed their mother's death. Whllo she was driving her automobile along the Susquehanna river Mrs. Marian Kauffman, wife of a wealthy farmer, saw a boy struggling In tho water. Sho dived Into the water and brought tho boy to shore. After finding him safo, with wet clothes and all, she drove away In her car. "Get knocked down by a trolley car." was tho answer Mrs. Dorothy I. Stevens gave net husband when he asked what ho could do to make her happy. At least that Is what ho testified to in a Brook lyn court. Mrs. Stevens Is a daughter ot Rev. Madison C, Peters, the well known writer. The dismissal of Isolde Beldler's peti tion to bo recognized aa the daughter of Richard "Wagjvrr will not end a contro versy which ordinary tact would have hushed up long ago, and tho discussion ot which accomplishes no good whatever. Common sense Is sometimes better than publicity. Refusing to allow her marriage to be postponed, notwithstanding the death of her grandmother, whose body was still In the house, Miss Dorothy Anna Kent of East Orange, N. J was wedded to Dr. John Andrew Freesiv The young women, who were to have been brides maids, and the ushers attended the cere mony as guests. About Immigration Since 1SS2. 8T per' cent of the whole were from Southern and Eastern Europe. Of the earlier Immigration. S6 per cent became naturalized citizens; of the latter, JO per cent. In 191J a new htgh-water mark-l.SS7.S18 Immigrants was established, the larger part being Italians, Poles. Russian He brews and Austro-Hungarlans. From 1864 to 1S82, 87 per cent of the 8.0CQ.OOO Immigrants were received from Northwestern Europe, mainly Germany, Great Britain and Ireland, says the cur rent Leslie's Weekly. Distribution la IS U net Immigration (arrivals leas departure): To the South, hungary for Ubo rem. n,0Jt. To the West (Mississippi river to bat not Including, Pacific slope). To six bUUo, al- overennrded. (Xw York. Sfasaachawtts. Pennsylvania, Now Jersey, Ohio and Illi nois),. JU,U. Foreign View of Clnflln nnil Wilson, Buropean opinion as reflected In the press declines to divoree the gigantic Ciaflln failure from tho Influ ence of the Wilson administration. In Berlin tho Lokal Anzelger, discussing the Ciaflln collapse re cently, said: "This article ought really to bear tho superscription, 'Ciaflln and Wilson,' for the failure of the firm has for the president the full significance of the handwriting on the wall." The editorial goes on to say that In vlow of statements made by the president subsequent to the failure, "It must be doubted, however. If he understands It." Evidently the German editor does not fully appreciate Mr, Wil son's power of perception or he would know that Mr. Wilson fully understands this significance, even though he may npt see fit to disclose his feelings. The Ciaflln failure, the most gigantic In the history of American mercantile business. Is tho subject of much grave comment In Berlin and other European capitals and occastpn for more fun-making than ever ot Mr. Wilson's psychology explanation. Iloynlty Still Loves Our GlrU. Tho recent marriages of Miss Laura McDonald Stallo, daughter of an old and wealthy Cincinnati family, to Prince Francesco RospIglUosI of Italy, which has occasioned much comment and excitement among Americans in Paris, is taken as Indicating th, survival of that grand re love which European roy alists have been wont to bear for xe grand American maidens, especially thoso whoso papas possess ze irresistible and plethoric purses. The Stallo family has lots of good Standard Oil money, a coarse thing to mention In connection with such a tine subject, but nevertheless it doubtless has been mentioned many times by those more closely related to this lit tle comment. Europe has been ruminating of late on tho apparent abatement of these kind of marriages, where American maidens of millions become betitled members ot royal households on yon side the waters, and so It finds relish, indeed, in this morsel of gos sip. Albeit, tho prince, htmsctr, Is a man of no mean standing. Ono of his famous hobbles Is travel. Ho Is going In very strong for travel as a honeymoon af fair. He has chartered ono grand yacht In which he and his bride will sail away for tho cooling shores ot the Land of the Midnight Sun, over tho broad bosom of the North sea and the Atlantic into the distant Arctic ocean. Ah, thero is the place for a prince's honoymoon. The prince says he haa visited every land, from China to Patagonia, and avers that no man Is better traveled. Forsooth, he will be able to magnify tho Joy of this trip for his beautiful bride, with enchanting dissertations upon this scene and that, so far from civilization, so strnngo to the little American girl, yet so, ah, 80 perfectly familiar to zo prince. Aa we say, Americans In Paris are all agog over this marriage, tho more because only last Octo bor Miss Stallo broko off her engagement to Mr. Jefferson Patterson Crane of Dayton, O. Pathos of Militancy. The good archbishop of Canterbury may look for a brick over his way now most any time. AJax did a wise and perfectly discreet thing when he went out that day and defied the lightning In comparison with what tho great prelate has done. He has In polite language excoriated tho British suffragettes, refer ring to them as "unhinged." Says the archbishop: "The outstanding feature of the controversy Is tho deep pathos of seeing splendid energy and self devotion distorted and mishandled by a little group in a manner so mlBcfilevous." But tho archbishop has some kind and considerate words for the women, nor does he lay on them the fundamental blame for all that Is now going on. He has scented the situa tion with a sago sympathy and sees that bock of these orgies of hrlck-throwlng and dynamttlng are Causes for which the poor women aro not responsible. Ho wishes to ba understood, however, as not con doning outlawry or violence, such as the militants have been guilty of, oven on the ground of tho abuses England tolerates of certain Industrial and social rights. He says: "The pathos of It Is deepened by knowing that some at least of thoso who become un hinged and violent owe their hysterical condition to tho shock which came to them In the sudden realiza tion of existing tacts about some forms of moral vice which casts so shameful a stain upon a Christian community and chiefly on Its manhood." As a matter of fact, the archbishop's statement Is a clarion call to tho conscience ot England on this great sub Ject. Ho by no means excuses those responsible for the conditions provoking this reign of terror by the militants. lints Purveyors of llubonlc Plncue. Dr. Juan Gulteras, the noted yellow fever expert of Havana, gave out a statement In that city the other day In which ho expressed the belief that tho plague now disturbing New Orleans was not con veyed from Cuba, He says since last February every ship going from Havana to New Orleans has been carefully freed of all rats, and everybody knows that rats and not humans communicate the germs of this dread malady. Ho thinks the New Orleans plague Is duo to the outbreak among rats thero In 1912. That one rat so afflicted died and from it the germs wero spread by other rodents. Twice Tola Tales Sobriety Test. At a social session they were speaking about the dlfercnce of opinion aa to what may be considered an Intoxicated condition, when J. Clyde Oswald, presi dent of the National Editorial association, told of an incident that happened In the southwest. Tho sheriff and one of his deputies were riding down the road one day, ho said, when they came across a man lying flat on hlB back In tho burning sun. By his side lay an empty bottle, which seemed to sufficiently explain the situation. "Jerome Is Jagged." remarked the sherirf. who recognized the man. "Just take him up to the Jail." "Hold on there a minute!" suddenly Interposed a man who was standing by, "Jerome ain't Jagged." "He Isn'tT" scornfully returned the sheriff. "What makes you think that?" "Cause he ain't." declared the other Insistently. "I Jes" seen one of his fingers move." Philadelphia Telegraph. Life Savers. An English policeman entered tho house of a pub lican one morning and Informed him that It would be necessary to hold an Inquest there In the after, aoon. Now tho landlord had a great objection to anything of the kind, and said: "Oh. I can't be troubled with Inquests In my house. Here, whafll you have to drink?" , Robert said he'd have a drop ot Scotch, which he did. "Have actgar, tio," said the host. After the consumption of two Scotches and cigars the constable said he thought he could get the In quest held somewhere Ue. but as he waa leaving the landlord remarked: "By the way, who aro they going to hold the In quest on?" "No one as I know of now," said the man In bluo. "but It ud 'a' been on mo If I hadn't had theso drinks an smokes." London Tit-Bits. Not Up to (expectation. When Field Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood, who cele brated hl birthday the other day, paid a visit to his native village at the close ot the Zulu war, all the Inhabitants turned out to welcome him. Among the crowd waa a woman who ImpaUently asked her neigh bors where "the 'ero" was. "That's him." replied one of them, pointing out Br Evelyn's rather spare, alight figure. "What, lmf rf'" the woman. 'Im kill all them JJntas! Why, even, my old. nrxs coald clout Imr-rwaonrs Weekly. Editorial Viewpoint Wall Street Journal: At least the su preme court In Washington knows how to clean up and go home. Wall 8 tree J Journal: ?rew constitutional freedom migHt help business If it were new, or constitutional, or free. Philadelphia Public Ledger: Tne base ball situation could not be any worse if congress had undertaken to regulate It. Washington Post: Maybe, if Sylvia Pankhurst would go without eating for a month, they'd let her sec the king him self. New York World: Sea captains find It easier to bring their ships Into collision than to explain how It happened after ward. Now York Herald: How can the repub licans expect progressives to fuse with them when the progressives cannot fuse with themselves. Washington Star: It might be easier to get harvest hands If the farmers would Issue posters as attractive as those used by the army and navy. Cleveland Plain Dealer: Quick on the heels of the year's longest day comes tax paying time. It seems on occasions that every cloud has a leaden lining. Washington Post: "It you must have a pet, get a pig," advises Dr. Qulgley of North Platte, Neb., but some poor women wait until they're grown up. Boston Transcript: How many of the Eons ot the Revolution of 1914, who are to follow Washington's route from Phila delphia to Cambridge In automobiles, could make tho trip on horseback? Philadelphia Inquirer: A Frenchman has invented a shockabsorber for a wheelbarrow, but we don't have any hope it would absorb the shock of a member ot tho Independent Workers of the World did ho perchance see a man pushing on. FEMNIfTE FANCIES. Patience Mrs. Styles says her husband gives her $5,000 a year to spend. Patrice Yes, Mrs. Styles It very ex travagantIn her statements. Yonkers Chorus Lady What do you think, dear? George Is back from Scotland, stony broke and so altered that you would hardly know him. Second Chorus Girl I'm sur I shan't, dear. London Opinion. "What could he more sad Mum n man without a country?" feelingly nikod tho high school literature teacher of her class. "A country without a man." responded a pretty girl Just as feelingly. Topeka Journal. "Superstitious after all theso years? Don't you remember, -in tho evening wo first met how a black cat can across our path and you swore rcno misfortune would happen to you?" "And It wasn't a vsar until we were married. AVhat greater proof do yi.u want?" Houston Post. She Johnnie needs a new pair of shoes. He Why, saints allvet I brought homo a pair for him last night Sho Yes, you did. But as it took you fully six weeks to remember to get them, it might be well to start In now on tho next pair. Cleveland Putin Dealer. The Glorious Fonrth. When you're roused from your sleep by a terrible noise At four In the morning, you know that the boys Are up for the dar. and sigh. When In through the window a fire cracker files And bursts on the floor, driving sleep from your eyes. You know It's the Fourth ot July. When the cat In wild fear climbs a tree In a gale With a bunch of firecrackers attached to her tall. Which happens Just once a year; When Towser seeks a hole under the house And keeps Just aa still as a poor fright ened mouse. The Glorious Fourth is here. When all the world leaves for the woods and the farms. From the grey-headed sire to tho Infant In arms, We never wonder why: And when, unawares, drenching all In Its train. Out flashes the lightening and down pours the rain. You know It's the Fourth of July. When skyrockets burst and cannons explode, Causlnrr horses to run and upset their load. And a general panic is nigh; When the fire englno comes and com mences to play, And the ambulance carries tho victims away, 'Tls the Glorious Fourth of July. When the wounds are all dressed and plasters applied To scratches and burns, which aro shown with great pride By little Peter and John; When each in sweet sleep has forgotten his grief, You retire for the night with a sigh ot relief. The Glorious Fourth is gone. -DAVID. Benson & Thome's Big Semi- Annual Clearance Sale Starts Monday, July 6th Men's, Women's and Children's High Type Apparel greatly reduced in price. Ten million miles of adver tising. A half-million Fords, averaging twenty miles a day, circle the world four hundred times every twenty-four hours. If the car wasn't right this tremendous public ity would put the Company out of business. The Ford is its own best salesman. A demonstration is a revelation take yours to-day. Runabout $500. Touring Car $550. Town Car $750 f. o b. Detroit. Complete with equipment. Get catalog and particulars from Ford Motor Co., 1910 Harney St. A new sidewalk in front of THE BEE BUILDING is nothing much to brag about, but it is merely external evi dence of the fact that this is "the btiilding that is always new," v - For offices apply to Superintendent, Room 103. Budweiser Used ia bio re Hemes thaa any two other brands ei Bottled aeer combined Anheuser Busch Co. of Nebr. DISTRIBUTORS Family trad supplied by G. H. HANSEN, Dealer Phoa Douglas 2508 OMAHA NEBRASKA