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Evening journal., 1907-03-25

help II you only will pray to him"
'And you crazy enough to believe that7"
sneered the man.
'I know it's so and all you got to do is to try it."
you fooll If there were any truth in that He
would have helped me long ago."
but did you pray to Him?"
''I prayed to Him and l cursed Him-and all
without avail And they called crazy because
Of my belief in Him. Now-ah, but why waste
time in idle talk"
Gee but you must have been an awful snneri"
It slipped involuntarily from Bender's lips.
"I must have been" mocled the other It was
one of those fools who tried to satisfy a champagne
appetite a beer income I played the grand
bun and when it didn't work any longer they
called me irresponsible, put me away and dubbed
again. And if he."-he pointed upward in
the direction Of his room-"if she gives me away,
for good"
What to reply to this Bender did know
You ought to tell it all to the Great White
Lord" he said, hesitatngly. He'll help you
and I'll pray for you anyway"
"You, and your Great White Lord pshawl" and
the~tenant Of the second floor rear, went up to his
chamber
Alone, Bender realized that he was facing
crisis. But what was he to do? Only thing
was obvious, he must procure some food for them.
But that is no easy matter when is without a
penny. What was he to do?
They were working all night at the Hygienic
Restaurant to get it ready for the mornings OPEN
ing. Several men were bossed about by the
swarthy proprietor and the place a bedlam of
noise when Bender entered.
Wnat pea Bender made ne never knew, but
after pledging his next days pay, he left the res
taurant loaded with bundles Careful not to lose
any of the packages he gngerly ascended the
stoop of his house and opened the door.
Somebody was in the hall
There no possibility of burglars-there was
nothing to steal-still it strange to find some
body there at this hour OF the night. Bender went
straight to the figure, shrinking into the shadows
and found the wife of the second floor tenant
dressed for the street.
'Why-how-you amt going out?" he STAN
mered.
''Yes, I'm going Please don't detain me-" she
answered eager to get away.
Il think know what you're going out for. but
It amt necessary. I got it right here" Bender
smiled slyly, displaying his bundles.
The woman's glowing eyes had been fastened
on Bender, but now they saw the packages and the
smiling face above them-and as people in some
rare momente WILL she understood a great deal
And you-you got this for us?"
Sure" he said 1t amt much. but in the
morning I'll get you some more. Anyway,
wouldn't have him doubt my Great White Lord
your Great White Lord?" the woman asked
wonderingly
Yes, He who says you might entertain an angel
unawares"
And you think that he. upstairs. might be an
angel unawares2"
Evening journal., 1907-03-25
TEHE GREAT white LORD Il OWEN sY KILDARE
OWEN KILDARE

and not turning when he heard them. She wav-
cred for instant. but then went to him and
placed her hand on his shoulder
Edward" she whispered, Il have come back;
I couldn't CO."
The husband stood up. and, without a glance at
Bender, who lowered in the background, he folded
his wife in his arms The humble intermediary
thought this good opportunity to absent himself
and stepped to the table to leave his bundles But
before he had reached the door, the wife had him
by the arm.
''oh, don't go yet" she pleaded looking also at
the husband. I'VE must thank you first and"
Yes suppose we have to thank you, but I shall
re-we / shall make it all right in day or two"
mumbled the husband, greedily eying the packages.
The wife, not at all satisfied with the husbands
manner, insisted on Benders remaining.
The packages were quickly opened and the two
fairly gorged themselves The food disappeared
rapidly This unexpected feast seemed to intoxi-
cate the husband.
"The Great White Lord isn't such bad fellow
after ALL" he mumbled between mouthfuls But
say, you're mighty queer looking to be so
intimate lima s.yt with i such cha great persSRa%ge %
many things and he did not propose to stand any
filings.
Lord, but think 1t would become you much bet-'
ter to thank Him. You kid all you like. but
it's only the Great White Lord that can save fell
lows like you"
''And I suppose as the next part of the service
brother here will lead in prayer2" the stranger
still Knocked.
It was what Bender wanted He did not know
how to expound or argue, but he had implicit faith
IN the power Of prayer So, for once dispensing
with his preparations he knet in the center of the
floor and spoke to his God, the God of Bender
please, God, excuse me for coming to You with
my troubles so late at night, but this fellow here
that have been telling you about he's in a bad
way and his heart is getting more and more stub
born. Now what am going to do? l done
everything I could and prayed for him, but It
don't seem to do much good. How he refuse
to believe in You? He ought to know that only
for You he wouldn't maybe be alive and wouldn't
have gotten his little lady back again It was You
that made me meet her and steer her back again
And, honest, You know how square and loyal she
is and that she's all to the good"
Whether it was a laugh a sob behind him
Bender never knew or cared. He Just kept on.
Evening journal., 1907-03-25

On the day which the curtain Of this little
comedy of errors rolled up, Bender returning
from his daily search for work He had not met
with any encourage and made his homeward
journey entertaining himself by noting the many
incidents which make the streets of the metropolis
an unending panorama.
He made his lesurely way to the Bowery and
before turning into East Third Street. investigated
the progress of the "Hygienc Restaurant" which,
for weeks, had displayed this sign: "Will Open To-
morrow"
It IN his Immediate nelghborhood and Ben
der took personal pride in this Improvement OF 1t
via this dazzlingly shining establishment for feed
ing purposes
Charmed by the bold inscriptions on the still
whitened windows, reading, Surprising Coffee"
and TRY Our Home-Made Cooking" Bender
dweed in dreams OF feasting and was not aware
that he, in turn, was being scrutnized.
The proprietor of the Hygienic, a man Of swarthy
mien and decked out in much conspicuous jewery,
who had been directing the hangers Of the great
sign bearing the name of the restaurant had for
some time watched the circular distributor.
''Working2" he broke. at last the mutual spell
OF inspection.
"Me2 No not Just now" answered Bender, feel
ing instincuvely, that he confronted a crisis.
want job?"
Evening journal., 1907-03-25

YES, I'M GOING. PLEASE DON i bA AIN MI
"Vhat at?"
The offer nartly acceptable and partly objection
able duly considered by Hender before re-
plying
"I'd give out the bills-but carrying the banner
gee. couldn't do that"
IAN right Get somebody else" The man
closed the incident and turned again to the sign
hangers
The last Saturday had been one of those on
which tho sovony-hve cents had not been fortheom-
ing. Not penny was in his pocket OF efeal' ne
knew nothing, and Bender thought furiously. NO.
there was no other way than the one of humiiia.
tion. but the swarthy man never dreamed what
sacrifice to pride made when Bender declared
his Willingness to carry the banner
'I guess / nights we'll take the Job, banner and
ALL" Bender spoke at last What's in it?'
FIFTY cents day and three square meals
''I1l take It and--when do start in ~
Tomorrow morning, at seven
"Il be here
IAN right. and don't disappoint me-"
Thus, Ia this land Of opportunities, fortunes are
made in twinl1ling. For years Bender's daily
wage had been fifty cents, but never before had
three square meals been thrown In
Mrs Spillane had a right to know about this
turn of the wheel and to her Bender hurried. His
triumph0l progress was somewhat retarded by the
second floor. rear" man. who sat, staring. the
et0on of the house Not that the man cf the sec
ond noor was given to idle talking. but his very
presence alone was enough to interfere with Ben
der's pursuit of the moment at any time. There
had been times when that mans step on the stairs
had held Bender spellbound until the slammng
door rosounded behind him. And so, as he came
through East Third Street. his steps drew more
dragging and dragging the nearer he got TO the
house His affairs forgotten for the instant
and he thought so deeply of the others that, un-
consciously, he halted TO ponder with greater con-
centration The others protracted scowl. directed
at Bender set the latter again in motion and sent
him flying up the stoop with unreplied, Coed
morning
In the hall Mrs. spillane trying to rub some
gloss into a dilapdated hat-stand when her favor
ite lodger entered.
Bender reported the events of the day and, point
ing at the stoop. ended with: And how's his nibs
to-day?"
"Oh. about the same's usual" replied the land
lady and closed the interview.
Long after Mrs. Spillane had retired to her be
loved basement regions, where dodgers were moi
Evening journal., 1907-03-25

IS about to XIII, steal, love- grow good. or so
crazy, there is no mistaking his purpose.
We have keptomaniacs. geniuees or eccen-
tries down way; We have the direct sort.
crooks, "dafles and bugs"
And Of these viii tell YOU a story as have seen
it played before me. Should you come to the con-
cusion that the narrator belongs TO either of the
two last named categories of the species stick to II
by All means; It viii not change conditions even
trihe.
Nick Bender was of so little account that no one
knew anything about his private history and no
one tried to find out. Not even his landlady Mrs
snillane, Of East Third Street. knew any more
about him than that he about poor the
rest Of her dodgers and made less of blum at pros
perity.
Old Mary spflane was not sociologist and
that Bender got above the stage of dis
tributing circulars for spectacular dentists and
famboyant chiropodists, In spite of his youth
and physical well-being, was no concern Of
hers as long as her weekly stipend Of seventy
fve cents was paid on Saturday.
There had been Saturdays when even this
old Mother spillane did not have the heart to
dispossess the poor, inofensive devil from his
ROOM which in verify was the merest cubby-
hole the top floor where trunks unused
furniture and other trash shared the space
with hm-in fact, Mother Spillane, who never
took any interest in her dodgers, came about
TO liking Bender IL possible for
her to like anybody
Whether Bender knew or appreciated this
fact not apparent He plOdded along his
simple way, sometimes eating, sometimes starry
ing. and nothing of Importance occurred TO him
until he fell into the gaping meshes Of the Saliva
ton Army.
Who shall dare to read mems souls areht2
Therefore. do not let us judge Bender's motives In
Joining this horde of iubiiant fanatics. Whether
seeking salvation OF forgiveness for his sins, or
whether seeking self-aggrandzement. it his
personal natter not ours.
On the other hand, Bender was not far re-
moved from his kind of the day TO overlook an,
possible accruing benefit Il seemed to him quite
likely that some painless dentist would Willingly
increase the usual daily OF fifty cents TO- IA
least seventy-fve cents for the privilege Of having
his circulars distributed by soldier Of the Army IL
fun regimentals
But that was still in store. Bender had not ye
reached the uniformed stage and In the meantime
fate was to have IT'S frolic with him.
Evening journal., 1907-03-25

Bender did not like the sound of her scornful
laugh.
Il don't know about that, but l believe in what
the Great White Lord says and"
And he should tell you that that man is a
hend," cried the woman Il have been loyal to
him through all our stages of degradation have
stood his insinuations and sights, but now the end
of my endurance has been reached. Tonight he
and can't stand it any longer. The street is more
welcome than"
"Oh, now you're talking about as crazy as he
Does" Bender declared with a charming frankness.
"All married people have a little row oncet in
awhile and then they make up. All he's got to do
is to believe in the Great White Lord and every
thing will be all right. I know he's laughing at it
now but it's worth while trying anyway. Look
what he's made O. mel"
Gently taking her arm he led the way to the
stairs and helped her retrace her steps. Sobbingy
she went with him and leaned him until they
entered the room.
At the table sat the man. staring into emptiness
Evening journal., 1907-03-25
"AND THAT'S ALL. GOD. AND
I HOPE YOU'LL DO IT"

This is the first time ever tried to do what the
Great White Lord tells us for to do and now
please, God. don't disappoint me. Let make
good this once, anyway. This fellow here he amt
so bad after all, and he's educated but he got lit
tie daffy from being the bum and can't see that
he's the cause of the whole trouble. So, please,
God, open his eyes and make him go out and hus-
tie for a job-and let him find one-sos the little
won't have to be ashamed o him no more.
And Youi who knows everything, knows that then
the little woman's cheeks will be rosy again and
that a follow has been saved from going completely
to-down and out. And that's all, God, and hope
You'll do it for Amen"
A sudden quiet had come into the room and
Bender, not wishing to disturb it, went through
the door with a whispered Goodnight"
Insomnia never troubled Bender. His slumbers
were always sound. in spite of hard pillow and
thanks to a clear conscience. 1t was toward morn
ing Just as the dawn was strenuously fighting the
stubborn night for supremacy, when Bender
awakened from his dreams.
Bender" whispered the figure beside the bed.
want to thank you
"Oh, gee. that would have kept until morning."
growled Bender sleepily "Im good and drowsy."
But ] must tell you this, that the little woman
has forgiven and that I'm going to look for a
Job in the morning. And I also want to tell you
that you did this Or"
"Ah, stop your Kidding" retorted Bender, now
a little more awake. Don't you know yet who
done It? Twas the Great White Lord. Go and
thank Him-and let me go to sleep Goodnight
Evening journal., 1907-03-25

olsoWncro. And IntTtl IUul on INC IlVW-
..~v Wa have honest men and women. strong on the
side Of Righteousness. as wen as those VINO nave
DAYS.
/ DO remember that the Bowery IS I'm the heart OF
our greatest city and not In the wilds OF IlDet and
eiieva me that human nature and emotions prevail
|fhera rs anywhere. II you doubt me- come and see,
transfers. are given at all crossings.
II there is anything that win distinguish in one
lvorticular human nature the Bowery from that
~ other parts It is its primitive directness. People
vii love hate, trust and despise more strongly
move directly where the sheac Of civilization has
Mt vet entirely veneered the whole surface, And
fo Won OF the higher civilization, the humanity or
the Bowery because OF It's absolute dlrectness'
seems grotesque absurd.
II Is claimed that in certain STAGES Of intoxcauon
men Will show their true selves That's how it Is on
the Bowery. There the potent inebrlety OF misery
makes men throw ali pretense to the winds. If one
Evening journal., 1907-03-25
Copyright 1907. BY r's~s. y. Mckee.

n THAT great highway OF the foolish and
miserable, condemned and DETAINED for
years. we have hunger and thirst hope
and despair, love and hatred, as you have
elsewhere. And there. too, on the Bow
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-23
FATAL ACCIDENT AT DETROIT
Michigan Central Train strikes street
Car, InjurinE Eleven Per-
sons, Two Fatally.

DETROIT March 1.-Two people were
fatally injured and nine others, all girls,
were more or less seriously hurt today,
when a south bound Fourteenth avenue
street car was struck at the Fourteenth
avenue crossing by a Michigan Central
railway train. The fatally injured
James c. Smith, aged 90 years. IFS Nc
Graw avenue. -
Miss Charlotte Martin, Mason City, Mich.
There were twenty-five passengers on the
car, a majority of them girls, on their way
TO business. The car stopped at the rail-
road crossing and the conductor ran ahead
as usual, but apparently did not see the
approaching train. The view up the track
is somewhat obscured by nearby buildings.
Just after the car passed under the gates
and out on the crossing the gateman
sighted the approaching train and lowered
his gate, but the car was already on the
track Engineer Smith Of the train says
that he did not see the street car until
within seventy-hve feet OF It, He instantly
applied the brakes, but the distance was
too short TO stop the train. 1t struck the
car which had stopped, in the middle,
splitting It IN two and throwing the
wreckage fifty feet away against a trolly
pole few OF the passengers sighted the
oncoming train Just before the collision
occurred and tried to escape through the
rear door There was not time enough
however, and they were hurled into a hear
among the Wreckage. Smith was taker
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-23
PEASANTS BURN A TOWN
vienna Hears that Trouble in ROu-
mania Has Reached an
Acute Stage.

VIENNA, March 22.-According to the
news received today in Budapest from Mo-
davia the peasant movement in Roumania
is spreading. The town of Dorogoi has
been sacked and burned by the peasants.
The inhabitants were compelled to flee for
their lives
At Cucuteni where many Hungarians
live, a fight occurred between the Hun
garian and Roumanian inhabitants. Four
Hungarians are reported killed and forty
wounded.
Fourteen peasants were killed i'm a col
lision with troops at Begesti, while in
Fokshanu the people are in revolt against
the authorities. The village OF Suffice was
destroyed by peasant rioters. The fate of
the inhabitants is not known.
BUDAPEST, Roumanla, March 22.-The
agrarian revolt which at first was centered
around Botosahni, has now spread over
practically the whole OF Moldavia.
A serious encounter between troops and
raiders occurred at Blegesti, in the district
Of Bacau. The peasants attacked the troops
who opened fire and routed the enemy,
killing fourteen OF them.
In the district of Vasuli alone yesterday
twenty peasants were killed and scores
were wounded.
The movement is really more agrarian
than anti-semitic. The peasants in revolt
against the great farming trust which has
leased half of the tilIahle land in Moldavia,
/ The absentee landlords. who control the
| trust, happen to be Jews, and most of their
| estates already have been sacked.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-23
HEIR is FOUND IN SWEDEN
Old Woman Must Prove Herself
Daughter of Eccentric Lars
LundstrOm.

YANKTON, s. D., March PA romantic
story is connected with a probate case now
nearing its end in this county. Lars Lund-
strom, an eccentric farmer OF Mission Hill,
living all alone on his fine farm, was COM
mitted TO State Hospital for the Insane for
medical treatment, and there died. about
two years ago. His estate was probated
and found 70 be worth 5000, but no heirs
could be found. Notice of the case in local
papers brought hosts Of claimants, most
Of them absurd. The Swedish consul at
st. Paul appointed p. c. Erickson Of Elk
Point to represent the heirs, and 1t is be-
lieved an old woman Of 90 years. living in
Sweden, will get the money, which, through
legal expenses, has shrunk 10 about $4,000
She will get this sum provided she can
prove she was recognized as a daughter
Of Lundstrom, who married the girls
mother after the girl was born. II is said
this can easily be done.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-23
FUNERAL OF ALDRICH, POET
Body Lies in Cemetery Near Those
of Others who Have
written.

BOSTON, March characterization. as
the poet himself had wished, but impress
sively memorable OF the life and work OF
the author. were the funeral services today
for Thomas Bailey Aldrich who died Tues
day afternoon at his home in this city.
Rev. Paul Revere rockingham. pastor OF
the Arlington Street church, conducted the
services. At the conclusion OF the serv-
ices the poem which Mr.. Aidrich wrote for
the one hundredth anniversary OF the poet
Longfellow, and which was the last work
OF Mr.. Aldrich, was read. In # he spoke
Of death as follows:
They do not die who leave their thought
Imprinted on some deathless page.
Themselves may pass; the spell they
wrought
Endures on earth from age to age.
With this reading the services ended.
The body Of the poet was conveyed 70
Mount Auburn cemetery in Cambridge
where II was Inferred not far from. the rest
ing place OF Holmes, Lowell, LongfelloW
and others who have won fame In ntera-
ture
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-23

while true policies make good men and
good government. My fight shall be against
measures rather than against men. ! shall
have charge Of newspaper, unless there
Is fraud order issued against II before
can arrange for its publication. It will
reflect my ideas It Is to be one of the
agencies in the work / hope to do ] shall
talk when am not writing, and shall write
when | am not talking. The history Of
my case. already prepared, will appear in
serial form first, In the paper. The story
will not be Sensational; 1t will he truthful.
interviewer with the history, and n neCes-
sary part OF II, will be n discussion of GER
tain conditions in our legislative, admins
trative and judicial government that, I
think, have escaped the attention of the
average citizen.
I will not now go further into my case
nor my plans and purposes. The first
statement will be made on Saturday even
ing to my home people; then there will be
more to follow.
(Signed) ]. r. BURTON
Accompanied by Mrs. Burton and his
niece, Miss Dorothy Mitchell. Burton de-
parted for St. Louis, enroute to Abilene
Kan.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-23
RUSSIAN DEMOCRATS WIN
Governor Joins Them I'm an Effort to
Form Famine Relief Com
mission.

ST. PETERSBURG, March 22.-After a
long debate today in the lower house Of
Parliament on the formation of the famine
relief commission as proposed by the con-
stitutonal democrats Premier Stolypin
announced that the government fully
Joined in the proposition and would give
fun assistance to the work OF the com
mission. NJ stolypin's speech was con-
ciiatory. He admitted the government
made many mistakes
The premier's announcement was the
first approval by the government Of the
policy Of the constitutional democratic
party. The proposition was carried unen-
imously.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-23
WIRELESS TELEPHONE WORK
Americans Are Present at Test
Made by Count ArcO at
Berlin,

BERLIN, March 22.-Count Arco, in his
wireless telephone experiments. has sue
ceeded in obtaining distinct exchanges Of
words in a tolerably natural voice. at a
distance OF two miles, by using poles thirty
feet high.
Rear Admiral Nanny, who was a delegate
Of the United States TO the International
conference on wireless telegraphy at Berlin,
and Lieutenant Commander Howard,
United States navy, the United naval at
tache here, were present at a series of
private exhibitions OF the wireless tele-
phone apparatus and have been able to
talk with each other at a distance some
what less than three miles. But the best
practical results are attained at two miles
or under with thirty-foot poles.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-23
NebrasIsa Nan Ruys Ne,yspaper.

SIOUX FALLS. S. D.. March 22.-(Spe-
cial.)--C. F. Sanders. a Nebraska news
paper man, has purchased an interest in
the News, a weekly newspaper published at
Garretson, situated northeast Of Sioux
Falls For some time the News has been
conducted by J. G. Sanders, formerly con-
nected with an Aberdeen daily newspaper
as city editor, who since purchasing the
News has given 1t his personal attention
The purchaser Of an interest in the plant IS
his brother, and in future the paper will
be conducted by the brothers under the
hrm name OF Sanders Brothers.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-23
ABSINTHE is UNDER THE BAN
France May Prohibit Manufacture,
sale and Importation of
This Beverage.

PARIS, March 2.-The committee on
hygiene OF the Chamber Of DEPUTIES has
reported I'm favor Of the total prohibition
Of the distlllation, Importation, trafic IN
and sale Of absinlhe. The commission pro-
poses that the manufacture OF absinthe
shall cease IN one year and after two years
its sale become Illegal