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Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02
Why Worry About Mars2

What is the use sitting up all night
looking at Mars through a high power
telescope to find out whether or not it
is inhabited. Why worry about the
canals and waterways of the distant
planet when the Missouri river is still
unimproved and there is plenty of ir-
rigation work TO do in the great west.
If there are people in Mars we do
not want any of them just yet. This
country has all it can do at present
regulating the normal flow of immi-
grafton and trying TO keep out an in
vasion from Mars would only add to
the burdens caused by the Chinese
and Japanese question. Neither do we
need the land. for there are still sew
eral reservations we have not taken
from the Indians.
When it is all said n done, if we
should succeed in getting into com
munication with Mars and open up
trade relations, the chances are that
Mr., Hartman would soon gobble the
whole thing and divert the profits of
the Union Pacific to fits development.
Kindly pass up Mars, Mr.. Professor.
until we have solved some of our own
problems and ascertain what the man
in the moon thinks about the s O'Clock
closing law.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02
AMfuIIy Kind of Them.
Baltimore American.


The Christian powers, it is said, think
the United States would be the best ma
ton to take the initiative in forcing the
restoration Of order In Turkey and the
cessation of pillage and massacre. While
the European nations rather deprecate our
land-grabblng as a departure from high
American ideals, they are always ready to
set up the cry of "Pollce!" with the ex-
recitation that the big international po-
liceman will promptly appear.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02

necessity for them increasing. The
great burdens of national debts are
almost without exception the legacy Of
wars and the largest items of current
expenditure is the preparation for and
insurance against disastrous results in
those which the future may have in
store. 1t would not seem unlikely,
then. that through financial necessity,
rather than sentiment. the peace prop
uganda might reach fruition.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02
Increasing Cost of Government.

Practically every nation in the
world is confronted with serious prob
lens in meeting the expense of gov
eminent. The statement of the Brit
ish chancellor at the opening of Par
lament indicated a deficit of SIS $780,
600 for the coming year on the basis
of the existing revenue. The United
States treasury statement for the year
will also show a deficit as compared
with the years revenue. Germany,
France, Russia and the other nations
of continental Europe are facing the
same situation, while Japan has been
carrying such a load as the result of
its late war that 1t is forced to forego
many of its plans for military and
commercial development for the sim
pie reason its people could not bear
the tax burden.
With the possible exception of the
United States the expense of govern
ment is everywhere increasing in a
greater ratio than the increase of ma
teriaI wealth. Even here the same
condition is threatened unless compar-
alive expenditures are reduced. Just
at present the tendency is nowhere to
reduce the scale of expenditure, but
rather 10 increase il and search out
new sources of revenu Public i'm
proyements cannot stop, rather is the
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02

A Chicago professor predicts that
Niagara river will run dry. The pres
n generation need not worry or
hurry to the falls to get a last look at
the great wonder, however, as the date
is fixed for our convenience for 5000
years in the future.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02
wishing Him aFisherman's Lu

~ houlS bloDt-DenloCIdl'
The $4,000, 900 people in the United states
are of one mind in hoping that Plungcr
Patten will not get a single bite on his
fishing trip in Colorado. Furthermore, that
his pole will break and his lines tangle.
The rewards of fishing are for philosophers,
not spectators.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02

II the rows continue TO develop
within the Nebraska democratic ranks
a professional referee can find a per-
manent job. But really, is it not a
shame that the un~tortunates in an in
ssne asylum should suffer from the
quarrels OF the pie-biters2
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02

Senator Daniel of Virginia says he
has seen the democratic party in a
worse condition han it is in at pres
emit. The senator is older han most
of us and consequently can remember
farther into the dead past.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02

The daughter of the American am
bassador to France has been twice
welded, never widowed OF divorced,
Now don't get shocked, II was sim
ply a civil and a religious ceremony
and the same man figured in both.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02
A CautIonary Sign,

Prof. chickering's suggestion that 1t might
be a good scheme to find out whether there
is anybody aboard Mars to communicate
with before we begin making S1O,OOO,0N Sig
mails sounds almost reasonable enough to
prevent the fund from being ~oversubscribed.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02
"ThIs is So sudden y,

1ITTTTTVVFVTTV WVWTT T'EI'
President Diaz burst into tears when he
was asked to accept an eighth term; but, as
he wept, he pulled the acceptance from his
pocket and Mexico Immediately went on a
good. solid business basis for another four
years.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02

There may be method in the refusal
Of the dominant party in Turkey to
execute the former sultan. Just
think of the pension bill for all those
widows,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02
DOMESTIC

The lamb was skipping and leaping
gayly around the meadow,
Keep II up. child said the mother.
"Gambol and cavort all you please, It's
just as well for you not to know that some
day that those legs OF yours will be served
with caper sauce. Chicago Tribune.
You don't give Harold credit for the
courage and business sense he possesses, .
said Miss CumTox
Yes | do" answered her father. He
has proved both by asking my permission
TO marry you''-Washington star.
THE women at our church all wear the
very biggest hats"
"Well?"
Two weeks ago the pastor said they
must remove them"
Remove the hats. Did the women
ohey?"
No. They found It much easier to re-
move the pastor, "-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Beautiful Maiden-Mr. ~Scrapple, ! can't
have you coming to see me any more under
a misapprehension. Papa isn't wealthy
now. He lost all his money last week on
the board OF trade.
Persistent Calier-That desn't make
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02

Chicago papers are discussing the
kind of man for senator" The Iii
noise legislature is evidently of the
opinion that he has not yet been found.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02

any difference, Miss F1ossie. I knew It
already. I'm one of the fellows that got
his money.-Chicago Tribune.
She-Belle says she can read her hus-
band like a book.
He-Ah, yes. He is her third volume.
Isn't he?-Boston Transcript.
Stoute-It's very depressing to have a
wife who is an invalid.
Pettyman-Imagine what It is, then, to
have one that is perfectly healthyi-Boston
Transcript,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02

The democratic mayor and council
are asking for three years more in
which to fulfill promises made three
years ago. What are they waiting
for?
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02

A Boston man insists he saw a rain
bow upside down, 1t is time to look
into the chemical character of the
drinks sold in Boston.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02

A woman lecturer says women dress
too much. No one would ever suspect
Il from looking at some Of her pic
lures.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02
A Secret Gets Out.

New York Post.
Now we know why Mr.. Hartman is going
abroad. The emperor Of Russia has given
the emperor of China a toy railroad.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02

New York is to have the tallest hotel
in the world, thirty-one stories. II
New Workers will only p%atronize the
roof garden they may see something
TO their own and the country's advan-
tage beyond the west bank Of the
North river.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02
sTATEMENT OF CALCULATION.

state of Nebraska. Douglas County. IS:
George B.. T~zschuck, treasurer of. The
Bee Publishing company, being duly
sworn, says that the actual number of
full and complete copies of The Daily,
Morning. Evening and Sunday Bee printed
during the month of April, 1909, was as
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02

The democrats in congress have not
yet moved to put all trust-made arti-
cles on the free list. What has be-
come Of the Denver platform?
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02

Democracy is giving another illus
tration of how it really loves the negro
by depriving him of the privilege of
voting in Florida.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02

parties, but because they choose TO go
il alone gives them no right to shut
out party representation altogether.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02

With all this talk Of crop shortage
the Chicago Board of Trade still had
100000 bushels of wheat to burn.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02

Oregon land fencers have at last
discovered that Uncle Sam has a fence
high enough and tight enough to hold
hem until the gate is opened.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02

While Roosevelt is in Africa hunting
lions, the Detroit tigers are eating up
everything in sight.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02

1t turns out that the queen of May
needed an overcoat rather than a
soronet.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02

Honestly, now, Mr.. Weather Man.
this April fool joke has gone far
enough.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02
WHEN OUT OF TOWN.

WHEN UUT UT
subscribers leaving the city tenn
p~OrarIIy should have The Bee
mailed to them. Address will be
changed as often as requested.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02

GEORGE b. TZSCHUCK,
Treasu er.
Subscribed in my presence and sworn to
before me this LIST day OF May, 1909.
M. p. WALKER,
Notary Public.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-12
THE TACOMA TINES

Tyranny OF wwealth is to be over
come, and that honest severity will
give way to that honest comfort
due honestly.
Some of the people look for
the United States of become rich
mans government, maintained by
a moneyed aristocraey. Well,
have this to say: The hands of the
clock Of destiny are moving rapid.
ly. Soon 1t will strike for revolu-
ton or a return to ancient prin-
ciples. I ask, which shall It be?
l am myself an optimist.
Gov. Marshall quoted from q
speech he delivered at the Jeffer-
son dinner in New York a month
ago: when the drunk of busi-
ness prosperity has passed away,
and we sit in the gray dawn of
an accomplished evil and face our
own consciences, do we not under
stand that, after all, the only
things which weigh in Gods scales
or in mans scales in religion, in
morals, in politics or in business,
is that course of conduct which
grants to every man the same
rights and privileges which we
claim for ourselves? Let this be
the land of men, not laws; of love,
not force; of opportunity, not ex-
pediency."
In discussing personalities he
paid tribute to his mother and to
his wife. OF the latter he said
that she had been his inspiration
and was his equal life partner. 1
learn that he has never been sep
arated from her for "a hours dur
ing the years of their marriage.
For women he said: Some peo-
pie complain that there is not
enough work In America for the
women to do, and they would
have them go into the affairs of
state. l do not believe that wom-
en- care to do this; If they did,
they would have suffrage. Wom-
ans work is the best work that
life offers. They make the home
and rear the children. Their home
influence for good is more potent
than all the laws and courts and
policemen of the land. And to the
mother comes the inexpressible
satisfaction of living as the model
for her child'e life and through
the work of hers she gains and
holds the truest love that God had
given the human breast to know
the love of child for its
mother"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-12
PERMITS FOR
MANY new
HOUSES

The building of houses con-
tinues steadily in Tacoma. Yes
|terday, In addition to six permits
for fine houses in the West End,
to be erected by the Title Insur-
ance and Investment company,
Building Inspector Hebblehtwaite
granted half a dozen permits for
small homes in the different Sec
tions of the city.
Today F. l.. Scidmore headed
the list with three cottages for
$500 each, on South Fortieth
street, and e. M. Badgerow, c. R.
Drew, John Strand, Otis Cutting
all took out permits ranging from
5000 to $4,000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-12
HORSE THIEVES ARE
CAUGHT At SPOKANE

SPOKANE, May 12.-Sheriff
Pugh is responsible for the arrest
of band of horse thieves and the
recovery of eleven head of stolen
horses. Mort Bishop, the first ar
rested, confessed. Three other
members of the band were arrest
ed by Occur d'Alene officers.
Mort and VIII Bishop, brothers,
residing near Lost Bay, came to
the Dishman store early yesterday
driving a band of horses. Dishman
at once telephoned to the sheriff.
Pugh fastened to the Dishman
store, but VIII Bishop had disap-
peared. Mort Bishop was arrested
and shortly afterward confessed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-12

Time clock-no. II a girl Is
late at the Lloyd chemical works
well, there must have been
some good reason. No one asks
why.
On his sixtieth birthday, recent
ly, John Uri Lloyd ordered a great
|crate of roses, enough for every
worker in his plant. His employees
come to him with their troubles.
When a girl gets married, they
have banquet for her and pres
|ents and flowers. She names her
|own successor.
We're just like a big family"
said Lloyd as he looked over his
plant, which employs close to 100
people, mostly girls.
The Lloyd plant Is prosperous
lone, and well known among scien-
Itific men clear around the world.
Its head is called a good business
imam. But other factory owners
would throw up their hands in
horror II they took walk through
1.-THE Lloyd plant.
II figured this way" said DR..
Lloyd. Happiness is the thing we
want. Money brings happiness
occasionally-ofte not. can
make lot Of other people happy
lby running my factory as do.
I've got enough money to be COM
Portable. want to spend It my
Iself, not leave II for executors
Ito fight over. Long ago / came
Ito the decision that Bharavi's the
Tory was right After trying 1t,
| \ am still convinced"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-12
FIREPROOF CONSTRUCTION
SAVED BONNELL Bull DING
SAYS ASSISTANT Chief

moke I could not even see. In sew
eral disc..ored the fire was eat
ing it's way up between the walls,
and where, If not attended to, a
serious fire would break out.
Chemicals were applied, and
the hotel was saved from all in
jury except that of smoke. 1t is
a wonder to me that some of the
women in the hotel did not swoon
and receive severe injuries from
the smoke fumes. AS it was, there
was no panic, and everyone took
the matter coolly and In COM
posed manner.
II was not in a position to see
the boys of No. 6, and cannot say
whether they were slow in getting
water on the fire or not"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-12

of office. They are utterly self
ish.
LAS democrats are of my
creed / prefer to appoint demo-
Gratis to office, but I will appoint
men of any other party If they
will give better service. Politi-
clans want me to appoint a DEM
ocrat as warden of the state re-
formatory. The present incum-
bent is a republican, and I be-
ilieve the most capable officehold-
er in the state; he will not be
turned out by me.
I'VE have too many boards in
this state. The state is overrun
with officeholders. Taxpayers,
especially in smaller cities, are
burdened with the big salaries OF
useless officers.
do you know, l believe that
the American people are govern
ment sick. Nowadays man
doesn't need to have a conscience
He must merely live by law. Our
legislatures have given us so many
laws that every citizen of the
state, from the governor to the last
admitted alien, may unconscious
ly break a law every day, never
know 1t and do no harm. We are
lawed from cradle to grave.
have no objection to political law
but In recent years the Puritanisrh
of ancient days has broken out
upon us and we have legislated
upon economic or moral questions
until man has no legal right to
enjoy his individuality, or even
experience personal liberty---
there is a special statute for his
every act, and his life, politically
economically and morally, is pre-
scribed for him.
II cannot admit that civilizar
ton Is not progressing, and.I be
lieve that as It progresses writer
rules for conduct should decrease
lin number. We should stop man
lifolding our laws. j
Much of the law intended Il
govern individuals is based upon
false theory. 1t operates unequal
ly and even makes criminals Of
men who have done no mora
wrong. Sometimes, too, 1t pro
tects men who are guilty.
How absurd our system is. We
point to this man as a success and
q good citizen. He was born tt
fortune, material things have
come to him without his effort
The has had to make no struggle
land II 10 easy for him to be q good
Icitizen. Here comes man who
As pointed out as q failure. Ht
was born ~ novarfx A. hnd NJ
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-12

"were it not for the fireproof
construction OF the Bonnell build
ing, which was damaged by flames
yesterday" said Assistant Fire
Chief Lindsey today, "the entire
building would probably have been
ruined before we could have gain
eral lives undoubtedly would have
been sacrificed.
As 1t was, the flames were con-
fined to the store of Ellison & Nc
Master, and the damage was prac-
ideally all done in one place. As
soon as arrived on the scene.
Chief McAlevy sent me to the up
per floors of the Stothart hotel
end found the rooms so full of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-12
The noble-minded dedicate them
selves
ITO the promotion of the happiness
or others-even those who injure
them.
True happiness consists in making
others happy.
-Kiratarjuniva of Bharavi.

CINCINNATI, O., May Ia
DR.. John Uri Lloyd, a great stu
dent of the Hindu philosophers,
has adopted Bharavi's motto as his
own.
DR.. Lloyd is an author, whose
|"stringtown on the Pike" was one
Iof the most charming of the six
best sellers of half dozen years
lago. He Is also a chemist of high
rank. Thirdly, he is a manufac-
lturer.
It's easy to carry this idea
giving happiness to others---into
literature. 1t isn't impossible to
carry 1t into chemical labora-
tory.
The difference in DIR. Lloyd's
case Is that he has posted It over
his desk in his factory--that he
runs his factory by It.
There's business man In New
York state who talks and writes
much about the brotherhood OF
man. and the beauty of co-opera-
ltion, and the happiness which
work brings to all. But he has
Ia time clock in his plant, holds
wages to the lowest point the trade
will allow and docks" his fellow
workers for being late.
But DR.. Lloyd doesn't do these
things. His employes-he calls
them gssistants-sing As they
work. They get their own meals
! AZ noon. and the boss eats with
m talks with them.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-12
TACOMA ATTRACTIONS
we'll ADVERTISED

In a booklet just issued by the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railway, recounting the splendors
Of the great Northwest and filled
with beautiful pictures of this
country's scenic wonders, much
space is devoted to the cities of
Tacoma, Portland and Seattle.
Besides the features offered at
the Observation-Disclosures EXPOSE
ton, and the views along the Co
lumbia river and around Portland
Tacoma is given an eminent place
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-12
YOUNG BOYS IN JAIL
FOR BLAcKmAILINc

SAN FRANCISCO, May a.
Accused of writing "black hand
letters to pretty little 14-year-old
Olga Peterson and demanding that
she pay 500 or prepare to die,
Victor Dobbs and Lester Bodie, Is
year old boys, are in custody at the
Detention home this afternoon.
The boys were arrested after Brs.
Peterson accidentally found one of
the black hand" letters. The lit
tie girl admitted that she had been
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-12

in the pamphlet. sToe
THE City of Beautiful Homes"
is described at length, with the
history of its rise, the statistics of
its industries and a review of its
scenic attractions.
Some excellent Photographic re-
productions of well known places
in the city are shown, among
them being views of the public
library and court house, the new
high school, the freight yards, the
Hotel Tacoma and the totem pole
and Wright park.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-12
MASKED BANDITS
HOLD UP 20 MEN

SEATTLE, May 12.-Armed
with revolyers and wearing hand
kerchiefs to hide their features,
two well dressed men held up the
Australian bar on Sixth avenue
south about midnight. Twenty
men who were in the place at the
time raised their hands at the COM
mand of the holdups and stood
motionless with their backs to the
bar and waited breathelssly until
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-12
BY Marlen e. Pew.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May ~
II am glad I had a chance tt
have a long talk with Thos. r
Marshall, the new governor of In
diana.
He is the only one of his kind
$50 far as my observation goes.
He has been in office four
months. Before that he was a
poor and unknown country law.
yer.
His nomination on the demo
|cratic ticket came as surprise
and his election ON the democrat
ic ticket when Taft carried the
Estate was a still greater surprise.
Marshall was picked as com
promise" candidate. The politi-
clans were fighting for political
pie and they named him not so
much to be elected as to avoid a
fractional quarrel; for real politics
in Indiana as elsewhere is "parti-
san" only so far as the voter is
commemorative "pie" is largely
a bipartisan affair. The machines
didn't know what they were get
ting when Marshall was elected;
in fact, they don't know yet.
Marshall has done nothing in
these four months to shake the
state or interfere with the even
flow of the Wabash. He has done
nothing conspicuously great to be
praised for, and no known wrong
for which to be condemned.
His ideas are as homely as his
face. Somehow I doubt If he will
ever startle the state with any
great innovation. But l feel that
he will go out of office honored
by a clean and dfgnified admins
tration. And unless I am greatly
deceived, no one will steal the
state house twixt now and then.
Gov. Marshall crossed his thin
legs, puffed cigar and fell easily
into a debate of social and politi-
cal conditions. 81 am not a poll
tician," he said. 81 know moth
ing about that game, / was the
most surprised man in the state
when / was nominated and elect
ed. In the campaign / told the
people that / wasn't sure that ]
would make good as governor.
I'm not sure that / am making
good. But I am giving the office
the best l have to give.
while the political game is q
mystery to me, have some ideas
concerning craftsmanship. It's my
idea that the state and nation will
be better served by more states
manship and less politics. I am a
democrat, but / am working for
all parties, all classes, all races,
all denominations. To be elected
cost me less than $500. j
borrowed some of the money and
haven't paid it all back yet, but ]
will. l have the satisfaction OF
being in no mans debt, except
this holder of my note. Before
election / made no man a promise
II gained no vote from bribery OF
that sort. I accepted the bounty
|of no interest, / hope / deceived
mo one. and, my friend, / have
nothing on my mind which bothers
me, or hinders me from free ex.
|ercise Of my duty to Indiana
Whatever else l may do or may
fail to do, viii at least be hon
EST according TO my light. So
ou see, II ! make poor Cover.
|@pr 1t will only be because / was
y big enough for the job.
My short term In office has
- intensely interesting. have
he'd how low practical poll
Il. They concern the apoils
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-12

frightened when she received one
after another of the letters during
the past week, but said she did not
want her parents to worry and SO
said nothing about the threats.
When Mrs. Peterson had read
the letters she notified the police
who had little difficulty in trac-
ing the threat to the two boys.
The police say he boys admit
that they were the authors of the
etterS.