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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-29
TREAD ON UNCLE SANS TOES
Foreigners Very Fond of Making
Americans Abroad Targets for
Sarcasm.

Study we'll your United States history
before you come abroad. They will come
at you with questions and thrusts, which
take you unawares, and to answer which
you must know our own history For
egners seem to know all our weak points
better than we do. This 1 have found not
ably true of the English when l have
met them, not as guests Of the same hos
tess, but on the common ground of hotel
or boarding house, With tho English
class Canadians also.
The most sarcastic, bitter and unjust re-
marks about Americans have heard were
by Canadian woman. She was Grating"
on the subject of American helresses "pur-
suing foreigners with titles, of the disgust
ing and sickenng way American parents
offered their daughters for sale to men of
title who were VIGOROUSLY immoral, and
who ignored the American wives as soon
as they get the money" and on and on.
What is so absurd and disgusting to
us Canadians" she said, lis that your
great boast is your Independence. Your
war with the English was TO free your
selves from royalty and to do away with
titles and there's no nation today as crazy
for titles as Americans 1 don't believe
there's an American mother who wouldn't
she could get and pay over big fortune
in the bargain All your millionaires buy
up estates abroad and live in England or
some other foreign country and break their
necks to get into court circles Why don't
they stay at home and found an aristo-
cratic society in America? It's a standing
joke the big amounts the English make
American millionaires pay for titles"
In vain the American woman to whom
she was talking tried to show her she
was judging an entire nation by a few
millonaires high lights, that thousands upon
thousands of rich American girls married
American men, that we had just as fine
cultured and arlstocratic society IN America
as abroad, that after all il was no more
mercenary to buy a title than II was for
the English to sell one. She would have
| it that We were nation OF pretenders,
really worshipping titles and royalty at
| heart.
Why" she said, Americans keep So
! lctors busy In London, trying TO trace
their pedigree back 20 William the Con-
queror. My cousin visited in New York
and said she saw as many crests and coats
Of arms displayed by the Americans as
she did in Canada"
II was not my fight" so l could not
| defend Americans. l was simply listener
at this talk between the Canadian and a
4 New York woman did, however have a
! little pleasant "skirmish" with an elderly
! English dame who does not like us very
/ Wen
''Wnl you tell me-" said she, how II
happened that the horrible practice OF
slavery was ever introduced into free
American" Through the English col
onies." l cheerfuily replied. and when
they sent TO the king TO protest against
slavery. he sent back word TO grow to-
bacco.' That was all he was interested
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-29

pride awakened by their newly obtained
freedom. Now again in the twentieth CEN
tpry the German people are expressing
their pride in the Fatherland and the impe-
rial aspirations of Germany in monuments
of the same permanent character and ar
tstic splendor Capital cities like Berlin,
Munich and Dresden as well as more COM
mercial cities like Dusseldorf, Mannheim,
Frankfort Cologne, Wiesbaden and Stuff
CART, are vielng with one another in the
beautiful, the orderly and the serviceable.
important as is the honesty and the
efficiency of the German city, it is the
bigness of vision, holiness of execution and
far-sighted outlook on the future that are
most amazing. Germany is building its
cities as Bismarck perfected the army be-
fore Sadowa and Sedan; as the empire is
building its warships and merchantmen;
as it develops its waterways and educa-
tional systems.
This pagamountcy Of private property
does not exist in Germany. Humanity is
first. The city enjoys some of thee SOW
erelgnty of the empire. 1t can promote
the beautiful. 1t can destroy the ugly. 1t
can protect its poor. 1t can educate as
it wills. 1t can plan for the future. 1t
can have city dreams. And the German
city has dreams. dreams which are fast
being visualized, The German burgo-
mesters are laying the foundations of the
city of tomorrow as an architect lays the
foundations of a forty story sky scraper
or the designer of a worlds fair plans his
play-city far in advance of it's excava-
ton.
German architects saw the obvious. They
saw that the city would grow as it had in
the past. So they enlarged the boundaries,
They annexed suburban land. The pres
ent area Of Dusseldorf with it's 100000 peo-
pie, is 900 acres; of Cologne with popu-
lation of 42S 700, is $500 of Frankfort, with
a population Of 335, 900, is % 2O3, Having en-
larged its area the city was in a position
to control its developments, to plan for
its building. II called in its architects
and its engineers or it sent too a neigh
boring university for an expert plan
is made Of the surrounding territory Of
the topography of the land, the natural
advantages, the proximity TO the railways
and the probable users to which the re-
sion will be put, The prevailing winds
are studied, anu factories are only per-
mitted TO locate in certain prescribed
areas. In some cities they are excluded
from the business and residence sections
altogether. II it is a workng-class quar-
ter, the streets and parking are adjusted
10 workngmen's' homes. If It is suited
for homes vi more expensive sort. the
plan is upon more elaborate sca,e
The foresight Of the city does not end
here. Streets, bouevards, parks, open
spaces and sites for public buildings and
school houses arc laid out far in advance
Of the city's growth"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-29
GERMAN CITIES LEAD WORLD
Humanity ana Beauty Essential Fen.
ture of Remarkable De-
VelOpment.

Il know Of no cities in the modern world
which compare with those which have
arisen in Germany during the last twenty
years." writes Frederick A, Howe in Srib-
ners. There are none in Great Britain,
from which country official delegations are
constantly crossing the North sea TO study
the achievements Of the German city
There are none ir France in which country
the building of cities has made but little
progress since the achievements of Baron
Haussman made Paris the beautiful city
that IL Is.
There have been three great periods in
which the building OF cities inspired the
thoughts and dreams Of men. In the age
Of the Antonlnes the Roman people gave
themselves with enthusiasm 70 the embol-
lishment Of their cities, The great public
structures, the temples. amphitheatres and
palaces then erected have withstood the
rayages Of time and still remain the Won
der of subsequent centuries. During the
middle ages the cities OF Italy, France,
Germany and the Netherlands erected sim
liar monuments expressive Of the love and
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-29
Real Eetate Mortgages
CONTINUED from Page one.)

corporations or individuals, a schedule of
amortization should be constructed, show
ing the gradual extinction of the premium
or discount by the application of surplus
interest, so that each year or half year
the account will show the investment value
at that particular time and the writing
Off of the premium of the writing up"
of the discount will be such an amount
as will bring the bond to par at maturity.
1T is not overly difficult to introduce
amortization accounts of premiums and
discounts on your bond record books, even
though you have previously kept such ac-
counts on the basis of par or of cost. One
would at first thought suppose that il
would be necessary to start schedules back
to the date of the purchase of the bonds,
but this is entirely unnecessary. For eX-
ample, we find a per cent bond for $780,
600, which twenty years ago was bought
for $50, 325, and which has ten years TO run.
At the date of purchase it must have had
thirty years to run. Your per cent bond
table viii show (thirty-year column) that
this price was on AZ per cent basis. Then
turning to your ten-year column, it appears
that tho value of per cent bond at a.
per cent is $4,000, You can, therefore, be-
gin with this value. So long as the same
basis is preserved, any number of interven-
ing years may be disregarded.
have given you illustrations for the
property owner and farmer as borrowers
and OF yourselves and corporations as
lenders and now l want to illustrate one
case with which you are all familiar,
wherein amortization would have saved the
taxpayers of Douglas county thousands of
dollars The old Douglas county court
house was built in 1885, and upon investiga-
ton l find that bonds TO the amount OF
Sl25,0oO were ordered issued in 1881, just
twenty-nine years ago, for this building
but OF this amount only $1,000 was actually
issued The county records show that on
this Indebtedness OF $4,000 nothing has
been paid TO date on the principle. The
bonds bore interest at the rate OF 6 per
cent and were redeemed in 1895 by another
issue Of az per cent; these were likewise
redeemed in 1908 By a new issue, bearing
3% per cent, including coupon. We, there
fore, find the following expenditures to
date;
Six per cent interest on $4,000 from
Four and One-haif per cent interest WV
on $4,000 from 1895 10 1893. .......... ESQ
Three and three fourths per cent in
terest OH $4,000 from 1903 20 1sl0... 1887
Or total expenditure for interest
alone TO date of..,..,..,....,...,.,,..,sl STA l3I
This was an average annual interest pay
ment OF S6,025.4l, making trifle over per
cent for the whole period.
We viii now suppose that these bonds
had been issued on the amortization basis.
i The annual cost to the county would have
been per cent annual interest and per
cent amortization, or $40. You will note
that this is but N.l25 per year, or an in
crease of less than ] per cent over what
was actually paid. with the result that this
years payment, 1910, would be the TWEEN
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-29
WORK OF FRATERNAL ORDERS
Great Strength of This Feature Of
Life Insurance.
PROTECTION WHERE IT IS NEEDED
WOodmen of the World of Omaha an
Excellent Example of a Power
full Factor in the IRsur-
ance World.

"F'raternal insurance has filled q neces-
sary niche in the matter of life insurance,
that but for the fraternals would have been
left untitled. 1t has afforded protection
where but for It no protection could or
would have been given. 1t is an institu-
ton that has come TO stay, and is stronger
today In the affections OF greater num-
Der OF people than the old line companies, ("
said Sovereign Clerk John T. Yates OF the
woodmen Of the World, omaha's great fra
ternal organization.
I'm the early days the average working
man could not carry any life insurance be-
cause OF it's cost The result was that
millions Of people while recognizing the
infinite value OF life Insurance, were by
force OF circumstances uninsured, and these
were as a rule the very class of people that
needed insurance the most.
1T was this condition that gave birth
10 the system of fraternal insurance. Fra
ternal insurance met a need that was i'm
perative, purpose that was noble. and a
practice that became immensely popular
from the very start,
Growth OF FraternnIa.
The fraternal insurance plans were
crude at the start and viewing them from
this distance were deserving of criticism
because OF the lack OF thorough business
standards and an unacquaintance with
constantly arising conditions. But even
these were not more crude and unsatis-
factory than were the conditions confront
ms the early history OF life insurance in
what is now known as the old line sys-
tenn. IL took years OF hard experience TO
bring life Insurance to It's present stand
ards. but IN even shorter time fraternal
insurance has reached a stage OF practical
and enduring success, soundly and solidly
established as the old line companies.
Naturally l believe that the Woodmen
OF the World is leading all the fraternal
insurance companies And l am not mis-
stating fact in saying so. The Wood
men OF the World is founded on a prac-
teal principle. possessing in itself all the
good features Of other fraternais and many
better features that are not possessed by
them.
1--WE are but nineteen years old. Our
death rate is lower than it was fifteen
years ago. and the average age Of oul
membership is younger than our compel.
itors.
Deductions BASED ON Facts.
I'VE have proflted by the experience Of
others and have solved a few problem;
ourselves. Independently. The practica
and obseryant insurance man knows tina
the ordinary mortuary tables are incon
sistent and that most aetuarles' tables ar'
mere theoretical deductions.
we base our deductions on actual fig
ures, not upon theory. The theory Of In
suranee based upon $4,000 policy holders will
not hold good for 10000 or 10000 members
or policy holders. The prosperity and
safety OF an insurance company, be II old
nno or fraternal. depends upon the con.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-29

Tho proposition Of exigent reformers that
married men should be disqualified from
flirting with unsuspecting maidens by
forcing them to wear rings that shall be
the complement OF the wedding rings OF
their much better halves. is laudable in
purpose, but seems somewhat defective in
practical effectiveness. Still. it has a
masculine precedent in the legislation to
prevent crime by prohibiting the carrying
OF firearms, which the lawbreakers take
care not TO obey
This enactment is plainly designed TO
curb the reckless and deceptive benedict
who flirts with spinsters under the pre-
tonse that he is single. But what is to pre-
vent such an INSCRIPTIONS person from
slipping OFF the ring and putting it in his
pocket when approaching the unsuspecting
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-29

damsel? Rings are generally more easily
removed than automobile licenses and these
have sometimes been found missing in
the case Of foresighted joyriders.
The effective precaution would be TO
brand the married men. But where should
the brand be put? The back OF the hand
would leave transgression open to the
kid-gloved class. To locate it on the face
would seem a permanent disqualification;
but think of the hardship to the widower
who In due time seeks to replace his loss!
Taking all the intricacies of the subject
into consideration, would it not be simpler
as well as more effective to instruct the
unmarried women not to let any un-
known men flirt with them ?--Pittsburg
Dispatch.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-29
LABOR DISPUTES IN CANADA
Good Results from Law Providing
for the Compulsory Arbitra-
ton of Labor Troubles.

Friendly settlements OF labor disputes
involving $1,000 workmen and effecting
a saving in wages alone of more than
$3,500,000 are evidence that the Canadian
industrial disputes act works. The act
provides that it shall be Illegal for em-
ployes of public utility or a mine to
strike or for employers to order a lock-
out until the issue involved shall have
been Investigated by a board. on which
each of the disputant bodies shall have r
representative and which shall be headed
by an impartial third. Should the board
fail to effect an amicable settlement it
at once makes a public report, in which
the issues are made known in plain Ian
guage. After that they may strike II
they wish. In these stubborn cases where
an agreement is difficult to reach, pub
lie opinion is relied upon TO compel an
equitable settlement. In this respect the
Canadian law differs from the compul-
sorry arbitration of New Zealand, where
the findings of the arbiters are enforc-
able at law. Without this compulsory
feature, however, the Canadian method
works admirably, for in seventy-four OF
the eighty cases thus far, or 80 per cent,
the workngmen were agreeable TO ao-
cepting the findings of the board and
did not strike afterward though ait per-
lttl ilDeIlS 10 10 So ~ pltooHA Wv aSh
applies only to Industries i'm the nature
Of public utilities--railways, telegraphs,
telephones, mines, etc--but so popular
has 1t become with both labor and capital
that IT is now proposed to extend It to
other industries
How long shall we have TO wait before
our own country grapples the strike evil
and adopts some such method OF dealing
with It? Under a law similar to the
Canadian act the great Philadelphia
street car strike would have been prac-
tically impossible After eight weary
weeks of riot and bloodshed It was at
last called off, leaving the traction COM
pany and the strikers Just where they
were before IL began, instead of having
settled any real issue between the two.
But the strike did not accomplish certain
definite things II served TO embitter the
feelings OF each class toward the other,
It put a great city and its envirbns 10
needless inconvenience II fomented a gem
eral spirit Of lawlessness, Il resulted in
inuries to hundreds of people and death
10 scores. In addition 10 this ,.e tfac-
ton strikers lost In wages $4,000, the
sympathetic strikers in the textile and
other trades S2,2OOOOO. the Rapid Transit
company 100000 and other employers
and business men generally $4,000. 600
a pretty costly experience in both human
hVes ana In money.-Leslie's Weekly. -
Persistent Advertising in The Omaha Ess,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-29

Webb was hired by the editor of local
paper to run things while he took a vaca-
ton. A minister brought in a long article
on religion and Judge Webb agreed TO
pp and there pSpeF Ws st pretty Me maze
open. The minister's article made just
one word more than a column, and Judge
Webb was in a quandary. The last line
read, Our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ
Judge Webb consulted the foreman, and
that individual told him it was easy that
he could fix it. And he did When the
paper came out II read: Our Lord and
Saviour, j. Christ The minister and all
the church people in town wanted to
mob Judge Web. "-Topeka Capital.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-29

ty-ninth and last payment; the entire bond
issue would be Cancelled and the debt
wiped out Further, had this system been
used, no voter would now complain or pro-
test against the building of our new court
house, but this new one should be built
on a bond issue that is amortized TO re-
lieve the future generation from such
heavy taxation.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-29
CERTIFICATE OF PUBLICATION

CERTIFICATE OF PUBLICATION
state of Nebraska. office OF Auditor of Public
Accounts
LINCOLN Feb. /, 1910.
It is hereby certified that the Calumet In
surance company OF Chicago, in the state of
Illinois, has complied with the Insurance law
OF this state, applicable to such companies.
and is therefore authorized 20 continue the
business of Fire, Lightning and Tornado In
surance In this state for the current year,
ending January 81, 1911
witness my hand and the seal of the Auditor
of Public Accounts, the day and year first
above written.
SIIsAS r. BARTON.
Auditor of Public Accounts.
(Sea) c. e. PIERCE,
Deputy.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-29
CERTIFICATE OF PUBLICATION

state Of Nebraska, office of Auditor of Public
Accounts. -- - -.
LINCOLN, Feb 1, 1910
II is hereby certified that the North British
and Mercantile Insurance company of London
and Edinburg, has complied with the Insur-
ance law of this state, applicable to such COM
panies, and is, therefore authorized to con-
tinue the business of Fire insurance in this
state for the current year, ending January 81,
1911.
Witness my hand and the seal of the Auditor
Of Public Accounts, the day and year first
above written.
SILAS r. BARTON,
Auditor of Public Accounts.
(SeaD c. E. PIERCE,
Deputy,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-29

Speaking OF comical newspaper breaks"
said Tom Botkin the other day, Il think
the funniest thing ever saw IN that line
was pulled off down at GalenR- Judge
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-29

CERTIFICATE OF PUBLICATION
state Of Nebraska, office of Auditor of Public
Accounts. 49,
It is hereby certified that the Sun Insur-
ance office company of London, in England,
has complied with the Insurance law of this
state. applicable II such companies, and is,
therefore authorized to continue the business
of Fire insurance in this state for the current
year ending January 81 1911.
Witness my hand and the seal OF the Auditor
of Public Accounts, the day and year first
above written. - -
SIIsAS r. BARTON,
Auditor of Public Accounts
(Seal) c. e. PIERCE,
Deputy
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-29

CERTIFICATE OF PUBLICATION
State Of Nebraska, office of Auditor of Public
Accounts .-- - -
LINCOLN, Feb. 1. 1910
1t is hereby certified that the Citizens In
sursnce company of st. Louis, in the state of
Missouri has complied with the Insurance law
of this state. applicable to such companies,
and is, therefore authorized to continue the
business of Fire, Lightning and Tornado in .
surance in this state for the current year,
ending January 81, 1911
Witness my hand and the seal of the Auditor :
of Public Accounts, the day and year first .
above written. -
SILAS r. BARTON,
Auditor of Public Accounts.
(SeaD c. F. PIERCE,
Deputy. :
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-29

CERTIFICATE OF PUBLICATION
state of Nebraska, office of Auditor OF Public
Accounts.
LINCOLN Feb. /, 1910.
1t Is hereby certified that the Caedonian
insurance company of Edinburg, in Scotland,
has complied with the Insurance law of this
state, applicable to such companies, and Is,
therefore, authorized to continue the business
of Fire insurance in this state for the current
year. ending January 81 1911.
Witness my hand and the seal of the Auditor
OF Public Accounts, the day and year first
above written.
SILAS r. BARTON,
Auditor of Public Accounts
(Seal) c. E. PIERCE.
Deputy
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-29

Persistent advertising in The Omaha BE.
Is the road 70 Big ReturnA
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-29

CERTIFICATE OF PUBLICATION
State of Nebraska office of Auditor OF Public
Accounts.
LINCOLN, Feb. /, 1910
1t Is hereby certified that the City of New
York Insurance company OF New York, in the
state of New York, has complied with the In
surance law of this state, applicable to such
companies, and is therefore. authorized to
continue the business of Fire insurance In this
state for the current year, ending January
81, 1911
Witness my hand and the seal of the Auditor
OF Public Accounts, the day and year first
above written.
SILAS r. BARTON
Auditor of Public Accounts.
(SeaD c. e. PIERCE
Deputy.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-07-16
A Mohammedan Festival.

Taboots IL an Indian festival In con-
nection with the celebration OF the
month of Moharram. which begins the
wear of the true Mohammedan THIS
festival commentaries the CO i OF
Prince Hossein. the grandson - Mo
manned. who met his death In battle
after ten days lighting against nins
Omar The word taboot. from which
the festival takes its name. meena IL
orally tomb. and II Is always built
in front of the homes OF some ricn
and important Mohammedans aud un-
der a temporary shed built for this
purpose. The taboots are made from
thin bamboo strips covered with high
~ colored paper. and !. Is always eec-
GRATED with isinglass. gold aud silver
paper. glass balls and much red and
green paint. On the ninth day OF the
festival of Taboots the taboots are car
ried In possession through the streets
of the various cities In India. On the
tenth day ali the taboots are thrown
into some river, and thus ends the
Mohammedap festival of Tabocts.-
Boston Herald.