Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-10
NINE PANAMA CANAL FAIRS
Prospectus Shows Much Promise for a
Big Time in Five Years.
JUST THAT MANY TOWNS IN RING
completion Of the Ditch in 1918 Gale
for Mach Patriotic on
the Part Of Ambitions
C~ommunities

WASHINGTON. April Especial TO the
Publishers Prsssl-Eisht cities are now
contending for the great national exhibit
ton which shall mark the completion Of the
Panama canal in 1915 and the report is nov
current that New York make an effort to
secure the big fair which will make nine.
The campaign Of all the commercial bod
les OF Washington is now fully under
way 10 have the exposition brought nere.
The cities desiring the exposition are
New Orleans. Galveston. san Francisco.
Los Angeles, Washington. San Diego. san
Bsrtsra and St Louis san Diego is going
ahead independently Nth its own plans for
an Independent celebration.
Il is likely that at least three gigantic
sxpositions viii be held in the summer Of
1915. Il two are held ia California there
may be four national fairs in progress al
the same time. New Orleans is So anxious
for an exposition TO mark the completion
Of the canal that an independent EXPOSE
ton viii likely be held there u necessary.
D. east will possibly be represented BY a
fair in either New York or Washington.
and already steps are under way in Cali
forn.a for a Pacific coast exposition to be
held in Frisco.
From the present indication 1915 will be
a year Of national fairs and viii establish
q unique record in expeditions.
Looking over FOss.
Whenever a man is elected unexpectedly
to high office he at once put under the
microscope TO be examined as TO his polit-
zeal availability. Hon. Eugene Foss Of
Massachusetts. is now undergoing the
closest Kind Of democrsctic scrutiny. he
e~ternaly smashed a whaling republican
majority and the man that can do those
sort Of things is the kind Of a man the
democrats are looking for these days.
Hence the combination Harmon and Foss
Is frequently heard in Washington Just
now.
Many reasons are given BY admirers Of
Foss why he is the proper man for the
democrats TO nominate for vice president.
In the first place. he has what is generally
supposed to be the indispensable requisite
Of a candidate for vice president. a -bsrl"
Of money. This is no exaggeration. Foss
is reputed TO be worth al least SO, 90 01a
He viii be one Of the wealthisst men in
congress. More than this. he is willing 10
spend large "gobs' Of II.
4AE A-EAl-A EAAA4ae HEA-1D4E REAENE IA
advertising. over the Central United mis-
sion a large electric sign, 10 bear the
words. Jesus, the light Of the world, g"
visible along Pennsylvania avenue. will
soon be installed BY them at an expense Of
EgA
The sign will be nineteen feet long and
twenty-five feet high. The word Jesus 80
in letters fourteen feet high, will shine
steadily, while the other words, eight feet
high. will flash alternately.
widows Of Early Wars.
Apropos Of Senator Roots determinatiou
TO limit pensions 10 widows OF civil wal
veterans TO those who were married prior
to June . 1886. il is interesting 10 mote
that there are stEl some 500 widows Of
the war Of 1872 left and there are four
rev dictionary war widows yet OF the roll
Only recently an application came in from
a widow Of the war Of IS2- An examiner
was sent 10 look into the case. He ex
pected TO see an old and feeble woman. In
stead. ne found in the drawing room
buxom widow. on the sunny side Of 20
who spologized for keeping him waiting by
saying that she was just arranging to leav,
for Atlantic City to spend her vacation
she had married a veteran nearly 50 year.
old.
In another case. a veteran married a cir
aged l.. de lived with her for fourteel
days and then died. she has been drawing
q pension for thirty years at the rate Of :
q month. and is not an old woman yet Sh
has already collected nearly SEQ for ne
fourteen days Of married life. The woma.
who married q man fifty years after h
last saw service Is just as eligible on tn
pension list as the one who kissed her hus
band goodbye and looked after the HON
and the babies during has four years a
the front. No inquiry is made as 10 IN
financial condition Of the applicant for
pension If he be a survivor Of the war.
Dream Of Deep Water.
In time The ports Of the great lakes vi
be in direct water communication with III
whole world, according 10 the waterway
enthusiasts. Just listen to The dream {
stanton 3. Hlhs Of Chicago:
Prophets Of hope see the day when shlI
viii lead al Chicago and carry Their csrgo'
directly into the innnermost ports Of CeI
lTal Asia, and into the very heart 4,
Europe. They see the time when Anne.
lean var vessels viii ascend the Mssii
sippi and maneuver around Chicago a
freely as they now go 10 New York. The
are looking forward 10 the day when shiE
may get their cargUes a. Chicago. call {
New York after passing through the Er
canal and the Hudson, and unload al Live,
pool They see Toledo connected with Gil