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Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21

Some DeIusiOns Census EnumeratOrs
Go Against.
Philadelphia Record.


Philadelphia Record.
King David incurred the divine wrath
by numbering the people but II Is evident
that he did It in a spirit OF vainglory
and with the purposes of a lingo in his
bosom, He was q man OF war; he con-
quered right and left; he smote everything
around him hip and thigh, and his motive
in taking a census was deplorable.
That is not true OF nations in this age
of statistics. They enumerate themselves
and their possessions in a spirit OF marked,
not to say abject, humility. Every decade
they contemplate acres of figures in a
spirit of deep modification. They have
not increased in population as they should
have done. They blush that infants are
so seldom born. They are fighting disease
tooth and NAIL and yet the only business
that never has periods OF depression is
undertaking. Asia does not worry over
vital statistics, but all Christendom is put
to confusion by its death rates Secretary
Wilson tells us that the stork rarely visits
the pig PEN and James ]. Hill warns us
that even good seed does not spring up
and bear a hundred-fod or slxty-fold and
not much OF 1t bears thirty-fold. The
recurrence of the census is a penitential
Noiiou Win US ana with Otner nations. II
stimulates us to admonish every one else
to have larger families and accumulate
more wealth and show more progress
We have had twelve censuses and yet
1t Is evident from the presidents proclama-
tion that many Of the delusions which
made the taking of the first census diff
cult, and in some cases led to violence.
still survive. Mr.. Taft finds it necessary
to admonish the people that answering the
apparently impertinent inquiries of the
enumerators is duty of good citizenship,
and win not enhance the burdens of taxa
tion, or lead to compulsory military ser
vice, or subject any one to jury service, or
even drive children to school. Information
can be impaired to enumerators with per-
feet safety, and there is no occasion, there
fore, for meeting the walking Interrogation
marks with shotguns or even brickbats.
The enumerators will not betray the con-
fidential information given to them TO the
assessors OF personal taxes. In the taking
of census the line of demarcation be-
tween -state and federal factions will be
drawn rigidly. ....,,... ....
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21

Before the taxpayers of Omaha are
put to the expense of special election
to vote on bond propositions the ques-
ton should be put as to which of the
projects, IL any, for which bonds are to
be asked would suffer in waiting for
the regular election this fall. To war
rant special election there should be
some urgent object to be achieved.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21
ImDoptanOe OF FederaI Mediation.

IHildhbAAillh bullelln.
The federal statute known as the Erd-
man act providing for mediation Ia dis
putes between railroads and their en-
ployesi has justified itself by many ex-
cellent results. Acting under It, the presl-
dent Of the Interstate Commerce COM
mission and the commissioner of labor
have brought about an agreement in the
Baltimore q Ohio difficulty, and now
the same beneficent means OF mediation
has ayeTted the threatened strike by the
nremen on the western railroads. ThIs
resort to impartial adjudication is far more
worthy Of civilized men than ths bar
barous result Of a strike and, has usually
proved far more advantageous to both
sides, as we'll as to the innocent public.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21

The retirement of General Morton
from command of the Department OF
the Missouri elicits genuine regret
among the people of Omaha. in whose
public and social activities he had been
mingling as If permanently identified
with the city. Although retired from
the army, General Morton's future will
always be matter of deep interest and
friendly solicitude for Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21
Our Birthday Book


Charles w. Rslnhardt, the well known
magazine illustrator was born March q.
1858. He is a native OF Germany and when
he first came to this country taught school
In Texas.
Peter Jensen, farmer and capitalist, was
born March p. 1852. The name OF HIS birth
place Is Berjansk. which is I'm South Rus
sia. Mr.. Jansen located with a Mennonite
colony in southern Nebraska. where he
made money farming, and has since made
more money in Canadian land projects.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21
BriIIiAncy of Brevity.
New York Sun.

Representative, Henry W. Palmer OF
Pennsylvania continues to make the short
est speeches in the house at Washington
On March II, he achieved his masterpiece
calculating 'Lots" when the Hon. Chang
Clark asked during consideration OF the
Legislative, executive and judicial appro.
priation bill what the counsellor for the
department OF state "a new office with
salary at $500 was going to do. Mr.
Palmer did not amplify. He never insults
the Imagination OF the house by unneces.
sary explanations.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21

work in the slums of our great cities
has been developing to a remarkable
degree, but the greatest work done is
in the foreign field. 1t is also signifi-
cant fact not to be overlooked that the
mission movement is better organized
and better generalled than ever before.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21

II is proposed to encircle the busi-
ness area Of Omaha with a street rail-
way loop. The idea is attractive in
theory, but no one has yet been able to
rope in the business section Of a grow
ing city like Omaha tightly enough to
make sure that It will not break
through the bounds. No one can draw
a line on the map OF Omaha today en-
circling the business area and be sure
1t will hold good even ten years hence
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21

Owing to the mild winter in Canada
the fur crop has been small and next
winter the women will have to pay
twice as much FOR furs," says the Phlla-
delphta Inquirer. A mistake there.
The men will have to pay twice as
much for womens furs next winter.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21
A Spectacle Worth while.
Sln,,u- riArr n.,.iht,n

Colonel Roosevelt stood locking at the
Great Sphinx" which for centuries untold
had remained motionless Of lip and mute
Of tongue without rejecting upon the skill
OF the maker, and turning to the reporters
who were clamoring for a first word.
placed over his mouth two fingers. which
said more plainly than words, when the
sphinx talks / will"
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21

The prince regent has promised
China a parliament in, five years.
Things have heen moving slowly in
China for several centuries. but from
the why. they are going now. sahe first
thing the prince regent knows he may
- eliminated from the rules committee
with crowd OF loud and yellow insur-
gents wound up and going like an
eighSaAE clock 49, --.--+-ee,s-.-
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21

New York fire officials insist that
if SOdom and Gomorrah had had mod
ern fire departments they could have
been saved. Just little bit late in the
day to propose such an innovation as
that, and then If the stories told of
those two cities are to be believed, it
is very good thing they burned.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21

Report now has it that Count Boni
is to marry another American heiress.
To put It mildly, few noble" foreign
sons-in-law are really worth more in
putting the "Kibosh" on these tainted
millionaire fortunes than all the law
courts and Uncle Joe Cannon fights in
history.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21

The local organ of the democrats
already accuses the insurgents In con-
gress of being weak kneed." That's
rich! AS If people had completely for
gotten the detection of Fitzgerald and
his fellow democrats which saved the
day for Uncle Joe" at the commence
ment Of the session.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21

Governor shslleRberger is beginning
to hedge on county prohibition. He
will be for 1t on all fours by the time
Mr., Bryan gets county prohibition
nailed down in the next democratic
state PLATFORM, IL not sooner.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21

Sewing on buttons is not a .wifely
duty ip,Jspan, for there are none to
sew on' This is also very old-fash-
toned duty here in America and is only
done by the Slaves Of proud and
domineeripg man, according to di.
vorce court records.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21

That letter which took thirty-five
years to go from Philadelphia to Texas
certainly displayed a lot Of human
nature in putting off. the Inevitable
scorch" as long as possible.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21

Senator Bailey of Texas hopes that
congress will sit until August, but that
is not very patriotic. and it is really
selfish. 1t may be cooler in Washing.
ton during dog days than it is in Texls,
but thatdoes not help, the rest of them.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21

And now the fire insurance com
panies are ON the boards for little
exposure and explanation. 1t is the
turn Of the life companies to have the
laugh.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21

If'it is true that an elevator has been
installed in st; Peters at Rome. it is
time for some one to connect up the
sphinx with the wireless. telephone.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21

Returning from Texas and Okla
homa, Governor Shallenberger tells
what tremendous. prison populations
those states have. Nebraska will chal-
lenge comparison with any of them
for the small proportion of It's inhabl-
tants dwelling within penitentiary
walls
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21

Governor odell of New York may
know when he is politically dead. but
just the same he is kicking almost
hard enough to shove the Hon. William
S. Bennett into the race for governor
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21
shaIrespearean Mystery Baniahed.
louisville Courier Journal.

LUuIsVIIIt OUuIItI JUUTIidI'
Prof Wallace OF Nebraska university
has established the fact that William
Shakespeare was once a. star boarder
Perhaps he developed his facility for
singing English In the course Of his
efforts to csjole the landlady into nourisll-
Ing him properlY
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21
Cost Of County Charities.

According to the official report, tax
payers of Douglas county contributed
last year approximately $4,000 for
poor relief and care of the countys
wards. The items which make up this
apgrapata arc as follorvs.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21

The promise Of Dreadnaught battle
ships so per cent larger than they are
at present makes the economy program
of the nations of the world look pretty
sick. a.. -
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21

If Mr.. Roosevelt is planning to go to
Cheyenne in August he should by all
means be impressed with the desirable
ity of making Omaha stopping point
either going or coming.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21

Subscribers leaving the city tenn
DOrRri1y should have The bee
mailed to them. Address win be
changed as often - requested.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21
Picturesque BurIcuquery

bI' uUSspH NttAtIIt.
II you read Congressman Hitchcock
Of Nebraskas paper you will have OBJ
served that his announcement Of his can
didacy for United States senator occupied
the space usually allowed for the car
toOn
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21

Paulhan gets $4,000 a month for
flying, and, Judging from the reckless
ness of his work, it is worth every cent
Of 1t. ..,.t .s.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21

The auto scorchers hereabouts are
starting the season more recklessly
than ever, It is up'to. the authorities
to mako them slow down.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21
Ending, a National scnndaI.
New York Tribune.

1t is gratifying to note that the Naval
committee of the House of Representatives
has favorably reported a bill for raising
the wreck of the Maine. 1t ought to be
enacted promptly and an end put as soon
as possible TO a national scandal.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21

BY the way, the chamber of the
United States senate is not the only
place where niche for bust of Theo-
dore Roosevelt has been located.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21
AIonopolr the Limit.
Indianapolis News

Competition may be, as the Standards
counsel asserts, what General Sherman
called war. but monopoly is even more so
for the defenseless consumer.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21

DR., Cook is due to land in New York
on April 2. Better hurry up and come
a day earlier, doctor.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21
Gas Service
We Sell Gas.

Just word about where to get your gas lamps
Get them from us
Perhaps you think this mercenary. The profit in the
sale is not aim we YOU to be satisfied Re-
member-we are in the business to sell GAS That's
where our profit lies. We don't want you to secure
poor type of lamp but that will give you the most
light for the least money and be satisfactory always
We take great in the choice of the appliances
SELL We want them to LAST to be always satisfactory
so that you will always them and always use GAS
Next we will tell you of the precautions take to
sell ONLY the BEST
Omaha Gas Company
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21

why does that dog of yours always
howl when he sees me?"
Because, my dear fellow, he's rude
enough to express what other people feel. -
Baltimore American.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21

Speaker Cannon says he iB not car
and more than that has proof that
will convince any fair minded person.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21

Miss Kicker-What a commonplace lot
OF men our congressman are.
Miss Snicker-How do you know?
Miss Kicker--By the anecdotes the maga-
zines print about them.--Judge.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21
PASSING PLEAsANTRIEs.

What is a mud guard, par"
II believe It is intended for use on an
automobile, but 1t would seem to FIJI a
long-felt want of a candidate for office" "
Judge.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21

These are anything but commonplace
days with all the pending labor troubles.
You're right; they sure are striking
times. es."-BRltimore American.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21

I'VE waste too much, Yesterday you
had beef; today you ought to make a
nourishing soup from the bone"
"But II was canned beef"
well, bon the can."-Louisville Courier
Journal.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21

do you have to go through all these
novels?'' asked the caller.
''I do" sighed the literary editor.
Doesn't II overwork your mind?"
MY mind? Great Scott, no! 1t over
works my conscience"
How
''I praise 80 many of them Chicago
Tribuna
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21

Wife-John! There's burglar going
through your pockets
John-All right. You two fight it out
between yourselves.-Chicago News.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21

Good nature of delicate sort hasn't
gone out Of the big town, not even in one
Of Its hardest parts. Park Row from
Broadway to Brooklyn Bridge when the
crowds are beating homeward isn't gra-
cious; it isn't even considsrate. Yet the
other evening when a hard rain was maxi
ing the going particularly uncomfortable,
q man in a gray overcoat showed that Park
Row can be both Of these. He had an UNI
brella which wasn't more than enough to
keep his own coat dry. He held 1t over
the head Of a dingy old woman who didn't
have hat, and he did it as though 1t was
the biggest privilege he'd had that day.
When he got to the bridge he put her on
a car and slipped. the conductor a nickel
when she wasn't looking.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21

1t is also about time for the street
sprinkling wagons to emerge from win
ter quarters.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21

the other fellow. Of its determination
to stand by its own.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21

GEORGE B. TzSCHUCK.
Treasurer
subscribed In my presence ana sworn 70
before me this 2Sth day of February, 1910.
ROBERT HUNTER,
Notary Pubitc.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21
STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.

BTATHMENT OF CIRCULATION B.
State of Nebraska Douglas County, So:
George y Tzschuc6 treasurer of The
Bee publishing Company being duly
sworn. says thar the actual number OF
full and complete copies OF The Daily
Morning. Evening and Sunday Bee printed
during the month of February, 1910. was
as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21
Around New York

nipples on the Current Of Life
a. seen IN the Great American
Metropolis from nay 20 nay.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21

The Rev. William b. Farrell, pastor of
the Church of SITS. Peter and Paul. in
Wythe avenue, Williamsburg, was on a
Williamsburg Bridge bound car of the
Nostrand avenue line, returning from a
midnight sick call on Sunday night, when
three young men got on and Immediately
became offensive. When the conductor re-
monstrated they told him to mind his bust
ness. Passengers began to protest and the
rowdies became SO insulting that some of
the women with children left the car.
The rowdies continued their offensive
conduct and the priest told them that they
must stop. They only jeered him.
When the car reached the Clymer street
police station Father Farrell had It held
and he sent a passenger to complain to
the police.
When the rowdies saw that they were
likely to get into trouble they attempted
to leave the car. The priest undertook to
restrain them and they attacked him
Father Farrell, who is a tall, we'll built
man. overpowered the three and kept them
down in their seats until three policemen
came and arrested Them
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21

The oldest and one OF the few remaining
cigar iobbing houses IN New York the
A. H. Hillman company, went into
voluntary liquidation last week. The house
was founded by Pierre Lorrieart In i7o0
and its retirement from business after a
century and a half as a trade leader Is a
tribute to efficiency OF the trust methods
In abolishing the middeman. Before the
advent OF the American Tobacco company
jobbers like the Hillman company were
distributing agents Of the manufacturers
IN this country and in Cuba They bought
the output OF factories and sold to the
retailers. With the coming Of the trust
and the gradual swallowing OF the factories
the jobbers soon found sources of supplies
restricted and business dwindled to a
profltless point. The trust handled the
goods Of its factories, sold direct TO the
retailers and thus eliminated the jobbers
The .Hillmans, though strong financially,
were forced to bow to the grip of the
tobacco combine. The profit jObbers here
tofore made goes into the bulging treasury
OF the trust, which declared a 20 per cent
dividend on last years business.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21

York City is not due to architects but to
the covetousness OF property owners to get
the most out OF their buildings" said the
Rev. DR.. Thomas r.. Slicer in discussing
The City Beautiful"
There is one tenement on the westside, +"
he continued, which, according to the
federation Of churches record, has a
population so conEested that II the same
rule were applied all over this city nearly
the whole United States might be crowded
into Greater New York There are 5000
persons living in that one block. 1t Ia a
crime to, build tenement like that"
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21
TIE OMAHA DAILY Bee

.n'srss ,y.,,. a. omaha Do',Osfios Ss'ssoond
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-09-02
WHIRllNG DOWN BANK.
Automo bile Carried One Man to
Instant Death

Pttsburg, Pa, Aug. 20. In an auto
mobile which went whiriing off an en-
bankment of the third degree road, "
five miles south of Saxonburg, Butler
county, yesterday, into the bed of a
small creek, 60 feet below, William
Rodgers Bowling of Pittsburg was car
ried to instant death. The only other
occupant of the car, Edwin w. Boyer,
aged %, of Buffalo, ny was severely
but not fatally hurt.
Bowling, was the 26-year-od son of
Mr.. j. Bowling, general manager of
the Jones & Laughlin Steel company.
The young man was superintendent of
the blast furnaces. Boyer is clerk at
the plant.
The automobile was recently present
ed to Bowling by his young wife, who
is left with baby girl. bowling was
unfamiliar with the treacherous third
degree road" and it is believed he was
running too fast to control his machine
when he rounded curve. His skull
was fractured and he was removed from
the wreck dead. Byer's shoulder was
dislocated and he was otherwise hurt
but will recover
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-09-02
CRASHED INTO TRAIN.
Automobile Dragged 200 Feet
While Wedeed Under Con-
struction Car.

New York, Aug. %. Two persons
were killed and nine were severely hurt
this afternoon when an automobile
crashed into the side of a construction
train ON the Long Island Railroad at the
Merrick Road crossing at Springfield,
Queensborough. Four others were less
seriously injured.
The automobile, which belonged to
Adolph Hirsch, of Far Rockaway, en-
countered closed gates at the crossing,
which had been lowered by the gateman
because of passing freight train. On
the other side of the freight train was
the construction train, unseen by the
gateman or the automobile party. So
when he raised the gates just as the
freight went by the automobile shot
forward and jammed itself under a flat
car of the construction train. Pinned
in this fashion and with the Cat car
careened on its truc'-s, TIC automobile
was dragged more than 200 feet, finally
rolling down the embankment with one
of the flat cars.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-09-02
AUTO HIT BOY AND SPED
AWAY.
Chauffeur Stopped Long Enough
to Move Victim.

Frederick D. Doyle, ), SO Essex
street, Cambridge, was knocked down
by large touring car which was pro-
ceeding at a moderate rate of speed
along Austin street, Cambridge, about
4 O clock yesterday afternoon.
After stopping the car long enough
to extricate the little boy, the chauffeur
jumped aboard the machine and, turn
ing on full power sped down the street
Grace Bool playmate of the Doyle
boy, picked him up and carried him to
the home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bernard Doyle, where a physician said
that except for severe bruises of the
back and sides the boy was unhurt.
The Bool girl told the police the auto
mobile was numbered Mass. II sos and
had four occupants, whom she was un-
able to describe.
DR.. T. Chittenden Hill of 800 Common
wealth avenue, to whom the car of this
number belonged, said he did not use
the car yesterday and had supposed it
to be in Boylston street garage, where
he had sent it to be overhauled, until
late in the afternoon, when he saw car
which looked like his proceeding in the
direction of Cambridge. A visit to the
garage confirmed his impression.
The Cambridge police last night said
they had made no arrest and were fol
lowing no clue.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-09-02
AUTO TURNED TURTLE.
Fall River Jeweler Was Racing
With Another Car

Fall River, Mass, Aug. 22.-John
Williams, local jeweler, and his chauf-
feur, Joseph Hoffman, were injured,
when Williams automobile turned turtle
in the Pottersvile section of this city
late yesterday afternoon.
The machine was Boston bound, and
according to eye witnesses was travel
ing at a fairly high rate of speed when
something happened which caused it to
go over.
Those who saw the accident say that
Taunton car and the automobile were
running side by side when the accident
happened Holman was pinned under
the machine when it landed, and it was
with considerable difficulty that he was
eXtricated. He was rushed to the I'm.
ion hospital, where it was found thai
he had sustained severe internal in
juries.
An examination of the motor car later
revealed that some bother with thu
steering gear caused the accident. Viii
liams escaped with minor injuries.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-09-02

the serious, sober-minded, common,
working people who are bearing the
burdens of society, and of the State,
and who value their lives because their
lives are valuable, need the protection
of the most stringent, and strictly en-
forced laws against the intoxicated of
every kind.
However jolly the joke may be to the
automobilist, or polite, according to the
standard of his ethics, know by the
experience of yesterday which have
mentioned that it is not the same with
the man not on fire with the same de
lerium to see his wife and daughter
needlessly exposed to serious danger, if
not to instant death, just far enough
from him so he cannot lift finger to
arrest the threatened danger or to help.
JOSIAH KIDDER.
Westford, Vt, August "a, 1910.
Free Press, August 26.