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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-04

When a cha wakes in the morning in bad
humor do not tell him he is in a temper and do not
lose your own temper in trying to correct him.
This is more easily said than done, and nervous
mother often finds herself at these trying times on
The verge of preepice, says writer the New
York World. If she loses her head and topples over
just from sheer evaporation, she simply puts herself
the same plane the cross child and her power
for controlling him down one degree OF several
On the other hand, If she meets his bad humors
calmly and gently she is very apt be able to
age him without a scene. child will nearly always
copy his mothers and 90 her better if he
gets chance Then, in order to handle the situation
she must 90 him better, and the result is con-
flict of RACES which is eXhausting and futile.
On the other hand If she capable of meeting his
rage with gentle sefpOssession. ana then endeayor
to divert his mind from his imaginary troubles she
laying the foundation for years OF and quietude
later Nothing good ever comeo from rage con-
fronting rage, and TO manage a little child by such
methods is to achieve finally sort of cat and dog
life in The household, or. II the-taother's rage is
greater than the ehilds, and ne frightened it IS
more than apt to make him seeretve this quality
is the last thing 20 encourage n children.
IL Is also most unWise to tell child he has a tenn
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-04
Military Procedure Followed.

When a company reports to headquarters it is
signed a regiment In a particular district A
pany of sixteen choppers and a captain. Four
a regiment Zach battalion is in command of a major
with regulation sta and each regiment is commanded
by colonel with stan. Two or more regiments make
up a brigade, with a brigadier in command. Compe-
tton excellence between companies regiments and
brigades is always keen among the uniformed Wood
men, and such trip the Omaha Seymour Guards
making attracts the lively attention of the
whole order everywhere.
General J. C. Root sovereign commander Of the
Woodmen of the World is the commanding general
of the Uniform Rank all departments with the fol-
lowing stan officers: Adjutant general, A. H VIII
lams, Denver, Colo. inspector general W. A. Fraser
Dallas, Tex judge advocate, n. B. Maxey Muskogee
OkI. quartermaster general T. E. Paterson Chatta-
nooga, Tenn; eommissary general, j. e. Fitzgerald
Kansas City. No; surgeon general, J. w Porter
Omaha Neb.; paymaster general H. J. Root Omaha
Neb. Allhave the rank OF brigadier general.
Personal Stah-Colonel and aide de camp T. w
Mitchell, Atlanta, Ga; j. w. Kaiser, Kansas City
Kan; B. w Jewell Omaha Neb.; E. B. Lewis Kins-
ton. n. c.; H. F. simran. Columbus Miss; E. d.
Campbell PIT Huron, Mich. A. H. Burnett Omaha
Neb.; A. F. Borden Los Angeles, Cal; and F. j. Ba-
kule, Topeka, Kan.
The Department Of the East comprises the sover-
eign Jurisdiction the Department of the West COM
prises the Pacific jurisdiction and the Department Of
Canada comprises the Canadian Jurisdiction. Each
department is in command OF a major general
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-04

large proportions Pcncs also standard attrac-
tons with social affairs of various kinds both indoors
and out For the success of these functions every
sovereign" the members called, worked with
vim and intelligence. They were attended by many
thousands Of people in the aggregate Prominent cit
iZens in community interested and officials
high in public life pledged their membership in the
big class Then they, in turn, got busy among their
friends. Camps located throughout Arkansas Wed
with each other in promising 10 bring in candidates,
and when the parade moved it estimated at least
10000 Woodmen were in Little Rock. The enthusi-
and had been kept alive effectively that
the people of Arkansas heard almost nothing else
talked but the Woodmen Of the World 5000 class for
months
Three prizes offered for Arkansas drill teams of
$75, $50 and S25 really the least among the at
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-04

~ MAHA is national headquarters for one OF
the greatest and most influential semi
military organizations in the United States
~ or in the world, matter Of fact This
is the Uniform Rank of the Woodmen Of
the World
This city is also the home of Company of the
First regiment, attached to Omaha Seymour Camp
No. 16, known the Seymour Guards This company
has repeatedly defeated all in drill and exem-
plihcation of the beautiful work of the order
At this time the Seymour Guards hold possession of
the sovereign camp trophy silver loving cup valued
at 5000 BY reason Of this admitted proficiency and
superiority the Omaha crack company was designated
to proceed to Little Rock, Ark where it exemplifed
the ritual and conferred the Protection degree on
class of new members Saturday, December 3.
To confer the degrees on classes here and there is
very ordinary occurrence in the Woodmen Of the
World organization, but to do the floor work for
class of 5000 members taken at one time is an
honor that rarely If ever falls the lot of any group
Of men It is such significant thing this re-
markable fraternal society that the birthday annver
sary Of Sovereign Commander J. was selected
as the date when the great event should occur.
Accompanying the Seymour Guards on the trip to
Little Rock was General J. c. Root Major General
John T. Yates and others of the general STAFF bring
ing the party up to the number of thirty in all They
left in special car the Missouri Pacific Thursday
evening and will be away days After the in
taton Of the immense class Little Rock the Omaha
men went to Muskogee. Okl where they are initiating
second big class today Coneyville, Kan will also
see the work Of the Omaha experts in welcoming
large class and then the party is in Kansas CITY
Kan, where fourth group OF candidates is to be
taken in In the three cities mentioned the size Of
the classes prepared is not great as at Little Rock
but the number in each instance is very much out Of
the ordinary
The personnel Of the degree team making this trip
is as follows: S s. Hamilton past consul commander
DIR. John E. Simpson, consul commander; C. E. White
adviser lieutenant; Earle R. Stiles banker; John n
Crawford, escort; R. J. spoerri Waterman
Drill Team-Charles NJ. Richards captain; A. F.
Rasmussen, first sergeant j. O. Heitler, Herman Roth
Ben w Harvey. F. H. Meek, T. C. Nustain T. G. San
ders Harry H. Smith, W. A. Wunrath w F. Berger.
Paul Davie, Guy Furness J. Fl. Crowley, ]. E. WEIGH
A. E. Petersen and C. c. Custer.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-04

that section of country Hundreds of camps had their
entire membership present
State Manager Miller of Arkansas writing to the
Omaha headquarters Of the prospects for filling the
class, said The farmers OF this state have been
blessed with the best crop they have had for years for
which they will realize richly" This prosperous
terial candtion has worked for the success of the ire
mendous undertaking in way that would not have
been possible in other years In fact the Arkansas
hustlers Of this great society having its home in
Omaha took practical advantage of the psychological
hour to carry out their plans. Manager Miller and
his aids went all the aTousng interest and
the more the people Of Arkansas thought about the
more enthusiastic they became
1t will be interesting to note the methods used by
the fraternal campaigners Barbecues of the good
old southern kind were organized and drew crowds Of
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-04
Order a Giant Financially.

Financially, this Omaha institution is strong
It has passed its twentieth milestone, and its last
statement makes the following showing:
Benefits in force January /. 1910 $S0O,OOOOO0
Total death claims disability and monuments
paid, s4O,OOO,OOO
Reserve or emergency fund invested S1O5OO, 900.
Total membership. sovereign jurisdiction, $780,
600: total number OF camps 5000.
The combined branches have $4,000 members,
and the combined emergency fund totals $4,000 600
Combined monuments erected. $4,000; combined
death claims paid S6OOOOOOO combined camps,
$4,000.
On this statement, the order claims TO be the
richest fraternal society in America the second
largest IN numbers in America; TO have the lowest
assessments consistent with absolute permanent pro-
lection five 10 years life insurance free. Il
has the distinctive feature Of placing monument
every grave, and pays old age disability benefits.
The present large headquarters building IN Omaha
having proven inadequate 10 the demands OF the
growth Of the order, ground is shortly to be broken
for monster skyscraper TO be erected at the corner
Of Fourteenth and FaFnam streets
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-04

MAHA is national headquarters for one of
the greatest and most influential semi
military organizations in the United States:
or in the world, as matter OF fact This
is the Uniform Rank of the Woodmen of
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-04

The Woodmen of the World have four official uni
forms that are decidedly neat and attractive They
of the blue dress uniform; the olive drab,
for general use; a white uniform, for southern COM
panies; and the khaki service uniform for rough
work Annual encampments held throughout the
country which bring the companies together for COM
petve drills and for exempfying the Protection de-
gree. These encampments serve the double purpose
of afording pleasing recreation to the members and
enabling them TO acquire valuable experience in their
drill work.
At the present time the Department of the East
has 125 regiments, comprising about $4,000 uniformed
men. which would provide most welcome basis for
army in field should the government need it.
Major General John T. Yates is the commanding
officer the Department of the East with the follow
ing staff officers Chief-ofstaf Colonel r. l.. Forgan
Oklahoma City, Okl.; adjutant general Colonel c. L.
Mather Omaha, Neb inspector general Colonel E. T.
Lowry New York City New York; judge advocate,
Colonel J. p Mead, Joplin, Mo- chief quartermaster
Colonel T. w. Burehmore, Omaha, Neb.; commissary
general Earle R. stiles, Omaha, Neb chief surgeon
DR.. A d. Cloyd, Omaha, Neb
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-04
Purpose Of Uniform Rank.

The Uniform Rank Of the woodmen Of the World
organized to create uniformity in the rituastic
work throughout the entire order" said Colonel c. L.
Mather adiutant general Of the Department of the
East Of which Omaha Is headquarters Its compan-
les participate in the dedication forests Memorial
day exercises laying Of eornerstones street parades
and dwellings BY the excellence Of the drill work
spectators prohtably entertained and new members
sincerely Impressed with the lessons taught"
Colonel >Mather explained in this connection that
farcical limitations art taboo in this organization
eve rely. rather the grandeur beagty thought
and poetea element and when our ritualiste work is
put by a well-drilied team il is never-endng de-
light" He explained. also, that the Official axe drill
regulations made especially for the Uniform Rank give
the settngup exercises and illustrative diagrams OF
the manual and movements. The United States gov
eminent looks favoraby upon and encourages the uni
form rank or any fraternal organization says Colonel
Mathcr because In time of need they can be re-
eruited much more servoeable and can be gotten
in line quicker than recruits unaeQuanted with
military manuals such organizations may be con
sideFed in reality auxilaries OF the army"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-04
Organizers Set Arkansas Attire.

ohcials Of the Woodmen OF the World in Arkan-
sas, and the people OF that state a whole looked
forward to the taking in of the 5000 class oe-
cason that would advertise the state of Arkansas far
favorably than anything that has occurred in
many years The campaign to secure the fun number
for this class has been conducted in manner as sys-
tematic enthusiastic.
Attending the Little Rock initiation besides the
Seymour Guards and the Omaha party of high officers
we're companies Of the Uniform Rank from all parts Of
Arkansas and adjoining states Major General John
T. Yates was in command Of a monster parade that
moved through the streets OF Little Rock amid the
plaudits OF great mulutudes Of visitors Excursions
were run 10 the Arkansas capital from All points OF
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-04
Business Organizations Enlisted.

by the following clipping from the Arkansas Gazette;
Business Organizations Enlisted.
Philip Miller state manager for the Woodmen Of
the World, in conference yesterday with Secre-
tary George r. Brown of the Board of Trade in regard
to the state convention of the order which will be
held in this city December g. 1t stated that be-
tween 1000 and 900 members of the order will be
for the meeting, and class of 900 will be in
troduced during the convention. A feature Of the
convention will be competitive military drill among
the Woodmen. There are twenty entries for this
drill already The meetings of the convention will be
held in the Auditorium rink. j. c. Root, founder and
sovereign commander of the order, be in Little
Rock for the convention.
THE Board of Trade, in conjunction with the
other commercial organizations, will ask the railroads
to grant of and one-half for the round
trip.
There are about 81 900 Woodmen in the stats
and about 1000 of them in this city 1t is ex-
pected that the coming convention will be one OF the
biggest held in the south this year"
Generals Root and Yates and the other Omaha
men accompanying the champion drill team were
given the warmest kind of reception lncludlng Das
and banquets by the city and state officials and the
neonle of Little Rock and Arkansas generally Their
ooo and the work of the Seymour Guards,
bo,Ded very materially to make it known throughout
the southwest that Omaha, the metropolis OF Ne
braska is the chosen home of what its members ana
friends claim is the greatest among the many great
fraternal orders of the United States and Canada
''Boys of Woodcraft.
The most recent branching out Of the Woodmen
of the World is in the Boys of Wooderaft organiza-
ton For this auxiliary to the parent organization
merely nominal dues are charged. 1t takes in boys
between and Is years of age, has special ritual
and is growing most encouragingly. The main OBJ
iect as stated in the prospectus, is mutual help and
announcement to observe the golden rule" Dis
epline is also prime object and training in paria-
meptary practice. The boys also have drills and
n ritual of their own. The benefits are stated as
Visitation, fruit and flowers and attention when
sick attendance and ceremony on the death Of
cadet and a marker or monument at the grave should
the relatives be financially unable to provide one
At IS a boy secures free admission to the Woodmen
Of the World
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-04

fractions offered The fraternal spirit had been
aroused to white heat and that this interest extended
beyond the membership of the order is indicated
by the following clipping from the Arkansas Gazette:
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-21
CANNON D[F|ES
NEW MAJORITY
"
SAYS is PER CENT qsLoVGA' or
REPUBLICAN, PARrxlSoTEo
WITH DEMOCRATS,
THEIR COURAGE FAILED
When the Proposition to Throw Him
Gut Of the Speakership Came
PIP -. Calls Them
cranks, Ets.

Washington, March 20,-With his
eyes glowing defiance and his voice
laundering at his enemies with all
the days pent up bitterness, Speaker
Cannon made vltriolic attack on
the hybrid house majority at the
annual dinner OF the Illinois Republi-
can Association last night.
His face was worn from the force
of the terrific assault made upon him
.ahd his voice lacked its old iauntiness
and resonance. He was Uncle Joe"
In fighting trim.
The statement made by the power
shorn but defiant Speaker was that
the Republicans no longer have a
majority In th senate
MY Cod" he cried with great
solemnity, suppose this 150 pounds
.cf common clay should drop dead to-
night. what would the newspapers
and magazines. which make a profes.
sion Of lying and slandering, do then?
MY daughters, grand children, son,
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-21
ELLA TELLS FORTUNES
And Mrs. Wilcox Is Driven Out OF
Biskra on Account of
Her Feat.

Paris, March 20. Ella Wheeler
Wilcox arrived ID Paris Wednesday,
after long journey in Tunis and
Alglers, Accompanied by her hus-
band, Robert Wilcox, she visited
most OF the smart French colonies.
Mrs. Wilcox was driven our oI
BisEra by her own popularity One
among her many accomplishments Il
that of reading palms She became
interested in an old Arab, TO whom
she explained her knowledge 81
.palmistry. She read his hand, told
him how many wives he had, hov
many children, related events of bis
life ami described his character
greatly to the shiek's amazement
Evidently he told his friends, ana she
was mobbed ut the hotel and fol
lowed by crowds in the streets, al
begging her to tell their fortunes. Al
last she was obliged to fec from the
town under cover Of night
ut Is true" she said. "Biskra Is
the most beautiful town in the world
and now I'll never dare to so back
there
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-21

Indiana, chairman of the house cen
sus committee, pre- ented last Wei
1esday which entangiel the house in
ia disagreement that lasted all that
day to the exclusion of the businl SIS
Of calendar Wednesday,
Defeated then, Crumpacker re-
lewed the offering OF the resolution
On the following day, Thursday,
Speaker Cannon's ruling on that day
brought forth from the pocket oi
Representative Norris the rules reso-
ution which had been reposing
here for weeks for just such an oc.
casion, preoipitated the titanic strug-
gle which ende dlast night.
Had Crumpacker been content tc
take his defeat Wednesday all would
have been well, ana the greatest Eat
tie in the history Of the house would
never have been precipitated.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-21
HELD TO HONOR LATE MEM
EER FROM LoulslANA---A
GREAT CONTRAST.
MOST TRIVIAL MATTER
Was Cause Of Struggle Which Ended
in cannon's Power Being Cur
taied--story Of SABBATH
Resolution.

Washington, March 20.-In great
contrast to the rlotous scenes Of
yesterday was the solemn aspect
which the houae of Representatives
took on today when it assembled to
pay tribute to the late member. Rob
ert Davy, OF Louisiana. Representa-
tive Broussard OF Louisiana, occu
pied the chair, except for time
enough to deliver eClogy on his
late colleague.
The most Insignificant sort Of q
resolution, of no particular con e
quenee to anybody, was the dlrect
cause OF the Whole three days war
in the house which ended last night.
This was little resolution intro
duced by SABBATH, Democrat. of Hi
nois, providing that the incomiHg
census enumerators should ascertain
the mother language spoken by the
people of this country.
1t was this harmless resolution
which Crumpacker, Republican, o
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-21

in-law would be sorry But the bal
ance of the world would not have
time to be sorry. There never was
a truer word said than let the dead
bury its dead If that were not true,
then the world would be one vast
house Of mourning.
There was new majority made
today. 1t consisted Of the Democrats
and Is per cent slough from the Re-
publican party. They destroyed the
committee ON rules. Then what did
they do? A resolution was presented
declaring the Office Of the speaker
vacant Then what did these men
who have been denouncihg my per-
sonality, these Simon pure followers
|of Senator La Toilette, do then? Only
eight of them had the courage of
their convictions. The result was,
while was elected speaker by a
majority of 26 last March, they re-.
fused to turn me out by majority
|of &c.
lit is uncomfortable some times
to live in government by the peo-
pie There will always be some who
'are feeble minded, abnormal insane,
Tor, to use d shorter and more com
mon word. they are cranks. Bue
we've got to have them
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-21
RECEPTION MUST
Be PARTISAN
ROOSEVELT SAYS HE WILL BE
PLEASED TO BE WELCOMED
BY FELLOW cOuNTRYMEl
AT NEW YORK.

shellai, Egypt. March 90 Theo.
dore Roosevelt vii sail Tor New York
lJune 10. This is according To his
Ilatest plan to bring him to that pors
June IL
Every mile TIA. brings Roosevelt
Enearer home seems to make him more
anxious to reach there. Today he
lmade the following statement;
t"Naturally l am deeply touched AMI
pleased to learn that my fellow coun-
trymen feel they would like to re.
|eeive me on my return to New York.
! will be more than glad 10 see them
but my reception must be non-par-
tisan. 1t must be participated In by
all who care To take part in such q
PERCEPTION, whatever their politics may
be or whether they be eastern, west
lerner, northener or southerner'
soon after reaching shellall the
Roosevelt party took a launch and
proceeded to Philae, crowded with
interesting monuments.
The oldest building on the island
dates from b. G. $50. The temples
were visited by boat, landing only
being effected in the great temple
Isis. Most of the tombs and temples
are almost entirely submerged.
The party inspected the dam then
returned to Shellall.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-03-21
NO DEFINITE
CONCLUSION
TAFT AND CANADIAN OFFICIAL
CONFER ON TARIFF
SIGNS HOPEFUL.
TAFT CHALLENGES GREY
TO Game Of Golf Next Summer---Witi
Be Played at Beverly--Taft
Leaves Albany This
Morning.

Alabny, March 20.--The tariff con,
ference between President TAFT and
Finance Minister Fielding Of Canada,
today did not result In a definite
An official statement is.
sued by the president declared the
situation remains one Of friendly
negotiations The signs are said to
be hopeful.
II was expected that a definite con
Icluslon wouli be reached In the con
ference today. The indications are
that the outlook is not quite so dark
las appeared a few days ago The
president was fairly inundated with
telegrams again today from various
interests of the country. expressing
hope that an amicahle agreement III
Canada might be reached. Only
within the last seventy-two hours il
seems, has the seriousness of the sit
uation be appreciated in this country
and the dominion The president mas
been keenly alive to the situation
however.
1t was reported tonight that Field
ing mny be in Washington the latter
part OF the month.
After being four days and d halt
the guest Of Governor Hughes, Presi
dent Taft retired to his private car
tonight, and at 8 a. M will leave fol
New oYrk, en- route 70 New Haven
where he will attend meeting oi
the Yale corporation.
Earl Grey, silvernor general Of
Canada, viii accompany Taft 10 Nes
York as his personal guest. The twe
government heads sat UP late tonight
in the observation ear conyersint
with Frank cordiality and evide1
pleasure Taft has challenged Gre.
to an international game of golf mex
summer. The game Is TO be playet
at Myopia Club, near Beverly. Taf
warned the earl that this course Il
the hardest In the United States ant
also boasted that he made the i!
holes in less than hundred. The
earl was undaunted and accented thu
challenge.