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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-26
SPECIMEN OF THE REFERENDUM
One of the ,ThiEfy-Two. Propositions
Submitted to oregon voters.
New York Times. 90

The other day we took occasion to cite
an instance of the Working of the extreme
referendum fad in South Dakota Today
we take from The Oregonian an example
of the way the blessed plan is working out
in another state. Here is one Of the amend
ments to the constitution of oregon, on
which, along with thirty-one other PROPOSE
lions, the voters are expected to express
their desires by simple Yes or mo"
For an amendment to Article ", Con-
stitution of Oregon, increasing initiative,
referendum, and recall powers of the peo-
pie; restricting use of emergency clause
and veto power on state and municipal
legislation; requiring proportional election
of members of the legislative assembly
from the state at large, annual sessions
and increasing members salaries and
terms of office; providing for elections OF
speaker of house and president OF senate
outside of members; restricting corporate
franchises to twenty years; providing $40
penalty for unexcused absences from any
rollcall and changing form Of oath of Of
flee to provide against so-called legislative
logrolling."
The mere reading of this list of matters
punched in a single amendment Is enough
to make an ordinary man Heau sNli''
and the more he knows about the complex
subjects involved the harder it would he
for him TO embody his judgment in the at
firmative or the negative. He might con-
ceivably approve of proportional represent
tation and disapprove of short terms for
corporation charters; he might wish to
have longer terms for members of the
legislature and not care to cut down the
governors veto power; he might think
we'll of higher salaries and find the cleo
ton of a speaker from outside the as
sembly absurd, and so on through the be-
wIldering list And especially with the
fruits of the present regime of Initiative
referendum, and recall' in mind he might
well refuse TO vote to increase them
If such mad experiments we're made by a
community newly organized and utterly un'
used to the methods and aims Of popular
government, II they were the work, FOL
instance, of the wild theories of the French
revolution Just released from a grinding
despotism one would be able to under
stand them. But that they should he pu
forw ard by a community that has actually
governed itself for years is amazing. fol
they make actual popular government
physically and mentally impossible.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-26
Talks for people who sell things

There are no halfway measures in
1t isn't exactly right,
1t is wrong. If it is strong and interest
ing, suggestive and convincing, direct
and intelligent; if it is neither too
short nor too long; if it tells the truth
forcibly, convincingly, modestly; If it
bears the unmistakable imprint of sin
cerity, It will inspire confidence and
bring results-"if not, not"
II your advertising looks cheap and
shoddy, who will believe your mer-
chandise is good?
If you believe that good advertis-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-26
THE QUARREL.

w. D. Nesbit in Harper's Magazine.
Now, Willie johnson yesterday,
He make a face at me, an say
He's glad he aln't a little girl,
Cause he don't have no hair to curl
An his face don't have to be clean
An so I tell him at he's mean,
An / make faces at him, too.
An stick my tongue out! Yes, do.
Men me an Willie Johnson fight,
know at girls must be polite
An never get in flghts-but he
Got in the fight; 1t wasn't me.
An so tored off Willie's hat
An gave him just a little pat
Up side his face, an he just err
An run home like he's fraid he'll diel
SO pretty soon his mamma, she
Coined to our house-an' looked at mel
Men coed right in where mamma is
She looked at tOred-up, hat, o. his
An Missus Johnson she just told
My mamma lots o. things, an scold
About me, too-'cause I'm outside
An hearth door is open wide
Men Willie coined out wifi his pup
An say "Hulloi" So we naked up.
Men got TO playin' animal show
His pup is a wild I'm, an so,
wy, he's trainin' II, an I'm
TIL aujence mos near all tn time,
An men our mammas bofe coined out.
His mamma she still scold about
Me slappin him-an' they bofe say:
thereafter keep your child away!"
An men they see us playin' there
An men bofe say: well, declared"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-26
BOOM IN GOLD BRICKS.
OVerwOrISinE the Business starts =
Warming Cry.

Warming Cry.
New York Times
Ready money above the daily needs and
overtrustfulnes and not that variety of dis
honesty which manifests itself in a will
ingness to enter get-rich-quick schemes
where something for nothing is expected,
seem, broadly speaking. to be the reason
why so many farmers throughout the coun-
try are loaded yearly with all manner of
cheap stocks and other worthless paper.
When the farmer turns an eager ear to the
smooth tongued promoter VINO assures him
that mine or oil stock, the latter far less
oily than himself will be worth in a few
months many times the price at which the
farmer is adroitly tmportuned to buy, he
is chiefly dupe. He needs no help in
horse trade or in the sale Ur purchase of
farm land, but in this stock trading business
he is a babe in the woods. The various
Oranges and other organizations of the
country owe 1t to him and to themselves
to protect him.
Mr.. c. S. Stetson, master Of the Maine
state Grange recently sounaed this warn
ing to farmers,
while our farmers have not bought all
the gold bricks sold in Main, still they have
more in stock than they are talking about.
and worthless bonds have been unloaded
on our farmers in amounts that would APP
pal us If the facts were known.
1.-THE promoter has found our state prof
table field. The results of his labor are
seen in the bankruptcy of nearly every per-
son of means in one of our most prosperous
villages and the pauperizing of hundreds of
our business men, mechanics, farmers,
widows, and orphans. r ..
"These omniverous sharks spare no one.
Trust funds are taken, and the confiding
are despoiled Our mails are flooded with
the advertising of so-called industrial
schemes which are exploited for the single
purpose of selling stock"
The agricultural papers are also joining
in the campaign of education and exposure
and the work should be pushed by every
possible agency until the swindlers are
ousted from their nests, richly feathered by
honest and hard working il over credulous
men, to work for a living or starve Neither
alternative would be altogether dlspleasing
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-26
PERSONAL NOTES.

Gamblers arrested not long ago at Mar
ragansett are likely to escape punishment
They were caught at the games, so there
is no question OF their guilt, but they are
fashionable women 20 whom arraignment
in court would not be agreeable.
Nenelk's wife. the empress OF Abyssyna.
who is reported TO be a prisoner i'm the
hands Of those favoring the immediate sue
cesslon Of the heir apparent is lady
who w& once great beauty and who had
had four previous husbands before she
became the wife Of Menelk.
Joseph Bard Of oteIa, Huntington county,
Pa, is "a years old, but last week he
threshed seventeen dozen sheaves Of rye
with an old-fashioned fail, taking about
a day and a half at the job. He says he
could keep right at It with any OF them II
his eyesight did not fail him.
Mother Butler, tho name by which Mrs.
William Butler Of Newton Center, Mass
is known to Methodists all over the world
has just celebrated her ninetieth birthday
anniversary. a cable message from Bar
oda, India announced the formal opening
for hospital for women and children In
honor of the missionary on that day. Mrs.
Butler was instrumental In sending the
first woman physician to India in 1863.
A white-haired man walked into the
kitchen of Mrs. John Bower Of Friedens-
burg, Pa. and asked her II she would not
furnish him lodging for the night. She
promptly refused, but the stranger insisted
on getting quarters. Mrs. Bower took a
good look at him and suddenly recognized
the man that confronted her as her brother.
John Schlotman, whom she had not seen
for thirty-three years and who left Berks
county when IS years of age.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-26
Our Birthday Book
August ae. 1910.

Thomas Jefferson Coolidge, former United
States minister to France, was born August
26. 1891, in Boston. He made his way TO
the top as cotton manufacturer and inn
porter He is also member OF the joint
commission to adjust disputes between the
United States and Canada
John b. Barnes, judge of the supreme
court OF Nebraska, is just 81 years old to-
day. He was born in Ohio and practiced
law at Norfolk, Neb., before he was ele-
waited to the bench.
Theophilus l.. Noryal, former supreme
court Judge in Nebraska was born August
26. 1s47 at London Mills, III. He is now
living IN retirement at Seward, where he
has a prize poultry farm.
Byron G. Burbank, attorney-at-law. in the
New York Life building, is just 60 He was
born at Mortified, Mimi, and taught
school at Byron, H., before he came to
Omaha, where he has been practcing law
since 1885.
E. w Gunther. banker and merchant,
was born August %, Is53. in Cologne, Ger
many, coming to this country in 1859 lie
was formerly in business at Albion. Neb.,
and at several other Nebraska points.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-26
Lining Up for 1912.

Our amiable democratic contempor-
airy, the World-Herald, whose editor is
running for United States senator OH
the democratic ticket, has already
started out to line the Nebraska demo-
Gratis up for 1912. 1T could not
fail" it says, Ito be a serious blow, If
not, indeed, disaster to the cause of
progressive democracy If democratic
victory and democratic gains this year
in states like New York, Connecticut,
Massachusetts, and Ohio should be at
tended by democratic reversals and
losses in the west, where the new
democracy was born, and especially in
Nebraska, which bears the democratic
colors.
Here we see already preparations to
sing again the tune which the demo
cratic organs sounded last year. Re-
publicans are to be impressed and
urged that the campaign in Nebraska
is one of purely local issues, and that
they should show their independence
of party by voting the democratic
ticket, while the democrats, on the
other side, are to be warned that this
is the preliminary skirmish for 1912,
and that they must all front together
now in order to push the outposts
further forward, from which the sortie
is to be made two years hence for the
capture of the White House.
II, as our democratic contemporary
assures us, the outcome of the election
in the various states this year is certain
to have an important bearing on ma
tional conditions and the presidential
election of 1912, it will be Just as in
cumbent on the republicans of Ne
braska, who constitute majority of
its voting strength, to stand shoulder
to shoulder, and by endorsing their
party's achievements and upholding its
national leaders, keep their vantage
ground for the battle of 1912.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-26
Frontier nav.

The Frontier day celebration at
Cheyenne is coming to be almost as
much of fixed institution as the Ak
Sar-Ben festivities at Omaha. In it's
program Cheyenne has retained the
characteristics of frontier life and
made them the center about which to
build a novel and unique entertain
ment, This year Cheyenne has the
added attraction and participation of
Colonel Roosevelt and his party which
is sure to arouse more interest and
bring forth a greater attendance than
ever before in its history.
Cheyenne is to be congratulated on
making the most of it's opportunities
in connection with the celebration of
Frontier day. Cheyenne is a live up
to-date western capital of young but
growing state full of possibilities, and
its Frontier day is doing more than
anything else to help 1t catch and hold
the eye of the country,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-26
In Wisconsin.

The center of political interest
focuses next on Wisconsin, where the
preliminary canvass will soon cul-
inmate in the impending direct prim-
airy. Wisconsin, like Nebraska, has
that style of direct nomination known
as the open primary, but the situa-
ton there developed has left the
democrats practically without contest
and free to take a hand in the sharp
fractional fight which is waging among
republicans.
In Wisconsin, probably more than
any other state, except possibly Kan
sas, the lines are being drawn between
regulars and insurgents, particularly
with reference to the republican nomi-
nations for congress and for United
States senator. The majority of the
Wisconsin delegation in congress have
been classed as insurgents, so that il
strikes strangely upon the outsider
to see opposition manifested to several
of the most widely known insurgents
because they have not been suffi-
hciently radical. The most competent
and experienced political observers
who have been sizing up conditions in
Wisconsin expect mixed results in the
congressional nominations-the turn
ing down OF regulars and insurgents
alike according as sentiment varies
from one congressional district to
another.
On the senatorial nomination, Wis
consin is witnessing a supreme eff
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-26

ing might broaden your business,
make it more visibfy productive
make your merchandise move faster
increase your actual percentage OF
profit, then we want you to see our
Advertising Service of Copy and H.
Illustrations, .g.I
1t is not "clever" or catchy" Ind
doesn't claim everything in sight"
1T is the intelligent, convincing,
Observation-Disclosures kind of ad-
vertising that inspires confidence and
produces results.
Phone Tyler 1000 and our represen-
tative will call on you.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-26
BY George, Something in This.

There is said to be a plan in New York
to put up a new statue of George III In
that city to replace the one destroyed in
the revolution and melted into bullets. Why
George III. should have a monument in
this country is mystery, unless it is that,
in spite of himself. his pigheadedness and
oppressive treatment of the colonies over
here led to the revolt which meant the
foundation of the United States as a nation.
And that is rather a boomerangic kind of
claim. .r.t,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-26

THE greatest ambition and highest
inspiration of all self-respecting col
ored men," declares one of their lead
ers, "is to be good American citizens
and to be judged by their conduct and
not their color" We commend this
to colored men and women every
where. They have themselves the
making of their conduct, although not
the making of their color.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-26

Denial has been entered to the re-
port that the Union Pacific is about
to rebuild its Omaha bridge. The
bridge has been rebuilt twice and may
yet be equal to present requirements.
but a four-track railway bridge at this
point will be one of the necessities of
the not distant future, and the Union
Pacific will be the road to build it.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-26

At last accounts Bill" Price was de-
claring that he had got back only part
of the money for which he was prom
Used reimbursement when he was
showed off the senatorial race track.
II relief train is not soon sent out
from the Commoner office, "Bill" may
become an insurgent.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-26

Lincoln need not make faces at
Omaha because its census is scheduled
TO fall short of expectations. Lincoln's
census population will be officially an
nounced in due time with a dull sick
ening thud.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-26

The death of former Senator wiki
inson Call OF Florida resurrects name
that had been nearly forgotten. Sen
ator Call helped make laws twenty
years ago and succeeded in serving in
the senate without attaching his per-
sonality to anything OF lasting fame.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-26

II present crop prospects make good,
the Nebraska farmer will be quite able
TO throw his old auto in the scrap heap
and blossom out in new 1911 model
without bothering about putting a
mortgage on the farm.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-26
The Consumer Pays.
Philadelphia Ledger.

Announcement is made that, owing to
the cloakmakers strike in New York
many dealers will be short Of stock for
fall trade. The immediate result promises
to be such an advance in prices as will
bring in for the scant supply as much as
though this were of normal proportions.
Thus the public is to pay the manufac-
turers' share Of strike expenses. The share
of the strikers there appears TO be no way
of lidudatinR
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-26

The steadily increasing number of
applications for postal savings banks
registered with the Postoffice depart
ment from all parts of the country
is the best answer that could be made
to the assertion during the debate of
the bill that nobody wanted postal
savings banks, anyway"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-26
Testing the Old Grip.
Baltimore American.

Baltimore American.
There is no doubt that Theodore Roose-
welt has strong hold on both the affec-
ton and the imagination of the general
public. And both the imagination and feel
ing are powerful fsctors in politics, al
though theoretically it Is regarded as an
abstract science
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-26

Now that the protocol for the settle
ment of the boundary dispute between
Costa Rics and Panama has been on
cially approved, We may all breathe
easier,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-26
New BETTER Than old ways.

WUaUIHE IOH IttIHIU
The admission Of the colonel that he
does. not know how to milk COW has
caused some comment throughout the
country. 1t should be borne in mind how
ever, that the colonel can go out any day
and discover an entirely new and better
way to milk a cow
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-26

Several OF the Douglas delegation
that put Omaha in so bad in the late
legislature have pulled out renomina-
tions on the local democratic ticket,
Knowing what their misconduct cost
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-26

President Taft will keep the sum
mer capital at Beverly a month longer
than originally intended The office
seekers will hunt him down there Just
as we'll as at Washington.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-26
Prounounces IL = Beauty.

w eSteIl AfabOTeIs
The Bees 100000 edition on "wednesday
was beauty, full OF good mellow boosts
beautiful half-tone pictures and bubbhng
over with handsome advertisements
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-26

Kentucky farmers are still digging
Up pots of gold and currency buried in
he fields during the civil war. Dig
cling in the Nebraska fields, however.
g just as profitable.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-26
Commensurate with the city.

lekanNn JouihdL
The Omaha Bee for Wednesday came out
i'm an excellent illustrated edition oom-
inensurate with that city's desire to grow
into city of 100000 people before 1926
reaches us, We hope II may.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-26

Subscribers leaving the city tenn
pOrarily should have The Bee
mailed TO them. Address viii be
changed as often ms requested.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-26

Another New York young woman is
to marry a French count 1t must be
oversight that the dispatches fail to
state how much money her father is
worth
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-26

The first item on the political pro-
gram for conservation Of natural re-
sources must be to extinguish the
forest fires.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-26

The Fraternal order of Eagles is
airing q small sized graft scandal of
it's own. Nothing like keeping in
style 4,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-26

King Ak-Sar-Ben win soon entertain
the first private citizen of the world.
Have you joined this year? If not, now
is the time. a&
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-26

moner will have gone back fourteen years
to swap places with Mr.. Watterson, whom
he doubtless sim thinks was a very I'M
lrnnnr nnrsnn In 1893.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-26

Vice President Sherman has moth
ing to say. He seems to realize that
there are times when silence is golden.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-26

Governor Brown of Georgia and
Governor shallenberger of Nebraska
would feel better If they held mu-
tual consolation party.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-26

Colonel Roosevelt started out talk
ing conservation from the start. The
subject evidently would not keep for
the conservation congress.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-26

Kansas City Times.
Colonel Roosevelts western trip will take
him 5.493 miles. and estimating three cheers
to every mile there's IA total of 16,479l
cheers. not COUNTING the stopplng places
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-26

1t will be warm enough in Cheyenne
when the colonel gets there, no mat
ter what kind OF a package the
weather man hands out.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-26

Omaha last time the voters will have
to ask themselves whether It is safe
to take another chance on such
bunch.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-26
Boosting Omaha
valuable Advertising Medium.

The omaha Bee came out Wednesday In
four parts as a booster edition Tor a 10000
Omaha The paper was highly Illustrated
with pictures Of Omahas streets, buildings
and public citizens. 1t was the biggest
newspaper ever issued in the state and was
a valuable advertising medium Tor the
market town.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-26
Hang EN- on the Column.

Wall Street journal.
Seems as though I'm our statistics Of hides
and skins some note should be taken Of
the large numbers of Indians skinned.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-26

Note that the effect of the paving
block controversy is to block the paw
ing. s a..
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-26

Our weather man evidently believes
in playing the limit when he plays at
all.aiSaos49 siit4rTiaI ~'s
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-26

The colonel merely passes through
Omaha today. He will stop with us
on his return.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-26

Under the circumstances DR.. Madriz
might find real enjoyment in that
comic opera, king for q Day"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-26

The future historian of Nebraska
will recount about the recount.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-26
Great Newspaper In Great Town.
HARRINGTON Hefald

The Omaha Bee came out Wednesday
with a handsome, 10000 Omaha issue
containing many pages Of matter, concern
ing tho different features of that great
and growing metropolis. The Omaha Bee
is great newspaper in great town.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-26
Clear the Decks

Colonel watterson's Compliments
to Colonel Bryan, with Some ne
marks on Real Democracy.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-26

And then, too, this recounting bust
ness is not always what it seems to be.