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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-30
Rice in California.

Californians are about to go in for
rice culture on a large scale. They
ought to make a paying business of 1t.
They have an assortment of climate,
soil and other conditions highly
adapted, 1t would seem, to such a crop.
They have the habit Of eating rice al
ready formed. That should be a large
factor in favor of the new undertake
ing, for they would not have to ex-
pertinent with or tease or tickle the
tastes OF the people to work up, at
least. local market for their pro-
ducts. Rice is devoured-there is no
other word that will so we'll describe
it-by the people of California. 1t is
a staple with them, more common
with many than potatoes. Whether
they contracted the habit from the
Chinese or not makes no difference;
they have the habit.
But, of course, California, which
always does everything on a big scale,
would raise rice for the country, not
merely for California. II would raise
rice the way II raises raisins. Rice is
highly nutritious and wholesome
article of food and doubtless II more
largely produced in this country would
be more largely consumed. though we
manage, with what We raise in the
south and import from the orient, to
get away with a good many tons each
year. The great San Joaquin valley,
which skirts the Sierra Nsvadas on
the east and the Coast range, almost.
on the west. and runs from stockton
on the north to the Tehachapi on the
south, the most completely and pro-
heiently irrigated section in the coun-
try, ought to make an ideal place for
the rice fields, so ought the Saera.
mento valley and others. In the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-30

fast as to destroy,the continuity of it's
national policies. Four prime minis
tiers have come and gone in a little
more than two years and the NTH is
still new to his work. This means
five overturnings of official France
Scarcely would one ministry inaugu-
rate a policy until It would go out Of
power, and It's successor would, per-
haps, substitute an entirely new pol
icy. France was recognized as the
European protectorate of Morocco,
and therefore the power to whom 9TH
ers were to look for guiding policies.
Germany is supposed to have tired of
the frequent changes In France and
awaiting decisions on important ques-
lions, therefore II dispatched its bat
tleship to Agadir.
Germany's supposed necessity for
territorial expansion, since its interior
is compactly developed, is brought
into the present controversy and. no
doubt, has a place there, but what
brought things to a head at this par
ticular time is clearly the unstable
condition OF affairs in France.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-30
DO YOU REMEMBER

Margaret p. Montague in the Atlantic.
Do you remember, from the dim delight
or long ago. the dreamy summer night
Lay In your family star-lit room and smiled
Responsive to the laughter OF the folk
Who sat upon the porch below and spoke
From time to time. or sang a snatch of
song?
Do you remember still across the long
Years way the perfume from the flower
Waited in gusts of sweetness, as the heads
or drowsy blooms were shaken by the
wind?
And wistful do you still hold in your MIND
The myriad doings OF the summer night?
The tree-toads, and the cricket's chirp, the
flight
OF fireflies, those burglars of the dark,
Who flash their lantern light, then ven
its spark:
The GREATNESS calling of the whip-poor-
Wills
A sobbing screech-owl off among the hills?
Then-cobweb visions over dreamy eyes
Do you remember how In mystic guise
Sleep gan TO wave her mantle Ger your
head2
Now far, now near. the shadowy folds she
spread,
Slow, and more slow. until at last they fell
And wraPt you in their slumb'rous heavy
swell
And so. gathered into happy rest,
Sleep caught you fast against her fragrant
breast.
Then set her velvet pinions wide in flight
And bore you through the wonder of the
night
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-30
Ten Years Ago

John F. Dale returns from Lake Madison,
MINI. Mrs. Dale stays for the summer.
Mrs Hugo Brandeis and Miss Jacoby
left for Los Angeles. where Miss Jacoby
resides. Mrs. Brandeis remains until Oc-
tober.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Potter
was the scene OF a pretty party in the
evening, where about sixty young people
gathered in honor of Miss Faith Potter
and her guests Misses Moore. Wells and
Pugsley.
G. w. Wattles went to New York to meet
Mrs. Wattles, returning from Europe.
f. W. Varley Is seriously burned about
the face and head at Strong & Varley's
machine shop, 120S Dodge street.
Mayor Moores submits communication to
city council on asphalt repairs, showing
how they can be made for less than under
the old contract.
Byron G. Burbank took out a permit TO
erect a frame building at Twenty-fourth
and Maple streets, costing $1,000.
F. J. Cotton, Fortyfourth and Mander-
son streets. was thrown from buggy and.
1t is feared. may die a result OF an en-
counter between a dog and his horse.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-30
Seeing America by Auto.

"See America first" is an Injunction
that has been adopted as a motto by
travel promoters on this side to offset
the temptations to foreign excursions
set up by the steamship business
getters. The force of the suggestion,
"See America flrst," however, does
not depend upon seeing it by rail, but
Is just as impressive for seeing 1t by
auto, horseback or afoot. In fact,
See America first" would be just as
good motto, with the postscript,
land see it any way you can"
Everyone who observes what Is go
ing on about us and looks ahead to
what is in prospect must realize that
the auto is giving new life to the sug-
gestion to see America first. For
sightseeing and touring the auto is
unique in it's way, and the increase of
its use for this purpose is not only a
great travel stimulator, but also
bound to revolutionize, first, the roads
and roadways of the country, and,
second, the hotels and entertainment
places of the smaller cities and towns.
Yet neither is it likely to impede or
interfere seriously with the expansion
of railway travel, but rather to help
1t along, for the travel habit is con-
tagious. The more of our people In
duced by the auto to See America
first" the more will be induced to see
1t also by rail.
Americans have the reputation of
being the greatest travellers in the
world, but we believe the travel germ
is only in its incubation stage.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-30
People and Events

What a mighty chorus could be had II
someone would lead with the song, "Oh,
How Dry I Am"
Death valley is living up to its reputa-
tion-1l4 degrees OF heat at midday and
liz at midnight. with a thirst rivaling the
best in Kansas.
Allopaths and homeopaths and osteo-
paths are having a warm three-cornered
mixup In Chicago. Undertakers do not
articulate in words, but their chuckles are
audible.
Long odds can be had on the proposition
that the mean" temperature for July,
when averaged up by the weather clerk.
will not look half as mean as 1t felt two
weeks ago.
Baltimore Is to pull off the banner ex-
position commemoratng Francis Scott
Keys heroic apostrophe to the flag neces-
sarily carries the banner
The bronze robes of Miss liberty of
New York are 30 full of holes that the
distinguished daughter OF Bartholdi is justi-
fled in echoing the sentiment OF the sex,
II haven't a thing to wear"
The wet side of the Lone Star state is
nightly pleased in having escaped with a
whole hide by a narrow margin. The ma
jority is not as tall or as wide as a land
boom, but 1t serves TO prevent the transfer
Of the bottle from the open shelf to the
hip pocket.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-30
DOMESTIC PLEAsANTRIEs.

Helm afraid you are cold. Shall take.
OH my coat and put 1t round you?
She-You may put your coat round me.
but why take II off?--Life
'Arry-Say, Bill, wots the difference be-
tween atheist and a agnostic?
Blll-Well, yer see, a atheist don't believe
In nuthink, and agnostic only believes
IN abaht arr or it!-London Opinion.
Has she any prospects?'
. Il should say she has. She knows a mil
Iionaire that she expects to marry or sue
Press.
women are gradually taking mems
places In everything"
Possibly, but II will be a long time be-
fore we hear of the brides being dressed
In conventional black Judge.
your daughter?
Father-Well. it did seem as IL II would
be at one time but she landed this fellow
just as We were beginning to give up
hope-Christian Intelligencer.
The last time 1 saw your husband he.
stopped?
Il don't know. You know that he Is
dead.'-liouston Post.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-30
Reciprocity with Mexico.

1t was to have been expected that
reciprocity with Mexico would be
speedily proposed If the senate passed
the Canadian bill, so that Congress-
man Burleson of Texas can have sur
prised few with his resolution calling
on the president to begin negotiations
for "freer commerce between the
two countries" 1t may not be fair
to question whether the resolution
springs from the best of faith Others
besides the Texas congressman have,
of course, favored a measure of reci-
procity between the United States and
Mexico. James G.. Blaine advocated
Pan-American reciprocity, or, more
precisely, reciprocal trade relations,
for Blaine's theory of reciprocity did
not contemplate free trade.
But reciprocity with Mexico and
other South or Central American coun-
tries must be considered from some
what different angles than similar re-
lations with Canada. Canada and the
United States are almost identical in
the character of their people, their
modes and level of living, the price of
labor and similar in their forms of
government. Mexico and the United
States have substantially the same
form of government in theory, but
very different in fact; their peoples
are totally unlike as to race, tempera-
ment, character and standard of liv-
ing; the workman Of the United
States, like that of Canada, is an in
dependent, aggressive, highly-skilled
and well-paid man, while most of the
labor in Mexico is performed by the
uneducated, dependent and underpaid
peon.
1t may be that, In time, complete
reciprocity between this highly devel-
oped republic and this yet undevel-
oped one will be brought about, for
with American and other foreign cap
ital and influence to exploit resources,
foster trade and promote commerce
in Mexico an era of expansion is in
evitable. The Canadian reciprocity
agreement, however. offers little that
can be used to this purpose. While
there is desire and need for closer re-
lations between Mexico and the United
States, 1t will have to be worked out
on lines specially applicable to these
two countries.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-30
MAUDLIN WAVE SUBSIDIES.
Pardon Petition Signers Brought Into
a Ridiculous Light.

DeS MONIES CAPITOL
There is a growing suspicion throughout
the country that the dear people were
worked by the yellow press in the recent
hysteria which was industriously devel-
oped over the case of Mrs. Neapoltana
the Canadian woman over whom such
frantic effort was made to save from the
penalty of her crime. The Toronto Star
which knows the facts in the case. makes
the following comment:
THE stir that has been raised about
Mrs. Neapoltana who has been sentenced
to death at the Canadian soo is largely
the work Of American Journalism. The
story which has been wired all over the
United States, working people UP to sign
petitions which are TO be forwarded to
Ottawa asking that the woman be par
doned or imprisoned and not hanged, seems
to have been adopted because il would
read well and serve the purposes Of sensa-
tional Journalism. 1t would seem, In fact.
that Neapoltana was a better man than
his wife was woman. The story that she
killed her husband because he wanted her
TO live a life OF shame will not bear ex-
animation. She was beaten by her hus-
band because she had lived with another
man while he was away. and more than
once had she offended In this way. In
short, her infidelities caused her to be in
fear Of her husbands anger. and It IL not
an easy task which yellow journalism
sets itself in trying TO make virtuous
heroine OF such a woman. IL she valued
her honor. her conduct gives us no hint OF
1t. She betrayed her husband repeatedly
and continuously, as the evidence and her
own admissions prove, and when her guilt
enraged him until he beat her she killed
him with an axe as he slept in his dis
honored home. Not good material out of
which to make a heroine, yet the Ameri-
can journals have succeeded we'll"
AS 10 whether this woman deserved
death. life imprisonment. mere Jail SEN
tenee or Just a reprimand at the hands
Of the court is not especially material to
the point which we desire TO make, and
that is that there is nothing in which peo-
pie like to make themselves ridiculous so
well as In the matter OF signing petitions
for her pardon.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-30
Bearing False Witness.

Too many people are careless OF the
good name of their neighbors. This
is one OF the resultant evils of gossip.
Men will sometimes condemn an ac-
quaintance or a stranger on hearsay
evidence they would never think OF
accepting as conclusive for a verdict
OF guilty in court of justice. Yet
regulations can be destroyed or i'm
paired and names irreparably injured
by the faint of false witnessing out
of court. The nat of Jury is not
necessary to give it far-reaehing and
damaging power.
The first great Law-giver included
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-30
Battle of the Gods.

One of the greatest battles of all
time is about to be fought here in the
very heyday of peace when men and
nations are turning from the thought
of war. The osteopaths of the world,
about one fourth of whom have been
assembled in convention at Chicago,
are the aggressors in this titanic strug-
gle They have issued a challenge to
the allopaths, homeopaths and eclectis
to fight out the title for the champion
ship in the medical world. The battle
field shall be 500 human victims, af-
flicted, it matters not with what. All
four schools shall go after them and
the one effecting the largest number
of cures shall be declared the winner.
Nothing in the form of sickness is to
be barred. The osteopaths claim as
much power over acute diseases, even
including typhoid and pneumonia, as
the others. Nor are the victims to be
consulted. They are to be charity
patients and not supposed to know or
care what happens to them.
Talk about your war of gods, this
seems certainly to be it. The chal-
lenges not having been duly accepted
as yet, we are unable to publish the
articles of agreement, but we natur-
ally suppose they will aprovide that
each school shall have a whack at
each of the 500 victims. The chal-
lenger doubtless will take his pull
and rub at him first and If that does
not put him out, the homeopath will
give him one of his little pills and if
still he shows signs of life the allo-
path will douse him with a dose of
dark brown fluid and II that does not
settle him, then the eclectic will pick
out the best of the other three systems
and go after him.
The referee shall be the hospital au-
thorities, but this should be a simple
task, for most anybody can distin-
guish a dead man from a live one.
Some folks may think this cold
blooded, but let them remember what
momentous supremacy waits upon the
count.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-30
IEOokinS Backward
IhisDSSy inOmaha
2 COMPILED From BEE FILES (
Thirty Years Ago
JULY 80.


George Heyn. proprietor Of the Grand
Central photograph gallery, warns the
public against two men canvssing the city
for copy. pretending they were in his en-
ploy, and denounces them as base impost-
ors and swindlers.
Ellis L. Bierbower, United states mar
shall left for Falls City on official bust
ness From there he will go to Kearney
Junction and be absent from omaha about
q week
William A. Paxton returned from a trip
10 Chicago.
Word is received that Judge Savage has
arrived safely in London.
Intoxication seems to be epidemic In
the city this Saturday night. Eight per
sons were arrested and locked up for ap-
pesring on the street in that condition.
Major Guy c. Henry of the Ninth cav
slry has been ordered to Fort Leaven-
worth.
Andrew Rosewater wants to sell black
pony gentle and in good condition, accus-
toned to single harness or to saddle.
Property may be seen at the Blue barn on
Sixteenth street.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-30
The Trouble Over Morocco.

England's mote OF warning" to
Germany on the Morocco situation is
too clear and firm to be misunder-
stood. Evidently John Bull feels very
strongly the necessity OF repressive
measures. Yet such advice was 10
have been expected. for England could
no more countenance aggression by
Germany than Germany could longer
tolerate indifference or vacillation by
France. All alike have interests in
the troubled territory and all alike are
bound-insofar as there is any bind
ing effect to it-by the Algeciras
treaty. With all the unanimity Of
sentiment and action between the gov
eminent and opposition forces as to
what England should do and Lord
Balfour's vigorous declaration that
England is not to be wiped of the map
OF Europe, prudence forbids the con-
clusion that friction will ensue be-
tween the kaiser and king over the
situation. Rather, It would seem,
some common ground OF understand
ing will be reached.
Back of this latest aspect of the
case one is bound to look upon France
as responsible for the whole trouble.
France has been shifting ministries so
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-30
SECULAR SHOTS AT PULPIT.

Chicago Record Herald, Cincinnati has
a preacher who Is secretary and treasured
OF the boiler factory. lie ought TO -
able to get in some good sledge-hammer
blows for Christianity.
New York Herald: Presbyterians are
planning to raise a SiO,0oOOO fund for tho
relief OF aged ministers. Most clergymen
probably would like TO be paid salaries
that would permit them TO save little
themselves for their old age
Philadelphia Bulletin: An Illinois clock
maker proposes to present alarm clocks to
church members to be used in waking them
in time for the services, thereby prevent
ing any necessity Of ringing the church
bells He believes that non-churchgoers
would thereby be enabled to take a long
sleep on Sunday morning undisturbed by
the call to worship. This philanthropist
might reflect that II the sluggard were
10 respond to the call OF the church bell
he would spend his time much more profit
ably than in snoozihg through the holy
Sabbath forenoon.
Chicago Inter-Ocean: The Rev. Or. Anna
II. Shaw, president Of the National Suffrage
association, has succeeded in setting Nor
way by the ears. she says. 1t appears that
the recent international woman's suffrage
convention in Stockholm, Sweden. was
opened with services in the state church
and Or Shaw preached a sermon-the first
ever delivered in Sweden by woman,
Her success led the suffragists to ask per1
mission for her to preach in the state
church at Christiania, Norway. Perms-
sion was refused on the ground that while
women may vote In Norway, they may
not hold office in army, navy or church.
when I left there" said DR.. Shaw, in
New York Sunday, the fight was still on.
l am told that It has been made a party
issue and probably will figure in the next
election"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-30
How Young We Are.
Chicago Inter Ocean.

NIIIJdBU HUT ONtdII.
How young we are! Saturday there was
torn down the old mission church
at Bertrand, Ind, the last vestige of a
town that flourished in 1897. The old
church was the original home of Notre
Dame university and was the first brick
structure in this part of the country. On
the same day Prof. Gogshan OF the Uni
versity Of Indiana took the latitude and
longitude and located the exact center Of
population" Of the United States eight
miles northeast of the city of Blooming
ton, Ind.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-30
The Bane of Race Preindice.


A native of a foreign land that
holds a certain race under the bane
Of ancient prejudice writes a very in
teresting article in the August Allan
tic Monthly on why Came to Amer
iea." 1t was to flee from this sense
less, reasonless, prosecuting prejudice
to a land where q man is "a man for
a that and a that" where the test
decent and where class, caste and race
are merged in a great heterogeneous,
cosmopolitan mass of men. And
every year 100000 aliens, not all
driven by persecution. to be sure, are
coming to this same Land of Refuge.
How are they being received and
how are they being treated? Do
those who suffered from the curse of
race prejudice abroad find complete
and satisfying relief in their adopted
fatherland? Some of them have seen
native lands, carrying there the sim
pie gospel of Him who knew no race
distinctions. Do they all find here the
glowing warmth Of that Christian fell
lowship, or do they find instead the
icy hand of race prejudice to mock
their welcome?
What is there in any race that
good and determined man cannot live
above? What is there in one race
that distinguishes it as inherently bet
ter than another? Nothing in scrip
ture, nothing in profane history, in
philosophy or science justifies the de-
basing illusion of race prejudice. All
professed Christian people should
think of this, for the melancholy truth
is that many Christian people are
stubbornly and persistently fostering
this insidious sin of .despising certain
of their fellowmen.
The big soul is too we'll filled for
the mean emotion of race prejudice,
and America, the emancipation of a
race, at whose portals in the sea the
statue of liberty stands, above all ma
tions, should be the last to foster this
blighting curse.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-30

quickened industry of the new Cali
fornia and the far west this plan
probably will form a large part.
In addition to all the other essen
tial factors, California has the Chinese
and other orientals, adept in the cul-
ture of rice, and perhaps for auld lang
syne sake they would be more willing
TO lend their valuable services to this
employment than to fruit and raisin
picking.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-30

Writing to the Commoner in answer
to Mr.. Bryan's questions, Governor
Marshall of Indiana says, 81 do not
consider myself a candidate for the
for president. l hold it
to be such position that no man is
big enough to run for it." Is this in
tended for irony or just for sarcasm?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-30
PenaIIning Rich LawBreakers.

NNnSdS lily DldIs
Thirty-seven members of the wire trust
in New York. including Frank Gould and
]. p. Morgan's son-in-law, pleaded guilty
in the federal court this week and were
fined sums ranging from $1,000 to S1,7O0. 1t
Is hoped this will be grim lesson to them
and teach them that the antitrust law
is not to be trifled with.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-30

For some reason the icemen have
not yet offered any satisfactory ex-
PLANTATION OF how the price OF ice de-
livered to Omaha households hap
pened to be raised by all the ice COM
panies exactly 25 per cent on precisely
the same day OF the year.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-30

Some promoter has launched a
scheme for photographing mems souls.
1t will be embarrassing to some men
who make loud professions If they
ever turn the X-rays on them to that
extent.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-30

The Chicago Inter Ocean recently
asked what caused the great American
pain. Sometimes 1t is the sight OF an
otherwise good man championing a
cause proved to be bad and wrong.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-30

Somebody asks, Why does eating
watermelon make one laugh? For
the same reason that eating green
persimmon does MOTT Fuckers the
mouth that way.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-30

Folks tempted to cry because their
town has no championship ball team
should remember that such a posses
sion is what put Baltimore out Of the
major into the minor league.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-30

The fact. however, that presidents
elect no longer ride up to the capitol
on an old gray mare to take the oath
OF Office must not bedim the glory of
our democratic ideals.