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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-09
PENSIONS FOR IDLE WORKERS
Outline of PIan of Unemployment
Insurance Projected In Great
britain.

There VIII shortly oe brought before the
British Parliament a bill dealing with I'M
employment insurance.
Those who are unfamiliar with the details
Of the proposed scheme viii no doubt won
der how II IL possible to insure employ
ment seeing that il is the easiest thing in
life to get the sack il one really sets
ones heart on IL.
But those who are framing the bill are
well aware OF this. Accordingly. they have
determined to fix the amount payable to
those out Of work at a considerably lower
figure than that which the worker ordinar-
lily earns.
Now, by exercising the utmost caution
IL is still impossible 10 embark on such a
far-reaching scheme as this without first
making some sort OF experiment II is.
therefore. proposed to start with those
trades in which Unemployment Is a more
or less permanent feature such as the
shipbuilding. housebuilding. vehicle build
ing engineering. machine making and
tool making trades.
Insurance will be compulsory on all those
workers who do not pay income tax, that
is to say, whose incomes are below n6O.
The cost OF the insurance will be shared
equally between the worker on the one
hand. and the employer. and the state on
the other
Thus IL is probable that the premium viii
be fixed at sixpence. Of which the worker
will pay threepence and the employer and
the state three-halfpence each.
In return for this the worker will receive,
when unemployed, six shillings a week.
The payment. however. will not be made
when Unemployment is caused through in
dustrial disputes-whether this dispute
takes the form OF strike or lockout.
On the other hand. the worker will not
be required to continue his premiums dur
ing a trade dispute
Now there is one clause that may receive
a certain amount Of opposition from the
| trade union members Of Parliament.
Every worker, putting in his claim for
out-of-work pay. will be required to reg
Ister at the nearest labor exchange And
OF course. he will be obliged to accept the
first situation in his trade that is offered
him under pain Of losing his pay.
That means that it might be necessary
for trade unionist to act as a ''blackleg -
In view Of this. II is probable that some
provision will be made to meet this diff
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-09

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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-09

which Frank @ carpenter. the globe-trot-
ting syndicate letter writer. was host. and
some Of the older members OF the news
paper professionalism Is. the veterans"
those whom the kiddos Of the business re-
Gently come to town are in the habit Of
speaking OF as old man so-and-so'' were
arguing this matter when the conversation
got around TO the subject Of writing
"chestnuts"
M Carpenter originated in Mansfield.
Ohio and came TO Washington by way OF
Toledo. Ohio. as the correspondent OF a
paper there. but made his reputation on
the Cleveland Leader. He saws that when
he first came to town he was so green
that the cows on Pennsylvania avenue took
him for a bale OF hay. and followed him
accordingly. He lCarpenter) brought let
tiers OF Introduction to some OF the Nestors
OF the press at that time, including f. G.
Dunnen OF the New York Times. and Gem
eral Boynton OF the Cincinnati Commercial
Gazette. but found that every time he got
hold OF a story that looked good to him
and asked their advice about IT, they would
say: "Oh. don't print that; it's a chestnut.
Get something new"
But the more he legged Il about town
and nosed hts way here and there, the
older were the stories that he got hold
Of. and finally he despaired OF finding
anything good enough to send to his
paper One evening he encountered on
newspaper row Charlie" Towle OF the
Boston Advertiser. and Perry S. Heath.
then the correspondent of a string OF
western papers. and, telling them that
he was on the lookout for a story, they
agreed to give him one.
So they told him in circumstantial and
detailed language how IL happened that
Uncle sam" came to be the accepted
cognomen of the entity representing the
power of the United States government
Word for word. Carpenter took down
the narrative. and word for word he
telegraphed it to his paper. To his as
constituent 1t was copied more widely
than anything he ever wrote. after having
been printed over his signature and under
black headlines Practically every news
paper of the country that came under his
eve. and he took a look at nearly all of
them at that time, reprinted the story. CIV
ing credi either to him or to the paper.
Going down to the row. to thank his
benefactors for his lucky strike. they
chuckled and winked. and taking him into
the rear office, showed him the story word
for word, as he had printed 1t. in the bach
of a standard dictionary. whence they had
taken it.-David S. Barry, in Providence
Journal.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-09
Motorcycle Racers
Looking to Buffalo
for Valuable Prizes
This Form of Sport Now Has Firmer
Grip on Public Than Ever
Before.

BUFFALO, y. Y. July S-With more
than 81, 000 in cash prizes, perhaps as much
more in other awards medals and the
honors OF three national championships.
and the Bosch silver trophy to crown 1t an.
there is little wonder that Americas fast
est and most daring motorcycle racers as
well as the rank and file of Americas
motorcyclists are now looking to Buffalo
and the track at Fort Erie. where these
prizes and honors are to be contested for
on Friday and Saturday. July Il and Is
MotorcycIIng itself has a firmer grip than
ever this year the riding public and this
situation is reflected in the widespread in
terest shown in the coming national meet
OF the Federation OF American Motor
cyclists at Buffalo. Pleasure jaunts and
social features viii play a big part in the
meet and in this department Buffalo has
outdone itseR in preparing to entertain
the thousands OF motorcyclists who will
attend the meet. A new feature of the en-
tertainment is a boat ride on the lake
Thursday evening. July IL. for all visiting
motorcyciists.
on Friday and Saturday come the races,
with the following program, announced by
c. J. Murray. general manager;
Friday. July "a:
First Event-Ftve-mile novice $3.50 cubic
inch displacement, stock machines. private
owners.
Second Event-Ten-mile national cham
pionship. for machines of 81 cubic inch dis
placement.
Third Event-F1 ve-mile stripped stock
machines OF 80 cubic inch displacement
Fourth Event-F1fteen-m ile professional
race, 81 cubic inch displacement
Fifth Event-Ten-mile trade riders, $3.50
cubic inch displacement
| Sixth Event-F1fteen-m mile race for belt
machines, single
Eighth Event-Twenty-five-m race for
professionals. 81 cubic inch displacement
Saturday. July Is,
First Event--Ten-mile stripped stock cars,
80 cubic inch displacement.
Second Event - Ten-mile trade riders
race. 81 cubic inch displacement.
Third Event - F1fteen-mile professional
race 81 cubic inch displacement.
| Fourth Evene-One- mile race, single.
Fifth Event-Twenty-five- national
championship.
Sixth Event-Five-nlile race for private
| owners, $50 cubic inch displacement.
| Seventh Event-Ten-mtle professional, 81
cubic inch displacement.
Eighth Event-Unknown distance. 81 cubic
| inch displacement.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-09

trunk highway with bituminous surface ex-
tending north from New York City TO
Albany. and thence west 70 Buffalo. It's
total length viii be more than 40 miles
II IL largely the automobile traffic which
has brought about these more expensive
methods Of construction It has been found
BY the New York highway commissioners
that Il costs about s2.5oO a mile 20 build a
first-ciass road. but when IL is properly
constructed IL is as permanent as a rail-
way. II II is looked after with ordinary
care IL will last just as long. and will grow
better as Il grows older.-Thaddeus S. Day
ton In Harper's Weekly.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-09

Guilty.
Together with the unemployment insur-
ance will be a scheme for compulsory sick
ness and invalidity insurance.
Now this has been under consideration
for a number Of years. But it was for a
long time thought impossible 70 bring about
simply because IT seemed that any attempt
on the part Of the state to take this up
would ruin the great insurance and friendly
societies. But now a happy compromise
has been arrived at For the premium will
be deducted from the wages BY the en-
ployer. forwarded BY him together with
his own share. to the state. which will in
turn hand over the premium TO the friendly
society OF which the worker was previously
q member.
In this way no harm will be done to ex-
isting societies while the great advantage
Of regularity Will be assured.
An exception will. however. be made
when the friendly society happens to be .
trade union also. for II would obviously be
unfair to make the employer contribute to
the funds OF an association which he might
be fighting.
This may meet with opposition from The
labor members because the larger trade
unions make a special feature OF friendly
society benefits. and if the workers are
compelled to insure elsewhere 1t Is highly
probable that many will discontinue their
subscriptions TO the union benefits, thereby
materially affecting the funds
The worker will only receive five shillings
per week during sickness. Moreover, two
Of the chief benefits provided for by exist
ing societies. namely. medical and life in
surance. will rat be touched by the state
1t is probable. therefore. that most prudent
workers Will voluntarily increase this in
surance beyond the amount fixed by law
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-09
KEEPING THE NEWS GOING
"UncIe SAM story, Copied from a
Dictionary, Made Reporter
Famous.

1t has long been a subject Of discussion
and controversy among the corps Of
newspaper correspondents, at Washington.
whether they accurately Judge the nature
Of the appetite Of the people outside OF the
capital for news matter; that is. whether
they write about the Things in which the
people are most interested. or whether
they have not fallen into the rut OF report
ing too freely what is said and done with
regard to some men and measures, and
ignoring others that might be of more pop
ular interest.
few evenings ago. at a dinner, a;
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-09
KEEN INTEREST IN ROAD RACE
Louis Disbrow Believes that Records
VIII BE Broken.

VIII BE Broken.
NEW YORK. July a-NIuch interest Is
being shown in the proposed Riverhead a.
IL road race. to be held early IN September
At present there is sixteen-mile course,
in most excellent condition and fit for
record breaking. II the race takes place
the local authorities and property holders
have agreed to round off the corners and
to widen q narrow stretch. Most of the
road Is already oiled. Louis Disbrow is
confident that on the proposed circuit the
American record can be broken. Aside
from santa Monica. Cal. this probably is
the only course in the country where the
record can be clipped.
In addition to the 5000 cup offered for
this race by Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Cuneo,
prizes are being offered from other sources
10 attract field OF the fastest drivers
Fred f. Moskovics. sales manager OF the
Reny Electric company, announced that a
Remy prize OF 1900 in gold would be Of
fered to the driver breaking the American
road record and also q prize OF 500 for the
winner In case the record should not DO
broken.
William Fallon. who planned and executed
the Port jefferson hill climb last season,
is one of the sponsors OF the Riverhead road
race project and promises a substantial
prize from well known interest. either IN
cash or a trophy. Negotiations are pending
TO secure a sanction for this race.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-09

THE MAJORITY or Men De,

THE MAJORITY OF MEN desire to get as much for
their money they possibly can-fA01 the basis upon
which sensible people plan their expendureshey have
to- because is easier pezd money this day Of Agb
6Dff ESE9g than earn it
GRANTED your of the great army who contcm-
plates the purchase of automobile and have dad in
your mind that you ought get good a ysaazabk
figure without the t5IlS and J1rbSiSrus'' that are
supposed to give aau and that you in the throes
of wedding the different make that do not meet
the ideal you have created about the hind and tr1l'
of caryou want to buyhen let prove you that
HERE is YOUR CARTE car that many thousand
men are glad they bought, who just as par
hezar and just determined to get 100 for their
money you are right now. And each and every one
OF these Regal owners their conclusions by just
the same methods of eazpayTpH and elimination as you
are using 70 answer the pressing question, E01 ar
ahaH bu1s"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-09
FAST TINE IN CHASSIS RACES
speed Producing ROadbed IL Being
Prepared at EIEtn.

Prepared AZ EIEfn.
CHICAGO. July S-Faster time viii be
in the Elgin chassis races on August ST.
than was the case last year. Special atten-
ton Is being given the course and a speed
producing roadbed Is promised.
EiEin has decided that IL win not jump
the prices On many OF the parking spaces.
A rate OF q car was ENACTED last year.
but this was declared TO be so ridieulously
low even by those who had paid the dollar
that Il has been Increased 70 e In order
that the farmers might have a chance to
make something. Now the association says
there viii be only forty-two spaces re-
served for which s win be charged.
These choice selections win be AZ Horn
beelfs turn and an front-row spaces.
Everything else around the course Wln be
held a. The uniform rate Of s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-05

1 isi only when we help others lead their lives that we are leading life that is worth while ourselves
 This is a real Lenten sermon that you are preaching to me-" said the debutante T am sorry brought up the subject'' Not at all,' said Forty-nine. But let me tell you little story that may help to restore your faith in people and sug- gest a clever little way of handling them. Won't you?"
 T am always open to conviction" said the debutante sweetly.
 T knew a man once,'' said the Spin ster reminiscenty, who was so disagree able that the people who were employed by him called him the 'Disagreeable Man always"
 Like the Disagrceable' Man in Beat rice Harridens book Ships That Pass In the Night'-only he was so interesting suggested the debutante.
 Perhaps said Forty-nine. At amy rate everybody considered this man ter ribly disagreeable. Finally a Funny Lit tie Old Man came to get employment. but instead of going before the Disagree able Man with fear and trembling, like all others did, he went bravely before him and stated his case. The Disagree able Man sat up and took notice. and finally after he had given the Funny Lit tie Old Man the coveted position, he
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-05

are so light, flexible and convenient that they are largely used in hospitals. The paper is made of the bark of the paper mulberry tree and is tub-sized and finely scraped. Several sheets are superposed and sewn together. The garments have narrow woolen bindings, buttons, button holes and other fastenings. Paper cigars are made by sleeping paper pulp for ten days in decoction Of cigar clippings, passing it between cylinders and rolling the sheets into the form of 8 cigar.
 Paper bottles and grain bags are made in Philadelphia. A recent invention is the paper horseshoe, which, according to the inventor. is more durable as well as lighter than the iron shoe and eliminates all danger to the hoof, as it is attached not by nails, but by cement. Two Ger man engineers have invented a sort of re- enforced paper, composed of paper pulp, canvas, linen and raw silk, re-enforced with steel wire. The new material is light, waterproof fireproof and suitable for the construction of vessels, includ- ing warships, automobiles and other ve- hicles. for railways, street pavements, and many other uses
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-05

"But if have that to thank for my un- shaken belief in things and in people, I'm rather glad I haven't made a funeral procession of it. really believe the good Lord intended that we should take it all as a joke anyway, rather than to meet it as seriously as some people I know do."
 But don't see,' unused Nineteen q go to all the parties, receptions, lunch cons, dinners and tea fights; I've even become interested in a few people who are bordering on Suffrage 'near-suffrag- ettes, I call them-and I take an active interest in club work, and yet for the life of me can't see what there is about people-the majority of them. I mean--to make you such a dear old enthusiast on the subject. Most of them bore me till wish I was dead.'
 q don't go to many of those things; only occasionally said. Forty-nine. Maybe that's the reason my mind is a film that takes clearvr impressions be- cause it is exposed-not to so many people and things as yours is. l get perspec- tive that you couldn't be expected to get"
 'T am afraid I am a cynic-a terrible one--and not very much interested in people," said Nineteen, with the wisdom of Ninety. Perhaps, as I said before, synicism comes of the way people and life and things are portrayed in the plays we see; the books we read. I was at luncheon the day before Ash Wednesday, and two-thirds of the women around the table said that life and love and every thing else is a delusion and snare"
 Miss Caroline lifted her eyes to con- tradictory angle and said:
 "When all is told there is nothing 50 cheap as cynicism, young lady, and it is just as well for you to learn that right now-early in the game. When we don't believe in the world it proves one of two things-either that we haven't taken the trouble to find out the real worth of peo- pie about us or that we are not worth while ourselves"
 "Do you think the world responds quickly to faith in it," asked Nineteen, dubiously.
 "A man or a woman can grow to any measure we set for them In our estima- tion," said Forty-nine "A man may be low in the scale of humanity as far as he is held in the esteem of his companions and yet be high when measured by the Great Tribunal. We are given to shiri<- Ing responsibility. by declaring that we have our own lives to lead. so let others lead theirs as they please-but nothing could be farther from the real truth. It
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-05
Some Habits of Economy

''Women are too often penny wise and pound foolish," while birding themselves upon their pet economies, they are some- times regardless of quite unnecessary ex- travagances.
 Tn other words, women economize in one direction only to spend all that they economize, and more besides, in the ever ready bargains which they seem consti- tutionally unable to resist. To overcome keep accounts says housekeeper who knows.
 "A housekeeper of many years ex- perience once told mel was then a young and troubled bride-how she had succeed ed in cutting down her expenses at a time of great and unexpected pressure She had taken each item of her regular expenditures and after careful study de- cided upon an amount, however little, which would be cut off from each by us- ing frugality and self-deniaL
 She found that by taking something from every column she was able in the end to show a regular and systematic reduction very different from her hereto fore spasmodic and irregular efforts to re- duce her bills. A luxury was omitted IeFt, du uiillcctoSdiy tNpeIlSe there ana even an occasional necessity was for the moment sacrificed.
 By this method she succeeded in cut ting her expenses for the year almost in half.
 Butt she said, looking at me seri- ously, could not have done this unless had kept regular accounts for months before I had to take things in hand and economize. Be sure to begin at the right end and keep your accounts up or you will never be able to do any real econo- fnfzing.'"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-05

would often talk with him about the peo- pie who had been his predecessors and why they had to leave and the Funny Little Old Man, seeing beneath the rep utation that had been given the Disa- greeable Man, a kindly, gentle, attitude, said to him:
 T can see that the fault must have been theirs. A man so Just as yourself, couldn't have been unkind to them"
 For the first time in his life the Dis agreeable Man was hearing something complimentary about himself, for the Funny Little Old Man who found some- thing good in everybody, because he was looking for it, found something good in him. and the next time that happened the Disagreeable Man was endowing hos pitals and schools, and then his chari- ties crept nearer home and he began to give money to gymnasiums, and swim ming pools, and the Mercy Home and the District Nurses association and all sorts of things.
 When someone taxed the Fun1y Little Old Man with bringing about the change he said:
 CT did nothing. I only tried to see the best in him, and tell him about it. He responded to my belief. He wanted al- ways to do just those things, but every body rubbed him the wrong way. l hap pened to strike the right one. Nobody believed the Dsagreeable Man had a heart, but he did-onIy it had never been discovered :"
 What a pretty story" said the de butante dreamingly. T think it is quite worth considering"
 'It is very much worth considering said the Spinster. And during the Len ten season. when you haven't any par ties and balls and teas and receptions to take up all your time, reflect upon what I have said about this nice old world we live in It's full of people who are dis agreeable on the face because they have that reputation and they have to live, up
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-05

Every woman wants full round bust, q sym. metrical hgure and shapely limbs. Sono woman who reads this generous offer should, in fairness to herself, fail to respond to it. All you have to do is to write, saying: Send me your free treatment and illustrated booklet. "
 By return mail we will send you, without [ penny of cost, g sufficient quantity of pr. Whit neey,s Nerve and Flesh Builder to rive you the additional flesh that will add immeasurably to your style and attractiveness
 No matter whether your siimness is the result Of sickness or inheritance pr. Whitneys Nerve and Flesh Builder will promptly build up snd beautify your figure.
 t acts directly on the fat producing cells and fills out the hollow places. It will enlarge your bust measurement from to inches. And being . purely vegetable compound it cannot possibly do you any harm. Instead it actually benefits the health.
 Treatment No. 1" is general system flesh builder for both men and women. Treatment No. 8" is for giving development fo the bust. Please say which treatment you pfefer. Only one can be had.
 Please bear in mind that this offer may be with. arawn at any moment So do not delay. Write to The C. l.. Jones Co.,, 26-E Friend Bld.s Elmirab N. Y. j.0s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-05
Novelties in the Paper
 Trade

Germany manufactures annually 4250O0 tons of paper, England 100000, France 190,000 tons, Austria 155,00O tons, and Italy 120,O00 tons. But the United States makes and uses more paper than all Flu rope, the annual production amounting to 1.300,0 900 tons. A French journal mentions the following novel uses of paper in ATherica:
 Roofs of paper and compressed wood pulp have proven successful. Chi cago firm makes paper garments which
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-05
Some Lente1 Reflections About This Nice Old World
  Debutare Is Bored Hmsef-When All Is Told s The Playwrghts Dscoufagng

Isn't this nice old world we live in?'' said the Spinster of 49 as the prettiest debutante of the season came in to make her a Lenten call. Its a very pleasant romantic old world.'
 "It isn't at all," replied the young lady of 19, If we are to believe what the peo-