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Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-10
People and Events

With courage becoming the sex the straw
hat brigade will stick to the summer lid
as long as women hike around in white
shoes.
DR.. Wiley has concluded that ii is not
necessary TO visit Kentucky for first-hand
information on the mint juicy The brand
put up in Washington is guaranteed TO
floor him as quickly as the case warrants.
Cincinnati leads off with an innovation
in funerals. The automobile takes the
place of carriage, for the reason that horse
power is too slow for the present age. Be
sides, the homeward Joy ride will be the
real thing.
The historic temptation of st. Anthony
is easily matched by the spectacle Of New
port preachers running away from a mar
riage fee Of $1,000. Unlike the ancient ex-
emplar, these courageous men should re-
ceive and enjoy their halos while living.
Remembering what happened to certain
members Of the F1oradora sextette when
they adjusted the toboggan, there is rea-
son to expect that the Virginia smear case
will linger on the stage just long enough
for the crowd 10 murmur. "Beulah,
beat it,"
Mary Garden sends a word in advance
from Paris that she is coming over and
will show herself the most bewildering
stock of gowns that ever rustled in the
spotlight. Some animation will be given to
the spectacle II Miss Garden can be induced
to sing.
Devotees of the slumborium, or sleeping
porch, are in for a winter of sweet con-
tent, II they have the price. The very
latest comfy is a sleeping bag built on
the igloo plan. once inside and the lid
clamped on Calgary's whistle sounds in
vain and shores are smothered In the max
ing.
Mr.. Gotch may be all that his strength
indicates, but he Is not matchless. Though
eager TO return TO his home, according to
Chicago dispatch. his wife and mother
secured a toe hold on him and induced
him to wait until they had finished their
shopping. By promptly surrendering the
Humboldt wonder lodged the mat
It is charitable 10 assume that Colonel
Roosevelt did not know. when he penned
hic editorial against the peace treaties
that the old reliable bareback is on the
decline and the prune in the ascendant as
q martial diet, Tho mere thought OF a
modern warrior going forth &c battle full
o. pruneE is sufficient 20 induce the hero
OF ssn Juan hill to sign up any old scheme
tina. win preserve the peace Of the world.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-10
Blocking the Goal.

One incidental remark interjected by
Senator Cummins in his arraignment
of the president, having reference to
the submission of an income tax
amendment to remove all doubt of
constitutionality, challenges attention
in these words:
But the constitution has not yet been
amendment to remove the doubt and 1t is
exceedingly doubtful whether 1t ever will
be-
No one will dispute the fact that the
constitution has not yet been amended,
but the postulated opinion that 'it
never will be" raises the suspicion that
this assertion is k2rn of hope, rather
than fear.
At last accounts the income tax
amendment was short of ratification
by approval of only five states, and of
the states that had yet to act, the
necessary number appeared to be in
sight. The ratifying of the amendment
by New York, after it's legislature had
once rejected it, was taken to give I'M
questionable assurance that it would
within another year become a part Of
the constitution; and the subsequent
admission of New Mexico and Arizona
to statehood should help rather than
hinder, for both are understood to be
ready to add their assent.
Why, then, Senator Cummins after
recording himself in favor of the
amendment should now, when 1t is on
the verge of acceptance by the requi-
site three-fourths of the states, dis
courage its further progress, as if try
ing to block the goal, by expressing
doubt as to its ever being pushed
across the line, is difficult to under
stand. Such a declaration by q known
and outspoken opponent of the amend
ment would be ascribed 10 the wish
father to the thought
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-10
SECULAR SHOTS AT PULPIT.

Washington Post; Now that the ministsSS
have rebuked the people OF NewpoISIfor
not attending church, the last scheduled
feature Of the summer season there seems
to be over.
Cleveland Leader; The Chicago preacher
who maintains that the devil Is the great
est liar the universe has produced never
had much experience with trained sellers
OF mining stock.
Chicago Record-Herald DIR. Washington
GLADDEN. of Columbus, O., has turned over
his pulpit to a younger man because thu
pews OF his church have recently beeh
empty DR.. GLADDEN. should be advised 20
hope on The weather will presently be too
cold or too wet for golf.
Chicago Post: when Dr. GLADDEN. was a
young man he and his associates argued
that what the church needed was modern
iEation. The pulpit must read the signs
Of the times. II must drop Jonathan Ed
wards to discuss John ID. That has been
faithfully tried and It has not succeeded
Whatever II may have done for the pulpit
II has not filled the pews. This is the sort
OF situation that sends certain types OF
mind to the reading Of John Henry New
man and then, slap. bang, into the bosom
OF the church which Is farthest from this
world
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-10
The Cbildless Marriage

Admitting that there are many ex-
ceptions, it may yet be laid down as a
general rule that the marriage most
likely to end in shipwreok is the child
less marriage. Children in a family
constitute the strongest and most pow
erful argument against divorce. Par
ents get closer to one another through
their children and with children to
bind them together are less likely to
let minor differences set them at log
gerheads.
The childless marriage is he un-
stable marriage. Proof of that fact
may be had by merely looking around
and taking a survey of the homes that
have been desolated for want OF chill
dren. This is particularly emDha-
sized among the well-to-do and
Weather classes whose members in
sist upon having some diversion to
amuse them every moment of their
time-time that could much better
be devoted TO the welfare of the chill
dren II only there were children to
care for.
There is more in the preachment
against race suicide thar the psrpetu-
alton Of the species. The rearing Of
children means more than the regen-
Grafton OF the race of the future; II
means tho protection OF the family as
the social unit OF the present If every
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-10
Empty Pews.

In reference to the letter to his con-
gregation yielding up his place as &C
tive pastor OF his church, DR.. Wash
ington GLADDEN. is quoted as deploring
the lack of interest in Sunday services,
and appealing for better attendance for
HIS successor. The disposition in some
quarters has been to regard Dr. Glad
den's retirement as brought about by
the steadily increasing empty pews
coupled with the notion that they can
be filled only by putting younger and
more vigorous man in the pulpit. Yet
the fact OF empty pews staring the pas
tor in the face is not peculiar to a
particular church nor to a particular
city Nor is it peculiar to the aging
minister In contradistinction with the
new recruit.
Possibly DR.. GLADDEN. has felt that
his power to attract and hold members
of his congregation has been waning
with the multiplying number of empty
pews, and has cherished memory of
times gone by when his church was
overcrowded. II so, it is still doubtful
whether there is a direct relation of
cause and effect, for had DR.. GLADDEN.
relinquished his position sooner the
attendance on the services in his
church would, in all probability have
been still smaller.
The note struck by Dr. GLADDEN. is
but continuation of the old question
that is constantly being propounded
here, there and everywhere, "Why do
not people go to church," to which
the answers are nearly as many as
there are those who try to answer.
Certain it is, that if every pastor
should resign as soon as church at
tendance began to fall off, we would
have empty pulpits as we'll as empty
pews.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-10
The Evil of Idle Gossip.

1t is one of the foibles of humanity
to believe and carry evil report. 1t may
be one manifestation of the selfishness
of the race, for a wise man who lived
centuries ago said that Love thinketh
no evil" The wagging tongue is a
dangerous weapon and a two-edged
one since it brings woe to its owner
as we'll as its victim. Idle gossip breeds
many kinds Of i'll consequences, yet
how common a fault it is with most of
us.
The law sets us a good example In
presuming every man arraigned for
wrong to be innocent until proved
guilty and 1t gives him the benefit of
every doubt, convicting him only upon
the most conclusive evidence. So in
6ividuals in their private social inter-
course should prefer to believe good Of
each other rather than evil. They
could do we'll to adopt the maxim of
law, either of the Pauline doctrine Of
no evil, or the modern statute
of holding every man innocent until
proved guilty.
Such a precept put in practice would
tend to offset the evil of idle gossip,
II is always possible to hear bad
things of good men, but no good can
come of repeating them. The Mosaic
code set the example by forbidding
false witness against thy neighbor"
and in this it has never been improved
upon.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-10

also abolish the theater as a place Of
entertainment for a large number of
people. Julius Caesar can succumb
all right to the various knife-thrusts
he sustains without a quivering strain
from the band" but how could Regi-
nald Stuart Van Rensaeller ever throw
himself in front of a pounding locomo-
tive and snatch Mrs. Timothy Cahill's
young chee-ild from the nav of the
cow-catcher and restore it safely to its
mother without a few passionate peals
Of the orchestra? And there is a
many a man who yells himself hoarse
at the latter, who would be bored
worse than Caesar was by his friends
of the forum at such a tragedy.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-10
BnvERLY,s DRESS SUIT BULLETIN
Plain Clothes for Plain People at the
Presidents Dinners.

Presidents Dinners.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
II ls announced from Beverly, Mass,
that President Taft doesn't care for any
dress suit dinners in the west-that
he wants to meet the plain people in
plain" clothes at plain" dinners 20 cost
much less than the standard price for such
affairs in the effete east.
No doubt this is intended TO be eN-
tremeiy considerate and to be received
"out west" with corresponding apprNcia-
ton. But we greatly fear that the effect
on the west viii be quite different from
that which he imagines.
What will Billings, Mont. for instance,
think Of this plain intimaton from the
president that there aren't enough dress
suits in that thriving metropolis to fur
nish forth the diners at a presidential
mealY We shudder even to think Of what
the hlgh-spirited men Of Billings are say
ing just now.
How will Butte take the suggestion that
her leading citizens would feel so sad in
dress suits that the president simply hasn't
the heart TO ask them to subject them
selves TO that form OF torture during an
official banauet2
What will be the state OF the public
word arrives that President Taft is evil
IDENTIFY OF the opinion that those famous
summer resorts aren't capable OF rising
to the evening dress standards OF the
effete east even for the short period OF a
presidential banquet
Think Of the effect on Topeka, Kan.
of a presidential announcement which Is
practically equivalent to the statement that
ha ~ haf u1p ri y
are incapable Of eating comfortably with
a large expanse of white shirt on their
bosoms
proud and prosperous municipality OF the
west bear the intimation that there isn't
money enough in the town to hire all the
dress suits that will be needed to array
the leading citizens in the costume appro-
pirate to presidential celebrations down
east7
How will Seattle, Portland, Tacoma-all
those enterprisng cities of the western
coast that are so justly proud OF their
progress-feel when 1t is suggested to them
that they have totally failed to acquire a
stock OF evening clothes sufficient for Inn
portant civic functions?
These questions, of course. are all purely
rhetorical. They answer themselves. No
one acquainted with the transmissouri
country can doubt for a moment that the
indignation, that will rage in each and
every one of these centers Of wealth and
fashion will, even though partly sup
pressed, be dangerous and deep.
There can be no question that somebody
at Beverly has made a tactical error. We
suggest that tho president call Captain
Archibald De Graffenreid Butt to the res
cuel
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-10
A Woman's Town.

The destinies of Hunnewell, Kan, are
more clearly defined than they were.
Mayoress Ella Wilson is to be, in truth,
their guide and governess, for she has
about triumphed in her patient but
persistent struggle for supremacy
over the men constituting the city
council. Mayoress Wilson was elected
to office over a male opponent by the
scant margin of about half a vote and
her seat was contested. She won out.
That engendered bad blood between
her and the men folks and the blood
continued to get worse right along
Finally It got so bad as to clog the
great wheels of civic machinery in
Hunnewell and that throbbing center
of cosmopolitan life found itself unable
to proceed in it's onward march of get
ting results. The mayoress clashed
with the councilmen. 1t was a tough
fight. Finally the mayoress appealed
for help to Governor Stubs and the
governor sent special member of his
legal family down to Hunnewell to see
what could be done.
That was the beginning of the new
era, the dawn of woman's day of COM
plete ascendancy in Hunnewell. A way
has been found by which the honorable
mayoress can discharge all the appoint
i've officers in the town and appoint
others. These do not include the coun-
ell but all the rest of the men in the
city's service Now Mayoress Wilson
does not believe in Cancellation when
she has chance to stand pat, so she
has determined to kick the rascals
out" and give their places to women,
and for the council, she has recourse
to the mandamus to bring 1t into line.
She will first of all appoint a woman
for town marshal, who may put all
the councilmen in jail If they make
any more false motions.
Heunnewell, then, stands as tangible
evidence of woman's ability to hold her
woman's town and we shall be much
mistaken II woman does not assert
her rights and make Mr.. Man toe the
mark from now on. What will happen
to those poor councilmen, one hardly
cares to contemplate. If they have the
hardihood to hold onto their offices,
II is certain they will not attempt any
more OF their smart political tickets
with Mayoress Ella.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-10
KNOWLEDGE.

S. r. Kiser in Record-Herald.
II only we could see what lies ahead,
II we might look beyond tomorrow's porI
tails, n
I wonder IL we should, absolved from dreesG
BE happy-visaged and contented mortAls7
Would all the hate and heartaches disap~
Would glee blot out all memories of sOr-
row?
Would courage come to take the place of
If we could see what lies beyond tomor-
row?
II we could know what destinies the fates
Are shaping now for us who blindly
blunder,
And oft in vain assault forbidden gates,
How would the knowledge profit US,
Would failure cease to break the hearts
Would nights deep. silent darkness lose
its terror?
Would he that ought to dig lay down the
pen,
Would all who stumble cease to grope in
error?
We know that right is right, that wrong is
That thus 1t was ordained at times be-
ginning;
We Know that honors to the wise belong.
That sorrow Is the heavy price OF sin
ming;
Yet fooiIshly we sin, and venture where
The currents, soon or late, will drag Us
under;
II somehow all the future were laid bare,
How would beholding profit us. / won
der7
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-10
Shall the Theater Orchestra Go Z

The question of dispensing with the
theater orchestra is receiving more or
less discussion through the columns Of
newspapers, having been proposed by
the Dramatic Mirror. This organ of
the Thespians takes rather kindly to
the idea of doing away with the music
makers, where music has no essential
part In the performance. In this con-
nection the Mirror has observed that
the majority of people do not go to the
playhouses to gossip between acts or
display their fine clcthing and there
fore do not care for this music, which
has no bearing upon the play or the
stage.
Most of Us will prefer to go slow
on this proposition, In the first place,
II everything without bearing on the
stage or the drama were to be elm
mated, little would be left in some
cases. 1t might be safe to attempt the
elimination in high grade show houses,
but hardly in the vaudeville or bur-
lesQuers. Take away from them the
hip-hurrah of the jingling orchestra
and you throw the gallery gods into
chaos there and then, and subtract
from the popular air singer his chief
stock-in-trade. How is he going to
get" these songs thoroughly without
the "moosic of der big brass band
down in 'front.'"
Still. II they would let the orchestra
play only between acts in regular
drama, it might be an improvement.
1t is often a nuisance to have the or
ehestrs cut into the lines with its soft
pedal OF its forte notes TO emphasize
the pathos or the action in play. Yet
how Is the thriller or the throbber to
have the full heart-interest without
this9 II doing away with the orchestra
woule also do away with a certain
brand OF stage productions. r. misht
be q relief. yet when you do that you
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-10

A large proportion of the visitors at
tending the Nebraska State fair this
year were farmers, who motored with
their families to Lincoln in their own
automobiles, and the area in which the
machines were parked furnished an in
teresting exhibit in itself. Just thirty
years ago the Nebraska State fair held
at Omaha attempted a startling in
novation by installing electric lighting
which was then almost unheard Of.
Nothing more strikingly illustrates the
changed conditions in farm life than
the wonderful progress marked by
our state fairs.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-10
Ten Years Ago

The city is overjoyed by the news that
the attending physicians pronounced PresI-
dent Mckinley "out of danger"
Preliminary to the county convention, the
democrats put out this slate: Sheriff, John
Power; treasurer, G. Fred Elsasser; regis
ter of deeds, Harry p Deuel. or Frank
Chrisman; county clerk, Harry Miller;
county Judge, John H. Grossman commits
sioner in Omaha district, ]. p. Connolly or
Nobody; commissioner in South Omaha dis
trict, Tom Hector or Dick O'Keefe.
General p. II. Barry assumed command
of Camp Omaha, where the state militia
troops were encamped.
Mrs. F. NJ Miller and daughter, Audra,
returned from Iowa, where they visited for
two weeks.
Edward Rosewater, editor Of The Bee,
went to New York to attend meeting of
the directors of the Associated Press.
John A. Dempster and wife left for
Cleveland to attend the national encamp-
ment Of the Grand Army Of the Republic.
Amandus Getzschmann, aged IS, died at
his home, 1874 Pine street.
Bernard Sachsse, discharged by Tax Com
missioner Fleming because he was under
stood TO have said President Mckinley
ought to be shot, offered a defense for
himself, explaining that he did not say
that, but that "he ought to be hanged"
meaning the murderer.
A. c. Troup wrote letter TO The Bee
bitterly denouncing Chancellor Andrews as
disgrace to the state for saying in an
interview that the hanging of the Hay
market rioters was judicial murder and
the pardon of Fielding and Schwab by
Governor Altgeld was Christian act.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-10
EOokin{ Backward
,IhisDSSy lnOmaha,
? COMPILED FROM BEE FILES s
SEPT. 10.
Thirty Years Ago

Thirty Years Ago
The reorganization Of Trinity choir under
the able leadership Of Mr.. Frank c, Walker
Is rapidly progressing. Sem-weekly re-
hearsals are being held in the church, and
a trained chorus OF forty voices Is being
gathered together. Miss Z. Butterfield
will preside at the organ, which position
was filled so long ana ably by Mr. O. F..
Mayer.
Remember Heywood's Mastadons and
Uncle Tom company with a fine brass
band and orchestra, will appear tonight
at the Academy OF Music at popular prices
-25. so and IS cents.
The Holy Family parish fair was largely
attended tonight The following ladies are
in charge OF the different tables; Parish
table Mrs. ]. r. Furay, Mrs. Mat Nc
CHM parish school table, Mrs. j. A. Nc
Shane, Mrs. ]. Creighton, Miss Lizzie
Murphy; altar society table, Mrs. Clarity
Mrs. Whalen: young ladies' sodallty table
Miss Minna McDermott, Miss Clara Creigh-
ton; cigar stand, Miss Sadie Riley. Miss
McCune; wheel OF fortune Miss Phelps
fish pond, Miss Maggie White, Miss Sally
McDcrmitt.
T. b. Hotchkiss. manager OF Little Ella"
the musical prodigy to be exhibited at tile
state fair, Is in the city,
The delegates from Douglas county to
the Nebraska farmers alliance meeting at
Lincoln were Allen Root and Patrick Nc
Arde.
Cross walks are being laid throughout
the business portion of the city which is
e pleasant fact to contemplate.
Colonel d. r. Houck, the gentlemanly
representative of the N. S. p. c. A., moved
into his new elegant residence on Sherman
avenue today. The colonel takes pride in
his new abode. and 1t is certainly credit
able addition to that portion of the city.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-10
Some Relief for Homesteaders.

INV NTENNEIN7
The homesteaders OF the west are happy
Congress did, after all. grant them leaves
Of absence during the coming winter from
most Of the lands open 70 settlement. with
out impairing their chances OF obtaining
title to them. But the time Of absence,
dating from August 10, 1911, to April Is,
1912, shall not be deducted from the full
time OF residence required by law" That
is, the title OF the struggling settlers Is
postponed by so much time as they take
away from residence and cultivation OF
the lands.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-10
Famlliar Political shindIes.
Philadelphia Record

We should not be too ready in throwing
rhetorical bricks at the Mexicans for max
ing a shindy OF their first really free presi-
dental election. There was time when
elections in the United States were not
particularly orderly, and there have been
plenty of occasions recent enough. to be
remembered by persons relatively young,
when they were accompanied by semi
riots, blood shed and death. to say nothing
CT such commonplace things as broken
noses and blackened eyes,
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-10

Lincoln is complaining that the state
fair is held at the wrong time to enable
its merchants to get full benefit of the
money-spending ability of out-of-town
visitors. We thought that was just the
thing that commended the state fair.
At any rate, Lincoln has been always
first to raise the cutlery against Omaha
that it's public entertainments are
timed to draw business away from the
country merchant.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-10

DR. David Starr Jordan is making a
series Of addresses at Toxic on the
progress of the peace movement. In
the midst of one address he so greatly
offended Russia, that it's diplomatic
agent at Toxic got up and left the hall
IN the midst of the American edu-
GATORS speech. Hurrah for the white
winged doVel
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-10

Governor Aldrich has revoked a
requisition which he had granted, not
withstanding the plea that he had no
right to examine into the merits of an
extradition case beyond making sure
the requisition papers were properly
executed. That is the same point that
was raised in Indiana when Mcnamara
was arrested and hustled of to Cali
fornia without any opportunity for a
hearing or defense.