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Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-21
People Talked About

According to the ruling Of a Chicago
Judge a Tilted man is entitled to recover
the engagement ring.
The vice president Of the standard oil
company will marry a young magazine
writer. Is this another part of the plot
to throttle the muckrackers?
A California judge has just delivered an
obiter dictum to the effect that poker is
not and never has been the great Amer
lean game" Shades of Bret Harte and
Robert c. schenck!
-Four st. Louis girls love one ball player
and have submitted their claims to Miss
Laura Jean Libbey for arbitration This
ought to give the ball player time in which
to buy his release or jump his contract and
make his escape.
After being dumb since December Is.
1905 speech has been restored to Thomas
Drayton Poore, a real estate dealer OF
Westminster. s. c. He suddenly regained
the use Of his voice at a revival service
after prayers had been offered for him.
Joy reigns supreme In the palaces of
New York's Broadway. Heavy shipments
Of Holsters have knocked the price down to
the low point. II the French wine diff
ficulty may be compounded, there will be
nothing to mar the roysterous felicity Of
the great white way.
An English woman, Miss Annette b. NJ.
Meakin, visited the United States recently
and publishes the results of her observa-
ton in a book entitled What America Is
Doing" issued recently in London. 1t Is
her opinion that the American of the
future will belong to a race owing its
origin as much to Jewish as to Anglo
Saxon blood"
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-21
Two Parties in the South.

Secretary MacVeagh's advice to the
south to become bipartisan in it's poll
tics is sound, though not new. If the
south expects to fix a place for itself
on the political map, it will have to
break away from it's blind subserviency
to one political party. 1t has COM
planned because democracy has ignored
1t in the selection of it's presidential
candidates, but so long as democracy
can rely upon its support without in
ducement 1t 10 going to do so, and so
long as the democrats ignore the south
it cannot ask recognition from the
opposing party.
1t is not a matter of which party
wins In the elections that should
chiefly concern the south. but for its
own good 1t should become bipartisan
Long ago its commercial and Industrial
interests demanded 1t. 1t is demo-
cratic more through mere tradition
and sentiment than anything else. But
an expanding, progressive section can
not afford to follow the bent of in
herited prejudice. The south must
get away from It's old moorings or its
advancement will not be swift.
And there is evidence that it is be-
ginning to do this. In the last ma
tional campaign there was some fall
ing away from legendary democratic
majorities in the more progressive
states. Georgia, for instance, gave
Taft 1882 votes and Bryan 1880,
whereas in 1904 1t had given Roose-
welt only 24,OOS and Parker S3,472.
Tennessee increased its republican
vote as between these two elections
about $4,000 and has done something
since in the matter of state politics,
which shows a decided tendency to-
ward bipartisanlsm.
This is a government of bipartisan
Organization and only under such a
system may the various states and sdc-
lions derive the greatest good. But
the south has not allowed itself to
come within the scope of the largest
advantages which this system offers.
OF course, this change cannot. be
brought about in a single year or cam
paign, but 1t should be begun without
further delay. 1t will require time to
remove the slow-going conservatism OF
the political south, but the best inter-
ests of the entire country require
movement.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-21
Omaha as a Gateway.

Few people in Omaha fully realize
the advantages our city enjoys by vir-
tue of occupying the strategic position
it does as the principal gateway of
transcontinental travel and traffic.
Few of our people appreciate the
Importance of having the great body
of home-seekers setting out for new
locations in the west pass through
Omaha, brief here as their stop may
be, from the impetus this gives toward
cementing trade relations with tribu-
tary territory in which they settle.
Few of our people yet grasp the i'm
portance of Omaha taking the lead in
every movement to build up and de-
velop the vast untouched natural re-
sources in the states to the west Of us
as the lever on which Omaha's great
ness will be lifted still higher.
Other cities striving to be trans
continental gateways, however, are
awake to the situation, as witness the
following from the st. Paul Pioneer
Press urging lively participation in the
promotion of a Northwest Develop
ment league modelled after the West
ern Development association recently
formed in Omaha:
The particular interest of Minnesota and
the Twin City in the proposed movement
is the effect It will have in making the
Twin City the actual, as II is the natural,
gateway to the great northwest. Chicago,
Omaha and other cities arel fighting for
the territory that naturally belongs to the
st. Paul gateway and, unfortunately for
us, are accomplishing much. Statistics
show that more than 50 per cent of the
settlers in Washington. Oregon and Mon
tana have reached their destinations
through Omaha and Chicago, leaving Min
nesota entirely out of the calculations.
This result has had it's effect in turning
trade through other gateways than that
of the Twin City and in leading home
seekers around Minnesota,
We in Omaha are quite willing that
st, Paul and Minneapolis on the north
and Kansas City on the south should
share transcontinental business, but
they should not be allowed to get
more than their share II by SO doing
they leave Omaha with less than its
share. AS the gateway OF the most
central and direct ocean to ocean
roadway Omaha Is entitled to lead
all, except possibly Chicago, and
should uphold and maintain its rights.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-21
Diplomatic Changes,

Three Of the most important courts
representatives = Berth, ST. Peters
burg and Constantinople. The changes
at the last two have, in fact, already
gone into effect, Curtis Child, jr.,
thrice governor OF Massachusetts,, hav-
ing been named as ambassador to Rus
STA to succeed W. w. Rockhill, who Is
transferred-it is reported, upon his
own request-to Turkey. DR.. David
jayne Hill has sent in his resignation
as ambassador to Germany, but will
remain at his post until along in the
summer, giving time for the appoint
ment of his successor.
The transfer OF Ambassador Rock
hill may be regarded in the nature Of
promotion, for Constantinople Is
one OF the most important foreign
posts and financially 1t is more at
tractive, since IL has an embassy resi-
dence free OF rent, which is a material
item. Only at the last session did con-
gress act upon the demand for making
provision for our representatives
abroad, who are oppressed financially
and handicapped automatically by the
lack OF quarters Commensurate in dig
nifty with the importance OF their posi-
ton. This country. to say nothing OF
its representatives.. has suffered from
this cause, and II is high time It was
meeting the need. There is sim com
plant that 1t does not pay It's foreign
agents enough salary to enable them
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-21
BE A BOOSTER.
Homer Clark Bennett.

Homer Clark Bennett.
Do you know there's lots o. people
Settln' round In every town,
Growlin' like a broody chicken,
Knockin' every good thing down;
Don't you be that kind OF cattle,
Cause they amt no use on earth,
You just be a booster rooster,
Crow an boost for all you're worth.
II you're town needs boostip', boost 'er,
Don't hold back an wait to see
II some other feller's willin'-
Sail right in, this country's free;
No ones got a mortgage on 1t,
It's just yours as much as his.
II your town Is short on boosters,
You get in the boostin biz.
II things don't Just seem to suit you,
AM the world seems kinder wrong,
What's the matter with a boostin',
just to help the thing along;
Cause II things should stop goin'
Wed be in a sorry plight;
You Just keep that horn a BLOWN,
Boost 'er up with all your might.
II you see some Teller tryin'
For to make some project go,
You can boost II up a trifle,
That's your cue to let him know
That you're not a goin' to knock 1t,
Just because II amt your shout"
But you're goin' to boost a little,
Cause he's got the best thing out"
II you know some feller's failln'
Just forget 'em, cause you know
That same feller's got some good points,
Them's the ones you want to show;
Cast your loaves out on the waters
They'll come back" is a sayin true.
Mebbe they will come back, 'buttered,"
When some Teller boosts for you.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-21
The "sociaI club" nuisance.


OMAHA, April 1s.-To the Editor OF The
Bee: The social club evil can be handled
effectually by the city and county officials.
the mayor, the Board Of Fire and Police
commissioners, the chief OF police. either
or all of these operating Jointly or sew
orally, as the regularly constituted ma
chinery Of law enforcement. in the city,
or the county attorney or the sheriff,
individually or together, have It in their
power to either prove that these clubs have
right to conduct affairs as they have,
and thus quiet public questioning, or to
break up the custom permanently.
The problem Of the social club is not
the problem OF the Anti-Saloon league.
The organizations does not contemplate in
its law enforcement program the setting
up of system of law enforcement ma
chinery. paralielsgwith or opposed to the
legally created ministerial force What
law enforcemehtis done is more exemplary
than vindicatory.
The reason, as published by the chief
of police. is that when the police depart
ment presents its evidence to the county
attorney II is not accepted by him and
when the offending blind tiger is bound
over to the district court that there the
matter ends.
Mr.. English, and his first assistant, Mr.
Magney, have declared to the writer that
no Jury can be obtained in Douglas county
which would render a conviction against
the violators of the Slocumb law. II the
statement OF these gentlemen Is correct
the citizenship OF Douglas county is most
-venial and interference from the state OF
Nebraska is most desperately needed. For
citizenship that will not convict for the
crime of ''bootlegging' would also fail to
convict in any other matter of public in
terest, where the prejudice OF the jury Is
the arbiter and not the law and the evil
dence.
1t is the profound conviction of the
writer courteousy insisted upon that the
officials OF Omaha, the chief of police
especially has ample power and means to
suppress and to keep so the so-called
social club" nuisance in this city.
]. M. LEIDY,
District Superintendent Anti-saloon League
of Nebraska.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-21
speaker CIark's KInderEarten.
New York Sun.

New York Sun.
The freshmen members seem TO give
Speaker Clark and other wise and reverend
seniors a good deal OF trouble. See how
the youngsters have TO be rebuked and
warned about smoking during the proceed
ings. Wen, boys will be boys; and II the
Juveniles have tried TO enjoy themselves
by lighting their perfectos' in school time
At least the day is far distant. we sincerely
hope, when either In public or private they
will be guilty Of such mephitic monsters
as Mr.. Clarks predecessor in the speak
er's chair still loves to give away.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-21
Boosting Jurors Pay.
Sioux city Tribune.

BY reason OF a newly enacted provision
already in effect the daily wages OF Ne
braska jurymen are advanced from g TO
IS. Now II this so per cent advance In the
remuneration OF the jurymen can be sup
plsmentsd by an accelerated motion OF the
other parts OF the law machine. the legal
justice coming TO litigants at a more rapid
rate will probably cause an easement Of the
criticism against the laws delay in Ne
braskA-
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-21

The Massachusetts, supreme court
has rendered an opinion adverse to
the proposed law to extinguish the use
of the trading stamp as a business
getter. Our lately adjourned Ne
braska lawmakers put a questionable
anti-trading stamp law on the statute
books, which will doubtless have its
fate determined before long by a test
in the courts.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-21

City and county authorities are
wrestling in an effort to adjust un-
balanced accounts between the two
agencies of local government. II
Omaha and Douglas county were one
and the same, as is the case with
many large cities and counties in
which they are located, no such prob
lem would be presented. The time
will come when 1t will be the city and
county of Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-21

Some folks may think the perversity
Of woman is exemplified in the action
VI feminine passenger who. after
reading in a paper the illustrated in
struetions how to get off q street car
properly, jumps off backward. sustain
ing a hard fall
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-21

II was refreshing to read of the
jocular way in which the new Mexican
ambassador assured President Taft OF
early peace, whether he knew what he
was talking about or not.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-21

Mike" Harrington declares he is
going to write an answer to the
speech delivered by Dick" Metcalfe
at the Bryan birthday banquet. Met
calfe only got as far as Bill" Deeh
in his roll call, but Mike" knows his
name was also on the list had there
been time to reach it.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-21
MARCH CIRCULATION.
48,0l7

State of Nebraska, County of Douglas, IS
Dwight Williams, circulation manager of
The Bee Publishing Company. being duly
latiOn. less spoiled unused and returned
copies, for the month of March, 1911, was
iS.Ol7 DWIGHT WILLIAMS,
Circulation Manager.
Subscribed in my presence and sworn to
before me this 3lst day of March, 1911.
(Seal) ROBERT HUNTER,
Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-21

Governor Hadley of Missouri vetoed
twenty-nine bills out of 26s put up to
him by his legislature. II Governor
Aldrich of Nebraska had only known
that he would have let his veto pen
work full time.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-21

If four university professors fall
under the ban for engaging too &C
lively in soliciting members of the
legislature, what is in store for our
old friend. Jasper L. McBrien, who
regularly transforms his Extension
course direction into a whole political
campaign committee for every cleo
ton?
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-21

Four hundred victims testify to
New York grand juries OF being robbed
on the streets and Unprotected by the
police and this is supposed to be only
half the number. The Gaynor admins
tration seems to be a bowling success.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-21

Congressman Sloan of the Fourth
Nebraska district has distinguished
himself by getting an actually deliv-
cred speech into the Congressional
Record within two weeks after taking
his oath of once. 1t is up to Con-
gresham Lobeck as the other new
member from Nebraska.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-21

Speyer & Co. succeed Kuhn-Loeb &
Co. as bankers for the Missouri Pa
cific. 1t is gratifying to know that
the Gould road will not have to worry
along without banker.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-21

1t is all right TO make rules and
regulations to govern saloons. pool
rooms and dance halls, but 1t will re-
puire police surveillance to see they
are observed; A few more policemen
would help some.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-21

Lincoln has been saved again by the
Issuing of a liquor license by trustees
Of the suburban village called West
Lincoln. 1t is safe prediction that
II Lincoln votes dry again next week
transportation facilities TO West Lin
coin will be promptly improved.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-21

The Iowa man whose death disclosed
the fact that he had lived as the head
of two large families at least kept the
scriptural injunction of not letting his
left hand know what your right hand
doeth."
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-21

The Japanese base ball team now IN
this country defeated a San Francisco
team. OF course. an act of interna-
tional courtesy on the part of the Cali
fornians.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-21

The st. Paul Pioneer Press thinks
Colonel Roosevelt is a great sermon
tier. He certainly can bring them up
to the mourner's bench.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-21
The Innocent Bystander,
Cleveland Leader.

II the innocent bystander wants to get
what is coming TO him with considerable
more than the ordinary certainty. all he
has 10 do is to locate himself In the vi
cinity OF Mexieans who are trying to shoot
each other
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-21

Someone must have had his fingers
crossed when the heirs of Mrs. Mary
Baker Glover Eddy promised there
would be no attack on the will.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-21

Congressman Victor Berger de-
mands new constitution for the coun-
try, insisting that the one it has is
"antiquated and obsolete" He knows.
all right.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-21

Old Miss Democracy has used about
every brand of paint and powder
agoing to get those wrinkles out Of
her withered face.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-21

There is need for Judge Ben B.
Lindsay and bis Juvenile court in Los
Angeles, where kid OF so has eloped
with a grille of Sc.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-21

With a former newspaper man as
the American representative at Juarez.
the war correspondents ought to get
none the worst of 1t.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-21
A Marked Difference.
INTERCHANGEABLE Newa

The way the railroads are buying equip
ment and supplies suggests that there Is
good deal OF difference between talk
about retrenehment and losing profits
through a lack Of facilities.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-21

The Omaha Commercial club has
1000 members-enough to make Ill
base ball mines and furnish an umpire
besides
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-21
WHITFIELD TO A POINT.

There is certainly one thing queer you
discover in trying to break into society
on a limited income"
what is that2"
THAT the more you live in a society
round the harder you find 1t to make
ends meet "-Baltimore American.
Reggie. how are you getting along with
the beautiful Miss Berg2" 81
"O-er-swimmingly as you might say
She shed copious tears OF indignation the
other evening when 1 told her l liked
Laura Jean Libbeys writings better than
bsen's."-Chicago Tribune.
We observe that the mans fingers are
all twisted and bent into the most I'M
couth shapes
Evidently he is victim of rheumatism -
NO" our friend explains. He is deaf
and dumb. and has been trying to talk
Scotch dialect on his fingers."-Life.
Willis-sO your military school wasn't a
SUGGEST
Gillis-No; none Of the pupils could stay
on horse long enough to have their pho
tographs taken for the advertisements Of
the school-Judge.
Pop, does the captain of a vessel al
ways take with him a farmer and a scrub
woman
For the lands sake, no, child! What
makes you ask such a foolish question:
Because, pop, you're always reading
about ploughing the ocean and securing
the sea-"-Baltimore American.
Customer-Look herel The first time l
used his umbrella l bought of you the
black dye soaked out and dripped all over
me.
Dealer-Mein frient dot vas one of our
steals dot umprella you would know him
Ply his clothes.-Toledo Blade.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-21

Subscribers leaving the city tenn
pOrarily should have The Bee
mailed to them. Address will be
changed as often as requested.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-21

And now Tacoma has recalled its
mayor. Gee, but those western towns
are having the time of their lives with
that lariat.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-21

At any rate, they have to keep
within the speed limit while the pave.
ments are all cut up for repairs.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-21

How many more Aqua Prieta's will
it take to make the innocent bystander
stand back2
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-21

Those ministers who do not know
what hell is might look into General
Sherman's definition.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-21

Chicago has progressed in these few
years from Harrison to Harrison.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-21
The Bees Letter Box

Contributions on Timely Subjects
Not Exoesding Two hundred words
Are Invited from Our Readers.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-21

Pop. does the captain of a vessel al
ways take with him a farmer and a scrub
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-18
IS BEING KILLED
State Civil Service Bill Amend
ed to Death Says Charles
L. Capen.
HEAD PEORIA CONFERENCE
Calls Upon People Of State Who Fa-
vor Measure 20 Keep Repre-
sentatiyes in Line.

Bloomington, Ill, March 1S.-A
warning that the comprehensive
state civil service bill now up for a
vote in the house at Springfield is in
danger of being amended to death,
was issued here today by Charles L.
Capen, president of the Illinois Civil
Service Reform association and pre-
siding officer of the Peoria confer
ence last summer.
In an address to the citizens of
Illinois, Mr.. Capen says the danger
/ has come as the result of lobbying by
certain politicians unwilling to sur
render their patronage" in the state
service.
/ He advises the citizens to write
! to their representatives urging the
legislators to vote against vicious
amendments that would exempt en-
tire departments at the state house
from the bill recently reported favor
ably by the house civil service COM
mittee. Mr. Capen's address is as
follows:
TEXT OF STATEMENT.
ITO the citizens of Illinois: The
crucial moment for the proposed civil
service legislation is now come. AL
though the people by a large major
ity voted for a comprehensive and
state wide act that would take ap-
pointments out of politics, certain
politicians unwilling to surrender
their patronage, are actively engag-
ed in lobbying with legislators and
in other ways to defeat the pending
measure that has been reported IA
vorably by the civil service commit
tee of the house of representatives.
These spoilsmen are working vigor-
ously against the bill, at least so far
as their departments are concerned.
MAY PASS INFERIOR LAW.
There is danger that any law that
may be passed will be highly unsat-
isfactory to those who believe the re-
port, as made, should be adopted.
Every friend of the measure and all
who believe the purity of our politics
depend, in large degree. upon the re-
moval of the corrupt influence caus-
ed and kept in force by the spoils
system, which have been and still are
largely responsible for the present
condition and reputation of the state
should bestir themselves. We sug-
gest they write letters and use all the
influence possible to bring about the
legislation to which good citizens
are Justly entitled and which public
opinion demands. It is easy for the
secret enemies of the bill-scarcely
any of them will say he is opposed
to the general principle-by vicious
amendments, seriously to impair the
fundamental purpose. They may pre-
vent any real good and maintain ex-
listing conditions where there is the
most need of change.
CHARLES L. CAPEN,
president Illinois Civil Service
Reform association"