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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-14

merioaI course in our high school With ths
beginning Of this year they looked az TIN
innovation as an experiment. They hardh
expected a handful OF pupils but what we
the result7 Two hundred pupils imnedh
atelv availed themselves Of the opportunity,
given them and have entered the two-yeas
commercial course 90 that they might be,
come stenographers or bookkeeperstat the
expiration OF two years. Had the board
the means and finances 20 establish an In
dustrial high school in Omaha am sure
thousands Of children would have locked
to that Institution at once and what q
blessing that would have been TO the vast
majority Of our children who cannot afford
to take q four-year course IN the high
school In order TO prepare themselves toi
college or university.
II the advocates OF the open school really
have the interests OF the people az heart,
as they profess 10 have. OF II they really
are sincere IN their desires 70 benefit tho
people let them devote their energy, uma
and their talents IN advocating a technical
high school for Omaha instead Of advocst-
ing the omen school" for themselves. Let
them use their persistency and tenaoity.
which they have so magnificently displayed
before the board or use any other means
at their command with the people, with
public opinion with the public press for
that cause and the Omaha youth will owe
them an everlasting debt OF gratitude.
Here is food for thoughts and ammunition
for action *
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-14
Under the Mask.

It is almost laughable, this demo-
cratic fear of machine rule II the demo-
cratic nominees for sheriff and police
Judge are not elected this year. Who
nominated the democratic candidate
for sheriff except the Dahlman ma
chine buttressed and fortified by a
majority of democratic judges and
clerks in every polling place in Omaha,
but two, personally named by the ma
chine street boss, himself candidate
for clerk of the district court? And
no different influence made the demo-
cratic. candidate. for police judge, who,
though a we'll known employe of a
paving contractor, is now on the pay
roll as clerk of the police court as an
appofntee OF Mayor" Jim. The most
odious democratic machine that ever
got hold Of the city hall and court
house is bending every energy to
strengthen it's slipping grip on the
spoils of office, and that is all there
10 to II.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-14
Neea Of 1ndp.trlsI Training.


OMAHA. Sept. l3-To the Editor OF The
Bee: The members OF the Board OF Eudca-
ton have listened patiently for several
nights 70 the discussions Of the same little
group Of men and women who are persist
emily demanding that the school houses be
opened TO them for purposes other than
educating the children.
As directors Of our public schools. elected
by all the people, the board has other mat
ters Of great importance to consider. mat
tiers pertaining TO the welfare OF our 5000
children who are entrusted to its care
Every intelligent man is undoubtedly fannil-
lar with the general complaint that Is COM
ing from every corner OF the globe that the
tendency Of our modern methods OF educa-
ton is to overeducate our youth and that
our colleges universities and other In
stitutions of learning are being over
crowded. that America as well as Europe
Is overfilled with professionals 90 the detri-
ment Of mechanical, technical or Industrial
training.
The educators Of this country as well as
Europe are viewing with alarm the present
conditions of our educational system and
are trying to stem the classical tide Of
| education and divert the youth in channels
Of technical. mechanical or Industrial train
! ing and for that purpose, in several cities
Of this country. industrial high schools
were instituted where boys aind girls are
| taught various trades so as TO enable them
/ to make a prosperous livelihood rather
than to be starving professional and the
| time for such industrial schools ls ripe. The
demand is great
When the board inaugurated q COM
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-14
Another Mixing Game.

Two men, one of whom has been
arrested, are charged with having made
$1,5OO,OOO by gold brick schemes.
chief Of which was pretending to make
and sell counterfeit money. The
modus operandi was a cunning one
and we'll fortified. The crooks adver-
tised to certain credulous persons that
they had obtained coinage dies from
the mint and were making money that
would pass for genuine. They found
il easy to get good money out of many
people for consignments OF the coun-
terfeit and the customers, being
themselves, in on a game to swindle
the government, were not in a posi-
ton to say word when their con-
signment failed to reach them and
they lost the remittance they had sent.
The principle involved is not very
unlike that in the Mabray cases, only,
of course, the dupes in the latter were
not out to beat" the government and
therefore their offense, from a legal
standpoint, was not so serious. But
in any event they all went into a
skin, game and got skinned. The
gentleman who put up the game and
got the money, especially in this coun-
terfeiting fraud, and those who put
up the cash and failed to get the re-
ward, are not very far apart when 1t
comes to the matter of law. If they
were some of the victims would be
coming to the front with their COM
plants
Public sympathy, in such cases, al
ways finds 1t hard to stir itself in be
half Of this class OF victims" either
in the Mabray swindles OF the one just
brought to light Should the captured
counterfeiter in Chicago decide to
"squeal" on his customers, he might
have a lot of fun and some company
when he goes over"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-14


Knowing the obstiuacy Of returns
from the rural back counties. The Bee
refrained from writing an obituary on
prohibition in Maine as did too many
of it's rash contemporaries. But the
returns from Maine forecasting a
eight majority against repeal are none
theless significant of the tremendous
struggle that had been going on there,
and the colossal change in public
sentiment on the question Of liquor
traffic regulation When the constitu-
ton was amended TO make prohibition
part OF the fundamental Law in Maine.
the drys had it by nearly $4,000. so
the extinguishment of this overpower-
ing majority by whiting It down 70
a few hundred is in itself noteworthy
OF course, everyone. except those who
wilfully shut their eyes 70 the truth,
has known that prohibition never pro-
hibited in Maine, and that more intoxi-
eating liquor was drunk there during
than before the prohibition regime
Prohibition had far greater influ-
ence in turning Maine democratic last
year than all the national issues, the
democrats riding into office On a
promise TO submit the question of
repeal. It would not be surprising
In fact, It may be expected-that
the voters who turned Maine demo
cratic for the purpose of prying off the
lid may next time turn it back again
to the republicans seeing that their
hopes have been disappointed. The
close contest, however. would ordinar-
lily be taken as certain TO stimulate
continued effort on the part of the
vets to deprive Maine of its unique
position as the standby prohibition
state. While Maine evidently has not
gone wet, the decision is hardly to be
accepted as final any more than II
would be we're it the other way by
the same close margin.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-14
nae south and Certain Reform

Inc oOuLn duu OcI bdlu hClOIuls'
The ,south,s general attitude toward
the initiative andereferendum and the
recall as stated by Governor O'Neal of
Alabama in his retort at the governors
conference to Woodrow Wilson is that
they constitute IAN insidious popular
vagary. On this very proposition may
rest the pivot of the south's prefer
ence for presidential nominees next
year. This declaration of the Alabama
governor. therefore. is significant and
its significance appears not to have
been lost on Governor Wilson.
The New Jersey executive is a native
of the south. yet an advocates of all
these political Innovations Governor
Harmon is less favorable to them,
if, in fact, at all 50. and he is at
present DR.. Wilson's most formidable
rival for the democratic nomination.
The south will have a large voice in
naming the democratic candidate next
year. 1t is apt to seek a man not
committed 10 these newer tneorles OF
popular government and, indeed, there
are reasons why the south would pre-
fer a northern democrat In sympathy
with its opposition 70 southern demo-
erat committed to them.
The fact is simply this. that the
south regards any method that prom
ises to bring government closer TO
the mass OF the people as 10 claimed
for these propositions-as dangerous
TO its -unbroken white mans rule In
other words, it fears that with the mi
tiative and referendum and recall in
vogue, the black man in the south
,outnumbering the white men in some
states and sure in time TO requalify
as voter-might get things In his
hands and overturn present conditions
entirely. That is the one common
dread that keeps the solid south, D
IN the democratic column. II weighs
every new political project or device
by that balance. So, 1t would seem,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-14

The Machinists a Conservative Force.
The refusal of the international Of
ficers of machinists' union to sanction
strike in. the Illinois Central shops
indicates that here is a conservative
force in the present railroad disorders,
whose influence for the best interests
of all may be far felt. Evidently the
international officers, after taking
careful survey of the situation, have
concluded that there is nothing in it
demanding or justifying hostilities.
Evidently they have determined that
no condition against which the men
have protested is serious enough to
menace the mems rights, or they would
not withhold their sanction of strike.
Evidently an exhaustive comparison
of claims and counterclaims has con-
WINGED them that a strike would do
more harm than good. Therefore, their
blocking of labor war to this extent
and for these reasons, cannot but COM
mend the internatiopal heads Of the
union machipists as fair-minded and
fearless men, for they must know that
with some of the most rabid of their
number, their conservatism is not
popular.
tits nd time, though, for, men on
either side to stand upon 80 narrow a
proposition as popularity where such
large interests affecting one and all
are at stake. It is to be hoped that the
effect of the amachinists' action with
reference to the Illinois Central, may
spread and unite with other elements
in allaging feelings and working out
a solution Of the difficulties by some
peaceable method. Undoubtedly the
unions have rights that are Just as
considerable as theiE employers, SO
that all the conceding cannot be done
on one side. 1t is not good idea
either, for one or the other side to go
too strong on ultimatums and declare
than unless terms are accepted by a
certain date, negotiations are off The
people, who would be the chief suf-
ferers in a strike, will be perfectly
willing to have the debate prolonged
II IL helps to avert the trouble.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-14
Isnominy of the FOOIIs,

Uncle Joe Cannon is rapidly losing the
reputation Of a sport which was created
for him in their hours OF leisure by the
Washington correspondents. His fiaseo at
golf was fearful. and now he is reported
as elinging TO the side OF an automobile
as It was driven round the Indianapolis
speedway. and escaping from It as soon
as he could with the exclamation; I'm
glad came. and I'm blamed glad I'm
through" Uncle Joe must have felt Just
like the old lady who on her first railroad
journey cried out when the train reached
the other side Of high visduot Thank
God we've hfJT
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-14
HANDING One 70 zoe bailey.

The announced determination OF United
States Senator Joseph Weldon Bailey OF
Texas. TO forsake the business OF law
making at the end Of his term in 1913 and
70 commence instead the practice of law
in New York City will be hailed with
qualification throughout the country. Mr..
Bailey has undeniable talents, coupled with
ungovernAble temper No pretty shrew in
petticoats ever made worse wreck Of her
eomeliness and her opportunities than Jo-
seph Weldon has done IN the arena OF poll
tics. II is declared that his determination
not 10 stand for reelection 70 the senate is
irrevocable. II will be a fortunate thing
for the democratic party and for the eoun-
try at large II he shall not change his
resolution.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-14
UNDER THE CHESTNUT TREE

Judge.
Under the spreading chestnut tree stub
born auto stands,
And Smith, an angry man - be, with
. trouble on his hands.
He cusses softly to himself and erawia
And wonders why it didn't bust befors
he got so far.
The carbureter seems 70 be the cause OF
all his woe;
doesn't go.
And then he tries the steering gear. but
finds no trouble there
TIL, wet with Precipitation, then, he quits
in sheer despair.
He squats beside the road 20 give his brain
a chance 10 cool,
And ponders on his training AZ ths cOrre-
spondence school.
And then he starts the JOB once more.
until BY chance 'tis seen
The cause Of all his trouble She's out
of gasolene.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-14
People Talked About

woman aviator has made an ascent of
1000 feet, thereby It is claimed, establish
ing a record for her sex This is disput-
able however, for other women have been
up In the air higher than that
At a recent base ball game between the
ODD Fellows and Masons at Warner, N. H,
William w Austin Of Webster, who is So
years, went 10 bat for the Masons in one
inning and made a safe hit to the inf1eld.
Vice President Sherman announces that
he Is gonng TO challenge "Uncie joe Can
non to a game of golf. The veteran took a
chance at the game at Boston the other day
and made the announcement that he was
"a plain republican without ad1ectives."
Jesse Langford, a farmer Of Grant. Kan,
last week sold a load OF alfalfa seed for
81 COS, thought to be the highest price ever
paid in that state for load OF grain OF any
kind. There was q little more than l34
bushels OF seed in the load
A st. Louis man reports that he has cured
his hay fever by remaining for half an
hour a day in the cooling room OF a brew
cry. II may be that he succeeded while in
the brewery in getting into such condi-
ton that he was unable to recognize a case
Of hay fever.
To insure his boardsrs q reasonable
share OF the comforts of civilization, the
warden OF the Nevada state penitentary
permits the prisoners 10 blow their prison
money in roulette. faro and other games.
These diversions are supposed to check the
desire for "a getaway
Frank 1. stanton Of the Atlantic Con-
stitution wrote a poem, They've Hanged
Bill Jones" and is so affected Governor
West Of Oregon that he commuted the
death sentence OF Jesse Webb 20 one Of
life Imprisonment The only thing likely
to disturb the agreeable situation is the
prisoners threat TO write another poem
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-14
Twenty Years Ago


AS showing how Omaha was growing as
a market for Black Hills ore. General
Manager Horace G. Burt Of the Elkhorn
railroad, stated that twenty cars Of that
ore were about to leave Chsdron for this
city
Bert whittleton, % years Of age. died at
his home. 100 South Seventeenth street. of
perltonitIs.
T. c. Parkins, a letter carrier, found a
wallet on the street and took it to the
police station, where 1t was held by Chief
Seavey for the owner who from papers
in it, seems to be Ed Maher.
Mrs, E. o, Mayfleld Of South Omaha was
reported dangerously i'll.
William Culbey, whose arms were filled
with shot by his father-in-law. Mike Nc
earthly lay critical I'll, with the prospect
Of losing one arm, II not his life.
The Commercial Avenues beat the Flor
ence Stars at the Omaha ball park by a
score of 6 TO 2.
Ten Years Ago
The news Of the death Of President Nc
Kinley plunges the city into deep mourn
ing. Again The Bee put over all others In
giving the news Of this important event
DIR. Frederick Rustin and Mr.. Luther
Kountze gave a stag dinner in the evening
in honor Of Henry T. Clarke, jr, about to
wed Miss Grace Allen.
Miss Mabel WEIGH entertained for her
friends about TO leave for college. Those
present were Misses Evans, Harris, Bell,
comstock, Carey, Jordan, Cooper, Allison,
Baldwin, Dellecker, Towne and Welch.
The populist county convention was held.
These eminent patriots were appointed to
the platform CO nmittee: J. B. Jones,
John O. Yeiser. Elmer e. Thomas, H.
Cohen, Gus Williams, J. j. Points and
Laurie ]. ouinby. z. I. Morrow presided
and John w. Barnett acted as secretary.
he platform declared, among other things:
| I'VE affirm the declaration of the late
republican state convention, penned by e
Rosewater, calling upon the state and
county treasurers for statements of the
whereabouts Of public funds
Governor Savage came up from Lincoln
and spent the evening mingling with
/ friends
! A. D. Touzalin resigned as treasurer OF
the local lodge Of EIks and his place was
taken by Charles L. Saunders.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-14

Advocates OF the parcels post insist
that it win help the country merchant,
and that is the experience Of other
countries with 1t, while the opponents
declare it will give the big mail order
catalogue houses monopoly OF trade.
II all depends whether the argument
emanates from someone who desires TO
make the postal service useful to its
fun capacity OF from retained OF vol
unteer Spokesman for the express com
panies.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-14
The increasing number Of students

The increasing number of students
from Omaha at the University of Ne
braska is gratifying. but the proper
ton is still far below what 1t should
be. Omaha and Douglas county pay
approximately one-eighth- to one-ninth
of the taxes that go to support the uni
versity, and its students there are not
TO be regarded as deadheads.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-14

The governor of Alabama, reports
say. after attempting TO cry down the
initiative and referendum and recall
vagary in the governors conference,
walked through a window TO a piazza
overlooking the deep, blue sea, and ex-
claimed, what's the use "
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-14
Better Before han After

" TUIduEIpIIId ANSlVIN'
How seriously the late strikes In Great
Britain have affected trade is shown by
August reports OF a falling off in imports
during the month of s7.oe657O. and de-
crease Of Sl2.7Osl5 in exports. After all
this frightful loss due 70 stoppage Of work
on the docks and rails the matters Of diff
ference are 70 be arbitrated. II would
have been better 10 arbitrsts before going
10 war
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-14

Ex-Governor shallenberger reiter-
ates that he is going to stand or fall
on his record. Inasmuch as the record
is unchanged since the last time he fell
on it, the ex-governor cannot be put
ting his expectations too high.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-14
TheBetsLcHerBonz

SSfh

OMAHA, Sept 1S-To the Editor Of Tn
Bee: The numerous conventions that hav
and will meet here suggest the slogan:
Rah' Rah" RAN!
Omaha
The biggest and the best
In the whole blamed west!
Omaha wants YOU for its guest
When7 When
Now or anytime and at the Ak-sar-Boa.
A BOOKLOVER.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-14
Ministerial colors.

Ministerial Colors.
"A minister has got to be alive and re-
sourceful today said a deacon of a big
metropolitan church, quoted by the EeI
York Sun ours finds he can't speak well
extemporaneously and he reads from a
typewriter copy. l never knew how he
managed TO preach 50 effectively until one
day happened to see his manuscript
Half of it was underlined in different
colors. II looked so curious that asked
him about it.
"A little scheme of mine he said
laughingly. 1 found 1 was delivering what
had written In the same tone. So now
early on Sunday morning, go over the
copy carry into the pulpit. keep crayor
pencils of six different colors on my desk
Red means one tone, green yet another
yellow and blue yet others. As 1 turr
each page I see at glance just how an
10 speak"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-14

The day boarder win be pleased 10 learn
that the prune crop looks promising y
Omaha Bee.
In behalf OF this much maligned fryat
let IL be said that n boarders did net eat
prunes ana did not appear TO like prunes
the landlady would quit serving them. -
Chicago Tribune.
Well, the poor boarder has 20 eat
something in self-defense.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-14

The mourners at the funeral of
Myrtle Reed Mccullough. it now ap-
pears, stole $1,000 of her valuable
souvenirs. Poor folks, they must have
been heart-broken.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-14

II goes without saying that If re-
peal Of constitutional prohibition in
Maine carries, the victory of the vets
is to be ascribed to political frauds
and the corrupt use of brewers Doodle.
But If the repeal is beaten, it will be
great and glorious manifestation OF
conscientious and intelligent citizen
shin.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-14
ExhibIting a Sore spot.

ChlCaso ANSN"lNA
Rudyard Kipling has written TO Non
treal paper advising the Canadian people to
shun reciprocity and saying some very
uneounplimentary things about the United
states. 1t may be that Mr.. Kphngs
American publishers are not forwarding
such royalties as he desires.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-14

Those police commissioners in South
Omaha under fire from Governor Aid
rich happen to be democrats, and that
is all that is needed TO induce the
world-HeraId to go good for them.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-14

One would hate TO think that de-
crease in American royalties on his
books had anything to do with Rud-
yard Kipling's attack on the United
States in his anti-reciproeity outcry.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-14

since he has come out so stouly for
Hll these so-called 'vagaries." that
Governor Woodrow Wilson might not
have a walksway with the southern
vote in the democratic convention.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-14
|HOOkin$B Backward
HnisDSSy in0maha
COMPILED FRoNi BEE FILES

Thirty Years Ago
The great Charlotte Thompson at the
Academy tonight
The third day Of the state fair was we'll
attended. About 10 o'cloek-a wind storm
made its appearance In one OF the worst
gusts the big tent put up 20 cover the
county exhibits collapsed and the display
was moved to safer quarters in the floral
and mercantile halls The races again took
the crowd AS soon as Il was light the
electric light flashed up from the center
mast and all the lamps blazed brilliantly
Suddenly, just as the crowd began to
gather. the lights went out. and all was
as black as the inside Of COW for a mo-
ment, and then the light flashed back
again. Investigation proved that an
inebriated individual had been fooling
about the machine and had pulled the con-
meeting wire from its place. One Of the
incidents at the fair today was a wholesale
strike on the part Of the employees Of D. T.
Mounts dining hall Just as the supper bell
rang Mr.. Mount met the strikers half
way. who advanced in a body and gave
them the chance OF keeping at work at the
price he had been paying or quitting i'm
mediately. Seven of them had the brass
to brazen It out, and they were paid off
and put out of the grounds and everything
went on serenely as usual Two or three
fights occurred on the grounds today. but
were quickly quieted
Miss Carson, who lives seven miles west
Of Omaha, while mounting a horse TO come
to the fair, ran a shawl pin into her breast
three inches. The head broke. so that the
breast had TO be cut TO extract the pin.
Her visit was made TO DR.. Grossman in
stead of to the fair.
The Land league met in Clark's hall with
large attendance. John Rush delivered
an essay reviewing the Land league, its
reason purpose and aim.
Mrs. Herman Kountze lie again advertis-
ing for a first-class cook wanted for pri-
vate family at the residence on South
Tenth street