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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-08
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Thirty Years Ago

Thirty Years Ago
The most brilliant social event OF the
season was the reception given this even
ing at Happy Hollow by Mr.. and Mrs! J.
n. H. Patrick for Colonel Matt Patrick
and his bride on their return from the east.
Nearly 500 invitations had been Issued,
and, in anticipation of full dress. Omaha's
bellies had for weeks past been making
elaborate preparations to do justice to
themselves. In the parlors Mr.. and Mrs.
j. N. II. Patrick, assisted by their son,
Robert, received the rapidly increasing ar
rivals, who were one by one introduced to
Colonel Patrick and his bride. II seemed
as II all Omahas best society must have
postponed every other engagement to do
honor TO the occasion. In the intermisslon
between the music by the Ninth infantry
band there were a number of brilliant dis
plays of fireworks on the lawn. Dancing
began at o'clock and lasted until
o'clock, the program concluding with ger
man. The favors for the german we're
costly and elegant, having been purchased
in New York. Two sets of dancers partic-
ipated as follows: Robert Patrick and
Miss wakeley, Will Morris and Miss Burk-
ley, Arthur Wakeley and Miss steele,
Richard Berlin and Miss Chapman, Warren
Switzler and Miss Rustin, Richard Carrier
and Miss Lehmer, George Savage and Miss
Knight, NJ. Barkalow and Miss Balmombe.
Mr.. Hendricks and Miss Berlin, George
Squires and Miss Street, Will McMillen and
Miss Chambers. The second set: James
Ross and Addie Berlin, A. l. Patrick and
Miss Kammerer, Newt Barkalow and Miss
Yates, Robert Garlich and Miss Ijams
Nate Crary and Miss Lou Ijams, Charles
Mccormick and Miss Windsor, ]. G. SHARP
and Miss Megeath, Charles Beach and Miss
Doane, w. B. Scott and Miss Wells, Theo-
dore Ringwalt and Miss Ringwalt, ]. Ring.
walt and Miss Hall. The out-of-town guests
were Miss Kammerer of Pittsburgh, Mrs
| William Walker of Salt Lake City and
Hon. Robert Anderson of Pittsburgh. The
names of the other guests make too long q
| list to reprint.
Three tests were made this evening by
the water works company. Connections
were made at Seventeenth and Chicago
through 300 feet and two at Eighteenth and
| Chicago through 100 feet. The supply Of
water was raised through two four-incr
mains with one and one-fourth inch noz
zle, and three streams were drawn to 6
height Of about lib feet.
After much suffering Phil McCaffery
generally known as "Old Phil" died al
st. Joseph's hospital, where he had been ar
inmate for about year and eight months
Edward Foley. aged SO years, died at his
residence at the corner of Thirteenth and
Cass streets
T. w. Blackburn. left for Kansas City thi.
afternoon.
| c. E. Yost and wife have returned from
Colorado.
Henry E Palmer of Plattsmouth is stay
ing at the Creighton house.
c. E Foote of st. Louis is the guest o.
DR.. Foote at the Creighton house.
DR.. A w. Hyde arrived from New Yorl
bringing with him his bride, to whom h,
was married last week in New York City
Charles Elgutter, who graduated 50 bril-
liantly at the high school last June, left To-
college at Exeter N. II.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-08
The Power of Song

Failing fifteen times in seven years
to swim the English channel, William
T. Burgess triumphs on the sixteenth
attempt. 1t Is the first time in thirty
six years, since the achievement of
Captain Mathew Webb, that the feat
has been accomplished. 1t tested all
the swimmers strength, skill and en-
duranee and then 1t seems he would
have failed but for the ringing cheer
Of his pilots singing from the motor
boat alongside Twice the swimmer
became sick at sea, once almost de-
lirious and fain would quit, but my
pilots began to sing and this gave me
fresh courage to persevere."
The other night when the Hon.
Hackensmidt, on the eve of his pro-
fessional engagement with the es-
teemed Mr., Gotch. found sleep impos-
sible and rest difficult, his trainers
employed a large. genial German to
sit in his room and sing national airs
dear to Hack. That was once when
the magic Of music failed, but the in
stance goes TO show what charm and
power dwell In quickening song. His
tory has rhapsodiEed over II. Many a
Tagging army has been fired with new
vim by some inspiring strain from the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-08

man on the bench, taking into account he
legal ability, but the insurgent proposed
10 cruelty Oldham because he likes Kan
lucky moonshlns and other brands ~
things that are made for man to drink.
Geneva Signal; OF course the ssgnaa,
meant to say that the Omaha Jins. being
in control OF the Douglas county damos
cratic county convention. adopted Harmon
and Harmony a. their slogan. ana Il vAa
the Jims, OF course who denounced Mn
Bryan. One can't be sure that the ouaaha
Jacks are over fond of Mr. Bryan. hlrl
they like Mayor Jim still less and they
are finding II convenient 70 ask Mr.. RryaA
to assist them in making trouble Cor the
Omaha mayor Mayor Jim has given cut q
newspaper interview in which he SNAPS his
fingers at the Jacksonisn democracy ana
declares that they can't muster over q
dozen votes In the city and that they
always vote against the democratic docket
anyway,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-08
Folk Press.clinninp Bureau.

4OAh OA NNNs
Former Governor Joseph W. Folk of
Missouri, one of the three democratic
presidential candidates from that
state, is resorting to the press-clip-
ping bureau for the purposes of
his campaign. His managers have
put out a large circular sntitled
Recent Press Notes of Joseph w.
Folk; Some of the Newspaper Com
ments on Missourian Who May Be
Democratic Choice for President" The
notes consist of editorial clippings
from papers published in Missouri,
Oklahoma, Michigan, Montana, Penn
sylvania, all favorable, of course, to
Mr.. Folk and his candidacy.
While Mr.. Folks candidacy does
not now look formidable, his method
is quite interesting and may attract
some support to him. 1t at least shows
that Mr.. Folk and his friends are not
preparing to stand aside for either
Champ Clark or David r. Francis
Missouri's other two candidates. Mis-
souri, democrats pledged themselves to
Folk in state convention a year ago
before Champ Clark OF Dave Francis
was In the ring and before the acct
dent happened by which Clark wal
elevated to the speakership, where he
might command serious attention as q
presidential possibility.
Whether the Missouri democrats
would commit themselves to Folk to-
day we're they to hold a state conven
ton is uncertain, but it does not mat
ter, so far as the formal endorsement
goes. If Francis gets into the ffght
with his old-time vigor, 1t will bt
hard for the old guard to follow be
hind a Folk bandwagon-- So far al
Clark is concerned, whatever nucleus
of support he gets from his state ii
likely to cut into Folk, for they have
both been playing, more or less, t.
the same galleries.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-08
People Talked About

BY entertaining ten members Of the
family on his country estate. John d,
Rockefeller demonstrated how easy is the
task of gathering subsidiaries in the main
tent.
w. B. Huff. a machinist employed In an
automobile concern at Winfield. Kan,
thinks he has broken the worlds record by
cutting down a piece OF steel into a spiral
silver 155 feet long and a second piece OF
steel into a silver ia feet long. The long
est shaving OF this sort he ever heard Of
he says. was one no feet long. reported
from the Santa Fe railroad shops at To-
peka.
Eugene La Bine, a farmer Of Marshall
county. Minnesota. is harvesting 500 acres
OF wheat with one machine working day
and night The binder is run with eight
horses, four TO a shift, and a headlight il
used at night The night shift OF horses
stand the work much better than those
used in the heat OF the day. and La Bins
predicts that night hiding win become the
custom in the northwest
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-08


The chairman Of the committee will APP
point the executive committee, and IL In
turn will name the temporary chairman Of
next years state convention. The tenn
porary chairman will be made permanent
chairman and will appoint the committee
on resolutions. The la Toilette men
charge that there Is a purpose TO make
the resolutions favorable 20 Taft, and also
to keep out of the platform any endorse
ment of the initiative and referendum, so
that straight party ballots will not be
counted for it.--Lincoln star.
This would be interesting IL 1t we're
not so palpably a display of Ignorance.
Under our new primary election sys-
tenn the state committee is purely a
campaign committee charged with the
management of the canvass for the
candidates on the party ticket, and
the work of party organization. Next
years platform conventions will have
no opportunity whatever to favor any
one for president, because these con-
ventions will not meet until the end OF
July, whereas the presidential tickets
will all be in the field a month before
and in Nebraska the presidential pref
erence vote will have been taken in
April preceding. Neither will the plat
form resolutions have any power tC
make straight party ballots count fol
or against the initiative and referen.
dunn, for that, too, will have been Ions
before determined in the April pri
mary, in which the rank and file will
indicate the only approval or disap
proval that can count for that purpose
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-08

Local democrats must indeed be in
hard lines when they have to dig up a
political CRATER like Van Alstine to
head the uprising against nominees on
the republican ticket. Van Alstine has
this time convened himself as a club
and passed a resolution exactly 100
strong, which is modesty itself for him,
since he has been known to offer votes
by the thousand for the proper con-
sideration. What we advise our demo
cratic friends to do when bargaining
with Van is to make the reward condi-
tional on delivery of the goods.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-08
A Gond EXAMPLE. Anyway.

Those ministers who declined to
marry a multi-millionaire Divorce
to a girl young enough to be his daugh-
ter, even for an excessive fee, cannot
hope to prevent the match, but they
have at least set an example, the moral
effect OF which surely will not be en-
tirely lost. The clergyman who does
perform the ceremony cannot help but
appear to a disadvantage by contrast
with his brethren who refused, despite
the tempting size of the fee.
It is all very we'll for the church
and its votaries to preach the sanctity
of matrimony and the purity of the
family altar, but their duty does not
end there. To put preachment into
practice, they must have the courage
of their convictions, which these minis
ters display in rejecting the proffer OF
81 900 to do something which they
vigorously condemn as wrong. They
cannot escape their responsibility IN
this connection. Neither can they
WELD influence worth while so long as
they attempt to escape IT.
The world has a right to demand
Leadership Of those who stand as mora,
teachers and II they fail then they can
not expect much in the way of follow
ing their prscepts. The increasing
evil of the sanctioned divorce is far toe
large q problem to be solved with any
half-hearted, or dispirited effort. Il
cannot be overcome by being winkeC
at and connived in.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-08
The Democratic Distress.

Our amiable democratic contempor-
airy, the World-Herald, seems to be
terribly distressed for fear weak
kpeed republican progressives may re-
fuse to exert themselves to prevent the
denomination of President Taft because
convinced that they would be fighting
the inevitable. This course, that dis
interested sheet tells us, would proceed
on the lazy and cowardly theory
that it is impossible to prevent his re-
nomination, and IL tries to inspire
genuine progressives" to come out
against Mr.. Taft openly and defiantly
by showing them what a weak candi-
date he will make, and how certain he
will be to lead the party to defeat.
This appeal is not worthy even OF
the World-Herald's reputation for
political fox-craft, for if that organ
had the slightest confidence in its
own representations on this score
namely, that Mr.. Taft's denomination
assured democratic success, It would
be urging republicans to stay with
their president lest some other and
stronger standard bearer might head
the republican ticket to the detriment
of democratic chances. The World.
Herald is solicitous about the weak,
kneed progressive republicans" only
for the purpose of using them in boost
inc The darnocratic oauoe
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-08
PUBLICITY FOR OMAHA

Fremont Tribune. President Taft will
spend a Sunday in Omaha. And Omaha
naturally will be puzzled over how TO
entertain the president on the holy day.
Piattsmouth journal: Omaha business
men are trying to settle the difficulty
between the Union Pacific railway COM
pany and its employees. They are pursuing
the proper course.
Aurora Republican: The Omaha Bee
says: mo man should draw cards in a
primary election game unless he is pre-
pared TO be as good a loser as he expects
the other fellow to be-" Isn't Is the truth.
Syracuse journal: The Omaha Examiner
states that Judge ]. L. Root, one OF the
ablest. as well as one Of the driest. candi-
dates for the supreme bench. was de-
feated' Now, for which was he defeated;
for his ability or because he keeps sober
at all times7
Fremont Tribune: The Ak-Sar-Ben or
ganiEation at Omaha is publishing a clever
little paper called the Goat" which is
getting so close to tho danger line in some
of the things II prints that II is going to
get butted out of the mails II its editor
doesn't watch out.
Waterloo Gazette: The Omaha Bee is
quite right condemning the action Of the
Business Mems association in handing out
advice to the unions IN the threatened
railroad strike. The Business Mems asso-
citation is VIGOROUSLY against the unions
and advice from that source will not set
we'll with the union men and would rather
operate against than for sverting the
strike
Falls City journal: The Blair Pilot. one
the voting of split ticket for supreme
judges. suggesting Letton. Rose and Dean.
He advises the democrats to cut Oldham.
This suggestion, we believe, is not based on
any fear that Oldham is not a suitable
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-08
why the Lawyers WhOOped.
"a L nn.an Ra...aLIan

The president is always in his element
when he addresses a convention Of lawyers
OF speaks on the subject of the judiciary,
His suggestion before the American Bar
association yesterday that judges OF the
supreme court should receive salaries OF
$4,000 a year was greeted with more en-
thusiasm than anything else that he has
said has evoked in many q day. A man
who Is clever enough TO make the lawyers
whoop and yell ought to know how q
wake up the plain people occasionally.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-08
The Test to Come.

We may be sure that IL this simpler and
more direct means Of managing a city
proves successful in Omaha 1t will be at
tempted in sdll larger fields. With a pop
ulation of 124,0OO. Omaha fairly represents
many metropolitan conditions. Its prob
lens and difficulties have been those com
mon to the greater municipalities. The
commission form Of government is the only
substitute which these times have tried
for the conventional form. Several smaller
towns have lately adopted It, and some
have rejected It, That important towns
are disposed to give it a larger expert
ment speaks significantly in it's favor.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-08
Twenty Years Ago


Colonel Harry Brownson, aged So years,
who died the day before at his home, 26S2
Davenport street, was buried under the
auspices of the U. S. Grant post Grand
Army of the Republic, Champion S. Chase,
commander; John Jeffcoat, adjutant. The
services were held at Trinity cathedral
U. S. Grand post, Grand Army of the Re-
public, celebrated the occupancy of its new
headquarters in the Boston store building,
Sixteenth and Douglas streets, aided by the
Woman's Relief Corps and Sons of veter-
ans camp of Omaha, Fort Omaha. South
Omaha and Council Bluffs. Colonel c. s.
Chase, commander, welcomed all and re-
ceived from Comrade Davis in behalf of the
post a beautiful souvenir of the late en-
campment at Detroit The first commander
of the post was then introduced in the per-
son OF Senator Henderson, who made an
address. Rev. Mary Girard Andrews also
spoke.
Mayor Gushing returned to the city coun-
ell, without his approval, a resolution to
publish the Australian ballot law at a cost
of $11O0.
With his trusty shotgun. Mike McCarty,
Ills Cass street, perforated William Cublin,
Of the same address, in a nearby saloon as
the result of a dispute the two men had
had over household expenses. mccarthy
was Cublins father-in-law. The wounds
were pronounced not dangerous
Mr.. and Mrs. C. X. Coutant were agree.
ably surprised In the evening when a party
of friends came In on them, including Mr..
and Mrs. Yates, Mr.. and Mrs. Barkalow
Mr.. and Mrs. Morsman. Mr.. and Mrs.
Pritchett and Mr.. and Mrs. Yost.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-08
New system in Large cities.

Omaha now has a population OF $4,000,
and the considerable size of the city will
make the experiment of the commission
form of government quite as instructive
as in any Of the other cities that have
adopted It. It has been often said that
the smaller cities were peculiarly adapted
to commission administration, and 1t is
we'll that as many places of over 100000 as
possible should be included in the length
ening list of cities now trying the new
system Five years hence should see a
general harvesting of conclusions concern
ing the departure that will be valuable
and perhaps conclusive.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-08
DETERMINED
Baltimore Americas


The world Is minei' a man cried onoA
Mems hearts on this they eet II.
TIL women came and saw the world
Said to the man, Forget ttf'
They've started out TO take Il, too,
For rights are strong crusading;
Demanding votes, all England's Land
And our own they're invading.
In Germany, the stronghold famed
For keeping them domestic.
A recognition they demand,
Scares autocrats majestic,
They stay not for discouragementA
Give jeers to prospects muriCyI
Rebel cen In the Indian tribeA
And suffragette In Turkey.
In India no more wives TO burn
Are found as victims willing:
In China, locomotive power
In feet. no more they're killing.
Some pessimists opine the world
When theirs, will be mems hadeS3
But whate'er haps, they'll have u YETI
So here's God bless the ladiesr
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-08
Joins Reform Procession.

Des Mones Register and Leader'
But II may be said of the commission
plan. as Beecher once said of good clothes,
"a fine coat will not make a fine man,
but It will help his appearance" Omaha
has Joined an eminently respectable process
sion Of reform cities and while merely get
ting into the coat Of reform will not work
any internal changes it will help outside
appearances. It is also to be said for the
commission plan, that once adopted It af-
fords the opportunity for a reform wave
whenever the city is moved by the right
impulse. and once the Des Moines plan is
in operation, Omaha may wake up most
Unexpectedly to the enormities of bad gov
eminent and taking the bit In its teeth
move up to the head of the line
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-08
EMPIRES Under the Rod,
PHILADELPHIA Bulletin.

The appointment OF fifteen referees for
boxing clubs Of New York under the
authority Of the new commission on box
ing, suggests that the time may come when
the appointment OF base ball umpires may
be taken out OF the hands Of league off
cials and delegated to a state commission,
which, OF course. would be held TO impair
tiaI and careful performance Of its duty
under the peru of the recall.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-08
Battle only Half won.

Omaha people must understand. Of course,
that the battle for better city government
is only half won The commission form Of
government merely makes efficient eco
nomical and honest administration Of city
affairs possible. The indictment against the
old plan, upon which it has been tried
and condemned in so many places is that
it would not work we'll no matter how good
the men chosen to administer It. But 70
make the new plan work we'll II is vital
that efficient and honest men be chosen
as city commissioners. That IL the problem
which the people of Omaha now have to
face
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-08

The ostensible purpose of the pro-
posed organization of former law
makers in Nebraska is 70 influence
legislation. If these lawmakers could
not turn the trick themselves while
they were on the job, how do they ex-
pect to make their successors do what
they failed to do?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-08
Ten Years Ago


A mass meeting where prayers were Of
fered for the recovery of President Nc
Kinley, was held at st. Mary's Avenue
Congregational church. These ministers
took part: Revs. e, F. Trefz. H. c. Her
ring. T. v. Moore, Clyde Clay Cissell, c.
S, Sargent. On special invitation of DR..
Sargent, many prominent citizens, among
them Edward Rosewater, Joseph H. Millard
and others attended.
The Trocadero announced Baby Lund
in The Gypsy Princess" as the big hit of
the week.
A. NJ. Morrissey Of Valentine, Neb.,
stopped in Omaha on his way home from
Buffalo, N Y. He was there when Presi-
dent Mckinley was shot and described the
sad occurrence.
Omaha gets a flogging at the hands of
St Joseph, score to /, in the mud at Vim
ton street park. Red Doom (now manager
OF Philadelphia Nationally was catching
for St. Joseph.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-08

An accommodating federal Judge
has again enjoined the South Dakota
Railroad commission from enforcing
the reduced rate schedule enacted
by the last legislature. If South
Dakota is up against a railroad
rate fight, 1t can learn a lot about
what to do, and what not to do, from
Nebraska's experience.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-08
WILL BRYAN GO THE LIMIT
How to End the appalling Depreda.
lions of the Trusts"


How to End the appalling Depreda.
lions of the Trusts"
Brooklyn Eagle.
AS the official organ of the party. the
Commoner recommends that a radica.
measure for the relief of the public be
passed at the next session of congress
This because Of the appalling depreda.
tons Of the trusts"
There is a sure cure. A step in its direc
ton was taken when it was proposed thai
guilt be assumed and that offenders b.
compelled to prove their innocence, thus
simplifying matters for the prosecution.
Let the next antitrust law provide fol
that Let the statute be drawn so that the
authorities may rest their case upon ar
allegation and let every judge who fails
to direct conviction be recalled.
Finally, let there be no fear as an al
Tentative to Imprisonment, and the peopl,
will be happy. What Is worth doing at all
is worth doing WELL
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-08

Both the democratic state commit
tee and the democratic state club have
retained DR.. P. L. Hall as treasurer
But If former democratic practice if
pursued he will only be apprised OF
the fact when asked to subscribe his
name to a sworn report of campaign
receipts and expenditures handled ex.
clusively by the democratic machine
hiss
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-08

The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. World-Her-
aid combine scored its only majority
against the commission plan of govern
ment in the progressive Third ward.
II was a glorious victory for these
eminent reformers.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-08

And now it is said that the doctors
made a mistake in diagnosing all those
cases at Lincoln as typhoid. Better put
that into the brief as argument why
the money devoted by Nebraska to
medical education should be spent at
Lincoln rather than at Omaha.