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Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-31
The Bees Letter Box
Contributions on Timely Subjects
Rot EzoSOAinR Two Hundred words
Are invited from Our Readers.
water Company Not Concerned.

water Company Not Concerned,
OMAHA, March SO.--To the Editor of The
Bee: l noticed in The Evening Bee OF
yesterday "wednesday and in this morn
ing's Bee an article headed "Pian to End
Water Tangle," intimating that a private
corporation had been suggested to take
over the water works and operate them un-
der franchise. There was one statement
made In the article which liz not exact,
namely, that the water company favors
the plan. That is not so. The water com
pany has no interest one way or the other,
At the present time the city Of Omaha has
purchased the works and the water com
pany is waiting for the payment, and If
the city Of Omaha sees best to turn the
plant over to private corporation after
purchasing It, or to assign it's claim, IL
Of course makes no difference to the water
company long as the money now due on
the plant in accordance with the terms OF
the decree is paid TO them. Perhaps It
would he proper for me TO say that the
water company is not interested in any
new franchise and would not take one il
it was offered 10 them
THEODORE c. WOODBURY.,
President.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-31
Psrpstnating the Fusion Fraud.

In transit through the legislature
the proposed new primary law has
encountered an amendment designed
to perpetuate the fusion fraud. The
amendment does not change existing
conditions beyond specifically affirm
ing the right Of any candidate for
nomination to have his name appear
on as many different party tickets as
he may care to have filing papers pre-
pared, which is the rule which has
heretofore been laid down.
So far as we know Nebraska is the
only state in the union whose laws
permit and sanction a palpable fraud
upon the voters in this fragrant form,
which is none other than the mis-
branding of candidates with false
labels. Democratic money and patron
age has kept a pretense of populist
organization going, manned by demo-
Gratis in disguise, for the express pur-
pose of giving democrats nominations
as populists, and by false representa-
ton procuring populist votes for them
which they could not otherwise get.
Mr. Bryan, himself, has been a noto-
rious beneficiary of and apologist for
this fraud. He obtained the electoral
vote of his home state in 1908 by a
deliberately planned theft of votes be-
longing to TON" watson theft
nonetheless embezzlement because &C
c0mplished under form of law.
The fusion fraud may be practiced
in Nebraska without interruption, but
that will not divest it of its inherent
dishonesty. II is of piece with
every trick to enable the voters of one
political party to nominate the candi-
dates of another party. and to let the
minority rule instead OF the majority.
In time the people of Nebraska as the
people of other states have already
done, will realize the viciousness OF
this fraud and put stop to it.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-31
THE COMING OF APRIL.
MetropolItan MaeazIne.

Metropolitan Magazine.
| heard the feet OF April straylng down Al
sunny glade,
Through the beeches gray boughed reaches.
gypsy maid;
soft as springtime raindrOps falling.
Clear as nightwood shoreward calling
stirred the steps Of April straying, gone
a-Mayng down the glade.
saw her silver lantern lifting through the
evening haze,
shadow iancing silver glanCing, through
the spring-sWeet ways;
smoke wreaths, light az sprinstlme
dreaming,
Ger her tlOwer-decked shoulder stream
ing,
From her lantern fragrant drifting va
grant shifting through the haze.
Those who met her woodland winging
through the wind-strred grass,
Stars burned brighter, hearts were lighter,
as they watched her pass;
Morning skies were clearer, bluer
Hopes were surer, VOWS were trueF,
For the magic Of her singing blossom
bringing gypsy lass.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-31

The raising of the rental of the Au-
ditoTium from $3.50 a night to the
more popular price of $500 a night
must be ex-post facto. When Colonel
Roosevelt was entertained here last
fall the Auditorium management in
sisted that the raise in rates had al
ready taken place and exacted a rem
tai Of $3.50 for two hours use during
the afternoon. We have not the
further information at hand, but we
wonder whether the charge was any
more for the evening that the Audi
forum was turned over to Mr.. Bryan
to talk prohibition or for the Ad club
meeting to boost the commission form
Of government for cities.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-31

Phoebe Couzins, the former COM
patriot of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and
Susan B. Anthony, is storming the
Illinois legislature against woman
suffrage, which goes to show how far
apart are the extremes OF womankind
Miss COuzins says she forsook the
cause OF suffrage when "a woman
handled gang Of women" pushed Gov
ernOr Waite OF Colorado into oblivion
after he had practically given them
the ballot, AS for Sylvia Pankhurst
and other present-day suffragettes,
she says she and the pioneers in the
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-31
stop 1ndisoriminats Sale Of Guns.

Stop lndisoTiminate Sale Of Guns.
A law or ordinance restricting the
indiscriminate sale Of firearms and
explosives in Omaha might help some
Such regulation, OF course, would not
stop people from buying murderous
weapons elsewhere and bringing them
here, but il might remove the tempta-
ton offered by show windows spread
out with dazzling array Of pistols and
revolvers marked at bargain counter
prices in figures so large that passers-
by cannot help notice. A law or ordi-
nance requiring every dealer in ire-
arms or explosives to take out IL
cense and to sell only to adults, to
keep his wares out of windows and
show cases and to record in a book,
open to public inspection, the name
and address OF each purchaser, with
a description Of the weapon sold,
might at least make It harder for boys
and other irresponsibles to get hold
of guns.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-31


OMAHA, March 29--ro the Editor OF The
Bee: This letter will tend to show that the
writer is disappointed at something. Allow
me to plead guilty and then reread your
editorial on THE Land show Idea" and
then anRlyze these facts. Then ask yourself
II there is any doubt about the old saying
Of the prophet and honor in his own
country"
In Los Angeles, Cal, l wrote an article
entitled Returning to the Land" pub
lshed first III my memory serves me cor
recO in the Los Angeles Herald in 1896.
The original caption has been stereotyped
now into Back TO the Land Back to
the Farm, or Back to the Soil'-it would
seem any old "back"-iust so long as the
real authorship Is obscured. Does this seem
fair to a citizen OF twenty-three years
standing in Omaha. Again this article was
published here in Omaha in 1899 and later
was copyrighted and duly entered by the
librarian OF congress under date Of Novem-
Der TO- 1899. Consequently when claim Is
made to the authorship OF this much quoted
from article am | not entitled to the same
and do you blame me for guarding 30 ieal-
ously this idea that l intend to take up
life work?
Most cities generally are quick to realize
the commercial advantages to themselves
OF letting the outside world know every
detail item OF news when coupled with the
name Of 3 citizen So why let Jim Hin Of
ct. Paul play up to the advantage OF their
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-31
shrnvetIde sunpIicatIon.

Ask me no more! I've eaten six at least
And with each one my appetite's in
creased.
Alas, 'Tis said sufficient is a feast
Ask me no morel
Ask me no moref For fear I should sue
Cumh
And overload my frail, rebeliious "tunn."
Though crisp and fragrant from the pan
they come. H..".-
Ask me no more!
Ask me no more! All, me no more enticc;
Though sweet the pleasure, bitter Is tbs
price
Dyspepsla's pangs-I say, that does look
nice!
Well, just one more!-Truth.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-31
Boo.t for currency Reform.
sprlngfleld Republlean

The Aldrich reserve association plan Of
banking and currency reform receives a
powerful endorsement In the approval unani-
mously voted by the currency committee
of the American Bankers association. II
our diverse and highly indlvidualized bank
ing interests can be brought into line for
any plan that plan has been put along
more than half way on the road to adop-
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-31

Nearly $500 people who voted in
the Lincoln primary last fall failed to
vote in the recent municipal primary
there. Perhaps there was some
wholesale coloniEing and repeating in
Lincoln last year on a scale even
larger than in Omaha We move for
joint legislative committee to inves-
tigate and report
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-31
An "OutraEei' Pulls the Cash
fvb{oago Daoa-a Iyo-,ta

The Durveen Brothers of New York have
decided to pay q the government ST. 900
for the purpose OF settling the suit which
has been brought against them for fraudu-
lent entries in connection with the impor-
tation Of artwares. 1t will be remembered
that the Duveen Borthers considered it an
outrage when they were accused OF having
violated the law
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-31

Governor Aldrich has signed the
home rule bin, but his signature in.
this case is in the nature OF an en-
dorsement rather than Of executive
approval. The home rule measure is
proposed constitutional amendment
exempted from the governors veto
power. 1t will have to be submitted
to popular vote in 1912, when It will
be up to the people, themselves, to
put the finishing touches on It.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-31

The Lincoln Journal refers to the
late unpIeasantness in Lincoln as the
"Dahlmanizing OF the primary" Il
doubtless appreciates better now what
Omaha was up against with the open
primary law.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-31

China's final rep!Y TO Russa's ulti-
mstum seems to amount to this We
had already replied, only you misun-
stood us, Whereat the car is happy
10 know that peace once more reigns.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-31

tributary something that rightly belongs TO
Sam Lewis and Omaha?
Now, | am not saying these things to
detract from the meritorious work done by
The Bee at the land show, only TO point
out the oversight in not taking credit for
the Back to the Land" Movement IN the
name Of an Omaha citizen.
S. ARIoN LEWIS.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-31
Pride of Pike VIII hike.
Sioux City Journal.

7IUHA NIt3 UVuINaI'
Champ Clark is determined that he will
not use the automobile a generous govern
ment has provided for the speaker Of the
house OF representatives, At the time the
appropriation was under conslderatiod. Mr..
Clark entered a protest and now he must
suffer for consistencys sake.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-31

President Taft must have had his
ear to the ground when he decided to
make his message short. Wonder II
his idea of a short message and ours
are the same.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-31

The Missouri Pacific directors have
voted to spend 100000 in improve
ments Good as far as it goes, but
as compared with the Hartman sys-
tens S75,0OO,OO It will only buy a
few handcars and replace WORKOUT
fiaa
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-31

oklahoma's 2-cent fare law has
suffered another backset in the courts.
although It had never been permitted
TO so into effect. Nebraska's 2-cent
fare law is doing tolerably we'll thank
YOU
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-31
snmc NntInfnction.

The greatest pleasure | can get
In reading railroad ads. ct Get,
is thinking that the liar who
Contrived the dope and put II through
Who penned the lines on summer sun"
The smiling slopes and the sunny
hills"
Has had to pen it, ten to one,
While shiverlng with northern chills.
Buffalo News.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-31

The Omaha Bee is the latest to be
troubled with the question, What Shall
We Do with Our -Presidents7" We have
but one, and now and then we feel that
we shouldn't like to do a thing to him
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-31

II will spoil the small boys illu-
slons Of greatness II Buffalo Eli"
should get down from his wild west
fame and stoop to enter the United
States senate.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-31

The GEAR is dee-lighted not to be
compelled to chastise the emperor Of
China as he once thought he had to
do with the emperor Of Japan.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-31

II We are TO have that much needed
water main from the Florence pump
ing station this year, our precious
tSS.25O, Water board will have
to get down 20 business mot next
week. or next year, but now
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-31

For some, as yet, unsxplainabl
reason Mr.. Bryan has not promul-
gated his usual post-election explana-
ton Of how it came to happen in the
Lincoln primary.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-31

One can appreciate how happy that
Mr., Ulrieh must be to think 1t was
not Jack" Johnson he tackled in the
hallway.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-31
FEBRUARY CIRCULATION.
47,62l

state Of Nebraska. County Of Douglas, -:
dwight Williams, circulation manager Of
The bee Publishing Company, being duly
eWorn, says that the average daily circu-
laten, less spelled. unused ana returned
copiea. fer the month OF February 1911, was
G,e1. DWIGHT WILLIAMS,
Circulation Manager.
Subscribed In my presence and sworn 70
before me this iat day OF March, lsn
(SealJ ROBERT HUNTER,
Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-31

Says our amiable contemporary,
The World-Herald knows when it is
licked" Well, that is more than
some folks know, but usually all learn
Il In time.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-31

Mayor Love of Lincoln and Mayor
Jim" Of Omaha might hold a little
consolation party to drown their
sorrow.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-31
lie and She.

She said: "I would like this new skirt
] should like Just 90 try on q harem!"
He said You incident make eyes at these
pants,
You know mighty well can't spare 'em.
Houston Post.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-31

Subscribers IeavtnE the city tem-
PsraEtly should have The Bee
mailed ~ them. Address viii be
chaAged "a often as requested.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-31

Miss Democracy is reminded that
1914, like most presidential years, is
leap year so she need not be too coy
about winning her mate
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-31
MERRY JINGLES.


OhS tor Gun
once more the lifting lyric OF a forgotten
bard sings itself in memory's ear:
| like to see spring sweet and young,
When she the buttercups has hrung;
All, life is sweet when spring has sprungl
st. Louis Republic.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-31

A fine line Of free advertising at home
and In the provinces" was cheerfully
given to the Day and Night bank when
that banking novelty started to III "a
lonE-felt want In New York City few
years ago. Much business rolled in at
first under the spur Of publicity and the
novelty Of the thing. Safety wagons with
armed guards made the rounds for the
coin gathered in By theaters. cafes and
all-night money makers The field sp-
peared to be rich enough 20 justify the
departure. But the novelty soon wore off
and the all-nighters returned to their day
light banks. leaving the Day and Night
bank without enough customers TO pay for
the capital invested. The banks charter
is about 10 be returned TO the state and
reorganization under a federal charter Is
under way. A correspondent of the Phila.
delphia Ledger reports that the reorganlzed
institution will be known as the Har-
rimRn National bank named in honor
of the late Edward H. Hartman and
financed by the Hartman family. 1T will
carry a deposit line Of about a. 10000. The
opinion of bankers is, however, that the
greater part of these deposits represents
what may be called Hartman money. The
Hartman estate and the Hartman inter
ests are, of course, sbundsntly able 70
maintain in this Institution deposits in such
amounts as to be certain to make fair
profit upon the capital II will also serve
great banking convenience to Mrs.
Hartman who has abundantly justified
the perfect confidence Mr.. Hartman had
In her business ability, and her capacity
to manage with wisdom the great estate
which he left to her. The new Hartman
bank, then, Is to be almost family
institution, and is to reflect the Judgment
and skin Of Mrs. Hartman and others
who are identlfied-with the Hartman es-
tate.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-31

Texas man whose wife gave him
the choice Of beating the carpets or
painting the floors took the trick and
committed suicide
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-31

Pity that, with the loss of political
relics in the New York state house,
de gang" could not also have gone
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-31

II admitting Arizona will rid the
senate Of Joe Bailey, admit it quick
and take chances on the recall.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-31

This settlement of difficulties be-
tween China ana Russia recalls the
old saw. "A poor excuse is better than
none"
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-31
Providence o. with u Vet.

II that Panama party OF shipwrecked
congressman hadn't been adept In the art
OF coming back. the whole Of the extra
session might have been devoted 10 eulo-
sizes.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-31
Around New York

nipples on the Current Of Life
az seen IN the Great American
Metropolis from nay 90 nay
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-31

A person could not twist his name
about much without giving Premier
stolypin Of Russia cause for a libel
suit
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-31

the wisdom Of protecting the books
and documents that cannot be re-
placed.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-31

The weather man will have to
hurry now to make March conform to
specifications.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-31

Scotland is said to object to the
harem skirt. Does # decree tile Kill
ties instead?
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-31

Score: Rebels, 90; federals, 40.
loose game. Ne
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-31

Half of Colon was wiped out by a
$500, 900 fire. Leaves it semi-colon,
hen.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-31

And now the political troops are
5eginning to mobilize at Washington
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-31

cause would not have associated with
them.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-31

hdnh, lhen, IL 10 De almost IAInllS
institution and is to reflect the judgment
and skin Of Mrs Hartman and others
who are identified the Hartman es-
tate.
deal involving the purchase Of the New
York Theater and Criterion theater proper
ties running from rty-fogrth to Forty
fifth streets on Broadway, has been con-
summated by Marshall Field & Co., the
Chicago department store owners.
The transaction. which takes in also a
stretch of property running to the east of
the theaters, involves an investment of
more than $S5OOOOO.
Marshall Field & Co. bought the prop,
erty It Is understood. with the idea Of put
ting up an immense department store, thus
establishing the first great enterprise of
the kind in the Longacre district.
The queerest robbery in New York an
mails was pulled off south of the financial
dead line the other day. Eleven messenger
boys were cOoped up I'm a cell-like dressing
room in the basement of the telegraph Of
flee and had been backed against q wall
by three youths not much older than them
selves, who put pistols to their heads and
ordered them to hand over the money that
had come to them In their pay envelopes
a few minutes before.
Six Of the messenger boys complied. The
rest hid their cash in their trouser legs
or threw 1t on the floor underfoot where
the robbers didn't find It: The robbers,
each of whom had his face partly con.
I cealed by a handkerchief. got S44.20 and
got away with It,
The telegraph office is at the corner Of
Wall and Water streets, a block east of the
elevated road Its superintendent is
Charles Lesser. Lesser paid the boys off
at o'clock and told them to go below and
change their uniforms for street clothes
Down to the basement they troopsd and
into the cement walled room, twelve by
seven feet, that they call their wardrobe
Most of them had hung their blue coats
and red braided caps on hooks along thu
wall and were reaching for the coats they
go home in when the bold robbers began
business They cleaned up SAID,
Lots OF brick being sold every day
in New York for $3.50 per thousands they
are like those found in the baths of Titus
Rich men, instructed by learned architects
, build houses OF these bricks laid up N
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-31

Lots OF brick are being sold every day
in New York for $3.50 per thousand; they
are like those found in the baths of Titus.
Rich men, instructed by learned architects,
build houses of these bricks laid up N
mortar joints one inch wide-iust like the
old Romans II Is interesting to note.
however that while many comparisons are
made between our extravag ance and that
of ancient Rome wseacres who predict
our fall la Gibbon, the thing which did
not fall was one OF these Roman walls
wherever II was laid up. A thousand
years from now when many a relgning
magnate's family shall have reached it,
stub end. these rich and mellow walls will
be here to speak word about good times
when brick brought a fair price
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-31

The drinking cups in public buildings.
institutions, factories, theaters, schools,
railway stations and lighthouses in New
York City will be outlawed after October
l, 1911 They have been tried and con.
victed Of being carriers OF such contagious
and infectious diseases Of diptherla, scarlet
fever tonsilitis. grippe and "grppy" colds.
In the West indies water Is dexterously
drunk by pouring from pitchers into the
imbiber's throat without contact OF the
lips with their rims The enforcement OF
such a rule might result IN strangu-
lation. But purling Jets and paper cups
to be used once and thrown away, may
easily be substituted for the present drink
ing cups.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-05-10

post. card from her bearing "Hearty Good
Wishes" entwined with forget-me- nets,
and it says:
Dear AUNT Aadge:
1t has been long time since wrote any
thing for the column. but have not forgotten
1t. I am very i'll, A frieud:of mine is writing
for me. Wish could see you and all the NJ.
B. friends. SADIE.
A letter from N. L. II. received in the
same mail says;
I wonds. II you have beer informed Of the
serious ilinees OF Sister Sadie. she 10 not
able 70 write letters. I received post card
Easter time from her. and she spoke Of
"0randma g." and "sistsr B." crossing to the
great beyond. extend my sympathy to the
friends who are left and what II our loss In
gain 70 those who have scrossed the bar.
Let Us all remember that, although ut times
it's hard to reconcile ones self to those
thoughts.
The following poem was sent by Sadie
some time ago. Let us send her words OF
cheer and remembrance.
BE STRONG.
Be strong, my soul!
The storm beats high,
Above its roar hear thy sigh;
Be strong.
Be strong. my soul,
Great burdens press.
Give Christ the greater. bear the less;
Be strong.
BE strong, my soul
Dread losses come;
These will but lead to God, thy home;
Be strong.
Be strong, my soul!
Thy loved ones 60
Within the veil Gods thine. EN- 90;
Be strong.
| Be strong, my soul
The future face;
Thy Lord will help; meier fails his grace;
Be strong.
Be strong, my soul!
Death looms in view
10, here's thy God! He'll bear thee through;
| Be strong.
Bishop William r. anderson, In Christian
advocate.