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Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-14
Twenty Years Ago

Mrs. L. A. cudahy entertained a COM
pany OF friends at luncheon and high
five at her residence. Twenty-sixth and
st. Mary's avenue. Mrs. Llninger won
the first prize. a set OF books. Princess.
by Tennyson; Lucille" by Meredith
Songs of Summer" by James whitcomb
Riley. Mrs. T. ]. Rogers won the second,
a bonbon spoon.
MIR. and Mrs. r. W. Gray had for their
dinner guests Mr.. and Mrs. r. swobe.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. p. Morse and MIR, and
sons. Richard and Herbert Cray. Masters
Ed and Dwight swobe and Herbert and
sam Morse.
Messrs Norris and Wilcox returned from
New York. where they had been for
two weeks.
| A large and enthusiastic meeting Of
members of the peoples independent
party was held at the Labor Wave office.
II was for the purpose of arranging for
! a large mass meeting 10 take steps to
land the national peoples party conven-
ton in Omaha. 4 committee on promotion
was composed OF these: Alfred Fawkner,
Chairman: ]. W. Edgerton. n. D. Fall
coner. Charles stevensonu. J. w. Evans.
W. ]. weishans. Frank Hubbard. Harry
E. Easton, f. stoddard, Or. c. w. Cram,
John Thomas. James Kenney. ]. w. orff'
A, A. Perry. L. ]. linn. W. P. o'Neil,
Elmer E. Thomas. Alfred Bralnard, A.
/ II. Blgelow, T. B. Minahan, u. Overall. T.
q, Kelsey, Il. c. Stasney. This committee
was named az the committee OF the
citizens alliance: Alfred Fawkner, chair
man; V. o. Strickler. Allen Root, John
Jeffcoat, James Taylor.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-14
Meteorological Extremities.

Habitually folks Joke about the
weather. II 1t is extremely hot or
extremely cold, they joke. neverthe-
less, And. while weather is not al
ways entirely a joking matter, it is a
compliment to ones optimism, II not
to his sense of humor. to laugh In
stead Of cry when his nose nearly
freezes off or his blood boils with the
heat Of summer sun.
Well, this much can be said for
the weather of late--it has fur
nished the basis for many a rich
joke. Last summer, when from
June to September the country, with
little exception. sweltered in I'M
precedented heat--if weather Is a
thing to laugh at--we might have
spent our annual vacations in con-
vulsions OF laughter and then not
got the thing thoroughly laughed at.
So this winter we are thus again
graciously accommodated for the ex-
erclse OF our risibles. We have Just
about completed our run OF the
gauntlet. gone from one meteorolog-
ical extremity to the other. at least
every prudent man will hope SO.
And we feel reasonably safe in
saying that there was many a man
in Omaha, as well as other places,
who, when the mercury got down TO
81 below zero-or AZ. as the case may
have been--found a whole lot be-
sides fun and Jokes in 1t. But one
part Of the country has little chance
to vaunt over another part, for the
extreme cold, like the extreme heat
last summer, appears TO be general.
Now We know what Halley's comet
really meant. At any rate, the
weather seemed to run amuck soon
after this heavenly visitor had made
his call. Whether It had anything
to do with tho disturbance, many
people will insist on believing it did
And why nots They must have
some explanation, and that is as good
as any other.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-14
llookins Backward
lhisDaSy inOmalla
r COMPILED FROM BEE FILES
Thirty Years Ago

Ahhhv LIARS hSo
! Masonic han was crowded TO suffoea-
ton for the windup OF the Land league
fair. The great event Of the evening was
the award Of the prizes that had oeen
voted for. The magnificent green satin
banner designed. completed and presented
by Charles Mcdonald. 10 be voted TO the
most popular Irish organization IN
Omaha. went to the Emmett Monument
association. In competition with the
Ladies' Land league vote OF 6ST TO 81.
The beautiful silver tea set presented oy
A. Huberman was captured by John y.
Mcshane over Colonel J. ]. DfcSey. vote
I.sss to LIE The elegant easy chair
presented by Dewey & stone went to
Major J. 3. Furay. who beat out Hon
orable James E. Boyd and Superintendent
]. T. Clark. Other prizes were carried
off as follows. Florence Faron, silver
butter dish; c. woodman. prize doll;
Bishop o'connOr. chair; W. II. Kent
lace scarf: Mr. Mills, caster: Thomas
Dunn. jardinere: Thomas Talon, camp
chair. caster stand and cake basket;
Mr. Hannigan. a new opera bonnet, con-
tributed by Atkinson; MIR. Langman. an
Iowa drummer. a while opera bonnet
contributed by Miss Daeey; Patrick
Ford. pair of slippers: Christian Ander-
son. gloves; P. Manning, silver caster;
James Price. manipulated sofa pillow.
work of Poor Clair sisters.
The Young Mems Christian association
has issued an appeal 10 the business men
and citizens OF Omaha for liberal con-
tributIons TO the work Of the organiza-
ton. q
Sack coats have superseded frocks in
the police uniform. ~
The pool lines have announced their
annual agreement not to issue any more
passes TO shippers.
An Omaha firm has Just manufactured
500 saddle to be sent to England for
which was ordered.
Mary Boukal. aged a years. died to-
night at her residence. 1918 South Four
tenth street.
DIR. Mercer received a dispatch from
Naples, Italy. saying that Mrs. j, D.
Brown. who has been some time in Eu-
rope with Mrs. ]. ID. Hultz. Is danger
ously III and not expected 10 live. Mrs.
Brown Is the mother Of. Mrs. General
Henderson. .. a-.. .... p. -s
Honsfsble 5. X. Jackson has purchased
a beautiful residence location in Idlewild
in North Omaha, where he is erecting a
very pretty cottage. Idlewlld is owned
By John Willis. our Dodge street COM
mission merchant. and contains about
eleven acres. fs .+ tei -.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-14

Dr. MacCrae Of Council Bluffs, in
suggesting that some churches in
cities keep open house for the way.
farer during cold days where he can
get a snack to eat and a warm rest,
is being practiced in some places,
Omaha among them, and is a mighty
good way Of showing that the house
of God is house of godliness. Dean
Hancock has been carrying on just
such refuge for the needy in Omaha
and other churches would do we'll &c
emulate the good work. Why keen
them closed to merry of this kind sia
days a week?
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-14
Pulling Out the Hoards.

What has been accomplished by
our postal savings banks may now
be gathered from the figures cover
ing the first year of operation. The
first postal savings repositories fin
ished the year January 8.
Has the postal savings bank proved
a failure or n success? According TO
the postmaster general the expert
mcnt is an unqualified success and
will be immediately extended. The
system was insugurated with one ex-
perimental bank In each Of the forty
eight states and territories. Within
four months the work OF extension
began and the year closed with 5,1S5
banks. Plans are now under way to
designate as savings repositories
The 10000 fourth class offices doing
money order business.
So much for the number. The total
deposits at the end OF the first
month amounted to $50, 1852. Postal
bank deposits are now being received
in the poslotuces at the rate OF about
Si.Qoo,0Go 4 week." says Postmaster
General Hitchcock in a signed state.
mont In the New York Times. And he
further declares that by the end OF
the fiscal year, June 60. 1919. it Is
expected that $4,000. 600 will have
been taken into these postal banks
The total receipts we're $4,000. OOC
a. the end of the first calendar year
January ..
More significant. Mr.. Hitchcock
deriarts taat the bulk OF this money
now safely deposited and brought
back into circulation is money thai
lad been boarded. whereas now Il
is distributed among 1900 national
and state banks secured by bonds
placed with the United States treas
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-14
A Perverted Moral Sense

Mans physical and nervous sys-
TENS Sound certain warnings when
he has gone as far as Is safe with
bodily indulgence. His moral nature
does the same. ! II reyolts at ex-
cesses. One way by which man
may know ahat he has reached the
limit of safety along a certain line OF
moral conduct is for him no longer to
feel the sensitive prick OF self-rcproof
or remorse. When he comes to the
staee where he can do, without a
dualm or conjunction OF conscience,
what once be fairly shdddered to do
at all. then heamay be assured that
he has gone too far.
Sometimes men boast that they
practice certain habits or pursue GER
tain conduct. which, whether right or
wrong. they are not ashamed Of and
act openly and above board and
upon that they rear the pitiful self.
defense that they are. therefore. bet.
ter than the fellow who does the
same thing in secret, never alloWjne
his neighbors TO find Il out. But
what false notion Of moral courage
and department. Deceit and deccp,
tion-hypocrisy arc. indeed, abom.
inable as traits OF character. but
their very presence is evidence thai
self-respect has not been destroyed
and that there Is, therefore, reasona
bic hope for better things.
When one finds himself Gallon,
and Indifferent 10 criticism. 10 con
seientious serunles. he ought 10 tax,
warning. lie has conc 10 his peril
II is not courage tiai rsskes him n,
longer ashamed 70 DO tho vglc thing
II Is an aggravated case Of ;urp.tude
moral dehasement. lie needs no
only the prodding criticism Of III
friends-he needs their daepes. syn
patty. Ills whole moral sense. hi
conception Of what s right an
wrong. needs reconstruction frcm tn
ground IN. He Is fas: losing hi
, iiaer sensibiIitIes and salf-respeet, Il
indeed. he has not already lost then
and, losing which. he has lost the be:
part Of his manly Charrrtrr-
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-14

1910 returns than there were in
1900, and more farm acreage by As
per 'cent. In 1900 the average size
of our farms was LAG acres, while in
1910 It was 1SS acres. More than
that, the improved acreage had in
creased in these ten years 49, per
cent, one-third more than the NUM-
Der Of farms and more than three
times as much as the total acreage.
This shows that the intensive FARM
ing propaganda Is producing tangible
results. Il follows that tine larger
portion o. cur agricultural land is
improved, ana This fits well into the
other fact that Our per acreage yield
IS also on tho increase.
As to population. the general in
crease for the country from 1900 TO
1910 was 81 per cent. while that in
the rural districts alone was about
10 or IL per cent. This, of course,
is far from indicating that the back
to-the-farmers have pushed the pen
dulum over to the other side, but
they have really not been at work for
ten years. Encouragement may be
found In the fact that our rural pop
ulation has grown as fast as the
number OF our farms. But in the
ensuing decade this rural population
must show q decided increase, or tho
situation in this country. whose total
manufacturing output amounted tc
about $4,000, 0O0,O in 1910 will
be serious, indeed.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-14
DOMESTIC PLEAsANTREs.

why did Bangs change his iEon-srS
"Becsuse his fianoee thought the gray
in his hair made him look too olo Tor
her, and he thought II was his duty 70
obey his sweetheaTt's dyeing request :
Baltimore American.
Inspector. that woman ! said was al
ways listening On my party hhe mus
have quit"
why. my wife has been listening Ior
three weeks and hasn't caught her yet
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Z well. what Is new for 1si2:'
II understand IL is going 10 be 2 iau
some OF our best people are taking il up,
--Louisviile Courier-JournaL
Mrs. A.: Your husband always dresses
so quietly"
hear him when he loses a collar button
Milwaukee News.
Newrich-HOw far back does my fam
lily run?
Well go as far back as you wish TO pay
for. sir.-Judge.
Mrs. Crawford-why don't you try the
new paper bag cooking?
Mrs. Crabshav-I would, dear. If
thought Ii was as easy as getting the
meals in a paper bag at the deiicate<sen
store.-Judge.
whats your missis kicking about
Inquired the housemaid from next door.
This Is her night out. but told her
had an engagement myself Kansas
City Journal.
Mrs. Flatbush: II saw the installment
collector going in next door, today"
Mr. Fiatbush: Gee / hope its the
phonograph."-Yonke Statesman.
Maud-But how on earth did you get
him TO PROPOSE
Ethel-Oh. easily enough. j told him
You were crazy about him and reminded
him that this was leap year.-Boston
TRANSCRIPT
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-14
Coot.of-L Living Commission.

The plan for an International COM
mission on the high-eost-of-living
problem suggested by Prof. Irving
Fisher of Yale to the American Eco
nomie association is being favcrably
received. 1t contemplates the APP
pointment Of men from various coun-
tries with capacities for expert serv-
ice and ability to render ii without
compensation, thus eliminating the
element OF personal benefit.
That a problem exists in the uni
versally high cost Of living and that
the solvent has not been reached is
admitted. While scientists and men
not so scientific of all countries have
advanced theories of causes and ef-
feet as well as remedies. the cost OF
living continues high. Evidently we
are on the wrong track, or, at least
not sure We are on the right track.
An authoritative inquiry and
finding ought to help rectify eondi'
lions. 1t surely would discount, Il
not put 10 an end, political claptraI
out of which cheap demagogues are
making capital. With the facts ac.
cessible II would become less popular
surely. to deal in fiction But more
important than that, 1t might lead tc
a readjustment OF economic condi
lions upon better basis.
or course, such plan is not with,
out its obstacles. 1t would encounter
many, no doubt. There are countless
theories as to what causes high prices
and how to prevent them. 1t probabl,
would not be easy TO bring into har'
monious contact comparisons OF con,
ditions in various countries because
local conditions do not govern
though necessarily bearing vital rela.
tons to The problem. But the cost-of'
living problem has become so acute
of late that. 1t calls loudly for the
best study we can give It.. 1t is time
now for something beside mere talk.
Its solution. IL such a thing be pos.
sible, would have a tremendous in.
fluence toward simplifying other at.
tendant problems.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-14
Farm Growth and Population.

Research in connection with the
back-to-the-farn agitation recently
developed tic information that in
some Of the mid-western states. par
ticuiarly Iowa and Missouri. the size
OF the farms had increased in the
last decade and the number dImiH-
ished. But this condition is not
typical the country over. Statistics
isseed By the census bureau show a
much better situation They show,
for instance. that there are more
farms By Ids per cenS under the
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-14
TO ONE COMING OF AGE.

Youths Companion.
4 thousand minds for you have thought.
4 thousand hearts more kindly grew;
For you a thousand hands have wrought
To make you wise and brave and true,
Within your eyes there shines that light
or stars that long ago have set:
AS, deep within their happy night,
Are splendid stars unrisen yet.
For you the cloudy battle roared
Along the plain Of Marathon.
For you the Roman Eagles scared
Against the thunder and the sun.
The noble deeds Of every age
Are yours TO teach you knightly grace;
Are your heroic heritage.
o loyal friend. with ewes so true.
BY geutlemanhood treasure fast
The trust Of those who died for YOU
Far in the dim and shadowy past.
In their proud giving they were glad
To brave the desert. dare the foam,
They willed 10 you the best they had
To make your world a sweeter home.
q friend. the latest and the best
OF natures plan and mans desire.
You. too must labor and not rect:
Must pass, perchance. through food and
fire.
Where honor leads, there boldly charge
Into the fiercest OF the fight:
And your bright memory shall emerge
To glorify some future night.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-14
Ten Years Ago

The ninth annual banquet Of the Com
uerciai club was held amid applause for
the prosperous year for the club. c. H.
piekens was the toastmaster and the first
speaker was the new president, J. Frank
Carpenter. John TIT, secretary. made
report, which was regarded as comph-
mentary to the years work.
An informal reception was rendered at
the residence OF Robert Dempster. ia
south Ninteenth street, TO Rev. C. II.
Minton. president OF the san Anselmo
seminary in California and moderator Of
the Presbyterian church, and Rev. ;. Il.
Mccormick. president OF Coo college and
formerly pastor Of the First Presbyterian
church In Omaha.
The Board OF Trade directors met and
elected these officers: President, ]. L.
Boyd; first vice president. John F. Brady:
second vice president. W. n. Nasoni
treasurer. II. F. Cady; secretary, Miss
Lueie C. Harding.
: c. Stebbins, who had been chief clerk
TO Erastus Young. general auditor OF the
Union Pacific and allied lines, was
promoted to assistant general auditor,
which moved up several other subOrdi-
mates in the office.
Ed p Smith was getting along fairly
well with his broken arm, the result oil
his trying to learn a new dance few
nights previous at the Morand's Dancing
academy.
President VI. B. Lowrie OF the Omaha
TheologicaI seminary. returned from the
east with a couple Of good sized checks
for the seminary.
John Rolfas. who shot Constable Timme
when the latter drew revolver on him
| In the course OF discussion over official
matters. was released free man, the
grand jury failing to find a bill against
him
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-14
Americans as Readers.


Arnold Benefits article On The
Future OF the American Novel, in
the current number Of the North
American Review, was, the editor
says, written in 1905 and is only now
published, but it is still quite up to
date in the main. The English writer
paints a bright future for the Amer
lean novel, basing his predictions on
two conditions. first, that We are a
prodigions set OF readers. and, sec
oRd, that We have wealth of raw
material to work up.
What" asks Mr. Bennett. would
not Balzac have done with Pitts
burgh, the sixteen-hour express be-
tween New York and Chicago, Wall
street, Mr.. Pierpont Morgan, and the
whea. growing states? He would
have said: This country is simply
stepped in romance: It lies about in
heaps. Give me pen, quick. for
heavens sake.'
The American novels future is Sc
cured, then. because there is an
abundance to write about and there
are abundant readers for what has
been written. We are a nation OF
convinced. inyeterate, incurable read
ers." Mr.. Bennett allows. and book
sales run up to prodigal figures,
which would never be possible in
England. This is certainly a very
charitable and very remarkable criti.
eism TO come from British literary
critic, 1T was less than a century
ago that the sarcastic question. who
reads and American book was posed
In the Edinburgh Review" observed
Price Collier year ago in scribner's
Magazine. adding: THE Review was
young. light-hearted and careless oil
the feelings of others in those day.
When II was about TO be issued sgd.
ney Smith ian Englishmanl sug-
gested as an appropriate motto the
line from Virgil: 'Tenui Musam
meditamur avena. translatIng IL:
We cultivate literature on little
oatmeal"
Evidently times have changed and
the. British critic along with them.
We are reading public We fairly
devour books and books are turned
opt upon US in deluge fashion. Many
authors. With very little literary tai
ent.: are amassing fortunes. while
publishers are rolling in wealth.
Everything is written about. from
the standpoint Of fact, part. fact and
whole fiction, and as the mills grind
out their mass OF stuff the dlscrim-
nation OF the reader grows less
definite and exactlng. But herein
lies the peril OF our yoracious appe-
lite for reading. We fail to read as
well as We read much. We are not
sorting out the things We should read
from those We should not read as
thoroughly as we SHOULD. QuantIta-
lively speaking. We are most prodigi-
ously literary. but how isit from the
standpoint Of quality Yet. II is ar
gued by some that the habit is well.
that once ono has learned to read at
all. there Is hope OF his finally read
Ing well. Perhaps. but the process OF
discrimination cannot begin too soon.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-14

II you would erect a tablet. place in the
stock exchange this quotation OF mine:
stock gamblers are parasites feeding on
values and creating none. Andrew Car
Incgie.
Mr.. Carnegie can coin wise cpl
grams as well as money, it appears.
When business-if it ever does-gets
so 1t can shake OF this blood-sucking
parasite IL will be that much ahead.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-14

ury, and thus back in the channels
Of commerce.
Nobody is SO rasn now as TO say
that the postal savings bank is not
a good thing, or to advocate its
abandonment. 1t is teaching thou
sands of people the saving habit,
bringing millions of idle money into
circulation. and will go on re-
doubling its benefits from year to
year. a.s3-
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-14

Il never received anything direct
from the White HOUSE. The presi-
dent had no interest In me person
ally" says Mr.. Carnegie. No. evil
IDENTIFY not even enough to act upon
his urgent advice TO let the Philip
pines alone.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-14

rhe election OF ollie James IS TIE fitting
reward Of faithful party seryics and Iowa
bic personal charactcr.-Louisvilie cous-
ier-Journal.
But even being q good United
states senator requires more than
faithful party service and lovable
personal character"
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-14
DECEMBER CIRCULATION.
50,ll9

State of Nebraska, Count OF pousias. ga;
Dwight Williams. oircdla ienl uarsFer
Of the Bee Publishing c1mpaay. being
duly sworn. says thut the aNerslee galiS
circulation. less spelled, unused and le-
turned copies, for The month OF Deeesn-
btr. 1911. was S9.1i9.
~ DWIGHT WILLIAMS,
Circulation Manager.
subscribed IN my presence end sworn TO
before me this eth day Of ia1uoFg, 1911.
tSesD ROBERT HUNTER.
Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-14

oh. for an hour OF AndreE Jack
son." Iaments Governor Harmon.
And here In Omaha the Old Guard
care so little about their erstwhile
patron saint as TO ignore his birth
day. which formerly they celebrated
with much eclat.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-14

Prof, Holden, running for gov
ernor OF Iowa. is, presumably, select
ing his seed With, a. view OF making
Two blades grow where but one grew
before. $50
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-14

when an accused refuses to take
the stand in mis- orn behalf ii in
rariabiy rsisess presumption against
him. and shen an alliance Of cor
poraffops on trial fght for days to
keep tbeF books out OF COURT,
well. il does not strengthen faith IN
theIreinnoecnce-
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-14

\ careful examination of the debris on
the stairway leading from the democrats
rational committee room reveals no hair,
hide. teeth nor shirt remnants that can
nc Identified as belonging to Colonel Jim
Gaffey Of Pe=rs.;,Ya.-a
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-14

Mr.. Carnegie believes modern
lawyer should be able to. improve on
the code handed down from Sinai,
And yet some folks are sufficiently
old-fashioned to believe that that
code Is still q good one.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-14

The fear that the arbitration treaty
viii land Us in an "entangling alliance"
with Great Britain evoSes the inquiry II
We nave entaneIing alliance with all
powers who are ready to make similar
treaties who will be en;ansled, except
the ingoes!
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-14


Once the Mongols came from Mongolia
and gobbled China. Later the Msnchus
came from Manchuria and regohbled IL
Now Russia has gobbled both Mongolia
and Manchuria. This thought Of ulti-
mate retribution should prove sweetiy
consoling to the Chinese in their hour OF
loss
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-14

That wHkes-Basre lshorer who
went to New York to live like a mill
lionaire on s2.se0 said he did not
know how long he would remain.
Not long. that is certain.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-14

The lady who makes mbney by ae-
cepting proposals and cash bonuses
from men in different cities believes.
st least. in the easll value of love.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-14

Life insurance men report eondi-
tons as being very prosperous. and
no one has a better chance to Judge
than the insurniIee agents.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-14

John N. MoLeahs Cincinnati En-
quirer says Of President Taft. THE
job looks good 10 hin. and It might
have added. HAnd' he looks good
10 it, - @ 81 81
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-14

Subscribers iensins the city
temporarily shouId have The
nee mailed 10 them. Address
win be chsnnea ms often as re-
guested.