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Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-29
People Talked About

Now is the accepted time for planting
the free seeds of congressman. II the
seeds fail. plant the congressman in the
fall.
women's big hats are useful II not or
namentaL In a street car smashup in
Brooklyn the big brims saved the wear
ers' faces from flying glass.
Dr. Cook writes from Paris to the Chi
cago Post lsmenting the cynical attitude
OF the paper in treating the doctors H..
erary achievements. The doctor is vast
ing energy and postage. Let him come
home and apply his masterful talent as
political bureau chief or pen the fas-
cinating history OF the Ananias club.
Mrs. Sarah Edmonds Seelye of La
Porte. Tex. Is the only woman member
Of the Grand Army OF the Republic In
1871 she donned male attire and enlisted
in the Second Michigan infantry. She
served as a private In tat regiment and
took part In the battle Of Williamsburg.
She was later appointed an orderly ant
served In that capacity at the battle Of
Fredericksburg. carrying messages be-
tween camps.
The appearance Of former Senator
Beveridge Of Indiana with his speech
making stunt in the Massachusetts, cam
paign caused wide circulation OF cruel
Jest plucked from the remarks OF two
men who were discussing hts eloQuence.
a wonderful speaker" said one; 'yon
ought to hear him II have heard him.
two hours one night" What did he
talk about Il don't know" was the
reply: he neglected to state"
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-29
American Influence in China.


DR.. Sun Vat Sen, former provi-
sional president of the republic of
China, who might be called the father
Of the reform government, has called
upon Hin Wong, Chinese student at
Columbia university. to come over to
the homeland and help out in the So
cial regeneration Of South China.
This might be regarded somewhat as
a modern edition of Macedonian
cry. .,
Mr.. Wong is a native OF China,
whose father was a Presbyterian min
lister and publisher in Hawaii and
there young Wong received his ele-
mentary schooling. He was grRdu-
ated later from the Missouri uni
versity school of journalism and then
went TO Columbia to take course in
consular service to fit him for use
fulness. both to his native China and
the United States IN the orient. But
Sun finds a larger work for him to
do IN this mighty undertaking of the
social regeneration of South China.
Among the new leaders OF New
China. including DIR. sun. himself. are
many AmerieaniIed Chinese; in fact.
there are few others. These young
men. for the most part, spent several
years in our country, imbibing our oc-
cidental modernism and educating
themselves in our schools and col
leges. The best evidence that their
experience and influence have been
mutually helpful to both countries and
to the world is to be found in present
conditions. in what these men have
done and are doing. American influ-
ence, therefore. through native
Chinese. as well as native Americans.
lies large at the very roots of repre-
sentative government in this oldest
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-29
On Duty TO the Cfsel End.
Rnsfnn Transcrinf


The musicians Of the Titanic. who
played requiem for khe sinking ship and
went down to thef deaths with 1t. are
entitled to be placed among the heroes OF
the disaster. No more striking. more
graphic inoident Is reported than that OF
the people on the iifebosts hearing the
faintIng melody OF the band coming over
the water 10 them. These musicians died
at their posts. for doubtless, IN the be.
ginning they were told to play simply to
keep up the courage Of the passengers.
and they played to the terrible end Read
ers OF Carlyle will remember another in
STANCE Of the music and the musicians
dying together. In his narration Of the
Girondists singing the Marseillaise at the
foot Of the scaffold. the singers, dimin-
ished one by one as the guiliotine did Its
work until there was one voice only, and
then no voice.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-29
ILLookln$ Backward.
lhisDaSy inOmaha
+ COMPILED FROM BEE FILES
April 2s.
Thirty Years Ago

Thirty Years Ago
At fe.l5 a special train left the corner
Of Fifteenth and Farnam to inaugurate
the new Hanscom street car line just
completed by the way of St Mary's ave
nue. The party, under escort Of General
Manager Marsh. included Hon. A J.,
HanScom, Hon. CHRIS Hartman and Hon.
John r. Manchester. The appearance OF
the car and the distinguished party
created the utmost excitement all along
the route. As the car was passing ". J.
Connells residence on the return II met
the outgoing car and passed on a siding
constructed for the purpose. the sight
being about like the meeting CT two great
steamers in midocean."
Lieutenant Charles Z. Kilbourne Of the
Second cavalry. inspector in the signal
tour Of inspection covering all the sta
tions west of the Mississippi river.
The new Millard hotel will open June Is
or thereabouts.
Internal revenue collections in Nebraska
for the month Of April amount to sl,Ss4.S.
oscar wildes celebrated iyory-handled
cane arrived by express today. He left 1t
in Central City. Colo. and it is following
him up
The contest belt for the fifteen-ball pool
tournament will come off at b. Lange's
next Friday night.
General Crook has received orders from
General Sheridan to have the Third
cavalry ready to move to Arizona on 9
moments notice.
The approaching concert Of the Young
Mems Christian association will be the
largest ever given in the city. the chorus
consisting Of sixty-eight voices. Among
other attractions will be a newspaper
quartet, being the editors Of the thres
dailies and the Watchman. Frank Smith
is now at work drilling his people on the
five bars.
The popular wholesale liquor house on
the corner OF Douglas and Fourteenth
streets. known as W. ]. Murphy & Co.,
will hencefortA do business under the
title OF James Walsh & Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-29
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Stands by President Taft.

BEATRICE. Neb.. April 27.-To the Edi-
tor Of The Bee: AS & staunch repub
liean. / cannot refrain from commenting
on the depIorable conditions now exist
ing in the political world. When a half
dozen men are going around over the
country sowing the seeds of discord
among the people, as that is really what
II amounts 10, it is time TO call halt
and 60 back To the old time methods OF
honesty and give our worthy president
square deal which is his due. l defy
anyone to say he has not made good
executive. and it will be a disgrace to
the once invincible old party to allow his
denomination and election to go by de-
fault. Ex-President Roosevelt has made
the mistake Of his life in this business
DANIEL DELL.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-29

=
While Mrs. Z. NJ. Arnold was driving
north on Seventeenth street near Web
ster, a reckless safety bicycle rder
dashed around the corner and into her
horse, which became unmanageable and
ran. throwing Mrs. Arnold out of the
buggy. Her head struck the pavement
and she was taken to her home, l723
Cunning street. unconscious. The cycle
rider rode off as fast as he could.
Billy Hettriek. an employe in Swift &
Co.'S South Omaha fertiAser department.
received word that he had inherited
$500 from a relative back in Pennsyl-
vania.
The Board OF Public Works received
bids for paving Leavenworth street from
Sixteenth to Twenty-ninth. Hugh Muir
ply put In a bid of $40 per square yard
for Sioux Falls granite; J. f. Riley
,l.47h for vitrifled brick. The bids were
taken under advisement.
Milkmen were stiffening up to fight on
the license question. An ordinance passed
by the city council calling for better
regulation and inspection OF dairies and
II challenged the dairymen.
Hank o'Day was In the box for Column
bus which beat Omaha S to In a good
game Of ball
Tho Danish Ladies' Relief society,
whose annual report was made through
Mrs, William Nsve. secretary, showed a
distribution for needs of ssst-ao for the
year
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-29
The Auto and the Police,

The annual report OF the chief OF
police, Just out In printed form, dis
closes new ramificatlons of the revo-
luton that has been wrought by the
advent of the automobile. In the tab
ular exhibits accompanying the re-
port, under the classification OF
charges preferred against persons
arrested" We have the following:
Taking automobile without leave..."... 4
Violating auto speed ordinance. e...........iOs
Violating auto number ordnance. 3
Refusing TO pay auto hire.............. I
Violating motorcycle speed iimlt....,.... y
Violating road rules. les.......,...a........... "a
With the possible exception Of the
last item. the introduction of the
auto-yehicle has furnished the cause
for all these arrests by the police and
probably quite few more for Of
fenses forbidden under other names.
One OF the penalties of a progressive
age Is an increasing burden put upon
the police in our cities and in Omaha.
while adding to the work We have
been actually decreasing the number
Of police expected to do the increased
work.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-29
Ten Years Ago

Ten Years Ago
The regular session Of the city council
failed OF a quorum because five members,
who had stood as one on corporation as
sessments, had gone TO the home OF ID.
T. Mount for a quiet little session. The
five we're Mount, Hascall. Trostler,
whltehorn and President karr. II jutt
happened that John l.. Webster. attor-
ney for the street railway company. and
II. s. Hall, for the Omaha Water COM
pany. dropped in at the meeting. Inis
session did not vote to boost corporation
assessments.
whitelaw Reid. in his special car,
stopped a little while at Union station.
He had but recently been Designated as
Americas representative to the corona
ton Of King Edward VII of England.
He was returning from the Pacific coast
to New York.
James u. Woodard. Creighton uni
versity student, left for ST. Paul, MINI.
as Nebraskas representative In the in
terstate oratorieal contest. accompanied
by his father, Assistant Postmaster J. /.
Woodard. d. J. Hurley as the commit
teeman from Creighton. and Fred J. Kerr
as delegate from Bellevue college.
Burglars deprived II. X. Burket of 81,
which ne. had in the family sugar bowl
They also took some Jewels ana clothing
as far as the yard.
w. A. Carson and his son. Dexter. left
for the home of Mr.. Carson's brother
near Madison. Wis. where he would rest
few weeks.
) Ak-Sar-fjen governors meet and fix
the dates. for the fall festival as Septem-
Der a TO october l.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-29
Federal Court Clerks Fees.
Boston Transcript.

There Is said to be good prospect for
the passage Of a bill by this congress
doing away with the fee system In the
offices Of clerks of the United States dis
trict courts. the compensation to be en-
tirely by salaries instead. 1t is believed
that this will effect a saving Of several
hundred thousand dollars. though the fee
system is generally so irresponsible that
no very close estimate can be made Of the
returns through that channel According
to the bill. no salary can be over 5000
though under the present method clerks
have reaped harvests several times as
large as that. In many instances judges
have permitted them to be made masters
in cases. and no accounting for the sums
received was required. This viii now be
forbidden. should the bill go through.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-29
Cutting Out Fee system.
Philadelphia Record.

A bill on the calendar of the house,
with a fair prospect of passage in both
houses before congress adjourns, does
away with the fec system In the offices
OF the clerks of United States district
courts. substituting salaries not to ex-
ceed 5000 per year.. The effect Of this
change in the law would be to do away
with some very snug resting places for
political favorites. with saving to the
government of 10000 per year. The
fees OF some Of the clerks overtop the
salaries OF the judges and other more
responsible officials.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-29

II the masters report sticks.
Omaha taxpayers will have saved
more than 100000 through depreci-
alton of the water plant In the six
years that has elapsed since the ap-
praiser's report was handed down. II
the litigation lasts long enough, we
may yet get the plant for the original
$4,000. 900, which We were assured
would buy Il.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-29
ARCHIE BUTT.

]. NJ Lewis in Houston Post.
Archibal, Archibald. Willingham Butt,
You have somehow made us feel like
Always we've made you the butt of our
Always we've handed you siggIes and
pokes,
Gibed at you. jeered at you, laughed al
you. took
Joy in Just reaching for you with the
Now when We think of you language is
Now We sit here and with tears on our
cheek,
And a lump in our throat and a hurt In
our breast
1t was good-natured rsiliery-naught but
But we'd give the world could We only
recall
The gibes and the jeers and the siggles
and all.
We 81 a4 you forever till life shall
grow pale, :
As yU,. So .lat in hand with smile. at
the rail
OF the ship as it sunk. with a CHEEKY
goodbye
To those you had helped to the boats. In
your eye
There was nothing, to fear. Yourss to
strive and TO plan
For tine weak, then 10 so to your death
like q man.
With a smile on your lips and call DER
the foam:
Remember me. please. to the people
back home"
oh, the years OF the world have been
many and wide,
In each age OF the world have been
heroes who'ye died
For their fellows-whoss deaths were I'M
pressiye and grand.
But yon-facing death with your hat in
I your hand
And smile on your lips-oh. all lam
quage Is weak.
There's a hurt In our heart and tear
on our cheek.
God rest you. brave knight. In your
sleep. meath the foam,
You're enshrined In the hearts Of US
people back home"
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-29
Most Loyal of Friends.

II is said that Mrs. Mary c. Thaw has
spent all Of her time and energy for
years and si.nooeoe Of her money TO free
her son. Harry Thaw. from an insane
asylum. whatever else are the merits
OF the case. this proves again that
mothers, rich and poor, high and low.
alike are the most loyal friends God ever
vouehssfed humanity. Fathers and
brothers. husbands and wives, sweet
hearts and friends may fail one. but
mothers stick through thick and thin.
and they 90 down with the ship.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-29


After the event the world knows that
a fearful risk was taken that ought TO
have been avoided. II is the old pain
full story Of implicit faith in experience
that proves valueless and in judgment
that was fallible. A thousand and a
half lives seem to have been wantOniy
sacrificed. but to place the responsi-
hility without mitigation is not as sim
pie as II seems In the shadow of the aw-
full disaster. The verdict will be pro-
nouneed unflinchingly. but let the in
vestigation be deliberate and the evil
dence complete
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-29

II is too bad that every one in
Omaha could net see tae magnificent
group OF graduates turned out by the
professional schools Of Creighton uni
versity. for only BY such observation
rouid fhey resliss and appreciate the
great work which this growing edu-
sationsl institution Ia doing right
here anehs Us.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-29
In n NutshetI.


Nhttako AtN1NiA-hAetoAN'
As the facts come out 1t is made appar-
ent that the Titanic was sent TO sea with
an Inefficient crew and a lack Of proper
equipment Aside from the danger 20
which the ships passengers were thus
subjected. was II not poor business to
jeopardize si0eca,o0o worth Of property BY
such careless proceedings? There Is
likely TO be change IN the management
OF the White Star COMPANY.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-29
Money Trust Probe Well.Timed.

The house has ordered sweeping
investigation" Of the so-called money
trust. But congress will adjourn be-
fore any sweeping investigation"
will be concluded. Why has action
been delayed If the democratic ma
jority really is in earnest? Why,
when the matter was up six weeks
ago. did it not order the sweeping in
vestigation? Could it have been be-
cause the democrats did not desire
to offend the money interests on the
eve of a great national election? 1t
seems that this order has been very
well timed, for in the natural course
Of events no finding and report is pos
sible until after the presidential cleo
ton.
The houses order places this in
yestigation in the hands of the regu-
lar standing committee on banking
and currency, which, it will be re-
membered, Mr. Bryan said was sub
servient to Wall street influence and
could not be relied upon to make a
genuine effort to uncover the facts.
Mr.. Bryan insisted upon a special
committee for the investigation. Did
Mr.. Bryan know what he was talking
about? II begins to seem as II he
did. After the nominations are made
and the lines of battle are really
drawn. 1t will be interesting to see
how much OF an asset this probe
proves to be for the fat friers for the
democratic campaign.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-29

The New York World declares that
Champ ciark's nomination would be
democratic suicide. Yes. but whose
nomination would not be democratic
suicide?
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-29

INV
In saying there is greater danger than
ever Of war because Of Increased facil-
ties for tanning agitation" the imperial
chancsllor OF Germany overlooked the
fact that there are also increased facili-
ties for denouncing militarism and all
lingo policies.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-29
Toning Up the system.
pittsburgh Post.

II is a fairly good plan to start gar
den even though you stop cultivating II
by the time the real hot weather is here.
The preliminary enthusiasm will get you
out into the open air and induce you to
do a lot OF work that you wouldn't other
wise perform and possibly tone up your
whole system.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-29

What's this, the United States
does not draw WI Ting-fang after all
as China's new ambassador We are
almost ready to declare war on the
new republic.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-29

And to think that only a few
months ago our old and esteemed
friend. Edgar Howard, put Champ
Clark clear out of the running and
chalked him up as a political i'm
possibility.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-29

The university professor who an
nounced that not one Of the bodies
Of the Titanic victims would ever
return to the surface Is not doing a
great dSal CT talking lust now.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-29

Notwithstanding the length Of the
ballot. II is to be hoped that the vote
Of the late presidential preference
primary will be canvassed in time to
let the successful delegates get their
certificates OF election before the con-
ventions are called to order.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-29

Well. we'll, well! We thought the
triumph of the reform democratic
sheriff last year and his induction
into office had put an end completely
to this annually recurring talk about
Illegal registration and election
frauds.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-29

Both our candidates for United
States senator this time hail from the
Fifth congressional district, and no
one In the lists from either Omaha or
Lincoln. That is worth marking
down, .
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-29


incidentally after reading all those
widely differing and often fatty contra
dictory stories OF survivors as to what
happened. can We wonder at the frequent
contradictions on the witness stand in
criminal cases?
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-29

Mr.. Bryan suggests that the only
feasible way out for the republicans
may be for them TO nominate him at
Chicago. II so. would the democrats
pominste the colorel at Baltimore?
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-29
GRNS AND GReANs.

Kiddef-That fellow makes a living
writing light fiction"
Kiddee-He doesn't look like literary
chap
Kidder-Heas not He makes out state
ments for the electric light company
Judge.
Madge-Do you think he really lovet
you.
Marjorie n sure he did. dear When
refused h.n he went and married tlls
very first girl he. happened to meet r
New York Tribune.
Who was that man who was tsIking
so loudly just now?"
'Eh, don't you know him? WeIi we'll,
Couldn't you tell by his talk who he
was?"
NO, l couldn't tell whetrS he was a
pugiHst or politician" "-C7sreland Plain
Dealer.
Now listen to me"
IAN right, doc"
You are threategsd with a nervous
breakdown"
II know it,
You must qufss worrying"
Il can't do IL, doc. until after all the
players are sigped. II wouldn't be loyalty.
to the home aesm."-LouisviIle Courier
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-29
Confirmed In His Conclusions.


SOUTH OMAHA. Neb., April $50 the
Editor OF The Bee: When ! wrote to
you a few days ago in regard to the
Roosevelt-Taft fight, l did not expect
that the letter would be published, but
l have been astonished at the number
Of people who have commended me for
that letter that / wrote when / was
about asleep after serving on an election
board for over twenty-four hours 1t is my
opinion that the primary is not q cure-all
as Roosevelt. La Toilette and others would
make us believe. II is my opinion also
that II Roosevelt Is nominated that he
will be defeated next November for the
people Of the United States are not
ready for an empire and Mexican oil
garchy Just yet a while. The Roosevelt
people all turn out at the primaries be-
cause they have been worked up. while
the Taft people have let the Roosevelt
people walk all over them.
F. A. AGNEW.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-29

II reminds US OF the poem In the
old school reader, which We used to
declaim. OF witch the refrain for each
verse was, We are seven"
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-29
An Impressive Epitsph

Tell my wife in New York that I
have done my best In doing my duty, ="
was the message sent by Benjamin Gug-
genheim. There could hardly be a
stronger or better epitaph
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-29

Poorer ships than the Titanic are
made unsuitable by the proper pre-
caution in observing the ordinary
rules OF safety.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-29

The Daughters of the American
Revolution have gone on record as
opposed TO the third term. And they
are fighters. too.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-29

"our city will have good govern
ment whom We rum IL. II viii have
bad government II the other fellows
run It." Same old story.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-29

Zion City continues It's fight on
smoking. Tho great amount of smoke
curling up from that sanctified pre-
cinct suggests a good deal OF fire.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-29

Thomas Gray spoke Of ITO awake
10 ecstacy the living Tyre" Had he
been q politician instead Of = poet he
would have written II liar"
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-29

II am a democrat" said David D.,
Hill. But Mr.. Hill died without tell
ing us what democrat 10.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-29

A wise man, may try to persuade
. woman, but never will he attempt
10 convince her.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-29

Mr., bryan's latest joke is oilie
James for Democratic presidential
nominee,
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-29

You car always tell q belle by her
rinss-CmeaEo News,
Oh, oh, there's a hot one,
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-29

Governor Aldrich IA soon TO begin
making commencement addresses,
Generally speaking, they are quite
safe.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-29

Paraguay has resumed civil war,
Glad 10 know conditions are again
normal,
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-29

London papers say the Titnnic In
vestiEating committee is not seeking
facts; II Ia hunting for a scapegoat.
Bahi
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-29

The name ismay still suggests dis
may.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-29

NOINIkLHI N1sN t71-s''-'
4 Communications relating 10 news ena
EDITORIAL matter should be Anore'seo
5maha Bee, Editorial Department
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-29

Massachusetts, speaks tomorrow.
and everyone Ia listening.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-29

New Hampshire Ia still grand
|oid state, STEADY, Massachusetts,
The evening world., 1912-11-06

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