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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-22
Chief Donahue Again INDICATED.

Chief OF Police Donahue has again
been handsomely yindicated by the
decision OF the supreme court in his
favor in the custer proceedings In
stituted against him by direction OF
Governor Shallenberger. The court
plainly says that. Notwithstanding all
the noise and froth in the hearing OF
the charges, no case was established
showing anything like willful neglect
OF duty that would justify an adverse
finding. T. b.. -',.
Everyone in Omaha knows that the
city has never had more faithful
and efficient head for its police de-
partment than II has today in Chief
Donahue. and that the constant war
fare waged upon him emanates from
sources that would use the position
for their own selfish ends. Everyone
here In Omaha also knows that the
chief has been made to bear the brunt
Of this attack as a scapegoat for
others with whom responsibility
rests; that the charges were
originally drawn to invoke custer
proceedings against the mayor and
police board members: that Governor
shallenberger for purely political
reasons exculpated the mayor at the
outset, and later upon legal advice
annulled the proceedings so far as
they related to the police board. I'm
der such circumstances to hold the
chief OF police culpable for the gen
eral policy OF the department directed
by the mayor and police commission
ers would have been an unmitigated
outrage.
Chief Donahue Is to be congratu.
lated on his vindiostIon. but no more
SO than is Omaha on the assurance
OF the continuance OF his services. 4
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-22
ARBeR DAY.

Edith NJ. Thomas in y. Y. sun.
We trees are your brothers. y ellid'eh
Of men. have a care 800,
That We war not upon us-Ne WHO are
pledged unto peace!
Behold, every blow, every ILL., that ioi IL
We prepare 81.
wears to your sorrows increase
/ Your brothers-we stand to the skies, a.
we stood from the first;
But We, children Of men, ere We stth"'
all lowly must creep
I Your servants-ye bring on yourselves Ire
plague Of great thirst
When We strip from the land our con-
claves lofty and deep
We stand TO the skies-we, elder ana
better than ye. .,.
! With heaven have grace. ioT We speaN
with the fountains Of streams
! The full laden clouds. that would Shuh
you and pass to the sea
| But for US. who will ask for the edFtl
and for you, as beseems.
We ask, And the channels and rivers
are filled at our prayer.
The laughter Of rllls, long SILENT Is
heard in the land;
And the tiger of heat. that hath tracked
! you. is turned TO his lair
! What will ye 40 when no more 10 the
| skies We shall stand
Also. We mortals who envy and menace
our state.
! Have We forgotten how once with us
solely We dwelt?
We were your refuge, your shield. from
Tapine and hate,
Whence. ambushed 10 US, your rule
shapen arrows ye dealt
There is none that remembers save some
old dreamer Of yours
| Who fosters rooftree dear unto him
! as his hearth
/ And the love Of that tree in turn for the
! dreamer endures
] While its years and its rings increase
! meath the rough armored girth.
We sing 10 that dreamer. 80, The
dreamer may sing to the world
| (For We would slay u.s. our treasure
thereby shall not find)
Where Daphne is hid, like flower at
evening upfurled,
Or Atys lies sleeping o'erflowed by the
sweet-seented wind!
Ay, and we trees to the dreamer as sages
are known
As prophets and heroes and MINISTRIES,
inaathered OF old:
From all of these. swaying In council.
some murmur be blown.
That. reaching your ears, your violent
hands shall withhold!
And well, o We 'children of men, II day
We decree
When the youngest among you, whose
| flower and whose hope are at spring.
Shall kneel on the sod. with tender hands
planting a tree
A deed that shall grow with the years
and the annual ring!
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-22
The Fame Of Industrial Peace.

No news from the coal mine con-
ference these days may be considered
good news. The longer the confer
ences continue the longer a strike is
averted. Messrs. Baer and White, the
respective mine and union leaders.
will achieve a fame for themselves OF
an enduring character II they succeed
finally in securing permanent peace
and no fame either or both might
achieve through the channels OF a
disagreement or a strike would be
worthy a comparison with this fame
OF industrial peace.
To add TO the other deterrents
that stand between business and nor.
nal prosperity in this country just
now, tieup OF the coal mines would
be little more than a patient and
fcrbearing people should be called on
to suffer. The public finds itself SLOW
TO respond 10 appeals for sympathy
on either side Of this controversy; 1T
sympsthies lie alongside of II,
interests and that is on the side o.
peace and industry, against disordel
and a strike.
Ii is quite. probable that any strik,
precipiiated al this time of such gen
eral effect as a coal mine strik,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-22
People Talked About

After having ridden more than 10000
miles on the same run. >. D. smith.
conductor for fifty-two years and the
Oldest employe in point Of service on the
Boston a Albany railroad, has retired
at 20.
Miss Charlotte Rumbold and Miss Mary
Z. Buckley are the first women to be
nominated for places on the executive
board Of the Civic league OF st. Louis.
Placing women on the board is the result
Of direct primary conducted by the
nominating board
Ever since the battle Of Waterloo the
Rothsehiids have been the actual rulers
Of Europe, and European nations are
so in debt to them that il would be i'm
possible ever to pay them Off. said David
Starr Jordan. president Of Stanford uni
yersity. in recent address to the stu
dent body.
Having been without sleep thirty years.
Albert Z. Hsrpin. a Trenton man. At
last complains Of being weary. Mentally
he experiences no WEAKNESS. but says he
is physically weak. He believes a nap Of
only five minutes duration would give
him new life.
Miss Frances Stern Of the Massachu-
sstts Institute Of Technology. is an adve-
cate Of the use Of a microscope in the
home as means OF assisting in the
proper PREPARATION Of meals The use
Of the microscope. according to Miss
Stern. would help the housewife to do
her work more iRielligently
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-22
Baldrige for Congress.

Out of the triangular contest fol
the republican nomination for con
gress. Howard H. Baldrige emerge:
with a substantial lead over his com
petitors. and it will therefore be Mr.
Baldrige who will try It out with
Congressman Lobeck for the seat now
held by the latter.
This congressional district, consist
ing OF Douglas, Sarpy and Washing
ton counties, is naturally republican
and by rights should be represented
at Washington by republican. The
truth is Congressman Lobeck is there
now, not on his own account, but be-
cause he was carried along on the
democratic ticket as beneficiary OF
the wet and dry fight Of two years
ago. in which the democratic candi-
date for governor was the rallying
point for the liberals.
On the relative merits and abilities
of the men Congressman Lobeck will
have no license to win out over
Baldrige. Mr.. Baldrige's position in
the business community. his standing
at the bar, his good record in other
public offices and his services to his
party and to the public mark him as
the man to redeem the district to the
republicans.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-22
safeEoapdias In<estors.
Phtladeinhia Record.


4 decision just handed down BY the
New York court Of appeals brings our
corporation law in line with the best
statutory easements 81 European eoun-
tries on the subject Of promotions and
promoters liability. The court holds
that persons who invest in the bonds OF
q company. relying upon a prospectus
containing misleading statements corr
corning the properties Of the corporation
are entitled 10 recover from the pro
motsrS the money 20 invested. Where
promoters employ an agent, and the lat
ter utters the misleading or false and
fraudulent statements and prospectuses
over his sole signature, all Of the pro-
moters are nevertheless responsible as
principals: and they are liable to pay
ment Of damages to the deceived pur-
chasers without reference TO their moral
guilt or innocence. Thus, one by one,
are the subterfuges behind which the
hypoeriteally honest finaneiers have
been in the habit OF stalking the deer in
weston thrown aside by the courts.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-22
The Thief of Time.

Without wishing to excuse offense
in the old rogue. We may admit that
procrastination is not alone the thief
OF time. The fellow who drops in on
you during your rush hours, when
business is piled a foot or two high
before you, and takes as much of
your time as your patience and good
manners will permit you to grant
him, where does he come in? Over
your desk you have that fine pungent
little motto:
This is my busy day.
On the wall to the rear is another
one, reading:
Talk fast; that's the way | work.
And yet your visitor tarries and
talks, not fast. but long. In addition
to being a thief OF your time, he
might, by a more vulgar classified
ton. also be denominated a boor.
Time is golden. II b old, but true.
Yet with what astonishing profligacy
It is wasted, by all Of US, no matter
how furious the pace with which we
work. 1t is not always the head
buried in a huge pile of papers at
the desk that is most improving the
time. Part Of that time. perhaps,
should be spent In resting that weary
brain. or that tired body. as a pre-
caution for the future. So It comes
by that one may be his own thief OF
time, and that, too, when he imagines
himself most honest and prudent with
every moment at his command.
But the commonest waste of time
which most OF us make is the failure
to get out OF each day and each hour
all that We can. Constant progress,
larger efficiency, should be the lauda-
able ambition Of every man and he
who neglects to improve the process
sion Of opportunities as they come
fails to achieve the end he had
sought. That is a waste OF time, quite
as much as that of procrastination OF
of the friend" who has Just dropped
In upon you.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-22


OMAHA, April ALTO the Editor Of The
Bee: As an interpreter to the feelings
Of nation, whose existence has been
an eternal misery. and where life is a
suffering, l come to offer our most
hearty sympathy and sorrows to the
great and noble nation Of America. who
has recently been terrified BY one Of the
most horrible tragedies the werld has
ever seen.
Horrors Of Titanic remands me Of a
mourning event OF the same nature whose
third anniversary am unfortunate
enough to mourn.
In the latter part OF April. 1909, l was
the eye witness OF the most inhuman bru-
tai calamity which the human mind can
ever grasp My unhappy country.
Armenia, was once more redeemed with
the innocent blood Of 5000 unfortunate
were the victims Of the superstition OF
the most merciless and evil blinded
Mohammedan vandalism. Our towns were
burned to ashes. our properties plundered,
our dear ones were subjected to such de-
grees Of tortures that human mind falls
to realize.
In this stage Of affairs, Of course, any
little measure Of sympathy and friendly
feelings expressed were appreciable.
though they be poweriess to enllghten
to any degree, our unfortunate and sor-
row-darkened hearts. when. sir. you
were the first noble nation who stretched
us the first hand Of sympathy; you were
the first that expressed hatred against
the mean tricks of the dirty Turks.
30. now. when we are before the I'M
known tombs Of thousands Of Inflated vic
tins Of the horrible tragedy Of the Titanic
our bleeding hearts again unconsciously
run to the miseries Of our forsaken
nation, and through our sincere sym
pathies and sorrows we are satisfied in
thinking that, henceforth IN our eternal
trouble and misfortunes we will have
the sisteriy sympathies Of this great
nation, more heartily and sincerely. as II
has practically felt what q national
calamity 10. NJ. X. KRIKoRIAN.
Law Student IN Creighton University.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-22
supposins He 10 sane,

WAUNETA, Neb., April Ito the
Editor Of The Bee: think II is my duty
TO call attention toward the conditions
concerning the state hospitals In general.
especially Of those who cannot afford TO
place their beloved ones In a private
hospital for treatment. ] myself was
sent to the Nebraska State hospital.
Ingleside. for almost four months. This
was In the winter OF leio-lsi1. at which
time W. D. Kern. NJ. D.. was superin-
tendent. will describe the conditions
In the institution. found them such
that II would be a crime on my side not
to do anything in regard TO the welfare
Of the dsplorable patients. IL would
have been under the supreme direction
Of DR.. w. B. Kern much longer ! would
have died. ! presume. In this hospital
tho attendants are paid by the state
and have no sympathy with the sick
whatever. Many Of the attendants are
so cruel that q large number OF lives
ere shortened through their treatment
In some cases instant death Is the conse-
quence. The patients. whether they may
be ever 80 innocent, are threatened with
torment n they will report anything Of
the kind to the superintendent. There
fore, the latter may not be aware OF the
present conditions to the full extent. II
am not badly mistaken DR.. Kern
showed himself only enee while l was
there In the wards. In the winter Of 1910
iaiI the temperatures In the day and
night halls. including tho dining rooms,
must have been as low as from 10 IL
below zero. I know Of patients who re-
eeived nothing else for dinner but three
frozen and partly rotten potatoes, some
dry bread and . cup Of hot water. Since
l am OF home again with my beloved
family, God Almighty has helped me be-
You'd comprehension; II II 10 according TO
His will will be sound man in very
short time. after which shall cause an
inspection IN the Nebraska State hospi-
tai by some prominent men. The guilty
ones may have 10 serve a fixed term In
the state penitentisry unless the condl-
tons OF this institution are changed al
together in the near future. Many state
hospitals in mis- United States are SINH
lar to the above named in regard to con-
troll, medical treatment and nursery.
LAWRENCE RUETER
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-22

would fail to arouse much public
sympathy and the same may be said
of the pending troubles between the
eastern railroads and their engineers.
That does not mean that public senti-
ment would necessarily be against the
employees, but it means that public
sentiment probably would be very
much outraged at the failure of the
factions to overlook selfish interests
for the time being and sacrifice
something in behalf of the larger in
terests, that affecting the whole peo-
pie.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-22
|lheBetsLcttrBenx
Before and After Taking


OMAHA. April aO.--To the Editor OF The
Bee; Nevertheless and notwithstanding
these continue to be my views and the
sane thought of America cannot be
driven or stampeded into the unwisdom
Of departing from thsse fundamental
propositions:
Referendum or recall Of judicial deci-
sions by vote of the people Is the rankest
Of revolutionary rot.
Recall OF judges is an assault upon
the keystone of the arch Of American
popular sovereignty.
Initiative and referendum as applied
to state and national legislation emaseu-
lates the legislator. eliminates political
leadership and weakens representative
government.
Initiative, referendum and recall are
trinity Of heresies directly in conflict
with the American theory Of self-govern-
ment, with three independent branches.
each check upon the other two. and all
united under the American constitution.
the greatest charter Of human liberty
thus far devised by the brain OF man"
THOMAS W. BLACKBURN.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-22
THE PERFECT WIFE.
New York Times,

New York Times.
She's not a member Of a club,
She never speaks OF women's rights,
She could not stand the sneer and snub
The ardent suffragette incites,
she never gossips, never hears
OF scandal In another's life
To her a world OF Joy appears
Because she is the perfect wife.
She does not scold II home TO dine
Her husband brings some city friends
But serves the good cigars and wine
And to their general comfort tends.
Nor does she frown when morn reveals
Half-smoked cigars, a cause for strife
Upon the rugs where down she kneels,
Because she is the perfect wife.
And should her husband phone to say
At business he will be detained,
She never thinks that some new play
May be the reason he remained.
To poker games he always goes
At any time the game ls rife.
And, win or lose, she never knows
Because she is the perfect wife.
When homeward bound, the rooster crows,
He doesn't have to shed his shoes:
She never yet went through his clothes
As others do when husbands snooEe.
She doesn't WELD the rolling pin,
SO useful IN domestic life
When husbands blow their money in
Because she is the perfect wife.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-22

some Investigation into the high cost
OF living in New Sefk has revealed the
fact that certain kinds Of supplies passed
through twelve hands from the producer
to the consumer. This explains st least
soms Of the trouble, il is asserted that
no one Of these got more than reason
able profit, but twelve reasonable profits
on any article pile Up considerably and
can hardly fail 10 make ultimate cost un-
reasonable.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-22
I[EsskinSBacAward
lhisDaVy inOmaila!
T COMPILED FROM BEE FILES
April -.
Thirty Years Ago
CoMplLED FROM BE 2

Thirty Years Ago
Donations to the childs' hospital dur
ing March are Acknowledged BY Sister
Sarah in charge, including among other
things: Sausage from Mrs. Harris. a
parcel Of baby clothes from Mrs. Bal
cUmbe. one bushel Of potatoes from Mrs.
Byron Reed. six sheets from Mrs. Wool
worth and two jars Of preserves from
Mrs, Barker
The st. Joseph hospital fair at creigh-
ton hall closed after two weeks Of un-
precedented success with net proceeds
expected to exceed 5000 Articles voted
away brought the opera bonnet TO Miss
Maggie Dalton, a carriage whip 10 w.
A. Paxton, the stole to the Holy Family
J. Mcshane.
pleasant entertainment took place at
Brownell hall with musical and essay
numbers by Miss Cody, Miss Thomas,
Miss Latham. Miss Hager. Miss Lininger
and Miss Spark and closing with a
drama entitled "A Cup OF Tea" pre-
sented by Miss Ambrose, Miss LnInger
and Miss Tarbell.
The old and reliable jewelry and music
house Of Max Meyer & Bro. have again
placed Posse White. jr. in charge of their
plano and organ department.
For the four weeks ending today
twenty-five marriage licenses were issued
by the probate court as indication OF
brisk work by Dan Cupid.
The sportsmen encamped on the Raw
hide are having a jolly time.
Tenth street below Jackson is consider
ably cut up now for the laying Of water
pipe.
The North Presbyterian church was
ready for the plasterers, who are asked
TO put in bids for the job.
The walk across the Ninth street bridge
has been put in excellent condition by
order OF the city council. II has moi
been In such good shape for four years
Fred Linberg. the Union Pacific
blacksmith, is the happy father Of a
ten-pound girl.
DISPOSITIONS are being taken in the
case Of W. J. Connell against the Penn
sylvania Railroad company. in which the
plaintiff sues for $4,000 for being put off
a train when he held an unlimited
ticket. .,..-t. ....
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-22
Wine Production and Temperance.
81 I.nula Glnha- nArnnrraI

France takes the lead Of all other ooun-
tries IN wine production, With Italy 80
It's closest competitor. For 1911 there vas
total Of i.E1T.iss - gallons Of wine made
in Franee, valued al sS4,s617l5 In Italy
the production OF wine for 1911 was i1iI,-
t4i.ios gallons. There are over l,0o ese
scres Of land IN Italy set apart for wine
grape cultivation Ii Is the boast Of both
these great Sine-pradueing nations that
their people are more temperate than the
average Of ether civilized peoples.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-22

To a man up a tree. that vault fix.
ture deal for our new county court
house exhibits at least enough cir
cumstantial evidence TO arouse sus.
piclon that the fixture men had
started out to do some fixing in ad.
vance. M..
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-22

< A fine golf course, an elegant
promenade. luxurious palm garden,
> delightful swimming pool, breezy
tennis court. modern theater-all
these on board. but not enough life
boats.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-22

Nature. or whatever you choose TO call
her. Is far from being the loving mother
she 10 80 often called, Though a. cap
rleious as fortune at times, In general
she is as cruel as the grave. Sns seldom
pardous q mistake and is wont to exact
full PENALTY.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-22

With Bryan and Hitchcock both
chosen delegates to represent Ne
hraska in the Baltimore convention
under Champ CLARK instructions, that
Question OF honesty will still re.
main unanswered.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-22
No Plying over the Border.


War can be waged overhead a. welt Is
on terra firma. II has therefore been
determined by the War department that
aeroplanss are war material and may not
be shipped across the border into Mexico
under present revolutionary conditions in
our nelghbOr republic.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-22
Twenty Years Ago

twenty Years Ago
Washington hall was densely filled
when Chairman Dave Mercer called the
county convention to order. Chris specht
nominated J. l.. Carr and d. L. johnson
OF West Omaha nominated Ezra p. Saw
age Of South Omaha for temporary chair
man and Savage won. Harry Counsman
and Charley Potter were elected tenn
porary secretaries. The temporary or
ganization was made permanent. Re-
spending to call Edward Rosewater
addressed the convention and declared
his readiness to support the choices oil
county. state and national conventions
The boiermakers gave q big ball AT
Washington hall. James ]. Pagan was
master Of ceremonies and Ed Kennedy,
Matt Traughten, James II. whaien. J.
J. Grice and others had active places on
the program.
VIII Carleton, the creator of Betsy
and ] Are Out" delighted an immense
audience at the Young Mems Christian
association.
Fred @. Mathews, cashier Of the Bur.
lingtoh general passenger department.
was. II was announced. slated for the po'
sition OF J. r. Griffith. travelling passen-
ger agent who was promoted to Chicago
J. B. Reynolds, II was stated. probably
would be transferred to the territory cas-:
OF the river.
II. II. Henderson, who had some excit.
ing business experiences In Omaha and
had gone to reside elsewhere. was ex-
pected to return to this city and resume
business connections. ...--
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-22

II has been noticed that April is
stealing march on June as the
merry month Of matrimony. Perhaps
the young folks wish to get these
little prsliminaries off hand before
the June conventions.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-22

Senator La Toilette will be more
certain than ever now that he would
have won out in Nebraska had not
the colonel followed in his trail.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-22
safety Sacrificed for Luxury.

fNtspurkh bispatch-
The world has heard much about the
Titanic's outdoor gymnasium, its multi
plicity Of bathtubs. It's swimming pool, its
ballroom and It's other striking features,
but proper supply Of lifeboats would
have been more sensible kind Of equip.
ment.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-22
Prosperity of the Daughters.
New York World.

At reception in Washington the repre-
sentatiyes Of the Daughters Of the Ameri-
can Revelation are said to have worn
more than 10000 worth of jewsls--a dis
play their grandmothers would have re-
garded as a revolution indeed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-22

By all means a campaign publicity
law for presidential candidates and
one that will apply rstroactiyely for
this campaign. We may yet learn
who is paying for all those special
trains.