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Bisbee daily review., 1912-03-17

i've got it! I've got it" dclaimed Charlie, bouncing into the quiet off ces of the Brilliant yarnish works on Saturday morning. "Got what?' ask ed GoodselI severely. The jimjams? ?'
 The International $30,000 con tracti"
 '.Nonsense." said the boOkkeeper. "Mr. Flint got wind that Abercrombie was coming, and he stopped of and saw Abercrombie. beat the Unex- celled. horse, foot. and dragons and got the contract
 "Wh-wh-who in blaZes have 1 been sticking to like a leech for tie last week. thinking it was Abercrombie@ asked Charlie, with 9 dismal vision ol a good S100 gone to the bad
 Mir. Flint's back and wants to see you." said the bOokkeeper curtly. Sadly the tall young fellow made his way to the private office, where Af. Flint was busily dictating letters. The voice sounded familiar to the invoice cierk-where had he heard it? He twisted the door knob and walked in.
 Hello, you sticking plaster, NIT. fering to go on the road and sell varn- ish, said Mir. Flint, smiling amiably.
Bisbee daily review., 1912-03-17
MoneetfuI ssnow Flo.ser.v

The snow 1ower.' so named be cause it blooms only in the depth oi icy winters, Is to be found arc@ins on Siberian soil Whez it opeas. it is star-shaped. its petals of the same lengtt as the iesyes. and half a1 inch in with. A Russian nobleman took a number of the seeds to St. Petersburg. They were placed in a pot of snow ard frozen earth. On the coldest day of the following January the miracu' lous flower burst through it's icy GOV ering. and displayed it's beauties to the wondering spectators.
Bisbee daily review., 1912-03-17
chi-.an n.licac,.s

The Chinese have several tastes ia which VIC do not join. The beche do mer is one of these. 9 big sort Of a wormhke cree tUa that ia Eshed up ont Of the Pacific fer h.s especial benefit Sharks Aas is7 are i- demand. These are saved 5y Pacre lslanders eT=y- where and sold Co traders who COL qt them for the Chinese market. Tho birds nest soup is Ucl Eaowu dcl- cacy. The nests are among the most expensive articles of food to be paid for anywhere.
Bisbee daily review., 1912-03-17
First Financial Center.

The Bank of Venice, established in 1157, was the financial center of the world; and when the Revival of Let ters came. followed almost immediate ly by the invention Of printing. it was Venice that led the world in the out put of books and the spread of intelli- gence.
Bisbee daily review., 1912-03-17
THE ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO RAILROAD 50.
 PASSENGER SERVICE
Daily
North Bound

Daily
 South Bound North Bound 7:35 a. m. Lv Clifton ar. 4:03 p. ID. S:15 a. m. Lv Guthrie Lv 3:30 ?. m. 9:00 a. ID. Lv Duncan Lv 2:36 ?. m i0:23 a. m. Lv Lordsburg Lv 1:33 ?. ID 1l:50 a. m. AT Hachita l-v l2.IO D. nl. South bound train connects with Southern Pacific west bound train No. l, leaving Lordsburg I0.59 a. n, Mountain Time.
 South bound train connects with Fl Paso & Southwestern east bound train for Fl Psso, leaving Hachita at l1:59 a. m., Mountain Time. and with west bound train for Douglas and Bisbee, leaving Bachita at 11:59 6. m., Mountain Time
 A. T. THOMSON, Trsfic Manager. Clifton Arizona,
Bisbee daily review., 1912-03-17

mode Of life. l should think he takes the honour Of occupying the most Isolated and lonely spot of any Eacupian in the world.
Bisbee daily review., 1912-03-17

do not need to spend their idle hours in study to get a raise" The Review Dict,On- ary possesses all the K N O w L. EDGE necessary It will do your spelling; it will AN $ W E R the Rnotty questions for you: it will tell you the mean ing of per con tra, "ad valor- em, tale quale,
 nonfeasance,"
 and other com mercial and legal terms that you want; it gives you time differ ence between Bisbee and for eign cities: it shows you the value of foreign coins in r. s money all Of which (vith thou sands Of others in this big little book will ADD a VALUE 1o your COIN.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-01

talities which such commerce Is under
compulsion to use. the method BY which
such control has been brought about, and
the manner in which that control has
been exerted"
Our Omaha union station with is
bridge and approaches is owned by
the Union Pacific, but maintained
and operated in conjunction with
five other railroad companies. But
instead of being a hard and fast COM
bination, the understanding is that
under the decision in the Rock Island
case any railroad may secure ad-
mission on equal terms as Of right.
Our difficulty really comes from an
other direction in the refusal or in
ability Of some of the cooperating
railroads to assent to and bear their
share of the cost of needed enlarge
ments and Improvements. 1t is
barely possible that We may before
many years have to go into court to
force the railroads to combine for
the purpose of giving US the terminal
facilities which Omaha should have.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-01

that was the late General Charles F.
Henderson This writer holds that 1t was
grave mistake when the republican
party turned Senator Burkett down. for
no man who has ever gone to the United
States senate from this state has made
any better record, and now right on top
Of that foolhardy blunder, the same party
has turned down a man who has been
true to the peoples interest in every
measure that has come before the senate
and what for, simple because a large
majority OF republicans have become
crazy over the fad called progressive"
and for our life We can find nothing in
II. except putting the country into the
hands of democrats and republican half
breeds. For some cause, we know not
why, the fool-kiTler has never found time
to visit Nebraska yet. but II he ever
should come he will find an abundant
harvest. JOHN B. DEFY.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-01
Hysterta Halted in Ohio.
phfIadalnhia I,edRer

Most significant was the action yester-
day by the Ohio constitutional conven-
ton in refusing by a vote of 81 to IS to
incorporate a provision for the recall Of
all officials, including the judiciary. The
Ohio convention includes among its mem
bers a large proportion Of progressives
in various stages Of oeressiveness. and
some Of the spokesman and leading fig
ures OF that body have been distinguished
from the beginning Of the session for
anything rather than balance or caution.
II the vote on this subject had been
taken two months or so ago or even a
month ago the result probably would
have been different, but the vicious and
foolish recall device has been subjected
to the most destructive criticism and
will scarcely survive the ephemeral hys-
terra OF this campaign.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-01
Investigations.

We are hard TO please in this
country in the matter OF official in
vestigations. The popular cry is for
open hearings, where the people may
know what is going on. Congress
sional committees have investigated
and investigated and frequently be-
hind closed doors, with sometimes
farcicaI results and seldom satisfac-
tory ones. Almost the public has be-
gun to look upon official inyestiga-
lions as subject OF ridicule.
When. therefore, 1t was proposed
that a sweeping inquiry should be
made to get at the facts of the IT,
tanic diaster, what facts were not
exposed upon the surface, there was
doubt in some quarters as to its
feasibility. Most people now, how
ever, are apparently inclined TO the
belief that the investigation has been
thoroughly conducted. that 1t has
brought TO light many facts the public
demanded and should have, and yet
there is some very harsh criticism
Of the investigation and Of those per-
sonally who conducted II, particu-
larly Senator Smith OF Michigan, the
chairman Of the senate committee.
He is charged with being cruel In his
attitude toward the man Ismay. The
London press has declared that the
committee was not seeking facts, but
scapegoat. That is aside the ques-
ton. OF course, the London press
was expected to look at II In that
squint-eyed way, but a few OF the
American papers have taken similar
views-only few.
1t does seem, though, that this In
vestigation, conducted in the open,
with no star-chamber sessions and an
apparent desire only for the facts,
has, from that standpoint, at least.
been a success and an example in the
line of official inquiries, Yet 1t
has failed entirely to satisfy Ameri-
cans. The question naturally sug-
gests itself. would II be possible to
satisfy ALI An investigation is a
delicate proceeding. ""r..
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-01

II transpires that one of the demo-
cratic candidates for the state senate
in an upstate district has likewise
landed the republican nomination by
having his personal friends write his
name in on the ballot. We remember
a little while ago when our demo-
cratic oraelss here were loudly de-
claring that the republicans nomi-
mated in that way in the South
Omaha city primary were not entitled
to go on the ballot as party candi-
dates, VIII they protest in this
case? We guess not.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-01
Railway Terminal Combines,

The decision handed down by the
United States supreme court last
week declaring the Terminal Associa.
ton OF st. Louis, which owns and
controls the union station and ap-
proaches in that city, combination
In restraint OF trade would have q
special interest for US IL by analogy
II applied to the railroad terminals
and stations in Omaha. But best au,
thorities agree that the ruling does
not include a Joint use such as ouI
railroads have. f.
In St. Louis the Terminal Associa'
ton is made up OF fourteen railroad
companies combined to share the cost
and expense Of operation of common
terminals. The control, however, has
been held to be monopoly because
by the regulations, no other railroad
can be admitted so long as any one
road now in the association should
object. Presumably, II is this
monopoly feature which has brought
down an adverse decision OF the
court. That there is no intention
however. to go beyond the particular
case Is made plain in the opinion
rendered:
'Tt is not commended" said the court
'.that the unification Of the terminal IA,
eifities Of the great cities, where many
railroad systems center, Is under all cir
cumstanoes and conditions a combination
in restraint OF commerce. Whether il Il
facility In aid Of interstate commerc'
or an unreasonable restraint forbidden By
the act OF congress as construed anS
applied by this court IN the Standard OF
and Tobacco cases will depend upon tn
intent 20 be inferred from the extent o.
control thereby secured over lnstrumen
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-01
Russia Sulking.

Dispatches say Russia shows no
Inclination to participate. with other
nations. In the Panama exposition at
San Francisco In 1915. The rea-
son assigned 10 Russia's grievance
against the United States for the
abrogation OF the treaty Of 1882, a
treaty whose principal provisions
Russia never made pretense at OBJ
serving.
In all probability this Is the cor
rect explanation. Russia has been
sulking since the president abrogated
that compact and II has been doing
more than that. II has been pro-
noting efforts at certain character
Of publicity designed to give the
wrong impression as to the facts In
this remarkable case. Pamphlets
have been written and distributed
throughout this country and doubt
less others. pretending to set forth
the truth" Of the situation between
Russia and the United States, Ger
tain Of these pamphlets are filled
with excerpts from the foreign press,
all tending to impose the brunt OF
criticism upon the American govern
ment. ta.H
II is not at all strange that Rus
sia. which had persistently and con-
tinuously ignored treaty obligations
for forty years, would take unkindly
to the abrogation Of the treaty, no
matter how Just or fair that action
was. But Russia has nothing to
gain and we nothing to lose by a
sulking attitude on her part, II is
to Russia's advantage to get and re-
main on the best OF terms with US,
The United States Is not going to
buy favor or friendship with any
nation at the expense Of the natural
rights and liberties Of any set or
sect Of her citizens. We crave Rus
sla's good will. but We must protect
American Jews as we'll as American
French or Italians or any other part
OF our citizenship. whether we are
favored With the friendship Of for
eign power or not. The United States
acted wisely ana courageously. 1t
endured the shame as long as 1t
should. Russia will see that in time.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-01
comrade Anderson About Right.


BRADSHAW. Neb., April 29.-To the
Editor Of The Bee: After reading Uncle
David Anderson's letter, we could not help
but think that he had matters about
correctly sized up. so far as Nebraska re-
publicanism Is concerned. His prophesy
is not real pretty for an old lifelong re-
publican to look at. but when we come
to consider the prominent basis he has
for making such an ugly prophesy. we
do not wonder that the old veteran looks
at 1t in that light.
During its entire statehood Nebraska
has been compelled to labor under great
disadvantages at Washington because Of
inexperienced senatorial efficiency. Many
Of our older states, especially the New
England states. have retained their SEN
ators for from eighteen to thirty years,
and In some cases longer than that.
But the policy Of this state Is to send
a new man every term and expect him to
cope with old and experienced members
and then we get mad because he does
not come up to our expectations and
stralghtway we turn him down and
send some other inexperienced aspirants.
II our memory serves Us correctly dur
ing the forty-two years We have been
voter in Nebraska. but one United States
senator has been sent from this state
that has been given q second term and
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-01
Nav Day and Spring Training.

This is May day. 1t seems to
have stolen in upon us fresh from
the lap of winter, which oyerstayed
its time. For the man who has
tended his furnace since last oe-
tober, there Is rest and recreation
out in the green grass, where the
mischievous little dandelion peeps
his yellow head through the yelVety
surface. He comes to take the place
OF sedentary habits, to timber up
the stiffened muscles and put the
athletic householder into fine form
for the later season. And IL the
good housewife finds time dragging
heavily upon her hands, she may run
out and give a tug or two at the per-
sistent little vagrant on the sward.
to practice her up for the coming
war upon the fly.
oh, the joys of the merry month
OF May do not all revolve around
the festive Maypole. They do not
all rise from the MARBLE OF the birds,
the croak Of hylas or even the babble
OF the brook. There are a few May
Joys that have a more practical
phase to them than any Of these
poetical fancies. But after so long
and arduous cold season, men need
to have their systems saturated with
the elastic air of the glowing sun
whenever one can catch 1t glowing.
With all o'erlapping of winter.
though, its deep snow brought to the
thirsty soil the moisture 1t needed
and that gives US great promise for
the time of reaping.
So, up from the basement and out
into the grass with your old friends,
the garden rake, the digging knife
and soon the lawnmower and be glad
that you are not like some men to
whom May day means nothing but
moving day.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-01
Why ALI This Secrecyi

Although no suggestion by The Bee
will have any weight with our Water
board, We nevertheless feel IL our
duty to inquire why the sale OF
81, 100000 of the ss,500,000 bond
Issue last year should be attempted in
stealthy secrecy.
Why should the Water board be
trying to dispose of these bonds at
private sale without advertising them
for public bids?
What reason is there to believe
that better price will be obtained
by O covert deal with bond syndi-
cate than by the open competition
OF as many bidders as can be brought
to submit proposals?
In this matter The Bee can have
no different interest than that Of the
taxpaying public to have the bonds
yield the best price which the credit
OF the city can command. Omaha has
never had $1,000, 900 of bonds to dis
pose Of at one time, In fact. 1t has not
s7,000,00 of bonds outstanding al
together. A 100000 bond deal
would be big one even for the big
gest cities Of the country. 1t seems
to US that transaction OF this mag
nitude should have all the publicity,
and all the light of day. that is pos
sible, and that every move by the
Water board should be above board,
II for no other purpose than to avoid
suspicion.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-01
ILLsokin{ Backward.
hisDagy in0maha.
+ COMPILED FROM BEE FLEA
Thirty Years Ago
MAY l..

Thirty Years Ago
Orders were received At military head
quarters hare from General Sheridan by
General Crook 10 forward Immediately
to Arizona the Third cavalry. That was
the beginning Of what was known later
as the Apache war.
The May term OF the United States
court opened with Judge McCreery pre-
siding. and Judge Dundy assisting. Major
Stephenson was appointed court crier.
and C. J. westerdahl and r. Z. Allen
bailiffs Out Of town attorneys attending
included Hon. 7. N. Marquette, Judge
HarwOod. L. C. Burr. II. L. Blodgett and
". J. Lamb OF Lincoln; Hon. W. II.
Munger and Charles Marshall Of FIRE.
mont. James b. Joy OF Sioux City, Hon.
Charles Rediek Of Fargo. District Attor-
ney G. NJ. Lambertson Of Lincoln. Master
in chancery C. d. Hull. and United States
Marshall Borrower.
John G. Nugent. manager OF the ST
Elmo, and Thomas Callen Of the Grand
Central saloon. took possession Of the
Academy Of Music from Redick & Cald.
well. the former proprietors, and viii
open the house as a regular vadiety the.
alter.
A change is to take place in the Baptist
church choir. the two Smiths withdraw
ing.
At tho Board Of Education meeting
Hon. L. X. Long was chosen president
J. ]. Points. vice president with a tie
vote on secretary between F. ]. Mcshant
and Charles Connoyer.
Miss Hattie p. Whitmore has returned
from the east after an absence Of nearly
year. during which she had been per
fecting her musical education.
DR.. Tilden and family left for Washing
ton City. to be gone about three months
for the benefit Of the doctors health.
William Knots, Douglas street between
Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets, Is put
ting on some new automatic hinges for
window blinds, being introduced by W. +,
Doolittle These hinges have already been
attached to the residences Of A. cruick'
shank and Z. Rosewater. where they can
be Inspected. 4.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-01
People Talked About

A professional humorist butted into a
lawyers meeting In Chicago and started
to read q paper on Ambulance Chasing
as Fine Art" Bulletins from a nearby
hospital hold out hope OF recovery. The
unfortunate realizes that there are times
when & Joke is not joke.
Miss Mabls Rice of Denver is general
manager and driver of a water wagon.
4 water wagon Is about the lonesomest
spectacle in the Colorado metropolis ana
is tolerated as an adjunct to the scenery.
Nevertheless, Miss Rice. with the assist
anee Of a pair Of mules. manages to pull
down $3.50 a day.
Captain Inman SeslIey commander Oh
the Inflated Republic. went down with
his ship after the collision and came up
again, hut his usefulness as skipper
was over. The captain Is now a senior
In the law department Of the University
OF Michigan and will soon hang out his
shingle as q specialist in admiralty law.
The puzzle department OF New York
paper in a moment Of carelessness Of
fered 500 for the translation Of a code
message plucked from the air and re-
lating to the Titanic disaster. The sender
Of the message quickly turned ths wire
less lingo into plain English and actually
got the money. The only sensation de-
veloped by the incident was the pain Of
passing over the coin.
Miss Mary McCulloch. one of the first
Undergraduates in this country, is to de-
liver an address at the nineteenth annual
meeting OF the. International Kindergar-
| ten association. which is to be held In
Des Moines. la. next month. The kinder
garten system for teaching young chill
dren was first introduced in St. Louis
and Des Moines was the second dv In
this country TO adopt the system
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-01

The local medical association has
exonerated one of its members
from charges OF "unprofessional
conduct" for being the beneficiary of
newspaper publicity in the form of
feature stories about a charity opera
ton. 1t was proved that the surgeon
did not pay for the advertising,
which, Of course. exempts the offense
from professionalism,
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-01
THE CONVERT.

Minna Irving in Leslie's.
He said he hated motor cars
And wished they all could be
Marooned upon a lonely isle.
or sunk beneath the sea.
He vowed a chauffeur ought to hang
In chains from every limb,
And. reckoned that his faithful mare
Was good enough for him. =
But lol one morning he awoke -.-
And found himself the heir
To all his uncle's boarded wealth,
And straightaway sold the mare.
He bought q little runabout,
A sporty red machine,
And clad In cap and goggles Joined
The guild Of gasoline. M
He rides all day and half the night,
He loves TO toot the horn.
And passes the horses on the road
With looks Of lofty scorn.
II tell you" he delights to say,
ITO travel fast and far
For business and for pleasure too,
There's nothing like the car"
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-01

With money as easy as It is today
Omaha ought TO &c enjoying the best
credit It ever had, Jet II Is said to be
having trouble in marketing its
bonds on as good terms as other cities
burdened With more debt and pos
sessed OF less wealth. II so. the real
cause should be located with q view
of restoring omaha's ability to Dor
row money as cheaply as the market
warrants.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-01
Offers the EXPLANATION.

OMAHA, April $50 the Editor Of The
Bee: l will write a short letter to your
paper In the interest Of the Third ward
and its registrations. The reason the
Third is commented upon is this, in short:
Every man who registers votes, and every
man that is old enough votes and hustles
up votes, and every man down here does
not try to be boss.
II you watch what have stated you
will find some true facts. have lived
thirty years In the Third ward and know
the conditions. OLE W. JACKSON.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-01
Twenty Years Ago


Visiting Methodists ministers and bish-
ops occupied local pulpits. they being in
attendance upon the general conference
Bishop I. w. Joyce Of Chattanooga
preached at Seward Street Methodist
church on Faith" Bishop Mallaiieu Of
New Orleans preached on I'm My Faith
ers House Are Many Mansions" at the
South Tenth street Methodist, and at the
First Methodist Bishop Bowman ex.
planned the utility OF homely illustrations,
so often used by Christ In his ministry,
while Bishop Merrill read the scripture
lesson.
President Musser Of the local car.
penter's union asked about a report that
his union was about to strike. said the
men had no idea OF such q move.
Captain Cecil Lechtman. Lieutenant
Claude II. congdon, Sergeant Ed Howell.
man and Quartermaster Benjamin Har-
burgh of the Hale zuaves of Kansas City
spent the day here as the guests Of
President Milford and Secretary Aitehi-
son Of National Competition Drill associa.
ton. going over plans for the approach
ing competition. The Kansas City men
said their zuaves would come forty
strong.
Dennis Sheedy. n Denver capitalist,
was registered at the Willard.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-01

How far gratitude in politics goes
is again exemplified by one OF the
Citizens union candidates who is
crying Down with Dahlman," who
himself, was twice pulled through
into the city council by Dahlman, and
but fer Dahlman would long ago
have been sent to political oblivion.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-01

II the high men in the city primary
were also to be the high men in the
city election, We would have a COM
mission Of seven men made up of
four republicans and three demo-
Gratis,
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-01

The woman who paid a man 5000
to marry her cannot find the gentle
men 10 serve notice on him that he
is released. Having jumped his con-
tract. he is probably playing among
the outlaws somewhere.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-01

II there is any one thing that
presidential primaries prove. it is
that the most experienced and skilled
political statisticians cannot make
any definite figures in advance
worth the paper they are written on.