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The Washington times., 1912-07-20

Soft plaid straw collapsible hats,
with Innings to match the darkest coior
in the straw, are much used with dust
coats
The Washington times., 1912-07-20

Aluminium cups in a pigskin case are
very handy for extra use besides.
The Washington times., 1912-07-20

Leather veil cases are almost a necAs-
sity for the fair traveller. In no other
way can they be carried and kept fresh
and unwrinkled.
The Washington times., 1912-07-20

Little pocket medicine cases Of leath-
er, with their contents packed as fatty
as possible, contain all of the necessary
Venient
The Washington times., 1912-07-20

Suede faced, silk backed gauntlet
gloves are fayorites at this season. as
they are pracucai durable. and, best OF
all, cool to wear. They come In big ,k,
gray, and brown.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-27
BY GARRETT P. SERVISS
By HAL COLEMAN.

his schooling, if ever he had any,
or concerning the manner in which
he acquired his universal knowl-
edge or developed his matchless
power of literary expression.
Yet the plays and poems were
written by some one! Who was it,
then? Most of those who have un-
dertaken to demolish the Shake
speare legend have assumed that 1t
was the great scholar and universal
genius of that age-Lord Francis
Bacon-and that Shakespeare, the
actor. was simply a puppet used by
Bacon to conceal his authorship,
because, at that time, and particu-
larly because of the political sig
nificance of the plays, it would have
been fatal to Bacon to be known
as their author.
This is the view taken by Sir Ed
VIII turning -IIdWI6HC6, VINO mas
just sent me copy of pamphlet
written by him on THE Shake
speare Myth" l do not find this
pamphlet to be as convincing as
many of the more extensive works
on the subject that ! have read,
but l mention it as showing how
vain is the hope of the defenders
of Shakespeare of Stratford thruagh
thick and thin that they may be
able to discourage further question:
ing by denouncing all doubters
with contemptuous and scurrilous
epithets. THERE ARE AS GOOD
p SCHOLARS AND AS ABLE
THINKERS ON THE OTHER
SIDE OF THE QUESTION AS ON
THEIRS. l do not think that |
could recommend to any intelligent
person a course of reading of more
fascinating interest, or more in
forming. than that which would be
furnished by an attentive perusal
of the best that has been written
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-27
"Votes for Winrnin"
By DAMON RUNYON.

I n Kerry's one
wimmn sezvant RICH
hadn't neither, S n the fight
I'll a
Now PUNK has inch O. betwx his
He an to spare
So IS must
I'll take chanst Mother an the gals!
PUNK: when wmmin will
They'll a shootin'
An they'll public for
SO a o n gals!
For I've knowed PUNK fer here
n head nearly
An 10
I'll take a oil Mother
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-27

on both sides of this curious con-
troversy. The "anti- Shakespeare
lists" have one disadvantage--they
have, as the nature of the subject
rendered inevitable, attracted to
their side a number of persons who
ordinarily are looked upon as
"cranks," and whose concurrence
is rather an obstruction than an aid
to their cause.
An Appeal.
Now. l am not going to express a
definite opinion on the question as
to who really did write the great
est masterpieces that English liter
allure can boast, but l am going to
make an appeal fol- a concerted eff
fort, by competent scholars, to clear
up the mystery. There are many
who think that an exploration of
the Shakespeare tomb at Stratford
might cast a great deal Of light
upon it, Why, then, should not
such an exploration be made? To
speak of proclamation in such a
case is in itself a proclamation.
Others are of opinion that a more
thorough search than private means
have yet rendered possible of the
innumerable repositories of books,
pamphlets, manuscripts, letters, etc,
which exist in England and else
where might have surprising re-
suits. Many discoveries, bearing
more or less upon the subject in
controversy, have already been
made in unexpected places, one of
them in London, only two or three
years ago.
What is needed is ORGANIZA-
TION and MONEY and the world
at large would, surely, be as much
interested in knowing who the evil
liam Shakespeare" whom it has been
taught to revere as the foremost of
all its geniuses really was, as in
knowing the character of the ice
covering the south pole.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-27
Whaling Industry Doomed

The end of the whaling industry in sight according to
Roy Andrews who recently returned from Corea with vama
bic additions for the museums in New York City
As in other fields the japanese have made the most of the
whale and canned whale is in substitute
for beef, which Is costly and hard to obtain
Only since the Russian War have the little brown men
made whaling science but already they foreseen the
end OF the pursuit and engaged perfecng
ing system by which steady supply of fish may upon
Instead of the wase methods foreaths the jap
anese have treated the whale with intelligent handling
mat the modern packer beows the steer Nothing is al
lowed to waste
Our propensity for killing will soon put the whale in
class with the carrier pigeon and the dodo
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-27
Who Was Shakespeare?

lark TWA1NS last book
vi was called rs Shakespeare
Dead?" and in it the ia
nous humorist, who had often
proved that he was no mere literary
clown, but man of singularly pro-
found judgment and most pene-
trating intelligence, ridiculed, in his
inimltable way. the time honored
legend that William Shakespeare,
or Shakspere, or Shagsper or what
ever really was his variously
spelled name, had written the i'm
mortal plays and poems that go
under the name of William Shake
speare." Notwithstanding the stud
led silence of most of the Shake
spearean literary critics, who would
apparently have been glad II the
world could be kept In ignorance of
what so widely read and univer-
sally praised an author as Mark
Twain thought on this subject. his
book has recently appeared in
European edition of English mas
terpieces which everybody reads,
so that the attempt to smother it
has pOta hlN ia He'd
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-27
By DOROTHY DIX

: Or the old lady nags and frets a,
her son-in-law because he smoko,
when she disapproves of tobacco
or he has beer with his dinner
when she is a w. C. T. u. or he has
old chums of whom she is susnI-
clous. or because he will read the
Sunday newspaper instead Of 20.
ing to church.
1t never occurs to the old Isdv
that her daughter-in-Ia NAV he
far more intelligent woman than
she Is; that her way of keepins
house and raising children NAV ba
a thousand times more scientific
or that the daughter-i n-law's wav
may represent the advance in prog.
ress of a generation, and that even
II 1t doesn't, the daughter-ip-law
has Just as good a right to run her
own affairs in her way as She had
to run hers in her way.
It Is Impertinence.
Nor does 1t dawn on her that anv
man who pays for the support Of a
home has the privilege of doing in
1t as he pleases, and that it Is an
1nsolent impertinence for anv out
slider to interfere with him.
Mother-tn-law is always an un-
welcome guest, whether It is in her
sons or her daughters house and
1t is her own fault in the majority
OF cases that this is true. And It is
true because she can not keep her
finger out OF her children's pies.
Because a woman happens to be
the mother of her host or hostess
does not make her any the less a
guest under his or her roof, and if
she could only remember this and
conduct herself according TO the
rules laid down by decent society
for the guidance of guests, it would
enormously augment the sum OF
human happiness.
Because a woman Is Shaving IN
her sons house gives her no right
to try to boss it and her daughter
ln-law. or to criticise' the bread
she eats. On the contrary, It should
make her that much more discreet
and chary OF making suggestions.
Daughter-in-law will ask for her
advice when she wants it, and the
wise thing is to withhold counsel
even when it is requested.
Nor does the fact that she is liv-
Ing with her daughter give a wom-
an the right to police her son-in-
law and make herself disagreeabIe
to him. On the contrary, as she
pays for her board with her society
1t is all the more up to her TO make
that society agreeable, soothing and
flattering.
Are Not Adaptable.
Old people are not adaptable, and
1t seems impossible for the woman
who has ruled supreme in her own
house to take second place in some
body else's. 1t is likewise impossi-
bic for a mother to realize that her
children ever grow up, and that
when they are married they have a
duty to husband or wife that comes
even before their duty to her This
is why the advent of the nother-i2-
law in a family is almost invariably
the beginning of trouble, and why
no mother should go to live win
any one of her married children
it is possible to avoid it.
Undoubtedly daughters -in-Ia"
and sons-in-law are not angel Fl"
live with. They lack much 10 o.
thence and consideration in dea'iH5
with their wives and Husbands
mothers. But mothers skirts a'7
not clear either, and the "oi''""
who has really her childrens iH'''
est at heart, who loves them VI"
selfishly, will go to an old ia"'''
home before she will 60 .J w
with them,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-27

~
her son, whose wife's mother
also lived in the same house.
Both the son and his wife did all
they could to make the old lady
happy, but she disapproved Of the
manners and point of view of the
daughter n-law's mother, and felt
it to be her sacred duty to express
her opinion freely on the subject.
Trouble ensued.
Then the mother went to live
with her married daughter, but she
didn't like her son-i laws rela-
tives any better than she did her
daughter-in-law's, and she likewise
felt it nothing more than right, and
her privilege, to vent her senti-
ments, thereby stirring UP strife
again, and precipitating another
family row.
1t appears that before mother ar
rived on the scene both her son
and her daughter were on the most
affectionate terms with their Gin
laws" and got along beautifully
with them, and because they re-
fused to sever these kindly ties,
and take mothers part in the fool
ish quarrels, she feels that she has
been very badly treated, and calls
them undutiful children, and re-
CARDS herself as a prosecuted mar
tyr.
OF course, there is no use in
telling this old lady that her son
and daughter are right, and that
there's just one person more fool
ish than the individual who is al
ways getting into quarrels, and
that is the one who takes up some
body else's quarrel Nor is there
any good in telling her that, so far
from having a grievance in her
children loving their "in-laws," she
should be down on her knees
thanking heaven for the miracle
that has been vouchsafed in their
behalf
The Conceit of Age.
Nor is it worth while to remind
her that other people have just as
good right to their own code Of
ethics and conduct as she has, and
that she holds no divine commits
sion to go around reforming the
world, and forcing other people to
measure up to her little narrow
inch rule.
Colossal self conceit is one of the
unlovely characteristics Of age that
only the biggest and broadcast
minded people escape. BY the time
a woman has admired herself for
sixty-odd years vanity becomes an
incurable disease. By the time she
has been sure she was exactly right
for half a century you could remove
a mountain easier than you could
shake her faith in her own infalli-
bility, and her mind is as imper-
vious to the suggestion that she
might be in the wrong as a granite
.bowlder is to the prick of a cam
brio needle.
Old people always think they are
Solomons; that their way of doing
things is the only way; their point
of view the only correct one, and
this is what makes it so difficult
for any old man or woman, and
especially an old woman, to live in
another persons house.
The old woman quarrels with her
daughter-inlaw because the
daughter-in-law doesn't keep house
exactly as she did, and doesn't
bring up her children just as she
brought up hers and because
daughter-in-law goes out to clubs
when she never did, or wears tight
skirts when she wore hoop skirts,
or she uses the best china every
day when she always kept hers
nR9A1' l-4.i@ and key, and brought it
out only On stA3sa occasions.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-27
Followed the Footmarks.


Mark Twain was simply follow
ing and Illuminating the footmarks
OF many able writer's who have
traversed this ground since Della
Bacon opened the controversy more
than half a century ago. Probably
hundreds of books and pamphlets
have been published with the aim
of proving that Mr. Shakespeare,
of Stratford- Avon, was not and
could not have been the writer of
the Shakespeare plays and poems:
that, at best, he was nothing more
than a fairly good actor, whose
knowledge of the world and man.
kind was confined to what a play
actor. in those days when play act
ing was a profession that cult
waited people looked down upon,
could acquire; that he was so igno-
rant that IT is a nice question
whether he could even write his
name; that he died without the
slightest public notice being taken
of his death and leaving no trace
of books, manuscripts, notes, let
ters or any, the least of the in
Vulnerable things which a great
thinker. writer, scholar, poet and
philosopher (such as the author of
the plays evidently was) must nat
urally have possessed; that many
of the greatest of the plays made
their first appearance YEARS AFT
ER HIS DEATH; that he never
claimed TO be the author of the
masterpieces bearing his name, and
took no interest in their preserva-
ton; that hundreds of the most
wonderful lines in the great plays
were added by an unknown hand
after he was in his grave. and many
other remarkable facts of a SINH
lar nature. 1t has also been shown
that he was person of so little
Importance that not a scrap of gem
uine information exists concerning
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-28

chases before their inspection was over
and they were ready to leave.
Among the visitors was Mayor Gaynor
lie went to express his cooperation with
the Housewives league. The high cost
OF living, he told the women. was due in
considerable measure to the unwise
way in which many housekeepers maue
their purchases.
You have the right idea" said the
mayor. 81 wish Mrs. Gaynor did her own
marketing"
Mrs. Julian Heath, president Of the
Housewives league. explained that her
ideas were along conservative lines.
A week or so ago one OF the commits
sioners in charge OF the state food in
vestigating committees work spoke Of
plan that had been proposed. This idea
was a string Of markets in convenient
parts Of town with regard to the density
OF population, which would supply New
York's needs. Mrs Heath believes this
idea a good one. Business interests and
the residential section are moving up
town, she said, and still the markets stay
downtown.
What we want to do is to educate the
modern woman into the ways OF economi-
cal buying" she declared. She must
learn how to prepare her list of the arti-
cles which will be needed In her home.
and then she must be able to purchase
them. We are not in favor Of any scheme
which is merely charity. such as selling
food at cost and people donating their
time. which the middleman rightly con-
slders he should be paid for."-New York
sun.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-28
CUTS THE COST OF LIVING
Housewives League Devises Prac-
teal Means of Economy
on Food.

New York has an organization OF
women who are devoting their spara
time to studying the problems Of food
supply. Il Is called the Housewives
league and is an outgrowth Of the home
economic committee Of the City Fedora
ton of women's Clubs The purpose OF
the league IL not to do away with the
middleman entirely. but TO investigate
and see how many landings can he
eliminated from the time an article Is
prepared for the market by the producer
until the same article reaches the con-
sumner.
On Wednesday. April .. members OF tn"
league visited the Washington market
Every preparation was made by the mar
ket men for the coming Of the league
members The stalls Of the market were
decorated with American flags and hunt
ing. Every merchant arrayed himself in
a spotess white apron and band was
seated on a raised platform 10 keep the
women guests interested while they were
shopping.
Each visitor received market basket.
and II is said that most Of them had
their baskets pretty well filled with pur-
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-28
Nebraska

petition Of the traction company TO
charge a scent fare to Haveloek and
University Place. instead Of the six for
5 cents in vogue now. The company in
sists that the lower fare is Improbable
and the residents Of the suburbs assert
that it is profitable.
kearncy Boys ut Work.
Land Commissioner Cowies has returned
from visit to the new Industrial school
and tuberculosis hospital at Kearney.
Active work on the farm Is now under
way and the boys have already planted
forty-five acres of potatoes. In addition
IT is expected the school will raise twen-
ty-five acres Of tomatoes. which win be
sold to eannery; forty acres Of beets,
forty Of oats. and 30 OF corn. At the
tuberculosis hospital the contractor has
the east wing Of the building under roof
and the roof timbers are being placed
on the central portion and the west wing
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-28
WORK ON NEW MONASTERY
AT HUMPHREY BEGINS

HUMPHREY. Neb.. April s7.--CSpecial.l
Work was begun today on the new
sSo,O0 Franciscan monastery at this
place. The work OF tearing down the old
building will be hurried. and the new
building completed before fall. The new
building will occupy the site of the pres
ent one and will be in keeping with the
large Catholic church at this place. For
the present the priests will live in the
school building.
DR.. Condor received two new deer last
night for the Condor park at this place,
but in some unaccountable manner made
their escape during the night The morn
ing freight on the Chicago & North
western railroad ran over one Of them,
but the other is at large. The other deer
in the park did not escape.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-28
LINCOLN MAN KILLED BY
CAVE-IN AT TECUMSEH

TECUMsEH, April T.-tspecial.l-J. c.
clark, a Burlington bridge construction
foreman, was instantly killed here this
morning while engaged in conduit work
east of town. He was underground and
was killed by a cave In. Mr.. Clark lives
In Lincoln and has family, a son also
being employed BY the railroad com
pany, He was a years of age. The body
was brought TO town by his fellow work
man. and is being prepared for ship
ment to Lincoln.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-28
TOURISTS AND THEIR JEWELS
Half the Articles Purchased Abroad
Esade the Customhouse
Taxes.

Half of the Jewels that come to Amer
lea are Struggled, nine.tenths OF the
smuggling is done by American tourists
and nine times out Of ten they lose money
by It," said Ludwig Nissen, president Of
the Precious Stone Importers association
OF New York.
THE tourists are many and very long
pursed andthey have the idea, especially
business men who have never had time to
pay attention to jewelry, that prices are
much lower in Europe than here.
When a rich man and his wife arrive
in Paris. with nothing to do but visit the
shops and become enamoured Of the
beautiful gems displayed. the shopkeepers
take very good care strongly TO confirm
this opinion. They have a clever near
truth which they use with the greatest
effect, that the United States imposes a
60 per cent duty on jewelry. They are
careful to leave unsaid that this charge
applies only to msdeup jewelry, such as
rings, brooches. etc, which are almost
never imported. while unset cut stones
are taxed but 10 per cent, and gems in
the rough go duty free. Since the cost
Of a piece. of jeBelry depends almost
wholly on the stones in II the price OF
jewelry in America is raised only some
10 per cent BY the tariff. not % per cent.
And dearly the smuggler pays for his
10 per cent. Those traders know an
American as soon as he enters their shops
and raise their prices as a welcome to
him, for rarely are the articles tagged.
IL the tourist is willing to haggle he can
often buy for one-half what was asked Of
him first.
And even the lowest price is apt to
be higher than IL would be in America.
for the enormous wealth OF our country
provides better market for such a
luxury as jeweIry. We do business on a
larger scale. with less percentage Of
profit And by the same token the Amer
lean quality is better. for our workshops.
paying the largest salaries. attract the
best craftsmen Of Europe.
THE choicest stones are brought here
too. On cabling an order TO Europe
have often been answered, We have no
American goods meaning none OF first
quality.
THE bad bargaining Of the amateur
smuggler may not end when he leaves
the store with his purchase. Sailing
shortly to another continent, he can
hardly return or exchange the goods II
for any reason he comes to regret having
bought them. And when he attempts to
smuggle them through Collector Loeb's
custom house he runs long risk OF los
ing his jewels and his money and his
good name to boot.
For the government has agents in
those same stores that kindly instructed
MIN in how to avoid paying duty. and
his purchase may have been reported to
those agents. The government has in
this surveillance an auxiliary in our
Importers Protective association. which
Is shortly to be expanded into the Ma
tionai jewelers. Protective association. 40
that the forces Of all the wholesale and
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-28

retail jewelers. in the country may he
united against smuggling and other
forms Of lawbreaklng.-New York sun.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-28
Lexington Elects Teachers.

LEXINGTON. Neb., April T.-(special.)
The school board Of the Lexington city
schools has elected the following as in
structors for the coming year:t
Superintendent c. +. Benson; principal
high school. Miss NAV Hamilton as
sistant principal. Mr. chatterton; Latin
and domestic science. Miss stewart: COM
mercial department, J. II. Hale; history.
Mary Eyer: mathematics, Miss Alice Hall ;
music and physical culture, Hiss Cora
Thomas.
West ward-Principal, Mr.. Berquest;
grade teachers. Miss Eva Williams, Miss
George, Miss Edna Anderson. Miss Flora
Moulds, Miss Hazencamp, Miss Crandell
East ward--Miss Clark, principal;
third and fourth grades, Miss Malone.
South ward-Miss Hazel Warrington
and Miss Gilmore.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-28
HEMINGF0RD ACCEPTS
NEW CITY WATER PLANT

HEMINGFORD. Neb,. April T.-tSpe-
ciall-The city water plant. which has
been under construction here for the last
year was formally turned over to the
city today. The council. together with a
representative Of the Katz-Craig Con-
struction company of Omaha, inspected
the entire plant before acceptance and
II is pronounced one Of the most COM
plete in the state. The fact that the
water works is owned by the city will
only hasten the electric light plant and
sewerage. which will place Hemingford
state.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-28
HYMENEAl


REPUBLICAN CITY. Neb.. April n
CspeciaI.)-Miss Gertrude Vallicott and
Harry G. Gould of this place were
married April s at the home Of W. H
Williams of this city. Rev. A. c. Spen-
Ger. pastor of the Methodist church. per-
formed the ceremony. The bride is the
daughter of DR.. o. j. yaliicott Of this
place and the groom the son of c. H.
Gould.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-28
Peru Normal Win. from kearney.

: PERU, Neb., April N.-tspecIaLl-A
game of base ball was played here yes
terday between our normal school team
and the Kearney Normal. Peru won by
a score of S to . Unusual interest was
felt in the outcome because of the fact
that Peru has never yet been defeated by
Kearney in an athletic event. Clemments
pitched for the local team.