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Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-15
GRINs AND GRoANs.

Il had a terrible dream last night.
dreamed that q had died and gone to
heaven
~Well, didn't heaven seem to be beau
tiful placer"
''Oh, yes, it was beautiful enough; but ID
seemed that the speed limit was fifteen
miles an hour everywhere. Chicago
Record Herald. Il.
Ethel-Jack Huggard told me long
story last night ...
Kitty-Is he an interesting story teller
Ethel-I should say SO; he held his au-
dience from start to finish.-Boston Tran
script,
so IL seems when you started to thrash
your wife, she armed herself with the
rolling pin and whipped you first. How
do you explain that?'
II guess 1t was because she beat me 10
1t. Baltimore American.
Didn't YOU say II was going to be the
hottest summer on record q
Yes" replied the confident weather
prophet. But those cool days were very
pleasant. What's the use of making II
disagreeahle for everybody simply fol-
the sake of having your OWN way?'-
Washington Star.
'Mr. Spooner, think I like you better
than any of the other fellers that come to
our house"
Why SO, Bobby?'
cause when you give sister a box q
candy she always turns. it over to me-
Chicago Tribune.
Well, Jingle" said the manager, "dit
you make the sale?"
Yes said the salesman. Il couldn't
get the darned old machine to run ovei
half speed. but | arranged with one oi
the town constables to arrest US for ex'
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-15
Rats.

It might seem that a great federal
government were engaging In small
business to make war on rats, but
that is the latest means adopted by
the United States for resisting the
possible spread of the bubonic plague
from the Pacific to the Atlantic,
Happily our government engages in
the campaign before a crisis or emer-
gency arises. 1t is not disposed to
wait until the patient is dead before
administering the medicine.
Bubonic plague never exists upon
our shores except in sporadic cases,
so that this precaution by the gov.
ernment is not to be misapprehended
as an alarm of present danger. The
action is none the less urgent and
wise, for IL, as scientists now firmly
believe, this malady is communicated
by rodents, the proposed plan, Il
successfully carried out, should hav,
the effect Of precluding what nigh
otherwise call for curative measures
l
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-15
THE ROAD OF BLUFF.
Detroit Free Press.

Detroit Free Press.
There's heap of bluff in this world, my
boy,
And a lot that isn't so;
And many will tell You the road OF bluff
Is the road you ought to 60
They'll tell you it's easy to make men
think
You are what you're really not
But Just make good as you SO along
And you won't have to bluff lot.
You will see sometimes a buffer stand
Face front, where the heroes are, -,
But his heart is weak, and the test Will
come.
He'll Quit IL the road be far.
And what seemed good when the pa'h
was fair
And the skies above were blue
VIII loom as 1t is wnen the trial comes,
And only the good will do.
So turn from the road Of bluff, my boy,
And travel the narrow way,
Where every deed Is a deed we'll DONE
And the buffer dare not stray.
Make good as you so along, my boy
And you'll never need to plulf,
And You'll never fear any test that comes
II you're built of the proper stuff
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-15


amendments that made the freedmen citi-
zens and during that period the race has
made wonderful progress. A new genera
ton has como upon the stage and taken
up the duties OF citizenship where the
old one left off. American born and bred.
loyal to the government by instinct and
by training, sons OF the soil like their
fathers before them. they are without any
taint of anarchism or of the various
forms of socialism that we not only admit
but almost welcome in foreign-born Hitter
ates. Our eolored citizens do not have to
be- assmilated or Americanized; they
have been born into the body polite and
are part and parcel of the people. They
do no. send money out of the country or
expect to leave II. They are here to stay
and all they ask is to be treated as Ameri-
cans. There are nearly 100000 of them
In the United States-to be exact. s,s2S, 2si
with a proportionate number Of voters,
To disfranehise these voters, to relegate
them to a political serfdom only less op-
pressive and intolerable than actual slav-
cry would not be progress nor square
deal. On the contrary, it would be Iona
step backward toward conditions which
the republican party spent the best years
of its political existence in fighting. And
who can doubt that denial to these eiti-
Gems Of representation In political eonven'
L. Al.
right Of representation In law making
bodies and even the right Of suffrage
itself? Aside from the infamy of the ac
! it shows the towering egetism of a des
perate political schemer who hopes BY
such methods to win political support II
a section Of the country where he doe'
not stand the ghost Of chance. o.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-15
People Talked About

Sixty-four years resident of California
and 81 years old, Mary Josephine Melvin.
born In Ireland. tottered into a San
Francisco court and filed her first papers
to become citizen.
Owing TO the high cost OF other neces-
saries OF life, Detroit's grating aldermen
stuck to prices ranging from s1Oo to soc,
the latter figure covering the commission
Of the leader.
Colonel Cole Blease of South Carolina
ID no respector OF wealth in distributing
hot air certificates OF disrespect. His
latest exploit is to consign malefactor
of great wealth to, a front seat in the
Ananias club.
Former Senator Nelson w. Aldrich OF
Rhode Island proelaims himself "a citizen
farmer permanently retired from public
life, The simple Joys and scenic witehery
of the countryside so deeply lmpresses
the old-time senatorial leader that the
creaking of the famous machine interests
him no more.
Brevity and simplicity in will-making
scores again. On sheet of ordinary note
paper, without date, Mrs. Florence N. G,
Nimick OF Pittsburgh expressed her
wishes on the disposal of an estate OF
81. 100000. and the courts held the docu-
ment to be unbreakable.
The first report made to the authorities
under the new industrial accident com
pensation Flaw of Massachusetts,, cover
ing the month of July last, shows thirty
two fatal accidents. or this number nine
teen were in the service of employers In
sured under the law and twelve left rel
atlves wholly dependent on their support
| Under the terms Of the law these de-
pendents will receive one-half the weekl,
wages of the deceased covering a pestot
| OF 900 weeks. totaling ss7,slL Liabilit,
In the other cases amount to only $500
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-15

This new movement is a move
ment of truth" says the bull moose.
Every time he makes a new promise
ones mind reyerts to Under no cir
cumstances will / be candidate for
or accept another nomination. "
Words are good and only so when
backed by deeds"
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-15


The Roosevelt party signalizes it's adj
vent in the political field by an act OF
injustice that gives the lie to all it's pro-
fesslons of political progress. The action
OF the Roosevelt convention in excluding
negro delegates on the ground of color
alone, and without reference to the regu-
larity Of their election or the form OF
their credentials. draws the color line In
a new form and gives open aid and COM
fort TO the persistent attempt in some of
the states to nullify the constitution and
not only disfranchise but disci.izenize the
negro. 1t is too late in the day now,
many years too late, to discuss the merits
of Lincoln's emancipation act or the
wisdom Of enfranchising the negro; these
are long accomplished facts and their
results are part of the national history
and tn national life.
The party with which the thirds termer
was so long connected and which con-
ferred upon him office after office, could
point to nothing in It's honorable career
more honorable than Its defense of the
civil and political rights of the men that
Lincoln lifted from slavery and started
on the way TO citizenship. Now comes
the renegade leader of the new party and
tries to win in desperate attempt to
perpetuate his official career by declaring
that the men whom Lincoln freed and by
whose suffrages the third termer himself
has so often profited shall not sit in q
convention with his white followers.
Let US consider for moment the politi-
cal tendency and moral effect of this
action. Nearly fifty years have passed
since the enactment Of the constitutions
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-15

From Sheriff Mcshane's action in
the South Omaha case and his ap-
pointment of man for deputy sher-
If who, while awaiting trial in dis
triet court, wears an alias. what do
some Of the better element" voters
Of Omaha. who helped to put him
into office, think cf their young
Mister Mcshane' by now?
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-15

Miss Jane Addams' great service
to the world rests upon the principle
Of social justice without color line
She surely does not endorse the bull
moose action Of denying a place to
the negro in the great movement
that is to alleviate ali the fills and
pains OF humanity and lift US at once
to state OF ideaiism.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-15

California Laws Give Rich Game
Monopoly.
On, surely this is a mistake. Cali
fornia's governor, who dominated
the last legislature and righted all
existing wrongs, is too good q bull
mooser for that.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-15

In the days OF 1895 Nebraska had
as many state committees as it has
now. The list included, besides the
established party organizations, sill
yer republicans, gold democrats and
two wings of the prohibitionists,
But the extras didn't last long.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-15

We have the colonel's own word
for it, as a faunal naturalist, that
"the bull moose is the most selfish
Of beasts" and that "under all cir
cumstances he will be found looking
out for his own interests. to the ex.
clusion OF others"
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-15

Ii Eugene Debs Is not constantly
ON the alert he will wake up some
fine morning to discover that cer-
tain ambitious candidate has stolen
away with all his thunder, lightning
and wind and the "makin's."
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-15
REGULATING ARMY PROMOTIONS
Provisions Of Bill Favorably Reported to the Home
Army and Navy Register

A bill to amend section s Of the act of
october !, 1884, providing for the ex-
animation Of certain officers Of the army
and to regulate promotions therein has
been favorably reported to the house.
Under this act when an officer is found
disqualified for promotion for any other
reason than physical disability contracted
In line OF duty or for lack Of profess
sional qualifications there is no means Of
completely disposing Of the case. sep
arate proceeding before an army retir-
Ing board becoming necessary, The OBJ
ject of the bill is to amend this act so
as to save the time and expense involved
In placing officers before retiring board.
as well as to restrict the loss of files in
lineal rank sustained by an officer on
examination for promotion to the actual
casualties during the one year he is sus-
pended from promotion. Section of
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-15
Mutual Admiration

Governor johnson Of California, candi-
date hr vice president on the Progress
sive ticket says he would rather 90
down to defeat with Roosevelt than to
victory with anyone else. by George,
that's bully"
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-15

Thou shalt not steal" But the
bull mooser proposing to launch a
national weekly tried to steal Mr..
Bryan's associate editor, just the
same.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-15

One way for a deputy sheriff TO
keep from finding man be does
not wish to serve with legal sum-
mons is to shut his eyes when he
sees his man.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-15
JULY CIRCULATl
5l,l09

gtate Of Nebraska, County Of Douglas, IS.
Dwight Williams, circulation manager
81 The Bee Publishing company, being
suIy sworn, says that the average daily
circulation for the month OF july, iyiz'
was 81, iO9, DWIGHT WILLIAMS.
Circulation Manager.
Subscribed In my presence and sworn
N before me this "a day Of August. 1872,
fseaI1 ROBERT HUNTER,
Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-15

A lot of natural gas was wasted
before the city and gas company
compromise was reached.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-15

Kansas City now proposes to vary
the monotony of immaculate virtue
BY pretending 1t Is bad. 50 1T has
scared up police graft story.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-15
WeFks Out Both Ways,
Cleveland Plain Dealer.

The high cost of living Is due to ex-
travagance, declares Senator Burton
And the high cost of living forces US
to be extravagant Doesn't IT work out
logically?
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-15
[LookinS Backward
lhisDaVy inOmafla.
{ COMPILED Facnh ZEE FlLEs
COMPILED FROM ZEE FILES
AUGUST is.

Thirty Years Ago
The call for a republican convention
for the Third judicial district to be held
at Blair is out under the names OF ]. M.
Chapman, chairman, and w. l. Baker,
secretary.
At the city council meeting formS
charges were preferred against the city
marshal for falling to do lot of things
he was supposed to do.
Miss Mary Andrew will give art lessons
at her studio above Max Meyers store
Farnam and Eleventh streets.
Miss Carrie Mason gave a birthday
party at the residence Of her parents, Sli
Pierce street, with about twenty friends
present.
All departments OF the B. &c NJ gen
eral offices are to be closed in respect
to the memory of Fl, NJ, Smith, late as
sistant general freight agent, ...
The operetta Penelope" was given at
Masonic hall for the benefit of Trinity
church.
Bids for $4,000 Omaha sewer bonds un-
ming twenty years at 6 per cent were
opened. The highest bidder was the Ver-
mont Savings bank at Battleboro, offer
1l0ss.
A phaeton belonging to P. H. Sharpe
ran away on Farnam, eolliding with a
buggy near Thirteenth driven by Miss
Belle Kimball, who, however, was not
seriously hurt
The Paxton hotel under the hands OF
painters is assuming gorgeous appear
ance.
Henry N. James, newly elected SUPER
intendent of schools. arrived from Cleve-
land to look over the ground.
Frank w. Bandauer Of the Union Pa
cific land department was married to
Miss Emily Krejei. daughter Of FIJI
more county farmer, By Judge Beneka.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-15

the bill regulates the examination for pro-
motion In case Of majors of the medical
corps SO as to conform to details as re-
quired for other officers. Section Q covers
the increased responsibility imposed upon
officers who serve on promotion boards
created by the act. Section eorfects on
the lineal list the position of all officers
who have suffered greater loss of files
by reason of the increase of the army by
legislative enactment during the period of
suspension from promotion than they
would have sustained had there been no
such legislation during such period The
provisos OF the first and second sections
Of the bill provide for future cases, while
the last section corrects injustices which
have already occurred. There are but
ten officers now In the army who have
suffered unusual loss Of rank due to the
enactment of legislation during the period
Of suspension from promotion.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-15

That demented colored damsel
looking for Jack Johnson will find
him about as easily as some of his
late professional antagonists have.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-15

Mr.. Perkins may be ene OF the
common people, but Bradstreet's
and Dun's do not SO rate him.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-15

The senate's passage of a parcels
pest measure Is another reminder
that Tom Piatt has been dead long
time.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-15

Subscribers leaving the city
temporarily should have The
Bee mailed to them. Address
will be changed as often as re-
quested.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-15

Those who were looking for any
special animation in Governor VIII
sons pronunciamento must be
amused.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-15
Ten Years Ago

len AeaFs hKO
Central Labor union adopted a. resolu.
tion demanding that Governor Savage ask
j. w. Thomas to resign from the newly
appointed fire and police board and that
the governor name Harry Mcvea, presi-
dent of Central Labor union, for the
place, thus living up to his promise to
recognize labor on the board
The Second Ward Republican club en-
dorsed the candidacy of A. C. Troup for
the district court and that Of Corliss +.
Hopper for the Board OF Education. Ths
club met at 1885 South Sixteenth street
Grocers butchers, gardeners and huck-
sters were planning stock company for
the erection of market house that shall
be Independent of the city. We've got
to have a home of our own now" said C.,
L. Porter, chairman of the wholesale
committee Of the Retail Grocers associa-
tion.
A committee from the city council and
one from the Board OF Education met to
perfect arrangements for game of ball
at Vinton street park for the benefit Of
the Auditorium fund The city council
committee comprised Councilman Zim-
man and Hoye and City Clerk Elbourn;
the Board of Education was represented
by Superintendent Pearce Theodore John
son. ]. ], Smith and w. r. Homan Theo.
dore Johnson was made captain of the
boards team and Fred Hoye OF the coun-
ell bunch. Rev. e f, Trefz and l. Il.
congdon were named as umpires.
| Mr., and Mrs Arthur English left for
a fishing trip around the Minnesota lakes
Rev. Robert Yost, pastor of St. Mary's
sAvenue Congregational church. and Mrs
Yost went to Pittsburgh to attend III,
funeral Of Rev. M, NJ. Sweeney, father
of Mrs Yost,
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-15

Now that the Madison tWis.l con-
ference on reforming the press has
heen held, watch all the faults of
the press disappear.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-15

II is not surprising to know that
that aviation school In the east went
up into the air.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-15

In setting forth these known facts, we
make no account of any such temporary
and artificial reaction as sometimes oc-
ours as a result OF political misgiving
itself; that influence Is usually over-es-
timated. Nor have we any idea of pre-
dieting what Wall street calls q boon" Z"
The essential fact is that We are not
confronted by hard times and that the
voter is not likely to lend ready ear to
the professional agitator merely because
Of disturbance by trade depression, II
these signs of the moment are pointing
the way to good times generally In the
autumn, there can be no great doubt as
to whose candidacy will be hurt by them.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-15

"Why vote for Taft?" Just to
show you love your country.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-15
eeeaing the speed limit, and cid skee-
zicks fell for 1t right away. Judge.

A report like a pistol shot rang out on
the air, and Uncle Silas jumped her-
vously,
"Massy sakes," he cried. what was
that? Anybody been shot?
.oh, no." smiled his city cousin, "thats
only an automobile.
"oh," said the old man, somebody DIS
chafgin' his show-foor?" - HarPers
WaaElv
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-15
Twenty Years Age

Twenty Years Ago ...
The Mobiles Of the Mystic Shrine are
formally welcomed to Omaha by Mayor
Bemis, VINO presents them with the key
to the city to do with 1t as they please,
The ceremonies were in the spacious
rotunda Of the Paxton hotel and Judge
w. g. Strawn acted as master Of cere-
monies
Dorsey B. Hanck had a pleasant sur
prise In meeting UP with three fellow
Shriners from Washington. d. c., the
PeAke brothers. with whom he had been
associated In the same commandery
twenty-five years before
Charles Moss, who clerked In store
at 1913 Webster street was knocked dowr
by three young toughs at night and the
trio fell into the hands Of the police
Miss x. Shugait of Lincoln was visit.
ing her cousin. Miss Grace Marti, 222;
Harvey street.
Sam N. Wolback Of Grand Island, an
aspirant for gubernatorial honors. came
in with fez In his pocket and viewed
the camels from afar. ..
John Butler left for Columbus Junction
Ia, to make an address at the reunion Of
the Fifth Iowa infantry of which he was
member during the civil war
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-15

He must be tired, standing all this
time at Armageddon.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-15


BY all the larger tests something like
genuine business revival is at least fairly
In sight. Labor is unusually we'll en-
ployed. The country's iron output for
last month far exceeded the highest July
record in our history, and the steel in
dustry is supplied with advance orders
running well into next year This is Or
dinarily the most trustworthy of all indi-
cations, regarding the tendency of husi-
ness generally. The total amount drawn
In checks on the banks Of the country.
another test Of trade conditions. last
month exceeded by or s per cent the
highest figure ever previously reached at
that time Of year. Along with this, the
condition Of our money markets is unusu-
ally sound and strong.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-15


In the history of American politics
many diverse influences have contributed
to the turning of popular majorities to
the one side or the other after the cam
paign was under way; and one of those
influences is the condition of business.
This principle has usually operated in
such a way that good times in a presi-
Dental year were always helpful to the
party In power and were frequently a
decisive factor. All political experience
goes to show that people who are pros
porous are disposed to vote for contin-
uance in office of the party under which
prosperity prevailed. and that people con-
fronted with hard times in their own af-
fairs are apt to follow any party which
proposes changes in legislation and prom
ises restored good times as result of
them. N
After a checkered and uncertain sea-
son, II Is beginning to appear that the
country will have this year one Of the
largest and most profitable harvests in
its history The wheat crop will prob
ably be the largest. with one exception,
In half dozen years, and 100000 to
5ooOo,OOo bushels above 1911; the oats crop
will surpass all precedent; the corn crop
promises to run close to the largest OF
our past harvests. and prices for all
these products are on a basis profitable
to the farmers, by reason Of the deficient
yield Of all of them last year. There Is
little dissatisfaction over the cotton crop
outlook; the south will not duplicate the
Unprecedented harvest OF last year. but
because of that fact. the planters lately
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-15
PROSPERITY RISES ABOVE PARTIES
Largest and Most Profitable Harvest in Sight
New York Evening Post

acute apprehension Of nonremunerative
| prices is removed. )
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-15
DIsFRANCHISEMENT OF THE NEGRO


indianapolis News dnd. rep).
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-05-10
Hands Cove Chapter Meets.

About 60 members and guests of
Hands Cove chapter, d. A. R., were
very pleasantly entertained at the
home of Mrs. J. H. Thomas in Orwell,
Tuesday, April 80. After listening to
an interesting report of the National
Congress at Washington by Mrs. Plat
and Mrs. North, the following program
was rendered. Song by Miss Wells,
accompanied by her sister; Mrs. Preble
had prepared most appropriate paper
on Vermonters in Congress and the
cabinet which she read; Mrs. Stay then
recited the poem elder Lambs Dona-
ton" The program closed with song
by Mrs. Rowe accompanied by Miss
Wells.
LILLIAN B. LARRABEE, Historian.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-05-10
{ chool N otes.

he social held in the school house
last Friday evening was success. The
programme was good and the rooms
were finely decorated with college ban
ners. There was good number in at
tendance and about $40 was cleared.
The second game of the season was
played at Rutland last Saturday. The
game was well played by both teams.
One of the features was Webster's two
Dagger which brought in three men on
bases and SC red three runs for Middle
bury The score was Z to in Middle
bury's favor and was a very hard fought
game. The snappiest game of the sea
son was played on Wednesday afternoon
between Proctor and Middlebury. Proc
tor had played several games this season
and won every one OF them. The game
was a bard fought one from start to
finish and much enthusiasm was shown
throughout. The score was to in
Middlebury's favor. A bonfire WAS made
on College hill in celebration of the event