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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-17
People Talked About

Prof Alexander Graham Bells debut
as a spelling reformer viii not change
a letter or a note OF the joyisss words.
Line busy"
In the recent political mixup In Michi-
gan only one thing was definitely settled.
The carefully groomed speech Of Albert
J. Beverage was ''slugged over to the
ropes
Miss Alberta Reed Of the Agricultural
department. has invented a new system
OF testing tea. which is destined to make
foreign tea adulterators look sharp to
avoid trouble. Her plan has been adopted
by the United States government.
August Smith of vIroqua. Wis. is re-
ceiving the congratulations Of his friends
on his election TO the mayoralty Of the
town. and August Smith Of the same
place has been obliged to eoncede his de-
feat for the same office. One August
Smith Is a merchant and the other Is q
school principal. Both ran for the office
OF mayor at the recent election
Do strikes pay the employer Much
depends on the business. 4 labor union
official says the hard coal strike Of 1903
gave the miners an Increase Of 5000 900
and the operators slee757,ss5. Should
the operators grant a raise OF 10 cents a
ton now. the jolly. old consumer. n the
former ratio Of distribution holds. will
fork over 90 cents.
AS test Of the working condition OF
his interior department. Cincinnati man
is said to have eaten thirty dozen ba-
nanas in thirty days. drank five glasses
of beer each night. finishing off with
five dozen hard boiled eggs and two dozen
raw oysters. The story Is improbable. A
Cincinnati man who would be satisfied
with five glasses OF beer as a lure for
Morpheus is not true son OF the Rhine
belt.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-17
THE SHADOW.

Last night l walked through a land Of
dreams
To where the flowers of life had died;
There the Desert Of Death with sand
filled seams
Stretched far away on every side.
walked till 1 came to the Lake of the
Lost
Where phantom shadows lay.
And the pulse OF life no longer tossed
This feverish bit Of clay.
I watched from afar the milling of men
And heard the diving plalntive cry,
And l pondered again and again
The ever unanswerable 'why?"
For men have reached out for life with
out death
Since the time Of the living began:
Their thirst had felt for the waters of
Lethe,
For | had run the same courses they
ran.
But there was peace in this shadowy lake,
Far from the fighting Of men;
was glad had lived with their joy
and their ache
And glad would never live over again.
ANTHONY NJ. EAsTERLING.
Omaha.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-17

The Nebraska Columbian commission,
otherwise the Worlds fair boosters-s. p.
Mohley. NJ. II. Weiss, A. II. Gale-lssued
an appeal to the people OF Nebraska for
more money 10 prepare and install re-
spectacle exhibit for the state at Chi
cago. II was estimated that not less
than $4,000 would do.
J. b. Grant OF Denver, representing
the Omaha & Grant smelter. was in the
city. stopping at the Willard.
Bishop scannell was the celebrant AZ
1919 O'Clock Easter mass at St Philo-
mena's cathedral.
Miss Mary Poppleton sang sheiley's
Resurrection" and Tours tie Deum''
at the Easter services at the Church Of
the Good Shepherd. Episcopal. Her
voice was described as zone OF the richest
and mellowest soprano voices"
Every seat In First Methodist church
was occupied at the morning hour when
Bishop Newman preached on THE Mys-
terry and Power In the Personality of
Jesus Christ"
A well-known Omaha woman boarded a
North Twentieth street cable car and
handed the conductor five pennies for
her fare, THE iordly representative Of
the graspins corporation allowed the III.
tie coins TO rest for Just a moment IN
the palm Of his dainty hand and then,
with look Of disgust. threw the money
out into the street and walked away"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-17
The Tragedy Of the Titanic.

People OF two continents are ap-
palled by the terrible tragedy OF
the Titanic. Not that the peerless
queen of seas has sunk two miles be-
meath the waters crest, not that the
vessel cost 100000 and bore
down other millions with 1t, not that
all this is gone. but that with the
ship went human life-1.2 200 help
less people. Men may grow sordid
in their efforts to get and to gain,
but when the real test comes they
make no comparison between the
wealth Of the world and a human
being.
No. 1t is the appalling loss of life
that makes this catastrophe so terri
BILE. And of the real terror, the
frenzied terror. which must have
reigned on those doomed decks when
the awful realization of the ineyita-
BILE broke in upon the poor, pitiful
passengers. none can speak. Those
must have been scenes OF indefinable
horror. To find ones self suddenly
doomed to death at sea with every
avenue OF escape and refuge cut off,
is horror no one need try to de-
scribe.
The world shall never know. prob
ably. what these poor mortals did,
and yet sometimes this end does not
bring despair. When the Valencia
sank off the coast of British Column
bia a few years ago. the last remnant
of doomed passengers-soo in all
Just before they sank were seen
clinging to part OF the wreckage
singing. Nearer My God. to Thee"
In the final hour man somehow
seems to know that the soul was not
made to die like the body and be no
more. but feels It cling in faith to
Its Maker and begetting hope that
carries the man courageously down
into the valley OF the shadow.
Here is the acme OF mans achieve
ment In the line OF modern ship
building. the mightiest and safest
vessel ever constructed. Yet what
Of III 1t suddenly crashes into an
iceberg iutting out into its path and
erumbles and sinks like mere shell.
30. with all the inventive genius in
erecting prodigious ocean liners,
human skill has not wrought It's con-
guest OF nature on the sea any more
than 10 the air. We seem to need
these grim reminders occasionally to
show US puny man and puissant ma
ture side by side.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-17
Cheer UpI

II anything can console the good for
the regrettable downfall Of peripatetic
philosophy In Illinois. II Is the glorious
victory Of the highest aesthetics, the un-
opposed selection Of Colonel Jim Ham
Lewis as the democratic candidate for
senator in congress. Who can be discour-
aged when the buoyant and fiamboyant
Colonel Jim Ham streams with all his
banners upon a brighter world?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-17
lLookInS Backward
|IhisDsSy inomaha.
+ COMPILED FROM BEE FILES
Thirty Years Ago
April IL.

lurtt ItArs A&O-
Mr.. ]. 7. Clark. general superintendent
OF the Union Pacific, has resigned to
become general superintendent Of the
Milwaukee road. Mr.. Clark celebrated
his fiftieth anniversary today, and in tbs
evening was surprised by a pleasant
party invited in by Mrs. Clark in honor
Of the occasion. Those present included:
Mr.. and Mrs. T. l. KimbalI. Messrs.
vining, Shelby and Seedlings; Mr.. and
Mrs. @. w. Hall, Mr. and Mrs B. B.
Brown. Mr.. and Mrs. Nash. Mr. and Mrs.
Bechtol. Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ. Morsman.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. ]. Nichols. Mr. and Mrs.
d. o. Clark. MIR. and Mrs. Goble, Mr..
George E. Stevens. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F.
Labaugh. DR.. and Mrs. Mercer Mr.. and
Mrs. L. II. Korty. Mr.. and Mrs. Haney,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Bennett. MessTs. ].
]. Diekey, II. C. Newman, T. NJ Orr.
Gus Thiel and R. II. vinton. Mayor Boyd.
General Crook. DIR. Miller. Colonel Royal,
Colonel F. P. Ireland. Ben Gallagher. C.
w. Mead. Richard Kitchen, Mr.. and Mrs.
W. A Paxton, Captain and Mrs. Rustin,
Mr. and Mrs. Levi Carter, Mr.. and Mrs
J. D. Her. Mr.. and Mrs. E. W. Nash.
Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Willard, Ms. C. F.
Burne. the Misses Barbeau, the Misses
Hobbs. Patrick. Morse and Dunster, Mr..
J. Z. Markell. Colonel Paul Van Dervoort
and Mr.. c. II. Dewey.
A call for meeting Of the St Georges
society is signed by w. C. Taylor, secre-
tary.
The Bohemian band is heard discours-
ing some fine music out on Thirteenth
street tonight
Caldwell and Hamilton's bank comes I'D
In new dress OF paint.
Ex-Marshal Westerdahl is at home
again.
J. NJ. McElfatrick. architect OF Boyds
opera house. Is In the city.
John Banner. our well known county
clerk. left for Denver on a weeks trip
Of recreation and sightseeing.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. j. Kennard have re-
turned from Clifton Springs. N. Y,
where they have been spending the
winter.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-17

State Superintendent DeIzell has
been making good since he succeeded
to the office made vacant by the
resignation Of Superintendent Crab
free. and should have a chance 70
make good for another full term.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-17

The demand for a board OF con
troll for our county charitable insti-
buttons has counterpart in the need
or q similar board Of control for oul
state institutions. A constitutional
amendment providing such q board
II to be voted on At the impending
primary. and should not be over
ipoked.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-17

Nebraska democrats start off with
Champ Clark campaign fund Of
something over 5000. $500 of which
is given by former Senator Dubois
OF Idaho. one Of the Clark spellbind-
ers Thus again are the prairies
burning up with outside fire.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-17

On receiving the first installment OF
the pension provided by the republic Of
China for the imperial family the en-
press dowager sent word to President
Yuan that she would support the new
government The wise woman probably
held that a pension In hand was worth
two empires In the discard.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-17

Nebraska has certainly been pro-
gressiye since II adopted the Aus
tralian ballot. In fact, our ballot
has progressed in length from year
to year until II Is now a young giant
nearly eight feet tall.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-17
Ten Years Ago

City Engineer Rosewater entered upon
the plans for the Capitol avenue market
house.
Tom Flynn county. jaller, was seen
Fastening TO the Burlington railway sta
ton with young woman as dark as the
future Of the democratic party and some
Of his friends began to wonder but
found satisfaction in the statement that
Mr. Flynn's official duty required that
he escort the young lady TO Lincoln,
where a member OF the district court
decided she should get her mail for few
years.
The county court took a cue from the
commissioners TO put business men on
jurles and here Is how the first list
looked; II. J. Penfold. d. C. Hutchin-
son, Samuel A. Orchard. Norman A.
Kuhn, Samuel NJ. Crosby, John Kel.
kenny. Charles ]. Karbach. ]. b. Dickey.
Albert Wylie, John w. Cooper and Others.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-17

Now that the base bali season Is
open when one speaks Of Harmon. +"
be must explain whether he means
the governor Of Ohio and candidate
for president. or the ST. Louis Ma
tional's pitcher.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-17

The effort TO discredlt the admin
islration Of State Treasurer Georgs
viii fail. as It ought to fail. because
Mr. George has conducted his office
IN the open and above board. He ID
entitled to endorsement b. every
republican voter who believes In say
ing well done" to a faithful public
serEant-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-17

Because Senator La Toilette pulled
string on his endorsement OF SEN
ator Brown Is no reason why Ne
braska republicans should withhold
their endorsement of their senator
at the primary.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-17

The wisdom Of Mrs. Maude Bailinstcn
Booths advice that We should take our
prisons out Of politics cannot ne denied.
and probably enc Of the best ways to ac-
complish this would be to put some Of
eur politicians IN pris0A
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-17

When one considers that April is
the house cleaning month, he does
not wonder that more divorces are
granted then than in most other
months.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-17

For the news Of understanding
events The Bees readers always
know they get all the Information
that IL to be had.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-17
GRNs AND ORGANS.

Don't you actors get disgusted Wit.
so many matinee girls at your perform
ances%
mot a bit. It gives US professional en-
couragemens- You see, when We hit
miss. We are sure we'll never miss a
hit.-Baltimore American
.It was an interestin' game" said
Bronco Bob; but II had to break up"
Wasn't il perfectly fairg"
Yes But il got irritatin', We had one
of them protestin' fellers settin into It
One OF them felleFs that can't hold less
than three aces without thinkin' the deal
amt square. star.
wife-"what Is a referendum"
Husband Search me. l don't know
whether MS a soft drink or part Of an
aeropiane. Judge
II see In this paper that DR.. Wiley says
a wife Is entitled TO one-third Of the hus-
bands salary"
Yes. The trouble is that SO many
wives don't seem TO know which third
Il is. and take all three. ''-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Some new potatoes todayT' inquired
the grocer with a sugary smile.
II don't know" responded the young
housewife. The old kind have been
quite satisfactory. How do these new po-
tatoes differ from the old brands? II they
are really an improvement. / might try
some. Kansas City Journal
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-17
.CH CIRCULA
49,5O8

state of Nebraska. County Of Douglas. $.
Dwight Williams, circulation manager
Of The Bee Publishing company, being
duly sworn. says that the average daiiy
circulation. less spoiled. unused and re-
turned copies, for the month OF Mareh.
DWIGHT WILLIAMS.
Circulation Manager.
Subscribed In my presence and sworn
20 before me this 5th day Of April, 1872.
(SeaID ROBERT HUNTER,
Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-17

The Cook county democrats were
taking no chances at that stormy
convention. They had the coroner
on hand In person.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-17

Subscribers leaving the city
temporarily should have The
. Bee mailed 10 them address
viii be changed as often as re-
/ auested.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-17

What far cry from Under nc
circumstances win ] again accept q
nomination" to the present eager
quest for a third term.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-17

Dr.. Clock, Colorado physician.
probably gives his patients ample
time.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-17

Harmony was so powerful as to
smash the doors at the democratic
Cook county convention In Chicago.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-17

The colonel finds hunting AZ dee
Iightful on the prairies as in the
jungles.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-17

The hound dog Is not In near as
much danger OF being kicked as the
man who sings the song.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-17

The respite should be used BY our
commission plan candidates TO get
their breath and take an inventory.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-17

n Lorlmer had named his gang
something else beside Lincoln league.
the peoples resentment might have
been less intense.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-17

The leading preacher in q Kansas
town is the Rev. Mr.. wakem. Won
der II he does.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-17

"Cuba Asks Help OF Knox
Headline. Always has its little hand
out.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-17
History win Not Repeat.

Z.
Mr.. Roosevelt win never get another
nomination that is as unexpected as was
his nomination for vice president
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-17

Champ Clark's hound seems to be
busy gnawing the bones.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-17

All right. Colonel. come on. We
greet you.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-17

The directory gives St. Louis a
population Of si7,7s5, says the
Globe-D Democrat. Beware of these
directory censuses. friend.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-17

President Taft's enemies refuse to
fight according to rules.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-17

CORRESPONDENCE
Communications relating 10 news ehe
editorial matter should lie addressed
Omaha Bee. Editorial Department
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-01
Vote for Your Own Interest.

We would ask the Milwaukee
News to kindly inform the public
of what value big crops are to a
people who have not the money
with which to purchase food? In
1884 and 5 we had abundant
crops. but/that did not prevent
thousands Of people from suffering
for the most common necessities of
life under a democratic free trade
policy. The farmer or laboring
man who votes the democratic ma
tional ticket votes against his own
interest and prosperity. Diversi-
fed industries are absolutely nee
essary for the prosperity Of this
country so that there shall be a
demand for the products Of the
farms and the mechanics, artisans
and operatives have the money
with which to buy the same. The
man or party which advocates a de-
structive policy to our industries
should be rejected by the people.
1t is not matter of party, but of
the general welfare of the country,
which is more important than any
party. The voters should think
for themselves and not be misled
by blantant politicians who forget
them as soon as they are
in office and drawing big salaries.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-01
The High Cost of Living.

The question might be asked,
who is benefited by the high cost
of living? The answer is easy.
The farmer, but it should be re-
membered, that the power to pay
more for our living was never
greater than at present. To illus
trate, fifteen years ago, a chicken
could be bought for about IS cents,
but now the price is about SO cents
but then it is easier to pay that
price than IS cents fifteen years
ago. The conditions remind the
writer of a story he heard years
ago. An Irishman came to this
country and shortly after his arrl-
val was complaining of the high
prices which prevailed in this coun-
try. He went on to enumerate
what could be bought in Ireland
for a shilling. One of the listen
ers to his talk said: Why in the
name of common sense did you not
remain in Ireland where so much
could be obtained for a shilling?
In reply he said: All, me frinds,
but the shillings were few and
hard to get. So it has always been
in this country under democratic
anti-tariff rule. Living is not high
compared with the wages and pri-
ces received under free trade poll
cy. The country was never more
prosperous than at the present
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-01
A Safe Ticket to Vote.

As this will be the last issue of
the Leader before election we would
recommend that the electors cast
their ballots for
William H. Taft for President.
James S. Sherman, for Vice
President.
Henry J. Grell, for Congress
man.
c. F. Viebahn, Member of As
sembly.
!. c. Karel, for Governor.
And the Democratic State and
County Tickets.
The Republicans have no nomi-
nee for Governor, McGovern hav-
ing eliminated himself from the
ticket by joining the Bull Moose
aggregation, and the Republicans
have no county ticket.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-01

the right to acquire lands by pur-
chase, gift or condemnation for
streets, squares, pardways, mem
oriaI grounds, sites for public
buildings and reservations, in,
about, along or aiding to any OF
the same, with the power to sell
such lands when no longer needed.
4. Amendment to chapter II OF
the state statutes extending the
right of suffrage to woman under
the same restrictions as to men.
The writer, has studied the pro-
posed amendments and is of the
opinion that No. I, and 4 should
receive an affirmative vote and No.
3 a negative vote for no city in the
state but Madison would be bene-
fitted for which purpose the amend
ment was proposed.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-01
The Proposed Amendments.

The attention of the readers of
the Leader is especially called to
the three constitution amendments
and the amendment to chapter II,
which will be submitted for rati-
hcation or rejection by the voters
November 5:
I. Section 10, Article VII, re-
lating to the salary of judges. The
alteration proposed gives the legis-
lature the right to pay the salaries
of Judges at such time as may be
fixed by law, instead Of quarterly
as the constitution now provides.
Section 8, Article XI, relat-
ing to municipal corporations and
their Indebtedness. The proposed
amendment extends the period for
which debts may be contracted for
the purchase of land from twenty
years, which is the present limit,
to fifty years.
8. To amend Article XI by add
Section ga. This amendment would
give the state or any of its cities
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-01

Totals compared, showing the
enormous increase of state expend-
ltures:
1894 1912
S 1900, 863.o2 S I3,862,o73 80
While an increase was to be eA-
pected as the population of the
state increases, but the increase of
expenditures has been out of all
proportion to the increase of popu
lation. The state expenses have
increased over 367 per cent while
the population of this state has in
creased in the meantime only a
fraction over II per cent.
Take Jefferson and Dodge Coun-
ties as an illustration:
1894 1912
Jefferson S 5,0S4.00 s S0,542 81
Dodge 7,671.60 1l5,281,71
1t is certainly time for a change
IL the state adminIstration and an
economical administration of state
affairs in the interest of the tax
payers. Less of the progressive
humbug and more of sane business
methods which obtained before the
voters listened to the greatest pol
itical fakir of the age who howled
about extravaganza and promised
to reduce state expenditures SO per
cent. should the progressives be
given control.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-01
Clymdn and Vicinity.

The marriage of Mr.. Percy H. Stueber
the of the town of Oak Grove and Miss
Alma (. Kant of the town of Clyman
took place Friday afternoon at Zion
Lutheran church in this village. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev.
Treu, pastor Of lions, and the attend
ing witnesses were Messrs. George Stue-
Der and Alvin Grulke and the Misses Ell
sic Kurth and Minnie Kant.
Mrs. Henry LANCER was a WatertOwn
visitor couple Of days last week.
Robert Sell and son Hilbert were Ju
neau visitors last week.
Mrs. j. A. Bunnell and granddaughter,
Grace Morgan, were visitors at the coun-
ty seat one day last week.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-01
All Boost for Mr.. KddinQ.

The people Of Watertown, JET
ferson and Dodge counties should
remember that we have a home man
who aspires to political honors, of
a high character. We refer to c,
A. Kading, the democratic nomi-
nee for attorney general. He
should ge given a rousing home
endorsement. Mr.. Kading has
shown ability in holding the offices
of CITY attorney of Watertown and
district attorney for Dodge county
for several terms. He has the
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-01

help in electing him to the high Of
fee which he aspires, that he will
reflect credit not only upon himself,
but on all the people who help in
electing him to that high office.
We assure the people Of this state
that in roofing out the evils, rot
tenne5s and extravaganza of the
past state administrations, that
Charles A. Kading will be found a
CONSCIENTIOUS and capable servant
of the people.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-01

committee in Dodge county:
We congratulate the people of
this county and for the whole state
in the nomination Of attorney gen.
eral, the Honorable Charles A.
hading of Watertown. We have
known him long and favorably and
we have always found him serving
the best interest of the people and
his clients, and we assure all who