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Omaha daily bee., 1912-09-21
Automobile Causes
Shotgun Discharge
Injuring Three Men

HASTINGS, Neb., Sept 20.-(speciaL
Telegram)-An accidental discharge OF
a shotgun in an automobile last night
injured Third Baseman Joe Smith, OF
Hastings base ball team, Carl Junser-
man, baker, and ]. C. Herhsey. an en-
pioye In clothing store. The gun went
off when the car struck bumpain the
road The shot struck Smith under and
below the right shoulder 1t next pene-
trated Jungerman's left shoulder ana
one shot glanced striking Hershey on
the left temple and flattening out against
his skull Smith and Hershey were III
the front seat and Hershey was In the
rear, but all wounds were inflicted by
the one discharge Although the wounds
are serious all are expected to recover,
Smith, however, may lose the use OF
his arm for base ball.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-09-21
Rsfieesiona Of a Bachelor.

A man might as well burn money up
recklessly as to take II home carelessly.
Reform makes more noise and does
in the world.
Even II man were willing to write his
wife n he couldn't find postage stamp
for the letter,
Any man can have genius enough To
make his wife proud of il by never for
setting to bring her home something for
her birthday.
A millionaire can stand being hated by
everybody because nobody will be that
way 10 his face.
It's better TO drive one horse and stay
In the seat than to drive a four-in-hand
and be spilled in the ditch.
When girl Is too short she can build
up her height with heels and hat; but
when she's too tall there's nothing she
cap DO but be sensitive about it--New
York Press.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-09-21
Nicaragua Rebels
Capture San Jorge

SAN JUAN DEL SUR, Nicaragua, Sept
20.--Nicaraguan rebels yesterday attacked
and captured the town Of San Jorge, on
Lake Nicaragua, five.miles east OF Rivas.
While the rebel gunboats bombarded San
Jorge. another force OF insurgents
furiously attacked Rivas. cutting tele-
graph wires to San Juan Del Sur, and
gradually forcing the government troops
to fall back on the town Of Cuarte.
When the rebel attack slackened the
government forces captured rapid-fire
gun and used 1t with such deadly effect
that the rebels were obliged to retire.
The fight lasted five hours and both
sides suffered many casualties.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20,--A delayed
cablegram from Rear Admiral suther-
land. dated Managua, September II, indi-
Gates that sklrmish has been fought
between the American naval forces and
! the rebels at Barranca, fourteen miles
south OF Managua and an equal distance
from Granada, which the naval expedition
4 was seeking to relieve, The hlueiacket'
| and marines were fired upon by th'
rebels, Their leaders refused Admira
sutherIand's demand to open the wa,
southwark. and he sent for reinforce
ments from Managua.
NEW ORLEANS. Sept N.--Nicaraguar
government troops yesterday captured
the cuartei at Masays and liberated 20
prisoners, according TO private CABLE
messages received here today.
1t Is believed here that General zele
1 don ana the revolutionary forces hav'
retired to Granada, the revoiutionists
stronghold on Lake Nicaragua, where !
is thought decisive battle will b
fought within the next few days,
Omaha daily bee., 1912-09-21
Brewers Are Facing
a Famine in Barley

BOSTON, Sept 2o.-A million dollars a
year awaits the farmers Of every grain
growing country in the United States in
return for more scientific and business.
like management Of the farms said the
crop Improvement committee Of the
United Brewers association in its report
today at the associations fifty-second
annual convention.
Brewers are facing famine prices FOL
raw material because Of increasing de.
mand for mating barley and decreased
production due to soil exhaustion and
the withdrawal of land from cultivation
said the report. u
4 The committee reported that it had es.
tablished development bureaus for the
benefit of the farmers in nearly SO|
counties.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-09-21
effective today, but at the last moment
the commission suspended them until
January 49, 1913, and ordered an investi.
cation. -.s -..... -.,,... II
Observation-Disclosures.

You're sort OF forty-second cousin
Of mine, are you? Well, ! never lend
money to relatives. Close the door as
you go out, will your"
"Binks, the only things | dislike about
you are your looks, your actioLa, and
your conversation" -.
WED get along most amicably, old
chap. If you would hibernate in the win
Ter and 60 to the north pole In the sum-
mer." Er,,sjt5t.,
What I admire in you, Squinchley, is
the easy, natural, unaffected manner in
which you can swear to able. s:.as
"MuggIeton, don't wonder that you
and Gorniley are not friends. He's a
gentleman. Chicago Tribune. ff'
Omaha daily bee., 1912-09-21
|MANDELBERG STOCK ON SALE
Brandeis Stores Will Sell Local Jew
eler's Stock Next Week.
oNE-HALF MANDELBERGs PRICE
Diamonds, Watches, JeweIry, silver
ware and Leather Goods All VIII
BE. sold Quickly Beginning
Next Tuesday at Brandeis.

Thousands in Omaha have been await
ing the announcement Of the date Of the
sale of the MandeIberg jewelry stock al
Brandeis Stores.
This sale begins Tuesday, September "a,
and lasts for the rest Of the week, 1t
comprises everything in the stock of A.
Mandelberg, 1872 Farnam street-all his
diamonds. jewelry, watches, silyerware
and leather goods, sold to Brandeis Stores
by the trustee at great reduction.
The most extraordinary bargains in
jewelry ever offered by any store In the
United States. A great opportunity to
buy the most beautiful and valuable
Christmas gifts at one-half the regular
holiday prices.
All the diamonds, diamond set rings and
jewelry, all the solid gold jewelry, all the
novelty jewelry and all the watches on
sale Tuesday.
All the silverware on sale Wednesday.
All the leather bags and all the UNI
brellas on sale Thursday.
Watch for later announcements.
J. L. BRANDEIS & SONS.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-09-21
Dakota Taft Men
Threaten to Vote
Democrat Ticket

MITCHELL, S. D.. Sept is--(Special
Telegram. THAT Taft men OF South Da-
kota propose to rebuke what they call
the fraud and deception Of the Huron
convention was evidenced tonight at the
state mass convention here. They will
do 80 by voting tho democratic ticket at
the November election
A half dozen speakers. including Sen
ator Gamble, George W. Egan, George A..
siisby, Judge Plowman and Chambers
Kellar, and others denounced the out
rage, as they termed II, and that lesson
should be taught the bull moosers II the
republicans of this state are TO be denied
the right 10 vote their choice Of a presi'
dental candidate. The denunciations Of
the bull moosers and the chief bull moose
were most bitter and the epithets were
of q vitrioiic character.
The resolutions adopted tonight recog-
nize Burke and Martin for congress, g.
W. Abel for lieutenant governor, II. b.
Anderson for state auditor and Frank
Glasner for secretary Of state as the only
republicans on the ticket, and II is to be
left 10 the individual voter whether hc
win support the rest Of the ticket or re-
buke the bull moose candidates for their
conduct
The action Of senator Crawford, Gov
ernor vsssay and Committeeman Thor
son for supporting Roosevelt was con
demned. The convention endorsed q res
olution demanding that the chairman OF
the national republican committee de-
mand the removal OF Thomas Thorson
as national committeeman and the ap-
pointnent OF republican for the posi-
ticn, recommending ]. +. Halliday foi
the place.
A new state organization was effected
by the convention and the following mer
were named 10 look after the success q
the campaign which II to be lnaugurased
and calculated to rebuke the bull moos'
ers. j. G. simmons, Aberdeen; 7. J
spangler, Mitchell; T. b. Roberts, Pierre
n. o. Richards. Huron, and ]. +, Hall
day, Iroduois.
Fuily 100 republicans from all parts Of
the state attended the meeting. George
w. Egan Of Sioux Falls named Charles
NJ. bay OF the Sioux Falls Argus Leader
for temporary chairman. Egan and pa,
have been bitter political enemies for tn
last year rs
Omaha daily bee., 1912-09-21
Alarieh and NorrI. Join Party.

hhuEbth hhu Suhh
FAIRMoNT, Neb., Sept. N.-Governor
Aldrich and Representative George w.
Norris boarded Colonel Roosevelts train
to accompany him on the run to Lincoln.
The colonel, the governor and the con-
gresham held conference on the Ne
stopped Colonel Roosevelt was called
from his car to make a speech. AT Fair
mont a large crowd was waiting tor him
and he talked for ten minutes about the
platform of the progressive party
At Sutton the colonel renewed his at
tack on Mr.. Rosewater.
IF we are fit to rule our lives" he
said, I'VE want to cast our own vote and
not have Mr.. Victor Rosewater cast them
for US. ] came out here In the primaries
and fought fair and square. We carried
Nebraska and Mr.. Victor Rosewater cast
the vote Of Nebraska against u.s. In the
Chicago convention Mr.. .Rosewater al
lowed the ninety contested delegates 10
vote on each others right to seats. How
long would you have criminals left In a
RcAbAhVh1oas IL yOu uhouIu NictA w WV
on each others rights to go. free?. The
criminals In the penitentary are no worse
offenders than Mr.. Rosewater and his
allies. for the theft Of nomination is
worse than tho theft Of a purse"
Cool Reception mt Minden.
MINDEN. Seb., Sept. 2.--(Special TeIe-
gram. )-Burlington train No. stopped
long enough at Minden to give the school
children and others a look ..at Theodore
Roosevelt, Aside from faint cheer from
few Of the school children there was
absolutely no enthusiasm. 1t was the
coldest reception that has ever been given
a presidential candidate In the city Of
Minden. There was one faint call for
speech, to which the candidate commenced
response, but the train started and he
was not allowed to finish. G. w. Norris
appeared on the platform with him. There
was no call or general recognition for
him.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-09-21
TRYING TO STRAlGHTEN
OUT PENNSYLV WANNA MIDDLE

HARRISBURG, Pa. Sept. N.--The re-
publican state committee met here today
for the purpose OF cleaning up the
electoral niixup In Pennsylvania involy-
ing Taft and Roosevelt electors.
II an agreement entered into last week
by the Roosevelt and Taft supporters is
carried out all the Roosevelt men on the
republican electoral ticket will withdraw
and 60 on the washington party ticket
by which name the progressive party in
Pennsylvania is known. The vacancies In
the republican ticket win then be filled
with Taft men 10 be selected by the re-
publican state committee
A subcommittee was instructed to re-
port on the matter Of the Taft and
Roosevelt electors to the full committee
not later than September 30.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-09-21
Proposed Raise in
Grain Rates Held Up

WASHINGTON, Sept 0.-The Inter
state Commerce commission today sus.
pended freight rates on grain, proposed
by the Chicago & Northwestern and the
Chicago Milwaukee g. St. Paul rail-
ways from points in Iowa to Chicago and
the east.
Some time ago the roads were directed
to readjust their Iowa grain rates to con-
form to the rates from other parts of the
middle west. In readjusting the rates
the roads proposed increases varying from
$40 to $40 of a, cent a. hundred pounds.
The new. tariffs were to have becom:
Omaha daily bee., 1912-09-21
UnapswerabIe.

The chairman of the campaign commit
tee was trying to get big contribution
out OF Mr.. Muntoburfi.
why should | give YOU anythingF'
demanded the latter. Your platform
denounces me almost by name"
Il know Ii does" reJoined the chair
man. "but I'm giving you an excsllent
opportunity to return good for evil and
thereby heap coats Of fire on our heads, "
Chicago Tribune,
Omaha daily bee., 1912-09-21

At o'clock Colonel Rooseyelts day
began early. for he was awakened by
band at oxford. He hastily put on his
clothes and appeared on the platform in
time to shake hands with some Of those
in the crowd before the train started. Al
Minden he was greeted by another crowd.
He made short speech in which he
gave talk on the ROsewater brand Of
Omaha daily bee., 1912-09-21
DEATH RECORD.
Mrs. phoebe O,Day.


SHENANDOAH, Ia, Sept. 2Q--tspeeialD
Mrs. Phoebe o'Day. who died Wednes-
day morning, was the first woman In
Shenandoah, and has lived here conein-
uously all the years Of It's growth. She
came here with her husband In the spring
of $50, lived in a tent at first and then
in q rude shanty. and boarded the men
Who built the railroad when ell this
country was wild. grassy prairie, When
the ground was broken for the federal
poseoffice building she was appropriately
accorded the honor Of throwing the first
spadefui Of dirt.
Mrs.. Axuba nee nlake.
PIERRE, 8. D.. Sept. D.--t6pecial.) y
Mrs. Azuba Dee Blake mother Of Mrs.
o. s. Basford. died this morning at the
home OF her daughter In this city at the
age Of Sc years, her death being the re-
suit OF debiIities Of old age AT the time
OF her death at her bedside was her only
daughter a granddaughter and great
granddaughter The body win be taken
to Redfield for burial. at the place where
Mrs. Blake made her home for NUM-
Der Of years before coming to Pierre
Omaha daily bee., 1912-09-21

shoebotham, at 10 a. M, Friday. Rev T,
A. Maxwell Of the Christion church off.
ciatlng. Mr.. and Mrs. Galbraith left on
wedding trip and on their return will
90 housekeeping at once.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-09-21
Bank Safe at Lake
Park is Blown Open

LAKE PARK, Ia. Sept, TO- Robbers
blew open the vault In the state bank
here early this morning. secured 5000 In
cash and escaped II Is believed the
cracksmen escaped In an automobile.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-09-21
WHISPERS ON YANKEE DOODLE
Older Than Many Old Nations and
POpularixed by the
Youngest.

~ 10 very SOCu proof. Oh the aDtQlng
sense OF humor in the American people
that in those troubled and positively
dangerous days (of the revolution they
We're able to see and enjoy the ludicrous
side of the warfare. Not infrequently
they seized upon the very satires OF the
enemy and hurled them back in his
teeth,
Yankee Doodle" for instance, has
for itself just such history. The, tune
OF this popular ballad is older than
most of the existing nations. In the
twelfth century 1t was used as a. chant
in Catholic churches of Italy, and when
played slowly doubtless served very well
as sacred air.
But the melody was too easily learned
to remain In such a limited service and
after 2,iOO years we find 1t gradually work
ing Its way into the daily life of the ordi-
nary peasant 1t became most ,popu-
lar vintage song in. Spain, and Southern
France; reached, northward into NdIol-
land. where as a. reaper,s song. it ac-
quired the words, .fKanker dudeis doodle
down." and at length entered England,
where, before the reign, of Charles I,
lit was widely known nursery rhyme
with the wrods:
E Lucky Isocket lost her pocket,
Kitty Fisher found IT.
s,ot Nothing In Il, nothing on 1t,
ssss But the binding round It.
| In the days of the Puritan rule the
Cavaliers wrote a song In ridicule OF
Cromwell, who. 1t is said, once rode into
Oxford, mounted on small Kentish
horse and with his smallfpiume tied into
La knot
| Yankee Doodle came to town
| Upon a Kentish pony:
He stuck feather In his cap
/ And called him Macaroni.
"Macaroni," II should be remembered
was a term frequently applied to Lon,
don dudes.
| Thus the song had served In many
capacities when Dr. Richard Shuckhurg
a surgeon in the British army, seeing
the raw New England rustics gaslna
In open-mouthed wonder at the English
cannon and soldiers, suddenly conceived
the idea Of writing new words to the
old tune to apply to the patriots. Many
lines Of the poem easily betray its
origin
| And there we see 3 thousand men,
AS rich as Squire David;
| And what they wasted ev'ry day,
I wish 1t could be saved.
And there see swapping gun.
| Large as q log OF maple,
Upon deuced little cart,
A load for fathers cattle.
And every time they shoot 1t off,
1t takes horn Of powder,
And makes noise like fathers gun,
Only nation louder.
went as nigh to one myself
AS siahs underpinning;
And father went at night again,
! thought the deuce was In him.
And there was Cap'n washington.
And gentle folks about him.
They say he's grown so 'tarnal proud
He win not ride without 'em.
He's got him on his meeting clothes.
Upon q slapping stallion
He set the world along In rows,
1 In hundreds and In millions.
i But he laughs best who laughs last
The colonists liked the song, sang It a
their own, and later, as they shot dowI
the retreating British from behind wall
and trees. they whistled 1T with sucl
mocking vim that Cornwallis is said t
have exclaimed;
Il hope to God shall never hear tha
damned tune againl"-"The Wit an.
Humor OF Colonial Days by Carl Hoili
Omaha daily bee., 1912-09-21
HYMENEAL-
Brost-Kins,ssey

YORK. Neb., Sept. ls.-tSpecial, ,l-Niss
Helen Kingsley and Raymond Brott were
married yesterday afternoon at the home
II the brides mother near this city. Rev.
r. s. Lindsay officiated.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-09-21

FAIRBURY. Neb.. Sept 9o--tspecial y.
Mr.. Clarence Gaibraith and Miss Edna
shoebofham were married at the home Of
she brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson
Omaha daily bee., 1912-09-21

Persistent Advertising is the Road to
Big Returns.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-09-21
Lucky Isocket lost her pocket,
~ Kitty Fisher found IT.
n,ng Nothing In Il, nothing on 1t,
~. But the binding round It.

In the days of the Puritan rule the
Cavaliers wrote song in ridicule of
Cromwell who, II is said, once rode into
Oxford, mounted on small Kentish
horse and with his smalrpiume tied into
knot:
The Detroit times., 1912-09-04

enfield. However, Father Ricard. d.
rector OF the San Jose observatory In
california, says that It's probably due
10 sun spots"
So we pass from Asia to the sun.
That luminary. too, has been having
his troubles. All summer long, Father
Ricard says. spots have been chas-
ing each other across the face OF the
sun much like the storms across
North America. And q sun spot itself
is a. storm-a storm OF incalculable
size and intensity.
The suns atmosphere is q fiery gas.
hotter than the hottest furnace. A
storm center forms. and takes on the
appearance OF a little dark spot, when
II is really a tremendous hole In the
maybe 100000 miles
wide, with flames roaring and shoot
ing up around Il sometimes as far as
from here TO the moon. $50
Now. the explanation Is, from that
dark spot there Is no heat sent cut,
or much less than usual. So when a
big spot forms on the sun. the earth
gets less heat. And any variation OF
solar heat Ia. supposed to create an
disturbance on the earth.
So, In some mysterious way, these
solar storms are thought to be re-
spoEsible for our erratic weather.
Magnetic disturbances, too, come from
the sun at such times, and these may
add to the unsettling effect Of the heat
variation. 49, Nef.
SO don't blame II on the weather
nan, but on the sun.
The Detroit times., 1912-09-04

Dr. Hyde's TRIAL Goes Over.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-. Sept. 1.-The
case of DR. r. c. Hyde charged with
The Detroit times., 1912-09-04
HOW ABOUT THIS .RtlHf
WEATHER f'VE HAD THIS
SUMMER THIS EXPLAINS
Stb4m Centefs Have Rolled
Actoss Country But Not Such,
1ownpour As WsT Thought
STARTED IN FAR EAST
Chicago Sharp Discusses I'm
usual Changes We Have Ex-
perienced This Year
STARTED IN FAR EAST

CHICAGO; Sept. 2.--wnat ire
mendoasiiot OF rain We nave had this
sumner!
frbm the Rockies to the, Atlantic,
fr0mh the Lakes to the Gulf, there has
BEN one. almost continuous downpour.
ERryNhere cloudbursts and foods,
an interminable clouds and showers.
T fountains Of the skies have been
dr<ned, almost as IN the days of Noah.
TN level OF the Great Lakes has risen
. foot. The Auanticis threatened.
GENTLY. friends, gently Prof II. C..
Fr4nkenfeld, district forecaster for
the the middle west, With yheadquar-
teri Ut Chicago. Isys b calm hand on
your arm and says mildly
II hasn't rained any more than
And you can't trust the evidence of
Your senses?
Ndt in this case Hear further the
weather sharp With a judicial temper
anleiit -a p 80 '":y -
IL hasn't rained more-it has only
Tn|nNQ s0frenef." FT45 ~ ss-s' r
\ Which brings Us to a consideration
QfEfhe really remarkable thing about
thu neaky4weatheF we've been having.
Emna has been disturbing our
vthmer Aside from her political rev.
olution, She's found time ITO send
storm after storm across the Pacific,
toswhirl over the continent in a rapid
siiecessioh OF thunder showers that
made tremendous racket, but on the
whole didn't amount 10 much.
siberia too, has been a busy little
a - "a oNn
the job Between the three OF them!
we've. had low pressure areas or
storfn ccnters. rolling across the
country like bowling balls, To the as
tCpishment OF government meieorolo-
gittsand goosebone prophsts alike.
Most OF our storms Prof. Frank.
enfield explains, come In from the
northwest and move southeast and
tEenleast across-the continent. This
summer, all of them, except in, the
south. have come that way. So
fBy storm center We mean an
aIfasnfhlDw barometric pressure. The
bafctpefer registers the atmospheric
PRESSURE, Whenit. g much lighter than
usual, the wind blows In from all
sides, and the whole thing whirls in a
direction opposite to the hands OF a
clock. right across the country. First
it't warm. and then the disturbance OF
TIE air produces clouds and rain. then
its cool for a while. with high pres.
sure.
rNow, this summer these storms
have been two or three times as fire.
QIfnt as usual And because there
have been 30 many cloudy and rains
dsgs. and so much cool weather. ant
what rain has fallen hasn't had much
chance to eyaporate from the soil, peo
pic imagine that the actual rainfall
has been vastly more than usual.
tit hasn't except In the southern
states. In August, TO be sure. Their,
We nearly an inch more than usaa
trltiIe middle west. bur that Just a5on
nndesup the'average -sseN 50
FOR the eight months OF this Year
the middle west shows an ,actdaI, def
cit o. fsinfall of256 inches, being IsI.
inthes, instead of % The east anC
N|sUare about normal q ~ "a,
TAhd for the lake leYels--that'i
fr|mD list years rain "a sse
Row. why has Asia been bowlinl
- STORMS n, ns across the Pa
Nobody knows says Prof Frank
The Detroit times., 1912-09-04

odd section of hose All that is need
ed 10 enough hose to stretch from the
bath tub to the shoulders of the bath
or and around them
A cork Is inserted in one end Of
the hose. and ring IL formed large
enough to go over the head and rest
on the shoulders. With a sharp knife
gashes are cut in the hose on the in
side of the ring about an inch apart
and the bath Is all ready Or, II pre-
ferred. holes may be punched. ito give
the needed shower effect. Attach the
other end OF the hose to the faucet
and turn ON the water.
The Detroit times., 1912-09-04
HERE'S THE SIMPLEST SHOWER BATH
MADE FROM PIECE OF HOSE

To the average person ON not.
summer day the play of garden
hose always suggests a bath. How,
many people are there who have
watched the water flowing and fer
ventiy wished to be right under the
nozzle that they might receive the
coolingq spray on their hot and tired
bodi6ss = u is.a simple thing to do.
TO take a bath with the aid Of o sec
ton of Eardens hose-and It Is NOT
neeeszPff to stand on ones lawn to
do Il k&her. The simplest. cheapest
and mostfenjoyable kind Of shower
bath attachment can be made with an
The Detroit times., 1912-09-04
sal WHTTE STAR line

For Fi.f., fssk-so Park. pa Haren.
Steamers @ftAVe-eveFy weekday s.3e-a.
m. 2.3o p IN. sundays ? q. m. and a.3o
ID. m For Toledo and Points south.
I cave W ekdays f.30 pm. Sundays 8 pm.
The Detroit times., 1912-09-04

sob PrfntinE Done Right. Times
prfstiug Co.. Is John n ~. ~