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Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-19

A young speed maniac on soy
ride with another mans wife happens
to an accident which kills the woman
and dangerously injuries him. Out
Of which Il least two morals may BE-
drawn. ~ .s51si. sen scT n
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-19

Lincoln is about to adopt mu-
nieipal lighting plant. and has Just
received estimates from its engineer
as to the cost Of installation and
maintenance. This might be tip 10
the Omaha commission II would
do no harm at least to secure reliable
information On ,the subject
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-19

The Episeopalians are finding in
Omaha that other denominations
have discovered. that ideas Of few
years $50 regarding the eity's growth
hare been dispelled By actual ex-
perlenea. m
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-19

II doesn't pay TO be too eager TO
show visitors q good time. especially
when the police are watching. This
fact viii be appreciated BY number
Of omahs automobile owners.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-19
|[Iookin$Backward'
|IhisDaSy inomaha.
r COMPILED PROM BEE FILEA :
Thirty Years AGO

MAY 10.

Thirty Years Ago
There has not been funeral In this
city since one week ago today. Something
quite remarkable.
The Wyoming" which left this city
yesterday morning. laid in sight Of the
city all day. having lodged on sandbar
Forty canvased emigrant wagons
crossed by the Union Pacific transfer
and passed up Farnam street on their
way TO Idaho and Oregon. They came
from Missouri. -
A book reception with vocal and instru-
mental music took place In the reading
room % the Young Mems Christian assoc
citation last evening. This new resort Is
finely furnished with books. carpet and
organ and all that can make 1t attractive.
Biaks's palace, which boasts Of being
the finest sample room In the west. Is
open for patronage at IA South Fifteenth
street Joe Blake the proprietor. Is well
known and popular among our. citizens,
and Colonel Floyd. who win assist him
behind the counter. Is 9 whole host Of
attractions himself. lts
The next emsting of tho Episcopal
church council. just concluded here, VIII
take place In lincoln in May Of next
year.
A call for meeting OF the Omaha
Teansters union is signed by +. J.
Quick. secretary. go
D. Hayeriy. 1850 Dodge street. asks for
the recovery Of a light red cow about
years old that has strayed away.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-19

TIE Preshyterians nov In conven-
tion q louisville complain that golf
keeps an hundred thousand boys
from Sunday school ever Sunday.
Bsfore soi< was invented It vss some
other attraction. II nothing more
th&n ths'ola swimming hole.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-19

A Boston man eats . hot mincs pie
and drinks bottle Of champagne
every morning for breakfast and J..
p. Morgan takes q ham sandwich
and ehampzgne for lunch. Those
financial apDeties are finieky.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-19

Congressman Kinkaid may have
slept during . speech in the house.
but we guarantee .'old Nose" had
seen 70 Il before he dosed off that
the switch was not open,
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-19
Ten Years Ago


Omaha beat Denver in the mud. 5,to 4
Mordecai Brown pitched for the Rourkes.
AT Germania hall Captain Edith Baker
OF the basket ball team Of the Young
women's Christian association, led her
team TO victory in n warmly contested
game with Tabor college. Score 70 to 9.
Robert cowell was the speaker Of the
evening at the Ak-sar-Ben den.
Oliver Y. Baker and Miss Emma T.
Norlander cast their lots together and
started down life's lane.
Mrs. Samuel Hanover went to Lincoln
on business for the Home OF the Friend
less society.
victer B. Caldwell. treasurer Of the
Martinique relief fund. reported ISIS In
hand. tRf
Douglas county populists were arrang-
ing TO carry to the state convention
proposition for constitutional conven-
ton. George A. Magney said that he be-
iieved the state needed q new constitu-
ton and that the pupulists should be the
leaders In getting one for It..
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-19

The Hon. Lobeck had better get In
that annual congressional game OF
ball this summer while he has the
chance.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-19

Artistic tempsraments often fade
after the sunshine Of courtship dis
'tolses into the moonless night Of
prosaic married life.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-19
sel.c< In Politfcs.

Some Of the theories evolved By college
professors for the Improvement Of the
human race make campaign speeches and
party platforms sound IKE excsedingiy
simple and strsightforrard reading.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-19

Subscribers leaving the city
temporarily should Nave Ths
Bee mailed to then. Address
win be ehanssa - eften - re-
qaested. 80 -. -;
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-19

One might suspect that !. Ham
Lewis WA crippled. II has BEEN 20
long since he ran for an office.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-19

Kansas prsys for rain, while Ne
brsska returns thanks for II. Tho
unjust and the Just.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-19

Prssident Lynch Of the Printers
unior ala not stand PCT In vain. It
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-19


Mr.. and Mrs. ]. II. Kyer left for .
visit In New York City.
Mrs. Rutherford. Miss Rutherford
Miss Maggie Stephens and Miss Maggie
Collins left for an extended European
trip.
William Amison Of Nashville, Tenn.
ex-president OF the International Typo
graphical union. was visitor to The
Bee office.
Omaha Board Of Trade offered aid Ia
the flood sufferers OF Sioux City. A
committee composed Of Messrs. Myer,
Goodman, Wheeler and Mason left for
Sioux City to see what could be done.
Mrs. Kriekenbarger and Mrs. Kearn Of
Clsrinda. Ia. were the guests Of Mrs. c.
II. Chisam of Orchard Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mccormick left for
their new home in Oregon, where Mr..
Mccormick owns mining claim and 500
acres Of timber land, both of which he
Intended to work In addition to raising
poultry.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-19

= President White advises the
miners TO accept the terms Of settle
ment and return TO work. Second
the motion. ~
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-19

exclaimed Miss Ascum. why, / thought
he was your ideal.
$50 he was" replied Miss Ffckeii. but
al soon as / find a man who sizes up to
my ideal II Just seems TO be my luck 70
have the fashions In ideals change.
catholic Standard and Times.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-19

TT IL really by little things that one
can tell a mans character"
Yes; I think that was the reason Juiia
broke her engagement. Henry used 70
bring her such cheap chocolates. "-baiu-
more American.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-19

Myrtle, can you cook?.
mo. Lionel; can you afford to keep an
autof"
! mo, dear"
So they did not marry. and they lived
happily ever decentralization Tram
script AtH
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-19
THESE GIRLS OF OURS.

my father talked me into taking this
course in domestic science.
And how do you like domestic SCI
ence?"
well. II looks like ordinary Kitchen
work 10 me. II my suspicious are con-
firmed ] shall drop the course and make
father buy me so hat."-Louisuiie
courier-Journal
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-19

II nolzs isn't civilized. what civilization
4 snsra n shsss u1itsd ssz<ss1
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-09-11

The improved farm land area OF this
country increased only 10 per cent in
the decade from 1900 to 1910 That
is not enough to satisfy social and
economic demands. or even to keep
pace with our increase In population,
which was 81 per cent. To get the
right perspective ono must differen.
tIate between farming land and i'm.
proved farm land. says the Omaha
! Bee. Half Of our territory is In farm
land. but when It is stated that half
OF all our improved farm laud lies
within the states OF Nebraska, Kan
sas, Iowa. Missouri. Minnesota, Arlnnn.
sas. Louisiana. Oklahoma and North
and South Dakota. the need for a
wider area of cultivated soil may be
appreciated, Allowing land to yield
less than 1t is capable OF yielding is
rank waste. and this waste is one OF
the vital elements in the advanced
cost of living II is not altogether a
matter of getting people back TO the
farm" that is important. but getting
those on the farm to adopt more efrec-
tive methods OF filling the soil is
quite as necessary.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-09-11

On account OF the serious decline
in the birth rate of Prussia--from 80
per 1000 In 1901 to 80 in 1910--all tho
provincial governors have been In
structed 10 make inquiries into the
causes, which are thought to be
economic and social. rather than
purely physiological The more small
flats and tenements the fewer babies.
The increase OF prosperity In the
more fortunate classeS. the more
strenuous and nerve.racking urban
life and the spread OF education all
tend to lower the birth rate. The
chief cause OF fewer births In Prus-
sia and throughout Germany. where
the totsf of 2.0eo 900 is the lowest In
the past 10 years. is believed to be in
the housing conditions Recent sta
tistics showed that 100000 Berliners
are living in tenements of one or two
rooms. with from 8 to 10 persons In
each room. Babies born in such an
environment naturally die early. Such
conditions conduce TO race homicide
As well as to race suicide.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-09-11
DRAW PLATFORMS SEPT. II
by Law to Meet on Same Date
Income Law Puzzles Democrats.

Madison.-The ~2latform conven-
lions of both the democratic and re-
publican parties, at which the plat
forms upon which the nominees OF
the two tickets will seek election in
November are to be drafted, will be
held in Madison on Sept. II. The
date and place of holding the con-
ventions are fixed by law, the statute
calling for a meeting of all nominees
at Madison on the third Tuesday OF
the same month in which the pri-
mary election is held.
Interest will center chiefly about
the drafting of the democratic plat
form. In view of the nomination of
Judge j. c. Karel for governor aand
Harry w. Bolens for lieutenant-go
ernor, both ardent critics of the pres
ent income tax law, it is probable
that the income tax plank adopted at
the democratic state convention will
be withdrawn and a substitute plank,
pledging the repeal of the present
law. offered.
democratic ranks, however, contend
that Judge Karel and Mr. Bolens will
have a fight on their hands if they
insist on absolute abolition of the
state income tax. They contend that
many of the assembly and state sena-
torial candidates who favor the law
will insist on the insertion of some
provision calling for referendum
vote on the matter.
The candidates on the republican
ticket are in accord with the present
state administrator, and little tfou.
BILE is expected in the drafting of the
platform. Interest in this convention
will center chiefly about the attitude
toward the national republican
ticket.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-09-11

Camp Douglas.-One of the worst
wrecks which ever occurred on the
Chicago, Milwaukee, st. Paul, Mime
apolis & Omaha railroad took place
about two miles east of here when
the train ran into a washout, re-
sulting in the death of four persons,
six persons seriously injured and a
score or more slightly cut and
bruised and suffering from shock.
Most of the latter are women.
The dead are: Thompson, engi-
neer; Abraham, fireman; Lee, bag
gaganan, and mail clerk, name I'M
known.
The train had been tagged at Tun-
mel City on account of washout just
west of Elroy and later was ordered
to back up to this city. When the
train reached Lemonweir river, it
found the high bridge and banks on
both sides gone, and plunged into
the whirling mass of water below.
That so many escaped death, con-
sidering the fact that all of the
coaches plunged into the river and
piled up, is miraculous.
The smoking car was carried sew
erai hundred feet downstream, but
eral hundred feet downstream, but
all its occupants escaped.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-09-11
3 DIE AS BOAT HITS DAM
Appleton Youth, Mother and Neigh
Dor Drown in Accident on Fox
River-Launch Engine Baked.

Appleton. Three people. Harold
Schultz, 81 his mother, Mrs Charles
Schultz. So. and neighbor, Mrs.
Frank Diener. 40, drowned whea the
gasoline launch in which they had
started for a pleasure ride was car
ried by the strong current in the
swollen Fox river over the upper
dam. Young Schultz. a wireworker,
had owned the boat less than a
month and was unfamiliar with the
engine and the river.
The engine baked in the center of
the river, leaving the craft at the
mercy of the current. The river is
the highest It has been In thirty
years and no craft on the river is able
to buck the strong current.
Neither Schultz nor the two wom-
en- appeared 10 realize their danger
until II was too late. Schultz was
seen TO leap out OF the boat Just be-
fore it struc kbToadside on the dam,
over which three feet of water was
flowing. The women were thrown
onto the rocks fifteen feet below and
swallowed up by the boiling waters,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-09-11

The Milwaukee Physicians associa-
ton, hayiag formally decided that
kissing is "a menace to health and
decency" as well as "a blot on civil
ization," viii attempt TO secure legis-
lation making 1t punishable offense.
This action is wholly In accordance
with the modern spirit OF regulating
the behavior Of other people. says tho
New York World In the unenlight-
ened times before there we're pro
gressiyes." any one who, thought a
habit or custom Objectionable stopped
practicing It and left II to others to
do the same or not, as they pleased
But passive action OF the kind is no
longer regarded as sufficient. Every
body is now the steward Of somebody
else's welfare, and the proper thing is
to prevent others by Law from doing
what some individual or set deems
offensive. Never before, in fact. was
there so much pratlng about personal
liberty along with so little regard for
q In others.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-09-11

Milwaukee, Sept. 6.---Lieut. Gen.
Arthur Macarthur, retired, died last
night while speaking at the reunion
banquet o. the Twenty-fouseh Wis
consin volunteers, the chamber OF
commerce" regiment
Gen. Macarthur was reviewing to
the veterans Deeds during the ATTAIN
ia campaign of the regiment in which
ne began his half century of military
service. He suffered an apopletic
stroke and was dead before any OF
the veterans reached his side.
I Within a few minutes after the
venerable general fell Edwin b. Par
sons, captain in the regiment, suf-
fered a paralytic stroke from the
shock of seeing his comrade stricken.
He is in a serious condition.
The taking away OF Macarthur
was almost as dramatic as anything
in the martial history of himself or
the others I'm the hall.
When the general toppled over at
the speakers stand the old soldiers
present--theTe were about 100
failed to grasp the situation for some
moments, and when they rushed TO
the side of the fallen commander
they found his eyes closed and his
lips silent.
They tried to arouse him. but
JAILED Then one by one they knelt,
weeping, beside tho body.
"Our father, which art in heaven, "
began one of the veterans, and the
others joined in. At the conclusion
of the prayer. as the soldiers arose.
one of them took from the wall one
Of he American flags and spread it
over the dead commander.
Lieut.. Gen. Macarthur was born
at Springfield, Mass, on June 2,
1S45, and entered service as first
lieutenant in the Twenty-fourth Wis
consin infantry on Aug. 4. 1862, He
became major Jan. %, 1865, and
lieutenant colonel May IS OF the
same year
At the battle of Missionary Ridge,
while an adjutant of the Twenty
fourth Wisconsin infantry, MacAr.
thur distinguished himself by grasp.
ing the flag from the colorbearer,
who had fallen. and leaping forward,
cheered his comrades on. He was the
first officer to cross the enemy's
breastworks.
Following the close of the civil
war he remained in the regular army
until the outbreak of the Spanish
American war. He was then made
brigadier general of volunteers.
Later he was commander of the
department of Luzon, the division OF
the Philippines. and finally military
governor OF the insular possessions.
Returning to the United States he
was commander OF the department
of the east, and of the lakes. He
was retired by the operation of the
age limit law on June 2, 1909.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-09-11

very incomplete. In the Tenth dis
trict the four-cornered fight for the
republican nomination between
Frear, Twesme, Gilbertson and In
gram will probably require the Off
cial count to decide Charles Dona5
hue is the democrati. nominee in this
district. Other districts have appar-
emily made the following nomina-
tions:
First--Henry A. Cooper, repub-
lican; Calvin Stewart, democrat.
Seeond-Henry J Grell, repu5-
lican; Michael E. Burke, democrat.
Third-John NJ. Nelson, repub-
lican; Aldro jerks. democrat.
Fourth. NJ Beffel, republican;
VIM. ]. Cary, democrat.
Fifth. F. Trottman, republican;
VIM. Fl. Stafford, democrat
Sixth. Fl. Davidson, republican;
NJ. X. Reilly, democrat.
Seventh j. Esch, republican;
w. N. Cortland, democrat.
Eighth-E. L. Brown. republican;
A. j. Plowman, democrat.
Ninth-E. A. Morse, republican; T.
F. Konop, democrat.
Eleventh.. l.. Lenroot, repub-
lican; H. A. Johnson, democrat.
In the Seventh district Congress-
man Eseh is nominated by about
1900 majority over Dahl Esch car
ried Clark county by 700; Monroe
county by 500; Jackson by 100; Ju-
neau by zoo; Sank by 200; La Crosse
by 500. Adams county gave Dahl a
small majority. Vernon county went
to Dahl by 600.
In the Sixth district Congressman
Davidson carried all of the six eoun-
ties, and his majority over Tittimore
will exceed 900.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-09-11


Sixteen persons lost their lives as
the result of fires and explosions re.
sulting directly from the careless or
improper handling of petroleum prod
ucts, chiefly kerosene and gasoline,
in Wisconsin during the year ending
June 30, 1912, according to the report
of Louis F. Meyer. state supervisor
of inspectors of Illuminating oils. At
the same time seventy-seven persons
were injured from the same causes
and property loss resulted amounting
to S67,297.50.
"Of this number, twelve were killed
as the result of gross carelessness,"
says Mr.. Meyer. The other four
lives were lost through parents allow
ing children to handle kerosene or
gasoline"
Mr.. Meyer says that the most com
mon cause of accidents of this type
is found to be the exceedingly dan
gerous but general habit of trying to
revive or rekindle apparently dead
fires by means OF kerosene or gaso-
line
The red can law has been enforced
and not one serious accident has re-
suited from installing gasoline for
kerosene,
A total Of 770,662 barrels of gaso-
line and kerosene were inspected, Of
which 257 were rejected
Besides Inspector Meyer the de
partmert force consists of fifty-flve
deputies The total receipts during
the year we're S76,46O.63 as inspection
fees and the expenses of the depart
ment were s51, 459,06.
Six prosecutions for violation of the
oil inspection law were completed, all
resulting in conviction. The most i'm
portant case was that against the
Wadhams Oil company of Milwaukee,
which was carried to the supreme
court to test the constitutionality Of
the law. The court held the law valid
| and the company was compelled to
pay a fine of 81. O06 and costs amount
ing to about $500
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-09-11

Milwaukee, Sept. 5-Judge ]. C.
TSarel defeated A. J. Schmitz for the
democratic nomination at Tuesdays
state primary.
The returns are very incomplete,
but estimates based on partial re-
turns seem to put Karel's nomination
beyond doubt by a majority of 20,-
600 to $4,000. The vote is apparent
ly the largest ever polled by the DEM
ocrats at state primary in Wiscon-
sin.
Counties carried by Karel include
Adams, Ashland. Bayfield,, Brown,
Chippewa, Columbia, Dane, Dodge,
Douglas, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac,
Iowa, Jefferson, Kenosha, Milwaukee,
Monroe, ozaukee, Rock, Sheboygan,
Washington, Waukesha, Racine and
Wood
Among the counties carried by
Schmilz were Buffalo. Green
Lake. La Crosse, &anitowoc, Mr..
Schmitz's former home, outagamie
and Winnebsgo.
In Milwaukee county, Karel wins
over Schmitz by almost two to one.
For lieutenant-governor on the
democratic ticket Harry Bolens de-
feats II. A. Moehlenpah. and Andrew
+. Kealy is nominated for secretary
of state without opposition. For
state treasurer and attorney general.
the returns. while not conclusive,
point to the nomination of G. J.
Leonard for treasurer and John f.
Doherty for attorney general.
On the republican ticket Gov. Nc
Govern and Lieut. -Gov. Morris were
renominated without opposition.
John S. Donald of Dane was unop-
posed for secretary of state. For
state treasurer Henry Johnson, now
assistant state treasurer, appears to
have defeated Henry Krumrey; and
Walter c. Owen to have defeated
Philip Lehner for attorney general
There are no contests for nomina-
tions on the state social democratic
and prohibition tickets. Returns
from this county. with fifty-three pre-
cincts missing, show that Thompson,
social democratic candidate for gov
ernor, has 6.57S votes and Hill, pro-
hibitionist, las The same precincts
five Karel 10,47S; Schmitz. $3.50,
and McGovern 2,775.
The complete returns may change
the result on the republican ticket
/ for state treasurer, where Henry
krumrey opposed Johnson, who
| leads, on the returns received. Sc
also on tho democratic ticket it can.
not be said positively that Nicholas
! Schmidt has defeated G. ]. Leonhardt
although he is leading on the returns
( received.
Returns on congressional contests
/ from the eleven state districts are
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-09-11
1 Would improve ths ,rops.

Would Improve the Crops.
A campaign for TIL Improvement OF
crops In Wisconsin will be made this
winter by the chamber OF commerce.
representing the Council OF North
American Grain Exchanges.
In letter from Secretary Bert Hall
OF the crop improvement committee
OF the council to Secretary H. A.
Plumb Of the chamber he tells of ar
engagements with the college of agri-
culture at Madison and the United
States bureau o. farm management
by which farm bureaus viii be estab-
lished in all counties Of the state.
Representatives of the chamber of
commerce, state agricultural school,
Wisconsin Bankers association and
government bureau will meet this fall
to decide upon a state leader who viii
spend his entire time in the field.
The committee has collected a fund
Of 100000. which will be spent dur
ing the coming year in this work
throughout the country.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-09-11
WISCONSIN,
RATS.

Il is doubtful If anybody win dis
pute tho general agreement that rats
are noisome creatures. Nobody wants
them around, says the Philadelphia
Press. They are voracious. they are
destructive, they are dirty-they are
a nuisance generally wherever they
congregate. They plague the farmer
whose feed bins they invade; they
gnaw holes where there ought not TO
be any holes; to men below decks
they constitute one OF the few draw
backs Of life at sea: to women who
encounter them in dark cornsrs at
home or abroad they are a source OF
terror, though not necessarily Of dan
ger. In short, they are unquestion-
ably one of lIfe's pests, serving no
useful purpose-ussless. or at best
superfiuous, even as scavengers, for
they prefer good food TO bad and thus
play a not unimportant part in boost
ing TIA cost of living. They sustain
life and health at the expense OF their
betters. Therefore from the stand
point of social economy. to say moth
ing OF the public health and comfort,
TO exterminate them is a public as
well as a private duty. There are
amply good and sufficient reasons for
warning against rats. They ought to
go. AS has been fully demonstrated
in the past. they perform no useful
service any more than do flies, an
equally pernieious pest But appar-
emily they are not so grievous a men.
ace to health as some have feared.