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Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-05
Anthracite Going Up.

Scarcely had the anthracite min
ers' wages been slightly raised than
the prices OF coal 80 UP. Perhaps
this was to have been expected as a
matter OF course, though prices to
the consumer were already out Of
proportion with wages to the miner.
The demand for coal is reported
to be quite active, especially near
the mine. Foreign supplies had run
low and 80 had supplies along the
Atlantic seaboard, largely as result
OF the temporary suspension of work
in the mines Of Pennsylvania and
England. This, very naturally, Of
fers the excuse for the advance in
price. in addition to the little in
crease made in the wages Of the men
who spend their days down in deep
shafts.
Consumers will be disposed to
worry little over the prospect Of
paying more for their coal next win.
ter, however, Just now. II there
could be an ideal time for boosting
the prices of winter fuel, surely 1t is
now with the elements supplying an
excess Of warmth, even for the cold
est blooded. II anthracite stays up,
the outcry will be heard in the early
autumn.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-05
River Bank Establishment.

Most strangers visiting Omaha see
the city first from the river bank.
That the first impression should and
could be better we all regretfully ad-
nit. Not that Omaha is the only city
that has been neglectful in this re-
spect, as witness this outburst from
the Louisville Courier-Journal with
reference to the river bank side of
the Kentucky metropolis:
AS a matter of civic pride cities ought
to look more closely after the conditions
along the river banks. In many cases
river fronts are so carelessly kept as to
become eyesores. where. with the needed
attention, they could be made sanitary
and attractive. There is no excuse for
allowing a river TO become a dumping
ground. Refuse thrown in or along a
navigable waterway becomes an obstruc-
ton to navigation and is also a menace
to health and an offense to decency. It
Is a bad advertisement for any city which
processes to be up TO date and on no ac-
count should II be tolerated.
What the Courier-Journal here
says Is directly applicable to our own
city. In working for bigger, better
and more beautiful Omaha. the
reformation of the river bank should
have an important place in our civic
program,
Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-05
THE RED BANDANNA.
Mtsappropriation of Emblem OF
Ohfo's Old Roman.

Ohfo's Old Roman.
St. Louis Republic.
If protest were not in vain We should
danna handkerchief as the emblem of
the Roosevelt party and the banner Of
Roosevelt himself. There was man,
born in the OLD Dominion when the war
Of 1872 was but year old, whose symbol
was the red bandanna
He saw the red bandanna first tied
round the head of his old slave nanny.
He took it with him in pioneering days
to Chillicothe, o., once the capital Of the
Northwest territory. When in 1S43 he
went to Washington as a congressman
its gaudy folds dangled from the pocket
OF his swallow-tailed coat As chief JUS
tice Of his state he busted the snuff from
the end of his judicial nose with that
same square of figured cotton, and back
It went to Washington when he beat Ben
Wade for the senate. With 1t he waved
defiance at the Union Pacific and all its
hosts as he made them bear their just
obligations to the country, and 1t fluttered
In his clinched fist when he expounded
the constitution as few other men ever
did. A whole new generation came to
know that red bandanna when he toured
the country as candidate for the vice
presidency in 1885, If ever a man earned
exclusive title to an emblem Allen G..
Thurman, the Old Roman. earned the
bandanna for himself alone
Is there no way of persuaGing Colonel
Roosevelt not to rob the dead?
Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-05
If you could have only one wish
ASCAL0N.

The day Is long, the way Is steep,
Behind me stretch the weary miles;
About my path the shadows creep,
Hot overhead the red sun smiles;
But unafraid past woods and rills,
Tho wearied, press on and on
For 10, beyond the distant hills
/ see the gates of Ascalon.
The night Is dark, cannot see
The way. My feet are tired and sore,
But In the darkness comes to me
One ray of light, / whisper DER
These words with comfort fraught, Be
strong, a.,E
And fearless, still press on and on,
For tho the way be rough and long
Beyond the heights lies Ascalon.
The night is gone-the morning light
Shines softly down upon the hills,
The sun In golden splendor bright
Smiles on the woodlands and the rills.
My heart is light for just ahead,
Bathed In the radiance of dawn
The goal to which my path has led
see the gates Of Ascalon.
ENVOY. 1,
The night Is gone; my heart is light,
sing in Joy the gladsome song,
Behind the hills, beyond the night,
Upon the heights lies Ascalon.
New Athens, O. F. L. WILSON
Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-05
Butchery Masked as War.


II there be half truth in the report
of Mexican rebels blowing up fed
eral train of twenty cars and killing
all the passengers, 1t only goes to
emphasize the fact that ordinary
warfare has been supplanted In Mex
leo by reign OF terror and atrocity
little short OF butchery. For weeks
reports have indicated q spirit of
savagery on the part Of the rebels,
an evident purpose to inflict torture
and suffering, regardless OF all else.
Perhaps nothing else than this was
to have been expected as the culmi-
nation of events in a land Of Mex
ico's traditions and temperament.
President Madero is now being
hailed as of "the stature Of states
manship"--that 10 to say, he has
finally succeeded In overpowerlng or.
ganized warfare, but his task re-
mains to extinguish the ombers oi
disorganized and inhuman outlawry
And this seems to be task fully
commensurate with the stature oi
statesmanship.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-05

in, as II were, with those who had sue
ceeded the founders of that ancient and
honorable institution. This mixins-in
closer than would merely classroom con-
tact
After we both left Johns Hopkins
occasions for meeting were more rare.
I would see DR.. Wilson at Joint meet
ings of the American Historical and
festive university functions. We were
both guests at a midday banquet tend
cred In st. Louis shortly before the
Louisiana Purchase exposition. and ]
last saw him when he was entertained
in Omaha during his recent tour
as ever, although frankly recognizing
the political antagonism growing out
of opposite party affiliations and activ-
tiles.
II may be interesting TO recall. too,
that when plans were underway for the
celebration of omaha's semi-centennial
anniversary, President Wilson of Prince
ton was at the head OF our list Of
desirable speakers, and as chairman Of
the executive committee In charge, I
wrote to him asking whether he was in
position to consider formal invitation
and received the following reply:
Princeton. New Jersey, March Z, 1904,
My Dear Mr.. Rosewater: ! esteem it
a great compliment that should be
asked TO consider an invitation to deliver
the grafton at the approaching cele-
bration Of the semi-centinnial of the
anniversary Of the founding of Omaha
and the territorial organization of Ne
braska, and can assure you that 1t
would give me the greatest pleasure
to accept such an invitation If it were
possible for me to do so; but my engage
nents are already too many. 1t would
be literally impossible for me to pre-
pare an oration within the time now
remaining. even IL / could at the date
named conscientiously absent myself
from Princeton. II is a date so nearly
on the eve Of our commencement that,
I fear. ] should in any case be obliged
to decline an invitation which would
involve my going to distant place at
that time.
Pray accept my warmest thanks for
your Kind letter and convey to the COM
mittee in charge Of the celebration my
heartiest expressions of obligation and
regret. Very sincerely yours,
WOODROW WILSON.
The committee later extended the invi-
tation to Hon. Henry Estabrook, who,
1t will be remembered, delivered the
semi-centennial address In our new
Auditorium, jest then ready for occu-
pancy, The fact that Woodrow Wilson
was also asked to speak has not before
been made public.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-05
PERSONAL PHASES OF WILSON
BY Victor Rosewater Editor of The Bee.

My acquaintance with Woodrow Wilson
Hopkins university. He had been
student there, had completed his gradu-
ate work and received his degree, and
already become a teacher Of history at
Bryn Mawr before my advent there, but
he retained a lectureship in administra-
tive law. coming back to Baltimore each
winter for six weeks to conduct his
courses. Although the Wilson lectures
were intended primarily for graduate
students in the department of history
and political economy, was permitted
to attend along with two or three other
their desire 10 take on this extra work.
The relation would doubtless have re-
mained mere classroom acquaintance
except for another incident which brought
about a closer association.
Shortly after entering Johns Hopkins
I had Joined debating society which
went by the euphonious name of the
Hopkins House of Commons" and
which was a miniature model, so far as
1t could be so made, of the British
House OF Commons. We had a speaker
and ministry, an opposition party and
party whips, and all the ornamental ap-
pendages. Meetings were held once
every week or two during the winter,
great measures Of state were introduced,
debated and put through all the stages
OF parliamentary practice, failure of the
bill being equivalent to the upsetting Of
the ministry and followed by formation
OF new cabinet by the opposition head
and his lieutenants. In this respect the
Hopkins House Of Commons was unique,
and for these unique features, as we'll
as for its organization, soon learned
1t was indebted TO group Of former
students who had thus given practical
effect to an idea Of Woodrow Wilson s.
These men, among whom were also Al
bert Shaw, now editor Of the Review OF
Reviews; Wallace II. Page, now editor
OF the Worlds Work: j. Franklin Jamie.
son, later professor In Brown university
John II. Finley, now president of the
University OF New York, and several
others who have attained prominence
naturally regarded this society as theil
| personal creation, and whenever an op,
! portunity offered came into It's sessions
as visitors, participating again In the do
bate and in the proceedings. And &C
Woodrow Wilson during the six week.
that he lsctured each year at Johns Hop
kins became again member Of IN,
Hopkins House of Commons, and mixec
Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-05
People Talked About

Seven thousand careloads of Georgia
peaches are coming up north to match
cheeks with summer girls
For some unaccountable reason old
Father Adam, the original monopolist, es-
capes the political convention hammer.
Whence comes his pull?
Carter Harrison Of Chicago has re-
covered his brown fedora kicked out Of
the ring at Baltimore. According to Chi
cago estimates 1t will take a week or
more to recover his official temper.
A class of $40 lawyers admitted to
practice in Ohio and class of ITO SIM
ilarly commissioned in Missouri eases the
strair, of the office chasing the man in
both states.
Misses HERNIA, Jessie and Susan Dean,
sisters, were married on the same day
at Toledo, O., last week, the ceremonies
being performed by the same clergyman.
All of them are teachers In the Toledo
schools
Unsympathetic souls who enjoy the
perplexities of politicians can pluck q
smile or two from Congressman Long
worth's troubles. AS Nick persists In
being regular he is promised the cruel
exercise of running against a candidate
of his fsther-in-law's party.
Congressman Redfield of New York. an
open-faced candidate for the vice presi-
dency. committed the tactical hlunder OF
exhibiting fourteen inches of whiskers
at Baltimore. The exhibit whisked him
into tho reactionary class and cooked his
goose.
The national bureau Of statistics shows
that for the past fiscal year 100000 ooc
have been spent on women's dress in this
country. Standing alone the figures are
impressive, but beside the male drink
bill for the same period they are the
essence Of economy. Come again.
Prof. William Watson Goodwin. tn.
noted Greek scholar. who died In Cam
bridge. Mass, few days ago. left Il
Harvard university siS.0oo to found &
scholarship FOR graduate students II
classic literature or archaeology.
Alfred I. Seligman. VINO was killed IL
an automobile accident In New York, wa
the youngest Of the noted brothers. WHIT
as bankers are among the best known
financiers in the world he did not hav,
30 strong business bent as the Others
Of the family. Consequently he retired
from finance several years ago ana de
voted his time to sculpture. He achieved
krsmarkabae success In the artistic field
Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-05
SearchltEhts at Sea.
Philadelphia Bulletin.

Apropos the discussion regarding the
utility Of searchlishts on ocean steamers.
II is interesting to note that big Ger
man liner has just arrived at New York
with one Of these devices on its bow. 1t
is stated that the beam thrown was 90
powerful that those on the bridge could
read the name on the Scotland hghtahip
when II was mile away. A thorough
trial u to be given the searchlight by
this vessel and upon the report Of the
captain viii depend its adoption on all
the ships Of that line. A practical expert
ment of this kind is more valuable than
columns of printed discussion.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-05
Standardizing Shorthand.

y
The plan to resolve the varied sys-
TENS Of shorthand into one composite
national standard is good. Short
hand cuts a large figure in business
and professional life, larger than
most people realize, and should be
made just as serviceable as possible.
Vast improvement Is possible by re-
ducing the multiplicity of phonetic
writing systems to one that shall be
accepted as the standard everywhere
and uniformly taught in the public
and private schools and practiced In
all lines Of work. This would tend
at once to promote the progress Of
shorthand writing and multiply its
benefits.
At the same time. II those who are
attempting this reform can also de-
wise a system that will make stenog-
raphers better at spelling, punctuat-
Ing and In the use Of capitals they
will enhance the value of their work.
The average stenographer, to say
nothing OF spelling and punctuating,
uses capital letters almost as freely
as George Ade In his Fables In
Slang" and with just about as little
discrimination. The genus stenog-
rapher must be taught that way or
he or she would not have to be
broken of the habit later. There is
genuine merit In this movement Of
standardizing shorthand, particularly
II II also standardizes English SPELL
ing and composition.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-05
Back 10 tSr Ranks.

Ex-Governor Stokes Of New Jersey, one
Of the most vigorous OF the Roosevelt
leaders in that state, has decided that
he cannot follow the Colonel into the
third party wilderness. He will accept
the result at Chicago and fall into line
for Taft. There are others, for 1t is even
reported that Ormsby McHarg has seen
a new light since he got back from Chi
cago and will yield to the charm of reg
ularity. If this is the case we'll may the
exponent Of Caesarism exclaina in classic
paraphrase, EFT tu, Ormsby?"
Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-05

When the eighty or ninety
tainted" delegates--already re-
duced to fifty-seven by the Chicago
ITribuns-~are sifted down. 1t will be
found that not over twenty-five are
really in controversy ON q question OF
conflicting evidence upon which any
two honest men have right to DIFF.
fer and each to take the benefit OF
the doubt.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-05

II anyone wants to 60 into q third
party nothing can stop him. and here
in Nebraska the formation of new
political parties is particularly pro-
vided for by statute. All that Ia
needed is to hold mass convention
and set the machinery in motion SUBJ
ject only to the limitation that the
names Of the old parties be not in
fringed on.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-05

When Mr.. Bryan jumped onto I'M
derwood last winter as being Wall
street tool, Underwood came back In
. big public defense, beginning some
thing like this: IF it were only a
personal matter / would let this pass
without reply. but. etc." In the con-
vention when Bryan makes q similar
dig at Clark, Clark replies with the
same kind Of hot air. oh. yes, they
are terribly panied for the other fel-
low. the party and all that.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-05
Governor Aldrich says his

Governor Aldrich says his open
meeting talk about yellow dog
did not refer to President Taft. All
right. governor, but the Incident still
points out the urgent need of using
language that does aot invite two
constructions. When you have some
thing to say that you Just can't keep
back, why don't say it--at least not
until you have slept on 1t over night.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-05
Nearing the Fintah.
New York World.

The Louisiana legislature has finally
approved the income-tax amendment to
the constitution OF the United States. A
year ago It was recorded in the negative.
Among the new legislatures to be elected
this fan should be found enough to fur
nlsh q few voters in favor OF ratifica-
ton that are needed to make up the re-
Quired three-tourths of the states.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-05

y will accept the nomination for presi-
dent IL 1t is rendered to me, and I will
adhere to this decision until the conven-
ton has expressed Its preference" The
convention has expressed its preference.
but in the emergency he nominates him !.
self.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-05

Our democratic senate, wants It
thoroughly understood that he and
two other delegates to Baltimore re-
mained faithful to the instructions
voted on them BY ''the people" No
sspersions on colleagues who re-
pudiated the presidential preference
primary at the first opportunity.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-05

Il turns out that the bondholders
of our Independent telephone would
have got more money had the plant
gone to immediate sale without q
receivership. Not, however, with the
receiver and the lawyers for the re-
ceiver.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-05

II is gratifying to know that the
poll OF the Nebraska delegation that
forced Bryan to explain his desertion
of CLARK for Wilson was precipitated
by Senator Hitchcock We're It not
for this. the presence of Senator
Hitchcock as delegate in Baltimore
might have been overlooked.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-05
Crueiest Thrust of All.

BdItinlofe AWeTIcHh. =
Not being content at having so long
poked fun at the breakfast foods, per-
nicious activity In imagination IL now
accusing them of causing the high prices
Of meat, therebyp slandering the poor but
honest packers who have been bearing
unjustly the brunt Of the breakfast foods
sins.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-05

II this years national conventions, as
political wiseacres predict, are to be
the last, the system of nominating presi-
dentiai candidates in grand party eau
cuses will have signalized Its exit by an
unprecedented display of political pyro-
technics. And the convention Of the
bull moose" party 10 still to come.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-05

The Chicago Tribune did not al
ways believe in third parties.
Twenty years ago when Judge Gres-
ham refused the nomination for pres
ident of the peoples party conven-
tion in Omaha, the Tribune OBJ
served:
Judge Gresham would rather be right
than to Do presidential candidate of the
party Of cranks. s3St
Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-05

A Pennsylvania health commits
sioner says, "the family cat must
co. Perhaps. but he doubtless
knows about the proverbisl power
of the family cat to come back.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-05

Mr.. Bryan boasts that DR.. Wilson
was nominated without the aid or
consent Of Murphy's ninety wax fig
iures." But not without Roger Sui
livan's fifty-eight. or Tom Taggart's q
bunch.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-05
why All the Whiskerss
Houston Post.

They are all saying there were more
whiskers in evidence in Baltimore than
in Chicago. That Is explained by the
presence in the party OF SO many men
who have long been bound by, pledges
not to shave until William j. Bryan Is
president of the United States.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-05

Old King George might get a lot
Of sweet revenge for his former
American colonies could he only run
his eye down the casualty list on
the morning after.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-05

Just suppose the third term can
didate nominated by the Chicago
convention and the Taft supporters
acting ugly, what would the candi-
dates on the ticket be saying?
Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-05

Minneapolis Journal.
One good automobile tire costs about
as much as the old family horse used to
cost But the old family horse had more
rubber in his system. He used to run
about twenty years without blowing out.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-05
Political Loophoies.

There Is always ioophole for tha can
didate who wants one to crawl through,
1t win be remembered that Mr.. Roosevelt
wrote to the seven little governor" !"
among whom was the quitting Hadley:
Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-05
Mental atiOn.
Jndianapolis News

Or you might rest your surging brain
by thinking about the improvement of the
weather and remembering that we are
going to need considerable more of it
for that bumper corn crop which has
been planned for this year.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-05
PASSING PLEASANTRIEs.

What we need is cheap ice.'
Yes; we already have plenty Of cheap
skates. kansas City Journal.
"You never heard Maud talking about
others" h
mo, she's always too busy talking
about herself. Boston Transcript.
What makes that young man over
there look so seedy?"
IT guess 1t is because he's been sowing
his wild oats. Baltimore American
II dreamed last night that had just
made $1,000. .e00''
How did you dream you made it?'
BY owning the bar In q big hotel that
tiers during convention week. Chicago
Record-Herald.
Husband-Your extravaganza is awful.
When die you'll probably have to beg.
Wife-Well, ! should be better Oft than
, some poor woman who never had any
practice!-London Opinion.
Shelf you could have only one wish
what would It be?
He-It would be that-that--Oh II only
dared to tell you what It would be.
She-Well 60 on. Why do you suppose
brought UP the wishing subject?-In-
dianapoiis News. .. a..
"You have some fine tomato vines in
your garden, Mr. Thorpe You know,
presume, that the scientific name OF the
tomato Is Lycopersicon Lycoperscium?"
'No, I had forgotten that, Miss Doris;
but I know the scientific name OF the
long, green, corrugated, voracious thing
with q horn on It's head, that mostly
thontius Quinquemaculatus." - Chicago
Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-05

Now for one more year we may
feel sure we are free and independ-
ent people,
Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-05

Ten Years Ago
The cornerstone Of the Auditorium
whose installation had been delayed and
postponed because Of rain. was finally
laid. President r. e. sanborn Of the
Auditorium company. figuratively at
least. laid 1t. Senator Millard made the
principal address, T. ]. Mahoney spoke
from the Auditorium company's stand
point and J. R. Lehmer read off q list
Of articles that went In with the stone
Acting Mayor Myron D. Karr made the
first address. .. .- l.
With old Pop Eyler's hoodoo working
overtime Denver trimmed Omaha, the
Western leaders to 8, at Vinton street
park. 1-s
Mr.. and Mrs. John A Dempster re-
turned from a visit to the battlefield of
Shiloh, where Mr. Dempster participated
as a union soldier. 1t was his first
visit to the old field since 1862.
]. A. Swanson and o. e. Berg, who
have leased the old Continental corner
at Fifteenth and Douglas streets, left for
the east to lay In supplies for clothing
and gents furnishing store.
Miss Nell Malone of the public library
force suffered a shattering Of the left
hipbone when she was thrown from q
street car at Tenth and Douglas streets.
She was with her uncle, Count Creighton,
and a party of young people, returning
from Council Bluffs, and they were get
ting off at that corner to change cars
when the accident occurred.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-05

Boost for Omaha in hot weather
he same as in cold.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-05
Cheer I'm.

st. Louis Globe Democrat
The best thing in the political situation
is the faet that ons safs and saae ticket
Is In the field
Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-05

After the Fourth small shrift
of peace and quietude. \