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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-22

This lie g anniversary" said the Mani
cure Lady, "Ain't you heard about y,
Georger'
81 amt heard much about IT," said the
Head Barber, gusrdedly. who go.
killed."
The Manicure Lady regarded the Head
Barber with the look butler might give
a tramp.
You poor sImp!' she exclaimed finally.
Amt you aware that this is tho ami
versary Of the birth OF the father OF his
country, George Washington aka.
where was he born?" asked the Head
Barber.
why in this country" replied the
Manicure Lady.
IF he was born in this country, how
could he be the father Of this country"
the Head Barber wanted know And
then they say he never told lie"
lit amt much use explaining to you,
George, on account that you come from
a family that has never went past the
second reader, but I will do the best
can 10 wise you up about the man for
which we are keeping this anniversary
for.
"In the old days, George" said the
Manicure Lady. becoming serious, there
was a young man born on the banks OF
tho Potomac which winds alongside the
silvery Rio Grande through the fields Of
Virginia and Mexico. This young man
was named George Washington. He was
a ci,tI hoy and when he grew UP he
got so civil that he was a civil engineer.
He went out afterward to fight some
Indians with a English general named
Haddock or Pollock, or some name like
that and he told the English general
to leave the red coat at home and wear
khaki. nice and brown, 50 IL would look
like the dead leaves on the ground, 50
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-22
What to Wear and How to Wear It - Artistic Dl.psg
BY MARY MaNNERING.

Women who want to dress well can be
divided Into two classes.
Those who follow the fashions with re-
llgious zeal and those who believe In
artistic individuality.
All the rest may be said TO protect
! themselves against the inclemency OF
the weather with clothing-they don't
dress.
While one reads a great deal. and hears
even more about the woman who studies
fashions and follows them. no matter
into what follits they lead. ! really think
the weirdest clothing Is the outcome OF
artistic indiyiduallty-run wild.
Once upon a time a woman with the
| artistic soul set out TO plant a patch OF
lawn with grass seed. She felt that mere
grass was not decorative enough or ex-
pressive OF her feelings. and instead OF
the grass seed she so1ed sunf1ower seed.
By midsummer her lawn presented one
enormous jungle Of huge sunflowers and
her garden was the laughing stock Of the
entire neighborhood.
In the trailing artistic garments she
affected she roamed around her jungle.
II was quite impossible to get through
IL except moaning over the lost grass.
Il don't know why it's not a success. ="
she would say. gazing at one OF those
great yellow flowers which. blazing away
b. the hundreds in the hot sun. made her
garden look about as inviting as an oven
certainly sunflowers are more beautiful
than grass"
That Is the attitude OF the unframed
artistic temperament when Il is allowed
10 select its clothes and wear them. 1t
cannot see the beauty Of the utllitarian
grass. and wants sunflowers at all times
on everything. At least she thinks II
does.
Ore Of these SunfloWer effects. IL ! may
Use the word, is the ostrich plume. Moth
Ing Is lovelier on a hat than one Of these
beautiful willow plumes worn al the right
tine and the right place. but when sec
large white plume trailing over a
beaver or velvet hat. appearing early in
the morning In conjunction with a simple
and veil worn walking suit. I am re
minded OF the sunflowers again. A peoni
grass hat would look better.
saw a dress the other 6sy worn b. a
little girl in tho chorus who makes all
her own clothes. II was q frock Of brow a
serge, simply made. according 10 the
most Conventional fashions Of the day,
the regular stock fashions. believe
they are called. which can be found in
ali paper patterns. This little frock was
relieved by collars and cuffs Of a pretty
ehintE with a tiny lace edge
he chiniz and lace cost Is cents. but
the eolors were so pretty that it at
tracted the ere at once and gave the
entire dress a unique and distinctive sp-
r~srs1cs.
TEIs ssme young g.ri makes all her
orra hats. and whiie they are usually
artists, they are always appropriate and
consequently she Is a siri who dresses
we'll
/ Artistic draper. and We are hayins
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-22
The Manicure Lady

T, when the Indians began to shoot he could
lie Down and never be seen. think that
Mister Washington was giving good sd-
vice, too, because when Mister Roose-
welt went to war long years after. he
wore the same kind OF q uniform. brown
Khaki, and he never got no bullets
through him.
And, oh. George. that terrible Valley
Forge, where the shot and shell were
screaming and where they showed all our
Gallant soldiers into the Black Hole OF
Balboa, or wherever that Pressing place
was. The poor soldiers had to walk
around down In that place and freeze
their feet. and Mister Washington was
right among them all the time, because
he couldn't get out OF the Hole. and he
knew II. But he was sublime In his
courage, and when the cruel winter was
over they erawled out Of the Hole and
licked the foe which had invaded their
peaceful western lands"
Say, kid exclaimed the Head Bar
Der. what in the world are you talking
about
Il am talking about the Father Of his
Country" said the Manicure Lady.
Brother wnfred was saying to me that
he thought Mister washington was tho
greatest figure In history. wilfred has
wrote 4 poem and sent 1t to a magazine.
The only trouble about the poem. VIII
fred SAYS, Is that IL won't be published
and paid for until another year has
passed. II is like this, George:
Washington. thou wonderful fighter,
Thou who never told a lie,
ANY man who would decry
Men like YOU would be q Brighter
Grand columbls's SWEETEST son-Wash-
inEton."
"rm a good deal like Washington" said
the Head Barber. Il never told a lie.
and ] think Wilfred ought to buy a nice
piece OF farm land and settle down.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-22

seventeen years. during which long period
he had killed 5000 Romans, defeated them
in many pitched battle, and more than
once brought them to the very brink Of
national extinction.
But the Romans were virile breed, a.
courageous as they were tough, and the
way they came back" at Hannibal has
no duplicate in history. With heroism
that was literally born Of despair. the
Romans held grlmly on after the great
disaster Of csnnse--2is b. c.-worried
the invaders with their Fabian policy,
grew steadily stronger as the enemy grew
weaker. and when. In the spring OF aa
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-22
Her Washington's Birthday
BY DOROTHY DIX.


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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-22

each woman flocked by herself rs she
went home alone. When they had de.
parted Lucia Morris said to me:
"Well, Mabel. your Washington party
was a bowling success In one respect,
at least. George w, couldn't have used
his little Ratchet to any more effect him
self
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-22

Lucia responded. It's my opin-
ion that while It may be all right for
the father OF his country never to
have told a lie II won't work for the
mothers
And that's the reason I'm not cele-
brating washington's birthday. Ananias
day. for mine!'
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-22

creature in . the most gorgeous clothes
ever beheld. and he looked as If he
would survive. the job
We'll, that was about all. After
that II was anybody's fight, and my
guests hurled great solid slices OF
truth at each other without a thought
OF the damage they would do. Also
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-22

Il h Q II o m q n :
were commanded
by the illustrious
Sclpio Africanus.
while the Catha-
genians were led by
the great Hannibal,
who had Just been
recalled from Italy.
where with next to
no assistance from
the CarthaSenian
government no had
by his mighty gem
ius alone main
tained himself for
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-22

Few women are beautiful enough to be
able TO be untidy. and most artistic dress
ling u Eltldy. For that reason. unless
you cal c.ii!cise yourself with as little
sympathy as you do strangers. beware
Of artistic "sunflOwer' effects and stick
Ito grass
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-22
ke.ninr People Gue.sinx.

81 am not q candidate"
But, colonel" 1 protested. Il don {
give a rap whether you are q candidate
or not: want to know whether you viii
be one
Great Scott" he retorted, with evil
dent displeasure. Haven't i told YOU
plainly that I am not q candidate T'--
Judge.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-22

plenty Of It these days. is difficult to
achieve.
Unless YOUR drtssnsaker ls skiiifui al
Il. II is bette to leave Gsapet effects
alone.
Even drsping the scarf so much worn
now a. = covering for the head requires
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-22

pie-Booker WASH
ington pie, so to
speak-ever since.
1T was like this.
You know ] be-
long to the Colonial
Danes and the
Daughters Of the
American Revolu-
tlon, and I'm strong
for hero worship,
and long on pa
triotism. and so I
decided that l
would have a nice
little celebration Of
my own OF the
birthday Of the
father of our
country. And II was
20 hn a ceIehraflan
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-22
Copyright. 1872. National News Assn,
February -. y. C. 2o2.

Frofuhft -, n IL Ao&.
The battle OF Zama, one OF the most
honorable conflicts in all the annals of
war, was fought s.iii Years ago In the
valley Of the Bogradus, near what Is now
Kof, in the African province OF Tunis.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-22

mo" said the woman in sage green.
Il am not going to celebrate Washing
toms birthday this year. 1 did so last
year, and l made every one of my best
friends mad. and I've been eating humble
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-22

some taste.
Most women look better with the scarf
draped loosely over the hair, but when
tho wind comes along or . drausht blows
one wishes that one had pinned the scarf
. securely in front. crossed it at the back
! u the head and pinned 1t again.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-22

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NeaS OUT 10 PAGES oe
sAlAn cas- m me- LEp6sk'
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hAT ttAo 1sAn5AenortS
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-22

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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-04-05
CONFESSES
TO MURDER
Seth Nichols Admits Guilt at
Portsmouth, N. n.
RECEIVED $500 FOR CRIME
Fled City and Sought Ship
Conscience Forced Admission
Following Arrest While
Armed.

Portsmouth, y. H.-Seth Nichols,
for three years a sailor on the United
States transport Dixie, has confessed
to the murder or Or. Helene Knabe
at Indianapolis, Oh oct. %, 1911.
Nichols, who was arrested here
Saturday night tor carrying a con.
cealed weapon declared man
named knight had paid him $500 to
commit the crime that has since
baflled the efforts Of the police of
many cities and states.
DR.. Helen Knabe, who was 35 years
old, and formerly state bacteriolo,
gist of Indiana. was found dead in
bed in her apartments on the morn
ing Of oct. "a Her neau sad nearly
been severed by her slayer, but no
knife was found, nor were there any
signs of a struggle.
The woman was of strikingly at
tractive appearance. She had never
married
Nichols made his confession to
Deputy Hurley OF the local police, in
the cell at the city Jail.
Il am % years old and was born
in South Chicago. My parents have
been dead for many years. While in
New York three years ago ! enlisted
in the navy and was placed on the
transport Dixie Last October while
the ship was undergoing extensive re-
pairs in drydock at New York | took
ii into my head TO visit my sister,
Mrs. Grace Blackman OF 242 East
avenue, Indianapolis.
while in that city, ! fell in with
a man named knight, and became
very friendly with him. For two
weeks We wer together constantly,
and as he supplied me with drink
all the time, ] thought myself fortu-
nate. One day. after we both had
been drinking heavily he asked me
If ! would be willing to do a job for
him. | asked him what il was and
he told me that if | murdered DR..
Knabe he would give me $500.
Desperate with drink and know
ing that my ship was TO leave New
York in a short time, | agreed TO do
1t. On the night of Oct. % | went to
the apartment house where DR..
Knabe lived and easily gained access
10 the bouse. During the night
made my way up into the room
where she lay sleeping and slashei
her across the throat. then hur-
riedly left the house and rejoined
knight, received the 1880 and start
ed for New York on the first train.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-04-05

The Eirfel Tower change. its dress
every five or six years at a cost OF
from $4,000 to $4,000 The date Is
at hand when so painters will find oc.
cupation for three or four months in
covering the 10000 square yards of
its surface with new coat Of paint
The shade has yet to be decided upon
The EiGei Tower started % years ago
IN orange. wore red in 1893. golden vel
low In 1899 and silver white on the
summit and chrome yellow at the lasc
H. 1907 There are persons who
would vote for an invisible shade of
khaki for the coming renewal The
tower is now used as a wireless tele
graph station, as post for an cleo
trio device TO prevent hailstorms and
as "A guiding mark for aviators
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-04-05
REVERSES DECISION.

Washington.-A signal victory was
won by the interstate commerce
commission when the supreme court
of the United States decided the
commission had the power to com
pei water lines to report to it re-
garding intra-state as we'll as inter
state business 1t was the Grst case
from the commerce court to be con
sidercd by the supreme court and the
commerce court was received
While the cases before the court
concerned Immediately only water
lines the government declared in ar
guing the cases that the defeat of
the commission in this case would
mean that railroads also need not re
port regarding intra.state business
and the commissions whole system
Of gathering reports relative to com
merce would be worthless
The orders in question required re
ports regarding operating expenses
and operating revenues Of water
lines. and affected principally lines
on the great lakes
Justice Pay said mistake had
been made by the commerce court in
confusing knowledge Of intra-statc
commerce with regulation OF it, He
said il was within the power of the
commission 20 require 4 showdown
or the whole business"
The antitrust laws Ct Missouri
were upheld by the supreme court
which court approved the states ac-
tion in ousting the Standard Oil Com
pany.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-04-05
FILES ANSW sR.

Boston.-Answers were filed TO the
governments suit TO dissolve the al
leCed shoe machinery trust by the
United Shoe Machinery Corporation
the United Shoe Machinery Company
and their officers and subsidiary
corporations in the United States dis
trict court. denying any monopoly or
combination in restraint Of interstate
trade in violation OF the Sherman
antitrust statute.
The United Shoe Machinery Com
pary, which was organized under
New Jersey law in 1899 to buy, sell
loace. operate and deal in all kinds
Of machinery, tools and implements.
etc. says further that shortly after
its organization, in pursuance OF the
terms OF its charter and more than
i2 years before the government suit
was brought 1t acquired the capita
stock or a majority of the same OF q
number OF companies, which are
named
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-04-05
EAR IS THE SEAT OF THOUGHT
Soo-Word Language Spoken by Race
Of Primitive Blacks in North
Queensland.

IOndon.-Prof VI. f.. Roth, after a
prolonged study of primitive races OF
blacks in Australia, reports that, con-
trary to popular belief, the savage is
4 rational, intelligent being, with a sur
rrising number OF abstract ideas and
no more superstitions than many civ
ilized persons in London or New York
From the Pomeroom River district
Of British Guiana, Prof. Roth sends TO
the Royal Anthropological Society In
London the result of his inquiries
among the Koko-yimidvi tribe, whom
he calls an undoubtedly primitive race
Of aborigines. living around the mouth
" the Endeavor river, in North
Queensland This is one OF the tribes
discovered by Capt. Cook in 1870. He
reported the Kokos had a language OF
Inly 90 words. From his day TO the
present these blacks have been in
contact with no whites TO speak OF eX-
cept the Lutheran missionaries at
Hope Valley. Cape Bedford.
The Kokos. according to Prof. Roth.
have 500 words in their language.
They believe the ear is the seat OF
sense or intelligence, and they say
that a man who closes his eyes is
careless. The individual with a short
hand they call mean; II his fingers
weigh heavy he is clumsy. and 81 he
possesses a hand covered with loose
skin he is generous. With the Ger
mans. but unlike the English. the
Kokos apply a special term to the
hollow space at the back OF the knee.
They have special terms for cow
ardice. fear or fright, rest and quiet,
willingness. hunger. Jealousy. serious
ness or sadness. happiness, laughter,
dreaming, health and sickness, friend
ship. news and cleverness.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-04-05

been drains, but 1t is declared impos-
sible that they should ever have held
water, and it is considered probable
that they served the purpose of secret
communication between the different
parts of the palace. In one of them a
skeleton was found Enclosed in a cof
fin, but both were unfortunately de-
stroyed by the workmen before being
seen by those In charge.
A fact which is astonishing French
architects is that the foundations OF
this vast building are not only very
shallow, without cellars, but are laid
on a very light and unstable bed OF
sand, and it IS asked how the build
ers of the time had the courage to
erect such a magnificent fabric on
such a subsoil. 1t has been discover
ed, however, that in order to avoid
danger of collapse enormous under
ground walls were constructed, SO
thick and solid that the workmen
have had a difficult task in piercing
them. These walls did not sustain any
weight. but served as links connecting
various parts of the buildings and
keeping them in position. To keep
these walls themselves in place on the
shifting sand the spaces between them
were taken up by network of small
er walls, forming small chambers
which were filed with gravel.
These excavations, at first under
taken solely for making repairs, have
proved so important that they are
shortly to be described in a book by
a well-known architect, who declares
that he is now able to reconstruct the
plans of the original exterior Of the
palace. none of which now remains. 1t
is stated that he will also prove that
the architect who under Louis XIII
built the first palace was not, as is
supposed, Lemercier or Debrosse, but
Philbert lie Roy.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-04-05
VOTES FOR WOMEN BILL
MEETS WITH DEFEAT
British Parliament Rejects Bill by %?
10 2O9-Window Smashing
Did II.

London. --- The window smashing
campaign Of the militant suffragettes
had an unexpected sequel in the rejec.
tion of the women's snfranchisement
bill by fourteen votes.
This measure was drawn TO confer
the right to vote on every woman pos
sessed of the household qualification
The result is all the more remaTka
Bile in yi>w of the fact that a similar
measure passed the second reading
last May by a majority Of 167.
1t had been generally expected that
the bill would have been carried by
twenty, and its rejection really was
the result Of Nationalist coup. MI.
Redmond did not want the time OF tho
House flched from the Home Rulc
bill, and, moreover, was afraid that Il
the woman suffrage movement was
carried further grave complications
might have ensued in the Cabinet.
with disastrous consequences to his
hopes.
while the House OF Commons was
reJeCtlnS the COnCllld(IOH Ulll IhC SUI
fragists were holding a great demon
stration in Albert Hall, and record
collection for a suffragette war FUND
Of $4,000 was made. This include
an anonymous donation Of $4,000
Mr.. and Mrs Pethick Lawrence,
Joint editors of Votes for Women,
and Mrs Pankhurst were committed
to trial at the Old Bailey sessions.
Mrs. Mabel Tuke was discharged. Mr..
Lawrence was liberated on bail OF
$4,000 and Mrs. Lawrence on bail OF
$4,000
Bail was refused in the case of Mrs.
Pankhurst. the leader of the militant
suffragettes. She was sent back to
Holloway jail
The cases of the thirteen other suf.
fragettes being tried on the charge OF
smashing windows, were disposed OF
by Judge Robert Wallace.
Two Of the women were sentenced
TO six months in prison, seven others
to four months, two were bound over
to keep the peace and two were ac
quilted.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-04-05
SCOTT REMAINS
IN ANTARCTIC
The Terra Nova Reaches New
Zealand Without Explorer.
LOSES RACE TO SOUTH POLE
Keen Disappointment Expressed in
England When News Arrives That
Even IL Scott Reaches His Goal
the Norwegian Was There First.

Wellington, New Zealand.--Captain
Robert r. SCOTS vessel Terra Nova,
which carried the British expedition
TO the Antartic has arrived at AkarOa,
a harbor i'm Banks Peninsula, New
Zealand, but has not brought back
Captain Scott or the members of his
expedition. The commander OF the
Terra Nova brought instead the fol-
lowing brief message from Scott:
Il am remaining in the Antartic
for another winter in order TO con
tinue and complete my work"
The latest news sent back By Cap
tain Scott to his base at McMurdo
Sound showed that on January 3 he
had reached a point $50 miles from
the South Pole and was still adyanc.
ing. There in a firm belief expressed
here that Scott has reached the Pole.
II was clear that had the explorer
delayed sending back notification of
his progress until he actually reached
the Pole news from him could not
have been receievd by the Terra Nova
before she was compelled to leave,
owing to the setting in of winter and
the freezing Of the Ross Sea
All on board the Terra Nova are
well Great disappointment was felt