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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-11
BY GARRETT p. sERvIss.

From the beginning Of aerial navigation
one OF the hardest problems to solve has
been that of making a safe landing. 1t is
relatively easy to get up in the air, but
it is a ticklish job to get down again.
Most OF the accidents have occurred on
the way down instead of the way up. 1t
is the same thing in mountaineering.
The greater part. of the danger comes
when the aircraft is getting close to the
surface on which its pilot proposes to
land. Even in broad day and amid the
most favorable circumstances il requires
skill and carefulness to get down with
out a bump ON the land or a splash in
the water Remember how Bleriot, when
he made the first crossing of the Eng
lish channel, sailed around and around
above the cliffs Of Dover looking long
for safe place,to come down, and run
ming more danger in landing than in
crossing the sea? This problem remains
almost as puzzling now as 1t was then,
especially since the perils of night flights
and flights in fogs have been added by
the development of military and naval
aviation.
1t Is only necessary to imagine your
sell IN the SHOES OF an dSTOpiahe piiob ~
which he must often find himself in
volved when he is trying to make 9
landing in the darkness, or when the air
is observed by rain or fog or the vision
confused by dazzling or conflicting lights.
He is approaching the ground, or the
water, at an angle more or less steep.
and it is essential that he should know
quite accurately, at every instance, his
height above theN surface that he is to
strike. This knowledge is not easily OBJ
tanned. 1t Is a matter of judgment based
upon experience and he must decide
quickly in order not to overrun the in
tended landing point.
In a fog the oily-smooth waves be-
meath him may be invisible, while their
omlnous silence deprives him of the clue
TO their distance that sound might give
Darkness is equally deceptive over land
or water. for the eyes are confused by
the play OF unaccustomed shadows. and
dangerous obstacles suddenly appear
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-11
HouO She Acquired
feminine Charm

A nicely-dressed woman sat beside me
in the train. Everyone stared at her II
was not her beauty of feature that held
our eyes, nor her costume. But there
was something about her face and ex-
pression--I risked it and asked; Would
you mind telling me how you keep your
complexion so dazzlingly pure2 Don't
think me impertinent but you seem
over 30, yet haven't line In your face,
and your cheeks are quite peach-like.
How do you do itp'
Laughing. she said: That's easy; I
remove my skin. SOUNDS shocking
doesn't IT? But listen. Instead OF cos
meties use only pure mercolized wax,
procurable at any druggists. l apply
this nightly, like cold cream. washing
II off mornings. This gently absorbs
the soiled weather-beaten film-skins
without pain or discomfort thus re-
vealihg the fresh. clear underskin
Every woman has beautiful complex
ion underneath, you know. Then, 70
ward off wrinkles / use fsce bath
made by dissolving powdered saxolite
Zone ounce) in one-half pint witch haz Il
Ia harmless astrtngent which tones
the skin wonderfully. Very simple,
isn't itf" / thought 50. I'm now trying
her plan and like Il immensely. Mill
cent Brown In The Story Teller.-Ad-
VertiBement
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-11

Gus or stingy, Never marry a man who
haggles over every cent. and who parts
with a ten-eent tip as II he was having
tooth drawn. That kind of a man
makes the sort of a husband who doles
out carfare TO his wife. and wants TO
know what she did with the quarter he
gave her week before last.
seventh-Notoe how man treats old
women and little children and servants.
II he is rude TO old women and calls chill
dren brats and is overbeaT4ng and
insolent to servants, beware OF him. He
win neglect and mstreas you. when you
have lost your youth and charm.
Eighth-Before you marry q man. ascer-
tain his opinions on the matter Of max
ing home and the relative duties OF
husband and wife. Marry no man who
doesn't consider that it's just as much
a mans business TO help make happy
home as 1t is woman's. and who doesn't
think that wife should be her husbands
full partner in business and pleasure. not
his domestic slave.
Ninth-Don't marry bossy man. The
tyrant on the hearthstons ia Just as in
tolerable as the tyrant on the throne.
Tenth-Don't marry a man who has q
contempt Tor women. The man who is
always jeering and sneering at woman's
weaknesses Is a differentiated fool and
bigot who makes the kind OF husband
who browbeats his wife. II you want a
good husband, and one whom you can
honor and respect, marry the man who
reverences woman. and who believes that
she has just as much intelligence. and Is
entitled TO as fair a share OF the pleasures
ana perquisites Of life ss any man
Follow these rules in choosing hus-
baBd, girls. and you won't go far wrong
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-11
With the
Manicure Lady
BY WILLIAM f. KIRK.

Il dreamed last night that was the
queen Of wonderful island out in the
Pacific ocean" sRld the Manicure Lady,
1T was some dream, and, believe me-
George. was some queen / thought l
got flash at myself In one OF them
tall mirrors and admitted that was
beautiful and that's something never
done before, You ought TO have saw the
court gown ! had on and the beautiful
court ladies that was waiting on me"
That's the kind OF dreams to have -
said the Head Barber. There Amt no
use being a piKer and dreaming that YOU
are broke"
Gee, but felt sad though, when l
woke up" said the Manicure Lady. II
could see all my subjects coming and
bringing me swell presents They was
queer looking people, they was. They
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-11

Sometimes 1t turns lover into brute
and occasionally 1t turns a brute into
lover. Sometimes a man Is mean to all
the balance Of the world and good 10 his
wife, and very often man is an angel
outside of the home and a devil in It.
There are no hard and fast rules. that
never fan, by which a girl can Judge on
the safe side OF the altar whether a man
will be desirable life mate or not, but
here are ten tests which any maiden may
apply with advantage 10 the man who
asks her TO be his wife before she says
yes"
F1rst-Pick out for a husband man
who Is healthy. Marry no man who Is
not willing 70 present you with a Doctors
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-11

ShiNdbic anu hOSClli-
ing to her style OF
character or not, or
whether he's a real
man or just a 'near-
man, or whether
his disposition is
all silk and a yard
wide, or whether
he's liable to fade
and shrink in the
wash OF matrimony.
Now, OF course.
there is no infalli-
BILE test by which a
girl may tell before
hand whether a man
will make a good
h u s b'a nd or not.
Matrlmony works
strange miracles.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-11
stl..ed II.

Missed II.
What did you think of the automobile
race. Pat7" ......
II didn't sec a." ....
you didnt see itf Why 1 saw you al
the track" $1,000
"Yls I was at the threck; but ! had 70
got through, the race was ovef,'--Judea.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-11

talk to a fat pig about the beautiful
sunset. But they say dreams sometimes
come true, and maybe that dream meant
that us girls is going TO run things in
time"
Maybe you viii" said the Head Bar
Der, when the men get as dumb as the
men In your dream
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-11
BY DOROTHY DIX.

The average Girl selects a husband with
less thought and care than she gives to
picking out a new dress. She doesn't
even stop to consider whether he's
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-11

to assist the pildt in avoiding them by
special mechanical devices. A plan in
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-11

right at hand without the slightest warn
ing Of their proximity.
Notwithstanding the reality of these
Putnam patriot., 1914-09-18
Inefficieney.

From the Port of London Authority to the small business man and shop keeper, everyone is making the same complaint, that "the service is deter iorating.h The telephone has become such an integral part of business life that anything but progressive im- provement is disastrous.
 In February, lin view of the cor. rcspondence now Appearing in the newspapers MT. Samuel, the Post master General, admitted many de- fleets but promised rigorous reforms But more and more letters continued to reach The Daily Mail office, com- plaining that wrong numbers are per- sistently given; that subscribers, five minutes after giving trunk call, are rung up and asked, "What place was it you wanted?' that the trunk oper- ator frequently rings up to .ask where places are. Minister at- Sea, Kent, Midhurst and Sussex are places re- gently reported as "unknswn.n People wanting different numbers are con- tinually connected with one another, and after trying to ring of, constantly hear each others voices again-Lon- don Daily Mail.
Putnam patriot., 1914-09-18
Sporting

Football is eroWding on the heels of baseball, but the candidates must content themselves for time with much hard work and mighty little calcium.
 Charles F. Taft, owner of the Chicago National League club, when told that rumor was being eirculat' ed that owner J. C. McGll, of the Indianapolis American Association club, might "buy into" the Chicago National. said that 1t was news ts him.
 Western papers say that, in his ef- forts to catch Joe Jackson, Ty Cobb is playing for his batting average and hitting even when the count on him is three and nothing
 The title Of motor paced champion went to Clarence Carmen at the Brighton Beach Motordrome, when Re won the international event for pace followers at fifty miles, His time was hour 25 minutes SS l-o seconds. Bobby Walthour was sec end and Jimmy Moran third.
Putnam patriot., 1914-09-18

A special meeting of the common council was held Tuesday evening with the mayor and all aldermen present except Alderman Davis. After granting several building permits the council listened to the reading, by All derman Padgett, of the report of the committee appointed some months ago to investigate the various makes of motor-dHVen fire trucks and report back to the council.
 After the reading of the report, which is given below, it was unanimously accepted and adopted and il was voted to continue the committee and they were authorized To make the purchase
 In making the motion to accept the report Alderman l4aRue stated that it was apparent that the committee had done their work thoroughly iand well and that II showed that they had worked hard and faithfully for the city's interest and he belle ved that the committee should have vote of thanks from the council. In second ing this motion Alderman Dady said that the report was fine, clear and businesslike report and that il clearly showed that the committee must have done large amount of work. The mayor stated that the committee, to his personal knowledge, had given much time to the investigation and said that in all his years experience in the council he had never known Of a committees doing more thorough work and he wished 10 personally thank the members for their valuable service to the city. The vote of thanks was passed. In the committees re- port was embodied the statement that their total expenses had been but $50 and that they had not accepted any thing in the way of entertainment from any concern ta put them under obligations in even the slightest de' gree. No bill was presented 10 the council but the ,committee was inc strueted 10 put in a bill al the next meeting as the mayor and aldermen were of the unanimous opinion that no member of the committee should be out of pocket for the work they had done for the city.
 The report lof the committee was as follows;
 To the Hon Archibald Macdonald,
 Mayor, and the Honorable City
 Council of the City of Putnam;
 Your committee. appointed to inves- tigate and recommend in the matter or the purchase of motor driven com l bination chemical and hose wagon, report as follows;
 The committee held its first meeting June 2d and organized by eleeting J. B Byrne. chairman and George l.. Padgett. secretary. We immediately got in communication with the vari- ous builders of fire apparatus, ineiud- ing the Pope Hartford Company or
Putnam patriot., 1914-09-18
Connecticut Casualties

Accidental drownings in the waters of Connecticut during August num- bered 36, according to unofficial fig ures, while five other bodies recovered were those of persons who had taken their lives. Automobiles killed l2 per sons during the same period, trains and trolleys l. The total number of violent deaths through accident was 90, with Is suicides and homicides, a total of 1l3 as compared with l01 in July. Causes other than those men, toned were credited with deaths, as follows: Falls F, fire 6, poison ?, mo- torcycles ,, heat ?, firearms ?, with the balance due to various means.
Putnam patriot., 1914-09-18
Foreign

About 3.3oQ people were drowned by the floods in the western part ot China. The property loss is estimat ed at $43.00o.O00. Nearly three mill ion people are homeless.
 CaTayeli. city in the Department Of Arequipa. Peru, was destroyed by sn earthquake for the second time. The residents are fleeing. abandon ing all beir household goods.
 Aristarehi Bsy. Turkish Ambassa- dor to The Netherlands. died. He Was seventy one years old.
 Bulgaria named stephen Painsrston, : professor in Constantinople col sege, as her Minister to Washington.
 Roald Amundsen. diseoyerer of the South Pole. who was to have sailed for the North Pole next summer, has postponed his expedition for a year.
 The steamer Can0pic, with &ll Am. orleans on board including Cardinals Gsbbons and o'Connell. sailed from Naples for New York.
 Paul Fuller, personal representative of President Wilson in Mexico. left Mexico City fer Washington.
 King Victor Emanuel of Italy is reported suffering from 8 nervous 
 German naval activity in the Baltic ~ watched with much interest
Putnam patriot., 1914-09-18
Fire Truck To Be
 American La France
Special Committee Reported in Favor of a Car of This Type and Recom-
 mendatiOn was Ratified by Unan- imOus Vote of Council Price $5,lOO

Hartford Conn; the Knox Company of Springfield, Mass; the American LaFrance Company of Elmira, N. Y.i the Ahrens- Fox Company of Cincin- natl. O.; the Maxim Company of Mid dletown, Mass. the White Company of Cleveland, O.. the Federal Go. and the Boyd O. of Philadelphia. Pa.
 With the exception of Mir. Byrne. who had some knowledge of the sub feet, the proposition was an entirely new one to all the members of the committee. After getting an idea of the merits claimed for the different cars. the committee either as a whole OF in part visited number of neigh boring cities and personally inspected each make of car under consideration We talked with fire chiefs and had representatives of the manufacturers come here and explain to Us the con struction of their own car and what they considered its special advan- tages.
 In it's investigation. the committee kept in mind the following essential facts-that with reasonable care this car considering the limited use to which it will be put should be in service in fifteen to twenty years from now, that it was therefore in cumhent on us to look to it's durabil- ity, it's standardization and especially te the soundness and reliability of the company which makes 1t.
 The committee realized that to keep a machine of this kind in long and continuous service it was necessary to be assured, as far as possible, of the ability to secure repair parts. The trips of fire wagon are always made in a hurry and accidents are of ire quent occurrence. lt is of the high est importance that any broken part can be quickly replaced at any time.
 Two members of your committee visited Wakefield, Mass to inspect the fire apparatus there, one of the pieces consisting of combination chemical and steamer This visit was made the day after the big Salem fire and they reached there just few minutes after the Chief and his men get back from Salem with this ma chine IL had given excellent service. he said for the first hour or two af- ter reaching Salem. but when the wa ter pressure weakened he had speeded up his engine and broken the crank shaft The apparatus had been built hy the Webb Company, now out of business. and the chief did not know how or where to replace the broken parts We have since learned that 1t took several days to have a new one made at a large outlay of money and facing the possibility that it would not fit accurately-the apparatus being all the time out of commission. This was the third time that the Wake field department had been subjected to this unfortunate experience, an experience that has been duplicated in many other cities.
 Because of their great liability to accident and because we felt that 6 machine of this description should be always in readiness for service. your committee have laid. as We have said. a great deal Of weight upon this peint-that the City of Putnam should have the fullest assurance possible to
Putnam patriot., 1914-09-18
Pope Benedict Holds First COnSistOry

The first consistory of Pope Benedict WAS held in Rome Tuesday, the natiVi- ty of the Virgin was chosen for this occasion by the pontiff himself. The participation was limited almost en- tirely to ecclesiasties and officials of the Vatican. Numerous relatives of the Pope occupied seats in special tribuna.
 Surrounded by almost all the cardi nals at present in Rome, the Pope was carried into the consistory on the Ges- tatoria chair. He imposed the Red hat on Cardinal Anthony Mendes Bello, patriarch of Lisbon; Cardinal Guisasola Menendaz, archbishop of Toledo; Cardinal Pifl, archbishop of Vienna, and Johann Csernoch, pri- mate of Hungary. The last mention ed is the only new appointment.
 Following this ceremony the pontifi delivered his alecution. In this ad- dress he urged the necessity of strength ening and elevating religious feeling throughout the world as the only rem edy to society for the evils today so strikingly shown in the deplorable con fiict now rending Europe. The faith. ful must pray fervently for the cessa- ton of this warfare the pontifi said, asking especially the intercession of the Virgin.
 No American cardinals were present at the consistory, although Cardinal Gibbons of Baltimore and Cardinal Farley of New York are still here.
Putnam patriot., 1914-09-18

he given, that year after or twenty years after the purchase Of the car repair parts can be secured without delay.
 As result of q preliminary re- quest for prices. We found that the price of standard cars of the type de sired ranged from S5500 to s600o One car was quoted Us al $3,50e. but it was an assembled ear-that is all the different parts were bought of sep arate manufacturers and were put to- gether by this company, that has a capitalization of Sfe.60o. No guaran- tee as to construction or permanency could be given and in case of accident there could be no assurance that the broken parts could be replaced. For these reasons. the committee felt that this proposition could not be consid- cred
 On August 20. the committee sent specifications of the type of car desir- ed as well as a detailed statement of equipment to the various companies asking them to submit prices not later than noon of August 2Sth. Bids sub mitted were as follows:
 Pope Hartford, their equipment, $5.580
 Boyd. their equipment. s5175.
 Peerless. special equipment g., ,0o0.
 American LaFrance, their equip ment, $5,100.
 Knox, their equipment, S5,040.
 0. F. Kress X Son, Lawrence, Mass, (White ear) their equipment. S5,300.
 fThe price of the American La France was $500 but included an al lowauce of s400 for old fire apparatus that the city does not use, bringing the price down to S5,100.
 It might be said right here that ev- cry member of this committee has giv- en a great deal of time and attention to this subject They approached it with an open mind and with but one object. to secure for the city the very best value for the money, and not until the final meeting was any special preference expressed for any make of car In their investigation they have spent in the neighborhood of S60 co, and they carefully refrained from being under obligations or ex- pense 10 any of the companies con- cerned. We have been assured that this is practically the only instance on record. in New England where committees of this kind have not been of more or less expense to the manu- featuring companies and we are confi- dent that 1t is 10 this fact that We owe the especial prices quoted above.
 After going over, at great length the propositions submitted, your com mittee unanimously recommend the purchase of the American LaFrance car of the following type No 10 four cylinder. 70 horse power, chain driv- on. combination chemical engine and hose car with 1ared body and seats with one 40-sallou chemical tank al the price quoted Of s5.10o.
 Speed so miles per hour if desired.
 Hose capacity .000 feet l2 inch hose
 Chemical hose e00 feet S-4 inch.
 No self starter
 Goodyear cushion tires.
 Double rear wheels.
 Quick Detachable rims.
 Flared steel body, with 2 parallel seats running lengthwise. Seats to lift up.
 1ight-electric with searchlighf
 1 chemical tank. 40 gallons, Cham pion Babcock
 chemical hose basket.