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Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-13
Prevention Of Book Tastes.

A picture in Life presents most clever
satire on the superficial character OF present.
day book reading. Two open shelf sections OF
a public library are labelled TO indicate the
contents. A studious. sober-faced old man.
looking through his speetaeles. is pouring over
precious volume Just taken from its we'll filled
stack neatly labelled Shakespeare, Hawthorne
Dickens. Thackeray. Eliot At the other side ls
a variegated lot OF men and women, young and
old, scrambling for pick OF the books remain
irg on depleted shelves bearing the illuminating
names Myrtle Mush. The Countess. Katherine
Kissmore, Natalie Mutt Translated into word
drawing the good old substantial works of what
are known as the standard authors remain dust
covered and readerless. mere reminders Of by
gone days while the efferveseent sentimental,
passing transitory output OF the so-called popu-
lar authors have their brief run one after the
other because they appeal to a passing fancy or
happen TO lift upon a fashionable fad Is the
Picture overdrawnI Perhaps. But alasl there
is much more truth than poetry in It.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-13
A Touch Of Human Nature.

In the Michigan penitentary at jackson a
convict saw another In imminent danger and
sprang TO his rescue. The life was saved, but
the rescuer died. Here is material for reflec-
ton on one Of mans noble attributes--one that
knows neither race nor cline, nor poverty, nor
riches. No tie OF friendship or affection held
these men; IL may be doubted IL either knew the
others name, for men in prisoa are usually
merely numbers. The dead mayl saw the living
in mortal peril. and without thought OF conse-
Quences thrust himself between death and the
victim.
1t was an impulse that seems common to
humanity. No crisis. great or small develops
but someone arises TO meet It, Frequently
the native hue OF resolution is sicklied Ger by
the pale cast OF thought" and the individual
loses chance to be hero, But the impulse to
help stricken brother. to assume sudden and
unexpected risks, is common enough. and is one
Of mans most praiseworthy traits. Not all
heroes wear Carnegie medals. but the world had
Its heroes long before the institution OF the COM
mission on award. and most Of them are too
modest to wear medal. II given one
The convict who died that his fellow might
live had at least that much OF nobility in his
nature. and his self-sacrlfice must strengthen
the belief that some good exists In all men.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-13
SECULAR SHOTS AT PULPIT.

Baltimore American: The present sge
is making its appeal to men TO be clothed
about by the righteousness OF religion IL
with a garment The ideal OF religion IL
to present every man fauitIess IN the
presence OF the Heavenly Father.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: A local evan.
gelist predicts that the waters Of Lake
Erie will turn red with blood and that
we shall have a hailstorn in which each
hallstone will weigh sixty pounds. We
shall have to buy distilled water. but
there will be a compromising saving in
the ice bills.
Houston Post: DR.. Jacobs preached
yesterday on why Young Men and
Young Women Fall" some OF them fail
because they get 1t into their heads that
in order to be in the swim they must de-
vote nearly all their time TO frivolous
pleasures. and when that idea gets into
young head there is no room there for
sense.
Brooklyn Eagle: Publicity Is something
that is sought In one way or another by
every living enterprise. The church must
seek II. not In a way TO produce a Just
or unjust impression that II is CONNER
ciallzing itself. but to familiarize the pub
lie with it's real appeal. The brass band,
the sandwich man, the poster. offend as
many as they attract, and those who are
offended are the ones who could accom-
plish most for the church. The message
Of the Almighty to His children is what
the church conveys, A solemn message
demands dignity in spreading It as well
as dignity in its human formulation.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-13
A PRAYER.


Mary Adds. in Chicago Herald.
A prayer is forming on my frightened
Lord. grant that I may keep my soul
from hate!
have known love, have been nitiful--
Lord, / would keep my grief COM
passionatel
Paln-mad dened cries hear from out the
Upstaring at me. faces OF the dead
Those silent bodies seem TO cry aloud,
Those silent souls are stu comforted.
And we are here to bear the weight of
Oh. keep the poison from its awful
task!
Lord, let me be as they are ere hate,
Let me love on! This. this 10 what
ask.
However long the way. there is
turning,
Somewhere beyond the storm there lies
Where Peace abides. where love shall
live again
And men shall greet with friendly out
stretched hand.
While little children laugh. and women
weep
With happiness-o. Lord, until that
hour
Keep Thou my soul. keep Thou my
Keep Thou my trust in Thy far-seeing
power!
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-13
A Proper Measure Of Prevention.

Through advertisement of the telephone
company in Chicago papers. subscribers are
notified that employees sent for any reason TO
enter private premises are each TO carry identi-
flcation cards bearing photograph and auto
graph OF such employe to be demanded and veri-
fled in case OF the slightest doubt as to his right
of entry or that the person Is what he rep
resents himself to be. This strikes us as
move in the right direction. that should be fol-
lowed. as II probably soon WIN be. by all public
service corporations that employ meter readers,
testers. inspectors. repair men. etc. AS patrons.
we are expected, II not required, to admit these
men to our houses and offices, often taking the
chance OF throwing our doors open to mpostors
or suspicious characters. The rule, too, II good
for public service corporations. would apply
equally TO municipaily-owned utilities.
The enforcement OF some dependable system
OF Identification beforeJ admission to private
premises should be viewed not as reflection on
the employe. but as q precaution really for his
protection as we'll as for the protection of the
householder. While resort to the ruse OF per-
sonatlng meter-reader or repair-man may be
rare in Omaha as compared with Chicago, there
10 every reason why we should have the benefit
OF the same measure OF prevention.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-13
ODD BITS OF LIFE.

A theater manager in Hungary sells
seats in accordance with the sire OF MS
patrons, the shorter being seated In the
front rows and the taller behind them
Twenty-Five dollars FOR scrubbing OF
the tombstones OF my neighbors In the
graveyard" was one Of the peculiar be-
quests In the will OF Mrs. MarSaretta H.
Schmidt Of Believille. Ill.
Nine Congregational ministers donned
overaIls and shinsied a church roof at st.
Louis, Mo-, the other day. They boasted
that they could do II, and the pastor Of
the roofiess church called the bluff.
A marvellous flower grows on thu 18th
mus OF Tehuantepec. Its chief popularity
Is the habit Of changing its color during
the day. In the morning II lie white, when
the sun is at its zenith It is red. and at
night Il Is blue.
Four surviving members OF the Min
nesota Old Settlers association with rec
ords reaching back 20 1s4s. held a reunion
at Minneapolis. June 1. Three OF the
four are over 90 years of age and the
kid OF the venerable quartet is past s.
II was the fifty-ninth annual reunion OF
the association
The largest pair OF SHOES cNof hAou0
An Kansas City now adorn the 'tootsie
wootsies" Of Samuel d. Crowley, the big
patrolnan who guards pedestrians at
Eleventh and. Main streets The shoes
are sise Is. and are ltA inches In length.
Across the ball they are iS& inches and
the insssp measures fourteen inches Each
shoe weighs one ana three-auartsr
pounAs.
Harry o'Deil got out OF His Automobils
in PeskssiIi. n. A.. 20 crank the engine
AS he laDored with the crank a small
boy pulled the clutch lever. The cas-
knocked o'Deli down. but he Scrambled
up ana started 70 run. The machins
chased him ana caught him after a few
yards and ran over him. o'Dell sustained
three fractured ribs and broken hip
among other intuEies
In Danvilie Pa. tNo men. IN diEsinf
fern roots on en- island below that town
unearthsd an iron box, incrusted with
rusa and having every appeerance o
having been there for many yearS- Oh
breaking opsn the box Il Wa found 4
contain silver coins worth $1,000. TIT
coins were q Mexican and Spanish coin
aSe. The find has revived old trAditionI
| OF the island having been = hiding plao'
| freQuented b. Captain tddd.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-13
Twice Told Tales
Kept Hls Promise.

Little Bob was playing at quoits in the yard when
he hurt his hand with OF the irons
"oh. the. DEVIL" he exclaimed impatiently IL
His mother, who heard the ugly exclamation in
terrupted him.
mo more OF that young man." she commanded.
mo more such ordinations. Never that word
again"
Bob, a dutiful promised never to use IL again
ana had his hand handaged and went on playing.
Sunday came and he went 20 Sunday school as usual
When he returned home his mother asked him what
the lesson was about.
1T was about when Lord was tempted by.
by--by. Bob explained hestatugiy 'the-the-gentie-
man who lives down below '-IIoulsytlIe Times =
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-13
woMEN's ACTIVITIES.

Miss Bina NJ West. who was reelected
supreme commander OF the Ladies' OF the
Maecabees Of the World, declined 10 have
her salary raised from 5000 to $1,000 a
year. That Is very unusual for a ma
tionai officer to do, and It Is a matter Of
congrstulstion that It was a woman who
set the example.
Two women in ST. Louis have written
state songs recently. that Of Mrs. Meyers
having been sung at st. Joseph at the
state club meeting. Mrs. Edward B. Wat
son has also written very pretty little
song that was given publicly for the first
time at the annual frolic Of the Woman's
council, and was sung by the Bay View
club.
At the meeting of the council OF tho
General Federation OF women's Clubs
I'm Portland, Ore, Mrs. Thomas O. Win
ter Of Minneapolis suggested that each
club woman in the country, that IL, 1000
600 women. deny themselves a pair of
silk stockings each year and give the
money to tho endowment fund of the Cen
eral Federation. The plan was endorsed
by tho women present.
Miss Virginia c. oildersleeve, dean OF
Barnard college. was the speaker NJ the
annual meeting OF the Phi Beta Kappa.
the first time a woman has ever teen
honored by being permitted to be the
speaker. Miss Gildersleeve took advan-
tage Of the opportunity 10 deliver 4 speech
on suffrage. She says that women TIRE
not adopting the medical profession to
as great extent OF late years. but that
more OF them are taking up architecture,
and many more have gone into the
ministry during the last ten years.
Scientific pursuits also call many women.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-13
Aircraft In war.

Among modern achievements undergoing the
fierce test OF war, aeroplanes stand out a. the
most important new factor in land operations.
They have become the eyes OF the armies, the
skypilots whose wide perspective furnish COM
handing generals with essential information
about the enemy.
In this activity aeroplanes thus far have
Ahown their greatest usefulness In part at
least they are responsible for the unprecedented
use of entrenehments. having compelled fighting
men TO dig themselves into open and coverea
trenches and forced 10 resort to every available
method OF screening artillery. So thoroughly
are concealments practiced that human eyes
privileged 70 view the firing lines rarely see
signs of actual war. Swiftly moving aircraft
render perlous even preparation for open field
attacks in daytime. which accounts for the fire.
auency of night attacks when aerial eyes are
useless
The use Of aircraft for raids on enemy coun-
tries have not as yet produced results com.
mensurate with the risk. Dropping bombs or
cities distant from the battle lines has MOI
altered the progress Of the war. Even the huge
German zeppelins have failed signally as a fac
tor In the fighting. Their vast bulk makes
them a conspicuous target for artillery. whlcl
explains their raids exclusively at night. IN,
the balloon was strikingly proved In the recen
snccossful attack OF the Canadian aviator on
raidlng Zeppelin
AZ . factor in army operations the aeroplAn,
mas already won place Of supreme Importance
lie farther development under the stress OF va
sives promise Of wider usefulness.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-13
s1GNPosTs OF PROGRESS.

Cape Cod. the peninsula Of Massachu-
sets. Is no longer cape. II has been
made an island by the completion Of the
Cape Cod canal.
BY new process in the manufacture
Of cotton Il IL said to be possible to make
a product which will take the place OF
bunting in making flags
The United States navy will establish
a wireless station ON Cape Cod especially
equipped to guide vessels along the At
lantic coast IN time Of fog.
A Cleveland woodworker has mounted
a work bench on wheels and lows It be-
hind his automobile. using the power OF
the auto 10 drive band saw and other
tools.
A new iron mine now being opened IN
Minnesota has an estimated content OF
100000 tons of ore. It will be worked
by the open-rit method prevalent in that
state.
A rancher has applied for rental Of 22o
acres OF the Pike national forest, Colo
RADIO, to be used in connection with pri-
vate land for raising elk as a commercial
venture.
one Of the gasoneters OF the Newtown
Gas company, New York City. which Is
s7S feet high and has a holder %l feet
in diameter is believed to be the largest
in the world.
Two million fruit trees. occupying be-
tween 5000 and 5000 acres. mostly irri-
gated lands. are being planted in the vaFi-
Gus districts OF eastern Washington and
Oregon. Idaho and western Montana
For military purposes United states
army officer has designed an automobile
that will carry fourteen men. with fun
equipment and three days rauons' sV'
rn,Ies ON one filling OF its fuel tanks.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-13
ssM1N.x.se~ 90:

The Omaha Wheel clubs spring meeting pulled off
five bicycle races. the contestants being John O.
Hitchcock. Thomas F. Blackmore. Roy Runice. Perry
Badiolet Harry Morford. o. H. Gordon and T. H. Mer-
RAM Al the close Mr.. Hitchcock gave his exhibition
con the wheels effort 10 lower the record made
last year by WestbroOk IN Ia and succeeded in max.
ms the mile In l:iS4
The Capitol I'm base bah nine laid out the high
school team by q to
Captain c. b. George Of the Pullman Car company
Miss Elizabeth c. Clark OF Jersey City were mar
ried the residence OF Rev willard Scott Park
avenue.
me Misses Emma and Laura Hoaeland have re-
turned from Cincinnati ,shere they have been attending
8c1ool.
called by tho seoretAry. George n Crosby meet at
Paxton oaIlashsrs ofnos 70 transact business Of
importAnce.
Nrs. Ezra AnIiard and Mia Carrie Nnilard have
gone TO New YORK
A rain and hail storm the aftermath OF the
destructive Wind storm OF yesterday
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-13
AROUND THE CITIES.

Pittsburgh decides that pig pens within
the city limits are a nuisance and must
be abated
Portland. Ore. this spring added 81, 0OC
rose bushes to itR growing stock. Port
land leads the world as the rose city.
Topeka and adjoining towns in Kansas
are buying gasoline for 1o2 cents a gal
lon. 1t is cheaper to burn gasoline than
wear out shoe leather.
Fifty thousand pies are consumed every
day in st. Louis. This fierce appetite is
the one explanation offered for putting
sinkers on the parkway project.
That Indian prince who moved into the
west a few weeks ago suffered a touch
in Salt Lake City. The capture of the
thief brought a reward Of 800 in cash
from the PunJab purse.
New York's famous Madison Square
Garden. which has sheltered all kinds OF
shows, has surrendered to the movies,
The equally famous Eden Musee of TWEEN
ty-third street, the last OF its class, has
gone into the amusement discard.
Boston is gradually coming into its own,
The Board of Street Commissioners or
dered certain downtown sidewalks cleared
OF all distractions. Poles, posts. clocks
and the like must go. so that pedestrians
may have a clear swing for hands and
feet.
A Wichita jury decided in an elderly
breach o. promise case that the mittened
widow did not deserve much, but the gay
old fllrt Of 81 should pay for the fun. His
love letters showed a total OF $40 kisses
sent by mail. The jury put bargain
figure II % cents on each kiss and re-
turned verdict for 1923.
A peculiarly sad tragedy happened in q
Denver cemetery last week. Overcome By
grief and blinded by tears, Mrs. Lena
Higgins slipped at the graveside OF her
husband and in falling struck her head
against a tombstone, fracturing her skull
The injury caused her death and she was
buried beside her husband.
A, witness in divorce case gave an in
terestins sketch OF dancing society in
Now York City 81 was at a subscription
dance" she testified. where there were
100 guests. 1 danced with the defendant
II told me his wife was the only painted
thing in the room. He stepped on ms
toes dreadfully. and l had 10 turn ms
head away 10 avoid his breath. which wal
very offensive because OF the stuff h'
drank. i heard him say TO his wife
Frances, you make me tired. other
wise it vas lovely party" Sure. Mike
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-13


What object to- said the thoughtful
young woman. lis the idea OF taxation
without representation
III were a married man." responded
the admiIing. youth. 'Id be glad to take
my wifes advice on how l voted. How
would you like to have me represent you
at the polls?"-Washington Star.
Guess I'd better order few going
away gowns" said she brightly.
NIX on the going away gowns, my
dear" said her husband gloomily. Il
can't afford 10 take you anywhere this
summer,
''AII right" was the cheerful response,
Then I'll just order a few staying at
home gowns. louisville Courior-Jour-
nal.
Il was Queen Of the May" boasted the
first.
And I was a June BRIDE" quoth the
second.
I'm the sweet girl graduate and the
world IL mine oyster.
well. YOU won't find any pearls in
your oyster" remarked their father, who
had paid for their dresses.-Philadelphi
Record
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-13
Two views.

Richard Harding Davis said at tee in New York:
The Germans. every time they take q drink lift
their glasses soemnly and say God punish Eng
iandr They say. GOD punish England when they
meet and when they separate. Bills inscribed God
punish England posted up In public places and
people all over Germany wear buttons and brooches
with God punish England written on them
That's one side OF the picture, the German sIde
Here's the other SIDE the English side
81 jouTneyed recently through a quaint English vii.
lege. There was bust OF Bismarck on the village
green Beneath the bust the old village gardener had
written;
God forgive Germany "-washinston star.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-13
DOMESTIC PLEAsANTRIEs.

Little Glrl-My father says he has often
seen you act,
saw me in. dear7
Little Glrl-In the seventies.-Puck
She-There was a man on the crowded
car that came home on who Is perfect
brute.
He-Why dear?
She-Why. trod on his feet a dozen
times and he never offered me his seat
Boston Transcript.
"why do you never take your family
out in your carp
Got seven in my family"
Well, you have seven-pasSenser
car"
I'm operating a jitney bus"-Louisville
Courier-Journal.
What was the subject Of your COM
mencement essay, Janeg'
What Astronomers Know of the In
babitants of Mars
why such a queer subjectT'
Il didn't have time to write much. -
Philadelphia Ledger.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-13
Court Control Of New,paper,.

How william Howard TAFT could suggest to
the New York constitutional convention that the
freedom Of the press should be CONSTRUCTED to
prevent newspaper trials" Is little difficult to
understand. To prohibit the newspapers pub
liAhing court proceedings would simply confirm
the judges in their autOcracy, and. as history
teaches, We have much more to fear from Judi
eial tyranny than from newspapers overstepplnG
the bounds OF propriety. The Bee ventures 10
prophesy that II the suggestion were TO be
adopted. New York state would need a lot OF
new iails to hold all the newspaper editors who
viii be in contempt OF court
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-13

Mrs. Eddy had suddenly become wealthy through
the death Of an old uncle ana had begun to climb
into Socsty She endeavored to create the impression
TO her.
One afternoon she became engaged in conversation
with prominent woman
'Are you familiar with the Norwegian sagas Mrs.
BddyT' quersd the woman.
"Indeed. no. not the least Bit" replied Mrs Eddy
hastily, II always make the servants know their
es"-Philadephia Ledger
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-13

II is for the courts to say what punishment
fits the crime OF starting divorce suit during
the joyful wedding month OF June.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-13

Colonel Roosevelt has come out Of the
Louisiana canebrakes long enough to say he is
agin' Bryan. The two colonies never did show
any signs OF doing team work.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-13

After stopping off in Omaha. Liberty bell"
takes the o. L. d. route. No offense to the
Lincoln Highway. -
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-13

But where the blow falls hardest is on those
long-waiting democratic office-seekerS depend
ing on the former secretary OF state to land
them In a soft federal berth.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-13

The most amazing part OF the whole incident
IL the wonderful success achieved by Champ
Clark IN 40 far mot sayin word"
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-13

II men hope TO hold their place in society
aggressive organization is urgently needed to
secure share Of the spotlight for June bride
srooms. Shining by reflected light is humilia-
ton rubbed In.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-13

The Internal Revenue department rules that
base ball is not circus The mere fact of the
game looking that way occasionally is not con-
elusive. Play bali
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-13

Peace Is drawing strength from unexpected
quarters Chairman walsh Of the Industrial
relations commission refuses to break into the
conversation.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-13

Suggestions for starting a probe on tax
eodgins comes from various quarters Of the
state. Some people are happiest when they
start trouble.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-13

To our speed-tempted autolSts: Safety first.
SLOW down on city thoroughfares.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-13

The weather man seems to be having trouble
getting his bridal veil on straight.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-13

Notwithstanding reports 10 the contrary, the
Russian bear has a few claws left.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-13

Adleu and au revoir. DR.. Dsrnburs. Bon
voyage.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-13
Thought for the Day

Every cloud has oliver llnIng.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-13

Helping TO make Omaha beautiful includes
the necessary effort to keep It beautiful
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-13

After resignation from the cabinet-what'
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-13

Subscribers leaving the city temporarily
should have The Bee mailed 20 them. Adj
dress will be changed as often as requested.