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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-01

Missionaries Home frOns Africa.
NORTH BEND. Neb.. May n.-Cspe-
cial) -Mr. and Mrs. Paul Smith. mission
aries OF sudan. Africa arrived here last
evening and will remain in this country
Tor one year on furlough. They VIII
spend their vacation with her people. NJ.
G.. Mitchell and family here. and his
parents. who live near 81 Paul, Neb.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-01

To this most startling American novel
written, David Graham Phillips devoted six
years Of his life. Today, four years after his
death by assassination, this, his greatest
work is given to the public in Hearsts
Magazine.
million fathers and mothers will this story and read the
lessons in it.
Deeply they will ympathze with the child unhappiy
rejoice that they she protected those within
their
Susan Lenox David Phillips with all of his
courage and power the story of life as it is SD
girl beautiful intelligent unhappiy born, cursed with the
cruel stigma OF hlegimacy fights against the world
Phillips tells of her journeys down the hill the cruel sefshne
of relations; pushing their own daughter ahead of her.
The marriage forced upon inexperienced child.
The horrible revelations of what false marriage really s
The union without love the woman's with
refinement or kindness on the part of the husband.
The flight of the girl hating immoral marriage than
risk in life.
Then the that the public will read with bahless interest
the hard struggle against hunger cold anxiety and the last
dangerthat threatens every helpless woman.
indeed Sdnn Dr. PaEkb@Fit 6es3n b8s has %spa9p
GENT PEOPLE SHOULD READ"
With his extraordinary fully developed David Graham
Phillips tells of the fall that could be avoided and then of the
spirit onqueng, the the the end Of struggle
The story Susan Lenox the story of cruelty inflicted by
cold civilization upon helpless girls.
1t is story of beauty asw well as of horror ,
teaching
Many who reads it, many who within himself
those felt the days. when Jesus stopped and
with finger the ground though he heard them not
Many realizing in Phillips powerful vivid teaching, how de-
fenceless cursed by mans brutality will wish that they
might stink from their which heard being
convicted by their conscience by beginning
at the eldest, even unto the last. :"
No story but this wonderful of the
abcaufu unhappy spirit will discussed in this country
as the reading OF the story lasts
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-01

COuEhed for Three Years.
\ grateful sufferer writes: your med
icine. DIR. Kings New Discovery. cured
nv cough Of three years standing. 5Oc.
Al druggists. -AdVertisement
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-01

Read the Bee Want Ads each DAY.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-07
SALARY
FOR DIR. DE BLOIS

An attempt will be made by the
Political and Civic league to secure
from the Wayne county board OF STU
pervisors recognition for Or. Rhoda
r. de Biois, who for three years
mas been examining physician In
the women's detention home, with.
out pay.
DIR. de Blois has told the league
about her work. and Of the need of
a physician in the detention home.
She said that she gave up her posi-.
tion because its duties we're inter.
fcring seriously with her practice.
and because she could no longer AZ
ford TO give her time without cohi.
pensation.
The league voted to petition the
supervisors 10 provide q salary for
Dr. de Biois. 90 that her work would
continue. The request is now be-
Ing prepared. and VIII be submitted
to the supsrvisors in their October
meeting. -----.-A-
The Detroit times., 1915-10-07
FEDERATION WILL
NOT BACK DOWN
IN CAR FIGHT

Frederick Bauer. president OF the
Cigarmakers' union. and David 8
Jones. It's secretary. tried to get the
Detroit Federation OF Labor. Wed
nesday evening. TO submit the street
railway purchase plan to a straw
vote OF the locals. The proposition
was blocked by Frank X. MarteIl
delegate from the Typographical
union. on the ground that 1t would
cause division among union men.
why did you not bring up the
question OF a referendum before we
pledged our support against the
plan?" he asked. Are we going tc
tell the public where we stand one
day. and tell II the next day that we
stand somewhere else?"
The proposition OF the Cigarmak-
ers was laid on the table without
protest.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-07

for woman suffrage. took arm
position in favor of national de-
fence, and received a number OF
callers-Mrs. Gait was dinner
guest at the White House. Al the
moment when Secretary Tumulty
stood In the executive Offices an
nouncing the engagement TO a large
number OF Washington correspon-
dents who had Deeh summoned for
the occasion the president and Mrs.
Calf were spending the evening
Bones In the White House pariors.
Mrs. Gait lives in a handsome
residence at No. l3o0s New Hamp-
shire-ave. In the fashionable see
tion OF Washington. She has lived
here since her marriage in 1896 TO
Norman Calf She was Mr.. Galt's
second wife.
II is understood the president has
been engaged to Mrs. Gait for a
rery short time. possibly only a
week OF 10 days.
The president met her less than
a year ago. not very long after the
White House abandoned social ac-
tivities because OF the death In An
gust OF Mrs. Wilson. He made Mrs.
Galt's acquaintance as one OF the
intimates OF his daughters, Miss
Margaret Wilson and Mrs. NcAdoo.
The president was deeply i'm
pressed with the beauty and charm
OF Mrs. Gait. and from the begin
ming OF the last summer paid his
court to her Mrs. Calf witnessed
the naval review In New York in
May from the presidential yacht,
the Mayfiower. where she was
guest Of Miss Margaret Wilson. At
that time rumors were afoat that
the president had Developed a
strong liking for Mrs. Calf and that
another White House romance was
TO be expected.
Later Mrs. Gait went for a visit
at Harlakenden house. the summer
home OF President Wilson. and for
A month or more she VAS a member
Of the circle there. The president
made two visits 10 Cornish during
Mrs. Galt's stay.
The president and his brideto-be
will attend a theater in New York
city tomorrow night. They may be
Joined there by Miss Margaret VIII
son. Saturday the entire party will
Journey to Philadelphia, where they
will witness the second game of the
worlds series.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-07
D. r. REFUSES
TO MOVE TRACKS

Corporation Counsel Harry j.
Dingeman conferred. Thursday,
with Attorney Bernard r. Weadock.
OF the ID. U. r.. relative to the re-
moval OF the Trumbull-ave. loop
tracks that are interfering with
grade separation work at Trumbuil-
ave. and the Michigan Central rail.
road. Attorney weadoek C,.s.ood
that the company would not ~
move the tracks unless given per
mission to construct loop In STAN
ton-ave.. which the council has re-
fused to allow. He declared that
the company would seek an injunc-
tion restraining Commissioner Fen
kelI from carrying out the councils
order TO rip up the tracks.
Counsel Dingeman gave the ID. y.
r. "a hours In which TO fle suit. so
that the plan of reconstructing the
loop can be settled by the court.
The councils order TO the commits
sloner became effective Oct. 1. bnt
Dingeman has purposely delayed to
give the d. U. r. ample opportunity
to accept the city's loop plan or
take the matter into court without
interrupting trafiic on Trnmbull-
ave.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-07
QUAKERESS WILL
NOT TAKE OATH

Mrs. J. Remsen Bishop. wife o,
the principal OF Eastern H,sb
school, took the witness stand in
Judge Commands court. wednes.
day afternoon. TO testify in will
case.
DO you solemnly swear" began
the Judge, ready TO administer the
usual oath.
Il would prefer" said Mrs. Bish.
op. Ito affirm | do not care 70
swear"
Judge Command found himself
In a quandary. Mrs. Bishop was
the first witness 20 appear In his
court who refused 10 take the oath
He consulted with time-worn pro
bate clerks. and finally allowed Mrs
Bishop IN make an affirmation. In.
stead of ta.sing an oath
Mr.. Bishop. when called by The
Times. explained his wIfe's action
as follows:
Shes Quaker"
The Detroit times., 1915-10-07
ssH55c FINANCIAL AND MARKET NEWS Loo

and avoid injury, certainly the per
son who can see ought to be able
10 do So" said Charles IL. CLIFFORD.
OF the Board OF Commerce. and a
member of the executive commit
tee OF the Safety First society. Al
though statistics indicate that a
certain number OF accidents are un-
avoidable, yet scarcely an Incident
can be recalled of an accident or a
near-accident when II does not ap-
pear 10 eye-witnesses that some
one Is TO blame.
Thousands Of instances OF near
accidents are observed daily In De-
troit. believe that the pedestrians
OF Detroit owe il TO themselves to
look and listen before they at
tempt 10 cross a street and then to
cross at the intersection. Jay
walkers. as they are commonly
called, are ever present in Detroit.
In fact. IL Is my impression that
nearly 20 per cent OF the people
who cross the streets. rush or wan
der criss-cross and diagonally from
one side TO the other between In
tersections. paying no heed to the
painted lines at the corners FOR
their guidance and protection"
IT is matter Of general COM
ment throughout the country that
Detroit has the best system OF
safety.zone and street intersection
markings In the country. Police
and safety FIRST authorities from
many OF the large cities have made
special trips to Detroit to study our
methods.
1T appears 10 me that while the
pedestrians are scoring the motor.
street car and other vehicle driv-
ers for socallcd recklessness, II
would be we'll for them to look TO
their own movements"
The Detroit times., 1915-10-07
BLUE BIRD" KIDS
TO HAVE SLEEP

Beekmsn and Jasen Bauer. being
little fairies OF the stage In Maeter-
linck's Blue Bird" must, Of needs.
have their full allowance OF sleep.
after appearing until late hours az
Little Hsppinesses," for the edih-
cation Of theater-goers.
That's why Judge Hosmer. Thurs.
day morning. continued the hearing
on Paul Bsuer's petition for a writ
'.s babeas corpus for the custody OF
the children. Bauer. the father.
maintains that the education and
of the youngsters is being
neglected. The mother. Grace
Bauer. Is member OF the blue
Bird" company. her role being that
of Great JOY" She denies her hus-
bands charges. and is contesting
the petition for the writ
The Detroit times., 1915-10-07
TELLS OF CHICAGO
SUFFRAGE PLANS

The Equal Suffrage league OF
Waxne county held the first of its
series OF public meetings in the
Hotel Statier. Wednesday evening.
the speakers being Mrs. Judith
Loewenthal. OF Chicago. and Judge
Newkirk, Of Ann Arbor.
The subject of the evening was
state organization and the best
methods to employ. Mrs. Loewen-
thai told OF those pursued in Chi
cago previous to the granting Of
partial suffrage. and urged that De
troit try the same plan Size said
that the suffragists made il a week
fy duty 10 attend the sessions of
the council and to know exactly
what was being done BY that 0ody-
Every ward was represented. On
registration day. $4,000 tickets were
printed and circulated from house
to house. reminding voters 10 reg
lister. On election day they were
again reminded 10 vote. AS a re-
suit, the question OF suffrage was
put up TO all the voters.
Judge Newkirk talked on the
most efficient state organization.
What you need" he said, is a
well-oiled political machine with
every part doing it's full work and
with plenty OF money to oil the
machine. After you get this ma
chine. I advise you TO study how to
get votes as Systematically "a the
old school politicians They got re-
suits"
Mrs. Loewenthal said that she
could not agree with Judge New
kirk
A resolution of appreciation OF
Wilson was adopted, be-
cause of his decision to vote for
equal suffrage in New Jersey.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-07
WHEAT IS
UNCER
Prices Move Sharply
Up And Down in

CHICAGO. Oct. 5.-Today's early
wheat market furnished unusual
price gymnastics again today. On
heavy WaIl-st. buying prices were
up sharply al the opening. Prices
OF los i.e and los l-2, which repre-
sented overnight advances ot , Il
and ga. rose 10 10 and l0s IL, with
IN Ave minutes Later however
there were marked recessions IN
Ger proft-taking, Al one time prices
were down 5-s and &c below the
opening.
Crop damage, due to lower TEN
peratures. together with the unusual
wheat xtrength caused higher corn
prices today. The opening was 5-s
and Ic above yesterdays close. Lat
or in the day December advanced
point while May sold down S-s COM
pared with the opening.
Oats acted like wheat, being
sharply up al the start, only TO re-
cede later.
Provisions were slow. Prices were
sharply up for n short time.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-07
Grain and Provisions

DETROIT. Oct 7.---opening whea;
had strong opening IN the Ameri-
can markets. Detroit prices were &c
higher. Liverpool was strong and
higher. Opening prices Thursday:
Cash No. : red wheat tLl4. Deem
Der, $i-ls. May, sI-is: No white.
Corn is arm at s5Ec for cash No
3 and ssSsc for No. J yellow.
Oats are steady at 39c for standard.
3Thc for cash No. white and $50
1Sc for No. white
Rye 10 In good demand and nrm at
&c for cash No. =
Beans are In demand at s37S for
immediate and prompt shipment and
~ for October.
Cloverseed is a little easier at
t44srS- FOR prime rses.- tfs+S-fef- -oe-
tober and ti0.3s for prime alsike.
Timothyseed Is inactive at s1Te for
pr1ms spot
Grain receipts IT chicago Thurs
day were 50 cars OF wheat. aol cars
of corn and la cars OF oats
Nay wheat In Chicago opened on
Thursday ~ tf.oSh q 0l.9sls. corn at
Ss& QSeSc and oats At 5sSc.
Wheat In Liverpool opened q "a
higher and corn Hd lower to Id high
or.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-07

VIII be addressed by Richard l. Law.
son.
Another meeting ~ill be held In
the Bethlehem Swedish Lutheran
church, Vermont and .Hancock-aves.
Paul Weadock will be the speaker.
Two meetings are scheduled for
Friday. AT AIS, after working
hours, the ID. p. w. employees OF the
eastern yards. Erskine and Orleans
sts.. win be addressed BY Commits
sioner John F. Dodge In the even.
ing, the Frsternal Order OF Eagles
will meet at Bagg-st. and Brooklyn
ave, and VIII listen to Henry j..
Eikhon. II 10 understood that there
viii be 20 opposition speakers at
any OF these meetings.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-07

to those OF other counties. both In
and outside OF Michigan. Three up
per peninsula judges. u Is pointed
cut, are receiving more than $4,000
In the Marquette county circuit. the
judge Is paid $4,000 per year. NUM-
cipai judges In other cities are also
paid much more than-the Wayne
circuit jurists receive. Judges in
Buffalo get $4,000 per year. In
Pittsburgh. they are paid $500. In
New York. judges whose work II
similar to that of the Wayne circuit
judges draw an annual stipend Of
si7, 500.
There is another reason, Of a
more sentimental nature. which was
expressed some time ago by one OF
the judges.
ut is a pity" he observed, that
man who feels that he Is III To
hold judicial position. can look
forward 10 no greater financial re-
rauneration than that which the
county now offers A LAWYER Is will.
ing TO devote his life to this work,
he feels that he IL capable of pro-
tecting the interests OF his fellow
citizens. yet he krows that he must
do it for much less than he Ia.
earn II he remained In private"
The Detroit times., 1915-10-07

hides. y3so; No. horse hidea 33So;
No 4 tallcw $3.50: NO = tallow. $3.50:
No. z hides. &C or. No. M; and calf.
iHe on sheepskin ,as to amount OF
WOOL, esUg5c.
Detroit oii--Raw linseed oil s5e:
boiled linseed. Sse sal. in barrel lots.
kernsene- Tank MACON or iron bar
rels, Diamond headlight sic; per-
lection. &c. palacins. 'Sc. red crown
gasoline, lOc .er gal
PrSvtSiors-Mess pork. sie; fam
ily siSS0; clear sacks. si650alS 50:
smoked hams. S0l1c. picnic hams.
ia. Ice, bacon. ls2iSc. lard. In
tierceS sAc. kettle rendered i0sc
yer ia
sus.r--Corrected daily by ". s
Edgar - sons. crystal damiuoesf =
10, $3.50. 90 PREFER ec. $3.50;
tAgle tablets, ss.9o. eat Loaf sste.
cubes. WV, NNNN -powde sd. so.tS
standard powdered IS 20. granula,ed,
extra coarse. $40; granulsted. hne.
IN bulk. $3.50. grAnUlattd -S-lb. cot
tons S515. crystal domino gran =
lb cottonS S535. crystal domino.
gran e-lh and S-lO. cartons. In cases,
s-.So rrvstal domino. gran. HF
cases. sStu- diamond A. $50. con-
fectiouers' A. sS,e5, No. 4 sac. No.
8 SSl5. No . s. 10; No. :, s. %
No :. IS. No. .. Sis5. No. 10, s1.So
No. IL sass. No. is. 81 50; No. -.
s4.75 No Is. S47S. nou-cak!ng mix
turc. S.. so. beet zranuiated. $50 per
100 lbs. household poWd-, Is, - 20
ease. s. 50. do, IS 20 case, - 50 per
The Detroit times., 1915-10-07
TO PUNISH
DRUNKEN
DRIVERS
,co,f..sd from psss ose.,

for a drunken driver TO run down
pedestrian before he is arrested. II
will provide severe punishment for
-person-dririnz- automobile
whue no, In fHii- possession of ait
his senses. II In time that an at
tempt be made 10 rid the streets
OF reckless drivers"
Aid. John Kronk points out that
ninetenths Of the persons killed
and injured In street accidents are
foreigners. The accidents are often
due to ignorance on the part Of the
foreigner. Aid Kronk thinks that
II might be a good plan TO teach
foreigners Safety First" as well
as English First in the night
schools. In the Sixteenth ward. he
says. over 1000 foreigners are at.
tending night school sessions.
Some peculiarly significant facts
have been gathered by the Safety
First Society OF Greater Detroit
affiliated with the Safety First Fed.
Grafton OF America, whose national
convention will be held In this city
Oct. 10 and 20.
SO far as the records OF the city
end county 20. there has never beer
a blind or an absolutely mentally
deficient person injured by beins
struck by an automobile, street cal
or other vehicle on the streets oi
Detroit.
IF the blind man can nnd his
way across the streets Of Detroit
The Detroit times., 1915-10-07
PLAN TO BEAT
ID. II. II. FARE BOX
is DISCONTINUED

When one OF the car cleaners in
the Grand Belt line barns discovered
a neat device for removing car tick
cts from "pay-enter" fare boxes. hid
den behind the fare register In .
car; q few days ago. Supt. Peter Abt
OF the ID. U. r. police. looked up the
records OF the car. and put three
different conductors who used the
car most frequently under surveil.
lance. The precaution resulted In
the arrest Thursday noon. OF Clar-
ence Kaiser. - years old. OF No. 50
Spring-st.. as he was taking tickets
from the "baffle plate" with a lead
pencil. tipped with a piece OF we'll
chewed gum.
The device found by the car clean
er consisted OF . stick and q sharp
pointed pin. with q tiny took bent
In the end. so the d. U. r, police
believe that others besides Kaiser
were operating on the tickets.
The battle plates" are the slant
ing slides. down which the car
ticket travels on Its way 10 the In
terror OF the fare box. The plates
overlap sufhciently TO bar any ma
rauding hand reaching for a ticket
and also slippery enough TO allow
the ticket to shoot he chues IN
rapid style.
But Kaiser. according 20 the pe-
lice, moistened the second plate
causing the tickets 10 hesitate or
the way down. 40 that ~ couic
spear them with the pencil at his
leisure.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-07
MISS WILSON TO
SING FOR CHARITY

WASHINGTON, Oct. lit was
announced at the White House to-
day that Miss Margaret Woodrow
Wilson will sing in concert In Buf.
falo, n. Y. Oct. ~; Erie. Pa. Oct.
Is. and Cleveland. o.. Oct. 10. the
money received to be given 10 the
community center movement.
The full use OF every public
school building as the community
center will not only give power rnd
direction to democracy, but will
also solve the problem Of whole
some play and civic training FOR
boys and girls" Miss Wilson said
In a signed statement.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-07
Local
DETROIT JOINS
WITH NATION IN
PAYING HOMAGE

Yale. Pennsylvania. Indiana and
Wabash.
In his young manhood. Riley trsv.
eled about the state OF Indiana.
painting barns and fences, playins
the fiddle at dances. and observing
human nature He Was very modest
about his ability al q rhymester.
and signed his nrst work "Benj. r.
Johnson. OF Boone" His contribu-
tions to the indianapolis papers In
Hoosier dialect soon made people
talk about him, and literary lights
OF that day recognised almost st
once that q new genius was arriv-
Ing. Just for q lark. he published
. poem written in Poe's style. and
claimed that Poe had written II. At
once there was vigorous discus.
sion. many critics applauding II N
genuine. others denouncing II ~ .
fraud. Riley sat back with q smile
and let the controversy rage. When
II had died down. he revealed the
truth. Popular? Well. not just
then. with some OF the critics who
had been fooled.
But Riley lived down that momen.
tary unpopularity. No man who had
such things In his system a. "Out
to Old Aunt Mary's" and AN Old
Sweetheart Of Mine" could be disap-
proved OF for very long. He con-
tinued to write and to publish .
new book every two or three years.
and before very long the nurseries
were learning "Raggedy. raggedy,
raggedy man" and shivering at THE
sobble-ins'll git you II you don't
watch out" and forgetting that any
such old lady as Mother Goose ever
lived land doubtless they were
right. And the grown.ups. mean
while. were chuckling heartily over
when the frost Is on the punkin'
and the folders In the shock"
They began to get out hand-paint-
ed editions OF Riiey's books many
years ago. but even this has not
killed his popularity. There was
more genuine grief when II was an
nounced. about Ave years since. that
Riley was on his deathbed. than
there has been over the death af
any nan since Mckinley. But the
poet fooled the obituary writer's. He
declined TO die until he had sung a
few more songs. Since that illness
ne has lived In retirement. but the
country has kent him constantly III
mind. and anything. that caine f.
his home on Lock ruie-st.. Indianap-
oils. was given respectful sttention.
Nobody. least OF all Riley him
self. claims that he Is one OF the
great American poets. But every
body who has heart knows and
loves Riley. and keeps him enshrin-
ed with Gene Field In memory OF
glorious hours.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-07
TO
FIGHT IN COURT

Robert Nederlander has applied
TO the circuit court for a writ of
msndamus 70 compel the common
council 10 grant him a Wholesale
liauor license fer the location at No.
I5ll Woodward-ave. In his petition,
ne alleges thar the Reinhardt re-
rtriction ordinance. under which the
council excluded his application for
Wholesale license, 10 prohibitlve
IN eject Nederlander has been
operating Wholesale liquor store
at No. 1911 Woodward-ave. without
license since the council refused
his application. The hearing on hi.
application for writ OF mandamus
| Is set for Oct. Q.