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Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-15
Shoes for Fall Wear
Boston transcript.

The fail season will begin with the expectation
Of black season. At the same time, In womens
lines reasonable variety exists. whether the sea-
viii end Black one IL yet to be proved Some
demand has been reported for brown hid oxfords and
blue leather boots are also wanted Both blue ana
black boots also offered with white pipings and
stitching. aftordnE variation without too much
prominence: such elaborate styles will constitute
the bulk Of the fall novelties Laced boots are OK
pected TO lead in the staple lines, while buttons will
be found In the more expensive styles.
in the expectation OF radical change In taste re-
gardng shoeshapes the dealers have been trying TO
dispose OF the fanoies left from the present sum
rner business They know that the demand for staple
shapes will put the recent fanees too far in the back
ground TO he salable next summer, they must be
sold now. Prices cut in order to clear out such
property, and shoes that be sold at % 20 u
have been put out bargains at 81 to $50 pair
good shoes hut out OF style
This fall will find more kid leather worn than Tor
Number Of years women's styles in gypsy type
will be found In fine mat kid leather and oolored kid
of any tint will make dressy boots attractive and
harmonious. Manufacturers in Lynn have been put
ting quantity OF this leather into womens boots and
are trying TO keep the prices reasonable This will
help 10 popularise kid leather, which has been in
eclipse owing to the popularity Of fabrics
Dealers are making plans to meet a heavy demand
for the Gypsy style Of boots and this pat
tern IL produced in black. blue and gray TO be
ened by buttons In medium grade the short vamps
will be used, with longer vamps In the higher grades
The sentiment associated with slender feminine foot
IL not to be lived down The traditional foot Of the
Chicago girl has become a myth, for whereas tho
young frontier towns of years ago brought
the desert and the sown In very close proximity.
the improved methods OF transportation and che free
and frequent interchange Of the people tends 60
produce one standard and type OF Individual 40 ths
Feet OF the people becoming smaller and more
shapely-thanks % the graceful and comfort. giving
footwear produced by modern machinery While
monopoly may be enjoyed by business the feet OF
the American people coming closer 20 standard
because the shoes are standardized by standard ma.
chinery.
The tendency Of the lasts FOR the season Of 1915
conservative, but az graceful possible in womens
styles for men narrower toes and swing on the
outside Of the ball women's lines will have high
hoels, for high heels add the trim appearance of
the foot In general the changes will be moderate.
turning back from the recent broad low typer
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-15
what viii They Do :

The Pan-American diplomats are to gather
again saturday to consider the Mexican sItua-
ton in its present aspect, The CarranHa reply
will naturally receive the most attention at this
kathering for in substance II amounts to notice
10 the conference that 1t has meddled in some
thing that concerns Mexico only. This attitude
on part OF the first chief" might easily have
boon anticipated by the conference, when II was
formulating Its rejected proposal. Carranza has
made II plain from the beginning that he will
not willingly accede TO any proposition for the
pacification OF Mexico that looks to his possible
elimination. Regardless of the force or weak
ness OF his special pleading, the urgency of
Mexican affairs Is such as to challenge the in
terest of all American governments. and II is
TO be expected that earnest efforts will be made
10 formulate some plan that will be effective
CarranzG. however, remains the key-log in the
jam.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-15

Ted--she wrote asking 60 break the en-
gagement. and ! don't know what TO do.
Ned-Send her a diplomatic reply That
will keep the question open, and perhaps
she'll change her mind.--Judge.
Hello, Bill Glad to see YOU ] just
uot back from my vacation"
sorry, old man I can't lend you a
cent I'm Just going on mine. st
Louis Dispatch.
Yes" said the colonel pompously, IT
am quite confident that the war will be
over by October"
What year2" asked Bilded,
"Ah," said the oolnel, that 10 another
question. Judge.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-15
MIRTHFUI REMARKS.

"f don't SEE why that fellow is SO
frosty with me now that he is rich !
knew him when he didn't have a do lar:
Probably YOU never offered to help
him with a dollar Louisville Courier
Journal.
The news today illustrates the old
principle of the fitness OF things
In what wayT
THE latest advfces from Mexico say
they are having hot times IN the state OF
TahascO. Baltimore American.
who's the man with no raincoat. UNI
breIla or rubbers7'
"Thats Shocks, the celebrated writer
on preparedness. New York Mail.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-15

Wonder where that Omaha factory is where
the South Omaha packing house iaborer's
daughter is supposed 10 be working ten hours
day for 81 week. That factory. II II exists, Is
violating the Nebraska state law. which spe-
officially limits the hours of labor for women in
factories TO not more than nine hours a day,
and not more than fifty-four hours a week. But
is there any such factory?
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-15

The point is made that the British and
French sinanciers want to borrow from the
United States without giving security other
than promises 10 pay. The United States has
been borrowing In Europe on the same terms all
these years
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-15

on sneh beautiful Christian character s3
Mrs Eddy. and further II billy sun
day has an ounce Of shame in him he
ought TO forever leave evaugelistio worii
and hang his head in shame TO his dying
dav JESSE T. BRIbLHART,
esls FArnam street.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-15

The coming training camp at Fort sheridan
viii furnish unique test, apart from the mill
iary drills II will demonstrate whether Chi
cago editors will practice preparedness as ZEAL
ouslv as they preach II.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-15

The swift ending OF General Tomas urbina,
officially announced by General villa, is a
Melancholy reminder Of the uncertainties OF
bandit life IN Mexico. The facility with which
subordinate robbers are relieved OF the fruits
OF their industry and put beyond the possibility
OF kicking shows the folly OF diverting loot
from the treasury Of the boss
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-15

Last years American egg crop was worth
nearly s70o.0Oo,00 During the same period
the American output OF precious metals was
SIS. 900 goo. The great American bird is en-
titled 70 roost high on plush cushions.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-15

Let those who will swear "by the beard OF
HE prophet" but for practical results the
leard Of King Corn is the one entitled to
respect and hopeful reverence.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-15

All the weather man has to do to break
into our distinguished citizen class is to hold
tie frost off the corn for another ten days.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-15

It's fine portrait Of our United states sem
ator that adorns the front page cover Of Ger
!, anys subsidized American organ The Father
land-only Il wears a sort Of worried look
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-15

In the meantime, don't forget TO give
Omaha made goods the preference whenever
tLerc is preference TO be given.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-15

Wouldn't It be Joke IL a Lancaster county
grand jury should render Unnecessary any later
legislative inquiry into the democratic official
bond scandal at the state house?
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-15

Every one Of the 10000 visitors King Ak
sar- Ben has entertained during his season Is a
fmiline publicity agent for Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-15

Omaha extends cordial welcome TO the dele
tates to the state Federation of Labor now
meeting here
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-15

Seeing Sunday went to Lincoln TO make the
first call, It will be up 70 the Lincolntes TO re.
turn the visit,
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-15
5eO8eeS&a
.LsMesRoaT

pipc Linr No Fipc Dream.
OMAHA, sept. tt-To the Editor Of The
Bee: Referring to the article on pipe
line to Wyoming oil fields. do you not
think il would be better for Omaha IL
the Commercial club would give up their
foolish idea OF improving the Missouri
river from ST. Louis to Omaha, something
they never can do, and give their atten-
ton to the pipe line, which would be Of
more benefit to Omaha than three Mis-
souri, rivers from 81. Louis to Omahay
Ask those fellows to get to work and DO
something that will benefit Omaha and
all other towns in Nebraska.
j. B. SCOTT
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-15

1t is UP to the bankers to call that billion
dollar bluff.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-15

OMAHA, Sept Ito the Editor OF The
Bee: I am not member OF the Christian
Science church, nor do hold a brief from
them, but ! do protest in the name Of
justice and decency against the uncalled
for attack OF Billy Sunday IN his out
burst Of insane fanaticism against that
dear, sweet character the founder of the
Christian Science church, Mrs. Mary
Baker Eddy, a woman who is dead ana
Enable to defend herself or her scheme Of
theology woman, who, through her
beautiful character and loving Kindness,
has frightened and cheered this old self
ish world to such an extent that she left
the world better than she found II. 1t
is TO the everlasting shame Of our 60
called Christian ministers that they would
listen TO and stand for such an attack
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-15
KIpIine'A Unconscious Description.

htplthgH Unconscious Description
KEARNBY. Neb.. Sept Ito the Ed
itor OF The Bee: Hitting the sawduHt
trail reminds me OF quotation from that
other rare genius on the shining sands OF
India. Once upon time when Rudyard
KiplinR was sailing the ship OF the desert,
the camel caravan, he was inspired to
say
Men bulk big on the old trail. our own
trail, the out trail
They are Gods own guides on the long
trail, the trail that's always new.
Isn't that beautiful? And it takes
"Billy's' own measure to T. Kipling
fully describes Sunday, and that, too,
without conscious design,
This quotation by slight alteration,
should be "Billy's' epitaph--one which
he Is rapidly approaching. 1t is not in
the books that man may so the pace such
as he il treading very long, for nature
Is delicate machine. where reaction in
evitably follows a. night the day. when
q terrible penalty must be forthcoming.
This winter. with les grip pneumonia and
other infections, will find him just right
for fatal conclusion.
l am tempted to pour a little shrapnel
into BILLY Sundays blackmsilers and
bushwhacken n. such, for instance, as Luz
cten Stebbins of North Platte, whose
diatribe was the limit to Christian for
bearance. When a critic gets down to
eowardly insinuatlons concerning a noble
woman. then the coffee etc, should he
ordered No. this would be a recognition
In q way.
But l must rein up my Pegasus, or
too may be classed among the undesir-
able citizens. Long live Billy ana
Ma" II. S. BELL N. d.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-15

Goodbye, girls, we're through"--until the
next time
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-15
Twice Told Tales
In rhine OF TrouhIr.


During one OF the revolutions in Haiti party ct
Americans made riding tour OF the mountains one
morning a member Of the party suddenly drew rein
and pointed to lone ridge where old tattered
stars and Stripes fltttered a bamboo pole
"we must pay respects" someone said
After some search the found path that zigzagEod
up to the Wild place The followed H. and at last dis
covered an aged negro sitting before his waited hut
smoking his pipe while he kept an eye on the flag
Whats the flag forY someone asked
Perfection" said the old man. quietly 81 heah
dey done begin anudder resolution 40 I nut II up
Yes, sub, come here twenty-five yeah ago an, has
dat flag via me I'm George, cook on a steamer outer
savannah
'1Ake de placer Yes. sab. Plant yam an coffee
an oaseaSa Resolutions aon't trouble this niger
Every time deg resolute yander up goes de flag an
OATS all aers's to it."-washington star.
Crueuy
The man at the suburban breakfast table lookoa
up from his morning paper and said to his wife,
Seven hundred people killed yesterday in a
steamboat accident"
Indeed"
--latest accounts OF the battle in East Galicia
show that 10000 have been destroyed 100 taken
prisoners"
Welt"
strikers riots threaten destruction of property
all over the country. Millon-doilar fire yesterday
caused by bombs"
'Um!"
Germany declares the United states"
Dear met
Here's your name In the sporting column win
ner OF second prize yesterdays putting contest"
snatohing the paper from his hand. she exclaimed.
IL That Isn't like youl To keep the only i'm
portant thing for the iast!'-Ilfe
Helping the Poodle.
Look here said ledger to his andady your
daughter has been using my comb and brush again
Il beg your pardon said the iandlady, Indignantly
u never allow my children to NEEDLE with my dodgers
belongings In any way"
but am sure she has been using then,.p said The
lodger FOR there long. black hairs on them ana
she IL the only black hair In the house
on now remember she did have them 10 comb
ana brush our dear old poodle" said the landladv,
nut am quite sure she did not them for hersef-
she's too honest to be guilty OF that sort OF Trims =
Chicago Herald.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-15

are otherwise friends and brethren, enter
the death grapple for them?
The book Is printed IN Esperanto, Eng
hsh, German. French. spanish. Russian
land other languages 10 follow. The OBJ
ject IL to enlighten the inhabitants in the
interests OF humanity. Clans OF govern-
ments must learn that to be subject
does not carry with Il the obligation to
kill and be killed. POLY GLOT.
Are We Overdoine Itf
OMAHA. Sept ia-To the Editor Of The
Bee l have never before used this
very excellent column devoted 20 the
utterance OF the public mind and trust
you may pardon my present awkward
and lengthy intrusion thereon.
] read with Amusement yesterday the
"Bllly" Sunday testimonials in the Bee,
occupying a full page on either side OF q
mammoth picture OF that great actor,
caught in a characteristic pose. II strikes
me that OF all the bouquets handed this
peculiar evangelist, the comment Of the
Rev 7. j. Mackay stands out as the most
sensible and sane.
Perhaps Sundays visit will be Of Dene-
fit 20 Omaha, let W. hope so. At any
Thlet we can say Win our HNtef ClNleb'
I'VE, too, are in the swim; we have had
Billy sunday" And we might add,
Farrar. Melba and the auto races. But
as 20 the actual lasting worth OF the
benefit is another matter. We are 8
pretty weak race Of men and women II
II becomes necessary for us to call in
famed wordjuggler to save our souls
when we have city full OF churches and
a lot Of hhlf-staTved ministers, yet
wthal sanity, whole-hearted (some OF
them) God-fearlng men, on the Job and
vielng with each other all the time.
know DR. Mackay only by reputation.
but / must say that the way he sizes up
the sunday campaign shows him to be
calm head. clear thinker. and man OF
safe Views, lie certainly has IL sized up
about right and believe the saner
element Of Omaha will agree with him.
why not a little more space day by day
to religious matters, when BILLY" Sunday
is thousand miles away from here, in
stead OF overriding Il during these six
weeks, and then drifting back to the old
slekening stuff OF spicy scandals muir
dors, horrors. and general corruptions.
Thank you.
w, c. C.-1NNoCENT BYsTANDER.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-15

Another membership record broken by AK
sar-Benl
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-15
Politicians Pulling Church string

Politicians Pulling Church strings.
NORTH LOUP. Neb., Sept. 14-To the
Editor of The Bee; For thirty years the
great Methodist church has been acquir.
ing more power as a social institution
among the people OF the United States
With that growing power a dangerous
political influence has also been mani
Testing itself in the governing bodies OF
the church. That political influence has
for Its purpose the subjugation OF the
church to great corporate wealth. There
IS scarcely a branch OF the church gov
eminent that is free from some eorpor-
ate representative whose purpose Is to
use the power OF the church to advance
the influence Of some sort Of a political
clique by which certain classes OF legis-
lation may be advanced The Methodist
school Institutions in Nebraska are In the
same corporate control There are too
many politicians pulling strings. Their
influence in the conferences is such that
they are able to make the machine self
perpetuating. Is there any good reason
why such conditions should remain? The
conference. soon TO meet in Omaha.
should appoint strong committee to go
TO the bottom OF these conditions and rid
their schools Of politicians and political
cliques. WALTER JOHNSON.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-15

Stebbins Has Lurid Language, Too.
NORTH PLATTE, Eeb, Sept. Ito
the Editor of The Bee; BILLY" Sundays
grand bandmaster has arrived. strong,
robust, smiling like Sabbath morning.
good-looking young women swarming
on him like flies on Q molasses bar
rel. So the papers report. Ii this any
part Of the Christian religion3
Like q hen sitting on eggs. Sunday
covers everything All parties. all
creeds; the ungodly, the Cody, those
without sin and with sin. rich and poor,
vile and virtuous, with all their mlsfor-
tunes. Sundays claims that he Is COM
missioned and inspired TO lead this con-
glomerated mass to God. When Sunday
gets this conglomeration to God. God will
be a good place for an ordinary person
to get away from. and what does this
signify? From the days OF Babyionian
feasts to the present time. autocratic
rulers, both church and state, have
amused the common people with gladia--
torial strife. circuses. bull fights, ban
quets and other holy demonstrations to
amuse them and make them the more
easily governed.
Sunday claims that rational methods
will not promote religion. II takes
hypnotic, clownfhh demonstration to draw
crowd. Sunday is the clown and hyp-
notist (probably trained by the invisible
government) Sunday can draw the
crowd. LUc1BN sTEBBINs.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-15
"cIn.en. ID the worla.n


TILDEN. Neb., Sept. 14,--To the Editor
OF The Bee, A timely movement has
Just been launched. known as "Citizens
Of the World" the founder being trav-
eler scholar, linguist. cosmopolitanist.
philanthropist. humanitarian. etc. sro.
Pro. Yervant II. Iskender, by conquest,
as he says. Assyrian. Persian. Jew eau
caAian. Armenian, Turkish subject and a
Briton by choice.
Why should the clan chieftains and
their eourtiers have the right to call the
inhabitants OF the world. who by chance.
interest or otherwise find themselves
within the fading boreers Of the elans.
Guelph, HoenAollern. Romanoff, Haps-
ours. etc. when any man. even though
by birth he may have been assigned to
some locality, yet no clan OF ohieftAin
can deprive him from changing his re-
lation-no human power can rob him OF
the "Citizenship OF the World" 70 hap
pen to be German or FrenchmAn. and
that being an obligation TO obey the
chieftain's toesin TO Kill and to be killed
Is a false ideal. II the kaiser wants 10
Kill the tsaT. let that to them. Tor there
10 not the slightest fear OF their doing
so; then why should the millions. who
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-15
wotlId ReEulate sunday.

"V9W INNN WE"aN """""F'
LINCOLN, Sept. H,--To the Editor of
The Bee:"Billy" Sunday. being a common
carrier of religion for the dough that
Is in It'll. e. he charges ali the traffic
will bear should no longer be permitted
to run around loose as an outlaw. There
fore. we would advocate that he be put
under the Nebraska Railway commission
were 1t not for the fact that this is Of
doubtful constitutlonality due to inter-
state character Of Billy traffic in
souls" Another reason u that our Me-
braska commission " In inubilus consti-
tutionalis.
Therefore let us petition the Interstate
Commerce commission to take jurisdic-
ton Of PA and Ma" and establish q class
rate schedule Of "free-wili offerings
FELIX NEWTON
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1915-01-22
'CASCARETS' FOR
LIVER, BOWELS
For sick headache, bad breath,
Sour Stomach and
constipation.
Get 0 Decent box now.


No odds how bad your liver. stomach
OF bowels; how much your head
aches. how miserable and uncomfort-
able you are from constipation. indiges.
ton biliousness and sluggish bowels
you always get the desired results
with Cascarets.
Don't let your stomach, liver and
bowels make you miserable. Take
Cascarets tonight: put an end to the
headache biliousness. dizziness. nerv-
ousness sick, sour gassy stomach.
backache and all other distress:
cleanse your inside organs OF all the
bile. gases and constipated matter
which lie producing the misery.
A 10-cent box means health, nappi.
ness and a clear head for months.
No more days OF gloom and distress
II you will take a Cascaret now and
then. All stores sell Cascarets. Don't
forget the children-their little in.
sides need a cleansing. too. Adv.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1915-01-22

benefit Of every note produced.
But how does an insect LISTEN
In most insects the auditory organs
II they can be demonstrated at all
take the form OF excessively minute
structures connected with nerves
These structures, which are micro
scopic hairs. and cavities, are found
most commonly upon antennae. but
they may also occur upon other parts
OF the body.
So far ast the writer Is aware. the
cicadas have not been shown to pos
sess any specialized ears" We are
thus left to assume that they gain
their Impressions OF sound by means
Of scattered sense organs such as
those which have Just beeL men
toned.
Indeed. some authorities are Of
opinion that cicadas do not hear at all
In our sense OF the word. but that they
feel" rhythmical vibrations.
insects With Ears.
With gTasshoppers and crickets.
however. the case is quite different.
These insects undoubtedly possess
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1915-01-22
ATTACKED By TINY RATHER
venonnous Pygmy Reptile Was Hid
den In . Log Near King
Snake Eggs.

In a small pond we captured several
OF the banded water snakes tTropido-
notus facciatus). One. large and
richly marked specimen. was lying A.
he was among the short growth OF
vegetation. | nearly stepped on him
before ! saw him. On placing the
forked stick over him he wound up
II as far as he could and struck
viciously ut everything In reach. but
was soon grasped by the neck and
placed into n bag. These water
snakes. though nonvenomous. were by
a great majority of the people we met
thought to be very poisonous
Many snakes were uncovered In
turning over the fans; mostly very
young cottonmouths. which very
strongly resemble the young copper
heads tAneistrodon eontortriI) and
the pygmy rnttiers tSistrurus mila-
rius). This diminutive rattlesnake
would generally be found coiled on the
projecting base Of = palm and Gov.
cred by q palm fan. None that we
caught made any attempt 10 escape.
but they were ready to do mischief
n they had the chance. They were %
small. generally from 10 TO IS inches.
that their rafting could not be heard
unless held close 20 the ear.
My partner had . narrow escape
from being bitten by one Of them. lie
had broken open q hollow log on the