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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-17

Prevention Preferable 20 "GOats."
OMAHA, Aug. 12-To the Editor OF
The Bee: Ever the contest goes on be-
tween expense. or saving money, arrayed
against the value of a human life!
over a thousand persons were killed in
the Iroquois theater holocaust before
rigid exit laws were demanded. Nearly
forty lives were given up as a sacrifice
to a weak and rotten girder In the
municipal auditorium at Long Beach, Cal.
Railroads murdered thousands Of people
for years before safety devices and pro-
lection were offered. Sickness, disease
and death was the vanguard of our pure
food laws. Adulterators OF foodstuffs
would ruin the health of a nation for
few paltry cents of profit The i'll
fated Titanic was allowed to leave port
with only enough lifeboats for a third
of the passengers. Think of the fire in
the Triangle building in New York, where
$50 girls were burned to death and killed
Just because tho only thought Of the
factory owner was money! Greed and
craze of gold was the power which al
lowed two old rattle-traps-the slocumb
and the Eastland-to ply their trade.
Always after a terrible catastrophe the
great American public arises to demand
an investigation after the damage Is
done. This is needless expense. The
money should be expended on investiga-
lions before accidents. What we need Is
a report on all buildings. factories. boats.
in fact. everything used by or for the
public.
silence has given consent too long al
ready to the sacrifice of life for accumu-
lation Of wealth. Now Ii the appointed
time for concentrated action making the
greatest thing on earth the preservation
of human lifel
Give us rigid inspection and there will
be no accidents" nor goats"
c. +. WALSH.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-17

Nebraska City Press; Omaha seems % be we'll
pleased over the announcement that manufacturing
enterprise In that town has received big order for
shrapnel suborder from Pittsburgh concern. Thers
are various ways in which to show ones pleasure;
ours lies IN q different direction.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-17

Fremont Tribune: Omaha finds that with ts
greater girth result of annexation II must pro-
vide an ampler budget. OF course. when knicker
boclers discarded for mems size. the price in.
creases accordingly.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-17

Z Hastings Tribune: Mayor DahIman won mule rae,
in Omaha tho other day Nope that isn't just exactly
it-Mayor Jim drove a mule that won race. Nc
harm ataliatall.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-17

Rearney Democrat; A portion OF the greater city
Of Omaha ia 70 be prohibiton-saloonless, according
70 the statement Of Commissioner Kugei, who says
There viii be no saloons pool halls in Dun
dee II can prevent them going there" OF course
that will not appeal TO Mayor "Jeems.' and we arr
wondering II Mayor "Jeems is powerless to the
notions OF Commissioner Kugei
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-17

oOVyrshssa
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-06
CHAPTER XIV.

Cclestia's snow-white train. practic-
ailv deserted. occupied the siding II
would b. taken on nj midnight. and
run slowly SO as To arrive not too
early i'll the chief city OF the North
woods.
tirs. CunsdOrf chose 4 moment when
no one seemed 10 b. looking. and
boarded Celestia's OWN car M the OBJ
scrva,iuE end. She knew the room
IN wAich Celestia slept. and entered
IL. There WAS a three-gEartar Rid
81 white enamel. a bureau ditto. an
am chair. and a door ajar. tat dis-
closed the bach room. The litt'p su.,c
-aiT.y dAz1lcd with lis cleaIneTs and
is Wilderness ii there il ant hing IN
contrast. II Was a wonderful s,tti's
for a bloody crime.
The " offered only enc t.- ~
place. Mrs. Gunsdorf Ane.t. f%iaittnotl
herself 10 the floor and crawlei I'm
der the bed.
AS always. an Grating crowd fol-
lowed Celestia to her car. or. as on the
lresent occasion. surrounded her to It.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-06

SYNOPSIS.

After the tragic death Of John Ames
bury. his Frustrated wife. one Of Amer
tea greatest beauties. dies. AT her dealt
Professor Stilliter. an agent Of the inter
ests. kllraps her beautiful three-year-ol
baby girl and brings her up In "a paradis
where site sees no man. but thinks size 4
taught ~ angels. who instruct her 70
her mission 20 reform the world. Al III
age OF eighteen SHE Is suddenly thrust in
10 the world. where agents az the interest
are ready To pretend To find her. Fffteei
years later. while in the Adirondack
Tommy Is the first TO meet Celcstia a
she comes from her paradise: neithe
recognizes the other. Tommy rescue.
Celcstia from Stilliter. They hide Ia th
mountains. Later Stiiiiter gets c,lestfi
back. and taking her 10 New York places
her In Belleview hospital. where her SAINT.
II proved. Returning % get her. he find
she has left witt Tommy. WHO loses lie.
ia New York. but finds her next dar lis
ing with tile Douglas family. lie follow,
Celee.fa - a factory. where she aidre~sel
the workers. 4 fire breaks ont ana Tom
my saves her. Celestial attends a fashion
able ball AZ Barclay : home. She at one,
becomes the center ~ attraction. SOciets
accepts her message IN a manner tina
greatly plpds.S the TrtumNiratr. She IA
sent 20 the mines 10 settle a strike. Their,
she saves Tommy from being lvnCl-i
The miners have planned au attack mo.
the sfockade. Kehr having hoped FOR Thu,
Is well prepared. That night Cel.Sfi.
men. causing them - turn against him
Kehr has her locked M M the morning
but will Tommy's help sire escapes an
speaks 70 the miners Duyirr orr IN thes
addresses Mary BLACKSTONE. WHO is ia
love with ~c-cmy. arrives tn - m rirs
town. and after displaying g string 81
VALUABLE pearls to Airs Glnsicrt ~sniicits
her aid IN q plot e. rnf nm untimciy END
his hypnotic power over Cclesua treacher
ously
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-06

her beauty. innocence and power van
i.h as ms steriulSly as Size appeared
more than half the nation will end by
believing that she was truly the naueh-
ter Of God. Believe me. Tommy. the
powers that produced her III the rieht
time aren't going to let her grow old
and wrinkled. she will ~ back to
heaven. Aud a nation Will believe
that. the government she save X was
derived from God ANA must W right
"Ilo Won mean they would murder
here"
As calmly as you would murder a
mosquito.
This ~ frightful," exclaimed Tom
my. jumping 10 his feet.
Il haven't told YOU who she is"
"Trse. You haven't"
It q down again.
"profrsor Stiiit~r.~ said Mary. $50
lecied hr as a pr ect specimen M
childhood. Sie was kidnapcd and
brought up ia q great underground
system ny cayerns somewhere III the
Adirondaeks-"
But she would remember"
NO other child has ever been
brought I'D as She was. From the mo
ment theg kidnapped hHr she was kept
In a state Nh ~, rny-i-. She was taught
By hypnotic 4 .on. The caves ia
which she was brought UP seemtd yaat
10 ner as space ifseif. Rrirh. angels
appeared To come and 20. Through ne
caves il the only access tO "a certain
mountain top There she calil eNer-
else in the fresh air unseen by ANY
one. Her ply icaI lie vas just az real
as yours or mine. her mental life Nrs
nothing but dreams. Authorizations aud
imaeinines. Stiiliter was her teach
er. and one other man"
What man. asked Tommy.
Ills name doesn't matter. Just be-
fore IL was time 20 bring her 20 earth.
newell. they caught him trying 70
make her kiss him. and ever since
then he's been dead.
Her memory tells her OF no plysi-
cal ills or wants, only OF a wonderful
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-06

inerable disembodied serene state OF
happiness and holiness. Thsre was
"A voice-tO which all bowed down in
worship. That voice told her al last
that she must descend 10 earth and
do as she-has done"
What An extraordinary story" ex-
claimed Tommy, but Incredible
NO" said Mary. not in the least:
extraordinary. II YOU like: but 0 in
credible. You don't know Stilliter.
Her name before. they took her to
heaven and named her Celestia was
williamsburg
AT that name a host Of old and poig-
rant ~recollectiOns flooded Tomny's
mind. For the second time he sprang
10 his feet.
My God, he cried. my little Ames-
bury girl. OF course she Is. A hun
dred times I've been on the verge OF
thats knowledge and yet because II
was Impossible that she should be-
the definite knowledge never really
came 10 me. For heavens sake.
Now do you believe me- asked
Mary. coldly.
4 must Mary. But how did you
find this out
III docsn I matter. | wOrmed II out
Of somebody. Now what will you do2"
III 20 down TO Celestia and tell
her about herself, and shake her faith
In herself
You'll need proofs
You think SO? I'm not sure. Are
there any2''
Il can't produce any. But"
But what 2"
We'll. il might be a good thing If
you could locate the cav That )
the only thing | can think 81 offhand.
Tommy fell into a brown study.
Then he said.
Mary. what is your motive in tell
ing me al this"
Perhaps I don't want Mr.. Barclay
elected. Perhaps | dislike Celestia si
much that | want her 20 be- humbled
cven al my own expense. The motive
doesnt natter
Mary's real motive in making the
foregoing revelation TO TOMMY was
not entirely clear even 10 herself
Above all things she wanted 10 be
rid Of Celestia- The premise OF a
fortune IN pearls To the person who
brought her definite word VI Celestia's
definite Standardization mundane af-
fairs had not borne fruit. N Now Mary
thought that 2 collapse OF Celestia's
power over men. through a shaking OF
her faith in herself. might produce
definite results. Celestia. on learning
that she was not a divine being but
a faker. would become not only value
less to the archcomSpirators. but a
stern and awful menace TO their plans.
They would succeed swiftly and with
out mercy where Mrs. Gunsdorf had
failed.
IL wasn't for want OF trying that
Mrs. Gunsdorf had failed. Ii wasn't
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-06

heSuse her spirit was weak Cr her
arm urrvelsss. nor because the knife
which sHe carried Ia her stocking
wasn't long enough and sharp enough
,r her purpose. Advantageous op-
%portunities for doing the murde. and
escaping Uudc;ectcd were rare She
had had but one. for Celestia was 80
surrounded and guarded MS a rule that
she was hard 10 come at. Mrs. Guns
dorf had only had u good chance.
She had only failed then because she
had been 50 foolish a. 10 look Celestial
in the eyes. and the power 10 do the
wicked deed had been stricken from
Ter.
She didn't have money enough 10
track Celes'ia all over the country.
MARY should have provided fer this
Bot she had done her best.
Now another excellent opportunity
seemed TO offer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-06

litical vision. n they pass the new
constitution. and my father once gets
i'm the saddle. only death will get him
out. His successor would be a man of
his own choice. and we should have
ceased TO be a free people"
I'VE should have begun to be an err
ficient people I
1T Is better 10 be free"
That Is a matter OF opinion. and
anyway it's neither here nor there AZ
the moment If he il elected Il will
be a great thing for me. won't it,"
you would have more position and
power
We'll, I'm willing to forego that
I'm willing. ii you like. 10 say that il
IS better 10 be free than efficien'. bet
ter TO be poor voluntarily and IN
washed. than rich and clean By force.
There. | admit All that. What 10 sou
think Of the political prospects"
4 think. said Tommy, solemnly.
that the election depends on Celestia.
If She can reach enough poo
PIE before she breaks down from
overwork. she viii elect her pres
iGent and her congress. I've seen
this Over and over. We send
our best men to a place. they make a
good impression. show the people the
fallacies in Celestia's gospel OF pros
perity and happiness. and then. hav-
ing laid a good foundation or sanity
n honesty. along comes Celcstia and
sweeps the place of its feet. and in
twenty minutes uniaes the work Of
q dozen good men,"
But people don't really swallow her
assertion that She was sent from heav-
IN for the especial purpose of running
a political campaign"
Many swallow IT. She does herself.
you know. And hers il no political
campaign. its revolution"
If her faith in herself could be
shattered"
Hoy could IL? The best detectives
in the world have been working on her
origin. No clue leads anywhere. II
she doesn't come from heaven. where
does she come FROM"
She comes. said Mary. 'out or the
heart Of a gigantic conspiracy"
she is no conspirator."
"Unconsciously only. Tommy. where
the de ectiyes have failed. | haven't. |
know all about Celestia-whO she
vas, where she Went to where She
comes from. and where she's going
Going exclaimed Tommy. in such
a voice that a Iang OF jealousy shot
through Miss Rlackstone's heart.
Many ignorant people" said she.
actually believe that Celestia IS d.
vim and descended from heaven. AZ
her beauty fades and her voice loses
It's power. II. in some way she should
show herself human marFv-have a
child the belief Of those people would
turn into disbelief. But. II having
seated the new government firmly.
she should vanish in the heydav N
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-06
INSTALLMENT IL
CHAPTER XXI.

And az that <<-mert there was a
sound or footsteps just outside tn
tent. The feet which made the sound
belonged 10 Freddie the Ferret. With
his usual good luck he appeared &C.
have arrived IN the very nick OF time
Professor Stilliter was not al tina;
time To receive the kiss for which his
greedy mouth Mas waiting.
Wake up" he said in a Disguised
voice.
Celestia put her hands 10 her ewes
woke. and couldn't remember Just
what had been said.
Il think I'm too tired to talk" she
said.
so I see" said Stilliter. As Fred
die entered the tent Better rest
then"
And the psychologist withdrew
quite sane again and rather badl
frightened An open tapped tent VIA
certainly 10 place for making 10y
by violence: yet for a q * q
cautions man had lost an thc9shs y
ktll-NtANNFOl anu AL lNAl AI ANEF
Quences.
II was on the afternoon Of the rs
day that Tafci8~. SIN 'e.ant e..
Semmes came 10 Ritutatn With
whole ~trainload Of capt lists. and bt
dable men expert IN politics. Tile &
tire town fa, tr- ..'irr tov
ship was al tIp station to insect thor
Swaying and tott.r 4 attA, tire head
OF the crowd wee all scfis II bal
nefs and ;.ansrar, n,i.s. ~v-riousiy in
scribed ana embls-,n.d
Vote for the New constisrt ~.
kehr for SENATE
Every r..,r ~-.--troider.
Dividend H. s- ,f Tsxee.
From ,ba s-...o, ~ wv. ,ocrad
now wide oreu ,4, ei,-n ~ NV ~,
~ ba,b,rt.- ,,a r-nva march.=
When the i..i ~. ,. -r.e,st.n en-
near the IVY n c.,..i.a sat Bic
from m. r,l .n q little knoll
halted and r,.. rran hlr,d his h.
and bean 10 s'nut hnr r.nn. Z
shoutinr ~, presently 10 4
door Of tr- III. in trr'-a slender. &
ish ffur- -l M " wio viewed
her follow. r. and it0rers a wi q q
slender hand
Even AZ tfiat Z ~ace lo- eTect D
on them v. ~ iril Ilr0a-s gr,
hoarse .th shoDtre Then g.
backed f.Dln tn, ri si ,t irto the b
tent. after cf+. ST wave cf ihe haa
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-06
A litfIe later BARCLAYS secretar,

A little later Barclays secretary
stole away TO the telegraph station
and sent a message. An hour later
the inhabitants of Bitumen. dispersed
now. and for the mos part drunk.
We're electrified by the spectacle OF a
snow-white train Of cars that pulled
slowly into the station. and was then
backed on 10 a siding.
Celestia transferred her few be-
~longings from her tent 20 the rear car
OF this train. The car ahead was for
Stilliter and certain other managers
and advisers. The next ear was the
Office car. The one ahead OF that was
for a chosen body OF select. able and
pampered correspondents.
The sHowwhite train rnfled out OF
BitumeH ana tie wLirlwind campaign
began.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-06

known that YOU mad IL. and hoped that
YOU didn't really have il. You made
a little mark on the great city Of New
York. yOu Will go bach on the wave
Of your triumph here and sweep il of
its feet. as you have swept Bitumen.
Ii you go 10 the stockade and show
yourself once more to those crazy peo-
pie and speak 10 them you will start
a campaign OF revolution that will
sweep a sufficiently sane country off
its feet. ! see you floating from city
10 city and from village TO village III
your special train. winning all hearts.
persuading all minds. and spreading.
as | think. upon my honor, the seeds
Of national disaster. In the name OF
all that is most sacred to you. Celestia.
stop while there is still time. Speak
TO those people Ii you must. brt tell
them that you have been deceived.
that YOU are the piaything OF capital.
and that they have been deceived.
wash your hands Of politics and soph-
istries. step down. resign. In the
image of ali that is noble and fine you
have created Il monster. Dont breathe
the final breath Of lie into that mon.
ster and brin- ii 10 life a Franken.
stein that even YOU can never hope
10 control once il gets on lis feet. and
begins to tiiak murlerous thoughts.
II you 20 IL the meeting III the stock
ade you i'll bring this monster to I'LL
Have you no fear OF tie cCnse
quences?'
she shook her head primly. bat with
Il ll-tle sadness.
Celestial. he said. back of these
tents the weeds run 70 the hills. the
hills W the mola aims. VIII you
come
Fer a moment II appeared that she
hest attd. Ihrn size drew a deep
breath and su1ynel her spine
Il believe. she said gently. that
God sent me 10 % What | have done
and what ! am going 10 do
II know thit you believe that said
Tommy. ~IfF Gilnt know that you
believed. shouldL let you 90 70 the
stock-de."
You couldn't hold The forever
Ilr drcu tlo bacl. n his hand across
his eyes. as If 10 shlt out some hor-
rible scene.
No. ~ said. y couldn't hold YOU
forever. They would come ard take
uu away fron lle. I should have
ou would have io BE- 30 that you
1uldnt speak - &. any more.
SHE CAME close w lin and lifted her
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-01
BRO WN IS HELD
FOR GRAND. JURY.
At Cumberland, on a Charge Of
Obtaining Money There I'm
der False PretenSe.

CUMBERLAND. Nd. April l..
Edwin "a. Brown. pharmacist or
Nilsonburg, w. va, was Wednesday
afternoon held for the action Of the
grand jury In the sum OF $500 bond
by Magistrate J.. w. Heck, on the
charge OF obtaining money under
false pretense.',
In default Of bond Brown was re-
committed to jail to await trial.
st was alleged that on March Is
Brown passed bogus check on Zih1-
man and Rhoden, cafe proprietors.
OF Nil street
At the trial, Brown. acting as his
own counsel, stated that he had no
intention of defrauding the plaintiffs.
but had overdrawn his account unin-
tentionaly. He asked for Justice
tempered with m Grey Of Jud &c Heck.
fnasmuch8 as he has a 8motherless son
lat home who Would suffer during his
absence and that he was intoxicated
at the time he issued the worthless
check. Mr.. Zihlnlan offered to with
draw the charges against B Brown, but
was unable to do SO. under the law.
States Attorney Frank a. Perdew
prosecuted the case.
Brown was arrested on March I S
by Chief OF Police Eisenhauer on. the
above charge. He has been held IN
custody since then in ord er to make
good the check. as allowed BY law.
but failed to do so.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-01
He ADS III ACKED
OFF B JRIlS
MURDER
Hearing Of Wesley FerfelI is to
Be Held Monday
Evening.

"a warrant charging murder il 10
be issued in Magistrate II G. Nice
warmers court against Wesley Terrell.
the young man arrested and jailed 4fot.
shooting William Gorbin. q coal miner.
Two weeks ago near Industrial. as
the result or Corbin's death Wednes-
day i'll u hospital OF tetanus develop
ing from his wound. The prosecuting
attorney vii! make the formal com
plant.
One warrant. which was signed BY
Eorbin Ut the hospital and which
charges Terrell with felonious assault.
has already been issued by Afagis-
trate Sicewnrne1. -Arrangemen has
been made for hearing under this
warrant Wednesday night, but the
death of Co1bin altered the circuIll-
stances and the nearing was contin=
ned until 1889 o'clock next Monday
evening. In the meantime. however.
The nlu1d Ter warrant will be strbsti-
tuted and FerreN will have a pre4imi-
nary hearing under that.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-01
War Secretary Bars All Alcohol.
ic Beverages from Use in
His Household.
SEN tim EIvT BEING SOUNDED
BY British Cabinet Leaders on
The Question of Almost Alb
solute Prohibition.
- Ass-el.r.- -r q. y

LONDON April 1.-THE war on
alcohol, an outcome Of the labor sir
nation In Great Britain. has definite
ly taken precedence over the mucl
talked OF spring advance or this al
D lies In the West the reason being
that the problem OF munitions has
become more pressing than that OF
recruiting
I The ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF cabinet
leaders on the question or temper
nnce are intended to pave the way
atory to either shutting off absolute
~ the sale OF drink throughout the
country except on physicians pre-
scriptfons or the adoption OF some
measure which. while perhaps not
called absolute prohibition, VIII have
almost as drastic an effect War
Secretary Kitchener has announced
that no alcoholic beverages shall be
&Eeryed In his household for the dur
Sntion OF the war.
The battlefields In the East and
West afford little news today and al
though the allies are reported as hay
ing resumed operations IN the Oar Oar
danelles nothing official Is fnrthcom-
Ing.
Today being the centenary OF the
birth Of Bismarck. the London news
papers review editorialy the career
z LII this German statesman ending in
the break with the present emperor
and speculate on what might have
heen the outcome Of the war to date
had Bismarck been at the helm.
Austria would seem to be strength
eninE Its forces In Bukv DINA with
the idea OF tllwartinS a formidable
russian advance In the Carpath lans
AMI this. according to the British
view. explains the Austrian incnrz
Aion into Russia over the Dniester
river at point near Czernowitz.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-01
Eyes Are Goughed Out, Limbs
Chopped 0ffIand other Bar
barities lndulgedin.
.GENERAL MAsSACR Re SOON
OF / &, 900 OF is, 600 Remain
ING Christians is Expected
Unless Averted by Off
ciaI Orders.
~ lprEsa.l3s

TABRI1, Persia. March 33.l. via Pct
srosrad and London, April Freced-
ing THE reoccilpation By tile Russians
Of Salnac plains in Azerbiajan prov
ince nnf-tlrW est Of Lfrnmiah hundreds
of native Christians were rounded mp
by the Turks In the village Of Hat tide
wan and ma sacred Many or these
We're searched out from the homes Or
friendly Mohalnmedans who tried to-
hide them. Z III.
The Russians en- entering the u i'll
iage found TO bodies mostly naked
and muttlated. The recovery 81 bod
les from wells. pools and bitches and
their burial kept 300 men busy for
three days. The wailing of women
intensified the horror Of the scene
Surviving widows who were able tD
identity the bodies or their husbands
insisted on digging graves and bury ring
tie bodies. Some pf the victims had
been shot. In other cases they We're
bound to ladders and their heads pro
trudins through were hacked off Eyes
We're gnuged out and Limbs chopped
off. general massacre OF the 1O,0
or 15.6GG Christians remaining in
Trnmiah Is expected unless ii should
be averted by orders from Eunstan
tinOple. Verbal messages from IlFi
niall confirm earlier reports that
more than 2,DaQ have died OF disease
These messages also confirm reports
of the maltreat1nent Of the Rev. II. A..
Allen. a II American miss onary att
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