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Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-12
URGES LAND SHOW
FOR ENTIRE NATION
McClurg Tells Commercial Club Per-
manent Federal Exposition
Would Advertise Nebraska.
SITE IN CHICAGO OR NEW YORK

II a permanent exposition were
maintained in some eastern city, Ne
braska would need no other adver-
tisement OF its merits to get popula-
ton, according to Gilbert McClurg,
noted lecturer from Denver, who
spoke at the Commercial club at a
public affairs luncheon at noon on
the subject, Shall We Blow the Din
ner Horn?" ......
Nebraska needs nothing more
than a permanent exposition to be
maintained by federal appropria-
tion," he said. Many favor Chi.
cago, but 1t seems to me that New
York, being the center of traffic, is
better suited"
The speaker declared that land show
OF all America should be maintained b.
the United States In the east 10 meet
the wars demands for a greater cultiva.
ton area and a lower cost OF living.
Continuing. he said:
There should be demonstration 10
Americas metropolis OF publicity,
finance. travel elimination. traffic and
population. of the land of our nation
and the miracles that It produces with
the aid OF sunshine. water, air; of seed
selection. and the intelligent manipula-
ton OF lands by man.
Would Increase Desire for Land.
Not 1 per cent of the 100000 people
In and around New York City have
learned by personal visit and ocular
demonstration. Of the fields OF produce
tion, and the country at large. with costs
betrayed by the national treasury. should
send It's productions and men who can
iel the story OF the various sections
of the country to a great american land
exposition-meeting with One people OF
the Atlantic seaboard. both OF the city
and country. implanting In the minds
of the immigrant, the unemployed and OF
the over-supply Of ell lines OF business
and OF the professions, the call Of the
soil and of the farm opportunities
throughout the union"
-..0 a. anSerry producer at Cape Cod
does not know that finer cranberries are
/ grown In southern New Jersey. The pecan
grower OF Tallahassee. Fla. does not
know that California Is the leading nut
producer OF the United States. nor does
the sunflower seed grower Of Kansas. the
sunflower state, know that Illinois and
California lead Kansas as to this product
1T Is lamentable commentary upon
our practical sense as an agricultural
people that we import more than $780,
100000 worth OF sugar annually which
could DO grown ON 100000 acres of
American soil. The United States thus
finds that three-fifths OF it's total exports
OF wheat are required merely to pay It's
sugar bills to the foreign countries"
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-12
At the orphsum Theater.

Mr., and Mrs. George Brandeis will en-
terrain box party at the orpheum the
alter this evening In honor OF Mrs. Bran
deis' sisters. Nus. Harry Bosworth and
Mrs. Matthew Carney of Chicago.
Mr. and AIRS. ". A.. Fraser will have
in their box Mr., and Mrs. James +. Aiay
Of Chicago. their house guests
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. Doolev and Mira Nc
Donald VIII also entertain box parties.
DR.. II. II. F1tzsibbon will have as his
guests:
Mr.. and Mrs A. V. Kinsler.
Mas Claire Helene Woodard
Air. and AIRS. NJ Wasserman viii en-
terrain:
Mr. ana Mrs. NJ. Orhin.
Mrs. II; Friedman OF Sioux City.
DR.. and Mira 4. J. Arson viii have as
their guests:
Messrs. and Mesdames--
~. C. Arson. ETAOIN
Charles Ware ETAOIN :
Others Entertaining this evening are
Are. Pearl Hussman. who win have six
guests: A. A. Brown. four; l. NJ. Coin.
four; Or Z. @ Henry. two; Colonel
Jewell. two; Mrs. p 3. Manchester. two;
J. W. Baidrige. two: J. A. casers. two;
Dr. Carroll r. Rogers. four; o. c,
heuick. four; c. l.. FRrnsworth. four;
Carl furth. four; Judge Baker. three,
Dr. helley. three; George Redick. two
Judge sulllsan. two; Frank shotwell
two; H. A. Turkey, two. and W. A. Cur
ley. two
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-12

.oney. 80 that the mothers could SO each
ionth 20 the county treasurer and get
heir checks just az a judge or county
mploye .es. He says that this system
tends TO pauperize the mother and hu-
iiliate her. which tends to make her
Inefficient. The responsibility Of having
the money TO spend gives her hope and
makes her more self reliant.
I'VE found in every other city that
where the mother has been reduced to
poverty, that while she may not at first
show efficiency. she soon learns to do
better and that paying her i'm grocery
orders prevents this improvement said
Judge Neil
THE woman IS PUT In a state of fear
the place where she might
trace and ste IL unable to bargain on
cash basis While the present system
may be operated In a perfectly honest
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-12
QUARANTINE REGULATIONS
TO BE ENFORCED STRICTLY

Health Commissioner Connell announces
that he intends to enforce the quarantine
regulations to the letter. his interest in
this matter having been aroused by sew
eral 'infractions on the South Side.
Mrs. Frank Dworak OF los North Seven
teenth street, South Slde was given a
suspended fine in police court.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-12
Founder of Mothers
Pension Law Stops
Over Here for a Day

Judge Henry Neil, originator OF the
Mothers Pension law In Illinois, which
law was copied IN Nebraska, II In the
city on his way 70 Los Angeles, where he
will have some moving pictures made Of
the operation Of the law IN that city.
Judge Neil says that the law ls being
worked out pretty well IN Omaha except
for one thing and that is that the moth
ers arc being paid in groceries instead Cf
money and that this is the only place
where II lie so done. The Judge thinks
that the pensions should be paid I'm
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-12
THOUGHT R0BBER BUTLER
TRYING TO KID HIS FRIENDS

The hlFhwsyman who held up ten per-
sons at the home Of w. r. Hause, s326
Pine street. Saturday night. at first was
believed TO have been Acting Mayor But
Ter by one of the victims. Ed Malone.
Mr.. Butler he'd been invited TO the
party. but was detained by the visit OF
an out-of-town friend.
When the bold. bad robber entered the
home so uncerenloniously, Mr.. Malone
nearly exclaimed. "Quit your kidding,
Dan" But he didn't say It. He backed
himself against a wall with the rest
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-12
Personal Mention.

Mrs John Campbell has returned from
Des Moines. whore she has been visiting
her sister for several weeks.
Mrs. X. c. IAthrop OF 81. Paul arrived
this morning 20 spend a week with her
niece, Mrs. John Bath.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-12
Stork Special.

A son was born on October 5 TO Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Freedman OF Spring
field. Mass. Mrs. Freedman was for.
merly Miss Roslna Mandelberg Of this
city.
A son was born Monday morning 10 MT
and Mrs. Herbert Kop2el. 10 Nortl
Forty-first street.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-12
Recent Affairs.
Miss May McCar-

Miss Nell Smith and Miss May McCar-
ron gave a china shower ias, i"s.~
evening for Miss Elizabeth Berlase. whose
marriage viii take place the latter part
of this month. About twenty-five were
present
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-12
NO STREET PARADE TO BE
HELD HERE COL UMBUS DAY

In Observance OF Columbus day,
legal holiday In Nebraska. the banks
will he an lie CLOSED today. The public
schools win hold sessions as usual, how
ever. No street parade VIII b. held this
year IN honor Of the dEc0verer OF
America
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-12
Entertain Wedding Party.

The ushers OF the Downey-Impey we'd
ding party will entertain at dinner at
the Henshaw this evening. followed by a
theatcr party. in honor OF Miss GLADYS
1mpcy and Mr.. Harold Downey. In the
party win be:
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-12
Sermo Club Luncheon.

The sermo club will meet at the home
Of Mrs ]. +. Barnhart for a ] o'clock
iuncheon tomorrow. Mrs. E. II. Barnes
will read a paper on Woodrow Wilson.
Other members will discuss domestic
science topics.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-12
Birthday Party.

Mrs. N. p. Dodge entertained about
sixteen small guests this afternoon In
honor OF the fifth birthday OF her son,
Philip Dodge, jr. Games were played
from 20 G. when supper was served.
A large cake. with five candles and tiny
pink roses. was the center OF attraction.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-12
Social Affairs Planned.

Mrs Louis NJ. Cohn. Mrs. Edward
Treller and Mrs. Cora Wolf will give a
bridge iu Aheon at the Fontenelle hotel
on Saturday, October 10.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-12

manner II is stin the system used for
purposes Of graft. don't mean 10 nay
such is the case in Omaha, but still II Is
the method used formerly for graft.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-12
rromps Action wiz stop Yeur
Coush.

pr Kings New Discovery viii stop
f9ur cough. The first dose helps. Good
Or children. All drGggists. 5ec.-Adyer-
tlsenent.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-12
Carter Lake Bowling Club.

The Cottaeers Bowling club OF Carter
lake held its last meeting OF the season
there Friday morning. followed by lunch
con at the clubhouse. The next meeting
win be held at the Farnam alleys on
Friday afternoon. Prizes were awarded TO;
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-12
For Chicago Visitors. J

Mrs. John L. Kennedy gave a bridge
party this afternoon for Mira Harry Bos-
worth, and Mrs. Matthew, Carney Of
Chicago, the guests OF George Brsndeis.
Five tables were set for the game. Those
present wer:
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-12
Society
Monday, October II, 1915.
BY MELLIFICIA.

T1SS MILLER contralto
MI Hotel Fonenee Wednesday evening. will be the Mr.
kV1 and Gotteb Storz while Omaha Miss Miller will be
remembered popular Saengerfes
Morning
being charming solos Miss
informally luncheon Mlers honor
dinner after
be a
Miss Miller who Pittsburgh girl the Francisco
will the Edison celebration
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-12

In Honor of Mrs. We'll.

Mrs. J. Burr Taylor is entertaining In
formally az tea at tho Fontenelle this
afternoon In honor OF Mrs. Harry Wen OF
Cincinnati. who u visiting Mr.. and Mrs
John T. Yates. About eight guests win
be present
dinner at their home this evening for
Mrs. Harry Wen. The table decorations
will be placed for.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-12
Mechanics
I. G. I.athrop
Mesdnmes
Harry Well

Messrs. and Mesdamess
John r. Yates, John Battin.
Mrs. John T. Yates gave an informal
dinner at her home Sunday evening for
her guest. Mrs. Well. Garden flowers
were used for decoration and covers
were placed for ten guests.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-06
Bluffing q Lion.

In the February American Maya
zine Stewart Edward White, writing
under the title -Four Lions at Once,''
gives a thrilling account of hunting
experience he recently had in South
Africa. In connection with his story
of the four lions he met at one time
he tells, as follows, how he bluffed
one of them and made him run away:
Now 1 am perfectly aware that a
wounded lion always charges. Excep-
tionS are rare as only to prove the
rule. But I have always cherished a
theory that even a wounded lion can
be bluffed out, provided the man does
the charging first before the beast can
gather his faculties. Here was a
heaven-giVen opportunity to try that
out.
so I took the .405, stepped out
from our sapling, walked steadily to-
ward him.
eff 1 had stood still in his sight
for the instant necessary for him to
see what I was he would have come
in, for he was hurt and angry. But
he had not that instant. Holding my
rifle ready for immediate action / ad-
vanced on him at an even gait. He
saw me at once, and fixed on me his
great yellow eyes.
He sat thus absolutely still while
I covered about half the distance be-
tween us. In my mind I had fixed
upon a certain little bush twenty yards
or so from the lion as the point at
which 1 should begin to shoot When
still had half a dozen yards to CO.
the intentness of his gaze broke. He
began to act exactly as a dog does
when he is embarrassed, glancing
down. right and Left At twenty-five
yards the pressure became too great.
He suddenly turned and bolted! And
I missed a hasty shot at him as he
RAM"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-06
EU ening Chat
An EgotisticaI Tale.
BY RUTH CAMERON.

I'm going to be very egotistical and
tell you story about myself today.
| The reason do it is because 1 think
1T may also be a story about yourself
and as it has a happy ending which
I've reached and you may not have,
1T may make you read your story with
more optimistic eye.
| Four months ago today l went to
the place which was to be my home
for the winter.
1 don't hink 1 was ever more un-
l was homesick and anyone who has
ever had that seasickness of the heart
knows how it makes your blood feel
| like d1shwater and your heart like
something rather heavier than lead.
In the second place my new home
presented several unexpected prob
lens which the inconsistencies helped
me feel physically and mentally I'M
able to face.
I was on the verge of tears about
half the time and over the verge
about a quarter.
1 didn't see why I ever came and
never would have stayed if I hadn't
had to- Five months looked like an
eternity to me. l used to turn over
the leaves on the calendar and look
1Ongingly at the month marked April
and wonder if it would ever come,
and positively ache with longing to
have the power to tear the interven-
ing months off the calendar and out
of my life. I would certainly have
given a year of my life for that power.
That was four months ago. To-
day 1 am getting ready to leave my
winter home. Am 1 as wildly happy
as though 1 would be when 1 looked
ahead the calendar? No, reader
friend, I'll confess to you something
I wouldn't tell to all my personal
friends I'm actually rather sorry.
1t all came about very gradually,
the disappearance of the homesick-
ness, the adjustment of the problems,
the forgetting of the calendar, and
the growth of happiness. 1 scarcely
realized it had happened until ] found
myself looking forward to what I
once longed for and looking forward
to it without zeSt.
told me I would feel this way L would
have laughed at him. Yet it would
have been true.
Perhaps, you reader friend, would
laugh at anyone who told you you
would gradually come to find happi-
ness in the conditions that now de-
press you. Your case is different,
you say? All, my friend, once
thought mine was.
Question: There are people I know
who do not pay grocers bills, dress
makers bills, etc, yet will give to
church, to Belgians, to all sorts of
charities, and yet evade the law so
as not to pay their honest debts Do
you consider it right to give what you
do not have? If people would just
live within their means and pay all
debts before playing charity wouldn't
it be better? E. j. H.
Answer: Better? 1 should say so.
OF course, no one who evades a gro
Ger bill and gives to charity is really
giving. He is making his grocer give.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-06
Mr.. Rooster KNOWS a Great Deal.

"Oh, dear, but this is a stupid old
world" said Mr.. Rooster to himself,
one spring morning, here 1 ana
fine, beautiful, big rooster-and 1 have
to live in common old chickenyard
all the time. 1 get SO tired and dis
gusted!' (Now of course he didn't
know that everybody, no matter where
they are or what they are, gets tired
and diSguSted-no, he thought he was
the only person so afflictedD
"And what is a chickenyard? Moth
ing ever happens in chickenyard
We just eat the same old things and
crow the same old crows and scrap
the same old scraps and go to sleep
on the same old roosts and"
"Oh do stop talking said another
rooster you are not nearly ne as bad
bly, rooster snorted, but the other went
on as though he had not heard. Here
we have plenty to eat and nice place
comes a fine meal for us," And with
out more ado, he strutted off to get
his share.
"Another meal" grunted the grum-
bly, rooster. las though meals were all
1 cared for! OF course. am well fed.
Who wouldn't want to feed nice
handsome rooster like ne?" And just
to show how very handsome he was.
he walked up and down in front of
the other fowls.
Usually they were much impressed
by him, for say what the other would,
that grumbly old rooster had a won
derful strut But somehow or other.
today nobody seemed to notice him
Nobody even looked at him. And how
in the world can you impress people
who don't look at you? 1t can't be
done,
Even vain Mr.. Rooster saw that no
one was looking and wondered at it.
what can they find that is more in
teresting than me?'' he asked himself
ct think I'll watch and see what thew
are looking at"
So he strclled quite casually of
course, by the group of chickens and
tried to see what they were so excited
about. But though he could see that
every chicken in the yard was in the
group, and though he could tell that
they were surprised and excited over
he couldn't for the life of
him. make out what it was all about
SILLY old things he crowed, they
do get excited easily."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-06

called having been dreaming that
some one was trying to waken her.
"Ohi" she said, sitting erect She
took ins1ong draughtS of fresh morn
ing air and rubbed her eyes.
"You-slept," said the man.
Delphine nodded. Then she looked
closely at him. "Why-it's DIR. Gray"
she cried. ''How-how strange!"
asked, laughing.
My situation or yours?' the doctor
"AIl of it. II was tired walking
here and took forty winks, doctor, -
explained Delphine.
Remember you have the advan-
tage over me in that you know my
name. You did not give me your name
the first and only time 1 saw you
when you came to my office to have
a finger treated.
I'm Delphine Brewster" explain
ed the girl. And I'll be getting out.
Wasn't some one with you when you
drove up?" she asked, looking about
"A nurseries inside. A new baby
happened to arrive while we were
there, and the nurse has remained to
take care of it," the doctor told Del
phine.
What night" said Delphine, half
to herself.
After that, the doctor asked for
explanations and received them in full
while he drove Delhpine to a lock-
smith and helped her to get into her
apartment.
Can l ever repay you, DR.. Gray "
she asked as she stood in the now
open door,
You'll repay me if you will let me
know you, Miss Brewster. I'll ask my
mother to call on you since you are
alone,'' the doctor said, seriously.
"And you'H come with herr" the
girl asked naively.
DIR. Gray laughingly nodded. more
often than you'll want me to come
I'll come
But it proved to be not too often to
please Delphine. She had had her
adventure and her romance was be-
ginning 1915, by the Nc
Clure Newspaper Syndicate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-06
JayhaWker Jots

A woman is always as young as she
appears, explains the Mulvane News,
! provided it doesn't come off in the
| wash
| Hard work never kills a man, OBJ
serves the Winfield Free Press. But
| schen1ing how he may be able to put
| in the most time on a short job saps
| up his vital energy.
When a single man gets a dog it is
almost a sure sign that he viii soon
marry, advises the SolGier Clipper. He
becomes so attaches TO the animal
that he is compelled to marry to get
assistance in caring for it.
Caney's public library has begun a
movement to raise mile Of pennies,
which placed in a lin-, will amount to
SS44.SO. Sixteen pennies will make a
foot and people are asked to contrib
ute foot of pennies ut a time.
Some fellows take pride in the fact
that they are as stubborn as mule,
says the Holton Signal. If stubborn
ness were the only characteristic of
the mule he would never touch the
market up for two siundred dollars
and better.
You often hear how wives influence
their husbands and an example of Il is
found in the Bruce Howe family south
of town, tells the AtchisOn Globe. For
twenty years Mrs. Howe has been in
sisting upon pump in the kitchen
but not until last week was she able to
influence her husband to put one in.
When a boy can whistle his fin
gers says the Sabetha Star, he is pos
SeSsed of accomplishment which
makes him the envy of every boy of
his acquaintance. An interested group
of small boys was recently observed on
the streets absorbed in the instrUc-
tions of an older boy who was showing
them how to produce different degrees
of shrillness by using different fingers.
Some of the blasts unat kid blew on
his fingers would split the ear drums
two blocks away.
Observations by Obey Weaver, in his
Sedgwick photographic: A few men
are -self-made, but many more are
self-unmade. Mans economy
is in telling his wife how to save mon
ey Mans inhumanity to man
enables the policeman to draw a sal
airy. Luck Is only the ability
to know and grasp opportunity when
you meet it. Your picture is
all right; the photographer has SIM
ply shown nature her mistake.
Isn't it strange that when you have
money coming to you, you usually
have to go after it? The boy
who wouldn't study grammar at
song writer. : There is one de-
gree higher after a man has become
past master of politics-it is postmas-
ter If some of the Keys 20 a
piano were used to rock it up with,
there would be more harmony in this
old world.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-06

burden to bear. Some time the war
will be over, and then waste must
stop; it must stop if we are to adj
vance in humanity and civilization
over and beyond the yawning gap
made by the lust of blood, pride of
race, and the vanity of kings. The
war has been in progress but little
while and already the cost of it is be-
ing borrowed from future genera
tions; extra hard labor and sweat
must come from infants now at their
mothers breasts, to make good this
debauch of blood and fire. And in
the very measure that we waste is the
sentence at hard labor upon the ris-
ing generation prolonged. We cam
not get out of it by being American;
the debt is upon us, in unequal meas
ure it is true, but the debt, the obli-
cation to make up the losses, is upon
lis
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-06
On the Spur
of the Moment
Mr.. Taft,s Advice.
By ROY K. MOULTON.

Mr.. Taft's Advice.
Don't marry scrubs says Mr.. Taft,
and makes a subtle pause,
So all the rapt and listening maids
can ripple their applause.
Indeed tits sage and sound advice, for
once a welded wife,
A girl who's married to a scrub will
lead an awful life.
A scrub will loaf, scrub Will booze,
he'll gamble if it please him:
But how. pray tell us, is a girl to
know one when she sees him?
A chesty fellow comes along, with
manners like John Drew;
A knitted tie and green silk socks and
eyes of lovely blue.
He looks the goods from heel to hair
"a regular high life swell;
He might well be a Claude Melnotte,
but how's the girl to tell?
1t means an awful lot to her. for if
she is mistaken
She'll be the one to suffer when he
can't bring home the bacon.
Another knock-kneed. seedy guy, who
drives a grocery cart,
May have beneath his battered vest
fourteen-karat heart.
Can You Blame Her:
How is the law nader" asked the
instructor in United States history.
'Oh," replied the maiden, cheer
fully, the senate has to ratify it; and
then the president has to-has to veto
II, ana Inen the mouse OF representa-
tives has to-" She hesitated for
moment and knit her pretty forehead.
''Oh, yes. 1 remember now" she
said, the house of representatives
has to adjourn until the next session.
Thanks, Frank.
At any rate, the public should be
grateful to Frank Jones, the bandit.
for not writing a serial on why /
Was Bandit for the Satevepost be-
fore he died.
A Martyr.
Folks always look at me askance
As though they would not take a
chance
On me or my veracity.
They have doubt concerning me.
They say that /, in pleasant way,
Had often led them far astray
BY promising a lot of things,
And then said promises took wings
They do not seem to know that L
To keep my word do ever try,
Or that l do the best I can.
Who am /? I'm the Weather Man
Only Il. r.. to Hear From.
Mr.. Taft says he will not be the Re
publican candidate for the presidency
That seems to make it almost unani-
nous.