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Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-01
A Case of FranIsness.

Dear Miss Fairfax: A gentleman has
an appointment with young lady. Al
most al the last moment the lady finds
that she viii be unable 10 keep the ap-
pointment. The gentleman then calls on
another young lady who Is willing TO take
uL the appointment. The second LADY
then finds, after keeping the appointment
that the gentleman had the appointment
with the first girl. Has the second girl
ALEX BRICE
Few girls like To feel that they are
second choice" This h a petty feeling
that might be eliminated by any man
who would frankly state the case. The
girl Of whom you speak had no cause
to feel insulted-but you might have
saved her from this feeling OF slight by
starting out with the assumption that she
was a good enough friend OF yours to be
willing 70 go with you even though you
had on this occasion happened to ask
another girl first
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-01


ance, the larger spots having inky black
centers. surrounded with ponumbral shad-
ows, while in some places around the
spots the surface Of tho sun is spattered
with brilliant white splashes These
which are seldom seen unless the spots
happen to be not very far from the suns
erdge, are the faculae ('little torchesD
Of the astronomers. Faculae are brighter
and more numerous near sunspots, but
they also exist independently in places
where there are no dark spots to be
seen.
The return of sunspots is a phenomenon
that astronomers regard with great con-
Germ. They come flocking back once in
about eleven years. 1t takes, nthe aver
.,ekge, four and half years for them to
reach a maximum Of numbers. when the
sun is seen to be more or less speckled
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-01
To Haze PerpetudHy
WaVy, Curling Hair

Perpetually wavy. curling hair Is now
within the means OF every woman 10
possess. All one need do Is TO get few
ounces OF plain liquid silmerine az any
easionally This Is remarkably effective
In producing a beautiful curliness ana
satiny gloss which bear no evidence OF
or greasy, and Il will not streak, stain
or injure hair or scalp in the least
After one trial, the scorching, hair-de-
used. The best way TO apply the sinner
inc Is with a clean tooth brush, drawing
this through the hair from root 10 UP
into the mirror IN the morning viii af-
ford a most agreeable surprise.-Adver-
Qsement
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-01

with a spy-glsss.
eS = binocular. taxi
ing care to protect
the eyes with deep
ly smoked glass
screens. or better.
with a pair Of
electricians black
spectacles. you will
see one or two
groups Of dark
spots, which look
like flyspecks on an
elcctric-light globe.
To a powerful tele-
scope these offer a
.&y1AA
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-01
The HeGUeDS
in December

The winter consultations are com'n1
into view. orion "a very conspieuous in
the southeast In the early evening, and
oil the great planets are visible. Venus
Jupiter, Saturn and Mars, along viii
Sirius. Procyon, Aldebaron, and many
other first-magnitude stars.
On the Pad at t1s p. m. the sun reaches
its farthest south and enters Capricorn.
and astronomical winter begins That
das is the shortest Of the year, nine
hours and eight minutes. This length
varies scarcely more than a quarter OF
an hour the whole month.
The standard times OF the rising. me
ridian passage or southing. and settins
OF the sun and moon At Omaha during
the month are given In the following
table:
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-01
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX.


"A man friend OF mine says that love
is a form of jealousy, and he adds that
affection and love are the same thing
Now I like a great many people. but do
not love them. and feel that Jealousy
would follow love rather than love
jealousy won't you explain the matter
70 me9" writes Edith.
What is love? Is a question that has
been asked almost ever since the world
began The answers 10 II are about as
numerous as are the individuals that
populate the earth. Even the ideals OF
love differ according 70 climate. race and
creed A very clever man recently said
20 me. Love is a matter Of geography. "
Love is a matter Of all sorts Of externals'
which II would he hard to define But
in an ideal state love ought TO be and
mean and stand Tor certain very definite
things.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-01
A Fine Family Dimes
For 1Oc Prepared
in 80 Minutes.

Here is a meal that is at once nutri-
tious. easy to digest, easy to prepare,
satisfies the hunger and the daintiest OF
appetites and costs but a trtfle. ''
ghetti for about 80 minutes with tonia-.
, toes and serve piping hot with sratsd
cheese rs a spread.
With bread and butter this dish 10 just
about as tasty as you could wish for
there's fine racy smack to II that is
really enjoyable. Made from Duruni
wheat. Faust Spaghetti is a highly glu-
tinous food-contalns the food elements
that make for muscle and tissue. Comes
In large i 0c packages and should be ire
duently served as a partial substitute
for meat and as a whole meal.
MAULL BROS.
st. Louis, U. 8. A.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-01
Copyright. 1915, lntern1 News Service.

pupils that wdened nentlyand she
listened heapoh, / q
And June shoulder the underpnning the castles
bulded.
Her clevery modelled, a strong
the
through togeherfghtng topping
June had almost good stroke but not quieand
glad about that SO had ideals changed since the first pal
For glad with exung leap in heart when June tired
foated with hand hair
lurked unwhoesomeness
did o. life
a flame that thrived sunless things groesquerel
flame that completely
life. The clasp Of her
hand for
all the sound water and the air swimming flood OF wine color
And that will not tell Of
~ know June sti You June trifle older than +
didn't Which, she, believe
her. was good thing dear boy NELL BRNkLEY.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-01

We shall hear great deal about sun
spots from this time forward. because
they are coming on. once more. with
increasing numbers and growing mag
nitudes. II you look at the sun, now,
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-01

rubbing his chin looked
bit whithered In glnmer of the freight II
along along
boomed into Hfe-ike glad golden
swrled life like strong
breathe OF free things with
songi And a a
opened clean-cut,
head knocked of
The meadowark telegraph
pole leaned and burned and rued with when June And
characerhe shadow girl She all
through the smooth strength of her brown June
gold suddenly blank where the
concerned-my aeo
heand whole heart turned the paneeds
the of Ivy.
"Rut a woman. a peach-realy truly;
bloom She 1.-THE, strong al
appreciative like flame
thinking
and the beathless beauty Of them her
OF the
randrop down the crystal of the black
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-01
What the Spots on the Sun Mean

They Possess Great Deal of Significance and
Importantly Affect the Earth, but the Spirit in
Which the Wise Astronomer Studies Them is
Tremendous Lesson for Mankind.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-12
HAVE NEVER DETERMINED
HOW FAR UNITED STATES
WOULD co in DEFENSE
OF SUBMARINE ISSUES
Will Be Considerable Delay In Framing Reply to German Note
AS Future Course Is Yet To Be Decided Upon-Bryan
Was Stumbling Block To Wilson and Advisers

" did Mr.. Bryan oppose the Presi-
dents course in the cabinet and so
eager were the President and his fol-
lowers to avoid, IL possible. an open
break with Bryan that no attempt
was made to decide in advance on an
unfavorabie outcome of the contro-
yersy.
The President and his advisers are.
therefore, facing the necessity OF TAX
ing a step which. under ordinary cir
cumstances, would have been taken
tentatively before the situation with
Germany reached its present serious
proportions.
This means that the President will
proceed with great deliberation. and
that there will he some little time
elapsed before this government IL
ready to reply to the German COM
munication.
Lansing Begins Study.
All developments today indicated
that both the President and Secretary
Lansing are planning to move with
the greatest care. The full text of the
note was received through official
channels at the State Department to-
day. Secretary Lansing had II before
him tonight. and had begun his first
study of II. He will go over 1t care.
fully before starting for Cornish. ths
Presidents summer home.
There were reports today that tbs
President had changed his plan and
would not call his Secretary OF State
to Cornish, but u was said authorize
lively that Mr. Lansing still plans te
make the trip, although the time o.
his departure has not been fixed de
finitely.
If the President adheres to thi'
plan II is not likely that Mr.. Lansins
will leave Washington before Tues
day night. This would seem to indi
cate that the President would not b.
prepared TO Law the matter before hi
cabinet before next Friday at tn,
earliest. and It may be later.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-12
''PARTNER" Of HOLT
TO CARRY OUT PLAN
Threatens to XIII Morgan and Spring.
Rice and 10 Destroy
ships.

New Orleans. July liza written
threat to assassinate J. Pierpont Nor
gan, Sir Cecil Spring Rice, British
ambassador and destroy by bombs
British ships clearing from American
ports. thus carrying out the alleged
plans of Frank Holt, Is
contained in a letter signed "Pearce,
who STYLES himself a partner and IN
innate associate Hpftf.r ffetf-M
received by the New Orleans Times
Picayune Sunday afternoon.
The author of the letter asserts that
he has come to New Orleans to COM
plete plans for the destruction OF
British mule transports and gives the
name OF one such vessel and British
merchantmen with cargo for irish
ports, which ne says will be blown up
on their present voyage. These yes
sells are the Baron Napier, which
sailed from New Orleans Friday for
Ayonmouth with as7 head of mules.
ana the Howthead, which cleared last
Thursday for Belfast and Dublin. via
Norfolk. with a full cargo of general
merchandise.
The receipt of the letter. which bears
evidence of having been written by q
person who knew Holt intimately
created sensation in shipping and po-
lice circles. Steps were immediately
taken to warn the Baron Napier oy
wireless, but the Howthead las no
wireless, and probably cannot possibly
be communicated with before 1t ar
rives at Norfolk.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-12
UNKNOWN SHIP BURNS
NEAR LUSITANIA' CRAVE
Passengers On Steamer s.. Paul Be
lieve Vessel VS. Victim OF
Submarine

New York, July l1.--Passengers
arriving from Liverpool today on
board the steamship st. Paul. OF the
American Line, told OF seeing an UNI
identified bark in flames and burning
10 the waters edge close to the grave
OF the Inflated steamship Lusitania.
That the vessel had been set afare
after having been torpedoed by Ger
man submarine was the opinion Of
the passengers.
I'VE were In the vicinity OF the
spot where the Lusitania was destroy
ed" aid one passenger, when the
crew and many Of the passengers-saw
IN the distance : vessel which, upon
looking through glaspes, proved to be
! bark, whose Identity ii Was impos-
sibIe TO ascertain. burning on the wa
ter's edge.
self md others pAdN ont what We
took 10 BE- pertscope lowering not
1ar away. and We came 70 the con-
clusion that It. preeeIace explained the
burning Of this bark which no doubt
WAS torpedosd BY = submarine 4
The bark when neen NAs fully half
: mile away from ne 81. Paul. and
~ the water wAs u1eAf ~ wreckAge
and NO lifeboats wefo discsrned. Cap
tain Lucas saw no Ileceeefty Of APP
proaching nearer.
The 81. Paul brought SIS cabin
passenger and two hundred II the
ateera9e. There were two survivors
Of the Lusitania disaster on board--
Reginald n. Lockh4xt and q. n. Tur-
ton. both ~ this cify.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-12
ROOSEVELT PAT" ON
FIRST STATEMENTS

New York, July 11.-Colonel TheO-
dore Roosevelt, before departing to-
day for the West. reflected his senti-
ment regarding the last note from
Germany bearing on the Lustfania.
When greeted at the Grand Centrat
station by reporters. he said
II have nothing to say. gentlemen.
II you will turn back in your fiies 70
what / said when the Lusitania was
sunk you will find that made two
statements. What / said then covers
the case now. In the end the United
States will recognize that fact
In those statements made by the
colonel when az Syracuse defending
the libel suit brought against him BY
william Barnes. Jr., Mr.. Roosevelt
said that the act OF Germany In sink.
Ing the Lusitanta was worse than
piracy. He referred TO President VIII
sons use OF the words strict ac-
countability'' and said. 1T Il eminent
iy proper to use the exact phrase that
was used: and having used II our self
respect demands that we forthwith
abide BY 4"
Colonel Roosevelt left on the 6:45
train for Chicago. He was accom-
panied BY Mrs. Roosevelt and his sec
rotary. John w. McGratAn. The party
viii 70 to San Francisco by the way
of Vancouver. There will be Roose-
Welt day at the Panama exposition.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-12
no VOTE, no TAX
PRINCIPLE GETS CAR


New York. July 11.--Dr. Anna
Howard Shaw may insist on sacrificing
the automobile given her by the suf-
fragists. and which has now been at
tached in Pennsylvania for taxes 1t
will not be the first time she has
borne bitter disappointment for the
sake OF principle. and Ii she consid-
ers the principle of mo vote. no tar
involved, she will probably give up the
yellow roadster. although to do 30
will pretty nearly break her heart.
That was the opinion Of suffragists
today on the news Of the cars threat
ened seixure and sale 10 recover $12S
State tax. which DIR. Shaw has re-
fused to pay. The dispatches from
Pennsylvania said that DIR. Shaw had
refused to pay the tax on the ground
that she IL q resident Of New York
State. but suffragists here said they
were quite sure that it was because
DR.. Shaw believes that those who
can't vote should not pay taxes.
The car 10 brand-new. painted q
suffrage yellow. q i5-horsepower sax
on roadster. and only ten days old.
1t was presented to Dr.. Shaw on June
80, and she has just learned how TO
run It.
II think the tax collector in Mrs.
Shaw's home town must have a sense
OF the dramatic" said Mrs. James
Lees LAidlaw. who made the presen-
tatjon speech when the car was given
to DR.. Shaw. why should he pitch
upon this particular object to seize
and sell for the taxes? Could 1t have
been because he wanted little noto-
riety?
There ID something pathetic in the
thought that the car represented the
On, III rrfS$n ~ ms nv nsys An vvho ~, "A :
distinct sacrifices in order that they
might show their love for their vet
eran leader. Undoubtedly the SUI
fragists will redeem the car II DR..
Shaw Will let them. But X, rs sus-
rect, the principle Of no vote. no tax
Is at stake. DR.. Shaw may not permit
the cars retrieval."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-12
Of HOLT IS
BUT BRIEF CEREMONY
Twenty Mourners. Guarded BY Tween
ty Policemen. Rush Through
Services.

Dallas. Tex, July 1I.--Twenty po-
licemen guarded as many mourners
at the private funeral of Frank Holt,
Capitol bomb-thrower and assailant
OF J. P. Morgan. this afternoon. Holt
was buried in Grove Hill Cemetery.
about ave miles east of the city. The
funeral cortege dashed out OF the city
promptly at O'Clock and drove rap
idly to the burial plot. Hollis body
was under the ground and the SER
vice completed before a crowd OF GU
rious automobiles arrived.
Mrs. Holt sat through the brief SER
vice. conducted by three Methodist
ministers. like craven imagine. look
ing neither to the right nor the left.
She walked unassisted to and from
the grave. Her little son, aged two,
was held in the arms of his grand
father. Rev. O. r. Sensahaugh. pre-
siding elder Of the Methodist Church.
The ministers who conducted the
sserytce only mentioned Holt a. . con-
!scientlous student and q man Of high
honor, There was no other mention
LOT his career.
Az the grave was being filled the
little group Of mourners sang Lead.
Kindly Light" and as the clods fell
on the comm not tear Wa shed. "A
pine board. upon which Wa written
l"Dr. Frank Holt. died July I. 1915"
was placed at the head OF the new
made grave, and the family left the
cemetery. followed by ave automo-
Ilbiles loaded with police.
Frank Hollis pail bearers were
among the most representative men
lin the city, Including s. J. Hay. bank
president; b. M. BurKher. postmaster
ipf Dallas; 8. X. Matthews. merchant.
land others.
The body arrived In Dallas Sunday
morning at o'clock, and was kept
by the undertaken until time for the
funeral Several hundred people who
desired to view Hollis body were de-
|nied admission to the undertaking es-
Establishment.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-12
DEAF CLASS IN PUBLIC
SCHOOLS OF RICHMOND


AT the meeting tonight Of the corn
mtttee on teachers and schools Of the
City School Board. of which COM
whatsoever Floyd Reams 10 chairman.
the question Of the establishment OF q
Cunpod.
Captain George Skipwith. who IL
Interested Ii the movement. will APP
pear before the committee and state
his vtewk Captain skipwith has gone
into the matter fully. and Will show
that many Of the larGe cities Of the
country have such schools 81 connsc-
ton with the public school system.
n y eatinsaked that there are about
twenty-five such children iii the city.
= sufl1cient number 70 warrant the
smpacyaasnt % tsacaer fot tFt1s M
portant work. ass a.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-12

washington, July 1f.--Therc
will be considerable delay In
framing the reply to the German
note because the President and
his advisers never have deter
mined even tentatively how far
the United States would go In de-
tending the principles involved In
the. submarine issues. All tbat
can be said with authority at this
time Is that the President will deal
with he situation with firmness.
IL was learned today for the
frst time that the President and
his cabinet advisers never had
rsnched an agreement As TO the
course that the United States
would pursue In the event OF Ger :
many refusing. rs she now mas re-
fused, to yield to the demands Oh
this government.
The President himself may have
had q general idea In his mind
what he was prepared to do when
he told Germany that this gov
eminent would omit no word or
ACT In support Of its rights, but
he and his cabinet never nave
settled upon . general plan OF ac-
ton. The President, Therefore. IL
/. confronted now with the grave
responsibility Of determining how
far this government Will 60 IN fts
controversy with Germany.
Ordinarily, this Is question fna
you'd have been settled, at least ter
ativeiy, In advance. The reason WI
10 general plan OF action was agree
,pon In the cabinet became Know
here today.
Mr.. Bryan Real Reason.
Mr.. Bryan. as Secretary OF STAT
vas the real reason. His oppositie
O the firm notes dispatched by Pres
lent Wilson to Germany was sue
hat no attempt was made to set
,pon a program of action for meeur
possible refusal OF TN
demands So stupbor
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-12
DON'T LET KNOCKERS
KEEP YOU OUT OF CONTEST
Get Out Put In Good Hard Work the Rest Of This Period
Which Closes July 17-Win One Of the Prizes
While Votes Are Easy to Secure.

Confidence IL the necessary asset
to be declared wilmer Of one Of the
valuable prizes to be Btvsn away
by the The Virginia In It's Pony-Cart
contest. Turn deaf ear. to knocks
of friends who have not the energy
81 get-up to enter the CONTEXT and
compete for prize.
Never allow anybody to tell you
that there Il no chance. because
everything IL equal In this contest.
khA honest and consistent workers are
g0tnk to be those who will carry
home the prizes.
When one Of your friends tries
to dfecoursge you just compare their
nanc1Ai standpoint and see X you are
not ~ better position to Judge the
outcome than thu one who has been
try1nx ~ discourage yon
The 1tFGznian o1texins the boys
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-12
GERMAN Is KILLED
IN AEROPIANE FIGHT

London, July 11.--Reuter's cor
respondent at Petrograd sends the
dispatch:
"A German aeroplane appeared over
q Russian aerodrome on the Dneister
today and Immediately was engaged
by Russian aeropianc. which used
its machine gun effectively. The
enemy replied and his shots pierced
the Russian mAcahine Ave times. The
duet terminated in the killing OF the
German airnen and the woundsfg 81
his observer BY the machine gun nre.
The machine turned turtle and fell.
Aflame, into the Russian tines. The
observer was burned to death.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-12
SHOW LITTLE INTEREST
N REPORTED CAPTURE
villa Men Unconccrncd Whether Com
zales' Army Has Mexico
City or Not
zAPATA FORCES BEATEN
WITH LOSS OF 1000 MEN
Carrunxista Stock I'm Washington Goes
Up with Receipt Of News Mt Capt.
taI--Many zapasa Dead In Evacu-
ated City.

Ell Paso. Texas, July 11.--villa ON
cials here manifested no great interest
today In reports that General Pablo
Gonzales and his Carranzista army
had captured Mexico City, forcing the
Zapata forces out with losses OF APP
proximately 1000 men,
Dispatches from the foreign minis
ter at Chihuahua City pointed out
that the zapata army had been UNI
able 20 effectively cooperate in q
military sense with General Villas
army and that possession Of the capt.
tai was not an asset. but an added
burden. as each successive command
has found. The adyices added that
General Gonzales. IL he actually lis in
possession of the capital, will be
face with the problem OF getting food
supplies for large city over long
route. which is easily susceptible to
depredations by leaders of hostile
bands. though probably Zapata him-
self would not authorize any act
which would cut or food supplies
from large civilian population. Gen.
erai Huerta merely said, when in
formed of the reported capture OF
the capital. that Mexico City has a
splendid climate and many other at
fractions and ! hope the Carran-
zistas will enjoy themselves during
their short VISIT
Dispatches from Vera Cruz to the
Carranxa agency here said that Gen
eral Lopez Delara had been appoint
ed by Genersi Carranza as governor
of the federal district in which the
capital II located. and that he. with
hts staff and governmental depart
ments. are en- route to the capital
Another report stated that the "a
pata forces were wholly evacuating
the capital. leaving their dead and
many wounded behind. together with
cannon. machine guns and supply
trains.
A Vera Cruz dispatch, relating to
the villa ohregon operations. declared
villa had been driven out OF Aguas-
calientes and was retreating north
y