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Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-03-30
CITY MARSHA Is SllE FUR TAXES.

lf'ioo city tax Tor 1915. $500
N.for l9l4-l5. ...-.. L95
IN city tax for 1915 $40
se door the second Mosda,
w., and ! o'clock. p. NJ.
A. S. CANAAN.
City Tax. Collector.
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opincs that among many appliances
the average telephone might be much
better in form.
lie has one in his laboratory hich
is "A decided Improvement on the
ordinary forms found in most bust
ness offices. The standard which holds
tho transmitter IL usually n straight
cylinder. stuffed with wires and about
as ornamental as a section Of gas pipe.
This one. however. is a sp!ndlclike
shaft, bullying gracefully at the base.
tapcring to the top and having hero
and there rinGed ornamentation.
II Is not an object OF superlative
beauty. yet 1t is far more fair to see
than the blunt, matter OF fact looking
instrument seen on the desk of the
tired business man. 1t may be that
the business man gets tired at times
because of prosa!c surroundings.
Did you ever see n polished villain
in n play resort to the ordinary tele-
phone OF commerce? Never! Tho
telephone to which he confldes his
~holystoned iniquity is n Of the
graceful English or Swedish affairs, an
armlike shaft at one end OF which Is
the m%outhpiece and at the other the
receiver. 1t Is a n piece instrument.
which rests as lightly upon an orna-
mented base as did Wordsworth's
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work, for the designer had given to
the supports and tho base the sugges-
ton Of n chair leg in the style OF the
period Of Louis XVI. There was a
rcstful curve in the general appear
ance OF the appliance which had a very
definite appeal.
Here was a circular saw to which
the maker had given something OF the
same treatment. The room was a
machine shop In a way and yet there
was about It an air OF calm which
masked the unitarian. Although
there were suggestions OF the Rsthet!c,
there was everywhere that atmos-
phere OF efficiency always found In the
laboratory.
The prize which Is shortly 10 be
made the subject Of a special pro-
gramme will be the twelfth which
Prof. Pupin will have offered.
Among tho early competitions was
that OF the season Of 19l0-ll when the
subject was an electrically illuminated
power house intended for a prominent
place In a group Of worlds fair build
ings. The longest dimension OF the
building was not to exceed 200 feet.
Combined with the buildings scientific
use was to be an artistic purpose.
Provision had to he made for a boiler
plant with overhead coal storage an
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the eye. For instance. why should n
telephone booth be ugly? Why Is Il
not possible to make a telephone
switchboard in the office an attractive
piece OF furniture?
much care Is bestowed upon the de-
signing OF such appliances In order to
mako them meet the requirements OF
use. Before they take their final form
they could be also fashioned to please
the eye"
There must he a very strong feel
Ing among artists and decorators on
this subject OF the telephone. In the
boudoir one sees the instrument hidden
under the pink silk skirts Of n small
and yet grand lady whose head and
arms are usually OF bisque or Of Ores
den china. Sometimes the telephone
instrument reposes inside a stuffed
owl which sits blinking at the elbow
of the distinguished author and sends
forth only a muffied ring.
The telephone Is only one Of the in.
e:rimcnts which Prof. Pupin thinks
could be made to conform to the ar
t!stic impulses OF mankind.
The professor walked from ap>
paratus to apparatus in his laboratory.
He stopped for a moment before n
huge lathe with its base OF cast !ron.
Here the artistic impulse had been al
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lobster turns red it's "A dead one. Now.
me men. let the woodwinds begin at
number fifteen, and don't forget to
jolly up those half notes Just "A bit
more than you did this morning. Now!
Tum tee roo da d!ddle. roo da diddle-
that's IL. lads-roo da diddledee tum
tee
But you gotta admit. boss" We
hollcred above the music OF the full
orchestra. that green Holsters. terma-
ters and green carrots amt worth two
whoops IN Heligoland till they turn
red. Nivc la France"
Victor Herbert raped his orchestra
into silence. Carefully the President
of the Friends az Irish Freedom re
moved his coat and stood revealed in n
sleeveless golf Jacket or wool-plus
some other garments. OF course. He
started la climb over the orchestra rail
and head for us.
"Zum Kaiser. Hoch everything"
We screamed in terror. ireland was
ireland when England was a pup. Vic
tor! Re nice. be nice. Lay offa us,
boss, Hoch der North German Lloyd.
IIoch der German pot roast. Zum der
Crown Prince. John ID. Moore and Dan
Cohalan, Raus NIT Gen. H%aig-und-
FIiig, Hoch der Chercm!ah O'Lcary!"
Hey. one of you crowds at a time.
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Trainer Dillingham; cautiously laid an
alluring train Of press notices from the
top Of the theatre. down tho stairs and
so back to the barred doors Of the Tin
ney.Bernard dressing rooms.
Victor Herbert played soothing
Irish airs on the cello to quiet the
hysterical stars backstage. and finally
Frank Tinney and Sam Bernard. their
terror gone. followed tho lure and read
themselves u~nknowingly back intotheir
cages. The music had soothed Victor
Herbert also and rehcarsals were once
moro begun peacefully. He's some
manager. Charley Dillingham; IL.
Rocky diddie hockey tum tummm
hold that note boys daddlc
liddie the flutes must remember TO
take a long breath or they'll never hold
thai ID on Monday night dunn tee iddle
rookey dunn daddle fiddle hockey tum
liddle tum stop that dam hammering
backstage UNI to tummmmmmmm hold
il hold II hold 1t good good good roo
da lumpty tumpty tum play 1t as well
as that Monday night lads and the
ladies will reach out and kiss you hi
diddle hi diddle faster faster faster ia
taah hang ia taah bang t'taaaaaaaaaa
hold 1t hold 1t hold 1t louder tympani
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Cut It OUT" roarse Q harassed voice
from the balcony.
1t Wa. Head Trainer Charley Dilling-
ham. who vas yelling at Victor as well
as at us. Some one. so It was learned
later. had forgotten to lock some OF the
cages ba~ckstage. whereupon three
large. wild prima donnas had got loose
Iand had chased Frank Tinney and
Sam Bernard up the side walls OF the
theatre so far that star Tlnney and
star Bernard now were covering In
terror among tho incandcscent hulbs
which stud the large chandelier that
hangs from the entire Of the ceiling.
Bang. Bang Bang. The blank
cartridges roared ms Head Trainer Oil
lingham slowly but surely backed the
wild prima donnas down the balcony
stairs, through the stage boxes n
finally into their cages again. Trainer
DillinGham's big mule whip cracking
almost as loudly as the cartridges he
was firing at every cautious step.
And then Trairer Dillingham; came
YEARLY out into the theatre carrying
sheaves OF press notices concerning the
aesthetic achievements and other past
performances OF Frank Tirney and
Sam bernard. We all had to keep alb
s~oluteiy quiet then for a long time While
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swan on still 81. Mary's Lake.
Often this instrument is plated IN
precious metals. 1t has traces OF cnas-
ing and filigree at times. ON the
library table Of the ~muttonchop
whiskered banker II has an air OF dis
tinction. 1t can he taken up with ar
easy languid swing.
"Ah, are you there?" inquiries tho
polished and elegant one. Il say. are
you thcre-ah?"
ono could not think OF saying any
thing else into the transmitter Of the
unadorned telephone than: Hello
Hello! Is that number ~blank"ty-
stcen? All. say why don't you ring
off, Give me the manager. This ~
the worst service l ever heard OF and
IL you don't do better there Is going
to be trouble right here. What"
There is no reason at ALL" said
Prof. Pupin. why there should be
ugly telephones or In fact why any
thing which Is intended for scientific
use should not he we'll proportioheG.
1t is Just as easy to make anything
well as to make IL u%nslghtly.
"Now that telephone instrument
over there Is not at all bad to look a..
and in my opinion much could he
done to make the scientific appliances
which are in common use restful to
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Joseph Urban watching the scenery rehearsal.
Tragedy Averted by Victor Herbert
Who Forgot His Own Wrongs to Aid
in Rescuing Two Great Artists
. From the Wild Prima Donnas
Escaped From Their Cages

kl~inkenfoos. Blutz. McGoorty. STEM
gerschmitZ. Krackenkommcrs. Licten-
schmeltz and a trap drummer named
Seumas McIllhenny. Victor Herbert
once more was ali smiles.
Boys" he said, turning happily to-
ward US, the select audience Of two,
and raising his baton as he turned,
"ncver have you heard Holsters sing,
have you? Wei. you're goirs t. now.
Ready. nen-let's turn TO the lobster
theme OF the Under the Sea ballet.
\ magnificent creature j. the lobster.
but much maligned. It's "A beautiful
green coat the lobster wears. a liv!d
emerald like the boundless blue ocean
/: lives in. Now, ready. men, and re
member that the half notes in
the"
Bat tho lobster Is Il no good thing.
Mr.. Herbert" We Interrupted from
seats Rl02-l04. making mcGaphones
Of our hands, 'until. IFS cookcd-and
then it's the same beautiful color as
the nag of dear old England. Gawd
save the King"
True for you, boys. but when the
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louder louder Observation-Disclosures
k'BAAAAAAAANG that's fine"
Thus Victor Herbert without pune
tuation for . while. no opposition be-
Ing within sight or hearing during this
particular stretch OF the afternoon.
But Just when we-happily lost to
earth while listening to lovely waltz
strains-were all attention to the mel
ody coming from the orchestra pit
Maestro Byumpenyack Sensen stepped
out upon the stage and began to re-
hearse a group OF lesser stage carpen-
tiers through a rendition OF a sort OF
tenpenny nail and bucksaw gavotte.
The curtain had been raised for the
sole purpose. We decided at the time.
OF l%iberating toward US the entire
wealth Of sound coming from the ten
penny nail artists led by the great
Byumpenyack. But We were wrong:
out Of nowhere cane tho por;ly fern
Of young Joe Urban. followed by his
own private labor union carrying tele-
phone receivers. telephone stands and
miles Of insulated wire In great rolls.
Joe Urban. II was now evident. was
about to run through their PAGES the
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score or more Of scenes ne had painted
for THE Century Girl" But leave II
to the Century Theatre to devise meth
DDS whereby II would he unnecessary
for Joe Urban TO yell directions from
an orchestra chair to the hyinon h!gH
among tho forest OF dangling scenery
up in the loftiest regions of backs;age-
land.
No, the labor union which Joe led
out into the auditorium pumped down
something that looked like n high
music desk. They wired a Telephone"
TO It and then Climbed BACK onto the
stage, unrceliNg wire as they walked
Then while Victor IL ut md his oH-
chestra. seemingly r,siEn.l by this
time TO the various kinds G. Commu-
ton decorating on all sides. played oA
and on and on, the lincmen s~campcrei
aloft and attached the high end Of their
wire 10 another telephone, y p!ac"
up above the timber line Of the forests
OF dangling scenery.
Joe Urban. therefore. didn't have n
thing 10 do from late in the afternoon
until midnight but sit in n scat in tn"
first. or Diamond Jim BRADY. row and
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By JOHN WALKER HARRINGTON

= CIENCE and beauty can go hand
in hand, believes Prof. Michael
~ !. Pupin Of Columbia University,
scientist. with the soul OF q poet,
founder OF the Pupin prize offered for
excellence in the ornamental treat
ment Of useful appliances.
AS to what appliance shall be made
for the season OF 1861 the focus Of
the artistic effort OF the students who
work under the Rgis Of the Society OF
Beauz Arts Architects, that Is a mat
ter yet in the hands Of the committee.
AS it is then also on the knees of the
gods II Is time that one should con-
slider for oneself what objects thert
are Of scientific use and commonly u
be seen even at our elbows which need
the touch of charm.
Prof. Pupin was seen the other day
at the university deep in h pone-
tralia OF the Philosophy Building.
where he presiSvs over eloctro-me-
chanics and evolves wonderful inven-
tons for the tanning OF the electric
current to the uses at mankind. lie
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telephone directions - the scene shift
Ing chauffnurs sw.u-ms IN the wings.
".trr YOU there Joe Urban. who
worked In London long enough to
learn how t. alI,os a telephone,
would hole: i.'u tie r,s.i,,r. Their
it v.s up to the fyI.tu aluft, ia case
ro was tIr~c. - i"t ."m Joe - tho
fact by n simple nnlrmat.yc. en- to
other sand, ,r yI.,.o. II Joe cried,
Are ,.l tloir"' Oyer ''c telephone
t. a man rhp v.-'' there the oily
Cour. , ,cct 10 ,.r man not ut tho
ota,r ,ui was - ''i..y b !.nGl!sh
custom Of replying ,hrt lo wasn't
ta,rc. lit] expected himself almost any
minute Eut = go happened lat every
I'M" J"" I''' "''.'d .Nre Eou
'i.'''' we ''N''"' az '"" o'He' 'n'
"i the Line Ms '''r' II
stated go un'GuiN't"tIl'
h'p!olF ih'h 80" 'i'hn ola h''
N\iui"S - riiS" u" Nt'ntlc 'ccaa
promptly ana STOW \ a" - the ins'ah'
u Vas Inn TO drop III" mon l-eHSus
'Iub ihcad" down upon MISS tlsie
JAMS and not to repeat tho mistake or
l.,oI3s up tNo Union League CLUB
and dropping III" Grand Central sta
ton r'ou Mss Jaa.s just at IA tiIne
hon her third a.. .- required that
SIC le standing oJt q. front OF the
Union l.ca@uv instead Of in the Grand
Central station.
Also cautioned Joa Urban, Z would
10 we'll to rcm,mber thoroughly on
Moudly uI4ht that as soon as Doyle
ard DIXON lad no rur:h.r use for the
%,-.,rv "a, N,t,..r,r .llr'5 M iar,,od
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-05-11
Nebraska Editors

The SCOTS Bluff Republican. 4. n,
Westeryelt editor. now appears twice each
week
+. L. Carroll, who formerly owned
papers at St Paul and Ashland has pur-
chased the Schuyler sun.
Adam Breede, editor Of the Hastings
Tribune. accompanied by Roy Churchill,
are on a hike from Hastings to Hot
Springs. s. D., distance OF about 80
miles. They expect to average about
thirty miles a day.
The Mlnden Courier Edwin and Lee
A. Richmond editors. has moved into new
quarters In the WINNER building, occupy
ing the room formerly used by the post
office. A new Babeoek cylinder press has
been added to the equipment Of the plant
The Maskell Graphic and the Water
northeast part Of the state. have sus-
pended publication. They were started At
the request Of the business men Of their
respective towns. but failed 10 get suf-
fleeut patronage to enable them TO live
Editor Harold l.. Dunn. Of the Staple
ton Enterprise. Ia making a spirited fight
on the business methods OF the super
visors Of Logan county. He alleges that
the funds Of the county are being wasted
through the careless and Inefficient man
ner in which the affairs or the county are
being conducted.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-05-11
Omaha and the Summer Rates.

Word from Washington carriers the news
that the appeal Of Omaha against the unjust dis
elimination practiced by the railroads in fix
ing summer passenger rates will besfutile. The
Interstate Commerce commission Is disnelined
to relieve the city from the imposition that
fayors Kansas City directly as against all other
Missouri river points. The protests OF our Com
merea club are ignored. the attitude Of the
railroads being that Omaha must put UP with
whatever action IL taken by the Western Pas
senger association. This conclusion on part Of
the passenger men Ia well warranted by expert
ence. for Omaha has always borne patiently In
justice inflicted by the railroads that hay7
favored Kansas City to our immense harm II
the present instance we're the first, surprise and
indignation would be justified. but II il only
the latest Of long series OF similar outrages.
Until Omaha asserts itself more vigorously than
by merely filing protests, the condition will re
main unchanged
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-05-11
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Tax Cats as Wen ns Dogs.

INK ms M " eli rs bbkNs
OMAHA. May i0.-To the Editor OF The
Bee; Some people shed tears because
there Is a movement to tax cats. I think
there II more excuse Tor taxing cats than
dogs, for while dogs will destroy some
property and are noisy at times, they are
not IN Il with eats in the destruction Of
property Cats not only Kill lots Of birds
but little chickens a. well. Some one
has said that cats Kill millions Of little
chickens each year In the United states.
The amount Of good they do will not
near cover the damage done.
Some think 1t il bad luck to take a cat
along when they move and in that way
there are a lot OF tramp cats eaeh year.
and they are the ones that catch the most
little chickens and birds They have no
home and consequently get their living
by killing birds and chickens Tramp
cats should be killed the same as tramp
dogs aud ! can see no good reason why
cats ought not to be taxed az we'll as
dogs. People do not get rid Of their dogs
because they have 10 pay tax on them
and / do not think they Will get rid Of
the good cats because eight IL made on
the tramp cats. / am decidedly In favor
Of taxing cats ana then have a shooting
match on the tramp cats. for II will save
the liyes Of numberless birds aud little
chickens each year
The the good for nothing SQUIRRELS that
Kill birds and destroy nests ought to be
killed In Spring Lake park ut least
FRANK A. AGNEW
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-05-11
Weakness Of Our pefenss..

most impressive illustration OF the made
quacy of our miniature army for the purpose
Of national defense is given by the maneuvers
OF the War department in its efforts to meet the
Mexican situation. In order to protect our
shortest international boundary line from out
rage by ruffians. 1t is found necessary to strip
the Atlantic coast OF the few artlllerymen we
have assembled there. as we'll as to call on the
states for assistance. What would be the stua-
ton II the ragged, nondescript armies OF Mex
leo were to attack us in forcel While this
exhibition Of our unreadness to meet military
situation Is going on. the senate, which under
took TO at least open the way 10 the formation OF
a military force that might be scrviceabe, sur
renders to the reactionary house. and conditions
will remain as they are. Democratic indiffcr-
enco to the country's safety is appalling. Prom
iEes made In November that adequate defense
would be provided are not 10 be kept even to the
ear and the uuited states is TO be left ex-
posed In this most critical and delicately danger
Gus time Of world relations til new admins.
traaan awake 10 its responsibilities and willing
g accept them, can BE- put into charge at Wash
lnRfun
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-05-11
speculating on a Contingency.

A peculiar .wist Of our Nebraska direct pri-
mary. In the makeup OF the democratic dele
cation TO st. Louis. opens up large field for
apeculating on a possible contingency. The
democrats, be II remembered had seven candi-
dates aspiring 10 four places as delegates-at-
large, but by oversight OF intent no one filed
OF the position OF alternate. TO make sure
against being completely lost all the candidates
except one seem TO have sought TO play safe"
by having friends write in" their names for
alternates with the result that two defeated
delegates are elected alternstes and two more,
elected delegates, are also elecsed alternates,
although one OF them Is tied with third can
didate beatel for delegate II transplres there
for that Oldham. successful delegate on the anti
Bryan 1late, IL also the alternate for Thomas,
elected on the Bryan slate. Can the same man be
accredited as both delegate and an alternate2
If Thomas is absent, can Oldham vote twice,
once for himself and once for ThomGI, Had
oldham happened to have been chose el.ernate
for himself, In which case his absence would
leave both places vacant for the moment, whose
te would ha to vote for him? As II
he pens that the alternate for oldham Ia Bryan
linself. II Oldham we're absent, would Bryan
e. err for him 40 delegate though he could
n. anawer for h.-o az altsrnate7 Verify, the
yagarles Of the direct primary are almost
inserutabIei
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-05-11
Safety in American Travel.

Three hundred and twenty-five American
railroads with mileage OF 1928 miles,
went through the last year without single
fatality to a passenger by train accident. on
al the railroads Of the country, with mileage
of over 100000, 1916 passengers were killed.
Not 50 very many years ago It was popular to
compare the American with the European rail-
roads as to safety Of passengers, greatly to the
dIsparagement OF our domestic lines. This con-
dition has been reversed. Latest Available fig
ures for Europe place the total number OF
fatal accidents TO passengers In one year at 700
for mileage OF 1s7.015. Adoption OF safety
devices. OF better training for operatives and
the increase In vigilance over train movements
has brought such diminution Of casualty that
serious wrecks are far less numerous than we
= q accustomed to little while ago. 1t may
be that the danger OF travel by rail will never
be entirely emir ted. but progrcfs T. the
right way is being made.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-05-11
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-05-11

WAsHfNGToN. d, G., May ITO the
Editor Of The Bee Federal Watchmans
union No. itoei Of the American Federa-
tion of Labor, has passed The following
resolution:
Whereas. There seems no prospect Of
any relief for The underpaid government
employees 1T the present lime without
strenuous effort on opr part, as well as
all other undefpald government employees,
and as tho coAt OF living III advancing
Ut an alarming rate, With a very gloomy
prospect IN view for the coming winter,
which, IN II continues. VIII force a great
many ~ uH 70 ask for charity. although
and greatest government on earth. which
npproprateB and spends annually mill
lions Of dollars on parks, monuments,
etc, and increases high salaries ftill
higher. and virtually ignores the low
salared empl0ye and. ~ the private
corporations have advanced the pay Of
all their employees throughout the cnun-
try on account Of the Increased cost
Of living. and. as II II necessary that
We get some relief before the coming
winter, there, be It
Resolved. That Federal Watehman'H
union No 1894, American Federation Of
81 Labor and affiliated organizations the
public press and all falr-minded and jus-
lice loving American citizens throughout
the country 10 give ua their support. 80
our families may not suffer more, And,
be Il further
Resolved. That We invite other organ
izations Or government employees 20 join
us in this appeal
j. II. READ. Secretary.