THE OMAHA DAILY BEE; FRIDAY, DECEMBER G, 1901. The omaha Daily Bee. 13. IlOHEH'ATKIl, EDITOR. I'VblAKHKi) KVEKY MOKNINO. TKIIMB OF HCIJBCltlPTlON. gaily Urn (without H-jnday. On Year.K.OO illy J and fund?, Oim Yar., 8.W JJliwurated Or Year S.W dlttdhy tt-e. On Yeat S.W t-;& tartar H. On yr . Twwuleth Century Fanner. Ono Year.. l.W DKLIVKRKD 11 Y CAP.HIKIi. pall Jim rwltfcout Sunday), Pr copy... pall t without 8jnda, per weeK...12o Dafly Bea llncludlr.g AittAnyi, per weex.ljc Bfinrtay Vt 'py v.0 KveWnr Hit- (without Handay). per vrek.l(w J2Ning Ji (tmlwllng Sunday), per (week ......lie OornptainU of IrregularUlfes In delivery ihvvUi tyt address to City Circulation De rartmnt . OFFICES. Ornatin Tt.o fUi tllltMlntr. Mouth Omaha - City Hall nutfdlng, Twrity-flfth and M streets. Council Bluffs 1 I'Mirf Street. Chicago-low Unity Building. Jf'.w York Temple Court. Washington fd Fourti-onth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. Communication relating to news and edi torial matter ahould be addressed; Omnha Bee, Editorial Department. BUSINESS LETTERS. BUslnen lMter and remittances thoJld be addreisedl The Ueo I'ublishlng Company, Omaha. REMITTANCES. Remit by draft, express or postal order, ifayaljle Die to The Jiee riiDiianiriK 2-cent stumrn accepK-d In payment of 1 9" wall a coo j nut Personal checks, except on 'Omaha or -fistrn cxchanitej, i , THE BEE PUBLISHING- o i man . not acc-pieo. COMPANY. BTATKMKNT OK CIRCULAR ION. date of Nebraska. IJouiclaa County, . I Ueorge JJ. TzfcHuck. B-eretary 01 ine nee Publishing Company, being duly sworn, says that the actual number of full ana complete copies of The Dally, Horning, Evening and Sunday Bte printed during the month of November, 1W1, waa us fol- lowi; 1 ;U),H2) 2 ..ao.uio 3.,, 110,110 4 .'t0,T7O I ...... 'io,io r, , an.b'io 7 :tiH'iwo it ai.ooo 17 :io,ar,o is ;w,t'W is..., :iu,uo V) HO.HJO 21 :io,:joo ao.aio g co.nio o ao.woo 10 nuvtno til ;io,7ftn (12 :io,7no iz ao.hoo :l :io,7ni ii; :nvt:ii) 23 :io,:i:to 21 ...,:io,sB5 at ao,i-io y, no.uio 27 :io,ono a :iu, i no 29 '!', 1 1" 50 , ToUil .ai,ar. i JeM unaold and roturned copies.... 10101 Net total Kalta lU,B:tt Not dally fiveraB'' :io,:i8l OKO. H. TZBCHUCK. Hubncribcd In my prcnoi and aworn to beforo mo thin 30th day of November. A. 13. lVtl. M. H. HL'NOATK. (Seal.) Notary I'ublic. Tim movement to acciirc ft more e(iunl dlNtritiutlon of tax burdens Ik worthy (the bent efTortH of erery p.ttrlotlc citizen jof Omnha. Taking tins lire and police board out of politics by vesting the appointment of itH members with the governor Is the very funniest yet. The entrlen for the next meeting of the 'National Live .Stock association hIiow a .full Held and no favorites. Omnha ought to land It If not this time, cer 'talnly next time. A committee of the Methodist church Is now engaged in revising the hymnal. tUp to the present time the illustrious h'rof. Trlggs has not been requested to net with the committee. i Have money by making your holiday .purchases In Omaha. You will llnd no (better bargains anywhere thnn those offered by Omaha merchants In the ad Ivcrtlsiug columns of The lice. A Kansas City man who confessed tlntt he had been following the trade of burglary for thirteen yearn received a flfteen-ycar sentence. Two years extra la certainly not usurious interest. John Itcdell l.s reinstated for the mo ment as lire chief, but only long enough to have a claim for seven months' back imy, which his lawyers will take pleas ure lu absorbing as soon as the money Is In sight. Queen Wllhclmlna might adopt the ex pedient tried with eminent success by others. If the family Jars are to keep up and the servants continue to gossip, let her dismiss them mid do her own housework for a time. The Colombian government now holds Colon with a firm grip. Out of respect for our renders we shall refrain from making the Interrogation point that the period ought soon to be reached to put a 'full stop to the trouhlcH In that vicinity. ' Now that the umpire Ik out of reach ifor the season and the ball players are takjug a rest, the magnates are maklu nil the noise. The game must bit kept before the public during the cold months, even If a dozi'ii leagues must bo born ami killed off lu the Interval i A Sioux City clairvoyant who adver tines to locate missing treasure for other people is asking the police to assist her In recovering money stolen from her iipaitments. She Is evidently In the same class with the doctor who refuses to take his own medicine. Council Mull's inerclnintH nre moving ;for lower lire Insurance rates. Omaha luierchants are content to refer the nmt 'ter to a Commercial club committee Whose action, or rather Inaction, Is die- itated by a little coterie of Insuranci; lugents looking out for themselves. The "exclusive tip" given to the demo jpop paper by a member of the supreme court commission docH not rellcct credit upon inii court. ucn supreme court decisions can be tipped off to favored newspapers n mouth In advnnce the icuuiin iubij uiu iesicci. to wiucu tuej are entitled. f Ivcbraska has ?f,ri00,000 Invested In fpuullc school buildings and property ,used for educational purposes. This does not Include the large sums Invested In private and denominational educatlona Institutions. Kor a young state contain Ing little over 1,(MH,(MM population till Li a record to bo proud of. Tlio best lltuuiclers of Mexico now as insert that, cotlutry must Inevitably get (upon a gold basis, as the depreciation lu jullvor Is demoralizing all business, par Itiuuiany tlio export ami import truth' .Of the really progressive countries Mexico alone has been steadfast to sll ver up to I ho present, but the logic of yunts lu too utrouu for suutlmuut. DILLS HELAT1XO TO TRVS1S. Itepreientative Llttlt-fldd of Maine, one of the bet constitutional lawyers In conjfresg and an earnest advocate of trmt regulation, ha lutrryiuced In the houso of representatives two bills relat ing to trusts. One of thews measures pmriden for publicity, reiulrln; all cor porations engaged lu Interstate com rnerc to file returns with the secretary of the treasnry declarlnf? their true llnanclal condition and capital Mock and Imposes a tax upon such ax have out standing capital u.k unpaid In whole or In part. The meanure sjeclfles the fact that shall be annually returned by the corporations to which It applies. In cluding organization and constituent companies authorized capital stock with the amount Issued, outstanding and paid in, total Indebtedness and nature of Fame, with purpose for which It was Incurred, aw.-ts and liabilities, totai earnings and Income, operating ex penses, salaries of ofilrial and wages of employes. This appears to be mitilciently comprehensive to meet the recommenda tion of President Itoosevelt that the public should bo given full knowledge of the condition of the great Industrial cor porations. Whoever swearu to a return falsely la to be deemed guilty of per jury and" punished according to the fed eral Iuwh governing that offense. The other bill proposes amendments to the Sherman anti-trust law along the samo general lines ax those adopted by the houso of representatives last winter, but they go notnewhat farther. The most Important of them provides tiiat no per son shall be excused from attending or testifying In proceediugs-agalnst u trust or monojwly, or from producing In court books, pain.-, contracts, agreements and documents, on the ground that bucIi ae- tlou might Incriminate him. Any person who furnishes evidence of this kind Is made exempt from prosecution. It is a juestion, of course, whether legislation of tills kind would be sustained by tiie courts, but it uppears to bo obviously necessary If the iintl-trust law Is to be made fully effective. Another proposed amendment provides that any civil or criminal proceeding authorized under he act may be begun by any person, firm or corjwration in the name of and lu behalf of the United State. This proposed legislation Is In general ccord with the suggestions of the presl ent, who said In his message: "It Is no limitation upon property rights or free dom of contract to require that when men receive from government the privi lege of doing business under corporate form, which frees them from Individual resiMjnslblllty, and enables them to call Into their enterprises the capital of the public, they shall do so upon absolutely truthful representations as to the value of the property In which the capital Is to be Invested. Corporations enguged lu Interstate commerce should be regulated if they are found to exercise a license working to the public Injury. Great corporations exist only because they are created and safeguarded by our Institu tions and It is therefore our right and our duty to see that they work lu har mony with these Institutions." GKHUAXra TAttll't' STHUGflLK. What Is spoken of as perhaps tho greatest parliamentary struggle that Germany has ever faced was Inaugu rated In the Itclchstag last Monday, when the Imperial chancellor opened the debate on the new tariff bill. No coun try has a greater Interest In the result of this struggle thnn tho United Slates, since If the proposed measure becomes law our agricultural products will suffer from it more than those of any other country. It Is distinctively designed to protect tho agricultural Interests of Ger many, for which purpose It provides for a general advance on foodstuffs of from 50 to .'100 per cent. Such an Increase In duties must Inevitably have a very serious effect upon our trade with Ger many lu foodstuffs, for although the secretary of the Imperial treasury said that In spite of higher duties on cereals the government honed to come to an understanding with the United States, It Is not easy to see what sort of under standing could bo reached that would be of any advantage to our trade and at the same time give German agri culture the protection the agrarians de- maud. There Is a very strong opposition to tho bill, which Is said U be more power ful outside than Inside the German Par liament, but It appears Improbable that It can compass the defeat of the meas ure, notwithstanding the fact that ex isting Industrial conditions In Germany are most unfavorable to legislation that will raise the cost of food. One llcrlln paper declares: that the proposed tariff will drive n largo proportion of tho working classes back to a diet of black bread and potatoes. A HAUUIKH TO TIlAnn. Senntor Depew, lu his address nt tho opening of the Charleston exposition, said that our lalltlrc to cunturo or hold trudo with the countries to the south of us Is due to the fact that we have aban loiied tho sea. He declared that until ships under the American flag are carry lug American merchandise and estub llshlng routes and ports and bunking fa cilities for American commerce, we can not possess and enjoy our Inheritance that Is, the southern trade which should bo ours. Tho Now York senator expressed tin.' opinion tliat when tho Isthmian canal lu built and opened by the United States our poverty on tho, ocean will make It the opportunity of our .rivals. That, however, will be at least ten years hence and perhaps a con siderably longer time, and In tho mean time It Is to be expected that we shall Improve our position on thu ocean. There Is no doubt as to tho correct ness of Senator Uepow's view that tho lack of American ships under our own llag In the oceau-carrylug trade Is largely responsible for our failure to obtuln more of (ho trade of tho countries of South and, Central America. That was pointed out years ago by representa tives of those countries who attended the first pau-Amerlcau conference and some of thu delegates to tho conference now In session In tho City of Mexico hnvo referred to tho fact lu explanation of our slow progress lu gululug trudo lu the southern countries. It ought to be apparent to any one who will give in telligent attention to tho matter that in order to get our proper share of the commerce of the 63.0OJ.000 people In the Spanish-American republics we must bare closer relations with them, particu larly In the matter of communication. No sentimental considerations will bring us this trade. It can be had only through the application of business principles. me police coititismox deusiu. The decision rendered by the supreme court In the Itedell case Is one of the anomalies of Nebraska Jurisprudence that would puzzle and perplex a Phila delphia lawyer. The only Issue made In the Itedell cao was as to whether the police board appointed by the mayor and council could remove an officer filling a position created by the charter. The district court, through Judge Es telle, had held that the Iward of police commissioners had no right to try and remove the chief of the Are department, because the charter provided other meth ods of removing charter o'fllcerg. In other words, Judge Kstelle held that the mayor and council ulone had authority to depose Itedell or appoint his succes sor and that power could not be dele gated to the police board. The supreme court has reversed Judge Estello's decision, holding that the ex isting police (ward has the right to ap point, discipline and remove all officers of the fire and police departments. Inci dentally the supreme court has gone out of Its way to express the opinion that the charter provision that authorizes the appointment of members of the tire and jwllce commission by the governor Is not unconstitutional. In taking this po sition the majority of the court declares that Its former decision on this question was erroneous and Is therefore reversed. Willie the supreme court doubtless has the right to change its mind concerning any principle or construction of the law. the right of the court to reopen nny case on which a final decision has been rendered and rehearing denied by any Isjsslble substitution of parties to the suit cannot be exercised without revolu tionizing the whole system of Judicial government. Curried to Its natural se quence, no Judgment rendered by a court of lust resort could ever be considered final. The death, resignation or removal of a single Judge might reopen the most vital decisions, destroy vested rights lu property and Jeopardize the stability of government. There certainly could be no stability of our Institutions if they were subject to change with every change in the personnel of supreme courts. This was the position taken by Tho Hoe at the time Governor Poynter under took to appoint n lire and ollce com mission for Omaha In spite of the final Judgment rendered by the supreme court establishing the tight of the mayor and council to appoint the board and ntllrm lug the titles of the present commission ers. While the supreme court consid ered the discussion of the case sought to be brought by the late attorney general as an attempt to Influence Its final ac tion and Imposed a Hue upon this paper for alleged contempt, It nevertheless re allirmed Its former decision and upheld the position of The Uee that to reoien the case and set aside the original Judg ment would be Judicial anarchy. The view expressed lu tho Itedell case relating to the validity of the charter provisions granting the appointing pow ers to the governor must, therefore, bo considered In the light of the former ruling of the court and not necessarily as affecting the rights of the present commission to continue In ofllce. According to the World-Herald "tho acknowledged lender of the moro repu table element of republicans lu Douglas county" was closeted for three hours with Governor Snvuge a week ago to Im press upon his excellency the udvantngo that would accrue to the party and tho state by the selection of a -new pollco board from the so-called "moro reputa ble" faction of tho party, as distinguished from the less reputable faction. It Is a most significant commentary upon tho brand of republicans that love to style themselves "reputable" that Its leaders have been actively Identified within thu past twenty years with crooked statu house ol!lc!als, treasury embezzlers and parly wreckers who made It a four years' tusk for honest republicans to redeem Nebraska and bring It back Into tho re publican column. It Is also very signifi cant that this self-styled "reputublo" faction of the republican party always finds a champlou lu tho dcmo-iiopullst organ that has stood lu with recreant republican olllclals whom the party has been compelled to repudiate. Tho Missouri supremo court has Just ruled that the franchises of tho prlrl leged corporations are proper subjects to assessment for taxation even where the corporation does an Interstate business The value to bo put on It, It says, can be ascertained by an estimate on some Just rulu of tho part of tho whole sub Ject to thu local Jurisdiction. The ova slou of taxeu on valuable franchises cannot bo carried on much longer. Wo nre promised four high-toned way-up business men on the governor's now fire and pollco board. We havo had several high-toned pollco commissioners In the past appointed under the ltussell Churchill regime, Including Paul Van- lervoort, Captain Palmer and W. J Hroatch, but so far as wo can remember there was no perceptible dlfferenco lu public morals, tho social evil, the liquor tratllc or Sundoy closing. Democratic nntloiial committeemen express thu opinion (hat the national platform adopted at Kansas City will stand until the next convention meets In 11)01 and that congressmen havo no tight to tamper with It. Possibly n building the structure would bo Irregu lar and contrary to law, but necessary repairs might bo mado to prevent It from falling to tho ground entirely. Tho bills introduced Into congress for the doportatlon of foreign anarchists now hero and tho exclusion of this class lu tho future may bo ull right us far us they go, but they overlook certain Im portant facta. All three of the presi dents assassinated up to date met their death at the hands of men born in this country. I.ooarnlnic Monarchical Grip. Indianapolis Newt. Denmark retires from this side of the ocean and the Aaerican eagle gives another cream for the Monroe doctrine. Old Kid Met (in?. Chlcaro Record-Herald. Sir Henry Irving at 63 says: "I am not old. In England e count a man young until t." Sir Henry's words will no doubt make the boys who are hovering around W feel quite chipper again. A Fortunate Safety Vnlre. Chicago Post. Ireland continues to hold the European record for low percentage of crimes. The Irish laugh and the Irish joke are great safety valves for Impulses which are often dangerous when repressed. Thf Old Hole Mick. Globe-Democrat. A new rule has been adopted by the west ern railroads for tho treatment of the bag gage question, but the old rulo of carry lng trunks to the top of the car before dropping them on the platform will never be abrogated. I.op Off the Danger. Buffalo Express. Speaker Henderson did not put It too strongly when he spoke of the treasury surplus as a great danger. A reduction In revenue which would at the tame time In crease American export trade would be the most creditable record this congrew could make. FlUnic a L'elc Kick. New York Tribune. Our Canadian friends have now and then been open to a suspicion of obstreperous nesj. Hut in the suggestion that the Do minion should turn the cold shoulder to the mother country for revenge because Eng land did not frame the new Isthmian canal treaty to Canada's liking tbey beat the record all out of sight. Trick of the Simnr Trnt. New Orleans Times-Democrat. The sugar trust cut Its prlcos In the northwest to kill the beet sugar industry of that section, while It advanced them elsewhere to make good tho losses thus occasioned. This Is one of the favorite tricks of the trusts and any legislation that will check or prevent It will prove a practical relict and benefit in these times, when It seems so difficult to frame a law against the trusts that the officers elected by tho people or the courts will put In operation. I.nrirc Truth In One .Sentence. Knn-aH City Stnr. President Koosevelt says in his message: 'History may safely be challenged to show a single Instance In which a masterful race such as ours, having been forced by the exigencies of War to take possession of an alien land, have behaved to its Inhabitants with the disinterested zeal for their prog ress that our people have shown In the Philippines." Contrast this truthful dec laration with that mado a few days ago by Mr. Ilryan, who called the United States occupation a "despotism." Tn-v(id ill Triiitu, Chicago Tribune. A year ago the Texas authorities suc ceeded In depriving of tho right to do busi ness In Texas tho local corporation which represented tho Standard Oil company. It has now defeated a brewers' combine. Thcso are Indeed victories. No other stato can show such a record. This Is not so much that Texas has a rigid anti-trust law as It Is because state officials think It can bo and ought to bo enforced. Hut whllo these two browing companies cannot do business In Texas, tho Texans who Ilko their beer can send to St. Louis or Milwaukee for It. Its shipment to them cannot bo prevented. Nor Is it likely that beer will be any chcapor In Texas because of tho expulsion of those two companies. In this enso it will be difficult to see what Texas will have gained by this "famous victory." Somo foreign capital which has been Invested In tho stato will bo withdrawn, but there will be no gain. Texas needs all tho capital it can get. I'HHSO.VAI. NOTES. Indian summer baa lapped over Into December. Harvard's frcsbmnn basket ball team had a deficit of 25 cents, but foot ball netted 130,122.11. stutuo of Christian Dewet was un veiled last week at Seniors, eln on the Ithlno. Tho funds for tho monument were collected throughout Germany by the Chris tian association. Stato Senator M. P. Warner of Cuyahoga county, Ohio, Is framing a hill to Introduce Into the next legislature providing that bar tenders must pass an examination and re ceive a license from tho state beforo being permitted to dispense liquid refreshments. Hobcrt Johnson, a former millionaire, who owned a handsome mansion at Mount St. Vinccnt-on-tho-Hudson, and twelve years ngo wns worth $2,000,000, Is now liv ing in ono room of tho barn, cooking his own meals, washing his own lfncn and mending his own clothes. Ex-fiovernor Llpwcllyn Powers of Maine, who Is tho successor of Congressman Charles A, Houtello, served In congroBs moro than twenty years ago, when Sena tors Halo and Fryo wcro among his col leagues from Maine. Mr. Garfield and Gov ernor Powers occupied adjoining scats. Whon Senator Aldrlch went to Washing ton twenty yearn ago ho was a compara tively poor man with a largo family. Today ho Is reputed to bo several times n mil lionaire. Tho foundation of his fortune wnn laid In consolidating tho street rail ways of Providence, which ho still con trols. What Is said to bo one of the earliest known mnps of America has been discov ered In tho library of Wolfogg castlo, which belongs to Prince Von Waldburg-Wnlfcgg. Tho man was drawn In 1507 by Martin Waldsoo Mullor, by whom America Is said to havo been named after tho explorer Amorlgo Vespucci. Sirs. Jenkins, tlio wlfo of Governor Jen kins of Oklahoma Territory, is a Quaker preacher und is noted for her charitable acts. Kho nils tho pulpit of tho local Quaker church every Sunday and visits rrgularly tho United mutes jail in untune and ministers to tho material us well as the spiritual wants of tho prisoners. Tho McKlnloy National Memorial Arch association, at Washington, which proposed to build a memorial arch In that city In memory of President McKlnloy, will (lis band becauno of conflicting Interests with tho association that means to build a na tional memorial at Canton. Tho Washing ton effort will lend Its aid to secure money to build tho Canton memorial. President Iloosovelt and Governor Odoll uro planning to have about 6,300 Indians living in Now York stnto become voters, but because this right to the franchise would carry with It the payment of taxes on 87.0U0 acres of productive farm land many of the Indiana, entirely satisfied with exemption from taxation without repro- aeaUtlon, aro opposed to U proposition. IIIIUGATIOX SEXTIME.Vr. Eattrrn Cnn-rfiiram Vnriericn a Change- for the Hetter. A marked feature of the trend of public sentiment observed at the opening of con gress Is the change of front of eastern representatives on the subject of reclaiming the arid lands of the west. During the closing days of the preceding congress eastern representatives were united In opposition to all Irrigation plans carrying appropriations. Now they are ready to hear argument and to assist In perfecting a measure that will best conserve the Inter ests of the nation In the west. The Wash ington correspondent of the New York Evening Post reflects the prevailing senti ment and discusses the subject as follows; "Today a feeling is creeping over former opponents of this project that It is one of those Inevitable things which It is useless to resist, and that perhaps the best coun sel for thoughtful representatives of the sections not directly Interested Is to try to control Irrigation expenditures, keeping them in the right direction and along hon est and Intelligent lines, rather than to oppose them altogether. This view Is cropping out very widely In personal con versations, and will doubtless make Itself felt In legislative action. "Few subject have ever summoned the attention of the American people In which there was so distinctly a right way and a wrong way, an honest policy and what would probably be a dishonest one. as In the alternatives offered over irrigation. For years the battle has been raging In the west, in the country to be affected by the development of Irrigation, and the cast ha assumed that In the quarrel it had no part This view, too, Is changing and many eastern members now feel that they can afford to have some share in the Irrigation project In order to participate In the de cision as to tte methods, and so Join the better element of the west In Its warfare against the lower. One phase of the con test Is that between state control of Irri gation and national control. For many years an effort has been making to bring about the ceeslon of the public lands by the national government to the states, but this has raised such an earnest protest on the part of those who have realized how un fitted the Rocky mountain legislatures were for dealing with large property Interests that tho old demand has been obliged to assume a new and disguised form. What tho polltlco-epeculatlve Interests now want fe a "stato engineer system," by which tho federal government, while nominally con trolling Irrigation for which It would pay, In reality would bo turning tho actual man agement upon which local land values de pend, over to the stato politicians. "In the arid west, to control the water Is to control the land, and hence room Is afforded for unlimited scandal If the ex penditure of government money be turned over to what is called tho state engineers. Thero Is no use mincing words. Tho Rocky mountain legislatures aro not honest enough to handle such matters; the nause ating revelations concerning the Montana legislature aro fresh in the public mind, and yet In spite of them and the finding: of the eenato committeo, that state has promptly re-elected W. A. Clark to the senate. The Arizona territorial legislature Is said to be more reasonable In its terms than that in Montana; a gentleman In this city who Is familiar with the local situa tion, asserts that he has been told In Ari zona that a majority vote could be pro cured for any measure for an expenditure of 14,000. Other tales abound of the low standard of public morality In these newer states, and so far as Montana Ib concerned they aro of very open and notorious record. It le evident that it will not do to turn the irrigation project over to these states In any form. "The United States Geological survey Is tho body which ought to do this work; it is a scientific, non-partisan body, adminis tered on strict civil service reform princi ples, and it would bo ablo to employ such outside talent In tbo way of skilled en gineers as occasion may warrant. Were tho Irrigation plans to bo carried out by tho survey It Ib safe to say that very little money will bo wasted. If It be dono by pre tentious commissions, mado up of defeated and discredited politicians, with a lot of high salaried retainers, or If Irrigation money bo turned over to tho states, tho very word will come to be synonymous of wastefulness and scandal. Between such conflicting Interests the fight is now waging In tho west. 'The moro conservative lrrlgatlonlsts maintain that $3,000,000 a year with tho ac cumulations from the profits of Irrigation, cither assessed on the beneficiaries or col lected as rents, would be sufficient to set tbo enterprise Into motion. This is about the sum for tho first year which the specific proJectB recommended by Secrotary Hitch cock call for. This would accord with tho recommendations of tho president's mes sage and with tho announced policy of the republican party. When It la considered how small a part the expenses of our army or of tho navy, $3,000,000 a year, with the accumulation thereon would be, many peo ple think that tho demand of the arid west should no longer bo disregarded. In time, an this bnelB, lrrlgatlonlsts maintain that they could reclaim 100,000,000 acres of the public domain, or about one-sixth of the arid region. "There wns an Irrigation attachment to flvo bills in tho last congress, and Senator Carter's death-dealing speech agalnBt tho river Und harbor bill was ostensibly charged to its disregard of Irrigation. Its promotors havo an actlvo organization, with a membership, particularly among makers of agricultural Implements and other arti cles, reaching Into ovory stato In the union. It looks as If the Irrigation project was about ready for tho enacting clause If so It Is to be hoped that this will be done In a distinct bill and not ob n ridor to the river und harbor appropriations; In tho latter case the sums would i be liable to partake of the "glvo and takV system of tho rest of tho bill, which would bo dis astrous to any far-reaching scientific plans." DEN'MAItlC I.KTS GO. Another Monarulilnl Hold on the 5nir World Aliout tn Let On. Now York Tribune. Word comes from Copenhagen that a full agreement has been reached between Den mark and tho United States for tho sale to tho luttcr of tho former's West India possessions. It Is added that tho treaty to that effect will probably bo signed at Washington this week. It 1b an nrrangemcnt upon which both parties to It aro to bo congratulated, for it Is to the evident advantago of both. Tho Islands are of little valuo to Denmark. Indeed, somo havo plausibly argued that Danish possession of them was u detriment both to Denmark and to tho lslandB. They will bo of valuo to tho United States; In somo respoct8 of moro and In somo perhaps of a little less valuo than they would havo been beforo wo obtained possession of Porto Itlco. At any rate, they will bo of Value to ub, and will provo woll worth their cost, which, according lo present report, Is to ho considerably less than the sum which was proposed to be paid for them a gen oration ago. Wholhor the people of tho Islands aro as unanimously in favor of transfer to United Stutes posvcsslou as they Oceans of Hair! Long, flowing tresses! Rich andheavy braids! Beauty, splendor, elegance! fhst' Ayer's Hair Vigor makes the hair grow. It always restores color to gray hair, stops falling of the hair, keeps the scalp clean and healthy. "I have tried many kinds of "bait preparations bat none-of -thern-triH restore natural color to.gray hair equabto AyerU Hair Vlgor Mrs. M. J. Marctm, Soraaer, Mbs. I1.W. AIWfBtrUtt, l.C. AYT! CO.. jrrtA,u. then were may be open to question. But It seems plain that the grt-at majority of them favor the change, and It is impossible to doubt that it will be found to be to their practical advantage. The incident will be of some little Interest as a precedent, or rather as a corrobora tion of the principle which was enunciated tn the cose of Cuba long ago before the memory of the present generation namely, that while islands thus lying off our coast might without the least offense to us remain in European possession forever, they were not to be regarded a object of barter and sale among European powers, but when disposed of by their present owners should become Independent states or else pass under our own control. There Is no reason to suppose that any power Is inclined to challenge the propriety of that principle. The United States has' no desire to oust Its European friends from their West India holdings. It Is not soliciting the sale of their possessions. And there is no Indica tion that any of them want to sell out. nut If In the future any of them should de sire to get rid of such possessions the precedent now set by Denmark will doubt less commend itself to their friendly con sideration. COMMK.NT OX Till MESSAGE. St. Louts Globe-Democrat (rep.): The message is comprehensive, vigorous, pointed and eminently satisfactory. It Is the expression of a sane, public-spirited and vlrilo American. St. Louie Republic (dem.): Its tone Indi cates that Mr. Roosevelt has already come under tho restraining Influence of the party leaders and is largely surrendering himself to their views. Hoston "Globe (dem.'): Vigorous Is a good word to apply to the message. No one will deny that President Roosevelt makes a strong argument In favor of national irri gation In the arid regions of the west. Chicago Tribune (rep.): President Roose velt's message is like tho man practical, buslnets-llke, straightforward, earnest and strenuous. Though a literary man as well as statesman, there Is no attempt at fine writing In It. Chicago Inter-Ocean (rep.): The message is like Roosevelt. It Is thoughtful, vigorous, well written and markedly Individual. It has the charm of his personality, tho strength of his character, the falr-minded-nees of a trained intelligence. Philadelphia Ledger (Ind.): It Is a formi dable state document, but It Is readable throughout. The messago Is thoroughly American. It departs altogether from the stereotyped form and one looks in vain for the ordinary arrangement of topics. Every American ought to read it. Minneapolis Journal (rep.): It Is the message of a man so intent upon the affairs which tradition compels him to discuss In a formal manner, that he has little time to consider the literary form of the state ment. To put It In homely fashion: He says what ho has to say and quits. New York Post (Ind.): Except in a few features President Roosevelt's messago is lacking In definite recommendations, but those few are of flrBt-rato importance. As Instances of vagueness In the message we may mention the paragraph which relates to reciprocity and tho ono In reference to ship subsidies. Chicago Nows (Ind.): President Roose velt's messago to congress will strengthen tho public confidence In him as a man of broad outlook, high purposo and common senso. Ilia languago Is notably clear and direct. It has tho accont of personal con viction, but it Is everywhoro temperute and restrained. Minneapolis Times (Ind.): As to the re coptton of tho messago with the people thero need bo no doubt. It will not suit the billionaire, nor tho radical popullBt. It will please, unrcsorvedly, almost, that vast majority of citizens who occupy the planeo between thoso of the mighty rich and the discontented ngltator. Kansas City Star (Ind.): No document over put forth by a chief oxccutlve of the United States has been more thoroughly balanced or conservative. Tho president In Blsta upon tho most absolute efficiency In tho conduct of public affairs and tho firm repudiation of everything In tho shapo of doubtful policies as expedients to tho end of partisan success. Indianapolis Journal (rep.): Tho Ameri can citizen who cannot feel pride, oven exultation, In the utterances of tho presi dent must olther bo a very dull man or lacking In that patriotism that is the foun dation stone of nil good and lasting gov ernment. It will be read with keenest In terest and approval by millions of Ameri cans, and la certain to attract much atten tion abroad. Now York Tribune (rep.)i If there are persons who havo been sympathetically awaiting an Impassioned denunciation of trusts addressed to a low order of Intelli gence and mischevlous propensities, they will bo greatly disappointed In tho presi dent's uttcrancos on that subject. He dis cusses It In a thoroughly temperate man nor, with clear discernment of the natural causes which have mado combination the most conspicuous featuro of modern Indus trial development. Chicago Chronlclo (dem.): It wo were to select the beat Bcntenccs In tho ruessnge they would be thoso In answer to the In tolerable popullstlo cry that tbo country and the pcoplo aro worso olf now than thoy over woro before. "It Is not true," ho say's, "that as tho rich havo grown rlchor tho poor havo grown pooror. On tho con trary, never boforo has tho avorage man, the wageworkcr, tho farmer, tho small trader been so well off as In this country and at tho present time." It Ib an answer to the calamltyltes which Is truthful and conclusive. MiriTIIKLIj not A UK. C!vland Plain Dealer: "Bascira nver be rotitaken for a. deer?" W I "No. h'a more apt to b mixed t.p w thD RK!et arlmil that dliplajs c.ts place of- antlers." Kaltlmore American: "I lose norey c i very meal." eotapUtnd the Isjl.a! "So do I. " asserted the ccptlo-jn b-ir-!-Whereupon they gUred at eah c for somo moments. Philadelphia Press: "What a sajr lr " -riduai: Whats be growling about, r.-i-wiy" "Oh," he complains that he hasn't g t what he dnrl in this world. ' i should think he'd have ra-so n re joice on that account." Puck: F1rt Farmer Blet If I thffk the Agricultural department is any g: 1 at all! Second Farmer What's the trouble First Farmer Well. I wrote tr "em t- find out how high wheat was geln' ' g an' I couldn't get no satisfaction at til Washington Star: "When I p'avel 'Macbeth.' " remarKed Mr. StorrrJ g' i Barnes, "the audience arose to Its feet like one man!" "Indeed." said the Jealous rlva!. lanl then I cuppose the ono man got jp a-.l went home.'' "No," was the answer, "he had cr-s In to collect a bllL" Cleveland Plain Dealer: "SomeJiMv h:s sent In J1S.0 to the conscience f .r. J "Say. a man must be awful rich whi i.ai afford to have a conscience like that Brooklyn Life: Foreigner I think I r say now that, after two years of cars'. study. I understand the Encll.h Ung-3g: Nattve Nonsense! Have you ever tr.c 1 to grasp the meaning of an Insurar. a policy? Brooklyn Kagle: MeadowbroK The g'f club would not object so much If B ,-ker 'was only a little more circumspect wl"-i he swears. Hempstead That's It! The trouble with Bunker Is that he would like n use a megaphono when he swears. Philadelphia Press: Jenklns-I tell you what, It takes a baby to brighten up a house, eh? Nupop It does so. Our baby arrived three months ago and we've been burr.lntr gas every night since. Washington Star: "What would yea say, my little man. If I wcro to give jv a a pteco of candy?" h The small boy straightened up his. spe -tacles with his thumb and forefinger a 1 replied: .w."1 ntn. cor"PPl'ed to remind you. sir. thu the post prandial oration cannot, prcpcr.y precede the repast." TIIE WA It It II) IlEDEMI'TIOX James Ilarton Adams in Denver Pest On a trail beside tho river. By the storied Uncompahgre. W here the tide is ever flowing Down townrd Its destination. Cause It's 'gainst the law of naturo For the waters to flow upward, Dally strolls an Indian maiden. Genevieve d' Bull-Thnt Bellows. Chewlnp pine tree gum and thinking. On her face there reste an eager W ould-to-gosh-he'd-come expression. And a sigh oft rends her bosom Ab tho sighing of tho breezes Through the undraped trees reminds her By the mournful sighs they're sighing She hoa something, too. to sigh for. Just a year ago this winter She had told her dusky lover, Slmon-auess.'Whlch-Shell.rfs-Under. That ho was no longer worthy Of a placo In hor affections; He no longer was a warrior. In his soul no longer panted r the warpath of his fathers. As tho dog from country pantoth After racing with a tin can fastened to his rear extension 1 rom tho town to which he"d ventured: Ho no longer knelt beforo her Begging her to pick tho blrd-shot 1; rom his auburn epidermis, fcent thero by tho watchful settler W ho was guarding well his horses In the shadows of tho nighttime As they fed upon tho ranges. In tho past diys of their wooing Not a scalp had he brought to her. Not a roof from off a paleface, But tho game of whisky poker. And tho savings bank of faro And the craps d'Afrlcanus And the little ball that danceth Hound tho rouletto wheel had snatched him From the height of warrior manhood Tp tho level of tho pnletace. Then, vvlth dusky hand uplifted. Bwaro ho by tho tribnl Blood-God He d regain his rcputntlou On tho llold of blood and carnage. And had oozed Into tho forest T ward the nearest railway station, l-ollowed by her maiden prayers, Now sho wanders by the rlvor. By the storied stream aforesaid. List nlng for her darling's footprint. ,,.,!j.,0.r hands sho holds a letter W hlch sho often spots with kisses. For. In words misspelled and awkward, H,?a.Dr?"B.nS ner t,l "dings That the foot ball senson's over And his salary's in his stocking And on limping limbs he's speeding Pcr.th? railway ties toward her locked with blood and sadly crippled. Bearing many scars of battle, And the dandiest assortment ?f Inflamed, red skin abrasions And big swollen bumps that ever. Your Money Back If you aro not thoroughly satisfied with tho glasses wo mte for you, Wo mako a specialty of examining children's eyes, so don't allow tho 111 tlo ones to sart with life's greatest handicap poor sight. J. G. Huteson & Go. Consulting Opticians, 1520 Douglas St., Omaha.