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STATEMENT OF CIRCUIATION.
Plate of Nebraska. Douglas County, aa. ,
Dwlnht Wllllama, rlrculatlon manager of
Tha Bea Publishing- Company, being duly
worn. aya that tha actual number of full
and complete copies ef The Dallv. Morning.
Evening and Sunday Bees printed during
tha month of Decern bar. 110, waa aa fol
io.
lora:
.43,670 IT 43,610
4.1 ruM t e HA .
'43, ico i' "!""!!! 43,510
,. 45,ko 10 43,60 j
,.43,673 11 43,640
4343
4,t0
43J3w
43,550
10 43,400
11 44,360
U 43,680
It 43,400
II ..,639
It 43,670
t2 44.800!
ZI 44,330
14 ...44,690
It 44,650
II 44,400
44,350 1
iT.
tl
It
45.350 1
43.660!
66 43,680
II 43,540
1 46,000 '
Total 1,306,760
Raturnad Coplca 11.463
Nat Total 1,344,887
Dally Average 43,364
DWIOHT WIL.UAM3.
Circulation Manager.
Buhacrlbed In my preiwnoe and aworn to
befora ma this Hat day uf Dacember, 1910.
ROB1UHT HUNTKIt,
Notary fublia
SafeMrlbera tka mtty taa
yurarliy akl6 kan Tka Baa
iaallat t tbaaa. A4reaa will be
ckaatred mm aftea aa reaeetaa
Welcome to the Land show.
Is it time to Buy that Governor Dix
ia in a fix?
Evidently the Bailey party is back
ing the Harmon party.
Another bailor., m to try to cross
the Atlantic. They are all In the air.
It's up to Nebraska's solons to ham
mer down a few tacks for the income
tax.
"New spurious $10 note out."
Keeps a fellow constantly counting his
money.
"Bit Tim" Sullivan wanta the
women to vote. Ah, quit your "tick
ling," Tim.
Lobbyists for armor plate and big
gun manufacturers continue to see.
war with Japan Just ahead.
Omaha la again the residence of a
I'nited States aenator. It remains to
be seen what we get along with it.
Cy Sulloway stole an awful march
on J. Warren Kelfer in the Introduc
tion of that $45,000,000 pension bill.
The difficulty besetting Omaha po
licemen Is to watch the Hd-llfter6 and
the purse-lifters at one and the same
time.
A citizen of Spain cheered the
American flag by mistake and then
committed suicide. Hurrah for Old
Glory!
"Why do women marry?" asks an
eastern contemporary. We will take
Juat one guess: Because they are
asked to.
Let congress not forget that little
matter of curbing the rapacity of the
express companies by establishing th
parcels post.
Ur. Wiley's contention that our
leather is "loaded," otherwlae chemi
cally Impure, may account for ahoea
being called "kick.",
Sneaking of economical railroad
management, we recall that the lilt
tola Central used to be held up a few
years ago aa the modal.
Owing to the form of cltlzenahip
oath In Washington, where women are
now enfranchised, 4,000 of them have
sworn that they are men. Oh, tut,
tut!
Anybody who could not see har
mony of Ideas and concert of action
In that democratic Jackaontan gath
ering at Baltimore must have been
blind.
That aultan ot Sulu la a good fel
low, all right. He wrltea back that
we are the finest folka he haa struck
and he la coming again. Welcome,
aultan.
Dr. Wood row Wllaon'a private aecre
tary la named Tumulty. We may ex
pect to 'bear a good deal of things be
ing Tumullty In New Jersey In the
next two yeara.
Juat aa a reminder, Theodore N
Bell of Caltfornta served notice on the
feaattng democrats not to forget that
William J. Bryan atill Uvea. Talk
about the hand upon 'the wall at the
feast of Beltihaxxar.
Monetary Legislation Prospects.
1 he report of the monetary com
mission reoommf tiding a plan fur oni
plete rpernaniHt inn of our rnrrrnry
syatfin anj roiidjuatineut of llu- rela
tion of the national tanks to the gov
ernment remind us that this M un
Bolved problem la still ahead of us
The particular plan recommended
i h tha mntiAlarv com oi iaiilrin mill liaia
to pass throuKh the crucible of criti
cism and debate and Inasmuch as It
can hardly secure the attention of
congress at the present session, if is
pretty certain to go over to the next
congress nd leave ample
"'
discussion.
The fact that the report emanantcs
from the cominiKsion of wlitch Sena
tor Aldrich la the head wlir be Used
to prejudice It before the public, and.
In truth. Is already beins so used, nut
opinions ventured on such a compre
hensive proposal, without first study
not !
ing It In ita details. are
worth much. There are admit
tedly serious defects in our pres
ent currency system which need
revision to fit in with modern
business methoda. Carefully thought
out suggestions for relief should have
our earnest attention, and their en
dorsement by Senator Aldrich and hla
associates of the Monetary commission
entitle them to a fair hearing even by
tno8'1 ,lke who nave nnt t)W'n pre-
disposed toward either asset currency
or a central .bank.
The Babel and the Feast.
That democratic wine supper at
Baltimore seems to ha,ve resembled
the Babel of tongues and the feast of
pasit77a, oil In nno with thn mil.
fusion of Ideas as to paramount is
sues and party policies about as com
plete aa that of the tongues. Leather
lunged orators of the Bailey and
Blackburn type lost their voices in
the din of disorder. But the excuse
that poor acoustics were to blame will
not go. For although last on the pro
gram, one man, Theodore N. Bell of
California, made himself heard as the
champion of the absent Mr. Bryan
with this reminder:
No matter how much you may be at
tracted toward gentlemen from Ohio and
New Jersey In connection with leadership
In HI12, you must not forget that the af
fections of millions of people still cluster
about the gentleman from Nebraska, Mr.
Bryan.
Whether the hilarious lords of
democracy were or were not "aeized
with consternation at the handwrit
ing upon the wall," It. Is evident that
they beheld the writing. The public
is asked to attach no political signifi
cance to this gathering and it proba
bly would not, but for this one ut
terance which alone seems to have
been sufficiently coherent to bear the
attachment of weighty political sig
nficance. The one serious moment,
then. In all this long-heralded Jubilee
came when the sponsor of Mr. Bryan,
who waa not specially urged to the
feast, spoke out his discordant note.
The Bee, It will be remembered, has
Insisted all along that Mr. Bryan must
be reckoned with in any plan of or
ganization or reorganization the dem
ocrats may undertake. In spite of
repeated declarations that he Is no
longer a force, they will find out bet
ter when they begin to line up for the
battle in 1912. Thus far the anti-
Bryan faction has made poor headway
toward supplanting the Nebraskan.
Senator Bailey of Texas,- who took
pains to slight Dr. Wilson by praising
Governor Harmon, declared his oppo
altion to Champ Clark's tariff revision
Ideas, disclosing the house and senate
leaders at odds to begin with on one
important issue of the coming cam
paingn. If there is no more coherency
In the determination of policies within
the party than there was coherency
of speech or ideas In that Baltimore
scramble. Henry Watterson and
George Harvey are right in declaring
that the time has not yet arrived for
the democrats to celebrate triumphs.
Woodrow Wilson't Reforms.
It is a full grow n man's Job Gov
ernor Wilson sets himself In New Jer
sey. He challenges little dispute In
declaring that his state has been too
free in granting charters to corpora
tions. That part of his inaugural ad
dress Invites concord everywhere. New
Jersey's generosity in this way has
long since become notorious. It is
because ot such laxity that we find so
many of the questionable corporations
doing business in other states to
have been Incorporated in New Jersey
It is encouraging for the general trend
of national and atate legislation to
have the new governor'a promise that
he will endeavor to change conditions
that make It too easy to Incorporate
any kind of venture under the laws of
that atate. But he has a task upon
hla hands that will call for sturdy ef
fort. Dr. Wilson adds:
A corporation exlsta only by license of
law. and the law la responsible for what
It createa. It can never rightly author
lie any kind of fraud or imposition. It
cannot righteously allow the setting up
of a business which haa no sound basis or
which follows metho'da which In any way
outrage Justice or fair dealing or tha prin
ciple of honest Induairy. The law can
not give Its license to things of that kind.
It thereby authenticates what It ought to
forbid.
The tenor of his whole address,
distinguished for its literary merit, la
for corporation reform. It becomes a
matter of much general concern, aince
certain large Interests not commonly
Identified with reform politics, be
trayed aucb. friendly feelings for the
Princeton acholar before and after hia
nomination.
Ills attitude upon these questions
attracts more attention because of hla
possibility as a presidential candidate.
j Hut Dr. WMson holds a ristrainina,
: hand upon his reform Ideas, asserting
jthat he is not for the "foolish ardor
! nf too snncultie or too radical reform."
He hits on some needed legislation
and yet stops short of what niipht be
recarded aa too radical reform. New
Jeisey needs a shaking up in ita cor
poration laws and methods of adinin-
! Isterlng them, but even his moat
i ardent admirers will do well not to
expect too much of Governor Wilson's
'ability to make all the changesnecea
i sary. The current of reform In New
Jersey la very sluggish, and there la
I tin i.noitlva AtMnii.n Hi.) tha Umlnl I
;
adm n itration is going to prove en-
tircly equal to all the demands j
upon it. ,
Senator Hitchcock.
The announcement in joint session
of the result of the ballot on United
States senator la the last of the series
of steps which began w ith the primary
nominations last August giving a com
mission to Gilbert M. Hitchcock to
represent Nebraska In the United
States senate for six years, beginning
with the fourth day of March. This
election by the legislature Is merely a
postscript to the expression of prefer
ence recorded 8t the polle In No
vember. Immediately after the result of the
election was known The Bee said,
"Congressman Hitchcock may well
congratulate himself on his decisive
majority, and yet he should not flatter
himself too much that It is a personal
tribute or a vindication of his public
record." In this connection we will
now add that Mr. Hitchcock's future
course and work in the senate will
determine the people of Nebraska In
their Judgment as to whether they
have acted wisely and to their best
Interests.
The promotion of Mr. Hitchcock
brings the senatorship back to Omaha
at the same time that It passes it over
to a democrat, being thus t sort of
retribu'ion to the republicans, who.
four years ago, deprived Omaha of
the representation it had had continu
ously since statehood was attained.
It also gives us our first native-born
senator from Nebraska and marks the
maturity of the state in possessing
a rising generation of its own, which
will from now on take a more leading
part In our public affairs.
While The Bee politically is, and
will doubtless continue to be. In disa
greement with Senator Hitchcock, It
extends congratulations to him as a
fellow townsman and as a fellow
member of the newspaper profession.
Judge Smith.
The pppointment by the president
of Walter I. Smith, now congressman
from the Ninth Iowa district, to the
place on the bench of the circuit court
of appeals, made vacant by the promo
tion of Judge Vandevanter to the su
preme bench, will unquestionably add
strength to that tribunal. Judge
Smlth'a legal attainments and judicial
qualifications are not open to ques
tion, and if thia Important place were
not come to Nebraska we know of no
one among the candidates from other
states more acceptable to our people
than Judge Smith will be. In fact,
Judge Smith Is as close to Nebraska
as an outsider can come, having been
born and raised, and atill residing. In
Council Bluffs, within sight of Ne
braska soil. ,
The real question the president had
to solve as to Judge Smith's eligibility
arose from the fact that he is a leader
of the republican aide in the house
and one of the few men of command
ing ability re-elected for the next
house. His promotion to the bench,
therefore, removes him from the leg
lalatlve forum, where his aervicea
would be most useful and highly de
sirable, If not almost Indispensable.
The president seems to have decided
in favor of the claims of the judiciary
and been content to let the question
of house leadership take care of itself.
He has at the same time declined to
Involve a judicial appointment In a
controversy between insurgents and
regulars, being guided by hla knowl
edge of the man and his qualifications
for Judicial service.
While we congratulate Iowa and
Judge Smith in landing the prize, we
hope for better consideration soon for
Nebraska.
The Land Show.
The Omaha Land show comes into
being under most favorable circum
stances. It belongs to no single city,
state or community of Interest, except
that of the great transmlsslssippl
country, which it mirrors. It has the
active aupport of the leading men and
interests of the west. Its one mission
is to show what the west is and la to
become; to exploit Ita resources and
Invite their development.
In thia enterprise, therefore, every
man, woman and child interested in
the growth and welfare of the weat
should find a personal concern. Pri
vate and public influences are coming
to the climax of their power and en
ergy in working out the destiny of
this vast empire of agricultural and
mineral wealth. This land of oppor
tunity la just upon the threshold, so
to speak, of its future possibilities.
So this exhibit of western land
producta is Introduced at the most op
portune time. It should be a tremen
dous stimulant to the agencies at
work to spread the gospel of intelli
gent effort applied to western aoil.
The Anti-Saloon reformers in our
little suburb of Benson are prose
cuting the licensed liquor dealera
charged with selling out of hours.
Why thia discrimination aa between
Benson and Omaha? In Omaha,
where thev claim to have mountains '
of evidence of law violations, the anti
paloonists are prosecuting no one nor
even lodging protests against re
Issuing licens'-s, but devote themselves
wholly to persecuting the chief of
police. Is there no mayor or town i
marshal In Henson against whom ous
ter proceedings can be Instituted?
And what about the county attorney,
who presumably has Jurisdiction in
Benson aa well aa In Omaha?
Mow hard it la to revolutionize par
liamentary procedure la Illustrated at
l.ilKOln in
connection with the action
. . . , . l , j
or me nouse sncaring me epeHser m
power to appoint committees.
The
committee on committees, of which
the speaker was the odd member,
divided six and six, so that he really
had the decision of all contioverted
questions. And now when a vacancy
occurs In a committee chairmanship
the house reverts to speakership ap- j
pointment and alO lets the speaker j
appoint ali by himself, not only the
chairman, but all the members of a
newly created committee. This might
have been referred back to the com
mittee on committees, but force of old
habit seems to have prevailed.
In the loftiest senae of the word there
have been very few political leaders In
these United States. Jefferson was the
first and Lincoln was another. The oppor
tunity and need for that kind of leadership
exist today. World-Herald.
What'a the matter with Bryan? Is
this not further evidence of the con
spiracy for suppression in his home
state of the greatest leader of all
time?
That ancient and honorable pro
posal to abolish capital punishment
has reappeared among our law
makers, this time "by request." There
is more complaint right now in Ne
braska that too many willful murder
ers escape the gallows than that their
punlehmct Is too severe.
Once more the Platte river dividing
line is wiped out In the distribution
of Nebraska aenatorshlps, both hailing
from north of the river boundary.
With popular expression of preference-,
or with direct popular election, all
geographical apportionment prece
dents must go by the board.
A correspondent asks if It is correct
to class chickens snd eggs as "crops."
According to the Department of Agri
culture It Is. I'nder the general
heading, "Farm Value of Important
Crops," in ita official Crop Reporter,
are to be found both eggs and
chickens.
The uniform prices of fire hose sup
plies quoted by bidders not only sound
pretty stiff, but Incite suspicion of a
gentlemen'e agreement between the
bidders. At any rate, it does not look
lke real competition.
We are again reminded that the
Norwegian Lief really discovered
America 500 years ahead of Columbus.
Yes, but he lacked the good sense of
Columbus to give the story to the
papers."
Yet there is more or less substance
and material about those 2, 000, 000
Mrs. Eddy left. At least the Mother
church will think so If the Massachu
setts laws deprive It of the legacy.
Rxtra Haaardona Rtek.
Pittsburg Dispatch.
Service In the United Statea senate seems
to be becoming an extra hazardous rlak
viewed from the standpoint of either
health or reputation.
Alrlnar a Orlevaace.
St. Paul Pioneer Press.
Representative Tawney blames Colonel
Roosevelt for the Immense coat of running
the government. It also will be remem
bered that some things the colonel said
coat Mr. Tawney hla Job In congresa.
The Professional Trait.
Bt. Louts Globe Pemocrat.
Malor General Wood's contribution to
the "unpreparedneas" discussion may not
convince the people of the United Statea
that their army la Inefficient, but It con
vlncea them that General Wood Is a true
soldier, who believes that all tax receipts
not spent upon war preparations are
wasted.
Aunoylna? Knocks for Snhsldy.
Philadelphia Record.
While Mr. Galllnger la atill telling the
senate that we have no meana of sending
our merchandise to South Africa another
steamship line to that region la announced.
A few days ago it waa a line from thia
port to tha rubber porta of Braail. Now it
la a Una from New York to Guayaquil.
Ecuador. But If twenty more lines were
established It would not cheek the fervid
oratory of Mr. Galllnger and Congressman
Humphreys In behalf of "the old flag and
an appropriation."
People Talked About
Colonel John Harper of LeHoy, 111., la 78
yeara old and boasts of having been the
father of IBS newspapers scattered In many
towns In alx western cities.
A Cleveland burglar Is said to use the
card Index system for the purpoae of keep
ing himself Informed aa to the Identity of
poople whom It la worth while to burgle.
The lawyers are atill piling Into the
United Statea senate. Johnson of Maine,
McLean of Connecticut. Pomerene of Ohio,
Kern of Indiana and Works uf California,
are membera of the bar. And there will be
others, when the aenatorlal elections are
ended.
Kllsha Leavenworth, defeated by the
Waterbury, Conn., city farmers In hla
purpoae to perpetuate the memory of Ben
jamin Franklin by the erection of a monu
ment to Flanklln's memory on the
public square, left tls.OnO In his will for this
purpoae.
To eave time and facilitate business, the
Mlaait-alppl supreme court has stopped
reading Judicial opinions. What happens
now Is that when the court la ready to an
nounce declalona a bare announcement Is
made as to which aide wlna. The court's j and that there Is no logic In even the con
reasons are to be printed, however, for the '. temptation of a change. furthermore
benefit of tbe bar I there won't be any.
Washington Life
Soma Interesting Phaaaa
and Coadttlons Okaarrad
at tha Katlon'a Capl-.aL
A vlgnriiun protect, eiire to grow In vol
uma as the country In luard from, meet
the project of the i-ommlnsbmci of the
1'ietrict of Columbia, to establish a re-
formntory for criminals at Kelvolr. on the j
I'otomac, a Miort distance from Mount
Veinor. In a circular, calling attention J
to the threatened profunHtion of a locality j
rich In the tenderest of patriotic memories.
the Mount Vernon Ladles' association says: j
The association, representing as It does'
every section of the union, can best voice
the Indignant protests of their millions of j
constituents against such flagrant desecra
tion as that proposed.
This thev do with emphasis by appealing
to the senate and bouse of representatives
to stop this protect befove It Is loo late.
They fully understand that the price and
accessibility of Helvolr make the conunls-
uliinovi i.f tl.a lllatrlct f iimhltt nflrticU-
Hrly dpi)lre to BO()lllre ,', property for
the punxise named, but It Is no excuse for
their litter disregard of not only our oh
Jection founded on sentiment, but also
of the fact that the entire neighborhood
of Melvoir will be menaced by the presence
of a horde of criminals, the escape; of
whom is a possibility always calculated to
fill us with uneasiness.
That prisoners from the work house at
Oecoquan (whera the commissioners are
supposed to safely Incarcerate them) have
broken their bounds shows what might
occur at Belvolr-
Because, therefore, of these two very
serious objections, our association reiter
ates its protest against this so-called re
formatory being established at Pelvolr, and
hopes that congress, by proper legisla
tion If needed, will compel the District
of Columbia commissioners to locate their
reformatory elsewhere.
William K. Tuttle, Jr., a democrat of
Westerfleld, who Is to succeed Congress
man Charles N. Fowler In tha next con
gress, was In Washington the other day,
when a friend who was piloting him around
espied fncle Joe Cannon and steered Tut
tle Into the presence of the speaker.
"Mr. Speaker, I want to Introduce you
to Mr. Tuttle, one of the congressmen-elect
from Jersey," said the guide.
"Howdy do; very glad to meet you," said
I'ncle Joe brusquely and started to paaa on.
"But come back a moment, I'ncle Joe,
I want to explain." insisted Mr. Tuttle's
friend. "Why, don't you know that Mr.
Tuttle Is to take Charley Fowler's place?"
Grabbing Tuttle by both hands In a
viselike grip, t'nele Joe exelalned:
"Glory be to the angels! I'm d glad
to meet you. I'm willing to shake hands
fifty times a day with the fellow who
Is to take Fowler's place, even If he be
a democrat."
The officials of the government who pur
sue law breaking trusts say that the
greatest curative agency Is publicity. As
soon as the word Is sent broadcast that a
certain trust is violating the statutes, 11
mends Its ways and scatters off to safety.
Commissioner of Corporations Smith haa
had some funny experience with quick
reforms following publicity.
"We reported on a system of railway
rebates several years ago," he said.
"That system covered a large part of the
country and Inside of three months after
our report the railroad had canceled all
the rebates or discriminatory rates that
had been criticised aa illegal In that re
port. . But the publicity did the business,
because the whole rebate system In oil.
Inside of three months was stopped.
"We made a report on the cotton ex
change, and Inside of a year the New
Orleans cotton exchange changed Its sys
tem and practically adopted the reforms
which ' we recommended and has been
working under them with great satisfac
tion since then. We also published a re
port on the tobacco combinations from
small tobacco manufacturers that they
feel aa though they have 'gotten out of
prison,' aa they say. Some ot them de
clare If It had not been for the exposure
of oppressive methods, due to that pub
licity, they could not have continued in
business.
"The Independent oil men have said the
same things. We make reports that cover
from 300 to 600 or 604 printed pages, but
the summary of each report when It Is
given out must in every caae go Into two
or two and a half columns of a newspaper
and be put In such shape that the paper
will print It. We recognise the fact that
there la Juat one real meana of publicity,
and that is tha newspapers, and we adapt
our summaries for that purpose."
John liwight, republican whip of the
house, was on hla way from a wobbly
district in New York of which he was a
resident to Washington for the opening of
congrues. In the smoking compartment
In the train he met a group of Washington
correspondents. After mournfully relating
the slaughter among the regulars at the
recent election the correspondents turned
their attention to the success of the In
surgents. "You newspaper men," said Mr. Uwight,
"am doing a terrible Injustice to one In
surgent in the house. 1 refer to Mllea
Polndexter who haa Just been elected
Lulled States aenator In Washington on an
Insurgent platform.
"Polndexter has been accused of being an
extreme radical; 1 have even heard It
charged that he waa a Tennessee democrat
before he went to Waahlngton and dia
cevered that Tennessee democracy was
nothing more than northwestern republican
Insurgency. A democrat has no chance
out In the country which Polndexter
adopted, so he became an Insurgent re
publican and only changed the name of
the party, retaining his principles.
"To get back to the Injustice you fellows
do Polndexter. He haa been accused of
voting against the republican regulara on
all occasions. I protest agalnat such a
statement. It Is not true. He haa voted
with the republicans. I know because 1
heard him and the record will bear me out
when I say that he voted with us Juat
once. He voted on that one occasion to
adjourn."
Senator Jeff Lavis of Arkansas Is a
great man to appreciate a favor, no mat
ter how trifling. One morning soma
months ago he happened to think of an
Important letter he'd neglected to write.
He rushed out ot the senate chamber Into
the first committee room he cajrw to and
appealed to the man at the nearest type
writer to help htm out. When the letter
was finished the senator wanted to pay
for the stenographic work, but the sten
ographer, who was also one of the secre
taries to another senator, declined to take
anything. Kvery time the aenator has met
the man aince he has spoken of the favor
with as much sense of gratitude aa If the
atenographer had lent him money to set
hlinselt up In business.
Ultlnar Trath aa Alrlass-
Baltimore American,
if tha truth were told sensible demo
crats would concede that In every way
President Taft la an acceptable executive
The Bee's Letter Box
Contributions on Timaly Snbiacta
Wot Eareedlnr Two Hundred Worda
Ara Zayltad from Oar Keadera.
fnrttfy (he Panama ( anal.
OMAHA. Jan. 17. -To the Kdltor of The
Kee: In the discussion as to fortifying the
Panama canal. I have been Impressed with
the argument that It Is not a business
proposition to invest so many millions ot
dollars In any enterprise possible of at
tack from the outside without taking ad
vantage of every means of defense and
protection. Our nonreslstance friends tell
us that the unfortified canal would be far
less liable to danger for the reason that
The Hague tribunal forbids attack iiwn
unfortified property. That Is well enough
as a theory, but when nations are In the
war mood, even The Hague tribunal Is no
sure guarantor of peace. We know this
that treaties between nations have not In
variably prevented war. What ia The
Hague tribunal after all, but a 'gentle
men's agreement?" It would be ideal If all
we needed to prevent war waa the pledge
of nations, but. nevertheless, what nation
litis as yet destroyed Its munitions of war
because of The Hague tribunal? Hack of
this tribunal of International arbitration
we find the power to enforce It. What Is
thHt power? The military arms ot the
nations.
It strikes me that fortification of the
Panama canal by the I'nited States, not
only Is deRliable, but Is Indispensable and
was go ordained In the final treaty nego
tiated between the fnlted States and Kng
land by Secretary Hay and lxrd Taunce
fote. Make It neutral. That Is all right.
Hut neutralization la no argument against,
but rather an argument In favor of forti
fication. LKSTKU Q. MACSWEKNKY.
Heautlea ot told fttoraa.
RN ItOPTK, Jan. 17. To the Kdltor of
The Bee: T call attention to your editorial
this morning entitled "Cleaning Out Cold
Storage Plants." In which you speak of the
'avalanche of food articles, some of which
have been In keeping five years."
X am much surprised that a publication
of standing should promulgate a statement
misleading to the layman, Ip cold storage
matters, when accurate Information is so
easily obtained. The publication of such
statements tends to discredit cold storage
food articles In the minds of the consumer,
and thus deprive the producer of the great
benefit accorded to him from the facility
afforded of holding a portion of his pro
ducts through the season of extreme low
prices. The cold storage houses are also
of the greatest benefit to the consumer be
cause they enable him to obtain food ar
ticles during the season of over production
at reasonable prices.
There have been many experiments made
In the holding of food products for a num
ber of years, but no sane man would ever
consider holding any quantity of such ar
ticles for five years or anything like It. If
he carried such things over one year he
would be swamped by the season's produce
and any man who makes a study of eco
nomic conditions will realize this Is true.
The American Association of Refrigera
tion, 315 Dearborn street. Chicago, will be
glad at any time to furnish the facts and
you will benefit your readers by publishing
them- A. N. PIUSBRY.
Where la the Poliremaaf
OMAHA, Jan. 18. To the Editor of The
Bee: While we talk about "The City Beauti
ful" we In Omaha are tolerating things that
no live, up-to-date village would Stand for.
Here are our telegraph poles, fences and
vacant buildings plastered over with ad
vertising posters that must disgust every
stranger who sees them.,
I thought there was a law against this.
Where are the police? Why don't they tear
down these hand bljls and arrest a few of
the culprits. KICKER,
A GREAT IOWA IDE.
Efflracr of the Road Roller Spars
Artloa Elsewhere,
Washington Post.
The state of Iowa claims to have dis
covered the solution of the "good roada
problem." Soma philanthropist out there,
who is also a genius, conceived the plsn
of making a good country road by the
"dragging" process. A large tree Is felled
and a log taken from the butt, severed In
twain by wedge or saw, and on the flat
side of tne two beams are nailed cross
pieces diagonally, and when thus fash
ioned the two timbers are Joined together
In the shape of a flatiron. To thia harrow
Is hitched horses or mules, and the road
Is "dragged" when It Is wet from rain.
All Iowa Is praising the great success
Lai uQTfo'Ll&b
"" wuo use juomer s rnena are savea mucn or tne discomfort and suffering
ae common with expectant mothers. It Is a penetrating oil that thoroughly lubri
cates every muscle, nerve and tendon Involved at auch times, and thui promotee
physical comfort. It aids nature by expanding the kla and tissues and per-
?Aet1v sma,u Via al.
coming of baby. Mother 'a Friend
assures a quick and natural recovery
for every woman who uses it. It Is
for sale at drug stores. Write for
free book for expectant mothers.
EEATjriIXD BE0ULAT0B CO.,
Atlanta, da.
VT
struments out of OmaJia. Yes, has repre
sented several of the piano manufacturer since 1874. . CAN VOL'
IlEAT IT?
Think of handling the Kimball Piano and the Uallet-Davts Piano
for nearly four decades, and the Plauos still in use. Kvery year for
all this time we have a sale a Piano sale. Pianos tl.at have regularly
brought 9323 to $JOO are selling now for to $'J:i5 for rii or
time payments. Pianos formerly )350 to $450 selling from to
$275, on easy payments. $1,000 Grand Pianos down to $475. rand
new Upright Planoa for $139.
$1 a Wook Duys Thorn
Vsed upright pianos $.V, 975, $lOO and up.
PIANOS RENT FOR $3
GUY EARLY
A. Hospe
f of t ho road lli-t contrnct b till pror- I
I psi from ' 1 1 i to river- li nt I, fiom I
. ouncil llhiff" on tlir Miisoiirt, to I'Dvrn- J
vtt tin tl-e Mississippi Tli work w ti
ilon' In A slntlc . hen lv t-oin ei t of
action. lO.nftti farmer null their Ira
Hurt liHoiln. appeared on the 1 1 1 k ' n v sliniil
tanrnuly with their drags .n ailnili at1s
toifl lx the usufruct, though It I lecou
n I f il that for h year or mote, after oil
rain s hen the Rinnml I not froien. the
"drag" must be tuouKlit In 1 01 niini t ln.
Tin1 Inhor In trivial, the resulting benefits
Incalculable.
Tennessee, not to be outdone lv Iowa,
proposes it road constt nctcd ly like prow
from Hrixtol to Memphis, a nnirlt greater
instance, unit should the srhrmf prove as
successful at the south a It linn at the
west then the mutter of good roads i
likely to give coinpnratlvclv miihII trouble
In the future, for every community with a
particle of public spirit run hitve them, and
at relatively Insignificant cost.
POINTS ON PASSING EVENTS.
New York World: The litigation over
Mrs Kddy's will may be explained on tha
ground that being a human will It s
subject to "error."
St. I.ouls Olobe.l "emocrHl : If a cold stor
age fowl kept for j,ers has developed
whiskers the Judicious consumer will leave
It alone, even at a bankrupt sale.
Chicago Tribune: Atlee I'omerene. how
ever, hns nothing on the man who was
tired of being known as John Smith aa
had his name changed to (lagadlg tllgadab.
Washington Herald: A newly coined,
word Is "husbundette." dei-lgned "to fill a
long-felt want." It Is used, we believe, to
designate those chups who button their
wife's gowns up the bnck.
Cleveland Plain Oealer: Man chased by
a woman threw himself out ot fifth story
window. Now If he could only have held
out till lie got to the floor above-bur that,
as Kipling says, is another story.
Huston Herald: It us hope that Mr.
Carnegie will not brush tile innocent bloom
off the hero of thirteen who. when hugKcd
by a woman for saving a glii from drown
ing, merely said: "Pshaw , what else could
a feller do'.'"
SUNNY GEMS.
The Oerman music teacher was endeavor
Ing to lie polite yet truthful.
"Of course," he said, "your daughter
doesn't yet read notes very good and tli
strikes der wrong keys occasionally. Hut '
he added with enthusiasm, "she piaya der
rests fine." Washington Ktar.
"What is to be done about the price of
these Bkates?"
"Put them on a sliding scale " Raltl
more American.
"Are you atill looking for an honest
man?"
"Yes," replied tiiogenes.
"And when you have found him will vou
persuade him to run for office?"
"Yes. I'll stop asking questions and hus
tle for a campaign fund." Indianapolis
JSew s.
Police Justice You slugged him been use
he called you a blltlierlu-; Idiot, did you .'
Prisoner Yes, y'r honor: I didn't know
Jlst what he meant by 'blltherln',' and I
wasn t goln' to take no chances." Chicago
Tribune.
"Mrs. Kllgglns says his youngest Is the
image of his father," remarked Miss Cay
enne. "What did you say?"
"Nothing. I didn't know whether t
congratulate Mr. Mligglns or sympathize
with the baby." Washington Star.
Baldwin regarded him suspiciously.
"Rambo," he said, "In spite of your New
Year's resolutions you've been drinking
again."
"I haven't, either," Indignantly protested
Rambo. "Listen."
Then he repeated rapidly and without a
mistake, "Round and round the ragged rug
the ruddy mstio romped." Chicago
Tribune.
THE SOLDIER OF FORTUNE.
Arthur Chapman in Denver Republican.
We didn't think so much of Jim
When he lived In our town;
Jest sorter Wort hlesa that was him
Was alius loafin' roun ;
"Too strong to work." was what he sald
"Toll don't agree with me":
But hn Is famous now, we've read,
in tsoutn Amerlky.
Soldier of fortune 'a what he 'a railed.
His picter now appears
In magazines: in glttln' hnld
Is all he shows his years;
"Soldier of ftiitune " well, 1 guef-s,
That covers up a heap
Of Jim's all-fired laziness
And wltewashes our black sheep.
Some day I s'poae he 'II come back home,
And there'll be banquets then.
And there'll be talk of men who roam.
And praise with tongue and pen:
"Soldier of fortune" past all doubt,
I'm crabbed, old and queer.
But I can't help but think about
The soldlerln' Jim done here!
For the mother in the home to he
strong and well, able to devote her
time and strength to the rearing of
children, la one of life'! greatest
blessings. Often the hearing of
children Injures the mother's health,
If she has not prepared her system
utui;v mi iuo important erenw
37th Annual
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sonally sold over twenty-eight thousand In
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