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abserlbera leaTlag Ike city tesa
porarlly shoal have Tfce Be
saallesl to (hem. Ad areas will he
Tbe mob Is still cheering Madero.
Poor Madero.
What Madero needs Is Hank O'Day
to umpire his game for him.
James J. Jeffries is said to be in
favor of universal disarmament.
The Egg trust better not cackle too
Moud or Uncle Sam will break it.
Now let the supreme court squirt
out that Tobacco trust decision.
Some clever comic opera writer will
set that Mexican revolt to tune and
cash it in.
The weather will soon be warm
enough to thaw out even the man
with a grouch.
Says little Japan: "That arbltra
treaty game looks good to me. Guess
I'll try to sit in."
No, Mohonk is not the progenitor
of all the honks now heard on the by
ways and speedways.
At any rate, Lawyer Wells is getting
a lot of free advertising out of It,
which Is probably what be Is after.
Otto, the InsAne' king of Bavaria, Is
said to have forgotten that be is a
king. Then he must be on the road
to recover his sanity.
It would be a tragic end of a thrill
ing career If the end of his official life
should also mark the end of President
Dial's mortal career. '.
It must make politicians like Wil
liam J. Dryan turn green with envy
to see how smoothly novices like
Woodrow Wilson get along.
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Now that our old friend, "Charley"
Towne, has elucidated the Standard
Oil decision, of .course, there is no use
Wasting any more time on it.
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The son of a Standard OH magnate
Is sued for divorce because be takes
"thirty or. forty drinks a day." An
other dissolution decree coming up.
It Is up to the Nebraska food com
missioner to explain why he has de
ferred his bad-egg crusade to the very
nd of the fast closing theatrical
teason.
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In the same issue of the paper we
Dnd Mr. Dryan and Edward IUnes
railing against the newspapers. Hope
this is the only thing they have in
Common.
June 8 is the day set for the real
istic lld-liftlng act in Lincoln. We
trust our good neighbors will demean
themselves In moderation, and not get
too hilarious about It.
The sun became bo hot in San Fran
tlsco the other day as to expand the
itreet car rails and stop the cars. If
that had only happened before New
Orleans lost out for that exposition!
Even ft his salary as governor Is
flocked for time out, Woodrow Wilson
Might to be able to persuade himself
that he has recejved a full value con
ltderatlon In what he has learned of
the slxe of the country.
The Indian supply depot beJng
reasonably safe for Omaha for another
fear or two, our senator and congress
man may devote themselves exclu
sively to performing the rescue act
for our army headquarters.
Attorney General-For-a-Llttle-Whlle
llullen's reference to that saffron-hued
Mdnapiug rase Just when everyone
toncerned thought they had succeeded
tn living It down and forgetting It Is
tnfortunate, to say the least.
The democratic members of the Ne
braska delegation tn congress have a
tomplete defense in opposing free wool
without excusing themselves on the
(round of "policy." Is not the Den
rer platform, silent about free wool,
(till binding on them for what It
Vmt, even If It Is no longer binding
, Mr. Bryan?
King Caucus in the Saddle.
Down at Washington "King Cau
cus" is in' tbe saddle more securely
with the democratic majority in the
houie and the democratic minority in
the senate than ever before. The iron
hand of the caucus is heavier on tbe
shoulder of the democratic congress
man at the present time than it was
ever on a republican congressman in
the palmiest days of czar rule.
In the organisation of the house a
score of republicans refused to vote
for the caucus nominee for speaker,
but not a single democrat failed to
record himself for the nominee of the
democratic caucus. The same is true
with reference to the legislative pro
gram that is being followed. It em
braces only such subjects as are agreed
upon In caucus, and no member, dem
ocrat or republican, can get any at
tention whatever for any bill without
the caucus stamp. To make sure that
there will be no deviation from the
plans and specifications laid down by
"King Caucus," calendar day, re
garded as one of the principal fruits
of tbe revolt against Cannonlsm in the
last congress, when any member Is
supposed to be free to call up any bill,
has been practically abolished by ad
journment each week over that day In
order to prevent the privilege from
being exercised.
"King Caucus" is apparently doing
an almost equally thriving business
on the democratic side in the senate.
Democratic solidarity has been thus
brought about on the question of re
opening the Lorimer case, on the di
rect election of senators, on the choice
of the president of the senate, and on
other questions, showing the complete
subversion of individual freedom of
action.
While, then, the democrats have
been encouraging Insurgency and di
vision among the republicans, they
have been scrupulously maintaining
discipline and obedience within their
own ranks. It remains to.be seen,
however, whether "King Caucus"
can make himself more popular as a
democrat than he has been under
other party labels.
A Technicality.
The Water board's $8,250,000 water
bond proposition does not say any
thing about the authority voted in
1900 to issue $3,000,000 of water
bonds and the authority voted In 1909
to iasue $6,500,000 of water bonds.
The presumption, is that these other
bonds, authorized but not issued, are
to be annulled by voting the present
bond preposition, but It is not so stip
ulated. Of course, the assurance of
the Water board that they will not
resurrect the old bonds should set all
fears at rest, but then water boards
sometimes change, and even Water
board members sometimes change
their minds. Tbe voting of the
$8,260,000 bond issue ought definitely
to rescind the authority to issue the
$3,000,000 water bonds voted In 1900
and the $6,500,000 water bonds voted
in 1909.
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Fire Waste and Its Remedy.
This country must do something
more than It has done to prevent un
necessary waste and loss in fires. The
nation has the problem of the forest
fires on its hands and the cities have
the less difficult task of diminishing
the loss from building fires. Neglect
and inadequate provision cut a big
figure in both cases, but in the case of
the city neglect is probably the vital
element. An immense amount of the
waste and loss through fires in cities
is due directly to the inflammable
character of structures erected. This
the city could prevent by enacting
laws or ordinances calling for fire
proof material In every structure
erected within the business districts
and enforcing the laws. And not un
til they do this are they going to solve
this distressing problem. ,
Of course, that alone will not com
pletely do away with fires. No one
supposes that it will, but It will be a
long step in that direction and make
the others easier to take. For cities
to permit fl ret rap buildings to go up
In congested centers of business is
little less than criminal In itself.
Secretary of the Interior Fisher has
Just called attention to this fault on
the part of municipalities In a speech
before the National Fire Protective
association. He has done a good
service, though no more than others
have .been doing for a long time. Fires
are not going to stop themselves. The
remedy lies within reach, partially at
least, ot every municipality, and the
municipality that falls to apply it
must expect to pay the penalty. Our
American cities are far behind those
of Europe, particularly Germany, in
dealing with this problem.
Anto Colon and Speed.
A New York court has decided that
the colof of an automobile, as well as
the speed, may be taken into account
In determining the owner's responsi
bility for the harm his machine may
do. Tbe issue came out of a smash
up by an automobile of a farmer's
vehicle drawn by a horse. The auto,
which was painted a brilliant red, was
moving along the road the farmer was
traveling and the latter's horse be
came frightened and ran away. The
court held the autoist for the loss and
maintained tbat It was the color of
his auto as much aa its excessive rate
of speed that caused the mischief.
Thia verdict doubtless will a-lact
wide notice and may have some Influ
ence on autoists in other parts tH the
country. It accords with common
sense to say that brilliantly tainted
autoa whizzing along rural highways
at great speed are likely to frighten
horses, for their color as much, if not
more, than for their speed. Tet on
the other hand, may not the bright
colors have a compensating effect aa
a danger signal? Most any careful
autoist will tell you that what he
mostly fears In running his machine is
the other fellow. He knows what he
Is going to do, but he can not tell what
anyone else may do. Therefore many
a collision or wreck. Now, why would
not tbe Red Devil or the Blue Heron
or the auto of Chinese yellow or other
conspicuous hue, serve as notice to
stop, look and listen T The dasillng
lamps serve tbat purpose at nights,
but In the day time the color of the
auto might act as a warning tnd fail
ure to take heed mitigate the award
of damages.
No More Unit Rule.
One effect of Nebraska's new law for
election of national convention dele
gates by direct vote that has escaped
attention is its nullification of the unit
rule, that time-honored feature of the
organic law of the democratic party.
Under the unit rule It is the privi
lege of the democrats in any state to
decree through their state convention
that the vote of the delegation in na
tional convention shall be cast as a
unit, and as a majority of the dele
gates decide. The democratic delega
tions from Nebraska have almost in
variably been under unit rule instruc
tions and have been voted solid on all
questions, whether pertaining to or
ganization, to the Beating of contested
delegations, to the platform or to the
nominees. With the delegates elected
by direct vote, each responsible only
to his own constituency and under no
Instructions whatever except the pref
erential vote on president and vice
president, there will be no way of in
voking or enforcing the unit rule, and
the vote of the delegation will go solid
or split according to the Individual
poll, and not as the majority dictates.
We do not wish to be understood as
Intimating that this will not be a good
thing, because it will merely be mak
ing the democratic procedure conform
to that of the republican national con
vention, which has never recognized
the unit rule. The Justification of the
unit rule by the democrats has been
that it is a necessary complement of
the requirement of two-thirds to nomi
nate. If it becomes the general prac
tice the direct election of national con
vention delegates will certainly put an
end to the unit rule, and may carry
down the two-thirds vote to nominate
along with it.
Widening the Arbitration Movement.
Japan's reported desire to Join the
United States, Great Britain and
France In the arbitration treaty di
rects publlo attention at once to the
alliance existing between England
and this oriental kingdom with a most
reassuring and comforting suggestion.
If Japan makes a formal application
to unite under the terms of this agree
ment it must tend to discount all the
foolish gossip spent at the expense of
the United States with reference to
the British-Japanese alliance. It was
never to have been supposed that any
alien people could come between the
two great English-speaking nations
in any sphere of action for their mu
tual advantage.
Recent events Indicate real and un
expectedly rapid progress In this
movement of international peace
through arbitration. It seems that
what was wanted was for some nation
to take the lead as boldly as the
United States has done. And if these
powers join with us in this agreement,
what Is to prevent broadening the
treaty in general? Since the United
StateB has caused the modification to
be made In the draft which removes
from the list of arbitrable issues,
questions Involving national honor
and Integrity, the benefits may be ex
pected to appeal more strongly to
many countries that would otherwise
hesitate to entertain a suggestion of
arbitration and once set In motion
the arbitration machinery would work
out Its own destiny.'
County Commissioner Lynch Is on
the right track in his efforts to hold
the proposed court house bond Issue
down to proper limits. The original
estimate of $250,000 was plainly pad
ded, and the water should be squeezed
out of it. The plea that the new
court house should be equipped in a
manner that befits a million-dollar
structure is good as far as it goes, but
must stop short of putting money Into
things that are not needed at all.
The work of the weather bureau is of
uch a technical character, and the people
know so little about It, that it is unsafe
for the uninformed to reach any conclusion
whatever as to the merits of the row.
Lincoln Star. )
Against this we protest and dissent.
This suggestion Is wholly at variance
with all Ideas of democracy which
qualify all of us to form valuable and
veritable conclusions on everything,
whether we know anything about it or
not.
A public mass meeting to let our
social prescription' writers show how
widely they disagree In diagnosing the
eruption of hold-ups is probably the
best way to enable them to let off sur
plus steam. In the meantime Omaha
will expect Its police force to do its
duty to the best of Its ability, notwith
standing Bmallness of numbers.
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Rev. F. W. Gunsaulus of Chicago
advises young people never to marry
unless they can marry their Ideals.
Good advice, which, If followed, would
helft mightily to diminish tbe number
of divorces. But it won't be followed
Our late attorney general-for-a
llttle-whtle has Just filed his brief in
the ouster cas he brongbt 'against
Chief of Police Donahue eight months '
ago. It is a safe guess that he will J
not be so slow In putting In his bill. '
raahlna- av Oool Tklas;.
New Tork World. I
Fifty, more postal saving's banks, with '
further Installments of a hundred a week
to come. Indicate the near approach of the
time when their usefulness can be Indeed
more definitely than the small beginnings
made possible.
"A Fool There Was."
Chicago Kecord-Herald.
A New York bachelor killed himself after
he had lost 12.000,000 speculating In Wall
street. A man who has $2,000,000 and tries
to get more by speculating In Wall street
doesn't leave the world much poorer when
he takes himself out of It.
Going ame.
Minneapolis Journal.
Seven hundred and eighty thousand auto
mobiles are registered In the different
states. At an average value of $1,000. they
represent more wealth than the national
debt. Wrio will be first man to sell his
auto to pay the national debt?
Will Cnha Qalt the Gamer
Boston Transcript.
In Cuba a movement to put an end to the
national lottery In under way. It Is pro
posed that congress shall give It three of
four years In which to wind up Its affairs
and go out of existence, but It remains to
be seen whether the Cuban lawmakers will
realise that the lottery, despite the revenue
It brings In, Is not a paying Investment for
the republic The advocates of abolition
are confident that, given time, congress will
banish the lottery, dear as It Is to the pop
ular desire to try a chance at the turn ef
the wheel.
Senatorial Evasions.
Springfield Republican.
Senator Knute Nelson of Minnesota as a
tariff reformer of long standing Is cutting
a grievous figure In his attacks on the
reciprocity bill. Ha now says that the
president Is evading the constitution and
trifling with the senate when he tries to
have the bill accepted without amendment.
Just where the evasion and trifling come
In Is not clear. The senate can amend the
bill If It wants to, can It not? And It can
defeat the bill If wants to, and those sen
ators who are trying to amend are trying
to kill It. Let us make no mistake about
that
Sandbag; Methods of Trade.
Philadelphia Record.
The courts have almost uniformly held
the boycott to be unlawful. The method
used by the Bathtub trust and the Eastern
States Lumber Trade association, and many
other associations, some Incorporated and
some not. are entirely analogous to the boy
cott. They have been repeatedly condemned
by the courts and a more specific definition
of these methods of coercing trade may be
looked for as the result of proceedings
instituted by the United States against the
Lumber Trade association. Sandbag meth
ods of forcing trade, whether, used by -capital
or labor, have been and will continue
to be condemned. All parties would show
wisdom and good citizenship by obeying
the laws.
OLD STAND Ann OIL CHOWD.
Moat of the Master Builders Have
Passed Away.
New Tork Journal of Commerce.
One by one the stalwarts of 26 Broad
way are receiving their final summons, and
the younger generation have not yet dem.
onstrated their ability to successfully fill
the gaps. Seven 'prominent Standard Oil
men have died within the last few years,
so that today , onlyr a few of those who
were associated, with John D. Rockefeller
In the early stages of his career remain at
the helm. Daniel O'Day i was among the
first to go; the public did not properly ap
preciate the part he played In directing the
great enginery of the Oil trust. H. H.
Rogers, often described as "the brains of
Standard Oil," died under lamentable cir
cumstances; In financial circles It was well
known that thia rugged flnanoier lost heart
over the events of 1907. W. P. Howe, W.
H. Tllford, F. Q. Barstow and Philip
Kupect have all passed away, while this
week James Smith, head of the manufac
turing committee of the Standard Oil com
pany, died suddenly at the age of 63. How
far overwork has been responsible for the
mortality among Standard Oil officials can
not be gauged, but those best acquainted
with the facts believe that the strain in
volved has been a factor In cutting short
the Uvea of more than one of those here
enumerated.
People Talked About
5 e MA TOM.
TIMOTHY D
SULLIVAN
Senator Timothy D. Sullivan, the un
crowned emperor of New York's Kast
Side, and known from the Bowery to Tlm-
buctoo as "Big Tim." Tim, Old Scout,
here's looking at you!
Qeorge B. Cox is going to move from Cin
cinnati to New York City, althouKh Tam
many la not suffering for an instructor tn
political economy.
Missouri bakers gathered In St. Louis
boldly assort the "bread that mother
baked" was a sinker compared with the
product of a modern bakery. A man who
blows the personal horn while mother's
rolling pin Is at a safe distance personifies
the courage of the Showmes.
Addressing a gathering tn Buffalo re
cently. Dr. J. If. McCormack of Kentucky
declared that a health department at
Washington ''Is as much of a necessity
aa Is our supreme court." Evidently there
are some people In Washington who are
not working solely for their health.
George J. Lonstorf, a multimillionaire
Iron min owner, was married unexpect
edly last Saturday In Chicago to Miss
Margaret McCarry, who, until recently,
was a saleswoman In the book department
of a Milwaukee department store. They
started at once around the world on their
honeymoon trip.
The readiness of a Minnesota resort to
furnish a site for a "Hummer White
House" for the president and his family,
congress to furnish the building, brings
out a flock of rival propositions. Each
stands ready to furnish site and building,
capaolous grounds and other ecsentlaia to
comfort. Meanmhlle Beverly looks wise
and happy, confident that providing a
presidential lawn mower and a man to
puab It constitutes a citing
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Washington Lif o
Bnme Interesting Phases
and Conditions Observed
a the atloa's Capital.
When Mayor Pierce Charles L'Rnfant j
mapped out the national capital on the I
dream scale of a "city beautiful," ho
made no attempt to match the weather
to his design. In thoie wayback times
the pioneers realised their limitations and
wisely dodged the Impossible. Their suc
cessors in later times are convinced that
It is an easier task to regulate the rest
of the world than to regulate Washington
weather. A coy, whimsical coquette,
seemingly Its greatest stunts Is to fool
the weather bureau and turn Its prophecies
Into a Joke. For ten days past solar radi
ation pushed the mercury over the 90's,
causing the residents to sweat about it, and
and say things. While the multitude were
sweltering in shady places and sobbing1
for cool drinks, the official vendor of pure
food labels, tr. Wiley, let loose a scream
of Joyous comfort. "Why, it Is easy to
keep cool," he axclaimed. "Don't think
about heat, but go on with your affairs
with your mind on something else." The
crowd scoffed and watched the mercury
climbing the bulb. A few wise ones In
congress, comprising the committee on
District of Columbia, concluded to try
the doctor's prescription. With due
solemnity and soma doubt the members
settled down on the windy side of electric
fans and soberly discussed the draft of
a bill for removing snow and Ice from the
sidewalks.
The attire of the statesman takes on the
warm tones of the weather. Vests are dis
appearing Xrom the capltol by the score.
Low collars are taking the places of hlRh
collars, and a good many members ore
going around In soft shirts that do not re
quire the addition of any collar at all. In
tho senate the pages have been given the
word to peel off their coats. They now
appear for duty attired in white shirt
waists and blue knickerbockers. The sena
tors themselves retain their conts, but a
good many of them are of very gauiy ma
terial and lots of the vests and boiled
shirts are missing.
In the house there Is an even greater
recognition of the fact that the hot days
have arrived. The first white suit was
sprung yeBterday by Representative Shirley
or Kentucky. Mr. Shirley was all in white
from collar to shoes. Some of the other
members who have been waiting for the
ice to be broken are expected to trot out
their tropical costumes Immediately.
Unole Joe Cannon has a white suit, but
has not yet worn It in the house. Thomas
Wlllrette Sims of Tennessee has been wear
ing a black alpaca coat for the last ten
days. A lot of other congressmen are now
in the same garb. Aged Genera Sherwood
of Ohio presents a cool exterior clothed
In a light brown linen roat, with dark
trousers. Some of the members who go In
for comfort, rather than style do not take
the trouble to wear belts when they throw
away their waistcoats. They stick to sus
penders. Speaking about spasms of economy In
congress the Army and . Navy Register
prints this Bhlnlng example: "An example
of the way things are run in the senate
is afforded by the resolution Introduced on
May 9 by Senator Curtis, authorizing the
senate committee on coast defense, of
which he Is the chairman, to employ a
stenographer to be paid from the contingent
fund of the senate at the rate of $1,200 per
annum, the employment to continue dur
ing the Sixty-second congress. That com
mittee Is already provided with a $2,220
clerk and an assistant clerk who receives
$1,440. This Is a pretty good provision In the
way of clerk hire and to it Is now. to be
added the $1,200 stenographer. This com
mittee has never held a meeting, so tar
as is known. No legislation Is referred to
It. Mr. Curtis resolution has been solemnly
submitted to the committee with the chance
thtit the senator, as Its chairman, will feel
justified in reporting It favorably to the
senate.
"I was riding down Pennsylvania avenue
in a car with Justice Harlan of the United
States supreme court," remarks Charles
Francis Bedloe of Missouri In the Wash
ington Post, "and after admiring the fine
old man, whose face reminds one of the
old statesmen whose portraits we see In
the capltol, I could not help noticing the
fine scarab that he wears as a scarfpin. I
have looked over the senators and other
members ot the supreme court and have
not noticed that any .other one of them
wears a scarab pin. They may have them
at home, but Justice Harlan wears one
that would attract an expert. The genuine
ones are becoming rare and that is why
the Harlan scarfpin would be noticed. You
know a scarab Is an Imitation beetle made
of clay or carved colored stone. The an
cient Egyptians seized upon a peculiar
beetle and referred to Its symbczlng the
problems of life and death, or, rather, the
perpetuity of life.
"The Egyptian beetle would lay Its eggs
In the mud of the Nile, roll them In a
ball and push them out of danger from
the water. Then the old beetles would die
and the eggs would hatch after their death.
This very simple proposition was of inter
est to the Egyptians, who used the scarab
beetle as a symbol and burled Images of
the beetle with all the mummies. The social
rank or standing of the Egyptians long
dead has been determined in part by the
style of scarabs that were found around
their necks or In their clothing, gome
very handsome scarabs have been taken
from the tombs of former Pharaohs who
died thousands of years ago, and an ex
pert at Cairo can tell you almost the
exact age of every scarab that comes to
him for Inspection. In recent years the
experts are kept busy protecting rich Amer
icana who want a genuine scarab and are
not particular about the price if they are
given assurance that It was taken from an
ancient tunib and U aa old as represented.
To tell the truth, the genuine ones are
scarce enough, so great has been the de
mand for them, but the museums have
great collections that will never be broken
up for the sake of scartolns."
FROGllHsslVK CUKFUH AT I ON TAX
Srhetn t'sdrr Consideration by Dem
ocrats In rungrfH.
Springfield Republican.
Anti-democratlo gossip from Washington
represents that party In congress aa con
sidering the matter of graduating the fed
eral tax on corporation pet incomes so as
to make it bear heavily on the big corpor
ations and operate to break them up. This
would be about as foolish a policy as any
political party could adopt. It would plae
the party In opposition to the whole eco
nomlo policy of the time the employment
of capital In large masses where It may
often find Its greatest efficiency. And It
would have practically no effect toward
the Jflster distribution of the tax burden
which is the great merit of an Individual
Income tax. The taxes loaded upon the
corporations either fall upon the people
In the last analysis, or they fall upon small
stockholders as well as upon rich stock
holders without more regard to ability
to bear the burden than la observed by
any proportional tax. It If pretty nearly
time we In this country were getting over
the notion that In hitting corporations we
are only hitting wealth or making It bear
a fairer snare of the tu burden.
The Bee's Letter Box
Contributions en Timely Subjects
Hot Exceeding Two Bin nd red Words
Are Invited, from Owe Keaders.
Heatable Homes for Vaa-e Workers.
CM' NCI L HIA'FFH, la.. May 23.-To the
Editor of The Bee: In all of our boosting
for Omaha it would seem aa though the
worklngman had been forgotten. There
are a great many of us that are forced to
go across the river Into Council Bluffs In
order to find homes for our families to live
In. I believe that this is a vital question
to Omaha and should be called to the at
tention of Omaha people. There are a
great many of us who work In Omaha and
live In Council Bluffs for the simple rea
son that we cannot find homes within our
means to live tn.
Omaha la certainly a great city, but It
seems to be the sentiment among the work
ing class of people that desirable homes
cannot be had at a reasonable rental, 1
think this matter should be called to the
attention of the general public. One-half
a day put in house-hunting, when a man
can only pay $J0 or X, will certainly dis
courage and dishearten anyone. I be
lieve in boosting for Omaha, but I also
believe that the working man should have
a place In which to live, and we are cer
tainly very short of these places at the
present time. H. T. (XIXJNNBU
301 North Seventh street.
DamasjlnaT Publicity.
OMAHA. May 24. To the Editor of The
Bee: Let mo endorse what you say In
The Bee abouT the bad name Omaha gets
from the advertising abroad of freak
schemes like that vigilance proposition. 1
travel quite a little and it Is certainly hu
miliating to have things like that In the
papers poked at mo every little while.
Other cities have Just as much trouble
with crime and criminals as we do, only
they set to work In a senxlble fashion to
Improve conditions and do not blazon it to
the world to scare people away.
H. M. W.
PEPPEEY PARAGRAPHS.
Louisville Courier-Journal: With a hos
tile democratic congress bent on Investi
gating not even the 8u(tar trust can see
anything sweet In the uses of adversity.
Chicago Post: An amateur robber, at
tempting a hold-up In Omaha, lost an ear
and was wounded by his own revolver. A
Judge added to the uncertainty of his
future.
New York Post: Colonel Watterson ad
vises the selling of the Philippines to
Japan. Can he not think of a less obvious
method of furnishing the Island Empire
with a casus belli against us?
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "Tell my friends
not to be sorry," says the Cleveland bank
embezzler, cheerfully. Never pity a man
who carl sit In a cool cell while you have
to hustle around the hot streets after
money.
Indianapolis News: Another advantage
about taking a vacation at home is that
It doesn't seriously Interfere with a man's
working his Job in an emergency, but still
after he has followed this plan for a few
years It becomes rather monotonous.
Philadelphia Record: We do not take
any stock in the notion that those Vir
ginia locusts with "W's" on their wings
are war locusts. They are prophets of
democratic victory In 1912 and they sig
nify Woodrow Wilson. That's where the
"W" comes In.
Cleveland Leader: We plso have the Cox
resignation. Its-construction was begun a
long time ago. So far, It consists of the
strongest features of the Bailey and Diaz
brands. If the finishing touches are fash
ioned after the Balllnger model. It will be
Justly celebrated as a work ot art.
Express Rate I'asale.
San Francisco Chronicle.
The tariffs of express companies have
long been known to be Inscrutable, but why
the corpse of a white person ahould be
assessed at $1130 from Sun Francisco to
Hongkong and that of a Chinese at only
ST5 is a little more puzzling than even most
express rates. ' Yet that is the text of a
tariff schedule Just filed with the Interstate
Commerce commission. What the commis
sion will think about it will be awaited
with Interest.
She's rarer than a
purple cow a woman
With a sense of humor
BUT
DAWN
had it, and very handy it was. Fate snatched her from
glittering New York, stamped on her rudely and landed
her in German, gemUtlich Milwaukee. Dawn straight
ened her hat and came up smiling. She is no conven
tional heroine, this bright Irish newspaper writer, but
as chief figure in this jolly good novel she'll delight
every reader.
DAWN O'HARA The Girl Who Laughed"
A Novel by
1.2S net
HAVE YOU A
SAVINGS ACCOUNT?
On Time Certificates cf Deposit running
for twelve months this bank pays
3i INTEREST
Tn latest report to tbe comptroller shows tnat tnla
bank baa 12,175,206.00 ot Time Deposits.
Capital
Surplus
Undivided Profits
TaaaaHsssssssssssssBtn
WHITTLED TO A POINT.
It' itrr That Miss Pullet t-rrris nfi;l'y
Murk up
lilililv Yes. alio claims rle-crnt Iimi,i ore
of the hlrh-M r'",r,'d Incubators on the
market. Bo'ton Transcript.
"Whv doesn't congress meet until noun?"
asked the visitor at the capltol
"It require the entire ninrnin." repltrl
the KUiile. "fur the various members ti
Kct thoroughly funilllnr wlih one anoihei'a
remarks submitted the day previous."
Washington Star.
When the Fox had Wi-! at the rnpet
a irood tunny times, without helnir abl to
rfBeh them, ho suddenly bethought hint
self Whv, foxes are Carnlvori. and don't eat
grapes!" he exeliilmed. With which ha
slunk away, looktnir very foolith.
Moral: A tolerably thorough croiinrtlna
In Natural History Is often worth having.
Puck.
Daniel entered the lions' den.
"Not that 1 cHre for the eireus myself."
he pxplnined: 'it's Just to take Johnny."
Harper s Haznr.
"Yes. the mnnnitpr nf the English opera
company turned her down."
"What was his objection?"
"Why. he fald her voice was rrmenlfl
eent. but she snng the words too dis
tinctly." Cleveland Plain Dealer.
AN APPEAL TO THE HIGH COURT
W. n. Nesblt In Chicago Post.
Honnuble ledges of our S'preme Court,
I've rend nil th' piies o' your report;
1 'preshlati, too. how you hud to toil
Decldln' th' cae o' th' Standard Oil,
Hut now that you've done It. I'd like to seo
You make a dc.cltdon that mlKlit help me.
My Sary she 'lows that 1 nniMn't smoke
An' her word Is law Jet as soon n spokn.
I say it's onreasanubble, restraint
She ses it alnt.
My Rary she sez I must stiiy home nlirhts,
An' heshes me up when I sttite my Hunts.
She ses that a husblnt ain't Rot no call
To loaf at th' grocery store at all
A-helpln' th' fellers to jiIhii nu fx
Th' slate, nn' th' si-hemes In otir polities.
I call It hen-peekln' that Is. I would
Kf she wuz a woman thitt understood.
1 say It's onreasonubMe restraint
She sez it ain't.
My Parv insists I must sweep th' floor
An' help with th' washln' an' whole let
more.
W'y Jedires. bilove. mo or not, but 1
Hev learned how to etlr up a custard plel
I wash all th' dishes an' dust th' cheers.
An' wunst, sirs, my &ry she boxed my
ears
Fer Jest intlmatln' I'd Jlne th' lodpre.
Pence then, you may reekon, I've learnt to
dodge.
I say it's unreasunable restraint
She sec It ain't.
I don't want to fret you; I'll help you bust
Th' daylights right out o' most any trust.
But, Jedges. here's somethln' that's gone
past me:
I wlsh't when you've time you would think
an" see
Ef you can't hand down Jest a little rule
Or else a decision. You're ea'm and cool
An" you ain't a-lookln' to see things whiz
I.Ike I am, out here where my Kary Is.
But don't mention me In a thing you do!
It's up to you.
Louis Lamm&Go. Bankrupt
Frank M. McKey Appointed
Receiver.
AUCTION SALE OF STOCK
"By order of the United States District
court for the Northern District of Illinois,
we will on Tuesday, April 11th, 1(11, at
10:80 A. M., at Uoom 31S Mcdlnnh Templo.
corner Jackso.i and Eth Ave., sell at publlo
auction all assets belonging to the estate
of Louis Lamm & Co., bankrupt, consist
ing of Jewelry.
SAM'L L. WENTERNITZ & CO,'
Auctioneers.
"Ths buyer for the Bennelt Co. of Om
aha makes bis purchase of Louis Lamm
& Co's. bankrupt Jewelry stock two big
lots being sold to them at SPo and 65c on
the dollar. -Stocks worth $25,000. Satur
day, May 27th, this stock goes on sals at
the Bennett Co."
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