THE OMAI1A DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBEU 19, 1004.
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before me this 80th day of September, 1904.
(Seal) M. B. HUNGATE.
Notary Public
Republicans should not fall to regis
ter Thursday.
First 1 registration,, day this . week,
Thursday. Make it a point to register
at the first opportunity. v '
Candidate Davis has been campaigning-
In Virginia, but the cruel democratic
majority will probably continue a few
years longer.
ColoneJ Bryan's devotion to Judge
. Parker can no longer be questioned.
His voice is beginning to show the ef
fects ct the campaign in Lndlana.
A full and free discussion of the
present and future of Ak-Sar-Ben will
not' hurt anything.. A bigger, better
and stronger Ak-Sar-Ben will be the
result i '
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Up to the hour of going to press,
former Ohlef Justice Sullivan, who,
while, on the bench, endorsed thrf new
Nebraska" revenue law so1 highly! had
not tak,n It back. '
Bourko Cockran t billed for an ad
dress In the Second Iowa district and
Judge Wade Is beginning to "hedge" on
his prophecies of re-election by a larger
majority than last time.
A-bill to- enable the people of Omaha
to have! Sixteenth street paved without
waiting1 for the aid or consent of any
contractor on earth would be tremen
dously popular about now.
1 The Jnfant heir of the czar has been
made chief of the cadet corps. He will
have to. be a strenuous young man in
tleed to live up to all the honors which
have been thrust upon him.'
; Military experts who have been writ
ing the obituary of the bayonet as an
Instrument of war will have cause to
revise their remarks If the incidents of
the war In the Orient teach anything. '
" Some people woultl like to know how
much lubricator it took to switch the
bogus champlou of municipal owner
ship against the proposition to estab
lish a municipal electric lighting plant
At the opening of the French Parlia
ment yesterday ctae deputy was as
saulted by; former candidate for the
office, and by this sign the Frenchman
knows that the real work of law mal
lii ias begun.
When the throe expert engineer ap
praisers of the Omaha water works
reach this city next Friday, they will
discover that their, task, has already
been performed for them by the water
logged mariner.
Remember that nobody can vote at
the coming presidential election unless
lie presents himself in person for regis
tration this year. Remember also that
the first duy of registration is Thurs
day, , October 20.
Tb most Important work of tb toctt
campaign right now Is to get the voters
registered. Once registered and brought
to the polls to vote, we may rest as
sured that the republican ballots will
outnumber the democratic ballots.
The democratic legislative nominees
frankly ask republicans to elect them
In order that, they may send a demo
cratic senator from Nebraska down 'to
Washington. How many prospective
friends" are ready to volunteer for this
purpose?
The school board - financial exhibit
shows that the regular Items of ex
pense for the first three months of the
flacal year are running heavier than
for the corresponding period of the pre
ceding year. The last school levy was
about as high as the tai payers are
likely to go without serious revolt so It
behooves the school board to use the
pruning knife, with a view to holding
the wit school levy wlthLu bounds.
WHAT WILL TUB PABTT DOT
It Is a very Interesting uuestlon as to
what the democratic Dartv will do In
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regard to th trust question in the event
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or us Deing given comroi vuo grjTcrii
ment. What does It promise In Its
ntatfnrm and In th lotter of arcfritance
t It. an1l.laf The. nlatfnrni rl Amanda
additional ippmauon vj codxtcsb
against the trusts, it also demands tne
enlars-pment of the nowers of the Inter-
.f r'mDrm mmmlHlnii Th demn.
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cratic aemana in tne national piauonn
la that the constitutional power over
trusts shall be exercised y the enact-
ment of comprehensive laws. What is
asked for in the democratic declaration
or principles is tne enactment or runner
legislation necessary tot effectually sup-
nrmi th mmhlnitlnm '
But It does not appear that the demo-
crane candidate for president is wnony
In sympathy " with this view. Accord -
Inr to bis Idea the common law, as de-
veloped, affords a complete remedy for
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me comoinauon, ana wai woai is
needed is not so much other and differ-
ent Jaws as officials having the dlsposi-
tion and the courage to enforce existing In the event of their election nothing
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.awe. i d uui7 vi mis jmniiuju uiuii
be' apparent to everybody who la fa-
mlllaf with the course of the democratic
and republican parties In the matter of
enforcing the anti-trust and interstate
commerce laws. Those laws were en-
acted by the repnbllcan party and all
that hna hopn rinnK in mriVp them pf.
v. i a m
triune uno i-t-ii uuuc ij iumpuj,
record In this respect Is so plain and
ronrlnulvp that it irotild aptn no one
f -i t
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The record of the democratic party Is
wnony aiirerenr. in lnxrz u elected,
president and had control of congress, a state of affairs from the ill effects of trenches are cu through sand and must ance win make a favorable impression upon of u' To the honor of the Japanese trans
It was In absolute control of the execu- which the country could not recover in b curbed, while In Omaha they go n, colleagues, and which as his term of rU"on dParm"'t " me say that
five and legislative departments of the a generation. through solid earth that can be cut hn,:! V of ufaT I found the jfpinee IZZ pro!
government There were combinations
then in violation of the law and there
were railroad discriminations of a more
flagrant character than have ever ex-
isted since. Did the democratic party do
anything then to remedy these unlawful
conditions? It did not do a thing, but on
the contrary It lamored the laws In force
at that time and, while claiming that
mey were mauequaie, in juHunc&uou oi
this neglect, made no attempt to rem-
edy the alleged defects and render them
efferflye. .
What will th Afmnnnttn nart An If
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It should1 be restored to power, so far as
the combinations are concerned? It did
nothing when last in power and It Is the
opinion of rts candidate for president
that the common law furnishes an am
pie remedy against monopolistic com'
blnatlons and that Consequently no ad
ditional legislation Is necessary. If
Judge Parker should be elected presi
dent what chance would there be of
rfcA mmWnntinna ar.4 tm.t. h.in. .nK.
jeered to other laws than are now In
operation, or indeed to the common law.
which he thinks adequate?
TBE HIDDEN HAND.
"OmaM needs lta own water works
more than anv other of the Dubllc utlll-1
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Junior. Yellow in red letters on its front
page. This is only another feeler
from the hand of tha electric light com-
pany, hidden behind the screen. In
other words, a subtle plea against the
proposed establishment of a municipal
electrjc public lighting plant, upon
which the DeoDle of Omaha are asked to
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vote on November 8.
Omaha needs Its own water works.
But, why should that long felt want
atand In the way of municipal public
lighting for Omaha. The final acquisi
tion of the water works by purchase la
liable to be delayed for several years.
unless the price at which the works
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suhii ve uppruiBeu is mutually sauBiac-I
tory. Even then another troublesome
question may present Itself when we
onmp-tn, rnl nirer rh Rnnth flmaho nnrr
of the plant The water company will ln
slat upon our paying a round sum for I
the South Omaha i franchise and there
la r.nfi,ir. in ih,...
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would enanie Omaha to take over the
South Omaha part of the plant with
out paying for the franchise. In fact
8quth Omaha was not thought of, when
the (contract with the water company
was made twenty-three years ago.
Whether the water works purchase is
consummated within the next twelve
months or not, the city can readily con-
tract for the erection of an electric I
lighting plant next year, if the
bonds are voted, and be 'ready to
operate it by the time the contract for
street lighting shall expire, December
81. 1005.
The city electrician declares that
$200,000 will be. ample for the Installa
tion of a 600-arc light plant, which ex
ceeds by 200 the number now in use.
and the arc lights from the municipal
plant will be as much brighter, wien
compared with the arc Hghta we now
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nave us h weisDacn gag iiariic would ne. i
nlv1 h. thA aMo r . t.11
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mm is uun vi iuv muni cugeni argu-1
menu in favor of municipal ownership
Of a public lighting plant I
TTnder mnnlrinal nwnsmhln h. Mt I
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power instead or lamps or suo-candl i
power and the city would moreover nut
a stop to dangerous overhead wiring,
besides eliminating the hidden band
from the city hall lobby.
BOTH ARE HILL CANDIDA TES,
It Is very generally known that the
nomination of Judge rarker was brought
about by pavid Bennet Hill. The
whole political career of the democratic
candidate for president la due to the
adroit and unscrupulous politician who
Is in fact the leader of the democratic
campaign and Is undoubtedly the chief
adviser of Judge Parker in all that the
candidate says and does. The relations I
between the two men lu the past are well
understood and they have been' of such I
an intimate and confidential nature thatlplpe and population. pn the basis of J
the conclusion Is Inevitable that they
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are as close and cordial now as In ths
psst. Thst they will continue so In the
future is reasouably to be presumed, I
since Mr. Hill la taking a prominent part
in the ceinDalen. '
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I It has not been generally understood,
however, that David B. Hill Is also re-
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- gponsiDie. rov me nominauun oi urn
democratic candidate for vice president.
I ft annoara hniroror that such la the
f. Ih. anth..rlrr fop thla la Mr.
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uavis nimseii. in one or ms speecnes
I In West Virginia he stated that be
owed Ms nomination to Mr. Hill, who
I ho rofoervut t a riioHr.iml.hn.1 frlorvrl
i ur course ne reels unaer very great
i obligations to the man whose Influence
placed him in the second place on lbs
democratic national ticket and in the
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event of his election would consider
i nimseir pound to favor any oaim tnat
Hill might make for recognition by the
Mamnrntlit adminlatearlnn Pun thpre
be any doubt that Judge rarker would
also feel kindly to the man who had
1 secured his nomination?
David A. mil Is undeniably the fore-
most man in the democratic campaign
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councils, tie secured tne nomination
both Parker and Davis and the candi-
J dates recognize their obligation to him.
i is more cerrain uiuu mai ue win ue-
mand his reward for the service he has
rendered and it can be confidently pre-
dieted that he will get It.. In that case
Hill would be the dominating Influence
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of the democratic administration and
what that would mean no one who has
rend th rpoont snppchpa nt thla arrant
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uiumfunuc inn lau iu uiiucimnnu.
should have an administration so conv
I nlpfplv rpaotlnnnrv If nnt Inripori rpvn.
I .u ut.,o
luuuuot;, an ntum Muuuv.n ouuuuiuiio,
political and economic.. disastrous to our
aiweirare in an directions and creative or
The speeches of David B.-HIll In West
Virginia show him to be one of the most
dangerous demagocrues this country has
ever had. He has promised democratic
policies that the. people repudiated in the
I last two presidential campaigns and
which, if carried Into effect, would make
I a radical rhnniro In our nnllHonl avatmn
Inimical to our institutions. The election
i oi t'araer and uavis would mean tne
predominance of David Bennet nill in
the national administration and ' there
could be no greater menace than tois to
rh iron oral vnlfora
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VALVE OF WATER WORKS.
A man may be a good blacksmith but
a mighty poor machinist, and a man
educated on a battleship may be a good
mon .ob
comoetent hvdrsnlic enrfneer. .This
;
Is strikingly illustrated by the latest
Howell computation of the value of the
Omaha water works, which have been
substituted for . the daily . water rate
Palmers that rotated in the Omaha red
,eTter eneet for several weeus
The Howell computations are pre
ceded, as usual, oy tne demagogic as-
roi.uu ui iw i iuc mi-
mediate purchase of the water plant by
tne city claim that it is the intention or
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ertyatan excessive vaiuauon or ?o,ooo,:
000 to $6,000,000."
Now, nobody that we know of Is op-
posed to the immediate purchase of the
works at a reasonable price, but many
people fear that the company wants to
unload the property at an excessive
valuation. The Howell meter of the
vslue of the Omaha plant Is embodied
In1 the following comparative figures
CLEVELAND.
Miles of pipe 577
Value of plant f 8,300,000.00
Value per mile S 14,386.00
OMAHA.
Miles of pipe ,'
174
Computed on same valuation
Ier mile, the Omaha plant
W0Uld be worth .$ 2,502,990.00
Cleveland.
Population
4:4,000
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19.67
OMAHA.
Population
115,000
Computed on the same value
Pr unit of population, the
Omaha plant would be worth. 2,250,560.0ff
Xh, actual cost of constructing
the Omaha plant, according to
the statements of former
stockholders and officers of
the company, and according
to testimony given In federal
court In 1896, was less than.... I 1,000,000.00
The company Is now capital
ised for 11,000,000.00
BOSTON.
MlVes qf pipe.
727
cost of plant...
$ 15,908,322.00
21,881.00
Cost per mile of pipe..
OMAHA.
Miles of pipe ;
174
Computed on same valuation per
mile, the Omaha plant would,
have cost to, construct
3,807,294.00
BOSTON.
Population
I Cost of plant, per unit of popu
661.000
lation .l
28.00
OMAHA.
Population
116,000
Computed on the -same basis, the
cost of construction of the
Omaha plant would be $
1.220,000.00
DETROIT. - '
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617
Total value of plant..
7,077,000.00
11,470.00
v.iue per u...... $
OMAHA,
Miles of pipe
174
Computing the value per mile
uPn th basis 'fixed 1 De
troit. this would give the value
of the Omaha plant as. , 1.996,780.00
DETROIT.
Population
339,600
v'u cf plaBt' er unlt of - '
ulatton I
20.84
OMAHA.
Population ..)
Upon the same basis of value
115,000
per unit of population, the
Omaha plant would be worth,. I 2,330.600.00 I
DETROIT.
Daily capacity of plant (gallons) 102.000,000
Value of plant, per 1,000,000
dally capacity .., , 69,383.(10
OMAHA.
Dally capacity of plant (gallons) 8,000,000
Upon the same basis of valua
tion, the Omaha plant would ,
be worth... 1 4,824.214.00
The fallacy of this table is clearly
shown by the marked difference in the
computed value of the Omaha plant
based -on the original cost mileage of I
Cleveland the Omaha plant would h
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worth 2.2.V).o50; on the basis of Bos-
ton it would be worth 3,0,OH0; on
the basis of Detroit it would be worth I
14,024,214. Which of these esnmates is
. I correct, and whr can't the estimate be
I
raised or lowered two or three more
millions by comparison with some other
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mji ;
A graduate) of the United States
I Naval iMilnmr even if he makes
nnttnu nt Koine- hrdranllc ensineer.
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i ourui io Know inai in cviupunug "
present value it does not matter wnatiand uprightness of character, in the per-
was the original cost of the water
I vnrVi nf Tipton rwtpnlf CutTeland.
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ura ana. or wnai iney are cnyuauxea
1 for. The question is, vtnatcan they
J be reproduced for? When the Cleveland
water works were erected rorty-eight
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I years ago labor was 75 cents for
tweive-nour day. mat stanaara or
I value would scarcely obtain for labor
I tnris v.
It Is equally fallacious, if not absurd.
to UKeitne population or a city as a
I basis of the value of Its water works
plant when franchise is not to be con
sldered. To put it plain, If
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oiiinnniy in tjaiaiin jiau unpen cunuren
the value of the water works plant
would not be raised or lowered onelectlon of pronal experiences and ob-
penny. i
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i ihc i-uniiarrntMi vi vv auirngc
1" also misleading. If not deceptive. The
value of the water mains depends upon
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the sire of the pipes. The Omaha
water mains aggregate 10.27 Inches In
diameter, while those at Minneapolis
1 are 9.58 Inches in diameter, those at
Kansas CltV 7.80 Inches and St RIonx
I ntt K nQ. n k.
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I the length and size of the mains does
I not fix the Value. In Nashville. Tenn..
witpr main franhpa mnaf K o.,f
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through solid rock; In Omaha they are
i"hukii j, , iu levviaou uiu
with a cheese knife. The difference
I ,n ne or tnese irencnes must be
enormous. .
You can fool the people sometimes,
but you cannot fool them always.
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1D report or ine interstate commerce
commission, just made public, shows
for the fiscal year en
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occurred ,n the United States, involving
the death of 3'787 P. the wound-
than f9.S00.000.
I l"a" w.ow,ijw. iub amount OI IOS
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.mCuii iu me umiu-
ling of trains which will, incidentally,
I protect the traveling public.
Great Britain now finds that it will
be compelled to maintain a force in
Anlwc Ior an HWennite period- because
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the avcs cannot pay the indemnity
"P""- ere oeen any nope
of tne lndemnity being paid it would
aeuouess nave neon doubled, as a
British force on both sides of-China at
the present time is something greatly to
be desired. .1
Grover Cleveland nrofesses a ltvolv
flamirBt ftn fnP th phnraotor nf th. !
f pre8laent uchanan Candidate Dsvls ,
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v uiu est. uu auiuiviru
mat even Mr. Cleve and wn imnhla to
ieaVe the countrv in had i,n0 ..
did the last preceding democratic presi
dent for wh,ch have exjreislseA ad.
miration '
Hanlllatfna; mmd Sad deal na;.
Mlnnoapolls Times.
The railroads of the United States kill
nna rtaaManaer fnn imra 1 Ann nna ..ntaj
Those of Great Britain kill' one for every
48,000,000. . Making all. reasonable allow
ances, the disparity is too great
Generous Ooneeaalons.
Chicago Tribune.
Chairman Cortelyou stopped work ' the
other day long enough 'to announce that
he conceded 162 electoral votes to Parker.
Chairman Taggart however, la more mag
nanimous. He concedes nearly, if not quite,
200 votes to Roosevelt.
A Few Plain Facta.
Brooklyn Eagle.
Mr. Bryan, In his Commoner, says: "The
Eagle has assumed to take charge of the
democratic party." Not at all. This paper
advised that party' to drop Mr. Bryan. It
dropped him. It advised that party to taks
up Judge Parker. It took him up. That's
all. .
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Parker Assured of a Job.
Chicago Record-Herald.
If Judge Parker is to have a $S0.O0O-a-
year-job in case of his defeat for the presi
dency. It will make no difference. Mr. Bel
mont should make the amount $76,000 or
100,000. ' If he did that many men would
vote for the Judge Just to keep him from
getting It.
Drawls New -Dead Mates."
Philadelphia Ledger. 1
The army and the navy now 'draw the
line at bow-legged men; the corporations
don't want any kind of men over 86 years
old, and soma employers dislike people with
red hair. If this process of exclusion keeps
up, the list of the employed1 will be ex
tremely select.
Pollahlag; the Old World. .
Baltimore American.
The fiery Paul de Cassagnac, who at one
time would have suppressed French news
papers of republican Impulses, now declares
eloquently for the utmost freedom of the
press ss "the heavy artillery of the world
of thdught," and that "nothing Is compar
able with the press for power of dissemina
tion of knowledge and Intelligence," No
body knows this better than those who ask
for advertising space.
The Bay State's New Seaator.
Bouton Transcript.
The state la to be congratulated on Gov
ernor Bates' selection of ex-Governor Crane
as successor to Senator Hoar. We observe
that tne appointment la heartily approved
by many democrats as It Is by sll repub
licans. Mr. Douglas, the demooratlo candi
date for governor, is fairly enthuslastlo tn
his approval. Hera Is evidence of the
reneral realisation that Mt. Crane ss sen-
stor wil) not only represent his party, but
his state. '
Waslag Kxpovt Trade In Wheat.
Springfield Republican.
During the mouth of September not a
bushel of wheat was exported through ths
ports of Boston or Baltimore or Philadel
phia or Norfolk, and. only twenty-six
bushels through ths port ot New York.
Only twenty-six bushels exported from the
whole Atlantlo seaboard In that month, and
only tU.Ot bushels for the whole country,
the Pacifio coast contributing moot of these
shipments. This practical disappearance of
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heretofore figured prominently for aeveral
oeP.ne. ,, . r.m.rW.bl. development, about
wne permanency ths grain trade holds
var) lug opiniona.
JOH L. KGSHEDT.
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Jomi Kennedy is the republican nomi-
f'''"frB- of "JT'Vthaith-
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roi party man. But there are many special
reasons why he should have the generous
no I vot of the people of this district.
I Jfhn Kennedy Is a good example of
strong and sturdy manhood. He Is gifted
Iby nature with the Instincts of rigid honesty
formance of his duties even when sur
ftr I rounded by conflicting conditions, he nevei
: varies from the straight path of duty. He
a B true and faithful friend, yet when con
fronted by a complex situation, the soiu
tlon of which invoiven a question of honor
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I TiearejllfilSB mm In HAttAM STauvaan A jmaaaaA
his conscience shall dictate to be just and
proper.
Born a Scotchman, he poaaesses the cour.
age and Industry which are the character-
-," hT i, thnot.in.
that surround the lakes of his native land.
Yet having come to America in his boyhood
- n acquired all the devotion of
JZrftd u
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i and Increased by the contraat with Euro-
pean conditions that comes from his recol
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,onn L- Kennedy Is a man devoted to
v(lr, jje nu toe mental and physical
vigor necessary to the performance of every
iuiy that may devolve upon him. He win
. . - a. ..
"e shall owr ersonai
Jnends or noiiticaf conatiuienta HeTa" a
man who win cheerfully respond to every
demand of duty nd will pursue his under
takings to successful condluslons.
Jonn u Kennedy possesses the essential
I ouaiitles that ro to mnke un a a-nod con
gressman Indefatigable energy, painstak
I ln In his work, and attractive nerannalltv.
genial yet dignified and resnectful In hla
'-"I. . . 7 . . ...
"'T" , . r!'.. "f ,ha VTnit
states his Dersonalltv uoon first acouaint-
aence tn that mnnhiv ih. mn who nIM
to the first rank must be a good man. a
(strong man, a scholarly man and a gentle-
man" he"e QuaOes are all combined in
He haa the auaMt'.e. whIeh ,. -..j.- hl
I a good debater on the floor of congress
where learning and logic clearness of state.
ment win success. He has a depth of un-
i which will become the subject of congrea-
,i0nal legislation. As a republican he will
have a political affiliation with the admin-
I vl ..,.. t. "'
i wmuii win kivu ii 1 1 ii & prauge ana an au
vantage, which cannot at this time come
J to a domocratlo member of 6ongress.
JOHN LEE WEBSTER.
PERSONAL KOTES.
'"y'T,.J'" : ,
I V JFO. 11 IB UUilllllUli VV All VUUIIl liCB,
0.nera, Kurokl has a fad for collecUng
Russian cannon.
Prince Heny of Prussia Intends to give
I ' ' K"" "-"'
oM ctIe at KleI nUe(1 wltn ,ouvenlr
of the prince's American and Chinese trav-
els, and wonderful antique furniture.
I At the atiira-pMtlnn nf tha Arrhhlnhnn et
Canterbury, Columbia university has es-
launaneu a visitors dou ior me auto-
Tapn" of H"n-uished visitors at the unlr
I " . . " . .' "
name on ine douk. jus atKnaiure IB uui-
dull Cantaur."
The late Postmaster General Payne be.
gan lower in the postal service (an errand
boy in the postofnee of his native town
Shelburne Falls, Mass. at $1 per week)
than any other employe known. Ex-Post
master General Thomas L. James of New
York began as a clerk in the Gotham
postofflce, and his career has been consid
ered phenomenal, . ,
Ex-Governor W. Murray Crane, who has
Just been appointed United States senator
from Massachusetts to fill the unexpired
term of the late George F. Hoar, began life
as a ragpicker and worked his way through
the various grades of the paper-making
business until he reached the top.
Frederick Douglas Morrison of Baltimore.
recognised aa one of the ablejt educators
of the blind in the world, died last Satur
day from the effects of an operation for ap
pendicitis. His great-grandfather, Isrsel
Morris, was executor to William Penn., Jr,
Prof. Morrison at one time was a member
of the faculty of Girard college.
Prof. Barrett Wendell of Harvard un!
varsity has sailed for Europe to deliver, at
the Sorbonne, in Paris, during the coming
winter, lectures. in English every week on
'America, American Ideas snd Instltu
Hons." This Is the first time that an Amer
lean has been Invited to lecture In his ver
nacular at the university of Paris on topics
purely American.
LARGE CORN CROP ASSURED.
Pesalmlatlo OatKlTlnsa of Specelatora I
Hadfiy snatterea. .
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The government crop report Just Issued I
wlll revive the spirits of those who have
allowed themselves to become depressed
by the utterancss of prophets who. not I
content with blasting the wheat crop, added
So the public's burden of worries by de-
claring that even the corn crop, which
was' expected to be a bumper, would fall
far short of the government estimatea.
With practically no wheat for export and
with a big percentage of the expected corn
crop thus eliminated at one swoop there
was reason for serious misgivings; that is
unless people remembered that government
estimates have proved on the whole re
markably accurate and that certain of
those who professed to foresee a short
corn crop were suspected of voicing their
hopes rather than their deliberate judg
ment In a word, it was suspected that
these pessimistic outgivings were Intended
to affect the speculative markets. .
The government report in question will
reassure the country and Increase the pre
vailing confidence In the future of general
business. It Justifies "the most sanguine
unofficial predictions ss to October con
ditions. The September report on corn
showed a condition of 84.6. Losses from sll
csuses for the ensuing month were esti
mated at 2 per cent. . They turn out t to
have been less than lper cent. This is
taken to mean that the harvest will amount
to somethiSg like 2,830.000,000 bushels, with
two exceptions, the largest in a decade.
This is K0.000.ou0 bushels more than James
J.' Hill's estimate and 460.040,000 bushels
more than that of H. V. Jones. Moreover,
the government's data Is later than that
on which these latter figures were based.
All things considered, then, the pros
pects are bright. Even though the wheat
crop be the smallest in eight years, ths
corn harvest will be one of the largest
on record, and the outlook Is for a record
breaking cotton crop. These two latter
factors will compensate In a large meas
ure for any probable wheat jihortaue end
will serve to give broad based and solid
upport In the structure of general busi
ness being reared on the fall harvests.
Southern planters snd northern snd west
ern farmers will continue l have money
to spend.
GOSSIP ABOIT TUB WAR.
laeldeata of the Battle ef Llae Tag
Meted OR k Flrlaa Llae.
John r. Baas, correspondent of the Chi
cago News with General Kurokl s victori
ous army. In a letter detailing various In
cidents or the battle of Llao Tang, turns
an llllumlnatlng sidelight on Japanese
characteristics observed under extraor'
dlnary circumstances. One feature noted
by Mr. Bass Is Instructive In connection
with the Japanese reports of Russlnn losses
and the comparative Insignificance of Japa
nese losses. 'At one time, very early In
the campaign," he writes, "I accepted the
Information given me by the authorities,
but after finding them deliberately using
me as a means for spreading false Infor
mation I determined to forego using the
material which they gave me." Reports
from that quarter are not to be swallowed
without a generous dash of salt. Mr. Bass
places the Japanese force In the Llao Yang
battle at 167.000 men, and the Russian force
at 80,000. These figures are much less than
the number of Russian troops reported en
gaged at the time. "The battle of Llao
Yang," he says, "was but the end of a
running battle which had begun at Rushl
san, twenty miles from Llao Yang, AU'
gust 23. and continued without interrup
tion up to the fall of Llao Yang on Sep.
t ember 4. Not since the American war
of the rebellion has the losing side shown
such skill In meeting the desperate attacks
of its enemy for so long a time and yet
kept open Its line of communication and
retreat. The, endurance of the attacking
infantry was undoubtedly beyond the
powers of ( any European Infantry whose
soldiers era accustomed to regard as nec
ey the luxuries of modem civilisation
Besides the fighting there was the work
of getting an army forward twenty miles
of repairing roads, of building gunplta and
trenches, of attending to the dead and
wounded which numbered In the rear dl
vision alone 2.W0 from August 28 to Au
I ana tfl th K.frr. IV. a-p..t hatlla
Uven began-of getting provisions to the
mn in tne ngnting line, tne naraest task
vllel w,th ammunition, rice and canned
I lne "oa TO rv'c worsea u
though It had been a well organised com
merclal undertaking doing Its regular bus!
ness under the normal conditions of peace
and quiet.
"No greater strain could have been put
on every, branch of the Japanese army
than the advance and fighting from Rush
Isan to Liao Yang, yet there was no sign
of weakness anywhere.' Like a well oiled,
P"r'ot machine the army worked smoothly,
JTTi! Be?,f.B u.
man element In the Japanese army. I
had begun to think that the Japanese sol
dier was really not made of flesh and
blood, but had a complicated machine un
der his brown skin. For the first time I
saw stragglers In the Japanese army. For
the first time I saw poor, exhausted, flesh-
and-blood men like myself dragging them
selves limpfngly along, hardly able to carry
knapsack and gun. I rejoiced and at once
felt at home.
"During my six months In the Japanese
army I have watched In vain for the ex
pression of human emotion akin to those
of my own people, for some slight Indica
tion that the Japanese army was not as
soulless . ss an American ' corporation or
trust. I had come to the conclusion that
this army had no bowels of humanity in it
But here were stragglers at last, as In any
th -Pmv. , wo In thalr whole de.
meanor aXpre88ed weariness, disgust and
suffering, i was forced to tne conclusion
that If 'you ground down the thick cement
covering of feudalism, suspicion, Impene
trability, solidity, bureaucracy, deceit,
cunning action governed solely by expe
diency and rendered - effective by strong
self-control, absence of conscience evolved
through Christianity and civilisation If you
ground through this case-hardened envelope
you would find an atom of saul.
The Japanese show excellent judgment
In placing their batteries. They choose a
ridge, which, while elevated, is of such an
Inconspicuous character that at a distance
it seems to merge Itself Into the ridges In
front and rear. Near the battery is al-
.v. a mnra elevated mil on wnicn me
comman(Jer take, mB piece and directs the
. . hBt.,rl,a throuah a series of
.., ,h ..d. ot the
hill. These messengers shout tbelr com'
mander's orders one to the other, and In
this way the exact work that the guns sre
accomplishing is watched by a man In a
position Isolated from the turmoil of battle
and free from the hurrying rush which
would of necessity attach itself to any posi
tion with the battery,
'On the other hand, the Russian officer
commanding a battery seems to be placed
In a trench in front and below his battery,
where he must be more or less confused by
the detonations of the guns and the Inci
dents taking place around the batteries.
Can the Japanese soldier retreat? Few
foreigners have been allowed sufficient
freedom to form sn opinion for themselves
on this uoint. With wonderful subtlety the
japanese have poured Into our ears stories
o( j8pnee heroism until, overlooking the
fact that no whits man had ever seen these
acts, we thought thst we knew the Japa-
nese soldier. He welcomed death, charged
with a dash over the open unequsled by
any other troops. A rew montns experience
with the Japanese In the fighting Una has
given me sn entirely different view of the
Japanese soldier. I consider him ons of the
best infantrymen in me worm, uy r.n
or lis enaurance, uu.u-"
Prlr ,a tna organisation of the Japa-
"COPPER
-Our whole story reduced to a business proposition is one of
gilt-edge mortgages In gilt-edge locations, paying rJ per cent
above expenses. '
Capital and surplus nearly $1,200,000. Fourteen years in
business. Look us up. '
CEO', f. GILM0RE. rrtMiiit
VCV. r, UIWKnii - - -- Vf s
CHAS. C. GEORGE. Ul VlcPrtst. WHS 0 LOWl IKSSOClmlOll
I, A. SUMDERLAHD. 2n4 Vlca-Fntl.
johh f. flack, . fit.- 205
Fifty ihd Zlzzizii
flsda from pure cream cf
tartar derived fren grapes.
nese army1. He Is brave and will go wher
he Is ordered. His chsrges are effective on
account of the skill with which he chooses
cover snd his cunning In hiding himself. He
may commit suicide In a fit of despondency,
but he does not rust) out smong bullets un
less ordered by his officers, and he doesn't
like the Job better than any other man.
The Japanese soldier as I have seen him
acta on the field of battle as though he
valued his life fully as much If not mors
than do the Anglo-Saxons. The proof Is
not far to seek.
"The morning following the Russian re
treat," says the correspondent, "we rode
over the field of battle and saw no cap
tured Russian guns and very little am
munition left behind. Along the railroad
track were many hundred empty shell
esses that had been loaded on several cars
and afterward pitched off along the rail
road embankment.' ' The warehouses which
the Russians burned proved to hsve been
full of flour. It was not. however, until
several days sfter . that the Japanese
thought of trying to save some of this flour
by extinguishing the fire. Even at this late
time, however, they managed to save a
considerable quantity of the flour. We saw
no Russian dead, but did see s--e Rus
sian graves. Foreign, military attaches
with the second, army did see some Russian
dead. They said that the proportion was
about ten Japanese to one Russian corpse.
In our ride over the field we saw hundreds
of Japanese dead, and parties In every
direction collecting the dead and wounded.
I was told of two Russian guns that had
been damaged and captured, but failed to
see them."
LIES TO A SMILE.
"Mt Plavnlann'a rlno'tna' ntt...nr... mm ka
smau-mouinea oiack Dass are making votes
every day. Puck.
"It is difficult for people to get what
thev really deserve in this life."
"It Is difficult for some of us," answered
Miss Cayenne: "others have to dodge.,"
Washington Star.
Grumbling Customer What's the reason
you raise the price of your coal every
month?"
Dealer Well, we find the people keep on
paying It. Chicago Tribune.
"Why did the congregation hurry out so
suddenly, after the benediction?"
"The sexton makes them leave their
umbrellas In ths; vestibule and those who
get out late haven't much of choice."
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Newton had tnat discovered hat anaa
the apple fall. .. .
"That's of no Importance," they asserted;
"do you know what makes the politician
drop the honest voter the morning after
election?"
Perceiving his unfitness to cope with
statecraft, he sadly retired Into his shell.
THE NEW EMPLOYER.
Margaret Mason In Milwaukee Sentinel.
I have a new employer, I came to him to
day; He was glad I had a college education;
He offered me eight dollara, said his work
waa really play
And he guessed he had a talent for dicta
tion. they were short,
And he didn't care how long I "took for
dinner; ,
Then he gave me fifty letters, as he Very
kindly thought
That he "wouldn't pile too much on a be
srinner." I have written out his letters, but it's
taken all my nerve.
And It's taken all my college education
(And it's taken all my lunch time). Here's
a letter that will serve
As a bit of what evolved from his dicta
tion:
"Dear Sir: I am most happy to get a line
from you I
As to the consummation of your deal with
L'Hommedleu.
The planoa that you further stats thla
patron went to see
Are entered on the price list 2 and 6. re-
9 pec 1 1 vol y
The prices that you gave him are right
And strictly net;
Come in and aee us often we're at the
Whitney yet."
He had started, paused, and changed Itj
he had talked in every key.
He had chewed a big Havana as he mut
tered; .
He had stopped to tie his shoe lace; he
had turned his back to me,
And these are really Just the sounds hs
uttered: . ...
"Dere say I am most sappy to get aline
from you . . , ...
As to the consomme; shun the deal with
The ploneera you further state this party
Are entered0 In' the prise list I and I. re-
... ..ii.. "
The prises that you gave them are right
and strictly nci.
Come in and see us soften; were At the
whiskey yet!"
H
TALK
99
There is lot,s of copper talk In
the magazines nowadays. There
is no "copper" in the Conserve
ative Savings and Loan and no
underground methods in our in
vestment proposition. It is all
surface ore and its value is defi
nitely known. Our methods are
an open book. We are riot do
ing business on any roan's repu
tation, although our directors
are as - strong financially and
morally as any ope can wish.
The Conservative Sav-
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