Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 11, 1906)
T1LK OtfAllA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1900. LilL1 "Omaha- Daily Bel 1 FOUNDED bVeDWARD ROfl fCTVATKR. J VICTOR R 'SE WATER, KDITOU. '""Entered at Omaha Postofnce aa eoond 'ias matter. s. . , . . TKRMS-OIr SUBSCRIPTION. Jily H twlthout "uodaij, on yeer..H.tt I:elly alee and Sunday, one year j -Munday Bw, en yeur.. 'J8 Saturday .Bee. on year w DELIVKRDO BT CAIIMER. pally (including Btinday), par week.. 17a Talv Bee (without Sunday), par wmH..Uc JK vanlnf Be (without Sunday). l'r '", Evening Ba (with Sunday), per Wek....l0o unday Bee. par copy ".. ',- Addr complaint of Irregularities In de livery to City Circulation Department. officer. Omaha Th Bee Building. South Omaha Cltv Hall Rullding. Council Bluffs 10 Prarl Street. ' Chicago 14 mily Building. New York 1CC Home Life ln- Building. , Washington tot Fourteenth street. CORRESPONDENCE. . Communication relating to news and edi torial matter ahould be addraaeed: Oman Baa, editorial Department. . SRBJalTTANCEa. V - Remit by draft, express or postal order payable to The Bee Publishing Company. Onlrcnt sumps received a payment uf nail accounts. Personal checks, except on Omaha or eastern exchangee, not accept- THB BSM PUBLISHING COMPAN X. , ., STATEMENT -OF CIRCULATION. State of Nebraska. Douglas County, as; tmntK B Tsscbtick. treasurer of Th 1tM ' PiiMlaMnv ' cnmninv. bell bBumberUt.f i worn, says that the actual number of fall, and rwmvlxtrt copies of' Th-.' ueny Morning. Evcli.i and Sunday B-e printed during the month of August. 10(, waa at .follows; 1 31.S50 IT 81,300 f ... si.eoo 11 S1.S40 1. ......... 91,680 19 30,960 4.......... 38,060 20 81.140 S. 30,140 tl 31,860 ......... 81,660 22 33.M0 T.l 81,440 23 31,860 I 31,330 24....'. 30,830 ..- 3i.i4o :s 3a,aso 10.......... 81,790 30,630 tl 81,940 S7 30,800 12.......... 30,050 .. 21 30,610 II. .w..,.. 81,400 t 30,820 14.......... 3130 0 30,870 la. ......... 31,220 ' 31 38.440 3i,aao . Totat S7B.600 I unsold copies '.., 8,143 Net total sales ..... 984,468 Dally average 31,111 QKORQE B. TZ3CHUCK. Treasurer. , Subscribe In my. presence aim sworn to before me this 31st day of August, tSeeXr M. B. HUNQATE4 . - , ,, Notary Public when orr of town. ' Subscribers leaving; the city ten. ycrurtly shonld ' bar The lie nailed ie them. Address will be ebaaged as nrtea as relocated. As a last resort, Jack Frost may be depended upon to help bust the Ice trust,-' ' : k e Perhaps the only way to stop revoluJ tlons in Cuba wlll.be to create offices enough tor all aspirants. , , ... Omaha returns thanks to that Okla homa Judge who has ' decided that "roping" cattle is not brutal. If Attorney General Hadley Is not careful, Ohio will score ahead of Mis souri in the fight on Standard Oil. , ' With the Independence league talk ing of fusion it is easy to see that the new ' movement . is little mors than a Jostle for office. ',,,.... Harvard oarsmen are hailed as "real amateur sportsmen" in Great Britain, but It would have been different had they won the race." The publication, of the republican campaign book . should . increase the dollar contributions, at the volume is well: worth tnii price. Ambassador Leishnian's hope to be received "by the' sujtan this week must mean that taxes ''are being collected more easily than ' usual at Constanti nople. , ' ' Since John D. Rockefeller Is held for trial, H. Clay Pierce could do no more than return to the reservation, so his arrest , at St Louis should cause no surprise. - the assertion that fighting In Russia has become mere ruffianism can be ac cented" "trne, with the understand ing ISiat there is' Method on the part of the ruffians..; General Torres ays the Mexican government is bA (concerned with the agnation along the northern border. Evidently he had not heard of Dial's appeal to Washington. olonel Bryan, might try his powers upon the- conversion of John Sharp Wijilamg'.to (hX'Tde of government ownership of railroads before attempt ing to convert ' tje majority of the voters: i' ' t' V "'tt . A former leader of Indiana gold democrats declares the democratic arty fhuldn' "waste any more time on-. W. J.. Bryan,', but perhaps he wfll later,' biplain . what he means by "waste." -v. The objection raised In technical Journal to the uniform accounting system imposed 'upon railways would Indicate that, heretofore, less has been told by the books than could L read by. th,e uninitiated. Suppose the attorney general tells the governor' that the South Omaha police board has the authority to re voke the liquor licenses for law vio lations 'without walUug for final con viction 1b the vourts.' Does any one Imagine he board would revoke auy license?' K'i'". The World-Herald ridicules a sug gestion of government owned roadbed and track tree to "any one to operate trains upon it and use any route de sired. To most people, however, this suggestion Is only a few degrees more ridiculous than the proposition to have the national government ovi the trunk !lnea,;wh!le state governments or private corporations own and ope rate th branches and connecting lines. TRVnTKXr RELATIONS, The growth of trust relation! In busi ness explains the deepening public In terest In the legal and moral duties of trustees, principally of course with reference to corporations. The repre sentative fortunes In this country are no longer being made in the organisa tion of Industry as they were a few decades ago and as typified by Rocke feller In oil and Carnegie in steel, but by trustees who use other people's money and property, and it is through the opportunity of such trusts that the great fortunes of the present time are being so rapidly accumulated. With the bulk of wealth actually trusteed In one form or another and deposited with banking and trust companies or put in the hands of brokers and pri vate bankers for investment, and with the stocks and bonds of incorporated companies affording almost the sole means for such investment, the temptations which tho power of. trus tees .creates are 'enormous., and the extent to A "which they have proved irresistible is alarming, ' Precisely here is the root of the J scandal in the management of the big ,,fe insurance companies, In the more recent Philadelphia tpist. company scandal and tho manipulations of some of the great railroad companies, all of which are merely notable exposures of a widespread demoralization. It is Indeed time for public conscience to awake when the handling of trusts has become the chief means for the Belfish aggrandizement of the trustees and when It Is recognized as the widest door in the whole world of business to fortune. For the essential duty of the trustee Is to care as faithfully and honestly for the rudney of other peo ple as he would for his own. In point of fact, however, the com pensation that is formally allowed to the trustee for his services is hardly considered as part of his real reward. The position of director of a great cor poration, if it be not to serve as a mere dummy, becomes the highway to profit because of the advantage in specula tion which Inside Information confers, because of the chance to manipulate dividends and all the relations of the corporation to other corporations, and because In general of the chance of the director's gain "on the side." It is identically the name prostitution in business against which the people are in revolt in the employment of po litical power. In the latter case the Interests of all the people have been sacrificed to the selfish ends of trusted agents, while in the former the inter ests of classes, of hardly less import ance as business is now organized, is ruthlessly though cunningly exploited. It is inevitable that the revolt, which has become so conspicuous In our po litical affairs looking towards fair dealing and conscientious service on the part of trustees in public office should spread and Include the like re form In the action of trustees In .ordi nary business affairs. nd this Is Just what is meant by the multiplying signs of popular sensitiveness to business abuses which a few years ago passed unnoticed. , . . . , ' vsiroBMixT or divorce LArrs. There has been prepared for "the American Divorce congress" a bill which. It is announced, "will be sub mitted to congress for passage, thus securing a universal law on divorce and annulment of marriage," but the authors neglect to point out under what provision of the national con stitution such a law. even if Its en actment were possible, would be valid. The view universally held heretofore is that there is no such provision, and congress has certainly never assumed power to enact such legislation outside of tfie District, of Columbia and the territories. Undoubtedly the lack of uniformity in state divorce laws, or rather their grotesque contrarity. Is the root of manifold and grave evils. The divorce legislation and Judicial practice in some of the states are simply scan' dalous, and there is a growing demand in moral and general public sentiment for refprm. .This fact, however, does not change the constitution of the United. States and substantial better merit will be postponed If reform effort be addressed to the national congress Constitutional amendment conferring the necessary power on congress is too long a road to travel. Whatever is to be done must ac cordingly be accomplished through the legislatures of the several states. Uniformity is Indeed a desideratum, but the prospect of securing it. is not encouraging. The more pressing need in most of the states is rather correc tion of Judicial practice, and until foundation has so been laid progress towards uniformity is likely to be slow. HtQH SCHOOL HOVB8. The proposed change of high school hours, designed to mako the sessions cover only half a day. leaving the en tire afternoon . free from recitation hours. Is exciting no little discussion snd arousing considerable opposition among the friends of the public schools la Omaha. ' What is to be gained by such. an. Innovation beyond accommodating the teaching force, whose members would doubtless be glad to have their work so arranged aa to leave' them free after lunch. Is diffi cult to see, nor is any chango visible In existing conditions as compared with previous years that necessitates such a radical change. To an, unbiased observer It would seem that the tendency Is altogether too pronounced toward running , our high school along lines that may do very well for colleges and universities, but tor which high school boys and girls are by mo means fitted. Ordi narily It would be better for the men tal and physical health of the pupils to spread the recitations and study hours over the entire flay, with plenty of time In between for lunch and rest. This, too, would surely facilitate the most economical use of the school room accommodations and library and laboratory apparatus rather than have them congested for a few hours and lying idle the rest of the time. In all such matters as these the paramount and deciding consideration should be the efficiency of the instruc tion and tho welfare of the students, and only secondarily the convenience of the teachers and Janitors. THK "UNWRITTEN LAW." The codification of "the unwritten lawless laws," which has been preten tiously accomplished by a New Orleans lawyer and published in book form, is likely to result in harm to the igno rant and vain, because the mere sys tematizatlon and printing of such rules will naturally tend to create an im pression of their validity. The prac tices thus formally collected and ad vertised as "laws" are too common without'- the encouragement which such a presentation imparts." -- : ' It cannot be too much Insisted that these identical "unwritten laws" are not laws at all, but crimes. The only Taw of the land Is the law written on the statute books, which makes it a high crime to kill, whether It is done by lynching or In the name of "honor." In fact every one of the acts embraced within this code is nothing more or less than a crime under the only law that exists by which all citizens are equally bound. And every representa tion or special pleading which tends to obscure this fundamental fact is Inher ently vicious and dangerous. It is an inopportune time to magnify the pretended "unwritten law" now when the public mind is being stirred by the necessity of enforcing the law and when there Is less excuse than ever for private assumption of the pre rogatives of regular authority. The unwritten law Is simply anarchy, and in its commonest forms the anarchy of savages. The State university appropriation boomers are starting out a little early In the game in their quest for more money at the hands of the legislature. There Is no desire anywhere we know of to cripple or embarrass this great educational institution, but neither is there any reason recognized why it should not be subject to the same rules of economy and moderation that are applied to all other branches of the state government. The university boosters are afflicted with the nol un common habit of asking constantly for temporary concessions and then being not only unwilling to give them up In the slightest part, but even demand ing more, without regard . to tho in creasing weight of tax burdens. Council Bluffs is wrestling with a proposition for a new street lighting contract, .but inasmuch as both. gas and electric light In Council Bluffs la con trolled by one and the same corpora tion, our friends across the river will be spared a repetition of the contro versy as it is put up on this side, where the two lighting corporations fight, not to see which can furnish the best serv ice at lowest prices, but which can get the council to give it the big end of the lighting fund. Mayor "Jim" and his democratic as sociates in the council now promise to give us dollar gas immediately. It not sooner. . considering the baste witn which they have redeemed their prom ises for reduced telephone charges and universal telephone connections, our people need not expect the gas bills to be rendered at the dollar rate for a few months at least. The local democratic organ la now doing Its beat to raise a row Inside the organization of the republican state committee. From the very start the democrats have admitted that their only hope of picking up a few crumbs In Nebraska lies in precipitating dis sensions among their republican op ponents, and this la new evidence of It These September hot days are cinching the late corn in Nebraska and Iowa and making sure of the biggest corn crop in the history of this region. Full corn crops will mean full pocket books for the farmer and Indirectly for the merchant, the professional man and the wage earner. It Is already announced that the next Nebraska State fair will Include a bench show. ' The surplus left by this year's phenomenal gate receipts evidently makes the managers feel like throwing money to the dogs. Caafkt en Right Side. Philadelphia Ledger. - ' -Americans who planned a raid on Mexico may be grateful that their arrest took place this side of the line. - A Farewell Boao.net. "' Baltimore American. New York la prouder than ever. The mayor of Omaha aays that the metropolis of the Empire state la the best town east of Omaha. Th LI Indirect. Indianapolis News. Well. well. Mr. Sullivan! "A deliberate untruth or an equivocation of the kind that we expect from the shifty, word-Juggling pettifogger T" Why, that comes almost be ing the wha'd'youcalllt direct doesn't It? Rasa Pitted ( the Isaac. Boston Transcript Thanka te Senator Daniel for naming Mr. Bryan's new Issue. He has probably he'ped Mr. Bryan himself somewhat and the rest of ua considerably by terming It "the polK tcatlon of the railroads." We rather thought a word would have to be coined to fully cover it Altewnnoa for Exnbernnee. Baltimore News. In the computations now going on of the value of the Immense western crops this season allowance should be made for dam ages done by pushing houses off their foun dations and choking up roads by the ex- tiberant growth, and also for the expense me rarmers are pat to in ouuaing nm-prwu barns In which' to stack their money. What th resale laslet Oa. ' Kansas City Times, A square deal between the rallwsys and the people and' honesty all dowa the Una Is what the people demand and what they Intend to have. I " Oalr One Goes Rlsht. . Washington Star. Mr. Bryan says he would rather have the approval of hl own conscience than of all the people in the United fltAtes. It will ba a sad day when all the consciences save one go wrong. Maklaar the Bfoaey Fly. Washington Post. The fact that this country has spent $400,000,0 for automobiles In the last few years Is pointed to. as evidence that we are going some, but It Is still better evidence that we are making the money fly. t'pper Ranks overcrowded ' ' Cleveland Leader. ?- .v-'.-Major General Greely says there are so many generals In our army that it la hard to find work for thern. Sound like Bouth America. ' Anyhow, what's the use of be ing a general If you have to work? Cnba'a letlny. Portland Oregonlan. - Almost certainly It will become necea- sary for the United States to interpose, in Cuba, to settle the difficulty between the rebels and Uie government. And this be gets the prophecy In many quarters that the end will be the annexation of Cuba by the United States. . Irrla-atlon and Home Making. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. President RoOnevelt wrote to the Irri gation , convention: "The object of the reclamation act is not to make money, but to make homes. ' vhen once the farms have been fully tilled by freeholders, little danger of the land monopoly will remain." It will be another triumph for the irriga tion law if tt heads off land monopolists. Modesty of Cuban Knockers. Philadelphia Record. Modesty apparently Is not a characteristic of the Cuban "lnsurrectos." It President Falma and all the chief officers of state, together with the" members of Congress and the provincial councils recently elected, .will resign and If new elections "under guaranties" shall be ordered the malcon tents will cease revolting. Why don't they propose ' that the government shall be turned over to them at' once and be done with it? , PERSONAL NOTES. Mark Twain's announcement that Colonel Sellers was a real character,, though Inter esting, Is scarcely necessary. Almost everybody has known Colonel Sellers. There win be no Greek letter fraternities In the new Carnegie technological Institute if Director Arthur Hammerschlag can pre-" vent It. He -would establish' school clubs Instead without the secretary feature. Brigadier General Charles F. Humphreys of the quartermaster's department, Wash ington, Is In San Ifranclsco Inspecting the ground at Fort Mason,' at which point the erection of an arniy' depot , le In view. Queen. Wllhelmlna of Holland is an excel lent linguist, for besides her knowledge of Malay she speaks French, German and English aa fluently as her native Dutch, and she knows something besides of Italian and Russian. . Richard Pearson, Hobaon. formerly of the United States navy, and whose election as a democratic , congressman from Alabama is assured, ,ba, apiiessed a desire to have a place on, ),b naval committee. The policy of th,a. ronorlty.ln(1,Tth,.housa.,ls against a large navy, while Mr. Hobson, Js an earnest advocate of increasing it Herman Oelrlchs, the . well known New Yorker who died at sea reoently when coming home front Europe, waa Immensely popular -with all ; sorts and conditions of men. He was a-big. fine looking fellow, with clear eyea and. a hearty laugh, and his prowess as an athlete made him the Idol of , the amateur, sports. He waa consid ered the best amateur heavy-weight boxer In .America, a One .fencer, ' one of the strongest swimmers in the country, a fast runner and a splendid horseman. One of his delights waa cooking; in which be waa an expert . - 1 l IK SETTLED BO YCOTT tX ESTIO!l. Another Judicial Deliverance on the Snbjeot. . Springfield Republican. Within three days after, the decision of United States Circuit Judge Fowler in Wisconsin declaring a labor boycott of a Racine baker ao unlawful conspiracy, an exactly contrary decision waa given . in another baker case by . Justloe Stafford of the. supreme court of the District of Columbia. While in the Wisconsin case the boycotted " , baker . sued . for 126,000 damages and In the Washington case the boycotted, baker ..simply aought an injunc tion, the., principles 4n the two cases were apparently identical. The square conflict of opinion between' the two courts may seem singular, -at first sight yet the truth is that It merely, exhibits the un settled nature of the law regarding con spiracy in Jabor troubles. - It was recently shown In these columns that In the days of Lord Justice Heraohell the Blrtlsh Judiciary took the view that a simple boycott of an employer's business by a labor organisation constituted no unlawful act and no basis for a civil suit for damages. Later Judicial decisions in Great Britain ubset ' Lord HerscheU's rul ings. At present, as is well known, the British government. Is pushing through Parliament an aot that will place beyond possible dispute by the courts the legal position of 'the boycott as it waa In Lord Herachell's lime. That is to say, the Brit ish view has now reverted to the principle that what was lawful for one person waa not made unlawful when done by many persons In concert. ,. . . Judge Fowler of the United States cir cuit court In the Racine case has followed the reasoning that the sole teat of the law fulness of boycotting la whether It causes un Injury to the employer's business, and from that argues r "An injury to one's business is on the same footing aa an la Jury to his tangible property, and the law furnishes a remedy for one as well aa tha .other." But. Judge Stafford - follow closely the view now embodied. . in the British government's trades disputes bill, which waa also approved by the royal com mission on trades dispute and labor com binations. That 'is to say, what was law ful for one person was not made unlawful when adopted by a number of persons, or an association representing a number of Individuals. The action of the labor union, therefore. Judge Stafford characterised as a simple appeal to the good will of the public and amounted to no more than call ing public attention to the aid of union ism. In the absence of threats and Intim idation, the boycott- aa a concerted action, waa within the constitutional rights of labor organisations. It must be auld that Judge Stafford's de cision, embodying as It does the latest En glish view of the-question of oonsplraoy In trades ' dispute and being based on a fundamental principle whose logic seem as clear and convincing as an axiom, prob ably represents the ultimate Judgment of both Judicial and lay opinion la America as well as England. It MEMORIAM. Cham plan f Jostle and Rlht. Dakota City Eagle. Mr. Rosewater was a man of his own convictions, a champion of Justice and right A republican in politics, but al ways a foe to graft and boodle irrespective of politic, he Incurred the enmity of a great many men throughout the state and this, tio doubt Is the reason for his failure to receive the nomination tor United States senator at tha recent state convention. No matter what may be ald Nebraska haa lost One of her noblest aens and the republican party one of Its great est champions. The newspaper frater nity likewise mourns the loss of one of Its leading brothers and the name of Ed ward Rosewater like that of James G. Blaine will go down In the history of Ne braska as one whom dame providence failed to reward for his services and robbed him of the wreath of laurels which waa justly due him at the hands of his fellow Nebraskans, the one thing coveted by him and that which Nebraska might have been Justly proud to bestow. Spoke for Himself. , Beatrice Times. With his paper he made and unmade men In the field of politics. His Intense energy made him many enemies who ap peared against him when he was a candi date fof!'fnce. Tet to note the general acclaim of the press of the state since his death, a stranger could easily Infer that everybody In Nebraska had always been his sworn friend. Edward Rosewater aa a newspaper man, was what everyone else in this work should be, as far as his powers make it possible a free lance who spoke for himself. Instead of being an echo for others. The movement In behalf of political reform In this state was given Its momentum by this powerful man, and he should have been permitted to realise the gratitude of the people of th state for his splendid pioneer work. Magnanimity Bespoke Manhood. Omaha Deaf American.--Mr. Rosewater wa a most aggressive lighter, and ha don more than any other man for the success of hi Tarty and the upbuilding of hi state. ' He was a man who stood head and shoulders above the multi tude. For years he ha borne the brunt of many a hard-fought battle. But never once ha he exhibited any amallnes of spirit such a 1 characteristic of the less truly great. Even when he lost In the senatorial race, the man in him rose equal to the occasion, and he pledged himself to work for the ticket of the convention's choice. And such mananlmlty , aa ' this bespeaks a manhood and a nobility of spirit that wa always 'characteristic of Mr. i Rosewater. ' Mental Glnnt. Lincoln Wageworker. Nebraska lose a splendid citizen, the newspaper profession a leading examplar, and organised labor a sincere and Influen tial friend in the death of Edward Rose water. As an ex-employ of The Omaha Bee, the editor of The Wageworker wants to testify to Mr. Bosewater'a kindness of heart his interest In th welfare of hi em ployes and his constant fidelity to the cause of labor. Mentally he waa on of th giant of hi generation. From poverty and obscurity- he rose to th height by hi own unaided exertion. He never forgot that he was a toiler, and hi sympathies were al ways with the poor and downtrodden, the unfortunate and the oppressed. Labored for Common People, ,. . . Plainvlew New. Nebraska lost one of her greatest men by death Friday morning in Edward Rose water. He helped to make Nebraska what it, la, today, and. always, labored for th good -of . thr. common people. He left many ' political, enemies behind, but' they will all realise what a great man he waa, now he 1 with us no more. Doty Abovo All EUo. Holdrege Progress. While a republican In politic, yet he was always independent and though this Inde pendence earned for him many bitter ene mies in hi own party, yet hi influence never waned, and he won great admira tion from th better element of all parties. HI life had been a strenuous one from both political and industrial standpoints. Mr. Roaewater seemed to hold duty above all else and whenever ha mapped out a course in Un with duty he wa never swerved from that oourse. Mast of AblUty and Force. Albion News. Mr. Rosewater was a well known atate and national character. He wa a man of great ability and force, a born fighter and ha been a potent factor in the develop ment of Omaha and .Nebraska. He waa always a hard worker and died In the harness. H ha CuUt hp a great news paper and ha on of th finest newspaper buildings In the country. -The paper will go on under the management of bla sons, but will always stand a a monument to th abUlty and hard work of their father. Never Dodged or Trimmed. - Falrbury Journal. Edward Rowater waa never a dodger or a trimmer. If he had anything to aay, he said it either in publlo . speech or through his paper, and he waa so frank and believed so much In himself that In order to remove all doubt aa to where he ktood, he often published articles In his paper and other publications signed with his owp name, assuming all responsibility. This was characteristic of Edward Rose water and wa must admire hira for it He took an active part in all discussion and when he had said his say, no man waa in doubt aa to his position. , ' Will Bo Missed by All. Blue Springs Sentinel. The death of Edward Rosewater take from Nebraska and the, west one of It strongest men. HI Influence wa not con fined to this country, but he was recog nised everywhere aa a man of atrong Intel lect and endowed with th courage to carry out hi conviction. Th Daily Bee, The Bee building and hi horn are monument te hi Industry, which he ha left In capa- bte hand. We will all miss Edward Ruse- water. . Last of Old School Editors.' Fall City Journal. Mr. Rosewater was th laat of the old school editor who used his newspaper to express bis view upon great public que tlons. Governors,, senator and presidents may b made by conditions and circum stance, but great editors, like poets, are born, not mad. Oa ( f at Ion's Great Men. Tekamah Journal. The death of Edward Rosewater, editor of The Omaha Bee, last Friday morning removes from life's activity Nebraska greatest cltlsen and on of th nation a greatest newspaper men. State Monras His Loo. Calloway Queen. In htm th nation haa lost on of it best men, and the state of Nebraska will never be able to replace him. He was a tlrelee worker for anything that was good for Nebraska. Words fair to picture him a he was. , Sufllc to- aay that th tat mourns th loss of Its best and greatest friend. . ARMT GOSSIP It WA8HIMOTO. Cnrrent Events Gleaned from the Army and" Navy Register. The use of a military title a a "com mercial asset" 1 looked upon with marked disfavor In the War department. General Bell, chief of staff of the army ha ex. pressed the official sentiment In thi re spect lit his comment In submitting to th secretary of war the rase of an officer of the army who was making use of his rank In the military service In connection with th promotion of a private mining venture. Th eMef of . the staff say: "Though, a record for long and honored service In th army carries with it a repu tation for fair dealing, it la not calculated to augment the possessor's Judgment of the value or reliability of commercial proposi tions. Furthermore, an officer's title Is con ferred upon him for us In th military service and he ha no right to use It a a 'commercial aneet.' It Is considered thnt an officer of the army who- uses hia title to advance the Interests nf a commercial enterprise places himself In an attitude un favorable to him aa a soldier." Announcement of a purely official charac ter haa not yet been made of the appoint ment of Brigadier General Jesse M. Lee to be a major general and of Captain J. J Pershlng to b a brigadier general, but th appointment will be made on th occasion of the retirement of Lieutenant General Corbln. The appointment of Captain Per shing haa been pending for some time and Is now to be made In fulfillment of th presidential promise made when Captain Pershing's gallantry in the Philippines of no questionable sort attracted th atten tion and gained the enthusiastic commend, atlon of Mr. Roosevelt who named Per shing in an annual meesage to congress aa an example of Individual military achieve ment. The appointment ha been post poned from each recurring vacancy In the grade of brigadier general, but those who are familiar with the situation at the White House and the War department un derstood perfectly well that the appoint ment would be made on the first oppor tunity. President Roosevelt appreciate th tact that the Incident will Invlt further erltlciums of th administration, but the certainty of any such visitation doe not scare him. A Washington correspondent give th following details regarding the playing of "Always In the Way' at a soldier' funeral In the Philippines. One stansa of a private soldier's answering "poem" has , been printed In the United States: William L. Lawrence, a private of th United States marine corps, while in th performance of hi dutle wa drowned at the marine station of Olongapo. At th funeral his commanding offloer. Captain H. I. Bares, ordered th marine band to play a a funeral march the popular rag time air, "Alawya In th Way." The order almost caused a mutiny before the band had finished the piece, which wa playod against th protest of the band leader. A few days later the Cable New, a Manila dally, published some versa written by Private A. L. Prioe of th hospital corps, of which th following 1 the opening stanza: W don't object td hikln a-through a hun dred mites of sun, We don't object to chargln' up a mountain on the run. We don't object to Ilvin' on a soldier's ratlona straight. We don't abject to dyin', but to reach tt' golden gate With ragtime funeral marches when th band is mad to pisy It does sound a little awkward "Teu'r Alwaya In th way." A copy of the paper reached th ecre- tary of the navy, who referred It to th War department with a request that chargea be preferred against th "poet." A cable message was accordingly sent to the military authorities at' Manila, where Price was on, duty, and he wa placed In close 'confinement -in- the 'guard rrtruse" at Fort Espana pending -the Investigation. Editor O'Brien of the Cable Newa stated that his -paper' waa prepared to back up the statement with regard to th ordering of the objectionable music at th funeral. and that he assumed all responsibility for the publication of th ''poem." After ome three week' confinement Price Waa ordered releaaed and restored to duty without trial, and a complaint waa filed In th Navy department against Cap tain Barns, who probably will be brought before a general court-martial. The officer disclaims any Intention 'of disrespect to the dead marine, offering In explanation a-abatement to the effect that the band la made up of Filipinos, that the objectionable air wa one of the few pieces whloh they were able to play without the notes, thai it was' played In funeral time, and that - but -for' the unfortunate title. Always in the Way," would not hav been ao Inappropriate aa would appear. Bar waa appointed from Indiana, hla horn being in Peru, that atata. He served a volunteer In th Spanish-American war, and is said to be very unpopular with the enlisted men. Price la a well educated young man with considerable literary talent He ha been reduced from first-class to second-lass private in his corps and sent to Moroland for duty in th field. That most valuable of official compila tions, th Army dlstano book, haa been re vised in many important particulars and will be distributed to the service In the next few weeks. There are numerous ad options and there are many changea, which were rendered neceasary by the alterations In th railroada during the paat year or two. Then, too, the law over the bond aided road has been repealed and since June 12 there ha been no such require ment. This new situation I responsible for much work In revision, also. -' Belare er After Bryant Kansas City Btar. Labor unions in England, without a dis senting voice, have, appealed to Parliament to have all railroads, canals and coal mines In th empire "natlonallaed." Did Mr. Bryan get - his government ownership "hunch" from England, or did England get It from Bryan? Pay l's or Get Shat l, Baltimore American. Th ultimatum of th authorities to th board of dlrectora of the Philadelphia wrecked trust company Is. "Pay up or get shut up." It will cost them $3,000,000 to keep out of Jail. Plain honesty would have come a good deal cheaper. "The Fire Nearly Put Us Out of Business" It was a total loss, nothing saved. Fortunately we had some lumber in transit and with 200 cars of Brand New Stock now, at our yards 5th, & Leavenworth StsM we are ready for your orders again, and we need them M badly. ' '; C. N. Dietz Lumber Go. 1214 Farnam. Tel. Douglas 35 ' . BOY'S HEAD. ONE SOLID SORE Hair All Came Out and He Suffered ,Vcry Much Under Doctor Three Months and No Better Perma nently Cured at Expense of $2. CUTICURA REMEDIES WORK WONDERS Mr. A. C. Barnett, proprietor Of S general store in Avard, Oklahoma, tells in the following grateful letter how Cuticura cured him and his eon of terrible ecaem as: "My little boy had ecrema. Ilia head was one solid sore, all over his scalp; his hair all came out, and he stiflered very much. 1 had a physician treat him, but at the end of three months he was no better. I remem bered that the Cuticura .Remedies had cured me, and after giving him two bottles of Cuticura Reaolvent, according to directions, and using Cuticura Soap and Ointment on him dally, his enema left him, his hair grew again, and neither be. nor myself Have had any . eciem alilce. , , As to his own cane, Mr, Barnett sayst " I suffered with eczema, a burning, Itching, breaking out on mjr face for more than a year, I took treatment from physicians for several . months, which did no good; I was then advised to try Cuticura. I took six bottle of Cuticura Resolvent, and used Cuticura Soap and Ointment freely every day. J began to improve soon after starting to. use them, and when I had taken the six bottles of the Resolvent my face had become clear, I had good color, and all erup tions had left me. " We use the Cuticura Soap arid ' Ointment In our family now for general use, and It keeps our skin . soft and healthy. I cheerfully recom mend the Cuticura Remedies for all ' caeca of ecsenia. (signed) A. C. Bar nett, Avard, Oklahoma, Mar. 30, 1005." OhM KxMtm) iBMraal Tnatant for rwy Vmr, frm plmpiM m Scrvettai freai JMy to At wuliriii at Ctiacar, Sa, Sk., Otatnatf, X., aMl-' M, 0. (I term f ClmHt Omm FlU, pWTtal MWI, m; k.Ull4rffln. A ilBgl n altm wa Fttr Dtuff a Chwo. Crp.. Pr-pi.T'llo. aarkUUte Fm, all bm Um Skla, anas, anl SUk-. SMILIJO LINES. "These are hot old tlmea for, th automo bollats, aren't they?" "I abould aay ao! When they're not being roasted by the press and the public they are getting in stews with the police or in a broil with pedestrians and always they are oorohlng." Philadelphia Press. "I think these moonlight nights at the resorts where ydu find so many bridal couple are simply unendurable." - "Why do you think so?" -"Because to poetic temperaments like my own the silent watches of the night ar polled by the audible Luna-ticks. "--Baltimore American. ... Bhe Why did Prof. 8ehincker stop play, ing at Mra. Lard'a musical? ' ' . He He Mid he had .to,--because th o--versatlon was not pitched In the same key aa hi muic Harper' Weekly. "Bo you are one of the men who went weet to grow up with the country?" "No," answered the prosperous and serene cltlsen, "I em one of the men who went west to show the country how to grow up properly.' ' -r-Washington .Ptar. i - , '?er.'l;' aiir efhewritef iJauWasks, Does it pay toibe beaitafttUr''' r?7 "Evldftitly he-hasn't Ihaface to answer the question himself." Cleveland Plain Dealer. . "Tiresome talker, bhf)f'"i vV "Yes: reminds me of i 'woman sharpening a pencil." i v; i - ! j "Seta your aerve on rdge.rh?"i' t' "Well, It takes him so long to get to th point." Philadelphia Ledger. ( ' Mis Flirt (sweetlyV Indeed, ' you must pardon Bit. , I know the-, face, but I can't place you. Mr. Sorehead Tou mean you know the place, but you can't face me.r-Baitlmor American. , " r DEMON OP APPREHENSION Washington Star. Old Mlatah Troublesome, he' alius loafln' 'round! ... ( . i Der aln' no place on earth he tan likely to be found. He's buay in de winter when d cloud is In de sky:. . , . , ' . He's busy In de summer when de sun Is Diaain- nign, He's sumpln' like yoh conscience, 'cause he whisper in yoh ear ... . . , - , A lot of observations dat you doesn't want to hear. An' der aln' no ua o' hlntln' dat it mightn't all be true; He keeps too busy wplspertn' to be listenln' to you. ; . . . f K I aheta my eyes an sees him, when I tries to take my rest. ' He's like de pictures of ol' Father Time, but better dreesed. He tips his shiny hat. to me, and smooth his whiskers down -., An' den begins to tell-about de hard luck travelin' 'roun', He kind o' keeps a record of d bother dat Pee had v An' den he reckon what I'se gwlne to git is twice aa bad. I'a Jea about concluded dat hla peaterln' ways aln' "right Bo, look out Mlatah Troublesome, we'a gwlne to have a fight. , r. PERFECT Tooth Powder ; Cleanaea. and' beautifies the teeth and purines) the breath, i Used by people of refinement fox over a quarter of a century. Convenient for tourist. . fRKfAJttO Y j t i V ! V i