Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAnA DAILY BEE: TCESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1007.
Tiie Omaha Daily Dnt
roCKDED BT EDWARD JtOgEWATBR.
YICTOH ftfeEWATER.' EDITOR.
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HTATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
Plata of Netraxka.. Douglas eounty. :
Oeorre II. TzuchttrV. treasurer of The
Pee .-puhllsnlaa; Company, , being duly
worn, aaya that tha actoat numl-er of
full and complete copies of The Dnlly
Morning. Kvenlrg and Bunday Rea prtnte'l
during tha month of August. 1907. waa as
follows:
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38.750
3S,40
' 37,040
38.900
37,440
34,630
Sfl.TOO
34,880
30,4)60
30,630
38,850
37440
87,110
30,700
36,770
30,800
3fi,40
38,300
37 130
37,000
3S.640
38,380
Sfl.fBO
38,880
38,600
38,780
36,880
36 410
36.600
38,640
36,140
1 1 . V . .i ,
Total
,.(...1,138,330
Less unsold and returned copies. 11,344
Net "total....
Dally average.
1,130,374
38,384
GEO. B. TZSCHUCK,
Treasurer,
fluhscrlbed In my presence and aworn to
before me thla list day of August, 1907.
(Seal) . M. B. HUNUATE,
Notary Public.
WUER OUT Or TOWN.
Babarrlbera leavlac the elty tess
porarlly shoald have The Dee
nailed thoaa. Address will be
Primary election today. .
It is perfectly natural for a man to
feel a little tired after Labor day.
"Ia there a food trust?" asks the
Pittsburg Dispatch.' No. The grocers
are demanding cash.'
' Oodfur Hellovaplas has applied for
naturalization papers at Chicago. The
'Anti-Profanity league should investi
gate. The fact that one vote was cast for
Aguinaldo in the recent Philippine
election Is pretty good evidence that
Aguinaldo voted.
Georgia reports a short oats, crop,
and the worst of It is' that Georgia has
decided to limit the use of rye and
corn after January 1.' 1
"The devil controls the trusts,"
aaye a New' Yorkpreacher." The De
partment of Justice is trying to send
some of them to him.
. llerr Bebel, the- German Socialist,
says "there is ro Justice in America."
Mr. Rockefeller, it is believed, thinks
there is too much of It.
A Connecticut woman has informed
the court that she cannot Jive on 10
cents a day. It cannot be done any
where, if not In Connecticut.
: Under the order of Public Printer
Stllllngs the offlce feline In the big
government prlntery will hereafter be
known as "Mr. Thomaa Cat. .
. The ? 2 tag on the basket of new
peaches does not . mean that the
peaches are particularly good. It
merely means they are scarce.
Having again been informally nom
inated for the presidency, Charles A.
Towne may go ahead with any other
business he may have in hand.-
With Speaker Cannon ' counseling
political caution, there Is no question
about the element of humor having a
place In the national campaign.'
Admiral Darts of the navy has been
placed on .the ' retired .list . Admiral
Davis is. the officer who discovered
Governor -Swettenham of Jamaica. :
' ; ".i
. The WwMagton , ball . .team' is In
first place' again vcottrig from the
bottom, and .will be htarU-broken If it
fails t'fcnish 'the aaaaoaVlh that posli
tlon. iNv';";'-t-.
. The demo-pop World-Herald is atlll
straddling :aV "between I-Judga Albert
and Judge Loorols'to. tt sacrificed on
tho attar .of XJef fear in Nebraska In No
vember. ;: '.: .' v,'
Judge Parker 'says he Is' not a candi
date for the lfOS democratic presiden
tial nomination. Some people know
when they have had enough. Some
others do not. -
The Cincinnati. ..Enquirer inalsts
Ibat the electric chair is more brutal
than hanging. That's one proposition
an which the public Is content to ac
cept hearsay, testimony.
Colonel Henry Watterson, speaking
of Mr. Taft. Bays': '
The people go t Hear him. not aa a
showman, but as a representative. He
appears la all the dlsnlty qf a statesman
ind aaka not a penny for Vila speeches.
. While this reads a ,l(ttle like a
trlbuto to Secretary . Tft. there la a
suspicion that "it was really .Intended
ts sly dig at a statesman 'who lives
down In Nebraska. v
f)XT shoot irjn. 1
When an army Is going forward to
engage the enemy In battle the word
that Is passed along the line Is, "Don't
shoot wild." The same good advice
applies to the army of voters mar
shalled for the periodical battle of the
ballots.
Here In Douglas county there are
only six contested places for nomina
tion on the republican county ticket
Republicans should understand just
how the skirmish line Is drawn so as
to avoid shooting wild.
For clerk of the district court, while
four names appear on the ballot, the
choice is between Bingham and Smith.
Brlggs ia Just trying for exercise and
Fink Is not generally regarded as
available at this time. If you want a
successful business man for this offlce,
vote for Bingham.
For sheriff the nomination will go
either to Brailey or to Donahoe. Don
ahoe Is a) machine man picked up by
the Fontanelies as bait for the labor
vote. Brailey is the present popular
coroner. He heiongs to no corpora
tion, clique nor faction. ' Vote for
Brailey. ' . . ,
For county treasurer It Is Frank .A.
Foray against tb field. - By centering
on Furay he will have such a big ma
jority as will help .htm materially for
the subsequent, election. . '
For .assessor, despite a big list of
entries, the real leaders-, are Frank
Mahoneyand W. 0. Shrlver. Mahoney
has been for four years a right hand
deputy of County Assessor Reed, 'thor
oughly skilled in the work. His op
ponent Is a real, estate man who lost
out against Rred four years ago. Vote
for Mahoney.
For coroner only two" of the three
entries are in the race. They are
Harry B. Davis and W. M. McKay,
both In -the undertaking business.
Davis has a long established reputa
tion among all classes for square deal
ing. McKay Is claiming the nomina
tion as a reward for services, rendered
the Fontanelle club as Its secretary.
Vote for Davis. -
For comptroller there are four con
testants, two of whom belong to the
"incompetent, irrelevant and Imma
terial" class. The- man , who should
have the nomination Is Emmet G. Sol
omon, who has had experience in the
comptroller's' offlce and can fill the bill
most satisfactorily.
On the Judicial ticket the contest
really centers abcut the candidacy of
Judge Sutton for re-election. If you
want Judge Sutton kept on the bench,
vote for him it Is the only way to
keep him there. If you are not for
Judge Sutton, vote the Judicial slate
that has been put up against him it
la the only way to beat him.
rich, sake avd bacy.
When A. J. Donahoe, chairman of the
republican county central committee (Mr.
Donahoe should not ba mistaken for Chief
Of Police Donahue), succeedod In electing
tho republican legislative delegation 'thai
put through the terminal tax bill at Lin
coln last winter he was congratulated on
all sides and no one questioned his right
to the sivpport of the republican patty forv
sheriff thla year. But the Fontanelle club
Is pleased to honor Mr. DonahnakHoweU'a
Municipal Record. '.' ''' ,
This Is really rich, rare and racy;
Members of the legislative delegation
could not have known before that one
man alone and unaided elected them
last fall. The taxpayers of Nebraska
have been making an egregious blun
der in distributing credit' for the en
actment of the terminal tax bill and
other reform measures by Jhe last leg
islature, when they should have boxed
up all their thanks and consigned
them directly to the "chairman of the
republican county central commit
tee." Some people have even been so bat
blind as to mistake the Fontanelle
machine candidate for Chief of Police
Donahue, but we hope they will not
do so again. This candidate, however,
almost mistook himself for chief of
police not long ago, except for the fact
that Governor Sheldon turned a' deaf
ear to his entreaties for. instructions
to the police board to substitute "Don
ahoe" for "Donahue." ThlB.".-' inde
cision as to whether Donahoe "pre
ferred to' be sheriff of chief pf police
throws a little doubt on the assertion
that "no one last fall questioned his
right to the support of the republican
party for sheriff this year.'.' .
Vote for Brailey for sheriff.' '
TUB COAL SIWRTAQK,
: Strong color Is lent to the warnings
6f local railroad men about the danger
of a coal shortage, by the action of the
Pennsylvania mine owners In refusing:
to consider an order of the Austro
Hungarlaa government for-100,000
tons of anthracite and the bid of the
Italian government for 200,000 bush
els of bituminous coal. Lack of labor
Is given a the reason for turning
down these large foreign orders, a
though the foreign' governments of
fered a bonus over tha . regular
market price. . Detailed reports from
the Pennsylvania and West Virginia
coal fields show that, while the mines
have been operated all summer at
practically full capacity, the Increasing
demand for coal In the Industries has
prevented the accumulation of any sur
plus worth speaking about and the In
dications are that the output from now
on will not exceed Immediate demands.
The demand of the foreign govern
ments for coal also Indicates that their
home supply is not sufficient for home
demands, and , that foreign countries
may be compelled to look elsewhere
for. their future supplies. The problem
Is a serious, tms. particularly In .the
matter of "antbraeite,' of which there Is
none In all Europe. It Is Interesting
to note, too. that the demand of for
eign governments; "tor coalj Is baaed
largely on the needs of their navies.
The enormous consumption of coal for
this purpose constitutes a heavy and
tver increasing drain upon the mines
of the world and the difficulty In meet
ing the demand may have a potent In
fluence at an early date In forcing an
International agreement looking to
limitation of naval forces.
The refusal of the coal operators to
sell supplies to foreign governments
also refutes Wall street's claim that
there has been a setback In Industrial
development. The railroads and fac
tories of the nation are consuming
more coal than ever before. No
stronger evidence of the prosperous
condition of the country could be given
than the refusal of the coal operators
to sell fuel abroad because It Is needed
for home consumption as rapidly as
mined.
BRUTE KN 7 n o Hit KS.
While Col. Bryan and a few demo
cratic editors are attacking Secretary
Taft for his recommendation that tariff
revision be deferred until after the
presidential election, some stand-pat
republican organs are assailing him
bitterly because he had the temerity
to suggest that the tariff schedule be
revised at any time. The American
Economist, as special organ of the
American Protective Tariff League,
has given the high sign of distress
and proposes to read Mr. Taft out of
the party, or at least to use every
effort to defeat him for the presiden
tial nomination. In a late Issue, after
abusing Mr. Taftroundly for his tariff
revision utterances, the Economist
says: ,.
: By his official record regarding free
trade In . the competing products of the
rhlllpptnea and free . trade In Panama
canal materials and supplies, and by. his
public utterancea at Bath a year ago and
at Columbus four days ago, Mr. Taft
stands plainly In view as a presidential
aspirant whom protectionists cannot con
sistently support. Thut being the case,
the time has arrived when protectloplsto
should bertlr themselves In -the matter
of Insuring the selection of the largest
possible number of sound protectionist
delegates" to' the national . contention of
1908. x Effort along thla line should be
gin without delay.
The Economist Is arguing from the
mistaken assumption that there are
two republican parties, one pledged to
protection and the other favoring frea
trade, with Mr. Taft as the champion
of the latter. Mr. Taft's position on
the tariff question Is so plain that it
can mislead no one who can read. He
Is convinced that any attempt to
change the tariff to a free trade basis
would result in disaster. He is also
positive that the schedules should pro
tect American manufacturers from un
due competition, thus maintaining our
wage scale and our high standard of
living. ' He contends, however, that
many, orthe existing schedules are ex
cessive and that the tariff should be
revised. ... -': ' .
On this .point he ip In accord with
the National Association of Manufac
turers and with perhaps a majority of
the republican party In the country. If
he Is to be larruped out of the repub
lican party by the standpatters, he will
go out with a goodly company.- Of
course, no such action is either prob
able or possible. The high protection
ists will protest against any Interfer
ence 'with the Dlngley schedules, but
the rank and file of republicans will,
at the proper time, see to it that the
law-makers are charged with the duty
of revising the tariff in a manner that
will preserve the principle of protec
tion without imposing special burdens
npon any class of citizens. '
Mr. Taffs position as the target
of the rrossflre will only serve to draw
attention to the tariff question and
give It a prominence in the presiden
tial contest that it might not other
wise attain.
.It should be .needless to admonish
the public that returns from the pri
mary election will be slow and that in
case the vote Is close on any state
office It may be several days before
the result will be known. In the first
place, -the polls are to remain open
until 9 o'clock nt night, which means
that the counting will not begin until
half an hour or an hour after that.
Here In Douglas county the Judges and
clerks of ejection are up against a ro
tated ballot,' which makes the count
ing more- tedious and Increases the
danger of mistakes. The redeeming
featuro of the situation is the fact that
the primary is to be conducted by the
regular election officers, who ought to
have the benefit of previous experience
In this work. (
' . The managers , of the Fontanelle
machine In the present primary con
test must be woefully distracted. The
card bearing the Fontanelle ticket has
nothing to identify it and omits the
name of Henry T. Clarke, Jr., for state
railway commissioner, the one Fonta
relle who has received State recogni
tion. The ballot printed In its official
organ also omits the names of the only
two' candidates the Fontanelies really
want to save. The club is due for re
organization or dlsbandmcnt.
It is to be noted that The Bee has
not closed Its adveryslng columns
against any candidate for offlce, al
though It has decided preferences and
vlewB as to which are entitled to recog
nition and would contribute most to
the strength of the ticket. No harm
can come, however, from letting every
candidate have his say, provided he.
does not Indulge in falsehoods or li
bels on his competitors.
The World-Herald parries The Bee's
question as to whether anyone would
want to trust S3. 500,000 to the pres
ent democratic mayor and council by
paraphrasing Marc Antony's descrip-
tjon ot ,the .conspirators against
Caesar; who were 'all honorable
men." But please answer this ques
tion, Mr. Editor-Congressman: . If
you were organizing a new business
enterprise into which you were put
ting S, 600, 000 of your own money
would you choose "the present mayor
and council of Omaha to manage It for
youT ' t '
The unauthorized use bf men's
names attached to' political endorse
ments ought to be forbidden by law.
It savors very closely of obtaining
money under false pretenses. Several
cases bf this kind have come to light
In the Impending preliminary cam
paign, but the only remedy now avail
able Is for the parties thus misrep
resented to register a rebuke by help
ing to defeat the candidates who have
imposed upon them. -. i
The local democratic organ does
not seem pleased "with the effqrta o,f
Douglas county republicans to get to
gether In harmony on county nomina
tions this fall. Naturally. The only
hope for 'democratic ' place hunters
would come from discord among the
republicans.
s A bill pending. In the German
relchstag provides that all automobll
lsts shall learn how to render first aid
to the Injured. It will rob scorching
of half of its pleasure If the automo
blllBt has to stop and patch up every
pedestrian he runs over.
Ohio authorities declare their Inten
tion of enforcing vigorously the anti
vagrancy laws of the state. The next
news probably will be the arrest of
the Foraker presidential boom on the
charge of having no visible means of
support.
A California man convicted of land
frauds has been sentenced to . thn
county Jail for ten year. The sen
tence Is unusual, but is probably due
to the fact that both of the peniten
tiaries are playing to their full ca
pacity. : ; ; , '
The polls at the primary election
today will be open frOm S a. m. to
9 p. m. In Omaha and South Omaha
and the voter may at .the same time
register for the November election.
Let each one do his full duty.
Muldoon's boast that he Can make
a new man out of & played-out, run
down statesman In two weeks will be
accepted If he will takb Senator Piatt
in hand and produce results. We're
from Missouri on this.
Why not send Stuyvesant Fish to
the. United States senate? He could
be eloquent In the kind ot Joint de
bates so much enjoyed by Senator
Bailey, SenatoV Tillman and the gal
lery spectators.
Under the new. primary law every
voter is Accorded tho same voice In
selecting party nominees as every
other voter. . But toi Jnake his choice
effective he must b ture to get out
. . 7T.
' Give II l m Rooan.
'. Philadelphia-'PreSs.
. Perhaps If the admrhUtratfon will Just
dtand back a little Bturviarit Fish will
see to it that some of the"(rorporatlon mag
nates get what Is comtng"('to tnem.
; A Pointed Watch word.
' ' Portland Oregonlan'. ;
' "Uncle ' Joe" Cannon foeallses a lot of
common sense when ' he '-predicts that the
watchword of the whole iountry the com
ing winter, will be; Kcp'Vou eye on con
gress. .. .. ;'. ' "'. '.'
atlarhty Profltable Business.
Philadelphia Rpcorit. '
Beef packing, as the concuners of beef
know to their cost. Is a verv. nrofltuhin
business. Nelson Morris, prominent packer.
wno is just dead, left an ; estate worth
t2o,ocio,coo. . ;. .- -.. '
The Qaebee Traredy.
St,' Louis Republic.
The cause of the collapse of the great
cantalcver bridge at Quebeo may have been
an engineer's error In the eighth decimal
place of a calculation ot power to resist'
strain. But where one bridge goes down
before It Is completed hundreds stand, ind
bear all the strain that la put on them, "with
the margin of safety stlll'on the right side
of the engineer's decimals;
- Senrenlr Fiends Abroad.
. Springfield Republican.
Ta America a clvjllzed country, or It Is
not? One of a party of Americana was
discovered the other day In Bt. Paul's ca
thedral trying to chip off a pieoe of stone
from one of the ornamental pillars. Ho
"explained'' that lie "wanted a bit of Bt.
Paul's to. take back to Amercla." A bit
of the Old Bailey Is what he ought to have.
If Macauley'a Maori ever gets a chance to
sit on the rulna of London It will be be
cause they have been kept In a glass case
with a policeman on guard. Really our na
tional bird ou?ht to be the Jackdaw.
1 Jtaval Mea Getting wis.
Ban Francisco Cnronlcle. ' . '
The naval authorities - have discovered
that advertising in newspapers for fecrujts
produces better results than the old-fashioned
plan of putting up gaudy posters. En
listments have been quite numerous re
cently and rfe hope Is expressed that there
will be no difficulty In future in keeping
up the complements of Ships. There will
not be If those who have the management
of affairs study out as good a plan of
keeping the men after they get them. The
j difficulty of holding men has always been
J the chief trouble of our-navy In tlmt of
peaoe.
Legal Ethics d Teehatoalltlea. -
Pittsburg Dispatch,
While the American Bar Association is
giving very careful attention to a revision
of Its rode of ethics It does not appear, to
be devoting similar energy to Improvement
of Its code of practice. Legal technic.!!,
ties annually occupy more of the ttentloa
of the courts, excluding to that degree the
simple Justice that Is moat effective' for
the protection of society. Hair-apllttlng,
objuctlons and areola are given more Im
portance In many case than finding of
the truth. If tha code' of professional
ethics falls to secure a reversion to simpler
procedure we suggvat tha appointment of
a committee te draft a code of honor;, .
ARMT GOSSIP l WASHIVGTO
Correal Rttati 6laaed from the
Army Bad 'avr Rea-later.
. Plana have been perfected and the ma
terial ordered for wireless Installations at
the signal corps post at Fort Omaha. Neb.,
at the service schools at Fort Leaven
worth. Kan., and at Fort Riley. Kan. The
Installation for Fort Otnaha will be of a
permanent nature of a three-kilowatt ca
pacity, the antennae being supported by a
teel towner 178 feet high. At Fort Leav
enworth and at Fort Riley portable wagon
eta will be provided of one-kilowatt ca
pacity. The establishment of these three
stations, connecting the two largest mili
tary posts in the middle west with the
signal corps post at Omaha, which is also
connected wltH department headquarters In
the city, should not only give great op
portunities for the Instruction of officers
and enlisted men at these points, but will
also provide In emergency military lines of
Intercommunication between the depart
ment headquarters and these two Impor
tant military stations.
. Telephone switchboard operators 'at the
signal . corps posts at Fort Wood, Fort
Omaha,, and at Bentcia Barracks,' are en
titled to extra duty pay for such services,
if the, details to such duty are made with
the authority of the secretary of war. Con
gress made appropriation for "switchboard
operators at seacoaat. fortifications" and for
Such operators "at each Interior post In
the army," but general orders 10 of 1906
provides "that enlisted men of the several
staff departments. Including men of the
post noncommissioned stall, will not be
detailed to extra duty without authority
of the War department. They are not en
titled to extra duty pay for services ren
dered In their respective departments." As
congress made special appropriation for
extra pay for switchboard operators. It Is
held there Is no valid reason why they!
re not entitled to It. j
Officers are not allowed . to havs thoir
families with them while traveling with
troops. It Is held that where a car Is char
tered bv the government for the transpor
tation of troops, persons of a nonmllltary
character should not M allowed to occupy
same without proper authority. It Is con
iriered detrimental to the best Interests of
the service and la virtually a misuse of
government tranportatlon. The War de
partment intends to put stop to such a
practice and will use disciplinary measures.
If necessary, to that end.
President Roosevelt, it Is understood, has
approved the draft of the pay bill which
was submitted to him as the Joint effort
on the part of the War. Navy and Treasury
departments to secure a Just and equitable
nlan for the adjustment and Increase of
the py of 'the officer and enlisted men
in the service of the government. The ap
proved copy has not been received, but will.
without doubt, reach Washington durmg
the week. The annual reports Of depart
ment commanders now coming In) Invari
ably comment upon this subject nd the
opinion Is unanimous that It Is absolutely
necessary to Increase the pay of the en
llstedWorces If the government ts to secure
and keep desirable men. Representative
Foss of Illinois,, chairman of the house
committee on naval affairs, expressed his
approval of the steps already taken and
ts entirely in favor of the measure to be
presented to congress.
Designs for four of the seven campaign
badges authorised by congress have been
approved by the quartermaster general and
samples struck off at the United Btates
mint at Philadelphia. They ars for the
war with Spain, Philippine Insurrection,
China relief, and congressional. Tha;con
gresslonal medal IS for those soldiers who
voluntarily remained In service in the Phil
ippines after the expiration of the periods
for which they entered the United States
service,- In order to meet the requirements
of the military situation at that time. The
general brders under- which the medals are
to be given soldiers restrict their Issue to
those still In the service, and they will
not be given to soldiers hot .now In the
service who would otherwise be entitled to
them. Thla t restriction seems unjust to
those soldiers who. by their service, should
be entitled to them, and, undoubtedly, ef
forts . will be made to extend the awards
to all those having had the service re
quired for the respective medals'. The de
signs ot the Indian campaign,' civil war,
and merit, medals are yet to, be 'approved.
The medais are designed by Mr. F. T. Mil
let, In conjunction with the authorities of
the mint. - They are of bronse and will
be manufactured at the Philadelphia nilnt.
The four medals whose designs have been
approved will be distributed as soon aa the
supply Is received at the War department.
Company commanders or other officers
may not dispose of money due a dis
charged soldier. The obligations of the
soldier with the government must be set
tled, but otherwise, officers are not war
ranted In withholding or disposing of such
money. The opinion of the acting Judgo
advocate general of the army has been ap
proved to that effect In the cose of Cap
tain J. C. Johnson, coast artillery crops,
who was withholding the money belonging
to Sanford T. West, a discharged private,
against whom no legal action, to garnishee
such funds, had been taken by creditors.
PUKBOXAL NOTES.
The American minister to Guatemala,
Joseph W. J. Lee, is about to make a trip
through the republic in order to acquaint
himself with the resources of the land and
tho opportunities for tho Investment of for
eign capital.
Dr. Lcwellya F. Barker, the successor of
Dr. Osier as professor of medicine at
Johns Hopkins university, has been ex
perimenting with" a new serum cure for
rheumatism, which ho brought to a very
satisfactory stage.
Dr. Elwood Mead, chief of the Bureau
of Irrigation of the United Btates Depart
ment of Agriculture, has been appointed
chief of Irrigation In Australia by tho Brit"
ish govermrent at a salary of SlB.Ouo a
yeaf, and will leave for Australia In Sep
tember. '!:..
Thtre has just been admitted to the bar
of the federal d,ltrftH and circuit courts at
Portlaad, Ore., a. Chinese, said to ba the
first ever admitted. He Is Held Back. Jr.,
son of the wealthiest merchant in Portland,
nndr a graduate of Yale and of the Oregon
j Law .school. He was born in this country
I and Is 33 years old.
Baron Speck Von Sternburg naa been
teaching young Kermit and Theodore
Roosevelt, Jr.. how to ride. The baron
learned the art of riding from the ground
up, and ba was hussar in the Oerman
army In the war with France. He gave
Mr. Roosevelt many valuable points when
he waa organising the rough riders. (
Senator Wlll'am B. Allison of Iowa has
the unique dletinctlon ot having refused
rablnet portfolios from more presidents
than any other American statesman. His
first Invitation to enter the cabinet came
from President Garfield. Arthur also asked
him to sit at the president's council table, as
did Presidents Harrison and McKlnley. In
other words, every republican president for
more than, a quarter of a century, with the
exception . of President Roosevelt, has
sought to secure the venerable Iowa states
man as a member of his cfflclal family.
For the strong that they
may keep their strength.
For the weak that they
may regain their strength.
For the young that they
may grow in strength.
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the most nutritious food made
from wheat.
Clean, crisp and fresh.
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NATIONAL
WHAT ABOUT THAT LYXCHIXdt
Central City Nonpareil: Lynching Is
not to be condoned or tolerated, because
It is a crime of Itself, but until our
courts stop trifling with criminals, until
that time will lynchlngs be committed.
Grand Island Independent: The lynching
reflects very discreditably upon the whole
state. The commonwealth of least Illiteracy
In the whole union has, again, had a caso
of mob law. No defense of It can be made.
Beatrice Bxpresa: One crime docs not
Justify another, nor Is mob violence excus
able at any time. To prevent such a blot
on the state, however, authorities must
mete out prompt and full punishment to the
homicide.
Tekamah Journal: There will be those
who excuse the high handed criminal
lawlessness of the Bancroft mob. And yet
there can be no good reason for men taking
the law Into their own hands to such an
extent as to commit murder.
Fremont Tribune: About all that can
be said In Justification of the lynching of
Ray Hlfroins at Bancroft Is that the un
lawful act saves the people of Thurston
county a sum of money the amount a
murder trial would have cost
Hastings Tribune: In taking the law Into
their own hands the band of lynchers com
mitted murder to avenge a murder, and
they have not only stained their own hands
but they have placed a blot upon one of
the best and most law abiding states In the
union. '
Fremont Tribune: Since the people
of Nebraska must suffer the humiliation
Incident to the lynching of Hlffglns at
Bancroft there Is one lesson It may well
learn as compensation for the enforced
humility. That lesson ts a need for a
stricter enforcement of the spirit of the
law.
Madison Chronicle: Thecrlma committed
at Bancroft Monday morning will ever
stand as a blot on the fair name, of Ne
braska. . That . otherwise, good citizens can
so far forgetthlr duty to Ood, their re
spect for our Institutions, as to wantonly
violate the trust Imposed upon them by
their American citizenship. Is beyond com
prehension. Grand Island Independent: Public senti
ment in the county In which the recent
lynching occurred makes It plain that
It will be very difficult to convict anyone
In that county should prosecution follow.
As usual there Is a demand In other parts
of the state for rigid prosecution of those
participating In the conde-moable act. Such
demand Is, of course, easier expressed than
complied with.
Norfolk News: Much has been made of
the "unwritten" law. Tha written law that
"thou shalt not kill" hs been too lightly
locked up in the drawer. Perhaps sueh a
Jolting as this Bancroft affair may tend to
bring the Jaw to Its senses. Mob violence
Is deplorable. A community in which the
mob has hanged a man feela that a stain
has been put upon Its record. But much
more of a disgrace, much more deplorable,
Is the failure of the law to mete out punish
ment to the fiends who wantonly take hu
man life.
Walthlll Times: Hlgglns was conpelled
to suffer an awful punishment for his
misdeeds, and he no doubt deserved It
with all of its violence, pain and horror,
but It Is a pity he was not made to eolate
his revolting crime under the supervision
of the proper authority. If he had been
tried and executed In a lawful manner,
his fate would have served as an example
to offset the effect of his crime upon weak
and Incompetent minds, but since the meth
od of his punishment involved another
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violent crime, the social evil of his ltf
has been doubled and oar boasted civili
zation Is twice abused and discredited.
Nebraska City Tribune! Murder purs
and simple, cold-blooded murder, k
the only name for the lynching that -dls
graced Nebraska yesterday. None of th
uaual excuses ran be urged. The CoppU
murder occurred weeks ago. Such, blind
rage as might have led to the lynching oi
the red-handed murderer has had mors
than time encugh to subside Into a cold
contemplation of the facts.
Pender Republic: Before saying any
thing about the action of tha mob .hi
lynching Hlgglns, the Copple murderer, w
desire to say positively and unhesitatingly
that Hlgglns did not get any more. If ai
much as he deserved. But did he recelv
his deserts in the right way? Was thf
mob Justified In taking his life? In out
opinion they ware not and are Just at
guilty of murder as Hlgglns ever was.
Two wrongs do not make a right. Because
Hlgglns did wrong that does not Justify
others in doing wrong.
SMILING LINES.
"He seems to take a great Interest la
art." ',.:
"I hadn't noticed It."
"Yes, he was out automohlltng yesterday
with a model." Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Mr. Foggy London What causes the de
lightfully clear weather you have In New
YorkT
Mr. Man Hattan Skyscrapers, dear boy,
-Lie. . .....
"You let him hug you In the conserva
tory." "I did not. I made him remove his arm
every time the muslo In . the ballroom
stopped." Louisville Courier-Journal.
The cat had eaten tho canary.
"There Is no fake about that story either,"
purred the rat "You don't see the canary
anywhere about, do you?"
Further evidence being afforded by the
smile on the face of the cat. the incident
became history. Chicago Tribune.
.. "But, Captain Brare, why do they always
tall a ship a. 'she' ?" . ..
"Lord, - miss, you wouldn't ask that et
you'd ever tried to steer one.' Judge.
"They ought not to ba troubled with Ir
rigation problems In monarchies."
"Why not In monarchies?"
"Because people under those govern
ments are always sure of a reign.'" Bal
timore American.
"I did think of ordering a suit from that
tailor," said Brooklelgh, "but I couldn't
get him to promise to give it to me on
time."
"Why," said Rlchley, "he's usually very
prompt."
"O! yes; but he wanted me to be equally
prompt" Philadelphia Press.
SHOOK STARS.
Quaint shadows, faint stars,
Embroidering the gravel
Above which you travel
How you wimple and dimple
Among the bright pebbles,
As the stream ripples on, .
With Its tenors and trebles: .
How you call me away
From the work and the worry.
Bidding me hurry, oh, hurry and hurry
Back to the marshes
And the willows, so furry;
Back tothe rivulet, evermore flooding
With blossoms sweet budding.
And I see In my sleep ,
The procession of stars.
Floating on over bars
Of shlnglo and sand; '
And I wonder and wonder
If the stars I see, under,
Are meant to remind me
Of stars left behind me.
Of stars that at even
Adorn the still heaven.
These mimic stars, floating.
So swift in tne stream,
Still eall me and haunt ,
Like an orten oreamea aream.
M. ELIZABETH PARSON..