THK OMAHA DAILY HEE: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1907.
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CHARLES C. ROSEWATER,
General MuiMner.
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HuilERT tv..lcK,
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WHEN OCT OF TOWN.
Subscribers ImvIhsj Ik oltr tes
ftorarllr should have The Bee
mailed to taeiu. Address will be
rbaoged as often as requested.
More trouble is caused by
money than by scarce money.
scared
Every woman who reada the an
oounrements of the blj atorea la In
favor of an elastic currency.
"How can I live within my Income?"
aka a subscriber. lie will find out,
after his credit la exhausted.
It 1 now proposed to build a dam
at Niagara Falls for the benefit of the
Chicago river. The river la not worth It.
. lt 1 time for . the Waer board to
meet again and approve a few more
bills for professional services of the
lawyers.
Aa soon as South Omaha repents Itu
refusal of consolidation It will be free
to Al application for a rehearing of
Its case.
The army la calling for the services
of wort dentists. Enemies will take
notice that the American soldier eta
em alive.
Theater natrona mlcht annrclnf It
too. If certified checka were oubstltuted !
for some of the vaudovllle actora now
In circulation.
The Implement men of two states
are hilled next for a session in Omaha.
Nebraska and Iowa are pulling to
gether aa never before.
. - Information comes that distilleries
are being started in most of the larger
cities in Japan. Japan may count upon
Kentucky's sympathy at least.
One of the consolations of the Wall
treot flurry is that it has given Fish
and Harrlman aomethlng to think
about besides their old grudge.
Those of a speculative turn who do
not cars to invest in stocks at this time
might lay In a supply of turkey pre
ferred and cranberry common.
Having demonstrated that the way
to Irrigate la to Irrigate, converts
should come easier to tho doctrine that
the way to navigate Is to navigate.
Nobody objects to street signs at
corner crossings, but there Is a lot of
objection to street corner billboards
resting on the street sign aa an excuse.
Aa Alabama astronomer claims to
have discovered four new stars, lie
should t In touch with tho theater
trust managers, who need them badly.
A statistician explains as tho reason
for the high price of eggs that most of
tho chickens hatched last spring were
roosters. Sounds plausible, at any
rate.
jEx-Governor John Walter Smith of
Maryland warns democrats against
feeling "puffed up" over tho victories
at the recent election. Tho admoni
tion is uncecessary.
"Tim" Woodruff says that tho repub
llco.no aro unanimous for tho renomlna
tioa of President Roosevelt Timothy
most have overlooked Mr. Foraker and
Mr. Fairbanks when ho was taking tho
polL
Former Mayor Bcbtnlti of San Fran
cisco conducted his part In tho cam
paign from his cell and tho returns
showed that tho voters know when
they have tho right man In tho rliut
plac ...
The Intimation from Washington that
the president will. In hi message to
congress, recommend the' appointment
of a permanent tarlCT commission to
recommend changes in the existing
schedules from time to time, may or
may not be correct. The favor with
which the suggestion Is being met,
however, should be sufficient notice
that revision cannot be delayed much
linger, Irrespective of differences aa to
the methods of accomplishing the
changes.
Borne of ibo more enthusiastic re
visionists will doubtless oppose refer
ence to a permanent commission, pre
ferring the plan proposed by the Mass
achusetts republicans, In their state
platform, of pledging the party, in the
next national convention to a revision
of the tariff at a special session of
congress immediately after ' the in
auguration of the next president. On
the other hand, the National Associa
tion of Manufacturers, the National
Foreign Commerce association and
the American Reciprocal Tariff league
have all adopted resolutions favoring
a tariff commission, so revision may be
made from time to time, without up
setting business conditions, ns Is usu
ally done when a wholesale revision
Is undertaken.
While It Is admitted that pronounced
abuses have grown up under the opera
tion of the Dlngley tariff schedules, a
big point ban been gained In the re
fusal of congress to tinker with the
schedules up to this time. The merits
and advantages of a protective tariff
system have been demonstrated so
thoroughly that even the most radical
of the democratic leaders are not de
manding rejection of the protective
principle. The most that democrats
ask la revision to a revenue producing
basts. The result of this condition
is that tariff revision may be under
taken, either by congress or by a per
manent tariff commission, as a business
proposition rather than aa a foot ball
of part least politics.
All parties now- agree that industrial
conditions change as the country ad
vances and that schedules which are
fair enough when a tariff bill is
adopted may need revision a few years
later. They appreciate, too, the dis
advantage of retaining these unfair
schedules because of fear of upsetting
business conditions. This Is one of
the strongest arguments for a perma
nent tariff commission which could in
vestigate and recommend at the proper
time without Interfering with general
business. But It must be remembered
that congress is rather jealous of its
prerogative and has nevor heretofore
been willing to leave the tariff to any
commission or other outside authority,
Whatever the action of congress as
to the proposal for a permanent tariff
commission, if the president makes It,
It ia certain public sentiment, will not
permit revision to be long postponed.
The disposition of the country Is to
have the tariff considered as a business
proposition, and the revision made
without departure from the protective
principle and In such an intelligent
mariner that the business-disturbing in
fluence too often attendant on tariff
changing shall be e'lmlnated.
A MICRO AT T11R THROTTLE.
Citizens of Arizona, among whom
hatred of tho "Greaser," as they term
.. . I .. r 1 I.. I ill
UBl,TC vl wu.
hsve t0 nuk4r an xcli Rafter,
,f they Uke to heart the emPle
pronounced neroism lumisnea in tne
tragic, death of Jesus Garcia, an en
gineer on the Southern Pacific.
Engineer Garcia wag In charge of a
train that carried as a part of its load
several cara of dynamite billed for the
mines at Bllarea. While at the station
at Nacozarl, ho discovered several cars
on fire. Realizing that unless his
train was moved the town and all Its
Inhabitant,, several hundred In num
ber, would bo wiped out of existence,
ho told the train crew to jump and
then, opening the throttle wide, he
pulled his dangerous freight Into the
J open. Half a rune from town, Garcia,
his train and a dozen section hands
who happened to be near, were blown
to atoms. But the town was saved.
The striking feature of Garcla's hero
Ism Is that be did not think of it in
that light, but sacrificed hla life as a
matter of course, a plain detail of duty,
his predominating thought being evi
dently to save aa many human lives
aa possible. Glorious heroism of that
kind betters the human race and raises
Its standards.
PCACB LV CtNJHJL AM RICA,
The announcement from Washington
that a peace pact has been signed by
which the rulers of the five Central
American states agree to behave them
selves and put an end to the warfare
which has been in progress almost con
tinuously tor many years is encourag
ing to Americans, who have a special
Interest in the development of better
relations with those countries, with a
view to enlarged trade sure to follow
the opening of the Panama canal. The
announcement would be more interest
ing if accompanied by details showing
how these fiery Latin-American states
men were Induced to promise to go out
of the revolution business.
The Ave Central American states ot
Honduras, Nicaragua, Cost Rica,
Guatemala and Salvador have 'been
fighting among themselves for genera
tions, hardly stopping long enough for
luncheon and cigarettes. If a war be
tween two or more of them was halted
for a feast day, revolutions broke out
promptly In the different statesand
the personnel of the military com
manders was changed tha next day.
They have had more wars and revolu
tions to the square mile than all the
countries on the globe combined, and
It would be exceedingly Interesting to
know what Influence was brought to
bear to persuade them to get in a cir
cle and smoke the pipe of peace.
There is a suspicion that the United
States and Mexico have been distribut
ing hints of . Intervention, but that, of
course, is a diplomatic secret and out
siders can only guess as to the motives
back of the peace agreement. In the
Interest of western civilization it Is
hoped that the new peace bouds are
strong enough to stand the strain.
Knowing how prone to revolutions the
I atln-Amerlcan character Is, it is still
doubtful If human nature In Central
America can be changed over nrght by
merely affixing strange signatures to a
peace protocol.
THK HYDRA ST liEJiTAL DKCISfUS.
The decision of tho United States
circuit court of appeals, reversing
Judge Munger-s decision upholding the .
refusal of the Omaha Water board to
ra th bwlrant rental rtnp In thp I
water company, may not be a serious
setback to the city, although It In
volves between 1250,000 and 1300,
000, but it goes to re-enforce what
The Bee has repeatedly asserted as to
tho mistaken policy of the Water
board. Only the text of the mandate
of the appellate court will tell whether
the case Is to go to a new trial, or
whether the reversal Is equivalent to
an order to enter up judgment against
the city. In either event it will amount
to the same thlnz, because the city
will have to pay, as It should, for the
protection of its fire hydrants, and the
only onen question Is exactly how
much and when. In this connection
The Bee ventures to reproduce an edi
torial article reviewing the whole
water works situation, which appeared
In these columns about a year ago,
and which, we are confident, will now,
in the light of recent developments,
receive even more careful considera
tion of Omaha taxpayers than It did at
that time.
PURK FOOD UAW UffORCEMKXT.
The deputy food commissioner has
suggested a conference of county at
torneys of the various counties in Ne
braska to take up the question of pure
food law enforcement. Such a confer
ence may ba of some advantage,' al
though it Is extremely doubtful that
It will be fully attended, or, even if
so, agree upon any concerted plan ot
action.
While the pure food law devolves
upon the county attorneys the duty of
beginning prosecution for Its violation,
the deputy food commissioner has
taken It upon himself to determine in
first Instance what constitutes a viola
tion, and so far as he has gone in this
direction he seems, in our opinion, to
have woefully misconstrued the pur
pose of the law.
7 The Nebraska pure food law was
enacted not to annoy manufacturers
and dealers or to Interfere wlthestab
llshed trade customs, but to protect
the public against fraud, misrepresen
tation and adulteration. The purpose
of the law is to assure the consumer
when buying an article of food by the
nnnnd that h la eettlna: a full nound i
and that the nrtlcln he buva ia also ex- 1 'n1 ,0 whom but to Caesar are to bo ren- mane. But Valentine Tapley, his are soft pass upon applications for patents on auto
" , ' , u,l,t"' " " " I dered the things which are Caesar's? las silk, and Tapley Is mild mannered and mobile tires. Apparently no one yet has
actly what It purports to be. But if
the article is not sold by weight or
measure and no false statements are
made as to quality or quantity, no
fraud or misrepresentation is worked
and no offense committed against the
spirit of the law.
In the enforcement of the pure food
law The Bee wanta to repeat what It
urged at the time this legislation was
pending, that Nebraska should do noth-
Ing by far-fetched construction that
,
would put our manufacturer '-I
dealers at a disadvantage with their
competitora In Other States; that all
manufacturers of food products are
alike subject to the provisions Of the
national pure food law and that the
state laws should be aDnlled as far as
possible In uniformity with the na
tional law.
It is not up to the deputy food com
misbioner to read into the law what
he thinks should be there, but to apply
the law as the legislature made it and
with Its real purpose constantly in
View. -
- , n.,-1. o. . .. .
uiuuei nusu u. , luireuuiru-.
dent oi tne military acaaemy at westi
Point, writing of the colored troops
stationed there, says they "are better
satisfied, the equipment and horses are
'
In better condition than when the de-
tarhment was composed of white men,
and no desertions have occurred among j
the colored men, as compared with
thirteen desertions among the white
men In six months." Brownsville and
other Texas papers please copy.
If anything were wanted to show the
complete demora'lzatlon of the demo
cratic party in Nebraska lt might be
found in the contrast ot the election of
one or two demo-poo candidates In
nearly every county In the state and
the simultaneous slump that overtook
the demo-pop state ticket Democratic
politics in Nebraska is nothing but a
personal scramble for office
Jubt to keep peace in the family,
Colonel Bryan will follow up hla ap
pearance at Mayor "Jim's" gabfest
with a second appearance at the
annual Jacksonlan feed. It is to
be noted, however, that Mr. Bryan has
discreetly refrained from attempting
to form a merger of the two wings of
the local democracy around one ban
quet table.
"Archbishop Farley Won't Wed
Gladys Vanderbllt" is the announce
ment mide by the head lines of a New
York paper. In addition in t. rules
of the church against it, there is also
the fact that It Is an Austrian count
who Is to wed Gladys Vanderbllt.
If Omaha Is to be represented at
the rivers and harbors meeting It
should see to it that a creditable dele-
gatlon goes down to Washington next
month for that nrrmlnn Kansas ritv
will ht thorn In v.r h in incr nnmhara
win De mere in overwneiming nuinuers
because It Will be hitting at two birds
with one Stone. KanBas City is after
the republican national convention,
whose location is to be determined by
the republican national committee at
the same time and place. Inasmuch
as Omaha cannot hope to outnumber
Kansas City under these circumstances,
it should lay special stress on quality
rather than quantity in Its delegation.
Seven more survivors of the charge
at Balaklava have Just been pensioned
by the British government. There
WUfct have been neary " man- ,n that
famou8 "sl rea" as there were
In 4kn Dnt.l. Tl 1 .1 l
uuuu IuurI I nut-ill..
Kentucky refuses to believe the re
port that there is a decline in the price
of foodstuffs. The state's crop ot
chewing tobacco has been sold at the
highest prices obtained since the war.
The suggestion of that Berlin editor
that Mr. Roosevelt be declared king '
will not meet with favor at the White j
House. Mr. Roosevelt is not unxioua
to have his authority curtailed.
England should not worry over that
loss of $60,000,000 In gold that is
, . , , . . , .
coming this way. If business picks up. I
American tourists will carry it all back
to Europe next year.
Business on the Move.
St. Ixnils Olobe-Democrat.
Bullroatls and manufacturing generally
aro turning every wheel. In a country like
the United States tho talk of financial
panics muet be largely mixed with fiction.
Isn't This Meaut
Chicago Tribune.
A long suffering public may as well face
the fact that It will have to pay more for
Ita ostrich feathers hereafter. Of lata the
ostriches have been raising fewer feathers
than usual.
Aa Appropriate Opening;.
Washington Tost.
Or, second thought, we withdraw our sug
gestion that the managers of the .forth-
coming "Bryan dinner" omit soup from the '
menu, rtecent events have made that the '
most appropriate part of the refreshments.
Political Prophecies Pnuetored.
Pittsburg Despatch.
The recent election recalls a remark of
Prank Hatton'a once that Iowa would go
democratic when Kentucky would go re
publican; and Kentucky would go republi
can "when hell want . Methodist." 8'noe :
then Iowa has gone democratic and Ken-
tucky has gone republican; but we fear
that in the other place they have radded i
the registry lists against the Methodists.
Cant nd Truth.
Springfield Republican.
The new $10 gold eolnS of the St. Ga miens
design, now being turned Jo ut at the I'liil-Jers
adelpnia mint, omit the1 words' common 1 there is a man a few miles further down
to the coinage of the oounrry, "In God We the road who has a bea'rd eleven and a
Trust." According to a Methodist clergy- half feet long. This man's name is Val
man of Pittsburg; this "Blmply shows that entlne Tapley. I know him very well,
the politicians need a revival of religion as "A curious thing about these fellows, and
well as tho grafters." Which statement that make' me think a man's character
merely shows that the clergyman prefers can be told by his whiskers. Now, Elijah
cant to truth. For all the purposes of Its Gates is a pugnacious kind of a fellow,
Issue wo trust in tho gold eagle and espe-
dally so In times like these. And whose
is the Image and the superscription thereon,
IlAtl.HOAD M) REBATING.
Impropriety of Dlsvrlmlnatlug; In F.v
vor of Heavy Shippers.
Beth Low In The Outlook.
Exoerlence has made It clear that th
railways, upon whom everybody l depend-
ent, by practicing rebating make It possible
for the favored shipper to drive all com-
petltors out of the market. Hence the be-
( lief is becoming general, outside perhaps
. ' railway and Investment circles, that rail-
w"l" " n KDe ,,OOKea lupon " con
ducting a private business; they are rather
' to be thought of as private agents conduct-
Ing a part of the business of the state. In
other words, what the public wants In rail-
! Zl mn""nt l"tih0 Pb" Q"ty. a.
distinguished from the business quality,
That , to ,ay lt WBnta uua;ltv of lre(tt.
ment for all alike, large shippers and small,
Instead of the discriminations that are
usual and to be expected in private bust-
ness. i Union station, there was much discussion
The Importance of the distinction can be among the railroad officers, as to the dls
well Illustrated by the tariff. An Importer position to be made ot the red marker. The
who l-rlres Into the country ll.ojn.tvo wirth problem was Mnally solved by the souvenir
of silk goods must pay exactly tho same
rate of duty as the Importer who brings
In only 11,000 worth. That voualltv of
treatment Indicates the public tuality of
I the tariff. Suppose, on the other hand,
that, after the manner of business, the
1 inn cnargea me larger importers on v
, . , -
iv i r i i-em, mill inauo v i it) nine ones pay
Ber cen, ,, no,,CIrur that .hB ,,.
Importers could drive all the little ones
' out of business? uut that is perciseiy
h?1 thl8 doing with
their rebates; and that Is why the public
( are no ,ongPr w4lllg to a(lmU ,hut rall.
rnading la a private business.
That Ih why the people demand that tho
railways themselves should recognise that
thev art onlv ririvata M0fnti rlninir a w.a ft
, or tha publl0 business; and that is why the
public iicmand that the law henceforth
j HUM pwtni ujimi i.io new CI lUHl
Kinetic Energy
I 1 1 il 3
Kinetic is a jood word. It
meant "power to nuke thin p
go." A fat bank account, a
rock, on the ede of a hill,
a barrel of unpowder. and
SCOTT'S EMULSION all
contain "kinetic energy,"
to the profcuor tell ui.
Power it stored up In
Scott's Emulsion
Thi force let loose in the
system of the consumptive
Jives him the strength to
take en new flesh. It b a
powerful flesh-producer.
AH Drassfatai SO. a4 ll-OO.
Plain Talk on the Water Works
Reprinted from The Bee., Pee. 16. 19o.
The proceedings for the "Immediate" all-wise water board should actually com
acqulHltinn of the water works by the city mence construction of a new water system
of Omaha have reached a stage of acute-
i np"8 tnRt demands some plain talk. From
rTV ,nft ,n,, 'ax-P5 ln cltliens of
0mahl havel tno VCtims of a series
of monumental blunders, to use a mild
ttrm. at the hands of the hydraulic poll-
tlrlan h0 h"ve been engineering this
,,e,,P;'ld P- consequence, after
costly litigation, the people are confronted
nearly rour yea
rs of fruitless agitation and
with the prorect of a forced loan of Id.-
2M.MG, at which the water plant has been 110,000,0007
officially appraised and which the water The truth la that the water works altua
company is asking the courts to enforce, Hon has placed Omaha In a precarious
with the actual ownership and operation of
the plant by the city apparently no cIoser
than when the appraise,, were appointed.
Whether the federal court., to whom tho
, ......
appraisement Is to be submitted, will hold
for or against the city in tho final adjudlca-
tlon 1. yet to be determined after hearing
and appeal, which competent lawyers de-
clarc will consume one or two years more.
But the height of absurdity has been
reached by the action of the Water board
In pretending to rescind It. own application
for the appointment of appraiser, under the
miroh ei.,... of ,v,o ,..
r ... v. v ids vi isjinai tuiuicwv
between the water company and the city,
and the adoption of resolutions contem
plating abandonment of all proceedings
looking toward the acquirement of th ex
isting ftlunt and thn const runtlnn hv thift
city of a new water system to supply Its
needs. In the first place, the very exi.tcnce
of th" P"Tent water board rests on the
oonus previously voted to purchase the
exlHting water works, which alone gave
the governor jurisdiction to make his
orlg'nnl appointments under the compulsory
purchase law. But for this Omaha would
never have had a water board, and were
. iiirvuiiHii nuauuuiivu lilts uuu in,
,t.lu. of ,t ,MBt th- two .
pointed members of the board would be
decidedly questionable.
Worse still, however, would be the sup
position that the suggestion that the city
proceed at once to build a new water plant
were seriously Intended. It Is conceded
that proceedings under the purchase clause
of the contract have progressed far enough the taxpayers, for whom an early and corn
to make a law ault whoae outcome Is at plete settlement of the dispute Is greatly to
least dubious. Suppose the city through Us be desired.
BITS OF WASHINGTON LIFE.
Minor Scenes an.l Incidents Sketched
oat the Spot. ,
Congressman Champ' Clark of Missouri
has arrived In Washington with hia vocal
apparatus In fine working order for the
winter session of congress. The Missourlan
is a bright and breezy fellow, full of pic-
turesquo phraseology and a tongue as keen
as a rapier. To the newspaper fraternity
in Washington his presence, Is like an oasis
In a desert, an unfailing source of refresh
ment In a drouthy season. "As near as
I can make out," he remarked to a group
of newspaper men as soon as the usual
salutations were drained, "as near as I
can make out the one-gallus men are for
Bryan and the fellows with belts are for
Roosevelt. But this is not a sure sign. Out
,n MI8"oun mon re Deara" xo MaQ
tholr Noughts, and some of the whiskers
"re 80 long one can not t',! whether they
wear gullussoa or belts. Judge Elijah
Gates," said Mr. Clark, "has a beard nine
feet and a half long. He live. In my
county. Just a few mile, from my house.
and I know him very well. But hla whisk
are not any special curiosity, because
not a scrapper or a brawler, you under-
stand, but of a stubborn type of man. His
whiskers are right stiff, like a horse's
thoroughly agreeable, one of those unanl- devised a thoroughly satisfactory tire. In
mous sort of fellows. ventors are constantly suggesting t'res of
"Of course, these fellows do not wear
their b'irds down all the time. They
couldn't do it without tying a knoj: In them
like a horse's tall. But they wear 'em In-'
.i.i their v-nts in silk bans. Old man Tap- !
ley take. hi. out, too. but only to comb It."
I The discovery was made the other day
that some person, presumably a souvenir
hunter, had stolen a red tile In the floor of
the- Pennsylvania railroad station thav
marked ,he Bpot "l6" k V .k
fell when pierced by the bullet of the
assassin. Guiteuu.
I The spot was Indicated for many years
by a brass star, but It attracted so much
attention that persons congregating around
it In tho station .blocked the passuge to and
from lhe traln gates. The Pennsylvania's
officers finally replaced It by the red tile,
As the time drew near for vacating the
old station for the new quarters In the
hunter. The railroad officer, declare that
they will make every effort to recover It.
Major General John F. Weston, who is
about to succeed Generul Wood In the com- j
mand of the division of tho Philippines, has
us much personal courage as any man who
,. ,H wl,n a rnuni nvlrv ,,m-er
' 1 -
lie parucii aiea in a nuniurr ui inu an cam
paigns and took part In some blood curd-
ling affairs, not only with Indians but with
drink maddened cowboys. The crowning
act of courage, however, was performed (
shortly lfore he left the office of commis
sary general In Washington. He had been j
ailing for quite a long time. In order to
ascertain the cause of the trouble, he ,
underwent a mrdlc.il examination.
"You have aneurism of the heart," the
medical man gravely told Weston, "and
if you move faster than a slow walk I will ',
not answer for the consequences." j
Weston was frightened. He was careful
for some weeks, but to a man who had
been accustomed to rapidity of action the '
burden imposed by his physician became '
heav'er than he could bear. He determined :
to end the matter. He left hla house one !
morning and went to a nearby roid. There j
he took off his coat and vest. He made a '
wild dash along that road for l'O yards. !
Then he slopped. He felt his heart. It
was beating as regularly as It had ever
done. WeSiton looked disgusted. He re
turned for hU coat add vest and went In
search of his doctor.
"All I've got to say to you," he said to
the physician. "Is this: 'Find a few more
aneurisms for people and you' will cure
them in much qu'eker and aafer fashion
than you will by giving them medicine.' "
The vmted states Army officers who
went to Europe to ebserve the military
maneuvers of the German army have re.
turned to this country filled with enthusi.
asm for the kaiser and his troops. The
IIZZ Zt: t'rrrn' .tr::;
declare that he possesses aii the attributes
of real genius that have been ascribed to
him.
"Upon the conclusion of one day's opera
tlons of the troops." said ens of the re-
turned army officers to a correspondent
and Invest anywhere from K.Bnn.ft up-
ward In Ita construction pending the out-
come ot this llugaiionT Buppos, luriner,
that when the nnal decision came down the
decree should be that the appraisement Is
binding on the city and that It must buy
the works from the present company. What
position would we be In with two water
works systems on our hands and a colos-
0t accumulated along with them ap
proximately not M.163,000, but closer to
position from which It can be "'"cW
only by the effort, of our shrewdest, most
fr-see,ng and most public-spirited cIM-
Only throe possibilities are before
.... iv- .!,. ...,,.. it,, nreaent
u,: we mim e'lier pursue me pieseni
""tWlon to Us end, taking a chance on an
"'W decision, be content even with a
fv"-ble lllon to be put back where we
' " compelled to go over the whole
Proceedings anew, or we must get In some
n,utual'y atlHfactory arrangement with the
,w"'r" of th" WM" """P"- "
to compromlw. we can perfect the
purclisaB through concessions from the
water company as to price, or we can waive
municipal ownership for the present and
make a new contract with the water com
pany at stipulated rates for both hydrant
service and private consumption.
In a discussion of this question not long
ago one of the newspaper spokesmen foi
the Vater board declared the real dif
ficulty to be "that Omaha Is not now able
to deal with the real owners of the watei
W'orks," but only with the officers In con
trol, who have little Interest In the com
pany. This may or may not be true, but
the people really Interested In Omaha are
likewise misrepresented by the Water board
and Its attorneys who seem anxious only to
perpetuate lucrative salartea and fat at
torneys' fees. If we are to have any nego
tiations with the real owners of the water
works they will have to be carried on by
aome arbitration committee of property
owners and business men. who can take up
the problems from a broad and unbiased
view-point and guard the true Interests oi
of the Brooklyn Eagle, "the kaiser sum
moned the leading staff officers snd gave
a two hours' criticism of the day's man
euvers. The operations extended over a
territory of thirty miles or more, and
many thousands of troops were engager
In them. One of the German officers told
me that the kaiser's -criticism was a mar
velous display of accurate military know
ledge. "Speaking with great rapidity and pre
elalon the kaiser pnlnted out the weak
ness and strength of the various maneu
vers, praised this detachment or con
demned another as the facts warranted
and reviewed every movement of the day.
My German Informant told me that It
was an extraordinary exhibition of mili
tary genius. - Not a dissenting voice wan
raised In reply to his strictures, every
one conceding that the criticisms were
Justified. The kaiser did not make a
single error in his two hours' discussion
"He had tho exact location of even
organization, was familiar with the work
done by each, and had not missed even
the most trifling point of the day's work.
After having observed the kaiser for a
couple of weeks I am prepared to indorse
the Judgment of Andrew . D. White, our
former minister to Germany, that he Is
a thorough genius." '
"The busiest division In the patent office
Just now," said Patent Commissioner
Moore, "Is that devoted to automobiles and
automobile parts. The roller skate division
w pushing automobiles hard In the matter
ot applications for new patents.
We have two men who do nothing except
Bew composition, principally pieces of meta'
worked Into tar and ruorwr compositions
and various kinds of woven tires.
!"." i i:ib..iio are woramg on
""as and motor engines. They offer a
Srat field to the Inventive mind and we
hve no 'n! of reouest. for patents on !m-
provements of various kinds."
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CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS and HATS
TWENTY - FIVE DOLLARS
OR as good 'a suit us any man need
want that is to say one of as
suredly all. wool, fashionable in
cut, correct and up-to-date in style,
and thoroughly well-made in evany
particular $3 is a moderate price.
We think the good judge of cloth
ing will find bsttar values and a
wicjer range for choice in our lines at this
price than he can see elsewhere. t
Our's are right from our own workshops.
15th and Douglas
Streets
R. S. WILCOX, Mar.
A Bargain That's
' Canadian Clear Red Cedar Shingles, $3.75 for cash.
Jh pacUed FULL COUST that means ths rtO
. ' , , , .,. ! .n
farther hsre. aniths money saver GRIT TOP", the
very best prepared roofing $1.90 a square complete, and
20 percent dUcount forca.h.on th9 bigge.t steck of lum-
ber in the city, ih&f's the cause of this cut In prices, wo
. have fOO much of everything.
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PEHJOYtt SOTE?.
A French publicist declares that.Atner.
leans are not energetic hut livrky. WolU
it no disadvantage to be lucky.
Tho ITSO.ono diamond given King Kdward
l as convenient a form as any white ele
phant could bo expecti-d to assume.
j President ICIIoi of Harvard Is rarely seer
, at tho Stadium, and Is
little Interested
in me intercollegiate root ball contests,
The same thing may be said of the other
members of the Harvard corporation,
Tlie oldest Judge In the country Is Justice
r)mrle, of Athol. Mass.. who llln
j rilru,ar,y , tho FIrit uct C(mfy of
. Northern Worcester, holding aa many
rive sessions a week In Athol and Gardner.
He Is In hla 3d year, and can read a law
book or newspaper without glasses.
Attorney General Edward T. Toung of
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m Lo c " " ' io Lnlted
w'L L , , T
" h" for tho
born In Minnesota fifty yeara act.
Minnesota, who was fined $100 for con-
Minnesota fifty years ao.
He was graduated from the state univers
ity and was admitted to the bar In 188L
He served two years aa a member of each,
branch of the legislature. It Is said he
may be a candidate for United States sen
ator to succeed Moses a Clapp, whose
term will expire In 19u9.
FLASHES OF FCIf. '
SaV-There Is one thing I cannot undeiv
stand about foot ball.
He Tee T
She Why a game so named ahould need
so much head work. -Baltimore American-
After the rich man had died the usual
widow claimant appeared for his fortune
"Hut why did you not tell of the mar.
rlaga long ago?" asked the lawyer.
"Vyell, you see," replied the woman ta
black, "some bachelor with a bigger for
tune might have died first." Philadelphia
Ledger. '
Englishman (on Atlantic liner) Well old
chap, weil soon be engaged with those
blarsted Yankee custom Inspecturs.
American You bet! And remember, old
man, that the United Btates expects every
man to pay his duty! Puck.
"Sir!" cried the crooked grocer. Indig
nantly, "do you mean to accuse me of put
ting chicory Into my coffee?"
"Not at all." replied the customer, coolly,
"you wouldn't be so extravagant. I'm sure
you merely put some coffee into the clilo-ory."-Phlladelphla
Press.
Amelia Herbert, d?ar, your office Is on
Orange street, Isn't It? '
Herbert Yes; why?
Amelia That's what I told papa. H
tnnde such a funny mistake about ym tlin
other day. He said he'd been looking vou
up In Brad street. Chicago Tribune.
"That financier started put' In life as a
dentist."
"I suppose that Is why when the hanks
were struggling In the teeth of tho flnan
lal storm, he advocated their gold niltng.''
Baltimore American.
"He says he Just loves to hear me sing
"Well, that goes to show how one can tie
mistaken In a man."
"How were you mistaken In him?"
"I had him sized up aa a lover of music."
-Houston Post.
"Oh. for something new." sighed the so
ciety leader.
"Why not give a camphor ball, dear? It
would be so appropriate to this time nf
year." Louisville Courier-Journal.
DIPLOMATIC FATHER.
Chicago Record-Herald.
Mother's badly worried, so Is Sister Knu-i
Father he's been gettln' very close of late)
Says has no money when they ask for
cash.
Tells that he's lookln' for an awful
smash.
Every day he tells them that he's pinched
some more. .
Never was less money In the land before!
Mother en t gettln's any new thin,?
Fathe j;a(t,hat (ruln'a comln'. hu g afriUcU
Sister she'a decided how to learn to baki
So shell come In handy If the bunks
should break;
Moth ' maw in' over her last winter's
hat.
And . 'hlnks that may be we'll move In
a flat.
Every morning father thinks of soma new '
scheme
To cut down expenses and shut off tho
steam;
Awful tilings will happen In a little while.
tv o gut iu Ainu ui lumn up on etyje.
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Yesterday, when mother wasn't there
to
near
T remarked to father It waa kind of queer
WUPe Marston's daddy wasn't scared at
all, ,
Bo h inked and whispered to me In th
hall.
Gee. t-'it he's a wise one! I won't eve
tell.
But I nave to snicker every little spell
wrier s warnln' mother and advlsln
Kate
That a -mash Is comln' father's simply
great.
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