THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THUHSnAY. OlTOUKTi 20. 100?.
The Omaha - Daily Bel
- ' -
FOUNDED BT EDWARD ROSDWATER
VICTOR ROBEWATER, EDITOR.
Entered t Omaha postofftc aa second
ers Matter.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
1'aily Be (without 8undav). on yar..M W
Daily Be and Bund. on year .0
DELIVERED BT CARRIER.
TUy p (Including Sunday), per wk..1ifl
Dally Be (without Sunday), par week. ..10c
Evening Boo (without Sunday), pr weak o
Evening B (with Sunday), per wek...10o
Sunday Bj. ona year t w
Sstorflay Bo, ona year... 1-M
Addres all eomplalnt of Irregularities
in delivery to City -lrculatlon Department.
' - orncES.
Omaha-The Bee Butldlnf.
Houth Omaha Twenty-fourth and N.
.'oiim B)tff-1 Scott Street.
hkago 164 Marquette Building.
New Tork Rrwmi 1101-llOi, No. 54 West
Ihlrty-thlrd 8tret.
Washington 7J6 Fourteenth Street, N. W.
CORRESPONDENCE. .
Communications relating 1o new and
editorial matter should he addressed;
Omaha Bee, Editorial Department.
REMITTANCES.
Remit hr draft, express or poalat order
payable to Tha Bea Publishing Company.
Only 2-cent stamp received In payment of
mail accounts. Personal chock", except on
Omaha or eaatarn exchanges, not accepted.
STATEMENT Or CIRCULATION.
Sute of Nebraska. Douglas County, aa.:
George B Taachuck. treaaurar of Tha
Bee publishing Company. being duly
sworn, says that the actual number of
full and complete roplea of Tha "Dally.
Msrnlng, Evening and Sunday Bea printed
during; tha month of September, 190J, wu
a folio wa:
l 3,ooo m.'. sa,ix
1 37.SS0 17. .......... .tOO
I ,00 II 3340
4 39.SS0 IS SS.370
ja,l40 ,20 sa.ooo
38,700 21 30,030
T M.B30 21. ,. 30,830
t 30,010 tS 36,400
3040 24 30,560
It 30,010 . 21 30,460
It 30,060 II 30,400
It 30.000 21 37.700
1 30,000 II 30,440
14 30,380 21 30,400
II 36,380 10 30,700
Total 1,096,300
Lea unsold and returned copies.. 0,437
Nat total..... 1,000.003
Daily averai S,S3ii
GEORGE B TZ8CHUCK.
Treaaurar.
Subscribed In my presence and aworn to
before ma thla Jet day of October, IMS.
(Seal.) ROBERT HUNTER.
Notary Public
WHEJT OCT OF TOWlt.
Babacrlbera learlagr tha city tem
porarily shonlaV hay Tha Baa
mailed thee. Adare will
The business situation Is an excel
lent reflex of public sentiment.
... Mr, Bryan Is again chaperoning the
solid south on the road to nowhere.
There is. a vast difference between
a general Balkan war and a war of
Balkan generals.
"In my house of life la an upper
room," sings a Colorado poet. I'n
tenanted, apparently.
The Riff tribes have arisen in
Morocco. The Haff tribes ought to
be sent against theni.
A .New York woman la charged with
hilling ber husband with a dog. That's
no way to treat, a dog.
Doubtless Mr. Bryan would like to
get hold of the man who put ashes in
the democratic ginger jar.
After two terms as president of the
United States, Mr. Roosevelt will be
promoted to be an editor.
The weather is clearing up just as Is
the political situation and It is all in
favor of sunshine and prosperity.
Ate the republicans buying demo
t rtic votary -Mr, . Bryan, and. if so,
what Is the ruling price this morning?
"Bryan Is stronger than his party,"
fays a writer In the Kausas City Star.
Even that is not r.aying much for
Bryan. .' -' . '
"Hearst' has money to burn," says
the Atlanta .Constitution. The demo
crats would prefer that he burn the
letters. . -'"'
Orvtlle Wright, who succeeded in
cQotjuetiRS t.U it'., is going to do it
again a, soon a" iie can lay aside his
crutcbe'.'-'
4. V . MMMMM
Senator.'4 La. 5Follette is speaking
daily ln'enthupaa'pc support of Mr.
Taft. s, goes; 1', Follette so .joes
YN'isconii'n'. ;V
f Mr. tlrjao ahouU save enough of
his voice'; for use In congratulating
President-Gleet Taft on the morning
of XoeniTer 4.
King P?ter of Servia admits that
his army is all to the bad, but shows
that k.ls tyPwrlter, battery is as in
vincible aa aver.
Tb4 Cincinnati Inquirer figures that
Taft will carry Ohio by 80,211 votes.
Mr. Taft will be satisfied if he geta it
V an avn S,U0V
A ijnU Dominican is In this coun
try asking Uncle Sam to annex his toy
republic .iUbcU Sam Is not borrow
ing trouble this year.
I ' .
Those who failed to see Jupiter and
Venus in conjunction last week may
cheer up. A repetition of the per
formance is scheduled In S0S9.
.: Remember that the next county
hoard will haie tha expenditure of a
million dollars for a new court house.
This is the reason why you should
vote- to continue tha present efficient
administration of county affairs.
ScnatW ,X Follette says he admires
Mr. BtyanV courage la speaking out
about 'government ownership.' Mr.
Bryan spot eut about government
ownership two years ago. and has
si oca then been busy dodging the
lua.
i tnir. SILYt.n as J-uk? 1
American voteis generally ate tak
ing long chances when they take- it for
granted that Mr. Bryan has abandoned
his advocacy of the free and unlimited
coinage of sliver. It le true that th
voters of the nation have twice re
pudiated the false financial theory, but
there is nothing to show that Mr.
Bryan has ever abandoned his first
love. The free coinage of silver was
the paramount issue In 1S96. and no
longer ago than last April Mr. Bryan
declared, in a speech at Danville, 111.,
that every plank of the Chlcage plat
form of 1896 is stronger now than It
was when adopted. In bis speech at
Knoxville, Tenn., October 5, 1906, Mr.
Bryan said:
If there, la any one who believes that
the gold utandard la a good thing or that
It must be maintained I warn him not
to cast his vote for me. because I promise
him that It will not be maintained In
this country longer than I am able tu get
rid of It.
That, of course, was before the elec
tion and before the American people
had rendered an adverse verdict
against silver and Bryanistn at the
polls. After the election, however, on
November 6, 1896, Mr. Bryan issued
a formal address to the blmetallists
of the nation, in which he said:'
The friends of bimetallism have not
been vanquished: they have simply been
overcome. They believe that the gold
standard la a conspiracy of the money
changer against the welfare of the hu
man race, and until convinced of their
error, they will continue the warfare
against It.
Mr. Bryan's promised warfare
against the gold standard was carried
into the democratic convention and
made an issue in 1900. Once more de
feated, he made a fight lor the issue
in 1904 and practically opposed Judge
Parker In that campagn, although giv
ing him formal support, because the
democratic platform declared against
the gold standard. Mr. Bryan has
never recanted or admitted his error
on the silver issue. Even two years
after the defeat of Judge Parker In
1904, Mr. Bryan went on record as
declaring that his views of 1S96 had
not been changed. In a speech in
London, England, on July 12, 1906,
just before his return to America from
hio European tour, Mr, Bryan said:
I notice that I am now described by
aome aa a conservative. I am more
radical than I wa in 1S9S and have
nothing to withdraw on economic ques
tions which have been under discussion.
Mr. Bryan Is silent on the silver
Question in 1908, but he is pro
nounced In his opposition to the Ald-rlch-Vreeland
bill and other republican
measures looking to the lending of
elasticity in the currency system. His
silence can be construed only as a sus
pension and not a cessation of the war
fare against the. gold standard. In the
abaence of any statement from him on
the subject the public must reach the
conclusion that his views on the silver
issue have not been changed. Mr.
Bryan's refusal to discuss this question
sliouid start voters to thinking abput it.
.4:V txi'Lont;o caxard.
The Omaha World-Herald is throw- j
Ing double-leaded spasm over the
charge made by a New York newj- i
paper that Mr. Taft, while secretary
of war. conspired in awarding a rail
road contract in Luzon to a syndicate
in New York without competitive bid
ding. This is the first charge that has
been made in the campaign affecting
Mr. Taft's personal or official integrity,
and should not be allowed to pass un
noticed, however liltle credence the
voters of the country may place in it.
The facts In the case are a matter of
record.
The contract for the construction of
the railroad In question was let late In
the year 1906. Among the prospective
bidders was an alleged syndicate of
New York capitalists, headed by Wil
lard R. Green, a promoter. When the
time for opening the bids arrived
Green demanded an entire change in
the specifications and, this being de
nied, refused to bid. He then made
newspaper charges similar to those
now being printed. As a result, the
awarding of the contract was post
poned for thirty days, In order to allow
an investigation of the charges to be
made. Green took his case to con
gress and Senator Culberson, who was
then making a fight against Mr. Taft,
undertook an investigation. He spent
time and effort going through the
records, and finally refused to offer
even a resolution of inquiry in the sen
ate. Congressman Charles A. Towne,
a former partner of Green, refused to
take up the matter in the house. Green
peddled his tale of woe around the
halls of congress for a month without
being able to induce even the most
rabid opponents of the administration
to consider ns case. He is now offer
ing It as a campaign canard.
rcstsHiya the sight Bibins.
Governor Patterson of Tennessee
has accomplished a distinct service for
bis state, for all the south and for
the majesty of the law everywhere by
taking the first vigorous executive
steps . looking to the suppression nf
the night-riding horrors which havo
been fastening their s'nakelike fanes
on the communities of the south. By
putting the machinery of the law in
operation. Governor Patterson' has se
cured the arrest of half a hundred of
men who are charged with some of
the crimes committed by these lawless
gangs, .and reports indicate that he
has secured evidence which promises
conviction of the ringleaders of the
gang
Launched in Kentucky for the os
tensible purpose of protecting the
tobacco growing industry, "night rid
ing" has come near proving: the ruina
tiou of "some ections of that sUte.
It has spread incipiently into
GturgU. Texas. M iaaiaslppi. Tanu-s-
j sec and Arkansas, w itii the aiM'ai.'.it
lol'jett of ipeiitiys sale of tit-
ttn, but in reality for the purpose of
loot and the wreaking of personal ven
goaiices. Unless it, la stopped now the
ultimate effect will be to supplant the
law and the courts with outlawry and
moh rule. Governor Patterson has
8"t the example. Other executives in
th- south should follow It by catching
the offenders quickly and handing
them over to the full punishment of
the law. The good name of the south
demands that an end be put to the
night riders' carnival of crime.
y.v which roort
The voters of Nebraska, and espe
cially (hose of the larger towns, are
becoming really curious to know
upon which foot Candidate Shallen
berger will stand In event of the un
expected happening and his being
elected governor. Mr. Shallenberger
has so far been able to evade disclos
ing what his real Intentions are. Deep
down In his heart he mnst have re
solved on some definite course of ac
tion aa regards one, at least, of the
many questions that enter Into the
present campaign, and which will be
brought before the legislature at ttn
coming session. Yet be has succeeded
in concealing his real thoughts even
from his most intimate friends and
closest political advisers. It would
seem that with all his apparent frank
ness, Mr. Shallenberger would now
feel that the time had eome for him to
make a public declaration of his hon
est belief, if he has any.
This especially refers to the ques
tion of county option. So far Mr.
Shallenberger has pursued the devious
course of telling one thing In one place
and another in another place. In John
son county he assured a county option
democrat that he would sign a county
option bill if passed by the legislature.
In Douglas county he has given assur
ance that he will veto not only a
county option bill, but any bill that
looks like county option. This Is his
public- attitude toward the question.
What his private position is no one
knows. He is running on two plat
forms as a nominee of two parties
the one party opposed to county op
tion and the other favoring it. He
cannot in the very nature of things be
honest with both these parties. Which
one does ho Intend to deceive?
Mil. BRYAN AX1) THE FILlCiyoS.
Mr. Bryan is as far astray on the
Philippine question as he was in 1900,
when he made a paramount issue of
his demand to give immediate inde
pendence to some 20,000,000 half-civilized
people, most of whom were still
living in tribal relations, without the
least sign or ability to establish or
maintain self-government. Mr. Taft
and Mr. Bryan have articles in the No
vember Everybody's, in which they
give their .views on the Philippine
problem." Mr. Bryan writes: .
Honesty requires that our policy re
garding the Philippine islands lie an
nounced. The Filipinos have a rifrtt to
know; other nations are entitled to the
information, and our own position would
he -strengthened by a declaration of tne
nation's purpoae. So long as there is
doubt there will be discussion; so long
u s there Is uncertainty the Filipinos will
suspect the worst, other nations will ac
cuse us of Insincerity, and our own peo
ple will' he embarrassed in the advocacy
of t lie principles of government which)
we apply here and refuse to apply In
the Philippines. A republic cannot hold
colonics, for a colonial government resta,
upon force, while in a republic, the gov
ernment rests upon the consent of the
governed. To say that the Ftllpinoa nava
no right to a voice in their own gov
ernment and in the shaping of their ow-n
detitiny raises a question aa to man's In
alienable rights, and the citizens of a
free country cannot afford to raise such
a question.
The record, as cited by Mr. Taft. lsBchool children can sing the Japanese
the best answer. This shows that to
day three member. of the supreme
court of the islands are Filipinos. The
attorney general f the islands is a
Filipino. Fully haif of the judges of
the courts of first instance are Fil
ipinos. The governors of provinces
and a majority of the provincial boards
are Filipinos. All of the municipal
officials and at least 85 per cent of the
officials and employes of the insular
government arc Filipinos.
Instead of making warfare against
Americans and against each other, the
Filipino youth are going to' school.
They are developing their farms and
taking an active part in all that tends
to increase the prosperity of the island
and the welfare of the people. In this
advancement they have the surest
promise of ultimate and early com
plete political freedom. They have
liberty greater than waa dreamed of
under Spanish rule, and are being rap
Idly prepared for the self-government
which the republican administration
has promised them. Mr. Bryan would
be in better light If he should place the
Philippine problem in the list of ques
tions he refuses to discuss until after
election.
Do not misunderstand the attitude
of The Bee on the home rule question.
Long ago The Bee pronounced In favor
of home rule for Omaha and South
Omaha, and it has persistently and
consistently advocated the passage of
a law which will permit these cities to
frame their own charters and direct
their own government. The quality of
home rule to which The Bee objects,
and, in doing so believes that It voices
the sentiment of a majority of the
citizens of both the cities, is that which
would restore the condition that ex
isted under the operation of the Ransom-Howell
law that was passed in
1897. Those who lived in Omaha ten
years ago certainly do not want to re
turn to that form of "home rale."
Mr. Bryan Is raisin tha old try
that the railroad men are being
coerced by their employer to vote tbe
.republican ticket. Tbe worklngman
I w ho geta an order from his employer
j to vote on way usually votea the
ioUjit. Mr. Do an knows this aud is
Bryan's Forlorn Hope in New York
New Tork
For a supporter of Mr. Bran who hug
the hope that be will carry the stat of
New Tork nothing tan be more dolorous
than an examination of the returns of the
election f liK and a comparison with
those of 19"0, whn Mr. Brjam wss lest a
candidate. ,
In S"ii4 Judce Parker received the snp-
port of the democracy tn more generous
measure than the conservative d -moc rsts
j have been dsposed to admit. Their in;-
pression that the radical det'iocrits at- 1m Indiana a loss of Jfi.ZH and In Nebraska
tached to Mr. r.ryan'a fortunes remained' loss of 62,157 the coneluekn seems rea
away from the polls rr took a grim re- sonable that Judge Parker received the
venge by knifing'' the cor.sei vatlvo can- support of both conservatives and radical
dldate has but slight foundation. Judge In New York with compatatix ely little de
Parker received the largest vote ever cat fectlon. The theory, therefore, that Mr.
In New Tork for a. democratic candidate lor Bryan, will cany New York In 19 because
president, it was 6S3.96I, exceeding Ivy 5.,".!j a great many democrats who remained
the vote for MY. Bryan la 19rt0, which was away from the polls In Wl rather than
greater by 23,&n than the vote polled for support Judge Parker will vote for Mr.
Mr. Cleveland In 18.12. . Bryan on November 5 must fall to the
Tha total vote for president in New ground.
Tork In liM was l.a",7l. and exceeded the There remains ti e presumption t'.int
total In )W0 by only l,86S. Whlln Judge President Roosevelt received a considern
Parker s gain over Bryan was 5,593, Prrsi- able number of democratic votes In 1M,
der.t Roosevelt received 37,511 more volts but the notion that Mr. Bryan will charm
than McKlnley. and other changes were these votes back, or most of th-m, pie
as follows: The vote of Debs, socialist eludes another presumpth n that the habit
candidate, increased from 12.SO in 1900 to nf voting the republican ticket In thrpf
3,8Sa in 1904. a gain of 24,014: the social la- campaigns Is likely to he move or less
bor vote wae 3,496 less than in 1900. and the fixed. From that source of sptcolatlnrj
prohibition vote l.luS less; a vote of 7,459 Mr. Bryan's friends can hardly derivs
was added to the total in 1904 by Watson, much comfort. When, moreover, they
the populist candidate.. An explanation of face the probability of an Increased so
the increase In the oclalist strength some- clallst vote (of democrats ns well as re
times offered lias been that it Included the publican origin) and the positive fact of
votes of disgruntled Bryanitei, but if an Independence lesgue vote, whatever it
Judge Parker had received all the votes mav be, they must be cither blind or
cast for Debs, together with those in the fanatical If they carj see any hope of win
prolilbltloti, social labor and populist col- ning the electoral vote of New York fer
umns, President Itocsevelfs majority in Bryan.
apparently trying to make the rail
road men believe that he has been
told how to vote. The scheme is as
threadbare as ' any of Mr. Bryan'
lamented and exploded paramounts.
The congressman from the Second
Nebraska district is beginning to
worry a great deal about the position
of the next house of representatives
and its organization for business. He
is giving himself unnecessary trouble,
for the voters,, will see to it that he
will be in no wise personally responsi
ble for the next speaker.
Mr. Bryan is telling the people in
New York of bis intention to carry
his precinct and his county and his
state. Mr. Bryan has gone into other
elections with the same determination
and has made similar announcements,
which he failed to realize on, and he
will not get any nearer this time than
he has in times past.
J. Worth Kern makes the apecific
charge that the secretary of state of
Indiana has received $100,000 for use
by the republicans In buying demo
cratic votes. The secretary of state
makes the specific reply that Kern is
allowing, lies, to filter through his
.whiskers.
Is there any reason why a repub
lican should tote for a. democrat to be
county attorney? And a democrat can
only be elected to office in Douglas
county by republican rotes.
The democratic city council has
finally decided to take some action to
secure the city's streets from private
users, but it took the grand jury to
bring about tije result.
A negro has a right to vole any
way he pleases, but he lays himself
open to the suspicion of being men
tally unbalanced when he votea the
democratic ticket.
Ten thousand Japanese school chil
dren sang "America" to welcome the
Yankee tars. How many American
national hymn?
Of course it was a democrat who
suggested that when Mr. Roosevelt be
comes editor of Outlook, the title of
the magazine should be changed to
"Lookout."
The school for voters at the city
hall is being, well attended and the
machine is getting plenty of attention.
It is easy to vote if one only stops to
think.
Colonel Watterson predicts that
Bryan will carry New Y'ork by 100,
000. The colonel probably means by
100,000 words. Instead of votes.
A Reliable Forecast.
Philadelphia Press.
The resumption of business In different
parts of tha country is one of the best
forecasts of tha election result. Confidence
in Taft's election ia what atari s things
going. "
Proddluar the eallent.
Baltimore American.
The comptroller. of the currency is going
to establish a quis class for bank directors
to find out plainly and unequivocally how
many of them understand and perforin
their duties in other words, if bank di
rectors direct. In view of recent financier
ing, the Inquiry la nut only pertinent-It
is also Imperative.
XV 111 Bryan Sneak Ipt
Kaunas City Star (Ind.i.
Mr. Bryan advocatea publicity before elec
tions. The preaident has given him a
chance to explain hla position on labor
injunctions and kindred matters before the
vote Is taken. As the president points out,
it is Important to every laboring man, to
every business man. to every ritiien. in
fact, to know before November 3 whether
Mr. Bryan understanda the labor plank of
th democratic platform aa hla friend and
political ally. Mr. flamuel Gompeis, under
stands it.
The Ku. w-ll-All l Polities.
Pittsburg Dispatch.
Mr. Bryan think the farmers know nivrt
about banking than th bankera. He alao
thought In 1H that he knew more about
liver roinag than th expetts, and con
sequently fired off all that prediction that
only ruin could come under the gold stand
ard, which assertion experience at one set
about disproving. Th only peopl whom
he does not regard aa knowing mor about
other people business than th otUer peo
ple are th bankers. He does not rank
mrm ns knowing moie about farming than
Hi farmer.
Sum (Rep)
the it would have been lul :? Ml
plurality whs Ki.i:,:. and it was 31 "Mr.
greater thai. sir. McKlniey's in 19. !n
which er Mr. Rrsan obtained 127.017 more
votes than In 1&?R
When we . oi aider that tiie democrat!.;
vote for president In New York n 1V4
increased 5.55 over the vote given to Mr.
Bryan In 1 !". and hear in mind (hat :n
Ohio there was a ins nf r.iO'MS in the
democratic vote-in Illinois a loss of 17S.4V5.
ROCKO ABOIT EW AOItK.
Hippie on the t orrent of Life In the
.Metropolis
New York, the principal threshold of the
land of liberty, is rapidly gaining on Swit
tcrlan.l and London as a center of the
worlds revolutionary movement. "Kew
know," relates the Evening Post, "that
right here, in the heart of the American 1
metropolif, plots are made for outbursts
In the old and the new continents
wherever tyranny and persecution, real or
fancied, are the methods of rulers, or
wherever factional stritea are common oc
currences. Every day steamera which ar
rive at our port bring, among multitudes of
common Immigrants and fortune seekers,
many aliens who take refuga in the'.r land
of "Ideal liberty." The Russian, the Ar
menliin, the Macedonian, the Hungarian,
the Servian, the Young Turk, now even the
Hindu, are among those who are here to
organize, to agitate, to propagate and pre
pare the men of their own race for up
rising. Terhaps some of the talcs of woe
they relate are imaginary, but once the
human mind is set on a cause which prom
ises happiness and liberty, or even some
times great gain, it will work without dis
crimination of means till the goal is
reached.
"There are scores of foreign revolutionary
societies in New York and elsewhere in
the United States with many thouaands of
members. Their organs and literature for
agitation In their home countries are pub
lished here. Annually, large sums of
money are forwaras for revolutionary
causes. Arms, bombs, and other ammuni
tion are sent to the fields of action and
man Ko back constantly to Join In the ac
tive, fight. And many men fairly promi
nent in American public life are backing
and encouraging aome nf these move
ments." Tea, coffee, chocolate and lady flngera
were served in the Harlem police court
last Thursday by Magistrate Frederick 11.
House at a matinee or "ladies' day," the
same being a new Idea in the history of
police court jurisprudence. There waa a
great flutter when the magistrate an
nounced that from now on ha will hold
these matinees weekly, Friday afternoona,
and that the refreshments will be served
In the magistrates chambers after tha
performance.
"It, has become necessary," said the
magistrate, "to do something to expedite
the business of the court. AVe are Breatly
overtaxed and a large part of our time is
taken up In trying cases in which women
are litigants.
"It has occurred to me that It would be
a good thing to experiment with a special
'ladles' court' along the lines, for Instance,
of the children' court.
"A great many cases eome Into police
ciurt that It is not expedient to try In the
presence and hearing of men and It la par
ticularly deplorable that auch cases should
b tried before the rowdies who frequent
the regular sessions of any police court.
''Then, loo. women retard the progress
of court procedure more than anything
else. They are more difficult to manage
as witnesses than men are and whether
they appear aa plaintiffs or defendants
they always consume a great deal of the
court's time unnecessarily."
George, a gray horse attached to one of
the newspaper delivery wagona In Park
row, is the recipient every day of a large
red apple from a young woman., After
purchasing the apple from the Italian fruit
dealer by the Sun building the young
woman walk, over to the curb and ltslh Jugt ,ccomplillhed the u,k "f wrlUM
George take the apple from the palm of ,,.,....., .t m.M. -
her hand. After patting him on th neck
and speaking some soothing words to him
she passes on. The fruit dealer who wit
nesses this performance every day says
that the young woman lias been giving the
horse apples for the past five years, sel
dom missing a day. Sometimes eh doe
not purchase an apple and instead brings
a few lumps of sugar from home. On one
occasion the fruit dealer offered her a
3-cent apple, but she declined to take it,
saying that a 3-cent apple was not sub
stantial enough for George. She wants a
6-cent apple for her favorite.
She was pretty, 'otherwise lie wouldn't
have noticed Iter. She had been standing
near the monument at Columbus circle just
twenty minutes. He knew to the second
'how long she had been there, for he saw
her when she came up. She waa evidently
waiting for a car. for she looked up and
down the street and sighed wearily when
she found there was none in sight. There
was a blockade, some place and it was a
fiuarter of an hour beofte liaTfic was re
sumed on the Kig'iitli avenue and Broadway
lines. When It was lifted the cats came
along In an unbroken train. The crowds
of people who cungiegated in the circle
flocked to the tracks and made a rush for
seats. All thst is except the p;etty
woman. She still oncillated testlessly be
tween the monument and the curbstone and
waited.
At th expiiation of the twentieth minui
the nun began to feci worried. Site looked
like a New York woman, and 11 did not
Does not Color the Iw
AYER'S HAIR VIGOR
Why Our
Deposits Grow
The First National Bank of Omaha counts the in
terests of its depositors and clients as of the first im
portance. By careful and conservative investment it aims to
secure the maximum amount of safety for all funds en
trusted to it.
By giving close personal attention to all accounts,
both large and small, it endeavors to make it a pleasure
to do business here.
Its officers and employes always have time to dis
cuss matters of mutual interest and profit.
Why not place your account here? '
First National Bank oi Omaha
Thirteenth and farnam Sta.
Entrant to Safety Deposit Vault Is on Itth Street.
seem possible that she had lost her beat
ings, but he reflected that It is not always
safe to Be governed by appearances, and
he wondered If it wouldn't be well to offer
assistance. He stepped up and addressed
her:
"Madam." he said, "If you are waiting for
a Central park west car thert it one com
ing now."
Site looked up in astonishment, but
quickly modified her frown Into a piquant
smile.
"Thank you," she said sweetly. "No, I
don't i are to go to Central park west."
He fell back- a step or two, but a few
second later he resolved to try it again.
"If you would only tell me where you
are going." he said, "I could put you on
the right track."
"Oh, thank you." she murmured, "you
are very kind, but I think I will wait a
while longer. It will surely come my way."
A minute later a tall, good looking young
man hurried toward her from the other
side of the monument, took her arm In hi
and started away with her. Before they
crossed the street she looked back and
smiled.
"Well." soliloquised th Samaritan, "1
wouldn't exactly call that an 'It.' but he
came her way all right."
"Election betting has not entirely dis
appeared, notwithstanding reports to the
contrary." deposed the New York com
muter. "Tho other morning on the train I
heard a Vot republican bet two barrels of
applea against a Bryanlte'a one that Taft
would carry New Tork state by lOJ.OOO,
and tha sama aort of a wager was made on
Hughes, though no plurality figures were
mentioned. I offered to hold the atakea
until spring, but they turned me down cold.
I won't venture to say who'll win those ap
ples, but I'd be willing to bet that the
dealer who sella them won't lose."
A OTHER BRVA.V ARGIMR.NT.
Phase of the Deposit Gwaraatea Gen
erally Overlooked.
Wall Btreet Journal.
In one of his Indiana speeches Mr.
Bryan, arguing for government guarantee
of bank deposits, illustrated his argument
by telling the story of an old Nebraska
farmer who asked for a loan of ta from a
bank. The bank agreed to ocrommodatt
tha farmer provided he got aotrt, of his
neighbors to go security for tha loan. By
and by, having accumulated 'acme, surplus
money, the bank solicited hla deposit. The
farmer then said:
"Tea, I will let yau hava my m.uiey, but
you should get yoiir tanker friends to go
security,"
It is with auch argument as these that
Mr. Bryan Is undurialclns to deceive und
fool hla audience. Nothing - could better
Illustrate the supn fl-iallty of Mr. Bryan's
knowledg of banUlr.n; thin luia story. Mr.
Bryan would lea 1 his I eaters to believe
that a bank gave no aecurity for the money
of its depositors. On the contrary, it is
tivlng the largest measure of security. It
is giving secu. uy ct lit capital ana surplus.
It is giving the seourlty of th double
liability of its stockholders. It : givwiis ,
the security of a large cash reserve fund.
Jt Is giving the security of sovcr.iment
examinations of ita accounts.
On the other hand, the Nebraska farmer
when ha wanted that loan of a bank had
no established credit, no capital or aurplus
no double liability, no reserve fund, and
no government regulation. Consequently,
he had to get somebody to go security for
him. Yet Mr. Bryan tin that the argn
ment mads by the simple farmer had mora
horse sense In it than all tha arguments
that the bankers had put out.
Is Mr. Bryan a self-hypnotist? Hss he
really persuaded himself to believe all tint
he says to the people?
PERSOX.iL .XOTES,
I This ia an age of distrust. Au actress
announces that she has suffered th. in.
of 5.0CO worth of diamonds, and not a
soul believes It
Miss Rose Friix. a Vi v...i. .
sixty consecutive mirmu. This is claimed
to be the record for apead on a typewriter.
Dr. J. 1,. Swyrs of Centervllle, la.,
has been summonded to Paris io attend
the dutchess of Chaulnas. H will be ab
sent for about a month or six weeks. He
will b accompanied by T. P. Siionts, fathtr
of the dutchess.
fir Max Waechter Is a wealthy merchant
of London who seeks to create the I'nitcd
States of Europe by a echeme of federation
with a common tariff tn its baaic principle.
He Is now on t6ur of the courts of Europe
In the interest of hla oause. After visiting
Russia, Austria and Hungary, and se
curing the support of leading ministers, Sir
Max was received by several northern
monarchs.
I,ady Wilfred l.auiier. wife of the y:t
mier of CVnada, reported in a recent speech
to clubwomen that quite a number of
women had recently gained recognition In
tha higher institutions of learning ' in
Canada. y Among t lie women lecturers who
were gixing special satisfaction by their
college work she mentioned one woman
lecturer of McGill university and several
in the Royal Victoria college for women.
Mistress of Hoapltalilr.
Brooklyn Eagle. ;
Japan serins to have shown that she is j
a mistress of diplomacy. T.ie country'
success at arms was well eslahlislied in th j
bout with Russia. Now. in the . gentler
art of International! courtesy, ah has out
done the long trained United States.
SAID IV FIX.
"Aren't trusts Illegal?"
"The answer." answered Sepsttor S"i
hum. "depends on Whether you espect i.
to spesk as a campaign orator or av
lawyer." VahIr.tor. Star.
"And what did tha dressmaker say when
the tailor propoeed to hor?"
"She gave him tilting answer: mid
him he was cut out and that lie needn't
press his suit any further." Boston Trsn- ,
script.
. -t ... '
"My liusbsnd. poor flitn," rss'd Mrs.
Ijapallng. "didn't get a wink 6T sleep latl
r.ight. He was suffering dreadfully fromi
the embargo in the fmall of his back.' I
Chicago Tribune.
"I've just figured out how the Venus 1
Milo came to lose ner arms.
"How?" . , . .
"She broke them off trying In button
her ahirtwalst up the back. Puck.
''Have you ever had a reform movement
In this town?"
"I should say we bad. Crt1 Nation
onca stopped over here for" two days."
Chlcago Record-Herald. ,..?..
"The kaiser bat a fin chlDc to show
hla humanity." . . .
"What do you propose to have Ulm du
oticn it m uri in, i i v n t- ...
Plain Dealer. I
"One touch f nat'ire faking." observed
Prof. Sinnlck, "makes the whole world an
Ananlaa club." Chicago Tribune.
"I'm afraid yeur colleague ia in diffi
cult -.
"Yes," answered Senator ftarghum, "ar.l
all through a little carelesanesa. Ha wrnt.
letters to a Standard Oil man Instead or
calling him up on th telephone." Wash
lngtor. Btar.
EVER THE BAM E.
Minni J. Reynolds In New York Run.
Whan w wore trains that swept tha street
And cleaned the aldewaJk off complete,'
And kept the curb all cletiu and neat.
They kicked about it.
And when our skirts climbed tip a Mfc
Some Inches from the dirt and grit,
And showed our ahoe. , all naat nd fit
They kicked about It.
Dressed in a dinky little hat.
They laughed and jeered and smiled at
that;
But when w donned a baby flat,
They kicked about it.
Since I hey began to write the novel
They've told how we, In hall or hovel.
To catch a man would hunt and grovel -;
i They kicked .about Iti
Bui since a little change began.
And some of us who've learned tht plan,
Aren't quite ao craxy for a msn
They kick about it.
K en if th man down on the dump
Will hold hla yawp, some college chump,
D. D. or Prof, will mount th stump
And kick about us.
It seems they haven't work enough
To run their schools and rale tha stuff,
They've alwaya time to tell how tough
We are, and kick about It.
Race suicide calls forth their tear.
But let a widow Ion appear
With nine at KlKs Isle, they'll sli (
Her back, and kick about It.
It beala nil H allfax. how ssse
And drivelling foola, from age to age.
Will atill their ponderous minds engag
With t's; no doubt about It.
What lordly brain did first begin It?
Good Heaven sake, what ia there In It?
Why can't they let us be a minute?
We wouldn't kick about It.
CHORD AND DISCORD
Harmony Jn dreas is an e
tlal of good taste.
XYllh the prevailing colors hi
the season's Suits one must hat
rfK. too, to the choice of his
Shirts and Scarfs.
Our Furnishing Department
make the right selection easy.
Suits JJ15 to $25.
Overcoat fjlg to $30.
. fcelect designs in Shirts and
new patterns in ueckwear for
Fall.
All the popnlar shades in Hats,
WW& Company
FtfUKBtb, juuj Douglas St.
V ' ' OMAHA
' ...
ft. S. WILCOX." Manager X
Storm Coats
Tes. but 'different from th orJln
rain coats, made from fancy Scot
Mtktur-as. Tweed n. inVKii.
Double breamed -r Storm and M
tarv collars
Suitable for diest, ftre.e iC tt
810 to 33
Omaha Rubber Cs.
Itoa Krr ..,.
fKy
0