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HE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY, MARCH 19. 1909.
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WHEN OUT OF TOWN,
abaertbara leavla city Itn.
tailed to then. Addreaa will b
aa oftea aa requested.
The political street cleaners are al
most due.
No "slates" this time only "en
dorsements." Latest legislative refrain: "We are
sifters. We are lifters."
"Danger lurks In eggs," says a
scientist. So do chickens.
Referring to names once more,
Adam Appel Js a fruit merchant In
Tittsburg.
The fashion plates' show that the
women are also revising the waistline
downward.
Los Angeles is discovering that a
recall Is practically synonymous with
a call down.
Congress may as well prepare itself
to hear that Mr. Bryan Is not pleased
with the new tariff bill.
The desire for cheaper shoes is said
to be the sole reason for proposing
the removal of the duty on hides.
If Mr. Hobson cannot have another
war, possibly he might be satisfied to
have congress impose the war taxes.
"Lucky" Baldwin's family has de
cided not to contest his will. Bald
win's luck will not be shared by the
attorneys.
St. Patrick may outrank tt. Jack
son, but in Nebraska he will have to
submit to Nebraska's motto, "Equality
before the law."
If two members of the police board
ccn do business for five, four members
of the city council must be able to do
business for twelve.
Ex-Senator Albert J. Hopkins Is
having difficulty in convincing the
Illinois legislature that' a primary Is
not a secondary matter.
The World-Herald declines to ac
cept The Bee's challenge to make good.
By its side-stepping and evasion it
pleads guilty to falsifying.
In a few days Oyster Bay will give
way to Mombasa, British East Africa,
aa the abiding place of America's most
distinguished .private cltlcen.
The attorneys for the defense In
that Cooper-Carmack case are trying
to prove- that there Is no closed sea
son for; editors la Tennessee.
The J2& anniversary of Grover
Cleveland s birthday will be eelebratec
in New York 'today. Mr. Bryan, con
trary to the usual announcement, w
ill
not speak.
Some of the southern states are
bidding for the location of the Wlrti
monument. It should be located at
Andersonvllle, where he made his
reputation.
President Taft will And that he can
not scoop the Washington newspaper
correspondents. They have even beaten
him to the discovery that he Is going
to turn all republicans out of federal
joba In. the south and fill the places
with democrats.
A 8t. Louis woman la suing for a
divorce because her husband threw a
cabbage at Clay Clement during
performance. . The woman la taking
the ease more seriously than the actor.
who understands that the man could
uot afford te'tnrow' tt . :
The New Tariff Bill.
The Payne tariff bill presented In
the house yesterday will, it Is believed.
meet the general approval of the ron-
umers of the country and be accepted
by producers and manufacturers with
out strenuous opposition, although
many of Its reductions are. decidedly
radical.
Even casual Inspection of the bill
as offered must be convincing of tho
sincere desire of the administration
leaders to meet the demand for a
downward revision of the schedules
all along the line, wherever consistent
with the maintenance of the principle
of protection and the proper safe
guarding of labor and capital In the
industries. During the last campaign
nd since the national election demo
cratic spokesmen have been Insistent
In their declarations that the Cannon-
Payne-Dalzell faction of the republi
can house would block any general re
duction of the Dingley schedules and
even many ardent republicans have
been led to doubt on that score. The
bill offered by Mr. Payne, for the ways
and means committee, shows that the
democratic contentions and republi
can fears were alike without warrant
In fact.
The proposed bill calls for placing
Iron ore on the free list and a reduc
tion of about 60 per cent on all Iron
and steel products. Lumber is re
duced by BO per cent. . Farm machin
ery Is placed on the free list. The
tariff on wool is practically unchanged.
There Is a reduction in the duty on re
fined sugar, a provision for reciprocal
free trade with the Philippines, and a
reduction on a list of various products
that have come to need but little, if
any protection. The Increases have
been placed on soaps, perfumeries,
spices, cocoa and articles usually
classed as luxuries, the purpose of the
Increases being for additional revenue.
The duties sre reduced on most of the
drugs and chemicals used in the manu
factures. .
The chief concession to the con
sumer, in addition to theireduction of
duties on certain farm products, is
the placing of hides on - the free list
and the reduction by 50 per cent of
the duties on shoes and most lines of
manufactured leather. The contention
of the framers of the bill is thnt the
reduction of the duty on hides will not
seriously affect the growers of cattle,
but will, on the other hand, give the
manufacturers new sources of raw
material, thus making possible lower
prices of shoes for the benefit of the
entire people. The proposed tax on
coffee Is abandoned by the framers of
the bill, but a tax of 8 cents a pound
Is placed on tea.
As a pure revenue-getting proposi
tion the most Important Innovation In
the bill Is the provision for an In
heritance tax. This calls for a 5 per
cent tax on all Inheritances over $500
that are collateral, or In which
strangers are legates. In direct in
heritances the taxes are 1 per cent on
amounts from $10,000 to $100,000; 2
per cent on $100,000 to $500,000 and
8 per cent on those above $500,000.
It Is estimated that a revenue of at
least $10,000,000 a year will be
produced from this source.
The trade treaties with other coun
tries are abrogated by the bill and a
maximum and minimum tariff schedule
adopted as a substitute for such
agreements. The new bill provides
that the maximum tax shall be im
posed against products ' of countries
that discriminate against American
goods, while the minimum tariff shall
apply to countries that make con
cessions in their tariff laws In favor of
products from this country. The
adoption of this provision would pro
vide, ln effect, for automatic reci
procity between the United States and
other countries.
The new bill has ben very thor
oughly considered by the ways aud
means committee of the house and has
the unanimous approval of the republi
can members of that committee. While
some silent modifications may be ex
pected In transit, there is little reason
tor any serious delay U the considera
tion and adoption of the measure by
the house and its reference to the sen
ate, where the big fight, if any1 de
velops, on the measure will come.
Prosecuting Lawless Combinations.
That a temporary halt has been
called In the federal prosecution of
cases against alleged trusts and un
lawful combinations will doubtless be
hailed by democrats as a weakening of
the policies of Mr. Roosevelt and an
Indications of the lessening of activities
of the government against the "vested
interests" that have been under legal
fire for several years. Nothing could
be further from the facts In the case,
however, as the statement of Oeorgo
W. Wickersham, the new attorney
general, bears evidence.
Attorney General Wickersham has
explained the halting of prosecutions
by saying that he proposes to have
every pending case thoroughly ex
amined before it Is pressed to the con
sideration of the courts. Mr. Wicker
sham is an able attorney thoroughly
conversant with the requirements and
necessity of careful preparation of
cases and be is determined to take no
needless chances of having an im
portant case thrown out of court for
failure of the Department of -Justice
to be fully prepared on very question
Involved In it. He appreciates the
fact that he has been made legatee of
a great pile of unfinished business
and he has decided that every pending
case shall be careful reviewed, the
weak points strengthened and the
hopeless ones dismissed, before . as
suming the burden of fighting tor the
government's contentions in the courts.
President Taft, one of the ablest
lawyers In the nation, recently ex
pressed Ms belief that "there li a
xreat dal of luak'1 ' In the case:
brought by the Department of Justice.
Mr. Roosevelt never made any preten
sions of being drilled In the law and
did not hesitate to order prosecutions
In advance of full Investigation into
the facts and U'hhI phases of the points
In controversy Attorney General
Bonaparte shared his chief's enthusi
asm for "going after" alleged of
fenders and the result was the com
mencement of many haphazard, hit
or miss suits against all kinds and
conditions of corporations, and In
dividuals. The new attorney general is pa
tiently going through the unfinished
business account of his predecessor
with a view to eliminating the Junk
from the docket. He understands
that It would discredit the department
to choke the courts and harass de
fendants with hurridfy prepared cases
promising but the slightest chance of
winning. Where the government, has
a good case It will be diligently
pushed. The Department of Justice
will make no effort to be spectacular
In Its productions. While this program
will doubtless produce fewer law suits,
no man or corporation may hope to
evado the law and escape trial, where
there is enough evidence to warrant
a good lawyer in expecting a success
ful prosecution.
Discretionary Powers. '
The unthinking demand for the
strict enforcement of every law on the
statute books sometimes runs up
against an obstacle in the house of its
friends. An address on "Our Police
and Penal Systems," delivered before
the Omaha Philosophical society by L.
J. Quinby and now put in print, advo
cates indeterminate sentences and very
large discretionary powers for the
courts, and then proposes to enlarge
the discretionary powers of the police,
as follows:
I would give the police not larger dis
cretionary powers in hounding and arrest
ing people, but I would allow them a
larger discretion about leaving people free
from arrest. By that I mean that our po
lice officers ehould be taught to diserlml
nate between offenders and not drag a
man to Jail for the least offenses, as they
do now.
In other words, there must be dis
cretionary power lodged somewhere In
the 'matter of law enforcement. The
suggestion that the law against drop
ping banana peelings on the sidewalk,
or allowing dogs to run at large,
should be enforced as strictly as the
law against murder and burglary Is
preposterous. Intelligent exercise of
common sense by every law-enforcing
officer, whether governor or mayor,
Judge or policeman, is the safety valve
of government.
In the Closing Says.
The sitting legislature is approach
ing the closing days of the session,
with indications that the activities of
the corporation lobbyists on the out
side and the corporation representa
tives on the inside are to be even more
active and more potent than in former
Nebraska legislatures.
The republicans had managed In re
cent years to systematize and expedite
legislative business so as to get along
without resort to the sifting commit
tee. As everyone knows, the sifting
committee is the favorite stamping
ground for the wire pullers and manip
ulators and affords the machinery used
to prevent bills frequently demanded
by the majority from coming to a vote.
The sifting committee Is the legislative
graveyard in which are Interred the
bills which encounter foul play in the
dark corridors and closed-door com
mittee rooms of the state house.
In a word, all signs indicate that
Nebraska's democratic legislature.
I which set out with such loud promises
and noisy protestations of reform, is
to have a whirlwind finish in which
the professional sand-bagger and the
political acrobat will be the principal
performers in the ring.
The Minority's Incapacity.
The reorganization of the house in
the Sixtyt-first congress served to
demonstrate again the apparent in
ability of the democrats 'to rise to an
emergency when constructive rather
than negative action is necessary. The
co-operation of the republican "Insur
gents" and the democrats resulted In
the defeat of the standpatters' motion
to adopt the rules of the old congress
for the present session and the allied
forces then had it in their power to
make any needed changes. At the
critical point, however, a number of
democrats weakened and refused to
vote for the amended rules. The
natural result was a compromise by
which the power of the house
oligarchy was materially weakened,
but not destroyed, and the democratic
members who had refused to abide bv
the agreement with the "insurgents"
drew their reward In choice commit
tee assignments.
Immediately after the reorganiza
tion the democrats met in caucus and
Indulged in one of their free-for-all
caterwauling performances, In which
charges of bad faith, party treason
and treachery were bandied about
without In any manner changing the
situation, other than to emphasize the
demoralization of the minority and its
uselessnrs as an efficient opposition
force always beneficial in parliamen
tary bodies. Champ Clark, the
minority leader, is disgruntled and out
of touch not only with the speaker, but
with his own party, and every demo
crat In the house Is practically free
to do as he pleases, make bis own
terms with the majority leaders and
carry on hla fights, regardless of party
caucus rules or party leader orders.
Under these circumstances there la
no prospect for any defined or clear
cut policy on,the part of the minority
In the house In tho consideration of
ihe tariff bill now before congress. Mr.
Underwood of Alabama, appointed on
the ways and uitans pommltUe over
the protest of Mr. Clsrk, favors pro
tecting many of the Industries whose
development has been urged by the
south and other members of the
minority are clamoring for protection
of timber, lumber, coal, sugar, cotton
and other Interests and products of
their districts. Floor Leader Clark Is
an out-and-out free trader, cloaked as
advocate of a tariff "for revenue onlf,"
but he will hardly be. able to muster
a corporal's guard for any bill offered
as a party measure and It Is doubtful
If the democrats will be able to
prepare such a document. The re
publican leaders are apparently com
mitted to a rather radical reduction of
the tariff schedules and all Indications
sre that their bill will be perfected
and go through the house at least
without help, hurt or hindrance from
the disorganized remnants of what
was once the democratic party with a
definite tariff policy.
The Boland bill has been amended
to make any compromise agreement
with the Omaha Water company In set
tlement of the pending water works
litigation subject to a popular vote.
The attorney for the Water board told
the legislative committee that if so
amended the Water board members
would have no right to object to the
bill. It remains to be seen now
whether the Water board attorney
really spoke for the board.
The Indiana legislature has passed
a bill legalizing Sunday base ball on
regular grounds, properly Inclosed,
which pay a tax ranging from $50 to
$500 a year. Why tax Sunday base
ball? It's a poor kind of conscience
that can be greased with a dollar.
It seems that Omaha Is compelled to
renew maturing municipal bonds even
under democratic administration.
When it comes down to the hardpan
of finance a city can no more pay off
Its debts than an Individual except out
of surplus revenues.
Mr. Bryan predicts that the national
house of representatives will be demo
cratic in 1910. Looking over the
tariff schedules carefully you will find
that Mr. Bryan's predictions are on
the free list.
It Is said that 15,000 doses of
medicine have been placed among the
stores Mr. Roosevelt will take to
Africa. Unfortunately Mr. Roosevelt
has never learned to take his medicine.
Unfortunately no camera fiend was
present when Mr. Roosevelt was
caught hanging to a strap In a New
York street car and quarreling with
the conductor about his transfer slip.
Senator Bailey has called at the
White House and greeted President
Taft, but Senator Tillman still has a
blanket wrapped t about him and re
fuses to retura to-the reservation.
Why should 'the democrats In the
city hall want to oust the regular elec
tion officers and put their own crea
tures in their places? Not for any
good and honest purpose.
The local democrats who are talk
ing about downing Mayor Jim In the
coming primary should inspect the dia
gram of the gubernatorial race last
fall and think it over.
There 1b to be a reduction of the
duty on refined sugar, but the Sugar
trust will not mind that if only
allowed to fix the scales on which the
Imports are weighed.
Mr. Bryan's Commoner will proceed
to Jubilate because the State university
hss been saved from the blight of
"tainted" money by the votes of a few
"tainted" legislators.
Business men who are anxious to
have congress dispose of the tariff
promptly should pray for regular
Washington hot weather late In May
or early In June.
Queer Case of Bnttln In.
Boston Herald.
Glfford Plnchot'a testimony that free
lumber would not protect American forests
looks a bit queer, coming Juat at thla stage
of the game. All the stand-patters will en
dorse thla aentiment.
Doa't Be Too Sire.
Boston Herald. ,
It can at least be said in commendation
of the action of Nfbratka In refusing the
benefits of the Caroegls ponalon fund for
the profeesors of Ita atatt university thai
It Isn't trying to straddle two horsea for a
free ride, like some other states we wot
of nearer the home hss.
A Safe Prediction.
New York Tribune.
Senator Mel-aurln la quoted aa predicting
that the new tariff law will be something
of a fraud upon the nation. We do not
think, however, that the president wltl
have occasion to characterise tt, aa the
laat democratic president did. tho Inst
democratic tariff, aa a piece of "perfidy
and dishonor."
'Deanadlua" a Colonel.
New York Tribune.
One of the counsel In the earmark
Cooper caae Insisted that Carmack "In
aulted and degraded" Cooper by calling him
"major" when he should have called him
"colonel." Fortunately thla la not a
ahcot-on-sight offense In portions of the
country where the fine points of military
etiquette are leaa understood than in
Tennessee, with Its Imposing quota, at
kt 600.000 strong, of majors, colonels and
generals.
Creaks ot Cloge' Liver.
Philadelphia Record.
Optimism runs In the veins of the aver
age Amerlcin, but now and then hla liver
clogs, and blue funk seises him. It la not
nough to tell him that all la well that
tr rot Ins ars here, that the graft s . e.ting
green, that the tariff bugaboo will i on rtrj
up and blow away and that bllllon-buahel
bumpers In the shape of 100 crops must
ba looked after. It la not enough to tell tilm
;hese things, for ha is going to grunt and
crcsk until he Just naturally gets through
ins gruaUug md croaking.
Around New York
Blpyles ea the Onrraat of Ufa
as eea la the Oraat American
Metropolis from Say to Xy.
Weehawken Is a aide partner of Ho
hoken, perched on the Jersey Palisades,
opposite New Tork City. The town was
once a frry landing fcr nxrts on Ihe
way to Quttenburg'a race track, but since
Jersey put -the Ud on rece trsok gambling,
Weehawken slumbered slong without se
rious disturbance. But there comes a tlmi
when Weehs wkenltea are aroused and do
things. A typical trustee of Weehaw
ken's way of enforcing pence and repose
was furnished the other day by Rev. John
J. Preston, the husky ycurg pastor of Ft
t.awrence-s Csthclic church. Father PreS
ton Is mild msnnercd and mild snokon.
His ohurch and rectory sre In West Eigh
teenth street. A faw doors sway la John
Collier's saloon. A row over the renting
of a hall back of the saloon resulted In a
free-for-al: fight, and the din of conflict
reached the pastor's ears.
At the height ff the conflict the priest
entered the room. His eyes flashed as he
surveyed the crowd. Fighting censed si
once. Shame-faeed. the men put on their
coats, picked up their hnts and stood like
a lot of children caught In misdoing.
The priest, In a tone they had never
heard before, told the men what he thought
of their disgraceful behavior. In his lec
ture he spared none. Then, reverting to
hla mild, fatherly way, he told them to go
to their homes and avoid further trouble.
Father Preston had opened the door to
depart when he heard a scurrilous phrase
uttered by William Walsh. As Father
Preston walked toward him Walsh
straightened r.lmsolf up and regnrded the
priest Insolently. The priest asked him
what he had said. Walsh replied: "I doirt
give a d n for any priest or" He got
no further. Father Preston's rlsht fist
shot out like a flash, catching Walsh In
the eye. The fellow drrpped to the floor
dazod, his hat rolling under a table. Walsh
rose unsteadily, all the fight token out of
lilm and slunk sway Tht-n Father Pres
ton returned to the rectory.
The Inrgest real estate deal made In the
financial district of New York In nevernl
years was put through Inst flsturdsy. The
Fourth National bank, which owns and oc
cupies the northeast corner of Pine and
Nassau streets, acquired from the Oer
manla Life Insurance company the ad
joining building at the southeast corner
of Cedar and Nassau streets and la now In
control of the entire block front on the
east side of Nassau stret from Pine to
Cedar street.
The Qermunla Ufe Insurance company
haa been holding lta property at 11.(00,000,
and It la undnrstcod that the actual price
paid waa close to that figure. The ptot
measures 73.1 feet on Nassau street and
73.2 feet on Cedar atreet. The Hverage
prlo per square foot was about 1307. This
figure haa bn surpassed by only three
other sales of New York City real estate.
Two small plots at the southwest corner
and the southeast corner of Broad and
Wall streets sold over thirty years ago
at the rate of 1330 and (348 a aquara foot,
respectively. The southeast corner of
.Broadway and WaVl street brought JfviS a
square foot four years ago. This la the
record price for real estate In New York
City.
A Salome dance waa performed on the
witness stand In the supreme court In
Brooklyn one day laat week before Jus
tice Clark and a Jury. The court room was
crowded with Interested spectators. Zherle
Zaselle did the dancing In an effort to pre
vent William A. Ellis, proprietor of the
five shows In Dreamland, Coney Island,
last summer, from "being compelled to pay
650 for breach of contract. Though the
dancer omitted none of the wriggling, the
jury awarded the plaintiff ISa
The plaintiff who triumphed to the ex
tent of the award waa Nellie Weston. She
told the court she made a contract early
last summer with Bills which called for
her to drill the ballet In the "Feast of
Belshassar." one of the shows, and per
form a dance In the Orient," another of
her employer's ventures.
Hes-work In drilling the ballet waa ac
ceptable, but her dance Id the "Orient"
was the cause of' the breaking of the con
tract, resulting In the action for S5n. When
aha had completed her work with the young
women who were to grace the "Feast" aha
waa called before Ellia to ahow what aha
waa going to do In the "Orient. " The
court did not learn exaotly what the dance
ahs performed before her employer was
Ilka, but she testified that after he saw It
he gave her 126 and told her to "beat It."
Of course, that hurt her pride,' but It In
jured her prospective bank account mora,
and she sought a lawyer to obtain radroas.
Then the action for breaking the contract
waa brought by the young woman against
Ellis.
If the people In the streets look like files
to the man on the tower, aa tbey are In
variably described aa looking, the man
aloft juat, aa aurely looka like a hero to
the people below, especially If he la shin
ning the flag staff on top of the 8lngr
building, more than 700 ifeet above the
sidewalk.
Thst wss the spectacle that downtown
New York craned Ita neck to aee Saturday
afternoon and forgot the rush of business
in order to enjoy the thrills of speculating
on what would happen If the man ahould
make a false move.
The climber waa Erneat Capelle, steeple
jack, of No. 468 Baltic street, Brooklyn. He
wss up there to paint the pole, which is
sixty-three feet high and tops the tower
that rises C7S feet above th atreet. It was
hla aecond job on that particular pole, re
painting having been made necessary by
the recent Ice and aleet storm.
Capelle waa hoisted to the top of the
pole by his aaslstanta, but uaed his arnts
and knees to help slong. ao to the crowd
In Broadway ltsiooked as If he waa doing
the trick Jtf st aa a boy would ahln up a
tree. From the top he began to work
down, scraping off the old paint. Three
new coats are ti be put on, ao the frea
ahow will continue for several days,
weather permitting.
EQfALIIIXG FREIGHT HATES.
Importance of Recant Rallaaa of
Commerce Commission.
Boston Herald.
Railroad rate discrimination between
cities hss been declared unlawful by the
Interstate Commerce eonvnlialon. A rail
road cannot adjust Its rata achedulas to
force commodities Into a particular city
or port. The ohlef function of a carrier,
the decision says, la to carry at reasonable
rates the traffic tendered it, and the ship
per has the right to choose bis own market
without restraint of abiitrary rates. The
Immediate appilettlon of the ruling will
compel railroads from the northwestern
gala fields to grant to Mllwauk.se rates
as low as thots given, to Chicago. The
dsstsion Is more Important, however, la
IndkaJnf th probable scope on the com
mission's polity In equalising rates within
t:ie limits of trafflo sones
THE OMY BAKING rO.VDER
mad from
Royal Crape Cream of Tartar
Royal Baking Powder is
the greatest of time and
labor savers to the pastry
cook. It economizes flour, but
ter and eggs, and makes the
food digestible and healthful
BAKING
QUILL DBIVESAT OMAHA.
Nebraska City Press: The Omahs bunch
evidently forgot to nsk the legislature to
pass a laa- legalising prise fighting In
Douglss county so they could pull off the
Jeffries-Johnson match In Omaha.
Plattsmouth Journal: The women of
Omaha are commencing a crusade sgslnst
billboards. We are with them. Many a good
man has gone home with a black aye caused
by tacking against the unruly blllbosrd, and
the sooner It Is done aaay with the better.
Srrlngfield Monitor: K. E. Thomaa, the
refortner, who has gained considerable
notoriety In Omaha in recent years, has
received a hardr Jolt from the Civic Fed
eration and a member of the legislature
than he did from the bomb exploded on
his porch a few years sgo.
8pr1ngfield Monitor: The Omaha Com
mercial club Is making a move In the Inter
est of better roads. It will prod up the
state and also the government to take a
hand In the movement. The project Is
surely a good one and should meet with
encouragement all over the country.
Valley Enterprise: If Douglas county was
ever humiliated and disgraced by a a bunch
of lawmakers It certainly haa an overdose
at this time. Their constant cry Is "Home
Rule," yet thnt Is not what they want.
They were elected on a platform of
"a'hlsky rule." and they are doing their
best to make good.
Aurora Sun: The World-Herald la still
excited over the possibility thnt the legls
Isture Is not going to gTSnt Omaha such
a charter that that city can become the
open cesspool of the state. It Is all right
to let the people rule, but that does not
mean to segregate that part of the state
where the Ignorant and vicious are In the
majority, and let them rule. Tire legis
lature proposes to be careful what they
grant to Omaha. s
Kearney Hub: Thla democratic legislature
has voted down a county option bill, the 7
to 7 daylight closing bill and the bill to aid
In the enforcement of the antl-treatlng law.
The only action favorable to temperance
was voting down the bill to permit a license
for the sal of liquor at Krug Park, and
thla la more than offset by the determina
tion to force a aaloon upon Fort Crook,
near Omaha, where federal troops are lo
cated. There are still a few days in which
to make additions to the record.
Orand Island Independent: Omaha will
again vote on the proposition of the mu
nicipal ownership of Its water plant. The
propoaitlon la to buy the present plant
for W.500,000. Opponents of municipal
ownership think the price la too much for
the plant. And, although Omaha Is a big
city and there must be an Immense In
vestment In mains, etc., the price does
look big. Would Omaha, could It go back
to a city of this Hiss today, take Imme
diate steps to own and control all of Ita
public utility plants, especially water and
light? There doea not seem to be much
question about that. It would. In the
meantime, be Interesting to know how much
of thla S6.6O0.O0O repreaenta franchise value,
given away for absolutely nothing arid
without a string to It, by the people of
the city' through their councllmen.
PERSONAL NOTES.
Free Cuba la fighting bulls again. It felt
that It Just had to fight something.
Thomaa Tt. Shlpp, secretary of the Na
tlonal Conservation commission, used to be
an Indianapolis reporter, which Is where
he learned to coneerve.
Senator Gamble of South Dakota. Is a
frugal man. When he visits the president
he leaves hla cigar butt on the window
ledge of the White House and recovers It
when ha leaves.
New York state's collections relating to
Indian life are to be enriched by a gift of
FI6.00S from Mra. Frederick F. Thompson.
Mrs. Thompson Is the daughter of the for
mer governor, Myron H. Clark, who took
much Intereat In the State museum at Al
bany, and the proposed "museum of Iro
quois culture" will be known by his name.
Since the war the I'nlted States haa had
five presidents Grant, Hayes, Garfield. Ar
thur and Taft who had a middle Initial,
and alx Lincoln, Johnson, Cleveland, Har
rtaon, McKlnlsy and Roosevelt who had
none. Four Grant, Hayea, Garfield and
Harrlaon wore full beards, two Lincoln
snd Arthur whiskers, three Cleveland,
Roosevelt and Taft a mustache, two
Johnson and McKlnley were amooth
shaven.
Recently Captain James Blakeley of Ore
gon visited Vancouver, Wash., for the first
time In fifty yeara. When he first aaw It
Vancouver was a cluster of cabins snug
gled up to a military post; now It's a
brisk little city of 10.000 Inhabitants. The
captain Is VI; they call him the oldest man
In Oregon. He crossed the plains In 1M.
In time for aome lively Indian fighting. 11.
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WHITTLED TO A T-0INT.
Io you think the Influence ot the thea
ter is pernicious?'
"Certainly It Is." snupped the Isdy with
the lat-t In millinery. "lldn't they stsrt
the habit of making us take off our hats?
Well, the churchea are beginning to dv the
same thing." Philadelphia ledger.
The witness had been arraigned for per
jury. "Vour honor." he complained, "this Is
most unjust. I never could permit an ab
surd devotion to truth to interfere with the
fact that 1 am a gentleman."
This was construed roughly as A plea of
guilty. Philadelphia ledger.
"I hetird a dreadfuul thing about Miss
Jenk "
"What wa It?"
"That she married a mpmhor of the
Plack Hand contingent."
"Well, she did ninrry the coal man."
Baltimore American.
"I licked the stuffiu' out o1 nick Smith
this morntn'."
"You hay boy. Aren't you sorry for If'
"Yessum n wf ul sorry. 1 J"sl found oul
thnt he's goln' t.'r have a birthday party
tomorrow. Cleveland lx-adir.
The IKimlnle How Is It. my young
friend, that your mother always does the
carving when you have company to din
ner? Freddie Csuse dad always says thing
while he's doing it Puck.
Idy Photographer Turn your head a
little. pVaso.
PuHC ptible Gentleman Ah. you have al
ready turned It. Judge
STRENUOUS DAYS.
Detroit Free Tress.
Th foreman ff the newsroom sat panting
In his chnlr.
On his face a look of anguish. In his eyes
a glassy stare;
The llnotyptvs were clicking at a most un
usual pace.
And the copy boys were rushing helter
skelter 'round the place;
"What's the matter'" asked a printer,
"that you lc ok so worn and thin'"
And the foreman answered, feobly, though
he tried his beaX to grin:
"I told him we were crowded, that we had
no room for more.
That we couldn't set his leader. It was
then I hit the floor.
"Thrse stenographers stopped pounding
their machines and looked aghast:
They were sick of his dictation, and they
got their breath at laat.
I tried to be respectful, and I wished to
save htm tell.
I told him that we couldn't run his talk on
Standard nil.
'We've killed threw ads already,' I ex
plained nt length to him.
'Mr. Roosevelt, we can't run It.' Then his
face grew stern and grim,
And he Jumped light up and grabbed me
yes, he grabbed me hip and thigh
And he shouted: 'Huy, who'a running this
newspaper Voni or IT' 't .
Then a copy boy came slowly to the fore
man and he gave
An article from Teddy on "The Flee that
Rule the Wave'"
"Here'a another one." he muttered, "and
the forms are bursting now.
I shall go right down and tell him, I
won't run It. anyhow!"
Then he turned to those about him. "I
must brave him In hla den,"
He muttered, "and It may be I shall see
you ne'er again.
But if I fall, re.member" here the foreman
sadly sighed.
"Remember, brother printers, 'twas for
duty that I died."
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