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TTTK IU:K: OMAHA, SATURDAY, ' AUGUST 14. 100f. 10 U ik 'Ma ha Daily to. FUCM'BO BT EDWAJ1I) R.OSKWATKK. VICTOR ItOdK WATER. EDITOR. Entered at Omaha postofftc MronJ ciass matter. TERM3 OF SUBSCRIPTION. Daily He (without Sunday) one yar..MfO Dally Bee and Sunday, one year aOS IiBLlVEHBD BY CARRIER. Ially Ren (Including Sunday), per week..Uc Dally Bee (without Sunday), per week. tc Evening Uee (without ttunday). per week Jo Kvenlng lie (with .Sunday), per week.lOr Sunday Be, one year j Satunlay Hep. one year Address all complaints of Irree-ularltle In delivery to City Circulation Department. OFFICES. Omaha The Be Building. South Ornaha-Tw entv-rourth and N. Council Hluffs-1 Srott Street. Lincoln '.! Little Building. Chicago 1MR Msro.ette Building. New York Rooms 1101-1102 No. 31 Weat Thlrtv-thlrd Street Washington 725 Fourteenth street. N. W. CORRESPONDENCE. Communlratlons relating to new end edi torial matter should be addressed: Omaha Bee, Editorial Department. REMITTANCES. Remit hv draft, etnress Or postal order. pHVahle, to The Bee Publishing Company. Only 2-eent stamps received In payment of mall account. Personal checks, except on Omaha or eaatern exchanges, not accepted. STATEMENT OF nRCt'LATION. Ktat nt Khr,lift fiAurlfti County. SS denrire H. Tzschuck. treasurer of The Roa Tnhllhlnr Comtianv helnc duly Sworn says that the actual number of full and rnmnlit rnnlea of The Daflv. Morning. Evening and Sunday Bee printed during the month of July, l!l, wn aa rouows: 1 41,740 17.. 2 41,790 1.. J 43,090 18.. 4 40,830 20.. 5 43.180 21.. 41,930 22.. 7 41,080 23.. 8 41,970 24. 9 41,810 10 41,760 11 40,660 12 43,630 13 41,740 14 41,710 15 41,870 It 41,740 Total Returned copies Net total..... Dally average GEORGE B .41,910 , .40,300 , .41.940 ,.41,780 ,.43,430 , .41,890 ,.41,910 , .41400 25 40,160 18 41,970 27 -.41,600 28 41.540 29 41,840 SO 41,890 tl 41,330 For Supreme Judge. challenged and Its bluff called br the The supreme tvst of the gtatft-wlde decision denying that Its franchise In- direct primary In Nebraska will come ciuaea me rignt tortiiRirioute ana sen In the selection next luesaay oi im ". candidates for supreme Judge on the " goes without saying that theae republican ticket. For these three two conflicting decisions can hardly places eight candidates hive been en- stand as they are, and that tne street tered, and to vindicate the direct railway company has no more claim primary It will devolve upon the rank to a power franchise In the streets and file of the party to choose the of Omaha than has the electric light three who are best qualified and most 'ng company. Heoause these two cor- worthr We say this Is a supreme test porationa have ten Illegally using tne because In the present campaign the streets without a franchise can give candidates have appealed to the voters tnem no prescriptive rights wnicn Individually and without combination would De equivalent to a rrancnise. among themselves. Under the so-called either, or both of them, want to nonpartisan law, now defunct, the the streets of Omaha for the pur- voters would have had to make this transmuting ana sening eiec- cholce once for all at the election In tne power u.ey snouia mane appnca- November, and If they do not exercise "n r a rrancnise tor mat purpose, well their privilege In the Impending under stipulated conditions and terms, primary It will not argue for their d go through the regular form of ability to choose among a list of names submitting; the same for ratification without distinguishing designation on " the charter requires. It behoovos the official ballot at 8 regular election, the city to asi-ert Its rights against Of the eight candidates for the re- hoth of these corporations through the publican nomination, three have had opening which they themselves have experience as Judges on the supreme fiven by their own greedy quarrel. bench, where they have served credit- . . ably. Judge Barnes Is acting chief Bank Directors, justice, having been elected six years Comptroller Murray has classified ago and now completing his first full the replies received from the 50.000 term. Judge Fawcett Is sitting on the style of Mr. Taft. Scandinavia and Scotia are spread too widely In Amer ica to fade out without a bitter strug gle for a right to sport red hair In the sunlight. bench as an appointee of Governor Sheldon to fill one of the Judgeships created by the recently adopted con stitutional amendment. Judge Faw cett's ability was also recognized by Governor Shallenberger by his ap pointment when he claimed the right directors of national banks to whom he recently addressed inquiries regard ing what they knew of the loans and discounts made by bank officers, the signatures and collateral of borrowers ! and the habits of employes. As he knew beforehand they would, many of the answers show a lamentable lack of close information on these vitally tn fill ilia nlacn nn thn enlarged bench. . . . . , I important nointB. The answers of Judge rnwceii uau yicTivum i as supreme court commissioner and on the district bench. Judge Sedgwick Is the third candidate with a reoord of service on the supreme bench, to which Alaska has trouble at Lovett Gulch. To avoid danger of historical errancy let us have an expert to ascertain who was Mr. Lovett and what he was doing with a gulch. No time like the pres ent to get our pioneers on straight. Was It King Edward or Emperor William who made a million In a ateel stock deal? The reports have It both ways. Not that It matters, for both need the money and neither would waste a cent. Irwlf leaner of Iowa' Flaar. Washington Post. Iowa republicans In the reception tendered Senator Cummlna have nailed the Insurgent flag to tha mast. DUearOIng an Old Reliable. Chicago News. What will the oldest Inhabitant, who makes accurate forecasts on the weather with the aid of his rheumatism, say when he learns that the weather bureau la shelv Ing It forecaaters who are over 60? Preparing for the Beat Kver. Indianapolis News. The freedom with which the railroads are buying supplies and equipment nowa days should leave returning prosperity no cause for complaint that the transportation facilities are Insufficient for Its movements Overrated Whrnt Field Boston Transcript. In spite of all that has been said of the development of the wheat lands of western many directors show that they leave j Canada, the crop expected this year, accord all details of management to presl- ,n Winnipeg dispatch, is only lso.ooo.- dents and cashiers. The comptroller i aa3.04n 9,63)1 he was elected eight years ago, failing will make two classes of banks, the "good" and the "mismanaged" banks. The former will be subject to two ex aminations a year and the latter to four. As soon aa the "mismanaged" i,383.4ia 0f renomlnation two years ago. tV!schuck of the remft,n,nS candidates, two Tnuurir. nava nan exnerience aa suDreme court Subscribed in my presence and sworn to commissioners, namely, Judge Calkins hanks comply with the requirements Mriwio IIJJ kit IB sli US UL AUUBl, 1 V u s. tSeal) M. Y. WALKER, Notary Public Subscribers leaving ta city tem porarily shonld have The Bee mailed ta them. Adarcaa will b and Judge Dufflo. Judge Calkins was once elected a member of the Board of University Regents. Judge Duffle once they will be placed in the "good" ekissi Comptroller Murray's action will ac complish good results, but an unln- ran for congress in this district on the formed Publ,c mIht exaggerate the democratic ticket and was a candidate daner of tne carelessness of a con fer the republican nomination for bu- "laeraoie proportion or directors, wno preme Judge four years ago when are not- thou8h V? they should Judge Letton was nominated. be' exPert bank mcers- There ls a notorial Hlffaronna rt wova rf A r-r at It looks as if our own Mr. Mercury The" three candidates who complete - --.-b I I hnn lrln v hualnaaa Trrit Avamnif In Vam had also perfected membership in the the list are Judge Hamer, once on the ? - Climbers' club. district bench, but best known as an York and the other very large citiee aggressive general practitioner, flgur- loans nr8 maae a,m0Bl exclusively on Deardlng the Hon in his den isn't hng largely In Important criminal collateral, ine quality or judgment In It with Mayor "Jim" going to Lin- cases; J. E. Cobbey, who compiles reluirei tnat anecung tne value or coin to set off bis wide-open guberna- Cobbey's Annotated Statutes, and John the PrPerty represented by the se- torial boom. O. Yeiser. who needs no Introduction. curll,es- a amerent kind or Judg- Wlth this enumeration the ordinary ment rrora that aalled upon when the The lid closing law goes up to the vote, without nersonal aconalntance loans are of the ordinary commercial supreme court. It all depends now wlth the candidates, will, at least, have c,a8s and the valtlon is that of the on whether one of the supreme Judges 80mething for a guide. If a record of 80,vency and habits of Individuals. In has an opener. actual service on the bench la to con- au ca8es tne DU1K 01 hourly transac ts! he will have only three names to UonB muBt be carrled on by the cashier 000 bushela. This Is considerably less than the output of Minnesota and the Dakotas alone. The Real Tariff Teat. 8t. Louis Qlobe-Detnoorat. The test of tariff legislation, after alt. is Its effect on business, and all the Indica tions In that respect are that the Payne law In going- to promote general prosperity and give the government a surplus Instead of a deficit. Salllnar Serene- Waters. Baltimore American. The ship of state will sail the deeps, there Is a reasonable hope, without striking any sunken reefs or being tossed by any sud den storms. The whola government taking Its vacation. The pilot Is within hall and the crew Is still aboard, and all the weather signs are propitious. So rollte In our local coal dealers to select this , particular time for an nouncing what the price of our next winter's supply of anthracite will be. consider. If service as a supreme court, commissioner ts regarded as equivalent to service as supreme Judge he will have two more added names. King Menelik'8 health ls reoorted " amon these competitors service on " 1L. 1 J A . precarious. Must this old hero die lDO Benca ,e8 DO anuige over arain? His voune heir must he a flna Practice at the bar for this position. life Insurance risk on his family his- ne w,u have eight to pick from. tory. Forehanded. One Omaha man has drawn a num-1 The self-boasted scheme of local ber In the Flathead Indian reserva- democrats to cross over at the coming tion lottery, but the big prize seems primary into the republican column to have gone to somebody who had a on the wide open ballot and undertake better dream book. to nominate weak men to be beaten orchis assistants. No regulations can enable a good bank to dispense with the personal equation of the cashier's department. A first-rate cashier makes a good bank in nine casea out of ten. Stockholders will always have the cus tomary reasons for choosing directors capital, influence on loans, capacity to attract accounts and so forth. While all this ls true, every Improve ment the comptroller can make will be for the good of banking, the de velopment of deposits and the enlarge ment of available capitaj. Paaalnar A Ion a; the Jolly. Indianapolis Newa. In taking his departure Baron Takahlra declares that he Is gratified with his ex perlencea in Washington since his arrival a year and a half ago, which, of course, is strictly In accordance with the rules, being a part of a Japanese diplomat's regu lar job to pass along such Jollies. In Other Lands la X.lgata oa What la Trans, ptrlsg jnexf the Wear aaa Ta Katlams f the Barth. Considering that a primary election in the subseauent election. Is worthy A k.ij i . , n.Sr.E1 We have no doubt that dav, at whlch people art0 be , -vv tne democrats wouia. it tney couia, a ooDortunitv to , Power that Move Thlnars. Chicago Record-Herald. The farmer's abundantly earned profit will be shared with other useful producers. Upon the yield of the fields depends the yield of the 'railroads, the mills and fac tories. The farmer Is an ultimate con sumer of lots of commodities made by wageworkers. The crop reports furnish glad tidings for country stores, Jobbers, central markets, bankers and Importers. cans at the primary. I On AnnArttmlrv Alnn. ak.l. that ls inciting the scheme to have plck tne nomlrjeea on the republican candidates for office bv direct vote democrats vote to nominate republi- tlcket wlth . vlew of Duttln, UD tne t""' c" Z"1: I- - I iVft vi lUiciCOl null CACllCUlOUl most Incompetent or vulnerable In would maicate that there is no wide- I tha It of In nrl ai tn .trn irt han thai . . ... Q..nr. i na-. V- " . - i spread aisgatiaraction wltn the nfflcera from Boston to Nahant that not a sin- 11? "J. dfimocr"c "omlneea. who are 8eeklng election and who gle Massachusetts Industry was in- ,, . .7 ll"!1UB"lu: a up nine-tenths of the repub- nsa iu I AFBtir) rrf aaTi do it TinnnirtUflnarilri DDrl I.. , . . ... Jured by the tariff. Why waste time " 1" ' .K ' ncan UCKei- Not oa bM no in Illustrating the obvious? " i:,' 7 .1. " Bkgoing against them In """" " tne primary, but this very fact fore- crats were really honest and sincere Bh&dows their retention when the vote in tneir aeaire to Bin partisanship ,8 taken later at thJ November elefl. ana support tne nest men, tney wouia uon cross over In the primary, if at all, for the purpose of helping tha republicans President Tart's Reform Plana. Bprlngfleld Republican. President Taft's reform efforts will next be turned apparently to the Sherman anti trust act and the railroad rate law. He has asked Attorney-Oeneral Wlckershain, Sec retaries Balllnger and Nagel, Commissioner Prouty of the interstate commerce com mission and one or two others to look into the subject and report to him next fall. His Idea is said to be the conversion of the Interstate Commerce commission into a udlclal body to pass upon rates, trans ferring the commission's administrative and Investigation functions to the commissioner of corporations. What the president wants done with the anti-trust law has not been disclosed. He Is now engaged In reaching the trust question through tha taxing powers. Wedlll McCoimlck of Chicago car ries his nerve with him In Lon don. He carried a message, too, and de livered It through the columns of the Lon don Mall. The provocation tor the mes sage Is not apparent. ITobably It bothered his system and had to come out Its pur port Is a suggestion to London editors to study American publlo sentiment some dis tance beyond New York. Newport and Coney Island If they would acquaint their reader with the merits of the real article. Mr. McCormlck says English Journalists overlook the extreme nationalism of Amer lean opinion, which cherishes only a per functory sentiment for England of today, whatever feeling there may be about common Interest In Shakespeare, tha BibU and Magna Charta. He forgets also the bitterness Induced In a raw, self-conscious community by years of condescension and dislike on the part of the English. "In short, we scarcely realise ourselves that. paradoxically, American's like the English man, but frequently do not like England. The writer proceeds to discuss the Increas ing Teutonic influence on the United States. "We not only exchange professors with nrrmnn universities." he Says, "We Import historians, psychologists and chem lata for our best chairs. Whereas a gen eratlon ago we looked to Oxford and Cam bridge for Inspiration, now we turn to Heidelberg and Lelprlg. We have tier- mans on the benoh, In business. In the law, In office, and seeking It. English with a German accent ta more familiar to our ears than English with an English accent." If American support is of any value to England, Mr McCormlck con cludes, something should be done to off set the Teutonic influenoe. "Otherwise, Cecil Rhoades will have created his trunt to no purpose. The English journalists art wasting their time and Ink on us, but German audacity will compel our admira tion and his Blsmarcklan sharp practice amuse us." We have the word of James Credman for It that under the new Turkish dispensa tion, life in Constantinople is one grand round of gaiety. "How the bands play!" he exclaims In a letter from the spot; "and how gay the crowds are In tha brilliant sunshine! The people swarm to see the bullet holes made by the army that took Abdul Hamid from his palace and sent him a prisoner to Macedonia. The shop windows in the winding Streets of Stambuul are brilliant with caricatures of the deposed tyrant Christian priests walk through the city with a new air. Above the snarling of the homeless dogs there are 1,200,000 In Con atanllnople, and a German company has offered to pay cents apiece for them and turn their hides Into gloves rises the cry of men and boys selling newspapers that dare to denounce tyranny and preach liberty for the first time In Turkish his tory. The fat new sultan's portrait ls everywhere. From, all parts of the empire comes messages of congratu lation, even from sacred Mecca, from the mountains of Armenia, and the ancient villages and towns of Mes opotamla. Thank God! oh, thank God!' It ls the spontaneous utterance of Christian, Jew and Moslem alike. 'Thank God that the reign of terror Is over and that we can walk with upright headsl Thank God that Abdul Hamld Is powerless!' There la a sense of brotherhood In the air today unknown to Turkey during his never-to-be-forgotten reign, a spirit of nelghbor llness between Moslem, Christian and Jew that makes his criminal career all the more dreadful by contrast. The Steady Growlh of this bank is largely because J of fifty-two years' careful, con- servative banking methods, Si , lI-J ill. i Kl, i coupieu wim t'uui leuua, uuciui w treatment of customers. Women particularly appreci- ate the department for their exclusive use. OFFICERS: C. T. KOUlfTZE, President, F. H. DAVli, Vice) President. L. I. KOUNTZK, fid VJoe President. T. L. DAVIS Caahler. I. ALLISON. Assistant Cashier. First National Bank of Omaha United States Depository. 13th and Farnam Sts. fZZZrTTflZl it rt. t mm v j urk i wi EIUMlluCET to men. The king does not die. When you shall see me no longer at your head, you will continue, as though I were alive, to acclaim the legitimate and traditional Span ish king. If a true king were to undertake to apply these principles, relying on the Spanish soldier, who Is the first in the world, and on this giant people, su perior to all 'by their courage, their con tempt of death and all material considera tions, then this people In a brief period would be able to realize a policy the alin of which would be to revive the old Spain of the Catholic kings and Charlett V." A Zurich correspondent reports that an exhibition has been opened there demon- tratlng the conditions under which the Swiss poorer classes work and the wages they earn, with special reference to the sweating" at home. These people, who work In their own homes, number 130.000, three-fourths of whom are women and chil dren. Their earnings are shockingly low- In some cases as little as 4 centimes an hour are paid to straw .workers; while the average pay In other Industries ls: Hllk weavers, T centimes an hour; linen weavers, 11 centimes; glove makers, 11 centimes; wood carving, 31 centimes; watchmakers, it centimes. The exhibition also contains models of the homes In which these peo ple work, showing the unhealthy conditions and overcrowding. The promoters confl' Aently expect that the exhibition will stop the sweating and put the law In motion. uenerai wauaeraon says that we are Just getting into "the good roads era." uenerai Manaerson only re cently gave up riding In a private car to take to riding in automobiles. Former Commander Nevlus assured nominate their strongest candidates the Grand Army that If It were not Judge Eutelle, sitting on the dls- Instead of trying to foist the worst for persons who never were In the trlct bench, has overruled the federal oneB on them. struggle the relations between the sec- dlstrlct court, but, then, "Little Bla- The democratic cross-over scheme Is tlona would be cordially amicable. marc-," sitting as justice of the peace, forehanded In Will another direction. There ls not much except cordial rfela once overruled the supreme court. 11 11 "-otoou that there la no Inter- tlons, anyhow. It would be a clever est on the democratic side of the man who could detect a fighting dlf- If Union Pacific goes to S10 with primary, because the defeat of the ference between Birmingham and Mr. Harrlman. still sojourning in democratic ticket is practically con- Pittsburg or between the Savannah Europe, wonder what would bare hap- ceded in advance. When the counting and the Delaware. The railroad trains pened if Mr. Harrlman had staid on of the votes discloses the fact that have about the same look, whichever this tide and looked after business. only a handful of democrats have par- way they are Kolng tlclpated In the primary, while by Fort William dock etrlkers do not comparison the republicans have Judge Morgan J. O'Brien Is classed involve international complications, manifested a fair decree of Interest, among tha ablest dnmnrrata Vow The north shore of Lake Superior be- our democratic friends will immedi- York. What does he mean when he longs to the railroads and the steel ately proclafm that they voted In the says that the republicans have a great trust. Let them pay damage to each republican column and that this ls advantage in having such leaders as other. the reason for the dearth of demo. Taft and Hughes, men of a-rent nhnttv cratlc votes. whom the neoDle believe to h iint wnen coionei uryau mentions uen- x reat ichem. .ut not h.rd to The Judge's views are sound. h,.r hi. a j m i i a. I ' 1 " erai ive.ier .a wrm. oi eUiuBy, ancient gea through. , innuendo needs specifications for a re. auu uckiucu ucmutiiu wis a uigmeuf I ular democrat to weep for John O. Carlisle, Sunset Cox and Dan Voorhees. Alas, the days of yore! Democrats are solid on a tat com mission and aa income tax at the June ture when the country ls full of lassi tude about politics. When the coun try gets to wanting a tax and a com mission the democrats will be chewing on some other bone. Ironv. Tha irnn, nf fate la a.ain charac- The Lincoln Journal thinks the terisUcally Illustrated by the decision Dnlmanltes were Inspired to endorse of Judge Estelle on the district bench the,r ravnte for police judge be- ln favor t tha contanticn of the C"UB Be nam "Anheuser. trt rallwav romnanv that it has tbe WronS That's not the brand right to use the streets for transmls- luey ervo lu lue ""'man Democracy tflon and sale of electric, power, even though it has no franchise for that purpose. This decision ls in sharp contrast to the ruling of Judge Mun- Iclub rooms. General Fred Grant foresees that the next war will be decided by air ahlne All t h o enm mnat ., v. n Don Jamie is to marry a German fr of the federal court that the elec- volunteer w k for p,acM ,n the land forces. There are too many things which an airship can do wrong ,ln,.o.. Whan ha rlvoa har hla nam triO llgUling company, naving no ... .. . - - j . . a. a. I fanKlna Avurl n c t Vi aa (ran am I a at Mi v. in it oe Hymie or is it too mucn iiae . ' Heinle? These mixed marriages have nd sale of power, tas no right to ;mall polyglot hitches, but in case of the streets ror mat purpose. Alaska has more good agricultural real love It does not matter about un- wr purely a ngnt neiween land lhan New York. Pennsylvania and t'erstandlng mere talk. the electric lighting company, which Nw England combined. The stalls started it, ana tne street railway tlcg are correct, no doubt, but they That man who threatened the power company, which has opposed. It would 9fiemed to call for a revision when the ite region with a worse fate than that attract no. public Interest, because f Johnstown, aJ all because he has neither of'them are entitled to popu- Ideas on the dam subject, 'needs atten- lar sympathy. The electric lighting tion. Thaw's tripe to Matteawan company undertook to shut out the teach nothing if this kind of talk is to street railway company from selling conference committee was In session Dr. Woodruff's prediction that the blonde type cannot endure the sun and ill disappear does not explain the i Growing National Eiatawi,. Washington Post. The passage of the tariff bill and the cor poration tax amendment will uher In a period of a decade or more in which the problem of increasing taxation will be one of the paramount matters before congress. No matter how strenuous or thoruogh going may be the efforts toward retrench ment and economy In national expenditures, the coming years are bound to see an enor mous increase in the annual budgets for legitimate purposes to which the govern ment la already pledged, and for other fed eral activities which in all probability will be adopted. A return to the old conditions ls an Impossibility. The 16,000.000,000 con gress ls only around the corner It govern ment expenditure keep proportionate pace with the nation's growth. Tha balancing of the budget will soon become an acute prob lem In American administration, aa It is now In the government of all European powers. Americans who vlewied with alarm the various plans for Increasing the national revenue can sympathize with Berllners In their seal to shift the burden of Increase taxes on the patient, perspiring consumer. To Just what extent the necessaries of life will be affected, when all the new taxing regulations are in force, ls yet to be de termined, but at - present householder and retailer are In a atat of agitation border lng on panic over increased prices of cof fee, tea, beer, cigars, gas lamps and matches. The first consequence of the new laws has been a nenormous temporary de mand for these articles. For days the good housewives of Berlin have been loading up with advance supplies of the commodities on which the tax falls most heavily. The demand for matches, for Instance, the price of which will rise from 10 to 80 pfennigs (from 2V4 cents to TVi cents), has been so great that the shops are unable to supply It. In spite of the fact that more than 100 carloads of matches have been shipped Into Berlin In the last few days. At the shops of tea and coffee dealers the police In some cases had to be called on to pacify the mob of anxious customers, some of whom came with handcarts to get a sufficient supply, The problem growing out of the new laws ts a particularly difficult one for restaura teurs, who are anxiously considering whether they shall meet the Issue by re duclng the quality of their weraa or by putting up their prices. In the and the can Burners will have to pay more. The wa game costs money and the people must pay the price. ilourlsh In public meetings. power only to find Its own rights Roosevelt coloring or the near-red and swift BOUNTEOUS HARVESTS. CBearin Assurances Stimulate Trade Carrenta. New Tork Tribune. Better than all the cheering assurances of financiers that prosperity ls again at hand, better than the reports of great activity In steel and Iron and- the op timistic indications regarding other Indus tries is the government crop report. A bumper crop of corn and a bumper crop of oats record-breakers both are prom ised, and the wheat crop Is to be not merely larger than was expected, but larger than that of last year. Concerning winter wheat this Is the final report. Nothing can now materially affect that crop, and the Indicated yield ls unexpect edly heavy. Perhapa the government's figures are too hopeful, but they are born out by the Information of grain dealers. Mr. Patten of Chicago has turned bear, because of the prospective abundance. Spring wheat may still deteriorate, but every day of continued fine weather strengthens the expectation of a total wheat crop many million bushels greater than that of last year. And It ls needed, for the supply to be carried over will be exceptionally small. Corn and oats are now so far advanced that the pros pect of an enormous yield of both ls fairly certain to be reallxed. Big crops this year are of great Impor tance to the country. They are necessary to that complete restoration of prosperity which now seems to be In sight. More than once In the history of panics re cuperation such as ts now going forward on every hand has been checked by the failure of the harvests, and a period of depression has thua been extended to sev eral years. No such untoward circum stance Is likely to Intervene this year. All conditions conspire to make recovery eaay The railroad dispute between Japan and China, which Japan ended by proceeding with work on its plans, regardless of China's protests, revolved around the Jsp anese project of making a standard guage railroad out of the narrow guage military road from Antung to Mukden. Cominer dully the railroad is Invaluable aa a con nectlng link between Japan and the trans Liberia system. Its value from a mints ry standpoint was demonstrated only partially during the war between Japan and Kuasla As an avenue of trade this 1M miles of narrow gauge track over the mountains of the Liaotung peninsula stands today practically worthless. By standardizing the track, lowering the grades and putting the road on a workable basis, the Japanese will find themselves In direct oommunlc tion with the whole Interior of Manchuria and Russia Itself, for the completion of this link for practical railroad use would bring Toklo within three days ride of Mukden and nearer 8t. Petersburg by a) most a week. Antung Is the distributing center for all the Interior Liaotung country, although the shallowness of the river this point does not make the port an Im portant one In foreign trade. The conver slon of the present military road connecting at Antung with the main Corean line by new steel bridge would overcome the d advantages suffered by Antung as a pur and enable the Japanese to throw Into th country beyond all their manufactures brought direct by rail with only the twelv hour water passage across the straits of Shlmonosekl. The reconstructed road will tend to clinch Japan's grip on Manchuria condition which China foresees but ranno forestall. X nv IllCWCll IIiKiiu iu ui ill. i.ii I'un Carlos to his following breathes the proud spirit of the old monarchy, and Is a roman tic and hopeful political will. "Our mon archy," wrote the father of the present pre tender te tbe thrua of Spain. "Is auperlu BIO SYSTEMS IS NORTHWEST. Railroads StrnajRle for Supremacy In Five State. Spokane Dispatch to New Tork World. Railroad builder representing the Northern Pacific, the Chicago, Milwaukee and Puget Bound, the Harrlman system, and the mysterious North Coast com pany, headed by Robert E. Strahorn, of Spokane, are waging a competitive cam paign In Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Montana, and North Dakota, which gives every promise of attracting world-wide attention. Contracts calling for a total expenditure of almost $45,000,000 have been awarded or scheduled in the last three months, and there Is Information at hand that not less than ISO.000.000 will be added to that amount as soon as the present work Is completed. Among the contracts already awarded re the following: By the Northern Pa cific, t2t.7SO.000; Harrlman system, $10- 445,000; Chicago,' Milwaukee and Puget Sound, $6,460,000; ;North Coast. $3,500,000. exclusive of $2,000,000 for terminals In Spokane, North Yakima, and Walla Walla, Wash.; PlttBburg and Glllmour valley, $2,500,000. In addition the Mil waukee road ls planning to expend $25,- 000,000 on branch line construction In the northwestern states. The chief battles wll ba fought In central Oregon, north and central Idaho, and eastern Washington. The Hill people are forcing matters by sending "construc tion crews into so-called Harrlman terri tory In central Oregon, which ls now without adequate transportation facili ties, and the completion of one or two lines there will open a rich district and provide homes for thousands. PERSONAL NOTES. The Initials V. I. B. on th Lincoln pen nies, the Issue of which has now been suspended, a waggish telegraph operator suggests, might stand for "Virtually deud broke." Stat Food and Dairy Commissioner Wright of Iowa proposes an exhibit nml demonstration of Impure foods In place of th pure food shows that have been popular for several years. Miss Mary Baum of Cincinnati swam out and rescued a man bather taken with cramps. It turns out she ls also a society belle, a leader among women "turners" and th cashier of her father's safe fac tory. Dr. Susan Hayburst, a pioneer ' among women physician In Philadelphia, died at Woman's hospital, after an Illness of four days. Dr. Hayhurst, who was in her eighty-ninth year, came of an old Quaker family. Dr. Roberts' suggestion, In 1881, of sew ing wounds of the heart was received an a Joke. Dr. Kehn of Germany, lu 1837, gut the first recovery from heart wound. Al together there have been sixteen such op erations, with seven amailng recoveries. President Taft has accepted an invlutloi; to be the guest of a Fat Men's club at Portland, Me. There are 400 of the heftier citizens of New Kngland members of Uk organisation. Precautious are being taken to prevent Portland slipping Into Cusco Bay when that aggregation gets log e Un, with Mr. Tafu CHEESY CHAFF. "Dear me, Amelia, don't Bhow your ig gerance so." "How do you mean?" "Don't say 'garage' like it rhymed with 'carriage.' If you un, the chetonyear will laugh at you." Baltimore American. "The boss called me In consultation to day," declared the office boy. "O'wan!" "Pact. He had a dispute with the junior partner as to who wua leadln' the league Just now In battln.' "Louisville Courier Journal. Barber Massage? Vlotlm No. Barber Tonic T VIctlmNo. Barber You ought to have something on your hair. Victim I know lt Hand me my hat, please. Cleveland Leader. Poet Have you ver. Miss Plainly, felt an Intense yearning for the unattainable? Miss Plainly Yes, Indeed. I've longed to have the end seat on an open car many a time Boston Transcript. "Did she refuse him?" "Practically; she said she would not. marry him until he arrived at years of dis cretionBrooklyn Life. Author I'll bet you looked at the last pago of my story to see how It came out. Reader I did not. I read It through anil than looked for the name of the publisher. And even then I couldn't figure how It came out. Cleveland Leader. "I believe you said you had soma stocks on a margin." "Yes," answered the hard lurk expert. "But that wasn't a margin. It was a ragged e'ge." Washington Star. DISCIPLIM. ti INSURGENTS. Speaker Cannon Shows IIU Hand In Committee Assignment. Minneapolis Journal. The more Speaker Cannon tries to dis cipline the Insurgents, the more insurgents there will be. Men capable of making a winning run for a seat In congress are not going to crouch and cower forever under th lash of a tyrant. The removal of several leading members of th house from the chcalrmanshlps they have held 1 viewed everywhere aa a punishment to these men for having op posed the re-election of the speaker. Mr. Cannon thus emphasise th objections to his speakership rule in th house, and warns the members of what they may ex pect If they oppo th speaker's will or th speaker's Interests. Ordinarily, thla might have tha desired effect, but the members of the house are not children, to get Jam If they are good or to be put to bed If they are bad. They are representatives of constituencies. They hav been sent to Washington, not to obey the speaker, but to legislate for th coun try. Th punishment of member for doing their duty conscientiously will react on the system that makes such punishment pos slbl. Speaker Cannon forfeited his right to a defense for fairness when he packed the conference committee of the house in th Interest of high dutiea. "FEELIN' FINE. J. W. Foley In New York Times. "Feelln' fine," he used f say, Come a clear or cloudy day: Wave his hand an' spill a smile, Keepln' sunny all th' while; Never let no bugbears grim Oit a wrastle-holt on him. Kep' a smllln'. rain or shine, Tell you he was "feelln fine." "Feelln' fine," he used f say. Wave his hand an' go his way; Never had no time t' lose, So he said. In flghtln' blues; Had a twinkle In his eye Always when a-goln by. Sort o' smile up Into mine, ', Tail me be wa "feelln' fine." "Feelln finer' he'd alius say. An' the sunshine seemed 'to stay Clos by him, or else he shone With some sunshine of his own; Didn't seem no clouds could dim Any happiness for him. Alius seemed t' hav a Un Out for gladness "feelln' fine." "Feelln fine," I've heard him say Half a doien times a day. An' as many times I knowed He was beartn' up a load; But he never let no grim Troubles git much holt on htm, Kep' his spirits Jest Ilk wine, Bubbiln' up an' "feelln' fine." "Feelln' fine" I hope he'll stay All his threescore that away; Lettln' his demeanor be Recti as you could have, or m Ef w tried, an' went along. Bplllln' little diopu o' song, Lettln' rosebuds sort o' twine O'er th' thorns an' "feelln' fin." In Readiness ' It is a comfort to know that the sum mer suit may be had here in a hurry and still be right in fit, and 20 per cent off our price helps the pocketbook. Shirts and Furnishings at reduced prices. 25 per cent discount on Children's Wash Suits. "BrowninaKing 6 Cq CLOTH I NO, FURNISHINGS AND HATS, nr I tlriTH and DOUGLAS STREETS, wmArtA. E. S. WILCOjl, Muiftger. R: kV V T , 1 V 'j v T aU r
