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4 THE BEE: OMAHA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1909, Tiie Omaha Daily Bee. FOUNDED BT'EDWARD ROSEWATER, VICTOR ROBE WATER, EDITOR Entered at Omaha poatofflc a second eltn matter. .TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Dally Re (without Bunday), on year. .$4 00 Ially B and Sanday, on year 100 DELIVERED BT CARRIER. Dally lie. (Including; Sunday), per week..loc Dally Bee (without ttundty), per week.. .10c Evening Be (without Sunday). per wk so Evening Bea (with Sunday), per wek..l0o Sunday Bm, on year tl-M Saturday Bee, on year 1M Address all complaint of Irregularities la delivery to City Circulation Department. OFFICE Oma)ia The Bp Building. South Omaha Twenty-fourth and N. Council Bluffs 13 Scott 8tret. Lincoln 1S Little Building. Chicago 1648 Msrquett BulMlnr. New Tork-Room 1101-1102 No. M Wit Thirty-third Street. Washington 725 Fourteenth Street. N. w. CORRESPONDENCE. Communications relating to new and edi torial -matter should be addressed: Omaha Bea, Editorial Department. REMITTANCES. Remit by draft, express or pos'l order navihtai in Tka Ree PuhlUhlne- Company. Only 2-cent stamp received In payment of mall accounts, personal checks, except en Omaha or eastern exchanges, not accepted. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. Stat of Nebraska, Dougiaa County, ss t George R. Tsschuck, treasurer of Th Bee Publishing Company, being duly worn, say that the actual number of full and complete copies of Th Dully, Morning Evening and Sunday Be" printed during the month of September. l0i, wa as follows: 1 - .41.S70 t ,.43,800 I .41,710 4 41,980 I. , 3,O0 43,180 T 41,930 48,000 1 41,880 10 43,300 11 ..41,790 It 40,000 II 43,140 14.... 43,870 1( ,.43,19 16 , .4B.8O0 IT 43,700 II. . . t . . . II to 21 22 21 .1 s42.20 ,,40,400 ,.43,480 , . 43,580 , .48,360 24 28 .48,030 .43 J 10 .40,300 .43380 .43,670 .42JI 00 .43,340 2( 17...;.... 21 2 10 TOtal 1,380,880 Returned cople ... 9,884 Nt total , ..1,386,399 Dally average 41,879 GEORGE B. TZSCHUCK. - Treasurer. Subscribed In mjfpreaenc and sworn to before Hi this 10th day of 8eptm br, 1903. M. r. WALKER, (Heal.) Notary Public Sabacrlbera leavlaaj th city tem porarily should kav Th aalled to thena. Addreaa will ehaKd a oftea reqaeated. It Is about time to build the Platte river canal again. A man Is not always rich enough to own a luxury that he is rich enough to buy. If the military men like it they have Ak-8ar-Ben's cordial Invitation to come again. 1 If he can make visitors from Lin coln go home singing his praises, Ak-Bar-Ben is all right. Those new gold mine millionaires in Omaha's midst seem mighty slow about beginning to spend their get rich-qulck money. Prof. Vincent's .scornful way of re marking that chivalry is merely a habit makes oneiwondet if being a habit is necessarily being bad. One of the follies which New York state cannot understand Us having committed is the establishment of Co lumbus day as a legal holiday, with all banks closed. Governor Bhallenberger presence at Ak-Sar-Ben's court ball is the best proof there never was "no insult" ex. oept in the Imagination of some over sensitive fault-finders. The predicament that sent the presi dent to bed while his clothes were hung on a line to dry la an . Intimate touch of human experience which tends to. rouse a feeling of personal fellowship. Ak-Sar-Ben will have to learn not to compete with himself. People can't be In attendance out at the military parade grounds and within the cam! val enclosure downtown at the same time. The nonpartisan democratic candi date for supreme Judge has lost his first round in his fight on behalf of the corporations to nullify the democratic corporation tax law. There will be other rounds, however. Omaha. It appears, was not the only city wnere corporation .. attorneys round access to th president taaler by tar than the common herd did. World-Herald. Why does Congressman Hitchcock's World-Herald persist in being cou- tf ruptlble as well as untruthful? Mr. Baer's admission that the Head ing's purchase of the Jersey Central was prompted by a midnight call of J P. Morgan, renews attention to the motto cf those who succeed In Wall street: "We watch while others sleep." The discovery that General Terraxas whom Mr. Taft is to meet at the Mex ican border, is worth $200,000,000 In American money, ahows up some of our predatory barons of industry as worthy of sympathy for their comparative pov erty. Mr. Gomper's opinion, crystalixed on his return from European studies of labor conditions, that "the most con tentment is to be found where the most poor people are,", might be translated by a plutocrat to read, "Be poor and you will be happy. The weekly statement of corupara live bank clearings shows Omaha with a gain of little more than 31 per cen over the corresponding period of last year, a much bigger per cent of In crease than the average. Omaha eon tlnues to occupy a high spot on the business map At the Tarn of the Road. Mr. Taft mny now be considered as having set forth on the return part of his long Journey. To hosts of people in the great west have come for the first time a realization of the president's personality; they have met him, shaken hands with htm, studied him while he spoke, and the general verdict has been one of distinct approval. Even those eastern newspapers which had been rabidly opposed to the Tsft policies, ad mit frankly that wherever the presi dent has gone, explaining and advocat ing those policies, he has established himself in popular regard. The Taft smile has been scrutinized by critical masses who are as ready to decry as to acclaim, and in. all of the American spirit of fairness these masses have stamped Mr. Taft as withstanding their test. Serious purpose, unflinching will, Judicial temperament, a brave spirit, a bigness of mind to comprehend and a power of energy to execute, these are some of the characteristics which show forth In the combination of expressive traits known as the Taft smile. The people have been glad to look upon it and to declare that it Is good. Expounding his plan of administra tion, Mr. Taft steadily pursued his ourney from the Atlantic to the Pa cific, in some cases carrying a particu lar doctrine directly into unfavorable camps, yet always gaining ground by his plain speech. It was an undertak ing exhausting to the energies, and it s no wonder that at the Golden Gate he paused a moment, looked wiBtfully at the troopship full of merry soldier's going to the Philippines, and sighed for his happy old days as governor of those Islands, when he had not the cares of the American people on his shoulders, those insistent people of many wants who look to the president and his ad ministration to satisfy their needs. It was only a moment, and then the presi dent resolutely squared his shoulders to the Pacific and in place of the dis appearing transport fixed hia vision anew on the ship of state. And now, after a glimpse at nature's glories In the wonderful Yosemlte country, after a rest amid the inspiring silence of the garden of the giant trees, the president has come forth again and is on his homeward way. The president Is, of course, at home In any of the states, so far as his Individual comfort and fellowship are concerned, but home for the president is wherever his of ficial duty lies. President Taft has faced the people east and west, unequi vocally and squarely, on the great Is sues of the day; on his return he is to face anew, on the fighting ground at Washington, those problems for which his visits among the people will have given him additional incentive, for he must realise more keenly than ever the confidence reposed In him by the peo pie. Not all of the program of th ad ministration can be accomplished at once; in the solution of great problems no one administration ever finished ail that It set out to do. But the people have full faith in Mr. Taft's ability to make great progress, to Institute some reforms and advance others; and by his Intercourse the president has stlni ulated hie own vigor for the work, his seal for Justice, his enthusiasm for the popular cause. The turning back of Mr. Taft from the Pacific shores finds even a better fellowship than before existing between him and the public, and a closer unity of statewide Interests into the central purpose of national advancement. County Tax Levies inVebraska. The state auditor's compilation of the rates of county tax levies, through out Nebraska, while disclosing quite a range between high1 and low, shows less variation than would ordinarily be eiDected. One county has gotten Its this year's levy down to 3V4 mills, and the highest is 22 mills, but the average seems to be from 10 to 12 mills. The tax levy here In Douglas county, con talnlng both Omaha and South Omaha, and more than a tenth of the whole population of the state, is 15 mills. while that for Lancaster county, con taining Lincoln, the state capital, is 11 mills. The state tax to be added uniformly in all counties is 5 mills, and in ad dition there are other taxes for school, city, village or precinct purposes. The fact that the county tax Is from two to three . times the state tax, and the city and school district tax Is fre quently as much as the state And county taxes together, shows again that the real burden of taxation, so far as It Is a burden, Is that borne for local purposes. Unduly Distressed. Some good people down at Lincoln seem to be unduly distressed over ru mored infractions of the 8 o'clock closing law' in Omaha. , There are other cities In this state where viola tions of this law may be surreptitiously practiced, but the Lincoln papers and people have eyes only for Omaha. Some returned voyagers to Ak-Sar-Ben are said to have reported on their ar rival under the shadow of the state house that while in Omaha they got something, somewhere. In" tea cups that tasted mighty good, and to get which In Lincoln they would either have to send to Havelock or Join one of the social clubs. Returned voyag ers from Lincoln report here In Omaha that those who know how down there can have their thirst quenched in UU gal hours If they go about It right. But the 8 o'clock law Is not the only law on the statute books. There are other laws which are presumed to call for the constant vigilance of law offi cers and aoclal reformers, and at a trial Of charges against Lincoln's chief of police that-officer has Just testified "that the city was never so over-run with women In blocks In its history as it Is now." We suggest that thj good people of Lincoln and their newspapers can keep quite busy sweeping before their own door, particularly In view of the fact that the only liquor Jealer convicted In Omsha for selling after 8 o'clock had his license forfeited, and others can be made to go the same way whenever the needed evidence Is pre sented by the anti-saloon sleuths In the proper court. Mailed Fist for the Moros. According to Colonel 'Hoyt, who has Just resigned as civil governor of Moro province, the mailed fist must continue to be the law of the land among the Moros, where, he reports, the constant activity of troops is necessary to the preservation of peace. There Is no question that conditions there are dif ferent from those in the rest of the Philippine archipelago, and it will be worth while for congress to consider Colonel Hoyt's proposal to effect a permanent separation of the Moro dis trict from the remainder of the Islands. Those who have kept abreast of Phil ippine progress will recall the fre quency with which traitorous attacks upon native constabulary and United States troops have been made by the Moros. That these reports are ampli fied by Colonel Hoyt In his final review of affairs as he surrenders office, will stimulate inquiry in congress as to the advisability of differentiating the Mo ros from their Filipino brethren. Colonel Hoyt is fresh from the scane of action, and his advice that the southern islands be declared separate territory oi the United States, not a colony, to be occupied as a naval base, has the ring of deliberate Judgment. It is ev-. ident that the Moros have no concep tion of government or Independence, and that a show of superior force against them must continue for some time to come. In the meantime, it seems unfortu nate that the peaceful territory of the north should suffer the drag of the Moro belligerents. If congress sees fit to make the division of territory pro posed, the occupation and development of the northern section of the archi pelago outside the Moro group could proceed apace, and the United States would be enabled all the quicker to es tablish its absolute Influence in the Orient. Encouraging Crop Eeports. In spite of the drputh from which much of the country suffered during the year, the government's official in vestigation of the crop situation! pro duces reports which will dispel the ex treme concern that was felt toward the close of the summer. Some of the crops have actually improved' over previous years, notably oats and potatoes, both of which show a greatly increased yield, both In quantity and quality, in comparison with last year, and a de cided gain over the ten-year average. It was to be expected that corn would be the great sufferer from the drouth, yet its condition for the whole United States Is less than six points below the average for the last ten years, and Ne braska is shown as contributing more than 200,000,000 bushels to the yield. From the wheat situation 'special gratification will arise. The total pro duction of spring and winter wheat combined, Is indicated at 725,000,000 bushels, as against 665,000,000 finally estimated last year, and in addition to this prodigious gain the quality has ad vanced 1 per cent. Spring wheat alone Jumps 6 per cent in quality over the ten-year average, and the production Indicated is 292,000,000 bushels, as against 227,000,000 a year ago. The estimate of Nebraska's wheat crop is 60,000,000 bushels. '. In the face of these returns, what be comes of the lamentations of James J. Hill, who so lugubriously bewailed the tmsslnsr of the wheat harvest fromAhe Wnlted States? Mr. HIl's chronic cry has been that we were not raising enough wheat, that the farmers were allowing the wheat acreage to shrink, and in the face of which pessimism the farmers have quietly kept planting wheat until, notwithstanding an un promising season's discouragements, they are certain of a crop which con futes Mr. Hill and adds materially to the causes for thanksgiving throughout the country. Manning the Nary. The landsmen, viewing an idle ves sel as a discard which in time of need no set of landsmen would know how to restore to the game, cannot understand the mad race to build new ships of war when there, is no force to man them As fast as other battleships are put Into commission, older vessels are put into temporary retirement, because there are not enough men in the navy to go around. Each year the need for sea- ftien Increases, each year the depart ment strives to coax men Into the serv ice, yet the deficiency grows instead of lessening. Another urgent need of the navy is that of faster .promotions. Under the existing rules the department is con fronted with a period of stagnation in advancement which is giving Secretary Meyer positive concern. The present shortage of officers will compel the sec retary to ask congress for the removal of restrictions so that worthy Junior officers who under existing regulations are suffering from arrested promotion may be "Jumped" if necessary to the grades where vacancies exist. The Naval academy turns out a fine crop of youngsters each year, few of whom get beyond the grade of Junior lieutenant, and it Is by a method of selection and elimination from this promising lot of ambitious youth that Secretary Meyer hopes to fill the vacancies higher up. Perhaps with the solution of the pro motion problem will come a reawaken ing of the youth at large to the call of the country for patriotic and virile blood to man the ships. Youth is am bitious in a calling which promises ad vancement. The stagnation In naval promotions Is so marked that men naturally view the service with sus picion. If the department will offer some such inducement as sure oppor tunity of promotion cr reward for loyal and devoted service, Instead of the sim ple bait of "a chance to see the world," the navy is likely to attract enough men to maintain the warships in a state of efficiency Instead of being com pelled to let old vessels go Into decay as fast as new ones are built. One effective way to Improve the milk situation of tbe country Is for dairymen to watch more closely the in dividual records of their milch cows and eliminate the "robbers" of the herd, those which fall below a fixed percentage of profit above their keep. The steadily lowering grade of the American milch cow is one of the rea sons given why milk at retail is now going up to 9 and 10 cents a quart in so many cities. Wherever this excessive price is charged the families reduc ing their purchases to such a minimum that the dealers report a great loss of volume of trade. A strict watch by the dairymen against their "robber" cows might result In less cause for the com plaint of "robber" milkmen now com monly heard In the households. Those stockmen who think the peo ple need to he "educated to use the cheaper cuts of meat," are themselves in need of the object lesson that the average city home affords. High prices some time ago compelled the consumer to welcome to his table the cuts that he once would have scorned, until, now such a thing as a cheaper cut no longer remains. If the stockman is not aware of this, if he thinks there Is any meat on the carcass being wasted, hia reckon ing Is with tbe packer and the butcher, not with the consumer, who already Is educated" on the meat question. Now that Lady Constance and her associate suffragettes are arming them selves with hatchets, we may look for some unkind cuts among British poli ticians. But what a change of lestiny for the hatchet since its innocent youth with the truth-telling George. When Carrie Nation resurrected its use as a woman's weapon, could she have fore seen that Its plebeian helve would yet be enfolded within the patrician palms of the Lady Constances of England? Mr. Bryan declares that he got much of his tariff Inspiration from "Horl- xontal Bill" Morrison. It certainly looks very much like It, only Morrison wanted to make his horizontal cut all at once, while Mr. Bryan proposes a gradual reduction of all the schedules year by year as a sort of perpetual process of tariff tinkering. The hort- xontal bill was bad enough, but Mr. Bryan's would be worse. The latest in i airships is the hell- coDter. which Tflioots straight upward like a shaftless' elevator. Prospective passengers woud- like to be Insured against It shooting downward the same way. Old-fashioned' mothers, confronted by marked Increase in the price of rub ber footwear, may have recourse to the once familiar procesB of coating the children's winter shoes with tallow. What Omaha's labor organizers need right now is some level-headed leaders who can show them how to make the best of a situation and keep them from going on wild goose chases. Go Way Back aad Sit Down. Charleston News and Courier, (dem.). 'The truth of It Is that both Mr. Bryan and Mr. Bailey have been talking too much. The best thing that couia happen for the party would be for both of them to get out and stay out. A Point Overlooked. Boston Transcript. Th nresldent save that th Panama canal will double the efficiency of the navy by cutting In two th distance by water between the two coasts. To cut In two tho naval outlay would b still mere to the point. Cheerlua; the Dolefal. Indianapolis News. Those numerous reports that are coming In showing the great alns made by rail roads during the last fiscal year, must be a great relief to the railroad presidents who have been worrying so seriously that they had to talk at every banquet they attended about what a hard time they were having. Bills Do Not Touch Him. Washington Post. The fact that the prince of Braganza was sued by a money lender "within a few hours after his wedding to Miss Stewart" Is said "In no wise to have dis turbed his highness." We suppose not. Their highnesses do not seem to care, as a rule, how soon tho lid Is kicked off after the wedding ceremony and the finan cial settlements are finished. Good Reasoa for a Hoar. Pittsburg Dispatch. Oklahoma bankers, who so enthusiasti cally swallowed Mr. Bryan's bank guar anty plan are beginning to find It Indi gestible. The banks at Enid are protest lng vigorously against paying their assess ment upon that failure. They are begin ning to ark themselves why men who con duct their business with care should help make good for the reckless. Mo Coasrrlptlon. Buffalo Express. Lieutenant General Adna R. Chaffee, of the United States army, retired, startled the military authorities of the country by a speech he made before the National Guard convention at Los Angeles last week. He was quoted as advocating con scription for army training, so that a force of MO.000 drilled men would be available for military service In an emergency. When the remarks were brought to the atten tion of Secretary Dickinson that official diplomatics, aatd that he did not think he ought to be called on to express an opinion every time anyone made a speech. That might be taken as an Indication that the head of the War Department doe not think It worth while to consider General Chaffee's proposition very seriously. It Is certain that th country at large will not so consider It Washington Life Short Sketches of Incident aad Epi sode that Mark th Frogr of Bvsts at tn (rational Capital. Eight weeks from today the Sixty-first congress will begin regular- business at the old stand. Anticipating th coming of th statesmen who control th purse strings, the regular staff of painter, me chanic and scrubs are putting the capltol nd th office buildings In order. While (he senate and house office buildings had both been In use for some time, they were not complete, particularly their decorations. In the senate office building the rooms were bare, except for the handsome fur niture which had been Installed, th cor ridor walls were blank and white, and th approaches and entrances wer not finished. During th summer the entrance nearest the capltol has been completed, smooth sidewalks have been laid along th front of the building, the terrace have been completed and turfed, and a senator may enter hi office now without getting covered with dust. The rooms, or rather suites of rooms, allotted the senators have been papered and painted according to tho desire of each Individual senator, when he made such a request. A large number of the senators left the decorating of their of fices to Mr. Woods, superintendent of the capltol, relying upon his good taste In the selection of colors. But there ar other, more fastidious senators, who have Ideas of their own about the harmony In colors, and these gave careful Instruction to Mr. Woods before they left Washington about the decorations which were to adorn their offices. A general canvass of their rooms shows that light green predominate on the walls, with light blue and buff second and third In preference. The rooms were already furnished with handsome rugs In many cases, and the wall paper ha been made to harmonise with these rugs. In the house building the rotunda has been painted, the rooms and corridors have been Improved and the entire build ing has a more finished appearance than It did last spring. In the capltol building Itself, report the Washington Post, there are many repairs and lmnrovements umlu wav all of which will be finished by Decem ber. Two new electric elevators are being Installed- In the senate wins-. the old hydraulic lift which was designated for the exclusive use of the supreme court and the members of congress, and the other an entirely new elevator, which will be used by the public. This new elevator Is situated just opposite the old public eleva tor, at the east entrance of the senate wing. U has been found nocessary to Install this additional elevator because the senators wished the old. public elevator to carry them down to the subway leading to the offlc building. The work on the elevators Is still going on and will not be finished until Just before congress assembles. The senate restaurant In the main build ing, long a musty and overcrowded place In which to eat, ha been thoroughly over hauled. Th private dining room for sena tor has been enlarged, and so has the public dining room, although on a smaller scale. New decorations and new furniture will, It I said, help the senators to enjoy their luncheons mor than they have In th past. Several of the committee rooms In tbe main building have been painted and deco rated. Including those of the oimmltloi nn judiciary, public buildings and grounds, and irrigation. The redecorating 'of the com mittee rooms in th senate end of the capltol, however. Is a usual summer task for the superintendent. New chairmen take command of some of the committees each year, and It la a safe bet that In nine cases out of ten they will not be pleased with the scheme of decoration worked out by their predecessors, so their rooms have to be done over for them, no matter if these same room have been newly decorated, painted and papered only a few months be for. It costs money to idmu th tite of the senators for red or blue or yellow as the case may be, but the expense of these improvements ar never a subject for invective in the house when economy holds the floor, because It's an unwritten law that each house shall take care of its own expenses. President Taft'i abiding interest in the welfare of those people under the American flag In the far east led him to consent with alacrity when the architects and deco rators suggested that the Philippines could furnish tasteful wood for the d,riii,.n his offlc In the White House. The parquet ,iur id io e oi -ruscan-i'aioa wood, a dark green wood which is grown In the islands. The furniture for the president s office and for his new private room will be covered with the hide of. the carahan hi. 1 buffalo, Imported from the Philippine. r-speciai attention has been given the deooratlons and furnlshinrs dent's office and private room. The walls oi tne rormer, an oval shaped room, re sembling the Blue room In the White House, are to be gray-green, with metallic effect. Over a cream enamel low wainscot around the room will be an NnbmM.r. stars and stripes In gray-green and gold. " treatment or the window draperies will show originality as well as marked fitness for their surroundings. While this room will be somewhat formal. It Is ex pected that its general auDeaianA m .n. peal to the official and unofficial visitor auae as an oirice in every way befitting the dignity of the chief executive. The president private room, which ad Joins his office, Is an apartment of much smaller dimensions. It is to be used, as Its name indicates, for seml-prlvate con ferences. The tone will be rose red. The furniture will be somewhat of the lounging type, and In that respect will differ mater ially from that of the president's office, which, though comfortable, will be smart and businesslike. A rug, darker than that of the walls and draperies, will cover the floor. The furniture of the old cabinet room will be transferred to the new chamber. In place of the dark, sombre green which obtained In the old quarters, a wall cov ering and draperies of a light golden tone will take its pluce and give the room a much more cheerful appearance, x rug of the same tone will contribute toward making this council chamber a fit plaoe for Its distinguished occupants. Tho office of Secretary Carpenter will be quite spacious. Its walls and draperies are to be a soft mellow green, with metallic effect. The rug will have a dark led ground, with the wall tone picked out In the border. Mr. Carpenter will use the fur niture from his former office, which Is comparatively new. Wstrhlatf Ike Mala Isaac. Cleveland Plain Dealer. Discoverer of th north pole snd fau nal naturalists of Central Afrloa are not blind to the main chance. The lecture platform and tthe magaslnes afford sub stantial compensation for the strenous months In the wilderness. Bare Hltflaa Mlaa. Chicago Kecord-Herald. The Hlffians are reported to be suing for peae- When a Rlfflan sues for peace It Is a sign that he Is In a small, dark corner, with his neck firmly placed beneath the other fellow's foot Ol'TPl'T OF NEW iECfRITIKS. Over a Blllloa Flood tke Market In Ma Moatka. New Tork Journal of Commerce. Railroad systems, traction companies and Industrial corporations In the United State have Issued during th first nine months of 1909 new bonds and stocks ag gregating H.217, 305,080, which compare with II 07J,S54.6J In the first three-quarter of 19M, showing therefor an Increase of I14a.0,60. The Investment demand for securities during the last two months has been smaller than at any time since th serious congestion of 1903, but on this oc casion underwriter hav prevented the accumulation of undigested securities by withholding flotation. During September several very large railroad loan were to have been offered for public subscription, but conditions were so unfavorable that In each Instance delay was decided upon. However, although bond Issue fell off, as compared with a year ago, stock wer put out In larger volume. September s total contribution to th year's new securi ties wa 1161.014,000, an increase of 97,S,2oO over 1908, doe wholly to stock Issues by industrial companies. Total authorisations of new securities this year have reached the enormous total of J1.997,024,(M0. against $1, $32,600,672 In 1908, an Increase for th current year at the rate of U. 000.000 per diem, or, to be exact, 1364,432,368. The great difference between the amount authorized and the amount actually Issued Is due in part to the poor absorption of new securities already re ferred to, but It should be extilln1 that In many case directors formally authorise new capital to be h-ffued" later on, but when th stocks or bonds, a the case may be, are actually disposed Of no publto an nouncement Is made. In considering the financing don In this country no great attention need be paid to the mere autho risations, the Issues constituting a more correct guide to the true position. Even the 31.217,306,080 put out this year does not represent strictly new financing, as much refunding ha been taken care of, espeo laly a it has been necessary to prepare to meet an enormous quantity of short notes falling due In 1910 an aftermath of the forced financing done during the mone tary stringency that prevailed In 1308-1907. AN ELHVAT1SO SPECTACLE. Mr. Bryan'a Tariff Stamping; Tonr of Texas. New York bun. In his numerous campaign for offlc Mr. Bryan ha never displayed any par ticular fondness for discussions of the tar iff. He has acted as if he considered the protective system unworthy of his serious consideration. It ha been an Incident of his canvasses subordinate in Importance to the "purchase of Filipinos," bank deposit guarantees, and other subjects of similar high Import. So decided has his aversion to the tariff seemed, indeed, that many voters believed he was a protectionist or afraid to tackle th problem. Now It appears, however, that Mr. Bryan has found a use for the tariff. Con sequently he Is eager to pose as a great reducer. In his antipathy to 8enator Bailey he has made up his mind that he can injure that already pretty complete political ruin by assailing hi course In the special session of congress. So Bryan is wandering about the state of Texas, expatiating on the wickedness of the sen ator, bellowing his stalwart conviction that hi conscience Is more active than the Bailey silent mentor, and repeating his wearying yawp about "predatory wealth eoerotng Its employes" to vote to keep him out of the White House. An elevating spectacle here. The man three time rejected by the voter in vio lent controversy with the champion pugil 1st of .the senate. Typically democratic Is th situation. Honest men will pray that each of the contestants may entirely and utterly destroy the other, and rid the country of on great nuisance and one small but annoying pest. MARKING OVERLAND TRAIL. Memorial Proposed for the Pioneer IIlKkvray. Denver Republican. The proposal of the Union Pacific to put a suitable granite monument at some point on one of the old stage trails In Colorado la In every way Interesting and worthy. Colorado was traversed by many historic highways in early days. The old Santa Fe trail, across the southeastern portion of th state, has been suitably marked by monu ments. The old cattle trail, along which countless herds traveled north from Texas and New Mexico, has been lost forever. It is doubtful If any person could trace the highway of the cowboys at this late day so utterly has the face of the country changed, owing to th Inrush of settlers. But the old Bmoky Hill stage road and similar highway of passenger travel are either In use or can be plainly traced In many parts of the state. Th Union Pacific followed th course of the old Holiday stags route across the cootlnent, and the hUtory of that route will always remain prominent In the stirring story of th west. From Jules burg on the old Overland Trail was the scene of many exciting adventures, many of which took place In Colorado. Ther ar plenty of places in the state where a monument would fit, and the memorial will serv to remind many a careless and unthinking Pullman traveler of the debt he owes to the men of the Overland Trail who blaxed the way for civilization. REDUCING EXPRESS RATES. Tla'ktenlag; the Cheek Rein vn Graap lag; Combine. St. Paul Pioneer Press. Th supreme court of the state of Ne braska has sustained a law passed by the legislature In 1907 making a SS per cent re duction In express rates on state business. The court holds that the law was a valid enactment and not confiscatory. A tem porary injunction sought by the attorney general to prevant the companies from vio lating the law Is made penanent by the supreme court. The decision Is Important an being the first of a number of slmllur laws In other state to be passed upon by the highest state judicial tribunal. In practically every state west of the Alleghenles there has been a long standing complaint that express charges have been exorbitant, but the compunles have successfully resisted all efforts at their reduction. Record), have been offered In abundsnce to show that the express companies have been making prodigious profits, running from 0 to 100 per cent on exaggerated capitali zation. The Nebraska decision, if sus tained In the higher courts, will serve to emphasise th extent to which states may co-operate with th federal authorities lit breaking the hold of grasping combines. Reel for Keeping Voiut. Cleveland Plain-Dealer. Dr. James B. Angell, retiring president of the University of Michigan, gives this recelpe for keeping young: "The lesson I have learned In my thirty-eight years' service Is that llfelog association with college students tecufw one the blessing of remaining optimist and youthful In spirit." It is evident that this grsnd old educator is quick to forget and forgive th many annoyance his youthful asso ciate hav caused hid to suffer and, no doubt, he means every word h utters. PERSONAL KOTEa. It seems enly natural that the anc1nJ master of New Tork should "take steps" ' to test the constitutionality of th law r i quiring dancing academies to be llcetiasd. Railroad in th state of Washington . without an open murmur concurred in a re duction of local grain rates ordered by the State Railroad commission. Vtrlly 1909 la a year of wonders. Wilbur Wright announces that he If tto In th show business. Circus and vaude ville-proof heroes want a lot .of by products. Besides, many a publisher wouK Ilk to hitch hi wagon to an aeroplar star. For the second time In his life, 3rt Klrg, a water tender on the scout cruH ttaitm, wno nail from Ireland, bnt enlisted In New York, has been awardi a medal of honor for extraordinary fler.l Ism by the Navy department.' William Lucas, dry yardmaeter at th west yard of the Pennsylvania railroad In Wilmington. Del., bear a striking re senrt lance to President Tsft, both In stat ure and features. He has just returned from Denver, where a photograph was sold for that of the president, who was ther at the same time. A statue of General Lew Wallace of In diana, statesman, author and patriot. Is ready for installation In Statuary hall In th capltol and will be placed beside that of Indiana's war governor, Oliver P. Mor ton. The dedicatory exercise wilt be held In January, with Senator Lodge of Mas sachusetts, delivering the eulogy. Louis T. Stansgaard, a prominent St. Paul banker, who vanished following his failure In 1SSS and subsequent acquittal on a charge of forgery, was located In an orange grove on the outskirts of Pasadena, Cal., recently by his youngest son, Thor vald. who was 10 years old when hi father disappeared twenty-one years ago. When Soott Morgan walked Into th home of his half-sister, Mrs. S. IT. Clifton. In Rushvllle. Ind., recently, they thought It was a specter from the grave, as he disappeared thirty years ago and wa thought to be dead. He had trouble with his wife's relatives over some financial matter and left suddenly. NEGLIGENT VOTERS. Discreditable Apathy Maalfested In Municipal Election. , Washington Star. Municipal elections are soon to be held In many cities In this country aikV th partisan newspapers ar at present tSuslly engaged In admonishing voter to "regis ter now." party leader ar hard at work organizing their forces and routing busi ness men out of their political lethargy to Insure their eligibility on election day. This I th first stage of th actual process of exercising the Suffrage, the most Important, indeed, Inasmuch as th unregistered citizen 1 as helple4j as a minor or an unnaturalized alien.' One of the most remarkable phenomena In our American system of self-government Is the indifference of a large percentage of people to th matter of electoral qualifica tions. So many law-abiding, honest citi zens fall In this Important duty that the professional politician, the man to whom the manipulation of municipal affairs Is a business and a most profitable one has little difficulty In controlling primaries and elections. The outcry for direct nominations rep resents a real evil In our affair, and one for which the people themselves are re sponsible through their lack of Intelligent practical Interest In the preliminary work ui arici-iing candidates. A long a mu nicipal affairs ar regulated on the basis of party organization, It Is the duty of every citizen to participate In the ac tivities cf that party with which he Is affiliated, to reduce to the lowest possible point the danger of professional partisan ship and the utilization of the municipal machinery for corrupt ends. It is a favorite argument of the women who advocate the extension of the suf frsge to their sex that they would not neglect so important an obligation ss that of registering as voters. Prob.bly for soma time after the change they would be diligent, but It Is not unjust to suggest that they might flag In their Interest ater a few seasons and find themselves the objects of as great a solicitude on tl.e part of the leaders a ar their husband and fathers today. PASSING PLEASANTRIES. "Thompson used to boast that he was a self-mode man. didn't he?" "Oh, yes. But have you seen him since his wife made him overt" Cleveland Leader. , She I'm living on brown bread and water to Improve my complexion. i-ie now long con you keep It up? one un, inaeriniteiy, 1 guess. He Than let us got marrlod. Boi i ranscript. "Why does your new baby cry so much?" "8ay, if all your teeth were out, your hair off, and your legs so weak thai -you couldn't stand on them, I rather fancy you'd feel like cryln' yourself. "-plppin-cott'a. ' i . "It Is a wonder that ther hsa not been more controversy over that rib of Adam from which Eve was made." "Why so?" "Because by Its very nature. It wss a bone of contention." Baltimore American. "Was vollr mn rrlu ua th. ,u,,tt , .u.,.. " Bl 111,1 Blfllll! "Hflrrtlv: the flr Hm T ..a, .. wit she was wesrlng a pair of auto goggles.' 'Oh. had I the wliucs of a bird " bled. "Vou'd nut 'em nn vttttw v. r. n . .. " "., V, WUIIB, he growled, "and that's cruelty enough." ueeinuig mis a renectlon upon her vocal nowers she ennrinmcf h., .1. u - uing tiff wit-, zeal. Philadelphia Ledger. "Every man. In my theory, will get just what he deserves, in the long run." "Heaven pity you, old chap!" Cleveland Leader. "Ethel Is not very handsome. Why do you call her a belle?" "She's waiting for some man to ring her." Boston Transcript. A CENTURY FEOM NOW. St. Louis tllobe-Democrat. If you and I should wake from sleep A century from now, Back to the grave we'd want to creep A century from now. We'd witm-s such a startling change, Kind everything so wondrous strange. We'd hurry back across the range, A century from pow. 9 A woman forty, fat and fair A century from now, . , May warm with grace the speaker's ohalr. A century from now. The cabinet may be a flock : Of girlies gay of hat and frock, Who talk, but will not mend a sock, A century from now. The people will all fly on wings A century from now, (Not heavenly, but patent things) ' A century from nna, They'll soar aloft, devoid of fear, On pinions of a chainlets gear, Ana cnange tneir riyers once a year, a voiiiury irum now. There'll be no restaurants at all A century from now; . , The home will have no dining hall A century from now. The chemist all our want will fill With food In tablet, and to still Our thirst we'll simply take a pill i t y r a century irom Dow.
