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THE BEE: OMAHA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1909,
Tiie Omaha Daily Bee.
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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
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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.
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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
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a century irom Dow.
