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THE BEF:, OMAHA. THURSDAY. JANUARY 6, 1010. 'Hie omaiu Daily Bee, FOUNDED BT EDWARD ROSEWATER VICTOIl HOSE WATER, EDITOR. Entered at Omaha postofflc aa second class matter. TERMS OP SUBSCRIPTION. Pally Bee (Including Hunday), per wk l.".c Illy Was (without Sunday), per week 1c Ially Bee (without ftunday), ona year M 00 Dally lice and Handay, ona year (00 DELIVERED BT CARRIER. Evening Bee (without Sunday), per week o Evening It i-o (with Humlay), pr week lOo Hunday lire, one year ,...$254 Saturday Bee, one year 1M Address all complalnta of irregularities In delivery to City Circulation Department. OFFICES. Omaha The Bee Building. South Omsha. Twenty-fourth and N. . Council Bluffs IS Scott Street. Lincoln 61X Little Building. , Chicago 1648 Marquette Building. New York Koomi 1101-1102 No. 34 West Thirty-third Street. Washington " Fourteenth Street, N W. CORRESPONDENCE. Communications relating to news and ed itorial matter should be addressed: Omaha Bee, Editorial Department. REMITTANCES. ' Remit by draft, express or postal order payable to Tho lice Publishing Company. Only i-cent stamps received In payment of mall accounts. Pergonal checks, except on Omaha or eastern exchanges, not accepted. . STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. State u f Nebraska, Douglas County, as.: George B. Tsschuck. treasurer of The Bre Publishing Company, being duly eworn. Buys ttat the actual number of full and complete copies of The Dally, Morn ing. Evening and Hunday Bee printed dur ing the munth of December, 130, was as follows: I 41,080 17 49,630 8 41,780 1 49,30 a 41,880 It 41,630 ' 4 41,790 80 49,770 46,340 81 43,480 a 43,930 aa 43,630 T 41,670 B3 43,460 a 43,660 84 43,630 8. 43,630 05 43,600 10 43,660 86 44,680 11 43,060 87 43,610 18 41,80 88 43,930 13......... 44,960 99......... 43,370 14 43,470 80 43,410 18 3,600 81 43,490 16. . 42,430 total 1,333.810 Returned coplaa 10,130 Nat Total 1,313,360 Daily Average.,'.'...... 44,034 GEuKois. B. TZ8CHUCK. Treasurer. Subscribed In my presence and sworn to before me thla Slat day of December. 1011. W. P. WALKUH. . Notary Public aabscrlbera leaving tbe city tem porarily should have The Baa nailed to them. Addresa will ' ba ekd aa often aa requested. A feast or a famine. The deserts are complaining of too much water. ' I To the owners of trusts: . J. P. M. will get you If you don't watch out, ' In the race for perpetual life Mr. Wu has not yet distanced the divine Sarah. The universal favorite of these zero nights Is undoubtedly the hot-water bottle. Either the timber wolves or else the rural correspondents arc especially alert this winter. One good thing about the old-fashioned winter, it has shut off the thin ice fatality list. ,,' Of courre, if the Dominion insists on having a world's fair, Winnipeg is the proper peg. to hang it on. WVo thought the ice man was going to reduce his price? Not while the sun shines in the summer time. And now the shippers want the pres ident to decide what is a quart. Often it appears to be less than two pints. Halley's comet will soon be taking up space in the newspapers, but it will feel at home, for it is used to space. , Agitation of the subject. "Is there a perfect husband?" may be silenced by the answer that he Is wedded to the perfect wife. .. Very suave of the tiger to take off Its hat to Gaynor, especially after its hide bad been taken off, and in such ro weather. ; ' The manufacturers threaten to abol ish tfee shirtwaist if the strikers do not capitulate. Horrors, will sister have to borrow brother's? -L-. aaaaaaaaMaaa.M ' Th.e JfMcf who stole a policeman's watch, while lodging at the station, had a teal for his profession that is worthy of better uses. The skater cuts the same old figure 8, and the earn old figure will appear in the bill of the consumer. The roan who cuts the ice declines to cut the price. . May heW that college professor went to the theater occasionally he would bo In closer sympathy with his students and .understand life from a different angle. , The controlling interests seem to think that with a younger man with the Initials D. L. W. at the head rhebe. Snow may go to ride uporK the B. and O. Give Governor Shalleoberger credit for one thing. He has proceeded on the theory that when a Judge and Jury send a roan, to the penitentiary there Is a reason. . Having killed a policeman by their militant methods, the English suffra gettes may be said to nave made prac tical progress toward ascendancy over the male vote. Another great discovery. The unl verslty professors of the country find they are hard up. If misery loves company, they can And It outside the university walls. That whisky .decision appears .to have started the ''what is-" ball a-roll- Ing. Now Illinois is seeking to deter mine what is Ice cream; Among other things, It Is Cupid's midsummer night 4nu '' " ' The Strength of Union. No one need be astonished to read In the Washington dispatches that Mr. Tift is gathering his forces to expedite legislation in the halls of congress. He hag already outlined such a vital pro gram that the consummation of it will crowd the session with buslnens, and it Is essential that the administration es tablish a coherent working body of its supporters. Naturally, the Opposition to the pres ident's policies sees in this a defiance of men In his own party, which it dis tinctly Is not. Mr. Taft Is president, elected on a platform which he Is most earnestly striving to fulfill. Those In congress who are opposed to his meas ures will have their right to be heard, and will be heard., But since the Taft method is based on action, not declara tion, the president naturally seta about obtaining action In a practical way. . His rounding up of his active sup porters is therefore only such a step 8'. Is necessary to the prompt advance ment of administration measures, and such as would be taken by any effi cient promoter of one's alms. The same executive management Is needed in forwarding proposed legislation as in enforcing that which has been en acted, and while the president Is es tablishing no hostile attitude toward his opponents, he is entirely within the limits of what the people expect of him In applying the principle of the strength of unity to the assembling of the supporters of the administration and its policies. The Diamond Test. If we truly desire to see ourselves as others see us, we have one oppor tunity in the London comment, which expresses a neighborly envy of our prosperity. Out of the clash of verbal arms over the tremendous budget cam paign, comes a cry of astonishment over the renewed prosperity of the United States. The Judgment of the world's metropolis is that the In creased price of American securities is sufficient proof of the thoroughness of the revival of business In this country, hut to clinch the argument the British financiers apply the diamond test. Diamonds aro the stable American luxury, for they represent an Invest ment that is readily convertible when hard times come, and beauty adorned with these Jewels is always ready to realise on such an Investment when her lcrd has need. The South African in dustry is stagnant when depression seizes America, and doubly active when prosperity returns. Therefore the South African diamond mines have come to be looked upon as the barome ter for the United States. London to day finds that during the last six months more diamonds have been sold than ever before, and that most of them have come to America. Europe is therefore satisfied that prosperity has returned to us with a vaster stride than ever, and in the face of the trade reports the home croaker finds the people too busy to take any notice of hio pessimism. Democracy at the White House. The democratic simplicity with which .Mr. Taft as the president of a plain people met the royal glitter of Mexico at the border, has been mani fest at Washington since the resump tion of official life at the capltol.f One of the most striking manifestations has Just been afforded by the first of the formal state receptions, at which the policy was Inaugurated of limiting the attendance to such a number as could be assured of feeling at home as the personal guest of the president and hia wife, both of whom were active In entertaining throughout the evening. With the revival of the old custom of serving refreshments, the White House functions were again put on that home like basis whih adds to the charm of such an occasion without in any way detracting from the quiet dignity at taching to the presidential establish ment, and the ease and graclousness of the atmosphere made up in simple impresslveness what was lacking In Im posing pretentiousness. .. But, the change inaugurated In the social functions Is not the only mark of true democracy that . attends the presen White House administration. Those who have been studying the movements of the president and his wife must have been Impressed with the unostentatious simplicity of their mode of life. At Christmas time they went shopping among the throngs just as did the other heads of households. Of a morning the mistress of the White House goes about her personal errands, frequently on foot, mingling with those of every walk of life. It Is no uncommon sight to see Mr. and Mrs. Taft sauntering into a shop or through the streets, unattended, and when the president wants' to see Judge Lurton or any other friend, he slips quietly out of a back door and walks to the hotel or home where he hopes to find hlra whom he seeks. The White House door swings open to all who have Ideas concerning legislation, be he a legis lator of any. party, or railroad presi dent, or humble but sincere private citizen. ; The New Year's handshake with thousands of the common people found the president In his accustomed attitude toward the voters who elected him, cordial and genuinely devoted to the comfort and Interests of all. The cynical have of late years been inclined to speak of the "throne-room" of the White House. Let any such seek excuse for that sneer now, and he will seek In vain. Even the formal seat has been abolished from the cabi net sessions. and. the president has in stead his own comfortable easy chair, which he occupies like the head of an American household, he and hia ad visers dlncu8i1n(f the affairs of the na tion all on the same level. And .all this manifestation of the spirit 'of democracy Is not In any way a pose; In stead, it Is eminently characteristic of the man. The more the American peo ple get acquainted with the real char acter of the man whom they have elected to. the presidency, the more will they realize that' he is genuinely the personification of the fundamental in terpretation of American Institutions. Life in a Large City. Time was when Lincoln people stood up before the world and boasted of the manifold attractions of their de lightful little town. Especially did they set forth that it was a highly moral town, a center of religious and educational activity, where young per sons from most exclusive homes could come and drink from the fountain of knowledge uncontamlnated by the grosser influences of the world out side Time was when the holy calm of Lincoln was scarce disturbed save by the chiming of church bells calling the devout to worship, and never was heard the raucous note of ribald revelry. But alas and alack-a-day! Now comes a change over the spirit of Lincoln. Professor Wilson of the College of Law at the University of Nebraska, asserts his hortative function and admonishes the young men under his care that they are seeking too much after the lesser pleasures of life and not drink ing sufficiently deep at the Pierian spring. A man may not go out three times a week and be able to give to Blackstone and Chitty the devotion es sential to the complete mastery of the science, and to show how difficult it is for these young men to stand against the temptations -.now spread before them, Professor Wilson recites that there are so many theaters open in that town that one may go to one each night In the week. Is it not plain that Lincoln has fallen from its high estate? Let us hope that the young men who are studying under Prof. Wilson will not succumb to the allurements of life in a large city when accentuated by 'the presence In the community of a num ber of unusually attractive co-eds. Fact Stronger than Fiction. Who has need of fiction 'When such stirring tales of fact come In the news of the day, and where is invention of plot equal to the reality afforded by the disclosures of the newspaper chron icles? For a certain type of stories, the French produce masterpieces, and one such hag just reached its denouement in the solution of the mystery of the tragedy of Mme, Gouin. The body of the widow of a former governor of the Bank of France was found on the rails, where it was supposed she had fallen by accident from a moving train, but a bloody finger-print led to the adroit discovery that she had been murdered in her coach by two soldiers, who con fessed .after the fingerprint had been proven to be that of one of them. Here we have the basic elements for a gloomy but fascinating romance such as our own Poe would have written, or such as might have inspired Gabo riau. But it is these narratives of cur rent events which make the newspaper columns more distinctively alluring than many imaginary books, for one feels the reality of the news story as he reads, and is in closest touch with the mysteries of life and their solutions. It Is this vital intimacy with the world's activities which has come to make the newspaper so largely the lit erature of the masses. The city council is still taking a long chance on the garbage question. The courts have held for years that the council has no authority to let an ex clusive contract for the hauling of gar bage. Moreover, In permitting the bidders to fix the rate at which they will perform the service they have laid the householders open to overcharge in the event of the contractors reach ing an understanding, which is the most likely thing in the world. But these conditions will only hasten the ultimate correct solution of the ques tion. The Omaha Commercial club Is about to give a banquet to all its mem bers, and expects to give Its members, at the same time, an impressive object lesson by holding the banquet at some place where there la room enough for all, the quarters of the club being too small to take care of its entire mem bership at one time. This ought to help along the campaign for better ac commodations of this popular institu tion. Omaha's street railway management has received mighty few bouquets from its patrons during the last few months, but it is certainly entitled to one for the splendid way in which it has kept its lines open under the most trying of circumstances. The fight made by the street railway company against the storm on Tuesday was an excellent ex ample of well-dlsclpllned effort to over come the forces of nature. The Corn show and Farmers' insti tute at Blair ought to be repeated at every county seat in Nebraska. It is bringing home still closer to the farmers the message of proper agricul ture. Editor Watterson's onslaught upon Bliss Perry for his criticism of Amer ican dramatic art sounds as though It were based on the old saw about bliss and ignorance. We bear a great deal about the high salaries of actresses, yet here is a vet eran star who, after forty-seven years of earnest work, la In the stress of the law for a bill of f 237 which she Is una ble to pay. The public may treat Its favorites well In their heyday, but few of them ever appear well provided for In the declining years. The Denver messenger boy mho proved quicker than death has set a pace for his kind that should serve to efface much of the ancient libel. A Stand Worth While. Baltimore American. President Taft hH taken a stand which all the country will approve. He will have the conservation policy of the United States clearly defined, and then defended at all hazards. The Main Irritation. Bt, Louis Times. All over the country there Is a wide spreading realisation of the fact that the most vital, Immediate problem that de mands solution Is that of the unparalleled high price of the necesslttea of life. A Future Possibility. Washington Herald. If Governor Vardaman comes to the Ben ate from Mississippi and Mr. Bryan comes from Nebraska, It Is difficult to Imagine Mr. Roosevelt declining to have a try for Mr. Depew'a seat. Regulation Pays. Wall Street Journal. That the Interstate Comme.ce commis sion's work has not been fruitless Is'phown by the fact that $304,233 was collected dur ing the year In fines for violations of the law by carriers and shippers. Vaeleaa Alarm. Chicago Record-Herald. The fortune which was left by E. H. Harrlman has increased considerably since his death. People who used to tremble for the future of this country whenever Mr. Harrlman had a headache appear to have been unnecessarily alarmed. Past Comprehension. , Chicago Record-Herald. One of the scientists thinks he has dis covered the cause of the aurora borealls, but nobody has as yet found out why jer taln people continue to believe that a win ter which brings epidemics of disease, coal famines and railway wrecks and causes travelers to perish miserably In snowdrifts, Is healthful. How to Have Money. Philadelphia Record. By abolishing the franking privilege; by establishing a rural delivery parcels sys tem, and by making needed reductions In the cost of railway service, the Postoffice department could go far In bringing postal revenues up to the measure of expenditure. But what can be expected at the hands of billion dollar congresses? Machinery aa a Worker. St. Louis Republic. If tho coming census shows that the rural population of the west is not Increas ing rapidly It will be because the multi plication of agricultural machinery enables one man to do the work that was for merly done by half a dozen. But the crop returns show that the people out this way are not abandoning agriculture. Remember the Blrda. Boston Transcript. Among the humble, but still pathetic suf ferers from the heavy snowfall, which has spread over a wide extent of country, are the birds that stilt cling to the northern latitudes at this season. Reports come from various sections of quail, partridges and even pheasants starving and freezing. The seeds upon which they largely depend for their food In cold weather are generally found near the ground, and under present conditions are Inaccessible. The English sparrows are Just now the most obvIouB sufferers, around here, and In spite of all the offences with which they are charged It Is a flinty-hearted critic who will witness their distress without pity. JUDICIAL TECHNICALITIES. Two Superfluous Words Reverse Two Convictions. Louisville Courier Journal. Two men who had been convicted of forgery in Chicago have been discharged by trie Illinois supreme court because of two superfluous words in the indictment. , The indictment was based on .one spe cific forged note, and in referring to this note it read, "which said note is in words and figures in substance as follows." The two words which were objectionable to the supreme court ware "In substance." The indictment was presumed to set forth en exact copy of the forged note, but the words "in substance" Indicated to the court that it was not a true eupy. As a matter of fact, the copy was exact, and If the attorney who drew up the "true bill" had not unnecessarily in jected the two words where they did not belong the document would have been un assailable. The supreme court in its opin ion said: "The rule under consideration is tech nical, but we cannot disregard It for that reason. It has been universally recog nized, and though strict, is not without reason to justify it. The court cannot know that a forgery has been committed without an examination and construction of the instrument alleged to be forged. No court would undertake to construe a writ ten Instrument from a statement of its substance, and without having before It the whole Instrument in its exact language. "The Judgment Is reversed, and since no conviction can be had upon this Indict ment, the cause will not be remanded, but the defendants will be discharged." Tills is only one of many Instances where men escape conviction through mere tech nicalities. The case was one growing out of the developments following the failure of the Milwaukee Avenue bank. It was hard fought in the courts, but a conviction was finally secured, only to be reversed lay supreme court. To a lay man It will appear to be very slight grounds on which to release two men convicted of crime. To that same layman it might seem that some way could have been found to decide whether the copy of the forged note wits exact. Courts, however, have their own methods of doing business and must needs give attention to manner and form.. and precedent, and where they abide so closely to the letter of the law as in the present opinion it is not a layman's priv ilege to criticise. There will be reversals on technicalities no doubt as long as there are courts, but there, would not be so many of them if judges and prosecuting attorneys and grand juries were more careful in the discharge of their duties. Our Birthday Book January 6, 1910, Ex-Senator John C. Spooner is finishing sixty-seven years of active life. Mr. Bpooner resigned from the senate to prac tice law in New York, where he la a head liner In the legal profession. He was born in Lawrenceburg, Ind. Henry E. Dlxey, the popular actor, is 61, but he trips the boards as lightly as evef, --,- Washington Life ome Interesting1 Changs Oh served In the ramUy tilde of Life la the White House. Senator Burkrtt of Nebraska sent on Its rounds some moons ago a bill prohibiting the use of telegraph lines for interstate transmission of news to be used for gam bling purposes reports of races, especially. The senate Judiciary committee got the first whack at It. The other day the sen ator looked into the committee quarters to see whether the bill was tucked away be yond the danger line of prevailing frosts. It was quite comfortable. Not so. the sen ator. To a correspondent of the Cleveland Leader he let off some steam in these words: "Everybody's in favor of the bill," said Burkett. "They all concede it's a good bill and ought to be passed." "When do you expect to get It out of committee?" "Can't tell anything about It." "But aren't they for It?" "Every one of 'em." "Why don't they report It then?" "Well, you See," the senator explained, "they say It's all right and ought to pass, but they're afraid It's not constitutional. They're for the bill, but against Its enact ment on constitutional grounds." "Had you thought of abolishing the con stitution ns a means of getting rid of the difficulty?" Burkett looked savagely down the cor ridor towards the rooms which the commit tee of constitutional sharps meet In. "I have thought mighty serlouxly that It would be a good thing to abolish the consti tutional lawyer," he said. A ralnillaHnn maria hv (ha Waatitnatiin Star shows that riches Is shifting from the senate memhershln to the hmm. of i-enre- aentatlves. One of the fifteen richest men in this country 1b a representative in con gress from Yonkers. N V Vila nam la John E' Andrus and his wealth Is estimated at HM.ooo.noo. Ho is a chemical king, con trolling to a great extent the nroriurllon of medicinal drugs In the United States. Nearly all of the nennln manufactured in America comes'from his mills whence the name "Old Chewing Gum," applied to him jokingly by his fellow congressmen, though, aa a matter of fact, he puts on tho market no such commodity. One of the most remarkable men In tho present house Is Daniel F. I.afean of York, Pa. Ho likewise was a born fortune builder. He started In life as a driver of a coal cart at $1 a day. Every cent he possesses he has made for himself, and his wealth today amounts to not less than 13.000,000. Ho owns silk mills, banks, dairies and auto mobile factories; but. Industrially speaking, he is chiefly conspicuous as the Candv King. Lafean owns candy factories In Phlla. delphla, York and Lancaster, employing 6.000 or 7,000 people. The confectionery he makes is of every grade, from cheapest to nnest. and Is shipped to all parts of the world. One noteworthy point about this manufacturer of sweets Is that, though a republ'can, he comes from a democratic district which means, of course, that his personal popularity outweighs an opposing majority. Necessarily, his dollars count fn. something. He enjoys Ufa and Is much addicted to the giving of dinners. Butler Ames of Lowell. Mass.. Is another member of the lower house who did not have to make his own fortune. But, though crtn 6,oro,000 or 16,000,000, he does not pursue the ways of Idleness bv anv miunfl In moments not occupied by legislative toll ne aevotes himself to Inventing things. He rides about Washington In an autnmnhiu made by himself, and just at present he Is Duuaing a nylng machine on a pattern of his own. He has not flown vet h onrr,. paratlvely few flying machines ever do get as for as that. Perhaps tho most popular man In th. lotver house of congress is William B. Mc- K.miey, who hails from Champaign, III. He calls himself a farmer which memo that he spends his leisure time, when not In Washington, on' an extensive estate which Is cultivated on un-to-date and anient! f'n principles. It costs him a good deal of money, out this Is not a matter of Impor-" tance. Most of his wealth Is Invented In an lnterurban system of trolleys. McKinley Is not In politics for anv aerim.. purpose, but for the fun he can iret m, f It. The time he devotes to his legislative duties would probably be worth $100,000 a year to mm If he chose to exnnnri it in other ways. Another JlOO.OOO a year he gives away-cmeny to friends of his who happen to want the money. Anybody he knows who happens to b in "the nolo" financially can go to genial, fat "Bill" McKinley and i auutHumiai neip. Every congressman and senator who has been in Europe has a great deal to relate of his personal XDerlenCft OVflr thara a.o peclally If It has been his first trip abroad;" me comments are a refreshing departure from the regular routine talk of the sea soned traveler. It was a cold day in au tumn and the fire glowed brightly in the cloak room, reports the National Maga xlne, when Senator Vreeland began to de scribe a London fog. "The worst ever known in the clty-I could hardly find my way from Trafalgar square to the Savoy hotel. The fn u . dense it seemed that one could almost cut it into slices; the odor was Sickening, the fog made the eyes and head uche. Suddenly I found a cab horse's nose on my shoulder and realized that I had inariimrtentit stepped from the sidewalk Into the street aroiu a clanging of bells, and wild shout ing and whistling In the vain endeavor to warn the Denote, fnr the tmr iiaiH.n. sound so that It cannot be located. Hasten ing back to a place of safutv I dashed Into other foot passengers. 'Groping my way along the Strand, as I supposed, I found myself suddenly upon a long stairway; going down a few steps pausing and Koimr down a few mora T not seem to arrive anywhere. Keeping the I Daiustrade In my hand, I collided w.tli someone who was coming up here was mv chance. " 'Can you tell me, sir, where I am go ing," " I asked meekly In the gloom. " 'Assuredly I ren, sir. If you keep on In the direction in which you are going you will, In a very few minutes, walk Into the Thames.' " 'Are you sure?' Bald I, astonished. " 'Absolutely sure I have Just come out -the water is most invigorating, but Uoastly chilly, you know.' " The capital tradition that the t'nlted States senate rarely has Its full quota of members is again brought to mind by the sudden death of Senator McLaurln of Lou isiana. Prior to this deuth, the senate's membership for a few days had been full. Thompson, the new man to succeed John son from South Dakota, had scarcely set tled himself In his seat when news came of the death of McLaurln. It seems as though the grim reaper were always seated In the senate gallery look ing for a new victim. During the last few years he I. as removed many notable men from this body, Including Hoar of Massa chusetts, Piatt of Connecticut, Whyte and Gorman of Maryland. Morgan and Peteis of Alabama. Allison of Iowa, Lattlmer of North Carolina, Fra.ler of Tennessee and Bryan of Florid iVaJSjif,) Established in 1857 as Kountze Bros. Nationalized in 1863, Charter No. 209 One of the Safest Forms of Investment Is a 3 Certificate of Deposit In This Dank, Which Has Over $12,000,000 of Assets. The published statement of November It, '09, howed that this bank had outstanding in terest (tearing certificates totalling 91,884,810. I lkSra.NpMaBIS.'i Jv I! PERSONAL NOTES. It will take Tom I Johnson of Cw.eiand quite a while to realize the possibility of not being mayor. President Itoosevelt employs only six skinners In Africa. This Indicates tho toor progress of tho Ananias club abroad. Thomis A. Daly of Philadelphia has ac cepted an appointment as an honorary vice president In the forthcoming pilgrimage of the Knights of Columbus to Egypt. The knights will rlso make a call on Pope Plus X at the Vatican In Rome. Frederick Wettlg of Lancaster, Pa., has presented to his arandson a drum with a history. It is 100 years old, was used when President Buchanan was Inaugurated and carried during the civil war. Mr. Wettlg has had the drum In his possesion for over sixty years. Patrick M. Smith, Janitor of an apart ment house, was found dead in Seattle, Wash., shortly after he had received a letter from friends in Ireland saying that he had fallen heir to $30,000. He refused to claim his legacy, although an offer to send $1,000 for his expenses was made. Inspector Church, head of the Hoyal Northwest Mounted Police at Regtna, Saskatchewan, died In Winnipeg. He wai the best horseman in the mounted police, trained for the prince of Wales his charger George, received many valuable gifts from the prince and was chosen by the prince as through Canada. A position of great social Importance is that of the beautiful American who married Sir Gerard Lowther in 1905. She now pre sides over the British embassy at Constan tinople, of which her husband is the head. Mrs. Lowther is the daughter of Atherton Blight of Philadelphia and was a noted beauty of New York and, Philadelphia society before she married the British ambassador. GAMBLING IN FARM PHODICTS. Difficulties In the War t Much Needed Reform. Brooklyn Eagle. What may be said against gambling In anything may be said against gambling in the products of the farm which are tho food of the people. .As a question of morality it is no worse to. speculate In grain than it Is In stocks, but to the aver age man who has few stocks and must buy much food.it seems to be a crime In one case and a, venial offense In tho other. Hence it is that President Taft Is sure to have large sympathy with him should he make the effort to prevent dealings in "futures" in wheat, corn, cotton and other products, which effort he is now said to be contemplating. Just how this is to be accomplished, however, is a question which will arise in tho minds, of those who know how much of legitimate business will be affected by the legislation proposed. What was sup posed to be firmly Intrenched the illegiti mate business of lottery was finally killed In this country by the denial of the use of the mails to It.. It is proposed to burrow a leaf from this experience and to the offending dealer in "futures" prohibit the use of the telegraph and the telephone. This would be effective, no doubt. The telephone and the telegraph are not. as yet, government agencies. Is It seriously proposed to set up a private corporation as an arbiter to determine what a sub tcrlbcr may or. may not say or send over the UnesT Dealing in grain, the buying and selling of It, Its transportation ond dis tribution, are legitimate businesses service able to the public. To deny to them the use of tho modern agencios would be an outiage, and yet In an effort to discrimi nate between what is legitimate commerce and baneful Speculation, by the agents of a prlvnte corporation, an outrage Is likely to occur. Gambling in food products that results In fluctuations In prices and In fictitious values Is something we nil would desire to havo stopped, but we would nut have It killed with the result thut followed Pudd'nliead Wilson's effort to kill half of a dog. Ks pin uat Inns Later. Washington Star. Mr. Taft's Idea of cutting down national expenditures $100,000,000 a year promises an Interesting program of explanation to con stituents for a number of statesmen. January For a few days we will make some interesting price reductions in our Furnishing (joods department. 20(o discount on flannel shirts (except blue). 33' discount on all fall shirts (except white). 25 discount on all sweater coats. 25 discount on nil fur gloves. 33Va discount on all' mufflers. Broken lines of 75c, $1.00 and $1.50 neckwear 65c Broken lines of gloves, sold up to $2.00 $1.15 Broken lines of $1.50, $2.00 and $2.50 undt rwear. . .$1.25 25c linen handkerchiefs, colored border, 20-; 3 for 50c All $2.00 outing flannel pyjamas $1.35 All $1.50 outing flannel night robes and pyjamas. .$1.15 All $1.00 outing flannel night robes and pyjamas. . ..85c Broken lines of fancy vests at half price. These prices should interest you. 'Biwnihg.Kfng & Cg XRlkV CLOTHINQ, nr 1 ttNTM a. S. WILCOX, Manager. ""is 1 I 4 J.,'1 Rpa'iL 1 1 1,1 tm aesMiPipn ffiaw ' 11 1 ' .0i LURES TO A LAUGH. "I tell you In that railway collision, when I wns hurled off my seat. 1 snw stnrs." "Of course; the cars were telescoped." Baltimore American. Mr. Close If I realized I had any vices, my dear, I would swear off. Mis. Clone Then, for goodness snke, swear off that vice you have on your porkctliook. Washington Star. Applicant I wont a Job. Boss Why did you lone your Inst one? Applicant Tho boss pot Jealous hecauso I was doing nil the work, and he had to loaf all the time. Cleveland Leader. "I hear," said tJe visitor, "that hnlf ef your public expenditure Is for graft. MnJ' I ask what graft Is?" "It's a Bort of subsidy paid to Induce people to accept Jobs they are clamoring to get. Hut you're mistaken about tho amount. No honest contractor figure on morn than 40 per cent graft." Philadelphia Ledger. "Harold," peremptorily spoke the stern father, "you are spending a good deal of monev on booase, and lubucco." "Yes, sir." "And you look disreputable." "Yes, sir." "Stop It at once! Put the lid on yourself!" Hastily thanking him. the young men went out, bought a $T hat, and had It charged to the stern father. Chicago Tribune. "I called a prize fighter a liar the other day." "Pooh! I patronize a 'pnlnless dentist. Cleveland Plnln Dealer. "ThereJs one time when you may be sur peopln are fishing for scandal." "When is that?" "When they are talking with bated breath." Washington Herald. Brother Hardesty, how much are you going to give to the missionary cause next year?" asked the pastor of the congrega tlon. "I don't know, elder." answered Deacon Hardesty. "I'm getting kind o' discour aged. I've been giving money for the bene fit of the heathen for tho last forty-five years, regular, and there seem to be snore of 'emiiow than ever." Chicago Tribune. REVOLUTIONARY TROOPERS. Clinton Scollard in Leslie's. ' We clattered into the village street, and up to the Hose and Crown, And we roared a toast to the tory host as we tossed his liquor down: "Long life to Gen, Washington! He's a gentleman, we trow! But oealh to a thing like a tyrant king, nnd his vassal, my great Lord Howe!" Then we doffed the hat as down we sat, and bade him fatten tho board, And when he whimpered and wheeled and whined we gave a clank of the sword: By his own wide harth 'twas a matter for mirth to see him bend and cow. This cringing thing to a tyrant king, and his vussmJ, my great Lord Howe! We had ridden fast, we had rldderi far, and under the stars had slept; Out of the night for the foray-fight we Into the dawn had crept; Long and late we had laughed at fate, we had hungered oft. and now 'Twas a goodly thing to feast like a king, and Ills vassal, my great Lord Howe! We had kissed our mothers and kissed our wives and kissed our sweethearts true; As a grain of sand we had held our lives In the work we had to do; , We were "rebels" all, proud name, Oud wot! becaiiKp we would not bow Orr heads to n thing like a tyrant king, and his vassal, my great Lord Howe! "To saddle, lads!" was the word we hoard leap blithe from the captain's tongU". So we raised a rouse lor thu tory house as out of the door we flung: "Long life to Gen. Washington! 'He's a gentleman, we trow! But death to a thing like a tyrant king, and 1:1s vassul, my great Lord Howe!" BACHELOB'S MIW YEAR'S RESOLU TION. Omaha, Neb., Dec. 21, 1909. I'pdlke Milling Co., Omaha, Neb. Gentlemen Your Pride of Omaha flow certainly fills the lilli in a very b.ivJ household, and It would be Impossible f find n better or more satisfactory flour. I shall use no other whllo'I can get It, and the '"Buchelor's New Year's Resolu tion," which I give below, seems to me to properly express Its worth. When I fret tired of Hvln' this ten-cent restaurant Ufa, And salt sufficient coin so X can wed, I'm coin' to st busy and bant myself wife And '-Pride of Omaha" ws'll nse to hake our bread. Yours respectfully, MRU. HARRY BOVEE, .507 Farnarn St. IPiice Revisions FURNISHINGS AND HATS. . . and DOUGLAS STREETS, OMAHA.