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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 8, 1910)
Till: HKK: OMAITA, TIin.SDAY, RKPTKMNKK , 1010. nu; omaiia Daily Her OCN'DKD BY F.DWAH1) UiWKWATKK. VICTUIl H iSrlWATKII. KDITOR Kt;tred i Dmai-n 4.'office as 'i''""1'' h matter. tkrms pr si.t.S'-hii'tion. Daily Bee llivlutluig Hnndav). p-i vv -'" i I iHi.y lie HHtlli.Ml Ml:nivi. I " 1 We-a i" lis (v''UiKMi auii-i:iyi. y.ai " J.'MllV Daily lire aid iv. ofuvf. one yt'ur Lv. nmg Bee iwltM't S"nda.' It wo- k.oc KvonltiK Mm i.witii Kurnn:. i. per- w,,"k- -. ' holiday lic utc yea- - j'1 .S:uui'da,v ' 4ni. ' Veer ' Ad.ii' as ail .mplait:t of u r-nilat tl. s .11 U-llveiy lo : ity Circulation Ufpinmnil. uniada-Th B,''U'.iflri;i'. ?mth Omat'aYw niy fjirth ml I'ourici! Jilufts--J fceejtl steel. l.Ule oln- i.lll UU1-- Hnllti.nu. Chicago-1..4S Msreriolte B'ttldiii,;. N(W York-Booms Ve'l-lHH N" -!l v,ph' Tuli iy-th:id .street. Waalilnnli.il ii' Fourteenth !St:eft. N. cVmUIiSPuNDKNCK. Commuiiie atlous irlatlr.B to iJ ami ''" purlal m il r shetulrt b addrcs.-wd: Omaha i 'e. Kdiion.il Department. RK.MITTASCKR. Benill bv draft, express or postal "r,1(" pavabl.- 1.1 Tin- H-e Publishing Company 1 inly ;-cent Ftmrtps received in ;a inent or mail accounts. Personal checks except on irniaha uii'l east- ru exchange ni.t accepted. i . - STATEMENT OF CIBCt: I.ATION. State of Nebraska. Douglss County. sa: Ueorge li- Tzsehuck, ti easurer of The Bee Publishing Comi-any, being duly "'" sav that the actual r. unmet of lull ami ,nmnll. r.mli.a of The Daily. Morning. Evening and Sunday Bee printed during tie month of Aiignei, 1.-. 48,67 1m. was a fo..ow 17 40,700 , 11 43,480 19 43,380 10.. 43,600 11.; 40,100 II 43,540 1 43.380 43,460 li 43,300 26 43,490 17 43,490 ' 2 40,100 1 43,680 10 43,440 II 43,990 li 48,490 I ..48.470 4 :4a,eio' ..., 48.800 48,640 7 40,000 1 48,800 45,830 10 48,730 11... 43,730 1 2 .48,640 13 43,730 14 39,000 1& 43,800 1 .,.43.100 " - Total . .. 1,389,730 Katurnad copies . . V.. 14,287 lal total .. ."'A....... .'....1.315,443 Ually average ...,..:....' 48,433 CJEOItaE' O. TZSCIll'CK, ' . Treoaiirer. - SubsrrlbiHl In m.v jirmfncf ami aworn to before we tbla lt day of September. VA' , M; ,Ii WALKER. " Notary l'uo.if. Suliarrlliera leutliitj; lha city teiu Itornrlly aboulil have 'I b lire MiMlleil to tliem. Ailtlreaa will be cbanuril often mm reqweatvil. A "good Indian" is one Who has the right kind of a fee to give. A "conservation" tougrtBa U appar ently no place.- for a conservative. la Chancellor Day out of the coun try, that we do not hear his voice? Up to the last count Timothy Wood ruff hd all: his f cockled vests intact. Possibly the "bof sdput". movement might commend Itself to '. the major leagues. ;v v" ' "'' -'V . , .; . , Thi jil.onirahlertlearBf stftl has not told the people what it Is he Is a candi date for. ' tVv" "Ballanger report ready soon," says a news 'Item. Such precipitate haste is dangerous.,,.; ,. .-., . .... Are the promqtefB . of ' that "New Nationalism" ASsappotnted at what has taken place at Bt" Paul ? " , T x -r - ) It appears that , some legislators in a sister state, loathe .east have robbed the pot forty wnys' f t.6ixi the Jack. ,. ' It's all og bow. CoIonerVatterson says he nist'vreWehtof the United States ''must br s, demb'er'att must be." Justice RoScoe Found, tow of Chi cago, says IV Is a hindrance to Bome people. Wae not tht" the purpose of making-laws?; ' "'! .,'. ;,, Lone "baiidltj flre'stm folding up trains dow'trfn St'6uis. " But these latter-day fellows are not In it with Jim Cuninilngs. Evidently the British .Fourt pro poses to center Its fire on Dr. Crlppen and let circumstances take care of his surviving victim,, Miss Lenevc. Lincoln's aviation meet eclipsed Omaha's la oneVespect, at least. The aviator got higb enough in the air to turn turtle and light on a barn. Denver tas'Jpst voted an Issue of $8,000, 00Q to puv a water plant which has been appraised at upward of 114,000.000. Omaha's experience is being repeated. Some of the speeches made at St. Faul remind us strongly of the defini tion a New York reporter once gave of a "column." ,.He said it conmbted of one idea and 3,000 words. President Taft's suggestion that deeds will be of more service than words in accomplishing the ends of conservation did not operate to check tho flow of oratory at St. Paul. If the pioneers who blazed the way of civilization" en the western fron tiers had had a few of those Oklahoma lawyers with ihi-m they would have encountered little difficulty In "raid ing" the Indians. The suggestion by a member of the Omaha Board of Education that men tal suggestion be made a part of Omaha public school mot hods has its attractive features. But it is not the children ho need the suggestion. James A. Reed of Missouri says that Mr. Cowherd of Missouri compares with Governor Madley as Arabian steed to a flea-bitten broncho. And then Mr. Reed expects to cajole the temperance peoplo Into voting for hliu. Rooaevelt Standi with Taft. j Colonel hoosevelt s speech at me Pi. Paul 1 oim ;i vailon tonxii'sfl m a i-iAi,! f( pioof were tie ded.'of his citife syin-j pHuiy t. mi I'ltmdent Jail In the woisj 01 u.t auniiiMbiihtiou, at ham m la us l tit- rairniK out of the lioiuovcli' i ifi,f!tB' ate (ontetned.1 Vhrcveij t olonei KotHevrlt had occasion to te-' Jet to I'rt sident : 1 aft' poiiok-s or' speech, l.e pt aised-the'm,' and in the in a 1 ti ispu .s the two men stund sijuarely t(.'(!ether, Juet as they have, mwajs Btooti, ncuplte all the hurrah that Iibb hsu Ulntied in oUr ears for1 n.ore thai, u ar by persons with! gt let a net. s ti-tkiiis lo create a cou-; tiaiy uupreasion. j "Much that 1 have to say on ton-1 st rvulion will be a repetition of whatj wan ho auin.rubly baid l'roiu this plat-j lorm jestei'dajr," said Colonel Roose-: vtlt, referring to the president's speech! In his introductory. I Aisnln, toward the conclusion of h is i add) ess, he said: "I have been astounded and de lighted on my return from abroad at the progress made while 1 was away." And again: "All friends of conservation should be in heartiest agreement with the policy which the prtsldnt laid down In connection . with' tho coal," oil and) phosphate lands, and I am 'glad Ho bei able to say that at its last sc-s.-tlou con gress fully Completed the work'ot sep arating the surface title to the laud! from the mineral beneath." The fundamental proposition of the two speeches Is the conserving of nat-' ural resources so as to avoid waste and obtain the largest good to the largest number, both in the present and future generations. At not one essential point In the entire policy do the two men disagree. This, of course, is not surprising in view of their long period of Intimate personal and offi cial association,. but It may be men tioned simply as exposing the baseless attempt which .disappointed factions have been making to create, the pub lic, belief that discord existed between the present and former administra tions. Now that both men have spoken from the same -platform, it would be only fair to the people for those who have been responsible for this campaign of mischievous misrep resentation to devote their time to bet ter work. , -. ' Colonel Roosevelt dealt with char acteristic vigor with the danger of al lowing predatory corporations to get control of valuable resources, and offered some advice which congress may well afford to heed in the way of precluding the possibility of such actuation,.,.. . . .'.; Some Interesting'' Primariei. ' ' No surprise is becastouba . by the renomlnatioa in the Vlscoasln pri marlee of 'nator "IjaSHett-.' hut a somewhat lgnlf leant' stfUAtifrir 'is pr sentedfln the homlnationr oit th.4 LaFol lette" eadditfate' for oyefporjF. K. McGoverq,' who was'againBt tcounty option, and In the general . defeat ' of county option Itself, which seems to split the moral Teforru ;! , element squarely in two. So. far! as Senator LaFollette was personally concerned, he was never In danger of defeat in his state, since the majority sentiment, has been. with him ,U' along.. 1 ,. The returns . frorh' Michigan show that Senator Julius ,' Caesar ' Burrows has lost a,renpmination. This, assuni ing that the choice, -of the -voters as expressed at the primaries will be cat ried out by the i' legislature' will remove one of the old-landmarks from congress. - Senator.V Burrow served for eighteen years In the house t and fifteen, years in the senate.' His defeat for renomlnatlon 'Is, little 'more surprising than, is LaPollette'B euccets, for it has been apparent- for some time that he might go under in the factional fight among the members of his party at home, which fight has turned, largely, upon him and his rec ord In congress. South Beats Wall Street. , After all there is such a thing as traders of smaller communities beat ing New York operators, as has been Impressively demonstrated in the cot ton market. The Wall street bears undertook to pound down prices, but were defeated by a small group of southern men, who, last winter, cog nizant of the small crop, began to plan their campaign for wresting control from the New York speculators. Their victory seems to have been complete, for they forced the price up to 20 cents, compelling the snorts to sell at 18 cents in very many instances. This ought to be an influential les son to the south and to other pro ducing sections of the country, which have been In the habit of sitting su pinely by while nonproducers reaped the largest profits of their harvests by sheer manipulation of prices. It ought to teach these farming com munities the possibility of controlling, or at least sharing in the control, of their own markets. It was a tre mendous task which these southern traders essayed, to buck Wall street with Its vast skill and experience and capital, but they seem to have over come every obstacle and achieved a sweeping victory. 1 , This is the first time in the hlBtory of the contract market that such a thing has been done and southern pa pers are very wisely urging their peo ple to follow up the vantage ground and not content themselves to rest upon their laurels. They owe some thing to these few courageous men, who, though they must have reaped snug fortunes for their pains, never theless have done 'a great good to the whole cotton-producing country. It form. Hut the rhock to business ws wculJ be a great thing for the pro-! modified by the early announcement pie if speculators could always be'ff the Maney people that they would thwarted In their plans of gambling rebuild' at once, and now their new in the nccesfa; irs of life. i"1"! I" Kaln pouring lt3 stream of 1 j flour made from Nebraska grain. Tho Missouri Shows Another Trust. I Missouri has apparently turned the I "show-mo" tables on the truals. hav.j Ing added the Harvester combine to: the list that cannot do business lnj ., . . . ... ... 1 l-.ai state until ns manapeiu- nt ..... some Important changes, or the fed-j iral supicmc court pastes on the niat- . I J , , . A. . 1 lie iivibuiii 01 lot; ftu r-i 11 iiiriii ; siiecial commissioner that the Interna tlonal Harvester company of New Jer sey Is a trust and as such has violated . ... ... the laws of Missouri and should be 1 1 . V. J . I St a there, and this effort was organized and led by Governor Hadley when he was attorney peneral of the state. This very suit, In fact, was Instituted by him. It represents, in a way, a personal victory for him and suggests another reason why the people of his state svuld bo grateful that he has decided to rve out his term of gov ernor and not beeom a candidate for the senate. According to the findings in this case three men, one of them J. Pler pont Morgan's right hand man, Per kins, are controlling the gigantic busi ness of supplying farm machinery in this country; there Is no competition and no relief under present conditions for the farmers. But the ramifica tions of this influence run far past the farmers and indirectly affect the en tire -country.- The situation Is thor oughly repugnant to the American sense of Justice and tecency, and if the facts are as reported by the gov ernment's expert, it is to be hoped that the supreme court will take such ac tion as will compel the dissolution of the trust and at the same time pun ish the offenders against the anti-trust laws. This, then, will make it another great triumph for the federal govern ment and the people at large. Business at South Omaha. The growth of business 'at the Union stock yards at South Omaha is proof of the steadily increasing im portance of the territory that is served by Omaha. The farmers of Nebraska and the cattle resources of the entire section are finding the local market facilities most attractive. One princi pal result of this is an increase in business at a rate that outstrips any other.- live stock market in the country. Figures, for( the "eight months of the year show ,that the expansion of the Omaha market exceeds that of : any other watle?-In the tota.ftliimJbeT re ceived we are now pressing ' Kansas City yery close for second place among live stock markets of the world. These conditions are certainly most satis factory. ' " "". ', Party Textbooks. - ; The republicans have Issued their campaign, text book, and the demo crats have also issued theirs. The republican book 1s a simple record of the achievements of the party, while .the democrats' Is a mere compilation of promises for themselves and criti cisms and misrepresentations of the republicans. . Playing,, as usual, on the credulity of the Dublic, the democrats will be obliged to conflne themselves to prog nostication, since they have no record of achievement of late, years to which they may refer, and they will not dare refer to the one they left behind them the last time they were "entrusted with power." Their whole text book, therefore, must be argumentative, while that of the republicans Is argu ment only as "every good record must obviously be a good argument." Not since the civil war has a con gresB accomf lliihed as many actual re sults, as much cotitructlve legislation In response to popula demand, as did the sixty-first congrqat. and the con tents of this year's republican text book ought, therefore, to prove the most Impressive that tie party ever has submitted to the people. The book is compiled with a scrupulous fidelity to facts and details, and is a wonderful Bource of political and in dustrial information. It presents not only a record of tiie present adminis tration up to date, with Its policies and principles, but contains a vast amount of useful information as to labor and commerce In this country. Commendable Enterprise. We have just been given a fine ex ample of what real business energy and western push can accomplish. The starting up of the Maney mill means more than appears on the surface. It Is an exhibition of enterprise that is most commendable and should be re garded as an excellent example for other manufacturers. Five months from the time the company's first mill lay a heap of ruins, and while the de bris of the fire that destroyed its prop erty was still smoldering, this com. pany commenced the operation of a newer and larger mill. The ManeyB came to Omaha strangers attracted hither by the apparent advantage offered by this city as a market town. The establishment of their plant means much to the industry of the community. When it was destroyed by fire last spring its loss was keenly felt, because it was a heavy blow to the Industry In which the whole state Is vitally Interested, and which was just beginning to' take on definite ousieu, is anomei mKuui. ... ,.iluiJ condemn wtth equal readiness the ap for the determined effort of that state ,)earance of a corporate agent bpforc to bring large corporations within theany conventlon who does not declare purview of statutory limitations be-jnm8elf frankly R8 ,ucn Now h(1 fore they can continue to do business! hag probably made sorne npw cnealle8. quality of pluck exhibited in this in stance Is the sort that makes cities grow. r. 1. lu .u Colonel Roosevelt hit those western' b a 1 f ? 111 t-u iiu a 1 i-iiit- 111 (lie iu - con-!, JRervatlon conRrrM a8 tno disguised aK,nt8 of corporationg a hard blow! whpn be Slid- "I heartllv amirove' . . . ". iuu Biniuue ui b.ij vu..aium, ui,,-.- CSted in th ie deliberations of a meeting such as this, which COUICS hither tonl" annual report, which enow that at the advocate, bv Its openly accredited i prP, t . ,lM,e th"' arp "MM P-n-Uwers I nt , h, . hpllfvp, " 'i emsse. .m the runs. 1 nia is the low- .agents, MOWS wniCU It believes the!rst twint thHt haa been touched ainee 1S-I2. meeting should have In mind. But I The situation out In the big Sixth Is a beautiful Illustration of the glorl-iThe ous posslbllltes of fusion under dem ocratic practice. The democrats have nominated one candidate for congress and tne populists have nominated an other, and now they propose to arbi trate to determine which one shall run While they are settling this mo - mentous question, couldn't they find ' treasury for the benefit of the survivors a little time to decide what they are of ,h' llv," ,u Also' ttnmissioner iav- enport belleven, that the total cost of pen golng to do with the pledge they sub- ,ions would decllna more rapidly If mem- scribed to each avowing his purpose tOI abide by th outcome, of the primary? Great and big as Is New York City, its growth seems only moderate when one considers that it was far above a million in population before the civil war, and that now, with all Its terri torial expansion, the annexation of Brooklyn and all the other neighbor ing cities, it has only 4,766,000. The estimated population of London is 7,500,000, and of Chicago 2,250.000. Will New York catch London before Chicago catches New York? Before determining this for yourself remem ber Chicago's population in 1871. Pitcher Keeley has the poor consola tion of knowing that It was not his fault that he did not achieve a niche in the base ball hall of fame. The Inci dent merely emphasizes the fact that there are eight other men on the team besides the pitcher, and each has something to do with the outcome of' the game. Try the' Plain Article. " Chicago Tribune. If the irovernment Is unable to secure the services of a real xylotmist for $1,000 a year, It mlg-ht hire some plain citizen who knows all about the bugs, worms, and things that bore Injq the trunks of trees. Probably he wpUl djp, Just as well. I.onk MlKr. Good Abroad. . St, Louis .(lobe-Democrat. ., , . tTncie. Sam's mlpte can not turn out gold coins fast enough to supply the for eign demand.. .It must be that American gold Is better than any other kind and that the foreigners aro giving heed to tho well known advertising phrase, "take no sub stitute." Experience Teaches. Harper's W eekly. "Sure and ol t'lnk ut pays to be honest, afther all," said Pat. "Ol troled thot phoney-weight business In my grocery ethore lasht year, and ol losht money by ut." "How bo? Ijid you get found out?" asked his friend. "No. sorr." returned Pat. "Ol made the tnlshtake of fillln' me weights wld lead, xo thot Ivery mon thot come to me for won pound of sugar got twtnty-tVireo ounces to the pound." Freed from a Handicap. Brooklyn Eagle. Mr. Bryan announces that he will not be a candidate for president in 1912. giving no reasons. But that he means what he says may be taken for "granted. There Is no necessity for saying more of what has re cently happened In his own state than that It was a sort of last straw. For this with drawal, no better time could have been chosen. It Is a distinct contribution to the cause of the party o- which Mr. Bryan Is o much Indebted, it should have an en couragingand stimulating effect all along the line, it should Improve the congres sional prospects. SCOHK 0H FOR TiKT. II est Man Available for Barns of Mines. Chicago Post. The dangerous Industry of mining is likely to be well served by This .new bureau of mines. President Taft has appointed as Its head the best man for- the place, Vr. Joseph Austin Holmes of the geological survey. There was one argument against the appointment ol! Ir. Holmes, a political argument. Mr. Balllnger's friends felt that Dr. Holmes should be kept out of the bu reau of mines because he Is a close friend of Plnchot and Uarfleld. That Dr. Holmes' friendship for Plnchot unfitted him for of fice. In spite of his record as a public servant, was the ft-eling of Mr. Balllnger's friends. Against this partisan spirit Presi dent Taft has prevailed. He has given of fice to the man whom both mine employeia and employes are anxious to see In the ser vice, and In doing so he has made honorable preference between the personal Interests of Mr. Balllnger and the wide social Interests of American miners. Our Birthday Book Bsptamtxr s, 1910. Robert C. Clowry, president of the West ern Vnlon Telegraph company, was born September g, ISiiS. He Is a native of Illinois, and lived In Omaha In the early days, marrying the daughter of Oeneral Fsler brook. He is a telegraph opera Mr, who reached his present eminence solely by rapid promotions, Harvey Ingham, editor of the Des Moines Register and Leader, Is S2 years old today. He was born at Algona. la., and has been In the newspaper business since 1KX2. and one held the lucrative position of post master at Algona. John Rush, national bunk examiner for the district of Nebraska, Is celebrating his fifty-sixth birthday. He was born In Ire land, coming to this country In lVj as a teacher, and was county superintendent of schools from 1TS to 1H78. II has been county treasurer, city treasurer, and ten years in bis present position, Washington Life Soma latareaklBf rtaiaa ant Conditions Obaarret at taa VaUon's CapltoL ' The tnlted ftatcw (infirm rill I liwei toiTay than It has b-cn at any time ( r Hie I'"t elRlneen .enio. The civil war ciMlrrn arc Hying at the rale of 1( a rtuy, flint tne iimai eeai to tne aovet iiinent in tne way .....1 .... bounties due to ,,t war, ought ateadilv to decline from thia time on." T,u'1' ""tement were made by Commln- laloner ef Penalnim Intvfnpurt to the Wash I1M(I1 ro, respondent of the Jfrvoklyn Eale. The commissioner has Just finished In that year there were 8T.5S benefici aries of t'nele Sam's bounty system. One year later the totHl bad jumped to Sfri.o 0. The heavy Increase In this short period of time was d:ie to the liberal pension law of 1STU. Some months afro Commissioner Daven- norl eaisf! nn .illmlta r 1. mmU of till' j ,veraR) fIwUh, of ctv wnr VPterftns. nveragre was a trifle more than nlnety- five. The commissioner believes that this has since been Increased, and that every day one hundred men who wore tho blue uniform pass away. The commissioner believes that the gov ernment has treated the old soldiers gen erously. If Ids recommendations are fol lowed there will be no more a-eneral levis- ration to open up anew the vaults of the bers of congress could make up tlielr minds not to pnss so many private petition bills. The enormous total of 6.HO0 special pen sion tnensures were enacted dining the recent session of congress, adding 1,000,COO to the total cost of tho pension roll. Con gress Is not likely to adopt the views of the commissioner of pensions on this subject, however, and as long as the pressure con tinues for the enactment of private pension legislation the custom will be continued. It has got so that about three men In each branch of congress control all pen sion legislation. They parrel out the priv ilege like pieces of pie, and each member of congress la expected to use his quota whether he has deserving claimants In his district or not. A rather curious thing about the pen sion list Is that there has been practically no falling off In the amount paid to pen sioners, who live abroad, although there has been a big, slump In the home list. For a number of years past the govern ment has sent abroad Jl.uOo.OOO to pay to American pensioners living In foreign lands. The persistency with which this list is maintained has excited the suspicions ef the pension office. Commissioner Daven port says that American consuls will be asked to investigate certain suspicious cases and ascertain, whether the govern ment Is being defrauded Into the payment of pensions to persons, who have long since died. It Is pointed out that it would be a comparatively easy matter for friends or relatives of a deceased pensioner who had lived abroad to cash the voucher after the-death. The greater part of the cash for pen sioners living abroad goes to Canada, where 2,000 beneficiaries reside, who an nually receive 1600,000. In Germany there are 580, in Ireland 460, in Mexico lflO, in Switzerland 61, In England 371, In Norway- 87 ' and In Sweden' 85. One pensioner has found a home at St. Helena, one In Pamoa, one In Korea and another In Cape Verde Islands. The others are spending their days In Egypt, a couple or more in the Isle of Man, a score In Japan, ten In Liberia and fourteen In Russia, When the Treasury department goes shopping for sites for public buildings, more care Is taken than Is ever displayed by the moBt Inveterate woman bargain hunter. The relation of the sites offered to the geographical and population cen ters of the city and their proximity to street railway lines are considered. Then the percentage of mall carried to and from the city by each railroad entering the city is figured out, and the distance of each site from each depot Is measured. An Ideal site Is one located close to both the geographical and population center and within 1.S20 feet of all the railroad depots. This facilitates city delivery and also saves to the government money, for the rail roads must deliver free all mail to post offices situated within a quarter of a mile of their depots. The assessed values of the sites under consideration are looked up, as well as recent sales of adjacent property, for the government does not propose paying fancy prices mere because It Is public money that Is being spent. The charaoter of the buildings occupying the sites. If they are occupied, Is another element reckoned with, as It makes a difference whether the price asked covers merely the value of the ground, or Includes the value of a build ing that must be torn down. In addition to all this, the wishes of the people of the city concerned are taken Into consideration. Boards of trade and chambers of commerce and other clvlo organizations are consulted, and an effort is made to choose a site that will meet with popular approval. Heretofore the Treasury department, having a large number of sites to In vestigate, has made a practice of send ing out Into the field subordinate em ployes, who were not qualified as experts. ThlB has been a "soft snap" for the fa vored few subordinates, for they have made trips during their annual leave of absence, and thus have their expenses paid dur ing their vacations. Results of this practice have been so unsatisfactory, however, that a new policy has been Inaugurated, and this year all the Investigations are being made by the department experts. Bite Agents Windom and Lowe and J. Knox Taylor, the super vising architect of the Treasury., It has been found that almost invariably, where the investigations were made by employes not qualified as experts by experience, com plications arose and It was necessary to have the Inquiries made over again. Officials of the bureau of engraving and printing at Washington, aver that one of I the most delicate operations connected with the manufacture of our postage stamps la the gumming thereof. When the sheets have been printed they are passed under a roller, from which they receive a thin coating of gum, and then gradually over colls of steam pipes until they are dried. Much care is ex ercised to get the layer uniform on every part of the surface. The gum In the little vats, from which It drops to the Toller, is maintained at an even temperature and thickness. Tests are frequently made of the warmth and humidity of the work-room. But even with the. perfection of me chanical exactness, some allowance must always be made for the season of the year. For summer rale a slightly harder gum Is used, because of the trouble oc casioned by the sticking together of stamps. In winter precaution aaalnat the cracking of the gummed surface through contraction is necesnary. A third grade ! of the material for other seaxons Is known j as "lntermeduta.'' PERSONAL NOTES. Kur the first time the Kaiser's prise, the most coveted of all honors at the I'nlver slty of Merlin. hrt been awardi-d to a woman this year. The winner Is Prauleln Schwenke. It Is s.ilil to be a sign of progvess th.it many millions of Chinese aie to haxe tlnir queues amputated. The real renson may 'ie tiie demand for more pifts and switches in America. CaiMda has scoirrt the flist fot ball tslahty of the season, but the s-ion is young. If th- Canadians expect to achieve the casu;lt rccori they will have to r. gaid this painful episode as a mere start. Mrs. K. W. Rockwell of Audrain county. Kansas, when her husband as unable to get enough help to save the harvest went out and cut eighty acres of grain and forty acres of hay, thus saving a crop that might otherwise have gone to waste. Former Mayor McClellan of New York, who has returned from Kurope, will begin the practice of law at once. It seems that back In 1W2 he took the precaution to be admitted to the bar, but he has never prac ticed anythlnu but politics in twenty years. Law is now his last resort Mir Cheng Tung, the Chinese minister to Germany, who was formerly minister at Washington, will send his two sons to America on tho steamship, Kronpiinzessin Cecil ie, on September 9. They are to enter Amherst college In the fall. Sir Cheng was partly educated at Amherst after being fit led at Andover. Ho has dropped bis title and calls himself Mr. Liang Cheng. K. K. Morse, a Pittsburg engineer, Is h.ivlng a rock weighing five tons moved from the bed of Yellow creek at Poland, O., to the Poland cemetery, as a monu ment to his ancestors. For generations the boys of the town have used the rock lo dive fiom Into the "swimming hole," amoui; them having been William McKlnb-y, the martyred president, and John C. Calhoun. Miss Celta Haag Is deputy tax collector of Carljie, 111. Her father is the collector, having Just been re-elected for his third term. Miss Haag la 22 years old and has had entire charge of the financial end of her father's business for several years. She Is said to give such satisfaction as deputy collector that the voters of Carlyle refused to consider her father's opponent for the office. AM KXCKI.I.E.VT l.KTTKH. President Taft 'a He view of lirpab lean Performances. Brooklyn Eagle (Ind. dem.). A statement of "the reasons which should lead voters In the .coming November elec tion to cast their ballots for republican can didates for congress" has been sent from Beverly to the chairman of the national congressional republican committee. It should be widely circulated. In fact, it should be read by every voter who expects to go to the polls, though there are those who will be disappointed by It. It Is not necessary to explain why polit ical literature which is not highly sea soned palls upon tho palate of the country. Nor la the president unaware of what It has become accustomed to. He knows what It has been taught to expect and makes no effort whatever to appeal to the acquired taste. Hence, the likelihood that some will be disappointed. None the less, the letter should be re served for use hereafter. It should be kept where the presidents of the future can find it without trouble. This In the interest of the palate alluded to, which has become more than a trifle Jaded and which will be none the worse for restoration to the normal. And this In the Interests of the presidents .themselves, lest there be a re lapse.. , , , , All the terms, used are . those of ex actitude, just what has been done and Just what is sought to be dona being clearly, coldly and Incontrovertlbly set forth, with no suggestion of fervor, to say nothing of the tropical. Even In the summing up or peroration, so called, there is no effort to appeal to the galleries. Calmly, the presi dent tells the 1 story of pledges redeemed and of promises yet to be fulfilled. Thanks for this relief. Thanks for a re turn to the habit of appealing to intelli- Talks for people An article In "Printers' Ink," quot ing Dow R. Gulnn, says: "I believe In publicity In letting people know about your business. With a first class water plant, furnishing good water and satisfactory service at rea sonable rates, and with courteous treatment to its patrons, the manage ment Is missing a golden opportunity if it fails to keep the public informed." Many business men In Omaha are missing a golden opportunity to keep the public informed. And while you may not believe in publicity the people do, they want to know about your business. Had you not better give the people what they want? What good is a first-class plant, sat isfactory service, reasonable prices, courteous treatment if the people know nothing about them. And the people cannot know unless Boudoir A Piano That and Everybody Can Play It. $10.00 Takes One Home Two Dollars Per Week Pays For It. HAVE YOU SEEN IT? A. HOSPE CO 1513-1S Douglas St. ! gnue lather ttinn to the emotions--to the passionate or the prejudiced. The Inven tory l long, but It could not Well lerv hotter. There is nr perversion of the reo- 1 ord. which speaks for Itself, and no aain saving the fact that maiteip will be com plicated for the Bihnitilstratlon. sboiild the republicans lose the house of represent A-tlvcs. That Is for the country to determine. It j Is to decide for Itself w hether It will i nil j the administration to a halt to the evte.it ; of converting a ashlngt-'ii minority li lJ a majority. But before doing this It shoi,(" I familiarize Itseir with the racts both skies have to present, that It may snike the balance fairly. The letter will help it to make up Its mind. PERSONAL PLEASANTRIES. "Wliv do voir surpose that aviator com mitted suicide?" "Perhaps he was afraid that if he didn't he might get killed. "-Houston Post. "Hut," protested tie K.nellshman. "you have no family trfs In our country." "True." rejoined the plain Amer.can. "hut we have a lot of measly underbrush, which lis quite us much In the way and just as detriinentl to the scenei y."Chlcngo News. "Do yo;i believe In menial telepathy?" "I have to. when I see so many press humorists thinking of the same Joke at the samo time." - Pittsburg IVst. "Is he a hard loser?" "1 guess so; sll his friends taka espe einl delight In beating him." Detroit Free Press, Freddie Why do they call him the mid dleman, dad ? Cobwigger Because he gets a rake-off rrom Doth ends Lire. Necessity turned slintply to Invention. "If I'm your mother." she sa'.d, it's your duty lo support me in comfort." Hut Invention, as we all know, usually dodges this duty. Chicago Tribune. "Did you Interview- that statesman?" "Not exactly," replied the journalist. "But you talked with lilm for an hour." "Yes, but he didn't say anything. He de voted the time to getting all the fiets I( had In my possession." W ashington Star. "Hello. Johnny," said the village black smith; "I hear your paw has gone into poll tics." "Sure." "Hnw'cl that happen?" -wen, my uncle left him a silk hat and a Prince Albert coat In hla will and paw had to do Something with them Washing ton Star. Friend So your great Russian actor u a total failure? Manager Yes, it took all our profits tt pay fur running tho electric light sign with his name on it. Puck. Dick I know a girl who accepts rings from men she doesn't know. Clara I don't believe It. I low could she? Dick Why she has to, you know; she's a telephone girl. Boston Courier. A LITTLE IMAGINATION. Baltimore Sun. A little Imagination, as light and as sweet and wild As that of the fairy fancy In th mind and heart eif child; A little Imagination and the dust on the street Is gold. And nothing is ever weary and nothing la gray or old. A little Imagination, and dreariness falls away, And that which was toll and trouble is suddenly turned to play; A little imagination, and hunger and thirst and pain Are lost In beautiful visions of manna and dew and rain. A little Imagination, the sordid and dry and stale Turn to a mystic morning gleaming a fairy vale; A little imagination and that which was only strife Walks over the hills of the commonplace unto the gardens of life. A little imagination and the loom and thai, wheel and staff, , , , . ,,. They turn to the golden lancei of. light where the fairies laugh; A, little Imagination, and all that was gross and sad Is lovely as old, old music In groves of the green and glad. t jf A little imagination, a touch that the child can bring To cover the hills of winter with violet visions of spring: A little Imagination, we must have that or, 10: Life were a barren region by the ltmitlea seas or snow I who sell things you tell them in the advertising col umns of the newspapers. They are not going to hunt you up there are too many other first-class business houses who hunt them up, who go to the trouble to explain about their goods and service and prices. A great many of these wide-awake business men use the advertising col umns of The Bee, and they are reap ing a rich harvest, because the 120, 000 dally readers of The Bee are the sort of people to whom good goods and service, reasonable prices and fair treatment, and good advertising ap peal. Also, The Bee can furnish the "Good Advertising" a service of copy and Illustrations to meet your needs. What do you say, Mr., Business Man? Wouldn't space in the adver tising columns of The Bee be a might' good buy for your business? . , 'Phone Tyler 1000, and one of the staff will call on you. oo Per Week Gives 52 Happy Weeks Every Year You can make home happy with a Player Piano Plays Everything y .inirff"rBg!-? '
