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THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, FETSTUTATtT K 1011. 'I'm; Omaha Daily m l'i;i xni;ii itv kmwaiuj hokkwatf.u. VKToll III iSKWATtlt, KD1TUK. I.n"ril t Omaha pnstotflce aa second- cla.-s matter. ' 1KHA1S OP PUWrfCltll'TlUN; fuudav H'i cn jrmr. ..-.,..". tli Saturday In., on year II Daily lue (without Sunday , una year..t"0 1'aily H and Sunday, one year iJlilJVl-.ltl.l' llY CAKBILK. Kyctiing Bee million! Sunday I, per week Lvrning i.ce rwlth SunrtiHi per week...l"e 1 1 1 v Bee. Im-oiding Sunday), per weeH..l.:C Daily Be (without Sunday . per week...lc Address all complaints of trregulai lllee In delivery tu City 'in illation Department. OH'ICbi. Omaha - 'I I io Bi " Pulldina. fcouth )maha-J N. Twenty-fourth Bt. . I omii II hima-iii m'OH Mreel. 1 ifieoln - '. I. Mile Building. hu-aito-l .4S Marquette Building. Kansas l.'ttv-Kellancr Building. ,Nw York-it West Thirty-third Street. Washington Ti Fourteenth Street, N. W. CORltE-SPON DliNCE. ommunlcatloiis relating to news and editorial matter should be addressed Omaha Bee, Kclitorlal Department. ItKMlTTASt'LH. Itruilt by ilmlt. express or postal order, payable to 'Hie Bee Publishing I'utlpuiy. I'niv i-rent stamps rcelvetl tr. payment of mail account. peisonal checks except on Omaha and eastern exchange not accepted. JANUARY CIRCULATION. 45,826 Slate of Nebraska. County of Douglas, as: Dwlght Williams, circulation manager of Tha Bee Publishing company, being duly swofn. Bays that the average dally cir culation, lean dpolled. unuoKl and returned copies, for the month of January, 15)11, was 45.M.1). DW1UMT WILLIAMS. Circulation Manager. Ruhscrlbed In my prtnewe and sworn to before ma ihla iHt day of February, W1L (Seal KOUUltT UUNTUlt. Notary Public. Mabsorlbrra leavln la city tem porarily ahonld have lb Be mailed to tbena. Addreaa will b haiiMcd aa oftea aa reqoeated. When In doubt, Ihink some more. The suffragottPB y are avowedly against kissing.'" Why worry? Is tho Progressive league going to have offices enough to go round? Jefferson City is also threatened with a capital removal proposition. And now watch Uenson plume Itself on being the. thJrU city of Douglas county. Representative Macon of Arkansas seems to have been envious of Jeff Davis' reputation. The Idea of this reciprocity agita tion is to cinch it now or Canada may back out boon. Is it that good? Now we are to have uniform schools. We have had school uni forms, at Ihe high, for some time.. Rcot, Burton, Lafayette Young one by one the conservative senators are fulling in line against Lorimer. The boa I'd of Education can also do a pretty good Job of whitewashing when it sets about the undertaking. That highwayman who held up Rector's 'in the daytime must have been iu a terrible hurry for the cash. So the ministers are going to begin a war movement to enforce the peace doctrine on the Panama canal, are they? ,- I'ot tlfied, the Panama canal will prove an asset; defenseless, it will never bo in) thing but a. llnbUlt .-Philadelphia Inquirer. That la . w hy we are going to fortify it. - g -. - - - It required lot of nerve to enter a plea rrf insanity for a man who could do with bank funds what that man Robin did. Has it come to this, that an Arkan sas congressman has to carry a gun to protect "himself "from Washington newspaper men? Now comes a, hilt. In the Nebraska legislature to add October 12, as "Dis covery day," to the list of legal holi days. Oh, pahaw! v The outside vtorfd will have a fine chance of finding out that an earth quake has occurred In California be tween this.aad 1915. They are"proposing John D.'s bust at the University of Chicago. Why not the whole figure He has never short-changed the university. An aviator tays when men are up In the air they lose their heads. Many of them lose them before that or they would noyyT.ny uu 'u ,ne 'r- Drouth continues iu Texas." If only some of that liquid fire that llailey poured out in the senate could have run uu down Into his 'state! Johnny Uull'a objection to reciproc ity between the I'nited States and Canada probably iu hawed on his aver sion to haing any other nation come between him and one of his bo-called pmviiuea. A dramatic critic weeps at the thought t hat we shall soou have to ie up our t amille itt 6t. Bring your self to imaglue. if you can, where this country would have been but for the inspiration of Divine t'arah. The observation of Founders' day !y Crtighti'ii university is an appro priate reminder of a great monuuieut built by two brothers, whose big heart beat always in syaapatky with the hopes and aspirations of hii- inanity. - Kobei t M alone of Lincoln has an nounced himself as a candidate for mayor bu a ulJe-opeu platform. He must not be confused with "Jim" Mt loue. whose cul f duly is to ensnare sad cuptura the uususpectiug boltl of Utr. Champ Clark and His Ghost. Champ Clark's record on several Important issues threatens to niake trouble for him. First, it was his in consistency on the changing of the house rules that embarrassed the democratic leader and his party in the house; then it was his vacillating attitude on the tariff board proposi tion and now it is his contradictory positions on the matter of amending important measures coming before the house. In each case the neit speaker appears to serious disadvantage, seem ing to tack well-defined and tenacious convictions, a quality very, much needed In a presiding officer of the house of representatives, which Clark will be if he lives, or a president which he aspires to be. This latest example of the Mis sourian's volatility arises in connec tion with his party's endorsement in caucus of the proposed Canadian reciprocity treaty. On motion of Clark, the endorsement was made unanimous', of course, opposing any amendment, as an amendment would invalidate the entire agreement. This action, of itself , might not be subject to criticism, were It not for Champ Clark's defiant utterance in the course of a speech last June, in which be said: I do not know how long we ahall be here, but as long aa I am here I intend to fight for the right to amend every sec tion of every great bill which comes Into this house and I do not care a straw whether the democrats control the house or the republicans. It is a matter of speculation just how much influence the leadership of Clark Is going to have on the next house. Very naturally these ready reverses suggest instability, and insta bility in a speaker, especially one working under the conditions that will characterize Clark's first session, certainly will not become an asset to him personally or to his party. Nor is it probable that he will be any more fixed in his views and convictions as speaker than he has been as floor leader, after so long a service In con gress. Does the prospect encourage the democrats? Shoe Prices High Enough. As a result of a fight between the tanners' combine and the big shoe manufacturers, the ultimate "con sumer" may have to pay a little more for his footwear. And as most people In this country wear shoes, particu larly at this season of the year, this would be quite a widespread imposi tion. It seems the tanners wish to cut down on the discount given to the shoemaker, which will mean raising the price on the latter. The shoe men threaten to retaliate by resorting to the Sherman anti-trust law and. If that proves Ineffectual, to secure tariff-free leather. As a matter of fact the prices of shoes ought to incline downward In stead of upward. The new tariff law placed hides on the free list and, re duced the tariff on all kinds of leather going Into the manufacture of shoes, but that did not operate .to lower the price of shoes, so far as anyone has been able to discover. Under the Dlngley law of 1897 boots and shoes paid a duty of 25 per cent ad valorem and under the present law, which be came effective in August, 1909, this rate is reduced to 10 per cent. So it becomes a matter in which others be side the tanners and manufacturers are interested. It Is about time that the "trade'a" arbitrary power In such cases were tested. So far as the "con sumer" is concerned, free hides and reduced tariff on boots and shoes have had no direct effect, another striking object lesson to . those who' contend with cock-sureness that the tariff reg ulates the cost of living. ,i - King George's Speech) Gorgeous ceremony attended the opening of the British Parliament by King" George, but the king's speech was purely perfunctory and, we learn from the London dispatch, "made small reference to the great issues that underlie the assembling of the members for the present session." Yet epochal results may be wrought by this Parliament. Upon Its delib erations hangs the fate of the ancient House of Lords evolution, it not revolution, in the constitutional form of government. But with these issues the king's speech had nothing to do. The gorgeous ceremony Is the absorb ing feature. Ilnnr ShQfinlv thaBal fl rim m ol a iixao .... , . contrast with the convening of con-1 . ,. .. , .. dtaib and tha uresident a nipstftAPP It r. not amiss to say that the ;ower and authority of the chief executive of this republic transcend those of Great Britain's ruler. Our president's message is no mere formal court pa-1 per. Rather it is the expression of policies which are very likely to be moulded into law. for the governing of 100,000.000 people and buck of I these recommendations dwells the ' ciled ,liat tle late Ed ward Rosewater, ' Jtremeudous power of the veto. I wheu a member of the .Nebraska leg I But this imperial anomaly, 'atu. e fony years ago, spoke in favor j "o1' that Ln,and 18 "ot far of that Plan, and the policy of The Bee : ! away from representative government , trou, lls beginning has been Consistent ' ias might be supposed. This wo sawjwiln thlg proposition. The scattering j perfectly well last year wheu the king,; institutions has been .rMlll.: r tr : ;h? v m fnhe,.nce of expensive i ;:,:'r,h:;n:.e.,,T,:::p;;:':n mX" in Parliament, interposed no voice or;aniUmon to secure expenditure ofisl i ve. dew r at mathematics, and influeuce to sua-,) results e.tUer way. England is presbitig steadily on io - i ward a decided change iu its govern-1 mental procedure, a eliaus destined; 'to bring the country ucarer to popular sovereignty,' but just ahat the status jof this will be, it is difficult, if not impossible, now to foretell. , ' King George promises thut as inai - ters progress be ill advise whh Par - liament on pending issues. He has not yet disclosed his ultimate attitude ou , he crucial fight to take the powet of veto from the lxrds, which would t virtually mean dissolution of that au-jof gust lodv as the rlRht arm of the crown. His position on this will be looked forward to with keenest Inter est everywhere, an Interest heightened by the king's skill In making his speech so completely colorless on this chief point. Domestic Work and Matrimony. Miss .lane Addams of the Chicago Hull house, an authority on the girl and woman question In its relation to domestic life, says one reason why it is so difficult to supply the demand for domestic servants is that most girls who work for wnges prefer the shops or factories chiefly because they offer better matrimonial advantages. Miss Addams' theory very nearly elim inates the American girl from all con sideration and holds that we have to depend largely upon girls from Euro pean countries for housework. Then she points out that most of our Immi grants are now coming from Greece, Italy and Jewish countries, which Is a matter of record. The Jewish girl prefers her own family and her own home to any other and is out of the question at once. Tradition forbids the Greek woman to take up with this kind of employment and the Italian maiden marries at 15 or 16 and is, Miss Addams says, in the spinster class at 18. So, while the Italian girl, as well as the Greek, works out, she prefers to go to the factory or shop, where she will not only find her own people with whom to mingle, but will find opportunity for marriage, from which she believes she Is shut off in the sphere of domestic service. Were the most of our alien young women eomiug from Sweden, Ireland and Ger many, this problem might be more readily solved, Miss Addams thinks, for they are more of a domestic turn. What aid does this offer those who are wrestling with the servant prob lem? Not any, unless It be the sug gestion of settlement workers, Of whom Miss Addams is the head, doing all they can to influence girls and young women to take up housework instead of the factory. It Is generally more remunerative in the end and cer tainly shields a girl from the world and the rougher conditions of life. And many a householder Is able to testify that, whether the chances of matrimony are as good in the kitchen as the factory, they are certainly fairly good. Cupid Is not overlook ing the kitchen by any means. In fact, he seems to find It more easily than a great many people wish he would. The New School Buildings. The Omaha Board of Education has taken one step in the right direction In moving toward the construction of new school buildings provided for un der the very liberal grant of money authorized by the voters of the dis trict.. 'The engagement of one archi tect for the entire undertaking will commend itself, In face even of the attractive proposition of competition In this work. The school board does not ask competitive bids when It en gages a .superintendent or a principal, or a teacher, or even a Janitor. The necessity for uniformity in school buildings is too apparent to re quire argument. It was shown in Chicago recently that $350,000 could be saved on the construction of ten buildings by merely omitting the use less and Ineffectual ornamentation that had been added to buildings pre viously erected. The lack of ornate decoration does not militate against the efficiency of the building for Its purposes. It la possio.e to give the exterior a pleasing appearance and the interior such decoration as is useful, without the expenditure of considera ble sums on mere ornamentation. This experience of Chicago ought to be of value to Omaha. The board has also shown prudence In Its request to the architect that he prepare a set of plans which will permit the erection of buildings in units that may be ad ded to from time to time. One more Important point shoufd be given consideration In connection with the new buildings. The school house is coming to be recognized as a center ofboclal activity. It is useful for purposes other than those of the classes. In many of the eastern cities school bouses are being also used as club houseB, where the residents of the vicinity may meet for social purposes; where political and other gatherings may be held, and iu many ways the school pant is being made of general Usin "ur sarins noW . . 6C"c""i service to the community that uro- yiyi vides and supports It This phase of t, UUUi-UUiiuMi uusBiuimy must not ue Kentucky, report that they found one overlooked by the Board of Education, -sinr located in the branches of a heavy and its architect in tlfe erection'of the i tupped pine tr -e. proposed buildings. I I ; For the edification of some of the ' meuiui-m u 'iim-m ifKiaiaiure ... x t i wno are arguing for ,ollcenration of ; Kta, institutions at L Incoln it mav hih,ie."i blute money in favored localities. The ;Udoiii of the founder of The Hee is llow beiug recognized, . Auother installment of the trial of cattle barons, who grabbed public do - u;ain in Nebraska, is unUcr way in the!1 Ifederal court in Omaha.. This is re-.'" i"'l,,'e -,lr i . . i , known everv prestd nt since .tliPaid Kill- !l.rred to meiely to .eWve hone in,Ime nlu; Ul, , xc,vUun f uousev.i, : those despairing breasts vthi.se spirit ! an(i Taft He a- born iu Pennsylvania in I has quailed before the thought that!!-. Pm most i.f lus boyhood days upon tin government at Washington ia-he aml w"" lo ",ll " u" ''rly j asleep. I ,,e .n, may no, .Lay. j nol.r,; m move ith all the celerity that some; 1,3. n remo.eu to ioa In if ,4. h'ig 8ong Kni daughters might wish. but he moves with a certainty that eventually fills the bill and some times the Jail. At the risk of being misunderstood, The Hee would like to suggest to the women that there are many more dan gerous evils susceptible to reform than Sunday base ball. When the world gets down to the point where Sunday base ball is the worst thing society suffers from the millennium will be very near at hand. The census bureau, having fur nished us with tjje population of Have lock and University Plate by wards, may yet proceed to give us the figures on the Third ward in Omaha, and when that comes we may be able to answer the question "Whose loony now?" Another aviator has added his life to the list of those who have died in the course of man's effort to conquer the air. But the work goes on, and some day the reward may come. What we fear is that if this investi gation proceeds much further In the senate It may disclose something dis creditable to the untarnished name of Lee 0'Nell Browne. With the ghosts of his former speeches now rising up to haunt him, Champ Clark probably can understand by the old saw that "Silence is golden." Doable Track to the t oast. New York Financial World. This la the old Harriman spirit and flro revived. It la good to see It. and the new policy should hearten flagging Industry everywhere aa no single event of like na ture could do. l.eaaona from Experience. Indianapolis News. Appalled by the number of aviation fa talltiea, the Wright brothers will quit the flying tame and teach other pijnple how to take chances at it. As has been aif thoritatively declared, discretion Is the bet ter part of valor. Will They Coma Bikl" Chicago Record-Herald. The Iowa legislature has been asked to send a delegation to Washington for the purpose of opposing the ratification of the Canadian reciprocity treaty. This is not likely to bring back any of the Iowa farm ers who have moved Into the Canadian provinces. t nreasonahle Persona. Louisville Courier-Journal. "Not the high cost of living, but the cost of high living," rays Mr. Hill, Is running persons a hard race with the bill collector. Of course. There are so many unreason able persons whose vanity disinclines them to a sojourn In the almshouse, and whose stomachs have an extravagant craving for bread and meat. It Soanda lletter. Philadelphia Record. "Civil war" ha-been substituted for "war of tha rebellion" In a bill pending In con gress. It sound! better, and, as Mr. Bart lett of Georgia said", It tends toward good feeling, arid It ft at 'least aS accurate. Per sons who are tfol kept awake at nights by apprehension of the "Rebel Brigadiers" have long used the term "civil war." irUFT IS TRADE MOIIAI.S. Patent Voluntarily Annnled for H n manlty'a Snke. New York Evening Post. Aa trade morals go and the ethics of monopoly run, tlje action of the Diamond Match company In throwing open its patent to the use of all manufacturers must be thought highly commendable. The otject is to enable the making of "parlor"' matches without exposing the operatives to the dangers of phosphorous poisoning. But it ought to be a matter of course that. If one concern had the only safe chemical combination for making matches, and had patented It, the - question of Its exclusive ue, or of demanding royalties upon it, should never come up. Where the humane consideration Is ao easily superior to the commercial, It ought to be made determin ing. Physicians are not allowed by the ethics of their piofession to patent any Improved surgical instrument or other de vice that means , an aid to health. They could make thousands of dollars in such ways, but they would feel ashamed to do It, even If they did not know that their fellow doctors would be ashamed of them and would ostracize them. But where In dustry or trade plainly touches the phys ical well-being, as in the case of matches that cause working men and women to get "phosphorous Jaw." those responsible for its management ought to be as sensitive and as ready to make sacrifices as the medical profession. People Talked About With S17.O0.lM.iO pledged, the people of San Francisco are convinced the Panama-Pacific exposition will have the latest con veniences for wooing the verdant coin. t'nltcd Slates Marhal W. L. Short and '-ra""' , i, Pc ..u. his deputies, who have been making moon Bert-headed I. ills are o business asset. occordlng to l.dwartl nines, manager oi a restaurant In Chicago and he is noing to try to have only red-headed waitresses. All . . x. i.. . .v.i.. i T IT V. Z , b, red- in the state of Washington, where u" "'' "" r s " ,aw "IMl ""'i1'1'" sal Manv of the other slates. ., them Missouri, is trying to have passed i,ol',e mh law Ml Helen Hughes, dauahi-r of Judge she is very i.n.i of reading, lik. verv loinl ot leaning, use hit ftt'h" 1 Hiring the holidays she isitiMj htr family in Washington and y ery much 'enjoyed the chunm- lroui college i Judge John I'oiif r if LUlora la . Is 1 belli. ed to b the oMe-t pruc;i ner In for, itne i nited states supreme court In point - ' ,f srice. having been admitted Washington Life Soma Interesting Phase and Conditions Observed at the Katloa'a Capital. The "hHtiv senator" halls from Tennessee anil respond to the abbreviated name of Luke I.en 1lovlh features snd bulk at tract the attention of gallery attendants, but neither give a clear Indication of his nisv. which Is SI years. But he Is a stal wart fiKiirr. well over six feet In height, welching over lun Kunds and would make an admirable tackle In a foot ball scrim mage. Young Lea Is rich, says a corre spondent of t!ie Rrooklyn ICagle. He has led a stormy life, and has mixed In more llun one feud of Tennessee, where shoot ing and taking of life have figured. tils entrance Into the political game was dra matic. Kour years ago he attended the democratic state convention as a delegate. He was a supporter of Patterson, who at that time posel as a reformer. The con vention was turbulent. At one point young Lea climbed on the platform and engaged in a fist fight with the presiding officer. He beat him up good, seized the gavel, and. by brtite force, ruled the convention and forced the nomination of Patterson. Tn thes executive mansion Tatterson un derwent ft remarkable change. Lea started a crusade to end the corruption and srnndal of the new administration. He bought a newspaper, hired ex-Senator earmark as the editor and began a furious campaign against the Patterson ring. Kvervbody Is familiar with the tragic killing of Carmack, the sensational trial and pardon of his slayer, Colonel Cooper, and the forcing Into private life of Governor Patterson. Lea was a leading figure in this crusade, and many a time his life was deemed worth only a few cents. The senator-elect Is a cousin of Secretary of War Dickinson. Senator Bailey's activity In behalf of Senator Lorimer recalls the fact that a few years ago he uttered some lofty sentiments about the sacredness of senatorial honor. It was when Senator Burton of Kansas was under Indlcment and was wondering whether he could appear upon the senate floor without being denounced. Bailey had let It be known that he would de nounce Burton If the latter sould ap pear in the senate with a cloud hanging over him. With dramatic effect and every appearance of sincerity Bailey declared that when a senator's honor was at tacked and his Integrity Impeached he should resign Instanter and go back to his people for vindication. It was beau tiful. A short while afterward Bailey was un der a hot fire from home, accused of aid ing the Standard Oil trust to evade tho Texas state laws. He hurried home as he had advised accused senators to do, but he did not resign. He scurried around for votes to protect his seat, and came back to Washington apparently contented, although many democratic members of the legislature voted against him on the charges. "Who is the bravest man you have ever known?" was asked Joseph Warren Krifer, a representative in congress and once speaker of the house. From a private In the -ranks to a major general by brevet is Kelfer's record In the rough. He was a soldier four years and four months, took part In twenty-eight battles and was wounded four times. "Oh, I couldn't answer your question," he replied. "Brule Indifference to danger la not courage. The brave man makes no boast, but keeps his head and stands to his work, whatever it may be. I have heard soldiers says they loved to enter a fight. In my opinion, they lied. "At the siege of Petersburg, In 1864, Clif ton K. Prentiss, lieutenant colonel of the Sixth Maryland Infantry, leading a storm ing party, was the first man over the para pet of the fort. It was a splendidly brave act. As Prentiss leaped the wall a confed erate thrust a musket against his breast and fired. The wound was horrible. "A moment later the commander of the fort was shot, and falling, lay on the ground near Prentiss. Confederate and federal looked at each other and discov ered that they were brothers. They were put in the same hospital, were cared for by the same surgeon and nurses, and when they died were attended by the same I'nlon chaplain, who, strange to relate, was the third brother In the sad and re markable event." While tha American congress is wrang ling over bestowing fitting honor and rewards on Commander Peary, the north pole discoverer has received many testi monials, among them the following: The special great gold medal ot the Royal Geographical society of London. The special great gold medal of the National Geographical society of Wash ington. The ypecial great gold medal of the Philadelphia Geographical society. The Helen Culver medal of the Chicago Geographical society. The honorary degree of doctor of laws from Bowdoln college. Honorary member of the New York Chamber of Commerce. Honorary member of the Pennsylvania society. The Nachtlgall gold medal of the Im perial German Geographical society. The King Humbert gold medal of the Koyal Italian Geographical society. The Haur medal of the imperial Au strian Geographical society. The gold medal of the Hungarian Geo graphical society. The gold medal of the Koyal Belgian Geographical society. The gold medal of the Koyal Geographi cal society of Antwerp. A special trophy from the Koyal Scot tish Geographical society a replica in silver of the ships used by Hudson. Baffin and Davis. The honorary degree of doctor of laws from t lie Kdlnburg university. llinorary membership in the Koyal Nelhcrlans Geographical icty of Am sterdam. I Shermuii a 'Ue Breaker. Boston Transcript. Vice I'reshltnt f-'ln rman's record Is nunle l- breaking three successive lies at one sestsion of the senate. Herein he stsnds a pn it from Culhoiin and I 'alias, who were ti -breaking presiil.nts. Stephen .. I mug. las in his political studies stated th.'t I'.il hoiin's casting vote foiled the r'call of Van Huron from london. where he WrtS American niinisi) r. The ouesilon was on conf it mini; Van Bureu'a nouiii atiou. Van lliiren had written a dispatch which had bi t n Indiscreetly puhllsh' il. J.ic!:om's op p( nenis tlioimht they saw a sr at oppor ten ly. unit loiiiliieing with the aid of the vie : presidil.t. rejecud tic noitruatji n. '1 hi y thought they had put an end to Van Huron's care. r. but when h b' 11,111.' pr-s-ident tin y rvuliZ'd that the - by nrikini: u -"martyr" of him hud promoted lis ad vancetnin! Vice President Dallas by his ia.iing yote s cute.) the tiictiu nt of Hi. tall!f of IM'). Til- vie" pies i -ill s puw -r to break u tie by his cjstmn vote 1 con ferred upon h ci h.y the const it ut ion. I -o noils I.IWe Old lliiien. I liiiiadc Ipiirt Becird I ll so'Ocis 1'Ke -Id lilstor'C tilin s to hear jour cayalry bui-.e on the lllo tiiamle. If' we are lu-K our peaceniawei hum 11 iiierei ywll also make em tuna for i.s i Safeguard Your Food by Atwaya UoSttg r""s. 010 m CRUAM BABDB p rJncfo from Puro Grapo Cream of Tartar Its purity, wholesomeness and superior leavening qualities are never questioned. NO ALUM lime phosphate: NO AInm la a powerful astringent ulth very decided Irritant qualities, owing to which, when tal--1 Internally In anfllclent quantity. It tm emetle an. purgative, and may soon cause fatal gastro intestinal Inflammation." (A S. DUpmuitory, p. 144. "The use of alum and salts of alumina In food should be prohibited." h, WotJ, Harvard tnisv Notloo thai atl adverilsomonis of tho cheap baking powders oonoaal tho prosenoo of alum Thoroforo road tho Iabolm The Bee's Letter Box Contributions on Timely Subjects Not Sxeaedlnr Two Hundred Words Are Invited from our Benders. Moving- Plotnre Shows. OMAHA, Feb. 6.-T0 the Editor of The Bee: In regard to a movement of con siderable proportions which Is being made against the alleged faults of motion picture theaters and which proposes to regulate and correct these attractions, I would like to suggest a word on the side of the theater exhibitors. First I wish to say on behalf of the exhibitors that they are absolutely ready to accept any fair attempt to Improve their attractions and Invite with the heart iest friendliness all such steps toward that end which are not made unfairly. It has been reported In your paper that the Trl-Clty Barara union In holding meet ings and agitating generally against what It describes as the harmful Influence of the 5-cent theaters. Tha union la ' making earnest efforts to have an ordinance re quiring censorship of the motion picture films established In Omaha. For the In formation of the Baraca union permit me to say that the exhibitors are glad such efforts are being made. By all means let there be a consorshlp of the motion pictures which our sons and daughters are wit nessing. I have talked with nearly all the men en gaged in the 6-cent theater business in Omaha, and I am expressing their views when I say that a regulation of the busi ness so far as It relates to the Influence on young boys and girls, and persons who re ceive good or bad Influence from the en tertainments they witness, would be good. I must add. however, that we who are making this sort of entertainment our busi ness are anxious to be treated fairly and to that end, desire that the censorship shall be conducted along common-sense lines. We only ask that the proposed censorship be placed In the hands of eminent business men, persons who are not only equipped with a sense of good taste, but who possess an understanding of good and bad taste without being antagonistic toward every thing outside the fold of strict churchll ness. An ordinary business man Is such a person. In closing let me say for the benefit of the Baraca union that all films received In Omaha for exhibition already have been censored and passed upon In the larger cities. I hope the Baraca union has not Interpreted great dramatic stories to be found In the picture theaters, as the evil Influence they speak of. I daresay there Is not a single exhibition of films to be dis covered In the city today or for the next year after a searching Inspection which would strike any well balanced critic as being Improper. But establish a censorship. Get business men Into the work of Judgment and we will all of us lecelve them gladly. Yours re spectfully, C. I. KAMSUlilJ,, Manager. Author of Ihe I'urm. OMAHA. Feb. 6.-T0 the F.dltor of The Bee: This evening In the Letter Box I notice a communication from J. M. Hola day relative to a poem published In The Hee on February 3. Mr. Holaday will find the poem, which is entitled "How Kid You I He'.'" in Kdmund Vance Cooke's "Imper tinent rooms." JK'LD XE'KX. I HKKOIOIN IN tONSll.tlt KKIIIK l; lmr tu 1'laee It Beyond Heat h of t polls all-in. I Philadelphia Becord. ' The lareful examinations of applicants for foreign consulates ami commercial agencies, now iu progress, mark a gnat departure from the time when these posts were treated as the mere spoils of party. , I'.very party change of administration wit- 1 nessed a sweeping removal of consuls hold- I lug d-siiahle positions, anil some not al all desirable, to maku room for new men liav I11K claims on the party for services, with little regaid to experience and capacity. ; But under the rules and regulations estab lished by Senator Boot in I'.'iT. ml pet sons making applliation for the consular ser vice must undeigj tests 111 toward to for eign languages, commercial geugiaph.y . in ternational and maritime law and kindred' matters before tiiev can obtain rmmliia- ; tluli by the president. While sWcietarv Ktion has punned this policy of his prede cessor it has 110 permanency In law, ami : some future sei',ttry of state might not 1 strictly enfold- it or mi'lit disregard It ' altoget hei . ;, I'll senlHti' Louden of Illinois I.Hi in tlodiiced a bill in congress to put the coll solar service, and to some eMeiil the dip lomatic ei-yie. beyond the reach of the poll' system. Tlie bill has Ihe waiiu ap iroial of both the p'cslilent and s-iiitaryj aV OIK of state. It may be said that this proposed extension of civil service reform la In an ticipation of a political change ot adminis tration In 101.1. when foreign consulates and diplomatic posts would enable a democratlo president to bestow rewards upon many friends. Whether such a partisan purpose - such a partisan purpose I or not It deserves to bV n merits. ervice Is not now an Im- spoils politics. Callow lies under the bill or not It deserves to t passed on Its own The consular service mense field for youths whose wealthy parents may have a "pull" can no longer strut around In for eign cities as consuls, vice consuls, com mercial agents and diplomatic attaches without regard for their fitness and ca pacity. In thfc growing Importance of the country's commerce It would be most un fortunate If, for want of permanent regu lations, Its foreign service should again fall a prey to tha spoils system. TAPS ON THE FUNNYB0NE. "I think a trip to Europe would fix your wife, but maybe I'd better call a consultation. What other doctors would you prefer?" "1 would suggest a couple of dreaa makers, doc." Louisville Courier-Journal. "What are these old masters held atT" "Sixteen thousand each." "I'll give you it apiece for two of tham." "Make It $6 for three and they're, yours." Indianapolis News. Henry Clay had Just made his famous remark: ".sir, 1 would rather be right than ba president!" Imagine his chagrin, when he found out that he had atolen the Idea from Mr. Br an! Chicago Tribune. "Lincoln," aaJd a veteran diplomat used to compare fair-weather friends me rainbow, " 'They look fine and they bend very polite,' he would say, 'hut they're neyer around when the sun isn't shining.' " t. Louis Tlmea. "I met Dr. Knlfeni today on tha street and he cut me dead." "Then you are the only one of his patients to whom he did so, who ever survived to tell It." Baltimore American. "Hello! Hello! Hello! is this May?" "No, It's February. You've got tha wrong number." Newark News. LINE OF LEAST BESISTANCE. Nashville American. How calm and restful la borne. Where wlfey rules the roost! No tempests ever hover round; No dogs of war are loosed. The man who leads a bllsoful life . In cottage or In flat. Allows his mate to have her nay, And lets It go at that. It is not force that makes fur peace Around his humble Joint. 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