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CORRKSHONDENCE. fommunW atlon relating to newa and editorial matter should be addressed Omaha liee, Editorial iJepertment. A17JUST CIRCULATION. 47,543 Ftnte tit Nebraska, County of Douglas, as., Jjwleht Williuine, circulation manager of The lite I'uhllfhlnK company, being duly worn, say that the verag daily clrcu lstlon, les apoilad, unused and returned oplea, for the month of Auguet. 1U wit 7,t48. UWIGHT WILLIAMS), Circulation Manager. Kubscrllied In my treneru and awom to before me thla tin 0y nt Feptembrr 111. (Seal.) ROBERT HCNTER. t Subscribers Irarloli the cllr leu porurilr should bare) The- Ilea nailed to Ihem. Aggreae will be changed aa often aa reqaeeled. Uli, by the way, what hat become of tiie Wiley caseT Not many dead letters among those firet class postmasters. Now, Mr, Weather Man, we dare you to hand us a real rain. Just Uuce he was the Peerless Leader, but cow his old pal Hhallenberger even refuses to walk by his side. That New York man who attempted suicide on his 40th anniversary prob ably still believes In Dr. Osier. Why do all those experts let us go cn groping fa the dark for the key to this hlgh-cost-of-llving problem? Thus far the anti-reciprocity appeal of Kudyard Kipling's does not seem to have stimulated demand for bis hooks. These are great days for opening guns. Both Speaker Clark and Gover nor Harmon have fired theirs. Next. Colonel Astor might save time and embarrassment by putting that carpenter-clergyman on his regular pay roll. "Vast Torrent of Molten Lava fours Down tilde of Mountain." Jeff Davis of Arkansas can prove an alibi, anyway. The man who thinks It will never snow again should get his best eye riveted on Medicine Hat before Decem ber 1 fclnr the recent victory of Senators Hwanaon and Martin, Mr. Bryan doubt less will add Virginia to the "enemy's country." A Spokane tobacco merchant la auing a candidate for M.65 for campaign cigars. He must have sold him only the butts. Htlll, it Is not necessary for a United States senator to tell a shady story every time at a public banquet with women present. Or If Champ Clark cannot find enough politics in Pennsylvania, per haps be might look among the Jack' pota of Illinois. Champ Clark surely would agree that they have enough politics la Mas sachusetts, where they bold a state election every year. The savage who used to wear rings In his nose Is not a great way ahead of us now that our women folks are get ting them on their ankles. Any other statesman In the Third district want to announce that he is not a candidate for congress? Come on In. It's easy publicity. The Nebraska Btate Federation of Labor can give some more pretentious organizations pointers on how to con duct business-like sessions. Omaha adopts the commission form Of government perhaps to da away with ths liildillemau.-Ht. Iula Republic. Yes, aud a fow end men. BaaaisajMBSJSBBSSaSBBBMSSSBS Mr. Rockefeller baa not counter manded the orders for those extra four stories to his country home because they dissolved his Standard Oil, It Is a good thing Mabray did not hear of Haruey Dreyfuss, the Pittsburg base ball magnate, who paid 123,600 for that Bt. Paul pitcher -er, what'a his name? The postofflce authorities should not fool themselves. Let them put Ne braska's democratic senator down as against parcels post. He la not the kind of a progressive to vote for it even on rural routes aa a starter, The death of Congressman Latta is a reminder that Nebraska has had quite a few representatives in congress die In office. The first was Krank Welch, the second James Laird, the third William U Green, making Mr. Latta the fourth." One United States senator from Nebraska, M. U Hay ard, alo died ta office. The Third District Vacancy, The death of r.r...... t..... Djakps a vacancy In the Third district to be filled at the coming election. Hut Inasmuch as the regular primary at which direct-vote nominations might have bten made occurred nearly a month ago, the question how candi dates for the congressional auccesslon may be legally nominated for the re spective parties Is mora or less a punier. It la clear enough that the law makes no provision for a special pri mary, or for a specially called conven tion, although presumably the party machinery could. If wished, be set la motion by either mesne to ascer tain the wishes of the rotera of the district. The primary law seems to est authority to fill a vacancy occur ring; on the ticket after the primary in the party committee of the city, county, district or state, as the case may be, but the difficulty Is to locate the legally authorized committee. Whether the republicans have such a legal committee for the district Is questioned, and It Is also more or less uncertain whether the democrats have a legal district committee. AH the parties, however, have legal state com mittees that could constitute the dis trict committee, or act themselves. It should be the sole aim of the repub licans, as It doubtless will be of the democrats, to put up the man of these available who holds out promise of making the strongest run. The people of the district are entitled to have a straight-out choice between candidates standing as representatives of the po litical parties In alignment at Washing ton, without any quibbling over the legal technicalities of the nominating machinery. What a Handy Joker! The discovery has Just been made of another Joker which was carefully slipped through the late legislature under cover of a bill Introduced by Representative Grossman of this county, who, by the way, Is looking for reward as a nominee on the democratic udlclal ticket, ostensibly to regulate police court practice and Incidentally to raise the police magistrate's salary. The material point in the law, however, Is that It accords a Jury trial in the police court on demand by any defend ant charged with committing a mis demeanor under the statutes of the state, the Jury to be selected In the same manner as Juries In Justice courts. Where this privilege comes In mighty bandy Is In cases In which liquor dealers are up for selling .after 8 o'clock or on Sundays, or violating other provisions of the Slocumb law. Hitherto conviction in me ponce court, although appealable, made re vocation of the license Imperative. Of course, It Is not necessarily impossible tor procure conTlction by a police court Jury, but the difficulty of procuring conviction in that way Is at least 11 lustrated by the fact that none have been secured since this law has been Invoked, and acquittal in the police court saves the offender his license, for which be paid f 1,000. It is only fair that the public should know of the existence of this Joker, and how it works, especially when It discloses the Inability of the police to bold down tba ltd with this escape- door wide open. Trying to Explain the Weather. The weather man at Washington need not apologize for or try to explain the causes of the weather that makes on part of the country shiver while the other swelters. He may guess more or Uss Intelligently, but cannot control the elements and the people are not going to bold him responsible. The wind bloweth where It list- eth and thou bearest the sound thereof. but canst not tell whence It cometh and whither it goeth." The dlspatchea, quoting the Wash lng weather bureau in an amusing ef fort at explaining the vagaries of the present conditions, says: Theaa unusually strong contrasts in tern- psrature from the Rockies to the Atlantlo ooaat ware from separate cause. And here are the causes: The cold weather In the east followed a disturbance which came down from the Canadian northwest over the northern lake region and St. Lawrence valley. It paasea out to sea and In its wake followed (he cold wave. A barometlo depreaalon covers the plains states and the north went Canadian prov tnrea. causing the warm lemperaturea. It will move slowly eastward accompanied by showais. The warm weather Is moving In advance of this depression. But what caused the "disturbance which came down from the Canadian northwest," or the "barometrlo de pression causing the warm tempera. tures," is not stated, neither can it be by our fine, but finite weather man He knows, aa do the rest of us, that since early In June thla country has ex perlenced about the most capricious weather it has eer known, and we nily go on talking about it from now till doomsday without telling why. Sane Fourth Remits, In 1903 when deadly fireworks were used on the Fourth of July with prac tical freedom and no restriction all over the country, the number of deaths outright from explosions was 446; lockjaw victims dying as results of the day, seriously Injured and re ported to officials of record, 4,449 This year when efforts were exerted in many cities and towns over the country to observe a safe and sane Fourth, fifty-seven were killed, ten died of lockjaw and 1,603 were seri ously injured. On the basis of such a comparison, no intelligent person would ask the question, does a safe and sane Fourth pay? U certainly does pay from every conceivable standpoint, unless the TIIE BEE: t. fronts or tbe destb-daiing stuff mad "a on ltat aa' r to rclt unea in toe consideration, tsui against human life and limb, to say nothing of human misery and sorrow, they are not to be compared. The safe and sane Fourth pays, we see, but It will pay even far more when It is made more safe and more ssdc. The country has as yet adopted no concerted plan for making the day so. Each community is working by Mself. If, then, such re markable results csn be scbleved by thete unsystematic efforts, how much greater good could be wrought by bet ter organization? The thing to do, therefore, is to con serve enthusiasm and carry on the propaganda between seasons. Instead of letting It die down on July 6, the movement should be kept alive and prosecuted throughout the year as a campaign of education. Then when the Fourth comes around again, we might face It with a good deal more as surance of results. Not Quite Fair. Fo strong; was "the demand for Improved city government" In Omaha that more than 17,000 voters did not take the trouble to ylu. Votlnit. ".; vottnif aye. 5. Ml; not to be dragged to the fxilla. 17,000 odd. A mighty rlaiiitf of the "the people-" New York Bun. This statement Is not quite fair be cause It does not give due weight to all the facts. How the stay-at-homes would have voted on the commission plan, no one knows, but the proposi tion was submitted at a special elec tion, and we do know that it elicited the Interest and votes of more people than usually participate in such elec tions. Omaha has held during the current year four special elections. On June 27, with three bond propo sitions presented, the total vote cast in the fifty-seven election districts in Omaha was 6,377. On August 2, when the water bonds were resubmitted, the total vote cast In the same fifty-seven districts was 8.037. On August 15, when the court house bonds were resubmitted, elthougn 10,702 ballots were cast In the gen eral primary on the same day, the to tal vote on the bonds was 6,597. On September 2, when the commis sion plan of city government was adopted, the total vote as officially canvassed in the same fifty-seven elec tion districts was 7,823. As there was no organization on either side worthy of the name to drag people out," to say that there were 17,000 odd "not to be dragged to the polls," is drawing an Inference that the election figures do not war rant. The Lincoln Journal comes back at us to tne eneci mat u is nui ram- paining about the state fair as a power to draw strangers to Lincoln, but wants merely to emphasize the fact that Lin coln merchants do not reap propor tionate trade benefits because the fair Is timed too early for fall buying. If so, we regret it as Lincoln's misfortune, but suggest that Lincoln stop finding fault with Omaha for timing its con ventions and gala days to facilitate business. Lincoln's complaint is ad mission that it would like to get as much trade as it can out of the state fair visitors, so why blame Omaha when its merchants succeed where Lin coln tries and falls. Yes, but why should anyone pay for the digging of a well In Dundee when the promise of the water board Is out that Dundee will be supplied from the Omaha water plant with a newly built main out of that 8. 250, 000 bond issue before snow files? Reports from Chinese cities where missionaries are seeking refuge from the malcontent natives say the mis sionaries are not armed. Dut they probably have the helmet of salvation and the sword of the spirit left. aasssssssssssssssssasatsssssssssssssssssasaias The thriving city of Fremont is put ting out a trade excursion that would do credit to a real metropolis. Go to It. with wishes for good luck, for Omaha has no copyright on the idea. Outlet for Hot Air, New York World. Secretary Fisher thinks Controller Pay Is no great shucks after all. He says that It is overestimated and la far from belns the beat harbor for the coal outlet of n.hrln river. It at leant furnished an out let for a great output of words. Harmon' Vnfalr Criticism. Washlnnton Toat. It is to he feared that Governor Harmon failed to do President Taft the falrnea to read the bills and vetoes In question, ele he would not have repudiated his own lifelong opinions and called upon conrea to "go on with the same" If what It has done Is "playing poiltlos." Keeping; In the SputlUM. 8t. I.mila Republic. Recently Kansas was neglecting and mistreating Its old ladlea; the other dy it was dunounced as a hypocrite by one of Its own leading prohibitionists, and tha latest Is the tarring of a schoolmistress. What Is the matter with that Imperial and en lightened commonwealth, anyway? A I'rarh U a lnll-llaek. Chicago Record-Herald. An army lieutenant who has a chance to marry an heiress has been Informed by the authorltlea at Washington that he will not be permitted to resign, the best that can be done foV him being a leave of absence for threa months, with the privilege of ap plying for an extension. There are young men who would be glad to marry neireaae even under auch trying conditions. An Ksprrt oa Tariffs. loa Moines Capital. An enthusUsllo admirer of Mr. Dryan declares tha Nebrskan does not believe In a tariff. The declaration l too sweeping. lila chautituiiua schedule of 10 per epeech and a percentage of the gat receipts shows that Mr. Hryan la a very hide-bound protectionist in some matters, and that too. In aplte of the fact that his platform output has long sine passed the Infant Industry slag. OMAHA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1911. Qookln(Backvvanl IhbDay In Omaha COMP11XD I MOM Bf.fc riLf S 3 SEIT. 15. Thirty Years Ago The second large event in the social sea son was an evening reception by Hon. and Mrs. J. !. Webster at their charming home on I'leasant street. Over 00 Invitation had been Issued. The rain unfortunately prevented oslng the lawn, as expected. To many thla was the first occasion offered for Inspecting Mr. Webater's beautiful resi dence. After an elegant and tempting upper dancing was resumed, and the oompany broke up at a late hour. Th toilet of th ladlea were unusually strik ing: Mrs. J. N. H. Patrick, a princess black brocad of unusual richness, point lac cor sag, bouquet of pond lilies, diamond and opal Jewelry; Mrs. Matt Patrick, a princess robe of heliotrope brocaded satin, with trimmings of royal purple velvet, gold ornaments; Mrs. Herman Kountse, skirt of heliotrope silk with overdress of old gold and white brocaded satin, point lac and diamond of rare beauty; Mrs. Wood, magnificent dress of black saUn adorned with an abundance of jet, long court train of brocade, unique jewelry of pearls and turquoises; Mrs. Richard McCormlck, an elegant coatum of black satin, overdress of watered silk, wtlh ornaments of steel and jet; Mrs. Ben Gallagher, a strik ing combination suit of ruby velvet and aatln; Mr. Dundy, a handsome black velvet rob with diamonds; Mrs. E. T. Test, a stylish short skirt of light blu satin, overdress of blu cashmere elab orately embroidered In white, ornaments, diamond; Mrs. Major Furay, a pretty toilet of white silk and satin, Spanish lac trimmings, diamond ornament; Mis Mat tie Sharp, a chaste costume of whit Pari muslin, klrt trimmed with alternating row of white lac and satin loops, white satin bodice: Miss Hanscom. cameo silk. satin front exquisitely embroidered In car nation and other flower; Miss Kammerer of Pittsburgh, demi-traln of rich black grot-grain silk, Spanish lac sleeves. V-shapcd neck filled with tulle; Mis Uerlin. short skirt of ruby velvet, white silk overdress, collar of uncut velvet and lata; Mis Balcombe, a becoming dress of pal blu eatin, with white lace overdress, natural flowers; Miss Doille McCormlck, superb in a short costum of white silk. overdress and sleeves of Suanlsh lace: Miss Wood, a lovely cream white surah Ilk, trimmed profusely with pearl 'passe menterie, scarf drapery and" natural flowers. ' Tho fir department Ak-Sar-Bened for the state fair-by contributing a parade of men and equipment. High winds and th consequent cloud of dust did not prevent the turnout. Th lln was headed by Kir Chief alllgan. City Marshal Angell and Jailer McClur, with Alstant Hoi Prince, Assistant W. Ryan and Treasurer I. Scherb as aides. Second division, com manded by Assistant Charles Hunt, and as aides Assistant E. Maurer and George Smith. Durant steamer, drawn by four horses, was in chare of Tom Cv Durant hose cart In charge of P. Doodle nd Durant engine company under Thomas Meldrum. Pioneer truck was there got up In dainty style, with Jim O'Brien holding tne ribbons, rioneer Hook and Ladder company was under Charles Fisher, fore man. Omaha company's steamer, George Coulter, engineer, Louis Cassady, stokar, and Dennis Lane, driver. Omaha hose cart, Tony Herrold In charge. No. Z's Fir King (by all odds the finest steamer In the de partment) was elaborately fixed up. with JSd Walsh, engineer; Oeorge Wlndhelm. atokr, and William Webb, driver. No. z'a hose cart was driven bv William Kelber. On ths Nebraska company's steamer Pat Galllgan had arranged a seat above the air chamber for th fire depart ments mascot, Keno, Th pup had been trlckad up In lavish style, regardless of ex pense. Charles Baiter was the engineer, Pat Ualligan the stoker and John Griffith th driver. Joe Vanderford held the rib bons on No, i's cart. In the evening the firemen gav a ball at Masonlo hall. About 3 o'clock two buggies collided on Fifteenth street A 12-year-old son of F. J. Scherb of 1150 Sherman avenue was thrown out and his arm dislocated at the elbow. Dr. Merrlam reduced the dislo cation. Twenty Years Age- In the evening at H- Phllomena's cathe dral N. P. Trenery and Mia Sarah Dunn were united In marriage by Rev. Father McCarty. The couple repaired to th horn of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Cooper, where twenty-five of their friend joined them in a wedding dinner. They began housekeeping at 2018 Charles street. Franklin P. Welsh and Mlsa Irene Moor were married by Dr. Duryea at the resi dence of Mr. and Mm. C. B. Moore on Cap itol avenue in the evening. Messrs. Mau rice Duryea and Clinton Mills acted as ushers and Misses Margaret Moore and Mary Duryea as bridesmaids. Those pres ent aside from the bridal party were: Judge and Mrs. Ijike, Mr. and Mrs. and Miss Burns, Miss Ma Burns, Miss Bell, Miss Dresser, Dr. and Mrs. Duryea, Mlsa Kelly, Miss Ferine, Mr. and Mrs. Rlnehart, Mr. and Mrs. Perlne, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Will Hmtth, Mr. and Mrs. Duclen Stevens. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Smith, Miss Helen Smith, Mr. Bert Downs, Mr. Fos benner, Mr. Risk. Mr. and Mrs. Welsh went to KVanston to reside. lOx-LJoutenant Governor George D, Melk lejohn and Attorney Wl E. Healey returned from their eventful trip to Madison, Wis., and th remaining traces of th mauling to which thy wr subjected there by Dr. George K. Knan, whll not Increasing their good looks, war still not sufflolant to prevent their identification by old friends. Mr. Nat Elliott left for Anamosa, la , to attend th reunion of his old regiment, th Fourteenth Iowa infantry, J. 8. McNally, th genial city ticket agent of th Rock Island, was married to Miss Mlnnl L Ford, iatr of Mr. A. J. Vier ling, at th latter' residence by Bishop Scannell. They hud a pretty llttl cottage ready for occupancy at Thirtieth and Chi cago atreeta. Ten Years Ag By ooinand of Governor Fare P. Savage, attested by Adjutant General L. W. Colby, special religious service, in token of th death of President McKlnley, wer held at Camp Omaha, where th National Omtrd of Nebraska was encamped. Th principal address was made by Rev. K. F. Trefs, chaplain. A fellow In Fred Jensen's saloon at 2001 Cuming street, waa mistaken for an anarch. 1st and narrowly escaped violent handling by an enraxed crowd of men who had th asalaalnatlon of th president freshly in mind. Nearly all local churches hold services lu memory of th lata president McKlnley. C. C. Blow returned from a trip east. The retail liquor dealer held a big pic nic at Ruser's park and Mayor Moorra aa asked to attend, but did not. sending a letter instead, which waa read by the secretary of th association, Henry Keat ing. King Ak-Ser-Bn decide to ehang sum of its date swing to the death of th president THE FEACE OF RIGHTXOTJSXESS. St. Louis Republic: Whll punching the arbitration treaties with fierce seal, th colonel disclaims lustily about "the peac of rlghteousne." tin snyon fitott-n hK criticism of the Ppnlsh war? The onl.r trouble w itb It, he said, waa that there wasn't enough to go around. Chicago Record-Herld: Colonel Roose velt when president had bis troubles with th senate. He knows what it pretension are and how auspicious it la. It Is a matter for profound regret that h should find himself on th aids of th msjortty of th senate committee and should re-enforce It demand for emasculation and evisceration of th treaties. Indianapolis News: No on can ap preciate th discreditable of hi arti cle on the arbitration treaties unless h reads It In th light of th Panama "revo lution." For that ii Iniquitous from be ginning to end. And Mr. Roosevelt was Its promoter. Only six month ago he boasted of th part that he played In It. Till treaty breaking become a virtu th Roosevelt brand of righteousness will arouse only th contempt of men who try to do their duty In th fear of Ood. Philadelphia Record: Colonel Roosevelt raise hi vole to remark that th great est objection to th proposed arbitration treaties Is ths power that would b given to commissions of Inquiry, "which might b composed wholly of foreigners." to de termine whether any given difference would ' be Justiciable. On th contrary, these commissions would always be com posed of equal numbers of Americans and of "national" of th party of th other part, and never of foreigners to th con troversy. Ther might b ten or twenty or more members to a commission, and, if more than on of them he'd to the opinion that th difference pending was not "de terminable in sceordane with the princi ples of law and eqlty." ther would be no arbitration. In such event the commission could do no more than recommend a settle ment, which th parties would be under no obligation to accept. Th, commission could make no award. One who has consigned so many persons to the Ananias club as the colonel hss should cultivate the habit of accurate statement. POLITICS IN NEBRASKA. Kearney Times: Omaha he captured the republican headquarters from Lincoln. What Is fhe matter with those astute Lin coln politicians, have they lost their cleverness, or are they looking to the democrats to fall on their bosom. Springfield Monitor: When you consider that 129,000 vote were cast at the primary on August 15, It is plain to see that this method of selecting candidate is far from being a fallur and that Nabraskans take lots of Interest as to who shall serve them In official capacities. Grand Island Independent: The World Herald reports Governor Aldrtch as deter mined to support La, Follette even though It become clear that auch support Is en tirely useless and damaging to the republi can party's nomine for president. How ever, It I to bo remembered that th relia bility of th World-Herald's political re ports has recently been questioned rather severely by gentlemen high in ths councils of. that paper's own party. Kearney Hub: The Bee remarks very truthfully that Insurgent republicans can have all the space they want In democratic newspapers to stir up trouble for Presi dent Taft and the administration, but that this "leave to print" privilege would not last twenty-four hours if a democratic president should accidentally find his way into the White House. True enough. And the very fact that they have to use the columns of damooratlo newspapers Is of Itself evidence that the republican press of the country doe not approv of th insurgent abuse of th president. Beatrice Express: The World-Herald, which Is good at figuring, has figured It out that a vote for Letton or Rose or Hamer or for any other republican this fall Is a vote to sustain President Taft In all his acts, and that every La Follette republican in the state should vote for the democratic candidate for that reason. Just why the popularity or unpopularity of a president should affect the political fortunes of candidate for state offices in an "off" year la not explained by the Omaha paper. We don't know whether the republican candidates are Taft republi cans or La Follette republicans, and tho republicans of th state don't care a rap. They want good men In office, and their friendship for either of the republican can didates for th presldsnoy next year does not enter into th matter. LAUGHING GAS. Mr. Haahlelgh Some of my boarder make a disturbance when I don't have soup for dinner. Friend I notice some of them mak a disturbance when you do. Boston Tran script. "Don't you enjoy a conversation when It la a verbal feast?" "Can't say I do. When I go to any kind of a feast, I Ilka something else served up besides tongue." Baltimore American. "I your new song going to be a suo- cees?" "It's sure to mak a big hit." "How can you tell?" "fc-veiy musician who has heard It says it's simply rotten." Toledo Iliad. "Do you believe in Ihe recall of public offlcloleT' "Bine. I ran recall all th president' w hav had for forty year. Hut 1 ran't recall the vice presidents." Houston Poet. Arctic Hunter I think If your wife should wash her fee, It would Improve her appearance. K.skimu I'gh! You never seen her face! -Puck. WHY LAWYERS DON'T GO TO. Wet Publishing Company' Docket. Knowing that ther ha been considerable doubt, In th mind of laymen at least, as to th future condition of th legal prof .Ion, I am herewith repeating to you, u well as I ran from memory, a few Hues on this very Interesting subject, which wer composed by an old friend of ntln at th time of his admission to th bar la th state of Michigan, sum forty year ago. J. A. Markham of th Independence, Wis., Bar. Th devil came to the earth one day, And Into a court room took his way, Jutt aa a lawyer, with very grave face, Waa proceeding to argue the point In a case. Now a lawyer hi majesty never had seen, For to his dominion none ever had been; Tta th fault of my agents," his majeaiy thought, "That none of the lawyers have ever been caught." And for his .own pleasur he had felt a dcslr To uvin to th eanh and th reason in quire. Now, whs n th first lawyer had com to a close, Th counsel opposing him fearlessly roe. Ami heaped such abuse on the head of the first. That he mad him a Villain, of all men the worst. Each claimed he was right and the other was wrong. They sparred aud contended and argued so long That, concluding he'd heard enough of th fuss, "Old Nick" turned away, aud soliloquised thus: "They hav pussled th court with their villa l no u cavil, And 1 am fre tu confess they hav pussled th devlU My agente wer right; lei lawyer alone. I 1 had them, they'd suchr m out of my throi'." 9 T ill - . ! ' w t'5 3 i'Bi Hrii'iI 1 SB .? V Kt 1W1 Wl ' 5s;T T T.erer-i T V?TF' ' ft t .';st;i1i 1 i -"iff LC f'iS t V-S f fiia-TVJ : I'i r I t. T- Trans-Alt Cable AM, LONDON TIME I 34'rs6T6 7 10 12 1AMJ NEW YORK TIME a 1 9 ion i2 I I a 3 12 A ;utiuzed , X . 1 $ c apacijy . v - i ,...i. -i.. , i,'i.. .JofiL..; , .... :-. .:u Traffic Chart of Western Union, Anglo-American and Direct U. 8. Csble Business, Showing Cspacity of the Cables and the Proportion Now Utilised. Proposed Modification of Existing Arrangements A provisional modification of an arrangement which has existed for many years hss been rescbed between the Western Union Telegraph Com pany, The Anglo-American Cable Company and the Direct U. S. Cable Company, under which the cable sys tems of these companies now worked exclusively in business connection with each other, but operated and maintained separately, will be oper ated in direct physical connection with each other and with the Western Union land aystem. Two objects are to be sttsined by thie arrangement: ' Firtt, mora mfficitnt and economi cal operation. Second, the introduction of new forme of eervice to the advantage of the public. The Trans-Atlantic Cable Situation and Competition The trans-Atlantic cable situation is as follows ; The Msckay group of seven ca ble, inclu.x,; the German cables, owned by or worked in physical con nection with the telegraph lines of thst compsny form one system. The French csbles comprise an in dependent system, using both the Western Union and the Mackay land lines for their United States connec tion. In competition with these is the Western Union group of cables, eight In all, owt,ed by three separate com panies, two of which are British companiea owning five of the eight cable a. Two only of the Brituh owned cablet terminate in the United Statee and all of them are entirely depen dent on the Wettern Union for their connection with any telegraph tyitem, or for their reaching any centre of butineee, and are now worked exclu sively, eo far a butineee it concerned, with the Wettern Union. Efficiency Increated, . Waste Prevented The proposed srrsngement between the Western Union, the Anglo-American and the Direct U. S. companies will bring the eight cablet of the three companies under one operating con trol. Tne consequent increase in effectiveness and economy will place the Western Union in a position to offer certain advantages in csbi service not now enjoyed by the public. The other way open to enable the Western Union to make such im provements and introduce eucb new ervics aa it proposes to do, would be to lay new cables. This would seem to be the height of folly. Duplication of the existing trans Atlantic csble facilities at a cost of many millions, when there are more then ample facilities for all business, would put an unnecessary financial burden upon an already fully burdened business and would probably postpone the reduction of rat or introduction of new services. Limited Business Hours and Idle Facilities At at present carried on, the trans. Atlantic cable business is practically all flash service, . i. instsntsneous. Owing to the difference in time, there sre only a few business hours of th day common to both sides snd during these hours at least 73 of the cable business is don. This is demon strated by the accompanying chart. In the interests of international business nothing should be done to interfere in any wsy with the so-called flash or instsntsneous service, snd the lines should be kept clear to ac commodate such messages during the few businsss hours common to both countries J but to continue to confine the csbles 10 this class of service, as at pressnt, will utilis only sboutsj of tb existing cspacity of millions of property and placea on that limited service all the capital, maintenance and operating charges. The limited time and the character of the business, if best results are to THE WESTERN UNION New York, Sept 1st, 1911. j HOTEL. . GOTHAM A Hotel ofirfincc! el .eganec. located in NtVYbrkt social centre Easily accessible to tlieatre,ancl slioppin districts! U CindW Dm with RatS J5 fo3?? d2C iZZ with h-tb J U roUS Wcthcrbce'tyWbod r.fikAve.cnfir.flffs NEW YORK. CITY San Sic K 19 T UNUTILIZED CAPACITY ' be obtained, demand direct cable cir cuits between principal centres of the two sides of the Atlsntic, as well ss special circuits devoted to special Dusincss. Efficient Service Requires Sufficient Facilities To meet these requirements it is essential not only that there be at all times sufficient cable facilities, under one control, but that they should be operated interchangeably with each other and in close physical connec tion with land line as one system. Ample spare facilities are. necessary to provide against the very frequent cable interruptions.' Neither the Western Union nor any one of the companiea of the Western Union group bss, independently of the othere, fscilities enough to handle the business which at times any one company might be called upon to take care of, because of some particular rush of business, or becsuse of some cable interruption. Nor could any one company furnish sll the direct circuits necessary for efficient service, al though the combined facilities of these companies are ample if they could be used supplementary to each other and interchangeably. As it is, each company operates its own cables through separate and dis tinct offices and under sepsrste and distinct management. All interchange of business is by actual transfer of the business from one compsny to the other, with the coneequent delay and interruption of a eervice in which aeconds are valuable. Daily and Week-end Cable Letters So toon, at the proposed arrange ment goet into effect, the Wettern Union purpottt, with the content of the British Pott Office Department, to introduce at leatt two new featuret or services in addition to the proposed deferred rate the DAILY CABLE LETTER and the WEEK-END CABLE LETTER at a very low rate for cable eervice only. This will enable the public to save the six to eight dayt consumed in the trans-Atlantic postage of mailt. Monopoly of Cable Business Impossible There ie no cable monopoly pos sible. The three systems the Western Union, the French and the Mackay will continue to exist. The Msckay Companiea is a hold ing organisation with no physical property, but exercising through stock ownership, lease or contrsct, operat ing control of various companiea owning lend lines and cablea which make up the Mackay System. Through this control all the various properties are operated as one system to greet advantsge in service over whst could be given by these same companies if operated separately. The French cablea form another system. The Western Union System, under the proposed srrsngement for one operating control over the present segregsted units, will be enabled to make two distinct advances in, the trans-Atlantic cable business: 1 BETTER SERVICE. Thlawillbe insured by more efficient and econom ical working resulting from single direction over the operetions of both cables and land lines. t-PUBUC ADVANTAGES. The greater part of toe cable capacity has been and is now unutilized. It will continue to lie dormant and unutilised under existing conditions and tradi lions. The Western Union purnoe to make these wasted facilitiss useful to the publie by means of new kinds of esbls servioe. In addition, the Western Union in. tends to nationalise its land lines by opening them to all trans-AUantig cable companies. TELEGRAPH COMPANY - Theo. N. Yail, President