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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
