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THE BEE:. OMAHA. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1912.
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litattlam Wrl.f .tk etty
, tearenrllr aheald hay The
Be mailed la them. Adds
will be cheered aa altaa aa ea.
f eetd.
Th man who spok of "living on
ft a ittk" evidently meant dying.
J Mr. . Bryan alio appreciate the
deep-eeatsd objection to a third
term. '
" That Piatt river powar canal
woud Indeed be a (in valentine (or
Omaha If
i "A Hard Winter for Gam..." ob
serve the Chicago Record-Herald.
And that laa't all.
,' "Beer Oo Up In PltUbnnn."
aayi a headline. That Barer will be
Mid abont Bt Lou la. '
- - If the grand Jury' motto la,
"Blow but tun," tbe time consumed
Will set be begrudged.
Every bow and then "Our Jim"
appear to eon out and remember
that he la mayor of Omaha.
VI iwmii a uw ia.w.u
of dying rich, air. Carnegie baa i
cellent control of bla emotion.
I Ther I reaaoa to fear that Mayor
eWif1 rmti t ttaa teii ti
toon to ret upon hi laurel.
' Thoee men who hare Jumped oft
high bridge bar seldom loft tb
world noticeably poorer for ' their
going. ,
Too thirteen democratic eon-gTaaamea-
on Mr. Bryan' blacklist
may yet prov that there t nothing
la signs.
Bom demoeratlo paper (peak of
"unloading Bryan." They em to
forget about the man who . caught
the bear. 1 , , ; ' " i
As chief maglntrat of the city
and head conservator of the peace.
Mayor "Jim" might begin by tatting
sa example. "
Thoee tnaurgent boase who fixed
p the frees sat Job at Lincoln la
secret oobcIbt evidently dldat
kaow Tetoer.-
' Senator Bailey say womea who
meddle la pnblle affair are a But
aance. And Apoetl Paul said eome-
thlng similar. - - -
t' The popular positioa for candi
date for office to tike on woman's
suffrage la,' If woman baa the ballot
favor it. If the ha not, oppose It.
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1 Champ Clark haa received the sp-
jirohatloa of Missouri as Ha favorite
on, but getting adopted by the eoun-
Jry at large I quite another matter.
j The world neither wap with
Ihoa who weep, nor sighs with
Haoea who alia, but It alvee the
iiorte laugh to the maa who think
It doe.
j Mea hate beea proving and dis
proving every religious argument by
the Bible sad bow politicians are
using Lincoln in a similar way for
vary political creed.
'-i Colonel Telser's call tor a Roose
velt convention woald Indicate that
la proceeding oa the theory that
v. k. r. 1 t i
answer to the governors will be.
Protecting' the Woman.
No one may criticise President
Taft's treatment of the Major
Beechet B. Ray ease withoat reflect
ing upon hie own regard for woman's
honor. Dragging the major through
the tediona detail of a court-martial
might, to be eure, hare beea tb
formal way of handling the ease, and
eminently fair to the erring officer,
but it would have done irreparable
Injury to a woman's nam and a
family's honor, and no army rule or
discipline, la the mind of the presi
dent, warranted any such mockery
of Juatice. Knowledge of tbe fact
that "the woman and bar husband
are living happily together" con
strains tbe president to guard, with
anxious fidelity and most Jealous
care, and area with courageoue, aa
concera of public crltlclam, those in
terest and relatione which every
true man and woman know to be
more Important than the vindication
of any formal cod of military law.
The sane, right-seeing pnblle will
applaud the president' action, not
falling to admire tbe splendid wis
dom and chivalry, the refined senas
of propriety, that prompted it. How
easy It would hsv boon, In tb pur
ul( of routln official conduct, to
have ec-ved otherwise and dlacloeed
what could aot possibly have bene
fited anyone or any Interest, but
would have Inflicted permanent
harm.' It seta a fine example of re
1'abl wladom and charitable concern
for thoae thing tbat He at th very
foot of every family altar. It paly
the example might bo more sealously
emulated by other whoa positions
give them a monitory guardianship
of similar secrets, what aa excellent
thing It would be. Why 1 It tbat
to many people cannot see that the
welfare of society. Itself, demand
more of such wisdom and charity
and loss of th grim passion that
thrives oa making ealadou scandal
out of human frailty, egsrly' tar
alahlng personal honor with th pol
luted finger of scorn if that will hslp
to exaggerate th scsndslT One la
a while tbe country seems to need
example of this kind even la mat
ter of personal conduct from It of
ficial head, and it ha on here tbat
I grandly Imposing.
Confidence tad Btulneu.
"Ther I nothing th matter with
business, except that confidence has
beea ahaken. Restore confidence
and business will oulckly recover
from any local affliction." '
That ha beea said so oft 'as to
become axiomatic. It la th Invari
able reply to popular outcry and to
political agitation. - Everybody ad
mit th Indlspensablllty of con
fidence aa a, factor la prosperity. It
waa conceded that' nothing but a
temporary recession of confidence
upset condition la HOT.
But confidence Implle and In
volve candor. Business msy not
expect to retain th publi'e eonfl-
dnoe without being candid with the
public taking th people into It
confidence. I'gly rumor are afloat
to the effect that certain high offi
ciate of a certain well .known rail
road have beea ngagd m graft
Th rumor have been widely cir
culated. They look bad oa their face
yet they may be utterly false and un
just. , It Is reported, though, that
tb wool matter I to be "hushed
up" and aettled privately.
Burely this latter report Is Inac
curate. To cover up and go lato
evcret session for a settlement of
such grav charge would be a moat
ever blow to that tndlspenaabl
element of confidence. Burely th
Milwaukee official who. It 1 as
serted, are utterly Innocent of
wroag-dolng, will aot make th fool
ish mlstak of attempting to settle
anything so serious "la private. ' Aa
tb Chicago Trlbun wall says:
If this is don N will be done to the
Injury not enly of the St. raU, but of
every railroad official and board of di
rector la th ValUd metes.
To the Injury e( everr stockholder.
To the Injury at all Americas rsilroads,
And to the discredit of America bast
nee mea and method In the financial
and bvetneas opinio) of the werM.
It must be ta Interest of bualaeae
to restore confidence and retain It
Th basks and bnalneaa mea are
reasonably favorable to a ease plas
of currency reform. It la tb wage
worker, tbo artissa and th farmer
who has to be educated and won
- University of Nebraska students
always find their visits to tb South
Omaha stock yards and meat-packing
plants beta laatrsctlve a ad en
joyable. These periodical pilgrim
age er likewise calculated to
produce closer bead between the
tmlvr-nlty and tb metropolis.
Watt in th BestaamiU,
This hlgh-cost-ot-livtng problem Is
such aa Insistently personal matter
that It may be found obtruding It
self, la some form or another, Into
oae'a most private affair. Every
where he turns, be find It He
meet It at th break tast tabl at
home, and ther also at his evening
dinner, and he encounters It at tb
cafe at aooa. Oo Into on of tb
better class restaarante aad order a
roast beef, or moat any other meat
and see if yoa do not get about twice
or three times aa much a yo car
tor or can conveniently digest. Th
average maa doe. But, yo ask.
why complala at this? If th
taarant sees tit to help yoa so boaa-
tifully. why protest?
But if th restaurant confined Its
service to what on would be likely
to eat, the raetaaraat might, possi
bly; cot a little off th bllL Instead
of charging St coats for enough
meet for two persona, it might, at
least, afford to cut tb order dowa
to the capacity of. a sine Is dlacr'and
let tb price fall accordingly. That
would atlll leave th customer at
dim for th waiter and aaother
dim for some other equally
tial purpose.
The further. Into thlaprohlem at
the high-cost-of-livlng on goes, he
Invariably find that the element of
wast, needless, wanton waste, cuts
a tremendous figure la more way
than It la easy to recite. Not only
might expenditure la iwstaarante be
reduced to actual needs, but la every
other department of our lire with
profitable results.
Arizona'! Admission.
When Arlsona became a state a
new era waa commenced for the
United States. Tbe ceremonies at
Washington and Phoenix meant
mor than th mere establishment
of a new common wealth, clothed
with the power and privileges of a
sovereign among the state. Among
other things, and, perhaps, most sig
nificant, the oceasloa means that tb
growth of this country has reached
a point where what la generally un
derstood aa tbe "continental" United
State la bow a complete entity. Th
last territory ha been admitted to
statehood, and the wonderful ex
panse of country that waa attained
by purchase or conquest during the
last century ha become developed
to th point where local elf-government
In It fullest sens 1 vouch
safed the Inhabitant thereof.
Tb Incident would be noteworthy
If only as aa indication of tb ma
terial growth of th United 8ttes.
It la not ao vary long since th men
tion of Arlsona brought up picture
of sua-eeorched sand aad arid waste
of stony foothills, stubborn moun
tain and desolation. Man has con
quered natur there ' aa leewbere,
ad Arlsona now mean not only a
new state, but th borne of thou
sands of people who ere Industrious
aad prosperous.
But a deeper significance at
tache to tb vnt. With th admis
sion of tb laat of th continental
urrttorlea to statehood, w ar
brought to fac th future of th
extra-continental possessions of th
United 8tste. among which 1 ln-
cludetTAlaaka. Are these possessions
to bo dealt with a' dependendee?
Shall th United 8tate have a true
colonial policy, or shall th terri
torial condition that bar been
tentatively adapted to their govern
ment be continued for tb adminis
tration of tb affair of thoa Island
of th aea that are under th do
minion of th United Bute Th
detfkt that I sure to aria over this
question will bo worth following.
If th ' commission plan slsts-
maker really wait, as they say they
will, till the filings ar all la before
Indicating a preference they will
bar to wait until th week before
th primary, because th tim for
filing doe not eloee until ten day
preceding. That 1 where tb com
mission plan law seems to hav been
lightly bungled.
Well, It th nolle board will
It executive sessions and do
all of Its business hereafter In open
meeting, surely no oh will object
If th school board and tha Water
board would do Ukswla w might
also hsv th light of publicity on
som other dark spot.
That beautiful bouquet for our
demoeratlo United State senator
ought to b worth a whol lot of
free ipse la tb democratic World-
Herald for the La Follett candi
date for republican national committeeman.
Th Ban Franclaco exposition ha
selected Annette Kellermtn's plctur
for It official poster. It yon don't
think it la a drawing card, consult
soms vaudeville box. of flee record.
In other word. Colonel Telser
proposes to nominate Colonel Roose
velt without waiting for th aid or
consent of any other Insurgent on
arth.
A West at Baersjy.
CMcaao Tribune,
Tbe wwer beuse of conar spent sa
hour ar tare last Saturday la klckinc
ktr. Prysa'a sag around. Am enjoyable
time was bad.
A Cine ta the Msaataas '
Hew Tort World.
Ta th savarnment's suit the cask
resistor trust answer that It supremacy
Is dae to "lawful enterprise and pro-
sTsastvo sallows." This Is a Hue t the
maaniiut ef prssjreeslv peUclas which la
worth following up.
QJooBackword
HikDnv In (Vara
1 gJ f eb. is. 4a
Thirty Tears Ago
Tbe Entre Nous held the lest of thelr
wlnter season of private Germane at the
residence of Mr. W. H. I Jama on Leav
enworth street. The membership of the
club is limited to twelve, end there were
eleven prestnt. Mr. J. C. Sharp and Miss
Carrie IJams leading out la the opanlns
futures. Amona th favor re a set
of pond lilies en plsquae and fans deco
rated from life by Miss Leu IJams. Thoae
paruelpstinc were: J. C. Snarp and Miss
Cam IJams, A, Remlneton and Hits
Dolli MoCormlck. W. A. Redlck and
Miss iGrse Chambers. Chart es MoCor-
mlck and Miss Mattl 8 harp, Latham
Davis and Miss Cam Bishop, Oeorss K.
iwU and Miss Mora BsJoombc, Mr.
and Mr. K P. peck, William E. Annln
and Miss Clair Rusttn, Robert I Oar-
Hens and Miss Emma. Paddock. N. M.
Crary aad Mis Mamie Wood, W. F. Me
Mlllaa and Miss Lea Uanta.
Tb seventh annual mqured of tbe
Standard elub took njao tonlsttt wltn
sixty couple ea Btaaaue. the costames
being tb richest end most varied ever
n Is Omaha. Here are som of them:
Mrs. Hellmsa. queen ef Sight; Mrs. R.
M. Wttbnall, Daughter ef the Rectmeat;
Mum Pttndt, Bprtnf : Mrs. Pollack. Plaa
tatloa Olrl; Miss Leaf, Queen Elisa
beth: r. -Colpetasr, American Officer ; C.
V. Morton. Preach Xobiemaa; M. Peary,
Henry Ward Beecher; C K. Cralla,
French Officer; Cbarles Bumnlster,
Spanish Knkjht.
Ths dty council In extra session went
thro usa ths solemn form of Investigating
the chare ssalnst City Marshal Angel
and Deputy Marshal McClure, Judge
Baldwin appeared on behalf of the mar
shal and his deputy and and Acting City
Attorney Cengdon oa behalf of the cent-aolttse.
Or grass Is sppearlng la some spots.
lOrts are wanted to repack lemon and
oranges for Millard at Johnson, llli Far-'
nam etreet
The recant dlscaarg of fifty passenger
end freight conductors en the Burlington
kss created no small sensation. The offi
cials ar reticent, but It le hinted that
tha cause wss knocking down fares.
Joseph Imlth would Mks to asvs a red
and white s-yeer-oM spotted halter, which
strayed from his place at Tenth and
Pierce, returned.
Twenty Years Ago
The free and unlimited eolnac ef silver
waa the subject of dtscusstoa before the
Current Topics elub and Allan Root took
up the sliver elds ssalnst asm M. OU
lea en tbe goM side ef the question. O.
W. Brewstsr, Louis J. Ihm, A. U Patriot
else epoke for direr, while John M. Haa-
a and Bev. Dr. Duryea spoke
against It.
Da Wolf Hopper appeared In th oper
atic burietta "Wan" at the Boyd.
Omaha democracy look a day eft aad
went to Lincoln to Join la the Jubilee
over the Inauguration as gevtmor of
Jsmes & Boyd. Jlta Stephenson two
tally-he coeebee with horse ta match
war pent down oa th train to be used
In tb celebration. Hat Brown aad Colonel
W. F. Cody marched at the bead of the
triumphant army of un terrified. '
Henry R, Oaring and Henry Herald of
Plattamouth war at the Millard.
Dave Rowe, Omaha's new base ball
maneger, with bla wtte aad daughter, wae
raeistersd at the DeUon.
Oeaeral William a McDowell ef New
ark, M. Jh arrived In Omaha to begin
preparations for ths national convention
of the Paa-Rpblie eongiess and Human
Freedom kogu. beginning April Ml The
general was sssretary ef this Illustrious
organisation.
Ten Tears Ago
Oneral and Mr. C. F. Mandsreo re
turned from a trip In the south, during
which Mrs. Henderson's health was eon-
ilderably Improved.
Dr. V.H. Corrman, city physician, re
doubled hie efforts to en tore the ordi
nance compelling children of the publlo
cbool to be vaccinated.
General Manager Hotdraf denied th
rtory from Walla Walla. Wash., to the
effect that the Burlington was arrsnaing
to run a Una from BUllnge. Moot., wen
across the Bias mountains, striking
WashlsaTtea about at Walla Walla.
City Attorney Conaatl finished his
answer to the appUcattoa ef the Real Es
tate xshang tor aa alternative writ of
mandamus MUlrmg the elty council
elthr to reconvene es a board ef eausu-
latlon er enow cause for sat doing ao.
The application waa cot for hearlns be
fore th state supreme court th following
Tueedsy.
Th labor union comprising Central
Labor union began moving late their sew
Labor Temple at Fifteenth and Dodg
street. t
These, com prut! 04- sa executive commit
te to have chare ef the eaanmnt t
Jaa Kabalik. th taoeue Bohemias vio
linist. 'War named: John Kostcky. Rev. J.
VraaeH. 8. U Koatorys, Vac Bureah. &
B. Barasaa. Mrs. Nelll Svoboos. Mr. V.
Buraah. Jo Mix. a F. Hrmaak.
People Talked About
The Feed Treat.
SOUTH OMAHA. Neb, Feb. li-To
tb Editor et Tne Bee: I noticed you
had aa editorial en th price of egss a
few days ago. It might be well for you
to write aa article to go along with th
other on oa tbe high price of feeu. With
feed aa high In prjc as It has been for
tha taut two years but little money bt
made on sags, even when they sell for
e) and cents a docea. That la one rat-
son why so many peopl quit th business
of raising poultry when they get Into It
one. They find themselves up ssalnst
th feed trust and find that the feed peo
ple ar th only once who make any
money out of th poultry bust nee. In
fact, they make about all there le to
be mad la th business.
Whew yoa mention th butter and ess
trusts it mlsht be well to mention th
feed trust, too. for thtra la no won
trust la existence. It makes no differ
ence how abundant crop may be, the
feed trust kepe pa raising prices from
year to year, and In fact from week to
week, until poultry fanciers find that
they are paying all of their profits to ths
feed trust.
Ecgs at 60 cents a doxen re not tn It
with wheat at S3 per loo pounds, bran st
n.ti per 100 pounds, corn at si cents a
bushel, and ether feeds In proportion.
With mil lion of bushels of wheat In stor
age right bow. It Is time th feed trust,
es well a a good many othr trusts, were
abolished. F. A. AQN'BW.
Tea Lenient with Fire Campaalea,
OMAHA. Feb. li-To the Editor of The
Bee: The Be brings a tetter from a
"Taxpayer" In which fa touchee upon
the needs of a salvag corpe for Omaha.
If I am not mistaken, Kansas City and
Dec Moines have them: why aot Omaha?
The Taxpayer", also writes about
fjreman'a pension fund. A couple et years
ago a friend of mine who is connected
with th fir department at Topeka
called at my house. He told m they
had som til .000 tn th fir pension fund
aad by state law placed there by the In
surance companies st th rets of of
1 par cent of their aarnlns. I under
stand thoee who get their pension "In
Omaha ar paid from tha fire fund. An
other hold-up by th Insurance companies
I would e us rest to those who are can
didate for th legislature tbat they take
thl In hand and make It a plank la their
platform to get a law corresponding to
the one In Kansas sad stop th lnauranoa
oompaaiee from using tb city funds for
their benefit..
Wake up, candidates from Douglas
county. , REX.
f The War ta Wla.
OMAHA, Feb. 11 Te the Editor of
The Bee: Pleas not the enclosed on
pension. Tb oaly way the republican
party eaa be successful la this aext elec
tion is to push through th ti-a-day old
eldler pension aad else th civil senrlc
isloa MU for th retirement of eld
employes. Th psssag of theee two bill
by th republican senst will glv you
another term aad the defeat et them by
the republican eenata will defeat our
republican party, for th democratic
houee will pass them both. The old sol
dier sad elvU wrvtoe peopl would Ilk
yen te make a tight for their right.
AM OLD FRIEND.
HOW EDITORS SEE THINGS.
Cleveland Plain Dealr: Again trie pub
lic face that tantalising statement con
cerning the per capita circulation of
money. It I which mean a shrink
eg la two years of ll.UV-althouf h you
aiay not hav noticed H.
Baltimore American 1 Th Steel trust
has bean ordered not to destroy books snd
papers after a aumber are aliased to
have been destroyed. Justlc will hav
to do bocm sprinting with thoee leaden
feet of here if she wants to keep up with
ths modern procession.
New York 'World: Jf th stesiB-roller
is cslled Into use st th Chloago Mo
tion to flatten out connoting Reoeevelt
delegations from southern Stat, Mr.
Roosevelt will at least be entitled to take
laaitlmate pride in watching how hi
polldee are carried out in practical pell
ties. . . ,
Springfield Republican. The Independent
tin plat manufacturers, who have Just
organised themaslva Into a tlOS,0,v cor
poration, seem te believe that they have
navigated eafely around tjj anti-trust
law. At keast. they hav th aasuranc of
their lawyere that Mr. Wickershaia oould
aot touch them If he had the anna et the
Almighty. Such eenfideoos In theee Urns
Is, however, touching to behold. -
St Louie Republic: A disinherited
nephew expresses th epintoa that the
late Edwin Hawley, bachelor, dead at
t was sa old maa at IS, because he had
bean disappointed In lot. From this grew
hi mania for money and power: Can It
be possible that all of our plutocrats are
taking revenge upon tbe people for th
wrongs Inflicted upoa them by sore
wset snaM many years scot If es, tat
us have a congressional Inquiry or a com
mission, t
Mesa sjnabteaa th eJleass.
Baltimore American,
The eupreme eeutt ef the UaHsd Slate.
has decided that one Chinaman le a
laundry, but that ene white washer
woman Is only a washerwoman. Which
show that vwa tha asset sowma tribunal
of the lead M not withoat Its sense ef
astir Aawrlraa humor.
Plum Jary laaowatlaa.
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
Ohm haa adopted the deeusea of
majority ef tbe Jury, that le e far as
tbe constitutional eeaventioa Is con
cerned. Trust niagaataa, barglers snd
Black Handera will probably veto against
rattflcatioa f this Innovation.
, k nunc, a Chinee
k.m of Mcklnsr Dockets ta aaa rrsn-
clsco last week, la tbe first Chines ever
arrestee? ea that chars IB the history ,01
the Sea Francisco polios oeparixieo. a
I aaid.
Three hundred and fifty wowteo mem-
. . ckurnh la MUSfeoew. (ML.
Jatatly and severally kept a secret from
their pastor aad his wire tor two wnow
k, la Its ewa thinking department
Oklahoma Is a lead ef wooden. -
3 a Tmiriton. a Chtcaco broker, bss
gives L to the ehlef M police of tbat
elty ta be spent for hot coffee during th
eotd weather for eroemng pouoensea
while ea duty aad for leawaad aad to
Ttaswta tar Alt Ta.
Pittsburgh Dtspatch.
Voters waa de aot like Mr. Tart.
Cehmet Roosevait. Governor Harmon or
Owremee WUeea weed not be discouraged
aar s patient. Tb sort nets, th prohiM
ttoalsta aad etbar parti and near
parties wttl bar their eaadMates la the
Del. ,
What ta its Keatt
CMcaaw Record-Herald.
The Standard Oil eaaeeaay at Indiana,
whlea waa Bead gsxesveas by Judge
Lsadls. Is reelected t be pre saltan te
hav a ulna utttaa- party, at which It
win dtatrtbat .. worth ef stack
amaag Its snsreaoMera What has Jt
doae with the ether Pt,mt
summer month.
December II last, during thaw, Mrs
T- H. Kennedy et Msaee River. Me. dug
a root of rhubarb freen bar tardea and
planted It Ip a tub of earth la her cellar
near the furaeee. The rset has produced
a plant with leaf stalks tws feet long,
and last xretk Mrs. Kennedy cut eaough
la ssak a ssrg pie. I
Hsjrjtriesw critics ef tb Ufe ef tbe late
Tbosaaa F. Oredy. Tssasseay leader, ar
hocked by the discovery that Ms profee
sieaal politletsa, pieeunnil to be la teach
with tbe money power, died a poor maa.
Although ta swhiia Ufa over thirty year
with many opportunities for gala, he died
ae pear la worldly goods that a frhmd
paid tb funeral tpeasie
Xa Tim tar Chaaeea.
Springfield Republican.
Truly, w hav again fallen upod un
happy times like unto thoee of last, with
tbe money devil kwee again: but since
he le gathering to all Europe, ae weU
as America, we may hot have his un
divided attention la the coming preal
Seetlal campasxa, "Notwithstanding ur
eonfldenoe la "Cotn" Harvey aa a true
prophet of tb old "Cetn'e Financial
School.' eur admirauoa for Mr. Bryan,
our faith In the progrcaolr. and eur
devotion to the sleuth methods of th
prssoat day, we modeetly uggest tbat
la each a battle with tb money dertl
w eugbt to call ea Handsome Harry,
tn bar detective who vanquished Ra
ktnu Rudolph. Let as tsk ae
COST OP LIYH& EfQUIBT..
Washlngtoa Star: The president feels
that this question should be studied sci
entifically, by experts, with the view
singly of getting to the basic fact aad
evolving remedies H wisely suggests an
international survey, for at almost every
point tha American necessities are iden
tical with those of ether coaatrlee.
New York World: Among the causes
of the high cost ef living has Mr. Tart
siven due consideration to the Item of toe
much government, too much militarism,
toe many tariff taxes, too much paternal
ism. toe much interference with Individ
ual liberty, too much leal station, tao
many officials and government depend
ents? Chicago Tribune: Thoughtful Amer
icans who realise that the evils of pov
erty and social discontent which sr
shaking the eld world with ever Increas
ing force must be dealt with also Ip this
country will eupport the president in his
recommendation for a commission to in
vestigate the main conditions of Indus
trial relations.
Springfield Republican: If an Interna
tional eommlssloa oa high prices, auch
aa th president has beaa persuaded to
recommend, could cattle the question of
the economlo effect of the greatly In
creased production of gold It would do
much to Justify Its existence. But could
It possibly settle tb question T Econo
mists separately continue to differ widely
oa th subject; could they agree by com
ing together 00 a eommlssloa? The op
portunity for majority and minority re
ports snd dissenting views would be too
great te be resisted.
New Tork Post: It is to bs hoped that
when congress takes up the subject, we
may be spared ell xal bilious st doauv
sogy on tbe one hand and of arrogant
standpatlam oa the other; but experience
furnishes little warrant for each a hope.
Possibly, however, a sens of the gravity
of th subject will be euffldeatly preva
lent to keep that sort ef thing in the
background. If the matter Is approached
In a spirit of sober responsibility, snd ar
rangements are made for placing the In
quiry la fit hands. It may be made a
source of gnat good to the nation.
, v Ka Laafla mm Thl Jab.
Boston Transcript.
The president of (Mexico does sot wear
a crown, but hi bsad must U about as
uneasy as If he did. The revolts la
Chihuahua and Juaras may be nothing
more than military strikes, ooldtere de
manding shorter hour and longer pay,
but In Mexico the liability of a mutiny
to become a nvolution haa been so oftea
demonstrated that Madera himself may
feel a trifle uneasy.
Jaeetlaae Worth atadytaa,
Baltimore Americas.
To what extent de eur markets reduce
the eoet of UrlngT Ar prices there
cheaper than deewhenT Do the? bring
the consumer and the produoer Into im
mediate ccotaotr Theee are questions
which might well be taken up by theee
Interested tn domestic ecenomlce with the
view ef determining whether the markets
really perform the function which la
theory they are credited with doing. 1 -
UTJGHTSQ GAS.
Knicker What would happen tf an im
movable object met aa Irresistible body?
Becker The Irresistible body would wait
to be called. New Tork Sun,
Reporter I have a story here. air. about
a human salamander who could llvs with
out discomfort la a temperature of aw
degree.
Editor Good! That' hot stuff. BaJU
more American.
"lent tbat Mr. Tempi etc a-Brown tha
moat entertaining creature?"
"I noticed th crowd around her. What
waa an talking about?"
"Why, about the awtul things that hap
pened to ber when ah waa ia th hos
pital!" Cleveland Plain Dealer.
"Great Scott, Maria, that's a daring
dress!"
"It a fancy costume."
"Well, If 1 were you. I would stick a
little closer to fact." Judge.
"I want a gross to put on around the
house," id th lady tn tha department
store.
"How larg a your house, madam V In
quired ths fresh clerk. . (
!On-half the world doerat know. how
th other half lives," quoted th Wis
Our.
"1 never knew there wae so many peo
ple to mind their own business,'1 mur
mured the innocent Oa. Puck.
"You're a college maa, doctor?" asked
the halfback.
"Oh, yes," replied the physician.
"Did you ever take aa interest la foot
balir'
"Indeed. I alwaye did."
"And did you ever auffer from any aoct
dentsT" "Oh, yes; lot of the fellows neglected
to pay met" Younkara Statesman. .
"That viae too young a lot you sent me
to suit me for a crew."
"Too young?"
"Yes. My vessel la a bark, and I want
old sea dogs." Baltimore American.
Sergeant Why do you think this dog;
waa atolen from a lady?
Policeman Because a I walked dowa
the etreet with It, It stopped In front of
all the department store windows. Nw
Orleans Times-Democrat.
FEBRUARYMONTH OF EEEOES.
Old February brings the time, '
Of thawing and of slush, '
When tcs snd snow for weeks have
lain
The little streamlets rush;
Th February sun is warm.
His rsye an powerful too: '
And he stirs long pent up feeling
In th souls ef me and you.
Old February uehera In ,
Daa Cupid with his darts, , ,
And when that rascal gets to work
There are many wounded hearts.
So buckle all your armor oa
Te daring man and ma! da,
For thl month I hi battle ground
When none Immune invades.
This Is ths month ef heroes:
Some great ones we revere
Thl pea of mine would not attempt
Te de them Justice hen: 1
But then an leaser heroes
More suited to my gush
Who on Dsn Cupid' battle ground
Swift to ths onslaught rush.
Yes, February s month
Full, clear up to th brim:
For Lincoln and for Washington
W cheer with loyal vim
For Longfellow and St. Valentine
We feel most grsteful too.
And Cupid and th groundhog '
will un receive their due.
Omaha. -B. N. T.
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The United Stat warn Americans to
get out ef Mexico, for a large revocation
le eeheduled to break loose, w would
sot unduly alarm any Mexican 1 th
raited State, but by the Sanaa tokea
they had better dear eat et thle country,
for there i ebout to be a terrible up
rising of laswrgents1 against this rsvera-
Defytaa tb Ltahtalas.
Brooklyn Kagla
Lsuis D. Brandem I standlns; oa his
hmd lege twenty-four hoars ef the day
pawtng the air aad blowing hie wldaasd
aostrlls la the Orectioa ef the steel
trust. If M IS set "Reaaevett aad
Stebba" It may be "Roues i art aad Braa
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short la Tic Presidential Umber.
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