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THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY. APRIL 23. 1912. Tee Omaha Daily Bee FOPXDF.D BY KUWAHP ROSKvVATER VICTOR ROSEWA TK R. EnlTOlt FES BflLDIXG. FAUX.VM AM) KTH Kotered at Omttt toMollice as eecond elaus matlr. TKRM5 OK s;;obt:KIPTlON. Sunday Be, one year R-5 Paturday Hce, one year H W Daily He talthout Sunday, one year.M Iaaly Bee and Sunday, one ytar tb.01 litLIVEI'.ED UV CARRIER. Evening liee iwit.i Sunday), per nrt-- Daily Pee uncluding Sundayi. per "" Y Dallv Bee (without Sunday,, per "' Ailare ail coiin,lainu. " irregularities to delivery to City t'irculauon Dept. KK.MITTANC.iS Remit by diaft, express r postal order. Payable to Tee l!ee rub.lshuiK company' ciniy ll-cent stamps receded ia payment of .mil! accounts. l'eronat cliec. ex cept on Omaha and ea-ttia tjcuaiise, not titvpteO. of-ncKs Ornaha-The Bev Building. Souih Omara-iSU X t. Couaclt mutt . frcoti St. Llncoln Ja Little Ilul'dlr.. ChKatfo UHs Mariuette Building. Kiuwt City Keuani-e li'iiiding. New York-M V.el Tliirty-llurd. . V. aalana'ton r o .ncei.ili N. COKrtfcafOM)i..M-K. CommunKaLiwiM relating to news and editurial mailer snuu.d 0 addreaneu Omtm llt. Editorial Lieparltnent. MAKlM tiKCL'AHUN. 49,508 . State of Nebraska. County or Douglas, ss. Dwtght Vil;ii:m, circulation manager f The Boa pub.istKUK company, beins duly eworu. eajs ti;at the average daily circulation, less i,tld, uuused and re turned ceplea, for ti: muaib ut March, wa O.M. tlWICHT WILL.'AMS. Circulation Manager. Subscribed In my pre.uc aiKl a'rn to before me this Sth day of April ml ifieaW RolikllT ilUNi'kH, Kouuy ruouc. Seaswrlbrra Iravla the eltr fesa pa rarity skeala have Tlie Be saaned t these. Address vrM ba chaased aa flea aa re ejaeirled. Lawn mower sharpened yet? Mr. Iamay ha the hardihood to gat mad ovr it. Who had ieca the fint dandelion cf th eaaon? Tim to warn the reckless auto speeders again to alow up. Underwod hat been endorsed bjr Vardamaa. Poor t'nderwood. Mr. Umajr laya all responsibility on the captain and the captain la deal. It baa long been apparent that Adam must bar eaten the apple, teed and all. History (alia to record all the thlnga that are now being aald In the Dame of Abraham Lincoln. ' Insurgent or atandpatter, this weather thrill the heart of the tanner and city man alike. ' Registration day next Saturday Just te ketop our people In practice icing to abd from the voting tooth. Wager all those candidate for commission plan councllmen are wishing they were coat-tall hanger, too. Tom Watson of Georgia hat come back to earth for the third time. He Is out booming Underwood for presi dent. Oar national naval slogan may now fitly Be changed from "Remem ber th Maine," to "Remember the Tltaala," , ', , It I not at all unnatural that political cyclone should be accom panied by genuine tornadoes and twisters. Th wireless key on the Titanic were bandied by a Bride, but It was a man Harold Bride, and a real man, too. George W. Perklna ba evidently received notice to make no more sight visit to Bagamor Hill, just the same. Congressman Gardner of Massa chusetts enjoy th distinction of bating issued a challenge to the fighting colonel and having It non accepted. Everybody concedes that the Al bert law la not th final solution of the problem, but no two are agreed as to what experiment should be tried next. This I th time whea the new con gressman sow the seed free garden seed from which be expect to reap the barvest that will return blm to Washtngto. Captain Smith had a chance to escape, bat valued bis good name more than life with 1,600 of bis pas senger lost. Mr. Ismay look on life differently. ' Perhaps that enterprising firm that offers to make a present of $4,00 to th county if awarded th vault fixture baa offered the present to tha -wrong party. . Presumably, tbe defeated demo cratic candidate for governor will continue to be "always Omaha' true friend" In spit ot tho drubbing banded him here. Omaha has been having, we be lieve, mor elections year by year tkaa any other city la the country, rid still it continues to forg ahead dbrplte tbe obstacle of perpetual politic. Translated la to plain Eng Ifeth, Omaha is going' foraari so i steadily that nothing can check Its progress. " Two Needed Beforeii. Our recent primary has again em phasized the imperative need of two reforms in our election laws, par ticularly as applied In cltlea like Omaha and South Omaha. The first is with reference to reg istration. The congestion at the city hall of first voters, removed voters and unregistered voters, seeking cer tificates to enti'le them to a ballot, which they se often prevented from securing because of Inability to find the two freeholders who must take oath. Is a srandal and an unwar ranted Imposition on all concerned. There is no good reason why an In offensive citizen endeavoring to ex ercise his right of suffrage aa a pa triotic duty, should be treated by tbe law as a suspicious character whose word will not be accepted without corroboration. We should have a permanent registration bureau to which any citizen could apply at any time to be registered or transferred on the registration books without being forced to go through all this burdensome procedure. . Secondly, a remedy Is needed to relieve the Judges und clerk of elec tion compelled to grapple wltb the unwleldly ballot. It would be de sirable to have what is known a short ballot, but. Inasmuch as that is Impossible, a plan should be Inaugurated aimilar to that pursued In New York, whereby the counting could begin, say at i or 4 o'clock In the afternoon. Instead of waiting until after the polls close. To do tht might require two additional election officer In each voting booth whenever there are more than ten places on the ballot to be filled. Tbe additlnnsl cot, however, would not be great compared to the service that uouiu to reuuereU. It Is a veritable cruelty and barbarism to make th election officers, many of them old men, stay In these dimly lighted and illy ventilated and poorly heated lection booth from twenty-four to thlrty-ilx hour at a stretch, a wa done last week. It la high time that our election machinery be brought more up to date and In harmony with modern methods, and human consideration of tha men who vote, and of th men who count the vote.' Bryan at a Coniervative. Mr. Bryan it chuckling to himself that h started all this furor of "let th people rule," that he I th real author of all th radicalism of th day. In a recent aftsr-dlnner speech In New York tbe Nebraskan, follow ing Mayor Gaynor and Governor Wil son, exulting In tbe vindication of bis early vagaries, exclaimed: It Is gratlfyln that th lay has tome when you have put at the head of your city maa not da conservative aa 1 sni, and to hear them talk of him far presi dentwhat a chance! Oh, what a change! And then, joining Wilton and Oay nor together hi hit reference, he added: With these) two radicals to precede me how could you reject my moderate speech. And Is this the east? Am' I llvlntf Or Is this a dreamthe new eastf With these two (tiaynor and Wilson) speeches applauded In Kw lock and Kooaevelt carryln Pennsylvania two to one, what ts oomlnT It I a great day for Mr. Bryan. One, at least, that offer him a lot of play for hi natlv command of wit and persiflage, but Mr. Bryan know that, no matter how dlxsy be may hav mad part of th people with hi wine of excitement, he could not go back before them upon his main Issue of 189$, or even 1100, and hope for any larger meaiur of en dorsement tban h received la either of those two notable campaigns. And If Mr. Bryan thought otherwise, he would not now be hanging back on the bits; he would be up in tbe collar, pulling his best for that dear old nomination one mora. The Colosioi of Steel Th showing mad by th Stanley Investigating commute that th United 8tate Steel Corporation con trol SI par cent of the railroads of tb country has Ita most atart- ling aspect In the Illimitable possibil ities of monopoly it present. Where would It tentacle end It th matter were left to the free, unrestricted will of the men In control? It they now control 6& per cent of th rail roads, how long will It tak them to gather la all the railroads? And when they complete the absorption of th railroads, where will they stop? Th Steel combine did not begin by absorbing railroads; It started In on raw pig iron. It completed the acquisition of the raw material and that of th finished product of steel before it thought of reaching out Into other directions. And aow it has reached half way through all tha rail roads ot tha country. Of the $18, 000,000,000 of aggregate railroad valuation. $10,000,000,000 I sub ject te Steel corporation domination. But It th mere control and admin istration of all this vast accumulation of property were the limit ot desire, that would not ba disconcerting, for we must have organised wealth In! thl day of modern industry. The dif- ftenltw r- ma. n ti n n innt th asm. " w . - - , 'cause which Commissioner Of Cor- poratlon Smith found to hav ctu-'os tnT ! ths Chic eooven ated th. formation ot th. Steel cor-;. . .tZ iT. poration originally, namely, reetric-',,., c,.,,,,, ay sack la it lion or prevention of competition, or wrt, and he bears te such cathertnm Would also actuate It extension Into! railroad and other line of industry. j And that process I steadily accom plished by atapendoo stock lafla- tiona. politely called "integration." In the organization of the American Steel and Wire company la 1898 each $100 of stock of the old Consolidated Steel and Wire company finally be came $490 in the stock of the new concern, incorporated under th be neficent laws of New Jersey. This 1 but a sample of bow the whole system of properties is woven together into one Impenetrable fabric. Congress must, without Injuring rightful and legitimate property Interests, try to ' arrnmnllah anmnthina hvnnfl anhmit. ting a report of finding. limay'i Reiponsibility. All tbe unending grief and horror arising from the tragedy of tbe Ti tanic surely do not make a sorrowing and stricken world thirsty for re venge upon the miserable Mr. Ismay, president of the steamship company, who, alas, reached snore. leaving 1,600 of those who entrusted their lives to bis keepicg at the bot tom of the sea. No, but neither does tbe world show an anxious con cern for all the explanations and ex cuse Mr. Ismay makes to relieve himself of a responsibility which was his before It was anyone's else. For the conduct, speed, route and entire management of tbe ship, Mr. Ismay aays. Captain Smith wa re sponsible. "I bad nothing to lay or do." Unfortunately Captain Smith Ilea buried In the deep with the 1,600 who contracted with Mr. Ismay for safe passage to America, and cannot answer. This one thing Owner Ismay does not attempt to explain: Why did not the ahlp have lifeboats on board to accommodate all Ita passenger? And why, when th owner of the vessel, standing on th doomed ship, saw the Inevitable, did ha not superin tend tha work of rescue, the saving of live and th loading of th boat? Evidence I at band showing that even all of the sixteen lifeboat were not filled that In several more per sons could hav been accommodated. It doe not stand to reason that none of the lost 1,600 could have been got ten Into those boat. Mr. Ismay' plight I a sad one, but It would call for mora sympathy If It weighed heavier upon Mm. Th example of Mr. Isldor Straus, wb deliberately embraced death with her husband rather than live without blm when th test cam on th Titanic, I, or ought to bs, a sufficient answer to those who flip pantly choose to regard th marriage bond a purely a temporary arrange ment. Society would be so much bettor off If mor wive and husbands looked upon matrimony and lit vow at the altar aa th Strauses did. Th fact that bodies ot Titanic victim have com to th surface of th water disprove th theory of th John Hopkins' professor, who said that th pressure of so dense a vol ume of water would be too great to permit anybody ever coming to th surface. Nature bss don a number of thing In this phenomenal crisis not exactly In Una with puny man' scientific knowledge. Th postal clerk and carrier ot Nebraska have been holding a con vention ot their stst association here for promotion ot their mutual Inter est which w trust will help toward accomplishing Its purpose. Postal clerks and carriers eonttttut a class of public servants with tbe strongest kind of claims for liberal treatment by th government. Every member of Nebraska' house delegation seeking ranomlnatlon went through the primary without opposition unless th competition put up against our Congressman Lobeck In thl district I o denominsted. Th three democrata, however, will know that they have a real fight be fore they get through the November lection. Tbe average consumer is engaged In a continuous gamble with his grocer, butcher and other source ot food supply, betting bis week's wage very week that he can pull through tor another aeven day. Champ Clark carries Nebraska, so that Bryan la a delegate under Clark Instruction. But be keep right on campaigning in tha east and south for Woodrow Wilson. Let th peo ple rule. Plttakurali Dispatch. Secretary MeVeach' datarmlnaUoa to j have bank notes made, smaller will be all nnt; nut tl win bos commana in so thustaatle support that would be five to a workable at heme to make then easier to set Tm Hut addaaaaea. New Tork Trlbua. Inveatlsators of the hlcb east of living have found that some kinds of produce pas tbrouch twelve dealers" hands from producer te consumer. Not much ex planation at the htg-h cost Is needed there, and bo en dealer seed much profit, either. Prataaaxtoa at CaavaattlM Vetera. New Tork Tribune. Hon. trebater Flannlgan. new wearing iha nroud title of "aenera!." la takina- . . . . ...... an active pan aaaia in rvpuoiicmn pouua I Texas, and will probably he eandl- socsethtest ef the buereaUng relation of aa oldest UnaauaBt. ljet na nope mat ha will "doom baok" In iudtiaiBUdMd nature beta as warrior aad aa a states- EooIUnBacWard HikDav !ii(5mann' y sasaw "v-ww mmm - t rcawpujto from pee tilts "j .' Aerti 2. ' , J. Thirty Years Ago A resume of the real eetate ease as menu la (tren In The Bee. with Intimation to the precinct SMeaaors now at work that araeasments la Omaha are not only very las-, but Irrecular. Among Interesting llema are these: Poppletoft' improved lot, coiner farnam and Tenth streets, 1Z,. 11. a M. Railway Headquarters building, with ground, LVX. Max Meyer's corner, Eleventh and Farnam. tlJ.i0. Dewey a Stone's 4 feet. Im proved. M.Mii the Brash corner, 23 feet, Karoam and Twelfth, Juat sold for II.- ott. at H. the Caldwell a Hamilton corner. IX feel, Juat oppoilte. tr.M. the Wahaah corner at SUteenth and Far nam. 23 by U. aaMeaed at $1X; the northwest corner Sixteenth and Farnam, tt by in feet, aaaeeeed at K.WA; the two full lota owned by J. 11. Millard at (Sev enteenth and Farnam. asseseed at t4.fM; the entire block now comprising the Bee building and city hall, with their Im provements, sfseaaed at HUM. The county Jan feeding graft cornea in for an expose, showing that Sheriff Our had drawn out of the treasury tor feed ing prisoners during his two terms ftt,9Qn. The Lriitheians wlU build a gS.OOt church edifice en their lota at Sixteenth and Harney treets this summer, and work wtll be begun soon, ss plsna are already drawn. Mr. C. 11. Maxwell, for some time agent of the nibatb, haa been appointed Omaha agent of the Missouri Pacific. Newly elected officers of the Burns' club are: Hon. J. C. Moodle, president, Thomss Mcldrum. vice president; Wil liam Udell, treasurer: A. C. Troup, secre tary; directors, David Knox, Richard Brown and William Fleming. The vacant space at Ninth and Mason at the curve of the street car track. Is being utilised for Sunday ball playing. Miss Bushmann had her benefit at the German theater tonlgni, the play (Iven belruT "The Village Musical Director and His Orchestra." The school census ot Omaha, Just com pleted by C. J. Ryan, lists M04 children of school age, an Increase of nearly In ever last year's school census, which ad mittedly was not carefully made. Twenty Year Ago The first anniversary of the Arlon Singing society wss celebrated at Metro politan hall. Julius Festner and Henry Kalaer delighted the audience with the sit her and guitar. Frl. P. Zimmerman waa a hero at the piano. Herr Helmrtch Lots played the coronet, Herr K. Urn bach the baritone and Herr P. Laus th baritone. A dancing party wss given st th Del lone by Paddy McQrsw snd Walter Woods. About fifty couples attended. B. J. Morris, pipe man at No. 7 engine house. In responding to sn alarm missed the brass rod down which firemen slide, and went ths distance from upper to lower floor through ths air, breaking both srms and his law. O. B. Simpson, division superintendent of the Wella-Fsrgo Express, returned from ths Pacific coast, where be spent three weeks. The republicans of Douglas, Sarpy and Washington counties In their convention elected Cunnlnghsm R. Mcotl and John C. Thompson as district delegates to tbe national convention at Minneapolis. It waa th Second congressional district gathering, which County Chairman D. II. Mercer convened In the absence ot Chair man Fred W. Orean. Cadet Taylor took an actlvs hand In the convention as an enythln-to-beat-Harrtson man. Henry Magehan. K years old. died in th evening. Albert Edward Baldwin. years old, died at his residence, Harney street Ten Year Ago Th body f John W. Murdock. who died at Clarkaon hospital, was taken to Davenport, la., for burial. The funeral services were under the auspices of the F.aglea, to which Mr. Murdock belonged. D. E. Thompson came Into Omaha from Chicago, en route to his home In Lincoln. Miss pearl McCoy entertained a number ot her friends in tha evening. Th funeral of Rev. James Hsynes was held with services st Hanacora Park Methodist church and burial at Forest Dawn. The active pallbearers were Rev. D. K. Ttndall of Trinity Methodlat church. Rev. C. N. Dawson of Seward Street Methodist, Rev. L. Mtckel of South Tenth Stret Methodist. Rev. O. H. Mala of Walnut Hill Methodlat. Rev. M. A. Head of south Omaha Methodist, Rev. R. M. Headerson of the Southwest Meth odise Ministers of ether local churches acted as th escort. Rev. Clyde Cisy Cta sell, pastor of Hanscom Park church, and Rev. J. W. Jennings, presiding elder, conducted ths services. The cornerstone of the new Monmouth Park Methodist church was laid by Rev. A. A. Luce, pastor. In the evening Cladius B. Spencer, D. D.. of Kansas City, editor of the Central Christian Advocate, preached a sermon. Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Kerkoff left Omaha for a summer In Europe, after visiting the parents ot Mrs. Kerkoff, Mr. and Mrs. John N. Campion. S3 Bollevard avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Ales Gunther went east, expecting to sail for Europe. People Talked About Prof. Hystop announces that th lata Frank Jt Stockton Is willing stories from the spirit land and trying to have tbeaa published. Judging by the headlines, Dave Phillips snd O. Henry monopolise the wire from the Stls. Edward Hawkins, a negro attorney, re puted te be the wealthiest man ot his race la the Pacific northwest. Is dead at W la Seattle, Wash. He waa successively iooker, barber, miner and lawyer, and la his professional work bad many white client. A Bestoa official pronounces leap ysar "a fraud, a tarse, a freak, a foolisk fie tltleas fake." Only a record-breaking feasuvlne frost could have Induced a Boa toeuaa to forsake native elegance for al literation. Ths impressive force ef th ielt ea ahlnhutldera mav h 1 n f 1 1 m I fpum tha ! mournful remark that a stock ef life ' boats In sn emergency beats a eombtna ! tioa of swimming poo!, tennis court and squash links. President W. C. Brown of the New Tork Central railroad, wh recently ex ' pressed desire te return te Iowa and j lead a buco;, life, will net reels, tt Is ' stated authoritatively, and his relation l wit the directors snd other Mrh official of the company are said never to hare keea mor cardial than at present Pres. Taft's Record Brief Bartow ef aTotable aad BUaor Aehleveatest of the Present Chief BascatiTs's Bastaes Admin Istratioa Itaaalaa Treaty Eplaodr. Whether classified smone the achieve ments In the field of foreign affairs, or among the efforts of the administration to carry forward its gospel ot human rights, the abrogation of the treaty with Russia should not be overlooked. It wjs abrogated m a manner that made clear to Russia the determination of the gov ernment to protect Its cltlrens in every country, but with such due regard to diplomatic usage as not to prevent the negotiation of a new treaty under which Russia will be compelled to deal fairly with American Jews who go thither armed with American passports. His large experience In colonial admin istration which more than once brought him In touch with foreign governments gave promise that as president Mr. Taf! would make his administration notable for Its record In the field of foreign af fairs, and this expectation, ss the record shows, has been more than fulfilled. At his Inttancn arbitration treaties with Great Britain nnd France have been negotiated. Which. If ratified by the sen ste. will go as far as It Is humanly pos sible at this time to go toward the pre venting of war between nations. Arbitra tion treaties are soon to be negotiated with Germany and other European pow. era. and President Taft looks forward to completing similar arrangements with Japan and with the republics of the west ern world. His determined tight against war has. however, not been accompanied by any let-up in the maintenance of an efficient army aad navy, and the admin istration of these two departments ha gone along so efficiently and effective!' as to have escaped thus far the critlclsn even of the most pro-Rooseveltlan. Most Important among the treaties wit foreign governments negotiated under th, Taft administration, thus far raitlfled. Is the new arrangement with Japan under which the troublesome question of Immi gration haa been settled In a manner that adequately protects the wsge earners of America from an Influx of Japsneee labor, and at the same time "saves the race" of that sensitive nation In a way that is bound to strengthen the friend ship between the two peoples. The cause of peace In turbulent Central America will be furthered when the senate seta upon the trestles with liondurss snd Nicaragua; Cuba recently received a friendly warning so timely snd firm In Ita presentation as to have a etesdytnz effect on that government, snd which will. If snythlng can, save the I'nlted States from the necessity of third in tervention. Coad act Toward Meales. Wsr with Mexico wss narrowly averted last spring, largely through a policy of patient self-restraint on the part ot the chief executive, who rightly Interpreted the determination of the American people to go as fsr ss nstlonsl honor would per mit In overlooking dlsordera on the bor der that were incidental to the civil war prevailing across the line. At the fame lime President Taft prepared for a more serious emergency by promptly masting large bodies of troops along the border t" enforce neutrality and be prepared for a more dangerous tsak should ths necessity arise of crossing the line and assist In a Mexico In the restoration of order. The ssme firm but pstlent philosophy haa been followed within the last few days and although taking every precaution necessary to protect American life and property In the border towns and giving ample warning to Americans within the danger sons across the line. President Taft lost no opportunity to Impress not Only Mexico, but the world, that the I'nlted States has no territorial designs upon her next-door neighbor and that in tervention, even temporarily, will be undertaken only aa a last resort. The Smaller Arhlevenaeats. No summary, however brief, would be comprehensive that did not Include reference to tha system of postal ssv ngs banks which are now In operation In every state snd ths remarkable success of which proves the popular demand for this new Institution. This progressive law Preaident Taft hopes soon to follow with one providing for ths beginning of a system of parcels post. By the admission of Alisons and New Mexico the union ot ststes from ocean te ocean haa been completed. The cause of conservstlon has been steadily advancing under the administra tion ef the secretsry of the Interior In a way that has silenced the critics who at tacked the regime of Secretary Fisher's predecessor. Irrigation projects In the west are hastening to completion as a result of the bond Issue authorised for this pur pose. Congress haa passed a law providing for the publication of campaign funds and expenditures. A corporation tax which has put the teeth Into much of the corporation legis lation enacted by ths Roosevelt adminis tration. Is yielding tW.OM.uM revenue an nually. Notable extensions In the civil service hsv been made by executive order. The Panama canal Is being pushed to completion In advance of the time set Snd with a thoroughness that Is sdding to the national prestige. An Income tax amendment to the con stitution has keen submitted to th slate legislatures for ratification. Prosecutions by the Department of Justice hare resulted In the destruction of many bucket shops snd get-ricb-qulck concerns. The customs sen-Ice has been com pletely reorganised, frauds exposed snd punished and mlllloas of dollars recov ered for ths government. An expert commission ties made a valuable and exhaustive report on stocks and bonds which will form the basis of additional Interstate commerce ieglala Usn. Ths consular service hss been com pletely and permanently removed from politics Snd Is proving a helpful agency la the development of th commercial diplomacy which Is also a product of the Taft administration. Astds from personal reasons for wish ing a renoml nation and re-election Pres ide! Taft is desirous of th opportunity that another tana la the Whit House will give him: (1) To perfect the sys tem of urlff revision by scientific meth ods and to complete the revision of a number of schedule la which reduction Is aeeded. tx) To perform court proce dure the country eves in such a wsy as to remedy the abuse against which the demssd far the recall Is aimed without resort to that weapon of which In his Arisen veto mess age he expressed bis abhorrence. i Te complete kls system ef arbitration treaties, tt) To place upon th statute books additional leguuatlon desired by th wage as mars at tl I try and to carry forward through the !n I dustruU commission which he has re- quested congress to authorise an investl 1 gation that will result in a better under ! standing between capital and labor. ! All that the president and his friends ask of the country is a careful scruttpv of the record made by his administration. The president does not believe the coun try will view the record of bis administra tion as reactionary. He is confident of a renumination and he believes he will be re-elected on lus record. A Sbosrdotva of Hot Heads. Philadelphia Record. It ia worth while to remember that only a small minority of th republican I' voters of Pennsylvania thought it wurth while to attend tile primaries Saturday :at. notwithstanding the hyaterics of the third-term campaigners. Tbe result was a show-down ot the hot-heads. What the sober Judgment of the voters may be in November la a problem for the guessers. AaaeadlBs: the Pateat Law. Springfield Republican. The refusal of the I'nlted States su preme court to hear sgain the mimeo graph patent case was fully Justified. It is the business of congress to amend the patent law and thus remedy Its conceued defects, i or.gress haa tnc power snd should exercise it. Our patent law is out of date, and In its application Is honey combed with abuses. Monopoly in Its most outrageous forms often finds shelter within Its provisions. In a time so agl ta cd by the Krutvth of trusts, so-cslled. It is amazing that the patent law has aot been overhsuled hitherto. The signs o activity in the democratic house in this direction are at least encouraging. Absolutely Pttr Makes Home Baking Easy No other aid to the Doutewife U to great, no other agent to uteful and certain in making delicious, wholesome foods The only Baking Powder mad from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar No Alum No Lime Phosphates Good Service you get it in Crossett Shoes. Lasting leathers and model work manship. Style in every line. You don't need to "shop around" if you wear Crossetts. Put youi foot on the foot-rest, and in a few minutes you get a pair that fits. Crossett Shoe "MAKES LIFE'S WALK EASY" vase mm M to 6 everywhere lCrosstt Inc. Maker J Nertli AbieSea, Mats. DOBUQUE h now one of the largest woodworking centers in the Middle West Tne weoawosUiar Factories employ sve-.0u9mea. There la work lot 1 ICO saere. Two large Sask aad Ltoer at IDs. TwobtaCoffla r artnrta. Tws Csarth IwrsJnr Sheas, u aoamea bus. sracaeally all rbe ether wvodworklsei shoos he. . i aiasts aad ssaaatactanai lacuitieaatdg SSIZHT asSaoaaal a Canassff AfauVer caw gaf asorai a aBsVasrsss NeCoonaJsaioa Uiarred. ainam q) DUBDQUE INDUSTRIAL CORPORATIOH, Dnbncroe. Iowa s-a-at-ESEBBawSfl. GRINS A5D GROANS. 'What became of the two clerks you had here named Gunn and Ball?' A similar snd appropriate fate over took them both." "What was it?" 'Guns waa fired snd Ball was bounced. Baltimore American. Maude Kate is making a fool of Jak; she Isn't going to marry him. Alice W'hv, that's Just why she's mak ing a fool of him; It s the only way she can get him to propose. Boston Trans cript. "Will you give me your viewa on the business outlook?" srked in Interviewer. "I am looking for a slump," the tinau cler repi:ed. "Because of the late spring and tiie floods?" "No; because of the base ball season. Buffalo Express. Sam I tell you, that office biy of mine is a dandy. He knows Just what to do. Ham lon't sou even have to send hiiu out to look at the score board? riam Not by a ion shot; he's alwsys there. Philadelphia Record. TITAHIC. Gallant and gay She sailed away, Graceful, speeuy, gigantic. Ruffed by the tide As Nuptune sighed. Psuted not the great Titanic. Ribs mighty steel. An admirable keel. Pride of the seas' swift fleet. Enormous In lenKth, Titanic in strength. Masterly, costly, complete Tet all In an hour A terrlb;e pow'r In destiny's chain a link. Sank in the grave Of Cape Race's wave "The boat that couldn't sink.' NELi. Sole Omaha Agents Crossett Shoes Two Ptrraltsn Psetariss. Three Plaanag M ills. Large Railroad Shops. Aad tbe shops of tee Bnmswlck-Bafte-CdUeoder Cesapaar. who need 1jJub