Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 2, 1909, Page 4

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GI Subscribers leaving the oty tem- porarily should have The Hee mailed to them. Address will be changed often a ueste e Benator Bacon opposed placing a duty on hams. That is selfish in the senator. “‘What 18 a democrat?" is Mayor Jim. ' Well, there As was to have been expected, the debate on the lemon schedule of the tarift bili proved to be tart. A cloudburst has visited the Bl Hills country. That is a varlation from the snow storm, anyway. v s The Austrian physician who asserts that every man has his bad days must heve been studying our ball players. ———— Omaha greetings to Seattle. We hope your exposition will turn out as successful as ours. And that's hoping some. David Bennett Hill once proclaimed Simself a democrat. Possibly the i1- lustrious New Yorker might be able to tell what 1s a democrat. \ e A milllon dollars’ worth of wheat burped up in San Francisco. Mr. Patten did not have all the grain, even if he did dictate the price. The prediction is made that the year 1909 will be Omaha’s banner year. Stop talking, then, about the prosper- ity special being sidetracked. The speed mania has not proved a good defense in New York courts for chauffeurs who kill people. ‘‘Demen- tla Americana” worked better. In the end the scorcher takes his last journey to slow music, the princi- pal difference being that he s liable to be ready for the trip at an earlier date, —— It our new council is bent on pro- tecting people from being annoyed over the telephone, won't it please do something to stop the “‘wrong number” nuisance? This may be the age of the airship, but just to show his faith in closer-to- éarth transportation Mr. Harriman has ordered 105 locomotives for his varl- ous ralload lines. ‘With the unvelling of each new statute of Lincoln the whiskes contro- versy is retived, One thing is certain, there will soon be whiskers on the con- troversy, it not already there. There have been thirty-one boiad explosidus fn Chicago and the police bave not succeeded in detecting the pepetrators,. How would it do to call in a few Bouth Omaba school boys? - A mumber of Indians on the Chey- enne river reservation have purchased automoblles, From the cayuse to the auto- 48 & far cry, but the western In- dian i bound to keep up with the pro- cession. 3 —— Dr. Greer of Ohicago announces that Adam and Eve were born on a star, from whieh they emigrated to world of ours. Just why they came to the land of the big, red apple he has not specified. With only one exception Nebraska attracted as settlers more veterans of the union army at the close of the war than any other state, That is one reason why ths observance of Memor- 1al day'is so universal in Nebraska in every eity, town and hamlet. It s ilso one reason why Nebraska's popu- lation is €0 sturdy and progressive. treasurer of The | %0 | president, this should be convincing to this | President Taft on Conservation. Since his inauguration as president | Mr, Taft has had no occasion to assert his views on the conservation of nat- ural resources, but those views were well known and it would have been surprising if the expression he has just made in a letter had shown any | change. Only last October he aa- | dressed the water ways convention in | Chicago and put himself unequivocally | on record for the development of In-| land navigation. In December he ad-| dressea the conference of gevernors in Washington and clearly outlined | his views in favor of irrigation, fores- tation and all other practical plans for | making the most out of the country's natural resources. As president he has been earrying out the policy of protecting the forests, water power sites, and the public domain. His com- | prehensive declaration of policy along | these lines is so concise that it is worthy of repetition | of natural resources will properly claim The conservation | 1= a subject which from the present administration earnest | nttention and appropriate legislation. The necessity for a comprehensive and system- atic improvement of our water ways, the preservation of our soll and of our forests, | the securing from monopolistic private ap- propriation. the power in navigable | streams, the retention of undisposed coal lands of the government from complete | | altenation—all these matters are. vitally | important to the people of the United States and to your constituency, the busi- ness men of the country Taken in connection with his acts as | those who are interested in carrying |forward the work as well as a warn |1ng to those who would seek opportu- | nities for exploftation | An Admission from Harriman, | 1In his latest public interview Mr. |Harriman makes an interesting admis- | |slon. He reiterates the charge that | |the Landis decision and the attitude | of the Roosevelt administration and the public toward the corporations | was the cause of the panic of 1907. This was to be expected, but not the admission which follows, that the panic was the outgrowth of a fear which was not realized and for which no good ground existed. Mr. Roosevelt and his friends all along insisted no war was being made on corporations, big or little, that kept within the law and conducted their ‘business along legitimate lines. Re- sults proved that there were corpora- tions and individuals needing regula- tion and the work of regulating them has not ended. Whether or not the |panic came, the capitalistic fright demonstrated the existence of a con- dition of rottenness in certain New York banks whose extinguishment helped clear the financial atmosphere. All along the line there have been de- velopments which proved conclusively that manyabuses needed regulating, but in no single instance has it been shown that an assault was threatened or made upon any legitimate enterprise. We may as well settle down to a realization of the fact that the re- forms which have been effected in the management of corporate affairs are to be maintained. Legitimate enterprises are to be protected and encouraged and questionable ones probed. That the captains of industry are recover- ing their equilibrium is evidenced by the manner in which business is again gradually expanding. Mr. Harriman's admission that the financiers were frightened beyond the cause is a real ray of light and should hasten the complete recovery, The State Treasury Problem. The monthly statement of the state treasyrer shows that the funds in the depository banks fall short by more than $200,000 of the total in the cus- tody of the treasurer. The explana- tion is offered that this large treasury balance is temporary only and soon to be reduced by the distribution of the semi-annual apportionment of the school fund, and that it is in excess of the amounts which the treasurer may place in the depository banks within the limits for which they have quali- fled by giving security as required by law. This explanation {s doubtless good, but it does not make the situation any less bad. It goes without saying that the treasurer would be derelict if he kept $200,000 in cash in the office safe and yet, if he exercises the precaution- ary prudence expected of him and de- posits it in a bank without first exact- ing a security bond, he is likewise failing to observe the strict letter of the law. If there are not enough qualified state depositories in Nebraska to take care of the state funds the st of ap- proved banks ought to be increased. I it is & hardship to require the banks to put up guaranty bonds in excess of the average deposits, then some special arrangement should be made with two or three large banks to furnish the bonds to take care of these emergency | deposits, even if to make up for it the | rate of interest paid the state should | have to be less than what is paid on | permanent accounts. ———— Saved by the Calendar. | For four years past the eriminal statutes of Nebraska have included this section: | "Any person or persons who shall on the {30th day of May, commonly known as| Decoration day, engage in horse racing. | ball playing or in any game of sport which may tend to disturb the public peace on the 30th dey of May, shall be deemed #uilty of a fisdemeanor and shall be pun- ished by o fine not exceeding one hundred |@ollars or by imprisonment for not muie than thirty days, or both. in the discretion of the court. A The intention of the framers of this law and of the legislators who enacted it was to prevent the desecration of Decoration day by people disposed to make it a sporting holiday instead of | eratic |a memorial observance. It happens, I'HE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, JU however, that this year the calendar makers put the 30th day of Ma Sunday and forced the Decoration day services over to Moraay, being the d1st day of May. Applying the estab- lished rule of law that criminal stat- utes are strictly construed, the dese- cration of Decoration day by ‘‘horse racing, ball playing or other games of | sport,” which would be punishable by fine or imprisonment if committed on Sunday, was perfectly legal and un- offensive when carried on on Monday. It will be six years before another 30th day of May falls on Sunday, but if it is desirable that this loophole be closed the law should be amended be- fore that time so as to apply to Deco- ration day Irrespective of the calendar. Reorganization of Democracy. The proposition has been again ad-| vanced to organize a new party to take {the place of democracy. A motion to, adjourn is alWays in order and fre- quently proves the best way out of an embarrassing eituation. The joint debate within the party has. reached such a stage that the more the differ- ent kinds' of democrats talk the far- | ther apart they get. In this dilemma it has occurred to some that bankruptecy proceedings might be availed of and that an assign- ment of assets and a scaling of llabili- | ties might possibly enable the party to | |pay a few cents on the dollar. he first requisite, of course, - would be the ousting from control of the directors | |who have mismanaged the concern, so | that, disguised by a new name and un- der new officers, its credit might be re- established The difficulties in the way of demo- reorganization are many. In the first place it would be useless un- less new capital could be added. Its voting strength has proved insufficient to carry the country and the recruiting agents have met with no great encour- agement. What inducement the new organization could hold out that would lure the voters has not been divulged, but there must be some hidden some- where to make the scheme plausible. The truth is that the present demo- cratic party is composed of many ele- ments at outs with the dominant party, but with no common ground for op- position. The problem which con- fronted Noah when he gathered the animals into the ark was a small one compared with that of harmonizing the discordant elements of democracy and the others whom it seeks to at- tract. Taking on a new name would be no assurance of success, but would risk losing the support of those who vote the democratic ticket from habit. Sheep Men and Forestry. That it is sometimes as easy for peo- ple to reach an agreement as to re- main apart, is again being demon- strated by the sheepmen and the for- est reserve service, In the inception the forestry service, its officials and the sheepmen were bitterly arraigning each other and conducting a long range warfare. The sheepman re- belled at being deprived of the old privilege of ranging his flocks wher- ever he willed and the forestry folks insisted that the sheepmen cared noth- ing for the future so long as present selfishness was gratified. It finally dawned upon the two parties to the acrimonious controversy to get to- gether and see if they really were so antagonistic, The surprising result has been that last year there was less friction than previously and confer- ences being held this spring give promise of still closer co-operation. The whole country has a vital con- cern in the preservation of the forests now standing on the watersheds and in the reforestration of the sectivns which have been denuded. The public interest is larger than those of the few people who live in the immediate vicinity of the forest reserves. There ought to be some way, however, to provide for the sheep and cattle men without undue hardship. So long each was s lfilclouu of the other and the foresters and grazers falled to seek a solution there was no way at arriv- ing at an understanding over a ques- tion which has raised such a turmofl in the west. The sheep industry is of great importance to the country as well as to those who have Invested their money in it and it should be en- couraged and not needlessly hampered. The trouble with the democratic party is that it has among its so-called leaders o many who call themselves demoorats ana are nat.—World-Herald. What about the Bryan presidentl: electors, who called themselves popu- lists in Nebraska to get on the ballot twice last year in order to get populist votes that would never have gone to Bryan under the democratic label? And now a cruel councilman wants to forbld the erection of billboards ad- joining buildings. If this ordinance goes through it will be more difficult to put up a billboard and then put a roof over it and transform it into & fruit stand or photograph gallery. We respectfully submit that the rights of property should be respected According to ecompetent authority, practically nothing has been accom- plished toward the permanent rebabili- tation of the Italian cities devastated by the earthquake. Italy might profit by sending a committee to San Fran- cisco to see how to do things. Much speculation is being indulged as to the value of the H. H. Rogers estate. The family does not appear to fear that it is not large enough to sup- port them. tures of Speaker Cannon engaged in a sparring match with Pugilist O'Brien They also chronicle the fact that tne fighter knocked Uncle Joe's cigar out of his mouth. Tally one for the prize ring—that is more than any combi- nation of congressmen have been able to do. Baron Urlu, the Japanese admiral |now in this country, is ecredited with advocating an aliance of the United States, Great Britain and Japan against the world. The combintion | would be a strong one, but up to date Uncle Sam has not shown any inclina- tion to go into foreign deals. —_— City and state authorities have got- ten together and adjusted their differ- ences over the inspection of dairy cows supplying the Omaha market What the people want is efficient in- spection, which cannot be had if the authorities put in all their time quar- reiing over which is responsible. Both Parties Branded. Cleveland Plain Dealer More partisan thunder could be frum this tariff debate if both parties were not equally smeared with inconsistency The Irony of Fate, Baitimore American It was by the very irony of fate that train robbers in the west were hunted down by small boys and a woman school teacher no doubt defeat adds to the bitterness of their Waywardness of Foster Child. Philadelphia Press It {« sald that Cuba is testing its power of self-government by promptly proceeding to spend money and by restoring cock- fights and lotterfes, with bullfights in pros- pect. And, hearing the reports, 3pain will be more than delighted to say: “I told you so!" Pose of a Great *Patriot.” Kansas City Times | Governor Haskell, who is in comfortable | financial circumstances, sees a double ad- vantage in appealing to the Oklahoma | democrats for financial ald In fighting the | government indictments against him. It {not only saves him some real money, but |1t creates the impression than any man so | impoverished Is necessarily honest Robbers Tackled the Wrong Road. Bmporia (Kan.) Gazette, The people who robbed a Union Pacifie mail car at Omaha a few nights ago were enterprising enough, but they showed poor Judgment in tackling that road. It is fool- Ish enough to atempt to rob Uncle Sam, but to try such a game on the Union Pa- oific {s pure insanity, It {s the boast of tried to rob its trains is either dead or in the penitentiary, and these latest bandits will be captured or killed if it takes a couple of millon dollars and an army of men to do it. There s absolutely no letup to the Union Pacific when it is the trail of a train robber. COACHING OF WITNESSES, How Professional Ethics Undergo a Surgical Operation. Brooklyn Eagle. Really this business of coaching wit- nesses to swear to a highly imaginary set of circumstances, calculated to bring in a verdict for good round damages against the city or a traction company, fs likely to become unfashionable. The prevailing idea has been that when a man went to law he hired &"lawyer to win, and that if he was wisé He asked no questions about the lawyer's methods. That idea has been held with special force In that large class of case which the lawyers take on specula- tion, thelr pay depending on their winning of cases which the lawyers take on speculation, thelr pay depending on their winning @ verdict. That prac- tice, of course, s dead against the old-fashioned ethics of the profession. but the old-fashloned ethics of law are as much out now as old-fashioned gowns were last fall when sheath skirts came in. There 1s an indication, however, of an effort on the part of the courts to restore the more modest fashions of a period when lawyers aid not wear thelr pockets on the outside of their coats, with fish hook barbs set instde to make sure that anything which ever got In should not get out again. on WYOMING'S GREAT INDUSTRY. Woel Producing State in the Union. Denver Republican. Wyoming 1s justly proud of the distinc- tlon of being the foremost wool-producing state In the union, and reports from there indicate that it will retain this honor dur- ing the present vear unless Montana's clip proves to be very large. Wyoming Is well adapted to wool pro- duction, possessing an extensive range and a climate favorable to the growth both of sheep and of a high grade of wool. That Montana is a formidable rival is, however, not strange, for it lies a little farther north and a cold climate promotes the growth of a high grade of wool. Observation has shown that In warm climates wool has a tendency to become halry and hence fs poorer in quality. Both Wyoming and Montana are far enough north to avoid any deterlorating tendency of the kind named. In course of time with the reclamation by irrigation of extensive tracts of land, there may be a reduction in the number of sheep maintained upon the open range in Wyoming. But this may not involve & reduction in the wool product, for upon the farms and fenced ranches more than enough sheep may be grown to offset any reduction in the number kept upon the public range. Students of the tariff question should recognize how close a relation a protective tariff has to the prosperity of the wool industry, and hence how important it is in the development of a state like Wyoming, where as yet the population is sparse and industries must be chosen Which are adapted to & condition of that kind, Wool growing in & new country marks an im- portant stage in its development. Viewed in this light its value should be recognized and its growth encouraged by all who ap- preciate that a vast country like the United States has an interest in the settlement and improvement of its comparatively unoe- cupled areas as well as In the industrial prosperity of its densely populated sections. Hence it is the part of wisdom to promote by appropriate legislation the prosperity of an industry like wool growing, which pro- vides for that early stage of development through which every new commonwealth must pass The wool industry has of late been ac quiring additional jmportance because of the Increased price of beef and the larger consumption of mutton. Whether mutton will ever be produced in sufficient quantity to check the advance In the price of beef, it will undoubtedly be more extensively consumed in the future than It has hereto fore been. Thus mutton production is be coming an industry of importance in many part of the west; and this is notably true of the lamb-feeding business which Is car ried on upon a large scale in the northern part of this state. Foremost partnership. wrought | To go down by such feeble hands | that corporation that every man who has | Around New YorkA || mipples on the Ourremt of ife | @ Sesn in the Great Amerion || Wetrepelis from Day to Pay. | Fritz Augustus Heinse of Butte, who fought the Standard OH captains to a ‘fin- |ish in the copper camp and won hands down, does not find his relations with the federal courts of New York as pleasant ax he could wish. Thers is & lack of that sympathetic touch which made his rela- tlons with the courts of Montana a shin- ing example of “you tickle me and I'll |tickle you." Indeed the federal courts of New York are inclined to be cold and dis- tant, ignoring the fraternal spirit judicially sanctioned In Montana. Mr. Helnze would be happy were he back with his old chums in Butte, and Butte would be happy, too, it an officlous court keeps him in New York to explain certain shady transactions as a banker. Being under indictment, he declines to assist the government. Be- sides, certaln books of his bank have dis- appeared, pages of other books have been torn out, and the secretary of Heinge's company, who is supposed to know, made a hurried get-a-way to KEurope for his health There is trouble at every turn for the former boss of the copper camp, and should he worm himself out of the tolls of Uncle Sam he will achieve a vie- | tory surpassing the knockout he handed |the Amalgamated company in Butte. | Having had a taste of the real article New York critics are singing in modulated | tones about life in “‘the wild west.” Level- | Ing elght revolvers at the astonished din- {ers, with threats to kill if resistance were offered or an outcry made, and with their slouch hats drawn down in an effort to onceal their features, four men entered a restaurant at 447 Seventh avenue, near Thirty-fourth street, early Saturday in real | western style, and escaped with $100. Al |the money In the pockets of the diners and the cashier was taken before one of the robbers, who remained at the door as a sentinel, called to his companions to hurry away a policeman was coming along the avenue. because | It is of general interest to automobilists {and the public allke that the responsible driver of a car has been convicted of man- | slaughter in the first degree by a New | York jury. Many people have been killed {in the streets of that city by automobiles, and so far this year it is said that more | than a dozen children have lost their lves in this way; but the trial of Willlam Dar- ragh is the first of an automobile operator on a criminal charge in connection with the death of a victim of his machine. The indictment against him was found under an amended sectlon of the New York crim- inal code, which reads: The killing of a human being by an act imminently dangerous to others and evinc- ing a depraved mind, regardless of human life, although without a premeditated de- slgn. is punishable by a verdict of murder In the first degree. That is to say, a verdict of murder in the first degree might have been found against the culprit, and one of the jurors at first voted for such a verdict; and it is worthy of notice that no juror favored a less se- vere verdict than manslaughter in the first degree, which carries a maximum prison penalty of twenty years. Darragh was in charge of a sixty-horse- power machine belonging to someone els and was giving it a speed test up the grade of Morningside avenue one evening last March when he ran into a boy named Trimble. If the machine was going as fast as testified to by witnesser the boy must have been killed by the impast; but It ap- peared in evidence that the body was car- ried along in front of the car for some di tance before falling underneath and that possibly its life might have been saved had the machine been promptly stopped. There- fore presumption of premeditation, or in- tent to do murder, was raised by the fact that the machine kept right on to avold tdentity, and that Darragh fled from (he city as soon as he could. The lot at the northwest corner of Fifth avenue and Thirty-eighth street, New York City, twenty-seven feet on the ave- nue and 117 feet on the street, has just sold for $960,000 to the sons of a man who as owner forty years ago, had then sold it for $47,00. The present price amounts to about $265 per square foot—the highest figure yet paid for Fifth avenue property. Under the policy obtaining in some of the German cities and now incorporated into the Brit- ish budget, this enormous unearned incre- ment amounting to over $300,000 in forty years, or nearly 2,000 per cent, would have been or would be now taxed into the publie treasury in very considerable proportion, A gigantic policeman approached an Ttal- ian orange vender whose pushcart was on the wrong side of a street running from Broadway the other day, He was big and good natured, and ‘“shooed” the Italian away. The Itallan, who also had a soul for humor, selzed an orange as he moved past the policeman and made as though to throw it at him. The policeman seized It. “A black hand bomb, eh?' he grinned. T'll examine it later.” Putting it into his pocket, he winked genially at an observer. A PLEA FOR TOLERANCE, s of Camp Followers of Reform's Army. Colifer's Weekly. “A reforming age {s always fertile of im- postors,”” wrote Macaulay. Hitched to the star of every wholesome reform are the petty venders who have a prescription for every outbreak of popular folly. They are the camp followers of the army. Wha ever of intolerance ls ascribed to every good reform too often grows out of this chorus. Perhaps it was as a tribute to the activity of the element that one disgusted voter in a western city laid down this epicedlan platform for all reformer: “Make it & grime to smile; close up all the theaters; don't allow dancing; make every one go to church for his soul, and to the cemetery for his recreation.” Reform has its infancy and its measles. One may smile and smile, and be a re- former, and one may o to church without becoming intolerant. The virtue which the world wants is noble-minded and noble- hearted virtte. Statues are not chiseled to little fault finders, though they are raised often to reformers of a larger cast. “Deal mereifully with the man beside you, for he also has a hard battle to fight.” Perhaps the light he sees is as pure and clear to him as yours to you. Dodged the Banana Peel. Philadelphia Ledger. After finding that at Nicaragua its mis- sion was to safeguard a monopoly opera ing In bananas, the gunboat Marietta | gracefully withdrew. The Monroe doctrine | is all right, and the navy is maintained | “RAN” Outing Suits Are especially designed for hot weather service. The fabrics are extremely light, and in the making very weight contributing feature has been omitted. That they are serviceable, however, is guaranteed—this is the first thought of their makers. $15.00 to $35.00 Sold by leading dealers everywhere. PERSONAL NOTES. No other occupant of the presidential office had ever traveled so extensively be- fore his election as Mr. Taft, with several trips around the world to his credit. And |age o macend ihe Dlan J:."E::?im;t"v b his journeyings since the 4th of March are |cago Tribune. well maintaining the presidential record. The oldest letter carrier in Uncle Sam's employ~Charles F. West of Boston—re- | cently celebrated the bth anniversary of | his service. Although he is 75 years old, West still puts in the required eight hours every day, delivering his batch of mail | promptly, | Al American exporters concerned are warned by Consul General Denby that they'll never get rich by seiling pins to the people of Shanghal. “The Chinese have no use for pins,” he says, “strings and knots and loops meeting every requirement of male and-female, young and old, to keep on his or her garments securely and neatly tastened. MERRY JINGLES. “It's curious,” moralized Uncle Alle: Sparks, ‘‘that they call this new xystem of running the city the ‘commisaion plan.’ As (mpatigntly) 1 hold et etk The Plain Man that there is no dffférénee’ T géniu and insanity The Poet (sadly)—You're wrong. If a man can prove he's insane the state wiil rovide him with board and clothes. Jleve and Leader. indeed. People are already be | Binning to allude to Main street as the ga | White way."—Kansas City Journal “Is there an lic _enterpris sternly. “Yes, sir,' answered the lobbyist guardedly, “hut 1t is very very private’ Baltimore American private capital in thig pub asked the public officlal, The fee paid to the Texas sheriff who| ‘Do you think I ought to send my daugh- carried the Waters-Pierce Ofl cum»-n)"sf::;,‘?brofld to complete her vocal train anti-trust fine of $1,808,488 four blocks from | I dunno. the bank to the state treasury in Austin |body?" amounts 10 $4,542. The basis of payment is | ..} *& :;3;‘"355"';‘:;*!”_,.. not stated, but, in any event, the fee| ‘They all agree it's the very best thing comes out of the ofl company and tends |for me to do.’—Cleveland Plain Dealer to make trust busting in Texas more popu- c lar than ever. MY GARDEN, Chiet Spencer, a Klickitat Indlan, dled at the age of 110 years at Fort Simcoe, ‘The morning glories clambered o'er the old icket fence, Wash,, last week. The old chief knew the the peontes stood forth in brigit a ra northwest long before the white invasion, with the hum and had often described the first white party which arrived at the Dalles, & weary and bedraggled lot he said they were. In he was a scout for Colonel Wright, and throughout the wars in his country he was friendly to those who usurped his domain. “Mr. and Mrs. E. ¥. Lyford and Mr. and Mrs. Frederick H. Stebbins have returned from an extended trip in the west,” says the Springtield (Mass) Republican. “They visited in California and several points be- tween, including Omaha, where Mr. Lyford was {mpressed with the way the Omahans have of booming thelr city. A soclety 1s organized there which forbMs its members to speak unfavorably of the place, and there is @ general movement on foot stimulated by the citizens to advertise Omaha in the most desirable way. Haven't you consulted any Ans All the garden was astir bees and whir Of the wings of feathered sweet exuberance, things full ¢ The great sun slyly peeped o'er the easicin rim And His [ And Yes, my garden seemed most fair earth a-tune. And _ delighttul breeze; All_tne flowers sprang to tell us and birds would fain compeél us To revel in the fact that ‘twas June, .Jui June. st his beams upon my garden hore; ntle touch untwisted all the morning ory buds, they held each rosy chalice up to hin with the was the clover-scented the | But_soniehow a touch was wantine e retreat, *Till & child all' rosy-lipped and fair Pure, demure and violet-eyed as the | teriete she espied, | Entered there and, lo, my garden was ¢ plete | : TREL ritain’s Racing Battle ~BAYOLL > Philadelphla Record. It we are going to keep in the race of bullding big battleships, and lots of thém, their speed is just as important as thelr other qualifications. We trust that the at- tentlon of our Navy department is not so completely ocoupied with denying the valid- ity of criffclsms that it cannot also take notice of the announcement that the Brit- ish Invincible made twenty-elght knots an hour from Queen's Ferry to Portsmouth, | the speed rising a part of the time to nearly twenty-nine knots. This vessel is no scout crulser, no ship bullt for speed only without armer or much armament, but a “battleship-crulser with ample de- fensive armor and heavy guns. And it has @ speed which has been attempted in our navy only in the case of the torpedo boats s | ep— " SALT SULPHUR WATIR also the “Crystal Lithium™ water from Excelsior Springs, Mo., In B-gallon sealed jugs. o | 6-gallon jug Crystal Lithia Water | 6-gallon jug Salt-Sulphur water $2. Buy at either store. We sell gver 100 kinds mineral water Sherman & McConnall Drug Co. Sixteenth and Dodge Sts. Owl Drug Co. 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