Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 10, 1910, Page 4

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Remit by draft, b Sxpiets o Dostal order g.'uble w The fee Publishing Company, 2-pent stamps received in payment of mall accounts, Personal checks, excipt on Omaha or eastern elchln(oh. not gcee p.w‘ STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. Sulc of N.bruk‘. Doug! George Beo Buvltaning sworn, says that the act: numbar of fuil and complete coples of The Daily, Morn- ing, Evening and Sunday Bee Bafi[fd dur- ing the month of December, was as follow W 17 42,530 18 42,930 41,620 | 42,770 42,480 42,650 | 42,450 42,520 l.tll.uo 10130 | .mm.m 43,334 g MLHU(‘K. Treasurer, D m; euce and sworn to before me thl- nn uu&,ot u«uembor, 1909, ALKER, Nalny Fuoue, Subscribers leavihg the city (e porarily should The saailed to them. Address will changed as oftem an requested. - e e —————— With many, the great woman's ques- tion is; What shall 1 get for the next have Bee be pot, it is safe to say, the pork will not be missing. _ While /48 trie that there'is no fce shortage, the price is likely to be as long as. ever. In the ncm of current Wwarmer con- h-ovonlu, héw tame appears that old North pole scrap! ¥ ¥ Will the supply of éalt hold out when we begin to_gprinkle it_on the tail of Halley’s comet.® P t Fm For abllity to pat on the lid, none of those raflroad presidents can ob- tain any credit in Wali street. S — “‘Two men claim dead wife,” reads a news heading, but it does not ap- pear that either owned her alive. When steel rails are proving so brit- | plame the occasional | tle, who will fracture of a castiron resolution? The ;ullonnl Treasury department is to-have an ice-making plant. Noth- ing to do with-cold cash, however. D —— The rright.of women to.hold office in Nebraska is to be tested in-the courts. | This will give the suffragettes ioning. their Hulll -lqnlrbd. the ¢ expeditious lhnpph habit, we' miay expect the thrifty housewlife to buy her mosquito netting. early. b o = wnq ;.oon new telephones installed in this country each day, it Is apparent that thd Amerfcan’ people are begin- ning v.ilpuk up. The' ‘luflnc house record for the first wegk in January shows a hand- some ipgrease for Omaha, which is 8 most engouraging sign. It iglanders are trying to get | us to pt the erawfish as a substi- tute for the lobster. Would not thai_ be stepping backward? Renfgmber ' ‘those Indian-summer g pnipk?xh that it would be a dull ses- slon i eonlnu‘ Since then things bave boen sharpening up, gIng to suspect that the of the new king was not Still, he may have been following royal precedent Th% lt‘lp for failing to shovel the mo-"‘m the sidewalks 1s to lead one's falllng: brother to violate his New Yolh!h\vurlu resolution, When the aity council comes to adopt an ordingnee intending to regu- m“c on Omaha’s streets it should émbered that Omaha has out- u yillage wiys. fivorll Jimuo ;l:(—allnen have been convioted of graft, and sentenced to long m- of imprisonment, but as usly defer executiop We may expect some follow ‘the grafting. 0 Mgty Americans csnnot fall to admire the respurcefulness of Chicago. Legally de- prived of the privilege of building its .ro.t musgum on the lake fromt, it to copstruct an sland just off |l e and place the museum there. If it ean thus circumvent its lake front | the reluctant czar to conference over i this work shall be selected one way or International Imsincerity. Reluctance manifested by Russia and Japan to agree to the proposal of Eecretary Knox that the Manchurian raliways be neutralized, may be re- garded as a demonstration of the In- sincerity of these two nations. For the Knox idea 18 but the practical ap-i plication of the theory of the Ports- mouth treaty, which stipulated that the commercial nsulr-llt( of southern Manchuria should be guaranteed. Why should the eignatory powers shrink from specific accomplishment of the | Portsmouth intention? Simply be- cause it i{s easy to find excuses later for evading the responsibilities of the generalities of such a document, when years have passed and there has been in the meantime no definite interpreta- tion of vague provisions. Secretary Knox has been keenly ana- lyzing the march of Japanese aggres sion in Manchuria. It must have be- come apparent to him that the /lines being followed were at variance from the treaty promises, or he would hardly have felt warranted in thus plainly calling the attention of our far eastern nefghbors to them. The dubious out- look for acceptance of the American memorandum adds to the conviction that both Japan and Russia desire to have as free a scope in the debatable ground as the broadest view of the Portsmouth compact will permit. In this connectlon it will be recalled that the assassination of Ito was committed at a time when the mikado was calling this very matter. Sifce the tragedy that broke off those semi-hostile nego- tiations, they have not been resumed. Whatever the outcome the good faith of the United States has been strikingly shown. In our attitude to- ward streéngthening the world's peace in the reglon of the difficult open door we have published broadcast our sincerity, for we have asked nothing ! of Japan and Russja but that which we have agreed openly to support diplo- matically, a position identically adopted by Great Britain. The Issue Joined. The case between thé atministration and the anti-administration forces at Washington is now made up, and the issue is squarely joined. The strength of the opposition to President Taft and his policies has reached the high water mark. By the adoption of a resolu- tion by the house \o take the appoint- ment of an investigating committee out of the hands of the speaker cotnes what is claimed as a real triumph for the op- position, made up of so-called “insur- gent” republicans and the democrats. The significance of this vote cannot be looked upon as a serious menace to the Taft policies. The demand for an inquiry into the affairs of the Interior department {s as earnest on the part of Mr. Taft as from any of the opposition. The president, as well as every fair- minded citizen of the United' States, demands that the fullest investigation be made, and the truth be reached and published abroad. As to whether a portion of the committee charged with another 18 a detall that does not vitally affect the outcome. The vote in the house of representatives rn Friday was merely a vote of lack of' confidence in | Speaker Cannon and carrles with it no surprise because the oppesition to the speaker finds itself momentarily, and unexpectedly, in the majority. The democrats could not be expected to support an administration proposition, while the “insurgent’ republicans are pledged to oppose the“tpeaker of the house at all times, so that-the only sur- prise occasioned by the vote was that for the one time thy combinktion found itselt: with a ml;’rlty of .three on a matter of trivial {mportance. As to the Pinchot phase of the con- troversy, the president adopted the only course open to him. He did what simflar circumstances with an insubor- dinate official, not only persistent in his eontumacy, but finally in open re- volt. Nothing was left for the execu- tive but to remove the offender. Mr. Pinchot is, no doubt, actuated by the highest motives, and firmly believes in the rectitude of his conduct. Yet it would have placed him in a much bet- ter position if he had had the good taste to resign when he found he could desire. This eplgoda should have lit- tle bearing on the mainiquestion, yet it will be trumpeted loud and long by the opponents of President Taft. But in the end the truth will' be made known and President Taft and his sup- porters do not fear the truth, Methods of Muckrakers, Admission by a publigher ahd an aditor of one of the sensationalimaga- | zines, when summoned on oath before | a grand jury in’‘New York, thaf they had paid large sums for letters and documents stolen from the district at- torney's office, uncovers the methods of the muckrakers suffi¢iently to en- | warth of their “expospzes,” The'latest disclosures give evidence of official record that indicate how unprincipled thé muckraker really eatibe wihiile pro- (essing devetion to high principles. **Fortuny‘ely there arg¢riminal stat- utes wnuer which the men who' stole these papers gnd sold them for publi- cation may prosecuted. The fact that the particular person’ wnder in- no longer work with the president to | achieve the ends they both sp ardently | able the public to determine ¢ the true | THE BEE: tion is that the purchasers knew the possessor of such papers had not come by them honestly, in which case they ought to share the opprohrllm if not the penmalty, Activ’ity Against Combines. So diverse are the cases involved, that it is doubtful if the people ap- preciate all that is being done in legal prosecutions against combines, both on the part of the United States govern- ment and as a result of the activity of individual states. Much of the hostility to combinations operating in restraint of trade formerly originated in the west, and it must be encouraging-to the advocatés of rigid ‘application\ of the law against illegal monopolies to witness the spread of the contagion to the east, where New York is notably pursuing a poliey of prosecution. The latest anti-trust step in the metropolis, the indictment of the ‘en- tire Paper Board association, compris- ing 140 prominent manufacturers, promises results, inasmuch as the pro- cess of the grand jury is based on con- victlons aiready obtained, one of the ringleaders having been heavHy fined as a preliminary to the breaking up of the Fiber and Manila association, whose niembers likewise paid punitive fines. The faet that similar action is projected against the manufacturers of print paper indicates the thoroughness of the official inquiry. New York has also secured the con- viction of the ice combine, and is in the thick of the fight against the ma- nipulators of a corner in milk, a field of activity that calls for popular ap- proval, and which may be the means of undermining prices throughout the country in cases where they have been unduly inflated, for the New York ex- ample is one which pins down the in- dividual offenders, having swept aside the old notion that those acting in the name of corporaiivins cannot be held amenable to the criminal law, and hav: ing also made the fines heavy enough to hurt yet practical enough to be col- lected. In Washington the federal govern- ment has just argued the case against the tobacco combine, concerning which speedy decision may be expected from the supreme court, and is also advancing toward a final ruling in the matter of Standard Oil. The adminis- tration likewise is proceeding against the Tobacco Growers' association, and the president has directed the proper departments to investigate the charges that the steel concerns are operating in violation of the anti-trust law. Further federal action is probable as a result of the grand jury discovery that the sugar companies, nominally rivals, are really operating under an agree- ment that governs prices, so that it is possible that the customs investigation will have accomplished a double pur- pose. No complaint can properly be lodged, therefore, that there is any lack of activity on the part of the govern- ment against the ocombines. What- ever is possible under existing laws is be‘lng attempted, toward the regulation of corporation greed., It is always pos- sible that the government may lose one or more of such prosecutions, but con- gress now has before 1t various sug- gestions for'! strengtheni federal power, and such additional legislation as is necessary is likely to be forth- coming. ] Rival opera managers have con- fessedly been giving grand opera at a loss in New York this winter. The reason is not far to seek. Under the concentration of rivalry in the metrop- olis and its adjacent citles, there has | been generated a competition for stars that has raised the salaries paid sing- ers to heights out of all proportion to their worth established in operatic centers abroad. New York has made it known that it woulq prefer one compe- | tent presentation of the best in opera, any other executive would do under | in place of the present unsatisfactory splitting up of forces, and if the inter- bsts were to get together they could utilize their excess of talent in giving opera to the large cities throughout the country, many of which are ripe for such a project. But to make a success of such a plan, salaries would have to be readjusted and stars would have to understand that they are hired to sing, not to make apologles. The trouble with opera in this country 1s that the { managers and public have humored the sometimes too | whimsicalities of temper, called temperament, altogether much, We have been hearing a good deal {of late about the human equation which renders inefficient the safety precautions on railroads, so often, in- deed, that one wonders if it is not time {to determine the responsibility _for | some of the disastrous wrecks | have dlsgraced American railroads this winter, A shining example might be made in the case of the wreck which took the life of Spencer Trask, one of New York's leading bankers and philanthropists. He was the vietim of on a road that boasts ot its four tracks and block signals, Definitely fixing the blame might be followed by the es- tablishment of a higher grade of oper- ating efficiency, which seems to be woefully lacking at times. Hardly has Charles W, Morse begun to serve his sentence than efforts are being made to procure for him a par- don. All talk of pardon at this hour is dictment had Leen trained i the sugar ring, ‘demanstrates him to have been aptly schooled, and the grand jury ap- pears to have found bhim a worthy dis- ciple, But In getting aftéer the pur- am clhuoeu float most any- loiner, the real offender, whe bought the stolen property to trade upon it, seems to be protected. The presump- ill advised and an ipsult to American justice and institutions, The temper of the public is to see crime in high places punished, as a check to some of the abuses, which the power of wealth has attempted, Morse exhausted the resources of the law In every effort to evade the consequences of his taki that || a rear-end collision In broad daylght|’ OMAHA, MONDAY, the gambler's chance, and now that the highest tribunal in the land has estab- lished the fact that he merits his fate there ought to be some summary way of bringing his excessively wealous friends to a realization of the unfair- ness of their attitude toward the pub- e, The laboring men of Nebraska who voted for Governor Shallenberger be- cause he was such a friend to the work- ingmen must feel well satisfied when they contemplate the establishment of a clothing factory at the Nebraska pen- ftentiary which will bridg prison-made goods into direct competition with the produet of free labor. (Governor Shal- lenbefger redeemed his promise to la- bor just as he did his promise to Omaha, The city counell in making its appor- tionment of revenues for support of the various depattments of government during the year has been compelled to disappoint a number of heads of de- partments who were looking for larger appropriations. What the ecitizens will expect now Is that the money set aside be so expended that one hundred cents’ worth of service will be delivered for every dollar paid out. Every man loves a dog, but most men apply a nomenclature outside of dogdom to the pampered pets that Mave all the noble instincts of their race educated out of their system by molly- coddling. Such social innovations as feeding spoons and scent sprays in the canine world are among the modern thorns in the ancient friendship of dog and man, Sixteen years ago President Cleve- land was being assailed by the insur- gents in the democratic party just as President Taft is now. Time has jus- tified Cleveland, just as Taft will be justified when the nuhlfc gets into pos- session of the facts unclouded by the mists of partisanship or dishonest up- roar. Indictments against another trust returned by the federal grand jury un- der the 8herman law will not convince the democrats that the republican ad- ministration {s serious in its preposal to eliminate illegal trade combinations, but the indicted officials will need no further awakening on this point. —_— With Bob Burdette in Hawall and Mark Twain in Bermuda, and George Ade’s ]amp hidden under the footlights, what are we going to do for o #pring greens from the purling wells of humor? With soclety women managing the shirtwaist strike and George Bernard Shaw solving our other problems, all there is left for'the people to do is to support _their j‘unlllel and pay their bills. - 3 New York papers are commenting on the fact that Boss Murphy got in- side of the city hall for the first time in eight years. What Tammany wants is to get the city hall inside Murphy. L Those Who seek a permanent in- vestment might place their bets as to which James Gordon Bennett will ac- complish first, the abolition of vivi- section or the annexation of Canada. \ We are hearing a lot lately about all sorts of masterful women, but let not their limelight blind us to the worth of the womanly woman, who continues in the large majority. “Figures won't lle, but lars will figure,” 18 the only answer apparent to the assertion of a Lincoln newspaper that more freight is handled in that city than in Omaha. When th:-mlhdo:unrlirngs are set out there will be enough cherry trees along the Potomac to test the hatchets ot future presidents for a long time to come. —_—_— This talk of merging a lot of in- surance companies has a suspicious look toward an effort to head off the public supply of calendars and blot- ters, ] One Good Decline. Wall Street Journal. A @ecline of $35,000,000 In fire losses is| the right kind of a decrease, Passed Up. Chicago Post. After many years of research in restau. rants we are willing to turn over to Presi- dent Taft the problem of “What is Cof- fee?" on th 4 Atchison' Globe. We have observed that the boldest in- surgent makes less nolse In congress than | when traveling that well-beaten warpath, the chautauqua cfreuit. R - Whither Are We Drifting? Washington Herald. What mingled feelings of resentment and relief one feels nowadays when his family physiclan advises him to cut out turkey, asparagus tips, quail on toast, mince ple, and ice cream for a while Tauma Jim Will Show 'Em, New York Tribune. Secretary Wilson says that he I¢ going to show the public how and why it is pay+ ing more than it ought for food products. There seems to be a general agreement 25 to the excess In cost, but everybody con- cerned in producing and selling food stoutly denies responsibllity. The secretary will do the country a great’service if he can fix the blame. Boston Qlobe. An unginkable marine target from the Brooklyn navy yard was laiely recelved at the Philippines for the winter praectice of the Pacific fleet. The target cost $15,000. Two broadsides from the Charieston sent it to the bottom, It American marksmanship is as effective as this the $15,000 is no loss. There will be no need for the target. For- elgn battleships which are not constructed &8 unsinkable are already at an enormous disadvantage. .lAI\LAR\ ‘| nis seat In the house, writes his letters and 10, 1910. Washington Life Soms Interesting Fhases and Oonditions Observed ot the MNatlon's Oapitol. Senator La Follette of Wisconsin, who is regarded by the elder statesmen as the most disagreeable insurgent who has come out of the west, ls joyfully watching the frost melt off his senatorial cake these days. In fixing up committee assignments last year the gentleman from Wisconsin was given several places in the cold storage committee—assignments reserved for young- sters in the law-making business. One of these was the chairmanship of the census committee, which gets a chunk of business once or twice in ten years. It seems to have been overlooked that the committee would have something to do with ceusus appointments this year, and that is why Mr. La Follette s insurging with rude laughter. Bunches of appolntments in which senators are interested repose In his care, but he lsn't saying & word, merely enjoying the scowls of brother senators. To inquirers from the census bureau Mr, La Follette has replied suavely, desoribing himself in terms that have frequently been thrown at him on the floor by the enraged regulars, “I am & new and Inexperienced senator,” he Is quoted as replying imperturbably to the census officlals, “and I am not fully familiar with the procedurs of the senate, I feel at & loss how to go forward in the matter without the aid of Senator Hale, an experlenced member of the committee, who is now busily engaged in other com- mittees. Really 1 am quite a novice, and that explains the delay.” When it is recalled /that one of Mr. La Follette's bittcrest efiemies In the senate is Senator Hale the kind pf fun Mr. La Follette is laoking for becomes apparent. Mr. Hale and Mr. La Follette had a con- ference the other day, and while it s not krown what they said, it was evident that Mr. La Follette held the upper hand. Mr. Hale, who Is by general repute the most dignified member of the senate, stood over the younger man, shaking a roll of papers at him. The more he argued the more pleased Mr. La Follette seemd to become, and when Mr. Hale walked away, appar- ently angry, Mr. La Follette leaned back in his seat and laughed heartily at the celling. f Even wutomobiles lusuige when Uncle Joe is around. Representative Huff of Pennsylvania is the proud possessor of a touring car. One night not many moons back, the Keystone representative was about to leave & reception for home in his car, when he espied Uncle Joe standing as It waiting for a conveyance of some kind. “Come along with me, Mr. Speaker, called out Mr. Huff. “You b sald the object of Victor Murdock's admiration. The machine was dranked and off they started, down hill as it happened. When the bottom of the incline was reached the car stopped. "“Oh,” sald Huff, “the engine is cold from standing so long. They tried hard to get the thing to go, but nothing doing. ‘Let's push it up to the top of the hill and by getting a run- ning start, maybe it will go," sald your Uncle Joseph. As usual his suggestion was carried out, and the car oncé more ran beautifully, down hill. Thrice the pushing stunt was repeated, but to no purpose, as to a complete get- away. BeGoming disgusted the “Great” and the near “Great” left the car standing and hoofed it home. In the wee small hours of the morning Mr. Huff was called up on the phone by a policeman, notitied that his machine was blocking the street and must be removed. "'Mr. Huff apologized profusely, “stating that there was something wrong with the running apparatus, and that he would have the garage people remove it In the morn- ing. This was done, and after a cursory examination of the auto-insurgent it was found that there was no gasoline in the tank, Among the proud possessions of Captain Archibald Willingham DeGraffenreid Butt, the president's military ald, Is & gorgeous cloak given to him_by President Diaz of Mexico. Some years ago, before Captain Butt entered the army and even before he was a newspaper correspondent in Wash- ington, he Berved as ap attache at the United States legation in Mexico. Matt Ransom, ex-senator from North Carolina, was the minister. The young attachedis- played a keen interest in the novefties of Mexican tention of Diaz The two became fast friends, and when Butt was leaving the capital, Diaz gave to him & Mexican cloak as @ mark of his personal esteem. It is a brilliant affair, or red, purple, and gold, When President Taft visited Mexico lust fall it was noted that the sole companion of our president and Diaz on their horse- back ride was “Archie” Butt. There is no longer any justification for the use of the term ‘“‘the great unwashed,” in referring to the members of the house. The baths In the new office buliding, pro- vided for the lawmakers of the lower branch of congress, are running fujl blast, and it is easler now to keep clean than | to get o pension bill passed. Row after | rew of simple private baths are provided, esch equipped with a massive porcelain tub. artistic dressers, plenty of French plate | mirrors and heavy coarse bath towels. There are needle sprays for those wha likoq something fancy In the way of showers. They are so adjusted that the statesman can regulate the attack upon his person of hundreds of tiny jets of water of any tem- perature desired. | For. thoss 'who Bave plemy of time to| spend on the tollet sumptuous Turkish | baths are provided. Hot rooms and steam | parboil the vietim to the proper Then he is taken In charge by expert rub- bers and masseurs. A corps of husky negro bath attendants s on hand to take the green congressman IN charge. A dozen or | more resting rooms, fitted up with cots and H neymatic mattresses, provide restful re- treats for tired lawmakers who want to| torget the cares of state In peaceful slum- | ber. . i After @ free Turkish bath and rub down | the statesman may stroll Into the official barber shop and get & free hair cut, shani- Ppoo and shave. Then he may saunter over to the house in the luxurlous underground tunnel, safe from the biting winds. He stops at the stationery room and gets a supply of writing materials, free, drops into franks them. Reposing in the Washington postoffice there are at least four typewriters, a few baby carriages, several jugs and other are ticles which are not used by congressmen alone. On each and every one of these in to be found the name of the legislative servant who has tried to use the trank, but failed miserably. Under the law members of congress are permitted to send letters and public docu- ments through the malls to officers of the government or to constituents without pay- ing postage. Evidently some of the mem- bers have forgotten what a document looks like from the surplus furniture which now decorates the city postoffice. On some of this mail matter congress- men have declared their willingness to pay, and in some Instances the charge is several dollars, but in other instances, it was stated today, the legislator has refused ab- life and soon attracted the at-| | main for the benefit of man. Will Not Improve the Sitw Indlapapolls New: One gathers from the tone of the Wall street press that the railroads do not se- rlously resent the demand they are now facing for an Increase In the wages of thelr employes. It has been announced from time, to time that high rallroad offi- clals (geierally not named) have recog- nized the justice of the demiand In view of the increased ocost of living. But it was declared that It would be impossible for the rallroads to Increase wages unless they could advance freight rates. It has also been shown more or less definitely that while the total increase of “freight rates Wwould amount to some $180,000,000 & year, it would only amount in Individual cases to A half cent here and a cent there on the hundred pounds and would not be felt by the shippers. Orie of the objections to a wage advance In recent years s that it has generally re- sulted In a price advance which was con- siderably greater in total, thus enabling employers to make a profit out of thelr generosity. While it would be unfalr to the raliroads with deliberately in- tending this, there s no doubt that it would be well before either wages or trelght rates are advanced to have figures showing the total of each under the sched- ules proposed. If the advance of freight rates amounts in total to more than t of wages it might be better for the gencral public, and even for the rallroad employes themselves, to leave things as they are prices of the necessaries of life rather than higher wages. And even if the figures ex- actly counterbalance, it fs difficult to sce where any advantage is to be gained. It may safely be assumed that if shippers have to pay more for frelght they will charge more for thelr products and thus the cost of living will get another boost. During the latter part of 1%8 and all of 1909 such reports s have been made public have shown ihat the raliroads did a very profitable, and increasingly profitable busi- ness; and at this time there fs no Indica- tion of a slump. Therefore any talk of raising freight rates is not likely to be cheerfully received by the shippers. With the steadily increasing profits of the rail- roads It would seem (o the ordinary ship- per that the roads eould make wages some- what higher without Increasing freight rates. though the sentiment s growing that the best ‘general poliey for all concerned would be a decrease of prices rather than an increase in wages. One thing Is certain, however, and that Is that the general situa- tlon will not be Improved If every increase of wages involves an Increase in theé prico of the necessaries of life, which it Is evi- 4/ dent an increase In freight rates would pro- | duce. ———e e NURSES FOR POLIOYHOLDERS, Novel Protective Methods Insurence Company. Loutsville Courier-Journal, A New York insurance company which does a large business in industrial policies I8 trying the experiment of furnishing nurses for such of its policyholders as fall ill. The trial Is being made In_halt & dozen large citles, including New York, Chicago and Philadelphla. Ifs the results prove satisfactory the work Is to be widely extended and the company may estabiish & training school for nurses. Under the arrangement the policyholder is supplied with a card which s to be sent to the company In case of iliness. | Upon receiving notification the company sends a nurse to assist the physiclan In ¢hargo of the case. The. officlals of the company gay that they do not know what the experiment will Jead to, as It has not | been in progress long enough to decide, | They assert, however, that thee policyhold- ers are showing marked evidences of ap- proval. The question of the conservation of the polieyholder’s health s receiving a great! deal of attention nowadays from insurance | companies. Some of them have gone to the oxtent of providing sanitarlums for the treatment of their tuberclous patrons and othiers are seriously ,considering & similar course of action. If the plan of furnishing nurses should prove desirable from the economic point of view there may be further helptul efforts in behalf qf the policyholder. By and by he may be sup- plied with medicine and a physician at the company's expense, provided, of course, that he Is prompt with his premiums and is content with meager dividends. P SACRIFIUES FOR THE CAUSE. Development of Flylng Tragedies. Cleveland Plain Dealer. Man's boastéd mastery of the air Is trag- icajly incomplete. Aviation continues the deadliest of sports. The latest death cred- ited to the attempt to traverse the high- way of the birds is that of Leon Dela~ grange, a Frenchman, whose monoplane broke at fifty feet above the earth and fell, crushing its operator., Delagrange follows a score of other intrepld experimenters whose confidence outstripped their judg- ment and whose reward was death, These men risk thelr lives in developing an art whose pertection, if ever reached, will be of distinct and lasting advantage to soclety. Unlike automoblle racers, avi- ators by persuing their desperate vocation are promoting thé public good. They are engaged In conquering ecarth’s last do- The game is worth while, even if death now and then eteps In for a hand. Some time, perhaps, in that distant day when man shall have really “mastered” the air, these dauntless aviators who have given up thelr lives in crude experimenta- Uon will receive thelr just reward in pub- lic esteem. They will be looked upon as the unfortunate ploneers whose lot is often to suffer and dle that others, coming later, may be benefited. Tw | Qur Birthday Book l January 10, 1910 DF."B. Benjamin Andrews, formerly chan cellor of the University of Nebraska, was born January 10, 1844, at Hinsdale, N. H Dr. Andrews served in the unlon army dur- ing the clvil war. He became president of Brown university, at Providence, R. I, and later superintendent of public schools at Chicago, from which position he came to Nebraska to take the heudship of our stalo university. He retired a year ago on ac- count of 1l health and has been given a special retirement pension out of the Car- negie foundation, Reed Smoot, Mormon dignitary and United States senator from Utah, is 48 years old. He was one of the floor managers in the |senate for the Payne-Aldrich taritf bill. He |is a native of Utah, being born in Salt | Lake City. Howard Chendler Christy, the magazine Ilustrator and artist, dates his birth Jan- uary 10, 1578 He will be remembered as tigulng not long ago In the public prints in connection with marital troubles with his wite. Charles ¥. Harrison of Harrison & Mor- ton, real estate agency, is 63. His parents Iive in Mt. Pleasant, la., where he was born, and later sent him to the lowa State university. He has been president of the and make a general campalgn for lower | 'l1 introduced her | Lobella changed PERSONAL NOTES. Willlam A. Murphy, Governor Draper's new private secretary, has been the Boston Globe's state house reporter, Levi P, Morton at 8 assumes the chalr- manship of the board of ane of the two largest trust companies In the country. Where is Dr. Osler? The latest man to attempt suicide because & girl had refused him made the mistake of trying to blow out his brains. Naturally he missed, Pittsburg seems to be the home of the obscure millionaire. No one so far away @s this, probably, had heard of James W. Friend of that of who dled last week, and whose estate is valued at $15,000,000. From driver of a bakery wagon at $10 & week to retired mililonaire, is the transi- tion of Willlam McCoy of Chicago, who has just turned over the hotel property that for twenty-five years bore his name to the Victoria Hotel company. Mr. Rockefeller and Mr. Carnegle are both making unprecedented records, but at the end of 1800 Mr. Rockefeller had given away $181,760,162, as against Mr. Carnegle's $162,000,000. ‘Together they have distributed in the form of free gifts $343,700,102 Mrs. Agnes J. Connell, the only woman in this country who has papers permitting her to navigate a steamer of any class in any ocean, is now running the steamer J L. Luckenbach from New Orieans to Bos- ton. She is known over all the world, for a steamer is her only home, and she has salled everywhere with her husband, Cap- tain Willlam J. Connell, PRESIDENT TAFT'S ATTITUDE. . Must Cease Public Good. Minneapolis Journal, The president makes his attitude toward the Insurgenta of the house perfectly clear. It is & reasonable attitude. Stripped ot all irrelevant detall, It amounts simply to this: The president wants positive action by this congress carrying out republican party pledges. He does not want that action aborted by a factional fight in the house. He wants the struggle between the Cannon machine and the Insurgents postponed till the next congress and every effort con- centrated now upon carrying out the presi- dentlal and party program. He does not seek to punish anyone. He has no quarrel W any congressman for voting against the Payne tariff bill nor any purpose of punishing any ineurgent for such a vote. Deeming that the supreme and paramount duty of a republican congress is to pass the legislation promised by the republican party,Mr. Taft demands that factionalism be lald aside and the duty performed. Be- lleving that the contest over the house rules and the speakership has been settled for this congress he demands that no precious time be frittered away in fighting thé battle over again at this junoture. He [takes no sldes In that contraversy, only asking that it be postponed in the face of more important work. The president understands that he can with confidence count upon the loyal sup- port of most of the insurgents, for they are as eager as he for the reformative legislation he is working for. But there are certaln insurgents whose personal bit- terness in- the strugsle against Cavnon 1s such that that iksue loomis large: in their pathway. They cannot see the necessity for party harmony at this time, They are not willing to postpone thelr vengeanco oven If they block the wheels of legisla- tion. From such insurgents, the president demands pledges before he will let the patronage they claim take Its usual course. That Is all there is too it. P [R5 PRI HC T R T (1) ¥ PASSING PLEASANTRIES, “Somebody stols a dozen fresh eggs from our house yestcrda “Do_you suppose they Intend holding them for a ransom ?'—Houston Post. Lover—Of course. dariing engage- ment must be kept private for a twhile. The Girl—Oh, yes, dear, I've told every- | one not to say a word.—Illustrated Bits. “There is no place in the world for me." “Why not obody undmnnnds me," ‘Then there Is a place m the world you. Got & job as a train announce Leuisville Courier Journal. “Think of what that banker reputation by golng to prison,” tinancler. “Yes,” answered the other, “but think what he saves on his living' expenses.”~ Washington Star. Factionall for the loses sald one Auto Salesman—Business is boomlng in fact, we are so rushed that we have filled our orders only up to last April. ‘Auto Owner—1 can appreciate that. At the present time 1 have had repairs made n;”mxy‘::lr only to the smash-ups of May, 1908.—] Mrs. Knicker—Would you adorn yourself with anything from a llving creature? Mrs. Bocker—Certainly; that's the only way George ever gives P 8ot —New York Sun. Tom—My Wite is an angel. Dick—1 notice she ds ulways flying around.—Boston Transeript, “‘Pardon my temporary lapsé of memory madam,” the professor sald, “but your hus band Is & man of distinetion, is he not? oThe' onlly ithing 3 cafy, think of.” Vick-8enn, “for which he i that fhere are more peo- whio don't, 1gok lke nim hicago Tri- wered M) distingulshed t ple in this town than any man I know of.' bune. COUSIN LOBELIA. Tudor Jenks in Munsey's Lobella is my cousin—we'll call it removed; A clever givl In many oughly approved Bhe's preity, and she girl you'd not forg: And still Lobelia falled to.m a nigh placa in our set; She would not spend all waking hours in talking apout dress— It's hardly strange Lobelia waé not a greit success, twi ways, and thor- x Brlght enoush-a all arouhd, and faunchel her faithfully With tons of cake and bonbews, apd gal- . lonk of hot tea: fut poor Lobelia couldn't interest In nerves, and rheumatism, and colds the chest; &how absortin g upon the subject; ard o, I must confess, It's hardly strange Lobella was sUCCEsS. not i great She had no queer religlon, her views v.ers orthodox; She hated pictur littlo blocks She dldn't care for bridge enoukh to Fit up to -all hours; She doubted that supernal pow Lobella_ did not wish not win at chess It's h dly g[run..— Lobelia was not a great cee When older folks talking . Liobelia would sit by - And never interrupt them; she didn’t even pugzies made of wriggly mahatmas had queer, to vote, and could were To prnyve they were old fogles, completly out of date, Though long-drawn venture to relate lobella was not up puns even less It's Hardly strange Lobella was not a great ( BUCCESS. reminiscences they'd in slang; she used I found her rather quiet, thoulh a very charming girl; She did not keep your faculties in nne un- ending whirl; Her tone was low and modest, had something In it— ln ltlly, lhe aidn't her talk gl She martied well nd edrly, ‘though' “why I cannot guess Omaha Real Estate exchange aad active in solutely to produce the cash. our local affairs. | So, after all, It may be wald she had some slight success, A \ llt‘-» 3