Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 25, 1910, Page 6

THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, MAY on 5, 1910, THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ¥Ou DED BY EDWARD ROSEWATER. VICTOR ROSEWATER, EDITOR. Entered at Omaha postoffice as second- lass matter, e TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Dally Bee (Including Sunday), per week.lbc Dally Bee (without Sunday), per week..10¢ Daily Bee (without Sunday), one year..M. Daily Bee and Sunday, one year... DELIVERED BY CARRIER Evening Bee (without SBunday), per week. 6o Evening Bee (with Sunday), per week...10c Bunday Bee, one year Baturday Dee, one yea Address all complainte of irregu delivery to City Circulation Department. OFFICES. Omaha~The Bullding. South Omaha—~Twenty-fourth and N. Council Bluffs—15 Bcott Btreet. Lincoin—618 Little Bullding. Chicago—1548 Marquette Building. New York—Rooms 1101-1102 No. 34 West Thirty-third Street. Washington—725 Fourteenth Street, N. W. CORRESPONDENCE. Communications relatiig to news and editorial - matter should be ' addressed: Omaha Bee, Editorial Department. REMITTANCES, Remit by draft, express or postal order payable to The Bee Publishing Company. Only 2-cent stamps received in payment of mail accounts. Personal checks, except on or eastern exchange, not accepted. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. Nebraska, Douglas County, ss. George B. Taschuck. uellnrflorl of 'l‘hnt mpany, being duly sworn. otual number of full and omplete eopies. of The Dally, Morning Evening and Sunday Bee printed during the month of April, 1910, wae Treasurer. nce and sworn to May, 1910, P. WALKER, Notary Publia Subseribed in my prese before me 2 day, lot Subseribers leaving the city teme porarily should have The Bee matied to th Addresses will be changed as often as requested. The comet's tail was shaped just like the big stick. The colonel did slow up, after all, but not until he reached London. Anna Held threatens to quit the stage gnd raise asparagus. For the stage? Now, wlii 7Lhe tronomer kindly step to one side, or take that seat in the rear. 1t s Acting Mayor Brucker now— but he won't even try to compete at rope-throwing. In Texas, the promoter says, one can find any climate he’likes. And some he does mot, perhaps Senator Heyburn is the most far- seeing man in congress when it comes to detecting the dark side of things. John D. Rockefeller, we are told, wears a paper vest when playing golf. But has he got down to the paper collar? It evidently did not occur to Stenog- rapher Kerby to offer to flip coins with Secretary Ballinger to see whether he would stay or go. The issue is squarely drawn at last between 8St. Paul and Minneapolis by & Minneapolis girl running down a St. Paul man with her automobile. Clarence Darrow says, “‘I have prac- ticed law too long to have any conceit about its justice.” Oh, cheer up, you elected your ticket in Milwaukee. — If Omaha trade boosters as they go along could deliver railroad depots to all the towns needing new stations they would be more popular than ever. This theory of fasting as a means of improving health looks like a cheap way to solve the high-cost-of-living problem, But it is just as expensive to dle. The ~Decoration day parade in Omaha I8 scheduled to proceed in car- riages, The most luxtirious automo- biles would be none too good for the veterans. “You can~always teli a St. Loulsan by the fact that he does not drink champagne,” said the tourist. Yes, and another thimg, he does not call it ‘Sant Loole. SET— Mr. Bryan beliéves in the gquantita- tive theory as: épplied to money and oratory, for he says, ‘I can claim to be a public speaker if you take quantity as a standard.” Some of these Bourbon democrats who have pledged themselves to follow Bryan whither he goest must be re- minded of that old game of boyhood days, ‘‘Sheep, keep up with your master.” Those nicknames, ‘‘Peerless philoso- pher,” “pure-minded advocate of the people,” “‘undefiled patriot,” hurled at Mr. Bryan by ardent admirers at that New York banquet sound like an ori- ental subject addressing an helr ap- parent to the thron It is m;lf-yln‘ to know that it was at the request of.the duke of Norfolk that Mr. Roosevelt wore an American regulation evening dress suit at the|connection that New York does, so|the colored races, Heyburn Wrong on History. Senator Heyburn of Idaho was given a very sharp and well-deserved rebuke by Senator Depew when, in the course | of discussion on the bill npprnprlll!nn| $184,000,000 for navy enlargement the Idaho senator made the assertion that tne people of the ¢ountry did not want wars, but were generally com- pelied by their rulers to submit to| them. Senator Heyburn must have shut his eyes to the pages of American history | when he made that statement. It was never true in this country, from the day of the revolution to the sinking of the Maine. Our wars have always been precipitated by popular pressure and nene more 8o than the recent war with | Spain, to which the senator had spe- cial conference. One of the most con- splcuous circumstances leading up to that war was the fact that the people clamored for hostilities months before President McKinley would consent to war and this public demand became 80 | insistent that it led to severe criticism of the president in and out of his own party. _It is true that the people later came to acknowledge that President McKinley was right in staying the fnevitable as long as possible, but they did not come to that realization until after the war had been declared. The McKinley policy of negotiation will ajways stand out as the most con- spicuous prelude to the Spanish-Ameri- can war. Senator Depew, in his re- marks, declared that he personally knew that Spain wouid have aban- doned Cuba and Porto Rico rather than submit to war with the United States if its proposition could be made acceptable to this government and in- timated that President McKinley was pursulng this negotiation in the hope that satisfactory results might be ac- complished without war, and only when he found they could not, he yielded to the popular demand for war. Pushing the Sugar Frauds. By pardoning from the federal prison the man who probably can throw more light on the case than any- one else, Oliver Spitzer, a dock super- intendent who was convicted and sent up for two years, three months ago, the president has served notice on all concerned that he proposes to make a clean sweep of the sugar trust fraud prosecution. The government might perhaps have used this witness with- out restoring him to citizenship, but his testimony would not have had the weight it will now have with a court of justice. Mr. Taft has unquestion- ably taken a carefully planned step in the direction of the ‘‘men higher up,” for whose punishment the country has clamored. Public sympathy went with Spitzer to the Atlanta prison and it probably will follow him away from thera be- cause he inspired confidence wheh he declared he was made the scapegoat for his superiors in this gigantic sys- tem of fraud by which the United States government had been swindled out of millions of dollars in a period of more than ten years. No sane per- son ever believed that a mere dock superintendent was responsible for such wholesale grand larceny and it would have been preposterous to have stopped with his conviction. The ad- ministration, however, never by its con- duct of the case gave indication that it would stop there. It has continued its investigation quietly, but persistently, and there must. be ground now for be- leving that bigger game will be caught, as the president would not have acted as he has except to strengthen the prosecution’s case. Caring for Immigrant. Congress is reported about to appro- priate $400,000 to erect a station at Seattle for immigrants landing in that port. At first glance it might seem that the people at large had little or no interest in this bill, but closer study will dispel the illusion. The country Is vitally and directly inter- ested in every measure that looks to a better reception and more humane handling of the aliens who come to this country to make their homes. It is of the utmost importance that they be received at the port of entry not only hospitably, but under a system of direction and helpfulness. It is the first step toward moulding them into good citizens. And this bill should bring to the at- tention of the proper authorities the necessity of diverting some of the con- gested traffic from the New York to other ports. At present foreigners, ignorant of our ways and country, pour into New York and at times over-run the accommodations provided for them., The results are more serious, often, than mere discomfiture and in- convenience. The Immigrant {is not only put to great difficulty in getting hisfeet properly set in the new land, but frequently falls into hands It would be better for his welfare to avoid. He is naturally an easy prey for the shark and the congested con- dition at New York makes it difficult for the authorities to protect him in time. Philadelphia has a port adequate for all but neglected. Philadelphia also has the disposition to help these forelgners get started right and it seems that the government would do well to divert if it could a part of this immigrant traffic to that point. It is 100 miles nearer the central west, Chicago for instance, than New York by whatever. route might be selected, and it affords every possible railroad F:r;o demands, but for some reason it ! ' Philadelphia than New York. So long| as this facility exists at the Quaker City and the need for its use is so| urgent it does seem that it should be brought into commission. The Interstate Commerce Court. In connection with the provision for the interstate commerce court, which is said to be regarded by the president as the most important feature of the railway bill as it is pending in con- gress, it may be interesting to note that the idea is not a new one, but was urged at the time the original inter- state commerce bill of 1886 was being formulated. At that time the whole question of railway regulation was taken up by a select committee of the senate, at whose head was Senator Cullom, and before whom a large amount of testimony was taken from men who had made the rallway ques- tion a study. The founder and then editor of The Bee, Edward Rosewater, appeared before this committee on in- vitation to give his views, and in the course of his statement occurred the following colloquy: Mr. Rosewater—If a commission could be constituted as the English commission is; if you could, under our system of govern- ment, transfer to it quasi-judiclal power, 50 that they could not only Investigate a complaint, but arbitrate it and force their dictum without any further refererice to anybody, it would be a very desirable in- stitution, Senator Platt—Congress could do that; but in order to do it congress would have to create judges with life tenures. Mr. Rosewater—Yes, sir; very likely we will have to come to that, anyway, some time In the future. Senator Platt—That Is the only thing that stands in the way of dolng as you suggest. Mr, Rosewater—Therg might be a rallway court constituted, just as the court of claims has been constituted. Senator Platt—Congress could make & railway court, with power to enforce its declsions, the same as any other court. The only objection to that is that under the constitution the judges would have to be appointed for life. Mr. Rosewater—I see no objection to that, Of course, we know very well that the in- fiuence bearing upon the appointment of the judges might be very peculiar. But it is the same machinery that meets us at every step, and probably a man, one ap- pointed for lite, would be more likely to act independently than he would it he were simply dependent upon a reappoint- ment or upon a tenure that was uncertain, What was apprehended then, with almost prophetic vision,was that an in- terstate commerce commission, vested merely with powers of investigation and compelled to apply to the courts for decrees for enforcement of find- ings, would fail to afford the full measure of relief from railway exac- tions which the people were demand- ing, and that the way to expedite re- dress of grievance would be'through a special court devoting its time to complaints of shippers, passengers and public against unequal or unfair treat- ment. With the tremendous growth of the country and corresponding mul- tiplicity of controversies coming up before the Interstate Commerce com- mission, the need of a commerce court has become more and more pressing, and the promise still stronger that it will prove the solution for most of our still unsolved railway problems. Characteristic. About a dozen members (of the State Press assoclation) arrived In the city yes- terday. The crowd is expected to be gath- ering all day today. The men are pleased with Lincoln as a meeting place. The re- ception of the assoclation in Omaha at the various times it has met there was cold according to some of the membe! -Lin- coln Journal. This s characteristic of the dog-in- the-manger policy pursued by Lincoln papers on every such occasion. The State Press association is an experi- ence meeting of live up-to-date Ne- braska editors for the purpose of keep- ing up acquaintance, and profiting by the lessons one another have learned. The association has met in Omaha at various times, always the recipients of hearty welcome and cordial entertain- ment. The association has never met in Omaha without expressing its ap- preciation of its warm welcome and hospitable treatment, even though Omaha has never tried to persuade its editorial guests that it is the only place where they can meet with the at- tention they deserve. The newspaper men have been invited to hold the next |session in Omaha, and it they accept the invitation they may be sure that their reception here will be neither cold nor lukewarm. Churches Getting Together. The convention of the World's Sun- day School association in Washington has set an example of practical Chris- tian fellowship before all religious forces in discarding racial and denomi- national lines and uniting in one great body of worshipers. One of the inconsistencies of the church in histpry has been its devotion to creedal doctrines. Of course this may not be difficult for members of the various denominations to under- stand and appreciate, but it 18 confus- ing to outsiders that the echurch is seeking to bring within its folds those who are hard to convince that there can be so many roads to salvation and some of them so widely separated. But the tendency of the times is at least toward interdenominationalism and the religious statisticlan will tell that the church is stronger numeri- cally today than ever and the rest of the people can see that it is more energetic. So it would seem that the dipposition to break away from creeds were in fact growing. In the world’'s gathering at the n tional capital denominations from all climes and countries were inter- mingled and the men and women of after some little ‘wmorning funeral services of King Ed-|that if the immigrant {s bound.for a|misunderstanding as to the seating of ward. This ‘Infornration shields colonel from all’ éritictsm., on his way more couveniently from white races. It is this spirit that is lifting the church higher in the com- mon respect and esteem of the world and making it a more potent agency for good. Lincoln newspapers print in full the brief of the local Traction company lawyers against a G-cent fare to Ha lock which has got into court. While there are no distinguishing signs to indicate that this highly interesting mass of legal verblage is a paid adver- tisement, the earmarks warrant the supposition that this good space would not be thus wasted in behalf of a grasping and greedy corporation as against the oppressed masses even by these distinguished examples of unsel- fish uplift journalism without some moving inspiration. How kind in the Traction company lawyers to furnish advance copies of this document to the papers with no expectation that it would be printed, and no thought that its publication might influence the court? Attendants upon the meeting of the Nebraska Press assoclation at Lincoln are reported looking remarkably well groomed and prosperous. Must be a terrible disappointment to our amiable democratic contemporary, whose stock-in-trade is in preaching distress and calamity. The old Latin proverb is that “a drop of fortune is worth a cask of wis- dom.” As Fingy Connors would say, “I can buy braing at $25 a week.” But this is the day of neither the Latin philosopher nor the Honorable Mister Connors. It seems that Edgar Howard does not take very kindly to the candidacy of Congressman Hitchcock for United States senator. Edgar evidently has not forgotten what happened to him when he ran for congress in this dis- trict. Tests by experts disclose the fact that the apple crop at Arbor Lodge has been killed by the frost. Wonder if they expected trees planted by the Mormons to have a special dispensa- tion, while neighboring trees suffered? According to a ruling of our su- preme court the rallroads will not be allowed to make advertising contracts in exchange for mileage. That will be harder on the rallroads than on the newspapers. A New York doctor has fasted eight days to demonstrate his hygienic theory. We know some doctors right here in Omaha whom we would like to see taking their own medicine. A Missourl ‘Woman léft her fortune to “the relative.who loves me most.” It would be interesting to know if she left it to the tives to tell her how much they laved her. Gearge in On. Cleveland Plain Dealer. King George may not be the equal of his father in tact, but he sent two noted fighting men to act as T. R's suite in The American < people undoubtedly are entitled to a great many rights, and, it the truth were known, It would show these rights to be worth having. But the trouble with these rights is that they are never around when they are needed. They are either in cold storage or in safe de- posit boxes or in litigation or in some ward heeler's vest pocket. Inaccessible rights are worse than no rights at all. Obatacles to World Peace. Indianapolls News. Of course, as the gentlemen at Lake Mohonk are saying, all the logic and common sense of the world are in favor of international arbitration, poaceful methods and disarmament. But greed and lust for power and international jeal- ousy and trade rivalry and “white men's burdens,” and exploitation of weke: races, and & few other things are mighty powerful facts qr considerations to ksep up to maintaining “the figit- JOHN ADAM KASSON, Rounded mnd Highly Usetul Publie Life. Springfield (Mass.) Republican, John Adam Kasson, who has died at the age of 8, was one of the best rounded, the most satistying of our public ‘men in the last sixty years. He was no doubt most remarkable as a legislator and debater, but he had also great ability as an administra- tive officlal, and' his service in diplomacy was fmportant. In all his lines of activity, the same characteristics of high and con- stant principle, thorovgh knowledge and un- failing capacity, falthful pursuance of duty and the patriotlé virtue of regard for the people above the party, were manifested. He possessed the gift of eloquence as well as the acquirement of argument. Indeed, he belonged to the statesmanship of clear brained and deep hearted scope aud pur- pose, and not at all to the present day of corporation influence, and the narrowing effect of partisan ascendency which does not alwayy pay true regard to the Interests of the whole people. Mr. Kasson left pub- lic life of his own will because of the blind refusal of congress to enact those treaties of reciprocity between the United States and other American republics which he had negotiated for mutual advantage. He was utterly disgusted with the officlal career He was in private life what he was in pub- lic service—honorable, sincere and trust- worthy. Well Qur Birthday Book May 85, 1910 Ralph Waldo Emerson, the Concord sage, was born May 2%, 1843, in Boston, and d April 7, 1882. As poet, essayist and lecturer he is among the front rank of American lterary men. Norman Hendrickson, United States food inspector at Omaha, is just 30 years old today. He was born at Beloit, Wis., and is & graduate of the University of Wis- consin. He has been In the government service for six years. Arthur C. Potter, son of Philip Potter and still & student at Union college, is celebrating his twentieth birthday today the | western destination he could be sent|accredited delegates, were admitted on the same footing with those of the He went through the Omaha public schools, and holds several local records as s lawn tennis player, | Army Gossip Matters, of Interest On and Back of the Firing Tine Gleaned from | the Army and vy Register. New rules for the examination of r cruits for the army have been promulgated from the adjutant general's office. They take the place of the Epitome of Tripler's Manual, which will no longer be lssued to the army The new regulations are the result of much study and research and | collaboration on the part of the various officers who are concerned in the exam- ination of the acceptance of the recruits and represent the fruits of experience The new regulations will furnish the most soldlerly appearing body in the world and establish @ uniformity in the examination of recruits. The secretary of war has considered the question of holding a competitive examina- tion of eivillan candidates from at large for |appointment as second leutenants in the {cavalry, fleld artillery, or infantry, and has decided not to order such an examina- ,tion at present, if at all during the cur- rent year, on account of the prospect that but few, it any, of the vacancles that may exist on July 1, 1910, will remain avaflable to be filled by appointment after the mem- bers of this year's class of graduates of the milltary academy, the qualified en- listed men of the army, and the honor grad- uates of colleges at which officers of the army are serving as professors of mill- tary sclence and tactics shall have been appointed. Under the laws and regulations now in force persons of the classes speci- fled are entitled to appointment in ad- vance of any candidates from at large from eivil lite, | The comptroller has rendered a decision in the matter of the army officers Who | were advanced one grade on account of {olvil war service and who have been or who are on active duty. These officers wore advanced by the act of April 23, 1004, and the question raised by the auditor was whether they should recelve, when on ac- tive duty, the pay of the grade from which advanced or that of the higher grade. The case In point was that of Major Bdward I Grumley, who held only the office of captain of infantry, while he had the rank and pay grade of major from April 2% 1904. The pay of a captain of infantry of his length of service is §210per month, while the retired pay of a major of the same length of service is $218.75, so that, it Mador Grumley while on active duty was only entitled to the active duty pay of a cap- tain, his pay while on active service would be $8.75 a month less than it would have been on active duty. It s held by the comptroller that the pay grade established in the act as the basis of fixing retired pay must be the same pay grade as used in the same act for fixing the full pay when assigned to active service as provided In the act. The officers of this class, there- for, when on active duty will receive the pay of the advanced grade. It requires all the resistance possible on the part of the army medical officers to resist the demands which are constantly being made for the adoption of varlous devices and cure-alls for the army and for issua to pensioners. Recently the war department ordered the investigation of & nostrum which was urged for adoption by Influential politiclans, whose interest had been aroused by the prominent man- utacturers. It was found that this was the same article which had been offered for sale as long ago as 183, when it appeared as & cure for cholera. It 1s now put forth as & remedy for all sorts of fevers. A device which has been recently under consideration has been an electrical contrivance for deaf people, it being de- sired by the manufacturers to have a quantity purchased for periodical issues to pensloners, after the manner of the issue of artificial limbs, The war department re- fused to purchase the device, largely on account of its cost, which was $50; where- upon those who are interested in the trans- action finduced Representative Sher- wood 0f New York, to present a bill, the text of which has been published in our congressional report, authorizing the sur- geon general of the army to contract with the manufacturers of this article and fur- ther providing an uppropriation of §,000 to acquire the device. It is estimated that if congress gave any such authority, It would require fully $100,00 to supply the demand. At present the surgeon general's office supplies deaf. pensioners with less expensive @ids to hearing, such as the familiar born, and it is not considered judicious to g0 to any greater expense in the matter, The War department has had under con- sideration for some weeks the case of Col- onel George F. Cooke, U. 8. A, who was recently retired with the rank of colonel from the grade of lleutenant colonel of the Twenty-second infantry. It has been deter- mined to bring that officer before a mili- PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE. Disappointed sorrow as Mr multitudes express scant Halley fades aw An $5,000,000 radiator combine promises to Increase the warmth of the uitimate con sumer next winter. Ing from the camp | Occasionally be chucks the |dons a tall hat. | The oldest Irishman, “Paddy" | Clare, is reported dead at the age | Methuseleh can atford to loan his crown to'this modern recruit. The wife of Dr. Hyde of Kansas City | formally invites her mother and the rest | of the family to come into court and show |cause why she should not get her share of the Swope estate at once. The Hydes are In pressing need of money. A Miss Ryerson of Chicago, who was buncoed out of $300 by a glddy suitor a vear ago, by assurances of forgiveness in- duced him to come back from San Kran- clsco, met him at the depot and welcomed him Into the hospitable arms of a polie man. Two can play the con game. Germany has now seven licensed aeronauts, or “sky pilots,” to give | the old word its suggested new and more dignitied meaning. In Austria only candidates have thus far succeeded in passing the required examination. Of the seven Germans, only one has a license for & Wright machine. LAUGHING GAS. Teacher—You do not intend to make a profession of your study of music? Pupil—-Dear me, no. 1 am only learning to play to kill time. Teacher (grimly)—You're doing it.—Balt! more American. ¢ sartorial standpatter soft feit Blake of Putton-Ayres—I am caviare to the gen- eral, you know Miss Innocent—Oh, are brother is in the milita Transeript. + Mrs. Jenner Lee Ondego—Do you know, T have never seen my husband without his beard. Some day I am going to ask I shave It off, so I can see what he looks like. Mrs. Selidom Holme—O. no: don’t do that! really | Senator Balley of Texas is slowly emerg ana ot 119, | ofticially | three | | Youn be sorry. 1 kmew bim b ever had any board.—Chicago Trib Bronson—My husband is ]MI\IV‘ calls a spade n Apade. Woodson—o does mine, but I must peat whnt he oafls the lawn | Mrs. | spoken mower. Reporter—And the costly eAfge. 1 suppose, ime mere flotsam and jesam. Survivor—Y-yes, sitj” the erew flotted some of it, 1 belleve, and jotted the rest of it.—~Chicago Tribune y y)—The scenes in | He —The trang they actually tak play (onth are & the nyg they are strenger than y must be Herculean.— American. Ik Y | ine” a1t your t Baltimore | Visitor—What became of that other win | mill that was here last year? Native—There was only enough wind for one, ®0o we took it down—Everybody's Magazine, “80 you are a professional burglar,” sald* the policeman with the stubby mustache. “Well, T thaught T was™ replied the subject of the interview, it the way you fellers got me makes me/Pelicve 1I'm only an amateur. e THE PEERLES3 IN ERROR. Brooklyn Ragle. (My speaking has been pverestimated, and | the good it has done exaggerated It is unfair to say that & vmn_:fln presidential nominations with my tonge.—Bevan to the Public Speaking Club of ' America.) The first by lung And tongue Was won; Cold tongue the second furnished; The third Occurred, And stirred Our fun: All knives were sharp and burnished. The nation's joko Thus broke, Of all views were democratic Who'd end Or mend The trend They call A boom for schemes erratie. Ah, Whose Bryan, We hear You say 'Twas not on tongue you gambled; Though brave ¢ waive e issue grave, dear, Since off the stage you've ambled. tary court, which will be convened in the department of the Columbla. While Colonel Cooke was on duty with his regiment in Alaska, there occurred the loss of about $11,00, which sum was supposed to have been extracted from the safe at Fort Gib- bon. At the eame time an enMsted man, @ member of company C of the Twenty- second Infantry, deserted, and the investi- gation led to the suspicion that this soldier had a large part of the money in his pos- sesslon or knew something of the embez- zlement. He has not been apprehended, al- though in his case, in consideration of the clrcumstances, the War department author- ized & speclal reward of $1,000, instead of the usual refard of $60 In the case of an ordinary deserter. This occurred In Jan- uary, 1900. Colonel Cooke, then a lieutenant colonel, applied for retirement and his transfer from the active list was deferred until it was possible to retire him as of the next higher grade. That action has led to some criticlsm of the mllitary authorities, It was even then under consideration, whether the officer should not be ordered before an army court. It has now been decided that such action shall be taken and Colonel Cooke will be brought before a court martial, presumably for faflure to take sufficlent precautions against the loss | of the money at Fort Gibbon. Some months | ago the secretary of war ordered that the | pay of Colonel Cooke be stopped to the extent of about $10,000. Nine Per Cent Against Nimety, Kansas City Times. The latest estimates of the Department of Agriculture show that In the decade from 1899 to 199 the production of fleld products—corn, wheat, oats and other orops—has Increased 9 per cent. In the same decade thelr value has increased 9 per cent. Whether the Increased gold supply had anything to do with this tre-| menodus rise In prices must be left to the economists to figure out—and they dis- agree. What s certain s that this country has got to get back to first prin- ciples and produce more farm stuff If the cost of living Is to be brought down. Added Significance. St. Louls Globe-Democrat. | Mr. Bryan recalls with pride the fact| that in all his battles he polled a larger | vote than was ever &hzn any other demo eratic candidate. B another significant fact s that it by from 0,000 Lo 1,200,000, wasn't enough Ly Theodore Roosevelt’'s account of his Elephan Huntin roniMount Kenia in the Scribner will be considered by many THE BEST OF HIS REMARKABLE ARTICLES about his African Trip. It is vividly picturesqué, full of the most interesting comments upon natural history and as a narrative of exciting and dangerous adventure unsurpassed. Illustrated by Kermit Roosevelt with the most remarkable photographs of herds of wild elephants ever taken. T A I L T K A S IN THE SAME NUMBER B TP ——— SOME AMERICAN PREPARATORY SCHOOLS By Arthur Ruhbl. lustrated. Edith Wharton’s THE EYES WATERWAYS A story of mystery. By Samuel 0. Dunn REST HARROW Maurice Hewlett’s g nove. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF INLAND R S M KU $3.00 a year; 285 cents a number CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS, NEW YORK‘