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Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-15
IS TO BRANCH BANKS.

The divergent views on the question
of providing for the establishment of
branch banks were set forth at the
opening session of the convention of
bankers at Kansas City. Mr.. Horace
White Of New York, arguing In favor of
branch banks, said that the system
would reduce the expense of banking,
to the advantage of customers in the
form of lower rates of interest, would
tend to uniform interest rates, would
extend TO small places the security as
sured by the strength of the parent in
stitution and would afford facilities for
communicating knowledge Of the rela-
tive needs Of business in the different
localities. Mr.. Henry ". Yates OPP
posed the establishment OF branch
banks, asserting that the proposed legis-
lation for this purpose would result in
the extinguishment of the existing ma
tional banking system and the creation
in its place of another system. He re-
garded the American banking system,
Notwithstanding admitted imperfections,
as the best in the world and expressed
the opinion that II the proposed legisla-
ton should be adopted the harmonious
relations that now exist In our banking
world would be destroyed, the existence
OF our present organized banks threat
ened and the consequences would not
only be disastrous TO the banks, but a
national calamity.
There is no doubt that Mr.. Yates
voiced the opinion Of a large majority
OF national bankers throughout the
country. 1t is predicted that at the sp-
preaching annual meeting Of the Amerl-
can Bankers association the sentiment
OF the members will be shown to be
overwhelmingly against branch banks.
This is fairly to be inferred from the
expression OF opinion at a recent meet
ing in New York of the council OF the
| association, when a canvass of the
bankers present revealed a large ma
jority opposed 10 branch banking.
Bankers generally realize that some
thing should be done to secure a more
elastic currency and especially to pro-
vide a safety valve In times of shock or
panic, but there is a wide difference OF
opinion as TO how 1t shall be brought
about. The fact appears to be that
the advocates OF branch banks consti
tute a very small minority Of bankers
and 50 long as this is the cas- there will
be little chance Of legislation authors.
ing branch banks.
There lie a great deal to be said on
both sides % the question and the arEu,
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-15
DEPOSITS.

The recent selection of national banks
as depositaries for government funds
has caused some discussion as to the
e~xpediency Of the policy of distributing
these funds In a great number of small
outlying banks of small capitalization.
1t appears that the secretary of the
treasury has preferred those banks
which have not been retiring circula-
ton, as was done very largely while
the government was buying bonds, with
the result, of course. that the purpose
of the treasury to assist the business
interests of the country was to an ex-
tent nuIli1ed. Secretary Shaw has felt
disposed to teach such banks a lesson
and we are inclined to think that he is
right In the matter and that the effect
will be good. At all events we cannot
see that my harm is likely to result
from the curse he has taken.
There is noticed a disposition to crit
icise Secretary Shaw as being too
much In sympathy with the ideas of
those, as an eastern paper expresses 1t,
who are disposed to antagonize the
financial interests" of the country to
be able to lay their point of view
wholly aside in his dealings with treas
ury problems. This simply mean that
the present secretary of the treasury is
not in the control of the eastern bank
ers and is able to consider the general
interest Independent Of what those
bankers may think or desire, which is
Just the position that a secretary of the
treasury should take. 1t will dissatisfy
bankers whose influence at Washington
is curtailed, but there is no danger that
the interests of the public will suffer
from 1t.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-15
Live Nebraska Towns
WAHOO-Thrifty and Patriotic.

from $4,000 to $4,000 and the money for
that purpose is now being raised by the
young. energetic president. Rev o. J.
Johnson. The religious denominations are
represented by the Methodist Baptist.
Presbyterian, Congregational, Episcopal.
Lutheran, Catholic, Reformed Presbyte-
rian and Free Methodist societies. The
civic societies are numerous and all seem
to be hourishing. Company I. First rsgt-
ment OF Nebraska National Guard. IL To-
Gated here .t
wahoo has branches OF three railroads,
the B. & NJ. onion Pacific and Fremont.
Elkhorn G. Missouri Valley. with eight
passenger and six freight trains daily, af-
sides Wahoo there are fifteen towns In
the county. all having direct railroad con-
n~ections with the county seat.
The Bell Telephone COMPANY has been
in operation here for several years, main
tanning an exchange with over 100 patrons,
with connections with all the towns in the
county. An Independent company has re-
Gently been organized here under the name
of the Golden Rod Telephone company and
will be In operation in a few days, starting
in with over 100 subscribers. II is the In
tention OF this company to connect with
the farmers OF, the county. 1t charges 81
for residence phone and $3.50 for business
phone.
The citizens Of wahoo are an enterprise
ing, progressive class and believe in pat.
r~onizing home institutions.
T. ]. PICKETT.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-15

Natural location has much to do with
directing attention TO a city. and when
coupled with an energetic class Of citizens
makes tina place a desirable one in which
to live. That is the condition Of wahoo,
the county seat Of Saunders, a progressive
city that has passed the 1000 mark in pop
ulation. The many beautiful homes with
well-kept lawns and numerous shade trees
cannot be excelled by any city Of the
same size in the state. Fine store build
ings. with Hastily arranged show windows,
cement crossings and blocks of cement
walks give the business portion OF Wahoo
an up-to-date appearance. An imposing OPP
era house that would do credit to a place
Of twice the size OF Wahoo; a fine city hall
building, in which is located the council
chamber. police judges once. an elegantly
furnished hall for the FIRE boys, room for
hook and ladder, two hose carts and a
lookup. We have a splendid system OF
water works and an electric light plant.
The school advantages OF Wahoo are ex-
~cellept. We have 712 children enrolled and
fourteen teachers employed. The schools
are very ably conducted and our citizens
take a great pride in everything connected
with them. In addition to our public
schools we have located here the Luther
academy. u Christian institution owned and
the Augustana synod. II IL ably managed
and has IN attendance Of about 1875 stu
dents from various parts Of Nebraska and
western Iowa. The conference has decided
to complete the main building at a cost Of
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-15
Personal NOTES.

II Senator Tillman wishes a democratic
audience he should deliver his next ora
ton in the cloak room.
Consul General Evans may find his ex-
p~erience with applicants in the pension
office useful in dealing with stranded
Americans in London.
Congressman sulzer was busy writing at
his desk the other day when a republican
colleague came over and asked him to go
to the ball game. Sorry l can't Join you.
Fact is l am too busy playing the other
national game"
Charles Uhtof, one of the eleven men
who survived the massacre of Company c,
Ninth United States infantry, in the Philip
pine islands, has reached his st. Louis
home. He was stabbed seven times, and
has a bolo knife which was run through
his shoulder as a souvenir of the occa-
sion.
A small boy went to church alone last
Sunday and heard a sermon on the character
and deeds Of the strong man of Israel. He
came home much disguised. 81 didn't like
the sermon for a cent" he said. 1T was
all about Samson, not a word about Dewey
or Roosevelt or Funston or Bob Evans or
any OF the other fellows"
Luis lS h recently expressed opinion Oh
Congressman Littleheld of Maine: IF 1t
were not for the newspapers the jobs which
would go through congress are terrible to
contemplate. II there we're no newspapers
at all l don't believe l would be willing
to trust myself alone in the house of repre-
sentatives for fifteen minutes"
The friends of Bronson Howard, the play
wright, are much concerned over his condi-
ton. He is now In the south OF France
with his wife and is nearly helpless from
a nervous disease, which first came upon
him last winter while he was in Egypt.
Though his mind and his body, other than
his nerves, are sound, the nervous Attic
ton keeps him confined to his room and
much of the time to his bed. Mr.. Howard
is the author Of a long list Of plays.
Senator Spooner Of Wisconsin is be-
lieved to be worth about $3.50. 900 and 1t
is understood that he does not want any
more, though, being an able corporation
lawyer, he could easily make a handsome
income and leave his present capital to
accumulate. The senator says that II he
should pile up a fortune for his sons, who
are steady, industrious, ambitious young
men, they might be spoiled by a desire to
spend 1t. 80 he prefers things as they are.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-15
THE SHOWS OF YESTERDAY.
ustin Huntley McCarthy's Translation OF
rancis Villon's Poem. IF ] Were King"

Justin, Huntley McCarthy's Translation OF
a Villon's Poem. "If ] Were King
/ wonder in what Isle of Bliss
Apollo breathes ambrosial air,
In what green valley Artemis
For young Endymion spreads the snare,
Where Venus fingers debonair,
The wind has blown them all away
And Pan lies piping In his lair
Where are the gods OF yesterday
Say where the great Semiramis
Sleeps In a rose-fed tomb, and where
The precious dust OF Caesar Is,
OF Cleopatra's yellow hair;
Where Alexander Do and Dare;
The wind has blown them all away,
And Red-beard of the Iron chair,
Where are the dreams OF yesterday
Where does the Queen Of Herod kiss,
Or Phryne in her beauty bare;
With Rhodope and Tomyrts,
And Sappho and Campaspe fare,
Where Guenevere, the worlds despair,
The wind has blown them all away.
And Helen, fairest OF the fair,
Where are tho girls OF yesterday
Alas! for lovers; pair by pair.
The wind has blown them all away,
In vain we seek them here and there,
Where are the SHOWS OF yesterday?
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-15
Mixing Historical Dates.

st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
II is rather odd that Senator Vest as we'll
as Senator Tillman put that Lincoln
Stephens Hampton roads peace conference
in 1854, as the report of their speeches in
the Congressional Record does. II took
place in February, 1865, which makes the
stupidity OF Jefferson Davis In standing out
for the recognition Of the confederacy by
Lincoln all the more marked. Appomattox
was only a little over two months away,
and yet Davis had the effrontery to demand
independence when the resistance that he
and his supporters had been making to the
national authority for four years was on the
point Of collapse. In the entire history OF
the American republic there is not another
instance Of blindness and madness quite so
striking as Davis failure to see, right on
the eve Of Lees surrender, the smash-up
for his side which every one Of his advis-
ers saw.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-15
beginnings of Arbor Day.

New York Mail and Express.
Now comes the Country Gentleman, the
best and most interesting Of the agricul-
tural weeklies, and bowls over the accepted
account OF the late ]. Sterling Morton's in
vention OF Arbor day. The Country Gentle
man calls attention to the fact that 1t
proposed an Arbor day in 1856 and urged
the project repeatedly in that year and in
1887, whereas Mr.. Morton never interested
himself in the matter until 1872. 1t is ad-
mitted, however, that he did more than any
other man or agency to bring about the
actual observance Of the day. He may truly
be said to have been the father OF Arbor
day. though the Country Gentleman sets
up what appears to be a perfectly valid
claim to being its grandfather. Morton cid
an excellent work in this matter. There is
glory enough in It for both the Nebraskan
and our venerable and dignihed agricultural
contemporary OF Albany.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-15

ments in favor Of branch banking, as
assuring advantages to the public, must
be admitted to have much force. There
is merit in the contention that under ex-
listing conditions the diffusion Of capital
and credit is not 30 free as 1t probably
would be with branch banking. The
claim that the public might be benefited
in the matter of interest rates is also
worthy Of consideration, since this APP
pears to have been the experience of
other countries having branch banking,
Canada in particular If, however,
these advantages are to be secured only
through the practical extinguishment of
the existing banking system, which has
certainly done great service In promot-
ing national progress and prosperity,
the people will be slow to consent to the
proposed change. The question is one
Of very considerable interest to the bust
ness public as well as to those engaged
in banking and should receive careful
consideration from commercial bodies.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-15

1t is stated that Judge Baker, who
formerly presided over the criminal
branch Of the district court, disagrees
with Judge Baxter, his successor on
that bench, on the question Of the legal
ity of the indictments brought by the
late grand jury. The grand jury was
an expensive piece Of machinery, and
since there is a question az to the val
idlty of its action, 1t is to be regretted
that the point at issue was not taken up
to the supreme court for a final ruling.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-15
rHREE-SHIFT POLICE ORGANIZATIONS.

THREE-SHIFT POLICE ORGANIZATION.
Chief of Police Donahue has returned
from the national convention of the
chiefs Of police enthusiastic in his adj
vocacy of a reorganization Of our police
force on the three-shift plan, by which
the patrolmen will relieve one another
daily at the expiration of eight hours
duty. Chief Donahue advances various
arguments in support of the proposed
change, principally as viewed from the
standpoint of the police, and these
reasons carry more or less weight.
From the standpoint of the public,
and especially of the taxpayers, how
ever, the question Of a ~three-shift police
organization is chiefly one of finance.
The question is simply, Can the change
be made without additional expense?
Or, IL additional expense is involved,
VIII 1t be justified by the improved eff
cheney of the service?
Another feature which must not be
overlooked is the fact that the charter
limits absolutely the amount of money
which can be appropriated for police
purposes each year, and the margin be-
tween that figure and the amounts ap-
propriated during the last few years is
comparatively small. So far as ma
terially increasing the police fund levy
is concerned, we do not believe the tax
payers who are now engaged in a de-
termined hght to reduce the tax rate are
disposed to encourage it.
Yet it is only fair to say that while
Omaha spends a great deal more money
on its fire department every year than
it does on its police force, in almost all
of the large cities of the country the
conditions are completely reversed, with
the police numbering half again as
many as the iremen. A better balance
between the two departments should
unquestionably be struck in Omaha, but
without increasing the burden on the
taxpayers.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-15
ENLARGING NATIONAL PARK.
Proposed Extension OF the Boundaries
of Yellowstone.
Minneapolis Journal

Minneapolis Journal.
The proposition to extend the limits Of
Yellowstone National park to such an ex-
tent as nearly to double the area OF the
park should be enacted into law without
delay. The area of the park is now S,313
square miles and the proposed additions
comprise 1924 square miles. With the
exception Of a small piece that is desired
on the northwest corner Of the park In
Montana, and : still smaller piece TO be
taken from Idaho, all Of the required land,
both on the south and west, lies in Wyo-
ming. Fortunately, all except the Montana
piece is within forest reservations. so that,
with the exception OF a few claims, the
government has the title TO the land. More
over. the organic act Of Wyoming reserved
the right OF the federal government to en-
large Yellowstone park. SO that there win
be no question OF conflict OF state and
national sovereignty. The strips Of land
required are those to which the game
protected in the park drifts, at certain
seasons Of the year. and IL killed in great
numbers by pOaeheTs, who pay no respect
TO state game laws. II 10 asserted that
unless the limits OF the park are extended
to enclose these feeding grounds II Is only
a question Of a few years when the park
will no longer hAYA bunal0ess alk-or moose
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-15

reach out toward the hills that then
surrounded It. but those hills have been
RACED to the ground and the busiest cor
ners are now where the steepest hills
used to be. The most sagacious observ-
ers, moreover, agree that the westward
movement will continue for the retail
trade, while the lower area will be given
over more and more exclusively to the
iohbinR district.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-15

We are hardly willing to believe the
report that former Senator Pettigrew Of
South Dakota has purchased an interest
in a gold mine in southern California.
Pettigrew's devotion TO free silver would
never permit him to contaminAte him
self with an investment that might
make him a goldbug.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-15
wANTED--A JACKsoS1An SPOKESMAN.

WANTED--A J~ACKSONIAN SPOKESMAN.
The World-H Herald comes to the front
with a distinct disclaimer that the mem
bers of the Jacksonian club. who have
put themselves vigorously upon record
against further funeral rites yer the
corpse of free silver, are proper spokes-
men for the club. 1t insists that the
real sentiment of the Jacksonlans is re-
fiected by the office holders and ex-office
holders, who still swear fealty to free
coinage and favor Haunting the Kansas
City platform plank at the front of
every party declaration. The Jackson
ians are indeed in a sorry plight, with
q surplus of spokesman, yet suffering
from the fact that they are all discred-
tied. Even the World-Herald If we re-
member correctly, labors under the ban
of a resolution once inscribed on the
records of the club, ~denouncing that pa
per as undemocratic and denying TO 1t
the right to attempt to speak for demo
Gratis. Only one thing remains for the
Jacksonians to set themselves right
they must create a new Office Of master
of the megaphone and select some one
with q stentorian voice to proclaim au-
th~oritatively to the world just where
they are at.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-15
Appalling Forces of Nature.
Indianapolis News

= Indianapolis NEWS.
The whole world is awed by the tre-
mendous disaster In the West Indies. Not
since the earthquake that destroyed Lisbon
has the western world known anything
comparable to the Martinique horror. The
suddenness and completeness Of the havoc
make 1t additionally impressive. In the
presence OF the forces of nature, how futile
are all mems efforts and how weak and
puny are all their works. But the heart
Of the world is touched and aid to the sur
vivors will be Instant and generous.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-15

The constitution of Nebraska ex-
pressly provides that taxes shall be as
0essed in this state so that every per
son shall pay in proportion to his prop
erty aud franchises. but the franchises
OF the railroads have never been taken
into consideration by the state board in
liking the taxable valuation OF their
property. II a reform is ever 10 be
inaugurated why not noHl
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-15

The federal grand jury in session in
indianapolis is busying itself with an
inquiry into the methods OF the beef
packers at thai point. The federal
grand jury in session at Omaha prefers
10 devote itself TO poor white men who
give bad whisky to good Indians.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-15

The two houses Of the Danish legisla-
fure are in deadlock over the proposition
to sell the Danish West Indies to the
United States. American legislatures
evidently have no monopoly on deadlock
combinations.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-15

In the work of identifying Omaha the
future as well as the present should be
kept in view. Only II done right will
what Is done now endare for the greater
Omaha of the future without having to
be done over.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-15

H$srso throughout the whole civilized
world viii be glad TO know that Queen
WiIheimina a progressed so far on
the road TO recovery from her recent
illness that the health bulletins issued
by her physicians have been discontin-
ued. She win have the wishes Of all
for her speedy convalescence.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-15

1t is reported that J.. Pierpont Morgan
is going to Spain to arrange details of
his shipping combine and pick up any
little bargains that may be lying
around loose. The king of Spain will
do we'll to nail down his crown.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-15
Here's Your Moses.
Chicago Inter Ocean.

Chicago Inter Ocean.
There is a feeling down east that II
Grover Cleveland's health should continue
to improve at it's present rate another
opportunity will be afforded those who do
not love him for the enemies he has made
to discuss the third term question all over
again.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-15
Unnecessaries of Life
washington Star.

Washington Star.
Since the Beef trust was organized scien'
lists have insisted that meat Is not essen
tial to a healthful diet, II the laundry trusI
becomes aggressive 1t may become neces-
sary to point out that the collar-and-cufi
habit is merely one of the decorative &C
compartments, Of a highly developed civil.
ization.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-15

The Italians OF New York have been
hustled about and "hot-footed" with great
enthusiasm and earnestness by the cops Of
Manhattan ever since announcement was
made In the papers of the excessive penal
ties visited by the Venice authorities upon
the young Officers OF the u. s. s. Chicago
who were caught in that cafe brawl. A
good many OF the New York policemen have
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-15

The discussion of branch banks at the
bankers convention suggests this re-
vised version: When bankers disagree
who shall decide?
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-15

The Fair estate has finally been or
dered to be distributed among the heirs.
Dead millionaires whose estates have
been hung up in the courts may live in
hone. -
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-15
A DInerence in the Morning.
Washington Star

washington SIds
1t IL now limited that the coal operators
resent Mr.. Hanna's efforts to mediate as
political interference with private business.
Political interference is all right enough
when it comes to twisting a tariff so as to
give a particular branch Of trade an undue
advantage.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-15

Iowa will print IN pamphlet form for
general distribution the detailed returns
OF the Iowa railroads to the state board
that likes railway assessments so that
the people of the state may study them
and verify them. In Nebraska most OF
the railroads make no detailed state
ments at all, while those that are made
are practically inaccessible to the pub
lie, the only figures printed in the
auditors reports being the totals OF
mileage and valuation distributed by
counties, which affords no data for &c
curate comparison If 1t pays Iowa to
print all the returns upon which its rail
way assessments are made, 1t would
also pay Nebraska to follow the same
plan.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-15

II the weather mans promise of
more rain holds good that deficiency OF
rainfall registered during the dry
spell of last month will yet be wiped
out and a surplus recorded.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-15
NotabIes Carrying the Banner.

washington POST.
President Tiresias Simon Sam has Joined
President Jimenez in carrying the banner
and Hayti is now executive headless. Be-
tween the earthquakes and the revolutions
the countries to the south Of us are having
more than their usual amount of strenu-
osity,
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-15

That new market house has gotten to
the stage where plans have been sub
mitted to a council committee. This is
hro0ress.