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Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-07
LIEurENAKT PEARrs oursr

AS a result of Lieutenant Peary's
latest achievement, although he failed
to reach the North pole, only the short
distance of 2O7 miles remains to be
traversed to the goal of far northern
exploration. Whatever the. net scien-
tihc or practical gain may be. It Is
safe to predict that this short gap
will be overcome in the not far fu-
ture, in spite of formidable difficulties
and hazards Of the frozen north to
which so many adventurous spirits
have succumbed. The obstacles and
perils. indeed. are challenge that
human daring and ambition cannot
and VIII not refuse. The problem has
now resolved itself virtually into
siege in which many men from differ
ent points of attack and with various
plans are gradually pushing forward
toward the icy citadel. Success may
come by lucky chance to some dash
ing sdventurer. but substantial prog
ress making such a dash possible Is
due TO patient and skilled explorers
Of the Peary type, whose campaigns
are based on thorough knowledge and
sagaeious adaptation OF means % the
end as well as on personal intrepidity.
AS test Of human endurance the
region of eternal snow and storm.
terrifying as It is, is not today as for
midable as it was three centuries ago
when indomitable Dutchmen first
deeply penetrated Il, because the ex-
plorer now is equipped with facilities
which they did not dream OF What
is being accomplished today. however
Il may appeal 10 the Imagination. IS
not to be compared with the heroic
teats Of the pioneers wben the means
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-07
asMIsHTNe on pRrorDrNTs."

Sensationalists are straining a point
in magnifying the presidents smash
ing OF precedents" by visiting Pan
anna. The Panama canal itself and
the existence OF the zone across the
isthmus as a territorial possession Of
the United States may be equally said
to smash precedents. IL is true that
no president during his term of Of
fee has ever set foot on foreign soil.
probably for the sufficient reason that
none has had real occasion to do so.
But II Il be conceded that a president
as commander-in-chief of the army
and navy might properly and even
necessarily pursue a foreign enemy
across the boundary, he might even
more probably pass 1t for friendly
visit. At Panama, however, his foot
viii not press foreign, but American
soil. And he was himself few
months ago, On the trip from New
Orleans to Washington, beyond our
marine jurisdiction continuously for
several days, or nearly as long as he
will be enroute to the isthmus.
President Roosevelt's absence from
the seat of government, moreover,
will not be as long as that of Presi-
dent jackson when he visited the
Hermitage in Tennessee. nor cut Pres
ident Roosevelt OFF from communica-
tions anything like as much. In this
day of the wireless telegraph, the
submarine cable and the swift steam
ship, absence at sea or over seas con-
stitutes incomparably less disability
than the absences on land within our
own territory which have character
ICED the administrations of nearly all
the presidents. President Roosevelt
is satisfied that he hears a call for
public duty in connection with the
great national work at Panama, and
1t would. indeed, be Smashing the
presidents" If he did not go there.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-07
SPECIALIZING ON TIE MESSAGE.


1t may be that President Roosevelt
returned from his Virginia outing
with a revised draft Of his annual
message to congress, but 1t is doubt
full whether the various versions of
its contents sent out by ingenious
Washington correspondents represent
more than intelligent guesses and
speculations. Undoubtedly many of
the points which they enumerate win
be included and treated but every
wide-awake observer of events has
the same basis for forecast as these
industrious theorists. The vital fact
is that the people of the whole coun-
try rest in absolute assurance,
grounded on the presidents character
and his record of things done no less
than of things said, that no backward
step will be taken. With the public,
irrespective of party lines, it goes
without saying that the president will
be steadfast to confirm the great gains
in legislation at the previous men,
orable session of congress for the
equal rule of law over all. great and
small the most wealthy and powerful
corporation no less than the humblest
individual, and that he will be for
strengthening and perfecting those
laws wherever they may appear to be
defective
Nor is there any more doubt as to
his attitude with respect to the future
that 1t will be progressive and aggres-
sive without shadow of turning. It
would not be Theodore Roosevelt II
past success, at whatever expense of
energy, should produce sloth. or have
any other effect than to stimulate eff
forts to put through the work he has
begun and carried on so far. In a
word, the whole country is profoundly
satisfied that what he has been he will
continue to be.
The forthcoming message we may
therefore be sure will be an ample ex-
preston touching vital questions of
the presidents settled convictions,
ripened by experience, unqualified by
timorousness or the pressure of spe-
oial interests, and yet with clear eye
to practical conditions. He is not ad-
dieted to premature exploitation of
Official dellverances. but his whole of
fetal career is guarantee to the rank
and file of his countrymeE that the
annual communication soon to be
made to congress will mark an ad-
vance in direct line with It's predeces-
sors
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-07
personal NOTES.

General Sir Ian Hamilton, who may sue
proceed Lord Kitchener as commander-in-
chief in India, has been wounded IN almost
every action in which he has taken part
Henry b. F. MacFarland and Henry L.
West two Of tho three commissioners who
are ar the head Of the municipal govern
ment Of Washington, were both newspaper
men when they we're appointed.
George r. Peck, the general counsel OF
the st. Paul road, Is one Of the few men
in tho United States who refused to go to
the United States senate He was sp-
pointed once and would not take the place.
oren Root, a nephew of the secretary of
state, while scarcely over 30 years of age,
was recently appointed vice president of
the Metropolitan Street Railroad company
of New York. Root started at the bottom
of the ladder.
A close friend of Senator Lodge is re-
sponsible for the statement that the Massa-
chusetts statesman for years has received
an income from his literary efforts far in
excess of his salary as senator. He has
written on more phases Of American history
than any other man in public life.
Pleasant Porter. chief Of the Creek In
dams, is president Of the Indian Central
railroad It is capitalized at s15OO0,o00 and
contemplates the construction of $50 miles
Of railroad in the Indian Territory and
Oklahoma within the next two years He
is the only Indian chief at the head Of a
railroad.
James ]. Hill Is to turn literary critic,
Recently he offered 1900 TO farmers writing
the best essays on agricultural subjects.
The essays have been reviewed by Prof.
Thomas Shaw and Prof Hooverstndt. Mr..
Hill, however. requested that prizes be
withheld and not finally awarded until he
could peruse the essays.
]. Pierpont Morgans intimate friends de-
clare that he does not look a day older
than he did ten years ago. He believes
that the annual trips he takes have a won
derfully rejuvenating effect on his physical
and mental being. 81 find." he said re-
Gently, that can do years work in
nine months, but that I can't do twelve
months work I'm a year"
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-07

Standards OF OId-FashioRed Business
Honesty Lowered.
Northwestern Banker.

Northwestern Banker.
There is little question that the standards
Of Old-fashloned business honesty and in
tegrity have been lowered during this age
Of fortune hunting and the ever-growing
mania 20 get rich quick. Industrial con-
ditions have been greatly changed; instead
OF a multitude Of small shops each handling
one particular line, there Is the modern
department store where anything from a
pin 10 threshing machine may be bought
at prices that quickly eliminate the small
dealer; instead OF a multitude Of shoe
makers each making shoes and boots COM
plete, there are the great shoe factories
employing armies Of men. each running a
machine or making one particular part OF
the shoe The same conditions apply TO
nearly every manufacturing and CONNER
cial industry. What we have gained in
cheaper articles we have lost In well
balanced men. Formerly there was plenty
OF opportunity for the investment Of small
savings in small but prosperous business
where it could be carefully watched and
where the small investor would get good
interest on his money and also a growing
value in his investment. Now Il Is a DIFF
icult thing for the small investor to so
invest his funds and as a consequence he
Ia an easy victim TO the allurng entice-
menus OF kel-IlCn~Qulck bWlnuteTH WHO otA1l
enormous (estimated) profits I'm Mexican
plantations, mining schemes. oil wells.
fineries, etc Millions OF dollars are thus
lost annually. but the crop Of suckers con-
stantly grows larger Flaming advertise
ments appear in reputable papers and IN
some financial journals as well, the hackers
Of which know nothing and apparently
care less about the reliability OF
the advertiser SO long as he pays
the bills promptly and advertlses gen
erously. Nor are such journals averse to
printing favorable reading notices written
by the swindlers themselves, but appear
ing In the paper not as an advertisement
but as written by someone connected with
the paper Such swindling is compared to
the numerous medical duacks that prey
upon the bodily inhrmlties OF the ignorant
sufferers and speedily grow wealthy and
favored Of society and the church because
OF their ill-gotten loot.
The spirit OF reform now happily abroad
in the land should evolve a method OF
supervision safeguarding the Incorporation
OF companies and safeguarding the people
from ali such swindles. and there ought to
be such supervision and such strict account
ing and penalties that these forms OF
swlndling should become dangerous.
There must be some speculative features,
but the public is entitled to fully under
stand the situation. and II there is loss,
to know that It is an honest loss.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-07
Food Purer AZ NOT So pretty
Cleveland plain Dealer

The regulations under which the new pure
food and drug law is to be enforced promise
that what we are to eat and drink in future
will be more grateful to the stomach, even
II somewhat less attractive to the eye. than
by which we have been nourished and to
some extent poisoned for so many years.
An improved digestion may compensate to
some extent for any shock which the ar
tistic sense may suffer when prepared foods
make their appearance unadorned by color
ing matter, for hereafter there will be no
coloring produced by the use Of ingredients
known to be deleterious to human health.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-07
THE DIsoONTENTRD MAN.


Nina Irving, In Leslie's Weekly.
He wooed and won a pretty girl
She loved him with a loyalty
Quite touching to behold.
But other peoples wives he used
Approvingly TO scan,
And growl and Brumble at his own
the Disseminated man,
His business prospered every day,
Another store he leased;
He bought house and DlotOr-car
His bank account increased.
But still he wore a gloomy face
While Jones Is In the van
My trade is going back" exclaimed
The disconnected man.
His children In and out OF school
Were well behaved and bright;
They reached the head OF every class
And studied day and night.
1T didn't take me half 30 long
To learn what I began
I wasn't such a Ounce" complained
The disseminated man.
He went abroad, and viewed unmOved
The Rhine's majestic flow,
The snowy gplendor OF the AipN'
II want TO get steamer home
As quickly as ] can:
There's nothing here worth SEEING" crtC
The discontented man.
At last he left his earthly cares
To mount the starry skies
And knock upon the Deariy gates
That lead TO Paradise;
And though TO nlnB the portals wide
St Peter nlmbly ran,
You're long enough about It," said
The disconnected man.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-07

Government Moves 60 Recover vaIu9
BILE Mineral Property.
fshfrano narora -TTorn1d

Chicago hoCOru-Hernlu.
President Roosevelt's instructions 10 al
Department OF Justice to bring prosecution
against the men who have committed thl
coal land frauds along the Hire OF the Uniol
Pacific RAILROAD. and further TO bring pru
ceedngs FOR the recovery Of the stolci
lands, IL occasion for renewed satisfaction
az the aggressive and unwearying worI
OF his administration. Il was q certainty
OF course, mat he would order proseC ution
u there was suficlent basis for them bu
the action now shows that the Interstat,
Commerce commission and the investigator
for the Department OF the Interior bAv,
done their work we'll. Prosecutions dIpdg
President Roosevelts administration an
not grand stand" plays. but earnest a.
forts to get substantial results IN the form
Of Justice
The offenses OF the land thieves have be, I
described in detail heretofore For some
what similar frauds r number OF men are
now in Pacific coast penitentlaries. In The
present case the offense was aggravated
because II was part OF a scheme to build
up a powerful monopoly control OF the
mines.
A few years ago there would have beer
false sympathy expressed In many quar-.
ters for the offenders in this case. and
powerful influence would have been eN.
erted for their protection Now all that
Is changed. The sympothizers are ashamed
to express their feelings. and the old forms
or influence have become ridiculnusly un.
influential
Herein lies genuine progress IN marked
contrast to the howllngs OF the political
analphabetes.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-07

The special reporter accompanying
the Bryan train is becoming philosoph-
zeal as we'll as imaginative. : He de-
clares, whether it is an awakening or
an undercurrent or the same old Curl
osity to hear Bryan is a question for
debate" We submit that this indi-
Gates an impaired confidence in Colonel
Bryans powers of inspiration. Did
anyone ever before hear an admission
on the democratic side that any of
Bryan's crowds came to hear him
merely out of curiosity?
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-07

at hand then and now are considered.
Indeed, the exploits even Of the most
famous recent polar explorers. fur
nlshed with every advantage wealth
and strong supporting organization
can supply, are really far less marvel
Gus than the unrecorded daring OF in
Vulnerable farers beyond the Arctic
circle in our Alaskan possessions.
Nor is there doubt that these dts-
perate challengers Of winter storm, II
It we're known or expected that gold
would be found at the pole. would
long since not only have reached 1t,
but would have established themselves
there.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-07
MERRY JINGLEs.


Tess-Miss de Muir Is such p,,Ia,as.
creature, isn't sheg
=, Jess-Don,t you believe IT, Guy-less7
her than any other Eiri Observation-Disclosures.
phia Press.
a. .D9 you believe in the survival Of the
Well" answered Senator sorghum. 81
snppoSe am IKE most people in that re-
now nj happen to be feeling myself -
Washington Star.
Rivers TN the newspaper Ilne)--N-o,ild vou
write II under the circumstances" or fi1
the circumstances7
considering the circumstances" You won
on space, don't you""-Chcaeo Trlbune,J
We'll" said the tiresome fellow. "there,s
no doubt about the truth OF that old sayl
ing, The more we get the more we want I
tho e es replied sharp; but Il also works
we get. "-Philadelphia Press
II think BARRIERS, as rule. ought to h.
preferred to men Of other professions as
ward executives"
And. And, pray, why barbers?''
because they are men who are accusl
toned all the year round to working al thS
polls Baltimore American.
WAS your expedition a success?"
Entirely So answered the Arctic exc
bul you oiun Ieacn the north pole"
10: put ! reached the editors and the
readers. "-Washington Star.
Lawyer-1n regard to the merits of this
case, is your mind entirely free from preju-
dice or bias?
Talesman-Huh?
Lawyer-.Well accept this juror your
honor.-Chicago Tribune.
They tell me there are several interest
ing romanoes competed with thar sky
ScraDer over there"
I'm not surprised. It seems to be full OF
stories. "-Cleveland Plain Dealer
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-07
shrinkage In Graveyard votes.


Some idea of the effect of personal regis
tration upon the vote of Philadelphia may
be gathered from the figures Of the first
fourteen wards. Two years, ago the total
vote returned from these wards was IS, sos
and the republican majority 5Oss7 This
year the total number of qualified voters
registered In these wards is 1852, or 5000
less than the alleged republican majority
in 1904. The Fifth ward. which returned
a republican majority of s.12, proves now
to have but 22Oe qualified voters, and the
Seventh wards 6,75s majority shrinks to a
total registration Of $3.50. The aggregate
registration in the city 2509S3, is less by
$4,000 than the vote returned two years
ago. There will be at least $4,000 there
fore, Of bogus voters, repeaters and myths
who will be unable to respond to the most
eloquent appeals to stand by the party
this year.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-07
TIMELY TIPS FnR OMAHA.

A stranger within our gates in the
person of the editor of the Tribune,
paper published in Warren. o., evil
IDENTIFY making his observations with
out blare of trumpets, gives us some
timely tips gathered between trains on
how Omaha may be made to look bet
ter to outsiders. In an article OF
friendly criticism he declares that
Omaha is admirably placed-that it is
the largest city of the state, that It Is
a great railroad center, with every rea-
son to expect to be metropolis prac-
tically as well as theoretically. Yet"
he declares, there seems to be some
thing lacking"
Happening into the city while an
Epworth league convention, a Horse
show and some other local gatherings
were being entertained, he was COM
PEELED to go from one hotel to another
and take whatever accommodations
were offered to him. AS a consequence,
he says Omaha needs hotels"
Another one Of his observations on
Omaha is that its streets are dirty,
rough and bumpy," and his conclusion
that Omaha needs board of public
service and a health department.
Still another criticism is that the
city is altogether unbeautiful and un-
attractive" to the eye. the corollary
being that Omaha needs society for
promotion of the City Beautiful.
1t goes without saying that the
stranger passing through our gates is
not here long enough to ascertain that
there have been several unsuccessful
movements to secure the needed new
hotels; that the question of clean
streets and better pavements is com
plicated with an embarrassment of
financial resources; that we have So
ciety for the promotion of the City
Beautiful that is making fair progress
and pursuing it's work unostenta-
tiously.
1t is a good thing, however, that we
should know where Omaha's weak
points obtrude upon our visitors, pro-
vided, of course, that we act on their
hints and try to provide the remedies.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-07

Another thing worthy of note is that
We have had an election in Omaha
without importing any special detee-
tive sieuths from Chicago to conjure
up stories of wholesale colonization
and repeating.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-07

The fight for the equitable taxation
of railway terminals for city purposes,
the same as other property, must next
be carried into the legislature and then
probably into the courts before it is
finally won. 1t is an issue, however.
on which there are no two sides, and
the people should prepare to fight to a
finish for Justice.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-07

Now that Stensland has taken
Herring back with him to the peniten-
tiary he may not be SO lonesome. but
his course has again given a blow to
that ancient fable of honor among
thieves.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-07

AS followers of the strenuous life
the Utes may expect warm greeting
at the White House, but they may
also expect to feel the big stick for
their poor Judgment
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-07

Apathy Of southern voters is a sure
indication of lack of interest in the
issues presented, and the result In
that section of the country shows at
least that democrats must get to-
gether before 1908
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-07

. II President Fish's memory i'm
proves after he leaves the Illinois
Central presidency in the same degree
as that Of Joseph Ramsey, ir., the In
terstate Commerce commission may
look forward to lively sessions.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-07

Gorky's decision to write book
on his American experiences is doubt
less the Russian idea of revenge-but
Americans can keep ahead in the
game Of vengeance by refusing to
read his books.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-07

Governor Mickey may also be ex-
pected to wake up after the election
returns are in and let the public know
what his decision is on the disputed
law points brought out in his hearing
of the impeachment charges against
his Omaha fire and police board APP
nolnteea
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-07

The isures on the constitutional
smenament should give a fairly ap-
DrOximate idea of what proportion OF
all parties vote straight tickets II
may be taken for granted that 90 per
cent OF the Affirmative vote on the
amendment IN Nebraska this year VIII
represent straight party ballots
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-07

Instead OF charging that the recip-
tent was a republican, the democrats,
strangely enough, are trying to save
themselves by declaring the Galloway
pass a forgery. It is no forgery at all,
but the real thing, as can be readily
proved II necessary.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-07
A RefreshinE NOVELTY.

The Pennsylvania railroad has decided
to increase the wages OF all Of its en-
ployes effective December 1. It is de-
cided and refreshing novelty to find a cor
poration taking interest in the working
man after election.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-07

II halt the campaign roorbacks were
founded on the substance Of a shadow
the grand jury might put in a profit
able two or three weeks longer. Past
experience, however. has taught that
few Of the political yarns spun by the
yellow journal fakirs ever pan out
when subjected 10 the test.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-07
Mutual Admiration Of the RlII..
New York Sun

That unsleeplng foe Of corporations, the
Hon. William Jennings Bryan, booms the
Hon. William Joel Stone. some time sec
rotary of the Missouri Health society, for
second term as a senator In congress
from Missouri The nolselessness Of Gum
Shoe Bills methods of sucking eggs" and
his skill in "hiding the shells" seem to
be unknown to the peerless
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-07

A Lincoln paper takes exception to
Colonel Bryan's statement that his
brother-in-law, Chairman Allen of the
democratic state committee, although
a partner of the legal representative
of the Missouri Pacific for Nebraska.
has nothing whatever to do with Mis-
souri, Pacific business. It calls atten-
ton to the fact that Mr. Allen has ap-
peared in court more than once to rep
resent his partner in railroad cases.
II Mr.. Allen does the work he GER
tainly ought to share the retainer.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-07

The effort of Texas to reduce Pull
man car rates cpllides with the cher
Ished idea that residents of the Lone
Star state desDise all luxuries of the
eftete east.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-07

For six years Il has been annually
recorded that President Roosevelt
voted over a Chinese laundry. The
persistency OF this celestial ia contin-
uing business AZ the same old stand
should be rewarded with a Carnegie
hero medal the next time the presi-
dent votes
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-07

Brooklyn Eagle.
Two hundred killed and 1900 wounded
on our railroads In three months are too
many. The accident insurance companies
will be driven out Of business at this rate
or would be. II people who hold accident
policies ever were hurt
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-07

Our Cuban friends will perhaps no.
tice that the surrender of the Utes
Immediately followed the first visit of
Secretary Taft TO Wyoming.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-07

After election is over perhaps Mayor
Dahlman will find time to look into
the "holdup insurance" business as
operated by subordinates of his ad-
ministration.