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Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-17
BETTER BANK EXAMINATION.

AS a result of the criminal failure
of the Stensland bank the Chicago
Clearing House association is seriously
considering the proposition to force,
so far as 1t can. an examination
through it's own officials of the torty-
six Chicago banks which are not mem
bers of the association. Such an exam
ination would doubtless have good eff
feet so far as the non-association
banks at Chicago are concerned, but
the only penalty for enforcing it is de-
NAL of the privilege to clear through
an association member, penalty that
would hardly prove efficient in the
cases OF the very banks which most
need thorough going scrutiny.
In the nature of the subject no sys-
tenn but compulsory official examine
ton can reach the evil of which the
Stensland footing is a fragrant illus
tration. The customary examinations
under state law are VIGOROUSLY super
fetal and Ineffective. and cannot in
deed meet the public need with the in
adequate means provided, although as
the laws stand these examinations
should not be the perfunctory farces
that they too frequently are
Astounding experience demonstrates
that no examination can guarantee
safety II 1t does not verify the data of
the bank books and records. Where
system of fraud and forgery is being
operated there is likely to be special
pains to present a specially plausible
showing. Officers who are looting a
bank will see to 1t that notes are
forged so as not to appear to an ex-
aminer overdue and other records fixed
to betray no suspicious signs. Any
sort of verihcation would have exposed
the Stensland system at any time in
the last few years.
OF course verifying or a genuine
system would be more expensive. re-
quiring more examiners and more time
than a system of mere superficial
checking, but until 1t shall be actually
and invariably enforced the public will
be at the mercy of bank robbers oper-
ating from the inside. The chief value
therefore of the agitation in the Chi
cago Clearing House association Is
a proof of growing realization of the
dangerous inadequacy of prevalent
state bank examination and the i'm.
perative necessity of more drastic
official system. g..
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-17
THE OBJECT.


s. 2. Kiser In the Record Herald
It's money in the morning and It's money
all the day
That everybody's, after, each in his pe-
cullar way;
The preacher nobly shows us how TO keen
from sin and shame
But he leaves US for more money when
It's offered, Just the same.
It's money. money, money. all the time ana
It's for money that the doctor cures us
OF the Ills we bear;
The gentle poet tells us that he woos the
muse for fame
But he's always mighty glad to get the
money just the same.
It's money in the country and It's money
in the town.
It's money for the artist and it's money
for the clown:
They serve for love of country, so our
statesmen glibly claim,
But they never spurn the money there IL
in II. Just the same.
It's money, money, money, for the great
and for the small. t...
For the ones who get but little and the
ones that crave II ALL
The gambler says its merely that he likes
TO play the game
But in his case, too, II always ia the
money, just the same.
It's money In the morning and it's, money
all the day;
The maiden may be lovely and she may be
proud to say
That It's love and true love only which
has set her breast afiame,
But the chances are that money figures IN
II, just the same.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-17

The action OF the democratic and
populist state conventions in nomina-
ting a candidate to be presented to the
people with the assurance that he will
be elected United States senator in
case the fusionists control the legisla-
ture forces the issue upon the repub-
licans.
The democrats, no matter what the
reason, have for once made good their
professions In favor of direct popular
choice of United States senator. The
republicans have gone on record time
and again favoring the election of SEN
ator by direct vote of the people. Two
years ago they elected a candidate for
senator in their state convention and
elected him in the legislature, and this
year they have followed the precedent
thus set by including the nomination
of candidate for senator in the call
for the state convention. The repub-
licans cannot fail to meet the demo-
Gratis and populists with republican
candidate for senator without expos
ing themselves to the charge OF insin-
certify.
Notwithstanding all this. the cor
poration fixers are still working at
their plan to prevent senatorial nom
nation in the republican state conven-
ton and to have the choice of senator
referred back, in one way or another,
to the legislature, where they hope to
get in their fine work as OF old and
bring about the election of a senator
who could never secure a popular en-
dorsement for the place. But the dele
gates to the convention who are not
under corporation control will be fully
apprised of the situation and will have
no excuse for surrendering or receding
from the duty imposed upon them by
the rank and file of the party whom
they represent.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-17
PERSONAL NOTES.


DR.. Thomas has planned a balloon flight
from Chicago TO New York. Nothing could
be easier than the planning OF such things.
Mrs Russell Sage receives a waEonload
OF letters every day telling her how to
spend her money. Possibly Mrs Sage pre-
fers to discover how not to spend II.
The king OF England and the emperors
OF Austria and Russia will be godfathers
to Emperor williams grandson. whose
christening has been postponed from Au-
gust Il TO August o.
Down In Birmingham. Ala, the people
who lost money by the defaleation OF q
bank teller are not wasting their time in
looking for him. in view OF the fact that
they know where to fnd the directors.
General Frederick Funston IL not ambi-
tious OF being immortaliEed by having .
San Francisco thoroughfare named after
him. lie thinks the project inadvissble
on the broad ground that II 10 not Gus
tomary TO honor living man In this fash
ion"
Commander and Mrs. John c. Fremont
have sailed for Europe. and upon their ar
rival at Southampton will 80 at once to
Franee and then to Russia. in both OF
which countries he serves as naval attache
to the American embassies. and will prob
ably make his headquarters In Paris.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-17
cONeREss AND INSURANCE.
Problem OF Federal Supervision Pro-
a vOkes oPpOsinE views.
Chicago Chronicle.

ChlcaNo chronicle.
The American Bar association has a COM
mittee on Insurance law, and this year the
COMMITTEES has submitted its report 10 the
public In advance OF the meeting OF the as
ISOLATION. which is set for the 18th OF this
month IN st. Paul.
The most striking feature Of the report is
the uneouivocal contention that national
control OF the companies is the only sane
and equitable way OF dealing with the sit
uaticn. The position is boldly taken that
congress has Jurisdiction because the great
mass OF Insurance business is interstate.
The report denies that the national SUI
prelne court has held that insurance bust
ness lie not commerce, and analyses the de-
cisions bearing on the subject for the pur-
pose OF establishing this proposition.
The conclusion reached Is stated In these
words THE real opposition to federal SUI
pervision Of insurance does not rest upon
the absence Of congressional power. but
rather in the disinclination to exercise IT,
That objection is political In character and
has no solid foundation"
This opinion differs radically from that
Of the judiciary committees OF the two
houses Of congress. in which there was
general concurrence by members OF both
parties.
The American Bar association includes in
its membership a good many able and dis
tingulshed lawyers, and the members OF
the Insurance law committee may be among
them But probably the people will have
rather more confidence in the concurring
opinion of the two judiciary committees OF
congress on a question of constitutional
law and Of the effect OF decisions that have
been rendered by the supreme court OF the
I1pifod h. ho 90
be true as TO the bar association.
The committee holds that there Is great
need OF better state legislation. and ive OF
its seven recommendations relate TO this
subject. but Its two recommendations re-
specting legislation by congress may be ex-
pected TO call forth the most criticism.
These are, FIRST, the passage OF q law fQx-
bidding the use OF the malls 10 those con-
Quoting any kind OF insurance business who
are not licensed to transact such business
by the states where they are domiciled or
under whose laws they claim authority to
transact II, and, secondly, the passage of
a law providing for the supervision Of in
terstate transactions In insurance.
The members Of the committee are Ralph
w. Breckenridge of Omaha, Burton Smith
OF Atlanta, Ca; Rodney A. Mercur of To-
wanda, Pa. w. r. Vance OF Washington
and Alfred Hemenway OF Boston. OF these
Mr.. Vance dissented as to congressional
action on constitutional grounds and Mr..
Hemenway took no part in the work OF the
committee
This statement may enable some people
to form judgment as TO the comparative
weight Of the opinion OF this committee and
that OF the two congressional committees.
The gentlemen Of the former who concur
in the opinion may be very able lawyers.
but their names are not so familiar TO the
public as are those Of the congressional
committeeman.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-17
A DoUBTER IN CAMP.
Friendly Paper Thinks Bryan should
Go Slow and Get q Reputation.

Friendly Paper Thinks Bryan should
Go Slow and Get q Reputation.
New York World (dem.).
In 1896 Bryan carried all OF the trans
missouri states except oregon. North Da-
kota and California. In the last named
state he received one electoral vote. Yet q
change OF a tribe over 1900 votes from
the democratic and populist columns to
the republican might have cost him six
out OF ten states in that section where his
strength lay In the one issue Of free silver
Bryan's majority over Mckinley was only
233 in South Dakota, Bs3 In Wyoming, 6.iS9
In Nevada, 1888 in Washington. 1885 IN
Nebraska and 1850 in Kansas. A change
OF 1904 votes, to be exact, might have
lost him these six states with their thirty
two electoral votes and raised McKinley's
vote In the electoral college from 81 as
against Bryan's 176 to sos as against Bry-
ans IA
Every one OF the ten western states that
Bryan carried In 1895 has since become re-
publican so strongly and safely that today
he could no more carry any one OF them
not even his own state, Nebraska. than he
could establish free and unlimited coinage
Of silver at a ratio OF sixteen to one with
or without the concurrence of any other
nation. In 1904 Rooseveit's majority over
Parker In Colorado was 34,bS2, in Idaho
2s.sos. in Kansas 12s,o93., in Montana 13,16S'
In Nebraska Se.6s2. in Nevada Ass, in
South Dakota 50.1l4. in Utah 2s.05i, in
Washington 7s,442, in Wyoming 1853.
All OF these western states that Bryan
carried in 1895 will elect congressman this
fall, and Colorado, Kansas. Nebraska, Ne
vada, South Dakota and Wyoming Will
choose governdfs.
Would It not be wiser for democratic
state conventions to wait until after the
November elections to see whether MI
Bryan's candidacy and popularity VIII
change any OF the states now republican?
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-17
A MAN AT THE SWITCH.
Resources to Keep the Main Line of
Business Clear.

Cleveland Leader.
There is comfort for the business world
In the fact that the United States treasury
contains a greater working balance than
has existed for many years. If. after the
first two months Of the present fiscal year,
the receipts keep pace with the expendi-
lures, which is more than likely. the bal
ance will be more than $50, 900 exclusive
of deposits made with national banks. As
the needs OF the government have fire.
quently been we'll cared for on a working
balance of 100000. It is apparent that
about $4,000 900 will be available to relieve
any unexpected stringency in the money
market
Secretary Shaw has caused assurances to
be given that he will not hesitate to use
this money for the relief of the business
world IL 1t becomes necessary. He would
be likely to follow the usual course OF
giving deposits of money to the banks. TAX
| ing bonds security.
There is nothing to Indicate any dan
ger OF a condition which would call for
such relief. The present business prosperity
is based on good crops and a heavy output
of manufactures for which there is legiti-
mate demand But the knowledge that
there is a man at the switch with a golden
key imparts feeling OF security as moth
| ing else would.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-17
Thousands Of Women
ARE MADE WELL AND STRONG
Success Of Lydia {. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Rests Upon the Fast that u
Really Does Make Slok Women Well.

Thousands upon thousands Of Ameri-
can women have been restored TO
health by Lydia F.. Pinkham Vegets-
BILE Compound. Their letters are on die
In Mrs Pinkham's Office, and prove this
statement to be fact and not mere
boast,
Overshadowing indeed Is the success
Of this great medicine, and compared
with IL all other medicines and treat
mcnt for women are experiments. I
Why has Lydia K. Pinkham's VcryF
table Compound accomplished such
widespread results for good?
Why has IL lived and thrived and
done its glorious work for quarter OF
a century?
Simply and surely because of Its ster-
ling worth. The reason no other med
icine has even approached its success
Is plainly and positively because there
Is no other medicine In the world 20
good for women's ills.
The wonderful power of Lydia Il.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound over
the diseases of womankind Is not be-
cause IL Is astimulant-not because IL IL
a palliative, but simply because IL IL
the most wonderful tonic and recon-
structor ever discovered to act directly
upon the 1emhlc bySVctu, pOhlttNely
CURING disease and displacements and
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Marvellous cures are reported from
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have witnessed cures and physicians
who have recognized the virtue In
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, and are fair enough to give
credit where IL Is due. II physicians
da. ed to be frank and open, hundreds
of them would acknowledge that they
constantly prescribe Lydia e. Pink
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experience that 1t will effect cure.
Women who are troubled with pain.
full or irregular periods, backache,
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way write to Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn,
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helpful.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-17

vanced. viii hardly be conclusive, since
IL is known that the worlds copsump-
ton is now gaining on the coffee sup
ply, and without governmental agency
would probably In any event overtake
it and advance the price. Indeed, the
effect Of the valorization law may
easily be to retard this natural tend
ency by stimulating production
through the guarantee of an artificial
price.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-17
Thirsty New Jersey sherims.
PHILADELPHIA Record.

New Jersey sherifrs have a preposterous
custom of taking convicts around the
Trenton saloons, inviting them to spend
all their money for their last drunk, and
the practice is 50 we'll understood that a
saloon near the penitentiary bears the sign:
Last Stop for Refreshments" When the
prisoner has spent all his money and Is
thoroughly drunk and the sheriff has had
plenty the latter escorts the former to
the state prison to which he has been
committed. The warden declares that he
will receive no more convicts while they
are drunk and the New Jersey sheriffs will
have to resort TO some other device for
getting drinks IL the expense OF convicts.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-17

The report that President Stensland
was; seen in Pittsburg may indicate his
desire to form acquaintance which
will be valuable to him when he
reaches a place where extradition is
unknown.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-17

The democratic nomination for con-
gress in the First district seems TO
have gone begging, having been
passed from one candidate to another
before finding a tAker. The chances
of being aestsa in the district once
represented by Bryan apparently has
no special allurements for his follow
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-17

NJ. E. Ingalls, prediction that ship
'pers viii demand the repeal of the
freight rate bill is probably based on
the idea that secret rebates are legiti-
mate factors in competitive trade-but
the public has discarded this theory.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-17

The aggregate tax rate on property
in the city of Omaha, including state.
county, city and school district, will
figure up about IN per cent of actual
full value. That is pretty heavy tax
rate, but probably will compare IA
vorably with tax rates in other cities
of Omaha's population and wealth.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-17

The statement of Roger Sullivan
that he holds membership on the ma
tional democratic committee from
higher power than Colonel Bryan may
cause Nebraska followers of the silver
tongued orator TO wonder II the I'LL
nois man has become a transcendentaI
philosopher.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-17
One Reliable sign.
pittaburg niapatch

If there was any doubt of the presi-
dents determination not to run again II
ought to be removed by his insistence
upon government employees doing a fair
days work. He cannot hope for any sup
port from that quarter.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-17

The newspaper joint debate between
Secretary Mcvann OF the Grain ex-
change and Vice President Biddle OF
the Rock Island threatens to be in
terminable. Why not hire the Audi
forum and have II out?
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-17

II Omaha grants q fifty-year tele-
phone franchise the next demand will
be for a ffty-yesr gas franchise, and
after that a fifty-year electric lighting
franchise. twenty-five years is as
long as any mayor and council have q
right to mortgage the future OF the
CITY
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-17
The Worlds Breadbssket.

This years crops of spring and winter
wheat are estimated at 76o.o 900 bushels
the largest yield in the history of the
United States. At the same time there
will be harvested 1850. 100000 bushels Of corn.
This country is bound to continue as the
worlds breadbasket.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-17

The remarks of Assistant Secretary
Ryan threatens to require peace
commission to arrange an entente cor
dale between Wyoming and the In
terror department.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-17

The refusal of a gas company to &C
eept franchise rendered by Kansas
City because its terms are not liberal
enough is an almost certain indication
that, by accident or design. city
coupcii has drawn a franchise which
would not be amended" by a court.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-17

Americans who are arrested in Rus
STA should think twice before calling
upon their government for assistance.
as they should think three times be-
fore visiting the cars domains under
existing conditions. II is not safe to
play with dynamite.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-17

The county board has adopted a
resolution proclaiming its intention to
pay all It's bills monthly hereafter.
That would be good rule for every
one to follow.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-17

The democrats of Nebraska. in spite
of the remonstrance of @. NJ
Hitchcock, have declared in favor
of the nomination Of United
States senator by the state convention
and have made good that declaration
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-17
The weight of Evidence
ST. Louis Republic

Two hundred pounds of affidavits, ex-
hibits, letters and other documents viii
be used in the prosecution of the Standard
oil company in Chicago The weight of
evidence thus far seems to be against the
monopoly
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-17
, WAIT FOR RARNUM.

The adv ance agent of the great
American Snowman always covered the
billboards and country bridges with
big posters on which was inscribed in
flaming letters of red. white and blue
these three magic words: wait for
Barnum." BY the same sign the ad-
vance agents of Senator Willard and
several other dark horses are cir
cularizing the county seats and coun-
try precincts with the familiar Barnum
poster, wait for me, 1 am coming
When the convention meets next
week the spielers of the grand con-
solidated corporation .hippodrome will
stand at the entrance shouting in stem
ter! Don't make a fool of yourselves
by nominating senator in the state
convention, but wait until the next
legislature convenes. 1t is a waste of
common herd a show in midsummer.
Don't patronize the sideshows in the
summer time, when you can go to the
big circus next winter for the same
money. 1t will be more exclusive, you
know, and we can have a continuous
performance for sixty days and nights
and crowd out all other attractions"
But the dark horse is foredoomed to
lockout in the republican convention
next week. Two-thirds of the dele
gates to the convention will come in
structed to vote for United States SEN
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-17

shalienberger standing on an anti
pass, railroad rate reduction. equit-
able taxation, anti-monopoly platform
is a sight that would make gods and
men weep and horses laugh.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-17
Money Penalties Inadequate.
Kansas City Star.

Attorney General Hadley wants a law by
which trust magnates may be sent to
prison. He finds that stern judicial re-
Dukes and nominal corporation fines, which
are all right in a way. are not suficient to
grapple successfully with the public plum
derers.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-17
small Comfort for Topers.
TaaAAR

Now that denatured alcohol Is coming
so much to the front It is discovered that
there are many ways to render 1t unnt
to drink. Careless topers are likely to
run into some sad surprises after the tax
comes on
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-17

The socialists have nominated. an
Omaha man as their candidate for
United States senator. There is evil
IDENTIFY no prejudice against Omaha in
the socialist party.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-17
oficers Of the Brooklyn Rapid IRAN

oficers of the Brooklyn Rapid Tran
sit company are held for melting a
riot because they tried to collect two
fares in opposition to decision of
court. Is 4 possible that the court
presNyr 60 try ths case to jury rather
tsan punish the men for contempt?
Tails does not seem possible In Ne
kraska
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-17
A Kicker Kicked.
Chicago Trihun.

At this point Uncle Sans distinguished
relative, John Bull. pauses and wipes his
perspiring forehead. He has found out that
the British packing mouse products are
worse than the American.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-17
8 nnlitical mathods

Kansas political methods have
bobbed up at Minneapolis. where Cap
tain Coney is made the victim of an
anonymous circular, but knowing the
system as we'll as he does the Kansas
aspirant, perhaps. is familiar with the
fOil
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-17

Democratic politicians must again
be shown that it is easier to lead dele
gates to fusion than 1t is to drive the
voters to 1t.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-17

II j. Ham Lewis succeeds in taxing
all Pullman cars at Chicago he may
start an agitation which will lead to a
federal tax on interstate corporations.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-17
Reaching "a Sore spot

OItNbfdTu LtautT.
Secretary Bonapartes opinion that the
only way to curtail anarchy in the United
States is to cut the tail Of the dog OF just
back OF the ears will meet with hearty en-
dorsement from a great many people who
are not naturally ferocious
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-17

With Uncle Sam using from so, 900
to 100000 ounces OF silver a week,
Colorado miners may become so busy
as to forget to load their revolvers on
election day
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-17

The revival Of the reign of terror in
Russia must mean that the Black Hun
dred has again received Tip" from
headquarters.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-17

Warsaw policemen are not permit
ted to resign, but there are probably
few applications for positions on the
force.