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Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-25

Of the decision will be its effect upon
the insurance companies. Many Of
them still use policies containing the
suicide clause. but the gentlemaniy
agent Is always prompt In explaining
that the clause is not operative, owing
TO the decisions of different state courts
holding It invalid. The state courts
have not been uniform, however, in
their decisions upon the point and
conflicting laws on the subject have
been passed by various state legisla-
lures. In the meantime, the suicide
clause, whether effective or not, has
always been sufficient to cloud the con-
fldence Of the insured and his bene-
ficiaries in the value of the policy.
Should the supreme courts ruling
cause life insurance companies to drop
the clause from their policies entirely
1t would remove a source of annoy
ance and litigation in the settlement
OF life insurance claims.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-25
Personal NOTES.

George T. Taylor who ran for president
three years ago on the national liberty
party platform, IL at present member OF
the police force OF Ottumwa, Ia.
Charles NJ. schvab just now has an am
bition 70 make his manual training school
at Homestead. Pa. larger and broader n
scope than the Carnegie Technical school
at Pittsburg.
Stephen V. White. the old-time magnate
OF Wall street. who was active thirty years
ago, has finally retired from the street.
His title Of deacon" was rightfuly used.
as he was one OF the pillars In Henry Ward
Beeehers church.
seamus McManus. the writer OF Irish
folk stories. r. In washington aud has
called or the president. He and Mrs
Roosevelt had a long chat about literary
matters, the president expressing keen
interest In Irish songs and general litera-
ture.
Prof James A. Harrison Of the Univer-
sity OF virginia. author OF a life OF Edgar
Allan Poe, is urging a permanent memorial
to the poet in Baltimore He suggests a
lectureship at Johns Hopkins university on
the lines OF the Turnbuli foundation, OF
something of that kind
Seventeen cadets at the West Point Mill
tary academy have been called on the car
pet for violating the new rule against loan
ing coats to girl visitors When the future
heroes Of the army 30 far forget the tradi-
tons OF the service and substitute coats
for arms they deserve all that is coming TO
them by the articles Of war.
william I. Buchanan, one OF the dele
gates appointed by President Roosevelt to
The Hague peace congress in June, Is re-
garded as one of the most tactful men
ever In thu diplomatic service OF the gov
eminent, and IL is expected that he VIII
take q prominent part in the proceedings
at The Hague this summer.
There died In Montgomery, Ala, few
days ago the daughter OF George Wash
ingtons secretary. Her name was Miss
Anne FrobeL and she was IS years old
Miss Frobel was a cousin of Frederick
Frobel, the founder of the kindergarten
educational system. She was buried al
Alexandria, by the side Of her father and
mother.
The admirers of the late Edwin M. Stan
ton, attorney general in the cabinet OF
James Buchanan and secretary OF war
under Abraham Lincoln, are planning for
the erection of a bronze statue OF heroic
size to his memory at Steubenville, o. Cen
eral Thomas T. Eckert Of New York City
who was assistant secretary OF war under
Stanton, has contributed literally.
William ]. Burns the United States Sc
cret service agent whose recent trapping
OF every member Of San Franciscos cor
rupt board of supervisors into a full con
fession, is considered a fine piece Of work
has an international reputation as a detec.
tive. He began life as a cutter in a tailor
shop, and was IS years old when he tool
his first detective case in Columbus, o.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-25
WHAr RrALLr I'D

That portion OF the press and public
that still lays stress on the utterances
of William Jennings Bryan has been
considerably exercised over the pub
lished reports OF a recent address at a
Jefferson day banquet in Brooklyn. In
the course OF his remarks Colonel
Bryan declared In favor Of the adop-
ton by the democratic party Of the
Dopulist. plan of initiative and refer
endum and, later in his talk, expressed
a determination to drive out of the
democratic party any man who did not
agree with him on certain propositions.
The summarized reports Of his speech
made It appear that Colonel Bryan
was going to put on his fighting
clothes and rid the democratic ranks
OF all men who did not endorse the in-
itiative and referendum. Il is but fair
to the Nebraska orator to give pub
lioity to the fact that he made no such
threat in that connection. Here IL
exactly what Mr. Bryan said on the
subject Of driving people from tho
democratic party:
The right Of the people 20 govern them
selves Is the fundamental democratic doc
trine. II there is a man calling himself a
democrat who does not believe this shall
drive him out of the democratic party. II
can. II the democratic party does not
believe This It will have no difhculty in
driving me out.
Now that is horse Of another
color. For once Colonel Bryan is on
safe grounds. No living man denies
"the right Of the people to govern
themselves" without reference to what
party they belong. Mr., Bryan could
have said a lot of things along that
line. Possibly only a lack of time
prevented him from asserting that he
would use his voice and pen TO drive
out of the democratic party any man
who does not believe that the earth Is
round or that the multiplication table
should not come before the rules Of
addition and subtraction In the school
arithmetics. Doubtless he could have
gone on in eloquent denunciation of
democrats who do not believe that
water will seek it's level; that labor is
worthy of it's hire; that honesty is the
best policy; that self-defense is ma
lures first law; that truth is mighty
and must prevail, and that there may
be a deluge of words without drop
of sense.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-25
GARBAGE.

The mayor and council are again
graphing with the problem Of gar
bage removal, which, under the condi-
lions existing here in Omaha, Is one
of the most difficult problems the city
has TO meet. When a ten-year gar
bage contract was made in 1898. it
raised a stencil which took years to
dispel and 1t behooves the authorities
now to make sure against mistakes
before entering into new arrange
ments.
In the first place, public sentiment
generally is against longtime contracts
because conditions change 80 quickly
in a rapidly growing city that what may
be feasible or suitable as a garbage
removal system now may be altogether
inadequate and out of date by the time
ten or fifteen years shall have elapsed.
While reasonable assurance against
loss must be made to warrant any one
investing money in the necessary
plant-storags watts, horses, wagons
etc.-the city should not be tied up
so that It cannot get out at moderate
cost when the time comes to provide
its own system of garbage removal,
which eventually will be necessary.
The other problem presented by the
proposed contract arises out Of the dis
melton that is to be made between
garbage on one side and refuse, ashes,
night soil, manure and dead animals
on the other If only garbage is to
be provided for under the proposed
contract, the other classes of refuse
will have to be taken care OF In an
other way, and these, unless handled
properly, may constitute nearly as
great menace to the city's health and
cleanliness as the other.
That more stringent regulations for
all hauling and dumping and stricter
enforcement of those regulations are
urgently called for goes without say
ing. The authorities must be careful,
however, not to close up one side of
the garbage removal box and throw
the other wide open.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-25
eOvERNOE LARRABEE FOOLED EN-
Genesis OF Railroad Liquidation In
Is,vR Years Auo,
Wellington Herald

Former Governor William Larrabee OF
Iowa who wav In Washington the other
day and for th FIRST time discussed the
railroad uuestio, with President Roosevelt.
has done more, Ierhaps. than any other one
man In the ives, to bring the transporta-
ton companies Il that section under state
control and regulation. Incidentally. Il
may also be said hat he was a sad disap-
pointment to the railroad interests which
entered enthusiastically into his campaign
for governor. Thi was back In the SOS.
For sixteen years PRIOR TO his nomination
for governor Mr. Iarrabee had been a
member OF the senate at Des Moines. and
In that capacity hat been accounted a
railroad senator" Naturally, when he an
nounoed his candidacy for governor the
railroads supported Inn. He had not oo-
cupied the executive office long before a
case OF unusual RAILROAD oppression was
called TO his attention This set him to
studying the other side Of the question, as
a result Of which h. formulated and
pushed through the legislature the present
railroad commission Law Of Iowa. one OF
the most stringent measures Of the kind IN
the country, or, at least such Il was con-
sidered in the original form and while Cow
ernor Larrabee was at Del Moines to guard
II from too much amending.
Governor Larrabee is, and always has
been, a real farmer. He Is one OF the
largest landowners In Iowa, and has ac-
cumulated an immense fortune through ac-
tual farming operations and not land spec
ulatlon. His home Is at Cltrmont in the
extreme northeastern section Of the state
and his home farm In Fayette county con-
sists OF many thousands Of acres. He ~
now 76. but is hale and hearty.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-25

Governor Sheldon, along with the
governors Of half the states of the
union, has accepted the invitation to
send delegates TO the trust conference
to be held next month at Chicago IN
der the auspices Of the National Civic
Federation. At a similar conference
on trusts in 1893. likewise called by
the National Civic Federation, Ne
braska was represented by a delegation
appointed by Governor Poynter that
ranked as high, If not higher. in the
personnel of it's members than the del
egations from any OF the other states.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-25
SAME LAW ron RICH AND POOR.
Significance of the Conviction of
wealthy Law Breakers.
ChicaRo News.


A federal jury in Chicago has found tho
Standard Oil company guilty Of receiving
rebates in defiance Of law AS a result or
this verdict It may be required to pay mill
lions OF dollars In fines. OF course II will
continue TO fight This Is the way rich de-
PENDANTS invariably respond TO convictions.
But somewhere IN the history OF this not
able prosecution even the greatest of trusts
very likely will have to quit fighting and
make amends for its misdeeds.
The masses OF the people are profoundly
impressed by the courage and persistence
OF federal officials under the present ad-
ministration in following up great offend
ers and demanding that justice be meted
out to them. The people long have been
familiar with the cynical saying that there
is one kind OF law for the rich and another
for the poor. Laws grind the poor. the
rich men rule the law" says Goldsmith.
Such sayings jump with common expert
ence The present struggle against this
ancient wrong is OF deep significance.
one successful prosecution will not
change the methods Of INSCRIPTIONS men
who WELD the power OF great wealth But
II will go far to destroy the tradition q
their omnipotence. II win overcome the
superstition that the forces Of justice ap-
/ piled IN an orderly way py tne machinery
OF the law are too feeble to cope with or
/ ganized greed. II win demonstrate that the
peoples government is stronger than the
peoples oppressCrs.
There is a growing hope OF deliveranoe
from long-standing abuses on one side and
threats OF wild experiments In government
on the other IN the successes won by the
Roosevelt method OF applying lawful pun
] ishments where they are most needed In
view u this most fortunate situation the
rage OF the presidents reactionary critics
J e uuimD0rtant. though amusina
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-25
WHO SAID sPRING8

Who said spring? l avow
Winter made his exit bow
Weeks ago, when Easter bonnets
Furnished theme for April sonnets;
Elbow sleeves and purple arms
Wasted on Jack Frost their charms;
An stead of pickin violets, all
Shovelled snow or played SNOWFALL.
Who said spring7 DID you everl
Said the poet, "Well, / never
Felt in such a spring-like mood!
Longed TO wander in the wood,
Welcomed each returning bird
With a rapture quite absurd
Then Jack Frost comes buttin in
To spoil our plans an ev'rythin':
An stead Of gettin' close to natur' "
We cit an hug the radiator"
Who said spring? I want to know
Where are these banks where violets growf
The chump who on this theme wrote
sonnet
Was ''talkin' through some Easter bonnet;'
For tickle April on a tear
Has filled all hearts with mute despair.
But the robins chirp treasures us some,
And still we hope that spring will come.
Who said spring. All the birds
Hang their heads, too ashamed for words;
Their hearts indeed, are sorely smitten
At buds and leaves so sorely bitten.
They denounce Jack Frost In convocation
And herewith set forth a proclamation
That this bitter, bold-nor stopped to pug
Gle
shan't appear in the spring without
muzxle
Omaha, Eeb. -BAYoLL NE TRELE
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-25
THE UNITED STATES UNIFORM.
Feature of the Ruling of the Superior
Court of Rhode Island.


Court of Rhode Island.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Judge sweetland Of the Rhode Island
superior court rendered a decision lately
adverse to Chief Yeoman Buenzle
of the United States navy. in case which
is already celebrated. Buenzle presented
himself in uniform at the doors of tho
Newport Amusement Associations dancing
pavilion last September and proffered an
admission ticket. The ticket taker re-
fused to accept the ticket or to admit the
sailor, but offered to return the sum of Is
cents, the price of the ticket.
The yeoman is a presentable man; he
was sober and well behaved, but he wore
the uniform OF the United States. The pre-
sumption was and is that the sole ground
for excluding him was the fact that he
was in uniform. Inasmuch as the practice
Of discriminating against the uniform had
become very common and intensely distaste-
full to the naval officers and men, the
Buenzle incident afforded the opportunity
for a test case, and naval officers at New
port and elsewhere, aided by contributions
from the president and others, decided
to get a legal decision.
The Rhode Island court decides that
Buenzle may sue only for breach of con-
tract, WIN lns IlBnl 10 IetoN0i
the price of the ticket and the small ex-
pense incurred in attempting to gain adj
mission. The court holds, in accordance
with other recent decisions in theater
cases, that the proprietors of place Of
public amusement may use their own dis
erection in excluding any person; that their
motives are not to be questioned, and that
they may exclude a man either because he
does not wear evening dress or because he
does wear a uniform, or, in fact, for any
reason which may appear satisfactory to-
the theater management
1t is to be hoped that the case wifi not
be permitted to rest. 1t is possible that
there is no law which will protect the
uniform Of the United States or II may
be impossible to draw a general law which
would protect the uniform without at the
same time taking away from the proprle
tors Of places OF amusement proper rights
and safeguards; but however that may be,
the ofhcers of the navy, the War and
Navy departments and the president are to
be urged and encouraged to make the
most determined effort to create a public
opinion so strong and aggressive that
every class of people in the United States
who pretend TO be patriotic Americans
will not dare to erect a barrier against
the uniform Of the army and navy Of this
country, whether there be any law gov
erning the case or not.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-25
Heart Pains

Are relieved, and palpitation, iutter-
ing, and irregular pulse overcome by
using DR.. Miles Heart Cure. IL
makes the heart nerve' and muscles
strong, so the heart is able to do its
work easily. This relieves the strain
which causes the distress. Sold by all
druggists.
'Dr. Miles Heart Cure cured me when
several doctors failed, My case was bad.
/ had difficulty in getting my breath, my
heart beat 50 fast at times that ] thought
Il impossible to live without relief: the
pain was very severe in my left side, and
my nerves was all unstrung. l am sure
l would not have been cured II had not
taken the Heart Cure"
MRS. MARY c. HAHLER
Sullivan, Mo.
II first bottle fails to benefit money back.
MILES MEDICAL CO., EIkhart, Ind.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-25
Come out of 1t, Colonel.

flEINNETENIs
William ]. Bryan has qualities of head
and heart which enjoy an extensive con-
stituency but really he should not try to
load up the debilitated democratic party
with all the fads and notions that enter
his ample head or that are communicated
to him by the too active reformers Mr.
Bryan once nominated himself for presi-
dent with one Of his own speeches He
has been as eloquent as ever lately, and
there is danger, so to speak, that he will do
so again. The multitude doesn't usually
analyze Mr.. Bryan's speeches. They are
content with something said well.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-25
prosecution of Land GrabBers.

Whether Secretary Garfield will be as
energetic as Secretary Hitchcock I'm the
prosecution of land thieves is yet TO be
demonstrated. But the proceedings which
Mr.. Hitchcock instituted are being pushed
as though there had been no change in the
seereIaryship. Three eminently respectable
citizens have just been convicted in Omaha
OF defrauding the government Of a portion
OF its domain. Two OF them are bankers
who capitalized the project and the third
got old soldiers from half a dozen states
to make homestead entries and then turn
their claims over 10 the syndicate. No
participant In this sort OF sWindle can
plead ignorance. Afidavits are required
and every man who makes oath to a state
msnt Of his own acts knows whether he Is
telling the truth or committing perjury.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-25

In plan to control the worlds rub
her supply, King Leopold of Belgium
has become associated with John d.
Rockefeller, the Guggenheims, Sem
ator Aldrlch. Colonel Colt Of the Amer
lean Rubber trust and Thomas For
tune Ryan. Sympathy that has here
tofore been bestowed upon King Leo
pold's subjects may now properly be
extended to him.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-25
POmp of Royalty.

The king Of England and the king OF
Italy, neither Of whom ever heard a shot
fred In anger. meet in military pomp and
applauding crowds shout themselves hoarse.
This seems TO indicate two things: First
that the pomp, pride and circumstance Of
glorious war even in make-believe, have a
great fascination for twentieth century hui
manity; and, secondly, that the democratic
idea is not so widespread in Europe as II
might be. So long as kings are able to ex-
cite popular enthusiasm by dressing up in
uniform and playing soldier so long will
they be able to postpone the republic.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-25

fight We thought that there was
nothing in which His Honor 50 de-
lighted as a good fight and that, next
to lassoiug q wild steer. he would
rather issue a permit for a knockout
boxing contest. II the council meet
ings are to become such tar1e affairs
they VIII offer nothing to attract the
presence Of the mayor
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-25
TOUGH ON PORTO RICo

III lue PROMISED IaTlH war between
France and the United States, Porto
Rico, whose near-citizenship has
proved to be of but sentimental value,
Is playing the role of innocent by
stander catching the flying missiles.
Several years ago the French govern
ment, on its own motion, made an or
der reducing the tariff on Porto Rico
coffee. This was at the time when
President Roosevelt was using Porto
Rican coffee at the White House and
encouraging its use in the country.
Since that time France has been TAX
ing about one-sixth of the Porto Rican
coffee crop, using about 100000
pounds of the berry each year. Now,
irTitated by the concessions granted to
the United States by Germany, France
announces that hereafter the maxi
mum duty will be imposed on Porto
Rican coffee. This duty Is prohibitive
and will deprive Porto Rico of one of
its best markets..
Secretary Taft, on the occasion of
his recent visit to Porto Rico, assured
the citizens of that country that the
same flag protects them that protects
all Americans. But as he failed to
assure them that the tariff follows the
flag, whether the constitution does or
not, the Porto Ricans are having as
much difficulty as was recently expert
enced by Mr.. Hartman in ascertain
ing where they stand. Tho closing of
the French market will seriously en-
barrass the Porto Ricans, as they have
now the greatest difaculty in finding a
sale for their coffee output. The
United States buys but $27 900 annu-
ally of Porto Rican coffee, while
France has been taking about $780,
900 worth annually. A little sum in
division discloses the fact that Porto
Rico's quasi-dependency upon the
United States is costing the Porto
Rican coffee growers almost SEQ 900
a year in trade.
The retaliatory action of the French
government is due to the recent trade
agreement between the United States
and Germany by which concessions in
tariff duties are made on wines i'm
ported from Germany. The United
States imported from France last year
champagne valued at $5,613,O00 and
other wines valued at about $1,000
600. Under the recent agreement
with Germany the wines of that coun-
try will pay a duty of So a dozen when
imported into this country, or 80 a
dozen less than the wines imported
| from France. Unless the authorities
at Washington show a willingness to
put France and Germany on an equal
ity in this respect, France threatens
to apply its maximum tariff, amount
ing to prohibition, against American
canned meats, manufactured and pre-
pared pork meats, lard and its COM
pounds, fresh and dried fruits. lumber
and other articles that now enter
largely into our trade with the French
! people.
While Porto Rico is the immediate
sufferer from the strained commercial
relations, the situation forms another
problem for consideration by congress
which, by neglecting commercial and
reciprocity treaties, has endangered
the country's trade with it's most
profitable customers.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-25

The Omaha Water company has
filed a new bond of $4,000 to insure
compliance with certain laws govern
ing its operation, just to remind us
that IT is still doing business at the old
stand more than four years after the
Howell immediate compulsory pur-
chase bill went on the statute books.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-25
LIE INsuRANcE az suIopEs.


The United States supreme court
has finally put a Quietus on the sui
eide clause" In life insurance policies,
provision that has caused almost.
endless litigation in different states for
many years The supreme courts de-
cision upholds a Missouri law which
provides that the suicide OF an insured
person shall not constitute a valid de-
tense in resisting payment on the pol
icy against the company.
The decision of the court, delivered
by Justice Harlan, recognizes the cold
equity of the care. The man who takes
out a life insurance policy does so, al
most invariably, for the benefit of his
family OF those dependent upon him.
In many cases, particularly with sal
aried men, the life insurance is the
only valuable asset of the heirs. who
should not. in common justice, be de-
prived Of their rights in the estate or
the protection Afforded by Il because
the holder Of the policy is led by some
mental warp to end his life. Nothing
In ths decision % tho supreme court
will prevent life insurance companies
from protecting themselves against
loss by persons who take out insur-
anoe with the intent Of defrauding the
company by resort to suicide Such
cases are extremely rare and. by very
nature Of generalization, almost in
variably susceptible Of proof.
Perhaps the most beneficial feature
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-25

Colonel Henri Watterson. Just re-
turned from Europe. predicts that Gov
ernor Hughes Of New York will be
elected to succeed President Roosevelt.
The colonel need look nc more for hat-
teriIg mention In the Commoner.