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Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14

President Roosevelt, Attorney Cen
eral Bonaparte, Secretary Wilson and
Chief Chemist Wiley have elaborated
an official document which flies right
in the face of the Kentucky Colonel's
dictum, long accepted in booze circles
as gospel truth, that: "All whisky is
good; some whisky is better than
others, but there is no bad whisky"
The official decision of the Washington
authorities is thus set forth in the
presidents letter to Secretary Wilson
of the Department of Agriculture:
My Dear Mr.. Secretary: In accordance
with your suggestions have submitted the
matter concerning the proper labelling Of
whisky under the pure food law to the De-
partment of Justice. 1 enclose the attorney
generals opinion. l agree with this opinion
and direct that action be taken in accord
ance with It.
Straight whisky will be labeled as such.
A mixture Of two or more straight
WHISTLES will be labeled blended whisky
or WHISTLES.
A mixture of straight whisky and ethyl
alcohol, provided that there is a sufficient
amount of straight whisky to make it gem
timely mixture" will be labeled as COM
pound of or compounded with pure grain
distillate.
Imitation whisky will be labeled as such.
Sincerely yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
The Kentucky Colonel and his asso-
ciate members in the Independent
Order of Booze Fighters can find but
one source of congratulation in this
decision-the official recognition of
whisky as food" and subject to regu-
lation under the provisions of the pure
food law. The decision is a triumph
for DR., Wiley, who has been fight
ing the blended whisky interests for
years. DR.. Wiley's contention that
bottled in bond" whisky is the real
whisky has been combatted by the dis
tillers and jobbers, who insist that a
blended whisky is not an adulterated
whisky and that the pure whisky, such
as DR.. Wiley urges, would be utterly
unfit for drinking purposes. The fight
has been a hot one and will doubtless
be continued in the courts.
1t is too early to determine what
effect the decision will have upon the
liquor vendors and their patrons. The
average whisky drinker knows, but
will never admit that he knows, that
he cannot tell one brand Of booze from
another If it comes out of the same
bottle, and while he claims that he
drinks it for the purpose of cultivating
the sociability germ, he really drinks
it for the warming, stimulating effect,
and so long as he gets that he does not
care whether it is labeled "Rotgut" or
xxx" The new rule may require
the exercise of a little extra diplomacy
on the part Of the bartender, but after
the first round or two. the average
patron will be content to order "a little
of the same" and let it go at that.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14
MEMORIES.
Houston Post.


The children we loved in the past are
grown
To men and women and gone away;
And We sit in the dark and we sit alone
And dwell on the pleasures Of yesterday;
OF the winding path through the orchard
lot,
OF the old wood lot and the grapevine
swing.
OF the dusty roads where the sun shons
OF the elms where the orioles used to
sing.
OF our childhood days and the friends we
knew,
The girl In ribbons and furbelow;
OF the woods the creeks went twisting
through,
OF the little boy with the stone-bruised
toe;
or the little lass with the ribboned hair,
with the sweetly Curving lips and red;
And we sit out here in our big arm chair,
But our hearts are back in the days long
dead.
And our minds drift from the girls and
boys
We chummed with back In the long ago:
Drift, far, far, far from the childish Joys,
NAnd the childish games that we used to
know;
Drift, far, far, far to Iife's grown-up time
And the little children who used to play
About our knees, and who used 10 climb
In our arms to sleep, and who're gone
away.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14
SANITARY MILK BOTTLES.

Physicians pretty generally agree, as
nearly as physicians can agree on any
thing, that unsanitary conditions of
milk and the handling of it is respons-
ible for much of the typhoid fever of
the country. Investigations conducted
in different cities have shown rather
conclusively that one source of the
spread of typhoid germs has been the
use of glass bottles for milk distribu-
lions, or rather the improper cleans
ing of these bottles by servants or
milk vendors. These bottles usually
have the injunction blown in the glass
that they are to be washed and re-
turned, but the injunction is honored
more in the breach than in the OBJ
servance. The remnant in the bottles
is allowed to sour and accumulate
dust and germs until the bottle is re-
turned to the dealer, where it may be
or may not be thoroughly cleansed
and disinfected, according to the care
exercised at the milk plant in such
matters.
New York milk dealers are now con-
sidering a proposition to do away with
the glass bottles and to substitute for
them perfectly sanitary bottles made
of paper which are to be used for one
delivery only. The strong argument
in favor of the proposition is that the
use of the bottle but once would re-
move all danger of the spread of dis
ease by contagion, due to repeated use
of an uncleanly bottle. The question
of a pure milk supply is one of the
utmost importance and the public will
encourage every element that promises
Improvement in that direction.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14
4 NEW BRAND OF PHILANTHROPY

a NEW BRAND OF PHILANTHROPY.
Rudolph Spreckles, the young multi
millionaire of San Francisco, offers a
rather startling innovation in gifts for
philanthropic purposes. Philanthropy
has come to be too generally accepted
as a synonym for charity, due to the
fact that most gifts by philanthropists
are more or less charitable in their
nature and purposes. The gifts of Mr.,
Carnegie, Mr.. Rockefeller, Mrs. Sage,
Mr.. Peabody and other contributors to
funds established for the building and
support of colleges, hospitals, libraries
and like institutions have practically
all been made with a partial purpose
at least of helping institutions and in
dividuals without sufficient means to
carry on their work unaided. Mr..
Spreckles calls attention to the fact
that philanthropy has a broader field,
is not limited to the alienation of per-
sonal or institutional needs, but may
be employed in the accomplishment of
"a desire and readiness to do good to
all men," which he conceives to be the
true definition OF the term. Mr..
Spreckles proposes to make civic bet
terment everywhere the purpose of his
philanthropy.
This new turn in philanthropy takes
the form of an offer to pay the entire
expense of the investigation Of the
corruption that has cursed the city Of
San Francisco. His proposition is to
meet every item of expenditure In
carrying on the inquiry in the courts.
the trials. and the relentless pursuit of
individuals and corporations. great or
small, implicated in the bribery and
corruption scandals that have been IN
earthed in the last few months. He
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14
POINT is NOT WELL TAKEN.

Over-zealous critics are making a
point that the constitutional amend
ment enlarging the supreme court
adopted by the legislature is defective
because the resolution does not in so
many words provide for it's submission
to the people. This point is not we'll
taken. Whatever the defects or OBJ
jectionable features may be, the
method of legislative action on the
amendment has ample precedent and
nothing is omitted that will prevent it
from becoming part of Nebraska's fun
damental law in case it receives the
necessary majority of votes cast at the
election next year.
Nothing in the constitution of Ne
braska requires the legislature to give
specific orders for the submission of
constitutional amendments every time
an amendment is agreed to. On the
contrary, the constitution, itself, de-
fines each step required to incorporate
a change in that instrument and these
orders go direct to the officers who are
to carry them out. All that the legis-
lature need do is to propose the amend
ment by an affirmative vote of three
fifths of the members of each house
and the rest comes by itself under the
general provisions of law. After be-
ing duly attested the amendment goes
to the secretary of state, upon whom
devolves the duty of giving notice to
the voters at the proper time by pub
LEGATION and inserting the proposition
on the official ballot along with the
names of candidates for state offices.
The voters are then free to express
themselves for or against, and the
election officers must count and can
Yass the vote and report the same to
the next legislature.
This is the course that has been fol-
lowed time and again. The amend
ment which was declared adopted in
1886 increasing the pay of the mem
bers of the legislature was in this
form, and so were the amendments
submitted, but lost in 1896 and again
in 1904. There will be no trouble,
therefore, In the submission of the
present proposed amendment, nor in
putting it into effect in case it is rat-
fed at the polls
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14
SERMONS BOILED DOWN.

Trials are to build us, not to break US.
The truly strong never ignore the weak.
The man who dare not fail is sure to
do It.
Heaven sees our gifts in the light of our
gains.
The full hand often goes with the empty
heart.
The fame of lust quenches the pure light
of love.
Faith for the future is the undying hope
Of man.
1t is not far from winlsing at sin to work.
ing for it.
II this world is not Gods world no other
world will be.
The best way to talk Of love to God is
by labor for man.
He possesses nothing to whom his posses
sions are everything
He has no power with men who has no
patience with children.
They never need fear sins contagion who
walk its ways in charitys errands.
The best aspiration for heaven is per-
SEPARATION in making earth heavenly.
Take care of your secret life and the
surface life will take care Of itself.
They who think only of themselves waste
a great deal Of thought on a small subject.
1t is easy TO understand mans loathing
for religion when it spells loss to his bust
ness.
There are too many saints showing their
devotion to God by their Indifference to
men.
The heavenly mind is not the only one
that is in a hurry to get into heaven. but
the one that labors to bring heaven to
earth-Chicago Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14

A Norwegian paper announces that
President Roosevelt will deliver a lee
ture in that country in March, 1909, in
compliance with the rules governing
the Nobel peace prize awarded to him
last year. The president, if he keeps
that engagement, is either going to re-
tire from public life at the expiration
of his present term or break another
precedent by visiting a foreign country
during his term of office.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14

The people out at Kearney seem to
take 1T greatly to heart because Gov
ernor Sheldon has seen fit to veto the
appropriation for a new building for
the Kearney Normal school. The peo-
pie of Omaha are sorry the governor
felt constrained to veto the appropria-
ton for a new building for the School
for the Deaf. located here, but they
do not take personal umbrage over it.,
because they regard these appropria-
lions not particularly for the benefit Of
Omaha, but rather for the benefit Of
the school.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14

who eliminate the incomprehensible
and unpronounceable words from their
bills Of fare should profit by increased
patronage from the home folks who
study the Frenchifed cards until the
waiter begins to smoker and then take
refuge in an order for ham and eggs
Only perverted notion of style has per
petuated the use of French nomencla-
ture on menu cards and the hungry
public will be glad to see It abolished
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14

A man in Colorado has just received
a letter containing a check mailed to
him from Boston in 1854. If the let
ter had contained a dunning bill it
would have got through in about four
days instead of twenty-three years.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14

Governor Sheldon contributes TO a
symposium on the future of President
Roosevelt by saying that he regards
him as "a superior man for any posi-
ton, whether it be that of United States
senator or general director of construc-
ton work on the Panama canal" That
certainly is keeping the ball close to
the safety line.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14

The condition of the appropriation
of $25, 900 for the foundation of a new
building for the State Historical So
ciety is that the city of Lincoln shall
furnish to the state designated block
or another site equally as good" It
will behoove the state officers charged
with the approval of the substitute site
to keep their eyes peeled.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14
The Hunt for the Pole.

Commander Peary and Mr.. Wellman are
about to start on their race for the north
pole. Mr.. Wellman has arranged to pro-
coed through the atmosphere and discover
1t this year. Commander Peary will crawl
along over the ice and discover it next
year. A couple Of years hence the usual
relief parties will discover both of them
and bring them back to their native land
to explain why the pole is yet to be dis
covered,
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14

Colonel Bryan says he is for giving
government regulation of railroads a
fair test, although he is convinced in
advance that no regulation can be
made effective. A fair test of govern
ment regulation under Bryan would
be what the gamblers would call a
sure thing for failure.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14

Andrew Carnegie evidently forgot
Senator Beveridge for the moment
when he referred to Ambassador Bryce
as "the man who knows more than any
other man in the world"
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14

Secretary Taft may be neglecing
his presidential boom, but with Presi-
dent Roosevelt boosting It and Senator
Foraker knocking it there is little
more that could be done for its promo
ton at this stage Of the fight.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14
Getting Together.
Cincinnati Enquirer.

One of the hopeful speeches of the hour
Is that the railroads and the people are
going to get together. Well. the real truth
is they have never been as far apart as the
sensationalists of the time have repre-
sented. They have been doing business
with each other all the time. and the
country will be in a crippled condition In
deed II they do not trade on even more
amiable terms in the future
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14
DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIEs.

MRS. Higgle seems to agree with her
husband in everything"
Appearances are deceptive. Mr.. Higgle
has been carefully trained, He never Offers
an opinion with which Mrs Higgle can't
agree."-CleVeland Plain Dealer.
Wife (admiringiy)-DOok at this beautiful
sheer material l got for summer dress.
Husband (grumbling)-It ought to be. 1t
was sheer nerve that got the money out Of
me for it.-Washington Herald.
Indeed, you shall not kiss me, Archie
FeathertopW Indignantly exclaimed the
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14
"This Do settle It,"

Mr.. Bat Masterson, moralist, publicist'
political economist, official bad man of the
west, slmpllhed sDeller and leg man for a
sporting paper, has handed down his deci-
sion as to the merits of the Hartman
Roosevelt controversy. Certified copies
should be furnished to persons who do not
understand the knotty points in the debate.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14

President Woodrow Wilson Of
Princeton has given testimony in a
public address to the efficacy of tobacco
chewing as leading to "ruminative
habits" productive of deep thoughts
and opinions of weight. The next
question that will be put up TO Presi-
dent Wilson will be whether chewing
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14

The selection of the next Thaw jury
should be accompanied with the APP
pointment of an arbitration board to
adjust fractional disputes in the jury
room,
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14

The moving picture man need not
hurry in his preparations for catching
Colonel Bryan in the action of nomi-
mating Theodore Roosevelt for presi-
dent in the next democratic national
convention.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14

Local pride is a very much overes-
tinated asset in a political campaign"
says Bryan's Commoner. For proof
see the Nebraska election returns in
several contests in which Mr.. Bryan
was a candidate.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14

Lincoln is having an interregnum Of
closed saloons, owing to a mixup in
dates in charter amendments. 1t is 10
be noted. however. that they held the
drouth on until after the legislators
had gone home.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14

AS Colonel Bryan and Judge Parker
zee II, the conspiracy formed to defeat
President Roosevelt in 1908 is not as
we'll organized as the one formed to
elect him in 1904.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14
Evening the Score.
Chicago Record-Herald.

The price Of refined oil has been ad-
vanced again. Chancellor Day has been in
the dumps a good deal of late, owing to
the continued popularity Of President
Roosevelt, but this announcement will no
doubt cause him to cheer up considerably.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14
Borrowing Trouble,

bdlllInOTe American.
The president of one Of the prominent
universities is seriously worried over the
fate of our republic. The country how
ever, has managed to get through grave
academic perils before now and at times
without even knowing 1t was in deep waters
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14

The removal of the Burlington's pur-
chasing department to Chicago may or
may not put an end 10 the purchases
made in Nebraska by the eompany's
legal department.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14

Mr. Taft is doing well in reconciling
differences at Panama, Porto Rico and
Cuba, but the real test will come when
he tries to reconcile differences in
Ohio.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14

Governor Hoch of Kansas declares
that the United States senate sadly
needs a Jolt. The impression seems
TO have gotten abroad some way that
the United States senate had bean SUIT
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14

Some men are born liars. some
achieve regulations as such and some
have the designation thrust upon
them.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14

John d. Rockefeller, jr., has been
seen carrying a bundle Of stakes under
his arm. Stakes, you will notice, not
steaks. Even Rockefeller's riches
have a limitation.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14

omahR's new police board will or
ganize the coming week and will then
probably outline a plan for moral
house-cleaning without any yellow
hued fireworks.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14

PHILADELPHIA T.edper

An expert alienist seems to he a man
who gets 800 to 500 a day for knowing
more things than lawyer can make him
tell
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14
Punched Into Popular Fnvor.

MInnedDOUs JOUTndI.
A minister in South Dakota was held up
by two cowboys. who tried to force him to
drink with them. He thrashed both, and
muscular Christianity is now at the top
notch of popular veneration in that section.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14

After Hartman, who?" asks the
New York World. The attorney gen.
eral, according to latest Washington
advices.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14

London women have quit buying
umbrellas" says a fashion note. Have
they adopted the masculine custom of
borrowing them?
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14

Arbor day is legal holiday in Ne
braska, but there is nothing in the law
to compel any tree planter to wait for
Arbor day.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14

The temporary disposition of the
Thaw case will leave more room on
the bulletin boards for the base ball
scores.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14

The New York Society for the Pre-
vention of Unnecessary Noise" doubt
less will rejoice at the ending of the
Thaw trial.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14

The newspaper for the home should
be a newspaper that can be safely read
by wife and daughters.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14

Possibly those Harvard students
who broke up a theatrical entertain
ment Just wanted to show that they
are not mollycoddles.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14

What would these railroad people do
II they could not blame all their short
comings upon hostile" legislation?
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14

1t is not considered bad taste to at
tend church on Sundays other than
Easter.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14

do you think you could learn to love
me?' the young man inquired.
Learn to love your" exclaimed the rap
turous maid. Harold, ! could give lessons
at It."-Louisville Courier-Journal.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14

The championship has not yet been
settled in the Nicaragua-Hondu
league.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14
Stanford White is still dead.

April showers produce winter over
coats.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14

Todd. your wife has a voice like velvet Z"
Don't talk so loud. II she heard you
should have to get her a new dress to
match it."-Philadelphia Inquirer.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14

Pater Americanus-So that was the grea'
Mrs. Rolindust, was It? Let's see; she
married into society, didn't she7
The Innocent Abroad-Oh. father; No
She divorced into it.-Puck.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14
WHEN OFT OF TOWN.

Subscribers leaving the city TEN,
porarily should have The Bee
mailed to them. Address will he
changed as often as requested.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14

fering a succession Of iolts for the last
two sessions.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14
STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.

y n In In 7 OH NIItN 2 II 7 1171''
State Of Nebraska, Douglas County, IS:
The Bee Publishing Company, being duly
sworn, says that the actual number OF lull
Evening and Sunday Bee printed during the
month Of March 1907 Naa az follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14
young girl. repulsing him with a naughty

why not?" he demanded.
Because you-you haven't shaved. Chi
c2gO Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14

Net Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, s99,376
bbaly aNoEHBe sssssssss.s.ssssss soAfAaf
CHARLES c. ROSBWATER,
General Manager,
Subscribed In my presence and sworn to
before me this lat day OF April, 1907.
(BoRO NJ. Is. HUNGATB,
Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14

YES" said the tiresome moralst ITS
true that one must go forws~d or back
ward in this world. There's no standing
still"
True" replied the temperance advocate,
'and IL there were no still standing in this
world some men would never set a head"
Philadelphia Press.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-13
PERSONAL

D. A. Taylor. of wheeling. is a
city business visitor.
W II. Nicholson. Jrv Of Fairmont,
Is visitor In the city.
]. E. Trainer was in the city from
West Union Wednesday. looking af-
ter business matters.
G. s. Horror. Jr., Of Lumberport.
was business visitor in the city
Wednesday.
]. j. Meade is a prominent bust
ness visitor here from PittsBurg.
A. Tomkins has returned from a
business trip to Pittsburg.
Deputy sheriff w. E. Leonard was
here Wednesday from Salem attend
ing circuit court.
John L. Hauey was here Wednes-
day from Bristol.
Attorney Hugh NJ. Martin, OF
shinnston, spent short while here
Tuesday evening late looking after
legal matters.
County Commissioner George +
Randall went to shinnston Tuesday
evening to spend the night at home
and was detained Wednesday morn
ing from returning to. county court
on account of the traction line
break. He came up. shortly before
noon.
John G. Johnson, Of Bridgeport,
was in the city Tuesday evening.
Mrs, Samuel Bright is here from
Fairmont the guest of relatives and
friends
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-13
WEDDING SOLEMNIzED
IN THE COURT ROOM
John Robinson, Colored, Gets Hi,
Freedom by Marrying Jen-
nette Meade.

The couRty court room was the
scene of wedding at s O'Clock
Tuesday afternoon, the principals
being John j. Robinson and Jennette
Meade, colored people. The Rev.
John NJ. Beane performed the cere-
mony in the presence of number
of spectators. The wedding gave
Robinson his liberty, his bride hav-
ing had him arrested day or so
before and thrown into jail. Rob-
inson resided on Maud street here
and his bride is from Bridgeport.
They will reside here.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-13
CI.ARKsBURG BOYS
BRIGADE BRASS BAND.

Wanted, forty boys to join The
above, to organize as early as pos
sible. Instruments furnished free.
For particulars see Prof. j. Ivison at
the Walker House, Pike street, any
day after 4 p. m.