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Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-16
rnr AMnRIcAN wooprnE.
sndustries which Make for Tree
less Country.

American MAkAAihos
OFFICIAL estimates place the standing tim
Der supply Of the United states At from
1. 900 100000 to aOOO,OoO.OOO feet Taking first
the figures based upon the minimum esu-
mate OF i.4m.O0OOOO feet. with an annual
use of OOOo.OOO.0O0 fees Of timber and an
annual growth OF lO.0Oo.OOO,Oo0 feet all the
timber win be cut within .twenty-three
years. with 2.oo0OOoOOo feet estimated as
the maximum Of the standing timber sup
ply, an annual use Of 1O0OOo.oOoOOO feet
and an annual growth OF 1000, ,0o0, 900 feet.
there Is Just enough timber TO last thirty
three years. without timber the building
of homes would be curtailed. The heavy
timber frames for houses could not be had
and sheathing, shingles, lathing and
the hardwood for finishing would
also be impossible OF procurement.
Where, in view Of this scarcity,
would the 100000 cross ties used by the
railroads each year be ohtained2 At the
present time books magazines and news
papers, which are vitality necessary to the
happiness and intellectual life OF human
beings, require about 100000 cords Of wood
made into pulp every year. Already we are
beginning to import wood pulp at an In
creased cost and the substitution OF an
other paper material would raise the price
Of literature. The wood used in making
barrels runs to enormous figures and In
mines OF the country about 165,OOo,OOo cubic
feet OF timber. Most Of II, hardwood, is
used. More than 1,1S51SO cords OF wood
are used each year for distillation, and for
the seemingly insignificant item OF veneer
no less than Szs,OOo,O0O feet, log scale. OF tim
Der are used The telegraph. telephone and
electric light companies use about $780, 900
poles each year, and about 120OoO,oo0 cords
OF wood are burned, A single match fac
tory, OF which there are more than l5O In
this country, consumes 100000 board feet
OF sugar pine or yellow pine logs day.
These are by no means all OF the uses to
which wood Is put, but immense as Is the
tax upon the forests, and as great as It
may become in 1850. 1t is no more than the
supply Of timber win meet II the forests
are properly cared for, But before such
care can be exercised in this country-it Is
an actually in Germany--savs upon the
national and state reservations which con-
stitute only q per cent of the total area
OF forests, spirit OF national economy
must replace one of national waste.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-16
FILE PRnsInRNT,s cour.
A BIT of Political Strategy Quickly
and Cleverly Performed.

Baftimore american.
President Roosevelt seems never 10 let
any thread slip from his hands, His ia
nous order dismissing the Brownsville
regiment and prohibiting the re-enlist-
ment of any persons who did not clear
themselves of participation In that offense
was not the end of the matter. 1t is quite
probable that had not Mr., Foraker secured
the appointment OF a senate committee Of
investigation President Roosevelt would
himself have taken steps to do individual
justice wherever this was practicable
Mr. Foraker, It Is said, had In his pocket
for presentation to the senate a bill to grant
an extension of time to the persons affected
by the Brownsville order to show cause
for their reinstatement, but President
Roosevelt has anticipated him by a mes
sage to congress advocating the passage
OF such measure. This may be regarded
as receding from his position But IL is fair
to Mr. Roosevelt to believe that he has
not felt satisfaction in the punishment Of
a large body Of soldiers for the action of
some of their members, granting that the
finding of the committee is correct,
Nothing has been more unjust than the
effort In some directions TO make Mr.. Taft
a scapegoat for the act of Mr.. Roosevelt
The country will be pleased to see the
latter's disposition to act with mag
nanimity and absolute fairness. No one
more so than Mr.. Taft, who, while officially
concurring in the order, showed at the time
evidence of his personal dissent from II.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-16
THE soLplER's "HOUsEWlFE." !"

The enlisted man OF the army is apt
to get proud enough to put on airs
by a very embarrassment of good
things that are coming his way. After
neglecting to adjust the pay of the
soldier for nearly thirty years. con-
grees has finally decided that he has
been underpaid. 1t has increased his
wages and made provisions by which
humble defender of the nation. by
the exercise of his brains, can make a
very comfortable living and be assured
OF promotion and emoluments formerly
denied him.
But that Is not all. Congress has
provided that each newcomer to The
ronks OF the enlisted men shall be
presented with q kit--in addition to
the regular outft-that will contain a
razor, brushes for the hair. teeth,
shaving and shoes. combs. polish for
both black and tan shoes. two towels,
toilet soap, a whisk broom. and, most
important of all. a housewife" The
women know all about 1t, but for the
benefit of mere man. It is explained
that the housewife" in this case is
small box, containing thread, need
les, buttons and patches.
With the housewife" at his COM
mand there seems nothing left to he
desired by the soldier, unless It is the
restoration of the canteen. The en-
listed man may now spend as much
Of his spare time as he wishes brushing
his teeth or his shoes, sewing on but
tons or darning sox. He may wash
one Of his two towels occasionally. or
devise other methods of killing time
with profit by the use of his new
acquisitions. II anyone has other
means OF making army life more at
tractive now is the time to present 1t
to the attention OF congress.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-16
personal NOTES.

Tho "oldest old maid" is 1Ol years old.
How old would she be II she had called
herself merely a bachelor girl?
Kentucky legislators have undertaken to
make their night-riders good by statute.
They have framed a law to tell the noe
turnai gentlemen that they must not do
such things, really, you know.
An old man in Massachusetts, thinking
himself about to die, gave away his fortune,
Then he had the mischance to recover, and
is in want. There was something faulty in
his selection OF beneficiaries,
M. Archdeacon, Santos Dumont ana
Henry Farman have posted a bet of 100
in Paris against S2,4OO posted by NJ Char
ron, that an aeroplane would be constructed
within year capable Of carrying two per-
sons, one Of the persons to weigh not less
than sixty kilos Qs2 pounds) a distance Of
one kiiometer.
"The political history of Nebraska" says
the Philadelphia Public Ledger, makes
record of Just two democrats. One was J.
Sterling Morton, who died soon enough to
be spared the knowledge that his son had
turned republican, and the other DR.. George
L. Miller, who got out of politics in dis.
gust when Mr., Bryan broke i'm
Former Congressman Allen c. Durborrow
OF Chicago died Tuesday night at the Rob-
ert Burns hospital in Chicago, after an
illness Of several months. MIR. Durborrow
was born in Pennsylvania in 1851 He was
elected to congress over former Senator
William e, Mason by $500 votes in 1900. In
1sa2 he was reelected, defeating Thomas
c. Mcmillan by more than 1900 votes.
1t was announced last week in Boston
that Governor Guild has received official
notification from the Italian authorities
that the king OF Italy has nominated him
grand officer OF the Crown OF Italy. 1t
is understood that the same decoration has
been sent to President Charles w. Eliot of
Harvard university His majesty wishes to
express to the people of Massachusetts, by
this means his appreciation OF the reception
given last year to his cousin, the duke OF
the Abru7zI.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-16
"seIenee" Of JarIspruaeAes,
philadelphia Record.


An illustration OF the queerness OF what
lawyers call the ''sclence" OF Jurisprudence
comes from the upper part OF this state OF
New York. A prisoner indicted for viola
tion OF the statute for the protection OF
hereunder which statute Il is an offense
to have any part OF such game In ones
possession during the closed sessOn--was
discharged on the plea that nothing was
found on him but the hide of deer. The
hide asserted his advocate, IL no part OF
the animal. and the argument Was found
good enough 10 warrant the dlseharEs Of
the prisoner How old Prof. reuffeisdrek
would have roared against the proposition
that the outside OF an animal vas no part
OF IL! shall plumss and silks and fine linen
be considered the very essence OF the
clothed animal called man and the hide b.
no part Of the bucki
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-16
PLAY A MINOR PART.
Divorce Mills an Insignihcant Fea-
tare OF south Dakota Product.

Chicago RecOfd-HeFald.
1t is said that the divorce mills OF South
Dakota have enriched the state to the ex-
tent OF $6OO0Oo0 during the last decade,
A careful computation for the year 1901 is
given as follows; Total divorces 652 of
which $40 were to nonresidents Each nom
resident must claim a residence for six
months. Expenses OF living, setting up
and maintaining residence. 500 per month,
Additional allowance for attorneys fees
and court costs and incidentals for the en-
tire term is $500 Total expense per per-
son, 81 500. Total for the lot, $4,000, which
is counted as a profit for the state.
Possibly there may be some question
about the value Of this asset In a moral
sense. But we pass over that point for the
present to suggest that. anyway, South
Dakota is not altogether dependent upon
tho divorce mills for its support. Recently
In yearly periods II has had 100000 from
its gold mines and the same amount from
| its SILVER. The value of the horses in the
state was estimated by the bureau OF sta
| tistios OF the Agricultural department OF
the United States at sl6, 600; swine,
81, 10000; mich cows, $l7.OOo,OOO; other cat
tie. s29.OOe.OOo; sheep. S.S6O,OOO
The state also has an annual output OF
| grain that Is valued AZ higher figure than
It's divorces. The wheat crop in 1895 came
to t2SeOO 600; oats, 81, 900; corn. SlsaOO,OOo
This is a partial view, not a complete
| tabulAtion. II leaves out divers things
that are grown in the ground and also the
great American hen. which Is doing busi-
ness in the state with the usual astound-
ing results, We are Justified In conelud-
ing. therefore, that the divorce mills fall
somewhat short OF being the chief industry
OF South Dakota. and II may be that the
loss OF the revenue from them would be
hardly perceptibls to the state at large
an fact, except TO a comparatively few
people In a few localities. Il may be an
unknown quantity. From a money stand
point the population as a whole would
seem 20 have considerably less 20 fear from
the abolition OF the mills than from Z
single bad season for corn.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-16

ANTI TRUST Law AMENDMENTS.
Practically every legitimate interest
directly or indirectly affected by the
operations OF the law regulating cor
porate combinations has been con-
snlted by the president. aud the con
sensus Of their best judgment lncor-
porated I'm a measure which the presi-
dent will ash congress to pass for
radical amendment of the sherman
antitrust law The presidents cabi-
net; Seth Low OF New York, represent
ing the National Civic federation;
Francis Lynde stetson, representing
J. Pierpont Morgan; the general soliei-
tor Of the Santa Fe; Samuel GomDers,
representing the American Federation
OF Labor. and a number Of leaders OF
both branches Of congress, have taken
part in the conferences looking to the
framing OF a measure that will best
serve the public welfare
Out OF these conferences among
nen who represent interests heretofore
unreconcilable has come a substantial
agreement as to the terms of the pro-
posed amendments that will put a
penalty only on the kind of combine
ton that does actual harm to public
and private interests, without prohibit
ing agreements beneficial to the public.
Il is proposed by the new law to per-
NIT railroad companies TO combine
among themselves to maintain rates
and possibly for a division OF traffic,
conditioned on compulsory publicity
of accounts, the subsection OF books
and papers TO the inspection Of gov
ernment officials and a prohibition
against the purchase OF stocks In one
corporation by another without the
consent OF government officers. Those
who have given much study to the
subject believe that such an arrange
ment would operate both to the ad-
vantage of the railroads and the pro-
lection OF their patrons. This would
also give the federal authorities data
upon which to prosecute any comblna-
tion operating to the detriment of the
public.
The rights of labor in combination
ara also to be defined more clearly in
the proposed law. Under the existing
federal laws the labor union is as
much amenable to punishment II it
attempts TO restrict the price of labor
on an interstate railroad as is the
railroad which combines with another
to put In a through rate for freight
or passengers. 1t is proposed to legalize
both the labor union and the traffic
association and base the test. not on
combination, but on the character of
the combination.
Revision of the Sherman law along
these lines, long advocated by the
president, should help restore public
confidence in corporate undertakings
and thus hasten the complete recovery
of buslness prosperity.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-16
Popular Election of senators.
Baltimore Transcript

Massachusetts, refuses to join the process
sion OF states which are demanding the
popular election Of senators. II the present
plan worked as well throughout the coun-
try as It does In New England. the advo-
Gates of the change would be deprived OF
most Of their ammunition. And still in New
England II gives US Wetmore in Rhode
Island and Bulkeley in Connecticut. neither
of whom would be judicious candidates for
the party to select to go before the people
In a November election.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-16

Move for Postal savinEa Banks Com
mands Hearty support.
Chfoauo Newa

CniCoNo news
Public sentiment throughout the country
Is overwhelmingly IN favor Of postal saw
ings banks There can be no reasonable
doubt OF this IN view Of the many great
popular organizations which have declared
for them. The national administration
speaking with the voices OF the postmaster
general and the president, also Is heartily
for the postal savings banks.
The need OF them has been demonstrated
IN many ways. During the period Of doubt
and OF money boarding which the nation
passed through last November the lack OF
postal banks showed itself as a grievous
defect IN the financial system Of the coun-
try. They were needed TO keen in circula-
ton the vast sums then withdrawn from
the light OF day 20 be hidden In safety
deposit vaults and other places Of conceal
ment. At all times they would contribute
large volume OF money to the uses OF
business by keeping in circulation the saw
ings Of timid persons.
Senator Knox, who stands as a conserva-
tive OF wide knowledge. has introduced in
the senate a postal savings bank bill which
conforms to the views of the postmaster
general as to the best way to establish
postal banks. Though the senate Is not
renowned for It's responsiveness 70 the call
Of public sentiment, It would seem as II
that body ought to talSo an active interest
In this bin IL should perfect and pass the
measure long before the adjournment Of
the session. In the house Il would cou-
mand strong support. An the old excuses
for not establishing poStal savings banks
have been worn threadbare or have been
tossed bodily into the scrap heap The
present congress should win a long credit
mark by passing the Knox bill.
Friends Of postal savings banks, who are
numbered by millions. should take up this
matter with energy. They have the hearty
cooperation Of the president Of the United
states-something they never had before
as well as that of the postmaster general.
Right is on their side. The need Of postal
banks is 30 clear that It scarcely admits
of dispute. ....
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-16
Open Doors for UndeairabIes.
Phlladelnhia Press.

The difficulty of Keeping undesirable
citizens out of the country. when they
make up their minds TO get in, is illustrated
in the case Of Emma Goldman. This
notorious woman lately attended con-
'gress OF anarchists in Amsterdam. and a
government watch Of arrivals from abroad
was instituted with a view to her arrest
and deportation. But she turns up unex-
pectedly in Chicago despite the vigils OF
inspectors. She does not tell how she got
unobserved into the jurisdiction. merely OBJ
serving that she did not walk across the
ocean or come in a balloon.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-16
BRrAN ANp EAsrERN DEMocRA as.

BRIAN AND EdSTERN DbMOCRA 10.
The eastern democrats Of the school
that hook to Judge George Gray Of
Delaware, Judson Harmon OF Ohio.
Grover Cleveland Of New Jersey and
men Of that type as the real represent
atives of simon pure democracy refuse
to be reconciled to any proposition con-
ceding them second place on the ticket
The Cincinnati Enquirer, In giving
public expression to the sentiment In
the Harmon neighborhood, has the fol-
lowing:
mo; never imposslble," are the replies
OF Judge Harmon's boomers to the at
tempts Of Bryan workers in Cincinnati to
hand out the olive branch in the form Of
| second place on the ticket.
Judge Harmon could have had second
place with Parker four years age, but
turned IL down" said one OF Judge Ear-
mons personal friends today, who knows
the judges attitude toward the attempt at
peace by the Bryan forces. Much more
now will he refuse to play second fiddle to
Bryan. They represent different ideals and
different brands OF democracy.
think with Harmon in second place Har-
mons friends would support Bryan They
would not. Harmon quite recently had
second place offered to him on that south
ern trip with Bryan and refused It then.
1t can never be. It's Harmon at the top
| or not at ALL"
Mr.. Bryan insists that he has ex-
pressed no wish or opinion on the sub
ject of the vice presidential candidate
of his party. so some question will
arise over the power that offered Jud-
son Harmon second place on the ticket.
He recently travelled through the south
with Mr.. Bryan and very soon after
that publicly announced that he would
not accept, the nomination fof vice
president. That may be only circNm-
stantial evidence and Mr., Bryan may
be able to prove an alibi. yet at the
same time the politicians would like
to know who offered Mr.. Harmon the
second place.
The significant feature of the sltua-
tion. however. is that the attitude of
the gold democrats has not changed.
They refuse to be reconciled to Bryan
and Bryanism. and while. by force of
circumstances, they may be compelled
to aid in his nomination at Denver,
they leave 1t plain that they are not
going to wear themselves out in fight
ing for his election. BY the same
token. Mr., Harmon and his friends
must realize that peither Harmon, nor
Gray, nor Johnson, nor any other
democrat, could be elected without the
support of the Bryan wing of the
rarity. support that would not be
more lusty. In case of his defeat for
the nomination. than that which they
promise him.
Looked at in any way, it is evident
that what Judge Parker described as
"the different ideals and different
brands of democracy" are no nearer
together than they were in 1904.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-16
WIRELESS REVpLATIONs.
Achievements Fore.
shadow Far Greater Results,

shadow Far Greater Results,
Boston Transcript.
When once a new and important inven-
tion has attained a recognized practical
standing, It's subsequent developments re-
ceive comparatively slight public notice.
Yet II IL through these successive stages
that perfection is reached and one OF
more OF them may easily be OF equal mo-
ment with the invention itself. new
phase of potentiality has been demonstrated
by the Transmission OF dispatches by the
wireless system from the fleet, 300 miles
from Magdalena bay, to Pensacola, Fla.
The distance the message travelled without
retransmission was about 1900 miles. But
Il was not the distance alone that was sig
nIficant It had to cross landward and sea-
ward stretches and this complication OF
service was an extraordinary test OF its
power and traetability. II hes shown that
direct communication by almost instan-
taneous processes between the two oceans
can be accomplished and holds out the
prospect that with proper apparatus no
part OF the planet need be cut off from US.
To attempt a forecast Of what may be
possible by the steady evolution OF this
system, staggers the imagination. We can
hardly consider more than a single phase
Of its possibilities at time, and one that
is suggested as OF great value TO civillSa-
tion, Is the reinforcement OF the service
OF the weather bureau. Already much has
been done. Warnings OF great storms are
sent TO coastwise and incoming vessels as
far as 300 miles from shore. But the
achievement referred 20 shows that much
better work than that can be done and
Il is the belief OF the head OF the bureau
that ultimately the dangers OF ocean travel
will be minimiEed by the wireless to almost
negligible point. 30 far as the elements
are a factor. This Of course means more
money, but It will be expenditure likely 10
Weld a rich return.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-16
democratic

The democratic World-Herald
breaks loose with a double-shotted
load of black-faced type, purporting to
be the Lincoln Journals account of
what Governor Sheldon said at the
state convention. over which 1T goes
into its usual spasms, The trouble is
that the governor never said 1t that
way. II he had. the World-Herald
reporter was at the table within hear
ing distance and 1t would have ap-
,peared in the World-Herald first.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-16
Deserved Fribute.
Baltimore American.

The mothers over the land must certainly
feel deeply the glowing tribute paid them
by President Roosevelt. THE mother" he
says. lis the one supreme asset Of national
nfe." and few thinking men will contest
his statement that the mother Is more inn
portant than the statesman. the soldier or
the scientist. II anything could exalt moth
erhOOd more than It's own inherent dignity,
Il would be such tribute from the head
OF the nation.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-16

A Carnegie Institute te-scientist says
that when life is apparently extinct
the vital spark can be brought back
by the use of magnesium" There are
several presidential booms ready for
the administering Of magnesium.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-16

The Real Estate exchange has
finally gotten in line for the new court
house proposition, few kickers to the
contrary Notwithstanding. The Real
estate exchange should always be
pushing and never pulling back.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-16

In a magastne article. Lillian Rus
sell gives IAN infailibis recipe for
catching husbands" Lillian's trouble
has never been In catching them, but
IN holding them after once caught
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-16

IF Gray or Harmon or Johnson
should be nominated at Denver. would
Mr.. Bryan support the ticket9" asks
the st. Louis Globe-Demoorat. Ger
tainly; just as heartily as he supported
Judge Parker.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-16

II Is reassuring to hear Mr.. Krutt-
schnitt talk in hopeful vein. Most
OF the big railway men have been so
impregnated with the hostile legisla-
tion" virus that they have been wear
ing blue goggles all the time.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-16

Mr.. Bryan is going to deliver an ad-
dress in Chicago on st. Patricks day.
He will doubtless pay his respect to
Roger Sullivan and other snakes In
the grass"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-16
THE DEsPIsED NEEDFUL,
Nashville American.

NAshNtiie american.
No matter how We argue,
No matter what We say,
We all bow down TO money
And meet the coin, half way,
A common human weakness
To try To make . mash
on every floating dollar
or unresponsive cash.
We talk about 4 dollar
As though We didn't care
For anything so vulgar.
such language IL hot air,
For when We see one comtaN,
We brace ourselves ana try
With all our art and muscle
To let n not pass by.
when speaking lArEe and earnest
Before the infant class
We tell them 20 hunt virtue
And let the dollar pasa.
But, when the talk Is over,
And as We take our seat
should We observe cne passing.
We chase Il down the street.
The root OF every evil.
A. Ne have OF been told.
The source 81 All our ir0abia.
Ia low. unloNely SOLD
And. though Ne say preserve IA
From 4 tof pity'a aakos.
We're toekipH eat tOr trOabla
II thsts the torm 4 taksA