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Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18
THE OWNERS OF CORPORATIONS.


The corporation has few friends,
particularly in political years. when
party spellbinders apparently strive to
strengthen the too prevalent opinion
that there is a vast difference between
corporate wealth and individual
wealth. The average s%pellbinder would
have you believe that the corporation
is entirely distinct from the individual
and that corporation property has
really no standing in law or equity
with the property of the individual.
In contradiction to this general i'm
preston statistics recently compiled
concerning the ownership of the great
corporations of the country are timely,
instructive and interesting.
According to this compilation, Mr..
Morgan, Mr.. Rockefeller, Mr.. Hill and
Mr.. Hartman do not own the railroads
of the country. There are 500, 900
shareholders in the railroad corpora
lions and $4,000, 600, 200 worth of
railroad bonds and stocks are owned
by banks, trust companies and insur-
ance companies which in urn are
owned by some $4,000, 900 depositors
and policyholders. There are owe
100000 stockholders of record in the
big industrial companies of the coun-
try. Mr.. Hartman has 10000 part
ners in the railroads he directs and
the records show that in eleven leading
railroad companies there are 353, 600
shareholders.
The significant feature of the ex-
hibit is the gain in the number of in
dividual shareholders in big corpora
lions in the last few years. The in
crease in the eleven railroads men
toned has been 81 per cent since 1904
In the Hartman companies the number
of stockholders has increased by 12,,
900 in the last three years. There has
been a steady progress on the part Of
the people toward ownership of the
corporations, emphasizing the difficulty
of attempting to separate the property
of the individual from the property o
the corporation. The record indicate.
a strong popular participation in cor
poration ownership which, in itself, IL
the safest assurance against monop
olistic oppression.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18
THE 4MEER'S EXAMPLE.

American manufacturers have been
notified that the ameer of Afghanistan
has issued a decree prohibiting the i'm
portation of gold lace. The ameer was
formerly a saucy ruler, who issued his
DEGREES and haughtily declined to offer
unbended sufficiently to explain that
the poorer among his subjects have a
weakness for display and, If given half
a chance, will bankrupt themselves in
buying gold lace, even If they have to
live at the public soup houses all win
ter. The ameer has accordingly de-
cided to remove his subjects from
temptation and relieve the drain on
the resources of the Afghanistan Char
ity society.
The ameer's example ought to fur
nish a hint to Mr.. Bryan for his cam
paign of 1912. II he will put govern
ment ownership into the discard along
with free silver, Imperialism, so per
cent antitrust remedy and other two
spot paramounts and go before the peo-
pie on a platform demanding a federal
law regulating fashions it will be all
over but counting the size of the ma
jority. Let the mex democratic plat
form demand the retirement of the
Merry Widow hat, the ostrich plumes,
the sable boas. all the befrilled and
furbelowed lingerie and the prospect
of the money to be saved for cigar and
juleps and draw will give him the
support of men who would not recog-
nize his other paramounts If they met
them in the road.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18
THE PANIC-AND AFTER.

1t was but a few days more than a
year ago that the country awoke one
morning to realize that something
tragic had happened in the financial
world. No one seemed to understand
at the outset just what had taken place
and no n seemed to have any definite
idea of how long or what effect. The
dispatches told about men in New
York who were losing millions every
minute and the biggest and best part
of the country-the regions west of
the Allegheny mountains-was at first
disposed to look upon the matter as
something of a joke. Even now, after
the passing of twelve months, it is not
easy to explain just what happened,
why 1t happened and what the actual
net result has been.
The trouble dated from the first
week in October, when reports of
eastern concerns became current. On
October II came the Heinze collapse
and then the country rapidly learned
of the system of imitation and specula-
ton in which Wall street was involved.
1t was shown that in an effort to keep
pace and take advantage of the get
rich-quick opportunities offered by the
abnormal activities of the country, pro-
moters had foated millions of indi-
gestible securities, had made reckless
loans, organized unsafe, pools and syn
dicates and when settlement day came,
hasteped by the first scare, were
caught short of money. Shares went
tumbling, gold became scarce, depos-
itors withdrew their accounts and the
banks and trust companies, holding
more thar 500, 900, 900, closed, while
clearing house certificates took the
place of money. The panic became
nationwide and then spread through
out the world.
The intervening months have illus
trated the remarkable capacity of the
American people for adjusting them
selves to conditions. With a serene
faith in the future, money began to
flow back to the banks. Luxuries were
abandoned and retrenchment adopted
in all directions. AS a result there
was greatly reduced consumption and
consequent depression in industry and
commerce. Reduced buying naturally
reacted and production was curtailed
throwing men out Of employment oil
placing them on short time. A taking
Of stock now a rear later shows thai
the country has not suffered seriously
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18
SECULAR SHOTS AT THE PULPIT

Baltimore American: A Brooklyn minister
astonished his congregation by declaring
that selfish people ought to commit suicide.
But he suggested an anomaly when he ex-
poets selfish people publicly to declare
themselves such, even If they recognize 1t
themselves.
Minneapolis Journal: In Taylorville, ILL.,,
the Rev. Charles L. Campbell has decided
to add vaudeville to his Sunday evening
services, in hope of attracting a larger
audience. The service must be quite un-
interesting when such violent efforts to
sweeten it up are made.
Springfield CMass) Republican: It is a
singular situation If a clergyman elected a
bishop finds that he cannot accept the place
because, like American ambassadorships
abroad, It requires an income far in excess
OF the salary to maintain on a suitable
scale. Reports from Boston and Washing
ton make out such a situation in the case
of the bishopric Of Washington, which has
been offered to Rev. DR.. Alexander Mann
OF Trinity church In Boston. 1t Is stated
that the late Bishop Satterlee was ac-
customed to spend his entire private in
come Of $4,000 a year to keep up the Of
flee, his salary being IS 200 a year. Bishop
satterlee was a rich man and could keep
up an establishment on a great scale, but
undoubtedly much OF his income was spent
on work in the interests Of the Episcopal
church for which funds could not have been
found easily IN any other way. Washing
ton, however, Is one OF the most expensive
] cities In the world to live IN.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18
THE PROSPE WEST.

The New York Journal of Commerce
has been receiving reports from bank
ers in the great grain belt west of the
Mississippi with special reference to
the condition of the money market, the
amount that will be required to move
the crops and the financial condition
of the merchants and farmers in the
different sections. The returns are
unanimously pleasing, the general re-
ports being that the west will need no
money from New York this year for
crop moving purposes; hat the farm
ers are out of debt and have money to
loan; that the merchants have been
keeping their stocks down and will
now begin buying heavily, and that the
banks have no difficulty in making
collections and have all Of the money
needed for legitimate business pur-
poses.
Much of this condition is due to ex-
c~eptionally good crops and the prevail
ing high prices for both grain and
live stock. One Kansas banker. for ex-
ample, reports that farmers OF the
state have not only paid off their mort
cages, but have money for investment,
adding, Our bank has sold over
81. 100000 worth of bonds in the last
four years, most of them of Kansas
issues, and nearly all Of them have
been taken by Kansas farmers for in
vestment." Similar reports were made
by bankers in interior towns of Ne
braska, one Of them stating that forty
automobiles had been bought by farm
ers within a radius OF six miles of his
town within the last ear and that
farmers we're investing their surplus
money in lands and securities.
The effect of this condition mus
soon be felt upon the general CONNER
cial and industrial world. The money
to be released with the movement o.
the grain and live stock to marke.
win be ready for investment In othel
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18
DIPLOMACY AND INp1qEsTIoN.

Men with much information and
transformation about affairs in Tur-
key, Austria and the Balkan states
have been exceedingly busy telling a
busy world about the significance of
that Bulgarian incident. From these
learned disquisitions we gather that
the entente cordiale has some sand in
its spark arrester, the pour parlers
need repainting and that the accompli
fat has a Ty Cobb batting average;
likewise that a crisis is imminent and
that conditions are critical. All the
c%upboards and closets OF history have
been busted in the search for informa-
ton about the Balkans, Mrs. Balkans
and all the little Balkans and volumes
of speculation have been written about
what will happen II the Balkans re-
fuse to return to their reservation.
But in only a casual way has cogniz-
ance been given of the fact that the
whole trouble is due to a case of diplo-
matte indigestion.
1t appears that Tewfk Pasha, the
minister of foreign affairs in the cabi-
net of Abdul the damned, gave a din
ner not long ago in honor of the sui
tan's birthday. 1t was an elaborate
dinner, served with the sauce of NAL
ice, the salad of envy and the choice
cuts of hate, on which diplomats fat
ten and all the representatives of the
powers, with one exception, were in
vited. The exception was M. Gueshoff,
the Bulgarian diplomatic agent at Con-
stantinople. Being a practical man,
with a touch of liver trouble, M. Cues
hoff wanted to know about it. He was
a new constitution he was not recog-
nizing 2x4 countries, and, besides, that
he had a tip from the cook that the
supply of Imprisoned fodder on hand
would not be large enough to meet
the probable demands and that Cues
hon could take his chances at the sec
ond table or go down to the restaurant
for his goulash.
M. Question: emulated the example
Of Mr.. Merkle of New York and, in
stead of going the route, dropped out
at first base and made for the club
house, where he 'phoned the prince OF
Bulgaria about the slight that had
been placed upon him. Being a dead
game sport, Ferdinand promptly de.
clared that he would not sign a con.
tract for another year with the Turk.
ish Crescents, but would jump to the
outlaw league rather than submit to q
foul decision. What the outcome of the
trouble may be is still problematical
since all the powers have taken a hand
in the scrimmage, but it is just as vel
to have history straight and the public
properly made wise to the origin o.
the present row.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18

Every dollar tied up in the New York
banks has been returned and every big
financial institution that became in
VOWED in the panic has resumed bust
ness. The savings banks have more
depositors than they had a rear ago
and larger deposits. Business transac-
lions will total almost as much as a
year ago and they are growing every
day. Banking and investments are on
a safer and surer basis than in years.
The country has caught its breath and
unless reopened by new disturbances
the panic belongs to the past.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18
THE PARTIES OF DISCoNTENr.

The organization of the national lib
eral party at Atlanta the other day,
with the nomination of a candidate for
the presidency, increases the list of
national parties, so-called, to nine, and
gives the voters a wide choice. The
list as now made up, includes repub-
lican, democratic, prohibition, socialist,
socialist labor, populist, independence,
national liberal and the Christian
union.
OF these the Christian union was the
first in the field. with a ticket named
at a convention at Rock Island, al
though it has attracted practically no
attention and is usually omitted in
references to the number of presiden-
tial nominees. Indications are that
a similar fate awaits the national lib
eral party and the socialist labor
party, which so far forgot itself as to
nominate for president a man serving
a term in the penitentiary, will hardly
cut figure enough in the result to war
NV PA ANAh NhS oAAlV VII lnC DdlkOLb.
The other lesser parties, however,
promise to play a more than usually
important part in the campaign. OF
course, none of these minor parties
will carry any state, but the older par
ties will be interested deeply in the
vote in certain states, as it is quite
possible hat the number of votes
given to these minor divisions may
have a decided influence on the result.
Perhaps the chief concern will be felt
over the socialist vote, as it is generally
admitted to be the vote of WORKING
classes, for which both of the older
parties are making a strong bid. The
socialist party is the successor of the
labor party, which polled 146,48S
votes in 1888 and then became the so.
cialist labor party, polling about
$4,000 votes in each presidential cleo.
tion since that time.
The socialist party, o has
grown rapidly. 1t polled 80, 900 vote.
in 1900, with Debs as its candidate
and increased its vote to 4O2,16O il
1904. Debs. a third time candidate
claims a round 100000 votes THU
year. His party has gained largely
In the Rocky mountain mining statei
and the fact that audiences of from
5000 TO 1000 pay to hear him speal
in cities like Philadelphia and Boston
carries some warrant for his faith il
the support ne is to receive this year
Republicans are convinced that thi
vote will come largely from the demo
Gratis. This is admittedly true in Col
orado. Idaho and Montana, where tn,
working miners. who supported Bryan
on the free silver issue, are nov
openly for Debs and socialism.
The prohibitionists have been hgur
ing in national politics since 1872
when their presidential candidate re
ceived 5,60S votes. This was in
creased to 10000 in 1880, to 15O,s6
in 1884 and to 246,S76 in 1888, wheI
many democrats voted the ticket rattle
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18

than support Mr.. Cleveland. The pro-
hibition candidates polled 25S,550
votes in 1904. The prohibition move
ment has taken a new turn in the last
few years. being now generally consid-
cred a state rather than a national is
sue.
The greenback party, which ran
through three presidential campaigns,
beginning with 1875, was succeeded
by the populist party. which received
1,04O,sS6 votes in 1892 and was
merged in Organism in 1896. Tom
Watson, the populist candidate this
year, received 1929 votes in 1904,
with prospect of but little, IL any, in
crease over that figure in the present
year, his followers in the northern
states having been inveiglcd into flu
sion with the democrats and placed in
position where they cannot vote for
him If they so desire.
The other side issue parties in the
field cannot hope to poll more than a
few thousand votes. Most of them
have little excuse for existence except
adherence to some impracticable re-
form proposal that seldom lasts more
than one campaign. Rarely does a
party of discomfort command sufficient
persistent following to force final
recognition by the larger parties. So
far as the demands of these ~organiza-
tons are rational they will eventually
be met by the older parties.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18

enterprises and will quicken the re-
turn Of normal conditions in the indus
tries. Underlying conditions are good
and the country is now apparently
only waiting for the election when,
with republican success at the polls,
there will be practically an immediate
resumption Of business on normal
fnea
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18
IL 1 CAN LIVE.
Helen Hunt Jackson.

Helen Hunt Jackson.
If / can live
To make some pale face brighter, and to
give
A second luster to some tear-dimmed eye,
Or cen to impart .
One throb of comfort to an aching heart,
Or cheer some wayworn soul in passing
by;
If ] can lend
A strong hand to the fallen or defend
The right against a single envious strain,
My life. though bare,
Perhaps of much that sccmeth dear and
fair
To us of earth. will not have been in van.
The purest JOY.
Most near to heaven, far from earthfs
alloy.
Is bidding cloud give way to sun and
shine; .
And twill be we'll,
II on tina day OF days the angels tell
OF me, she did her best for one of Thine.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18

The Servian king explains to some
of his hot-headed subjects that he can
not go to war without ammunition and
that he can buylno ammunition, as he
spent all of the army budget in the
purchase of uniforms for his staff.
Servia will therefore continue to fight
its battles with typewriters.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18

Cables bring the cheering informa-
ton that the Austrian troops have
been withdrawn from the snadjak of
Novibazar." We are more interested
in Governor Magoon's plan of with
drawing the American troops from the
snadiak of Cuba.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18

Nj. Rockefeller's new home in the
Pontico hills is said to be surrounded
by q labyrinth Of blind passages, but
even at that 1t will be difieult to lose
Mr. Rockefeller.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18

General Grosyenor is preparing to
make his regular periodical forecast
OF the result. Figures hat do not
agree with the generals predictions
may az we'll be destroyed.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18

Mrs. Howard Gould says her hus-
band tried to starve her by cutting her
allowance down to $4,000 a year.
How would you like to be starved that
Wayf
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18

II you are not Interested in politics
you may escape a lot of worry and
noise by doing your Christmas shop
ping before November 3.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18

Weren't you dreadfully bored with each
other?
Ethel-Oh, we managed to squeeze
through the summer.-Boston Transcript.
Mrs. Meeker-Oh, doctor. my husband
seems to be wandering in his mind this
morning.
Doctor-Don't let that worry you; he can't
go very far.-Chicago News.
Upgardson-Where does all this smoke
come from?
Atom-What a fool question! 1t comes
from the burning campaign issues.-ChicaSo
Tribune.
1T looks TO me-" said the architect to
an exacting patron, that you want the
earth"
you look at il about right rejOinad
the Il. p. 81 have no intention of build
ing a castle in the air. '-Chicago News.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18
Good Business Policy,
Baltimore American.

BdlllH1OIe AMERICAN
A noted author has been telling students
Of a Pennsylvania university always in
their practical business lives to put honor
before wealth. This seems as good a way
as any of averting disastrous financial
panics.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18

The man who served as chief assas-
ain for the Turkish court has been
thrown out OF employment. He might
move to Kentucky and join the Night
Riders.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18

Mrs. Russell Sage has contributed
$1,000 to the republican campaign
fund. II Mrs. Hetty Green has con-
tribnted TO either fund she has done
90 under an alias.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18
Enough to Go Around.

BOsIOn Herald.
Our 6SS, 100000 bushels wheat crop should
be enough to go round and enable us to
cast our surplus bread upon the waters
with the usual recompense.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18

MIR, Bryan Is beginning to have his
doubts about any of the western states
being in doubt any more than they
were in 1904.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18
Unity with a Dirk.

Chicago Tribune.
The Peerless Leader says his party enters
the campaign this year more united than
It has been since 1892. What of his populist
and other Hearstwhile allies?
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18

Most of the European rulers seem
to be looking upon the Dardanelles as
a fine place for the naval
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18

The southerners are showing tina
they like Mr.. Taft's kind of a mai
whether they vote for him or not.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18

IA goodbye kiss is a little thing
says Andrew Lang. Records in breach
of promise suits show the contrary.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18

United States senators will doubtless
feel more comfortable If Mr.. Hearst
agrees to quit reading telltale letters
after election.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18

If there are to be any fireworks in
the Mediterranean the American fleet
may decide to wait and see the fun.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18
OutclaaAead.
Philadelphia Ledger

Philadelphia Ledger
In the matter of land grabbing Austria
really seems able to give a few points to
the enterprising cattle barons Of this coun-
try.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18

]. Ham Lewis says that everything
looks rosy for Bryan. ]. Ham must
have been gazing at the reflection from
his whiskers.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18

Lets talk business from now to
November g." says the Washington
Herald. Mr.. Bryan declares that any
attempt to talk business and business
recovery u "a transparent political
rick;
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18

They seem TO be short of Carusos
In the concert of the powers.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18

The Society for the Suppression OF
Unnecessary Noises should have a word
of commentator for the silent vote.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18

"ThO Lucky Rich" is the title of a
new story. The lucky rich are the
rich who have not allowed any of their
letters to fall into Mr.. Hearst's hands.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18
STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.

Btats of Nebraska, Douglas County, ss.l
George b TEschuck, treasurer OF The
swosn, says that the actual number OF
full and complete copies OF The Daily.
Morning, Evening and Sunday Bee printed
during the month of September, 1903, was
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18

There seems to be bent pins in mos
Of the royal chairs of Europe.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18

Nat Goodwin is seeking a new play
Nat shines best In domestic comedy.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18

Time to begin planning for a safe
and zane Halloween.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18

Ontario reports rich deposits of gold
In Sturgeon lake. A fish story?
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18
DOMESTIC PLEAsANTRIEs.

Stella-Did you accept Jack?
Bella-Yes, but 1 endorsed Tom at the
same 1ime..-Harpers Bazaar.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18

WHEN OUT OF TOWN.
Subscribers leaving the city tenn
DOrArily should have The Bee
mailed to them. Address will be
changed ~ often az requested.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18

"orlando, mamma says you mustn't come
to see me any more
Gracious heaven, Dora! What have ="
THAN four times a week, hereafter. Quit
that, Orlando! Let me alone!'-ChdcRgo
Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18

TOTALS .4SuS6ySSO
Less unsold and returned copies. s,437
Net otal -. .1so8S.se3
Da1ly average. .ss..s...s.. Ser4SA
GEORGE B. TZSCHUCK,
Treasurer.
Subscribed In my presence and sworn to
before me this LIST day Of October, 1905.
(seal) ROBERT HUNTER,
Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18

Muriel-Would you marry for money?
Carsons-Not 1; / want brains.
Muriel-Yes, / should think so, If you
don't want to marry for money.-Brooklyn
life
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18

"There is one good thing about these
sheath gowns"
Whats that?'
"They enable the women to get at their
money easier. "-Cleveland Plain-Dealer.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18

Entered at omaha postOffice as second
class matter.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18

wal a year." she said, land then you
can ask me again"
"Ah," he complained, you are cruel.
What could / do in the meantime
We'll IL you don't mind. you might go on
making love to m~e."-Chicago Record-Her-
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18

mabel, I'm surprised at you, putting ou
your tongue at people,
at was all right, mother; it was the doc
tor going t."-Harpers Bazaar.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18

"well,' said Galley, scornfully, "Pll bet
you didn't do the proposing. It's a safe bet
your wife asked you to marry her.
NO. replied Henpeck, you're wrong"
20! Come now, be honest"
mo, she didn't ask me, she told me to-
Philadelphia Press.
Maud (very flighty)-What! Only one