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Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-01


FALLS CITY. Neb.. Sept. 2s.-To the
Editor Of The Bee: Guaranteed ell wool
and a yard wide, said the dishonest mer-
chant, and the customer asked who guar
sntees?r Uncle SAM said the merchant,
and in a few months when the farmer
found his 'all WOOL pants half cotton, he
compelled every honest merchant to make
good the dishonest sale. your policy is
guaranteed by the government" said the
speculative insurance agent. and when the
company failed every honest Insurance
company was taxed to pay the policy of the
victim. Deposits in the reckless banks
guaranteed? Ditto and ditto. And every
honest banker, in humiliation, is forced to
put up his premium on his competitors dis
honesty.
And this is Bryau's latest scheme to
catch the simple voter. Guarantee deposits
and you will multiply the deposits and Gre
ate an enormou surplus in the banks and
bring forth hidden treasures. Yea. even
emptying every old sock depository in
the land, says the willy politician. Now
what great benefit Is there in a large bank
surplus? OF course It beats a democratic
deficit. But there is great danger in a large
surplus in creating a desire for reckless
Investments. For Instance, is &; not better
TO apply some of this extra surplus TO our
home Improvements? Farmer Jones has
$50 surplus. The banker guarantees the de-
post and he helps pile up in the bank a
great fund. But Jones machinery is rot
ting for want of sheds; his fences are
dilapidated buildings need paint; roads are
miserable; his children need education. Is
II not better for Jones and the country to
invest some cash where II will do most
good, than to help create a safe ~urplus?
q
association speech last week, asked why
he of sound body should not help pay the
policy OF the consumptive, who is insured
In the same company. But as a business
man how would MI. Hitchcock like to in
sure in a company that took c~onsumptlves
as risks? Dr. to revert to the text: why
should a healthy banker he compelled to
put up for a diseased brother banker? No
healthy insurance company insures con-
sumptives. He also quotes the Oklahoma
law as sufficiently enticing as to compel
the Kansas governor TO call an extra ses-
sion to pass a similar law. But he fails
to say that after the members got busy.
and wiser counsels prevailed, they failed
to pass the Oklahoma-Bryan law. The re-
publlcans of Kansas, however, have In
corporated a mutual guaranty plank in
their platform in harmony with Taft's
idea.
But the proposition sprung up in a night.
like the mushroom looks tempting at first
glance, and like the toadstool. has within
It the germs of death, so had free trade.
free silver and free soup. The principle
Is wrong in theory and dangerous in prac-
tice. a magnificent scheme to catch votes
on the spur of the moment.
All. my friend" when the office-seeking
demagogue spies your prosperous condition
and asks you to vote for a scheme to COM
pei honesty to help stamp a dishonest deal.
just wisely hesitate. Turn from it.. Pass
not by it. For verify, I say unto you.
that like the rainbow and free silver. it
will soon pass away. nj.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-01
Ncbraska Nemn Notes.

acknowledgements have just been
let for two large brick and stone buildings
10 be put up this fall and many other i'm
provcments are in course of construction.
BEATRICE-Helen May Buffers or
chestra gave a concert last evening in
the congregational church for the benefit
Of the salvation Army. a nice sum was
realized.
BEATRICE-Miss Freida schneepfIock
entertained a company of friends last
evening I'm honor of Miss Pauline Sander.
who left today for a visit at Burlington
and Chicago.
BEATRICE-Miss Elizabeth Schbetka
died last evening at her home in this city
survived by a widowed mother and one
brother, who resides in Missouri.
BEATRICE-company c met last night
Ing NJ. u Banner as manager. The MEN,
bers received pay for their services at
the guard encampment held at Ashland.
PLATTSMOUTH-Philip Thierolf has
returned home from an extended visit
with his mother, sisters and brothers in
Germany. He also visited various cities
IN Germany, switzerland and Italy and
the famous art galleries and the Alps.
VALENTINE-There was a bad frost
here Saturday night and several cold days
reminded people that winter Is on lis way
here, and as the three weeks previous to
the cold snap had been the hottest OF the
year II was felt good and hard by everyone.
BEATRICE-C d. Bowers. who has been
extra agent for the Burlington at Ver-
don, Neb., arrived in the city yesterday
to succeed w. F. Gingrich as cashier for
the company at this point. Mr.. GinErich
mas oeen appointed station agent at SUI
perior, Neb.
FAIRBURY-Andrew Carnegie has been
prevailed upon to increase his library do
nation Tor Fairbury from $4,000 to $4,000.
and the contract for the erection OF the
building will not be let this week. The IL
brary will be practically a duplicate OF the
one at kearney.
BEATRICE-P. c. Rose. proprietor of a
restaurant on lower Court street, was
lodged in jail last night for abusing his
FAMILY and attempting to throw one of his
Gated when arrested and fought dSsper-
ately to prevent his being taken to jail.
BEATRICE-D. s. Dalbey exhibited
samples of corn here yesterday grown on
his farm near Lewiston, Neb. The ears
are well developed and the cob is filled
TO the ends with kernels. Mr.. Dalbey is
OF the opinion that the grain will Weld
between fifty and sixty bushels TO the
acre.
BEATRICE-Hon. Henry r. Rainey OF
Illinois addressed a small crowd at a demo
cratic gathering held in the Young Mems
CHRISTIAN association last evening. Dur
ing the course OF his remarks he touched
on the tariff question, the republican plat
form and other issues.
DAVID CITY-The Butler County BRYAN
club had a political meeting here last
evening the speaker being Senator Owen
or Oklahoma. lie had a. fair-sixed audi
cncc, among which was a large number
OF republicans and women The speaker
made no mention of Governor Haskell.
NEBRASKA ~CITY-This morning az the
home OF the brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs
W. P. Redfield, at the corner Of Nine
teenth street and Second avenue, their
daughter, Miss Grace. was united In mar
rage TO Mr.. Charles Nilgus Of David City.
The groom is = Nealthy young farmer VII
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-01
Comparison.

OMAHA, Sept. 29.-To, the Editor of The
Bee; 1t is generally s-admitted and uni
versally conceded that President Roosevelt
had injected life and put ginger i'm the
present national campaign, but the presi-
dent not only put ginger" but also took
the ginger out of Mr.. Bryan.
Compare Mr.. Bryan's first letter TO Mr..
Roosevelt, a letter full of defiance, chal-
lenge and daring. with his second reply
to Roosevelt's first answer. The crushing
blow from the big stick" knocked Gov
ernor Haskell clear out OF the field, and
also staggered Mr.. Bryan to such an err
tent that all the ginger and defiance are
crushed and evaporated. Compare Mr..
Bryan's second letter with his first and you
will come to that conclusion.
Haskells coquetry and clandestlne af-
~filiation with the obnoxious monopolies and
corporations-his double dealing with the
laborers, and the establishment of the fact
beyond any doubt that he was the prime
mover and instigator Of the organization
of the Business Mems alliance" in Akla-
homa against the interests of organized
labor-all of which led TO his spectacular
ejectment from the counsels OF democracy
has taken the starch out of Mr.. Bryan.
That Mr.. Bryan knew all the rascalities
OF Mr.. Haskell when he was made chair
man of the resolution committee in Denver
and treasurer OF the national committee at
Mr.. Bryan's instigation, is conclusively
proven by the editor of an Oklahoma demo-
cratic paper, who brought up the charges
against the governor in a ten-sheet type
written statement, and presented them to
Mr.. Bryan on one of his sojournings with
the democratic presidential candidate on
the train, but which Mr.. Bryan tore up
and threw out of the wlndow-not even
extending the courtesy to the editor of
reading them.
All these proven facts, coupled with
others OF no lesses magnitude. were a
crushing blow to Mr.. Bryan when they
were explained and made public, and no
wonder that his second reply to Roosevelt
lacks the proud spirit Of defiance and
challenge and shows detection and humilia-
ton.
And now Mr.. Bryan resorts to new tao
tics. He blows his own horn; he proclaims
his superiority TO Roosevelt, Taft and the
rest of the living
1t is very lsudable for a man to have
an exalted opinion Of himself, but It is not
in keeping with dignity and self-respect
for any man to herald his superior qualities
from the housetops. Let others do 1t. You.
know the old German proverb. "Selbst Lob
stinks"-"self-Praise stinks."
We are eagerly awaiting President Roose-
velt's answer to Mr.. Bryan's last letter, the
Starch" and ginger taken out of Mr..
Bryan in his first reply. the second one
will squeeze the very Juice out of him.
Beware OF the big stick"
e. HOLoVTCHINER.
- n . NJ -.
dent Roosevelt to Mr.. Bryan appeared in
due time, and I guess 1t will hold him
for a while. The president again welded
his big stick" with his usual dexterity
and effectiveness. He took advantage OF
every opening, which were many. Mr..
Roosevelt has conclusively shown and
proven hat as debater and even writer.
Mr.. Bryan Is not in his class.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-01

of the trust and has paid out a good many
thousand dollars TO support a Union Print
ers' home in Colorado; it has also spent
over a million dollars in defending Grim
inal members brought before the courts
and II has at times tied up industries and
squeezed extra money out of the public,
but it can never Permanently raise wages
beyond what the Industry can stand.
In fact, the highest scale of wages is paid
in factories Independent of the Labor
Trust. 1t is universally admitted that
the Individual quality of the working
members of the unions has declined and
1t persistently endeavors TO keep our
youth from learning trades except in the
restricted number set by the trust and
entirely under its control.
Its warfare and criminal record Is some
thing feareful to contemplate.
The homes of workmen burned or blown
up and other property destroyed has run
into millions of dollars while the citizens
who have. been beaten, manned or muir
dered aggregate in the past ten years
several hundred thousand.
There were over 5000 men assaulted or
murdered in one strike, (the teamsters)
in Chicago a few years ago All of this
violence has been done to establish the
fact that II the ommon mar asserts his
right to freedom and declines TO bow down
TO the orders of the Labor Trust, he must
be punished and forced into submission.
1t has cost the common citizens mil
lions of dollars to support police and SOL
diers to preserve property and protect
themselves from the attacks of this trust
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-01
Citizens Protection

Citizens have been careless in consider
ing the insidious moves made by the
Labor Trust seeking control over affairs.
1t is time that each free man questioned
carefully into the intent and purpose OF
each candidate for public office, without
regard to his politics.
It's a question of protection against
trust growth now. II a candidate openly
or hiddenly stands for Labor Union doua-
nation, hoping thereby to he elected By
the Labor Trust members together with
the votes of the citizens who don't real
ize the danger, vote for him II you think
best to put your affairs and liberty in
the hands OF the leaders OF this great
trust. But IL will be a black day for
Americans when any trust gains power
enough to enact their own laws and 10
dictate when a freeman shall work. when
quit and how much he shall pay TO sup
port the managers. Also what articles
shall be bought. What cars used. What
stoves, hats, shoes, clothing and even the
hearse used TO bury the dead.
The foundation Of our free Republic Is
based on the principle that every man
must be equal before the law and every
man protected under the law"
The Labor Trust openly asserts it must
have special immunity from the law and
special new laws TO give it's member
advantage and control over the common
people.
With a knowledge OF the facts citizens
can vote as their ideas Of patriotism and
individual safety direct.
There's a Reason"
C. W. POST. Battle. Greek. Mich.
\. Bet the reader remember that !
am in favor Of Trade Unions and these
plum statements ere printed with tive
hope that the i%mpudent lawIess men OIL
violent tendencies VIII be replaced by
careful, honest, law respecting managers
who viii rescue the sacred name of Labor
from the odium the present manager
have too often put upon IL. Until that
time citizens must be alert v protect
! themselves and their affairs
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-01
Next Move

Discovering that the people object to
being attacked and having their property
destroyed, the Labor Trust members con-
clude their next step should be to elect
of the Legislature and Congress
who will change old laws and make new
ones, so that the Labor Trust may safely
carry on the work and not be punished,
Hence the demand that they be exempt
from the trust laws and that the hands Of
our courts be tied so no Injunction can be
issued to prevent them from picketing,
boycotting, smuggling or blowing up prop
erty.
We were treated 10 a good Illustration
of how trusts work together when some
chiefs Of the Steel Trust, Joined the chiefs
of the Labor Trust at the Republican Con-
vention in Chicago and agreed among
themselves that the Steel trust would
work for the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
of-thc-courts platform demanded by the
Labor Trust II in turn the Labor MEM
beFs would work for a repeal OF the
Sherman antitrust law demanded by the
Steel trust. Both working TO be free OF
laws which were obstacles to their further
control of the people. and what would be
the condition Of the common man IL the
National Citizens Industrial Association
and It's allies, with their lawyers. headed
by James A. Emory. had not fought them
to a finish and insisted that these trust
plsnks should not be included In the Re
publican platform?
We have an Association now made up
Of citizens through when the rights Of
the common man can be asserted aud de-
Tended 10 an extent, at least.
Thus by organization, the trust organ
ization can be met and checked,
The common citizens who read the
papers, vote and attend to the affairs OF
life are far and away in the majority
over the members of any trust. labor or
capital, and when they understand the
hidden attacks made on their liberties
they act and win.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-01
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Proposed Ordinance to Curb Activity
of Jewelry A%uotioneers.
SEGREGATING THE SALOON
Elmer Thomas, in BchaIf of Anti
saloon League, Presents an OrdI-
nance, but Council Lays
IL on the Table.

Prohibiting all "cappers" from frequent
Ing auction sales. providing against the
sale of watches or any jewelry by auction,
and specifying that all gold plate sold at
auction must test at least twelve karats,
Councilman Harry Il. Zimman, in an 'ordi-
nance introduced in the council meeting
last night, took the first steps toward
guarding the patrons of auction sales in
Omaha.
At present the auctloneer can sell any
thing he wants to and If the goods sold
are not what they are claimed to be the
purchaser has no redress. Also, the auc-
tioneer has men i'm his employ who bid
articles up or buy them In IL the price
does not go high enough. This condition
Of affairs Mr.. Zimman seeks to remedy in
his new provision. The ordinance provides
for n bond in the sum OF $1,000 and specifies
that the permit shall not be transferable.
The ordinance passed the first two read
ings and was referred to the committee
of the whole.
Patrol District Plan.
A petition proposing a patrol district for
saloons was submitted by Elmer T..
Thomas as president and Harry A. Stone
as secretary of the A~nti-Saloon league, and
it was placed on file to be called up at
any time its authors may desire. Zimman
moved to place it on file without reading
resulted in II TO 0 in favor of zimman.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-01
Patrol District Plan.

The only trust having the impudence to
openly assert that 1t is going to elect It's
own trust representatives to public office is
the Labor Trust.
The election therefore will determine
whether the Common Citizens retain con-
troll of public affairs. or allow the Labor
Trust magnates to govern .
The common man loses his liberty when
he and his fellow citizens allow any organ
izatjon or trust to get control, for each
trust whether of labor or capital is In bus
mess to gather every dollar possible and
divide up among the members df the NAH
ayers leave any.
And where do they gather all this extra
money?
The Meat, Steel, Oil and other Capital
trusts raise the price of their products.
The Labor Trust does the same thing by
boosting the price of the plumber, meat
chopper, ironworker, shoemaker, baker,
etc, etc, and by lining them for breaking
rules and also filming employers.
The particular shoemakers, bakers, etc,
ETC., who happen to be members Of the
Labor Trust may not get much extra
money out of it, but the Trust Managers
seem to handle heavy sums.
Now to get back to the question, where
does all this money come from, this extra
money both labor and capital trusts are
striving for. There is only one place for
them to get II. my friends, and that is
from the pocket Of the common citizen
not a member Of any trust: He Is the long
suffering workman who pays to add extra
dollars to the earnings of both Labor and
Capital Trusts.
We all admit that both trusts are right
enough in trying to earn all they can, but
the citizens they are feeding on. absolutely
must keep awake and protect themselves
at the polls and before the courts or the
trust members get fatter and the common
citizens thinner, The non-trust citizens are
heavily in the majority and protect them
selves easily when reused, but they often
allow designing men to manipulate poll
ticians and laws until the common people
are helpless.
Why do you speak of the Labor
Trusts?' someone asks.
II has been clearly defined as a trust in
the fullest sense OF the word by the best
lawyers in America, including Clarence
barrow. the attorney for the American
Federation OF Labor. and by the United
States Supreme Court itself,
You see all trusts are formed to accom-
plish certain things.
Control production. Control prices.
Control members of the trust.
Get the highest price the public will
stand.
The Meat trust controls and sells meat.
the Labor Trust controls and sells labor
both feed off the public, and IT is perfectly
safe TO assume that the managers Of either
or any trust will soak the citizens foI
every dollar they can get, only limited by
the amount Of power The people will give
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-01
WEITzELL GETS WIDER FIELD
Four Hundred Miles of Territory Is
Added to His Illinois Central
Jurisdiction

Four hundred miles of railroad territory
was ADDED to the jurisdiction of j. S.
Weitzell assistant general freight agent of
the Illinois Central Railroad company, with
headquarters in Omaha, by an order re-
ceived Wednesday.
After October 1 Mr.. Weitzell will have
charge of the frcigh traffic on the lines
of the Illinois Central west of Fort Dodge.
which include the line from Fort Dodge
to Omaha, Fort Dodge to Sioux City. from
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-01
FIRE RECORD

IOWA FALLS, Ia, Sept. 80. Especial Tele-
gram)-Fire about 2 o'clock this morning
totolly destroyed the frame steam laundry
here. The property was recently purchased
by Owen a Stephens. Minneapolis parties.
Loss, estimated $500 to SL.OO; insurance
$l,50e. The origin is imposed TO have been
spontaneous combustion in a coal bin.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-01

Sioux Fails to Cherokee and from niahs
to Cherokee. e@
These lines we're recently placed under
one superintendent from an operating
standpoint and c. b.. Fletcher, formerly OF
the Cherokee division, given charge, with
headquarters at Fort Dodge. ~
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-01
RuStin went Back Down Town.

w have found that Dr., Frederick T.
Rustin was down in the city after he Nent
TO his home the night OF September 1. We
have this clearly established, said a near
relative OF Davis. But how he got down
to the city We nave been unable to learn,
and our detectives are IN the dark about It.
"That somewhere there is a hack driver
who knows something about this case we
have no doubt, but we cannot locate the
driver. Every one who has carriages and
employs drivers has apparently instructed
the drivers to keep their mouths shut, and
no amount OF effort has 50 far been Of
avail i'm locating the driver who must have
driven DR.. Rustin to Omaha or taker. him
back to or near his home. But we will
continue our efforts"
Rumors that the case will now be taken
before the grand jury when 1t meets oc-
tober 5, are denied by the county attorneys
office. 1t is said there is no occasion for
such action, whatever. but it is possible
tina Had Davis been dismissed by the police
judge. his case would have been taken be-
fore the grand jury or brought there at the
request of. the jury.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-01

More proof that Lydia e. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound saves
woman from surgical operations.
Mrs. S. A. Williams, of Gardiner,
Maine, writes:
81 was a great sufferer from female
troubles, and Lydia z. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound restored me to health
in three months, after my physician
declared that an operation was abso-
lutely necessary"
Mrs. Alvina Sporting, of 154 Cley-
bourne Ave-, Chicago, Ill, writes:
II suffered from female troubles, q
tumor and much Inflammation. Two
of the best doctors in Chicago decided
that an operation was necessary to save
my life. LydiS E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound entirely cuUed me without
an operation"
C FOR SICK WOMEN.
For thirty years Lydia K. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, Inflammation, ulcera-
ton, tibroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, baekache, that bear
ing-dOwn feeling, hatulency, indiges-
ton lZZiness,Ornervous ~prOstration.
Why don't you try it?
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women TO write her for advice.
She has guided thousands TO
health. Address, Lynn. Mass
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-01

them.
Everyone agrees that combinations OF
capital or labor in the formation Of trusts
are legal and produce an uncertain amount
Of good.
The oil Trust greatly improved the quail
ity Of oil and sells II at about one-hslf the
price Il was when the trust was formed,
Members OF this trust have given several
million dollars for Colleges. Churches and
other public works.
But what would this trust do TO the pco-
pie II given unlimited power?
The Labor Trust has supplied good pay
ing positions for several hundred officials
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-01
Our Letter Box

Contributions on timery topics invited.
Write legibly on one side OF the paper
only, with name and address appended.
Unused contributions will not be re-
turned. Letters exceeding 500 words will
be subject 20 being cut down st the
discretion OF the editor. Publication OF
views Of correspondents does not c5In-
nit The Bee to their endorsement.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-01
Who Shall Rule?

Now the Labor Trust openly asserts
that It's members are Ia politics 10 defeat
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-01
woman Appeals to bond.

Mrs. Abbie Rice mas not furnished the
$1,000 bond which the court required her to
furnish to insure her appearance as a
witness. She said that she has telegraphed
her father, Andrew Clary, Of Des Moines,
and that he would furnish her bonds. She
had nothing to say as TO her plans wher
she is at liberty. Matron Gibbons pays
the girl in her charge the compliment OF
being far above the women of her class,
well behaved, devoid OF unladylike actions,
clean in her conversation and in her
talks with the matron, as frank as any girl
of her years or one younger.
1t was learned Wednesday that besides
the officers OF the police department work
ing on the case, the Davis family has had
several special detectives working to clear
up mysteries which arc mysterious TO the
family of tho man charged with the muir
der. as we'll as VIII the public.