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Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13
COMBATING TUBERoULosH.

Progress made by medical science in
the struggle against 'tall the ills that
flesh is heir to-" and especially against
the more dreaded forms of physical
disorder, such as cancer and tubercu-
losis, has not as yet come to that point
where the doctors will agree that re-
suits are more than encouraging. The
greatest public interest, probably. CEN
tiers in the effort to eradicate, If posi-
BILE, n form of tuberculosis most
commonly known as consumption. -
This has been dubbed the great white
plague" and statistics gathered during
recent years shows that il we'll deserves
the title. 1t Stays annually more per-
sons than all other forms of disease,
and no section of the country Is safe
from its ravages. And the most hope
less phase of the struggle is that no
specific has yet been disclosed whereby
a sufferer may insure himself from
the ravages of the germ after it has
gained a foothold in his system. Years
of anxious research along this line
have been rewarded by failure only,
and the doctor nowadays can only pre-
scribe what his predecessor did, plenty
of fresh air, proper food and we'll
regulated exercise.
But the doctors are not without
hope, They have discovered that a
great many, possibly the majority, of
cases when taken in the earlier stages
are benefited, if not permanently cured,
by the regimen suggested by the out
door treatment" 1t has been learned
that this may be undertaken as well in
one section of the country as another
and that the chief advantage Of the
arid regions once so eagerly sought is
that there may be found conditions
e%njoined upon the sufferer.
Thought has turned to another
phase of the fight against the dread
disease, and that is to its prevention.
Certain conditions of life tend to pre-
dispose the individual to the attack of
tuberculosis in some one of its many
forms, and this p~redisposition has
lessened his powers of resistance to
the extent that he falls a ready victim.
[; is to remedy these conditions of life
and by surrounding possible victims
of the disease with such environment
that they may be able TO resist infec-
tion that the chief effort is now being
directed. While the search for the
remedy has not been given over or re-
Taxed, the ounce of prevention" that
lis worth more than a pound of cure
is coming in for greater attention. A
national association with this object
in view has been formed and under II
state associations, Nebraska, which
is in a large measure immune from the
disease, has its association, which will
soon make an exhibition of the meth
DDS of prevention for the benefit of
Omaha people who may be interested
The work is being carried forward by
the medical profession with the as
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13
WHAT Is THE REMEDY

Words used in discussing the speed
mania are wasted. lust what it is that
impels the owner of an automobile
or a motorcycle, or any other form of
time and distance annihilator, to want
to go faster than anyone else, has SO
have sought zealously for the answer.
The real question is: What is to be
done about it? AS these machines in
crease in number. and they are multi
plying rapidly, the problem becomes
more and more acute. One correspond
ent of The Bee has suggested that the
machine itself be levied upon and made
to zeal the cost of whatever damage
may follow on the owners or drivers
carelessness. This plan has the merit
of offering something tangible against
which to levy a fine or assess punt
tive damages. But it meets with the
difficulty of establishing responsibility
flor the accident complained of.
A far better remedy is to require a
license as a condition precedent for the
driving of a machine of any kind. A
rigid examination as to qualifications
should be made the basis of the Ii.
cense, and not only should the mechan.
ical and physical ability of the appll'
cant be taken into consideration, but
his moral fitness as we'll. The enforce
ment of some such law as this would
do away with much of the scandal that
now attends the driving of high-pow'
cred, speedy machines about the public
streets. 1t would relieve drivers o
known prudence and skill from the
Iodium they now share with the care
less and reckless, and would give tC
pedestrians something more of conf
dence in safety on the streets.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13
TIE slckLEs FAMlLy Reunion.

n FAMILY REUNION.
The reconciliation of General Dan
lei +. Sickles and his wife. after a sep
a~ration of twenty-seven years, is one
of the most notable social vents of
recent times and deserves special at
tention, as General Sickles was the
first American Of prominence to appeal
to the "unwritten law" which has
been much in evidence in the last few
years.
General SiCkles has been a promi-
nent figure in public life for more than
sixty years and his career has been
bizarre and sensational. His friend
ships have been warm and his enmities
bitter and no man has attracted more
public discussion, criticism and de-
Tense. His part in the fighting of the
second day at Gettysburg is still a
moot subject wherever two or three
survivors of that conflict are gathered
and almost every phase of his varied
career has been a subject for discus
sion and dispute. He has always held
most positive views, never occupying
neutral grounds on any proposition.
1t is nearly fifty years ago since Gen
eral Sickles shot and killed Phillip
Barton Key, the alleged betrayer OF
the old generals first wife, who died
soon after the tragedy. The trial
which followed was celebrated in the
annals Of criminal jurisprudence, re-
sulting in a verdict of acquittal
through an appeal to the "unwritten
law" the jury holding hat in such
cases as his had been. a man must
needs kill to defend and fortify the
sa~credness of family.
Some years after the killing of Key,
General Sickles was made American
minister to Madrid and there married
the daughter of a Spanish councillor
of state. When General Sickles de-
cided to return to America his wife
elected to remain with her mother,
who was very ill at the time. That
was twenty-seven years ago and the
general and his wife have lived apart
since that time, although they have
c~orresponded regularly and he has
been liberal in his provisions for her
support. Mrs. Sickles' mother died re-
Gently and now the old general and
his Spanish bride are to be reunited.
In the meantime, the stormy career of
General Sickles has continued. He has
taken a personal hand in the politics
of state and nation, enthusiastic for
his friends and unrelentingly hostile to
his opponents. until declining years
have forced him to abate his activities,
General Sickles will be 81 years old
in a few weeks, and it is fitting that
his career, which has been tempestu-
ously stormy in war, love and politics,
should be rounded out in peace.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13
THE n

The Bee has received a number Of
complimentary letters and many more
personal expressions of satisfaction on
it's refusal to make its columns a
sewer for all the nauseating filth
stirred up b. "a recent tragic scandal.
While The Bee takes no special credit
to itself for drawing the line as closely
as possible in favor Of ]decency, such
evidences of appreciation are naturally
pleasing.
1t is the aim and object of The Bee
to publish a paper that car be safely
admitted into the home without filter
ing noxious poison into the systems of
pure-minded women and children.
While occasionally it is difficult to
draw the line between what is news
which our readers ought to have and
what should be expurgated for their
good, we believe it is better to err, if
at all, on the side of cleanliness and
wholesomeness.
The people of Omaha and vicinity
who want scandal sheets will probably
continue to look for the vile stuff in
other papers, but those who want their
news served to them promptly and
reliably by a paper they will not be
ashamed to take home will give their
preference to The Bee.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13
What kind Of a woman is she 20
One. without diplomacy
'\NitlOut dipIpnar,-Hs
TO A BEGINNER,
So
Washington Star.

Washington Star.
So you're anxious, young man, To 70 I'm
in the world;
You're looking for friendly advice;
You think that TO see your own portrait
When banners float forth would be nice,
Inere,s a serious question which you must
decide
When your bid to the public you make:
Ere the limelight presents you TO view,
far and wide.
What kind of a pose will you take?
viii YOU seek to impress by your solemn
repose
o. to charm by your manner so tree?
VIII you strive for long speeches that make
people doze
or dazzle with swift repartee?
VIII you sound the bazOo that Is slumbrous
and slow,
Or tho trump that keeps people awake.
You cant make a start till you let the
world know
What kind Of a pose you will take.
Take warning, before your position you
choose
In the scene, fun Of hazard and strife,
You must wear the same whiskers and
sistcoats and shoes
The rest Of YOUR natural life
Let nothing your smile or your frown dis
arrange
When placing your future at stake;
II is really strange how the public hates
change
What kind Of a pose will you take?
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE.

II the weather clerk was onto the posi-
bilitles Of his job he would mount the
water wagon and jar loose.
The Rockefeller genealogical tree, rooted
in defunct royalty, casts an unwelcome
shade over Ida Tarbclls researches.
The latest fall fashion permits a mild
suggestion Of hips. Let womankind rejoice
and be duly thankful for small favors.
The approaching season Of sheath trou-
sers for men of fashion will lend charming
emphasis to the familiar salutation, Hello,
Old Socks"
An Ohio youngster of 16 who fled from
home to hustle for himself was offered four
jobs in one day in Chicago. This is a great
year for Buckeyes.
The versatility of United States courts is
equal to every emergency Just now fed
eral courts are managing beauty parlors in
New York and an oyster stew I'm Chicago.
Sailing around on a flying machine for
an hour isn't much to braR about. The
mysteries Of a sensation can keep an entire
community lin the air. for more than a
week,
A largo chunk Of forehanded wisdom is
tied IN in the proposition sprung in a con-
ventlon of vetorinarians in Philadelphia
Shall We take up automobiling as ono Of
the branches Of our profession"
The statistician OF C~hicago's Three Mil
lion club insists there are 800, 900. persons
residing within the limits of the city. The
temperature of the claimants output is at
least thirty degrees above that of the cs-
teemod lake breeze.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13
NO PLACE Ike AMER1CA.

Since last October, when the period
Of industrial depression began in the
United States. more foreigners have
returned to Europe each month than
have come to the United states. with
the exception OF the month Of August,
but peculiar significance attaches to the
passenger list Of the Lusitania, which
arrived in New York last week. The
big steamer had on board ZOO Swedish
immigrants, $50 of whom had returned
to Sweden last fall.
The returning sons OF Sweden left
the United States last fall when times
were bad in this country. They had
listened to the representations of the
Swedish government officials, pictur-
ing improved conditions across the
ocean and telling of the desire of the
Swedish people to have their native
sons come home and help in the up
patriotism, coupled with the desire to
see home once more, was a potent
factor in causing the exodus of Swedes,
Now they are returning to America
with stories OF disappointment.
When the Swedish-American citizens
returned to Sweden they found wages
higher than they had been in that
country for years, but they also found
that the cost of living had grown. leav-
ing the margin OF possible saving no
larger than in the old days. Above
all, they discovered that, owing to
century-old prejudices and customs the
working man could not live in Sweden
in the American way" the equal of
his fellow citizens and the enjoyer of
freedom In thought and action. So the
Swedish-Americans are coming back
ready to make America their homes for
the rest of their lives.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13

If the astronomers have not mixed
their dates or missed their Calcula-
tions, we are going to have something
besides politics to talk about next
year. Mr.. Halley's famous comet is
headed this way. playing a return en-
gagement after an absence of seventy
five years. This comet, according to
the astronomers, is no s~ide-show af-
fair by any manner of means, but q
real giant among comets, with a head
as big as all outdoors and a tail that
is longer than art and the moral law
combined. When it appears the peo-
pie will all sit up and axe notice.
An English scientist, HALEY, has the
distinction of having been first to tag
this comet and fix the proper labels.
lie showed that the comet, which has
been named in his honor, made its
initial bow to the earth twelve years
before the Christian era and has come
back every s~eventy-hve or se~venty-siX
years since. 1t was here in the year
OoJs III luoOs Altbs ltbus IbIOt wv
1852 and about every seventy-fve
years since. The advance agents OF
the comet have tipped it off to the
astronomers that Halley's big show is
now enroute toward the sun from a
point beyond the orbit of the planet
Neptune and is billed to emerge from
the impenetrable night of space and
dazzle the earth some time this win
ter, unless the stellar landlords attach
its baggage or some like mishap forces
the attraction of the aerial road.
History shows that Halley's show
has always created something of a
sensation. When it first appeared, IL
b. c., It was held responsible for the
overthrow of governments, the cpl.
demic of plaques and the breaking M
of homes that occurred about that
time. Its next appearance was fol.
lowed by the locust plague in Egypt
and it was held responsible. when il
appeared in 1868, for the Norman in,
vasion of England. 1t shone again in
the eyes of men in 1856, Just when
the Turks had become masters OF Con.
stantinople and threatened t advance
into Europe. 1t was in that year thai
Pope Calixus felt obliged to issue q
special edict, adding to the ordinary
litany the petition, Deliver us from
the Devil, the Turks and the Comet. ,
This comet has always been asso,
ciated with predictions of war, pesti,
%lence, famine or revolution, but
thanks TO the astronomers, twentieth
century people are more familiar with
comets and their habits and have lost
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13
NO PENSION RECOMMENDATIONS

For the first time since the civil war
the annual encampment of the Grand
Army has adjourned without making,
requesting or suggesting additional
pension legislation. The veterans went
further and adopted a resolution
granting congress three years respite
from soldiers legislation" The dol
lar-a-day pension bill, introduced in
the last congress by General Sherwood
of Ohio, was withdrawn at the au-
thor's request, and the resolution ask
ing that prisoners of war be granted
a pension of 81 a day was laid over,
with the understanding that it would
not be offered again for three years.
The decision of the veterans is a
tribute to the various republican ad-
ministrations that have, from time to
time, made liberal provisions for the
care of the nations defenders. AL
though slowly, practically all reason
able demands have beer met, with the
result that the United States has paid
hlOIt HlOhSy lOI tut lSllSL VI ITO wal
veterans and their families than any
other nation on earth. The veterans
themselves appreciate this fact and, as
the resolution adopted ~recites, further
hammering for pensions would create
a bad impression, not only in the
minds of congressman, but in the
minds of the people"
The present annual pension roll is
about $145, 900, 900 and the total
amount paid by the government for
the pension of the veterans of all its
wars has been in excess of $3,220, 0OO,-
600. Each year for many years the
commissioner of pensions has reported
that the high water mark in pension
disbursements had been reached and
that the pensioned we're dying faster
than the new applications, but each
year these calculations have been de-
feated by the creation of new classes
or increases in existing rates of pen
sions. The three years respite from
pension legislation will have the effect
of causing a reduction in the annual
pension appropriation until the in
creased needs of the veterans, q need
ma tral and certain with their advance
in age demand more liberal provision
for the survivors.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13

Several members of both houses of
the last Nebraska legislature have
been renominated Notwithstanding the
unwritten rule for rotation hat under
the convention system would have &C
corded the place to some other county
in the district, OF course, geograph-
ical location is not always a prime fac
tor in a political campaign, but it re-
mains to be seen whether in this re-
spect the direct primary carries with
it an incurable weakness.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13
Good Fortune of the Farmers.

lllld'NAllAih
The condition Of corn at the beginning
OF the month, of spring wheat and barley
at the time of harvest, and of oats, was
not quite up to the average at this date
for the past ten years, but as the loss of
condition is not marked, and the acreage
is large, ample, even if not bumper, crops
are assured. Agricultural records may not
be broken, but the farmers of America are
now closing up the twelfth successive
harvest season which has been almost uni
rormly GOOD and in most cases fine. one
short crop Of corn and one Of cotton have
occurred in that period, but the prices
made those short crops unusually romuucr-
alive to the producers. II is doubtful II
the farmers have ever had such a period
as the last dozen years. tho beginning Of
which was the end of the depression of
1891.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13
STUDY OF
Proposal to Extend Activities of the
FederRI Government.

Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The western woman who complained that,
while the national government was ready
to advise her husband concerning the
proper care of his hogs, it was not prepared
to help her in the care and training OF her
children, was not giving way to neces-
sarily vain regrets, for the guidance SHE
sought will be furnished il the proposal Of
the national child labor committee. Will
headquarters i'm New York, is enacted into
law. \ bill to establish a national chill
dren's bureau was introduced in the United
States senate i'm the winter of 1886. 1t
did not come to a vote, though il received
the endorsement Of President Roosevelt and
Of Secretary Hitchcock OF the Department
Of the Interior, under which the proposed
bureau would probably be placed. The
project. then allowed to languish. is to DE
reintroduCed at the coming session, and
students OF child life and its problems are
hopeful that the pecessary legislation may
then he passed.
The tendency Of modern progressive gov
eminent is toward more intimate service
in behalf OF the people. II may be called
paternalism, but II properly exercised Il
is at once so serviceable and so inoffensive
that the public welcomes it. The problems
Indl uedI WIN thlluioOu are OF the utmost
Importance TO society since our citizenship
Of tomorrow is recruited from the ranks
Of the boys and girls Of today. No nation
that is careless Of It's children can hope
long TO survive. The proposed new bureau
would be under the direction Of an expert
with the prestige and resources OF the gov
eminent behind him for the promotion Of
health, vigor and general efficiency Of the
FhilHTnn af the natfpn II would in q meas
ure supplement the census bureau and eX-
tend the statistical feature Of that deem
NAL agency. More will be heard Of this
project and much legitimate pressure will
be brought on congress TO enact 1t into Law.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13

IIllddelpnld LCuEeT.
The destruction by fire Of the town of
Rawhide, IN Nevada, Is a not unusual in
cidcnt Of western expansion. Towns of
this class are generally Of one type. At
first they consist of low frame houses.
shops aud saloons" hastily and Cheaply
built. As these accumulate, with tho in
crease of population, and the busines Of
the place develops, there gradually arise
more substantial building--storcs. banks.
offices, hotels-but not enough to change
the flimsy character of the town. Then
the fire comes and sweeps ii all away.
After that a new town is built with roa-
sonablo regard to permanenCe. II is not
the destruction Of mining towns that in
Dictates our American recklcssness Of fire
losses. II is the frequency Of sweeping
conflagrations in older and larger cities
where flimsy building is without the same
excuse.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13

much Of their fear OF them. The as
tronomers agree that II Halley's comet
should bump into the earth there
would not be a greasy spot left Of any
Of us, but they also agree that the
chances against such an accident are
about PSI, OOO. 900 to /, and the Amer
lean people take greater chances than
that every day in the year.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13
Coming Hike of Army Officers.

SpringfieId IiopubTlCan.
The walking test for army officers which
is to be held i'm October is not unduly
severe. An athlete would think small
potatoes of covering fifty miles in twenty
hours within three days. 1t means less than
seventeen miles a day. at a rate of but two
and one-half miles an hour, and the par
Elephants go light, without swords, pistols,
fieldglasses or note books. 1t will DE a bore,
to be sure. but all who are not Cripplcs
should be able to manage il.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13

Colonel Bryan insists that $4,000
would be a liberal estimate to put upon
all his accumulated wealth. II Mr..
Bryan would put his Commoner into a
stock company and sell a few shares
at auction he would have to raise his
figures several times.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13

The democratic factions in Pennsyl-
vania have agreed not to nominate
separate candidates for presidential
electors. Evidently they are afraid that
they may lose the state.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13
An Unfortunate Combination.

NdSTInEIOU IOSV'
1t is unfortunate that there should he an
election for state, county or municipal Of
fees in any state the day, or even the year,
of a presidential election or congressional
election. These offices have to do with the
nation, and the public mind should con
template the issues presented u~ntrammeled
by the chickering's, the jcalousies and the
factions OF local politics.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13

Governor Haskell is taking a mean
ADVANTAGE of an oversight in the Okla
homa constitution by flooding the
country with campaign songs of his
own composition.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13

Scientists assert that a fly mas an
eye which can look in 1000 different
directions at the same time. That's
why it is hard to fool a fly.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13

Judge Wallace of Kansas City de-
clares that I'm hat city they have vile
elections. crooked elections, wicked
elections, thieying elections and
monstrous elections" Otherwise, it
is understood. the Kansas City cleo
lions are all right.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13

The receivership for the Booth
Packing company calls attention to the
establishment of what is practically a
trust or monopoly Of the fish trade,
which would not be affected at all by
a removal of the tariff on the trust
made product"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13

Former Secretary Leslie NJ. Shaw
possesses the kind of humor that APP
peals to f%un-loving Americans. He
has just sent a message to Mrs. Taft
TO be delivered TO her by Mr.. Taft 'n
case he should meet his wife during
the progress of the campaign"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13

John w. Gates is to invite a few
friends in to watch him cut a lO1-
pound watermelon Gates got in the
habit of cutting melons when he was
in the Wall street end of the railroad
game,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13

Mr.. Taft may not talk as much as
Mr.. Bryan, but when he speaks he says
something that appeals to the common
sense of reasonable men.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13
II 4 spirit.


The good spirit that has distinguished
the principals has naturally given the tone
of debate to their followers, and so far
the fight has been a fight of gentlemen,
personalities have been avoided and moth
ing has been done to stir up unfriendly
or u~nneighborly feeling. That is as 1t
should be.