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Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-05
Conscience in Rnsinsss.

We have grown so accustomed to the
existence of combinations in all lines
OF human endeavor that President
Woodrow Wilson's remark that even
mems consciences are pooled comes
almost without a shock, which may be
Interpreted as admission of the truth
OF what he says. The familiar express
sion that corporations have no souls
has grown to be automatic. Prof. Will
son awakes us to it's danger by telling
us that individual souls are imperilled
by the doctrine. Business men, he
argues, have too often compounded
their scruples on the ground that they
cannot move Independently and risk
being brushed aside by the big society,
corporation or union. AS we die sep
arately, not by corporations. so he in
sists that every nan must live pri-
vately, and that the liking of individual
responsibility is the only way to cure
the evils Of society or commerce.
Inasmuch as Prof. Wilson was for
merly a lawyer. his view that the law
has shirked it's duty in it's attempts to
punish corporations is entitled to some
weight; but his argument that the Law
must hnd the individual in the modern
corporation II 1t desires to check the
evils OF the business world win be met
by the fact that under existing condi-
lions every individual is already amen
able for hts individual transgressions.
even though committed in the service
OF a community of interests; some
notable heads OF corporations today
lare lighting prison sentences hanging
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-05
Headway for the Waterway.

Now that the national scope Of the
deeper waterways movement has been
demonstrated, It is fit that Illinois
should take the lead in state support
of the enterprise, as is promised by
Governor Deneen through a special
session Of the legislature. The plan
to make the Mississippi the main
artery for a lakes-to-the-gulf channel
includes the long-proiected ship canal
across Illinois, and assurance Of the
states cooperation ought to be forth
coming when congress takes up the
subject.
Chicago, the greatest railroad center
in the world, needs the waterway as a
check upon the dictation of the rail-
roads, and the chief commercial value
of the channel will be the through
traffic from inland points focusing at
Chicago for southern consumption and
for export. Illinois will profit from the
water power provided at every fall
along the cross-state channel. The
state has virtually pledged itself in the
matter, and to keep faith the Illinois
legislature should hasten at the forth
coming session to perfect the work left
~unprovided for last spring. With
Illinois genuinely embarked, the lakes
~to-the-gulf enterprise may be consid-
cred as under active Roadway.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-05
PERSONAL NOTES.

Chicago policemen are having a hard time
of it under their new chief, Colonel Lee
Roy T. Steward. who has an idea that
patrolmen ought to stay sober at all times.
The mar who carried the message to
Garcia is to retire, but the MAN who wrote
the story about it never will retire as long
as there is a lecture engagement in sight.
Wilkes-Barre proudly proclaims that it
possesses the only woman policeman in
Pennsylvania. She is Mrs. A. M. Bertels
and her office of conservator of the peace
came to her accidentally.
Mrs. Grover Cleveland has arrived at
Lausanne, Switzerland, has rented the an
mex OF Hotel Windsor and probably will
make a long stay. Her son will enter DR..
Auckenthaler's college and her daughters
will attend the villa Cyrano school.
In order that he may live where he can
go barefoot the year around John w. In
gle, the barefoot merchant Of Iona, Ind,
has sold out his business. He is planning
to move to New Mexico. For twenty years
Ingle has been a thriving country merchant
and because he discarded the use of shoes
from May to october he became widely
known as the barefoot merchant.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-05
HOW 0 7 H HAT.
The Forerunner.

Inc fOItIullleT.
How doth the hat loom large upon her
Furred like a busby; plumed as hearses
are;
Armed with ~eye-spearing quilts; y bewebbed
with lacy, Silky, downy draperies;
With spread, wide-waggling feathers
fronded high p
In bosky thickets of Cimmerian gloom.
How doth the hat with colors dare the
eye!
Vivid and varied as are paroquets.
Dove-dull; one mass of white: all solid red;
Black with the blackness Of a mourning
Compounded type of "Chaos and Old
Night"
How doth the hat expand, wax wide, and
Such is its size that none can predicate
Or hair, or head, or shoulders of the frame
Below this bulk, this beauty-burying bulk;
T~respassing rude on all who walk beside,
Brutality binding all who sit behind.
How doth the hats mere mass more
monstrous grow
Into a riot of r%epugnant shapes!
Shapes ignominlous, extreme, bizarre,
Bulbous, distorted, unsymmetrical-
OF no relation to the human head
To beauty, comfort, dignity, or grace.
Shape of a dishpanl OF a pail! A tub!
OF an inverted w~astebasket wherein.
The head finds Judgment most appropriatel
Shape of a widespread wilted grlddlecakel
Shape Of the body of an octopus
Set sideways OF a fireman's misplaced
brim!
How doth the hat show callous cruelty
In decoration costing countless deaths;
cOTpses for its
Wreaths of dead humming-bi dismem-
bered gulls,
The mother heron's breastknot, stiffened
wings;
Torn fragments of a world Of wasted life.
How doth the hat affect the minds of men?
Patient b~ill-payers, chivalrously dumb!
What does II indicate of woman's growth;
Her sense of beauty, her intelligence.
Her thought for others measured with her.
self,
Her place and grade in human life today?
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-05
An Example in Civic Pride.

The uplifting forces in each large
American city have for some time been
pointing to the example of Boston,
which, It was announced, had deter
mined on establishing itself as a model
city by 1915. The resolution of the
Hub was an excellent one, designed
as It was to arouse civic pride to a
point of determined effort for munich
pal improvements which all conceded
were needed.
But it is one thing to resolve and
another to do, and it is regretfully OBJ
served from the columns of Boston's
own newspapers that the movement
has lost much Of its impetus and that
the date 1915 may have to be advanced
indefinitely. The great exposition
which had been planned to demon
strate just what could be accomplished
for Boston's material improvement has
thus far proved one of the greatest
frosts in the history Of public exposi-
lions. 1t has been opened. it is true,
but few of the local exhibitions are
ready, although, singu1arly enough,
those from other points were in place
at the outset. The Boston public is
manifesting no enthusiasm, nor, in
deed, any desire to attend the exhibit
tions to witness what might be done,
let alone to do what the exploiters of
the uplift have assured the country
was going to be accomplished. In the
slump Of local support of the 1918
Movement Boston deserves the SYM
pathy Of all the cities for which she
was to be the shining beacon.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-05
"BOOk Farmers" Hog the Prizes.
Springfield Republican.


When the Long Island railroad estab-
lished two experimental farms, three or
four years ago, the old agricultural resi-
dents roundabout had a lot of fun over
what the book farmers would be able to
do. Now the railroads energies from two or
three ounty fairs on the island with
tw~enty-four first prizes and twenty-three
second and third. First prizes were taken
on potatoes, squash, cabbage, peas, onions
and a lot of other products grown on what
had been three years ago waste land.
Nobody is now laughing at the railroad as
a farmer. Instead, the old farmers are
learning new and improved methods from
the experiments and instruction Of the
roads farms and exhibits. Another effect
has been the drawing in of hundreds Of
settlers from other states. who have taken
up small farms for market gardening, at
the instance of the railroad company.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-05
That Socialist labor Vote.

Endorsed by 5000 workingmen''
was the claim embodied in the hand
bill put out in our recent election in
behalf of the socialist candidate for
sheriff, behind whom many labor or
CARNATIONS massed to show their SYM
pathy for the street car strikers, of
whom he is one. The vote polled for
the socialist labor candidate through
out the county is in round figures
5000. The suggestion of 5000 work
ing men therefore proves to be a fig
ment of the imagination.
The socialist labor candidate, how
ever, has no reason to feel downcast
over the vote he has polled. But that
vote must be analysed to be fully un-
derstood. Other candidates on the So
cialist ticket received 1900, which is
twice as many as were polled for the
socialist presidential ticket last year.
1t may be assumed the 1900 votes
represents the maximum Of socialist
strength in this county.
OF the remaining 3,5OO>votes, a fair
estimate would place 1900 as coming
from the democrats, 1900 from the
republicans and 500 from voters of no
particular party afiliation. This vote
was gotten together only because of the
issue on which the candidate was able
to appeal for support, and this issue
is Of passing nature. There is no more
reason now than heretofore why wage
~earners in the ranks of organized labor
should flock to a party of their own
rather than follow their interests
within the other parties. No one
should make the mistake of figuring
that any socialist labor candidate can
poll 5000 votes in Douglas county any
time.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-05

over them. It may be true that man
pools his conscience when he pools his
interests, and that, II a fact, is a grave
moral concern. Yet when the law is
offended, and a criminal culprit must
be punished, no man may escape, on a
plea Of abandoned conscience, the per-
sonal responsibility for his W act.
Just as the law deals with corpora
tions, not souls, so It deals with per-
sons. not consciences. Clinging to a
conscience may save a man from going
wrong, but parting with It does not
divest him Of culpability.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-05
Trying it Out on the Syrian.

In their eagerness to demonstrate to
the Japanese that no discrimination is
being shown, the naturalization off,
cials have involved the United States
in a new racial perplexity which only
the courts can settle. In various cities
of the country Syrians have been re-
fused naturalization papers on the
ground, maintained by the naturaliza-
ton bureau at Washington, that they
are OF a yellow race, against whom ex-
cluslon regulations have been adopted.
The Turkish protest that Syrians, who
are subjects of the sultan, are white,
is borne out by the chronological ex-
perts of the Smithsonian Institute and
by other authorities. The ultimate
decision Of the courts to which Syrian
applicants take their claims for the
rights of citizenship probably will de-
pend upon this expert opinion, backed
by the easily traced line of descent Of
the Syrian people. whose history,
though varied, is clearly on record.
The only gain to be made by the
United States in the Investigation of
this subject is possibly the obtaining
of a definite naturalization convention
with the Ottoman government, which
the State department has sought for
years. In the meantime, however, 1t
will be very deplorable If the Syrians.
who are law-abiding and hard working
people, should be made to suffer indig-
mites or denial of rights Just to get
this test.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-05

Maryland Loyal to the Constitution.
In re%pudlating At the polls for the
second time the democratic attempt to
~disfranchise the negro, Maryland has
again demonstrated her loyalty to the
constitution. other southern states
have successfully evaded the amend
ments concerning color and %servitude,
as a measure Of the whites to avoid
negro domination, but in Maryland
there was no such pretext, for only 90
per cent Of the entire electorate of that
state is of negro blood. That percent
age was nothing to fear from a racial
viewpoint, but its elimination would
insure democratic control as of old,
hence the deliberate attempt by that
party with this openly avowed purpose.
Maryland's reiterated refusal to ac-
cept a fimsy pretense for the annul-
ment of the constitutional rights of a
people who In that state are orderly
and Industrious may be accepted as an
indication that republican principles
henceforth are to be given freedom Of
expression there. Maryland refuses to
be forced back into democratic align
.ment Of the solid south. Last year, it
will be remembered, she cast two cleo
toral votes for Mr.. Taft, and sent re-
publicans to represent the state in o.
gress, and on Tuesday, Baltimore, her
only considerable city, was carried by
the republicans.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-05
Before and After.

Our amiable democratic contem-
porary is going to crow over a demo-
cratic victory in Nebraska, no matter
what happens. Without waiting for
the decisive returns, 1t is already de-
claring that the failure of the repub
licans to elect all their candidates by
big majorities testiies to the strength
of the democratic position and lends
inspiration to democrats to line up for
the next time.
This is after.
The difference may be seen by run
ming through the back files of the same
democratic organ and re-reading the
frantic appeals to nonpartisans, pro-
gressives. regressives and digressives.
Here is one paragraph out of a double
shotted World-Herald editorial printed
October 12:
The democratic candidates stand
squarely on a nonpartisan platform. They
are making no partisan appeal. Neither
they nor the party TO which they belong
could construe their election as a partisan
victory.
This was before.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-05
SAVING MILLIONS OF LIVES.
Slow hut Sure Gain In P~rOIOnEInE
Life.


Life.
Cleveland Leader.
Mortality records in nearly all parts OF
the civilized world show plainly that the
death rate is falling, There are fluctua-
lions, Of course, from one season TO an
other, and the progress toward longer life
is not uniform, one year after another.
Now and then IT appears to have ceased.
but the gains are soon In progress again,
and the movement, as a whole, is in the
right direction, whatever exceptions there
may be in certain localities during unfav-
orable periods.
This tendency toward lower mortality
rates is on so vast a scale tina it means
that millions of lives will be saved in the
next ten years. In the United States alone
the indications are plain that The number
Of deaths in the decade will be at least
25C. 900 less than it would be II the mortality
rate were at the level which was the aver
age of the last quarter of a century. THAI
is a very conservative estimate. The act
ual difference May be twice as great.
II is difficult to overeslmate the import
ance of this great gain for human life.
1t means corresponding lessening OF the
pain and waste and trouble caused by sick
ness, and il adds greatly to the industrial
efficiency and productiveness Of the civil
liked nations OF the world. The gain in
the comforts and happiness Of life is quite
as noteworthy as the %prolonging Of the
average period OF human existence.
such changes show that the progress OF
modern times Is no mere theory. They con-
Germ the most vital conditions which men
ana women and little children must make
the best Of in this world so dear to hu-
manity, despite all It's sorrows and mlser-
les and hard problems lmperfectly solved.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-05
This was before.

Golf takes on a new aspect under
the enthusiastic statement of Mr.. Taft
that there is no reason why II should
not be a poor mans game. Hitherto
the poor mans share in it has beer to
cut the grass and furnish caddies, but
it certainly would make our European
rivals smart to know that in this coun-
try a modern shiny stick went with
every dinner pail.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-05

Is there any good reason why the
costly machinery of our courts, paid
for with money out Of the public treas
ury. should be handed over for two
weeks to any set of lawyers to wash
dirty divorce linen in the full glare Of
the lime light? Why should not the
court in a case of this kind give each
side three hours to show up or shut
mp
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-05

The average citizen who has to in
convenience himself to go to the polls
is apt to say one vote more or less
won't count. The present Nebraska
election, however, shows that a very
few votes sometimes turns the scale.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-05

The society Of the Army Of the Ten
nessee has adopted a resolution urging
the president to make General Charles
Morton, in command of the Depart
ment of the Missouri, with headquar-
tiers here in Omaha, a major general
before he retires next spring. That is
almost as great an honor as will be
the title of major general when it
comes.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-05
hound to BE In nj.

81 LOUIS GlODe-DemOcrat.
The great northwest can be trusted to
see that the improvements OF the Miss
ouri river is made part Of any compre-
hensive plan of river Improvement to move
products to the gulf.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-05

Oh, dear! The postal deficit con-
tinues to grow. Why does not the gov
eminent adopt modern methods, es-
tablish a special Cupid stamp, sell it
in bargain lots and attract feminine
attention to the mails.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-05

Parisians are paying $500 a seat for
the trial of Nine. Steinheil. American
theater managers will provide melo-
dramatic reproductions at ten, twenty,
thirty.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-05

The packers say the farmers of Ne
braska must raise more hogs to JUS
tify enlarging the packing house facili-
ties at South Omaha. Why didn't they
say that before? A little defect like
that ought to be easily remedied.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-05

It was appropriate that sanglinary
Breathitt county should pour Redwine
the bench, and IL is still more APP
propriate that Redwine should drown
out the blind tigers' red liquor.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-05

II Nebraska teachers will hold their
convention in Omaha next year they
may have a guaranty that every n
who comes will be suitably housed and
properly taken care of.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-05

Omaha should not permit sieve
bottomed wagons to haul dirt and
refuse over paved streets. If such
wagons are tolerated they should at
least be compelled to traverse the side
streets instead Of the main arteries Of
travel and traf1c.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-05

As the mud Of the battle settles and the
muckrakers dive for public baths, it is
possible to inhale untainted air in and
about New York. The calm decision 81
the ballot box makes an admirable and
cheering contrast to the shouting and the
tumult Of partlsans. What a difference
the morning after. Joy reigned everywhere
outside a limited section Of Fourteenth
street. The government of New York stu
lives, Mcclellan is retreatlng, Jerome has
taken to the woods, and the man who, as a
kid, was patted on the head by Samuel j.
Tilden, looms high as a victor In his mind
A local campaign in the big town would
not bear a pure food label did II not make
enough noise to attract outside attention.
But noise is not the sole claim to the
prize for size. Coolies Of money are needed
to finance a contest. In the campaign Just
closed. the three sides poured out the
money In liberal fashion. The New York
Times estimates the expenditures at from
5000. 900 to 100000. This may seem
an over-estimate," says the Times, but
will the constantly increasing expense
In conducting campaigns the chances are
that ten years from now that figure VIII
be greatly exceeded. In this campaign
the city of New York alone spent $1,OO.oO,
and when to that is added the expendi-
lures of the republican and democratic
parties, not alone in Manhattan, but in
all the five boroughs of the city, the ex-
penses OF the numerous minor parties, and
that incurred by the state Of New York
through its elections bureau, It Is easy
to see where the other two or three mil
lions come from"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-05

with grand juries beginning TO hold
the officials responsible for building
collapses, it may result in putting bet
ter props under property.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-05

democratic governor. three democratic
congressman and an Overwhelming
democratic majority in the legislature,
the republicans have made good gains.
Going back two years to the last SUI
preme judge election. Nebraska repub-
licans have not yet gotten back where
they were then.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-05
Tragic side Of Foot BAH.

BdIIIHOTe AmeTlcan.
For a few moments of sport West Point
has sacrificed a cadet on the gridiron. The
country has lost a stalwart defender and
parents a beloved son. Is the game worth
the candle?
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-05
A owl Picture.

Washington Post.
Mr.. Carnegie has returned from Europe
with a fine Importation of peace converse.
ton which Is intended to make the people
believe that the Dreadnoughts are all pleas
ure yachts.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-05

Some day Nebraska election returns
win be collected and tabulated officially
within t~wenty-four hours after the
polls close, but o this year. nor next.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-05

The highest falls in the western
hemisphere are reported as discovered
in Labrador. Let Mr.. Pinchot's black
listed water power trust have them as
a consolation prize.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-05

Those southerners who resent Rock
efeller's hookworm appropriation act
like a man whose sore spot has been
touched.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-05

The Wrights may be kings of the
air. but on the water they still have
10 reckon with that old tyrant. Nep-
tune.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-05

Subscribers leaving the city tenn
p~Ornrily should have The Bee
mailed to them. Address will he
changed as often a. requested.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-05

st. Paul Pioneer Press.
Statistics show that there are now 465,0 900
persons on the government payroll. The
fact is important chiefly as showing the
democrats what thev are missing.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-05
Around New York

nipples on the Current Of LIE
as Seen in the Great American
Metropolis from nay 20 Day
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-05
sTATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.

state OF Nebraska. Douglas County. S..
George b. Tzschuck, treasurer Of The Bee
Publishing Company, being duly. sworn.
says that the actual number OF tuIl ana
complete copies Of The Daily, Morning
evening and Sunday Bee printed during
de NINTH Of Octnhar- 1909. was as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-05

At any rate, every me may guess
what might have happened IL Mr..
Bryan had made his usual rear plat
fern speeches,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-05

The labor organizations made a good
demonstration. How about formally
calling the street car strike on now?
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-05

Mr.. Hill will please note that Secre-
tary Wilson pooh7poohs the idea Of our
starving to death.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-05

The voice from Baltimore indicates
that votes for women are not a car
dinaI virtue.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-05

They still are trying to blame corn
meal for ~pellagra, but grain men do
not acknowledge the corn.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-05

Cuba's sugar tax must be a misdi-
rected effort at raising cane.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-05

Since German airship soldiers have
captured Ehrenbreitstein, it is to be
presumed that the stein is now empty.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-05

1t is still My Maryland" for even
the black citizens, as provided in the
constitution.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-05

What could an i%nsurgent dealer ex-
pect from the ice trust but a freeze
out?
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-05

Omaha's Board of Education will
next year consist of fourteen members.
We can see the possibility Of tie votes
already.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-05
SUNNY GEMS.

Harry, I wish you wouldn't hold my
Anything to hinder your taking your
hand away, Maudie2 I'm not holding IL
with a death rip."-ChicagO Tribune,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-05

Score n for Santa Claus. The rail-
roads have cut the rate on candy Just
In time for the holiday trade.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-05

Take notice that even an archbishop
has scored in the current kicks on foot
ball.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-05

The school children never object to
the teacher taking a holiday.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-05

Judging from the COMMISSIONS long
list Of medal awards to that state,
Ohio must be the mother Of heroes.