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Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-24
PERSONAL NOTES.

Great is the wireless! a Philadelrhian
suffertns from Indigestion used the wire
less TO consult his family physician on an
ocean liner and received a prescription that
promptly proved helpful
Roger II. O'Kelly, a negro Of Raleigh. n.
C., who was born deaf y dumb and has
only one eve, the other having been re-
moved because Of an injury SUSTAINED while
playing foot ball, has been admitted to the
bar.
In y fight between two shopEirls and the
proprietress In q bakery I'm New York city
the comhatants threw bread at each other
as the upshot OF a discussion Of social sd
periority. The result was that each Of the
combatants succeeded in breaking through
the upper crust.
when L. J. Satterfteld of Milford. Del.
made an investigation to see why 4 cigar
that he was smoking would not draw, he
found a diamond, estimate to he worth
over $500. imbedded in the filler. II is sup
posed that the jewel was dropped into the
tobacco by a packer before the cigar was
made.
Mrs. Marion Crawford. widow Of the late
novelist. has removed to Naples, where she
will reside with her married daughter.
signora Pietro Rocca. Under the terms OF
MIR. Crawford's will his library and his
manuscripts 60 to his son, Harold. His
son. BERTHE, receives the greater part Of
the estate, and will devote himself to COM
merce.
Matthew Wilson Of Dyssrt, Ia, claims TO
have invented a process Of welding copper
and steel. He also says he has welded two
pieces Of copper as solidly as II they were
nodded. He exhibits in his shop here a
hammer, the handle Of which IL OF copper
and the face of steel. He can he seen
pounding an anvil any day with this ham
mer. He says his process Of Welding Is the
first in the history Of the world TO prove
successful.
One of the most notable instances OF lon-
sevity In modern times is that OF Mr.. Sam
uel Salyers. now residing near Norton. Va,
at the advanced age of III years. says Les
lies Weekly. He has been living In a little
log cabin for thirty-five years In success
sion. Mr.. Salyers was justice of the peace
for twenty-five years in Wise county. and
served in that capacity after he had passed
his Tooth birthday. being, 1t is believed the
Oldest Incumbent on record of such an Of
flee.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-24
Joint Rate Decision.

The recent decision of the Inter-
state Commerce commission on the
question Of Joint rates by the rail-
roads reaching the Portland gateway
involves a most important principle.
The commission takes cognizanoe Of
the right OF a railroad so to arrange
It's rates and route its business as to
preserve to itself the long or more
profitable haul under certain condi-
tions. but It puts important and de-
cided limitations upon the practice.
IL decides, in fact, that the con-
v~enience OF and service to the public
are paramount and that where a show
ing can be made that a substantial in
convenience to the traveller is entailed
the railroads will not be allowed to
put up an artificial barrier to give one
road the long haul.
In making this ruling the commits
sion has followed along the lines of
others affirmed by the courts assert
ing that the railroads are public serv-
ants and as such must grant through
rates, through checking of baggage
and other facilities for the traveller to
take the most convenient route, In
view of previous decisions of the court,
II is reasonable to believe that the rul-
ing OF the commission is enforceable in
law, although appeal Ito the courts is
already threatened. While it is right
and proper that the railroads should
be protected in their trafic to the ex-
tent that legitimate revenue be earned,
the commission reasserts the principle
that artificial barriers which are in re-
straint of trade or which work a sub
stsntisl hardship upon the people are
not justified.
Out of the many discouragements of
the early attempts at railroad regula-
ton have been evolved certain and
accepted well-defined rules, Of which
the commission is now taking adyan-
tage and which are rapidly correcting
the abuses Of railroad management
without serious detriment to the roads
themselves. Ultimately a fair inter
change of traffic at all points de-
manded for the accommodation of
travel will rebound to the benefit of
the roads themselves and the losses
which they occasion at one point will
be made up at others.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-24
Starting on Economy.

The administration of President
Taft has made a commencement on
the work OF cutting down the appro-
priations to be asked of the next con-
gress. The Navy department is the
first to prepare its estimates which
will be submitted at the regular ses-
sion in December and it carries a re-
duction Of $40, 900 900 from the fig
ures for the current year. This has
o been secured by the simple lop-
ping off of a few large items for the
sake of show, but is the result of care
full scrutiny of all the many items con-
tanned in the estimate, the taking off
of a little here and some more at
other points, holding each bureau and
section OF the service to actual re-
quirements instead Of permitting leach
to scramble for all it might reach.
The secretary of the navy has
visited several Of the navy yards and
is making himself thoroughly familiar
with the needs of the service. AS he
is finally to pass upon the estimates
of his subordinates, the knowledge
thus gained should enable him to
carry out the plans for economy in
diligently without working an injus-
tice to the service as a whole or to
any branch OF 1t.
other departments of the govern
ment are working along the same
lines. and II congress will do as we'll
in resisting pressure for large appro-
| priations there can be no question
that a substantial reduction can be
made in the annual expense bill with
out impairing the Usefulness or legiti-
mate activities of the federal govern
ment.
II the curtailed revenues shall
prove effective In stopping wasteful
and excessive appropriations, it will
not have been an unmixed evil, Dur
ing the years of great prosperity and
excess revenue there can be no ques-
ton that the tendency is always
toward lavish appropriations. Presi-
dent Taft announced himself as for
economy and a businesslike admins
tration and he and his department
heads are setting about 1t in a spirit
OF fairness which at the same time
promises results.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-24
Limitations on skyscrapers.
Springfield Republican.

Realty owners who claim the right to
do what they will with the space above
their land clear to the top of the sky, no
matter how it affects the health or com
fort or reasonable interests of others
these persons will be much grieved to hear
of yesterdays decision Of the United States
supreme court sustaining the supreme
court of Massachusetts in UNFOLDING the
validity of a states power to impose linn
itations on the heights of buildings or to
grant similar power to municipalities. This
Is a matter coming clearly within the po-
lice powers of the state, and there is no
taking of property without due process of
law when the state pre-empts for the pub
lie welfare the upper sections Of a land
owners property" in the atmosphere.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-24
THE PRESIDENT At PETERSBURG
AN Almost Perfect Speech" on
Famous Battlefield.
rolf. 49,

A'N"os
President Taft made an almost ner,eo,
speech at the Petersburg battlefield. The
perfect speech of this kind has been made
once-and all the world has conned II
since. So any one that comes to any &C.
casion of this sort labors under a disad-
vantage that varying circumstances do lit
lie TO remove. There is in the unwilling
OF monuments the story of valor on both
sides. each enhancing the other, to be told.
with reflections on a united country And
no year goes by that the theme is not
illustrated many times over, so that TO
come to 1t with words that shall arrest
attention, with thoughts that shall find
place in the memory is to do an unusual
thing. This the president did in his Peters,
burg speech. II is not long. Like all Of
his outgivings IT has the quality of brevity
which is the soul OF wit. We trust that
1t will be generally read. for every read
ing of it will make a better citizen of the
reader.
The president has had the good fortune
to call up, in a few words. a graphic pic
ture of what made this spot 1.-The center
of the bloodiest and mosr critical opera
lions of the last year of the war" Posi-
bly, II is this that gives to his words their
unusual weight. Every one knows that has
read the history OF the war, that, as this
last year began. and with Grant and Lee
locked in their bloody embrace, 1t was
war, indeed. There had been fields of
carnage, many of them, whose story will
rank with the worlds saddest stories of
this kind. But in that last year. after
three years in the making, two armies
confronted each other that were probably
the equal in valor, discipline and high
fighting qualities Of any that the world
has ever seen. An the volunteer" quail
ties so beautiful. and often so brilliant
in many things, had been hammered out
by the long strife and in their place the
veteran quality had been In.
And one can not read the awful story of
what followed from the Wilderness to Pc
tersburg without a sense of horror and
helplessness, OF looking at the workings
of fate, of realizing that the nations of
the earth. are but as dust in the balance
before the Almighty.
1t may be this background of life of
the imagination that gives to President
Taft's words an appositeness unususl-as
a jest's prosperity lies in the ear that
hears II rather than the tongue that utters
II. Be this as II may. his words met the
occasion with a completeness, a force, a
sincerity that realized the opportunity. II
is his added good fortune that this is SO.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-24
waxing Eat ON Hnr.
Boston Transcript

Boston Transcript.
me recent exploitation Of alfalfa muf-
inns at an agricultural convention in Kan
sas seems to have taken practical roof AZ
Creighton university In Omaha. where a
number OF the students have organized
themselves into the Alfalfa Hay club. s.
their purpose being to demonstrate the
value Of this product for human diet. From
II, when properly prepared. are made gems.
muttlns' mush' and pancakes, and the
green meal for some purposes Is nut
through a bleaching process which makes
II agreeable to the eye as well as TO the
palate. Many families in that city are also
making the experiment. II found as salts
factory as the first reports would indicate.
there need be no fear Of famine i'm that
section of the country. since the alfalfa
can be raised in large and unfailing GUAM
titles on irrigated land. Al present, how
ever. the alfalfa flour costs about as much
as wheat.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-24
Beneaciarics OF Crime.

|fnlladelphia Record.
The United States circuit court Of ap-
peals has decided that an insurance com
pany must pay a policy on the life of a
man who was hanged for killing his wife.
Other courts have held differently. 1t has
been held that It is against public policy
to enable a murderer to leave the proceeds
Of a life insurance policy. although the
punishment in such a case falls not on the
man who has been hanged, but on his fam
lily. In Nebraska a life insurance company
has been compelled to pay to a widow the
insurance on the life of her husband, whom
she had been convicted of numbering. but
who had been released from prison on a
pardon
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-24
COMMENSURATE DISCRIMINATION.
Springfield Republican.

bpIIHBIIeIU TNtNUDIIUdH.
That feature of the British budget which
provides an exemption in The income tax
of $50 for every child under 16 years of
age represents a growing tendency to favor
the heads of families In taxation at the ex-
pense of bachelors or married men who are
childless. 1t is, of course, a "socialistic"
tendency, but It's soundness Is easily APP
parent. Ordinarily large families of chill
dren nowadays benefit the state, in a ma
terial way, much more than they do the
parents; and parents who bear the burden
Of rearing several children deserve the in
come tax discrimination in their favor,
which the British government now intends
to impose.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-24
Activity in Steel Mills.

ANNRhbAANoiIs
So rapidly is the iron and steel industry
recovering from the recent depression that
the independent concerns, which cut wages
10 per cent on April 1 or thereabouts, have
notified their employees of a restoration Of
the same on June l. This is at least true
OF the Republic Iron and Steel company,
Jones & Laughlin of Pittsburg and several
smaller companies which participated in
the reduction. TIL radical cutting of prices
winch took place two months ago has
proved quickly effective in starting a re-
VivalSof steel consumption, and many de-
partments of the industry. now have about
all the business they can handle. Thus the
carnegie Steel company, subsidiary of the
United States Steel corporation, is operat.
Ing 50 per cent of ofull capacity, while 90
per cent is reported for several OF the
independent concerns. About 5000 men
were Involved in the April wage>reductions
and Will have them restored next month
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-24

BY favor of the Minnesota supreme
court u old friend Clarence H. Ven
ner has gotten an extension on his
suit to force the dissolution of the
company formed by Jim" Hill to take
over the Great Northern ore holdings
Evidently Venner and his methods are
not as we'll known up in Minnesota as
they are in Omaha, where he has oc-
c~asionally operated in the past.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-24

per mile nov and 1t is worth the
money to go down and see the show.
especially If you take along a good
resume of the performances in other
states or watch how the scheme which
FITS the case of one road fails to work
out on some other and a substitute
Just as good" Is offered.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-24
The Roars

Kansas City Times.
II is announced from Washington that
the case against Governor Haskell of Ok
is TO proceed. Notwithstanding the
assault made upon the government attOr-
neys by Mr. Haskell. Perhaps the Depart
ment OF Justice figures that IL would be
difficult 10 select lawyers 70 prosecute the
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-24
The Seattle Exposition.

The exposition magnet for the year
1909 will be located in Seattle, where
preparations are almost completed for
opening the Alaska-Yukon-Paciic ex-
position next week. The exposition
habit has a strong hold on the Ameri-
can people and Seattle will have a
field to exploit that has never before
been brought to public attention in
this way. The marvellous progress al
ready made in the far northwest and
the vast natural resources yet to be
developed along the north Pacific and
including Alaska afford material for a
great object lesson.
There is no reason why Seattle
should not make a hit as an exposi-
this big project along inc it's hospital
ity may be depended on to see to it
that all visitors are we'll cared for
and properly entertained. The eX-
position is bound to bring Seattle into
the limelight and attract notice to its
wonderful growth and prosperity.
The one handicap which the Alaska
Yukon-Pacifc exposition has to meet
is it's great distance from the east,
to whose people it is chiefly intended
to appeal, but it has a large Pacific
coast population to draw from and
ought to achieve an all-round success.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-24
Nebraskans on for Europe.

CHICAGO, H., May 23.-(special.)-
Among the cabin passengers who sailed
for Europe from New York Saturday on
the new Hamburg-American line steamer
Cleveland were the following from Ne
braska: Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Johnsl. Mrs.
c. Bowin of Kearney, Neb, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Olaf Hanson Of Omaha, Heb.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-24

The wife of Banker Morse insists
that If her husband had been per-
mitted his liberty he would have paid
all of his debts before this. 1t is not
good form to chide the poor woman,
but the suggestion is pertinent that
if Mr.. Morse had been honest he
would have had no trouble paying his
debts and also keeping out of jail.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-24
Spiked Their Guns.


wall street JouIna.
ANY democratic announcements on the
tariff question In the congressional cam
paign next year will have a hollow and in
sincere sound. on the ultimate moral or
temporal welfare Of our people the result
OF the collapse of the party on a point of
principle may be more serious.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-24

Testimony before the State Railway
commission brings out the fact that
there are 1876 milling towns in Ne
raska converting wheat into flour.
Nebraska is pre-eminently an agricul-
turaI state. but its manufacturing in.
terests are growing all the time.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-24

Iowa wants $10S,OO out of the
Pullman company for filing its arti-
cles of Incorporation. If Iowa can get
the money 1t will do more than even
the porters have been able to accom-
plish with the Pullman company, and
record for getting money is un-
.pproachable up TO date.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-24

The adverse decision on the Mis-
souri, accent fare aw is to be appealed
up to the United States supreme court.
In the meantime anyone with the price
can travel all owe Nebraska for 2
cents a mile.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-24

Stealing women's hats on their
leads will never be a successful in
dustry. Its great drawback is the dim
Guilty in getting away with the plumber
unless the women first reduce the size.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-24
when the Real Fun begins.
Baltimore American

The next congress will have presented TO
IL a petition with a million signers asking
women be given the right to vote. But
the real fun will come when attachments
Of the million will move on Washington in
person to see II congress Is reading the pc
tition and the names.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-24

case who would be entirely satisfactory
to the governor. And besides. ~ may en-
terrain the curious notion that the char
acter Of the federal attorneys has nothing
to do with the guilt or innocence OF the
distinguished defendant.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-24

Iowa club women are enlisting in a
movement for "civic betterment of
cities" Our Omaha club ONE have
been enlisted in this movement yer
since they organized their club and
have several successes to their score.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-24

George Bernard Shaw is out with
an appeal for a religion which Fits
The facts" A religion which would
II some of Shaw's d%elineation facts
would be decidedly risque.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-24

A Jersey City minister has organ
lied a base ball nine composed en-
tirely of preachers. Presumably the
secular manager will have to do all
the talking Il the umpire.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-24

Someone says marriage Is a game
of base ball. From the divorce court
record IL would appear that a large
number of would-be players eve
make good beyond the training season.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-24

Omaha school men will shine on the
program OF the National Educational
association at Denver. What's the
matter with getting the N. e. A. tc
meet in Omaha in the not too distant
future?
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-24

The Wright flying machines are to
be sold at $500 each. Flying ma
chimes will ultimately be within the
reach OF all--when they work all
right.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-24

James J. Hill says all eyes are
-urned on congress. Mr.. Hill is mis-
taken-it is the score board they are
watching, unless they are out at the
game witnessing the real thing.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-24

German experts are having races
with dirigible balloons, There is one
point where they have the advantage
over track racing, there is no need for
crowding on account of lack of room.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-24

That 80 per tent increase in COM
parative weekly bank ciearings, which
Is recorded by Omaha, is something
not to be sneezed at.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-24

One of the Lincoln papers corrects
another Lincoln paper by insisting that
Lincoln is not bankrupt. We did not
believe it in the first place.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-24

A new record price OF wheat has
been made at Chicago of a shade over
$1.31 a bushel. Now, If silver and
wheat were only linked together, as
MIR. Bryan used to tell us.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-24

Major Alexander McDove ell. clerk of the
rouse of representatives, is the president
OF a THRIVING bank up in his home town
OF sharon, Pa. In his younger DAVIS he ran
a country newspaper. A party of friends
were sitting in his office recently when one
of them asked:
Major how did you become a finan-
cier?" ~
We'll" said he when | was a how and
went TO Sunday school they gave us a red
llcket FOR every hundred verses of the
Bible we memorized. For ten red tickets
we got enc blue ticket and for ten blue
tickets we got a nice, leather-bound Bible
1t was hard work for me to commit versas
to memory and after I had learned a few,
hundred of them I found that by sbooting
accurately with a marble I could accumu-
rate more blue tickets than / would earn
by memorizing in a lifetime. So I LEI the
other boys get the tickets and then I
PLAYED marbles for them. / had more bibles
than any other boy in town."
But what did you do with the extrs
Bibies?' ~
Il traded them for marbles said the
Major. wv
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-24

Atlantic City is to have a church
for men only. The real show, how
ever, will still be down ON the board
walk.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-24
TOO Much Johnson.
Kansas city star.

Ndlhds NIIN bIdT.
What Senator Bailey says in denunciation
Of Governor Johnson of Minnesota makes II
clear that Mr.. Johnson is not Standard
On's candidate for the democratic presi-
dental nomination In 1872
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-24

A Chicago girl who sued for breach
81 promise got a verdict for so cents.
Evidently the jury concluded that she
aid not lose much.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-24

The Washington correspondents
have commenced to hgure out what
congress will have to do at the regu-
lar session which. ommences in De-
csmber. The congressmen themselves
having plenty to think about in
me impending tarin bill without bor-
rowing distant trouble.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-24

The Nashville Tennesseean inquiries
What shall we eat?" After July 1
the pertinent inquiry in Tennessee will
be Where can ! get a drink"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-24
EXcepnons to Every Rule.

ST, Paul FIOneer FTess.
IN Iowa editor has just celebrated his
94th birthday anniversary, stir there are
those who insist that the good die young.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-24

STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
George 3. Tzschuck. treasurer Of The
Zee Publishing company, being. duly
sworn. says that the actual NUMBER OF
fun and complete copies of The Daily,
during the month Of April. 1903, was a.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-24
POINTED P~LEAsANTRIEs.

reader, posing a large pencil.
rive been saying that for twenty years"
replied the reporter.
well, it doesn't go in this town" was
the reply as the pencil fell, The records
prove that our police are not hustlers. -
Philadelphia Ledger.
Suppose run in a foot note here and
Cant you hold your readers interest
without police methodist
Police methods! What on earth do you
mean?"
Don't you run in the foot notes to ar
rest attention Baltimore American.
Doctor ito lawyer going through the
medical museum)-Your profession does
not offer any opportunity for the collection
of professional relics.
Lawyer. ! am not so sure about that.
| have a unique collection of family
skeletons at my office.-Puck.
she-What did papa say when you asked
He-why, he couldn't say a word.
She-He couldn't?
Yonkers Statesman.
Dolon-so Casey was running me down
an ye stood up for me?
Calahan-Oi did; OF sig TO him. Casey,
we're no coward-and VIZ work hard an
pay yer dibts-an' we don't get drunk an
lick yer wolfe-but in other respects ye re
no better than D~olon!'-Judge
First Younk Turk: How soon are we to
jump on the new sultan?"
Second Young Ditto: Not until he has
time to hide away a pot of money
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
I'm this matter Of quick thinking" said
the base ball umpire, IAN the bouquet go
10 the players; and yet we fellows have TO
think as quick as they do. II not a little
quicker. II a player works his thinker too
slow all he gets is an error. II ! 90 1t l
get a pop bottle Chicago Tribune.
What will you say To the consumer
when he demands an eXplanatiQn2"
9TH usual thing, snswere Mr., Dustin
StaX.
What Is that?".
" Please remit. "-Washinsson Star.