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Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02
Rebuilding the Cabinet.


When Americans have a little time
to spare they often turn their atten-
ton to plans for rebuilding the cabi-
net, and just now the varied interests
of the country are reviving such a
project. The initial cabinet was sim
plicity itself, consisting OF the secre-
taries of state, wal and treasury, to-
gether with the attorney general. A
multiplicity Of BIT siness has since de-
veloped the departments that have
been added from time to time.
One Of the most insistent demands
OF the day is for a department Of in
sular affairs. The far-off islands now
in the possession of the United States
present peculiar problems that will
demand the expert attention Of a spe-
cial branch Of the federal government.
No one Of the United States activities
stands so ~distinctively alone as does
the control and direction of the Philip
pines, the solving Of whose future 1t
is urged should be in hands unfettered
by other work.
When additions to the cabinet are
proposed the objection is commonly
made that already the cabinet is so
large as to be unwieldy; that as a mat
ter of practice the real presidential ad-
visers are usually three or four of the
members, the remainder holding only
honorary places. BY the time the
country is ready for a department Of
insular affairs, however, It will doubt
less be ready also to drop the fast
vanishing Department of the Interior,
which as a dumping ground for the
miscellaneous overflow from other de-
partments has nearly outlived It's use
~fulness. The Department Of the In
terror originally was planned to care
for Indian affairs INT public lands, and
lLE functions in these dirGC lions are
fast waning. ALI Of It's bureaus could
be redistributed without impairing
their efficiency.
Yet there are advocates for the Gre
alton of another new department, that
of mines and mining, out of the bu-
reau of geological surveys, now in
charge of the Department Of the In
terror. The question arises whether so
clearly defined a separation of COM
mercial interests is necessary or ad-
visable. If the Department of Com
merce n Labor cannot assume charge
Of such interests as those of mines and
mining, and If the Department of Agri-
culture cannot absorb such duties as
pertain to land affairs and the reclama-
ton service, then it might be worth
while to consider the establishment of
a department of natural resources,
under whose guidance the newly awak-
ened conservation policy might be
worked out to it's fulhllment. Indeed,
since farm creation, crop production
and forestry are akin to the conserva-
tion idea, such a department as that
of natural resources might be evolved
from the present Department of Agri-
culture. The changes indicated would
leave the numerical membership of the
cabinet the same, but would readjust
public interests all along the line to
meet the demands Of the times.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02
Canada Gaining Americans.

Our northern neighbour, Canada, has
been specifically alluring immigration
from the United States so long that she
is now able to report on the result Of
her e%ndeavor, and does 1t ex~ultantly.
From the records for the last fiscal
year at Ottawa m the statement
that the emigration from the United
States to Canada was the largest on
record, and even exceeded the number
of arrivals from Great Britain. Most
of these newcomers, comments the
government statistician, we're expert
enced agriculturists with capital. The
returns show $4,000 Americans set
Ting in Canada within the year, each
possessed on an average of $1,000 in
cash, stock or effects.
This exhibit of an influx of O,00O,-
900 in property, backed by aggressive
personality, is creditaDle to the sys-
tematic work of the immigration de-
partment, which has bid for ambitious
people. ANY American travelling on
Canadian railroads cannot but be i'm
pressed with the thoroughness of the
Canadian immigration officials in can
wasting the passengers for prospective
settlers. All information concerning
newcomers is recorded and the records
are followed up with efforts to cult
vate the settlers into citizenship.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02

Where are the democratic newspapers
that fought unaer the banner Of Cleveland?
World Herald.
Some of them have cut loose and
are standing firm by the principles
which Cleveland represented, while
others, like the World-Herald, sold out
to the silver bullionaires. And still
others, who followed Bryan out of
party loyalty, are trying to resGue the
party and put it back on the track
where it would have been had Cleve-
land remained in command.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02
A Frank Confession.

In explanation of his positive decli-
to enter into a joint debate on
the tariff with Senator Bailey of Texas
Mr.. Bryan makes a very frank confess
sion, which illustrates current demo-
tactics. He gives as n of his
reasons for refusing to debate the fol-
1 might add the further reason hat a
debate between two democrats would &C
centuate the tariff differences that have
embarrassed our party in congress and
the republican newspapers a chance
to dwell upon democratic discussions in
stead of devoting their time to the contest
now being waged between the progressive
republicans and the standpatters. A de-
bate might be pleasing 10 the participants
and entertaining to the audience, but l
think that the subject which / am en-
deavoring to present is worthy Of calm and
serious consideration.
In other words, while the breach
between the different elements of the
democratic party is as wide, If not
wider, than that between the different
elements Of the republican party. 1t is
Mr.. Bryan's aim to gloss over and sup
press the democratic d~issension, and
TO incite and encourage dissension in
the republican ranks. In his view a
debate on the tariff between two demo
Gratis would be most unseemly. but
debate on the tariff between two re-
publicans would be just the thing
Democratic newspapers and orators
must not aceentuate the tarin diner-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02

The published list of delinquent cor
porations that have failed to come
across on Nebraska's new corporation
tax is the index for a lot of interest
ing history. In the list, for example,
is the Omaha Republican Publishing
company, which for years issued the
old Omaha Republican until it foun-
dered on the rocks in 1890. Another
nam in the list is that of the Trans
mississippi and International exposi-
ton, which took up its work and tri-
umphantly completed it, although,
perhaps, it wat never formally wound
up and Invested of its corporate exist
ence. Other names suggest high
hopes of enthusiastic inventors, great
expectations of g~et-rich-quick enter
prises and sad memories of dismal
failures that deserved a better fate,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02

ences that are embarrassing their own
party. but they must goad on repub-
.lican newspapers, and republican ora
tors. into acrimonious discussion Of re-
publican differences.
II is a poor rule that does not work
both ways Why should democratic
newspapers be clamoring for a tariff
debate between republicans and, at the
same time, be justifying Mr.. Bryan's
evasion of the invitation to debate the
tariff with Senator Bailey? The dem
ocrats cannot cover up their own party
Generalization by trying to yield the
forum to republican disputants.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02

State Treasurer Brian has reduced
his reported cash on hand very ma
terially, but %$17S,OOO outside of the
amounts placed in state repositories is
altogether too much. The state de-
pository law contemplates the keeping
of all the states current and unin-
vested funds in approved and properly
secured repositories, and with all Of
Nebraska's numerous banks there
should be no difficulty in having
enough of them qualify as repositories
to take care of every cent of the states
money all the time.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02

During the famous anthracite coal
strike the operators refused to arbi-
trate several times, but finally changed
their minds. And after It was all
yer they were forced to admit that
arbitration was the best thing that
could have happened to them.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02

Germany, a past master in forestry,
sends a lesson to the United States in
the government reports that under
scientific system the German forests
have yielded larger production Of lum-
Der, of a better quality, than under the
old wasteful methods. This has been
accomplished with no decrease of
acreage. Opponents of the United
States bureau of forestry would find
the German reports Instructive.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02

The comment by Edison, reviewing
the marvels of electric display at the
Hudson-Fulton celebration in New
York, on the startling possibilities of
the future, is inspiring. The great in
ventor says that 10000 alert minds
are seeking the secret of electricity
and how to conserve the 81 per cent
that now goes to waste. While the
needless world involves itself in the
p~erplexities of vast ornaments, debts
and costly celebrations of past per-
formances, great investigators like
Edison are quietly at work seeking
light for the future which shall solve
problems thai but for these men of
science would overwhelm humanity.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02

A Chicago engineer offers to re-
frigerate American cities in summer
time by means Of Arctic air drawn
through huge ducts. It's a pleasant
pipe dream, quickly dissipated by the
hot air of the rival polar claimants.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02

DR.. Cook admits that some OF the
Arctic pictures published to illustrate
his story are old ones resurrected from
the files of the Peary relief expedition.
His publishers evidently used them in
the belief that all icebergs look alike.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02

The purple snow Of the Arctic re-
minds artists that purple is the COM
Elementary color of yellow. 1t is
hardly a compliment to speak of yell
low in these polar discussions.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02

Score one more for arbitration. The
Country club has negotiated a com
promise with the owner of the grounds
who threatened to turn its golf links
into a COW pasture.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02

Uncle Sam is an exacting taskmas-
ter. He now figures that some of the
oncers in the spanish-American war
were overrated. and, in the language
Of Kiplins, he is insisting that they
Pay, pay. pay"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02

The temporary home of the soldiers
stopping oVer at Fort Omaha has been
called Camp Thayer. This is a neat
tribute to the memory of the man who
commanded Nebraska's contribution
to the union army, and was later hon.
ored by high civil office.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02

Mariners assert that the reported
discovery Of a fog-free zone extending
eastward of northern Newfoundland
means opportunity 10 clip another day
from transatlantic records. What a
brief ferry it is getting to be!
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02

Mrs. Annie Besant's declaration that
the ideal man will not appear until the
year 1905 will meet with opposition
from every roman who thinks her
husband is "just right"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02

Mr.. Roosevelt's activity in Africa is
reputed to have worn out n of the
scientists of his party. The professors
illness recalls another professors
prophecy hat Mr.. Roosevelt on enter
ing the African wilds would promptly
die. In what jungle now hides that
prophet?
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02

An investigator of the careers Of
Harvard, Yale and Princeton students
and graduates concludes that rich
sons take few hOnors at college
and few prizes in the worlds work
More encouragement for the poor boy,
who has only TO buckle down. stick to
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02

Cook enthusiasts now remember
that years & Peary praised
Cook as patient. skillful. earnest and
studious." In those days the two ex-
plorers danced together around the
Maypole.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02

The old earth survived the three
days Of peril predicted for this week,
when sun, moon, Mars. Saturn and
Jupiter were supposed to unite TO pull
1t out Of shape. II chaos had resulted
ii would have found o people at
their aiairs as usual. too busy to
worry over prophecies OF disaster.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02

Having raised 100000 by popular
subscription for a new Young Mems
Christian association building, Lincoln
feels that It is equal to any task.
That's the way to feel-but don't
nYerdo II.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02

DR.. Wallace Of the University of Ne
braska has really discovered a new
ShakespeaIean manuscript. We may
look soon for a new crop of Baconian
cipher experts.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02
Hummine Buslness Situation.
Wall Street Journal.

WIT EITUUI UVUIIdIs
1t is a most significant feature of the
present business situation tina Industrial
and railroad corporations are strong, not
only in the way of current earning power,
but also as regards the size of their work
capital.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02
stand from d

BaItlmOre AWeTICan,
A college president says that airships
will replace automobiles. Then instead
OF the speed maniacs running over the
general public they will be falling down
on their heads.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02

Indiana schools are to revive the
old-time spelling bees, probably in an
effort to catch up with the modern
spelling reformers.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02
PuahinG a Good Thinn.

Indianapolis News.
Returning prosperity seems to be at
fault again. The president complains that
the times he is having on his western
trip are entirely too good.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02

How long is II since you have had any
work to do?' asked the lady who had just
handed out the piece Of BURBERRY pie.
recipient OF the b. p. I've had work to
do nigh along, but / amt just felt like
dom it."-Chicago Record-Herald.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02

If Nebraska had a law providing for
compulsory arbitration of labor dis
putes between public service corpora
tions and their employees we would
have had no street car strike in
Omaha. Such a law, enacted at the
earliest opportunity, will head of sim
liar strikes in the future.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02

Prof. Fox Of Dearborn claims to
have discovered the south pole Of
Mars. More trouble for Peary.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02

The quicker the imported strike
breakers get their walking papers the
better. They are not a desirable ad-
dition to our population.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02

Governor Shallenberger gives it out
that he will not butt in. That is all
the street railway company asks him
to do.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02

Subscribers leaving the city tenn
p%Orarily should have The Bee
mailed TO them. Address will be
changed ~ often as requested.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02
LAUGHING GAS.

This Is your sons third year at college,
isn't TT"
Yes, and he is doing really splendid
work"
Mental or athletiof"
Why, he poses for all these pictures OF
perfectly dressed young men in the cloth
ing manufacturers circulars. - Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02

Canned whale meat, Japan's latest
d~elicacy, is to be exploited at large.
Another factor in the yellow peril.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02

New York is already gloating over
profits of $25,OOO,OOO from it's Hud-
son-Fulton fete. Write it down a sue
cess.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02

The United States, being solicited to
mix in the Spanish mess with the
Riffs, declines to be bound in Morocco.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02

Hart-Isn't It a bit late to be wearing
your outing suit, old man?
Smart-Well, I'm on my way to the coal
dealer and | want to give him the impress
sion that it's still summer.-Boston Tran
script.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02

Those who we're caught in the Chi
cage grain squeeze have ceased their
gleeful song of summer, I'm this wheat
by and by"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02

Estimates that the cranberry crop
will break all records make the mouth
water for Thanksgiving turkey
"Iixin's."
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02

STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
state Of Nebraska, Douglas County, S.:
George y. T1schuck, treasurer of The
Bee Publishing Company, being duly
sworn. says that the actual number OF
full and complete copies OF The Daily,
Morning. Evening and Sunday Bee printed
during the month OF September, 1903, was
a. foIlovya.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02

New York publicly psraded tableaux
Of the clty's past life. Horrors!
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02

IT wish Mrs. Fllmgilt wouldn't talk 30
much during a game OF bridge whist"
You can't blame her for making the
most of her opportunities" nswsred Miss
Cayenne, The chances are that none Of
the players will be on speaking terms after
the game is over. "-Washington Star,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02

It and eclipse the advantages OF the
youth whose money encourages idle
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02

Mahomet VS. imperial progress through
his dominlons. which has commenced
with a visit to the ancient capital Of
Brousa, in the Asiatio portion Of Turkey,
is significant of the new era which his
reign has ina~ugurated, and is a notable
event, both in his own life and in that Of
his subjects. To the latter the padishah
has for the last half century been little
else thar a name-a silent and mysterious
force. hidden away within the walls Of
the Yildiz palace and park. He simply
revels in his new liberty, enjoys to the ut
most seeing the people, greeting them and
receiving their salutationus in turn. BY
thus getting into personal and sympathetic
touch with his subjects OF every faith and
creed. Mahomet V is doing much to revive
their loyalty and to restore the popularity
OF the throne.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02
In Other Lands

size lights on what IL Trans
pirinE Among the Near and
Far Nations Of the Earth.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02

range his affairs 30 that he can obtain
government help. Furthermore, the aver
age amount paid out per person has, since
1894, gone up, from $3.50 to something
more than S2e. But Denmark is a and of
prosperity; the expenditure, II divided
among all the people, would be only about
30 cents for each, and even though the
Danish old age provision is expensive, no
one cares.
One advantage OF the Danish law over
the German plan is that 1t protects all
the aged and deserving poor, and not
merely the former employees OF industry,
Except for the demand that the applicant
be deserving no class is selected for pro-
lection,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02

GEORGE b. TzSCHUCK,
Treasurer.
Subscribed in my presence and sworn
10 before me this S0th day OF Septem-
Der, 1909. M. p. WALKER,
(5eal) Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02

City Friend depending the day in distant
s~uburb)-Didn't It ever strike you that your
servant Is impertinently inquisitive?'
Subberbs-My dear fellow, it's only the
way Of a privileged old family retainer.
Why, would you believe II, that girl has
Weekly.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02

Every nation in the civilized world an
p~arently can find in the record Of 1909 some
thing to "centennialize" this year. Even
Austria, which in 1909 underwent terrible
humiliation at the hands of Napoleon. is no
exception, for II its regular armies were
defeated, Its irregular patriots. the Tyro-
lese under Andreas Hofer, won such vic
tories over the Franco-Bavarians that IT
was only diplomacy that ruined them. The
Tyrolese, who had in 1905 been made Ba-
yarians against their will, endeavored. on
the renewal Of the war between France
and Austria four years later, to rejoin
their country 10 Austria, Even after Aus
tria had been compelled to yield they kept
on fighting. Under the leadership ofHofer
and his associates, who had had no other
experience In war than what fell to their
lot as militia Officers, they inflicted crush
ing defeats on French marshals. and were
finally overcome only by force OF numbers.
Hofer, who was captured, was shot by Ma
poleon's order after a perfunctory trial.
His name is still great in Tyrolese song
and story, and history justines it's great
ness. The events OF 1903 are being COM
memorated at innsbruck In the presence
Of Franz Joseph.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02

"Sir. one OF your reporters referred to me
in your. paper this morning as a big,
greasy, drunken loafer.' / want that cor
rected. It's an Infamous slander!'
II see IL is. You are Eaunt and thin.
Wen correct It tomorrow. Good morning -
Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02

And you didn't hit hin when he called
you a liar?"
mo, sir. II would have cOntravened the
constitutional privilege Of free speech. Be
sides. he weighs forty pounds more than /
do."-Philadelphia Ledger.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02

With old age relief, according to a writer
in McClure's, Denmark has had a signif-
icant experience in proof Of the ancient
maxim, The more you DO the more you
may do" In 1898, about 1900 aged persons
we're enjoying assistance from the com
munity; in 1905 there were nearly 5000.
There has been no increase in poverty or
in population to explain this growth; and
Il seems that the larger number must be
accounted for by the fact that now, as
age comss on. the individual begins 70 ar
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02

Entered at Omaha postofnce as second
class matter.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-02

VICTOR RosEwATER, EDITOR
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-30
Russian Dance.

N no one instance has the effort to
arrive at a renaissance of dancing
been productive of greater benefit orI
] more delightful results than in the
effect it has had on the carriage and
walk of the young society girl of to-day.
1t has come to be a maxim that grace
is a necessary concomitant of her make
up, and lacking it she is seriously handi-
capped in the race for social favors that
lies before her
Were the statement ever justified that
grace is not a notable feature of the
typical American girl, it holds true no
longer, for a most marked and wonderful
change has swept over her. Now in
stead of the mincing walk taught by her
mother or the mannish stride adopted
from her Anglo-American friends one
sees her stepping off down the avenue
with a free and gracicns air that is ir-
resistible. She has become emancipated
from the restraint of manner which ar
tifciaI conditions of society have i'm
posed on her and is reproducing the nat
ural grace of little children, who move
in unconscious rhythm. 1t is the revival
of dancing to which this wave of grace
full culture is due.
1t was not altogether Isadora Duncan,
with her gifted faculty for interpreting
classical music with her feet, who brought
about this revival. Rather did she with
her wonderful interpretations of Grecian
art come simultaneously into existence
with the renaissance of dancing which
has swept the country and which has
affected every circle of society from the
tiniest schoolgirl in pinafores to the most
accomplished toe dancer of the stage
ballet.
In the schools the children are over
coming the restraints of the study desk
by the splendid freedom of class dancing
and the national and folk dances intro
duced form as well valuable educa-
tionai feature of the work. The old time
ballet dancer is regenerating her art,
which was more a form CT acrobatism
and a display of agility and dexterity
than graceful Interpretation, by the ad
mixture of the new enthusiasm. In Eng