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Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-15
Castro's Plea for ReOoeuition

Ctpriano Castro. late wasp of the
Andes, president OF Venezuela and
thorn in the flesh of the diplomatic
world, has not been the same since the
Berlin doctors operated upon him.
Reports are conflicting as to the ma
ture Of Castro's illness. II lie denied
that he had his appendix removed and
he is o furnishing proof that neither
HE nerve nor his gall were disturbed
by the operation. From his refuge
in Berlin he has addressed a lurid
proclamation to his former fellow
eountTymen and more or less humble
slaves In Venezuela. After expa-
tiating at great length upon the sac
rihces he made to place Venezuela in
the first rank of world powers and
complaining because his services have
not been fully appreciated. he con-
cludes his bombastic effusion in this
wise:
Thus l created the splendid peace which
you are now enjoying, with a titanic stroke
Of my powerful arm. which nearly demoi-
s'hou thfce Y Aht miAllteSl nations or the
old world. . And despite all this. We
unsratsful people, all the world knows how
you have treated him who left his country
to regain his health, broken in the service
OF the fatheriand, in order to continue
later his great work Of reform. But far
from feeling cast down, II fills me with
pride ana satisfaction because we great
men resemble each other even in misfor-
tune. Napoleon died In exile, Miranda
breathed his last as prisoner OF war In
Caracas and Bolivar, who shares with me
glory and martyrdom. was the victim OF
ingratitude on the part OF his fellow eiti-
Gems.
Apparently the v~enezuelans have
not been moved to tears over castro's
appeal. The French diplomats have,
at castro's request. asked the authori-
ties at Caracas how they would view
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-15
FORGOTTEN THINGS.

Edith NJ. Thomas in New York Times
There is a pity in forgotten things
fiji, 90" no longer
Since restless Fancy, spreading swallow
Must seek new pleasure stil.
There Is a patience, too, in things forgot.
Ihey wsit-they find the portal Iona
And knocking there, it shall refuse them
Nor aught shall be refused.
All vest Though we. unheedins years on
years,
In alien pledges spend the hearts es-
They 6ide some blessed moment OF quick
Some moment without date
some CLEAN or flowe-. or leaf, or beaded
Some iremble at the ear of memOried
sound
OF ELECTROMAGNETIC seize the slender
The old loves gather round!
When that which lured US once now luretA
But the tired hands that gathered dross
let fall,
This is the triumph OF the things forgot
To hear the tired heart call!
And they are with US at Lies farthest
A light when into shadow all else din,
As In the ~stranser's lana their native
Returns to dying IipsJ n ?
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-15
Liberty or Death.

The crime for which Albert r. Pat
rick was sentenced to death in New
York some years ago has been almost
forgotten, but Patrick refuses to al
low the authorities of the state to for
get him. He is now demanding that
he be given his liberty or put to death,
in accordance with the original ver-
dict rendered against him.
Patrick was convicted of a vile MUIR
der, although the evidence against
him was chiefly circumstantial. The
case had the run of the courts on ap-
peals, reversa1s and new trials, but
the prisoner was finally condemned
to be electrocuted. A lawyer by pro-
f~ession, and apparently a good one,
Patrick refused TO be legally killed
and secured stay after stay Of execu-
ton. Several governors had his case
before them in one form or another
and finally Governor Higgins. despair
ing Of ever having the cas- brought
to a conclusion, committed Patrick's
sentence to life Imprisonment, evil
IDENTIFY hoping TO hear the last of 1t.
Patrick, however. refused to have it
that way and now demands an uncon-
ditional pardon or the execution of
the original death sentence. His SEN
tence having once been committed, 1t is
now impossible to have him electro
cuted, SO he is scheduled to keep de-
handing the attention of the courts
until pardoned or dead of old age.
The very persistency of the man has
won him a sort OF admiration that
may be- strong enough finally to in
fiuence executive clemency in his be-
half, regardless of the sordid charac-
ter of the crime for which he was
originally convicted.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-15
The Farmers Reserve.

The governments crop report on
the quantity Of grain in farmers
hands on March 1 shows that the sup
ply of the three great cereals, wheat,
corn and oats, still held by the pro
ducers, is quite as large as in former
years and that the reserves are ample
for seeding, for carrying over to next
year and for future sale.
The figures show that the farmers
now hold about 143 $4,000 bushels
OF wheat, or only 100000 bushels
less than the stock on hand on March
/, 1908. AS the crop of last year was
10000, 900 bushels larger than in 1907
II is evident that the farmers have
been selling more rapidly than usual,
under the higher prices that have pre-
vailed, but the reserve supply is ample
for all demands. OF the 2,66S,651, 900
bushels of corn raised last year, the
farmers still hold 1,047,763,0 900 bush
els, or practically 40 per cent, all that
will be required for seed, feeding and
other purposes. The oats present sup
ply is 11.5Oo,OOO bushels larger than
a year ago.
The reports indicate that the farm
ers have not been compelled to sell
their crops down to a close margin.
but nave been in position to retain all
the reserve necessary for their own
uses and also to put a check upon the
purely speculative manipulation of
cereal prices, as the definite figures
furnished by the government furnish
accurate information as to the avail
able supplies, which does not tally in
any respect with the claims of the
spectators. Further manipulation will
have to be based upon conditions and
state of quality which the new crops
develop from week to week. The farm
ers have the old crops in the bins and
are thus able to checkmate the trad
ers.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-15

Court Rulings whitevnsh the stand
ard ter.
ST. Louis Republic.

ST. LOUIS hepuDlC.
The obstacle that prevented the govern
ment from securing a verdict against the
Standard OIL company was the judicial de-
mand for proof that IS cents per 100 pounds
was the legally published rate for all ship
ments Of oil over the Chicago & Alton
railroad from Whiting, Ind, to East st
Louis.
Eighteen cents was the rate which A ship
per would be charged on the class OF
freight In which oil was Included between
the points mentioned. The rate actually
paid By the STANDARD oil was 6 cents per
100 pounds. Eighteen cents was the rate
charged against the on trust on the bills
OF lading. but On the monthly settlement
of the freight bills the difference was "ad-
justed" and 6 cents was the rate actually
paid,
But the government could not prove that
IS cents was the regular, legally published
tariff rate. and so il failed In the case.
No one will doubt thst Is cents is what
an independent oil shipper would have
been charged or that STANDARD OIL was
charged Is cents for show. and paid 6 cents
In fact. No one will doubt there WAS a
moral crime and a violation OF the law,
of technical legal proof. Everyone will he
lieve that the United States circuit court
of appeals imposed harsh restrictions and
the popular verdict will be that Il Is all in
fine demonstration OF the fact that the law
does not reach the "malefactor Of great
wealth"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-15

The Assertion that We Are In Dnnger
from ForeiRR Foes.

Ihf hHSCFNhOn NNnN WV III n AAeN
from FOREIGN Foes.
Charles f.. Jefferson in Atlantic Monthly.
The terror Of a patient who is suffering
from mental arrangement is often pa
thetic. Surround him with granite walls.
ten in number, and every wall ten feet
thick, and he will still insist that he is
unprotected. So II Is With the nlilitarist
No nation has ever yet voted appropria-
lions sufficient to quiet his uneasy heart
England's formula of naval strength has
for sons time been: The British navy in
capital ships must equal the next two
strongest nayles, plus 10 per cent But not
withstanding the Birth navy is today in
battleships and cruisers and torpedo boats
almost equal TO the next three strongest
navies. never has Engisnd's security been
10 precarious. according to its greatest
military experts. as today. IL has been
discovered at the eleventh hour Shat its
mighty navy is no safeguard at ali, unless
backed up by a citizen army OF at least
LOCO, 900 men. II was once the aim to pro-
tect England against probable combinations
against II. The ambition now Is to pro-
tect It against all possible combinations.
In the words Of a high authority In the
British army. it must protect itself against
not only the dangers Il has any reason TO
expect, but also against those which no.
body expects.
There are obseSsions which obtain so
firm a grip upon the mind that IL is diff
ficult to Danish them. For example, a mar
who has the impression that he is being
tracked by a vindictive and relentless foe
is not going to sit down and listen quietly
TO an argument the aim of which is to
prove that no such enemy exists. and that
the sounds which LAY caused the panic
are the footballs OF an approaching friend.
The miiitarist will listen to no man who
attempts to prove that his 'perils' are
creations of the brain. Indeed, he is ex-
ceedingly impatient under contradiction;
and, here again. he Is like all victims of
Authorizations. To deny his assumptions
or to question his conclusions. is to him
both blasphemy and treason, a sort OF pro-
family, and imbecility worthy of a con-
tempt and scorn. He alone stands on
foundations which cannot be shaken, and
other men who do not possess his inside
information, or echnical training for deal
ing with such questions, are living in a
fools paradise: The ferocity with which
he attacks all who dare oppose him is the
fury of a man whose brain is abnormsliy
excited.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-15
PERSONAL NOTES.

Benjamin Carpenter Miller. who In 1885
amazed the country by loading the huge
Brighton Beach hotel on ~flRtcsrs and NOV
ing It back from the ocean a distance OF
nearly 900 feet. died recently In Brooklyn.
Prof. Gotthiel, who was appointed head
of the American School of Oriental Re
search, will start for Palestine next month,
and viii spend some time in CONSTANT
nople before beginning his work in Jerusa-
lem.
Congressman "Cy' Sulloway Of New
Hampshire is at last in eclipse. The new
member from the Twenty-fourth Pennsyl-
vania district. John K. Tener. is about an
inch and a half taller. He was once a
base ball star.
The most impressive ceremony that has
taken place before the Texas legislature
was the awarding of sold medals to Al
fonso Steele. only living actual participant
in the battle OF San Jaclnto. and w. p.
Zuber. another survivor, who was detailed
with the sick during the memorable fight.
The two gentlemen nominated for the
Wilmington IN. c. mayoralty met In the
street one day last week. II shall certainly
vote and do all l can for you said Mr..
o'Brien to Captain McRae. And I shau
vote and do all ! can for you, and ! hope
to goodness you'll be elected" said Captain
McRae to Mr.. O'Brien.
E. r. Tinker, who has Just resigned his
position as general manager of the general
market at Washington, d. c.. has ''come
down TO US from a former generation"
He is now 81 years old. and forty years ago
was the acknowledged political ''boss'' OF
western Massachusetts, where he now pro-
poses TO again pass his summers
No American court has yet gone to the
limit or vindicatihg the immortal decIara-
ton which insures to mere man THE pur-
SUIT Of happiness A French court per-
the act handsomely. It affirmed
the right OF a husband to loaf around his
with waistcoat unbuttoned, collar un-
done. necktie hanging down, slippers on
his feet and a cuspidor within shooting
reach. Wives may roar and rattle the
erockery as they will. Frenchmen at least
may be happy still.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-15

impressive Signs 90 Expansion
T~hrosghsut the Couaery.

Cincinnati Enquirer.
Despite the hesitation and the BRAKES
upon business activities caused by the
tariff revision proposition, there lie un-
mistskable advance IN general business az.
fairs in every section o. the country.
The most encouraging feature Is the re-
markedly widespread movement In the pro-
lection and construction OF new railway
lines. Steam lines are pushing out branches
and feeders for the main lines and I'M
portant roads are being linked into sys-
TENS by construction OF connections. Elec-
trio lines are being planned and built in
every city and the suburbs OF every city.
These suburban roads are being Joined
together by new construction so as TO
form i~ntercity roads, and these are being
tied up with each other until In the eastern
and northern parts of the union there are
developing what mas be correctly termed
as electric trunk lines.
Capital has faith In the growth and de-
Velopment OF every portion OF the United
States, and from the New England states
to the fsrthest west and south there Is
full confidence in the increase of local
population and a corresponding increase in
traffic.
No part OF our country Is finished.
In not one portion In the growth any
where near the maximum, nor will II be
for years to come. Massachusetts, still
adds thousands OF persons to it's population
each year. Our cities grow with smaEing
rapidity. but we are so accustomed TO con-
slant growth our people scarcely note It.
The prosperity Of the agricultural dis
tricts makes the tapping OF them profit
able TO transportation lines and capital
readily provides the funds for such con-
struction.
Tn building and success Of one line inn
proves the district or section and other
lines are soon required.
Electric roads, telegrsphs, telephones and
rural free delivery have changed country
districts to suburbs and made cities of the
suburbs.
This development is at present gathering
force in every state and territory, and
with the coming Of spring and good
weather hundreds of thousands of men Will
be put to work upon new construction.
No more positive proof OF the coming of
better times can be offered than this.
Mr.. Harriman's remark as TO the pro-
posed spending OF man. millions OF dol
lars in the railway development of the
south could with accuracy and truth be
extended to the west. the north and the
east as well.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-15
THE wurRLIeIc or TIME.
sEconomic Changes Have undermined
Democratic Conditions"

New York sun.
The minority members Of the committee
Of WayS and means could tot agree Epon a
tariff bill They are not 60 be blamed. for
save theoretically there is no longer a
democratic position as to the tGriff. Econo-
mic changes have undermined the demo-
cratic tradition. an the southern states
especially industrial growth is drivirg
democrats into protection. And thus the
ancient and respectable doctrine OF the
wigs Is revived in the south, and 'tree
trade and a tariff for revenue only are
away in the Ewigkeit.
In the west the democrat who has got
something TO protect wants 1t protected.
BE the protection lesson good or bad. New
England and Pennsylvania have taught Il
to the rest Of the United States. il the
government can help folks to get wealth
why shouldn't We have some Of it, That
is the feeling. widespread among demo-
Gratis. no matter how correct and hollow Is
the democratic platform talk about the
means of raising revenue.
While Mills and Morrison are still among
the ~living-seri in ~coeluml-the economic
principles of Sam Randall. SO long IN a
hopeless minority. seems TO be coming into
ascendancy In the democracy. At any
rate there is no approach 10 democratic
unity as to the tariff. Here again demo
cratic" is but a courtesy title. II means
nothing definite. 1t covers a multitude OF
opinions.
1t may be curious, but is not improb-
able that the desire for tariff reform is
stronger In the republican party than in
the democratic, nor is II impossible that
each should yet reverse its historical econo-
ruir nnlicnt
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-15
Puss1e in National Finances.
Springfield Republican.


The first question being asked of the
new secretary of the treasury is rather
startling. 1t is whether and when bonds
are to be issued TO replenish the cash
holdings against a rapidly mounting rev.
enue deficit. And the answer is-that
while no immediate necessity exists for a
bond issue, the question must soon come
under consideration as things are now GO
ing. The treasury now has an available
cash balance on hand of little more than
$780, 100000, and half of this is needed as a
permanent working fund in the fiscal
operations OF the government. Not many
weeks ago the government had above $780,
100000 on deposit in national banks; now
those deposits are down to $780, oO, 900. Not
since the time of Mr.. Carlisle. in CIeve-
lands second administration, has a score.
tary of the treasury faced so difficult a
situation as that which Mr.. MacVeagb
must deal with.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-15

the return of Castro to Venezuela. The
reply was, in effect. that the Venezue-
lans would be tickled nearly to death
to greet their former president and try
him for treason. IL the populace did
not get to him with a rope before the
courts could get action on his case.
The rest of the civilized world will be
pleased to have Castro continue to live
In Berlin.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-15
FEDERAL INHERITANCE TAXES.
Connecticut Objects 10 POachins on
State Preserves.
Nan Nr,-1- g.

New York Sun.
Thu resolution adopted by the Iegisla-
ture of Connecticut declaring that the tax
the several statess and not to be resorted TO
the several states and not be resorted to by
the federal government as a mean of rails
ing revenues is an indication of the atti-
tude likely to be taken by all the states on
this subject. When the federal revenues
were ample and the federal tax on inheri-
tances was suggested tentatively as a
method Of aking revenge on successful
men II was easy to applaud 1t and proclaim
it as a grand and worthy scheme for the
punishment of those guilty OF prosperity
through thrift. When the federal govern
ment is short of money, however, and the
invasion OF this source OF state revenue is
seriously contemplated the situation puts
on a different appearance.
1t is not improbable that many other
plans for the extension OF federal activity
which have been received with considerable
enthusiasm when there was no immediate
likelihood of a practical effort to put them
into operation would arouse similar oppo-
sition IL their enforcement we're seriously
contemplated and the incomes of the states
seemed likely to suffer in consequence. That
Nhich souhus mbhly atlIdcuNe Wnen an
other community is to foot the bill becomes
highly Objectionable when il trenches on
the treasure chest of the home settlement.
In states and the political subdivisions,
no less than in individuals, the poeketbook
nerve is extremely sensitive. 1t is con-
oeivable that many bright dreams Of soci-
oloEy and OF moral uplift through federal
Intervention would come to nouEht when IL
was shown that their success depended on
the ability Of the government 10 scoop In
money hitherto regarded as the legitimate
revenue Of the states
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-15
A Large Open Door.

The presidential veto OF the census bill
at the late session OF cOnEress is assumed
to impose upon the coming special session
the duty OF providing for the taking OF the
new census. Il shouid be a simple matter
30 to do. All that would be necessary
be 20 Te-enact the vetoed bill with
the Questionable sDols feature omitted.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-15
Age OF eratory fingers.
New York Sun.

Senator Langfitt. in nominating Mr..
George T. Oliver of P%ittsburg for United
States senator in the republican caucus at
Harrisburg, said of him that he was las
far above ~venaiity. corruption and dis
honor as the star OF Bethlehem is above
the fires Of Moloch." 1t was handsome OF
Mr.. Langfitt and proves that oratory is
not dead in Pennsylvania, but It must have
made the candidate very uncomfortable.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-15

The forest land In Nevada, South Dakota,
California, New Mexico and Arizona pre-
served to the people by one of the last Of
fetal acts of President Roosevelt aggre-
gates 4.sS0,7Ss This is a forest domain
larger than Connecticut and Delaware COM
bined. With these additions the total ma
tional forest area is 1876, O1S.9sO acres, equal
to all Texas, the largest state in the union
plus Kentucky. II would make seven
states as large as Ohio. That this forest
empire has been saved from the axe to
posterity is one of the finest achievements
OF craftsmanship. 1t remains 10 save IL
from fire.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-15

When Mr.. Blaine wanted to seek
the presidential nomination against
President Harrison he resigned first
from the cabinet. When an Omaha
park commissioner wanted to buck
against the mayor who had appointed
him to the ones-bat why ~invidious
comparison
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-15

A New York alderman thinks that
all aldermen should go TO see a play
before the censor condemns 1t. Good
idea. II the aldermen like the play
the censor will feel justified in con-
demning II.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-15

Omaha should do something for it's
atmosphere" says a Cleveland paper.
Omaha is displaeing a lot of its atmos-
phere by new buildings and the re-
naming portion is quite satisfactory.
For proof. compare the death rates in
Cleveland and Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-15

There is some question whether Mr..
Carpenter will fittingly fill Mr.. Loeb's
place as private secretary to the presi-
dent. He has been in Office nearly two
weeks and hasn't been blamed for any
thing vet.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-15
States Right and Inheritance Tax.
Wall Street Innrnal

A very delicate question OF states
rights is raised by the proposal of the
new president to impose a federal in
h~eTitRnce tax. II must be confessed that
after California and Idaho have taxed
large estates bedueathed TO distant rela-
tives at Is per cent, and Iowa at 20 per
cent, anything further imposed by the
federal government would look like con-
fiscation. Even now there is a collateral
inheritance tax In New York state OF S
per cent.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-15

The Chicago Record-Herald says
that Chicago wants "a, 10000 0 sub
~stantial non-smoke-producing citizens
by 1920 What has the Tobacco trust
got to say to that?
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-15

Loyalty" to Mr., Bryan promises to
keep the University of Nebraska pro-
fessors from being eligible to retire
ment pensions out OF the Carnegie
foundation. That will tickle Mr..
Bryan's pride, but it is poor consola-
ton for the professors.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-15

The last republican legislature sue
cesded in ~transacting business without
resorting to the sitting committee
juggle. This is one of the reforms
which the democrats prefer not to
follow.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-15
Couldn't Live without EN-.
Brooklyn Eagle.

A New York suffragist says that II
women would threaten TO leave the coun-
try the men would give them the ballot to
coax them to stay. Why not reverse the
proposition and Danish the men in the first
instance? Cynthia. Cynthia, I've been
thinking what a fine world this would be
II the men were all transported far be-
yond the Northern sea.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-15

Secretary Knox is said to arise at
$50 o'clock every morning, which is
q little remarkable considering the
fact that be draws q smaller salary
than any other member OF the cabinet.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-15

The New York Board of Health has
passed a regulation prohibiting the
smoking OF cigarettes or cigars in the
subway. Patrons of the subway will
evidently have to smoke pipes.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-15

The Irishmen who are protesting
against the picture card publishers are
justified. st. Patrick bore no resem-
blance to St. Valentine.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-15
The squeaI of a Squeeze.
Chicago Tribune.

will the republic endureG" asks Tom
Lawson The circumstance that Tom Law
son considers this a debatable question
a suspicion that some of his
stocks have gone wrong.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-15
Correctly sized Up.
GIobs

IL will be noted that the membership
of the special commissions authorised by
the United States senate 70 investigate
things corresponds pretty closely to the
OF e~x-senators out OF a job.