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Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-24
SMILING LINES.

Howell-Do you think we shall ever have
universal peaCe2
PoweH-f had hopes of IT at one time, but
that was before the north pole let itself
be found.-Judge.
Stagestruck Young Mani suppose the
first thing for me 10 do win be to adopt a
stage name. Have you a good one to sug-
Theatrical Manager Cwho has seen him
acO-Yes, l think Dennis would be a good
name for you.-Chicago Tribune.
Have you decided what opinions you
Il don't adopt opinions answered SEN
ator sorghum II make an effort to as
ISOLATED with success and then persuade
them to adopt me ."-washlngton Star.
Poor chapl Everything he earns goes
on his wife's back"
wei, II you had seen her at the opera
you wouldn't think he earned much" Chi
csgo News.
First Wall Street office Boy-Hero
Chimmy! Takin' any filters desc days?
Second Office Boy-Nawl Since l dropped
two bones in de slump 1 bin stickin' to me
legitimate business.-Harper's Weekly.
scott-Half the people in the world don't
know what the other half are doing.
Mott-No, that is because the other half
are doing them.-Boston Transcript.
Visiting Relative-How aristocratlo your
father looks with all that gray hair.
Naughty Son-Yes, and he's got me to
thank for 1t, tool -Puck.
Uncle Zeke, whose Influential relative
was showing him through the Treasury de-
partment at Washington, was watching an
expert engraver at work.
We'll" he said, every man TO his trade.
l don't suppose 1 could learn to do that i'm
a "-Chicago Tribune.
Uncle Jed" asked his n~eighbor, "how
Is your boy getting along at college?"
First rate" answered Uncle Jed. He
hasn't cost me a cent. He's working his
way through; he's winning all the class
donors and they've, promised him a pro
fessorship Of some kind"
Great Scott!' gasped his neighbor, "is
that all he Is doing? With that big husky
frame Of his l supposed he'd be playing
center by this time!'-Chicago Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-24

The benefit ~accruing from the adop-
ton of the constitutional amendment
last year enlarging the field of school
fund Investments is reflected in the
purchase made for the fund. No more
Massachusetts, Mississippi or North
Carolina bonds bringing a fraction
over 8 per cent, but good, substantial
bonds of Nebraska counties and school
districts bearing 4 and Az per cent
interest. If the board could legally
sell the low-rate bonds for what was
paid for them and put the money into
good Nebraska securities, which at the
same time would help build new court
houses and school houses all over the
state, it would be a profitable exchange
all around.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-24

Our amiable democratic oontem-
porary is finding it dihicult to make its
picture Of hard times for the "ulti-
mate consumer" At in with the boast
full Dragging Of its own prosperity.
Does the World-Herald think It Is the
only one that enjoys prosperity? Or
does It figure that It fsttens on from
other peoples misfortunes2
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-24

If the story of the tournament of
the liberals against the lords we're put
in the language of the jousts Of the
days of the Round Table what a rush
to read the literature would ensue.
Being modern news, people are too
busy to be ap%preciative of the fact that
one Of the greatest crises in England's
history is now at hand, and that the
leaders in the warfare are manifesting
qualities Of dauntlessness that would
put the knights Of old in the shade.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-24

The death of Editor Dayton of the
York Republican takes away a promi-
nent figure in Nebraska journalism
who had for many years been at the
head of one of the progressive weekly
papers Of the state. The York Repub-
lican under Mr.. Dayton had opinions
which it courageously expressed, while
constantly living up to its name as an
advocate of republican principles.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-24
Subway Taxation.

The city council has been working
on an ordinance for the taxation Of
subways and has evolved a scheme,
based on a complicated system Of ex-
emptions and mathematical computa-
ton, which it hopes will prove salts
factory, The plan, however, is full Of
holes and, Determinations and is bound
to operate %unevenly. The right way
to secure equitable taxation Of under
ground and overhead use Of the street
and alleyways is not by some arbitrary
rule If thumb, but by actual appraise-
ment and assessment. If the city Is to
tax the subways 1t should not make
flesh of one and fowl of another. The
street space runs from building line to
building line, and space under a side
walk is just as valuable as space OUT
side the curb or in the alley. A board
of appraisers could with comparatively
little work make an inventory of these
special street privileges and set a val
uation on each of them according to
the use to which it is devoted, and
then, and then only, the city could levy
a special tax on an equitable basis.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-24
A Mighty
Philadelphia Record.

Philadelphia RECORD.
There can be little mystery about the
political influence of a great corporation
that is able to declare a dividend of 800
per cent out of the spoils wrung from the
American people. Yet there are people who
vainly wonde why the -four express COM
panies have so long successfully resisted
the efforts in congress to establish a par
cells post.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-24
Opening for Criminal Prosecution
Kansas City Star.

The opening for the Taft administration
is in the clear finding Of personal guilt
in the verdict of the court of appeals. For
this verdict does not name merely the
impersonal corporation, but certain men as
of, the antitrust law. Although this find
inging is in a civil suit, and does not,
therefore, carry with it the penalties pro-
vided for the criminal acts held as having
been performed, the way is made clear
for the government to proceed to prose-
cute the individuals on criminal grounds.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-24

The oldest and most autocratic of the
trusts has at last apparently reached the
end of it's career. It's fate will soon rest
with the highest tribunal, and the de-
cisive word there will probably be pro-
nounced quickly. Many devices for evad-
ing the law have been invented since 1890.
but the Standards case and several other
srI,s in recent times show that Sherman
and liz associate trainers Of the antitrust
law Of .ireteen years ago did an excellent
piece Of work,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-24
D%usting an Ancient Joke.

Postmaster General Hitchcock has insti-
tuted an investigation to ascertain whether
the railroads are receiving excessive pay
for carrying the mails" So did nearly
every one of his predecessors Of recent
years. Congress has repeatedly assigned
commissions to investigate this question till
it has become a standing joke.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-24
Holding Companies busted.
PhlIadelnHla Record.

There has been a seriously cultivated
idea that the holding corporation" is
something which the laws carIr' reach.
But in this case the holding corpEEA'ion
was developed TO it's highest power. IN
ability Of judicial power to reduce that
device to nullity is, suggested by the in
junction, which forbids not only the hold
ing corporation to exercise control in any
way over the subsidiary ones. but also
the subsidiaries to pay any dividends OF
profits to the main company.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-24

Des Moines evidently thinks It will
retain the military tournament az long
as 81 keeps Congressman Hull Of the
house committee head OF military at
fairs. 1t sounds logical, but does not
necessarily follow.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-24

Governor "Shallenberger evidently
struck a tartar when he dlslodged
Felix Newton from the Lincoln Insane
asylum pay roll. The way Newton is
going after the governor is calculated
to make the latter wish the former
we're back in the insane asylum.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-24

How puzzling it all is. to be sure.
We hear on n hand warnings against
race suicide, and simultaneously the
plea for charging the food supply by
more productive agriculture. Now
comes a professor of sociology with a
new calamity howl, urging the Amer
lean family to have fewer children II
we would solve the food problem. We
must have more children, and more
food to feed them; we must have more
farmers, but fewer children to grow
up to be farmers. How fortunate that
most Of us are o busy saving our
particular kind OF wood to attempt
seriously to reconcile the varying
PHILOSOPHERS of the impractical theor-
lists.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-24

Since William Watson and Richard
LeGalliene seem to be in doubt over
the weapons to be used in their forth
coming personal encounter, it is in or
der for some unsympathetio reader of
their works TO suggest that they hurl
the vagaries of their poems at each
other.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-24
THE STANDARD OIL DECISION

Chicago Inter Ocean.

On its face the decision breaks up the
or pool method OF holding the
securities of the subsidiary companies and
their holding by individuals as
such. It seems to say that, while A, B
and G may individually own stock in as
many oil companies as they please, they
cannot hold it in combination or a~ssocia-
ton
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-24

If stovaine. the new anaesthetic.
really enables a surgeon to operate
painlessly upon a patient without de-
priving him OF consciousness, 1t might
have a place in the forthcoming dis
section of Standard OIL.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-24

Nebraska contributes only n
measly $1,OOO,OOO corporation to the
Standard oil octopus, so that decision
cannot affect Nebraska anywhere near
as much as It can New Jersey.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-24

When man has exhausted every
other TO make a city attrac-
tive he reverts to nature. Having
crowded Manhattan island with build
ings, Father KnickerbOcker is bethink-
ing himself that the best thing he can
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-24

Nowfthat the Standard is engaged in
its Anal battle for existence, the sig
niheance OF Mr.. Rockefeller's recent
remark that life Is just one constant
struggle for him becomes more ap-
parent.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-24

Our street commissioner explains
that 1t is not for lack OF men that
street cleaning lags. He has already
explained it is more tool houses that
are FIRST needed.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-24

The conditional donation mania
seems to have struck Omaha with a
vengeance. But II everybody making
a contribution tied a string to it where
would we land?
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-24
Turn About and Fair Play,
New York World

INV IUTN UTTWs
A bill Is introduced in Havana to give
Cuba a currency and coinage modelled on
our own, as is practically the case now in
Canada and Mexico. 1t would only be turn
about and fair play. Our currency was
based on the Spanish milled dollar" as a
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-24
Impression. Of a short Run.

Pittsburg Dispatch.
Senator Aldrich processes to have dis
covered that the west is really the cap
i~tallstic region OF this country Sun, the
senator is not believed to be wholly de-
void Of knowledge Of multi-millionaires in
and about Wall street.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-24

Subscribers leaving the city tenn
p6rArily should have Ths Zee
mailed to them. Address will be
changed as often as requested.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-24

The banker who accidentally shot
himself while busting his counter
might have been safer had he confined
himself to counting his dust.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-24

do is to plant trees to take the place
Of those long ago cut down. The pro-
jected reforestation of Fifth avenue
shows how the doctrine Of conservation
is s~nreadinF.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-24

Admiral schley's latest loving cup is
of armor plate. but the more brittle
glass schooner win continue to glide
over the bars.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-24

It5Iooks as II Mayor Jim" were go
ing 10 let one Thanksgiving go past
without Earring the atmosphere with
an omcial proclamation.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-24

If Mr.. zelaya still has a crouch
against the United States, let him tell
it to the marines!
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-24

AS usual. the real benefciaries OF
the mike" game are, the lawyers who
AXE in the fees for conducting the
trials.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-24

In that little disturbance to the
south of us, Salvador appears to be
adding its salvos.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-24

Peace reigns again between Detroit
and Cleveland since Mr.. Cobb has
shelled out.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-24

Mt Gompers manifests no love for
the lawyers, except for those on his
side OF the case.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-24

That million-dollaF suggestion Of
bribery on the part Of the electric COM
bine must have been only a flash.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-24

is not dissolved, the decision takes away
the powers without which it cannot have
continued existence.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-24

DanvHle does not need a dynamite
explosion to advettlse it; the noise Of
its Cannonading has not yet subsidized.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-24

STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
state OF Nebraska, Douglas County, IS:
George b. TSschuck. treasurer Of The Bee
Publishing Company. being duh sworn,
says that the actual number OF full ana
complete copies OF The Daily. Morning
Evening and Sunday Bee printed during
the month Of October. 1905. was as follows.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-24

GEORGE b. TZSCHUCK,
Treasurer.
Subscribed in my presence n sworn to
betafe me this LIST day Of November, 1909.
(Seal.) M. p. WALKER,
Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-24
Bryan'S New Issue

Plans for Democratic Party
TO Battle Under the Banner
Of Prohibition IN Nebraska
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-24

Howell-Do you thlnk we shall ever have
universal peace?
Powell-f had hopes Of It at one time, but
that was before the north pole let itself
be found.-Judge.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-24

First Wall Street Office Boy-Hello
Chimmy! Takin' any filters desc days?
Second office Boy-Nawl Since l dropped
two bones in de slump 1 bin stickin' to me
legitimate buslness.-Harper's Weekly.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-24
d what opinions you

Poor chapl Everything he earns goes
on his wife's back"
well, II you had seen her at the opera
you wouldn't think he earned much" Chi
cage News.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-24

Scott-Half the people in the world don't
know what the other half are doing.
Mott-No, that is because the other half
are doing them.-Boston Transcript.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-24

Entered at omaha postofnce as second
class matter.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-24

father looks with all that gray hair.
Naughty Son-Yes, and he's got me to
thank for 1t, tool Puck.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-02
COZ NTRN CONNERTED INTO
ONE VAST CHARMED HOUSI

Paris. Jan THE special corre-
spondent of the Matin. who has Just
arrived at Mcssina after an adventur-
Gus journey on foot through the dev-
astated Calahria region. sends a vivid
story OF the scenes of devastation
The dispatch was sent by special boat
to Naples. whence it was telegraphed
here
Il arrived at last at Messina after
tramping thirty-one consecutive
hours. covering distance of sixty
seven kilometers (forty-one miles,
My nerves viii never recover from
the atrocious impressions to which
they were subjected, and my eyes viii
always retain the vision of death ana
devastation which oppressed them. \
mournful silence covers the whule
country like a funeral pail
II proceeded as far as Palmi T..
train and thence afoot. Six or seven
inhabitants accompanied me 20 Tro-
pead and I decided to reach Reggie
at whatever cost.
Two OF three railroad fircmen cut
off from home while at duty by the
catastrophe were returning to seek
news Of the fate OF their families
They preceded me brandishing smoky
torches We marched in Indian file
through the tunnel from Palmi to
Bagnara. holding hands and Stun
bling over vast heaps The roof OF
the tunnel was cracked everywhere
and now ana then rocks fen in tho
nitches Of the cracks whole families
were eneamped among wood fires and
smoking torches. Many of them were
wounded. Men, women and children.
stupefied by the catastrophe and
crouching among the stones. looked
80 ms with vacant stare. as IL their
thoughts were wandering.
Later We came upon families
r"a~'inr sea birds which had been
killed h. the tempest and cast upon
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-02
Manned and Bleeding Survivors, Still Being Dragged from De-
brs of Fallen Budn!s Tn ough Appalling Extent of Dis
aster Renders SySenntlc earch OF Still BLAZING RlnS
impossible
EXPERT ESTIMATE PLACES
NUMBER DEAD AT 100000
Precautions Against Pesence and Famine Uppermos in the
Minds of Authorities King Victor Personally in Charge of
Relief Work Orders lhploads of QlCk|ime Hurried to
Scene for Disposal OCopSeS. u
SPECIAL LEASED wIRE.l

" SPECIAL LEASED WIREl
, falda, gave gold chain, while Prince
umberto, the heir apparent, four years
old, contributed a headless doll
Vessels loaded with refugees CON
tnue to stream into Naples and Pal
ermo. The big emigrant steamer
Nord America, arrived at Messina to-
day. She can accommodate 1,500 per-
sons. and four other vessels which are
following her will be able to take Off
altogether 5000 or more
1t is the governments intention to
remove all the survivors possible to
the various ports in Italy As an in
stance of his grasp Of the situation
the king, soon after his arrival at
Messina, sent the following instruc
tions to Premier Giolitti:
send ships and men. above all
send ships loaded with quicklime"
So far as has been possible quick-
lime has been used on the dead. Many
bodies have been burned and others
buried. In the relief work officers Of
the foreign Warships have been untir
ing and their courage is beyond words
The crew of the British cruiser
Drake gave up everything they pos
sessed for the benefit Of the refugees
and practically forgot rest and sleep
for more than thirty-six hours in their
devotion to duty
Reports are published that ii is hc
kings intention 10 sell his property IN
Sicily and devote the proceeds to itn
assistance of the sufferers. 1t is alsp
stated that the Pope will suppress tn,
diocese of Messina and Reggie, adding
them to Catania and Catanzaro, ees
spectively. A dispatch from Catanla
says that it is proposed to build a
new suburb to that city and christ N
it Messina, quartering therein all .he
survivors Of the fallen city.
The Duke of Aosta spent the day
at Palmi. aiding in the relief work.
on one of the streets he stumbled
over the body of a dead man whose
stiff fingers gripped a quantity of
bank notes and other money Later
the duke came across another man
who lay dying. He tried to lift the
man and carry him to a place of safe
ty, but he died in his arms.
The king has appointed a royal
commission to act in place of the
mayor and the municipal council who
are missing and are believed to have
pcrished.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-02

the beach Others had the strangest
objects packed in sacks. In reply to
questions as to what had happened
at Messina and Reggie. they made
vague and desolate gestures and con-
tinued to gaze at us like stalled oxen.
After two hours march we saw Rag-
nara perched ON the spur Of the
mountain overhanging the sea.
The country house Of the mayor
on the summit Of the rock was halr
tntmbled into the sea but the mayor
was safe He was giving orders for
the installation of a telephone wire
in q freight ear. Every house in the
town ana surrounding country was in
ruins, Little palaces were open like
cut pomegranates in sections. In
one l saw tumbled beds and disorder
ed dining rooms. Seated on the brOk-
en- wall was a man selling bread at
eXorbitant prices amid a chorus Of
curses and maledictions. Another,
demcnted was trying to dig into the
ruins with his fingers. How many
dead, 1000, 2,000-who knows.
"After eleven hours we had COW
cred only thrty-four kilomctcrs At
Scylla we decided to rest but rest
was impossible The whole country
side, except to the north. was COM
plctely blottcd out Walls were
standing but interiors had collapsed,
carrying down the sleeping occupants.
"A few kilometers further on Can
nitello presented a still more tcrrify-
ing sight Almost at the same mo-
ment il was overthrown by the earth
quake it was swept by the sea 1t is
no more.
"The country is but a charnel
house. whence a horrible stencil
arises. All the houses are heaped
into one pile of ruins under which
the dead and wounded lie. From the
ruins muffled voices calling for help
reached us time and time again.
The once prosperous san Giovanni
was an awful sight The tidal wave
smashed the ictties, overturned the six
moles ana swept the entire passage.
The railroad station, the wireless sta
tion, six ferry docks and the hospital
are all destroyed. Four thousand in
habitants are buried beneath the
ruins
The witnesses of that terrible night
relate that the sea rose UP as thoug'
lifted by subterranean explosion,
(Contnued ON Page ,. Column ~
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-02
GRAND JURY PROBE 70
COVER SECRET REBATES


Chicago. Jan l2-Wade II Ellis
United states assistant attorney gem
eral, is expected here tomorrow to
confer with District Attorney Sims, In
regard to the government packing
house inquiry Mr.. Ellis was ono oi
those IN the conference at Washington
The evidence to be- submitted to the
grand jury it IS saidl includes meth
dds by which the claim departments
of various railroads have been reached
by packing companies An effort viii
be made 10 ascertain il these methods
form indirect rehating The question
of claims on railroads for damaged
goods" is also to ho gone into.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-02
SIX THOUSAND
WHITE HOUSE
VISITORS
PRESIDENTS RECEPTION
BRILLIANT FUNCTION
Diplomats, Army and Navy or
fiCers and People from Every
where Wish Mr. Roosevelt
Happy New Year



Washington, Jan. - President
Roosevelt and 5000 peoplc represent
ing every land ana every state aud
territory in the union today exchanged
happy new year greetings at the
White House For three and "a hair
hours the president stood receiving
his guests ana when the reception
was ended. last years record OF at
tendance had been broken by oyer
700 Many men and women distin-
guishcd in the official andsocial NE
Of Washington We're present
The brilliant court dress of mom-
bers of the diplomatic corps gave q
picturesque aspect to the annual rune
uon, which throughout was marked
by an absence Of Formally The mum
bcr of small children who were
brought by their parents to shake
hands with the president was unprc-
cedentod.
The weather was cool and bracing
and the thousands of people who AS
sembled to greet the president and
Mrs Roosevelt showed the utmost
good nature during their long wait
in the White House grounds before
they gained admission 10 the mansion
There was less haste than is usual
in urging the callers past the re-
ccivink party Contrary to the GUS
tom of recent years, Mrs Roosevelt
and the ladies of the cabinet remained
in the red room throughout the func-
ton
There were receptions at the home
of Vice President Fairbanks speaker
Cannon and the members of th" cabl-
net
The closing Of au the government
de partmcnts and local business CON
Germs enabled thousands OF officials
and employees 90 participate in tho
celebration OF the day.
President Roosevelt after receiving I
at the White House took long I
country horse back ride.