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Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30
IMPROVING THE MISSOURI.
Factors TO be Considered in DevisinR
Methods of Control.
Denver Republican.

FACTORS TO he Considered I'm DeviHinp
Methods of Control.
Denver Republican.
1t is reported that in journeying dowu
the Missouri river the national waterways
commission found the forty-five miles
just above the mouth in good condition
for navigation as a result Of work lone
In the last seventeen years by the govern
ment.
This may be considered evidence that
were the work extended the entire length
or the river, similar results would be
achieved. But that conclusion is contro-
verted by the fact that In the last thirty
years or more the government did an
enormous amount Of work at many points
much more than forty-flve miles above the
mouth of the stream. It should be shown
mat what has become of that work before
)umpin to the conclusion that the problem
of improving the Missouri is simple.
The strength OF the Missouri river current
and the alluvial character OF its banks in
many places are two difficult factors with
which all efforts at improvement must
So long as the current is permitted 10
strike and hence to eat into |alluvial banks.
1t will be e~xceepingly hard to maintain a
good navigable stage OF water along the
whole course OF the river.
Possibly something OF an enduring char
aoter would be accomplished II the current
were compelled by bikes to cling closely
to the rocky bluffs, which line 1t at various
points. These bluffs are not continuous
along any one side. At places the low
lands stretch for miles away from the
waters edge. But in many II not at all such
cases there Is a bluff on the opposite
side, against which It might be pra cticable
to hold the current. From the bluffs little
sediment would be washed; and II the cur
rent could be held to them all the way
by switching It from side to side as coca
sion might demand, 1t might be practicable
to keep the channel clear OF obstruction.
But the plan suggested would be difficult
and enormously expensive.
Some method of controlling the Missouri
will, however, have to be devised II It is to
be prevented from pouring a vast quantity
Of silt into the Mississippi from year to
year. Much OF the obstruction to the chan
mel of the Mississippi comes from this
Missouri river silt; and to prevent its
accumulation is one of the big problems Of
river improvement
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30
The Indian supply Depot.

For about ten years Omaha has been
the seat of one OF Ave or six Indian
supply depots, whose discontiruance is
now recommended by Secretary Bal
linger in his report as head of the In
terror department, under which the
Indian bureau comes. Mr.. Ballinger's
reference to the supply depots is as
follows:
I am strongly in favor Of disseminating
the United States Indian warehouses at
New York, Chicago, ST. Louis, Omaha and
San Francisco as soon as 1t Is possible to
clear up the business that will pass
through them under the annual contract
system. The Indian service is purchasing
about 100000 worth OF supplies each year
under a system which is in nowise based
on commercial methods. It is purposed to
develop a system of purchasing through
purchasing agents and to make arrange
ments for the elimination of certified
checks, contracts and bonds and to pro-
vide for the settlement of all bills within
discount perlods-certainly not exceeding
thirty days from delivery.
Mr.. Ballinger does not in this make
plain exactly what he wants to sub
stitute for the warehouse system, and
perhaps the details Of his proposal
should be awaited before passing judg-
ment on the question of continuance
or discontinuance.
1t goes without saying that so long
as the government provides reservation
Indians with articles of food consump-
ton, wearing apparel and household
necessities there must be distributing
points, and the location Of these dis
tributing points must be governed by
considerations Of proximity to the
reservations, railway service and stor-
age and warehouse facilities, and also
by convenience of market and favora-
bic conditions for lowest prices. Omaha
met all these tests when the supply
depot was located here and has CON
tinued to meet them. The same
reasons which have made Omaha a de-
sirable point for assembling and re-
shipping Indian supplies in the past
should make it a vantage point in any
other method of distribution which
may be adopted.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30
Uneasy Cuba.

The recrudescence of unrest in Cuba
seems on first consideration to be
largely a matter of partisan contention
among the island politicians, in which
case it may amount to no more than
an exceedingly lively campaign in the
next election. 1t must be borne in
mind, however, that Cuba is in the
gone where political unrest begets
sudden revolutionary movements, and
the history Of the island is not ncour
aging to placid contemplation of such
imbroglios as that which seems to have
developed between the Gomez and
Zayas constituencies.
After our past experiences with our
southern neighbors, 1t would be dis
tinctly discouraging, If not discomfit-
ing, to have conditions arise that
would require us to interfere again for
the sake of peace and progress. 1t is
sincerely to be hoped that the good
sense Of the Cubans will save us from
any such further embarrassment, but
in the meantime it seems to be neces-
sary for us to maintain a watchful eye
in that direction, with a view to speak
ing a pleasant but firm fatherly word
in case the ruction gets too belligerent.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30

&ANaHNkNa VI Usual AMNAAkMa
Congressman Hitchcock's paper. the
democratic W~orld-Herald. manifests
great gIee over the Associated Press
report from Washington to the effect
that the enactment Of legislation for
the establishment Of postal savings
banks must wait on the report of the
monetary commission and be consid-
cred I'm connection with that commits
sion's recommendation. Whether the
sources of information Of the Asso-
cited Press correspondent are good or
bad will transpire later, but the World
Herald, whose editor and publisher
holds down a $500 seat in congress
for performing official functions linn
tied to the free distribution of seeds,
already wants to know how the Amer
ican people must enjoy being swim
died" by the republican platform
declaration for postal savings.
One would imagine that of ali sub
jects Congressman H~itchcock's paper
would be chary of tackling it would be
postal savings banks. Mr.. Hitchcock
made four campaigns on a personal
platform pledging his best efforts for
postal savings. Two of these cam
paigns were successful and two unsuc-
cessful, but beyond the introduction of
a bill, which some one had drawn for
him, his work to promote postal saw
ings banks is not ~perceptible. After
"swindling" his constituents four
times with unfulhlled promises, In his
last compaign he took back all he had
said for postal savings and embraced
the ignis fatuus of deposit guaranty in
its place. His postal savings bank
promises of four previous campaigns
were discarded off-hand and he played
to the galleries in joint debate as the
champion of private banks safeguarded
by a guaranty fund.
But what is the World-Herald editor
going to do now when he returns to
congress? VIII he go back to his first
love of postal savings, or will he work
to that object with the republicans
who favor It? Or will he stay with
the democrats clamoring for deposit
guaranty, which he knows he cannot
get? If postal savings is defeated or
indefinitely deferred it will be because
It gets no help from democrats like
Congressman Hitchcock, who talk on
both sides and do nothing.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30
TO THE CHRYSANTHEMIM.

W. J. Hampton in New York World.
Hail, thou.
To whom the Horticultural legions bowl
You're with us now,
And sayi
The waV
You rag out is a dream
That makes the woman's flaring fashions
To be but motley stuff.
VI which a little is enough.
BY guml
Chrysanthemum,
You sure are blooming some.
And in your gorReousness arise
70 flash your dazzle In our eyes.
Mhieh nus us with glad surprise;
Bewildertng in hues and size,
You are the florists dladem
Jplifted on a slender stem,
Mhere AL It's worshipers may see
THIS Brobdignas Of botany.
Also, Chrys.
You are the farewell kiss
Inc summer sun at setting gives the world
Before Its winter mantle shall be furled
About 1t and the brown earth goes
Into q flowerless repose.
Likewise you are
The evening star
In Flora's crown
The light
Last seen before the night
Comes down..
Furthermore,
You are the poodle-dog of flowers;
The fuzzy bunch
That has the hunch
where erstwhile rosy bowers
That had the call,
listen: Now,
Thou, and only thou,
In all the blooming patch,
Thou art the whole darn shooting match.
A radiant, ragged queen
In purple, pink and white and golden
Alone
You sit upon the throne
And say
How much your subjects have to pay.
And they pay II, too.
oh, you'll
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30
Watching the Payroll.

Coming so soon after the plea for an
increase of salaries among government
clerks. the publication of the blue book
somewhat startles with it's consider
able increase in the aggregate Of the
payroll and in the number Of persons
on it. Next year the payroll will be
swelled by $4,000 900 more in extra
ordinary expenses because of the
census work, and it would seen as
though the agitation for a higher rate
of pay for public service employees
would have some serious obstacles to
surmount.
Mr.. Payne has voiced the sentiment
not only Of congressman, but also of
the people in his recent utterance that
economy should be the watchword of
the coming session. In the matter of
the payroll the government is in the
same position as that OF any CONNER
cial institution, facing a n-ever-ceasing
pressure toward higher wages. 1t is
easy to swell payrolls, and always i'm
possible to cut them down without in
flicting hardship, and in the face Of
the blue book figures it is well for all
heads of departments in the govern
ment service to prune estimates to
reasonable limits as a guidance for
careful congressional appropriations.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30

New York Tribune

Lord Ashbourne, a judicious and we'll In
formed statesman, declares that there is 10
authority for d~isputing the right Of the
peers to do as they please with the bud
get. Perhaps not. There may be no techni-
cal academic authority against a mans
right to monkey with a buzz saw. Ac,
cording to Lowell:
The right to be a cussed fool
Is safe from all devices human.
But one of the worlds greatest author
tiles long ago reminded us that there are
things which are lawful which are not ex-
pedient.t g9T 10 .a u.... .
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30
Bryan's New paramount.

PhlIadeIphla Ledger.
If MI. Bryan wishes now to take up pro-
hibition as an issue, we do not see why
anybody should object, except the prohibit
tionists. Bryan must have something to
talk about, and he has tried almost every
thing else. This is really much nearer his
comprehension than most Of the notions he
has taken up before, and while the prohibit
tionists may not rejoice in his unlucky
championship, his former democratic fol-
lowers ought to be pleased to have him
shift his attentions to another party. As
to his assertion that the '1iquor interests
defeated his presidential aspirations. few
will be willing to give the liquor interests
credit for so great a public service.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30
The Limit of brutality.

Baltimore American.
The brutal act of a chauffeur in New
York in banging a woman nearly to death
in efforts to shake her body free of the
machine in which her clothing had en-
tangled 1t has led to talk of drastic pun
ishment for speeding. This new danger of
civilization has, at present, so few checks
and such light penalties that it has made
the automobile a threat to life and limb
in every city street and country road. Both
the laws and public sentiment have been
too lax in this respect, and the public are
paving a fearful price for this Iaxlty.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30

Effort on the part OF the Illinois state
factory inspector to turn the Cherry
mine disaster inquest into a child labor
investigation would seem to be mis-
placed zeal. Violations of child labor
law are subject to HIS activities regard
less Of the fatality. The purpose of
the inquest should be to discover the
blame for the tragedy in order to pre-
vent similar visitations.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30

It ought TO be omaha's ambition to
be a musical center as much as It is a
commercial center. But musical cuI-
ture is of slower growth and requires
more cultivation than do commercial
ventures. Our most enthusiastic music
lovers have enlisted in a movement to
insure success for IN annual May fes-
tiyal. which can be. inc ought to be,
made the musical ven OF the year.
Public-spirited citizens should o
age the culture side of life in Omaha
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30

If those Sandy Hook sharpshooters
cannot hit a balloon tied fast for a tar
get, what might not a hostile foater
do. Aeronautic workmanship must
be still very much In the air.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30

A committee from the Lincoln Com
mercial club has reported that there is
no Joker" In the agreement by which
the local traction company wants to
compromise It's corporation tax with
the city II is assumed that the COM
mittee knows a joker when It sees IL.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30

The World-Herald neslects to state
that n Of It's own stan Is a member
of the Public Library board shat swal-
lowed the nasty dose with touching
humility"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30

Here's a scion Of a New York house
cut on with the mere beggarly allow
ance Of $50 a day. How does the old
man expect the boy to pay his chauf-
feur's fines. to say nothing Of main
tanning his monogram and crest on his
cigarettes?
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30
JostIing n Stranger

The encouragement the law gives to hon
esty finds a curious Illustration in the legal
obstacles thrown in the way Of the broker
who is trying to reopen the proceedings
In bankruptcy against him in order that he
NAV paw his creditors in full.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30

Not a trace Of nonpartisanship now
in those democratic papers that before
election were 70 loudly declaiming
against submission to party ties that
might prevent republicans from voting
asmocrats into ONCE.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30

If we we're to believe the democratic
organs, every time a change is made
in a federal office It is because the out
going incumbent was a Roosevelt man.
If we had a democratic president they
would all go, whether Roosevelt men
or not, simply because they were re-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30

The revelation that a royal press
agent is at work to popularize the
prince of Wales as the time inevitably
draws near for him TO assume the
throne recalls that when his father was
prince he was his own efficient expo
men Of publicity.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30

If Omaha undertook to knock on the
State fair at Lincoln the way Lincoln
is trying to backcap the Corn show at
Omaha, what a terrible cutlery would
be raised at the state capital.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30

Weary Of the -show Me" Rppella-
tion, Missouri asks for a real pet name.
With seven states and one territory
bordering her boundaries, the old girl
has been pretty we'll shown.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30

Not having been able to get to the
pole, of course Walter Wellman knows
that no one else but Peary could have
reached Il.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30

AS a typical Frenchman. the minis
tire Of war may be expected to reward
the man who received the bullets
mean for him by kissing him on both
cheeks.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30

Governor Glenn OF North Carolina
has come out o Governor Harmon Of
Ohio, Grover Cleveland's former attor-
ney general. for the 1919 presidential
nomination on the democratic ticket.
Governor Glenn viii no longer be the
welcome visitor at Fairview that he
once was
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30

Subscribers leaving the city tenn
DOrarily should have The Boo
mailed to them. Address with be
changed ~ often M requested.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30

by substantial support for the pro
jected May festival. which when once
well established may be expected grad
ually to become sel~f-sustaining.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30

According to ofhcial figures, We are
not only getting back the shrinkage In
our export trade, but gaining steadily
beyond It. Now will the croaksr be
more cheerful2
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30
Back 40 stnrtinE Point,

Chicago Tribune.
II Colonel Watterson cant name the
next democratic presidential candidate"
men and brethren. who under the blue
ethereal dome can name him? Is 1t up to
the editor Of the Commoner again?
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30

With reference to the pay-as-you.
enter car, you will learn to like it.,
just as did Paprika Sehnitzel.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30

st. Paul Pioneer Press.
Up to date we nave not received an ex-
preston Of opinion from Judge Grosscup
Of Chicago on the st. Paul decision in the
Standard Oil case.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30

Those champion wrestlers, finance
and the tariff. will next take a fall out
of the German ReichstaS.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30

What can have become of French
~gallantry, that Nine. Steinheil should
be bounded out of the countryP
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30

The Hague plans to open it's palace
OF Peace" which has thirteen letters,
In 1918. Who's superstitious?
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30

What is the use Of having a hidden
brass tube If a man may not crawl into
It occasionally?
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30

The Mexican bull fight gives promise
Of becoming almost as risky a pastime
as American foot ball.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30

Baltlmore Ameriean

John Bull has a long memory. after all.
The House OF Lords was reminded the
other day how the nation lost the Urited
States Of America
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30
PASSING P%LEAsANTRrEs

TN those old times when they cut off
peoples heads, the tram Of events pro-
ce6ded On one modern idea"
What was thatY"
The block system."-Baltimore Ameri-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30

LittIe girl" said the oculist, your eyes
are IN a exceedingly bad condition. w,
"Gsht 70 De wearing glasses"
aye ~ nave TO trim these beautiful long
n sWf OF miner responded the little
girl 'Nlt!'-Chicago Tribune. ""o
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30

The Omaha Indian supply depot is
due for another melodramatic rescue
in the coming session of congress.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30

STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
State Of Nebraska, Douglas County, S.:
George =. Tzschuck, treasurer Of The Bee
Publishing Company, being duiy sworn,
says that the actual number OF full and
complete copies Of The Daily, Morning,
Evening and sunday Bee printed during
the month Of October. 1905. was as follows.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30

Mrs. CTawford-Did you manage to coax
your doctor to recommend a trip to that
mountain resort you wished to visit?
Mrs. C~rabshaw-Yes; but I can't go, for
l couldn't get him to add that a few new
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30

Treasurer
Subscribed IN my presence and sworn 10
before me this LIST day of November, 1909
(SeaL) NJ. p. WALKER,
Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30

wpat use" Asked the visitor at the
bench show. lis a daohshund % ~ WV
"A dachshund, sir" answered the man
VINO owned the animal, is made 10 show
pullin' him In two."-ChicaRo Tribuns '
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30

On YES answered the girl with large
mouse we could put into the "
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30

GouId you be contented with love IN n
eottaseF timidly inquired the poor youne
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30

lar mere is one thing which only a popu.
What Is thatY"
Being at the same time n MT.
hit.'-Baltimore American MISS una 9
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30

oh, swear not by the moon, the In
constant moon!' interrupted Juliet. ~
Gee whizz!" exclaimed Romeo ere 7
swear by Mars, somebody will prove thai
IL doesn't belong at all. How'll HalIev's
comet o2'lCleYeland Leader
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30

Puck. d "0rlo OF good
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30

Entered at omaha postoffce as second
class matter.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-05-21
TO NAVAL ACADEMY.

Special 20 the Eagle.
Washington. May 2i.-Following Is
a list OF Texas cadets who passed the
April examinations for admission to
the Naval Academy at Annapolis: =.
c. Bennett. Third district; II. II.
Clarkson. Fourth district; W. Coch-
ran. Eighth district; d. B. Pearson.
First district. Sixty per cent Of the
three hundred and twelve who took
the examination failed TO pass.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-05-21

Tulsa. Okla. May 2i.-The grand
jury closed the first case at noon and
adjourned for one hour. A decision In
the land fraud cases expected this az
ternoon.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-05-21
.RUMORs OF R. R. DEAL
Reported Transfer Of !. & G. N. to Cot.
ton 6elt-state offieisls Deny
knowledge of Negotiations.
special to the Eagle.

Special TO the Eagle.
Austip. Texas. May 2i.-Attorney
General Davidson and the heads OF
other departments today denied any
knowledge of negotiations for trans
ferriag the International and Great
Northern railroad to the Cotton Belt
railroad. The deal has been discussed
TO some extent but no definite steps
have yet been taken. The sale OF the
|. and C. \. would have to go through
the hands OF Federal Judge McCor'
mick OF Dallas. who appointed Reeeiv-
er Freeman.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-05-21
susTERRENEAN PErRIElEo FOR.
EST.

Special 20 the Eagle.
FL Paso. Texas. May 2i.-While dig
ging a well forty-fye miles east OF
FL Paso. at a point where the surface
Of the plain is barren OF vegetation.
at a depth OF seyenty-tiye feet. Lenier
brothers today uncovered large pieces
OF petrihed tree trunks, similar to
those In the Arizona petrified forest.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-05-21
DIED OF RIFLE WOUND IN HEAD.

Special 10 the Eagle.
Mckinney. Texas. May 2l.-Frank
Fulbrleht. known as Frank Jones. who
was found near Kelley school house
with a rifle wound in the head died
here today without having regained
consciousness. He was thirty.two
years old and lived near Pilot Point.
II Is believed that the shooting which
caused his death was accidental.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-05-21
A HOT TIME IN TYLER
Charles n. Mills Speaks for Antis and
Cone Johnson for Pros.

Special TO the Eagle
Tyler. May 2i.-The Anti.prohibi-
tionists today are erecting a large
platform In the public square. where
they will open their campaign tomor'
row. Charles II. Mills OF Corslcana
son OF former Senator Roger Q. Mills
will be the principal speaker.
Cone Johnson will open the cam
paign for the Pros In the same square
tonight.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-05-21
CHARGED WITH FORGERY
Wanted at Observation-Disclosures IN
chieseo-oot Away With s25.ooo.

Special to the Eagle.
Chicago. May 2l.-Calyin Burke,
wanted at waxahachie on a charge OF
forgery. was arrested here today and
will be taken to Texas by sheriff For
hes OF Ellis county.
Burke has been employed as super
intendent by a construction company
at Dallas and Fort Worth and IL Is
charged that he forged the name OF
the company for $4,000.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-05-21
AUTO ACCIDENT.

special to the Eagle
Hillsboro. Texas. May 2l.-The con-
dition OF T. r. Lucey OF Dallas. who
was believed to have been fatally In
jured when he was thrown from an
automobile near here yesterday. dur
ing the Fort Worth-waco race. Is
somewhat improved today. At the
hospital he rested we'll during the
night and regained partial conscious
ness. but his condition is still criti.
cal.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-05-21
CYCLONE WRECKS HOUSES
Strikes Ellis County Town and Does
Much Damage.

Special 10 the Eagle.
waxahachie. Texas, May 2l.--A Sc
we're storm struck Italy. near here late
i,st night, and II is reported that a
number OF houses were blown down
and wrecked. All telegraph and tele-
phone wires In that vicinity are down
and the details are mtager.