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Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-16
Leaks in the Po.tal E1pense.


President Taft dwelt especially on
the cost Of transporting publications,
In his message to congress-, as being a
point worthy Of consideration in any
attempt to reform the postal expenses.
He has doubtless noted a ready re-
Spouse on the part of many OF the in
iuentisl daily newspapers to cooper
ate in all fair measures that shall
tend to reduce the annual dehcit.
But, lest there should be any mis-
understanding on the part of the pub
lie concerning the share Of the publish
ers in the responsibility for the fail
ure Of the government to conduct its
postal department without loss, let 1t
be remembered that every newspaper
and other periodical pays / cent a
pound, or one dollar q hundred-weight,
on all it's issues. Railroad and express
companies transport many classes Of
merchandise for a much lower rate, at
a profit. Indeed, some newspapers
use the express service at a saving.
The CHIEF troucle in the P~ostoffice
department as 1t suggests itself to the
layman is that the government has too
long neglected the matter Of estab-
fishing rates with the railroads based
on the commercial experience of indus
trial transportation. During thirty
years, it is pointed out, there has been
no substantial change In the weight
pay for carrying the mails, while dur
ing hat period there has been a sub
~stantial reduction in general carrying
charges. AS far back as the regime of
Postmaster General Villas 1t was shown
that the government each year was
paying more for the use Of postal cars
than the original cost of the cars. The
government undoubtedly has a bone to
pick in the matter OF postal rates, but
1t is with the railroads, not with the
publishers.
Business-like readjustment Of rates
paid to the railroads would be apt to
slice off a heavy percentage of the def
icit, and the remainder might easily be
avoided by a correction of the ranking
abuses. Next to the excessive rates
paid to the railroads. there is NO
heavier burden on the postal depart
ment than the dumping Of tons OF
congressional matter into the mails on
which no postage whatever is paid.
Rigid inspection of all franked matter
and rejection of that which is unfrank-
able might help the department to
solve its perennial problem.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-16

the unexpended balance in a%ppropris-
lions at the end Of the year are COW
cred automatically into the sinking
fund, the object being to reduce the
levy for sinking fund purposes. II
has been suggested that the occupa.
ton tax money be appropriated by
resolution to the sinking fund, so tina,
in this direction a lower tax levy will
be made possible for the ensuing year
and thus direct benefit be given the
taxpayers. II the money is divided by
piecemeal interpolation among the
several funds a, I'LL simply be dissi.
pated without any apparent reduction
in taxes. These questions are vita
and should have immediate and careful
attention by the city government.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-16
A CREED.

d. d. Bismarck in Golfers.
To be earnest; to be strong;
To make light the way with song;
Slow to anger; quick to praise;
Walking steadfast through the days,
Firm Of purpose, sure Of soul,
Pressing onward to the goal,
Upright, even, undismayed,
Sure, serene, and unafraid.
To be patient: to be kind;
To be ~purposeful, and find
Sweetness along the way;
Loath TO Judge, but firm to say
Truth with unrelenting tongue;
BY no cavil veered or swung
From the right; and to endure
Hopeful, helpful, clean, and pure.
To be gentle; to forgive;
True to life and glad to live:
To be watehful and to be
Rich with b%oundless charity;
To be humble in success,
Strong of heart in bitterness.
Tender, gracious, thoughtful, good
In our man-and-womanhood.
To be smiling; to be glad
For the yesterdays we've had:
To be grateful all the way
For the beauties OF today;
To be hopeful and 20 see
In the days that are to be,
Bigger, better, broader things.
Robes OF purple, crowns OF Kingsl
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-16
Vigilance for Economy.

II there was n skepticlsm In any
quarter concerning the sincerity Of the
administration in sounding the key
note Of economy in national finances,
the daily development OF the news
must have overwhelmed It. The pres
ident had only a brief moment for his
speech to his old alma mater, Yale,
but while he kept an y on the train
time he packed into his sentences Wig
orous renewals Of the protests against
national extravaganza which had
marked his message to congress. And
simultaneously that body was having
the cardinal cry of the message pressed
home by Chairman Payne of the ways
and means committee, in this Ian
guage:
For the first time In my reeollec-
ton, a president in wise and we'll
chosen words has pointed out the
necessity of economy In expenditures
in the various government depart
ments."
1t is apparent that If the prudent
advice of Mr.. Taft is followed the ma
tional treasury may reasonably be as
sured of a surplus at the end of an
other year, and the plain duty of CON
gress is to cooperate with all vigil
lance toward such a desirable consum
nation.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-16
Progress in the Philippines.

No one thing so marks the advance
made by the American occupation Of
the Philippines rs the annual report
Of the bureau of insular affairs, show
ing that the native constabulary has
maintained quiet and order through
out the islands without the active in
t%ervention of the United States troops,
General Edwards, chief of the bureau,
may we'll claim credit to the army for
this achievement, for the efficiency
and loyalty of the ~constabulary is the
result Of the army's faithful super
vision Of the organization.
Commenting on the public order Of
the archipelago, General Edwards says
that the duties Of regular troops in the
Philippines now Approximate closely
the duties Of the regulars in the United
States, and even the proportion of
American soldiers in the islands to the
Filipino population is not much
greater than the proportion of troops
on home soil to the American popu-
lation.. So far al public order and
tranquility in the Philippines are con-
cerned, the bureau finds hat the force
might very properly be reduced, and
General Edwards goes so far as to ex-
press the belief that one-half Of the
number of troops now in the islands
would be a sufficient guarantee against
any possible internal disorder.
This IL convincing Official testimony
of the marked progress for content
ment and prosperity among the ma
tive population, who were SO con-
stantly at strife under the Spanish
misrule; but it is doubtful If 1t would
be wise at this time to reduce ma
terially our army In the Philippines,
for the reason that the maintenance
OF a considerable force of troops there
will continue to be a necessary part
of our general military policy as bear
ing on the broad matter of national
and insular defense,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-16

The failure Of the shallenberger ad-
ministration to properly manage the
AFFAIRS of the state is evidenced by the
condition that prevails at the Lincoln
Hospital for the Insane, where the su-
p~erintendent is writing to relatives Of
patients being cared for, begging for
money and clothing for their mainte-
nance. Such a condition establishes
thoroughly either the Incompetence Of
the management or the carelessness of
the legislature, and the governor can
take his choice.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-16

The garbage contract is before the
council again, and this time a suit
threatened to compel the contractor to
carry out his end of the bargain. In
the meantime thousands Of household
ers throughout the city are suffering
inconvenience by reason Of the situa-
ton, This Is a most potent argument
in favor of the only proper method of
solution for the garbage question. The
city should handle It without the inter
ference of any private concern.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-16
MIR. BRYAN IN A MIDDLE.
Superficial Reasoning In Shadow OF
the Water Wagon.

inc wafer wagon
Sioux City Journal.
Mr.. Bryan has taken up the liquor ques-
There Is no question:" he says, "of the
activity Of the liquor interests in support
ing C~annonism." No one t~arrying at the
half way house Of insurgency is more in
tense In opposition to Cannonism h Mr..
Bryan. The democratic leader has long
entertained the notion that by some hocus-
pocus he could put the republican party
under the table and yet maintain the dig
nifty Of the democratic party.
1t is not the present purpose of Mr..
Bryan to turn prohibitionist Mr.. Bryan
does not expect to see prohibition a para
mount issue in national politics. If that
ever comes" he says, 1T lie not likely to
be in Mr.. Bryan's day"
Mr.. Bryan a however," as he is
authority, "be truthfully credited with a
desire to assist in securing for the several
states absolute and exclusive control over
the liquor Notwithstanding control over
all shipments Of liquor as soon as the liquor
enters the state" This involves, to be
sure, a large national question, closely af-
flliated with prohibition-to say the least,
with progressive prohibition.
1T will be interesting to see," says Mr..
Bryan, how some democratic editors will
explain their opposition to the good old
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-16

The city council shows very little
respect for It's own committees. The
report Of one special committee, which
came in after several weeks ~investiga-
tion and incubation with recommends
tions of NOPE or less Importance to the
public, was filed without a dissenting
vote. Even the members who signed
the report allowed it to be ditched
without a single word Of protest. Can
you beat It?
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-16


The new military law in Belgium
undoubtedly will have the result of
Matchmaking the army. for It provides
against the purchase Of substitutes
and compels each family to supply one
son to the ranks. Compulsory mill
tary service in time OF peace is some
thing for which Americans have no
sympathy. but the European state of
affairs requires rigorous measures to
maintain a standing force. and under
the old system Belgium found that the
poor were maintaining the army and
the rich were evading service. En-
forcement Of the new law may be re-
garded as a distinct gain for the COM
mon people.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-16
"stilI TeedInm the EIephant.'
ARIZONA Silver Belt.

Speaking at a blnquet given In his honor
at Globe. Ariz, Mr.. Bryan said:
81 tell people I never expect to be or
never hope to be a candidate for president
again.
"One reason for not wanting to is that
Mr.. Roosevelt took some Of my policies
and Mr.. Taft Is taking others. If 1 ran
again they would raise the 'third-term'
cry on me, saying 1 had served two terms
already.
And why should a mar have all the
worry n all the annoyance of beins
president when he can get men to do the
work for him. left free as Inn to so
around to meet friends on occasions OF
this kind and really enjoy life?'
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-16

The suggestion Is made that life
saving stations be established in min
ing districts. to be in constant readi-
ness against repetitions Of such disas-
tiers as that at Cherry. The question
arises whether that would not tend TO
make mine owners careless. A more
effective measure would seem to be to
establish stringent laws based on the
experiences at Cherry and elsewhere,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-16

Now that an electric wizard has
transformed the ordinary iron bed into
an apparatus for elective tuning" by
means Of which the occupant of the
bed may draw thought waves from the
outside world by a system akin to wire
less, what safeguard has the belated
husband against discovery Of the ex-
Dcuses he frames on his homeward wayH
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-16
thrush of Antique AffIdavits,
PittsburE Dispatch.

That artistic tariff reduction as construed
by the Treasury department is working out
its benefit to trade, Ths department hay
ing held that the section admits free OF
duty tapestries 100 years old or more,
Europe Is turning out the antique tapes
tries with a rush indicating the determine
ton to make hay while the sun shines.
Nine million dollars worth Of these hang
.Ings. each piece accompanied by an afti-
davit as to its centenarianism, are on the
way over. No American homo need after
this be so poor as to go without It's antique
tapestries.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-16
MAN OF THE HEROIC AGE.
In st. Loui PrOvOkes a
Thrilling Outburst.
C.\ .,t. D...Attz

St.\Douis Republic.
Those who desire to do homage to a rep
resentative OF the heroic age need not pore
over the roll OF the knights Of King Arthur
or the paladins OF ChArlemagne, or even
invoke the spirits Of conquistadores who
sailed with Cortez or brave gentlemen who
barred swords In defense OF Henri Quatre.
Here in st. Louis, under flaming ares which
shine upon wood-block pAvements and light
the way Of six-oylindered touring cars,
lives and moves, in the uniform OF a met.
ropolitan policeman, q man whom the Three
Muskateers would have rejoiced to honor,
and Count Orioft, the strong man OF Rus
sia, would have been pleased to present to
his queen, His name is Albert W Sticking.
and he received a life commission under
the new law on Friday last,
Some years ago PAtrolmAn Sticking set
out to arrest five desperate -hiEhwaymen.
He knocked them down with his bare fists.
marched them seven blocks to the -Four
Courts and delivered them into custody
without drawing his revolver or taking his
club from lie sheath.
In these days minstrelsy is dead, and
''out OF life songs force is vanishing. -
Here IL matter for poesy indeed. In DAVID
time harps would have rung and Stockings
exploits been preserved with those OF that
warrior who slew two llon-like men OF
Moab, and him who slew a lion In a pit on
a snowy day. In the days when Arthur
came from Caerlon upon Usk minstr4is
would nave hymned his prowess and
Joined his name with those OF sirs Gawaine
ana Uwains and Sycamore ie DESTROYS;
while Henry VIII would have made aim
chief yeomAn OF the guard. and ballads
would have recited his deeds TO the cars
and It's shrine cold.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-16

Another Oklahoma bank. with more
than 100000 of state funds on de-
post, has closed its. doors. Is Il possi-
bic? And under the fostering inhu-
snee OF Colonel Bryan's se%lf-ihcubated
deposit guaranty law? And the citi-
sens OF the community wherein the
bank did business arc clsmoring for Q
grand jury investigation.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-16

What's in a manner Sometimes
money. The gentleman from Missis-
sippi gets the salary of a senator, his
son $4,000 a year as conference clerk,
his daughter-in-law $3.50 as her hus-
bands assistant and his daughter
1880 as messenger to the conference.
Being a leader has it's advantages, ever
when what one leads is only the mi
nority.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-16

The might of the e is again illus
trsted in the case of Salem, which has
just elected as mayor a newspaper ed
itor who, although a citizen OF the
town for only ayear, has turned things
upside down in that staid old munici-
pality, This is a reversal OF witch
craft into art and craft.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-16

Tho supreme court Of Kansas having
decided that a m who believes In
race suicide cannot recover damages
for breach OF promise, It may be con
cluded that the Sunnower shines
s~erenely on one combine. that Of Dan
Cupid and old DR.. stork.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-16

Governor Burke hit the nail on the
head when he said the Missouri river
navigation project has too many ora
tors and not enough engineers. Hot
air will not run a steamboat. What
the Missouri river needs is action, not
resolutions.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-16

The national highways advocates
evidently do not desire that their
chariot be overlooked In the enthusl-
asm for the parade Of the waterways
bandwagon.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-16

Carrie Nations latest crusade is to
force all men to love their mothers-in-
law. They will. when all mothers-in-
law love their daughters husbands.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-16

While the public library at Toledo
has drawn its blade against a book of
the Rev. Cyrus Townsend Brady's, it
can hardly hope to make mincemeat of
all his writings, for Cyrus can TURF out
a volume with one hand while parry
ing the opposing sword with the other.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-16

The supreme court didn't agree with
one of its former members and his as
sociates on the corporation tax ques-
ton, and the corporations will now
have the pleasure Of settling with the
state as well as with their attorneys.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-16

We may be properly grateful to
Mexico for Offering to Join in our pro-
gram against Nicaragua, but with the
administration In the saddle aud con-
gress on the march We may be con-
sidered as in a fairly comfortable posi-
ton 10 work out the problem in our
W independent way,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-16

1t was to be expected that so sue
cessful a tyrant as Zelaya would ac-
complish the feathering of his nest be-
fore discovery, and the only amazing
thing about the latest Nicaraguan rev
citation is that in so small a country
the financial graft achieved SO prodi-
gious a scale. Not only has the dis
credited president out-Castroed Cas-
tro, but also he appears to have out
promoted the promoters Of the United
States. for the long list of commodities
for which, in granting concessions to
himself and associates, he secured mo-
nopolies, covers pretty much the whole
range of the republics products, and
profits ranging as high as EOS per
cent are directly ~discoverable. zelays
as president may o o have his term
abbreviated, but the country is likely
to find its real task when it attempts to
disiodge Zelaya the monopolist.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-16

and then make the mining interests
live up to them. Among the radical
improvements that suggest themselves
are the hreproohng OF shafts and the
provisioning Of the levels with stores
OF canned goods to serve as rations to
those entrapped.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-16

The good roads men are in session
in Kansas. They have gone to the right
place. for if there is a state in the
union that needs good roads 1t is
Kansas.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-16

Twenty per cent of the enlisted men
in the United States army have had
their pay raised for expert marksman-
ship. Uncle Sam is apparently content
to have his till rihed by the ri1emen.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-16

Subscribers leaving the city tenn
pOrariIy should have The Bee
mailed to them. Address Will be
changed as often as requested.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-16
Gildinga Of the Hero.

Brooklyn Eagle,
Congress is asked to make five more vice
admlrals, so that our present rear ad-
mirals may not be %outranked when they
moet officers Of European nAvies, Sea
depends on gold lace markings
more and more with every year.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-16

Omaha is proving its capacity as a
convention city again by entertaining
simultaneously three large conventions
and the National Corn exposition.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-16
Wait Further Returns.

Cleveland Plain Dealer.
So far, the list of aviation fatalities looks
like only about one week of the foot ball
season. But in common fairness 1t must
be said that players are many and flyers
... , -
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-16

Now that Mr.. Hobson has again
risen to view with alarm, the nation
may go calmly on preparing for Santa
Claus.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-16
Peephole Plugged.

81. LouIa TITnes.
Red Cloud is dead; and another peep
hole in the wall dividing US from the pic
turesque past is closed
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-16

with every change Of administration fam
lily life in the White House develops some
characteristic different from It's predecessor.
AS no two of the first ladies Of the land
are exactly alike In domestic qualities, SO
the distinctive traits Of each manifest them
selves and are noted by observers. Mrs
.TSft's distinctive quality is shown in max
ing the White House more honielike.' What
this means and how It is being accom-
plished Is detailed by a correspondent of
the Brooklyn Eagle. To start with, Mrs.
Taft found the front door OF the mansion
guarded night and day by policemen, as II
1t were a public building Dismissfng them
she put in their place two fine-lookins col
ored men, in handsome, but unostentatious
~llveries, whose duty It ls to receive visitors
and exclude the unlimited Just as in any
luxurious private establishment.
Various detectives, occupied under the
previous administrations in lodging about
the grounds, were told that their services
would no longer be required. She reorgan-
l1ed the staff OF servants, twenty-six in
number, and, as a final stroke, she decided
that she did not want an official steward
tbs pompous major domo, who since time
lmmemorial, in obedience to established
custom, hhs guarded the cvockery, bought
the meats and wines, and superintended
in a general way all the internal affairs
OF the White House.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-16

And now Turkey has a budget prob
lem. This thing is getting epidemic.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-16

She-Don't you think 1t is silly in young
people to sit holding hands
He (absently)-Well, that depends alto
gether on whether they hold winning
oards.-Baltimore American.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-16

Patience-It takes two to make q quarrel,
you know.
Patrlce-And yet l have known quarrels
to occur when two persons have been made
one.-Yonker's Statesman.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-16

The average of railroad wrecks for
1909 is certainly being fattened in
these closing weeks.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-16

"Oh, dear!' sighed her husbands wife,
II can't find a pin anywhere. I wonder
where all the pins go to. anyway"
That's a difficult question to answer"
replied his wife's husband, because they
are always pointed in one direction and
headed another. "-LeslieIs Weekly.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-16
Washington Life

aOms Interesting Changes OBJ
served In the Family SIDE OF
Iifa IN the white Rouse.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-16
s~EAsoNABLE CHEER.

Lady Shopper-I am looking for a suit
able Christmas present for a gentleman.
Clerk-what is your friends occupation?
Lady Shopper-He is an undertaken.
ClerR-An undertaken. Let me show you
a nice berry Transcript,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-16

Brown-Green has wheels in his head.
Jones-How do you know he has?
Browm-Well, / Judge so BY. the spokei
that come from his mouth.-Chicago News
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-16

STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
State of Nebraska, Douglas County SIS:
George 3. Tzschuck. treasurer OF The Zee
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 November. 1909. was as follows;
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-16

your honor" pleaded the prisoner, Il
was so full of dope l didn't know what I
was DOING
But OF what were you full at first that
you didn't know better than to take the
dope, as you term it?' asked the court
coldly, naming the limit-Philade'phia
IedRer.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-16
TERMS on strnscRIPTToN.

Entered at Omaha postoffics as second
class matter
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-16

Great Scott, dootorl When 1 get through
cranking that car l can't stand any more
exercIse."-Washington Star.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-16

1T saw you In your automobile" said tho
physician. you'll a to take more ex-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-16


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