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Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-13
PERSONAL NOTES.

Cleveland democrats have the Tom John
son so bad they are running him for the
fifth time.
II the rival pole finders desire quick ao-
ton let them submit their claims to Peter
Finley Dune.
Some complaint Is heard that American
beef is crowding the English and Irish
article out OF the home market. The ulti-
mate consumer Is feeling bully.
THE sword by which he had cut his way
from the War department to the White
House was the memento presented by the
Gridiron club to General Corbin at the
close Of the Spanish war.
The reports Of a drouth in Missouri are
exaggerated. More revenue from beer in
spected poured into the state treasury dur
ing August than in any preceding month,
indicating a vast expansion OF irrigation I'm
dry territory.
According to John d. Rockefeller a golf
player who can always keep his temper
comes pretty near being a perfect man.
No rude exclamations burn the air on the
Pocantico course, hence the boquet blooms
on the right lapel.
Saved by milk will be the record Of For
ANot Duihhlh VI AllINut me- At hhhNOu
the torch OF his steam automobile at the
wrong time, the gasoline exploded and he
took fire Just as a milk man was coming
along who poured three cans OF milk over
the flaming clothes.
A real thrilling discovery in q month
Of discoveries, is the discovery Of a fortune
Of 100000 left by a New York poet.
whose muse warbled it's merriest in praise
Of cabbages and pumpkins at county fairs.
Thus do poets who snuggle up to nature
gather coin in bushels.
KIM Edward is a clergyman, though few
people seem to be aware of the fact, He is
p~rebendary Of st. David's, in Wales, and
gets a salary OF IS a year. He is entitled
to preach one sermon a year in the ca
thedral. He is also a member Of the
English and Irish bars, and q member of
the Royal College OF Physicians.
In the interest Of morality" the chief
of police Of Nuremberg issued a formal
order %forbiddlng the public wearing Of
"tight-fittlng dresses Of the scabbard, di.
%rectoire or princess kind" Thereupon the
women of that quaint old German city all
appeared In the obnoxious gowns. and
rather than expose the jails to a tight fit,
the chief took It all back.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-13

utive committee. could think Of moth
ing instructive than the impress
sive news that the democratic party is
the party Of progressive reform. He
had ne definition Of progress or re-
form, except to initiate Parker in a
tiously limiting that they we're de-
nouncing both Roosevelt and Bryan as
disturbers whom Seymour. Tilden,
Cleveland and Hill would have cast
into utter darkness.
Chairman Shepard rested the bur-
den Of his anxiety on the evils of a
tariff compared with the blessings Of
an income tax. That has the aroma
Of old-fashioned democratic talk, but
1t is not what American majorities
have been calling progressive reform.
Platform and interpretative speeches
are alike in one respect. They say
either things hat everybody comedies
or things that have been re~pudiated
by the country until everybody is weary
Of discussing them. After going
through their hall Of fame these New
York ~aristocratic democrats can point
with pride only at Seymour, who de-
clared the war a failure and Lincoln
a fool; Tilden, who would have repudi-
ated the national debt and destroyed
the national banks; Cleveland, the hon
est, but unlucky, author OF financial
disaster, and Hill, the paragon Of ma
chine politics. The speeches are no
more inspiring than the lifeless
declaration Of principles.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-13
Last of His Class.

General Corbin was the last representa-
tive Of the system Of army administration
under which the staff counted for more
than the line when the Influence and
power Of the soldiers OF the desk were
greater than that Of the soldiers in the
field. Though out-ranked by several major
generals during the years when he func-
toned as adjutant general at Washington,
the late Henry c. Corbin was q bigger
man than Nelson Miles and all the vet
Grams who In his time held the empty title
Of general In command. The latter
might command, but the adjutant general
ruled the army. We have changed all
that. The senior major general, in asso-
citation with the general staff, is the di-
rector of the army's essentially military
affairs. Since the Corbin regime closed
adjutant generals have ceased to be the
overshadowing officers Of our military es-
adjustment. and are comparatively rarely
heard from
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-13
Saratoga Speeches.

Comparative degrees Of nothing
ness are not supposable, but II the
scrutinized and considered declara-
lions Of the Saratoga conference pre-
sent nothing ~rejuyenatihg or rehabiii-
.tating to the democrats, the accom-
panying speeches present less.
Judge Parker, saying an %undisputed
thing in a solemn way, argued that
public expenditures should be held to
the needs Of the government. OF
course, but what are the needs of the
government? Judge Parker launched
his powers OF mind into a comparison
Of the expenses in Cleveland's admin
istration with those Of R~oosevelt's.
After Cleveland came the Spanish
war, the Philippine troubles, the Pan
anna canal and other additions APP
proved, indeed, demanded, by the
democrats In congress. Moreover, the
economy and extravaganza of expendi-
lures are not measured by what a ma
ton does not have. but by whether its
objects are useful and are worth what
they cost. II is futile to say that
Mississippi spends less than New York.
Would IL not be more to the point in
Judge Parker to discuss what expenses
in ROosevelt's period should not have
been incurred9
Mr.. Osborne. chairman OF the exec
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-13

one Family In Forty Booked for the
Speedway.
RAston Herald

Boston Herald.
It IL estimated that 24O,OOl.OOo will be
invested In motor cars In the United
States next year. A trade authority SAYS
that there will be 100000 cars sold at an
average price OF S1.9O0 The number OF
cars to be sold Is not more significant OF
the Developments OF motoring than Is tho
average price. Taking the high-priced cars
into consideration. Il must mean that tens
Of thousands OF cars win be sold at a
figure under $1,000. This means that tho
perfection Of motor car production has proc
ceeded to the point where manufacture Is
possible at a cost within the reach of per-
sons of ordinary means. According TO
these figures one family in every forty in
the country win have a motor car next
year: there viii be one car TO every 900
Of the population, and this estimate will
not include the retention of old cars In SER
vice. Equally significant is the estimate that
5000 business cars will be built for next
years trade. The number looks small in
comparison with anticipations Of pleasure
cars, but the business car Is not subject
to such variations in style and the fancy OF
the owner as is the pleasure vehicle. and
averages a longer life. But a small per.
centage Of the 5000 business cars to be
built will retire cars now in use. The
figures Indicate a practically absolute IN.
crease OF motor, car use in business. Fig
ures OF this sort mark the advent OF the
motor car as a necessity. Communities
must adjust themselves to the fact.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-13

The Bookkeeper.

The BoOkheeper. b"
He kept his eyes upon the goal,
Contentment ruled his heart and soul,
He faced hard luck
With nerve and pluck
And paid the worlds exacting toll
His winning smile
Made life worth while.
Each day he did HTS level best;
He trudged along
And sang a song
OF cheer while riding on the crest:
Though years Of toll brought no return.
Each knock but made Hopes bright light
burn
The brighter, and his dauntiess air
Struck from his life the word DESPAIR
He bore his load
Along the road
And though he staggered meath its
weight,
He smiled to know
He had a show
To win, and did not hesitate.
And when the world kicked hard and
pressed,
He grimly smiled, threw out his chest.
And joyed to know he stood the test
And treated trouble as a lest.
He ugged his burden
And the guerdon
OF success at last came by,
And II crowned him
When II found him
with a crown that ne'er would die.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-13
Yreeland,s Banking Plan.

Congressman Vreeland is chairman
Of the banking and currency commit
tee Of the house of representatives. He
is also a member Of the monetary
commission. The speech made by him
before the Bankers association OF
Pennsylvania may, therefore, be
called the most authoritative utter
ance on the subject made since the
last debate in congress.
The greatest single defect in pres
emit banking methods, according to Mr..
Vreeland, lies in the treatment Of re-
serves. Capitalization Of reserves is
needed. To accomplish this, he adds,
he favors a distinctively American
institution to round out the present
banking system.
Mr.. Vreeland thus agrees with most
Of the members of the monetary COM
mission in looking for a central bank
or clearing house in some form. He
proceeded to say that panics may be
avoided by better banking and cur
rency methods. Redundancy of
money is fully as injurious as scare
ity. Under our system we are likely
to have an expansion of bank notes
when not needed and shrinkage when
most needed. Bank issues depend on
the price Of bonds and not on the
needs of business. This is the great
defect in the currency system"
Mr.. Vreeland declares that many
that banks were not compelled to keep
all their reserves in their own vaults.
His own view is that we need further
and greater Capitalization of reserves
rather than a further scattering. We
need a condition like that of England,
France and Germany, in which every
sound bank knows that at the central
bank it can at any instant get It's own
reserves and any reasonable amount
in addition. In the United States
there are $4,000 banks and the total
reserves are a billion and a half,
enough for ordinary business, but un-
equal to sustaining an attack Of sus-
picious depositors. "Our system
falls apart in time Of trouble"
Mr.. Vreeland recommends a central
bank, the dividends limited to 4 per
cent, the balance Of the earnings to go
into the national treasury. The re-
suit would be, he thinks, that the
management Of this institution would
direct it's policy in relation to note
circulation, reserves and rates Of in
terest for the general welfare and not
for increased profits Of the bank.
The influential position Of Mr.. Vree-
land gives special Importance to what
he says. If the other members of the
monetary commission are exactly In
accord with him it's report will recon-
mend a system closely in accord with
those Of the three great financial ma
lions Of Europe. In this country the
plan would have to have many modi-
1cations, but the weight Of the com
missions approval might carry II
through congress in a form CORE
spending to the general object pro-
posed by the New York congressman
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-13
AMERICA WINS AGAIN.
Another Expansion Of the National
Chest IL Due.
Pittsbura Dfspateh

P%ittBbuFg Dispatch.
The swift succession of American tria
umphs is becoming almost monotonous.
The latest is the worlds record for cross
country fight established recently in
England by Captain F. s.. Cody. the Ameri-
can who has long been in charge OF the
aviation experiments for the British war
office.
Cody's success has besides the fascinating
quality OF romance. Originally a cowboy.
he drifted to London, a sort OF jack-of-all-
trades. With no scientific training. he took
up the flying of box kites and demon
strated a lifting power not suspected, later
peTfecting a combination OF kite and
camera that attracted the attention Of Eng
ish army officers because Of its avail
ability for photOgraphing an enemy's posi-
ton From that to ballooning was a
natural step. the motor and mechanical
apparatus OF the Inflated Null Secundus
being the design OF this American cowboy.
Now he has invented an ~aeroplane which,
by its performance recently, must go a
long way in restoring British confidence so
sadly shaken by the triumphs Of Blerlot
and the flights Of Zeppelin.
American pride, already at high tension
over the news from Rheims and the Arctic,
can expand a little more upon the victory
over difficulties won by this product OF the
western plains, who succeeded through
sheer force OF that spirit which the world
Is coming 70 recognise as Amsrieanism-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-13
Great Increase in Farms.
Springfield Renublican

Census bureau authorities are predicting
that next years enumeration will show
an addition of 10000 to the number of
farms in the United States since 1900, when
the number was about 6,0O0,OOO. Such an in
crease would seem TO be quite possible,
even though in New England the old hill
farms have in recent years been more OF
less In process OF consolidation. Consider
able new land has been opened to settle
ment in the far west, and It may be, a.
1t should be, that the big bonanza farms
Of the wheat country are being cut up
Intense rather than extensive agriculture
Is now to be the order Of the time in the
United States. and this means an increas-
ing number OF farms within a given set.
tied area.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-13
Phenomena OF Publicity.
Springfield Republican,

Was the attention OF the entire civilized
world ever before so intently and entirely
focused as at this moment on Peary and
Cook? 1t is a phenomenon of modern pub
licity. All around the globe people are like
katydids, saying he did and he didn't in an
endless reiteration. II any one concerned
in the drama is unable to keep bitterness
out, let the rest of us try to. 1t is to be
expected that In due time the controversy
will be settled, and until then debate does
not amount to much.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-13
Forest ReacrYe Fnnd.

PIERRE, S. D., Sept. 12,-(SpeciaL.)-Gov-
ernor Wesley today received notice that the
forest reserve fund which will come to this
state for this year will amount to so, 498. IS.
This is divided between the Black Hills
reserve and the Sioux reserve, the latter
including the Cave Hills, Slim Butte and
Short Pine reservations, all in Harding
county. OF the total amount a little over
$500 will belong to Harding county and the
balance Of nearly $4,000 will be divided
among the Black Hills counties included in
the forest reserve.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-13

The brief filed by Attorney General
Thompson in the Normal board case
shows where "nulliners" and ere
pudiators" are located. To get a lit
tie patronage Governor shallenberger
has undertaken to pullify the whole
state constitution, and yet claims to
be Mortified because laws Of question
able validity are resisted in the courts.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-13
On the BargaIn Counter.
Washington Post

Confidence in the comparative safety Of
aeroplaning is rudely shattered by the VIC.
lent death Of two aviators In one day. No
doubt the previous immunity OF the new
form OF loeomotion from accident has been
due to the superior skill required OF the
~aeroplane operator as compared with the
qualifications necessary in automobile
chauffeurs. Joy riding In aeroplanes by
inexperienced drivers Is hardly likely 70
become prevalent.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-13
Notaries in ReadIness,

PIERRE, S.. D., Sept. ~12.-(Special.)-
The notaries Of this city held a preliminary
meeting last evening to get in shape for
a permanent organization on the 18th of
the month, for handling the registration
business. Committees were appointed to
make a list Of accredited notaries in the
county, and to select locations for regis
tration booths, and on the 18th a regular
organization will be formed under the rul-
ings made by Judge Wltten to control that
class of work.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-13
AIurder VIII nc Chnrre.

SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Sept. l2.-(spe-
cial,)-The preliminary hearing of Charles
Radford, declared by the coroner's jury to
have fired the shots which caused the
death last Tuesday morning OF George
Hurd, a Sioux Falls man, has not yet
been held, but likely will be held some
time on Monday. 1t is stated Radford
will be charged with murder in the first
degree, and that his brother, Eugene Rad
ford, will be prosecuted for completely in
the Hurd killing.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-13

Indians in Oregon have the best
system of dry farming known. They
rent the land to white men and 60
fishing. The white men do the rest.
Can o beat It? Indians die, but not
Of overwork or worry.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-13
Brown High Flyers.

HE' LVWI6 NIUUUrDENOCTUI
An aerial navy is by Sem
ator Brown as cheaper for the United
States than the other kind, but unless ex-
perience counts for nothing, contractors
may be reekoned on as fully capable OF
sending prices up as high as a balloon.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-13

Speaking once more of joint de-
bates, we suggest the following sub
ject, the orators to be chosen by the
World-Herald; why did the con-
gresham from this district hike OF
to Europe without waiting to vote on
the tariff bill?"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-13

Union Pacific is ~scraping the cuti-
Gle OF the learned cynics Of the street
rather than humping the widows and
orphans who get their tips after clos
ing hours. Still, don't buy stocks un-
less you have the money with you.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-13
Indianapolis News.

Not having had the foresight to provide
themselves with a powerful navy in the
interest OF international peace. the Es-
kimos, Of course, Will have no claim
whatever TO any land in their neighbour
hood which happens to be discovered by
travelling foreigners
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-13

The select grade OF democrats at
Saratoga made a bad mixture Of the
dead-past and the tried-and-found-
wanting. They called II a declaration
Of principles, but the southern demo-
Gratis, who do all the voting, say that
they see the declaration, but only that
and nothing more.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-13

Did anybody preserve a list OF
words used when Bethany storer was
out in front? We recall "mendacity,"
"short and ugly" and a few more, but
the full stock would be useful to
vocabulary beginners like Cook and
Peary.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-13

Lord Rosebery says that between
the land tax and the protective tariff,
give him a tariff. Gradually We are
learning a little Of British politics.
Rosebery and Chamberlain must be
as good a pair as Bryan and Parker.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-13

The doctors would as we'll tell what
was the disease that caused the death
Of z. H.. Hartman. II was bad nu-
triton and bad elimination, and, as
they are what kill most OF us in the
end, It is useless to inquire further.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-13

Either the written tales of Peary
and Cook are irst-hand truth or the
American gentleman has become care
less in throwing around previously
undiscovered facts.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-13
Costly H~estitation.
St Paul Disnatch.

81 Paul Dispatch,
J. A. Fox, an engineer employed by the
government, says that the saving of freight
in two years would pay the cost OF a
comprehensive system Of waterways. still
the public hesitates to make the Invest
ment. just as the farmers in some districts
continue to haul half loads TO market
because poor roads make it impossible to
get a days work out OF a team.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-13

Battling Nelson has been denied a
room in another hotel. Mr.. Nelson
is as versatile as he is talented. He
at least knows one way to start con-
v~ersation in the barber shops.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-13

1t is now sure that Wholesale trade
and Industrial lines are in good con-
dition. Everybody has said so except
Mr.. Bryan and Senator La Toilette,
and they will find it out before the
chautauqua season closes.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-13

Every little while In his lively mar
ratiye Peary takes a fresh hold. thinks
OF his dogs and says; They were full
Of spirit and their tails were curled
up tightly" 1t is fine, viriie litera-
ture. but the sequences are not all
s~elf-evident. Is It related to the call
OF the wild?
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-13

There was a time when for arts
sake they made hddles In Brescia.
Now they fly a~eroplanes, with rain
checks for weather and accidents.
They do not seem to be as smart as
they we're 800 years ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-13

Texas starts out to tell the federal
government how to regulate irrigated
land. Texas is not wise, but tries
every game 1t hears about, even red
headed widows. Ask the Houston
Post.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-13

A state university student at Lin
coin is reported to have died of star
walton from refusal to eat. We move
an investigation of all the university
boarding houses.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-13

Canada pines for a navy. Take it
quietly. The United States has a sec
ond-hand lot in it's obsolete class that
may be bought cheap and will do for
Canadian practice several years.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-13

A clergyman in Virginia is starting
a daily paper. If he is seeking how
to spend money he can learn from the
four papers which are now working
the Peary and Cook literature.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-13

What is that military aide going to
do on the Taft tour? There is moth
ing to whip. Captain Archibald Butt
may be assigned to the relief squad
and put to making speeches, turn and
turn about.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-13

A college professor who is vouched
a devout Christian will supervise the
census OF Chicago. How will he make
1t gee with the municipal effort Of a
few weeks ago2
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-13

Governor shallenberger has just
commissioned another colonel on his
military staff. The number OF colonies
is strictly limited by law. and the gov
erno long ago over-ran the limit. But
a little thing like disregarding a law
which carries no penalty clause will
not bother the governor.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-13

Speaking of doubts and alarms,
what would they do If j, p. Morgan
should miss a meal while Aldrich is in
Europe?
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-13

Georgia raises mountain rice and
rice makes whisky good enough for
Japs, The brain flag Georgia has with
it's prohibition is pathetic.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-13

Perhaps the Mahatmas can tell us
who discovered the North Pole first.
If not, we ma I'VE to go back to
the fake palm. and c~lairvoyants,
who continue to pc in gullibles with
impunity.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-13

President Taft will not submit to
interviews on the seatless gown,
though it is already a leading Issue in
Chicago.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-13
DC COD There Fir.t,

Washington Herald.
Unfortunately for old Adam, nobody was
able to dispute his right to be known as
the man who discovered the Garden Of
Eden.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-13

Subscribers leaving the cItv tenn
pOFRrily should have The Bee
mailed to them. Address VIII be
changed a. often ~ requested.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-13

In figuring on the re-apportionment
OF the active work Of managing the
operation of the Hartman roads
among Mr.. Harriman's ~Heutenants,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-13

A youthful versifier sought the judy
ment OF a well known critic.
Sir" said the poet Indignantly when
the expert had advised him to burn his
lines, "poetssare born. Hot imadsN US
Young man." replied the critic, smiling,
Observation-Disclosures Record.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-13

II am surprised at the way you speak
of the fare you found at that farm house,
In his letter to me the farmer speaks es-
pecially. OF the great impression made by
the butter he has on his farm"
He must mean the % t."--Baltimore
American.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-13

don't overlook A. l.. Mohler. who was
his right-hsnd man at the head Of the
Union Pacific, and who has as much
ability as any Of them to put TO the
laborinE oar.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-13

Glenn Curtiss was all ready. The
moment Peary and Cook shut off the
flow, Curtiss made a new long fight.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-13

Mabel-so you ana Jack don't speak.
What's the trouble?4
MarJory-We had a dreadful quarrel
about which loved the other most.-Boston
Transcript.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-13
Airy Confidence shaken

New York World.
The American girl who has Just received
the title OF princess for marriage purposes
adds neither dignity nor glory to her wom-
anhood by accepting the evanescent tinssl
for her dot. ~ .r-