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Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-23

timely Is the effort OF the administra-
ton to enfore the peoples enactment
Of this particular enactment with its
publicity feature. Obedience al the
law is the fundamental principle Of our
nation, and such a fragrant attempt to
decide that the law shall be nulllfied,
as though he were the spokesman in
advance OF the supreme bench, is, on
the part of Joseph Benson Foraker, as
It would be on the part Of any other
person, the most unlimited arrogance
and insufferable invasion of the rights
of our government n the duties Of
loyal citizenship.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-23
Checks on the Railroads.

The annual report Of the Interstate
Commerce commission is valuable as
pointing out the limitations Of that
body which should be removed if the
commission is to be made the effectual
safeguard against discrimination and
abuse which 1t was designed to be.
In It's vigorous recommendations for
more power, nothing radical is at
tempted, but it is apparent that a re-
adjustment and in some cases an extern
sion Of authority is essential. The ship
per is shown to be still at the mercy
of the railroads in some arbitrary rate
matters, and while the commission
does not desire to interfere with any
legitimate rights of the roads it does
seek to check any excess Of greed which
would dictate alterations of rates to
the manifest injustice of the public.
These proposed extensions of the in
terstate m law are in line with
the suggestions already made by Presi-
dent Taft, from whom a special mes
on the subject is expected. The
necessary checks upon the railroads are
to be fully presented to congress, and
that body will be held responsible for
any laxity in providing such legisla-
ton as may be necessary to protect
those rights Of the people over which
the commission ought to have full ini-
tial Jurisdiction.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-23
Effrontery of Guilt.

The audaoious demand of the sugar
ring for reimbursement from the fed
eral government must be viewed as a
part of the villainy of q hardened old
sinner, and If there ever was any in
tention of showing any mercy to the
offender, now is the time to aban-
don It.
Such a preposterous plea as that for
two years the confessed crooks have
been over-paying, the customs, is a last
desperate attempt to justify themselves
before the nation, and to throw dust in
the eyes OF the people.
1t ought to have but one effect.
There may have been a disposition on
the part of the federal treasury not to
be unduly harsh in the matter of re-
funds. But now exact Justice must be
melted out to the ring whose effrontery
is more brazen than its guilt, and in
it's final accounting the government
must see that the combine pay to the
uttermost penny what is due the public
Golfers. Such monumental cheek should
not be without its reward, which in
this case ought to be the limit of the
law.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-23

The forty centuries that looked down
from Egypt's pyramids on Napoleon's
army Of invasion saw a wondrous sight,
but nothing to compare with that
which is promised the forty-one cen
turtles that will look down from the
pyramids on Colonel Tanning when he
invades the sacred soil OF Ahmen-
Hoteb and Ptah. Full ~panoplied in
all the gorgeous splendor Of his dress
parade glory, Colonel Tanning proposes
to mount to the highest pinnacle of the
Hottest pyramid and thereon plant the
gonfalon Of Dahlman Democracy tri-
umphant. This will be either the be-
ginning or the closing of another epoch
for Egypt. In the days of old Rameses
we can picture Colonel Tanning being
received at the gates of Thebes or
Memphis by the mighty monarch's
most valiant and noble warriors. Not
one of the shepherd kings but would
have stripped himself for the purpose
Of doing honor to this ambassador
from the dual courts OF Ashton | and
James the Only. Fancy dwells low
ingly on the thought Of Cleopatra, her
beauty unadorned amid the
luxury of her splendid barge, all gilt
and ivory, lying in wait ear the
Pharos Of Alexandria, hat she might
greet the distinguished guest from far
away Nebraska. And so on through
all the ages one may c%onjure up with
little stretch of the imagination the
welcome that would have been ex-
tended to Colonel Tanning by any of
that long line of rulers who brought
Egypt down from the darkness that
preceded civilizations dawn through
It's lost m~agnifcence to the present
day. But, alas! The only king Of
Egypt Colonel Tanning ever met was
Pharaoh.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-23

ing to take the bills receivable from the
portfolio at or near face value got them,
while those who wanted money had to
MATT.
At this distance 1t looks as II there had
been a scramble to make a record in set
Ting up the affairs of the bank promptly,
so as to show as good a case as possible
for the guarantee law. The method
adopted gave every opportunity for favorlt-
ism and lrregularity to enter irso the liqui-
dalton, and it is not surprising that there
was much dissatisfaction The grand jury
went into the matter of the liquidation, but
Governor Haskell took 1t out Of its hands,
on the grounds that the proceedings before
it were an attack upon the guarantee law,
not an attempt to administer justice.
With the guarantee fund exhausted, it will
be interesting to see what will be accom-
plished in the way Of rapid Liquidation"
of the banks now in trouble and how 1t will
be accomplished.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-23
Animosity Exposed.

The disposition on the part Of the
scandalmongers to predetermine the
results of the investigation of the Bal
linger-Pinchot episode, is simply an
other exposure of the animosity ami
mating this disreputable propaganda.
Such villification of a court Of law
about to undertake hearing of a case
would lodge the offenders in jail, but
under our freedom of political discus
sion there is no holding the hounds in
leash unless they transgress the libel
laws, and long experience enables them
to dodge such responsibility.
In the meantime, the administration
is continuing calmly toward a full,
free and frank exhibition Of all the evil
dence in the case, and the discrimina-
ting public is able to see for itself that
there is to be nc suppression Of any
feature of the controversy. Deceney on
the part Of the muckrakers is not to be
expected, and the howl hat they now
are putting up is due entirely to their
chagrin over the administrations hon.
est attitude toward both Pinchot and
Ballinger and toward the public.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-23
BANK GUARANTY IN ACTION.
Situation by Two More Bank
Failures.


Failures.
New York Tribune.
1t will be interesting to see how the Ok
lahoma officials meet the situation caused
by the suspen on Of two more of the states
guaranteed banks. The two new suspen-
sions occurred in a chain Of banks run by
the president OF the Oklahoma Bank and
Trust company of Oklahoma City, which
closed its doors on September %. That bank
was the largest in Oklahoma, having $780,
600 in deposits. Its growth appears to nave
been mushroom-like. for a year before It's
deposits were only 1856, 900. Such an increase
was an instance of the beneficient results
OF the guarantee system, II we are to be-
lieve various that emanated
from Oklahoma before the troub.e came.
And certainly the state appears TO have re-
garded the flourishing Columbia bank with
much favor, since at the time of its fail
ure 1t held S1S0,00 of state deposits, besides
S5,O 600 of the guarantee fund.
The failure of the Columbia exhausted
the fund, which, of course, fell far short
OF paying the liabilities. Bank Commits
sioner Young of Oklahoma issued a state
ment on October 80 showing that he had
paid $500, 647 to depositors from the guar
antee fund and 81, 9S5. 647. q from the assets
OF the bank. About $4,000 was still due to
the depositors. Thus the Euarantee fund did
not result In the prompt m In full
OF depositors, and, indeed, it is understood
that some of the banks liabilities remain
unpaid even now. All that is now claimed
for the oklahoma system of handling a
failed bank is remarkable speed in nqulda-
ton. But a dispatch to The Omaha Bee,
to which we are indebted for these facts,
shows the method by which the assets were
quickly turned over claims settled. The
quick work, it says, has been due not
only to collections and to sale Of co!laterals.
but in settling with depositors by turning
over to them bills receivable" That is, the
depositors accepted the paper in the banks
portfolio in payment of their claims. A
very good showing IN liquidation can be
made II depositors Of a bankrupt instltu-
ton accept its paper at face value and
take their chances with II instead Of
taking their chances through waiting for
the receiver to collect upon It. AS a mere
matter OF bookkeeping a large and quick
realization upon assets is possible in that
way.
Another novelty exhibited In the settle
ment is also described in the same dis
patch TO The Bee, This only difference
from the procedure In unguaranteed
banks" IL says, lis that, instead OF apply
ing the money secured on assets pro rata
to all depositors Of the Institution. Bank
Commissioners Young Is paying certain
depositors, first. while others are waiting
Willingly, or otherwise" This means, we
suppose. that the depositors who were will
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-23

Of competition between the two companies.
1t has been one long. persistent strife.
Here is the whole situation: The public
will patronize whichever company gives
the best service. II is not interested to
know that the Postal Is fighting the West
ern Union. It is up TO both companies to
offer the best they can. This makes con-
slant rivalry. To say there is any working
agreement between the two is far short OF
the fact.
The committees counsel asked II there
was not an agreement between the West
ern Union and the Postal when rates were
raised on April 1 1907.
There was an understanding about IT,
replied Mr.. Nally.
The traffic superintendent of the two
ssytems met. l believe, and the raise was
decided upon"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-23
PERSONAL NOTES.

Cheer up, mere menl Only a few days
more, and you can poke around In the
closets and drawers looking for things,
and not be afraid the children will get
Wise to state secrets.
Mrs. Sallle Mckinney, who. tradition
says, led Quantrell and his band into Law
renee, Kan, on the memorable occasion OF
the sacking of that town on August 81, 1863,
died in Emporia after a long illness.
Victor f. Lawson, the Chicago nowc-
paper publisher. II was announced by Off
Gals Of the Young Mems Christian asso-
citation. will contribute Sl0O, 600 to a 1000 90
fund being raised by that organization os
q Christmas gift.
A Chicago judge rules that landlords
mey not exclude from families
that have children, at least not BY reason
Of such possession. Landlords naturally
feel outraged at the intimation that there
arc right other than their own.
Don Herring. a son Of former State Sem
ator Grant Herring, now of Sunbury, Pa,
who is a student at oxford university,
England, was one Of the winning team in
the Ox~ford-Rugby match. This is the
first time an American has ever played in
the intervarsity match. Don was well
known in athletic circles at Princeton,
where he graduated with honors in 1907.
Colonel William H. Cross, secretary Of
state for Oklahoma. probably is the only
public official in the United States who
his nickname to state documents,
Bill Cross, Secretary of State" Is the
signature he has affixed to rec
ords and correspondence ever since he
began his tenure of office, November 16,
1907. He does this on the authority of a
special opinion handed down by, the at
torney general of his state.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-23

Judge Lurton's elevation to the gu
preme court bench is a demonstration
of the possibilities Of evolution for the
American boy. In his youth he was
a confederate soldier, and but for his
mothers personal plea to Lincoln
which secured his release from a fed
eral prison he might have been d.
verified to a vastly different career, for
1t was Lincoln's interest that enabled
him to take up the study Of law.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-23
PUBLICITY FOR ACCIDENTS.
Sovereign Remedy for Many Railroad
BIundeE5

st. Louis Republic.
Without entering into the details OF the
Esch bill. which the house of representa-
tives passed the other day, 1t will hardly
be denied that full reports of all railroad
accidents which 1t requires to be made to
the Interstate commission would
give publicity to information that might
help greatly in reducing the number Of
such accidents.
In remedying an evil the first step is to
ascertain its principal producing causes.
II a train going over a certain road at a
certain speed is wrecked by a broken rail
full knowledge Of all the circumstance
will help the managers OF other roads sim
llarly equipped In estimating the momen-
tum of moving trains which their own
roads will bear. If, in any instance. over
fatigue of train hands or station hands is
a contributing cause of the accident pub
licity of the fact will help others to avoid
this source of disaster.
When President Samuel Spencer OF the
Southern railway was killed on one of his
own lines a few years ago he probably
did not know that his life was In the hands
Of a sleepy train dispatcher. II Mr.. George
Gould had known OF the defective rail In
the Carolina road which cost the lives OF
a number OF his fellow-tTavelers the other
day, and came near costing his own. he
surely would have avoided that road or in
sisted upon slow and cautious travel
over II.
Publicity is the sovereign remedy for all
evils Of obscure origin. There are hun
dreds Of engineers, and probably OF others
who are not engineers, who might give
railroad managers valuable hints In the
prevention OF accidents II full publicity
were given TO the causes OF All those which
happep
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-23
SHOPPING EARLY.
Chicago News.

Chicago News,
I am a worn and broken man,
I'm sick and lame and blind;
Search from Beersheba clear 10 Dan,
No wreck like me you'll find.
And yet-but one short year g
A giant whole and hale
/ was-but then / did not know
That awful Christmas sale!
We went downtown, the wife and l.
We went into a store;
l don't know what she wished 10 buy,
/ don't care any more;
l saw her drawn and bloOdless lp,
/ know my face went pale
When, like a speeding battleship,
We charged the Christmas salel
One failing madam knew no fear,
She took my nose a prize;
Six dozen hat brims slit my ear,
And hatpins gouged my eyes.
one damsel butted like a goat,
And when ! raised a wall
She crammed a bundle down my throat
such was the Christmas sale!
Oh, shopper, bait a polar bear,
Pay rattlers social calls,
Go pull a Turkish wrestler's hair,
Or shoot Niagara Falls;
Go beard the lion in his den,
Go twist his tasseled tall
But, shopper, dear, / say again,
Shun-shun the Christmas sale!
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-23

The consolidation of the Omaha and
winnebago reservations is intended to
expedite. rather than hamper. the ad-
miniStrAtion Of business affairs. In a
very short time the omahas will be re-
leased entirely from the close gusrdi-
Anship of the federal government. and
their agency will expire naturally.
Pending that date 1t will be Just as
well n the two tribes are brought into
a little closer contact.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-23
Going some.
|. Louis Globe Democrat

st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
While serving as an assistant army sur
geon General Leonard Wood. in a region
infested with hostile Indians, voluntarily
covered 100 miles on foot in twenty-four
hours as a carrier OF dispatches. Later
he distinguished himself as a Rough
Rider. He win shortly become the army
chief OF staff. which is also going some.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-23

An Indiana bride complains that the
climate of her Nebraskan husband is
too cold. Such lukewarm reality does
not tally with the temperament Of the
heroines of Indiana fiction. Do the
natives read Harrington to no purpose?
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-23

Reading the story of the decayed
condition of wardrobe Inc furnishings
of a New York social leader whose
estate was up for settlement, makes
the ordinary thrifty householder real
proud of his possessions.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-23
New York Tribune.

The season when skaters drown because
ice Is too thin has again opened.
Neither common sense nor parental au-
thority entirely prevents fatal accidents
from this cause where sport is fought on
ponds, lakes or rivers. Where access can
be had to Kinks, a modest admission fee Is
really a low rate OF insurance which a
person who is fond OF skating might be
glad TO pay.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-23
Exceeded the wyoming Limit.

A Wyoming court Fas decided that a
certain young man had a perfect right to
break his promise of marriage to a girl
who changed the color OF her hair three
times within a week. Wise and upright
jrdge! Even love cannot be presumed to
be SO blind that It win fail to make note
of that,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-23

The revival Of an old suit In the SUI
preme court reminds the public that
Ig Dunn is no longer permitted to prac-
tice law in Nebraska courts. This had
almost been forgotten.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-23

The distribution OF the reward
offered for the convicted train robbers
promises TO take up al much time in
the courts as the trial Of the principals.
This matter should be submitted to
arbitration and not be permitted to run
up a big bill Of expense for the public
10 Ratfla.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-23

Ever since Worcester. Mass, ceased
being the largest dry town in the world
strange reports of wondrous sights
have been coming from there. Is it
over-indulgence or the quality that
produces this condition?
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-23

Stripped Of Polar degrees and uni
versity degree, Cook will soon be naked
of honors, and will have nothing left
Of his Arctic fruits but the 800, 900
from his lectures. No wonder he made
a dash with the gate receipts!
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-23

For a nation whose immediate doom
was predicted If the lords rejected the
budget the English appear to be pre-
pairing their plum pudding with an air
of cheerful indifference to the bow
vows.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-23

Still another count has beer discov-
cred by the rich American widow who
married him to be of no account, In
the meantime he has been s~quandering
the fortune her first husband built up
by strict attention to American indus
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-23

Napoleon Hicks proves himself
worthy of the name, but 1t is doubtful
If any of his medical examiners" will
ever parade very prominently their
"esculapian'' certificates.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-23

"Uncle joe Cannon will be more
than ever q bad man now since his land
has been taken by condemnation to aid
a Douglas county drainage project, 1t
seems like he never could get in right.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-23

In the meantime, the question as to
what might be developed If the records
of the Interior department were
searched far enough back has not been
answered by the World-Herald
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-23
s~uspending the Rule.
Cleveland LeadeI

The newspapers of the world refuse to
limit their discussion of King Leopold to
the good which might be said of him with
out doing violence to the truth.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-23

Subscribers leaving the city tenn
porarily should have h Bee
mailed to them. Address will be
changed "a often as requested.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-23

While the University of Chicago ex-
poets no holiday gift from Rockefeller
this season, still it may be disap-
pointed Old habits are hard to break.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-23

Judging from the universal execra-
tions in the newspapers of all cities,
the American population is divided into
two classes, human beings and chauf-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-23

The i%conoclasts may dispute who in
vented the reaper. but there can be no
question concerning the reaping of its
rewards.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-23

Edward ]. Nany, president OF the New
England Telegraph company and vice pres
ident of the Postal Telegraph and Gable
company, last Saturday told the joint leg
islative committee which is investigating
the telephone and telegraph companies that
the keenest rivalry exists between the
Postal and the Western Union Telegraph
companies. Ephraim j. Page, counsel to
the committee, had asked Mr.. Nally II
there was not q community OF interest,"
"a working agreement-between the two
big companies.
There positively Is not" replied Mr..
Nally. There has been the hottest kind
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-23
Up Against r..
Brooklyn Eagle.

bTOoklyu EdBles
Navy may bar trust goods" is a catchy
headline. But without steel trust armor,
and coal trust coal, to say nothing of other
details, a navy would not be worth having.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-23
stimulus for civic Pride

The outcome OF the franchise election is
not a victory for Kansas City alone. Every
city, big or small. that is fighting for an
vanced and enlightened conditions is en-
titled TO take fresh strength and courage.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-23
washington Post

Mr.. Morgan gives us another Illustration
of business sagacity by buying telephone
companies as a permanent investment. Peo-
pie will always want to talk.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-23

The Chicago Board of Trade has
dropped It's Argentina playmate for
bad behavior. Just before Christmas
some people are as good as they can be.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-23

Hartwell Stafford of Hackensack has a
large sized crouch; he just does not care
who knows it, and, in fact, publishes 1t to
the world in the form of high priced ad-
vertising. Probably Stafford has good
cause for resentment, but of hat let the
reader be the judge.
Stafford caught a burglar in his house
recently, and was promptly informed by
Mr.. Burglar that unless let go he would
do him up" But Stafford ignored the
threat and had the prowler arrested, feel
ing secure in the thought that a long term
In prison would make the culprit tax a
kindlier view Of the matter.
Judge Milton Demarest sentenced the
intruder to only one year in prison, and
now Stafford sees trouble ahead for him
self. He decided that H~ackensack would
not be a peaceful residence town for him
a year hence, for the thought that you
are going to have some one"do you up"
cannot be agreeable to a man of simple
habits. Hence the following ad:
II bought this house for a home. 1t is
Ideal In location, arrangement, convenience,
and / hate to sell It.
-Four weeks ago l captured & burglar
in the house and he threatened. TO do me
up II l did not let him go. I calculated
that 1t would be many years before ne
would get the chance. but Judge Demarest
sentenced him to just one year. In a short
time, therefore,, he will be among us again.
IF l take a gun and protect myself l
will probably get about twenty years, and
II he sticks a knife in my back some dark
night he will probably get about six
months.
II do not think the odds are fair, conse-
quently l get out, and so here is a big bar
gain for somebody. 1t doesn't need much
cash; just enough TO make 1t sure that
the property won't be thrown back on my
hands and l won't have to go back there
to live"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-23

A Happy New Years .i-eaut would
be the settlement of I'll, .altchmen's
strike.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-23

The Bluehelds battlefield proves to
have been red enough.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-23

Next we shall be hearing of the
stovaine habit.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-23

That ought to be a very tasty dish
OF Bacon that we are about to serve
France.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-23

Shortest days Of the year? Well,
it's the season for going short.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-23

From the sugar ~refneries to the
finery Of women, the trail Of the snug
Cling crookworm is over all.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-23

The latest mode for the dressmakers
is customs house trimmings.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-23

Close after the jingling Of Santa's
bells may be heard the rumble of the
annual water wagon parade.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-23

Cupid Is almost as busy as Santa
Claus.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-23

II you don't do 1t right away you will
never have. a chance. Christmas is at
hand.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-23

The reorganization of the starch in
terests will probably stiften things up
a bit.