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Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14
The Increasing Death Rate.

Surprise and deep regret will be
felt over the belated report of the cen
sus bureau for 1907, dealing with the
vital statistics of the nation. The re-
port shows that for the territory re-
ported, about half of the country, the
death rate for 1907 was far in excess
of that for 1906, the average being
1875 per 1000 of the population. The
only redeeming feature of the report is
the published admission that the
statistics are incomplete, several states
making nc registration of deaths and
in many states and cities the record
being confined to deaths from violence
or contagious diseases.
According to the census bulletin the
total deaths in the country for the
year were about 1900, 900, of which
$4,000 We're violent. OF these 1900
were caused by railroad accidents and
294 by automobiles. There were
2,709 homicides and 6,743 suicides.
The last figure is amazing, but is ac-
counted for by the explanation that
the number of suicides always in
creases in times of financial and indus
trial depression such as prevailed in
the closing months OF 1907.
The crusade against tuberculosis
which has been in progress for several
years is evidently bearing good fruit,
the census report showing that tuber-
culosis now takes second place in the
list of causes of death, pneumonia be-
ing the chief cause, actually and rela-
lively. Pneumonia can be more easily
avoided than any other disease, sim
ply by taking proper care of ones self,
and the fact that it causes more deaths
than any other disease shows how
careless Americans are. The death
rate among infants is rapidly declin-
ing. owing to the agitation for better
milk and better methods of sanitation
and the improvement of housing con
ditions in the larger cities. Heart
disease is increasing, due, according
to the experts, 10 the strain and ten
sion under which commercial America
lives and works.
One of the needs of the nation, EN-
phasized by the incomplete returns OF
the census bureau. is for legislation
in the different states requiring a more
complete and accurate registration OF
vital statistics. In many states no re-
turn Of births and deaths is required
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14
Moving for National Unity.

The advantages and disadvantages
of our dual form OF federal and state
government have long been recog-
nized. State Jealousy and a false
conception of states rights have un-
fortunately too often operated to pre-
vent concert of action to minimize the
disadvantages and make the most OF
the advantages. AS a consequence WI
have had forty-slx different states,
each ~endeavoring for the most part
to enact legislation in total disregard
of what the other states are doing.
While we have had u statute
books cut up by state boundaries. the
development of business and industry
has gone along in a field national and
international in scope in spite of the
varying legal requirements from state
to state. Occasionally an effort has
been made for uniform legislation in
this or hat direction, such, for exam
pie, as uniform divorce laws and uni
form collection laws, but now, for the
first time, a movement is under way,
under the auspices of the National
Civic Federation, for the broad pur-
pose of wiping out sectionalism in leg
islation affecting general business in
terests and to secure cooperation
rather than competition in the treat
ment of industry and enterprise by
the different states.
The preliminary plan contemplates
a widespread organization of men of
influence, who will stand for progress
sive ideas and recognize the national
character\ of our business activities.
Uniform legislation on any subject can
be effected only gradually and through
persistent agitation and effort, but the
object is one that is worth while and
fastening it's accomplishment will
mean much for the advancement and
material prosperity of the nation.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14
Colonel Harvey's Conversion.

The excessive joy that is alleged to
be felt over the return of one wan
derer from the fold should be expe-
rienced in Washington about this time
over the very frank expression of re-
pentance on the part of Colonel Har-
vey, editor of Harper's Weekly, for
his errors of judgment and action in
the Panama canal affair. The colonel
admits that he has been wrong, elo-
quently, sarcastically and vlndictively
wrong, and asks forgiveness.
Colonel Harvey is a man of strong
conviction and pronounced opinion
and he Yields a facile and pungent
pen. He has long been outspoken in
his opposition to the lock type of canal
at Panama. Not satisfied with his
personal conclusions and convictions.
he has secured the aid and services of
many engineers, who have assisted
and has insisted that nothing but
calamity and disaster could follow the
construction of the lock canal. How
ever, he has accepted the verdict of
the engineers whom Mr.. Taft took to
Panama for an examination of the
canal construction, and in an address
at the annual dinner of the alumni of
Stevens Institute announced his
change of views. After discussing the
canal affairs at length and explaining
his reasons for opposing the lock type,
Colonel Harvey said:
1 firmly believe that the engineers desig-
mated were not only the most competent
engineers in matters of this kind in this
country, but engineers of whose absolute
sincerity and good judgment there can be
no question. What business have we lay
men when the questions have been settled
by the best men we have in the country to
put our useless, ignorant views against
what they say is the right thing to do? 1
consider the canal plan now settled. 1t is
the duty of every American to stand i'm all
sincerity behind the government in this
matter and behind the people who are do
ing the work down on the isthmus and not
handicap, distress and harass them at every
point in the game.
This manly acknowledgment places
Colonel Harvey in the ranks with the
majority of the American people who
have accepted the conclusions reached
by Mr.. Taft, Colonel Goethals and the
expert engineer advisers. The lock
canal is to be built and, as Mr.. Roose-
welt said in submitting the report If
the engineers to congress, further OPP
position to the type of the canal may
be accepted as opposition to the whole
canal scheme. The conversion Of
Colonel Harvey will leave NJ. Bunau-
Vanilla, Poultney Bigelow and the OBJ
~jectors of hat type without a leader,
and the country will refuse to be
longer disturbed by an opposition that
is based on theories, but will support
the enterprise as now planned without
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14
WISDOM OF RASTUs.
Baltimore Sun.

Baltimore Sun.
Amt no use to count yoah s%pringtlme
tWell hits Matched.
Amt no use to count on plowin' twell
hits time;
Amt no use a-goln' fishin' twell thar's
For were libin' in a monty curio's
Amt no use to count on pickin' wiolets
yit awhile,
De goosebone an de groun' hogs got
de say:
Can't pick peas in billiards., an they amt
no use TO growl,
Thar won't be no cOan plantin' twell de
yearly paint ub May!
Just fotch yoh chars up higher an well
never know hit SHOWS.
Dey's springtime in de fiddle eff yoh
know what yoh's eTbout;
De on'y things to touch hit lax yoah
haht war full ub rose,
An mex de music in hit wake uD like
an talk righ' out!
Aim no use to grumble kase yoh can't go
fishin', chile;
Des pillow mules not a-fTettin', so well
pick a little tune;
De backlog knows hits business; an de
fus' ting, up de PAT,
Miss Wtoletn wander ann in aim wifi
Sistah Junel
Dey ain't no use fohcastin' when de rsb-
bits foot done said e
Wot's got TO be hez got TO be, an das
de truf fer fac;
Des cozy in de coahner dere. de kittles
Eingin' sweet.
De bscklog's doin' splendid, an we'll
wait twell spring comes baekl
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14
Militarism and Deficits.

Practically all the big nations of the
world are presenting balance sheets
showing hat their fiscal operations
for the last year have resulted in
deficits which in most cases are large
enough to cause deep concern among
the officials charged with the admins
tration of public affairs. The United
States will close it's fiscal year on June
80 with a deficit of about $4,000 0,-
900, Germany has a balance of more
than 500, 600. 900 on the wrong side
of the ledger, England's deficit is in
excess of $50, 00O, 900, France is some
$75, zoo, 900 short. Japan's
have been $4,000, 900 less than the
disbursements and the Russian Off
Gals admit a deficit of proportions
large enough to alarm the government
leaders. who are slow to be frightened
by an empty treasury.
To what extent this adverse inan-
cial condition is due to the general
business and industrial depression of
the last year can not be definitely de-
termined. The panic which began to
be felt in this country in the closing
months Of 19O7'was not confined to
the United States, but was felt with
still more keenness in England and
Germany. The recovery here has been
more marked than in any OF the Euro
pean countries. with the result that
while the deficit in our national treas
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE.

Queen Victoria's private journal fills 100
closely written books. This makes her
about the most voluminDus writer of the
Victorian era.
A public school janitor IN New Jersey
asks that his salary be reduced, stating
that he is o~verpaid for his work. This
brand of insanity is very rare in New Jer-
sey.
Talk about chivalry In the south. Down
in Alabama a man was sent to the county
road for sixty days for stealing a pair of
giddy socks with which to go calling on his
best girl.
Looking over the weather record of the
past six weeks, even science must accord
the ground hog some honor as a fore
caster. There are no "flarebacks" on his
escutcheon.
At the age of %. Kingdom Gould becomes
director of one of his fathers railroads,
thus escaping the notoriety which comes
to sons of great men who jostle with the
crowd at the foot of the ladder.
The announcement of the coming mar
riage of a dramatic star to a man Of
means significantly adds that the star will
not quit the stage. The deft touch of the
press agent always adorns a commonplace
item.
One of the millionaire residence districts
of st. Louis is greatly agitated over the
arrival of a new baby, the first on record.
Hitherto the residents contented them
selves with carved images of kids, and the
family which violated neighborhood tradi-
lions will probably be compelled to move.
Sons Of the warriors who plundered and
scalped in Apacheland a score of years ago
have not the means of emulating their
fathers. Most Of them are guiding scrapers
and driving teams on irrigation works in
the southwest. Work scorned by the van
ished bucks is now needful as a grub
ataLp
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14

ury is large. the task of our finance
minister is light compared with those
of the foreign countries. An even
moderate revival of industry may be
expected to increase the nations reve-
nues to the point of meeting all rea-
foreign Countries are so fiXedly great
that there is little prospect of their
regaining the ground temporarily lost.
The situation has served to direct
unusual attention to an inspection of
the appropriations and the disposition
of the This forces the con
clusion that too large a share of the
public money is being devoted to mill
tary purposes. The record of the con
gress just ended shows appropriations
on account of past wars and wars that
may or may not come to be as follows:
Army ............................sl01 , 191,470
Navy l36,955,lSO
Military academy .................... 2,53l,52l
Forttfications .........."...... S.lO,lll
Pension l6O,SOS,OoO
Miscellaneous .....".....,...... HAYWOOD
The $116,OOO,OO listed as mis-
c%ellaneous includes appropriations for
various items c~hargeable directly to
the military expenditures. The total
shows a disbursement of nearly $780,
900, 900, or more than one-half the
entire amount appropriated for the
maintenance of the national govern
ment. These appropriations have
practically doubled since the Spanish
American war.
The problem of reducing these ex-
p%enditures will be one of the big tasks
of the Taft administration. The
American people, it is believed, will
not submit to an impairment of the
army or navy, for economy's sake, but
there must of necessity be a readjust-
ment that will prevent the mainte-
nance of the military establishment
from absorbing a disproportionate
share of the government revenues.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14
A Piano Innovation.

One of the problems of the piano
may have been solved If an invention
just perfected in st. Louis proves a
success. The letters of patent describe
a piano that may be broken in two and
moved readily. In n section of the
piano are the strings and wires, while
in the other are the keys, pedals and
whatever other mechanism belonging
to the operative functions of the in
strument. From back to front run a
series of small rods and when 1t is de-
sired to take the piano apart all that
is necessary is to turn the thumb
screws, take out the rods and the in
strument is whitfield clearly in two.
The inventor declares that his mechan-
ism does not Interfere in any way with
the musical equipment of the piano.
If the new piano is a success 1t will
solve one of the most vexed problems
of piano owners who live in flats and
apartments. No architect has yet de-
signed an apartment with stairways
wide enough to accommodate the pas
sage of a fair-sized piano without GER
tain damage to the instrument and
general destruction of stair rails, wall
paper and temper. The windows are
usually too small to allow the hosting
process to be used, and the result is
that of a piano have as much
difficulty in getting into an apartment
house as do the owners of children.
In addition to all that, it is a comfort
to know hat a piano may be broken
in two.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14

and in others the records are sadly in
complete. As a result the improve
ment of the general health is retarded
by a lack of essential data on the
causes of mortality. and the greatest
those who apparently manifest least
concern over the conditions.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14

Philadelphia Ledger.
People who insist that the secretary of
war is not a democrat Will have TO cite
some better proof than the fact tina he
did not vote for Bryan.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14

viii Mr.. Bryan please notice that
Editor Hearst is urging reforms in
certain Washington matters which he
wants effected before Mr.. Taft's next
inaugural?"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14
Di~sagreeabie Diet.
Kansas city Times.

Mr.. B~onaparte. the ex-attorney general.
says: IF a lion should swallow Mr..
Roosevelt he would disagree with the lion"
It is also believed, from a study OF the ex-
attorney generals record, thar il Mr.. Bon
aparte swallowed a federal court the court
would disagree with Mr.. Bonaparte.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14

Philadelphia merchants are de-
handing that their streets be paved
with wooden blocks, What do the old
time business men of Omaha think of
that al a sign of progress? But it's
not the same kind of wooden paving
block.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14

Senator Bailey is again on the war
path against newspaper men who re-
port the executive session proceedings
OF the senate. Wouldn't It be more
fair for him to get after his colleagues
who tip on the news to the enterpris-
ing repoTtaraf
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14

Former Senator Plat says that Mr..
Roosevelt will be eliminated from
New York politics if he remains in
Africa a year. Mr.. Roosevelt will not
be out of New York politics a minute,
no matter how long he remains in
Africa.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14

President Taft did not specify in his
call what the special business of the
extra session of congress will be, but
it is suspected that the congressman
know.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14

The cE&r OF Russia has signed an or
der a%colishing the use of the drum in
the army. The car has apparently
learned that a fight is not,won by a
big noise.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14
Cornorations In High GIee.

Indianapolis News.
With considerable satisfaction the rail-
roads announce the return OF confidence
TO Missouri. The 2-cent fare and mini
mum freight laws have been judicIalIy
knocked out.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14

II suppose said the facetious stranger,
watching a workman spread a carpet from
the church door to the curb, that's the
high road to heaven you're fixing up?"
NO" replied the man; this is merely a
bridal path."-Harper's Weekly.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14

Senator Tillman wants the inaugu-
ration date changed from March to one
OF the summer months. The senator
knows that a pitchfork is a useless
weapon in a snowstorm.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14

Ex-senator Foraker says he is going
to retire from political life. Mr.. For
aker is as quick as any man to find out
a thing after it happens.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14

The shade of Ananias drew himself up
witt naughty ~pompuosity.
Il do not know why, sir" he remarked
to the shade of George Washington, "why
l should yield you precedence. You never
had a truth-tellers' club named after you"
Baltimore American.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14

Queen Victoria's correspondence
and state papers will, it is estimated,
fill 1850 volumes. We can see a
prosperous season ahead for the man
who sells books on the installment
plan.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14

81 suppose" said the fair studio Wis
itor, that you find 1t necessary 10 soak
your brushes frequently?'
"Oh, no. replied the artist, but they
are about the only things l possess that
l have not soaked. "-Chicago News.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14

"Old chap, why don't you make up your
mind to marry and settle down.
You chump, 1t takes two minds to do
that, and l haven't quite got Freda's mind
made up yet."-Chicago Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14

Vice President Sherman is certain
to be disturbed some day o by some
anxious soul starting a query as to
how he stands on the cocktail ques-
ton.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14

John Lavender of Chicago has asked
the courts to enjoin people from talk
ing about his wife. Be careful what
you say about the Lavender Lady.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14

The city with the largest auditorium
will be selected IL the victims of the
Maybray gang ever decide to hold a
reunion.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14

The Indians in this country have
more wealth, per capita, than the
whites. That may console them to
the removal of the Indian head from
the pennies.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14

Mrs. Tolker-Here is an item saying that
the women who wear low-neck gowns and
open-work stockings are much healthier
than those who do not.
Mr.. Tolker-Guess that's right. They
have to be in order to stand the exposure.
New York Times.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14

In just a few weeks the boy who
goes barefoot will refuse to worry
about what congress may do with the
duty on hides.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14
ForgetfuI scribes.

Washington Herald.
Already some of the editors are begin
ming to refer to him as Brother Roose-
Welt" Have they no recollection OF his
dictum of other days, my spear knows
no BROTHER"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14

The st1ndpatters are anxious that
the safety appliance law be rigidly en-
forced 8 far as the protection of the
Dingley schedules are concerned.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14

The waiter expected a 50-cent tip. but
he didn't get it. THAT was a quarter you
gave me, sir" he suggested meaningly.
That's all right" said the guest. II
never do anything by halves And he
walked out with a munificent air.-Cleve-
land Leader.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14
STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.

State OF Nebraska, Douglas County. SIS:
George b. Tsschuck. treasurer of The Bee
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
February, 1909. was as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14

Indiana is Mr.. Riley's state" says
a New York paper. Perhaps, as 1t has
been established that it does not be-
long to Mr.. Kern.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14

Mr.. Cannon is scheduled to learn
pretty soon whether he is to be fired
or simply spiked.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14

st. Louis theater managers have
barred Salome. Still, we thought the
Missourians liked to be shown.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14

Much will be forgiven if March
shall decide to go out like a lamb.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14

May as well take down the storm
door. The circus press agent is in
town.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14
DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIES.

II have a fircless cooker"
That's nothing. I've got a smokeless
husband. baltimore American.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14

Magistrate-You say you want a divorce
because your married life is one long series
Of fights. You don't look 1t.
Would e-Divorce-No, your honor, but
you ought to see my wife.-The Circle Mag
azine.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14
WHEN OUT OFF TOWN.

subscribers leaving the city tenn
pOrarily should have The Bee
mailed to them. Address Will he
changed IN often as requested.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14

]. Ogden Armour promises us that
meat will be cheaper next summe
Mr.. Armour must be planning to kill
a beef.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14

III d INDVIIOVINf
Treasurer.
subscribed In my presence and sworn to
before me this LIST day of March. 1908.
NJ. p. WALKER,
(SeaD Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14

Entered at Omaha postoffics as second
class matter.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14

VICTOR RosEwATER. EDITOR.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-29
Suit Case Brigade
Keeps Wet in Kansas

ST. JOSEPH NO., July 29.--
The charge of the suit case brigade
on Winthrop, a Missouri village
near here. is making the temper
ance people jealous. Everybody
knows Atchison, Kas., is one of
the driest towns on the map of
North America. But the suit case
of commerce has solved the prob
lem for heads of large dry fam
lilies.
Every day the brigade comes
across the Missouri river bridge
with light suit cases and painting
threats. The westbound process
sion moves slower and in more
irregular line of march. The sfIit
cases usually go in pairs, md
Gov. Stubs of Kansas Is trying
to find a way to stop the proceeds
ing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-29
MEN ATT WAR over
DAINTY CHINESE hEIREsE

SAN FRANCISCO, July a.
Desperate gun-fighters and hatch
etmen OF the Suey Sing and
Suey On tongs, two OF the most
powerful highlander organiza-
lions In America, have buckled on
their armor and have Jared forth
In search of each others life
blood. And. as is most always
the case when highbinders take
the warpath. there IL woman
In the case.
This time the cause of the feud
is pretty young May Kim, whose
father Lum On Kim, is one of the
wealthiest merchant princes of
Hongkong.
This is how It all came about:
May Kim, who has been a
reigning belle of the Chinese
quarter, and whose market value
is said to be $4,000 American
gold, visited nearly two months
with prominent Chinese residents
In this city, and then journeyed
to pass the summer
months with relatives living in
Oxnard, Ventura county. While
here, many desperate gunfight-1
or identified with the Suey Sing
tong, cast covetous eyes on the
fair celestial maiden, but for all
of them, the figure, $4,000. seemed
a trifle steep. However, this fact
did not discourage the more dar-
ing.
Dainty May Kim had but just
reached her destination at the
town when constables
bore her away to a country jail.
Her relatives we're Mortified, but
the peace officers declared that
q complaint charging embezzle-
ment had been sworn out in San
Francisco for the girls arrest.
The girls relatives kept the
wires hot, and before the Off
GERS arrived in San Francisco
with their charge, the captain Of
detectives had been advised of
the scheme that was brewing to
secure possession of the girl.
Investigation developed the fact