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Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11
American CAPITAL I'M china.

American money is to assist in
building a great railroad in China.
With any other country this would
mean nothing except hat there was
a surplus OF capital here seeking in
vestment. German, English and
French bankers were all striving to
secure the loan, and it was only
through the influence Of President
Taft that American bankers were ad-
mitted to the syndicate. Custom is
an almost insurmountable barrier in
China and it has been the rule that
the nation furnishing the money for
railroads and other enterprises to de-
velop any section of that vast empire
should practically monopolize its for
eign trade.
The loan Is made to construct a
system of roads opening up a large
territory hitherto isolated from for
eign commerce. and when it was an
nounced II had been placed in Ger
many there was much dissatisfaction
in other countries. President Taft
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11
Scramble for KIdnaping Loot.

Quite an army of claimants are SQUAD
bling over the reward for the capture OF
the Boyles, who kidnapped Willie Whitla
Mercer county politics is involved. Willie
father is credited with having contem-
plated making a claim for the SIS, 900 on be-
half of the boy, on the ground that the
lad himself had caused the arrest OF the
culprlts. He has wisely thought better
to drop the idea II he ever entertained H.
The whole case Is a singular mess OF mys-
teries. contradictions and paradoxes. Mer-
Ger county is claiming the reward as REIN
bursement for the heavy expense incurred
in the discharge Of a plain duty to prose
cute the culprits to conviction. This is
one claim which the state authorities
should absolutely ignore.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11
Smuggling in Chinese.

What appears to- be the most ex-
tensive scheme in recent years TO
evade the Chinese exclusion laws has
been unearthed and eliminated in ar
rests in Chicago. The plan was an
~audacious one and required great in
genuity to work it out, carrying the
Cinnamon from the Mexican border
to Chicago before they were brought
to the surface. The game must neces-
sarily be a profitable one or men
would not take such chances of inn
prisonment.
The struggled %Chipaman, Of course,
vas expected to repay the cost and a
profit proportional to the risk to the
fellow Chinaman who had advanced
the price. No greater object lesson
could be drawn of the difference be-
tween the scale Of living of the orr
entail and the American laborer, for
these smuggled Chinamen are all OF
the laboring class. Speedy repayment
Of such a sam would be a practical
impossibility with American stand
ards of living, but not so with the
Chinaman, although his earnings are
far below hat Of white labor.
The saddest picture Of all, however,
is contemplating the lot Of Chinese
labor at home. What must be the
condition in China when men are will
ing to take such risks and work un-
der practical slavery for years to re-
pay the sum represented by steam
ship passage, smugslers' fees n the
toll of the Chinese ao-between?
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11

Confederate veterans object to a
statue of southern womanhood belted
and armed for physical combat. The
southern woman, like other women,
doubtless possesses physical courage,
but that is not the quality which a
strong man most 'admires n wants
to see perpetuated in bronze.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11
ADVANCEMENT IN THE ARMY.
Remarkably Rapid Rise of Present
Omcer.
Chicago Inter Ocean.

Chicago inter ocean.
Major general Leonard Wood, Is, now
head OF the United states army, by the
retirement for age Of Lieutenant General
Arthur Macarthur. General Wood entered
the army as an assistant surgeon in 1884,
In 1891 he was given the rank OF captain.
May 8, 1895, at the outbreak of the Spanish
American war, he was appointed colonel
of the First United states Volunteer cav
alTy--the Rough Riders" Eve months
later he was appointed a brigadier general
OF volunteers; in December, a major gen
ersl of volunteers; in FEBRUARY. 1901, a
brigadier general In the regular army; in
1903, major general Of the regular army.
Only elevn years ago, therefore, General
Wood was an arm surgeon. There are
not many, II any, cases In the army OF
such rapid rise And we now OF no other
army IN the world that has a doctor for
its ranking officer.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11

Secretary Wilson delivered the ad-
dress at the dedication of the greatest
agricultural college hall in the world
at Ames. The work of the scientific
agriculturist is being httingly recog-
nized and the progressive agricultural
states are providing needed facilities
for prosecuting the work.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11
A o
San Francisco Chronicle.

san HIdHtiSSO CuiOhlcie.
United States treasury officials are a
cheerful lot, They are-extracting comfort
from the fact that the deficit will fall
below the estimate of sl12,oOO.OoO During
the first eleven months Of the fiscal year
the Treasury has run behind ss7. S5s, 1O2, and
the final month will bring the amount up
to about S106 900, OO0, but a little thing like
that is not calculated TO worry the GUS
todians Of funds a%sgregating over a bill
lion.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11
DOLLIVER OF iowa.
Leader of Western Thought In Tarin
Revision.

Kansas City Star (lnd.).
If the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill becomes
a law in its present or similar form, the
enactment will not be accomplished without
an exposure OF it's outrageous favors for
the trusts, It's reputation OF the promises
OF both parties and it's probable effect in
maintaining or iAislng the present cost Of
living.
The odium of such a performance will,
of course, attach primarily to the dominant
party. which, however, has been aided
very largely by protection democrats who
have disregarded utterly the traditional
policies and specific declarations OF their
The ountry probably will be Indebted
for this exposure, TO Senator Dolliver OF
Iowa, more than 10 any other one man.
Mr.. Dolliver has not made an absolutely
clean record In his voting on the sched-
ules, but he has adhered strongly TO the
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11

The automobiles driven through u
crowded ~thoroughfares by young boys
and girls are multiplying. Presuma-
bly, we will have to have a few serious
auto accidents in Omaha before we
raise the bars against irresponsible
drivers.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11
Perplexittes of Fly Time.
cltoooo Dooora Hn.aIA

Public health officials Of Iowa and
Nebraska are going to form an organiza-
ton for the purpose of fighting flies. 1t
may be. that they know how to kill off
the flies in Iowa and Nebraska. but how
are they going to keep flies from sneaking
over the borders out of adjoining states?
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11

Governor shallenberger has handed
out a few more appointive plums to
jobs created or transferred to him by
the recent legislature. Those demo-
cratic lawmakers knew what they
we're doing when they enlarged the pie
counter presided over by the governor.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11

The suit for 100000 damages
against the Sugar trust for closing
down a refinery, in which it secured a
controlling interest, has been settled
out of court after part Of the testi-
mony was heard. Was the trail grow
ing too warm?
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11

Why should our public school prin-
cipals have to be reelected every year
any more than the teachers? There
is no special reason why the principals
Of u schools should be on a different
tenure than the teachers under them.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11

Someone ought to define the dead
line between a pavement that needs
repairs and a pavement that needs re-
placing. II they are not 500 re-
surfaced some of our asphalt streets
will be nothing but patches.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11
Conflicting Assertions.
Boston Transcript.

busIOH IIdnsCTIpI.
II the stand-p pat senators were trying to
convince the country of the need of a
tariff commission to settle questions Of
fact regarding tariff rates, wages and
prices, they could not proceed more ef-
fectively than by the present exhibit Of
conflicting assertions.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11

The chairman of the democratic
county committee Of Cedar county
writes a protest to the local demo-
cratic organ against this "nqnpartisan
t~om-foolery." He might as well get
ready to be deposed from his position
as chairman and be read out Of the
marty.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11

The demo-pop World-Herald con-
tinues TO prate about a nonpartisan
judiciary, We repeat our question,
When did the World-Herald ever sup
port a republican candidate for SUI
preme judge. Please name the man.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11

Booker Washington says the dollar
draws no color line, but for all that
in the choice Of currency the world
has shown a decided preference for
the yellow fellows.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11
Turn On Judicial Light.

NNEhIHgIOn FteTAIu,
Justice Brewer is quoted as having said
that the cost of the recent world tour of
our battleshlp fleet was money well
wasted" Money well wasted" is a phrase
calling voclferously for judicial interpreta
ton, surely.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11

Another, state bank converted into
a Nebraska national bank notwith-
standing the Nebraska deposit guar
anty law, which is supposed TO give
the state hanks a big advantage over
the nationals. Strange how blind those
bankers are 10 their own interests.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11

Ex-senator Hopkins is out Of the
question as a Chsutauqua attraction,
What he thinks Of the Illinois primary
law would not stand repeating before
a mixed audience.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11
NO Sympathy Called For
wall Street journal.

Wall Street Journal.
Heavy shipments of agricultural machin-
cry to the western farmers. will be followed
later In the summer by carloads of auto
mobiles. The agriculturists are not asking
sympathy from the city jewellers.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11

A Milwaukee ordinance prohibits
the driving of more than ten cattle
on the public streets at n time. But
then Milwaukee has no cowboy
mayor.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11
Limits OF Naval Liternture.
Boston Herald.

\ Boston Herald.
The boys in the navy are rightly given
wide latitude in their reading matter while
at sea. But IN drawing the line at litera-
ture OF the anarchist order Secretary
Meyer VIII not find many DIRECTORS.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11

An Illinois man wants the govern
ment Of Honduras to pay him $685.
900. Why not add three ciphers TO
the bill? II would look better and
would be just as easy 10 collect.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11

lican member Of the board Of trustees
in charge OF the state schools for the
deaf and blind, and making this board
unanimously democratic.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11

1t Is announced there are 10000
magicians in the country, and this
does not include the wizards Of the
stock market.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11

Governor Smith Of Georgia says
there are at least 900 men in the PEN
itentiary OF that state who should
not have BEEN convicted. All black?
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11

A few more seconds has been
clipped OF the record for crossing the
Atlantic ocean. 1t is getting 1t down
hns when seconds are counted on a
~3,O00-mile trip.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11
LINES TO A LAUGH.

Vegetarian-Think Of that woman In Ohio
who lived 10 he 100 years old ~ eating an
onion twice a DAY.
The other Msn-Yes. but-r%As It worth
it2-Chicago Tribune.
Hnicker-We have achieved the conquest
OF the air.
Bocker-ENcept the hot varicty.-New
York Sun. "a
Truth" remarked the Philosopher. sou
tentiously, lies at the bottom Of a well y
That accounts" said the CYnic. drylS.
water is conta minated -Balumore Ameri-
can.
80 ~. -
What books have helped You most?"
asked the serious young woman.
Il don't remember. their names" an
swered Senator Sorghum. s"Dut they're.
the government p~ublicauensl am peri
stituents. "-Washinstort stAr, .
What, then" asked the professor, rs
the exact difference between logic and
well replied a bright student ~
you're engaged In q controversy. its Just
the difference ~bctwefpaNsdr line OF areu-
ment and the otlief ffelow's .'-Catholic
Standard and Times.
Weary trave' er. as nc Joins his family in
the dining car next inotuing;
1T is mighty fortunate that Wordsworth
never rode In a Pullman, He never would
have written that beautiful line Our
berth is but a sleep and a forgetting. -
Life,
Tommy-PAw. I've heard YOU talk about
Easy street Where is it?F
Mr.. Tucker-Its at the frrthcr end Of a
long. rough and $hillv ,thoypnrllfare called
Hard Work street, MY ,boy.-Chicago
Tribune.
--
Strange things happen In life" re-
marked q citizen.
What do you refer to2i inquired his
neighbor.
Three years ag6 I moved out Of a flat
because | couldn't stand the soprano sin
gers voice who lived above me. and here
] am tonight paying $40 a, seat to hear
her MARBLE. ''-Detroi Free Pfess.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11

Governor shallenberger has en-
phasiled the idea Of nonpartisanship
in our educational institutions by
shutting out the last remaining repub-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11
Ton Level Of Optimism.

Chicago Record Herald.
II President Taft is still hoping for the
best from the United States senate, he will
be able to easily qualify as the worlds
greatest optlmist.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11

Strange how men will forget all
about a little thing like an automobile
costing several thousand dollars when
the assessor comes around.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11

Senator Aldrich has been advised to
go home and hide his head. It
should be kept in mind that Aldrich
lives In Rhode Island and the state is
small.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11

It looks as II every robbery and
holdup, pulled on in this section of the
country lately is to be charged up to
those train bandits.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11
Unique conom
New York Post.

New YOrk Post.
The practice on African railways Of let
ting distinguished travellers ride on the
cow-cstcher, is intended presumably to save
the expense Of a headlight.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11
Washington Life

shcrt SKETCHES Of incidents and
HpisOdsR hat MARX the PrOarsas Of
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11
waning Prestige of Royalty.
New York World.

New YORK world.
Alas for the prestige Of royalty. An
operation on a kings nose, excites hardly
a 1.-THE Of the interest felt in the operation
on a tenor's vocal cords.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11

Subscribers leaving the city tem-
pOrsrily should have The Bee
mailed TO them. Address will be
changed az often ~ requested.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11

A short session with the supply board
OF the government convinced washington
ice deElers that there are several trust
busters doing business at the old stand.
W~ashington's merry monarchs OF summer
are glad TO supply hotels and other large
with Ice at from % to Is cents
a hundred As Uncle Sans treasury IL
nearby and supposed to be susceptible to a
cool touch on a hot day, the dealers offered
to ice the drinks OF government employees
at the level rate OF 40 cents per hundred
pounds OF ice, Your Uncle responded to
the deft touch by showing the TRUSTEES the
door. Now the combiners are falling over
each other in their haste to get the job at
current prices, and prevent out-raters com
ing in. Evidently the trust busters are
still able to cut some ice in Washington.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11

Count %zeppelin's airship calls to
John Bulls mind the old fable OF the
baldheaded man and the turtle.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11

1t is now denied that Betsy Ross
made the first American flag. No mat
ter who did It, 1t was a good Job.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11

There is some talk that the Denver
platform may bring an action against
democratic congressmen and senators
for desertion and nonsupport.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11

Or. Morley, a prominent English
educator, says there are no children
in the United States, The professor
should come over on circus day.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11

Mayor Jlm's famous backbone seems
to have stiffened up a little. Wonder
how long before it~wiil wilt.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11

During the present night sessions OF the
senate an immense lantern Is lighted in the
capitol dome. This light can be seen ali
over Washington. 1t is a survival OF a Gus
tom when newspapers we're i%nfrequent and
telephones were unknown. II was Intended
as Modification to all members Of con-
gress and others interested in legislation
that a night session, was on. Like many
other quaint customs in the capital OF tho
nation this one has survived its original
purpose.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11

Tally n for the old legend. The
Germans have one that June Z, s and
8 are always cold and wet.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11

A correspondent wants to know
how 10 be happy. There is no way ii
your ball team is In the last place.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11

II. as Bishop Hamilton asserts, war
is an Anticipated relic. the side that is
defeated certainly looks the part.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11
srAruMENr OF CIRCULATION

state Of Nebraska. Douglas County, IS
George b. Tsschuck, treasurer OF lhe
Bee Publishing Company. 9eing ouly
sworn. saws that the actual number OF run
ana complete copies of The Daily. Morn
ing, Evening and Sunday Bee printed our
ing the month Of May, 1909, was as tol-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11

GEORGE b. TZSCHUCK
Treasurer.
subscribed In my presence and sworn TO
before me this slst day of May, 1908
NJ. +. WALKER.
Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11

Truth" remarked the Philosopher, son
tentiously. lies at the bottom of a well y
That accounts said the Cynic, drylS,
FOR the fact that SO much vt rhe well
water is conts minated Baltimore Ameri.
can.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11

Vegetarian-Think Of that IONA IN Ohio
who lived 10 he 100 years old ~ eating an
onion twice a dav.
The Other Msn-Yes. but-zIas II worth
it2-Chicago Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11

Knicker-we nave achieved the conquest
OF the air.
B~ocker-ENcept the hot variety New
York Sun.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11

Entered at Omaha postoffice as second
class matter.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-03

had then scorned him, or was it COM
mitted in a spirit of reckless bravado
TO show his contempt for herr
Some odd and strange characters
come into the court room. L recall
case which shows how a man may be
viciously inclined and narrow minded
under certain circumstances. He was
big, strong fellow, and was arrested
for having stolen some wire He told
me that he was unable to obtain work,
and that he had a wife and child and
he had stolen to secure money for them
After listening to his story / discharged
him, only to find later that he was
union man, and could have obtained
work on a building. 1t seemed. how
ever, that some non-union laborers were
also employed on the same building,
and rather than work with a non-union
man he had gone out to steal
! 1t was suggested to Judge Diehl that
| frequently it appeared to the onlookers
I in the court room that there was a
great disparity in the sentences passed
/ for different and even similar offenses.
/ that it sometimes seemed unjust for a
man who had been begging to receive a
| fine of $50, while a man who stole a
sack of coal escaped with SIS fine.
THAT is largely due to the fact that
the onlooker does not stop to consider
! all the circumstances of the cases. The
4 beggar. nine times out of ten. is a
vagrant. who would not work if he had
an opportunity. The man who steals
/ the sack of coal. unless he does it sole
iy for the purpose OF selling it, I'm which
case he would be punished severely. is
probably workingpan with a family.
but temporarily out Of work or funds.
To impose a heavy sentence on him
y, h
aid or support for that length of time
because it isn't likely that if he had to
stsal the coal ne has enough to pay q
fine. so it is better to simply fine him
what would be the amount of the coal
and let him get back to the support OF
his family.
The same thing applies in cases
where a husband is arrested for battery
or abusive language Very often it Is
70 be found that the woman herself hac
had been the real cause of the trouble
| the husbands act having been commit
ted in the heat Of a row which she
probably started Unless it is an ag-
gravated, case, and one arising through
the brutality or habitual drunkenness:
of the man, it Is better to let him re
turn to his family than to confine hin
in Jail. and the chances are, too. in tn,
ma ority of such cases. that while il
court each feels himself or herself tn.
most aggrieved member of the family
the. doors are hardly closed behind
! them when they return home befOr,
they are the happiest couple in the city
; and have forgotten all the trouble the,
, have just gone through. Many a tim,
you will see couples who have exhibite.
nothing but enmity in the-court room
leave 1t arm in arm.
There is certainly no place like tn
court room to see human nature"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-03

airing, not seeming to care who knows
or hears them.
"A great many of the cases in this
court find their origin in family trou-
bles. either in OF outside the home. In
most of such instances the man is de-
PENDANT, on complaint of his wife.
For example, there was a man up
here one day on complaint of his wife,
who charged him with battery. At the
trial it developed that one night the
man had gone home, probably a little
tipsy, and had taken with him two cans
of beer which he expected to enjoy with
his wife When he entered the house
his wife was ironing in the kitchen, and
he sat down in a chair by the stove.
Leaning back, he started to doze, when
his wife. with a grunt of disapproval,
walked over to the stove, picked up two
redhot flatirons and deliberately ran
them down his legs, burning through
his clothing and scorehing the flesh
Then next day she had him arrested for
having attacked her Yes, the man
was discharged, and very promptly, too.
zone OF the most dramatic episodes
that ever happened in this court room
is illustrative TO what extent family
troubles will go. A wife had her hus-
band arrested fer having used abusive
| language On the stand she told her
story. and repeated some of the things
| he had said to her. As she was con-
Guiding her testimony the man arose
| from his seat and, looking her straight
! In the eye, said: Nell, do you mean
| thatP Her answer was, of course, ]
do and the words were hardly out O.
her mouth before he whipped out q
razor and, with three slashes, almost
severed his head from his body The
| xx-oe dox70 with S71ch star
| Ting suddenness that for a minute OF
two everyone sat dumbfounded and toe
| Mortified to move.
ct is an interesting question just
| what the mans motive was for his act
Was it done for love Of the woman who
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-03

Bates-Esngiish Religious Drama
rnaday-Campfires on Desert and
Lava, International Library of Tech
nology, Simultaneous Telephony and
Telegraphy, Sheet Metal, Pattern Draft
ing, Geology of Coal, Hydromechanics,
Electro-Theraphy, two volumes; Ap-
piled Mechanics. Sulphuric Acid, Aka
lies. Chemistry, two volumes.
Larson-Poise and Power.
Madison-Writings volume 8.
Pool-Mugen-
Rey-Thc Matterhorn.
Schopenhauer-Wo as Will and
Idea, three volumes.
Summerhays-Nan shed Arizona,
Fiction.
Jordan-Many Kingdoms.
Parrish-Last Voyage of the Donna
Isabel.
Richsrds-Wooing of Calvin Parks.
Embellishments Moment, Whole
Family
Wright-Open Window.
ChiIdren's Books.
Atkcy-Folk of the Wild.
DeMusset-1Ir Wind and Madam
Rain.
Dutton-Fabies of Bidpai
Hawkes-Shaggy Coat
HouEh-Young Aiaskans.
Johnston Mary Ware.
Neutrality-suspicious. of Green Gables
Ray-Sidney at College.
Sterling-S Story Of Sir Galahad.
Warde-Betty Wales. p. A.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-03
JURY FAILED TO AGREE.

Auburn. Neb, Jan 1.-The jury in the
case OF G N Chamberlain. accused IF
yzrec5ins the Chamberlain banking house
of Tecumseh. failed to agree and was dis
charged last night by Judge Pemberton-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-03
NEW BOOKS IN LIBRARY.
Miscellaneous.

The following thfrty-six volumes will
be added to the public library Monday
morning.