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Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-22
The Exaltation of the Pig.

In officially browning the pig as
king, the American Meat Packers as
~sociation has enabled a much maligned
animal to come into his own. Since the
days when swine were accused Of har-
boring evil spirits, they have had much
to contend with in the way of reputa-
tion, and their escape from infamy has
been a slow and an uphill fight. 1t re-
NAMED for the western farmer to ex-
plot the virtues Of an animal which
from time immemorial had been ill-fed,
ill-treated. The pig had hitherto been
a creature of habits which may now be
traced back to the misunderstanding
of his nature by the animal that con-
trolled his d~estinies, man. The western
farmer, aroused by European antago-
nism to American pork, demonstrated
storing the pig to a state of nature and
re-establishing the cleanly habits of
keep and feeding that prevailed when
the pig ran wild. Since the modern
methods of sanitary breeding have been
in vogue, the American pig has stead
lily gained in favor, until now it's pro-
ducts rank with other high grade meats
and the porker looks the whole world
in the face and commands the price.
Marking a chapter in the pigs adj
vance in mankind's affairs was the
publication Of a laudatory essay by the
English writer who graced every sub
ject that appealed to him. Lamb turned
from his birthright- of mutton to avow
allegiance to the pig. Lambs pen be-
came the fold for the worthy product
of the sty. From the man Of letters
came an uplift for the animal of filters.
Epicures learned that the native taste
of the pig raj for such dainties as truf-
files, and with increased knowledge of
the porker's predictions came added
appreciation of the values of his flesh.
Popular approval was long since added
to the estimate of his porcine lordship,
and he was ripe for the honors that
the packers have now officially con-
ferred upon him.
No yuletide festivities of old, no
baronial %banquets of feudal days, could
have surpassed this recent feast of the
Armours, the Swifts, the Cudahys, the
Morrises. Pig was monarch; his sway
~undisputed, and from his throne he
beheld the men of a nation Of meat
eaters devouring his delicacies in every
conceivable form. Leaders in the pack
ing industry We'd with one another for
posts of honor at the carving board.
Amid festal ceremonies the roast
sucking and the boar's head and all
the attendant punishment afforded
the most appetizing %provender and
yielded the fullest satisfaction. 1t
was a triumphant hour for King Pig,
whose eyes twinkled under the crown
placed upon its head by the packers
hands; at last he had demonstrated
that while his ear might not lend itself
to the uses of a silken purse, neverthe-
less he was worthy of eminence at
mans banquet board, that his flesh
was equal to the dignities hitherto ac-
corded to few creatures of the animal
world.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-22
cod of Modrrn Mnr.
McClure,s Magazine.

A1NAhAN AAo6o6AaANs
The Anglo-German crisis is only one
phase of the question in which every ma
ton, America Included. is vitality concerned.
The impoverishment of the world by war
even by war which is never ~fought-is the
most imminent evil now threatening the
race.
1t costs So 600, 900 to build a warship of
the latest type. Each broadside fired by
such a vessel in practice or at an enemy
costs $4,000, and its guns are capable of
~discharging six rounds a minute.
The construction OF these marine mon
sters is proceeding at the utmost capacity
Of the dock yards n gun foundries of the
entire world. The peace taxes OF the
present are already heavier in the aggre-
gate than the burden imposed to carry on
any OF the great wars in history.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-22
Bank Guaranty
Poiitioai ana financial Comment
on Federal Decision Psrma-
nentiy Enjoining Nebraska Law.
A n Measure.
washington Post.

NAnNtNhANn rust
The Nebraska copy Of the Oklahoma
populist banking law having been declared
unconstitutional by a federal court, the
banks Of that state will not be compelled
to pay the losses OF banks that fail. The
court held that the compulsory guarantee
plan was violstive Of the principle that
money cannot be taken from one person to
pay the debts OF another, without duo
process OF law"
The Oklahoma heresy, which also is to be
tested in the courts. has appealed strongly
TO the populistic element in the west, with
Mr.. Bryan as the chief spokesman. But for
his advocacy of this plan Of confiscation,
the people OF Nebraska would not have
adopted It. It was heralded as the cure-all
for banking evils, as a far better thing
than the national bank Indeed. its advos
Gates predicted that Il would supplant the
old system; but the treasury officials at
Washington pointed out its vulnerable an
giles and advised national banks to have
none OF IL.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-22
ONE OBSTACLE REMOVED.
Opening for Passage Of Parcels Pos
Law.

Opening for Passage of Parcels Post
Law.
h report OF the United States Express
company, OF which ex-senator Thomas c.
Plat was long the guiding spirit, shows
that q. II. Hartman held a block Of S2,OOO.-
900 of the c~ompany's stock. Hartman, the
most voracious Of all the railroad grabbers
was also a stockholder in the Adams Ex-
press company, of which he was a director
when he died. 1t is this Intimate connec-
ton of politics and railroad
with the four express companies tina en-
ables these great inside rings to skim the
cream OF freight transportation. AS long
as Thomas G. Plat was in the United
States senate to his pr~edominating political
influence was attributed the failure of
congress to extend the postal parcels sys-
tenn. But Plat is out, and gone, and the
parcels post is as far from realization as
ever. Two or three years ago the Inter-
state Commerce commission made an effort
to lessen the extortions OF this quadrilat-
eral Of monopoly that Is spread over the
business Of the country, but there was no
good result.
II these seml-publio corporations and
common carriers, the railroad companies,
were compelled to deliver all the freights
they carry the inside express monopolies
would soon cease to exist, and could dis
tribute their enormous accumulation OF
profits at leisure. When this important
reform in railroad transportation Is made
there will be less need OF a parcels post,
as the railroad companies could deliver
small frelghts to nearly all portions of
the country more eheaply than the deliv-
cry by mail. This reform would be of
more value to the masses of American
consumers than all that has been done by
the Interstate Commerce commission since
Il was called into existence.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-22

The news that the American depart
ment store invasion OF London is so
successful that the original promoter.
Mr.. selfridge, will forsake Chicago and
spend the remainder OF mis- life abroad,
will not surprise the United States
spirit OF enterprise. though II has
shaken the conservative faith Of the
Englishman. Mr.. selfridge, back in this
country for a farewell visit, gives some
fresh light on the causes which made
his triumph so complete.
After all, the process of success
seems to have been developed on a
simple basis. Those who have never
shopped in London before the Ameri-
can invasion can have no realization
Of the old British system which invited
the competition of modern methods.
The two initial radical changes insti-
tuted we're the abolition of the practice
Of tipping store employees and the well
coming of the public to come in and
look around. Shoppers here can readily
understand what a welcome release was
this from the habit of extortion and
espionage which had prevailed. The
British store also had a complex tele-
phone system, but the progressive
American established the simple ser
vice such as we are familiar with, and
II was a great gain for anyone to give
the simple number and get immediate
connection, rather than go through the
p%erplexing intricacies that older estab-
lishments required.
English shopkeepers had persistently
chung to the idea of guarding their win
dows with iron shutters; the American
dazzled the public with day and night
displays of fine goods having no shield
but plate glass. The British women
were tempted with bargain prices, at
which the old establishments scoffed,
but womankind there proved to be
identical in instinct with womankind
here, and the bargain prices drew the
crowds. Customers showed their sensi-
bility to values Just as they had done
on this side OF the water. One other
little experiment. may be mentioned to
illustrate that human nature is the
same the world over. That great
American enticement, the soda foun-
tain, was Installed, and ice cream soda
was the final bait that caught any hest
tating ones. The lure Of the British
public was complete.
The achievement Of the American
department store in London is ar ex-
ample of what American far-sighted-
ness and energy can accomplish in any.
field. We have learned much in many
things from the old world, and will yet
learn more. But in commercial activi-
ties the American has progressed so
far in advance of his ancient teachers
that it is now his turn to invade the
markets Of the world with his modern
methods, which, backed by the giving
e value received, are sure to win
vhereYer applied.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-22
WELCOME TO WORTHY WOMEN.

II Omaha were walled with stone,
And at its gates both day and night
The guns of sternest watchmen shone,
Yet would the guards, with true delight
To those who come with motives good.
So warmest welcome here awaits
The nations noblest w~omanhood.
From man, regions, near and far.
With hope and purpose pure and str&
As following some guiding star,
You come with that sweet, hallowed sons
OF Home, Sweet Home upon your lips.
Blest guardians of that pure fount
Supplied by true companionships,
The cause so dear to you shall mount
Above the heartless schemes of men,
Above the british motives rise,
Until the righteous spirit reign
That loves and lifts and purifies.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-22
c. s. IS A SYMBOL
OF FRAME QUALITY
A. HOspe Co. adopts Label for It's Hand
Wrought Trainers Craft Shop"
Productions.

"Framer's Craft Shop" work is so ex-
elusive, so high classed and out OF the
ordinary, that the A. Hospe company OF
1913 Douglas street, ~originators pf the
idea, are now attaching a gold IDENTIFY
ing label to each piece OF work turned
out.
This label bears the initials IF. G. s."
and has been duly trade-marked-to
serve in future years as a syfnool OF all
that is good in the art of framing pic
lures.
$500 distinct styles of moldings-over
1000 of which are strictly exclusive
and your picture If brought here to DO
framed. will be handled by master crafts
men from the very beginning.
A frame produced In the Trainers
Graft shop" will be a thing of Joy to
artist eyes; hand wrought; deftiy fin
ished. and possessed OF some distinguish
ing feature, no matter how low the price
may be.
In speaking Of the price the A Hospe
Company wishes IL understood that
"Framer's Craft Shop" productions will
not cost a penny more than usual GUS
tomary high class work, and in edition
one secures with each frame a nve-year
guarantee-something new in the picture
framing trade.
This guarantee assures you that a
frame bearing the IF. c. s." label, will
not pull apart, warp, crack or split and
should be made the most Of by intending
purchasers.
The "Framer's Craft shop" Is expert.
encing a phenomenal run OF business =
Omaha patrons are fast realizing where
the hand wrought" frames come from.
See these swagger IF. c. s." frames
any time-ObliEing experts VIII be
pleased to exhibit them at the
A. HOsPE CO,
1918 Douglas Street
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-22
A -FORGOTTEN RECORD.
How DIR. Cooks Critics Were siIenced
Three Years Ago.

now DE- NOOAFh OEAtAcA were SlAcmCeu
Three Years Ago.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
It may have escaped the memory OF most
people that when, soon after DR.. Cook
made the exploration trip three years ago
which he said had led him to the top Of
Americas highest peak, and the question
OF the veracity OF Cooks records was
raised, the matter was put to the test
and Cook was INDICATED. II was claimed
that Cooks would not register
an altitude OF 10000 feet. the reported
height OF the peak. Cook then, in defense
OF his achievement. submitted his instru-
ments and his diary TO Prof. George Dav-
idson, a recognized authority on geodetic
subjects and the nestor Of the Pacific coast
survey. The instruments were found ac-
curate and capable OF recording the aIti-
tude Cook claimed to have reached; the
diary was found TO contain certain material
bearing out the explorers story. This deci-
sion Of Davidson's silenced criticism at
that time. and It remained for a disap-
pointed naval explorer three years later
to reopen the old question.
Dr.. Cook Is fortunate In the enemies he
has made
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-22
GETTING NEXT TO coon THING.
Green Corn Most welcome Invader
of England.
WashfnRton Star


England is 20 be conquered again. The
conqueror win not be a German. The con-
quest of Albion by the Romans, by the
the Normans will seem petty affairs ia
comarison with the coming conquest.
The imminent conquest will make Eng
land happier and more content. 1t will not
see a warcloud in every bit Of fleeey vapor
that decks the southern horizon. II will
not dream of warlords and alarums. II
will no have nightmares about warehouses;.
The dogs OF war will not always be yelping
on it's trails The North sea will not be
fun of Germans, and the indian frontier
will not be fringed with Russians.
But the conquest will be complete. Listen
to this from the London Express.
Corn ON the cob"-the most popular OF
all American dishes-is now established
among the luxuries of London. The green
cobs Of the maize are being grown ex-
tensively in Essex, and although some OF
the farmers give them to their cows.
others are beginning to recognize that
Londoners have discovered a compare
lively new vegetable, and are sending up
their produce to COven Garden. The de-
enormously Of late, and many English
people now fry the grains and eat them
with their eakfa bacon In lieu OF to-
matoes. We import many more tins and
glass Jars of corn on the cob" than we
did a few years ago, and IL is quite APP
parent that the British public are growing
as fond OF this vegetable as their American
cousins.
Green corn. juicy and joyous, will eat
its way through Britain, The English now
and then appreciate a good thing. and
green corn is All that, and then some.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-22
An Extraordinary Decision.

Springfield (Mass.). Republican.
1t is ar extraordinary decision which
comes from the United States circuit
court at Lincoln. Neb., multiplying the state
deposit guaranty law. To enforce con-
tributions by each bank to a common fund
for the payment Of losses Of failed banks
is held by the court TO be depriving one
person of his money to pay the debts OF
another, and therefore to be taking prop
erty without due process Of law, At first
sight this may seem to be a sensible judg-
ment. But consider the -nsequen If
1t should be approved by the United States
supreme court. Practically all of the bank
currency reform plans worthy Of consider
alton, which have been proposed, provide
at least for a guaranty fund contributed
by all the banks for the redemption of
the notes of failed banks, after the manner
Of the Canadian banking system. Now
between the circulating bank note and bank
deposits there is nc essential difference.
They are merely different forms of bank
credit. They are equally a liability of the
bank. The federal government, moreover,
is held to a provision against depriying
any one of his property without due process
Of law as is the legislature or government
of Nebraska. Therefore, II this decision
is to stand. any reformed national bank
system which should provide a general
guaranty fund of mutual insurance OF
circulating notes, would be outlawed to
that extent. And one may be sure banks
will never be allowed to circulate notes
against their general assets without such a
mutual insurance of their note liabilities
It is not alone the deposit guaranty plan
which is hit by this decision; 1t is bank
currency reform also which receives a
knockdown blow.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-22
An Irritated Governor.
Snringfleld Republican.

Governor Shallenberger OF Nebraska is
greatly upset by the United States circuit
courts decision uverturnlng the states
bank deposit guaranty NV. He charges
that the twoujudges involved were gov
erned by partisan ,conslderations-that a
democratic colleague was not called into
JudgmentsGbon rthe 'case. He thinks the
lower federal courts should be deprived Of
their power to set aside state laws. 1t
does not need to be added that the COVER
nor is a. democrat and the law in ques7
ton a democratic MEASURE.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-22

Advanced high school girls in other
cities are now enamored Of the furn-
ished flat idea, and the cooperative
housekeeping enterprises are utilizing
the energies that they formerly ex-
pended on sororities. This will be
hailed by mothers as a sensible and
practical solution of the fraternity
problem. SO far as the girls are con.
cerned, If it brings them back home
after graduation equipped to, WELD a
broom or cook a meal.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-22
End of a Cure-All.
nanyar Dant,hIiran

OGhNG 4NNBhbAAN~hH
The opinion of the United States circuit
court in the Nebraska bank guarantee case
ought to cause some t%repidation among
the Shafroth following in this state that
has been clamoring for an extra session
in which to pass a state bank guarantee
law, similar to the one in effect in Ne
braska and not dissimilar in its vital
aspects from the parent instrument taken
from the geological garden of freaks" to
use the Taftonian term in dealing with
things Oklahoman.
This Nebraska law virtually abolished
individual banking and required all bank
ing corporations to subscribe to a guar
antee fund to take care of the deposltors
of failed banks. Opponents of the meas
ure claimed that It vas in contravention
of the federal constitutional provision
against deprivation of property unless by
due process of law and that it was "class
legislation in the sense that it discrimi-
mated against the individual In favor OF
the corporation.
The court upholds the contentious. II
insists that banking is u lawful business
and in law does not differ much from the
grocery business. II does not follow, there
fore, that one bank should be forced by
law to go to the aid of another with which
1t had nothing in common.
A state has authority to make proper
regulations for the conduct OF the banking
business, but this business is not to be
placed under undue restrictions. Amy In
dividual or any number Of individuals
may engage in the banking business under
such regulations as the state may legally
make in the exercise of its police powers.
Tho bank guarantee" panacea Of a year
OF two ago, which was TO lift the demo-
cratic nominee into the presidents chair
n do away with failures and panics, has
gone or is about to go, with the rest OF
the cnre-alls.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-22
BRYAN SAYS ''NO.'
Democratic Conference Suggestion
Promptly Vetoed.
Brooklyn Eagle.

To the proposition of a national con-
ference of democrats on the same broad
lines as those Of the empire state confer
ence in Saratoga, William Jennings Bryan
Of Lincoln, Neb., files a bitter demurrer.
He insists that such a conference could
not be made representative; advises the
party to stand on the platform of its last
national convention, and asks: What in
fluence would such a conference have, ex-
,cept to sound a note of diseord?"
Hope Is a note Of discord when despair
is the b~andmaster. Sense is a note Of dis
cord, when faulty has the baton in hand.
order is a note Of discord when riot is
giving the keynote. 1t is precisely such
a note of dlscord that a representative
conference would sound 1t is precisely
such a note Of discord that ought to be
sounded.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-22

The fact that the official ballot in
New York contains 1000 names. of
which only three are those of candi-
dates for mayor reveals reasons for the
tigers oomplacent smile, While Judge
Gaynor is only M of the Tammany
fish in the pan there are others. The
tigers bid for responsibility is through
Judge Gaynor, but all Of it's old-fash-
toned tooth-and-nail work is being
done for the candidates who will have
control of the appropriations.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-22

Candidates on the democratic ticket
say they sent in their assessments and
the treasurer of the democratic state
committee says he has received no con-
tributions sufficiently large to come
under the provisions Of the Bryan pub
licity statute. What's the answer2
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-22

Any voter in Nebraska who is In
doubt as to how TO mark his ballot can
safely rely on a cross placed in the re-
publican circle. This win insure the
election OF men who are tried and com
petent, not pledged to political expert
ment. but to the establishment and
m~aintensnce Of sound and conservative
methods OF government
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-22

Sending b~loodhounds on the trail OF
Kansas City m%urderers is another re
minder that starting on a trail is to
the average bloodhound what finding
a clue is to the ordinary detective. In
melodramatic heroism the reputation
of the bloodhound is-an exploded bub-
h1o
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-22

Being beaten with a roll of bank
bills is a sufficiently unusual form Of
attack to warrant the sufferer in suing
for damages, and yet, the novelty of
the experience ought to count for
something in amelioration.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-22

The rupture of athletic relations be
tween the universities OF Kentucky and
Tennessee is one of the saddest things
in recent diplomacy. Birds in their lit
tie nests agree. and-'tis a painful sight
TO see each neighbor university refuse
TO play the game.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-22

Lawyers are citing the doctrine that
the owner of a plot of ground controls
sll Of the air above It, but the man
In the airship may continue to make
faces at the landlord on the ground
floor until he alights.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-22

The students exiting those sulphured
fruits in the government tests may
consider themselves on a light diet.
VIII their experience qualify them for
the intercollegiate matches?
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-22
A Mlsgulded Elephant.

NIIUdbV NVNUIN-ItVIu ~
Mr.. Roosevelt was recently compelled
to get behind a tree for the purpose Of
escaping from an Infatuated bull elephant.
Some OF the people who have been en-
gagged in encounters with the gentleman
will regard 1t as a lucky thing for the
elephant that the tree was there.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-22
SUNNY GEMS.

but where" inquired the new arrival,
do you keep the lost souls who suffer
from the cravings OF conscienceY'
my dear SIR" answered Pluto, In a fine
strain OF irony, do you think anybody with
a conscience ever comes here7"-Chicago
Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-22

The South Omaha packing plants
continue to lead the procession, that
being the only large packing center to
show a gain in number of hogs slaugh-
tered during the summer campaign.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-22

President zeIaya keeps expressing
confidence in his ability to rule Near
aqua, while Estrada continues to clinch
IS revolutionary hold, Mr.. zelaya is
evidently a victim of confidence mis-
placed.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-22
Charley MaRoon for Chinn .

SIOUX CITY JUUIHdIs
The suggestion Of Judge Magoon for the
Chinese mission appears logical. Judge
Magoon may not know all about the
orient. but he does know a good deal about
diplomacy in general, and his record for
discretion is well above par. In the light
Of experience one gathers that this is lie
sort OF a man wanted for the Chinese
mission. sa ft
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-22

Boston Transcript.

FLEW to his rescue" is the ancient
phrase in dramatic and romantic litera-
ture, but perhaps the first time it was
ever actually lone by human means was
when Delagrange mounted his m%onoplane
n started 10 the assistance Of Captain
Cody, who met with a serious accident at
Doncaster Saturday.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-22

The work Of the men handling the
Texas steers must have reminded the
president OF the methods of the steer
ing committee in Washington-it is so
different.