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Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-24
The UBIQUITOUS Auto.

Although prone to use linguistic
~Cannonisms concerning the automobile
when it's speedy swing round a corner
barely misses making one a jugger-
maui victim, or when its raucous voice
stirs up heart disease within the hui
man breast for the benefit of the medi-
cal profession If not for the under
taker, still the motor car steadily
whizzes onward in its mission of adj
vancement for the interests of man
kind.
What, in combination with the tele-
phone It has become in the rural dis
tricts, has just beer demonstrated in
the case of the farmers child whose
life was saved by the breakneck ride
Of a physician over eleven miles of
country roads which a horse could
never have covered in time. This is
a striking but not an isolated case-it
is daily multiplied in practical expert
enee, and is merely cited here as an
illustration Of the fact that the auto
mobile has established it's fitn >ss TO
meet emergencies where formerly con
ditions Of isolation we're apt to prove
fatal. Given good roads and the tele-
phone, and the automobile brings the
blessings Of civilization to the dwell
ers in remote places.
Another signal feat Of this modern
auto vehicle is witnessed in the NC
cessful work in the cotton fields. The
southern planter, with his 100000
blacks pulling out the fleece of the
boil by hand, has often wondered
whether this plucking could be done
by machinery, and at last his dream
seems about to be realized. The cot
ton-picking automobile. with It's many
arms reaching out and clutchiug the
snowy product, must amaze the pick
aninnies who formerly helped to do
the work, and doubtless many OF them
win wonder where their future living
is to come from. But the history Of
manufactures is that the introduction
OF machinery means a larger product,
with increased opportunity for labor,
and the cotton-picking automobile may
be the means Of enabling the planters
TO grow and harvest more cotton and
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-24
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE.

II you would be in on the ground floor,
brush up the annual refrain: do your
Christmas shopping early"
Lady Cook is not going to butt into her
namesakes troubles. She deals in hot stuff,
canned for the tyrant man
Chicago is enjoying one of those rare
falls when the smoke clouds OF the,-lake
front are not obscured by political smudges.
Before tossing bouquets at our justly
would be wise to hold off a few until all
the goods are delivered. ~
Anyone closely following the daily va
~riations Of New York stumpers is predis-
posed to believe the assertion OF a sci
entist-"Man in his makeup is a gasbag."
Owing to the strike Of the pie bakers
New York's daily ration Of pie fell away
from 100000 to 5000 platters, undivided. Is
1t any wonder that the campaign is fierce2
With our justly celebrated up-to-date in
stitutions of learning, It is surprising why
none Of them nave annexed to the carto-
graphic department the famous Profs.
I-took-a-shoo and Ah-pe-lah. Their ac-
QUESTION would be the hit Of the season.
Managers Of the Seattle exposition
nent memorials Of the event. Twenty-eight
of the buildings and all OF the trees and
shrubbery nave been preserved for the use
Of the University Of Washington. Beyond
a portion of the ground dedicated as a
park Omaha has no memorial OF the Trans
mississippi exposition.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-24
Adventures at Home.

Every little while some chronicle Of
passing events reminds US that there is
no need to explore faraway wilds for the
exploits that thrill, because right here
in America is abundant opportunity for
all the excitement of the most intensely
dramatic sort. A case in point is that
Of the family lost amid the blazing
sands of a desert in California, their
horses dying from thirst, and father,
mother and children wandering away
into the wilderness, there to perish
miserably unless rescued by the min
ers who providentially came upon
their trail.
Mention desert to the easterner, and
his mind instantly reverts to the old
world, because his early education and
his later literature has made the word
desert synonymous with the African
Sahara. And the name is associated
with poetic and tragic episodes, and
one is apt to give the desert its far
eastern Characterization of 1.-The gar
den Of Allah" But nowhere In litera-
ture or in life can there be a mor
dramatic or more tragic adventure of
the desert han this story Of today Of
a brave little household faring forth in
a hazard of new fortunes n meeting
the tortures of hunger and thirst in an
arid waste of the United States.
The whole world thrilled to read the
narrative of DR.. Cook, in his quest for
the pole. No less graphic and no less
an appeal to every human sentiment
and instinct, is the plain tale from the
San Diego country. In their wander
ings the family came within five miles
of the life-saving waters of an irriga-
ton ditch, but by some freak of fate
we're headed off in another direction.
And the miners, trailing them over the
sweltering waste, could read in the
footprints how the little feet of the
children had wavered, and how the
elders staggered along with the added
burden Of their bodies, and how nor
and more frequently the entire house
hold had to drop in their tracks and
rest for another stage. All the pathos
of bodily suffering was delineated to
the experienced miners taking up the
march OF relief.
Did they arrive in time or too late?
A novel. reasoned out by the author in
advance. would have told, and he who
wished might turn to the end OF the
book and discover when his patience
became too sharply tried. But the
drama in real life does not read ahead;
one may look into past pages but not
into the future. And the wires carry
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-24
Heroes and Mothers.

you may fire when you are ready"
comes out of the dramatic and historic
past as one reads of the death in
Washington of Mrs. Ann Eliza GTidley
at the age of 81, for this good and
venerable m was the mother of
one of the heroes of Dewey's famous
victory in Manila bay. Latterly she
had been a quiet and efficient worker
in the government service at the capt.
tai, where she held a modest desk in
the land Office, but in her younger
days she had been able to demonstrate
that she, as we'll as her son, possessed
an heroic nature, for on the battle
fields of the civil war she was n of
the foremost in ministering to the
wounded. In all her career as a nurse
she had constantly in her heart the
feeling that as these men among whom
she toiied needed her al SO might
her son require a woman's presence,
for he was enlisted and at the front.
Captain rGridley went into the
Manila battle a sick man, and his ulti-
mate death was from the strain and
shock Of that engagement. The
mother lived to witness the nations
plaudits for her boy, and despite the
loneliness of her closing days she
doubtless inwardly rejoiced that the
sacrifice of his life had been in the
service Of his country. She was the
true mother Of a rue and u%nassuming
hero, and her passing serves to remind
a busy world that only such mothers
bear such sons and that the hand that
rocks the cradle is assuredly the hand
that shapes the destinies Of men and
nations.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-24

msrries a man whose income oompels
her to render such service on her own
account she ordinarily seeks opportun-
ity in factory, store or office.
The old-fashioned servant is not apt
to be found In any large number, and
the rare occasions where she is found
are apt to be on the basis of working
in an old-fashioned kind Of home, for
the Old-style family, where old-fash-
toned ideas OF the treatment of serv-
ants will prevail. Each home, how
ever. still has the opportunity for sat
isfactory service, provided the crisis
of wages can be overcome. IL each
member of the household will consider
the servant as a human being, and II
that servant can be discovered who is
proud of doing good work as a serv-
ant. The girl or woman who takes
sufficient pride in her work is apt TO
find a mistress who will take adequate
care Of her.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-24
FROM WISHING-LAND.

Robert Louis Stevenson.
Dear lady, tapping at your door
. Some little verses stand, y
And beg on this ausDicious day
To come and kiss your hand.
Their syllables ali counted right,
Their rhymes each in its place,
Like birthday children, at the door
They wait to see your face.
Rise, lady. rise and let them ina
Fresh from the fairy shore. :
They bring you the things you wish I'd
nave,
Each IN its pinafore.
For they rave been to Wishing Land
This morning in the dew,
And all your dearest wihhes brina-
All granted-home TO you.
What these may be, they would not tell
And could not II they would;
They take the packets sealed to you
AS trusty v should.
But there was one that looked like love
And one that smelt like health
And one that had a juggling ound-
L fancy 1t might be wealth.
All. we'll. they ara but wishes stfllI
But lady. dear. for you
l know that all you wish Is kind
1 pray 1t all come true
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-24
Union Pacific, New President.

The people Of Omaha and Nebraska
are more directly interested in the per
sonslity Of the president Of the Union
Pacific than in that Of the head OF any
other railroad that serves this terri
tory. II needs no demonstration that
the Union Pacific must be relied on
more than any other in the further
development and upbuilding Of this
section. The fact that Omaha is the
eastern terminus of the railroad, and
likewise the city Of its official head
quarters, also makes 1t important to
us to have a man directing it's policies
who appreciates local conditions and
the needs Of the people along the road.
The election to the presidency Of
the Union Pacific of Judge Robert s..
Lovett is evidently the ratification Of
the choice made by Mr.. Hartman be-
fore he died. and President Lovett will
naturally be expected to carry forward
what are called the Hartman policies
in the operation and expansion Of the
properties over which Mr.. Hartman
presided. While we regret that Omaha
and Nebraska are not yet as we'll ac-
quainted with Mr.. Lovett as we we're
with Mr.. Hartman when he took
charge, we have good reason to ex-
pect the administration Of President
Lovett to continue to seek co-opera-
ton with the public in general, and
the patrons of the road in particular,
and to avoid as far as possible all un-
necessary friction and antagonism.
While we would like very much to
have the president of the Union Pacific
oficing right here in the Omaha head
quarters, the probability is that the
new president will follow the same
course as did Mr.. Hartman of main
tanning the operating center here and
the financial center in New York, with
periodical visits and tours of inspec-
ton. President Lovett had the full
confidence of Mr.. Hartman, and that
in itself commends him to those who
admired the thoroughgoing way in
which Mr.. Hartman handled the road
during his regime. President Lovett
has a great opportunity, which all of
us sincerely hope he will fully meas
ure up to.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-24
A Complete Defense.

To the charge made by the Fort
Worth Record that Mr.. Bryan, through
his newspaper, the Commoner, Is try
ing to cash in the political prestige &C
quired as the candidate of his party for
president a complete defense is made
in the current issue Of Mr.. Bryan's
paper. Quoting from the Commoner:
1t is true that Mr.. Bryan has been
three times the candidate of his party,
and he knows of no honorable occupation
In which he could be engaged where he
would not be benefited pecuniarily by the
acquaintance and fame that the nomina-
lions bestowed; but must a man who has
been the candidate of his party be re-
tired from all occupations, from labor Of
every kind and from remunerative en-
ployment merely because some enemy will
accuse him of using his position for
gain2 If Mr.. Bryan is not debarred from
active work because of his having been a
candidate, the next question is, is the
newspaper business a legitimate field? He
assumes that IT is not only legitimate,
but that 1t is the most appropriate field
In which he could work.
Those who criticise Mr.. Bryan for
making money out Of politics shut
their eyes to the unique position which
he holds. No other candidate of the
democratic party has eve run for pres
ident three times and been three times
defeated. Only two other men have
ever been three times defeated for the
presidency as the duly nominated can
lIfdnfna FNr Nhntr roonn0kfyn narffoo
namely, Henry Clay and Eugene v.
Debs, and If Clay and Debs failed to
take advantage of the Acquaintance
and fame that the nominations be-
slowed" it is really their own fault.
The mistake which Mr.. Clay made was
in not writing a book after the first
battle and starting a newspaper after
the second. and Mr.. Debs has been al
most equally negligent.
1t is wrong to assume that the prob
lem, What shall we do with u ex-
pr~esidents?" is the same as the prob
lem, What shall we do with our ex-
candidates for PRESIDENT" If it were
desirable to disbar ex-presidents from
work they would be placed upon a pen
sion sufficient to take care Of their
wants and Il maintain them in the
proper station, but to pension all the
ex-candidates for president would be
out Of the question. It was given out
from a source near the seat of power
that, had Mr.. Bryan been elected last
year, the Commoner would have been
discontinued, because It would have
been impossible to publish a newspaper
for whose utterances a president would
have been held responsible. So long,
therefore, as the people have refused
to put an end to the Commoner by put
ting its editor in the White House they
must be taken to nave indicated a pref
erence to have Mr.. Bryan enjoy his
editorial diversion in spite of the fact
that it is profitable.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-24
Future of the Filipino.

While the practical world Is apt to
look upon the annual gatherings at
Lake Mohonk as merely a vehicle Of
expression for somewhat lmpracticable
theories, still the Mohonk discussions
often offer a likely suggestion for the
solution of raw problems; and one
strong ray of light Of the last week
was the outlining Of the possible flu
ture Of the Filipino.
From the statements Of such init
mate observers as Colonel Hartford. as
%sistant director Of the Philippines
constabulary, It appears that there is
in the islands no such demand for po-
litical independence as some would
have us believe. On the contrary, the
average Filipino is shown as possess
ing no political ambition except to be
assured of a stable government that
shall let him alone in the pursuit
of his domestic happiness. For the
Filipino of the masses Is a home-lov-
ing body, we are told, and cares for
nothing so much as family content
ment, to cultivate which he desires to
be let alone at his work. Like most
heads of families among other peoples,
he shows a civilized desire for the edu-
cation of his children, and the Ameri-
can schools are providing to meet this
want as far as possible.
In the educational development of
any native character, there is no dan
ger Of eliminating the sterner metal,
though it may be ~softened, and those
who have studied the Filipino at close
range are confident that as he becomes
more enlightened he will still retain
all of his original stability, one of his
remarkable features. AS in the case
of the Japanese, it is believed that
with the awakening will come indus
trial development, and in the cultiva-
ton of that the absolute elimination
of political interest.
In brief, the best studied observers
are convinced that by the time the
Filipinos are developed into that con-
dition which the original promoters of
the self-government idea considered as
the test for independence, the natives
themselves will insist not upon divorce
from American control, but, instead,
will indicate a choice of relationship
with the United States similar to that
of Canada or Australia with the Brit
ish empire, not desiring separation,
but realizing that definite ~independ-
ence would result disastrously.
Whether, when such time comes,
the people Of the United States will not
prefer to follow the original intention
of severing all ties and letting the
Filipinos work out their own destinies
along the lines drawn by this country
for their guidance and security, re-
mains to be seen. The Filipino prob
lem is being settled, not by one nor
by several Mohonk conferences, but
by the logic Of practical events; this
particular conference, however, has
given as Illuminating a picture Of how
these events are shaping as has yet
been presented for the people Of the
United States to look upon.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-24
SERMONS BOILED DOWN.

No ono dies Of spiritual indigestion from
swallowing his spite.
The larger the heart the more II feels the
power Of little hands.
The surest way to al empty heart Is TO
nurse an envious mind.
Flattery is simply a way Of b~oasting Of
our power to fool others.
The more a man knows the less he is
ashamed OF his ignorance.
The religious life Is the only way into
the knowledge Of religious truth.
The people who are going nowhere are
always In a rush to get there.
Some VIE talk with uucsan ON working
Tor sinners are but working the saints.
Life Is likely to lose all humor when you
get into the habit of ridicule and cheap wit.
lie who believes only in the things he can
see never sees anything worth believing in.
1t is easy to plug your enemy full Of holes
when you make him out Of mud and set
up before you in a sermon.-Chicago
Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-24
SECULAR SHOTS AT PULPIT.

Boston Herald: A Methodist church in
Atlanta is equlpping its new building with
a roof adapted to airship landings. We
should ave thought this sort Of thing
more fitting for the Duxbury form Of belief.
Charleston News and Courier: That Pres
byterian student who denied the inspiration
OF the Bible managed TO get ordained all
right, but now that he wishes to have a
church he finds himself called to stand trial
for heresy. A man with his nerve ought to
be able to stand anything.
Baltimore American: Now a New York
minister says that women's intemperance In
drink, smoking and dress is destroying So
ciety. For the number of times It has been
destroyed in a similar way at different
periods society must have a resurrection
power on the gunmetal order.
st. Paul Dispatch: The Kansas preacher
who left the pulpit because, he said, no
man could earn an honest living as a
preacher for the reason that he couldn't
hold a pulpit and d%enounce the pews as
they ought to be denounced, and who took
a place as conductor ON a street car, has
quit ringing up fares. Perhaps he found the
temptation to knock down greater than
he could resist. At any rate, he has gone
into that occupation for which the entrance
examinations appear 10 De IN no respohslDle
hands-he has left his Kansas street car
and gone east to be an evangelist.
New York SUM-: 1t is q new and curious
feature of political campaigning in New
York City for politicians to spout from
church pulpits. For years, though, many
clergymen have preached political sermons,
which as masterpieces of misinformation
were not equalled in any other cline.
whether the politicians in their pulpit talks
tell all the truth, for they certainly know
it, is quite another matter. II a few years
ago even the idea had been advanced that
a machine politician should speak from a
pulpit thete would have been, in the opin-
ion OF those who have mentioned this new
and curious feature of New York City
campaigns, universal objection, on the
ground of its approach to the sacrilegious.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-24

the story Of today. with no prophetic
vision, go that the laconic record OF
the facts is all the more blood-stirring
and nerve-quickening because Of its
lncompleteness. And the newspaper,
with It's current events recorded up TO
the moment that the presses must
start, convey the days comedy and
the days tragedy, in all its intimate
intensity, to the reader so that he who
has alert mind may feel the grip Of
life's close touch in every fiber Of the
printed word. Fiction has no parallel.
books Of travel in far lands have no
counterpart, to the pulsations Of real
life about us every day. Not the least
Of life's dramas are the adventures at
home, IL we but focus our vision upon
them.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-24

A group meeting Of state bankers
representing sixty banks in the eastern
part Of that state has declared the
Oklahoma bank deposit guaranty law
a failure. A year ago we we're told
that all the state bankers in Oklahoma
we're unanimously enthusiastic for the
scheme. Something must have hap
pened down there to work such a
quick change Of sentiment among the
very folks who we're said to be the
beneficiaries.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-24
THE GUARANTY KNOCKOUT.
Reasoning Declared Sane and COncIu-
sion Logical.
New York Commercial.

New York Commercial.
In the federal district court OF Nebraska
sitting at Lincoln two judges, Circuit Judge
Van Devanter and District Judge Munger,
have Just concurred in a decision declaring
the state law compelling all state banking
institutions to contribute TO the deposits
guaranty fund to be unconstitutional, null
and void. Nebraska was one OF the first
states to enact such a law, its basic prin-
ciple being the enforced contribution by
every bank to a common fund for paying
the depositors of failed banks. The two
judges in their decision hold tina this is
depriving one person or institution OF his
or its money to pay the debts Of another
and that It is taking such money without
due process Of law, thereby violating the
constitutional guaranty Of rights. The
state. which was the defendant in this suit,
will appeal from this decision TO the United
States supreme court. The ruling appears
to be logical, sound and altogether reason
able and is In strict accordance with the
predictions by many banker and lawyers
that the compulsory deposits-guaranty laws
would never stand the constitutional test
when once they got before the federal
courts. II appears to be as plain as a
pikestaff that a bank that protestingly
and against the viii Of its officers Is com
PEELED by law 10 draw money from its
vaults for the payment OF another bank
obligations is having its constitutional
rights violated. Exactly how the state
expects 20 defend such a law before the
United States supreme court is not easy
to imagine