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Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17
WHO DESERVES THE sPANKINGt
Move to Punish Parents for MiScon-
duet of Their hfIdren
Nav York Tribune.

The western reformer who would punish
parents for the misconduct Of their chill
dren is on the right track, but perhaps does
not go quite far enough. Oliver Wendell
Holmes once remarked hat the education
OF a child should begin a hundred years
before II IL born. In order to reach the
real seat Of the evil which Mr.. Whitehead.
secretary OF the Child and Animal Protec-
ton society of Colorado, aims to correct,
possibly the statute which he proposes
should be made to include grandparents
and sreat-grandparents. Unfortunately,
however, the real culprits would be fire.
quently found to have taken refuge in the
cemetery. In such cases the next best
thing would be to impose the proper pen
atty on some one who could be caught. II
often satisfies the innate instinct of JUS
tice to lick" the wrong person II he can
not get at the right one. Moreover, MFR.
Whitehead is not mistaken in holding the
immediate progenitors Of at least a few
depraved youngsters responsible for the
misconduct OF their progeny.
To give the fullest effect to Mr.. White
heads scheme an extension Of Colorado's
penal system might be deemed Judicious.
How would 1t do, for Instance, TO re-estab-
lish the pillory and set It up so conspicu-
ously that men going TO their places OF
business and women bound to the shops
and markets would be compelled to pass
the site? Consider for a moment the in
fluenee on public morals OF an inscription
displayed above the heads Of the criminals
there detained announcing, for example,
that John Jones had encouraged reckless
extravaganza in his daughter by giving
her sixteen new hats In one year. Would
not other parents find a powerful stimulus
TO duty in their dread Of a similar adver-
tisement OF their shortcomings?
Think, too. OF the good the plan would
do TO the rising generation. Generally
speaking, children who have made ar un-
wise choice OF parents discover the mis-
take too late. 1t is practically impossible
10 train up fathers and mothers In the
way they should go after their most giar-
Ing faults have become apparent. Never
theless, an avoidance of the sins of omis-
sion and commission which have called for
the interposition Of the law and have in
Vted the contempt Of the neighbors Ia
quite within the range of feasibility. pro-
vided hat an adequate motive be supplied.
Let Colorado furnish the motive by max
Ing adequate examples of such offenders
as are within its jurisdiction, and II will
give the rest OF the world a magnificent
object lesson In reform.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17
THE SKATING LESSON.

w. d. Nesbit in Chicago Post.
Old Sanity Claus brought me some skates
first pair / ever had
An you JUS, bet when I saw them 1T made
My pa he said he'd hat to go an show me
how to do,
An so he teiiumphoned downtown an got
him some skates too.
My ma she said pad better not go out to
She said he hadn't skated since way
back In 'ninety-three.
But pa he shifted an said he guessed
he's not q old man yet,
That skatin's Just like swimmin'-it's a
trick you don't forget.
Well, all tn way to where they skate my
pa he told me how
You got to keep your balance up, an kind
o. halfway bow
An strike right out, an not be fraid-
then say I better wait
An watch him just a minute while he
shows me how to skate.
He put his skates on. an he started out
An one foot it went out one way, he wAb-
An then tn other foot went out. an pa
went in the air
An knocked down three young ladies' tnat
is skatin' here an there
But he Just say he slipped, an SO he got
An started out again-an' fan as far as
cross tn street.
An some big fat man, he was there. an
pa hit him kerflop,
An they come down an break tn ice
with that fat man on top.
When we got home. why, 1 tell ma how
nice my pa can skate,
An how tn ice 1t breaks right through
because o. so much weight,
An pa he's rubbed with arnicky-n' ]
amt go to tell.
Because he's go give me q dollar Dill
when he gets well.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE.

Nevertheless, the smile Of the iceman lie
the real thing.
Mr.. Mercury will command vastly more
popular esteem II he will keep a position
several inches out Of his hole.
In a list OF foTty-eight books most popu-
lar with 11.0o children in the New York
elementary schools, Little Women" came
out ahead. They generally do.
TIL budding statesman who secures the
passage of . law requiring persons who
announce the first robin to exhibit the
goods will win the esteem OF the doubling
multitude.
A Cleveland girl finds that she cannot
live like Christ and keep her Job as a
stenographer. A few spelling lessons might
help some in restraining the melting ex-
pressions Of the dictator.
According to the social code OF a Chi
cago club, caressing a fellow member with
a bowl Of salad constitutes an offense pun
ishabie by expulsion, Chicago clubs have
passed their salad days.
BY the time Lillian Russells 2,000 love let
ters from admirers are In print. the census
bureau and other statistical sharps will
have a basis from which TO calculate the
number Of ~"Johnnies" at large In this
country.
Mrs. Belle Case La Toilette, editor Of
the home department of the senator's new
paper, advises a large, old-tashioned yawn
as a cure for irritation. Marked copies Of
the weekly should be placed on the desk
Of every member OF the congress.
One OF the surgeons on an Atlantic liner
finds hypnotism a splendid means of ban
ishing seasickness. A few passes and the
suggestion that it is impossible for the pa
tent TO be sick does the trick. Easy as
rolling off a log. But who ever heard OF
ship doctors encouraging regularity at the
dining room tables?
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17
Beating About the Bush.
Kansas City Star.

Bear in mind that the protests made bv
certain senator's and representatives against
the abuse" Of the secret service Is really
a protest against the use Of the secret
service. There are men now prating about
the unlawful" diversion OF contingent
funds in the payment OF secret service
agents-the unlawful acts charged to
President Roosevelt and PreSident-elect Taft
while these men stand before the country
convicted by documentary evidence Of
fragrant improprieties as public servants.
1t is q habit OF those who nave been
brought TO book. and who chafe under ad-
ministrative or legislative checks. to assail
the methods employed in bringing them to
account. Criminals are never very fond OF
detectives. policemen and prosecutors, you
know.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17
Fixed Salaries for Bank Examiners
Philadelnhia Press

The proposition to compensate national
bank examiners by fixed salaries instead
OF fees is not surprising. and as II has the
support OF treasury officials and others
who would be best informed on tho sub
ject the probability is the change will be
made. The fee system in the public SER
vice 10 being abolished whenever It is found
practicable, having long since got into
d~isrepute. There are more than ordinary
reasons for doing away with 1t In the case
of national bank examiners, since 1t is
alleged that it impairs their efficiency.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17

PHILADELPHIA Record.

New York's Consolidated Gas company,
which complains that a price of 50 cents
q thousand feet is confiscatory. bought
nearly a million ~1oOO-feet of gas from the
New Amsterdam Gas company at a price
OF 800 cents per thousand. which price,
under the contract, was arrived at by
adding 10 per cent to the cost of production.
The gas bought was delivered In the holder.
and not to the consumers, but It Is perfectly
we'll known that the cost OF distributing gas
10 less than the cost Of manufacture.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17

Of the biggest b~sttleships ever de-
aignsd.
Under the circumstances the talk OF
early universal disarmament is an ir-
descent dream. Each nation will
have to determine the strength OF the
navy necessary to maintain its power
and prestige and safety. with more or
less disregard of the action of rival
powers or the resolutions of peace
INCREASES
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17
So UuItLH Hen.
Elnpora (Kan.) Gazette

Empora (Kan.) GaBette.
Ben Tillman's spiel must have been a
great disappointment to the president, who
had every reason to expect something
picturesque in the way Of q roast. Mr..
Tflman has long been recognized as an
undesirable citizen. but II was never before
suspected that he is a mollycoddle.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17
WHAT AIS THE PoSroFFIcE.

WHAT Ais THE POST0FFICE.
Discussing the postal compiled
tions" that have arisen over the limi-
tations on the 2-cent postage rate re-
Gently put into effect with Great
Britain and with Germany, the Chi
cago Tribune says there must be
some education OF the people before
the plan works smoothly" and then
goes on to explain the details Of the
To- arrangements. This remark
opens up, although in an altogether
too ha1y way, the real trouble with
our p~ostofice,
The postofice is a great commercial
institution depending on popular pat
ronage, and yet the people do not
know what II has to offer or how to
take advantage of It's facilities.
The postoflce Is a gigantic piece Of
industrial machinery representing an
investment figuring high into the mill
lions and maintaining an organization
that reaches every nook and Granny Of
the earth, and yet it is utilized only to
a small fraction Of it's capacity because
it's possibilities are not fully exploited.
If the p~ostofice we're to be taken
owe by a private corporation OF up
to-date business men the first thing
the new owners would do would be to
set aside an appropriation Of from
$4,000 900 to $4,000, 900 a year for
an advertising campaign hat would
reach every man, m and child
who could be taught to make use of
the postofice facilities.
When the new postal agreements
we're to go into effect good. big catchy
announcements should have appeared
in every newspaper in the land
Two cents 70 0rea. Britain and Ireland
Two cents to any part Of Germany.
And there should have been a
follow-up scheme of publicity that
would have drummed It into the heads
Of everyone who reads hat two letters
a now be sem across the Atlantic
for the same price previously exacted
for one and leave 1 cent over I'M
agine a railroad voluntarily cutting its
passenger rate three-ffths without
buying some printers ink to stir up
new travel.
The postofice does a lot OF things
besides delivering letters. 1t sells
money orders and transfers credits
from any part OF the country to any
other. It insures safe delivery
through It's registry department. II
sells return postage to bring back re-
ply letters from foreign countries. II
will before very long become q savings
bank depository. II Is constantly
opening up new territory and making
all sorts of improvements. But 1t re-
lies entirely upon free notices in the
newspapers to spread the information
that Is needed to make business for 1t.
A proposal to spend each yea sew
eral million dollars of public money
to advertise the p~ostofice may sound
revolutionary and startling, but I'M
less other peoples experience counts
for nothing, every dollar wisely ex-
pended for this purpose would come
back many times multiplied and the
postal deicit boyle would soon take to
the woods.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17

Democratic and republican mem
bers Of the house rivers and harbors
committee have Joined in a demand
for an appropriation bill at this SEES
sion. in spite OF the general sentiment
that such appropriations should tie
discontinued until a systematic plan
for Improvement OF inland waterways
has been agreed o There Is no
p~artieanship in the pork bar'ls" ap-
peal.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17

Jim" Jeffries says he can not go
into the prize ring again because his
wind 10 out OF shape" Still, his
typewriter seems to be oiled up and
working we'll and that is just as es-
sential in the preliminary sparring.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17

stili. It lie doubtful II the rural coun-
ties will agree to pay for the mainte-
at state expense OF such a large
proportion OF Chicagop population.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17
Forests of the Future.

People who are despair over the rapid
disappearance Of timber supply may find
comfort in the knowledge that the produce
ton of cement in the United States has
increased from less than 100, 900 barrels in
1881 to 100000 barrels in 1907. Cement will
be a leading factor in forest conservation,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17
A Prophet without Honor.

A prophet announces that the entire west
ern section OF this continent is to be vio-
lently shaken between now and the LIST Of
August. II nothing happens before March
4 q majority Of the statesmen assembled
in Washington will decline to believe that
the disturbance can possibly be very dam
aging.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17

Golfers is opposing the reappoint-
ment of Secretary Wilson because he
is opposed to the pure food law. We
suspect that Golfers has been finding
out "a lot of things that amt So"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17

S~tatuettes discovered in the island
OF Crete show that corsets were worn
1000 years ago. 1t is a safe wager
that the Crete Puck OF that date an
nOunced that the corset has come to
stay"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17

Governor Hoke Smith a decided
to leave the enforcement OF the pro-
hibition law at Savannah to the local
oficials. Reports indicate that the
Savannah oficials have their faces set
against booze-and rather like It.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17
Retter wake Tn.
News.

indianapolis News.
In recommending IN increase for tho
navy amounting to t2s,OOo.OOo the house
committee on naval affairs must be labor
ing under the Misrepresentation that john
dee paid that fine.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17

Senator Gallinger received 256 of
the 266 votes of the New Hampshire
legislature for his reelection. There
is no proof that the ten members who
voted against him are readers of Col
liars
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17

A nurse asks a Washington paper
IL 1t is proper for her to accept a pro-
posal OF marriage from one of her
patients who is not in his right mind.
Many proposals Of marriage are made
by men in that condition.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17

Il was, perhaps. 'disinsenuous," de-
clares Senator Tillman. Webster de-
hnes d~isingenuous as: Not frank.
sincere or candid; wanting in open
ness and honesty; undetermined"
That seems TO dispose OF the .
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17

NJ. Bunau-Varilla says he does not
believe that the Gatun dam is safe.
This will be alarming to those who
care a tinker's malediction about what
NJ. Bunau-varilla believes or processes
to believe.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17

Physicians have discovered a man
who has two hearts. Still. he is not
In any special seat of vantage, as he
could not hope to catch three more in
the draw.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17
Unde.irnhIc TWIN.
Boston Herald.

The familiar proposition that poverty
and ignorance generally travel ham In
hand is again attested by the fact that
over 90 per cent Of the applicants for
British old age pensions are found unable
to sign their names to their applications.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17

Captain Chance has returned 10
Chicago and ICY" Young has signed
for another a with Boston. The
regular order Of business may now be
taken up.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17
Doages the Main Point.
Pittsburg Dispatch.

Pfttsburg DIspatCh,
Still, the indignant house fails to fully
its set objection to allowing the
secret service to detect land grabbers and
timber thieves.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17

Senator Tillman's experience should
have taught him better than to go
into an engagement with a dull pitch
fork.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17

WHEN OUT OF TOWN.
Subscribers leaving the city tenn
porHrlly should have The Bee
mailed to them. Address Will he
changed az often "a requested.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17

Every vote in n county in Texas
was cast for Mr.. Taft. The surprising
feature is that 42s Texans could ever
think alike on any proposition.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17

F. H%opkinson Smith says President
Roosevelt has been hitting public
evils with "a holy fail" That's a
new name for the Big Stick.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17

Mr.. Taft does not often indulge in
profanity, but he has formally an
nounced that he is going to Panama
to settle a dam controversy.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17

Senator "Jef" Davis is on the sick
list, but congress seems to be able to
make noise enough without him.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17

Statistics from Minnesota show that
one out of every three girls in that
state is a breadwinner. The proper
ton of breadmakers is not given.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17

Everything Ia reasonably peaceful
in Indiana, although the state has just
been placed under Marshall rule.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17

Congress has been asked to provide
new and larger jails for the District
of Columbia. Some of them going to
plead guilty?
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17

A bill offered in the Illinois legisla-
ture provides that burglars, thieves,
Pickpockets, holdup men and porch
climbers be sent to prison for life.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17

"5on, why don't you marry Enily7 YoI
have been attentive enough TO her."
Father, / will never marry Emily. Their
Is an insuperable bar to our union"
"Wha mystery is this?"
"No mystery. Only l asked Emily an
she won't nave me. "-BaltimoTO American
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17

1t is time for the thermometer to
get on the water wagon. 1t has been
taking a drop too much.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17

The public domain of the nation has
furnished graves for more than one
political reputation.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17

1T must be very NICE" said the oane
to the authors wife, TO have your nus
band at home 80 much Of the time"
Yes" replied Mrs. Richard Darlington
Spriggles. ut gives me . chance to re
out. "-Harper's Weekly.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17

OF
State OF Nebraska, Douglas County, SIS:
George B. Tzschuck, treasurer OF Thu Bee
Publishing company, being duly sworn, says
that the actual number Of full and com
ing and sunday Bee printed during the
month OF December, 1905. wa as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17

Mr.. Scrappington (musingly)--As lincoln
said. a man may fool some Of the people
all the time and all the people some Of the
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17

Eeen-Dearsst, when shall I get the mar
riRge license?
Flo--Not until l have worn for q few
months the engagement ring you are Roing
to buy for me.-Chicago Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17

Daily average a7,4sl
GEORGE 3. TZSCHUCK.
Treasurer.
Subscribed in my presence and sworn to
before me this 3lst day of December, 1908.
ROBERT HUNTER,
Notay Public.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17

Mrs. Scrappington C~briskly(-But you
SAINT fool me any OF the time. Puck.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17
DOMESTIC P-LEAsANTHGEs.

did she say sor'
Not In those words, bat she said she
could marry any man she wanted to-
Houston Post.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17

A new baby came to a family In a small
eastern Kansas town the other a II was
the ninth.
well | guess It's all right" said one of
the other eight. but I'll tell you there are
things we needed a whole lot worse at our
house than a new haby."IKansas City
Journal.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17
THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEB

Entered at Omaha postoffice as second
class matter.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17

TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
Daily Rec without Sunday, one year. 800
Daily Bee and Sunday, one year.. gu
DELIVERED ny r
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17

Wife-Is there any difference between a
fort and a fortress?
Husband-Not much, except, Of course,
that n fortress must be harder to silsnce..-
Lippincott's.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-25
TAFT CHEERED
At KNUTSFORD
A Thousand Persons Waited at
the Hotel Until President
Arrived.

one thousand people cheered President
William H. Taft on his arrival at the
KnutsfOrd hotel from Fort Douglas. The
crowd gathered at the entrance to the
KnutsfOrd shortly after 9 o'clock last
evening and waited patiently until -
O clock. when the President arrived.
Before 10 o clOck the entrance to the
hotel was rOped off by the police. Chief
Of Police S. NJ. Barlow, Lieutenant John
Hempel and dozen uniformed and
mounted policemen kept the crowd in
check unth after the President had
reached the hotel G. 5. Holmes arrived
ten minutes ahead of the President and
saw that the preparations were COM
plete.
The first indication Of the coming Of
the President wss the approach of the
mounted escort under the command OF
Lieutenant John G. Waterman of the
Fifteenth infantry. The escort kept the
automobile of the President completely
surrounded.
The crowd begGu to- cheer when the
President was a block distant and kept
on until after the President had reached
The hotel. Captain Archie Butt rode with
the President and assisted him from the
automobile The President smiled bland
ly and acknowledged the greetings by
raising his hat
As he entered the hotel the guests
arose to their feet and cheered the Pres
iuent He went at once TO the elevator
and was taken 10 his rooms on the par
Tor floor. Before he retired he ate
large apple and some delicious peaches
sent to his rooms by q. 5. Holmes, pro-
prletOr Of the hotel
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-25
PRESIDENT TAFT WILL
BE WELL GUARDED
Continued from Page I
Protected Even at Fort.

These precautions were part of the
general plan to keep people from get
tins too near the President.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-25
A PROCLAMATION.

" Whereas, Utah, and particularly :
g her capital city, is hOnOTed at this &.
g time by the presence Of Honorable &:
g William II. Taft. President Of the &:
g United States; and, {
9 Whereas, a public reception has d.
% been arranged in honor of the g
g President at Liberty park on Sat d.
@ urday afternoon, Sept %, 1903, g
q Now, therefore, we do earnestly 4.
g recommend that, so far as practic- g
q able, business and daily toll be 9
g suspended I'm the city of Salt Lake s,
q" on Saturday, the 25th day of Sep 8
@ TENDER, 1909 at u o'clock noon, d.
@ and during the balance Of the day, G
% that all may have the opportunity G
% to greet and do honor to our dis q.
4" tinguished guest. g
@ In testimony whereof we have q,
% hereUnto set our hands this oath {
4" day Of September, A. D. 1903 8
&" (Signed) WILLIAM SPRY, 9
% Governor of Utah. 8
% (Signed) e
@ JOHN s. BRANSFORD, 9
@ Mayor of Salt Lake City. q.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-25
COOK WILL TAKE
THE PLATFORM
Explorer Busy in Making Prep
arationS for Forthcoming
Lectures.

New York, Sept. 2t-For the first time
since his arrival here, Frederick A. Cook
took into his confidence today one Of the
leading American geographical authOri-
ties, Archer NJ. Huntington, president of
the American Geographical society, with
whom he had an hours private confer
ence.
Whether DR.. Cook submitted some Of
his data To DR.. Huntington could not be
ascertained. for upon leaving DIT. Hunt
ingUOn refused to comment on the meet
ing. Dr. Cooks friends. however. an
nOunCed that Dr. Huntington had eX-
pressed perfect confidence that Cook had
discovered the pole.
Most of DR.. Cooks time was devoted in
preparing the literary steps which lead
To the lecture platform, which he will
mount next Monday at the Carnegie In
sutute. So carefully is he assembling the
material for his first public appearance
that he declined many invitations for the
Hudson-Fulton celebrations during the
next week