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Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-19
IS IT TRUEi

Now that public sentiment In Omaha
seems to be started toward some sort
of adjustment of the long protracted
water works litigation, it is realized
that nothing can be done without some
legislation modifying the Immediate
and compulsory" purchase act passed
six years ago. II that law is valid the
Water board has no option except to
proceed to acquire the plant for the
city under the purchase clause of the
franchise and the taxpayers have no
alternative but to take what the courts
may hand VI after the lawyers get
through with them.
With this situation confronting us,
the m also comes that the mem
bers of the present Douglas delegation
In the legislature are under pledge,
he senatorial M of it supposed to be
in writing, not to permit any bill to
pass In any way modifying the existing
law relating to the Water boards
tenure, emoluments or powers. This
deal, according to Dame Rumor, is
said to have been negotiated at the in
stigation of the Water board, members
fearful of having their salaries cut off,
through the mediation of Congressman
Hitchcock, who had lone business be-
fore with the chief promoter of the
water works purchase act.
OF course, If nothing can be done to
untangle the water works litigation
without further legislation, and IL the
lawmakers are under agreement to
prevent any such legislation, then
nothing remains for the taxpayers of
Omaha except to take their medicine
and try to look pleasant.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-19
WHICH

Representatives are bound by the plat
forms OF their state convention. You
have your local platform By which you
are bound. Every man elected on a state
or local platform ought TO vote as he
promised or resign. This IL my concep-
tion OF legislative duty. NY interest Is to
see promises carried out. II there is any
plank in the platform / do not endorse I
would urge Il as earnestly as others 7 arm
in favor of-Bryan to Nebraska legisla-
ture. 90
This raises anew the same old ques-
ton, Which platform is binding on
candidates who run on two platforms?
To be more specific, which platform
is binding on governor and legislators
who accepted both democratic and
populist nominations when democratic
and populist platforms conflict?
Here is a section out Of the last
platform promulgated by Nebraska
populists: , G.
We are in favor OF a county option law.
And here is a section Of, the last
platform promulgated by Nebraska
democrats:
Wee are In favor of the democratic and
American principle of home rule.
On which do the demo-pops propose
to make good?
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-19
GETTING AHEAD.
Chicafo News.


l am sorry my friend; I am full of regret
That L happened to tfead-on5 uoursfoes
But they stayed where my foot concluded
to set,
They were right in the place that 1 chose,
1t was painful to you. You have reason to
grumble,
But your toes. my dear sir, nearly caused
me to stumble.
! have smashed them beneath my biz heel,
do you say7
Then please keep them away
l am sorry, OF course, IL my elbow l struck
With a great deal of force In your side,
But you stood in my way, which was
surely Ill luck.
Ant the mild kind OF methods I've tried.
In the rear I'm not willing to mildsw or
I must push to the front with both elbow
and shoulder. t,.
If your ribs have been fractured. forgive
me, 1 pray.
But keep out OF my way.
l am sorry, my friend, II I've given ~offensa.
AS / gather 1 rave by your frown,
But you blocked up my passage COM
pletely, and hence
l could not avoid knocking you down.
I was justified, too. as you can't help adj
hitting,
When ! got up ahead to my place by hard
hitting.
It's the motto of every good hustler today.
Hey! Keep out Of my way!"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-19
AMERICAS BIG SHIPS.

While England is building more
battleships of the larger type than any
other power, the United States has Or
dered four that lead all other coun-
tries in size and the navy extension
program calls for the construction of
at least two Of these, leviathans each
year. The bill just passed by congress
calls for the construction of two bat
tleships of $4,000 tons displacement,
costing So, 900 900 each, which will
exceed the largest British warship by
nearly 1000 tons, the biggest of the
British Dreadnoughts having a dis
placement of but 10000 tons. The bat
tleship Delaware. launched a few days
ago, has a displacement of 22, O0O
tons and is the largest battleship yet
built by any nation. ,
Germany's largest battleship is 49,
400 tons, but that government is build
ing nine new fighters that will have
10000 tons displacement. frances
heaviest ship is 1860 tons, but it is
building eight new ones of the $4,000
ton class. Japan's largest completed
ship is 16.4O0 tons, but it is building
two more with 1880 tons displace-
,ment.
i This change on naval program indi-
Gates that all naval experts have
finally agreed that in the battleship
line the bigger they are the batter.
Experiments have shown that speed is
not sacrificed by making the ships
larger while their resistance powers
are greatly increased. The only limit
appears to be the amount OF money
nations have to invest in this line OF
defense. The naval appropriation car
ries $136, O00, 900, one of the largest
budgets ever voted for that purpose
by any power in time of peace, The
announced policy of the British pre-
mier to keep Enslandis naval strength
equal to any other two nations COM
bined, plus 10 per cent, furnishes a
hint of what England will have to do
In the next few years il the present
naval programs of Germany and the
United States are carried out.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-19
Personal NOTES.

Speaker Joe Cannon's favorite attitude
in the chair is to sit with his left foot
curled under him.
Mrs. Carrie Nation thinks one blast upon
her bugle horn should be worth l1O0
women to thes London s~uffragettss. .-t5.S
Bankers oppose postals savings and ex-
press companies are hostile to a parcels
post. Both wholly disinterested, too.
Representative Lowden of Illinois, who
married a daughter of Pullman OF Pullman
palace car fame, is the richest Of the mil
lionair farmers in the house.
Nine. Sembrieh is a real fairy god
mother to the wee son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Di Biecari\of Brooklyn, N. Y. for she has
given the infant a 1900 check. her blessing,
as we'll as a picture Of herself. all OF which
will be priced in later years by this FORUM
ate young man, who has been named Wit
torio Mareello.
Mrs. Carrie chatham Gait, president OF
the international woman's Suffrage al
lance, will sail on Saturday on the Mime
tonka Of the Atlantic Transport line, to
make the final arrangements for the con-
vention Of the alliance. which will open
In London on April %. After a few days
In that city she will go to the continent
to fill lecture engagements in Hungary,
Austria and Germany, returning to Lon
done in time for the convention.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-19
BABIES, WE, AT RoADMAKING.
American Engineer Views Highway,
Of France and Makes COmpA riaOn.
New York Sun.

new 1OIk sun.
Chief Engineer Nelson p. Lewis of the
New York Board of Estimate is of the
opinion that the pavements in the large
cities of Europe are not only superior in
material and method to New York's paw
ing. but cost less. Mr.. Lewis was sent by
the Board of Estimate to attend the inter-
national road congress in Paris last octo-
Der and visited the populous cities of Great
Britain and the continent to look into their
paving systems. He has prepared a report
which he will submit to the mayor.
Mr.. Lewis thinks the highway systems
OF France Is the finest in the world. He
says:
THE minute attention given to drainage
and other details OF construction and the
extreme care with which the roads are
maintained are impressive to one aceus-
toned TO what must be admitted to be the
slovenliness of American practice in these
particulars
The French highway system has been an
evolution. The work of construction and
maintenance is entirely under the control
OF the engineers Of bridges and roads, a
thoroughly trained corps OF technical men
constituting what is probably the greatest
engineering organization in the world. All
the roads In commune, department or city
are under their Jurisdiction. There Is no
conflicting authority, no diversity Of policy
or method In contiguous departments or
communes. The results have been so
striking that the naturalization OF high
way work has lately been advocated in
Great Britain, This policy is in marked
contrast to that prevailing in this country.
and especially in the city OF New York.
where In five ~boroughs there are five dis
tinet highway bureaus entirely independent
OF each other, each one of which has It's
own organization. its WI methods Of ad-
ministration and its own standards OF
work. The French system OF nationaliza-
ton might not be adapted TO the conditions
existing In this country. but hat system
has resulted in France In the best built
and perhaps the most thoroughly main
tained highways In the world, while in
this city there IL palpatls waste OF energy.
material and money. and the results are
by common consent unsatisfactory"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-19
THE TARIFF CONVENTIONS DEMAND

n TARIFF CONVENTIONS DEMANDS.
The chief net result of the National
Tariff convention, which has just
closed an interesting session at In
dianapolis, is the adoption of a resolu-
ton demanding the immediate crea-
ton by congress of a permanent tariff
commission to take up the work of
investigating and recommending to
congress from time to time changes
deemed advisable In existing schedules.
The convention has forestalled any
possible criticism that its demand
would cause a delay in the revision of
the tariff in the next congress by
adopting a resolution urging congress
to prepare and adopt a revised tariff
to the best Of its ability under exist
ing circumstances at the coming spe-
cial session of congress.
The trend of sentiment outside of
congress is emphatically toward the
creation of a permanent tariff commits
sion. The tariff list is so large that
1t is recognized to be a physical i'm
possibility for congress or any one
committee of congress to consider In
diligently in the time allowed the
thousands of separate items and to ad-
just schedules upon them that are
wise and suited to conditions. 1t is a
matter of record that fully one-third
of the Dingley schedules were never
read in the house and were not con-
sidered except in the committee room.
The stronger objection to the sys-
tenn long followed of revising the tariff
is that while some schedules may
stand unchanged for years without
detriment to the manufacturers or
consumers. many others should be
changed from time to time instead OF
standing for ten or twelve years until
all schedules are subjected to re-
vision. 1t is urged that a permanent
tariff commission, by devoting its time
to investigation of industrial condi-
lions. would be in position to recon-
mend changes to each session of con-
gress that would prevent the tariff
from becoming a shelter for monopoly.
The objection to this is that the bust
ness and manufacturing interests
would be constantly disturbed by con-
templated changes. This might we'll
be avoided by fixing specified times
for such changes as may be deemed
advisable and by fixing the date for
their becoming effective so as to give
importers and manufacturers ample
time to readiust business,
While there is a strong public sem
timent in favor OF a permanent tarin
commission, it should not be allowed
in any manner to. interiors with the
tarin revision plans scheduled as the
special business OF the extra session
soon to be convened. Mr. Taft and the
republican party are pledged to a re-
adjustment of the existing schedules
and the public demands that this shall
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-19
wINKINe IN rHn pAnx.

Louisville Courier-Journa1.


Louisville Courier-Journal.
Manufacturing and selling goods with.
out advertising Is like winking at . girl
in the dark. You know what you're doing,
but nobody else does"
This testimony Of an expert advertiser
Gerald Pierce, OF ''Wha to Eat fame
is entitled to great weight. IL puts IN ccnS
crete form the experience OF one who
knows. He does not waste any time on
theories or on rhetoric, bat makes his point
with a dlrectness, a force and native wit
that carry conviction.
winking in the dark istat once unprotlta.
BILE and tantaliSing: . signal that cannot
be read. a message that never gets started.
Speak for yourself, and speak in o un-
certain tones. 10 u commercial advica
II you don't believe In, yourself OF IN your
goods strongly enough to go out evangel-
king you are not likely 20 make many con-
verts. You are not to ak at the receipts
Of custom with a manner depreeating and
ultra modest-you should rather make a
noise like a very cyclone Of success. And.
since the eyes are effective as a universal
annunciator. winking is permitted-so 1t be
not in the dark. .t
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-19
waiting for Admission.
Louisville Courier Journal.

LOuIsVIII6 COuTIer~JOurnaI.
Statehood is not a garment to be lightly
bestowed. It's Significance is profound.
1t extends to fundamentals of citizen
ship and of life. 1t gives votes to
persons who have not had them be-
fore. 1t admits great communities to
the prodigious American fellowship. II
extends the federal constitution over new
ground. II gives new forces a voice in the
government of all the people, And in APP
plying for the great benefit 1t is to be
hoped that New Mexico and Arizona come
with minds conscious Of the bigger and
higher life they seek and of the response.
bllitles 1t brings.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-19

II what Mr.. Bryan say about the
proposed Carnegie foundation fund
for superannuated college professors
strikes a responsive chord with the
local Bryanite organ. of course 1t is all
on about taking Rockefeller money for
any kind of a college or university to
be located in Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-19
. Darins Combine.
New York Sun,

The Western Farmers trust organized at
Hastings, Neb.. TO sell wheat only at prices
fixed by the association was evidently
patterned after the Kentucky planters to-
bacco trust. which succeeded IN subduins
a buying trust to W purpose. A monopoly
in tobacco may be feasible. but wheat Is
grown In so many soils and in so many
countries and is so Indispensable a neces-
sary that the western farmers are greatly
daring when they attempt 20 make their
own price.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-19

The finest post office structure in the
country is to be built upon two OF the
five blocks in the new Pennsylvania Ter
minal. i
The building will front on Eighth avenue,
between Thirty-first and Thirty-third
streets, a distance OF $50 feet, and the
facades will extend back toward Mint
avenue, a distance OF 35 feet. The initial
appropriation for the structure, made by
congress last winter In $S.5OO.OO0. but II will
probably cost with it's interior fittings at
least double that amount before II Is
finished. In studying out the problem OF
construction. the architects have endeavored
to give 1t that monumental character which
should be essential in buildings for govern
mental purposes.
The Eighth avenue frontage consists of
a row OF large Corinthian columns termina-
ting at the north and south ends with
architectural pavilions. The fscades on the
side streets are a continuation OF the same
motive. pilasters being used instead of
column
Ample access is given the building by
steps extending across practically the en-
tire front and numerous doorways on the
streets, Outgoing mail will be loaded upon
the cars by means Of chutes and arriving
mail will be hoisted by means of elevators,
which will effect a great saving In time
and expense over the present method OF
hauling mail by wagons.
It is not Intended that this shall supersede
the present post office, but rather TO
supplement it. as the old building is badly
overcrowded by an ebb and flow OF mail
matter not exceeded by that OF any other
post office in the world. In 1907 the total
receipts at the New York post office were
SIS. $780, en- So. which netted the government
a profit over operating expenses OF ST.
643. S6L05. The money-order business for the
same year amounted to 1921. 1859.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-19
Significance of TWO stories.
Boston Transcript.

Coincident with the democratic innocence
in emphasizing the important OF the Knox
procedure by abiding to the eight years of
office before Mr.. Taft, comes the Bryan
announcement that, while he will not run
in 1912, he means TO have something to
say as to who will. The two stories dove
tail admirably.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-19

Apparently the newspapers do not
dare print what Castro said when he
learned that the differences between
the United States and Venezuela had
been settled to the satisfaction of all
concerned.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-19

II Mr.. Bryan's picture of Andrew
Carnegie as an enemy of the republic
is sincere we presume he will next be
proposing to return the money which
he solicited so successfully from Mr..
Carnegie to provide Lincoln with a
public library.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-19
Greatest of the Great.

After the celebration of Lincoln's centen.
airy m the eommemoration of the birth
day of him who is first in war, first in
peace and first IN the hearts of his country.
men," There were brave men before
A~gamemnon, as we are told; but there are
none since so great as the Immortal
Washington.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-19

The date for the extra session of
congress has been fxed for March 10.
What a relief it will be to the only
democratic congressman from Ne
braska to have such a good excuse to
keep out OF the local democratic pri-
mary and the subsequent city election.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-19
shattered Loric.
New York World.

New York World.
A little while ago the railroads, emulat-
ing the man who lifted himself by his boot
straps. were curing hard times by raising
freight rates. Now they are in some quar-
tiers cutting rates in competition. Fact is
a hotter logician than a railway man.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-19

Hetty Green is said to be very much
disappointed with the young man who
is to marry her daughter. 1t is doubt
full If the daughter would want to
marry a man who came up to Mrs.
Green's specifications.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-19

The New York American favors a
sea level canal at Panama. This puts
Governor Haskell in an embarrassing
position, as he cannot endorse Hearst
without opposing the administration,
and vice versa.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-19
A BINT TO THE PRESIDENT

$500 H.
1t would seem TO be the manller and the
more sensible part IL we followed Canada's
example and organized a mounted police
for the enforcement OF decency and for the
refrigeration of that respect which our ma
tional government seems to have lost.-New
York Sun.
When the Japanese question was at
a critical stage a few days ago, over
the ~anti-Japanese bills pending in the
California legislature, some of the big
newspapers of the east were prompt
and prolific with their advice to Presi-
dent Roosevelt. The New York World
advised the president to serve notice
that the federal powers would take a
hand If the legislature attempted to
pass the bills in violation of treaty
rights. 1t remained, however, for the
New York Sun, which has been suffer-
ing from Rooseveltophobia for over
seven years, to recommend that the
federal troops, disguised as mounted
police, be sent to the coast to teach the
Californians decency and respect for
the national government.
This is particularly interesting, in
view of the amount of space and time
the Sun has devoted to the denuncia-
ton of President Roosevelt for "tyran-
meal invasion of state rights and the
trampling under foot of constitutional
limitations" Had the president made
this suggestion, we would have been
treated to another Sun explosion.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-19

be as thorough as possible to secure
at a special session. When that IL dis
posed Of the creation OF a permanent
commission may be properly consid-
cred
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-19
Knocking the Jingoes.
Philadelphia Record.

Without fear of Hobson or home ~jlngoes,
Baron Takahira, the japanese ambassador,
took the occasion of the Lincoln centenary
to declare that hts government never had
any idea of going to war with the United
States.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-19

BY establishing a $4,000 limit on
contributions 20 the national campaign
fund at least one distinguished demo-
crat saved good money. The proposal
TO limit stIll further expenditures that
may be lawfully made by candidates
for once is calculated to save him
some o money
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-19

Nebraska retail hardware dealers
do not relish the competition Of cats-
logue houses. The thing for the re-
tailers to do Is to buy a little printers
ink and BEAT the cat. houses 1t their
" game by the right kind Of adver-
Using.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-19

The Bee is quite willing to have
Desperate ShercliTe, enroute again to
the ~penitentiary. profess in one and
the same breath his ardent devotion to
that great reformer. Elmer f. Thomas,
and his deep dislike Of this paper.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-19

The report that a maple tree planted
by President Jackson in the White
House grounds has been blown down
must be President Jack
son never planted any but hickory
trees.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-19

Less than $4,000 persons signed Pc
titionsA for a local option election In
Chicago. being less than half enough.
Still, $4,000 is a good many when YOU
remember that II is In Chicago.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-19

The Gatun dam is to be lowered nf-
teen feet. There should be fewer
damns in connection with the Panama
canal, now that the engineer experts
have approved the work.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-19

A congressional committee reports
that the food loss in this country
amounts to 400. OoO.O 900 and that the
ire loss is about $3.50. 1000 0O. Fire
and water are expensive necessities,
but we must have them.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-19

A franc club composed OF Omaha
shippers has been projected. II mem
bership in the rrafic club made mem
bership in the Commercial club a pre-
requisite the Commercial club would
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-19
A SMILE on Tw0.

Publisher-Surely 1t ought to be possible
TO make good print paper out OF 'corns
stalks.
Mil owner-Your wish. sir. Ia fodder "a
the th~ought.-Chicago Tribune.
Have you done anything to earn tn.
gratitude OF the peoplef"
yes" answered Senator Sorgham, "ah
though they don't know about II. I have
let them Off of a lot of speeches was
tempted to make.-Wsshington Star.
"Do you think a college education pays?s
You bet il does, My son graduated last
! week to so back and train the varsity
basket, ball team next eason."-Chicago
Record-Herald.
"You don't believe in dealing will an
children gentlyg'
mot much. There are some Kids YOU
can't handle Will gloves '-BsltiuIore
American.
I'VE hope said the spokesman of the
committee. TO enlist your support In favor
You have It, responded the theatrical
manager. heartily. why almost every one
e or %y play " s GPsas Ti5h Z sir, fa S.s
You ought to have a new gown. DEAR
y know. but my husband ssys he can
Dearest, | don't believe YOU realize tho
power Of tears"
|1eS, 1 90, out they make my nose pur-
pie and my eyes red."-Houston Post.
When the ratientlcaHed on his doctor he
found the good man in a state Of great ap-
prehension.
'I've got all the symptoms OF the disease
you have, said the doctor. I'm sure [
have caught II from you" 3t H
What are you 50 scared aboutY' asked
the patient.
why. man. replied the docteb 'I don't
think l can cure. it,"-Harper's Weekly.
Trusty Henchman-rhen you believe In a
primary law, do you, colonelf' .sfe
Political Magnate-Emphatically, yesl 10
is the easiest of all gadnes to beRt.-Chi-
cago Tribune. rgS
"You rejected Tom, you nay I"
Yes, poor fellow. He was dreadfuily
overcome. - He stood right by the door
while he proposed, and AZ soon as ! said
He must have been greatly relieved. It
was all q bet, you know. Jim Sherwood
bet Tom a basket of wine that he wouldn't
dare to propose to You. And they're going
to drink 1t tonight."-C1eveland Plain
Dealer. -,.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-19

st. Louis Globe-D Democrat.
II is understood that Colonel Bryan, who
has charge of the Nebraska legislature,
would put through. some wise and bene-
fetal legislation. this, winter, but nothing
important has yet developed under a Lin
coin date line.