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Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-08
DISABILITY OF A TRUST.
Slightly Disfigured, but stiH "A
Mighty Strong Ring.
Now York TrIbunl


SINNERS stand in slippery places" and
so do the trusts" At least, that is the
conclusion from the decision OF the United
States supreme court in the Continental
Wall Paper company case. and dow
The wall paper company sued to collect a
bill of $1,000 from one of its customers.
The delinquent customer replied that the
company could not collect the money be.
cause it was a monopoly, and therefore
illegal. The wall paper company ad-
mitled that II was a monopoly, controlling
IS per cent of the domestic output OF wall
paper, but II wanted its money just the
same. And the court held, five to four.
that, being an Illegal combination. 1t could
rot use the courts to collect Its debts. Tile
court. sin accordance with a rule long
established in Jurisprudence" would not
lend its aid in any way TO enforce or to
realize the fruits Of an agreement which
appears TO be tainted with iIlegality," thus
seeming to put debts due a trust into
the same class with gambling debts, which
cannot be collected in a suit at law.
And this c~ollocation suggests the reflcc-
ton that the fact that a bet is not collect
ibIe by a legal action has never interfered
seriously with betting or with the collect
ing of bets. II is q matter Of "honor" to
Pay a bet. SO the new decision may no:
seriously Interfere with trusts and com
binations In the collection of their debts.
1t may never become a matter of honor to
pay such a debt. but II the combination to
which the debt is owed has a practical
monopoly of the source of supply of a
given article It's retail customers will prob
ably not avail themselves of this legal way
of escaping its claims. for that reason II
for no other. The decision add fresh evil
denoe OF the precsrious position in law Of q
c~ombinstiOn In restraint Of trade. but Il is
premature to conclude that Z will rlay
havoc among the trusts"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-08

sober after 3 o'clock in the afternoon
and that courts-msrtisl are always sd-
journed at 3 p. m. on that account.
II there is no time limit on jays in
the navy there should be, or the ad-
ministration is open t. the charge of
favoritism between branches OF the
service. Even IL the navy has a time
limit on the picking process, Captain
Qualtrough may show that after a tour
of the globe. he thought he was get
ting lit up on Wednesday afternoon
when it was really Friday morning.
Everything considered, IL may be as
well to suspend harsh judgment until
the full returns are in and the attor-
neys for the defense have had time
to ask for a retrial on the score of
newly discovered evidence.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-08
HEADING OFF POSTAL BANKS.
various Employed to Pre-
vent Passage of Law.

Unofficial announcement was made three
months ago that the National Monetary
commission would present a plan for a
central bank OF issue as the remedy for
the defects in the banking and currency
system. Reannouncement at this time is
for the purpose OF heading off the postal
savings bank bill which Senator Carter is
pressing for consideration. Senator Carter
has behind him a strong popular sentiment
in the west corresponding to the sentiment
in favor OF deposit guarantee legislation.
At the Chicago convention last year this
popular demand was met by the endorse
ment OF the postal savings bank plan. This
endorsement is now Withdrawal, and a CEN
trail bank of issue with numerous branches
Is promised. WhyY
Details OF the plan to be presented by the
monetary commission have not been made
public. Without such information It rs
impossible to understand how a postal saw
ings bank system can be Inconsistent with a
plan for a central bank of issue, or how such
a central bank can be an acceptable sub
stitute for the postal savings bank. The
functions OF the two Institutions should be,
and naturally are. entirely separate. The
purpose OF the postal savings bank is to
encourage thrift among the people by in
creaslng the facilities for secure and profit
able savings deposits. The postal bank
would be a part OF the national banking
system only so far as 1t served as an agency
for attracting and receiving deposits which
1t would turn into the active channels Of
commerce. II would not compete with ma
tional banks ana its competition with exist
ing savings banks would be minimized by
the limitation Of the rate OF interest to be
paid on deposits.
The demand for postal banks exists in
communities where no savings bank has
been established. In sections where the New
England savings bank idea has not been
developed, and among aliens who do not
understand the guarantees OF security af-
forded by the savings bank laws. III the
new plan Of a central bank 10 to be a sub
stitute for the postal bank in meeting this
demand. its system OF branch banks must
be widespread and must also come into
direct competition with the existing national
bank system. This was not contemplated
in any previous discussion of the central
bank plan, and obviously it would invite
such opposition from national banking in
terests as to render its acceptance impos-
sible.
The postal savings bank will perform a
service peculiarly It's own. 1t has been en-
dorsed by the republican national eonNen-
ton as a convenience for the people and an
encouragement OF thrift" The plan OF the
monetary commission is blandly indefinite.
Three. and perhaps tour. vacancies In the
commission will occur on March 4. The
establishment Of the postal savings bank
is a present duty Of congress. Such action
viii not conflict with the present banking
system, or with any plan for a central bank
OF issue that may be recommended. Is the
new scheme a political trickg
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-08
CAPTAIN oUALrRoUGHs JAG.

The landiubber's sympathy, solicited
or volunteered, will rest with Captain
Edward F. Q%ualtrough of the battle
ship Georgia, just found guilty by
court-martial of being intoxicated
while on duty and suspended for six
months with a loss of ten numbers in
rank. Cable tolls come high and the
details of Captain Quakrough's &C
QUESTION of a package are lacking, but
the meager information at hand indi-
Gates that in the course of the fes-
t~iyities at Gibraltar he looked too fire.
quently on the cup that cheers and
must accordingly pay the penalty.
A more calm and sober estimate of
Captain QuRltrough's offense might be
formed if all the details were known.
1t may be admitted the dignity of the
American navy must be maintained,
particularly while the fleet is in for
eign parts. and if the doughty captain
got n OF those fighting jags aboard
and boasted his ability TO whip his
weight In wildcats, his punishment
may not be too severe. If, on the
other hand. he had only a mild hands
across-the-sea" load, which made him
want to embrace all men as brothers,
mitigating circumstances should weigh
in his behalf. 1t should be remem-
bered that he has been away from
home for a year and a half. that he
has secuted the rim OF the South Amer
lean continent, exchanged greetings
with the Latin-American moguls and
mogulettes, kotowed to P~atagonian es-
quires and danes, flirted with the
senoritas of Mexico, traded jokes and
news with the Australasians, rolled
cigarettes with the F1lipinos, drank tea
and sahke with the mikado's subjects
in Toxic, been viewed and reviewed
by the funny sunny folks OF the Medit-
erranean, pulled starving refugees
from the ruins at Messina and finally
landed at Gibraltar. where he again
heard the English language that made
him think of home, family, friends,
house n and the monthly visit from
the installment store collectors. Then
came the let-down and the fill-up. II
a Jag were ever ~excusable, that must
have been the time for the captain to
get one and find joy IN it.
Then again the records fail to show
any precedent for the finding against
Captain oualtrough. No iron-clad rule
has been fixed for thirst-quenehing in
the navy department. The records.
running back for 500 years. show that
an army officer is not expected TO be
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-08

stromsburg News: Now that the SUI
preme court judges are appointed to suit
everybody, we hope Senator Ransom, the
bowling dervish from Omaha, will find
something worthy to train his guns on
something Of real benefit TO the people OF
the state.
York Times; Senator Howell, of Omaha,
wants the legislature 10 authorize the sale
Of beer in Krug park on Sundays and holi-
a II krug park, why not all parks,
and IL all parks why not all saloons? DO
those who go to Krus park think they can
leave Sunday outside the gste7
Howelis Journal (dem.): The respectable
element of the Omaha democracy have
grown tired Of Mayor Jim and will try and
defeat him for denomination. Here's wish
ing them success. True reform will have
commenced In Omaha when Dahlman no
longer disgraces the mayors office.
Bloomington Advocates: Senator Ran
som, the corporation attorney from Omaha,
seems to be able to secure any kind of leg
islation he chooses In the senate. He has
just succeeded in having the stock yards
company exempted from taxation. the same
as the railroads are to be. The members
Of the house ought to be able to get out
from under his control.
Columbus Tribune: The argument made
by the Omaha World-Herald in favor Of
repeating the Nebraska Sunday law, which
the democratic legislature is trying to ac-
complish, is about as foolish as one could
make and could be expected only from a
paper which has nc scruples as to the pol
icy 1t pursues, SO long as the policy is in
harmony with its political party.
Kearney Hub: The greatest need in the
way of state legislation is a law making
1t capital offense to steal anything from
a member of the legislature. The occasion
arises in the theft of grips of members
from a hotel in Omaha, while there to in
spect a stats institution. Some of the
members lost apparel of more or less value,
but the greatest loss appears to have
been in postage stamps which the members
had drawn as perquisites from the state.
No effort should be spared to apprehend
the criminals and when run TO earth they
should be severely dealt with.
Central City Republican,: How papers
like the Omaha world-Herald can pretend
to be honestly for reform and good gov
eminent and still throw all their strength
toward assisting the corporations and
g~rafters over the country in their attempt
to discredft and misrepresent the presi-
dent is hard to reconcile. II seenis that
democratic papers are unwilling that any
good at all be accomplished If It is TO be
accomplished by republicans, which is GER
tainly a most deplorable state. It is to be
hoped that republican papers are not
possessed of the same spirit. The demo-
Gratis are now in undisputed control In
Nebraska. and If, contrary TO present indi-
cations, they are guilty Of any good meas
ures, it is to be hoped that republican
papers will give them full credit and re-
dice in what they have done for the COM
monwealth.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-08
BIeached Flour OutIawed.
Boston Transcript.

The Secretary of Agriculture has con-
demned bleaohed flour, and following his
suggestion the millers' combination has
its purpose of disseminating the
further milling Of this article. II would
doubtless be a good thing should the pub
lie consent to aoauiesce in the yellow loaf
instead OF the white one. Possibly It may
require a new adjustment OF appetite, but
the gains will more than compensate for
the sacrifices. In the old days when even
New Engianders raised their own wheat
there was one product of the grain called
'canaille.' which in spite of its contemp-
tuous title made the sweetest and most nu-
tritious bread that came upon the farmers
table. II the millers can again exalt this
humble staple, future generations of
healthy Americans will rise up and cali
them blessed.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-08
A v1o1oRr ron ma. rAFr.

AIARANA " AAN -
The agreement OF the ways and
means committee to include a clause
in the tariff bill 20 be submitted at
the coming special session, for free ad-
mission OF 100000 tons annually of
sugar from the Philippine islands must
be accepted as a victory for MI. Taft
and an acknowledgment of his in
fluence with the congress. Mr.. Taft
has been working for years for some
concession of this kind, in keeping with
the assurance he held o6t to the Fill
pinos when he was their governor, and
his efforts now promise to bear fruit.
The concession will amount to prac-
teal reciprocity with the Philippines
so far as sugar is concerned, for 1t
will be many years before the imports
of sugar from the islands will reach
the limit prescribed by the bill. The
importations from the Philippines in
1907 amounted to only 1O,70O tons and
Mr.. Taft predicts that the 800. 000-ton
limit will not be reached in a genera
ton, even with the most rapid develop
ment of the industry in the Philip
pines. The protest of the domestic
producers of sugar against this con-
cession in favor of the Philippines
appears almost ludicrous in the light
of statistics, showing that this nation
in 1907 consumed 2,995.9T9 tons of
sugar, of which only e56,627 tons were
OF domestic production. The Ameri-
can market is large enough to absorb
all the Philippine surplus without dis.
turbing domestic producers in the
least.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-08
IL THEY WON'T TRUST ONE ANOTHER

IL THEY WON'T TRUST N ANOTHER
The hiring of a special attorney to
be paid out of the state treasury to
draft the deposit guaranty bill which
the democratic legislature proposes to
put on the statute books of Nebraska
is more significant as a confession of
incapacity on the part of ourN demo-
cratic lawmakers than as a raid on the
treasury. The stipulated fee to be
paid for legal services is too small to
consider-in fact, hardly adequate to
command the services OF q lawyer ae-
customed to getting big money-and
the particular lawyer employed will,
doubtless, bring as good legal talent
to the task as could be gotten for the
price.
But why should the taxpayers of the
state have to pay for a specially en-
ployed lawyer to draft legislative
bills2 The state has a salaried attor-
ney general, with two competent as
sistants, whose time and legal learn
ing are constantly available for all
proper purposes.
Outside of this the democratic ma
joTity ought to be able to enlist the
help of two distinguished democratic
~jurists, who are supposed to be draw
ing pay as judges of the supreme
court, under commissions given them
by Governor Shallenberger, but for the
time being have nothing to do in their
Official capacities. Why should not
Judge Sullivan or Judge Oldham, or
both, have volunteered their services
to help the democratic lawmakers out
of a hole?
But, ordinarily, every legislative
body counts among its own member
ship lawyers of sufficient ability to do
bill drafting work. 1t happens that
the bell-wether of the upper house of
the legislature is a lawyer whose sery-
ices are constantly in large demand by
the great favor-seeking corporations,
who pay him well, but who would not
pay him at all IL he we're not a lawyer
of more than average caliber. Why
do not the democrats In the legislature
commit the drafting OF the deposit
guaranty bill to Frank Ransom?
Surely not because of lack OF legal at
tainments. Can it be that they would
not trust him to draw a bill free from
carefully concealed blow-holes in the
armor?
II the democratic majority have
none among them at once At and trust
worthy to draw the deposit guaranty
bill, what may be expected of the other
legislation which will be concocted at
Lincoln before adjournment?
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-08
Personal T

Spokane. Wash, has thirty mlllionaires
honest enough to tell the assessor Of Il,
thus beating New York by about twenty
two.
Daniel f. Bradley. 90 years old, the other
day left Charles Street jail in Boston,
where he had served as keeper and per-
formed other duties for more than half u
century. For twenty-five years he was
deputy sheriff, and for fifty-four years no
had charge of prisoners at the jail.
Captain William c.. Geoghean of the
steamer Anne Arundel has Just been pre-
sented with a medal Of honor, awarded him
by the Treasury department. 1t is In reoeg,
milton Of his heroic rescue OF MidshipmHn
Smith and sixteen men of the fiagshlp
Hartford, in Hampton Roads. December 10,
1876.
James NJ. Atlas, proprietor OF the Hotel
Atlas OF Bridgeport, Conn, has made Mr..
Roosevelt a very tempting offer OF an en-
gagement with the Wild West show for a
period Of thirty weeks at q salary OF $4,000
a week, commencing tho first day OF May
next. The show would be called The Thee
dore Roosevelt Congress of Rough Riders
Samuel sallee. a Bell township farmer,
Kansas. who died last week. was the fathep
of six living children and 100 living grand
children. In all he was the father Of ten
children, four of them now being dead, OF
the grandchildren, forty-flve are OF the
third generation, sixty-one are gr~eat-grand-
children and three are great-great.grand-
children.
Captain Pettis, who achieved fame with
Kit Carson and served in the Apache and
White River wars with the Indiana, died
recently in Providence, r. /. He was brew
eted captain of United States volunteers
four days before he was 20 years old. lie
was in the engagement at the Adobe wallis,
Tex, with the Comanche and Kiowa In
dams, November Is, 1864. and commanded
a battery of mountain howitzers. He was
five years and four months In continuous
service during the period of his life "at
plaY.'
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-08
SERVED HIM RIGHT.

J. M. Lewis in Houston Post.
once on a time there was a man
AVho never had been small,
He never'd been a little hoy
Or a little girl at an,
lie neNerd waded In a brook
Nor put on skates and slid.
His boys sometimes did those things hut
he whipped them when they did.
He looked severe and straight and tall.
Ana never, never played
AZ pillow tights. and all his little
Boys were quite afraid
To make the leastest bit OF noise
when he'd hung up his hat
ana When they asked him anything
He whipped them hard for that.
They dared not go TO learn 10 swim,
They dared not climb a tree,
Ihey dared not ever go to fish,
And were scared as could be
And cried whene'er their pants were tore.
And they were at a loss
As TO what they could do to please
Their dad, he was so cross.
He must have been born growed an.
q. l know he must nave been;
Because when the school picnic was
He kept his children in;
They never had a spinning top,
They never had a toy,
Oh, l am very certain sure
He never was a boy.
One time lac had to go across
The ocean deep and wide.
And took his family along
Off 10 the other side
For fear II h. did not they would
Indulge In childish joys,
And suddenly remember they
Were little girls and boys.
And he fell right plum off the shin
Into the ocean deep.
Ana though his boys all saw him fall
And wished an aWful heap
To help their dad, he sunk and drowned.
That was the end OF him!
They could not save him, he had never
Let them learn TO swim.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-08
LoST-A POLITICAL BAROMETER

LOST-A POLITICAL BAROMETER
The committees OF the Maine legis-
lature have approved the recommen-
dation of the governor hat the Sep
TENDER election of state officers be
abolished and that the state and con-
gTessional elections be held in Novem-
Der, on the same date as the national
elections. The bill pending to that
effect will probably become a law,
thus depriving political seers of an
other straw for ~forecasting the ma
tional verdict.
"As goes Maine SO goes the nation"
has been a political prophecy for
many years and about the only re-
suit of the saw has been to have both
OF the great political parties become
particularly active in that state in
the September elections. The origi-
nal purpose of the law was to keep
the state and national elections sepa-
rate on the theory that separate cleo
tions would promote independence
among the voters. Results have not
indicated this contention and the
Maine folks are about convinced that
a double election means only double
expense, as the voters of the state have
learned to discriminate in their Sc
lection of state officials without the
device of separate elections. Maine,
Vermont and Oregon are the only
states that have their state and con-
gr~essional elections apart from the
presidential elections. Ohio and In
diana abandoned their October cleo
lions years ago from motives of
economy and Maine is now about to
follow suit. This will leave Vermont
and Oregon as the off-month election
states. but as their politics are pretty
we'll fixed, their September elections
car hardly hold the old place of ma
tional Importance.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-08
Increasing Activity ON wheels.

In the last two weeks reported on the
number of idle cars in the country de-
creased nearly 22,OOO. which gives evidence
of a substantial Improvement in the trans
portation business. Since the end of Octo-
Der, when the greater part of the crop
moving was over, the number of idle cars
had been increasing until the fortnight
from January 6 to 20. The revival of bus
mess has been pretty tardy, but this i'm
provement in the car situation affords
encouragement. o.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-08
Com Dimes of Ancient Vintage.
or paul nfanatnh

1t is an erroneous belief that laws to
prohibit combinations in restraint of trade
are of modern origin. 1t is a doctrine Of
the common laws that such combinations
are Illegal and void. In an early English
case, a dyer made an agreement to refrain
from the exercise OF his trade for two
years. Justice Hall not only held the bond
void. as against the common law, but in
rendering judgment added: by God! If
the plaintiff were here he should go to
prison till he paid q fine to the king!"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-08
Won't Take the Money.

.EW~"F --U|'
President Roosevelt has declined 20 &C
cept a bequest of $4,000. without explain
ing why. His refusal. however. does not
leave much to the Imagination. AS he did
nothing to earn the money, he will not
take it. The legacy should have gone else
where to be sure of acceptance. II would
have had a cordial reception In Nebraska.
Bryan did nothing to earn the $4,000 Philo
s. Bennett wanted him TO have, but he
fought for It In court. none the less.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-08
Dancing 10 Rare Music
Baltimore American.

DUINIIITVTN III
The United ststes supreme court has de-
cided that New York shall have cheap gas,
and that a trust organized contrary 10 the
antitrust law cannot legally collect debts.
Al last is coming the poor. dear publIc's
chance to dance while the unfeeIIng cor
pOrstions have to pay the piper.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-08
The Homecominx Fleet.
Boston Globe.

Figuring that the cruise OF the battleship
fleet. when II is finished at Hampton roads
ON Washington's birthday will have cost
the American people $4,000. 0O0-ineluding
81, 900 for the maintenance OF 1900 men
and 100000 for repairs-is hardly fair.
How much would II have cost 10 maintain
the fleet II the ships had stayed at home?
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-08

The legislature of Panama and
President obaldia have Joined in
denying the charges made against
them by Congressman Rainey in his
speech on Panama canal affairs. Mr..
Rainey should either offer some PROOF
or admit that he did not know what
he was talking about.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-08

The salaries of Chicago aldermen
are to be raised from $500 to $4,000
per annum, but there is not much
prospect that Chicago voters will elect
any of the $4,000 variety.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-08

German surgeons are said to be
highly gratified over the success of
their operation on Castro Of Venezuela.
IL the report is true that they got
$4,000 out Of Castro, the operation
was a decided success.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-08

A consular report deals at length
with new methods OF preserving egss.
The only flaw in the plan is that II
Toes not tell how 10 get the 8
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-08
The committee OF arrangements wi

The committee OF arrangements will
indicate the airs that the bands from
the different states shall play while
they are passing the reviewing stand
at the inauguration ceremonies March
4. OF course, the Georgia bands will
play Carve Dat 'Possum."