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Evening journal., 1910-11-07
ONE RESULT OF A CHANGE.

NOTHlNG can be gained by Democratic con-
troll OF the House at Washington. If the
Democrats win the House, the Senate will re-
main Republican and Republican will be in the
presidential chair.
The Democrats therefore could do nothing in
the way OF legislation They would merely block
the Legislative business of Congress. halt would
be called on the progressive Legislation that Mr.
Taft would urge. A step backward would be taken
instead of an advance forward
The country would merely watch a Democratic
lower House and the story of past years would
be repeated, for by the time the new Congress
ended and the people had seen the result of
lower House controlled by Democrats they would
be glad of the opportunity TO return the Repub-
licans to power Therefore the country would
lose two years which could be devoted to practical
legislation. Delaware should not help halt the
wheels of progress as would be done by electing
Mr. White TO Congress.
Evening journal., 1910-11-07

that the hope of the nation is in the
public schOls. Let's begin there,
then, in the matter of State Flags.
Let every state encourage every school
within it's borders 10 own and fly
State Flag side by side with the Stars
and Stripes. The State Flag is the
concrete symbol of state pride. AS it
flies it will excite first curiosity, then
interest. II will suggest state ami
versaries; state history and tradi-
tion will crop out, and our boys and
girls will grow up with a lively con-
ception of the past glories and emil
nent citizenship of their common
wealth On such a foundation it Will
be easy to build efficient patriotism.
Sincerely yours,
Eta V. Leighton.
Valley Falls School, Valley Falls, r.
l., October &c, 1910.
Evening journal., 1910-11-07
TO DISCUSS TEACHERS
RETIREMENT FUND.

In the High School, at o'clock this
afternoon, the second meeting of the
Primary Teachers Association will be
addressed by Miss Elizabeth A. Allen,
of Hoboken, n. j., in reference to the
teachers retirement fund, which the
city teachers are planning to inaugu-
rate. Miss Allen has been actively
identified with the foundation Of the
New Jersey State Teachers Pension
Fund and the directors of the Teach
ers' Mutual Beneficial Association Of
this city feel sure that she will be able
to give it and the teachers valuable
guidance in the preliminary work OF
organization
Evening journal., 1910-11-07
HEALD AND WHITE.

C ONE Democrats profess to think that Della
- ware will go Democratic because outside
newspapers and magazines have placed Delaware
in the doubtful or Democratic column One of
these magazines however during the last week
changed its prediction and put Delaware back into
the Republican column.
II is difficult to figure out how Mr. White can
win over Mr.. Head If Mr. White had the loyal
support of his own party, he would have a hard
road 20 travel, but many reports say that he will
be cut in the lower counties and certainly he will
make no gains in this city over the remainder
of his ticket
Evening journal., 1910-11-07
To Discuss Higher Education.

A meeting win be held on Wednes-
day. at 3.45 o'clock, under the auspices
of the educational committee of the
New Century Club. and will be ad-
dressed by DR.. George A. Harter, pres
ident of Delaware College, upon the
subject Higher Education of Girls
in Delaware" It is regretted that the
annual meeting of Superintendent
Twitmyer to be held at the same hour
prevents the acceptance of the invi-
tation extended to the high school
teachers on behalf of the New Century
Club by Mrs. Elizabeth r Robinson,
chairman of the educational commit
tee.
Evening journal., 1910-11-07

The assertion of Every Evening that the voters
are asked toeupport a system which enriches the
Leather Trust-referrng 10 the morocco manu-
facturers Of the city-is as erroneous as many of
the other statements made during the discussion
OF the tariff. AS Mr.. James b. Hickman in letter
printed in another column says there is no leather
trust Mr.. Hickman clearly states the position
OF the morocco men and his answer is conclusive
on the points involved.
Evening journal., 1910-11-07

Il may not be out of the way to
add that though General Cox, as a
Cabinet officer, could not agree with
the President, and forced him to ac-
cept his resignation from the Inferior
Department. their personal reWtions
were not involved. and they remained
warm friends 10 the end.
Copyright, 1910, by H. J. Edwards.
All rights reserved.)
Tomorrow Mr.. Edwards will tell Of
some of General Sherman's Lost OPP
pOrtunities.r
Evening journal., 1910-11-07
SHOULD BE KEPT AT WASHINGTON.

ENATOR DUPONT and Congressman Head
~ worked earnestly and successfully TO secure
two new public buildings for Delaware. One goes
10 Sussex county-Lewes, and the other to Kent
county Smyrna.
Not much of late has been said about this good
work done by our representatives, but the voters
should not forget that if they are returned TO
Washington both will labor TO secure Federal
buildings for additional towns. Surely in the
communities benefited the voters should show
some signs Of appreciation of this good work.
Senator DUPONT has served some years in the
Senate. Is il not reasonable to suppose that he
is better fitted to look after the interests of the
State than any new senator would be who would
have TO learn the ropes?"
The same may be said Of Congressman Heald
He certainly is better able to get things for Della
ware than Mr. White new man would be-. Della
ware wants men at Washington who will keep
their attention fixed on Delaware first, to guard
her interests and to look after her welfare. What
in the name of common sense could be gained
by replacing Colonel DUPONT and Mr.. Heald with
two new men? Surely no one thinks that Mr..
White would be better congressman than Mr..
Heald te
Voters should think twice before refusing to sup
port the Republican candidate for Congress and
the Republican candidates for the legislature.
Evening journal., 1910-11-07

ing, PA Skates" Master Joseph
Woods; piano duett, Emperor
March" Won Blon. Miss Edith Blake,
Miss Laura Wood; reading, "The
Countess Of the Tenement" Barry.
Miss Maude e. Gaynor sketch, "The
Crysal Gazer," Misses Gaynor ami
Blake; musical reading. "In May"
Stern. Miss Blake, Mrs. Hay.
Evening journal., 1910-11-07
The Doctors Answers On Health and
Beauty Questions
RY DIR. THEODORE RECK.

The questions answered below general in
character; the symptoms or diseases given
and the answers will apply TO any of similar
nature
Those wishing further advice free, may address
Dr. Lewis Baker. College Bldg, College-Ewood
Sts, Dayton, Ohio enclosing sef-addressed, stamp
ed envelope for reply No questions will be answer
ed unless full name and address is given Initials
or nome de plume will be used in my answers The
prescriptions be filled at any well-socked drug
store. Any druggist order Of wholesaler
Evening journal., 1910-11-07

Anxious Gcrtrude:
I, mustindeed be
embarrassing to be
short Of stature
aud have O bust
n,oaeurouaont Of t0.
Evening journal., 1910-11-07
WATCH FOR REPEATERS.

HE Republican leaders believe that an effort
- will be made by Democrats No-morrow to
vote repeaters on some of the names that appear
on the registration books.
To avoid any chance OF losing their votes Re-
publieans in the districts in the lower part of the
city should vote early. Every kind of effort will
be made TO check attempts Of repeaters to vote
and those who try TO cast ballots illegally will be
Evening journal., 1910-11-07

The Democratic legislative candidates in this
city are representatives. of the stand-stll and gum
shoe policy of the party There is no valid reason
why any of them should be elected In two of the
districts, the Fourth and the Fifth there is SER
ious revolt within the party against the candidates
and what they stand for. Those citizens who are
diSpleased with the Democratic candidates have
an easy way opened TO them 10 show their dis
pleasure. They should vote for Mr. Groves the
Republican nominee in the Fifth district, and Dr.
Bastian the Republican candidate in the First
district
Evening journal., 1910-11-07

The Republicans have splendid county and
legislative ticket in New Castle which should prove
magnet TO draw every member of the party to the
polls tomorrow The ticket is conceded to be
strong one and it will be elected by good size
majority. The Democratic attacks on the admin
istration of the affairs OF the county have fallen
flat when their fallacy has been exposed Let
the county ticket have full and loyal support
Evening journal., 1910-11-07

The Republicans are dead on" to that fund
which has been raised in certain circles to aid the
Democratic ticket. Some people will never learn
anything until they are hit in the head with
brick
Evening journal., 1910-11-07

The Democrats seem TO have dropped their
figures arguments like hot potatoes The figures
were badly mixed and have proved to be a boom
erang
Evening journal., 1910-11-07

Vote for the Republican nominees for the court
house Offices They are all worthy men, capable of
filling the places in satisfactory manner
Evening journal., 1910-11-07
VOTE FOR HARRY |. GILLIs.

Fl AIRY I.GILLIS is liked by every man who
4 knows him. He is a square dealer in every
way He was nominated for the Legislature by
an overwhelming majority
The Democrats have been trying TO put up some
sort of fight against him in the Second district,
but no Republican should be deceived into voting
against so worthy a candidate as Harry |. Gillis
man who has made good" in every position he
has been called upon TO hll
He has been faithful public servant and he
will be creditabe member of the Legislature.
Certainly there is no good reason why any of the
voters of the Second district should support the
Democratic nominee in preference TO Mr. ellis.
Evening journal., 1910-11-07

Read Mr. Hickman's letter in another column
and notice how he demolishes the false statements
designed to influence the votes of the morocco
workers of this city.
Evening journal., 1910-11-07

Mamma-why. Tommy. you did not
bring back anything from the drug
store
Il know. nlawmSy.. The man said he
didn't have what you sent for. and
told him as plain as ever I could that
you said queen anne pills and a vial
OF pneumonia"
Evening journal., 1910-11-07

Republicans will be on the watch for Demo
cratic election crooks tomorrow.
Evening journal., 1910-11-07

Despite Democatic claims the indications are
that the entire Republican State ticket will be
Evening journal., 1910-11-07
ON THE SPOT.

ON THE SPOT.
Editor--We want some one TO edit
the chiidrsn's department. No slang
The English must be choice.
ApphcRnt-Thats me. I'm the guy
you are looking for
Evening journal., 1910-11-07
WHERE THE JOKES COME IN

COMMERCIAL INJUNCTION.
Travelling salesman-Well. ! am or
Anything TO saye
The Boss - Yes. Remember that
order is heavens FIRST law. Get all the
orders you can.
Evening journal., 1910-11-07

Pat-lt's foine healthy bye we DO
be havin' az tn shanty
Mike--Good fer yez
An Il looks loike me- Mike"
"Ah. well. what's the harrum = long
~ les hoelthyg"
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-16
Seed Corn Testing

The call sent out all over the state
to farmers, to insure the corn crop by
testing their seed and planting only
the best, is meeting with a good deal
Of success. The idea of the seed test
has long been observed in Nebraska. b.
for the betterment of the grain planted
is an essential in the betterment OF the
results of agriculture. Recently farm
ers have been awakened to the fact
that the largest profits can not long
be realized from the largest number
of acres scantily attended to, but in
stead from the individual acre care
fully cultivated. The great fields of a
few years ago are still seen, but the
tests indicate that the yield per acre
is decreasing. The soil is either not
SO good as formerly or else the seed
is not Of the best and termination and
development have been imperfect.
Experiments in Iowa developed the
fact that only 60 per cent of the best
sample ears Of corn would germinate.
The rest was worthless as seed Not
a single ear of large number of sam
pies was perfect. With ordinary sam
pies, chosen carelessls, only 40 per
cent could be made to produce. All
this goes to prove that corn raIsers,
If they are to increase their profits
with the same amount of labor, must
perfect the seed in addition to in
creasing the fertility of the soil.
Farmers know that the average
yield per acre of both corn and wheat
has not been as great as in former
years. Whether the soil is wearing
out or the seed degenerating amounts
to the same thing, insofar as they are
concerned. for the profits have been
decreasing. The soil can be looked
after later as 1t becomes necessary,
but the betterment of the seed planted
is sensible economy incident to profit
able investment and should be looked
after now.
The days. of extensive farming are
not going to continue much longer In
tensive farming methods will be prev
alent in the future ant the sooner the
country as a whole awakens to this
fact the greater will be the profit and
success of the cultivation of the soil.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-16
The Treasury Waste.

The reorganization of the Treasury
department of the United States gov
ernment is now under consideration, to
the end that great avoIrable ~'"-'o ~
the cost of handling affairs Of the ma
tion may be removed. Assistau. Sec
retary Norton of the treasury, who
has the matter in hand, has asked for
an appropriation of 100000 to per
feet the plan. According to his esti-
mate the work of recognizing and re-
systematizing the department will cost
that amount, but will result in a saw
ing to the department of more than
$1.0OO.OOO annually.
One of the great drawbacks to the
careful management of the financial
affairs of the government is that with
each new administration usually
comes some change OF policy. Each
change is expensive. So it goes and
the government is incurring a con-
stant waste which would not take
place If complete resystematizing of
the department could oe accomplished
and permanent policy maintained.
When the constitution Of this ma
ton was framed one or it's strong
features was its great system Of
finance. The system was most com
plete and advanced for the times, yet
in spite of thp fact conditions and
situations have arisen which were
never dreamed Of then, with the result
that the old system has been outgrown
in places and needs revision.
A permanent policy for the treasury
Of the United States is not only desir
able. but is an economic necessity. A
permanent policy, even though it
would only prevent a small waste,
would be worth while. but when, as
is pointed out by Assistant Secretary
Norton. II would save each year ten
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-16
The Waterways Appropriation.

In a speech on the floor of the
house Speaker Cannon made the state
ment that he could look into the
future and see 500,0OO,000 people
dwelling in this country. In order to
meet the requirements of the com
merce, necessary to the maintenance
of this vast number, the railway sys-
tenn Of the nation would have to be
doubled three and four times.
During the administration of Presi-
dent Chester A. Arthur, Speaker Can
non voted for great rivers and har-
bors bill and the people of his con-
gressional district backed him up in
his action. 1t was simply, as he said,
that the agricultural district, as it is
today, had the patriotism crossed with
the breadth and intelligence to sup
port the measure" 2rney saw that it
was a necessity then as they see it to
be now and will be in the future.
AS supplementary to the work of
transportation, now chiefly carried on
by the railroads, system of water
ways is a necessity. The railroads
have been developing che country with
great success, but as the constantly
growing population requires increased
commerce the rivers Will eventually
have to be used to their full capacity.
But II waterways are to be used only
as a club over the railroads, forcing
ruinous competition, the whole move
ment will fail of itself and injure
transportation to a very great degree.
Injury to transportation means injury
to the country as whole in these days
of the interdependence of communi-
ties.
The policy of the present admins
tration, as we'll as that of Theodore
Roosevelt, has been, and is, to develop
river navigation, not for rate wars
among common carriers, but to facil-
ftate transportation, to assist in the
greater development of the country
and its resources and to felicitate life
in all parts of the nation.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-16
The Democratic valentines Party,

The democratic valentine party has
been really held according to plans and
specifications, and it is fortunate for
the democrats that Mr.. Bryan was
most noticeable by his absence. The
bellwethers of the party seem to have
utilized the occasion to throw bouquets
at one another and congratulate them
selves in advance on the glorious dem
ocratic victory which they expect to
achieve next fall.
In politics, as in business, however,
it is a good plan not to count chickens
before they are Matched. Mr.. Bryan's
comic valentine, delivered through the
public prints. committing the demo-
cratic party in Nebraska to county op-
ton, seems to find no one willing to
sign for 1t in the messengers delivery
book. 1t is quite possible that Mr..
Bryan may come home and say again,
as he did with reference to government
ownership OF railroads, that he meant
only to unburden himself of personal
opinion, and not to impress his views
on the democratic party. But it Is
also quite possible that he may come
home convinced, as he says he is, that
the majority want county option and
undertake to put it in the democratic
platform.
If he does start out with such pur-
pose, all the valentine parties, love
feasts and harmony meetings that may
be held between now and next July
will be unavailing to prevent a show
down between the democrats who fol-
low Bryan and the democrats who re-
fuse longer to accept his leadership.
Up to this time Mr.. Bryan has been
able to write the platform for Ne
braska democrats without interference,
and 1t remains to be seen whether the
next democratic platform in this state
will contain anything he does not want
in it or omit anything he wants there
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-16
Our Birth day Book
February le. 1910.

Henry, Watterson, the world-famed edi-
tor of the Louisville Courier-Journal, cele-
brated his seVentieth birthday today.
Colonel Watterson was born in Washington
and served in the confederate army, and
tried one term in congress He is notable
lecturer and author. and by all odds the
most picturesque figure In American jour
nalism today.
Charles ]. Hughes, jr the new United
States senator from Colorado was born
February I6, 1853 at Kingston, Mo. He is a
lawyer who represents all the franchise
corporations in Denver, but that did not
prevent the democrats from making him
United States senator.
George Harvey, editor of Harpers
Weekly, was born February 16, 1854, at
Peacham, VT. His full name is George
Brinton Mcclellan Harvey, which tells
plainly enough for whom he was named.
He used to be a reporter and later built
electric railroads until he became a pluto
crat and bought the North American Re
view as a prelude to becoming president
Of Harper s. Brothers Publishing house
George Kennan, author and lecturer was
born February 16, 1876, at Norwalk, o.
He was originally telegraph operator, and
got the exploration habit while construct
ing telegraph lines. He penetrated 81
berla when It was supposed to be closed
to all intruders, and is an authority on
Russian life and customs.
Rev. Ralph II. Houseman, pastor OF the
CASTELAR, Presbyterian church, was born
February 16 1875, at Mount Pleasant la.
Rev. Houseman graduated at the Omaha
Presbyterian seminary.
David Anderson was born February 16, 1892
in Chester county, Pennsylvania, Mr. Ander-
son came west more than fifty years ago and
is the only living member Of the first
republican national convention that met in
Philadelphia in June, 1856. and nominated
John c. Fremont for the presidency, and
boasts OF having voted for every repubH-
can president, including President Taft
Mr.. Anderson is a resident of South Omaha
William r. Butts OF the w. r. Butts
company, dealing in meats and groceries
is 30. He was born at Creston, Ia, where
he was educated in the public schools.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-16

times as much as the amount ex-
pended in its accomplishment, It is
evident that further delay in the work
of revision would be expensive and
needless.
One thing which changes in admin
istration should never do is to change
the general policy OF the nations
treasury. permanent and settled
policy with an annual budget, sys
tematized so that no change of admin.
istration or of politics or of anything
else, except appropriative legislation
could affect it, is needed. 1t can and
ought to be brought about. Other
nations are much more advanced in
this respect than we are, but that is
not the point. The best system known
to the greatest experts Of finance in
the world is the one we need, for It
is none too good for America.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-16
The Grand Jury Charge.

The charge to the new grand jury,
prepared by Judge Estelle and deliv-
cred to that body by Judge Sears,
comes within the sane and sensible
class, which is a contrast to the gal
lery-play charges we have been too
tions to the grand jury set forth the
various subjects which the law pre-
scribes for grand jury investigation in
addition to the general duty of finding
bills against offenders shown by evi-
dence to have been violating any of the
criminal statutes. The judge has put
a little more emphasis than usual upon
the secrecy which is supposed to char
acterize the deliberations of the grand
jury, cautioning the members not to
divulge outside what is being done in
side the grand Jury room. Judge Es-
telle has in recent years been especially
devoted to the work of the juvenile
court, and it is but natural, therefore,
that he should point out particularly
the need of protecting children against
maltreatment or corruption The sig
nificant feature Of the charge, how
ever, is the absence Of general de-
nunciation of the community as a hot
bed of vice and lawlessness. There is
doubtless in Omaha the measure of the
vice which prevails in alf large cities,
but it is, If anything, less here than
would naturally be expected in city
of its size. 1t would not be hard,
either, to find rumors of official NAL
feasance, but fortunately Omaha has
not been scandalized for many years
with any conspiracy of graft on a large
scale. AS a matter of fact Omaha is
entitled to even better name among
the cities than even it. enjoys in all
these respects.