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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-21
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

The state Of washington. having ad-
mitted women % the suffrage IL likely,
for the sake OF the women, 70 prohibit the
smoking Of tobacco IN polling places.
John r. Mclean, after living in wash-
ington for nine years, has just meved back
to Ohio. The Ohio legislature is soon to
elect a United states senator Of Mt Ne.
Leans political persuasion.
Miss Jennie wade. who was killed while
baking bread for the union soldiers on the
battlefield OF Gettysburg, has had men.
ument erected 10 her on the spot BY the
Woman's Relief corps Of Iowa
According to the experience Of dollar
bill which has been wandering around I'M
der grave suspicion in New York and
Washington, money that has been washed
and ironed is liable to be regarded a. ooun-
terfeit from it's abnormally clean appear
ance
Miss Dorothy whitney has taken a great
interest in the poor children of New YORK
and IL surprised that 80 many OF them
have bad teeth. She and = representative
OF the Children's league have offered 10
equip q dental room in certain schools u
dentists can be found who will give their
services
Five persons are under the care Of sur
gbons IN Bloomfield, n. j.. as the result
Of a single puff OF clgarst smoke from the
lips Of a careless youth. The smoker,
standing on a boulevard curb, blew the
smoke into the face Of q spirited horse
which bolted with its wagon. The i've &c
cupants were spilled out and all badly
hurt
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-21

The president has directed the at
torney general to institute an investi-
CATION to determine whether 5000
acres OF valuable Oil land in California
was known 70 contain OF when pat
ented TO the Southern Pacific. The
order Is the result OF several confer
enees by the president, attorney gen
eral and secretary OF the interior. II
II is found that the land was known
TO contain the oil at that time, suit
viii be begun by the government to
recover il. II this suit should be won
by the government undoubtedly II
would be followed by similar action
relating to other valuable phosphate
mineral and oil lands throughout the
west.
This particular OIL land lies chiefly
in Kern and Fresno counties, where
the greatest production of petroleum
oil is in progress and it is where the
great gushers are now pouring forth
their amazing wealth. Most Of thii
land. particularly In Kern county
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-21
Our Birthday Book
November Al, 1910.

Charles A. Towne, former United States
senator and sixteen to one free silver
orator. was born November q, 1858, in
Michigan. He represented the Duluth,
MINI, district in congress and was a
member Of the senate for a few weeks by
appointment to fill vacancy. He also has
the distinction Of having been nominated
for vice president on the same ticket with
William J. Bryan.
John r. Webster, general manager OF the
Omaha Bridge and Terminal company, was
born November q. 1851, at Detroit He ia
a lawyer by profession. and has lived in
Omaha since 1856.
J. e. Buckingham, assistant general pas
senger agent OF the Burlington lines west
Of the Missouri river, is celebrating his
thirty-ninth birthday. He started in the
railway business in 1887. since which time
he has been steadily with the Burlington
In various positions in the passenger de.
partment.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-21
More HIGH Finance.

The tangled skein of the water
works mix-up into which Omaha has
been precipitated by the costly com
pulsory purchase law and the -misman-
agement of the Water board seems to
be almost unending and new knots
come to light every little while.
1t is now disclosed that the water
company has been paying, and is con-
tinuing to pay, taxes amounting to
about $4,000 a year on It's assessed
valuation, which money under the
ruling of the United States court is to
be reimbursed by the city and added
to the purchase price.
On a rough division at least one
third of these taxes go to the state,
county and school district and two
thirds to the city's general fund. Four
years have elapsed since the apprais-
er's award, which is to be the date of
the purchase, and in that time the
water company will have paid $780,
600 in taxes, OF which at least $780,
900 has gone to state, county and
school governments and $500, 900 to
current city expenses.
If this amount is to be added to the
purchase price and paid back out OF
the proceeds of a bond sale we will
have the beautiful spectacle OF the
city of Omaha donating 100000 to
the state, county and school treasures,
which it would be under no compul-
sion to pay on a city-owned plant, and
converting this into bonds, together
with 100000 Of, its own outlay for
ordinary running expenses.
So far as we know the highest OF
high finance does not present anything
that is quite a counterpart to this.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-21

In the courts decision that Guthrie
shall continue as the capital of Okla
homa the people of that state are
again humiliated by the exhibition of
their governor, Charles N. Haskell.
He made this his fight and soon after
firing the first gun seized his coat and
hat and FASTENED to Oklahoma City.
setting up executive headquarters in
a hotel In that city and declaring It to
be the state capital.
Thoughtful citizens of the state
were chagrined at his precipitate
action, but he banked his all on win
ming the fight. Then the case went to
the courts and the result is, as was
expected by everyone who had taken
a rational view OF the situation, Guth-
rie is held to be the state capital
Under the law all the other state
officers who followed Haskell to Okla
homa City are obliged to return to
Guthrie and stay there until the peo-
pie, acting upon legislative initiative,
decide to remove their capital But
as for Haskell, he may stay In Okla
homa City or go out to his ranch or
anywhere he pleases. Strangely
enough. the law, no more than the
people, seems TO care what he does.
He will be in ONCE only a little more
than a month longer, and Oklahoma.
apparently, has resigned itself to toll
crate him for that short time. It
could get used to him, perhaps, II II
had to, but his term will expire in
January and It will not be called on
to do that.
He has been a source Of embarrass-
ment to the state throughout his ON.
cial career and but for a fortunate
combination of circumstances, in
which that celebrated statute Of lin.
itations" played a kindly part for him
he might not now be involved one
way or the other in this state capita
controversy. The young state o.
Oklahom deserves to succeed because
OF the gigantic obstacle thrown across
its path at the very outset in the per
son OF it's first governor.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-21

looked like a barren waste before the
oil wells were sunk and whole COM
munities sprang into existence Men
wondered what nature intended It for
and il was sold at the cheapest pos
sible figure, where sold at all, but
when oil was discovered in such
abundance the tracts ceased to have
land value and when the railroad
sought to rebuy much OF what It had
sold, holders laughed at it. Million
aires have been made out Of this land
in a decade and the taxable wealth Of
California has increased by many mil
lions.
Whether it can be determined that
this land, patented many years ago,
was then knoRn to contain these hid
den treasures is a serious question,
but II so it will more effectually than
ever establish the wisdom and worth
of the Taft system of conservation.
Putting the principle into effect, the
government certainly will proceed to
other land similarly situated and bring
back to the public domain resources
of inestimable value. The disposition
of the oil and mining industries that
would follow as a consequence Of such
a revolution would be another matter
of serious Importance, but IL this land
was fraudulently or even enormously
patented, certainly the government
would have a right to its possession.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-21
Very Latest Thing in Oregon
St. louis RepuhlIc ldemN

Senator Jonathan Bourne, jr.. will have
incentive at the next session TO deliver an
upwardly revised version OF his interesting
speech OF last session on devices promotivc
Of popular rule as known TO and pracuced
by the enlightened Oregonians.
Oregon, as we learned from that former
speech. is a state which not only limits to
a moderate maximum the amount Of
money a candidate may legally devote for
campaign expenses. but DEGREES a sort OF
public ownership and operation OF cam
paign funds. The state, in fact under
takes TO spend the candidates money for
him, or at least a part OF It. oregon also
has public ownership and operation of
campaign literature and other curious
things.
Further devices OF the sort were in
cluded among the thirty-two referendum
measures on which the state voted last
week. One Of these new devices which
was approved by a goodly majority is es-
pecially interesting. 1t extends the prin.
ciple of the direct nomination system "a
the choice Of party delegates to national
conventions.
In the future Oregonians Of all sorts will
have the privilege Of expressing in a direct
vote their choice OF a presidential candi-
date in advance of the nomination. They
will also have the privilege Of electing Their
delegates to national conventions in the
same way. Such delegates will, Of course
be obligated to vote in convention for tn,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-21

Count Leo Tolstoi was not the first
prophet who withdrew to the wilder
ness to meet his God face TO face, but
not since ancient times have men Of
influence done this. Tolstois strange
behavior strikes the world as so re-
markable because he was a man Of
world-power. He influenced the lives
OF others who could never think of
doing what he did William Dean
Howells once said: las much as one
merely human being can help another
1 believe that he (TolstoD has
helped me"
But for the man who taught that
THE longer man lives, the more
plainly does he see that WEAKNESS,
safety, tolls and sufferings become
ever greater and greater and enjoy
ments ever less and less such a
tragic death seems but the logical
sequence of his life. Ex-communi-
Gated by his church, renounced in a
measure by his country, loved, but
not followed in the vagaries Of his
philosophy by his devoted wife and
children, this strange old man must
have felt himself ostraclzed already
And, for that matter. he furnished US
in some of his later writings due
warning of his purpose to close his
life in monastics .seclusion. He gave
himself over to asceticism and then
to the doctrine of celibacy, both Of
which are monastic ideals.
Perforce, the question is raised as
to Tolstoi's sanity in the last weeks
and months Of his life If he were in
sane when he left the faithful wife of
his youth and the devoted daughter
and chose a career of rigorous soil
tude, then he must have been insane
for years before, for his end is but
the contamination of his life and
teachings. And of these we cannot
judge by ordinary standards or COM
parsons. His form of socialism and
universal humanity, his ideals of the
Christian religion are alike the prod
ucts of remarkable mind, influenced
by the semi-oriental temperament that
forbids common judgment. The world
may have its own ideas as to the ulti-
mate value of such a life and philoso-
ply as consumes itself in disappointed
hopes and the melancholy zeal of it's
own dOgmas, but can it ever rightly
estimate the practical worth of such
an influence? For proof that the man
in his later years was anomalous to
this age, one has but to read the story
of oriental customs, when by lonely
contemplation led philosophers Of old
did just what Tolstoi did at the last.
So that we see his type of teaching
fit better into the groove of the past
than the present. The trend of mod
ern thought could not give much more
than patronizing pity to such imprac-
ticablO dogmatism.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-21
RRdicalism Called Down.
p1,gIadaIubGa n,,IIatg,

Now that Champ Clark realizes that he
has something more than mere chance TO
become speaker, he has cooled down some
in his public declarations. For one thing,
he now denies ever having said that he
would drive q team OF Missouri mules down
Pennsylvania avenue at the capital, and
he also wishes II 20 be understood that he
does not intend to assume a strong or die
tatorial stand as leader Of the majority,
AZ the same time reading his party a solemn
and lengthy lecture on Its responsibilities
and opportunities Sometimes a big victory
sObsrs up a politician. and the vociferous
Champ. who used to be a good deal OF a
radical, now seems to have grown very
much into a conservative.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-21
PREMATURE POLITICAL BURIAL
Amusing Bunch of "MOurnerss AmonW
New York Editors.

Amusing Bunch of ''MOurners5 AmonH
New York Editors.
Hartford Comm Courant (rep).
ENulting New York editors and other
editors, democratic editors and mugwump
editors, struck the loud timbrel in celebra-
ton Of the (alleged) fact that it's all up
up with Theodore Roosevelt Some Of
them were for reading the burial service
and consigning the remains to the silent
tomb right away
They'd be wiser TO go slower. Tuesday,
the 9Th, was not one Of the colonel's lucky
days; he is not going TO remember It with
pleasure. The defeat Of Harry Stimson in
New York, was, no doubt, a great personal
disappointment and chagrin TO him; and
the day brought others. It isn't needful to
catalogue them. But the silent tomb can
wait-Rs Tom Reed said empire couId-,and
It will have to- We do not at this moment
think Of another American OF Colonel
Roosevelt's years who has a better Eek
pectancy," or is less likely to submit 70
premature interment All the present prob
abilities are that he will be alive and kick
ing in politics-very much alive and very
| theoretically kicking for long years to
come. The democratic and mugwump
brethren may as we'll take their vizaments
In that now as later.
The debt of gratitude which the peopIe
Of this country owe him for fairly compell-
ing them TO stop, look and listen is incom-
putable. That the whole atmosphere OF
American business life and public life IL
| appreciably cleaner and more wholesome IN
1910 than IT was in 1900 is, very largely,
his doing. Gifted by nature with extraor.
binary powers of initiative and persuasion.
he has It in him to increase this indebted.
ness by new services as thankworthy az
the old-and we hope he will II he would
only drop the new nationalism" vaEary
once for all, acquire a BETTING reverence
for the constitution Of the fathers, cuItivat,
a respect for the courts, tutor a tongue Al
times too impulslve, and once more In
loyal comradeship touch elbows and
shoulders with his former true yokefeliow
who is now president OF the United States
he would be on the direct road to a splendid
usefulness. There Is no proof-nothing but
unfriendly inference, assumption ana voIu.
BILE assertion back Of all this recent current
talk Of third term" As to the new suR.
gestion about his having It in mind to try
to do something in the Caesar and Ma.
poleon line that's sheer nonsense-a rust
OF Teddyphobia to the head.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-21

choice Of the state. as legislators In direct
nomination states are obligated TO support
the candidate who receives a majority Of
his party In an advisory vote for senator.
This isn't all however. oregon is located
a long way from the cities IN which ma
tional conventions normally discharge their
functions Denver was the nearest a ma
tional convention ever got to Oregon and
even to so to Denver involved extended
and expensive travel. Accordingly, oregon
provides i'm its latest device for safeguard
ing popular rule that the heavy travelling
expenses Of oregon delegates TO national
conventions shall be paid from the public
treasury.
oregon is now entitled to but eight votes
in national conventions. II, however, II
should increase rapidly i'm population and
political parties should multiply and per
sist in a preference for holding their nom
mating bodies adjacent to the Atlantic sea
board It is easy to see that this new burden
on the treasury may complicate the prob
lem OF budget making by 1880.
Pretty soon oregon may be voting on
something or other every ninety days OF
oftener. The continual practice will II "a
to be hoped give its election officials a
more perfect technique than that OF ST.
Louis election officials. who interpreted
the intent Of the voter In the late sen
atorial primary with such success as "a
return in divers Instances many more votes
for senatorial candidates than there were
voters In their precincts.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-21
THE MEXICAN SIDE.
Prompt Suppression of Anti-AmeFican
Disorders.

Prompt Suppression of Antt-American
Disorders.
Boston Transcript.
Suppose that an American citizen in a
foreign country who had been arrested,
charged with a heinous crime, were taken
from Jail by a mob and burned TO death at
the stake; what would our government DO?
The answer is that II would call the atten-
ton Of the government In whose jurisdie-
ton he had suffered 70 the gross violation
OF treaty obligations, and would particu-
larry emphasize the circumstance that when
the lynohinE occurred the courts having
oognizanoe OF the crime were accessible. It
would sharply remind the government
which by negligence has permitted the
iynching that common humanity. were
there no treaty protection for foreigners,
should be sufficient to prevent one accused.
but not convicted OF crime, being put
to an aEoniEing death. All the rsmon-
STRANGE which our government would make
in such a case the MEXICAN government
could with equal propristy have addressed
10 washington Il might have done 30
had not a Mexican mob, infiamsd TO fury
by the story Of the lynchinE Of the
Wretehed RodTigueE IN Texas, ragged
through the streets OF the capital hootinR
Americans and trampiing on our flag. The
government OF President DiaE has acted
with commendabls vigor 1t has suppressed
the disorder and viii make the reparatio1
required by our ambassador for affronti
offered to our flag Probably in few
months the rioting In the capital and II
minor cities and the pFovocation 70 FiOdnI
will both be forgotten.
We have come Oft second best, morail,
speaking, from many controversies with
other nations arising from Just such ia
stances Of mob laWlessness Is that wit
messed In Texas, A foreigner Is lynohes
by an American mob. His goYernmsnt cd
dresses ours on the subject The fedora
secretary OF state writes 70 the governo
OF the state IN which the lynchinE occurred
urging the punishment OF the psrpetratOrl
The governor replies. either Dromisin
prosecution Of the offenders or depIorin
his inability 20 secure their Identification
|, Governor Campbell Of Texas has acls
promptly. He has sst the machinery OF tn
state In motion TO bring the lynchers I
trial. He can do no more. and there
no reason 10 question his GOOD faith. III
conduct Is In honorable contrast 70 that Z
some other state executives in the past fc
the synopsis o. many a bulky correspond
ence dockecsd IN the State department run
along lines indicated above. The upshC
usually Is that our government pays a cor
siderable sum OF money TO the heirs OF h
sufferers In repRration for an outrage Il
alike powerless 20 prevent OF punish Tn
inability OF our government TO enforce n
treaty rights OF aliens can be cured by .
act OF congress giving the federal eour
the authority 10 try 0ffenses IA Violate
OF those riEhta
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-21
Maine Hits the Pace.
nagNaF, TInra1g

Maine. the last frontier state OF New
England, has just short OF three-Quarters
OF & million inhabitants and has made
about the average OF gain shown by several
states Of the Mississippi valley During its
true frontier days OF seventy-five TO ninety
years ago. It drew largely from the other
New England states. and grew fast, while
some OF them moved but little For some
decades past. however. 1t has been losing
to the west and to the great cities Of the
east, and has kept UP its slow growth
mainly by reason OF immigration.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-21

1t will be seen that although the house
has been enlarged from 1856 members in
1910 to se1 members in 1910, the number Of
Inhabitants represented by each legislator
has increased enormously-from $500 to
1914, 1s2. The house now is too large for
effective debate, yet it is improbable that
a proposition for reducing its size would
meet favor. Even il the house is kept at
the 400 mark, the number Of inhabitants
represented by each legislator will reach
10000
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-21

This tale Of the 100000 bribe
offered to a New York iaw-nsker IL
decidedly inopportune on the eve Of
convenIng legislatures in Nebraska and
other states. It's tendency must In
evitAbly be to raise the cost OF living
for legislative lobbyists.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-21
PeItu or Pipe.

SpilhBheiu ASepuphCah'
The relations between Senator Cummins
and the stand-pat successor of Mr.. Dolliver
will be closely watched. SenatOr-elect
Young, who has spent years fighting Mr.
Cummins announces his purpose to work
harmoniousiy with his colleague. Mr.. Young
calls for the reunion OF the republican
party. What does Mr.. Cummins call for?
Pelts? Or the pipe OF peace7
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-21
Doing Quite Wen, Thank YOuI
Philadelphia Press.

According to official reports there has
been an increase in the average Of indi-
vidual deposits OF savings banks in the
country within the last year of SAT. This
means a large sum in the aggregate, run
ming up TO many millions. and indicates a
pretty good degree OF prosperity among
those who are thrifty enough to improve
their opportunities and save their money.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-21
Ia DemocratIc Peril.
Houston Post

New Jersey democrat was so astounded
at his election that he became deranged
and killed himself. We we're so over
whelmed by the glory Of our triumph that
for awhile we thought we would drop dead
ourself. Our patriots must never again re-
main out OF power so long as to make their
deserved success perilous to life.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-21

We have not heard anything lately
from the Omaha Real Estate exchange
about "the city beautiful" Let us
take down the canvas streamers, tele-
graph pole posters. street curb signs
and other dishguring nuisanees that
we do not have TO tolerate.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-21

Candidates in the late election are
still telling how much they spent 10
win out or TO be beaten. Wonder If
the treasurer OF the Decentralization
alliance is going TO hle a truthful
statement as required by law?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-21

The out-turn Of the farms this year, ac-
cording to the figures of the Agricultural
department, is 9 per cent above the av-
erage OF the five last prosperous years
This is a showing that should make the
whole country cheerful and make every
body ready to celebrate Thanksgiving day
with grateful hearts.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-21

Governor Haskell OF Oklahoma has
successfully pleaded the statute Of lin
itations in his land fraud cases. The
statute OF limitations seems 70 be be-
coming quite a fayoFite.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-21
Premature Classification

Those who bunch Jim Jeffries, the Chi
cago Cubs, and Theodore Roosevelt omit
important differences. Jeffries win never
again come back the Cubs may, and the
Colonel, thank you, Is at present, feeling
very TT
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-21

ocratic method Of transportation. He APP
posed motor cars and all such plutocratic
fripperies for the representatives Of the
plain people.
Washington wants to know If he is still
Of the same mind