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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-06
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see you employ a number OF Old
men"
Il do"
How cid are theyy
Too old 10 lie interested In canoeing
or nando!ins or race horses or girls or
tennis That makes them fine for
work-'-Washirgfon Herald.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-06

TRANSPORTATION oUrUs.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-06

Lv. Wash, Penn. Ry.....' 500 a. N.
Ar. y. Y, Penn. Ry. 's10:40 a. m.
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OF MIN i.ssenger TO Come. for
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heaNen'se and rode out 10 get
mount
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Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-29

lesser note was George p Floyd, recently
dead in Minneapolis at the age Of so, who
while a friend of Lincoln, had the sim
gular distinction OF driving jefferson Davis
to his Inauguration. In this city died
Joseph w. Woods a veteran telegrapher,
who was the first man in New York to
learn that Sumter had been fired on.
In Brooklyn, died Mrs. Lucinda p. Will
liams, and at Whittier, Cal, Simeon
Brownell, each OF whom had assisted many
negro slaves to escape from bondage by
the underground railroad" The deaths
are reported of two negroes with a pc
cullar claim TO notice-a former slave OF
Jefferson Davis. who ran away at the
outbreak OF the war and became cor
poral in the Union army, and a Hannibal
(Mo) negro, who was taught to read
and write by Mrs. U. S. Grant.
These latter were humble figures on the
stage of events; their roles were small
yet it is profitable to note their passing
for the memories it awakes of romantic
past
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-29

Secretary Wilson's advice for each
state to organize to conserve the fer
tility Of the soil commends itself. II
an equilibrium in the law of supply
and demand is ever to be attained it
must come through some process that
will increase the productivity of the
farm and until that is brought about
II will be useless to try to combat high
prices, for they will come as a natural
consequence. State conservation would
not only not conflict with national, but
would give 1t greater effect.
The secretary Of agriculture has
called attention to the ruinous system
of robbing the soil of its vitality, sys-
tenn practiced so long in the east,
where land is now low in price as we'll
as potency. The people of the east
need to understand that they cannot
escape the penalty of natural laws by
fleeing from their impoverished farms
and taking up maiden soil in the west
The country is rapidly coming to the
time when 1t will require active duty
Of every acre of its land, east or west,
north or south. A system of fertiliza-
tion, of conservation, must be intro
duced in the east where the soil has
been so long cultivated without help.
The country cannot afford to retire
that land.
This hegira to the west has already
had the effect of running prices up in
some cases too high, not for the pleas
ure of the west, but for the good of the
easterner who buys and for the people
as a whole There is still much land
in the east that might be nurtured and
made to yield more and there are great
areas in the south still in their maiden
heath that could be bought cheaply.
The west stands with open arms al
ways to receive its newcomers and
urges them to come on, but this land
in the south must also be employed if
the country is to accomplish the best
results comprehended in this scheme
of conservation.
Some of the eastern railroads,
though rather late in the day, have
come to realize the necessity of soil
conservation and are offering induce
ments to get farmers along their lines
to take up intensified farming. The
west has set the example in this great
movement and the older sections of
the country should not delay longer in
following.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-29
Get Thee Behind Me. /"

When Senator Rayner led Senator
Dolliver up on the mountain of tempta-
tion and promised him all the riches
that lay below If only he and his in
surgent associates would come into the
camp of democracy, he did not specify
which of the idols the republicans
should worship, as arrayed before the
eye they stood, these time -honored
paramount issues-free silver, tariff
for revenue only, government owner
ship of railroads, evacuation of the
Philippines and scores of others Must
they fall down before Baal- Berth,
Baalzebub, Cad or zephon?
It was a trying hour, but Senator
Dolliver came of more than conqueror,
forcing the tempter behind him.
Whether Senator. Rayner had a serl.
Gus thought in this studied bit Of stage
craft, or whether it was merely an op-
portunity afforded the insurgents of re
affirming their position, matters not
beside the fact the Iowan's answer tc
the Marylander must be taken as the
answer of this whole insurgent move
ment in its relation to the democratic
party:
SO far as making an alliance with tn,
democrats IS concerned, that is the only
handicap we have ever had IN the cours,
we are pursuing. ." 1t Cthe republ
can party) is large enough and good enough
to carry on the fight for good govern
ment; but II I ever did feel any tempta
/ ton TO leave IL, would have 10 look owe
Rood many things before would pitci
my tent with the democratic party
Il is gratifying TO note that republi
can insurgents are not deceived as L
the democrats motive in doing wha
they may TO foment and foster fac
tional diGeord in she republican ranks
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-29
May Be Some Frnit Yet.

Weather has a great deal TO do with
a PERSONS feelings. A few days ago
when the thermometer was below freez-
ing and the snow clouds hung heavy
about every other man you met had
something to say about the total de-
struction of the fruit crop, but when
the mercury ran up and the sun came
out and the air really became spring
like the same sort of change became
apparent in peoples minds. "Oh,
do not think the fruit is all destroyed" :"
men would say as they passed the
day.
And perhaps the latter version is
correct. Undoubtedly the official
weather bureau was correct in saying
vast quantities of fruit had been de-
stroyed. Yet there is always a chance
that even the weather bureau may be
in error and everybody knows how
often these preseason predictions of
a total loss in fruit" fail to come true.
We have had them before and then
harvested fairly good fruit crops Ma
ture has a way of repairing most Of
her losses and she many even re-
pair this one this year. At any rate
news has not come of the loss of Cali
fornia's fruit crop and Nebraska still
has chance left for corn crop, so
the country may be saved after all.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-29
Keeping Faith with the Filipino.

Another evidence that the United
States is keeping faith with the Fill
pino is shown in the fact that trade
between these countries has increased
SO per cent since the new tariff law,
removing duties on all domestic mer-
chandise passing between the islands
and the United States, became opera
tive last August. The value of goods
shipped from this country to the Phil
lippines from July 1, 1899, to March
/, 1910 (all under the new tariff ex-
cept for the month of july, was $1O,-
151, ,276, as compared with $6,871,764
for the corresponding period the previ.
Gus year. The value of goods shipped
from the islands to the states for the
same period was 81, 1,42O,475, an in
crease of more than $4,000,000.
This increased trade is as great as
the increase with all other portions of
the noncontiguous' territory of the
United States for that period. The
fact, no doubt, strikes the Filipino as
final proof that the Taft policy of the
philippines for the Filipinos" was
made in good faith. Mr.. Taft as gov
ernor general of the islands promised
the people that he would exert his best
influence to obtain satisfactory recip.
rocal relations for them, but neither
he nor they could have counted on
exactly the influence that has come to
him for his use in making good on that
| promise.
Not since William Mckinley enun
ciated his doctrine of benevolent as
similation" has the United States taken
one backward step in the progress oi
its determination to help the Filipino
to help himself. 1t has matched the
blessings of civil government with
those of commercial and industria
prosperity and will not recede from itt
original promise in either department
of life.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-29
PERSONAL NOTES.

Jane Addams of Hull House is the first
woman to be honored by election to men,
bership in the Chicago Association of Com
merce.
Since Croker has decided to live in New
York again probably he regards as out
lawed that old question, Where did you
get it?"
Germany has opened its doors to the
American hog but at prevailing domestic
Nprices the hog cannot afford to go abroad
Just now.
Among other signs of approaching sum-
mer is the report that a 13-year-old boy
shaves daily and that 6-year-old girl has
two heads. Work on the sea serpent is
progressing rapidly.
The claim in behalf of the automobile
tires that they are cheap because they go
so far" recalls tho explanation of Wash
ington's being able to throw a silver dol
lar across the Potomac on the theory that
a dollar went farther in those days.
Chicago's husky girl emblematlc of "I
will chuckles merrily and applauds the
live one who went after husbands "affin-
ity" with a rollingpin. Surely that's the
short and ugly weapons in such emer-
gencies. For square deal. though the
chasing should not be limited to the affin-
ity.
Cardinal Merry del Val received his early
education in England at a private school
near Slough, where his propensity for
playing practical Jokes procured for him
the punning nickname of Merry Devil"
The cardinal secretary of state is one Of
the few members of the Sacred college who
can speak English with fluency and is the
only cardinal who plays golf.
Anthony MestrIck of near Hastings. Co
lumbla county, Pennsylvania, appears to
be the champion potato farmer of western
Pennsylvania. He stl has on hand 1900
bushels OF potatoes OF last years crop
which altogether amounted to 5000 bushels
The hard winter kept him from filling
orders he received, and his selling price
now is considerably lower than he would
have received then.
Women's "skyscraper" heeled, shoes have
come in for another drubbing, this time an
Official one in Chicago. Building inspectors
have decided, after careful scrutiny of fire
escapes on buildings where large numbers
Of women are employed, that the French
heels are a menace to life and limb in case
of panic. "The slim, pointed heels would
catch between the iron Stats of the steps
Of most fire escapes" said one inspector
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-29
Our Birthday Book
April as, 1910.

William Hayward secretary OF the re-
publican national committee and chairman
of the republican state committee was
born April o. 1877, at Nebraska City. He
is a graduate of the University OF Ne
braska and Is famous as a foot ball player,
q practicing lawyer, former county
Judge, served In the Spanish war and car
ries the military title OF colonel. Incl
dentally right now, he is running for con-
gress in the First Nebraska district
dorado Taft, the famous American sculp-
tor, Is Just so. He was born at Elmwood,
ILL., and bis work has taken prizes in many
national art exhibitions.
Harry Payne Whitney, millionaire and
sport, was born April o. 1872, in New York.
He last figured prominently as the person
to whom Dr. Cook confided his secret on
his return from his Polar expedition.
Tom S. Kelly, state manager OF the Trav-
eler's Insurance company, with offices in
The. Bee building Is celebrating his 18Th
birthday. He is a Missourian who has 20
be shown.
John Urion, cashier for Armour g. Co. at
! South Omaha, was born April %, 1871, at
Elmer, N ]. He was In the banking
business at Fargo, N. D., for ten years
prior TO accepting his present position In
1887.
Frank Fl. Gullck, plano tuner, is 81 years
old He was born in Mount Carmel, Pa.
and educated in the Omaha public schools
and Creighton college. He has been IN the
piano business as salesman and tuner foI
| eighteen years.
August Borglum, pianist and music
teacher is celebrating his $50 birthday to.
day. He was born in Bear Lake City
Idaho. finishing his musical education n
/ London and Paris. lie Is also secretary
Of the Omaha May Festival association.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-29

Rayners invitation, divested OF its
cant, betrays the whole scheme
While it is time for closer harmony
between republicans, there is and has
been no irreconcilable differences be-
tween them, and the fact that all are
committed to the fulhllment Of the
Taft program is the best assurance
that they will be standing on the same
platform when congress adjourns and
they go back to face their constituents
for another campaign. OF course, il
the democrats could force a wedge in
between insurgents and regulars be-
fore election that would, in fact, split
them; it would be a splendid thing for
democratic success.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-29
FIGURES FROM THE PAST.
NOtabIes of ByEOne Days Passing OFF
the stage.
New York World.


New York World.
The obituary colGms furnish another
roster of interesting figures in a great
past.
At Portland, Ore, died George H. Will
liams, Grants attorney general and the last
surviving member of his cabinet, and at
Paterson, N. j., Rear-AdmiraI Entwistle,
dlstinuished for his conduct in the battle OF
Manila Bay, but more interesting here for
the reason that his first sea service was
on one of Farragut's gunboats. At Char
lottesvlle, Va, died General Thomas L.
Rosser, who was cadet at West Point
when ordered into the field by President
Lincoln. but who resigned to cast his lot
with the confederacy Another West
Pointer, General S. G.. French, who had the
double distinction OF being the academy's
Oldest graduate and the oldest surviving
confederate general, died at Florola, Ala,
aged 90 years.
Two ladies with a unique prestige as
wartime social leaders and hostesses have
passed away-Mrs Frances a. Scharff,
whose house at the capital was a fav-
orite rendezvous IN Lincolns administra-
tion, and Miss Julia Custis Lee. who was
prominent in Washington society in the
early eos. Among wartime figures OF
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-29
WHEN WILLIE KISSES TEDDY.

Springfield CMass) Republican
The country feared twas coming from the
time he left the swamp
To enter upper Egypt in semirOyal pomp
But that will be as silence to the dipo-
matte din
When Willie kisses Teddy at the bahnhof
in Berlin.
He made the Tiber tremble with the row
he raised in Rome,
He turned the Danube purple seeing Kos
suth In his home,
But the Spree will halt its current and
VIII call the shipping IN,
When Willie kisses Teddy at the bahnhof
IN Berlin.
No king has dared TO kiss him, for ne
got shifty right. -,
Still, the kaiser Is no coward, ana ne VIII
not dodge a fight;
But II they bite In clinches, II Is certain
who win win
When While kisses Teddy at the bahnhot
in Berlin
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-29

The suit at Cheyenne alleging that
certain mine promoters defrauding
stockholders out of $7,OOO,OO0 to $1O,-
100000, should be watched with In
terest. and if sustained the claims
should establish another obstruction
to that species of criminality that en-
ables a set OF men to take money from
credulous persons, giving nothing in
return but some nicely embossed
paper Cheyenne and Wyoming courts
have a chance to set a precedent for
the mine fakir.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-29

1t must have taken a lot of nerve for
man to start in the restaurant business
right under the nose of DIR. Wiley and his
pure food bunch, observes the Washington
Times. When the Department Of Agricul-
ture, however offered shack free Of rent
and a clear field for the patronage OF the
government clerks at noon hour they found
man to tackle the job
The shack is only a small affair left
there by a contractor. It's position is the
most significant point for it sits right
between the offices Of Doc Wiley and the
legal food sleuth, Solicitor McCabe. So
here beneath the thumb of the eminent
pure foodlst IN danger Of having his lemon
pies nabbed II the merinRue doesn't show
direct and immediate descent from hen,
and of being hauled before the courts IL a
speck OF 0-mule-teRm borax is found hid
ing in a cream puff-hers must be the
ideal pure-food hang-out II such there be in
all the land.
Well the man has prospered in his ven
turs in a small way. There are no com
petitors near him and he gets the trade
from most Of the employees. Some there
are, however. who Will not be converted
II seems natural that there should be some
ono whose love of the familiar war cry,
zone egg, draw one black" must keep them
to the cherished and maligned quick and
germful haunts where men feast at noon
But that such a one should be Doc
Wiley passeth the understanding OF the
whole department Scorning the germ
less pie. the pasteurized coffee and the
boiled ham, Doc. Wiley generally walks a
half mile from the office TO an obscure
little eating house. Its patrons speak of IL
as The Dirty Spoon"
The governments chief chemist was re-
Gently discovered at the Dirty spoon
I'Fletcherizing a ham an" in perfect con-
tentment. Inquiry OF the proprietor re-
suited in the Information that Doc. Wiley
was one OF his best patrons-though they
! didn't know he was.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-29

We earnestly hope that our fellow
citizens in Lincoln will not hide their
light under the bushel in the discussion
of their municipal problems in cal
cium. The open debate that has been
in progress in the capital city con-
cerning the ethics of banners and the
desirability of buildings of more than
two stories in height has been most
edifying and we are sure that the gen
eral temper of Nebraska citizenship
has been greatly improved thereby.
We fear it would be something in the
nature of depriving the state of it's
vested right If the city authorities
should now retire behind closed doors
and reach a conclusion without let,
ting the public know the process
whereby the end was attained.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-29
why scientIsts Grow weary.

OUILdbO IIIUUIle,
Mankind is slow to avail itself Of the dis
coveries Of science. 1t has been proved be-
yond a doubt that a human being can
exist in comfort without a stomach, thereby
escaping many aches and pains inseparable
from the possession Of that organ, yet in
stances in which a man has parted volun-
tarily with his stomach are exceedingly
rare, If indeed there are such Instances on
record at all. No wonder our scientific in
vestigators become discouraged at times;
so much of their work goes for naught!
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-29
HERE'S HOPINGI
Injury to Fruit Crop Likely to De
Exaggerated.

Exaggerated.
Springfield Republican.
1t is probable that the reports of damage
to fruit in the middle west from the cold
and snow will prove to be greatly exag-
gerated. Rarely does the fruit crop Of any
section escape being killed by frost at least
once every spring-kiled in belief and re-
port at the time of the happening. One of
the western agricultural experiment sta
tions has found that apple blossoms in
the pink stage can stand cold down to 20
degrees above zero; in full bloom the ther-
mometer can fall to 26 degrees without do
ing material injury. For pear blossoms in
the same stage the limits of cold endurance
are given as 20 and q degrees; and for
peach blossoms % and 2S degrees The
lowest temperature reported from the CEN
trail west in the storm which is said to have
done damage amounting to $50 100000 or
more among fruits and vegetables was 20
degrees.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-29

Public sentiment" says Governor
Folk, turns not so much to the demo
cratic party, but to the things the
democratic party stands for" II Mr..
Bryan can get any comfort out of that
he is welcome to IL.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-29
TARDY VINDICATION.
Hot Bread Given old Place in Nn-
tion's Affections.
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Washington Times
The secretary of the Department of AR-
riculture has issued bulletin in defense
Of hot bread. This form of pabulum has
long been regarded as marking the bound
airy between the north and south more dis
tinctly than did the rod and chain of
Mason and Dixon. The steaming roll and
the risen biscuit, in which the willing but
ter melts, like summer rain in the parched
earth, have been regarded as typlfylng
the warmth of the hospitality which Of
fered them. They savored of the home and
the delicate hands of the housewife rather
than of the commercialism OF the bakery
They made and still make in the land
where they are indigenous, a positive Joy
of the morning meal, rather than a hasty
expedient for bridging over the work of
the early hours.
They were too delicious not to come under
the ban of the grave scientists who, like
the physician Of Sancho Panza, delight IN
forbdding us to eat the tempting things
set before us. They have been made the
text of hygienic sermons and held up as a
ready agency OF certain suffering. Nobody
except the scientists and their echoes
seemed to know just why hot bread should
be full of indigestion and misery. 1t was
accepted as a fact, while the disciples OF
hot bread calmly continued, until a green
old age, to enjoy the repast.
Secretary Wilsonu, who comes from the
west, may be regarded, from sectional
point of view, as an impartial arbiter and
he has laughed away a nations fears. Hot
bread, he tells us, is as wholesome as any
other kind Of bread. 1t makes brawn and
brain and conduces to the spirit OF cheer
fulness. He is already the dean of the
cabinet. BY acclamation the south will
nominate him 10 his present position for
life.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-29

Possibly Mayor Gaynor goes to the
ball game to see how many from the
city hall are there" says the Boston
Herald. Yes, or maybe he goes to see
che game.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-29
Too Much of a Good Thing.

A young plunger in Wall street be-
came melancholy over the fact that ne
always won In his ventures, and finally
killed himself as the money came too
easily. The same feeling which made
Alexander the Great miserable because
there were no more worlds to conquer, re-
appears in this modern phase.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-29

The State Commercial Clubs now in
session at Columbus have a fine op-
portunity to devlop much that is OF
real interest and benefit to Nebraska.
The program for the present session
is an attractive one.