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Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-17
OUT OF sTGHT-OUT OF MINDr
Name of the Peerless Passed Up by
the ShOwmes.

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The speechmaking at the jackson day
dinner In Kansas City strongly suggests
a tacit agreement among democratic lead
ers to lead the party away from the Bryan
Fetch. Nowhere in the comprehensive re-
port of the speeches of Champ Clark and
Representative Rainey and the letter from
Norman 70. Mack does the name Of the
peerless leader appear; nor is there any
reference to his policies. So far as silence
can be accepted as indicative OF a pur-
pose. democracy means TO live down its
past and go into the fight next summer
with a new "overshadowlng question" and
under the constructive leadership Of An
drew Jackson. Especially significant
we're Mr.. Clark's words, I'VE meet under
auspices more favorable than we have
been blessed with since iS9{'-two years
before the 'cross OF gold" speech. Mr..
Clark declared that the overwhelming
question in the coming congressional cam
paign will be whether public men are
under any sort of obligation to tell the
truth In other words, are ante-eleetion
promises things to be lived up to by the
republican party? Or are they "enticlng
bats with which to catch gudgeons?'' Ar
gulng along on this line, Mr.. Clark's de-
duction was that the republicans would get
the bloodiest licking they have had since
$780,
Mr.. Clark predicted victory for his party
in 1912 also. with revision Of the tariff
still its shibboleth; but he let fall no ut
terance that would betray his preference
as to the presidential nomination. Yet his
stand on the tariff as the paramount issue
might warrant the presumption that he
had Governor Harmon In mind as the
strongest possibility now In the field.
National Chairman Mack, in his letter of
regret, was equally studious In avoiding
the use Of names Of living democrats, and
harked back. like Clark, to Old Hickory's
day for the policy on which all kinds Of
democrats can agree. Looking ahead, Mr.,
Mack sees In 1910 a banner year for his
party. The failure OF the republicans
to revise the tariff downward. as prom
lsed, and the extremely high cost Of liv-
ing will go far" he feels assured, to
ward aiding us in the elections Of 1910 and
1912"
Mr., Rainey. too, appears to have been
tipped OFF, to the new departure In dem
ocratic policy, and his remarks on ship
subsidy never brought him within think
ing distance OF the Nebraskan. The COM
plete elimination Of the personal equation
by all the speakers suggests the idea that
only a strict censorship could have pro-
dueed a democratic symposium so devoid
OF Organism
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-17
INNOCENCE -PROCLAIMED.
Sugar Trust Directors Pa Blame on
Minor Employees.
New York Sun.

view lOfk sun.
Tastes differ, but in the humble indy
ment OF The Sun the most interesting
chapter of the American Sugar Refining
company's address to the public is that
which the directors have entitled, with fs-
heitous euphemism, Litigation Against
the Company" Such generous provision
mas peen made by the management
FOR the dissemination of this document
that few amateurs Of the truly refined
and delicate in the way OF expression
VIII miss the chapter on litigation" or
overlook its browning passage, In which
the directors record their conclusion con-
corning what they describe to be stock
holders as certain fraudulent underweiRh-
Ing Of sugar at one OF your several re-
fineries:"
Your board has no reason to believe and
does not believe that any executive officer
or director Of this mpan had any
knowledge OF or participation In this
fraudulent weighing"
If the annual reports OF great corpora
tions throughout all the ages are ran
sacked, can aught be found more touching.
more simply and beautifully conceived
than this vote of faith and confidence? 1t
is the verdict Of the directors concering the
possibility of completely on the part OF any
director or executive officer OF the So
called sugar trust in the monumental
n That is what the courts are try
ing to get at, so far as the statutes OF
Limitation permit. That Is what the
proposed investigation by congress was in
ana 10 discover. Ihat is Wnat the people
OF the United states nave wanted TO know,
about as eagerly as they have wanted 10
Know anything In recent sRnShaTiRe history.
When we consider the. magnitude of the
financial results OF the conspiracy OF the
inferior employees to defraud the govern
ment, the ingenuity. the persistence. the
conference. the audaoity. OF the system as
already exhibited in the courts and atoned
for so largely out of the sugar treasury,
we hesitate between amusement and an-
miratiOn. What other great Industrial con-
Germ has the satisfaction OF knowing that
1t has been served (by its servants in in
conspicuous stations) with a zeal for
dividends so magnificent even In its dis
regard Of certain moral prsjudiees2
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-17
Fascination Of the Newspaper,

Samuel G Blythe in Leslie's.
Newspaper work is essentially a business
for young men. Old men cannot last in
II, because old men cannot stand the
pace. And the further truth Is that when
a man gets old in newspaper work, un-
less he has specialized, he decreases in
value to his employer instead of increasing.
The younger you get in. the better it will
be for you after you have acquired what
ever knowledge you can afford and are
ready to take a chance. I don't know
how to get out. L have seen shoals OF
newspaper men get out into ell sorts Of
jobs, from business down to politics, and
lots of them have made wads of money;
but they never did belong, anyhow. The
real writer never gets out OF his game;
and why should ne. for his game is the
BEST game in the whole world.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-17
R1PPLEs FROM THE COLD WAVE.

j love the good. time-hOnored stunt
Old winter has been doing;
i love TO hear the silence shrek
When there's a blizzard brewing;
/ love to be showed in all day
When wild the tempest rOars;
It's good to ave one day at home
But oh you chores!
1 love 10 watch the showing flake.
j love 10 see them chase
Each other I'm their downward flight,
To see them interlace, 4
And from each bough hang gay festoons
And thhtch each loRly howell
i love TO watch the flying snowflakes-
But oh you snow shovel!
I love 10 tread snow-troddeh paths
And paVements smooth an glass:
To hear the frosty 'crlnch, cranch. crInch1
Beneath me as i pass;
/ love 20 breast a wintry gale, {
To sniff the air, 70 breathe II,
] love 10 tread on snow neH-failen-
But OH you Ice beneath III
I love the crisp and sparkling snow
Its lustor IL most beautiful,
And every poet should outburs
Each a In raptures dUtlful:
Its beauty all may now enjoy. &
Save tie crouch who fails to fnd H.
i love the crisp and sparkling RnOw--
But oh you slush behind m
Omaha. -BAYOIL NE TREI.E
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-17
PERSONAL NOTES.

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Pogonlp, the new disease which has APP
peared in Pittsburg, is likely to have a
longer run than ~hookworm, on account Of
its superior title.
Colonel Elijah w. Halford Of New York.
distinguished soldier, statesman. Journalist
and mission worker. VIII be one OF the
given during the Pittsburg convention OF
the national laymen's missionary move
ment, January 20 to %.
stony wold han, Miss Blanche Potter's
memorial to her sister, Miss Martha Pot
ter, has been formally turned over to the
Stony Void sanitarium OF New York. This
han, with other buildings included In Miss
Potter's gift, cost $4,000. Mrs. Walter Geer.
a sister OF the Misses Potter, has given an
organ to the Institution.
Bernard Kroeger, one Of the sixt yhardy
young men who, falling to upset the gov
eminent OF Germany IN 1919, came to
America and won success In wide enter
prises, dies OF the effects OF age in the
home Of his daughter at white Plains. Mr..
Kroeger was regarded as one of the oldest
piano manufacturers In this country.
Louis Smith, known as the Man Of
Mystery" and supposed TO have been q
French nobleman, was crushed to death "a
a factory at Venice, III. He had worked
just a week for the first time In the fifty
two years he had lived there. He was
unfamiliar with machinery and venturod
too near a cogwheel, which caught his
clothes and dragged him into the machine.
Miss Anna Helnrichsdorff is the first
woman to receive an engineers diploma in
Germany. After studying four years In
the Berlin Polytechnic institute she passed
the electrical engineers examination and
received the mark OF excellent In each
branch. She has opened offices In Berlin
and will now practice her profession as a
means Of lINnlIhnnh
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-17
PRESIDENT TAFT's TRANKNEss.
Ideas Laid Bare with the Utmost SIM
RpIicity.
New York Evening Post.

New York Evening Post.
We used to talk about the appalling
frankness'' Of President Roosevelt. but
Mr.. Taft is fully holding his own In that
regard. In his speeches, as in his mes
sages, he lays ibsEe the workings OF his
own mind with the utmost simplicity.
And In one particular he manifests a d.
rectness greater than that of any prede-
cessor, even his immediate. We refer to
the perfectly straightforward way in which
he notifies congress that ne has caused to
be prepared the drafts OF bills which he
would like to see enacted. His quiet words
are: by my direction the attorney general
has drafted a bill to carry out these rec
concentrations" It is highly probable that
other presidents have done practically the
same thing, but we doubt IL any other
ever 1t so openly. Yet Mr.. Taft's
manner is so calm, and his message is
written so absolutely without heat, that
We presume no one will accuse him OF
trying to dictate a Law to the lawmaking
body. What he doubtless had in mid was
the saving Of time and the expediting Of
the public business; but he goes about it
with a disregard Of precedent which would
seem sensational enough in a more sensa-
tional president.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-17
HurryinG TO Pay Taxes.

NGW IUIh IITEes,
Washington dispatches report a phenome-
non, not to say a portent. The corpora
ton tax has been supposed to be one OF
the most unpopular taxes recently enacted.
Possibly it was unpopular because of ite
merits. and ought to be dear to all who do
not pay It because Of it's hardships upon
those who must pay It. However that
may be, and although the tax is not due
until June. some OF the corporations which
have been protesting against the tax are
now Fastening to pay it. The receipt OF
checks six months before they are due is
not a matter so commonplace as to de-
prive of all interest conjectures as to VIVA,
the answer Is.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-17
SAFE FROM SHOT AND SHELL.
High Flyers Presumed to BE ont Of
Reach.
Cleveland Leader.l

$500
Cleveland Leader.)
French experts are quoted as saying that
the recent flight of HUBER Latham, at the
height Of from 1000 to 1000 feet above the
earth, In an ~aeroplane, proves hat such
flying machines can be considered immune,
when used as Latham handled his, from the
risk OF being hit by bullets or shells, IN
case of military service In war. IL Is a
reasonable conclusion. as every one must
admit whO has studied the difficulties OF
hitting a swift-moving target half a mile
or more above the ground.
II would be great shooting to hit q mark
the size OF an aeroplane. moving at the
rate of forty miles an hour, three-quArters
OF a mile away, on the earth, but when the
target is elevated to that height the feat
becomes practically impossible. There Is
nothing to sight over, no background 30 aid
the gunner. The position Of his rifle OF
cannon must be awkward and unfayorabls
to quick aiming. He must cope with rapid
and unforeseen changes in the position OF
the mark he tries to hit, not only up and
down but in other respects. It's course may
be, almost as irregular as the flight OF a
swallow. In mist or darkness the target
would disappear altogether.
II the a~viators can fly 5000 or 1000 feet
above the earth, and depend upon getting
as high as that Whenever they want to,
they will be quite safe from shot and shell.
II field batteries or riflemen should hit
their machines at all It would be the re-
suit Of mere chance. For that reason the
aeroplane looms larger than ever as a pos
sIble factor in the next great war.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-17

The familiar case of Jack Spratt is
recalled by the decision of Cleveland
workingmen to eat no meat and Yale
students to buy nc flowers. New
Haven might ship the discarded
prom decorations to the city by the
lake, where the price of all greens is
sure to rise when the vegetarian diet
gets under way.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-17

The invitation list for the "insur-
gent" meeting called for Lincoln this
week is being carefully guarded from
the light Of publicity. It would never
do to extend a general invitation to all
Nebraska republicans who subscribe to
the declarations of the Chicago plat
form and are ready to help President
Taft's administration carry them out.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-17

AS the new president of the Com
mercial club Edgar Allen starts out
with every promise of(a notable and
administration during the
coming year. At any rate. there is
reasonable assurance that he will not
arrange to remove to California before
his executive chair is warm.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-17

freely from its docks as OF yore. Fires
and plaques and wars have devastated
Venice, Lyons and even London, yet
these and scores Of others have risen
from their ashes and their mourning
and faced the future with hope and in
splration. The vitality of the city is
a splendid testimonial to the dominant
spirit Of man.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-17
Meanwhile, How Fare. the victimf

Early has now been adjudged a probable
leper" by a Of doctors and law
yers, members Of the Society Of Medical
Jurisprudence. The report OF this com
mittee, however. has been referred to It for
further investigation and report. The ques-
ton Of how to show mercy to this poor
victim Of professional doubt remains to be
settled also.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-17

Unable to find evidence to substanti-
ate the magazine charges of an organ
lied system of white slavery in New
York, that much touted grand jury in
v~estigation is in danger of falling fiat.
1t takes facts more than hearsay to
support indictments.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-17

When the inevitable thaw finally
comes we may be able to measure the
depth OF the rich, brown earth which
these dirt-hauling wagons are spread
ing over our pavements without let or
hindranee.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-17

II Rhode Island is successful in its
suit against North Carolina for re-
coyery on those r~epudiated r~econstruc-
tion bonds. the incident VIII be apt to
cause those southern governors to ex-
tend the time between drinks.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-17

Those knights Of the knuckle who
are planning to add to the festivities
of that safe and sane Fourth Of July are
too busy reaping in the nightly nickels
to pay much attention to knuckling
down to real work.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-17

And all the time that Philadelphia
heiress was longing for excitement
away from home, a Philadelphia clerk
was saving up his stealings from his
employer to "go to Paris to see the
pretty women" Moral; There's no
place like home.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-17

The only thing lacking now is an
ofacial declaration from wouid-be SEN
ator Al sorenson as to whether he
wants.t 70 run as a regular" or an lin
eursent. or simply continue TO be the
preferred candidate OF the corpora
tons
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-17
Let No Guilty Man Escape.
Philadelphia RECORD

Apparently Attorney General Wicker
sham has run down the thief that stole his
very indiscreet sugar letter from his letter
file. He should now get after the receiv-
ers, purchasers and publishers who make
a market for such stolen wares. He should
afterward kick himself.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-17

Mr.. Calhoun has been so silent about
It that the people had supposed he was
In China by this time, but at the fare
well banquet in Chicago he violated his
policy of conservation of conversation.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-17

The excitement among the eastern
colleges, over the hockey championship
indicates that youth has not lost its
interest IN the fundamentals OF the
hIgheE education, young sidis to the
contrary Notwithstanding.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-17
And why Mention Itf
Baltlmore American.

The American nation Is the greatest on
earth; none OF us would for a moment
permit that to be gainsaid. And that Is
national, self-exaltation. We are q nation
Of msgaiomaniacs; and we are nationally
megalomsnlacal. why deny It?
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-17
LandIubber butts In.
Louisville courier-Journal

James J. Hin says in his latest article
on Highways OF Progress that America
cannot compete with foreigners whose
ships on the Pacific are government paid
In one guise or another and manned by
cheap Monaghan labor. May the humble
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-17

When Estrada and Madriz are not
talking OF fight they are talking OF
peaees3 Why not get together and
revive the %languishlng m of
Nicaragua on a practical basis?
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-17

l%andlubber inquire whether the Monaghan
labor employed on other transpacifc
steamers Is much cheaper h the Nom
golion labor employed on the Pacific Mall
Line steamera7 .
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-17

Judging from "Bin" Browns Jere-
maids in the east about the dearth of
farm products, Jim" Hin in the west
will have TO look to his laurels.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-17

Wyoming is worried because the
frozen country keeps the elk from
drinking. That is calculated to distress
an elk,
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-17

The twin brothers seeking divorces
from twin sisters may be seeking a
human application of the law that four
of a kind beat two pair.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-17

Subscribers leaving tAe/city tenn
pOFarily shOuId have TAs Bee
mailed to them. Address Will be
changed AZ often NJ requested.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-17
A Grncious Admission.


These facts. obvious to any thinking man
who win consider carefully the conditions
which he knows exist, do not by any
means cover the whole question.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-17

AS a letter writer DR.. Harry A. Eos
ter is almost as much of a success as
he is as a tooth carpenter. We have
some samples of his chirography our
selves. ~ Ne
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-17

New York Trlbuhe'
The latest confident estimate OF mans
age on the earth Is from 5000 to 10000
years. Why not be a little more definite
and say from 81 600 TO Se.OOo3
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-17

1t may be called hard coal because
Of the hard feelings ana hard language
it engenders.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-17

In of the largest retail grocers OF New
York, in an interview in the World, de-
clares hat the time has come for an en-
foreement by law, II necessary, OF lower
prices OF food products. He says:
II say frankly from my own knowledge
there are scores of food products and
articles In daily use in every kitchen that
would be supplied at far less cost to the
consumers IL the wholesale and retail deal
ers were permitted to sell at fair prices.
Instead Of this an arbitrary, artificial
high price is forced upon US. II we do not
sell at that price we are boycotted by the
manufacturers. They will not only cut off
our supply Of goods. but they will Insist
that no other dealer sell US anything, II
is this latter aspect OF the case that Is the
most outrageous.
Manufacturers OF food products and
combinations that control food products at
present are operating as absolue monopo
lies. They are not content with receiving
from dealers the price they ask, but are
insisting that they, have a right 20 fix the
selling price at every stage, even 10 the
consumer.
There is one shining exception to this
rule. There is one manufactures in New
York who, against protests, will sell to
MhOlilnOGNEA Rage ~ AaNNPA9 RAA1St bAAA-
less Of how great or how small a profit
the retailer attempt to secure.
IF a woman goes into the ordinary
grocery and buys goods she thinks she is
buying from her grocer. On probably one
third OF her bill the grocer does not make
one cent, but must wait for his profits
until he receives rebates from the men
higher up
1T Is strange there Is so little iegisia-
ton upon the methods Of handling food
supplies. The public Is largely Al the mercy
Of the combination OF capital In some
articles the final price paid by the con-
sumner Is reasonably fair, but In many cases
il IL ridiculous.
"As a retailer l have tried to get the
goods to the people At the least possible
cost. but this cannot be done until there Ia
some regulation Of the boycott methods"
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-17

1t t%ranspires hat the good, old
fashioned winter that is upon us is
playing no geographical ~favorite.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-17

1t will be noticed. however, that the
kaiser did not commit himself as to
shackleton's ability to reach the pole.
No garlands.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-17

The suit, over the Joslyn-Sutphen
tract has been decided, but by no
means ended-not so long as the law
yers see al chance for more fat fees.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-17

The recurring defeats Of Mrs. Duff
on Botson's school ticket make one
wonder whether she is the Bryan of
the Hub.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-17

Perhaps the dramatic critic found
dead in Biloxi couldn't stand such a
one-night stand.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-17

Money may melt the snow, but it
also melts in the process.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-17

Indianapolis wants the Corn show.
II Omaha is going to dispense with 1t,
Indianapolis will be entitled to con.
s%ideration.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-17

Yes. the loser of thai $4,000 neck
lace was an actress.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-17
Around New York

nipples on the Current OF Life
Metropolis from nay 20 nay.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-17
what's the UseI
washington Post.

Democratic harmony is getting a shave
hair cut and shampoo, and soon ought 10
be presentable.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-17

STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
George ID. TSschuck, treasurer Of The
Bee Publishing Company, being duly
sworn, says that the actual number OF fuIi
and complete copies OF The Daily, Morn
ing, Evening and Sunday Bee printed dur
ing the month OF December, 1909. was as
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-17

The question, why is an insur-
CENT?" is almost as hard a nut to crack
as the question, What is a democrat?"
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-17

DO you ever scold your husbandT,
Lang gekss. no! ask hiIa for more,