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Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-23
General Wood as Chief of Staff.

In the recent re-assIgnment of COM
mands in the army, General Leonard
Wood has been raised to the rank of
chief of staff. AS a surgeon in the
United States Army he began his mill
tary career in the year 1886. Then by
dint of hard work and perseverance
signalized by an exceptional ability as
an executive and military tactician, he
began to rise steadily until he has now
reached the top. The career of Gen
eral Wood has covered a wide range
Of experience varying from chasing
Apaches in Arizona under General
Lawton to the organization of the
first civil government In Cuba. And
through 1t all the executive genius has
made him a leader to be recognized.
Vigorous in action, with a keen under
standing of human nature he has been
backed up in all Of his efforts by the
most energetic national character of
our times and has forged to the front
with remarkable rapidity.
General Woods career has been ex-
Ieeptional. It is seldom that an un-
trained young man just out of college
for such he was when he began
service under General Lawton-de-
velops such distinguished ability in
military affairs. With the breaking
out Of the Spanish-American war Dr..
Wood, as he was then called, became
the colonel of the first volunteer
cavalry, known as the Rough Riders
At the close of the trouble he waf
placed in charge OF affairs in Cuba
with the very l%aconic. but comprehen.
sive order, "organize the Cubans and
give them a government" This he
did with such skill and thoroughness
that within hardly four years after the
close OF the wal the Cuban republic
was ready to try to stand alone. with
a good system Of school, good sanitary
conditions and with a modern equip
ment for munieipaI and state govern
ment.
IL is only rarely that men have riser
so high In u regular army without
the preliminary training Of a Yves
Point education. Although the earli
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-23
An Echo of the Past.

If open confession is good for the
soul, one man in Omaha must be feel
ing better. During the free silver
craze no more ardent advocate Of 16
to 1swas to be found in this vicinity
than Laurie j. Quinby, and yet in the
last number Of a little periodical
which he publishes he has the frank
ness to say, 1T is a good thing that we
did not get free coinage of silver" Of
course, incidentally he intimates that
his former contentious have been vim
dicated because tested by what 1t buys
our present gold dollar is about a So
cent dollar, but on his own theory a
free silver dollar would now be a 25-
cent dollar.
The almost humorous part of it is
that some folks, who in free silver
days were ~favoring free coinage at 16
to l and .justifying their demand on
the ground that it would raise prices,
are the very ones now who are MAX
ing the loudest cutlery against the
nlgher prices winch nave come under
the gold standard in direct contradic-
ton to their dismal predictions. One
distinguished statesman, it will be re-
m~embered, declared at that time that
so long as the gold standard continued
prices would continue to fall, and that
until the gold standard was gotten rid
of 1t would be useless to tackle any
other problem or to attempt any other
reform.
1t is, therefore, refreshing to have
a man like Mr.. Quinby, who is thor
oughly conscientious n always cock
sure he is right, admit that at is a
good thing we did not get free coinage
of silver
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-23

with the coming Of the spring days
foresighted folks naturally turn to the
to see what the crop prospects
for the year may be. The crop killer
is also preparing to get busy and M
may expect to hear reports Of damage
varying all the way from partial to
total loss. 1t is the regular thing and
the people in the farming region think
less about it than do those in the great
cities. Reports of damaged crops are
sometimes perpetrated solely to in
fluence market speculation, but the
larger part of the crop forecasts come
from the country districts and vary
only as the ability Of men to Judge
from outward appearances.
An exceptionally large acreage Of
wheat was planted last fall all through
the middle west. The ground was gen
orally dry then and it was not until
almost the middle of November that
the seed got a good start. Then the
snow came early and has stayed we'll.
The winter was extremely cold at
times and 1t was often feared that the
sprouted grain had been frozen. In
the eastern part Of Kansas and to a
certain extent in the eastern part of
Nebraska some damage has been
noticed in the stand of grain. It seemed
to have frozen out, or perhaps, not to
have started. Yet as the warm weather
continues it seems that much of that
grain supposed to be dead has begun
to grow and with moisture will pro-
duce a yield. The lack of moisture is
so far not regarded as serious for the
snow was fairly heavy In the winter
and the cold weather kept it on the
ground. The warmer weather has now
thawed the ground out and everything
is growing. The corn crop will be put
in later and If good seed is used the
crop should be a big one. Barring un-
foreseen disasters, Nebraska and the
whole corn belt are due for a good
years crop, the killers to the con-
trary Notwithstanding.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-23
NOTABLE RATE DECISION.
of the Corn BELT Meat As
ISOLATION.
Sioux City Tribune.

Sioux City Tribune.
The victory of the Corn Belt Meat as
ISOLATION before the interstate commerce
committee marks an epoch. 1t is a date
to remember, February 26, 1910. 1t was a
tremendous result not only in actual ac-
complishment, but in the principles &C
knowledged and precedent established. 1t
reduces the freight rate on hogs at 800
points and on cattle at over 700 points,
and on sheep at over 1000 points
all these points in the state of Iowa. The
reduction on hogs alone, or the putting
them back to- what they were before 1908,
operates a saving to this state OF over
three times ~thSBalaries of the state board
Of railroad commissioners every year, and,
incidentally, it convicts that board again
for the treacheTy attempted.
In this litigation also, the Meat Pro-
ducers' association won q fattening-in-
transit rate which will effect a saving of
from $40 to $40 a car on every car of cattle
or sheep hauled in that manner, The re-
duction applied is the greatest on sheep
and, according to Clifford Thorne, the
able Iowa attorney who handled the case,
and who is now a candidate for railroad
commissioner, this reduction amounts to
from Is per cent to 20 per cent from prac-
tically every town in the state Of Iowa.
The actual money saved by this victory
exceeds 500, 600 a year. This is equivalent
to 5 per cent on 50, 900.
But the most important thing of all is
the complete reversal of the old method OF
rate making on live stock. This decision,
this Iowa victory, puts live stock rate
making practically upon a distance basis
that terrible postage stamp rate. The In
t~erstate Commerce commission could not
be made to See why it costs more to haul a
car of cattle a mile in one place than II
does to haul 1t a mile in any other place
in the state of Iowa, or any other state
for tina matter. The question of waite
competition could not be lugged into this
case.
This sweeping decision should encourage
the people of South Dakota to expect
something in the way of reform of freighr
charges on their great commodities.
Every shipper ought to rave a new maj
issued by the Iowa railroad commission
showing the old and new live stock rates
It will make him %prouder of the state o.
Iowa and the character of its men.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-23
Fire Limits and Building Ordinance.

OMAHA, March 2l-To the Editor of The
Bee: You are on the right track In ad-.
v~ocating enlargement Of the fire limits, but
fire limits on paper are of no use unless
building ordinances are enforced against
evasions OF whatever kind. The trouble is
that the building ordinances are suspended
by the mayor and council whenever some
big business concern, or some man with a
pull, wants TO be favored. In one case that
came to my attention the building or
dlnance was suspended for a structure In
the middle of the city because a lumber
dealer expected to sell a bill Of lumber
amounting to perhaps $500. Fire limits that
are trampled down at will are no fire
limits. B. II.
This communication hits the nail on
the head and demands the attention of
those who are talking about making
Omaha a city beautiful. The present
fire limits were established in 1894
substantially as they now are, and
should certainly be enlarged in view
of the tremendous growth of the city
since that time.
But while we have had fire limits
on paper, it is notorious that they too
often have been ineffective in the past
because of the ~leniency of city authori-
ties to those who have insisted on
either openly violating the provisions
or claiming exemption on the flimsiest
of flimsy p%retexts. The real reason when
traced down uncovers something like
this sale of lumber referred to or the
lease of a vacant lot through some
real estate agent or the owner, who
would be most strenuously opposed to
having a shack put UP by his next door
neighbor, but forgets all about the
city beautiful when a few dollars rent
are in sight.
1t is hiGh time to enlarge the fire
limits of Omaha, but it is also high
time to stop granting in~dulgences to
people who want to get away from
the building ordinances.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-23
The Simple Life for Cheap Living.

With all our efforts to bring down
the cost of living only a few have
quietly and effectually solved the prob
lem. Their method has been to re
sumo "the simple life" by combining
themselves within the limits Of their
Incomes, as in the days Of old, buy
with scrupulous care, practice economy
and avoid waste. People who cut their
garment according to their cloth ap-
parently succeed now as formerly and
live well within average means.
According to the history books, the
old fashioned frugality and sterling
endurance made our forefathers what
they were-the stolid reliable SOM of
a hardy race. They lived frugally, per-
haps, not from choice, but from neces-
sity, and they Saved the extra cent"
The life of those good old days vas
in many ways a trial and hardship,
sickness and privation we're taken as
a matter of course. The bright side
of every situation was madl the most
of even though the struggle for eG-
istence became the all absorbing prob.
lem.
In these modern days of plenty, we
complain that we cannot "get ahead
and lay up something for a rainy day.
If our expenses seem large we think
nothing about 1t and simply let it go.
Americans are not apt to stop to
equalize the income and expense of the
family budget for what we want we
usually get regardless of the cost" The
spirit Of the frugality of other days
applied to our modern conditions
would be one way of meeting the
problem of the cost Of living, but it is
not likely to be embraced by many,
because we live in a different atmos.
phere. The. simple life is the thing for
people with simple desires. To travel
at high speed we must pay for the
fuel.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-23
PERSONAL NOTES.

Percival Lowell. the Harvard professor,
who maintains that the theory of canals
on Mars is a correct conclusion, has sailed
for Europe to lecture before the astronomi-
cal Institutions of England and the CONT
nent.
William Carroll Reed, who was born in
Vicksburg, Miss, March Is, 1910, celebrated
his Tooth birthday by registering to vote In
Bakersfield, Cal, Somebody asked to what
he attributed his health and vigor. ITO
the fact that l drink only the best whisky
and smoke only the best tobacco" Mr..
Reed answered.
Harvey Hidley, 81, a painter of Reading,
Pa, read in a newspaper several days ago
that his aunt, Mrs, Mary Uline, had died i'm
Troy, N. Y, and left him an estate ex-
ceeding 100000. Hidley, who had been en-
ployed in that city for a year. wrote to a
law firm in Troy and found that the news
paper article was correct.
T.. A. Duncan, president Of the Marine
National bank of Bath, Ne, has signed as
cashier or president every bill issued by
the bank since it was organized, forty-four
years ago. To keep the record intact the
bank officials have on several occasions,
during Mr.. Duncan's illness or absence,
held the bills until he was able to sign
them.
Miss Helen Gould gave $4,000 to the
Girls college in Constantlnople last year.
Mrs. William X. Vanderbilt gave 100000
for sanitary tenements, and is supposed to
have given half a million to a home for
cripples at ~Chappaqua, N. Y. Mrs. Russell
Sage gave 50, 900 to schools and colleges,
100000 for the relief of aged women and
$lSO,O00 for an industrial home at Lawrence,
l.. I.
-Seventy-five years ago w. s. II. welton
Of Saginaw, Mich, now about 80, watched
from a hilltop on the outskirts Of Owosso
for the Haley comet. with him were a
rumber of friends and relatives. They
have passed away and Welton has not
seen the comet since. But If Providence is
kind Welton will witness a similar pheno-
menon on May 10. He now is organizing O
party to go to the same hill with him and
see the comet scheduled for that date. Ho
has fifty friends enrolled.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-23

Governor Shallenberger's peniten-
tiary warden is also for civil service,
nonpartisanship and permanent tenure
for the heads of all state institutions,
although he candidly admits he really
hadn't thought of it until he connected
with the payroll through no fault of
his own except that he is a democrat.
Civil service in state institutions will
come, but it will be ineffective unless
it brings with it at the same time a
board of control that is not changed
every two years by the fortunes of
politics.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-23
MISERY FROM BACKACHE GOES AND
OUT>OF<ORDER KIDNEYS ACT FINE

made anywhere else in the world, which
VIII effect so thorough and prompt a
cure, as a fifty-cent treatment Of Pape's
Diuretic, which any druggist can supply.
This unusual, preparation goes direct
to the out-of-order kidneys, bladder and
urinary system, cleaning, healing and
strengthening these organs add kKlands,
and completes the cure before youy realize
1t.
A few days treatment with Pape's
Dluretic meaps clean, active, healthy kid
neys, bladder and urinary organs-audS
you feel fine. Y
Your physician, pharmacist, banker or
any mercantile agency will tell you that
Pape, Thompson & Pape. Of Cincinnati, Is
a large and responsible medicine concern,
thoroughly worthy of your confidence.
Accept only Pape's Dturetic-fifty-cent
treatment-from any drug store-any-
where I'm the world.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-23
Several doses regulate the Kidneys
making Baokache and Bladder
trnnhlh vanish.
trouble vanish.

Out-of-ordef kidneys act fine and back
ache or bladder misery is relieved after
a few doses Of Pape's Diuretic.
Pains in the back, sides or loins, rheu-
matte twinges, facilitating headache, ner-
vousness. dizziness, sleeplessness, in
famed or swollen eyelids, worn-out feel
ing and many other symptoms of clogged,
inactive kidneys simply vanish.
Frequent painful and uncomfortable
urination due to a weak or irritable blad-
der is promptly overcome.
The moment you suspect any kidney,
bladder or urinary disorder, or feel rheu-
matism coming, begin taking his harm
less remedy, with the knowledge that
there is no other medicine, at any price,
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-23
Our Birthday Book
March az, 1910.

]. c.. Leyendecker, the artist, was born
March %, 1874, in Germany. His work is
most frequently seen in the cover designs
for Golfers Weekly.
Henry Livesey, brick maker, is seventy
six years old today. He is al Englishman
by birth, having come to this country on
the Fourth of July, 1912. He is one of the
pioneers Of Omaha and has been in the
building and brick business here since
1858.
Philip j. Kunz, contractor and builder,
is celebrating his forty-fifth birthday. He
came to his country from Germany In
1885, and is prominent in the Builders Elk
change,
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-23

The fifteen junior Officers of the corps
Of engineers Of the army. who are now In
the canal zone on a temporary assignment
for instruction, will return to this country
about the first OF April and be assigned
to important public works here, still under
instruction. This is in line with the policy
which has been adopted by the chief Of en-
glneers to have newly appointed officers
OF his corps serve for two years on va
rlous projects. OF this period, one year Is
spent in the actual examination Of practi-
cal work, with the officers In charge OF
districts as instructors. The second year
is spent in the engineering school at Wash
ington Barracks.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-23
material production by act of

limiting material production by act of
congress.
MIR. Bryan has not met anybody face to
face in debate since the Fifty-third con-
gress. In the senate he would have to
answer and be answered by men Of hard
headed common sense lie would be
weighed In the balance where Clay, Cal
houn and Webster were weighed. He
would there see the process Of separating
the refined gold and the base dross.
A debate between Bailey and Bryan on
some constitutional question involving the
issue Of paternalism would help nightly,
and then Tom Carter might serve to take
some Of the kinks out Of Mr.. Bryan's
craftsmanship.
1t would be well for the country IL
Theodore Roosevelt were senator from
New York and William J. Bryan senator
from Nebraska
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-23
THE INSURGENTS CHARGE.

Boston Transcript
Insurgents to right Of him,
Insurgents to left of him.
Insurgents in front of him
Volleyed and Numbered:
Still In his seat he sat,
Still Uncle Joe stood pat,
Saying not this nor that
While the world wondered.
There at his lofty post
Like some gray voiceless ghuaA
While half that rabid host
Rose to defy him.
All Of the long night through ?
There he sat--grim to VteW-p 4
Watching the faithful few
Who stlll stood by him, -
Stormed at by shot and She'll
Unmoved he let them yell,
Hearing his own death-kriaU
Many times sounded.
His not to reason wig,
His but to sit on high,
Viewing the battle nigh
Quite unastouhded.
Deep in his heart he knew
Aldrich would see him through,
Payne would be faithful, too,
Whoever blundered.
SO he Just sat there dumb,
Waiting for help to come,
Possibly thinking some,
While the world wondered.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-23

Our amiable democratic contem-
porary is again saving the direct pri-
mary, which has become odious chiefly
because of the wide-open amendment
e~ngrafted on it by the late democratic
legislature. These democratic saviors
should have saved the direct primary
from mutilation in the house of its
pretended friends. but real enemies.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-23

est a Of the republic saw the mill
tary leader Developed through expert
ence, recent conditions show a natural
tendency to favor the West Pointer.
But whatever may be the benefits Of a
West Point training the new chief Of
staff is an object lesson of the posi-
bility of reaching hat position though
individual strength overcoming the OBJ
stacles in the way.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-23
Negroes Higher Education.

President Taft stands loyalty by the Du-
Bots as well as the Booker Washington
standard of education for the negro. If the
race is to be segregated more and more,
and by the compulsion Of necessity as well
as it's own increasing race consciousness
and pride is to live it's own life in proxim-
ity to but also separate from the white
race, it obviously needs the guidance OF
men Who are something more than hewers
Of wood and drawers of water.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-23

1t Is now determined that women
shall tell their right ages to the census
taker. This is what might be called
an invasion of the divine right of
woman. -"
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-23

A young woman lawyer down east
wants to take her violin into court and
play for the judge. All the other law
yers have naturally demurred to the
action because she is a better musician
than lawyer, and they know they
would stand no show at all under the
spell Of such pleading.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-23

And now we are told by Congress
man Hitchcock's paper that Judge
Norris greatest mistake was in shak-
ing hands with "Unce Joe" after it
was all over. There seems to be a
dreadful fear somewhere that Mr.. Nor
ris may get into the senatorial race.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-23

1t might be, suggested by way of re-
joinder to the mar who a y that eat
ing spinach makes a man ambitious
that st does even more than that It
usually puts a lot OF sand into him.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-23
Colonel Bryan's generosity.


Chicago Tribune.
1t was generous on the part of Mr.. Bryan
to stand aside and permit Editor Hitchcock
to announce himself a candidate for the
United States senatorship, but Mr.. Bryan
is so accustomed to giving up presidencies
to men who seemed to have better claims
to them that his latest act of self-abnega-
ton probably did not cost him a single
pang.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-23

When Mi. Roosevelt hears OF that
bill to pension ex-presidents by putting
them on the retired list as command
ers-in- chief Of the army and navy he
will doubtless say. II appreciate the
compliment. but resent the imputation
that 1 cannot take care of myself"
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-23
PrDnhets Confounded.

The experts who variously demonstrated
before Colonel Roosevelt went to Africa
that he would perish from fever, sleeping
sickness and lions, all and singular, are
now compelled to admit that, while they
have known much Of other things, they
knew not Roosevelt.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-23

sey telling the readers OF Everybody's
that Senator ~Guggenheim is not, and
never pretended to be, a politician be-
yond contributing to campaign funds,
while in Hampton's magazine the
same Senator ~Guggenheim is %placarded
in an article by Ben b. Hampton as
the politician Of the Guggenheim in
terests. What's the answer?
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-23

In an attempt to exterminate a both
ersome rat by fire an eastern scientist
burned his barn. But Just think Of
the value of the scientific discovery
that rodents may be successfully de-
stroyed by FIRE.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-23
No Trouble WortbHMentIoninE.

Taft says the only trouble with the peo-
pie of the United States Is in getting
facts to them. AS the most travelled Pres
ldent on record, and a very substantial
fact in himself, the present incumbent has
not had much trouble.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-23

All the world loves a lover, but it is
noticed that all Americans love a lover
who win buckle down and work to sup
port the wife Of his choice. Note:
Young Knox is said to be making good.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-23
BRYAN AND THE sENATORsHIP.
Some observations on What Did Not
Happen.
washington Post.

washington Post,
1t is again announced that II the legis-
lature Of Nebraska to be chosen this year
shall turn up with a democratic majority
on joint ballot, Mr.. William Jennings
Bryan will not be a candidate for United
States senator. Mr.. Bryan is an engaging
personality. He has a large following,
and all OF us must respect him for his
purity OF life.
II would rave proved fortunate for this
country II Mr.. Bryan had been a senator
in congress the twelve years, 1~S95-lsO6.
There his preachments would have been
thrashed out in the thick OF intellectual
and patriotic combat. IL would have saved
the democratic party from some Of the
chips and whetstones Mr.. Bryan gave 1t
Tor fads the meanwhile, such as bank
guarantee and that other impossibility,
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-23

Ozone up brown" remarked Com
mander Peary as he cancelled his en-
gagement at Birmingham. Just a lit,
tie frosted, Brothers Peary. !,
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-23

These aceumulating railway wrecks
suggest that perhaps We were a trife
premature in fluctuations on the ad-
vances scored in safety of railway
travel.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-23

1t turns out that one Of our new fire
engine houses is built on a creek bed
which has made its foundations defec-
tive. Why IS II that when the city or
school board buys real estate It SO
often acquires a hole in the ground or
a mountain OF earth on which no one
else would bufdi
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-23

It is SUGGESTED hat the Postal Saw
ings bank. will put a good many old
stockings out OF existence, No guar
ants though. that It will reduce the
price or stockings.