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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-07

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Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-12
overbuildinV a City.

Large lenders of money on new
buildings in New York are said to be
shutting down tight on this character
of loans because they believe the city
already overbuilt, particularly in the
line Of apartment houses. According
to the New York Times, mot for
many years has It been so difficult
to obtain a building loan as 1t il
today" The Times adds;
That New York Is overbuilt. not only In
apartment houses. but In several othor
classes OF buildings. was admitted by the
heads OF several OF the large financial
institutions which loan money more or
less freely on building operations.
II is believed that II comparatively
little building is done in New York
for a year It will be better for the
city. SO II the coming building
statistics show falllng-off for
Gotham, let It not be ascribed solely
to "dull times" or slack industry
what is true on large scale in New
York Is doubtless true in lesser de-
gree In many smaller cities. Build
ing has been going on under boom
impulse for several years. Most Of
II, doubtless, was in response to
legitimate demands, but evidently
the demands have been rather vel
met. Beyond that It becomes a mat
ter, largely, of speculation. At leasl
the heavy holders of money to loar
seem so to view 1t, and they are TAX
ing the safe course in restricting
loans. They prefer to let the citiei
that have been overbuilt have tim,
TO fiji up, to expand and develop
within, so as to make for NOR
wholesome, economic, as well as so
cial condition all around.
II is quite interesting to have thi
phase OF New York's growth turne,
toward us. II helps to allay tn
anxieties that had been felt over IL
problem of finding ground spac
enough on which to expand in &C
commodation OF the urgent demand
of constantly increasing population
Perhaps II will not be necessary no.
for time to hoist any more sky
| scrapers out OF sight.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-12
lEOokin5 Backward
,lhisDSVy in0maha
COMPILED FROM SEE FILES :
Thirty Years Ago
D FROM BEE FILR.S
OCT. IL.

Thirty Years Ago
Among Omaha men made officers Of
The grand lodge Of the Knights Of Pythias
are +. +. French, grand keeper OF records
and seals, j. Rosentne. grand master Of
The exoheequer; John .. Goss, grand
lecturer and J. j. Mcneil. supreme repre-
sentative.
The grand jury has finally made a re-
port and It isn't anything to brag Of
particularly. They find indictments
berger and Henry McGavick, all Of whom
are members OF the city council. Outside
Of this they present a short report.
County commissioners, after thorough
canvass of the subject, today signed
contract for building the new court
house with John +. Coots OF Detroit.
The condition Of Tenth street. owing
20 heavy rains, is frightfui 20 con-
template. II is nothing less than a con-
tinuous quagmlre from Farnam street to
the depot
The city treasurer's office IL being
elaborated somewhat, principally through
the use OF calsomine.
Mrs. Charles shiverick returned from
the east today after an absence OF several
months.
Mrs. Becht Of Peru, Ill. mother Of Max
Becht, has arrived in the city to visit
her SON.
N. I. d. Solomon and wife leave to-
morrow for Philadelphia, Boston and
New York to purchase holiday goods.
Honorable Robert Anderson, member
Of Parliament, with his wife and daugh-
ter are guests at the Creighton house.
The mayor has signed the ordinance
passed by the council to put the socumb
law into effect. 1t Is pronounced a COM
promise on the time when the liquor deal
ers will have to comply. the date fixed
being January 1, SO as not to affect those
who have taken out licenses before the
new law was enacted.
A pleasant farewell party was given
at the home Of General Wilson prior to
the departure OF Miss Mamie Wilson for
tho east.
II Is announced that the wedding Of
Mr.. b. b. Wood and Miss Daisy Barka-
low will take place during the month Of
December.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-12
EDITORIAL PENPoNTs.


Brooklyn Eagle. The first news OF the
Austin, Pa, tragedy made the number
OF dead 1000. II was really IS. Tho
human imagination Is still at work in
this everyday world In spite OF every
thing.
Philadelphia Bulletin; Old Delaware
Addieks ought 20 take great satisfaction
In contemplating the barrel methods
employed by Wisconsin Stephenson, the
champion imitator OF the GasmAn IN the
distribution OF Doodle.
St. Louis Republic; A Cuban editor on
Saturday disposed OF his adversary in a
duel with swords. The pen is mightier,
but an editor does not always want TO
DO using his mlghuest weapon. and the
feebler sometimes serves Just as well.
Brooklyn Eagle; Isaac Stephenson OF
Wisconsin is said to have protested only
once about the bills for his $4,000 cam
palgn for senator. That was when one
came In for drinks and cigars, $4,000 II
was not the cost, but the principle OF
the thing that he resented.
Houston Post: On the face OF the prop
osition Il does seem that 100000 offices
OF all kinds in this country are entirely
too many. Having oanvRssed the situR-
ton among the nonofficeholders. how
ever, IL seems that the number IL still
about l7,oo000o short OF the demand. but
half OF the wanters would be willing to
compromise on a pension.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-12
People Talked. About

Occasionally a spartan Judge indicates
the traditions OF the bench by dispensing
justice with sublime impartiality. A Jer-
sey Judge arradgned himself for fractur-
ing town ordinance. found the culprit
guilty. assessed fine OF s.. collected II
and released the prisoner. What became
of the So
Fred A. Lyon. corporal In Company A,
First Vermont cavalry In the Civil war,
was found dead in a rooming-hOuse az
Jackson, Mich. Lyon possessed a silver
medal voted him by congress and pre-
scented 20 him At the White House b.
President Lincoln for his heroism at the
battle OF Cedar creek, where he captured
Major General Ramseur. OF the confed-
crate army.
No matter how wise. foxy and OK
perleneed a woman hater may be. .
fan is coming 70 his pride. Col. Nicholas
Williams OF West Caldwell n. j., .
chronic OF forty years standing. fell
down at first sight OF the widow briggs
In four days they were married and OFF
on the regulation tour. The colonel is
giddy youngster Of -. and Mrs. williams
well she was = grandmother ten years
sSO.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-12
Twenty Years Ago

County Attorney T, j. Mahoney an
nounced that he would make a"searchlng
Investigation" to determine the guilty
ones In the mob that lynched Joe Coe and
prosecute them. A number OF arrests had
been made
Judge Post was in the city
Senator Paddock was in town and
called on The Bee.
Mr. II. M. Kimbal and daughter, Miss
Ruth Kimball, Of the st. Paul Globe,
called at The Bee office.
Charles f. Buckley, 20 years OF age, died
after an Illness of three months at the
family home, All North Eleventh street
Thomas Fitzpatrick writes to The Bee
to call the attention of the people of
ganized charity to help the poor people
OF the city, especially in the winter time,
The Douglas county republicans in their
convention named this ticket: District
court clerk, Frank e. MooTes; county
Judge, ]. w. Eller; treasurer, II. B.
Trey; county clerk, #. ]. sackett; commits
sioner. Judge Stenberg; superintendent of
public instruction, George Hlll state
senator. Arthur Briggs; surveyor George
Smith; coroner, NJ. o. Maui, and sheriff,
George II. Bennett. M. p. O'Brien,
chairman OF the county committee, called
the convention to order. Dave Mercer,
d. II. Wheeler, J. w. Carr. w. F. Beohel,
Colonel II. C. Akin, Thomas swobe and
others were active in the convention.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-12
TheBctsLcHcrBorz

Keep Streets Clean for Ak-snr-Ben'
OMAHA, oct. 1O-To the Editor Of The
Bee: Now that you have started a good
reform in connection with our Ak-Sar-
Ben festivities. I take the liberty to make
a suggestion along these lines.
II seems a pity that people are allowed
to gather IN the middle OF the streets
along the line Of march of the parades
only to be herded back against the more
orderly ones on or behind the curbstone.
The disappointment in having ones
view INSTRUCTED after having patiently
waited an hour or more. is little compared
with the discomfort of being bodily
thrown into the path OF this human
stampede, just at the moment when you
expect to see something.
His royal hIshness would not allow his
faithful subjects. much less his guests,
to suffer these discomforts II he knew;
and I am sure that those thoughtless
merry makers, who, perhaps, uncon-
sciousiy become ruffins during a brief
hour before the parade would gladly obey
his commands and with the timely aid OF
the police keep the streets cleared from
curb to curb.
should be pleased n In another year
the people OF Omaha would not only
find themselves In the midst of beautiful,
moral amusements, but for once they
could view the grand entry of their king
IN a quiet, orderly way and that the
gruff "Get-back-there" OF the mounted
police would become a thing Of the past
A TAXPAYER.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-12
Restrictin9 Marriare.

The Women's Christian Temper
ance union OF Kansas seems to have
done what a lot OF people have been
thinking OF doing in formally raising
the question of restricting marriage
as q step toward the cure OF the
divorce evil What is the use for
people who are in earnest in protest
ing against the increasing number OF
divorces TO deceive themselves
longer as to the vital part over-hasty
and indiscriminate marriage plays In
forming the eYil2
So long as the bars are let down
TO everybody TO wed under substan-
TALLY any conditions and circum-
stances and the existing laws even
shaded IN favor of thoughtless mat
rimony. 30 long IL the country liable
TO be confronted with the perplexity
OF the divorce problem. MRtrimony
must be recognised as the gateway
through which many phases OF the
problem enter In their incipieney,
Until that gateway is at least safe
guarded II is useless 70 talk OF hav-
ing solved the problem.
But society is at last awakening to
the possibilities Of this divorce evil,
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-12
Thrnnrh Smoked Glasses.

The reception accorded President
Taft in his tour OF the west and the
effect OF his visit upon the people
who meet and hear him, are natur-
ally subjects Of intense interest to oil
who look ahead to next years pollt-
ical campaign. For that reason sew
eral OF the large eastern newspapers
have sent special representatives to
trail the presidential party and make
q report OF findings. But, as might
be expected, those representing an
tagonistic organs persist in looking
through smoked glasses warranted
TO make things look dark and brown
and in order to disagree with more
unprejudiced observers.
To be more specific and have ref
erence particularly to the presidents
sojourn in Nebraska, the correspond
ent sent to spy out the land for the
Chicago Tribune, a paper which has
not been over-friendly TO the presi-
dent, reports that while "undeniably
there Is great deal of republican In
surgency in Nebraska, It !, not nearly
so prevalent as in Kansas or Iowa"
He quotes n number OF farmers and
business men as expressing them
selves strongly for the president and
but few voicing doubts, and reports
finding democrats as saying that the
president made a fine impression"
Just to show the difference, how
ever, the emissary of the Philadel-
phia North American, which berates
Taft on every occasion, describes the
presidents visit to Nebraska as ac-
tually strengthening the campaign OF
his enemies who favor La Toilette
for the presidency. He goes on to
declare:
Nebraska promises to prove as strongly
progressive as any other state In the
middle west. There Is little reason to
doubt that Nebraska will oppose the re-
nomination Of Taft, and no doubt what
ever that II Mr. Taft is Nominated the
state will so democratic.
He quotes an unnamed small
merchant" in Omaha as complaining
about the rise in the price of sugar
and for that reason declaring:
am for Senator La Toilette and the
men who stand with him for the proteo-
ton OF the public against robbery.
Presumably, Nebraska will be trav-
ersed from now on by a succession
Of political weather prophets, whose
forecasts will be similarly made
through smoked glasses--just as
they are instructed to see things. Me-
braska will get lots Of publicity from
II, but, we take 1t, we will have to
wait until the primary next April for
official and conclusive information.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-12
Kansns "BIue Sky" Law.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, oct. ITO the
editor Of The Bee: The last legislature OF
Kansas enacted a law popularity known
as the Blue Sky" law. This act re-
qures all companies offering stocks.
bonds or other securities for sale in Kan
sas to secure formal permission from the
banking department.
A comprehensive report as to the finan-
cial standing, plan OF operation, organiza-
ton. etc. is required. The department
also investigates the reputation and
financial standing of the directors, and,
II deemed necessary, expert opinion as to
physical valuation and other data, is Sc
cured.
During seven months that this law has
been in force over 800 companies have
sought permission to offer their seouri-
ties to the people Of Kansas. But forty
four of these have met the rigid require
ments OF the department. Many fake
promoters did not file applications, but
like the Arab, folded their tents and
silently stole away" One concern went
as far as Winnipeg, Canada. to escape
the jurisdiction of the department. A
Utah mining promoter is now languishing
in jail and faces Imprisonment and fine
lOI belllHB SUCK WITHOUT permit.
The people OF Kansas have been VIC
timized, SO the bank commissioner states,
to the extent of s4OOO,0Oo to sS.oOO,OO0 each
year by fake promotion schemes.
Few investors could afford TO go to the
expense OF personal investigation, and
many did not know how or where to
secure desired Information. Under this
law investors accept the permit Of the
banking department as certificate of
corporate moral character"
That administration Of the law by J. N.
Dolley, the bank commissioner, and F. j.
Partridge. special deputy in charge OF in
vestment companies, has been such that
the Kansas people accept their certi-
ficate in lieu of personal Investigation.
Especially is this true in the smaller
towns and In the country. where people
do not have easy access TO other sources
OF information.
The writer personally sold 5000 worth
of industrial stock to a farmer who had
never owned a stock certificate before,
simply because he had that paper from
Dolley."
Kansas is the first state to supervise
the sale of stocks and bonds. The law
has attracted attention from practically
every state in the union. British and
German consuls have asked for a copy
for transmission to their respective gov
ernments.
Legitimate companies find that It saves
many annoying delays in dispoaing OF
securities to private investors. A straight
forward, honest company need only see
its report is complete, and the permit IS
issued promptly and at a nominal ex-
pense. WALTER A. LA BAR.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-12
Butter Soaring.

Forty-cent butter is predicted for
this winter. Inasmuch as we have
had Ascent butter in recent winters,
people are not likely to become
stampeded, but they will want to
know what is likely to cause the
sharp rise in the price. Have the
storage houses cornered the market
so completely as to be able to dictate
arbitrary figures to the consumer?
DO the pastures and meadows go into
the autumn bleak and parched? Has
feedstuff recently taken another
jump in price?
Reports are to the effect that the
Chicago storage plants have on hand
nearly 2O,OOO,00O pounds OF butter
less than they had this time last
year. The pastures and meadows have
been refreshed and regreened by the
recent heavy rains and feedstuff is
steady enough. Perhaps, then, the
cold storage people are expecting to
coin this difference in supplies on
hand into more money. In fact, that
is the intimation.
To the consumer Il looks a little
like playing both ends to the middle
on him. When the cold storage
houses we're overstocked and they
had virtually corner on butter, they
exercised the power by boosting
prices out OF sight. Now that they
have a diminished supply they
threaten to use that also as an argu-
ment for boosting prices.
The cold storage plant is one OF
the very needful of modern improve
ments, but II becomes more and more
evident that with II also there is
such thing as over-straining the
virtue and by so doing the cold stor-
age plant is but pressing the ques-
ton Of restrictive regulations as ap-
piled to itself The advantages of
cold storage do not rightly include
the privilege Of using the necessities
Of life for speculative purposes.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-12
THE CHANGING SEASON.

Il. T. Nelson I'm New York Sun.
The horsehlde days are ending,
The pigskin days draw near
When the oblate spheres take the place
Late honored by the sphere.
The stolen base is out of date,
Around the end men go,
And strikes and balls have given way
To tackles hard and low.
No more will multitudes applaud
The artist of the box;
The tickle crowd the halfback cheers,
Who laughs at foemen's knocks.
The fan with pad and pencil dopes
The next years pennant out,
While rah-rah boys make welkins ring
With cabalistic shout.
The symbol with the seasons change,
For each stout striving team;
The Diamond has had its day
The Gridiron is supreme.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-12

Our democratic organs are busy
propounding questions to the repub-
lican nominee for congress in the
Third Nebraska district, which sim
mer down to this, "Will you, sir, II
elected as republican. vote as a
democratP" Every republican candi-
date must give the right answer to
this question under penalty of for
feiting democratic support which he
would not get, anyway.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-12
Ten Years Ago


Mrs. II. d. Nicely. accompanied by her
son, Donald, went TO Minneapolis TO at
tend foot ball game.
The coroners jury in the case Of w. N.
Kenyon, the Chicago travelling man found
dead in Hanscom park, returned the
verdict that he killed himself with strych-
nine.
This ticket was nominated by the re-
publican city convention: For school
board members, Charles Stelger. William
b. Christie, W. II. Homan, Frank @.
Davie. II. s. Mann; police judge, Louis
Berka; new officens of city committee,
Charles Il. Herring, chairman w. E.
Stockham, secretary; Charles e. Morgan.
treasurer
The democratic city convention meets
and adjourns promptly without naming
any candidates. w. IL. Herdman sug-
gested the wisdom OF waiting two days.
Andy Fahey, patrol conductor on the
police force, began his sixteenth year in
the service as ''ons Of the finest"
Jim Ainsoow. George p. Moore and
George Glaeomini went 20 Merriam.
MIMI, to hunt. Charles Metz, DR.. Downs
and Billy Marsh left for a point five
miles north OF them. while Lew w.
Raber went to Greeley Center to shoot
few.
Mrs. Robert S. Smith arrived from Salt
Lake City TO visit her mother. Mrs.
Smith, at the home of Mrs. Luclen
Stephens.
Chief OF Police Donahue received tip
that Pat Grove fain would come forth
from his hiding and minsls with the
madding crowd. He sent a message to
this effect by q friend. saying II the
rewards for his capture were pulled
down for two weeks he would come and
give himself up.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-12

II the democrats were on the
square in the matter of alleged
fraudulent registration, they would
do something more than talk. All
the registrars are appointed by the
city council, which the democrats
control. All the prosecuting machin-
cry is in the hands of the democratic
CO., ty attorney, and there is nothing
op the democrats from doing
b-sness except lack of desire, and
probably also lack of evidence.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-12
Our democratic United States SEN

Our democratic United States SEN
ator evidently put his foot into 1t
when he talked for federal inspection
OF grain before the Grain Dealers
association in the mistaken belief
that they were for It. A republican
senator might be expected to favor
Capitalization in government and
federal inspection as against state
and local inspection, but the demo-
cratic creed is supposed to be against
Capitalization In any form.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-12
MR.. BRYAN's LATEST Def.
"a Brilliant stroke of Controversial
Genius"


New York Post.
As Mr.. Bryan has recently declared
solemnly that he will never again be a
candidate for the presidency, any reve-
lation that he may now make OF his
qualifications for that office must be re-
garded as having only an historic inter-
est. Even so. however, it seems worth
while to notice such an exhibition of
quality as that given in his challenge 70
President Taft ito make public the
written and verbal recommendations
Upon which he appointed Justice White
to position OF chief justice over Jus
tice Harlan. and the recommendations.
written and verbal, on which he appointed
the other justices whom he has placed
on the supreme bench" BY way Of
answer to Mr.. Tafts challenge to pro-
ruce an example Of restraint OF trade
that would not come under the scope OF
the Standard OIL and Tobacco trust de-
cisions this Is a brilliant stroke OF con-
toversial genius and were 1t not for
Mr.. Bryans unfortunate remuneration OF
a presidential future, II might well be
looked upon as foreshadowing the next
paramount issue OF the peerless leader.
But who knows? Although he Is out OF
the race for himself. Mr.. Bryan may
stili have influence enough upon the
democratic national convention TO COM
pei the adoption. as the leading issue OF
the next campaign, OF the principle
that appointments TO the supreme court
shall hereafter be made on the basis Of
written recommendations to be duly
published in the advertising columns OF
certain number OF newspapers, and
shall be subject to confirmation by pop
ular vote. Whether the appointment 10
the chief justiceship OF one associate
justice over the head OF another should
bo made an Improbable Offense might
be left open for further consideration.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-12

When II gets a sufficiently large and
clear vision Il may be relied upon TO
80 after the thing. Much attention
is already being given to the subject
and when the facts are more gener-
ally known and understood folks will
wonder that they let things drift
so long as they did.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-12

Out in California they undertake
20 tell how a close election has gone
with returns from little more than
one-tenth Of the state at hand" We
wouIdn't dare DO Il IN Nebraska.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-12

The humor of the annexation CAM
paign in South Omaha lies in the fact
that those who were ioudest against
consolidation when It was up before
are now noisy for II and vics-versa,
II makes an awful difference whose
OK Is gored.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-12

The only unsatisfactory thing
about that commerce court decision,
emitting bridge passengers on the
street railway to transfers, is that
there is only one bridge between
Omaha and Council Bluffs and no
chance to work the transfer game for
a free return trip.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-12

Mr.. Rockefeller shows his anxiety
70 get rid OF his wealth by kicking
on his assessment. The appraisers
raised his taxable valuation from
$4,000 TO ts5l.oOO. but they were
mistaken II they imagined he would
stand for L without protest.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-12

Commend us to the enterprising
fake sheet that described so in detail
the reception Of Archbishop Ireland
at the Army OF the Tennessee re-
union. even though the archbishop
did not arrive.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-12
EEpansIon OF Naval Cost,

Naval estimates demand sl29.OOO.OOO for
newt year. This is more than twice the
cost OF the navy In the year OF the
Spanish war or the year that followed
Il; nearly ten times the cost OF lSS6.
greater than the current German ex-
penditure on navy greater than that OF
France and Italy combined.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-12

A Chicago department store filled
twenty pages OF its local papers with
It's advertising announcements last
Sunday. Evidently believes in adj
vertising. and lots OF It.