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Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19

EN- ROUTE, Jan ITO the Editor Of
The Bee ] call attention to your editorial
this morning entitled Cleaning Out Cold
Storage Plants in which you speak of the
avalanche OF food articles some Of which
have been In keeping five years"
am much surprised that a publication
OF standing should promulgate a statement
misleading to the layman, in cold storage
matters, when accurate information is so
easily obtained. The publication of such
statements tends to discredit cold storage
FOOD articles in the minds of the consumer,
and thus deprive the producer Of the great
benefit accorded to him from the facility
afforded Of holding a portion OF his pro
ducts through the season Of extreme low
prices The cold storage houses are also
or the greatest benefit to the consumer be-
cause they enable him to obtain food ar
ticles during the season of over production
at reasonable prices.
There have been many experiments made
In the holding of food products for a num-
Der OF years, but no sane man would ever
consider holding any quantity of such ar
ucles Tor five years or anything like it. IL
he carried such things over one year he
would be swamped by the seasons produce
and any man who makes a study Of eco
nomic conditions win realize this is true.
The American Association of Refrigera-
ton, 3l5 Dearborn street, Chicago win he
glad at any time to furnish the facts and
you will benefit your readers by publishing
them. A. N. PTI.sRRv
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19

OF the road lust constructed 10y this proc
css from "rivcr to river that Is. from
Council Bluffs ON the Missouri to pavcu-
port ON the Mississippi The work vas
done in a single day. when 10y concert "
action. 10000 farmers with their tcatFs
and hands appeared on the highway stimuli
taneously with their drags An admirable
road is the usufruct though Il Is rCcog-
nizcd that for year or more after each
rain when the ground is not frozen. the
drag" must be brought in rcqusition.
The labor Is trivial the resulting benefits
mcBlculahle
Tennessee. not to be outdoue 10y iowa,
proposes a road constructed by like process
from Bristol to Memphis n much greater
distance. and should the scheme prove as
successful at the south as Il has at the
west then the matter OF good roads il
likely to give comparatively small trouble
in the future. for every community with a
particle OF public spirit can have them, and
at relatively insignificant cost
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19
THE SOLDIER OF FORTUNE.

Arthur Chapman in Denver Republican.
We didn't think so much of Jim
When he lived In our town
Jest sorter worthless-that was him
Was allus loafin' roun;
Too strong to work" was what he saidD
Toll don't agree with me-;
But he is famous now, we've read,
In South Ameriky.
Soldier OF fortune 3 what he q called
His piCter now appears
In magazines; in gittin' bald
Is all he shows his years;
Soldier of fortune well, l guess,
That covers up heap
OF Jim's ALFRED lRziness
And witewashes our black sheep.
Some day / spose he II come back home,
And there'H be banquets then,
And there'll be talk of men who roam,
And praise with tongue and pen;
Soldier OF fortune past all doubt,
I'm grabbed. old and queer,
But ! can't help but think about
The soldierin' Jim done here!
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19
The Babel and the Feast.

That democratic wine supper at
Baltimore seems to have resembled
the Babel of tongues and the feast Of
Belshazzar all in one with the CON
fusion of ideas as to paramount is
sues and party policies about as COM
plete as that of the tongues. Leather
lunged orators of the Bailey and
Blackburn type lost their voices in
the din of disorder. But the excuse
that poor acoustics we're to blame will
not go. For although last on the pro-
gram, one man, Theodore n. Bell of
California, made himself heard as the
champion of the absent Mr. Bryan
with this reminder:
No matter how much you may be at
tracted toward gentlemen from Ohio and
New Jersey in connection with leadership
in 1912 you must not forget that the at
fections Of millions of people still cluster
about the gentleman from Nebraska, Mr..
Bryan.
Whether the hilarious lords of
democracy were or were not seized
with CONSERVATION at the handwrit-
ing upon the WALL" 1t is evident that
they beheld the writing. The public
is asked to attach no political signifi-
canoe to this gathering and it proba-
terance which alone seems to have
been sufficiently coherent to bear the
attachment of weighty political sig
nficance. The one serious moment,
then, in all this long-heralded jubilee
came when the sponsor of Mr.. Bryan,
| who was not specially urged to the
feast, spoke out his discordant note.
The Bee, it will be remembered, has
insisted all along that Mr.. Bryan must
be reckoned with in any plan of or
ganization or reorganization the dem
ocrats may undertake. In spite of
repeated declarations that he is no
longer a force, they will find out bet
ter when they begin to line up for the
battle in 1912 Thus far the anti
Bryan faction has made poor Roadway
toward supplanting the Nebraskan.
Senator Bailey OF Texas, who took
pains to slight DR.. Wilson by praising
Governor Harmon, declared his oppo-
sition to Champ Clark's tariff revision
ideas, disclosing the house and senate
leaders at odds to begin with on one
important issue of the coming cam
paingn. II there is no more coherency
in the determination of policies within
the party than there was coherency
OF speech or ideas in that Baltimore
scramble. Henry Watterson and
George Harvey are right in declaring
that the time has not yet arrived foI
the democrats to celebrate triumphs
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19

forttfy the Panama Canal
OMAHA. Jan. Ito the Editor OF Tho
Bee: In the discussion as to fortifying the
Panama canal I have been impressed with
the argument that It Is not a business
proposition to invest so many millions OF
dollars in any enterprise possible OF at
tack from the outside without taking ad-
vantage Of every means OF defense and
protection. Our nonresistance friends tell
us that the unfortified canal would be far
less liable to danger for the reason that
The Hague tribunal forhids attack upon
unfortified property. That is well enough
as a theory, but when nations are in the
war mood, even The Hague tribunal IL no
sure guarantOr Of peace We know this
that treaties between nations have not in
Nariably prevented war What il The
Hague tribunal after all but a gentle
mems agreement" II would be ideal II all
we needed to prevent war was the pledge
OF nations, but. nevertheless, what nation
has as yet destroyed its munitions OF war
because Of The Hague tribunal? Back OF
this tribunal OF international arbitration
we find the power to enforce 1t. What is
that power? The military arms Of the
nations.
1t strikes me that fortfication of the
Panama canal by the United States. not
only is desirable, but is indispensable and
was so ordained in the final treaty nego-
tlated between the United States and Eng
land by Secretary Hay and Lord Pauuce-
tote, Make it neutral That Is all right,
But naturalization is no argument against,
but rather an argument in favor Of forti-
fication. LESTER =. MACSWEENEY.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19
The Land Show,

The Omaha Land show comes into
being under most favorable circum-
stances. 1t belongs to no single city,
state or community of interest, except
that Of the great transmississippi
country, which it mirrors. 1t has the
active support of the leading men and
interests of the west. Its one mission
is to show what the west is and is to
become; to exploit its resources and
invite their development.
In this enterprise, therefore, every
man, woman and child interested in
the growth and welfare of the west
should find a personal concern. Pri-
vate and public influences are coming
to the climax of their power and en-
ergy in working out the destiny of
this vast empire OF agricultural and
mineral wealth. This land of oppor-
tunity is just upon the threshold, so
to speak, OF its future possibilities.
SO this exhibit OF western land
products is introduced at the most OPP
perfume time. It should be a tremen-
dous stimulant to the agencies at
work to spread the gospel OF intelli-
gent effort applied to western soil.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19
Senator Hitchcock.

The announcement in joint session
OF the result Of the ballot on United
States senator is the last of the series
of steps which began with the primary
nominations last August giving a COM
mission to Gilbert NJ. Hitchcock to
States senate for six years, beginning
with the fourth day of March, This
election by the Legislature is merely
postscript to the expression of prefer
ence recorded at the polls in No
vember.
Immediately after the result of the
election was known The Bee said,
Congressman Hitchcock may we'll
congratulate himself on his decisive
majority, and yet he should not fatter
himself too much that il is a personal
tribute or a vindication of his public
record" In this connection we will
now add that Mr.. Hitchcocks future
course and work in the senate will
determine the people of Nebraska in
their judgment as to whether they
have acted wisely and to their best
interests.
The promotion of Mr.. Hitchcock
brings the senatorship back to Omaha
at the same time that it passes it over
to a democrat, being thus a sort of
retribution to the republicans, who
four years ago, deprived Omaha of
the representation it had had continu-
ously since statehood was attained
| 1t also gives us our first native-born
senator from Nebraska and marks the
maturity of the state in possessing
a rising generation of its own, which
will from now on take more leading
part in our public affairs.
While The Bee politically is, and
will doubtless continue to be, in disa-
greement with Senator Hitchcock, It
extends congratulations to him as a
fellow townsman and as a fellow
member of the newspaper profession
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19
where is the Policeman

OMAHA, Jan. 1S.-To the Editor Of The
Bee; While we talk about THE City Beauti
tul' we in Omaha are tolerating things thai
no live, up-to-date village would stand for
Here are our telegraph poles. fences and
vacant buildings plastered over with ad-
Yertlsing posters that must disgust every
stranger who sees them.
l thought there was a law against this
Where are the police? Why don't they tear
down these hand bills and arrest few OF
the culprits. KICKER
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19

Once more the Platte river dividing
line is wiped out in the distribution
OF Nebraska senatorships, both hsiling
from north of the river boundary.
With popular expression of preference,
or with direct popular election, all
geographical apportionment prece-
dents must go by the board.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19
Annoying Knocks for subsidy,
lLMnanInhln Rnnnrd

While Mr.. Gallinger is still telling the
senate that we have no means of sending
our merchandise to South Africa another
steamship line to that region is announced.
A few days ago 1t was a line from this
port to the rubber ports of Brazil Now It
is a line from New York to Cuayaquil,
Ecuador. But II twenty more lines were
established it would not check the fervid
oratory of Mr.. Galiinger and Congressman
Humphreys in behalf of the old flag and
an appropriation"
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19

In the Hottest sense Of the word there
have been very few political leaders in
these United States jefferson was the
first and Lincoln was another. The oppor-
tunity and need for that kind of leadership
exist today.-World-H Herald.
What's the matter with Bryan? Is
this not further evidence of the con-
spiracy for suppression in his home
state of the greatest leader of all
time?
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19

That ancient and honorable pro-
posal to abolish capital punishment
has reappeared among our law
makers, this time by request" There
is more complaint right now in Ne
braska that too many willful murder
ers escape the gallows than that their
punishme.t is too severe.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19

Just as a reminder, Theodore n.
Bell OF California served notice on the
feasting democrats not TO forget that
William ]. Bryan still lives. Talk
about the hand upon the wall at the
feast OF BelshaEEar.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19

Anybody who could not see har-
mony Of ideas and concert OF action
in that democratic Jacksonian gath
ering at Baltimore must have been
blind.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19

The uniform prices of fire hose sup
plies quoted by bidders not only sound
pretty stiff, but incite suspicion of a
gentlemen's agreement between the
bidders. At any rate, it does not look
like real competition.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19
Airing a Grievance.

Representative Tawney blames Colonel
Roosevelt for the immense cost Of running
the government. 1t also will be remem-
bered that some things the colonel said
cost Mr.. Tawney his job in congress.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19
Giving Truth an Airing
Baltimore America.

II the truth were told sensible demo-
Gratis would concede that I'm every way
President Taft is an acceptable executive
and that there is no logic in even the con-
temptation Of a change. Furthermore
there won't be any.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19
The Professional Trait.

Major General Woods contribution to
the "unpreparedness" discussion may not
convince the people of the United States
that their army is inefficient, but II con-
vinces them that General Wood is a true
soldier, who believes that all tax receipts
not spent upon war preparations are
wasted.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19

Yet there is more or less substance
and material about those 100000
Mrs. Eddy left. At least the Mother
church will think so If the Massachu-
sets laws deprive it of the legacy.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19

DR.. Woodrow Wilson's private secre-
tary is named Tumulty. We may ex-
peet TO hear a good deal Of things be-
ing Humility in New Jersey in the
next two years.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19

A correspondent asks if it is correct
to class chickens and eggs as crops. 8"
According to the Department of Agri-
culture it is. Under the general
heading, Farm Value of Important
Crops" in it's official Crop Reporter,
are to be found both eggs and
chickens.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19

We are again reminded that the
Norwegian Lief really discovered
America 500 years ahead of Columbus.
Yes, but he lacked the good sense of
Columbus to give the story to the
papers.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19

Senator jeff Davis OF Arkansas is a
great man 10 appreciate a favor, no mat
ter how trifling. one morning some
months ago he happened 20 think Of an
important letter he'd neglected to write
lie rushed out OF the senate chamber into
the first committee room he came 10 and
appealed 20 the man at the nearest type
writer TO help him out, When the letter
was finished the senator wanted 20 pay
for the stenographic work. but the stem
ographer, who was also one Of the secre-
tarles TO another senator, declined TO take
anything Every time the senator has met
the man since he has spoken OF the favor
with as much sense OF gratitude as II the
stenographer had lent him money to sci
himself up in business
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19

STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
state OF Nebraska, Douglas County, So. Z
Dwight Williams. circulation manager Of
The Bee Publishing Company. being duly
sworn. says that the actual number of fun
and complete copies ef The Daily. Morning
Evening and sunday Bees priated during
the month OF December. 1910. was as fol-
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19
E,trn Hnrnrdous Rislk.

PlttshuTg UIspdICN.
Service in the United States senate seems
to be becoming an extra hazardous risk
viewed from the standpoint OF either
health or reputation.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19

Speaking Of economical railroad
management, We recall that the Illi-
nois Central used to be held up a few
years ago as the model.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19

sabscrtbers leaving the city tenn
pOrariIy shOpId have The Bee
mailed 60 them. Address Will be
changed as often "a requested.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19

DR.. Wiley's contention that our
leather is loaded otherwise chemi-
caily impure, may account for shoes
being called kicks.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19

Owing 10 the form of citizenship
oath in Washington, where women are
now enfranchised, 1000 Of them have
sworn that they are men. oh, tut,
init
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19

That sultan OF sulu is good fell
low, all right. He writes back that
We are the finest folks he has struck
aud he is coming again. Welcome,
snlian
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19

Lobbyists for armor plate and big
gun manufacturers continue to see.
war with Japan just ahead.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19

Big Tim" Sullivan wants the
women to vote. All, quit your tick
ling" Tim.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19

A citizen of Spain cheered the
American flag by mistake and then
committed suicide. Hurrah for Old
Glory!
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19

Let congress not forget that little
matter Of curbing the rapacity of the
express companies by establishing the
parcels post.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19

It's up to Nebraska's solons to ham
mer down a few tacks for the income
tax.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19
A GREAT IOWA IDEA.
Efficacy of the Road Roller Spurr
Action Elsewhere,

Washington Post.
The state Of Iowa claims to have dis
covered the solution of the good roads
problem" Some philanthroplst out there,
who is also a genius. conceived the plan
Of making good country road by the
dragging" process. A large tree is felled
and log taken from the butt, severed in
twain by wedge or saw, and on the flat
side of the two beams are nailed cross
pieces disgonally. and when thus fash
Toned the two timbers are Joined together
in the shape Of a flatiron. To this harrow
is hitched horses or mules. and the road
is dragged" when II is wet from rain.
All Iowa is praising the great success
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19
The Bees Letter Box

Contributions on Timely SUBJECTS
Not Exceeding Two Hundred words
Are Invited from Our readers.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19

New spurious $40 note out"
Keeps a fellow constantly counting his
money.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19

Omaha is again the residence of
United States senator. 1t remains to
be seen what we get along with it.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19

Cy SullOway stole an awful march
on j. Warren Keifer in the introduce
ton Of that $4,000, zoo pension bill.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19

The dificulty besetting Omaha po-
licemen is to watch the lid-lifters and
the purse-lifters at one and the same
time
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19
Washington Life
Some Interesting Phases
ana Conditions Observed
81 the Nations Capital.

a vigorous protest sure TO grow in vol
ume as the country is heard from. meets
the project OF the commissioners Of the
District Of Columbia TO establish re-
formatory for criminals at BelNoir. on the
Potomac. a short distance from Mount
Vernon. In a circular, calling attention
to the threatened PROCLAMATION Of a locality
rich In the tenderest OF patriotic memories
the Mount Vernon Ladies' association says;
The association. representing as It does
every section Of the union. can best voice
the indignant protests Of their millions OF
constituents against such fragrant desecra-
ton as that proposed.
This they do with emphasis by appealing
to the senate and house of representatives
to stop this project before it is too late.
They fully understand that the price and
accessibility of Belvoir make the commits
sioners of the District of Columbia particu-
larly desire to acquire this property for
the purpose named, but It Is no excuse Tor
their utter disregard Of not only our OBJ
lection founded on sentiment but also
Of the fact that the entire neighborhood
Of Belvoir will be menaced by the presence
Of a horde Of criminals the escape of
whom is a possibility always calculated to
fill us with uneasness.
That prisoners from the work house at
Occoquan (where the commissioners are
supposed to safely incarcerate them) have
broken their bounds shows what might
occur at Belvoir
Because, therefore, Of these two very
serious objections, our association reiter-
ates its protest against this so-called re-
formatory being established at Belvoir, and
| hopes that congress, by proper legisla-
ton If needed, will compel the District
of Columbia commissioners to locate their
reformatory elsewhere.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19
SUNNY GEMS.

The German music teacher was endeRvor-
inR to be polite yet truthful.
"Of course" he said your daughter
doesn't Vet read notes very good and She
strikes der wrong keys occasionally. But
he added with enthusiasm, she plays der
rests fine WASHINGTON star.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19

Another balloon IS to try to cross
the Atlantic. They are ali in the air.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19

How hard it is to revolutionize par
liamentary procedure is illustrated at
Lincoln in connection with the action
OF the house shearing the speaker Of
power to appoint committees. The
committee on committees, Of which
the speaker was the odd member,
divided six and six, so that he really
had the decision Of all contToverted
questions. And now when a vacancy
occurs in a committee craftsmanship
the house reverts to speakership APP
pointment and also let's the speaker
appoint ali by himself, not only the
chairman, but all the members of a
newly created committee. This might
have been referred back to the COM
mittee on committees, but force Of old
habit seems to have prevailed
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19

Evidently the Bailey party is back
ing the Harmon party.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19

Is it time to say that Governor Dix
is in a fix?
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19

DWIGHT WILLIAMS
Circulation Manager.
Subscribed in my presence and sworn TO
before me this 3iat day VI December, 1910
ROBERT HUNTER
Notary Public
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19

The Anti-Saloon reformers in our
little suburb OF Benson are prose-
cutting the licensed liquor dealers
charged with selling out Of hours.
Why this discrimination as between
Benson and Omaha? In Omaha
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19

where they claim to have mountains
Of evidence Of Law violations the anti
saloonists are prosecuting no one nor
even lodging protests against re-
issuing licenses. but devote themselves
wholly to prosecuting the chief Of
police. Is there no mayor or town
marshal in Benson against whom GUS
ter proceedings can be instituted?
And what about the county attorney,
who presumably has jurisdiction in
Benson as we'll as in Omaha?
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19

Welcome to the Land show.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19

why do women marry?" asks an
eastern contemporary. We will take
just one guess Because they are
asked to.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19

What is to be done about the price OF
these skates?'
Put them on sliding scale"-Balti-
more American.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19

William K. futile, jr., a democrat OF
Westerfield, who is to succeed Congress
man Charles N. Fowler in the next con
gress, was in Washington the other day
when a friend who was plotting him arount
espied Uncle Joe Cannon and steered Tut
tie into the presence of the speaker.
"Mr. Speaker, l want to introduce yor
to Mr.. futile one Of the congressmen-el cleo
from Jersey said the guide.
"Howdy do; very glad to meet YOU" sale
Uncle Joe brusQuely and started to pass on
But come back a moment, Uncle Joe
l want to explain" insisted Mr. Tuttle's
friend why, don't you know that Mr.
futile is to take Charley Fowler's placer
Grabbing futile by both hands in g
viselike grip, Uncle Joe exclaimed:
GLORY be to the angels! I'm d glat
TO meet you. I'm willing to shake hands
fifty times a day with the fellow who
is to take Fowlers place, even If he b'
a democrat"
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19

Are you still looking for an honest
man."
Yes" replied Diogenes.
And when you have found him will YOU
persuade him to run for Officer?
Yes. I'll stop asking questions and hus-
tie for a campaign fund "-Indlanapols
News.