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Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-23
People Talked About

James A. Farrell new president Of the
United States Steel corporation will have
to worry along on 10000 a year. Charles
NJ. Sohwab and w. E. Corey, as presidents,
each received $4,000
Edward Grannis. representative to the
New Hampshire legislature from Clare
mont, is the third generation OF his family
to represent Claremont His father. Lau-
rens Grannis, represented Ciaremont about
seventy years ago. and Timothy Grannis,
Edwards grandfather, was representative
about 100 years ago
The genealogical and historical re-
searches Of w. Lewis Kane Of West Ches-
ter Pa, have convinced him that Uncle
Joe Cannon is a descendant Of Norman
baron who made the incursion into Eng.
land with William the Conquerer. The
insurgents have insinuated more than once
that the strain is SIN effective
No record has yet appeared OF the cham
pion oyster-eating democrat at the Balti-
more banquet. Whoever claims the heavy
weight belt must first settle with the ma
tional chairman, J. l. Morris Of Van Vleet
Mass, who at Christmas dinner disposed
OF 1A oysters. when the restaurateur shut
off the supply, fearing Morris would burst
AlAtI uledpptdiiAAb ANeAAs wv years oeN
and believed dead by his family John Reed
aged p, was reunited recently to his wife
and three children in Daingerfield, Tex
lie has returned to find seventeen grand
children. Reeds children accidentally go'
clue that the father was living in Ar
kansas. They invited him to return and
| he did so.
Every time the young emperor Of China
is taken ill the royal physicians are mott
/ fled that their salary is cut off until hi'
majesty is perfectly we'll again. The pas
/ sionate zeal with which the physicians o
the royal household work TO get the EN-
| peror back into a condition Of health wher
their salaries will begin again is said 10 b.
| something astounding.
! In the twenty four years Of his life Wal
ter l.. Gardner Of ST. Charles, Mo, ha
had the misfortune 10 suffer twenty fou
| fractures Of various bones OF his body III
also has suffered five dislocations and los
! by accident one finger on his right ham
and three on his left. lie Is sull somewha
disabled from his latest accident, when
horse kicked him. breaking his left arm 70
the eighth time.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-23


OMAHA, Jan. 22-TO the Editor OF The
Bee: Many people are inclined to blame
the retailer for high prices without giving
him any credit for doing business on small
profit. 1 am familiar with the grocery
trade and know that success is seldom at
tanned and then only by most economical
methods and personal application. Its not
bed Of roses by any means, the average
grocer has to start out before daylight
to buy his market supplies and he returns
20 his store by Z o'clock He then unloads
and puts his horse in the stable and bitches
up the same or another horse to his de-
livery wagon. The cost Of delivery ia
usually overlooked by those who complain.
Not long ago ! overhead a grocer talk
ing over the phone: Yes this is Meyer;
yes, ma'am. Is that all you want? win
1t do II / send II about o'clock this after
noon? My wagon will be making deliveries
in your neighborhood at that time. oh.
you must have It At once? All right III
send the boy as soon as he comes in"
l asked what the lady had ordered. "she
wanted package Of yeast" said Meyer,
and l have already made two deliveries
to her house today. | must send the boy
with this yeast, although my profit on 1t
is less than a cent / cannot afford to lose
the iady's custom"
In the old days, customers used to go
shopping with a market basket and carry
their purchases home with them. The
present day customer wants whole
grocery store brought TO the back door
in response to telephone call. A. s. X.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-23
LUTHER BURBANK,s WONDERS.
Novel Results Come from Scientific
Cultivation.

Hampton's Magazine.
Luther Burbank has evolved a walnut
tree that grows to commercial value in
twelve wears; he has developed a flower
that will not fade, a pitless plum, a plum
with the flavor of Bartlett pear, a white
blackberry, a plum cote combined of an
apricot and a plumb. the wonderberry "a
cross between a raspberry and a California
dewberry) given perfume TO flowers that
did not possess IT, changed the odor of
others and produced new scents and new
blossoms by various processes of selection
and crossing. He is seeking now for the
seedless apple and the downless peach and
doubtless he will find them-or make
them
Burbank does not believe that his meth
DDS are applicable TO plants alone. He as
serts that in this nation, where so many
types commingie, there will be produced
eventually, the finest race the world has
ever known. He declares that the nation
must consciously strive toward that IDEAL
giving it's young an environment Of love
and health and wholesomeness. Though
ruthless in his destruction OF the plants
which do not fit his botanical purpose.
Mr.. Burbank advocates no destruction of
the unfit in the human race. He claims
that our modern system OF education forces
the child far too much, and that there
should be no school save play and out OF
doors until the child reaches the age OF 10.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-23
REDMOND STIRS UP IRELAND
Says Veto Of the Lords Will Be
Abolished.
DIsMAY SEXES ONE FACTION
Irish Leaders statement WoSt DCfi-
Mite Ne Hns Made aud Csu~c-
Turorc in Al ot Hriti-h
lslea.

LONDON. Jan g2-lSpccial Cahlcgram)
Intense feeling has been caused through
out ireland by John Ecdmonds definite
prediction in Dublin at tho banquet to
celebrate the suvrcss ot the ENJOYS to
"Erin's friends In North America" that
the veto Of the lords would hc abolished
before the coronation and without en-
largcment Of the chamber Tor swapping
purposes.J
II is the most deCipite prophecy ne has
made since he assumed the leadership Vt
the regulars" who believe it to he based
upon a hint received from the prime min
ister despite the fact that Redmond
bracketed with a warning to the liberals
Of what would happen II promises we're
not kept
In Ulster the sentiment is one OF dismay.
Nor Is the anxiety In that quarter lessened
by the action Of the Nationalist press In
reminding lrishmen that this year Is the
one hundredth anniversary of the he
ginning Of OConnells agitation Tor CATH
Ollie emancipation and the repeal OF ths
union.
Let US push on boldly and patiently"
says a Dublin paper never forgetting the
motto OF O'Connel, 'agitate agitate, agi-
tate. "
Say Irish Are Too Hasty.
Unionists in London challenge the pre-
diction as one more case Of Irish count
ing chickens before they are Matched"
According to the tory view, when the
Asquith parliament bill psaches the lords
the latter win meet II squarey with n
scheme for self reform and with amend
ments going to the root Of the contro-
versy."
King Georges Intervention at this later
stage will effect the compromise which,
according to the unionist oracles, il
really as much desired by liberals as by
unionists."
1t is the possibility of unsatisfactory
amendments to the bill that accounts fos
the warning Mr.. Redmond has given Mr..
Asquith-the possibility that the measure
of self control to be given Ireland will fall
short of her necessities.
His assertion that he has no objection
to a home rule bill so drafted as to fit in
with larger plan" is not novel; lie has
made Il frequently.
The crux of the dispute is the undls-
closed and as yet undetermined character
OF the broad project of devolutiou Of local
government in all parts OF the United
Kingdom now forming in Mr.. Asquith's
mind. The devolution might prove mad
equate from the Irish viewpoint, though
deemed ample by Scotland and Wales.
What amendments the lords have up
their sleeves is the question in Nationalist
circles. At the moment there is not the
least symptom OF a cleavage in the ranks
of the coalition.
Mr.. Asquith leads with jaw set hard and
gives no signs of fear Of nationalist re-
oil naav. 4
without regard to minor issues provided
the cabinet is true TO the pledges as ito
veto and home rule" means that Asquith
is not TO be badgered oy him OH any ques-
ton of tactics.
lTtshmen are VIGOROUSLY staunch allies.
/ Mr.. Baifour has admitted as much. They
will cling to the coalition unless, and until,
vent infringement upon police regula-
tons
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-23
IF / WERE CARNEGIE

Detroit Free Press
II only / were Carnegie,
With coin TO give away,
I'd hang up money prizes for
The things we need today.
I'D give a million to the man
who would invent a scheme
Whereby the janitor could sleep
And stiil let US have steam.
I'd give a heap OF money for
fountain pen, / think,
That one could fill and not appear
As though he'd bathed In ink.
I'd hire somebody to invent
A keyhoe with light
For use when ] come home from lodge
At 10 o'clock at night.
I'm sure I'd give a million 20
The man who would devise
A flannel undershiTt that would
When washed. not shrink In size,
And when he had invented that
I'D make him dCubly rich
II he'd denaturize the stuff
And cure IL OF It's itch.
II only ] were Carnegie,
With coin 20 give away,
I'd offer money 10 the man
or woman for play
That wasn't built on naughty themes
or filled with silly slush
play that grandma might behold
And never have to blush,
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-23
Detectives Watching Democratic
Legislature

b.. .-...- legislatures. .--.-...-
The sensational report comes that
detectives are on watch at the CAPT
tails of New York and New Jersey to
see that no corruption enters into the
selection by the legislatures OF United
States senator's. If this be true, it is
severe commentary upon the present
method Of choosing senator's and a
suggestion of the wisdom of popular
elections. It goes to show the posi-
bilities of fraud, of thwarting the will,
not alone of the people, but of the ma
jority of honest legislators. But more
than all this, It reflects seriously upon
the political conditions Of these two
states. 1t is repugnant to a decent
sense of popular or representative
government to think of contingency
calling for a detective patrol of the
election by state lawmakers of mem
bers of the highest legislative body in
the world.
Perhaps this is not the first time that
such precautions have become neces-
I
sary, but it should be the last time
and not being the first does not tend
to ameliorate the case any. Demo
cratic bossism in both states, Tam
many in New York and another clique
OF political pirates in New Jersey, II
is said, have by their high-handed
methods provoked this action on the
part of the law. II that is what dem
oerstic victory there means, II it is q
fact that such conditions exist in those
/ states, it is to be hoped that the cor
rupt powers will be unable to carry
out their schemes and that whatever
men are elected will be the honest
choice of the majority Gnfettered by
sinister influences.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-23
Keen History Straight.

With evident intent to magnify his
election as United States senator, Con-
gresham Hitchcock's paper repro
duces an article from the Sioux City
Tribune which contains this false and
misleading statement:
Nebraska is naturally as republican as
Iowa. Never before in her history has she
elected democratic United states senator.
Even the father of the new democratic
senator served in the senate as a repub-
lican.
Reversing the order, first, the
father of the new democratic senator
from Nebraska, although protesting
to be a republican, was elected by
votes of democratic members OF the
| legislature.
Second, Nebraska has not now
elected a democratic senator, but a
fusion senator, whose name was on
the official ballot twice, once as a dem
ocrat and once as a populist. Ne
braska once before elected fusion
senator and has several times had Leg
islatures with fusion majorities on
| Joint ballot.
Third, Nebraska is not naturally as
republican as Iowa. Nebraska gave
it's electoral vote twice to Mr.. Bryan,
while Iowa has always voted for re-
publican presidential candidates. In
Nebraska the republicans have Ave
times failed to elect the governor
while Iowa has had but one demo
cratic governor since war times. and
has had only republican United States
senators.
Nebraska is naturally republican
but by no means as republican as
Iowa,
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-23
Excessive EXPRESS Charges.

1t is quite significant that the big
express companies in Joint action
should announce reduction of
through rates just as the Interstate
Commerce commission places in cir
culation its first annual report on the
statistics Of express companies
That report discloses many reasons
why reductions should be made. It
easily confirms the general impression
that has existed as to the relative
earnings and investments Of these
corporations and the Joint action" to
reduce rates is. in itself, evidence of
the common belief that 'gentlemen's
agreements" 10 use a mild term, have
governed the express business.
This report which covers business
for the year ending June 30, 1909,
shows as to earnings that the
operating income for the year is 81
per cent of the value OF the property
used in operation" II shows that the
record value of the property actually
used in operation by the express com
panies is but 12 per cent of the as
sets shown by their balance sheet
statements" The statistician for the
commission fnterposes the comment
that This is, perhaps, the most sig
nihcant fact contained in this report
as indicating the peculiar business
of express companies" Certainly it
is significant enough to Justify the de-
mand for a change in those condi-
tions. rhe report further diseloses
that "the total investment as shown
by the value of real property and
equipment is but 25 per cent of the
capital liability of the companies as
represented by the capital stock and
! funded debt" II shows also that the
companies have an accumulated sur
plus of S164,OOO,OOO, and then this,
stated in the commissions own words
! The balance sheet statement shows very
| clearly that II is through the profits OF
| the business that the large assets have
/ been accumulated. and II may be safely
! asserted that the original Investment in
| this business was relatively insignificant
! The express business is. perhaps, the best
! illustration which the country affords Of
| the accumulation OF considerable assets
| out of revenues.
These corporations four of which
the American Adams, United States
and ls-Fargo-control 95 per cent
of the total value of the real property
used in operation by the whole thir-
teen, have decided at last to reduce
rates. 1t will not hurt for the gov
eminent to see that this reduction is
actual and not merely apparent and
that It is somewhere near adequate
We have no difficulty. in reviewing
this annual report of the commerce
commission, in determining why the
express companies are so violently OPP
posed to the parcels post. 1t contains
some excellent argument for the fur
therance of the parcels post legisla.
ton.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-23
socIaBIe Times in Iowa.
sprlnsfield Mass RepubIIca,

Springfield tmass.) republican.
People in the west are more "folksy" than
we Of the east We note as an instance
Of this that day or two after the in
auguration ceremonies in the state capitol
of Iowa at Dies Moines, last week, a re-
ception was given there which was par
ticipated in by the legislators and their
wives and the state officers and their
wives. The decorations for the two oc-
casions were the same. In this way the
Iowa wives are given some share in that
acquaintance which comes to the legisla-
tors by virtue Of their office, and these
social occasions are the means of starting
friendships that last
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-23

One of the first bills fayorably
recommended by committee at Lincoln
is to raise the pay Of jurors from 50
to SO a day. The Bee first empha-
sized the Necessity of doing something
to make jury service less burdensome
to wage earners who have to forego
their regular employment to sit in the
jury box. More adequate compensa-
tion for the jurors should relieve the
pressure to be excused from the panel.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-23
Our unneosssarv Firs LOSSES.


According to a report to the State
department by the American consul at
Prague, the average annual FIRE loss
in that capital of Bohemia has been
less than 82O,SOO and not a life has
been lost by fire there in the last if-
teen years. In the ordinary city in
this country with 100000 population
the fire loss would, we are told by an
architectural authority. be at least
100000 a year, while the deaths
from FIRE would be numerous.
Prague's freedom from hre losses is
explained by the superior building
construction required b. law, together
with the careful habits OF the people
and the responsibility that fire dam
age entails upon the owner OF the
property. In Prague most OF the
buildings are built OF brick or stone
with tiled roofs. the Railways are
usually OF concrete and the stairs OF
stone, and the kitchen floors are built
OF concrete with tile wainseOting. The
erection OF hazardous buildings is not
permitted, and when a man is so I'M
fortunate as to have a ire he is looked
on as an offender in the eyes of the
law and is held responsible for any
damage that may be done TO adjoin-
ing property
The mere recital OF the conditions
that make Prague, a city of more than
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-23

As an offset to the intimation by
Theodore n. Bell at the Baltimore
meeting that Mr.. Bryan would like to
see Champ Clark the democratic
standard-bearer in 1912, Mr.. Bryan
gives over the front page of his Com
moner to an address by Ex-Governor
Folk on The Religion of Democracy "
Mr.. Bryan is not going to play a fiddle
with only one string.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-23

Mr.. Bryan is understood to have
recommended to Texas the use Of
steam rollers on it's country roads.
There is some expert testimony which
Texas cannot well AFFORD to ignore.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-23

In Los Angeles Judge has sem
fenced a woman shoplifter to stay
away from bargain counter sales for
one year. Taking the very bread and
butter out of her mouth. Are not
such cruel and unusual punishments
prohibited by the bill of rights
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-23

That erudite citizen Of Boston, Mr..
sam" Langford, is to be accorded the
opportunity of Wrestling from Mr..
Jack" Johnson a certain title long
held by another eminent citizen Of
Boston many years ago. We hope
Boston may come into her own.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-23

The lumbermen are making sparks
ay over alleged short bundles Of shin
giles. We move for a pure lumber
law with a misbrsnding clause requir-
ing every bundle to tell just how many
full-sized shingles it contains.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-23

100000 people. practically city
without fires is a terrific Indictment OF
the negligence and wastefulness OF the
American city that sacrifices up to the
god of FIRE every year millions Of dol
lars worth OF property and precious
lives that can never be replaced Our
unnecessary FIRE losses are a disgrace
to American civilization.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-23

So far as is sscertainable, Nebraska
is now the only state where fusion OF
political parties is not only counte-
nanced. but encouraged, by law. The
fusion fake should have been scotched
here long ago as it was in Kansas and
other neighboring states.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-23

Speaking of who shall succeed Nor
man f. Black as chairman OF the DEM
ocratie national committee, We nom
mate MIR. Bryan. Why not' He
bosses the job, anyway.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-23
WIND Are Ther Atrnid ot,

SOUTH OMAHA, Jan. n.--To the Editor
of che Bee: I read that our lawmakers
shy at accepting an invitation to lunch as
guests Of the Stock Yards company while
visiting in South Omaha. What are they
afraid of? Have they so little confidence
in themselves that they fear they may be
influenced BY bite to eat offered them in
pure hospitality? II we have any law
makers who would be suspected of being
bribed with free lunch, the Nebraska
legislature must be IN a bad way this year
J. n
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-23
Japan,. arapple wIth Anarch,.

The sentence TO death OF twenty-four
persons concerned in the anarchist plot
against the emperor OF Japan may be
taken as a measure Of its seriousness or
Of the severity OF japanese justice. Which
ever conclusion Is accepted, the fact is
clear that Japan under modern conditions
OF development IL confronted with a prob
lem familiar 10 all civilized countries and
which seems inseparable from national
progress everywhere.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-23

The proposal to establish a limit of
one saloon to every 1000 population
would reduce the number of Omaha
"life-saving stations down one-half.
That would be real revision down
ward
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-23
Notice to Corporations.

Publish your notices Of Indebtedness
IN The Benson Times, a legal medium
undue publicity. Cost only 81 stock.
holders. For your own protection Insist
that these notices he published annually
phone Douglas 2l66, or call at the Omaha
office OF the Benson Times. $50 south
18th St
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-23

Champ CiArk's insistenee upon the
statement that there is no OratOry in
congress today Is yet liable to provoke
hostllities between 'Jef" Davis and
"Pitohfork' Tillman.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-23

The sane balance of Governor Will
sons inaugural address seems to have
thrown the whole camp of democracy
into Consternation--that is, those not
favorable to DR.. Wilson's progression
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-23

Congressman-elect Lobeck. breath
ing the atmosphere of Washington for
the FIRST time. is moved to pick out
the democratic ticket for 1912 Here,
now, no dictation! Let the people
rule
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-23

The various interests concerned
doubtless recognize in the ancient and
honorable hold-up bills reintroduced
at Lincoln the customary invitation to
come across.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-23
Recastins an ola Process
Louisville Courier-Journal.

MIR. Edison says gold will eventually be
made out Of common clay. 1t is now
when a person Of superior powers of
analysis and a high order OF courage sits
across the table from a lump of clay that
lacks the grit to raise on three of a kind
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-23

Rev. Thomas Dixon's latest novel is
The Root OF Evil" II It proves to
be among the six best sellers, some of
the root may find its way into the au-
thors pocket.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-23

Probably Mr. sheehen, who went
out and raised 100000 for the last
democrats ticket in New York, will
have word or two on the Sting OF
Ingratitude' should a cog slip and de
priye him OF that toga-
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-23
LeveIheaded Caution.
Pittsburg Dispatch

The announcement that Mr.. Taft Is to
keep out OF state politics is further evil
dence Of his levelheadedness. State poll
tics in most states nowadays is no place
for a peace-loving gentleman
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-23

1t is barely possible that, to pro-
serve peace aud harmony in the party,
Joe" Bailey might consent to take
that presidential nomination himself.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-23
SAID IN FUN.

1t is said that distance lends enchsnt-
Eyes, but l have always noticed that the
nearer l can get to a stack OF bank notes
the more enchanting II appears. Chicago
Reoord-Herald.
Employer-Are you a married mann
Applicant-ko, sir that scar on my face
came from being knocked down b. an
utomobile.-Philadelphia Telegraph,
Baeon-And you say your brother has
Egbert-No, j didn't say so. / think he
went there TO get out of settling-Boston
Transcript
sapleigh7,Are you positive that Miss Cut
The Mald-Yes sir. I'd lose my job II
Wasn't.-Boston Transcript.
The governor Of North Carolina had just
/ made his memorable remark to the gov
| eTnor OF south Carolina.
| Palmetto state; and this is the dark Of
| the moon. too
But they found some native moonshine
and indulged.-ChicagO Tribune.
What makes you so sure that young
man win make a great diplomat?' asked
Il heard him talking to a policeman who
J held him up because the lights were out
| on his automobile. Washington Star
why is that woman sitting 50 lonely
and apart from the group OF busy talk
"She has no conversation worth listening
| TO. Never In her life had any kind Of an
! operation performed" baltimore Ameri-
cen.
What's the hardest thing about roller
| skating when you're learning?" asked a
hesitetins young man Of the Instructor al
The floor" answered the attendant
Youths Companion.