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Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-16


OPEN THE STREET REPA1R CAMPAIGN.
Now that the Board of Public Works
has agreed upon its muster roll and is
ready TO resume active operations, the
first thing in order should be a cam
paign of street clearing and street
cleaning. Before this is begun, how
ever, the board should require the vari-
Gus corporations that have been en-
gagged in street ripping within the past
year to restore the ~pavements, that
have been torn up for their benefit, at
their own expense with the same ma
terial that was taken up by them I'm
less these companies are forced to put
these pavements in good condition the
burden of repairs, which should be
cheerfully borne by them in view of the
valuable privileges they enjoy, must
come out Of the pockets of the tax
payers.
1t is the manifest duty of the city
authorities to enforce the city's rights
against the corporations that have been
freely permitted to dig up the streets
and tear up pavements for the purpose
Of laying tracks, planting conduits and
laying pipes and wires. Miles upon
miles Of good pavement have been
pulled up by the roots and the gaps in
these pavements have been s~hiftlessly
every thoroughfare in the city bears
testimony to the vandalism of the ditch
diggers and track layers. In every in
stance promises have been made that
the gashes and gaps would be filed in
and the pavements replaced as soon as
the weather would permit such work
to be lone with safety and dispatch,
but we are now approaching mids1m-
mer without any sufficient evidence of
good faith on the part of the various
public utility corporations that enjoy
the privilege of occupying our streets
and alleys.
The latest excuse for putting off the
repair and replacement of damaged
payements has been the labor trouble
that made 1t impossible to prosecute the
work with any degree of regularity and
safety. Now that the labor troubles
are happily adjusted no more excuses
should be available. 1t is not the 'city's
business to restore the pavements at its
own expense, nor is the city warranted
in mourning further. risks of damage
suits for loss of life, limb or property
nv ron son of defective M vements or the
overlooking Of sewers flooded by water
that soaks into the trenches adjacent to
warehouses and store buildings. The
public utility corporations should be re-
minded that there is such a thing as
riding a free gift horse to death.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-16

In its last Issue the Wall Street Jour
nal discusses the claim that the west is
financially Independent Of the east and
concludes that II is only measurably
true. After pointing out the command
ing position which the west has long
held in the politics Of the nation-a
position certain to be maintained and
strengthened-that paper says that while
the growth Of the west In wealth has
in a measure given it financial indie
pendence, the claim is somewhat exag-
gerated. ''There is no doubt whatever"
says the Journal, that the west has
made so much money that 1t has been
able to pay or it's Indebtedness to the
east and to acquire a large surplus but
Il is noticeable that It has come TO Wall
street to invest this surplus. It's banks
and trust companies still deposit a. part
of their reserves with New York institu-
tons in order to earn the r2r.per cent
interest paid on such deposits. More
over, they have become a factor IN the
New York money market; by making
heavy direct loans and by purchases Of
mercantile paper. Western capitalists
likewise have employed the facilities Of
the Wall street market in, order to make
their investments and to carry on their
speculations." These facts. In the view
of the Journal, show that while in one
sense the west has become independent
Of Wall street, In another sense 1t still
depends very largely upon IT.
AS the financial center Of the country
Wall street will always draw capital
from other sections Of the country. For
purposes Of speculation and for certain
classes of Investment those having sur
plus capital will inevitably take It to
that center. There VIII be no dissent
from the proposition Of the Journal that
because of powerful mutual interests
there annot be absolute financial indie
pendence in any section. Yet It is a
fact at'the west no longer has to rely
upon the east, as formerly, for means to
carry on It's business and move Its crops,
and the independence it has attained in
this respect will not be lost. Western
capital is steadily increasing and the
promise of abundant crops this year
holds out the assurance of a larger &C
emulation of capital in the next twelve
months than in any past year. The
west is now prosperous and If what is
promised shall be realized It will ex
p~erience a higher measure Of prosperity
than 1t has yet known.
For the purposes Of Its legitimate bust
ness we think the claim that the west
is financially Independent is vel
founded. It's capital is ample tC
meet the demands Of legitimate financial
industrial and commercial operation.
and there is no doubt that It is being
augmented at a satisfactory rate. There
is good reason to believe that the wes'
will be in position next, fall to finance
the moving Of the crops without calling
upon the east for assistance, unles.
there should be an unexpected chang,
from existing conditionGh las
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-16
THE rRusT oPPoslFIoN.

Regarding the alleged feeling of hos
tility to President Roosevelt on the part
of the men in the great combinations,
the New York Commercial says 1t is
convinced that the feeling has been
greatly exaggerated aud that paper is in
a position to speak with some authority
in the matter. While there Is no definite
information that the trust people will
oppose the president there is little rea-
son to doubt that most OF them are hos
tile to him and that In due time this will
be manifested in some unmistakable
way. 1t is u matter that is not causing
the friends Of Mr.. Roosevelt any con-
Germ or uneasiness. They do not fail :
recognize the fact that the representa-
tives of the great combinations are
financially powerful and able TO put an
almost unlimited amount OF money into
a campaign, but as the Philadelphia
Ledger remarks, in any contest fought
out to a conclusion between them and
the plain people OF the country, they
and their campaign fund would cut but
a sorry figure. The plain people have
the votes" says that paper. S'and they
do not forget nor fail to appreciate that
in fighting his winning fight against the
trusts and vested intsrests President
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-16

Well defined rumors Indicate that the
contention over the confirmation Of the
mayors appointment of members of
the Board Of Review for South Omaha
is not so much because the men selected
by Mayor Koutsky are incompetent, ir-
relevant and immaterial as because
there is a well-grounded suspicion that
they might raise the assessment OF the
big corporations somewhere nearer to
the proper level.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-16
O~verworked Nerve.
Philadelphia Press.

The claim Of the anthracite coal roads
that the United States Interstate Com
merce commission has no right to see the
contracts between the roads and the coal
companies appears extraordinary. It is a
question yet to be passed on by the courts.
There is an agreement among the various
roads and mining companies fixing the
price OF coal. That is in c~ontravention. sp.
parently' of the interstate commerce law,
and all of the facts should be made known.
1t should not be a matter of secrecy, as II
directly affects the public. There ought to
be no secrets in such a matter, and Ger.
hinly not from the Interstate Commerce
commission.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-16

Assistant Postmaster General Brlstow
thinks rural free delivery as now in
dulged is altogether too great a luxury
for the POstofice department TO afford.
When free delivery was started in the
cities there were also many to predict
that the results would not justify the
outlay. but no m would now advise
curtailment of this service. The same
thing is likely TO happen with reference
to the rural free delivery. The postal
business it stimulates is sure eventually
to bring it close to a self-suppOrtins
basiA =
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-16

Lancaster county has trouble with
bridge contractors who have apprO-
priated building material that belongs
to the county for bridge construction
and repairs without crediting the value
of the material back TO the county, But
that leak after all is only a drop in the
bucket, If reports of bridge ~depredations
on the taxpayers of that county are to
be credited. In this respect, however,
Lancaster county is not much worse OF
than Douglas, where gigantic bridge
construction frauds have been openly
charged by at least N member Of the
Board of County Commissioners and
never explained.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-16
"our OId Kentuckr Hnm..n
Philadelphia Ledger.

Philadelphia Ledger.
Nothing could more clearly reveal the
condition of Breathitt county
Kentucky, than the statement that 90 pei
cent Of the special venire men summoned
to serve as jurors in the trial of Curtin
Jett and Tom White had not read any
newspaper account of the killing of Mar
cum. though IT. occurred in their own
county and was an event of great local In.
terest. The region shpuld be invaded by
school teachers and cther agents of civil
izadon.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-16

having a hard time in securing statistics
from which worthy deduction can be made.
Indeed, according to Commissioner Wright.
the department has never begun a work so
difficult.
While he could not give the exact per-
centage, the figures at hand showed that
there has been a constant increase in the
general run Of wages. Each year in every
Industry so far investigated has found the
worktngman getting more money for the
same amount of work than the preceding
one.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-16

Iowa democrats are still dividing on
the lines of fealty to the Kansas City
platform which promises TO furnish the
fireworks again in their coming state con-
vention. If there were the ghost of a
chance to elect anybody on the demo
cratic ticket in Iowa the disposition to
fight over dead issues would be speedily
renressed.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-16

Along with the institution Of the per-
manen teachers list, the duty devolves
upon the school board to see that no
incompetent teacher is invested with a
claim to permanent tenure. A corps of
instructors permanently loaded up with
incompetents would be a calamity to
the schools.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-16

Colonel Clowry continues to hold the
helm at the Western Union, all yellow
Journal fakes about his enforced resig-
nation to the contrary Notwithstanding.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-16

Plans for the reconstruction of the
Kansas City platform regardless of car
penter strikes and without the aid or
consent Of the boss builder are being
prepared by democratic architects in
various sections of the country.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-16

The local democratic organ, quoting
a democratic member of the South
Omaha council, says that there ARE
''plenty of good, intelligent. progressive
and well-informed business men even
among the republicans" That is a CON
cession as is a concession.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-16

Unless the assessor of Florence pre-
cinct sees fit TO revise his returns of the
assessment of personal property it. may
be incumbent on County Attorney Eng
lish to proceed against hims in accord
nee with the provisions of the criminal
code.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-16
Busy Days Of a nunx Man,
Chicago Chronicle.

Brother Baer graciously announces tina
he Will obey such provisions of the inter
state law as he deems constitu-
tional. This attitude of Brother Baer indi-
Gates that, In addition to acting as adviser
and counselor to Omnipotence. he has like
wise kindly undertaken to supervise the
United States supreme court. Brother Baer
must be a busy man these days.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-16
Rare and unnccountnhIe.
San Francisco Call.

San FTancIsco Call. -.
Those who love the odd and fantastic
facts of history. which serve to illuminate
and color the monotone of life, have n
chance to suggest a memorial tablet for
some niche in the treasury Of California.
The legislative committee chosen to greet
President Roosevelt did not spend all OF
the money allowed and actually turned
back some Of IT. into the treasury. vaults.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-16

Now watch the American small boy
who wants to see the base ball game
without going through the gate take a
tip from Santos Dumont's scheme to
take in the races from his airship.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-16

Governor Hunt Of Porto Rice reports
that business conditions in that island
are more prosperous than ever before.
Porto Rico would have had to go a long
time under Spanish rule to reach the
point of progress it has made in a few
short years under the American flag.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-16

Hon. Carroll D.. Wright, chief of the De
partment Of Labor. has under way an ex-
tended investigation OF the trend Of wages
in the United States. Statisticians, special
agents and experts Of the department al
ready nave been on the task for nearly
three months and II was expected that a
preliminary, II not the final report, would
be ready for publication some time during
the summer. TIL work broadened as II
advanced. however, and now Mr.. Wright
says Il will not be finished until late in the
winter and probably not until near the time
when he will leave the department. When
II Is done. he says, II will be well done. II
is intended that a historical record OF
wages be made for the last half century,
which will faithfully rehearse the pay
which the w~orkingman has RECEIVED for his
labor, Beyond this period the experts are
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-16

What is the matter with the county
assessors? Can anybody explain why
their assessment returns for 1908 show
a decrease Of $23O,1s1 as compared with
the assessment for 1902? Has the value
of farm property in Douglas county de-
creased 8 per cent, and where is there
any evidence of a decrease in the value
of personal property Of nearly 10 per
cent in the fourteen p~recincts? Has
there peer any material decrease in the
number or value of live stock and chat
tells, and If so, when and where? How
can the assessor of Florence precinct,
for example, explain the slump of Z per
cent in personal property returns for
this year as compared with the proceed
ing year? Surely there must be a screw
loose somewhere.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-16
Baer working Overtime.
WashinKton Star.

1t is to be feared that the Coal trust,
which was last autumn forced by public
opinion to accede to the presidents Ing
PREVENTION to end the coal strike. is seeking
to precipitate a conflict with the miners
which will break the three years agree
ment formulated by the commission. and,
II 1t is possible. throw the responsibility
for the breach on the workers.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-16

Government inspection and grading of
hemp is to be instituted in the Philip
pines to facilitate exporting. A special
grade should be established for hemp
suitable for necktie parties.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-16
"UnsIenincant coincident.v
Chicago Chronicle.

ShlCdbO III OHiOle.
1t is an interesting but of course entirely
insignificant coincidence that the learned
Jurist who has decided that the coal barons
are practically exempt from the operation
of the Interstate m law Is the same
who clapped Peter Power into Jail when
that individual was attacking another
trust.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-16

cincts in Douglas county. 1t will be
pretty hard to make anyone believe TINT
the taxable property in this county out
side Of Omaha and South Omaha has
shrunk during the past year by 10 per
cont
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-16

When the messengers come to tell him
that he has been elected king and de-
mahd If he will accept, Prince Kara
georgevitch will not have to say This
is SO student and ask for time to think
It over.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-16
who Get. the Dinerence,

st. Louis Globe-D democrat
Recently testimony before the Interstate
Commerce commission in New York shows
the average cost OF anthracite at tidewater
to be $3.50 a ton. Consumers wonder why
they are required to pay so much more
for the additional Transportation.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-16

Colonel Bryan may not be president Of
the United States, but his late law
partner will be head consul Of the Mod
ern Woodmen' of America, which is a
small presidency in itself.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-16

Chicago Record-Herald
BY the way. how does this Karageorge-
witch fellow stand on the Kansas City plat
form?
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-16

No apprehension Of regicides in the
peaceful realm of good Ak-Sar-Ben.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-16

The Skupshtina would also confer a
great favor by rearranging its alphabet
at the earliest possible day.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-16

with the National Saengerfest on in
full blast, there should be music in the
air at Baltimore.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-16

With its strikes practically all settled,
It is high time for Omaha to buckle
down to business.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-16

We will all be pleased to call him
King Peter and let 1t go at that.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-16
sTATrMENT OF CIRCULATION.

STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
State OF Nebraska, Douglas County s.:
Publishing Company, being duly sworn.
says that the actual number of full ana
complete copies OF The Daily, Morning.
Evening and Sunday Bee printed during the
month OF May, 1903, was az follows;
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-16


South Omaha assessors return an in
crease of real estate values for the year
1902 of just $2.4O7; multiplied by six
this would represent a true value Of
$14,442. In view of the fact that sew
eral of the packing houses have ex-
pended more than double that amount
in improvements within the past year.
and in view Of the fact that the i'm
provements in the stock yards will run
several times four ciphers, and in view
Of the further fact that the building
record Of South Omaha shows very
gratifying activity in home building,
there must be an evident impeachment
to the veracity or capacity of the
assessors.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-16
SMILING LINES.

Fairy in the Pink Shirt waist-Reggie
boasts that you're his best girl.
Sweet Young Thing in Blue-Maybe Jam,
but he amt my best Teller by a long shot
Chicago Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-16

Something is evidently awry with the
assessors returns for the country pre-
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-16

"oh. well, talk is cheap" sneered the
angry lawyer.
Not that kind" replied the Judge.
promptly. Ten dollars, please. Syracuse
Herald.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-16

Some men," said Uncle Eben. "gits a
heap o. credit fob bein, good natured when
dey is, simply too lazy to look out fob deir
Star.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-16

What is an optimist, PAT"
AN optimist Is a man who pretends
to be Just as well satisfied when. the
weather's bad as when it's good."-Detroit
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-16

s you want to see the government
owning everythingf"
II do" answered Mr.. Sirius Barker. TIN
tired Of paying taxes."-Washington Star.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-16

do you believe in the argument that a
big navy tends to promote peaoe?"
HCertainly. After a nation has built a
big navy II feels too poor TO indulge in the
luxury OF war. "-Chicago Post.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-16

Eyes. / was turned down fur dat once"
said Mcbride, the ward heller, but l ain't
no %uuitter. De enthusiastically make a
place fur me yet"
II believe there Is such a movement on
foot already said the honest citizen. Il
hear there's talk of building a new pen
itentiarv m-Philadelphi Press.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-03-27

tie party. Other old time Repub-
l,cans have 81 pointed to Edwin D.
Hurlbut Of Oconomowoc as the
sponsor, Of the party for at it's first
state, convention, held at Madison,
he offered the resolution which
gave tits name.
The Republican party was not the
creation of any one man. It was the
out come and expression of convic-
tions deep.seated in the breasts of
many and it's name which was OBJ
viously the best that could have
been selected, occurred at the same
time to scores of people in the East
and in the West as the one which
should be taken not only because
of it's appropriateness, but because
it would tend to, harmonic and
reconcile the numerous scattering
elements, which were at war with
themselves ID 6@7elfqas with Demq
cracy which it was the purpose Of
the new party to unite.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-03-27
BEANS AND CORN AS FUEL.

The story circulated some time
since that the people of Indian are
burning beans for fuel because they
could not obtain coal is ridiculous
on it's face. The poorest kind of
beans are worth $1.85 a bushel.
Corn is worth only As cents a
bushel, for heating purposes q
bushel of corn is worth two Of
beans. The scarcity of fuel this
winter has terminated 80 many
absurd stories of efforts to obtain
a substitute for coal, that the state
ments are absolutely farcical.
The shortage of fuel may prove q
blessing as the Americans for the
frst time since the settlement of the
country have learned to economic
on fuel. The statement is current
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-03-27

whose friendship I value very
highly, and among them I am
happy to count those who vote the
Prohibition ticket, those who vote
the Republican ticket and those who
vote the Democratic ticket; and il
I esteem one more highly than
another it is not because Of his
party affiliations. I value a man
for what he is as shown by his life.
not by his creed either political or
religious. !.
How shall we vote I SOC but one
answer to the question, and that
Is, that every good citizen should
vote according to his own convic-.
tons, and for those men and those
measures that he believes would
best advance the general welfare.
- The ideal voter is the man who
takes the trouble to inform himself
on the leading questions of the day,
who takes an unbiased view of all
sides of the important issues before
the public and then casts his vote
in accordance with his own Judge
ment. 5
VIII en- the majority of our voters
do this, then there if ever We
may safely say ''the- voice of the
people is the voice of God."
Robert Shore. $$s
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-03-27

all over Europe that Americans are
generally the most prodigal and
wasteful in the use of fuel of any
nation in the world. A French
hotel keeper said to friend, II
know that one of the new names on
the register must be an American,
for the first thing he ordered
after reaching the hotel was a
basket Of wood" As wood in
Paris is sold by the pound one
can understand what it costs to
warm an American.
England has always had plenty of
coal, and yet it's people are never
prodigal and wasteful in the use of
fuel. America is the only nation
which burns up black diamonds as if
they we're mere chips. The anthra-
cite coal strike cost the nation $142,-
900, 900, and yet that money may
be we'll expended if it brings
Americans to appreciate the wise
methods of France in economizing
on fuel. In France when the forests
are CLEANED for wood, every leaf is
preserved and burned and when the,
fire comes to be lighted those dry
leaves act like finder in starting
the flames.