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Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24
NO SUBSIDY LEGISLATION.

The decision of the house committee
on merchant marine not to report the
ship subsidy bill disposes of that oues-
ton for the present congress. The bill
had passed the senate and its sun.
porters In the house felt confident that
they would be able to get 1t through
that body, but four republicans of the
committee, all western men, voted with
the democrats against reporting the
measure and 1t Is safe to say that should
further effort be made to get it before
the house it will be unsuccessful.
The purpose of the bill is to promote
the building up Of an American mer.
chant marine by a system of subsidies
ana there has always been a strong
opposition to such policy. This has
been very much increased since the
organization OF the International Navi.
CATION company, which now controls
most OF the steamship lines between
this country and Europe. It has been
urged that this company would be the
chief beneficiary of the subsidy. an ar
gument quite sufficient of itself to Kill
any measure of this kind 1t is DOS.
sloie' though hardly probable. that an
attempt will be made in the next coD.
gress to revive the ship subsidy bill
The fact is that great many repub.
means who formerly favored this policy
peieving 1t to be the only practicable
way OF building up merchant marine
have since the steamship merger was
erected become opponents of the policy
ana they are not likely to again support
It. 1t seems safe to say that tie fail
ure OF ship subsidies in the present con,
gress puts an end to that question 70,
long time.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24
our Textile Inemciency.
Cleveland Leadel

CIUNVIdIIU
The sale OF famous and splendid Per-
sian carpet at auction in New York for
$3s,OOO is an extraordinary reminder that
all the boasted inventions and appliances
of the most advanced manufacturing pa-
tions of Europe and America are beaten,
very decisively, in the making OF floor COW
erings, by the nomads OF Turkistan and the
primitive weavers Of other Asiatic coun-
tries. 1t is common for manufacturers Of
rugs and carpets in this country and Eu-
rope to confess the superiority Of Oriental
designs by copying them as closely as pos
sible, and the artistic beauty OF the pat
terms and colors of the rugs which were
made many centuries ago in the heart Of
Asia is not more remarkable than the last
ing qualities Of the dyes used and the
thorough workmanship OF weavers.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24

The assignment of Captain w. A. Mer-
Ger by the government at Washington
to take charge of an Indian reservation
out in Utah indicates that the depart
ment never took any stock in the COM
plants lodged against Captain Mercer
during his service as Indian agent at
the Omaha and WinnebagO reservations.
The worst charge against that officer
while on the Omaha reservation was
that he refused to play in with the poll
ticians and land grabbers' ring, who de-
pend upon the cooperation of the agent
in the exploitation of the red man.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24
SOUND, HEALTHY TALK.
Rights and Wrongs of Organized
Labor and Organized Capital.


There is a downright pleasure in read
ing the speech made by Mr.. z. Z. Clark
of Cedar Rapids. Ia, to the Twentieth Cen
tury club at Boston. He enunciated no
novel doctrine, promulgated no new and
undiscovered principle of right and half a
century ago his statements would have
been dismissed as automatic. But a mighty
revolution has been working since then
and there is such a tendency to merge
the individual right that 1t is endangered
from the forces of both capital and labor.
Mr.. Clark represents the latter on the
anthracite coal strike commission and
his address has an added Importance in
consequence.
The clever retort OF the commissioner
to the memorable assumption of divine
right by President Baer has a value which
loses sight OF merely smart bit OF re-
partee. 1t recalls the too often forgotten
duty OF those who WELD great power toward
those whose conditions subordinate them.
That plain duty is In "elevating and i'm
proving the condition OF mankind" and in
encouraging order, industry, thrift and
self-respect." But even more noteworthy
from this source is his construction Of the
rights OF personal liberty as bearing upon
the aggressions OF organized labor.
The Individual striker may strike with
his fellows or remain at work. No striker
has the right to use violence or intimida-
ton against the man who elects to work
No striker has the, right to destroy or In
jure the property OF his former employer
''If organized labor cannot work out its
salvation without resorting to unlawful
acts, its existence cannot be defended. Nc
employer has right to blacklist any man
who wants to work and labor has legit-
imately kept within his privileges, no mat
ter how obnoxious to organized labor OF
any Of its membership" There is a whole
economic gospel in these propositions
When they are accepted capital and labor
will be working shoulder to shoulder.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24
EXTENDING RURAL DELIVERY.
over one Million Square Miles of Ter
rItory Covered.
Milwaukee Sentinel.

Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Postal department is to be congratu-
lated on the marked and continued success
OF the free rural mail delivery system,
which has now passed we'll beyond the exs
perimental stage. Like most new things,
Il met with stin opposition at the start,
when proposed by the Farmers Grange as
sociation, but trial has proved that most
Of the objections urged against It we're, II
not entirely groundless, at least overdrawn.
Under the businesslike management OF
Postmaster General Payne-whose anterior
practical experience of postal adminstra-
tive work made his appointment a specially
suitable one-the rural service is being not
only expanded and improved. but is gradu-
ally getting to something like a self-sup-
porting basis. Wise economies which in
volve no impairment of the service to its
benehciaries have been suggested by ex-
perience and extra cost has been partly
dtfset by the doing away with superfuous
postoh1ces and obsolete routes. This USE
full development of the public service has
been quietly and unostentatiously, and
without brag or flourish of party trumpet,
pushed forward during the four years since
its adoption, until today, as is reported.
It covers over 100000 square miles of ter
ritory and serves 21,OOO.000 people, A large
measure of this rapid, but in every local
case we'll considered and warranted, extern
sion is due to the sound policy of appoint
ing a specially qualified and practical busi-
ness man like Mr.. Payne to the headship OF
q distinctively business department.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24

The medical college men want the law
relating 10 the disposition of corpses of
public charges changed so that more OF
them will find their way to the disseet-
ing room and fewer to the cemetery. AS
the law now stands the body may be
claimed by any relative or friend and
then buried at the public expense, for
which the undertaken gets SOS. 1t is
needless to say that with a S25 funeral
in sight few paupers die without
friends. This is serious matter which
the legislature should consider.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24
Our INSULAR POSSESSIONS

Only one of our insular possessions
presents conditions that are satisfactory
and that is Porto Rico. The little is
land is doing we'll and its people appear
TO be entirely contented. 1t appears
from the last report OF the governor
that the economic improvement of Porto
Rico, as indicated by statistics of ex-
ports and imports, has been remarkable.
The trade of the island has more than
doubled within the last two years and
in all directions there has been a
marked improvement under American
rule. There is not so satisfactory a sit
uation in Hawaii. The business of the
island has not materially improved
since its annexation and there is more
or less dissatisfaction with existing
conditions, particularly the restriction
regarding the importation of labor II
appears that on the whole the people
are not so well con'ented under Amer
ican rule as they were before.
II is in the Philippines, however. that
the situation is really serious, making
most urgent demand for relief from
congress. While II is true that the is
lands are pacihed and the only trouble
now being experienced Is from the
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24

We often hear of the advantages of
rural towns as sites for large educational
institutions and of the disadvantages at
tending their location in great cities.
The experience of Cornell university
with the present typhoid epidemic there
shows that there are disadvantages of
rural locations as we'll A small town is
seldom able to provide facilities for sani-
tation conforming to the most advanced
demand.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24

The exit of ex-senator Allen from the
newspaper field by the merger OF his
paper with it's chief competitor cuts
short a journalistic career Of which
much was expected. Senator Allen must
have come to the conclusion that he
could do more by his voice than by his
pen. Many men graduate from Journal
ism into politics, but few make the
transition successfully from politics tc
Journalism.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24

The World-Herald clairvoyant, who
undertook to tell how one Of the new
water commissioners would have voted
If he had only voted at ALL now tries
to get out Of it by saying that he relied
on another trance medium who stands
high in the democratic party and whose
word will be implicitly believed. Who is
the other man? If he exists in fact, why
not give his name?
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24

Representative Nelson explains that
after studying the Omaha city charter
for three weeks the only points he
could find that needed patching were
three or,four sections relating solely to
political jobs. There are a number OF
places where the charter could be ma
terially improved. but as there is no
politics in them such improvements will
have to go by the board.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24

We fear the public hardly yet ap-
preciates the remarkable change that
has taken place in the executive office
of this state. Governor Mickey comes
to Omaha to address church gatherings.
His predecessor came to Omaha to pre-
side over bull fights.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24
The Glass House Again
Louisville Courier-Journal.

Louisville Courier-Journal.
One OF the objections urged against the
admission of New Mexico as a state is
that the people who spring from the Span
ish stock ARE led by dishonest and un-
scrupulous men" II this we're an insuper-
able obstacle to statehood. how many Of
our existing states would it be necessary
to remand to the position of territories?
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24

Fusion members Of the Nebraska leg
isIature may be few in number, but they
could make a demonstration If they
wanted to. Up to date the most atten.
tive spectator would not be aware there
were any fusionIsts whatever on deck.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24

The last time they were heard from
the franchised corporations insisted that
they had gracefully aequiesced in the
supreme court decision requiring them
to pay taxes on their entire franchise
values. But their acquiesence was evil
IDENTITY intended only as a temporary
affair.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24

The approaching end of tho session is
the most powerful agency working for
the compromise on the statehood bills.
If the life of this congress did not hap
pen to expire next week by limitation
the deadlock would be apt to last clear
into summer.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24

Emperor William is said to be the lat
est automobile enthusiast Having sue
ceeded in giving a new impetus to the
fad we may expect him with his usual
thrift to go into the business of manu-
featuring horseless vehicles.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24

The refusal of President Mitchell of
the coal miners union to accept lucra-
tive lecture platform engagement is an
other evidence that his head is level.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24

President Francis of the st. Louis ex-
position is in London getting next to
King Edward. He has not yet sent
word that the king will visit the exposl-
ton. but we need not be surprised to
have such tidings any minute.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24

The American Bowling congress is
having heated session on the question
of loaded balls If nothing else becomes
loaded the congress may yet conclude
its business In peace.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24

Great conspiracies to kill of the en-
tire police force of Omaha depend chiefly
on the state of the Imagination of the
versatile police reporter.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24

The sultan bogs to acknowledge the
note of the European powers and will
take their request under consideration.
He used to do the same thing when his
creditors repeatedly sent him their bills.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24


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Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24
Probably She Need. the money.

Chicago ReCOrd-HeraId.
The Montana legislature is being urged
to give Mrs. Steven Murphy a reward of
1000 for being the mother Of triplets. This
is a good move. The mother OF triplets
ought to have consolation OF some sort and
money is what she generally needs most.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24
working the Better plan.

Indianapolis News
This scheme Of making anthracite out Of
soft coal will no doubt furnish an amusing
experiment for the scientists, but the coal
dealers have a better one-they make money
out of it
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24

No extended explanation should be
needed from a retiring pastor. The call
with the bigger salary is always the
voice of God.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24

ident. with a shudder OF horror that in
two days my mail doubled in size and IN a
week quadrupled Tho people evidently
had advice on tap"
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24

Republicans at Lincoln are about to
complete the preliminaries of their mu-
nicipal campaign by making nomina-
tions for police commissioner at sup
Elementary primary. In this case the
contest for favor turns directly upon
the policy to be pursued in fixing the
amount required for liquor licenses and
the strict or liberal enforcement of the
Slocumb law. In word, Lincoln people
are fully enjoying home rule in the ad-
ministration of their police department,
denied to Omaha by the governor-ap-
pointed police board, that deprives the
people here of all opportunity to say
directly or indirectly who shall be re-
sponsible and what policy shall be pur.
sCed. There is no good reason what.
ever why Omaha should not be accorded
the same right of home rule that Lin.
coin has.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24
Acquire Human Chnracteristics.
New York World.

New York World.
Park squirrels, overfed by admirers, have
lost their former thrifty habits and must
be cared for at public expense. Squirrels
are disgustinEly human
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24
speak in Low Tones


The exposure OF the turf investment
frauds comes before the American news
papers have finished expressing their amaze
meat At the gulliblity OF the French as re-
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24

vesled By the Humbert svindle. No nation
has a monopoly OF the easy marx"
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24

Perhaps the ground hog is reconsider
ing his determination.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24

waggeby-Here's an awful defect in
GSubbsley's new book on live stock,
Waggsby-He has the picture of a little
eve lamb on the ram page.-Baltimore
American, f-
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24

A deputation Of Baltimore singers had
an appointment at a certain hour with
President Roosevelt, whom they wished to
attend a sangerfest next June The singers
failed to appear on time, but when Sen
ator McComas of Maryland appeared with
another delegation Mr.. Roosevelt thought
they represented the sangerfest. The presi-
dent welcomed them cordially. saying he
was very fond OF German songs. He con-
tinued talking in that strain until Senator
McComas precipitately explained that this
delegation had come to invite the president
to attend the annual dinner of the Hiber-
nian society of Baltimore. There was q
laugh all around, the same being renewed
when the singers appeared later and heard
from Mr.. Roosevelt of the mistake he had
made.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24
must he n hnanc,sr" i"

Your pastor must be a financier"
81 should say so! Why, he has a scheme
TO fund the church debt at 2I5 per cent, and
believe that some day he'll capitalize the
church and issue common and preferred
stock. PUCK
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24
SAID IN FUN.

''It may be true" said Uncle Eben dat
riches don bring happiness; but you wants
to bear in min jes de same dat mort
gage can make heap o. trouble. WASH
inRton Star.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24
STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.

DIAI hNENI OE WV TT
Georee IL. TzsChuck. secretary OF The Bee
Publishing company, being duly sworn, say :
that the actual number OF fun and complets
copies Of The Daily, Morning, Evening ana
Sunday Bee printed durins the month OF
January 1919 was as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24

A detected man from Iowa stood in Stat
uary Hall. reports the New York World.
This politics game is not what it's
cracked up to be-" he said. ''Now, listen
to me. There was a young fellow out in
my state who went to the Philippines and
got consumption. He returned and put It
up to his friends to get him a government
place In some high altitude where he could
live. Six Of his old chums back in the
home town in Iowa wrote to me and asked
me to get him work. hustled around and
got him a Job as consul-got It Sy my own
efforts and through my own pull
The news was carried in the home paper
and each Of those six men wrote to the
sick man and told him that the Job was
secured through his own personal influence
and efforts. Then 1t came out that the
chap couldn't take the job because the
place isn't far enough above the tide-water.
"Thereupon," said the Iowa man, as he
savagely biz the end of a cigar, leach
Of the six friends back home wrote to me
giving me bally-whack because the fellow
wouldn't take the Job they had individually
secured for him."
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24

Mrs. Kidder-And then thought there is
no use quarreling with a milkman.
Mr.. Kidder-That's right. He'll make you
take water every time.--Detroit Free Press.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24

The monkey lost his hold and fell into
the crocodile's waiting jaws. Even then
his wits did not desert him. IT Just drop
ped in for dinner" he said, with an en-
gaging smile.-Yale Record.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24

President Roosevelt was telling a friend
about his mail, which averages 800 or 900
letters a day. says the New York World.
zone Of the most remarkable letters I
ever received" he says, arrived on the
morning the first full accounts Of the Mar
Unique disaster were printed in the news
papers. The writer said he saw that the
American consul at Martinique had been
burned to death. He applied for the place,
and wound up with the sentence:
4 make this early application so as to
get in ahead of those loathsome creatures,
the offceseekers'
Another curious letter." continued the
president. came from a member Of the
Union League club in New York. It
wouldn't be fair to tell his name. This
man wrote me that he had met a Travelled
German coming from Europe on the
Deutschland, and that the German had
conhded to him that IN the interior OF
Nicaragua there was a lake 120 miles long
and thirty miles wide that was deep enough
for navigation. He hastened TO tell me
this important news inasmuch as he thought
1t would be we'll to have the lake looked
up as a part of the route OF the istSmian
canal
HE was in earnest, too" said the pres
ident regardless of the fact that Lake
Nicaragua has been the basis Of the Mic
aragua canal plans for the last half cen-
tury or more. and appears on every real
map OF the country ever made.
zone OF the most narrowing experiences
I ever had in the way OF letters, though"
said the president, was shortly after
came into once. Some deviiishly ingenious
democratic newspaper correspondent sent
out a story in which he said was anxious
to have the people advise me on public
questions. He said was thirsting for ad-
vice.
"The result was" continued the pres
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24

Nat total aaies --.... Dy1 I ,6OI
Nef sveraTe saies - ., 3O,O51
GEORGE B. TZSCHUCk.
Subscribed in my presence and sworn 70
before me this 3ist day of January, A. ID.
1909 M b. HUNGATE,
(Seail Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24

Since the presidents race suicide" let
ter, in which he deplored the lack OF chill
dren in American families, was printed
he has been overwhelmed by letters Of
congratulation from all parts OF the coun-
try. The most convincing exhibit came to-
day. 1t was a photograph from Bucyrus.
o. 1t showed a sturdy man and his equally
sturdy wife, surrounded by twelve chill
dren, all their own. Beneath the picture
was written the simple legend: mot
guilty"
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24

"I suppose you'd like to be worth a million
dollars?' she suggested
mo num-" replied the tramp. 'Itud
be too much trouble. lookin' after the
money. All / want is that some feller
what's worth a million dollars shall pervide
fer me."-Chicago Post
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24

Tutor-Richard, you will please go to
the blackboard and demonstrate the propo-
sition that the square OF the hypotenuse
OF a right angled triangle is equal to the
sum OF the squares Of the other two sides.
Spoiled Son-What's the use2 I'm will
ting to admit it.-Philadelphia Press.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24

A dozen plans have been tried to lure
Senator Quay away from the senate, and
thus break up the fight for the statehood
bill. None has been successful
The latest attempt was when
friend in Florida who thinks Quay might
be in a much better business than lighting
for statehood sent him the following tele-
gram:
Fishing was never so good. Tsrpon are
biting everywhere. Sport IL magnificent"
Senator Quay read the telegram and
smiled one Of his queer three -cornered
smiles. Then he wrote this reply:
"Tarpon may be biting. but 1 am not.
NJ. S. Quay"
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24
BITS OF WASHINGTON LIFE.
Minor scenes and IncIdents sketched
on the spot.

| Having settled with more or less salts
| faction the effect on the human stomach
OF certain food preservatives, the Agrlcui-
tural department is turning its collective
mind to the problem Of producing a breed
| OF featherless chickens. The experiments
are conducted at southern stations, and
while the results Of the experiments lie yet
matter Of conjecture, those having the
AFFAIR in charge are ssnguine OF ultimate
success.
Experiments we're recently seriously un-
dertaken by officials Of the German gov
ernmont having this end in view, and are
now In progress. OF course. IL will be some
| time before sufficient data is obtained to be
OF value in discussing the question. but
the work will be taken up In this country,
and II is believed with more real hope Of
success, owing to the more favorable and
advantageous climate and other conditions.
The idea OF a breed of featherless chick
ems is not as farfetched or ridiculous as
would at first appear to the lay mind. The
wonders which science has achieved In the
animal and the vegetable Kingdoms are
well known, and this latest contemplated
task is not even coniecturally impossible
of achievement