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Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
TWO COAL CONFINES.
Tn. weaker JudiciaIIy Pinched' q
stronger Unchecked.
Chicago Chronicle.

Chicago Chronicle
A hard coal combine in the east and
soft coal combine in the middle west are
quite different things, IL would seem.
During the coal famine last winter
number OF soft coal companies doing ousi-
ness in Chicago were charged with enter
ing into combination to fix prices. In
dictments were found In a state court
which were quashed. as the offense, II anNS
was against federal law.
Then Mr.. Bethea, United states district
attorney. took the matter in hand. and III
March a temporary restraining order was
Issued by Judge Kohlsaat. Now the IN
junction has been made permanent.
The case of the anthracite combine has
not yet got into court on its merits. AL
though both the Interstate Commerce COM
mission and the Industrial commission long
ago reported that the anthracite roads and
mine operators were combined in violation
Of both the interstate commerce law and
the antitrust law, the law officers of the
government Instituted no proceedings
against them.
Some time ago the Interstate Commerce
commission took the matter up again and
after a few days of investigation were
met by refusal on the part of the oper-
ators to testify and produce evidence. The
case thus got into court not by the action
OF the law officers, but by the action of
the commission, which appealed for an
order requiring certain parties to answer
questions and produce documentary evil
dence. The court has cited the parties to
appear and show cause why they should
not produce the evidence called for.
Why have not the law officers Of the ad-
ministration proceeded against the an
thracite combine on the strength of official
reports already made instead OF waiting for
further action by the commission, which
notoriousy lacks power to accomplish i'm
portant results7
Perhaps the situation may be explained
by the fact that the western combine did
not make much OF a fight. The operators
admitted when the temporary restraining
order was issued that they had entered
into a contract to hx prices and sell
through one distributing agency as thev
thought they had right 70 do. Then he
tore the permanent order was issued the
operators declared that the contract was
no longer in force and the court found
that they had ceased TO operate under f.
The anthracite companies have acted
systematically for years and are still act
ing under a much closer agreement hut
nobody In these parts has heard OF anv
movement to levet an Injunction tenn
porary or permanent, at them. r. ,ir i'm
mInity would seem to call for an exnIa-
nation.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
10Y IN TUE ARID BELT.
showers IN the East Make Life
worth the Living.
New York Mail and Express.

New York Mail ana Express.
The public rejoicing over the showers
which have fallen is not so much on ac-
count OF the quantity Of rain as over the
fact that proof has been afforded at last
that Il can rain. The amount OF the rain
fall hereabout Is inconsiderable. but the
assurance which the meteoro,ogists give
us. that the AREA OF high pressure has
moved out TO sea at last is the most en-
couraging thing about the situation. That
area rose like a wall against the south
western rains, not only preventing us from
getting a drop of them, but making them
excessive and destructive in the west
Now that II has rained It may rain. The
parched fields, the withered gardens, the
burning woods, will rejoice in that assur-
ance. Already the forest fires have been
checked, and II there is no more drouth
they will cease entirely. Recurring showers
VIII help the e-germlnated corn to
grow and the roots of the tubers to form
in the earth. The faces of men who are
not In the remotest way dependent upon
the fructifying showers wear a more cheer
full aspect today. Even the mere hint that
natures bounty is not to be withheld
heartens the whole community.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
President and the Postal Frauds.

Chicago ,RecOrd-HeraId.
1t is reported that the president Is taking
very active interestiin the postoffice In
vestigation, and that his intention Is to
make it as thorough as possible. This much
was to be expected from his character and
his career. His speeches sometimes remind
us in their profundity of Tom Reeds quip
about his enthusiasm over his discovery of
the ten commandments and there can be
no doubt that he has set his heart upon
being president again, but no one will be-
neve that Theodore Roosevelt would con-
done fraud or offer himself as a shelter
for thieves He may be implicitly trusted as
a conscientious official, who win direct
the prosecution properly, no matter whom
1t may hit or how far It may lead,
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
DON'T CHEW THE RAG.

James Barton Adams In Denver Post.
In the battle of life when your cares as a
knife cut deep and are freighted with
pain,
you the track is washed by sdversity's
Never weaken your grip. keep a stifr
upper lip and permit not your courage
Keep a 5ulEin' ahead through the guIlies
Instead OF sitting round chewing the
rag.
Though the thunders may. crash and the
hghtnings may fash and the tempest In
FverY cloud will be rent when its fury is
spent and the skies be as blue as
before.
throw, but you never must loiter or
And You never can hope to successfully
cope with your troubles by chewing
the rag.
IT'S the will of the King that each, mortal
must swing the energy sword IN the
Must struggle and toll in the midst Of
turmoil Till the day breaks the shadows
Ana we surely will miss the bright goal
Of success, Of achievements we never
,-syeI can basS in the sun OF sweet victory
won II we set around chewing the
rag
There is never a height in the scope of
There is never prize set 20 magnet our
eyes but Is ours II we hang TO the
We can climb every steep, every chasm
can leap, can surmount every hindering
But we never can take cen a crumb OF
the cake II we set around chewing the
rag.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
Porto Rico and the philippines.
San Francisco Chronicle.

San Francisco Chronicle.
In 1897 Porto Rico sent products to the
United States valued at $1,943,251; in 1902
the amount had swollen to $s,634176 In the
first named year our exports to Porto Rico
were valued at $2,023751; in 1902 the Porto
Ricans took from the people Of the main
land goods to the value OF s12,195,2E. Here
Is an example that merits the study Of
congress. If the same treatment were ap-
piled to the Philippines as that accorded
to Porto Rico the beggarly importations to
the former islands from the mainland,
which are nearly all consumed by our
army at present, would be increased enor-
mously. In five years our business with
Porto Rico was increased skiold; we could
increase our trade with the Philippines
fully as rapidly If we went about the busl-
ness In the right way.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
AN ADVERTISER AND AN EDITOR.
Baltimore Incident with "A Suggestive
Moral,
chicago Record Herald

CnlCaBO heCOTu-fteTAlu.
A certain firm in Baltimore has been for
years one of the largest advertisers in the
Baltimore News, paying cash for space and
getting value received in the increased
sales of its goods. A few weeks ago this
firm felt that the time had come for 1t TO
help edit the paper, so 1t wrote to the pro-
prietor criticising news article entitled
"A Great City-New York" which con-
tained statements, so the firm alleged. that
were ''inimical to the best interests Of the
city,"
Merchants and not newspapers said the
letter, were the cause of the city's great
ness, and the firms own part in this
progress was characterized thus: I'VE
spend money freely along this line-you
have been getting a good share of It, Are
we to feel that your only interest in Balti-
more is in It's financial contributions to
your AS we see it, your duty is impera-
tive" The letter closed with I'VE will
expect to hear from you on this subject"
The firm heard. The answer was given,
not in a private letter. but in column
editorial, for the editor felt that 1t was to
the public and not to the advertiser that he
owed an explanation. He attributed the
naive insolence" of the letter to the ad-
vettiser's ignorance and he set to work to
give enlightenment.
Admitting that a newspaper cannot live
without abundant advertising, he never
theless insisted that letting his advertisers
control the policy Of the paper would be
IAN affair of false pretenses." He con-
tinued:
you cannot furnish the public what you
profess to endeavor to furnish them-the
truth-if you have one ear to the news of
the world and the other ear to the chink OF
the dollars in the counting room. Fortu-
nately It is not necessary to do this. A
newspaper that goes straight on, looking
neither to the right nor to the left, and
relying upon It's intrinsic merits to make
1t good advertising medium can leave the
advertising to take care of itself. When
that ceases to be the case we propose to
drop the newspaper business and so into
something respectable"
The firm evidently saw the point, for Its
advertisement still continues in the News.
Fortunately the cane is an exceptional one.
Advertisers as a rule do not presume 30
such Interference $50
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
Missouri's Doodle sIeuth.
sd. Louis UNCONSTITUTIONAL.


Colonel Watterson suggests Circuit At
torney Folk of St. Louis as the democratic
candidate for president next year. That
idea will please the Missouri boodlers, who
would be extremely glad to turn Folks
activities in some new channel. The best
use the democratic party can make of Folk
is to nominate him for governor Of Mis-
souri,. If elected, he would clean out one
of the most corrupt machines that ever
cursed any state. His services as gov
ernor would doubtless advance him to the
presidential line in the better elements OF
his party. Folk is a Tennesseean by birth,
born since the war and II the south should
decide to furnish the head of the demo-
cratic ticket he is as good a man as 1t
could select. But next year will not be
democratic presdentially. Folk for gov
ernor would be more to the purpose.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12

The Board of University Regents
among other appointments has engaged
a man to serve as superintendent of con
struction for the new university build
ings. In view of the fact that the state
has just undertaken to create a state
architect charged with the duty of plan
ming and supervising public buildings
erected by the state, this action on the
part of the regents seems to be
doubling Up ON the work. The erection
Of n new building at the university
should be just as much within the juris-
dictlon Of the state architect as the erec-
ton of new building at the School for
the Blind or the Soldiers home. II
each institution is to have it's own con-
struction superintendent the excuse for
a state architect is destroyed.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
Cost of Empire Building.

The business of empire building, when
carried forward with soldiers and guns, is
the costliest task of the nations. 1t in
wolves great drain OF blood and treasure.
In footing up the money cost of the petty
wars Great Britain has been engaged in
since 1895 a London journal states the ag-
gregate at $1,O14,992,9S5. OF this vast sum
1898, ,62S,5OO were expended In the Boer war.
Even these magnificent figures do not tell
the whole story. War debts and pensions
In the long run nearly double the original
outlay and carry the burden forward to
the children's children OF the present gen.
Grafton.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
THE NEW CUP DEFENDER.
Expert Opinion of the Trials of
Reliance.

John r. Spears in Sporting News.
In some respects the last three races
sailed between the big sloops Reliance,
Constitution and Columbia, over the Glen
Cove course, were the most interesting and
encouraging to the patriots OF any pre-
liminary trials known in the history of the
Americas cup, In spite OF the accident that
cost Constitution its topmast It is
but fair TO say that while Reliance has
shown itself steadily better In windward
work, and has finally won out each con-
test by a safe margin, including time al
lowance, the races have not proved decisive
as to the merits of Constitution and Re-
lance on the triangular course in q strong
breeze. 1t looks as II Reliance would prove
the better boat, but that is all we can say
at the present time.
AS to the comparison between Columbia
and Reliance. the four completed races
show oonclusively that in smooth water.
and in winds up to a strength sufficient to
give Reliance a speed of thirteen knots an
hour. the new ship is a far cry ahead OF
the Old Faithful. No such open water
has ever been seen between either defend
ers. or challengers as that opened by Re
lance. Reliance is a whin of the gentle
gale that drives It on In light airs. Nothing
like It has ever been aAen drifting.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12

Governor Bailey of Kansas declares
that he will call an extra session of the
legislature to meet the emergency pre-
cipitated by the foods as soon as he has
assurances from majority of the mem
bers that they will be in attendance
But why, II the emergency exists
should the call be made dependent upon
the convenience Of the lawmakers? BY
issuing his proclamation convening the
legislature. the governor would make it
incumbent upon the members to report
for duty and those who failed to re-
spond could be sent after and brought
i'm whether 1t suited them or not.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12

the neighbors do not realize how badly
they have been neglected in the dis
tribution Of gas lamps. water hydrants,
cross walks aud sewer catch basins.
All Of these improvements are always
planted in the bailiwick of some other
improvement club that has managed to
pass its resolutions first. The next
thing on the program, therefore, will
have to be a merger of the improvers
on some community Of interest scheme,
so that the work of Improvement shall
go steadily forward without discrimina-
ton in all parts of the city at once.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
POINTED REMARKS.

Jones-This talk about Friday being I'M
lucky Is All nonsense. My wife accepted
smith-But how about your wife7--Judge
Don't you think It would be a good idea
10 denounce the trusts?'
what's the use?" said Senator Sorghum,
The public wouldn't believe word OF H.
and some of the trusts might take n In
earnest and be annoyed. ."-washington
''old swaddleford always pretends to be
as well as anybody"
What makes you think so2,'
Nobody ever saw him walking along a
rallroad track In advance Of a train."-
New York Sun.
stood with folded arms expecting the laurel
wreath. but the multitude was not satis-
ned. Let us see you defy a racing auto
mobile" they demanded. But Ajax de-
;eeted gasoline In the air and ned-Chicago
-se"s' :.s'- 1870 q..o war e et
Young Lawyer-Madam, you need some
one to take care of your property, and
protect your interests.
Yes; I know your husband. ."-Detroit
I'VE have here" said the imp, 'the in
ventor Of the fountain PEN What shall
"Treat him with all courtesy" replied his
satanic majesty. He has been responsible
for more cuss words than any other one
man. Chicago Post.
DE man dat keeps lookin' foh trouble"
said Uncle Eben, rs alus ready to dump
Il on somebody else's shoulders as soon as
he finds it."-Washington Star.
80 youthful in appearance. too! She
doesn't look a day over IS. II must em-
barrass her somewhat when that strappinR
boy calls her grandma in the presence of
strangers"
mot on your life! She takes pride in
being the youngest looking grandmother
anybody ever saw."-Chicago Tribune.
THE formative period in a young mans
character" said the professor. "is usually
the period when he is at college. His be-
havior there invariably indicates what his
future will be-"
THAT may be right perhaps" replied the
street railway rnaEnate, ''but there are ex-
ceptions. I'VE had a conductor once who
took a medal for good conduct at college,
but he was not q good conductor. ."-Phila-
delphia Press
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12

Many cities are proclaiming a strict
embargo on Fourth of July explosives
in an effort TO hold down the mortality
HIST OF Independence day. Omaha
might save the coroner several jobs by
pursuing the same course and forbid
ding absolutely the sale of the giant
crackers and other dangerous ex-
plosIves without waiting for dealers to
lay in a deadly stock and then plead to
be protected against loss.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12

Photographs showing the havoc
wrought by the Kishineff massacres are
being reproduced in the pictorial week
lies as graphic evidence that the de-
scriptions sent by wire and by letter
were by no means exaggerated. The
views OF the wrecked stores and pill
laged dwellings are almost counterparts
of the pictures of tornado-devastated
buildings, while the groups of manned
and injured include old men, women
and little children. The only wonder is
that the Russian government allowed
the camera TO make these indelible rec
ords Of its infamy.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
Turned to the wall.
Philadelphia Record Cdem.l }


Mr. Bryan has erased the name of Prof
Andrews OF Nebraska university from his
list of presidential possibilities because the
professor has frankly acknowledged his
conversion from the delusion OF free silver
coinage. II is the universal conversion
from this delusion that has caused also
the effacement OF Mr.. Bryan as a presi-
Dental FEASIBILITY.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12

The World-Herald is again solicitous
as to the course The Bee will pursue in
the campaigns that are to come. 1t is
the practice of The Bee not to cross
bridges until It gets to them.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12

The Importance of efficient electric
wiring is again emphasized by the
incipient Are in the Bennett department
store, which was fortunately saved by
prompt and vigorous action of the fire
lghting force.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12

bly, it is too late already for the Real
Estate exchange to be Of any service to
the taxpayers in this case, but at any
rate It should have taken the trouble TO
inform itself fully through competent
legal authority as TO where we are at.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12

And up to date not a word Of protest
from those railroad tax agents who in
sisted that assessing the property of the
Nebraska lines in 1903 at the same valu-
alton as in 1902 would be an outrage
bordering on confscation.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12

If Omaha is to hold it's own in the
building lines, it must get the trouble in
the building trades adjusted soon. With
construction work tied up through the
summer, Omaha will make u sorry ex-
hibit in the comparative table of build
ing operations compiled at the close of
the year.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
"The Eternal FItne.. of Things"
st. Louis Republic

ST. Louis RepuDlc,
The leader of the French forces against
Figuig bears the ancient and illustrious
name of O'Connor Possibly the exquisite
French geneI ais are a bit more effective in
parlor warfare, but when It comes to a
genuine scrap they must send for their
Celtic cousins across the channel.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12

The grandson of General Grant has
just emerged with honors as graduate
of West Point. The name Of Grant will
doubtless shed still further luster upon
American military annals.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
They Protest Too Much.
Chicago News.

Considering that the coal operators insist
that they are not united in any form Of
combination, the unanimity with which they
raise the price of coal at the same time
and to the same amount is simply marvel
ous
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12

Before conjuring up another break
between President Roosevelt and Sena-
tor Hanna, the political know-it-alls will
have to initiate Micawber by waiting
for something new to turn up.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12

The judges of the district court are
preparing to rest from their arduous
labors. None of them, however, has
gone out on strike against being over
worked or underpaid.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12

If there is any section of Omaha that
is not equipped with an improvement
club it should hasten to supply the
omission. Until they have organized
themselves into an improvement club,
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12

The total of degrees and certificates
issued during the year by the University
of Nebraska foots up 397. The diploma
brigade constitutes a small army by
itself 4
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12

Give him half chance and the Ne
braska farmer will show what hustler
he is even II he has to work overtime
to catch up with his crops.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12

The first thing the new king Of Servia
should do is to proclaim an official abb
breviation Of his name. King Kara
georgevitch is too much. Call it George
for short 3
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12

Those Servians should remember that
no government founded on assassination
can command respect among the nations
in this twentieth century era.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
The Last straw.
Baltimore American

Taxing a man because he is fat is an
economic novelty unworthy Of serious con-
siderauon. II puts an additional hardship
upon an individual who is already handi-
capped for life's race
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12

Governor Mickey is now a LII. D.
the reward for affixlng his name to all
the laws enacted by the late legislature.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12

These are the days of revolutions
not omitting the revolution in the
faculty of the University of Nebraska
Inv school
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
sTATEMENr OF CIRCULATION.

STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
State of Nebraska, Douglas County, ss.;
George b. Czschuck, secretary Of The Bee
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 Nav. 1909. was as folloWs:
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12

Justice Henry r. Brown OF the supreme
court is as great a walker as Justice Har-
Ian, whose long tramps to the Chevy Chase
golf links are frequently spoken OF. JUS
tice Brown walks from five 70 ten miles
every day. and now that the sessions OF the
supreme court are over and he has 40
cause to take his daily exercise going to the
capitol he walks about the west end and
out into the suburbs. His niece, Miss Nor
gan. who has been with him since the death
OF his wife, accompanies him as a rule,
especially n the weather is good.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
BITS OF WASHINGTON LIFE.
Minor Scenes nnd Incidents sketched
on the Spot.

A lAOO-mile Swing around the western
circle" with It's travel WEAKNESS, recep-
uons and late hours, has rot had a satis-
factory effect on the presidents physique
His weight has increased close TO twenty
pounds, much to his dissatisfaction, for the
chief magistrate had hoped that his fire.
quent long and hard horseback trips and
extended tramps through the mountains
would have an opposite effect. Mr. Roose-
velts normal weight is from 1S to 1S3
pounds ana he only manages TO keep down
to that figure by exercising daily. When
he stepped on the scales in Washington on
his return he tipped the beam at 19S and
was much disgusted and disappointed. Now
he is i'm for more than usually strenuous
period Of weight-reducing exercise.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12

"Old Swaddleford always pretends To be
as deaf as a post, but believe he can hear
as well as anybody"
What makes you think soT'
Nobody ever saw him walking along a
railroad track in advance OF a train."-
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12

Ajax had defed the lightning and now
stood with folded arms expecting the laurel
wreath, but the multitude was not salts
NED Let us see you defy racing auto
mobile" they demanded But Ajax de-
teeted gasoline In the air and ned.--Chicago
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12

DE man dat keeps lookin' fob trouble"
said Uncle Eben, rs allus ready to dump
II on somebody else's shoulders as soon as
he finds it."-Washington Star.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12

Young Lawyer--Madam. you need some
one to take care OF your property. and
protect your interests. 49,
she-Young man. I've Just got married
Yes. know your husband. ."--Detroit