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Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-20
OMAHA AND KANSAS CITY


In series of articles reviewing the
fight for fair railroad rates, contributed
by Chester Arthur Legg to the Boston
Evening Transcript, nearly whole page
of that paper is devoted to Omaha and
Kansas City. These two cities are
highly complimented as the commercial
emporiums of the vast inland CONNER
cial empire extending from northern Ne
braska TO Texas and from the Missouri
river to the Rocky mountains" but their
growth and their grip on the commerce
of the transmissouri region is ascribed
to unfair discrimination on the part of
railway traffic managers in order to
build them up as basic points for job
bers and manufacturers. AS a matter
OF fact they owe their commercial and
Industrial growth chiefly to the pluck,
push, enterprise and public spirit of
their business men, and incidentally to
the marvellous resources of the region
tributary to them.
Like all superficial observers whose
opinions are formed by surface indica-
tons, Mr.. Legg represents Kansas City
as ''the one city where all the CONNER
cial organizations are against the presi-
dents policy" while public opinion
among the business men of Omaha is
represented as very nearly unanimous.
This false impression concerning the al
legged opposition to national rate regpla-
ton was created by interviews with half
dozen extra heavy favored shippers
the commercial bodies of Kansas City,
while the rank and file is absolutely at
variance with those officials. The same
is true with the rank and file of the COM
mercial bodies of Omaha.
The most striking proof of the real
sentiment of the business men of Kan
sas City on government regulation of
railroads was furnished by the bound
less enthusiasm in favor of the presi-
dents policy exhibited by 90 members
of the Knife and Fork club. who are
nearly all prominently identified with
| the commercial bodies of Kansas City,
and their emphatic Reputation of their
alleged antagonism TO the supervision
and regulation of railways as repre-
scented in the Boston Transcript.
1t goes without saying that the bust
ness men OF Kansas City, like the bust
ness men OF Omaha, know that they
have had to fight for nearly all the
favors and concessions they have ever
received at the hands of transportation
companies. While recognizing and ac-
knowledging that the railways have
been great factors in the upbuilding OF
the two gate cities of the Missouri val
ley, il is a matter of history that they
have frequently had 10 overcome serious
obstacles placed in their way by prefer
entail rates and unjust dinerentials. In
Kansas City, as in Omaha, there is a
very pronounced public sentiment in
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-20

The Washington correspondents have
an unusually easy task this year to
guess at the contents of the presidents
forthcoming message. The president
has been himself freely outlining his
views on current legislative topics in
the speeches he delivered at various
points of his southern tour and it is
therefore safe to predict that in his mes.
sage he will take the same position In
the same forceful way. The only open
question is how many subjects he will
cover and to what degree of detail he
will discuss them.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-20

The editor of the Nebraska Independ-
ent has made the startling discovery
that the elections this month throughout
the country have worked a succession
of victories for Independent voters but
it would take the seventh son Of sew
enth son to discover the family relation
ship between the Independents" who
scored in Pennsylvania. Ohio and New
York and the Peoples Independents"
for which the Nebraska populist organ
is the professed mouthniece.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-20

While Omaha jobbers and manufac-
turers are confidently looking forward
to profitable extension of their trade in
the North Platte country that is to be
opened by the extension of the Union
Pacific and Burlington, and the Big
Horn region to be invaded by the North
western, they appear to be obIivious of
the fact that large section in southern
Nebraska, nearer Omaha than Kansas
City, end large section in northeastern
Nebraska nearer to Omaha than to
Sioux City and st. Paul, are being sup
piled from rival commercial centers be-
cause of discriminating differentials in
transportation rates.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-20
favor Of the square deal, let the chips
fall where they may.
KING FOR yoRU4T.

BY very large majority the people
Of Norway decided that they preferred
a monarchy to repu Ic and this
popular verdict has been ratified by the
Norwegian parliament, which on Satur-
day last unanimously chose Prince
Charles of Denmark to be king of Nor
way. This is a return TO old ties, Nor
way having for more than four cen
turtles prior to the union with Sweden,
been united with Denmark under the
same sovereign. Thus the election of
Prince Charles brings Norway back to
Denmark as its closest friend and neigh
Dor among the nations.
The man who has been chosen as the
head of the new kingdom is spoken of
as an amiable sort of person, who will
not interfere in the laws that Norway
may find it necessary to enact. 1t is
also pointed out that it is a very limited
kind of monarchy to which the Danish
prince has been elected. He will prac-
tically be not much more than a perma-
nent president, with very Independent
parliament to carry on the government
and a very democratic nation to insist
that it shall be carried on to the pOpu-
lar acceptance. In other words the Nor
wegian king will be little more than a
figurehead, receiving from the people
the respect due to his station, but ex-
ercising no particular influence upon
affairs About all that will be asked or
expected of him is that he wear his
crown gracefully and deport himself
with becoming dignity.
The friends of republican government
everywhere will regret that the Nor
wegian people preferred monarchy to
republic, but there is reason to doubt
if Norway is in a position to undertake
the risks that would be involved in the
establishment at this time of a separate
republic. 1t has been said that neither
Russia nor Germany would look on such
an experiment with favor, and Norway
as a republic would be without natural
allies to protect her independence. As
it is. the new king will have the support
not only of Denmark, but also of Eng
land, in a family alliance that will
strengthen the more important relations
on which Norway must rely. As a mat
ter Of practical policy, therefore, the
election of Prince Charles must be re-
garded as judicious and there appears
to be no reason to apprehend that it
will result in any curtailment of the
liberties of the Norwegian people.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-20
BALLADE TO THE WOMEN.

4. A. DAILY in Philadelphia Catholic
Standard
The poets, eXtoling the graces
OF sweet femininity pay
Particular court, i'm most cases,
To Phyllis or Phoebe or Fay.
"A toast TO the ladies'" they say
As ladies" they always address them
And bid us bow down to them. Nay,
We sing the plain women" God bless
them.
Thouoh light-o'-oves frail as the laces
And satins I'm which they array
The charms Of their forms and their faces
Are ladies for their little day.
The feet of such idols are clay.
our wives, when We come to possess them,
Must loom to us larger than they,
We sing to the plain women" God bless
them,
Sweet creatures who make the home places
As cheerful and bright they may.
Whose feminine beauty embraces
A heart TO llumne the way
Though skies may be ever so gray;
Good mothers, whose children Caress them
And hail them as chums at their play
We sing the plain women" God bless
them!
L'ENNOT
o, Queen, teach the ladies" we pray,
Whenever vain notions Cypress them.
Though idly their charms we survey,
We sing the plain women God bless
them
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-20

The market house should either be
improved, enlarged and made what II
was designed to be-a place where peo-
pie can purchase their meats, vegetables
and dairy products from first hands-or
it should be demolished. The proposed
leasing of the market house for sport OF
storage is utterly inexcusable, in view
of the fact that the building occupies
the center of public thoroughfare and
could not have been legally placed there
except with the idea that it was dedi
Gated to public purpose
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-20

During the last few hours of its ses.
sion the American Federation of Labor
convention declared itself in favor of
woman's suffrage as "A necessary step
toward securing the proper scale of
wages for women. How woman's suf-
frage would raise the scale of wages for
women workers has not yet been demon
strated. Practical experience with
woman suffrage in Utah, Wyoming and
Colorado does not justify the expecta-
ton. In these states women have not
even been able to raise the price of
votes, but on the contrary have only
beared the market by an increase in the
number of merchantable voters.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-20

The extension of railway tracks on
Ninth street as far north as Capitol ave,
nue. blazes the way for the extension OF
the jobbing district, the erection OF
mammoth wholesale storehouses and
warehouses on lower Farnam, Douglas
and Dodge streets and the compulsory
evacuation of Ninth street south of Can
itol avenue by houses of ill-repute as
well as the resorts that have too long
been the trysting place for crooks, foot
pads and toughs in that part of the city
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-20
As TO NAVAL EXTENSION.

II is said that a difference Of opinion
apparently exists between the president
and the secretary OF the navy on the
subject Of naval extension. According
TO reports from Washington. Secretary
Bonaparte is opposed to a big navy and
has decided to reject the recommended
ton Of the general board for the con
struction Of three new battleships Of
$4,000 tons and the increase to the same
displacement Of some of the battleships
already authorized. 1t is understood
that this plan was adopted by the board
in support of the presidents desire for
strong naval program. 1t was ex-
pected to meet with opposition in con
gress and II the attitude Of the secre-
tary of the navy is as stated the con-
gresslonal opposition is very likely to
be increased.
The report is that Secretary Bona
parte believes that the navy is strong
enough for the present and that it is
sufficient to add a new ship when one
of the old ones goes out of date or be-
comes inefficient. If this correctly
states the attitude of the secretary he
will find great many In accord with
him. When the warships already au-
thorized are completed and put in COM
mission the United States will be third
in rank among the naval powers, which
is a better position than it was thought
twenty years ago it would ever attain
to. When the work of naval upbuilding
was entered upon there was no inten-
ton to construct so large a navy as
we now have. There was no idea of
expanding so great a sum in the crea-
ton of a navy as has been put into war
vessels. All that was contemplated was
naval establishment adequate for do
nestle defense. OF course conditions
been territorial expansion and an en-
largement of our interests which require
greater naval force than before.
Moreover, other nations have in the
meantime been increasing their sea
power and are still adding to it. These
conditions have made necessary a
greater increase of the American navy
than was contemplated when the work
Of creating a navy was started. We
have done well in this respect and,
having accomplished so much the ques-
ton is whether we should not now call
halt, or at least materially modify
the policy of naval construction which
has been pursued for the past quarter
Of a century
Few will question the wisdom of
having a strong navy and that we al
ready possess. The point is whether
there is any sound reason for continuing
to add to it. 1t would seem to be quite
sufficient to have reached the position
OF third in rank among the naval
powers, especially in view of the fact
that those powers which are superior
to us in this respect are upon the most
friendly relations with the United
States and are not likely ever to have
a serious quarrel with this country The
views Of Secretary Bonaparte in this
matter, II as represented, will exert
great deal Of influence upon public
opinion.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-20
THE FIGHT IN THE SENATE.
Last Ditch I'm the Contest for Railroad
Rate Regulation.


Kansas City Times.
In spite of the belief, lately grown rather
general, that congress will enact a railway
measure, and a good one, too, it is an
nounced from authoritative sources that
the railway interests are preparing to make
a hard fight In the senate for the perpetu-
alton OF their special privileges. Neverthe-
less, the chances are that when the time
comes there will be a submission, even on
the part OF some Of the railway representa-
tives, to the inevitable.
It would be remarkable for example, If
such men as Samuel Spencer, James ].
Hill. Lucius futile and other railway lead
eTs who are accredited with fine man
agerial capacity, has not also a pretty clear
comprehension of the political significance
OF the times. From the purely selfish stand
point that such men view political and ad-
ministrative life, their policy should be
something like this: Fool the people as
long as you can, but when they will no
longer be fooled, give them anything IN
reason lest they demand and ultimately Sc
cure that which is unreasonable.
1t ought to be apparent right now that
the railroads have utterly failed 10 fool
the people. The masses are determined 10
have a better regulation Of railway rates,
a fairer distribution Of the BENEFITS of the
corporations they have created. There are
various degrees TO which this clamor,
should 1t spread in scope and grow in
strength might run. These degrees range
all the way from the reasonable policy ad-
vocated by the president TO the expert
mental and unsafe scheme OF government
ownership. Public sentiment is so far
against the stand OF the railroads and
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elimination that when the hght Is on in
the senate the leaders Of the opposition
will realize, as they have not yet realized.
that even their representatives in the up
per house must openly choose between
honor and dishonor.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-20

The Capitol avenue market house
could be made to pay as a market If the
city authorities would handle it as
would any business corporation that had
made such an investment and had the
same authority in the matter. Omaha
needs public market where its wage
workers can buy foodstuff with the full
benefit Of free competition at first hard.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-20

Up TO the hour Of going to press our
local contemporaries have maintained
a studied silence and neutrality concern
ing the county Jail graft, the county
court graft and all the big and little
CRAFTS under the dome surmounted by
the blindfolded Goddess of Justice; but
they are awfully shocked over the
stories of graft in towns 1900 miles
away.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-20

The Iowa supreme court has defined
a pauper as a person who has no prop
erty and is unable because Of mental or
physical disability to earn a living by
labor" The person who is able to earn
living by labor but is too proud to
work, will have to he put in a class by
himself
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-20

The wife of the missing former audi
tor of the Equitable Life-ts in Canada,
but as she says nothing of her husband.
il is probable that he has not recovered
from the mOdesty which assailed him
when asked TO tell what he knew about
the affairs of the company
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-20

The county commissioners should not
hesitate about beginning their house.
cleaning before New Years. They
should make a beginning with the
county jail graft and follow it up with
the pruning knife in every department
by looping on grafters and sinecures.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-20

Nebraskas 1905 corn yield proves to
be better even than credited in the pub
lished tables as compared with its aver
age. The Nebraska farmer is riding on
the front seat of the prosperity band
wagon
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-20

From the howl going up in New Zea-
land regarding the operation of the
American harvester trust someone
must have been mistaken when they
told how much cheaper American ma
chinery is sold abroad than in the
United States.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-20
No Regrets to Report.

chicago Hecord-Herald.
The emperor Of Japan has summoned
Field Marshal Oyama TO report concern
ing his campaign against the Russians.
Owing to the fact that Oyama didn't once
regret to report, the emperor has prob
ably had no means of finding out what
happened.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-20

Judge Philips of Kansas City is
taking some time to decide II a railroad
company really showed contempt OF his
order - which seems strange when it is
generally believed that contempt Of
court is one OF those things so evident
as to raise no question OF fact.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-20

If petroleum is the real panaeea for
diseases propogated by the mosquito,
John D. Rockefeller has a chance to
shine as the greatest philanthropist Of
the age by a simple turn of the oil
faucet.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-20

With ccuncilmanic salaries at $1,000
year and no entrance fee to be paid
for the spring races, the number Of men
who aspire to seats in the council cham
Der will be almost as countless as the
sands in the sea.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-20

Gaynor and Greene can now see
what they missed by their voluntary
exile to Canada. If they had stayed Mt
home they might have pleaded the
statute Of limitations against the in.
dietments Just returned against them.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-20
Some Value I'm Ancestry.
Uacbinoton Ctor

Mr.. James H. Hyde is less than 30 years
Of age, and has been receiving an annual
salary of 100000 There is no limit to
what bright young man can do in this
country, particularly If he happens TO have
q shreMd ancestry.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-20

0maha's new city charter seems 70
have managed to hold water for nearly
a year, but as the time draws near for
the ineumbents OF municipal jobs legis.
lated on the payroll by it to be retired
TO private life its unconstitutional de
ksets are becoming glaringly manifest
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-20
Now Watch out.


1t is stated that the railroad press bureaus
have been closed, public sentiment having
been influenced to the extent desired by
the opponents of the presidents rate-regu-
lation policy. If the story TO the closing
is true, it might be well to carefully exam
inc the woodpile.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-20
An Old Trick.
Kansas City Times.

Kansas City Times.
Having utterly failed to check public
sentiment in favor of government rate ad-
justment, the railroads have resorted to an
old device-that of enlisting employees to
plead for them. This is a familiar trick OF
the corporations
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-20

Strange that none of the various
proclamations have touched upon the
real meaning OF Thanksgiving day to
the majority OF mothers Of college
boys - the end of the foot bali season.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-20

Now that Emperor William is pleased
with the action of the Norwegians,
royal families of Europe can turn their
undivided attention to the woes Of the
c1ar
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-20
working a Cinch.

DttiOII Free Press.
1t shows how untitled Norway is for
self-government when it puts up a single
candidate for king and then looks sur
prlse1 that he was elected
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-20

Great Britain should watch the boy
colt of American goods in China before
devising a plan for solving the coolie
question in South Africa.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-20

The Krupp gun works are erecting
additional machinery just as though The
Hague peace tribunal had never been
organized - and yet capital is said to
be timld
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-20

The business women of the Omaha
trades unions and the business men of
Omaha seen. to have come pretty nearly
to an amicable understanding.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-20
Mnrk we'll the RnmhIinr.

Harpers Weekly.
That greatest boss of all, the senate-is
its ear to the ground?
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-20
Penalty of victory.

Minneapolis Journal.
If Nebraska beats us we shall be in
clined to join with various professors in
the thought that foot ball is brutal.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-20

Italy is beginning to. wonder what the
triple alliance will amount to in case
of war. Japan might answer by point
ing to the alliance with Great Britain.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-20

seems to have fortified itself against the
Remedy, while Lawson himself is not
out Of pocket because Of his magazine
acquired publicity.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-20

When it comes to the weekly clearing
house record Omaha stays right at the
front in figures of comparative increase
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-20
The United States
National Bank
of Omaha

credits at par checks and drafts
drawn on out-of-toWn banks,
charging the depositors only the
actual cost of collection; allows
interest upon Certificates of De-
post; issues Foreign Exchange
and Letters of Credit and invites
accounts of bankers and individ-
uals, firms and corporations.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-20

The Platte river power canal is once
more financed, but we are from Mis-
souri and want to be shown.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-20
Alloy OF Patriotism.

There seems to be decidedly CONNER
cial tinge to the passionate patriotism of
those devoted American citizens in the
Isle of Pines.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-20

A new maple floor is being laid in the
Auditorium as a substitute for the new
tile roof.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-20

Regular and irregular" grain may
he indistinguishable hereafter, but it is
well TO see how the market moves
before becoming too. we'll pleased.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-20

Tom Lawson promises TO wind up his
fusilade of frenzled fnauce in one more
installmeRt. Ia the interval the system
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-20
WHEN OUT OF TOWN.

WHEN OOE VT
subscribers leaving the city tenn
porarily should have The bee
mailed TO them. II II better than
a daily letter from home. Adj
dres. will be changed as often as
requested.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-20
STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.

state Of Nebraska, Douglas County, S.:
g. c. Rosewater, secretary OF The Bee
publishing Company, being duly sworn
complete COPIES OF The Daily. Morning,
Evening and Sunday Bee printed during
the month Of october, 1906, was as foi-
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-20
SMILING LINES.

around the house." said Mr.. Cooley, Us
around your canary bird now"
WHAT cried his wife. "Oh, drive her
Too late. I say she's already around
your canary bird"
Miss Gusch remarked to me that IL
must be splendid to be married to a clever
man." said young Proudly's wife.
and what did you say" asked Proudly
Told her of course, that 1 didn't know
since had only been married once
Philadelphia Press.
Now, Lester" said the Old Codger adj
dressing his callow nephew in an admoni-
tory tone, lit is as proper that you should
pay the fiddler as it is to liquidate any
of eXtry width betwixt the eyes to Inquire
the ftddler's price before the dance begins"
Puck.
My" exclaimed the sociable old lady
on, the street. What a cunning little
baby Your little brother or sister?''
I'VE amt decided vet ma'am," replied
the little nurse. Pop and MONS still
scrappin' over name fur it"-Detroit
Free Press.
Mrs. oldblood-They put ''Hic facet" on
his tomb.
Mrs. Newblood-The idea! Even II he
did drink, there was no need of limiting it
so plainly.-New York Sun.
Drill Sergeant 90 raw recruit, who is
slow In graSping the tactical details).-
Now, Murphy, how would you use your
sword II your opponent tented?
Murphy-Begorra Ia just tickle him with
the pint of il to see if he was ahftCr
fakin'.-liarper's Weekly.