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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-16
TIE COASTS AsfATIo TRADE.

The extent of the Pacific coasts trade
with Asia, which has very materially in
creased within recent years, is not gen
orally known and the statistics are
really surprising. The San Francisco
Call points out that ten years ago the
total trade of the coast with Asia
amounted to $76,OOOOO while last year
it was $165, OO00 an increase of more
than 100 per cent That paper remarks
that an equal increase in the next dec
ade will make it an important part Of
the foreign trade of the whole country
and it expresses the opinion that this
will be realized.
OF course the products of the coast
states supply only part of this trade,
but it is easy to understand that If it
continues to grow there will be develop
ment of production in the states of the
coast and they will necessarily become
more prosperous. Capital will flow into
them, population will grow and new in
dustries will be established. What has
already been gained gives promise OF
what may be accomplished, but good
deal depends upon our future policy in
regard 10 Asiatlc countries. II we cult,
vate their friendship by fair and just
treatment-such treatment as we accord
TO other nations and peoples-we shall
get their trade, but otherwise 1t will 60
to our competitors. There is a good deal
of sentiment on the coast that is not
favorable TO the cultivation of friendly
relations.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-16
personal NOTES.

Sweden has its trolley on. NJ. Trolle
is the new minister Of foreign affairs
]. E. Nirbye, president of Drury college,
Springfield, Mo, is the youngest American
college president, being but 30 years old
The delegates of the New Jersey Mothers
congress, in session at Atlantic City, have
decided not to mention Mr. Cleveland s
name
The Taos Indians have assembled at Santa
Fe. awaiting the coming of Montezuma,
their long-deceased chief, in accordance
with the tradition that he will return.
One of the youngest American mayors to
be elected last week is Guy Patrick of
Spencerville. O., who has Just turned %
years old. H. NJ. Wolfe of Germantown,
o., is a close second at "a
Dr. Lee De Forest, who has demonstrated
to Cleveland people the practibility of wire
less telegraphy, looks for the coming OF
a wireless telephone, and is experimenting
now in the hopes of ultimately perfecting
a working system
e. C. Hovey Of Boston, a member OF the
American Library association, is In Chi
cago in the interest of fund which it is
proposed to create for the establishment
and maintenance of national headquarters
for all public libraries. 1t is the intention
to raise 10000 to start with and to sup
plement this with 100000 for permanent
endowment.
According to lie Petit Parisien, the ex-
arcEduke Leopold of Austria, who married
Fraulein Adamovitch and became natural
lied as a Swiss citizen under the name OF
Leopold Wolfiing, is now serving as
common soldier in Swiss regiment at Cen
eva, in accordance with the law which re-
quires military service from all citizens
OF the confederation.
A II. Mcleod. freight traffic manager of
the Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton, is TO
retire from that position, which he has
held for thirty years. In appreciation of his
long and efficient service he will be given
the title of general freight agent of the
freight department on the Erie, which will
carry with 1t a comfortable salary. This
place he will hold for life.
The late General Isaac J. Wistar of Phila-
delphia was condemning war at a meeting
of the Academy of Natural Sciences. At
the end of a vivid description of wars
horrors he smiled "a woman, he said,
twice married, stood with her second hus-
band beside the grave OF her first. Here"
she murmured, " hero lies. You would
not be my husband today, Jack. had John
not been killed at Gettysburg" co." the
man cried hercely, what a curse war is
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-16
DO 1T NOW.

Public sentiment is a unit for the
abolition of the county jail graft
1t is conceded on all hands that
there is no more reason why the county
should pay As cents a day for feeding
prisoners i'm the county jail while the
city is paying only 16 cents a day for
feeding prisoners in the city Jail than
there would be for the county to pay
three or four times as much per ton for
fuel to heat the county buildings than
the city is paying for heating the city
buildings.
1t is matter Of record that during
sheriff, from 1896 to 1899, John Melon
aid received but 30 cents per day for
feeding county prisoners. There has
never been any rational explanation or
good reason given why the price was
increased by 80 per cent, except that the
maximum rate, which means the highest
rate allowed by law, is 80 cents per day.
That rate may have been reasonable in
sparsely settled counties at the time the
law was enacted, but payment of the
maximum rate is by no means cOmpul-
sorry. On the contrary, the county board
is expected and in duty bound to give
the taxpayers the benefit of the most
reasonable rate that can be procured
consistent with its obligation to supply
sufficient amount of wholesome food
for the inmates of the county Jail.
Why the various county boards have
failed to do their duty in this respect,
although their attention has repeatedly
been called to the contrast between city
and county jail expenses, is a matter of
notoriety as well as a scandal. Repub-
lican boards did not want to hurt the
feelings Of the republican sheriff by cut
ting down his Jail graft and the demo
cratic boards did not want to hurt the
feelings of the democratic sheriff by cut
! ting down his jail graft, and thus the
! fragrant abuse has been continued from
year to year by the manana policy-not
this time. some other time.
The popular demand for retrenchment
in all the departments of county govern
ment can no longer be ignored or defied
with impunity. The present Board of
Commissioners will not be excused in
attempting to shift the responsibility
upon the next board. The mere fact
that change will take place in the
sheriff's Office within six or seven weeks
affords no excuse for procrastination.
Its plain duty Is to take action without
further delay, even il the amount saved
between now and the change in the
sheriff's Office aggregates only a few
hundred dollars. The proper time for
the abolition of the jail graft is before
and not after the change is made in the
sheriff's office.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-16
SOMEWHAT CONFLICTING.
Arguments of Railroad Men DimcuIt
TO Reconcile.
Minneapolis Journal.

Minneapolis Journal
The dispatches state that the representa-.
tives of five Of the leading railway labor
organizat lions have presented to the presl-
dent protest against his plan for railway
rate regulation They argue that govern
ment regulation means lower rates and
lower rates means lower wages.
lust how this argument is to be recon
ciled with the claim Of the railroad COM
panies that lower railroad f74tes are lower
without government regulation than they
are with 1t is not apparent but this has
been one of the strong points urged before
the senate committee by their star witness
Prof. Hugo Meyer. If It is true. as the
railroads claim, that the public gets lower
rates when the railroads are let alone than
1t gets when the government supervses
then the argument of the railway organi-
cations is not sound. These things will
have to be reconciied before the pressure
brought to bear upon the president can be
expected to have much effect.
Nobody has complained in the past more
bitterly of the influence Of employers upon
employees in seeking to determine their po-
litlcal action than the leaders of the en-
ployes themselves. II such influence is
potent perhaps it is not surprising that 1t
should operate in this case.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-16

tionably is very well informed as to tho
work Of that department and those upon
whom it devolves. Moreover, Mr.. Roose-
welt is undoubtedly most DESTROYS that
the foreign Office" Of the United States
shall be maintained at the very highest
standard. Our State department never
stood higher in the respect of foreign
governments than AT this time and it
will not be allowed to decline There is
reason to believe that the efficiency and
influence of this most important depart.
ment will be enhanced under the ad-
ministration of the present secretary Of
state
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-16
STATE DEPARTMENT REFORMS.

1t has been commonly supposed that
of all the executive departments that
which has charge Of the foreign rela-
tons was freest from any need of re-
forms 1t appears, however, that Secre-
tary Root has found that some changes
can advantageously be made and that he
is arranging to bring these about as
soon as II can practically be done, The
first step, it is stated, is to get rid Of
some Of the less valuable of his sub
ordinates, Several have already been
provided for elsewhere and it is under
stood that others are slated to be either
retired from the public service or given
diplomatic positions which they are
qualified for.
1t is said that Mr., Root, with his great
capacity for work. has undertaken the
task of personally acquainting himself
with every phase OF the department.
work. When he has learned all there Is
TO know about the workings OF the State
department it is predicted that there
will be a great shaking of dry bones
though it will be done so discreetly thai
only those who are familiar with the
personnel of the department will realize
the importance OF whatever changes ar,
made. AS Mr.. Root has been secretar!
OF state only few weeks he cannot al
yet have learned much about the quail
fications OF his subordinates, so that tn
changes already made or I'm contempla
ton We're doubtless suggested or di
rected by the president who unQues
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-16
RAILWAY RATES AND EMPLOYEES.

RAILWAY RATES AND EMPLOfES.
One Of the expedients adopted by the
railroad managers in their efforts to
prevent federal legislation for the regu-
lation of rates is to marshal the EN-
ployes OF the roads in opposition to the
public demand for such legislation. In
this they have been to an extent sue.
cessful The organizations of employees
I'm the service Of the railroads have been
persuaded by the managers and attor-
neys Of the corporations TO take a stand
against rate regulation by the govern
ment and their representatives have
presented TO President Roosevelt a pro-
test, undoubtedly carefully prepared by
railroad attorneys, against the leglsla.
ton which the president has recon-
mended
The views presented in the protest are
not new. They have been urged re.
peatedly by representatives of the rail
roads since the question of rate regula-
ton has been discussed. Put in concrete
form they amount simply to this, that
regulation Of railway rates by the federal
government will necessarily result in the
lowering Of rates and this will mean a re-
duction in the pay of railroad employees.
SO far ms those employed by the rail.
roads are concerned argument of this
kind is likely to exert an influence. but
those who are in a position TO take a
fair and unprejudiced view of the mat.
ter will not be Influenced. The employ
ment and compensation of railroad
workers, like every other class of wage
earners, are subject to the law of sup
ply and demand. When the railroads
are being operated to the extreme limit
Of their capacity, as at present, they
will retain all their employees at good
wages. On the other hand, when traffic
falls off they will reduce the number
OF employees and cut down wages The
question of government rate regula-
ton, which contemplates only the cor
rectlon Of rates which are shown to be
''AA hhiCfiSohdblt' anu IL RtH-
eral and arbitrary regulation of sched-
ules, would cut no figure whatever in
the matter of the employment and COM
pensation of railroad workers.
The reply Of President Roosevelt to
the delegation of railroad employees
ought to have assured them that the
policy which he urges could not operate
to their injury. There is no injustice
intended TO the railroads, but only such
supervision and regulation as will re-
quire them to deal fairly and Justly
with the public. 1t is a reasonable prop
osition that If determinations, rebates
and other abuses now practiced can be
done away with it will be to the adj
vantage Of the railroads and therefore
TO the benefit Of all who are connected
with them in any capacity. Railroad
employees have been misled in their op-
position to the policy advocated by Mr..
Roosevelt and their attitude, instead Of
contributing to their welfare, is really
adverse to it, as we'll as to that of the
general public ,.,+
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-16
VAIN PLEADINGs.
Baltimore American.

baltimore american.
I wooed her with the softest words,
Like music gentle Of sweet birds.
/ talked her fine. l talked her fair,
sang her praises everywhere.
l urged her in the gentlest way;
/ showered gold with open hand.
begged her only TO command.
She merely said she'd think II DER,
And only that and nothing more.
begged her bless my humble home,
/ offered all, from base to dome;
promised her of rooms the choice,
That hers should be deciding voice
In every mooted family plan;
Should dare to cross her lightest wish
That she should dine on finest dish,
And go abroad in silken dress.
She said she'd others, too, to press.
I longed for her with wild desire;
My bosom burned with raging hre;
saw the vision in dismay
OF her / longed for torn away.
desperate grew with frantic fear
moaned. 1 groaned, dropped tear.
And begged she would at least confess
Some pity for my great distress.
She said she did some pity feel,
But scantiest pity did reveal.
I even stopped to gift and bride,
l felt II woe to be alive
II she should go and leave me there,
Crushed meath the weight of my despair
I offered gold, promised all
OF worldly goods within my call,
She spurned them all, that stately dame
And passed as naughty as she came.
She said: "a better place I've took"
And so she went-our latest cook.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-16

Now we are told that the tide OF senti-
ment against annexation is slowly re-
ceding In South Omaha, and it is APP
parent that a different feeling exists
from last winter, when 500 South
Omaha people and brass band went TO
the state capitol and protested against
the bill having the consolidation of
Omaha and South Omaha as its ultimate
object 1t must also be apparent that
the brass band protest had its inspira-
ton solely from political piebiters and
grafters who did not want to be pried
loose from the crib.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-16
Gives the Cue to Governors.

Boston transcript.
Practically the president has settled for
all the country the date of Thanksgiving
day. since most state governors will in
their proclamatlons agree with him that
the S0th is a very good time for the holi-
day. 1t does bring it bit near to Christ
mas, perhaps, some will say, but there
will be time TO recover physically and
financially from any i'll effects of the days
celebration. For while the president can
do no less in his proclamation than to sug-
gest that people pray for deliverance from
passions, appetites and follies, everyone
knows that under those three heads are
reckoned most of the occupations and pas
times that make the day different from
other days. Foot ball. big dinners and
quiet little family games of bridge as they
help to while away the day, will directly
or indirectly stir in all ages emotions that
do not exactly bring peace of mind.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-16
GOOD SIGN OF PROSPERITY.
Railroad Earnings from Passengers
show Up Big.
New York Evening Post.

New York Evening Post.
Railway officials look to freight earn
ings for bread and butter. OF the $780,
s469O7 gross reported by the railroads in the
last Interstate Commerce commission an
nual statement, 70 per cent was derived
from the transportation OF freight and
only % from passengers. Yet the income
from the passenger service is closely
watched, as such returns reflect to large
extent the financial condition of the terri
tory served. This was especially true dur
ing the year just ended, for gross earnings
varied to an unusual degree, the Northern
Pacific for illustration, reporting an in
crease of s4,1s73li. the Rock Island a de-
crease Of S9179s1, the Illinois Central a gain
of $2,6T,514. and the Atchison an increase
of only S2O4,637, The passenger earnings
of a number of roads throughout the
country for the past three years are given
below:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-16

Although the proposition authorizing
the issue OF $4,000 more fire engine
house bonds has carried. there is no
reason why the entire amount should
be issued at once. One-half that
amount should be sufficient for the cree
ton OF very respectable engine house
and an addition OF one engine house a
year would seem SUFFICIENT for the ordi-
nary demands caused by actual expan-
sion
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-16

All OF the roads mentioned, including the
ones reporting decrease or small gain in
gross earnings. showed remarkably large
increases in passenger receipts during 1905.
Thus the claim OF general prosperity is
maintained. 1t is worth recalling that the
end of boom period, is generally marked
by an advance in real estate prices and by
larger railway passenger earnings. Dur
ing the first seven months of the calendar
year 1904, gross earnings OF the railroads
decreased S1932s, 595.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-16
states, Risht. Get Another KNOCK.


The conference of southern governors and
congressman at Chattanooga has dealt
state rights a blow by agreeing upon the
terms Of a new national quarantine law.
under which the national government shall
be supreme everywhere along the coast
line. This result was foreseen from the
movement OF the breakdown Of the Lousi-
ana state quarantine during the recent yell
low fever epidemic. Southern statesmen
finally yield to the imperious logic Of
facts
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-16

II the railroads succeed in grid-ironing
the alleys as far west as Twelfth and
Thirteenth streets the street railway
trackage on lower Farnam and lower
Dodge may have to be relocated to avoid
blockadcs and collisions.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-16

Former Governor odell of New York
wants TO deny under oath certain state
Tnents made by James II. Hyde; but no
one has learned Of any desire ON his
part to be cross-Questioned regarding
the late election In New York
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-16
Something Happened.
baltimore American.


The young man who deliberately planned
a wreck on the Rock Island railroad for
the fun Of seeing what would happen, sue
ceeded so well that sevral lives were lost.
As result Of his funmaking, he has been
sentenced to Imprisonment for life, and
he will have a chance to spend the rest
Of his days waiting for something to
happen
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-16

In declining 10 invest in submarine
lots adjacent to Riverview park the
council for once fully eoncurs with the
views expressed by The Bee, that the
Missouri river has the first mortgage
upon that undesirable strip and its peri
Odic foreclosure of the first mortgage
would make a second mortgage worth
less.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-16

Nebraska and Iowa hardware men
evidently have more confidence in the
policy Of the president than in those
who place their trust in their ability to
'talk" the railroads into being fair and
reasonable In their rates.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-16

The Iowa and Nebraska Implement
Dealers association has discovered that
it has been made the victim of graft
ers' in the guise of organizers. The
discovery would be still more important
If the grafters had been exposed in the
report
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-16

Since Tom Lawson is arrested on q
charge OF libel it is possible that leaders
of high finance" may breathe easier;
but RS the case has not been tried, they
should not venture too far from the
cyclone cellar.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-16

With orders out to rush work OH war
ships, the United States navy yards
have an opportunity to show what they
could do in case the ships were really
needed
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-16

Fillbustering against Cuba will prob
ably prove less romantic than hllbuster-
ing for that island. Residents OF the
Isle Of Pines will secure little comfort
from the man who declared that the
island OF right belonged to the new re-
public
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-16
ALMOST EVERYBODY

Is coughing. II is the time Of
year when people are most sus-
ccptibIe to colds. SCOTS EmuI-
sion will not only cure the cold.
which otherwise might hang on
all winter, but will give strength
and flesh to the body to resist
more colds. pneumonia, etc.
SCOTT BOVINE, .Os Pearl Street, New YorL.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-16

Now that there has been one more vic
tory won by the lawyers of the Water
board, they should not be backward in
coming forward with another thousand
dollar bill of extras before the pumping
station runs dry.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-16
4 Dreadful Suggestion.

CINCINNATI ENQUIRER,
The suggestion has been made that the
people OF the United States would gladly
adopt Prince Louis OF Battehberg II he
should get tired of his royal environment.
Still, il would probably be better for the
admiral to cling to the royal establishment,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-16

One OF the election novelties in New
York was the sale TO watchers at the polls
of ham sandwiches and hot coffee, dis
tributed at cents each from thirty-slx
wagons controlled by the Womens Mu-
nicipal league. The women sold more than
1900 sandwiches and more than 1915 gal
Ions of coffee at the polling places during
the day One of the New York papers says.
They did fine business. even If they lost
money" why they should have lost money
does not appear. The scent rate should
have given them profit. even with real
cream in the coffee and real ham in the
sandwiches.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-16

Secretary Taft In describing the stu
alton in Ohio speaks like man who had
little hope of capturing the regular
organization" for any presidential boom
he might be cultivating.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-16

The we'll defined rumor that ex-Coun-
Gilman Isaac S. Hascall has decided to
shy his castor in the ring as against
Councilman Back for the First ward
nomination next spring seems to be pre-
mature. Judge Hascall has served no
tlce on all to whom it may concern that
he has at no time stated or intimated
that he would be candidate at the mu-
nicipal election next spring, because II
is premature to consider the matter at
this time, and further because there is
plenty of time before the next election
to reconsider Whether this assurance
will pacify Councilman Back and all
others to whom IL may concern it would
be premature at this time to prognOsti-
cate. There is plenty of time between
now and the spring election to reach a
conclusion.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-16

The jobbing district is beginning to
crowd the burnt district and presently
''the Castles" will have to be put on
wheels
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-16

Chicago Record-Herald.

Chicago Record-Herald.
Admiral Nebogatof has returned to Rus
STA and explains that he surrendered 20
the Japs in order 10 keep his sailors from
getting hurt II would be no more than
thanks.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-16

The discussion before the council OF
the causes of the fatal accident in the
Hayden building emphasizes more than
ever the imperative necessity of a re-
vision of the ordinances to protect the
public as well as the owners of the
buildings.