Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-06
HOCH TALKS OF HIS FIGHT
Tells Bpworth League Assembly Of Contest
with Standard Oil.
TRAINED TEACHERS ARE IN DEMAND
Assessors' Returns show Nebraska
Has Nearly six million Orchard
Trees, Apples Leading
the List.
TRAINED TEACHERS ARE IN DEMAND
Lon a So correspondent.l

CFrom a STAFF Correspondent)
LINCOLN, Aug. ESPECIAL Governor
+. W. Hoch was the principal at
traction at the Epworth assembly today.
whore he lectured on the topic, - Mes
sage from Kansas" IN which he outlined
his fight against the Standard OIL company
and the conditions which led him into the
contest. During the morning Rev. Mark
Guy Pearse in an address before the
preachers at the assembly, spoke OF tho
need for practical charitable and social
work, with particular reference 70 the
slums. He Illuminated against selhshness
among the preachers. He told of his per
sonal experience in the slums Of London.
Speaking of the attitude OF the church
toward this problem he said:
we sit in our comfortable homes after
a full meal and read with horror of the
doings OF anarchists, and # Is all very well.
but when 1 think how men and women
and children are compelled to live in this
world wonder that there are not more
anarchists.
Men after doing an honest days toll
unrequited, come home. live, eat and sleep
in one room in many Of our great cities
Why does not the church concern itself
with such?"
He declared that the church must at
least be made as attractive to the work
ingman the saloon. Most Of the churches
are shut up for an entire week, while the
saloon is open and anxious to ensnare its
victims He remarked that Americans
were not slow to adopt new ideas, espe-
cially when there is money in them.
What is the use of trying to save
souls" he asked, when we are content
70 allow human beings to live under the
most awful material conditioner War or
strong drink Is not the curse Of life. II is
religion professed and not practiced. Give
yourself to a life OF love and tender serv-
ice and throw the doors OF the church wide
open to the poor and the unfortunate of the
universe. 1t is no wonder that the great
bulk Of humanity, engaged in the cease
less and titanic struggle for a mere ex-
istence, does not enter the church in large
numbers. They are attracted elsewhere,
while the members are engaged in trying
to save their own souls"
HOch's Fight on Trust.
Governor Il w. Hoch of Kansas was the
guest OF the Epworth assembly, but he
was introduced by Governor Mickey, who
occupies tent at Epworth park. In speak
ing OF the fight that is being made in Kan
sas Governor Hoch said:
All that Kansas wants is that the cor
porauons behave, that they do not deny
competitors the right to do business and dc
not attempt to corrupt legislatures and
other law making bodies. Honest compe-
tltion is wanted and Kansas people will
corporations or deny them just rights. II
is not war that the people seek. It is JUS
uce, Kansas will continue this kind OF
fight in the future and 1t will be ready
70 meet bribery and corruption in the fu.
Two measures passed stand out, he said
explaining recent legislation in Kansas, as
being effective that were passed to con.
troll the movements of the octopus and give
the Independent oil producer a square dea
In the state one was the maximum rate
bill on crude oil and the other an anti
the maximum rate law independent neT
from certain point in Kansas were forced
could be shipped for 81. The anti-discrimi
nation law also works much to the advan
tage OF the Independent dealer. There car
be no treezeout in one place on the par
OF the Standard lowering prices. Both law
have been very helpful and are enabling
Kansas fields to be developed wonderfully
The Industry, you know is only in its in
fancy, yet it is able to turn out tire
mendous amount each year.
Nearly Six Million Orchard Trees.
Nebraska has 5,9l9.633 orchard trees, ac
cording to compilation of statistics is
sued today by the state labor bureau Tn
figures are based on the 1905 returns o
the assessors from various counties, an
represent the first attempt of any govern
ment or state department to make a censu
OF orchard trees. BY far the largest shar
Of the total is credited to the apple, S,O64, 81
trees of that species having been reported
while the next in the point of numbers
the peach, totaling 1,720,O7s trees.
The report also shows that the assessor
of the state have reported total area
y oil, 4O5 acres devoted to forest, classified a
timber, equal to $50 sections of $40 acre
each. This would make a strip of flores
a mile wide and $50 miles long. whic
would reach from Omaha to Sidney in a
air line The largest area OF forest is
Richardson county. which has 1929 acre
while Cass county comes second with lis
acres.
Otoe county leads in the number OF app
trees with total of 1859. while Nuckol
county has premiership in the number
peach trees, the assessors having reporte
lOl.O15, closely followed by the 1OO,124 r
turned by Gage county. These showing
occasioned some surprise in view OF Il