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Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-24
LABOR AND IMMIGRATION.

At meeting in New York few days
ago of the Civic Federation the state
ment was made that there is serious
scarcity of labor in all the industrial cen
ters of the country and that an imme-
diate solution of the problem is neces-
sary if our present state Of general pros
perity is to continue indefinitely. One
of the speakers at the meeting favored
liberal Interpretation of the immigration
laws and the future enactment of more
liberal laws if they were found to be
necessary or desirable. Statistics were
presented showing the capabilities of the
United States for sustaining a popula-
ton of two or three hundreds of millions
of people without OvertaXing its re-
sources. There was an earnest discus
sion of the immigration question, with
the usual variety of views, one member
declaring that the nine states through
which the southern railway passes will
welcome about million desirable immi-
governor of North Carolina said that his
state is offering the greatest inducements
TO high-class immigrants, adding: I'VE
need them in factories and on farms.
The farmers are willing to furnish land,
tools and stock and give one-half the
crop for cultivation" Doubtless there is
a similar condition in other portions of
the south. There is a demand for labor
in the west that is not being met and
desirable immigrants would be well
coined in this section.
The New York Journal of Commerce
points out that the principal "evil' in
the immigration of the present time is
not the number of alien arrivals, but the
lack of distribution to the parts OF the
country where the population is needed
There are places where there is no
dearth of common labor and where there
is an excess Of population that must de-
pend upon that kind of labor. But there
are large sections OF the country whose
lands are but partly occupied, whose re-
sources and industries are only partially
developed, and which are in need Of la
hor OF every grade. There is nothing
alarming in the arrival of a million i'm
migrants in a year If only they can be
placed where they will become useful
producers and will be capable of becom-
ing good American citizens" Is it prac-
ticable to effect such a distribution of
immigrants as is manifestly desirable? ?
The commissioner OF immigration has
suggested plan which very many be-
lleve would have good results and II
ought 70 receive the careful consideration
OF congress IT is simply to provide for
giving trustworthy information to immi,
grants as to where there is demand for
labor and where the most favorable op
portunities for settlement are to he
found Such information could be sup
piled by the government without very
much expense, as the states would un
douhtedly supply great deal Of II. THAI
II would prove Of very great value 1,
not TO be doubted. Having such infor
nation thousands who now congregat,
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-24
SENTIMENT ovERwHELMs LOGIC.
Capital Punishment for Women n
Dead Letter Law.
Chicago Tribune.

OHlCdBO lIlbullSs
There has been a loud outcry in all parts
of the United States in behalf of Mrs, Mary
NJ Rogers of Bennington, VT, who is under
sentence of death for the murder of her
husband three years ago.
The evidence in Mrs. Rogers case has
been thoroughly sifted. She had fair trial
before jury. The governor granted her a
reprieve to enable her attorneys to present
to the supreme court evidence which they
claimed entitled her to new trial. Each
hearing has only served to exhibit more
clearly the Nervousness of her guilt. She
and her paramour lured her husband to
retired place and bound him with ropes
and she chloroformed him. 1t was an afro
cious crime, committed in a treacherous
manner, for the lowest purpose and unat-
tended by a single eXtenuating circum-
stance.
Those who oppose Mrs Rogers execution
generally admit this. They contend she
ought not to be put to death, not because
she is guiltless, but because she is a
woman. The same reasoning is advanced
in defense of every woman whose crimes
bring her in the shadow OF the gallows.
People are used to the hanging of men, and
If man should murder his wife Mrs.
Rogers murdered her husband few voices
would be raised to save him. But the
| thought of hanging a woman Is to many
| extremely shocking and revolving
Phe deliberate and malicious killing of a
| master by his servant, of a superior by an
| inferior ecclesiasttc, and of a husband by
| his wife were denominated petit treason by
| the common law. They were deemed more
| aggravated forms of homicide than murder
| because of the breach of confidence and
| duty and the treachery they were consid-
| cred to involve, and were punished with
| great severity, the sentence of a wife In
| such case being to be drawn and burned.
| A great change has come about in public
sentiment, and the husband who kills his
wife is esteemed a worse criminal than the
| wife who slays her husband.
The persons who plead for the total aboli-
| ton of capital punishment are consistent.
| Those who are willing to have men hanged
but protest against the execution OF a
woman under any circumstances are gov
erned by sentiment rather than by logic.
Theoretically both sexes ought to be equal
before the law in criminal and in civil
courts. But when there is a conflict be-
tween sentiment and logic, the latter al
most invariably gets the worst OF it. The
feeling that It is wrong for the state TO take
the life OF a woman. no matter how blood
| stained her hands may be, a feeling almost
unknown "A century ago. is powerful now.
Because Of II few murderesses go to the
gallows, and fewer still viii 20 there In the
future
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-24
OMAHA's YOUTHFUL MAYOR.
Successful Politician and Acting Chief
Executive of Omaha nt Twcnty-SiX.

Another Nebraskan of meteoric career,
though not as widely known as ColoRcl
William Jennings Bryan, is Harry b. zin-
sence of Mayor Moores.
This young man, who stands at the head
of a municipal government controlling 125,-
coo persons, is barely 26 years old. Brought
by his parents from Poland in his fourth
year, Mr., Zimmans first home in the land
of liberty was the city of Omaha and in the
Third ward. the most vicious in the city.
At years old Zimman was put to work 20
aid in the family's support.
Quick, alert and energetic, he picked up
great deal of useful information and ap-
piled 1t, too. According to his own state
ment, he has been a politician since his
sixteenth birthday. The fact that he has
had small opportunity for education has
not been as great a handicap to Mr.. Zlm-
man might be supposed. Everybody in
his ward knew him a boy, listened to
him when he argued questions of the day.
became convinced of his ability and was
ready to vote for him as a party candidate.
Each time he has come before the people
on election day he has been victorious in a
bitter and hard-fought campaign. Recently
he was elected president of the city council
and as such stands next to the mayor.
Frankly, I am a politician" he told the
Human Life correspondent. but hope you
realize that there are politicians who are
as anxious to do what is right and wise as
there are politicians anxious to do what is
wrong and unfair" A greater part of his
salary he gives to his mother for her sup
port
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-24
POLITICAL DRIFT.

Governor Herrick OF Ohio proposes 70 ex-
terminate the Legislative lobbiest, Perhaps
Ohio governors are permitted to work over
time.
Lincoln Stcffens in McClurc's pronounceS
Cleveland the best governed city" When
Tom johnson absorbs the significance Of
that assertion II is feared he Will "slop
over" into the next county.
one Of the clerks in the Treasury depart
ment in Washington has rounded out a
record Of forty years In the public service.
lie did not celebrate the event, but his
neighbors stirred up some noise about tin
Richard Croker is on his way back %,
the states Mr. Croker when he left New
York thought he knew all the points in the
game, but Philadelphia has opened up
school which will make his experience look
like 30 cents.
Tom Taggart is up against more trouble
In Indiana. Petitions have been sent to the
Hoosier governor protesting against Tag
CARTS Monte Carlo at French Lick Springs
and demanding the suppression Of that
gambling resort The governor intimates
there will be something doing presently
Boss Murphy of Tammany Hail already
outclasses his predecessor IN scouping in
wealth. He has a country estate town
house, a string of horses, two automobiles
yacht-all the frills Of greatness And the
money from rich contracts is rolling in fas-
ter than he can burn it," He has been In
politics about fifteen years
Mayor Weaver of Philadelphia finds his
propensity for gifts somewhat embarrass-
ing for II rcformer. Last Christmas long
before he dreamt of breaking away from
his political partners he received many val
liable presents Santa Claus brought him
500 set of dishes a team and carriage, 40
| books, Turkish rug, clocks, iewelry, library
furniture and minor articles, practically all
of them sent by officials whose heads are
now in the basket or approaching that
gruesome receptacle of the dcfunct Some
o fthe donors would like to have their do
nations returned, together with their love
letters; and supporters of the mayor urge
him to send back the tainted gifts"
a delegation of republican politicians
| called upon Mayor William b. Hayes OF
Pittsburg and sounded him as to his will
| ingness to be a candidate again. Not for
me-" was the decided reply. II wouldn't
accept this job for another three years if
the salary were raised to $4,000 a year"
| Before he became mayor Mr.. Hayes was In
the lumber business and he says that that
| life is strenuous enough for him When he
was elected mayor he appointed. number
| of his friends to good positions. 1t seemg,
that about nine-tenths of them have laid
| down on him and his troubles have caused
| his brown locks to turn white. The mayor
is going back to the lumber business Just
as soon as he can get out
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-24
SEASONABLE ADVICE,
An Ounce of Prevention Worth a
Pound of LOckjnw Cure.

chicago ReCOrd-Herald
The health department in it's weekly bull
letin urges that the anti-toxin treatment
for Fourth of July tetanus victims be not
neglected. Quoting an eastern medical
journal to the effect that not a single blank
cartridge wound treated with anti-toxin
injection has been known to develop lock-
jaw, the department insists that with such
n valuable remedy available every effort
should be made to use it in all cases of
wounds of the dangerous class on the
Fourth.
That is excellent advice and it is to be
hoped that parents and doctors alike will
heed It, But there is even better advice
than this to be given. There is an even
better ant-toxin against Fourth of July
deaths than the kind the doctors use. 1t
consists in repeated applications of strict
law enforcement, both before the Fourth
and upon the Fourth.
Toy pistols, all kinds of blank cartridges
agents in the production of lockjaw. The
sale of toy pistols to minors is absolutely
forbidden. The less dangerous explosives
are permitted only upon the Fourth, but
not before 1t.
If the ordinances are strictly enforced
we may pass through the celebration this
year without the sacrifice OF a single VIC
tim to Fourth of July lockjaw. The next
two weeks should be period Of steady ap-
plication of the variety of anti-toXin which
the police department makes its specially.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-24
SUGAR TRUST INVESTIGATION.

1t is announced that an investigation
of the Sugar trust is about to be instl-
tuted by the bureau of corporations
According to the Washington corre-
spondent Of the Brooklyn Eagle experts
i'm the sugar business have been hired
and list OF questions to be asked in the
development of the facts the gov
ernment seeks is being framed. 1t
is stated that the persons to be can
vassed for information include not only
the heads of the trust, but the various
Independent companies. 1t Is the inten-
ton to send out special agents to ex-
anime persons engaged in the growing
Of cane and beet sugar in order to
determine what effect the combination
among the big refneries has had on
price The wholesale and retail dealers
will be quizzed along the same line and
information will also be secured to in
dicate whether or not the various COM
binations have lowered or increased the
price to consumers. The object of the
inquiry, it is said, is to furnish the presi-
recommendations for legislation.
An investigation of the methods of
the Sugar trust will be of interest to
all the people, very many Of whom have
undoubtedly wondered why it has not
been undertaken sooner. 1t was very
generally expected when the bureau Of
corporations was organized that this
trust would be one of the first, If not
the very first, to be subjected to an in
vestigation, but so strong was the popu-
lar resentment against the Beef trust
and the Standard Oil trust that the bu-
reau found it expedient to give atten-
ton to these as promptly as possible.
it appears that in the meantime it has
not lost sight of the other combination
which for years has been plundering the
public and is now ready to make a
searching investigation as to the meth
ods of the Sugar trust. There ought to
be pretty plain sailing in prosecuting
this inquiry. The government should not
find any great difficulty in discovering
the methods by which this trust has
built up it's enormous business and OBJ
tanned practical control OF the American
market. The general facts as to the
system pursued are already pretty well
known. Some of these were disclosed
at the hearings before the industrial
commission some years ago and others
have come out since. They quite con
clusively showed that the practices and
methods of the Sugar trust were dis
tinctly in restraint of trade and there
fore in violation of the antitrust law.
The efforts of the trust have been per-
sistently directed toward the suppress
sion Of competition and 1t is not less
culpable because it has not been wholly
| successful in this purpose.
What is to be hoped for and expected
is that the government investigation will
be thorough. Every household in the
country has an interest in the matter,
whether it's consumption of sugar be
small or large. The very general belief
| is that the prices made by the trust are
| excessive. 1t Is also the nearly universal
! opinion that its methods are unlawful.
The inquiry, If properly and search
| ingly made, will show whether or not
| these views are well founded.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-24
CoMMERCIALIzING IDEALS.
DepIorRble Tendency Found In All
walks of Life.

O. S. Marden in Success.
This money craze or tendency to COM
morcializc the IDEAL is found in all walks
or life. Never before were so many cler-
gymen, especially young clergymen, loav-
Ing the pulpit to go into business. The
great commercial prizes are so tempting
that their own pitlful salaries look con-
temptble In comparison. There are cler-
gymen in the American pulpit preaching
for few hundred dollars a year who
know perfectly well. and everybody else
knows, too, that they could make many
times as much money in business careers
Many of them do not see why they should
not become rich and powerful; they do
not understand why using this money
making capacity is not as legitimate for
them as for others. In other words there
is powerful temptation today for a cer-
gyman to turn his creative faculties into
money making channels.
Many OF our lawyers are looking for big
fees rather than for great legal acumen
or high standing at the bar. They know
that lawyers are envied. today, not so
much as members OF great and learned
profession, upholders of the majesty and
justice Of the law, as because many OF
them make n great deal of money from
their practice. They know, too, that they
are ranked by fellow lawyers largely in
proportion to their ability to get big fees
1t is well known that some OF the men
who get enormous fees and become mil
lionaires are not great lawyers at all, and
have nothing like the legal ability of
Others who are not paid a quarter of their
fees. What is his practice worth? seems
to be the question by which to measure a
lawyers standing in the minds of most
people.
Physicians and surgeons are measured in
much the same way How often we hear
1t said, why, that physician has a prac-
tice of $4,000 a year" Sometimes tho
sum named is twice or thrice as great.
Just as If this was the measure of ply
sician's usefuness OF course, In a sense,
getting enormous fees is some proof of his
ability; but It is not the best evidence
of mans real service to the world.
Many authors today do not seem TO
think so much Of putting Immortality into
their compositions-of writing books which
shall live through all time-as of earning
the largest amount of money possible with
their pens. Few modern writer's would
spend years upon a tiny bit of compost
ton, or exchange their lives for a few
immortal verses a single book that the
world would not let die.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-24
"NOw Look Pleasant"

SUCCESS MagaZlne.
What would be the effect upon civillza-
tion If everybody would keep constantly in
mind that suggestion of the photographer.
Look PLEASANT" The most difficult part
of the photographers work is the effort
to get the subject before the camera to
rid himself of the cold, stiff, set express
sion of his face and to replace 1t by n
genial, kindly look or a smile. He is not
willing to reproduce the sitter until he
succeeds, because he knows that the
change Of expression will transform the
photograph How the habit of looking
pleasant would revolutionize our natures,
and civilization itself! If we could only
get rid of the hard, eager, worried look
habitual to many of us, not for the few
seconds we stand before the camera, but
for all our lives, how bright the world
would grow!
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-24
Good signs of the Times.

The number of candidates now coming
up for examination for admission to our
colleges indicates that the entering classes
In all our eastern colleges more especially
will be unusually large this year Thou
sands of students now go TO the colleges
with the prime motive Of fitting themselves
to meet the present demand for specially
trained abilities in many departments OF
business and enterprise. Deficiency in that
sort of training is now likely to be d
handicap to a young man who must make
his own way in the world. 1t is note.
worthy, also, that never before was the
number of young women who seek educa.
ton In colleges for their especial benefit
so great as it is this year.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-24

Colonel William ]. Bryan is understood
to have written platform for a demo-
cratic candidate for congress in the Lin
coin (Neb) district to stand upon. 1t
commends the policy of President Roose-
welt on the railroad rate question, but
makes no declaration for government own
ership of railroads 1t is thought the col
onel may be reserving this step for the
next democratic state convention. Now,
however, is the ripened time. Colonel
Bryan should know that the eyes of Mayor
Dunno, Mayor Johnson, Charles p. Salen
and Prof. Bemis are cen now upon him.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-24

The Lincoln Journal tries to make out
that the proposed bank consolidation in
Omaha is a reflex of the period of hard
times, when the facts are quite the re-
verse. Every one of the three banks to
be merged is in better condition than
ever before and the merger is to be
effected at high tide instead of at low
tide. The consolidation is the direct re-
suit of good times and expanding bust,
ness
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-24

The topics under discussion before the
Coal Dealers association of Nebraska
and Iowa, which is now in session in
Omaha, are rather interesting, not
merely to insiders, but to outsiders, as,
for example, the questions of demurrage,
reciprocity and territorial rights. The
diverse would also be interesting,
namely, territorial wrongs, rebates and
reciprocity with the consumers coal bin
when there Is a decline in the price of
black diamonds at the coal mine.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-24

Peoria is slated for the next annual
encampment of the Woodmen. From
Milwaukee to Peoria there is but one
leap. Milwaukee has the largest brew
cries and Peoria the largest distilleries
in America. But what will the Woman's
Christian Temperance union say?
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-24
Is Combination ConspIracyH

A Nebraska grain company has sued the
Nebraska Elevator trust under the state
antitrust law for $12SOOO damages on ac-
count of alleged discrimination and con-
spiracy. grand jury in Cleveland has
just reported indictments against members
of the so-called plumbers trust and of the
Mantel and Tile Dealers association. Con-
spiracy to restrict trade is the charge
against the Cleveland men. Hardly week
passes now that some kind of trust prose-
cution is not started.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-24

A 14-year-old boy is said to have
opened the switch that caused the terri
bic railroad accident near Mentor. But
why should 14-year-old boys be en-
ployed for work that should be done by
railroad switchmen?
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-24

Two state equalizing boards have
found railroad values in Nebraska equal
to those on which the roads refused to
pay taxes and sought Intervention of the
federal courts. That is a pretty safe
sign that the railway assessment is no.
where unreasonably high
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-24

New York judges have decided TO take
no summer vacations this year. but TO
continue in session to permit Attorney
Jerome to act promptly in matters he
may desire to investigate. This looks
like working a willing horse to death.
What about a vacation for Jerome1
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-24

The report from Toxic. that the Japa-
nese are pursuing the Russians may
convey to General Linevitch assurances
OF his high regard under the same con-
dltions that Togo expressed his to
Roiestvensky.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-24
1T is HERE.
Chicago Chronicle.

The picnic season draweth nigh,
The little ants are due;
Now comes the pesky little fly
And fierce mosquitoes too.
The garter snake is in the grass,
And wriggles like q streak,
And as the spinsters see him pass
They utter shrek on shrek.
The little bee is on the wing,
The kids think he's a fly,
Until he hands them out n sting,
And then they sob and cry.
The greenhorn rocks the little boat
It's lots of fun for him,
Until he tries and cannot float
When he falls in the swim.
The hammock now is hung by some
Poor addle-pated chump,
And two sit spooning, when, ah, hu
They both come down, kerbump.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-24

Supreme Court Commissioner Ames, in
his elaborate scholastic and ecclesiastic
opinion on the divergence between
Father Murphy and Bishop Bonacum,
has simply followed the example Of
Solomon in dividing the infant between
the two mothers.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-24

From the contents of the report of In
surance Commissioner Hendricks of
New York, 'high finance" is not the in
vention OF yesterday, but dates back
even further than Tom Lawson had any
idea IL did.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-24

Since the yacht of Emperor William
in the transatlantic race it looks as il
it were up to" the royal sportsman to
make a date with Charlie Barr.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-24

in the large cities would go into the
country places, to the material benefit of
the latter.
Additional restrictions upon immigra-
tion are not needed. The existing regu-
lations are ample If properly enforced.
The real question is to effect a distribu-
ton of the immigrants where labor is in
demand and they can be most useful.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-24
HeedinR che True Call.

bultmOre AUleIlCdls
Many college boys, especially in the west,
II is said. are hearing "the call Of the
wheat 1t is loud call, and there is
less doubt about It being true call than
there is about some other calls which
ambitious college graduates sometimes
think they catch the sound OF.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-24

Philadelphia Press.
Possibly, though not certain, II tho
United States senate were In session It
would be horribly shocked by the presi-
dents energy in bringing about peace ne
gotiations between Japan and Russia.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-24

Objection TO dead men on the Equita-
BILE pay rolls sounds hypercritical when
it is remembered that as a rule the
policy holder must first die TO draw out
his money