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Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-14
Personal NOTES.

An Iowa man wrecked a train to see
what would happen" He went to jail for
life. That's what happened.
Senator Albert ]. Beveridge. writing of a
recent novel. describes 1t as life, life
brimming TO the cups edge, quaffed to the
cups dregs."
Secretary Root has secured as his conf
Dental clerk II. F. Neighbors OF New York,
who acted as private secretary to Mr.. Root
prior to his appointment. Mr. Root is the
FIRST secretary since Mr.. Blaine to avail
himself OF the actual service of an en-
ploye OF that grade.
Bourke Cochran, who only a few years
ago was great figure to conture with in
New York politics. has apparently lost
much Of his prestige. His appearances for
Tammany in the campaign just closed have
not by any means been so successful as in
the past, his audiences at times even show
ing doubts as to his sincerity.
William Travers Jerome OF New York is
not the only man who won at the recent
election without having any party nominal
ton. In Massachusetts John B. Moran.
who ran for district attorney of Suffolk
county CBoston) on the Endorsement of the
requisite number of voters, was elected
over the fusion nominee of the republicans
and democrats.
Railroad magnates are generally sup
posed to be hard workers, but many of
them seem to stand II very well. James
J. Hill is 81. A. j. Cassatt is &C, Marvin
Hughitt is "a, and E. T. jeffrey, Roswell
Miller and Thomas Lowry own up to 50
each OF seventeen of the most prominent
railroad men in the country not one Is I'M
der 80 years old.
Secretary Roots energy in the State de-
partment Is astonishing members OF his
stan. He goes TO work early in the morn
ing, insists on having personal information
about everything that is going on and stays
at his desk until s or 7 o'clock every even
ing, working hard. He evidently realizes
that a secretary OF state cannot be success
full as long as he has TO depend upon his
subordinates TO tell him what Is going on.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-14


There is said to be considerable com
plant in South Omaha because Of the
fact that at the present time the local
water rates are higher there than they
are in Omaha. Last year the complaint
of Omaha's chief mariner was that the
water rates in South Omaha were lower
than they were in Omaha The only
relief in sight for South Omaha is to
invest in a $4,000 year water board
and couple of special $1,0OO-a-case
special attorneys This is permissible
under the South Omaha charter, without
going to the legislature, and we feel
sure South Omaha will encounter no
difficulty in finding the men who are
willing to sacrifice themselves.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-14
ITALIAN IMMIGRANrS.

The disposition shown by the Italian
government to aid in the distribution OF
its immigrants to the United States
will undoubtedly receive every encour-
agement from our government. More
complaint has been made regarding the
immigration OF Italians than Of any
other people, chiefly for the reason that
to a greater extent than any other
aliens they have congregated and col
onized in the larger cities of the coun-
try, thus maintaining a distinct social
position and keeping up native customs
and characteristics deemed to be I'M
favorable to their becoming good citi-
zens Of this country.
The Italian government having, as it
appears, become cognizant of this, has
sent a special messenger to this country
with a view to establishing in New
York a labor bureau for Italian inn
migrants, under the direction of the
Italian Agricultural association. The
plan is that those who have done farm
ing work will be distributed in the rural
districts, while those who have been
engaged in other lines of work will
have employment found for them in
other cities. 1t is stated that a syste-
matte effort will be made to overcome
the padrone system at present being
worked to the detriment Of the Italians
as they arrive at New York. This move
ment OF the Italian government is to be
commended and there can be no doubt
that it will have good results. A bet
ter distribution of all aliens coming
to the United States is needed and this
example of the Italian government can
not fail to have a wholesome influence.
1t merits encouragement and is said to
have received the approval of President
Roosevelt and the officials Of the De
partment of Commerce and Labor TO
whom the proposition was submitted.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-14

prevent the importation Of yellow fever
and its spread from state to state. This
position Of the states Of the south gives
assurance Of action by congress as
recommended by the conference and
doubtless also by the southern leglsla-
lures. Hitherto there has been strong
opposition in the south to national quar-
antine, but the experience at New Or
leans appears 70 have pretty completely
convinced the southern people Of the
wisdom OF placing the quarantine of
ports entirely under the control and
Jurisdiction Of the federal government.
Had this been the case when the yellow
fever made its appearance at New Or
leans there can be no doubt that the
disease would have had fewer victims.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-14
BRYANIsM IN NEBRASKA.
Followers of "The Peerless" Cut n
Melancholy Figure mt Home.

Followers OF "The PeerlesH' Cut
Melancholy Figure mt Home.
St. Louis Globe-D ebocrat.
It will be noticed that Nebraska is still
the enemy's country for its illustrious son,
William J. Bryan. Not much interest,
either at home or abroad. was taken I'm
the election for minor state officers in Ne
brasl<a, but a fair-slzed vote was cast,
nevertheless. and the republicans were vic
torious All the elements which Bryan led
in the old days were fused. as usual,
against the republicans. and as usual, they
were cleaned out-H at the polls.
Mr. Bryan is on the other side OF the
globe at this time, but he will quickly
hear the news Of the election in his home
state. Some of his friends or his enemies
will take particular care to tell him what
Nebraska has been doing and he will be in
terested in the tale. The ex-candidate
keeps his finger on the pulse of the democ-
racy, especially Of it's western end. the end
which will give the law to the party in the
convention of 1908. He started a postal
card canvass in the early part Of 1905, by
which he is in possession Of the views of
hundreds of thousands of democrats all
over the country He has made arrange
ments to hear from them from time to
time until the meeting of the national con-
Vention
Nebraska's verdict on democratic policies
is not calculated to please its famous son.
but IT is probably what he expected. Prob
ably also it will not AFFECT his prestige in
the convention of 1908. He is still the
largest man in his party. despite his sue
cessive defeats as it's standard bearer The
fact that his party in 1904. largely because
1t rejected Bryan's advice and nominated
Parker. met far worse defeat than il
sustained in 1896 and 1900. when It had
Bryan for a candidate, will advance
Bryan's stock. Unless Mcclellan should
get elected governor OF New York in 1906,
there is no democrat in sight now who will
be in any position TO contest Bryan's su-
premacy in his party two and a half years
hence. Nebraska is against Bryan. New
York was against Cleveland In 1892, but he
received the candidacy In spite of that
circumstance. His home state continues to
turn down Mr.. Bryan, but the country will
continue TO hear from him, at least until
after the convention OF 1908 draws the lines
for the big canvass. In several important
respects the illustrious Nebraskan smashes
all the political presidents
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-14
TRAINING FARMERS.
Beneficial Eject of Western Methods
AppIauded.

Brooklyn Eagle.
Several of the western states are trying
an interesting experiment Farming is a
profitable business with them and they
realize that the prairies must always be
used to raise crops upon. They wish to
prevent an exodus of their sons to the city,
like that which has ruined the New Eng
land hill country and filled so many ad-
vertising pamphlets with lists of abandoned
farms. So they have set about a deliberate
movement TO make farming interesting. 1t
is not an individual affair like making the
work at home attractive. but is reached
through the schools and through a series
OF competitions for crops raised by chill
dren. In Nebraska the law requires that a
school teacher shall pass an examination
on agriculture before she can receive a
certificate and in the requirements the ex-
animation on agriculture is substituted for
that on other natural science which is COM
mon in many states. Then the children
receive instruction in the natural processes
by which crops are produced, the idea
being that they may become interested in
the scientific laws through which farming
may be made profitable. In Colorado and
Kansas they stir up the feeling for the
farm through competitions for farmers
children. The general purpose is to glorify
farm life and at the same time to make II
as profitable and comfortable as possible.
That is in striking contrast 20 the atti-
tude of New England when the rush away
from the farm began. For a time that was
an exodus to the west, where land far
more fertile than that OF New England
was to be had for the asking. That move
ment peopled the west with the fathers and
grandfathers of the men who are now
going TO work through government agen-
cies to make farms attractive to their own
children. But In New England 1t was fol-
lowed by rush OF both boys and girls TO
the cities and factory towns. II presently
came TO be the accepted thing that the
bright and enterprising boy left home while
the one who had not life enough for any
thing else stayed on and ran the farm.
Farming was quite generally regarded as
the refuge Of the men and women who
could not md anything better to do. OF
course, farming conducted by the refuse
Of the native population could not pay
and presently hill farms came into the
possession OF French Canadians and Irish
immigrants, while the men who had owned
them crowded into shops and cities. For
some years now that tendency has been
checked somewhat because the good land
In the west Is less available and because
the opportunities in the towns are fewer.
| towns for the most part being overcrowded
with resident population out OF work. So
there is a slight swing back toward the
land In New England: but farming is still
regarded with dislike II not contempt by
most New Englanders Of native ancestry.
| That Is precisely the attitude which the
western men do not wish their children
20 acquire. They are being wise in time
| and II they can check the exodus to towns
they will beneht not merely the farms,
j but the towns as well
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-14
POINTED BIT OF HISTORY.
why Big shippers Rally to the Rail-
road side of the Issue.

Kansas City Star.
Let no one be deceived by the fact that
many big shippers" are against the pro-
posed adjustment of disputed rates by the
Interstate Commerce commission or some
other qualified board Of review. The rea-
sons for this attitude are obvious enough,
but 1t is interesting to point them out in
one OF the greatest railway fights in his
tory-that waged in Wisconsin.
For fourteen years Wisconsin stubbornly
fought for an equitable rate system. 1t
has finally secured a large measure OF re-
lief. but the efforts OF the corporations.
through direct and indirect corruption, are
so persistent and so powerful that the
state must constantly make vigorous
defense
In January Of this year, when a rate
bill was introduced. defining the demands
OF the people. 1t was found that many OF
the big shippers were opposed to the
measure. 1t was obvious that such ship
pers were receiving rebates, but how TO
show the fact was the question But a
plan was found In Wisconsin the rail-
roads pay per cent OF their gross earn
ings in lieu Of state taxes. The state had
right to appoint and did appoint. expert
| accountants to go over the books OF the
railroads to ascertain what the gross earn
ings OF the railways were. The PURPOSE
was to enter all rebates as a part OF the
gross earnings and 10 collect them. II
was found, in spite OF the crooked book
keeping that the shippers who were op-
posed to rate regulations We're receiving
rebates. A long list OF rebate accounts was
sent to the legislature by the governor but
in each case the name OF the receiver OF the
rebates were omitted, Thus no shipper
knew whether he had been discovered" or
not. This uncertainty was really very
embarrassing. II was 50 embarrassing
that forthwith every one Of the big ship
pers'' withdrew from the state capital and
ceased openly to work for the railroads
As result the bill soon became a law.
No one should be deceived. A man who
Is avowedly against fair play is profitins.
or expects to profit, by play that isn't fair
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-14
secretary ratt as "a Censor"

The editor of the Courant was one Of the
members of the secretary's party on his
recent trip to the east. He was not I'm
vited as a newspaper man and was in
doubt as to the propriety Of writing letters
while on the journey. Accordingly he con-
suited Secretary Taft and asked him II he
had any feeling in the matter. The secre-
tary's reply was: Write all you want to;
tell whatever you see that you think is In
teresting. and say just what you think
about things" There is a specimen OF
Taft Censorship"
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-14
tnnnr1rn IL rIsn1ncrnn

Already IL appears that preparations
have been made by various interests TO
have their lobbyists at the national
capital as soon as congress assemblies,
ready to look after such interests in the
event OF any legislation being proposed
relating to them. 1t il said that not for
a good while, probably, have there been
such marked symptoms OF the presence
Of Injurious influences surrounding leg
islation as are now to be noted.
The Washington correspondent Of an
eastern paper remarks that there has
been a change in the methods Of lobby
ing. The former direct plan of win
ming or controlling votes by one scheme
or another has been to a large extent
given up and the later plan is to bring
influence to bear upon the constituents
of legislators, through bureaus of pub
licity. Of which the railroads have given
an example.
It is stated that comparatively novel
way in which the evil Of lobbying is
renewing itself is found in the effort
to direct or influence the kind Of news
sent out by press representatives.
This evil proceeds" It is said. mot so
much from special interests themselves
as from a certain small number of rep
resentatives of those special interests
who happen to be seated in sundry ad-
ministrative positions" 1t is asserted
that in several of the different depart
ments Of the government a system has
grown up of directing public opinion
by the issue Of so-called press bulletins,
which are often well written and some
Of them honestly intended to afford in
formation to the press Of the country.
On the other hand some have a bias
in favor Of this or that cause or move
ment. Another evil noted lie in the form
of muzzling the press, though 1t does
not appear that this has become par
ticularly serious.
1t is altogether probable that lobby
ing, in one form and another, will be
as conspicuous as usual during the
coming session of congress. 1t is safe
to say that the railroads will be well
represented and doubtless there are
some other special interests which will
have their representatives in the ma
tional capital with a view to seeing that
no harm is done such interests. Con-
gress can, of course, protect itself
against the intrusion of lobbyists, with
the exception Of those men, by reason
OF having been members of that body,
enjoy the right of admission to the
floors of the two houses, but there is
no way by which the congressman can
guard himself, when not engaged in the
performance of his duty, from the APP
proaches of the lobbyist, unless he
should go about disguised, and even
such an expedient would probably not
always be successful. Discussion of
means for doing away with the lobby
evil has been going on for many years,
but It still abides and seems likely to
continue indefinitely.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-14

Under the decision of the supreme
court, that portion of the Dodge primary
law authorizing the imposition of an in
come tax ON candidates before they were
permitted to have their names inserted
on the primary election ballot has been
knocked out. A rush for the court house
by the unsuccessful candidates, as well
as the successful ones, who want to re-
cover their entrance fee, may be looked
for within forty-eight hours.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-14

The suggestion by the World-Herald
that the railroad rate regulation issue
be debated before the Commercial club
with F. A. Gaines representing the ship
pers and some member TO represent the
railroads, is timely. The Bee seconds
the motion, with the further suggestion
that Mr.. Kelby speak for the railroads,
while Mr.. Gaines talks for the shippers.
Such a debate, with Euclid Martin as
referee, ought to be very harmonious.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-14
NATIONAL QUARANTINE.

The southern conference on quaran-
tine and immigration. held in Chatta-
nooga last week, with delegates from
fourteen states, adopted a resolution re-
questing that the senate and house Of
representatives in congress enact law
whereby coast maritime and national
frontier quarantine shall be placed ex-
clusively under the control and juris-
diction Of the federal government, and
that matters OF interstate quarantine
shall be placed under the control and
Jurisdiction OF the United States gov
eminent acting i'm cooperation with
several state boards of health. An
other resolution urged the legislatures
of the several southern states TO enact
quarantine regulations as nearly as pos.
sible uniform.
IL was declared that the experience
Of recent years, and especially the ex
perience OF this year, had demonstrated
the futility of many antiquated methods
of quarantine hitherto. resorted TO and
the wisdom and necessity, IN the in
terest Of the public health and the pub
lie business. Of uniform regulations t
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-14

Among the fragrant abuses that nave
grown up within the past few years is
the intrusion OF employees on city and
county pay roll. into election boards.
The improperly of a man employed in
a public office that requires his active
presence in the discharge Of specific du-
ties and functions absenting himself for
a day to serve on election boards with
a view OF increasing his income, must
be apparent to everybody. But that is
not the worst feature. II frequently
happens that the clerks and public Off
cials acting on election boards are
placed in equivocal positions when their
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-14
THE FURNACE FIRE.
Bonneville Journal.

Somerville Journal.
The furnace fires started now.
And sleepily at night
The old man has to go downstairs
To fix the IRE right.
He puts a lot OF cinders on.
Too large a lot, no doubt,
For in the morning, when he wakes,
The furnace fre's out.
The house is cold, the folks are cross,
He's rather ugly, too.
He clears the mass Of clinkers out
And starts the fire anew.
II burns all right till 3 o'clock
Or even 4; but when
He reaches home at night he finds
The fire's out again.
The lawn mower Is bad enough,
The snow shovel is worse,
But, OH the winter furnace 10
The biggest household curse.
The fire's always going out,
You never know Just when,
And oh! the old man will be glad
When springtime comes again!
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-14
A STRIKING INSTANCE.
Rulings Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission Successfully Resisted.

Rulings Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission Successfully Resisted.
Detroit Free Press.
A forcibe illustration OF the need OF
power to make the Interstate Commerce
commissions decision effective Is furnished
by the announcement that an attempt will
be made by the commission to enforce it's
finding in the case recently decided against
the Chicago, Burlington & quincy rail-
road affecting the terminal charges at the
Chicago stock yards. The case, which has
dragged along through the courts since
1898 had to do with terminal charges in
Chicago. the commission holding that the
rates exacted were unreasonable Decisions
along the same lines have been rendered
by the commission at frequent intervals
during recent years. but they have proved
ineffective. the railroads either ignoring
the orders or openly refusing to obey them.
The rate in question has been imposed on
all shippers, but aside from proving that
II is an unjust tax, the years OF litigation
have been productive of no results. Today
cattlemen are subjected to the same i'm
position that aroused their ire more than n
decade ago, while the Interstate Commerce
commission finds itself unable to afford
relief through inability to enforce it's de-
cis!on.
Whether the present attempt VIII eNentu-
ally prove successful can only be con-
jectured. Already steps are being taken
to thwart the move, either by injunction
proceedings or through some other me-
dunn. The power of the commission to
declare a rate excessive is already within
the law, and the findings OF the courts in
the present instance support the commits
sioners to that extent. What President
Roosevelt and those endorsing his views
on rate regulation desire is that when a
decision has been rendered 1t can be en-
forced. thus furnishing shippers a genuine
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-14
BiE Boost for Good Roads.
Springfield Republican

The voters OF New York state have ap-
proved OF the constitutional amendment for
an appropriation OF 900 for good roads
and the amendment becomes operative at
once. This means that lot OF work will
be speedily begun. The engineering and
financial details for road Improvement have
been carefully worked out: the legislation
proposed has been thoroughly disested and
reduced TO an effective working basis, 50
that great project is all ready for execu-
ton.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-14

Judge Parker is 10 plead decision OF
his own court in justification Of Tam
many's course in the late election. Here
Is an opportunity for him to repay Tam
many for what it failed to do for him
last year.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-14
How Did 1t Escaped

Minneapolis Journal.
The American Hardware Manufacturers
association in national convention at Wash
ington Friday Endorsed the presidents rail-
road rate legislation policy by a vote Of
10 to T. The railroads must have over
looked that convention
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-14

Mayor Dunno has submitted another
plan for the purchase of the street rail
ways by the city. 1t is probable, how
ever. that the mayor will run out of
ideas before the council runs out of
committees where plans can be buried.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-14

rhe bead OF the Cotton Planters asso-
citation has just discovered that cotton
should be selling at 10 cents a pound,
but his -hold your cotton" circulars will
probably meet the fate or the hold your
corn" circulars which once flooded Ne
kEaaka mAAs.