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Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-21
TRIUMPH OF REFORM.
Surprising Change Wrought in the
Pennsylvania Legislature.

Philadelphia Ledger.
The short special session of the general
assembly which closed Thursday was the
most wonderfully fruitful session Pennsyl-
yania has ever known. In all our political
history since the Declaration OF lndepend-
ence, there has been no such revolution
as has been accomplished at this time. If
any one could have predicted. at the aiose
OF the regular session of 1905, that the
same assembly, the plant tool of corrupt
organization, would. within a year. re-
verse it's record and put Pennsylvania In
the very front rank in reform legislation
he would have been secuted dreamer.
Yet this what has happened. The same
men who were content to obey the COM
mands of Durham, McNichol and Penrose,
in defiance of constitutional duty or OF
popular demand, have now Joined eagerly
IN carry out the mandate OF the people.
They have promptly and even eagerly
enacted nearly every measure for which
the most advanced reformers have been
contending in vain for years, and which
only the most hopeful ever expected TO
achieve within a lifetime, and have finally
thanked the governor for giving them the
onportunity to do the commonwealth such
service.
The governor deserves these thanks. and
the thanks of all the people of Pennsyl-
vania. He had the wisdom to perceive the
significance of the popular revolt against
corruption and graft and the duty OF i'm
mediate compliance with the just demands
OF the people of the state. Even he did
not at FIRST contemplate so broad pro-
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-21
MAKING THE OHIO IDEA oDIoUS.

AS a sequence of the enactment of the
2-cent-a-mile passenger rate law by the
Ohio legislature the Western Passenger
association has decided to make the law
odiOus as far as possible and at the
same time recoup the railroads for the
anticipated shrinkage In passenger re-
ceipts. 1t is mutually agreed that here
after everybody who travels by rail in
Ohio will be compelled to pay 2 cents
mile regardless of occupation, race,
color or previous condition of servitude
to the railroads.
Preachers will no longer be carried at
half rate. Members of the legislature
and charity concessionaires, life insur-
ance agents and delegates to political
conventions will have to pay full fare,
and Christmas and Fourth of.July Wis
itors TO wife's relations Will be COM
PEELED to fork over , cents mile in
stead of one fare for the round trip.
State and county officials, theatrical
troupes, theater parties, brass bands,
other enthusiasts after sport and prize
pigs will all come under the 2-cent rule.
All these favored tourists will doubt
less keenly resent the insult and out
rage of being compelled to pay the same
fare as the ordinary traveller who does
not wear white choker. a flannel
sweater. galvanized badge or drum
major uniform, but the very common
est OF the common people will like the
change and enjoy it very much They
never vet have been able to compre-
bend why any discrimination should be
made against them in favor of COM
mercial drummers, brass band drum
mers or dealers in options and futures
in this or in the next world.
All conductors look alike to ordinary
passengers and they do not see why
they should not look alike to all con-
ductors when they call tickets"
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-21
FOUR SCORE YEARS.

(Written by William Hutchinson. Omahi
on the Occasion of His S0th Annivel
sary)
My years four-score. this day of days,
And cure II seems nae lang
Since did skip over Scota's braes
And Tilt wee bit sang.
1t aiblins was o. Bessie Bell"
Or Bonnie Mary Hay"
Dear Lass. Let Me the Secret Tell"
Or maybe Scots Wha Haze"
MY Mamie O., or ,,Roy's Wife"
Or willie Brewcd Peck O. Maui"
'A-Comin' Thru the Rye"
But be II this, or be 1t that
WI eighty years game thither.
In robust health I'll sing o wealth
In friends that round me gather.
Frae far an near, wi notes o. cheer,
Congratulations swarm
Around my Jugs; my heart full tugs
Responsive to their charm.
Who but an migrate like myself
Could now withhold his praisc
Frac Him who doeth all things we'll, -
And blessed us all our days.
With Joys supreme and sorrows deep
Sair trials best of a
Tae teach our hearts the depths OF love
And drive our frets ava.
The cares o. bath my Betsey's ta'sn
Frae me, my mission g thru;
An idler i, aside maun lie
WI naethlng mair tae do,
But rust and rot, worthless blot
On our Industrial shield.
Nay But I'll strive while I'm alive
The best of fruits tae yield.
Good friends. God bless YOU all. Amen.
Should nothing interfere
You're all invited here again
The same date o next year.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-21
JOHN A. MCALL.

The death of John A. Mccall, former
president Of the New York Life Insur-
ance company, has closed the career of
man who achieved greatness in the
insurance world not by accident of birth
or incident of luck, but by sheer indi-
vidual genius and great executive ca
pacity coupled with unremitting atten-
ton to detail in the upbuilding OF the
great life insurance companies with
which he was identified almost from his
boyhood
With latent powers and accumulated
experience in Il vocation which he had
made a life study, John A. Mccall was
perhaps, the most powerful factor in the
marvellous expansion that characterized
the New York Life Insurance company
since his advent as chief executive of
that institution. If financial success Is
the crucial test of capacity, John A.
Mccall certainly was the peer of any
of his contemporaries, including the
founders of all the great life insurance
companies of America.
AS a man John A. Mccall was public
spirited. broad minded, generous and
superlatively sensitive. He, felt most
keenly the severe criticisms of his con-
duct by the press and the opprobrium
and stigma that attached to him in con-
sequence of the disclosures before the
legislative investigating committee. 1t
was to his credit that he made admis-
sions before that body which tended to
place him in an unenviable light. While
admitting that he had indiscreetly al
lowed himself to commit a breach Of
trust in making political contributions
from insurance funds, he insisted that
he was actuated solely by a desire to
protect the interests of the policyholders
and the company. Unlike others who
were similarly involved, John A. Mccall
mortgaged his home and died compare
lively poor man in order to make resti-
tuition for the wrong committed as far
as he could.
Toward Omaha and its people John A.
Mccall always manifested cordial friend
ship and good will. He was among the
first to recognize the advantage of the
Transmlssissippi exposition toward the
upbuilding of this city and made a very
handsome contribution towards the en-
terprise. During his last visit to Omaha
he expressed great confidence In Its
future and sincere desire to promote
it's growth. 1t is meet and proper that
this tribute should be paid to his men,
DRY.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-21

At last a New Yorker has pucked up
spunk TO thrash subway guard for his
impertinent step lively"
A rag picker recently died in Gotham
leaving a fortune of $4,000 without wish
ing to discourage ambitious young men e
must be added, however, that part of it
was inherited.
An interesting commentary on the ways
that used to prevail in this announcement
that the Tibetan manuscript presented to
the Smithsonian Institution by Great Brit
ain was obtained by Legitimate purchased"
George Ross of Fort Hancock, Tex, is
the Pooh Bah of officeholders of the coun-
try. He is postmaster of the town, a
member of the Board of County Commits
sioners, justice of the peace and a school
trustee.
Orrin Steinberger, n well-known artist of
Urbana, Ohio. has lived all winter on the
top of a majestic oak tree for his health.
His home, Camp Aloft, was without a
roof, and he has there braved and enjoyed
the caresses of the elements.
General Henry f. Tremain, the newly
elected president of the Republican club
of New York city, has splendid war rec
ord He enlisted as a volunteer and rose
to be brevet brigadier general in 1865.
He was one of the founders Of the Grand
Army of the Republic in New York state,
and always has been active in politics.
1t is said that the father of NJ. Fallieres,
the new president of France, was a man of
such immense strength that he used 10
pick up a cask of wine, drink heartily from
the bunghole and then ask ITO whom shall
pass the cup?" The president is n bib
liophile and often strolls among the book
shops bargaining with the dealers for some
volume of worth.
Three giant brothers named Phillips are
among the new members of the British
Parliament and all are liberals. Wynford
Phillips, returned from Pembroke county,
is six feet three inches tall: Owen Phil
lips. six feet seven inches, represents Penn
broke borough. and Ivor Phillips, six feet
four inches, is from Southampton. The
three stalwarts are sons of Rev. Sir Eras-
mus Phillips.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-21

1t is pleasing to know that Nebraska
has Congressman Hinshaw holding
down membership in the house COM
mittee on merchant marine and fisheries
to which the subsidy bill has been re-
ferred. If Mr.. Hinshaw does not get
amendments grated on to the bill be-
fore it energies from the committee to
insure regeneration of the Missouri
river steamboats, and resurrection OF the
old line Of prairie schooners that used
to ply between Omaha and Fort Kear-
ney DC will be dlrefully derelict in his
duty to his constituents.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-21
TAINTED PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Dual whoOp Against PlutOcratic Gifts
to schools.


The Omaha World-Herald is stirred to
tears by the noble words used by it's former
employe, Hon. William Jennings Bryan, in
turning his back on Illinois college and
Mammon. "Our college cannot serve God
and Mammon." cried its most illustrious
living graduate. modestly sure that he is
serving God all the time and conscious OF
having acquired by his voice and pen a
goodly pile OF demammonlzed mammon.
His old employer takes up the whoop
and makes II louder:
Our public schools are the chief reliance
of self-government and enlightened civili-
zation. They are our all-powerful weapon
against all the abuses and evils that
threaten. They are at once the torch and
the flaming sword that are driving the
hosts OF greed and oppression into the
sea. What ineonceiyable madness Is Il,
then. that leads us fatuously TO allow the
captains OF this opposing force TO lay hand
upon our schools?
Fatuously, indeed. II tainted plutocratic
gifts are not good enough for colleges they
are much too pad for schools, The colleges
are for the few. The public schools are for
all. Shall millions OF innocent school chill
dren be poisoned by "plutocratic support"
Of primary education?
The more this great question OF faint
is examined the clearer 1t becomes that
no worthy public object should receive
contributions. either forced or voluntary
from the plunderers OF ''the producing
classes" The faint can be avoided only
by exempting plutocrats from taxation.
Only persons with Just views of plutoeracy
and trusts should be allowed to pay taxes
The experiment OF purifying the tax rolls
should be begun in Omaha and Lincoln.
Neb.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-21

gram as has been carried out. To suggest
to this legislature the most sweeping meas
ures of nonpartisan reform seemed vision
airy. But the response 10 his summons was
such TO open up a wide opportunity.
which the governor recognized in his sec
ond call. With no very important excep-
tons, all of the subjects which he thus
referred to the assembly have passed
upon wisely and well. The members them
selves hardly can realize the far-reaching
results OF what they have done. To those
who have long contended for such re-
forms with little expectation of success
the extent of the victory is almost be-
wilderinE
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-21
Strange BedfeIIovvs.
Chicago Chronicle.

The strangest conjecture of opposites
thus far developed in the United States
senate was when, in the same debate and
on the same day. Tillman OF South Car
DINA declared that railway devilment"
can not be stopped TIL we compel some
millionaire railway operator to wear GRIM
inal stripes in jail and Lodge OF Massa-
chusetts proclaimed that we never should
have repealed the provision for furnishing
railway evasions of rate regulation with
imprisonment. since the offenders care
nothing for fines which they can make the
companies pay Is this a new case of the
lion and the lamb COUGHING together? And
IL so which is the lion?
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-21

With so many eminent Nebraska at
torneys attending the divorce congress
at Washington, we may have hope that
some scheme will be worked out by
which the growing divorce evil in this
state may be checked. Some people are
inclined TO believe, however, that part
OF the lubricator for the divorce mill is
traceable to the zeal of shyster lawyers
eager to get fee without much scruple
as to the manner OF earning II.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-21
sIackening Tide of Inn migration.

Springfield RepubIican.
immigration into the United States, while
still very heavy, shows some indication
of falling behind the record figures of the
past calendar year. The arrivals during
January numbered 51,127, OF some 5000 less
than in the month last year This seems
to be due less to any shrinkage in the de-
mand for labor in the United States than
to tightening of pressure from behind
For 1t appears that emigration from Rus
STA in this direction is responsible for the
whole loss-the arrivals from that coun-
try having been 1882 last month. as COM
pared with 5,74S year ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-21

There are some serious questions as
to the eligibility of John II. Butler for
the position of building inspector. In
the first place, the question is raised
whether he is still n resident of Omaha:
that is, whether he retains his citizen
ship here after having acquired home
stead In South Dakota in the great land
lottery. In the next place, 1t is ques-
ton whether he can qualify under the
provision of the charter that requires
the building inspector to be an architect
of not less than seven years practice
in designing and experimenting the
construction of buildings or an expert
enced house builder and mechanic Of
ten years practice as a building con-
tractor or superintendent of building
and construction. Although Butler once
occupied the position OF building inspec-
tor under an old charter, he is not a
builder and is not sufficiently familiar
with modern construction to make him
either competent or safe as supervisor
of construction of buildings into which
iron, stone, steel and brick enter as ma
terials. An ordinary carpenter surely
does not measure up to these specifica-
tons.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-21

In the present municipal campaign
there is little room for straddliug. The
old adage that those who are not with
us are against us will become applicable
more than ever among the Fontanelle
high private braves and bravados who
are dividing their affections between
the two "B's"-Benson and Broatch-
the would Bees and will not Be's.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-21

The gladstone information is given
ont that the University of Nebraska has
engaged a new foot ball coach for the
coming year. The wave OF foot ball re-
form evidently broke before it reached
the shores Of Salt Greek.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-21

The bergs are getting in their work
OF fling for the spring election. We
already have westberg, sjoberg and the
other ''bergs" of the Garfield club are
preparing to pre-empt space on the pri-
mary ballot
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-21

Balfour has opened his campaign In
Billingsgate and when he energies sue
cessful he should have acquired few
choice epithets to use in describing
party which refuses former premier
a seat In the house without fight.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-21

Sound the tocsin and beat the drum!
Major Church Howe is not to he wiped
off the map as consul general at Ant
werp by the new consular service bill,
but is only to have his income trans
formed from fee basis to n salary
basis, and the salary is to be larger than
were the fee perquisites heretofore. All
Is quiet again in Nemaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-21

City Attorney Breen hopes for an
other assistant. Why not replace Carl
Wright on the permanent pay roll In
stead OF keeping him on the salary list
as special attorney OF the Water board
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-21

Another Corean has committed sui
eide because of the domination of that
country by Japan. If the plan is gen.
orally carried out Japan may find place
for its surplus population.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-21

Letters from China tell of greater ex-
element than are told in kilograms.
Either the situation must have improved
there or the censor is watching the
wires.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-21
Power of the Pass Gag.

IHHHU'IpIIIH FTVbH.
It didn't occur to the Pennsylvania leg
islature to investigate the coal mining
transportation companies until free passes
were cut off. What sashing time the
next regular session will have with no re-
strictions on It's actions?
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-21

sire to interfere with Mr.. Garhelds in
vestigation on the same subject; and
again, it may be that IL does not want
to raise any new points of immunity
from prosecution.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-21

II is now denied that Harry Orchard,
under arrest for killing the former gov
ernor Of Idaho. made a confession. Evil
IDENTIFY some of the war correspondents
from Che Foo are encamped near Boise
(titv
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-21

Perhaps the senate is asking the In
terstate Commerce commission to re-
port on the subject of coal and oil trans
portation rather than asking the De-
partment of Commerce and Labor for
the information because it does not de-
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-21

The protest against the pure food
bill by blenders of whisky would indi
cate a feeling on their part that patrons
sometimes drink liquor for something
besides its taste
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-21
Celebrity in Bank wreckins.

PhiIadeIphia Record. -
In ten weeks from the opening of a
bank In Illinois the officers and directors
had borrowed a sum larger than the en-
tire capital on the collateral of worthless
securities. 1t is in this way that bank
wrecking Is generally accomplished, but It
1t was never before done in so short a
time.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-21

A bill for the resuryey Of Mcpherson
county is pending in congress, which
forcibly recalls the meandering OF the
Platte river and other survey frauds
that scandalized Nebraska's federal
oficialdom in the '70s. AS a matter of
fact four-nfths OF the original surveys
west OF the lOoth meridian were shams.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-21

Now that France has been unable to
suggest compromise on Morocco ac-
ceptable to Germany the American dele
gates may have a chance to add to the
laurels Of this nation as a peacemaker.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-21

President Baer evidently failed to
take into consideration the supreme
court Of the United States when an
nouncing that his corporation had a d.
rect mandate from on high.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-21
The Moral OF war.
RrOOkiyn Eagle.

Russia spent billion dollars in its war,
and got itself into two billion dollars
worth of trouble by so doing. Never go to
war. Unless you are sure you can whip
the other fellow
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-21

The discussion of the Grove verdict
by the executive committee Of the Com
mercial club Is suggestive Of discus
sion about padlocking the barn door
after the horse has been stolen.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-21

The South Omaha city council wants
a new city hall very much So do the
South Omaha real estate spectators
who expect to unload a city hall site at
fancy prices.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-21

Z; From the way South American diplo-
mats discuss the speech of Secretary
Root few Of them have any pretense of
being up on the meaning of the Monroe
doctrine
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-21

BY odd coincidence Governor Penny
packer Of Pennsylvania took no steps
against easy divorce until number of
his friends Were divorced from their
graft
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-21

In declaring all passes and special re-
duced rates suspended since the 2-cent
passenger rate went into effect those
Ohio railroads tip off the real reasons
why these favors were granted.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-21

There is no lack of councilmanic tim
Der this year, but a great deal of it is
made up Of Eastwood saplings and will
low underbrush.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-21
Consider the Rebaters' Taste.
Philadelphia Ledger

Senator Lodge. in his scheme TO send
rebaters TO Jail. forgets that in matters OF
such delicacy the personal tastes Of the
rebaters must he consulted. Rebaters
would object to prison fare.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-21

STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
State OF Nebraska, Douglas County, S.:
c, G. Rosewater. secretary Of The Bee
Publishing company. being duly sworn.
says that the actual number OF full and
complete copies OF The Daily, Morning,
Evening and Sunday Bee printed during the
month OF January, 1906. was as follows;
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-21
WHEN OUT OF TOWN.
Subscribers leaving the city tenn
porarily should have The Bee
mailed TO them. Address will be
changed rs often n. requested.

Omaha is TO have an automobile show.
Omaha will take no back seat for any
city of Its size.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-21
FLASHES OF FUN.

Her-I guess our dog doesn't like you
Him-Oh. yes he does.
Her-What makes you think so?
Him-Well, he tasted me last week and
he wanted to do 1t again tonight.-Phila-
deinhia Press
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-21
American Gifts In 1905.

view 1OTk sun.
Reckoning only the known gifts of 5000
and upward made in the United States
last year we have a total OF $6600O,OOO.
Compared with prior years. beginning
with 1900, the record is:
1900 .....S 1900, 900 1903. .Ss5, 600 600
1901. 107, 100000 1sO4....... 62,0OOOOO
For the six years the average is SIS, 1000
a year or a little over 1854 900 a month.
II the smaller gifts and the unadvertised
gifts were added the total would doubtless
exceed 100000 a year, or s1O,OOOooO a
month.
1t is safe to assert that the United States
has a big lead over the rest OF the world
in the matter of private. and indeed pub
lic giving to charity, education, art and
church work.
OF the $50, 1000 given in 1906 Mr.. Carnegie
gave $4,000. 900 and Mr.. Rockefeller $4,000
O00
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-21

9. G. ROSEWATER,
Secretary.
Subscribed in my presence and sworn
TO before me this 31st day of January, 1906
(seaD NJ. r. HUNGATE,
Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-21

I'm Russia 1t is illegal for a person to
marry more than five times" said the
man who knows things.
THAT Just shows how unprogressive the
Russians are" declared the man from st.
Louis.-Houston Chronicle.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-21

isn't it q fact professor that the
troubles of society are caused by one-half
of the world not knowing how the other
half lives?'
MY dear sir. the trouble comes from
the one-half trying to find out."-Chicago
Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-21

The tall. impressive vice president IS
never clad, when in the senate, except in
conventional garments OF the statesman,
long Prince Albert dark gray trousers and
a plain black silk tie This raiment is du-
plicated for at least Ave rows OF seats back
and then comes a sprinkling OF white vests
and colorad ties. Mr. Fairbanks always
carefully dusts the seat OF his chair before
he trusts his Immaculate coattails and he
never leaves his shining top hat in the
lobby, but brings II into the senate and
places It with extreme caution on the top
OF his desk
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-21

I'VE are poor" sighed the maiden.
And consequently OF no interest what
ever to the reporters and photographers. 50
responded the sensible youth as he slipped
his manly arm about her fragile form
Pittsburg Post.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-21

Wigg-T know a man who was, robbed In
broad daylight in London.
Wagg-That was very remarkable.
Wigg-Why. is robbery so scarce there7
Wagg-No. but broad daylight is.-Phila-
delphia Record
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-21

mo" said the woman, contemptuously,
81 don't understand her at ALL"
You don't?" replied the young man. 81
thought you posed as clairvoyant"
"Well?'
well. she's a dream."-Philadelphia
Ledger.