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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-27

Eject OF the order PuttinE Business
on Cash Basis.

Chicago Chronicle.
Probably most OF the railroads and most
OF the larger newspapers will welcome the
rule which, according to Interstate Com
merce Commissioner Knapp, is to govern
the commission in dealing with railroad
and newspaper relations.
Nothing but money may be received for
transportation. This provision is aimed at
newspaper and periodical advertising. a
considerable part of which has been paid
for in transportation. Hereafter IL will
have to he paid for in cash, provided. OF
course. that the ruling be judlcially upheld.
II is probable. as we have said. that most
OF the railroads and large proportion OF
newspapers and periodicals will hnd no
fault with the regulation. II will simplify
matters good deal by putting things upon
a strictly cash basis. and that is undoubt-
eddy the most satisfactory basis upon
which TO do business. The big trunk line
systems and the larger periodicals will
deem the new departure satisfactory.
But the satisfaction may not be univer-
sal The smaller railroads and the smaller
newspapers will not be SO we'll pleased.
The small railroads cannot afford to pay
cash for the amount of advertising that
they now do and the small newspapers can
not afford to pay cash for the transporta-
ton that they now enjoy. There will thus
be marked reduction both In advertising
and In the amount Of transportation that
can be used by newspapers.
It may even be doubted whether the
larger railroad systems will view the rule
with entire satisfaction. A great deal OF
valuable advertising of various kinds has
hitherto been available through paying for
II with transportation. It Is advertising
which would hardly warrant cash payment.
yet II is advertising which the railroads
will be loath TO resign. Under the ruling
OF the commission 1t will have to be dis
continued.
1t remains to be seen, however. whether
this ruling will stand a constitutional test
IL 1t be questioned-and It undoubtedly will
be- Can the interstate commission, abro-
gate the right of barter and trade a right
which is at the foundation of all commerce
and which was in existence before money
was thought of? This is the question
which will be tried out when the rule is
taken into the courts.
II the right of barter may constitution
ally be inhibited In one case It may be sim
ilarly nullifed in all cases. This would
stop all transactions involving payment
'in kind" and bring all business to a
strictly cash basis. Such a condition
might prove desirable In some ways and
intolerable in others.
1t remains to be seen, at all events,
whether the courts will sanction the prece-
dent which the commission seeks to estab-
llsh. The adjudication of the question will
be interesting.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-27
sPEoTAcLEs At THE THROTTLE.
Question Up Between Burlington
Company and Its Engineers.


Chicago News.
Nobody will dispute the proposition that
locomotive. engineer while on duty ought
to be able to distinguish all objects that
would be visible to person of normal
eyesight. This is especially true of en-
gineers of passenger trains on main lines
and traips entering crowded terminals.
Officials of the Burlington railroad have
convinced themselves that they cannot rely
as confidently upon engineers who are COM
PEELED to wear spectacles in order to see
clearly as they can upon those with un-
impaired vision. Steam OF smoke may dim
the lenses at critical moment. There
upon they lose their usefulness temporarily
aud have to be removed and made clear
agian. Meanwhile an important signal
has been overlooked and the train may
be wrecked in consequence. This is the ar
gument upon which is based an order to
transfer engineers wearing glasses from the
most important trains to others where the
risks are not so great
The reasoning of the Burlington officials
Is challenged by the engineers. They raise
the important point of the personal equa-
ton. There are engineers and engineers.
Each man who takes out a train Is either
competent to care for It or else he is not.
Perhaps he wears glasses and perhaps his
eyesight Is normal. In any case he should
not be in the engine cab unless he can be
relied upon to do the work. IT, say the
engineers the man who wears spectacles.
by reason of his careful methods his
knowledge of all that relates to handling
a train and his general good sense. to-
gether with his ability to see signals, is
a perfectly safe man for the work in hand
he should not be ruled out arbitrarily.
This is a matter upon which neither the
railroad officials nor the engineers can af-
ford to take stand which does not ac-
cord with the best interests of the public.
The risks OF train accidents must be
duced as low possible. The Burlington
management has done well to raise the
question of spectacles worn by engineers.
The facts of accidents due TO engineers
blunders should be carefully sscertained.
II these prove that spectacles are a source
OF danger in railroad work, engineers who
wear spectacles doubtless will agree that
they should not be put in charge OF the
most important trains
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-27
personal NOTES.

President Palma's wish to round out his
life in the United States is likely, to be
realized.
The campaign is wide open In Pennsyl-
vania and the crop of chestnuts is the
largest ever gathered.
Official returns from India show the an
nusl mortality from snake bite exceeds
10000 Kentucky and Peoria are neglecting
some appealing opportunities
Boldly and bravely comes the presidents
friend. Jacob Riis. with a knock on re-
vised spelling. Yet Jake could lose an ~"
without injuring his manly beauty.
Physicians say the sultan OF Turkey
can't possibly live more than year Abut-
ting nations might brighten Adults shad-
ows by handing In their ultimatums.
The richest policeman in Chicago re-
knowing how he satisfied champagne APP
petite with a beer income. Surely that
was the limit OF curiosity.
Building Commissioner Bartzen of Chi
cago continues to offend well-to-do people
by insisting on obedience to the building
laws. Parslmonious landlords scrimping
architects and shady contractors unite In
denouncing the Commissioner as an Of
fensive meddler.
Uncle Joe Cannon is quite pesrt as
vendor of sarcasm. One day a colleague
asked him what in his opinion. was the
main difference between the days OF his
youth and the present time, Well" an
swered Uncle Joe, reheetively, when
was a youngster young man was salts
fed TO paddle his own canoe. but nowadays
every one thinks he has a call to steer tina
ship OF state"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-27

Rev. r. l.. Wheeler of South Omaha, IN
The Presbyterian.

Rev. r. l.. Wheeler of South Omaha, IN
The Presbyterian.
Edward Rosewater was buried on Sab
bath afternoon, September 2, 1905, at Forest
Lawn cemetery, Omaha. We write that as
a matter OF history for the permanent flo
of our bound copies of the Little Presby
terrain" which we religiously keep. AS we
stood in that long line of thousands who
looked on the face of the dead Nestor of
the western press. we were impressed with
the fact of the deeply rooted elements of
charity in the human heart for any soul
over which death sits as victor. Not an
unkind word, not a harsh criticism passed
along that line! Marvellous, was it not?
The bier and awaiting grave on the hillside
has soothed even the passion of his enemies
and lifted the scales from their eyes so
that even they could begin to see elements
OF greatness in the life of the poor butchers
son of Bohemia. He left no gold, silver
bank stocks, or bonds. He died poor. And
yet does any man die poor when the COM
mon people crowd the streets of great
city to do as they did last Sabbath? In
all that line that 1 viewed in its swiftly
passing through The Bee building, 1 saw
but one man who wore a silk hat, and but
two with gloves. Perhaps that doesn't mean
any thing, probably not; but when the
common people press up to the bier of
the dead, many, Of them dressed in over
alls, collarless, slouched hats, and in
workingmen's shoes, and old women dressed
so plainly that their gsrb spelled out their
struggle for life along humber lines,
felt that no man so honored, died poor.
True the press says the chief men of the
state sought TO honor. him." Well, they
could AFFORD to. do so. for he was the peer
OF any of them. But that is not what
mean. 1 refer to that touch Of charity
which. as banner hoated over those
marching columns mean that expression
OF honest sorrow from the hearts of the
common people who, without hope of re-
ward, brought their sweet spices OF low
ing memories to enibalm their dead friend.
But why must we be safely dead before
merit is approved. or lazy love dare
utter its ,eulogy?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-27

oupied by a civilized and ceaselessly
outreaching race, although the devel-
opment OF their resources has only
fairly begun But the frontier far be-
yond which Pixies peak so long stood
as a measuring mark has utterly
passed away. We have already
reached a time when we find it valua-
BILE and necessary in estimating the
future and interpreting the story Of
the movement which brought us here
to study the careers and motives and
achievements of the pioneer spirits
that carried the frontier forward and
often boldly transgressed It. For
Lieutenant zebulon Montgomery Pike
was only type in which we're concen-
trated the qualities which the early
west at once attracted and developed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-27
Women who Wear Well.

1t Is astonishing how great a change .
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the appearance and disposition OF many
women. The freshness the charm, the
brilliance vanish like tho bloom from u
peach which is rudely handled. The
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OF the charming maiden. There are two
reasons for this change, ignorance and
neglect. Few young women appreciate
the shock to the system through the
change which comes. with marriage and
motherhood. Many neglect TO deal with
the unpleasant pelvic drains and weak
nesses which too often come with mar
riage and motherhood, not understanding
that this secret drain Is robbing the cheek
OF its freshness and the form OF It's
fairness.
As surely as the general health suffers
when there Is dcfSpgement Of the health
Of the delicate womSnly organs. 90 surely
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-27
THE WELLS SECRET.
John Boyd o'Reilly.

John Boyd O'Reilly.
| knew. 1T all my boyhood; in lonesome
valley meadow, .e.I,
Like a dryad's mirror hidden by the
woods dim arches near .t.i
Its eye flashed back the sunshine and grew
dark and sad with shadow.
And ! loved It's truthful depths, where
every pebble Bay so clear.
scooped my hand and drank It,, and
watched the sensate culver
or the ripping rings, Of silver, as the
pressed the richer grasses from its little
trckling river
iii at last l knew, as friends know,
every secret Of the well.
But one day I stood beside 1t, on sudden.
unexpected,
When the sun had crossed the valley and
a shadow hid the place;
And l looked in the dark waters, saw my
pallid cheek reflected,
Ard beside IL, looking upward met an
evil, reptile face.
Looking upward. furtive. startled at the
silent, swift Intrusion;
TEen 1t darted toward the grasses, aud
saw not where 1t Ned;
But knew its eyes were on me, and the
old-time sweet illusion
or the pure and perfect symbol l had
cherished there was dead.
o, the pain TO know the perjury OF seeming
truth that blesses.
My soul was scared like sin TO see tle
falsehood of the place,
And the innocence that moved me; while in
dim, unseen recesses
There were lurking fOuler secrets than the
furtive reptile face.
And since then-ah' why the burden? when
joyous faces greet me,
devoid of art,
l cannot trust their seeming. but must ask
what eyes would nieetlme tf
Could j look In sudden silence at the 30
crets OF the heart. %itffI
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-27
SENATOR BArIEPs CASE.


The fact that Senator Joseph w.
Bailey, certainly one Of the foremost
men in active politics, a leader of ac-
knowiedged ability and national infiu-
ence in his own party, has been sud-
denly thrown upon the defensive by
his relation of attorney to powerful
corporation interests. while at the
same time serving as member of the
house and United States senate, proves
conclusively the increasing exaction
which public opinion puts upon men
in official places. In his apology Sen
ator Bailey indeed has no difficulty in
proving that II has been customary
for lawyer senators to practice their
profession, for an unbroken line of in
stances from Daniel Webster to Matt
Carpenter, and even much later than
the death of the great Wisconsin law
yer, could be cited. But thereby the
Texas senatorial defendant does not
meet the essential issue in this case,
which rests upon the fact that the at
titude of the public has materially
changed toward such practice.
There is more delicate sense OF
public duty today than formerly ex-
listed, summarily condemning evil or
even the appearance OF 1t which once
went unquestioned. Moreover, the
growth and ramifications OF corporate
wealth, peculiarly interlacing with
government favor and manipulation,
are such as vitality to alter the impli-
cations of such relations as Senator
Bailey is driven to defend, so that the
situation of Webster and Carpenter as
attorneys when senators was radically
different from what they would be
now. Assuming the correctness of
Senator Bailey's claim that the attack
upon him is inspired by his enemies,
the fact nevertheless is significant of
the changed public attitude that enc
mics desiring to hurt him should
choose this ground of attack as most
favorable to their purpose. The fact
remains that men who desire to main
Jbih tu0AhcCiNOo hibh OhhNfoA PhoNNb
must now see to 1t that they keep
clear of entangling- corporation en-
tanglements of which the people have
too good reason to. be suspicious,
whether a different public sentiment
formerly was due to the times or to
character. Though he has been one OF
the most popular men in his state,
though he has been already over
whelmingly renominated by direct pri-
mary and endorsed by convention, and
even though he may sincerely feel
that he has maintained his integrity,
Senator Bailey will find as sure as
fate that no merely technical defense
will meet the imperious moral issue,
and that, even II he manages to avoid
immediate political wreck, his prestige
as a public man has been gravely i'm
paired
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-27
SETTING 4 nrK PRECEDENT.

In the makeup of their legislative
ticket the republicans of Douglas
county have set a new precedent by
renominating eight members of the
present legislature. All three of the
republican candidates for the state
senate have served in that body in pre-.
vious sessions and five of the nine
candidates for representative have
participated as members in the DELHI
erations of the house. Never before
in the history of this county, so far as
we know, has a legislative ticket been
presented for the support of the voters
of whose personnel two out of the
three would, when elected, go down
toNLincoln as old members.
The advantage of experience in law
making is not to be underestimated,
providing, of course, that it is expert
ence of the right kind and coupled
with record that commends itself to
public approval. The interests of
Douglas county have in the past with
out doubt suffered 81 Lincoln because
represented in each successive 1egis-
lature by men entirely new to the
business, whose time was consumed in
learning the ropes, while the expert
enced wire pullers in other counties
played all around them. BY renom-
mating and re-electing a fair proper
ton of the old members who have
given satisfactory services our people
will be simply taking advantage of
the lessons these members have been
taught at our expense and ought to
get larger returns upon the invest
ment.
The fact that eight of the twelve
names on the republican legislative
ticket have already appeared upon the
legislative roll calls testifies to a grow
ing disposition to send representatives
to Lincoln from this county with a
view to getting results on matters of
local interest as we'll as contributing
to the solution of the larger problems
that concern the entire state.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-27
LIGHT FROM Mr.. sTICkNEY.
schemes of Railroad Managers to
Evade the square Deal.
Kansas City Star.


Ever since the railway rate bill was en-
acted railway oficials and attorneys have
declared that ii would be impossible 10
comply with the requirement that com
plete schedules of rates should be posted
in each ONCE of the respective compa nies.
This provision Of the law was designed
70. simplify the proof OF illegal discrimina-
tions and also TO permit each shipper to
discover for himself whether the agent
was giving him the benefit of the estab-
lished rate. Plainly, IL was, and is, the
pivotal remedy proposed.
And now comes A. b. Stckney. presi-
dent Of the Chicago Great Western rail-
road, and demonstrates that the rule for
published tariffs is not only salutary and
necessary, but is thoroughly practicable.
Mr.. stickney shows that 1t would he i'm
possible" to post in every freight office-
or in any one-such complex and inherently
dishonest schedules as are now the rule,
but one Of the chief benefits of the law
would be to Simplify tariffs so that II
would be possible to conform TO the rate
statute.
As President stickney declares, order.
method and system" prevail in every de-
tail of railway operation except that n
making freight schedules, and the i'm
mense CONFUSION IN thdt one department
has the distinct purpose OF permitting He
gal determinations under the semblcnce OF
law.
1t is pointed out by Mr.. stiokney. as
one having authority. that a comprehen-
sive tariff, published in zone indexed vol
ume-instead OF in S.0OO pamphlets as Is
now the average rule-would give the spe-
cihc rates between any two points on the
road. Another volume would deal with
rates 10 points on connecting roads. II
would then not require an expert 10 figure
out the rate on every shipment the road
carries and there would be 40 chance for
such dishonest scheme as rebates ana
''ovs rcharges." .t
Mr. stickney shows eonvineiDgly that the
only 'tmpossibility'' Involved In the rate
law is that especially created by the rail-
wsys-for the purpose Of svading the square
deal
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-27
OUR FOREIGN ooMsERC e.

For the FIRST time in the history of
the country our aggregate foreign
trade in twelve consecutive months
has exceeded $4,000, 900. 900, reckon
ing from August 81. In, round num-
bers the exports were $1,750,0O0,0 900
and the imports $3.50, 900, 900, so
that the excess of the former, or the
balance of trade in our favor waS
$500, 100000 or equal to the total
value of our foreign trade just half
century ago. The total foreign trade
had indeed reached $3,0OO,OO0,O 900 for
the fiscal year ending June 80, IL the
exchanges with noncontiguous terri
tory of the United States like Porto
Rico and the Philippines be included,
but strictly such are not to be classed
as foreign.
From 1856 to 1890 our total an
nual foreign commerce grew from
$500, 100000 to, $1,000, 900 900. or
trebled in twenty-four years. BY 1 800
II passed the 81 900, o00, 900 line, and
Ouiy OLA sCdlo AabCl Nv mas INV Q1NNN
another $1,000. 900, 900, having thus
within half century multiplied six
times.
The most gratifying fact, however,
is not merely the growth of the ex-
ports, which the last year showed a
monthly average of considerably more
than 100000 900, but that the
larger part of them consists of manu-
features. A half century ago the bulk
of exported commodities was agricul-
tural products.
Upon the whole. the 100000, 900
trade balance in our favor is sufficient
TO pay the immense expenditures of
American tourists abroad and interest,
dividend and other dues to foreign
creditors, and still leave resources
which place our industrial and finan-
cial interests in an independent and
increasingly commanding interna-
tional position.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-27
The rule recurring lights on aut

The rule requiring lights on auto
mobiles traversing the streets after
dark should be more strictly enforced
in Omaha if we are to avoid serious
accidents and the requirement should
be extended also to. the motorcycles.
whose owners up to this time have.
in few instances. taken this slight pre-
caution against collisions. The motor
cycles whizzing along W the dark are
as dangerous, II not more dangerous.
than the automobiles.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-27

Loved by NJ. Employe..

south Omaha Democrat.
In his lifetime Edward Rosewater made
some enemies. but i'm nine cases out OF ten
these enemies were made on account of
politics. OF all the hundreds and hundreds
Of men who were employed by him from
time to time during the thirtycodd years
he published The Bee. | do not believe that
he had a solitary enemy among them.
was employed on The Bee for a number
Of years and my work threw me in direct
contact with Mr.. Rosewater a great deal.
knew him well In fact, he made II n
point to get close to his employees, He
never passed one Of them on the street
in the hallway or anywhere but what he
would stop and say a word. and he was
always pleasant and cheerful about the
Office. No matter what worry he might
have on his mind. he was never grouchy or
grabbed with his employees. The men in his
employ respected and loved him. They
could not help II. No employee on The Bee
ever went to Mr.. Rosewater for a favor
but what he got IT, And some outrageous
demands were made upon him. Still he
never seemed to think so. At least he did
not show 1t.
Scores and scores OF fsvors i'm the line
OF charity were bestowed upon employees
and eX-employes. Mr.. Roscwster never
made any noise about his charity, but
his heart was full OF II. In fact. he never
refused anyone for fear that he would make
mistake and turn down one that was
worthy. No one solitary person that ever
worked for f. Rosewater was his enemy,
and this indeed Is a record that should
and will stand out in his memory as one
OF the many good things that his friends
love to remember.