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Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-17
ApAMs ON COLLEGE METHODS.

The Phi Beta Kappa address of
Charles Francis Adams at Columbia,
wherein with characteristic bluntness
and force he assails the elective sys-
tenn of studies and the tendency of the
American college to mere bulk of stu
dent attendance rather than rounded
development of the individual student,
Is entitled to the serious attention of
all engaged or interested in educational
work The widening of the gulf be-
tween teacher and student as result
of the increase of the mass of the col
lege class, rendering practically i'm
possible the direct and intimate rela-
ton that is vital in the most impress
sionable and critical period Of life, is
fact that has long been universally
recognized and deplored by thoughtful
observers, but for which no thorough
going remedy has so far been provided
or even seriously discussed. The small
college, while in some respects avoiding
the extreme of the big college, is gem
orally so Strengthened as to endowment
and other resources that the deficiency
shows even there on some scale, so that
the tendency is to make the average
student merely one unit in an imper-
sonal mass.
II sounds little short of revolution
airy TO hear Mr.. Adams, himself grad
uate of Harvard and for twenty-four
years an active member of its board of
overseers, deliberately declare that, IL
II were In his power. he would dlscon-
tinue absolutely, and wholly break up,
the traditional academic system and
have a number of colleges. all indie
pendent, SO limited In size that individ-
uality would be not only possible, but
a necessary part OF the system, the
master of each college giving tone and
character to 1t and to each individual
student in It. While no such radical
reaction is at all probable, point has
undoubtedly been reached at which the
tutility OF the competition among col
leges for mere mass OF attendance is
beginning to be realized. This has
been perhaps an inevitable stage in the
development OF our higher educational
institutions. II will be fortunate II
EFFORT shall be more concentrated to the
end OF reaching and developing the In
dividual student. which viii infallibly
require the breaking up OF vast classes
into small groups. q correspondence
larger stan OF real teachers rather thar
mere lecturers. or system Of tutorshiI
like that at the British universities, oil
some equivalent, all OF which involves
immense change in current methods.
Mr.. Adams hostility towards the
elective system. particularly as dc
veloped at Harvard. the pioneer II
abolition of the old Procrustes bed sys
TEN which be does not defend. Is no
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-17

Among many admirable commence
ment addresses on vital current social
and economic topics few have been
more forceful and significant than the
one delivered by Theodore P. Shonts,
the chief executive officer in the Pan
anna canal enterprise, at Drake univer-
sity. in which he attributed much of
the present unrest and inciDient an
archy TO departure from the old stand
ards of honest and patient accumula-
ton in a mad rush for wealth.
Mr.. Shonts, himself a wealthy man
and experienced in large corporation
affairs, insisted that the primary re-
sponsibility is upon those who control
the great corporations and combina-
tions which modern Industrial condi-
lions in his view render inevitable and
which, II conscientiously and faithfully
conducted, are potent for great good
grows out of the fact that rich and
powerful men have been violating duty
and the law and escaping the cOnse-
quenees, to which Mr.. Shonts attri-
butes the spread of socialistie and gen
orally unsettling doctrines. The evil
consequences of this state of mind" he
declares. "can only be avoided by a
convincing demonstration that there is
the same law for the rich as for the
poor. the same Justice for the trust
magnate as for the Denniless man"
Mr.. shonts therefore welcomes the
present moral awakening which
though It may go 20 extremes in some
incidents. is a condition precedent to
social safety and health. For II the
mass OF sincere people are convinced
that impartial justice exists or is in
course OF being fairly Appropriated
the mere disturber and destructionist
will be powerless for serious mischief
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-17
MUSIC IN MOONLIGHT.


Richard Watson Glider In the Atlantic.
Was ever music lovelier than tonight!
Twas Schumann's Song OF Moonlight"
Ger the vale.
The new moon fingered near the western
hills;
The hearth FIRE glimmered low; but melt
ing tones
Blotted all else from memory and thought,
And all the world was music Wondrous
hourl
Then sank anew into our tranced hearts
One secret and deep lesson of sweet sound
The loneliness that from unloveliness
Outsprings, flooding the soul with poignant
AS the Harmonious chords TO harsh succeed,
And the rapt spirit climbs through pain to
bliss;
Eternal question, answer ininite;
AS day to night replies; as light TO shade;
As summer to rough winter; death to life
Death not a closing, but an opening door,
A deepened life, prophecy fulfilled.
Not in the very present comes reply,
But In the flow of time. Should the song
cease
Too soon; ere yet the rooted answer blooms.
10, what a pang of loss and dissouance;
But time. with the resolving and Intended
tone
Heals all, and makes all beautiful and right.
Even so our mortal musicmakers frame
Their messages melodious to men:
Even so the Etern His mighty harmonies
Fashions, supreme, OF life, and fate, ana
time,
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-17
L1MIrArIoN OF PRIVATE FORTUNES.

LLMITATION OF PRIVATE FORTUNES.
1t is not at all probable that arbi-
trary limitation of the amount of
money or property an individual may
lawfully acquire will become a prac-
teal question, at least for long time,
IL ever, although a judge of the Wis
consin supreme court, in public ad-
dress, advocates 1t with sensational
positiveness. His proposition, it is to
be observed, is essentially different
from the presidents recent tentative
suggestion Of limitation by taxation of
the estate which the owner may at
death transfer to another. The more
pertinent question with which public
attention is now and is likely long to
be absorbed is the means by which
wealth is accumulated.
The organization and production of
wealth through the form of incorpora-
ton has been developed with incom-
parably greater rapidity within a
period covering only one or two gen.
erations than adjustment of results to
fundamental rules of human conduct.
In final analysis popular complaint
touching acquisition and use of wealth
for the most part rises out of the
growth of interpretations. Accordingly
the issues that are uppermost in our
politics bear upon the point, not of So
cial revolution, but of subjecting cor
porate wealth to the fundamental rules
developed under our traditional sys-
tenn.
When the old common law rules
embodying average ideas of honesty,
fair dealing and public interest as to
individual and partnership wealth are
equally enforced as to corporation
methods, there is not likely to be more
complaint of the peril of great fortunes
than there was in the past, or what
ever peril there may still be can then
be removed by remedies of the class
which the president has suggested.
which are far less radical than was
the abolition of primogeniture or the
earlier enactment of the statutes OF
mortmain.
When the public is engaged in SO
arduous a struggle along the lines OF
practical reform of abuses in methods
of acquisition of wealth, and especially
when the struggle is proceeding SO
hopefully and successfully as it is at
this time, it is a detriment to moot i'm
practical remedies, which can only tend
to divert attention from the business
in hand.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-17
SECULAR SHOTS AT THE PULPIT.

Minneapolis Journal: Prof. Charles A.
Briggs has been moved to write a defense
Of DR.. Crapsey. Here is a fine case of
two theological ticket-of-leave men back
ing one another up.
New York Post: Those Boston Christian
Scientists who gathered by the roadside,
after being spilled from a Sightseeing au-
tomobile, and sang Mother Eddys latest
hymn, shepherd, Show Me How to Co."
spoke too late.
The CongregationaI!st: Scotch Presby-
terian scholars-and laymen as welfare
having fun chuckling over Prof. Lindsay
remark in his lately issued History of the
Reformation" that Erasmus personal ap-
peaTance suggested "a descent from a long
line OF maiden aunts."
New York Sun: Rev DR.. Robert F.
Coyle of Denver has been convinced that
Mr.. Bryan win be the next president be-
cause he is reported to have preferred go
ing to church on Sunday in Japan to din
ing with a hospitable governor. Perhaps
Mr.. Bryan had a tip that he would be in
vited to preach.
Chicago Chronicle: Old. III and broken,
II is still impossible to deny the force and
power Of John Alexander Dowie. He may
be a charlatan, a quack and a hypocrite,
but he is the intellectual superior ten
times over, Of the men who are trying to
pull him down and establish themselves in
| his place. And this Is all the more true
because the issue is not one OF righteous
ness on the one side and iniquity on the
other but OF unadulterated selhshness on
both sides. The night for the control OF
Zion Is a fight for the loaves and fishes.
Indianapolis News: The dedication OF the
great Christian Science church in Boston
with members present from all parts OF
the country and from foreign lands. calls
attention In a striking way to the extra
ordinary growth OF this new cult. It Is
evident that It responds to the needs and
aspirations Of certain people or II could
not have made so great progress. What
ever outsiders may think OF It's founder
and It's faith. the fact Of it's successful ap
peal 10 increasing numbers OF people and
OF the fervor and devotion Of its disciples
cannot fail 70 cause wonder ana admira
ton.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-17
COMMITTEE HEARINGS. "

1t may we'll be questioned whether
the complaints now being made so en-
phatically and generally against the
character of hearings" before con-
gressional committees. go to the root
of the matter. 1t is true that some of
the hearings are farcical, evasive or
unnecessary, and that vast amount
of time is thus wasted and other harm
done. Not a few committee hearings
during the present session are cited
where the prime purpose is plausibly
alleged to have been. not to inform
congress what it should do. but to
manufacture excuses for doing what
should not be done, or for denying ac-
ton which public sentiment and inter
est clearly demanded.
But so far as the house at least is
concerned the difficulty runs back to
the practical necessities created by
sheer bulk of membership and bust
ness. 1t is simply impossible for such
body to consider in detail on the floor
the business which 1t is called upon to
transact, and thus the work is neces-
sarily thrown back upon the commit
tees without the safeguards which reg
ular parliamentary procedure has pro-
vided 1t is imperative, in many i'm
portant cases, that the committees col
lect special information and take testi-
mony so as to put subjsct in shape
for intelligent action by the full legis-
lative body, and some of the best work,
as in the house hearings on the free
denaturized alcohol question. is done
in this manner where there is good
faith and competency.
The essential point is that the shift
ing to committees of so great part of
what the house itself once did or more
directly supervised has not been &C
companied by corresponding systemiza-
ton and regulation of committee meth
DDS, chief among which must be pro-
vision for more complete publicity.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-17
Personal AND OTHERWISE.

The exit OF Mr.. Addicks from the Della
ware situation is sufficient excuse for Tom
Lawson to break into print.
The lordly Pullman porter cannot count
himself a mastorful tipster until he gets
his hook on the Pennsylvania coal COM
panies
The Standard OIL people. having cornered
the oil and the rubber markets, are in po-
sition to catch automobilists ''a-comin' and
a-goin'."
Two members of the Toledo CO., Ice trust
have been convicted of holding up consum-
ers. They didn't use gun, but they got
the coin just the same.
Immediate municipal ownership" con-
tinues a day dream In Chicago, but the
nightmare Of cable cars is going and troll
leys are multiplying. This is the hour of
reform in the Lake City.
Jimmy Hobson, a matinee idol, has the
stage all to himself in a Philadelphia cell.
He deems himself safe there. Outside the
walls are six wives and six pairs Of hands
itching to caress his locks.
Hearst papers insist that Tom Taggart
should resign as chairman OF the demo-
cratic national committee or close up his
French Lick gambling shop. At last &C
counts Taggart was too busy strolking the
kitty to hear the call.
A word of sympathy and encouragement
is due the June bridegroom, He is in the
procession, though barely visible. He is
sociable, happy and absorbs the reflected
light. He isn't saying a word-for publiea-
ton. His spell comes later.
Every sound-hearted man will sob a sob
or two for the Illinois girl who fractured
her plump right arm while buttoning her
shirt waist in the back. Grief is made
keener because the accident was needless.
stnl, some women will take the risk rather
than have a helpful man around.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-17

PRESUMING ON POPULAR IGNORANCE.
BY order Of court procured by the
opponents OF Edward Rosewater's can
didacy for United States senator every
republican in Douglas county who
wants to have a voice in the choice OF
the party's candidate for that high Of
Zee will have to pick out eighty-tthree
names from a list of more than 200 on
rotated ballot and make eighty
three cross marks opposite the names
Of the delegates who stand for the can
didate whom he favors. To vote for
the congressional delegation he will
have TO make lis additional cross
marks. or a total Of POI.
The purpose and object Of INJECTING
this outrage upon the republicans of
Douglas county by a perversion of the
primary election law is to so confuse
the voter and to make 1t so difficult for
him to mark his ballot according to his
intent as to prevent an effective ex-
preston of his will and defeat the very
aim of the primary election law, which
is to assure every voter the same voice
in the choice of his party nominees
that he has at the polls for election
after nomination.
Under the circumstances only one
thing is left for Douglas county repub-
licans to do, If they do not want to sub
NIT to being DISTINGUISHED by a trick
of jugglery with the primary ballot.
Every republican must make up his
mind to record himself at whatever
cost of time and effort at the coming
primary by complying with the onerous
conditions of the rotated ballot. A ro-
changing position Of the names upon
it so that an exact duplicate sample
ballot will be impossible. Every voter,
however, will be entitled to take into
the booth with him list of the names
for whom he wishes to vote and to
compare the same with the official bal
lot In making his cross marks and to
take all the time required to exercise
the franchise. II it is a physical posi-
bility for those who favor Edward
Rosewater for United States senator
and are persistent in 1t to mark their
ballots for every one of the eighty
three delegates filed in his interest-no
more and no less-they will do so in
spite of the vicious ballot, IL we mis-
take not their temper.
Another thing. should be distinctly
understood in this connection. The
idea of forcing a rotated ballot at the
coming primary springs largely from
the knowledge that Mr.. Rosewater has
always been specially strong with the
foreign-born voters, the superstition
being that these naturaliZed citizens
are specially subject to make mistakes
in voting a complicated ballot. II the
foreign-born voters could be disfran-
chised at the primary the enemies OF
MIR. Rosewater think 1t possible to com
pass his defeat for nomination and that
they could then coddle the foreign
born voter with soft words to make
him forget the indignity before the
election in the fall.
These people presume altogether toe
much upon popular ignorance. The
rank and file of Douglas county repub'
licans are not such fools as they take
them to be, whether American-born OF
forelgn-born, and they will assert them
selves at the primary to resent the out
rage and rebuke its perpetrators.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-17

The promotion OF Major Church
Howe from the position of American
consul general at Antwerp TO the more
important post of consul general at
Montreal is handsome endorsement
OF his work in the consular service.
particularly in view of the well known
policy of the administration to recog-
nize efficiency as the sole test OF merit
for Advancement. Whatever may have
been the differences Of opinion as to
his part in Nebraska politics, Church
Howe has certainly made good" as a
commercial representative Of our gov
eminent abroad. and every loyal Ne
braskan reioices when a Nebraskan
makes good" in a responsible position
OF Official honor and trust.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-17

What does this mean. coming as 1t
does from the Lincoln Independent,
which has usually been recognized in
the past as the official organ of the
populist party in Nebraska:
The railroad political agents are work
ing overtime nowadays. They have their
pins set to capture several delegations to
the democratic state convention. They will
fail II the democrats turn out to caucuses
and allow no passholder or other doubtful
person to represent them in county con-
ventions.
Can 1t be possible that the railroad
agents are inside of the democratic
camp? One would imagine from the
popocratic press that all the railroad
political agents were conferred in an
effort to control the republican party
and had their hands full there. 1t
must be either that they are trying
to control all parties or that they
have come to the conclusion again, as
in the past. that the popocratc bunch
is more easily handled than the re-
publicans.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-17

Investigation OF packing houses by
special committees Of commercial and
industrial bodies continue 70 report
everything In spick-span condition. But
an ounce of government inspection
would go as far as pound of private
investigation for re-establishing public
eonhdencs IN the purity OF packing
house mo.t DrOdaetA
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-17

Harper's Weekly, which has been
endeavoring so assiduously to promote
a boom for President Woodrow Wilson
of Princeton for the democratic presi-
Dental nomination should take the
hint and send its preferred candidate
on a trip around the world.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-17

Whatever else may be said about the
arrangement for the opening of the
Russian Duma. there is no question
but what an ample array of Dhotog-
raphers was present and properly 10
Gated to snapshot the royal procession
at every step of the proceedings.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-17

tain for himself and his assistants
100000 collected as fees during his
eight years service as a states at
torney for Cook county. This ought
to be a sufficiently shining example Of
the evils of fee perQuisites to induce
Illinois lawmakers TO make sure that
in the future fee offices are abolished,
and salaries established for all public
servants gagged according to the value
Of their services.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-17

The decision of western railroads to
discontinue elevator allowances must
signify that the officials prefer to avoid
the appearance of evil in these days of
Investigation.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-17

Nevada stands with California in
threatening to bar from the state in
surance companies which will not pay
their San Francisco losses in full.
other states may do we'll to remember
the regulators.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-17
Hard Job Pushed to a Finish.

GASpalShs
While other cabinet officers may cherish
more or less well founded plans for sue
ceeding to higher place, Secretary Hitch
cock plods along at the congenial task of
sending land thieves, large and small, but
the large sizes preferred. to the place
where they belong.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-17

Through his residence In Colorado
and experience in politics Senator Tel
Ter in discussing canal affairs should
be an expert on both rock blasting and
mud singing.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-17

President Roosevelt seems not salts
ned with making history, but evinces
desire to write It at the same time,
probably desiring to keep the record
straight.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-17

After all, it seems to be a question
Of the number of locks on the Panama
canal, nature having made an open
waterway impossible. and It seems to
be the opinion of the majority that the
greater the number of locks the safer
he enterprise.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-17

that Mr.. Breen was a candidate for
nomination on that ballot and that
by his ruling his name gave him a
supposed advantage in position on
the ballot over his opponent whose
name began with the letter further
down in the alphabet helped him to
be mistaken
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-17
''Bar'I" Tapping OutIaved.
Buffalo Express.

Both houses of congress have now passed
the bill prohibiting political contributions
by corporations in national elections. It
is one OF the good acts which has been put
through without making much noise over 1t.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-17

In adjourning the investigation of
Missouri oil companies until September
Attorney Hadley has an opportunity to
take advantage of the facts developed
by the Interstate Commerce commits
sion, but the companies will also have
time to prepare their defense.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-17
DOMESTIC PLEAsANTRIEs.


Sir, If you offer to kiss me I'll scream"
"Of course, my dear lady, 1 could not
risk a disturbance"
And l am. suffering too. from a very
weak throat" Press.
Every once in a while" said Brakeman.
Il notice my wife cutting wedding notices
out of the papers. l wonder what she does
Probably" remarked Henpeck, "she
pastes then in scrap book. "-Clevelanu
Leader.
Hicks-what are you growing about?
Wicks-Doggone IL! / asked my wife to
sew button on my coat
Hicks-And didn't she do it2
Wicks-Yes but I've discovered that she
cut the button from the vest.-Philadelphiu
Ledger.
EmglSoyer-whose funeral do you want t.
ONCE Boy-De umpIres,-New York Sun.
Yeast-I was talking to your wife today
Characterization did that happen2
How did what happen2"
THAT you were doing the talhing?"-
Yonkers Statesman.
she--He married her for her money
Wasn't that awful?
Heidi he get it?
She-No.
He-It was.-Judge.
I'm wager Nell will pot give herself away
this summer the way she did last"
How was thatY'
"She and Dick had their heads together
so much that Nell got freckled on only one
side of the face."-Detroit Free Press
Podd-The Marmaduke children are ter
rors, aren't they?
Purdy-They certainly are: but you can't
blame Marmaduke.
why not?"
at isn't his fault What can a mere
parent do against two sets of grandpar-
entsT'-American Spectator.
Dear" she said, and she threw her
shoulders back and loolSed him squarely in
the eyes, us II because l inherited a for
tune from my grandfather that you wish
to marry me?
Darling how can you dream OF such a
thingP l would marry you regardless of
where you got your money.
Sentinel.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-17

Congressman Wadsworth's expressed
opinion is that he can prepare a bill
more nearly embodying the presidents
idea than the president himself.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-17

In the light Of parliamentary in
quiries" Great Britain may yet adopt
its Asiatic ally's war diet OF rice and
fsh. Japan is one country not affected
by the beef exposures.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-17

The commencement addresses this
year for the most part turn upon the
OF the times as shown in
the decentralization OF social and bus
mess life resulting from the excessive
Capitalization of wealth in private
hands. The commencement address is
always timely II nothing else.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-17
The ideal and the Practical.
Washington Post.

" dSIIIIBtUiI TUsts
Some of our college graduates could
make a hit this year by cutting out the
Italy Lies Beyond the Alps song and
dance and giving the public an erudite es-
say on what Shall We Eat2"