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Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-03
RATE REGULATION RESULTS.
Marked Tendency Toward Reduction
I'm Railroad Schedules.
Pittsbllro Tlisnatcb

in Railroad Schedules.
Pittsburg Dispatch.
The railroad rate law has been in eject
sixty days. A large claim for accomplish
ments is already made in its behalf bv
Interstate Commerce Commissioner Lane
who reports that never In the history OF
the country has there been such general
reduction OF freight and passenger rates
as In the last two months. OF the nearly
5000 changes In schedules filed by the rail-
roads in that time 80 per cent he says.
have been reductions. The cuts in pas
senger rates have been accompanied, toe
by reductions in freight rates. perhaps not
so sensational. but nevertheless notable.
Commissioner Lane thinks the abolition
OF passes has saved 70 the companies
revenue that enabled them to reduce pas
senger rates. But the reduction itself mas
invited greater receipts by encouraging
travel The reasons offered for the freight
reductions are that the companies. freed
from the peril Of unfair composition. are
now able TO adjust their rates In accordance
with the principles OF fair business. Also,
that this readjustment. as IN the case OF the
passenger reductions. has led to more bust
ness and greater earnings. increased also.
BY the railroads saving the great sums they
have been accustomed to sacrifice by rebat-
ing
Not even the most optimistic expected re-
suits 20 speedily as Commissioner Lane has
found them. II was thought that there
would be al least a period OF litigation 70
test the act, which would have prevented
results for hong time. In fact. II Is hard
even yet, Notwithstanding Mr.. Lanes re.
port. 70 accept this general change OF heart
among The rebaters and discriminatOrs But
81 Is impossible 70 doubt that the eject has
been good whether the results 50 far arc
as great as he estimates. We are at least
IN a fair way OF getting such results. even
on much greater scale. sooner o. later.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-03

Secretary Taft says it strikes him as
the height OF Righteousness for demo-
Gratis to ask the people to uphold Pres
ident Roosevelt by electing a demo
cratic house OF representatives to
harass and embarrass him. The same
thing is true with reference to the
other branch of congress. Nebraska
can stand by Roosevelt only by electing
republican legislature to send a
Roosevelt republican to the senate who
will stay with the president on his
reform measures without lodging or
equivocating.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-03

Candidate Hitchcock is playing for
the favor Of oolored voters OF Omaha
Just as II their memories we're 90 short
that they had forgotten the undis-
guised EFFORT OF Mr. Hitehooek's news
paper to inoite q race riot here few
weeks ago in which one or more limo
cent oolored men wodld surely have
lost their lives
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-03
THE PRESIDENT AND HEA RsTIsM.

THE PRESIDENT AND HEA RSTISM.
The address OF Elihu Root, while ex-
employing the extraordinary intellec-
tual power of the secretary OF state,
carries also the force of a direct mes
sage from the president Of the United
States to the citizens Of his own state
on the eve Of election. The necessity
of such authoritative communication
has been forced by the unprecedented
audacity Of the Hearst pretensions to
reform and even to identity of aim
with the Roosevelt program. The
grotesqueness of the fraud is, Of
course. apparent to all intelligent
minds, but when as the campaign
progressed II was Systematically
pressed with a view TO imposing upon
uniformed and gullible voters, II was
characteristic OF President Roosevelt
TO commission the chief of his ofieial
family TO denounee the imposture by
authority"
The substance OF the secretary's ter
rife arraignment OF the New York yell
low Cataline is indeed little more than
a summary OF the presidents own pre-
vious public expressions, with the ex-
plicit assurance that William Randolph
Hearst is the man whom the president
had specifically In mind when ia
message to congress he denounced
the reckless utteranees Of those who,
on the stump and in the public press,
appeal to the dark aud evil spirits OF
malice aud greed. envy and sulIen
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-03

Lawyers of Kansas, Nebraska and a
few other states will display a woeful
lack of business ability IL they fail to
get fat fees out of the Scully estate.
from which three children have been
disinherited
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-03
Versatility Of Mir. TAFT.

The comprehensive versatility of Mr.
Tafts genius becomes apparent when II is
found that with all this globe-trotting, lid
depressing and peace making he has man.
aged to keep an eye on the tariff. Nothing
like It has happened since Julius Caesar
managed several campaigns at once, and
incidentally kept a number of amanueuses
busy in the literary service.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-03

II the railroads paid taxes on their
their terminals, South Omaha would
come in for neat revenue. which II
now lost to the Magic City by railroad
tax evasion and shifted onto the little
home owners who have no way Of get
ting away from their taxes.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-03

The allegation that the former Mrs.
]. Burke Roche is guilty OF bIgamy
because her American divorce is not
recognized In Great Britain brings up
another phase OF international law
which threatens to become Of para
mount importance to several distin-
suished personages almost any time.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-03

Any one listening to George Sheldon
viii be quickly convinced that when
he is elected governor he will be gov
ernor for the whole state of Nebraska
and the interests Of Omaha and South
Omaha will be in no danger Of suffer-
ing at hls hands.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-03

Emboldened by the example Of other
demagogues whose stock act is to COM
pare themselves with Lincoln and
other martyred presidents, Mr. Hearst
made the mistake of comparing him
self with a living one.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-03

ton Of any candidate for Office. BE
cause this prohibition has been vio-
lated in the past with impunity is no
assurance that it will be a dead letter
this time.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-03
BARGAIN Price Royalty.

The juke Of Marlborough. who is de-
scribed by competent anthropologist as
'perfumed little ass" let go his wife and
children for 100000 year. 1t seems like
lot Of money but his pictures indicate tAat
II was cheap.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-03

II the railroads are compelled to pay
city taxes on their terminals the same
as other property owners, Omaha
would have no trouble to and the nee
essaFy money to put in the double shift
fire department.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-03
SAID IN FUN.

Police ofhcer-Have you ever been can
didate for office?
Prisoner (who has been arrested for dis
orderly conducO-Once. many years ago. .
Police Ofhcer-Sorry sir, but we shall
have to take your Bertillon measurements.
Chicago Tribune.
Percy-Did you notice that the paper said
my remarks at the banquet last night were
"punctuated with APPLAUSE"
Miss Cuttingly-Yes, and thought Il
was mean thing to say. IL meant, OF
course, that the audience was trying 10 put
a period TO them.-Washington Star.
mo, ma'am," Harvard Hasbeen ex-
planned I'm not a common tramp l Just
can't get work. I'm what you might call
AN unhappy medium.
"Yes'm: you see. I'm too heavy for iight
work and too light for heavy work -
Philadelphia Press,
did It ever strike you that the average
juries are very much on the order OF self
cooking reVOlvers?'
How do you make that out?"
They always go of as soon as they are
charged, and no man without the expert
ence OF a patriarch and the foresight OF a
prophet can possibly tell where they are
going to hit. Baltimore American.
Il don't see why they are trying to dis
cover the North Pole now" remarked the
maioen with more bloom tnan scientific at
tainment
WHAT makes you say that?" asked her
visitor
II shouldn't think they would need any
more poles now they have wireless teleg-
raphy anywhere" replied the unsophlsi-
Gated matden.-Baltimore, American.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-03

After mature meditation Mayor
Dahlman has decided that the only
punishment he will inhict upon
''holdup insurance" city onlcials is a
sentence to write no more letters.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-03

In the light of recent verdicts that
Ohio attorney must have decided that
It would be q hardship upon house
keepers TO press suit against the
Plumbers trust" until danger of frost
is past.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-03

Count Boni de Castellane doubtless
realizes his mistake in trying to "blun''
an American girl, even though she
had shown herself weak enough to
marry him on his own terms.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-03
Lunch Cart. on wheels.
Boston Transcript

The Pullman company claims that II Is
not common carrier, but is engaged in
the hotel business, and that being on wheels
does not change its status. Will the night
lunch carts eventually come under the in
terstate commerce law7
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-03

Though Senator Clark may change
his mind about his desire to leave the
senate. the people Of Montana will
probably insist that he adhere to his
first resolution. But the intervening
contest should be made remunerative
to the participants.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-03

Don't imagine that you can vote
next Tuesday on last years registra-
ton. No previous registration holds
good this year. You must register
anew.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-03

Russia is preparing for a parliament
tary campaign, and the test of su-
tocracy's power will come when it I'M
dertakes to secure a working majority
of the members.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-03

Ex-senator Allen and Judge Graves
should get together on the subject OF
the pass as a bride. but perhaps the
rule "honi soft qui NAL y pense" OBJ
tains in this case.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-03

Candidate Shallenberger is said to
imagine that he will poll as many votes
in Omaha as did Mayor Dahlman. Can
didate shallenberger is likely to be
badly fooled. There is only one Jim"
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-03
A Botherrome ausrtIon.

mlnneapouS journal
The American Bankers association has
been trying to figure out how to get more
money in emergencies. We wish It would
find the answer. That question bothers
most OF US
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-03

The warning telephone companies
are respectfully reminded that oma-
has charter is severe IN its prohibit
ton on franchised corporations using
money to promote or defeat the cleo
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-03
The Man for the job.

NVW IOTk sun,
Francis J. Heney is making the same
kind Of fight against the grafters in San
Francisco that he made against the land
thieves. AS a prosecutor he knows no
party. and drawer man never performed
public duty.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-03

Tory victories in the London county
council may be valuable Tip" TO the
British government on the subject of
It's parliamentary program.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-03

The Ade-H Hale incident should cause
press agents to take their principals
into their confidence before publishing
engagement announcements. sa.e
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-03

During the last year the Chicago &
Northwestern railroad has bought
something over four city blocks in the
heart of Omaha's business district for
a site for a new freight depot. This
property, which has heretofore been
listed for assessment and taxation by
the municipal government was paid for
by the Northwestern according to
deeds on file in the recorders Office at
H. RnIIrr.-l... ..-i..n.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-03

II the railroads paid city taxes on
their terminals, a bigger police force
for Omaha would soon be doing bust
ness.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-03

Omaha people are still glad TO hear
and see Bryan, but sorry they cannot
conscientiously vote as he advises.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-03
WHEN our OF TOWN.

Subscribers leaving the city tenn
pOrhFily should have The Bee
mailed to them. Address will be
changed as often as requested.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-03
standard ON Coo Pas.ed.

JACKSON. Tenn. Nov 2-The case
nEainst the STANDARD OF company before |
the federal court here was yester-
dav pissed ~ the nNvf term ~ court The /
'-Ai@'"s~nt contains lgB counts
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-03

AvoidaIumand alum phos-
plate baking powders. The
label law requires that all
the ingredients be named
ON the labels. Look out
for the alum compounds.
NOTE-Safety lies in buying only
Royal Baking Powder, which is a
pure, cream Of tartar baking powder.
and the best that can be made.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-03
srA,rrcAfr,nrr or CIRCULATION.

State of Nebraska. Douglas County, IS:
Charles &. Rosewater, general manager OF
The Bee Publishing company, being duly
sworn. says that the actual number OF tull
and complete copies OF The Daily, Morningf
Evening and Sunday Bee printed during tie
innnah Of Orfnhcr innR Wa az follows.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-03

General Manager
Subscribed in my presence and sworn to
before me this LIST day OF November, 1906.
(Seal.) M B. HUNGATE,
Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-03

Register today.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-24
-. 100 - . q - = =
MORE CANDIDATES

The West vIrsfnian.s mention. of
probable candidates for the various
county Offices has brought forth a few
more names for consideration. For
House of Delegates, J. B. Knots, Of
Warrington. has announced himself.
Captain A. J Stone would accept a
nomination. and C. E. Hawker is being
menioned for Intermediate Court
Judge, while Captain Thomas Reed and
Arch Hamilton are spoken of as candi-
dates for County Commissioner. In
the matter OF choosing candidates, the
people have the sole and only right
to speak. and SO far as the West Viz
sinian is concerned 1t is for the best
men in every capacity
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-24

1t has been some time since any OF
the deep sand districts have furnished
anything better than very ordinary
bumpers Bonwe11 & Co. have been
more fortunate at their test on the
May O'Connell farm, located on Piles
Fork, near Glover,s Gap. in Manning
ton district, Marion county The first
fifteen hours after the well was drill
ed into the thirtyfoot pay it produces
1S1 barrels Aside from the size or
this well. the location is in advance.
and it looks as though they may run
into a thirty-foot pool
On Fink creek, in Fink district
Lewis county, the South Penn On co,
has completed a second test On the $
n Lowther FARM, and has a ten-oarrei
pumper in the Gantz sand. In the
same district the same company has
completed its second test on the
Charles Fisher farm, and has a ten
barrel pumper in the same formation.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-24

three times the former valuations:
town properties have been increased
from three to five and six times; the
coal lands Of the county have been
raised from four to ten times and the
railroads between five and six times.
It certainly seems that he who runs
can read who is getting the best OF
the argument in this readjuStment OF
taxation. 1t has been conceded by
all that the farmer and small proper
ty owner has been paying more than
his share of taxes in proportion to
his holdings. but under the reassess-
ment he is bound to fare much better
than ever before. With more than
three times as much property on the
books and with some twenty-five to
thirty thousand dollars less taxes -
raise in Marion county than in 1901,
it doesn't take much of a prophet. 10
see what VIII happen to the tax ticket
this fall
Good bye, Democrats and anti-taS
reform Republicans, you have been
good fellows, but your race is run
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-24
CHARGE OF s1sz,5ss
FOR AUTO SERVICE.
A Scandal Exposed In the Big Bill
Rendered the City Of San
Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, May e4.-Extor-
Ionate charges to the city for automo
bile hire during the, first two weeks
following the fire may develop into
huge scandal before the finance
committee finishes auditing the ac-
counts. In the tabulated statement
filed with the committee Of forty Sat.
urday there appears charge of s157..
599 for automobile services.
Only 12e claims were presented to
cover this sum The average rental
per day was s35, but In many in.
stances the charge was even higher.
What the committe will do with this
item is still undetermined In the
same table is 4 statement OF charges
for milk. butter, eggs. bread, veseta
bles. drugs. hay, grain and clothing.
The total cost for these necessaries
does not equal the cost Of the hire OF
automobiles Some OF the garages
have donated their demands to the re.
lief fund
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-24
ZION CITY ABLE
TO PAY ITS DEBTS
Declaration of Judge Landis In Or
der Restraining voliva and
His ATTORNEYS.


+ CHICAGO. May 24.-Judse Lands
to-day in the United States District
Court issued an order restraining VII
bur G. voliva and all of Voliva's at
torneys. agents and employees. from
lisposing of or in any manner Gissi-
pating the estate of Zion City An ia
junction previously issued en1oininS
counsel of Eoliva from attempting to
secure the dissolution of an injunction
in the State court which prevents Vo-
Iva from interfering with Dowis. was
dissolved by the court Judge lands
said that he preferred to preserve The
estate under his own order.
An order declaring Dowfe. inJivid-
ually, to be insolvent was entered by
the court. but it viii not become eff
fective until tomorrow, because some
Of the creditors desire to contest the
Insolvency Of Dowie.
In making these orders Judge Lar.-
dis said that the agents who hal
been appointed by him for the purpose
of examining into the condition of af-
fairs at Zion City had reported 10 h:ls
that the Zion City industries can make
money: that there has been no misap-
preparation of funds. and that under
proper management, the estate can
be made to pay 100 cents on the dol
lar.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-24
EEAlRMlEas EoR MR. HI:useARp


= Attorneg 3IarshallsW Ogden. Of kis
city was clnksburg last alondaJ
the day which Forepaugh and Sells
Bros shows exhibited IN that@citys
Having an extensive acquaintance
with thezHmison county farmessand
being considerably interested in the
Congressional race now on between
Captain Doyener and The Honorable
VIM. P. Hubbard. he took the pains
TO inquire of great number as to
their choice for The nomination Mr.
Ogden says he talked TO between a
hundred and hundred and fifty fam
ers on that day and he did not find
a single Dovener man among them AS
the farmers go: q goes the election.
Captain Dovener,s ueutenants had bet
ter move to make It unanimous right
away and get ready to enjoy the Hub
bard victory which is due 70 be for
nally announced on Tuesday evening.
June nineteenth
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-24

The chances are that the fight for
the Congressional nomination will all
be over before Marion county gets to
vote on June 10th. Lewis county leads.
OF with solid Hubbard delegation
on June 18th; Marshall and Brooke fol-
low on the 9Th; Ohio VIII vote on the
18th and Harrison the 18th 1t seems
entirely likely that Captain Dovener's
name will not be on the ticket in this
county by the time the primary comes
of. In fact some Of his ieutenants
now appear willing to sidetrack hin.
for home" man. as was mentioned
in the West Virsinian yesterday.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-24

Mr. J. NJ Jacobs is being urged very
strongly to make decision as TO his
entering the race for SIouSe of Dele
gates He has received number of
letters and kilograms from friends
asking him to be candidate He told
a representative of the West Virgin
ian to-day that he felt it was due his
friends for him to make the decision
and that he would do so IN a day or
two.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-24
p Pleasan. ecases.

In the Keener sand pool on Poie>
Pleasant creek, Tyler county. the
Older producers show a slight decline
in production. The suases for the
:twenty-four hours ending at o'clock
yesterday morning were as follows;
Southern on Co.'S Nos TO 5 inclu-
sfve, r. a Workman farm, s55 bar
reIs: Lincoln on Co's1Ngos.12 ands,
MI workman, se5!baTreis: PuresoiI
Co.'S Nos2 and 8, We Clark 2s5
barrels: = 6. Trees Oh Coz Benes
.inm BrofheFss Sos.1 and SIS &T.Gs
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-24
MR.. w. E. coRDRAY.

Mr.. w E. Cordray makes formal
announcement in the West virginian to-
day of his candidacy for reelection as
a member of the County Court NJ
Cordray has clean. unsullied record
as member of the court. and he is
recognized assone OF the best men in
peoples interests with unusual care
and no man can saysa word detriment-
al to his character or service. That
he has a host OF friends in the county
is Well known and should he be nom
mated his election is a foresone con-
clusion-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-24
puster and Produeer.

In the wellsburg development in
Brooke county, William Beading has
completed his No. 8 on the Charles
Green farm. and nas duster- In the
same district the Panther Run On &
Gas Co. has completed its test on the
D. Brady farm, and has a show for a
15-barre1 producer.
There is considerably network
starting in Brooke county Occasion
ally a good producer is encountered,
but many OF the estwenss have come
in busters
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-24
UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER.

The Parkersburg Sentinel, a hereto
fore rabid anti-tax reform paper, has
surrendered completely and unequivo-
cally It contended all along that
the Board of Public Works would
funk on the railroad assessments, but
yesterday it was fair enough to state
the boards action. even going be.
yond the figures as given out by the
board. The following paragraphs are
very interesting. coming from the
Sentinel
The Board OF Public Works has
fixed the total railroad valuation in
the State at little over two hundred
million dollars-an increase proper
tionate to the increase in tae real es-
tate assessment
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-24
rwelve Y=ars Long Enough.
AMOS, ". Va, May

AMOS, w Va, May "a.
Mr.. Editor:
a word with YOU. please, in regard
to the Congressional fight. as we are
hearing the echo from several sections
of the county Some talk abc1t the
postnasters ana the Democrats. some
one thing. some another. and We adj
nit there is some truth in all Of It.
but at this fast age Of the world twelve
years is long enough TO be in Con-
Sress. fourteen years is TOO long Cap
tain Dovener knows it. 50 does every-
body else when they study only for
a minute.
Hubbard is he man and ought to go
to Congress in peace and Dorener has
got good chance TO go out in peace
ana credit and he ha6 best be show
the way while the sign is right
A VOTER with an eartrumpet, but
can hear something's without it
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-24
People Forurn|
House ef peleastess

For House cd Oelesates
Editor: Considerable talk IS go-
ing the rounds regard 10 the can
didates for esHouse OF Delegates
and among them are Mr. Brown
Knots. Of Manning1on- So much. SO
good. for Mr. Knots bur just wait
minute and see If there cannot be
another choice man found mp there IN
the thriving oil town
What's the mater with Mr-sC-;IC-
Fisher Charley Fisher fills the meas
urement TO the letter. He is what We
cali man A hustler IN business. a
worker for the party and knows whar
to advocate for the people. He IS
gentleman and a scholar. He may not
think of such an idea as leaving his
line Of business or profession but
surely he need not be afraid or
ashamed TO speak out loud. as If there
is any preference due meritorious
man. No one can turn him down on
that ground He is well known TO the
best element of people in Marion
and adjoining counties and man OF
his general make up would be an
honor to tie race for the Legislature
as well as the human race. The PEG
pie are talking and no few either
oNLooKER
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-24

a Texas paper says that Mexico is
a bad place for penn1ess man. Moth
ing peculiar about Mexico. There f.
going to be big boom in the place
that is good for penniless men as soon
as it is discovered