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Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-05
LAND OF THE MAKE BELIEVE.
Eliza beth Ravens.
go, in our Childhood DAYS.

Years ago, i'm our childhood days
When we were weary of common plays,
What a delight our wits to deceive
And stroll I'm the dear land Of Make-Be-
level
Dazzling, fairies sprang from the gravel
walk,
And, # We listened, we could hear Fem
The bird and butterflies as well
Had wonderful, wonderful secrets to tell
The leopards could moo and the cows
could neigh;
The camels were packing their trunks all
day.
The chickens were learning to swim like
And the little CRATES were climbing trees
The dog was madly In love with the cat;
The crickets were playing ball with the
While the elephant hoped like the kan
And the he rettlesnake curtsied and said.
How DOR
We could walk to the sun on one of its
And, somehow, it's light would never
And YOU could be l, and could be you
Oh, there wasn't thing that we couldn't
dol
So, even now, when simple things pass
And we md no pleasure in them at all
Let us not sit down to droop and to
But Stroll Stroll in the land Of MaEe-BelIevs,
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-05
TAFT ON RAILROAD PASSES.
obligation of Judges 90 Avoid the
Appearance OF EVIL.
Kansas CITY Star.

Kansas City Star.
The abolition of the railroad pass as a
perquisite of offlceholders is sure to come
with other public reforms now under way.
The question is alive In congress and II
has been made an issue In a number Of
states Where there are laws against the
practice of accepting passes there is a
greater demand than ever before for their
enforcement. For these reasons it is espe-
cIally interesting TO note what Secretary
Taft said about passes and the courts in
his New Haven speech:
It is about as necessary that the courts
shall have a reputation for justice as that
they shall mets II out. This should lead
judges not to receive railroad oourtesies
when those giving them may become liti-
giants in their courts; for, no matter how
wise a decision may be rendered against
a party in litigation against railroad, the
defeated party will never cease TO contend
that he did not have fair trial This
weakens the authority and general stand
ing OF the court.
The obligation OF judges TO avoid even
the appearance OF evil is scarcely less than
that resting on legislators and executives
Indeed no public ofiicial should enjoy IA
vors at the hands OF public service cor
porations. The making of laws and tbs
enforcement of laws, II these functions are
TO be performed without fear or favor II
each ana every instance. must be free from
prejudice. favorable or unfavorable. And
such freedom cannot be assured where
concessions are offered and accepted. In
deed, the railroads regard their pass priv
ileges as their greatest asset In securing
the kind Of legislation they want and II
gaining immunity for the violation Of laws
The value they put on free transportation
as a means 60 these ends is a sad com
mentary on odacial character in the Unite,
| States.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-05
WAIT AND SEE.

OMAHA, May 4.-To the Editor Of The
Bee; Democrats in control OF the entire
city government of Omaha will mean to
some self-righteous persons loose rein
for social evils. feel free to say. and to
make the prediction on behalf Of Mayor
DBhlman and his associates, that these
we'll meaning people shall see nothing of
the sort. A liberal administration of the
city government. which all sound-minded
democrats believe In on principle as against
what is called puritanical rule. does not
mean license. Our republican friends shall
be made to know this in due season.
Democrats are the peers of republicans in
their personal lives and conduct. and they
have common interests with them in all
that concerns good government and the
public welfare. They believe in sobrety
and order, but they also believe in the
personal rights Of the citizen within those
rigid lines which demand that no man
shall intrude upon the rights of his neigh
Dor. They believe In Sunday observance as
day Of rest, pleasure and peace to the
toiler, and for the worship of God for all
who desire to worship All these things,
under Mayor Dahlman and democratic
rule, will be proven true in the next two
or ten years, the case may be.
Wait and see.
Democrats do not believe in sumptuary
laws. They never did. But they do be-
Hove Ia strong. economical and orderly
government for the common good of ALL
Walt and see.
GEORGE L, MILLER.
We shall wait and see, and hope
that the horoscope cast by our good
friend, DR.. Miller, will prove to be cor
rect.
The newly elected city oficials will
certainly make a grave mistake If they
construe their election by such de-
! cisive majorities to be a vote of carte
blanche to the vicious classes to run
riot without let or hindrance.
The people of Omaha are not dis
posed to make their city what is COM
monty known as Sunday school
town." but neither are they disposed
to open the door wide to license
and RIGHTEOUSNESS. We are satisfied,
now more than ever. that what The
Bee has steadfastly advocated as a
middle ground policy of reasonable law
enforcement, with effective mainte-
nance of order and decency. is what the
people of Omaha really want
II we do not get this sort of govern
ment through the administration that
is about to take hold, our people will
seek means to get it in some other
way.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-05
FATHER SHERMAN AND THE SOUTH.

FATHER SHERMAN AND THE SOUTH.
The manifestation Of feeling in the
south, so sudden and violent, upon the
announcement of the plan of Father
Sherman to travel over the route of
General Sherman's famous march to
the sea" is wholly unwarranted and
not easy to understand. 1t is per-
fectly natural that the son Of the great
general, though himself a man of
peace, should desire to visit scenes of
such historic and family interest.
There is nothing singular in the fact
that regular army officers should be
detailed to study the marches and bat
tlehelds of General Sherman's great
movement. Many other features of
the civil war have been studied in a
similar way, without exciting the
slightest adverse comment in the
south. Army maneuvers have been
held on its battlefields. in some cases
as at Bull Run, where the union armies
suffered notable defeat.
wi 10 ~ NAdl dlHcI OACl-
man should have accepted an invita-
ton to accompany the officers who are
going over the same ground. Yet his
doing so is violently denounced in
southern newspapers and even threats
Of the widest character are publicly
made. But since such unreasonable
excitement is shown in the south II
would probably only add to the flame
for northern people to reprove It, 1t
rests with sensible and fair-mindsd
people in the south to assert them
selves and to show that such preju-
diced outcry and insane sensitiveness
do not truly express the spirit OF the
people OF that section, and surely the
evidence to this effect will be Iorth-
coming. Narrow. violent and proserip-
tive intolerance towards a modest. I'm
/ offensive, high-minded man of the
character of Father Sherman is un.
/ worthy Of the south
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-05
CORPORATION CAMPAIGN CoNrRIBU-
TTnVc

The policy OF prohibiting corpora
lions from contributing to party funds
lie rapidly reaching point at which
IL ceases to be debatable. but in an
swering numerous contributions to its
columns regarding that policy the Chi
cago Chronicle. which stubbornly
stands out for the old practice, misses
the essence of the whole matter in this
declaration. which is the core of its
argument: IF a man believes that
the success OF a party will injure the
country or himself he has a right to
contribute his time, his abilities as a
debater or his money to bring about
the defeat OF that party, provided only
he does not give his money to deceive
or corrupt electors"
But It is absolutely not question
as to the right OF "a man" to con
tribute his own money for legitimate
campaign purposes. That right is be-
yond all dispute and no one proposes
in any way to contravene it.
The question, on the contrary, is as
to the right of corporation or of an
official or any clique or number of Off
cials to divert to political purposes any
part OF the funds trusted to It by its
stockholders for business purposes.
When a corporation officer turns such
funds over TO a campaign committee
he does not contribute his own money,
but the money of other people In
any extensive corporation like a rail-
road or insurance company having a
multitude OF stockholders or policy
holders. they are certain to belong to
opposite political parties, SO that to
give from the common fund to any
particular party is to use the money OF
some stockholders or policyholders,
not to promote, but to defeat, their
political desires and principles.
Even il it we're possible to reflect
the political wish Of each stakeholder
by such use of corporation funds, still
he himself should be left as a citizen
W NSbNi anu HIS POiANASda
contribution from his own separate re-
sources. There are the soundest rea-
sons of public policy why corporations
should be restricted rigidly to their
proper business as a corporation, and
government freed from the danger and
corruption of corporation influence
Government is itself the object of that
combination of all the citizens which
is called the state, and vast combina-
tons of capital and persons under the
form of corporate bodies for limited
business purposes are inherently dan
gerous to the state IL their collective
| powers, directed by special interests
are employed in politics.
1t is no impulsive or mistaken iudg
ment of the people that backs the de.
mand to exclude corporation funds
from our political activities, but tc
compel parties to depend solely upon
voluntary donations from each con
tributor from HIS own money, acting
on his own conscience, interest anG
conviction as a citizen.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-05

Long distance observations in the
far east persist in interpreting the re-
suit of the Omaha city election as a
democratic victory and a sign of the
rising tide OF Organism. The success
full candidate here. however. has dis
tinctly declared that he does not re-
gard his election in any such light. and
as a matter OF fact partisan politics
enter into it in smaller degree than
into any local election ever before held
in this city.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-05

ALLEGED STANDARD OIL CONSPIRACY.
The widely circulated story that
Standard Oil and allied or sympathetic
interests, seizing the opportunity of ex-
listing circumstances, employed their
power to smash the stock market to
emphasize their dissatisfaction with
national and state legislatures and ad-
ministrations, and as a threat'to pre-
cipitate a universal liquidation and
panic II further ofheial investigations
and prosecutions be not abandoned. is
hardly credible. That such corpora
ton and financial interests, II acting
resolutely in combination. could for a
time at least exert a seriously depress-
ing influence is conceded. but the fact
remains that however powerful they
may be they are far from being all
powerful. Their wealth is vast and
far-reaching, but it is only fraction
OF the aggregate wealth of the Amer
lean people.
There is the further fact that such
a conspiracy. II il be conceivable
would TO the extent to which It might
be carried put a dagger TO the hear,
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-05
Financing san Francisco.

Financing San Francisco will make an
interesting chapter when the full history
of the great catastrophe shall come to be
written. In nine days following the earth
quake there was transferred from New
York to the stricken city over $30000.O0O
two-thirds of which was RENTED through
the sub-treasury and one-third was sent
by express. To replace this sum nearly
$40, 100000 Of gold has been imported. the
importation being expedited by Secretary
Shaw's plan Of advancing gold to banks
that have ordered It from Europe. Over
100000 Of gold has already been replaced
In the sub-treasury by the banks
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-05

The appointment of Ed Sizer as
postmaster OF Lincoln attests the fact
that whatever else may be said about
him, Senator Burkett is not devoid of
gratitude. Sizer did more toward
making Burkett senator than any one
man, and so far as We know no one
has found serious fault with his ad-
ministration OF the postofice at the
Capitol city. Mr.. Burkett is to be
commended and Mr.. sizer congratu-
lated.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-05
Leave Que the Adverti.inE.

The desire of the Rev. Thomas Sherman
to traverse the route of his father, Cen
eral William Tecumseh Sherman. in the
march from Atlanta to the sea is natural
enough and there's no reason why he
should not crafty it. But he should leave
out the advertising and should not
be accompanied by the escort Of United
States cavalry provided for in his an
nounced plans
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-05
Fought Gold Bricks.

hiAtSDul - blSpdtNh'
Still. il may be observed that II the big
aggregations of capital made their cam
paign contributions with the idea that
they were to have the say about the ad-
ministration they encountered the evidence
of a large gold brick acquisition in that
speech on the muck rake.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-05
Not Much "Anarchy" In Il.


The president did not hit within mile
Of Mr.. Carnegie when he advised the i'm
position of graduated death taxes on large
fortunes to break them up, for Mr.. Car
negie can show that he advocated the same
scheme as far back as 1882 and that he still
believes in it. If the richest man in the
country, barring one. Endorses Mr.. Roose-
velt's suggestion, there cannot be much
anarchy in it,
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-05

A detachment of United States
troops is after an organized band Of
robbers in Cavlte. Democratic con-
gressmen can prepare to shed few
more tears.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-05

ton will be considerable in excess of
$4,000 and. with South Omaha's fund
added. will amount practically to s4O,-
600 Such liberal response TO the cry
Of distress speaks we'll for the com
munitv.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-05

The report that the United States
mint at San Francisco. which is per-
forming the function of bank. has
been kept busy for four days. proves
that residents OF the stricken city are
not getting all they want from other
places.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-05

People who have personal knowledge
of the way reports Of special commits
sioners on Indian reservations have
been formulated will await the show
ing OF former Consul Mcwade before
passing hnal judgment
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-05

At the coming pan-American con-
gress a day could be probably set apart
for elucidation Of the Monroe doc
trine. South American statesmen
might thus be saved much anxiety as
TO the real attitude of the United
states
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-05

The constabulary of the state of
Pennsylvania act like men who fear
they may lose their jobs unless there
is something doing in the way of
trouble in the mining districts.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-05

Mayor-elect Dahlman has gone out
Of town to recuperate. Another out
of-town trip for recuperation purposes
will be in order the week after all the
appointments shall have been made.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-05
cut Ont FnIne Pride.

Chicago Inter Ocean.
San Francisco win perhaps notice that
the native sons Of other places are not
standing upon mere formalities i'm this
emergency Nobody is asking whore the
San Franciscans came from originally, and
San Francisco would do we'll to remember
this when it grows up again and is pros
MARQUIS
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-05

Reports from San Francisco indi-
cate that while General Funston has
been doing good work right along he
has dispensed with the services of his
press agent.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-05

The Omaha Commercial club is ar
ranging for another trade excursion.
The success attending the clubs trade
excursions in previous years has thor
Oughly demonstrated the usefulness of
this feature OF the work for building
up omaha's trade.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-05

1t looks as II congress will either
have to suppress Commissioner Gar
field or increase the appropriation of
the Department of Justice.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-05
Hearts in the Right Place
Baltimore American.

II may be true that corporations have no
souls. but from the way railroad, trans
portation and express companies and other
large commercial bodies have been doing
their share in the relief OF tho San Fran
cisco sufferers It is plainly evident that
they have hearts
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-05

The report that more icebergs than
usual are being found in the Atlantic
ocean may be intended simply as
eounter-play against the hot time on
the shores of the Pacific.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-05

Reports from southeastern Ne
braska are to the effect that fruit tree
parasites are scarcsr than for several
years. They have evidently heard of
Congressman Pollard's resolution and
given up the fight in advance.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-05

The newly elected councilmen
threaten TO get into a rumpus at the
outset over the choice of a presiding
officer It is not worth fighting for.
The state OF Colonel "Jim's" health
makes it very unlikely that the presi-
dent Of the council will be allowed to
draw the mayors pay much OF the
ffrmp
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-05

Now that China has decided to ex-
ercise authority in Mapchuria some of
the powers may regret that It did. not
show greater friendliness for Russia
or let japan annex the territory.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-05

Great Britain's ultimatum to the
sultan of Turkey may possibly give
the world an opportunity to learn If
the claims made for the Dreadnaught
are true.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-05

Now that zulus have killed a British
magistrate the survivors of the sub
sequent campaign may prepare to give
a quit claim deed to their present ter
ritory.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-05

Senator Carter of Montana thinks it
Ill becomes a fellow senator to criti-
else federal judge for getting hilari-
Gus at a banquet We think so, too.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-05
The Public ne BIanl<ed
Philadelphia Press

The operators and miners act as II no
body could possibly have any interest In
coal strike but themselves They as
sumo to do everything about Il except
TO pay the cost The public viii be called
in when the losses are 10 be made up.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-05

Omaha's cash contributions to the
San Francisco relief fund now figure
up close 10 $4,000 II the value of
the clothing and supplies sent out be
added the total OF omaha's eontribu-
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-05

The wife of that Nebraska sheriff
who prevented jail delivery will be
his best argument for another term
in office.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-05
A Difficult TnHk.

Chicago Inter Ocean
There are indications that renewed
effort is to be made to show the Standard
Oil company that It is not bigger than the
country. but just how this is to be done
has not as yet been made clear.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-05

WHEN OCT OF TOWN.
subs sribers leaving the city ten.
DOrarily should have The Bee
mailed to them. Address viii be
changed aa often a. requested.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-05

The record of Omaha building per-
mits will have to hump itself to keep
mp with that majority of the building
Inspector.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-05

The advantage of party harmony
may be readily seen by looking back
over the preliminaries to the recent
city campaign. The democrats man
aged to nominate ticket without con-
test for more than two or three places
and as q consequence had no disap-
pointed candidates for nomination and
no factiOnal sores to heal. Although
the candidate heading the ticket did
not satisfy large element of the
party, few democrats apparently failed
to vote for him, although at least
1000 democrats had three years be-
fore voted for the same man running
Independent who this year ran as the
republican nominee.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-05

c. c. RoSEwATER,
General Manager
Subscribed in my presence and sworn to
before me this Goth day of April 1906.
(SeaD NJ. d. HUNGATE,
Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-05

STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
state OF Nebraska, Douglas County, IS;
G. c. Rosewater. general manager OF Inc
Rec Publishing company. being duly sworn,
says that the actual number OF tun ana
complete copies OF The Daily, morning,
Evening and Sunday Bee printed during
the month OF April, 1906. was as follows
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-05

Algy-l sec YOU at your fathers Office
quite frcqueutly-are You working?
Freddy-Oh, no; DADS taken me to learn
the business .thats Philadelphia Bull
letin.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-05

The opening OF the new railroad line from
Abu Hamid TO Katrina, in the Sudan. will
give great satisfaction not only to mer-
chants. who will thus have access TO the
markets OF Dongola. but also to tourists
and antiquaries. II has been built entirely
with native labor In eight months. under
the direction OF Macauley Bey. and MID
winter Bey. This. for 1Ss miles Of railway,
is almost a record. for the district is hilly
and dihicult for engineering. The terminal
station, Katrina, Is not down on any pub
lished map, but the line almost reaches
Dongola. The interesting pyramid hslds
OF Jebel Baikal CSapata). Kurru, Zama,
Mayal Nurri. Tangassi. are all now rem
dered accessible to travellers. The govern
ment is expected to provide rest houses
at each group o. pyramids in this ancient
center OF Egyptian civilization. These
regions have not been generally accessible
since the days OF Lepius. The opening OF
the new road viii be good news to all those
interested In the 200 pyramids and other
antiquities of the Sudan. Costly caravans.
with camels. tents ana escorts, hitherto
have afforded the only means OF reaching
these regions, as the direct military rail-
way to Khartum avoids this historic but
unknown country.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-05


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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-17

THE STYLES mostly Eton, but
few Refer and Pony Coat Suits. All
are more or less deliberately trimmed
with braid, lace or silk trimming.
THE SIZES - Although the en-
tire lot consists of odds and ends, and
there are not all sizes in any one style,
yet the entire lot contains every size
from 80 to A.
Not a garment in this entire lot is
worth less than double, and quite a
large proportion formerly sold as high
as $40.
Reduced to s1475.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-17

24-in. AI.L-STLK BLACK
PONGEE, worth 5Sc. a yd.,
tOr. S3c.
27-in. WATER AND PERs-
PIRATION p X o o #
BLACK JAP, worth see. a
yd., FOR. .44c.
24-fn. ALL SILK BLACK
DUCHESSE, worth 55c-
yd., for. ...... 60c.
20-in. Black SWISS LOUIS
me, worth 76c. a I'd,
24-in. BLACK B0x LOOM
CREPE DE CHINE, worth
SLIGO yd., for. ....... 58c.
2e-fn. BLACK PEAU DE
CYGNE, worth soc. va,
for. 1900. SBes
2z-in. BLACK MEssALINE,
worth s1.o0 a I'd, for. zoe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-17

THE MATERIALS are hand
some Panamas, in black, navy, Alice
blue, reseda, old rose and gray;
Shadow Check Panamas in light and
medium shades of gray: Beautiful
Checked Mohairs in black and white
and brown and white; Fancy Worsteds
in a wide assortment of neat patterns;
a few Unlined Voiles in navy. gray,
Alice blue and tan; also about 30 suits
of Fine Quality Taffetas, in Alice,
reseda, violet. rose and a few check
effects in light shades.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-17
Women's Sis taffeta
coats at $3.50.

CUT tt Rec GU A R t E R
length. of guaranteed taffeta, In
black, white and tan. Several hobby
styles to choose from. One Of the
finished with narrow tucking. Actual
value, $15
Reduced to $3.50.