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The Washington times., 1906-04-08
Okenite Rank Failure
In Benning'S Feature
Ran Dull, Dead Race and Wasn't In the Money.
Belmont Refused $4,000 for Him.
DOurO Shock

A remarkable thing happened at Ben
ming yesterday.
]. Pell Tippan. the weIl-known thor
ouShbred and show horse broker, OF
New York and London. made John
Whalen, representative of the August
Belmont racing interests at the meeting.
an offer OF $4,000 for the twO-year-old
Okenite. before the beginning OF the
days racing. Tippan was said TO rep
resent Paul Rainey. of Cleveland. Ohio,
who had purchased the two-year-old
Computer for $500 on last Thursday
from r. W. Walden. Whalen declared
that Mr.. Beimonts direction to him
CWhaIem was 10 say that nothing this
side OF 100000 would occasion him 10
think of letting go Okenite.
0kenite Didn't Show.
An hour later. in the Washington Nur-
sery Stakes, the feature event of the
day. at four and one-half furlongs
Okenite failed to show in the money.
but. running dead, dull race. finished
away lack, thoroughly beaten. Then
Okenite stock fell. However, the Bel
mont colors showed in front, as Curricu-
lum. another son Of Hastings. and the
forlorn hope of the stable, came on, and
showing great Improvement, won a
clever race from Billy Garth's Lacy
Vera, at TO !. with o. l.. Richards
Campaisner, at 10 to /. third.
Morris took off Curriculum in front at
the very outset. and kept him there to
the end, where he won by about = lersth
and half. in a drive. II was a HANDY
matter between second and third.
Trainer Whalen sent the Belmont aaIr-
Okenite and CJrriculum-tO the post as
fit as it was possible to make them. so
it was to be expected that the book
makers would lay very gingery price.
This they did. about 3 to being the
top price against the Belmont colOrs.
Okenite got off seemingly well enough,
but dropped right out OF it,
Oaklawn Fiasco Recalled.
The Washington Nursery Stakes for
two-year-olds is by far the best class
Juvenile event on the Benning calendar.
It has its romance. though yesterday
saw but its second running. Last year
Willie Shields celebrated OakIawn won
It. He beat Francis r. Hitehcock's Ven
dor. and one of his greatest admirers
became s. s. Howland, the racing rep
resentative of August Belmont. Later
in the year at Saratoga, Howland per-
suaded Belmont to buy Oakiawn for
S30, COO OakIawn has yet to win a race
, in the Belmont colors.
Benning cached the heyday of its
prosperity and eclat yesterday, for the
most fashionable and the largest throng
which eyer enjoyed an afternoon Of rae
ing at the course was present. The
clubhouse with its hundreds Of superb
ly gowned women and smartly groomed
escorts presented a gay and charming
sight, recalling. in a measure. the May
time functions on the Saturday after
moons at Jerome, Park in the old days
of racing. The track was in superb con-
dition. and the racing. on the whole,
good
The Washington times., 1906-04-08
Fair Grounds Summaries.

. TT N'V To > N.Esl NIIIN
fast time of l:26 3-5.
The Washington times., 1906-04-08
Crescent City Entries.

Light Opera, 105; Flying Trapeze, l06;
Charles Mckee, 9S: Red Raven. 1l3;
Voltaic. 1Oi; Pennant. l06; Simplicity,
106: Young Jesse, l06; Thank Haven, 104;
Maverick l06; Ad High, l09; Blue and
Orange. Ill.
Second r;tce-Four furlongs. Duchess of
Montcbelio, 10s; Runsuna, III; GothelIne,
40; Laveririta. il2; Round Dance. lis;
Bud Hill. IIo; Captain MacCormick. ITO;
Bitter Miss, l12: Friction. 10; My Son.
lis; g. Dorothy NJ. 107. Charles S. Lee.
s1l0: Dry Dollar. 115.
Third race-One mile and seventy
yards Water Psnsy. Ill: Triple Silver.
ia: Edward Hale. no: Dromio. 113. Del
more, a5; Hortensia 11G: Light Note
lI5. Daniel G, 30; BrOckstOn Old Hall.
ITO; Dance Music, 1ei; Raviapa, 1o3;
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First race-Six furlOngs. Hannibal
Bey, 81 (ReideD. 2 TO ], won; Delmore,
SO tAlex), TO !, second; Lady Henrietta,
The Washington times., 1906-04-08
Douro Greatly Improved.

The Spring Handicap Steepleehase OF
about two and one-half miles resulted
in the best contested jumping race ever
seen hereabouts- j. W. Colts Douro
the S to favorite. won driving from
Copper. at to l, with Phantom at 8
to 2. third. IL was cracking race from
flag fall TO the finish The gray horse
Copper raced with Phantom IN front
for the first part, with Douro laying in
behind Once, rounding away on the
last circuit Of the field, Douro moved
up. and in the stretch came away under
drive to win in a close finish. Douro
ran with a decided Improvement over
his last race. a fact which occasioned
no end OF comment.
Jack McKeon, at the very liberal
price of 31k to 1. took the maiden jock
ey race by a length from Matte
The Washington times., 1906-04-08
Wore Down Gold Rose.

Chief interest in the afternoons rae
ing attached to the showing of Sc
curity, for the conditions of the race
required him to concede humps Of
weight 10 everything else in the race
He proved equal TO the task imposed
upon him Gold Rose outran him the
first two furlongs, and came 10 the turn
with a lead of two lengths. In the run
home, however, he wore her down. and
passing her out in the final sixteenth,
beat her two lengths and easily in the
fast time of l % 3-5
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-25
A SUCCESSFUL ADMINISTRATION.

The Postoffice department is closer to
the people than any other department
of the government. Therefore the char
acter of its administration is matter
of great Importance and interest to the
public. Postmaster General CortelyOu
has been at the head of the department
for nearly year and in that time he
has instituted some reforms that have
already proved beneficial to the service
and will be more so in the future. Re
ferring to this the Washington cores
pondent of the Boston Transcript points
out that Mr.. Cortelyou has striven to
put the department on business basis
and to large extent has been success
full. He has reduced the influence of
congressman In postal affairs to a mini
mum. Fourth-class postmasters have
been taken out of politics absolutely and
presidential postmasters have been
made to realize that the service they
render the government, and not the
service they render the politicians, will
In the future govern when the question
OF retaining them in office comes up
Congressman have had fair warning that
merit is the rule in the choosing of post
masters.
The department has been completely
reorganized under Mr.. Cortelyou. The
work of reorganization, begun last De-
cember is now an accomplished fact
Very soon after entering upon his duties
he found that great weakness was the
division of authority over certain in
timately related branches of the service.
He brought together, as parts of the
same working organization, such
branches Of the department as were in.
terdependent. a radical change was
made In the distribution of duties and
the results have justified this action. 1t
Is stated that the postmaster general is
now devoting large share of his time
TO the reorganization Of the rural free
delivery service, the first important
change in which will go into effect at
the beginning of July. At that time
the supervision will pass from rural
superintendent to postoffice inspectors.
The postmaster general is understood to
have other well-dehned plans for i'm
proving the postal organization. Two
hundred and eighty thousand persons
are now employed in it and Mr.. Cortel-
you believes a private business concern
would maintain closer relations with its
employees than the postal department
maintains with these men and women.
He therefore is gradually moving to Sc
cure this friendly authority over the
army of employees and hopes to in time
establish definite system Of super
vision over the whole working force.
Another aim Of Mr.. Cortelyou is TO put
the PostOffice department on a self-sus-
tanning basis and the house committee
IN postoffices Ind postroads is now Law.
ING the groundwork for corrective legis
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-25

public utterance prior 70 the late gen
eral election and this had been approved
by the English constituencies. Mr..
Bryce declared that home rule had no
terrors for him and that the demand for
1t was one which no constitutional gov
eminent could deny. This statement
by the man who will mould and direct
whatever remedial legislation is applied
TO Ireland's political and economic griev-
ances was of the utmost significance,
amounting to an almost positive declara-
ton that Irish home rule will be fea-
ture of the administration of Sir Henry
Campbell Zimmerman.
While the ministry may not grant Ire
land absolute home rule, the utterances
noted very clearly foreshadow that the
Irish people will have voice in the dis
position of their own affairs hereafter
and perhaps that is all they really de-
sire. One thing is evident and that is
that home rule for Ireland is no longer
the bogy 1t was when Gladstone intro
duced his home rule bill and there was
organized the conservative-unionist
party to overthrow the liberal leader.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-25
Personal AND OTHERWISE.

One OF the many bright sides of the
weather is that the oldest inhabtant is
hushed.
A man named Sorrow was vice president
of Chlcago's busted bank. That's about all
the depositors get.
Jollying aside. General Grosvenor has one
fulfilled prophecy to his credit. He said he
would be defeated for denomination. He
was.
Los Angeles is about to absorb some ad-
jacent territory, giving the city an area
of TOO square miles Los Angelenos need
the ozone to expand their lungs.
St Louis is not cast down by the judicial
vindication of Chicago microbes. Since the
lid was screwed on the town has precious
little use for water as chaser"
Count Boni continues to emit lamentations
of the jeremiah order. There is little hope
of soothing his melancholy until the count
ess stretches her pursestrings to the limit
AS though their cup Of trouble was not
overlooking, heartless people in Illinois ask
the railroads to settle a little matter Of
100000 of back taxes, Verify. this is rub
bling it in.
A Chicago woman was awarded 5000
punitive damages for kisses extracted with
out ner consent. InuS anOtner prOntabie
industry is added to the repertoire of Chi
cago women.
Congressman Bede insists on substituting
the stork for the eagle as the national bird
because while THE eagle can only scream,
the stork delivers the goods" A string Of
six little Bedes shout approval.
An Illinois man, whose dignity was rudely
Jared at an initiation by riding a mechan-
ical goat instead of the real thing, wants
s., coo damages from the lodge. When a
jiner doesn't get all that's coming to him
he ought TO get the cash,
Senatorial courtesy" is a wonderful in
stitution. A new member OF the upper
house who referred to a colleague as The
gentleman from Idaho" apologized for
calling him a gentleman instead OF senator
Senatorial courtesy accepted the apology
and donned a complacent smile.
Consumers OF gas in certain Jersey cities
are disposed 70 doubt the integrity OF the
meter, and, like the kid and the phono-
graph, would like to smash its face just 10
see the works. The trouble seems to be
that the old reliable meter failed TO notice
the reduction from $50 TO 81 and rolled up
bills to the old level. Jersey innocents
seem to forget that meters register the air
as well as the gas pumPed in.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-25
PEOPLE WILL TALK.
John G. Sake.


You may get through the world but twill
IL you listen to all that is said as you 60;
You'll be worried and fretted and kept in a
stew
For meddlesome tongues must have some
And people will talk.
If quiet and modest, you'll have it presumed
That your humble position is only assumed,
You're wolf in Sleeps clothing, or else
you're fool;
But don't get excited-keep perfectly COOL
For people will talk.
And then If you show the least holiness of
Or slight inclination to take your own
They will call you an upstart. conceited and
vain,
But keep straight ahead-don't stop to ex-
plain
For people will talk.
If threadbare your dress and old-fashioned
your hat
Someone Will surely take, notice of that.
And hint rather strong that you can't pay
your way.
But don't get excited, whatever they say
For people will talk.
II your dress is in fashion, don't think to
escape,
For they criticise then in different shape
You're ahead OF your means, or your tapn
But mind your own business there's naught
For people will talk.
Now the best way to do is to do as you
For your mind, If you have one. will then
be at ease.
OF course, you will meet with all sorts of
abuse;
But don't think to stop them-its not any
For people will talk.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-25
SECULAR SHOTS AT THE PULPIT.

New York Tribune: Bishop II. p Tur-
ner colored, does his race and himself a
bad turn in denouncng the American flag
as "a dirty and contemplate rag" He
should go to school to Booker T. Wash
ington a decade or so, for he would then
know more about the banner he despises
San Francisco Chronicle: The telephone
is being used by a revivalist in Lorraine
ILL.,, to spread the gospel. There must be
a special brand of hello girls in that city,
otherwise the experiment would be more
likely to win recruits for the other place,
not to be mentioned than converts for
heaven.
Philadelphia Press: The priest in St.
Gabriers parish, near Hazleton has aban-
doned the practice of preaching funeral
sermons on the ground that the man who
has lived useful life needs no eulogy
over his coffin. AS matter of fact. In
death. as in life, 1t is the bad fellow that
needs praying for.
Philadelphia Record A pious statisticiaL
complains that the cost of four first-class
American ships of war is greater than the
annual expenditure of all Christendom for
converting the heather. But then he over
looks the consideration that these ships
may be necessary to convince the con-
verted heather that they ought to stay
converted.
Boston Transcript: The new overseer at
Zion City surely has lively sense of meta
phor. His first proceeding has been to
raise nearly $4,000 by contributions after
vigorous appeal, in which he told the
people that he wanted them to ''self-sacri-
fee until your skin is worn Off" The APP
peal is especially picturesque, In view Of
outside opinion that Zion City Is more or
less of skin game anyway.
Brooklyn Eagle. We have heard of the
man who wears the livery of the Lord to
serve the devil in, but It remains for this
glorious era of enlightenment TO produce
the man whose devotion to business is so
intense that he does not mind compound
Ing a wine of wood alcohol, hard cider
and coal tar dye to serve to Christians
at the communion table. Commissioner
Darlington has discovered that the wine
sold by the commercial benefactor is so
made,
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-25
SERMONS BOILED DOWN.

The keen eye needs the kindly heart
Mental work may be noblest service.
There's no argument equal to a happy
smile
Imaginary evils have more than imagi-
nary effects.
Homes are often closest knit about some
grave of separation.
Earthly prudence is large part of
heavenly providence.
They who live off the flock are never
willing to die for it.
You cannot travel toward heaven with
your back turned to honor.
The life that would be fruitful seeks
showers as well as sunshine.
One of the worst offenses against hu-
manity is the pretense of divinity.
The leaders of men are not the ones who
are trying to get ahead of their fellows.
It's not the man with a putty backbone
who is most truly resigned to the will Of
God.
If you are going to do good work for
all men you will have to be against some
men.
The saddest people in this world are
those who are always fighting against sor-
row.
When two churches find bone of con-
tention you may be sure the devil has
the meat
Success is not in an endeavor to do a
great thing, but in repeated endeavors to
do greater things.
Many man thinks that taking a lease
on a front pew gives him a freehold on
corner lot in heaven.
In the European cathedrals they gather
the dust of the dead, but in the American
churches the great thing is to get the dust
of the living.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-25
A FAR-REACHING INVESTIGATION.

The investigation ordered by congress
of the action of certain railroads in
carrying products owned by themselves
under conditions supposed to hamper
the shippers of those products and to
work injustice to the public, is likely
to be far-reaching in its effects. AS
passed by the senate the resolution,
which was prompted by the alleged
combination between the Pennsylvania
railroad and some other lines, applied
only to the carrying of bituminous coal,
but the house amended it so as to in
clude anthracite coal and oil, thus broad
ening its scope so that the railroads of
many sections of the country may be
brought within the investigation. Doubt
less the amendment will be accepted by
the senate.
The inquiry will be prosecuted by the
Interstate Commerce commission, which
is to report from time to time to con-
gress on the progress of the investiga-
ton, and after the adjournment of con-
gress to the president as occasion may
require. 1t is stated that taken in con-
nection with the decision handed down
last Monday by the supreme court the
resolution has afforded some ground for
anxiety to pro-railroad. advocates who
do not like the idea of government in
reference. 1t is also said in reports
from Washington that predictions are
being made to the effect that within
the next few weeks many suits will be
filed by the Interstate Commerce COM
mission to restrain railroads from vio-
latlng the law in the way indicated in
the Chesapeake 4 Ohio suit, as to which
the decision of the supreme court was
rendered.
The action Of congress in this matter
will have very general popular approval
In his explanation of the resolution Mr..
Townsend of the house committee on
interstate and foreign commerce said:
at is alleged that hundreds of owners
of coal mines and oil fields are prevented
from operation for the reason that the
roads which under the law should serve
them, either fail entirely in furnishing
the means of transportation or else
furnish them so inadequately as to make
operation Improbable" The allegation
is unquestionably well founded and will
be so shown by the investigation. if it
shall be made as carefully and exhaust
lively as 1t should be. 1t is noteworthy
that there was no opposition in the house
to the resolution ordering the investiga-
ton.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-25
HOME RULE OUTLOOK

How far the present British ministry
will go toward granting Ireland home
rule no one can foretell with any degree
Of certainty, but the indications are
favorable for at least decided improve
ment in the administration of affairs in
that country. The statement made in
the kings address at the opening of
Parliament which of course was n
ministerial utterance, that there was
under consideration plans for immedi-
ately improving and effecting economies
in the system of Ireland and for intro
ducing therein the means for associating
affairs, was certainly encouraging to the
friends of home rule. That il was re-
garded as significant by the opposition
was shown in the amendment proposed
to the address, declaring that the loyal
lists In Ireland were alarmed by the
statement In the speech from the throne,
and Of still greater significance was the
overwhelming vote-4O6 to SS-by which
the amendment was rejected
Mr.. James Bryce, chief secretary for
Ireland, replying to the unionist sup
port of the proposed amendment, de-
clared his unalterable adhesion 10 the
principle of self-gOyernment for the Irish
people. He said the speech from the
throne meant nothing more or less than
what the premier and other of the
liberal leaders had outlined in every
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-25

Richard Mansfield has authorized the
announcement that he had formulated
plans for retiring from the stage and
closing his theatrical career in the
spring of 1909. But Mr.. Mansfield may
be prevailed upon to change his mind
Other great actors, great actresses and
prima donnas have formulated plans
for retiring from the stage and played
farewell engagements for years and
years after they had been expected to
retire. In this respect illustrious actors
do not differ from eminent men in other
professions
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-25
lation with view to making the service

lation with a view to making the service
self-sustaining.
Mr.. Cortelyou has shown in the office
of postmaster general a very high order
of executive ability and it is unquestion-
able that the service has been much inn
proved since he took charge. Some
things necessary to place it upon a
thorough business basis have not yet
been accomplished. Some difficulties
have not been overcome. But that they
will be is not to be doubted. Having de-
cided upon n policy the postmaster gen
eral has the persistence and patience to
carry it into effect. The excellent record
he has already made will be much ex
tended before the expiration of his term.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-25
Where Are the POetsf
New York Sun.


Never before this year of grace 1906 has
Tyranny oppressed Freedom without some
Milton wrote of the Albigenses, Byron
poet to sing the wrongs of the oppressed.
sang of the Greek struggle. our Massa-
chusetts poets of the negro's wrongs. But
here and now is a people-the Russians
scourged with whips for a century and
with scor"ions for a year, a picturesque
rabble f. Ating for their rights and the
rights OF mankind against a picturesque
despotism-and not line of verse do We
give them. unless it is a sonnet or two
from Alfred Austin's bread and butter
muse.
There has been no poetry on the Russian
crisis because there have been no poets.
In the Anglo-Saxon world is the race of
poets extinct?
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-25
DOMESTIC PLEAsANTRIEs.

Harold. are you sure you can support
ITO which you are accustomed7 Yes,
TO which l am accustomed. My salary
will have to do for two hereafter. you
know. Chicago Tribune.
The day of the boss is over" said the
laxative man.
Married or single?" interjected the man
who hadn't spoken before.
Thoughtless listeners deemed the ques-
ton Observation-Disclosures Ledger.
your house. Pater.
Pater-Uh-huh
Bachelor-Well, I'll have to have cigar
Pater-Er-well, you'd better have two
cigars ?-Cleveland Leader.
II have come" murmured the suitor ito
ask for your daughters hand"
support her in the style to which she has
Better than that! can even keep her
supplied with bonbons and matinee tick
etsP'-Pittsburg Gazette.
81 don't see your wife often, Mr.. Huck-
~ mo; she's 1 always in some sort of charlt-
What particular work is she engaged
inn"
II believe she is trying to save Niagara
now."-Indianapolis News.
What was the most important bill you
ever had anything to do within" asked the
interviewer.
1.-The bill that did most for me-" an
swered Senator Sorghum, was a bill FOR
services rendered Washington Star.
Mr.. Cadd-No, indeed. never associate
with my interiors; do your
Miss geographically, l can't say. l
don't think l have ever met any of your
nferiors.-Catholic Standard and Times
YES that's Borroughs. He's adept
at constructing short stories"
You don't say7 He doesn't look liter
sry."
HE isn't. mean he can think up
more ways OF telling you he's broke than
any other man l know."-Philadelphia
Catholic Standard.
The camera man had Just returned from
a scouting expedition to a wedding.
ANY luck?" asked the city editor.
Luck! l should say l was licked
twice, arrested once and got a snapshot
at the groom just as a shoe hit him in the
neck. "-Philadelphia Ledger.
Henrietta Whitewash--I suttinly am 'spi-
cious OBJ Ferdinand Ebry lettah he writes
me he swears ter be eternally true an
axes me ter hasten de weddin, as he am
pinn' away wifi love.
Mrs Whitewash-Wa-al, / don't see nuf-
fin 'spicious bout dat.
Henrietta Whitewash-Oh, II amt dat
But he always adds postscripture; "P. s.
Burn dis lettah. Judge.