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Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-07
HEALTHY REACTION.
FURRY in Life Insurance Business
Gradually Passing.

Baltimore American.
Now that the SNAKE coming from the in
surance investigation has practically cleared
away, II is possible to note some of the
results of the agitation. Passing over the
changes in management that have been
made. 1t may be well to note that the
companies are taking no precautions what
ever this year against the passage Of in
furious laws. No effort is made TO keep
watch OF proposed legislation and the COM
panies have no representatives at the va
rious state capitals, as they formerly had.
They have been accused OF corruptng leg
islatures and squandering policyholders'
money because OF their efforts in the past
to avert this peculiar peril, and have,
therefore. discontinued this precaution.
1t is now up to the policyholders TO pro-
tect themselves, and one who remembers
that the average policyholder is almost as
ignorant of INSURANCE. business as is the
average lawmaker, and is. moreover, thor
oughly indifferent to what his representa-
tives at the state capital may do. will
realize something of the flood of fool legis-
lation that may be expected. This flood
has already begun, and the managers of the
big companies are looking on with grim
dissatisfaction. They know the trouble
that Is coming for the policyholders, but
again with corruption. There are to be no
more contributions TO campaign funds and
for this result there is no complaint TO be
made.
Perhaps the most unfortunate fact In the
whole disturbance is the tremendous falling
of in business shown by the annual re-
ports of the various companies. This is no
special injury to the companies, or in
other words, TO the policyholders who re-
main. for the solvency OF the companies
Is unquestioned and unquestionable: but 1t
is a distinct misfortune to the thousands
who have allowed their policies TO lapse,
and to other thousands who have abstained
from insuring because OF the agitation and
the consequent panic. The losses these in
| dividuals have sustained are In many cases
irreparable,
1t is now highly satisfactory to note from
the reports that are coming in from all
parts OF the country that a decided reaction
has begun. Three months ago II Was freely
predicted that many OF the masnates Of
the business would be Jailed and millions
would be disgorged. Now that II is found
that nobody is 20 be jailed and no millions
have been stolen, the people are ready TO
do business as usual. The companies are
going on precisely as they were. with the
exceptions noted. Business is improving
daily and the American people are once
more yindleating their reputation for COM
mon sense
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-07
Royal
Baking Powder
Saves Health
and
Saves Money.
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO. NEW york
SIDE JABs AT OMAHA.

Petersburg Index: Omaha threatens to
try the experiment of scent street car fare
for those who are compelled to stand in a
crowded car. Whether or not the expert
ment will be success remains to be found
out. but We can hardly see how II will
work out Instead OF the old way we can
imagine a gentleman saying to a lady
who gets on a car Take my strap please.
I'll sit down and pay the little Nickel
Hooker County Tribune: The attitude
of the Omaha press in connection with the
recent persecution of western Nebraska
stock interests lacks a long way of being
overlooked in this part of the state II
Omaha can afford TO lose the best con
tributors to its financial welfare ever
known TO the extent of encouraging its
papers In their base, unfair onslaught, az
was done during the Ware trial. Nebraska
cattlemen can quite we'll afford to accept
the earnest solicitation of other towns
for their beef.
Weeping Water Herald: The independent
telephone companies are very angry at this
manner in which the councilmen Of Omaha
vote to keep them from doing business in
that city. and they have resolved to boy.
colt the metropolis merchants in revenge
and induce all the people in all the towns
IL they can-to buy goods in other cities.
The independent companies mean all right
but 1t is a poor way to fight competition
Perhaps the Omaha councilmen have Sc
their price too high, but II is not the fault
of the wholesalers doing business there.
BY the way. the independent telephone
companies come pretty near having a graft
in Nebraska.
Kearney Hub: The executive committee
of the Omaha Commercial club will hav,
a conference soon with representatives OF
the independent telephone interests regard
ing connections which will enable the
independent lines to reach that city. with
the state covered by the independent lines
It ought not to be difficult TO get into
Omaha, but It has been demonstrated
every time the effort was made that the
Bell interests had absolute control OF the
council and were considerably bigger than
the people themselves. But the monopoly
is nearly at an end. When the Commercial
club gets in the thin edge of the toll line
wedge there will soon be something doing
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-07

undoubtedly is approved by the intelli-
gent and unprecedented opinion Of the
country. 1t should be seconded by CON
gross I'm such notifications OF the ex-
ciusion law and the practices under IL
as the present conditions show to he
expedient The president said in his
last annual message: AS a people we
have talked much OF the open door in
China. and we expect and quite rightly
intend to insist upon, justice being
shown us by the Chinese. But we can
not expect to receive equity unless we
do equity. We can not ask the Chinese
to do to us what we are unwilling to
do to them" When we shall accord
fair treatment to the Chinese doubtless
the hostility to Americans and American
goods now existing and growing will
come to an end and the citizens and
the products of this country will re-
ceive in China at least equal favor with
the citizens and products of other ma
tons.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-07
Personal NOTES.


Admiral Togo will visit America in April,
It is announced upon trustworthy authority,
with two armored cruisers.
Think of 1t, the late Charles Lockhart,
Standard Oil magnate. OF Pittsburg. died
worth $15o,0ooooO, and yet in comparative
obscurity Where else could this happen
but in the United states1
one-third of the gas meters which were
tested in New York last year were found
to be running in favor of the companies,
and users are complaining. Somehow these
New Workers do not seem to understand
the purpose of a gas meter.
Ralph ID. Cole the new congressman from
the Eighth Ohio district. is the youngest
member in the delegation. He is the thir-
tecnth child of family OF seventeen chill
dren. lie received nearly double the num-
Der of votes Of his democratic opponent
Garrett p. Serviss, the celebrated astron-
omer, says that in July. 1907 Mars will
be 10000 miles nearer the earth than today,
when the planet will attract attention not
only from astronomers but from the gem
eral public, so striking will it appear in the
heavens.
After looking over the upper branch OF
congress from the reserved gallery, Mark
Twain was asked what he thought of the
United States senate. "Oh, 1 always make
1t a point not to critcse my neighbors, I"
said Mr.. Clemens. How does that apply
to the senator" was asked. why, live
in Connecticut and Mr.. Aldrich lives in
Rhode Island"
Judge James Wickersham, who presides
over the federal court of the Third district
OF Alaska, with headquarters in Fair
banks, has a sphere of operations about
coequal In extent with all that part of
the United States lying south of the Ohio
and east of the Mississippi. 1t embraces
all OF the great interior region OF Alaska,
an empire within itself, which. the Judge
says will be pouring a golden flood into
its parent country for generations to come.
The new naval aide to the president. Lieu
tenant Commander Albert L. Key. seems
to have been made to pose in a brilliant
military uniform. He il more than six feet
TALL broad in proportion and straight as an
arrow. Standing at attention at the side
OF the president on all official functions at
the White House and when the president
attends official affairs elsewhere Lieutenant
Commander Key never fails to attract ia
vorable notice.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-07
Total. .... 20, 493 s495, 900, 900 1852, 10000
PENNSYLVANIA SYSTEM.
%. 12s s7b1 900. Geo $500, 100. 900
SOME OF THE COLD FACTS.
Congressman Hinshaw's Notapie
speech on Railroad Rates.


One of the speakers who, during the
house debate on the rate bill, has con-
tributed real enlightenment Of a practical
sort is Congressman Hinshaw of Nebraska.
He compressed into an address of less than
a half hour some propositions that are
hard to meet. and some answers to the
opponents of regulation which likewise are
very effective.
The average freight haul in this country.
he said, is over 24O miles; in Europe.
twenty-five miles. On competitive business
over long distances rates are lower In this
country than in Europe; but on non
competitive and local business they are
higher Specifically Mr. Hinshaw declared
that local rates in his home state are
shown by investigation to be four times
as high as the English average.
Again, the opponents of regulation have
urged that rates have steadily fallen in
this country. MIR. Hinshaw admitted this
as to the period from 1868 to 1890; but as
TO the period since 1900. he insisted that
there had been a striking rise In rates
which he estimated. on domestic freight,
at 20 per cent, though the railroads admit
only per cent. That there has been an
increase, however in these years of the
greatest volume and greatest increase OF
traffic ever known is admitted on both
sides of the argument.
Further on Mr.. Hinshaw took up the
argument that the railroads pay higher
wages here than abroad. He admitted that
this is true to the average wage per
employe; but on the other hand he pointed
out that in Europe the number OF en-
ployes is immensely greater, so that the
aggregate OF wages paid per mile per an
IL L. IL
country-a difference that is certainly
startling. Then Mr.. Hinshaw took up the
difference in legitimate cost of railroad
construction in this country and European
nations showing that It has been several
times as much abroad because of the very
high prices that had TO be paid for terminals
and right-of-way. and OF the immensely
superior construction and safety OF for
eign roads. In England, for instance, there
is not a single grade crossing.
These and many other extremely signih-
cant and enlightening facts, gathered from
accepted and approved statistical studies,
were presented in compressed and striking
form. Much more of the same sort might
have been added The speaker went into
specific cases of unwarranted increase of
rates. which have seriously affected the
price Of commodities used by great num-
/ bers Of people Thus the railroads south
OF the Ohio river. he said. at one time
raised the rate on lumber to the Ohio river
40 per cent, despite the fact that at that
time the business was growing very fast
and there was no apparent need OF the
increase except that the trance could be
made TO bear IL. This increase greatly
added to the cost OF lumber throughout the
entire middle west.
These are some Of the facts. The debate
may be relied upon TO bring others to light
II may be we shall get to the bottom Of
| this railway rate business after all.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-07
TEACHERS Par.

In the new schedule of salaries just
adopted the school board seems to have
arrived at about as fair solution of
the problem of teachers pay as could
be reached under existing conditions.
The new salary schedule is not up 10
what the school teachers demanded and
it is said that some of the teachers are
not satisfied with the concessions made,
but the increases granted recognize the
Justice of the arguments they have ad-
vanced, based on increased cost of liv-
ing and increased exactions and re-
sponsibilities, and at the same time
keeps in view the limited resources of
the school district and the relative pay
of women working in other vocations.
Although each single salary is aug
mentcd only slightly, the increase in the
teachers payroll of $1,000 year will
represent a material increase in the
school district The taxpayers Of Omaha
take pride in their public schools and
are willing to make any necessary sac
rifice to maintain their standing and
efficiency. 1t is Omaha's good fortune
that it has in its public school teaching
corps a larger proportionate number of
experienced teachers than most cities
and more teachers who are making
their profession life work. The new
salary schedule which rates the com
pensation according TO length of serv-
ice, reaching its maximum after the
eighth year, will continue to attract this
class of teachers by offering yearly
increase of salary as prize to those
who continue their employment with
the schools. Making the two highest
places in the school dependent both on
length of service and demonstration Of
ability by re-examination should also
tend TO improve the quality of the
teaching force by making it conform
constantly to the latest and most i'm
proved methods.
Among other features, the new scale
is also accompanied by a more generous
rule as to pay during sick leave, while
another commendable point is to be
found in the fact that it can be applied
so as to eliminate discrimination and
favoritism in preference for promotion.
There is. it is true, and always will be,
danger in applying rigid rules in fixing
compensation for the service of EN-
ployes, but where there is a large num-
Der OF employees it is practically impera-
tive to avoid Partially that they be
governed by some established rule and
be made to realize that the rules will
not be suspended under pressure or in
huence
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-07
THE 1LeEcIRAs CONFERENCE.

The conference regarding Moroccan
affairs is nearing the crucial point in
it's deliberations. This is in regard to
the control of the Moroccan police,
which is the really vital issue between
France and Germany. Although there
has not yet been any definite settlement
Of any question considered by the con
ference 1t Is believed that all of a minor
character will be amicably arranged
without much difficulty. In regard TO
these 1t is said that France is prepared
in liberal spirit to meet any proposals
formulated, but she will take n firm
stand relative to tie police. Germany
is equally determined respecting this
question. 1t is the understanding that
Germany favors an international ar
rangement for the control of the police,
under which France would have no
greater part than any other nation made
a party to the arrangement. This France
will not, as now indicated, assent to.
She claims that her position in Algeria
gives her the right TO a predominant
voice in Moroccan affairs and especially
in the matter Of providing and controlling
the military forces necessary to pro-
tect her interests.
Some sort of compromise as to this
may be reached. The delegates are re-
ported TO be earnestly working to this
end, those of the United States as zeal
ousIy as any others. The latest advices
say the ambassadors regard the outlook
as being hopeful but 1t is plainly evil
dent that the main issue will be disposed
Of with difficulty. if indeed it's discus
sion shall not result in a rupture. There
is no longer any talk of the possibility
of war growing out of the controversy
but no one can confidently say that such
an eventuallty is impossible So far the
American representatives have taken no
very conspicuous part in the delibera-
tons, but the dispatches note that they
are being consulted. &C."
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-07
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signal Corps Work.

Army and Navy Register.
Important work is in contemplation un-
der the army signal officers at Benicia
arsenal and Omaha, where there are some
ten or twelve war balloons, not counting
the two new balloons of recent type or
dered in France. The signal officers are
going on with the development OF the gen.
Grafton and transportation of hydrogen.
which is something of a problem, but
which becomes of vital interest in connec-
ton with military ballooning, the preju-
dice against which even among some army
officers has survived other memories of
our campaign against the spaniards In
Santiago. The signal officers have choice
of several efficient methods OF producing
hydrogen either by its storage in tubes
and so carried on the field or by portable
generation plants which become part OF
the balloon train.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-07
NEWSPAPERS AND TRUTH.
CnbeIief Follows When the Chronicler
INDUCES in Bias.
Chicago Tribune


Should a historian tell the truth? The
question would seem supernuous II It were
not that the practice of some writer's has
indicated that they have mentally resolved
on a negative decision. With moral aims
Parson Weems interwove his life OF WASH
ington with pleasing and instructive false
hoods. From sheer laziness and a failure
to realize the importance of accuracy Cas-
telar made innumerable errors In his study
of Columbus and his voyages. For greater
brilliancy innumerable writer's have omitted
or suppressed tiresome facts which might
have altered the readers conclusions. But
the greatest OF all offenders In this regard
are those who alter. suppress or falsify
events in order to make a triumphant argu-
ment for one side Of a controversy. The
late James Anthony F'roude was a conspic-
uous example of this. He wrote as II he
were a paid advocate who regards It as
legitimate to win his case by any means
possible. The result is that already, after
only few years test his works are disre-
garded by earnest students who wish to
know what really happened.
II often happens that a man is mentally
incapable of seeing both sides OF a ques-
ton. Every fact enters his mind through a
medium which colors OF distorts It so that
Such a man Is unfortunate when he ESSAYS
TO record events for others. He may not De
morally guilty. but the judgment OF pos
terity cannot ipdorse his work. And when
to this malady of mental vision is added a
deliberate intention to deceive there can be
no hope that brilliancy of style can save
such work from oblivion. A cause good
in itself may suffer In the estimation OF
posterity by having such a champion.
The historian of the day is subject to the
same rules. The newspaper which habit
ualiy gives news particular bias by any
OF the arts of the unfaithful historian comes
quickly 10 occupy the same place in popular
credence as any other liar On the other
hand. the practice OF stating all essential
facts In regard to anything in which the
public is interested and founding comment
upon cold truth is sure In the end to secure
approval The reader of a history or OF a
daily paper does not wish to feel that he
must wait until statements are corrobo-
rated by others before he can accept them
as true. He may enjoy fiction as hctlon
he may appreciate the rhetorical art Of
magnificent lies, but he does not wish them
to be presented to him in the name OF
truth. He will not intrust his judgment
any more than his life, to a known be-
trayer.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-07

1t seems TO US that the school board
is lapsing into a bad habit in ordering
the schools closed early on two days Of
next month to allow the children to look
at a trained horse which, no doubt, is
to be displayed in consideration of the
gate receipts. II the pupils of the
schools are to be favored with the loss
of part of their instruction every time
a trained horse comes to town, the other
animal shows will soon be asking equal
treatment.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-07
ALASKA'S DEVELOPMENT.

President Roosevelt recommended
gress. He said some person should be
chosen who can speak with authority
of the needs of the territory. The SEN
ate has acted upon this recommends
ton and passed a bill authorizing the
election Of delegate. This is the first
step toward doing justice to the ter
ritory. This will undoubtedly be fol-
lowed in due time. and the conditions
are already favorable, by legislation Civ
ing Alaska the territorial form of gov
eminent which it's people want. 1t may
not yet be quite prepared for this, but
it certainly will be in few years.
Alaska is developing rapidly. It's
great resources are becoming better
known and it is therefore attracting
population and capital Another sug-
gestion Of the president was that the
government should aid in the construc-
ton of railroad from the Gulf of
Alaska to the Yukon river, in American
territory. This is likely to be eventu-
ally done. Now railroad builders are
approaching its value as a rich field
for occupation and development and it's
future opportunities for trade. 1t is
only a question of time when this ap-
probation will take form in practical
results. Alaska has more than gold to
assure its future growth and If Is cor
tain that some day not far distant it will
have a large population utilizing its
great mineral wealth and exploiting its
vast forests and its valuable fisheries.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-07

When republican insurgents antag-
onize party measures they are surfeited
with applause and words of comfort
from the popocratic press. When, how
ever. a democratic senator announces
that he will not be bound by the de-
crees OF the democratic caucus the pop
ocratic organs come back at him de-
nouncing him as a traitor who should
be disciplined, If not ousted. from the
party ranks. 1t all depends on whose
OK Is gored.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-07
Projected strike Of Coal Miners.


Whether the coal miners have any meri-
torious grievances or not we are unable TO
say, but whether they have or not they are
entitled to public sympathy II they have to
conduct n coal strike this year. The oper-
ators have long been preparing for 1t and
have filled the country as far as possible
with stocks Of coal, which the mild winter
has not reduced nearly so much as usual.
The struggle will involve terrible losses on
both sides and the probability is that it
will end without any satisfactory results.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-07
RAILROAD CONCENTRATION.
How the Railroad Properties of the
United states Are Grouped.


Chicago Record Herald.
With the acquisition OF the Illinois
Central railroad Edward H. Hartman gets
undlsputed title as railroad king Of Amer
lea. His system OF roads contains 22.276
miles OF track, or over 1000 miles more
than any other single group of railroads
in the country. Mr. Hartman now is the
dominating figure in the Union Pacific.
Southern Pacific, Chicago & Alton. Kansas
City Southern and Illinois Central roads.
Next to the Hartman group OF lines is the
Vanderbilt group. and almost equal to the
latter Is the Pennsylvania system. The
Hill roads. the Gould the Morgan, the
Rockefeller and other groups Of railroads
also are tremendous in size. Mr.. Harri-
man. however has large interests in many
companies which are not placed I'm the
Hartman list This is true of the Santa
Fe. in which he is said to be the largest
Individual stakeholder. His interests In
Northern Pacific also are considerable. The
following tables give an idea of the various
systems and groupings:
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-07
weather Experts stamped.
New York Tribune.

new 1OFk
a week ago there was a wood famine at
Dawson and the temperature registered 20
degrees below zero. Unoccupied cabins were
torn down and used for fuel The coolest
official record before the present winter was
made on January 10. 1901, when the Their
mometer touched 6s degrees below. whereas
this winter II has made a record of 70. The
extreme cold of the far north and the ex-
IRENE mildness of winter in this latitude
constitute a weather problem sufficient to
battle the best experts.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-07

The newness of Omaha and the won
derful strides it has made in the short
fifty years OF its existence is impressed
anew by the fact that the widow Of
Omaha's first mayor has just come TO
her end at a ripe old age
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-07

The decision Of Tom Lawson to turn
over his life insurance proxies to a
committee shows either that the Boston
"revealer'' has failed to corner ma
Iority OF the votes or that he feels there
Is glory enough to go round.