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, 1907-09-20
Mr.. Gonden's Address.

Norfolk, Va, Sept. 20.-H. ]. Con
den, in an address this afternoon be-
fore the League of American Munic-
qualities on Regulation Versus Munic-
ipal Ownership" said in part:
The advance of municipal owner
ship and operation of public utilities
in the United States and Canada has
been due in a great measure to emo
tional prejudice and error in estimat-
ing financial results.
Economic Matters.
The ownership and operation of util-
tiles are matters of pure economics.
They are most emphatically not moral
questions, despite the efforts to make
it appear SO. Who owns and operates
public utilities is trivial compared to
how they are operated.
A Truth Stated.
In finding hat the success of mu-
nicipal operation of public utilities de-
ponds upon the existence in the city
of a high capacity for municipal gov,
ernment," the investigating commit.
tee of the National Civic federation
in its nearly unanimous report, stated
a great truth. This high capacity
for municipal government has yet to
be established in America. The fault
Is not in the public officials, but in
the people toe much concerned in per
sonal affairs to give public officials
proper attention, support and encour-
agement.
Wears Out in Practice.
Fairly successful municipal opera
ton is possible when all conditions
are favorable and public interest in
the subject is fresh, vigorous and
wholesome. Such interest, however,
soon wears out in actual practice.
Some Good Accomplished.
That the municipal ownership wave
has done good as a punishment and a
warning is not to be denied, perhaps
the greatest evil remaining lies in thu
widespread and assiduously nurturet
impression that the scheme is poten
TALLY m%eritorious and susceptible tc
universal application. There may be
places-a very few-where it Is a goot
thing to hold in reserve over corpora.
tons holding longtime franchises OF
perpetual rights, or where the ad
mission of other corporations Of tn,
same kind is not feasible.
Not Automatic Remedy.
But the American public should b.
rescued from the idea that municipal
ownership is an automatic remedy fol
! various municipal ills (as the civic
, 1907-09-20
Stock at the Yards.

The following stock shipments were
at the local yards this morning, en-
route to the eastern markets: Nichols
& Co., Soda Springs to Chicago, seven
teen cars of sheep; ]. S. Lowe, Soda
Springs to Chicago, four cars of sheep;
George H. Barker, Altamont, Wyo., to
South Omaha, five cars of cattle; f. 2.
Lewis, Evanston, Wyo., to South Oma-
ha, six cars of cattle; E. E. Kentner,
Montpelier, Idaho, to South Omaha,
three cars Of cattle; B. R. Pearson,
Medicine Bow. Wyo, to Kansas City
n car of horses.
, 1907-09-20

FL Paso, Tex, Sept. 20.-Forty per-
sons were killed and thirty-four were
injured in a collision yesterday at En-
Carnacion de Dios, fifty kilometers
south of Aguas Calientes, between the
south-bound Ell Paso express and a
north-bound freight on the Mexican
Central railroad.
All But One Mexicans.
All the killed and injured except En-
gineer Mcfarland are Mexicans, who
were in the day coaches, which were
filed with people returning home from
the national fiestas.
Freight Crew Blamed.
The trains met on a curve. The
freight crew, who are charged with
disregarding orders, have disappeared
and are said to be trying to escape
from the country.
, 1907-09-20
No Fear of Invasion.

New York, Sept. 20.-Even If the
navy should be engaged elsewhere,
New Workers. need have no fear for
their homes in case of attack by war
ships hostile to the country, according
to General Frederick D. Grant. COM
handing the department of the east. .
Gunners Equal to Task.
81 am convinced that the gunners in
the forts in my department a shoot
so well that they can put warships out
of action fully as fast as they can
come up against them" said General
Grant.
, 1907-09-20
SIXTEENTH INFANTRY
ON ITS WAY EAST.

The Sixteenth United States infan-
try, which arrived at San Francisco
Tuesday after a stormy trip at sea,
during which the transport Sherman
conveying it was struggling for five
days in a typhoon, is the regiment
which will take station at Fort Crook.
The regiment left San Francisco yes,
terday for Omaha, and will reach there
early next week and will constitute
the permanent garrison at Fort Crook.
The Sixteenth infantry was relieved
in Manila, P. L.. by the Thirtieth in.
fantry, which left Omaha early in Au
gust.
, 1907-09-20
Council Of peIiheration.

Pekin, Sept. 2O.-An imperial edict
was issued today authorizing Prince
Pu Lun and Sun Chi Anal, in co-opera-
ton with the grand council, to frame
resolutions for the establishment of d
council of elaboration to aid the gov
eminent, $50 that the foundation may
be laid for a parliament
, 1907-09-20

federation's committee insists it is
not, and taught the truth. The truth
Is nothing more or less than that sue.
cessful municipal ownership under a
form of popular government is ex-
tremely hard to attain. 1t must be the
product of conditions not found in the
average American city and rightly
classed as abnormal.
Cannot Buy CheapIy.
The inability of municipal plants to
buy supplies, materials, brains or la
Dor as cheaply as private industries
more than overcomes this margin.
, 1907-09-20
NAH00L|SN NAMED
FOR PRESIDENCY
MAYOR OF BALTIMORE MADE
HEAD OF LEAGUE OF AMER
ICAN MUNICIPALITIES.
Retiring President Presented With
Handsome Loving Cup-Brother of
Manager of Laramie Hotel Makes
Address Before Convention on
Municipal Ownership.

Norfolk, Sept. 20.-Mayor ]. Barry
Nahool of Baltimore was unanimously
elected president of the League OF
American Municipalities today. Form
er President Dunno of Chicago was pre-
scented with a handsome loving cup on
behalf of the convention.
, 1907-09-20
Quake Shock on Coast.

San Bernardino, Cal, Sept. 20.-An
earthquake shock that brought the res
idents of this city into the streets in
alarm and caused a general shake-up
in the arrangements of many house
holds was experienced here last even
ing. The direction of the shock was
southeast to northwest. In the noun
tains a shock caused great trees to
sway as if whipped by a tempest, but
no serious damage was reported.
, 1907-09-20
FORMER LAEAMIElTE WAS
MARRIED RECENTLY.

Word has reached the city Of the
marriage of James Caldwell, a pros
porous young mining man of Denver,
to a handsome young lady of Kansas
City, and they will make their home
at Denver. Mr.. Caldwell is the son of
Judge l. T. Caldwell, a former well
liked resident of this city, and the
young nan was born and reared here,
having been a student at the Univer-
sity of wyoming. They have the best
wishes OF many friends here.
, 1907-09-20
THE NAFFZIGER SHEEP
SOLD THIS AFTERNOON

j. d. Naffziger of Moore this after
noon said his band of sheep, number
ing 5000 head, to James McGibbon &
Sons, who will feed the aged sheep and
ship the fatted lambs. Mr.. Naffziger
will spend the winter at Eaton, Colo.
with his family, but expects to return
in the spring and buy a desirable
ranch.
, 1907-09-20
Earned a Vast Sum-.

New York, Sept. 2O.-Accountants
for the government are still engaged
on the records of the li~quidating trus-
tees and ledgers obtained from the
Standard Oil company, and while the
examination has not been fully com.
pleted, it was said today that the books
show that since 1882 to the present
time the oil combine has earned be,
tween eight hundred and nine hundred
million dollars.
, 1907-09-20

courage of its convictions and has now
over 100000 tons Of coal in storage and
is continuing to buy. 1t Is estimated
there is a 20 per cent decrease in the
production Of coal for various reason
and a 20 per cen increase in its con-
sumption.
Several mines are being opened in
northern Colorado, one at the Point Of
Rocks and one at Rock Springs"
, 1907-09-20

liday against Arnold G. H. Bode, and
this morning John d. Clark of Chey-
enne made his first address in the suit
of A. X. Walla against the Consolidat-
ed Plaster company. Old lawyers col
fess that the young men did well.
, 1907-09-20
RETURNED FROM A TRIP
TO CENTENNIAL VALLEY

Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Homer returned
yesterday afternoon from Centennial,
where they had been for the day. Mrs.
Homer says that she could find not a
place for entertainment there, and
hopes by the time she goes again the
new hotel will be opened and running.
, 1907-09-20
Paw Checks for August.

The Union Pacific paychecks for Au.
gust arrived yesterday afternoon and
many were converted into cash today
and business at the stores was lively.
, 1907-09-20
GETTING BaIed Hay,

The Laramie Plains line is deliver.
ing large amounts Of baled hay to 10,
cal dealers, the Holiday company re-
ceiving more than an average of a car
load a day.
, 1907-09-20
LARAMIElTE's BROTHER
DELIVERS ADDRESS.

H.. ]. Gonden of Chicago, a brother
of Harry Gonden of this city, delivered
convention of the League of American
Municipalities at Norfolk, Va, on the
subject, Regulation Versus Municipal
Ownership"
, 1907-09-20
Killed in Mine Accident.

Marquette, Mich, Sept. 20.-A cage
filed with men being lowered into the
Negaunee mine fell to the bottom of
the shaft, and fourteen men were
killed and a number were injured.
, 1907-09-20
Celebrates Birthday,

E. F. Byers, the popular young train
but Everett Bloyd could not elicit the
number Of the celebration. Mr.. Byers
Continued on page ~
, 1907-09-20
Question Of Appeal Undecided.

Oyster Bay. N. Y, Sept. 20.-Wheth.
er the striking telegraph operators
have appealed to President Roosevelt
to arbitrate the questions involved in
the strike could not be ascertained at
the presidents office today.
, 1907-09-20
Strikers Return to Work.

At the solicitation of a citizens
committee, the strikers. seeing that
they would be replaced by colored la
Dor, returned to work at the old
wages.
, 1907-09-20
Neither Confirm Nor Deny.

Secretary Loeb declined to either at
firm or deny the report that Percy
Thomas. deputy vice president of the
Commercial Photographers union. AMI
Daniel l.. Russell had visited the presi.
dent at Sycamore Hill Wednesday, re-
naming with him two hours.
, 1907-09-20
THEIR MAIDEN EFFORTS
IN DISTRICT C

Yesterday afternoon Sheridan Dow
ney made his maiden address as an
attorney in the district court, arguing
the demurrer In the case OF W. H. Hol-
, 1907-09-20
STATE DEPARTMENT
APPRAISED Of AFFAIR

ingham and Everett for the particulars
ceived reports indicating that the Hin,
dus of those cities are now receiving
full protection.
, 1907-09-20
Dock Workers Strike Ends.

Galveston. Texas. Sept. 20.-The
strike of Southern Pacific dock work.
ers ended last night. The steamship
company had $50 negroes at work and
was bringing more daily.
, 1907-09-20
Office Has a Telephone.

The Office of Charles Winsted, agent
for the Laramie Plains line, at the
Fremont street depot, has been con
nected by telephone with the city ex-
change, the number being 1872.
, 1907-09-20

More Material for Pipe Line.
More material and tools to be used
in laying the pipe line from Second
street to the city reservoir arrived this
morning.
, 1907-09-20
BAD WRECK
IN MEXICO
FORTY KILLED AND NEARLY AS
MANY INJURED IN COLLISION
OF TWO TRAINS IN
THAT REPUBLIC.

Crew of Freight Train Blamed With
Disregarding Orders and Have
Fled, Believed to Be Trying to
Make Their Way From the Coun-
try-General Grant Says Forts
Could Protect City of New York.
, 1907-09-20

Steel Passenger Coaches.
Motive power officials Of the Harri-
man railway lines, in session in Los
angeles, have recommended the in.
, 1907-09-20

Old books rebound at The Republi
can bindery.
, 1907-09-20
SIGNED BY MOST OF THE MEN
NOW IN THE FRONT RANKS
OF THE OWNERSHIP OF
THE STANDARD.
Was Put in Evidence by Frank keI-
loge, and How He Obtained Pos
session Of 1t Bothering the Defend
ant-Some Of the Books Of the
Standard Oil Company Wanted and
Not Yet Brought Into Hearing.

New York, Sept. 20.-Some of the
Standard Oil company's books, wanted
by the governments counsel engaged
in the proceedings here toward the
dissolution of the corporation, have
not yet been produced, but several
important books have been forth.
coming.
Agreement In Evidence.
The agreement of 1882, signed by
most of the men now in the front
ranks of Standard Oil ownership and
management, was put in evidence by
Frank B. Kellogg, the governments
special counsel, and its authenticity
was admitted by the company's law
yers.
Its Possession a Mystery.
How Kellogg obtained possession of
this document is not known. 1t is
said that Detective Flynn, head of the
New York branch of the United States
secret service, has conferred with KEEL.
logg since the hearing began here.
John D. a Large Owner.
New York, Sept. 20.-John D. Rookie
, 1907-09-20
Agreement in Evidence.
Its Possession a Mystery.

John D.. a Large Owner.
New York, Sept. 20.-John d. Rookie
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-08
Personal NOTES.

Newport residents who occupy summer
residences are finding their taxes largely
increased this year by the city, which I'M
der a new law is assessing housefurnish-
ings and other personal property.
A machine for the prolonging Of life by
keeping the circulation of the body In
normal condition without loss Of energy
on the part of the patient has been invented
by II. c. Prentiss of Boston. The inven-
ton will no doubt be of considerable inter-
est TO the medical world.
John Kens Ingram, who lately died In
ireland, was chiefly noted as a political
economist, but he was many other things,
as professor Of English literature and of
Greek III Trinity college, Dublin, and also
librarian and for many years vice provost.
In his early manhood years, before Trinity
diluted his blood, he wrote the stirring
rebel poem, who Fears to Speak of 'sS?''
Charles Elmendorf. blind youth living
in Evansville, Ind, is an enthusiastic rooter
at every base ball game played there. He
Is on the-free list at the ball park and in
some mysterious way, which even he can
not explain, he manages to keep track of
the games as they are played, except when
something complicated occurs. At such
times a spectator explains to the blind lad.
Young Elmendorf, who has been blind nine
wears, goes all over the city without as
sistance.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-08

spectators, who spread reports Of crop
damage "for a purpose" On the very
same day one Of the biggest grain
spectators in Chicago sent broadcast
over the country an estimate that the
wheat crop had been damaged, posi-
bly, to the extent OF 100 100000 bush
els" by unfavorable weather and the
ravages of the green bug and other
pests.
These scare reports have already had
marked stimulating effect upon
wheat prices on the Chicago Board OF
Trade, the quotations advancing, ac-
cording to Secretary Wilson's estimate,
to a point wholly unwarranted by the
conditions. The Spectator, however
is always eager to anticipate the worst.
Climatic conditions, it Is admitted,
have been quite unfavorable to spring
seeding, but there is no evidence that
the winter wheat crop has been at all
seriously injured, although its growth
has been slightly retarded. Similar
conditions exist as to other crops. The
soil generally is in splendid shape
the only diflculty being for the plant
ers to find time to do the work. Moth
ing thus far developed indicates any
decrease from the crop of last year
Secretary wilson's protest against the
pessimistic reports Of the spectators
| is proper and pertinent.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-08
AbsurdIties of the Law.


Another inglorious instance of the stu
oddities of American law is beautifully set
forth by Dean Wigmore of the Northwest
University Law school in last months
number of the Illinois Law Review. The
case in point is that of the indictments re-
turned by the coroner's jury against Pc
sons alleged to be responsible for the fear
full Iroauois theater fire Of 1903 in Chicago
The defendants escaped all punishment
thanks to the judges belief that the city
ordinance, by applying only to part OF
Chicago. namely, the downtown district Is
therefore invalid! Within the law, says
Dean WIgmore the judges decision is
.sound:" but the law which permits schol-
astic word Juggling is "a system of anti
ouated pedantry." Every sane man. hear
ing that nobody is to blame for the great
catastrophe, win assent to the deans ar
raignment.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-08

AGAINST JUG-HA NDLED RECIPROCITY
The conference fof colonial premiers
in session in London has demonstrated
but one thing clearly and that is that
Great Britain will not be able to per-
feet any tariff agreement with the
widely scattered colonies. The pur-
pose of the conference was to adopt,
If possible, some tariff agreement by
which the manufactured products OF
the mother country should be ad-
mitted to the colonies under a prefer
entail duty. The Australian premier,
Alfred Deakin, fired the first bomb
by declaring that Australia was get
ting ready to plan her own army and
naval defenses, without relying upon
England, and could make better trade
relations with other countries, unless
the mother country should offer reci-
procity by placing a tax on imports
from countries other than the colo
MES. The dream of tariff agreement
however, was finally dispelled by the
Boer war veteran, Louis Botha, rep
resenting the Transvaal, who insisted
that all governments, imperial or col
onial, be left entirely free to consult
their own interests in tariff and COM
mercial matters.
Clearly Great Britain will be unable
to secure the adoption of Its plans,
The imports to England today amount
to about SSO0,0O0,OOO a year, of
which less than $25O,OO0,O00 comes
from the colonies. The colonies as
sert their ability to furnish all OF this
import trade and meet all the demands
of the British market, but object to
any one-sided arrangement. They ex-
press a willin gness to admit English
manufactured products under a pre-
ferential tariff agreement, II England
in return, will give colonial goods a
preference over imports from other
sources. One insurmountable obstacle
stands in the way of such an agree
ment. The liberal government, In
power in England, was elected largely
on the issue of free foodstuffs and in
opposition to the Balfour ministry
which was wrecked by its attempt tc
force a protective tariff scheme on free
trade England.
The colonial conference, in one re
spect deemed most vital by It's pro
motors, has therefore proved a fail
ure. The result has a significance t.
American producers, in that it means
that the wheat, mutton, beef and
other products of the British colonies
will have no advantage in the LondoI
and Liverpool markets over simila
products from the United States.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-08
NEW oDORs ron MOTOR CARS.
joyful Possibility of More Agreeable
Fragrance.
Louisville Courier-Journal.


Louisville CouTer-Journal.
two German chemists, after much per-
rlexing labor, have discovered "a method
~ rendering the gasoline motor car agree
ohlv odoriferous." They mix a perfumed
substance with the lubricatng oil and the
heat generated by friction causes It tn
emit "a sweet odor that annihilates that OF
the offensive gases"
This portends the coming Of a time when
the motor cars viii have the fragrance Of
roses vioIets or lilacs. They will 60 whiz-
ling past. filling the air with delicate
odors and the spectator with fragrance
suggestive Of fairy dreams. A garage will
have the seeming OF a garden wherein
lovely flowers bloom alway. The odors
viii rninRle together and form potpourrl
IKE the gentle smells that might arise
from some great floral hash OF course
not over, motor car owner will adoDt the
odor Of roses violets and lilacs. Each to
his taste. The man who prefers something
more appetlzing may choose the soothing
perfume OF onions or the uplifting ennis
! sion OF garlic. II he wishes TO be cruel
10 enemies and abuse those who spitefully
use him he may resort TO familiar brand
Of cheese with a German name The
! ming has weiinigh un United possibilities.
His automobiles character may be pro
| c,almed in It's odor. From effeminacy Il
NAV range 10 marked. even lighting,
| yirility.
II would never do 10 call motor car
/ hreathIng forth the odor OF roses, vio'ets
ana luacs "The Red Devil" nor THE
Rlack Sneak" nor "Hell-for-sartin." Such
Games would be incompatible with the
| ,Nors There would have % be devised a
brand new system a. nomenclature. Much
| ,.,ter would be such names as GLADYS "
! ,Geraldlue" and "CuT Daring"
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-08
GIVING 1T A TRIAL.
Railroads and the TwO-Cent Pas
senEer Rate Law.
PittsburR Dispatch


senEer Rate Law.
Pittsburg Dispatch.
Despite minatory talk from corporate
sources, it is stated as by authority that
the railroads of seven states, from Michi-
gan to Nebraska have accepted the 2-cent-
annie rate without contest. To that num-
Der should, it seems, be added the Ohio
railroads, since, though they have made
no formal announcement that they will not
contest the law IN the courts, they con-
formed to 1t for nearly year. and positive
report has 1t that the result in their traffic
Is more favorable than otherwise.
1t is self-evident that the railroad which
accepts the law and gives 1t a fair trial
is In a better position to ask remedy, II
the experience is unsatisfactory, than II It
used every method within its power to de-
feat the law. The corporate idea that law
against 1t is something to be resisted and
obeyed only under compulsion is one Of
the chief causes of the public enmity which
the corporate leaders are so generally de-
ploring. Therefore the course which is
stated to have been adopted by the rail-
roads Of those states is the wise one, even
though the law may in some cases work
hardship.
The application to Pennsylvania is mani
fest. While there are reasons to doubt
whether the fiat 2-cent rate may not be
unjust as regards some classes of railroads,
| It is evident that IL there is such an in
justice 1t is wider in its scope in those
/ other states than 1t can be in Pennsyl-
vania. The density of traffic here is greater
and the expenses in proportion to the vol
ume Of traffic not go great. Moreover, It
would be very peculiar attitude for the
Pennsylvania railroad or the Baltimore &
Ohio to resist the 2-cent law in Pennsyl-
vania and accept It in Ohio. We think the
railroads will give the law a fair trial and
they will certainly by doing so serve their
| own interests best in the end.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-08
KHAr1s HE WAITING FoRl

In explaining why he issued par
don to a person receiving a thirty-day
sentence in police court last week
Mayor Dahlman publicly declared:
II this indlscriminate talk about my par
doning does not cease l will call for COM
mittee OF citizens and have both the city
and county iails investigated. l VIII call
for an investigating committee. 1t will be
found that the way prisoners are being
packed into these jails is a disgrace to the
community.
If there is anything wrong about the
conduct of our city and county jails,
why should the mayor delay calling for
an investigation What has his pro
posed investigation to do with the
"indiscriminate talk" about his par
doning? If there is good cause for an
investigation that will disclose "a dis
grace to the community" why should
1t wait for anything else?
There is no question but that condi-
! tions in both the city and county jails
are far from ideal and that the tax
pdgGIb VI OAAoAh anu ASOu6lae SShANy
are being constantly saddled with an
unnecessary expense to maintain an
excessive jail population. The Bee
has called attention to these conditions
time and time again in various connec-
lions and pointed out different con
tributing causes which require remedy
The only satisfactory solution that
appears feasible to us is the construc
ton and maintenance by the city of Z
workhouse to which police court
offenders may be sentenced and com
PEELED to earn their board by hare
work while in confinement. ThiI
would relieve the county jail of al
persons except those charged with seri
Gus offenses and at the same time op
crate as an effective deterrent OF petit,
criminals who hate nothing worse thai
being compelled to work for a living.
If Mayor Dahlman's talk goes t.
anything more serious than overcrowd
ing the iails with idlers. more thai
. half willing to serve as incareerate
q guests, his investigation should pre-
coed forthwith.